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Progressive Rock CD Reviews
Let the Electric Children Play: The Underground Story of Transatlantic Records 1968-1976
This new three-CD set showcases a number of songs that were originally released on the Transatlantic Records label. There is an intriguing range of music here. There is also a nice sampling of artists. I've put this under progressive rock, although a lot of this music is closer to proto-prog. Some isn't prog at all, but frankly, I think it fits better there than anywhere else. I didn't love everything here, but I didn't hate any of it, either. There are plenty of gems to be found, too. There is an awesome book in the box, as well, with a lot of great information. All in all, I'd say this gets a "definitely recommended" from me. I should mention that I previously reviewed one cut here, the Gerry Rafferty one. For the sake of consistency the review here has been modified from that original review.
Alan Hull - We Can Swing Together
This comes in with a folk rock sort of sound to it. As it works into the song proper there is a bit of a blues edge to it. Still, it's loaded with psychedelia. The chorus is a catchy one that does a good job of pulling it all together. I like this number a lot.
Circus - H.B.S.
Weird trippy sound effects start this. From there the bass enters. They launch out into a killer fast paced jazz styled jam that's so cool. While this has a lot of jazz in it, and plenty of psychedelia, this instrumental lands firmly into proto-prog territory. It has some great melodies and a nice energy. There is a false ending later, and bass brings it back in from there. They take it out into a powerhouse reiteration of the cut from there.
The Sallyangie - Midsummer Night's Happening
This is very much an old time music styled number - think "minstrel music." It starts with intricate guitar. Multiple lines of vocals are heard over the top. The vocals on this are too shaky for me, but that's keeping with this kind of music. There is a shift into full on symphonic stuff for a short interlude later in the cut.
Pentangle - Light Flight
There is a lot of folk music built into this. This has plenty of proto-prog and psychedelia built into it, too. It's a high energy number with multiple layers of vocals and some great picked acoustic guitar.
The Deviants - Billy the Monster
Packed with psychedelic oddities, this is a lot of fun. It reminds me a bit of The Who's "Boris the Spider," which I've always felt was an often over-looked masterpiece. The instrumental section later in the track lands firmly in the vein of proto-prog.
Jody Grind - Paint It Black
Speaking of proto-prog, this rendition of the Stones classic is packed with that. Sure, this has plenty of psychedelia, too. It's a hard rocking, fast paced jam that's just so cool. I love the horns on this and the guitar solo is so tasty. The instrumental section further down the road is a proto-prog masterpiece. They create so much magic in that powerhouse jam. They bring it back out to the song proper after that.
Circus - Norwegian Wood
This rendition of the Beatles classic is packed full of jazz, but also psychedelic rock fuzz. The combination is full on proto-prog. It's more than two minutes before the first vocals join amidst a dropped back movement. The cut is almost seven and a half minutes long so the have plenty of room to explore. I dig the guitar dominated jam that ensues after that first vocal based movement. That one takes it into some seriously psychedelic territory. They continue to evolve that jam to eventually take the piece to the end.
Alan Hull - Obadiah's Grave
Folk music is a big part of this. It's still get enough proggy stuff in it to land it under the folk prog heading. I like the vocal arrangement on this quite a bit.
Gordon Giltrap - Lucifer's Cage
Fast paced acoustic guitar based rock sounds open this and hold it for a while. It drops to some picked guitar from there, working through a couple different sections. This instrumental continues by making its way through a number of variants.
Pentangle - Once I Had a Sweetheart
Pentangle give us a folk prog number that has a healthy helping of minstrel music in the mix.
The Deviants - Metamorphosis Explosion
A rather stripped down arrangement creates a cool psychedelic rock based sound. This is slow moving and slowly growing. Around the two minute mark percussion takes over for a time. Then a new harder rocking jam ensues that turns the psychedelia into some proto-prog stuff. It gets pretty freaky for a while. Then it drops way back and a spoken voice delivers a couple lines. Then a new section emerges, a bit dropped down, but gradually growing. That jam, continuing to build, eventually takes the piece to the end.
The Humblebums - Saturday Roundabout Sunday (single version)
A folk styled number, this is quite psychedelic in nature. This is an interesting and accessible cut.
Little Free Rock - Makin' Time
Much more of a psychedelic rocker, this works well. A smoking hot guitar solo section takes over as this approaches the two minute mark. The cut is almost 10 and a half minutes long. They make good use of that time. It dissolves into some weird psychedelia for a time and then works out to a powerful grind before the riffing that started the tune returns. Rather than go back into the song proper, though, they work through some cool variants on the theme for a while. By around the four and a half minute mark it has dropped down to more of a folk music section and the vocals have returned. They work it back upward from there and explode out into some killer hard rock as they continue. The jamming ensues again. There is a fairly extended drum solo around the seven and a half minute mark. More jamming ensues beyond that, but the drums get the opportunity to show off again during that section.
Mick Farren - Mona (A Fragment)
This song reminds me a lot of "Not Fade Away." It's a cool psychedelic rocker. This dissolves into some trippy weirdness for the last half a minute or so.
Jody Grind - Plastic S***
A cool bluesy rocking guitar sound opens this. The band work out from there into a killer psychedelic rocker.
Stray - All in Your Mind
Starting with a mellower pure psychedelia, this grows out into some fast paced hard rocking stuff. It's still very much a psychedelic rocker. It's quite effective and still manages to be catchy. This works out into some psychedelia meets proto-prog for an extended instrumental section later. At almost nine and a half minutes of music, they have plenty of opportunity to stretch out and make good use of it. There is a return to the song proper for a while, but they turn back out into some jamming after that.
Marsupilami - Born to be Free
Folk and psychedelia merge on this piece. It's not as effective as some of the others to my ears. Around the two and a half minute mark this works out to a killer proto-prog jam that's very cool. It works out to more of a soaring proto-prog movement for the next vocals. I love some of the melodic guitar soloing that comes in during the outro based on that segment.
Jody Grind - We've Had It
Intricate acoustic work built around interweaving lines of sound open this and move it forward. It's part classical and part folk. There is a definite old world vibe to it. There first vocals come in after the minute and a half mark. By that point the arrangement has shifted toward folk prog territory. A harder rocking section later somehow makes me think of Queen just a little. However you label this, it's a dynamic and particularly effective piece of music.
Jan Dukes De Grey - Mice and Rats in the Loft
A weird siren like sound starts this and holds it for a bit too long. A killer psychedelic rock meets jazz jam emerges from there. The vocals join after a time. I'm not crazy about those vocals. This is an ever expanding and evolving cut that leans toward weirdness. There is a percussion break followed by a journey into really trippy psychedelia. It makes its way back to the earlier parts of the song from the next vocal movement. Then some more jamming ensues taking it back into psychedelic rock. We get another vocal arrangement further down the road.
Peter Bardens - Homage to the God of Light
The organ heavy introduction on this definitely makes me think of Jon Lord. It works out from there into a hard rocking jam that's part Deep Purple and part pure progressive rock. There are some female vocals over the top of it. I really love the jamming that ensues beyond those vocals. This is classy stuff that's keyboard dominated. This is really a pretty amazing jam that's quite progressive rock oriented. At thirteen and a half minutes in length, this is the longest cut on this CD. Other than that short bit with vocals, it's also fully instrumental.
Stray - Around the World in 80 Days
The mellow motif that starts this has a cool bit of mystery to it. As the vocals join they bring it into some interesting psychedelic territory. This cut has a definite space rock element to it.
Mr. Fox - Mendle
Trippy psychedelic folk makes up the concept here. The female vocals deliver the lyrics. The track builds up organically, but doesn't really wander far. It's not one of my favorites here, but it has its charms. It seems to drag on a bit long, though.
Marsupilami - Prelude to the Arena
I dig the tripped out sounds that open this. A harder rocking sound comes in with bursts of sound. The vocals come in over the top of that. This is noisy psychedelically tinged proto-prog that really rocks. There are some intriguing shifts along this road. I dig the faster paced more melodic movement later. It actually makes me think of the band Flash just a bit.
Unicorn - Don't Ever Give Up Trying
I previously reviewed a couple CDs from this act. While this song wasn't on those discs, it definitely fits in the same kind of style. It's a mellow soft rock number. They do bring some proggy elements into the mix later, but overall this is the kind of soft rock that was such a big part of the sound of the early 1970s.
Pentangle - Reflection
Folk, jazz and more are heard on this number. They work it out to a bluesy rocking jam further down the road that's quite cool. After that jamming they return to the earlier modes to continue. Beyond that it works out to more of a trippy folk psychedelic exploration. There is some harmonica that rises up just before the vocals return. This cut is over 11 minutes long. The harmonica that continues from that point forward brings a bit of a bluesy edge to the piece, but overall it remains in the same kind of soundscape.
Skin Alley - Skin Valley Serenade
I really like this jam a lot. It has a lot of jazzy sounds in it. It's decidedly prog rock based, too. Of course, this instrumental is well-rooted in a mellow form of psychedelia, too. Perhaps this could be described as a jazzier Jethro Tull in some ways.
Disc Three
Peter Bardens - Tear Down the Wall
There is a bit of a David Bowie vibe to this as far as I'm concerned. That's blended with a cool electronic prog meets jazz meets punk rock thing. It's a killer rocker that's packed with energy and groove. I love the keyboard solo on this thing.
Stray - Son of the Father
Acoustic guitar based stuff brings this in with a folk oriented psychedelic approach. After the first vocal section it electrifies and they really rock things. After building out for quite a while, this drops way down approaching the four minute mark. Another vocal section like the one that started it is heard next. They take it back out to the rocking territory from there to continue.
Gerry Rafferty - Don't Count Me Out
Melodic 1970s rock is the idea here. This is a classy tune that seems to have a bit of a Grateful Dead thing in place at times.
Skin Alley - Nick's Seven
Wow! I absolutely love this rocker. It has some great jazzy prog built into it. It's a killer stomper that works so well. The slower, mellower groove brings another cool sound to the table. I love the guitar soloing later in the track.
CMU - Songs from the 4th Era
David Bowie should be mentioned as a reference point here. Beyond that this is space rock merged with more pure progressive rock. There are elements of psychedelia in the mix, too.
CMU - A Distant Thought, A Point of Light
This comes out of the previous piece, with a mellower movement serving to pull them together. More of a folk psychedelic sound brings the first vocals into being. This rises up with a rocking element that's more typical of 1960s folk rock sounds.
Decameron - The Ungodly
There is a lot of folk music in the mix here. This has a powered up proggy element built into it, too. This is cool stuff. There is a mellower spacey exploration later in the piece.
Carolanne Pegg - Fair Fortune's Star
Old world music serves as the opening of this. It works out with a real folk rock sound from there. More world music takes it after that section. By around the five and a half minute mark (this cut is over ten minutes long) it powers to more of a folk rock based proto-prog. I love the guitar soloing that emerges in the jam later. We get a Celtic music styled jam further down the road. That segment takes it to the end.
Stray - Move It (single version)
This hard rocker makes me think of Sweet quite a bit. It's a fun number. It's nothing Earth-shattering, but just a solid glam rocker.
Renia - Shelter
Folk and prog rock seem to merge on this number.
Gryphon - Opening Move
This is a full on prog rock piece. It powers in with a mid-tempo jam that holds it for a time. Then it drops down to continue. A piano solo takes control from there and takes it into its next movement. The piece eventually makes it way back to the full arrangement. This becomes bombastic symphonic progressive rock. It's a real powerhouse in a lot of ways. The instrumental drops near the end (this is close to ten minutes long) to a mellower, mostly symphonic treatment.
Decameron - Journey's End
Folk prog is the concept here. This is a powerful and quite beautiful piece of music. It's packed with emotion.
Metro - Criminal World
I love the cool prog rock sound on this. It's a bit on the bouncy side. It feels like the kind of electronic edged AOR prog that was about to become a thing. There are definitely hints of Rush on this thing. The cool jam later brings it closer to a more rocking prog sound. That section takes the piece to its close.
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CABLE CAST FOR DEADPOOL 2
Posted By: Robert Trateon: Apr 13, 2017 In: Comics, Movies, Movies, News, StuffNo Comments
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
In an interesting twist, as Marvel Movies go, Josh Brolin has been cast in the role of Cable in Deadpool 2. Yes, the actor who is playing Thanos in the Disney-Marvel Universe will play an X-Men in the 20th Century Fox-Marvel Universe.
We already know that David Leitch is directing the sequel, Ryan Reynolds is reprising his role as Deadpool, and Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) has been cast as Domino. So it will be interesting to see what the next bit of casting news is for this highly anticipated sequel. Check out the official word from the Hollywood Reporter below. And just to keep score here: The man that was almost Batman in the Batman v Superman, became the big baddie Thanos, is now a time-traveling X-Men, Cable?! Don’t you just love Hollywood!
Dominique Charriau/WireImage/Getty Images, and Marvel Comics.
The Hollywood Reporter: “Josh Brolin has nabbed the hotly contested role of Cable opposite Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The production has been on the warpath to find the right actor for the role for months, with Michael Shannon almost nabbing the role and Stranger Things star David Harbour on the shortlist. (There were even rumors of conversations with Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt.)
In the end, Brolin emerged as a surprise contender, notching his second Marvel Comics character in the process; the actor plays the villain Thanos in the Marvel Studios movies. Sources say Brolin’s deal is for four movies”.
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In my career as a writer, I have made Doctor Who giggle, asked Ahsoka Tano what underwear she was wearing, and spoke with a Raptor from Jurassic Park.
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College football assistance fund awards grant to Samoan football freshman who suffered spinal cord injury
Source: CAFA media release
Berkeley, CALIFORNIA — The College Football Assistance Fund (CFAF) announced last week that a grant of $10,000.00 will be awarded to Cal Bears football player Chris Fatilua to help with medical and non-medical costs while undergoing rehab for a spinal cord injury.
Fatilua, one of the nation’s top 2018 recruits from San Diego, suffered a serious spinal cord injury on June 11 while swimming with friends, celebrating high school graduation. Chris was rushed by ambulance to the emergency trauma unit at Scripps Mercy Hospital and underwent life-saving surgery. After two weeks at Scripps, he was transferred to Craig Hospital, a world-renowned, premier center for specialty spinal cord rehabilitation in Englewood, Colorado.
“I’m so thankful that the College Football Assistance Fund has stepped in to help Chris as he recovers from this critical injury,” said Justin Wilcox, Head Football Coach at Cal. “We are thankful that such an organization exists in our sport to support these young men and their families when they need it most.”
The Fatilua Family’s medical costs will continue rising, meaning fundraising efforts must continue. Those able to assist can make donations at www.CFAFund.org, which will be put in a restricted fund for Chris and his family.
“The University of California, Berkeley is very appreciative that the College Football Assistance Fund has reached out to help Chris," said Cal Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton. "I know his family is very grateful of the tremendous support and outreach during this difficult circumstance.”
STATEMENT FROM THE FATILUA FAMILY:
“I would like to especially thank the College Football Assistance Fund on donating to assist my son in his recovery from a very tragic injury. As a single father raising four kids, while working, and now caring for Chris as he goes through rehabilitation in another state, it’s tough. The kindness and generosity shown to our family is very humbling.
Also, special thanks to Coach Wilcox, Coach Sirmon, Coach Tuioti and the entire Cal Bear family. They have been a true blessing. On behalf of the Fatiluas, we would like to say Thank You and God Bless you all.”
Chris Fatilua, Sr.
ABOUT CFAF
The College Football Assistance Fund (CFAF) is a non-profit tax-exempt organization dedicated to the support of football players. Assistance is provided to ease the burden of medical costs associated with injuries such as joint replacement, spine treatment, neurological care and other related expenses.
The CFAF was established in 2010 by a group of collegiate coaches and athletic administrators concerned about the limited resources available to injured football players. Major donors include some of today’s top college football coaches and Bowls.
For more information about CFAF, please visit www.CFAFund.org.
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About The SAS Championship
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Posted on October 12, 2016 by Jeff
Tuesday October 11, 2016 Recap – Images by Octagon Events
2016 Food Truck Friday
The SAS Championship host Food Truck Friday again this year. The event will take place Friday, Oct. 14 at Prestonwood Country Club. Entry is free and open to the public, so be sure to come out and enjoy some great food!
This year's line-up includes some of the top food trucks in the area:
–Cousin's Maine Lobster
–Chirba Chirba Dumplings
–American Meltdown
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Bernhard Langer Leads Distinguished Group of Former Champions in SAS Championship Field
Posted on August 22, 2016 by Jeff
List includes Hall of Fame members, major champions, and Tour winners
Charles Schwab Cup front-runner Bernhard Langer leads a list of former champions committed to the 2016 SAS Championship, presented by Bloomberg Media. The Championship, which takes place October 14 – 16 at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, will be host to Wildcard Weekend for the PGA Tour Champions in 2016, the last chance for players to qualify for the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs.
Langer, who has secured three victories in 2016, including two majors, has 28 total victories on the PGA TOUR Champions in his career. He won the 2012 SAS Championship after shooting a final round 63 (-9) to win by two strokes over Jay Don Blake.
Langer is joined in the field by former SAS Champions Tom Lehman (2015), Kirk Triplett (2014), Russ Cochran (2013, 2010), Kenny Perry (2011), Tom Pernice (2009), Mark Wiebe (2007), and Tom Jenkins (2006).
“The field at the SAS Championship is as strong as ever, led by a large list of former champions,” said Tournament Director Jeff Kleiber. “Bernhard Langer has once again set a high bar, and we look forward to the competition in Cary among former champions and fan favorites.”
Langer, who currently leads the Charles Schwab Cup money list, added the 2016 Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship and Regions Tradition to his major resume earlier this season. His total of seven senior major titles ties Hale Irwin for second place on the career list, a victory behind Jack Nicklaus.
Triplett joins Langer in the 2016 winner’s circle, following his victory at the inaugural American Family Insurance Championship in June. The victory in Wisconsin gave Triplett a total of five for his PGA TOUR Champions career.
Combined, the group of SAS champions has combined for over 100 victories, including 22 major championships, on the PGA TOUR Champions.
Tickets are available for the SAS Championship and can be purchased online at saschampionship.com or by calling 919-531-4653. A limited number of volunteer positions are also still available, to register visit saschampionship.com.
Bernhard Langer during the SAS Championship at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina on October 7, 2012.
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Tom Lehman to Defend SAS Championship Title in 2016
Posted on July 19, 2016 by Jeff
CARY, N.C. (July 18th, 2016) – Major Champion Tom Lehman will return to Cary for the 2016 SAS Championship presented by Bloomberg to defend his title. The event will take place October 14-16 at Prestonwood Country Club, and marks the first time the SAS Championship will play host to Wild Card Weekend, the last full-field event before the Charles Schwab Cup Playoff field is finalized.
Lehman finished the 2015 SAS Championship in dramatic fashion, holing a 12-foot putt from the fringe on the final hole. This concluded a birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie stretch to finish his final round of 65 to take the title (-12). Joe Durant finished one shot back at -11, and former SAS Champions Bernhard Langer (2012) and Kenny Perry (2011) finished T3 at -10
“Tom Lehman’s victory last year was one of the most memorable in Tournament history,” Tournament Director Jeff Kleiber said. “We’re glad to have him back to defend his title against a competitive field featuring World Golf Hall of Famers, major champions, and fan favorites for Wild Card Weekend.”
Lehman has collected five PGA TOUR victories throughout his career, including his victory at the Open Championship in 1996 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. He capped off the 1996 season as leading money winner, PGA TOUR Player of the year, and winner of both the Vardon Trophy (scoring average) and Byron Nelson Award (adjusted scoring average).
Since starting the Tour in 2009, Lehman has a total of nine PGA TOUR Champions victories, including three major titles. He won the Charles Schwab Cup in both 2011 and 2012, also earning PGA TOUR Champions Player of the Year honors both seasons, becoming the first professional golfer to win such honors on all three Tours operated by the PGA TOUR.
Lehman currently sits in 13th position of the Charles Schwab Cup with $601,674 in earnings this season. He has five top-10 finishes, including a 2nd place finish in the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
For more information on the SAS Championship, visit SASChampionship.com or find the tournament on Facebook facebook.com/SASChampionship and Twitter twitter.com/SASChampionship.
Thursday Pro-Am Results
Posted on October 8, 2015 by Jeff
Thursday Morning Pro-Am Results
First Place Team (48)
Professional: Mark Wiebe
Amateurs: Stu Bradley, Cathy Nanos, David Stewart, Ashley Narron
Second Place Team (49)
Professional: Brian Henninger
Amateurs: Bob Kampe, Jay Muelhoefer, Bernie Spang, Dwight Tausz
Third Place Team (51)
Professional: Jerry Smith
Amateurs: Colin Freemark
Proximity Awards
Men’s Long Drive Hole 7 – Grant Talbot
Closest to the Pin Hole 8 – Jeremy Jokinen
Ladies’ Longest Drive Hole 12 – Barb Brandon
Thursday Afternoon Pro-Am Results
First Place Team (51, won on 1st scorecard playoff hole)
Professional: Russ Cochran
Amateurs: Don Minnick, Steve Noga, Brian Kelly, Curtis Medeiros
Second Place Team (51, won on 2nd scorecard playoff hole)
Professional: Kirk Triplett
Amateurs: Athula Alwis, Jay Gould, Christopher Carnal, Brandon Annett
Professional: Michael Allen
Amateurs: Brad Martin, Elaine Beeman, Ernie Stevens, Jeffrey Owens
Men’s Long Drive Hole 7 – Nate Brill
Closest to the Pin Hole 8 – Steve Ostroff
Ladies’ Longest Drive Hole 12 – Elaine Beeman
Wednesday Pro-Am Results
Wednesday Morning Pro-Am Results
Professional: Scott Parel
Amateurs: Norm Harks, Paul Ochsner, Sonny Halili, Gil Genio
Second Place Team (52, won in scorecard playoff)
Professional: Skip Kendall
Amateurs: Chris Gosk, Will Spears, Scott MacConnell, Mike Allen
Professional: Stephen Ames
Amateurs: Jody Roach, Keith Roach, Matt Draqone, Ed Huneycutt
Men’s Long Drive Hole 7 – Jonathan Williams
Closest to the Pin Hole 8 – Jim Tavernit
Wednesday Afternoon Pro-Am Results
First Place Team (49, won in first hole playoff)
Professional: Rod Spittle
Amateurs: Mark McMahon, Mark Merritt, Blair Campbell, and Peter Cuthbert
Professional: Joey Sindelar
Professional: Roger Chapman
Amateurs: Rob Harper, Carry Price, Rick Stout, Mark Byrd
Proximity Awards:
Men’s Longest Drive Hole 7 – Mark Clare
Closest to the Pin Hole 8 – Charles Brooks
Ladies Long Drive Hole 12 – Barb Brandon
PNC Family Challenge Clinic Debuts
CARY, N.C. (September 1, 2015) – PNC Bank and the SAS Championship presented by Bloomberg Businessweek are proud to announce the first PNC Family Challenge Clinic taking place Saturday, Oct. 10. The PNC Family Challenge Clinic will provide families the unique opportunity to participate together after watching the second round of the tournament at Prestonwood Country Club. The PNC Family Challenge Clinic a part of the Official Champions Tour event celebrating its 15th anniversary in Cary.
“We are delighted to provide families the opportunity to create lasting memories with the legends from the PGA TOUR,” said PNC Regional President Jim Hansen. “The PNC Father/Son Challenge event in Orlando has become a community tradition and we’re looking forward to establishing a history here in Cary that gives families and fans plenty of reasons to celebrate.”
The 90 minute clinic will include instruction on putting, chipping, driving, and iron play from Carolinas PGA Section teaching professionals based at courses throughout the area. The clinic will culminate with meet & greets, autographs, and a Q&A session with SAS Championship competitors who have previously competed in the PNC Father-Son Challenge or who are scheduled to compete in the annual two-person team event taking place in Orlando, Florida. The event has been has been won by multiple players who’ve played in the SAS Championship including Bernhard Langer (‘14, ’06, ‘05), Larry Nelson (‘08, ’07, ‘04), Hale Irwin (2003) and Craig Stadler (2002).
Click Here to Register for the PNC Family Challenge Clinic
“We’re excited to partner with PNC to bring Cary a splendid, new community event,” said Tournament Director Jeff Kleiber. “With the clinic’s focus on parents participating with their kids, it’s a great chance to bond and improve their golf games right after watching these legendary players compete for the 15th SAS Championship title. It’s not too often you get an opportunity like this and we’re thrilled about the special experience PNC has created for our fans and their families.”
The clinic is free to attend and will begin at 2:30 p.m. on the driving range at Prestonwood. Advanced registration is required and is available online at SASChampionship.com. Both parents and children are invited to attend. Parents have the option to participate in the clinic along with their child or to observe, children must be at least 8 years old to partake in the clinic.
Daily Tickets, are $20 and children 17 and under are admitted free courtesy of the News & Observer. Click Here to Purhcase Tickets or call 919-531-GOLF.
Kirk Triplett Wins SAS Championship
Holds off Lehman, Perry and Langer at Prestonwood Country Club
2014 SAS Championship Champion Kirk Triplett
CARY, N.C. (OCTOBER 12, 2014) – Kirk Triplett (70-63-69=-14) claimed his second victory of the year and fourth of his Champions Tour career after winning the 2014 SAS Championship presented by Bloomberg Businessweek. Triplett, who finished third in 2013, entered Sunday with a two-stroke lead after shooting a 9-under par 63 in the second round. With the win, Triplett earned 315 Charles Schwab Cup points moving up three places to No. 6 in the year-long points race and collected $315,000 in prize money.
“A few bogeys and had some bounce backs. But, yeah, to win two tournaments in a year, I guess I always set out at the start of the year to win a tournament and then sometimes if it happens early, it doesn't happen that often,” said Triplett. “But if it happens early in the year, maybe I kind of lose track of what's going on. It's kind of nice to win out here.”
Triplett had the shot of the week Saturday evening, after his 8 iron from 143 yards rolled into the bottom of the cup for an eagle on the 18 giving him a two-stroke lead to enter the final day. On Sunday, Triplett held off charges from Tom Lehman, who birdied 16 and eagled 17 en route to a runner up finish.
Former SAS Champions Bernhard Langer (2012) and Kenny Perry (2011) also made runs at the leader but no one would come within two strokes of Triplett on Sunday. Langer and Perry finished tied for third at 10 under with Langer carding a 68 while Perry birdied five of the six final holes to turn in a 67. Langer extended his Charles Schwab Cup points lead by finishing the final two rounds without a bogey at Prestonwood Country Club.
“I think all you have to do is look at the field and that usually tells you what the players think of the tournament,” Triplett said. “Sometimes players have conflicts and can't make it to events, but I think most guys put this one on their schedule pretty early. The golf course is very nice, always in good shape.”
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Final Rounds Notes
SAS Championship – the 23rd of 26 Charles Schwab Cup events on the 2014 Champions Tour
Purse: $2,100,000 ($315,000/winner; 315 Charles Schwab Cup points)
Par/Yards: 72/7,212
Weather: Mostly cloudy and cool with a light drizzle throughout the day and high temperatures in the low-60s. Winds were from the NE at 5-15 mph and lift, clean and place rules were utilized again for a second straight day.
Final Leaderboard
Kirk Triplett
70-63-69—202 (-14)
Tom Lehman
T3.
Kenny Perry
Paul Goydos
68-67-72—207 (-9)
Mark McNulty
Kevin Sutherland
Kirk Triplett managed to recover from each of his three bogeys in the final round, making a birdie after each one, and his final-round 3-under 69 led to an easy three-stroke victory over Tom Lehman at the 2014 SAS Championship. Triplett started the final round with a two-stroke lead over both Paul Goydos and Lehman and each player could get no closer than that margin at any point during the final round. Triplett’s 15-foot birdie putt at the par-5 12th hole gave him a four-stroke advantage and at that point, it was his tournament to lose with six holes to play. Down the stretch, he proceeded to make five pars and a two-putt birdie from 30 feet at the par-5 17th and waltzed to an easy victory.
With His Victory…Kirk Triplett
Triplett won his fourth career title on the Champions Tour in his 57th start on the Champions Tour and has now collected multiple titles for the first time ever in a TOUR season. In addition to winning back-to-back Nature Valley First Tee Opens at Pebble Beach in 2012-13, Triplett captured The ACE Group Classic in Naples earlier this year, defeating Bernhard Langer, Olin Browne and Duffy Waldorf by a stroke.
Triplett joined Bernhard Langer (5), Colin Montgomerie (2), Kenny Perry (2) and Fred Couples (2) as the fifth multiple winner on the Champions Tour this year.
Triplett won the SAS Championship this year in his third appearance in the tournament. He finished third last year after trailing Russ Cochran, the eventual winner in 2013, by two strokes after 36 holes.
Triplett earned 315 Charles Schwab Cup points and increased his yearly total in the Schwab Cup race to 1,273 points, good enough for sixth position in the season-long standings.
Triplett received a check for $315,000 and increased his 2014 earnings total to $1,247,793 and moved up into fourth place on the current money list. It marks the second straight year he’s eclipsed the seven-figure mark in single-season earnings on the Champions Tour.
Triplett won three times on the PGA TOUR (2000 Nissan Open, 2003 Reno-Tahoe Open, 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson) and also became the oldest winner on the Web.com Tour when he claimed the 2011 News Sentinel Open in Knoxville at 49 years, 4 months, 25 days.
Triplett’s stats/rank: Fairways Hit-38/45 (4th) Greens Hit-44/54 (T5) Putts-87 (T17)
Final-Round Notes/Statistics at the SAS Championship
Kirk Triplett’s three-stroke victory over Tom Lehman was the biggest winning margin on the Champions Tour since Bernhard Langer’s record 13-stroke triumph at the Senior Open Championship in July. It was also the biggest winning margin at the SAS Championship since 2008 when Eduardo Romero defeated Tom Kite by three strokes.
Triplett’s 70 in the opening round was the highest start by a winner at the SAS Championship since Bruce Lietzke opened with a 72 in 2002 and coincidentally, he also won with a 14-under 202 total.
Bernhard Langer’s T3 effort today, coupled with Colin Montgomerie finishing outside of the top 10 (T19), increased Langer’s lead in the Charles Schwab Cup race. Langer earned 138 points today and now has a total of 3,762 total points on the season. Montgomerie remains in second place with 2,991 points and now trails Langer by 771 points with three events remaining this season. Montgomerie will have an opportunity to cut into Langer’s lead at the Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn this week as the Charles Schwab Cup points leader is not entered in the event.
Bernhard Langer also earned a check for $138,075 today and increased his overall 2014 season earnings to $2,842,089. He’s now just $186,215 short of Hale Irwin’s all-time record total of $3,028,304 established in 2002.
Guy Boros, an open qualifier this week at the SAS Championship, finished T10 at the SAS Championship and he earned a spot into the upcoming Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn as a result of being the highest non-exempt player among the top 10. Tom Byrum earned a spot into this week’s SAS Championship by being the highest non-exempt player among the top 10 at the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach and he finished T30 this week at Prestonwood.
Two players who had taken more than a month off from the Champions Tour shook off the rust in their games on Sunday and finished T3 this week. Bernhard Langer’s T3 included a final-round 68 and he played his last 49 holes of the event without making a bogey. It was Langer’s 14th career third-place finish. Kenny Perry birdied five of his last six holes to post a 5-under 67. Perry had not played in any tournament since the PGA Championship in mid-August and in a Champions Tour event since winning the 3M Championship in early August.
Mark McNulty, playing with a heavy heart today, carded a 5-under 67 and vaulted into a T5, his best finish on the Champions Tour since placing solo fifth at the Constellation Senior Players Championship in late June. McNulty moved from 41st on the money list into the 35th position. His long-time caddie Rocky Hobday passed away yesterday after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Paul Goydos moved into the top-30 on the 2014 money list after his T5 performance this week. Goydos started the week in 33rd position, but he’s now in 29th place with $587,288. Steve Pate started the week on the bubble at No. 30 and he’s now 31st, just $27,207 back of Esteban Toledo. The top 30 on the 2014 money list after the AT&T Championship earn a spot in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Defending champion Russ Cochran finished T50 this week. Cochran, who also won the 2010 SAS Championship, was bidding for a third victory at Prestonwood…Brad Faxon’s 6-under 66 was the low round of the day and moved him up 40 spots into a T25…Kirk Triplett’s 19 birdies were the most this week while Bernhard Langer only made two bogeys, the fewest by a player in the field.
Here’s a comparison of the scoring averages at Prestonwood from Round 1/Round 2 over the last two years:
Year Round 1/Sub-Par Rds. Round 2/Sub-Par Rds Round 3/Sub-Par Rds
2014 72.506/29 70.313/51 71.837/37
Thursday Professional Pairings
Click here for Thursday's Professional and Amateur Pairings.
THURSDAY PRO-AM – OCTOBER 9TH, 2014
8:00 AM Shotgun
HOLE # HOLE #
1A ROCCO MEDIATE 10A NICK FALDO
1B RUSS COCHRAN 10B KENNY PERRY
2A MARK OMEARA 11 ANDY BEAN
2B JOEY SINDELAR 12A PETER SENIOR
3 KEVIN SUTHERLAND 12B PAUL GOYDOS
4A TOM BYRUM 13 TOMMY ARMOUR III
4B JIM RUTLEDGE 14A JOHN INMAN
5 MARION DATZLER 14B GARY KOCH
6 JEFF BREHAUT 15 ROGERCHAPMAN
7A MARK BROOKS 16A BILLY ANDRADE
7B WOODY AUSTIN 16B WES SHORT
8 LARRY MIZE 17 BOBBY WADKINS
9A FRED FUNK 18A TOM LEHMAN
9B MARK McNULTY 18B JOHN COOK
1:15 PM Shotgun
1A HALE IRWIN 10A BERNHARD LANGER
1B LARRY NELSON 10B COLIN MONTGOMERIE
2A PETER JACOBSEN 11 JIM CARTER
2B BOB GILDER 12A ANDERS FORSBRAND
3 MIICHAEL ALLEN 12B JOE DALEY
4A ESTEBAN TOLEDO 13 GARY HALLBERG
4B MARCO DAWSON 14A SKIP KENDALL
5 GUY BOROS 14B NEAL LANCASTER
6 DANNY BRIGGS 15 CHIP BECK
7A GENE SAUERS 16A KIRK TRIPLETT
7B JOSE COCERES 16B SCOTT SIMPSON
8 MIKE REID 17 TOM PURTZER
9A JEFF SLUMAN 18A TOM PERNICE
9B COREY PAVIN 18B DAVID FROST
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Rochford Core Strategy Costs Already at £2.1 Million
August 11, 2013 by Editor · 1 Comment
£2.1 million of Public money has been poured into R&D costs of Developers which they do not pay for.
You did !!
Surely the Coalition Government should have found some sort of mechanism for this public money to be recouped from the profits made by each developer?
Rochford District Council has spent £2.1m plus over the past 7 years to April 2013 on the Core Strategy.
Within that £350,000 to Consultants.
£1 million came from Council Tax and £1.1 million from Government Grants making £2.1 million overall.
All money paid by you in Taxes.
Filed Under: Rochford District News, slides
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Will Changes in the Probation Service Benefit Local Voluntary Sector Organisations?
Yes, the Question is “Will Changes in the Probation Service Benefit Local Voluntary Sector Organisations?”
The Coalition Government hope that will be the case.
National comment From the The Guardian, Wednesday 9 January 2013
“The Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, is to outline plans for the wholesale outsourcing of the probation service with private companies and voluntary sector organisations to take over the rehabilitation of the majority of offenders by 2015.”
“The public probation service is to be scaled back and “refocused” to specialise in dealing only with the most dangerous and high-risk offenders and public protection cases.”
Filed Under: Essex News
Tagged: castle point, coalition government, commissioning, grayling, outsource public services, payback, placements, private companies, probation service, public sector contracts, risk offenders, Rochford, Rochford District, serco, service benefit, Southend, unpaid work, voluntary groups, voluntary sector, voluntary sector organisations, voluntary work, volunteers
The Rochford Core Strategy in a Nutshell – Is it time to move out of the area?
The Core Strategy in a Nutshell can be seen in two documents; the first a table of numbers which was produced by The Hockley Residents’ Association (Chair, Brian Guyett) and the second a graphical representation of the district showing the same thing as produced by Rochford District Council.
If you don’t like what you see for your immediate locale then think of moving out fast !!
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Garden Grabbing,Housing Density,PPS3 and The David Wilson Homes Appeal Hawkwell
June 15, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
The Rochford Lib Dem web site “OnlineFOCUS” has published an interesting article here .
Summary of the Article:
Recent changes have been made by the Coalition Government to Planning Policy PPS3 where the previous requirement that new housing was supposed to be built at a minimum density of 30 units per hectare has now been dropped. Gardens are no longer classified as ‘brownfield’ sites and that will reduce any incentive for councils to rely on garden land for development sites. Our local planners at Rochford District Council have been asked by how much the rules have changed. The answer is : not very much, so far.
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Decision Making at Rochford District Council – Change or No Change?
June 1, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
The Rochford Independent has run a series of articles over the last week which have focused on the new policies for local government that will be introduced by the New Lib/Con Coalition Government.
In many of these what we are wishing to do at the Rochford Independent Web site is firstly inform and then to put the issues, risks and impacts to Rochford District that we see on record and open to public scrutiny. In certain instances we will be a campaigning voice with a point of view that we think will be supported by many residents.
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Would the Government please explain exactly what this means for Rochford District
The New Liberal/Conservative Coalition Government has made some big announcements on planning today and we have taken this direct from the full document below.
But does this really mean;
the end of the Core Strategy?
the certainty of dismissal of the Hawkwell and Coombes Farm Appeals?
that RDC can turn down the queue of big planning applications simply on prematurity?
Or will some or all of these things skid through because the Law will not be changed quickly enough?
Tagged: coalition government, conservative coalition, coombes farm, core-strategy, devolution of power, government and community, green belt, Hawkwell, hawkwell residents, housing development, independent, infrastructure planning, infrastructure projects, John Mason, lib-dems, local councils, national planning, neighbourhoods, planning applications, planning system, prematurity, public consultation, Rochford, Rochford District
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VERY TWISTED THINGS by Ilsa Madden-Mills ~ Sneak Peek: Prologue + Chapter One
Sneak Peek: Prologue + Chapter 1
Very Twisted Things
A Standalone Briarcrest Academy Novel #3
by New York Times best selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills
This is a standalone New Adult novel with graphic sex and language.
Introductory price of $2.99 on release day for 24 hours only!
A sassy violinist who lives next door. An obsessed rock star who watches her through binoculars. And one night when she bares it all. Life will never be the same in Tinseltown.
Vital Rejects front guy Sebastian Tate never imagined his YouTube music video would go viral, sky-rocketing him to acting success in Hollywood. Okay, maybe he did. After all, he’s a cocky dude who knows he’s hot-as-hell, and it was only a matter of time before his stars aligned.
But life in Tinseltown is never what it seems.
After being cheated on, his only rule to falling in love is simple: Keep Calm and Don’t Do It. Spying on his mysterious new neighbor with binoculars seems innocent enough, but quickly escalates into an erotic game between two very unlikely people.
Twenty-year-old Violet St. Lyons is a world-renowned violinist who's lost her mojo on stage. She hides away in a Hollywood mansion, trying to find her way through her twisted past in order to make her future.
He’s the life of the party with girls chasing him down for his autograph. She’s the introvert with a potty mouth who doesn’t even know who he is.
When they meet, stars collide, sparks fly, and clothes come off. Yet, giving his heart to a girl isn’t Sebastian’s plan; falling for a guy who craves attention isn’t Violet’s.
Welcome to Briarcrest Academy—Hollywood style—where sometimes the best things in life are VERY TWISTED THINGS.
“Fairy dust is not real. This I know.” —from the journal of Violet St. Lyons Boom! I, Violet St. Lyons, who once believed herself the luckiest girl in the world, was born on the same day that the Violette–Sells comet was discovered. My parents, two avid stargazers, said it was a sign of how special I was and promptly named me Violet. They claimed my life had been blessed with fairy dust. At the very least, comet residue. I’d foolishly believed it for eighteen years, until the moment of my death. Which was now. Boom! Another explosion rocked the plane and metal ripped away as a section of the aircraft to my right vanished. Luggage flew through the air. People disappeared. The mom with the baby who’d sat in the aisle across from us—gone. The redheaded flight attendant who’d been collecting trash—gone. Disembodied screams echoed from the surrounding passengers as my own scream took up most of the space in my head. Air sucked at us viciously from the outside as a tornado of people banged around the space and one by one got pulled out into the swirling abyss. I watched, helplessly transfixed, as I sat between my parents, gripping each of their hands as the plane we’d boarded six hours earlier for Dublin spiraled toward the Atlantic Ocean. I was going to die. My mother was already dead, a twisted piece of shrapnel sticking grotesquely from her chest as her head lolled around her neck. Blood had already soaked her shirt, yet I refused to let go of her hand. She’d be okay. We were always okay. We were the St. Lyons family of Manhattan, an icon of old money wealth with deep political ties. Page six of the New York Times featured pictures of us on a monthly basis. We couldn’t die on a plane. Reality dawned as we plummeted. The yellow breathing apparatus dropped and dangled in my face, taunting me with its pointlessness. Fire and black smoke boiled in front of us where the cockpit had been, and my mind recognized that the pilots had to be dead. Just a few minutes ago, they’d come over the intercom and announced that the plane was making its descent into Dublin Airport exactly on schedule. Then the first explosion had gone off. Bits of debris flew around, narrowly missing me. My elderly father grabbed my hand and squeezed, his face drawn back in a horrible grimace. Fear and then horror flickered across his face as he saw Mother, but there was no time to comfort him. Paralyzed in my seat, we spun like a drunken top, and a part of my brain noticed the sun was rising, its pink tinge lending a soft glow, catching the reflection of clouds and making them silver-lined. The rocky coast of Ireland glittered in the distance. Mocking me. We’d been headed there to celebrate my eighteenth birthday. Just then my violin case flew past my head from the overhead compartment and crashed against the wall of the plane. Shards flew. I shuddered and wanted to vomit. God, help us. We were here because of me. Our deaths were my fault. I spared a glance at the diamond promise ring Geoff had given me before we’d left. Would the Mayor of New York’s son go on without me? The air was turbulent yet thin, and my chest tightened as dizziness pulled at me. I resisted. Had to stay awake. Had to be with my dad. I was younger, stronger, faster. My eyes went to the gaping hole in the plane. Had to think ahead. Plan. Water would fill up the plane on impact, ensuring we’d sink rapidly. My fear escalated as the ocean rushed at us, its surface choppy and ominous. I took in a giant breath and braced myself. We hit at an angle, the plane a torpedo as it sliced into the sea. Daddy disappeared, ejected by the impact, and I yanked on my seat belt, unclicking it to go after him. Heart thundering, I sent a final look at my mother. I wanted to take her with me, but she was gone. Water everywhere, bubbling and gurgling as it filled up the plane. Salt water stung my eyes. People floated by, some alive as they floundered for the opening. I kept my gaze off the dead ones. Focus. Get out. Only seconds left. I swam from my seat and fought my way out of the large hole in the plane, lungs exploding. Burning. I’d been under too long. Daddy! I caught a glimpse of his red shirt above me and kicked harder. Up, up, up. Must get up. My arms moved. My legs kicked. Excruciating pain. Ignore it. Almost there. So close that I could see the daylight breaking through the water. The hottest fire I’ve ever known lit in my chest. Scorching. Air. Just want to breathe. Just get to the top. Please. My body rebelled and I inhaled and swallowed water, the burn racing down my throat making it spasm as I tried to cough it out. I struggled but took in more and more, the cold liquid filling my lungs. Dark spots filled my eyes. This was drowning. Exhausted. Done. My body twitched. I grew disoriented. I let go of the fight. My hands floated in front of me. Oblivion. Darkness. No bright lights, no tunnel. No heaven, no mother, no father. No comets. No fairy dust.
Two years later “She was music with skin.” —Sebastian Tate I tapped my foot. What was taking her so long? From my backyard patio in the Hollywood Hills, I watched the odd girl next door with a pair of high-powered binoculars. She flicked on her porch lights, and a low whistle came out of me at the sexy red-as-sin robe she wore, its silky material flashing around her long legs as she moved around her patio. Her hair was down, too. This was new. Where were the usual yoga pants? The ponytail? She looked like she knew someone watched, but that was impossible since our outside lights were off. Even the light from the moon hit our house at such an angle that she shouldn’t be able to see us just by glancing over. She’d need a high-powered lens to know I was here. Usually she played facing her rose garden, but this time she walked to the right side of her patio, which faced us. Weird. But she didn’t play. She just stood there without moving. Staring toward our house. Uneasiness went over me. What was she doing? Could she see me? As if it were a fragile bird, she positioned the violin under her chin and began playing, arms bent and wrist poised, making the most exquisite sounds. And I don’t mean classical like Beethoven or Mozart; I mean body-thrashing, blood-thumping, hard-as-hell music that had me rooted to the ground, like she’d slapped iron chains on me. Dark and seductive notes rose up in the air, and I got jacked up, recognizing a Led Zeppelin song, only she’d ripped its guts out and twisted it into something electric. She pushed the bow hard, upping the tempo abruptly, her movements controlled yet wild. My pulse kicked up and my eyes lingered, taking in the slightly parted toned legs and the way her breasts bounced as she jerked her arms to manipulate the strings. Her body arched forward in a curve, seeming as if she might break into a million pieces before she finished the piece or climaxed first. Then, her robe slipped off her right shoulder, exposing part of her breast. Creamy and full, it quivered, vibrating as she moved her arms. Her rosy nipple teased me, slipping in and out of the folds of the material, erect from the cool mountain air and deliciously bitable. I pictured my mouth there, sucking, my fingers plucking, strumming her like my guitar until she begged me to— Stop, I told myself just as an appreciative groan came out. Whoever Violin Girl was, she didn’t deserve me lusting after her while she was pouring her heart out with music. I zoomed in as far as the binoculars would go, watching her surrender to the music as she bent and swayed from side to side with her eyes closed, black lashes like fans on her cheeks. Every molecule in my body focused on her, hanging on to each note she pulled from her instrument. She finished and kept her head bowed for the longest time, perhaps letting the emotion wash over her like it had me. Then, she bowed to the banana trees and gnomes in her garden, waving her hands in a flourish as she rose. The entire event was surreal, yet poignant as fucking poetry. I let out a deep breath I didn’t even realize I’d been holding. Who the hell plays Stairway to Heaven with a violin? She did. Bam! She snapped her head up, her eyes lasering in on mine, making every hair on my body stand at attention. And then … Standing there in the moonlight, she untied her robe and spread apart the sides ever so slightly, her movements seeming almost hesitant, as if she’d had to work herself up. Unfamiliar jealousy hit me and I panned out and checked the rest of the patio, expecting to see a lover. Whoever it was, I wanted to rip him apart piece by piece. And didn’t that thought surprise me. My gaze searched her patio, the backyard, her upstairs balcony. Nothing. No one. She flicked her dark hair back and stroked the lapels of the robe, her fingers lingering over the lacy material. Suddenly the evening smacked of something more than just music. Her arms moved back and forth across the front, opening the robe halfway and then closing it as if she couldn’t make up her mind. My eyes went up, trying to read her face. Still as a statue, the only movement was her mouth as it trembled, her full upper lip resting against the pouty lower one. Tears ran down her face, but they seemed more of a defiant act, her jaw tightly set, her shoulders hunched inward as if she’d held it in too long and was giving in, but not without a fight. Violin Girl was trapped in a cage of darkness. It still didn’t stop me from holding my breath, silently begging her to bare herself to me. She’d already laid bare her music. Part of me needed the rest of her. She jerked the robe closed, making me groan in disappointment. And then she did something completely crazy. The lonely girl next door flipped me the bird. © Ilsa Madden-Mills 2015 Very Twisted Things
New York Times and USA Today best selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills writes about strong heroines and sexy alpha males that sometimes you just want to slap. She spends her days with two small kids, one neurotic cat, and one husband. She collects magnets and rarely cooks except to bake her own pretzels. When she's not crafting a story, you can find her drinking too much Diet Coke, jamming out to Pink, or checking on her carefully maintained chocolate stash. She loves to hear from readers and fellow authors.
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Livia Nowlin Thursday, February 26, 2015
I'm slowly giving up my prejudice against rock star romances so I'm looking forward to reading this one. That prologue is intense and one of the main reasons why I personally had to give up flying. Thanks for the giveaway chance! =)
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Nayanika Mahtani, after being an investment banker, has been following the right side of her brain and is a copywriter by day and a storyteller by night.
She has just penned Ambushed , published by Puffin. An adventure story set in tiger territory in the Himalayan foothills, it is meant for the 9+ reader. The foreword is written by Valmik Thapar, who suggests this book should be part of school reading.
All royalties go to Tiger Watch, an NGO in Rajasthan, for a school set up for the children of tribal (ex) poachers, to give them a window to alternate livelihood.
Let us begin with the title of the book- 'Ambushed'- a great pun given the spotlight on tigers and the storyline of the book. Tell us more!
This wasn’t actually the original title of the book, but we needed to change the earlier one as it was similar to a title that had just been launched. The credit for choosing this out of all the options I gave, goes to the Puffin team! The title ‘Ambushed’ held the thrill of not knowing what’s lurking around the corner. City-bred gadget geek Tara is ambushed when her Dad springs the surprise of going on a tiger tracking vacation in the Himalayan forests, and maybe even moving there for good! Tara’s socialite mother orchestrates her own ambush when she springs her surprise(s), sometimes unknowingly! A group of tigers is also called an ‘ambush’; and it also of course refers to the technique used by the tiger to catch its prey. Satya, the 13 year old son of a poacher, who has tracked tigers all his life, is a master at this craft. And without giving away too much of the plot, let’s just say that there are several ambushes quietly waiting to happen as we go!
The mother is a bit too flaky/pretentious to begin with. Is she based on someone you know? (No names needed of course!!)
Hmmm…maybe not one person in particular, but I have definitely encountered the likes of Sushma “Call me Sue” Tripathi! In fact, though she may be an over-the-top specimen, I think she reflects so many of us who choose our experiences based on how impressive they will appear, on say Facebook, to our peer group. And this holds true even in the context of some of the bigger life choices we make. Which is why Sushma is aghast when her banker husband wants to quit the City to go and live in a forest. For Sue Tripathi, life is a race -with no forests near the finish line!
You have drawn from conservationists for the book but did you meet any ex-poachers as part of the research for the book? How was the experience?
In all the school sessions that Puffin arranged, I told the kids that it was a poacher (and a tiger) who compelled me to write this book. And it was true! The seed for this story came from an article in the National Geographic that had the photograph of a jailed tribal (Moghiya) poacher and a tiger – and that image just wouldn’t leave my head. To me, they both – the tiger and the tribal poacher- were hopelessly trapped. I started researching Moghiya poachers. To start with, most of my research happened online. I spent days reading about the history of the Moghiyas – and how they retreated into the forests when Emperor Akbar besieged Ranthambhore. Today, they are the world’s best tiger trackers – employed (for a pittance) to kill tigers by an international illegal wildlife trade mafia. They remain a marginalised tribe with no other means of livelihood.
Last April, I met with ex-poachers’ families at Dhonk, a craft collective run by Divya Khandal, to offer alternate employment opportunities to Moghiyas. It was an incredibly moving experience, to say the least– and the hope in those eyes will stay with me forever.
The unlikely friendship and collaboration between kids from completely different backgrounds- do we as parents let it happen in real life?
Not easily, in most cases! In today’s world, I find that not only our kids, but even we as adults, end up interacting with those who have such similar backgrounds, education and outlooks, that, in my view, it saps creativity, originality and makes for very dull conversation!
As a family, we have lived in India, Africa and now in the UK and our daughters have interacted with children from completely diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, and been the richer for it, I think.
The tribal boy in the book (Satya), is based on a little boy called Satto-who is the son of the lady who used to come to clean our house. Despite our best efforts, he refused to go to school. So I started seating him along my (then pre-school) children and keeping them occupied, while his mother did her work.
Satto never ceased to amaze me! He had spent his early years in the village where his grandfather was a carpenter – and could whittle a block of wood into almost any shape you named, whistling nonchalantly. He found the lot of us pretty unimpressive I’m sure, but the one thing that earned his unadulterated awe was the computer. He would watch it entranced by the unlimited possibilities it held!
How did the association with Tiger Watch come about?
The person who heads up Tiger Watch is a reluctant tiger hero, a conservation biologist called Dr. Dharmendra Khandal, who has dedicated his life to the cause of the tiger. (His equally committed wife Divya runs Dhonk – as I mentioned earlier). It was his interview in the National Geographic -that I mentioned earlier -that set me off on this journey.
After I finished writing the first draft of the book, I felt I just had to visit a tiger reserve to experience first-hand what Tara feels on seeing a wild tiger. I had been to several tiger reserves over the years, but had only seen tiger tracks and tails, never a tiger.
Over the Easter holidays last year, our family headed to Ranthambhore.
We saw not one but 8 wild tigers in 3 days – including a tigress who had very recently given birth to 3 cubs (who have found their way into the book too!) It was as if the tigers had allowed me into their world. And I felt I had to honour that. And the only (small) way I knew was by donating my book’s royalties to the school Tiger Watch had set up for ex-poachers’ kids, to give them a window to alternate livelihoods.
What next from your pen/ keyboard?
Am currently finishing work on a film script in a completely different genre. And on the book front, there are a dozen different crazy ideas jostling for space in my head. I’ll wait for one of them to nudge out the rest and refuse to budge and then take it from there, hopefully!
What are your favourite books on the theme of conservation/ animal rights for kids?
Some that have touched my heart include Born to Run, Running Wild (in fact so many others as well by Morpurgo), Watership Down, Black Beauty and Charlotte’s Web.
As Strawberry, the rabbit in Watership Down, says:
“Animals don't behave like men,' he said. 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality.”
That, for me, says it all.
Labels: Ages 10+, Ages 8 to 12, Animals, artnavy, Author Interview, chapter books, Conservation, nature, Puffin Books
Sounds good! Will pick it up.
Also heard about this book from a fellow Londoner, who happens to be the author's friend :)
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Top earning non-game mobile app of 2017 title goes to Netflix
The video streaming service has booted Tinder from the top spot while leaping over Spotify on the way.
Netflix has become the top earning non-game mobile app for 2017, pushing Tinder out of the position it previously held. The application also had to make it past Spotify in order to reach the coveted spot as leader.
These figures were released by Sensor Tower in a report it recently published on its official blog.
After Netflix, the second most earning non-game mobile app went to Tinder, the 2016 leader. Netflix brought in a gross subscriber revenue of about $510 million in 2017, said the Sensor Tower report. This figure represents a whopping 138 percent increase over its earnings from 2016. Last year’s total was about 2.4 times greater than the $215 million it brought in through its app throughout the previous year.
The video streaming service also managed to grab the top title at the Apple App Store for being the highest grossing non-game app for iOS devices last year. That said, on Google Play, it missed the top position as it fell behind HBO Now. On Google Play, Tinder held onto its top spot based on the worldwide revenue it was able to earn.
Aside from Netflix, there was some other considerable movement among non-game mobile apps.
For instance, in 2016, Tencent Video had enjoyed its position in ninth place. However, last year, it skipped ahead of several other applications and brought itself to fifth place overall. Moreover, on the Apple App Store, it enjoyed the spotlight in the third place position.
That managed to help it keep up such a favorable worldwide position on all platforms, as that same application didn’t manage to make it onto the top ten list at the Google Play Store. The reason for that was easy enough to understand as Google Play is not available in China, the largest mobile app market in the world.
At the same time, WhatsApp managed to skip ahead of Facebook in terms of the number of first-time installs. That was the first time the messenger app managed to get ahead of its social media parent’s main application. This achievement was consistent both on Google Play and the App Store.
Still, when it came to non-game mobile app dominance overall on Google Play, Facebook’s application still managed to take the leading download position. Last year, that spot had belonged to Spotify.
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TECH 3 AND CAL CRUTCHLOW
“I think the whole paddock loves to
come here,” he beams. “This is a special
event. This is a special track. Everybody
knows about The Corkscrew. Everybody
knows about California. Yes, we have three
races in the USA, with Austin and Indy, but
this was the first one to happen, so it’s
always going to be the most special.”
With Smith’s bikes to the right side of the
garage and Crutchlow’s to the left, there
are around 25 people teeming about in the
limited space, including tech support from
Yamaha, Bridgestone and shock supplier
Ohlins. For now, it’s the left side that
Poncharal is focusing on, but nothing hands
on. That’s the domain of crew chief Daniele
Romagnoli, data engineer Nicolas Goyan
and mechanics Julien Lajune, Sebastien
Letort and Steve Blackburn.
“When the team was a lot smaller, I was much more involved,” says Poncharal.
“Now we are more than 40 people in total.
You have to have the right people in place
and you don’t want to interfere – especially
with the technical department – because if
you don’t follow it lap by lap or session by
session, you are lost. It would be
pretentious to think you could come in and
occasionally make a decision, so I have no
more technical involvement at all. But
that’s OK: as the president, I have a lot
to deal with the sponsors, Yamaha and
(MotoGP organizers) Dorna.”
In contrast, founding partner Coulon,
complete with mad scientist glasses and an
Andy Warhol shock of hair, is still heavily
hands-on and steering the tech side.
“Guy is 100 percent the technical guy,” says Poncharal. “He doesn’t like meetings, doesn’t really like dealing with the media and doesn’t like to talk too much. I’m not a technician, but what I love to do is to run a company. And we both really love the sport.
“I think in every association you need to have complimentary relationships.
We’ve never, ever had an argument or a
fight, so I think this one works.”
The Tech 3 Yamaha relationship began in
2001 and, in the role of satellite, the risk and – hopefully – reward of finding and nurturing talent has always been fundamental to its continuing health. But when it came time to invite Crutchlow to join the team, Poncharal concedes fifth overall in the 2010 World Superbike Championship for Yamaha hardly made him a sure thing.
“A lot of riders who became successful
in MotoGP were coming from the 250
class – guys like Pedrosa and Valentino
Rossi,” Poncharal says. “A widely-held
belief was that people coming from
Superbikes would never make it in MotoGP.
We tried with James Toseland in 2004 and
’07. He was a double champion in World
Superbike, so there was a lot of hope, but
he never really managed the transition.
“Then we hired Ben Spies in 2010,” he
adds, referring to the ’09 World Superbike
Champion. “He was rookie of the year in
MotoGP, had two podiums and took pole in
Indy. That was all great, but still we were
An dr ew N orth c ott/A J RN S por t s Pho tog raph y
Guy Coulon (BELOW), Tech 3’s technical yin to Herve Poncharal’s management-savvy yang, lives and breathes bikes.
When not embroiled in prep and setup on the team’s Yamaha YZR-M1s, Coulon has built a 300cc, six-cylinder cafe racer just for fun.
GUY COULON: A ONE-TRACK MIND
Rule 1 for satellite riders hoping to make the next big leap: make sure there are more factory bikes behind you than in front of you. Cal Crutchlow has in 2013.
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“From my perspective, in a perfect
world, I wouldn’t want to go anywhere
else. Tech 3 feels like home”
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By Unknown3/27/2013 05:07:00 PM2013, A Good Day to Die Hard, Bruce Willis, Bullshit, Die Hard, I give up, John McClane, WTFNo comments
A Good Day to Die Hard: Bullshit
98mins/Action/2013
Might have some spoiling but hey this film spoiled all that was good in the Die Hard universe.
Apparently this was a Die Hard Film...
Die Hard is and will always be the best or one of the best action films ever. Its even in my mind of one of the best films period. Then they did Die Hard 2 which is fine you know its okay, it has wisecracking John McClane so it a fun film. Then we got Die Hard: With a Vengeance which is fantastic! With Samuel L. Jackson this film got very close to original Die Hard. But those two are kinda different, the biggest is Die Hard with a Vengeance's scope is so much larger, this time it's racing around New York. Compared too Die Hard which was pretty much 99.9% in a building (which just goes to show you how incredible that film is). Years later we got another one, Live Free or Die Hard. And at the time I had issues with it but it was just fine and I kinda left it at that (I'll come back to this later).
Then this year we got A Good Day to Die Hard and boy did I die inside. I could make a long ass list of the issues with this film but its not worth your time. So here is just a small bit of the bullshit this film was.
Story is very weak
Plot holes coming out of its ass
Bruce Willis SUCKS...John McClane never shows up
Weak Villain
Shitty Directing.
A Ending that made me shake my head in pain.
His son (Listen he wasn't that bad, clearly the film was written for him but I came to see John not Jack)
The stupid "Jack we thought you went to Russia and where doing drugs, bullshit, no dad I work for the CIA" It just doesn't work for me.
Action was way out there, going through like 4 floors into water at Chernobyl and just acting like it wasn't anything. Oh shit and there is a scene where his son gets a piece of rebar in him and they talk and talk then hey lets pull that bar out and boom he's all good and healed.
Okay so Bruce Willis WTF? He never seems like he wants to be here. The thing about McClane is he is a fantastic character and honestly his lines never seemed like McClane nor did Bruce who was just Bruce. I have a sad theory that the new GI Joe film will have him play a more McClane like character, and that's not good.
The Ending is so shitty its just sad. Here is what I would do. I would have him get off the plane and meet is Wife and Daughter and BOOM they all die and we end the pain I must now go through in life knowing Die Hard has a shitty film like this. I hated that damn ending. The music, them talking and not hearing what they're saying (I mean its fine but that went on for like 2 min's and I kept saying what the hell are they saying?). Then it ends with John half of the screen. The shot was so off it made me very upset. Listen it sums up the film, Johns is half off in this film (Should of been on the poster).
So back to The Live Free or Die Hard. I didn't care for it when it came out but I watched it again and you know what its so much better compared to this shitfest, even Bruce seems and sounds like John, why did they not just end it on that one...Oh yeah greed, the number #1 Killer of movies today.
...Oh I paid to watch this. Hummm wonder why people watch movies online, oh yeah to save their hard earned money and not waste it on films that should of never been made...never!
And sorry for the rant with spelling errors but I'm writing this and I quickly started to run away...So depressed.
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She's Having the Boss's Baby
By:Kate Carlisle
Kate Carlisle
"What else can go wrong today?"
Aidan Sutherland stared at the latest cryptic email from his foreman on the nearby construction site and swore. Usually, Aidan let stuff like this slide right off him. Despite his power and wealth, he prided himself on his easygoing nature and smooth ability to roll with the punches. It wasn't like him to complain or whine about an unexpected setback.
But this latest problem was number fifty-seven in a whole list of complications and snafus that had cropped up today. And hell, it wasn't even lunchtime. Enough was enough.
He read the foreman's message over again and confirmed that as far as problems went, this one wasn't too earth shattering. Aidan would need to get it taken care of within twenty-four hours though, so he would have to re-prioritize a few agenda items and shift some man power, and the issue would be solved. No sweat.
"So why am I sweating it?" Irritated with himself, he shoved his chair back from his desk, stood and crossed the wide expanse of his penthouse office suite to the wall of windows. As he stared out at the lavish grounds of the gorgeous Alleria Resort that spread out in all directions, his irritation slowly dissolved and satisfaction rose up in its place.
With a quiet laugh, Aidan thought back to the days when this island paradise had been little more than a pipe dream. As youngsters, he and his twin brother, Logan, had plotted and dreamed of becoming like one of their comic book superheroes. Iron Man, maybe, or Batman, with wealth and power beyond imagination. If they could wangle a superhero talent like X-ray vision, that would be a bonus. But above all, their imaginary scheme involved amassing a vast empire, and for two California kids who were swimming before they could walk, what would better serve as their empire headquarters than a remote tropical island? They would conduct business from a couple of hammocks under a shady coconut palm tree.
Aidan watched as a catamaran set sail from the marina below. He and Logan had pretty much achieved the dream-although their hammock and palm tree headquarters had been traded in for several large suites at the Alleria Resort Hotel. Not bad for two working-class guys who'd spent much of their youth surfing and partying.
For several of those years, the brothers had been lucky enough to sweep most of the surfing competitions they'd taken part in. They'd managed to collect enough prize money to finally fulfill the promise they'd made to their father years before. More than anything else, Dad had wanted them both to go to college.
No one was more surprised than Aidan and Logan when they were accepted to one of the most elite universities on the East Coast. While there, as legend had it, they'd won the deed to their first bar in a fraternity poker game.
Aidan and Logan had also excelled in all their classes, graduated with highest honors, and gone on to collect MBA degrees. But those dry facts had little or no entertainment value, so these days, most business magazine articles featuring the Sutherland brothers chose to highlight their misspent youth by recounting sordid tales of surfing, gambling and partying.
Aidan and his brother didn't really care what the articles claimed. The truth was that they had succeeded beyond their wildest dreams through a capricious combination of business acumen, poker winnings, surfing philosophy, sweat and hard work. Added to all that was some good timing and a hell of a lot of dumb luck, and the result was the present-day empire known as Sutherland Corporation. Now their lavish bars and exclusive resorts could be found in every part of the world, including their very own island, Alleria.
They were living the dream.
The Alleria Resort had become the number-one destination for discerning travelers the world over. It also doubled as the headquarters of Sutherland Corporation. And thanks to the brothers' stewardship, the entire island of Alleria was now a bustling, thriving port of call in the Caribbean.
Aidan returned to his desk and grabbed his coffee mug. While he refilled it from the coffeemaker on the sideboard, he thought about his twin brother. Logan was currently in Europe on his honeymoon with his bride, Grace.
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— group @ 24 July 2009
Two items of interest this week. First, there is an atrocious paper that has just been published in JGR by McLean, de Freitas and Carter that is doing the rounds of the denialosphere. These authors make the completely unsurprising point that that there is a correlation between ENSO indices and global mean temperature – something that has been well known for decades – and then go on to claim that that all trends are explained by this correlation as well. This is somewhat surprising since their method of analysis (which involves taking the first derivative of any changes) eliminates the influence of any trends in the correlation. Tamino has an excellent demonstration of the fatuity of the statements in their hyped press-release and Michael Tobis deconstructs the details. For reference, we showed last year that the long term trends are still basically the same after you account for ENSO. Nevermore let it be said that you can’t get any old rubbish published in a peer-reviewed journal!
Second (and much more interestingly) there is an open call for anyone interested to contribute to setting the agenda for Earth System Science for the next couple of decades at the Visioning Earth Science website of the International Council for Science (ICS). This is one of the umbrella organisations that runs a network of committees and programs that prioritise research directions and international programs and they are looking for ideas. Let them know what your priorities are.
533 Responses to “Friday round-up”
28 Jul 2009 at 11:24 AM
Fred states: “The 30 year trend in the UAH mid-troposphere data is virtually zero.”
The end value of the 30 year graph is a single month and that is at 0 distance from the zero value.
This does not mean that the trend is zero.
Just that the last month is 0.
A trend requires more than one month.
28 Jul 2009 at 12:49 PM
re: #150 John Burgeson
Can you explain more as to why you think those people have credibility on climate science? [Physics is a big tent: trapeze artists may think they are also lion tamers, but usually they are not.]
1) Moorad Alexanian @ UNCW, theoretical physics, quantum optics or Moorad Alexanian @ Earth History Research Center, i.e., @ Earth History Research Center, of which:
“Our mission is to develop a scientifically credible view of earth history consistent with scripture, …”
Moorad wrote The crucifix confronting Dracula, applauding Sarah Palin for her great efforts, including:
His C.V. there lists a number of interesting publications, especially since 1999.
“achieving the goals of smaller government, energy independence, national security, and freedom.”
Or, read <a href="http://origins.swau.edu/who/moorad/debate.pdf" for letter to Physics Today. ("the claims made by those advocating evolutionary theory can never really be falsified").
Laurence Gould is a big proponent of Viscount Monckton, Essex+McKitrick, etc, and was discussed during the APS/FPS fiasco last summer. His peer-reviewed publication record, such as it is, doesn’t include any climate science.
Frank Tipler is a cosmologist authoring “The Physics of Immortality”, “The Physics of Christianity”. Google Scholar finds many papers, but none on climate that I could see.
John: *these* are the 3 you picked that seemed credible?
“(Aside to Mark — I really don’t understand your recent post chiding me for something I don’t think I ever said)
Burgy”
It was what you didn’t say.
Current meme du juour for denialism is “The IPCC think they are wrong! They say they only have 90% confidence!”.
And let that lead you to “AGW is therefore wrong”. Quite possibly because NONE of the denialist papers are given confidence levels, ergo there’s a 10% chance IPCC is wrong and 0% chance denialists are wrong.
And you have some friends who deny AGW for VERY POOR REASONS. As in “no reasoning behind their reasons”.
#122, My solution for any person or scientist siding with the contrarian point of view from now on is to come up with their own estimate on what will happen with GT’s and or Arctic ice over the next few years. Given that contrarians are so confident about the null effects from greenhouse gases, they should accurately forecast at the very least : Arctic sea ice volume or mass predictions, or GT’s. I have learned that statements from anyone not versed in climate, however well educated are meaningless, their words having more political weight than scientific merit. Like I do, put words in writing and predict what happens based on your understanding of the systems, after say , a few year, look back, and assure by your accuracy.
I’ve never read chaps like Singer, Lindzen, Pielke and others being right about this subject or making any accurate prediction. But during the short lifetime of RC, Arctic sea ice is vanishing faster, temperatures kept rising, correcty foreseen by quiet IPCC experts, who had at least got the warming trend direction right, while all that contrarian bluster achieved nothing. Contrarian words should be transmitted with the caveat that they can’t predict anything, or even worse they fear to predict anything scientifically, but are capable of demolishing proponents like political pundits…. The Climate hall of fame belongs to those who have successfully seen what has happened, contrarians enjoy staying in the minor leagues batting .000 with prediction hits, but get the same attention from the media.
MarkB says:
Re: #141
Steven writes:
“I’m asking about these 50 contrarians because my own sense, FWIW, is that they’ll be perceived outside the scientific community as speaking pretty authoritatively.”
Perceptions can be deceiving. There’s also the Oregon Petition, the Inhofe 700 list, or the Cato Institute advertisement (among others), all with overlap and all which attempt to create the perception that the lists are “authoritative”.
“If they do get perceived that way, it seems to me that it’ll be a mistake simply to ignore or disdain them, even if that’s what they deserve.”
Who’s ignoring them? I acknowledge there’s a very small fraction of the scientific community that denies global warming. It’s important to note both their relative size within the scientific community and their credentials on climate science. These are folks making a public political statement. They shouldn’t be immune to basic scrutiny of their credentials and representation.
dhogaza says:
And let that lead you to “AGW is therefore wrong.
Burgy has never said that AGW is wrong. Why the false accusations? Why do you think falsely accusing someone of beliefs they don’t hold is a positive contribution to the discussion?
Burgy has never said that AGW is wrong.”
And reread the entire post, dhog.
Think you took “you” as meaning “Burgy” not “the indefinite article, third person pronoun” or whatever.
As in “you can see the red sky…” doesn’t mean YOU can see it, just that it can be seen.
Fred Staples says:
Gavin, you comment (146) that the 30 year satellite data for the mid-troposphere has been contaminated by the cooling stratosphere, eliminating any warming trend (0.4 degrees C per century, Mark (151), not significantly different from zero).
The Hadley Centre radio-sonde data for the lower stratosphere shows a fall of 1.0 degrees centigrade from 1958 to 1971, with a volcanic eruption in 1964. Thereafter there are three distinct periods of level temperatures separated by the two volcanic eruptions marked on the chart.
The El Chichon eruption in 1983 was associated (I hesitate to say caused) a fall of about 0.5 degrees C. The Pinatubo eruption in 1993 was accompanied by a further fall of about 0.7 degrees. Thereafter, from 1995 to date (14 years), lower stratosphere temperatures have been constant.
In contrast, the mid-troposphere data reacted to the 1998 El Nino peak, increased sharply from 1999 to 2001, and did not fall back until 2007
It is, in my opinion, more plausible to assume that the mid-troposphere data is what it appears to be, however difficult that is for “the higher is colder” AGW theory.
[Response: You can assume what you like. Doesn’t make it true. – gavin]
I fully accept the old Physics maxim that, if the facts do not agree with the theory, so much the worse for the facts. There are limits to this, however.
Thomas Lee Elifritz says:
Frank Tipler, no matter how credible his introductory modern physics textbooks may be, is also interested in such speculative subjects like ‘Physics of Christianity’.
Crackpots Are Everywhere
We’ve even got one headed for the NIH directorship.
Nothing wrong with speculation as long as its backed up by a significant body of evidence to extrapolate.
For instance, I speculate that exomoons exist. Frank Tipler speculates a significant body of planetary and climate science isn’t relevant to planetary evolution.
Mark (151), I have often suggested that readers should look at the temperature charts (Google “Global Warming at a Glance”) before rushing to respond to these posts.
Look at the scales. It is very instructive to mark an anomaly of 2 degrees on the charts, look at the variations to date, and ask yourself if you believe temperatures will be fluctuating about that mark 50 years from now on a “business as usual” scenario.
Doug Bostrom says:
MarkB 28 July 2009 at 1:03 PM
“These are folks making a public political statement. They shouldn’t be immune to basic scrutiny of their credentials and representation.”
How about something even more basic?
The common thread to all of these campaigns is their reliance on innuendo, implications and even explicit accusations of malfeasance and corruption leveled at broad swathes of the scientific community.
How about this, from the Nature letter:
“It requests that an objective scientific process be established, devoid of political or financial agendas, to help prevent subversion of the scientific process and the intolerance towards scientific disagreement that pervades the climate issue.”
Read that carefully, and use your thesaurus. These guys are allowed to assert– unchallenged thus establishing a beachhead in the record– that a real and significant problem of corruption both scientific and financial is steering reported findings regarding our climate.
The fields reporting on climate-related findings supporting AGW include everything from biology to glaciology to oceanography, many points in between, returning nearly to the beginning of the alphabet with botany.
Enormous numbers of researchers in all these fields are being painted with a broad, nasty brush of slander, with the cooperation of respectable journals and scientific organizations.
Why, for instance, does Nature suspend all the normal rules of their publishing operation and allow such mendacious fiction to appear in their pages?
Where is the factual basis of the signatories’ claims?
Why are they allowed to trash so many fields without offering a shred of evidence?
Can they point to specific cases? Can they show a significant distortion of the scientific record inspired by corruption, theft?
Standards need to be improved, that’s for certain, but the authors of the Nature article need to look in the mirror for where to begin.
Meanwhile, professional publications need to contain their guileless credulity and begin consistently applying their publication standards, demanding evidence wherever new claims are made. Individual scientists need to be begin calling out individual accusers, focusing on humiliating them so badly when they fail to produce evidence of their charges that they’ll think twice about risking their reputations by repetition of this trashtalk.
John (Burgy) Burgeson says:
Mark — Perhaps I wrote with less clarity than I might have — your assessment is 180 degrees out of phase with what I meant to say. Let it drop. Thanks, dhogaza. I think Mark is misreading you, too.
On the credibility of the three people I mentioned. Here I was definitely less than clear. I have interacted with Moorad a number of times over the years; his theological views are largely at odds with my own but when he speaks as a physicist, I have found him worth listening to. No — that does not mean I agree with his climate scientist position, which I suspect is not thought out well.
On Tipler — I enjoyed his books; good reading. Made me think, whether or not I agreed with him. On Gould — I had him confused with Stephen J Gould. Then I remembered that great man is no longer with us.
In general, I find the letter distressing. Particularly that it appeared in NATURE. It is garbage of the worst kind — the kind some folks will pick up and wave under rational person’s noses.
SecularAnimist says:
Mark wrote: “Current meme du juour for denialism is ‘The IPCC think they are wrong! They say they only have 90% confidence!’.”
Actually, the hot new denialist meme that all the Ditto-Heads seem to be simultaneously posting on every blog they can find, is that all the climate scientists in the world have been bribed to promote the great global warming hoax by General Electric, to boost GE’s sales of wind turbines.
The theory that the world’s climate scientists were all conspiring to make Al Gore the Evil Liberal Dictator Of The World seems to be passe.
In both cases, only the heroic and altruistic underdogs at ExxonMobil, with their commitment to True Science, stand between humanity and the jackboot of the global warming oppressors.
Rod B says:
Doug Bostrom (147), so are you all in favor of discipline journals, including the specialized peer-reviewed publications, editing, censoring, and in fact rejecting all treatises that do not conform to the current accepted dogma?
While some sound like a stretch, all of the statements in the “paper” are judgment assessments. What type and level of evidence should be hammered out the writer(s) to allow their assessments (accusations??) in print?
Thank you John Mashey, for looking those people up.
Among much else.
pjclarke says:
Nobody seems to have remarked on John McLean’s claim that 1900-1940 was “pre-CO2″. – Arthur Smith
Maybe not here, but the same nonsense was posted over at Tamino’s and received characteristically short shrift …
And for your information, 1900-1940 is not “pre-CO2”; although CO2 concentrations are much higher later in the century, the period 1900-1940 represents significantly higher CO2 concentration than pre-industrial. Is this more dishonesty — or did you really not know that?
Good points and I guess I’m used to the conspiracy/corruption charges from contrarian types. It is ironic that a letter co-authored by Fred Singer (among others), states:
“It requests that an objective scientific process be established, devoid of political or financial agendas”
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=S._Fred_Singer#Affiliations
I tend to agree that when these sorts of innuendos are made, expressing “disdain” for the person making the accusations is quite appropriate.
” and the intolerance towards scientific disagreement that pervades the climate issue.”
This is rhetoric – attempting to paint the scientific community as rigid or close-minded because they reject bad arguments of theirs that aren’t much more scientifically robust than claiming the Earth is flat.
Doug:”Can they point to specific cases? Can they show a significant distortion of the scientific record inspired by corruption, theft?”
No, but they can repeat the same unsupported claims endlessly, which they know is effective at convincing the public.
Jim Galasyn says:
RodB, rejecting nonsense is what peer review is all about. Imagine if this same group of luminaries had penned a letter decrying the theory of gravitation as the result of political and financial agendas. Gravitation, you see, is not the result of space-time curvature, but rather the influence of, whatever, cosmic rays or something. But definitely not space-time curvature; cosmologists who defend the space-time hoax are intolerant of other theories and probably corrupt.
Steven T. Corneliussen:
(I’ve been collecting data for some time on the question “Why do people, especially scientists, go off into anti-science?”)
I’ll soon post a serious analysis of the people on that petition, but meanwhile, it seems plausible that your path might have crossed Ronald Sundelin’s. Can you offer any insight as to why he’d sign this?
Rod B 28 July 2009 at 4:03 PM
[cognitive short-circuit attempting to insert/splice unproven assumptions about general conduct of science redacted]
No, grasshopper, I am in favor of demanding that claims, accusations, assertions of whatever type not be accorded respect or resonance or placement in our cognitive processes unless they’re accompanied by prima facie evidence or some sort of plausible explanation that can be actually be tested. To the extent claims are more outlandish, the more onerous the burden of proof should become. Sound familiar?
“While some sound like a stretch, all of the statements in the “paper” are judgment assessments.”
Judgment assessments, eh? You think these guys were able to take “judgment assessments” to their PhD committees and then saunter away with a degree? For those of them that actually have an advanced degree, they’re =perfectly= familiar with what constitutes an argument for an assertion. They don’t have any actual argument to support their claims, so we’re treated to untestable generalized slander.
If you can’t tell the difference between “judgment assessments” and research with useful findings, it’s no wonder you’re sucking this stuff up.
“What type and level of evidence should be hammered out the writer(s) to allow their assessments (accusations??) in print?”
How about some actual evidence for what sounds like wild conjecture? For instance, a finding of scientific misconduct related to what they’re talking about? A showing that somebody purposely arranged their research agenda and findings for the specific purpose of personal enrichment? Some recorded communications between politicians and scientists that could be interpreted as a conspiracy?
Failing any basis for their complaint, these self-appointed shambolical inquisitors’ reputations should be stained ten times as badly as they would blot the reputations of entire fields of inquiry.
These people are a creeping rot. While degrading the public estimation of science with their particular agenda in mind, their degradation of public trust won’t be confined to the borders of the particular arena of dispute. We can’t afford this sort of cultural dementia, it’s too destructive.
“…they can repeat the same unsupported claims endlessly, which they know is effective at convincing the public.”
Yes, and so they shall, until it is demonstrated to them beyond a shadow of a doubt that making such claims without evidence is equally or more destructive to their reputations as is attempting to publish crap research. They’re publishing crap and have not even done any research. That should be fully accounted for.
I suspect a lot of these folks are way past being productive, emeritus fossils looking for a thrill and less protective of their credibility, but that does not mean they should be allowed a free ride.
> gravity … definitely not space-time curvature …
Irony is _still_ dead. One of the classics:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512
“… Things fall not because they are acted upon by some gravitational force, but because a higher intelligence is pushing them down …. Proponents of Intelligent Falling assert that the different theories used by secular physicists to explain gravity are not internally consistent. Even critics of Intelligent Falling admit that Einstein’s ideas about gravity are mathematically irreconcilable with quantum mechanics. This fact, Intelligent Falling proponents say, proves that gravity is a theory in crisis.”
Seawater more precisely defined:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=new-seawater-definition
http://ioc-unesco.org/components/com_oe/oe.php?task=download&id=7110&version=1.0&lang=1&format=1
145Doug Bostrom: “… why are you wasting your time pursuing the issue here?”
Good question; no one here seems interested in looking at evidence that has not been filtered through RC moderation. So please stop bringing it up unless you want to suggest an alternate location for discussion.
Steve Fish says:
Steve Reynolds, #173, I would be interested in what you believe to be credible “evidence that has not been filtered through RC Moderation.” Please post links and please be very specific regarding what evidence in the link is credible. Also, I don’t want to go to any more sites where citations to published scientific research are not provided.
Re 154 by Wayne D.: “My solution for any person or scientist siding with the contrarian point of view from now on is to come up with their own estimate on what will happen with GT’s and or Arctic ice over the next few years.”
Great idea!But most of those with their heads in the sand don’t propose anything, or make projections, they only deny. Since nothings happening,(in their bizzaro world)then nothing needs to be done. The status quo is just fine.
174Steve Fish: “I would be interested in what you believe to be credible “evidence that has not been filtered through RC Moderation.” Please post links and please be very specific regarding what evidence in the link is credible.”
I can’t post links here; we have to go to another site. I suggested rankexploits before. Let me know if that is OK.
Doug Mackie says:
Carter’s support for EG Beck:
(RC had a couple of posts, look for them).
More from Carter’s submission to the Parliamentary Select Committee considering an ETS: (*)
More support for decadal fluctuations of carbon dioxide comes from the compilation and summary of 90000 historical atmospheric analyses back to the mid 19th century by Beck (2007).
