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Apostboutyesterday...
Sunday}} Sis' Great Dae~
Happy Graduation!! ^^
After tuition classes, they both went home with me by LRT (I was in a rush back home, so I have had to take LRT instead of the bus). On the way to the station, we passed by a lot of florists’ stalls. And… I bought Sis another thingy there----
Reached home at 2.45pm. Gosh, Sis’ bf was going to fetch us there at 4pm =.=” I have only an hour left to have my lunch, take bath and get ready =X Aunt came up to my house to write cards for Sis with me…
In the car… Silence… Aunt, Him and Me didn’t talk much. I mean, we have not many common topics. Aiks.... Feel so 尴尬 sitting in that car =X =X
We reached UKM at 4.45pm =.= Sis, Dad and Mum haven't come out from the hall yet, so we waited outside~
On Saturday, I saw this and wanted to buy for Sis. But it costs RM60 =.= I have not enough cash at that time, so forget it =]
The pigs are so cute isn't it? With the genuine Ferrero Rocher =D
I ended up buying her this... Snoopys are nice too =D
RM 50 T_T ...I left no cash when going home
The hall is so so so crowded @_@
Me + Sis + Gifts from ME =D
Happy f.a.m.i.l.y =D
=D nice climbing up the slope~
Main: Family ; Background: UKM board + waterfall
The flowers [at corner left] and the PINK bear [at corner right] are from her bf =X =X
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OMRON has set up the Personnel Advisory Committee for the purpose of bolstering the management oversight function of the Board of Directors by enhancing the transparency, objectivity, and timeliness in the decision-making process regarding nomination of candidates for directors, Audit & Supervisory Board members, and executive officers.
The Personnel Advisory Committee deliberates and sets criteria for the selection of directors, Audit & Supervisory Board members, and executive officers. In response to a consultation request from the chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Personnel Advisory Committee deliberates on and makes recommendations regarding candidates for directors in accordance with the selection criteria. Reflecting the committee's recommendations, the Board of Directors determines candidates for directors to be submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders for approval.
The Personnel Advisory Committee also deliberates on and makes recommendations regarding candidates for the Audit & Supervisory Board members in accordance with the selection criteria, in response to a consultation request from the chairman of the Board of Directors, who has been entrusted by the Audit & Supervisory Board. Reflecting the committee's recommendations, the Board of Directors determines candidates for the Audit & Supervisory Board members to be submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders for approval, after having received the consent of the Audit & Supervisory Board. As for executive officers, the Personnel Advisory Committee deliberates on and makes recommendations regarding candidates in accordance with the selection criteria, in response to the CEO's consultation request. Reflecting the committee's recommendations, the Board of Directors determines executive officers.
Reason for selecting as Independent Outside Directors and Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings
Reason for selecting as Independent Outside Directors
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings during fiscal 2018
Eizo Kobayashi
Having served in management positions at a global company, Mr. Eizo Kobayashi has experience in proactive business development in a wide range of fields along with superior insight into management and appropriately supervises the corporate management as a Director (Independent). In addition, Mr. Kobayashi shares his experience and insight as a management expert, and actively comments as Chairman of the Personnel Advisory Committee, CEO Selection Advisory Committee and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Compensation Advisory Committee to contribute to increasing transparency and fairness in the management of the Company.
Based on these factors, the Company believes that he is a suitable person for achieving sustained improvements in corporate value and therefore requests his reelection as a Director (Independent).
(The lead independent outside director assumes the position of chair of the Corporate Governance Committee.) 13/13(100%)
Kuniko Nishikawa
Ms. Kuniko Nishikawa has abundant international experience, and, having started her own company after experience in a global management consulting firm and management of a medical staffing company, she has a diverse track record of management achievements and superior insight and appropriately supervises corporate management as a Director (Independent). In addition, Ms. Nishikawa shares her experience and insight as management expert, and actively comments as Chairman of the Compensation Advisory Committee, Vice Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee, and as a member of the Personnel Advisory Committee and CEO Selection Advisory Committee to contribute to increasing transparency and fairness in the management of the Company.
Based on these factors, the Company believes that she is a suitable person for achieving sustained improvements in corporate value and therefore requests her reelection as a Director (Independent). 13/13(100%)
Takehiro Kamigama
Having served at a global company as a top executive, Mr. Takehiro Kamigama has a considerable track record of management achievements and superior insight, and appropriately supervises corporate management as a Director (Independent). In addition, Mr. Kamigama shares his experience and insight as management expert, and actively comments as a member of the Personnel Advisory Committee, CEO Selection Advisory Committee, Compensation Advisory Committee and Corporate Governance Committee to contribute to increasing transparency and fairness in the management of the Company.
Based on these factors, the Company believes that he is a suitable person for achieving sustained improvements in corporate value and therefore requests his reelection as a Director (Independent). 13/13(100%)
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Hideyo Uchiyama
Having served as a top executive for an auditing firm and for the Asia Pacific region of an international accounting firm, Mr. Hideyo Uchiyama has abundant experience and superior insight. Furthermore, he has years of working experience as a certified public accountant in an auditing firm and considerable knowledge regarding finance and accounting. Although he has not been involved directly in corporate management, based on these accomplishments and considerable amount of experience, the Company believes that he is a suitable person for an Audit & Supervisory Board Member and therefore requests his election as an Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Independent) . Board of Directors meetings
13/13(100%)
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Tadashi Kunihiro
Mr. Tadashi Kunihiro is an attorney specializing primarily in the Companies Act, Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, and Antimonopoly Act. He is also familiar with development of corporate crisis management and risk management systems and held prominent positions including as advisor to the Cabinet Office and the Consumer Affairs Agency. The Company expects Mr. Kunihiro to utilize his legal expertise for auditing of the Company and request his election as a new Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Independent). Board of Directors meetings
12/13(92.3%)
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In addition to the requirements of Japan's Companies Act, the Company has formulated its own ‘Independence Requirements for Outside Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members' and as we select all outside executives using these requirements as our standard, we judge them to be sufficiently independent, and register all of our outside executives as ‘independent directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members.' When deciding on our ‘Independence Requirements for Outside Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members,' we first consult with our Corporate Governance Committee (which is composed of outside executives) and confirm that these requirements are appropriate as independence criteria for outside executives before they are deliberated on and resolved by the Board of Directors.
To be considered for the position of outside executive, candidates themselves and/or the company/companies and/or organization/s they belong to must not:
Presently assume the role of director (excluding outside director), audit & supervisory board member (excluding outside audit & supervisory board member), executive officer and/or employee of the OMRON Group (Note), or have assumed any of these roles in the past.
Have been a principal shareholder* of the OMRON Group, or assumed the role of director, auditor, executive officer and/or employee of any legal entity that is a principal shareholder of the OMRON Group or any legal entity for which the OMRON Group is a principal shareholder, in any fiscal year of the past five years.
* A "principal shareholder" means a company, etc. holding shares that provide 10% or more of total voting rights.
Be a director, auditor, executive officer and/or employee of any principal partner or suppler* of the OMRON Group.
* A "principal partner or supplier" means a company whose payments to the OMRON Group or payments received from the OMRON Group in the current or any of the past three fiscal years represent 2% or more of the consolidated net sales of either the OMRON Group or the partner/supplier company (this also includes its parent company and important subsidiaries and affiliates).
Be a director, auditor, executive officer and/or employee of any company or organization that receives a large amount of donations* from the OMRON Group.
* A "large amount of donations" means yearly donations in excess of ¥10 million or 2% of the consolidated net sales or total revenue of the recipient entity, whichever is larger, on average for the past three fiscal years.
Have directors, auditors, and/or executive officers who are mutually dispatched between the candidate's company/organization and the OMRON Group.
Have assumed the role of representative, employee, partner or other staff member of an accounting auditor for the OMRON Group in any fiscal year of the past five years.
Be an attorney, certified public accountant, consultant or other agent who receives a large amount of monetary consideration* and/or other property from the OMRON Group, besides the compensation for directors and audit & supervisory board members.
* A "large amount of monetary consideration" means a yearly consideration amounting to ¥10 million or more for individuals, and in the case of an organization, a yearly consideration that represents 2% or more of the consolidated net sales of the relevant organization, on average for the past three fiscal years.
Be a spouse, a relative within two degrees of kinship, a relative living together or a relative who shares living expenses with any of the following individuals:
(1) A director, audit & supervisory board member, executive officer and/or core employee* of the OMRON Group.
(2) An individual who assumed the role of director, audit & supervisory board member, executive officer and/or core employee of the OMRON Group in any fiscal year of the past five years.
(3) An individual who is not qualified for outside directors and audit & supervisory board members in the above-mentioned items 2-7.
* A "core employee" means an employee holding the position of senior general manager or higher.
Hold a position or condition that would bring the independence of the candidate into doubt when performing the duties of an outside director or audit & supervisory board member.
Note: The above-mentioned "the OMRON Group" refers to OMRON Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
Outside executives shall continue to comply with the above-mentioned independence requirements after they are appointed as outside directors or Audit & Supervisory Board Members. If they were assigned a major managerial position, their independence shall be verified according to the independence criteria herein at the Personnel Advisory Committee.
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OSTI.GOV Conference: Developments in on-line, electron-beam emittance measurements using optical transition radiation techniques
Title: Developments in on-line, electron-beam emittance measurements using optical transition radiation techniques
We have developed image analysis software to facilitate the analysis of optical transition radiation (OTR) patterns generated by the electron beam from the Los Alamos free-electron laser facility. The software can be used for beam alignment, beam profile and angular divergence measurements, and the programs run on an IBM AT microcomputer. The programs and their use are described and some results shown. 2 refs., 17 figs.
Feldman, R.B.; Lumpkin, A.H. [1]; Rule, D.W.; Fiorito, R.B. [2]
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(Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA))
(Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, MD (USA))
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOD
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-90-167; CONF-8908134-25
W-7405-ENG-36
Conference: 11. international free electron laser conference, Naples, FL (USA), 28 Aug - 1 Sep 1989
42 ENGINEERING; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; ELECTRON BEAMS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; OPTICAL EQUIPMENT; BERNOULLI LAW; COMPILED DATA; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; DISPLAY DEVICES; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MONITORING; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE TESTING; RADIATION SOURCES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TELEVISION CAMERAS; WIGGLER MAGNETS; BEAMS; CAMERAS; COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICES; COMPUTER-GRAPHICS DEVICES; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETS; EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION; LASERS; LEPTON BEAMS; MAGNETS; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE BEAMS; PROCESSING; SIMULATION; TESTING; 426002* - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-); 440600 - Optical Instrumentation- (1990-); 990200 - Mathematics & Computers
Feldman, R.B., Lumpkin, A.H., Rule, D.W., and Fiorito, R.B. Developments in on-line, electron-beam emittance measurements using optical transition radiation techniques. United States: N. p., 1989. Web.
Feldman, R.B., Lumpkin, A.H., Rule, D.W., & Fiorito, R.B. Developments in on-line, electron-beam emittance measurements using optical transition radiation techniques. United States.
Feldman, R.B., Lumpkin, A.H., Rule, D.W., and Fiorito, R.B. Sun . "Developments in on-line, electron-beam emittance measurements using optical transition radiation techniques". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5036871.
title = {Developments in on-line, electron-beam emittance measurements using optical transition radiation techniques},
author = {Feldman, R.B. and Lumpkin, A.H. and Rule, D.W. and Fiorito, R.B.},
abstractNote = {We have developed image analysis software to facilitate the analysis of optical transition radiation (OTR) patterns generated by the electron beam from the Los Alamos free-electron laser facility. The software can be used for beam alignment, beam profile and angular divergence measurements, and the programs run on an IBM AT microcomputer. The programs and their use are described and some results shown. 2 refs., 17 figs.},
month = {1}
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Optical transition radiation measurements for the Los Alamos and Boeing Free-Electron Laser experiments
Conference Lumpkin, A.H. ; Feldman, R.B. ; Feldman, D.W. ; ...
Optical transition radiation (OTR) measurements of the electron-beam emittance have been performed at a location just before the wiggler in the Los Alamos Free-Electron Laser (FEL) experiment. Beam profiles and beam divergence patterns from a single macropulse were recorded simultaneously using two intensified charge-injection device (CID) television cameras and an optical beamsplitter. Both single-foil OTR and two-foil OTR interference experiments were performed. Preliminary results are compared to a reference variable quadrupole, single screen technique. New aspects of using OTR properties for pointing the e-beam on the FEL oscillator axis, as well as measuring e-beam emittance are addressed. 7 refs., 9more » figs.« less
Optical and x-ray imaging of electron beams using synchrotron emission
Conference Wilke, M.D.
In the case of very low eniittance electron and positron storage ring beams, it is impossible to make intrusive measurements of beam properties without increasing the emittance and possibly disrupting the beam. In cases where electron or positron beams have high average power densities (such as free electron laser linacs), intrusive probes such as wires and optical transition radiation screens or Cherenkov emitting screens can be easily damaged or destroyed. The optical and x-ray emissions from the bends in the storage rings and often from linac bending magnets can be used to image the beam profile to obtain emittance informationmore » about the beam. The techniques, advantages and limitations of using both optical and x-ray synchrotron emission to measure beam properties are discussed and the possibility of single bunch imaging is considered. The properties of suitable imagers and converters such as phosphors are described. Examples of previous, existing and planned applications are given where available, including a pinhole imaging system currently being designed for the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory.« less
Initial optical transition radiation measurements of the electron beam for the Boeing Free-Electron Laser experiment
Conference Lumpkin, A.H. ; Fiorito, R.B. ; Rule, D.W. ; ...
The potential for characterization of electron beams at {approximately}100 MeV at the Boeing Free-Electron Laser (FEL) facility by optical transition radiation (OTR) techniques has been demonstrated as an important complement to other diagnostic means. Electron beam properties such as spatial profile and position, current intensity, emittance, and energy were made accessible in an on-line manner. Initial examples including transport through the 5-m wiggler and the resolution of Cerenkov radiation and spontaneous emission radiation competitive sources are discussed. 11 refs., 13 figs.
Conference Wilke, M.
In the case of very low emittance electron and positron storage ring beams, it is impossible to make intrusive measurements of beam properties without increasing the emittance and possibly disrupting the beam. In cases where electron or positron beams have high average power densities (such as free electron laser linacs), intrusive probes such as wires and optical transition radiation screens or Cherenkov emitting screens can be easily damaged or destroyed. The optical and x-ray emissions from the bends in the storage rings and often from linac bending magnets can be used to image the beam profile to obtain emittance informationmore » about the beam. The techniques, advantages and limitations of using both optical and x-ray synchrotron emission to measure beam properties are discussed and the possibility of single bunch imaging is considered. The properties of suitable imagers and converters such as phosphors are described. Examples of previous, existing and planned applications are given where available, including a pinhole imaging system currently being designed for the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory.« less
Charged particle beam divergence measurements using transition radiation
Conference Iversen, S.G. ; Ladish, J.S. ; Caldwell, S.E. ; ...
Developed is single and double foil techniques to measure current density, energy, and divergence of intense relativistic charged particle beams from the transition radiation produced at a foil-vacuum interface. Single foil optical transition radiation (OTR) measurements have been made using a high intensity beam of 10 to 25 MeV electrons from the EG and G/EM linac, in which the entire OTR distribution is captured with an imaging system. Here we describe the results of similar experiments utilizing a two-foil interferometer, which has potential for making high precision energy and emittance measurements of very cold beams.
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Gaming What I learned from Video games is...
Jeebs replied to Haku877's topic in Noosphere
[COLOR="Navy"]-You can walk into someone's house and take their stuff, and they won't mind. (Zelda, Final Fantasy, etc.) -You can completely fool people with a cardboard mask. (Team Fortress 2) -You can fit nearly limitless items, weapons, etc. in your pockets. (Many games) -Speedy thing goes in; speedy thing comes out. (Portal) -Never...trust...bald people. (Hitman) -Zombies love going for the crotch. (Dead Rising) -It's not a spider. (Halo) -In the future, there will be [i]a lot[/i] of talking. (Mass Effect) -Jumping on someone's head can be lethal. (Mario) -Fairies are ****ing annoying. (Zelda: Ocarina of Time)[/COLOR]
Gaming Grand Theft Auto IV
Jeebs replied to Neptune's topic in Noosphere
[quote name='Morpheus']I just couldn't get into this game and one of the main reasons is the graphics. I find them to be just too little an improvement over the older games in overall model appearance and it feels as though you're looking through a moderate haze to actually see what's going on half the time.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]I don't understand why a lot of people say this. GTA has never been big on graphics. The past three PS2 games looked almost the same as one another. Yet now they make quite a big improvement in the graphics and people say that they don't like it because it looks too much like the previous games. That just doesn't make sense to me. Then again, I've never understood why graphics are such a big deal for some people in the first place. Also, it would be very difficult to run such a huge game with high-level graphics without in-game load screens. ----------------------------------------- Grand Theft Auto 4 surpassed most of my expectations. The subtle details really make it seem like I'm playing in an actual city. At first I even drove carefully and obeyed traffic laws because of this (that quickly ended though). They've improved on nearly everything from previous installments and then some. My only problem with GTA4 is that they took out some of the fun from the previous games for the sake of making it more realistic. But there are still things in the game that are very unrealistic, like taking 20 shots and healing by drinking a soda. It's like they tried to appeal to fans of realism and fans of the over-the-top elements, but came up a bit short on both ends. I mean, I can take on swarms of police single-handedly, but I can't get a tank or apache chopper because that's too unrealistic? Aside from that, I have no big issues with the game. It's definitely one of the best games I've ever played. ------------------------------------------ And to add a bit more discussion to this thread, what do you think of all the controversy around the game? One thing that comes to mind (aside from Jack Thompson, but I don't see any point in discussing his issues with the game) is that MADD is against the game because you can drive drunk, which they claim encourages drunk driving. A couple of problems with this: 1. This game is meant for mature audiences, which means that people playing the game should know better and shouldn't be influenced to do something by a video game. And even if they are younger than the target audience, they shouldn't be drinking or driving yet anyway. And by the time they are old enough, they should know that GTA4 is just a game. 2. The game actually portrays drunk driving rather negatively, maybe even exaggerates it a bit, as far as I know (I don't drink or drive). You become dizzy and lose hand-eye coordination and therefore can't control the car well. Even if you're a good driver, it's easy to suddenly smash into a tree. Basically, you lose control, like when you really get drunk. Personally, I don't like driving drunk in this game because it's annoying and makes me nauseous. If anything GTA4 should encourage people not to drive drunk.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
Senioritis
Jeebs replied to Morpheus's topic in General Discussion
[COLOR="Navy"]You mean there's a name for that?! I definitely had senioritis. I only needed two credits (English and one other). The only class I really wanted to take was Java programming. The rest of the classes were mainly to fill up space, so there wasn't much incentive to excel in them. Of the five, only Pre-Calc and Physics were remotely difficult. Latin 4 was easy because there wasn't too much new material and the teacher didn't give a lot of work. Computer Applications and Concepts was mainly just stuff I already knew. Computer Aided Drafting and Design was the easiest class I have [b]ever[/b] taken. There were seriously times where I finished the work in the first half of class, and that was basically it for the week. No joke. Most of the time I was just playing computer games and talking to my friend. The problem came in the last few months when I realized that I still hadn't completed my portfolio or my student service learning project (which I was supposed to do in 9th grade :animeswea). Somehow I managed to get that done though.[/COLOR]
Things Your City Is Known For
Jeebs replied to Rachmaninoff's topic in General Discussion
[COLOR="Navy"][u][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf%2C_Maryland"]Waldorf[/URL][/u] is known for the home of Dr. Mudd, who aided John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. It's also the home of Chuck Brown, 2 members of Good Charlotte, Christina Milian, and a few others. According to Wiki, it's been called the "shopping capital of Southern Maryland." And Hilary Duff thinks we're ghetto, lol. The worst we have are little ***holes who break windows or spray paint signs and think that makes them "gangsta.":animesmil[/COLOR]
Jeebs replied to Roxie Faye's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='Lia']I disagree with that purely because say that it was legal. I'm sure that it would be a lot more regulated. Prostitution businesses would have certain criteria to follow, which would probably be along the lines of daily testing. Kind of like a health code. [B]EDIT:[/B] Not to say that regulation would completely wipe out the possibility of STDs, but I'm sure it would be better than it is now.[/QUOTE] [quote name='Rachmaninoff']Wrong. I can't speak for other countries obviously, but the state of Nevada, here in the USA, has legal prostitution under certain conditions. Go and take a look here: Wiki and you'll see that STD's isn't really an issue, or rather they have strict regulations to prevent serious issues. So the real hang up over prostitution is people who object to it on moral grounds. Saying STD's is the real reason, when proper regulation keeps that from being an issue, isn't true.[/quote] [COLOR="Navy"]Sorry if my post was confusing. I'm not too good with words. I was referring to street prostitution, since that's what most think about when they hear prostitution. It would be difficult to regulate street prostitution, and I think that that's part of the reason why it's illegal. That's why at the end of my post I said I don't see why brothels should be illegal. It probably is mainly a moral-based law though, but I'm sure STDs are part of the reason.[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Navy"]I don't think prostitution is illegal necessarily because it's considered immoral (although I'm sure that it has something to do with it), but because it helps spread STDs. I've heard several people say that that's a risk that both parties agree to take, but I don't think you're thinking about it enough. Say a husband can't get any from his wife, so he hires a prostitute and gets infected. He doesn't want to get checked or anything because then his wife might find out that he saw a prostitute. So he goes on with life and eventually has a child. Now not only is the wife infected, but the child may be as well. They didn't agree to the risks. It's like if he had bought some illegal drugs, got high, and murdered his wife (although not that extreme, of course). He may have known the risks in taking those drugs, but does that mean the drugs should be legal? The point is that this sort of decision doesn't only affect him, so it's not only his decision to make. Breaking your leg on the job isn't the same as getting a contagious disease. That being said though, I don't see any reason why brothels shouldn't be legal. They require a license and have mandatory tests, so there's not much risk in spreading disease. No pimps or anything either. There may be stalkers or something, but since their job is legal, they can call the police for help.[/COLOR]
Gaming Portal Problems.
Jeebs replied to Raiha's topic in Noosphere
Did he try playing it again after a while? When I first played Halo 3, the camera in theater mode gave me motion sickness. The next day I tried it again and haven't gotten motion sick from it since.
Share Your Birthday?
Jeebs replied to Kitty's topic in General Discussion
[COLOR="Navy"]I actually looked up my birthday ([b]January 17th[/b]) on Wikipedia a while ago. I was surprised at how many well-known people have that birthday. [b]Benjamin Franklin[/b]: American statesman; known for his kite experiment, as well as many other things [b]Al Capone[/b]: American gangster in the '20s and '30s; Scarface was based off of him [b]James Earl Jones[/b]: American actor; known for his distinctive voice [b]Maury Povich[/b]: American talk show host; gives out paternity tests [b]Muhammad Ali[/b]: American boxer [b]Jim Carrey[/b]: Canadian actor and comedian There are a lot of others, including one who has the same last name as me. [b][u]Quite a few OB members too:[/u][/b] Hell Raizer QuantumCore Teknomanfan areo Tien darklightgirl83 Ayakojima Taka Seiyaryu pixielover98 sky Princess Arana blasphemousbun KitThe Fox[/COLOR]
Jeebs replied to 2010DigitalBoy's topic in General Discussion
[COLOR=darkred]1. Me, my brother, and my sister each get to chose where we want to go out to for dinner, or just what dinner we want. 2. I got an Xbox 360 for my last birthday. Can't think of anything better than that that I've gotten for my birthday. 3. I turned 18 last January, so naturally I feel different now that I'm legally an adult. Now I can vote, smoke, and look at naked people! Whoooo! :animesmil 4. I guess this past one. None of my birthdays are all that memorable. I did have a birthday party when I turned 4 though. It was actually for both me and my brother, since his birthday's a week before mine. That was nice, and seeing as how it's pretty much the only birthday I remember despite being only 4, I'd say it was the best.[/COLOR]
How Long Did You Believe?
Jeebs replied to SunfallE's topic in General Discussion
[COLOR="DarkRed"]I believed in Santa when I was little. I don't remember how old I was, but one day my mom just suddenly told me that Santa wasn't real. I don't remember clearly, but I think I cried. I don't think I ever believed in the Tooth Fairy. It might be because my teeth didn't start falling out until a late age. I figured it was just my parents, but I wasn't going to say anything as long as they kept giving me money.:D I don't remember believing in the Easter Bunny either. It just sounded stupid to me, but my parents still hid my basket somewhere in the house so I could find it. I still believe in aliens. It just sounds unreasonable not to believe that a universe that's been expanding for so long hasn't produced some other planet with life, sentient or not. Although it's most likely bacteria or something. As for god, I don't really know what to believe. I'm sure there could be a higher power/higher powers, but I don't think it makes much of a difference either way. I probably believed in god when I was young, without really thinking about it. My parents didn't make me believe it (we never went to church or read the Bible or anything); I guess I just picked it up from TV. It was in my teens when I really started thinking about it. One day I was watching Dogma and my mom got mad and said that the movie was sacrilegious, and I told her that I don't believe in God. To my surprise, she started crying. Before that, I don't recall her ever mentioning anything about religion. She hasn't said anything to me about it since then.[/COLOR]
Gaming Hardwired Online
Jeebs replied to Desbreko's topic in Noosphere
[quote name='James'][color=#606060]Also, quick question. Is there any way to move achievements from one profile to another in any way? I had my old profile as just "James"...but I had to create a new one on Xbox Live. Now I have to start all my games over again! It reset everything to zero. Not sure what to do about that.[/color][/QUOTE] Unfortunately, no. If you had signed into your "James" profile, you could have made that into an Xbox Live account instead (you would probably have had to change the name, though), but I guess it's a bit too late for that now. Anyway, I have a new gamertag. I've actually had it for a while now, but I had forgotten to post it here. My other account was suspended because the Visa giftcard I used to create it ran out of money, so I probably won't use it anymore. [url=http://profile.mygamercard.net/Atticus][img]http://card.mygamercard.net/Atticus.png[/img][/url] [b]Online Games:[/b] Crackdown, Halo 2, Gears of War, Lost Planet, Halo 3
Gaming The Darkness
Jeebs replied to silpheedpilot's topic in Noosphere
[quote name='The Blue Jihad']Uh, Jeebs...I think you need to spend less time on Easy and more time on Hard. haha You get utterly punished for using the Creeping Dark on harder difficulties. You can get a few kills with it, yeah, and the hearts recharge your Darkness energy, but the A.I. is definitely not dumb enough for you to survive on the hearts alone. Once they spot the head, they'll start shooting, and very frequently hit you, especially on Hard. Light drains your energy too quickly for continuous stalking, too.[/QUOTE] [COLOR="DarkRed"]I beat the game on hard, and it just didn't seem much more difficult. You die quicker, and the enemies do have better accuracy (against the Creeping Dark as well), but they were still generally pushovers. Most of the time I could clear out the next area with Creeping Dark. If it got hit, all I had to do was send it back in. About 80% of the time I would succeed in a few tries. Even if I didn't, I would at least take a few down. I really liked this game at first, but you can only stab the same mobster/cop/[spoiler]German soldier[/spoiler] with a Demon Arm so many times before it just becomes boring. When I was playing it, I couldn't put it down. But now that I have put it down, I can't pick it back up.[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]I really liked this game when I first played it. The story and presentation are great and the Darkness powers are pretty awesome. The problem is that after playing it three times (twice on easy, once on hard) I can't really find a reason to play again. The encounters just seem too repetitive. You fight pretty much the same guys over and over again. Also, the Creeping Dark makes most of the game very easy. Most of the time the enemies won't rush you, so you can just hide and use it to take everyone out. [spoiler]On the mission where you have to kill the boat captain, you don't even have to set foot on the boat; you can just send your Creeping Dark in to do the job.[/spoiler] And there's no real penalty to doing this, other than being vulnerable for a short time, but as I said, enemies hardly rush. I know I could just not use it, but I shouldn't have to hold back just to make the game harder. The developers should have made Creeping Dark less powerful or made enemies smart enough to avoid it easier. The AI was a bit stupid as well. As I said, the enemies usually stay back and wait for you to come to them. Also, the Darklings hardly listen to me, which made them pretty useless, other than being distractions. I also found myself rarely using normal guns, other than the pistols and assault rifle. The loading screens and having to go back and forth repeatedly through the subways became very annoying. The cutscenes didn't help after I had seen the same ones over and over again.[/COLOR]
Gaming Xbox 360
Jeebs replied to a topic in Noosphere
[quote name='dragoonreaper']hey people with 360's can you help me understand why I can't even get the new Halo 2 maps at all? Shouldn't they be on 360 dashboard n be paid with microsoft points? Oh, if u can spare 1600 microsoft points so I can change my gt I will be really happy. (oh the cards cost $19.99 a peice n is their a 4,000 microsoft point cards n how much do they cost?)[/quote] The new maps aren't found in the marketplace and you don't use points to buy them. Since they're for Xbox and Xbox 360 owners, you get them the same way you get other Halo 2 content - by going into Halo 2 and choosing content download. You need to use a credit card or something that works like a credit card (like a Visa gift card) to buy them.
Gaming Crackdown
Jeebs posted a topic in Noosphere
[COLOR=Navy]I first heard about this game on Bungie forums, when it was announced that it would include a Halo 3 beta invite. I wanted to play the beta, but I didn't want to pay $60 for it and a game I might not like (from want I had heard, Crackdown was going to be terrible), so when I got my 360 a few weeks ago, I decided to download the demo and try it myself. I was very surprised with it. For a demo, there was a lot to do. There was a barrier, which is to be expected, but I didn't even know about it until I played the demo a few times because I was so busy playing around in the area they gave you. It was about as big as one of the cities in a Grand Theft Auto game. However, once you reach two stars in any ability (or play for 30 minutes) a timer starts and you have 30 minutes left. This isn't enough time to get all of your abilities maxed out, which is annoying, but understandable. Basically, you're a genetically altered super cop who's mission is to rid the city of the three gangs that have taken over. There is law enforcement (called Peacekeepers), but they can barely defend their headquarters (the Keep). From what I've heard, there isn't much more to the story, which is disappointing. What's interesting, though, is how you take out the gangs. Each gang has a kingpin and six other bosses, each contributing in a different way. It's entirely possible to go straight for the kingpin right off the bat, but you could also try a more strategic approach. By killing the lower bosses, the gang becomes weakened in certain areas (i.e. killing the boss in charge of weapons means the gang won't be as well-armed). This makes the kingpin an easier target. Another way of increasing your odds against bosses is to attack their hideout in different ways. Obviously going in through the front door would lead to a lot of resistance. However, if the hideout is by the water, for example, you could swim there and attack from behind. Targeting in this game is great. You can lock on to targets and choose different parts of the target (wheels, gas tank, head, arm, leg, etc.) causing different effects. Shooting a gang members legs will make him fall. Shooting his arm will make him drop his gun. Shooting a car's tire will make it crash if it is going relatively fast (and sometimes it will even flip over). However, you have to use at least some manual aim if you want to lock onto the correct target. Also, some parts take longer to lock onto, such as the head. This takes less time if you crouch down or increase your firearms skill. One of the most fun things about this game is increasing your stats: agility, driving, explosives, strength, and firearms. When you reach level 100 for a stat, you get a star next you that skill (max 4), your appearance changes, and your abilities in that stat increase. [b]Agility[/b]: faster running and more jumping distance. [b]Driving[/b]: makes driving easier (obviously) but it also makes the three Agency vehicles available at the Keep faster and changes their appearance. Once you reach four stars, each Agency vehicle gets a special ability. [list] [*]The Supercar (which is used to wedge under vehicles in your way) gets two heavy machine guns, as well as looking suspiciously like the Batmobile. [*]The SUV (used to go over obstacles) gets the ability to jump, as well as being able to ride up walls for a short period of time. This was actually a glitch, but the developers decided to leave it in when they found out. [*]The Truck Cab (used to smash through obstacles) gets a nitro boost which allows it to send cars flying and causes them to explode. [/list] [b]Explosives[/b]: makes your explosions bigger and more dangerous. [b]Strength[/b]: makes your melee attacks stronger and allows you to lift heavier objects. You also gain more health. [b]Firearms[/b]:l increases your accuracy and makes it easier to lock onto targets. I've heard that it also lets you zoom in further with scoped weapons. My one concern with this game is that it won't have much replay value. However there are things that would probably keep me playing. For one, it has online and system link co-op play. I could team up with friends and take down bosses, do tricks, or just have a fight with them. Also, the game is going to have downloadable content, the first batch being ten new Agent skins, and later a replay editor. Realtime Worlds has also said that it would be nice to add an Agency Motorbike or more areas, which I hope comes true. Is anyone else excited about this game? I can't wait until next Tuesday.[/COLOR]
A Rather Religious Debate
Jeebs replied to Esther's topic in General Discussion
[b]1. What religion are you CURRENTLY following? If you don't have one, then why?[/b] I'm pretty much agnostic. I don't have any reason to follow a religion.I have my own set of morals, and I'm not interested in how the world was created or why things are the way they are; I just accept it. There's no way to prove/disprove god, so he could exist. I don't care much either way. I believe that if god does exist, he/she/it wouldn't care whether people worship him/her/it or not, and he/she/it would have faith in us that we could live without god's guidance, like how (most) parents eventually stop supporting their children. [b]2. Why do you follow that religion? Parents, personal reasons, etc?[/b] My mom is pretty religious. She doesn't go to church or anything, but she has no tolerance for religious humor. It bothers me sometimes because she throws around the word "sacrilegious" a lot. [b]3. Do you ever feel that people often critisize you because of these beliefs?[/b] No; I'm sure my mom doesn't like it, but she doesn't say anything about it. [b]4. This one may spark a little bit of arguing: Do you believe that your religion is the [i]one true religion?[/i] If so provide evidence.[/b] I don't think that there is a true religion. No one can prove or disprove any of them, so you can't know what's true and what isn't; you can only choose what works for you. It's much the same with reality. Technically, you can't prove that anything exists, you can only believe it's there. It's just more difficult to believe in things one doesn't see, hear, feel, taste, or smell. That's why I don't argue with people over religious beliefs or say that they're wrong. Their guess is as good as mine.
The Great OtakuBoards Scavenger Hunt 2006
Jeebs replied to Shy's topic in General Discussion
[b]#10[/b] [i]An older Brother to some, And a master of pixels to all.[/i] I think that this is [b]Final Flash[/b]. He ran Otaku Big Brother, and I'm pretty sure he made sprites.
Jeebs replied to lee123's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='silver_blade']I know intro threads are bad, but I never saw anything in the rules about "I'm Leaving" threads. And this thread technically has a topic, even if the title needs to be changed, so...[/quote] Not like it really matters. What are the mods going to do, ban him? :rolleyes: Anyway, I wear a pair of grey, black, and red Vans skate shoes that I got last summer for school. They're comfortable. I also have a worn out pair of black and white sneakers that I use for yard work. Other than that I have a pair of dress shoes which I've never worn. My parents say I should get a new pair of shoes, even though my Vans are still in perfect condition. It seems my parents care more about what other people think about me than I do.
[size=1][b]#3[/b] [indent][i]A year after the fact, They decide what was memorable and what was not.[/i][/indent][/size] I'm going to guess [b]OtakuBoards Nifty Fifty[/b].
[QUOTE=Shy][size=1][b]#2[/b] [indent][i]Divine, Wise, Dangerous along the beach.[/i][/indent][/size][/QUOTE] [b]Athena[/b] Athena is the goddess of wisdom, and the member who posted the Bikini Bandits threads.
Jokes - You got any you want to share?
Jeebs replied to Shadow Blade's topic in General Discussion
A nun was standing next to a golfer. The golfer missed the ball and said, "Damn, I missed!" The nun said, "Keep speaking like that and the good lord will punish you!" So the golfer swung again and missed and said, "Damn, I missed!" The nun said, "Speak like that one more time and the good lord will punish you!" So the golfer missed again and said, "Damn, I missed!" The nun said, "That's it! Now the good lord will punish you!" Then a lightning bolt came down and struck the nun and God said, "Damn, I missed!"
Gaming Halo 3
[quote name='White][color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]The level design for multiplayer maps just don't seem big enough (in my opinion). They are all very crowed and tall (with tons of different floors) and I hate that. I'd rather have a much larger arena with only 2 floors (similar to Coagulation).[/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote] But the problem with maps like Coagulation is that if you don't have a vehicle and your opponent has a sniper, it's almost impossible to get to the other base.
[QUOTE=Shy][size=1][b]#9[/b] [indent][i]I'm almost always there when you have something to say. Sometimes people neglect to use me, and sometimes people use me incorrectly. I'm turned on and off easily.[/i][/indent][/size][/QUOTE] Link parsing?
6 Degrees of Wikipedia. [Game]
Jeebs replied to Kitchen Sink's topic in General Discussion
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H_Macy][b]William H. Macy[/b][/url] > [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasantville_%28film%29]Pleasantville[/url] > [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_World_War]World War II[/url] > [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire]British Empire[/url] > [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War]Second Boer War[/url] (click on "Lord Salisbury") > [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil%2C_3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury][b]Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury[/b][/url] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg]Cyborg[/url] > [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mask_%28film%29]The Mask (film)[/url] [color=crimson][b][u]EDIT:[/u][/b] Okay...maybe I should give a hint. [spoiler]If you know about a certain famous video game super-soldier, you should know where to go.[/spoiler][/color]
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OUTERBRIDGE – CLOCKWORK MYSTERIES
A professionally orchestrated theatrical production with over 20 custom-designed illusions and world-class lighting and set design, OUTERBRIDGE – Clockwork Mysteries is a high-energy magical adventure for both adult and family audiences. Recognized as one of the most creative and dynamic shows of its kind, critics have hailed Ted and Marion Outerbridge as “the most successful magicians in Canada” (Montreal Gazette) and “champions of magic” (Bergedorfer Zeitung, Hamburg, Germany). As the largest and most successful touring illusion show in the country, it has received both the 2011 Award of Excellence from Ontario Contact and the 2010 Touring Artist of the Year award from the B.C. Touring Council.
OUTERBRIDGE – Clockwork Mysteries takes its audience on a bizarre and fascinating journey through Time. Within seconds of taking the stage, the Outerbridges fuse their revolutionary illusions with split-second artistry to hold viewers spellbound. With the help of an elaborate Victorian time machine, the performers and spectators travel back in time together. The audience is invited into a mysterious clock tower equipped with a variety of timekeeping devices. They become part of a race against time, experience time accelerating and slowing down, and participate in predicting the contents of a time capsule. Keeping their audience enthralled from the first astonishing illusion to the spectacular finale, the Outerbridges create an experience that far exceeds the expectations of every spectator. For more information check out www.tedouterbridge.com.
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“Touring Artist of the Year”
British Columbia Touring Council 2010
“2011 Award of Excellence”
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Fiber Optic Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensors
FINAL RELEASE - Version 3.0
Ottawa, Canada - April 18, 2007
OZ Optics now offers the Foresight™ series of fiber optic distributed strain and temperature sensors. The new sensor system provides high resolution and accurate strain and temperature monitoring over very long distances. The sensor uses standard optical telecommunications fiber, thereby leveraging the enormous economies of scale from fiber optic communication networks. The new system is ideal for temperature and strain monitoring of oil & gas pipelines, bridges, dams, security fences and power lines. Brillouin sensors are excellent for detecting corrosion, buckling and micro cracks in large structures.
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The sensing technology gives both temperature and strain readings along the length of the fiber, with spatial resolution as short as 5cm. Being able to monitor both temperature and strain changes is a key advantage, as it allows one to identify which changes in the strain on the fiber are temperature related, and which are caused by outside stresses. Depending on the configuration selected, the sensor range is up to 40km.
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About OZ Optics Limited
Founded in 1985, OZ Optics Limited designs, manufactures and markets fiber optic components for existing and next-generation optical networks and systems based on proprietary technology, trade secrets and patents. OZ Optics’ products enable customers to develop optical networking systems that transmit data reliably at increasing data rates. OZ Optics also designs and manufactures handheld test and measurement equipment for the fiber optic market. The Company’s state-of-the-art design capabilities enable OZ Optics to rapidly deliver a broad range of high-quality products to meet customer specifications and requirements. OZ Optics has received ISO 9001:2015 certification. For more information about OZ Optics Limited and the products, visit www.ozoptics.com
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GPO Director Davita Vance-Cooks Departs to Enter Private Sector
Davita Vance-Cooks
WASHINGTON - November 1, 2017 - The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Davita Vance-Cooks has announced her departure from federal service to accept a job in the private sector. By law, GPO Deputy Director Jim Bradley assumes the duties of Acting GPO Director until a replacement is appointed.
Vance-Cooks was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2013 to be the 27th Public Printer of the United States. Prior to confirmation, she served as Acting Public Printer for 19 months. A seasoned business executive with more than 35 years of private sector and federal management experience, she was the first woman and the first African-American to lead the agency.
In 2014, legislation proposed by Vance-Cooks was signed into law modernizing the GPO’s name to the Government Publishing Office, in recognition of the agency’s successful transition to digital publishing technologies. That law also abolished the outdated title of “Public Printer,” renaming GPO’s chief executive as the agency’s Director.
Continuing her strategy of leading GPO in the digital era, earlier this year Vance-Cooks called for modernizing the laws governing GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program, which involves making Government information and documents available to the public through more than 1,100 libraries nationwide.
Vance-Cooks leaves behind a legacy of achievement and fiscal responsibility at GPO. Under her leadership, the agency cut costs while improving services, generating positive net income each year and consistently receiving clean opinions from annual independent audits of GPO’s finances. She reversed the previous decade’s pattern of requesting ever greater appropriations from Congress while overseeing increased digital productivity and transformation. During her tenure GPO acquired digital equipment, developed new digital products, and implemented digital processes.
Vance-Cooks championed a strategy of modernization that resulted in expanded public access to digital Government information. GPO diversified its product and service portfolio to include eBooks, mobile apps, and bulk data downloads. The agency moved forward with plans to become the first federal agency to meet international standards as a trusted digital repository, expanded its product line of secure credentials, and was the first legislative branch agency to move its IT capabilities to the cloud. Vance-Cooks’ objective was to move the GPO from a print-centric to a content-centric focus in the digital era, a strategy that was validated by a congressionally-mandated study of GPO by the National Academy of Public Administration in 2013.
She pursued an equally energetic agenda in GPO’s production operations, where the agency readied its systems and infrastructure to produce the next generation U.S. passport, upgraded its press and binding systems with state-of-the-art equipment that is reducing the costs of producing congressional and agency documents, and laid the foundation for further efficiency upgrades to its business systems. While Vance-Cooks was GPO’s Director, the agency won multiple digital achievement, graphic design, and innovation awards, including most recently the prestigious W. Edwards Deming Award for GPO’s innovative employee leadership training program. It also earned updated certifications for quality in passport manufacturing and as a sustainable green production facility. Her policy of employee engagement resulted in ratings of the agency as a “best place to work” and as an “innovative agency.”
Prior to assuming leadership of the GPO, Vance-Cooks held a succession of senior management positions at the agency beginning in 2004. She was the Deputy Managing Director of Customer Services, with the responsibility for overseeing the GPO’s liaison with federal agencies for in-house print production and printing procurement services. She then served as the Managing Director of GPO’s Publications and Information Sales business unit, where she oversaw a large print distribution/supply chain operation with customers across the United States. In January 2011, Vance-Cooks was named the GPO’s Chief of Staff, and in December 2011 she was named Deputy Public Printer.
Before coming to the GPO, Vance-Cooks held several private sector leadership positions in the health insurance industry. Vance-Cooks holds a B.A. from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Source: GPO.
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Biochemistry, mutagenesis, and oligomerization of DsRed, a red fluorescent protein from coral
Geoffrey S. Baird, David A. Zacharias, and Roger Y. Tsien
PNAS October 24, 2000 97 (22) 11984-11989; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.97.22.11984
Geoffrey S. Baird
David A. Zacharias
Roger Y. Tsien
Contributed by Roger Y. Tsien
DsRed is a recently cloned 28-kDa fluorescent protein responsible for the red coloration around the oral disk of a coral of the Discosoma genus. DsRed has attracted tremendous interest as a potential expression tracer and fusion partner that would be complementary to the homologous green fluorescent protein from Aequorea, but very little is known of the biochemistry of DsRed. We now show that DsRed has a much higher extinction coefficient and quantum yield than previously reported, plus excellent resistance to pH extremes and photobleaching. In addition, its 583-nm emission maximum can be further shifted to 602 nm by mutation of Lys-83 to Met. However, DsRed has major drawbacks, such as strong oligomerization and slow maturation. Analytical ultracentrifugation proves DsRed to be an obligate tetramer in vitro, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer measurements and yeast two-hybrid assays verify oligomerization in live cells. Also, DsRed takes days to ripen fully from green to red in vitro or in vivo, and mutations such as Lys-83 to Arg prevent the color change. Many potential cell biological applications of DsRed will require suppression of the tetramerization and acceleration of the maturation.
The green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the bioluminescent jellyfish Aequorea victoria has revolutionized many areas of cell biology and biotechnology, because it provides direct genetic encoding of strong visible fluorescence. Emission colors other than green have long been valued to permit multicolor tracking of separate genes or fusion proteins simultaneously or to create pairs of donors and acceptors for fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). GFP mutants with blue, cyan, and yellowish green emissions are now available, but none with emission maxima longer than 529 nm (1). A breakthrough in the quest for longer wavelength naturally fluorescent proteins was the cloning by Matz et al. (2) of six anthozoan fluorescent proteins all with 26–30% identity to Aequorea GFP. Despite this modest degree of sequence identity, enough crucial motifs were conserved to suggest that the coral proteins would form 11-stranded β-barrels similar to that of GFP. Also the two most crucial residues contributing to the chromophore of GFP, Tyr-66 and Gly-67, and some of the important polar residues contacting the chromophore such as Arg-96 and Glu-222 were conserved in the coral proteins, most of which had emission maxima within the range covered by GFP or its mutants. However, one protein, drFP583 or DsRed as it is now known commercially, was from a red portion of a Discosoma species and had excitation and emission maxima at 558 and 583 nm, respectively, the longest yet reported for a wild-type spontaneously fluorescent protein (2). In DsRed, the amino acids corresponding to the above GFP residues are numbered Tyr-67, Gly-68, Arg-95, and Glu-215, respectively. The origin and function of the broad color diversity among coral proteins are of considerable intrinsic interest, although most scientists today probably are more concerned with these proteins' utility as tracers in heterologous expression systems.
Although the original report of DsRed's cloning showed an in vivo application marking the fates of Xenopus blastomeres after 1 week of development (2), it remains to be seen how generally useful DsRed will be as an alternative for GFP and its mutants. For example, we need to know how long the red fluorescence takes to appear, how pH sensitive the chromophore is, how strongly the chromophore absorbs light and fluoresces, how readily the protein photobleaches, and whether the protein is normally an oligomer or a monomer in solution. This report provides answers to these important questions. We also report some mutants that are nonfluorescent or that are blocked or slowed in converting from green to red emission. In some of the latter mutants, the eventual fluorescence is substantially red-shifted from wild-type DsRed. In the accompanying paper (3), careful mass spectral comparison of wild-type DsRed with a nonripening mutant reveals the structure of the chromophore.
Mutagenesis and Screening.
The coding sequence for DsRed was amplified from pDsRed-N1 (CLONTECH) with PCR primers that added an N-terminal BamHI before the starting Met codon and a C-terminal EcoRI after the stop codon. After restriction digestion, this PCR product was cloned between the BamHI and EcoRI sites of pRSETB (Invitrogen), and the resulting vector was amplified in DH5α bacteria. This plasmid was used as a template for error-prone PCR (4) with primers that were immediately upstream and downstream of the DsRed coding sequence, theoretically allowing mutation of every coding base, including the starting Met. The resulting mutagenic PCR fragment then was digested with EcoRI and BamHI and recloned into pRSETB. Alternatively, the Quick-Change mutagenesis kit (Stratagene) was used to make directed mutations on the pRSETB–DsRed plasmid. In both random and directed mutagenesis studies, the mutagenic plasmid library was electroporated into JM109 bacteria, plated on LB plates containing ampicillin, and screened on a digital imaging device (5). This device illuminated plates with light from a 150-W xenon arc lamp, filtered through bandpass excitation filters, and directed onto the plates with two fiber optic bundles. Fluorescence emission from the plates was imaged through interference filters with a cooled charge-coupled device camera. Images taken at different wavelengths could be digitally ratioed by using metamorph software (Universal Imaging, Media, PA) to allow identification of spectrally shifted mutants. Once selected, the mutant colonies were picked by hand into LB/ampicillin medium, after which the culture was used for protein preparation or for plasmid preparations. The DsRed mutant sequences were analyzed with dye-terminator dideoxy sequencing by the Molecular Pathology Shared Resource, University of California, San Diego Cancer Center.
Protein Production.
DsRed and its mutants were purified as described (5) by using the N-terminal polyhistidine tag MRGSHHHHHHGMASMTGGQQMGRDLYDDDDKDP provided by the pRSETB expression vector. The proteins were microconcentrated and buffer exchanged into 10 mM Tris, pH 8.5 by using a Microcon-30 (Amicon) for spectroscopic characterization. Alternatively, the protein was dialyzed against 10 mM Tris, pH 7.5 for oligomerization studies, as microconcentration was found to create large protein aggregates. To test for light sensitivity of protein maturation, the entire synthesis was repeated in the dark, with culture flasks wrapped in foil, and all purification done in a room dimly lit with red lights. No difference in protein yield or color was found when the protein was prepared in light or dark.
Our numbering of amino acids conforms to the wild-type sequence of drFP583 (2), in which residues 66–68, Gln-Tyr-Gly, are homologous to the chromophore-forming residues (65–67, Ser-Tyr-Gly) of GFP. The extra amino acid introduced by CLONTECH after the starting Met therefore is numbered 1a, and the amino-terminal polyhistidine tag is numbered −33 to −1.
Spectroscopic Studies.
Fluorescence spectra were taken with a Fluorolog spectrofluorimeter (Spex Industries, Edison, NJ). Absorbance spectra of proteins were taken with a Cary UV-Vis spectrophotometer. For quantum yield determination, the fluorescence of a solution of DsRed or DsRed K83M in PBS was compared with equally absorbing solutions of rhodamine B and rhodamine 101 in ethanol. Corrections were included in the quantum yield calculation for the refractive index difference between ethanol and water. For extinction coefficient determination, native protein absorbance was measured with the spectrophotometer, and protein concentration was measured by the BCA method (Pierce).
Biochemical Studies.
The pH sensitivity of DsRed was determined in a 96-well format by adding 100 μl of dilute DsRed in a weakly buffered solution to 100 μl of strongly buffered pH solutions in triplicate (total 200 μl per well) for pHs from 3 to 12. The fluorescence of each well was measured by using a 525- to 555-nm bandpass excitation filter and a 575-nm long pass emission filter. After the 96-well fluorimeter measurements were taken, 100 μl of each pH-buffered DsRed solution was analyzed on the spectrofluorimeter to observe pH-dependent spectral shape changes. For time trials of DsRed maturation, a dilute solution of freshly synthesized and purified DsRed was made in 10 mM Tris, pH 8.5, and this solution was stored at room temperature in a stoppered cuvette (not airtight) and subjected to periodic spectral analysis. For mutant maturation data, fluorescence emission spectra (excitation at 475 nm or 558 nm) were taken directly after synthesis and purification, and then after >2 months storage at 4°C or room temperature.
Bleach Measurements.
Quantum yields for photodestruction were separately measured on a microscope stage or in a spectrofluorimeter. Microdroplets of aqueous DsRed solution were created under oil on a microscope slide and bleached with 1.2 W/cm2 of light through a 525- to 555-nm bandpass filter. Fluorescence over time was monitored by using the same filter and a 563- to 617-nm emission filter. For comparison, enhanced GFP (containing mutations F64L, S65T) and enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (S65G, V68L, Q69K, S72A, T203Y) microdroplets were similarly bleached with 1.9 W/cm2 at 460–490 nm while monitoring at 515–555 and 523–548 nm, respectively. For the spectrofluorimeter bleaching experiment, a solution of DsRed was prepared in a rectangular microcuvette and overlaid with oil so that the entire 50 μl of protein solution resided in the 0.25 cm × 0.2 cm × 1 cm illumination volume. The protein solution was illuminated with 0.02 W/cm2 light from the monochromator centered at 558 nm (5-nm bandwidth). Fluorescence over time was measured at 558-nm excitation (1.25-nm bandwidth) and 583-nm emission. Quantum yields Φ for photobleaching were deduced from the equation Φ = (ɛ ⋅I⋅t90%)−1, where ɛ is the extinction coefficient in cm2mol−1, I is the intensity of incident light in einsteins⋅cm−2⋅s−1, and t90% is the time in seconds for the fluorophore to be 90% bleached (6).
SDS/PAGE.
Polyhistidine-tagged DsRed, DsRed K83M, and wild-type Aequorea GFP were run on a 15% polyacrylamide gel without denaturation. To prevent denaturation, protein solutions (in 10 mM Tris⋅HCl, pH 7.5) were mixed 1:1 with 2× SDS sample buffer (containing 200 mM DTT) and loaded directly onto the gel without boiling. A broad range prestained molecular weight marker (Bio-Rad) was used as a size standard. The gel then was imaged on a flatbed scanner.
Analytical Ultracentrifugation.
Purified, recombinant DsRed was dialyzed extensively against PBS, pH 7.4 or 10 mM Tris, 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.5. Sedimentation equilibrium experiments were performed on a Beckman Optima XL-I analytical ultracentrifuge at 20°C measuring absorbance at 558 nm as a function of radius. One hundred twenty five-microliter samples of DsRed at 3.57 μM (0.25 absorbance units) were loaded into six channel cells. The data were analyzed globally at 10K, 14K, and 20K rpm by nonlinear least-squares analysis using the origin software package supplied by Beckman. The goodness of fit was evaluated on the basis of the magnitude and randomness of the residuals, expressed as the difference between the experimental data and the theoretical curve and also by checking each of the fit parameters for physical reasonability.
FRET Between Immature Green and Mature Red DsRed in Mammalian Cells.
DsRed in the vector pcDNA3 was transfected into HeLa cells using Lipofectin. Twenty four hours after transfection, the cells were imaged on a fluorescence microscope. The fluorescences of the immature green species (excitation 465–495 nm, 505 nm dichroic, emission 523–548 nm) and mature red protein (excitation 529–552 nm, 570 nm dichroic, emission 563–618 nm) were measured with a cooled charge-coupled device camera. These measurements were repeated after selective photobleaching of the red component by illumination with light from the xenon lamp, filtered only by the 570-nm dichroic, for cumulative durations of 3, 6, 12, 24, and 49 min. By the final time, about 95% of the initial red emission had disappeared, whereas the green emission was substantially enhanced.
Yeast Two-Hybrid Analysis.
The DsRed coding region was cloned in-frame downstream of the Gal4 activation domains (the “bait”) (amino acids 768–881) and DNA binding domains (the “prey”) (amino acids 1–147) in the pGAD GH and pGBT9 vectors, respectively (CLONTECH). These DsRed two-hybrid plasmids were transformed into the HF7C strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which cannot synthesize histidine in the absence of interaction between the proteins fused to the Gal4 fragments. Yeast containing both DsRed-bait and DsRed-prey plasmids were streaked on medium lacking histidine and assayed for growth by visually inspecting the plates. Alternatively, the yeast were grown on filters placed on plates lacking tryptophan and leucine to select for the bait and prey plasmids. After overnight growth, the filters were removed from the plates, frozen in liquid nitrogen, thawed, and incubated in 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-d-galactoside overnight at 30°C and 2 days at 4°C to test for β-galactosidase activity (assayed by blue color development). In both the β-galactosidase and histidine growth assays, negative controls consisted of yeast containing bait and prey plasmids, but only the bait or the prey was fused to DsRed.
Maturation Kinetics.
DsRed surprisingly takes days at room temperature to reach full red fluorescence. At room temperature, a sample of purified protein initially shows a major component of green fluorescence (Fig. 1A, excitation and emission maxima at 475 and 499 nm, respectively), which peaks in intensity around 7 h and decreases to nearly zero over 2 days (Fig. 1B). Meanwhile the red fluorescence reaches half its maximal fluorescence after approximately 27 h and requires >48 h to reach >90% of maximal fluorescence.
DsRed maturation proceeds through a green intermediate. (A) Excitation spectrum (dashed line, emission collected at 500 nm) and emission spectrum (solid line, excitation at 475 nm) of bacterially expressed DsRed taken immediately after purification. (B) Time course of green to red conversion. Open symbols indicate green fluorescence (475-nm excitation, 500-nm emission). Filled symbols indicate red fluorescence (558-nm excitation, 584-nm emission). Squares and circles denote two separate trials. Each curve has been normalized by its maximum value to permit comparison of the time courses. The maximum green fluorescence is <1% of the maximum red fluorescence.
Optical Properties.
Fully matured DsRed in our hands has an extinction coefficient of 75,000 M−1⋅cm−1 at its 558-nm absorbance maximum and a fluorescence quantum yield of 0.7, much higher than the values of 22,500 M−1⋅cm−1 and 0.23 previously reported (2). These properties make mature DsRed quite similar to rhodamine dyes in wavelength and brightness (Fig. 2). We have no explanation for the difference except that the lower values might have been measured on incompletely matured protein.
Excitation and emission spectra of DsRed (solid lines), as well as emission spectra of rhodamine B (dotted line) and rhodamine 101 (dashed line). All emission spectra were taken from solutions with equal absorbances at the excitation wavelength, 551.5 nm. Emission was monitored at 583 nm for the DsRed excitation spectrum. DsRed was in an aqueous solution buffered with 10 mM Tris, pH 8.5; rhodamines were in ethanol.
pH Insensitivity and Photobleach Resistance.
Unlike most GFP variants (1, 7), DsRed displays negligible (<10%) pH dependence of absorbance or fluorescence from pH 5 to 12 (Fig. 3 A–C). However, acidification to pH 4–4.5 depressed both the absorbance and excitation at 558 nm relative to the shorter wavelength shoulder at 526 nm (Fig. 3D), whereas the emission spectrum was unchanged in shape.
pH dependence of DsRed fluorescence and absorbance. (A) 583-nm emission monitored with 558-nm excitation. (B) 558-nm excitation monitored with emission at 583 nm. (C) Absorbance at 552 nm. (D) Excitation spectra of DsRed (emission monitored at 583 nm) at pH 8.8, 4.5, and 4 showing spectral shape change.
DsRed was also relatively resistant to photobleaching. When exposed to a beam of 1.2 W/cm2 of ≈540-nm light in a microscope stage, microdroplets of DsRed under oil took 1 h to bleach 90%, whereas 20 mW/cm2 of 558-nm light in a spectrofluorometer microcuvet required 83 h to bleach 90%. The microscope and fluorometer measurements, respectively gave photobleach quantum efficiencies of 1.06 × 10−6 and 4.8 × 10−7, the mean of which is 7.7 × 10−7. Analogous microscope measurements of enhanced GFP and enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (including Q69K) gave 3 × 10−6 and 5 × 10−5, respectively.
Initial Mutagenesis of DsRed.
To gain further understanding about the nature of the red chromophore, and to find faster maturing variants for use as biological indicators, we began mutagenizing DsRed both randomly and at specific sites predicted by sequence alignment with GFP to be near the chromophore. We found many mutants that matured more slowly or not at all, but unfortunately none that were faster than DsRed. Screening of random mutants produced mutants that appeared green or yellow and were caused by substitutions K83E, K83R, S197T, and Y120H. The green fluorescence was caused by a species with excitation and emission maxima at 475 and 500 nm, respectively, whereas the yellow was the result of a mixture of this green species with DsRed-like material rather than a single species at intermediate wavelengths. K83R had the lowest percentage conversion to red and proved very useful as a stable version of the immature green-fluorescing form of DsRed (Fig. 4 and lane C of Fig. 5). Further directed mutagenesis of K83 yielded more green and yellow mutants impaired in chromophore maturation. Interestingly, in many of the K83 mutants that matured slowly and incompletely, the red peak was at longer wavelengths than DsRed. K83M was the most interesting because its final red-fluorescing species showed a 602-nm emission maximum (Fig. 4), with relatively little residual green fluorescence and a respectable quantum yield, 0.44. Unfortunately, its maturation was even slower than that of wild-type DsRed. Y120H had a red shift similar to that of K83M and seemed to give brighter bacterial colonies but maintained much more residual green fluorescence, so it did not represent a clear improvement.
Excitation and emission spectra of DsRed (heavy solid line) and mutants K83R (thin solid line) and K83 M (dotted line). For each excitation spectrum, emission was monitored at the emission maximum, and vice versa.
Oligomerization of unboiled, polyhistidine-tagged fluorescent proteins monitored by electrophoresis in 15% polyacrylamide gels. Lane A: Broad range prestained protein standard (Bio-Rad). Lane B: DsRed. Lane C: K83R mutant of DsRed. Lane D: Wild-type Aequorea GFP.
To test the possibility that Lys-70 or Arg-95 might form imines with the terminal carbonyl of a GFP-like chromophore (8), we made the mutants K70M, K70R, and R95K. K70M remains entirely green with no red component, whereas K70R matures slowly to a slightly red-shifted red species. We consider the spectral similarity of K70R to wild-type DsRed to argue against covalent incorporation of either amino acid into the chromophore. No fluorescence at any visible wavelength has yet been detected from R95K, which might be expected because Arg-95 is homologous to Arg-96 of GFP and is so far conserved in all known fluorescent proteins (2). The failure of R95K to form a green chromophore prevented testing whether Arg-95 also was required for reddening.
Oligomerization.
Because Aequorea GFP can form dimers at high concentrations or in some crystal forms, and Renilla GFP is believed to be an obligate dimer (9), it was important to ascertain whether DsRed is oligomerized. A preliminary hint of aggregation was seen on SDS/PAGE, in that polyhistidine-tagged protein DsRed and DsRed K83R migrated as red and yellow-green bands, respectively, at an apparent molecular mass of >110 kDa if mixed with 200 mM DTT and not heated before loading onto the gel (Fig. 5, lanes B and C). Similarly treated Aequorea GFP, in contrast, ran as a fluorescent green band near its predicted monomer molecular mass of 30 kDa (Fig. 5, lane D). The high molecular mass DsRed band disappeared, however, when the sample was briefly boiled before electrophoresis, as shown in figure 6 of the accompanying paper (3). Under these conditions, a band near the predicted monomer molecular mass of 30 kDa predominated and was colorless without Coomassie staining.
To determine the oligomerization status more rigorously, we subjected DsRed protein to analytical equilibrium centrifugation (10). Global curve fitting of the absorbance data determined from the radial scans of equilibrated DsRed indicated that it exists in solution as an obligate tetramer (Fig. 6 A and B) both in low-salt and physiological salt concentrations. When we modeled the data with a single-species tetramer, the fitted molecular mass was 119,083 Da, in excellent agreement with the theoretical molecular mass of 119,068 Da for the tetramer of polyHis-tagged DsRed. Attempts to fit the curves with alternative stoichiometries from monomer to pentamer failed to converge or gave unreasonable values for the floating variables and large, nonrandom residuals (Fig. 6 A and B). The residuals for the tetramer fit were much smaller and more randomly distributed (Fig. 6B), but could be somewhat further improved by extending the model to allow the obligate tetramer to dimerize into an octamer, with a fitted dissociation constant of 39 μM (Fig. 6C). Thus the 558-nm absorbing species appears to be at least tetrameric over the range of monomer concentrations from 14 nM to 11 μM in vitro. The hint of octamer formation at the highest concentrations is only suggestive because the highest concentrations of tetramer achieved in the ultracentrifugation cell remained more than an order of magnitude below the fitted dissociation constant.
Oligomerization of DsRed as shown by analytical ultracentrifugation. (A) Equilibrium radial absorbance profile (circles) measured at 20,000 rpm, overlaid by theoretical curve fits for species ranging from monomer to pentamer. The curves were globally fitted to data at 10,000, 14,000, and 20,000 rpm, although only the latter data are presented here. (B) Residual errors from the theoretical fits, illustrating that a tetramer (gray solid line) fits the experimental data better than monomer, dimer, trimer, or pentamer. (C) Residual errors on an expanded scale comparing simple tetramer (gray solid line, same values as in B) with a model allowing the tetramer to dimerize to an octamer (black solid line) with a Kd of 39 μM, i.e., [octamer] = [tetramer]2/(39 μM). The variance for the tetramer + octamer model was 1.18 × 10−5, somewhat better than that for the tetramer alone, 1.95 × 10−5.
To confirm whether DsRed also oligomerizes in live cells, we used FRET in mammalian cells and two-hybrid assays in yeast. HeLa cells were transfected with wild-type DsRed and imaged 24 h later when they contained a mixture of the immature green intermediate and the final red form. We then monitored the green fluorescence intermittently before and during selective photobleaching of the red species over 49 min of intense orange illumination. If the two proteins were nonassociated, bleaching the red species should have had no effect on the green fluorescence. In fact, the green fluorescence increased by 2.7- to 5.8-fold in different cells, corresponding to FRET efficiencies of 63–83%. These values equal or surpass the highest FRET efficiencies ever seen between GFP mutants, 68% for cyan and yellow fluorescent proteins linked by a Zn2+-saturated zinc finger domain (11).
The second line of evidence for in vivo oligomerization was a directed yeast two-hybrid screen. When DsRed fusions to both the Gal4 DNA binding domain and activation domain were expressed in HF7C yeast, the yeast became his+, i.e., able to grow without supplemental histidine, suggesting a two-hybrid interaction. Neither fusion construct alone (DsRed–DNA binding domain or DsRed–activation domain) could direct the his+ phenotype, suggesting that the DsRed–DsRed interaction, and not a nonspecific DsRed–gal4 interaction, was responsible for the positive result. In addition, the his+ yeast turned blue when lysed and incubated with 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-d-galactoside, suggesting that the DsRed–DsRed interaction also drove transcription of the β-galactosidase gene. Therefore, two separate transcriptional readouts of the yeast two-hybrid assay confirmed that DsRed associates in vivo.
Our biochemical studies of DsRed revealed a mixture of desirable vs. nonoptimal properties of DsRed. The most important favorable surprise is that DsRed has a much higher extinction coefficient and fluorescence quantum yield (0.7) than previously reported. These properties indicate that the fluorescence brightness of the mature well-folded protein is already comparable to rhodamine dyes or the best GFPs and would be difficult to improve by a large factor. DsRed is also quite resistant to photobleaching by intensities typical of spectrofluorometers (≈mW/cm2) or microscopes with arc lamp illumination and interference filters (≈W/cm2), showing a photobleaching quantum yield on the order of 7 × 10−7 in both regimes. This value is significantly better than those for two of the most popular green and yellow mutants of GFP, enhanced GFP (3 × 10−6), and enhanced yellow fluorescent protein including Q69K (5 × 10−5). The mean number of photons that a single molecule can emit before photobleaching is the ratio of the fluorescence and photobleaching quantum yields, or 1 × 106, 2 × 105, and 1.5 × 104 for DsRed, enhanced GFP, and enhanced yellow fluorescent protein, respectively. One important caveat is that the apparent photobleaching quantum yield might well increase at higher light intensities and shorter times if the molecule can be driven into dark states such as triplets or tautomers from which it can recover its fluorescence. GFPs usually show a range of such dark states (12, 13), and there is no reason to imagine DsRed will be any simpler. Our photobleaching measurements were made over minutes to hours and include ample time for such recovery. By contrast, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and flow cytometry monitor single passages of molecules through a focused laser beam within microseconds to milliseconds, so that temporary dark states that last longer than the transit time would count as photobleaching, raising the apparent quantum yield for bleaching. Techniques such as laser scanning confocal microscopy in which identified molecules are repetitively scanned will see intermediate degrees of photobleaching depending on the time scale of illumination and recovery.
Another good feature of DsRed for most purposes is its negligible sensitivity to pH changes over the wide range of 4.5 to 12. Currently all of the brighter GFP mutants are more readily quenched by acid pHs than DsRed is (1, 9). Such pH sensitivity can be exploited under controlled conditions to sense pH changes, especially inside organelles or other specific compartments (7), but can cause detrimental artifacts for other applications. Further studies might provide clues on how DsRed maintains its pH insensitivity and how that property might be engineered into GFPs.
Mutants such as K83M show that DsRed can be pushed yet further to longer wavelengths, 564- and 602-nm excitation and emission maxima, respectively, while retaining adequate quantum efficiency, 0.44. The 6- and 19-nm bathochromic shifts correspond to 191 and 541 cm−1 in energy and are of respectable magnitude for a single amino acid change that does not modify the chromophore. A crystal structure of DsRed and perhaps the mutant will be necessary to interpret the molecular basis for the wavelength shifts of K83M and others in Table 1. A homolog of DsRed recently cloned from a sea anemone has an absorbance maximum at 572 nm and extremely weak emission at 595 nm with quantum yield <0.001; one mutant had an emission peak at 610 nm but was very dim and slow to mature (14).
Spectroscopic data of mutants
The most troublesome aspects of DsRed are its slow and incomplete maturation and its oligomeric states. A maturation time on the order of days will preclude attempts to use DsRed as a reporter of short-term gene expression and many applications to track fusion proteins in organisms with short generation times or fast development. Maturation of GFPs was considerably accelerated by mutagenesis (15), so it is hoped that DsRed ripening can be similarly hastened. Such acceleration will be especially needed for mutations that shift DsRed to even longer wavelengths. Unfortunately, all of our mutants have so far been impaired rather than improved in the speed and completeness of red fluorophore formation.
Because the Lys-83 mutants all permit at least some maturation, it is unlikely that the primary amine plays a direct catalytic role for this residue, especially because the most chemically conservative replacement, Lys to Arg, impedes red development to the greatest extent. Ser-197 poses a similar puzzle because the most conservative possible substitution, Ser to Thr, significantly slows maturation. Interestingly, Lys-83 and Ser-197 are Leu and Thr, respectively, in the highly homologous cyan fluorescent protein dsFP483 from the same Discosoma species. Either of these two mutations could explain why dsFP483 never turns red. Residues other than Lys-83 and Ser-197 also affect maturation to the red, but the fact that these two mutation sites came up several times independently in separate random mutagenesis experiments suggest that they are fairly important. It will be important to try directed mutagenesis of other fluorescent proteins as well as DNA shuffling experiments to see whether these residues are either necessary and/or sufficient for red conversion. Further clarification of the mechanism of red fluorophore formation might be gleaned from comparing structural homology to GFP, as Lys-83 and Ser-197 in DsRed correspond to Phe-84 and Thr-203 in GFP (2), which are, respectively, rather remote and quite close to the chromophore of GFP. However, this comparison implicates neither residue in a specific mechanistic role, so obviously, a crystal structure of DsRed will be a prerequisite to rational interpretation of the effect of these residues.
The multimeric nature of DsRed was shown by four separate lines of evidence: slow migration on SDS/PAGE unless preboiled, analytical ultracentrifugation, strong FRET from the immature green to the final red form in mammalian cells, and directed two-hybrid assays in yeast by using two reporter genes, HIS3 and lacZ. Of these, analytical ultracentrifugation gave the clearest evidence for an obligate stoichiometry of 4 over the entire range of monomer concentrations assayed, 10−8 to 10−5 M, with a hint that octamer formation might occur at yet higher concentrations. Nevertheless the tests in live cells were important to confirm that aggregation occurs under typical conditions of use, including the reducing environment of the cytosol and the presence of native proteins. Oligomerization may not matter for use of DsRed simply as a reporter of gene expression, but it will raise a very serious concern in most potential applications where DsRed would be fused to a host protein to report on the trafficking or interactions of the latter. For a host protein of mass M without its own aggregation tendencies, fusion with DsRed would be predicted to form a complex of at least 4× (M+26 kDa). Furthermore, many proteins in signal transduction are activated by oligomerization, so fusion to DsRed could cause constitutive signaling. For host proteins that are already oligomeric, fusion to DsRed could either cause clashes of stoichiometry, steric conflicts of quaternary structures, or cross-linking into massive aggregates. Indeed, we already have observed that red cameleons, i.e., fusions of cyan fluorescent protein, calmodulin, and calmodulin-binding peptide, and DsRed, are far more prone to form visible punctae in mammalian cells (O. Griesbeck, personal communication) than the corresponding yellow cameleons (16) with yellow fluorescent protein in place of DsRed.
Can the oligomerization be engineered away? We expect so, particularly because the admittedly much weaker dimerization tendency of Aequorea GFP can be essentially eliminated by mutation of the hydrophobic residues in the crystal dimer interface (D.A.Z., unpublished observations). Obviously the crystal structure of a DsRed oligomer would help a great deal, but even without such high-resolution information, variants of the yeast two-hybrid assays provide a reasonable approach to select or screen for nonaggregating mutants. At the present time, we do not know whether oligomerization is necessary for red maturation, only that it is not sufficient, because the green-only mutant K83R also appears to tetramerize based on our SDS/PAGE result (Fig. 5, lane C).
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NS27177) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. R.Y.T. is a consultant for Aurora Biosciences.
↵¶ To whom reprint requests should be addressed at: 310 Cellular and Molecular Medicine West 0647, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0647.
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Article: The earliest known pig from the Upper Eocene of Thailand
Author(s): S. Ducrocq, Y. Chaimanee, V. Suteethorn and J.-J. Jaeger
DUCROCQ, S., CHAIMANEE, Y., SUTEETHORN, V., JAEGER, J. 1998. The earliest known pig from the Upper Eocene of Thailand. Palaeontology, 41, 1, 147–156.
Several dental remains of a new suid, Siamochoerus banmarkensis gen. et sp. nov., have been collected in the Late Eocene Krabi basin in southern Thailand. This species is morphologically close to but more primitive than Dubiotherium waterhousi (formerly Palaeochoerus waterhousi), and represents one of the oldest known suids. The date of origination of suids can therefore be placed back to the Late Eocene or even earlier, and the early evolution and diversification of the family might have occurred largely in the Oligocene of Asia.
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A Place for Us: A Novel (Paperback)
By Fatima Farheen Mirza
(Fiction)
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEW YORK’S “ONE BOOK, ONE NEW YORK” PICK
Named One of the Best Books of 2018 by: Washington Post • NPR • People • Refinery29 • Parade • Buzzfeed
"Mirza writes with a mercy that encompasses all things." — RON CHARLES, Washington Post
"A Place for Us is a book for our times." — CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR
The first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker’s new imprint, SJP for Hogarth, A Place for Us is a deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity, and belonging
As an Indian wedding gathers a family back together, parents Rafiq and Layla must reckon with the choices their children have made. There is Hadia: their headstrong, eldest daughter, whose marriage is a match of love and not tradition. Huda, the middle child, determined to follow in her sister’s footsteps. And lastly, their estranged son, Amar, who returns to the family fold for the first time in three years to take his place as brother of the bride. What secrets and betrayals have caused this close-knit family to fracture? Can Amar find his way back to the people who know and love him best?
A Place for Us takes us back to the beginning of this family’s life: from the bonds that bring them together, to the differences that pull them apart. All the joy and struggle of family life is here, from Rafiq and Layla’s own arrival in America from India, to the years in which their children—each in their own way—tread between two cultures, seeking to find their place in the world, as well as a path home.
A Place for Us is a book for our times: an astonishingly tender-hearted novel of identity and belonging, and a resonant portrait of what it means to be an American family today. It announces Fatima Farheen Mirza as a major new literary talent.
FATIMA FARHEEN MIRZA was born in 1991 and raised in California. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a recipient of the Michener-Copernicus Fellowship.
Praise for A Place for Us:
“Absolutely gorgeous...Mirza writes about family life with the wisdom, insight and patience you would expect from a mature novelist adding a final masterpiece to her canon, but this is, fortunately, just the start of an extraordinary career…. Has a household ever been cradled in such tender attention as this novel provides?... As Marilynne Robinson has done with Protestants and Alice McDermott has done with Catholics, Mirza finds in the intensity of a faithful Muslim family a universal language of love and anguish that speaks to us all... In prose of quiet beauty and measured restraint, Mirza traces those twined strands of yearning and sorrow that faith involves. She writes with a mercy that encompasses all things.... Each time I stole away into this novel, it felt like a privilege to dwell among these people, to fall back under the gentle light of Mirza’s words."
— Ron Charles, Washington Post
“Ambitious… a family epic that is textured and keenly felt… Mirza draws Amar’s lifelong struggle with the concept of unconditional devotion so poignantly that readers will find it exceedingly relatable. But so too is the mysterious whisper in his ear urging him always to return, no matter how far he strays, back home.”
— New York Times Book Review
“The thinking person’s summer read, a rich and layered tale about family and assimilation.”
— Entertainment Weekly
"[An] impassioned debut novel… Mirza is attuned to the subtle ways in which siblings and parents compete for one another's affection. A ruminative final section, in which the father addresses his wayward son, is a moving coda."
"The book dives into the lives of a Muslim-American family, opening on the eve of the eldest daughter's marriage, and examines the intricacies of a family straddling two very different cultures."
— Vanity Fair
“A Place for Us is a stunning novel about love, compassion, cruelty and forgiveness — the very things that make families what they are…[Mirza’s] writing is gorgeous, unadorned but beautiful… a miracle of a book. A Place for Us is a major accomplishment, a work of real beauty and fierce originality.”
— Michael Schaub, NPR.org
“In polished prose that zeroes in on domestic detail and, at its loveliest, recalls Jhumpa Lahiri, Mirza delivers a portrait of a family straining to hold its center amid rebellions both quiet and explosive.”
“A rich portrait of a fractured Muslim family…With unwavering compassion, this beautiful heartbreaker unravels the mystery of who may be to blame for Amar’s estrangement.”
"Magical."
— ELLE
“This is a richly detailed, immersive saga that hooks you from the jump and keeps you absorbed even as you spend decades with its characters. A Place for Us is a tender examination of identity and familial roles, of faith, and of what it means to be home.”
— Marie Claire
“An affecting, authentic and artful debut by Fatima Farheen Mirza… Mirza's writing is poignantly beautiful…By the end of the novel, readers may wish that some characters had spoken up at critical junctures and that other characters had swallowed the words that irreparably altered the course of events. That we become so invested is a testament to Mirza's talent.”
"A stunner, worthy of a place among the finest books ever written about an American family."
— Minneapolis Star Tribune
"If you crave a family epic, read A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza....In this stunning, gorgeous novel, Mirza looks at the crucial events in an Indian-American Muslim family from many perspectives."
— Refinery29
“One of the biggest books of the summer.”
— Bustle
“Fatima Farheen Mirza's A Place for Us is everything I love about family sagas. It traverses time and place, explores the conflicts between a parent's expectation and a child's desires, and, most importantly, introduces us to fully imagined, flawed characters whose relationships are deep, entangled, and rich in love. The story — which centers on an American Muslim family navigating the tension between tradition and autonomy — is told in fragments, jumping from one character to another, slowly adding layers to scenes by revisiting interactions from multiple perspectives. And Mirza renders this family with a gentle hand, lovingly, so that each character will make their way into your heart.”
— Buzzfeed
"A brilliant debut from Fatima Farheen Mirza... this is a story about hope, and about the ways in which, if we open ourselves up to forgive the flaws in those we love, we can better move forward toward a brighter future."
“A complex narrative that dives into the fractured relationships that make up an Indian family as they gather for a wedding.”
— PopSugar
"Highly anticipated."
— Parade
“Few novels so elegantly capture the complicated cultural dynamics of a modern American family quite like A Place for Us....Told from multiple perspectives, the story offers a nuanced look at what it's like to feel caught between two cultures, struggling to honor where you come from while attempting to fit in where you are. A devastating and deeply moving book.”
— Shondaland
"This affecting debut follows an Indian-American Muslim family as they assimilate into U.S. culture... Mirza’s expansive novel tackles everything from 9-11 to addiction, each moment offering a sliver of explanation as to how a family can become so fractured. Mirza writes about her characters with an incredible amount of tenderness, keeping readers invested."