In the reference list Beck is cited as “in review”, and as those that have read the “published” version of Beck will see in the acknowledgements:
“I am especially indepted to
Prof. Dr. Arthur Roersch, Dr. Hans Jelbring, Andre Bijkerk and Prof. Dr. Bob Carter for helpful discussions, Prof. Dr. Arthur Roersch, Dr. Hans Jelbring for helping to produce a condensed draft and Prof. Dr. Arthur Roersch and Prof. Dr. Bob Carter for their linguistic support.”
(*) first round. The ETS Bill passed but after an election the new govt currently has it under review. Carter made submissions both times.
Steve, really? You mean you are physically incapable of posting links here?
Doug Bostrom (170), you just eliminated most, probably all, papers touting AGW that were published between early 1900s or before up to maybe 1970s, and tons of other science papers. Way to go.
One good example for the drill (and admittedly some others are not quite as good) in the “open letter” says, “…measured or reconstructed temperature records indicate that 20th or 21st century temperature changes are neither exceptional nor persistent.” If you don’t think that is an analytical judgment, then you do not comprehend the words exceptional and persistent. You got another think coming. In any case how on Earth is this or any other of their statements “slanderous?” There are zero personal attacks. (Besides the term is libelous.)
What does presenting to PhD committees have to do with anything?
Given your last three paragraphs, you could have been a big hit in the (real) Inquisition.
#175, I agree Lawrence, but if we in return, reply to any of their news articles directly to the journalist or editor, citing that they are mere talking heads devoid of being able to predict anything (an important aspect in climate science, its biggest value, is the capacity to predict from knowledge), the press might, eventually, ask them whether they have done something in the field worth printing, an accomplishment, a track record of being more right than wrong. We tend to blame the oil companies for their obvious lobbying efforts,
they have the right to lobby, we have the duty to point out that their scientists
have empty portfolios, and flaunt their credentials as a business card, while hiding their field batting record by playing political games.
Steve Reynolds 28 July 2009 at 7:21 PM
“So please stop bringing it up…”
What am I supposed to say now? I’m really sorry I suggested you were being suppressed? Sorry, no can do.
You’ve got yourself all tied up in knots.
Now, what was that important evidence you were speaking of?
Chris Dudley says:
Steve Reynolds (#173),
There is a comment policy at Real Climate: http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2004/12/comment-policy/
If you feel that your comments have not been subject to that policy, then your best bet would be to no longer comment. I’ve done that at a site that doesn’t follow its stated policy. It is a waste of time to mess with a dishonest site as well as a matter of personal integrity not to participate.
“Mark — Perhaps I wrote with less clarity than I might have — your assessment is 180 degrees out of phase with what I meant to say”
That is quite possibly true.
Hence the discussion.
Now you know you were less clear in what you said than you thought, you can take better care.
And like I said, the wording could be how you’ve heard it from some of your friends who don’t know what’s going on but DO know it’s not AGW. In which case, look closely at yourself to see if you’re taking their words on unthinkingly just because you’re immersed in them.
“I fully accept the old Physics maxim that, if the facts do not agree with the theory, so much the worse for the facts.”
I suppose that’s how YOU do science, Fred. It isn’t how real science is done.
When the facts don’t agree to the theory
1) the theory is wrong in some way
2) you didn’t make the experiment test the right way
#1 could mean “wrong with no way to fix” as in the luminiferous aether after the Michelson Morely test (you did do science history of this at school?). Or it could be “wrong because it doesn’t fit there” as in Newton and Mercury’s orbit or Ideal Gas under high pressure/density regimes. As you can see “doesn’t fit” may actually come up in the theory too.
#2 could be if the LHC doesn’t find a Higgs Boson. The theory still has an option if it’s at the top end of the theory. Or the theory that the Sun is made of Iron (after all, the sun has a magnetic field…). Finding the Plasma state of matter fixed that one.
“Actually, the hot new denialist meme that all the Ditto-Heads seem to be simultaneously posting on every blog they can find …”
That’s actually a variation on an old one. Just a new spin on it. The old one had worn out since people started looking at Heartland Institute and their “research papers” on how cancer is A-OK… so it became necessary to change the vector slightly.
Mark is right. The temperature trend in UAH data is +0.127 K/decade, which is not even close to zero. It’s statistically significant, too. More here:
http://BartonPaulLevenson.com/VV.html
To the Editors of Nature,
The undersigned are concerned that coverage of the gravitation issue has been one-sided and not in keeping with good scientific standards. We call on Nature to be more open-minded on this issue, and we further propose that a non-partisan institute be set up, free of political or financial agendas, to objectively assess whether gravitation is from so-called space warping, or is actually, as several studies in peer-reviewed journals show, from solar influence and other sources of natural variation. It is not right that alternative viewpoints on an issue this important be suppressed. The good name of science demands it.
-Burton Paul Livingston, Dept. of Science Fiction, Worldwrights University
-S. Fred Flintstone, Dept. of Paleoanthropology, Bedrock University
-Willie Soon Begone, Dept. of Solar Astrophysics, George Harrison University
-Frequent Tipler, Dept. of Ethanol, Exxon-Mobile Institute for Biofuels and Drill, Baby, Drill
-Christopher Munchhausen, Third Viscount Benchpress, Sitting in an English Garden, Waiting for the Sun
-Sun Ahllshowallofyou, Dept. of Cosmic Influence, Banzai University of Alaska
-Roy Dispenser, Dept. of Satellite Instrumentation and Remedial Arithmetic, University of Alabama at Habakkuk
It’s 4:30 AM. I haven’t quite woken up yet.
Martin Vermeer says:
in #164 in his old tired way Rod B mixes up cops and criminals again:
> the current accepted dogma
which is “evidence-based science”. Count yourself and your loved ones lucky your President understands it even if you don’t.
“I can’t post links here; we have to go to another site.”
Eh, exciting! All cloak-and-dagger stuff.
Strange that he can post that he can’t post here when it so very much easier just to make his posts disappear without trace…
Further to Secular at #163, another new string to their bow is the report that $79Bn (worldwide, I assume) is spent on Climate Research over the last 20 years yet there’s no “Empirical Evidence” for AGW.
Forgetting that the evidence is most clearly in one sattelite that looks at the earth through a narrowband IR camera and has seen the earth cool at these wavelengths, showing that greenhouse gas concentrations increase is having the effect AGW proposes, the other problem is that this figure is little more than half the subsidy given in the US *alone* over that same period.
Yet we still do not have electricity “so cheap it isn’t worth metering”.
Steven T. Corneliussen says:
John Mashey in comment 169, discerning that I’d likely know the accelerator physicist Ron Sundelin — as indeed I have, since 1985 — asked if I could offer any insight into his signing of the 50 APS contrarians’ petition. In fact I cannot, and moreover, I’ve only seen him once since he retired several years ago from Jefferson Lab. I doubt very much that he’s importing political or other biases. Please let me know (Corneliussen at JLab dot org) if I you’d like me to help get you into contact. My strong guess is that he’d be glad to discuss his view with you. (And thanks. I had failed to notice his name on the list.)
190 should have read “little more than half that given to NUCLEAR as subsidies over that period in the US alone”.
Or something similar that fits grammatically…
Ray Ladbury says:
Actually, 90% confidence does not equate to a 10% chance of being wrong. It is merely a measure of the amount of what the amount of evidence we have to date allows us to claim.
Example: We are told that an opaque jar contains both black and white balls. We draw 22 balls (with replacement) they are all black. This allows us to draw the conclusion that with 90% confidence, 90% or more of the balls are black. We are now given the opportunity to bet a substantial pile of money that the next ball drawn will be white. Do we accept 9:1 odds? No. How about 20:1. Probably not, since we have no evidence that there are ANY white balls in the jar at all. This is very like the situation wrt climate change. Our evidence is sufficent to claim 90% confidence that we are warming the planet–that does not correspond to a 10% chance that we are not, since there is no convincing evidence favoring this proposition.
Actually, 90% confidence does not equate to a 10% chance of being wrong.”
I know. I was quoting denialist “appreciation”.
Like doctors saying “you’ve probably got prostate cancer”. AFAIK, NOBODY has ever said “well, wait until you’re certain before you cut me!”.
> black balls, white balls, and “well, wait” before surgery
Watchful waiting is a recommended procedure, in fact, and based on exactly this kind of statistical evidence about outcomes.
Jeffrey Davis says:
We went to war in Iraq on Cheney’s hidden maxim of a 1% chance that they had WMDs. Eventual financial cost: over $1 trillion. To date deaths: over 1,000,000. Is there a > 1% chance that we’ll experience a world-wide, civilization-throttling increase in global temps and associate climate changes? You betcha. A 5C change in temps would make Iraq look like a walk in the park.
It’s quite possible that there are no exomoons at all, and that our solar system is absolutely unique in the entire universe as being the only system containing moons. Therefore, given this distinct possibility, we should refrain from criticizing astrophysicists who deny the existence of exomoons, and give them equal, fair and balanced treatment in both the media and the literature.
Rod B 28 July 2009 at 10:56 PM
“…you just eliminated most, probably all, papers touting AGW that were published between early 1900s or before up to maybe 1970s, and tons of other science papers.”
Did I really? You should explain in detail how you think that is the case.
“One good example for the drill (and admittedly some others are not quite as good)…”
How about some actual good examples? Are there any? And is the choice of poor examples reflective of ignorance, or desperation?
‘…“open letter” says, “…measured or reconstructed temperature records indicate that 20th or 21st century temperature changes are neither exceptional nor persistent.”’
Oh, -so- damning. They’ve selected a particular indicator in isolation, describing it in a way strongly suggestive of lack of understanding or plain old obfuscation and are touting that as evidence of malfeasance and corruption, ignoring a vast number of findings congruent with AGW. That’s a good example? That’s not persuasive, it only makes me more contemptuous.
“If you don’t think that is an analytical judgment, then you do not comprehend the words exceptional and persistent. You got another think coming.”
Have they published their “analytical judgments” in the form of refereed papers? Are they publishing alternative explanations to correct the problems they “judge” are infecting research? No. And guess what? Wild-eyed claims of suppression won’t provide an escape hatch. Any and all “suppressed” work can be published at will these days, and given the nature of this controversy would swiftly find a receptive audience if it had any merit. Unless of course you believe the global cabal of corrupt scientists is censoring the Internet?
By the way, what “think do I got coming”?
“In any case how on Earth is this or any other of their statements “slanderous?” There are zero personal attacks. (Besides the term is libelous.)”
There are zero personal attacks because they have no actual evidence to support their claim that scientific research is being corrupted by graft. Now go look up the definition of “slander” [edit]
Surely you’re not that obtuse. As you hopefully know, many of the authors of this and other letters are familiar with how a professional scientist presents findings, beginning at the PhD level if not a little earlier. When you make a claim, you are expected to present a rigorous argument as nearly airtight as possible in support of your assertions. In failing to present any evidence whatsoever of their accusations of corruption, these people have not done that and are enjoying thereby a double-standard, demanding that others do a better job than can they.
BPL (comment 187), that was extremely funny!
Martin Vermeer, decent point but your ignoring the possibility of evidence morphing into dogma, which has been done by some in climate science. Dogma need not be made out of whole cloth to be dogma. A simple extension of evidence (even good solid evidence) into absolute truth — which many do while protesting loudly that they don’t — accompanied by an absolute intolerance of anyone or anything that deviates, even in the most remote, slightest, or insignificant sense, describes dogma and a goodly portion of AGWers.
Do Doug B’s words in 170 sound like they’re defending evidence or dogma? (not singling Doug out — he’s just one of many, but recent.) Your cops and criminals comment is another example. I asked Doug a simple objective question (which he answered in the affirmative), and also made a simple declarative statement that all (except maybe one as it turns out) of the assertions in the open letter are judgmental, meaning interpretative of hard data. Which they are; and even though that doesn’t say one iota of their statements being correct or even anywhere near, your “dogma” can not permit my statement.
For the record, I’m feeling decidedly unlucky over what my president understands, including (but not limited to) climate science.
Barton PL, I enjoyed your 187; very clever!
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Concertreport + Photos: Female Metal Event III (2016) (English Version)
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FemME Fatale – A hot weekend in the Netherlands!
Translation: Hanna Häßlein
Femke Fatale.
It got really hot from September 23rd to September 25th 2016 at the Female Metal Event III. This was not only due to the front women but also due to the corresponding men, obviously the music as well as the fountains of fire for the headliner.
For the first time, it wasn’t the organizer Ton Dekkers who hosted the festival this year but the tattoo-model Femke Fatal. She was able to fill those big footsteps and did a great job with announcing every single one of the 26 participating bands who performed, as per usual, on two stages. The large audience, which had the opportunity to enjoy this event for three days in a row, was clearly satisfied.
Judith Rijnveld (Kingfisher Sky).
The festival was opened on Friday at 6:45 pm by Kingfisher Sky who performed on the Large Stage. They had already been participating last year, however, with only a regular show. The FemME-Friday was an exclusive acoustic-spectacle. This was also true for the Dutch whose theater-show was a lot calmer compared to other bands and almost reminded of Irish folk-bands.
Janika Groß (Molllust).
They were followed by Molllust, who revisited the theater-topic with their theatrical opera metal which contained comedy-elements as well as aggressive numbers and passionate-sad classical pieces. With this, the band showed their harmonic and also their dissonant side which had well deserved cheering as a consequence.
Marcela Bovio (ex Stream of Passion) was the first festival highlight with her new solo project – especially since she didn’t only perform with a keyboard but also with a string quartet. This made for an original album constellation. She shone with exceptional vocals, soulful strings and showed a lot of emotion – maybe because on this very day her debut album “Unprecedented” was released.
Marcela Bovio mit Streichquartett.
Furthermore, Sleeping Romance performed on the Aardschok Stage and the solo artists Vic Anselmo and Moran Magal took turns performing on the Large Stage.
Marieke Bresseleers (Circle Unbroken).
Saturday started at 2 pm with the first band on the Aardschok Stage: Circle Unbroken. The Belgians delivered a solid performance – which was expected after their clean-sweep during the battles – which got on without a band and showcased the madness of some band members. However, they still didn’t miss out on emotions.
Micky Huijsmans (End of the Dream).
The Large Stage was opened by End of the Dream who presented a very female side. Hence, it was songs such as “All I Am” which were performed with an extra amount of energy. An interesting fact is that the band already was part of the FemMe last year – however only on the small stage. Their success with the audience brought them back.
Following them, Ex Libris and Dianne van Giersbergen took the stage. Unfortunately, however, we missed the performance due to a video-interview. Yet, since the interview was a success, the regret was very short-lived.
Zuberoa Aznárez (Diabulus in Musica).
The festival was continued by Diabulus in Musica on the big stage. Unluckily, they had to perform without their bass player (this year’s festival virus) which was played from a recording instead. Unfortunately, the recording was used a little too much as some choruses didn’t get any live support at all. This was a great pity, since especially the harder passages were rather appealing.
Kobra Page (Kobra and the Lotus).
After another performance by Sleeping Romance, my personal FemMe-surprise took place at 6 pm on the Large Stage: Kobra and the Lotus. Everything the band did, they did right: An all around strong singer who still didn’t mind giving her boys enough space to create the perfect relations between vocals and instruments. This combination made for a Heavy-Metal-Show that packed quite the punch!
Peggy Meeussen (Bliksem).
The Aardschock Stage was now occupied by Bliksem who had already raised the roof at the Wacken Open Air with their Trash Metal. And they didn’t tone it down one bit for the FemMe.
Emmanuelle Zoldan (Sirenia).
The band Sirenia had a very special performance, as their new singer Emmanuelle Zoldan had her debut. For those familiar with the band, it should not be an unknown voice as she has sang choruses and harmonies for previous albums. According to her own statement, she was rather nervous during her first life performance as the bands lead singer, yet she managed the whole situation without any problems.
The day was finished by The Charm the Fury, The Birthday Massacre and Eloyse. Unfortunately, we were not able to see them.
Models mit der Kollektion "Freak Chique".
Lisette van den Berg.
It is a tradition that the FemMe Sunday is opened by Ingeborg Steenhorst and her brand I Style Stars. The annual collection’s motto was “Freak Chique” which was based on the album title “Out of the Freak Show” by Cirrha Niva, who accompanied the show with their music. The many female and few male models presented Haute Couture as well as wearable fashion on the runway which was partly decorated with artificial blood. According to the motto but against the expectations which the motto and the view of the band initially raised, it was not an all around dark and mad circus show. Rather, Steenhorst used her creation yet again to criticize current events, this time especially focusing on human nature and it’s violent tendencies. The show was underlined by an impressive digital show created by Tom de Witt who also was responsible for last year’s DVD production.
Anny Hou.
Furthermore, the band was supported by two guest singers, Laura Guldemond (Shadowrise) and Lisette van den Berg (Scarlet Stories, Karmaflow, etc). The latter also delivered a satisfying solo performance on the catwalk which was, next to the charismatic hand-fan dance by Anny Hou, seen was one of the show’s highlights.
Claudia Michelutti and Co. (Valkyre).
On the small stage, steampunk-band Valkyre continued, in a sense, fashionably. However, this is only true for their clothes as the music was a crossover of multiple styles which were carried by a very female voice and yet, did not get lost in the metal-roar.
Sara Squadrani (Ancient Bards).
With a slight delay, it was now time for the performance of a band which, just as we had predicted, turned out to be the festival’s strongest band: Ancient Bards. The band got the audience all fired up with a fantastic singer and five musicians who all knew exactly what they were doing with their instruments. With their symphonic epic power metal, the band delivered a well-made mixture of bombast and emotions. The Italians were currently on their 10 Bardic Years Tour which lead to them having a very special set list. All in all, this was an outstanding performance which led to remarkably much bawling amongst the crowd.
Laura Guldemond (Shadowrise).
Subsequently, Shadowrise and Nightmare performed, which unfortunately we were not able to see. Shadowrise is the band of the singer Laura Guldemond who also had an amazing performance during the fashion show (for the second time) – this made our missing her other performance even more unfortunate.
Vicky Johnson (Winter in Eden).
It went on with Winter in Eden who, contrary to their band’s name, brought a lot of heat to the Aardschock Stage. Aside from the contention, that the band was produced by members of the band Within Temptation, the band from the UK also brought strong female fronted metal which spoke for itself and filled the entire room effortlessly.
Dianne van Giersbergen (Xandria) und Publikum.
Dianne van Giersbergen with Precious-Metal-Jewelry.
With Xandria came the performance, which the FemME-audience had been waiting for the entire past year. At least 30% of the audience had been wearing the band’s shirts the entire day and the symphonic metal band had an easy game with the audience, which had shown up in great numbers and thoroughly motivated. In return this lead to the band getting to work euphorically and delivering one of their best performances yet. All band members were full of enthusiasm and their usual bombast. Additionally, Dianne had already performed on Saturday with Ex Libris on the small stage and, just as last year, presented her self-made jewelry brand “Precious Metal” at her jewelry booth. It was one of many booths, which brought a whole other side to the festival and provided another incentive, especially to the female visitors.
Lena (Infected Rain).
It was a rather hard cut that was made with Infected Rain, as this band opened the hardest part of the Female Metal Event. However, one can’t really refer to the Moldavians as warm-up since the lifted the roof and scudded across the stage wildly and dynamically. The combination of bad girl and screams gave the performance the necessary x-factor.
Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy).
At about 10 pm, the hour of the Arch Enemy approached. The headliner transformed the stage into a place of fire and wind fountains. In all this, front women Alissa White-Gluz did not lose her presence but shone with her stage presence and switched between grunts, audience animation and the waving of flags. However to those, who know Alissa from her time with The Agonist and other projects, it may have been slightly disappointing as the singer presented herself a little less vocally versatile. It was, however, rather obvious that most of the audience – almost all of the festival visitors had gathered for this show – were more than excited about the show. This also goes for the rest of the band which were at their best.
Michelle Nivelle (Hell City).
The last show of the festival was given by Hell City. The band, that called themselves the new wave of Belgian metal, performed music with a drive to it that was something in the Hard Rock family. This drive lead to a great atmosphere and made for a successful festival-finish.
The third volume of the Female Metal Event was just as successful as its last performance. Influenced by various genres and bands from all over the globe, the festival 2016 offered even more diversity than last year. Hence, the bands’ and staffs’ and, most importantly, the audiences’ mood was on top. Even though the audience had grown this year, the cozy and familiar atmosphere at the FemME could be maintained – very special, considering all the big names in the Line-Up. We are already very excited to see what the next year will bring – cheap Early Bird Tickets are already available!
More pictures of the bands as well as video-interviews will follow soon!
Labels: Ancient Bards, Arch Enemy, Circle Unbroken, Female Metal Event III, FemME, Hell City, Infected Rain, Ingeborg Steenhorst, Kobra and the Lotus, Lisette Van den Berg, Marcela Bovio, Molllust, Sirenia, Xandria
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Bell Telephone Laboratories Ad
June 1954 Radio & Television News Article
June 1954 Radio & Television News
For a given semiconductor compound, the maximum operational speed of a transistor is governed pretty much by its gate thickness. Capacitance and impurities along with lithography precision and accuracy are the culprits. Shrinking gate sizes and growing crystals with greater purity has driven operational speeds upward significantly over the years. An equivalent set of issues plagued vacuum tube development a century ago. The physical spacing of grid elements wrt each other as well as to the cathode and plate placed an upper limit on amplification bandwidth. As always, judicious study of the underlying causes led to the development of new designs that, along with improved manufacturing techniques, overcame existing barriers and, also as always, exposed yet a new set of limiting criteria for conquering. That's the way of science and engineering. This advertisement from a 1954 edition of Radio & Television News featured breakthrough development by Western Electric of the 436A vacuum tube for tripling the number of voice calls that could be sent over a single coaxial transmission line.
Splitting Hairs to Speed Calls
This coaxial system electron tube amplifies more voices at the same time because of wider frequency band - made possible by bringing grid and cathode closer together.
Grid is shown above on left. Picture at right, enlarged 15 times, shows how wires are anchored by glass bond. They will not sag despite nearness of red-hot cathode.
To triple the voice-carrying capacity of coaxial cable, Bell Laboratories engineers had to create new amplifying tubes with the grid placed only two-thirds of a hair's breadth from the cathode. Furthermore, the grid wires had to be held rigidly in position; one-quarter of a hair's shifting would cut amplification in half.
Working with their Bell System manufacturing partners at Western Electric, the engineers developed precise optical means for measuring critical spacing insulators. On a rigid molybdenum grid frame they wound tungsten wire three ten-thousandths of an inch thick. To prevent the slightest movement they stretched the wire under more tension for its size than suspension bridge cables, then bonded it to the frame by a new process.
The resulting tube increases coaxial's capacity from 600 to 1800 simultaneous voices - another example of how Bell Telephone Laboratories research helps keep your telephone system growing at the lowest possible cost.
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REVIEW: Toad the Wet Sprocket has “Something To Say” at The Fillmore
Rachel Goodman
August 4, 2017, 11:00 am
Photo: Rachel Goodman
SAN FRANCISCO — Toad The Wet Sprocket played an unforgettable show at The Fillmore Thursday. The Santa Barbara band, which formed in 1986 and came to fame with the release of Fear in 1992, played a mix of older songs that did not leave fans disappointed.
Glen Phillips, barefoot and clad in a cowboy hat, started the show with the mid-tempo “The Moment,” off New Constellation, which had great jangly guitars from Todd Nichols. Toad then went into former hit”Whatever I Fear,” off 1997’s Coil, now 20 years old. Phillips’ distinct vocals had never sounded better as he sang, “Whatever I fear the most is whatever I see before me.” Toad played with a tightness and tenacity the band had not shown in recent years.
Toad the Wet Sprocket still has its original lineup intact, save for Randy Guss who fractured his ribs. The band sounded like it should after playing together for so long.
The guitar playing by Nichols blended seamlessly with bassist Dean Dinning on “All Things in Time.” The two also added gorgeous harmonies to “All I Want,” complementing Phillips’ vocals.
Glen Phillips who is a natural on stage and offered up plenty of banter as well, complimenting the audience about “attractive, intelligent and smart” it was, chatting about the city’s unenforceable rent. Not all of his jokes connected with the crowd. “I’m making an ass out of myself,” he commented at one point.
Toad then introduced a song that will be featured on the upcoming animated movie Animal Crackers, “One Of Those Days.” The song has a catchy keyboard melody by Jonathan Kingham.
But earlier material received the most cheers; songs like “Good Intentions” had fans singing along. Nichols also showed off his own vocal talents on “Crazy Life,” with Phillips adding the harmonies. Toad even added a little psychedelic Pink Floyd into the mix with”Breathe” at the end of “Don’t Fade.”
As the night came to an end, the crowd was treated to songs off Fear. The band is celebrating the album’s 25th anniversary. “Nightingale Song” had Dinning and Phillips join drummer Josh Daubin (of opener Beta Play) shaking tambourines. The set ended with the crowd singing along to “Walk on the Ocean.”
Fellow Santa Barbara band Beta Play opened the show. The two bands are close and Beta Play drummer Daubin is also filling in on drums for Toad. The band played infectious, dance-pop. Frontman Tom Cantillon plugged their new album between songs and joked people buy it from “Tinder and Atari.” Songs like “Tug of War” were perfect for dancing along; “Fire to My Feet” had great harmonies between brothers Tom and Michael Cantillon.
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Toad The Wet Sprocket, Photo: Rachel Goodman
Beta Play, Photo: Rachel Goodman
Rachel Goodman began writing after watching Heathers one too many times. She previously wrote about music in Washington, D.C., and in New York. When not seeing some indie band, she can usually be found in a darkened movie theater watching the latest foreign or documentary film, or hiking the San Bruno Mountains. Rachel is a huge fan of Neil Gaiman -- Neverwhere changed her life.
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MEMORIES and INFORMATION relating to the
32nd (ALDRIDGE) BATTALION
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOME GUARD
This is a page of www.staffshomeguard.co.uk. To see full contents, go to SITE MAP.
The most recent addition was on 12th February 2019
This page deals with matters associated with the 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion ONLY and the territory for which it was responsible:
Aldridge, Barr Beacon, Brownhills, Little Aston, Pelsall, Pheasey, Rushall, Shelfield, Streetly, Walsall Wood and neighbouring areas.
See also the 80 pages of memories and information published in 1945 by the Battalion's members.
FOR ALL OTHER INFORMATION ON THIS AND OTHER BATTALIONS
THE BATTALION WITHIN THE COUNTY ORGANISATION
How the 32nd Battalion fitted into the South Staffordshire Home Guard organisation.
BATTALION OFFICERS
A list of officers attached to the 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion in February 1941.
"HOME GUARDING" - THE BATTALION'S STORY
(told in the members' own words in 1944 and 1945)
INDEX OF SURNAMES AND PLACE NAMES
relating to the Battalion
OFFICERS' GROUP PHOTOGRAPH 1943
MAP OF BATTALION AREA
of Battalion members
TRAINING COURSES AVAILABLE TO THE BATTN. - 1943
The linked page summarises the many training courses available to Battalions in Staffordshire: their location and content; and the names of those commanding them. Almost every subject is covered and the locations are diverse in the extreme, including: Onibury (Shropshire), Bishops Tachbrook (Warks.), Altcar (Liverpool), Umberslade Park (Hockley, Birmingham), Burnhill Green (nr. Wolverhampton), Birmingham Town Fighting School (Bristol Street), Aldridge, Redditch, Doddington (Cheshire), Burscough (Lancs.), Stoke, Ullswater, Salisbury, Blacon (Cheshire), Denbies (Surrey), Birmingham University and Warwick.
(Further information about several of these training establishments is contained elsewhere within this website. Please use the SEARCH function to find it).
AN ACT OF BRAVERY
An act of bravery by C.S.M. Harris of Chester Road North, Sutton Coldfield, reported in the Birmingham press. The incident may well have occurred at a grenade training area on the edge of the Battalion's area, near to Walsall and coincidentally but appropriately known as The Chuckery.
(The Webmaster recalls this incident being discussed with suitable admiration in his own Home Guard household. Acknowledgement to Matt Felkin).
Added August 2015
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO LOCALITIES (below)
Aldridge - Barr Beacon - Brownhills - Little Aston - Pelsall - Pheasey - Rushall - Shelfield - Streetly - Walsall Wood
"E" Coy. - ALDRIDGE (18)
Added 8 Dec 2017
A MEMORY OF ALDRIDGE HOME GUARD
Mr. Paul Bailey remembers his grandfather, Pte. E. Sleath, a member of the 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion:
"........I can still see my grandfather cleaning his rifle, issued as part of his Home Guard duties, and I have his Defence Medal issued by Lieut-Col Cowan, Secretary of the Staffs TA Association to him, Pte E Sleath, after the war.
Some weekends the Home Guard (of modern 'Dad's Army' fame) would train in the local streets - jumping in and out of local gardens as they exercised. Very often they would make their way down Paddock Lane into Dumblederry Lane and over the canal bridge to fight a mock battle either side of the canal. Local children would follow knowing that any explosive thrown into the canal would stun the fish and bring them floating to the top..........."
© Paul Bailey 2005 To read the rest of this interesting memoir - which contains other memories of wartime Aldridge and Stafford - in its original setting, the BBC's excellent People's War Archive, please click here. (You will leave this site. WW2 People's War is an online archive of wartime memories contributed by members of the public and gathered by the BBC. The complete archive can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar).
Margaret Thompson recalls that her father, Eric Pritchard (seen right in later life), served in the Aldridge Home Guard. He had not been called up owing to a foot deformity. The family lived at that time at 20, Portland Road, Aldridge.
Neighbours also served: Percy Stevens who lived at No. 14 - he appears on the 32nd Battalion Officers group photograph, mentioned above; and Mr Hazard, at No. 24. (House numbers in that road changed in later years, Nos. 20 and 14 becoming 50 and 44 respectively).
OTHER REFERENCES TO ALDRIDGE in this website.
BARR BEACON and adjoining area
A memory of Pte. George W. Waight of "A" Company.
OTHER REFERENCES TO BARR BEACON in this website.
Information about the Brownhills unit - "D" Coy. of the 32nd Battalion (16).
OTHER REFERENCES TO BROWNHILLS in this website.
LITTLE ASTON
"B" COMPANY (19) - Streetly and Little Aston, including a map of the territory.
LITTLE ASTON HALL and THE SCRIBBANS FAMILY
We have received a request for memories of and further information about the role played by Little Aston Hall in the war years, when it and its owner Mrs. Ada Scribbans played host to "B" Coy. of the 32nd Battalion. The request comes from a member of the Scribbans family and may be viewed in GUEST BOOK . If you can help, please make contact direct using the email address there, or via staffshomeguard.co.uk.
William Herrington was with the 32nd South Staffordshire (Aldridge) Battalion. He worked the land and lived in Little Aston. He did not talk much about the Home Guard perhaps because of his having lost a brother KIA in Tunisia; but one or two family memories do survive.
William Herrington was based for some of his service on Footherly Moor where there was a mock-up of Birmingham using lighting to fool the Luftwaffe into dropping their bombs early on to an unpopulated area rather than the city itself. When the family moved into Forge Farm in Little Aston one of the bedrooms had been damaged by an incendiary bomb and perhaps this was evidence of the effectiveness of the decoy arrangements! He also worked on a anti-aircraft battery in Sutton Park. This would have been in 1943 and 1944 after significant numbers of local men had been transferred, voluntarily or otherwise, from the 32nd Battalion on to ack-ack duties. There are memories of William returning home at all hours, together with rifle but no ammunition, having slept elsewhere in his greatcoat.
(Grateful acknowledgement to Jason Allen for this information about his grandfather. See also the Visitors’ Messages page for June 2012)
See also STREETLY below. And see OTHER REFERENCES TO LITTLE ASTON in this website.
A PLATOON OF "D" Coy., PELSALL (6)
Click above to see this captioned photograph, taken probably in late 1941.
Pte. ALBERT SNAPE - "D" Coy., PELSALL (5)
Please click above to read the story of Pte. Snape's Home Guard service.
MEMORIES OF LIFE IN "D" Coy., 1942 - 1944 (3)
by Reg. Neville
Please click the title above to read this excellent memoir which includes references to local personalities and places, personal experiences and much detail about Home Guard activities.
OTHER REFERENCES TO PELSALL in this website.
PHEASEY
For references within the website please click here.
RUSHALL
Lt. I. COTTON, "G" Coy., RUSHALL (10)
Click above to see information on this officer who left the 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion to join the R.A.F.
No. 16 PLATOON, HELLIWELLS Ltd. (8)
Click to view a picture of this platoon, based at Walsall Airport.
Capt. THOMAS CHAPMAN, M.C. - "G" Coy., (7)
Here is information about Capt. Chapman, a Great War hero, a Headmaster (of Birchfield Road School, Perry Barr, Birmingham) and C.O. of "G" Coy., Rushall.
OTHER REFERENCES TO RUSHALL in this website.
SHELFIELD
THE HOME GUARD BONFIRE, STREETLY (9)
A memory from May 1945. Click to read.
32nd BATTN. WEAPONRY: A SMALL BOY'S VIEW (4)
Please click on the above title to read this memoir.
MEMORIES OF "B" Coy., MAY 1940 to JUNE 1942 (2)
by Graham C. Myers
This fascinating memoir includes many references to Streetly and Little Aston and describes the early life of the local Platoon (see also below).
A HOME GUARD PLATOON - ITS HISTORY
The story of a Streetly/Little Aston Platoon from formation in May/June 1940 until stand-down in December 1944, as recorded in early 1945.
A HOME GUARD PLATOON - IMAGES
The Streetly/Little Aston Platoon photographed in early 1943 and invitations received by Platoon members to assemble in order to form the unit.
A HOME GUARD PLATOON - A TEENAGER'S MEMORIES
The memories of a teenager who assisted the Platoon in an auxiliary role.
A CHILD'S MEMORIES OF WW2 (11)
Mr. M. J. Butler makes the briefest of mentions of his father's membership of the 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion in a BBC People's War Archive memoir which will be of great interest to anyone who knows the Streetly - Parson & Clerk - Kingstanding area.
OTHER REFERENCES TO STREETLY in this website.
WALSALL WOOD
Information about the Walsall Wood unit - "F" Coy. of the 32nd Battalion (17).
STANLEY THOMAS JACQUES (1921-1987) came from a family who had lived for generations in Walsall Wood. His grandfather, Richard, was the village blacksmith and wheelwright. Stanley began an engineering apprenticeship with the GEC in Witton, Birmingham in 1938. He was therefore in a reserved occupation when war broke out but nevertheless joined the Home Guard and was a member of the 32nd Staffordshire (Aldridge) Battalion. He was still living in the Walsall Wood at an address of Friezland Lane, Common Side or Salter's Road. He was issued with documents to validate his carrying of a firearm and for the use of two Matchless despatch motorcycles. Little more is regrettably known so far about his Home Guard service but it would appear that his duties included that of acting as a Despatch Rider.
(Grateful acknowledgement to Colin Jacques for providing this information in memory of his father).
Added February 2016
OTHER REFERENCES TO WALSALL WOOD in this website.
WHO and WHERE?
Unidentified members of the 32nd Battalion undergoing weapons training. Any information on names and place would be welcome.
Contributions from visitors are welcomed. Please use FEEDBACK if you have material you would like to appear within this site.
"H.G." BOOK CONTENTS
NAME/PLACE INDEX
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Starring: Sasha Luce and Helen Mirren
A beautiful Russian woman becomes her government's deadliest assassin.
“Anna” is a well crafted espionage film about the cat and mouse game the CIA and KGB played.
Both Sasha Luce and Helen Mirren give good, solid performances and the story has enough twists and turns to keep the audience interested, but the film gives the impression it was shot for the small screen.
Overall “Anna” is a spy-romp with some hard edges. It gets a B and is rated R.
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Rated R.
In the reboot of the franchise, a young mother gives her son a toy doll unaware of its sinister nature.
Rebooting a franchise isn't an easy task, but the producers of “Child's Play” did a remarkable job in keeping the terror and creepiness from the original film and amping up the action and thrills for a whole new audience.
“Child's Play” makes great use of it's slow pacing and builds up into a well-orchestrated scream fest. Special mention goes to the animatronic team of puppeteers who controlled 'Chucky.' And although, a lot of the film was digitized and CGI, the creepiest moments came from the way the SPFX team maneuvered the doll.
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This film does not disappoint. It's is a beautifully animated, acted and directed film with so many moments that both kids and adults will enjoy together.
A true family film with a huge heart underscored by a terrific story.
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Paradise Creek / River Feb 8-10
Re: Paradise Creek / River Feb 8-10
Post by Philski » Sat Feb 07, 2015 1:25 am
This article describes the Paradise River Goldfield as it happened in 1881. The Paradise River goldfield was the largest in the district after middletons Creek and Lucy was worked out. Half the population of miners where employed there.
THE CORINNA GOLDFIELDS. (1881)
From a recent visitor to the West Coast we have obtained some particulars of the Corinna goldfields which may be of interest to our readers In speaking of Corinna, the site of the Government store on the North bank of the Pieman, some 15 miles from its mouth, is testament, and this will no doubt be the site of a real future township, as while vessels can come up to the river this far, it has hitherto proved the most central position that could have been selected for the straggling and constantly shifting gold-mining population. It was upon Brown's Plain, seven miles north of the store,that gold was first discovered in this district by A John Brown in 1879, and this was followed by the rush at Middleton's Creek (a tributary of the Savage River), which lies west of the store then came the Donaldson rush, west again of the Savage goldfield; and then the Badger Creek rush.
All these goldfields were in the aggregate a large quantity of gold was taken out, but The difficulty of obtaining provisions, the absence of any reliable depot for supplies, anti the one or two periods of famine terminating in a spell of downright starvation, thinned down the a number of diggers till even the hardiest gave in, and were preparing to abandon the locality. The cry which had been raised that the Government should establish a store met, through the energy of Mr D. F. Scott, with a favourable correspondent, and though we still consider the principle acted upon was wrong. And that it established a very unwise precedent, it must be admitted it has achieved the result aimed at, and through careful and economical management fell has not proved a loss to the Government. It was established in 1881 and though the miners were slow in regaining confluence, their numbers have steadily gained from seven in March last to sixty at the present time.
West of the Donaldson (towards the sea coast) no payable gold has been discovered, Although prospects have been obtained in a few creeks tried, but the miners do not seem to think the country in that direction worth prospecting. When the alluvial' was worked out about the Savage River the prospectors turned eastward again, and after working out the Whyte River. Then passed on to the Lucy and Paradise Rivers, where the present workings are now principally situated. All these streams are tributaries of the Pieman the River of which, by the way, the residents consider the native name of Royenrine, ought to be adopted.
The workings on all are of the the same character, namely, in the creeks and gullies running down to the main stream, the gold deposits being very patchy, and though some good "pockets" have been struck, not more than wages has been made on the average, yet some, indeed, having only made "tucker." The to Lucy Falls into the Pieman about four miles East of the Government store, and the work. commence about four miles inland, and four miles further. The principal deposits worked along it are at St. Dizier's hi Creek, Spur's Creek, and a flat upon which several parties are employed. The gold obtained is of the usual high quality in of Corinna gold, but is less waterworn than that from the Savage goldfield, and more In compact, but the nuggets obtained are not so large, one of half an ounce being the largest informant could hear of.
Striking off from the Lucy track four miles from the Pieman, in an easterly direction, the Paradise goldfield is so reached. This goldfield was discovered after several weeks prospecting by Thos. Wright, and now employs nearly half the total population of the district, but it is becoming nearly exhausted. Upon the Lucy goldfield an area of quartz has been obtained, and some of the miners contemplate trying the terraces. It is the general opinion of the miners, most of whom are experienced men from the other colonies, that all the posits yet worked have been merely the outer edge, as it were, of the gold-bearing country, and that further search will result in the discovery of reefs or deep leads, the latter seeing strongly fancied. The Lucy River rises in the Meredith Range, towards which many believe the head quarters of the gold lie, but the heavy scrub, the swant of tracks, and the fact that the present law, which does not grant a prospecting area is under five miles from it known discovery, proevents a prospector who spends time and labour in discovering a new field from obtaining any better claim than those who rush in after he had done all the hard work, all not as hindrances to nd prospecting to any considerable extent. , it stay be mentioned that Wright was close upon three months prospecting and cutting tracks through the heavy scrub to open country before he discovered the Paradise goldfield, which now employs 30 men, yet was only able to secure one man's ground, or the area as those who kept an eye on his where to abouts, and came in as soon as they found teYe had struck gold.e* Upon Brown's Plain two parties intend to prospect for a deep lead-which there is reason to believe exists-if they can secure some concession from the Commissioner it case of success, but not if they are to have no greatest share than those who will merely shepherd them till they have proved the ground. A Hobart Association have spent a little money in prospecting on the plain for a reef, but with.Io out success up to the present. The country here is principally a quartz wash on the surface in with slate bottom. Upon the Elizabeth Range,on at the Savage River goldfield, The Corinna Prospecting Association have taken out a protee to. tios order for quartz, and have struck the outcrop of a reef. There is no gold visible in the stone, but gold can be obtained in the rubble, and the affair is believed to be worth testing.
Upon the south bank of the Pieman, opposite the Corinna, there are no indication of payable deposits.
up the 'Pieman in a creek on the southern side running into it; locally known no Hangman Gully, a little gold has been found, but the result of operations here gave the Locality a bad name, and very little prospecting has been done, though there are one or two creeks higher up on that side which might carry payable. Above twelve miles up the Pieman from Corinna, the north bank, the Lefroy Prospecting Association have taken up an area upon which prospecting has been carried on for some time past. A tunnel has been driven into the hill, and several leaders have been cut of likely-looking stone, but carrying no gold, though in the creek below some of the best looking reef gold yet obtained in the district has been taken out. A blank then occurs in the known deposit till the Long Plain is reached, 17 miles from Corinna and 24 from Mount Bischoff, and here a Hobart association are prospecting for a reef. It is the opinion of many experienced miners that ultimately the gold deposits will be found to extend from the Long Plain to the goldfields beyond Corinna, but at a considerable depth.
Our informant paid a flying visit to the Heemskirk fields, but is not inclined to give a particular opinion of any of the claims. He considers there are many valuable lodes there-which will ultimately prove remunerative, butit will cost a good deal to develop them, and leconfesses that the difference between the glow.ing nncounts in the public press, and the actualreality in the amount of work done and theprospects visible to the casual observer ewas verystriking. It appeared too, as.if the directors of some of the companies, imagined that their claims would in some mysterious manner develop themselves in course of time, as the parsimonious manner in which their mining managers have been treated in the matter of stores and even of tools precludes the idea of developing them by mining operations. In this respect some of the claims managed in Victoria show a marked contrast, .and a leaf might with advantage be taken out of' their book, and time management of the- Empress Victoria is especially spoken of as deserving commendation.. In order to save the freight end cost of. packing from Macquarie Harbour, items which have fallen very heavily upon some companies, the Empress Victoria have obtained' a little steamer to convey their stores from Macquarie to Trial Harbour, aego making a. boan from the claim down to Trial Harbour, and if- the, Government do not make a jetty at Trial Harbour, they are prepared to execute this work themselves, believing that such works, which are necessary to the development of their'property, must prove in the end remunerative. Such enterprise as this,which reminds one of what the Mount Bischoff company had to undertake to secure the development of their valuable mine, deserves every recommendation.
It stands out in marked contrast to the conduct of those who do nothing themselves but call on the Government to do everything for their benefit. With regard' to the important matter of tracks, our informant believes that Mr Hall is the right man for the work, that he possesses the confidence of those most interested, and that were lowed more discretionary power and 'were legs hampered be able to give general satisfaction. The expenditure of the last vote for the track from Waratah to Corinna (41 miles) have been entrusted to him,and if left alone he will be able to make the present foot truck into a good horse track. The foot track from' Corinna to Mount Heemskirk (25 miles) made by him has been likened to across-cut saw by some people, but the natural difficulties of the route were very great, and the worst pinches have already been. toned down considerably by Mr Hall, who is confident that, if allowed the man, can make it happen. A good horse track on the present route. There has been some talk of making. a track from Waratah to Corinna via the Meredith Range,but though on paper it would be shorter than the present route, those acquainted with the country state it would cross so many spurs that it would practically he longer, and would certainly be far. more tedious than the present route, which only needs widening and improving to meet all requirements.
source: Examiner (1881)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/38228723
Post by Philski » Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:36 pm
This second article mentions many interesting insights into the way of life back then in this area. Mr Lambie of middletons creek for instance would have to be related to Senator Jacky Lambie. He was from Hobart.
The problems of mail delivery and some shenanigans in Corinna. Blackguards Hill was an area of disrepute! and more info on the fields,,
please excuse the typos and spelling mistakes below. Ive only started on the first bit.
THE CORINNA GOLDFIELD.
From our own Correspondent.
In my last I omitted to chronicle tho arrival of Mr, Gaffney, under the new mail contract. He made a good trip to this plaoe, with a heavy mail, and on the return journey made the run from Heemskirk to Waratah in two days. How is this for our track ? If the contractor keeps np to time in the future, as he did on the initiatory trip, we will have no oaose of complaint. I think that some alteration should be made in the arrival and departure of the mails, especially in connection with Corinna. Your correspondent at Heemskirk can speak with more authority with reference to that plaoe. The mail for Corinna should reach there not later than 4 or 5 p.m. on every Saturday ; des*patched for Heemskirk on Monday, leave there Wednesday, arrive Corinna Friday 4 p.m., close same day 5 p.m., and leave for Waratah on Saturday morning. This matter needs only to be brought under the notice of Mr. Douglas, to effort a reformation to suit the convenience of the West Coast public.
Apropos of the mail, we have not yet received. The Tasmanian Mail of December 31. I présame ithas been forwarded per s.S. Amy, which vessel has not yet pat in an appearance either at Boat Harbour
or Corinna,
The ketch Welcome Home crossed the bar on
Wednesday morning. The bar was then as calm as the proverbial mill-pond, but yesterday the weather Changed, and the little vessel was observed to run for Macquarie for shelter.
It is on dU that Mr. and Mrs. Tooker, of Waratah,are to purchase the, Government store at Corinna,and to combine store keeping with a hotel, etc I hope they will be successful in the venture, although in the present character of the field, there is not mnoh inducement to put capital into business.
By the way, the post office at Corinna should be made a sorting office. The West Coast population are of a shifting character, and are to-day at Heems-kirk, to-morrow at Corinna. The postmistress atI Waratah cannot be expected to' know that John
Smitb, who waa last at Heemskirk, is now 'atCorinna, and naturally places his letter in the formermailbag, with the result that Smith loses his mailfor a fortnight. Travellers through frequently callat the Corinna post offioe, and ask for their letters,but the Heemskirk mailbag is to them sealed ; the,postmaster deolines to undertake the responsibilityof opening it, and a tramp back'to the .tin districtis the rf»ultH-24 infles for a letter! ' '" <'""'.
1 Mr, Savage is "going to " start on an addition to
his hotel, and is " speaking of " patting on sawyers >to cat the necessary timber.
Mr. J. Foster has laid the foundation for a bouse
of accommodation, on the bank of the Corinna, op-posite the Government store. As bil good ladyand her family kept an exoellent bouse at theHeads, travellers to and from Heemskirk willhave a guarantee of their comfort being attended to.
The Don Trading Co. are obtaining pine from abed on the south side of the Corinna River, mid-way between the Government depot and the SavageRiver. Mr. Danoe and party have arrived to outpine for Captain Reid, of the Amy.
Mr. Hairs work on the traek is highly spoken of.Those who some time ago spoke of the track as im-practicable for hones, and in fact unfitted for foottravellers, are loudest in their commendations of
Mr. Hall's work. While tracks of this character ,are to be cut on the coast Mr. Hall should beretained. He has proved that with money he canmake a good road where others have said no trafficcould pass over.
Speaking of tracks brings me to that grand under-
taking, the road from Macquarie to Heemskirk,,where Mr. Clay and party are to spend £5,000somehow, I will ask any man connected with,Heemskirk, will a horse be able to carry a loadeddray over the road, after the £5,000 are expended ?I say No! and osn produoe men to testify thesame. The £5,000 might as well be thrown intoSwan Basin, for all the good it will do on the Maaquarie-Heemskirk road. Yon will be able to use paok
horses upon it ; granted ; but the days of pack-horses,for such a distance are passing, and if any road is tobe carried to Macquarie, give ns a tramroad, ornaught ! The £5,000 to be expended on Clay'swork would represent over two years' interest onthe money required for a tramroad. Then, again,the drayroad from the Montagu Co.'s ground toTrial Harbour is completed ; the Harbour is acces-sible the greater portion of the year-one man saidto me it is only rarely you cannot get in-and untilthe permanence of Heemskirk is ascertained (whena tramroad would require to be construotod), TrialHarbour will be the port for the tin minea. TheGovernment are doing all they can for the distriot«and it is a pity that they were not better advised on
this matter.
I am sorry to chronicle the introduction oflarrikinism at Corinna. A Hobart prospectingparty were camped near the Government depot,and during their absenoe at the store their tent wasentered, the tea, sugar, and provisions destroyed,olothes tossed in the bush, tools hidden, and tentrazed. The originators of this senseless and mis-chievous freak aro suspected. We don't want arepetition of Blackguard Hill. If so, the spirit ofthe old 37-miIo camp is still alive, and tar andfeathers are now procurable in the district.
The appointment of a Registrar of Goldfields andMineral Lands for Corinna is requisite. It is unfair tothe Government storekeeper tobe compelled to per-form the dnties, Dummyism is increasing, and theGovernment shonld afford every facility to stamp itout. This would in a great measure be done by,compelling all claims, gold or other minerals, to beregistered locally.
> Mr. Alford is about to put up a store at LongPlain, near the track being cat by Messrs. Hughesand Buokner, to the Savage River, This traokshould cut the river about four miles above BadgerCreek, and then run across country a few miles, Ihave heard that it is to go only to Badger Creek,but to that locality there is already a prospectingtraok, cut by Mr. G. Johnson. Tho establishmentof Alford'* store will bave the effect of drawing themajority of diggers to Long Plain and locality, acountry which is considered worth attention. Thisis the quarter I have previously advooated packingprovisions to, in order to give the place a trial, batno one had sufficient enterprise to make the ventureuntil a population had been drawn to the distriot,
and a trade made for them by the establishment ofthe Government store. We speak of Tasmanianenterprise, bat in anything but aharebroking tbereare'few men amongst us who will speculate one shillingwithout they Bee that twenty will flow at once into,their pockets.
There are other localities where an expendituremay be judiciously made upon traok cutting.The season is advancing, and advantage should betaken at onoe of the weather to open up inaccessible.country. Cut the tracks while the men are onthe field. Do not wait till the wet weather clearsthem oat, but give tbem facilities at once to testoonntry considered as likely looking, and theymay perhaps drop upon something more permanentthan the present " gully raking."
It ia strange that witb all our fossiolcing we have'not yet dropped upon the matrix of the gold, butold miners «tate it is to be found, although it may.be long ere the sound of the stampers will bo heard.The country is so thiok that prospecting for reefsis rendered most difficult, and my impression isthat accident will uncover the first gold-bearing
lode.
The work on the area of the Hobart Deep LeadProspecting Association bns ended. The party of'seven, who were prospecting the ground, had driventwo tunnels, aggregating 400ft., 100ft. of whiohwere timbered. The work took only seven weeks,and the party are to bo complimented for the des-patch tbey used. I regrot, however, that the resultwas not aB anticipated, but the people in the neigh-bourhood are still sanguine that a lead exists onBrown Plain. Messrs. Crotty, Harvey and Co.have been permitted to take up a lease of 20 acres,to prospect for an alluvial deposit of gold. Theground selected is that on whioh, under a protectionarea of 50 acres, Messrs. Lambie and Harvey, for aHobart company, were prospooting for some t'rao
I note that applications bave boen made for leasesof 20, 10, and 5 acres alluvial respectively. Two ofthem ara for the terraces, but taking the result ofa recent application those cannot be granted. Afriend of mine, resident hero, whose businoBS calledhim to Hobart some months since, told me thatthere was a great deal of excitement with referenceto our goldfield. Thero is really nothing to warrantit. Interested parties have exaggerated alluvialworkings for speoulativo purposes ; the result willbe tho anticipations of confiding shareholdnrs willnot be realised when aotiial work is entered on, andon the principle "onco bit twico shy," the dupes willnot again speculate upon tho district, no matterhow good the venturo may prove. The placereqnires some mocoy spent upon prospooting, but
let shareholders enter into tho associations notunder a statement that thoy are at once to obtaindividends, but understand that their £10 or £20may not return to their pockets.
Mr. EvanB, of the Otago Prospecting Association,is returning per Amy with tools and materials toprospeot hiB prnteotion area for a quartz roof.
Driving is being continued on the Lefroy Co.'sarea, Upper Corinna, but as yet without result.
,The open ground on the fall from MeredithRanee to the Whyte River is being looked at.
Alluvial workings about the same as previously
Captain Stanley has passed through, having visited
Heemskirk and Corinna.
Mr. Stoyons.the newly appointod manager of theLatrobe Tin Mino, and Mr. Blair, of the PionoorProspecting Association, and Mr. C. Curtain and
party, representing a Hobart association, pro- .oceded to the Hoads yesterday. The last-namedparty are en route to Heemskirk.
The weather has been very severe, and as I writethe rain is falling in torrents.
Of provisions thero is a good supply, thanks to
the Government.
The ketch Welcome Home found a waif on thebeach at Circular Head, in the shape of a paddlofrom a punt, whioh was carried out to sea whenthe schooner Robert Burns left this place last year.This will be of interest to mariners, as showing the
?et of the current.
drystone
Post by drystone » Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:16 pm
thanks Philski!
Snippets of history like this are brilliant: it really helps to "put flesh on the bones" of the place and give an idea of what country was explored and when. Often extremely trying and desperate conditions with thick scrub, weeks of rain and no food to be found.
We modern day "explorers" can only get a taste of what the early blokes did. Mind you, the gold was easier to find in the creeks back then(!)
Articles often turn up name and places that might be of interest.
for instance, who has heard of the rush at Badger Creek??
If one has time, searching the TROVE national library/news archive if worthwhile: some good info in there
Speaking of which, any info forthcoming from the recent expedition to Paradise Creek??
Any shiny stuff? How low were water levels? How bad were the march flies?
Post by Philski » Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:36 am
The creek has been cleaned up (dredged) i found part of a wetsuit etc. And very little gold is left in the creek itself. The bed is smooth and clean with many pot holes, but non contained any sizable gold.
Approx 1/2 gram of gold was found with the SDC2300. The largest about a caraway seed size. the smallest a 1mm flake.
Paradise Creek and river itself are awesome places geologically. But have been worked out and not worth the trip down. There are some terraces that may be productive but more gold to be found more easily in other areas.
Dazza
Post by Dazza » Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:47 pm
Hi Phillip , wow I was expecting you lot to do ok down there ,was surprised to hear it has been dredged but not shocked ,as a few blokes in such a remote area could get a dredge in there and go for it ,they must have known it would have to of been worth the exercise, what a bummer , anyway I still hope you all had a good trip in and the weather was good ,we just got back from craying got 16 size had a ball, hopefully I can catch up with you lot next trip , cheers dazza.
Post by mfdes » Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:14 pm
Thanks for the articles, Phil, I hadn't seen them before I met you guys at Pieman Dam.
Anyway, it was an interesting part of the State, but as Phil said, not much gold left there. We walked from the junction of Paradise and Tandy Creeks to the Paradise River, and then down to the big bend in the river. I found three small pieces in Paradise Creek with the SDC2300, the smallest about the size of a celery seed! All up about 0.5 g. You can see them on the bottom left of the picture.
Corinna Gold.jpg
No luck in the river itself. The big bend below the creek had some good looking potholes, but any I dug into had been previously cleaned out, and only tiny bits of flour gold were found.
Thanks to Fox, Phil and Ron for the good company!
Hi Drystone.
This site is even better than trove for imagery and still covers many important Tasmanian mining and prospecting snippets.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
awesome gold too Miguel
I managed to get the video to work and uploaded it to youtube and it it looks like there is more gold in that leader.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/WvBvLk-knQM
Some of the hardships and joys encountered on the field the year before.
THE WEST COAST GOLDFIELDS.
[From our Special Reporter.]
The Pieman goldfields are at the present time virtually in a state of famine. Several of the diggers who had the forethought and the necessary funds, anticipating a repetition of the scarcity of1879, laid in an extra stock of provisions early in the winter, but for all that they have now not more than a month's supplies of flour, beef, and tea. The men who have all along been making poor wages or only " tucker" are in great straits, and will not be able to hold out longer than a week. They, and in fact, almost all here, declare that if provisions are not shortly on the ground, it is their intention to clear out, and never return to a place where two years in succession the stores have been allowed to run short, and themselves placed consequently in a condition bordering on starvation. I visited the stores the other day, and at Mr. Savage's found nothing in the edible line but a little tinned fish and herrings, tea and jam, and at Messrs Matthews and Allwright's a small quantity salt beef, weevily biscuit, tea, lollies, tinned fish—not an ounce of sugar in either place. The supplies named will be sold out in a few days, and if Mr. Savage is not soon here with a cargo there will be a general stampede from the diggings. Since penning the foregoing I paid another visit to the stores, and enjoyed the rare luxury of a piece of fresh mutton. Mr. Matthews and his partner had,soon after the diggings started, brought a number of sheep to the Pieman, which were turned out atthe Heads. A number were killed, and the carcases sold, but some 25 got away inland, and were running wild until the other day, when Mr. Matthews sent a party out, who captured and brought in 20 of the animals (being all that could be found), and slaughtered four of their number. The sheep, which, when brought to the place, were in low condition, appeared to have thrived well on the scanty herbage of the West Coast, for when weighed the four slaughtered averaged 72lb.The meat was brought up to the stores, and quite a rush was made to secure cuts, but Mr. Matthews had the carcases apportioned so that every one could have a supply, and the diggers, who had fared for about l8 months on "salt mahogany" and bacon, bore off their purchases with great gratification. The meat was disposed of at 7d. a lb. Today several more carcases will be brought up, and, with the sheep remaining at the Heads, there will be about three weeks' supply of fresh meat for the field. Flour and sugar is now the great drawback ; but I saw Mr. G. Webster, of the Heads, the other day, and he informed me he would pack a quantity of these lines from Messrs. Conrad and Langdon's stores at the Henty, if the diggers here pay him. The cost of packing will bring the flour up to 5½d. or 6d. A pound, and sugar to 8½d. or 9d. ; but I believe this will be given for, say a month, if the miner shave a guarantee the vessel with supplies for the local stores will arrive by that time. For meat,after the whole of the sheep have been despatched,I scarcely know how we shall manage. Last famine there was great slaughter amongst the badgers, which then commanded 12s. apiece, and very few are now left in close proximity to the fields. We had expected a Mount Bischoff grazier through with a head or two of stock, but the track is not yet in a condition for bringing cattle through. They might be brought as far as Long or Brown Plains, or even to 37Mile Camp, but, in the absence of a track from the latter place, they could not proceed further. I think, however, if any of the butchers at the Mount will, having previously forwarded an intimation to the Pieman per mail man, send a couple of bullocks through, and slaughter them at 37Mile Camp, they will have no lack of customers, and will obtain a good profit in their venture. It is to the interest of
the business people of Bischoff—a place that will always be the great highway to the West Coast — that the diggers now on the ground should continue here ; and I trust that even only on the principle of looking after No. 1, they will organise and adopt measures for immediate relief. Government should undoubtedly give as mall subsidy, if required, to afford assistance to a famine struck population, seeing that if the track from Bischoff had been completed long since, the present state of things could have been prevented.
I had intended suggesting in this letter the advisableness of Government establishing a store at the Pieman, but Mr. T. B. Moore, in a well written letter to The Tasmanian Mail, has "taken the wind out of my sails." His idea is an excellent one in a place like this, where continued supplies can not be relied upon. I am not an advocate of a Government entering into store keeping in opposition to private enterprise, but believe that until a field in an out of the way place is thoroughly settled, and good private stores on the ground, Government should supply the requirements of the diggers. They would be at no loss, and, in fact, in the long run would gain by the transaction. A steamer could be chartered, stores sent to the place with a trustworthy man in charge, and the goods sold at a rate to clear cost and expenses. The money now spent in subsidies during famine time would pay the freight of goods round to the coast and be reimbursed, and the miners here and elsewhere would have a guarantee of constant supplies. In a very short time the whole of the district could be properly prospected, theories would be tested, and if, as is considered by practical men, " something very good" is met with, there would be a settled population.
I started on 11th inst. from McCavaston's Creek to visit the Donaldson and Badger Creek fields, via Middleton's Creek and the stores. The creek has not yet received a visit from the track cutters, and its condition is daily becoming worse. An attempt was made lately to improve it in places, but what is wanted is to carry the route from a leading spur at the head of Sailor Jack's Gully to the Pieman. Following the sides of the creek can only be accomplished by zigzagging the track, a far from desirable course, when a good route of a shorter distance is available. Arriving at the store, I laid in a stock of the very meagre provisions obtainable, and started for the Donaldson along the spur of the Mount bearing that name, calling en route on Messrs. Evert and
Webber, whose hut is two miles distant from the Pieman. Half a mile further on came to Sunday Creek,where there are two huts, one occupied by Messrs. Peter Hunter and Stephen Stacks, and the other by Mr. David Owen. By invitation I stayed at the hut of the last named, and next day visited the ground in the locality. The original prospectors of the Donaldson diggings were Messrs. T. B. Moore and J. Forster, who in June, 1879, set to work in Sunday Creek, obtaining a very payable return. Two months after they stuck their picks into the creek they had plenty of company,and Sunday Creek, its tributaries, and the other streams in the vicinity were carrying a number of men. In Sunday Creek the gold was of a fine scaly description, and commanding the highest price of any obtained at the Pieman. The mineral was obtained in a bottom, apparently of decomposed limestone, discoloured by the action of iron pyrites,a great deal of which is met with in cleaning up. After the prospectors left the ground two parties set in, and ultimately P. Hunter and S. Stacks set to work. After getting a little in the banks of the creek, which, by the way, is worked wide all the distance up, the party decided to test the terraces. The dam put up by the prospectors was repaired,and its height increased, rendering it the best on the whole goldfield. A start was then made ground sluicing the terraces near the commencement of the prospectors' claim, the head race having to be
carried a considerable distance. There was no depth of wash—hard white cement—so that in four weeks a considerable quantity of stuff was put through. It, however, gave only 2½oz. for the one man's work. The two continued the race right on until they found the bottom falling, and then met with a well defined terrace, deepening as they cut into the hill. Cutting further up the creek they found the bottom again rising, giving them a terrace,however, 30ft. wide and about 6f. deep, showing satisfactory prospects. Below the wash is a thin layer of decomposed vegetable matter upon a limestone bottom. The water was brought on a little higher than before and ground sluicing started. At the time of my visit they had been seven weeks at work, and intended to clean up in three weeks or a month. The party believe that their work will prove remunerative, and in that case the terraces at the Donaldson will have a number of diggers upon them shortly. On the hill above the terrace where P. Hunter and his mate are at work is a large flat, into which the first named intends sinking a prospecting hole at an early date. When in the hut enjoying the hospitality of the two mates they informed me that their hut was prostrated by a tree which fell during the storm of the 9th inst. A number of large trees around the camp had been fallen by themselves for fear of accident, but one, a sassafras, caught in descending
the boughs of a myrtle, As both trees had a tendency to fall down hill, away from the camp, the inmates did not further trouble themselves about it. But during the storm alluded to, the sassafras was lifted from the branch into which it had cradled,and thrown on to the hut, and when the diggers returned from work a deplorable wreck met their view. However, they set to work and effected a clearance, and since succeeded in making themselves comfortable again. At this camp I was astonished to find a clock giving its homelike tick tick. This is the companion of Mr. Hunter's travels everywhere, and in shifting camp finds a safe resting place in the tea billy. Mr. Hunter has a canine companion, named Tito Kowaru, of the bloodhound and retriever breed, which possesses an astonishing degree of intelligence. It is the medium by which messages are sent to adjoining camps, and Tito will take a borrowed newspaper to the owner,and bring another in exchange, etc., as if to the manner born. The dog has been taught a number of tricks : to march like a soldier, beg, waltz,smoke, etc., and proud he is of his attainments. Inthe afternoon I visited D. Owen's workings, in Guthrie's Creek, a tributary of the Savage. This creek paid Guthrie's party most handsomely, and good returns have been obtained since by several parties from the banks. Owen is not obtaining much of the precious metal, but is hopeful of doing so. Further down the creek I came across H. Evert and F. Webber, who were at work in a blind gully leading into the main creek. The party had obtained good prospects, but the absence of water was a drawback to setting in. Not to be deterred,they set to work and brought in a sluice head from another creek, almost a mile distant, and are now at work with satisfactory results. The same party had tried the terraces in Guthrie's, but abandoned it on account of their being insufficient water to ground sluice, by which process alone will terrace work pay. On the previous night, during a heavy gale, the hut in which these diggers live was partially destroyed by a tree which was blown down. They were in bed asleep at the time, and were awakened by the crash. The tree, fortunately for them, was caught in its descent by another, and fell across the centre of the roof of the hut. Their escape was miraculous. Diggers in pitching on a permanent camping ground should be careful to choose a spot where there are but a few trees. This,however, is difficult on the West Coast, where the country is so heavily timbered, but they should atall events clear off the heavy timber around them for a considerable distance, as a preventative to accident. I have noticed after a heavy rain the huge myrtle trees, which do not possess taproots,falling in every direction. Remained with Mr. Owen another night, and in the morning took the track for Badger Creek ; passed through a thick
scrub for some distance, and came upon the divide of the Savage and Donaldson rivers, crossing several small streams and ascending and descending the now historical Flat Top—erroneously called Long Back. The spur, over which I passed, was of quartzite and covered with button grass. Stretching away to my right, I could seethe Meredith Range, with Meredith Peak at its north end, and Mount Cleveland standing out to the northward of the latter. On my left lay the Norfolk Ranges, with hills of button grass and thickly scrubbed gullies intervening. Descending Long Back, the route lay through marshy plains,intersected with small creeks, on either side of which grow the tea tree and bauera, until at about eight miles from the Pieman I reach the spot where the track was tapped by the Circular Head route, completed a few months ago by Mr. C. P. Sprent, the well known surveyor, at the cost of Government. Passed over a burnt spur, again coming upon marshy country, and three or four miles' travelling from the junction of the two tracks brought me to the camping ground of Messrs. T. B.Moore and P. Harvey, and M. Sedgman and W. Smith. Here I was most hospitably received, and next day visited the claims. Not far from the camp, T. Moore and P. Harvey have recommenced working on the ground they had in hand last winter. At that time they worked the best of the creek out and started on a prospecting tour;returned in May last, and set to work in their claim on what was the old bed of the creek. Your readers will remember that the gold here, as elsewhere on the West Coast, was found in patches. This is accounted for by the fact that after the gold had been deposited the sides of the creek had been undermined by the action of water, and fallen into the channel. The water had then made for itself a fresh course,and hence the patchy nature of the creek. The party I have already named tried the bank of the creek in several places to discover the run of gold,and ultimately attained a sufficiently good prospect to warrant setting in. As they intended to ground sluice, the bringing on of water was a considerable difficulty, and they had to proceed up the creek about five men's ground distant, and carried a head race through thick scrub on to the ground. They put through a quantity of stuff, and after a month cleaned up, but the result was not satisfactory. They afterwards prospected further in where the ground made towards the creek, and have now set to work fully expecting a fair result. On the claim below Moore and Co's., J. Gill is at work on the old bed. After ground sluicing for seven weeks he cleaned up, but the yield was not satisfactory. He will,however, follow the bed to its junction with the creek, in the hope of striking the run. Four men's ground below the last mentioned claim M. Sedgman and W. Smith are employed. For the past three months they had been ground sluicing alongside the watercourse, but did not make anything worth speaking of. They have gone higher into the bank into apparently the old bed of the creek, and the prospect obtained in the the dish warrants their expecting good dividends. This party had to carry their race a distance of over three men's ground to allow them a fall, and stiff work they had, having in one part to cut a tunnel through the conglomerate rock. The Badger Creek goldfield was discovered towards the close of September, 1879, by W. Davis, who, with M. Sedgman and F. Pink, set to work in a tributary of the main creek. Soon afterwards C. Lynch and J. Hayes tried the main creek, and started on good prospects, and a very short time elapsed before a rush set in. Several of the diggers did remarkably well, but others scarcely cleared their store bills,the creek being of a patchy character. The gold obtained in this creek was chiefly of a coarse character. When work was in full swing there were 36 men on the field, and as it was thought the good yields would continue some time negotiations were entered into for packing provisions from the stores, a distance of about 12 miles. Mr. Thomas Martin offered to make a pack track if each of the diggers on the ground paid him 10s. ; and these terms being agreed to Mr. Martin put on men, and with his own assistance a good track, considering the natural disadvantages of the country was completed. The wages alone of the three men employed by Mr. Martin amounted to £20, and to bring the horses from the Heads he incurred a further expenditure to make a track from the banks of the Pieman,opposite the stores. When the horses were brought up the river, and preparations made for swimming them across, the news arrived of the discovery, up the Pieman, of reef specimens, and the prospects obtained by " Sydney Tom," in one of the creeks.A rush was made from the Badger, and when Sydney Tom's creek was "duffered out," most of the men left the field, or tried creeks elsewhere. The result was that but few of the diggers kept their contract with the maker of the track, who obtained only £3 10s. for his work. The loss was rather a serious one to Mr. Martin, especially as he had to employ labour. It will be remembered that a sum of money was voted by Government to take the Circular Head track from the Arthur River to the Pieman. In carrying out the work,Mr. Sprent tapped the Badger Creek track at a distance of about eight miles to the river, and no further expenditure of Government money was necessitated. I should think, therefore,that out of the residue of the sum voted for the through track, Mr. Martin should receive some compensation for that portion formed at his expense and included in the Government track. After leaving the workings at Badger Creek, Mr. Moore kindly piloted me on the route to the workings at Harvey Creek, distant about four miles. The course of Badger Creek was followed for some distance, and we then struck into the scrub, until half a mile brought us again to the Badger, which we crossed at the lower workings, a locality where a great deal of iridosmium was found. Here I saw a novel substitute for bellows, made by Axel Trendahl. It consisted of a portion of the trunk of a tree fern with the heart scooped out. At one end a valve was placed, and in the centre of the fern a nozzle of tin leading to the bed of the forge was inserted. To supply the requisite blast a piece of wood bound round at the end with cloth was inserted, and worked pump fashion, and the claim holders were thus enabled to point their picks as well as those supplied with the more expensive appliances. Leaving Mr. Moore I followed the track to Harvey Creek, passing through a network of horizontal, cut into here and there, to allow of a passage,and the diggers who travel the route with a load on their shoulders must find it a most annoying and dispiriting track. Arriving at my destination, the first party I came across were Messrs. Lawrence and Cornelius Harvey. The creek was found by the latter, about four or five months ago, and soon after starting a yield of 5oz, a week was maintained for five weeks. Since then good wages have been made. The bottom in this creek is limestone and hard clay,discoloured with pyrites. In the crevices of the limestone, some good gold, chiefly of a fine character, was obtained. There was very little stripping to do in this creek, and consequently the party were able to run over a great deal of ground in a brief period. The party, having washed up to where their claim joined J. Brown's, have now started into a tributary leading into the main creek,near their old working. A dam has been put up,and from the prospects already given, they have some
remunerative work before them.
acfish
Post by acfish » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:28 am
Good job guys, nice to see a few nuggets there.
Looks like the SDC is a winner over west, compact and no cords makes it a winner in the scrub.
I have used a mates in victoria and would highly recommend it.
May need to borrow it from him as i recon he will be busy with his new GPZ for a bit.
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Fill Their Cups: Fed Cup World Group Quarterfinal Preview
Published February 8, 2013 | By Chris Skelton
One week after the 2013 Davis Cup began, Fed Cup starts with four ties hosted by European nations. We look ahead to what viewers can expect from the women’s national team competition. Having gone 7-1 in Davis Cup predictions, will our hot streak continue?
Czech Republic vs. Australia: The first of the ties features the only two members of the top ten playing a Fed Cup World Group tie this weekend. But they also are the two most abjectly slumping women in that elite group, having slumped to equally deflating second-round exits at the Australian Open after imploding at tournaments earlier in January. The defending champions hold a key trump card if the match reaches a decisive fifth rubber, where their experienced doubles duo of Lucie Hradecka and Andrea Hlavackova should stifle whatever pair the Australians can compile. An ideally balanced team with two top-20 singles threats and a top-5 doubles team, the Czechs thus need earn only a split in singles, while the Aussies must get a victory from Dellacqua, Gajdosova, or Barty. Even in that scenario, they would need Stosur to sweep her singles rubbers, not as plausible a feat as it sounds considering her habit of embarrassing herself with national pride on the line. The boisterous Czech crowd might lift Kvitova’s spirits, similar to last year’s final when she eked out a victory as Safarova donned the heroine’s garb. But she too has struggled early this year, leaving the stage set for a rollercoaster weekend.
Pick: Czech Republic
Italy vs. USA: To paraphrase the producers who initially turned down the musical Oklahoma: no Williams, no Stephens, no chance. Like that show, which became a smash hit on Broadway, this American Fed Cup team has exceeded expectations in recent years when understaffed. Singles #1 Varvara Lepchenko enjoyed her breakthrough season in 2012, edging within range of the top 20, and Jamie Hampton announced herself with a three-set tussle against eventual champion Azarenka at the Australian Open. Hampered by a back injury in Melbourne, Hampton likely will trump the inconsistent Melanie Oudin after she showed how much her groundstrokes and point construction skills had improved. That said, Oudin has compiled plenty of Fed Cup experience, and her feisty attitude that so often thrives in this setting. Doubles specialist Liezel Huber, although past her prime, should provide a plausible counterweight to the top-ranked doubles squad of Errani and Vinci. The bad news for an American team, however, is the clay surface and the fact that their opposition also has proved themselves greater than the sum of their parts. Both inside the top 20 in singles as well, Errani and Vinci look set to take over from Schiavone and Pennetta as women who rise to the occasion in Fed Cup. Home-court advantage (and the choice of surface that accompanies it) should prove decisive.
Pick: Italy
Russia vs. Japan: Surprised at home by Serbia in last year’s semifinals, the Russians had become accustomed to playing final after final in Fed Cup during their decade of dominance. Even without the nuclear weapon of Maria Sharapova, the ageless Shamil Tarpischev has assembled troops much superior in quality to the female samurai invading from Japan. All of the Russians rank higher than any of the visitors, while Maria Kirilenko, Ekaterina Makarova, and Elena Vesnina all reached the second week at the Australian Open (Makarova reaching the quarterfinals). And world #31 Pavlyuchenkova reached the final in Brisbane when the new season started, although her production has plummeted since then. At any rate, Tarpischev has many more options for both singles and doubles than does his counterpart Takeshi Murakami, who may lean heavily on the 42-year-old legend Kimiko Date-Krumm. Older fans may recall Date-Krumm’s victory over Steffi Graf in Fed Cup, which came in the friendly confines of Ariake Colosseum rather than Moscow’s sterile Olympic Stadium. Kimiko likely will need a contribution of Ayumi Morita, who just defeated her in Pattaya City last week and has claimed the position of Japanese #1. One could see Date-Krumm or Morita swiping a rubber from Kirilenko or Makarova, neither of whom overpowers opponents. But it’s hard to see them accomplishing more.
Pick: Russia
Serbia vs. Slovakia: This tie in Nis looked nice a few days ago, slated to feature two gorgeous women—and only slightly less gorgeous games—in Ana Ivanovic and Daniela Hantuchova. Adding a bit of zest was another former #1 Jelena Jankovic, who always has represented Serbia with pride and determination. When both of the Serbian stars withdrew from the weekend, then, the visitors suddenly shifted from slight underdogs to overwhelming favorites. Granted, the hosts still can rely on the services of Bojana Jovanovski, who fell just short of the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in a breakthrough fortnight. Beyond the 15th-ranked Cibulkova, Slovakia brings no woman in the top 50 to Nis. A more dangerous talent than her current position of #58 suggests, though, Hantuchova should fancy her chances on an indoor hard court against whomever Serbian captain Dejan Vranes nominates for singles between Vesna Dolonc and Alessandra Krunic. She has shone in Fed Cup while compiling a 27-12 singles record there, whereas even Jovanovski has played just seven singles rubbers. Hand a slight edge to Slovakia in the doubles rubber as well because of Hantuchova’s experience in that format, where she has partnered with Magdalena Rybarikova (also here) to defeat the Serbs before.
Pick: Slovakia
Come back on Monday for previews of the ATP and WTA tournaments next week, following the format of last week’s ATP preview.
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What is the Aquarelles Synchro Club?
The Aquarelles Synchro Club is a synchronized swimming program, established in San Antonio. We have trained coaches that develop recreational and elite swimmers in their athletic skills, rhythm, and team building. We are a non-profit organization that embraces three core values: respect, team spirit, and self-confidence. Our mission is to empower swimmers, kids and adults alike, to be passionate and confident in life through synchronized swimming.
Anyone, 5-years-old and up, can join The Aquarelles Synchro Club. If you’re looking for a fun new challenge, if you like to work as a team, if you like to put on a show–then synchronized swimming might be the sport for you. Sports like gymnastics, swimming, dance, diving, or cheerleading serve as great background for synchronized swimmers. Swimming experience is required.
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There is a place for every one at every skill level from beginner swimmers to competitive athletes
Beginners: Beginner swimmers from 5 to 14 years old. This group swims once a week and perform in our seasonal club water shows.
Pre-Novice: Experienced swimmers or synchronized swimmers who are 7-years-old and older. This group swims once to twice a week and performs in our seasonal club water shows.
Novice: Experienced synchronized swimmers from 7-years-old and up. This group swims 2 to 3 times a week, participates in our seasonal water shows, and compete in regionals and state competition.
Intermediate: Experienced synchronized swimmers from 10-years-old and up. This group swims 3 to 4 times a week, participates in our seasonal water shows, and competes in regionals and state competition.
13-15 Age Group: Experienced synchronized swimmers from 13 to 15 years old. This group trains 4 to 5 times a week, participates in our seasonal water shows, and competes in regionals, state and nationals competition.
16-19 Age Group (Junior): Experienced synchronized swimmers from 16 to 19 years old. This group trains 4 to 5 times a week, participates in our seasonal water shows, and competes in regionals, state and nationals competition.
Master: Experienced synchronized swimmers from 20-years-old and up that are interested in building a team routine and training twice a week. This group participates in our seasonal water shows and may compete in regional, state, and national competitions.
Synchro for Adults: Beginners synchronized swimmers from 18-years-old and up looking into training at something new and different. Previous swimming experience is preferable. This group trains twice a week and focuses on synchro skills, building strength and endurance, all in a fun setting! This group participates in our seasonal water shows.
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what-to-expect
Coaches will group swimmers in similar age and ability groups. Groups will practice 2 to 4 times a week to work on specific skills. The team will put together a routine consisting of artistic and technical elements, dynamic transitions and hybrids. Coaches expect swimmers to come to practice ready to work hard, work as a member of a team, and maintain a positive attitude.
Swimmers train throughout the session improving flexibility, strength, technical figures and coordination. There are three kinds of routines: team routines, duets, and solos. Duets and solos are optional and require individualized training. The training culminates at the end of the season with a fun and entertaining water show open to the public, and competitive performance for our competing teams.
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Gabrielle Zabriskie, Head Coach
Gabrielle has been a synchronized swimmer for the past 17 years. She grew up in Quebec City, Canada, where she swam for Synchro Elite of Quebec Inc., one of the most successful Synchro Clubs in the country. She has been competing at the national level since 2002 and representing Canada in international championships since 2005. She moved to South Texas in 2011 to work as a professional synchronized swimmer and perform in “AZUL,” the white whale and dolphin show at SeaWorld.
While pursuing her athletic career, Gabrielle started coaching in 2005. She knew back then that coaching was going to be a very important part of her life. She loves to share her passion and to teach this amazing, complicated, and challenging sport. She received many honors at her home club and on the provincial scene, such as coach of the year 2008 and 2009, and Development Level-Team also in 2009. She really enjoys the position of head coach because it requires high levels of organizational skills and because she love to multitask.
Her coaching philosophy is that there’s no such thing as losing or winning. It’s all about self-accomplishment and self-growth. Hard work always brings good development, pride, and well-deserved rewards.
After 4 years of getting to know San Antonio, she took on the challenge to promote and make synchronized swimming a bigger and better community in this city. San Antonio has a great potential to become a leader in cities for synchronized swimming because of its multiple pool facilities, passion for swimming, and an existing synchro community. In September 2014, Gabrielle founded The Aquarelles Synchro Club, a new, growing, and hungry for success synchronized swimming club! She looks forward to many years of success and a great Aquarelles family where passion and team spirit shine.
Tina Greenlee, Coach
Tina began synchronized swimming back in her hometown of Rockford, IL. She attended clinics and camps as a child and joined her high school team, the Guilford Valkyries, in 2000. As a member of the Valkyries for all four years, she participated in 5-7 performances every spring during Show Week. These performances involved floor to ceiling murals, lighting, videography, emcees and skits, and ~10 routines. Her experience with the Guilford Valkyries is one of the most enjoyable and memorable experiences of her childhood and really solidified her passion for the sport.
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Tina was a four-year member of the Illini Synchro club team (2004-2008). Here she experienced her first competitions and continued performance shows each spring for Mom’s Weekend. In college, Tina was also a 4-year member of the Illinettes Dance Team. Her other past experiences in coaching youth athletes have involved middle school spirit squad, high school track & field, youth hockey dry-land conditioning, and youth diving and synchronized swimming. Tina has a passion for choreographing, loves the water, and enjoys showing others how much fun you can have while exercising!
She moved to San Antonio in the spring of 2016 and was extremely happy to find the Aquarelles and join their synchro family! Her proudest moment as a coach so far has been watching her beginner synchronized swimmers do an amazing job of performing in 3 routines at their Winter Wonderland showcase after only 10 weeks (only 1 d/wk) of synchronized swimming practice EVER, and watching the novice and intermediate swimmers step up and help lead by example all fall season.
Claire Elliott, Coach
Claire spent >8 years in the pool as a water dancer. She started in her hometown, Savannah, GA, at age 9 for a local club team, The Savannah Synchro Sonics. She spent half of her childhood traveling and competing in nearly every state in the southeast and has a closet full of gold medals from every competitive category.
Her favorite element of the sport lies particularly in dance routine, as Claire’s high highest points were always earned in the “Artistic Impression” category…(you know, that dramatic face when someone pops out of the water!). Claire is excited to “get back in the water” by competing at the Masters level beginning in March of 2017. She is also experiencing her first year coaching with the Aquarelles in hopes to make the same lasting impact that her synchro coach did for her.