— Village Voice
"A Place for Us resonates at the crossroads of culture, character, storytelling and poignancy."
— BookPage
"A hauntingly beautiful and poignant story of identity, belonging and perception. This first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker's new imprint, SJP for Hogarth, is as timely as it is stunning, and is the perfect launch for an imprint designed to celebrate literary fiction titles that will resonate with all readers, regardless of race, gender or experience."
— Bookreporter
“Fatima Farheen Mirza’s story brilliantly displays a path to mold old traditions with the new to examine love and identity.”
— The Margins
“Extraordinary in its depth and diligence... Mirza adeptly revisits painful dilemmas from each narrator’s perspective, revealing jolting secrets. Each complex, surprising character struggles with faith, responsibility, racism, fear, longing, and jealousy, while Mirza conveys with graceful specificity the rhythms of Muslim life, from prayer to wearing hijab, gender etiquette, food, holidays, and values, all of which illuminate universal quandaries about family, self, culture, beliefs, and generational change.”
"A California-based Indian Muslim family celebrates the wedding of daughter Hadia, marrying for love. Present is her estranged brother Amar, who hasn't easily mnaged the rough road between youth and adulthood, Old World tradition and America, and the novel effectively unfolds family tensions and Amar's swirling personal anguish."
— Library Journal
“The debut of 26-year-old Mirza is the first book from Sarah Jessica Parker's imprint at Hogarth; it explores the spiritual lives of its characters with sympathy and passion. The title of the book echoes a song from West Side Story, itself a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Here the warring forces are not two families but one, split by the tension between reverence and rebellion. The author's passion for her subject shines like the moon in the night sky, a recurrent image in this ardent and powerful novel.”
— Kirkus
“Mirza displays a particular talent for rendering her characters’ innermost emotional lives, signaling a writer to watch.”
"A Place for Us is a triumph and an inspiration. I wish everyone would read this novel. A chronicle of the shattered expectations and irreconcilable desires within an American-Muslim family, A Place for Us hums with a deep faith in an unknown future, reminding its readers that when we are lost, love gives us a map home.”
— KAREN RUSSELL, author of Swamplandia!
“A Place for Us is a radiantly envisioned, beautifully achieved epic about nearly everything that matters: love, family, faith, freedom, betrayal, contrition, absolution. Fatima Farheen Mirza is a magnificent new voice."
— ANTHONY MARRA, author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
“This powerful, intricate debut is essential reading.”
— NOVIOLET BULAWAYO, author of We Need New Names
“This extraordinary, piercingly wise novel examines as profoundly as any book I know the threads of injury and grace that stitch together a family. Fatima Farheen Mirza has the passionate intelligence and moral vision that announce not merely an excellent writer, but a great one. I felt such gratitude reading this fiercely compassionate debut, and such joy at discovering a voice I will follow for the rest of my life.”
— GARTH GREENWELL, author of What Belongs to You
"The depth of the storytelling and the beauty of the language makes this debut novel by Fatima Farheen Mirza something to treasure. Highly recommended!"
— JOHN BOYNE, author of A Ladder to the Sky
“Fatima Farheen Mirza’s A Place for Us is a radiant debut. It accretes its power, beauty, and insight through its tender witnessing of private and family life. With her deeply compassionate view, Mirza dignifies terrain often desecrated by contemporary culture: maternity, faith, the bonds of community, the yearning for goodness, and our duty to others. She shows us the destructiveness of our doubt in those we love, and the mercy of forgiveness. Most wondrously, with this felt and moving novel, Mirza creates a place in which rebellion and reverence seem to embrace.”
— CHARMAINE CRAIG, author of Miss Burma
“Fatima Farheen Mirza’s A Place for Us is a work of extraordinary and enthralling beauty. It is so deeply imagined, so intimately attentive to and solicitous of the lives it follows, so artful in describing the inseparable human experiences of pride and resentment, humility and loyalty -- and, most of all, love – that it feels not as if we are reading a novel about this Muslim-American family struggling with tradition and culture, but as if we become actual members of the family. It is that immersive, that brilliant, that true.”
— PAUL HARDING, author of Tinkers
"Beautiful, intimate, tender. So vividly told the characters live and breathe."
— RACHEL JOYCE, author of The Music Shop
Publisher: SJP for Hogarth
Publication Date: March 5th, 2019
Fiction / Cultural Heritage
Paperback, Large Print (June 14th, 2019): $18.00
Library Binding, Large Print (July 3rd, 2018): $35.99
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Even Today’s Top Earners Might Not Be Fully Prepared for Retirement
Most people have retirement at least in the back of their minds but plenty of people haven’t taken the necessary steps and followed through to be on track to save ahead for everything they’ll need in their golden years, including how to pay for healthcare expenses.
Income only goes a certain part of the way and determining how much a person has set aside for retirement and the remainder of the details surrounding whether or not a person has appropriately prepared to retire has to do with whether or not a person has access to a 401(k) and which assets are selected to go in that 401(k) by the employer. According to a recent study shared by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, even the top earners today don’t have enough as most people would expect them to have.
The researchers looked at the retirement savings of people ages 51 to 56, using IRS tax data and the health and retirement study and was carried out over the course of two years. The study found a broad range in preparedness levels among the people in the top one fifth of the earnings distribution, suspecting that many people who would traditionally be classified as prosperous could struggle financially as they get older in age.
The study found that just 3% of people between the ages of 51 and 56 who earn over $80,000 a year have reached the $1 million savings goal that is suggested by experts. Around 130 people between those same ages who earn greater than $80,000 a year have less than $200,000 saved for retirement. If you are ready to sit down with an experienced estate planning attorney and talk over your options, schedule a meeting today.
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Madden NFL 19 roster update details following week nine of the season
Posted November 9th, 2018 at 10:30 am
The roster update for Madden NFL 19 featuring ratings changes based on regular season performance through eight weeks has gone live to download all systems. The update includes the just announced signing of Dez Bryant (rated 82 Overall) by the New Orleans Saints. James Conner, who has produced at a comparable level to Le’Veon Bell, remains rated 13 Overall points behind him.
Notables on the move in ratings this week include Bobby Wagner (+1 to 98), Jalen Ramsey (-1 to 96), Fletcher Cox (+1 to 95), Cameron Jordan (+1 to 95), Michael Thomas (+1 to 95), Aaron Rodgers (-1 to 95), Adam Thielen (+2 to 94), Damon Harrison (-1 to 94), Richard Sherman (+2 to 93), Philip Rivers (+2 to 92), Myles Garrett (+2 to 92), Cameron Hayward (+1 to 92), Tyreek Hill (+1 to 92), Drew Brees (-1 to 92), Everson Griffin (-2 to 91), Jordan Reed (-2 to 91), Patrick Mahomes (+2 to 90), Sean Lee (-4 to 90), Shaq Mason (+3 to 88), George Kittle (+3 to 87), Kyle Fuller (+3 to 86), Jaire Alexander (+4 to 84), and Andy Dalton (+3 to 84).
Check out full details on current ratings and any changes in this week’s update through the form on the official Madden NFL 19 website.
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NASA Wakes Up an Old Telescope to Help Its New Asteroid Mission
After a two-year slumber, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is coming out of hibernation to resume its search for asteroids.
By Will Dietrich-Egensteiner
The eyes of WISE are back in commission. After lying dormant for more than two years, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will emerge from hibernation in September to assist in the asteroid initiative laid out by President Obama. The space agency has dubbed the revival NEOWISE.
Despite scuffles in Congress over where NASA would best direct its efforts—lassoing asteroids or more manned missions to the moon—the space agency is moving forward with its plans to identify potentially dangerous near-Earth objects (NEOs), as well as the more ambitious goal of capturing and relocating an asteroid. WISE's reactivation seems to be the first step in that process as this spacecraft resumes its mission of hunting for new space objects.
From January 2010 to February 2011, WISE scanned the entire sky twice over from its perch in orbit, using its infrared telescope hunt asteroids by looking for their heat signatures. The spacecraft produced about 7500 images a day, and in the process discovered 21 comets, 135 NEOs, and more than 34,000 asteroids in our solar system's main Asteroid Belt.
Since it was deactivated at the conclusion of its mission, WISE has been sitting in low Earth orbit with its solar panels facing the sun to provide power but its payload turned off. Amy Mainzer, NEOWISE program principal investigator at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said that the reactivation process should be fairly straightforward.
"The main thing is that although we have the solar panels pointing toward the sun, the telescope is pointing at the relatively warm earth," she says. "You don't want your infrared telescope to be warm." An infrared telescope that is running hot could lead to inaccurate readings and images. NASA will refocus WISE's telescope on deep space, which will begin to radiate heat away from the spacecraft. "After three to four months, it'll be cool enough to make images again without being blinded by our own heat," Mainzer says.
WISE's mission will be once again to find new NEOs, and to collect data on size, albedo (light reflectivity), and thermal properties of about 2000 other objects over the course of three years. Anything within 28 million miles of Earth's path around the sun is fair game. The information WISE gathers will be sent to the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center for cataloging. WISE will also keep its infrared eye out for asteroids that could be captured and relocated into a possible orbit around the moon for studying, should NASA's plan become reality. NASA even came up with this nifty video simulation to show what it could be like when astronauts dock with a corralled asteroid to take samples:
Could it really happen? While NASA fights for the funding for future ambitious missions, it certainly helps the agency's case to be able to reuse existing tech. When former NASA astronaut and PM contributor Tom Jones covered the asteroid retrieval mission, he wrote that it "uses existing technology or tech that is within reach in the next decade," and WISE fits the bill.
"Reactivating WISE is an excellent example of how we are leveraging existing capabilities across the agency to achieve our goal," John Grunsfeld, NASA's associate administrator for science, said in a press release.
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Shaun White, of the United States, celebrates his gold medal after the men's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The Flying Tomato still soars.
Shaun White put together an epic final run to claim his third gold medal in Olympic men’s halfpipe, slicing through the gray South Korean sky on Wednesday to post a score of 97.75 for the 100th overall gold by the United States in the Winter Games.
The 31-year-old White trailed Japan’s Ayumu Hirano going into the last of the three runs in the 12-man final, but put together a daring set that included consecutive 1440-degree spins. White threw his board in the air when his winning score flashed, setting off a delirious celebration.
Hirano, who vaulted into the lead during his second run with a score of 95.25, took silver. Australia’s Scotty James earned bronze.
White is the first American male to win gold at three separate Winter Olympics. Speedskater Bonnie Blair won gold in the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Games
James, White and Hirano traded electric runs during qualifying on Tuesday, “sending it” in snowboarding terms and sending a bit of a message in the process. The three have eyed this showdown on the world stage for months and Hirano — who edged James in the X Games last month, an event White opted to skip after locking down a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team — shrugged when asked if he was concerned about the 98.50 White put up on Tuesday to earn the right to go last in the finals.
“I know what he does and he knows what I do,” Ayumu said.
Namely, put on a show.
White put together a dazzling first run at warm, slushy Phoenix Snow Park, throwing a 1440 early on and building from there. He tossed his helmet toward the crowd when he finished and celebrated in the waiting area while the judges deliberated. His score of 94.25 was tops after the first of the three finals runs, but Hirano recovered after sitting down during his first trip to put White on notice during the second.
The 19-year-old uncorked back-to-back 1440s of his own and when the crowd exploded as his 95.25 flashed, he simply shrugged his shoulders, unfazed by the stakes.
Hirano missed an opportunity to go even higher when he washed out on his final run. James put together an unspectacular last set, setting the stage for White. He called the opportunity to go last his “good luck spot.” And with good reason. He went last during his gold medal runs in Turin in 2006 and Vancouver in 2010.
Yet White had the top of the podium locked up during his last sprint down the pipe on both occasions. This moment required something more. And he delivered.
While the culture of snowboarding occasionally finds itself at odds with the competitive nature of the sport — James openly questioned the judging before the games and even said he’s “not huge on perfect scores” — White embraces it. His gold in Turin as a mop-topped 19-year-old helped launch him into a global brand. His repeat performance in Vancouver four years later, one he finished by stomping a “Double McTwist 1260” with gold already in hand, cemented his status as arguably the greatest ever in his sport.
This time around, it felt like redemption.
White failed to reach the podium four years ago in Sochi, a loss that led him to do more than a fair amount of soul searching in the aftermath. His life became more complex. Injuries started to pile up. Last fall he underwent emergency surgery on his nose and upper lip in New Zealand after smashing into the deck of the halfpipe during training and arrived in South Korea with stitches in his mouth that still hadn’t fully dissolved.
In the interim, the sport that he defined went on without him. White found himself no longer inventing tricks so much as trying to master the pioneering acrobatics of others, including Hirano.
Labeled as snowboarding’s next big thing at 13, the 5-foot-2 Hirano is a twisting, flipping, boundary-pushing whirl hardly afraid at taking on his idol.
Just not ready, at least this time, to take him down.
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2018 Free Agency Preview: Los Angeles Rams
By Mike Cahill
Nov 26, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams free safety Lamarcus Joyner (20) during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Rams defeated the Saints 26-20. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
The Los Angeles Rams have a lot of important pieces set to hit free agency. Seven of the 13 players set to become unrestricted free agents were regular starters or had started at some point in 2017. Five of those seven players combined to play over 3,200 snaps on the defensive side of the ball. Four of those five combined for over 2,250 snaps in the secondary. Safety John Johnson III and cornerback Kayvon Webster are the only two starters in the secondary under contract next season. And Webster’s ruptured Achilles adds an extra wrinkle to the team’s free agency game plan as well.
The Rams do, however, have a good amount of cap space available to them. They should be able to keep their safety duo intact while also keeping the wide receiver core together for the 2018 season. The interesting part will be what they do about their cornerbacks with the upcoming free agent class.
Salary cap room
$40,863,316 (12th in the NFL, as of 02/15/2018)
Edge defender
Interior defender
Notable free agents
Lamarcus Joyner, S, 90.3 overall grade
Trumaine Johnson, CB, 74.2 overall grade
Sammy Watkins, WR, 76.2 overall grade
Nickell Robey-Coleman, CB, 84.9 overall grade
John Sullivan, C, 74.6 overall grade
Must re-sign
In his first season playing safety in the NFL, Joyner saw his highest-graded season by almost 12 points. He finished as the league’s third-highest-graded safety and tied for first in coverage grade at 92.2. On 406 coverage snaps, opposing quarterbacks targeted Joyner only 28 times. He allowed 12 of those targets to be complete while intercepting three of them and defending five more of those for a passer rating of 31.8 in his coverage. His 0.36 yards allowed per coverage snap ranked 12th among 59 safeties. He was also one of only two safeties to not miss a single tackle in the passing game and he only missed three in the running game. Averaging 17 tackle attempts in between missed tackles combined, Joyner owned the sixth-highest tackling efficiency among all safeties. Though it was his first season at a new position, Joyner was one of three safeties to earn an elite grade (90.0-plus) and it would be criminal to let him walk.
Dream splash signing
Junior Galette, edge, Washington Redskins
Before missing both the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to Achilles injuries, Galette produced the ninth-most pressures across the 2013 and 2014 seasons among edge defenders with 126. His 22 sacks in that time were tied for seventh-most, as well. This past season, Galette earned the second-highest grade of his career (82.4), tied for 31st among 106 edge defenders in 2017. His 37 pressures on 251 pass-rushing snaps resulted in the 14th-highest pass-rush productivity )11.9) among edge defenders. The Rams desperately need someone outside of Aaron Donald to generate pressure, as he has been responsible for over 36 percent of the team’s total pressures since 2015. Pairing these two with Robert Quinn, who produced 18 of his 38 quarterback pressures in his final four games of the season could be devastating to opposing offenses come 2018.
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2018 free agent prospects
Dontari Poe, DI, Atlanta Falcons
After moving Michael Brockers from nose tackle to a 3-4 defense end, the Rams’ three players at nose tackle combined for 18 run stops on 319 run snaps. That’s one fewer than Poe was able to generate on 298 run snaps in 2017. Before a down season in 2016, Poe had four straight seasons with at least 22 run stops, with a peak of 30 in 2013. Since Wade Phillips came to town and changed the defensive scheme to a 3-4 base, the Rams have been playing light at the nose tackle position. Should they look to the open market to fulfill the position, Poe would change that, as he is a massive 6-foot-3, 346-pound player. Given that he’d be in between Brockers and Aaron Donald, two players ranked in the top-12 in run-defense grades among interior defenders, the Rams’ 31st-ranked PFF run defense would surely take a huge leap in 2018. Poe also ranked 26th among all interior defenders in pass-rush grade (77.0), which he earned with his career-high 39 pressures.
Kyle Fuller, CB, Chicago Bears
In his first two seasons, Fuller allowed almost as many touchdowns (10) as he had plays on the ball (13). This past season, he earned his highest-graded season at 84.3, 22nd among 121 cornerbacks. He saw a league-high 119 targets while averaging the second-fewest coverage snaps in between targets at 4.8. Despite being targeted so much, Fuller allowed the 14th-lowest passer rating into his coverage with a 69.0. He also generated 17 pass breakups, two more than any other cornerback in the league. The one part about Fuller’s game that took a step back was his tackling. He led all cornerbacks in the league in missed tackled with 21, seven more than the next highest player. At 25 years old, Fuller is a very interesting player worth looking at in free agency.
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CS: GO Arms Deal update adds more than 100 weapon skins, supports eSports
The Arms Deal Update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is live, adding in a Team Fortress 2-style system of random drops, over 100 new weapon skins, two new stock weapons, and a purchasable item that helps fund competitive play.
The new weapon skins will drop randomly while you play CS:GO, much like new items in Team Fortress 2. Unlike TF2, all of the modifications are purely cosmetic. You will also occasionally find weapon cases, similar to TF2's crates, which must be opened by a key. These come in two styles: standard variety, and a special eSports case. The proceeds from eSports case keys will go towards larger prize pools and greater visibility for competitive CS:GO.
It's not all just paint jobs and microtransactions, though. We're also seeing the return of the silenced variants for the M4A1 and the USP, which feature a smaller price tag and magazine size than their louder brethren.
Arms Deal is available now, and you can read more about it on the official announcement page .
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The 10 best new weapon mods for Counter-Strike: Source. Beware: gun porn inside
By Tom Senior 2011-01-21T10:16:11.2Z
Counter-Strike: Source has brilliant weapons, but somehow the huge Counter-Strike modding community has managed to make them even better. Modders have achieved great results by cutting out the polygons devoted to bits of arm you hardly ever see, and piling them into creating new high detail weapons complete with new sounds and custom animations. They're also dead easy to install. Perhaps you're tired of seeing the same old combat knife, fancy sticking a scope on your M4A1 or want to dual wield Berettas made of ice and fire. Read on for ten of the best.
Before you install any mods, it's worth keeping a backup of your 'cstrike' file, as not all servers support custom skins. With that done, all you need to do to get each of these mods working in your game of Counter-Strike: Source is download and unzip the mod file. Then open your Counter-Strike: Source directory, normally located at Steam/Steamapps/*your account name here*/counter-strike source/cstrike.. and drag the mod folders into this directory. If Windows asks whether you want to merge the files, click 'yes'. Now, boot up the game. Voila. All those old weapons you've seen a thousand times before will be shiny and different. Here's our top ten.
1. Nighthawk
As the default pistol, the USP is the one gun you're going to see a lot. Spice it up a bit with these alternative models. The sleek Nighthawk will give you a highly detailed alternative with a realistic looking scope. The HK1911 0.45cal is another great replacement, with unique animations and unusual boxy silencer.
2. Dual M7s
This brilliant mod replaces the once-great P90 with a pair of M7 submachineguns, because two guns are better than one, that's just a fact. If there's one thing everyone knows about submachineguns, it's that spinning them round and round like an idiot makes them fire better, that's another fact. Brace yourself, this is probably the best reload animation ever.
3. Scorpion knife
I know what you're thinking. "There isn't enough Klingon weaponry in Counter-Strike Source." You're absolutely right. The Scorpion is exactly what you need if you want to replace the boring old knife with something more exotic. If that's a bit too otherworldly for your taste, the M9 Probis III blade is a perfectly fine replacement for Valve's original.
4. Auric Dragon Desert Eagle
The Auric Dragon reskin brings a touch of class to your tired old Deagle. The traditional silver texture is darker, and, here's the good bit, there are golden dragons embedded into the grip. It looks like it's come straight out of a John Woo film.
5. Magic bullet
This mod gets rid of the AWP sniper rifle entirely. Instead of replacing it with another gun it gives you telekenetic powers . A quick point of the index finger sends a floating bullet flying at your target. The reload animation makes you beckon, at which point the bullet you just fired flies back into your hand. Genius. You'll find a video of the magic bullet in action here .
If adding magic powers to Counter-Strike seems a bit extreme, there are some other excellent alternative AWP models out there, most notably the mighty Barrett M82a1 (pictured).
6. Double Barrelled Shotgun
This mod replaces the XM1014 with a good old fashioned double barrelled shotgun The sturdy looking weapon comes with its own reloading animations. For a good modern alternative check out the mighty Striker .
7. Snark's M4A1
This fantastic looking replacement for the M4A1 looks as though it's come from a modern Call of Duty game. Who needs a gun with both scope and a laser sight, you ask? You do! Because it looks awesome.
8. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G36
If you've braved S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s terrifying wastelands, you'll know how comforting it is to have a G36 at the ready. Thankfully it kills Terrorists as well as it does mutants, and it looks a lot better than the SG552 it replaces.
9. Vintorez
The Vintorez really does look as though it could shoot a pea from a mile away. That's partly because it has the the biggest scope you've ever seen, but mostly because of the superb texturing work. This weapon replaces the SG1 sniper rifle.
10. Mark 23 .45 Auto Akimbo
Those Beretta Elites, they think they're so great. Little do they know that the Mark 23 Auto Akimbo models, with their high resolution, high detail textures are superior them in almost every way. The underslung attachments make them look meaner than the standard Berettas, and it has custom animations provided by a man who calls himself Batman IV. For an unusual alternative, check out Ice's Heaven and Hell Berettas , because firing a gun while it's on fire earns you extra action hero points.
If these 10 alternative weapons aren't enough, you'll find thousands more over on FPS Banana . Which one's your favourite? What other mod features would you like to see on PCGamer.com?
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This Batmobile-like car is coming soon to GTA Online, as well as two new modes
By Samuel Roberts 2017-10-06T16:09:54.278Z
Transforming races coming this month to GTA Online, too.
Ever wanted to drive the Batmobile in GTA Online? Soon you'll be able to! Kind of. The GTA community has known about the Vigilante, pictured above, and other vehicles coming in this wave of updates for a while now, but today Rockstar has officially teased it for the fall. It looks like a slightly updated version of the Batmobile from Tim Burton's 1989 Batman movie, along with the back tyres and rocket booster of the Tumbler from the Christopher Nolan Batman movies. It'll pack some ludicrous firepower, too. I'm sure Batman would approve. Ben Affleck's Batman, anyway.
Also coming to GTA Online is Coil Cyclone super car and the Hunter chopper. If you're bored of the Buzzard, the latter might be a worthwhile purchase. It looks pretty cool, although this decal is just asking for trouble in a public server:
In other GTA Online updates, the previously teased transform races are coming to the game later this month. You'll instantly transition between land, air and sea across the Los Santos landmass in this mode, and Rockstar says to expect skydiving portions, which I fully expect to fail at when my character repeatedly smacks into the side of a building.
A dogfight mode is coming to GTA Online, too, building on the existing air-based modes in Smuggler's Run, as well as a mode called Condemned, where one player is the target unless they can kill another player, at which point they become the target.
Plenty to get on with there, then, until the next major update comes to the game—assuming competitive modes, racing or the Batmobile are your sort of thing.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is having some Early Access teething problems
On Friday, Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood’s Early Access phase kicked off, with the first players piling in. But as is par for the course with MMO expansion launches, things haven’t been going very smoothly.
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The main issues seem to stem from the sudden increase in player numbers. Specific quests that toss players into instanced dungeons and battles have been hit the hardest, and in some cases quests can’t be completed, locking people out of the rest of the expansion. This is happening a lot with a main quest where players must chat to an NPC before being flung into a new single-player instance.
Kotaku reports that players are even queuing up to speak to this NPC to try to alleviate some of the stress on the servers instead of just charging, forcing the game to create countless single-player instances all at the same time.
This isn’t the only quest that’s suffering because of the stress on the servers. USGamer notes that another quest later on has the same issues, and that it’s even affecting the Duty Finder, which puts players in a new instance.
Producer Naoki Yoshida responded to the problems with a post on Lodestone. “As announced earlier, there are a huge number of players currently playing Stormblood, and as a result, the servers continue to experience a large amount of stress. For this reason, we are currently limiting the number of players that can enter instanced content so that it does not lead to major server crashes.”
He goes on to explain that this limit is causing a great deal of congestion as players attempt to get into the instanced quest.
A second problem has reared its head, too. Players leaving or disconnecting during the Susano Primal fight weren’t able to log back into their characters. This particular issue seems to have been caused by players using an emote before the fight. “Our investigation thus far has revealed that this issue occurs when entering ‘The Pool of Tribute’ while performing an emote action,” a community representative explained. “Due to this, we ask that users please finish their emote actions before entering ‘The Pool of Tribute’.”
Players who have fallen foul of this particular problem will need to be sorted out individually, but it does seem to be working, and those complaining of the issue are now saying that they can log in again.
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The Battle over an American Icon
By Bronwen Dickey
Category: Pets | Science
Apr 04, 2017 | 400 Pages
May 10, 2016 | 352 Pages
About Pit Bull
The controversial story of one infamous breed of dog–a New York Times Bestseller (“Animals” list).
When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt and Helen Keller—come to be known as a brutal fighter? Dickey’s search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York dogfighting pits to early twentieth‑century movie sets, from the battlefields of Gettysburg to struggling urban neighborhoods. In this illuminating story of how a popular breed became demonized–and what role humans have played in the transformation–Dickey offers us an insightful view of Americans’ relationship with their dogs.
The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs—and what role humans have played in the transformation.
When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate, timid pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and Hollywood’s “Little Rascals”—come to be known as a brutal fighter?
Her search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York City dogfighting pits—the cruelty of which drew the attention of the recently formed ASPCA—to early twentieth‑century movie sets, where pit bulls cavorted with Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton; from the battlefields of Gettysburg and the Marne, where pit bulls earned presidential recognition, to desolate urban neighborhoods where the dogs were loved, prized—and sometimes brutalized.
Whether through love or fear, hatred or devotion, humans are bound to the history of the pit bull. With unfailing thoughtfulness, compassion, and a firm grasp of scientific fact, Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans’ relationship with their dogs.
About Bronwen Dickey
BRONWEN DICKEY is an essayist and journalist who writes regularly for the Oxford American. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, Slate, The Best American Travel Writing 2009, Newsweek, and Outside, among other publications. In 2009 she received a first-place Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award… More about Bronwen Dickey
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“This is a very good book… Ms. Dickey has earned her reputation as a first-rate reporter.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Terrific… [Dickey] does more than simply dispel the many myths around pit bulls; she strives to explore what those myths can tell us about ourselves. This beautifully written, heartbreaking book is not just for dog lovers — it’s for anyone interested in race, class, history and the complexity of media narratives.” —NPR
“Ms. Dickey not only writes about the ebb and flow of public fear and loathing, she takes the reader on a thoroughly comprehensible tour of genetics and behavioral science to explain why breeding never guarantees an individual dog’s personality, and shouldn’t be used to condemn it…. Picking out one breed to blame is neither warranted nor effective, and a reader of her book will be hard put to disagree.” —The New York Times
“Brilliant… A powerful and disturbing book that shows how the rise of the killer-pit bull narrative reflects many broader American anxieties and pathologies surrounding race, class, and poverty… A remarkable study of our capacities for cruelty and compassion toward dogs and other humans, and an eloquent argument for abandoning the fears and prejudices that have made pit bulls in particular the victims of mistreatment.” —Christian Science Monitor
“Like the pit bull itself, this book is sturdy, complicated and resists easy categorization… As Dickey exhaustively demonstrates, there is no ‘aggression gene’ and no such thing as a dangerous breed.” —The New York Times Book Review
“In covering a subject that evokes strong, deep-seated emotions, Dickey herself refrains from making sweeping judgments about the pit-bull temperament. She neither condemns nor exalts these dogs. The story of the pit bull is complex, and at times heartbreaking. It’s fraught with cruelty and poverty, but also compassion, generosity, and, occasionally, clear-headed thinking. Somehow, Dickey manages to find hope for the future of this dog and its reputation.” —LA Review of Books
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Updated April 4
Report says Ethiopian pilots performed Boeing’s recommendations to stop aircraft from diving
Ethiopian Airlines stated immediately following the news conference that the preliminary report showed no fault lay with the pilots.
By Julia McCue
Rescuers work at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, Ethiopia in March. Associated Press/Mulugeta Ayene
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Ethiopian Airlines pilots performed all the procedures recommended by Boeing to save their doomed 737 Max 8 aircraft but could not pull it out of a flight-system induced dive, a preliminary report into the crash concluded Thursday.
Minister of Transport Dagmawit Moges gave a brief summary and the recommendations of the much anticipated preliminary report into the March 10 crash, in which she singled out the “aircraft flight control system” as contributing to the plane’s difficulty in gaining altitude from Addis Ababa airport before crashing six minutes later and killing all 157 on board.
“Since repetitive uncommanded aircraft nosedown conditions were noticed in this preliminary investigation, it is recommended the aircraft flight control system related to flight controlability be reviewed by the manufacturer,” she said.
She also noted that the crew “performed all the procedures repeatedly provided by the manufacturer but was not able to control the aircraft.”
Like the crash of an Indonesian Max 8 aircraft in October, attention in the Ethiopian Airlines crash has been zeroing in on a flight control system known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System or MCAS, which pushes the nose of the aircraft down to avoid a midair stall.
While she never mentioned the MCAS by name during the news conference despite repeated questions from journalists, Moges’s comments suggest that the system was activated during the flight and the pilots were not able to use Boeing’s recommended methods to disable it.
Investigators believe MCAS also contributed to the Oct. 29 crash in Indonesia, where they say erroneous data from an outside sensor led the system to force the nose of the plane down over and over again. Pilots were unable to regain control and prevent disaster, and the Lion Air flight eventually plunged into the Java Sea, killing 189 people.
After the Indonesia crash, Boeing issued a bulletin outlining how to shut down the MCAS in case of malfunction and Thursday’s preliminary report seems to indicate the pilots’ followed that procedure.
Previous evidence found at the Ethiopian crash site showed equipment on the 737 Max’s tail was positioned in a way that would push the plane’s nose down. Satellite data also showed the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner had ascended and descended multiple times after takeoff, mirroring the behavior of the plane in the Lion Air flight.
Both flights struggled to gain altitude; and both appeared to have erratic flight paths before crashing.
Amid reports that a foreign object might have damaged one of the Ethiopian plane’s sensors on take off, Amdeye Ayalew, the head of the investigation, said the information from the data recorders did not indicate that.
“We did not find any information regarding the foreign object damage on the aircraft,” he said.
The officials said a full report would be completed within a year of the crash.
Ethiopian Airlines stated immediately following the news conference that the report showed no fault lay with the pilots who “followed the Boeing recommended and FAA-approved emergency procedures.”
“Despite their hard work and full compliance with the emergency procedures, it was very unfortunate that they could not recover the airplane from the persistence of nose diving,” the airline stated.
The similarities between the two crashes, five months apart, prompted aviation authorities to ground more than 370 of the jetliners worldwide.
The new investigative report also reveals some differences between the two flights. For example, the Ethiopian aircraft had no mechanical problems before the crash.
“It had flown to Johannesburg and back without any maintenance issues,” said John Cox, a former pilot and an airline-safety consultant who has been privately briefed on the evidence by people familiar with the investigation. “The airplane was mechanically sound, it had no deferrals, no write-ups and that makes a big difference.”
By comparison, the Lion Air had had multiple issues starting Oct. 26, including the four flights before the one that crashed into the Java Sea on Oct. 29, according to the Indonesian preliminary report. The plane’s maintenance log showed pilots reported defects with incorrect display of speeds and altitude and Airline mechanics worked to resolve the problems.
The Max 8 single-aisle aircraft is the most recent iteration of the 737 line — the world’s most popular commercial airliner that first flew in 1967. The Max is the fastest-selling plane in Boeing’s history, with nearly 4,700 planes sold or on order.
Boeing said it is “reviewing the report.”
The new revelations about the ill-fated jetliner come after Boeing, grappling with the fallout of the two deadly crashes, outlined upgrades to the aircraft’s software and increased training for the 737 Max pilots.
Boeing said it will take about an hour for technicians to load a software update for the planes. The company’s software fixes will change the way the MCAS receives information, requiring feeds from both outside “angle of attack” sensors, rather than one, before it is triggered.
The system will also have more limits on how often it will engage and Boeing will make changes that prevent the anti-stall feature from angling the plane’s nose too far downward in its attempts to correct for a possible stall.
On Wednesday Boeing announced that its chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, joined pilots aboard a flight to test the updated MCAS software as part of the certification requirements and “it worked as designed.”
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said Monday that the agency expects to receive the final package of software and training updates for review “over the coming weeks,” reflecting a delay from its initial timeline. Boeing had initially planned to submit the fix for FAA review last week.
Questions surrounding the two crashes have turned a harsh spotlight on Boeing. In the wake of the disasters, lawmakers are raising doubts about the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight, and called for several hearings, including one held Wednesday, where Daniel K. Elwell, acting Federal Aviation Administrator, said the certification process for the Max aircraft was “detailed and thorough.”
Elwell painstakingly explained that Boeing’s goal in the redesign of the 737 Max was to make the plane fly exactly as previous generations of the plane had, despite the fact that the engines were somewhat larger and repositioned farther forward on the wings.
To combat the additional lift provided by the new engines, Boeing introduced the MCAS system, an unprecedented computerized device designed to push the plane’s nose down to combat that added lift, and to prevent what’s known as a “stall” that could cause the plane to crash.
There have been 17 generations of the 737 since it began flying in 1967, and Boeing wanted the Max to perform exactly as its predecessor, the 737 NG, had.
The Justice Department’s criminal division is looking into the Max jets, while the Transportation Department’s inspector general is investigating the way they were certified, with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao creating an “expert special committee” to review the procedures for the planes.
On March 25, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam went out of his way to express his company’s continued belief in Boeing, despite repeatedly expressing concern about the Max jets.
“Let me be clear: Ethiopian Airlines believes in Boeing. They have been a partner for many years,” he said in a statement.
Boeing’s Muilenburg returned the favor the next day and reiterated the company’s strong ties with Ethiopian Airlines, praising the carrier as “a pioneer and a leader” in the industry with a “reputation for service and safety” and more than an airline, he said, a symbol of the progress “of a great people.”
Ethiopian Airlines, one of the flagship companies of the country, has been engaged in a massive expansion, tripling the size of the fleet in less than 10 years to 113 aircraft flying to 120 destinations in five continents carrying more than 11 million passengers a year.
Lazo reported from Washington. Ashley Halsey in Washington contributed to this report.
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Copenhagen-based design house releases its first jewellery collection
News by on 16th October 2018
Danish design house, Design Letters, has used its typographical expertise to launch its first jewellery collection.
Named Archetypes, the collection is based on a special typography hand-drawn in 1937 by world-renowned Danish architect, Arne Jacobsen.
Design Letters has the exclusive rights to use the celebrated designer’s letters and numbers which was first created by Jacobsen for use on internal signs in one of his iconic buildings.
The collection has a characteristic Scandinavian look and each letter is hand-polished for a sharp finish.
The stylish Archetypes collection, in 925 sterling silver and 18ct plated gold, consists of large (16 mm) and small (10 mm) letters from A-Z, with heart and star icon charms, four different semi-precious stones, and chains in two lengths (45 and 60 cm).
The stones are matt polished, post-processed by hand and come in a choice of pink, light green, dark green and white.
The colourful charms are also available with sterling silver and 18ct gold plated 925 sterling silver bails alongside the hearts and stars in the same material.
The range, which retails from £25.00 for letters and chains, £20 for icon charms £12 for semi-precious stones, can be viewed from the company website.
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REVEALED: Modern women want jewels that reflect their individuality and independence
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Types of Erosion and Its Assessment
Soil is a vital resource for the production of renewable resources for the necessities of human life, such as food and fiber. Soils, however, essentially are nonrenewable resources [1].
According to Golubev [2], the area of cultivated land in the world is 14.3 million km2. In cultivated areas, drastic changes in vegetation have occurred and instead of dense natural vegetation cover, bare soil often is exposed for most of the year with sparse crop vegetation existing for a few months. These changes in vegetation cover are the main reason for the increase of soil erosion on cropland as compared to that on natural landscapes. Results of computations by Golubev [2] show that soil erosion in the world is 5.5 times more than during the preagricultural period. According to Brown [3], the world is currently losing 23 billion tonnes of soil from cropland in excess of new soil formation each year [4]; therefore, accelerated soil erosion is a serious problem to consider for the development of a sustainable agriculture. Other environmental problems caused by severe soil erosion are reservoir sedimentation, which results in a lowering of the available surface water resources, and nonpoint-source pollution due to sediment transport phenomena.
On a global scale, even if the mean annual sediment yield estimate is based on the available suspended sediment transport measurements, Walling and Webb [5] gave a reliable assessment of the global pattern of water erosion. This assessment established that the semiarid and semihumid areas of the world (China, India, western United States, and Mediterranean lands) are the most vulnerable to soil erosion.
Soil erosion losses are often due to a few severe storms with high rainfall intensity and/or high rainfall depth [6], or to high wind velocity values. Figure 4.13 shows that, on a given site, with an invariable land-use and crop management, the long-term average soil loss is dominated by a few and relatively rare events.
Soil erosion is generally a normal aspect of landscape development in which soil particles are removed by wind or water. In some parts of the world, other processes of denudation such as soil mass movement can dominate.
Wind erosion is the process of detachment and transport caused by fluid (air) action on the soil surface [7]. The process removes the finer particles and the organic matter from the top soil. Redeposition of the soil particles can bury soil and vegetation. The process
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Figure 4.13. Ordered annual soil erosion amounts measured, for a 24-year period, at Kingdom City, MO.
operates in a variety of natural environments that lack a protective cover of vegetation. Such areas include the Great Plains of North America, the fringes of arid Africa, India, Australia, and the steppes of Russia, Mongolia, and China.
Soil particles are carried by wind into suspension, by saltation, and by surface creep, depending on their size [1]. Soil particles and small aggregates (<0.05 mm in diameter, 0) are kept in suspension by air turbulence unless the wind velocity is drastically reduced. Intermediate-size grains (0.05 < 0 < 0.5 mm) move in a series of short leaps, jumping into the air and bouncing back on the soil surface. Soil particles larger than 0.5 mm are not lifted. However, grains that are 0.5 < 0 < 1 mm are bumped along the surface by jumping particles.
The wind erosion phenomenon is controlled by soil susceptibility to particle detachment and by the detachment and transport capacity of wind. Factors affecting soil susceptibility to wind erosion are dry aggregate size distribution, mechanical stability of soil structure, surface ridges, rainfall, length of the exposed area, and vegetative cover.
Grains larger than 1 mm in diameter are non-erodible whereas particles that are 0.5 <0 < 1 mm are only eroded by high wind velocities. Soil particles able to move into suspension are highly erodible. Obviously, soil properties such as texture, organic matter, and exchangeable cations, which promote aggregate stability, reduce wind erosion susceptibility. Surface ridges, which increase soil surface roughness, reduce wind velocity near the ground and promote trapping of the eroded particles. Rainfall moistens the soil surface, which transitorily reduces wind erosion. However, rainfall also can promote wind erosion by breaking soil aggregates and smoothing soil surface. Because wind transport capacity at a specific shear velocity u* [m/s] can be considered constant,
Figure 4.14. Displacement of the zero velocity plane due to the vegetation cover. Source: [1].
the distance the wind must travel to reach its load capacity depends on soil erodibility. Vegetative cover is the most effective way to reduce wind erosion because plant cover determines a displacement D + Z0 (m) of the zero plane, in which Z0 is the effective roughness height, that is, the plane at which wind velocity is zero (Fig. 4.14). Plant protection is affected by the amount of cover and time of year in which it is provided, plant geometry, and row orientation. Crop residues left on the soil surface act usefully to reduce wind erosion.
The erosive power of wind is controlled by shear velocity, u* = (r/e)1/2, in which t is the surface shear stress (kg/m2) and e is air density (kg s2/m4); u* is related to the velocity profile and to the drag exerted by wind on the soil surface. For highly turbulent air flow (for shear Reynolds number Re* = u* Z0/v > 90, v being the kinematic viscosity of the fluid), shear velocity is related to the local mean wind velocity uz (m/s) at height z (m) by the logarithmic velocity profile:
in which k = von Karman's constant approximately equal to 0.4. Both the detachment (Dc) and the transport (Tc) capacities of wind depend on u*. In particular, Dc (kg • s-1 m-2) depends on the square of the shear velocity and the size of the erodible particles; Tc (kg • s-1m-2) is essentially proportional to the third power of the shear velocity [1].
For each soil and surface condition, a threshold shear velocity u*c, that is, a minimum wind velocity starting soil particle movement, can be defined. Bagnold [8] and Chepil [9] showed that the critical shear velocity varies with the particle size (Fig. 4.15). In particular, finer particles are characterized by u*c values decreasing for increasing grain size. In fact, the cohesiveness forces are most effective for small soil particles, which also are protected by the surrounding coarser particles. For grain sizes greater than 0.1 mm, u*c increases with the particle diameter because of the increase of the grain weight.
The soil instability process, called "mass movement," usually is neglected in soil erosion studies because this process generally involves high volumes and deep layers of soil.
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The instability mechanism depends on the breaking and mass transport processes (breakdown, sliding, rolling, or mixed mechanism). Mass movement occurs as creep, slides, rock falls, debris flow, and mudflow, depending on the ratio between the solid and liquid components of the moving mass. In other words, the different types of mass movement can be considered as part of a continuum of solid transport phenomena ranging from slides, in which the solid/liquid ratio is high, to mudflow having a low solid/liquid ratio.
In 1947, Ellison [10, 11] defined soil erosion as "a process of detachment and transportation of soil materials by erosive agents." For water soil erosion, these agents are rainfall and runoff. Ellison's definition can be extended to take into account deposition processes occurring when the energy of the transporting agent is no longer available to transport soil particles. The intensity of the erosion process depends on the quantity of soil supplied by detachment and the capacity of the erosive agents to transport it. When the agent has the capacity to transport more soil than is supplied by detachment, the erosion is detachment limited. When more soil is supplied than can be transported, the process is transport limited.
According to a classic scheme of the erosive process, the following four phases are distinguished: rainsplash, sheet, rill, and gully erosion.
The impelling force, caused by the raindrops hitting the soil surface, determines soil particle detachment and transport (splash erosion). Waterdrop impact forces depend on the number of hitting drops per unit area and time, drop size distribution, and drop fall velocity. Both rainfall kinetic energy and momentum, which are the most used erosivity parameters, can be calculated using this basic information. The drop size distribution of rainfall is represented briefly by the median (cfeo) drop diameter. Figure 4.16 shows that median drop size increases with rainfall intensity I up to 100 mm/h; at higher intensities,
Figure 4.16. Relationship between median drop diameter and rainfall intensity. Source: [29].
Figure 4.17. Relationship between fall velocity and drop diameter for a given fall height. Source: [14].
djQ remains essentially constant [12] or decreases [13] because of drop size instability, typical of tropical rainfall. In fact, at higher intensities, drop diameter d is unstable and drop breaks due to both turbulence phenomena and the weight action not counteracted by surface tension. For these reasons, natural drops have a maximum size equal to 67 mm. Drop fall velocity is also strongly dependent on drop size (Fig. 4.17) because the drag force of the waterdrops is contrasted by the gravity force. Figure 4.17 also demonstrates that fall velocity is a function of drop size and fall height; for fall heights greater than 10 m, the fall velocity, called "terminal," depends only on drop diameter
Sharma and Gupta [15] demonstrated that a threshold kinetic energy or momentum exists before the detachment process can be initiated by raindrop impact. The threshold erosivity concept assumes that a minimum energy is needed to overcome the inherent soil strength.
The largest portion of raindrop energy is expended to form an impact crater and to move soil particles. The mechanical breakdown of soil aggregates due to drop impacting can induce a surface seal formation. The most important consequence of seal formation is a reduction of infiltration capacity, which, by increasing surface runoff, can cause an increase in soil erosion. Splash detachment is higher in soils that are not highly susceptible to surface sealing.
Drop impact is more effective if a thin water layer covers the soil surface. This is believed to be due to the turbulence that impacting raindrops induce in the water layer. However, if water depth is higher than a threshold value, ranging from 0.2d to d [16-18], the rainfall energy is dissipated in the water and does not have erosive effects.
Soil detachment by rainfall impact is the main process controlling interrill soil erosion because the detachment capability of sheet flow is negligible compared with that of rainfall because of the low shear stresses of the thin sheet flow [19, 20]. In fact, for soil surfaces, the shear stresses of overland flow are on the order of pascals whereas the soil shear strength is on the order of kilopascals [21].
Soil particles detached by raindrops are encapsulated into the droplets generated after impact and, for sloping surfaces, carried downslope. Transport by rain is generally low and is caused by the component of the raindrop velocity parallel to the surface of the slope.
Rainfall excess occurs on hill slopes when rainfall intensity exceeds soil infiltration capacity. According to the classic Horton scheme [22], at the top of the hill slope, a flowless zone occurs. Flow begins at a critical distance downslope from the divide. Farther downslope, water depth increases and flow becomes channeled and breaks up into rills. The field-scale runoff process is characterized by rainfall excess dominated runoff occurring as shallow sheet flow or flow in small concentrated channels. The runoff response to rainfall is basically controlled by rainfall intensity and soil properties. For modeling purposes, the rainfall excess approach uses a time-intensity rainfall distribution and an infiltration equation, such as the Chu's [23, 24], to compute a rainfall excess distribution over the field. For field-scale applications, some form of the De Saint Venant shallow water equations has been used recently to route the rainfall excess over the flow surface [25].
Moss [26] showed that overland-flow sediment transport is a combined action of raindrops and flow: the raindrop impact induces the flow to transport particles locally increasing its turbulence. In other words, without rainfall, the flow would be incapable of transportation. Flow transport processes associated with raindrop action are called rain-induced flow transport (RIFT) [27, 28]. RIFT acts for shallow flow depth (less than 3d) impacted by medium to large-size raindrops [21].
The hill-slope flow rarely is distributed evenly on the soil surface. More commonly, it appears as a mass of anastomosing water courses with no pronounced channels [29]. Rills are ephemeral features, that is, small and intermittent water channels that do not interfere with conventional tillage operations. Once obliterated, rills will not reform at the same site [30]. Merritt [31] identified four subsequent stages of rill development: sheet flow, flow lines (starting of flow concentration), microchannels without headcuts, and microchannels with headcuts (channeled flow).
Compared with rill erosion, interrill erosion contributes a very small proportion to the sediment transported downward [20].
Rill initiation usually is described by the threshold value of a variable crucial for this erosion mechanism. Generally, a hydraulic variable, such as discharge [32], Froude number [33], shear velocity [34], or unit stream power [35], is used to describe the ability of the erosive agent to start rilling. Other authors suggest the consideration of the soil susceptibility to rilling. For example, Savat [36] explained rilling by defining a critical Froude number Fc depending on the median soil grain size. A more complex approach, proposed by Boon and Savat [37], includes both Fc and the sediment concentration in rill flow.
For a recently tilled field, rill initiation also can be induced by piping. When the topsoil is saturated, in some isolated location an unequal settlement of the surface layer can take place. This phenomenon may be due to the large pores among clods. Runoff from the upper area flows into the crevices, resulting from the unequal settlement, and creates pipes just above the undisturbed, more compact subsoil [35]. The main factors controlling piping are soil properties, such as porosity and soil erodibility.
Since rill discharge significantly affects the ability of the rill to detach and transport sediment particles, the knowledge of the number of rills that may form per unit of cross-sectional area and the variation in flow rate between individual rills is necessary. Gilley et al. [38] studied partitioning flow between rills and determined the relative frequency of flow rates among rills on a given plot. Figure 4.18 shows the distribution of the relative discharge, equal to the discharge for each rill divided by the maximum discharge on the plot among rills. The figure shows that differences in discharge existed between individual rills and that 30% of the rills had discharge equal to the maximum value. In
Figure 4.18. Relative frequency of measured relative discharge. Source: [38].
addition to discharge, identification of other rill hydraulic variables, such as rill width, hydraulic roughness coefficient, and flow velocity, also may be important [39, 40].
Rill erosion is the detachment and transport of soil particles by concentrated flow. Soil particle detachment by flow depends on the rill erodibility, the hydraulic characteristics of rill flow, and the actual flow sediment load. The simplest approach is considering rill detachment as due only to the scouring processes of the wetted perimeter. The maximum rill detachment, called detachment capacity, Dc (kg ■ s-1m-2), occurs when a clear flow moves on an erodible soil. The soil is characterized by a rill erodibility parameter, Kr, lumping the effects of different factors such as grain size distribution, rock fragment cover [41], and soil structure and its stability. For a given soil, the detachment capacity Dc depends on the excess of flow energy content as related to a threshold value. The most widely applied equation to estimate Dc is the modified Du Boys sediment transport equation [42], in which t is the bed shear stress (Pa), tc is its threshold value, and a is a constant quasi-equal to 1 [43, 44]. Other approaches assume as flow variable the discharge or the stream power [45]. A more detailed approach for estimating Dc needs to take into account scouring, headcutting [46], side-wall sloughing, and slaking [47]. Kohl [48] found that head-cutting accounted for up to 60% of total rill erosion on some of the soils considered during Water Erosion Prediction Project development. Flow stream power is used as an indicator of detachment due to headcutting [47]. Side-wall sloughing could be a major erosion component in freshly tilled soils with low cohesion and high capillary pressures that have a rill caused by scour or headcut erosion [49]. Slaking affects Dc only for soils with high clay content, low organic matter, and low antecedent water content [50] or soils with a weak structural stability [51]. Establishing the influence of the above-mentioned factors on Dc needs experimental evaluation of soil erodibility parameters corresponding to each process. Soil structure mostly affects the values of these erodibility parameters [47].
Since sediment generally is carried by runoff water, the actual detachment rate Dr (kg ■ s-1m-2) is less than Dc. According to Foster and Meyer [52], the detachment capacity has to be reduced by a feedback factor fc that depends on the ratio between the actual sediment transport G (kg ■ s-1m-1) and the transport capacity Tc (kg ■ s-1m-1):
Tc expresses the maximum sediment discharge that can be transported by a rill flow with given hydraulic conditions. Tc generally is assumed to be proportional to the 1.5 power of the bed shear stress [53]. The feedback factor expresses the physical circumstance that the rill flow has to detach the sediment amount necessary to make the difference between Tc and the actual sediment load negligible. From an energy point of view, the flow energy available for rill detachment is less than the total flow energy because a quota is expended to carry the actual suspended sediment load G. When the sediment transport capacity is exceeded by the sediment load, deposition occurs. For small channels, such as rills, the deposition rate is assumed to be proportional to the difference between the actual
sediment load and the transport capacity. Foster [20] assumed that the proportionality constant was directly proportional to the settling velocity and inversely proportional to the discharge.
Gullies are relatively permanent, steep-sided channels in which ephemeral flows occur during rainstorms [29] and cannot be eliminated by usual tillage operations. Gullies are usually deep channels with a narrow cross section. In the first stage, the gully cross section is V-shaped. As the gully develops, its cross section can be modeled by scouring and side-sliding phenomena for assuming a triangular, trapezoidal, and U-shape. The gully channel is characterized by an overfall at the gully head, advancing upstream [54].
The initiation and growth of gullies are dependent on a flow concentration sufficient to form a definable channel. Schumm [55] suggested that the channel length is dependent on the contributing drainage area.
According to Mitchell and Bubenzer [54], gullies are formed when rills combine and develop to the extent that they cannot be eliminated by tillage operations. Morgan [29] established that gully initiation is a more complex process. Small depressions on the hill slope, for example due to a break in vegetation cover (Fig. 4.19), determine flow concentration inducing localized erosion processes. In particular, the erosion is concentrated at the head of the depression where a near-vertical scarp develops. Water falling from the upstream hill slope into the depression determines scouring at the base of the headcut leading to collapse and retreat of the scarp upslope. Flow concentration induces gully floor incision and the development of a stable channel by the scouring action of a running channel flow.
Gully development is not always due to surface erosion processes. In fact, concentrated runoff occurring as subsurface pipe flow can determine erosion processes giving rise to the development of a subsurface tunnel network. Heavy rain can induce subsidence of the ground surface, so exposing the pipe network as gullies.
Haigh [56] described for a desert gully system a complex mechanism of gully enlargement (Fig. 4.20a) caused by both scouring surface processes and tunnel erosion. According to this scheme, an increase of gully cross-sectional area is due to a parallel retreat of gully walls, an aggradation of gully bed, and an enlargement of soil pipe by collapse (Fig. 4.20b). Pipe breaks the gully bed, creating a narrow, vertical sided slot (Fig. 4.20c) inducing a parallel retreat of the former soil pipe and aggradation of the channel bed (Fig. 4.20d).
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Thread: [DISCUSSION] The Brand New, All Encompassing Bandai Figuarts Toy Thread Pt. IV
March 22nd, 2019, 05:08 PM #4921
> JaimeZeo
K, then.
JaimeZeo
Activator wrote:
I meant make it so the figure separates and not the accessory. You still have to split the tires and remove the middle with what we have. It doesn't matter in the long run, but say, Dimension Taxi and Lucky Jackpot--if they were two tires that ever got made in the SHF line, they'd be impossible to display being used like on the show.
I get you now, I suppose they just figured they weren't going to be making all of them so didn't bother making them work uniformly across all the forms? Like how the parts to swap the tyres for Types Wild and Technic aren't remotely compatible with Type Speed, and he didn't really use them anyway in the show. It helped keep them show-accurate too, I guess.
They made SO many Drive figures that they could have found a way to pack all the tyres in if they really wanted to.
And you couldn't be more right on that medal comment. It's going to be a pain lol. Hopefully for more of Wizard's forms in SS, they give us new hands that already have the rings on them to avoid that very issue.
I'm hoping there's some way to close the top over on the driver to stop them falling out? Like Taichi said about Eternal, I've had the same exact issue with W and Skull. It's a great gimmick and I'm glad it's included but yeah.... I'd like to not worry about losing vital parts if I sneeze by my figures!
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Chancellery
Section: Chancellery
Office of the Vice-Chancellor and President
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)
Mr Tim Fairfax AC is a company director, pastoralist and philanthropist.
Chancellor of QUT, Tim is also Chairman of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, Director of the RNA Foundation and Director of Australian Philanthropic Services.
He is President of the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation, Deputy Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia Council and a member of the National Portrait Gallery Foundation.
Tim is Patron of the AMAQ Foundation, Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, the University of the Sunshine Coast Foundation and the Flying Arts Alliance Incorporated.
Tim takes an active leadership role in promoting philanthropy in Australia. He is passionate about supporting rural, remote and regional communities, particularly for students from low socio-economic backgrounds.
Tim has a range of business interests. He is a director of Cambooya Pty Ltd, Rawbelle Management Pty Ltd and is also Principal of TV Fairfax Pastoral, Strathbogie Pastoral Company and JH Fairfax & Son, which operate ten rural properties in Queensland and New South Wales involving beef cattle, fine wool and grain.
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iOS • Android • BETHERE360
Perspective FILMS
A new platform to brand and control immersive
Virtual Reality and 360° content.
Perspective Films, a pioneer in 360° video production, specializes in creating high-quality and immersive content for North American brands.
They were unsatisfied with the limited capabilities of video-sharing sites like YouTube and Facebook, and had concerns over licensing and control of their clients' content.
With demand for VR/360° video rapidly increasing, Perspective Films wanted to tap into this developing market with a new VR/360° platform that would make their client’s unique projects stand out.
Perspective Films approached Radical I/O to help reach new users for their high-end, immersive experiences.
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Our expert team worked collaboratively with Perspective Films, to reimagine the VR/360° viewing experience for mobile.
We wanted to ensure that the new distribution platform was user-friendly and completely immersive in order to build an enthusiastic new audience for Perspective Films’, and their client’s content.
At Radical I/O, we believe that VR/360° video should be accessible to all, so we recommended a solution using the Google Cardboard SDK and their cost-effective headsets.
The global virtual reality software market size is expected to reach 24.5B USD in 2020.
Radical I/O created BeThere360, a VR/360° app for iOS and Android that can be used with or without a headset. Current proprietary VR hardware can be expensive, difficult to use, and inaccessible for much of the population. BeThere360 was developed for use with Google Cardboard or just a mobile phone.
To ensure that viewers have a great experience during important events, BeThere360 and Perspective Films can specify which videos are downloaded so that users can view videos when they are offline, or when wifi and cellular network access is spotty. The app is also highly customizable with branding, messaging, and sponsorship capabilities.
Radical I/O quickly published the prototype versions, and then scaled up to finish the fully functional and refined versions of the iOS and Android mobile apps in time for several major VR conferences.
500 million VR headsets are expected to be sold by 2025.
We love working with Perspective Films. They produce high-quality, engaging VR/360° content, and we are proud to have developed an exciting, white-label solution for their branded content.
We’re committed to creating feature enhancements to their mobile apps and web platform so that BeThere360 can continue to lead the way as an accessible, easy-to-use, and innovative VR/360° media platform.
About Perspective Films
Perspective Films was created in 2006 by Cinematographer Chris Bedyk, who has over 16 years experience capturing images for the broadcast, advertising, entertainment, and non-profit industries. Clients include Warner Brothers, Disney, Fox, United Nations, MAC Cosmetics and others. Camera operator by profession and visionary by heart, Bedyk’s passion for story-telling led him to build custom camera rigs and production equipment that offer a unique perspective, capturing exquisite images and making him the professional of choice for many studios. In 2013, Bedyk was encouraged by Oculus to create 360° content. After experimenting with 360˚cameras and attending the first Oculus conference Bedyk knew virtual reality would be the next immersive medium and wanted to be a part of this creative space. The rest is history.
As immersive content producers, our Virtual Reality studio requires a reliable and easy to use platform that engages and reaches a large audience. BETHERE360 enabled us to create a custom VR/360˚ mobile app that lets us brand and control our content. We have been blown away by the feedback from our clients who have used the app.
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A Night of Stars
What we've been up to this month:
As summer fast approaches, we take a look back over the last few months. A brand refresh, a Gala Dinner raising £1.3 million, a brand new helpline, 2 new ambassadors and a celebrity 15th Anniversary trek to China you could be a part of...we've been busy!
You might have noticed we look a little different… our new look branding has finally launched to celebrate our 15th birthday, and we couldn’t be prouder. We think it will help make us instantly recognisable and shows off our updated service offering for 2019. We hope you like it!
In other news, March saw us hold our 15th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the stunning Roundhouse, London. The atmosphere and generosity in the room surpassed all of our hopes and dreams for the evening.
With over 850 guests, breath-taking entertainment, inspiring speeches, mouth-watering food and more, we couldn't be prouder to say we raised an amazing £1.3 million to fund vitally needed services for bereaved children in the UK.
April saw us launch our brand-new helpline ‘grieftalk’, funded by a donation of £86,000 from patron, Martin Lewis OBE, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, who lost his own mother age 11. The helpline provides instant, confidential advice and support for bereaved children and young people, on the phone, via chat and online. "I wanted to fund this helpline so that children facing a similar situation to what I did will have the help I didn’t. There is no cure to grief, but this is about making things more bearable, so they can go on to first survive, and I hope later, thrive.” comments Martin. Check out ways to access help here.
We are super excited to announce two new ambassadors joining the Grief Encounter family. On the first anniversary of his mother’s death, model and festival founder Chris Jammer, star of E4’s ‘Shipwrecked’, has announced his ambassadorship for Grief Encounter. We are thrilled to welcome Chris on board and are so excited that in October 2019, he will be trekking The Great Wall of China for us, in her memory.
Joining Chris on the fundraising challenge is ‘Made in Chelsea’ star James Dunmore. Having lost both of his sisters, Lucinda and Jodi, to Cystic Fibrosis as a teenager, he became the one in every classroom in the UK who experiences the bereavement of a parent or sibling by the time they reach 16 years old. He will be taking on the Great Wall Discovery challenge in their memory, in his new role as Grief Encounter Ambassador.
In April, a team of incredible Grief Encounter fundraisers took on the challenge of the Virgin London Marathon. Our 14 participants raised an amazing £46,472.64, with one of our #teamgriefencounter in the top 3% of JustGiving fundraisers for April! We cannot thank them enough for their hard work, determination and effort taking on such an incredible challenge!
On May 18th, the Grief Encounter Children's Choir were invited by our fantastic patron Katherine Jenkins to perform at the London Palladium, as part of her 'Guiding Light Tour'. 12 children sang alongside Katherine for a live performance of 'Jealous of the Angels', receiving a standing ovation from the delighted audience. It was an amazing experience for all involved!
It has been a very very busy few months, and we can’t wait to share all of the exciting things we have coming up over the summer, and looking ahead to Children’s Grief Awareness Week 2019 in November.
Published: 10th July, 2019
Author: Tom Le Fanu
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Environmental Health Enforcement Officer
North London, London
Ross Henderson
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This post holder will undertake a wide range of enforcement duties in relation to community safety, Anti-Social Behaviour, Licensing (Premises, Alcohol and Highways), street scene and enviro crime including noise abatement, environmental enforcement (Fly tipping, Graffiti, Fly posting, Pollution and Littering etc.) and wider general public realm enforcement as required. The post requires the individual to take enforcement action in line with legislation and Council Policies and Procedures which may include but not be limited to the issuing of formal notices, fixed penalties, cautions and prosecution action. The Hackney Enforcement Officer will provide a visible uniformed presence across the borough and also be deployed on an area basis to understand and address localised problems and challenge and change behaviours achieving a safer, greener and cleaner borough. The post holder will however also be expected where appropriate and with approval to operate in a covert fashion wearing civilian clothing. The role will also play their part in: providing public protection, protection of space and place, be customer focused, improving the quality of life and protecting residents and others enjoyment of the borough, helping make Hackney as attractive as possible and encouraging regeneration and economic activity.
MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Enforcing against a wide range of contraventions including but not limited to: environmental crime (littering, fly tipping, dog fouling, graffiti, flyposting etc.), antisocial and non-compliant behaviours and Community Safety matters, noise abatement, premises/alcohol and highways licensing conditions, and unlicensed activities (illegal street trading, skips, cafes, events etc.).This includes but is not limited to case preparation, issuing Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs), other notices, remedial letters, cautions and ultimately prosecution action for which court attendance may be required.
Intelligence led patrolling of the streets, estates, parks and public places of Hackney, on foot, vehicle or bicycle, in a fully identifiable uniform and be responsible for identifying, recording, problem solving, intelligence building and evidence gathering in relation to the broad remit of the role and other services such as Planning Enforcement and Parking Matters whilst maintaining a visible presence in the Borough and in a specified area of the borough.
Implementing the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme by using additional powers, resulting in having similar powers as a Police Community Support Officer or the like.
Providing a response service for customers that in a timely and effective manner address' key issues that affect delivery of the council's objectives. This will require working to tight deadlines, and swiftly acting on re-deployments as tasked and therefore the post holder will be required to work flexible hours at any time of the day, including late nights and early mornings, within a shift pattern that may be changed at short notice depending upon the needs of the borough and its residents.
Be responsible as part of a team for the management of problems, issues and stakeholder engagement in a specified geographic area of the borough.
Identify, record and share intelligence of a wide range of issues or problems addressing these directly or where required referring them to the relevant internal service or external agencies for action and tracking resolution within the specified area of responsibility.
Working with partner agencies and other departments within the Council as tasked. This may include but not be limited to joint operations and patrols, monitoring and intelligence gathering operations, test purchasing and events.
Providing support and reassurance as required in the event of a civil emergency or other contingency as set out in the Council's emergency plan. To act as a LALO (Local Authority Liaison Officer) when instructed.
Fulfilling the role of 'Investigating Officer' for the purposes of the Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act and act as professional witness in court when required in connection with a wide range of issues.
Be the lead officer in prosecutions for low level offences where required.
Fully responsible and accountable for ensuring that all customer interactions and associated enforcement activity is transparent and recorded, with a full audit trail.
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Law enforcement agencies disrupt Gameover Zeus botnet
Two U.S. courts unseal charges releated to the giant botnet and the Cryptolocker ransomware
Grant Gross (IDG News Service) 03 June, 2014 03:54
The U.S. Department of Justice, working with law enforcement agencies in other countries, revealed Monday a multinational effort to disrupt Gameover Zeus, a 2-year-old botnet employing an estimated 500,000 to 1 million compromised computers.
Two U.S. courts, meanwhile, have unsealed criminal charges against the alleged administrator of the giant Gameover Zeus botnet. The FBI estimates that Gameover Zeus, which targets banking credentials and other personal information, is responsible for more than US$100 million in losses.
In a separate but related action, U.S. and foreign law enforcement officials worked together to seize computer servers central to the malware known as Cryptolocker, a form of ransomware that encrypts files on victims' computers until they pay a ransom, the DOJ said.
"This operation disrupted a global botnet that had stolen millions from businesses and consumers as well as a complex ransomware scheme that secretly encrypted hard drives and then demanded payments for giving users access to their own files and data," Deputy Attorney General James Cole said in a statement.
In the Gameover Zeus case, a grand jury in Pittsburgh has unsealed a 14-count indictment against Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, 30, of Anapa, Russia, the DOJ announced Monday. The grand jury charged him with conspiracy, computer hacking, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering in connection with his alleged role as an administrator of Gameover Zeus.
Bogachev was also charged by criminal complaint in Omaha, Nebraska, with conspiracy to commit bank fraud related to his alleged involvement in the operation of a prior variant of Zeus malware known as Jabber Zeus.
"Gameover Zeus is the most sophisticated botnet the FBI and our allies have ever attempted to disrupt," FBI Executive Assistant Director Robert Anderson Jr. said in a statement. "The efforts announced today are a direct result of the effective relationships we have with our partners in the private sector, international law enforcement, and within the U.S. government."
In a separate civil injunction application filed in Pittsburgh, Bogachev is identified as the alleged leader of a tightly knit gang of cybercriminals based in Russia and Ukraine responsible for the development and operation of both the Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker schemes.
A law enforcement investigation identified the Gameover Zeus network as a common distribution mechanism for Cryptolocker, the DOJ said.
Unsolicited emails containing an infected file purporting to be a voicemail or shipping confirmation are also widely used to distribute Cryptolocker. When opened, those attachments infect victims' computers. Bogachev is alleged in the civil filing to be an administrator of both Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker.
Law enforcement agencies from several countries also participated in efforts to disrupt Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has published a website to help victims of Gameover Zeus remove the malware.
In addition to the criminal charges announced Monday, U.S. law enforcement agencies have obtained civil and criminal court orders in Pittsburgh authorizing them to redirect the automated requests by victim computers away from the criminal operators to substitute servers established by investigators.
The order authorizes the FBI to obtain the Internet Protocol addresses of the victim computers reaching out to the substitute servers and to share that information with US-CERT, other countries' computer security agencies and private companies in an effort to assist victims of Gameover Zeus, the DOJ said. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have not accessed the content of victims' computers or their electronic communications, the DOJ said.
Participating in the disruption operation were law enforcement agencies from Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the Ukraine, the U.K. and other countries, the DOJ said.
In addition to the disruption operation against Gameover Zeus, the DOJ led a separate multi-national action to disrupt Cryptolocker, which began appearing about September 2013. The malware forces victims to pay as much as $700 to receive the keys necessary to unlock their files, the DOJ said.
By April, Cryptolocker had infected more than 234,000 computers, with approximately half of those in the U.S., the DOJ said. Victims made more than $27 million in ransom payments in the first two months after Cryptolocker emerged, according to one estimate.
Anyone claiming an interest in any of the property seized or actions enjoined pursuant to the court orders should visit the DOJ's Gameover Zeus website for notice of the full contents of the orders.
Grant Gross covers technology and telecom policy in the U.S. government for The IDG News Service. Follow Grant on Twitter at GrantGross. Grant's email address is grant_gross@idg.com.
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AWS & Responder Corp Announce the Launch of ResponderXLabs
ResponderXLabs is an innovation program that brings industry together to enable cutting-edge technology and empower first responders
LAS VEGAS, NV – Technology has long been mission critical for public safety. However, today, more than ever, agencies are turning to innovation to help solve increasingly complex challenges. ResponderXLabs was built to support the growing importance of technology for public safety. By bringing together industry, the Program provides enablement resources to entrepreneurs to give cutting-edge technology an easier path to market and first responders better access to the solutions they need.
In order to align incentives, and meet the needs of a diverse ecosystem, Participants in the Program are divided into three components; entrepreneurs, public safety agencies and industry.
The Program gives entrepreneurs resources to overcome and excel through the unique challenges faced in the public safety industry. “Far too often we see top technology avoid or exit the public safety industry due to inefficiencies and barriers. ResponderXLabs helps the entrepreneurs behind those technologies better navigate the path to market in public safety.” Said Bryce Stirton, Responder Corp Co-Founder & President and ResponderXLabs Board Member. “We’ve brought industry together to build a clear path for entrepreneurs to commercialize their solutions in the rapidly growing public safety technology market.”
The Program provides public safety agencies with support to pinpoint technology needs, identify solutions, streamline adoption and enable a successful deployment. “As an active deputy, I see first hand the technology deficiencies first responders overcome on a daily basis”, said Nathanial Wish, Responder Corp Co-Founder & CEO and ResponderXLabs Board Member. “As an active investor in the industry, I see first hand the inefficiencies in the innovation cycle that keeps that needed technology out of the field. ResponderXLabs is bringing industry together in a way that aligns incentives, so we can eliminate the inefficiencies and focus on delivering the best solutions to support first responders.”
The Program provides industry leaders with curated access and opportunities to leverage cutting-edge technology. “ResponderXLabs provides a new mechanism for established companies to partner with startups and public safety agencies to incubate, validate and scale innovation in the public safety market – creating a funnel of opportunity for the enterprises that embrace it”, says Dustin Haisler, Chief Innovation Officer for e.Republic & ResponderXLabs Board Member.
Click to watch the ResponderXLabs Launch Video.
The formal announcement for the launch of ResponderXLabs will be made at APCO on Tuesday, August the 7th, during the 2:45pm PT Session “Supporting a Healthy Ecosystem of Innovation”.
ResponderXLabs is a first-of-its-kind program, enabling and showcasing cutting-edge technology specifically curated to solve first responder’s needs.
The Program provides enablement resources built by successful entrepreneurs, experienced agency leaders, and first responders specifically designed to help innovators overcome the unique challenges faced when taking a new product to the public safety market.
The Program helps public safety agencies leverage innovation by identifying needs and curating technology that can better serve their agency.
Through proprietary access to entrepreneurs and opportunities, the Program enables industry to enhance product offerings.
Responder supports entrepreneurs working to innovate public safety. Our mission is to deliver the tools and technology first responders need to be safe, secure and effective on the job. We are a team of first responders, innovators and investors united by a passion to support those who keep our communities safe. We work to accomplish this mission with a comprehensive platform designed to support a healthy ecosystem of innovation for the public safety industry. If you’re a first responder, entrepreneur, corporation, foundation or agency that wants to support innovation in public safety, please connect and join our mission.
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SYTYCD: Academy Part One
After a week off, SYTYCD is back with the beginning of Academy week. Only 70 dancers made it past the preliminary city auditions…which surprised my a little. I don’t think I can remember the number of dancers at this stage of the competition being this small. There were three parts to this episode, solos, hip hop, and ballroom.
It’s hard for me to pick a standout dancer, only because we are only seeing bit and pieces of the solos. Hazard of the show only being an hour-long. Though I will agree with the judges the hip hop guys did seem to have some strong solos. I also liked hear that one of the was taking a risk doing a move he has not performed on a stage yet. Tessa Dalke was the judges favorite of the solos. She stood out to me during her city auditions. I really don’t know how Tessa managed to study for her finals and handle the stress of this competition. 15 dancers were cut after the solo round.
Hip Hop- NappyTabs
I like what Tabitha said at the start of this round. I like seeing the choreographers lift up the dancers with positivity, while reminding them that it won’t be easy. I enjoyed the choreography from the groove parts to hard-hitting parts. You can tell that some of the hip hop dancers were struggling with picking up the choreography. Though I think the judges sent contestants through if they felt if the dancers were putting for the effort and trying. The judges also still enjoy giving the dancers a panic attack on if they are moving on to the next round or not. Also, loved that some of the ballroom dancers had NappyTabs almost not believing that they were ballroom dancers. Only 8 dancers were cut in this round.
Ballroom-Jean Marc
I love the energy that Jean-Marc brings to the room and that he used the phrase fake it to make it. Ballroom this season seemed to be a little more intimidating than hip hop this season. This round we got to see Jay Jackson out of drag, which was nice. I think he did quite well…even when the judges threw him a curve ball to have him dance with a stronger partner. I love that he is trying his best to prove that he is a dancer to Nigel and it’s working. I think he will come close to making the top 20. 6 dancers were cut after Ballroom.
Next week 41 dancers will continue to compete in contemporary with Travis Wall and a big group jazz number with Mandy Moore. The Top 20 might also be revealed.
Tags:Jean Marc Genereux Mary Murphy Nappytabs Nigel Lythgoe Season 15 So You Think You Can Dance Vanessa Hudgens
SYTYCD: Top 9 to Top 8 Thoughts
I hope everyone on the east coast set their dvr to record 30 mins over due to the Presidential interruption at 9. I case you missed something the routines are usually posted on youtube quickly. Spoilers ahead.
Logan & Allison: Jive – Emma & Sasha
So much fun…I finally saw Logan’s personality tonight. I thought he pretty much nailed the choreography that Emma and Sasha gave them. I can see what Allison was saying how he needs to reign in his flexibility for the Jive.
Koine & Marko: Hip Hop – Dave Scott
Seeing how pumped Dave was just after rehearsals, made me excited for the dance. Enjoyed see Koine attack not on the choreography but also the character. I love everything about this piece especially the song choice.
Dassy & FikShun: Jazz – Ray Leeper
Interesting to hear Cat say that this partnership is like the new version of Amy and FikShun. I don’t quite see it that way but I do like Dassy and FikShun paired together. I enjoy watch how Dassy transforms from rehearsal to performance. Also, like getting to see more of her sassy side.
Mark & Comfort: Contemporary – Talia Favia
Wow…that was intense…both Mark and Comfort were 100% invested in the piece emotionally. I agree with Nigel I love the fact that Mark is completely up for any challenge that is thrown his way. I don’t normally comment on the all-star’s dancing but seeing how much Comfort has grown as a dancer, reminds me why I love this show.
Lex & Gaby: Broadway – Warren Carlyle
Anyone else tired from just watching that? I think this might have been the most fun we have seen Lex have so far. Even the tricks Lex pulled off kind of gave me whiplash cause they happened so fast.
Kaylee & Cyrus: Jazz – Spencer Liff
I agree with Nigel that Spencer seemed to find a quirky style of Jazz that suited Kaylee very well. I really enjoyed watching this but there were times that camera work completely cut Cyrus out…which kind of took away from the dance for me.
Taylor & Robert: Samba – Jean Marc Genereux
Taylor may have slipped out of the top spot tonight, but only a little. For someone who hasn’t done much ballroom to have to learn the hardest of the Latin dances in a week is a tall order. I thought that Taylor did a great job (I personally liked the samba rolls) but it could have been better. I think the chemistry was lacking probably she was more focused on getting the steps right.
Kiki & Jenna: Contemporary – Mandy Moore
I loved seeing Mandy really push them during rehearsal. Okay so this might have been this best dance Kiki has done on the show so far. Mandy found a way to bring out Kiki’s emotions.
Bottom 3: Mark, Dassy, and Sydney
Sydney unfortunately was sent home. Looking forward to seeing her on the tour…blog about that coming soon.
So will be our bottom 3 next week?
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Top 10 Power Rankings
Bollywood is always a fun way to start off a show. Of course I noticed we were missing a guy, took me a minute to figure out that Tucker was missing. Cat revealed that due to an infection in his knee that he will not be performing his duet. Also, that he will be in the bottom two automatically. This week Alan, Tucker, Nico, Jenna, Malece, and Amy were in the bottom six. I didn’t think that they would have saved Jenna, but they must see something in her that I’m missing by not being at a live show. Anyways, I pretty much knew who they were going to save and who was going home. Malece and Alan were the unlucky two that were cut tonight, and I hope Nigel will make sure they will be on the tour. I will include their dance in my rankings.
Top 3: These three received standing ovations from the judges.
Makensie & Paul: Mandy created another memorable piece, just without the insane lift (ex. Melanie & Neil Total Eclipse of the Heart). However it wasn’t really needed. They have a great chemistry with each other and you can almost feel the emotion through the TV. Just an overall a beautiful dance to a Lady GaGa song (I like to think GaGa might have thrown a shoe up on the stage).
Jasmine & Aaron: This was a classic gritty NappyTabs hip hop. I really don’t know what else to say other that Jasmine did nail the routine and so did Aaron. Plus I’m just happy for the possibility of Aaron being able to do a tap number now that the all-stars are available.
Hayley & Nico: I have to agree this was one of the best Broadway numbers we have seen in a while. They both did what Sean wanted them too and threw themselves into the characters of the dance. This for me was the best both have done all season. That one lift with the leg was just wow.
Middle Two
Jenna & Alex/Tucker: I love Alex filling in for Tucker, didn’t realize he didn’t get to do ballroom his season. Loved the pirate theme, and Jenna in her element and truthfully I understood why they saved her last night.
Amy & FikShun: The beauty of this dance for me I just don’t notice if the technique is there and I really don’t care either. It seemed that the judges felt the same way. FikShun grew in this dance and I was so proud of him, he did a great job. Amy was great too.
Bottom Cut Dancers
Malece & Alan: I’m not sure if these two were old enough to truly get the vision that Mandy wanted. It’s a dance I would have loved to seen Aaron and Jasmine do.
Group dances: I love both the guys and girls. I think I like the guys hip hop a little bit more.
Bottom 4: Tucker, FikShun, Jenna, and Amy going solely on how I ranked the dances but Tucker is the only one I know for sure. Now bring on the All Stars.
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SYTYCD Canada Cancelled
After one of the most fantastic seasons yet, the Canadian version of SYTYCD has been cancelled by CTV.
Hours after crowning Jordan Clark the Season 4 winner, the announcement was made official, this would be the last season of SYTYCD Canada.
“I can confirm that we are not ordering a fifth season of the series,” Scott Henderson, vice-president of communications for Bell Media told CityNews.ca.
“After four seasons and 92 episodes, CTV has decided to pursue other program strategies. This decision was made after careful consideration, including viewership and economic factors. We remain extremely proud of the legacy of So You Think You Can Dance Canada, including raising the profile of dance in this country,”
Fans are outraged, and they are not alone. Judges, choreographers and dancers alike are all in shocked and disappointed at this news.
Jean-Marc Genereux tweeted:
Dear Fans @SYTYCDCanada.no regrets! you were the best fans in the WORLD..SHOW is gone! But NOT your passion for DANCE,it’s a CTV decision!
You will hear all kinds of reasons!!! But you know what!!! Canada loved his DANCE SHOW and I’m sure the fans will react!!!
@TreArmstrong tweeted:
“Wow…honestly can’t believe #SYTYCDCanada has been cancelled,” Armstrong said Tuesday. “So disappointing for Canada & our amazing talent. Best season EVER! Love You.”