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All groups practice one to four times a week, from Monday through Sunday. A synchro session is normally 10 to 12 weeks. A competitive season goes from December through June. Click below to join our team!
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March 21,2014 Topics of the Month
Sino-US Relations – 3
Robert Sutter, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Obama’s Trip to Asia—How to Deal with China in the “Gray Zone”
President Obama’s visit next month to four East Asian allies and partners almost certainly will feature conversations on how to deal with Chinese incremental territorial expansion at its neighbors’ expense. Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Malaysia are all disputants in recent territorial issues with China. The president faces a rising tide of concern at home and in the region; the focus of concern stresses that the United States government needs to articulate and implement a “strategy” for dealing with China’s so-called “salami slicing” tactics featuring the use of intimidating and coercive means that do not involve the direct use of military force that would warrant a strong American military response. In short, how will the United States deal with China in this “gray zone” between war and peace in East Asia’s disputed seas?
Context: US Push Back amid Continued Chinese Intimidation and Expansion
The Obama government has continued the rhetorically tougher stand against Chinese policies and practices in the disputed South China Sea and East China Sea begun in January that was highlighted in the February 2014 posting. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 4 of the administration’s firm opposition to China’s pattern of “coercive behavior, strident rhetoric, and ambiguous claims” leading to instability and uncertainty. He added that while he believes China and other disputants do not seek armed conflict, unintended incidents and accidents risk escalation and conflict.
At the same time, Russel underlined the Obama government’s continued strong interest in building a constructive relationship with China, which also is welcomed broadly in the region. He argued that improvement in relations with allies and friends seen in the president’s forthcoming trip is “not aimed at China.”1
China also has continued an ambiguous stance, emphasizing building a constructive relationship with the United States and Chinese neighbors on the one hand, while showing no let up in efforts to incrementally advance control of territory in disputed nearby seas on the other hand. The foreign minister’s authoritative press conference dealing with international issues following the annual National People’s Congress this month featured the now standard mix of uncompromising Chinese resolve on territorial claims with pledges of closer cooperation of mutual benefit with neighbors and the United States. China’s resolve was evident in Chinese coast guard forces on March 9, turning back Philippine civilian ships attempting to resupply the small contingent of Philippine Marines on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, which has been a focus of escalating Chinese pressure against the Philippines over the past two years. Both the Philippines and the US government responded by criticizing China’s “provocative moves.”2
Dealing with the “Gray Zone”
According to recent media reports and congressional testimony, US Asian partners and opinion leaders in Washington are looking for clearer direction in American policies and practices to deal with incremental Chinese coercive expansionism in the contested nearby seas.3 An advocate of a strong American military presence in the Asia-Pacific, Congressman Randy Forbes (R. VA.), prompted an in-depth discussion of the issue in an all-day congressional hearing on March 13.4 Referring to the private concerns of foreign officials and congressional colleagues, Forbes said:
“Asia has focused on high-end war fighting scenarios. While this remains central, Chinese actions in recent months, including continued patrols of the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, its declaration of the [air defense identification zone] ADIZ in the East China Sea, the event involving the USS Cowpens, and the new Chinese fishing regulations in the South China Sea, have led some observers to conclude that most of the competition in Asia today—and the most likely source of a crisis that escalates to conflict—is occurring in a state of perpetual low-level contestation in what the Japanese call the “gray zone” between war and peace. The administration has responded with efforts to build partner capacity and strengthen regional institutions, but this will take years if not decades to bear fruit. Beyond private diplomacy with the Chinese, which appears to be insufficient, what steps can the US take to defend its interests in this “gray zone” in terms of acquisition and planning?”
The hearing featured various options for US policy offered by American specialists, but no clear consensus on what should be done. There was strong support for reinforcement of American engagement with the region, militarily, economically, and politically—along the lines of the Obama policies and practices under the rubric of the administration’s “rebalance” toward the Asia-Pacific. Thus, the president and Congress were urged to follow through with planned military deployments to the region; to complete the promised TPP FTA seen strengthening American economic engagement with the region, and to interact actively with regional leaders, as the president will do in the April visits.
There also was support for measures that would underline for China the “costs” Beijing will incur by continuing its coercive and expansionist actions. Registering such costs represented a means to deter China from continuing its assertive practices in disputed seas, according to those at the hearing. Such measures involved deepening American security presence with allies and friends concerned with Chinese assertiveness. American military expansion along China’s periphery has long been sensitive to China and was seen likely to get the attention of the Chinese leaders and presumably reduce Chinese assertiveness on territorial issues. Also recommended was support for the Philippines’ legal challenge regarding China’s ill-defined and broad claim to the South China Sea. And working with Japan in challenging China’s ADIZ over contested seas should be followed by prominent US complaints whenever China takes coercive and intimidating actions at odds with regional interests in stability. Such complaints were seen to undercut Chinese regional influence and to work to the advantage of the United States.
At the end of the day, however, it remained uncertain as to whether and how such steps would actually curb strong Chinese impetus toward continued incremental expansion. As Forbes noted, the outlook of “perpetual low-level contestation” represents a serious challenge for US interest in regional stability. Demand grows for an American strategy that considers the variety of American strengths, policy levers, and interests.
The recent toughening in the Obama government rhetoric against Chinese assertiveness is welcomed, but a more coherent and clear direction in policy is needed. Only the Executive Branch has the full awareness of the strengths of US military, intelligence, economic and political assets, and relationships in Asia to be in a position to come up with a comprehensive and coherent assessment of what can and should be done to deal with China in the gray zone between war and peace in Asia’s disputed seas. Obama’s visit to Asia provides an opportunity to articulate a strategy to deal with the problem. Without it, ambiguity and uncertainty by all concerned will continue to add to regional instability. The content of the US strategy should have three major elements.
1. Follow through on the administration’s initiatives in the rebalance to Asia
US military presence must remain strong as promised by American leaders. Congress needs to support Trade Promotion Authority, allowing Obama to conclude his planned TPP FTA and thereby deepen economic integration with Asia. The president and cabinet leaders need to continue to travel regularly to Asia to show the government’s commitment to vigorous engagement.
2. Build on American strengths in ways that dissuade Chinese intimidation
The already broad and generally welcome American security presence can be strengthened with many of China’s neighbors anxious over China’s coercive tactics on disputed territory. The lesson for China in this case is indirect but obvious—the more it pursues coercive measures, the greater American security integration along China’s rim. Meanwhile, the American image as a cooperative regional partner following broadly accepted international norms would be enhanced by Senate approval of the Law of the Sea Treaty.
3. Target Chinese weaknesses
China’s self-serving policy toward North Korea has enabled repeated provocations by Pyongyang threatening neighboring countries and raising regional tensions. These outcomes are at odds with broad regional interest in stability. The US government should repeatedly press China to bring its policy in line with regional efforts to curb North Korean threats. If China joins the United States, United States policy will be strengthened; if China refuses, it will be shown to all as adverse to broad regional interests, undermining China’s influence.
China’s uniquely self-righteous pursuit of territorial ambitions at the expense of its neighbors has involved repeated coercive and intimidating actions well beyond international norms generally adhered to by regional governments. The US government should give high priority to calling out China on these wide deviations from world norms. It should repeatedly highlight China’s egregiously broad claim to the South China Sea as questionable and probably unwarranted under international law. It should focus on Chinese naval exercises and other shows of force in sea areas claimed by weaker neighbors for what they are—exercises in intimidation. Whenever China pursues its claims, as it periodically does, with gross violations of international norms involving unilateral trade closures and mass demonstrations and associated violence, the US government needs to speak out strongly and encourage allies and partners to join. Such publicity and the likely self-absorbed indignations of China’s reaction will show to all concerned how China fits poorly with the priorities of regional governments seeking stability and development, and thereby weaken Beijing’s regional standing.
Chinese military forces have advanced area denial against American forces, but they remain weak and vulnerable in several areas, notably anti-submarine warfare. Against this background, American forces can respond to China’s assertive steps in disputed seas with actions that fit within the broad framework of collaboration with allies and partners but send signals likely to register strongly with and presumably deter China. In 2010, the United States conducted a surprise simultaneous surfacing of three SSBN submarines converted to carrying cruise missiles and known as SSGN, in seas near South Korea, the Philippines, and Diego Garcia.5 These very large submarines have conventional fire power that can launch barrages of missiles that would quickly annihilate surface combatants or forces on islands. A replay of the 2010 surprise resurfacing could be done in the East China Sea and the South China Sea. The converted SSBNs could be accompanied by one of the US advanced attack submarines, and perhaps a submarine or two from Japan and/or Australia. As in the case of the 2010 surprise resurfacing, little government publicity needs to be devoted to the event. Strategic planners throughout the region will get the message clearly—China has no match for these weapons systems and should proceed with caution in challenging US interests in regional stability.
1. “Testimony of Daniel Russel, Senate Foreign Relations Committee,” March 4, 2014.
2. “Philippines lodges protest over ships ‘blocked’ by China,” New Straits Times, March 11, 2014.
3. “Japan, US differ on China in talks on ‘grey zone’ military threats,” Reuters, March 9, 2014.
4. “Hearing on China and the Evolving Security Dynamics in East Asia, US China Economic and Security Review Commission,” March 13, 2014.
5. Mark Thompson, “US Missiles Deployed Near China Send a Message,” Time, July 8, http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2002378,00.html.
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Haven’t we heard this cry before, in the 1980s when Lalith Athulathmudali was Trade Minister and Sri Lanka had just woken up from a period of deep slumber (1970-1977) when restrictions were the order of the day? Sri Lanka cannot also lay claim to the expression “export or perish” as it was a slogan first [...]
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Haven’t we heard this cry before, in the 1980s when Lalith Athulathmudali was Trade Minister and Sri Lanka had just woken up from a period of deep slumber (1970-1977) when restrictions were the order of the day?
Sri Lanka cannot also lay claim to the expression “export or perish” as it was a slogan first coined by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in the early 1960s and was meant to imply that if a nation doesn’t increase its exports, it will perish or face economic ruin.
These thoughts came to our mind while reading an interview with Sri Lanka Tea Board Chairman Rohan Pethiyagoda (See Page 1) on how the bureaucracy is slowing down exports, making you wonder whether Sri Lanka will ever get it right — in whatever administration.
Pethiyagoda, who has no need to stick by decorum like most staid public officials who are reluctant to raise objections not because they do not want to but often because their pensions could be on the line, finds comfort in the fact that the President has also alluded to the slow bureaucracy and instructed officials to ignore ARs and FRs in speeding up flood relief work.
As a suggestion, maybe the President should steer a discussion on how to fast-track government processes, regulations and tender proclamations and come up with a new set of rules relevant to the new age. On the flip-side, the arrogance of a few powerful officials in the former regime in discarding government regulations in project formulation and implementation led to corruption in the process while only on a few occasions, which was necessary at the time, absolute power was used to override the bureaucracy to speed up disbursements in managing disasters. During Sri Lanka’s latest natural disaster, Treasury officials were slow in allocating money fearing that any attempt to disburse cash outside strict financial regulations would put them in line for a ‘day with the Financial Crimes Investigation Division-FCID’ in a future government. With several state officials being hauled up before the FCID in connection with work during the former regime, the bureaucracy has been slow, with officials ensuring all tracks are covered in basic government processes.
Sometimes mundane state acquisitions (ordering equipment for a canteen) or inviting applications for vacant positions (even a peon or a secretary) are done through large advertisements in the media to abide by regulations. The process is not only time-wasting but also costly with a transparency over-kill.
Bureaucracy is slowing down progress, while the country wants to relentlessly increase exports and foreign investment, both of which have been challenging issues. Exports have been very slow despite the end of the war with earnings last year at US$10.3 billion against imports costing $19.4 billion (balance of trade — $9 billion) while 10 years ago (during war-time 2006) export earnings were $6.8 billion versus $8.8 billion of import cost (trade balance – $2.2 billion).
So why haven’t exports taken off? Reliance on traditional agri-based exports (tea, rubber and coconut) hasn’t paid off with their percentage of total exports gradually falling to 16.1 per cent in 2016 from 20.3 per cent in 2008 and more than half of the total exports, many decades ago. Garments have taken over as the largest value added export earner, while worker remittances are topping the list ($7.2 billion in 2016). With tourism taking off at the end of the war, earnings from this sector have rapidly risen with revenue soaring to $3.5 billion last year against $576 million in 2010.
While there is a lot of talk and discussion in government circles, private sector forums and conferences on the need to increase exports and reduce the trade deficit, for exports to take off facilitation must be smooth which, at the moment, is anything but smooth taking the Tea Board issues as one example. In such a scenario, seeking to propel export growth without tackling some real bureaucratic issues, is like putting the cart before the horse.
In the same context, one may ask: What are Sri Lanka’s trade officers in missions abroad doing to promote exports? During a 2003 visit to the Sri Lankan embassy in China by an exporter, the trade attache was found running from room to room looking for a printer. Hopefully, this situation may have improved by now but how do you promote exports if such basics are not taken care of?
On the other hand, these trade officers have done little (or so it appears) to, not only create markets for Sri Lankan products but also look for different high-end and niche market segments for local products. Sri Lanka’s tech industry has been very progressive with chips and other tiny items being sold to world-class producers but such advances have been on their own initiatives, not with any state patronage. Sri Lankan company Lanka Harness provides airbags and seatbelts for companies like Toyota, Hyundai and Chrysler. At an interactive session with a local university last year, Lanka Harness founder Rohan Pallewatta opened his presentation, playing a guitar and singing a song about innovation, new ventures and stage fright!
Are our trade attaches able to, likewise, think differently, unconventionally and off the beaten track? For example the websites of Sri Lankan embassies contain stereotype information about trade and investment which today can be obtained from any source on the web. As we speak, government officials are talking of the lack of diversification of exports and vertical exports but are trade attaches progressive enough to move with the times and the need of the hour (reduce the trade balance)? Are they on the field, walking into markets, super stores and checking out a plethora of goods and products that Sri Lanka could also provide at a more competitive rate? Or are they sitting in cushy offices, collecting data and statistics instead of engaging in conversations that put Sri Lankan exports on a different platform?
On the other hand, there have been enough and more national plans or national policies on exports but often short term and designed to produce results – mostly increasing jobs not export diversification — within the (5-6 year) tenure of a ruling party. A long-term strategy crafted by a joint public-private sector team (with more weightage on private-sector professionals) looking at new areas, removing any bottlenecks and bureaucratic hurdles may be one of the ways out of the export-or-perish dilemma. Another suggestion is to bring in expert input even to the point of hiring private-sector professionals to Sri Lankan missions on short 3-6 month assignments, charged with transforming trade sections to be progressive rather than reactive, data-collecting units. On the flipside, this might be too much to ask considering that one of the pleas at the Tea Board is to incentivize staff for weekend work, an issue that should have been sorted out years ago or over the counter!
Until and unless policymakers and planners think out of the box and the bureaucracy is energized to work at private sector pace, not with the Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads (FCID) and exports driven with the passion of a dynamo, Sri Lanka will continue to plod along with burgeoning trade deficits (despite what the prophets in any government would say or do).
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Justice Nalin Perera was sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice of the country before President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday. He commenced his career as a Primary Court judge in 1980, after passing out from Law College in 1977. After serving as a Primary Court judge in Embilipitiya and Welimada, he was promoted a Magistrate [...]
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Justice Nalin Perera sworn in as 46th Chief Justice
By Ranjith Padmasiri
Justice Nalin Perera was sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice of the country before President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday.
He commenced his career as a Primary Court judge in 1980, after passing out from Law College in 1977. After serving as a Primary Court judge in Embilipitiya and Welimada, he was promoted a Magistrate in 1984 and served in Mt Lavinia, Walasmulla, Kalutara and Colombo Fort.
In 1990 he was appointed District Court judge and served in Galle, Matara, Colombo, Kalutara, Awissawella and Mt Lavinia areas.
He was appointed to the High Court in 2001. He served in Ratnapura, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Colombo. He served as a Criminal High Court judge and in the Civil Appellate High courts. He delivered the judgment in the Thrimavitharana murder case, as the Ratnapura High Court judge.
In 2011 he assumed duties as a Court of Appeal judge and five years later promoted a Supreme Court judge.
He also lectured at the Judges Training School.
His wife, Shirani Perera, an Attorney-at-Law who served in the public sector, is currently retired from service.
His sister, late Sherin Madawala, served as a Court of Appeal judge.
He was educated at St Thomas’ Kotte and St Thomas’ Guruthalawa.
Among his contemporaries at Law College were former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Minister late Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, Supreme Court judge, Eva Wanasundara and former Justice Ministry Secretary Kamalini de Silva.
The ceremonial sitting to welcome the new Chief Justice will take place next week.
CJ Dep was fiercely independent: Deputy President BASL
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Deputy President Bar Association of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry P.C. speaking at the ceremonial sitting said that, during the tenure of Chief Justice Dep, though it was a relatively short period, it was yet a tremendously productive tenure.
He said the outgoing Chief Justice was a fair and reasonable judge and, whilst he had been extremely courteous to the members of the Bar, he was yet, firm towards the course of administration of justice and discharged his duties with uprightness and honesty, by being fearlessly independent in the thought process and in the ultimate delivery of judgment.
He said some of Chief Justice Dep’s judgements and the rulings related to the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the determination on the reference as to the duration of the term of the office of the incumbent President of the Republic and several other important Bills referred to his Bench, consistently displayed his commitment to uphold the rule of Law, the principle of separation of power and the role of the Apex Court of the Republic as the guardian of the Constitution and the citizens of the Republic.
Chief Justice Priyasath Dep enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law in October 1976 and joined the Attorney General’s Department as a State Counsel in January 1978. He was promoted Senior State Counsel in February 1989.
He was appointed Deputy Solicitor General in February 1996, Additional Solicitor General in October 1999 and a President’s Counsel in April 2000. He was appointed Solicitor General in April 2007 and functioned in that capacity until his elevation to the Supreme Court in June 2011.
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Rare Wham! and Sade lead a pair of new Blank & Jones so80s compilations
July 10, 2019 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, Blank & Jones
Eighties pop curators Blank & Jones will next month deliver over four-and-a-half hours of rare and sought-after 1980s remixes via two new volumes of their now well established ‘so80s’ compilations. Sets numbered 12 and 13 will be released simultaneously and are both 2CD packages. Fans can look forward to rare versions of tracks from the likes of Wham!, Sade, New Order, Visage, Billy Joel, Sheena Easton, Roxette, The Human League, Prefab Sprout and more.
so80s 12 starts extremely strongly with one of those tracks that has been on many a Wham! fans’ wish-list for years; the studio version of ‘Blue (Armed With Love)’. Originally issued as the B-side to ‘Club Tropicana’, the song rose to prominence when it was included in the setlist for Wham!’s 1985 tour of China and after its inclusion on 1986 career summary The Final. Crucially though, while vinyl and cassette editions of The Final included the B-side studio version, for some reason (groan) it was left off the CD edition variant. The live version – included on the US compilation Music From The Edge Of Heaven – is more developed, with more lyrics, but frankly, isn’t really as satisfying as the studio cut. While it’s not entirely new-to-CD (it made an appearance on a 1997 Japan-only 3″ CD single of ‘Club Tropicana’) this is the first time it has been issued on the format outside of Japan, and it has never appeared on ANY Wham! CD album or compilation.
Another highlight of volume 12 is the 12-inch version of Sade‘s 1984 single Smooth Operator. This was the band’s third single and despite being rather iconic, it peaked at a relatively lowly number 19 in the UK singles chart. This version runs to 8.54 and segues with jazzy instrumental Red Eye. 35 years later this finally gets its CD debut on so80s volume 12.
Further selections include the US remix extended version of Talk Talk‘s ‘Why It’s So Hard’ (previously only released on the Canadian and Italian ‘It’s My Mix’ vinyl in 1985, with Blank & Jones receiving approval from management just one week before the sad news broke of Mark Hollis’ death) and Shep Pettibone’s 10-minute Dub version of New Order‘s ‘True Faith’.
Also included on Volume 12 is the extended mix of Womack & Womack‘s ‘Express Myself’, the Extended Dance Remix version of Phil Collins & Phil Bailey‘s UK number one ‘Easy Lover’ and the Dance Mix of Sheena Easton‘s ‘Strut’.
So80s 13 includes another Sade rarity in the form of the extended mix of ‘Never As Good As The First Time’. This highlight from 1985’s Promise was a veritable flop when issued as the third single in the UK, but was a top 20 hit in the US. While we wait to hear if Sony will issue CD deluxe editions of Prefab Sprout‘s back catalogue, Blank & Jones are just getting on with the job and have included the Extended Version of ‘When Love Breaks Down’. It’s very similar to the original (and not really ‘extended’) but this version is the original production by Phil Thornally not the one remixed by Thomas Dolby that features on Steve McQueen.
Volume 13 is arguably quirkier with further rare selections that include artists like Dave Lee Roth, Tina Turner, Roxette, Underworld and The Human League.
Both so80s sets come in jewel case packaging and feature 28-page booklets with cover art for the songs included.
So why have Blank & Jones decided to issue two volumes together? The answer lies in economics and practicalities. Compilations, in particular, are hit hard by both streaming playlists and labels putting out their own cookie-cutter multi-disc ’80s’ sets very cheaply. With CD sales declining, requests for licensing from third parties can be rejected if the label thinks ‘it’s not worth it’ – master research, paperwork, royalty report check and reporting to artists – to license one track for relatively modest sales. But if there are a number of tracks (so in Sony’s case there’s Wham!, Sade, Prefab Sprout etc.) then they are more likely to want to engage.
The duo from Cologne freely admit that these sets are now effectively a ‘hobby’ with the aim now being not to lose money, rather than generating loads of income. They have day jobs as artists and producers in their own right and are able to take this approach. No, these aren’t as cheap as compilations produced by record labels, but the labels themselves don’t have to pay licensing and as we know, the sets are often thrown together with only a fraction of the thought and passion put into these so80s collections. As Now That’s What I Call Music once said… Feel the quality!
If we wish to see such thoughtful remix sets continue then let’s support their endeavours. I’m am doing this with SDE by offering both volume 12 and volume 13 via the SDE shop. So you can order via this link or by using the buttons below. These will ship week beginning 12 August 2019.
so80s 12 / 2CD set
CD1 71:21
01. Blue (Armed With Love) – WHAM! 3:52
02. Smooth Operator (12“ Version) – Sade 8:47
03. Why Is It So Hard? (12“ U.S. Remix – Extended Version) – Talk Talk 6:08
04. Why Can’t We Live Together (12“ Version) – Mike Anthony 6:56
05. Tell Her About It (Special Version) – Billy Joel 5:35
06. This Town (Full Length Version) – Hey! Elastica 3:48
07. Express Myself (Extended Remix) – Womack & Womack 6:44
08. I’ve Got The Beat (Magic Sticks) (Extended Version) – George Kranz 5:46
09. A.G.N.E.S. (12“ Version) – 1000 OHM 6:20
10. Visage (Dance Mix) – Visage 6:02
11. True Dub – New Order 10:43
01. Boogie Down (Long Version) – Al Jarreau 6:26
02. Easy Lover (Extended Dance Remix) – Philip Bailey & Phil Collins 6:19
03. 20/20 (Jellybean Remix) – George Benson 9:39
04. Strut (Dance Mix) – Sheena Easton 5:52
05. If I Say Stop, Then Stop! (Sex Mix & Dub) – Georgie Red 10:43
06. T.V. Scene (Sensurround Mix) – Linda Di Franco 7:17
07. Turn Me Loose (12“ Version) – Blue Night 7:47
08. Let The Music Play (12“ Version) – Sammy Barbot 5:24
09. Wind Him Up (Special Maxi Version) – Saga 5:45
10. Wot (12“ Version) – Captain Sensible 5:35
11. Ich will Spaß (Maxi Version) – Markus 4:26
so80s 13 2CD set
01. Never As Good As The First Time (Extended Mix) – Sade 5:08
02. Sweet Soft N’ Lazy (Special Maxi Version) – Viktor Lazlo 6:06
03. Dangerous (Power Mix) (Long Version) – Roxette 7:03
04. Along Comes A Woman (Dance Remix) – Chicago 6:13
05. War Child (Extended Version) – Blondie 7:58
06. Better Be Good To Me (Extended Version) – Tina Turner 7:44
07. Now That We’ve Found Love (Paul Hardcastle Remix) – Third World 5:59
08. Out Of The Funk (Original Version) – Dennis Brown 7:21
09. Just Call (Hot Line Mix) – Sherrick 4:19
10. Tell Me What You Want (Extended Version) – Loose Ends 6:11
11. California Girls (Remix) – David Lee Roth 3:09
01. Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi Ce Soir (Sex Mix / Part 1) – DAF 6:37
02. I Love You Too Much (Fascination! EP Version) – The Human League 3:18
03. Underneath The Radar (12“ Remix) – Underworld 8:01
04. Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop) (Special Disconet R.E.M.I.X.) – Man Parrish 7:34
05. Sidewalk Talk (Dance Mix) – Jellybean 6:06
06. This Night (Long Version) – Peter Jacques Band 8:00
07. Imagination (Extended Version) – Avenue 4:57
08. Pour It On (Creamy House Mix) – Mason 8:35
09. It’s The First Time (Extended Version) – Loïs Lane 5:38
10. When Love Breaks Down (Extended Version) – Prefab Sprout 4:20
11. Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz (12“ Version) – Heinz Rudolf Kunze 4:56
129 responses to Rare Wham! and Sade lead a pair of new Blank & Jones so80s compilations
rough-diamond says:
Hi Paul, Hi Piet!
Here are some titles that have not been found yet on CD!
-“Musique Non-Stop” – Kraftwerk
-“The Telephone Call (remix)” – Kraftwerk
-“Moonlight & Muzak” – M (the 6mn version)
-“Rock Your Body” – The 202 Machine
-“Mercy (album version)” – Carol Jiani
-“109 [u.s.a. 12″ re-mix]” – Chaz Jankel
-“Passion [original mix]” – The Flirts
-“The Apple Stretching” – Grace Jones
-“I’m The One [dance version]” – Material
-“King In A Catholic Style (wake up)” – China Crisis
-“Right By The Moon [extented vocal]” – K-Barré
-“The Lifeboat Party” – Kid Creole & The Coconuts
-“Warning Sign (bullet to your head) [u.s. remix]” – Nick Heyward
-“On The Air Tonight [extra long mix]” – Willy Finlayson
-“Get Ready (special long version)” – Traks
-“Mountains ” – Prince & The Revolution
-“Paisley Park [remix]” – Prince & The Revolution
-“One More Chance [original bobby orlando remix] – Pet Shop Boys (exists but sounds Always badly!!!)
-“The Anvil [dance mix]” – Visage
-“Love In Motion” – 1000 Ohm
-“A Love Bizarre [pts. I and II]” – Sheila E.
-“Staying Power” – Queen
-“Back Chat” – Queen
-“Mony Mony [steel toe cat dub]” – Billy Idol
-“I Only Have Eyes For You” – Bonnie Forman
-“Draw Of The Cards [special long version]” – KIm Carnes
-“Physical [special disco mix]” – Olivia Newton-John
-“This Is The House” – Eurythmics
-“Party Girl [extended remix]” – Grace Jones
-“Too Late For Goodbyes [vocal extended special mix]”- Julian Lennon
-“If I Only Had A Brain” – The Coconuts
-“Time Out [u.s. remix]” – Material
-“Caroline Was A Drop Out [extented remix]” – Kid Creole & The Coconuts
-“Caroline Was A Drop-Out [european mix]” – Kid Creole & The Coconuts
-“Delirio Mind [remix) / Disco Band [remix] – Scotch
https://www.discogs.com/Scotch-Delirio-Mind-Remix-Disco-Band-Remix/release/178751
-“Dancing Machine” – Roni Griffith
… This list is far from being exhaustive!!!
Eoin says:
Hi.I happened to come across these cds over the years:
Julian Lennon too late for goodbyes 12″ is on this cd.
https://www.discogs.com/essential-eighties-2-volume-one/release/6866858
China Crisis King in a Catholic Style (wake up) 12″ is on this cd.
https://www.discogs.com/flaunt-the-imperfection/release/10864323
Sheila E A Love Bizzare 12″ is on this cd
https://www.discogs.com/old-school-jams-7/release/3410437
Paul Sinclair says:
The UK 12″ of Too Late For Goodbyes is just the standard 7″ version.
Larry Davis says:
Oh I’ll buy these…I have the first 11 volumes, as well as many of their artist collections and “So90s”…when will they pick up that series again with a Volume 2?? The 1st one was damn good!! So are the 80s collections…the 12” of Chicago’s “Along Comes A Woman” is icing on the cake, always loved that song…many Chicago fans hate their 80s period, and I can see why, with 80s mainstream overly slick productions (David Foster/Ron Nevison/etc) & reliance on outside writers like Diane Warren…it’s what labels and radio demanded…it almost ruined bands like Heart, Aerosmith & Cheap Trick cuz they never worked that way and it almost sterilized their sound for radio programmer consumption…unfortunately, Chicago fell into this trap too because of Bill Champlin & David Foster…luckily, somehow, the band survived and Chicago’s albums 16, 17, 18 & 19 did not totally suck & are sorta guilty pleasures, espesh the Cetera albums 16 & 17…”Along Comes A Woman” from 17, a Cetera co-write, is a great powerpop song with a killer chorus and the single version has a cool synth riff over the top but the 2nd verse (before chorus #1) is missing…hopefully the 12″ is the full song like the album version, but with the single’s mix…one hypothesis…Chicago released a great punk/new wave-influenced album in 1980, Chicago 14, but it tanked, resulting in the band losing their original Columbia deal and changing direction to the mainstream with David Foster…I think, if 14 did NOT tank, perhaps the band would have never lost their coolness?? Maybe their 80s albums after 14 coulda been more credible, like synthpop Pet Shop Boys with horns, or an Oingo Boingo/ska 2-Tone direction?? Just some thoughts…
Griffin says:
Thank Paul S. for this post and your site as always. Thank you B&J/Piet. Although not all the tracks are my cup of tea I will buy them. I have most of the tracks already which I’m a fan of. Perhaps of 1-2 mixes from each volume I really want or don’t have yet. I just pre-ordered them both. Sorry Paul S. & Piet. If I’m living in the UK or Germany perhaps I would have ordered from your shops. At the moment I can only afford what’s cheapest for me if I still want to continue supporting physical media and So80s-series hoping one day I will see more of my fav remixes.
Thanks B&J for all their effort & dedication to release another 2 compilations with so many rare tracks. As a collector of 80’s club & (re)mixes I’m very happy with tracks like Sade, Third World, Mason, Peter Jacques Band & George Benson.
These tracks are very hard to find or been released for the 1st time on cd now.
@Piet for some more suggestions;
– Atlantic Starr – Armed and Dangerous (Arthur Baker Mix 6’10) 1986
– Billy Crystal – You Look Marvelous (Arthur Baker Mix 7’31) 1985
– Fatback – Spread Love (M&M Remix 8’00) 1984
– Fiona Franklin – Busted Up On Love 7’10 1984
– Gayle Adams – I’m Warning You 6’02 1984
– Hall & Oates – Adult Education (Jellybean Remix 6’05!) 1984
– Manfriday – Winners (Larry Levan Mix 6’42) 1986
– Herb Alpert – Bullish (Remix 5’49) 1984
– Simphonia – It Ain’t Right (Whatcha Do) (Clubmix 8’42) 1986
– Urbaniax – Love Don’t Grow On Trees 8’43 1984
– Will Downing – A Love Supreme (Chasin’ The Trane Mix 8’08) 1988
Charlie Shine says:
Adult Education Jellybean Remix aka Special Club Mix, is already available in digital format on MP3 compilation only ‘Extended Mixes’ available in Amazon, Spotify and Apple music stores. The sound is amazing!!!!
Ordered! These are great compilations. I’ll be thrilled to finally have the “Why Is It So Hard?” Extended Version on CD. I never could figure out why that was left off of Asides Besides.
Philipp says:
I’ve got some more suggestions concerning remixes for further volumes which haven’t appeared on CD or at least on a sampler yet:
Christopher Moore – Tomorrow (Mix 1) 5:08 (1985)
The Climb – I Can’t Forget (A Mother’s Crime) 6:18 (1981)
Colour Scream – Dance No More (Sir Arthur Mix) 4:52 or (Tiananmen Square Mix) 6:16 (1989)
Communal Drop – Fanatics (Long) 5:10 (1985)
Con Act – Lucky Dog (Extended Version) 5:31 (1986)
Con Act – Beautiful (Edited Dance Version) 4:46 (1987)
Coney Island – Dream Walker 6:01 (1985)
Coney Island – Undertown 6:55 (1986)
Cox – China (Extended Chinese-Mix) 5:41 (1986)
Cox – Golden Waters 6:58 (1987)
Crazy House – Burning Rain (Generic Mix) 6:39 or (Genetic Mix) 7:17 (1988)
Crown Of Thorns – World Radio (Extended Crown Mix) 6:33 (1984)
Cunning Toy – Searching 7:44 (1987)
Dalbello – Animal (Jungle Mix) 7:30 or (Tribal Mix) 5:38 (1984)
Dalbello – Gonna Get Close To You (Extended Version) 6:29 (1984)
Dalbello – Black On Black (Extended Version) 6:15 (1985)
Dalbello – Talk To Me (12″ Remix) 6:31 (1987)
Dance Like A Mother – You Ain’t So Tough (Club Mix) 6:45 (1987)
Dance Like A Mother – Love Or Lust (Club Mix) 6:35 (1987)
Dance Like A Mother – Private Number (Club Mix) 5:06 (1987)
David Bowie – Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix) 7:17 (1987)
David Bowie – Day-In Day-Out (Remix) 6:30 (1987)
David Cassidy – Romance (Let Your Heart Go) Love Mix 5:59 (1985)
David Cassidy – The Last Kiss (Extended Mix) 6:47 (1985)
David Cassidy – She Knows All About Boys (Remixed) 6:33 (1985)
Debbie Sharp – Zapped By Love (Remix) 7:05 (1985)
Debbie Sharp – Zapped By Love (Original) 6:39 (1985)
Deborah Allen – Telepathy (Club Mix) 7:55 (1987)
Dekka Danse – Immagnetized (Extended Mix) 4:56 (1984)
Denis Haines – It Spoke To Me Of You (Extended Version) 5:44 (1984)
Donnette Robbins – Stop! (You Take My Breath Away) 5:56 (1985)
Donnette Robbins – We’re Close To Heaven (Vocal Version) 4:46 (1986)
Dragon – Rain (Dance Mix) 6:45 (1983)
Dramatis – No-One Lives Forever (Remixed long version) 5:50 (1981)
Dramatis – Ex Luna Scientia 4:57 (1981)
Dramatis – The Shame (Dance Party Mix 1) 5:35 (1982)
Dramatis – I Can See Her Now 6:05 (1982)
Duck You Sucker – Love Is Criminal (Magimix) 8:12 (1985)
Duck You Sucker – Love Is Criminal (Un-edited Version) 4:54 (1985)
Dusty Springfield – Sometimes Like Butterflies (Extended Mix) 6:06 (1985)
Eight Point Five – Mary (Extended Version) 5:37 (1987)
Elephant – I Don’t Wanna Lose You (Remix) 4:57 (1983)
Elephant – Just Tonight (Remix) 6:45 (1985)
Ellie Warren – Satellites (The Club Mix) 5:37 or (Euro ’86 Mix) 7:45 (1986)
Ellie Warren – Primitive Love 5:06 (1982)
Ellie Warren – The Loving Game (Medley) 12:40 (1987)
English Evenings – English Evenings (Extended Vocal Version) 5:37 or (Club Mix) 6:54 (1983)
English Evenings – Tear You Down (Extended Version) 6:13 or (G.C.B. Mix) 5:15 (1984)
English Evenings – Touch (Extended Version) 5:42 or (After Dark Mix) 7:43 (1984)
English Evenings – I Will Return (Midnight Manoeuvres Mix) 6:07 (1985)
Exotic Birds – Heartbeat Like A Drum (Rhythmix) 6:44 or (E-Z Listening Mix) 7:05 (1989)
Matthew McKinnon says:
Hello Piet!
One quick question: is True Dub from a master, or ripped from a vinyl copy?
blink says:
All tracks are always taken from tapes in this series.
Piet Blank says:
we received the master from the warner archive in the uk who baked the tape and transferred it in finest quality…really sounds fantastic…no re-touch or anything else needed really : )
Fantastic. Ordering now.
dj xrey says:
Piet – really appreciate your efforts to source the master tapes, considering the 2008 UMG fire & 2019’s exposure of the cover-up and extent of the losses. Pre-ordrred #12 & #13 today. I will miss the 3rd mixed disc that’s your legendary strength.
I look forward to the new releases! Well done!
I would like to request some remixes for further volumes, most of which haven’t been released on CD before!
The 3 Rockies – Stop Wasting Your Time (You Could Be Wasting Mine) 7:04 (1984)
Amri – All Your Words (Long Version) 4:52 (1987)
Amri – Return To The Gold 6:59 (1986)
Andrew Zernicke – Organ Player 6:05 or (Times Square Mix) 7:07 (1984)
Angel Chorus – Devil On My Shoulder (Devilishly Extended Mix) 7:38 (1985)
Anouschka Renzi – Robot Love 6:45 (1988)
Anthony Clark – Am I Really In Love? 5:29 (1985)
April – Boys Come And Go (Vocal) 5:25 or (Vocal Remix) 7:05 or (French Version) 6:40 (1985)
Art – Perfect Touch (Long Version) 5:10 (1989)
Art Fine – Dark Silence (Long Version) 8:03 (1985)
Art Of Emotion – A Day A Day 5:35 (1986)
B-Point 2 – After Midnight 6:31 (1988)
Baiser – Summer Breeze (U.K. Mix) 7:28 (1984)
Baiser – Darling Forever (Vocal) 6:57 (1985)
Bill Goins – Lone Rider (Vocal) 6:24 (1985)
Bill Nelson – Flaming Desire (Long Version) 5:55 (1982)
Binary – The Meaning (Extended Version) 4:49 (1985)
Birch And Hallam – What You Say (Extended Version) 6:46 (1983)
Birger Heymann System Of Sound featuring George Kranz – (Extended Disco Version) 5:29 (1985)
Bogart – A Rider In The Sky 4:24 (1981)
Bogart – Modern Girl 6:06 (1985)
Bogart – When The Sun Goes Down 5:18 (1984)
Bogart – Call Me Up 8:11 (1987)
Bond – Take A Walk On The Rainbow (Extended Version) 4:17 (1987)
Bond – I’m No Dancer (Extended Version) 5:15 (1986)
Bond – Boys’ Toys (Extended Dance Mix) 5:22 (1987)
Bone Symphony – It’s A Jungle Out There (Dance Version) 6:40 (1983)
Boom Boom Room – Here Comes The Man (Extended Version) 6:30 (1986)
Boom Boom Room – Love Your Face (Extended Version) 5:08
Bourgie Bourgie – Breaking Point (Extended Version) 5:38
Bourgie Bourgie – Careless (Extended Version) 4:40
Boy Waiting – Where Did All The Boys Go (Dance Mix) 5:37 (1985)
Boys Say Go – Holy War (D-D-Dance Mix) 5:42 (1985)
C.A. And The Box – Out Of The Box (Normal Version) 5:18 (1985)
Call It Heaven – Dreaming (Extended Version) 6:20 (1986)
Candy – Catch Me (Rescue Mix) 6:24 (1987)
Caron – Out Of The Night (The First Step) 7:09 (1986)
The Cat Club – One Last Kiss (A Kiss Like This Mix) 5:10 (1987)
Charlie’s Brother – The Wishing Tree (Megatree Mix) 5:00 (1984)
Christine East - This Is Forever 7:04 (1987)
Christopher Horn – Love Is A Dance 6:58 (1986)
That’s an impressive list there in the fact that i have not heard of any of these artists.
Mikael says:
Wow, almost worth the price of the album just for this.
Yeah well done guys for including this. 32 years is a long wait for a remix :)
Dave Myrvold says:
For Piet Blank to comment on:
A story that broke last month has caused quite a stir in the record industry. Apparently, there was a fire at Universal Studios back in 2008 and it’s said that nearly 200,000 original studio master tapes were destroyed. Originally, it was conveyed that little was lost but a New York Times article last month exposed that was incorrect. Since the story broke a list of many artists affected have come out, it’s become a large legal matter with artists going after the label and a team having been assembled to go through the various Universal master vaults to take stock of what’s actually missing.
Piet: Has this made it difficult to licence some tracks from Universal ?
yes, i’ve the story…also heard rumours from freinds in the industry before…
looking back it might have effected only one request which we had for the universal catalogue: ABC – How To Be Millionaire (Nickel & Dime Mix) …we had approval of the mix and then were informed that the master was not traceable in the US…maybe that was one…generally in so8os we don’t have too many US signed artists…most european stuff is treasured in the uk, so we are happy with that…that said: we wanted to re-release the mixed version of the VISAGE Best of some years ago…evreyone was happy to do so…incl rusty egan who mixed it at the time…but no master was located…even if Visage were a uk band, they were signed to polodor usa (uk team passed when offered “fade to grey”)…so the master tapes would be in the US i guess….
Mickey says:
Really looking forward to this release, especially for the Sade mixes. Thank you in advance!
My one request for a future release, if possible: I’ve always loved the extended mix of Pat Benatar’s “Sex as a Weapon” and would love to see it released on CD at some point.
Many thanks for all the awesome music!
Stephen Jackson says:
Very much this. It’s pretty much my Holy Grail at this point in my life. I have a poor vinyl rip to keep the wolf from the door, but a quality version of ‘SAAW’ would be just dandy.
Hello Piet Blank! – in your last SDE interview with the release of so80s 11 you mentioned your friendship with Yello. Call It Love (Trego Snare Version 2) with Billy Mackenzie first time on cd on so80s 11. (A great mix)
Yello said many years ago that they had another album worth of Billy Mackenzie tracks recorded but unreleased – Would you ask them to release this?
Will there ever be an Associates / Billy Mackenzie so80s collection? There are so many mixes never made it onto cd.
i think it is always difficult with people who have sadly passed away and unreleased recordings (see george michael or prince) …there was probably a reason why they kept it away from public…and i am not sure how i would deal with that to be honest…i can ask boris the next time i speak to him…but i would not think that it is likely to happen…
Many thanks for your answer Piet. I know it was a bit cheeky to ask but if I didn’t ask how would I ever know the answer. It’s my Number 1 music dream to listen to those recordings. Perhaps a So80s ‘Yello with Billy Mackenzie’ collection is a possibility?! To collate the tracks already released on the Yello albums and those from the unreleased archive…
I will keep dreaming that one day it will come true.
Edu says:
Thanks Blank and JOnes for another 2 great additions to mine ever expanding 80s 12” collection. Beeing from 1969 it’s the period I grew up and spend almost all mine money back then om 12” records. I would often travel from Arnheim to Köln to the Hansa Ring/Saturn. Record stores in The Netherlands were very small in that day compared to the HMV and Virgin stores in London or that Hansaring Saturn. It was always a sort of…. wow….
Anyways, maybe a stupid question. Does it make any difference if I buy your/these cd’s at the SDE website, or the dutch bol.com or the German amazon etc? Will your (B&J) income be the same? I rather spend mine money so that you get the profit then some bol/amazon whatever organisation/ company.
Might be a stupid question but I always think that no matter where I buy music the artist will get the same % from that sale. But I’m not sure how that works with compilers/ compiled cd’s.
hey edu, thank you for the question…when you buy here at paul’s shop or our webshop, you can be sure that the share of the shop will support paul’s or our activities…same as when you buy at your local record shop instead of buying on amazon to make sure that shop will stay there…the share for the featured artists will of course be everywhere the same…so if you like this blog or appreciate our work, we would be delighted if you shop on one of these two…
i was a lucky kid…i grew up in cologne…and caught a subway to the hansaring minimum twice a week after school…just to spend time in that store….saturn hansaring was like a candystore for me ; ) it’s really not imaginable for todays kids what it meant to actually get on your feet and try to find records…ha ha….
Thanks for your quick reply Piet.
Ordered both at Paul’s webshop just now. Thanks…..
Out of curiosity, is the quantity printed for 12/13 the same as it was with part 1 or say part 5, or do you see a rise in numbers due to popularity of this series (or decline because of all the downloads and refusal of the youth to buy cd’s). Ofcourse if this is ‘business information no to share with others’ I understand and just ignore this posting. But just curious….
Thanks for the order :)
RJS says:
I don’t know if it’s the same one, but I spent about three hours in one of the Saturn stores in Cologne back in the summer of ’94. Wall to wall CDs of stuff you just didn’t find in independent shops. I must have bought about a dozen CDs that day and it’s easily the best record shop I’ve ever visited. Very reasonable prices too. I drove a 250 mile round trip just to visit it the following year.
seikotsi says:
This compilation contains one of the best covers made in the 80s – Why Can’t We Live Together (12“ Version) – Mike Anthony.
Also from Belgium, like 1000 ohm.
Geoff C says:
Very excited to add both of these to the collection! I really appreciate the care Blank and Jones put into these releases and I love discovering tracks I missed out on back in the 80s. I’ve seen lots of good suggestions in the comments for future volumes. I’ll throw out one from my wantlist: Imagination (Extended Version) by Helen Reddy. A great dance pop track from 1983 that you’d never guess was Helen Reddy since it was so outside her typical output. Unfortunately that baggage (and an indifferent label) kept it from getting much airplay and the single and album flopped.
I love the So80S releases so thanks again Mr Blank & Jones. Now I know you folks are all into your physical media but I’m not fussed so will there be a digital release of 13 & 14 .. iTunes Germany at least ?
yes, due to territorial right restrictions we can only release a bundle digital version in germany, austria and swiss. the pre-order link should be up early next week at iTunes…we also switched on the “pre-listening” option, so evryone who wants to check out the tracks which he/she might not know, can do so then…if you are outside germany and want a download of the album via iTunes the only option is to get a iTunes gift card from german itunes store….we hope you still dig cds as we put much love in the booklet…every 12″ single cover is on one individual booklet side….
monika klama says:
Blue Live In China is actually using the vocals from ’85 Philadelphia gig at the Vets Stadium – the Whamamerica! Tour.
Norbert says:
A Blank & Jones reconstructed WHAM album on its own would be much appreciated! I think there is enough stuff to release a great album only as a tribute to WHAM.
Dream on. Sony and George’s estate would NEVER allow this to happen :)
MusicFan says:
I’ve always loved the Wham! track Blue.
The version on the b-side to Club Tropicana is the instrumental mix. Following the tradition of the vast majority of Wham! singles to be backed with an instrumental.
Some may find it odd this is considered an instrumental as it actually includes a repeat of some lines from the chorus, but you’ll find all of the Wham! instrumentals do this.
The full vocal studio version is sadly still unreleased.
Maybe David Austin will help steer the family to allow deluxe editions to be released. However we do need to respect the family’s official statement when they asked fans not to expect any unreleased material to be released.
We can all only hope they change their mind.
The 2019 Last Christmas project is a special case as George had already collaborated on the idea and material to be included.
I personally hate all these film projects where we get a ‘soundtrack’ to go with it. They are generally designed with maximum commercial reach and will have limited appeal to actual fans. So management or people in charge of George’s legacy spend years on vanity documentary projects, or film projects with ‘sync’ generating income. Let’s be honest, ‘Freedom’ the film was rubbish, really. A massive ego trip. Meanwhile a proper re-evalution or re-presentation of albums goes begging. I’m not sure we’ll EVER see any more deluxe editions of George or Wham! albums, to be honest. So don’t hold your breath for ‘Making It Bigger’.
TOM RICHARDSON says:
I agree on all points here Paul! I wish the fans were listened to more. And record labels – the releases the fans want would clearly generate a fair bit of cash – don’t they want our money??!
Always love these releases–so much better than all the cookie-cutter ones that rehash the same old mixes again and again. I wish Tina Turner’s Break Every Rule tracks would get some attention from someone though. There are several b-sides and handful of 12″ mixes that have hardly ever seen the light of day on CD. It would be nice if her label would get it together and put out a rarities compilation that included these tracks, as well as the neglected mixes of One of the Living that should have come with Private Dancer.
AudioDile says:
The version of “Wind Him Up” by Saga appears to be the same length as the normal album version, so I’m not sure what’s any different about it here.
A few gems here but still a several dozen remixes of Top 40 hits by major artists from the 80s that seem like they’ll never see the light of day on CD, and I can only assume that labels are somehow just too stupid to license them, because they can’t be bothered to find the masters (even though often they don’t use masters anyway).
ABC, B-52s, Billy Crystal, Bruce Springsteen, Depeche Mode, Debbie Gibson, Don Henley, EBN-OZN, Escape Club, Eurythmics, Fine Young Cannibals, The Fixx, Glenn Frey, Greg Kihn, Hall & Oates, Harold Faltermeyer, Heart, Huey Lewis & The News, Human League, Joe Jackson, Kim Carnes, Lene Lovich, Michael Sembello, New Edition, Olivia-Newton John, PP Arnold, Pat Benatar, Peter Wolf, Prince, Ready For the World, Robbie Nevil, Rockwell, Rolling Stones, Scritti Politti, Stevie Nicks, Sting, The Truth, Thomas Dolby, Tom Petty…. every single one on that list has as least one decent hit with remixes that hasn’t seen CD release, and more than a few of them have several.
If the major labels aren’t going to do anything with them, I don’t get why they can’t license them to someone who will other than sheer laziness.
yes…that is indeed a big issue…but the reason are really very varied…some artists really “hate” their 12″ mixes from back in the 80s…so there is the first “no go”…some labels simply have no paperwork about the 12” versions and therefore don’t want to license them as they might not have the 100% rights…today a contract would say something like “we license song YXZ including all additional mixes” – back in the 80s it only say: we licsense XYZ…next and main thing: these days compilations like so8os don’t generate much income for the big labels…we can not get streaming rights and are restricted to one territory (in our case germany) with the cd…a track that is not in their so called “global repertoire system” – which is the case with all unreleased 12″ versions of the 80s to be honest – they would have to invest a lot of back office wiork…like generating a lablecopy, putting the original deal with band in computer (that alone can take weeks to chase the contract), looking for the master tape (difficult for 12″ mixes as they have not been searched for over 35 years) …so compared to an income of a few 100 bucks it simply makes not economic sense to them…with the cd sales going even more down i don’t see much improvement in the future….i personally think that the only chance is that the artists approach the companys and ask them to release all their mixes….but that said – a lot of artists have very bad deals for the old songs, so they usually don’t support any acivities without getting a better deal…which is something the componies would not want ; )….so sorry for this long and maybe sometimes confusing note, but you have no idea what digger like us (and also paul with avrious projects) go through sometimes…. so the encouragement from your side here really really helps to keep on doing this….
Thank you for the insight into this process, I’m sure it’s just as frustrating for you as it is for us. Why do you think that there were so many remix compilations about 10-15 years ago but now it’s really just down to you and Ben Liebrand? Is it because all the tracks that were easy to license were pounced upon by many labels and now there’s mostly scraps to pick over?
Also, is the ABC remix project truly dead? I and so many others were terribly excited for this. Even if they just reissued How To Be.. as a super deluxe, that would be about as good.
ldgendt says:
1000 Ω, little Belgian band with the 12″ of A.G.N.E.S – tempting…
I still have the original self-released 7″ they made to promote themselves.
dominic says:
Coincidentally, Love in Motion by 1000 Ohm is getting a re-release on 12″ this week.
https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/product.php?pid=130171
yes…we got the license from frank himself and are very proud of this track ….clearly depeche mode heard that song on repead before creating the speak and spell album ; )
Steinski says:
Depeche Mode probably listened to A.G.N.E.S. … but the single is definitely influenced by early Fad Gadget (Ricky’s Hand). Never knew there was a 12″ version. Look forward to it. Thanx!
Robert Morgenstern says:
Talk Talk has a few 12inch or alternative Versions not released on CD until today. Such a shame that they presumably will never be released as a talk talk rarities compilation.
There was an album called 12 x 12 Original Remixes that EMI released 20 years ago. They also released a Talking Heads one with the same title. There may have been others in the series. Here’s the Talk Talk 12 x 12 track listing:
1 Talk Talk (Extended Mix) Producer – Colin Thurston 4:33
2 Today (Extended Mix) Mixed By – Mike Robinson 4:32
3 My Foolish Friend (Extended Mix) Producer – Rhett Davies 5:29
4 It’s My Life (Extended Mix) Producer, Remix – Tim Friese-Greene 6:18
5 Such A Shame (Extended Mix) Producer, Remix – Tim Friese-Greene 7:00
6 Dum Dum Girl (12″ Mix) Producer – Tim Friese-GreeneRemix – Steve Thompson 5:22
7 Without You (12″ Mix) Producer – Tim Friese-Greene 5:54
8 Life’s What You Make It (Extended Mix) Producer, Remix – Tim Friese-Greene 6:54
9 Living In Another World (Extended Remix) Producer – Tim Friese-GreeneRemix – Gavin MacKillop 8:58
10 Pictures Of Bernadette (Dance Mix) Producer – Tim Friese-Greene 8:06
11 Happiness Is Easy (12″ Mix) Producer – Tim Friese-GreeneRemix – Lee Harris, Paul Webb 7:01
12 Such A Shame (Dub Mix) Producer – Tim Friese-GreeneRemix – Steve Thompson 6:33
Tom m hans says:
This is also released on asides/besides as disc one.
J T says:
I’ll presume from his comment that Robert knows this, but for other readers, there’s an excellent Talk Talk compilation, the cleverly titled Asides Besides. It includes all the great remixes BJ mentions on disc one and has some great alternative versions on disc two, perhaps most notably “Call In The Night Boy” (Piano Version) and demos of “Talk Talk” and a couple other tracks.
Apparently in addition to the Extended Version of “Why Is It So Hard” we’ll finally be getting on So80s 12, there was an extended 12″ version of “It’s So Serious” which I’d welcome on CD.
I always thought Talk Talk would be a great candidate for 2-disc SDE reissues of their first three albums, given the wealth of remixes, dub mixes and B-sides and how there were yet a few cuts I knew of unreleased on CD. I love that first album in particular and it deserves that special treatment to restore them to their proper place in the public’s recollection of that era’s music, as I feel the recent Alphaville release has done. I hope you’re wrong, Robert, and that someone will mine the remaining rarities for the many of us who’d love to own them.
Thank you for pointing out this release, which has the same versions like the a-sides / b-sides release. The unreleased versions on cd beside the US Remix of such a shame which you can find on a extremly rare french maxi cd are:
It’s My Life (US Mix by Steve Thompson) 6:14 (EMI America V-7821-1)
Such A Shame (US Extended Remix by Steve Thompson) 6:21 (EMI America V-7828-1/2)
Life’s What You Make It (Extended Version by Dennis Weinreich) 8:03 (12EMI-5540)
Life’s What You Make It (Early Mix by Tim Friese-Greene) 6:40 (12EMIX-5540)
Life’s What You Make It (Dub Mix by Mark Berry) 6:04 (EMI America V-19203)
Living In Another World (US Re-mix by Gavin McKillop) 8:39 (12EMIX-5551)
Why Is It So Hard (US Remix by Steve Thompson) 6:04 (EMI America ST-6542)
(now on the so80s)
B-sides or single
Talk Talk (Version Recorded at BBC for David Jenson Show) 2:35
(12EMI-5284) (12EMI-5352)
It’s So Serious (Version Recorded at BBC) 4:16 (12EMI-5314)
Mirror Man (Longer) 3:32 (7″:EMI 5352)
Such A Shame (US Single Mix by Steve Thompson) 3:55 (EMI America B-8215)
So you can fill a proper CD with this missing alternatives.
Dave H says:
A couple of the US remixes have been previously released on CD but it would be nice to have them all in one place.
It’s My Life (US Mix by Steve Thompson) 6:14 (EMI America V-7821-1) has been released on 12″/80s Disc 2
Such A Shame (US Extended Remix by Steve Thompson) 6:21 (EMI America V-7828-1/2) has been released on Grand 12 Inches Disc 6
I actually have 4 versions of ‘Why Is It So Hard’ I have no other info on these or any idea in what order these were recorded
A Sides B Sides Version.
Zabou film soundtrack version (German CD)
US 12″ Remix (finally released on So80’s)
US 7″ (Sedated in the Eighties CD no. 4)
Pato says:
you can get the US mix of It’s My Life here
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Electrospective-The-Remix-Album/master/574459
Simon Webb says:
What other Talk Talk unreleased on CD were released today then?
Hello to Cologne,
thanks a lot for two new volumes of so8os!
I ordered today with some other B&J-items.
See a lot of interesting material, but I like especially Heinz Rudolf Kunze and Markus.
Checking the time of HRK, so I hope for the complete 12″ Version, not the edited 12″ Version (included at the Deluxe-Edition of the album).
So, many thanks again to B&J, now we lay one over “a dutzend”, hope it continuous…
And thanks to Paul for this great newsletter!
thank you for the kind words…and yes, it’s the full extended version which was produced by Conny Plank (Ultravox, Eurythmics etc) of the HRK track
ADRIAN CROSTON says:
Excellent news! Dropped into my inbox first thing this morning and purchased both immediately! Thank you Blank & Jones for the CDs and thank you Paul for your hard work and incredible love for the music!
BE.D12'' says:
Many thanks to Mr. Blank & Jones to continue this great series of so80s, I like all the tracklist of this two new volumes , particularly the 12″ of Linda Di Franco, Capitan Sensible and Georgie Red. Great also Blue Night “Turn me loose” and superb is Lois Lane “It’s The First Time”.
Very curious for me the choice of Sammy Barbot (produced by Paul Micioni, involved in the first productions of Mike Francis songs) … what’s the story Piet (if there is) of this inclusion. Regards from Italy.
BE.D12" says:
Both sets ordered! Thanks Paul! And thanks to B&J! :)
Rare to see a remix compilation with more than one track I really want and don’t already have, and getting me over the hurdle of the price. With both “Wind Him Up” and “Why Is It So Hard,” Vol. 12 is a must-have for me. Keep mixing in pop-rock remixes with the dance-pop, I love most of the ’80s genres but rock remixes can be hardest to track down in CD/digital format.
I realize availability of tracks is limited, but as I know Piet Blank has been known to visit these threads and I don’t think I’ve ever done this, here is my ’80s Blank & Jones wish list:
Blank & Jones So80s LAURA BRANIGAN
Branigan was a quintessential ’80s artist, strongly associated with the decade yet yet not overrepresented in latter-day compilations.
Gloria, Solitaire, Self Control, The Lucky One, Satisfaction, Spanish Eddie, Tenderness, Hold Me, Maybe Tonight, Shattered Glass, Spirit Of Love, Heart Of Me, and early cut Looking Out For Number One all from the ’80s.
Despite her close association with dance music, with the exception of John Robie’s The Lucky One and Cerrone’s Heart of Me, Branigan’s ’80s output was devoid of Dub Versions and Alternate Mixes. I’d love to see you do a Reconstruction disc for her as you’ve done for a couple others, reimagining remixes using the original tracks and adding in period embellishments.
Album cuts Please Stay, Go Away; I’m Not The Only One; Heart; Forever Young; Sanctuary; Power Of Love and Wherever I Go all beg for remixes and I always thought someday Der Kommissar rewrite Deep In The Dark (intended as a single until After The Fire nabbed a transatlantic hit) would get a mash-up with the Falco original and ATF.
Individual remixes I humbly request you consider, many never on CD, roughly in order:
Blanket Of Secrecy—“Say You Will” [5:32 Extended Version] (1982)
Boys Don’t Cry—”Cities On Fire” [6:00 Shep Pettibone U.S. Remix, 5:26 Instrumental, 5:40 UK 12″ Mix] (1986)
E.G. Daily—”Mind Over Matter” [S/A/W production. 7:06 Remix, 6:19 Edit] (1987)
DeFilm—”Bitter Surprise” [5:54 Extended Remix] (1986)
John Farnham—”Thunder In Your Heart” [4:37 Extended Version] (1986)
Rick Springfield—”Dance This World Away” [6:00 Remix] (1985)
Lou Gramm—”Ready Or Not” [Rock Remix, Extended Dance Mix, Instrumental] (1987)
Ebn-Ozn—”Bag Lady” [4:37 Late Night Version, 7:04 Instrumental, 3:48 Short Version] (1984)
Stephanie Mills—”Bit By Bit” [4:44 Remix, 5:24 Remix Edit] (1985)
Styx—”Mr. Roboto” [8:45 Japanese Dance Mix I, 8:28 Mix II] (1983)
Asia—”Go” [8:04 Exteneded Version, 8:11 Instrumental] (1985)
Wax U.K.—”American English” [Concorde Mix] (1987)
Tommy Shaw—”No Such Thing” [6:33 Maxi Version] (1987)
Stevie Nicks—”I Can’t Wait” [5:57 Rock Mix, 6:20 Dance Mix, 4:23 Dance Dub, 5:46 Rock Dubt] (1985)
Foreigner—”Reaction To Action” [7:17 Vocal/Long Version, 4:53 Vocal Edit, 5:48 Instr.] (1984)
Device—”Who Says?” [Dance Mix & Dub] (1986)
Wild Blue—”International Language Of Dance” [Extended & Dub] (1986)
Paul Lekakis—“You Blow Me Away” [Shep Pettibone 12″ Vocal/Dub/Bonus Beats] (1989)
Robin George—“Heartline” [5:44 Dangerous Mix. Extant CD omits final “Goodbye”] (1984)
After The Fire—”Der Kommissar” [4:53 Dub] (1982)
Device—“Hanging On A Heart Attack” [Jellybean Dance Mix & Dub Version] (1986)
Fate—”Won’t Stop” [6:32 Maxi Version] (1986)
Saga—”The Flyer” [5:13 Extended Rock Mix, 6:19 Club Version] (1983)
Taxxi—“The Real Thing” [Dance Mix/Dub Version edited by The Latin Rascals] (1985)
Some terrific ’80s tracks not remixed to my knowledge but desperately need CD release:
Laura Branigan—”Hollywood Wives” (Campy TV miniseries theme with her signature style), “One Day” (love theme from Violets Are Blue), Helpless (from Backstage, cover of The Flirts)
3-Speed—”Once Bitten” [3:40] (1985) Danceable urgent pop-rock with husky, belting, sustained vocals in the Laura Branigan vein; someone should compile their soundtrack cuts & demo tape and release an LP at last. Another standout, “Back On The Street,” a Vinnie Vincent cover.
Taxxi—”Metro Boulot Dodo” [5:01] (1983) Their lone best-of omits this ’80s gem that was a favorite of mine along with “I’m Leaving,” “The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter” and “Still In Love.”
Danny Spanos—”Hot Cherie” + “One Track Heart” (1983) iTunes features re-recorded versions that, while good, don’t match the originals. Former track covered by Journey guitarist Neil Schon’s Hardline.
Thanks to anyone who made it this far!
hey J T…thank you for all this input…i love reading lists like that…it’s so cool to meet so many addicted lovers here….it’s really nerdy stuff, but with thanks to the web we can come together and exchange so many great music….many of your ideas i really have to look up…maybe i don’t even have them on vinyl, although i would guess that i own at least 10 to 15k 12″ maxi singles from the 80s…sadly it’s not so easy to license tracks…i have written a few words about this here…maybe you scroll down/up to it…anyway…love the laua branigan idea…but look up what was already included in those gold legion re-issues..maybe that would be something for the future, if managament/family agrees…(see george michael)…
I had the Japanese CD single which featured Blue. Actually prefer the live in China version. Read the news release that the GM estate released for his birthday this year. They said the Christie’s auction & the film & soundtrack Last Christmas is what they are focusing on in 2019. The soundtrack will feature at least 1 unreleased song. David Austin is also working on having all the GM albums on vinyl available for purchase. As a fan since 1984 I would like expanded reissues of the 3 Wham! albums most.
AdamW says:
Thanks again, Piet for taking the time to do this, and Paul for making them available here. I’ll be ordering soon.
Piet, any chance you can license any of Peter Wolf’s early 12″ mixes next time, if there is a next time? François Kevorkian remixed “Lights Out” and “I Need You Tonight,” and Arthur Baker remixed “Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop!” all to great effect.
Really wish I would have got the box set of volumes 1-10.
Am always hoping for a re release of this! If you have any influence on this Paul that would be appreciated! And I am going to order these two anyway as love volume 11 (purchased from SDE!)
Thanks Steve! I think Blank & Jones only get the rights to license material for a finite period. Once that period is over it gets difficult to do anything further.
Just wondering, is smooth operator basically the same as the video clip version but then without the shooting sounds etc?
(Also, that mix of “Tell Her About It” is on the YouTubes…
I would note that Two Wheels Good, the US edition of Steve McQueen, features that earlier mix of “When Love Breaks Down”, but it is 3:46—so if that is the mix used here, then it could be considered an “extended” version.
I used to have that Billy Joel song on 12″; it’s a Jellybean Benitez mix, with the background vocals notably more prominent.
MüllerMüller says:
Great news 4 collectors – great job from the Kölsche Jungs!!
I personally feel it’s good to see those two mixes from New Order and Talk Talk on CD at last but unfortunately none of the rest of those tracks on these two compilations interest me and half of them i have never heard and were probably only hits in Europe and not the UK. The inclusion of
When Love Breaks Down (Extended Version) which doesn’t exist btw is a poor choice and they could have at least went to the effort of including a Prefab Sprout track that hasn’t appeared on CD before like the long version of Nightingales.
It might not be a traditional ‘extended version’ but it does exist > http://bit.ly/2XDkqpk
I used to hate extended versions that weren’t much longer than the single! So disappointing! haha. I always thought 6 mins was the minimum an extended version should be back in the day – I was obsessed! One of the most disappointing extended versions was Cher’s I Found Someone – the album version was 3:43 and
the extended version was 4:05! Wounded!!
Have the 4:22 version thanks to the kind efforts of Matt Coplestone. For those who adore Prefab Sprout, hearing the “extended” version will not match the surprise when you first heard the Dolby version after falling in love with the Phil Thornalley version, or vice versa.
If you enjoy the So80s discs you could also check out Ben Liebrand’s Grand 12 Inches compilations he does a similar thing in unearthing all kinds of rare 12 Inch versions. He sells direct too. http://www.benliebrand.nl/grand12/
Kauwgompie says:
Great news!!
I’m curious to know why they added the extended version of Tina Turner’s “Better Be Good To Me”? It’s on the 2cd deluxe version of “Private Dancer” AND the 1997 remastered edition of that album. It’s been widely available for years. Why not add the extended version of the brilliant “One Of A Living”? It was criminally left off the deluxe version of “Private Dancer” and not available anywhere.
Auntie Sabrina says:
The versions previously released were faded about the 7 minutes 4 seconds mark, Kauwgompie
I see, you are right, 7’04 vs 7’44. Now we are getting the real version as it was meant to be. Thank you Sabrina. Hopefully they can add the extended version of “One Of The Living” next time.
Wind Him Up (Special Maxi Version) – Saga 5:45 ?? …that’s enough to sell me. Thanks for letting everyone know about these, Paul.
Kevin M says:
12″ of Captain Sensible’s Wot! Brilliant, I loved that as a kid. I saw Let the Music Play and thought it was that great Shannon single. That and her Give Me Tonight were fabulous 80s singles, I must look her up, I no longer own them.
I wonder if the older of these compilations are still in print, never heard of them before, great stuff.
I’m currently working my way through the So8os CDs in the car, currently up to vol 5, which has had me wondering if there will be a new volume soon, so to get two is unexpected & welcome news.
I’ve found myself really enjoying the minor UK hits I’m less familiar with such as Certain things are likely by Kissing the pink, and The Promise by When in Rome, along with the tracks I’ve never heard of that were maybe only popular in mainland Europe. It looks like there’s plenty of things new to my ears on these two sets.
When the guys put New Order’s Touched by the hand of dub on vol 9 I did hope they would add True Dub to a future version, as I’ve always preferred it to the a-side remix. Lo and behold, here it is, especially welcome after True Faith dub mix on the Brotherhood reissue disappointlingly was a modern rather than the 1987 contemporary mix.
Thank you to Blank & Jones for continuing the series, your hard work is very much appreciated.
A couple of questions for Piet if he pops by this thread:
1) Is there a particular reason why Self Control by RAF was only included on the mix disc & not as an unmixed track on Vol 5? I’m not complaining, just very interested in what goes on behind the scenes.
2) Speaking of behind the scenes, do you know if there are English translations of the sleeve notes from the first few volumes anywehere? I’ve looked online without luck & GCSE German was a long long time ago!
3) (yes, I know I said a couple!) Any news on the ABC project? Fo me personally, Alphabet City is crying out for the full on SDE.
4) (OK, so this is pushing it, but this is a suggestion rather than a question!!) I know you get inundated with requests for future volumes, but I would just like to put out there Bowie’s Day In Day Out Shep Pettibone remixes & Freeez’s IOU Arthur Baker Ultimate Club/Dub remixes (works as one long track). Shep & Arthur were absolutely on fire in 1987 for me as a 15 year old splurging my paper round money!
thank you for the encouraging words…this really keeps us going…
(1) yes…here is the story on RAF: we requested the track from warner in germany. they received an approval from warner italy for the song. so we got the 12″ master from the archive in germany. while we were mixing we received the news that warner could not find the specific contract about the 12″ version and were unsure if they own it, therefore sublicense it…but as we already had it in the mix (which was a very time intense thing) and the part we used was only from the album version, it was agreed that we can keep it the mix, but must take it off from the unmixed cd….the really sad thing was, that just a few months later the 12″ version was released as vinyl rip on some other compilation and nobody knew how that could happen….
(2) sorry, as we only license for german speaking territory we did it in our native language…we only discovered much later that the cds travel as imports around the globe…that’s when we started to do english liner notes as well…will be on 12 and 13 included in english
(3) yes…abc…was just chatting with paul about this as well…we really don’t understand why the project was denied by universal uk…the german team was up for it and everything was set….never heard about it again…sadly…
(4)yes, shep and arthur were real heros when it comes to 80s 12″ mixes…i am not too positive about getting bowie 12″ mixes approved, and freeez…i think that was released somewhere before…you might have to search…
Gerd says:
To Piet:
ABC: Try it again, it would be worth it!”
negative1 says:
There are plans for some ABC deluxe projects going on,
with Vinny Vero. Abracadabra is up first.
Vinny said he was doing something with Thompson Twins which never materialised… then Go West, which never materialised.
Fred van de Peppel says:
End of the year SDE’s of first 3 Wang (Huang) Chung albums curated by Vinny Vero!!
check out his Twitter acount for updates:
”First 3 albums by Wang Chung will be released as deluxe editions. “Huang Chung”, “Points On The Curve”, and “To Live And Die In L.A.” will hit the “shops” this fall. Lovingly researched, curated and produced by yours truly. Lots of involvement with the band. ”
I adore your work.
Living in Tel Aviv, it was extremely difficult coming by those maxis in real time.
Cannot thank you enough for the Forever Young project. Will we ever have an instrumental version of it? Please? :)
Thanks Piet, much appreciated.
Ditto re True Dub. Great to finally get this on CD. Been waiting for years.
David Hannah says:
Slight error in the piece above. Blue never appeared on The Final CD at all. The live version was only included on the US version and Last Christmas 85. Will be good to finally get the single version on CD!
Blue appeared on the UK vinyl and cassette of The Final. I have both. It’s not an error.
Same on the Australian edition (of the cassette at least) plus most tracks were the extended mixes too. I’m your man was a particular fave. “He’s brave, he’s tough, Mr Ridgeley do your stuuuuuuff” *crash* “Ah, where’s the bar?”
I know. It didn’t appear on the CD in any form except on Music From The Edge… your article states it did appear on CD. That was my point…
Ah, yes. Sorry I see what you mean. Amended and thanks.
no probs :)
Tiago says:
Any idea if it’s going to be the unreleased studio version of “Blue” or the known, instrumental one?
It’s the standard version. Wishful thinking on your part. Sony have only issued ONE ‘unreleased’ Wham! track in the last 30 years (Last Christmas instrumental)
TERENCE DELANEY says:
Paul there are alt. versions of Last Christmas on 2CD VA – The All Time Greatest Christmas Songs (2000) & I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) on VA – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Smash Hits Party! (2008), not sure what versions they are but they are not the standard 7″ mix
Worth it for Smooth Operator alone!
RobC says:
Need to buy these quick…they always go out of print and go for a mint on the secondary market.
Again many rare 12 inches on these 2 new so80s compilations. We owe Blank & Jones much credit: they are really the best in preserving those rare 12 inches from the 80s. It’s a hard and difficult job finding the master tapes and getting them licensed. We need to support them by buying the physical 2 new volumes right away.
Apart from the Sade, Talk Talk and New Order rarities, I would like to mention another 2 never before released 12 inches on CD in master quality:
– Tina Turner – ‘Better Be Good To Me’ (Extended Version) (7:44). The 1997 and 2015 expanded remasters of ‘Private Dancer’ contain the edited version of 7:03.
– George Benson – ’20/20′ (Jellybean Remix) (9:39). This is the first time the full length Jellybean remix will be released on CD in master quality. In 2011 Rhino licensed UK’s Music Club Deluxe the US extended dance remix promo version (6:31) for inclusion on ‘The Essential Selection’. Now we get the full remix.
Also nice Blank & Jones were able to license ‘Tell Her About It’ (Special Version) by Billy Joel, prior only available on the utterly rare 1989 UK CD Single for ‘I Go To Extremes’. I think many didn’t know that.
Marc G. says:
The full length Extended Version of “Better Be Good To Me” has been officially released before on CD (“Private Dance Mixes”). Not that easy to find though.
On my wishlist:
The Extended Versions of The Cure’s “Primary” and “Inbetween Days” for the next So80s comp as Robert Smith decided to not include them on the Deluxe “Mixed Up” release. Would be great to have them in nicely mastered CD quality.
“Private Dancer Mixes” does not sound in any way ‘official’. I’d be interested to see a discogs link.
I used to have this CD
https://www.discogs.com/Tina-Turner-Private-Dance-Mixes/release/1591257
Foolishly lent it to a mate – who promptly fecked off with it!
Here you go: https://www.discogs.com/Tina-Turner-Private-Dance-Mixes/master/362352
It is official Paul. It was also released by Capitol in Japan. Cheers!
Exactly right!!! It was included on Private Dance Mixes, Aussie and Japanese Edition Only!!!
Inbetween Days extended is on CD on the RetroActive4 compilation.
Discogs link:
https://www.discogs.com/Various-RetroActive4-Rare-Remixed/master/1493767
Yes, you are correct!!! In between days was included on Retro Active Series.
You are completely right on it. Tell Her About It Jellybean Mix was included on I Go To Extremes CD Single. Also, 20/20 Remix Promo in George Benson 2011 Compilation by Rhino. Correct!!!
I saw ‘Rare Wham!‘ in the email and got really excited momentarily!! Should have known that that wasn’t gonna happen! Having said that these are Blank and Jones compilations are ace and curated with love – Long may they continue!!
The email subject line read: “Rare Wham! and Sade feature in new 2CD 80s remix sets” – which is EXACTLY the situation – so what do you mean “wasn’t going to happen”?!
Haha – I meant the first part of the email (Rare Wham!…) popped up on my locked iPhone screen while I was half asleep and also without my glasses and I momentarily thought it was a release of rare Wham! material (ie a full album or box set/reissue campaign) from Sony! That’s what I mean by ‘Should have known that that wasn’t gonna happen!’ as Sony have been a bit slow to fully mine the amazing Wham!/GM back catalogue that is so highly sought after by us old collector folk! Not a dig at you or your reporting of the info Paul I assure you. That is top class as ever pal!
haha… I’ll let you off ;))
Haha thanks Paul! Love the Blank and Jones compilations but why oh why isn’t there a full George Michael reissue campaign starting with Wham!?? I read SDE pretty much every day hoping for George Michael and Madonna extensive remaster/reissue campaigns! Although I know that if those announcements ever do happen (unlikely) I will read it here first!
I have no effing idea. There’s probably less than 30 Wham! songs in existence, so you’d think putting together some kind of rarities/anthology set would be child’s play. George was great, but he was a barrier to any interesting reissues and now that he’s gone his management team are even worse. This Christmas it will be THREE YEARS since his passing. What exactly are they waiting for? They haven’t even issued the Freedom documentary on blu-ray yet… pathetic, to be honest.
Michael Repges says:
Great, Looking forward to those. Are these exclusive to SDE?
Yeah Paul S, George was wonderful but very over protective of his work – A bit like Prince too I suppose. I can only assume their experiences with record companies made them extremely paranoid and less inclined to share more of their work. Such a shame…
gary moir says:
Paul will you be doing any of the others in the series that B&J currently have in their own shop on a £-€ straight conversion?
Will they be available from Amazon at any time in the near future?
Is the extended Sidewalk Talk a bit of rare Madonna too?
I was about to say the same! Great early-ish Madge vocal cameo!
-SG- says:
Yes, she’s on that one.
Ivo says:
Hopefully the CDs are NOT mixed!
They aren’t.
Andrew M says:
Wow. I thought I knew everything there was to know about Billy Joel. Never knew about this version though…
Tyler Bullock says:
These sets look great!
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Business boost for Shepparton District
Independent Member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed says the 2018/19 Victorian State Budget will bring a welcome boost to business in the region.
Ms Sheed said several big ticket items for Shepparton District such as $313 million for the Shepparton train line and $63 million for the Shepparton Education Plan, road upgrades and the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence, would have a significant flow-on effect to local industry.
She said a new regional jobs procurement office for Shepparton would also help local businesses get the most out of the Government investment.
“I am so pleased to see such major infrastructure projects funded in this year’s State Budget,” Ms Sheed said.
“This will mean more work for local tradespeople and suppliers, more customers in our shops and more patronage for our cafes, restaurants and accommodation businesses.
“We’re already seeing construction underway on Goulburn Valley Health’s $168.5 million redevelopment and the new Shepparton Art Museum and I look forward to seeing many more cranes in the sky and people coming to the city as these projects get going.”
Ms Sheed said other Budget announcements set to benefit regional areas include funding for a suite of 30 free TAFE courses and changes to payroll tax including lifting the tax-free threshold to $650,000 and cutting the regional payroll tax rate to 2.425 per cent, which is half the metropolitan rate.
“These measures will be such a boost to a regional community such as ours,” Ms Sheed said.
“We often hear how challenging it can be to find skilled labour in regional areas, and so it is great to see many of the free TAFE courses are directly relevant to the industries that form the heart of our local economy such as agriculture, horticulture and dairy, as well as nursing and aged care.
“There are also courses for building and construction, plumbing, concreting and engineering, skills which will be much needed in the area for our coming construction boom.
“Payroll tax can also be quite a challenge for country businesses so I would expect the significant changes announced in the Budget to be welcomed by the Shepparton District business community.
Riahn Smith 0419 138 978│riahn.smith@parliament.vic.gov.au
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American Cancer Society gets their ‘Purple-Out’ with Relay for Life
Brian Ferry
bferry@timesobserver.com
Logo submitted to Times Observer
Photo submitted to Times Observer The Warren County Commissioners have proclaimed May 24 as Paint the County Purple day.
There are a lot of people who can understand some of what Relay for Life is all about.
The American Cancer Society’s signature fundraiser is dedicated to helping communities attack cancer.
It’s about awareness, funding research, and coming together.
This year’s Relay in Warren County will be held from 4 p.m. Friday, June 14, to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at the old Russell Elementary School — the Warren County School District central office.
In advance of that, the local Relay committee is “painting the county purple,” according to Event Lead Cathy Burnett.
Times Observer by Lorri Drumm A ceremony to officially dedicate the Hickory Street Bridge as the Veterans’ Memorial Bridge will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18.
She and her mother, Nancy Rudolph, who is on the Relay committee, have previously “painted the town purple.” Burnett lost her husband to cancer. Rudolph’s husband is a cancer survivor.
This year, they’re going bigger than painting the town.
The Warren County Commissioners have proclaimed May 24 as Paint the County Purple day.
“What Relay is trying to encourage people to do is to wear purple on that day to show your support,” Rudolph said.
“To show your support for Relay for Life and the fight against cancer,” Burnett said.
They are hoping for a “purple-out” to help spread the word. There are Purple-Out shirts designed locally and available through Icyy Ink. Sales do not benefit the group monetarily, Burnett said. Wearing them benefits the group in other ways.
“That’s the big thing with the purple-out — awareness,” Rudolph said. “We want people to be aware. Come and join us. Stop in.”
Their family and friends Relay team was formed in 2013 and has raised more than $24,000. “Our goal is $5,000 a year,” she said.
The Relay event isn’t as big as it once was and local organizers are hoping to reverse that trend.
From 20 or more teams and an annual contribution of over $100,000, the event is down to six teams this year with a goal of $65,000.
“We’re encouraging the public to attend Relay,” Rudolph said. “We’d like it to grow.”
It’s a family-friendly event.
“We have a lot of children that come to Relay… a lot of families,” she said. “My grandchildren come. My great-grandchildren come.”
“They have a ball,” Burnett said.
The Relay event has “poignant moments” Burnett said, “but we have our fun fun moments, too.”
Relayers don’t race and they “don’t just walk,” according to Rudolph. “We have games going on, music…”
“Something is going on all the time,” Burnett said.
As the sun sets on Friday, the Relayers set out luminaria.
“We set those up on the track and light them,” Burnett said. “People can decorate their luminaria bags any way they want.”
“That’s a very touching thing when you’re walking among all the names,” Rudolph said.
There will be a survivors’ brunch on Saturday. All survivors are welcome to attend and participate. “We honor the survivors,” Rudolph said. “They do a lap.”
There might be some late-night “human Hungry-Hungry Hippo” action.
Signing up a team, or joining an existing team, can be handled by a visit to the cancer.org website.
“Relay for Life is a worldwide effort,” Burnett said.
“It’s second only to the government in the amount of funds that they provide to cancer research,” Rudolph said.
People sometimes say they don’t want to give to Relay because the dollars go out town, Rudolph said.
“It may be going out of town, but it’s coming back to people,” she said.
Dollars raised by Relay for Life go to cancer research and to help families in the midst of the fight.
“The funds we raise provide local services,” Rudolph said.
Road to Recovery funds transportation to appointments — sometimes in a convertible.
When there is one near the treating facility, Hope Houses provide a free place to stay for those receiving treatment and their families.
The live 24/7 Helpline — 1-800-227-2345 — is another resource provided through funds from Relay for Life.
Patients and families can call for information or help understanding medications, concerns about money, or emotional support.
“Have fun. Raise funds. Fight cancer.”
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Images + words
Torea Frey
The Life in the Studio, Nancy Hale
Hale's memoir is a charming tribute to her parents, artists in New England as the 19th century turned to the 20th. As she clears out their studios following their deaths, she meditates on what remains and how to protect what's good. A rumination on trying to keep up with her mother's gardening was particularly touching:
The garden casts a hush in early morning, as if some old forgotten secret were being silently exposed once more. ... The white maple a neighbor predicted would die has doubled its size in three years, and waves large, silver-green leaves in the little breeze. Instinct says, Do nothing; stay perfectly still; barely breathe.
But there is danger everywhere. At any moment, something can filter through the green wall of leaves, or the blue wall towards the sea -- aphis, green worms that drop by a thread, earwigs, a driving rain to penetrate the windowsills, the ivy under the threshold. At every portal, fortify with shears and secateur, with spray gun and worn-out Turkish towels, to hedge around -- set free? -- what's trapped within this place.
The Toast also recently published a piece on Hale's fiction, which has fallen more or less into obscurity -- a couple titles to add to the reading list!
Tags nancy hale, the life in the studio, memoir, writers and artists, women writers
Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods, Christine Byl
In keeping with my interest in all things outdoors (while being trapped in the confines of a city), I checked out Christine Byl's Dirt Work. The memoir recounts Byl's days as a trail dog in Glacier National Park and Denali Nature Park & Preserve. It serves as a good complement to Cheryl Strayed's Wild, I suppose---who helps build the trails that we traverse? My heart belongs to Yosemite, but now I'm itching to visit more national parks. And in addition to explaining the uses of a shovel and a clinometer, Byl has some wisdom to pass on.
On parts of speech and finding what's real:
An authentic life will be built, at least in part, of ordinary verbs: wake, plant, dig, mend, walk, lift, listen, season, note, bake, chop, store, stack, harvest, give, stretch, measure, wash, help, haul, sleep.
On finding your way in a new situation:
The only way to enter a new world without humiliation or offense was to keep ears open and mouth shut. Quiet is better than stupid.
On the changing of the seasons, and how being attuned to them affects us:
I love fall in part for its contemplative underpinnings, the way it makes me notice the concrete world (everything's dying) and think about the abstract one (everything dies). When trees and brush go aflame right before leaves and blooms pale at winter, I also wonder: will I have even minutes as full of purpose as these plants do, when my hue is tinted by the tasks of my hands?
Lovely. The rain falling on the concrete this morning smelled, just for a second, like sweet pea; then the tangy metallic of industry overwhelmed it---a fleeting reminder of the powerful call of nature, of what I miss about the Northwest and the Sierras, always in my thoughts when I read books that invoke the great outdoors.
Tags christine byl, dirt work: an education in the woods, memoir, nonfiction, national parks
Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal?, Jeanette Winterson
I'm going to be thinking about this one---the story of Winterson's growing up adopted, and finding her biological mother, but about so much more than that, too---for quite some time.
One of the most powerful aspects was her emphasis on reading as redemption, as a means of expanding one's world when it feels impossibly small. Read broadly, she says:
Reading things that are relevant to the facts of your life is of limited value. The facts are, after all, only the facts, and the yearning passionate part of you will not be met there. That is why reading ourselves as a fiction as well as fact is so liberating. The wider we read the freer we become.
And read to unleash yourself; let literature take you in a new direction:
There's a lot of talk about the tame world versus the wild world. It is not only a wild nature that we need as human beings; it is the untamed open space of our imaginations. Reading is where the wild things are.
Tags jeanette winterson, why be happy when you can be normal, memoir, books about books, women writers
Truth and Beauty, Ann Patchett
It was serendipity that I read this after Sheila Heti's How Should a Person Be?, but I couldn't have planned a better counterpoint to that book if I tried.
Like Heti, Patchett uses notes from life -- weaving Lucy Grealy's letters into her reminiscence of their friendship. It is heartbreaking (because, of course, Grealy's end is untimely), and it is hopeful: "It takes a certain amount of effort to be miserable," Patchett writes, "and another kind of effort to be happy." She chooses to try and be happy, and to build happiness into the lives of others. Watching the rises and falls, the ebbs and tides of a friendship over the years, is surprisingly poignant, and though I will not try to emulate their relationship -- that would be a folly, obviously -- there are many things to learn from Patchett's quiet wisdom.
Tags women writers, friendship, reading 2012, female friendship, memoir
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H-01 MINOS
Series: TFC Toys
Allegiance: Decepticon
Prelude: Legal stuff first as always. Minos is not a product released by Hasbro or Takara-Tomy and thus not officially a Transformers toy. He hails from third party company TFC Toys and is clearly meant to be Hellbat of the Breastforce, but for legal reasons he can’t be called by that name. Instead he gets his name from the mythical Greek king of Crete, who upon his death became one of the three judges of the dead in Hades, the Greek underworld. TFC really likes their Greek mythology, it seems.
Robot Mode: For all that he transforms into a jet, there is very little classic jet-former about Minos. In fact looking at him from the front you see very little of his alternate mode at all, as he presents himself as a sleek, lean robot in blue, black, and white. You see the tips of the jet wings peek out above his shoulders, but that’s pretty much it. Only from the back do you see that he has the front portion of his jet mode on his back as a rucksack, but it’s pretty sleek and doesn’t hinder him in any way.
Minos is a very nicely articulated robot, featuring double-jointed elbows, twisting wrists, and just about every other joint you need for dynamic poses. The only slight limitation is that his bulky lower legs prevent his knees from bending farther back than about 70 degrees, but that’s still quite enough for posing. He has a very nicely sculpted head that bears a strong resemblance to Hellbat’s noggin’ from the Victory cartoon series and he can even pull off that weird hypnotic dance pose Hellbat did. Very nicely done.
The original Hellbat toy was part of the ‘Breast-Force’, Transformer with detachable breast plates that could transform into animals and handguns. More on that below. Just saying here that Minos has fully realized this strangely-named gimmick and looks good with and without his detachable breast plate. Overall Minos is a really cool robot. Very nicely detailed, fully poseable, and no flaws worth mentioning. Two thumbs up.
Alternate Mode: Minos transforms into a blue Rafale (French for squall / gust of wind) fighter jet from the French Dassault Aviation company, used by the French Aéronavale (Navy) and Armée de l’Air (Air Force). Despite being a pretty basic transformation, Minos just lays down on his stomach and tucks in his arms and legs, basically, the resulting jet looks pretty good and streamlined with no visible robot bits except for the crown of the robot head peeking out underneath. The jet does have an underbelly, as most jet Transformers do, but overall it looks pretty good.
Features include an opening cockpit, a working landing gear, working wing flaps, and you can mount Minos’ bat companion underneath in gun mode, though that doesn’t look all that great in my opinion. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with this jet mode at all, it’s very nicely done. No complaints and thumbs up.
Partner / Accessory: Minos comes with a small add-on figure that can transform from a bat-like creature into a gun and into his breast plate. The TFC version doesn’t have a name of its own, the accessory of the original G1 Hellbat toy was named Kômoribreast. Not a terribly great weapon, but nice as a bat and a chestplate.
Combiner Mode: Minos becomes part of the Hades combiner, aka Liokaiser. He transforms into either the right or left arm of the combiner (the figure comes with both a right and a left hand). I’ll do a separate review of Hades once I’ve assembled the entire combiner team.
Remarks: In many ways the Japan-exclusive Victory cartoon was your typical Transformers story. You had a group of bad guys looking to gather energy with a group of good guys trying to stop them. The bad guy leader, Deszaras, had a second-in-command, Leozack, who secretly (or not so secretly at times) wanted to topple him. The classic Megatron-Starscream relationship. The new thing here, though, was that this time the Starscream, Leozack, had his own Starscream, Hellbat. A cowardly, hypnosis-wielding schemer, who tried his best to undermine Leozack in order to take his place as Deszaras’ second. He even went so far as to kill one of this own teammates, Deathcobra, just to ensure his place in the team (no worries, he successfully blamed it on the Cybertrons/Autobots). What a guy, eh?
Now, as is usually the case when it comes to Combiner teams, the main reason for buying any of the individual figures is, of course, to complete the Combiner. Minos is no exception. That said, I quite like this figure on its own, too. Hellbat was an interesting character and Minos nicely captures that image, the robot giving the air of a smooth-talking, treacherous ass. Add a good look, excellent articulation, a good alternate mode and the Bat-Breastplate-Gun, and you’ve got a pretty good Transformers figure. Yeah, you’ll still buy it mostly to combine Hades, but still: recommended to fans of the Japanese G1 series.
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Alberta White Spruce Tree Information
Images of Alberta White Spruce:
Alberta White Spruce grows in the following 21 states and provinces:
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
Information about Alberta White Spruce:
More information about Alberta White Spruce may be found here.
The Picea Glauca is commonly known as the Alberta Spruce, Alberta White Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Canadian Spruce, Cat Spruce, Porsild Spruce, Skunk Spruce, Western White Spruce as well as White Spruce.
The currently accepted scientific name of white spruce is Picea glauca (Moench) Voss . The genus Picea consists of about 30 species of evergreen trees found in cool, temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Seven species of Picea, including white spruce, are native to North America. White spruce is widely distributed across northern North America and exhibits considerable geographic variation. However, Little thinks it unnecessary to distinguish varieties, although up to four have been recognized by various other authorities. Natural hybridization between species of Picea is common. Engelmann spruce (P. engelmannii) x white spruce hybrids are common where the ranges of these species overlap. Natural crosses between these species occur from central British Columbia as far south as eastern Washington and Yellowstone National Park . Within this area trees at low elevations closely resemble pure white spruce, while pure Engelmann spruce tends to dominate at higher elevations. Hybrids between the species are concentrated on intervening slopes. Sitka spruce (P. sitchensis) and white spruce are sympatric in northwestern British Columbia and southwestern Alaska. Hybrids occur in this area of sympatry, and have been classified as Picea X lutzi Little. Hybrids between black spruce (P. mariana) and white spruce are relatively rare .
White spruce has a transcontinental distribution. It grows from Newfoundland, Labrador, and northern Quebec west across Canada along the northern limit of trees to northwestern Alaska, south to southwestern Alaska, southern British Columbia, southern Alberta, and northwestern Montana, and east to southern Manitoba, central Minnesota, central Michigan, southern Ontario, northern New York, and Maine. An isolated population also occurs in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming .
Climax white spruce forests are widespread across Alaska and northwestern Canada. They consist almost entirely of white spruce, but may have scattered black spruce, paper birch (Betula papyrifera), aspen (Populus tremuloides), and balsam poplar (P. balsamifera) present . Climax stands are often broken up by extensive seral communities resulting from forest fires. In eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, white spruce occurs as a climax species in pure or mixed stands. Within the fog belt of Quebec and Labrador, white spruce forms pure stands near the seaboard . At climax, it often codominates or forms a significant part of the vegetation in mixed stands with red spruce (Picea rubens), balsam fir (Abies balsamea), and black spruce. In the Black Hills, white spruce habitat types occur at high elevations and in cool canyon bottoms . Published classifications listing white spruce as an indicator species or dominant part of the vegetation in habitat types (hts), community types (cts), or ecosystem associations (eas) are presented below: Area Classification Authority AK general veg. cts Viereck & Dyrness 1980 nw AK general veg. cts Hanson 1953 interior AK postfire cts Foote 1983 SD, WY: Black Hills forest hts Hoffman & Alexander 1987 AB general veg. cts Moss 1955 w-c AB forest cts Corns 1983 general veg. eas Corns & Annas 1986 BC: Prince Rupert Forest Region, Interior Cedar-Hemlock Zone general veg. eas Haeussler & others 1985 Prince Rupert Forest Region, Subboreal Spruce Zone general veg. eas Pojar & others 1984 PQ: Gaspe Peninsula forest veg. cts Zoladeski 1988 ON forest eas Jones & others 1983
Some of the information provided here is attributed to:Uchytil, Ronald J. 1991. Picea glauca. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). , available at the USDA Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) website
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The Best Juice and Smoothie Places in Vancouver
Image via Vancouver Food Tours
Feeling kind of thirsty and not sure where to go for some delicious and refreshing juice? Needing to pump up your immune system and looking for a nutritious smoothie? With so many options in Vancouver, it can be a bit overwhelming. So, we've created a list of what we think are the best juice and smoothie places in Vancouver.
Take a look below, and quench your thirst.
The Juice Truck
28 W. 5th Avenue
Corner of Water and Abbott Street
Ever since their humble beginnings in 2011, The Juice Truck has been garnering a lot of attention. Now, with a storefront in Mount Pleasant and their truck as busy as ever, they've become one of the best places to go for juices and smoothies. Offering organic ingredients and local produce, they sell some high quality stuff, everything from mouth-watering oatmeal smoothie bowls to effective juice cleanses. And if you love cute food art, be sure to follow them on Instagram.
Krokodile Pear
1867 W. 1st Avenue
Their juice is as sophisticated as their aesthetic—clean, crisp, and forward-thinking. Like The Juice Truck, Krokodile Pear has also become one of the bigger names in Vancouver for juices and smoothies. Their emphasis is raw, plant-based, organic foods; "you truly are what you eat" is Krokodile Pear's motto. For the best cold pressed organic juices, nowhere in Vancouver beats Krokodile Pear.
The People's Juicery
The People's Juicery claims that there's over four pounds of produce in every single bottle of their juices, so needless to say, you're getting your bang for your buck. Their thing is cold-pressed juices, which promotes a number of health benefits including maintaining the integrity and stability of live enzymes and the process of alkalization. If you're looking for a cleanse, it's what The People's Juicery specializes in, providing a rainbow of flavors that target different things, from improving circulation, to easing bloating.
Radicle Juice
Radicle Juice is new to the 'hood—Mount Pleasant to be exact. Their M.O. is to get "people of every age together in healthy and community over delicious juice," which isn't exactly the worst thing in the world if you ask us. They seek to create the best beverages made from raw and high quality produce. Radicle serves up fresh-pressed juice, innovative smoothies, filling and scrumptious açai bowls, and even health shots for those who are a bit more adventurous. Those looking for a keepsake, purchase a Radicle tumbler (essentially a mason jar with a handle) for $3 with the purchase of a smoothie, or $5 for just the tumbler, and get 50 cents off every purchase thereafter.
Sejuiced
1958 W. 4th Avenue
Sejuiced is a quaint vegan/vegetarian juicery located in the heart of Kitsilano. On top of their energizing shakes and juices, it also doubles as a restaurant, serving up veggie burgers, vegan and vegetarian desserts, and delicious breakfast items. Open seven days a week, Sejuiced will serve your every need, and leave you feeling reenergized.
Jugo Juice
Ah, the classic. Some may turn their noses up at Jugo Juice because, yes, it's a chain, but one thing you can count on is their consistency. With a wide array of choices, everything from juices to protein-heavy smoothies, Jugo Juice is a good place if your palate's on the conservative side. Plus, with a location in almost every Cambie line skytrain station, it's a great alternative if you're in a pinch.
And, to top off this list, Urban Cultivator will soon be opening their own storefront that'll sell flats of fresh, live greens, smoothies, and Urban Cultivator units in Yaletown. Stay tuned for updates!
Where are your favorite places to grab juices and smoothies? Let us know in the comments section!
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Jun 12th, 2008, 07:39 AM
oatmeal w peanut butter & blueberries
hummus w carrots & ww pita
carrot & tahini sandwich
spicy kale and peanut butter pasta
oatmeal peanut butter ball
fondducoeur
Jun 12th, 2008, 01:05 PM
gingersnap larabar, raisins, formosa nut oolong tea
last of the leftover "seitanic" jambalaya
slice of pistacho halvah
stir fry with tempeh, broccoli, mushrooms, tomatoes, and celery with soy sauce and stir fry sauce and sriracha over brown rice
Julilla
rolled oats with raisins, nuts, soymilk, banana, apple
some strawberries
salad (mixed greens+tomato+toasted seeds), bread
cup of green tea
chickpea-noodle soup
carrots+cashews
i thought quinoa was a complete protein?
avocado on rye toast
orange spice tea
bowl of grits
bowl of borsch with saltines
orange pineapple juice
bowl of sambar with 2 ww rolls
Wraps :)
With tomatoes, onions, courgette, garlic and some random spices.
Porridge with hazlenut/almond milk and ginger
Fruit bagel
Bean burger with brown rice/tomato & herb sauce/red kidney beans/peas/carrots and salad leaves
Bourbon biscuit
Raspberry tea
ginger snap laraber, raisins, formosa nut oolong tea
leftover tempeh stirfry over brown rice
raspberry pomagranate green tea
1 whole wheat pita, 1/2 with hummus, 1/2 with tahini sauce
hummus pita wrap with lettuce and tomato, sweet potato fries, two light beers
BREAKFAST - Multigrain toast with almond butter. 1 soy latte.
LUNCH - Spanish rice, soy "chicken" nuggets, kale with mushrooms.
SNACK - 1 peach, rice ice cream bar.
DINNER - Tomato and avocado sandwich.
homemade olive & sundried tomato bread w homemade hummus
homemade hummus w carrots & ww pita
pinto bean casserole w tortilla chip crust
more olive & sundried tomato bread w hummus
2 xtra dry apple ciders
Anik
B: bowl green tea w/ ginger
raspberry, blueberry, soyghurt, soymilk smoothie
e.b.t w/ soymilk
S: 5 seaweed rice crackers & a few nibbles of salad w/ vinegar dressing
L: few bites of apple, mandarin
S: large soy chai tea & green tea
D: eggplant, onion, green capsicum, tomato, onion + spices dish
breakfast: smoothie (banana, kiwi, canteloupe, peach soy yogurt, oats soaked in almond milk). wouldn't recommend this flavor combination, it's just what I had.
snack: pear, the rest of the smoothie, coffee w/ soy milk
lunch box: smart deli bologna rollups (one w/ soy cheese, one w/ lettuce), gherkins, carrot sticks, ants on a log (celery sticks w/ tofutti cream cheese & raisins), tings, blueberry muffin
snack: trail mix, more tings
dinner: faux fish w/ tartar sauce, boiled veggies, hush puppies
Chip butty - two slices of bread spread with margarine, oven chips, cress, ketchup.
Fennel tea.
Veggie burger with pickled gherkin and ketchup. Carrots roasted with chilli. Asparagus. Peas. Mashed potato and chives.
Fresh pineapple.
Medium chedder Sheese, cress and tomato sandwich on wholemeal bread.
Yeast extract, cress and tomato sandwich on wholemeal toast.
coffee rice milk
muesli with grated apple, raisins + soy yogurt
pea + mint soup
potato chili
being jealous of my parents going to the restaurant with friends, i cooked myself a "friday night's special" (lol).
aloo gobi-fied zucchinis (basically zucchinis cooked with the spices used in an aloo gobi-yum!)
quinoa, with hazelnuts, a bit of brown sugar, a good bit of cinnamon and a banana cut in slices. usually kept for breakfast, but it's friday night's special and i'm working for my last exams so i need the extra energy :p :D
chamomile infusion, my favorite night drink :smile:
jamboxrock, this sounds good. where did you get the faux fish and hush puppies recipes?
acai berry tea
2 banana-chocolate chip muffins w/ cream cheese
tvp burger on flax bread w/ arugula, tomato, vegenaise, balsamic dressing
few oven fries
candy cane lane tea
canberry juice
pasta w/ sauce & gimme lean meatballs
corn w/ earth balance, parsley, onion
rosemary bread dipped in olive oil & nutritional yeast
I feel really gross right now. :(
-Banana
-Cup of coffee with Silk creamer
-Homemade guacamole (avocados, tomato, red onion, cilantro, lime and lemon juice, cayenne pepper) eaten with tortilla chips
-Baked potato with ketchup
-Large plateful of pasta salad
-One chocolatey cookie
-One small handful of chips
daricsmami
veg sloppy joe with two pieces ww bread
tigerlily- i always helps me to lose the guilt if think about if i ate the omni version.
gatorade.
fries.
chili 'cheese' dog on roll, with onion and veganaise.
spaghetti and gimme lean balls.
wg toast w earth balance.
must eat some veggies!!!
Throw some sauerkraut or onions on and it's mine.
mmm, i love those!
but i bought it at the fast food place :o and no kraut there.
wholemeal pitta with hazlenut tofu
brown rice with kidney beans and veggies
olive pitta with lm sausage/salad leaves
porridge + ginger
olive pitta with avocado/tomato/mayo
a few crisps
coffee with soy milk
kikka vege vietnamese noodle from whole foods
(rice noodles, fried tofu, egg roll pieces, lettuce, cucumber, carrot, mint leaves, red chili/vinegary sauce.) yum
veggie fun noodle
shiny happy hummus, extra carotty because i felt like eating everything in one plate
some bread to spread it on :D
fruit cream (frozen pineapple, mango & grapefruit+silken tofu=deliciousness)
cinnamon cardamon tea
shredded oats cinnamon crunch cereal w/ soymilk
grilled cheeze
cookies n cream luna bar
organic green & red grapes
lotus green tea
stirfry (cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, ginger, morningstar chix strips, terriyaki marinade, shoyu, toasted sesame oil, rice wine)
brown basmati rice
mini spring rolls
chocolate cupcake w/ peanut butter buttercream frosting
a laurabar
a fresh cucumber, carrot & ginger juice
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Lidl Opens 11 Stores in H1, Set to Continue Fast-Paced Expansion
German-held retailer Lidl opened 11 stores in Romania in the first half, after having opened another 20 in the entire 2018. It will continue expansion investment in the second half, as well. more
Otter Distribution Group Continues Expansion Of Tezyo Store Chain In Romania
Gregory’s Opens Two New Units in Bucharest, Signs Franchise Agreements for Five Others
Gregory’s, the largest coffee & Greek deli chain in Greece, continues expansion in Romania by opening two new franchised units in Bucharest and signing agreements for five more. more
Meli Melo Store Chain Eyes Expansion Through Franchising In Nine Romanian Cities Until 2022
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Synevo, the medical laboratory division of Swedish-held private medical service provider Medicover, continues its local expansion and opened a blood drawing center in Sfantu Gheorghe, Covasna county. more
5 to go Coffee Shop Chain Expands to Brico Depot Stores
Romanian coffee shop chain 5 to go continues its expansion plan and has opened its first unit within a DIY store within a partnership with Brico Depot Baneasa in Bucharest. more
Continental Expands Iasi Offices in EUR27M Investment
German-held Continental has started works to expand its office building in Iasi, northeastern Romania, in a EUR27 million investment. more
Catinvest Invests EUR3M In Expanding TOM Shopping Mall In Constanta By 3,500 Sqm
Fashion Retailer Kik Already at Almost 20 Stores in Romania, Thinks Market Can Take over 250
German-held kik group, which operates in the discount fashion retail and arrived in Romania last fall, has already opened almost 20 stores in this country and plans to reach the 35-store milestone in more
IT&C Wholesaler ELKO Set to Expand into New Market Segments
Latvia’s ELKO group will expand from the traditional IT equipment wholesale business to new market segments in Romania, as well, adding gadgets like smartphones and electric mobility solutions. It more
LaDoiPasi Retail Chain Set to Reach 1,100 Stores by Yearend
The LaDoiPasi franchise that German-held Metro Cash & Carry launched in 2012 now numbers 860 stores, the most ever, and the officials of Metro say they seek to open about 250 more by the end of the more
Mega Image Accelerates Expansion Rate; Seeks To Open Its First Stores In Iasi By End-2019
Retailer Mega Image continues its expansion countrywide and seeks to open its first stores in the city of Iasi and other units in the cities of Timisoara and Iasi, by the end of 2019. more
Farmec to Invest EUR2M in Production Line Upgrade, Open Four New Stores in 2019
Farmec Cluj-Napoca, Romania’s leading cosmetics manufacturer, also active on the retail market, plans to invest EUR2 million in production line upgrades and seeks to open four more stores by the end more
Kaufland Opens First Store in Rural Romania, Reaches 125 Stores Locally
German-held retailer Kaufland opens its first store in a rural area in Romania on Thursday, in Crevedia, reaching 125 hypermarkets in Romania. more
Foodpanda Seeks to Expand to 20 Cities This Year
Food ordering platform foodpanda, which currently covers 15 cities, seeks to expand to 20 cities this year and has added 400 new restaurants since the beginning of the year. more
Profi Becomes First Retailer in Romania to Overshoot 1,000-Store Mark
Supermarket and convenience store chain Profi has grown to 1,005 stores in about 500 cities in Romania and is the first retail to achieve this feat. The company’s plans will not stop at this, more
Altex Opens Store in Braila, Plans to Open 5-6 Stores a Year
Retailer Altex Romania will be opening a 2,600 sqm store in Braila and plans to continue expansion at a rate of 5-6 new stores a year for the next two years, a company official said at the ZF Retail more
REWE Romania Seeks to Double Network in 7 Years, Invest EUR500M Locally
REWE Romania, which operates discount store chain Penny Market, plans to double its number of stores locally in the next seven years and to invest EUR500 million in development, company general more
Spanish Startup Glovo, Also Present In Romania, Raises EUR150M To Fund Its Global Expansion
Retailer C&A Resumes Expansion
The C&A group, one of the top five fashion retailers in Romania is resuming fast-paced expansion after having chosen to strengthen its local business in 2017 and 2018. It plans to open at least five more
Kaufland Bought 40 Plots of Land for Expansion over Next Four Years
Kaufland, the leader of the local retail by sales, has 40 plots of land it bought in order to open ten stores a year in 2019-2022, market sources told ZF. The network currently numbers more than 120 more
Franchised LaDoiPasi Store Chain Reaches Over 820 Units; Eyes 1,100 Units By End-2019
Mega Image Expands into Moldavia, Enters Bacau and Iasi
Retailer Mega Image has opened nine new stores since the beginning of the year and acquired ten others from local retailer Zanfir in Vrancea County, for a total of almost 700. more
UPC Romania To Continue Network Expansion at Same Rate as in 2018
Cable TV service provider UPC Romania, one of the largest providers of TV and fixed communications services in Romania, plans to continue expansion of its fixed network at the same rate as in 2018. more
RE/MAX Expands With Four New Franchised Offices In Capital Bucharest
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The Ware Society
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Walk about Ware booklet
The Ware Society have produced an excellent guidebook that takes the reader on a route through Ware pointing out the historic and interesting features of the town. If you would like an alternative to the stroll by the river, why not buy one, they're only £2.50 and available from Ware Museum, the Grotto and the secretary of the Ware Society. Below is the introduction to the guide and a couple of the excellent line drawings. The guide comes with a labelled map.
The first guide for a Walk about Ware was a small leaflet produced for the Ware Society in 1981 with text by Peter Dawson and Val Doughty who also drew the illustrations.
By 1995 it was felt that a new and more comprehensive guide was required and the Society published the first edition of A Walk about Ware Guide with text by John Fletcher and David Perman, who also did
the original map, now revised. Unless shown otherwise, drawings are by Ron Kenway, a well-known Ware artist, now living in Somerset. Jim Haley, whose illustrations often appear in the Ware Society Newsletter, drew those on page 21 & the back cover.
There have been many changes in the town over the past five years since the publication of the 1995 Guide and as it was out of print the Ware Society published a revised edition. Our thanks are due to the various members of the Society who have ‘walked the Guide’, identified changes and suggested amendments.
Published on June 1st, 2015
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WAVLNGTH X Milkman Presents: BEN UFO & BAKE
Bangalore , Karnataka, India · The Humming Tree
WAVLNGTH x Milkman Presents:
Ben UFO x Bake All Caps
Venue: The Humming Tree
Date: 23rd December
Entry: INR 600/-
About BEN UFO:
As one of the co-founders of Hessle Audio, Ben UFO has been responsible, alongside Pearson Sound and Pangaea, for some of the most varied and ground breaking releases of recent years. Having become immersed in the still emerging dubstep scenes in London and Leeds in 2005, his musical taste was shaped primarily by the DMZ and Sub Dub nights taking place in those cities. However, as tastes have shifted and scenes have fragmented, Ben UFO's approach to the music and to Hessle Audio itself has developed.
As BPMs have dropped and influences have broadened, so too has the vision of Ben UFO's DJing. He remains one of the few DJs in the UK to have made an impact without a production career to fall back on, and as such his reputation is solely the result of his skill as a selector and as a mixer. As a result he remains in a position to fully explore sounds both old and new, across the worlds of house and garage, dubstep and grime, and further into the past. This level of commitment to the dance music of the last two decades has led to a collection of records which reflects the position London has long held as a city responsible for the constant development of forward thinking music.
About BAKE:
In 2012, BAKE stepped out of the bedroom and into the clubs as a DJ and solidified the appeals of All Caps ∞, the label he runs with his two best friends Ryan Martin and Matthew Muir. Although barely two years old All Caps has enjoyed a fantastic early reception. After a comparatively short time dedicating himself to the craft Bake has become one of the most talked about young DJs in the UK. He's appeared on Boiler Room, released a widely lauded mixtape for the LuckyMe mix series and was even invited to appear on the Hessle Audio show on Rinse FM in December. No small achievements for a newcomer, and he's aware of it too.
Both these fine gents will be teaming up this December and we couldn't have asked for a better end to our year. This one is going to be super special.
Dec 23 , 2017
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Free RTS Game `0 A.D.` Alpha 17 Available For Download
Wildfire Games has released the seventeenth alpha version of 0 A.D., which includes some important changes, such as a major gameplay rebalance, units on wall, improved mod support and more.
For those not familiar with 0 A.D., this is an open source, historical war and economy RTS game developed by Wildfire Games which features several ancient civilizations at their prime, from Greece and Rome to Carthage and Persia. The game is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
While it features great sound and graphics and has both single-player and multi-player functionality, the game still lacks some features, such as no matchmaking service (multi-player uses peer-to-peer networking, without a central server), that's why the game is still considered "alpha".
Notable changes in 0 A.D. Alpha 17 "Quercus":
Major Core Combat Rebalance:
if you send only one unit type to battle, it fares poorly against regiments of the same size that mix more than one type, e.g. melee and ranged units;
technologies as a whole have been made more expensive and unrelated technologies have been "unpaired";
some stats have been adjusted to make training some units viable
buildings are now a bit easier to destroy;
formations were removed temporarily, but they will be reimplemented again some point, in a more balanced way.
Naval map support: the computer opponent now uses transport ships to colonize other islands and attack enemy bases, but naval combat (i.e. ships against ships) is not yet implemented;
Units On Walls: Units can be garrisoned in wall segments, and appear on the walls at predefined prop points;
Users can now view profiles of other players from within the lobby;
2 new maps: a Oasis (skirmish map) and Schwarzwald (random map);
Implemented triggers: A "trigger" makes an action occur in the game if a specified event takes place;
A new Mod Selector allows users to enable or disable mods, save them or just restart into them to test them out. This way, it is a lot easier to test and play mods. This can be reached at: Main Menu -> Tools & Options -> Mod Selection. Also, modders can now easily make small changes to the game without having to copy and modify many files.
Those are just the most important changes in the latest 0 A.D. alpha 17 but there were many other improvements added with this release, such as better performance, improved fog of war, better AI as well as various graphical and user interface improvements like new Hellenistic ranged siege animations, replaced Iberian barracks, new Iberian tower models (screenshot above) and much more.
Below you can watch the 0 A.D. Alpha 17 trailer, which presents some of these changes:
(direct video link)
If you can contribute to 0 A.D. (programming, art, sound, documentation and more), see the programmers getting started page and join #0ad-dev on QuakeNet on IRC.
It's also worth mentioning that the Council of Modders are hosting a map making contest. Check out THIS forum post for details.
Install 0 A.D. in Ubuntu / Linux Mint
0 A.D. is available in the official Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint repositories however, if you want to play the latest version, you must use a PPA. To add the official 0 A.D. PPA and install the latest 0 A.D. in Ubuntu / Linux Mint, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wfg/0ad
sudo apt-get install 0ad
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Download 0 A.D. (binaries available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X and source code)
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Kim Mi-kyung Beautiful Foundation Secretary Genera
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A still photograph of the movie, Face Reader (provided by Yeonghwain)
On a cold winter's day at the end of last year, a man knocked the door of the Beautiful Foundation. He looked a bit shy and nervous as he looked around the office but finally began to say what he had to say: "My production company is currently making a film to release around next September, and after we hit the break-even point, I want to donate 50% of the profit in hopes of filming in success and creating a movie that would be loved by many people. The man was Joo Pil-ho, CEO of Jupiter Film. Like he wished, the movie, Face Reader, successfully opened in theaters this fall and has already attracted nearly 10 million viewers.
Clearly the movie struck a chord in Korean viewers, and the chord, I believe, has a lot to do with the sheer appeal that people get from the very idea of telling one's fortune by reading the face. Face reading, or physiognomy, is in other words 'a statistics of faces.' It is based on the database of experience accumulated and documented by countless people for thousands of years. Maybe it is only natural that so many of us are drawn to the story, hoping that face reading might provide a clear direction to our lives, which always seems somehow twisted and full of riddles.
But how else could "face reading" be understood in today's Korea, also known as the 21st century cosmetic surgery central of the world? The movie leaves us with a fundamental question on face reading itself through the story of an unbelievably talented face reader and the history unfolding around him. In the last scene, Kim Naekyung, the face reader, says to himself standing on a beach, "I was looking so hard at the wave that I failed to see the wind. Little did I know that it is the wind that creates the wave." It showed the belated realization that despite being a genius in face reading, he couldn't read what really moved the world. It is indeed not easy to see what's in people's minds, in their path, and what goes on around them, just by studying their faces. It would be even more so today, as people's faces today are much more "indecipherable" with the sophisticated cosmetic surgeries, makeup, and the so-called "poker faces."
The time we're living in calls for a truly talented face reader that could see not only the wave but also the wind, since facial features can easily be altered. Paradoxically enough, "The Face Reader" shows us the importance of looking beyond what's on the face.
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Makhanlal University Exam Date Sheet 2018 DCA, BBA, BCA, MA, PGDCA
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Make-up, Costumes, and the 1920s; The costumes of the 1923 version of Hunchback
by jess
Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda with Eulalie Jenson as Marie 1923 Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Costumes in the 1923 version of Hunchback are for the most part good. They look appropriate to fashions of the late middle ages. However with the exceptions of Chaney’s make-up for Quaimodo the costumes are not spectacular . There is no one costume that stands out and is memorable. They are just nice and appropriate to both the characters and the times. However there are two costumes I would like to discuss in addition to Chaney’s make-up since Chaney is the main selling point of the film.
Lon Chaney as Quasimodo 1923 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Lon Chaney was a genius with make-up. It’s not wonder that he has been dubbed the “Man of a Thousand Faces.” His most memorable transformations of his own face in his film career were the Phantom and Quasimodo.
For Quasimodo, Chaney looked at illustrations of by Hugo to get an accurate look. For his cheeks Chaney used cotton and colodium. Colodium is a skin sealer. What he would do it paint spirit gum, which is an adhesive, apply a wad of cotton to it and then cover it with colodium. The process was repeated to build up the cheeks to the desire look. This also allowed Chaney to reuse the cheeks for a few day with minimal effort. For the hunch he wore a 15-20 pound plaster hump. The hump was held in place by a leather harness that attract at the waist. It also had straps at the shoulders that attached to the belt to keep Chaney in a hunch position.
He also wore a rubber suit over the harness in the pillory scene. He covered it with hair to give Quasimodo an animal-like look. Early in the film he had hair on his knuckles but he did away with that as the filming went one. Chaney also employed false teeth and a wig.
I don’t think the Quasimodo’s look has aged as well as the Phantom’s make-up but Chaney did help solidify movie make-up and set a precedent for the look of future Quasimodos so I do give kudos to the make-up in this version.
Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda 1923 Hunchback of Notre Dame
So there are a few costumes I want to discuss, three of Esmeralda’s and Marie’s costumes. Esmeralda has four costume changes but I want to look at three, her normal outfit, prison dress and her robe. The Costumes were supervised by Gordon Magee, that they only costume credit I found.
Esmeralda’s normal gypsy costume is based on a 1891 illustration. You can see it in the vest, short sleeves, the shoes and the mid calf hem line. While I like this costume as a whole it is inaccurate to the Romani convention that ankles should not be expose but their is another force at work in Esmeralda’s costume; the 1920’s.
Esmeralda’s costume has a more shapeless silhouette, long beaded necklaces and the sleeves look straighter and look more like modern t-shirt.
However Esmeralda’s prison dress and her robe look more like a product of the 20’s. Her prison dress has a shapeless silhouette and the way it cinches in at the waist and puffs over is very 20s. Plus the short hemline. Hemlines that hit mid-calf was the style in 1923 for hem.
However the robe is the worse offender of Esmeralda’s costumes. In a deleted scene from the movie, Quasimodo trades candles for clothing for Esmeralda to wear. He gets a robe or a “dressing gown” that has a fur trim and looks to be made of velvet with a satin belt.
Number 1; robes didn’t not exist at this time in Europe.. Robe/dressing gown came in to fashion in the 18th century because orientism was fashionable. Number 2; given the materials, fur, satin and velvet, it’s doubtful that a mere chest of candles could be traded for a garment made from these materials. Beside those issues, the robe features the signature 1923 hemline and the shoes. The shoes that Esmeralda wears with the robe are flats with a flower detail. Clearly not shoes wore in the middle ages.
Eulalie Jenson as Marie 1923 Hunchback of Notre Dame
However the worse offender of the 1920 style in a costume is Marie’s. Marie is Clopin’s wife. Marie actually has two costumes but they’re very similar. Both are very shapeless dresses that flattened out her chest which is the classic 1920 silhouette.
One has almost kimono-esque sleeves that have a scallops detail at the edge. Both hemlines hit at the ankles but one it’s a handkerchief hem, so the longest point hit the ankle.
Handkerchief hems were popular in the 1910-1920’s and it was seen in Ancient Greece. While it was used in Antiquity it was not at all popular in 1482. The other one is pointed with a scallop edge which makes it appear shorter. While Esmeralda’s costumes harken to the 20’s, Marie’s flaunts it to the point that it looks really out of place.
The costumes are appropriately medieval for the men and the women’s costumes are mixed with the style of the 1920 to make they look more stylish regardless of period appropriateness.
Pictures came from the Philip J Riley Book
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3 Thoughts on “Make-up, Costumes, and the 1920s; The costumes of the 1923 version of Hunchback”
kim wilkerson on 09/25/2014 at 11:52 am said:
hi I’m Kim and I’m doing this exemplification paper on Lon Chaney and one of my main points is how he applied his makeup to get his characters. Whoever wrote this may I use this in my paper? I will give you the credit. I just need a name. even a penname will do. but for now I’ll just write down your website name. pap6her is due October 6th please get back to me quickly
jess on 09/25/2014 at 1:52 pm said:
Yes, you can this for your paper as I wrote this post. I believe the info either came from the DVD commentary or another book that I’m spacing on the name of. But you can use my name which Jessica Nalbandian.
Good luck on your paper.
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Published on June 12th, 2013
When Dharam paaji changed clothes on the roads
Up to the 1980s, Indian film stars would change in makeup rooms or people’s homes or even in secluded woods. Vanity vans didn’t exist till the late 1980s.
by Jatin Sharma
Vanity vans are an essential part of film stars’ lives today. Why just film stars, even starlets shooting for music videos or ads get their own vanity van these days, depending on the production house and its budget.
Shahrukh Khan’s vanity van costs almost the same as the budget for a small movie: a whopping Rs 3.5 crore. It has all the facilities that a little house can provide: an air conditioner, a refrigerator, an oven, a master bedroom, massage seats, and many more that one could never imagine were fitted inside what is, essentially, a vehicle.
Salman Khan’s vanity van took about seven months to be designed and finished as it had to be customised for the Khan. His van even has a ramp that allows his car to get in and out.
Though you’d think that vanity vans have been around forever – after all, how would one dress and put on makeup and rest in between shots, if not for a vanity van – you would be suprised to know that yesteryear megastars like Rajesh Khanna, Madhubala, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Hema Malini, Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan spent most of their careers without a vanity van. In fact, the first vanity van came to Bollywood in the late 1980s when Manmohan Desai (in pic on left) gifted one to Amitabh Bachchan.
This information was shared by the ever-charming Dharam paaji when I interviewed him during the promotions of Yamla Pagla Deewana, in which he starred with his sons Sunny and Bobby. Dharam paaji revealed lot of things about the Hindi film industry, and one of them was interesting story about what stars and indeed, all actors, did before vanity vans became the norm in Bollywood.
I asked him, “How did the stars manage before vanity vans?”
He replied, “Whenever the shooting was in the studio, we would share makeup rooms. We would get an individual makeup room if we were that important. And whenever we used to go to shoot outdoors, we would ask the production people to form a circle and change our clothes on the roads or behind the trees, sometimes.”
In the case of female actors, he said, the story was even more interesting. “They would go to people’s houses in the vicinity of the shoot. And if the location was not closer to the shoot, then a four-pole tribal tent would be erected, where the actress could change. Five or six production people would provide security for her.”
He added that makeup would be done on the road or in the production bus, whose actual purpose was to shift the film equipment and crew from spot to spot.
“It was Manmohan Desai, the director and producer who was a visionary. He got the first vanity van for himself as he had a back pain. (In it, he is learnt to have fit a bed, a television set and even a mirror to watch the TV even with his back to it!) And later he got the first vanity van for his star Amitabh Bachchan. All the other stars of Indian cinema then got exposed to the luxury of a vanity van, and realised they could enjoy some privacy if they had a vanity van of their own. Now, of course, everybody has one.”
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A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe
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Sebastian Josef Alexander Carl Peter Prinz von Croÿ was born on 19 February 1995 at Vienna, AustriaG. He is the son of Carl Clemens Prinz von Croÿ and Michaela Reuschel.
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Katharina Stefanie Ebba Madeleine Liselotte Prinzessin von Croÿ was born on 1 November 1996 at Vienna, AustriaG. She is the daughter of Carl Clemens Prinz von Croÿ and Michaela Reuschel.
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Frederick Nelson Tucker was born on 3 December 1919 at London, EnglandG. He married Antoinette Emma Laurenzia Charlotte Ludmille Juliette Marthe Helene Sabina Prinzessin von Croÿ, daughter of Karl Rudolf Engelbert Phillipp Leo Herzog von Croÿ and Nancy Louise Leishman, on 18 February 1948. He and Antoinette Emma Laurenzia Charlotte Ludmille Juliette Marthe Helene Sabina Prinzessin von Croÿ were divorced on 27 July 1956 at London, EnglandG.
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Douglas Auff'm-Ordt was born on 7 April 1917. He married Antoinette Emma Laurenzia Charlotte Ludmille Juliette Marthe Helene Sabina Prinzessin von Croÿ, daughter of Karl Rudolf Engelbert Phillipp Leo Herzog von Croÿ and Nancy Louise Leishman, on 4 March 1981 in a civil marriage. Douglas and Antoinette Emma Laurenzia Charlotte Ludmille Juliette Marthe Helene Sabina were also married in a religious ceremony on 14 January 1982. He died on 23 February 2006 at age 88 at Dülmen, Germany.1
[S213] Unknown author, "unknown article title," European Royal History Journal: volume 9.2, page 39.
Marie-Luise Natalie Engelberta Ludmilla Nancy Julie Prinzessin von Croÿ
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Marie-Luise Natalie Engelberta Ludmilla Nancy Julie Prinzessin von Croÿ was born on 18 December 1919 at Dülmen, Germany. She is the daughter of Karl Rudolf Engelbert Phillipp Leo Herzog von Croÿ and Nancy Louise Leishman. She married, firstly, Richard Metz on 11 March 1941 at New York, U.S.A.G. She and Richard Metz were divorced in 1949 at Nevada, U.S.A.G. She married, secondly, Nelson Slater on 27 November 1952 at New York, U.S.A.G. She married, thirdly, Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr., son of Frederick Baldwin Adams and Ellen Walters Delano, on 23 July 1969.1
From 11 March 1941, her married name became Metz. From 27 November 1952, her married name became Slater. From 23 July 1969, her married name became Adams.
Child of Marie-Luise Natalie Engelberta Ludmilla Nancy Julie Prinzessin von Croÿ and Richard Metz
Valerie Metz b. 23 Jan 1945
[S1605] J.N. Houterman, "re: Crosby Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 6 February 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Crosby Family."
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Richard Metz was born on 19 June 1912 at New York, U.S.A.G. He married Marie-Luise Natalie Engelberta Ludmilla Nancy Julie Prinzessin von Croÿ, daughter of Karl Rudolf Engelbert Phillipp Leo Herzog von Croÿ and Nancy Louise Leishman, on 11 March 1941 at New York, U.S.A.G. He and Marie-Luise Natalie Engelberta Ludmilla Nancy Julie Prinzessin von Croÿ were divorced in 1949 at Nevada, U.S.A.G.
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Nelson Slater was born on 7 July 1893 at Webster, Massachusetts, U.S.A.G. He married Marie-Luise Natalie Engelberta Ludmilla Nancy Julie Prinzessin von Croÿ, daughter of Karl Rudolf Engelbert Phillipp Leo Herzog von Croÿ and Nancy Louise Leishman, on 27 November 1952 at New York, U.S.A.G. He died on 22 April 1968 at age 74.
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Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr. was born on 28 March 1910 at Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.G. He was the son of Frederick Baldwin Adams and Ellen Walters Delano.2 He married, firstly, Ruth Potter in 1933.3 He and Ruth Potter were divorced.3 He married, secondly, Betty Abbott in 1941.3 He and Betty Abbott were divorced.3 He married, thirdly, Marie-Luise Natalie Engelberta Ludmilla Nancy Julie Prinzessin von Croÿ, daughter of Karl Rudolf Engelbert Phillipp Leo Herzog von Croÿ and Nancy Louise Leishman, on 23 July 1969.3 He died on 7 January 2001 at age 90.1,3
He was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.A.G.3 He was admitted to Skull and Crossbones Club in 1932.4 He graduated from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.G, in 1933 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)4 He was with Air Reduction Company Inc between 1933 and 1948.3 He wrote the book Radical Literature in America, published 1939.3 He was director of Pierpont Morgan Library between 1948 and 1969.3 He wrote the book To Russia with Frost, published 1963.3
[S2175] John Dalles, "re: Phipps Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 March 2007. Hereinafter cited as "re: Phipps Family."
[S1240] David Hopkins, "re: Helen Leslie," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 20 January 2005. Hereinafter cited as "re: Helen Leslie."
[S1344] Aaron Baldwin, "re: Frederick Baldwin Adams," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 22 April 2005. Hereinafter cited as "re: Frederick Baldwin Adams."
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Westward Ho, Day 25: Ellensburg, WA, to Seattle, WA Before leaving Ellensburg (pop. 18,468) this morning, we were lured to an unusual l...
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Westward Ho, Day 25: Ellensburg, WA, to Seattle, WA
Before leaving Ellensburg (pop. 18,468) this morning, we were lured to an unusual local attraction in search of a letterbox located there. Known as Dick and Jane's Spot, this private home has become a folk art masterpiece. After artists Dick and Jane bought and renovated the dilapidated house in 1978, they began to enhance the exterior with their creations. Dick particularly enjoyed working with bicycle reflectors and incorporated thousands of them into his designs.
Dick and Jane's Spot
Other favorite materials include bottle caps, nails, telephone poles, electrical insulators, and metal ductwork. Whatever comes their way has been transformed into folk art. Works by 40 other artists are also included in their "yard art" collection. Though their exhibit was originally opposed by locals, the community has come to embrace Dick and Jane's Spot as an Ellensburg attraction and even promotes the art space on the city's web site. It is certainly among the best executed—not to mention most colorful—roadside art we've encountered.
More fun with Dick and Jane
Buoyed by the cheerful whimsy of what the owners call "art for the heart, from the heart, in the heart of Washington," we left Ellensburg for our journey through the Cascade Mountains, optimistic about what we might see on this scenic byway that would take us to Seattle. Alas, fog lay in wait for us for the first half of the trip, lurking over the top of mountains and blocking our views of these majestic peaks.
Montes Obscurata
Finally around noon, the fog burned off and we were treated briefly to some patches of blue sky and sunshine. Little did either matter, however, for we were driving under a canopy toward the end of a five-mile forest service road near North Bend. What spurred this detour was a fascinating sight we spotted from the interstate—a helicopter dangling a tree and moving it from one location to another.
Heli-logging
No doubt we wouldn't have been allowed anywhere near this operation, but that didn't stop us from trying. We did not stumble across the location where the loggers were at work, but we did learn subsequently that helicopters have been introduced into the timber industry to reduce the harmful environmental impact that traditional logging methods can cause. Helicopters enable the harvesting of older growth trees that have been damaged by storms or other natural disasters.
Talapus Lake Trail
What we did find at the end of that road was a deeply shaded hemlock and spruce forest lushly adorned with vibrant green mosses. A trail led into the forest, and it seemed to be inviting us to leave a little treasure behind. Hidden beneath a large mossy rock, our Washington letterbox now awaits visitors.
Back on the freeway, my consultations with the Clue Tracker app to identify letterboxes for us to search for was producing a flood of results. Only four states host more letterboxes than Washington, so the challenge here is selecting which treasures to seek. We finally settled on the town of Sammamish (suh-MAM-ish), an eastern suburb of Seattle. Even after narrowing the choices down to this town of 45,780 and, for time's sake, eliminating all the boxes that involved hikes of more than one mile, we still had a bucketful of clues to sort through.
Pine Lake Park trail
Since the sun would be dropping below the horizon by 5 p.m. and we wanted to reach the hotel at a decent hour, we ran out of time long before we ran out of letterboxes. In our too brief time in Sammamish, we visited two stunningly beautiful city parks—Pine Lake Park and Beaver Lake Park. Both parks, which were immaculately maintained, had generous shares of lofty old growth pines and other evergreens. Trails through the forests were lined with an abundance of ferns whose sizes were commensurate with the towering trees. Big-leaf maples blended right in as well, most of their chest-size leaves already carpeting the ground.
After checking in at our hotel, we reheated our leftovers from last night's meal at the Ellensburg Pasta Company while weighing options for tomorrow. That's when we came across the National Weather Service's unpleasant surprise for our stay in Seattle: "A major change in the weather is coming this weekend," their announcement stated. "A series of strong weather systems will arrive in western Washington beginning Saturday. Each system will bring rain, heavy at times, and windy conditions..."
According to their predictions, Saturday's storm system will be followed by another on Sunday and a third on Monday: "Weather models have difficulty with timing and other details when the pattern is as progressive as this appears to be with an impressive series of storms headed our way."
Not enough to leave us sleepless in Seattle, but this news certainly has us planning a bit more carefully, looking into museums and other indoor activities for the weekend ahead.
Daily Stats:
Miles driven: 156
Letterboxes: F 7, P 1
Weather: 34° to 48°, foggy to partly cloudy
States: 1 (WA)
Snowmobile speed limit signs: 15
Brake lights in Seattle rush hour: 117,268
Dick and Jane again
Reflecting their own style
Dead tree resurrected as art
Tin Man (He has plenty of heart.)
Cute Post Office of the Day: Easton, Washington
Towering Giants
You don't see too many signs like this in Georgia.
Stump hosts ecosystem
Totem at Beaver Lake Park, Sammamish
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Ariana Grande Breaks Down After Aretha Franklin Tribute On ‘Tonight Show’ [VIDEO]
Ariana Grande paid tribute to one of her idols on Fallon.
According to TMZ, Grande originally didn't want to perform on the show out of fear that she would be too emotional. Ariana wasn't even slated to sing on the show last night, but instead to play a game during her appearance—but after speaking with Questlove, she decided to dedicate a song to the Queen of Soul.
Backed by The Roots, the young pop singer belted out an emotional rendition of Franklin's 'Natural Woman" before reportedly breaking down in tears as she left the stage.
We think Aretha would be proud.
Filed Under: Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande, the roots
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5 Amazing Rescues
by Sarah Winkler
Moko and the Whales
Sometimes humans just can't cut it, and it takes a very brave animal to pull off an amazing rescue. In 2008, a friendly bottlenose dolphin saved a sperm whale and her calf by leading them off of a sandbar on the New Zealand coast.
After making their best efforts to lead the whales to safety, a group of rescuers were preparing to euthanize them when a dolphin named Moko appeared and seemed to communicate with the whales. While humans had attempted to guide the whales for hours, Moko got his message across in a matter of minutes. He led the whales through a 200-yard (182-meter) channel to the sea.
The whales haven't been seen since, but Moko, who died in 2010, frequently returned to play with swimmers in the bay. Perhaps he was looking to see if there were any more creatures in need of a helping flipper.
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Home Update The Amona evacuation and Israel’s settlement announcements
The Amona evacuation and Israel’s settlement announcements
Dramatic scenes in the northern West Bank
Update from AIJAC
Update 02/17 #01
This Update is devoted to exploring the link between recent Israeli announcements about new construction in West Bank settlements and the dramatic evacuation of the West Bank outpost of Amona yesterday, which led to scenes that many Israelis found traumatic (a gallery of images from the evacuation is here). Another theme is the link between Israeli policy toward West Bank settlements and Israeli relations with the new Trump Administration in Washington, which yesterday issued a statement cautioning Israel against announcing new settlements or expanding the boundaries of existing ones. Finally, following up on the recent Update on “Jerusalem and future peace hopes”, we offer an interesting piece on Arab reactions to any plans to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, as promised by Trump.
Our first article is by noted Israeli journalist Shmuel Rosner, discussing the background and significance of the evacuation of Amona. He stresses that for all the drama surrounding the evacuation, it is manufactured emotional drama, because the fate of Amona was sealed long ago, and the residents certainly had other ways forward if they were prepared to take them. He also stresses that, post-Amona, the new debate in the Israeli right will be between those like PM Netanyahu and Defence Minister Lieberman who want to restrict construction to the blocs Israel is expected to keep in any peace deal and the more radical wing which wants construction in remote settlements – a debate which will be shaped and overshadowed by the approach of the Trump Administration. For Rosner’s insightful discussion, CLICK HERE. Rosner also had an interesting discussion of the Trump Administration’s recent mixed signals on the Jerusalem Embassy move, which is well worth reading.
Next up is Jerusalem Post diplomatic correspondent Herb Keinon – who connects the dots between recent Israeli government announcements of a large-scale jump in construction in settlements, the Amona evacuations, and the upcoming meeting between Netanyahu and Trump. He notes that timing makes it clear that Netanyahu – along with Defence Minister Lieberman – is trying to signal to the settlement movement that while the court order to evacuate Amona will be obeyed, the movement will be compensated. At the same time, they are also signalling to the Trump Administration that they want an understanding about what construction will be acceptable, possibly along the lines of the agreement reached by Sharon and Bush in 2003 limiting construction to inside the existing boundaries of existing settlements. For this important analysis in full, CLICK HERE
Finally, noted Israeli Arab Affairs analyst Pinhas Inbari looks at Palestinian diplomacy to try to build Arab support to convince the Trump Administration not to fulfill its pledge to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. While this has seen considerable threats of violence by the Palestinians, he notes that most Arab actors do not take this issue nearly as seriously as the Palestinians do. He reviews how Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan have reportedly reacted coolly to Palestinian approaches and also provides the background to explain why this is so. For Inbari’s complete, valuable analysis, CLICK HERE
Readers may also be interested in…
More good Israel comment on Amona and its evacuation from columnist Ben-Dror Yemini, from Israel Democracy Institute head Dr. Yedidia Stern, from rabbi and thinktank head Donniel Hartman, and from former Amona resident Yifat Erlich.
More on what a move of the US Embassy to Jerusalem might achieve, from Washington Institute head Robert Satloff.
Meanwhile, fellow Washington experts Dennis Ross and David Makovsky suggest a policy on settlements for the Trump Administration. Plus, a critique of the Obama Administration’s approach, making some similar points, from Matthew Brodsky.
A report that Trump Administration is set to launch new sanctions against Iran in the wake of another ballistic missile test by Teheran in defiance of UN resolutions.
Isi Leibler criticises the damage he sees being done to the Jewish community by what he calls “pseudo-liberal Jews.”
Some examples from the many stories and comments now appearing at AIJAC’s daily “Fresh AIR” blog:
AIJAC’s statement on President Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily stopping all visas and immigration from seven Muslim majority countries.
AIJAC’s statement on the mosque shooting in Quebec city, allegedly committed by a right-wing extremist.
Ahron Shapiro corrects some ABC mis-reporting about recent Israeli settlement announcements.
Shmuli Levin on how the Palestinian leadership is now demanding the UN deny basic, undisputed historical facts about Jerusalem. Earlier, Levin analysed the latest announcement about Fatah-Hamas unity – at least the eighth such announcement made without any apparent effect on the ground.
A settlement evacuated: A manufactured emotional drama
BY Shmuel Rosner
Jewish Journal, >Feb 2, 2017
Amona is no longer. A settlement was built and cultivated on a mountain top, and now it’s gone. Policemen and women evacuated the settlers, bulldozers dealt with the houses. Israel is still a country of law and order, and its government – think what you want about its policies and hawkish tendencies – abides by court decisions. So, as I wrote not long ago: the settlers do not control Israel’s politics. They have a voice, they have a standing, they have achievements, and they have failures. Ultimately, the government is in control, and not them.
Evacuations seem dramatic when you follow the procedures. But the evacuation of Amona is not dramatic. The settlers and their supporters have to fake shock and outrage, the government has to fake sorrow and reluctance, the public is dragged to fake excitement and concern – all of it is manufactured emotional drama. Made for TV, much ado about nothing. Or very little. Of course, it is somewhat sad to see a community having to dismantle itself. But the fate of Amona was sealed long ago, and the residents of Amona had many opportunities to find a way for them to move forward together, as a community of builders, someplace else. They made their choice: evacuation drama. It was not necessarily a foolish choice. When there is drama, the government gets nervous and feels a need to compensate the settlers for their agony. Amona could not be saved, but compensation for it could, and still can, be bolstered.
The drama in Amona yesterday has an element of fake outrage, Rosner argues.
The story of Amona is a long one. A few weeks ago, my brother, Israel Rosner (with colleague Itai Rom), presented it in an almost hour long TV investigative report for Channel 10 News. I will present it here in one sentence: The State of Israel turned a blind eye when activists decided to build a new settlement in Amona, on land owned by Palestinians, and then realized that the legal problem with such a move could not be overcome.
The settlers of Amona were pawns in a game much larger then themselves. But not completely innocent pawns. Yes, they naively trusted the leaders who told them that everything is going to be OK. Still, they are not naïve.
The Amona case and its outcome are partially a result of Israel’s changing norms. Some things could be done twenty years ago with a nod and a wink, and now the bastards have changed the rules. The settlers rightly argue: we built Amona the way we built many other settlements. Brick by brick, trick by trick. Why is the result destruction this time? Because of the private land on which Amona was built. Because of the more aggressive legal tactics of anti-settler NGOs. Because of the court’s growing impatience with such trickery and illegality.
There are many reasons to regret the fact that Israel is becoming more formalized, less flexible and loose in applying certain norms. There was something charming about Israel’s youthful naughtiness. But Israel is getting older and larger – and can no longer behave like a juvenile punk. Also – it cannot and should not steal land from its legal owner.
What now? Nothing much. Israel is going to test the waters with the Trump administration and attempt to go back to pre-Obama policies in the West Bank. That is, back to building in the settlements. The internal battle within the Israeli right is going to be not about whether to build but rather about where to build. The Prime Minister and Defense Minister want to build in the so-called settlement blocs. Their coalition partners are going to pressure them to also build in more distant settlements.
The Obama administration made life difficult for Prime Minister Netanyahu, but it also made life easier for him. He was the ultimate excuse with which to reject the demands of his more radical partners.
The settlers and their supporters hope that the Trump administration will not provide Netanyahu with such excuses. They hope to strip Netanyahu of his excuses.
But they can’t: He still has the general attorney (who recently announced that he will not defend the legality of a pro-settlement legislation if passed in the Knesset). He still has the court – as the drama in Amona proves.
Connecting the dots between settlements and Trump
By HERB KEINON
Jerusalem Post, 02/02/2017
It is obvious that the government – often labeled the most right-wing government in Israel’s history – wanted to soften the blow of the Amona evacuation.
The timeline tells the story.
Late Tuesday night, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman put out a statement, the second one in just over a week, saying that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to advance and authorize the construction of 3,000 housing units in West Bank settlements.
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman, who prefaced the evacuation of Amona with an announcment of plans to advance plans for the 3000 housing units in the West Bank.
Eight hours later on, early Wednesday morning, a couple of thousand border policeman trudged up rocky Samarian hills to evacuate the residents – and their backers – of some 40 homes in Amona.
And in exactly two weeks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a meeting in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump.
Connect the dots.
It is obvious that the government – often labeled the most right-wing government in Israel’s history – wanted to soften the blow of the Amona evacuation by announcing the newest batch of housing authorizations. If it wasn’t obvious, then the fact that it was announced minutes after the IDF ordered that the evacuation would take place Wednesday, made it so.
And if that didn’t do it, the Prime Minister Office’s announcement Wednesday evening that it was setting up a team to begin planning the establishment of the first government-authorized settlement in more than a quarter of a century should have rammed home the message that the settlement enterprise would be compensated for the loss of Amona.
And if even all that wasn’t enough, just listen to what Liberman said Wednesday morning during a visit to Ariel.
First he said his heart was with the residents of Amona. Then he drew a link to the announcements to build thousands of more units, by discussing those plans for new construction and and how it would allow normal life to return to Judea and Samaria. He also said that this would all be accompanied by the building of more roads and infrastructure.
Then he made a comment that led from this dot to the next one, Netanyahu’s upcoming visit with Trump.
Most of the new building permits, he said, “are in the settlement blocs, because there live 90% of the population that has suffered over the last eight years from the [settlement construction] freeze.”
And it is the settlement blocs that will likely be high on the agenda of the Trump-Netanyahu talks next month, with the expectation that some kind of agreement will be reached in Washington regarding where beyond the Green Line building will be allowed to take place under the Trump administration.
One likely scenario is that the Trump administration will revive aspects of former president George W. Bush’s 2004 letter to prime minister Ariel Sharon ahead of the 2005 withdrawal from Gaza, a letter Jerusalem interpreted as allowing construction inside the settlement blocs.
This will leave Netanyahu with two quandaries. The first is what Trump will ask in return. More businessman than seasoned diplomat or politician, it is clear that if Trump gives something to Israel, he will want something in return.
And the second quandary that Netanyahu will have to deal with is whether a US green light for building in the settlement blocs will be enough to satisfy Bayit Yehudi and the right wing of his coalition.
For even as the recent flurry of announcements over new settlement housing indicates that Netanyahu’s intention is to build in the main settlement blocs inside communities that are close to the Green Line, this policy is not the one that has been adopted by Bayit Yehudi or many of the settlement leaders, who want to see not only construction throughout the territories, but also annexation of at least part of the West Bank.
Satisfying Bayit Yehudi and the settlement leaders will demand more from Netanyahu than merely connecting dots – it will essentially demand that he be able to circle a square.
Can the Palestinians Mobilize the Arab World on the U.S. Embassy Issue?
Pinhas Inbari
Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs, January 31, 2017
The intention of U.S. President Donald Trump to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem evoked angry reactions in the Palestinian Authority which is preparing to block the initiative.
Arab reaction to the embassy move depends on both Palestinian pressure and whether or not the Trump administration intends to follow through with his election promise to move the embassy.
Jerusalem is very important to the Palestinian Authority and the Muslim Brotherhood and is less important to other Arab countries and Saudi Arabia in particular.
Husam Zomlut, strategic affairs advisor to PA President Abbas and Palestinian ambassador-designate to Washington, admitted to Hamas TV that the aim of Palestinian diplomacy is to side-line the United States from its role in leading the peace process in favor of Europe and the UN.
The U.S. Embassy building in Tel Aviv
The intention of President Donald Trump to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem evoked angry reactions in the Palestinian Authority that is preparing to block the initiative. It is important to note that up until now the Arab world has kept silent on the issue of embassy, with the exception of Kuwait. No Arab country has issued official condemnation of the possibility of the American Embassy transferring to Jerusalem.1 King Abdullah of Jordan warned Members of Congress of negative consequences of moving the embassy while visiting Washington on January 31, 2017.2
This does not mean that the Arab countries will continue to stay silent in the future. Their reactions depend on both Palestinian pressure and whether or not the Trump administration intends to follow through with his election promise to move the embassy.3
General Secretary of PLO Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, in an interview to Palestinian Television,4 furiously explained why the Palestinian Authority so strongly objected to the idea. He emphasized that the Palestinians reject not only the relocating of the embassy to west Jerusalem, under Israeli control since 1949, but to any part of Jerusalem at all. This means that the Palestinians stick to their old notion that the Jews have no place in Jerusalem, no matter where. Dr. Erekat continued that the move would damage Palestinians because it would annul the latest UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which defined east Jerusalem as occupied territory.
Palestinians Threaten Violence
Moving the embassy even to west Jerusalem, Erekat claimed, is an act of approving the Judaization of Jerusalem. One can deduce from this explanation that as far as the Palestinians are concerned, east and west Jerusalem are all the same; all of it is Palestinian, and Jerusalem cannot be recognised as Jewish in any part. The annulling of resolution 2334 would inflict huge damage to the Palestinian cause, according to Erekat, because it would undermine the foundations of Palestinian international legitimacy which the entire Palestinian diplomacy is based on. Palestinian diplomacy is directed at shaming Israel at the UN agencies and issuing condemnations in the international arena. In this regard, the linkage of Judaism to Jerusalem in any way contradicts international legitimacy, according to the Palestinian Authority. This was the essence of October 13, 2016, UNESCO resolution that made no reference to any link of Judaism to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall.
Palestinian officials have also levelled thinly veiled threats about violent reactions to the embassy move. If the move occurs, warned a Palestinian senior official, the PLO would take “crucial decisions,” including the cancellation of the PLO recognition of Israel. He referenced the visit of Ariel Sharon in 2000 to the Temple Mount which the PLO blamed for generating five years of intifada. He also mentioned the recent “provocations” of the Likud ministers visiting the Temple Mount which “caused” the “knife intifada.” He threatened Israel with a new wave of violence. Oddly enough, losing Palestinian Authority rule and security control over areas of the West Bank were considered to be major security threats towards Israel; yet the Palestinian Authority is the one levelling threats of violence. In any case, as far as Jerusalem is concerned, in Palestinian eyes, it is a “win-lose” situation, with no room for a “win-win” compromise.
The PA official also directed severe threats towards the United States. He “predicted a windstorm” that would sweep the Arab and Muslim world, hurting U.S. interests. He elaborated the actions that the PA would take to mobilize the Muslim world against the expected move of the president. He stated that the Palestinian flag-raising ceremony in the Vatican on January 14, 2017, was part of its campaign to thwart off the move.
Erekat also explained why this issue is so crucial for the Palestinians, and linked it with the preparatory meetings in Beirut to convene the Palestinian National Council, the PLO Parliament in exile.5
According to Erekat, the collapse of Sykes-Picot Agreement which drew borders in the Middle East 100 years ago will determine the fate of Palestine, too, because new boundaries are sure to be drawn. If Palestine will not be on the map now, it will not be at all. In order to realize the existence of Palestine in the forthcoming regional arrangements, Palestinian unity must exist at all costs. In order to overcome divisions, the Palestinians must re-configure a new PLO Executive Committee that would be declared as the government-in-exile and the Palestinian National Council (PNC) as the Parliament of Palestine (and not the elected Palestinian Legislative Council that is controlled by Hamas). The loss of Jerusalem, at this critical moment, would be a blow to the realization of a Palestinian state in the post Sykes-Picot era, explained Erekat.
Arab Position on Jerusalem
All of these threats sound intimidating and serious, but the influential editor of daily Rai al-Yom, Abd al-Bari Atwan, a Palestinian based in London, didn’t take them seriously and described them as hollow.6 In an editorial, he stated that Abu Mazen would never jeopardize the existence of the Palestinian Authority which he heads, and he has already looked the other way on other serious matters. One hundred and fifty families of the top PA bureaucrats rely on the salaries he is paying them. Abu Mazen cannot tell his underlings to organize and participate in protests against moving the embassy lest the demonstrations turn against him.
To examine Atwan’s claims, we have to analyse the Arab positions towards Jerusalem, and here we can find profound disagreements. First, there’s a disagreement within the Palestinian Authority itself. Erekat said in an interview that “with all respect to the Arab capitals, Jerusalem is more important than all the capitals combined.” It is hard to believe that any Arab country would take this insult to its proud capital easily. This Palestinian approach can be understood as an aspiration not only to confirm their existence in the post-Sykes-Picot era but to use Jerusalem/al Quds to establish themselves as a regional power. Through intimidation and a threat to use the artificial crisis over the al Aqsa Mosque as a symbol, they seek to threaten neighbours all around and even exploit the large Palestinian communities in Israel and Jordan to destabilize both countries. The aspiration of the Palestinians to secure sole rule over Jerusalem suggests they will not be satisfied as an ordinary peace-loving state, but only as a regional power casting a shadow at least over Jordan.
As a matter of fact, it was reported that Jordan asked the Palestinians to avoid the language of threats and apply back-channel quiet diplomacy.7
Augmenting the importance of Jerusalem may play on the nerves of Saudi Arabia as well, especially since the Saudis are anxious to preserve the supreme holy status of Mecca on the background of the Shiite-Sunnite split and the targeting of Mecca by Shiite missiles from the Yemen.8
Actually, Jerusalem is very important to the Palestinian Authority and the Muslim Brotherhood and is less important to other Arab countries and Saudi Arabia in particular, since the status of Mecca is now challenged by the Shia. The Saudis cannot tolerate a rivalry posed by Jerusalem.
At this point, even Hamas and other Muslim Brotherhood affiliates did not endorse the alarm cry of Ramallah. The Muslim Brotherhood’s organ in Amman, a-Sabeel, emphasized the threat to Mecca rather than to Jerusalem.9 Until last weekend, the only report on the issue was that President Trump supposedly notified Abu Mazen about his determination to move the embassy, but a-Sabeel gave no comment on the report.10 However, Hamas TV dedicated a program to the issue in which they issued threats and intimidations.11 At the same time, the Hamas TV program did not present a particular Hamas position, but rather the opinions of several PLO groups. A Hamas participant in the talk show suggested to wait and see whether Trump would indeed move the embassy. It was the Fatah representative, Fayez Kawasmeh, who threatened to launch a popular intifada.
As far as Saudi Arabia is concerned, a very large allowance of $500 million for Jerusalem was pledged at the Serte Summit in Libya around 10 years ago. The funds were never transferred to the Palestinian coffers because Saudi Arabia blocked the transmission of the funds.12
Terrorist Salafist movements, such as the Islamic State, have not yet expressed any reference to Jerusalem. Even leaflets circulated in east Jerusalem, which explicitly targeted Christians, mentioned not a word on Jerusalem or the importance of Al-Aqsa.
On January 8, 2017, the terror truck attack by an ISIS sympathizer in Jerusalem was not formally endorsed by ISIS. Hamas stepped into the vacuum in order to take credit for an operation that did not belong to them.13
A Shift in Alliances?
We recently received from Palestinian sources, a report about what happened in a meeting between Abbas and King Salman at their December 21, 2016, meeting. According to this report, while the two were sitting in the king’s palace in Riyadh, a telephone call from President Sisi of Egypt was received to update the king that he had decided, while Mahmoud Abbas was in the king’s presence, to withdraw the Egyptian Security Council resolution against Israel. [It was submitted later by other Security Council members.] The King told Sisi, “Go ahead.” Abu Mazen said, “At least resist Trump’s decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem,” but Sisi said, according to the sources, “I am with Trump,” while the King of Saudi Arabia kept silent.
PA President Mahmoud Abbas received by King Salman in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, December 21, 2016.
Saeb Erekat claims that Europe is also against the embassy move and that the Palestinians would mobilize Europe to their side. Considering the reported talk between Sisi and Abbas, we can analyse that in future, there are possible differences that might arise with the Trump administration and the current governments of Europe, while Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia will be on the U.S. side, and the PA will be on the European side.
Indeed, Husam Zomlut, strategic affairs advisor to PA President Abbas and Palestinian ambassador-designate to Washington, admitted to Hamas TV that the aim of Palestinian diplomacy is to side-line the Americans from a leading peace process role in favor of Europe and the UN.14
Jordan’s Role on Jerusalem
As for Jordan, they have changed their positions over time. After the 1948 war, Jordan annexed the Old City of Jerusalem and West Bank. All Arab countries rejected this annexation and stuck to the UN decision that Jerusalem is an international city.15 At the same time, one has to remember that the planned international zone of Jerusalem is much larger than the boundaries of the city and engulfs large territory that includes Bethlehem that UNESCO already recognised as part of the PA.
When Jordan announced the disengagement from the West Bank, it specifically retained its ties to east Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa mosque, in particular.
The 1994 peace treaty with Israel was based on the status quo agreed upon after 1967 war, in which Israel is responsible for the security of the mosques, while the Jordanian Waqf is responsible for administration of the Temple Mount plaza. The mosques’ plaza is fully Islamic, while the Western Wall is fully Jewish. Jews and Christians can go to mosques as visitors, but not as worshippers. Israel promised to give Jordan a preferential status on the Temple Mount plaza in the permanent agreements.
Although the peace agreement with Jordan deals only with the Temple Mount, Jordan nominated itself as the guardian of other issues, such as the Arabs in east Jerusalem. Jordan floods Israel with complaints and requests in matters of concerning east Jerusalem. Residents of east Jerusalem, outside the mosques, explained their activity as part of the campaign to block the Judaization of Jerusalem.16
This situation changed completely after two Jordanian officials were expelled out of the mosque in disgrace by a violent Palestinian mob in May 2015.17
Mob attacking a Jordanian religious figure (wearing the red kaffiya) outside of the al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, May 2015.18
A furious King Abdullah summoned the representatives of east Jerusalem and informed the Palestinians that Jordan from now on considers itself responsible only for the mosques, and disengages itself of all other matters related to east Jerusalem.19
The Al-Aqsa mosque is crucial to the Hashemite dynasty that sees itself as the protector of the holy sites. Until the Palestinian Authority joined UNESCO, Jordan did not operate against Israel. However, the Palestinians, upon their joining, brought with them a frenzied push and forced Jordan to compete with them on loyalty to Jerusalem, as seen in the recent UNESCO decision.
Jordan foresaw this eventuality and forced the Palestinian Authority to sign an agreement that left in Jordan’s hands the representation of Jerusalem in UNESCO, but as we saw in the last UNESCO decision, the Palestinians did not respect the agreement and took charge of the initiative, dragging Jordan after them.
Basically, as far as Jordan is concerned, if left alone, they would be satisfied with preserving their status at the mosques, with no interest to act against the moving of the embassy, as long as it is located in west Jerusalem.
Historically, both Jordan and Israel provoked the internalization decisions: in the aftermath of 1948, Israel declared the west side of Jerusalem as its capital, while Jordan annexed the east side.20 On the issue of internationalization, Jordan expressed “strong rejection,” but if there was no other way, internationalization should apply to both parts of Jerusalem – east and west.
After the 1967 war, Jordan updated its policy to be more “realistic that [Jerusalem] can be solved peacefully,” avoiding the threat of becoming a religious dispute and keeping it “political.”
After 1967, King Hussein referenced Jerusalem as the “City of Allah”21 which can be interpreted as a version of internalization. However, he meant the Old City and “the Holy Basin” not Jerusalem as a whole.
Given its sensitivities, Jordan will try and convince the Trump administration to avoid moving the embassy, but it is less due to its own interests, but rather because of competition forced on them by the Palestinians. Indeed, the daily Al-Rai Al-Yom reported that Jordan has been operating in secret channels to persuade the Trump administration not to move the embassy to Jerusalem.22
Jordan’s position towards a solution in Jerusalem doesn’t deviate from its main positions in the Arab-Israeli conflict before 1967. Pre-1967, the Arab-Israeli conflict presented an existential crisis for the Jordanians, in which Jordan did not recognize Israel. After 1967, the conflict switched from being an existential conflict to a political one.
Pre-1967, Jordan was strongly against the internationalization of Jerusalem, and that position hasn’t changed over the years. According to Palestinian sources, in a recent conversation between Abbas and King Abdullah, King Abdullah promised Abbas that he would bring up the issue of the Jerusalem embassy with Trump, but that Jordan has many issues that are more pressing to raise with Trump. The Jerusalem issue cannot be at the top of the priority list, the King explained. Abbas requested that the King intercede on his behalf, but the King responded that he wasn’t sure of his position vis-à-vis Trump.
1 According to this Reuter‘s report all Arab sources spoke anonymously, except for Kuwait. http://www.rense.com/general30/sdje.htm
2 http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/moving-us-embassy-jerusalem-will-impact-regional-stability%E2%80%99
3 Al-Monitor raised doubts about Israeli preference on moving the embassy, preferring free hand in construction in east Jerusalem instead. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/israel-palestinians-us-donald-trump-embassy-jerusalem.html but we have to keep in mind that the author of this article is Uri Savir, a shareholder in the Oslo agreement who is keen to preserve the principles of this agreement intact.
4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voy17Tdnfdo
5 http://alresalah.ps/ar/post/153935/تفعيل-الوطني-يصطدم-بمواقف-فتح-السياسية
http://alresalah.ps/ar/post/153885/تحضيرية-الوطني-رفع-عتب-وفرار-من-مسؤولية-الفشل!
6http://www.raialyoum.com/?p=600071
7 http://www.raialyoum.com/?p=599535
8 For example, http://www.raialyoum.com/?p=522818
9 http://assabeel.net/islam/item/210765 -بالفيديو-تعرف-على-سبب-منع-الطائرات-المرور-فوق-الكعبة
10 http://assabeel.net/فلسطين/item/210894-مقرب-من-ترامب-يبلغ-عباس-بنقل-السفارة-للقدس-بعد-20-الشهر
11 https://youtu.be/gjJ5Kw2UQ_A
12 http://jcpa.org/article/the-muslim-schism-over-jerusalem/
http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.co.il/2015/09/the-muslim-schism-over-jerusalem-pinhas.html
13 https://youtu.be/Ni_E5RKHi0w
15 http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/10/30/jerusalem-statusinternationalregime.html
16 http://www.rcja.org.jo/page/%D8%A3%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA+%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%88
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17 Video. http://www.albawaba.com/loop/watch-moment-jordanian-imam-gets-kicked-out-aqsa%E2%80%A6-palestinians-699102
18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqbvRXqxw9o
19 https://youtu.be/x-uDsACwSM8
20 In this formal site one can find the policy and attitudes of Jordan towards Jerusalem. http://www.rcja.org.jo/page/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A4%D9%8A%D8%A9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF
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On the issue of internationalization Jordan expressed “strong rejection,” but if there is no other way, but internationalization, it should apply to both parts – east and west. But, after 1967 war Jordan updated its policy to “realistic that can be solved peacefully” that avoid the threat of become religious dispute, but political.”
21 http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/views_jerusalem2.html
22 http://www.raialyoum.com/?p=599535
Pinhas Inbari is a veteran Arab affairs correspondent who formerly reported for Israel Radio and Al Hamishmar newspaper, and currently serves as an analyst for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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ChipLitFest: Reasons to Stay Alive, Richard and Judy and mothers in fiction
by alimercer April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015 Leave a comment
As the parent of a child with autism, you mess with routine at your peril – but once in a while you have to try something new. And so, last Saturday, instead of doing the usual things, I went off to Chipping Norton Literary Festival (ChipLitFest) to listen to authors talking about their books.
I also sat outside lovely indie bookshop Jaffe and Neale drinking tea and starspotting (I saw Lee Child! Charisma! Very tall! Nice to his fans! I was too shy to ask him for a photo/autograph though.)
And I set about filling up my biggest Books Are My Bag bag with signed copies. You can fit a *lot* in a Books Are My Bag bag, and here’s proof – this is what I got into mine:
All that, *and* a brolly and an outfit change…
Matt Haig talks to Cathy Rentzenbrick: Reasons to Stay Alive
First off, I went to see Matt Haig, author of The Humans, talking about his book Reasons to Stay Alive, which is about his experience of depression and – well, the title says it all, really. He was being interviewed by Cathy Rentzenbrick, who is associate editor of The Bookseller and has a memoir coming out in July this year about her brother, who was hit by a car on a night out a fortnight before his GCSE results and was left in a permanent vegetative state.
Sombre subject matter, but listening to them was ultimately enlightening and uplifting, far from the ‘double dose of misery and disaster’ that Cathy drily referred to. It was obvious from the questions asked by the audience that Matt’s philosophical frankness about what he’d been through had touched people and connected with their own experiences.
In the end, Matt said, he was grateful for his experience of anxiety and depression. ‘It’s made me appreciate life more, and appreciate pleasure more. When I was younger, it was about extremes. Now I’ve got a thinner skin, I can enjoy going for a walk and being with my children.’ He added: ‘You need to feel the terror to feel the wonder.’
Matt on writing? ‘For me writing is both uplifting and depressing. The actual writing is uplifting; the career aspect is difficult.’
Richard and Judy with Julie Cohen
On to Richard and Judy, interviewed by my fellow Transworld author Julie Cohen whose novel Dear Thing was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. I never actually watched the Richard and Judy TV show… misspent youth! They’re brilliant – what a double act. It’s an art to tag-team the way they do, to be warm and open and personal, to tell anecdotes that work as stories. I was absolutely and completely charmed. It was a cosy venue − Chipping Norton’s lovely and compact Victorian theatre − and it really did feel like being invited into their living-room.
Richard talked about book programmes on TV – his view was that stand-alone book programmes couldn’t work, and that the Richard and Judy book club had been so successful on TV because it was an item on a show that was also about all sorts of other things. He recalled the first book they featured, Star of the Sea by Joseph O’Connor, and how, three days later, the publisher rang up to ask for advance warning if they were to feature another book on the programme, as they had sold out of the entire print run.
Both Richard and Judy discussed their attachment to Cornwall (I can definitely identify with that), which is where Judy’s novels are set. Now I know a bit about Looe Island! They also both spoke very movingly about their memories of their friend Caron Keating, who died in 2004.
Richard and Judy on writing? Both stressed the importance of pressing on and finishing – and both recommended Stephen King’s On Writing (I’m a fan too). And Richard said, ‘I’m a bloke from Romford, Essex, who left grammar school at 16 – if I can do it, anybody can do it.’
Mothers in fiction: Clare Mackintosh, Hannah Beckerman, Rowan Coleman
Next: mothers in fiction, a panel discussion with three novelists.
Clare Mackintosh was the founder of ChipLitFest and her debut novel I Let You Go, a psychological thriller, is out in paperback in May. It’s about a mother who moves to a remote cottage on the Welsh coast in an attempt to start a new life after a tragic accident – but then the past catches up with her. Clare observed about her novel, ‘I think you write books like that, and you read books like that, because ultimately you want to count your blessings.’