“Hope that #SYTYCDCanada comes back to live once more…thank you for 4 great seasons,” Armstrong wrote Tuesday. “The network, production, crew & talent, love u all.”
Luther Brown tweeted:
Its sad that the show has ended but God is good and we were all blessed to be apart of Canada’s best show! We went out with a bang!!!
Stacey Tookey tweeted:
I’m so sad to hear about the cancellation of SYTYCDC but I am so proud to know a group of people with that much talent & heart!! Love u all!
For me this is sad news. Granted I still watch SYTYCD USA, but there was something special about our Canadian SYTYCD and I am sad to see that go.
A part of me hopes that it will somehow survive, but only time will tell. There are a number of petitions and complaints going on to try and save the show. In the past, I know when a company cancels something, it is usually a done deal, but you never know!
How do you feel about this news?
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September 13, 2011 I Written By Malicious Mandy
I am a blogger and reality tv lover. I blog here for SYTYCD but mostly the Canada version, since I live in Vancouver BC. I also blog about other reality tv shows on my own blog www.mandysmind.com
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SYTYCD Canada Finale Recap – And Season 4 Winner is….
**Spoilers at the end of this post**
Here is a recap of the show, with the winner at the very end, you have been warned 😉 Although it is mostly a recap of what was danced, I have thrown some of my own opinions in the mix just for fun!
Opening Number:
Amazing number that introduced the judges and Top 22 dancers. I really loved the routine
Montage of past season:
“Moves like Jagger”
“I think they feel the pressure”
Jean-Marc chooses:
Shane & Lindsay
Disco – Melissa Williams
Shake Your Groove Thing – Peaches & Herb
One of the few discos I really really loved ever. So fun and well executed!
Luther chooses:
Carlena & Boneless
Hip Hip – Steve Bolton
Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
Loved seeing this again, such a fun number and love Vancouver represnting (Carlena)
Rex chooses:
Joey & Jordan
Contemporary – Stacey Tookey
Tears, Standing Ovations, amazing moment. I really wanted Joey in the end.
Sergio chooses:
Matt & Shelaina
Contemporary – Sabrina Matthews
“The Nutcracker: Act II: Tableau 3: Pas De Deux: The Sugar-Plum Fairy & Prince Orgead – Slovak Radio
This doll piece was cute and quirky.
Mary chooses:
Christian & Melissa
Tango – Tony & Melanie
“La Bohemia” – Electro Dub
Such power!
Mia chooses:
Jazz – Sean Cheesman
That’s Life- Frank Sinatra
The theatre piece from the movies / first date… This made me fall in love with Jordan even more!
Sean chooses:
Melissa & Adam
Absolutely amazing!
Review of unique styles shown on the show Dancehall, Afro-Jazz, New Disco, and of course… Bollywood.
Bollywood Group Routine
Bollywood: “Hadippa” by Pritam & Mika Singh from “Dil Bole Hadippa!”
Montage of injuries – pretty gross bruises, bleeds and breaks
Blake chooses:
Jordan & Christian
“All in Love is fair” – Stevie Wonder
Great piece from last weekès finale performance show.
Tre chooses:
Matt & Lindsay
Hip Hop – ShoTyme
“Like That” – Memphis Bleek
Another one from last weekès performance finale show.
Shane & Melissa
Salsa – Gustavo Vargas
“Salsa y Sabor” – Tito Puente
Another one from last weekès fianle performance show – absolutely amazing!
Montage of “typical day for dancers”
7am wake-up
9am Canda’s Ballet School rehersals
Practices all day!!
7pm Costume fittings
Not eating of sleeping properly
1am Gym to practice
9am on stage rehersals
8pm Show Time
Tired all day but energized right before they go live
Pretty Intense!!!
Melissa & Shane
Hip Hop – Luther
The Time – Black Eyed Peas
This one is one of my favourite Hip Hop routines it was just incredible!
Contemporary – Blake McGrath
Adam & Lindsey
Remember When it Rained – Josh Groban
Another moving piece from Blake.
Leah chooses:
Top 22 Dancers
Hip Hop – Luther Brown
It was so great to see everyone on stage again together!
Mia Michaels – Top 3 Girls Routine
This was the most amazing routine. See it here.
Ballroom Specialist Montage
Denitsa & Francois
Mambo – Gustavo Vargas
Such amazing ballroom dancers! Fantastic to see them in their genre again.
September 11 Tribute:
Stacey Tookey talks about the piece
Top 10 dance
Really emotional and fitting given today’s date. Nice to have a new dance on this finale also.
Montage of where dancers are from and what their backgrounds are.
Leah reviews where some of the past dancers from the show are and who they have danced for – highlighting their accomplishments.
Nico (season 1 winner) introduces Tara-Jean and Denys who are past winners of SYTYCD Canada (season 2 and 3) who dance. It was awesome, choreographed by Tony & Melanie. They even went off the stage to dance in the crowd.
Top 6 Dancers
Sean Cheesman choreographed
Relax My Beloved – Alex Care
I love that they are doing past favourite dances as well as new routines for this finale, it was sad seeing them dance for the last time together in the stage.
Top 6 talk about their journey starting with making the Top 22. They chat about a few stories. Lindsey wore size 5 show instead of size 7 once. They were waiting for the lights on stage and all took a nap, Christian slept on the stairs back stage once.
Melissa’s favourite routine was with Shane, Christian’s was the door routine with Jordan, Shane talks about how hard Christian practiced on the wall to be as good as Jordan for that routine. Jordan loved dancing with everyone and talks about their connection, Lindsey says they are all best friends. They end with a heart felt group hug.
Leah introduces the Final 3 routines of the night
Lindsey & Shane
Uninvited – Alanis Morrissette
Montage of Lindsey moments.
Montage of Shane moments.
Melissa & Matt
Jazz – Melissa Williams
Nobody’s Perfect – Jesse J
Montage of Melissa moments
Montage of Matt moments.
Christian & Jordan
Skin – Rihanna
The door routine. Amazing!
Montage of Jordan memories (Good Life – One Republic)
Montage of Christian memories
Announcing the Winner:
Leah reminds us of prizes:
$5000 for 4 runner’s up
$10000 and a car for 1st runner up
$100000 and a car for winner.
Canada voted 1.6 million times
Christian, Lindsey, Shane are not in the top 2.
Matt is not in Top 2.
Melissa and Jordan remain… we are not surprised are we?
They both won cars… but there can only be one winner and it is…. Jordan Clark!
All of them are really winners… not just the money or cars, but the exposure they have had and the talent they have shown – I expect big things from all of them in the future 🙂
Overall Thoughts:
I am so thrilled Jordan won. I was rooting for her since auditions and think she is amazing.
I thought for a while Melissa may beat her because she showed such diversity and skill.
I also thought Matt somehow may pull (what I would consider) an upset and take it, though I felt Christian was a better dancer and Shane the best male dancer.
I didn’t think a male would win it though, the women were fierce.
Lindsey grew the most for me and I was so impressed with how much she improved and brought to the stage this season!
Congrats to Jordan, I am so proud and thrilled to see that my favourite from day one took it home!
Thoughts on the winner? The finale? The season?
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SYTYCD Canada Finale…. Discussion Post
Just watched.
Will do a recap after it airs PST, for now here is a discussion post for anyone watching or has seen it – – – Check back later for my recap.
I Written By Malicious Mandy
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Open Letter to SYTYCD Producers: How to Fix SYTYCD
Dear SYTYCD Producers,
Here at PureSYTYCD, we’ve had several conversations lately about why ratings, Internet traffic and overall enthusiasm and discussion have been sinking season by season. Margaret says it can be traced to the infamous Fall season, Season 6, when our favorite show started changing swiftly and drastically. While some of the changes have been really amazing (All-Stars), some of them have been just dreadful (yes, I’m going to say it once again – the stage).
So Fox, Nigel, here are OUR pointers for how to fix the show (and readers, please, please add your own in the comments or tell us how you feel about ours and add your voice to the open letter).
1. Keep rotating judges and guest judges – just rotate Nigel right off the panel. We loved the guest judges this season (with the notable exceptions of Carmen Electra and Katie Holmes), especially the fact that we got a rotation of our favorite choreographers on the panel. We’ve learned that static judges are annoying, no matter who they are. Whether it was Nigel, Mary, Mia or Adam, we got tired of hearing the same voices when we already knew what they were going to say. Jean-Marc is a good (pervy) example of this on the Canadian show. However, Nigel almost never rotates out, so we’re extra tired of him. If you need guest judges to replace him, we’ll make ourselves available. Hey, why not? Fans of the show are good judges, considering the best of the celebrity guest judges were the ones who were clearly fans.
2. Speaking of Nigel, let’s talk about his producing style. While we can’t say we’ve ever produced a show and we can only imagine the numerous concerns involved, we get a little annoyed by Nigel’s heavy-handed pulling-the-puppet-strings style. While we admire that he’s always willing to try new things and some of those new things have really been excellent, the best producing is the kind that doesn’t draw attention to itself. Nigel keeps insisting on shoving the dancers and the show into this perfectly produced package. (Can we talk about how the judges kept the elimination after Top 10 and it was never acknowledged on the show? And how the girls were “beasts” slaying the boys THE WHOLE SEASON, probably to compensate for the Girl Slaughter of Season 7?) Melanie got dubbed America’s Favorite Dancer (by the judges) in the auditions and was never truly challenged or critiqued (by the judges) during the whole season. It could’ve cost Melanie the win she totally deserved if she hadn’t been so adorable and talented. We’re getting tired of Nigel deciding who’s going to win and then trying to make it so. Is it America’s Favorite Dancer or is it Nigel’s Favorite Dancer? Guess which show we’re not going to watch next season?
So how do we fix this, you might ask? John suggests that we need more charismatic dancers who are really good in one style and have to fight to conquer other styles (like Ivan and Russell, who won his season). Marianya says she misses seeing the dancers really challenged at the beginning of the show. Fans of SYTYCD love watching the unexpected partnership and the unexpected dancer struggle and then achieve, making themselves our favorites in the process.
Margaret: Part of what makes those first few weeks so interesting, besides watching partnerships that we really hook into (Melanie & Marko) is wondering how other dancers would work together. If Kayla & Max/Ashley & Kupono hadn’t been in the bottom during week 2 of season 5, Max & Ashley may not have been eliminated at the same time and we wouldn’t have gotten to see the surprisingly great partnership of Kayla & Kupono—which means we wouldn’t have gotten “Addiction” and it’s rated as one of the best numbers the show has ever had, rightly so.
So one way to fix this would be to go back to SYTYCD’s roots. We’ve had some of the most technically gifted dancers the last three seasons and sometimes we could hardly bring ourselves to care because while there was nothing “wrong” with a dancer or a routine, we just couldn’t get excited. This might mean more bad routines and bad dancing but will make us so grateful again for the truly transcendent moments. Which brings us to…
3. We need diversity in dance styles and choreographers. Doreana Sanchez is not the only person choreographing disco routines and Nakul dev Mahajan is not the only Bollywood choreographer. Go to Canada if you don’t believe me. What would happen if there were only one contemporary routine on any given show or maybe only one contemporary routine every few weeks? What if we HAD to depend on Afro Jazz, House, all of the Ballroom styles, Bollywood, Pas de Deux , etc. to fill in the episode?
And for diversity, we don’t even have to look any further than the other SYTYCD franchises. Canada and UK have phenomenal choreographers (and dancers!), as did Australia. Those are just the English-speaking franchises. What wonderful choreographers could we find if the producers imported from the Ukraine SYTYCD or the Turkish or Polish versions?
4. And speaking of one big happy family, why not create another Fall show, but make it different, perhaps a shorter super competition? What if we had SYTYCD SuperStars and all of the previous contestants from ALL of the franchises were eligible to come back and compete for the “World’s Favorite Dancer” title? Maybe this show is 2 episodes a week for only 4 weeks, just to make it special and so that it might not overlap with the World Series again? Dancers featured on SYTYCD don’t have a potential “product” like American Idol singers do when they release a cd, so anytime the producers can create a vehicle for these dancers that doesn’t overshadow the current cast, they’re helping create more of a career and presence for the dancers. The great thing about this idea is that it totally supports this next point…
5. Ditch the musical guests. Or ditch about 90% of them. Keep the 10% that are willing to use SYTYCD dancers for backup dancers (including the current cast! didn’t that happen one season?). Maybe the musical performances bring in money, or maybe you producers only think they do. The reality is, they usually suck and I’m only watching the dancers anyway. It’s like, on Dancing with the Stars, the ONLY reason I watch the musical performances is to catch the dancing that happens at the same time. I would MUCH RATHER see dance performances. It’d be a good time to show us alumni dancers re-dancing their iconic numbers as much more evolved dancers (think Kent and LoFro doing the prom number – it was only 8 months later and they’d already become such different dancers). Bring in performers from all the other SYTYCD franchises, like you did with UK’s recent winner Matt Flint. Pairing him with the all-too-soon-eliminated Nick and Jess in a tap routine that THEY choreographed? BRILLIANT. Easily one of the highlights of not just the finale, but of the season. Do it more. That’s the key to re-building your audience: when you do something we like, do it more. When you do something we don’t like, stop doing it.
6. Which means, bring back the smaller and more intimate stage. Season 8’s stage (or the camera work and lack of distracting backlights) was better than the Seasons 6 and 7 monstrosity, but only by a bit. Watching SYTYCD Canada reminds me of how amazing the original stage is and you really need to listen to us and bring it back. It was a big part of why we fell in love with the show and the Seasons 1-5 dancers. Do you know why? We were closer to them. There were more physical possibilities for the choreographers when it came to moving the dancers around the stage because it wasn’t a giant, uniform thing. When it comes down to it, the stage represents the entire SYTYCD producers vs SYTYCD audience disagreement. With this big uber stage (since S6), you are focusing on the package, the spectacle. The more intimate circle stage that we love and still mourn focuses on the dancers.
Margaret: I miss my stairs! There was something about the old stage and how it was round that made the dances feel like stories, not performances for an audience. We were able to get more closeups, feel the emotions, and the set was about enhancing the dancing, not enhancing the spectacle. My best example came from, oddly, the guy I think used the stage the best during his time with SYTYCD, Wade. With “Ruby Blue,” Brandon and Janette entered the story by popping up from behind a wall and coming down the stairs, and their ability to use the stage in that entrance played a major role in the believability of the movements. But, in Season 6, with the “inside Van Goh’s head” piece Wade did for Peter and Pauline, the ridiculous fractured painting that rotated and flipped on the projecting screen was super distracting and took away from what was actually a really well-danced piece, especially from Peter. It was a very cool routine and they danced it really well, but their technical success was overshadowed by the “overdoneness” of the set.
7. Instead of spending the money on the bigger stage and a lot of flash, we would rather that you spend the money to figure out how to release SYTYCD DVDs so we can re-watch our favorite seasons without resorting to YouTube and other means. There is a market for it, so figure it out. Whenever you focus on the dancers–current, alumni, International franchise dancers, whatever–you can’t go wrong with us. That’s the simple fact at the heart of the matter.
And now that we’ve critiqued you quite a lot, here’s a list of what we like and want you to keep.
1. The All-Stars – having them arrive at the Top 10 is the perfect marriage. Keep it up. Only, we want to see them re-dance their iconic routines and you missed a lot of opportunities to do this during Season 8. Fix that.
Margaret: Not only does this give us the chance to see dancers we love again, but use this as a way to plug their success. Allison & Ivan were All-Stars in the same week, how were they not asked to dance together?! Same with Chelsie & Mark! Those are two of the most successful partnerships, and some of the best personalities, the show has ever had, be proud of that, they are SYTYCD success to the highest degree.
2. The Meet the Top 20 performance – sheer genius. It’s been a highlight of each season you’ve done it. Especially since we get to see the dancers twice on the live show before anyone’s eliminated. Keep that.
3. We like the dancers you pick! We just want you to cut back on the contemporary/jazz and pick some dancers with different backgrounds. We want them to be challenged more and truly judged, all of them and fairly. And clearly they’re talented, because they’re going on to dance in movies, commercials, music videos, music tours, Broadway shows, Glee and DWTS.
Margaret: We also love underdogs, they’re fun to root for. Give us more Tads, Russells, Dominics, Jeanines, Evans, Nicks, even Lauren Froderman floundered her 1st week and was in danger of going home!
4. Cat is the one thing most of us can agree on. She smooths over the awkward moments and she uses her great sense of humor to keep things rolling. I love it when she gets to pick dances for the finale show.
Remember, no matter what, we love the show. We only want to like it again.
Sincerely (and xoxo),
SYTYCD Fans/PureSYTYCD writers
P.S. Sorry this is a little long – clearly we had a lot to say.
September 6, 2011 I Written By Emilie
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SYTYCD Canada – Finale Performance Show
Tonight was the final performance show of the season.
Lindsey & Matt
Hip-Hop – ShoTyme
This was energetic, hard hitting and fun. I really enjoyed watching it and thought it was a great start to the show.
This was a powerful piece about a chance encounter between past lovers who relive a moment. I thought it was moving and pretty. There was a near-miss on a lift that scared me but they recovered well.
This had some serious lifts, twists, spins and tricks. BOTH of them did some crazy flips and it ended with an amazing one-legged lift by Shane pulling Melissa over him, amazing!
Girls Routine
Mia Michaels
“What About Us” – ATB
This was, hands down, my most favourite routine of the season, and maybe ever. It was absolutely crazy-good. I will post it for everyone to see because it truly was THAT awesome!
Guys Routine
Melissa Williams
“We Will Rock You” – Queen
After the girl’s routine this simply wasn’t up to par. It was fun, the guys did lifts and tricks and moved well, but the girl’s was just that much better! Christian really stood out fo rme in this routine.
Shane“Fancy Footwork” – Choremo
Another amazing solo from Shane. I really find him the strongest of the male dancers.
Melissa“Commander” – Kelly Rowland
She was amazing, so much power and energy, when she dances she commands attention. She has been consistently great this whole season and I will not be surprised if she wins.
Lindsey“Beautiful” – Me’Shell Ndegeocello
Easily the most growth this season. Her solo showed such maturity and commitment, I had goosebumps watching her dance.
Matt“Ain’t No Sunshine” – Bill Withers
For me the most improved male dancer. I am surprised he is still around over some of the other dancers, but he is holding his own and his solo was very good.
Christian“Beautiful People” – Chris Brown
I often forget he is ballroom because he really does so well in every genre thrown at him. I appreciated his upbeat solo that was ballroom but very fluid and fun.
Jordan“This Woman’s Work” – Greg Laswell
Jordan was my pick to win since auditions. I adore her and I will stick to my decision for her to win, her solo was amazing, her dancing all season has been consistently great.
This is tough. I am ultimately voicing my predictions for the win….
Since day ONE I have been a Jordan fan, and even though Melissa has quickly crept up on (and at times even surpassed) Jordan, I am going to stick with Jordan to win. Melissa a close second (or if I am wrong, Melissa will win and Jordan a close second) I guess there are two ways to do this – MY OPINION and what I THINK CANADA’S OPINION WILL BE….
Mandy’s Thoughts:
1 – Jordan
2 – Melissa
3 – Lindsey
4 – Shane
5 – Christian
6 – Matt
Prediction based on Canada’s Votes:
WHY ARE THEY SO DIFFERENT?
Because, I think Canada, like USA SYTYCD, sometimes gets it wrong, or some dancers simply have more fan support for whatever reason. This is why the “winner” is called “favourite dancer” not “best dancer” at the end.
We often see the same fantastic dancers keep getting bottom 3, while some less talented dancers stick around week after week. Every season of every SYTYCD it happens. Of course, we all have different opinions on what we like, but that is how it goes.
For example, I think Joey should be in the finale, within Top 3 to be honest, but he is gone. I also thought Denitsa stuck around way too long. I could go on, but I won’t.
For the Comments….
Give me your Power Rankings, Also comment on any past results, who should have gone sooner or stayed longer?
FINALE – SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 on CTV
September 5, 2011 I Written By Malicious Mandy
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SYTYCD Canada Results Night – Who makes the finale?
Tonight was emotional…. I have to go through the results as they happened so you can fully understand the rollercoaster my brain went through…..
The night opened with a Sean Cheesman choreographed routine to Madonna’s “Vogue”
It was fun and sexy, I liked the voguing/tutting portion and the end with the chairs the best.
What was frustrating about tonight was that all the dancers did their solo’s, even though Leah was clear that it wouldn’t change the results as in the Top 10 it was all votes. I felt with only a half hour show it was really lame. They all came out, were sent back, did solo’s, came back out for results…. Can you say time wasting?
Anyways, the results were as follows:
Denitsa
Sent home. No surprise here to be honest, I am shocked she lasted this long
Jean-Marc said he was “joining Denitsa, but not right now” lame. Needless to say he stays and was on the floor ecstatic.
Tre asked her to “leave the stage…. to dance next week” Another lame psych-out, they really annoy me to be honest, especially poorly executed ones. Jordan was in tears!
Sent home. I wasn’t too shocked, I feel he comes across too cocky – him and his abs ha ha
Jean-Marc pointed out that he had never been in the bottom 3 but there was a first time for everything…. but not tonight – utter shock…. He stays over Shane? wait… HUH?
Is going to finale… over Melissa? wait… WHAT?
So I am raging… literally angry at Canada that Shane and Melissa aren’t in the finale when Jean-Marc announces the finale will not be Top 4….. but Top 6……
HAPPY DANCE!
I swear if Melissa and Shane had actually been sent home I would rage, boycott, freak! Besides Jordan those are my favourite two dancers!
Anyways, to make it clear….
Denitsa and Adam went home.
The rest go on to the Top 6 Finale, which is fine because to be honest, I didn’t know they planned to narrow it to a top 4 tonight… I don’t think they even know what they are doing half the time to be honest ha ha!
So… for the comments:
– Thoughts on who went home?
– Thoughts on the finale 6 vs finale 4 decisions?
– Thoughts on the Vogue routine?
– Thoughts on the “psych-out” judges do on SYTYCD repeatedly?
August 30, 2011 I Written By Malicious Mandy
Filed Under: CTV So You Think You Can Dance Canada So You Think You Can Dance Canada Season 4 SYTYCDC
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Octoly raises $1.2 Million to connect fashion brands with amateur YouTube vloggers
By Liam Boogar Published on 20 October 2015 at 9 h 12 min
Paris-based Adtech startup Octoly has raised a $1.2 Million Series A from Otium Capital, HiMedia Group & a series of business angels, the company reported this month. Octoly, which connects fashion brands with a longtail of YouTube fashion vloggers, says it is already monitoring over 800,000 channels producing 1 million daily views, and hopes to take a model embraced by the Top 50 YouTube stars and spread it across the longtail of up-and-coming vloggers.
Octoly is looking to take advantage of the desire by fashion brands to touch millions of users by using the largely adopted ‘product placement’ strategy that has seen YouTube stars circumvent YouTube’s advertising network in favor or their own, direct partnerships. While there’s no telling whether YouTube will crack down on this or not, for now it doesn’t seem to pose too big a threat to Google’s model, and they’re hardly the company to step in and want to take control over a premium advertising service – that’s just not their style.
My only concern was that, for the time being, Octoly doesn’t seem to be paying the vloggers it works with – free stuff, it seems, is enough of an incentive for amateurs, but I’m not sure this will stay the case as some of those vloggers grow, and as Octoly continues to want to work with them.
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Octoly must start considering a new payment scheme so they can continuously work with the vloggers. Youtube is a powerful marketing tool and if you want to utilize it in your digital marketing strategy then integrate it with the rest of your campaigns using TapAnalytics
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Karnataka: Hampi Festival
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Hampi in Karnataka was once the flourishing capital of the glorious Vijayanagar Empire which was one of the greatest empires of the Indian history. The city, now almost in ruins comes alive with a lot of color, music and dance once a year, during the Hampi Festival.
Dates: TBA (Nov)
Russia: Afisha Picnic, Moscow
This may just be a one-day event but it’s one of the oldest and best-known music festivals in Russia. It’s held in the grounds of Kolomenskoye, a former Tsar’s estate on the banks of the Moscow River. It attracts big Russian and international names, like Kaiser Chiefs, Courtney Love, Jamiroquai and Madness.
Details: http://tastefestival.ru/en/
Kerala: Nehru Trophy Boat Race
The Nehru Trophy Boat race is amongst the premier snake boat races in the State. It is held on the second Saturday of August every year and draws in a massive crowd. People gather in large numbers to watch nearly 100 ft long boats compete against each other to the tune of old boat songs. Punnamada Lake is the location for the race where the contestants line up to battle it out.
During this season the area comes to life with ceremonial water processions and beautiful water floats. From the huge chundan valloms (snake boats) to small country rafts, the waters are under the control of the expert oarsmen who put on a show that one can never forget. It is an art form in itself.
Venue: Punnamada Backwaters
Location: Punnamada
District: Alappuzha
Holiday: Idul' Zuha
Indian Holiday: Independence Day
Kerala: Onam Festival
Onam, a celebration of equality, justice and prosperity, is the State festival which unites all Keralites irrespective of caste, colour or creed and is celebrated in Kerala with pomp and grandeur. The whole state joins in the fervour to celebrate the return of the King Mahabali to meet his ‘prajas’ (subjects). Legend has it that every year, King Mahabali, the righteous king visits the land from the nether world and Keralites unite in festivities to welcome the return of the mythical King Mahabali.
The whole of Kerala is splashed with vibrance during this season. The ten days of Onam commences on Atham day and goes up to the Thiruvonam day in the Malayalam month of Chingam (August / September). Thiruvonam is the most important day of Onam which is also the harvest festival.
Package Details: https://www.rustiktravel.com/Experiences/celebrating-onam/
Indian Holiday: Ganesh Chaturthi
Bhutan: Tour of the Dragon (Bicycle Race)
On your journey through the stunning rural countryside and villages, you’ll discover the geographical and cultural wonders of a country naturally designed to be a tantalizing destination for adventure and spiritual seekers.
Come for the event, and stay for the travel experience of a lifetime.
Details: http://www.tourofthedragon.com
Location: Bumthang to Thimphu
Manipur: Heikru Hidongba Festival
The Heikru Hitongba Festival in Manipur is celebrated with a boat race that takes place on the canal. Narrow long boats are used for the race which accommodates a large number of rowers. The race takes place on a 16 meter wide canal in Manipur. Before the beginning of the boat race, the idol of Shri Vishnu is installed who is supposed to preside over the function of Heikru Hitongba. The Brahmins give offerings of gold and silver before the presiding deities and idols. The spirits of the crew men are high during the Heikry Hitongba festival and each boat sailed by a number of rowers try their best to overthrow the other boat with a lot of vigor.
Date: TBA (Sep)
Indian Holiday: Onam
Myanmar: Phaung Daw U Festival, Inle Lake
During the month of Thadingyut, four of the five Buddha images resident in Phaung Daw U Pagoda make a grand circuit of Inle Lake's villages, taking eighteen days to complete the tour.
Loaded onto a golden barge built especially for the occasion, the four Buddha images make the slow trip, towed by boats rowed by Inle Lake's famous leg-rowers. The barge tours the lake in a clockwise direction, with the four Buddha images spending each night in a different town monastery.
Karnataka: Mysore Dussehra Festival
Symbolizing the victory of good over evil, ‘Dussehra’, which is one of the most auspicious festivals in India, gets a special celebration in the state of Karnataka. Unlike the other places of India, where Dusshera is celebrated only for a day, the regal city of Mysore in Karnataka has its celebrations going for 10 days. Famous as Mysore Dasara, the festival is celebrated in a grand fashion.
Nepal: Dashain - The biggest festival of Nepal
Observed for 15 days, Dashain festival is one of the most widely celebrated festivals of Nepal. The victory of Goddess Durga over the devil Mahishasura is celebrated during Dashain through worships, feast, fairs and family gatherings. Nepalis also celebrate Dashain festival for the fertility of the land and good harvest. Ghatasthapana is the first day of the festival and the last day is known as Kojagrat Purnima. Seventh day is celebrated with phulpati or sacred flowers and Brahmins carry kalasha with jamara and bamboo stalk from Gorkha to Kathmandu. Animal sacrifices are common on the 8th and 9th day of Dashain, in Nepal. Vijayadashami is celebrated on the 10th day when friends and families meet to exchange greetings and blessings.
Key attractions: Kite flying events and worship of Ashta Matrikas (8 tantric goddesses) and nine avatars of Durga.
Bhutan: Thimphu Tshechu Festival
The Tshechu is a religious event celebrated on tenth day of a month of the lunar calendar corresponding to the birthday of Guru Rimpoche (Guru Padmasambhava). However the exact month of the Tshechu varies from place to place and temple to temple.
Tshechus are grand events where entire communities come together to witness religious mask dances, receive blessings and socialize. . In addition to the mask dances tshechus also include colorful Bhutanese dances and other forms of entertainment.
It is believed that everyone must attend a Tshechu and witness the mask dances at least once to in order to receive blessings and wash away their sins. Every mask dance performed during a Tshechu has a special meaning or a story behind it and many are based on stories and incidents from as long ago as the 8th century, during the life of Guru Padmasambhava. In monasteries the mask dances are performed by monks and in remote villages they are performed jointly by monks and village men.
Location: Tashi Chhodzong, THIMPHU
Indian Holiday: Dussehra
Rajasthan: International Folk Festival
Rajasthan International Folk Festival (also known as Jodhpur Riff) is an annual music and art festival organized to promote traditional folk music and arts held at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Details: http://www.jodhpurriff.org
Myanmar: Dancing Elephants Festival, Kyaukse
The full moon of the Thadingyut month is when Buddhists believe the Buddha descended back to earth after three months of preaching in the spiritual realm above. While the rest of Myanmar celebrates it by lighting the Buddha's way home, the town of Kyaukse near Mandalay commemorates it a little differently: with a “Dancing Elephant” festival, populated not by real elephants, but by pairs of dancers in gigantic elephant costumes.
The intricately-designed elephant costumes are made of paper, bamboo, glitter, satin, and glass. The dancers in the costumes move to the beat of drums, circumambulating the Shwe Tha Lyaung Pagoda a total of three times. Dancers are awarded prizes for their dancing skills and the beauty of their costumes; the rest of the community celebrates with feasting and entertainments throughout the temple grounds.
Assam: Kati Bihu Festival
Bihu is the national festival of Assam thrice in a year. The Bohaag Bihu is the month of April (baishak), Magh Bihu in January, and "Kati" in October. The months of Bihu are set according to the farming calendar as it is a harvest festival.
Dates: TBA (Oct)
Sikkim: Tihar Festival (Diwali)
Tihar in Sikkim is also known as the fiesta of lights and is the most popular carnivals in Sikkim. Since Sikkim is populated with Hindus and Tribal People, there are numerous festivals including the Hindu carnivals and Tribal Fiestas.
Nepal: Tihar- The shinning festival of Nepal
Tihar festival is a grand celebration of 5 days, right after Dashain festival. Known as ‘festival of lights’, Tihar is celebrated by worshipping Goddess Laxmi with vigour and enthusiasm. Numerous candles and lanterns are lit up in front of the idol, to mark the end of evil days and commencement of prosperous times.
Along with worship of Goddess Laxmi, on the first two days people worship crows and dogs, cows on the third day and oxen on the fourth day. The 5th day is celebrated with Bhai tika- where sisters put tika on the forehead of their brothers praying for their long life. The Newar community celebrates Mha puja on the fourth day as well.
Indian Holiday: Diwali - Festival of Lights
Rajasthan: Pushkar Camel Fair
Held each November at the time of the Kartik Purnima full moon, Pushkar Camel Fair is one of India's most highly-rated travel experiences, a spectacle on an epic scale, attracting thousands of camels, horses and cattle and visited by over 400,000 people over a period of around fourteen days with a multi-day livestock fair and cultural fête held in the town of Pushkar.
Details: http://www.pushkarcamelfair.com
Myanmar: Hot Air Balloon Festival, Taunggyi
In Taunggyi, Shan State, about 160 miles southeast of Mandalay, locals celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent with a Hot-Air Balloon Festival. The Festival Grounds outside Taunggyi becomes a tourist hotspot – quite literally – at 8pm, when the organizers launch large, gaudily-decorated fire balloons made out of papier-mache.
Sedate the sight is not: as the balloons rise to a height of 60 feet in the air, fireworks on the balloons explode, sending streaks and sparks all across the sky to the delight of the viewers on the ground!
Iceland: Iceland Airwaves Music Festival
Details: http://icelandairwaves.is
Laos: Bun That Luang
The stupa of That Luang in Vientiane plays host to this festival, as monks gather here to accept gifts and alms from worshipful townsfolk. For a whole week, the temple comes alive with fairs, contests, fireworks, and music, topped off with a "wien thien", or candlelight procession, around That Luang.
An international trade fair also takes place during Bun That Luang, promoting tourism around the countries in the Mekong sub-region.
While all Laos celebrates this festival at their local temples, the celebrations are obviously more vibrant in Vientiane.
Cambodia: Water Festival (Bonn Om Touk)
The Cambodian Water Festival (Bon Om Touk) takes place once a year, on the full moon of the Buddhist month of Kadeuk (usually in November). It celebrates a major natural occurrence: the reversing flow between the Tonle Sap and the Mekong River. This natural occurrence is celebrated in Cambodia with three days of festivals, fluvial parades, boat races, fireworks, and general merriment.
People come from far and wide to join the celebrations. Upwards of a million Cambodians attend the celebrations at Phnom Penh to take in the wholesome carnival atmosphere. Food and drink overflow in the streets, Khmer pop bands entertain the crowds, and the riversides are packed to capacity with punters cheering their favorite boats on.
Myanmar: Kahtein Robe Weaving Competitions, Yangon
On the full-moon day of Tazaungmon (the eighth month of the Buddhist calendar), the Myanmar mark the end of the rainy season with festivities all across the country. This is the traditional end of Buddhist Lent, known as Kahtein in the local language, when monks are traditionally presented with new robes by the communities they serve.
Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon marks Kahtein with a robe-weaving competition, where teams of weavers work on traditional looms starting on the night before the full moon's eve and ending at the night of the full moon itself. This is repeated throughout the country, with devotees visiting major temples to present new robes to their local monks.
Bhutan: Black Necked Crane Festival
The annual black-necked crane festival is organized to generate awareness and understanding on the importance of conserving the endangered Black‐necked cranes; to strengthen the linkages between conservation, economic welfare and sustainable livelihoods of the community; provide an avenue for the local community to renew their commitment to conservation of the black-necked cranes, and to showcase their cultural heritage and skills.
Location: Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha, WANGDUE PHODRANG
Meghalaya: Nongkrem Dance Festival
This festival is very close to the hearts of the Khasi tribe. It is a thanks giving festival celebrated for five days. Heavenly beings are thanked for showering their blessings in the form of good harvest, peace and prosperity. The venue for this festival is Smit, the cultural centre of Khasis. It is held in the month of October/November. The inception of the festival is marked by a dance performance by the Syiem(the administrative head of the Khasi region) in front of a wooden pillar called “ U Rishot Blei”.This ritual is followed by sacrifice of goats and then offerings are made to the deities and to the ancestors. After following these rituals, dance performances are held. Other festivals belonging to the Khasis are Ka Shad Suk Mynsiem, Ka Pom-Blang Nongkrem, Ka-Shad-Shyngwiang-Thangiap, Ka-Shad-Kynjoh Khaskain, Ka Bam Khana Shnong, Umsang Nongkharai and Shad Beh Sier.
Dates: TBA (Oct/Nov)
Thailand: Loy Krathong - The Lantern Festival
Thousands of small, candlelit floats are released on rivers and waterways as offerings to the river spirits. In Chiang Mai and other parts of Northern Thailand, the Loi Krathong festival also coincides with a Lanna festival known as Yi Peng, which involves the launching of thousands of fire-powered paper lanterns into the air for good luck. The sky appears to be full of burning stars, creating a dreamlike world that appears too surreal and beautiful to be real. Standing on a bridge in Chiang Mai during Loy Krathong and Yi Peng is truly unforgettable as both the Ping River and sky appear to be on fire at the same time. Adding to the beauty are perpetual fireworks displays — both sanctioned and illegal — that contribute even more fire and brilliant lights to the setting!
Assam: Elephant Festival
The popular Elephant Festival is held in the north eastern state of Assam in India. The State of Assam organizes for one of the largest elephant festivals in India for the purpose of conservation and safeguard of Asiatic elephants. The Elephant Festival of Kaziranga in Assam draws a huge crowd in the state during this period. Thousands of tourists flock to Kaziranga in Assam to witness this fantastic Kaziranga Elephant Festival.
Location: Kaziranga National Park
Manipur: Sangai Festival
Sangai Festival is an annual cultural extravaganza in Manipur. Every year the Government of Manipur, headed by the Tourism Department, celebrates the Sangai Festival. The ten-day long festival lasts from 21st to 30th of November. The cultural celebrations showcases the uniqueness of the North Eastern State. Homage is paid to the shy and gentle Brow-Antlered Deer popularly known as the Sangai Deer which is found only in the state’s floating Keibul Lamjao National Park in Loktak Lake. The tourism festival promotes Manipur as a world class destination.
Hornbill Festival with Assam-Meghalaya-Nagaland: 1 - 10 Dec 2019
The state of Nagaland in the North East of India is home to several tribes each of which are distinct in their language, culture and customs. The festivals are important to the tribes as these revolve around agriculture, which is a major profession in the state. The Nagas consider their festivals sacred and so participation in these festivals is essential. To encourage inter-tribal interaction and to promote cultural heritage of Nagaland, the Government of Nagaland organizes the Hornbill Festival every year in the first week of December. The festival is named after the Indian hornbill, the large and colourful forest bird, which is displayed in folklore in most of the state’s tribes. If you are headed to the Hornbill festivel, it’s a great opportunity to combine this trip with a stay and safari at the popular Rhino destination – Kaziranga National Park. And then further explore the North-East and get mesmerised by Meghalaya.
This experience will allow you to do just that.
Rajasthan: Magnetic Fields Festival
Magnetic fields is one of the largest fort festivals in India. The majestic festival takes place in the Alsisar Mahal in Rajasthan. Magnetic Fields is a playground for the young at heart, within a luxurious and indulgent backdrop. Glimpses of the rich local culture delicately weaved in between the contemporary programming.
Details: http://magneticfields.in
Manipur: Christmas
Christmas in Manipur is celebrated with the typical North East flavour. A great time to be here.
Meghalaya: Christmas
Christmas in Meghalaya is celebrated with the typical North East flavour. A great time to be here esp. in Shillong.
Assam: Magh Bihu Festival
The Magh Bihu festival of Assam is celebrated with great fervor by its entire populace. Characterized by merry making and feasting, this festival marks the end of the harvesting season when there is abundance of everything. This is the time when the hard working agricultural folk of the state sit down to reap the benefits of their labor. However, it must be pointed out that the Magh Bihu festival is not limited to the agricultural pockets of the state. Right from the smallest of villages to the big towns and cities of Assam, people celebrate this festival with great joy, though it must be mentioned that the mode of celebration differs from the villages to the cities.
Indian Holiday: Republic Day
Arunachal Pradesh: Tamladu Festival
Tamladu Festival in Itanagar is one of the ancient festivals of Arunachal Pradesh. The hills and valleys are the homeland of various tribes. These tribes still hold on to their conventional tradition and beliefs. Cultivation is the main livelihood of the hilly tribes. These tribes mainly depend on the agriculture and harvest and that make them to worship Nature.
Tamladu Festival is prayer that is offered to the God of Earth and the God of Water. The tribal people believe in nature worship and according to their belief, nature protects them from natural calamities. The supreme god of the tribe is Lord Jebmalu. Jebmalu is worshipped for the welfare of the people and crops and domestic animals.
Arunachal Pradesh: Losar Festival
Losar is celebrated by the Monpas who are a majority in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. Belonging to the Mongoloid stock, the Monpas are mainly into agriculture and animal husbandry. It must also be mentioned that Losar is the most important festival of the Monpas in Tawang.
Commemorating the advent of the new year, Losar is the occasion when the Monpas feast, drink and make merry. Relatives and friends get together and celebrate this festival in a very pompous manner. The festival of Losar falls in the end of February or early March and is celebrated for 8 - 15 days. Indeed, the joie-de-vivre that characterizes this festival is simply fascinating.