Rowan Coleman has written more than twenty books, including The Memory Book, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and is about Claire, a mother whose family help her put together a book of memories after she is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers. The Memory Book has its fair share of romance – Claire has a lovely husband (Rowan explained during the course of the talk that she didn’t want anybody in this book to be villainous), but it’s also very much an affectionate portrait of a matriarchy, with starring roles for Claire’s mother and daughter.
Hannah Beckerman’s debut novel, The Dead Wife’s Handbook, is about a woman who watches from the afterlife, or a kind of limbo, as her husband and child adjust to life without her – and then her husband meets someone new. Hannah wrote it when she was pregnant with her first child – it was then picked up for publication and she did a thorough rewrite after having her baby, having realised that the emotions her heroine went through didn’t go nearly far enough to reflect the reality of motherhood.
The novelists were asked to name their favourite mothers in fiction, and these are the books they mentioned:
Room by Emma Donoghue
Dear Thing by Julie Cohen
The Girl With All the Gifts by M R Carey
… though the very first fictional mother mentioned was Mrs Bennett, and I have to say she’s the first one I think of too.
Mulling over this later, I found myself thinking about Rachel in Patrick Gale’s Notes from an Exhibition (especially the scene where she gets so absorbed in drawing by the sea that she more or less forgets about her kid – when you read this you are on tenterhooks wondering if he is going to be all right). Also: Moominmamma, and the scene in The Magician’s Hat when she looks into Moomin’s eyes and knows it’s him, even though the magic hat has completely changed his appearance. That’s mother love all right.
To give Rowan Coleman the last word on motherhood: ‘It’s about being there when nobody else will be there. That’s what you know your mum will do, and what you know you will do for your children.’
Writers, Not Writing: an exhibition of photos by Jane Stillwell
Finally I went to see the exhibition of photos of writers not writing, by Jane Stillwell. Cue multiple double takes as the subjects wandered round chatting and swigging champagne while their portraits looked on from the walls… Here’s mine.
It was a great day – though it was lovely to get home too. My son asked where I’d been: ‘Mummy was invisible,’ he declared after I tried to explain. (Charlie Brown turns invisible in a cartoon he likes.)
I was also glad I made time to sneak away from the hubbub, sit on a bench, take in the scenery and read my book (Rachel Hore’s A Gathering Storm, which features an exceptionally heroic mother.)
More about parenting, books and other stuff…
Why I love Cornwall
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Mizuno Volleyball Gear Is Getting High Scores
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Volleyball, a purely American sport invented in Massachusetts in 1895, has been among the more popular sports of the Olympic games ever since its debut at the Paris Games in 1924 (and official inclusion in 1964 at the Tokyo Games). And if you know anything about volleyball, you likely know the name Mizuno has been a part of this sport for decades.
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Mizuno has been a leader in sports and athletic equipment since the turn of the 20th century. Founded in Tokyo by brothers Rihachi and Rizo Mizuno in 1906, the company has been front and center for every sport that has risen to prominence in Japan. It's perhaps best known for its part in making baseball the most popular sport there, and Mizuno’s dedication helped grow the company into one of the largest sports equipment manufacturers in the world. Today, Mizuno USA, Inc., based in Norcross, Georgia, produces and distributes golf, baseball, softball, running, track & field and volleyball equipment, apparel and footwear.
Since early 2001, Mizuno has been a sponsor and Official Equipment and Apparel Supplier for USA Volleyball. This includes the men’s and women’s national teams, junior national teams, and boys’ and girls’ national teams, as well as the world university teams. This year, Mizuno’s presence should also be front and center on the beaches of Rio, especially now that it also supplies gear for the USA Beach Volleyball team—a major sport for both USA and Brazil, which have dominated the sand since the game’s inclusion in 1994. In fact, every gold medal that the USA team has won in beach volleyball has been in Mizuno gear.
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Two types of Mizuno technology have made their volleyball gear a cut above. The first is DryLite, which is a breathable polyester material developed by the company to keep athletes cool and dry even under the most intense circumstances. The dual-density material absorbs moisture within its inner layer, and then pushes it out to the hydrophilic outer layer that quickly makes it evaporate. The other technology is found in the shoes: Mizuno Wave. This proprietary cushioning system was inspired by waves ranging from sound waves to tidal waves and works to reduce and redirect the impact forces away from the foot when it touches the ground. As volleyball requires a lot of foot movement and jumping, this is much more effective than a standard sneaker.
The 2016 USA team was provided with Mizuno gear, including top of the line shoes: the Wave Tornado X (men’s and women’s both US$140) or the Lightning Z2 (M/F US$120). Along with Wave, these sneakers also features the best of Mizuno tech, including their XG Rubber for better grip to the ground, their shock absorbing SR Touch midsole, Intercool ventilation, and a variety of cushioning that reduces friction, hugs, and stabilizes the foot at every possible point. All of Mizuno’s official jerseys, tank tops, polos and shorts all feature DryLite, and come in a wide array of cuts and colors. And just for the Olympics, fans were able to customize USA Volleyball jerseys on the Mizuno website. Be sure to visit their website for any future customization options.
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Cell Counting in Human Endobronchial Biopsies - Disagreement of 2D versus 3D Morphometry
Vlad A. Bratu, Veit J. Erpenbeck, Antonia Fehrenbach, Tanja Rausch, et al
http://www.mendeley.com/research/cell-counting-human-endobronchial-biopsies-disagreement-2d-versus-3d-morphometry
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http://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12800
http://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201709-1838LE
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Homocysteine and Coronary Heart Disease: Meta-analysis of MTHFR Case-Control Studies, Avoiding Publication Bias
Robert Clarke, Derrick A. Bennett, Sarah Parish, Petra Verhoef, et al
https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177
http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001177
http://www.mendeley.com/research/homocysteine-coronary-heart-disease-metaanalysis-mthfr-casecontrol-studies-avoiding-publication-bias
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When folate levels are low, the TT genotype of the common C677T polymorphism (rs1801133) of the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) appreciably increases homocysteine levels, so \"Mendelian randomization\" studies using this variant as an instrumental variable could help test causality.\\n\\nMETHODS AND FINDINGS: Nineteen unpublished datasets were obtained (total 48,175 CHD cases and 67,961 controls) in which multiple genetic variants had been measured, including MTHFR C677T. These datasets did not include measurements of blood homocysteine, but homocysteine levels would be expected to be about 20% higher with TT than with CC genotype in the populations studied. In meta-analyses of these unpublished datasets, the case-control CHD odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI comparing TT versus CC homozygotes was 1.02 (0.98-1.07; p = 0.28) overall, and 1.01 (0.95-1.07) in unsupplemented low-folate populations. By contrast, in a slightly updated meta-analysis of the 86 published studies (28,617 CHD cases and 41,857 controls), the OR was 1.15 (1.09-1.21), significantly discrepant (p = 0.001) with the OR in the unpublished datasets. Within the meta-analysis of published studies, the OR was 1.12 (1.04-1.21) in the 14 larger studies (those with variance of log OR<0.05; total 13,119 cases) and 1.18 (1.09-1.28) in the 72 smaller ones (total 15,498 cases).\\n\\nCONCLUSIONS: The CI for the overall result from large unpublished datasets shows lifelong moderate homocysteine elevation has little or no effect on CHD. 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{"id"=>"771777424166191104", "text"=>"@JuhanaHarju They forget to cite genetics. It's a huge problem: https://t.co/QFWRWu5xTA", "created_at"=>"2016-09-02T18:30:51Z", "user"=>"PauliOhukainen", "user_name"=>"Pauli Ohukainen", "user_profile_image"=>"http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/472815092220719106/rbBiCYyW_normal.jpeg"}
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{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/346304", "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/346345", "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/346381", "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/346448", "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/346516", "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/346589"], "description"=>"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine are weakly correlated with coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, but causality remains uncertain. When folate levels are low, the TT genotype of the common C677T polymorphism (rs1801133) of the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase gene (<em>MTHFR</em>) appreciably increases homocysteine levels, so “Mendelian randomization” studies using this variant as an instrumental variable could help test causality.</p> <h3>Methods and Findings</h3><p>Nineteen unpublished datasets were obtained (total 48,175 CHD cases and 67,961 controls) in which multiple genetic variants had been measured, including <em>MTHFR</em> C677T. These datasets did not include measurements of blood homocysteine, but homocysteine levels would be expected to be about 20% higher with TT than with CC genotype in the populations studied. In meta-analyses of these unpublished datasets, the case-control CHD odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI comparing TT versus CC homozygotes was 1.02 (0.98–1.07; <em>p</em> = 0.28) overall, and 1.01 (0.95–1.07) in unsupplemented low-folate populations. By contrast, in a slightly updated meta-analysis of the 86 published studies (28,617 CHD cases and 41,857 controls), the OR was 1.15 (1.09–1.21), significantly discrepant (<em>p</em> = 0.001) with the OR in the unpublished datasets. Within the meta-analysis of published studies, the OR was 1.12 (1.04–1.21) in the 14 larger studies (those with variance of log OR<0.05; total 13,119 cases) and 1.18 (1.09–1.28) in the 72 smaller ones (total 15,498 cases).</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The CI for the overall result from large unpublished datasets shows lifelong moderate homocysteine elevation has little or no effect on CHD. The discrepant overall result from previously published studies reflects publication bias or methodological problems.</p> <h3></h3><p> <em>Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary</em></p> </div>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["homocysteine", "coronary", "meta-analysis", "case-control", "avoiding"], "article_id"=>128436, "categories"=>["Medicine"], "users"=>["Robert Clarke", "Derrick A. Bennett", "Sarah Parish", "Petra Verhoef", "Mariska Dötsch-Klerk", "Mark Lathrop", "Peng Xu", "Børge G. Nordestgaard", "Hilma Holm", "Jemma C. Hopewell", "Danish Saleheen", "Toshihiro Tanaka", "Sonia S. Anand", "John C. Chambers", "Marcus E. Kleber", "Willem H. Ouwehand", "Yoshiji Yamada", "Clara Elbers", "Bas Peters", "Alexandre F. R. Stewart", "Muredach M. Reilly", "Barbara Thorand", "Salim Yusuf", "James C. Engert", "Themistocles L. Assimes", "Jaspal Kooner", "John Danesh", "Hugh Watkins", "Nilesh J. Samani", "Rory Collins", "Richard Peto"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.s001", "https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.s002", "https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.s003", "https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.s004", "https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.s005", "https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.s006"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/Homocysteine_and_Coronary_Heart_Disease_Meta_analysis_of_MTHFR_Case_Control_Studies_Avoiding_Publication_Bias/128436", "title"=>"Homocysteine and Coronary Heart Disease: Meta-analysis of <em>MTHFR</em> Case-Control Studies, Avoiding Publication Bias", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>4, "published_date"=>"2012-02-21 02:20:36"}
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{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/677792"], "description"=>"<p>For these datasets, being unpublished introduces a negligible bias (less than 0.3% for each OR and about 0.1% for the overall OR: eAppendix 1). Black squares indicate OR (with areas inversely proportional to the variance of log OR), and horizontal lines indicate 99% CIs. The subtotals and their 99% CIs are indicated by black diamonds. The overall OR and its 95% CI is indicated by a white diamond. The weight (defined as the inverse of the variance of the maximum likelihood estimate of the log OR) and the product of the weight times OR indicates how much each study has contributed to the subtotals and totals. Because the weights and products are approximately additive, they can be used to estimate the effects of ignoring particular studies, or of grouping studies in different ways.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["chd", "cc", "c677t", "19", "unpublished", "yielding", "24", "parts", "classified", "genotyping"], "article_id"=>348216, "categories"=>["Medicine"], "users"=>["Robert Clarke", "Derrick A. Bennett", "Sarah Parish", "Petra Verhoef", "Mariska Dötsch-Klerk", "Mark Lathrop", "Peng Xu", "Børge G. Nordestgaard", "Hilma Holm", "Jemma C. Hopewell", "Danish Saleheen", "Toshihiro Tanaka", "Sonia S. Anand", "John C. Chambers", "Marcus E. Kleber", "Willem H. Ouwehand", "Yoshiji Yamada", "Clara Elbers", "Bas Peters", "Alexandre F. R. Stewart", "Muredach M. Reilly", "Barbara Thorand", "Salim Yusuf", "James C. Engert", "Themistocles L. Assimes", "Jaspal Kooner", "John Danesh", "Hugh Watkins", "Nilesh J. Samani", "Rory Collins", "Richard Peto"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.g002"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Homozygote_CHD_OR_TT_versus_CC_MTHFR_C677T_genotype_in_19_unpublished_datasets_yielding_24_parts_that_are_classified_by_genotyping_panel_size_/348216", "title"=>"Homozygote CHD OR (TT versus CC <i>MTHFR</i> C677T genotype) in 19 unpublished datasets, yielding 24 parts that are classified by genotyping panel size.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2012-02-21 02:16:56"}
{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/678023"], "description"=>"<p>Average homocysteine difference (in the non-CHD general population) for all areas and periods is weighted in proportion to the numbers of TT CHD cases in all 19 unpublished datasets. Nonpublication involves negligible bias: Appendix S2 in <a href=\"http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177#pmed.1001177.s006\" target=\"_blank\">Text S1</a>.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["chd", "cc", "c677t", "probable", "folate", "meta-analyses", "19", "unpublished", "datasets"], "article_id"=>348456, "categories"=>["Medicine"], "users"=>["Robert Clarke", "Derrick A. Bennett", "Sarah Parish", "Petra Verhoef", "Mariska Dötsch-Klerk", "Mark Lathrop", "Peng Xu", "Børge G. Nordestgaard", "Hilma Holm", "Jemma C. Hopewell", "Danish Saleheen", "Toshihiro Tanaka", "Sonia S. Anand", "John C. Chambers", "Marcus E. Kleber", "Willem H. Ouwehand", "Yoshiji Yamada", "Clara Elbers", "Bas Peters", "Alexandre F. R. Stewart", "Muredach M. Reilly", "Barbara Thorand", "Salim Yusuf", "James C. Engert", "Themistocles L. Assimes", "Jaspal Kooner", "John Danesh", "Hugh Watkins", "Nilesh J. Samani", "Rory Collins", "Richard Peto"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.g003"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Homozygote_CHD_OR_TT_versus_CC_MTHFR_C677T_genotype_in_each_probable_folate_status_category_from_meta_analyses_of_19_unpublished_datasets_all_large_/348456", "title"=>"Homozygote CHD OR (TT versus CC <i>MTHFR</i> C677T genotype) in each probable folate status category, from meta-analyses of 19 unpublished datasets (all large).", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2012-02-21 02:20:56"}
{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/678276"], "description"=>"<p>Black squares indicate OR (with areas inversely proportional to the variance of log OR in each subdivision), and horizontal lines indicate 99% CIs. The overall OR and its 95% CI are indicated by a black diamond. Average homocysteine difference (in the non-CHD general population) for all areas and periods is weighted in proportion to the numbers of TT CHD cases in all 86 studies.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["chd", "cc", "c677t", "probable", "folate", "meta-analyses", "86", "published", "14", "variance", "72", "smaller"], "article_id"=>348701, "categories"=>["Medicine"], "users"=>["Robert Clarke", "Derrick A. Bennett", "Sarah Parish", "Petra Verhoef", "Mariska Dötsch-Klerk", "Mark Lathrop", "Peng Xu", "Børge G. Nordestgaard", "Hilma Holm", "Jemma C. Hopewell", "Danish Saleheen", "Toshihiro Tanaka", "Sonia S. Anand", "John C. Chambers", "Marcus E. Kleber", "Willem H. Ouwehand", "Yoshiji Yamada", "Clara Elbers", "Bas Peters", "Alexandre F. R. Stewart", "Muredach M. Reilly", "Barbara Thorand", "Salim Yusuf", "James C. Engert", "Themistocles L. Assimes", "Jaspal Kooner", "John Danesh", "Hugh Watkins", "Nilesh J. Samani", "Rory Collins", "Richard Peto"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.g004"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Homozygote_CHD_OR_TT_versus_CC_MTHFR_C677T_genotype_in_each_probable_folate_status_category_from_meta_analyses_of_86_published_studies_14_large_i_e_variance_of_log_OR_less_than_0_05_and_72_smaller_studies_/348701", "title"=>"Homozygote CHD OR (TT versus CC <i>MTHFR</i> C677T genotype) in each probable folate status category, from meta-analyses of 86 published studies, 14 large (i.e., variance of log OR less than 0.05) and 72 smaller studies.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2012-02-21 02:25:01"}
{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/678448"], "description"=>"<p>Data for the VITATOPS trial are for myocardial infarction only. Data for FAVORIT are for all cardiovascular disease outcomes. Symbols and conventions as in <a href=\"http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177#pmed-1001177-g002\" target=\"_blank\">Figure 2</a>.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["folic", "coronary", "events", "myocardial", "infarction", "meta-analysis", "published", "randomized", "trials", "homocysteine"], "article_id"=>348882, "categories"=>["Medicine"], "users"=>["Robert Clarke", "Derrick A. Bennett", "Sarah Parish", "Petra Verhoef", "Mariska Dötsch-Klerk", "Mark Lathrop", "Peng Xu", "Børge G. Nordestgaard", "Hilma Holm", "Jemma C. Hopewell", "Danish Saleheen", "Toshihiro Tanaka", "Sonia S. Anand", "John C. Chambers", "Marcus E. Kleber", "Willem H. Ouwehand", "Yoshiji Yamada", "Clara Elbers", "Bas Peters", "Alexandre F. R. Stewart", "Muredach M. Reilly", "Barbara Thorand", "Salim Yusuf", "James C. Engert", "Themistocles L. Assimes", "Jaspal Kooner", "John Danesh", "Hugh Watkins", "Nilesh J. Samani", "Rory Collins", "Richard Peto"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.g005"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Effects_of_folic_acid_on_major_coronary_events_nonfatal_myocardial_infarction_or_coronary_death_in_a_meta_analysis_of_the_published_results_of_all_large_randomized_trials_of_homocysteine_reduction_/348882", "title"=>"Effects of folic acid on major coronary events (nonfatal myocardial infarction or coronary death) in a meta-analysis of the published results of all large randomized trials of homocysteine reduction.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2012-02-21 02:28:02"}
{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/678672"], "description"=>"a<p>Mean folate levels average all who were surveyed; SE denotes the standard error due only to within-survey variation. Between-survey variation in folate levels is illustrated in <a href=\"http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177#pmed-1001177-g001\" target=\"_blank\">Figure 1</a>.</p>b<p>From inverse-variance-weighted averages of within-study differences in log homocysteine; <a href=\"http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177#pmed.1001177.s001\" target=\"_blank\">Figure S1</a>, Table S2 in <a href=\"http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177#pmed.1001177.s006\" target=\"_blank\">Text S1</a>.</p>c<p>Mainly of Japanese, Chinese, or Korean populations; none of South Asians.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["surveys", "serum", "folate", "excess", "plasma", "homocysteine", "tt", "cc", "c677t"], "article_id"=>349114, "categories"=>["Medicine"], "users"=>["Robert Clarke", "Derrick A. Bennett", "Sarah Parish", "Petra Verhoef", "Mariska Dötsch-Klerk", "Mark Lathrop", "Peng Xu", "Børge G. Nordestgaard", "Hilma Holm", "Jemma C. Hopewell", "Danish Saleheen", "Toshihiro Tanaka", "Sonia S. Anand", "John C. Chambers", "Marcus E. Kleber", "Willem H. Ouwehand", "Yoshiji Yamada", "Clara Elbers", "Bas Peters", "Alexandre F. R. Stewart", "Muredach M. Reilly", "Barbara Thorand", "Salim Yusuf", "James C. Engert", "Themistocles L. Assimes", "Jaspal Kooner", "John Danesh", "Hugh Watkins", "Nilesh J. Samani", "Rory Collins", "Richard Peto"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001177.t001"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Relevance_in_population_surveys_of_study_place_and_time_to_i_the_mean_general_population_serum_folate_level_and_ii_the_excess_plasma_homocysteine_level_in_the_TT_versus_CC_MTHFR_C677T_genotype_/349114", "title"=>"Relevance in population surveys of study place and time to (i) the mean general population serum folate level, and (ii) the excess plasma homocysteine level in the TT versus CC <i>MTHFR</i> C677T genotype.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>3, "published_date"=>"2012-02-21 02:31:54"}
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2 Tickets to the Sold Out Pearl Jam Show are Going to…
Missoula's Favorite Co-Worker Becca
Congrats to Miss Becca for being declared as Missoula's favorite coworker! Her work sidekick Kelli nominated her and they are going to the Pearl Jam show for free.
They work at a local architecture firm and here's what Kelli had to say about Becca behind her back:
She is the bomb!! When I fell on the ice and hurt my butt, she let me use her standing desk for a whole week. Prized real estate! We work at an architecture firm where the male-female ratio is very lopsided and she holds her own like a total boss and inspires me to do the same! Not only does she work crazy hard and pick up people's slack, but she's ALWAYS down for Friday beers at the A.V. club afterwards. In short, she's got a pair of ladyballs and gets shit done. And deserves to be recognized for all her hard work!
Ladyballs! Definitely cause for celebration. The sad part is that Becca recently announced her resignation, so the pair are really looking forward to their concert night together before she moves.
The girls also scored enough Alt 101.5 coffee to last them for a full month at work, thanks to Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters; a couple of Alt t-shirts; dinner at the Depot and a fantastic bottle of Moonshine from Willie's Distillery.
The good news for you is that you still have a chance to win a 4-pack of Sasquatch! Festival wristbands, enter to win here.
Categories: Concerts, Contests
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Introducing Kaffeeklatsch: a new blog about German politics
As Germany prepares for general elections in September, this pop-up blog will cover the campaign, the country and its neighbourhood
by J.C. | BERLIN
IT IS, to put it mildly, a big year for Germany. In the era of Trump, its neighbours and partners are looking to the country for new leadership. Debates about its defence, its vast trade surplus, its handling of the refugee crisis and its role in Europe among many other topics increasingly roil not just its politics but those of other countries: what affects the 81m souls living between its borders affects many more beyond them, too. Even more than before, Germany matters.
On September 24th the country holds a general election. I suspect Angela Merkel will narrowly obtain the fourth term she seeks (less out of enthusiasm than duty). But I'm not putting any money on it: since his emergence as her rival for the top job, Martin Schulz has drastically reduced the poll gap between his centre-left SPD and the chancellor's centre-right CDU. Combined with the recent dawn of seven-party politics in Germany, that makes the coming election the least predictable for at least a decade.
As The Economist’s new bureau chief in Berlin, I have therefore decided to blog on the unfolding campaign—and Germany more widely. On occasion, and as events dictate, my observations may stray across the Austrian border. But my focus will emphatically be Germany: its society, government, foreign policy, culture and most of all politics.
Why "Kaffeeklatsch"? The coffee-house tradition is broadly distinctive to the German-speaking world, a symbol of civilised and convivial discussion of current events. Nothing, wrote Stefan Zweig, quite compares with “the opportunity the coffee house [provides] of informing oneself so comprehensively about all of the events in the world and at the same time discussing them within a friendly and familiar circle” (the Austrian writer spent so much time there, he had his post delivered to his table). “Kaffeehaus” was thus one appealing name.
But that felt a bit grand, and blogs are meant to be spontaneous: venues for first thoughts and ideas-in-progress. The point here is to complement my pieces for the print edition of The Economist, not to replicate them. As such, “Kaffeeklatsch” seems more appropriate. It means “coffee chat” or “coffee chit-chat” and might take place in one’s home, office or a public space; while the name hopefully nods to discussions in the Café Einstein or the Café Landtmann, it also implies something lighter and less formal.
So: willkommen zum Kaffeeklatsch.
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Seehofer stays
Angela Merkel reaches a deal on asylum-seekers to keep her government together
My kingdom for a Horst!
The civil war within Germany’s centre-right escalates
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Coupcraft
An issue first raised by Engdahl, I think, was the identity of the snipers who attacked on February 22, after the constitutional deal had been concluded (the sniper attacks led to the right-wing attacks on the political structure of the country which ended the possibility of a peaceful deal, and ended in the coup):
"After hard talks, all major parties including the majority of protesters, agreed to new presidential elections in December, return to the 2004 Constitution and release of Julia Tymoshenko from prison. The compromise appeared to end the months long chaos and give a way out for all major players.
The diplomatic compromise lasted less than twelve hours. Then all hell broke loose.
Snipers began shooting into the crowd on February 22 in Maidan or Independence Square. Panic ensued and riot police retreated in panic according to eyewitnesses. The opposition leader Vitali Klitschko withdrew from the deal, no reason given. Yanukovich fled Kiev.
The question unanswered until now is who deployed the snipers? According to veteran US intelligence sources, the snipers came from an ultra-right-wing military organization known as Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian People’s Self-Defense (UNA-UNSO)."
Now we have more details described by Estonia’s Foreign Minister Urmas Paet to EU foreign affairs chief Catherine 'Tits on a Bull' Ashton (from another secretly recorded phone call from February 25):
"Paet also recalled his conversation with a doctor who treated those shot by snipers in Kiev. She said that both protesters and police were shot at by the same people.
“And second, what was quite disturbing, this same Olga [Bogomolets] told as well that all the evidence shows that the people who were killed by snipers from both sides, among policemen and then people from the streets, that they were the same snipers killing people from both sides,” the Estonian FM stressed.
Ashton reacted to the information by saying: “Well, yeah…that’s, that’s terrible.”
“So that she then also showed me some photos she said that as a medical doctor she can say that it is the same handwriting, the same type of bullets, and it’s really disturbing that now the new coalition, that they don’t want to investigate what exactly happened,” Paet said.
Olga Bogomolets was the main doctor for the Maidan mobile clinic when protests turned violent in Kiev. She treated the gravely injured and helped organized their transportation to neighboring countries, who had expressed a willingness to treat those with severe wounds. From the outset, Olga blamed the injuries and deaths on snipers. She turned down the position of Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for Humanitarian Affairs offered by the coup-appointed regime.
The Estonian FM has described the whole sniper issue as “disturbing” and added, “it already discredits from the very beginning” the new Ukrainian power."
Note the cleverness of the snipers firing indiscriminately at both sides to create plausible deniability that the firing was a planned action in order to stop the constitutional deal from going through.
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"One Man Suspected in Most Bomb Threats Against Jewish Sites, NYPD Intelligence Chief Says" (my emphasis in red):
"New York City's head of police intelligence said Thursday that investigators believe one man using a voice changer and phone spoofing device is behind a large number of the scores of threats made against U.S. Jewish institutions this year.
John Miller appeared on the show "CBS This Morning," describing the attacks as coordinated. The spoofing device makes it appear the call is not coming from the number the man is using, and makes it appear it's coming from within the institution, he said.
"We have an offender with some technical prowess here," Miller said."
This brings such joy to my heart! How could they possibly know he is using a 'spoofing device'? They can't. They are saying it is spoofing because they won't accept the obvious answer, that the calls are coming from inside the 'victim' institutions, and that the threats are false flags (not to mention an extremely organized, country-wide, program of false flags). Coupled with the 'gravity' and 'environmental' tipping of gravestones, this grasping at more government money, based on the 'hate' engendered by the Trump election, is nothing short of magnificent. Mazel tov!
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Many of you would agree that Captain Hook is one of Frank Thomas' best creations. To some Frank is the best animator who ever lived.
Personally I think there is no such thing as the one or the best in animation.
Look at other studios, Rod Scribner, Ken Harris, Ken Muse, Emery Hawkins...
the list of animation geniuses goes on and on. It's a matter of what turns YOU on.
But Frank Thomas most certainly is waaaayyy up there.
He used live action reference for a number of his characters. In this case it was character actor Hans Conried who provided the voice and acting reference for Hook.
Frank was very critical about the way other animators used live action. To him the acting ideas were all you needed, but you still had to pass judgement on the footage and interpret what the actor gave you. His animation never has that roto,
floaty feel to it. For one thing Frank was way too talented and smart to let that happen.
This is the intro of Captain Hook. The pencil test is the tied down version.
It's......incredible!
The photos of Hans Conried with character drawings on top of them first appeared in the book "The Art of Animation" by Bob Thomas.
I am not 100% sure, but those drawings could be by Milt Kahl, who wanted to do this character so bad, he could taste it.
In a future post I will show you how Milt envisioned this character. But Walt wanted Milt to focus on Peter and Wendy instead, and I think It was a wise decision.
So here are a few layout and staging sketches by Frank for Hook's intro.
In some of those drawings you can sense poses by Hans Conried, but Frank's interpretation takes it to another level!
Michael Sporn August 8, 2011 at 4:37 AM
So many interesting choices in this animation. Slamming the table with his fist while, at the same time, raising the hook sharply accents the word, "Blast." It also puts a heavy emphasis on the theatricality of the character. I wonder how many times Frank Thomas worked that move.
Thank you so much for posting. It's another bit of brilliance from Mr. Thomas.
John Celestri August 8, 2011 at 7:57 AM
If you look and listen closely, you'll see that Frank Thomas used the rhythm and accents of Hans Conrad's dialogue to guide his timing of the acting.
Andy J. Scherman August 8, 2011 at 8:00 AM
The little head turns while he paws at the map, just amazing!!!
Connie Moreno August 8, 2011 at 8:08 AM
Amazing! Thank you sooooo much for sharing all of this!
Gillian August 8, 2011 at 8:33 AM
brought me to my knees
Austin Madison August 8, 2011 at 8:42 AM
Without a doubt my favorite Disney character. You have to love the balance of comedy and malice. The world's greatest pirate!
JennySRP August 8, 2011 at 10:37 AM
awesomme awesome awesome
Courtney August 8, 2011 at 11:14 AM
So incredible! Love the "blast!" move that Michael Sporn mentioned. also that on "track" he does the exact opposite - fist high in the air, hook digging into table.
mara torresmos August 8, 2011 at 12:28 PM
oh god i love these sketches and the pencil test.
to me, captain hook is one of the best villains ever. And i love the relationship between smee and him. it's so funny and it has so much contrast in it. whenever i re-watch peter pan i can't help but laugh at these two. Hook is so mean, he's one of those characters that i love to hate.
David August 8, 2011 at 12:54 PM
If Frank Thomas isn't enough of a reason to pick up a pencil and bust your hump at drawing, then nobody or nothing will. The man's awesome body of work will always inspire me. Incredible.
Tom Floyd August 8, 2011 at 3:04 PM
Hate to say it since I love this character and that pencil test so much, but it does seem his forearm goes right through the cig holder....something odd there.
michaelamos August 8, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Oh wow! These drawings are amazing and the pencil test! I will be watching that frame-by-frame a few times today :) Captain Hook is one of my favorite Disney characters, so much so, I just got my first drawing signed by Frank of him which you can see on my blog if you are interested:
Captain Hook Drawing
Thanks so much for posting Andreas.
Thank you for this posting. It's quite wonderful. These drawings (and your entire blog) are so inspiring to look at and to enjoy. I remember trying to find drawings like this as a youngster in books in the library or bookstore and having very little success until the "making of" books started being produced. Having access to these kinds of things...drawings I would never have the privilege of seeing otherwise is tremendous. So thanks again.
Andreas Deja August 8, 2011 at 5:14 PM
Tom, you are absolutely right. And Frank planned the forearm to go through the cig holder in order to get the overall action to FEEL right.
That's animation, you go for the feel and throw logic out the window.
John Musker August 9, 2011 at 1:08 AM
I talked to Frank about his Hook animation years and years ago and as I recall, he said he thought his scenes were recognizable by them being "mapped out". By this I think he meant the overall texture and phrasing, small actions accenting and complementing big moves, the spatial aspects of the body moves and the gestures, all in the service of the performance of that particular personality. In a word ( or two, quoted from another noted fellow): "It's called "acting," dear boy!!"
Andrea Giglio 82 August 9, 2011 at 2:40 AM
This animation is so elegant, a sort of a male alter ego of Madame Tremaine, so polite, so refined! I always loved the way this rapresentation of the character and the way is opposed to the way Woolie Reitherman animated Hook fighting Mr. Crocodile, so over the top. And what a great actor Hans Conried was. In 1955 he distinguished in Cole Porter's Can Can and came back to Broadway taking part in musicals as Irene or 70 Girls, 70. In TV he plaied in Tv series as I love Lucy and he performed as the Magic Mirror in Disney specials. Just look at his imdb page to see what a wonderful filmography he has. Andreas I always wondered if Hook's animation politeness was a major inspiration in the characterization of Jafar. Thanks, as usual, for posting this.
David McBride August 9, 2011 at 12:33 PM
I love those first three drawings. That tiny waist makes him look even more pompous. I can't imagine the film being any better than it was so I am glad that Frank animated Hook. I guess thats why they say one of Walt's great abilities was knowing where to place talent.
LandPainter August 9, 2011 at 1:40 PM
I just discovered your blog and I'm sitting here with my mouth open in shock! This is the coolest blog ever! I spent a little time looking through the archives and there is animation and art GOLD. I absolutely love all of the old stories about the old guys. It is so inspiring and makes me want to get to drawing. Thanks so much for putting this all together.
Best regards :)
Dorseytunes August 12, 2011 at 8:26 AM
Frank is an amazing animator. I've often wondered why Walt chose him alone to go on the good will trip to South America.
The Hook pencil test is inspiring. The way he eases the character from one pose to another is wonderful. So much skill in rendering the human form, but having some cartoony expressions in between is pure joy. Thanks Andreas.
Steven Hartley August 13, 2011 at 3:34 AM
Woolie Reitherman animated Hook too, he did Hook's action scenes - and also the crocodile, do you have stuff by Woolie on Hook or the Crocodile?
Peterson Muldoon September 12, 2015 at 8:02 AM
Dear Andreas Deja,
I have seen Peter Pan and I've noticed that the man who plays Captain Hook also plays Mr. Darling. Is there some sort of symbolism to that, because I've alway thought they cast these two characters to one person for a reason story wise.
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MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A body was found in a burned home Wednesday, and authorities were investigating to determine if it's the third victim of a huge wildfire in Southern California that destroyed hundreds of homes.
Wildfire torches famed movie site, sends celebrities fleeing
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.November 10, 2018
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has scorched a historic movie site recently used by the HBO series "Westworld" and forced numerous celebrities to join the thousands fleeing flames that have claimed homes and prompted the total evacuation of the celebrity enclave Malibu.
Some black Americans see racial comeuppance in Cosby saga
By ERRIN HAINES WHACKSeptember 27, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After spending years building his persona as a model husband and father, Bill Cosby took an abrupt turn nearly 15 years ago with a now-infamous speech to an NAACP convention.
He used his celebrity status to condemn poor African-Americans, chiding them to pull up their sagging pants, deriding them for having children out of wedlock and blaming them for their impoverished circumstances.
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Pamela Marshall
Professor, Professor
Professor, NCIAS: Mathematical and Natural Sciences, School of (SMNS)
NCIAS: Mathematical and Natural Sciences, School of (SMNS)
EmailPamela.Marshall@asu.edu
Scholarly Works (45)
A qualitative analysis of ubiquitous regulatory motifs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetic networks
Camacho, E., Radulescu, A., Wirkus, S. & Marshall, P., Apr 1 2019, In : Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. 69, p. 148-167 20 p.
Genetic Network
Bistability
Qualitative Analysis
Testing novel pyrimidinyl rexinoids: A new paradigm for evaluating rexinoids for cancer prevention
Zhang, D., Leal, A. S., Carapellucci, S., Shahani, P. H., Bhogal, J. S., Ibrahim, S., Raban, S., Jurutka, P., Marshall, P., Sporn, M. B., Wagner, C. & Liby, K. T., Apr 1 2019, In : Cancer Prevention Research. 12, 4, p. 211-224 14 p.
Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins
Hepatomegaly
A novel gene expression analytics-based approach to structure aided design of rexinoids for development as next-generation cancer therapeutics
Hanish, B. J., Hackney Price, J., Kaneko, I., Ma, N., van der Vaart, A., Wagner, C., Jurutka, P. & Marshall, P., Jul 1 2018, In : Steroids. 135, p. 36-49 14 p.
T-cells
Bifurcations and limit cycles in cytosolic yeast calcium
Fan, G., Huff, R., Muir, J., Nektalova, Z., Kruchowsky, J., Kepler, J. L., Wang, H., Marshall, P. & Solis, F., Apr 1 2018, In : Mathematical Biosciences. 298, p. 58-70 13 p.
Limit Cycle
Dataset on the response of Hut78 cells to novel rexinoids
Hackney Price, J., Hanish, B. J., Wagner, C., Kaneko, I., Jurutka, P. & Marshall, P., Oct 1 2018, In : Data in Brief. 20, p. 1797-1803 7 p.
Response Elements
Genetic Promoter Regions
Microbial community-level physiological profiling as an inquiry laboratory exercise
Marshall, P., Nov 1 2016, In : American Biology Teacher. 78, 9, p. 776-779 4 p.
microbial communities
Modeling, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Potential Retinoid X Receptor (RXR)-Selective Agonists: Analogues of 4-[1-(3,5,5,8,8-Pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)ethynyl]benzoic Acid (Bexarotene) and 6-(Ethyl(5,5,8,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)amino)nicotinic Acid (NEt-TMN)
Heck, M. C., Wagner, C., Shahani, P. H., Macneill, M., Grozic, A., Darwaiz, T., Shimabuku, M., Deans, D. G., Robinson, N. M., Salama, S. H., Ziller, J. W., Ma, N., Van Der Vaart, A., Marshall, P. & Jurutka, P., Oct 13 2016, In : Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 59, 19, p. 8924-8940 17 p.
Retinoic Acid Receptors
Analysis of differential secondary effects of novel rexinoids: Select rexinoid X receptor ligands demonstrate differentiated side effect profiles
Marshall, P., Jurutka, P., Wagner, C., van der Vaart, A., Kaneko, I., Chavez, P. I., Ma, N., Bhogal, J. S., Shahani, P., Swierski, J. C. & Macneill, M., Mar 1 2015, In : Pharmacology Research and Perspectives. 3, 2, p. 1-19 19 p.
RNA Sequence Analysis
Thyrotropin
Mathematical modeling of fungal infection in immune compromised individuals: The effect of back mutation on drug treatment
Wirkus, S., Camacho, E. & Marshall, P., Nov 21 2015, In : Journal of Theoretical Biology. 385, p. 66-76 11 p., 8324.
Mathematical Modeling
Modeling, synthesis, and biological evaluation of potential retinoid X receptor (RXR) selective agonists: Novel analogues of 4-[1-(3,5,5,8,8- Pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)ethynyl]benzoic Acid (Bexarotene) and (E)-3-(3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,1,4,4,6-pentamethylnaphthalen-7-yl) -4-hydroxyphenyl)acrylic acid (CD3254)
Jurutka, P., Kaneko, I., Yang, J., Bhogal, J. S., Swierski, J. C., Tabacaru, C. R., Montano, L. A., Huynh, C. C., Jama, R. A., Mahelona, R. D., Sarnowski, J. T., Marcus, L. M., Quezada, A., Lemming, B., Tedesco, M. A., Fischer, A. J., Mohamed, S. A., Ziller, J. W., Ma, N., Gray, G. M. & 3 othersVan Der Vaart, A., Marshall, P. & Wagner, C., Nov 14 2013, In : Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 56, 21, p. 8432-8454 23 p.
Drug Design
Synthesis and biological evaluation of halogenated curcumin analogs as potential nuclear receptor selective agonists
Batie, S., Lee, J. H., Jama, R. A., Browder, D. O., Montano, L. A., Huynh, C. C., Marcus, L. M., Tsosie, D. G., Mohammed, Z., Trang, V., Marshall, P., Jurutka, P. & Wagner, C., Feb 1 2013, In : Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. 21, 3, p. 693-702 10 p.
Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Receptors
Calcitriol Receptors
The tongue map, real or not
Marshall, P., Oct 2013, In : American Biology Teacher. 75, 8, p. 583-586 4 p.
Visually following the hydrogenation of curcumin to tetrahydrocurcumin in a natural product experiment that enhances student understanding of nmr spectroscopy
Wagner, C., Marshall, P., Cahill, T. & Mohamed, Z., Jul 9 2013, In : Journal of Chemical Education. 90, 7, p. 930-933 4 p.
Hydrogenation
Assessing compensation for loss of vacuolar function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Marshall, P., Netzel, N. & Guintchev, J. W., Feb 2012, In : Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 58, 2, p. 132-144 13 p.
Vacuoles
Discovery of novel vitamin D receptor interacting proteins that modulate 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 signaling
Marshall, P., Hernandez, Z., Kaneko, I., Widener, T., Tabacaru, C., Aguayo, I. & Jurutka, P., Oct 2012, In : Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 132, 1-2, p. 147-159 13 p.
Two-Hybrid System Techniques
Modeling, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Potential RetinoidX Receptor-Selective Agonists: Novel Halogenated Analogues of 4-[1-(3,5,5,8,8-Pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)ethynyl]benzoic Acid (Bexarotene)
Furmick, J. K., Kaneko, I., Walsh, A. N., Yang, J., Bhogal, J. S., Gray, G. M., Baso, J. C., Browder, D. O., Prentice, J. L. S., Montano, L. A., Huynh, C. C., Marcus, L. M., Tsosie, D. G., Kwon, J. S., Quezada, A., Reyes, N. M., Lemming, B., Saini, P., vanderVaart, A., Groy, T. L. & 3 othersMarshall, P., Jurutka, P. & Wagner, C., Sep 2012, In : ChemMedChem. 7, 9, p. 1551-1566 16 p.
Extraction, purification, and spectroscopic characterization of a mixture of capsaicinoids
Wagner, C., Cahill, T. & Marshall, P., Nov 1 2011, In : Journal of Chemical Education. 88, 11, p. 1574-1579 6 p.
Mathematical modeling of fungal infection in immune compromised individuals: Implications for drug treatment
Camacho, E., Wirkus, S. & Marshall, P., Jul 21 2011, In : Journal of Theoretical Biology. 281, 1, p. 9-17 9 p.
Synthesis of 2, 5-Dichloro-2, 5-dimethylhexane by an SN1 reaction
Wagner, C. & Marshall, P., Jan 2010, In : Journal of Chemical Education. 87, 1, p. 81-83 3 p.
Assessment of FUN-1 vital dye staining: Yeast with a block in the vacuolar sorting pathway have impaired ability to form CIVS when stained with FUN-1 fluorescent dye
Essary, B. D. & Marshall, P., Aug 2009, In : Journal of Microbiological Methods. 78, 2, p. 208-212 5 p.
Staining and Labeling
Augmenting the traditional bacterial transformation lab
Marshall, P., Mar 2009, In : American Biology Teacher. 71, 3, p. 170-171 2 p.
Bacterial Transformation
Modeling, synthesis and biological evaluation of potential Retinoid X Receptor (RXR) selective agonists: Novel analogues of 4-[1-(3,5,5,8,8- pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)ethynyl]benzoic acid (bexarotene)
Wagner, C., Jurutka, P., Marshall, P., Groy, T. L., Van Der Vaart, A., Ziller, J. W., Furmick, J. K., Graeber, M. E., Matro, E., Miguel, B. V., Tran, I. T., Kwon, J., Tedeschi, J. N., Moosavi, S., Danishyar, A., Philp, J. S., Khamees, R. O., Jackson, J. N., Grupe, D. K., Badshah, S. L. & 1 othersHart, J. W., Oct 8 2009, In : Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 52, 19, p. 5950-5966 17 p.
Marshall, P., Mar 2009, In : American Biology Teacher. 71, 3, p. 138 1 p.
Response of yeast mutants to extracellular calcium variations
Marshall, P., Tanzosh, E. E., Solis, F. & Wang, H., Sep 2009, In : Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B. 12, 2, p. 439-453 15 p.
Analysis of the RNA content of the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae
Deutch, C. E. & Marshall, P., Nov 2008, In : American Biology Teacher. 70, 9, p. 537-545 9 p.
Mapping linked genes in drosophila melanogaster using data from the F2 generation of a dihybrid cross
Marshall, P., Nov 2008, In : American Biology Teacher. 70, 9, p. 554-556 3 p.
Chromosome Mapping
Prevacuolar compartment morphology in vps mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Hedman, J. M., Eggleston, M. D., Attryde, A. L. & Marshall, P., Oct 2007, In : Cell Biology International. 31, 10, p. 1237-1244 8 p.
Null Lymphocytes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae samples stained with FUN-1 dye can be stored at -20°C for later observation
Eggleston, M. D. & Marshall, P., Jan 2007, In : Journal of Microscopy. 225, 1, p. 100-103 4 p.
saccharomyces
Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae to test the mutagenicity of household compounds: An open ended hypothesis-driven teaching lab
Marshall, P., Dec 2007, In : CBE Life Sciences Education. 6, 4, p. 307-315 9 p.
Mutagenicity Tests
Redox-sensitive homodimerization of Pex11p: A proposed mechanism to regulate peroxisomal division
Marshall, P., Dyer, J. M., Quick, M. E. & Goodman, J. M., Oct 1996, In : Journal of Cell Biology. 135, 1, p. 123-137 15 p.
Oxidation-Reduction
Oleic Acid
Pmp27 promotes peroxisomal proliferation
Marshall, P., Krimkevich, Y. I., Lark, R. H., Dyer, J. M., Veenhuis, M. & Goodman, J. M., 1995, In : Journal of Cell Biology. 129, 2, p. 345-355 11 p.
Eukaryotic Cells
The Candida boidinii peroxisomal membrane protein Pmp30 has a role in peroxisomal proliferation and is functionally homologous to Pmp27 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Sakai, Y., Marshall, P., Saiganji, A., Takabe, K., Saiki, H., Kato, N. & Goodman, J. M., 1995, In : Journal of Bacteriology. 177, 23, p. 6773-6781 9 p.
Organelle Size
Membrane Proteins
Temperature-sensitive mutations at the carboxy terminus of the a subunit of the Escherichia coli F1F0 ATP synthase
Vik, S. B., Lee, D. & Marshall, P., 1991, In : Journal of Bacteriology. 173, 14, p. 4544-4548 5 p.
Protons
Response of microbial adhesives and biofilm matrix polymers to chemical treatments as determined by interference reflection microscopy and light section microscopy
Marshall, P., Loeb, G. I., Cowan, M. M. & Fletcher, M., 1989, In : Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 55, 11, p. 2827-2831 5 p.
Interference Microscopy
Biofilms
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Holst archiveImogen HolstImogen Holst's scrapbooks and scrapboxesImogen Holst's scrapbook vol 2Letter from Penelope Spencer to Imogen Holst
Letter from Penelope Spencer to Imogen Holst
Bookmark:https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1111-hol/hol/2/7/2/220
Britten-Pears Foundation Archive
GB 1111 HOL/2/7/2/220
Letter from PS (Battersea) to IH (Craven Road) arranging trip to Cambridge.
Letter and envelope.
On page 35 of scrapbook 2.
This material is made available under the standard conditions of the Britten-Pears Foundation. Readers will be required to produce proof of identity and to sign a Reader’s Undertaking form.
Holst archiveHOL
Gustav HolstHOL/1
Imogen HolstHOL/2
Music manuscripts of Imogen HolstHOL/2/1
Copies of Imogen Holst's music manuscripts held elsewhereHOL/2/2
Transcriptions and work in progress on editions and arrangementsHOL/2/3
Published music of Imogen HolstHOL/2/4
Performance parts for Gustav Holst worksHOL/2/5
Manuscript and printed music of other composers belonging to Imogen HolstHOL/2/6
Imogen Holst's scrapbooks and scrapboxesHOL/2/7
Imogen Holst's scrapbook vol 1HOL/2/7/1
Postcard of Lochrusque, Achnasheen, RossshireHOL/2/7/2/1
Photograph in Ross-shireHOL/2/7/2/2
Photograph of Flowerdale, Gairloch, Ross-shireHOL/2/7/2/3
Photograph of man by water, Ross-shireHOL/2/7/2/4
Photograph of group wearing outdoor clothes by water, Ross-shireHOL/2/7/2/5
Photograph of loch, Ross-shireHOL/2/7/2/6
Postcard of Loch Maree, Poolewe, Ross-shireHOL/2/7/2/8
Photograph of three men and a woman by a loch, Ross-shireHOL/2/7/2/9
Postcard of Charleston, Gairloch, Ross-shireHOL/2/7/2/10
Postcard of Loch OichHOL/2/7/2/11
Photograph of riverHOL/2/7/2/12
Photograph of lochHOL/2/7/2/13
Watercolour of loch and mountainsHOL/2/7/2/15
Photograph of picnic partyHOL/2/7/2/16
Photograph of Cecil Baring and four grandchildrenHOL/2/7/2/17
Photograph of pine forest and mountainsHOL/2/7/2/19
Watercolour of mountainsHOL/2/7/2/20
Photograph of two women on moorHOL/2/7/2/21
Photograph of group outside houseHOL/2/7/2/22
Two women dancing outside a mansionHOL/2/7/2/24
Photograph of mansionHOL/2/7/2/25
Watercolour of bridge over streamHOL/2/7/2/27
Promenade Concert programmeHOL/2/7/2/28
Newspaper review 'Thomas Hardy in music'HOL/2/7/2/30
Newspaper review 'Promenade Concert. Holst's Egdon Heath'HOL/2/7/2/31
Line of music manuscriptHOL/2/7/2/32
Programme of Myra Hess piano recitalHOL/2/7/2/33
Postcard from George Dyson to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/34
Signed photograph of Ralph Vaughan WilliamsHOL/2/7/2/35
Programme of 'The Constant Nymph'.HOL/2/7/2/36
Programme of Promenade ConcertHOL/2/7/2/37
Programme of Crystal Palace Band FestivalHOL/2/7/2/38
Letter from correspondent in Newcastle to Gustav HolstHOL/2/7/2/39
Newpaper cutting from the Evening Standard 'Gustav Holst and Bands'HOL/2/7/2/40
Newpaper cutting 'Letters to the Editor'HOL/2/7/2/41
Postcard from Gustav Holst to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/42
Newspaper cutting from the Sunday Times quoting mistranslationHOL/2/7/2/43
Letter from Janet Cunningham to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/44
Postcard from Margaret Reid to IHHOL/2/7/2/46
Aeolian Hall string quartet concert programmeHOL/2/7/2/47
Award of Cobbett PrizesHOL/2/7/2/49
Cobbett PrizesHOL/2/7/2/50
Morley scholarshipHOL/2/7/2/51
Telegram from Gustav Holst to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/52
Cutting from Musical TimesHOL/2/7/2/53
Card to Imogen Holst from Elizabeth MaconchyHOL/2/7/2/54
Cutting about Cobbett prizeHOL/2/7/2/55
Letter from Lady Reid to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/56
Postcard of Royal Holloway CollegeHOL/2/7/2/57
Letter to Imogen Holst from English Folk Dance SocietyHOL/2/7/2/58
Programme of English Folk Dance SocietyHOL/2/7/2/59
Programme of recital by the German SingersHOL/2/7/2/60
Ticket for recital by the German SingersHOL/2/7/2/61
Invitation to Imogen Holst by the German SingersHOL/2/7/2/62
Newspaper cutting 'M Ravel in London. His Joan of Arc opera'HOL/2/7/2/63
Concert programmeHOL/2/7/2/64
Part of letter from Miles Tomalin to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/65
Ink-drawn map of CambridgeHOL/2/7/2/66
Invitation to At home by Dr and Mrs SchofieldHOL/2/7/2/67
Dance cardHOL/2/7/2/68
Concert programme, Royal Albert HallHOL/2/7/2/69
Concert programme, Aeolian HallHOL/2/7/2/70
Concert programme, Sixth Children's Festival, Kensington Musical Competition FestivalHOL/2/7/2/71
Theatre programme, The CriticHOL/2/7/2/72
Photograph of Inner Hall, Royal College of MusicHOL/2/7/2/73
Concert programme, London Contemporary Music CentreHOL/2/7/2/74
Concert programme of opera extracts, Aida and Samson and DelilahHOL/2/7/2/75
Programme of Kensington Musical Competition FestivalHOL/2/7/2/76
Programme of Concert by Royal College of Music Patron's FundHOL/2/7/2/77
Newspaper review 'Royal College of Music'HOL/2/7/2/78
Newspaper review 'Concerts; RCM Patron's Fund Rehearsal'HOL/2/7/2/79
Woodwind recital programmeHOL/2/7/2/80
Chamber orchestra concert programmeHOL/2/7/2/81
Order of procession at enthronement of Archbishop of CanterburyHOL/2/7/2/82
Programme of dance recitalHOL/2/7/2/83
Card to Imogen Holst from Penelope SpencerHOL/2/7/2/84
Theatre ticket for Arts TheatreHOL/2/7/2/85
Letter from Penelope Spencer to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/86
Terminal report Christmas of Royal College of MusicHOL/2/7/2/87
Letter to Imogen Holst from John MasefieldHOL/2/7/2/88
Railway ticket, St Pancras to FrutgenHOL/2/7/2/89
Postcard of hotel in snowHOL/2/7/2/90
Postcard of Alpine street in snowHOL/2/7/2/91
Postcard of snow covered mountainsHOL/2/7/2/92
Fabric ski passHOL/2/7/2/93
Christmas card from Lady ReidHOL/2/7/2/94
Christmas card from Margaret ReidHOL/2/7/2/95
Christmas cardHOL/2/7/2/96
Postcard of snow covered trees and mountainsHOL/2/7/2/97
Christmas card from Ethel SimcoeHOL/2/7/2/98
Postcard of Alpine sceneHOL/2/7/2/99
Christmas card from Vicky ReidHOL/2/7/2/100
Photograph of snow-covered hillsHOL/2/7/2/101
Letter to Imogen Holst from Miles TomalinHOL/2/7/2/103
Ticket to SplugenHOL/2/7/2/105
Postcard of SplugenHOL/2/7/2/106
Postcard from Gustav Holst to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/107
Postcard of SufersHOL/2/7/2/108
Photograph of Alpine village in snowHOL/2/7/2/109
Postcard to Imogen Holst from Gustav HolstHOL/2/7/2/110
Photograph of hotel in snowHOL/2/7/2/111
Photograph of village in snowHOL/2/7/2/112
Photograph of buildings in snowHOL/2/7/2/113
Photograph of skier in mountainsHOL/2/7/2/114
Photograph of Alpine churchHOL/2/7/2/115
Correspondence card from Miles TomalinHOL/2/7/2/116
Photograph of stream with snowHOL/2/7/2/117
Letter from Kathleen Long to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/118
Concert programme, Queen's HallHOL/2/7/2/120
Dance programmeHOL/2/7/2/121
Concert programme for Anglo-Russian Musical At HomeHOL/2/7/2/122
Admission card to Arts TheatreHOL/2/7/2/123
Typescript programme of Contemporary music concertHOL/2/7/2/124
Postcard from Adrian Boult to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/125
Programme orchestral concert at Royal College of MusicHOL/2/7/2/126
Postcard of Italian RivieraHOL/2/7/2/127
Programme of Schnabel piano recitalHOL/2/7/2/128
Ticket for Schnabel piano recitalHOL/2/7/2/129
Programme concert by The Music SocietyHOL/2/7/2/130
Envelope from Gustav Holst (Florence) to Imogen Holst (Craven Road, London)HOL/2/7/2/131
Note about entry for London Musical Competition FestivalHOL/2/7/2/132
Watercolour sketch of fireplaceHOL/2/7/2/133
Royal College of Music announcement about Cobbett CompetitionsHOL/2/7/2/134
Cutting from Musical Times about Cobbett Competition for performersHOL/2/7/2/135
Royal College of Music concert programmeHOL/2/7/2/136
Cutting from Daily Telegraph announcing performance of Imogen Holst's Phantasy QuartetHOL/2/7/2/137
Cutting from Monthly Musical Record about Imogen Holst's string quartetHOL/2/7/2/138
Typescript programme of BBC concert given by Bela BartokHOL/2/7/2/139
Envelope addressed to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/140
Ticket for concert at Royal College of MusicHOL/2/7/2/141
Programme of concert at Royal College of MusicHOL/2/7/2/142
Part of letter from Gustav Holst about HandelHOL/2/7/2/143
Announcement of Country Dance Ball by Kensington Folk Dance ClubHOL/2/7/2/144
Musical programme at Country Dance Ball by Kensington Folk Dance ClubHOL/2/7/2/145
Postcard of St Apollinare, Ravenna, sent from Gustav HolstHOL/2/7/2/146
Cutting of obituary of Jane Marian Joseph from Musical TimesHOL/2/7/2/147
Concert programme London Symphony OrchestraHOL/2/7/2/148
Concert in aid Russian Orthodox Church in LondonHOL/2/7/2/149
Envelope from Gustav Holst to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/150
Newspaper cutting about Malcolm SargantHOL/2/7/2/151
Radio Times cutting announcing light classical concert by Lenn Mason QuartetHOL/2/7/2/152
Letter from Gustav Holst to Imogen HolstHOL/2/7/2/153
Programme of Vaughan Williams Sir John in LoveHOL/2/7/2/154
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Conservative MP Tony Clement resigns Commons duties over sexting scandal
« on: November 07, 2018, 11:24:06 »
Longtime Conservative MP Tony Clement is resigning his post as his party's justice critic after admitting to sharing sexually explicit images and a video with an individual online.
"Over the last three weeks, I have shared sexually explicit images and a video of myself to someone who I believed was a consenting female recipient. The recipient was, in fact, an individual or party who targeted me for the purpose of financial extortion," Clement said in a statement.
"The RCMP are currently investigating the matter to determine the identity of the party responsible for the extortion attempt."..........
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/SOMNIA-1.4894889
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Re: Conservative MP Tony Clement resigns Commons duties over sexting scandal
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2018, 11:43:37 »
Very deliberate phrasing suggests that this honey trap was not the first time he's sent images and videos - just the first time there's been someone trying to extort money.
This posting made in accordance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, section 2(b):
Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/1.html
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That didn't take long.
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2018/11/28108/
Health Canada announces it will cover treatment for Canadians forced to imagine Tony Clement sexting
OTTAWA – Following the news that MP and former Health Minister Tony Clement is stepping down from his role as shadow Justice Minister due to a sexting scandal, Health Canada has announced it will be covering all treatments related to what the medical establishment is calling the Clement effect.
Likewise, Industry Canada (where Clement also served as Minister) will be covering the costs of lost productivity.”
“Canadians affected by this in any way need to know they are not alone.”
The government will not only be paying the costs to cover treatment of the physical symptoms (nausea, extreme nausea, uncontrollable laughter, shuddering so hard one breaks teeth and/or bites through dental appliances), but the costs of counselling for every Canadian who can’t stop thinking about what’s in that video.
“It’s finding out about the video that’s really damaging,” psychologist Heather Jones said. “People’s imaginations can only go so far when it’s an image, but a video? A sexually explicit video made by a married man having an online affair who has in the past touted family values? That conjures up deep seated depravities of a breathtaking scope that can replay like gifs in a person’s mind until total psychological breakdown.”
“At this point, the only thing worse for our collective mental health than imagining the video would be actually seeing it.”
At press time, Clement was not stepping down from his position as MP because technically there’s no law that elected officials can’t be hypocrites or dumbasses.
It would be like "Mr Bean does porn"
MarkOttawa
Two birthdays
And Clement was a member, with clearances, of the new National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians:
https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/11/06/prime-minister-announces-new-national-security-and-intelligence-committee
My thoughts in 2015 (links to other posts no longer work, CGAI obliterated 3Ds Blog--but you can search using the title in the search box near top right):
...I remain convinced that, given the hyper-partisanship and ignorance of most of our MPs, they simply cannot be trusted with highly-sensitive national security information unlike their counterparts elsewhere who take these issues seriously. Sad but true...
https://mark3ds.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/mark-collins-new-liberal-government-on-parliamentarians-and-securityintelligence-could-be-worse/
Ça explique, mais ça n'excuse pas.
Fishbone Jones
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No doubting he was stupid and naive, but he did nothing illegal. Nothing that thousands of other consenting adults don't do every day.
This turned out different. The other consenting adult was a criminal extortion ring, that laid a trap. A soon as the demand was made, it was turned over to the RCMP for investigation.
The story, should not be about Clement. It should be about a criminal extortion ring trying to blackmail a senior sitting politician for money or influence.
All that needs to be determined is if it was run of the mill criminals or was it something set in motion by enemies of the state.
The election is 11 months away. This should fall out of the news cycle in a couple of days as soon as the press realizes there is no hay to be made with it. There will be no comments likely either, because it is now an active investigation.
Corruption in politics doesn't scare me.
What scares me is how comfortable people are doing nothing about it.
PuckChaser
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He self reported after someone attempted to extort him, exposing himself to huge public embarrassment and basically losing his stature in the party/risking re election. Everyone wants to talk about taking his security clearance away, but he clearly demonstrated the intestinal fortitude to do what was tough but right, instead of giving in and paying/saying what was demanded.
He messed up and owned it, we should encourage that sort of behavior.
Brihard
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From what has newly emerged this evening it appears he presented this as a one off, but other infor nation has come to light indicating this is not a first for this behaviour. Scheer has requested and received his resignation from the Conservative caucus.
Another politically career laid low by the follies of the zipper...
Pacificsm is doctrine fostered by a delusional minority and by the media, which holds forth the proposition it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Wilson.
Clement.
Why are so many individuals from the Ontario Tories messed up?
Army.ca Legend
Maybe he(they) spent too much time in the gazebo in his riding and couldn't handle it anymore......
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« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2018, 00:21:26 »
Quote from: PuckChaser on November 07, 2018, 19:15:55
I agree. From the looks of things, he did not necessarily do anything illegal. He did, however, do something which destroys the trust which any politician lives or dies upon.
Infanteer
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There is the question of judgement. When someone does something that I teach my kids not to do, can you trust their judgement in the highest corners of government?
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Quote from: Infanteer on November 08, 2018, 06:51:16
Are you saying you teach your kids not to send sexually explicit text messages, or you teach your kids not to be dishonest and hurtful toward their families through infidelity?
Because both are bad for kids, but only one is bad for adults (IMO), and even then, the infidelity might not be exactly the modern standard of infidelity if their relationship isn't as it appears on paper.
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Death before dishonour! Nothing before coffee!
NSICOP/vetting angle:
John Ivison: Clement's sexting scandal ‘an early warning’ on national security risks
There is no confirmation Clement was the victim of a honey-pot sting, but luring politicians into compromising positions has happened in Canada
Clement, who issued a statement late Tuesday that he was being extorted by someone to whom he had sent sexually explicit images and a video of himself, was one of two Conservative members on the new 11-member panel of parliamentarians appointed to oversee the secret activities of Canada’s national security and intelligence agencies. The committee will scrutinize the activities of CSIS, the RCMP and every other agency involved in intelligence-gathering. Extorting those secrets from a member of the committee would be a major coup for a foreign intelligence service.
There is no confirmation that Clement was the victim of a honey-pot sting arranged by Russia or China...
Andy Ellis, a former assistant director of operations at CSIS who now works at intelligence event detection firm EVNTL, said sexual entrapment is an age-old tool in espionage. While foreign entities have been more prone to influence-peddling than blackmail, luring politicians into compromising positions has been used in the past in Canada and elsewhere, he said...
Rennie Marcoux, executive director of the secretariat established to support the new National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians [more here http://www.nsicop-cpsnr.ca/press-releases/pr-cp-2018-10-12/pr-cp-2018-10-12-en.html ], said each member was given a “comprehensive” security briefing by the Privy Council Office and other security agencies. Perhaps the imprudence of sending penis pictures by email to someone you don’t know was so obvious it was overlooked in the briefing.
But it is concerning that someone who appears to have been an accident waiting to happen was not flagged by the security services.
Marcoux said all committee members and staff at the secretariat were subject to the same “stringent” security and confidentiality requirements as the security and intelligence community [committee members, really?].
Yet Ellis said in his experience security checks for politicians are “superficial,” lacking the depth and breadth of top-secret security checks applied to others. He said regular security-clearance checks include a full search of social media and interviews with friends and colleagues going back at least 10 years.
Stephanie Carvin, a former national security analyst with CSIS who now teaches at Carleton University, said MPs and senators were vetted for committee membership but there would have to be serious some red flags flying before the security agencies would intervene to block a parliamentarian.
The news comes at a bad time for a committee that is trying to build public confidence. Carvin said she welcomes parliamentary oversight but it will be a real problem if the national security agencies view the committee with caution.
“If the agencies feel they can’t trust the committee, it will damage its credibility,” she said...
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-clements-sexting-scandal-an-early-warning-on-national-security-risks
Kids should be protected from sexting, no argument there. Bad judgement? Absolutely.
However, once they become responsible adults, that decision is theirs and theirs alone. As it is for every other consenting adult who wishes to pursue legal, and popular, erotica with like minded individuals.
Illegal, criminal, misogynist or deviant? No to the first two. The second two boil down to ones personal belief or opinion. Not the law.
What you teach your kids cannot be held up as the county's moral stance on anything. It is simply what you teach your kids in order to do your best as a parent.
The only thing Clement is guilty of is forgetting his load station and attendant responsibilities while his other head was thinking. That's it, that's all. Unprofessional for sure, but not criminal and the only thing that should be judged in this case is the effect on security of state secrets.
Not that he was pursuing a legal activity.
Unless it can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he has sent unsolicited photos to others, it's all hyperbole.
All those on social media claiming things like this need to come forward and put up or shut up. If they can't they should be charged.
This should really be so much ho hum, for a country that allows sex with animals.
Jarnhamar
Quote from: Fishbone Jones
Do we really? That's not something I want in my search history
Originally I felt who cares what he does in his private life but given the position he was in it does open himself up for serious blackmail and extortion.
Good on him for, uh, falling on his sword.
There are no wolves on Fenris
AbdullahD
update status.
Quote from: Jarnhamar on November 09, 2018, 01:25:20
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/canada-legalizes-beastiality/
My search history is embarrassing enough already lol God i hope my wife never looks lol
Any rate I googled for you, you just need to click
Sex with animals is what caught your attention?
Quote from: Fishbone Jones on November 09, 2018, 04:25:31
*nervously rubs cap badge *
No not at all...
All things considered he did do the right thing by coming forward and not taking the cowards way out, even if he ruined the personal and professional trust placed in him. Though it now sounds like this wasn't an isolated incident so maybe he just finally got caught and coming forward was the lesser of two evils?
More politicians should own up to their mistakes if they can't avoid making them in the first place, though in a timely manner and not when it's their last option.
What pisses me off though is when people do come forward like this they seem to always try and paint themselves as a victim of some illness. "Going to get help and treatment for issues".
You're an adult, you don't have a disease or illness you have a moral lapse in judgement.
Remius
Reports are that he only decided to come forward after finding out the press was going public with this. So yeah, way to man up...
This is why he may be in more trouble. Failing to report this to the right authority in an appropriate manner.
It really isn’t about the sexting or the affair. It’s that he compromised himself and didn’t tell anyone in until it was going to go public.
Quote from: Remius on November 09, 2018, 09:23:03
Reports or rumours?
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Letter to the Constituents of Parry Sound – Muskoka
This is Tony Clement and this message is for my constituents in Parry Sound – Muskoka.
I have had the tremendous honour and privilege of serving as your Member of Parliament since 2006, a trust that has been renewed through four consecutive federal elections. Whether on the government or opposition side of the aisle, whether serving at the Cabinet table or on the back bench, my top priority has always been, and continues to be, working for the people and communities of Parry Sound – Muskoka. I have done so tirelessly, with passion and enjoyment from the first moment I received the honour to work on your behalf.
I have always aimed to serve with humility and today, I am writing to you directly to address a number of poor decisions in my personal and private life. During a period of personal difficulty and weakness I engaged in inappropriate exchanges that crossed lines that should never have been crossed. These exchanges led to acts of infidelity. One inappropriate exchange led to a woman being offered money by an anonymous social media account in exchange for the disclosure of intimate and personal information. I immediately reported this personal matter to the OPP last summer. Most recently, another inappropriate exchange led to foreign actors attempting to use my indiscretion for financial extortion which, without hesitation or second thought, I immediately reported to the RCMP. While these exchanges were entirely consensual and mutual, they were absolutely wrong and should never have occurred.
In conducting myself this way I’ve let down myself, my family, my friends and supporters, my community, my work colleagues, and my staff—basically everyone I care about and who care about me. Pride and vanity got the better of me, and shame held me back from getting back to the path of good. I apologize to the women with whom the exchanges occurred, and I also apologize to anyone else who felt in any way that I crossed online boundaries that made them feel uncomfortable, even without my knowing. I am deeply sorry.
I want to be clear that at no time have these personal lapses impacted or involved my day to day work as a Member of Parliament on behalf of our communities. That said, I offer you no excuses for my conduct. I take full responsibility. Members of Parliament are expected to set a high standard, a standard I have failed to meet.
In particular, I have failed the most important person in my life, my wife who has been with me through the many ups and downs of public service. She has made many sacrifices along the way in order to build a loving home and a wonderful family. I cannot undo the pain and hurt my actions have caused. All I can do is own up to what I have done and commit myself to rebuilding our trust, however long that may take. The mistakes I have made in my personal life, for those who know me, do not reflect who I am. I am resolved to refocus, to work hard, and to heal the damage I have caused to those most important in my life.
I love my job and I love my family. I am committed to getting the professional help I need to continue serving my family, my community and my country in whatever ways I can. I wish to sincerely thank the many members of our community who have reached out to convey their thoughts and prayers to me. I can assure the residents of Parry Sound – Muskoka that my offices remain open and at your service, and that I will continue to uphold the responsibilities of being your Member of Parliament.
Tony Clement
M.P., Parry Sound – Muskoka
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What a world we live in??? Clinton and cigars are ok, Clement not? Reward terrorism with $10.5 million then add more to over $40 mil??? That's ok? Had the Conservatives done even 1% of what the Libs have done, the Libs would scream and loose it.
I can't wait for the next Fed election, that is if we must wait.
JesseWZ
Quote from: Will M on November 10, 2018, 09:54:39
Yes, we must wait. That's how a democracy works. You might be surprised by that election too... while a lot on the right are morally outraged at every turn with this government, the rest of the country seems pretty "meh".
Every ruling party has had their fair share of scandals, poor decisions and outright lies. It also was never determined that "Clinton and cigars were OK"... he was very nearly impeached, and has suffered the consequences of his scandal ever since.
I will be seen and not heard... I will be seen and not heard... I will be seen and not heard...
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A new Dark Knight rises in the first trailer for The CW's Batwoman Ruby Rose’s Batwoman was introduced in Elseworlds, the most recent “Arrowverse” crossover on The CW, defending a distinctly crap-tastic Gotham City in...
Dark Phoenix is having the worst opening of any X-Men movie, ever Suggesting that super-powered twentysomethings with grudges to bear aren’t the only catastrophes currently affecting one of Hollywood’s longest-runnin...
New ‘Frozen 2’ trailer is shockingly dark and scary What is this? “Frozen 2: The Return of the Queen”? The first full trailer for Disney’s “Frozen 2” dropped Tuesday morning, and from this early glimpse...
How to Enable Chrome's New Dark Mode on Android Dark mode has stealthily rolled out to the Android version of Google Chrome as a part of the app’s most recent updates. Finally, we can all stare at o...
Tweaking the end of the Dark Phoenix saga is an X-Men tradition John Byrne and Chris Claremont’s 1980 Dark Phoenix saga is one of the most beloved in all of comics: Jean Grey, the X-Men’s Marvel Girl, becomes posse...
Dueling in the dark: EU candidates pitch to (some) voters Raising corporate taxes and wages, cutting carbon emissions, handling African migrants and standing up to Russia, China and the United States all got ...
Updates From X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Evil Dead, and More Is Bruce Campbell already teasing Evil Dead’s return? Fede Alvarez is allegedly joining the troubled Chaos Walking adaptation. Meet the new toys of To...
Druzhba pipeline: The dark side of Russian oil The oil pollution that has halted flows via the Druzhba ("Friendship") pipeline was deliberate, according to the Kremlin. But who might want to pull s...
Broadway went dark, but stars still shone — on the sidewalks On Broadway, as the saying goes, the show must go on — even in a blackout. Saturday night’s five-hour power outage sent thousands of show-...
Mitch McConnell embraces his dark side Call him “Cocaine Mitch,” “Nuclear Mitch,” or the steward of the “legislative graveyard.” Mitch McConnell says he’s the “Grim Reaper” anyway, so he’s ...
US charges three Germans over massive dark web marketplace The US just made a dark web bust that makes AlphaBay's 400,000-user peak seem modest by comparison. Federal prosecutors have charged three unnam...
CBS staffers left in the dark amid major changes CBS is in chaos amid a massive shake up at the network’s news division that will have Gayle King crowned queen of the morning show as soon as Monday, ...
Updates From The Dark Crystal, John Wick, and More The cast of Stranger Things heads into summer while Swamp Thing goes back to its comic book roots. A familiar face from Star Trek is headed to Penny D...
The dark side of the WWDC 2019 keynote It's easy to be distracted by all the shiny new stuff. But peel that away and what we actually got at WWDC 2019 keynote was mostly irrelevant and nich...
How to reap the benefits of your organisation's dark data Despite the one-year anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) this month, UK businesses continue to fall woefully short of realisi...
Cuphead is coming to Netflix — and it’d better be dark as pitch Cuphead, cartoonish indie platformer darling, is getting its own Netflix show, according to its developers at Studio MDHR. The show, which will be mad...
iOS 13 with Dark Mode, Enhanced Photos App, and More Announced iOS 13 brings a number of new features and improvements, including the much-anticipated dark mode, an all new Apple Maps experience, and Photos app im...
Beyond the Confetti: The Dark Side of Startup Success The swashbuckling creativity that drives many entrepreneurs can come with inner demons, including depression, substance abuse and other mental-health ...
How to turn on dark mode in Chrome for Android Samsung did it, Huawei did it, and Google and Apple will be employing it in the 2019 versions of their venerable mobile operating systems - dark mode ...
Ron Howard says that his dud The Dark Tower adaptation "should've been horror" It’s 2019 and the Stephen King renaissance rolls on, with It: Chapter 2, Doctor Sleep, and HBO’s The Outsider on the horizon and adaptations of The St...
Madonna releases jarring 'Dark Ballet' Madonna's latest music video -- for a song called "Dark Ballet" -- evokes religious images and symbols reminiscent of her controversial music videos f...
Reddit’s r/technology goes dark as part of #SocialMediaStrike If you were planning to spend the US Independence Day browsing Reddit’s r/technology, you’re out of luck. For the social news aggregation service’s po...
The best looks from the Cannes Film Festival This month, Hollywood's brightest stars are descending upon the French Riviera for the annual Cannes Film Festival. Against the idyllic background of ...
'It changes the way you see everything': the shocking film about gerrymandering In Slay the Dragon, the controversial practice of warping district lines in the US is laid bare along with the fight to stop it from happening in the ...
FBI charges NiceHash founder over dangerous dark web malware (again) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is chasing hackers — including the founder of cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash — over an alleged p...
Dirty Dark Secrets Behind Ancient Fairy Tales Presumed innocent, yet dirty dark secrets are imbedded in the bedtime stories told to children. Fairy tales are magical narratives that pervade the yo...
Android Auto is getting a redesigned interface and Dark Mode Google last month announced an update for Android Auto that would change the way the app looks and works, and it is now finally rolling out to some re...
If You Could Stop Time, Would You? A Novel Puts a Dark Spin on the Question During a worldwide economic collapse, the heroes of Andri Snaer Magnason’s “The Casket of Time” seal themselves in time-proof boxes. So does everyone ...
Car industry warns of 'dark days' as manufacturing falls again UK car manufacturing fell for the 10th month in the row in March as the industry warned that output from the sector could fall to 1980s levels in the ...
Google app soon to receive full-fledged dark mode Google is determined to bring the dark theme to all its apps by the time Android Q is officially released. A couple of Google apps such as Calendar an...
Facebook ads funded by 'dark money' are the right's weapon for 2020 The right and conservative media are using the untraceable ads to push a rightwing agenda and get Donald Trump re-electedIn the weeks leading up to a ...
Osbourne: Reality TV led me down dark path - contestants need support Kelly Osbourne has spoken out about reality TV and care for participants, telling Sky News her own experience of overnight fame led her "down a dark p...
A Brief Explanation of Dark Phoenix's Confusing Alien Villain While Fox was perfectly fine spoiling Dark Phoenix’s major death in early advertisements, the true identity of Jessica Chastain’s alien character was ...
South Africa Voters in the Dark About Who is Financing Elections With a pivotal general election this week, South Africans know little about how the A.N.C. and other parties are financing their campaigns. A new law ...
I Am Mother envisions a dark future world where AI is almost human A young girl is raised underground by a robot mother (Rose Byrne) following an extinction event on Earth in I Am Mother. A humanoid sentient robot r...
Apple reveals iOS 13, with enhancements like a much-requested dark mode One of the more highly anticipated iterations of Apple’s annual developers conference is underway this morning in San Jose, California, with thi...
Apple embraces the dark side — and kills off the app that started it all At Apple’s WWDC 2019, tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler says there were lots of small but welcome iterations on products — some of which were long overdu...
Apple adds system-wide dark mode for iOS 13 As expected, Apple's newest mobile operating system, iOS 13, will include a system-wide dark mode. The company announced the change at its Worldw...
You want a dark Mel Gibson comedy about rich Jewish people? You got it! Rothchild, a new film starring the ‘polarising’ star is being touted around Cannes. If you don’t get the gag, well, join the club …Let me tell you som...
A 'Dark Crystal' tactical RPG is coming to Switch in 2019 Jim Henson's 1982 fantasy film The Dark Crystal seems to be having a moment right now. A prequel series will be hitting Netflix in August and now...
California man gets 10 years for selling drugs for Bitcoin on dark web A US man who sold narcotics on the dark web in exchange for Bitcoin has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Tyler Reeves, who sold the drugs...
Apple's new Reminders app dark theme leaks out before the iOS 13 keynote Google slowly introduced us to the systemwide dark mode in Android Q by painting its own apps in morbid colors on a piecemeal basis. It brushed over t...
David Gilbert: I’ve seen some dark times, I was shot to pieces "World Championship semi-finalist David Gilbert tells Desmond Kane why life is good on his journey from rock bottom to the cusp of snooker folklore."...
You’ll only be able to watch Steven Spielberg’s new horror series after dark Steven Spielberg is in the process of writing a horror show for a new stream service called Quibi (Short for Quick Bites), reported Variety. The catch...
One of the Largest Dark Net Markets ‘of All Time’ Falls to Police Police from around the world shut down the biggest active black market on the dark web this month, according to announcements from law enforcement age...
The Dark Secret Behind the Hidden Room of Glamis Castle If you could even guess the nature of this castle’s secret, said Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore, you would get down on your knees and than...
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? reboot assembles its Midnight Society Scoop up some midnight dust and throw it at the new cast of Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid Of The Dark? miniseries, which, to be clear, is separate from...
A Theory About Why Last Night's Game of Thrones Was Too Dark to Watch Last night’s Game of Thrones supposedly showcased the largest battle ever shot for TV. I say supposedly because I couldn’t see most of the action—nor ...
Heart of New York goes dark as fire causes blackout in Manhattan Power outage affects about 73,000 people and disrupts traffic, subway system, businesses and Broadway productionsAuthorities scrambled to restore elec...
OPEC in the dark on oil supply as Russia, Iran cut exports OPEC is in the dark on the oil supply outlook for the second half of this year, with Iranian and Russian outages looking increasingly significant but ...
Dark mode starts showing up in Gmail for Android Gmail is one of the not so many Google apps that hasn't yet received a proper dark mode. Meanwhile, Drive, Keep and Google's app have all received the...
Jason Grimsley emerges from dark place for first Old-Timers’ Day If it wasn’t quite the baseball equivalent of Walter White returning home from his self-imposed New Hampshire exile in the “Breaking Bad” finale, Jaso...
Valentino and Undercover Discuss the “Dark Fantasy” of Their Collaboration Ahead of their shows today, Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli and Undercover's Jun Takahashi explain their series of collaborations—and their very sweet ...
Dark Phoenix Tries to Correct the Errors of X-Men: The Last Stand. Does It Succeed? Warning: This post contains spoilers for X-Men: The Last Stand and Dark Phoenix. Fairly or not, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) is one of the most malign...
After years in the dark, Navajo Nation homes get electricity ARIZONA — Miranda Haskie sits amid the glow of candles at her kitchen table as the sun sinks into a deep blue horizon silhouetting juniper trees and a...
U.S. indicts operators of 'dark web' drug referral service U.S. prosecutors have filed money laundering charges against two Israelis who allegedly made millions of dollars operating a website connecting custom...
Why the latest X-Men movie, 'Dark Phoenix,' was doomed from the start Fox "Dark Phoenix" is the latest "X-Men" movie, but it dropped that designation from its title in the US. However, the movie is called "X-Men: Dark P...
Finding dark patterns online: Chips with Everything podcast Jordan Erica Webber teams up with Science Weekly host Ian Sample to find out more about how companies use various techniques to trick us into buying s...
Exploring the dark underbelly of smart home technology This past holiday season, AI-powered devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home were among the hottest gifts across any product category – a t...
The most popular film from your birth year 24/7 Wall Street determined the most popular movie released each year since 1930, based on domestic box office sales and IMDb user ratings. ...
Is Loqueesha the worst film ever made? Jeremy Saville’s movie – about a white man who pretends to be a black woman – is flawed in many ways, which we will now listI don’t know where to star...
3 companies say they won't film in Georgia over abortion law Hollywood has been outspoken against a controversial Georgia abortion law, and now the heads of three production companies are saying they will not fi...
Spider-Man: Far from Home film review: Far from necessary Enlarge (credit: Sony Pictures / Marvel Studios) Comic and superhero film fans spent months wondering exactly what would happen to the Marvel Cinema...
Where You Can Still Get Film Developed If You Just Unearthed an Old Roll I remember the first digital camera I ever used. It was the size of a salad bowl and stored images on a 3.5” disk. Yes, the same size we used to shove...
GLAAD: LGBTQ representation in film is up, but not for all LOS ANGELES (AP) — The advocacy organization GLAAD says that LGBTQ representation is up for major studio films released in 2018, but that none include...
Film dubbing as high art in Germany Last night’s German Dubbing Awards ceremony honored the star voices behind foreign films dubbed into German. But what makes a nation full of polyglots...
Winners at the Cannes Film Festival Stars grace the red carpet during the 72nd annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, in May, 2019. The winners were announced Satur...
Maradona and Naples created an unearthly and sometimes dark magic. I was there | Ed Vulliamy A new documentary about the footballer’s life doesn’t capture the way an underdog city both beatified and ensnared its favourite sonSundays would begi...