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The joy of judgmental Christian sex
Two religious sex advice books being hyped as edgy and sexy are actually outdated and bigoted – surprise!
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2012/01/19/the_joy_of_judgmental_christian_sex/
Pastor Ed Young and his wife, Lisa, climbed to the rooftop of their Texas church last week and staged a 24-hour bed-in. Their aim was to encourage other married couples to undertake seven straight days of sex, all in the name of the Lord -- and to promote their new book.
There was no nudity, and certainly no nookie, during the webcast stunt, but it nonetheless got the pair on CNN and earned invaluable advertising for "Sexperiment: 7 Days to Lasting Intimacy With Your Spouse." It's the second Christian "sex advice" book to be lavished with attention this month for allegedly being edgy and oh so sexy. "Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together," written by pastor Mark Driscoll of Seattle's Mars Hill Church and wife Grace Driscoll, similarly sings the praises of sex as a form of communion with God.
But having actually read these books, I can tell you they are not the wild sex manuals the media frenzy suggests -- in fact, they are treatises against homosexuality, pornography and premarital sex. None of this is exactly surprising, but amid the sexy buzz surrounding these books, it's important to underscore just how sexually stunted they are.
Now, I may not be the most impartial judge -- I'm an arrogant, unrepentant atheist and fornicator, after all -- but throw my sex reporting credentials in the mix and I am specially poised to sniff out the most anachronistic and bigoted sexual beliefs espoused in these books.
Where to start, where to even start? How about here: "Good sex, the best sex, is biblical sex -- one man and one woman within the context of marriage," write the Youngs in "Sexperiment." Later, they explain that "the act of sexual intercourse -- in God's economy -- is reserved exclusively for husbands and wives." Any other kind of sex is sin. Similarly, "Real Marriage" preaches against the worship of creation, or sex, as a god, which it claims leads to worship of "the human body and its pleasures through sinful sex, including homosexuality and lesbianism."
Premarital sex is another big target, of course. In a bizarre mixed metaphor, the Youngs explain:
We're not to make big sex (in the context of marriage) into little sex (premarital or extramarital affairs). There are two options when it comes to having sex. ... Think of it as the big bed or the little bed. In our house, the little beds are reserved for the dogs. People don't sleep there. But that's what sex outside of marriage is doing is taking sex out of the big bed of marriage and putting it into the little dog bed and saying, "I can't help it. I know what God wants for me to do with sex. I know he's reserved it for marriage. But I'm just an animal. I can't help but do it whenever, wherever, and with whomever. I'm a deer in rut, a hound in heat."
They don't leave it at that, though: "God doesn't want us to experience little sex in the dog bed; he wants us to experience the power and purpose of big sex in the right bed." Got that? All I'm left with is an image of two adults getting it on in a dog bed with a dejected little pup looking on.
Weird metaphors abound in "Sexperiment," mostly because the Youngs -- unlike the Driscolls -- are only comfortable talking about sex in the abstract. For example: "Sex is like a Ferrari. If someone gives you a Ferrari, you don't trash it. … You wash it and wax it. … You drive it on the freeway." Just as with the Bible itself, the vague allegorical language leaves plenty of room for personal interpretation and co-optation. Let's just assume that "wash it and wax it" is a tacit endorsement of porn star pubic stylings and "you drive it on the freeway" means that sex in cars is awesome.
On top of the weird metaphors, there's weird science. The Driscolls, perhaps unintentionally, invoke an image of God in a white lab coat, the biochemist behind your orgasm. "The natural chemical 'high,' what some call a 'biochemical love potion,' resulting from sex and orgasm was designed by God to bind a husband and wife together." And, once again, the Youngs bring up the dog-bed allegory:
If we get out of the big bed, and get into the little bed of sexual sin, the repercussions are so far-reaching that it's difficult to understand them at all. It doesn't take a neuroscientist to see that our world is facing all kinds of diseases, brokenness, and confusion. And a huge chunk of that is due to sexual sin – using sex outside of God's design for it.
Worst of all in the science department is the Driscolls' handling of birth control. Behold this medically inaccurate passage: "Generally speaking, hormonal birth control methods run the risk of causing an abortion." (Accurately speaking, hormonal birth control prevents ovulation and fertilization, not implantation. But, contrary to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' accepted definition, some folks think a pregnancy begins at fertilization.) They go on to explain, "As Christian leaders who are admittedly not medically trained, we do not encourage members of our church to use the pill." Sure doesn't hurt the congregation count.
Enemy No. 1 of both of these books is pornography. "Sexperiment" spills pages of ink on the subject, but the message throughout is consistent and unwavering: "A husband and wife who see sex and marriage as God sees it also see the math of marriage as 1+1=1. There is no room there for a third party. Pornography is a third party." "Real Marriage" is similarly one-note: "The purpose of pornography is clearly lust. And throughout both the Old and New Testaments, God repeatedly condemns – as a grievous evil – lust for anyone but your spouse." But the Driscolls go so far as to compare hardcore pornography to the "Twilight" series:
In the lust category, along with sexual nudity and pornography, we also include women's romance novels. They commonly entice sinful lust and cause women to fantasize about sexual sin with all the alluring power of visual pornography for men. This kind of sinful lustful fantasizing extends to such things as the Twilight phenomenon, where older women, many of them mothers, openly fantasize about sexual desires they had for the young actors in the film.
They also lump in women's magazines like Cosmo, which "fills its covers with pornographic article headlines shouting to the world that lust is a good thing." They suggest that "lusting eyes" start with a sexy magazine and move on "to orgies, voyeurism, exhibitionism, pedophilia, and wherever else a crooked human heart can venture." (You heard it here first: Cosmo causes pedophilia?) They also deliver this gem: "Sure, the naked people you like looking at are hot … but so is hell." However, my hands-down favorite line from the Driscolls on the subject of porn is: "Clearly, while not everyone who looks at porn will end up doing such evil things as Ted Bundy, they will do evil things even if less intently or frequently." Way to be generous, guys!
Ultimately, the Driscolls' shortlist of sinful sex acts reads like so: "homosexuality, erotica, bestiality, bisexuality, fornication, friends with benefits, adultery, swinging, prostitution, incest, rape, polygamy, polyandry, sinful lust, pornography, and pedophilia."
I don't mean to suggest that there aren't edgy – relatively speaking – passages in these books. Most notably, "Real Marriage" performs an exegesis of Song of Songs, the sexiest book in the Bible, suggesting that the text celebrates striptease and oral sex. But this is no secret – scholars have long interpreted Song of Songs this way. To the Driscolls' credit, they encourage couples:
Make love with the lights on, or by candlelight. Sleep together naked. Undress in front of your spouse. Bathe in front of your spouse. "Flash" your spouse around the house. Pull the curtains and hang out in your house naked. … Have a mirror hung near your bed.
Sounds like fun – if only it weren't restricted to married, heterosexual couples. They also answer questions that most Christians are too afraid to ask their pastors about whether particular sex acts are God-approved and, according to them, masturbation, anal sex, oral sex, menstrual sex and sex toys are A-OK (again, within the context of straight, married sex). In a slam against the Santorums of the world, they explicitly support non-procreative sex within marriage and give a shout-out to female pleasure: "A woman's clitoris is a nerve center created by God for only one purpose -- pleasure, not reproduction. God also made women multi-orgasmic for the joy of sexual pleasure in marriage."
It's wonderful to see influential religious leaders celebrating sex as a healthy, pleasurable act and encouraging their flock to get it on in the name of God. But these authors don't deserve any praise for sticking to the same hoary rhetoric about good sex and bad sex. Show me a Christian advice book that celebrates all types of consensual, adult sex as communion with God, and then we can talk.
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Replica Schreiber Model Cornets
The first two photos to the left are an Eb soprano that I recently built for Eric Totman. You wouldn't need any more evidence of Eric's devotion to his hobby of collecting brass instruments than to see a tattoo on his left shoulder. It pictures a fanciful antique cornet from his imagination unlike anything that exists or that I could create. In recent years his collecting has focused on these "teardrop" shaped instruments with bells over the shoulder made by Louis Schreiber for just a few years in the late 1860s. A result of this very short production and over a century of obsolescence is that they are extremely rare today. There are about 40 instruments known to exist today of all sizes and including cornets with bell front. The Schreiber instruments with bells over the shoulder were made in Eb soprano, Bb cornet, Eb alto, Bb tenor, baritone and bass and Eb bass with three or four valves. The only size missing from Eric's collection is the Eb soprano. There are three Eb soprano examples known in museums and a private collection that will never become available and Eric has given up on the hope of finding one. For that reason, he asked if I was willing to make one. He didn't know that I had made one in Bb about 15 years earlier for collector Doug Lehrer (third photo on the left). I had made this with only a few very grainy photos to guide the design and I had to first determine which instruments in the photos were the Bb cornets. I had worked on an Eb alto and a Bb baritone, but had never seen the smaller instruments up close. Also, when studying photos of instruments, it seemed that no two were the same in details. When I had Eric's Bb cornet in the shop for restoration, I was very happy to find that I had gotten the size and shape of the Bb cornet very close even though I had copied details such as the bracing from the alto that I had worked on previously. Neither of these replicas have Shreiber's patented water valves as seen on all the originals other than the Eb soprano. While I have recreated a couple of these for restorations of original instruments, including Eric's cornet, the additional cost would have been difficult to justify. I copied the distinctive shape of the valve levers very closely, which adds to the unique design. The valves and bell are the same as I use on my other Eb sopranos which are copied from an original by E.G. Wright. The engraved name shield seen in the last photo is the same size and shape of those on original Schreiber instruments.
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Linklaters gags ex-marketing director over 'struggle with women'
By Jamie Hamilton
Linklaters has won an injunction limiting what its former director of Business Development and Marketing can tell the press about behind-the-scenes 'Incidents' involving women at the firm.
The firm's decision to seek to gag Frank Mellish, who sat on Linklaters' executive committee and was party to top level discussions, came after he emailed senior partners on 23 January warning them that he intended to "share my impressions of the current culture at Linklaters" with the media in a series of interviews he intended to grant in February. They would have focused on the "ongoing struggle Linklaters has with women in the workplace".
Mellish issued his threat after Linklaters terminated his role last year after just over 12 months in the job. Mr Justice Warby's order, handed down in the RCJ on 31 January after an urgent application by Linklaters, reveals that Mellish told partners he was dissatisfied with being dismissed and would highlight three matters in his interviews with the press. Warby J referred to them in the judgment as the 'Munich Incident', the 'NY Settlement' and the 'London Settlement'.
The Munich Settlement almost certainly refers to the disastrous 2014 Linklaters Oktoberfest party at which a student was sexually assaulted by a Linklaters partner, 'Thomas E', who was caught in the act by another partner who punched him in the face. This week Thomas E lost his appeal against his conviction for sexual assault after the court dismissed his argument that the sexual acts were consensual, and rejected his demands for a polygraph test. Linklaters' injunction prevents Mellish from disclosing the identity of Thomas E's victim.
The stories behind the NY Settlement and the London Settlement are not in the public domain, but the injunction gives the gist. The section dealing with the NY Settlement restrains Mellish from revealing the identity of a Linklaters' staff member "and those about whose conduct they complained", along with "two other categories of information". The section addressing the London Settlement prevents him from disclosing the identity of a Linklaters staff member and "those about whom they made complaints", including "a former Linklaters partner".
Warby J said that Linklaters accepted that there was "a legitimate public interest in the due performance by large firms such as Linklaters of their social and moral duties towards their staff". But, he said, that did not "justify indiscriminate disclosure of otherwise sensitive confidential information".
It seems unlikely that Mellish would be so rash as to have been intending to disclose the identities of victims of alleged sexual assault (or, risk defamation proceedings by disclosing the identities of alleged perpetrators). But Linklaters may have felt that, having been forewarned, it could not risk doing nothing. And its successful application also happens to prevent Mellish from disclosing "any detail as to the internal discussions within Linklaters as to their public response to any third party interest or questions in relation to any of the above matters". Which neatly keeps Mellish from characterising for the enjoyment of the press certain sensitive, high-level conversations to which he may have been party.
Linklaters' battle to protect its reputation from its own former chief of reputation is not over, however. The injunction does not prevent Mellish from discussing "in general terms" his impressions of the current culture at Linklaters. It is also only an interim measure, and is set for review on 11 February. In the meantime, it does require him to 'fess up the names of any reporters with whom he shared information which is now protected.
A spokesman for Linklaters said, “We can confirm that the firm sought and has been granted an interim injunction in the terms set out in the judgment handed down by the court. We cannot comment further”.
Mellish has said nothing, yet. He was not at the hearing and is thought to be in France. Meanwhile, a source who worked in the firm's Munich office in the aftermath of the Munich Incident told RollOnFriday that an unofficial injunction was put in place there. "Stonewall of silence about the issue erected", they said. "No one in the office allowed to talk about it. German hierarchy in full effect."
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Dearie 08 February 19 08:31
This is isn’t my area of expertise so can someone explain how the interim injunction was granted essentially to protect stinky linky’s reputation (for which an injunction should not be used as shurely that is a matter for defamation?) when the chap had already given an undertaking not to identify the victims or perpetrators?
Anonymous 08 February 19 09:19
One reputation brilliantly well protected. We now know that Linkies have a woman problem and are prepared to spend oodles to suppress (or, most likely, delay dissemination of) the fine detail.
"This is isn’t my area of expertise so can someone explain how the interim injunction was granted essentially to protect stinky linky’s reputation (for which an injunction should not be used as shurely that is a matter for defamation?) when the chap had already given an undertaking not to identify the victims or perpetrators? "
Presumably it is an interim injunction pending hearing of the full application. Story suggests that the respondent wasn't present, so when considering the balance of convenience test it was likely that the risk of harm to the applicant was considered sufficient to grant an interim injunction. That doesn't mean that that decision would be upheld at the final hearing.
Great work from Links - now I think that they (a) appear to have a problem with their culture and attitude towards women and (b) are willing to spend a lot of money to try and hush it up if someone tries to call them out on it.
Absolute pros at work here!
Barbara Streisand 08 February 19 09:54
Don't you dare look at my house.
How is this still ok? And yes, massive congrats to Linklaters for only making this much worse for themselves. Makes you wonder about all those ‘super bright people’ they employ.
The only surprise about this is that only three incidents have been cited.
exLinksfromwayback 09 February 19 05:08
It appears that they still haven't managed to clean up their toxic culture. This has been going on for decades and its time they were held to account. The partners are a seriously toxic breed who bully each other and everyone else.
Surely these types of injunction nowadays are just a way of drawing attention to the matter and ensuring that it ends up becoming public.
Heh. Judging by some of the downvotes, it looks like the new Links Marketing Director is up early trying to give the impression that all is well in the magenta mothership.
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Links is only shiny on the outside, inside it's a vile heap of dung.
That's the equivalent of walking into a bank and saying "I'm coming back in 5 minutes with a gun to rob you". Duh. Besides, it's backfired on Links and they've paid for the privilege. Now just waiting for an MP to expose the details in session #PhilGreen
dominic savage 14 February 19 03:45
Pitiful. All staff at LL with or without equity are tacitly responsible for supporting this shower. Show some character and walk away.
But you won't. Sure, you'll be appalled, you'll tut, but if asked whether it matters enough for you to resign...you won't.
Gutless.
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Everything that happened at Dior's incredible couture show
Updated / Wednesday, 3 Jul 2019 14:07
Dior brought the house down - literally!
Celebrities and fashion industry insiders have gathered in Paris for the Dior haute couture show, and the unveiling of the brand’s autumn/winter 2019-2020 collection.
But unlike ready-to-wear collections, these designs aren’t destined for boutiques and department stores.
They’ll only be available made to order, with prices starting from around £10,000 at a minimum for daywear, and reaching astronomical heights for evening gowns.
As such, a lot of money is spent on couture catwalks, and Monday’s show was no exception.
Here’s everything you might have missed from the Dior couture spectacular…
The show was held at 30 Avenue Montaigne, the Paris townhouse where the Dior atelier is located.
Creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri called on British artist Penny Slinger, known for her feminist work, to design a set inspired by the elements, with hundreds of metres of custom wallpaper used to transform the previously white space into a dark, atmospheric tribute to nature.
"It’s like nature inside a house," Chiuri said, referring to the huge tree installation that looked like it had grown from, and twisted round, the grand staircase.
As usual the show attracted a stellar crowd, with all the A-listers dressed in Dior.
Actor Priyanka Chopra and popstar husband Nick Jonas were fresh from the wedding of fellow actor-popstar duo Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas in the south of France.
Big Little Lies actor Shailene Woodley looked amazing in a cape-sleeved tailored dress, while The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss wore a spotted maxi dress from the Dior autumn/winter 2019 collection and carried one of the brand’s signature saddle bags.
The beauty look
Make-up artist Peter Phillips designed the beauty look to complement the dark hues of the collection.
He emphasised the eyes with a smoked out, charcoal grey eyeshadow, leaving the eyelashes bare and the brows brushed up.
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‘Are clothes modern?’ was the question emblazoned on a white T-shirt worn by Ruth Bell, who opened the show, referencing a quote from designer and architect Bernard Rudofsky.
He argued that some garments, such as pointed-toe shoes, are actually harmful, which might explain why there was a focus on comfort and practicality at the Dior show, with flowing silhouettes and flat, open-toed sandals.
(Michel Euler/PA)
There was plenty of glamour in this almost all-black offering, thanks to intricate lace and beaded dresses, and dramatic full-skirted gowns destined for the red carpet.
Chiuri said architecture was one of the other themes of the collection, the most literal translation of which came with the wonderfully tongue-in-cheek last look of the show: A model of 30 Avenue Montaigne worn as a dress.
Will any couture clients be placing an order for the townhouse dress? Chances are it won’t be as popular as the evening gowns, but we can’t wait to see this architectural gem popping up in many an editorial shoot.
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Nevadans celebrate educational options for School Choice Week
More than 1,800 students, teachers and families gathered at Artemus Ham Hall on the UNLV campus to celebrate National School Choice Week
Nevada Families Celebrate National School Choice Week (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
By Meghin Delaney Las Vegas Review-Journal
Makoto Ohki from Coral Academy, center, waves his scarf at UNLV to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Students from Doral Academy perform the School Choice Dance at UNLV to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Students from Coral Academy arrive at the UNLV campus to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Students from International Christian Academy arrive at the UNLV campus to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Mater Bonanza Academy students, from left, Ana Carrazco, Nyleve Michel, Heidi De La Cruz, Natalie Sandoval, Aaliah Dechant, Sophia Cordova, and Iztbeth Gonzalez, don scarves at UNLV to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Students are given scarves as they arrive at UNLV to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Students sing the National Anthem at UNLV to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Students from International Christian Academy Soccer Academy watch a performance at UNLV to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Students from Classical Conversations of Southern Nevada perform at UNLV to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Students from Imagine 100 Academy of Excellence perform at UNLV to celebrate National School Choice Week Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Over 1,800 students, teacher and families watched several student performances at Artemus Ham Hall. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Students took center stage Tuesday — showing off everything from their singing to soccer skills — as part of a weeklong celebration of school choice in the state.
More than 1,800 students, teachers and families gathered at Artemus Ham Hall on the UNLV campus to mark National School Choice Week, a designation designed to promote public awareness about various education options. The event, which included student performances and demonstrations as well as information booths set up by various education groups, was one of many such events scheduled this week across the Las Vegas Valley.
Most often associated with charter or private schools, the school choice term is much more expansive and includes magnet schools run by public school districts, home schooling, virtual learning and anything in between.
“It’s a personal choice, that’s what it comes down to,” said 36-year-old Jen Hainley, the mother of an 8-year-old second-grader at St. Gabriel Catholic School. “It means really having the ability to choose what learning environment is best for your child.”
For Hainley, that meant a private school. She knew her son wouldn’t do well in the large classrooms of the public schools near her family’s home in Mountain’s Edge. She also had trouble with large classrooms when she was younger.
“We’re really grateful to have the option to have that choice,” she said. “I’d want every child to have that choice.”
More to be done
But even with a focus on school choice, some parents still think there’s more to be done.
Jackie Ramos, a mother of four with one child left in school, said she wishes she could have sent her older children to better public schools than her neighborhood option, but they were not accepted to the schools she applied to, which run on a lottery system.
Her youngest son, however, is a student at Sandy Searles Miller Elementary School Academy for International Studies, a magnet school in the district that is outside their school district zone.
“I can see the difference,” she said.
Alicia Partida’s three children attend Mountain View Christian Schools using Nevada Opportunity Scholarships, a tax-credit scholarship program that helps offset the cost of tuition at private schools for families living in poverty.
Partida said, speaking in Spanish through a translator, said the public schools in her neighborhood were low-performing according to Nevada standards.
Even though she saved money, she would never have been able to afford the private school without the scholarship, she said.
Originally, she was a supporter of education savings accounts, a more expansive school choice program that ultimately didn’t get funded by the Legislature. It was through that discussion she learned about the Opportunity Scholarships, enabling her to move her kids to the school in November.
“They feel safe, they’re happier,” she said. “They were always good students, now they’re getting all A’s.”
Contact Meghin Delaney at 702-383-0281 or mdelaney@reviewjournal.com. Follow @MeghinDelaney on Twitter.
National School Choice Week
Since 2011, National School Choice Week is the world’s largest annual celebration of opportunity in education, according toorganizers. It is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical, independent public awareness event, and is not associated with any legislativelobbying or advocacy.
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Clark County superintendent Jara to look at options to cutting deans
The Clark County School Board discussed publicly Thursday a plan to eliminate 170 dean positions from the district and reassign those administrators to teaching roles.
Tour shows damage to University of Nevada, Reno, dorm
By Bill Dentzer / RJ
A tour of blast-damaged dorms at the University of Nevada, Reno, revealed extensive damage that took place when a boiler malfunction prompted a natural gas explosion.
Chancellor of Nevada college system to leave post in 2020
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Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Thom Reilly will not seek an extension after his three-year term ends in 2020, an aide announced Wednesday.
UNR explosion caused by malfunctioning boiler, officials say
By Colton Lochhead / RJ
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It could be up to two years before the dormitories damaged in an explosion last week could be ready to house students again, UNR officials said.
Parents in Las Vegas want answers on UNR blast’s impact on students
While students impacted by Friday’s explosion on the University of Nevada, Reno, campus, parents say they’ve heard nothing about whether they’ll be compensated for losses.
UNLV amasses more than 100 interviews of Latinx residents
By Rachel Spacek / RJ
The oral history project aimed at sharing the stories of the Latinx population in the valley was created in September after UNLV University Libraries was awarded a grant.
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Shaan Patel has parlayed his academic success — degrees from USC and Yale and a dermatology residency — into a successful college admissions test preparation company.
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Each county auditor shall keep a register in which shall be entered, as to each issue of such obligations by any municipality located, in whole or in part, in the county, a record of the aggregate amount authorized, the aggregate amount issued, the purpose for which issued, the number, denomination, date, and maturity of each, the rate of interest, the time of payment, the place of payment of principal and interest, and the amount of tax levied for the payment thereof. The auditor shall also enter in said register the date and amount of each debt service loan and capital loan made by the state to any school district situated wholly or partly within the county, in accordance with section 126C.68, subdivision 2, or 126C.69, subdivision 12, and shall enter on or before November 1 in each year thereafter the amount of the maximum effort debt service levy and the additional amount of the levy for interest on state loans to be extended on the tax rolls in that year, as certified by the commissioner of education in accordance with sections 126C.68, subdivision 4, and 126C.69, subdivision 14. In each such year the auditor shall extend on the tax rolls against all taxable property within each such district either (a) the aggregate amount of all tax levies required by section 475.61 to be so extended in such year, less the principal amount of any new debt service loan granted in the current year, or (b) the maximum effort debt service levy of the district as certified by the commissioner of education, if greater than the levy required by the preceding clause (a); adding in either case (c) the amount of the levy for interest on state loans as certified by the commissioner of education, including interest on any new debt service loan granted in the current year. If the school district is situated in more than one county, the aggregate levy shall be apportioned among the counties as provided in section 475.61, subdivision 2, by the county auditor of the county in which is situated the largest portion by net tax capacity of the taxable property within the school district.
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WWE Hall of Famer Claims Hulk Hogan Came To Him For Help
by Nick Roman on January 22, 2017 at 10:47 pm
WWE Hall of Famer Larry Zbyszko has never been one to mince words, especially when it comes to colleagues, such as fellow Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan.
In an interview with Hannibal TV, Zbyszko claims Hogan came to him for help in his early years as a wrestler, working the circuit against Andre the Giant. Apparently, Hogan had spent the better part of a year as Andre’s personal whipping boy in the ring, to the point where Hogan was downright fed up with the lack of spotlight he was getting as a performer. So he went to Zbyszko, a trusted veteran at the time, for advice on how to change his fortunes. Check out excerpts from the interview below via Hannibal TV (H/T to WrestlingInc for the transcription):
“In 20 years he’ll start collecting and if they have any money after all the appeals, he’ll probably be dead. To be honest with you, I never think about the Hulk. When the Hulk came around, I was doing my Bruno thing. They brought Terry in because they needed a big guy for Andre to beat up. So after about six, eight months of Andre beating the snot out of Hulk, he came up to me one day and said ‘You’re my hero brother, give me some advice I’m getting tired of getting beat up by Andre every night. Because I’m just his whipping boy.’ And I gave him the advice, I said, ‘Hey you’ve been here in the WWWF, getting beat up by Andre every night. The best thing for you is you’re a big guy, you can move — just get the hell out of here and go to a different territory.’
“He listened, he left, and he went to the AWA and that’s where they gave him a break, turned him into a baby face and people — things were changing. Then our paths never really crossed after that, and I think in the beginning Terry was a nice guy, but I think as years went by, I think he got a little too big in the head for a while. It bit him in the ass. Some other guys did that too, Lex Lugar was kind of a narcissistic ego kind of guy, then when something bad happened to him you kind of laugh and are like, ‘Hey, karma brother.’ Not that they’re bad guys, he’s probably a much better person now because he brought hell upon himself when he got a real prima donna head. But I didn’t deal with guys like that.”
If true, it’s a good thing Hogan listened to Zbyszko when he did. Hell, if anything, it’s something Hogan should mention more often when talking about his early career, and how he received some of the big breaks he got. It’s crazy to think how different the wrestling industry would have been in the 1980s, had Hogan not been given the shot in WWE. And he really only got that shot in WWE because he picked up steam in the AWA, after Zbyszko suggested he go seek his fortunes in other territories. It’s an interesting story, if nothing else.
What do you think about what Zbyszko had to say? Sound off in the comments!
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Royal LePage Real Estate Services Privacy Policy
At Royal LePage Real Estate Services ("Royal LePage"), we respect the privacy of our clients and we are committed to keeping your personal information accurate, confidential, secure and private. We have adopted the following Privacy Policy to ensure that Royal LePage continues to meet its commitment to your privacy.
The following sections, read as a whole, comprise the Royal LePage Privacy Policy:
2. The Ten Principles of Privacy
3. Application of the Ten Principles
i) The Kind of Information We Collect
ii) How We Use Your Information
iii) When We are Permitted to Disclose Your Information
iv) With Whom We May Share Your Information
v) How We Safeguard Your Information
vi) Web Site Security
vii) Accessing and Amending Your Information
viii) Opting Out
(ix) Anonymous Information and "Cookies"
4. Questions, Concerns and Complaints About the Royal LePage Privacy Policy
Royal LePage provides a variety of products and services to the public, including but not limited to: real estate brokerage services, real estate agency services, advising with respect to real estate purchase and sale, home leasing, property management, real estate brokerage franchising services and other real estate advisory services.
In the course of providing these products and services, Royal LePage may collect, with their consent, certain personal information about its clients, employees and Royal LePage brokers.
"Personal Information"means information about an identifiable individual. This may include, without limitation, the individual's name, home address, age, income, credit history or other financial information, credit card information, personal preferences and other information about his or her family. Personal Information does not include the name, title, business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.
The Royal LePage Privacy Policy is based on, and complies with, Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"), which includes the Ten Privacy Principles outlined in the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Privacy. For more information about this legislation, please visit the official Web site of the Privacy Commission of Canada at https://www.priv.gc.ca.
This Privacy Policy describes the ten principles that Royal LePage follows to ensure that we protect your Personal Information when we collect, use or disclose it in the course of carrying on commercial activities in Canada. All of our employees who have access to Personal Information must adhere to the Royal LePage Privacy Policy and related procedures. To this end, Royal LePage has appointed a Chief Privacy Officer to ensure compliance by all Royal LePage employees and to address your privacy concerns.
The Ten Principles of Privacy
The following ten principles govern our actions as they relate to the use of Personal Information:
Principle 1 - Accountability
Principle 2 - Identifying Purposes
Principle 3 - Consent
Principle 4 - Limiting Collection
Principle 5 - Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Principle 6 - Accuracy
Principle 7 - Safeguarding Personal Information
Principle 8 - Openness
Principle 9 - Access
Principle 10 - Addressing Complaints
Royal LePage is accountable for all Personal Information in its possession or custody, including Personal Information disclosed to third parties for purposes of providing services requested by you.
Royal LePage will inform you of the purposes for which it is collecting any Personal Information, before or at the time the information is collected.
Royal LePage will obtain your consent before or when it collects, uses or discloses your Personal Information.
Consent can be express, implied, or given through an authorized representative. You may withdraw your consent at any time (subject to any legal consequences of which you will be informed). Royal LePage, however, may collect, use or disclose Personal Information without your knowledge or consent in exceptional circumstances where such collection, use or disclosure is permitted or required by law.
The information collected by Royal LePage will be limited to those details necessary for the purposes it has identified to you or to perform the services you have requested. Information will be collected by fair and lawful means.
Personal Information will only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which it was collected unless you have otherwise consented. Personal Information may only be retained for the amount of time needed to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected.
In certain exceptional circumstances, Royal LePage may have a legal duty or right to disclose Personal Information without your knowledge or consent with respect to matters that concern the company's or the public's interest.
Royal LePage will keep Personal Information as accurate, complete and current as necessary to fulfil the identified purposes for which it was collected. You may have this information amended where it is found to be inaccurate or incomplete.
Personal Information is safeguarded using measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.
Royal LePage will make information available to its clients, employees and Royal LePage brokers about the policies and procedures Royal LePage uses to manage personal information. You have access to this information through our Web site, or through alternate means if requested.
Upon written request, you will be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of your Personal Information, and will be given access to it. Royal LePage will respond to such requests as efficiently as possible. If Royal LePage is prohibited from providing such access they will explain the reasons for the lack of access, except where prohibited by law.
Principle 10 - Addressing Complaints and Suggestions
You may challenge the Royal LePage compliance with this Privacy Policy. Royal LePage has policies and procedures to receive, investigate and respond to complaints and questions regarding this Privacy Policy and our collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information. You may contact the Royal LePage Privacy Officer to express any concerns or to request access to your Personal Information. The contact information for this individual is provided at the end of this document.
Application of the Ten Privacy Principles - How we treat your personal information:
The Kind of Information We Collect
Royal LePage gathers and uses Personal Information in order to provide you with the products and services you have requested, namely: information that is required to effectively market and sell the property of sellers or lessors; to locate, assess and qualify properties for buyers; evaluate independent broker applicants, and to otherwise provide professional and competent real estate services to clients and to ensure that you are satisfied with the products and services we have provided. Royal LePage may also use your Personal Information to update you about our services and to offer you additional products or services that you may be interested in, so that we may continue to serve your real estate needs.
We may be required to collect your Social Insurance Number if the federal government obligates us to do so pursuant to the Income Tax Act.
If you visit Royal LePage Web sites, we do not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you provide it. All information that you do provide us with is securely maintained and kept strictly confidential. This Privacy Policy does not apply to aggregated data from which it is not possible to determine the identity of a specific individual. Royal LePage reserves the right to use aggregated data in any way that it determines appropriate.
At Royal LePage we use Personal Information for three general purposes:
1. To communicate with you in order to provide you with our products and services.
2. For inclusion in documentation relating to your particular real estate transaction.
3. Transactional information to monitor our level of service and report back to you to ensure your satisfaction with the provision of such services.
We will only use Personal Information for the purpose that we have disclosed to you. If we want to use your information for a different purpose, we will notify you and ask for your consent first.
When We are Permitted to Disclose Your Information
Royal LePage is obliged to keep your Personal Information confidential except under the following circumstances:
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(ii) When Required by Law
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Many of the services offered by Royal LePage require us to obtain Personal Information about you in order to perform the services you have engaged us to provide. We will always obtain consent from you first, and we will never use the information for purposes other than those we have told you about.
You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to any legal implications (which we will inform you about). In some cases, if you do not consent to our use or disclosure of certain Personal Information, we may be unable to continue to provide all or part of the services you have requested.
The type of information we are legally required to disclose usually relates to government tax reporting requirements. However in some cases, such as under a court order, we may be required to disclose certain information to persons specified in the court order. We will only provide the specific information requested and only upon being satisfied that the authorities have legitimate grounds to request the information.
The legislation has provided certain situations where Royal LePage is legally permitted to disclose Personal Information without your consent. Examples include situations involving the collection of debt in arrears, medical emergencies, or suspicion of illegal activities.
With Whom We May Share Your Information
(i) Royal LePage Employees
In the course of daily operations, access to sensitive Personal Information is limited to those employees with a legitimate reason for accessing it. As a condition of their employment, Royal LePage employees are required to follow all applicable laws and regulations, including this Privacy Policy. Unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential client information by any Royal LePage employee is prohibited and may result in disciplinary measures.
(ii) Royal LePage Affiliates
In order to better meet your needs, we may share some of your Personal Information with our affiliates. We will only do this with your express consent and you may withdraw this consent at any time. The procedure for withdrawing consent is outlined below under the section "Opting Out".
(iii) Royal LePage Third Party Suppliers
As you may know, we may engage and coordinate third party suppliers to provide you with certain services offered through Royal LePage. Such suppliers are only given the information that is needed to provide the specific service for which we contract them to provide. Suppliers are obliged to protect the confidentiality of your Personal Information and are prohibited from doing anything with this information that we have not authorized them to do. They are required to treat your Personal Information in a manner consistent with the Royal LePage Privacy Policy.
(iv) Sale of Business
We may transfer your personally identifiable information to a third party in connection with a sale, merger or other disposition (whether of assets, stock or otherwise) of our business.
How We Safeguard Information
Royal LePage has extensive controls in place to maintain the security of its information and information systems. Client and independent broker files are stored according to the sensitivity of the information contained therein. Appropriate controls (such as restricted access) are placed on our computer systems and data processing procedures. Physical access to areas where Personal Information is gathered, processed or stored is limited to authorized employees.
When you telephone a Royal LePage employee to speak about your file, you may be asked for some personally identifying information. This type of safeguard is designed to ensure that only you, or someone authorized by you, has access to your file.
Web Site Security
In order to serve you better, Royal LePage offers clients access to certain information through its Web sites.
a) http://www.royallepage.ca provides general information about Royal LePage and the products and services it offers.
b) Real Estate Tracker, available on http://www.royallepage.ca, is a web-based service available exclusively to Royal LePage clients that allows clients to subscribe to an email notification service for property listing information and save property listing and neighbourhood information in a personalized section of the site. This service requires that the clients register and use a password that enables them to access the site.
The Royal LePage Web site contains links to other Web sites, including those of its business partners. Royal LePage is in no way responsible and cannot guarantee the content or privacy of other sites linked to www.royallepage.ca.
Accessing and Amending Your Information
As a client or Royal LePage broker, you have the right to access the Personal Information we keep in your file and you have the right to verify or amend the information if it is shown to be inaccurate. If you would like to view the Personal Information held in your file, please make a written request to the Privacy Officer at the address listed below, under "Questions, Concerns and Complaints". We will respond to your request as efficiently as possible.
To make a change, please make a similar request in writing to the Privacy Officer.
In order to provide you with our services and products, Royal LePage will, with your consent, share your personal information with other Royal LePage affiliates. Should you not want to receive promotional materials from or have your Personal Information shared with these companies please contact the Privacy Officer at the address, phone number or email address provided at the end of this document.
Anonymous Information and "Cookies"
Royal LePage may collect anonymous information about you. This means that the information collected cannot be traced back to a specific person. For example, our Web servers may record certain information automatically when you visit Royal LePage Web sites. This information is collected using "cookies" and might include the pages you visited, your IP (Internet Protocol) address and other site usage statistics. This anonymous information is used for research and analytical purposes only (like evaluating how many visitors our Web sites receive or which pages they visit most often). It does not reveal any Personal Information about you, the user. This aggregate data may be disclosed to third parties, but never with personally identifying information.
"Cookies" are small text files that contain a unique identification number that allows our computers to identify your Web browser (but not you) each time you visit one of our Web sites that uses cookies. The information helps Royal LePage improve the functionality of the site and enhance the navigation and security of your session. Most major Web sites use this technology and most browsers are set up to accept them.
You may configure your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, and you may refuse to accept them entirely. However, if you refuse to accept cookies, you may limit the functionality that we can provide to you when you visit our site. For example, the Royal LePage exclusive web-based service "Real Estate Tracker" requires cookies to recognize clients with valid access to the database. If your browser does not accept cookies, the site will not grant you access via the login and password.
Questions, Concerns and Complaints
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about your Personal Information, or about the Royal LePage Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer using the contact information provide below:
Max M. Cohen
General Counsel and Secretary
Royal LePage Real Estate Services
41 Wynford Drive,
Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1K1
E-mail:mcohen@cohenlaw.ca
E-mail:mcohen@brascanfinancial.ca
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Night-vision nanoparticles on mouse retinal cells. (Ma et al., Current Biology, 2019)
Scientists Just Took a Major Step Towards Injecting Eyes With Night Vision
An incredible new nanotechnology could one day enable us to see in the dark. It works on mice, and there's little to say it wouldn't be equally effective on other mammals. The only drawback - how are you with needles to the eyeball?
Research led by the University of Science and Technology of China produced particles that adhere to light-detecting cells in the retina and help them respond to near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths.
The back of our eye, which is where the retina is, acts like a television screen in reverse. As the full spectrum of light falls on its cells, some wavelengths trigger chemical reactions we perceive as either colour or intensity.
Rod-shaped cells tell our brain how bright it is. They react strongly to light waves around 500 nanometres in size, but struggle to respond to anything above 640 nanometres, well into the red part of the spectrum.
We also have three types of tapering 'cone' shaped photoreceptor cells, each sensitive to their own parts of the spectrum. Combined, they provide our brains with the detail needed to tell colours apart.
But those cones also fail to detect light longer than around 700 nanometres, which means anything beyond the red part of the spectrum is completely invisible to us.
That's a shame. What looks like darkness to us is often washed in low-energy, low wavelength parts of the spectrum. A number of animals, such as snakes and frogs, have evolved ways to tap into these wavelengths to track prey or see better at night.
Unfortunately mammals never managed to evolve what it takes to see even the edge of this infra-red spectrum. We humans have it relatively lucky. Mice only have rods and two types of cone cells, which all top out at wavelengths a little under ours.
There are quirks of chemistry that can help us glimpse a flash of NIR light, but generally speaking, an infra-red landscape is strictly off limits to us humans.
Bulky night vision goggles can capture this radiation and amplify it in wavelengths we can see, but wearing such tech is cumbersome and it can't be used under daylight conditions.
The nanoparticles developed by the researchers in this latest innovation act like miniature night vision devices - only these ones sit directly on the actual light-sensitive cells.
Called retinal photoreceptor-binding upconversion nanoparticles, they're a protein built to adhere to both rod and cone photoreceptors and transduce long wavelengths into shorter ones.
The result is a nanoscale device that acts like a tiny antenna, soaking up invisible NIR radiation and turning it into a colour that is more likely to trigger rods and cones into action, painting the world in hues of green.
Injected into mice, the whole process seems to work brilliantly. The nanoantennae were shown to not only stick to photoreceptors, but an LED shining weakly at 980 nanometres elicited retinal responses that were demonstrated to affect the brain's visual cortex.
In a more practical experiment, the treated mice were able to differentiate simple shapes such as triangles and circles illuminated by the LED under various conditions. Best of all, they were still able to see just fine under normal daylight conditions.
The vision change didn't come with awful side effects either. The only issue the team found was cloudiness in the eyes of the mice.
The mouse visual system is similar enough to humans that we might expect a version of this method could potentially work for us, too. In fact, there's even a weird sort-of precedent.
A few years ago, biohackers rigged a similar process using a light sensitive substance called Chlorin e6 to make the retina generally more sensitive to light. Applied as eye drops, subjects could allegedly see longer distances under low light conditions.
Whether this promises genuine technology or was simply an overhyped experiment is up for debate. Eye drops would certainly be better than an injection into the eyeball, but this new nanotechnology has far more rigorous science to back it up.
It's not hard to come up with cool uses for such tech. Military applications aside, who wouldn't want to see better at night? Astronomers, for one.
"We may have the capability to view all the hidden information from NIR and IR radiation in the Universe which is invisible to our naked eyes," says biochemist Gang Han from the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
But there are also serious research benefits in the form of experimental tools that can investigate visual processes on new levels.
"With this research, we've broadly expanded the applications of our nanoparticle technology both in the lab and translationally," says Han.
"These nanoantennae will allow scientists to explore a number of intriguing questions, from how the brain interprets visual signals to helping treat colour blindness."
This research was published in Cell.
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More Spring Athletics Highlights
Wrestling Continues Resurgence
Posting nine dual-meet victories this past season, the most since the 2004-05 season, the wrestling team finished the season 9-9. The Royals had a thrilling 28-15 win over King’s Jan. 13 in the Long Center, the team’s first victory over its nearby rival since 2005. Junior Ian Evans (pictured) finished the season with a 29-8 record at 157 pounds. He now has 90 career victories, the third most in school history. Three other wrestlers — senior Eric Calimano, sophomore Nicholas DePierro and freshman Daniel D’Agostini — each won more than 20 matches.
Trio Leads Royals on the Diamond
Three baseball players made the all-Landmark Conference team after the Royals finished their season with a 16-21 record. Sophomore outfielder Tommy Trotter and sophomore shortstop Brad Schneider (pictured) both earned first-team honors, while senior first baseman Zach Dignam was a second-team selection. Both Dignam and Trotter reached the 100-hit milestone for their careers during the season, with Trotter doing so in just his 64th career game.
Scranton Golfers Shine on the Links
The men’s golf team finished fourth at the Empire 8 Conference championships, the team’s sixth straight season finishing in the top four at the conference championships. Senior Eric Montella (pictured) had a strong spring, finishing seventh at the conference championships to earn second-team, all-conference honors. Fellow senior Ryan Brown also had a strong season, leading the Royals with an average of 79.00 over 11 rounds.
Men’s Lacrosse Reaches Double-Digit Victories Again
It was another strong season for men’s lacrosse. The team reached the Landmark Conference playoffs for the sixth straight season and eighth time in the last nine. The Royals finished with an 11-7 record, marking the third consecutive season they’ve won at least 10 games. Four players earned All-Landmark Conference honors for their play: senior midfielders Brad Elkin (pictured) and Alec Mikrut and sophomore midfielder Adam Drury were first-team choices; senior goalkeeper Nicholas McKaba was a second-team choice.
Women’s Lacrosse Breaks New Ground
The women’s lacrosse team reached the Landmark Conference championship for the first time in the conference’s nine-year history. The Royals finished the season with 11 victories, matching the program’s highest win total in the past 11 years. The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association selected junior attacker Meghan Kerr to the first-team All-Boardwalk Region, and senior midfielder Erin Allen (pictured) was a second-team choice. Both Kerr and Allen were also first-team All-Landmark Conference honorees. Senior defender Bridget Gallaher earned second-team honors.
Walsh Shines for Women’s Tennis
For the fourth consecutive season, the women’s tennis team finished with double-digit wins. They had a 12-7 overall mark, qualifying for the Landmark Conference playoffs for the ninth straight season in the process. Senior Emily Walsh (pictured) broke Scranton’s all-time, career singles victories record with 49 wins. She was also named first-team all-conference in singles and doubles, ending her career at Scranton with 44 doubles wins, the second-most in program history. Sophomore Julia Frattaroli earned first-team honors in singles and doubles, and junior Emily Machado was a second-team choice in singles.
Men’s Tennis Makes Return to Conference Playoffs
The men’s tennis team qualified for the Landmark Conference playoffs for the first time since 2014, finishing with an 8-10 overall mark and a 5-3 ledger in Landmark Conference play. The team was led by five student-athletes who earned All-Landmark Conference honors: freshman Charles Swope (second-team singles); sophomore Keller McGurrin (second-team doubles); freshman Alexander Ochalski (second-team doubles); and juniors Michael Pottieger (second-team doubles) and Matt Prendergast (second-team doubles).
Stricker Sparks Softball to Postseason Berth
The softball team punched a ticket to the Landmark Conference playoffs, finishing with a 20-16 overall record, marking the first time Scranton played in the Landmark Playoffs since 2012. Scranton was paced by junior Shannon Stricker (pictured), who went on to win the Landmark Conference’s Player of the Year award after batting .403 with 27 RBIs. Stricker was also honored for her work in the classroom, as she earned CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors. Juniors Jenna Snyder (first-team) and Christine Kiefer (second-team) also earned all-conference accolades.
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All the World’s a Stage at the Scranton Shakespeare Festival
Five Earn Fulbright Awards
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University Names Building after its First African-American Graduate
One-on-One with Michael Jenkins, Ph.D. ’06
The State of Scranton: A Resilient City
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Good Science: Sharon Kneiss '77
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Guiding Future Doctors Pam Taffera-Deihl, D.O., MBA ’02
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Performance Music Alumni Reunion
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Modern Day Recycling Challenges
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Broadway Meets the West Coast
Whether you call it "Broadway-West" or the "West Coast's West End," San Diego has earned its reputation as a premiere destination for theater. In fact, San Diego has produced and sent more shows to Broadway than any other city in America. The hit musical "Jersey Boys," which won multiple Tony Awards and has been on Broadway since 2005, came to life on a stage at the La Jolla Playhouse. It's exciting to think that you could see a show while visiting this city, and then see it in Broadway lights in the years to come.
There are over 150 stages here - including two Tony® Award-winning theaters - where audiences can experience the immense pleasures of live performance. With genres as diverse as the venues, on any night, you could choose between a rollicking musical, a thought-provoking drama, a witty comedy, or a bold, challenging work in an intimate setting. There's something for every visitor in this theatrically-rich city.
Many shows are available at half-price through San Diego's answer to New York's TKTS booth: ARTS TIX. You can order tickets online at sdartstix.com or visit the box office which is conveniently located downtown at Horton Plaza.
Whether it's the summer outdoor Shakespeare festival in beautiful Balboa Park, a sing-along musical at downtown's Lamb's Players, or a daring drama at the La Jolla Playhouse, put some drama into your San Diego trip, and get ready to be dazzled!
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Summer is a time to relax, explore and enjoy – and there’s no better place to perfect the art of summer than in Balboa Park. From evening concerts to extended museum hours to food truck feasts to gardens and picnics and more, Balboa Park is the destination for summer fun – all day and into the night.
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Comic-Con 2019: Where superheroes can drink, eat near the convention center and beyond
San Diego area restaurants and bars have whipped up comic-themed menus worthy of any caped crusader.
He had $300,000 in medical school debt. California paid it off under a plan to recruit doctors
Facing a massive shortage of doctors, California is stepping up recruitment and training programs for healthcare providers. But is it enough?
Monsoon flooding and landslides continued to cause havoc in South Asia on Tuesday, with the death toll rising to 78 in Nepal and authorities in neighboring northeastern India battling to provide relief to over 4 million people in Assam state, officials said.
Legislature approves audit of judicial ethics agency
By Greg Moran
The state legislature last week approved an audit of the Commission on Judicial Performance, the state agency charged with overseeing the conduct of some 2,000 judges behind what critics have long contended is a curtain of confidentiality and secrecy.
The audit is the first in the 55-year history of the agency. It comes at a time of stepped up criticism by litigants and legislators, who decry its lack of transparency, and judges — who believe it hands out discipline for minor infractions and doesn’t give them information on complaints made against them.
The audit request was made by Sen. Hannah Beth-Jackson of Santa Barbara, the Democratic chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Committee who is married to a retired judge, and Republican Assemblywoman Catharine Baker of Dublin.
It asks State Auditor Elaine Howle to examine more than two dozen questions broadly covering the agency’s “policies and practices for handling and resolving complaints against judges.”
Those complaints are dealt with largely in secret under the policies of the commission. All complaints made against a judge are confidential — the commission does not confirm if it has received a complaint.
The commission’s annual statistics shows that it routinely dismissed 90 percent of complaints made without an investigation or inquiry, determining the complaints were unfounded. Of the 1,231 complaints received in 2015, for example, 41 resulted in some kind of discipline. Most were handled privately, with no public record of the outcome.
The commission’s report said that it issued private discipline — an advisory letter or admonishment — in 37 cases.
Public discipline, in which the name of the judge and the circumstances describing the misconduct become public, was handed out in four cases.
The lack of information on the outcome of a complaint, and how long it takes to find out, can be frustrating. Len Simon, a San Diego lawyer, was one of more than a dozen people who filed a complaint with the commission more than 2 ½ years ago.
It concerned San Diego Superior Court Judge Gary Kreep and his campaign for a seat on the bench in 2012. The complaint said Kreep violated judicial ethics by misrepresenting his qualifications and those of his opponent, and violated campaign finance rules.
Simon said he has not been told anything about the disposition of the complaint since.
“I’m very frustrated,” he said. “Two-and-a-half years is a long time. If a judge did something wrong, they should be reprimanded, and if not, they should be cleared. You just don’t get much information from them.”
In a statement after the audit was approved, Assemblywoman Baker sounded a similar theme.
“The public deserves to know how the CJP investigates and disposes of complaints against judges, and there is very little information available about the complaint and disciplinary process,” she said. “Transparency is essential to ensure due process and confidence in our judicial system.”
Legislators have also been frustrated with the committee since Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. The light sentence sparked outrage and a move to recall Persky from the bench.
Nearly a dozen legislators have called for CJP to investigate Persky’s conduct, and the commission offices were picketed. Because of its policies, the commission has declined to say whether it has received other complaints about the judge.
The commission’s executive director, Victoria Henley, did not respond to a message seeking comment on the audit last week.
In April a new Bay Area group, Court Reform LLC, published a study comparing California’s judicial discipline record to Texas, New York and Arizona.
The analysis found Arizona’s discipline rate was four times higher than California’s. Texas received about the same number of complaints about judges as California, but investigated three times as many complaints as California, and publicly disciplined three times as many judges.
“When judges know that their oversight agency is going to take every complaint seriously and be held publicly accountable, that is going to result in less misconduct,” said Joe Sweeney, founder of Court Reform, who has been pushing for the audit for months.
The audit request outlines 26 questions, and several have to do with complaints judges have had over the years about the commission. In general judges contend they don’t get enough information about the substance of the accusation against them and who is making them.
Greg Moran
Appeals court revives lawsuit over controversial 2015 SDPD shooting in Midway
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the suit filed by family of Fridoon Nehad should not have been dismissed because of questions over whether the shooting was justified. The ruling also opens the way to explore how SDPD handles reviews of police shootings.
Gov. Newsom unshrouds key part of how state judges are picked
For the first time the names of members of screening commitee that vet judicial applicants are public
New legislation would ban move by San Diego DA requiring defendants to give up future rights in plea bargains
The bill is in response to prosecutors in San Diego requiring defendants in some cases to give up any chance in the future of geting a reduced sentence if state laws change.
San Diego removes 51 people from gang injunctions
The injunctions targeted two San Diego street gangs and were put in place in 2004 and 2007. Nearly 50 people are still under the injunctions, which remain in effect.
Home charter schools rein in spending of taxpayer money on ‘enrichment’ amid scrutiny
“These changes are not for legal reasons, but for political and/or public perception,” an Inspire official wrote to families.
San Diego mayor’s choice for city auditor delayed by committee
Council member and committee chairman Scott Sherman last week questioned the selection process, now says more time is needed to evaluate nominee DeeDee Alari
Judge in Rep. Duncan Hunter criminal case finds campaign-funded trip to Italy was family vacation
The judge wrote in his order that based on the law and a preponderance of evidence, the court had determined the congressman’s arguments were “wholly without merit.”
San Diegan featured in program about notorious D.B. Cooper skyjacking case dies in Bankers Hill home
Robert Rackstraw was the subject of a 2016 miniseries examining the unsolved case from 1971
Insurance commissioner will return funds from companies with ties to industry he regulates
Ricardo Lara, a San Diego State graduate, also announced he will hire a campaign treasurer instead of doing the job himself
Judge rules against Rep. Duncan Hunter on motion to remove prosecutors in criminal case over alleged bias
The congressman is accused of misusing $250,000 in campaign contributions for family vacations, girlfriends, fast food, tequila and more
State’s top insurance regulator accepted tens of thousands of dollars from industry executives, records show
Ricardo Lara previously pledged not to accept campaign donations from insurers.
Longtime City Hall staffer may become San Diego auditor after national search
DeeDee Alari, who last worked as an auditor for the city in 2010, is Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s choice for the 10-year independent oversight position
Edison begins powering down warning sirens surrounding San Onofre plant
Critics worry that ongoing transfer of nuclear waste from wet to dry storage at San Onofre remains dangerous.
Judge: Rep. Duncan Hunter’s personal relationships can be evidence in criminal trial
The Alpine Republican is fighting prosecution allegations that he spent $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, including affairs.
Duncan Hunter defends campaign spending on affairs with staffers, lobbyists as ‘overtly political’ outlay
Congressman’s attorneys says it’s a widespread political occurrence to ‘blur the line between personal and professional’
California police are destroying files and charging high fees to release misconduct records
Six months after a landmark transparency law went into effect, many of California’s biggest police agencies have yet to produce police misconduct records
Column: Chasing the dream at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas
Players must perform on the court, but also pass the test of temptation in Las Vegas
How much did San Diego’s top CEOS make last year? (Hint, their average pay went up 42%)
U-T’s exclusive survey shows CEO pay gains in San Diego outpaced the 2.5 percent wage increase for all county payroll employees,
Off-the-charts heat to impact millions across the U.S., report finds
New report by Union of Concerned Scientists finds dangerous temperatures likely without action on climate change
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Jimmy is hitting again
I joy! I just found out that James Euringer had produced a new album. You do not know Jimmy Urine?
Let’s start the introduction with the description of his current gig:
EURINGER is a counter-culture, surreal, psychedelic, art house, avant-garde, possibly posthumous concept project from Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence fame. Featuring guest vocals from Grimes, Serj Tankian (System Of A Down), Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and Chantal Claret (Morningwood) – and also staring Jimmy’s Mom and Dad for good measure! – the record is one long song/musical/concerto, as if an underground movie was made for your ears. “I wanted it to sound as if Depeche Mode hired J. Dilla and DJ Premier to drop loops while Frank Zappa produced, and then I came in and shit all over it,“ said Jimmy.
Metropolis Record / Euringer
Here’s the most current album in safe-for-work version:
EURINGER – FUCK EVERYTHING (OFFICIAL SFW VIDEO)
Now there’s a whole album.
And it’s not the first one from this direction. You may have heard of Jimmys other band “Mindless Self Indulgence“.
To round things up: His wife, Chantal, is the singer of “Morningwood”. Like, you know, “n-th degree”-Morningwood.
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bis – Slight Disconnects
from bis promo photos
As stated earlier: bis – the band of my youth – is back with a brand new album!
With the release of the full album this week it’s the the first full album by them for over 15 years. And to me delight their sound is back to well known heights!
open in spotify
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The band bis is back!
One of the great pop bands of my youth are back in business and they are going to release a new album after a (too) long while! I’ve written about them in the past here and here and here…
That’s really good news for the start of the year and in fact the first new song they released today comes with good vibes end-to-end!
“2018 sees the band finally back in the studio and signed to homegrown label Last Night From Glasgow. With new songs slowly creeping into the live set and becoming fans favourites in waiting, the infamous punk/disco heartbeat may be due another lease of life yet.”
Sound of a Heartbreak – where to get
Of course todays new pop songs need a fancy new video:
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using the RaspberryPi to make all SONOS speakers support Apple Airplay
Airplay allows you to conveniently play music and videos over the air from your iOS or Mac OS X devices on remote speakers.
Since we just recently “migrated” almost all audio equipment in the house to SONOS multi-room audio we were missing a bit the convenience of just pushing a button on the iPad or iPhones to stream audio from those devices inside the household.
To retrofit the Airplay functionality there are two options I know of:
1: Get Airplay compatible hardware and connect it to a SONOS Input.
You have to get Airplay hardware (like the Airport Express/Extreme,…) and attach it physically to one of the inputs of your SONOS Set-Up. Typically you will need a SONOS Play:5 which has an analog input jack.
2: Set-Up a RaspberryPi with NodeJS + AirSonos as a software-only solution
You will need a stock RaspberryPi online in your home network. Of course this can run on virtually any other device or hardware that can run NodeJS. For the Pi setting it up is a fairly straight-forward process:
You start with a vanilla Raspbian Image. Update everything with:
Then install NodeJS according to this short tutorial. To set-up the AirSonos software you will need to install additional avahi software. Especially this was needed for my install:
sudo apt-get install git-all libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev
You then need to get the AirSonos software:
sudo npm install airsonos -g
After some minutes of wait time and hard work by the Pi you will be able to start AirSonos.
sudo airsonos
And it’ll come up with an enumeration of all active rooms.
And on all your devices it’ll show up like this:
Source: https://github.com/stephen/airsonos
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Music to listen to: Philter – The Blossom Chronicles
I am a total non-soundtrack guy. There’s no just-instrumental score which I liked so far. But there are a couple of instrumental albums made by different artists that I wished there was a movie for.
This is one of them. Or make that two – because the predecessor album of “The Blossom Chronicles” is equally great – this one is called “The Beautiful Lies”.
With sprinkles of beautiful voices, surrounded by beautiful sound-layers and beepy 8-bit sounds here and there it’s a wonderful journey into melodies and sounds. Get the two albums which are available and enjoy the flight!
Here are some free examples from the Philter homepage – go there and find more:
Tokyo At Night
map :: {skin:’gray’, width:200, volume:0.2, autoplay:false, showVolumeLevel:true, showTime:true, showRew:true, downloadable:true}
Source 1: http://thephilterlounge.com/
Source 2: http://thephilterlounge.com/the-blossom-chronicles-is-out-everywhere/
Source 3: http://thephilterlounge.com/music/
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Still 9 days to go till SXSW 2010
Since there are still 9 days to go till SXSW 2010 it’s a pleasure to give out a link to the completely unofficial torrents which old all mp3 files of almost all songs which are to be presented at this years SXSW:
“The SXSW® Music and Media Conference showcases hundreds of musical acts from around the globe on over eighty stages in downtown Austin. By day, conference registrants do business in the SXSW® Trade Show in the Austin Convention Center and partake of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature.”
Source 1: http://www.sxsw.com/music
Source 2: http://sites.google.com/site/sxswtorrent/2010
UncategorizedInternet, Music, music-of-the-day, stream
Nine Inch Nails – another version of the truth – fan blu-ray release
“12 months,
a core team of dozens (with a network of thousands)
spanning 3 continents,
4 languages,
5 specialist teams,
countless sleepless nights…
It’s finally here.
Filmed in Sacramento, Portland, and Victoria by the Nine Inch Nails team, edited and produced by their fans, The Gift is a stunning work in 1080p High Definition video with 5.1 Surround Sound, multi-language subtitles, and artistically-driven ethics.”
You’re reading it right: the final production is ready to be downloaded. I am downloading it right now.
It’s a complete Nine Inch Nails live concert in full-hd. Free for all / Not for sale. Get it while it’s hot!
Source: http://thisoneisonus.org
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music of the weekend: Ladyhawke
Great find this weekend. I haven’t heard of Ladyhawke until Saturday. Now it’s the soundtrack of this weekend and the upcoming week!
Great pop music with a touch of rock. Powerful and fast. One of my favourites in the album is “My Delirium” – a song that has a subtle feeling of the Cardigans song “My Favourite Game”.
Ladyhawke writes in her blog about it:
“I wrote the song a year and a half ago after days of no sleep due to terrible jetlag. I felt like I was going out of my mind. I was missing my friends and family back home, and I was basically living to hear my phone ring in hope that it would be one of them calling. So my delirium came out of me thinking I was going crazy from lack of sleep!
I always knew this song had the potential for a really imaginative video, considering the general theme of the song is me going crazy. So when I read the treatment sent in by the Frater guys, a duo of London based directors who specialise inanimation, I knew it was the one!”
Source: http://www.ladyhawkemusic.com/
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newly found artist
Imogen Heap is obviously an artist I have missed in the past years. More precisely Imogen Heap is a singer-songwriter whose newest album just became available. I found it due to one very special song called “Bad Body Double” which was played in an episode of the tv show “Heroes”.
Imogen Heap - Ellipse
Great thing is that it’s available right now. And it’s available in two flavours. You can have the single-cd version which holds all the great songs. And you can have the deluxe version which holds all great songs + the instrumental version of each song.
Great stuff! It seems I have to catch up some great tunes from this artist in the near future!
UPDATE: Before you need to buy that album, just listen to it first:
Oh my gosh! How could I miss that?
The news: Amanda MacKinnon aka Mandarin is back! After BIS and Data Panik it’s time for some more internet coverage and new songs!
Brave young Manda has moved out to once again fill our music players with great songs.
Source 1: http://www.planetmanda.com/
Free Coldplay Live Album
Get it while it’s hot – it’s free by the way. Any eMail adress will work.
Source: http://lrlrl.coldplay.com/leftright.html
Sean Fournier – Oh My
I just found a great new album (well it’s 2008…but…). Just in time for the upcoming summer. Thanks very much for that great music.
Oh – it’s free – if YOU want it – just click the link and download it – it’s great, have I mentioned that?
Source: http://www.sean-fournier.com/ohmy/
And this Airfoil thing even works with my remote control…
… oh even more joy!
Uncategorizedmakes-my-day, Mobile, Music, music-of-the-day, stream
new single from Emiliana Torrini – (free download)
“Following on from her critically acclaimed sets ‘Love In The Time Of Science’ and her first for Rough Trade ‘Fisherman’s Woman’, the forthcoming ‘Me And Armini’ (released 8th September) sees her working once again with her long time producer/collaborator Dan Carey resulting in what we feel is destined to be one of the albums of 2008.
‘Me And Armini’ is a hugely ambitious and aspirational pop record with Emiliana’s soaring voice centre stage, bolstered by a rich gamut of musical styles. From the summery skank of the title track to the surging, breathless, first single ‘Jungle Drum’ (released 29th September) and yearning, spine-tingling ‘Big Jumps’ and much more in between ‘Me And Armini’ is a truly fantastic album.
‘Me And Armini’ will be released as a digital single in the US exclusively via iTunes on 19th August, with the album of the same name to follow on 9th September. “
Download the song “Me and Armini” here.
Source 1: http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2008/07/free-download-e.html
Source 2: http://www.myspace.com/emilianatorrini
Mercedes Benz Mixed Tape 19 available…
The previously discontinued Mixed Tape is back!
They even started to make a whole show centered around the current mixed tape.
Source: http://www.mercedes-benz.tv/mixedtape
the brand new Morcheeba album is available…
Posted on February 5, 2008 January 19, 2019 by Daniel Kirstenpfad
Hurray! The wait is over and the brand new Morcheeba album is spinning in my players…thank you cd dealer for breaking the street date … hrhr!
It’s called “Dive Deep” and is the first album presenting different vocal artists each song. I am missing Skye Edwards voice but with all the variation on this album it’s back to the roots as if Skye was there.
Source: http://www.morcheeba.net
want some ebm-industrial music? Lascif Corpse live!
It seems that tomorrow “Lascif Corpse” going to do a gig in Ilmenau and I want to encourage you to see them live on stage in the BI-Club(admission is 2€ reduced /4€ full).
If you cannot drop by you also can tune into the live stream the FeM Streaming Team is going to send out over the intertubes. Yes that’s right: the complete concert is available through a live stream.
Tune into the live stream around 2200 CEST and watch a great concert…
Until that go to their mySpace site and listen to some songs…
Source 1: http://www.lascif-corpse.de/
Source 2: http://bi-club.de/
Source 3: http://www.myspace.com/lascifcorpse
Source 4: mms://streaming-internet.fem.tu-ilmenau.de/bi-club
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want great music today? try Silje Nergaard.
I am in the middle of a jolly exiting jazz-swing-neo-whatever phase when it comes to the music I am listening these days. There’s “Big Bad Voodoo Daddy” – a band which I will talk more about in the next days and there’s one (for me) very very new
“Silje Nergaard (born June 19, 1966 in Steinkjer, Norway), is a very successful Norwegian pop and jazz musician. While some very old titles of her (e. g. Si det, si det from 1985) rather have a distinct pop feel, she has now almost completely given up making pop music, which is the reason why virtually the entirety of her later releases consists of jazzy tunes.”
Want to get an impression of one of my favourite songs of her (it’s “You Send Me Flowers”) ? Go ahead:
(thanks to last.fm)
Source: http://www.siljenergaard.com/
finally using last.fm
Posted on January 5, 2007 January 19, 2019 by Daniel Kirstenpfad
Several months after I was told about last.fm I finally ended up using it. I installed it yesterday on my main-music-playing-machine and so far the experience is great.
“Last.fm is a service that records what you listen to, and then presents you with an array of interesting things based upon your tastes — artists you might like, users with similar taste, personalised radio streams, charts, and much more.”
Since last.fm is monitoring what music I am listening to it can also be used to create some kind of “personal chart list” which you can put on your website… it may look like this:
(this actually is a realtime chart of my account)
In the meantime I was redirected to another quite similar service called “Pandora”. You also get a free high-quality radio from them. But Pandora is working very differently in the inside. Instead of taking the social approach like last.fm, Pandora wants to investigate the “genome of music”:
“Together we set out to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level. We ended up assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or “genes” into a very large Music Genome. Taken together these genes capture the unique and magical musical identity of a song – everything from melody, harmony and rhythm, to instrumentation, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and of course the rich world of singing and vocal harmony. It’s not about what a band looks like, or what genre they supposedly belong to, or about who buys their records – it’s about what each individual song sounds like.”
Since last.fm has a really nice tool for my mac and is working really well for my music taste I am going to stick with it… for everyone else: go and try both.
Source 1: http://www.last.fm/
Source 2: http://www.pandora.com/
UncategorizedInternet, Music, music-of-the-day, Radio, stream
Halo Theme Song…
UncategorizedMusic, music-of-the-day, stream, Xbox, Xbox 3601 Comment on Halo Theme Song…
“Ben Westbeech, Briony, Cris Tanzi, Divas Harmony feat. Kayla & Trip, Golden Era of Sound feat. Dionne Charles, Granufunk & Sonny Plankton, Kristin Hild, Lady Destiny, Layonne & Krako, My Toys Like Me, Reebosound, S. Maily, Stee Downes, Super Star Planet, Switch”… oh wait… GRANUFUNK?
Gears of War Soundtrack for free…
Apparently the Gears of War Soundtrack by Megadeth is downloadable for free. Get the song and the lyrics here.
Source: http://www.megadeth.com/
UncategorizedMusic, music-of-the-day, stream, Xbox 360
Mercedes Benz Mixed Tape 14 is available for download…
As always: great music, free download.
Source: http://www.mercedes-benz.com/mixedtape
Pimp my Rights music sampler volume 1
There’s a new music sampler called “Pimp my Rights Volume 1” available for free download. You can get more information and the music after the jump.
Source: http://www.ccc-r.de/boycott/#Music
Mixed Tape 13 released…
Go and get it… :-)
Source: http://www.mixed-tape.com/
UncategorizedMusic, music-of-the-day, stream1 Comment on Mixed Tape 13 released…
Bobby Baby in germany!
Last year I told you about Bobby Baby – a girl from sweden which makes great music since she is 12. Known since 2005 as Bobby Baby (before: Ella Glockenspiel) she is going to be in germany for some gigs next month:
Watch her current video:
video by http://www.lejonlinn.com/, music by Bobby Baby
Source 1: http://www.bobbybaby.net
Source 2: http://www.antistar.de
UncategorizedMusic, music-of-the-day, stream2 Comments on Bobby Baby in germany!
Especially for our reply2all team…:
Source: http://vowe.net/archives/007362.html
UncategorizedFeM, hack-the-planet, Movies, Music, music-of-the-day, Riot, stream
Adrienne Pierces great music..
I am listening to Adrienne Pierces music since about two weeks. I really like those singer-songwriter style and therefore I like Adrienne Pierces music. My favorite song is “Lost&Found” which was featured on the “Veronica Mars” soundtrack.
“The buzz on Adrienne Pierce continues to build. The Vancouver born singer/songwriter taps into a singular source to create music that has universal appeal. Her independently-produced debut, “Small Fires,” is a pop gem full of sublime songcraft and intense performances.” – John Goodman, North Shore News
Visit her website, and buy her music!
Source: http://www.adriennepierce.com/
some pictures from the Newcomer Festival “Vorsicht Band! 2006”
To give you an brief impression of the equipment that is necessary to stream and broadcast such a festival, here are some pictures:
Pictures made by der Andi.
Source: streaming.fem.tu-ilmenau.de
UncategorizedFeM, Hardware, Meetings, Music, music-of-the-day, Radio, stream, TV
5. Ilmenauer Newcomer Festival “Vorsicht Band! 2006”
Today it’s once again time for the Ilmenau Newcomer Festival “Vorsicht Band! 2006”. And this time again there’s FeM involved. But first the facts:
16 Newcomer bands from all across germany are going to perform in the next two days. Since the 16 where chosen from 272 you can bet that there’s only the best the newcomer scene has to offer these days.
And now to the juicy facts from FeM: You can watch the whole Newcomer Festival “Vorsicht Band! 2006” over the internet for free. Just connect to one of the following Windows Media livestreams:
Broadband Internet (1 Mbit and above): mms://streaming.fem.tu-ilmenau.de/vorsichtband2006
Narrowband Internet (below DSL): mms://streaming.fem.tu-ilmenau.de/vorsichtband2006_modem
To be precise:
THE LIFESTREAMS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!!!
And some facts for the nerds: 3 stages, 9 cameras, 30 people, 10.000m cableing,…
Source 1: http://streaming.fem.tu-ilmenau.de
Source 2: http://www.ilmenau-festival.de
UncategorizedFeM, Meetings, Music, music-of-the-day, Radio, stream, TV
Mercedes Benz Music Compilation – mixted tape 12
It’s time for a new iteration of the mixed-tape. So get your downloads running now:
HEXIC HD Soundtrack downloadable…
Finally the complete soundtrack of Hexic HD – a puzzle game that comes pre-installed with the XBOX 360 – is available for download. The composer himself made them available for everyone.
If you don’t know what Hexic HD is all about…take a look:
Source: http://web.mac.com/kingsalmonella/iWeb/Site/Jerry%20Schroeder.html
Mercedes Benz Music Compilation – mixed tape 11
And once again for the 11th time Mercedes Benz brings us the mixed tape: A music compiliation available for free download.
Source: Mercedes Benz Mixed Tape 11
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Third-period outburst spurs Penguins to Game 2 win, 2-0 Stanley Cup Final lead over Predators
2017 Stanley cup Final
The Pittsburgh Penguins scored three goals in the first 3:30 of the third period en route to a Game 2 win over the Nashville Predators and a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
By Devon Heinen
The Pittsburgh Penguins are now two wins away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions. Third-period fireworks lifted the Penguins to a 4-1 win Wednesday against the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, giving Pittsburgh a 2-0 series lead.
Like in Game 1 Monday, the visiting Predators got on the scoreboard first Wednesday. Unlike Game 1, the goal wasn't challenged and taken away. Pontus Aberg gave Nashville a 1-0 lead in Game 2 after he skated down the left side of the ice and skillfully breezed around Pittsburgh defenseman Olli Maatta. Delaying as he skated left to right in front of crease, Aberg finally riffled off a wrist shot from close range to beat goalie Matt Murray at 12:57 in the first period.
Recap | Box score | Highlights
Nashville's lead was short-lived. Camped out near the right side of the net, Penguins forward Jake Guentzel collected the rebound off a shot from Conor Sheary and somehow found a postage stamp's worth of space between Predators goalie Pekka Rinne's arm and body to slip the puck through to make it 1-1 with 3:24 left in the opening stanza.
Jake Guentzel goes from rookie to Stanley Cup catalyst, with an assist from his idol
Guentzel wasn't done. Just ten seconds into the third period, the rookie netted his second goal of the night, and his 12th of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Scott Wilson made it 3-1 in favor of the Penguins 3:03 later. Evgeni Malkin chased Rinne from the game with a wrist shot 15 seconds after that to give the Penguins a 4-1 edge. Chants of "We want the Cup!" echoed throughout PPG Paints Arena moments before Patric Hornqvist appeared to have scored Pittsburgh's fifth goal of the night at 6:48 in the final period; however, the goal was waved off after Nashville successfully challenged the call, arguing that Pittsburgh's Matt Cullen had been offside in the lead-up to the goal.
Nashville will look to snap its two-game losing streak Saturday when the Predators host the Penguins in Game 3.
I don't know what's better: Aberg's short work getting around Pittsburgh defenseman Maatta or how he got Murray to commit while he stalled before the shot. Either way, the end result is one heck of a goal for Nashville.
🚨 SWEET GOAL ALERT 🚨
Pontus Aberg gives the Preds a 1-0 lead https://t.co/qFRhwbYdRF pic.twitter.com/6SLA6RrHF3
— SI NHL (@SI_NHL) June 1, 2017
Quote of the Night
P.K. Subban and Malkin got into a tussle in the third period and it looked pretty heated. Both weighed in on how things went down:
Subban on Malkin: "He spoke a little Russian. I played with a few Russians. I didn't like what he said."
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 1, 2017
Malkin on fighting Subban: "I like (him), he’s a good player. He asked me ‘you want to fight?’ I don’t care. It was lots of emotion."
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 1, 2017
Watch: Doc Emrick calls play-by-play for making of a sandwich
Stat of the Night
Nineteen: That's how many points Guentzel has scored this postseason. His second point Wednesday leapfrogged the 22-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska over Jeremy Roenick (18 points in 1990) and Joe Mullen (18 points in 1982) for first place all-time in points among rookies in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He's still got two goals to go to catch Dino Ciccarelli's mark for rookie playoff goals (14).
“It’s crazy, you can’t even put it into words,” Guentzel said in his postgame presser.
3. Matt Murray (PIT) Murray made 36 saves Wednesday night in the victory. The 23-year-old now has 20 career postseason wins in 28 games played. Only Bill Durnan (26 games played between 1944-47) and Patrick Roy (27 games played between 1986-88) recorded their respective 20th career playoff victories quicker.
2. Chris Kunitz (PIT) Kunitz tallied two assists in Game 2 and now has a three-game points streak.
1. Jake Guentzel (PIT) Guentzel scored twice Wednesday, including Pittsburgh's game-tying and game-winning goals, smashing a rookie record along the way.
by Alex Prewitt
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Hero Parent of the Year - St John Ambulance Everyday Heroes
Hero Parent of the Year 2017
Alex McHugh - WINNER
Mum saved baby's life following Nursery Rhymes Inc video
Mum Alex McHugh, saved her son Joel’s life after he stopped breathing at just seven weeks old when the family were getting into the car after the school run. Despite being panicked, the quick-thinking mum rushed to a close-by shop and one of the customers helped her to lie him on the floor, and then she performed CPR until the ambulance arrived, saving his life. Alex only knew what to do after she had seen the St John Ambulance Nursery Rhymes Inc video which teaches CPR, just a day prior to the incident. The terrifying incident came after Joel was diagnosed with CCAM (congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation), a foetal lung lesion which required antenatal surgery, as well as high risk surgery at three days old to remove most of his left lung.
Gareth Morris
Father saved baby's life
After a day out with their children, dad Gareth jumped into action as their 10-month-old baby turned blue and stiff as she choked on her food. After hitting little Apryl on her back repeatedly, the blockage was dislodged. At first it didn't seem to be doing anything, but then the last bit of food came out. Gareth and his partner took Apryl to the hospital and ensured she was OK after her ordeal, with doctors confirming she had no injuries from the shocking incident thanks to her dad's quick thinking.
Kayleigh Porter
Mum saved baby's life after choking on a coin
Mum Kayleigh Porter, 28, was terrified when her daughter Skyla, who is just over a year old, started foaming at the mouth and throwing up bile. Frantic and unaware her child had swallowed a penny, Kayleigh slapped Skyla on the back, stopping her from choking before paramedics arrived at their home. It transpired that when Kayleigh slapped Skyla on the back, she dislodged the coin so that her airway was passable, meaning her daughter could breathe. Skyla was then taken into surgery and put to sleep so that the coin could be removed.
Sarah Jones
Mum saves choking child – just days after completing first aid course
A mum saved her choking daughter's life thanks to a first aid course she completed a little over a week earlier. The drama unfolded when five-year-old Poppy was having chips for supper with her father. Her mother Sarah Jones, 32, was in the kitchen when she heard him shout for help. She ran into the lounge and found Poppy making gasping noises. Sarah had learnt what to do in the event of choking during a St John Ambulance first aid course, earlier in the month. The first aid trainer demonstrated what to do when dealing with a choking incident using an example from 2015, when he saved his own seven-year-old daughter from choking on a boiled sweet. Sarah knew exactly what to do and saved Poppy's life.
Chloe Cook
Welsh mum becomes hero
Chloe's 12-months-old daughter Lilly, had not been too well and Chloe had contacted the hospital to see if she could get an emergency appointment. That evening Lilly began having a seizure, so Chloe kept calm, remembered her first aid and made sure the area was safe, however Lilly rapidly became unresponsive and Chloe had to carry out CPR. She advised the child minder to call for an ambulance and thankfully her daughter came round and was taken to hospital, where she made a full recovery.
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Virginia Barbour is the executive officer of the Australian Open Access Support Group She is based in Brisbane, Australia. She has a long history of working in open access publishing, having joined PLOS in 2004 as one of the three founding editors of PLOS Medicine, finally becoming medicine and biology editorial director of PLOS in 2014. Her training in publishing was at The Lancet where she worked before joining PLOS.
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A Modicum of Common Sense Helps Interpret Open Access Publishing
By Virginia Barbour | Published: August 11, 2015
New directions in science — and in science publishing — have never been for the faint of heart.
It’s never been easy for readers to know what to believe in academic research. The entire history of science publishing has been riddled with controversy and debate from its very beginning when Hobbes and Boyle, scientists at the Royal Society in London, argued over the scientific method itself.
Even a cursory glance at academic publishing since then shows articles contradicting each others’ findings, papers subsequently shown to contain half truths (even in the serious matter of clinical trials) and yet more that are simply fabricated. Shaky and controversial results have been a part of science since it began to be documented.
This article by Virginia Barbour originally appeared at The Conversation, a Social Science Space partner site, under the title “What to believe in the new world of open access publishing”
Enter a new apparent villain – “predatory open access” publishing, now claimed by some to be overwhelming the literature with questionable research. As highlighted in the recent documentary on Radio National, and subsequently discussed at Social Science Space, there has been a proliferation of dodgy new journals and publishers who call themselves “open access” and who eagerly court academics to be editorial board members, to submit their articles and to attend and speak at conferences.
These activities have led to concern over whether any open access publications can be trusted. Librarians in institutions in Australia and elsewhere attempt to keep abreast of all these “predatory” journals and publishers.
In a more positive endeavor, an organization of legitimate open access publishers (OASPA) has come together and they and other journal associations and the Directory of Open Access Journals have produced ways to assess journals.
Although the extent of the problem is not known (and may even be exaggerated by ever-expanding blacklists), some academics still submit to questionable journals, newspapers give publicity to bizarre articles from them, and non-academic readers rightly wonder what on earth is going on.