Don't miss: X-Men antics, hunting dark matter and taking on Glorkon Watch as X-Men's Jean Grey turns supermutant, visit a dark matter show that wrestles with reality and play a comedy-action game against dog-destroyer ...
In ‘Underland,’ Excellent Nature Writing From Deep, Dark Places In his latest book, the acclaimed English nature writer Robert Macfarlane goes beneath forest floors, and into sea caves and sinkholes, among other su...
Wrestling's Painful Dark Side: Inside a Pile-Up of Tragedies The popularity of professional wrestling is undeniable. Millions of fans look forward to annual extravaganzas like WrestleMania and pack arenas to se...
Almodovar and dark comedy 'Parasite' in spotlight as Cannes closes An introspective turn by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar with a movie about an filmmaker, and a darkly humorous South Korean thriller are among the m...
Japanese partners not left in the dark on Renault talks with FCA, Mitsubishi says The Japanese partners of Renault SA have not been left in the dark by the automaker over its merger talks with Fiat Chrysler, the chairman of Mitsubis...
Terminator: Dark Fate trailer – first footage released online The sixth Terminator film, which brings back Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger, is produced by James Cameron The first teaser trailer for Termi...
Angela Merkel warns against dark forces on the rise in Europe In an exclusive interview with CNN, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says "Germany can and will not uncouple itself" from the dark forces that are find...
Sarah Connor Is Back in the First Trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate The first teaser trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate is here, which disregards all the other sequels after Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Dark Fate release...
Leaked iOS 13 screenshots showcase Dark Mode, updated apps With just six days to go until Apple introduces iOS 13 at the annual WWDC event, 9To5Mac has obtained screenshots which showcase the updated operating...
Google Calendar update adds Dark Mode on Android Google has just announced that the long-awaited dark mode is now rolling out on Android for two of its apps: Calendar and Keep. Ahead of Android Q's r...
U.S. Open: Who will win at Pebble Beach and who's a dark horse to contend? Dustin Johnson is the slight betting favorite and Brooks Koepka is tying to win three consecutive U.S. Open titles. Golfweek staffers make their picks...
An early version of Dark Phoenix was so much like Captain Marvel that it even had the Skrulls Late last month, we heard that the entire ending of X-Men: Dark Phoenix was reshot because it was supposedly too similar to some other superhero movie...
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ trailer: Hamilton, Schwarzenegger are back He said he’d be back. The new action-packed trailer for “Terminator: Dark Fate” debuted Thursday, and it teases the return of the or...
Bring on the battle bears in this new teaser for HBO's His Dark Materials show HBO is about to find itself—as of Sunday—with a serious dearth of high-fantasy big-budget literary adaptations on its slate. Which might explain why t...
The Netherlands Are The Most Fierce And Wild-Eyed Of All The World Cup Dark Horses There’s a tier below the highest level of Women’s World Cup contenders, and that second tier is the most interesting in the tournament. The top teams ...
'Dark Phoenix' fails to ignite latest version of X-Men saga The Phoenix Saga in the X-Men comics of the 1970s is rightly considered a classic of the genre, which explains why filmmakers keep returning to it. Ye...
Robert Pattinson the new Batman? Casting report is a dark night for some CNN – Gotham is shook. A report Thursday that Robert Pattinson could take on the role of Batman has some crying, “Holy miscast!”...
X-Men: Dark Phoenix review – mutant franchise fizzles out forgettably Sophie Turner stars in Jean Grey’s 90s-set origin story that offers glimpses of intrigue before regressing into a dull CGI-festAlmost as an aftershock...
All about Dark Mode in Android Q, and force-switching it for Instagram or WhatsApp Dark mode needs no presentation, as anyone who has woken up in the middle of the night to read something on their phone would attest. Not only does it...
Dark Poutine podcast recap: The Vancouver Stanley Cup riots The Vancouver Canucks made the Stanley Cup finals twice in 17 years. After both, coming on the heels of game 7 losses, bad apples tore up the fair cit...
Greek leader warns of return to ‘dark days’ of austerity ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says the results of recent European elections, in which his party suffered a heavy defeat that for...
Now kids, help us to kill Bin Laden! The dark side of Washington's spy museum The bugged shoes and poison brollies are fun and fascinating. But why are the sections about state-sponsored torture and assassination so uncritical?S...
Cyber criminals are using stolen doctor credentials on the dark web to enrich themselves Criminal hackers are targeting healthcare organizations on the Dark Web and using the credentials of real physicians to perpetrate fraud and rake in m...
‘Secret Life of Pets 2’ bests ‘Dark Phoenix’ at box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — After nearly 20 years, the current manifestation of X-Men movies is going out with a whimper. Studios on Sunday estimate that ̶...
X-Men: Dark Phoenix review – cliched conclusion of the mutant saga Writer-producer-director Simon Kinberg botches it big timeIt takes a certain amount of chutzpah for a first-time feature director to talk themselves i...
Apple embraces the dark side — and kills off iTunes, the app that started it all At Apple’s WWDC 2019, tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler says there were lots of small but welcome iterations on products — some of which were long overdu...
The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance trailer is blockbuster-style puppetry It’s been one Henson of a wait, but the trailer for Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance is here, and it delivers on the promise implied by t...
Dark Phoenix reshot its entire ending because it was too much like another big superhero movie More cynical fans of the cinematic superhero genre might point out that the vast majority of modern comic book movies tend to end in the same way thes...
Sarah Connor's back in the first trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate We haven’t seen anything from Deadpool director Tim Miller’s new Terminator movie since last summer, when Paramount released a teaser image that featu...
Elden Ring sounds like Dark Souls, but open-world The primary commonality between a From Software game and George R. R. Martin’s most popular literary endeavor is that dying happens. Dying happens a l...
Poco F1 to Receive Dark Mode With MIUI 11, PocoPhone Chief Says Poco F1 will be receiving the dark mode with the MIUI 11, the PocoPhone Global Head Alvin Tse has said. Dark mode is currently available only on selec...
Android Auto gets new look, dark mode and lots of nifty improvements Google announced a major update for Android Auto is now available for download. Since its launch back in 2015, Android Auto has expanded to support mo...
The Latest: Dark clouds on horizon for flood-weary Midwest ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on spring flooding in the Midwest (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The flood-ravaged Midwest doesn’t need more rain, but...
David S. Goyer chains himself to "dark and visceral" Hellraiser reboot It was back in 2014 that Clive Barker talked up his Hellraiser revival, a loose reboot said to follow the creator of the Cenobite-shuttling Lament Con...
Laura Linney: ‘I started to glow in the dark like an exotic cheetah’ The actor talks about the outfit she wore to the 2017 Tony awards, and why being fashion-conscious was not ‘realistic’ when she was growing upDerek La...
Families and Ethiopian farmers feel in the dark over Boeing's aid offer A week after Boeing Co offered $100 million to help families and communities affected by the deadly crashes of its 737 MAX planes in Ethiopia and Indo...
The Division 2’s 8-player raid Operation Dark Hours launches May 16 The sequel's first raid tasks players with fighting back the Black Tusks at an airport. The first team to beat the raid will win a special in-game pri...
Prisoners of the Moon review – the dark side of the Apollo 11 story This unsettling documentary focuses on an engineer from Nazi Germany who was a key player in America’s lunar programmeThis considered documentary blen...
Dark Patterns: the art of online deception – Science Weekly podcast Have you ever been caught out online and subscribed to something you didn’t mean to? Ian Sample has and so he tasked Jordan Erica Webber with finding ...
Trump paints a dark picture of homelessness in cities: ‘We may intercede’ “Police officers are getting sick just by walking the beat,” Trump claimed. "And you have people that work in those cities. They work in office buildi...
Faltering Factories Cast a Dark Cloud Over the Global Economy Factory output is slowing in a number of key economies, darkening the outlook for the global economy and increasing the likelihood that leading centra...
Watch: 'Dark Phoenix' featurette celebrates the legacy of 'X-Men' films Fox has released a new "Dark Phoenix" featurette that looks back on the legacy of the "X-Men" film series with old and new stars including Hugh Jackma...
Britain's Rory Stewart Rides Twitter In Dark Horse PM Run Rory Stewart has torn up the political rule book and used a quirky social media campaign to move yet another step closer Tuesday to becoming Britain's...
Firefox Quantum now comes with curated extensions and a Reader dark mode Mozilla today announced a fresh update for Firefox Quantum, which focuses heavily on offering a editorially-driven approach to extensions, as well as ...
The Hunger Games Is Getting a Prequel Novel, Set During the 'Dark Days' of Panem [Updated] We’re going back to the arena. Scholastic has announced a new The Hunger Games prequel novel from Suzanne Collins, set decades before the events of th...
Lights back on, Argentine leaders still in dark over massive power cut The lights were back on across virtually all of Argentina and neighbors Paraguay and Uruguay on Monday morning, according to Argentine energy official...
‘Game of Thrones’ cinematographer blames dark episode on bad TV settings The cinematographer behind “Game of Throne’s” epic Battle of Winterfell is blaming fans’ lousy technology — and HBO R...
In Sunny Cannes, Marketers Fret Over Dark Content Online There was plenty of handwringing among attendees at the Cannes Lions ad festival who worried aloud and often about brand safety and data privacy onlin...
Alone In Dark, Woman Wakes Up In Air Canada Plane After Crew Left A woman boarded an Air Canada flight earlier this month, fell asleep after takeoff and woke up alone in a dark, parked plane, apparently forgotten abo...
Eurasian hoopoes protect their eggs with a dark foul-smelling goo The Eurasian hoopoe is an unmistakable sight. Its zebra-like wing markings and impressive crown delight birdwatchers across Europe, Asia and North Afr...
The ins and outs of Dark Mode: A harmful fad or a beneficial software feature For the past couple of years, it doesn't take long to realize that one of the most often requested software features users have clamored for is the ve...
A ‘Dark Lord’ Falls in Russia’s Growing Power Struggle The arrest of a powerful law enforcement official highlights the deepening rivalries of the country’s security services as President Vladimir V. Putin...
Netflix will adapt more Dark Horse comics into shows and movies Netflix might become home to lot more Dark Horse Comics show and movie adaptations. The streaming giant has forged a deal with its production arm, Dar...
Why Christopher Meloni joined the dark world of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ CHRISTOPHER Meloni has segued from “Happy!” to the dystopian bleakness of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Wednesday’s episode of the Hulu drama series, entitle...
German police raid another Bitcoin-powered dark web marketplace German police have busted Chemical Revolution, a dark web marketplace, which allowed consumers to buy narcotics with Bitcoin. According to a press rel...
The dark side of technology is back in first Black Mirror S5 trailer An impressive ensemble cast will appear in three new episodes for Netflix series Black Mirror season 5. The first trailer for the highly anticipated...
9 photos show eerily dark New York during massive blackout Thousands of New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple were left in darkness Saturday during a massive power outage in much of Manhattan. ...
The Best Camp Lighting Solutions to Brighten Dark Nights Outdoors My fondest camping memories from when I was a kid involve this old green lantern my parents always set on the picnic table. It used kerosene and mantl...
Chinese Probe Reveals Secrets Of Moon's Dark Side Scientists on Wednesday said they could be a step closer to solving the riddle behind the Moon's formation, unveiling the most detailed survey yet of ...
German police shut down one of world's biggest dark web sites Arrests in Germany, Brazil and US relate to sale of drugs, stolen data and malicious softwareGerman police have shut down one of the world’s largest i...
Michael Rooker joins Amazon's quest for The Dark Tower According to Deadline, grizzled space pirate Michael Rooker has joined the cast of the pilot for Amazon’s The Dark Tower show, which is going to be a ...
Rewind: A Dark Swiss Comedy, Transported to Rural Senegal In “Hyenas,” now newly restored, the gifted director Djibril Diop Mambéty put his own spin on “The Visit,” a misanthropic play by Friedrich Durrenmatt...
Schiff: House in the dark about DOJ’s 2016 campaign spying probe The House Intelligence Committee has “very little visibility” into the three Justice Department investigations into the intelligence officials who lau...
The psychological dark side of sharing your daily life on YouTube To be a successful YouTuber, you need to let viewers into your life. But this creates fake intimacies that can lead to tragic consequences for stars a...
Dark season two review – wilfully confusing and deliciously creepy Who cares that you can’t tell who the characters are or which decade they’re in – this German time-travel saga offers an intoxicating mix of myth and ...
Relationship found between ordinary, dark matter in galaxy clusters Scientists have discovered a fairly consistent relationship between the mass of ordinary matter and hot gas, and the mass of dark matter in galaxy clu...
'Batman' turns 30: How a superfan got Hollywood to redefine the Dark Knight Three decades after director Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" film became a box office blockbuster and pop culture phenomenon, the decision to bring the Dar...
World War II comes to life in preserved color film WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIDEO: George Stevens, the American film director, and cinematographer was assigned by General Dwight Eisenhower to head up ...
See the Best Celebrity Kid Moments at the Cannes Film Festival It's a family affair! The Cannes Film Festival might not be Disneyland, but it's a special place for Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars to bring...
When 007 met the Prince: Bond film set gets royal visit James Bond received a royal visit on Thursday when Britain's Prince Charles toured the set of the new 007 movie filming at Pinewood Studios outside Lo...
5G and film: how will the tech change how we consume movies? Have you ever tried to stream a video on the bus? You know how it is – the latest Marvel movie trailer has just been posted by your friend on F...
‘Cinderella’ film feted at Library of Congress WASHINGTON (AP) — The Library of Congress is celebrating the Disney film “Cinderella.” The Thursday evening event featured a costumed prin...
'We're the bad guy': inside the shocking new film about wild fish In Artifishal, an eye-opening new documentary, we see the damaging effect that humanity has had on the wild fish population, driving them closer to ex...
A Look at Rosewood, John Singleton's Most Ambitious Film Legendary filmmaker John Singleton was laid to rest this week after he passed away at the age of 51. Naturally, it has many reflecting on his filmogra...
Man Stabbed on Set of Anne Hathaway Film The Witches A crew member working on The Witches reboot, starring Anne Hathaway, was stabbed and injured on the film's set on Wednesday during a confrontation wit...
Marvel's Eternals Film Could Add Another Interesting Star There are more rumors for Idris Elba’s The Suicide Squad role. Phoebe Waller-Bridge discusses writing women in Bond 25. Simon Kinberg reveals why he l...
Summer reading: 10 books being adapted for film, TV "Little Fires Everywhere," "Nine Perfect Strangers," "Chemical Hearts" and other novels are being adapted for film and television following the succes...
Upen Patel Is 'Not Dejected' By His Film Career Upen Patel, who has been part of hit films like Namastey London and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, says that he's not 'dejected' by the way his career in...
Tarantino did not tell Polanski about film set against Manson murders Quentin Tarantino said on Wednesday he didn't tell Roman Polanski in advance about his latest movie, set in the run-up to the notorious 1969 Manson mu...
Watch the first solar eclipse ever captured on film! The first film of a total solar eclipse has been re-discovered, astronomers announced. The eclipse occurred on May 28, 1900, in North Carolina. ...
Conjure Up $106 To Own Every Harry Potter Film On 4K Blu-ray + Digital In case you missed the same deal on May 2nd (better known to non-muggles as the Anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts), the complete 4K Harry Potter b...
D-Day comes to life in rare color film, 75 years later It was supposed to be a personal memento — but became a rare piece of D-Day history. George Stevens climbed aboard the HMS Belfast 75 years ago ...
Backstage at Sundance Film Festival London Katie, Stevie and Bethany hang out at Sundance Film Festival London to get the lowdown on upcoming releases and hear from Emma Thompson about her movi...
Avengers: Endgame's Editor Came Up With One of the Best Lines of the Film Avengers: Endgame is a movie almost entirely about providing a sense of payoff—to varying degrees of success—to 11 years of Marvel moviemaking. But on...
U.S. film director John Singleton dead at age 51 John Singleton, who made his directorial debut with the acclaimed film "Boyz n the Hood" about young men struggling in a gang-ridden Los Angeles neigh...
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Israel holds 5G mobile network tender, aims for 2020 launch
Israel launched a tender for fifth-generation (5G) cellular frequencies on Sunday, hoping discounts to cash-strapped mobile phone operators battling fierce competition will entice bids....
Netflix to launch Stranger Things mobile RPG in 2020 In anticipation of the third Stranger Things season set to debut on July 4th, Netflix announced a brand new mobile game under the successful franchise...
Morocco prepares to launch tender for 230 MW plant in Atlas mountains The Moroccan agency for sustainable energy (Masen) said it opened on Tuesday the first stage in a tender process to build, operate and maintain a 230 ...
Brazil med school network Afya aims to raise $250 mln in U.S. IPO -sources Brazilian medical education group Afya SA hopes to raise at least $250 million in an initial public offering, three sources with knowledge of the matt...
Israel Election Do-Over Holds New Challenges for Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tough re-election bid in September, the latest polls show, as he struggles to build a strong right-w...
Ceasefire holds at Gaza-Israel border following days of deadly strikes A ceasefire to end a surge of deadly violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel took hold on Monday after hundreds of Palestinian rocket attacks a...
The Latest: Israel holds army drill amid regional tensions BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions between Iran and the U.S. (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Isra...
T-Mobile lights up 5G network in six cities on June 28 T-Mobile announced earlier today that it will offer its first 5G-enabled smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. The device will be available in select...
EE will launch the UK's first 5G network on May 30 The race to bring 5G to the UK is gathering pace, and EE looks like it'll be the first to launch the new high-speed and ultra-connected service.A...
AT&T has this year’s fastest US mobile network (thanks to those misleading ‘5GE’ upgrades) Thanks in part to its confusingly (some would say misleadingly) labeled LTE upgrades, AT&T has just been crowned by PCMag as having the fastest mobile...
Mobile phone users can now switch network with just one text New process makes it easier to get PAC code without provider trying to persuade users to stayConsumers are now able to switch their mobile phone provi...
TechRadar 2019 Mobile Network Survey - it's time to have your say This year has seen many exciting developments in the mobile phone market - making it even harder to decide on a carrier for the device ...
Verizon has the fastest and best mobile network, study shows Verizon wears crown for having fastest and most reliable mobile network, a study shows. Meanwhile, Verizon delivered the fastest downloads in Dayton. ...
How T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint fight robocalls on their network Your cell phone provider can help protect you from robocalls. These are the tools T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint offer to their customers. ...
Dish Network boss eyes creating 4th mobile carrier Talks to create a No. 4 US wireless carrier are quickly picking up steam — and Charlie Ergen is poised to run the prospective telecom colossus. The ma...
Why Switzerland is a perfect launchpad for Europe’s first large-scale 5G mobile network Switzerland is a country best known for having a high standard of living, stunning alpine vistas, and a banking industry that defies scrutiny. But fro...
Dish Network nearing $6 bln deal for T-Mobile-Sprint assets - Bloomberg Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp is nearing a $6 billion deal to buy the wireless assets of T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, Bloomberg reported...
Apollo in talks to finance Dish Network bid for T-Mobile and Sprint assets The talks between Apollo and Dish demonstrate private equity interest in the wireless business as regulators are pushing to create a viable fourth U.S...
Gogo will launch a 5G in-flight network in 2021 The worldwide 5G rollout has officially begun, but for the time being, so few devices and cities actually support the technology that it still feels l...
2020 Skoda Superb To Launch In India By Mid-2020 The 2020 Skoda Superb facelift is expected to launch in the second quarter of the next calendar year and the Czech carmaker is also evaluating the pro...
Apollo in talks to finance Dish Network bid for T-Mobile, Sprint assets - sources Private equity group Apollo Global Management is in talks with satellite TV provider Dish Network to finance a bid for wireless assets that will be di...
UPDATE 1-Dish Network nearing $6 bln deal for T-Mobile-Sprint assets - Bloomberg Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp is in talks to buy the wireless assets of T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp for at least $6 billion, Bloomberg r...
Dish Network nearing $6 billion deal for T-Mobile-Sprint assets: Bloomberg Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp is in talks to buy the wireless assets of T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp for at least $6 billion, Bloomberg r...
EE drops Huawei phones from its 5G network launch lineup BT-owned mobile operator follows Google’s move and says it will put devices ‘on pause’BT-owned mobile operator EE will turn on the UK’s first 5G netwo...
SpaceX Postpones Launch of Its First Internet Network Satellites SpaceX postponed a launch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit that was scheduled for Thursday night, possibly until next week, citing a need for sof...
Exclusive: T-Mobile prepares for Boost auction if Dish Network talks stall - sources T-Mobile US Inc is preparing an alternative plan if a deal to sell wireless assets to Dish Network Corp falls through, according to two sources famili...
Launch of Green Economy London marks 7th hub in growing network Green Economy Canada is a network of hubs, currently all in Ontario, that allow businesses to set and achieve sustainability targets for energy, waste...
Sprint launches mobile 5G network in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Kansas City Sprint is still hoping to receive regulatory approval to merge with T-Mobile. But for now, it is proceeding independently as it rolls out speedy 5G. ...
Wintershall DEA aims to list in second half of 2020 German chemicals group BASF said on Wednesday that its had completed the merger of oil and gas groups Wintershall and DEA and is aiming for a stock ma...
To Fox or not to Fox? 2020 Democrats divided over appearing on network Buttigieg won plaudits on the rightwing channel; Warren was hailed for avoiding it. The dilemma has broad implicationsTo Fox or not to Fox? That is th...
Actress Alyssa Milano holds off on 2020 presidential endorsement WASHINGTON – Actress and activist Alyssa Milano said she’s “playing the field” when it comes to 2020 Democratic candidates and isn’t ready to se...
Ola Aims To Deploy 10,000 Electric Two And Three-Wheelers In India By March 2020 India's Ride-hailing service provider Ola is reportedly betting big on two and three-wheelers for its electric mobility drive. In fact, the company is...
UK mobile operator Three to launch 5G broadband in August UK mobile operator Three on Monday said it would launch its first new-generation 5G broadband service in London in August and would roll out mobile an...
M-Sport Ford aims to poach Tanak from Toyota for 2020 WRC season M-Sport managing director Malcolm Wilson is working on a deal to put Toyota's Ott Tanak back in one of his Ford Fiesta WRCs for next season's World Ra...
UAE consumers can experience 10GHz speed and 1ms latency in 5G network in 2020 Customers in the UAE will be able to experience speeds of 10GHz and above and will be able to download larger files in milliseconds in 2020 through fi...
T-Mobile tees up 600MHz 5G launch with first commercial modem data session Working with Qualcomm and Ericsson, T-Mobile has successfully delivered 5G service using 600MHz spectrum, enabling carriers to offer nationwide 5G cov...
Square Enix to launch its Pokemon GO mobile game competitor in 2019 Square Enix, a major Japanese game developer and publisher, has just announced that one of its most beloved franchises, Dragon Quest will be making it...
Here’s a state-by-state look at the fastest mobile network speeds in the US Opensignal has released a new report today about mobile network speeds in the US, offering an overview of how smartphone download speeds haven’t...
Here’s what experts say mobile gaming will look like in 2020 Even though mobile gaming has a ways to go before it's just like playing on a desktop or console, it's inching closer every year - and it mi...
MG Hector Seven Seater SUV To Launch In January 2020 MG Motor is gearing up to introduce as many as four new models in India in the next eighteen months and one of them will be a seven-seater and version...
Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' cryptocurrency in 2020 Mark Zuckerberg met governor of Bank of England last month to discuss decisionFacebook is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency in early 2020, all...
GM postpones launch of diesel engines for big trucks to 2020 MY The EPA’s emissions certification process for a new inline-six turbodiesel engine in the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra is taking longer than anti...
Trump raises nearly $25M in first 24 hours after 2020 campaign launch President Trump pocketed nearly $25 million in campaign cash for his re-election in less than 24 hours, according to the chairwoman of the Republican ...
Facebook will reportedly launch cryptocurrency 'GlobalCoin' in 2020 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Facebook is reportedly developing a digital payments system that will be rolled out in several countries by the first qu...
Toyota To Launch An Electric Version Of all Models From 2020 Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will be coming up with a brand new battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform and is planning to launch 10 new BEVs by 202...
New report claims PS5 might cost $499, launch in November 2020 The PlayStation 5 isn’t going to be unveiled anytime soon, yet we keep seeing an increased number of reports detailing its features. Sony alread...
Pete Buttigieg says US won’t ‘help foot the bill’ if Israel’s Netanyahu annexes West Bank settlements, setting himself apart from 2020 Democrats Reuters/Brian C. Frank 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg staked out a bold stance towards Israel in a speech outlining his foreign policy ag...
Trump hopes lightning strikes twice as 2020 campaign set to launch When Trump kicks off his re-election bid in Florida next week, the insurgent is now the incumbent – and it appears the presidency hasn’t changed his s...
France to push ahead with 5G launch in 2020 despite Huawei woes France will launch the deployment of its 5G network as planned in 2020 despite current difficulties faced by China's Huawei which could push some tele...
New Aston Martin DBX: pre-production begins ahead of 2020 launch Aston Martin DBX Examples of the SUV have started to roll off the lines at new production facility in St Athan, Wales Aston Martin has started buil...
Tom Steyer may launch 2020 presidential campaign this week: reports Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer is reconsidering running for president in 2020 despite declining to enter the crowded race of Dems vying for the White ...
2020 Dems use debate to launch broadsides against corporations, profits Self-proclaimed democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., made a name for himself in 2016 by demonizing wealth and corporations, and now severa...
Apple may launch three 5G iPhones in 2020, as well as a cheap iPhone 8 replacement Apple will launch three new iPhones this September: The direct successors to the iPhone XS, XS Max, and iPhone XR. The iPhone 11 series, as we’v...
Netflix to launch a ‘Stranger Things’ game in the style of ‘Pokemon Go’ in 2020 Looking to capitalize on the mainstream success of Stranger Things, Netflix recently announced a new partnership with Next Games to develop a brand ne...
Trump to formally launch 2020 campaign on June 18 in Orlando, Florida U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday he will be formally launching his 2020 re-election campaign on June 18 in Florida, beginning what may ...
Cory Booker fundraises on back of Bill de Blasio’s 2020 launch Cory Booker is making a hard push for donations on the back of Bill de Blasio’s 2020 announcement on Thursday — in a bid to not get squeezed out...
Trump 2020: president to launch election campaign in Orlando – live While his base remains fired up, Trump heads into his re-election campaign as a historically unpopular presidentSign up for the US briefing and get a ...
Tesla Semi: electric lorry launch pushed back to 2020 EV maker's boss, Elon Musk, attributes 12-month delay to difficulties in scaling up battery production Tesla boss Elon Musk has announced that the l...
CNN now the 'hate Trump' network, ex-contributors say: Network 'openly despises conservatives' Several conservative commentators who were previously employed by CNN are now speaking out against the network, claiming its current identity is "anti...
ECB unveil The Hundred logo as ticket registration opens ahead of 2020 launch The ECB on Wednesday unveiled the branding for their new competition The Hundred in unusual fashion when a north London cricket club posted an image o...
Pokemon Company developing sleep-based gaming app, plans 2020 launch The Pokemon Company said it was developing "Pokemon Sleep", an app that tracks users' sleep and turns it into gameplay, and plans to launch it next ye...
Sable release date window confirmed: PC and console indie hit will launch in 2020 One of the most beautiful-looking games we've seen for a while is set to launch next year, courtesy of Raw Fury and Microsoft. Here's what you need to...
Watch: 'Avengers' video game to launch May 2020, cinematic trailer released Marvel and publisher Square Enix has announced that the "Avengers" video game will be arriving for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC o...
The tech industry is starting to doubt Facebook will be able to launch its Libra currency by 2020 "I think two years from now we're going to be like do you remember that Facebook thing? Libra?" said Bismarck Lepe, CEO of product development co...
ABFF to Launch 1st Feature Award for Directors in John Singleton's Honor in 2020 It’s a wrap on the 23rd Annual American Black Film Festival! I got to attend this year on behalf of The Root (I have more coverage from the fest comin...
Pro-Trump college GOP activist Charlie Kirk will launch a new group to target Democrats in 2020 The page concludes with a notice that Turning Point Action is a 501(c)(4) entity, which by law can campaign either for or against candidates running f...
Final Fantasy VII Remake headlines Square Enix E3 event, March 2020 launch Based on how Final Fantasy VII Remake's reveal looked live at Square Enix's event (meaning, on the company's giant projectors), its stutters and minor...
Tunisia boosts renewables with 'game-changing' solar tender Tunisia is set to select the winners of its "game-changing" 500 megawatt (MW) solar energy concessions tender by September as it seeks to attract more...
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Jets WR Robby Anderson signs restricted free agent tender NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson has signed his second-round restricted free agent tender, worth $3.095 million. The team an...
UPDATE 1-Argentine president says Vaca Muerta gas pipeline tender to be launched in July Argentina will launch a tender process for a major pipeline servicing the emerging Vaca Muerta shale play in July, President Mauricio Macri said on We...
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Rocket Report: Omega rocket blows a nozzle, NASA still wants 2020 SLS launch Enlarge / The mighty Delta IV Heavy rocket takes to the skies. (credit: Aurich Lawson/United Launch Alliance) Welcome to Edition 2.02 of the Rocket ...
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Get unlimited free mobile data this weekend, compliments of Sky Mobile Sky Mobile has announced that this weekend (June 15 and 16) it will dish out free unlimited data to all its customers. This is a celebration for the n...
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T-Mobile is quietly testing its mobile 5G service in Manhattan Tweets from a gentleman named Milan Milanovic reveal that T-Mobile is apparently testing its mobile 5G network in Manhattan. An unlocked Samsung Galax...
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Bode Miller's son learns to swim in tender video. 'I cried tears of hope,' wife says Miller's wife, Morgan, said she cried happy tears. "...and then tears of sadness because it was all I had to do to keep my baby girl here." ...
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Taiwan holds Asia's first gay wedding A week after lawmakers took the historic step of legalizing gay marriage, the first same-sex couples have tied the knot in Taiwan. Yet the newly-weds ...
Kim holds mass celebration in Xi's honor Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un attended an elaborate celebration in Pyongyang Thursday celebrating 70 years of diplomatic relations between China and Nort...
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Hints at a Possible Cut Federal Reserve officials agreed to hold steady their benchmark interest rate on Wednesday but hinted they would cut rates in the months ahead if the ...
Pagenaud holds off Rossi to win Indianapolis 500 Simon Pagenaud steered clear of trouble on the track and in the pits, then out-duelled Alexander Rossi in a final lap shootout to win the Indianapolis...
Europe holds "most important" EU vote Europeans start voting on Thursday in four days of elections to the EU parliament that will influence not just Brussels policy for the next five years...
What the future holds for these struggling aces Some of the game's best starting pitchers got hit hard in April. Which aces should we be most concerned about? Tim Heaney takes a deep dive into the n...
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Burr holds firm despite GOP anger over Don Jr. subpoena Richard Burr faces intense pressure from Republicans to drop his subpoena of President Donald Trump’s eldest son and quickly wrap up the Senate Intell...
U.S. holds out for more from Mexico in talks over tariffs, border Mexican and U.S. officials are set to resume talks on trade and migration on Thursday, with the United States resisting calls from its southern neighb...
Ukraine holds its biggest ever Gay Pride parade Huge crowds, including Western diplomats, have marched through central Kyiv for the city's annual Gay Pride parade. Authorities deployed a heavy polic...
Reavie holds off Bradley, Sucher for first win in 11 years Chez Reavie won the Travelers Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour victory and first in 11 years, closing with a 1-under 69 for a four-strok...
Huawei holds on to No. 2 smartphone spot after U.S. ban: report Chinese telecom company Huawei held on to its spot as the world's second biggest smartphone vendor in the first quarter, despite being blacklisted by ...
Apps Purged by Apple Say It Holds the Key They Need to Get Back In Seventeen companies that make apps designed to fight iPhone addiction called on Apple to let them use technology that would resolve privacy concerns....
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Gun-wielding granny holds wanted man at gunpoint A gun-wielding grandmother in Alabama confronted a wanted man in her driveway on Monday after he crashed a stolen car near her home, according to inve...
Fed holds rates steady. Here's what that means for your wallet Here's a breakdown of what Wednesday's Fed decision means for your bank account, mortgage, credit card, student loan balance and car payment...
This dog goalie holds 3 Guinness World Records Purin the Super Beagle holds three Guinness World Records for performing dog tricks. She's been named the best dog soccer goalie in the world. Visit I...
Eye On Key Bills, PM Holds First All-Party Meet After Big Election Win Prime Minister Narendra Modi held his first all-party meeting - his first after reclaiming power at the centre - this morning. An all-party meeting is...
This transport stock holds the key to earnings season Trucking giant J.B. Hunt's upcoming earnings report has put the falling transport stocks back in focus, and experts are closely watching their re...
Taiwan Holds First Gay Marriages In Historic Day For Asia Taiwan made history on Friday with Asia's first legal gay weddings as same-sex couples tied the knot in jubilant and emotional scenes, the culmination...
Slideshow: Fox Nation holds inaugural fan summit Fans gather in Scottsdale, Ariz., for Fox Nation's inaugural fan summit with appearances by Abby Hornacek, Bill Bennett, Diamond & Silk, Pete Hegseth,...
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Jansen holds on as Dodgers edge Cubs Cody Bellinger hit a home run, and closer Kenley Jansen found a bit of redemption as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 3-2 victory Sunday over the visi...
Gun-wielding grandmother holds suspect at gunpoint ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say a gun-wielding grandmother confronted a wanted man in her driveway after he crashed a stolen car near h...
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Mamata Banerjee Holds Meeting With SC/ST Legislators West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes legislators of all parties for the first time sin...
MediaTek aims to take on Qualcomm with new 5G chip Taiwan-based chip supplier MediaTek Inc on Wednesday released a new 5G chip for fast, high-end smartphones that aims to take on much larger rival Qual...
VW aims to raise $2B from truck unit IPO A successful IPO of VW's Traton heavy-trucks unit would generate funds for the automaker's EV push and for Traton's expansion outside of its main Euro...
Abortion ban aims for U.S. Supreme Court, but won’t get there soon Alabama’s virtual ban on abortion is the latest and most far-reaching state law seemingly designed to prod the Supreme Court to reconsider a constitut...
Beyond Meat Aims for Break-Even 2019 Beyond Meat said quarterly sales more than tripled in the meat-replacement supplier’s first financial report since going public in May, though the com...
Bank of China aims big in little Sri Lanka BoC has only just opened its first Sri Lankan branch, but already it wants to be the biggest foreign player in the market. In an exclusive interview, ...
Hypersonic jet aims for London-NY in 90 mins US aviation start-up Hermeus reveals plans for a hypersonic jet that would travel at five times the speed of sound. That could whisk passengers from N...
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Greece’s Experiment With Populism Holds Lessons for Europe Greece’s radicals won praise for transforming themselves into a mainstream party of the center left. But the country’s economy has suffered greatly un...
Nation's capital holds its Independence Day Parade The nation's capital held its Independence Day Parade along historic Constitution Avenue with the backdrop of the Washington D.C monuments. (July...
Toyota holds Le Mans 24 Hours front row after second qualifying Toyota is now on course to start the Le Mans 24 Hours first and second after its #7 and #8 LMP1 cars made significant gains in Thursday evening's qual...
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Says Spending, Inflation Have Slowed Federal Reserve officials agreed to hold their benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday and noted some key economic activity had slowed during the fir...
EU holds ground on Brexit after PM May announces resignation: Commission The European Union's position on the terms of Britain's exit from the bloc has not changed despite British Prime Minister Theresa May announcing her J...
Lexington Dream Factory Holds Annual Party LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 19) – The Lexington Dream Factory held their annual party at Kentucky Children’s Hospital Thursday. The Dream Factory ...
Woodland holds nerve to stay top at US Open, Rose one behind "An ice cool Gary Woodland held his nerve under mounting pressure to secure a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the US Open after seeing o...
Turkey holds thousands in solitary in Erdogan's prisons In Turkey, thousands of prisoners are being held in solitary confinement. Conditions are so harsh that some prisoners consider dying by suicide. Turke...
Congress Holds Legislative Party Meet In Bengaluru Karnataka's year-old Congress-Janata Dal coalition government is on life support after yet another Independent lawmaker quit and pledged support to th...
You can now buy a waterproof purse that holds 6 mini bottles of prosecco Stickybaby Ruffino has teamed up with Brooklyn-based designer Stickybaby to design a purse that can hold up to six mini bottles of prosecco. The Ruf...
China's Xi holds talks with North Korean leader Kim China's President Xi Jinping held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang as part of his two-day state visit, Chinese state media said...
Dollar holds near one-month high ahead of Fed minutes The U.S. dollar held near a one-month high on Wednesday amid heightened trade tensions between the United States and China and ahead of the release of...
Gary Woodland holds off Koepka and Rose to win US Open American player celebrates winning first major titleAs it happened: Scott Murray’s hole-by-hole reportThe finest tribute payable to Gary Woodland for ...
Huawei holds on to No. 2 smartphone spot in first quarter: report Chinese telecom company Huawei held on to its spot as the world's second biggest smartphone vendor in the first quarter, before being blacklisted by t...
Gannett Holds Merger Talks With GateHouse Media USA Today publisher Gannett has recently held merger talks with GateHouse Media, a possible deal that would bring together the two largest newspaper g...
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Hannah Green holds her nerve and becomes major champion Hannah Green never felt more nervous than standing over a 5-foot par putt Sunday at Hazeltine National with a chance to win her first major at the KPM...
AMC Entertainment shares tumble as CEO holds out for ‘Avengers’ rescue Shares of AMC Entertainment tumbled as much as 10 percent Thursday — even as the theater chain’s CEO predicted “Avengers: Endgame” would come to the r...
Hamilton holds on in Monaco despite late Verstappen bump "Lewis Hamilton survived a late bump with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to win the Monaco Grand Prix - although Mercedes\u0027 run of one-two finishes end...
PACC holds free microchip, drive-through clinic TUCSON – Ahead of the Fourth of July festivities, Pima Animal Care Center will be hosting a free microchip clinic. The clinic will be from 3 p.m. to 5...
Mexico holds off Trump's fire but seen vulnerable to new pressure Mexico avoided the most extreme immigration concession sought by U.S. President Donald Trump in the deal reached to fend off threatened tariffs, but i...
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Japan’s bare detention center holds many without convictions TOKYO (AP) — With its bare cells, the Tokyo Detention House looks much like a high-security prison, but those who get incarcerated here, including for...
Trump Holds Rally in Pennsylvania to Help a Congressional Candidate, and Himself The president held a rally on Monday in an area replete with culturally conservative, white, working-class voters whose energy in 2016 delivered the s...
Tucson Estates holds annual Memorial Day Parade TUCSON – The annual Memorial Day Parade at Tucson Estates was held on Monday, May 27. The parade was put on by the American Legion, American Vet...
Sticker holds onto lead after Round 3 at Regions Tradition Steve Stricker birdies final hole for a 2-under 70, holds onto lead heading into final round at Regions Tradition; Bernhard Langer among 3 players 2 s...
Armed robber holds up two banks with a ripe avocado Holy guacamole, this guy’s got stones. A 47-year-old man in Beersheba, the largest city in Israel’s Negev desert, has been arrested for ag...
Payment firm holds on to Thomas Cook cash Payment firms are seeking to hold on to millions of pounds of customers' money owed to Thomas Cook Group in a move which underlines the financial pres...
Hannah Green holds onto 1-shot lead at Hazeltine CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Hannah Green has a one-shot lead going into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and fresh evidence that go...
EE launches UK's first 5G network in six cities Mobile carrier EE has launched the UK's first 5G network in six cities, ushering in a new era of connectivity for not only our smartphones, but a...
BT is switching on its 5G network in Autumn BT has just confirmed that it will be launching its 5G service at some point in Autumn, with coverage expected in parts of 16 cities by the end of 201...
How close are we to the self-operating network? “Intent-based” increased in popularity in 2018, but how much is real? Intent-Based Networking is a major advancement towards the self-op...
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How to Extend Your Wi-Fi Network With an Old Router It’s the most irritating scenario: You set up your router in your new house or apartment, and your wifi is working flawlessly, until you find your dow...
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Verizon's 5G network and coverage: all you need to know Verizon Wireless was among the first carriers to roll out a commercial 5G network in the United States.Verizon's 5G network went live in April of 2019...
U.S. bill aims to thwart China's EV dominance A U.S. senator plans to introduce legislation on Thursday to streamline regulation and permitting requirements for the development of mines for lithiu...
Sinterex aims to become a specialist in healthcare 3D printing Sinterex, the first company to be licensed for industrial 3D printing in the UAE, is not going to rest on its laurels and aims to become a specialist ...
Daniel Cormier aims for third shot at Jon Jones: 'It's all I want' UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier wants one more shot at Jon Jones before he retires from MMA. Here are comments, plus the best moments from the...
‘Archaeology of D-Day’ Aims to Preserve What the Soldiers Left Behind For the past 10 years, a cadre of field researchers in France has been digging up, documenting and cataloging the physical remains of the Normandy inv...
The web is under attack: This ambitious project aims to save it Misinformation, deliberate blackouts and the worst consequences of big tech are undermining the online world. The Web Foundation thinks it may have a ...
Retired DE Long aims to destigmatize marijuana Chris Long said Tuesday that he said he used marijuana in the hopes of destigmatizing the drug and hopes the NFL will one day lift the "arbitrary ban"...
New war on cancer aims at longterm survival, not cure Scientists want to ‘take away the fear’ by halting mutation of cells, even in advanced casesLeading scientists are embarking on a new war against canc...
Huawei aims to accelerate AI usage to at least 50% by 2024 At the AI Everything Summit in Dubai this week, Huawei presented a global AI development strategy that aims to help businesses to implement and integr...
Campaign aims to get people to better prepare for death Initiative comes as survey suggests talking about dying is still an uncomfortable subjectIt comes to us all in the end. But despite the inevitability ...
Switzerland aims to legalise medical marijuana The Swiss government aims to make it easier for patients to get medical marijuana, proposing on Wednesday to allow prescriptions for cannabis to treat...
How Uber Aims To Move Things Around The World Uber's biggest competitor isn't rival ride-hailing service Lyft, analysts say, but Amazon, which moves goods all over the world. It has budding busine...
US aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs CHICAGO — Sally Atwater’s doctor spent two months on calls, messages and paperwork to get her an experimental drug he thinks can fight the lung cancer...
Day holds Regions Tradition lead, weather halts first round Glen Day was 7 under through 16 holes to top the Regions Tradition leaderboard when bad weather halted the opening round of the first PGA Tour Champio...
No holds Barred: Trump and his troops push for imperial presidency With his compliant attorney general, the man in the White House is taking aim at the constitutional balance of powersWilliam Barr, the attorney genera...
French court holds state responsible for Paris air pollution The French state is responsible for the air pollution in the Ile-de-France region around Paris, a local court said in a ground-breaking ruling, althou...
North Macedonia holds runoff vote for ceremonial presidency SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia held a competitive runoff election Sunday to choose a new president, a vote seen as a test of the cente...
Pelosi holds firm as some fear impeachment window closing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are nowhere close to launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump — with the chances ...
Here’s what happens if the House Judiciary Committee holds William Barr in contempt WASHINGTON – If Wednesday’s vote in the House Judiciary Committee to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress passes, Democrat...
De Blasio holds press conference at Trump Tower — and gets heckled Donald Trump’s gotten under his skin. Mayor Bill de Blasio grew hoarse shouting over the cranked-up crooning of Frank Sinatra tunes playing in the Tru...
Serbia holds military parade amid tensions with Kosovo Serbia is holding a military parade to mark Victory Day, the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in an apparent show of force amid rising tensions...
WRC Rally Chile: Ogier holds Loeb at bay as Tanak nears win Citroen's Sebastien Ogier pulled off a stunning World Rally Championship stage win on Rally Chile to defend second place from Sebastien Loeb, as Ott T...
2019 PGA Championship: Brooks Koepka holds off Dustin Johnson for win Brooks Koepka won the 2019 PGA Championship on Sunday for the second consecutive year as he shot 8-under par at Bethpage Black, defeating Dustin Johns...
China holds appeal hearing for Canadian sentenced to death BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has held an appeal hearing for a Canadian who was sentenced to death for drug smuggling in a case that has deepened a d...
UPDATE 1-Equinor to sell 16% shares it holds in Lundin Petroleum for about $1.56 bln Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor ASA on Sunday said it will sell a 16% stake in Lundin Petroleum AB for about $1.56 billion, and in return acquire a...
Golf: Reavie holds off Bradley for first tour victory in 11 years Chez Reavie took advantage of a three-shot swing at the 17th hole to win his first PGA Tour event in 11 years by four strokes at the Travelers Champio...
Martin Truex Jr. holds off Kyle Busch to win his third Cup race at Sonoma How the Toyota/Save Mart 350, the 16th race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, played out Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. ...
Siddaramaiah Holds Meeting With Rebel Lawmaker Ramalinga Reddy Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah met Congress leader and rebel Lawmaker Ramalinga Reddy, hours after he held a meeting with party ...
Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota holds lead, privateers fight for third Kamui Kobayashi continued to run clear of the #8 Toyota driven by Fernando Alonso, as the battle for third took centre-stage in the fifth hour of Le M...
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is booming, but still holds rustic charm The booming Brooklyn Navy Yard, where mighty World War II battleships were launched, has scores of more peaceful new stories to tell. Owned by the cit...
Billions schemes its way back to square one in a no-holds-barred finale “Can people change” is a bit of an overwrought theme for TV these days, the motivating engine of a thousand antihero shows that almost always answer e...
Lewis Hamilton holds Max Verstappen at bay to win Monaco Grand Prix • Dutch driver finishes second but penalty moves him to fourth• Sebastien Vettel jumps up to second with Valtteri Bottas thirdLewis Hamilton won the M...
Exposed database holds sensitive data on over 80 million US households Large-scale database exposures are sadly nothing new, but they're particularly worrisome when there isn't even a clear owner. Researchers R...
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Steps Up Pressure, but Maduro Holds On After Juan Guaidó said rebellion was at hand, supporters clashed with loyalists to the president. By day’s end, Mr. Guaidó fell short of the prize he ...
Thailand’s king holds surprise royal wedding before coronation It was a crowning achievement for a former flight attendant for Thai Airways. Three days before his official coronation, Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralo...
Gary Woodland holds off Brooks Koepka charge to win US Open PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Gary Woodland denied Brooks Koepka’s bold bid at history and made U.S. Open memories of his own Sunday with two clutch sh...
'I feel lucky': Taiwan holds first gay marriages in historic day for Asia Hundreds of couples tie the knot after parliament became the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriageAfter decades of campaigning and waiting, Taiw...
Woodland holds nerve and U.S. Open lead midway through third round An ice cool Gary Woodland held his nerve under mounting pressure to maintain a two-shot lead midway through the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturd...
Bottas holds off Hamilton to take championship lead with victory at Baku "Valtteri Bottas moved to the top of the Formula 1 championship on Sunday as he held off Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to win the Azerbaijan Grand...
Lewis Hamilton holds on to win dramatic Monaco Grand Prix A brilliant defensive drive from Lewis Hamilton saw the Brit extend his championship lead on the day the F1 world remembered Niki Lauda. Germany's Seb...
Notre Dame Cathedral holds first mass since devastating fire The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris held its first mass since the April fire that destroyed parts of the iconic landmark. ...
Vintage Federer holds off Nadal to reach Wimbledon final Even for the two players vying for the title of GOAT (Greatest of All Time) it was perhaps greedy to expect them to produce a blockbuster to compare w...
METALS-London copper holds steady, heads for best week in 12 London copper prices were flat in early Asian trade on Friday, holding on to gains made after the United States and top metals consumer China agreed t...
Tucson VA holds medical support assistant job fair Friday TUCSON –The Tucson VA Medical Center is hosting a Medical Support Assistant job fair Friday. The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the R.E. Lind...
S Jaishankar Holds Talks With French, Turkish Foreign Ministers External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held telephonic conversations with his French and Turkish counterparts with a focus on enhancing the bilate...
Keeneland Holds Ribbon Cutting For New City Center Store LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– On Tuesday, there was a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Keeneland Mercantile in the new City Center, for...
Farooq Abdullah Holds "Chai Pe Charcha" In BJP Bastion Jammu A day after taking oath as a Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah Tuesday held a National Conferenc...
Taiwan navy holds drill amid China tensions Taiwan’s navy has held a major annual live-firing exercise off the island’s east coast in an area increasingly threatened by Chinese ships and planes...
| Paris's Notre-Dame holds first mass since devastating blaze The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris hosted its first mass on Saturday exactly two months after a devastating blaze, with priests and worshippers wearing...
The Bug That Crashed New York’s Wireless Network Despite warnings, New York City’s technology managers were blindsided by the so-called GPS rollover, failing to install simple but necessary upgrades....
Fox looks and talks like a traditional TV network. But that may be changing. With its television studio sold to Disney, Fox is now the only of the four broadcast networks without an in-house production unit to create new shows,...
Gas network fined £44m after leaving homes cut off Gas distribution firm Cadent has been fined a record £44m after leaving customers disconnected, failing to pay compensation, and losing records f...
Pop network picks up One Day At A Time for a new season We live in a bizarre new world where Netflix has started canceling beloved shows too soon and opening the door for traditional networks to swoop in an...
Best network monitoring tools of 2019 IT networks are now at the heart of any given business. Information Technology applies to every department, every section, every employee, yet the lar...
Running Scared: Network TV in the Streaming Age Viewers are fleeing for Netflix. The ones who stay are older than the group prized by advertisers. Here’s a look back at the troubled 2018-19 season....
Sprint lights up its 5G network in four markets Sprint is the latest US carrier that launches its 5G services in select locations. The network operator has just announced that customers will be offe...
Shoelace Is a New Social Network From Google Shoelace, which comes from Google's in-house incubator Area 120, is aimed at helping people find activities to do and people to do those activities wi...
Google is building a new social network Google is building a new social network, named Shoelace, which it claims will "supercharge your social life".Mere months after shutting down Google+, ...
UK's 'biggest modern slavery network' Members of a human trafficking gang were jailed last week in the UK, described by the trial judge as the biggest modern-day slavery network ever ident...
Ookla: AT&T once again has the fastest wireless network in the US AT&T is back on top as the fastest wireless network in America, according to new results released Tuesday from Ookla, the maker of the popular Speedte...
AT&T says it's the first US network to reach 2Gbps speeds on 5G The chest-thumping over 5G continues. AT&T has reported that it achieved the first 2Gbps speeds on a 5G network in the US. It achieved the feat ...
How to become a network administrator: A cheat sheet If you want to pursue a career as a network administrator and don't know where to begin, here's your guide to salaries, job markets, skills, and commo...
New program aims to house 150 homeless in Pima County TUCSON – Pima County Administration has committed $1.5 million annually for the next two years to approach homelessness in the community, the county a...
BMW aims to double electric and hybrid sales in next two years Carmaker to have 25 electrified models on sale by 2023 as strict new EU rules loomBMW is accelerating its push away from the internal combustion engin...
Google’s AI Assistant aims to transcend the smart speaker SAN FRANCISCO — When Google launched its now distinctive digital assistant in 2016, it was already in danger of being an also-ran. At the time, Amazon...
U.S. aims to cut dialysis in centers, increase transplants by 2025 The Trump administration plans to change the way it pays for kidney disease treatments to favor lower cost care at home and transplants over the curre...
Japanese space startup aims to compete with US rivals A Japanese startup that launched a rocket into space last month plans to provide low-cost rocket services and compete with American rivals such as Spa...
Andy Murray Aims For Singles Return This Year Andy Murray will step up his comeback bid from the hip surgery he underwent in January when he competes in the doubles with Feliciano Lopez at Queen's...
XFL aims to not repeat mistakes of other spring football leagues Oliver Luck, commissioner of the XFL, thinks the league, a reboot of the late-90's league, is well planned and financed, and in position to succe...
Reckitt chairman aims for swift decision on CEO succession Reckitt Benckiser is working to resolve both its search for a new chief executive and its position relating to U.S. charges of wrongdoing at a former ...
Government Aims To Build 1.95 Crore Houses Under PM's Scheme Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said the government will build 1.95 crore houses under the Pradhan Mantari Awas Yojna (PMAY) - Gramin over ...
Starry aims to bring its $50, 200Mbps broadband to 25 more US states Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | metamorworks) Starry, a wireless home Internet provider, says it has acquired enough spectrum to offer service to 40...
Mining magnate aims to be kingmaker after Australian election A billionaire who built his own Jurassic Park and promises a replica Titanic may hold the balance of power in Australia's parliament if his populist c...
EU aims to complete top jobs jigsaw puzzle on June 30 European Union leaders will meet again on June 30 to seek agreement on who should inherit the bloc's top jobs - including the head of its central bank...
Man who bought tuk tuk after 'boozy night' aims for speed record A "fanatical petrol-head" and his "adrenaline junkie" cousin are setting out to break the land speed record for a tuk tuk after buying one during a bo...
New Red Bull junior O'Ward aims to go "straight" to F1 from IndyCar IndyCar driver Patricio O'Ward admits he is now targeting a move "straight into Formula 1" following his induction into the Red Bull junior programme...
Putin Aims to Revive the Economy With a Plan. And Pianos. As Russian officials unveil a spending plan aimed at doubling growth in its troubled economy, critics see a $400 billion effort in Soviet-era planning...
Plastic straws and bags no more: Canada aims to clean up its act Canada plans to ban some single-use plastics like straws, bags and cutlery by early 2021 to reduce non-recyclable waste and protect the world's oceans...
Nogales youth group aims to eliminate waste NOGALES- About 70 percent of seasonal produce enters the United States through Mexico with 6,000 tons of produce going to waste in Nogales. The group ...
After Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. aims to clean up the earth NEW YORK (AP) — After playing Iron Man for more than a decade, Robert Downey Jr. has found a real-life villain he wants to defeat: pollution. The movi...
Realme 3 Pro aims to shake up the budget smartphone market There's a new Chinese smartphone manufacturer in the UK, as Oppo-owned Realme has launched its first handset here in the form of the Realme 3 Pro...
NASA's Artemis program aims to put first woman on moon NASA's Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon is to include eight rocket launches to put a mini space station in lunar orbit by 2024. That's...
EU aims for ‘perfect gender balance’ with female nominations BRUSSELS — For the first time, European Union leaders nominated women for half of the top positions they filled Tuesday to lead the world’s biggest tr...
As Gabon's new forests minister, UK conservationist aims to lead by example Gabon hopes to lead by example in stamping out illegal logging of the world's tropical hardwoods, a prominent British conservationist said on Tuesday ...
UnitedHealthcare aims to cut maternity care costs with new program UnitedHealthcare Group said on Thursday it had launched a new program to cut maternity costs under which partner hospitals would be paid a fixed rate ...
With data centers in the UAE, Microsoft aims to rev up digital transformation Microsoft is looking to digitally transform one million businesses in the Middle East in the next three years with the official opening of two data ce...
Redfin Aims to Bring E-Commerce to Home Buying Web-focused companies are increasingly competing with traditional brokerages, moving to displace agents from the process of selling a house, and now t...
The $1599 Naim Mu-so 2 aims to be the ultimate all-in-one wireless speaker High-end audio is catching up to the times. Where once audiophiles might scoff at wireless speakers, now industry stalwarts like Bowers and Wilkins, K...
Intel's Project Athena aims for more efficient laptops Intel is making a move toward a more power-efficient future with its Project Athena initiative. The company is following up on the project it had anno...
HQ Trivia aims for comeback with new cash prizes and a new host HQ Trivia has hired a new main host, Matt Richards, and this evening (at 6 p.m. Pacific) it is launching its Season 4 theme, "The money is in your han...
New Organization Aims to Increase Visibility for the LGBTQ+ in Motorsport Motorsport isn’t known for being the most diverse and inclusive thing in the world, and visibility for minorities has always needed more work. Racing ...
Berchelt eyes Lomachenko, but aims to take care of Vargas first Miguel Berchelt bloodied Francisco Vargas on his way to the WBC junior lightweight title in 2017. He hopes for another great performance in the rematc...
New bill aims to protect those who work in Arizona heat TUCSON – Hot temperatures can be deadly especially for those working in the heat all day long. Just this month, Congressman Raul Grijalva introd...
Plan Aims to Ease Mortgage-Reporting Rules Small banks and credit unions could get a break on providing mortgage data to the government, reducing the amount of borrower information collected un...
Buttigieg aims to find a way to attack Fox without alienating its viewers The South Bend, Ind., mayor is hoping that calling out Trump’s favorite network and how its personalities have misled its viewers may ultimately be mo...
Marijuana industry aims at environmental, ethical goals LOS ANGELES (AP) — An alliance of large marijuana businesses has a message for the public: We’re good corporate citizens. The 45-member Global C...
Japan aims for ‘harmony’ at G-20. Is it sidestepping climate change? Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to show leadership on the environment, but critics say he’s just trying to smooth over differences between the Uni...
Far-right party aims to govern 1st German state this fall BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany party says it intends to take power in one of the country’s 16 states for the first time thi...
Indonesia president aims for slimmer government in second term Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday he aims to have a slimmer government in his second term to reduce inefficiencies and accelerate grow...
Germany: Hamburg aims to legalize dumpster diving Dumpster diving for food is considered theft in Germany, even if others have thrown the food away. The city of Hamburg wants to decriminalize the act ...
Lighthizer aims for trade deal with Japan in a few months U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Thursday that he expected to work out a trade deal with Japan within a few months, and warned that th...
12-Metre Ship Aims To Be First To Cross Atlantic Without A Crew Final preparations are underway for a 12-metre-long ship to set sail from Canada and attempt the world's first transatlantic crossing without a crew....
The first annual FantasyWood Festival aims to enchant and engage Over Memorial Day weekend, Merriweather Park will be filled with fairies, unicorns, mermaids and monsters. Accept The Quest, and you can become part o...
Singapore aims to create 10,000 tech jobs in three years Singapore on Wednesday said it has plans to create up to 10,000 jobs in the technology sector over three years in an initiative to establish the city-...
California governor aims to hike security grants California's Democratic governor is vowing to spend $15 million for increased security at "soft targets" like the synagogue where a gunman opened fire...
Google aims for greater transparency on how it ranks news As it has done with several of its products, Google is aiming for greater transparency about a core aspect of its services: news. It opened a website ...
Carvana aims to raise more than $500M with new debt, equity One analyst estimates the additional capital should provide the used-vehicle retailer, which has been unprofitable since it went public in 2017, with ...
As WeWork's Losses Mount, It Aims to Distance Itself From Uber As WeWork heads toward an initial public offering, its ebullient chief executive believes it shouldn’t be lumped in the same category as massively mon...
12-meter ship aims to be first to cross Atlantic without a crew Final preparations are underway for a 12-meter-long ship to set sail from Canada and attempt the world's first transatlantic crossing without a crew....
The second annual By The People festival aims to be bigger, better and barge-ier An art barge on the Anacostia and a highbrow video installation in a hotel are just two examples of how Halcyon's festival is bringing art and civic d...
North Macedonia holds run-off presidential vote amid divisions over name change Voters in North Macedonia will elect a new president on Sunday in a run-off vote dominated by deep divisions over a change in the country's name agree...
Sushma Swaraj Holds "Constructive" Talks With Iran's Foreign Minister External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Tuesday held "constructive" discussions with her Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on all bilateral issues of mu...
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Hints at Cuts if Outlook Doesn't Improve Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady, but strongly suggested they would cut them in the months ahead if an economic outlook clouded by...
| A damning photo holds a Swiss-Russian mine accountable in Guatemala A group of fishermen from an indigenous community in Guatemala demanded to know more about the environmental impact of a ferronickel mine established ...
Taliban delegation holds talks in China as part of peace push China recently played host to a Taliban delegation as part of efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, China's foreign ministry sai...
Cycling: Carapaz holds off Nibali as Roglic loses more ground in Giro Ecuador's Richard Carapaz took a big step towards a Giro d'Italia title by holding off two-time champion Vincenzo Nibali and increasing his lead over ...
PRECIOUS-Gold holds near 2-week low on firm dollar ahead of Fed minutes Gold steadied on Wednesday after falling to a more than two-week low in the previous session, as a stronger dollar dented demand for bullion ahead of ...
Singapore holds gay pride rally amid calls for repeal of colonial-era law Thousands of people took part in Singapore's annual gay pride rally on Saturday, with many calling for a law banning gay sex to be scrapped following ...
Federal Reserve holds steady on rates but signals possible cuts ahead The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but signaled possible rate cuts of as much as half a percentage point over the remainde...
Weather: Old Man Winter holds on for another snow storm for 16 million in Chicago, Midwest A late-April snowstorm is forecast to dump up to 10 inches of snow across a 1,200-mile swath of the Midwest and Great Lakes states, including Chicago....
China holds drills in Taiwan Strait and calls for sanctions against US companies China held military drills off the coast of Taiwan as tensions rise between Beijing and Washington over US support for the island that China views as ...
PM Holds Bilateral Talks With BIMSTEC Leaders, Focuses On Boosting Ties PM Narendra Modi today held separate meetings with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Bhutanese Prim...
Trump holds rally in Florida Panhandle, promises more hurricane relief U.S. President Donald Trump promised a swift infusion of federal aid to the Florida Panhandle seven months after devastating Hurricane Michael as he r...
Aussie dollar rallies as central bank holds rates, cut still on the menu The Aussie dollar popped up almost half a cent to $0.7042 on the decision, giving it a gain for the day of 0.7 percent. It faces tough resistance arou...
Trump holds historic meeting with Kim with a tweet, handshake and 'flowers of hope' U. S. President Donald Trump took a historic step into North Korea on Sunday, drawing on his penchant for showmanship and surprise to pull off talks w...
Autocar confidential: Volvo's views on saloons, Lexus holds on to hybrids and more Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up a week in gossip from across the automotive industry In this week's stroll through motoring's backsta...
Rain Rally: Higa holds onto US Women’s Open lead after delay CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Mamiko Higa of Japan birdied three of her final six holes following a nearly two-hour weather delay to shoot an even-par 71 an...
Spain Election: Divided Nation Holds 3rd National Vote Since 2015 The issue of Catalan independence, and the rise of the far-right Vox party, are important elements in the vote on Sunday. The only certainty seems to ...
China holds drills in Taiwan Strait, calls for sanctions against US companies The Chinese government held military drills off the coast of Taiwan as tensions rise between Beijing and Washington over US support for the island tha...
Russian central bank holds key rate, signals future cuts Russia's central bank held its key interest rate at 7.75 percent on Friday in line with market expectations, but said it could consider cutting r...
Redemption awaits Algeria’s Youcef Belaili if form holds against Nigeria From a ban for drug use in 2016 to an enduring strike partnership with Baghdad Bounedjah, destiny appears to be on the side of Djamel Belmadi’s unhera...
Nirmala Sitharaman Holds Pre-Budget Meeting With State Finance Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier reviewed the state of the economy and discussed various budget-related suggestions and proposals at a meeting with fina...
Sharad Pawar Holds Meetings To Prepare For Maharashtra Assembly Polls Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and other senior leaders are holding meetings to identify candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls ...
North Macedonia holds presidential run-off election amid divisions over name change Voters went to the polls in the second round of North Macedonia's presidential election on Sunday, following a campaign dominated by divisions over a ...
Taiwan holds military drills, vows to defend against Chinese aggression Taiwan's air, sea and land forces conducted a drill to repel an invading force on Thursday, as its defense minister pledged to defend the self-ruled i...
China Holds Fire After Trade Talks Fail to Find Deal China held back from immediate retaliation for higher U.S. tariffs, unlike in past rounds, taking time to weigh its options amid uncertainty over how ...
Roger Stone holds Staten Island fundraiser to help with money woes An upbeat Roger Stone drew a standing-room-only crowd at his Staten Island legal defense fundraiser Saturday night, complaining to supporters about th...
South Africa’s ruling ANC holds strong lead in national vote The ruling African National Congress has a comfortable lead with more than half the vote counted from South Africa’s presidential and parliamentary el...
Dane Cameron holds off Felipe Nasr for IMSA victory in Detroit Team Acura Penske's Dane Cameron held off a charging Felipe Nasr to secure a second successive IMSA victory for himself and team-mate Juan Pablo Monto...
Biden holds campaign rally in Philadelphia as Democratic rivals prepare to take him on Since entering the race last month, Biden, 76, has largely ignored the other 23 contenders in the Democratic field, instead training his fire on Repub...
Le Mans 24 Hours: Kamui Kobayashi holds lead over Fernando Alonso Kamui Kobayashi edged the #7 Toyota crew closer to a maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory by maintaining a 2m10s advantage over the sister #8 car of Fernan...
Simon Pagenaud dominates, holds off Alexander Rossi to score first Indianapolis 500 win Frenchman wins his first Indianapolis 500 title, leading over 100 laps and holding off Alexander Rossi in a 13-lap sprint to the checkered flag. ...
Bottas holds edge over Hamilton in Autosport readers' driver ratings Valtteri Bottas still holds a small lead over Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the Autosport readers' driver ratings heading into the Mo...
Rural Catholic church defies Sri Lanka threats, holds Mass The checkpoints started just outside of the east Sri Lanka village, the strictest seen in the days after Islamic State-aligned militants launched suic...
Congressman Barr Holds Send-Off For Students Headed To Service Academies LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) – Congressman Andy Barr held a send-off ceremony for eight extraordinary high school graduates from the Sixth Congressio...
Taliban car bomb kills at least 14 as group holds peace talks in Qatar A Taliban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least eight security personnel, six civilians and wounde...
Iceland's Eurovision entry Hatari holds up Palestinian flag during contest Iceland's hair-raising heavy metal Eurovision act Hatari raised Palestinian flags during their appearance on the show, which had been steeped in contr...
Giro d’Italia: Richard Carapaz holds off Simon Yates to take overall lead • Ecuadorian leads by seven seconds after winning stage 14• British rider finishes second and now lies ninth overallEcuador’s Richard Carapaz won stag...
CBS holds bizarre ‘pep rally’ for staffers amid ‘Evening News’ shake-up Norah O'Donnell, news division president Susan Zirinsky and new executive producer Kim Godwin starred in taped “music video” set to a DJ Khaled s...
Australia's Prime Minister Holds Onto Power, Defying Election Predictions The center-right government of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison held on to power Saturday after a surprise surge in national elections that le...
Brooks Koepka holds off dramatic Dustin Johnson run for PGA Championship title Brooks Koepka held off a late charge from Dustin Johnson to win the PGA Championship for the second straight year. Koepka took a seven-stroke lead int...
Maduro invites Huawei to set up 4G network in Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is inviting China’s Huawei to help set up a 4G network in Venezuela, prompting opp...
A hacker penetrated NASA’s network using a $35 Raspberry Pi A hacker illegally accessed NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2018 by targeting an off-the-shelf micro-computer called a Raspberry Pi. The breach wa...
Cuba tries to revive its once-great railway network HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s railway system is undergoing a major overhaul, with the government pushing a program to revamp the decrepit and aging netwo...
Motorsport Network acquires Canossa Events Motorsport Network today confirmed that the renowned Italian motoring events business, Canossa Events, will join the network's experiences and ticketi...
For the first time since 2013, AT&T has the fastest 4G LTE network in the states PCMag takes its phones on an annual drive test throughout the country measuring dataspeed and other metrics for the four major U.S. carriers. This yea...
New Executive of Slimmed-Down Fox Network Faces First Big Test Disney’s acquisition of much of Rupert Murdoch’s empire leaves the network vulnerable. Charlie Collier says he, and the network, are up for the challe...
16 Women Sue FBI Over "Good Old Boy Network, Sex Discrimination": Report Sixteen women filed a lawsuit against the FBI on Wednesday, claiming sexual discrimination and accusing it of running "a good old boy network" in its ...
Germany's first 5G network launched by Deutsche Telekom Germany's largest telecom company has launched the country's first 5G network, but for now it only works in two cities and with a €900 smartphone. By ...
U.S. ambassador: Dutch should ban Huawei outright on 5G network U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra said on Wednesday the Dutch government should ban Huawei outright from supplying equipment for a new 5G mobile telecommu...
Dick Wolf wants to do the first cross-network crossover, even though it's definitely been done before You’ve heard of crossover episodes, where a character from one show pops up on another show, but have you heard of a cross-network crossover, where a ...
Upgrade to a Reader Favorite Mesh Network For Just $210 If you take your Wi-Fi seriously, NETGEAR’s Orbi mesh routers are some of the best you can buy according to Gizmodo and our readers, and this refurbis...
Network documentation: Why a simple checklist may be your best option As the number of network-connected devices grows, IT needs a reliable method of keeping track of device info. Erik Eckel advocates using a simple chec...
Europe's sat-nav network crippled by 'technical incident' Europe's Galileo satellite network, freshly approved by the FCC for US smartphones, has suffered a serious outage. The system has been down since...
See the WiFi Passwords For Every Network You've Connected to With this Android App I tend to change gadgets a lot more than most people, which means when I visit friends with a laptop or tablet in-tow it’s more than likely not the sa...
New 350kW chargers to be added to IONITY network News 20 May, 2019 IONITY network to be bolstered by superfast 350kW chargers from Tritium, promising 220 miles of EV range in 10 minutes...
UK's 'biggest modern slavery network had 400 victims' Members of a human trafficking gang were jailed last week in the UK, described by the trial judge as the biggest modern-day slavery network ever ident...
Sprint 5G network coverage map: which cities are covered? Sprint launched its True 5G Network at the end of May 2019 and because it uses mid-band spectrum as the underlying technology for the network, it has ...
May to ban Huawei from providing 'core' parts of UK 5G network Telecoms firm will still be able to supply some technology, but decision may anger Beijing Theresa May has ordered that Chinese telecoms supplier Huaw...
Upgrade to a Reader Favorite Mesh Network For Just $200 If you take your home Wi-Fi coverage seriously, Netgear’s Orbi mesh routers are some of the best you can buy, and Woot’s running a great deal on a ref...
LMAO the NRA Had to Shut Down Its Deranged Propaganda Network The NRA’s finances are in deep, deep trouble, thanks to years of mismanagement and corruption and massive increases in spending in outright propaganda...
Dutch telecom KPN won't use Huawei for 'core' 5G network Dutch telecom firm Royal KPN NV said on Friday it would select a Western supplier to build its core 5G mobile network, making it one of the first Euro...
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Senate Health Bill to Reduce Federal Medicaid Funding to States
Caroline F. Pearson
Tiernan Meyer
New analysis from Avalere finds that states could see federal funding for their Medicaid programs decline by between 6% and 26% under the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) by 2026.
“Cuts of this magnitude in Medicaid are unprecedented and would undoubtedly also adversely affect the healthcare delivery system,” said Avalere President Dan Mendelson. “Because states typically balance their budgets every year, the inevitable result would be that these cuts would flow downstream to hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians, as well as health plans, in the form of payment reductions.”
On average, states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would see a 19% reduction, compared to 8% for states that chose not to expand. Over a 10-year period, state funding reductions could range from $152 million to $93 billion, depending on the state (Table 1). These figures represent direct effects of proposed BCRA provisions and as a result do not take into account further reductions in funding that could occur as a result of state decisions to decrease enrollment.
“Expansion states would be most affected by the Medicaid provisions in the Better Care Reconciliation Act,” said Elizabeth Carpenter, senior vice president at Avalere. “In addition to taking steps to control costs, states are also likely to decrease eligibility for the Medicaid program.”
BCRA repeals the enhanced federal funding provided by the ACA for Medicaid expansion enrollees over a three-year period, beginning in 2021. In addition, the legislation transitions Medicaid to a capped financing structure, which would provide states a fixed amount of funding per person (per capita cap) or for a group of Medicaid beneficiaries (block grant).
Each year, the per capita caps or block grants in BCRA grow by a set inflation factor or growth rate. In 2025, BCRA transitions from a per capita growth rate set at medical inflation (CPI-M or CPI-M + 1% for certain populations), to economy-wide inflation (CPI-U). Economy-wide inflation typically grows slower than medical inflation. As a result, this transition would lead to dramatic changes in federal funding for the Medicaid program over the long term (Figure 2).
“The Senate bill may encourage states to reduce benefits for Medicaid beneficiaries,” said Caroline Pearson, senior vice president at Avalere. “If not designed carefully, changes in coverage could reduce quality and increase spending in other parts of the healthcare system, including Medicare.”
State reductions represent direct changes in federal Medicaid funding and do not estimate additional funding decreases that result from changes in enrollment or changes in State Medicaid spending. Avalere estimates include the effect of the legislation’s ‘Equity Adjustment’ to state caps by assuming the HHS Secretary chooses mid-point positive and negative adjustments that achieve budget neutrality.
Avalere used a combination of CMS’ Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) and Medicaid Budget and Expenditure System (MBES) data to estimate current Medicaid spending and enrollment by State. For future Medicaid spending and enrollment, Avalere relied on the 2016 CMS Medicaid Actuarial Report to forecast per-enrollee spending by basis-of-eligibility group and U.S. Census Bureau state population projections by age group to forecast enrollment growth by state and basis-of-eligibility group. Avalere used CBO assumptions for projections of national baseline federal Medicaid spending and enrollment, as well as medical and economy-wide inflation.
Avalere’s forecast period for this analysis aligns with the most recent CBO budget window, 2017–2026 and also includes longer term analysis through 2036. For 2027–2036, Avalere extended CMS per enrollee growth projections and Census Bureau state population projections, and used CBO’s long-term budget projections for national baseline federal Medicaid spending.
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Go Swim with Mirrors, Tools, and Toys
Dec 23, 2008 - By Glenn
Steve Haufler’s bag of tricks! A must-have video for coaches, learn-to-swim instructors, and parents.
"Steve Haufler is one of the finest coach-teachers on the planet. In this DVD Steve shows us how to use a variety of tools to teach techniques in the 4 competitive strokes. It is a must have for the coach of novice swimmers, whether they are 9-year olds or new-to-swimming 9th graders. Steve makes use of mirrors, mannequin heads, tape measures, score cards, swim dolls, laminated photos, rope, plastic cups, noodles and more. This DVD is highly recommended by the ASCA Staff." — American Swim Coaches Association
"The Mirrors, Tools, and Toys video with Steve Haufler is a must for the library of every coach, especially coaches of developmental and age group swimmers. The equipment presented on this video is inexpensive and readily available. In one viewing I saw eleven pieces of cheap gear to add to my Gear-Head Circuit bag of tricks. With minimal investment by your club you can create your own circuit to keep 30 to 60 swmmers busy for 45 minutes in a six-lane pool and deck. The drills are easy to teach and for swimmers to quickly learn. Just "Go For It" with Go Swim and Steve Haufler." — Bob Steele, author of Games Gimmicks Challenges for Swimming Coaches
"The progressions Steve uses are so good that I use all of his GoSwim DVDs with my University of Iceland students to show them sound teaching progressions in teaching swimming to children as well as how the correct turns should be executed. His DVD on the creative use of mirrors and visual aids is also fantastic. His DVDs are not only informative, interesting and extremely effective in training swimming coaches and teachers but also taught from the heart. These discs are a must for any serious coach/teacher." — Hafthor Gudmundsson, former Olympic swim coach and assistant professor in swimming skills, University of Iceland.
Steve Haufler’s creative use of such things as mirrors, noodles and Styrofoam heads has earned him a reputation as one of the best stroke teachers in the world. In GO SWIM WITH MIRRORS, TOOLS, AND TOYS, Steve shares his bag of tricks — the tools and toys that have proven effective for thousands of swimmers — from beginner to advanced, age-group to Masters.
By watching Steve as he gives unrehearsed lessons to real swimmers, you’ll see how he uses each tool to teach the basics, and how he uses tools to correct the stroke flaws that coaches see every day in their more advanced swimmers.
Included in Steve’s tool kit are:
• Mirrors — how to use them for teaching and improving all four strokes, plus advice on the visual and verbal cues that will get FAST results
• Styrofoam heads — the easiest way to get a swimmer’s attention
• Tape measures — great for teaching streamline
• Score cards — got boys to teach?
• Swim dolls — why you will want one in every lane
• Kickboards — new uses
• Strapless paddles — develop “feel” for the water
• Laminated photos — a picture is worth a 1000 words
• The rope — a fun backstroke tool
• Plastic cups — fastest way to a steady head in backstroke
• Noodles — how to use them for improving backstroke and forward starts
By watching Steve Haufler, you will come away with dozens of inventive and creative ideas for teaching stroke technique. He will help you become a more effective teacher and coach…guaranteed!
STEVE HAUFLER, head coach of the Orinda Country Club in Orinda, California, is considered by many to be a genius at teaching the four strokes and getting kids ready for competitive swimming. His teaching methods are also known to instill a lifelong love of swimming, because he knows how to make lessons FUN. Steve’s young students progress rapidly from lessons to summer league, and then move on to Orinda Aquatics, one of the most successful competitive swim programs in the United States.
GO SWIM WITH MIRRORS, TOOLS, AND TOYS was written, filmed, and produced by the team of GLENN MILLS, a member of the 1980 Olympic Swim Team, and BARBARA HUMMEL, veteran of two Olympic Trials. Both are coaches, learn-to-swim instructors, and World Top-Ten Masters swimmers.
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Seattle Sonics Blog
Seattle City Council: Arena deal not good enough yet
By seattlepi.com staff on July 30, 2012 at 12:02 PM
The King County Council is expected to vote Monday afternoon on an agreement to contribute $80 million toward a new sports arena in Sodo. But their counterparts on the Seattle City Council, who are considering whether to chip in a larger $120 million, say they don’t think the agreement is good enough yet for the public.
Arena investor Chris Hansen speaks during his Sonics rally June 14 in Occidental Park. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
In a letter sent Monday to investor Chris Hansen, City Councilmembers said they want to see an arena deal happen and possibly bring back the Sonics, as long as the agreement spells out stronger protections of the city’s finances, money for transportation improvements in Sodo, and specifics on the future of KeyArena if a new venue is built.
“Our review has led the majority of Councilmembers to conclude that the agreements do not represent an appropriate balance of public and private benefits, nor do they sufficiently protect the City from the financial risks inherent in the arena’s financing,” the letter said.
“However, it would be unfortunate if the project were to found now because we believe it could be successful in helping to bring back the NBA and open the door for the NHL and provide the opportunity for our region to begin to address longstanding transportation challenges, especially those related to freight mobility.”
A “yes” vote by the King County Council would put pressure on the city. But the City Council’s letter puts the ball back in Hansen’s court. The letter, signed by every city councilmember except Bruce Harrell, says the city would like some of the arena revenue to be directed toward infrastructure in Sodo.
“In the near term, full dedication of these public revenues will deprive the city of a funding source that could and should be used to address the impact of the arena beyond those you will be responsible for and to leverage the arena development into a broader public benefit for Sodo and the surrounding area,” the letter said.
Councilmembers stressed during an afternoon news conference that the demands were not intended as a “poison pill.”
“We’re saying today we want to get to yes. We need to work out these technical details, and I think we can with Mr. Hansen,” Councilmember Tim Burgess said.
The councils can approve, reject or amend a “memorandum of understanding” that spells out a public financing plan for a Sodo arena, as agreed upon by Hansen, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and county Executive Dow Constantine. Hansen’s group would make up the remainder of the money needed to build an arena at an estimated cost of $490 million. The city and county would jointly own the land and the arena itself, just south of the Safeco Field parking garage.
The public loans would be paid back by taxes on arena operations and by arena rent, and no new general taxes would be created. Depending on the financial success of the NBA and NHL teams, extra tax revenue could be rolled over into the city’s and county’s general funds.
The letter said several provisions of the arena agreements needed to be strengthened, including:
“The MOU delays determination of the city’s lien position in relation other lenders. Delaying this decision until after the MOU has been signed puts the city at a distinct disadvantage. Specific parameters for this must be included in the MOU. (The city wants to know it will be first in line to collect on debts if the arena company falters. And waiting until after Hansen secures an NBA team to negotiate would wipe away the city’s leverage).
“The MOU does not include minimal capitalization requirements for ArenaCo and Parent Co that would provide substance behind the guaranty offered by these entities.
“The MOU does not determine a method for the City County to independently verify that ArenaCo meets, on an ongoing basis, the financial performance targets set in the agreement. (Here, the council could ask for a third-party to have access to Hansen’s books.)
“At present, we have no direct knowledge or confirmation of your basic business plan, level of capitalization or how dividends or distributions to the investment group will be constrained to protect the City’s financial exposure. If the City is to enter into this public-private partnership; we should expect to see the same information that all your other partners and commercial lenders will have before making their investments.”
Meanwhile, union leaders clashed over an anti-arena mailer sent out over the weekend from a group called “Save Our Sodo”. According to a news release, the mailer “features visual imagery of a puppeteer pulling strings and unfounded rhetorical statements with no factual basis such as, ‘The Sodo arena will bankrupt Seattle Center… (and) put the jobs at the Port of Seattle docks at risk by traffic gridlock…'”
Proponents of the arena, including the Seattle Building and Trades Construction Council, accused opponents, including the Port of Seattle, International Longshore and Warehouse Union , and the Maritime Industrial Commission, of waging an “unethical smear campaign.” In a news release, they said the mailer was sent from the address of ILWU board member Max Vekich.
“This mailer crosses a line, and I was disappointed to learn that it originated from someone with well documented ILWU connections,” said Lee Newgent, executive secretary of the Building and Trades Council, in the news release. “We are asking the Port of Seattle, ILWU and their allies to denounce these tactics and instead bring to the table some facts to support their claims of this arena’s job impact.”
Port officials have cited concerns about the impacts of extra traffic on freight, although a study funded by Hansen found the effects would be minimal.
The King County Council meeting is expected to start at 1:30 p.m. The meeting can be viewed live here.
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Venture Capital Blog
Facebook music offering and what it means for iLike
By John Cook on October 6, 2007 at 10:53 AM
Rumors are circulating that Facebook is planning to launch a new online music service, with TechCrunch pointing out that it could mean bad news for Seattle’s iLike (which has already signed up more than 8 million Facebook members for its music offering.)
Interestingly, at the TiE-Seattle Web 2.0 event last Thursday I asked panelists whether we might see Facebook compete directly with iLike in music.
Others Online Chief Executive Jordan Mitchell said he thought it was a real possibility, with the social networking company launching its own photo application. In fact, Mitchell — whose company does not have an application on Facebook — expressed concerns about putting his startup’s intellectual property on a third party platform. Not only could a company like Facebook copy the idea, but Mitchell said they gain access to all of the user data.
Perhaps Facebook has learned a thing or two about music through iLike, whose founder Ali Partovi likes to say that they are building the next MTV.
Meanwhile, PaidContent.org reports that the new Facebook music offering — which like MySpace would allow bands to set up individual pages — would incorporate the iLike service.
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This archived blog was written by Tom Vander Ark (@tvanderark), an education advocate, adviser, and author of Getting Smart: How Personal Digital Learning is Changing the World. Tom is Founder and Executive Editor of Getting Smart and a partner in Learn Capital.
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Tell Kids to Get Good at Stuff Smart Machines Can't Do (Yet)
By Tom Vander Ark on January 9, 2017 8:00 AM | No comments
“AI won’t obliterate jobs, but it will transform jobs,” said Daniel Pink, The author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.
Pink said he’s told his own kids to “think about what you can do to augment what AI does—work that only humans can do that smart machines cannot.” That includes:
creativity;
dealing with ambiguity, nuance, and poorly defined problems;
understanding other’s emotions and point of view;
Developing expertise and sense making; and
Identifying reliable sources.
He sees the skill requirements “going up and up” in all jobs, but particularly sales, where targeting is becoming more sophisticated and relationships are more important than ever.
Physicist and futurist Michio Kaku agrees with Pink, “The jobs of the future will be what robots can’t do.” He sees jobs involving repetitive tasks or repetitive rule application going away. Nonrepititive blue collar jobs—garbage collection, construction, gardening—will thrive but won’t pay very well. Good paying jobs will “engage in intellectual capitalism” involving creativitiy, imagination, leadership, analysis, humor, writing and experimentation.
NPR’s Anya Kamentz sees three things people can do that robots can't:
Give a hug: empathy, collaboration, communication and leadership skills.
Solve a mystery: A computer program can investigate any question. But you need a person to actually generate a question. Curiosity, the starting point for innovation. Sometimes scientists call this "problem finding."
Tell a story: Finding what's relevant in a sea of data. Applying values, ethics or morals to a situation. And the creative application of aesthetic principles.
The Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution released a report titled Skills For A Changing World that illustrates how education lags in terms of technology progress, leading to wave of “social pain.”
Avoiding waves of “social pain” will require societies to cultivate a breadth of skills. In addition to literacy and numeracy, Brookins predicts that teamwork, collaboration, critical thinking and perseverance will grow in importance. They add digital literacy—”the ability to filter, analyze, and create meaning from the vast amounts of information available online.’
The ability to demonstrate and transfer skills is important. “Young people will increasingly need to focus on making use of what they know and less on just mastering bodies of knowledge.”
Novel challenges
In his TED talk, Kaggle CEO Anthony Goldbloom said, “We have no chance of competing on frequent high-volume tasks.” But computers “can’t handle things they haven’t seen many times before.”
“Machines are getting getting smarter and smarter on high volume tasks,” said GoldBloom. But they are not making progress on novel situations. That’s why humans will continue to create business strategies and copy in marketing campaigns. Goldbloom’s advice to young people? ”Let every day bring you a new challenge.”
For more see:
Building the Ability to Work Alongside Machines: 10 Lessons from Peter Schwartz
Smart Machines Will Eat Jobs—Except Where Smart People Create Them
Cause + Code: The New Impact Formula
Novelty & Complexity: 13 Youth Onramps
#AskAboutAI
Future of Learning
Last Words on Innovation
What Game Are You Playing: Improvement or Innovation?
The Best Academic Schools in Tennessee Feature the Best Character Program in the Country
Scaling Competency-Based Education: Equity-Focused Strategies for Policy and Practice
Project-Based Schools Close Silicon Valley Gaps
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Embracing Cloud Learning at Guilsborough Academy
Office 365 provides a wealth of benefits to any school, college and university that wishes to enhance student learning experience. Guilsborough Academy has recently made the exciting switch from SharePoint on-premises to Office 365 SharePoint Online. Today, we’re looking at some of the incredible opportunities SharePoint Online has created for both staff and pupils at the school.
January 16, 2018 By Andrew Robertson - EDU
Partner Case Study: How Microsoft Power BI is helping Swalcliffe Park School safeguard students
Swalcliffe Park School caters for boys aged 11 to 19 who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum conditions, and also functions as a children’s home. All students have statements of special educational needs or education health care plans, with a large number of local authorities placing students in the school. The children’s homes and school have both been judged to be outstanding. The internet is a key resource for learning and plays an important part of the recreational activities of the students who live on-site, so it’s vitally important for the Safeguarding of the students that internet access and content barriers are suitably and adequately managed.
June 26, 2017 By Andrew Robertson - EDU
Partner Case Study: Automating Office 365 Groups at The Pingle School, with Ruler
The Pingle School is a Secondary School located in Derbyshire, UK. As well as serving the needs of its 1,000 students, the school wanted to continue to develop the rich feature set of Office 365 and were especially keen to utilise Office 365 Groups for their teachers to use as a resource centre for their classes. Having already identified that there were significant problems manually administering elements of these processes, the school were keen to explore the opportunity of integrating with their Management Information System, Capita SIMS.
February 27, 2017 By Andrew Robertson - EDU
Upgrading to Windows 10 with EasiPC – the Simon de Senlis story
The following Windows 10 deployment story comes to use courtesy of Paul Dredge at EasiPC, who oversaw the summer upgrade at Microsoft Showcase School Simon de Senlis Primary in Northamptonshire. Paul was also on hand at a recent #RedefineLearn event at the school to talk through some of the benefits of cloud computing within schools,…
October 28, 2015 By Andrew Robertson - EDU
Windows 10 at Arnhem Wharf Primary School
The following is a guest post written by Gerald Haigh, and is a first looks Arnhem Wharf Primary’s move to Windows 10. In a future post Gerald will explore the wider impacts of Windows 10 on the school, but for now, he delves into the thought process behind the change, and the adoption itself. We’ve…
September 30, 2015 By Andrew Robertson - EDU
MIE Minute – Posting to WordPress from OneNote, Manteca School District and more…
The latest edition of the MIEE Minute Newsletter has gone out to our Expert Educators all over the world, and we are once again very pleased to be able to share this some of this content with out wider education audience. Those of you who read this blog regularly may well be familiar with the…
June 9, 2015 By Andrew Robertson - EDU
Partnering in Education with Microsoft Azure [VIDEO]
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Automating the creation of SharePoint Resources
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Creating a leading edge ICT platform to support teaching and learning
Charteris Microsoft technologies case study The Edinburgh Academy may be nearly 200 years old, but its use of technology is completely up-to-date. With support from Charteris, this prestigious independent school for boys and girls has implemented the latest Microsoft desktop and server operating systems. This leading edge ICT infrastructure is enriching the learning experience for…
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ARAB ISLAMIC SLAVERY
[It is often] Derived from both diabolical motives, Arab Racism & Islamic Apartheid
In general – Infamous NOI’s L. Farrakhan’s support for today’s slavery & hateful Islamists’ revisionist history
Sudan – Mauritania – UAE – Saudi Arabia – Kuwait – Bahrain – misc.
Leading government cleric, author of country’s religious curriculum:a
Saudi Sheik: ‘Slavery is a part of Islam’
Islam’s Black slaves
http://www.salon.com/books/int/2001/04/05/segal/
Where Slavery is Not a Metaphor
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/04/02/where_slavery_is_not_a_metaphor_105026.html
‘End black slavery in Arab lands’
THE Global African Civil Society Organisations (GACSO) on Tuesday urged the African Union to use its upcoming conference in Accra as a platform to end black slavery in Arab lands before the Continent embarks on the United States of Africa agenda.
http://ghanaculture.gov.gh/index1.php/10/privatecontent/File/CISP%20Ghana/privatecontent/File/swf/in dex1.php?linkid=65&archiveid=678&page=1&adate=27/06/2007
Slave Girls and Their Rights in Islam
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/SStephan/slavegirls.htm
Darfur slaughter rooted in Arab-African slavery
Islam, Racism, Slavery…
http://adfc.pytalhost.com/hammihanirani/islam.html
ARAB MASTERS-BLACK SLAVES
http://www.raceandhistory.com/historicalviews/2252001.htm
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/SStephan/islamic_slavery.htm
The Persistence of Islamic Slavery –
http://www.middleeastinfo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=14257
06:49 500,000 migrant workers, site death toll exceeds 800
Libya, Slavery
http://www.mathaba.net/sudan/comment.htm
BBC NEWS | Programmes | This World | The child slaves of Saudi Arabia In wealthy Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, thousands of young child beggars are trying to survive.
Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery in Saudi Arabia US CHILD SEX SLAVES IN SAUDI ARABIA – We are continuing a limited investigation of the nonparental abductions of US children by Saudi princes. …
http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/SaudiArabia.htm
Maids ‘treated as slaves’ in Saudi Arabia | The Jakarta Post Jul 9, 2008 … Maids ‘treated as slaves’ in Saudi Arabia… Working conditions for migrant …
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/07/09/maids-039treated-slaves039-saudi-arabia.html
Eight million foreign workers, mostly from Asian and African countries, work in a real hell there. These workers, making up a third of the population of the country, are tied hand and foot to their employers, deprived of any way to fight back. Slavery may have been officially abolished in Saudi Arabia in 1962! but immigrant workers continue to suffer under a form of "extreme exploitation," which is little more than slavery.
http://www.the-spark.net/np735401.html
Filipinas trafficked as sex slaves for Saudi Arabian prince Can’t see what the sympathy for the arab is though! Filipinas trafficked as sex slaves for Saudi Arabian prince Coalition Against Trafficking In
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http://www.catw-ap.org/2007/10/filipinas-trafficked-as-sex-slaves-for-saudi-arabian-prince/
Saudi Arabia: The Mistreatment of the Slaves Winds Of Jihad By …Jul 24, 2009 … The housemaid revealed her tragic story to Saudi Gazette from her hospital bed. It has been only two months since she came to Saudi Arabia …
http://sheikyermami.com/2009/07/24/saudi-arabia-the-mistreatment-of-the-slaves/
Saudis Import Slaves to America :: I LIVE IN SAUDI ARABIA [301 words], noor alsawadi, Oct 1, 2008 13:43. ↔ Comment on Saudis Import Slaves to America [37 words], ak, Dec 28, 2008 01:24 …
http://www.danielpipes.org/2687/saudis-import-slaves-to-america
The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 61 [2004] Slaves in Saudi Naeem Mohaiemen On July 15, Human Rights Watch issued a report on the condition of Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia. …
http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/07/27/d40727150297.htm
Slaves in Saudi Arabia – Jihad Watch, Slaves in Saudi Arabia. A report from a Muslim, Naeem Mohaiemen, in the Daily Star (thanks to Nicolei): On July 15, Human Rights Watch issued a report on …
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2004/07/slaves-in-saudi-arabia.html
Child Sex Slaves In pursuit to pacify the West, the ruling members of Saudi Arabia deny vehemently the existence of slaves,especially child sex slaves, …
http://www.insidesaudi.com/childsexslaves.html
BBC News – Sponsored workers in Kuwait are ‘modern day slaves’ Dec 12, 2009 … Foreign workers in Kuwait have complained that the sponsored workers system which is currently in place is unfair, whilst human rights …
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8409533.stm
slavery in kuwait maybe a problem – Anti-Slavery – tribe.net Jan 2, 2006 … Slavery is defacto legal in Kuwait and Micronesia. The problem is that slaves have no legal rights. They have to go to their own embassy if …
http://anti-slavery.tribe.net/thread/b42185d3-71b9-4684-a180-e2721c24c08b
Kuwait Crime: The sex slaves of Khaitan
http://loft965.com/2008/11/30/kuwait-crime-the-sex-slaves-of-khaitan/
Servants: Diplomat Held Us as Suburban ‘Slaves’ : NPRThree former servants are suing a Kuwaiti diplomat, alleging that he treated them like slaves in his suburban home in Washington, D.C. The workers are poor …
Housemaid jumps to her death from fourth floor (Kuwait ..)
Her boyfriend told her it was well-known that the Kuwaiti’s abducted Iraqis, brought them to Kuwait and made them their slaves.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102×1593713
Eradicating Slavery: Preventing the Abuse, Exploitation and …
Workers Allege Abuse by Kuwaiti Attache, Wash. Post, Jan. 18, 2007; Colbert I. King, The Slaves in Our Midst…
http://www.aclu.org/images/asset_upload_file359_32786.pdf
Exclusive: Germany Refuses to Help Slaves of Persian Gulf Sheikhs …Apr 20, 2009 … There they received a list of business partners in Kuwait. … and treats its foreign workers as slaves, business as usual for the West …
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.3035/pub_detail.asp
Filipino, Maids .Treated .Like Slaves In Mideast .KUWAIT maids working abroad are treated like slaves and their employment as domestic helpers should be phased out, a former Philippines judge said. …(Manila Standard – Jun 11, 1995)
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19950611&id=Ja8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FAsEAAAAIBA J&pg=6629,1889814
The dark side of Dubai – Johann Hari, Commentators – The Independent Apr 7, 2009 … This is a city built from nothing in just a few wild decades on credit and ecocide, suppression and slavery. Dubai is a living metal …
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html
Johann Hari: A morally bankrupt dictatorship built by slave labour …Nov 27, 2009 … Dubai is finally financially bankrupt but it has been morally bankrupt all along. The idea that Dubai is an oasis of freedom on the …
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-a-morally-bankrupt-dictato rship-built-by-slave-labour-1828754.html
The Misery Behind Dubai’s Architectural Splendor – Architecture … Oct 16, 2008 … As you know, we always wonder at the grandeur of Dubai’s buildings…
http://gizmodo.com/5062693/the-misery-behind-dubais-architectural-splendor
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Dark side of the Dubai dream Dubai night view. Ben Anderson investigates the working conditions for some …. exploited and desperate people i.e. (modern) slaves that raised skyscrapers …
Slaves of Dubai | Human Rights Apr 15, 2009 … They number in the tens of thousands. Toiling away in heat that reaches 50 Centigrade, the slaves of Dubai are the unseen and unheard …
Dubai: Land of Luxury, Land of Slavery – Raise the HammerIs there slavery in Dubai? By definition or not I would say Yes! Is there poverty? In the midst of so much wealth the worker’s compounds are sites of abject …
http://www.raisethehammer.org/index.asp?id=781
Michelle Malkin » Child slavery in Dubai. By Michelle Malkin September 14, 2006 08:30 PM. childslaves.jpg. The issue of childrenas young as 2being kidnapped, …
http://michellemalkin.com/2006/09/14/child-slavery-in-dubai/
UAE PRISON.COM Covers Child Slavery Lawsuit, camel Jockeys Lawsuit …Dec 28, 2006 … UAE, Child Slavery Lawsuit, camel Jockeys Lawsuit, Abu Dhabi, uae rulers, uae abuse, gulf prison, arab jail, camel jockeys, …
http://uaeprison.com/camel_jockeys_uae_sheikhs_face_child_slavery_lawsuit.htm
FOXNews.com – 86 Kids Rescued From Slavery in UAE, Friday, July 08, 2005
Anti-Slavery – 030310 Ten year olds forced to risk lives racing camels in UAE
Children as young as ten years old are being forced to take part in dangerous camel races in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), new photos released today by Anti-Slavery International can reveal. The photos show children racing at the Sweihan camel race track and even show a child narrowly avoiding being trampled by a camel.
http://www.antislavery.org/english/press_and_news/news_and_press_releases_2009/ten_year_olds_forced_ to_risk_lives_racing_camels_in_uae.aspx
UAE: Selling immigrants into sex slavery
Raed Rafei in Beirut – 2008
She came all the way from Eastern Europe to treat her daughter’s asthma. Instead, once in Dubai, the 27-year-old Moldavian woman found out that she was lured into the city to literally be sold as a sex slave.
Her Ukrainian friend had actually planned to offer her to a local for nearly $8,000.
A few days ago, this case was brought to a court in Dubai, where the 36-year-old Ukrainian broker was charged with sexual exploitation, according to media reports.
But this is likely only the tip of the iceberg of human trafficking to the Persian Gulf.
Many people from poor Asian and East European countries go to the oil-rich region to work as domestic servants, labor workers or secretaries but find themselves actually forced into involuntary servitude and sexual practices, according to human rights organizations.
It’s rather recurrent to hear stories of men and women from these areas bought by pimps and coerced into prostitution until they pay their "debts." The sad reality of sex trafficking is the other side of the coin for a region portrayed as a hub for trade and economic prosperity.
An extensive Feb. 23 report on the topic by Reuters’ Lin Noueihed described one victim’s misery:
Aysha sold her wedding gold to pay traffickers $200 to find her and a cousin jobs in Dubai. A world away from her village in Uzbekistan, she was forced to work in a disco and expected to offer sex. Beaten by her Uzbek boss when she shooed prospective clients away, she and her cousin fled and hid in airport toilets for two days, surviving on tap water.
Some Gulf countries are becoming aware of this problem and have recently drafted stiff laws to combat trade in humans. Last month, in the UAE, officials promised to build shelters for victims of human trafficking.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2008/03/united-arab-e-1.html
UAE Royalty Sued For Camel Jockey Slavery
From Al Jazeera:
A camel race in Dubai. A camel from a "prize-winning bloodline" has been sold for 680,000 dollars at an auction in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where camel racing is hugely popular.
Camel racing lawsuit against UAE royals
Thursday 14 September 2006, 5:56 Makka Time, 2:56 GMT
A lawsuit accusing rulers of the United Arab Emirates of enslaving and forcing tens of thousands of young boys to work under brutal conditions as camel jockeys over the past three decades has been filed in the US.
The civil lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, was filed last week by unnamed parents of boys as young as two years who were allegedly abducted, enslaved and sold to serve as camel jockeys.
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/saudis-sued-over-slave-camel-jockeys
UAE nationals held in sex slavery probe – report – Hedgehogs.net Ukrainian police make arrests in bid to break human trafficking operation.
http://www.hedgehogs.net/pg/newsfeeds/hhwebadmin/item/673060/uae-nationals-held-in-sex-slavery-probe -report
Sexual Slavery in Dubai « The Fanonite Nov 8, 2007 … I have a friend visiting me in the U.A.E., …
http://fanonite.org/2007/11/08/sexual-slavery-in-dubai/
Worst Form of Child Labour – United Arab Emirates: Global March …Diplomats and businessmen from the UAE have been caught with slaves they have smuggled into the United States.
http://www.globalmarch.org/worstformsreport/world/united-arab.html
Bahrain has announced it will scrap its sponsorship system for foreign workers – a first in a region often criticised by rights groups over the issue.
The system, known as "kafala", is used to monitor the number of foreigners working in Gulf Arab economies, which rely heavily on cheap foreign labour, mostly recruited from countries from the Indian subcontinent.
Bahraini Labour Minister Majeed al-Alawi said the changes would be introduced in August.
Mr Alawi said the main change in the regulations would mean foreign workers would now be directly sponsored by the Labour Authority and would not rely on their employers.
The current system, which is common to all Gulf countries, has long been criticised by human rights groups for placing workers at the mercy of their employers.
Employers usually take employees’ passports when they enter the country and sometimes use possession of the travel documents to extort a large fee before the workers can leave the country.
Gulf governments have historically welcomed immigrant workers on the assumption that nationals will not do many jobs, which they consider to be below them.
Despite this, Majeed al-Alawi told BBC Arabic radio that the new system would form part of a broader initiative to place a ceiling on the number of expatriate workers in Bahrain.
The US State Department in 2008 placed Bahrain in tier two – out of three – of its annual human trafficking report for not fully complying with minimum standards to stop the trafficking of people for forced labour or the sex trade.
Labour ministers of other Gulf countries have agreed that the present sponsorship system needs to be overhauled.
The system means that expatriate workers can enter, work, and leave the host country only with the permission or assistance of their sponsor.
Many sponsors exploit the system to make money.
Since the 1970s, there has been a significant increase in the number of immigrants working in the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates).
The pattern of immigration has also changed as South and Southeast Asian migrant workers have replaced Arab migrants.
They now constitute as much as 90% of the foreign workforce in some GCC States.
The "kafala" system has become the legal basis for residency and employment.
Migrant workers receive an entry visa and a residence permit only if a GCC citizen or a GCC institution employs them.
Sponsorship requires the sponsor-employer to assume full economic and legal responsibility for the employee during the contract period.
The worker can only work for the sponsor and is entirely dependent on their sponsor to remain in the country.
In many GCC States, the sponsor is legally able to confiscate the passports of employees until their contract has ended.
Bahrain’s Labour Minister Majeed al-Alawi likened the current system to slavery.
Women employed in domestic service are particularly vulnerable.
If an employee sues their sponsor for violating labour practices, there is generally no form of unemployment protection while the case is pending in the legal system.
And even if the worker wins the case, the usual result is for the sponsor contract to be terminated, meaning that the worker has to leave the country.
While the "kafala" system provides the state with an important means for monitoring labour flow, these policies can infringe the rights of workers as they are often used to deny them justice and basic protection.
This is the system that Bahrain says it is now committed to change.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/8035972.stm
Emirates Melbourne Cup, Slavery and RacismNov 1, 2008 … It’s that time of the year again and excitement is building, with the retail sector inviting us to cast aside gloom and join in the …
http://www.islammonitor.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1694&Itemid=96
January 2010 – news archive Housemaids can endure conditions approaching slavery. Laws exist to regulate working conditions and to prevent employers from seizing workers’ passports, …
http://www.rascott.com/News%20pages/archive-January%202010.htm
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa | Architecture review
Many of Dubai’s construction workers live on starvation wages: £120 a month on average for a six-day week, with shifts of up to 12 hours. Housemaids can endure conditions approaching slavery. Laws exist to regulate working conditions and to prevent employers from seizing workers’ passports, but they are not well enforced. Government figures are invariably owners, partners or shareholders in private companies. You only have to travel an hour into the desert to see the construction workers’ shanty towns to get a sense of what life is like for those who are building Dubai’s skyscrapers, but few do.
Construction workers on the Burj Khalifa have rioted on several occasions, including in March 2006, when 2,500 protested at the site, and again in November 2007. A Human Rights Watch survey found a cover-up of deaths from heat, overwork and suicide in the emirate. The Indian consulate recorded 971 deaths of their nationals in 2005, after which they were asked to stop counting.
http://www.the-sheet.com/architecture-news/dubais-burj-khalifa-architecture-review
Slavery in the UAE… Slave indian uae emirates labour… asia worker inhuman dubai abu dhabi dictatorship…
http://videos.desishock.net/166659/Slavery-in-the-UAE
Uae Construction Workers Dubai Abu Dhabi Middle East Human Slavery …
http://www.vidoemo.com/yvideo.php?i=Qk9kWFJjcWuRpLW83Mk0&uae-construction-workers-dubai-abu-dhab i-middle-east-human-slavery
Child Camel Jockeys in United Arab Emirates – SHOCKING VIDEOUAE is an Islamic country with proven record of torture and child abuse, including child slavery and sex trade. These children live lives that involve …
http://www.beersteak.com/breaking-news/child-camel-jockeys-united-arab-emirates-shocking-video/
I noticed in a couple of the threads on slavery in the UAE that people like to point out that slavery exists here, suggesting we are no better on this front.
There is a big difference between hidden slavery rings that operate in secret and regenerate when arrests are made, and a system wherein slaves are used at public events at places such as race tracks.
To compare the two is to blur the lines of culpability to such an extent that there is no right and wrong — or, more accurately, better and worse — as long as there are lawbreakers.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364×500885
The Raw Story | Features Though I knew about the rape of slave girls, I did not know this could also be happening … the interviews she conducted on slave boy rape while in Sudan.
http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/maria.htm
Sudan: Widespread Gang-Rape of Boy Slaves by Arab Masters, Sudan, July 15, 2002: During a recent fact finding trip to Southern Sudan, … Another recently freed boy slave, Deng Ayuel testified: "I watched the Arabs …
Slavery in Islamist Sudan On a visit with his master to his master’s friend, Bok said he was instructed to talk in the Dinka language to another boy-slave, who had had his leg cut …
http://97.74.65.51/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=D8100901-E13E-4FF9-B1D2-5D4E03C5E7F9
Sudan, Genocide and Slavery, As the slave trade was denied by Sudan and the story accepted by the UN, …. A young boy of 8 was captured in a raid. While walking to the masters homes a …
http://www.lnsart.com/Sudan%20Slave%20Story.htm
Who was the real Slave Master?
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Bailey/real_slave_master.html
Arabs and Slave Trade
http://www.answering-islam.org/ReachOut/slavetrade
Goverment Sponsored Genocide in Sudan
http://www.religioustolerance.org/geno_su.htm
Slavery in Sudan
http://members.aol.com/casmasalc/newpage8.htm
Slavery in Sudan – hamline
http://www.hamline.edu/cla/academics/global_studies/Slavery_2004/Sudan.html
BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Probe of Darfur ‘slavery’ starts
Saudi UAE ARE SLAVERY: ALL ARAB COUNTRIES PRACTICE SLAVERY
Resurging Islam-Revival of Slavery
Arabs and slavery
http://www.answering-islam.de/Main/Bailey/real_slave_master.html
Arab Slavery in Southern California
http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=21323_Arab_Slavery_in_Southern_California&only
Islam’s Wretched Record on Slavery
The living legacy of jihad slavery
http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/04/the_living_legacy_of_jihad_sla.html
NRO on Sudan Slave Redemption
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-jacobs060402.asp
Saudi Religious Leader Calls for Slavery’s Legalization
Soyinka Links Darfur Crisis to Arab Racism, Slavery
Written by Evan Mwangi: Afrika News Books and Arts Editor
Nigerian author Wole Soyinka has linked the Darfur genocide to the history of Arabs enslaving Negroid Africans in Sudan, the Harvard Crimson has reported.
The first African winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and a consistent critic of the Sudanese government asked the Arab section of Sudan to confront its enslaving past and acknowledge its current role in the violence in Darfur as racist instead of remaining in a state of amnesia.
An articulate intellectual and dramatist, Soyinka delivered the speech Darfur: Anything to do with Slavery? to a full house at the Center for Government and International Studies, Harvard University. He addressed the ongoing violence that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of displaced refugees.
Soyinka argued that Arabs played a historic role in the African slave trade, and a feeling of supremacy still prevails among the Janjaweed, a militia terrorizing the Negroid part of the Sudan.
Soyinka said the Janjaweed are motivated by a mentality in which they see their victims as slaves. You destroy a people if you treat them with disdain, Soyinka is quoted as saying.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=518470
http://afrikanews.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=39
Human Rights in Arab and Muslim Countries
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2001/8/Human%20Rights%20in%20Arab%20and%20Muslim%20Co untries
Child rape slavery
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/sudan_niger_darfur_maurataniagenocide_child_rape_sla very/http://dorsch.hyperphp.com/arabracismandislamicjihad/index.html
Slaves, Sexual slaves
http://sudanwatch.blogspot.com/search?q=slaves
Slavery in the Arab World, a comprehensive portrait of slavery in the Islamic world from earliest times until today…
http://books.google.com/books?id=vO1pNQAACAAJ&dq
http://www.amazon.com/Slavery-Arab-World-Murray-Gordon/dp/1561310239
African Slaves In The Arab World Oct 3, 2006 … African Slaves In The Arab World … While many children were born to slaves in the Americas, and millions of their descendants are citizens …
http;//www.aina.org/news/2006100394917.htm
Boy slave ‘crucified’ by Sudanese Muslim Sep 28, 2006 … A Sudanese slave who was assigned to watch his Muslim master’s camels was "crucified" when he was caught sneaking out to attend a Christian …
Sudan jihad forces Islam on Christians Sudan’s militant Muslim regime is slaughtering Christians who refuse to convert … of Sudan to continue its jihad against the Black African Christians of … (2002)
Muslims Taking Christians As Slaves The systematic rape, murder and enslavement of the black Christian Sudanese … and the Murahaleen in Sudan, routinely take black slaves as children, …
THE SYSTEMATIC USE OF RAPE AS A TOOL OF WAR IN DARFUR: A BLUEPRINT …Amnesty International describes the human rights situation in Sudan as …… with knowledge of the attack: (a) Murder; (b) Extermination; (c) Enslavement; …. Indeed, international prosecutions for the systematic rape of women in …
http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/3589178-1.html
Slave Trade Thrives in Sudan – Christian Solidarity International estimates tens of thousands of black slaves are owned by Arabs in northern Sudan.
Forced circumcision in Sudan – Women and children abducted in slave raids are roped by the neck or strapped to animals … The people of southern Sudan are black, and they are not Muslim. …
http://www.cirp.org/news/frontpage11-25-03/
Slavery ignored – black slavery in Sudan and Mauritania National …Black women and children (mostly Christian) are being captured in raids on their … (NOI) is speaking out in defense of Sudan and of Muslim enslavers. …
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n20_v47/ai_17443644
Islamic Slavery In his fact-filled work on the history of the Muslim Arab slave trade in Africa.
Killings for Islam Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery in the Mediterranean, … Starving girl trying to get to feeding centre, Sudan famine, 1993. …
http://markhumphrys.com/islam.killings.html
Things non-offensive to Muslims by Paolo BassiAs part of their racial and religious war against the southern black Christians, the northern Arabs also forced blacks into slavery. This modern slave trade …
http://www.islam-watch.org/PaoloBassi/NonOffensive2%20Muslims.htm
American Thinker: The living legacy of jihad slavery Jihad slavery also contributed substantively to the growth of the Muslim …. and Christians of southern Sudan, by the Arab Muslimdominated Khartoum regime … http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=4407
Islamic Slavery – Even the famous Arab philosopher Ibn Khaldun, expressed racist attitudes … Slavery is still practiced in two Islamic nations: The Sudan and Mauritania. …
The Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society’ Conference on Arab-Led Slavery of Africans’ convened by CASAS and the …. ‘Arab Racism in the Sudan.
http://www.casas.co.za/activities.htm
The Unknown Slavery: In the Muslim world, that is and its not over…
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_9_54/ai_85410331
Saudi sheik: ‘Slavery is a part of Islam’ In a lecture recorded on tape by SIA, the sheik said, Slavery is part of jihad, and jihad will remain as long there is Islam. …
ARAB MASTERS & BLACK SLAVES * ARABISM:
http://www.theblacklist.net/
Islamic Slavery in Sudan – HUMAN EVENTS The International Criminal Court this week issued warrants for the arrest of Ahmed Haroun, the minister for humanitarian affairs of Sudan, and Ali Ko.
The Persistence of Islamic Slavery All this indicates that the problem of Islamic slavery is not restricted to recent events in the Sudan; it is much larger and more deeply rooted. …
The Arab Slaver
Posted by Jeff Morton on Saturday, June 07, 2008 8:19:48 PM My country is called the great Satan by many in the Islamic world. We were once called capitalist pigs or similar metaphors used by much of the communist world. It has been stated by a certain group of people living within America that we have white devils running the establishment. Far to many Black Americans have yet to move beyond the race issue while at the same time (unfortunately) racism is still practiced by just about every group within our borders. I have experienced racism in Asian restaurants. I have had Mexicans say to my face that, some Blacks are just ignorant! I have dealt with many Whites who have a sense of entitlement that excuses racism because after all, the It’s my country mentality is still pervasive to some. I have dealt with the blatant ignorance of white supremacy as well.
One experience I have yet to have occur of late is a black liberal or black conservative politician or so called black academia mention the historical facts concerning Islamic slavery and how the Arab countries subjugated entire communities or groups of human beings otherwise known as infidels to slavery. This timing is ripe for this discussion.
When I read materials by Cornell West such as, Race Matters or Jews and Blacks (let the healing begin) or when I read of the latest rant by what I have deemed to be our countries, ‘super idiot’ Al Sharpton, I wonder why Black America cannot move beyond victimization. It is as though we want white people to apologize for slavery and until they do we won’t forgive, ever! Truth be told, what the Arabs perpetrated on the African and continue to do so especially on the black Christian is remarkably never spoken of by Jesse Jackson or any member of the black community. Please, review the following video before reading further, click the link (www.dailymotion.com/video/x459mk_islam-slavery_politics) THANK YOU!
http://mortonstwocents.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/07/the_arab_slaver.thtml
Slavery in Mauritania
http://members.aol.com/casmasalc/mauritan.htm
Mauritania: Marginalised Black populations fight against Arabisation
Thursday 8 April 2010 / by Alicia Koch, Patrick K. Johnsson
Hundreds of Black Mauritanian students gathered at the University of Nouakchott Tuesday to express their outrage against what they call a “comprehensive Arabization” of Mauritania. The sit-in follows several demonstrations triggered by speeches, delivered by the Prime Minister and Minister of Culture. The students condemn a move to promote Arabic as a national language.
The atmosphere was tense on Tuesday at the University of Nouakchott. Under heavy police surveillance, Black Mauritanian students gathered, once again, to show their indignation over speeches given by the country’s Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Moulaye Laghdaf and Culture Minister Cissé Mint Boide on March 1, a day set aside for the promotion of the Arabic language.
Strong statements calling for the primacy of the Arabic language in strategic areas including television, education, and administration, while reducing French and other national languages like Fulani, Wolof and Soninke to sheer Vernacular. “Everything is Arabized!”, hurled Yacouba Diakite, secretary general of the National Union of Mauritanian Students (SNEM), as he condemned the Arabic language broadcasts on Mauritanian television. He describes the speeches delivered by the two ministers as discriminatory and “disastrous” as they do not take into account the country’s cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity.
This latest protest follows an initial demonstration that took place Wednesday, March 24. Mainly represented by members of the SNEM and bilingual clubs of the University of Nouakchott, the protesters hit the streets with two main requests : An apology from the Prime Minister who, by imposing Arabic as the sole administrative instrument of exchange and work, has given rise to a sense of cultural oppression among Black Mauritanians; And the resignation of the Minister of Youth and Culture, who, according Ndiaye Sarr Kane, spokesman for the demonstration, is incapable of representing Mauritania’s multiculturalism. According to her, part of the minister’s speech which read: “The national languages are obstacles to the emergence of the Arabic language,” were shocking.
The demonstration quickly turned violent as Arab students chanting “yes to Arabization!” clashed with the Black Mauritanians. The violence led to the arrest of several students by the police. The number of students arrested range between 4, according to Atlas Vista, and 8, according to RFI. Those arrested were released 24 hours later without being charged.
A multicultural country?
These multiple demonstrations has incurred strong reactions from the prime minister, who remains determined to justify his remarks, in an interview accorded to three journalists from the country’s private media and published on the ruling party’s (l’Union des forces de progress) website.
Interpreting his speech, according to him, requires placing it in its appropriate context. He further explains that the speech was made on the 1st of March, a day commemorated by 22 countries as a day of the Arabic language, following a decision by the Arab League, of which Mauritania has been a member since 1973. He insists that it was not unusual to place the language on a pedestal that day, he however denies denigrating the other national languages, which according to him, remain an integral part of the country. A country he describes as having both strong African and Arab roots.
Analysts believe that this is an essential fight for the Fulani, Wolof, Soninke and other black-skinned groups, who account for about a third of the country’s population, as the Arabic language consolidates the position of the Arab-Berber majority who wield more political and economic power, and who have often been accused of enslaving the minority Black populations. Slavery which is still practiced by the Arab-Berber populations was abolished three times in Mauritania in the last century alone. In 2002, Action for Change (AC), a political party which campaigned for greater rights for blacks and the descendants of slaves, was banned by the government.
Symptomatic of a deep malaise, the question of identity has rocked the Mauritanian landscape since 1966; a year that saw a massive mobilization of Black students in Nouakchott to ask for the suppression of a law that sought to make the use Arabic language in secondary education compulsory. A cultural constraint for the Black minority, natives of the region of the Senegal River Basin, the issue has remained latent for nearly half a century.
http://en.afrik.com/article17279.html
The modern African state: quest for transformation – Page 136
Godfrey Mwakikagile – 2001 – 251 pages
But of late, institutionalized racism by Arabs against black Africans has become a
growing problem in Africa, especially in Mauritania, Sudan, and Tanzania.”
http://books.google.com/books?id=zw6PgwJVaMwC&pg=PA136
Global restructuring and peripheral states: the carrot and the stick in …? – Page 227
Mohameden Ould-Mey – Business & Economics – 1996 – 316 pages
The report claims that the policy of Arabization in Mauritania “discriminates
against the black ethnic communities, particularly the Halpulaars” and that “it is fair
to say that the Mauritanian government practices undeclared apartheid
http://books.google.com/books?id=iWxZ9JV-UOEC&pg=PA227
Silent terror: a journey into contemporary African slavery
Samuel Cotton – 1998 – 170 pages
[page 47]
13 In this regard, ‘Antara is the forerunner of the Hara- tine “black Arabs” of
Mauritania and the “brown Arabs” of Sudan, both of whom have internalized racist
Arab perceptions of black Africans. Indeed, after centuries of slavery, …
http://books.google.com/books?ei=UOC-S6XBEI32sQOL9pmaBQ&ct=result&id=2724AAAAIAAJ&dq=hara
I often cited a Mauritanian case reported in Newsweek in 1992. in that article,Fahl
Ould Saed Ahmed, the Arab owner of twoten-year-old African…
http://books.google.com/books?ei=UOC-S6XBEI32sQOL9pmaBQ&ct=result&id=2724AAAAIAAJ&dq=RACISM
RACIAL STRUGGLE IN MAURITANIA Jul 4, 2007 … RACIAL STRUGGLE IN
MAURITANIA. Posted by RUNOKO RASHIDI …. nations to take a moral stand on
condemning Arab slavery in Mauritania. …
http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/mauritania.html
Islam’s Black slaves: the other Black diaspora? – Page 204 Ronald Segal – History –
2002 – 273 pages
There are, however, two states, Mauritania and Sudan, with rogue regimes that
… slavery but also policies amounting to racism in the treatment of blacks.
http://books.google.com/books?id=fdh3GYnXvrAC&pg=PA204
UN Report on slavery in Sudan, genocide in the Nuba Mountains, and …GENEVA,
Aug 30 (AFP) — Sudan and Mauritania were singled out for practising slavery and racial discrimination in a study of countries on the Afro-Arab …
http://www.sudanreeves.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=375&page=1
Yambo Ouologuem: postcolonial writer, Islamic militant – Page 5
Christopher Wise – 1999 – 258 pages
There are tens of thousands of black slaves in Mauritania who remain the property of
their master, … who angrily insists that “the worst enemies for blacks right now are racist Arabs,”
http://books.google.com/books?id=D0oFGq8aowgC&pg=PA5
Encyclopedia of twentieth-century African history? – Page 356 Tiyambe Zeleza, Paul
Tiyambe Zeleza, Dickson Eyoh – Reference – 2003 – 652 pages
Since l920 Mauritania had been attached to French West Africa and the … But to
its critics Mauritania remained a divided country, where slavery, racism,
http://books.google.com/books?id=kjUHZrPBPPYC&pg=PA356
Durmam Daxxel homepage – Military Rule, Racism and Democratisation …THE ORIGIN AND EFFECT OF RACISM IN MAURITANIA & SUDAN As was noted above, racism in both countries has its origin in the ways Arabs came into contact
http://garbadiallo.dk/mrulems.htm
Country Report: Mauritania Slaves are raised to believe that serving their Arab-
Berber masters is a … Denied an education and trapped within Mauritania’s pervasive racism and …
http://www.iabolish.org/slavery_today/country_reports/mr.html
Mauritania Fights to End Racism : NPRMar 6, 2008 … Since it gained its
independence from France in 1960 Mauritania has struggled … between the Afro-Mauritanians and so called Arab-Mauritanians.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87940096
The Senegal-Mauritania Conflict of 1989: A Fragile Equilibriumby R Parker – 1991 –
racial character of Mauritania’s Arabs. The so-called ‘white’ Moors, or ‘Beydanes’, enslaved and assimilated blacks, or ‘Haratines’, over a …
http://www.jstor.org/stable/160997
[PDF] Colonialism –Arab and European Compare
character of black African lands by importing Arab settlers, as in … ethnic origins, 28 per cent white Moors of Arab-Berber origin, and 40 percent black slaves known ….
The Arabs in Mauritania call themselves Beydane (Arabic … aggressors who have exploited, enslaved and oppressed black Africans for centuries? …
http://www.ncobra-intl-affairs.org/comments/Colonialism_Arab_and_European_Compared.pdf
Edofolks – Arabs in AfricaIn Mauritania, they have had to declare an end to slavery
six times …. Arabs’ racial war against black Africa started with their occupation and …
http://www.edofolks.com/html/arabs_in_africa.htm
Ethiopia | Arab enslavement of blacks: The forgetten war…Sep 1, 2009
Slavery is still practiced in two Islamic nations: The Sudan and Mauritania. … Arab racism is so deep it is inscribed in the fundamental semantic … For many Arabs, the
historical description of blacks as slaves and …
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14973
Black Africans are also the victims of Arab racism. The Arab government of Sudan,
for example, sponsors militias that massacre and enslave blacks. The Arab government of Mauritania likewise permits blacks to be enslaved.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/article.php3?id=488
NPR: Slavery in Mauritania, 28, 2001 The government of Mauritania abolished slavery more than 20 years ago. But despite the government’s persistent denials, the practice continues …
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/racism/010828.mauritania.html
Despite the agtrocious anti-Christian, anti-Jewish Nation of Islam’s infamous bigot Louis Farrakhan’s attempts to rewrite history and the ilk sites like The Islamic revisionists at that lunatic site: “arabslavetrade” (with its made-up lies and “conspiracy theories”), truth must be told.
Nation of Islam’s infamous Louis Farrakhan support for the Slavery in Sudan
Slavery Is an Issue Again – New York Times… of Sudan in a black slave trade and about the support that Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam, has voiced for the Sudanese Government. …
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9c07e5d91439f937a15750c0a960958260
Slavery in the Sudan has come to increasing public attention during the country’s 16 year war waged by the Muslim north against the black Christian south
Despite mounting evidence pointing to the disturbing reality of Black enslavement in the Sudan, Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam maintain ties with Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and leader of Sudan’s ruling party, Hassan al-Turabi. Under this leadership, the country has become a base for Islamic extremist terrorism, and Muslim enslavement of Sudanese Blacks has persisted.
The Minister refuses to condemn the current regime regarding this atrocity occurring in Africa to his fellow Blacks.
http://www.adl.org/issue_nation_of_islam/farrakhan_and_slavery_in_sudan.asp
Farrakhan and the Sudan slave trade Farrakhan’s support to the Sudanese slave masters is yet another example of his utterly reactionary program and purpose
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/33/170.html
Farrakhan’s Sudan Connection
Farrakhan’s support to the Sudanese slave masters is yet another example of his utterly reactionary program and purpose.
http://www.therant.us/guest/jonsson/2008/02022008.htm
[Apr, 2010]
I recently read an article noting that slaves throughout history usually had more economic security and stability than employees of big corporations, in exchange for their labor. Slaves had more security than I have in 2010.
Between 1526 and 1810, Africa sold about 10 million of its people to slavery –many sold their own children.
Europe bought 175,000 slaves
Spanish America bought 1,552,000 slaves
Brazil bought a WHOPPING 3,647,000 slaves!
British Caribbean bought 1,665,000 slaves
British America (no longer exists!) and the United States bought a small sum of 399,000 slaves
French America (no longer exists!) bought 1,600,000 slaves
Dutch America (no longer exists!) bought 500,000
Danish West Indies bought 28,000 slaves, and the number of people sold by Africa to Islam through the Arab slave routes of east Africa is unknown to the West. Islam is forgiven by my observation. Why the preferred treatment?:
According to World History, United States participation was negligible by comparison to the rest of the entire world. Would anyone like differ with history? If so, your argument is one which results from lack of information. Argumentative and overbearing members of our black population should return to the proverbial drawing board and STOP viciously attacking the innocent Southern population. Indeed, we all know the truth about WHO and WHAT countries were involved in flesh traffic, as witnessed by world history.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-cluchey/virginia-is-for-haters_b_529206.html#cmt_txt_wrap_44177 356
THE ARAB SLAVE TRADE
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9vggt_the-arab-slave-trade_news
Video: Islamic Justification for the Arab Slave Trade
Vlad Tepes 23 March 2010
This important documentary details both the Islamic justification for the trading of human beings as slaves and how the true history of the slave trade is distorted and outright buried by organizations such as OXFAM and UNICEF due to the take over of the UN by the OIC, or ‘Organization of Islamic Conference’. This truly is a stunning document, and makes sense of a lot of history of slavery, Islam, and the west. French & German, subtitled in English.
Arab Slave Trade English titles from Vlad Tepes on Vimeo.
Two Views of The History of Islamic Slavery
The legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa: a quest for inter-religious …
John Alembillah Azumah – 2001 – 264 pages
This.. book reassess the presence of Islam in Africa.
http://books.google.com/books?id=pSoQAQAAIAAJ&q=The+Legacy+of+Arab-Islam+in+Africa&dq=The+Legacy+of+Arab-Islam+in+Africa&hl=en&ei=Gj-_S8bWMo_atgOKpfGaBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAA
The Bloody Legacy of Arab Islam in Africa
Posted in African Theater, Islamic Expansionism by Rob Taylor on November 12th, 2007
Here’s an interview with John Alembillah Azuma, author of the most important book Black Americans thinking of converting to Islam will ever read, The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa. In the book Azuma proves definitively not only that Arab Muslim enslavement of Blacks is more pernicious than any other slavery in the world (indeed it still goes on today), but that it was in fact viler and more vicious.
Compared to the white washes of Arab racism that most “academics” participate in, Azuma’s book is a breath of fresh air that exposes the ugly truth about Arab Imperialism and its consequences when embedded in a religious community. I’ve blogged about Arab racism toward Blacks leading to murder and genocide, this book is my evidence of that truth.
If you don’t read the book at least watch the interview and learn about the horrors of 1400 years of systematic rape, torture and murder perpetrated on innocent Africans by Arab Imperialists:
http://www.red-alerts.com/islamic-expansionism/the-bloody-legacy-of-arab-islam-in-africa/
& now…
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Human rights vs Islamic monstrous lobby globally and its power over the UN
Rights experts attack Islam defamation drive at UN
Wed 17 Dec 2008, 15:33 GMT
By Robert Evans
GENEVA, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The United Nations should stop passing resolutions, largely promoted by Islamic countries, calling for laws against “defamation of religion”, according to international experts on freedom of expression.
The four experts — from Africa, Europe, Latin America and the United Nations itself — said such laws were often used to shield religious leaders from criticism and to suppress religious minorities and non-believers.
“International organisations, including the United Nations General Assembly and Human Rights Council, should desist from the further adoption of statements supporting the idea of ‘defamation of religion’,” they declared.
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnLH387871.html
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WHAT IF IT WASN’T THE ISLAMIC LOBBY THAT CONTROLS?
What if it was not Islamo Arab [oil] lobby that sucks you to the bone and controls all international bodies?
We wouldn’t have been sending so many billions (in gas money) to those that hate us (no matter what we do).
The UN would finally start doing something, stopping the Arab genocide in the Sudan for starters…
The UN would have less bigoted anti-Israel obsessive “condemnations”.
US & EU could breath a little…
Europe could even get a hold on securing its borders… and think for themselves in mid-east policies (need worry no more about the threat from the ‘Arab market’).
Anti American bashing wouldn’t be a “fashionable” feature.
War on terror would be easier.
Oppressive totalitarian Islamic Republic of Iran wouldn’t get their ultimate weapon to destroy the world.
Daring free voices would come out and Islamic militants’ crimes against humanity wouldn’t be “justified” as “victim-hood”.
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The Islamo Arab Goliath Mafia ‘lobby’, Worldwide
In the UN, EU, and in General
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.13545/pub_detail.asp The Arab lobby crippling police in securityhttp://www.scottishfriendsofisrael.org/united_nations.htm Arab lobby and UN
http://www.wzo.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=26 The Arab Boycott: Economic War Against the State of Israel
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/europeanfears.shtml Arab lobby functioning through European functionaries, built into the European institutions to influence Europeans
http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Jewish+Education/Education+FAQ/Hasbara+-+Israel+Advocacy+Resources The campaigns were fueled by the financial and international political power of the Arab lobby in the UN and the world, which exerted pressure through …
http://www.middleeastfacts.com/Articles/ arabian-fights-how-the-saudis-lobby.php Arabian Fights: How the Saudis Lobby
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=15962 Already the Euro-Arab lobby of the powerful replacement theology models Arafat as a Moses, or even … , casting the Arafatian cult into the Palestinian
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/981 What Riyadh Buys [in Washington]
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/tobin.archives.asp Delegitimizing pro-Israel voices is priority for Arab lobby after Iraq
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=8902 FBI Polarized by the “Wahhabi Lobby”
http://www.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/murawiec200511220847.asp “Talibans with Oil and a Good P.R. Company”
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usoil.html Their Oil Weapon
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/161 The Politics of Muslim Anti-Semitism
Arab wealth and influence exceeds Jewish Wealth buys influence. Thirty years of oil wealth have given Arabs wealth that … is considerably diminished, along with a lot of Jewish lobbying leverage… http://www.samsonblinded.org/israel_america/3arab_wealth_israeli_influence.htm
How Much Does It Cost to Buy Global TV News? – An LGF reader who worked for Associated Press TV News sent me the following article explaining how APTN works, and suggesting a reason why their coverage of the Middle East is so overwhelmingly biased against Israel
How Arab Muslim Goliath corrupts controls world & media
1) Oil, no secret how European leaders, almost all UN rep. and many in the US govt. bend their policies on the fears of ‘what the oil Arab might do’…
2) The fear of rampage on Arab street in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, as in 2005 intifadah & other rampage, shapes much of Euro politics.
3) Africa is totally under Arab SLAVE masters (psychologically).
4) Even congress HAS to listen to the Wahabbi Saudi Goliath, Iraq war has a lot to with that.
5) The appeasement trend that is influenced by Arab Muslim terror, which that’s exactly what appeasement is all about.
In the US on high ranking officials
Jimmy Carter and the Arab Lobby http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=26045
James Baker and the Arab Lobby Two stories highlight the financial involvement of James Baker http://www.israelated.com/node/5341″>http://www.israelated.com/node/5341
The US The Arab Boycott: Economic War Against the State of Israel, telephone conglomerate Sprint was “persuaded”, by the US Arab lobby, to remove the photo of the Dome of the Rock from a commercial advertising phone … http://www.wzo.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=26
HOW ARAB MONEY FUELS DHIMMI CARTER’S HATE, Friday, December 22, 2006. HOW ARAB MONEY FUELS DHIMMI CARTER’S HATE … jimmy’s anti-Semitism is LONG HELD aas are his relationships with “THE ARAB LOBBY! … http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2006/12/how-arab-money-fuels-dhimmi-carters.html
I’m still waiting for the Walt and Meirsheimer study of how the arab lobby is subverting American interests in the Middle East. http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/lel66/2006/dec/19/the_isg_and_the_arab_lobby
TRAITORS Arab “americans” see US as ENEMY! Excerpts from Arab Lobby’s cable TV Talkshow
How Arab ‘Americans’ propogate, whine, imagine, panic!
Tuesday night: May 16 2006
The Arab international cable ART, had a program on it’s “Downstairs Cafe” (managed by Aseel Aborno) about how to lobby, how Arab Americans should get involved, to “counter” the (so called) “Jewish lobby”.
What is the Arab agenda? Anti Israelism, that’s all!
It seems that their entire burning agenda is how Israel is doing, poor group of people have no other issues, but if Israel the victim & the underdog from Arabs’ genocide-menace is a bit successful in getting it’s message & image across, now, that just kills them.
Never mind the Arabs living inside Israel that their lives are impacted by empowering Israel, then again it reminds us of the 1948 Arab crime on “Palestinians” (then called Arabs, plain) to leave the area (many did) until they — promised to — ethnic cleanse the Jews… then, have put them all in shabby camps, denying all aid from reaching the “Palestinians”, so that they could play them against Israel’s image.
It’s, again, not about pro – Arabs as much as anti Israel, racism at it’s “best”.
They had a guest: prof. Edmond Ghareeb, his title; ‘Middle east analyst’, he was advocating the idea that Arab Americans should learn from the pro Israel lobby that convinces that Israel is a strategic asset to the US, that it’s in all Americans’ interest to support her, (here this “professor” had to insert that lying propaganda of course) they convince that it is a democracy (Any proof against that, like Arab women voting in Israeli election, representation in all government branches, equal rights, with often preferential treatments to Arab Israelis over Israeli Jews in Israeli courts, open free speech, what not?).
Even their “moderates” have ridiculous pathetic paranoia
He was ‘kind’ enough to point out that it’s not Jews, but non Jews also (never occurred to him that most non Jews don’t need any Jews telling them who’s right & who’s wrong, I would also ask him then, why call it “Jewish lobby”?), that are in think tanks, lower level of government, journalists, etc. but even a Prof. like him is really diluted that all these journalists that he might perceive as pro Israel (I bet many of them are anti Israel in me eye…) really work in “cooperation” & in coordination”, so such libels sounds familiar?
Yes, welcome to Arab Muslim hidden and open dark “theories” rooms, where they describe the individuals they seem to hate as “linked”, oh my God, all these individuals must meet every Tuesday night in a secret location on “how to influence”.
CNN gets 5,000 emails on an anti Israeli report
He was crying out that why CNN doesn’t get any supporting mails from Arab Americans in the anti Israel reporting cases, well, how about the 5,000 emails are spontaneous?
No, the Arab activists can’t bring themselves to think that they are just wrong on the middle east, and that most Americans know the overall picture, and there is no “secret get together”, silly Professor!
Sam Saad – A lawyer, self proclaimed implant in US government to influence indirectly: “sit down with the — US enemy”
This lawyer from the midwest: Sam Saad is of Lebanese descent, he tells M. Karram who is against joining the US government (too many dhimmis or apes & pigs?) but advocates to email the congressmen, Sam Saad says to her and to the audience:
You have more power if you become friend with them, then you can really influence them, other wise you are just on the side lines (Prof. Edmond Ghareeb interrupts & says: both are needed).
Sam saad: “You have to sit down with the enemy” — remember that/his statement!
Racist Sam Saad has a problem with too many Jewish representatives
He was really troubled by the fact of ‘how many Jewish Representatives’ there are, never mind that a Jewish representative does not always mean a Pro Israel Rep. or wise versa, but even a lawyer and “polished” Arab like him, has that racial hatred.
All in all, the entire theme was about on how to be anti (so called) J. Lobby, naturally anti Jewish racism came up, even in such an Arab American — supposedly — moderate forum, Sam Saad’s treacherous outburst and Anti Americanism should also not be ignored..
The Arab Lobby – Mafia, in Latin America too
(Nov, 2006)
So you already know the years long grip on the UN by the Islamo Arab “lobby” mafia, how they control, threaten dictate those rediculous anti Israel resolutions or to torpedo anything US wants done in world security, or to torpedo any step that would condemn the Arab militias and the Sudanese government’s most heinous crimes, slavery, and genocide in Sudan, now spilling over to Chad as well.
So you know as well about Eurabia, and the Islamic Arab goliath lobby mafia in Europe, how the EU is afraid of the Arab Muslim immigrants’ usual violent intifadahs, though it doesn’t help them much , all those EU various Arabist decisions.
But I doubt if you heard about the Arab lobby mafia in S. America, not only in Brazil that has around one Million Arabs (Syrian and others), that push for more ties with Arab nations in Lula’s years but Venezuela is largely supported by Lebanese Arab merchants in that S. American country.
It appears that Arabs’ hatred is that high against the US that they would rather support a socialist that will nwever accommadate the Quran but anti Americanism is enough to be such a great motive.
“Lobby”? actually too much of a soft term to this gang, What? the Arab lobby ever does something good for Arabs? like helping in Iraq, Lebanon or amng “Palestinians”? of course not, but all they are about is ANTI (like anti US or the poll that shows most UK Muslims are anti west), never PRO anything (just like they support Hezbollah’s crimes on their own people in Lebanon in causing civilians to die, because anti Israelism is that of a sacred goal to them). So now you know why a Christian socialist Chavez — supported by Arabs — would risk suicide in dealing with anti-all-west the Jihadi monster: Adolf Ahmadinejad.
And of course do not disconnect all of this to the Islamic Terrorist group Hezbollah finance, channeled from “holy” dirty illegal smuggling at the Paraguay – Brazil border.
Arab Muslim Goliath Lobby Mafia, in central America
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1154525889070&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Costa Rica to relocate embassy to TA, Most would be hard-pressed to guess, but the surprising answer to the question is El Salvador. , Costa Rica’s president, Oscar Arias, said Wednesday the move was needed to bring the Central American nation in line with international law and mend relations with Arab nations.
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=133&view=item&idx=1138 Last Two Embassies Move to Tel Aviv
Both El Salvador and Costa Rica, the last two bastions of political recognition of Israel’s capital, have decided to move their embassies from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.
They, like many other nations, succumbed to pressure from Arab and Moslem nations which refuse to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital or deal with countries who do.
Even though the US has it’s embassy in Tel Aviv, the move that JUST happened — all of a sudden — is surely connected to (the open secret) Arab Muslims that have financed the Costa Rican Oscar Arias.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/013296.php Fitzgerald: Fighting against the Jihad in Latin America … Factors militating against Islamic conversions among Latin Americans: …
Political Candidates Receiving Contributions from ARAB AMERICAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PAC
Name; Office; Party; State; $ Amount
ABERCROMBIE, NEIL HOUSE Democrat HI 1,000
BALDWIN, TAMMY HOUSE Democrat WI 1,000
BOUSTANY, JR, CHARLES W. HOUSE Republican LA 5,500
CASTOR, BETTY SENATE Democrat FL 2,000
CONYERS, JOHN JR HOUSE Democrat MD 5,000
DAVIS, DANNY K HOUSE Democrat IL 1,000
DINGELL, JOHN D HOUSE Democrat DC 4,000
DRISCOLL, JOSEPH E HOUSE Democrat PA 5,000
HINCHEY, MAURICE D. HOUSE Democrat NY 2,000
HOLT, RUSH HOUSE Democrat NJ 1,000
HONDA, MIKE HOUSE Democrat CA 1,000
HYDE, HENRY JOHN HOUSE Republican IL 1,000
ISSA, DARRELL E HOUSE Republican CA 3,500
JOHN, CHRIS SENATE Democrat LA 5,000
JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS HOUSE Democrat OH 1,000
KAPTUR, MARCY HOUSE Democrat OH 2,000
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN CHEEKS HOUSE Democrat MI 2,000
KUCINICH, DENNIS J HOUSE Democrat OH 4,000
LAHOOD, RAY HOUSE Republican IL 3,500
LEE, BARBARA HOUSE Democrat CA 3,000
LEE, SHEILA JACKSON HOUSE Democrat TX 3,000
MCDERMOTT, JAMES ADELBERT HOUSE Democrat WA 3,000
MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA A HOUSE Democrat GA 4,000
MONGIARDO, DANIEL SENATE Democrat KY 5,000
MORAN, JAMES P JR. HOUSE Democrat VA 6,000
NADEAU, JUSTIN HOUSE Democrat NH 7,000
OBAMA, BARACK SENATE Democrat IL 1,500
OBEY, DAVID R HOUSE Democrat WI 2,000
PAUL, RONALD E. HOUSE Republican TX 2,000
PAYNE, DONALD M HOUSE Democrat NJ 2,000
PETERSON, JOHN E HOUSE Republican PA 500
RAHALL, NICK J II M C HOUSE Democrat WV 3,500
ROHRABACHER, DANA HOUSE Republican CA 1,000
RYAN, TIMOTHY J HOUSE Democrat OH 1,000
SANDERS, BERNARD HOUSE Independent VT 1,000
STARK, PETE HOUSE Democrat CA 2,000
UDALL, TOM HOUSE Democrat NM 1,000
WATERS, MAXINE HOUSE Democrat CA 2,000
WATSON, DIANE E HOUSE Democrat CA 2,000
WATT, MELVIN L HOUSE Democrat NC 2,000
WOOLSEY, LYNN C HOUSE Democrat CA 2,000
Democrats: 33
Republicans: 7
Independents: 1
Political Candidates Receiving Contributions from NAAA-ADC INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NAAA-ADC, Inc. is the government affairs affiliate of the American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC).
Name Office Party State $ Amount
ABU-GHAZALAH, MAAD H H HOUSE Democrat CA 2,000
CHAFEE, LINCOLN D SENATE Republican RI 1,000
GRIJALVA, RAUL M HOUSE Democrat AZ 500
Political Candidates Receiving Contributions from MUSLIM AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAPAC)
3 record(s)
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E HOUSE Democrat MD 2,000
SCOTT, ROBERT C BOBBY HOUSE Democrat VA 2,000
SOCAS, JAMES ROBERT HOUSE Democrat VA 1,714
Political Candidates Receiving Contributions from PAKISTANI AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAK-PAC
LARSON, JOHN B HOUSE Democrat CT 250
SIMMONS, ROBERT R HOUSE Republican CT 1,000
SPECTER, ARLEN SENATE Republican PA 1,000
Related: The Global Islamic Lobby
What Riyadh Buys in Washington (2002)
Europe’s Whabbi Lobby (2005)
Exposing the Muslim Lobby(2006)
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August 28, 2017 BlowoutBuzz
His Rookie Cards will not arrive until 2018 Topps Series 1 — and that could be the first place to find his first Topps autographs, too, as Topps has not announced his presence to come in any remaining Bowman releases where he could have been slated for a prospect auto.
Hoskins’ first cards are only found in packs of 2014 Bowman Draft and the 2014 Bowman Chrome Mini set. Between those, he’s got almost 50 cards out of his overall total of fewer than 175.
Want ink? He’s got just 22 different certified autographs and they are all found in boxes of 2016 Elite Extra Edition — all of them. All but two are serial-numbered and those that are numbered are limited to no more than 100 copies — and 11 of them are 1/1 cards. In short, he’s in there — but there’s not a lot to go around overall.
Other Hoskins cardboard can be found in 2016 Bowman Draft and Topps Heritage Minor League, while he can be found in this year’s versions of Bowman, Topps Pro Debut and Bowman Platinum. His only other card appearances are in Topps Now and any team-issued MiLB team sets.
Hoskins’ elusiveness on cardboard is a bit of an enigma. He hit 38 home runs with 116 RBI last season for Double-A Reading and had 17 homers before that with two teams. He had 29 homers with 91 RBI n 115 games this year before being called up. He’s not just a power guy, either, with a .287 average in four minor-league seasons and he’s hitting .297 with the Phillies now.
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Aaron Judge could have been an Oakland A’s star — and here’s his 2010 Bowman Draft Picks card
May 25, 2017 May 25, 2017 BlowoutBuzzLeave a comment
You probably know Aaron Judge by now. After all, he’s tied for the MLB lead with 15 home runs, is the 6-foot-7 young face of the New York Yankees and on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
But in an alternate reality — and an alternate reality with baseball cards — none of this would have happened. He’d be playing somewhere else.
You probably didn’t know — this collector didn’t — that Judge was once a draft pick of the Oakland A’s, the Moneyballing squad that ultimately sends all of its star players to the Yankees anyway and gets its playoff hopes dashed by Yankees stars and unlikely plays that will never, ever go away. (They even start off movies made about the A’s.)
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Objective assessment of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in knee osteoarthritis patients – beyond daily steps and total sedentary time
Maik Sliepen1Email authorView ORCID ID profile,
Elsa Mauricio1,
Matthijs Lipperts2,
Bernd Grimm2 and
Dieter Rosenbaum1, 3
BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBMC series – open, inclusive and trusted201819:64
Accepted: 15 February 2018
Knee osteoarthritis patients may become physically inactive due to pain and functional limitations. Whether physical activity exerts a protective or harmful effect depends on the frequency, intensity, time and type (F.I.T.T.). The F.I.T.T. dimensions should therefore be assessed during daily life, which so far has hardly been feasible. Furthermore, physical activity should be assessed within subgroups of patients, as they might experience different activity limitations. Therefore, this study aimed to objectively describe physical activity, by assessing the F.I.T.T. dimensions, and sedentary behaviour of knee osteoarthritis patients during daily life. An additional goal was to determine whether activity events, based on different types and durations of physical activity, were able to discriminate between subgroups of KOA patients based on risk factors.
Clinically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis patients (according to American College of Rheumatology criteria) were monitored for 1 week with a tri-axial accelerometer. Furthermore, they performed three functional tests and completed the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score. Physical activity levels were described for knee osteoarthritis patients and compared between subgroups.
Sixty-one patients performed 7303 mean level steps, 319 ascending and 312 descending steps and 601 bicycle crank revolutions per day. Most waking hours were spent sedentary (61%), with 4.6 bouts of long duration (> 30 min). Specific events, particularly ascending and descending stairs/slopes, brief walking and sedentary bouts and prolonged walking bouts, varied between subgroups.
From this sample of KOA patients, the most common form of activity was level walking, although cycling and stair climbing activities occurred frequently, highlighting the relevance of distinguishing between these types of PA. The total active time encompassed a small portion of their waking hours, as they spent most of their time sedentary, which was exacerbated by frequently occurring prolonged bouts.
In this study, event-based parameters, such as stair climbing or short bouts of walking or sedentary time, were found more capable of discriminating between subgroups of KOA patients compared to overall levels of PA and sedentary time. Thereby, subtle limitations in physical behaviour of KOA-subgroups were revealed, which might ultimately be targeted in rehabilitation programs.
German Clinical Trials Registry under ‘DRKS00008735’ at 02.12.2015.
Sedentary behaviour
Body-worn sensors
F.I.T.T.
Objective assessment
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a frequent cause of pain and disability, affecting over 250 million people worldwide [1, 2]. In part due to experienced pain and limitations, KOA patients generally spend most of their waking hours sedentary (i.e. sitting or lying as opposed to standing or in locomotion) and fail to adhere to physical activity recommendations [3, 4]. Such behaviour could ultimately lead to harmful co-morbidities such as cardiovascular diseases [5].
Physical activity (PA) is a multidimensional behaviour, which is suggested to consist of four dimensions (F.I.T.T.: frequency, intensity, time and type) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) [6]. Whether PA exerts a protective or harmful effect seems to depend primarily on the type, intensity and frequency of PA [7], which highlights the importance of assessing the four dimensions of PA during daily life. On one hand, PA could lead to the progression of KOA, as heavy, repetitive loading may detrimentally affect the articular cartilage of the knee [7]. On the contrary, PA has been shown to prevent functional impairment and maintain independence in KOA patients [7].
A multitude of methods exists to assess PA during daily life. Arguably, the most appropriate method is using accelerometer-based activity monitors, as these are able to implement an activity event-based approach and thus objectively capture the F.I.T.T. dimensions of PA [8]. Furthermore, these devices can objectively determine the time spent sedentary, which is known to detrimentally affect the general health and functional status of KOA patients [4].
So far, studies that have assessed the physical behaviour of KOA patients with activity monitors have generally not been able to describe the four individual dimensions of PA, particularly the type of activities that were performed by KOA patients. Therefore, potentially relevant knowledge regarding the effect of different types of PA on KOA might have been missed. Due to recent technological advancements, the objective assessment of stair/slope locomotion and bicycling, in addition to stepping behaviour, is now feasible [9]. Furthermore, the time patterns of activity and sedentary behaviour can now be determined objectively [9]. Stair locomotion might be a clinically relevant assessment outcome in KOA, as it is often reported as one of the most demanding or even painful activities and is essential for the independence of patients in daily life [10]. Similarly, objectively quantifying bicycling in a free-living environment is important, since the joint moments experienced during cycling are considered small compared to other activities [11]. Cycling is therefore perceived as less painful and commonly prescribed as rehabilitating exercise in KOA patients [12]. In addition, bicycling is a common mode of transportation and recreational activity in Europe [13]. Interrupting sedentary behaviour has been shown to improve physical function and general health of older adults [14, 15]. Consequently, assessing the distribution of sedentary bout durations and interruptions, in addition to overall levels of sedentary time, should be a valuable measurement outcome in a KOA population.
Physical behaviour of KOA patients should not only be assessed on a population-level, but also within subgroups, as they are suggested to engage in different types of PA and experience varying activity limitations [16, 17]. Thus, differentiating between subgroups, which can be characterized based on risk factors (e.g. gender, BMI and knee injury) [18], might reveal subgroup-specific PA limitations. For this purpose, an event-based approach (e.g. activity bouts of specific durations and types) has been suggested to be more discriminative compared to general outcome measures that describe overall levels of PA (e.g. total amount of daily steps) [19].
Therefore, this study aimed to comprehensively describe physical activity, by assessing F.I.T.T. dimensions, and sedentary behaviour of knee osteoarthritis patients during daily life. An additional goal was to determine whether activity events, based on different types and durations of PA, were able to discriminate between subgroups of KOA patients based on risk factors.
A cross-sectional, exploratory study was conducted to assess physical activity, sedentary behaviour and physical function in German knee osteoarthritis patients during daily life.
Eligible adults were required to present with clinical KOA (according to the guidelines of the American College of Rheumatology) and to report pain on most (≥4) days of the week for more than 3 months [20]. Individuals were excluded if they: (1) suffered from rheumatoid arthritis; (2) had a knee replacement, or were scheduled for replacement surgery within 3 months at the beginning of study participation; (3) suffered from medical conditions which could interfere with the activity and test performance, such as neurologic or severe cardiovascular conditions, (4) used an ambulatory aid for more than 50% of the ambulatory time. All participants were recruited at local hospitals and general practices.
Physical activity assessment
Physical activity was monitored using the AX3, a small tri-axial accelerometer (23 × 32.5 × 7.6 mm; sampling frequency: 50 Hz; Axivity Ltd., Newcastle, UK). Patients were instructed to wear the device for seven consecutive days during waking hours, except for water-based activities. The device was worn on the lateral side of the right thigh, halfway between femoral head and tibial plateau, attached by double-adhesive tape. To ensure consistency, the researcher marked the wear location.
Relevant parameters of the F.I.T.T. dimensions were extracted using custom-developed Matlab algorithms (detailed information has been described elsewhere [9]), which have shown highly accurate results in both healthy participants and orthopaedic lower-extremity patients [9]. In short, various types of activities were assessed (i.e. walking, sitting, standing, stair/slope climbing and bicycling). Furthermore, the frequency with which these activities were performed and the time spent within the activities was monitored. The intensity of walking (i.e. walking cadence) was also determined (Table 1). Participants filled in a daily log reporting on wear times, experienced pain through a numeric rating scale (NRS; 0 is no pain, 10 is worst conceivable pain) and physical activity events that could not be monitored with the algorithms (i.e. resistance exercise, swimming, gardening and household activities).
Parameters extracted from AX3, categorized according to F.I.T.T. acronym
Number of level steps
Number of ascending steps
Number of descending steps
Number of bicycling crank revolutions
Bouts of level steps
Bouts of ascending steps
Bouts of descending steps
Number of walking bouts (0–5 s)
Number of walking bouts (5–10 s)
Number of walking bouts (300–600 s)
Number of walking bouts (> 600 s)
Number of sedentary bouts (0–10 s)
Number of sedentary bouts (10–60 s)
Number of sedentary bouts (1200–1800 s)
Number of sedentary bouts (> 1800 s)
Walking cadence
Time spent walking
(incl. Level, ascend and descend).
Time spent bicycling
Time spent sitting
Time spent standing
Stair/slope ascending
Stair/slope descending
STS transfers
STS Sit-to-stand
Physical function scores
The participants performed three functional tests, rather than a single one, in order to represent different activities of daily life. They performed the 40 m (4 × 10 m) fast-paced Walk Test (WT), Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) and 15-Stair Climb Test (SCT). The tests are proven to be valid, reliable and sensitive for knee OA patients [21]. Tests were conducted following the standard protocol instructing patients to perform as fast as possible while the time was recorded with a stopwatch [21]. Each test was performed three times and the average time was used for further analysis.
Patients were asked to fill in the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), a valid and responsive questionnaire covering several disease-related domains, ranging from 0 (most severely affected) to 100 (not affected) [22]. Furthermore, patients were asked about a previous knee injury (‘Have you ever had a knee injury, which resulted in the inability to walk for over one week’), their job and employment status (i.e. employed, unemployed or retired) and whether they performed any sports on a regular basis (specifics regarding type of sports and frequency).
After the measurement, all participant data was pseudonymised. For the activity monitor data, a minimum of 4 valid wear days (i.e. at least 10 daily wear hours) was used as threshold, as these are minimally needed to obtain reliable PA estimates [23, 24]. Participants with insufficient valid wear days were excluded from further analysis.
All analyses were performed with SPSS (Version 23, SPSS Inc., USA), with the significance level set at α = 0.05. First, descriptive statistics regarding socio-demographics, health-related factors and activity parameters were calculated for the total patient sample. Spearman’s rank correlations were computed between activity parameters, the function test scores and KOOS outcomes.
Next, patients were grouped using their respective gender (male/female), BMI category (normal, BMI < 25; overweight, BMI 25–30; obese, BMI > 30) and history of knee injury (knee injury/no knee injury) as a variable. Data was tested for normality using the Shaphiro-Wilk Test and distribution histograms. In case of positively-skewed data (i.e. a violation of the normality-assumption), either a square-root or logarithmic transformation was used to generate a normal distribution [25]. One-way ANCOVA’s were then used to examine the difference in PA parameters between subgroups of KOA patients, while adjusting for possible confounders (i.e. age, gender, BMI, pain and knee injury) [26]. A post-hoc Bonferroni correction was incorporated to adjust for multiple comparisons [25]. Afterwards, the transformed data was back-transformed to present meaningful values [25]. If the data was extremely skewed and a normal distribution could not be achieved (e.g. data that frequently contains ‘0’), non-parametric tests were used (e.g. Mann-Whitney U Test). Data regarding the socio-demographics, health factors and physical function of the complete sample were presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). The differences between subgroups were presented as adjusted mean ± standard error (SE). Finally, transformed data was presented as adjusted mean (95% confidence interval (CI)) [25].
Socio-demographics, health factors and physical function
In total, 61 of the included 64 participants provided valid activity data and were included for further analysis (56% female). The average age was 60 (±10) years. Of the included patients, 18, 30 and 13 were categorized as having a ‘normal’, ‘overweight’ and ‘obese’ BMI, respectively. They reported a mean pain score of 3.0 (NRS) or 57.4 (KOOSpain). A slight majority of the patients (51%) had previously suffered a knee injury (Table 2). Most were still employed (57%) and 56% of the participants reported to perform some form of sports, twice per week. With respect to the functional tests, the patients needed a mean time of 26.1 (±4.7), 7.2 (±1.6) and 14.0 (±4.9) seconds to complete the WT, TUGT and SCT respectively (Table 2).
Participant characteristics, physical function and knee osteoarthritis outcome scores (n = 61)
Sociodemographics
Employment status (employed/retired)
Regular sport participation (yes/no)
Health factors
BMI (kg/m2)
Injury history (yes/no)
Pain (NRS)
Physical function tests
40 m Walk Test (s)
Timed Up and Go Test (s)
Stair Climb Test (s)
Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
BMI Body Mass Index, NRS Numeric Rating Scale
Physical activity and sedentary parameters
The AX3 was worn for a mean of 6.5 (±1.0) days, with an average wear time of 14.7 (±1.2) hours per day. Patients spent 11% of the waking hours walking (incl. Stair locomotion) and 1% bicycling, whereas most of the time was spent with non-locomotion behaviour (88%).
A mean amount of 7934 (±2326) steps were recorded per day, with an average cadence during walking bouts of 100 (±11) steps per minute. A quarter of the participants performed prolonged walking periods (lasting more than 10 min), twice per week. Ascending and descending stairs or slopes occurred 25 and 22 times on a daily basis, with a large variation ranging from 2 to 64 bouts (Table 3). The majority of participants (72%) cycled during the measurement period for a mean of 20 (±17) minutes per day. If crank revolutions were added as steps (since step-based PA recommendations do not discriminate between walking and cycling behaviour) 8535 steps would be counted on a daily basis. This way 25% of the participants would reach the commonly advocated threshold of 10,000 daily steps [3].
Physical activity outcomes, extracted from the AX3 (n = 61)
Total wear time
14. 7 (1.2)
Time spent (h)
Bouts of steps (n)
Amount of steps (n)
Crank revolutions
Walking periods (n)
300–600 s
> 600 s
Sedentary periods (n)
1200–1800 s
> 1800 s
STS transfers (n)
Cadence (steps/min)
100.3 (10.6)
Non-locomotion time (mean: 12.9 h/day) primarily comprised of sedentary behaviour (69%) in comparison with standing (31%). On average, 52 sit-to-stand (STS) transfers were performed per day. Continuous sedentary periods lasting between 20 and 30 min and longer than 30 min occurred 2.6 (±0.9) and 4.6 (±1.7) times per day, resp. (Table 3).
The time spent within activities or sedentary behaviour was not associated with functional test outcomes (ρ < 0.21, p > 0.11). Furthermore, associations between the total amount of daily steps and functional test outcomes were insignificant or weak at best (ρ < 0.40, p ≥ 0.05). However, the amount of ascending/descending steps (ρ = − 0.55 to − 0.68), short activity periods (max. 5 s, ρ = − 0.61 to − 0.64) and short sedentary periods (max. 10 s, ρ = − 0.58 to − 0.62) were significantly associated with the time taken to complete the functional tests (p < 0.001).
Comparison of subgroups based on gender
No significant difference was found in the amount of daily steps between male and female participants (p = 0.89). However, the male participants performed 81% more ascending steps (adjusted mean (CI): 294 (250, 344) vs. 162 (141, 186), p < 0.01) and 84% more descending steps (adjusted mean (CI): 269 (229, 316) vs. 146 (127, 168), p < 0.01) during daily life. In addition, male participants completed the SCT significantly faster compared to females (adjusted mean ± SE: 12.2 ± 0.8 vs. 15.5 ± 0.7, p < 0.01). Males spent a larger proportion of waking hours sedentary (adjusted mean ± SE: 64 ± 2% vs. 57 ± 2%, p = 0.02) compared to females. This difference was highlighted by more prolonged sedentary bouts lasting longer than 30 min (adjusted mean ± SE: 5.2 ± 0.3 vs. 4.2 ± 0.3 per day, p = 0.03). Females spent more time standing (adjusted mean ± SE: 30 ± 2% vs. 23 ± 2%, p < 0.01).
Comparison of subgroups based on BMI
Between the BMI categories, no significant differences were found in the time spent walking, cycling, standing or sitting (p > 0.55). Normal-weight KOA patients walked more steps on a daily basis than overweight KOA patients (adjusted mean ± SE: 8974 ± 558 vs. 7153 ± 420 steps/day, p = 0.04). However, no significant differences in daily steps were found between the other subgroups (normal vs. obese and overweight vs. obese, p > 0.43). Normal-weight participants performed 158% more ascending steps (adjusted mean (CI): 341 (281, 413) vs. 132 (106, 164), p < 0.01) and 175% more descending steps (adjusted mean (CI): 375 (326, 429) vs. 117 (152, 86), p < 0.001) compared to obese individuals. Furthermore, significant differences were found between the amount of brief walking bouts (up to 5 s) and short sedentary periods (max. 10 s) (Fig. 1). These differences were present between the normal vs. overweight and normal vs. obese group. During the functional tests, the obese participants needed more time to finish the WT and TUGT compared to the normal-weight participants. They also performed the WT significantly slower than the overweight individuals (Fig. 1).
The difference in activity parameters between healthy, overweight and obese KOA patients. Note: * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01, *** = p < 0.001. Abbreviations: 40 m fast-paced Walk Test (WT) and Timed-Up-and-Go Test (TUGT)
Comparison of subgroups based on previously experienced knee injury
The majority of the activity and functional parameters was comparable between the participants with and without a knee injury history. Yet, the patients, who had previously suffered from a knee injury, performed fewer continuous walking bouts lasting more than 10 min (median (interquartile range): 0.00 (0.14) vs. 0.14 (0.34), p < 0.01), compared to the group with no injury history. They also tended to report lower scores on the KOOS-subscale related to symptoms (adjusted mean ± SE: 49.9 ± 3.3 vs. 60.7 ± 3.4, p = 0.03).
Although PA and sedentary behaviour of KOA patients have been examined before, previous studies have not objectively investigated the four dimensions of PA, particularly the type of activities performed during daily life. The included KOA patients accumulated 7303 mean level steps, representing the majority of daily PA. In addition, most of the patients engaged in bicycling for which time and crank revolutions were measured. Mean steps for ascending and descending stairs or slopes, which comprised a significant part of the overall step count, were also assessed. The daily PA was executed during a small portion of the waking hours, since these were primarily spent sedentary, mainly through prolonged bouts (> 30 min). Furthermore, subgroups of KOA patients, based on risk factors (i.e. gender, BMI and history of knee injury), showed only few significant differences in general activity parameters. However, event-based parameters, such as the amount of ascending and descending steps and short bouts of walking or sedentary time (< 10 s), were significantly different in most of the subgroup-comparisons.
Overall, KOA patients walked 7934 steps (including level, ascending and descending steps) on a daily basis. These findings compare well with the results of a recent systematic review, including over 3000 KOA patients that averaged 7750 daily steps [3]. The review included patients who varied extensively with respect to the severity of disease (including early-stage KOA up to pre-TKA patients) and country of origin (including countries from Europe, USA and Asia). Most of the participants (75%) did not perform prolonged walking activities (lasting over 10 min), which are suggested to be health-relevant [3]. The individuals that engaged in such continuous walking activity averaged only 2 bouts per week, whereas 3 daily bouts are recommended in PA guidelines [3]. KOA patients ascended and descended stairs or slopes regularly (25 and 22 times per day, resp.), even though it is regarded as one of the most demanding and potentially painful activities of daily life [10]. The large inter-participant variation might indicate that some individuals only engage in stair locomotion if necessary (e.g. within one’s home), whereas others engage in it voluntarily and consciously, possibly for exercise purposes (e.g. during commuting or at work). In the latter example, stair climbing might have been avoided by taking the elevator, although this option is not always available. Furthermore, the majority of participants (72%) cycled during the measurement period for 20 min per day, which probably occurred as bicycling is a common mode of transportation and recreational activity in Europe [13]. Although level walking is the most common form of activity (85%), cycling (7%), ascending (4%) and descending stairs and slopes (4%) in addition occurred frequently in this sample of KOA patients, which underlines the importance of distinguishing between various types of PA.
Sedentary behaviour was commonly observed in the majority of the patients. To emphasize, 60% of the waking time was spent sedentary, which is slightly below the percentage reported by other studies (65–66%) [5, 27]. The sedentary time is accumulated to a large degree during long bouts (longer than 30 min), which are suggested to detrimentally affect general health [15]. The continuous bouts occurred more often in this population (4.6 times per day) compared to previous reports of pre- and post-total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients (3.4 and 3.1, respectively) [5]. The variations in total sedentary time and amount of prolonged sitting bouts, however, might have occurred due to differences in applied activity monitors and methods [28]. When examining the sit-to-stand transfers, KOA patients performed 52 transitions per day, which compares well with the results of a recent review, reporting a range of 45 to 71 STS transfers [29]. Within the review, a large variety of participant groups were included, varying from healthy older adults to cancer patients. This suggests that KOA patients are still equally able to perform STS-transfers compared to other populations, which is important for maintaining independence during daily life [29].
This study also aimed to determine whether activity events, based on different types and durations of PA, were able to discriminate between subgroups of KOA patients. Such subgroups might engage in different types of PA during daily life and experience varying activity limitations [16, 17], which would be missed if the population were only analysed as a whole.
No gender differences were found in the number of daily steps. However, the male participants engaged in stair climbing more regularly during daily life compared to females. Males are known to ascend and descend stairs at higher speeds and are thus suggested to possess a superior physical capacity to climb stairs [30]. Stair climbing is known to be a challenging activity, especially for individuals with a poorly functioning lower-extremity [31]. Females, who generally have a poorer physical function than males, might therefore have tried to avoid stair climbing during daily life (e.g. by taking an elevator). Furthermore, the male individuals spent more waking hours sedentary, by engaging in prolonged sedentary bouts (> 30 min) more frequently, and less hours standing compared to females. This difference did not occur due to employment status, as the amount of employed males and females was comparable (p = 0.80). In addition to their occupation, females however engage in domestic activities more regularly [32]. Such activities (e.g. ironing and cooking) do not necessarily affect the amount of PA, but will reduce sedentary time. These findings show that male individuals climb more stairs and slopes and perform better on functional tests, but are also more sedentary compared to women, which confirms that PA and sedentary behaviour are two distinct dimensions that should be assessed separately [33].
Normal-weight patients walked more steps during daily life than overweight patients, which seems to confirm that BMI is negatively related to daily steps [34]. Unexpectedly, no differences in daily steps were found between the other subgroups. A possible explanation might be that the levels of PA were affected through factors that were not incorporated within this study. Psychological barriers, such as embarrassment, lack of motivation and the fear of experiencing pain upon being physically active, have been suggested to greatly affect the physical behaviour of KOA patients [35, 36].
Significant differences were also found in the amount of ascending and descending steps between the ‘normal-weight’ and ‘obese’ subgroup. During stair climbing, knee loading is more demanding in obese individuals [37]. As a result, they appear to minimize this kind of loading by engaging in fewer ascending and descending steps. Obese and overweight patients furthermore performed significantly less brief sedentary periods than normal-weight participants. STS transfers are suggested to be more challenging for these subgroups [38]. Consequently, they might attempt to avoid short sitting bouts (up to 10 s) and remain standing, thereby avoiding the need for sit-to-stand loading in a brief time period. Unexpectedly, the 27% difference in STS transfers was found to be insignificant, which could be due to the relative small subsamples (18 normal-weight, 30 overweight and 13 obese patients). In addition, normal-weight participants performed more brief walking bouts (up to 5 s) than the overweight and obese individuals. Perhaps, they should not be described as short-lasting walking bouts, yet more as an individual activity category. Household activities, such as cooking, gardening or cleaning, would probably include many of these short activity bouts. Normal-weight patients might be more likely to perform such activities, thereby explaining that a high amount of these walking bouts (which hardly affect the total step count) occurred more frequently in this subgroup. Examining activity events, based on different types and durations of PA seems to reveal differences between BMI categories that could not be revealed whilst assessing the total amount of daily steps or sedentary time.
A knee injury is strongly related to the progression of KOA and increases the risk of developing disease-related pain and symptoms [39]. In the current population, this seems to have resulted in a reduced amount of long-lasting activities (min. 10 min) in patients that have experienced a knee injury. Unexpectedly, both groups reported comparable pain levels. Pain scores, such as the NRS, might be inadequate to properly capture the complexity and fluctuations of pain in KOA, as they assess only average levels of pain and do not specify the experienced pain during such a particular activity (i.e. prolonged walking of at least 10 min) [40]. Patients with a history of knee injury also reported to suffer from more severe disease-related symptoms, as has been suggested previously [39]. The difference between the two groups was considered clinically relevant, since they exceed the difference of 8 to 10 points on the KOOS-scale [41].
In general, the total amount of daily steps or time spent within activities and postures (e.g. sedentary time) did not differ between subgroups of KOA patients. In addition, daily steps and time spent within activities were at best weakly associated with physical function. However, event-based parameters (e.g. stair climbing and brief periods of activity or sedentary behaviour) were shown to discriminate between subgroups of KOA patients more adequately. The significant association between the same parameters and physical function strengthened these findings. Thus, event-based parameters have an enhanced discriminatory capacity, not only between subgroups, but also with respect to physical function, compared to parameters of overall PA and sedentary behaviour. Furthermore, subtle limitations in physical behaviour of KOA-subgroups were revealed. To our knowledge, this has not been reported previously in this population. Although these findings need to be confirmed in future studies, these activity limitations might ultimately be targeted in rehabilitation programs to aid in maintaining the independence of KOA patients.
Several limitations should be acknowledged. First, radiographic imaging was not available for all participants, which resulted in the inability to grade the structural degeneration of the joint using common radiographic scales. Therefore, this study was unable to assess the physical behaviour of different grades of KOA. Although differences could be expected, a previous review reported comparable PA levels between patients with mild and severe KOA [3]. This however, might have occurred as only overall levels of PA were assessed and the included studies did not report specific types or durations of activities. Secondly, due to the design of the study, the same outcome measures have been compared and analysed multiple times, thereby possibly inducing family-wise errors [42]. Therefore, a Bonferroni correction was implemented in the ANCOVA’s [25]. It should be noted that no consensus currently exists whether p-value adjustments are preferential, mainly because a reduction in the chance of type-I errors will lead to an increased probability of type-II errors [42, 43]. Thirdly, we were able to control for confounding parameters in the majority of analysed activity parameters. However, two activity parameters (walking bouts lasting between 5 to 10 min and walking bouts lasting more than 10 min) generally did not occur amongst the majority of the patients. Therefore, their distribution was extremely positively-skewed and could not be transformed to achieve a normal distribution. As a result, ANCOVA’s could not be performed with these two parameters, so that we were not able to control for confounding variables.
This study included a relatively small patient sample, which might have reduced the odds of detecting a true effect [44]. For example, obese patients were found to perform less brief sedentary periods compared to normal-weight individuals. Surprisingly, there was no significant difference between the amounts of STS transfers performed by these subgroups (p > 0.25), although the difference between group means was 27%. This lack of significance might have occurred due to the small subgroup samples. It should be noted that the included participants were similar with respect to BMI, age and gender ratio compared to the average values of a recent systematic review, including 3266 KOA patients from 21 different studies [3]. Therefore this sample was considered comparable to other KOA studies. Nonetheless, this study’s findings cannot be generalized towards every other KOA population. For example, non-European KOA patients might cycle significantly less, as bicycling is less common in other continents [13].
Due to the wording of the injury question, mild knee injuries (e.g. small meniscal tears) might have been missed. Yet, more severe knee injuries, which are known to increase the risk of developing KOA [45], have most probably been captured. Finally, some limitations that can occur while examining PA with accelerometers should be recognized. Not all types of physical activity (i.e. water-based activities and strengthening exercises) can correctly be captured [46]. In addition, patients might adjust their habitual behaviour as a response to wearing an accelerometer (e.g. due to social desirability), although this effect is suggested to last only briefly in general [46]. Nonetheless, accelerometry is considered an objective and accurate method for monitoring PA during daily life [46].
Future studies with larger samples are needed to confirm the specific PA limitations that seemed to be present in this population. In addition, radiographic data should be included to comprehensively assess the differences in physical behaviour between patients with different KOA severities.
In this sample of German KOA patients, the most common form of activity was level walking, although cycling and stair climbing activities occurred frequently, highlighting the relevance of distinguishing between these types of PA. The total active time encompassed only a small portion of their waking hours, as they spent most of their time sedentary, which was exacerbated by frequently occurring prolonged sedentary bouts.
In this study, event-based parameters, such as stair climbing or short bouts of walking or sedentary time, were found more capable of discriminating between subgroups of KOA patients compared to overall levels of PA and sedentary time. Thereby, subtle limitations in physical behaviour of KOA-subgroups were revealed, which might ultimately be targeted in rehabilitation programs to aid in maintaining the independence of KOA patients.
Body-mass index
Confidence Interval
F.I.T.T:
Frequency, intensity, time and type
KOA:
KOOS:
NRS:
Numeric rating scale
Physical activity (PA)
SCT:
15-Stair Climb Test
Standard error
STS:
Sit-to-stand
TKA:
Total Knee Arthroplasty
TUGT:
Timed up and Go Test
40 m (4 × 10 m) fast-paced Walk Test
The authors would like to thank Joyce van Tunen and Alessio Bricca for their valuable feedback on the manuscript.
This research received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under grant agreement n° 607510. The funding body had no role in the design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data.
The datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study are not publicly available due privacy restrictions enforced by the institute, but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Conception and design of study: MS, DR. Acquisition of data: MS, EM. Analysis and interpretation of data: MS, ML, BG, DR. Involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it for important intellectual content: MS, EM, ML, BG, DR. Gave final approval of the version to be published: MS, EM, ML, BG, DR. Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work: MS, EM, ML, BG, DR. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The study was reviewed and accepted by the Ethik Komission der Ärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe und der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität (‘2015–475-f-S’). All participants provided written informed consent prior to the study.
Dieter Rosenbaum is a member of the editorial board of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. The remaining authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Institut für Experimentelle Muskuloskelettale Medizin (IEMM), Universitätsklinikum Münster (UKM), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU), Albert-Schweitzer Campus 1, Gebäude D3, 48129 Münster, Germany
AHORSE, Department of Orthopaedics, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Henri Dunantstraat 5, 6419, PC, Heerlen, the Netherlands
Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH, Hermann-Rein-Str. 2a, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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Tag Archive: The Producers
Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies release schedule of film classics returning to theaters in 2018
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Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies has just revealed the titles of 13 classic movies that will return to cinemas across the country during the yearlong 2018 TCM Big Screen Classics series. They are (drumroll, please!):
January: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre — “Badges? … I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!” John Huston directs Humphrey Bogart and father Walter Huston. On the National Film Registry and *six* American Film Institute “best of” lists.
February: The Philadelphia Story — George Cukor directs Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart in the classic romance comedy. On the National Film Registry and *seven* American Film Institute “best of” lists.
March: Vertigo — Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak star in one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best thrillers. On the National Film Registry and *six* American Film Institute “best of” lists.
April: Grease — The favorite musical of the 1970s with the bestselling soundtrack. On *seven* American Film Institute “best of” lists.
May: Sunset Boulevard — Get ready for your close-up! Billy Wilder’s creepy noir mystery starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson. On the National Film Registry and *four* American Film Institute “best of” lists.
June: The Producers — Mel Brooks directs Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, and Kenneth Mars in the classic comedy. On the National Film Registry and *two* American Film Institute “best of” lists.
July: Big — Okay, but I get to be on top. Pull out your FAO Schwarz floor keyboard. Penny Marshall directs Tom Hanks in the fantasy coming of age classic. On *five* American Film Institute “best of” lists.
August: The Big Lebowski — The Coen Brothers direct Jeff “The Dude” Bridges and an all-star cast in the fan fave, cult classic, crime comedy.
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Enhancing the Validity and Usefulness of Large-scale Educational Assessments
II, NELS:88 Science Achievement
Microform - 1994
Publisher: Stanford, CA : Center for Research on the Context of Secondary Teaching, School of Education, Stanford University ; [Washington, DC] : U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center, [1994]
Characteristics: 1 v
Additional Contributors: Hamilton, Laura S.
Educational Resources Information Center (U.S.)
Uniform Title: NELS:88 science achievement
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THE DUTIES OF CLERKS OF PETTY SESSIONS IN IRELAND by Bram Stoker
By bramstokerdotorg
The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland was Bram Stoker’s first book of nonfiction and his first published book. For many years this book was considered to be the standard reference work for civil service clerks in Ireland.
For more information on this book and a copy of the introduction visit:
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UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN. COLLEGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ADDRESS by Bram Stoker
The speech “The Necessity for Political Honesty” was published as Stoker’s first book of nonfiction and his first published book of any kind. It was first published in 1872 under the title University of Dublin. College Historical Society. Address by James Charles & Son, Dublin.
For more information on this book visit:
UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN. COLLEGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ADDRESS at bramstoker.org
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“The Gangway Seats at the Lyceum”
“The Gangway Seats at the Lyceum” was an interview with Bram Stoker by an unnamed reporter from the County Council Times, London. It first appeared in book form on December 24, 2012 in The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker edited by John Edgar Browning.
For more information and a copy of this interview visit:
“The Gangway Seats at the Lyceum” at bramstoker.org
The Rose Prince by Bram Stoker
THE PRIMROSE PATH by Bram Stoker
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Essays & PapersCompareit4me.com Gains US$2.4 Million In Latest Investment Round
Compareit4me.com Gains US$2.4 Million In Latest Investment Round Essay
Launched in August 2011 in the UAE, started as a finance comparison site for bank accounts and insurance, growing since then to include comparisons between personal loans, mortgages, car loans, and is further to letting users compare and buy car insurance. It has also grown its markets, with operations in nine countries today: UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, KSA, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Oman. With a steady growth over the years, the fintech startup has continued to garner investor interest.
While it was aiming to achieve US$1 million new funds, the startup managed to surpass its goal and received $2.4 million in its latest round of bridge funding from an array of investors. It’s certainly a testament to their track record, as previous investors continue to join in for future roundsmore than half of the investment has been contributed by existing investors Wamda Capital, STC Ventures and Dubai Silicon Oasis, and this comes after they joined the previous $3 millionin 2015. Mulverhill Associates, one of its original angel investors in its first round of investment in April 2014 with a sum of $300,000, and later on in December the same year, invested another $200,000, continues to show its support. As for
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new investors, SANED, a VC fund focusing on , has joined in the ring, as well as private investors who are executives at e-commerce and financial comparison businesses, and VC firms. This new round means that compareit4me.com has raised a total of $6 million in funds to date.
Mulverhill Associates Managing Director Jonathan Hall notes how the startup has grown since co-founders Jon Richards and Samer Chehab started working from coffee shops in early 2014, to how it has progressed in the past years. Hall says that one of the reasons his company continues to invest in the startup is after noting in the sector, and therefore, he feels similar businesses that can meet the market here would also be successful. This also echoes Wamda Capital’s attraction to the startup, with Managing Partner Khaled Talhouni saying how traction on the site exceeded initial expectations, which added to his good impressions on the team’s execution of compareit4me.com’s goals.
With an impressive line up of investors, Richards points out that when they were considering which investors to pursue, they weren’t just looking for financial clout, but rather, the CEO says what mattered was, provide insights and further connect the startup to a network of investors. Another factor was having investors with backgrounds in e-commerce, who could steer them to upcoming challenges and opportunities, especially given the diversification of their product lineup. “Launching our insurance portal has meant a shift in business model, as it’s a transactional business with customers buying their insurance online,” Richards explains.
compareit4me.com COO Samer Chehab (L) and compareit4me CEO Jon Richards (R)
Source: compareit4me.com
“Typically, in the Middle East is a six-to-nine-month process,” says Richards. “Our insurance business has been killing it- it’s been growing by 30% to 80% per month, so we thought the time was right to add additional funds so that we can acquire more customers and continue that growth. We wanted to find the quickest way possible to raise money, and a convertible was the way to do it. Creating a convertible document is the quickest way to raise funds, as you reduce the legal work and streamline the documents. This meant the whole process took six to eight weeks from start to finish.”
The team is already considering Series B funding, as they’ve started talks with investors in Middle East, Europe and the US. Richards says they plan to raise an additional $10-15 million in the next round to strengthen its UAE market, and grow in , Egypt and the rest of MENA. Richards also talks about expanding their insurance platform in MENA, saying, “Our users are saving up to AED1,000 per year on their insurance, and we want to bring those sorts of savings to as many people as possible.” While compareit4me.com currently lets users compare and buy car, home, travel and life insurance, the startup is also looking at expanding into other insurance verticals such as health insurance. “We see the opportunity and know we have the right mix of technology, experience and funding to make a difference. Our goal is to save users time and money, and I’m confident we can do that for those buying health insurance, just like we do for users buying car insurance.”
INVESTOR'S OUTLOOK
Regional investors explain why they decided to support compareit4me.com
Khaled Talhouni, Managing Partner, Wamda Capital
“We believe in investing in businesses that leverage technology to address inherent inefficiencies in the market place. With comparison, we are enabling individuals to actively compare financial services and then also (with the insurance offering) help them select and acquire the right product/service for them. The power of theproduct is that it not only allows consumers to compare but also gives them the ability to acquire a policy directly through the site.”
Angus Paterson, Partner, STC Ventures
“Since investing, the team has continued to demonstrate their ability to execute well and deliver impressive growth, against a backdrop also of a tougher banking market and economy generally, and in a capital efficient manner. They have reinforced their leading market positioning in banking comparison, deepened the management team with the addition of strong new talent, and have developed and been first-to-market with a realtime transactional insurance comparison product, which offers huge regional potential. We’re delighted to be backing them a second time around.”
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Poodle Bug Discovered
Ruby On Rails is Open Source (free) Software
Exerpts from an article by Nicole Perlroth: Poodle Bug Marks Third Major Security Flaw Discovered This Year
First there was Heartbleed, then Shellshock, and now Poodle, yet another serious security vulnerability in yet another widely used piece of software that went unnoticed for years.
This time, the Poodle vulnerability — which stands for Padding Oracle On Downloaded Legacy Encryption — was found in a 15-year-old web encryption technology called SSL 3.0. SSL, which stands for Secure Socket Layer, is the technology that encrypts a user’s browsing session, making it difficult for anyone using the public Wi-Fi at Starbucks, for instance, to eavesdrop. The Poodle bug makes it possible for hackers to eavesdrop on a user’s web browsing, especially when they’re connected via a public Wi-Fi network and hijack their victim’s browsing session and do things like take over their email, online banking, or social networking account.
Three researchers at Google, Bodo Möller, Thai Duong, Krzysztof Kotowicz, disclosed details of a Poodle attack in a report last month. Rumors of the bug have leaked over the last few days, prompting the OpenSSL Project, which develops the most widely used type of SSL encryption software, to publish the report on Tuesday. The advisory prompted makers of web browsers, and server software, as well as some technology companies, to disable support for SSL 3.0.
Security researchers say that the Poodle bug is more innocuous than Heartbleed or Shellshock. For one, they note that SSL 3.0 has been largely superseded by a newer encryption protocol called Transport Layer Security, or TLS. Also, to pull off an a Poodle attack, security researchers say that the victim has to be actively online and physically close to the attacker — say, using the same public Wi-Fi.
Bodo Möller, one of the three Google researchers who discovered the bug, suggested a workaround on Google’s blog to secure web servers, but added that Google would remove support for SSL 3.0 from future customer software.
Mozilla said it would disable SSL 3.0 in the next version of the Firefox browser, which it plans to release on Nov. 25, and suggested browsers and websites turn off the feature in the meantime. Other companies, like Twitter, said they had disabled support for SSL 3.0 and that some users may need to update their browsers to use the service.
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PORTAL AUTOACTION
As an integral part of the AUTOACTION PORTAL Terms of Use and Conditions of Use, this document, called the Privacy Policy, has the purpose of establishing the rules on obtaining, using and storing the data and information collected from USERS, as well as registering their activities .
1. Obtaining the data and information:
1.1. The data and information will be obtained when the USERS interact with the various functionalities existing in AUTOACTION PORTAL, providing the information voluntarily, such as in creating an account or sending a contact email, for example.
2. Data and Information Storage:
2.1. All data and information collected from USERS will be incorporated into the AUTOACTION PORTAL database, owned by AUTO ACTION USA LLC, NIPC 514 779 357, headquartered in Lagoas Park, Edifício 7, Piso 1, 2740-244 Porto Salvo.
2.2. The data and information collected will be stored in a safe environment, observing the state of the art available, and can only be accessed by people qualified and authorized by AUTOACTION.
2.3. AUTOACTION can use cloud computing to store USER data, especially to allow its processing in other countries, always safeguarding the confidentiality and integrity of the data retained, in accordance with the law in force.
2.3.1. Currently, AUTOACTION maintains the data collected through its AUTOACTION PORTAL on servers located in data centers located in the European Union.
2.4. Since no security system is absolutely secure, AUTOACTION and any of the companies that make up its corporate group are exempt from any liability for any damages and / or losses resulting from failures, viruses or invasions of the AUTOACTION PORTAL database, except in cases of fraud or guilty of any of these companies.
3. Use of Data and Information:
3.1. The data and information collected may be used for the following purposes:
1. To respond to any doubts and requests of the USERS;
2. Compliance with legal obligations or court orders;
3. Constitute, defend or regularly exercise rights in a judicial or administrative context;
4. To prepare general statistics, based on vehicle data, to identify the profile of USERS for the development of campaigns of AUTOACTION or any companies that compose their corporate group, and there is no processing of personal data of the USERS for this purpose. Third parties may register the information, treatment or grouping of said data;
5. Develop the database of USERS for the purpose of personalization of services, better service of these and development of new features of AUTOACTION PORTAL;
6. Guarantee the safety of USERS;
7. Keep the personal data of the USERS updated for the purpose of contact by telephone, electronic mail, SMS, mail or other means of communication;
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2012: The Year in Lead Actors 1 comment
Hey everyone! We’re still continuing the yearend lists over here at Tit for Tat. Aside from that, we’re also doing the recap of the movie performances in local cinema the past year. The past two days, we gave the focus to the supporting actresses and supporting actors. It’s time to move now to the leading categories. For this day, we’d give the spotlight to the men and tackle the Best Actor category. Like what I said, these are possible choices from all the award giving bodies this year from mainstream to indie and those that can cross-over in between. Let’s begin!
LEADERS OF THE PACK
Probably the strongest contender in this category for this year is acting legend Eddie Garcia as he adds another memorable turn for his role as the old gay man living with his dog in Bwakaw. His competition this year might skew to much younger actors though as there have been lots of good awards-bait performances this year such as the likes of Dingdong Dantes‘ MMFF winning performance in One More Try, Coco Martin‘s indie comeback as the father who found the remains of his daughter in Santa Nina, Jericho Rosales as the single parent whose son gone missing in Alagwa, and JM de Guzman as the mussel diver in the title role Intoy Syokoy ng Kalye Marino.
As for the other lead roles in contention, award giving bodies might also throw a bone to Arnold Reyes as the loyal driver who was caught in the middle in his Congressman employer in the Tribeca hit Graeland, awards staple John Lloyd Cruz might get some nominations as well for his performance opposite Bea Alonzo in The Mistress or for his movie with Angel Locsin, Unofficially Yours. Scene stealing Archie Alemania should hear his name be read especially at the Comedy Best Actor of the Golden Screen Awards for his role in Cinema One Original entry Slumber Party. And in a surprising turn of events, we’d have a battle of two heroes this year in the Best Actor category: Alfred Vargas as Andres Bonifacio in Richard Somes’ Supremo and ER Ejercito as Emilio Aguinaldo in the MMFF entry El Presidente.
Cinemalaya movies also produced a lot of worthy Best Actor turns such as the winning performance of Kristoffer King in Oros, Pen Medina in Kamera Obskura, Dominic Roco‘s Gibson in Ang Nawawala, and Thai actor playing lone soldier Ananda Everingham in Kalayaan. Casting issues (from Cinemalaya) aside, Allan Paule‘s fantastic turn in Emerson Reyes’s MNL 143 can possibly reap nominations as well.
THE REST OF THE RACE
Other lead actor contenders that might are still in the race are Dennis Trillo in the title role of Ang Katiwala, Cinema One Originals Best Actor winner Alex Medina in Palitan, newbie actor Gerry Adeva as the title role in Mamay Umeng, Allen Dizon in Joel Lamangan’s drama Migrante, and the most intelligent and uptight of the three gay friends Markki Stroem in Slumber Party. Among mainstream movies, one can also consider Derek Ramsey in A Secret Affair, Aga Muhlach in Of All The Things, Piolo Pascual in Every Breath U Take, Enchong Dee in The Strangers, and Vice Ganda in either This Guy’s in Love With U Mare or Sisterakas.
That’s it. Last part of the acting spotlight tomorrow with everybody’s favorite category: Best Actress!
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Posted December 30, 2012 by Nicol Latayan in 2012 Year End Lists, Awards, Lists
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SeaWolves Make the Case for UPMC Park Upgrades
By Zach Spedden on August 22, 2017 in Minor-League Baseball, News
As they step up their pursuit of UPMC Park upgrades, the Erie SeaWolves (Class AA; Eastern League) are making the case that renovations are necessary to keep the facility viable.
On Monday, it was noted here that the SeaWolves–along with UPMC Park owner Erie Events–had hired the Indiana-based firm Jones Petrie Rafinski to perform concept design work for potential upgrades at the ballpark. This comes as the two sides participate in the process of securing a $12 million state grant that will help fund the improvements.
If that project does move forward, the SeaWolves will look to enhance several aspects of the facility, with a particular focus on fan amenities like concessions, merchandise areas, and other features. In explaining what the team intends, SeaWolves president Greg Coleman says that the ballpark improvements are necessary to make sure that UPMC Park is a viable Double-A facility over the long run.
UPMC Park dates back to 1995, when it opened as Jerry Uht Park and at a time where the SeaWolves were members of the Short Season A New York-Penn League. According to Coleman, enhancing some of the ballpark’s features would allow the facility to be more on par with other Eastern League venues, and at the same time enable it to host more events on a year-round basis. More from GoErie.com:
“As a result, many amenities that are standard in Double-A baseball stadiums, and were standard when the park opened in 1995, don’t exist in Erie. We expect improvements will make the ballpark more fan-friendly for the duration of the baseball season and create spaces that will be used to bring people downtown on a year-round basis.”
For example, Coleman said, “Erie is currently the only Eastern League city without an indoor merchandise store in its ballpark. The restrooms lack hot water, and there are no indoor spaces that accommodate more than 20 people — both significant issues given the climate.
“Even the video board, which is becoming more difficult and expensive to maintain, is nearing the end of its life span,” Coleman said of the outfield feature, which was added in 2006. “By addressing these types of shortcomings, we can better position the facility to host major events like the Eastern League All-Star Game. In short, we want to ensure UPMC Park will be a quality family destination for many years to come.”
It was several years after the ballpark opened that the SeaWolves joined the Eastern League, with 1999 being the club’s first season at the Double-A level. The SeaWolves and Events Erie split the cost of the $10,000 design contract with Jones Petrie Rafinski.
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Once scandal-plagued, L.A. County now unusually quiet
13 Apr, 2017 by Chris Reed
A CalWatchdog survey last August of all the different corruption scandals in recent years at local agencies in south and central Los Angeles County suggested that the area amounted to the New Jersey of Golden State politics.
The survey, which was cited by Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters, established that the wrongdoing went far beyond the nationally publicized scandals in the small town of Bell, in which a small cadre of administrators and elected officials covertly siphoned millions of dollars away from public use for their own enrichment.
Among the many improprieties: the resignation of the mayor of South El Monte after he admitted taking bribes; officials at the Central Basin Municipal Water District being caught using a $2.75 million slush fund of ratepayer dollars for political machinations; the resignation of two City of Commerce council members for misleading official investigations into their conduct; as well as scandals that led elected officials to quit or go to jail in Cudahy, Lynwood, Maywood, Montebello, South Gate and Vernon.
But something strange has happened since South El Monte Mayor Luis Aguinaga resigned eight months ago after being caught taking bribes from a city contractor for seven years: After a decade-plus of one scandal after another, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office reports a lull in corruption scandals countywide.
According to public records obtained by the Los Angeles Times, just 11 felony public corruption cases were filed last year, down from 39 in 2010.
Explanations vary for lull in prosecutions
In a statement to the Times, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey suggested that all the prosecutions and forced resignations in recent years might have discouraged corruption. Former state lawmakers Ron Calderon and Tom Calderon — brothers who built a political fiefdom over decades — pleaded guilty to public corruption charges last year after what an investigation showed was years of influence peddling that began at their power base in Montebello and the Central Basin water agency. Also cited as possibly affecting criminal filings: the departure of some senior deputy district attorneys with the most experience in public corruption cases.
Academics have also argued for decades that corruption comes in cycles: scandals lead to crackdowns and tough regulation, which leads to assumptions about problems being addressed and scrutiny slackening, thus leading to new scandals.
But officials at the scandal-scarred Central Basin water agency have a specific reason to stay on the straight and narrow: a new state law adds layers of accountability and transparency specifically designed for the water supplier, which delivers supplies to nearly 2 million Los Angeles County residents.
Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, won the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown last September for AB 1794. The measure increases the number of people on the water agency’s board of directors, specifies the ways that the positions can be filled, adopts stricter language on contribution disclosures and says individuals already serving in a elected capacity are ineligible to be Central Basin board members.
Garcia’s measure easily passed the Legislature. Among those joining in the Assembly’s 80-0 vote for AB 1794: Assemblyman Ian Calderon, D-Whittier, son of Charles Calderon and nephew of Ron Calderon.
Ian Calderon, now 31, was first elected to the Assembly in 2012, before prosecutors closed in on his older relatives. He’s not suffering for the sins of his family. After a 2014 primary and general election scares in which he was nearly unseated by Republican Rita Topalian, he was re-elected easily over Topalian in 2016 and serves as Assembly majority floor leader.
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There was turnover in the Public Corruption unit at the DA’s office. That’s all.
In the big picture, nothing is being done about the root governance issues such as consolidation of our Balkanized and inefficient patchworks of special districts.
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New Music – Diamond Rugs
Music | by Danny & Josh
Between them, they may have won a fistful of Grammys, worked with (and been) some of the most influential names in contemporary alternative music and performed for the President of the United States – but don’t call them a supergroup.
Formed after a series of drunken concert run-ins, naturally, Diamond Rugs is the new collaborative project between some of the hardest-working men in rock today, consisting of Deer Tick’s John McCauley and Robbie Crowell; Black Lips’ Ian St. Pe; Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin; Dead Confederate’s Hardy Morris and Six Finger Satellite’s Bryan Dufresne.
Owing much of its sound to Deer Tick’s raw, lo-fi stylings, Diamond Rugs’s debut single, Gimme a Beer, is a rugged, anthemic offering, which latches its barbs inside your ears and refuses to let go. On the surface an ode to alcohol as the solution to life’s myriad failings, Gimme a Beer could well join the ranks of classic rock songs that are at once able to form the soundtrack of the best nights of your life and the worst, largely characterised by McCauley’s bullish drawl and Crowell’s driving bass.
But far from being Deer Tick by another name, each of the members of Diamond Rugs has clearly offered their unique talents to the proceedings, being able to create something which is both familiar, yet fresh, and guaranteeing themselves a place on endless party playlists in the upcoming new year.
Due to be released December 12th, Gimme a Beer will be backed by a song entitled Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant and precedes a self-titled LP to be released in 2013. Recorded in Nashville and produced by Adam Landry and Justin Collins (Middle Brother, Deer Tick,) Diamond Rugs’ ferocious debut is the perfect introduction to a band with an ambition that levels at playing furiously energised, compulsive rock ‘n’ roll.
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Posted: Jan 08, 2014 12:17 PM CST
Updated: Jan 10, 2014 1:03 PM CST
BOONE, N.C. (AP) –
Court officials say a motel owner has been indicted by a grand jury after three people died last year at the motel from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Barry Damon Mallatere, who operated Boone Best Western motel was indicted on Wednesday by a grand jury in Watauga County on four counts. He turned himself in to investigators on Friday.
He was indicted on three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault.
Two Washington state visitors, Shirley Mae Jenkins and Daryl Jenkins, died in April inside motel room 225.
During the investigation, a pathologist in Boone who performed the autopsies Shirley Mae Jenkins determined that carbon monoxide poisoning may have been the cause of her death.
That was seven days before 11-year-old Jeffery Williams and his mother, from Rock Hill, stayed in the same room.
Williams had high levels of carbon monoxide in his system which resulted in his death, according to state medical officials.
His mother nearly died and during the press conference on Wednesday, officials say she suffered irreversible damage.
Investigators say the case involved a faulty swimming pool heater at the motel.
“This is a very difficult position for our family as we do not want to see any person or persons have to go to prison for an honest mistake,” the Williams’ family released in a statement on Wednesday evening.
“However, in this case, gross negligence and recklessness in the failure to correctly design, install, inspect, maintain, and repair the hotel’s pool heater system, coupled with delays in the initial investigation of Daryl and Shirley Jenkins’ deaths, then a failure to act on information directly caused Jeffrey’s death and Jeannie’s injuries.”
“Any verdict rendered in the criminal case will not bring Jeffrey back and it will not heal Jeannie,” the family statement continued. “However, if this matter is tried, it will hopefully help set a legal precedent that will serve as a staunch reminder for future generations of decision makers in similar cases that the public’s safety is of paramount concern.”
Mark Brumbaugh, attorney for the Jenkins, also released a statement Wednesday.
“The Jenkins family is pleased to learn the Watauga County District Attorney will seek criminal accountability for the deaths of Daryl Jenkins, Shirley Jenkins and Jeffrey Williams,” Brumbaugh said.
Fire investigators say the exhaust was being pulled back into the room from a wall mounted vent for the room’s HVAC unit.
They also said the ventilation system had several deficiencies as well as corrosion.
Mallatere is also the President of Appalachian Hospitality Management.
An entire public (municipal) protection system of design permitting, inspection and construction system has failed, yet fault is being aimed at people least-equipped to discern whether their building is safe.
Most municipalities have a whole system of mandatory design certification, building permit requirements, building inspections, and routine fire-safety inspections for commercial buildings. Before a contractor can get a building permit, he must submit architectural drawings that have been stamped by a registered architect, with mechanical system drawings stamped by a registered mechanical engineer. The building’s plans are reviewed and approved by local authorities long before a building permit is issued.
In this case, their entire system broke down and everyone involved simply walked away from the problem.
Fire investigators say the exhaust was being pulled back into the room from a wall mounted vent for the room’s HVAC unit. They also said the ventilation system had several deficiencies as well as corrosion. These are the kind of problems that plan reviews and on-site inspections are supposed to catch.
The municipal inspectors failed to identify a problem. The chief mechanical engineer for the municipality signed off on the building permits (which were most probably stamped and sealed by a registered architect) and even the coroner didn’t have a clue that the first deaths were due to carbon monoxide. This should be a wake up call to everyone to the fact that the permit and inspection processes for most municipalities are a waste of resources, have become overly burdensome and fail at the task of insuring public safety.
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Think Fast – Jerry Springer, theatre ticket refunds?, Tim Gunn, and Writers’ Theatre London tour
Is it a good idea for theatres to offer your ticket money back if you did not enjoy the play (as the Goodman Theatre did in El Grito del Bronx)? Chicago Tribune’s Chris Jones thinks not.
Jerry Springer, infamous TV talk show host, Dancing with the Stars contestant, Cincinnati mayor, host of America’s Got Talent, and political commentator – announced that he was approached by the producers of “Chicago“, and offered the role of Billy Flynn in the Philadelphia stop (September 15-20) of the national tour.
Don’t need to sleep? It could be genetic.
Starting this Thursday, August 20th, The Coach House (950 W. Wolfram – map) will kick off its weekly “Project Runway” viewing parties with the hit show’s new season premier. Come play drinking games with Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn with many of the bar’s drinking specials. (maybe a shot every time Tim Gunn says “Talk to me”? or “Work, work, work!”??).
Writers’ Theatre is offering a London Theatre tour, December 30th thru January 6th, which will be led by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and former chief theatre critic of the Chicago Tribune Richard Christiansen. Enjoy some of the world’s greatest theatre; visit with some of the world’s greatest actors; experience insider encouters with local theatrical leaders; fine dining, fascinating conversation, exhilarating drama! For more info, contact Rachel Weinstein at 847-242-6005. Space is limited, so act fast.
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The Social Production of National Security
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This Article analyzes a recent policy innovation offered by governments on both sides of the Atlantic as a means of mitigating one form of national security risk: the idea that private individuals and voluntary associations have an untapped capacity for combating terrorism and in particular al Qaeda. Bold assertions in recent strategy statements mooting this possibility have wanted for any supporting account of how private behavior conduces to security. Even if the claimed social production of security against terrorism is causally well-founded, it is unclear how the state can elicit desirable private conduct. Consequently, the proposal's legal and policy ramifications remain elusive. To begin to address these gaps, this Article develops a comprehensive analysis of three plausible causal mechanisms that might yield the putative security-related benefits of social action. I label these ideological competition, ethical anchoring, and cooperative coproduction. Drawing on legal, economic, and social psychology scholarship to illuminate these three mechanisms, this Article further investigates the state's role in eliciting potentially desirable private action against terrorism risk. The Article concludes by highlighting threshold legal, strategic, and ethical puzzles in designing policies to elicit counterterrorism's social production-puzzles that to date have received short shrift in American counterterrorism debates.
Aziz Huq, "The Social Production of National Security," 98 Cornell Law Review 637 (2013).
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Odilon Redon Dans mon Rêve, je vis au Ciel un Visage de Mystère. (In my dream I saw in the sky a face of mystery)1885 Lithograph. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, purchased with assistance from the Olive Stirrat Bequest, 1986
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Odilon Redon Dans mon Rêve, je vis au Ciel un Visage de Mystère. (In my dream I saw in the sky a face of mystery)
In the same way that we remember dreams, in this image we are intended to glimpse only part of its meaning. It is the first of six plates from Odilon Redon’s album of lithographs, Hommage à Goya. Seen as a creator of nightmare, horror and visions, by the mid 1880s Goya’s (1746 -1828) art had established a popular position in France. Redon was one of the Symbolists, an avant-garde movement of the late 1880s and 1890s. This lithograph echoes the view of the Symbolist writer, Albert Aurier, that ‘nature is to be observed by way of the dream’. Redon was born in Bordeaux. He was introduced to etching by Rodolphe Bresdin (1822-1885) and began exhibiting with the Salon des Amis des Arts Bordeaux in 1860. Redon published his first lithographic album, In the Dream, in 1879 and his last album, The Apocalypse of Saint John, in 1899. In 1904 a large retrospective exhibition of Redon’s work was held at the Salon d’Automne. He died in Paris.
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Hate Board Game Review
Publisher: CMON Limited
Designer: Guiton, Lullien, Olteanu, Raoult
Artist: Skomorowski, Adrian Smith
Play Time:60-120 Minutes
BGG Score: UPCOMING.
Eyes unclouded by… A Hate Board Game Review
How serious should we as a gaming audience take the stories told in our games? If we demand that our games tell stories, are we obligated to reflect upon them critically? If nothing else, my review of Hate has given me pause to reflect on these questions.
“You must see with eyes unclouded by hate. See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good. Pledge yourself to neither side, but vow instead to preserve the balance that exists between the two.”
-Hayao Miyazaki
If you haven’t read Adrian Smith’s graphic novel, The Chronicles of Hate, it may come as a surprise to learn that it shares more then a few passing similarities to Hayao Miyazaki’s classic film, Princess Mononoke. Both tales offer a version of the Hero’s Journey where the protagonist is tasked with restoring balance to the world by breaking the cycles of violence (both against people and nature itself) that threatens to destroy the world and result in the further corruption and degeneration of humanity. What really sets The Chronicles of Hate apart from Princess Mononoke though is setting. Rather than enjoying the beauty of bucolic feudal Japan, The Chronicle of Hate assaults the senses with a brutal post apocalyptic waste that would give Max Rockatansky pause.
The Chronicles of Hate is a not so subtle and hardly unique cautionary tale about why it is important for humanity to seek balance with our environment rather than selfish and shortsighted domination. One might be forgiven if they miss this point though because its easy to loose the message with the audience being overwhelmed with how horrible the world of Hate is. But then again, that is kind of the point, isn’t it.
The only things that Hate the board game inherits from the graphic novel is the over the top art of Adrian Smith, the setting, and the lingering focus that both the graphic novel and the game have on acts of extreme violence. Make no mistake about it, Hate the board game is an ultra violent power fantasy of plastic figure on plastic figure degeneracy. Honestly, its kind of weird territory to tread (for a board game or otherwise). Adrian Smith’s message requires that he fix your gaze on very terrible things. I kind of get what he is trying to do as an artist, and I would argue it is something more than drawing gratuitous if not cool looking pictures. Does the board game need to rub our nose in the fact that I can capture innocent people and eat them for VP? I suppose that one might interpret Hate the board game as an ironic critique of violence in board games by pointing out how very sanitized violence is depicted in most games. At the same time though, I can’t help but wonder if that was ever given any thought by the development team. Maybe they just wanted to make a cool tactical skirmish game. There is a very real sense that this is a game that can be enjoyed on a very superficial level without ever giving careful thought to the narrative. I haven’t quite figured out if that is something I should feel uncomfortable about.
Hate at its core is a tactical skirmish minis game with a hand full of variable scenarios meant to be played out over a campaign. There are plenty of skirmish minis games on the market these days, my personal favorite being the best argument that Games Workshop needs to hire a technical writer, Warhammer Underworlds. The current trend in these types of games has been to make them play smoother and quicker (which is a design choice that is on display in Hate). Something we haven’t seen (outside of some fan made content for X-Wing) is meaningful campaign play. The greatest design achievement in Hate, to me, is this intriguing campaign system. Most campaigns of Hate are going to run 4 or 5 “clashes” where each “clash” consists of you playing an opponent twice. Each individual game represents a fight for a chunk of territory on the campaign’s world map. The core set of Hate gives you just enough stuff so that you can have 4 players playing campaign matches at the same time. Each pair of matches runs just long enough that if you run a 4 player campaign and you are probably looking at playing through the entire campaign in a matter of 2 long game days or 4 shorter game nights. The best comparison I could give would be to say that the campaign feels a lot like playing in a (insert ccg game of choice) sealed deck league where players gradually open packs of cards that strengthen their decks. Another apt comparison would be the full game of The Colonists, which is really just a campaign of 4 back to back worker placement games. Hate dolls out upgrades and bonuses by the fist full, and by the final round of the campaign, your tribe should be radically more powerful then where you started. This sense of reward, progression, and empowerment has long been a calling card of Eric Lang’s design style, and despite only being a member of the production team and not the designer of the game, Hate just FEELS like an Eric Lang game.
To my point, I would draw your attention to the dice. Rolling the dice present interesting decision spaces. You have the normal questions like dice mitigation, but you also have this interesting die face for Savagery. Savagery is the name given to action points in Hate. You spend them to take actions. Veterans of Blood Rage would know this resource as Rage. Veterans of Blood Rage would also understand how critical it is to have as much Rage as possible so that you can take as many actions as you want. Because you can generate Savagery on your dice rolls, there is a very real incentive to roll the dice as much as you can, and there are interesting points in the game where you will gladly allow your fighters to die in exchange for an extra point or two of Savagery. I adore being given choices in combat where I can further some agenda I have aside from simply winning the fight. Once again, Blood Rage fans (and especially Rising Sun fans) will recognize this feature. With action points (savagery) being tied to the dice like they are, it opens up an interesting set of strategic choices for players that you don’t see in typical “dumb” dice chuckers. Sloppy management of your action points and your dice rolling may give your opponent a very real advantage. If you opponent is able to end the round by activating all of their figures when you have only activated half of yours, your opponent has a very real advantage going into the next round. Further complicating your strategic choices are the various factions, some of which encourage you to play more aggressively or defensively. My point is this: Hate, despite its reputation, is far from a dumb, simple dice throwing contest. Much like Warhammer Underworlds, the real meat of Hate lies in figuring out all the clever tricks and strategies that its wickedly clever dice/savagery system offers.
There is an issue that I have with the campaign system. It doesn’t handle odd numbers of players well (in fact I think the sweet spot for this game is 2 or 4 players). If I only have 3 players in my campaign, players 1 and 2 will play in their first clash while I sit out. Then I get to play one of the other two players in my first clash. The problem is that the player I face will have already developed their tribe through an entire clash. Meaning, they will have all sorts of character upgrades and improvements on their tribe board, which means I will be at a significant disadvantage going into my first game. This lack of balance plays itself out throughout the campaign because you are stuck running games with players who have variable numbers of games under their belt. The Hate campaign just feels better running with an even number of players, even if somebody has to play 2 tribes.
So who exactly is Hate’s ideal audience? To my way of thinking, its a gamer who really enjoys Eric Lang’s other blockbuster titles like Blood Rage, AND also happens to enjoy tactical skirmish minis games like Warhammer Underworlds. Hate’s deceptively simple combat at the outset masks the depth of choices it offers to those willing to give it a proper try. It would be a mistake to judge Hate without going through an entire campaign. One off battles don’t properly show off everything that the game engine in Hate is capable of. Working your way through the campaign makes for a often rewarding experience as the power creep of the game ramps up towards the final battle. By the end you’ll be capable of all sorts of nifty feats and combos.
Going back to my earlier comments about the setting and narrative of Hate, I think some folks will find this to also be a barrier of entry. While this is hardly the first game from CMON to have toed the line of good taste (their kickstarter promotions for Hate obviously crossed said line), Hate makes no apologies about what it is. Buyer beware, this is an adult product with adult subject matter that SHOULD be somewhat disconcerting and upsetting. That was kind of the point of the Adrian Smith source material after all. This isn’t a family game for everyone, although I think that with some careful curation/redaction/discussion of content you could probably play this with mature kids and teens. If you are thinking about getting this to play with younger gamers, you should definitely do your parenting homework ahead of time to decide if this is a good fit for your family. Yes, there is some nudity, but it is easily left out if that sort of thing is a problem. Most of the nudity feels appropriate to the setting, although there are 2 or 3 figures that feel unnecessarily sexualized/objectified (and no, I’m not talking about The Mother, who I would interpret as being idealized without being objectified – her nudity represents a lack of corruption and contamination, a primal or natural purity/sanctity). The couple of miss-steps are taken directly from the source material, so this is more of a eye roll at Adrian Smith then it is at CMON. Aside from those few miss-steps, the depiction of women as people (be it monstrous people) rather than sexual objects in Hate is a bit of an improvement over some of CMON’s previous titles.
Hate as a gaming experience is polished and often exciting, but it never strikes me as a completely revolutionary or necessary design either. We’ve seen many of the campaign elements like the upgrade and scar overlays before in other games. Lord knows there are plenty of skirmish minis games overflowing from the shelves at your FLGS. What makes Hate stand out for me is how undeniably Eric Lang-ey this game feels. The subtle, but devilishly clever use of dice. The power creep of the evolving tribe board and combo-tastic cards. The wealth of positive feedback loops. Oh yeah, and the absurdly cool looking minis. On the other hand, you can’t ignore the somewhat problematic use of its setting and narrative. Hate fully embrace’s the art of Adrian Smith’s creation but completely misses out on the thematic heart of the story he weaves. What the audience is left with is a leering and unwavering ballet of blood, viscera, and bone that feels more in the vein of Ed Gein than Immortan Joe. Its all quite intoxicating and unseemly at the same time. Maybe I’m taking board games as a story telling device too far. Maybe I’m taking the narrative of games like Hate too seriously. But if gamers are serious when they cry for games that tell good stories, I think we owe it to ourselves to carefully consider the stories they tell.
Degenerate though it may be, I can’t help but enjoy my time with Hate, and I’m not sure what that says about me. There are just so many satisfying moments that Hate rewards you with as you grow your tribe over the course of a campaign. Games like Blood Rage and Rising Sun give you 90 minute glimpses of this delicious evolution, while Hate can stretch that glorious march over the course of 5 separate game sessions. If you aren’t completely put off by the setting of Hate, there is a very real gaming treat to be found here. Does loving Hate make me a bad person? That brings me back to the quote I began this review with:
Perhaps that is the answer. Perhaps.
Hate Board Game Review : BGG rating UPCOMING
Episode 97: Architects of the West Kingdom Review Episode 98: SaltCon 2019 + First look at Sleeping Gods
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!This Chevrolet Corvair got away, but there are more like it here.
1964 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside
Sold For $17,000 On 12/19/18$17,000 Sold
Seller: ac1948
Location: Moncks Corner, South Carolina 29461
Chassis: 4R124S103171
57k Miles Indicated
164ci Flat-Six
Repainted in June 2018
Refreshed Interior
New Whitewall Tires
New Clutch & Fluids
Recent Service Invoice
Model Page: Chevrolet Corvair
Category: American
This 1964 Chevrolet Corvair is finished in fresh cream paint and powered by a rear-mounted 164ci flat-six mated to a 4-speed manual transaxle. The truck was stored for nearly 10 years and was then was purchased by the seller from the widow of its original owner in November 2017. A subsequent recommissioning included new exterior paint, interior freshening, a fresh clutch, fluid changes, and a new set of tires. This Corvair Rampside is offered with service invoices and a clean South Carolina title in the seller’s name.
The truck was repainted a Chrysler cream color in June 2018, reportedly after undergoing cosmetic work that included rust repair in the right rear quarter panel and removal of several dings around the body. Exterior features include bright bumpers and headlight bezels as well as color-matched steel wheels, which wear white hubcaps and new whitewall tires.
The double-walled cargo box is rated for a 3/4-ton payload and features a right-side loading ramp for easy access. The engine is mounted under the elevated rear load floor and can be accessed through a top hatch or an additional door under the tailgate.
The cabin is finished with a recovered bench seat, gold-painted steel dash, and black vinyl flooring. Factory-style blanking plates are present in place of the radio and cigarette lighter, and no heater was optioned. A new spare tire is mounted in the small storage area behind the seat.
Factory instrumentation includes a horizontal-sweep speedometer and a fuel gauge, the latter of which is said to be inoperable. The seller says there are just under 57,400 miles indicated on the 5-digit odometer.
The 164ci flat-six was the same engine offered in the Corvair coupe and sedan, and carried a factory rating of 110 horsepower with 154 lb-ft of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a 4-speed manual transaxle. Recent recommissioning work included fitment of a new clutch, new engine bay perimeter seals, and replacement of the transmission and differential fluids.
A short video of the engine running is shown above.
Several gallery photos are provided to illustrate the condition of the chassis, underbody, and suspension components. A new fuel sending unit will be included in the sale along with a recent service invoice totaling just under $2,100.
Winning Bid USD $17,000 by caman77
Auction Ended December 19, 2018 at 1:33PM PT
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A model-based interactive object segmentation procedure
by Jie Zou - Proc. of IEEE 2005 Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision , 2005
"... A global parametric shape model (boundary) of the object is optimized according to evidence accumulated from local features and the prior probability of the model parameters learned from already segmented training samples. The parametric boundary is then deformed to the most conspicuous edge pixels ..."
A global parametric shape model (boundary) of the object is optimized according to evidence accumulated from local features and the prior probability of the model parameters learned from already segmented training samples. The parametric boundary is then deformed to the most conspicuous edge pixels
A Theory of Objects
by Luca Cardelli, Martín Abadi , 1996
"... Object-oriented languages were invented to provide an intuitive view of data and computation, by drawing an analogy between software and the physical world of objects. The detailed explanation of this intuition, however, turned out to be quite complex; there are still no standard definitions of such ..."
of such fundamental notions as objects, classes, and inheritance. Much progress was made by investigating the notion of subtyping within procedural languages and their theoretical models (lambda calculi). These studies clarified the role of subtyping in object-oriented languages, but still relied on complex encodings
Segmentation of brain MR images through a hidden Markov random field model and the expectation-maximization algorithm
by Yongyue Zhang, Michael Brady, Stephen Smith - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL. IMAGING , 2001
"... The finite mixture (FM) model is the most commonly used model for statistical segmentation of brain magnetic resonance (MR) images because of its simple mathematical form and the piecewise constant nature of ideal brain MR images. However, being a histogram-based model, the FM has an intrinsic limi ..."
methods are limited to using MRF as a general prior in an FM model-based approach. To fit the HMRF model, an EM algorithm is used. We show that by incorporating both the HMRF model and the EM algorithm into a HMRF-EM framework, an accurate and robust segmentation can be achieved. More importantly
Basic objects in natural categories
by Eleanor Rosch, Carolyn B. Mervis, Wayne D. Gray, David M. Johnson, Penny Boyes-braem - COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY , 1976
"... Categorizations which humans make of the concrete world are not arbitrary but highly determined. In taxonomies of concrete objects, there is one level of abstraction at which the most basic category cuts are made. Basic categories are those which carry the most information, possess the highest categ ..."
category cue validity, and are, thus, the most differentiated from one another. The four experiments of Part I define basic objects by demonstrating that in taxonomies of common concrete nouns in English based on class inclusion, basic objects are the most inclusive categories whose members: (a) possess
Interactive Graph Cuts for Optimal Boundary & Region Segmentation of Objects in N-D Images
by Yuri Y. Boykov, et al. , 2001
"... In this paper we describe a new technique for general purpose interactive segmentation of N-dimensional images. The user marks certain pixels as “object” or “background” to provide hard constraints for segmentation. Additional soft constraints incorporate both boundary and region information. Graph ..."
In this paper we describe a new technique for general purpose interactive segmentation of N-dimensional images. The user marks certain pixels as “object” or “background” to provide hard constraints for segmentation. Additional soft constraints incorporate both boundary and region information. Graph
Maximum entropy markov models for information extraction and segmentation
by Andrew Mccallum, Dayne Freitag , 2000
"... Hidden Markov models (HMMs) are a powerful probabilistic tool for modeling sequential data, and have been applied with success to many text-related tasks, such as part-of-speech tagging, text segmentation and information extraction. In these cases, the observations are usually modeled as multinomial ..."
Hidden Markov models (HMMs) are a powerful probabilistic tool for modeling sequential data, and have been applied with success to many text-related tasks, such as part-of-speech tagging, text segmentation and information extraction. In these cases, the observations are usually modeled
The PASCAL Visual Object Classes (VOC) challenge
by Mark Everingham, Luc Van Gool, C. K. I. Williams, J. Winn, Andrew Zisserman , 2009
"... ... is a benchmark in visual object category recognition and detection, providing the vision and machine learning communities with a standard dataset of images and annotation, and standard evaluation procedures. Organised annually from 2005 to present, the challenge and its associated dataset has be ..."
... is a benchmark in visual object category recognition and detection, providing the vision and machine learning communities with a standard dataset of images and annotation, and standard evaluation procedures. Organised annually from 2005 to present, the challenge and its associated dataset has
The 2005 pascal visual object classes challenge
by Mark Everingham, Andrew Zisserman, Christopher K. I. Williams, Luc Van Gool, Moray Allan, Christopher M. Bishop, Olivier Chapelle, Navneet Dalal, Thomas Deselaers, Gyuri Dorkó, Stefan Duffner, Jan Eichhorn, Jason D. R. Farquhar, Mario Fritz, Christophe Garcia, Tom Griffiths, Frederic Jurie, Daniel Keysers, Markus Koskela, Jorma Laaksonen, Diane Larlus, Bastian Leibe, Hongying Meng, Hermann Ney, Bernt Schiele, Cordelia Schmid, Edgar Seemann, John Shawe-taylor, Amos Storkey, Or Szedmak, Bill Triggs, Ilkay Ulusoy, Ville Viitaniemi, Jianguo Zhang , 2006
"... Abstract. The PASCAL Visual Object Classes Challenge ran from February to March 2005. The goal of the challenge was to recognize objects from a number of visual object classes in realistic scenes (i.e. not pre-segmented objects). Four object classes were selected: motorbikes, bicycles, cars and peop ..."
Abstract. The PASCAL Visual Object Classes Challenge ran from February to March 2005. The goal of the challenge was to recognize objects from a number of visual object classes in realistic scenes (i.e. not pre-segmented objects). Four object classes were selected: motorbikes, bicycles, cars
Hierarchical Models of Object Recognition in Cortex
by Maximilian Riesenhuber, Tomaso Poggio , 1999
"... The classical model of visual processing in cortex is a hierarchy of increasingly sophisticated representations, extending in a natural way the model of simple to complex cells of Hubel and Wiesel. Somewhat surprisingly, little quantitative modeling has been done in the last 15 years to explore th ..."
the biological feasibility of this class of models to explain higher level visual processing, such as object recognition. We describe a new hierarchical model that accounts well for this complex visual task, is consistent with several recent physiological experiments in inferotemporal cortex and makes testable
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Congestion Avoidance and Control
by P D Jacobson, A Banerjee - Proc. of ACM SIGCOMM , 1988
"... Social movements and human rights rhetoric in tobacco ..."
Social movements and human rights rhetoric in tobacco
Preference Parameters And Behavioral Heterogeneity: An Experimental Approach In The Health And Retirement Study
by Robert B. Barsky, F. Thomas Juster, Miles S. Kimball, Matthew D. Shapiro , 1997
"... This paper reports measures of preference parameters relating to risk tolerance, time preference, and intertemporal substitution. These measures are based on survey responses to hypothetical situations constructed using an economic theorist's concept of the underlying parameters. The individual ..."
insurance, and holding stocks rather than Treasury bills. These relationships are both statistically and quantitatively significant, although measured risk tolerance explains only a small fraction of the variation of the studied behaviors.
A Model of Investor Sentiment
by Nicholas Barberis, Andrei Shleifer, Robert Vishny - Journal of Financial Economics , 1998
"... Recent empirical research in finance has uncovered two families of pervasive regularities: underreaction of stock prices to news such as earnings announcements, and overreaction of stock prices to a series of good or bad news. In this paper, we present a parsimonious model of investor sentiment, or ..."
, or of how investors form beliefs, which is consistent with the empirical findings. The model is based on psychological evidence and produces both underreaction and overreaction for a wide range of parameter values. � 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved. JEL classification: G12; G14
Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach
by Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier, Jagdish Kumari Weintraub - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 1989
"... We developed a multidimensional coping inventory to assess the different ways in which people respond to stress. Five scales (of four items each) measure conceptually distinct aspects of problem-focused coping (active coping, planning, suppression of competing activities, restraint coping, seek-ing ..."
's convergent and discriminant validity. Study 3 uses the inventory to assess coping responses among a group of undergraduates who were attempting to cope with a specific stressful episode. This study also allowed an initial examination of associations between dispositional and situational coping tendencies
BoosTexter: A Boosting-based System for Text Categorization
by Robert E. Schapire , Yoram Singer
"... This work focuses on algorithms which learn from examples to perform multiclass text and speech categorization tasks. Our approach is based on a new and improved family of boosting algorithms. We describe in detail an implementation, called BoosTexter, of the new boosting algorithms for text catego ..."
categorization tasks. We present results comparing the performance of BoosTexter and a number of other text-categorizationalgorithms on a variety of tasks. We conclude by describing the application of our system to automatic call-type identification from unconstrained spoken customer responses.
A theory of memory retrieval
by Roger Ratcliff - PSYCHOL. REV , 1978
"... A theory of memory retrieval is developed and is shown to apply over a range of experimental paradigms. Access to memory traces is viewed in terms of a resonance metaphor. The probe item evokes the search set on the basis of probe-memory item relatedness, just as a ringing tuning fork evokes sympath ..."
A theory of memory retrieval is developed and is shown to apply over a range of experimental paradigms. Access to memory traces is viewed in terms of a resonance metaphor. The probe item evokes the search set on the basis of probe-memory item relatedness, just as a ringing tuning fork evokes
Corporate Ownership Around The World
by Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, Andrei Shleifer , 1998
"... We present data on ownership structures of large corporations in 27 wealthy economies, making an effort to identify the ultimate controlling shareholders of these firms. We find that, except in economies with very good shareholder protection, relatively few of these firms are widely held, in contras ..."
significantly in excess of their cash flow rights, primarily through the use of pyramids and participation in management.
A Security Architecture for Computational Grids
by Ian Foster , Carl Kesselman, Gene Tsudik, Steven Tuecke , 1998
"... State-of-the-art and emerging scientific applications require fast access to large quantities of data and commensurately fast computational resources. Both resources and data are often distributed in a wide-area network with components administered locally and independently. Computations may involve ..."
State-of-the-art and emerging scientific applications require fast access to large quantities of data and commensurately fast computational resources. Both resources and data are often distributed in a wide-area network with components administered locally and independently. Computations may
Formalising trust as a computational concept
by Stephen Paul Marsh , 1994
"... Trust is a judgement of unquestionable utility — as humans we use it every day of our lives. However, trust has suffered from an imperfect understanding, a plethora of definitions, and informal use in the literature and in everyday life. It is common to say “I trust you, ” but what does that mean? T ..."
Trust is a judgement of unquestionable utility — as humans we use it every day of our lives. However, trust has suffered from an imperfect understanding, a plethora of definitions, and informal use in the literature and in everyday life. It is common to say “I trust you, ” but what does that mean
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Labelled Tableaux for Temporal Logic with Cardinality Constraints
by Clare Dixon, Boris Konev, Renate A. Schmidt, Dmitry Tishkovsky
"... Abstract—Frequently when formalising systems that change over time, we must represent statements, coming from physical constraints or representational issues, stating that exactly n literals (or less than n literals) of a set hold. While we can write temporal formulae to represent this information, ..."
, such formulae both complicate and increase the size of the specification and adversely affect the performance of provers. In this paper, we consider reasoning about problems specified in propositional linear time temporal logics in the presence of such constraints on literals. We present a sound, complete
Temporal and modal logic
by E. Allen Emerson - HANDBOOK OF THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE , 1995
"... We give a comprehensive and unifying survey of the theoretical aspects of Temporal and modal logic. ..."
We give a comprehensive and unifying survey of the theoretical aspects of Temporal and modal logic.
Alternating-time Temporal Logic
by Rajeev Alur, Thomas Henzinger, Orna Kupferman - Journal of the ACM , 1997
"... Temporal logic comes in two varieties: linear-time temporal logic assumes implicit universal quantification over all paths that are generated by system moves; branching-time temporal logic allows explicit existential and universal quantification over all paths. We introduce a third, more general var ..."
Temporal logic comes in two varieties: linear-time temporal logic assumes implicit universal quantification over all paths that are generated by system moves; branching-time temporal logic allows explicit existential and universal quantification over all paths. We introduce a third, more general
Constraint Logic Programming: A Survey
by Joxan Jaffar, Michael J. Maher
"... Constraint Logic Programming (CLP) is a merger of two declarative paradigms: constraint solving and logic programming. Although a relatively new field, CLP has progressed in several quite different directions. In particular, the early fundamental concepts have been adapted to better serve in differe ..."
Constraint Logic Programming (CLP) is a merger of two declarative paradigms: constraint solving and logic programming. Although a relatively new field, CLP has progressed in several quite different directions. In particular, the early fundamental concepts have been adapted to better serve
Constraint Networks
by Rina Dechter , 1992
"... Constraint-based reasoning is a paradigm for formulating knowledge as a set of constraints without specifying the method by which these constraints are to be satisfied. A variety of techniques have been developed for finding partial or complete solutions for different kinds of constraint expression ..."
expressions. These have been successfully applied to diverse tasks such as design, diagnosis, truth maintenance, scheduling, spatiotemporal reasoning, logic programming and user interface. Constraint networks are graphical representations used to guide strategies for solving constraint satisfaction problems
Automatic verification of finite-state concurrent systems using temporal logic specifications
by E. M. Clarke, E. A. Emerson, A. P. Sistla - ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems , 1986
"... We give an efficient procedure for verifying that a finite-state concurrent system meets a specification expressed in a (propositional, branching-time) temporal logic. Our algorithm has complexity linear in both the size of the specification and the size of the global state graph for the concurrent ..."
We give an efficient procedure for verifying that a finite-state concurrent system meets a specification expressed in a (propositional, branching-time) temporal logic. Our algorithm has complexity linear in both the size of the specification and the size of the global state graph for the concurrent
Abduction in Logic Programming
by Marc Denecker, Antonis Kakas
"... Abduction in Logic Programming started in the late 80s, early 90s, in an attempt to extend logic programming into a framework suitable for a variety of problems in Artificial Intelligence and other areas of Computer Science. This paper aims to chart out the main developments of the field over th ..."
Abduction in Logic Programming started in the late 80s, early 90s, in an attempt to extend logic programming into a framework suitable for a variety of problems in Artificial Intelligence and other areas of Computer Science. This paper aims to chart out the main developments of the field over
Inductive Logic Programming: Theory and Methods
by Stephen Muggleton, Luc De Raedt - JOURNAL OF LOGIC PROGRAMMING , 1994
A Spatial Logic based on Regions and Connection
by David A. Randell, Zhan Cui, Anthony G. Cohn - PROCEEDINGS 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AND REASONING , 1992
"... We describe an interval logic for reasoning about space. The logic simplifies an earlier theory developed by Randell and Cohn, and that of Clarke upon which the former was based. The theory supports a simpler ontology, has fewer defined functions and relations, yet does not suffer in terms of its us ..."
We describe an interval logic for reasoning about space. The logic simplifies an earlier theory developed by Randell and Cohn, and that of Clarke upon which the former was based. The theory supports a simpler ontology, has fewer defined functions and relations, yet does not suffer in terms of its
The Recognition of Human Movement Using Temporal Templates
by Aaron F. Bobick, James W. Davis - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE , 2001
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The Impact of using Combinatorial Optimisation for Static Caching of Posting Lists
by Casper Petersen, Jakob Grue Simonsen, Christina Lioma
"... Abstract. Caching posting lists can reduce the amount of disk I/O required to evaluate a query. Current methods use optimisation proce-dures for maximising the cache hit ratio. A recent method selects posting lists for static caching in a greedy manner and obtains higher hit rates than standard cach ..."
Abstract. Caching posting lists can reduce the amount of disk I/O required to evaluate a query. Current methods use optimisation proce-dures for maximising the cache hit ratio. A recent method selects posting lists for static caching in a greedy manner and obtains higher hit rates than standard
FAST VOLUME RENDERING USING A SHEAR-WARP FACTORIZATION OF THE VIEWING TRANSFORMATION
by Philippe G. Lacroute , 1995
"... Volume rendering is a technique for visualizing 3D arrays of sampled data. It has applications in areas such as medical imaging and scientific visualization, but its use has been limited by its high computational expense. Early implementations of volume rendering used brute-force techniques that req ..."
Volume rendering is a technique for visualizing 3D arrays of sampled data. It has applications in areas such as medical imaging and scientific visualization, but its use has been limited by its high computational expense. Early implementations of volume rendering used brute-force techniques
Directed Diffusion for Wireless Sensor Networking
by Chalermek Intanagonwiwat, Ramesh Govindan, Deborah Estrin, John Heidemann, Fabio Silva - IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking , 2003
"... Advances in processor, memory and radio technology will enable small and cheap nodes capable of sensing, communication and computation. Networks of such nodes can coordinate to perform distributed sensing of environmental phenomena. In this paper, we explore the directed diffusion paradigm for such ..."
for such coordination. Directed diffusion is datacentric in that all communication is for named data. All nodes in a directed diffusion-based network are application-aware. This enables diffusion to achieve energy savings by selecting empirically good paths and by caching and processing data in-network (e.g., data
Wide-area cooperative storage with CFS
by Frank Dabek, M. Frans Kaashoek, David Karger, Robert Morris, Ion Stoica , 2001
"... The Cooperative File System (CFS) is a new peer-to-peer readonly storage system that provides provable guarantees for the efficiency, robustness, and load-balance of file storage and retrieval. CFS does this with a completely decentralized architecture that can scale to large systems. CFS servers pr ..."
provide a distributed hash table (DHash) for block storage. CFS clients interpret DHash blocks as a file system. DHash distributes and caches blocks at a fine granularity to achieve load balance, uses replication for robustness, and decreases latency with server selection. DHash finds blocks using
Composable memory transactions
by Tim Harris, Mark Plesko, Avraham Shinnar, David Tarditi - In Symposium on Principles and Practice of Parallel Programming (PPoPP , 2005
"... Atomic blocks allow programmers to delimit sections of code as ‘atomic’, leaving the language’s implementation to enforce atomicity. Existing work has shown how to implement atomic blocks over word-based transactional memory that provides scalable multiprocessor performance without requiring changes ..."
repeatedly in an atomic block), (3) we use runtime filtering to detect duplicate log entries that are missed statically, and (4) we present a series of GC-time techniques to compact the logs generated by long-running atomic blocks. Our implementation supports short-running scalable concurrent benchmarks
The Anatomy of a Context-Aware Application
by Andy Harter, Andy Hopper, Pete Steggles, Andy Ward, Paul Webster - WIRELESS NETWORKS, VOL , 1999
"... We describe a platform for context-aware computing which enables applications to follow mobile users as they move around a building. The platform is particularly suitable for richly equipped, networked environments. The only item a user is required to carry is a small sensor tag, which identifies th ..."
them to the system and locates them accurately in three dimensions. The platform builds a dynamic model of the environment using these location sensors and resource information gathered by telemetry software, and presents it in a form suitable for application programmers. Use of the platform
Valgrind: A framework for heavyweight dynamic binary instrumentation
by Nicholas Nethercote, Julian Seward - In Proceedings of the 2007 Programming Language Design and Implementation Conference , 2007
"... Dynamic binary instrumentation (DBI) frameworks make it easy to build dynamic binary analysis (DBA) tools such as checkers and profilers. Much of the focus on DBI frameworks has been on performance; little attention has been paid to their capabilities. As a result, we believe the potential of DBI ha ..."
register and memory value with another value that describes it. This support accounts for several crucial design features that distinguish Valgrind from other DBI frameworks. Because of these features, lightweight tools built with Valgrind run comparatively slowly, but Valgrind can be used to build more
Agile Application-Aware Adaptation for Mobility
by Brian D. Noble, M. Satyanarayanan, Dushyanth Narayanan, James Eric Tilton, Jason Flinn, Kevin R. Walker - SOSP-16 , 1997
"... In this paper we show that application-aware adaptation, a collaborative partnership between the operating system and applications, offers the most general and effective approach to mobile information access. We describe the design of Odyssey, a prototype implementing this approach, and show how it ..."
applications concurrently using remote services over a network with highly variable bandwidth.
A Survey on Sensor Networks
by Lan F. Akyildiz, Welljan Su, Yogesh Sankarasubramaniam, Erdal Cayirci , 2002
"... Recent advancement in wireless communica- tions and electronics has enabled the develop- ment of low-cost sensor networks. The sensor networks can be used for various application areas (e.g., health, military, home). For different application areas, there are different technical issues that research ..."
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Recent advancement in wireless communica- tions and electronics has enabled the develop- ment of low-cost sensor networks. The sensor networks can be used for various application areas (e.g., health, military, home). For different application areas, there are different technical issues
Decision-Theoretic Planning: Structural Assumptions and Computational Leverage
by Craig Boutilier, Thomas Dean, Steve Hanks - JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH , 1999
"... Planning under uncertainty is a central problem in the study of automated sequential decision making, and has been addressed by researchers in many different fields, including AI planning, decision analysis, operations research, control theory and economics. While the assumptions and perspectives ..."
and perspectives adopted in these areas often differ in substantial ways, many planning problems of interest to researchers in these fields can be modeled as Markov decision processes (MDPs) and analyzed using the techniques of decision theory. This paper presents an overview and synthesis of MDP
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Ask A Candidate: Does Nicole Malliotakis Still Support Trump?
By Jarrett Murphy | August 31, 2017
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Nicole Malliotakis, seen here in her capacity as an Assemblymember, voted for Donald Trump for president.
Part of our new Election Watch newsletter is an “ask the candidate” feature where readers can submit a question they’d like us to ask any city candidate and, so long as the query is not totally insane, we pass it on to see if we can get an answer. Our first question comes from R. Calie, who asks Republican mayoral candidate and Staten Island Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis:
With all the garbage that Trump and his administration has been involved in the last 6 months, do you still support him? If so why?
Malliotakis answers:
First off, you should understand that during the 2016 Republican Presidential Primaries I served as the New York State Chair of Senator Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign. Senator Rubio was my choice for president and I remain dismayed that he was not my party’s nominee. I support and respect the office of the president and more importantly realize, that the Mayor of New York has both a political and fiduciary responsibility to the people of our city to have an ongoing dialogue with all elected and appointed officials on both a state and federal level. For some reason Mayor de Blasio can’t seem to carry on a business-like relationship with either Governor Cuomo or President Trump. On issue after issue, he places making a point on his personal ideological views over doing what is best for the city and its residents. The bottom line is as mayor, I will have a better relationship with the Cuomo administration in Albany and the Trump administration in Washington than Bill de Blasio has ever had. My legislative experience in the New York State Assembly has taught me that it is often far more productive to put aside a personal political view when it will benefit the well being of your constituents.
When a policy put forth by either hurts New York City, I will push back .
As mayor, count on me working with Governor Cuomo and President Trump when it benefits our city and speaking out in a constructive manner when I feel they are wrong. The job of mayor is not about supporting one elected official or another; it’s about doing what is right for our city and its residents.
Do you have a question for someone seeking the office of mayor, comptroller, public advocate, borough president, district attorney or City Council?
If so, submit it below:
What is the most important issue facing New York State in 2018?
Mass transit/infrastructure
Crime/criminal justice
Sustainability/resilience
Government finances
If there a different issue that tops your list, provide it below:
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GAMES: Renegade-X
Renegade-X Forum
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Global Defense Initiative
The Brotherhood of Nod
Black Dawn
GDI:
Nod:
Developer Totem Arts
Publisher n/a
Platform Windows
Current Version Public Beta 5.354
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What is Renegade-X?
Renegade-X is a free tactical shooter that aims to brings the Command & Conquer FPS experience to the Unreal Engine 3. Players will be able to join up to 64-players and fight for two unique teams – the Global Defense Initiative (GDI), a UN international military force committed to world order and peacekeeping, and the Brotherhood of Nod, a messianic international terrorist network that aims to push humanity into the next stage of human evolution.
Originally set to be remake of Westwood Studios’ Command and Conquer: Renegade, Renegade-X evolved into a spiritual successor to the 2002 classic. Renegade-X recreates and modernizes the game’s unmatched multiplayer mode.
The objective of the game is to destroy your enemy’s base while protecting your own. Players will be able to manage their own economies, choose from over 30 weapons, 15 vehicles, and call in nuclear strikes, Ion Cannons, and airstrikes, and much more. Each team will have a base of operations that composes of several key structures. Each structure has its own purpose.
We believe that this game mode – “Command & Conquer Mode” – can potentially revolutionize the FPS genre. It is the gem that went unnoticed for many years. Now is the time to uncover it.
– Totem Arts Development Team
Operation: Black Dawn
Check out the details about the standalone singleplayer release called Operation: Black Dawn.
Who are Totem Arts?
Totem Arts, the team behind Renegade-X, was established in 2006. It consists of a group of dedicated volunteers, freelancers, and gamers. Totem Arts hopes to develop more games after Renegade-X is completed.
We have collected all the information and pictures to date regarding the game, and you can look at it all by browsing the menu to the left.
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Alice Hardy
Character » Alice Hardy appears in 2 issues.
Alice Hardy was the heroine of the first Friday the 13th film, slayer of Pamela Voorhees, and Jason's first victim.
Alice Hardy appears in 2 issues
Friday The 13th Pamela's Tale
Biography (Film)
Alice Hardy came from a wealthy family in California and dreamed of someday becoming a professional artist. In order to prove that she could hold down a job, she got a job as a camp counselor at Crystal Lake, New Jersey. There she had apparently began a relationship with middle-aged camp owner Steve Christy that ended badly (Possibly because she didn't consent to Christy's advances), and she instead warmed up to her much nicer fellow counselor Bill. Alice was a somewhat squeamish sort, easily frightened and afraid even of harming animals she knew would harm her (Like a snake that had gotten into the cabin, which she ordered Bill to kill for her). Alice much preferred sketching, attempting to play guitar, and taking naps by the fireplace. Sadly, Alice was forced to give in to her killer instincts when her fellow counselors started being dispatched one-by-one. After finding Bill's corpse and realizing she was alone, Alice barricaded herself in, then left the cabin when she heard what she thought was Christy pulling up.
Despite her dislike of the lecherous camp owner, Alice was glad to see anyone, but the person pulling in wasn't Steve Christy, it was Pamela Voorhees, who had actually been the one who had killed all of her friends. Alice initially believed the older woman was just a friendly neighbor...until Pamela began ranting about the death of her son Jason. Realizing that Pamela was the killer, Alice fled, and tried on three separate occasions to escape without resorting to violence. Unfortunately, the stress mounted, until, grabbing Pamela's machete, Alice beheaded the insane woman in one swift stroke. Horrified by her own brutality and traumatized by the death of her friends, Alice curled up in a kayak and drifted off onto Crystal Lake, sleeping much like she often did in front of fireplaces.
And then the rotting corpse of Jason Voorhees leapt out of the water and dragged her under.
Alice would come to dismiss this horrifying encounter with a living corpse as a dream, and indeed, that is all it may have been. Sadly, it would soon prove to be horribly prophetic both for her and for the town of Crystal Lake.
Friday the 13th Part 2 (Novelization)
Alice was bailed out from suspicion of the murders thanks to her parents in California, and she returned two months later to Crystal Lake, along with her pet cat in order to face her fears, and rented a beat up Victorian house. She went walking down to Crystal Lake, where Jason saw her, and began following her.
Friday the 13th Part 2 (Film)
Alice woke from yet another horrifying flashback/nightmare. She knew her dreams were trying to tell her something. She took a shower to clam herself, but it did nothing. She then decided to feed her cat, but as she opened the fridge door, she found the decapitated head of Pamela Voorhees inside! Alice knew someone was in the house, and reached for an icepick to defend herself. Someone had beaten her to it though, and Alice Hardy slumped to the floor, an icepick in her head. Jason Voorhees had avenged his mother's death. Alice's body was never found.
Friday the 13th (2009 remake)
Alice slew Mrs. Voorhees, just like in the original, which was witnessed by Jason. This version seemingly really was responsible for Jason's apparent drowning.
Alice appears briefly in a flashback in the 6th issue of Wildstorm's Friday the 13th series. Here her clothes are red.
Alice appears in the second issue of Pamela's Tale, retelling the events of the first film. Naturally, her role is much larger here.
Alice L. Hardy
Friday The 13th #6 - Volume 6
Berserker Strength
Weapon Master
Friday The 13th Part 2
Jack Marand
Mrs. Voorhees
SeaTitan 672
NightFang3 2
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Response for Nature – Greenway Ecological
James Common November 23, 2015 November 30, 2015
Response for Nature
In our first addition to the Knowledge Hub, Greenway Ecological provide a review of the recent ‘Response for Nature’ report, starting with a brief introduction to the supporting State of Nature Report.
The State of Nature
In 2013, twenty-five of the top UK’s wildlife organisations including the RSPB, the Bat Conservation Trust, Plantlife and the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew as well as many other conservation charities, biological recording societies and research organisations undertook a health check of nature in the UK and its Overseas Territories. The resulting publication: The State of Nature Report revealed that 60% of all species studied had declined over recent decades, with more than one in ten of all the species assessed under threat of disappearing altogether. The five main pressures on nature were identified as habitat change (loss, degradation and fragmentation), climate change, pollution, over-exploitation and invasive non-native species. The results were alarming; now, more than ever, it was clear that nature was in trouble. The State of Nature Report is freely available for download here.
Two years on and the same coalition of wildlife organisations have again joined forces in an attempt to address the devastating rate of species decline and make nature’s voice heard. The ‘Response for Nature Report,’ launched in London on 13th October 2015 by BAFTA award winning naturalist, writer and TV presenter Steve Backshall and the 26 partnership organisation members, outlines to the Government the key actions that need to be taken to improve the fate of nature in the UK.
The Conservative Party in their 2015 manifesto made a commitment to the creation of a 25 Year Plan to restore the UK’s biodiversity. It is hoped that the Responses for Nature Report will be a key driver in the delivery of the Government’s long-term commitment to biodiversity, and is a report that we at Greenway Ecological stand fully behind. In creation of the Government’s 25 Year Plan, the Response for Nature Report makes 10 key recommendations:
1. Include an inspiring vision for the natural environment and a sustainable economy
Nature needs to be part of our lives. To achieve this, the Government must set a trajectory for nature’s recovery so that, by 2040, we have a country richer in nature on land and at sea. The plan should be multi-faceted and include inputs required from the Government, business, landowners, civil society and the public. Saving nature cannot be the job of just one Government department.
2. Set Government goals for nature and natural capital
To help encourage nature’s recovery, the plan should include realistic but ambitious outcomes, ensuring a better safeguard for more of our land and sea.
3. Defend and implement the laws that conserve nature
Our most important EU laws that safeguard species and special places – the Birds and Habitats Directives – are under threat. The Government must resist attempts from Europe to weaken our wildlife legislation and work to improve the recovery and maintenance of the favourable conservation status of our most important species and habitats.
4. Deliver an ecological network on land and at sea
Our special places need to be protected, well managed and linked at the landscape scale, providing space for both people and nature to live.
5. Safeguard and restore species
The rate of species’ extinctions must be halted and priority species restored to favourable conservation status through the restoration and connection of habitats. Our most threatened species must be treated to specific, targeted action to restore these species to a healthy state.
6. Improve the connection of people to nature, to deliver benefits for health and wellbeing
People are inherently a part of nature and being connected with nature has been shown to have significant benefits to human health, well-being and social equality. Our children are the next stewards of the natural environment and our long term vision must ensure every child will learn about, and connect with, nature.
7. Provide smarter financial instruments for nature
To save nature, we need to reward those who enhance our natural world, and make those responsible pay when we take more from it more than we put back.
8. Develop greener institutions and embed nature across Government
Nature needs to be valued better both intrinsically and monetarily, and taken into account across all sectors. Our whole economy relies on nature. Real wealth is about more than GDP: it is about better lives.
9. Set five-year milestones with accountability to Parliament
In order for the 25-year Plan to work, short 5-year milestones must be created with success criteria, regular monitoring and reporting. The Plan must align itself with existing commitments in Biodiversity 2020.
10. Support people working together for nature
All of us have a part to play in saving nature. Each and every one of us needs to care about, and take action for, nature – before it’s too late. We can only save nature by working together. The report is free to download here.
What’s next for the project?
For the partner organisations, the next phase of the project will be working with businesses to develop a Business Response for Nature. Greenway Ecological will be keeping an eye on any developments and reporting back to you.
Greenway’s ‘Response for Nature’
Greenway Ecological is committed to not only halting the decline in the UK’s protected species, but to providing positive conservation benefits through new habitat creation and restoration, and targeted ecological mitigation. As an ecological landscaping practice, protection and enhancement of the natural environment lies at the heart of the work we do.
We agree strongly with the recommendation of the Responses for Nature Report to support collaborative working in conservation and urge all business and the public to ‘do their bit’ for nature. Through our close working relationships with ecologists we are able to provide tangible benefits to a range of the UK’s protected species and habitats.
It is important that the general public are engaged in conservation and become custodians of their environment. Greenway Ecological will strive to support community, grass roots movements to deliver positive net gains to biodiversity at all levels.
To find out how you can help nature, for advice on a particular wildlife project or to discuss any matter of the above article, please Contact Greenway Ecological.
Greenway Ecology, Guest Blog, Nature, Response for Nature, Wildlife
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