It’s worth remembering how new this all is. Whereas scholarly publishing is 350 years old, it is only 25 years since the web began; academic online publishing followed about 20 years ago. Open access – a part of the wider open scholarship movement (which seeks to enhance integrity and good scholarship) – is barely 15 years old.
What we are witnessing is the oft-repeated story of what happens when any new technology appears. Alongside an explosion of opportunities for good, there will always be those that seek to exploit, such as these predatory publishers.
But just as no one ever assumed that everything in print was trustworthy, neither should that be the case for open access content. And in the end the content is what matters – whether delivered by open access, subscription publishing, or a printed document.
To complicate matters further, alongside this revolution in access, the academic literature itself is evolving apace with papers being put online before review and revisions of papers made available with peer review histories alongside.
Even the format of the academic paper is changing. Datasets or single figures with little explanation attached to them can now be be published. The concept of an academic paper that is a definitive statement of “truth” is finally being laid to rest.
It was never a realistic concept and arguably has led to much confusion about the nature of truth, especially in science. Science evolves incrementally. Each finding builds on evidence from before, some of which will stand up to scrutiny via replication, and some not.
As the amount of information available increases exponentially, the challenge for everyone is to learn how to filter and assess the information presented, wherever it is published.
For scientists, one way of deciding how important an article is has traditionally been which journal it has been published in. However, even prestigious journals publish work that is unreliable. Hence there are initiatives such as the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment which discourages judging papers only by where they are published.
For non-academic readers, understanding what to trust is even more challenging. Whether the article has been peer-reviewed is a good starting point.
Most important of all perhaps is the need for a modicum of common sense – the type of judgements we apply every day to claims about items in our daily lives: can I see the whole paper or am I just seeing an excerpt? How big was the study being reported? Do the claims seem sensible? Is the result backed up by other things I have read? And what do other experts in this area think of the research?
This entry was posted in Open Access and tagged Academic Publishing, Journals, The Conversation. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.
Robert Dingwall
This article nicely highlights a problem that has been too lightly dismissed by OA enthusiasts, namely that this tends to shift search and verification costs from journals to readers. The injunctions in Virginia Barbour’s last paragraph may simply be the application of common sense – but when you have to perform them for every single paper you read, they are time-consuming and costly. Traditional peer-review and quality marking by journals streamlined this process from the beginning, which is why it came to establish market dominance over exchanges of correspondence or oral presentations of papers to learned societies. It is a… Read more »
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1,000 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway
posted by Ashton April 16, 2014
My sweet friend Carrian, who blogs over at Oh, Sweet Basil!, has arranged for an entire week of fun giveaways to celebrate her birthday! Instead of getting gifts, she wants to give them away to all of you! Woo hoo– how cool!!!! Come back every day this week for a super cool new giveaway and be sure to check out the ones that have already posted here.
Old Fashioned Buttermilk Donuts
Caramel Pretzel Butterscotch Fudge
Design Your Own Business Cards using Picmonkey and Vista Print
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152 comments on “1,000 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway”
Anna B — April 16, 2014 @ 6:44 am
OMG, what wouldn’t I buy with a $1K Amazon gift card…I window shop there every day!!
Allison Allison — April 16, 2014 @ 7:25 am
WOW! I’d put it towards the rest of my debt and save for birthdays and christmas. This would help out so much!
Christina Weiss — April 16, 2014 @ 7:42 am
If i have to spend as I wish, I would pay off some debt or put in savings for an amazing family vacation :) at Amazon…… Our family needs a new computer and printer :)
Nornee — April 16, 2014 @ 8:00 am
I’d chisel away at my extensive wish list!
Eva @ Eva Bakes — April 16, 2014 @ 8:27 am
I’d get an iPad mini – perfect for traveling!
Angela B — April 16, 2014 @ 8:34 am
I think I would get a head start on Christmas shopping and maybe a few things for the house!
Lisa — April 16, 2014 @ 8:36 am
Not sure what I would buy, but I would have fun shopping!
Teresa Young — April 16, 2014 @ 8:52 am
I’m looking at buying a washer and dryer! (But I would probably buy some books and other fun stuff too…) :)
Nicole Coradin — April 16, 2014 @ 8:53 am
Omgoshh, I loved this blog before but I just saw this and it’s even better. I would buy amazing appliances to my house like a toaster and blender since I want to make some of those recipes I so crave. I want itttt!!! Thankful
Katy — April 16, 2014 @ 9:21 am
I’d buy more kitchen supplies, and some running gear!!
Becca — April 16, 2014 @ 9:30 am
Oh my… what wouldn’t I buy?! I would love to build up my movie and book collections… but I’d probably end up using it on textbooks and school supplies! :P
Karen Bailey — April 16, 2014 @ 9:32 am
I’m a teacher. I would buy $1000 worth of books for my classroom library!!
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama — April 16, 2014 @ 9:37 am
We have been wanting an iPad, so I definitely think we would use it for that. :) Thank you for the fabulous giveaway!
Brandy — April 16, 2014 @ 9:43 am
What an awesome giveaway. This would be a wonderful treat to win. I would use it on stuff for the family…an me! :)
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust — April 16, 2014 @ 9:57 am
I want all the things.
Rochelle — April 16, 2014 @ 10:05 am
Happy Birthday C! What better way to celebrate a birthday, another year, than giving away fun gifts to others.
Lili Nizankiewicz — April 16, 2014 @ 10:08 am
I would use it to buy my college textbooks and a plethora of novels!
Lindy — April 16, 2014 @ 10:10 am
OMGoodness…..where do I begin!!!! I’d probably buy a fun thing or two for the family; they maybe use to stock up on essentials.
Hannah — April 16, 2014 @ 10:10 am
I would definitely buy plane tickets for my family to go somewhere awesome on vacation…maybe Jamaica?!
Stephanie C. — April 16, 2014 @ 10:14 am
I would definitely buy myself a new camera!
Michelle — April 16, 2014 @ 10:24 am
I’d put it towards kitchen supplies for my new house!
Kayla — April 16, 2014 @ 10:31 am
If I had 1000, I would probably catch up on my bills and then whatever was left spend on my wonderful boyfriend!!
jules p — April 16, 2014 @ 10:45 am
I would love to buy some new sheets.
Ginger D — April 16, 2014 @ 10:54 am
My closet is rather bare so I would buy clothes!
Amy | Amy's Cooking Adventures — April 16, 2014 @ 10:56 am
Wow! $1000? I’d start with a new stand mixer – mine’s been making a suspicious noise for quite some time!
Trachy Ashe — April 16, 2014 @ 11:06 am
Hello Christmas
Megan — April 16, 2014 @ 11:11 am
I’m in seminary so I’d put some of it toward text books, but also some towards things that aren’t related to school, but that I haven’t bought because I’ve been responsible and saved money for school things.
Kellie — April 16, 2014 @ 11:40 am
I need new cooking supplies! And books to read on my down time.
WOW!!!! I would buy my daughter her 1st birthday presents {October 25th 2014] and I also would do my Christmas shopping for family & friends.
Lauren Schweitzer — April 16, 2014 @ 11:56 am
I could so use this to retool my kitchen! I would put it towards new pots and knives.
Caitlin P — April 16, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
I’ve been eyeing a pair of coach sunglasses for so long that I have been too cheap to buy! I would also love to by a stand mixer and some silpats!
Hayley — April 16, 2014 @ 1:05 pm
i would go wild with $1000!! endless books for me :)
Maria W — April 16, 2014 @ 1:49 pm
I second the person who said “I want to buy all the things.” :)
Jana Rocha — April 16, 2014 @ 2:46 pm
I would buy a bunch of kitchen stuff!!!
Shannon — April 16, 2014 @ 3:05 pm
I would buy some new furniture for my new home!!
Aimee — April 16, 2014 @ 4:21 pm
New pots and pans! And lots of kindle books:)
Colleen — April 16, 2014 @ 6:40 pm
This is so nice of her! I would love to buy some home decor pieces for my brand new apartment!
Rebecca — April 16, 2014 @ 7:36 pm
Wow! so many things I could buy. Shoes, Books oh my!
Rebekah | The Kitchen Gidget — April 16, 2014 @ 7:44 pm
Pots! Pans! A blender!
Betsy R — April 16, 2014 @ 7:45 pm
A great vacation for me and my hubby!
Sarah T — April 16, 2014 @ 8:10 pm
I’d definitely get myself a proper stand mixer. . Kitchenaid? Priorities people!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) — April 16, 2014 @ 9:08 pm
Yay! Since I am moving I’d probably use the $1000 for a lot of things I need for my new townhouse@
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet — April 16, 2014 @ 9:18 pm
I would have no idea but I do know I would start off with buying a new purse!
Joanna — April 16, 2014 @ 10:39 pm
Ooooh, where to start? Maybe I’d finally get my dream KitchenAid!
Mahmoud Nadi — April 16, 2014 @ 11:16 pm
Maybe a new phone, and a racing bike
I would buy a racing bike, a new phone, and a violin.
Annie — April 16, 2014 @ 11:51 pm
I would buy my husband something special.
Tiffany M — April 17, 2014 @ 1:11 am
I honestly don’t know what I would buy! I would probably end up using it for Christmas this year! This would be fantastic to be able to afford Christmas for my entire family!
Charlotte W — April 17, 2014 @ 2:43 am
I would buy some clothes or maybe a new mattress. Thanks for the chance to win!
Jenifer — April 17, 2014 @ 5:45 am
I would buy a new camera!
Sean C — April 17, 2014 @ 9:25 am
Patio furniture!
Alina — April 17, 2014 @ 9:26 am
A much needed food processor.
Megan Johnson — April 17, 2014 @ 10:12 am
I’d probably use it for more books! I’m a bit of a bookworm :D and storage space after that lol
Mercedes — April 17, 2014 @ 10:19 am
I would buy my mom an iPad and myself some things for the kitchen!
Christy H — April 17, 2014 @ 10:58 am
An ipad (since my son has claimed mine), and new stuff for our family room renovation.
Crystal Ahrens — April 17, 2014 @ 11:40 am
What would I not spend it on!!! I would love to get some new exercise equipment… music obviously… may some new tech toys :)
Marissa Miller — April 17, 2014 @ 11:42 am
Definitely a new knife block and pot set.. Or a KitchenAid.. Or shoes.. Or books for school. SO MANY POSSIBILITIES!!!
Brenda — April 17, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
I would buys books that I have wanted for a while and save the rest for a rainy day!
Jan R — April 17, 2014 @ 12:25 pm
Wow…I might buy something for me and something for my granddaughter.
Stacy McClain — April 17, 2014 @ 1:02 pm
This is pretty cool. Thanks for being so generous. My Hubby and I are officially going on our Honeymoon by Celebrating our One Year Anniversary (May 24) in Maui (May 20 through May 25_! It is a dream come true and It’s taken everything we had to afford this trip. We cleaned out our savings! But a straight accomplishment we are very proud of. We paid for our wedding, rings, dress, suit rental etc and now this. But we would take the $1000 and purchase things for our trip. Shorts, shoes, things we need and when we get back we would use some of it to pay our Amazon bill we created from the wedding. We bought a lot of stuff off Amazon. We LOVE AMAZON. It’s helped us afford a lot of stuff.
Again thanks for doing this. Pretty cool.
Daphne Trumps — April 17, 2014 @ 1:22 pm
i would buy my mom something cool for mother’s day, myself an ipad mini, my boys some toys (he he) and something for hubby for father’s day.
Jennifer fosters — April 17, 2014 @ 1:34 pm
I would love to win a $1000 Amazon card. I would buy my sweet friend the most needed items for her new baby. I would make a donation of diapers & formula to our local emergency foster care shelter. I would get myself a couple of books on my wish list, and a new pair of shoes.
Ashley — April 17, 2014 @ 1:41 pm
We’re renovating our entire house and planning our wedding at the same time, so I would use it for one or both of those!
monica — April 17, 2014 @ 2:04 pm
I would love and really need to win this. Fingers and toes crossed,
Nicole M — April 17, 2014 @ 2:36 pm
I would help my sister buy things she needs for her new house, help my step-sister with some wedding purchases, and it would go to our baby girl for all things a 6 month old needs that we didn’t purchase yet (like a high chair).
Aitbek Myrzakhmet — April 17, 2014 @ 2:38 pm
I’d buy a smartphone becauce my had broken 2 weeks ago. :(
Tricia — April 17, 2014 @ 2:51 pm
I would put the money towards a new kitchen counter.
Charlsey G — April 17, 2014 @ 3:14 pm
A new laptop :)
Lori Whicker — April 17, 2014 @ 3:27 pm
blog supplies!
Joanna — April 17, 2014 @ 3:37 pm
I would buy a new sander and paint sprayer plus maybe some other wood-working tools. That would sure be fun. ;D
Shanae — April 17, 2014 @ 3:38 pm
New decor and clothes
Rachel — April 17, 2014 @ 3:38 pm
I am starting my first garden this year. I would use it for landscaping the garden. And maybe some canning supplies.
Chloe N — April 17, 2014 @ 3:50 pm
I would probably buy myself an iPad mini and then buy my mom something special
KC Brown — April 17, 2014 @ 3:58 pm
I would probably get a tablet as I can use it for work and I want one!! :) Then I would probably get something for everyone in my family.
Jackie — April 17, 2014 @ 4:16 pm
I would have to do some shopping!!!
Dana — April 17, 2014 @ 4:44 pm
a vitamix!
Mandy Whitescarver — April 17, 2014 @ 4:55 pm
Well, first, I’d find a nice laptop for my husband. His birthday is coming up. After that, I’d probably work on my cookbook collection.
hhamm — April 17, 2014 @ 5:08 pm
I heart amazon.com
brandi — April 17, 2014 @ 5:08 pm
Awesome giveaway! Would def buy some household items and something for hubby
Jessica Menster — April 17, 2014 @ 5:11 pm
I would probably save it and use it toward my son’s braces.
Emily — April 17, 2014 @ 5:31 pm
Awesome giveaway! I’d use some of it for schoolbooks :)
Sarah McDonald — April 17, 2014 @ 5:36 pm
I have a huge wishlist on Amazon!
Kolleen Benjamin — April 17, 2014 @ 5:44 pm
Oh, the list is endless…a Silhouette machine, baby gear, baking gear, an iPad…I’ll decide when I win. :)
S. Ivanova — April 17, 2014 @ 5:46 pm
Thanks for the opportunity to win this! :)
I’m moving like, next month, and $1000 would make an incredible difference to me. There’s a lot of household stuff I really need to replace, and I might get a new laptop for myself, too.
Stephanie — April 17, 2014 @ 6:07 pm
I would want a Nikon DSLR, but I’d probably buy stuff for family instead. Thank you!
Amanda — April 17, 2014 @ 6:11 pm
I would buy a new surface and tieks
lisa lo — April 17, 2014 @ 7:33 pm
A freezer and some other needed items. It would be spread out and used smartly.
Adrienne M — April 17, 2014 @ 8:08 pm
Oooo, Happy Birthday Carrian~ what fun! Well, I’d start with an MP3 player and whatever Audio books & Music for my Mom and I to take on our once in a lifetime trip this Summer!
Toulouse — April 17, 2014 @ 8:15 pm
Does amazon sells mattresses? Cuz I want a new one.
SaraJ — April 17, 2014 @ 8:22 pm
A desk chair and new printer.
Rachel Feran — April 17, 2014 @ 8:25 pm
I would LOVE to win this! It would help me be able to buy supplies for my two month mission trip overseas!!
Becca — April 17, 2014 @ 9:28 pm
Would buy myself a stand mixer, then gifts for my little siblings!
Cathy — April 17, 2014 @ 10:01 pm
Loving the give aways, I could use it to buy things for my mentor program!
heidi — April 17, 2014 @ 11:01 pm
I’d get decor for my house.
allison w — April 17, 2014 @ 11:18 pm
I would definitely buy fun things for our baby girl due this July!
Joelle — April 17, 2014 @ 11:42 pm
I would take my four girls shopping.
Kerrie R. — April 17, 2014 @ 11:45 pm
A fire pit to enjoy outside and some new office furniture.
Amanda — April 17, 2014 @ 11:56 pm
I’d get a new computer for my parents
Tamara — April 18, 2014 @ 12:06 am
So many options…but I’d most definitely spend it on decor for my wedding this July!
April — April 18, 2014 @ 12:41 am
Great giveaway! Thank you, I would use to pay bills and purchase an ipad for my mother! Her PC died I would like to reconnect her to the world!
Becca — April 18, 2014 @ 12:51 am
I’d love to get supplies for my new business or something fun like an iPad
Katie — April 18, 2014 @ 3:13 am
I would finally get an ipad, in addition to gifts for my loved ones!
Robyn — April 18, 2014 @ 3:27 am
I would fet Xmas shopping done gor the year and pick up games, books and crafts for our local pre-k!!!!!
Pattie Forsberg — April 18, 2014 @ 3:35 am
I would love this! So much to buy for our new house!!!
Jody Zinno — April 18, 2014 @ 8:19 am
Replace some kitchen things and get stuff for summer fun!
Lindsey — April 18, 2014 @ 8:46 am
I would be able to buy everything on my Amazon Wish List! One of the items would be a steamvac.
Laura — April 18, 2014 @ 10:04 am
I would buy things for my upcoming wedding!!
Karen L — April 18, 2014 @ 10:06 am
It’s boring, but I desperately need to organize my storage room, so I’d probably order some plastic bins and shelving units.
Crystal — April 18, 2014 @ 10:29 am
I would buy some items for the baby that’s on the way! This would help so much!
Deborah Curran — April 18, 2014 @ 11:10 am
I would buy airline tickets and book a hotel for a quick getaway with my son
Becca B. — April 18, 2014 @ 11:19 am
camera equipment!
Aura Magda — April 18, 2014 @ 3:30 pm
WOW! Best giveaway ever!!
I would be able to get soo much! 1000?! WOW!
Heather — April 18, 2014 @ 6:40 pm
All I can think is all the books I would be able to buy!!
Caroline B — April 18, 2014 @ 9:12 pm
Groceries, diapers, etc…
Emily Kent — April 18, 2014 @ 10:03 pm
Oh my gosh this would be amazing!! I need to buy a desk
Heather Hartman — April 18, 2014 @ 10:40 pm
Presents and home decor!
Harriette — April 19, 2014 @ 12:41 am
Would help my gran daughter,One had my first great gran. A little boy , and my other gran daughter who is graduating
allison — April 19, 2014 @ 12:41 am
I would buy my husbands grandma a kindle fire for verizion and add it to our account so we could email and send her pictures of the kids. She only had one child and 12 grandchildren none of whom speak to her but us because of her son in law. She lives 2 hours away from us and we would love to be able to communicate via email with her better, skype amd send photos. She has no internet service or computer currently so this is our best option although very expensive.
Think I will make your chocolate cup cakes for Easter
susan — April 19, 2014 @ 6:24 am
I would use it to get special things for my daughter’s upcoming bridal shower!
Sarah k — April 19, 2014 @ 9:07 am
I would split it with my sister. And use my half for maybe a dryer or put towards a small laptop.
Melissa @ Leet Kitchen — April 19, 2014 @ 10:01 am
I’d totally start Christmas shopping early..haha.
Elizabeth Rosenberg — April 19, 2014 @ 11:22 am
I would buy a kitchenaid mixer and bins and boxes and labels to organize my house!
I would have to buy a new computer… My new one is just not working anymore and it’s a STRUGGLE!
casey — April 19, 2014 @ 2:52 pm
i would buy a kitchenaid or a new laptop :)
Kathy — April 19, 2014 @ 9:44 pm
I know I’d find something I would like!
nadine — April 19, 2014 @ 10:00 pm
I would love to do a week at the beach. $1000 would really help !!!
Heather M. — April 19, 2014 @ 11:38 pm
I would buy an iPad and some books!
Deb — April 20, 2014 @ 6:22 am
There are a million things I want on Amazon, but would start with some new kitchen items.
chrissy farnan — April 20, 2014 @ 8:01 am
Ohh I love those Tieks, for sure I’d get a pair or two!!!!
Barbara — April 20, 2014 @ 9:05 am
I would get some furniture for my front porch so I could enjoy the outside weather.
Karine — April 21, 2014 @ 1:17 am
I would buy some stuff for my kids, a surprise or two for my husband, and Mother’s Day presents for my mom
Donna — April 21, 2014 @ 9:38 am
I would most liking get an IPad air and baking supplies
rachel — April 22, 2014 @ 8:36 am
I Would not even know what to use it on.. There are things that we need, so I would start there :)
Rebekah Lopez — April 22, 2014 @ 8:51 am
Carrie — April 22, 2014 @ 9:36 am
So many things but at the top of my list is a blender!
Caitie — April 22, 2014 @ 10:06 am
This is so fun! Thank you for all the great giveaways! I would definitely share with my husband since he always seems to have a long list of things he would like off of Amazon. We’ve been eyeing the iPad mini lately!
Tiffani — April 22, 2014 @ 12:28 pm
I would get an ipad mini! perfect to take to class, and use the rest for textbooks next fall!
Sarah @ Sarah's Bake Studio — April 22, 2014 @ 12:32 pm
I think the real question is what wouldn’t I buy? ;)
Cookie cutters, double boiler pot, new rolling pin, a kitchen scale, fitbit, a running watch, a couple things for my nieces…
Aimee L — April 22, 2014 @ 12:34 pm
I would buy something for our Kitchen Remodel.
Ale Barreto — April 22, 2014 @ 12:45 pm
I love ordering from Amazon!!
Marilyn — April 22, 2014 @ 12:55 pm
I would love to upgrade my kitchen cooking items.
Amber Mullen — April 22, 2014 @ 2:27 pm
I need a pair of Tieks in my life!!!
Teisha — April 22, 2014 @ 4:07 pm
I have been wanting a kitchenaid stand mixer for soooo long! I would definitely get that!
jessica garcia — April 22, 2014 @ 8:52 pm
I would love to buy some new summer clothes for my family! We have outgrown everything!
katie — April 22, 2014 @ 9:08 pm
More like what wouldn’t I buy?! :D hahaha. Probably some bedding for my guest room, gardening tools, and some fun spring swim toys for my nieces!
jessica garcia — April 22, 2014 @ 10:18 pm
I would buy my family summer clothes! We all have outgrown everything! Also maybe some Silhouette Cameo stuff and a Kitchen Aid Mixer!
Kirie McPheeters — April 23, 2014 @ 12:21 am
Oh the things I could buy!!
barb c — April 23, 2014 @ 2:32 am
Love to have new baking item.s…neat to wish.
Amy Widner Messick — April 23, 2014 @ 1:32 pm
I’d either pay off debt OR buy a new blender, some groceries, some clothes for my dh and daughters
Catherine — April 23, 2014 @ 1:43 pm
I would get more vinyls for my collection and a new camera!
Liz b — April 23, 2014 @ 11:52 pm
I’d get cookbooks.lots!
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SOUND is the literary magazine on musico-poetics exploring the way sound is thought about and utilized in contemporary poetry writing and reading styles.
In Dialogue
Multi-Lingual & Tr...
Reading Style Review
[saUnd] literary magazine
All in Q&A
Jun 10 Q&A: Heather Warren
SOUND Literary Magazine
I want to think of the page as a piece of technology that captures the way I would read the poem out loud. The page is a musical score. I set out to format the poem while also thinking about tempo.
Jan 21 Q&A: Gregory Crosby
If you’ve read your work aloud for many years and can’t tell when an audience is tuning you out or getting bored or restless, then you’re not paying attention. Too many poets (and too many fiction writers) read their work as if they’re alone in a room, performing some burdensome task.
Jul 1 Q&A: Matthew Yeager
Many years ago, I was looking at the first poem I ever published just after it was published. I walked to my kitchen, opened the trashcan, and pushed the journal through the trash all the way in the bottom; there, I thought. Now there's one less chance anybody ever sees that. Then it ended up in Best American Poetry '05.
Feb 5 Q&A: Sasha Fletcher
Visually, I don’t want my poem to look weird. I want it to look totally normal on the page. I want it to appear normal and accessible, so that when weird things start happening people have less of a reason to question things.
Oct 21 Q&A: Joseph A. W. Quintela
My first concern is to create poetry that brims with life and even spills life into the lifeless. That, at its best, poetry is not a thing to perform or read, but rather a way of being and moving through the world.
Sep 12 Q&A: Wendy Chin-Tanner
If I open my inner ear to a particular frequency and tune in often and carefully enough, I can hear the music of the words. Poems come to me as sound first and foremost. The visual element comes second, possibly even third. As the words come to me, I whisper them aloud. I mutter to myself. I write down those quiet mutterings in a continuous longhand scrawl. I say to myself, don’t judge, don’t judge, don’t judge.
Aug 23 Q&A: Ross Robbins
I would be most inclined to compare my poetry to some really self-consciously horny gay indie rock. I don’t intend it to come across that way, but it seems like I talk about my genitals a lot more than most poets.
Aug 21 Q&A: Dena Rash Guzman
I think now and then I manage to take a piece and rock the mic like a vandal, but one of my favorite forms of collaboration is to write a poem and hand it as a script to a filmmaker.
Aug 18 Q&A: Lauren Hunter
I haven’t really had to rail against traditional/popular styles, but as a listener, I certainly rail against it. Your poem will, yes, speak for itself on the page. It should. But if I’m watching you read, you better be speaking for your poems. It’s your job to bring me inside of them. It’s your job to make me care.
Aug 18 Q&A: Lisa Marie Basile
I suppose there is a certain music in my poetry in that it functions as a story, with high points and low, choruses and verses both predictable and organic—and not. I think my ‘style’ allows me to tell a whole tale, and build a world based not only on linguistics but definitive story, like a lot of music does.
Aug 17 Q&A: Julia Clare Tillinghast
I didn’t want to censor myself or be polite, etc. I wanted to resist the WASP-y Midwestern culture I grew up in. This made a louder more long-winded style. I want desperately to communicate with the people who are listening to me read, so I perform, I put feeling into it, I acknowledge the rhythm and meter and music and diction by modulating my voice.
©SOUND 2018
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Sat 8th December
B'mouth 0 4 Liverpool FT
Arsenal 1 0 Huddsf'ld FT
Burnley 1 0 Brighton FT
Cardiff 1 0 So'ton FT
Man Utd 4 1 Fulham FT
West Ham 3 2 C Palace FT
Chelsea 2 0 Man City FT
Leicester 0 2 Tottenham FT
Results December 2018
Manchester United vs Fulham
3:00pm Saturday 8th December
Old Trafford (Att: 74523)
A Young (13),J Mata (28),R Lukaku (42),M Rashford (82)
Fulham 1
A Kamara (67 pen),A Zambo Anguissa ( 68)
Premier League 3:00pm Saturday 8th December Old Trafford (Att: 74523)
Manchester United vs Fulham preview: Anthony Martial a doubt
Last Updated: 08/12/18 9:29am
Anthony Martial could miss out for Man Utd due to injury
Manchester United could be without Anthony Martial when they look to end their winless run against Fulham on Saturday.
United have failed to win in their last four Premier League matches following a 2-2 midweek draw with Arsenal.
Martial scored against the Gunners but went off in the second half and will be assessed ahead of the weekend.
Reflecting on United's recent form, manager Jose Mourinho said: "The statistics, that are not fundamental, sometimes support our feelings and ideas, but sometimes contradict them. In this case confirmation was the numbers.
"My team of 10 players ran more with higher intensity to press the ball more to give difficulty to the opposition. We were fast in our transitions had that spirit, that mentality that brought our game to a good level."
Jose Mourinho says Manchester United showed a 'mad-dog' mentality against Arsenal but points are what they need
Fulham drew against Leicester in midweek to make it four points from three matches under new manager Claudio Ranieri.
"We've played three good matches," said Ranieri. "We are a work in progress. I am very confident with my players.
"If you observe the three matches, we improved every match a little more, a little more. I know there is a lot of work to do but we are in a good way."
Claudio Ranieri says Jose Mourinho was the first manager to message him after he was appointed at Fulham
Martial, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones are among the players that could be absent for Manchester United.
The trio will be assessed on Friday, as will centre-back Eric Bailly after Wednesday's draw against Arsenal. Luke Shaw is hoping to return after missing that match with a knock and Ashley Young is back from suspension.
Watch highlights from Manchester United's draw against Arsenal
Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku might return to the starting line-up after being dropped to the bench against the Gunners, but Victor Lindelof (groin) and Alexis Sanchez (hamstring) are out.
Fulham expect to have Kevin McDonald and Floyd Ayite available. McDonald and Ayite have made good progress in their attempts to recover from respective hamstring and groin injuries.
Watch a preview of this weekend's Premier League games
Manchester United and Fulham last met in February 2014 in the Premier League - a 2-2 draw in which the Cottagers equalised in the 90th minute via Darren Bent.
Fulham have lost 21 of their last 23 away matches against Manchester United in all competitions (W1 D1) - their only win in this sequence was a 3-1 victory in the Premier League in October 2003.
In their last meeting in February 2014, Manchester United produced a tally of 81 crosses against Fulham - the most in a Premier League match since the 2003-04 campaign.
Fulham have only lost more Premier League matches against Arsenal (19) than against Manchester United (18).
Among Premier League fixtures to have seen at least 50 goals scored, Manchester United vs Fulham has seen the highest percentage of goals in the first half (51 of 86, 59%) - only two of the 26 Premier League meetings between the teams have been goalless at half-time.
Manchester United have made 46 changes to their starting XI overall this season; including seven in their midweek draw with Arsenal. No side have made as many as the Red Devils this season in the Premier League.
Fulham are winless in 10 Premier League away games (D1 L9), losing their last six in a row. They last lost more consecutive away in the competition in March 2006 (8).
This is the 10th meeting between Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho and Fulham's Claudio Ranieri in all competitions - Mourinho has won his last three against the Italian since losing in his final match in charge of Chelsea in December 2015 against Leicester City.
Paul Merson's prediction
I see a return to winning ways for Manchester United against Fulham at Old Trafford. However, if they do not win this game Jose Mourinho will do well to keep his job come Monday. If they can't beat Fulham at home where are they going?
At the moment we are talking about it being a feat if they get into the top four so this is a must-win game. If they don't win the game I would be shocked if Mourinho was there on Monday.
I don't see it coming to that though because if there was one team you'd pick to play it would be Fulham. They did alright against Chelsea but it was just okay, they were never going to win. Fulham have improved under Claudio Ranieri since his arrival but they have to start winning games soon. It won't be this weekend though.
Premier League questions
Ranieri: Jose a fantastic man
Predict the scoreline for Man Utd vs Fulham with Sky Sports Super 6 this Saturday for a chance to win £250,000
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Walk - Mevagissey to Par
10.7 miles (17.2 km)
Mevagissey Par
Challenging - Strenuous to easy
The day begins in the fishing town of Mevagissey, but try not to spend too long wandering the streets and waterfront as a Path of roller coaster climbs awaits! High cliffs pass rocky coves between Pentewan and Charlestown produces dramatic scenery, but tiring walking. The inland china clay works around St Austell come in and out of view. The clay industry boomed in the 19th century, resulting in the formation of the ‘Cornish Alps’, and continues today with 80% used to make paper.
There are many steps to climb along this stretch as the Path continues to rise and fall past Phoebe’s Point and Silvermine Point. Charlestown, with its beautiful historic harbour and quay, provides a welcome spot for rest and refreshment before the final stretch of the journey to Par. A diversion around china clay works at Par, leads you to the pubs and cafes and large expanse of beach at Par Sands.
The Strand 61 B&B
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The Strand 61, Tywardreath
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Carlyon Bay Hotel
Discover the finest luxury hotel in Cornwall, with an amazing cliff top setting overlooking St Austell Bay. Including spa, golf course and 250 acres of grounds.
The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Estate
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Honeycombe House
Victorian house overlooking the picturesque fishing port of Mevagissey with breathtaking views of both inner & outer harbours, a few minutes walk from the village centre.
Mevagissey Bay Hotel
Mevagissey Bay Hotel is located right on the Coast Path and offers rooms with magnificent sea views over the bay towards Chapel Point.
Eden's Yard Backpackers
Eden's Yard is a modest rural backpackers hostel located close to the Eden Project and 1.8 miles from SWCP - from £15 pp.
4 Degrees West
A traditional Cornish Cottage, with contemporary design & unique pieces of artwork. A warm welcome awaits - the SWCP passes our door.
House by the Beach
Unique self-catering accommodation in Gorran Haven, providing an accessible and convenient base for some brilliant walks along the coast
Porthpean - short diversion due to cliff fall - Jan 2013: Due to a cliff fall, a section of the Coast Path at Porthpean has been diverted slightly inland. More details.
Stocking up on refreshments in the interesting, narrow streets of Mevagissey.
Views of undulating fields and white stretch of Pentewan Beach beyond.
The extensive views from Black Head: a humped, windswept promontory which is the site of an Iron Age cliff castle. There is a memorial stone here to the Cornish poet A.L. Rowse.
Walking through the woodland which runs down to Hallane Mill Beach: a good place for a picnic.
The woodland of Ropehaven Cliffs: a Cornwall Wildlife Trust Reserve and a good place to spot nesting fulmars. According to the CWT, fossils found in the rocks here indicate that 400 million years ago Ropehaven lay beneath tropical seas.
Emerging from the trees at Ropehaven to fantastic views of the Path twisting around the cliffs ahead.
Charlestown: Charlestown Harbour still remains relatively untouched by development and so has been a very important film and TV location over the years. It was used in the filming of the 1976 World War II drama The Eagle Has Landed, the 1975-77 romantic drama Poldark and the 1970's series The Onedin Line. The Shipwreck and Heritage Centre on Quay Road has many artefacts from shipwrecks and one of the largest underwater diving equipment collections in the country. Open from March to November from 10.00-17.00, Tel: 01726 69897.
The National Coastwatch Station on Landrion Point.
Exploring the dunes of Par Sands.
Views ahead from Polmear to Gribbin Head.
Shorter option
Charlestown (7.3 miles, 11.7 km).
Longer option
Fowey (an additional 6.8 miles, 10.9 km).
You can catch a train to Par, from where you can get buses to Mevagissey and Pentewan. For timetable information, zoom in on the interactive map and click on the train station and bus stop symbols, visit Traveline or phone 0871 200 22 33.
Mevagissey (Postcode for Sat Navs: PL26 6UQ), just before Gwendra Point, Porthpean, Charlestown, inland in St Austell and Par.
Section 32: Mevagissey to Par
Starts 362 miles (582 km) from Minehead
Ends 260 miles (418 km) to Poole
Previous section in South West Coast Path Portloe to Mevagissey
Next section in South West Coast Path Par to Polperro
South West Coast Path Association's Complete Guide to the Coast Path
SWCPA Walking Guides - South Cornwall
Paddy Dillon: SW Coast Path guidebook
Harvey Maps: Lizard to Plymouth
Official Trail Guide: Falmouth to Exmouth
Porthluney Cove
Portloe & Tregenna
Portmellon & Bodrugan's Leap
Black Head & Castle Gotha
Dodman Point
Mevagissey, Heligan & the Prehistoric Tin Stream
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Uutisarkisto Watertight RD® pile wall to prevent future floods in Arvika municipality in Sweden
10.1.2019 11:29 CET
Watertight RD® pile wall to prevent future floods in Arvika municipality in Sweden
Municipality of Arvika was hit hard by flood in 2000 when the water rose more than three meters above average water levels and now a new dam is being built to protect the city against future floods. RD pile wall was chosen as a solution to construct the dam. It is partly temporary and partly permanent structure; RD pile wall is part of the dam where the concrete structure is not standing on bedrock. RD pile wall connects the concrete dam to the bedrock keeping the material under the dam in place and stopping water from finding its way between concrete and bedrock.
”RD pile wall was chosen as a solution because it is more flexible and robust, which would minimize the risk for future delays. This was attractive as the project was delayed in the first phase due to difficulties with the bedrock. Another advantage is that jet grouting is not needed”, describes Elin Alsterhag, Technology Manager of Arvika Teknik AB.
Image courtesy: NRC Group
SSAB has delivered RD320/12.5 and RD270/12.5 piles with interlocks to Aarsleff Grundläggnings AB, who is the piling contractor for the project. Amount of piles has been over 4 000 meters, in total 450 tons. Construction contractor is NRC Group. The project has been successful; there have been very experienced drillers at the job site. The only challenge has been that the bedrock has been difficult. The project started in August 2018 and the drilling was completed in the middle of December. “We have drilled 345 piles in the pile diameters 273 and 323. Lengths of the piles have varied between 6 and 19 meters in one element. The major challenges have been arising from varying soil and bedrock conditions with a lot of blocks and cracked rocks. The drilling system we used is supplied by Mincon”, tells Patrik Andreasson, Site Manager, Aarsleff Grundläggnings AB.
Flood protection is being built by Arvika municipality with Arvika Teknik to protect the city. The flood protection consists of three parts: a main dam between Kyrkviken and Glafsfjorden and two barriers on land. The flood protection will be completed in autumn 2019.
The main dam is a smooth concrete structure across the strait with a frieze of Värmland granite closest to the crest. There are two openings for boat traffic. The boat openings are as wide as the lock in Säffle (8 m) and reaches down to natural bottom depth. The water exchange between Glafsfjorden and Kyrkviken is important for Kyrkviken water quality. For this reason there are three seven meters wide openings in the dam, which ensure the water exchange not deteriorated. Together with the boat openings, these openings provide an area equal to the smallest cross sectional area of the strait. Along with the bottom are pipes through the dam which serves as passage for fish and aquatic animals. The permanent top level is at +48 m above sea level. Throughout the construction period, water is able to flow between Kyrkviken and Glafsfjorden.
Image courtesy: Arvika municipality
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Vonn crashes at Lake Louise
News | December 1, 2017
Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, is helped out of netting in the finish area following her run in the women's World Cup downhill ski race at Lake Louise, Alberta, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
AP | The Canadian Press
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Lindsey Vonn fell and crashed into the safety netting on the final turn Friday in the women’s season-opening World Cup downhill, handing Austria’s Cornelia Huetter the victory.
An 18-time winner at Lake Louise, Vonn was able to get up after the wreck in “Claire’s Corner” and ski to the bottom of the course. She was the fastest at each of the four intermediate stages and had a 0.05-second lead when she wiped out.
Vonn did not speak to media and declined autograph-seekers, saying: “I have to go ice my hip.”
She later tweeted: “Well that hurt… had a nice lead the whole down but caught my inside ski. I’ll be sore tomorrow but will rest up tonight and barring anything major I will be racing. Can’t keep me down!”
Vonn is back at the resort west of Calgary after missing the stop last season because of a broken arm. The 33-year-old American star has a record 77 career women’s World Cup victories. She is a four-time overall World Cup champion and won the 2010 Olympic women’s downhill.
Huetter returned from a knee injury that sidelined her since January to race to her first downhill victory and second overall World Cup win. In steady snow, she finished in 1 minute, 48.53 seconds.
“It’s unbelievable,” Huetter said. “It’s my first race after the injury, so it’s my comeback and it’s the best comeback I’ve ever dreamed about.”
Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was second in 1:48.62. She slipped coming out of the final turn.
“That cost me the win,” she said. “That’s a pity because I was really close.”
American Mikaela Shiffrin was third in 1:48.83, the first podium in three career downhills for Shiffrin — the World Cup overall and slalom champion last year and defending Olympic slalom champion.
“I’m still not sure what my expectations are in downhill and today was an amazing day,” Shiffrin said. “I’ve definitely made a lot of progress in my downhill. Super-G comes a little bit more naturally because there’s a little bit more turning. Downhill, I’m always surprised at how much time there is to make the turns. That’s something I’ve worked on a lot, being a little more patient.”
American Jackie Wiles was fifth for her second career World Cup top-five finish.
A second downhill is scheduled for today, followed by a super-G on Sunday.
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Articles from the March 22, 2013 edition
By Associated Press Elsewhere March 22, 2013
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City Council members re-address goals set earlier this year
The City Council got together last week to salvage its short-circuited goals for the current year during a special meeting held on Aug. 9.
Councilor Jeff Goodwin told the other councilors he would like to see more specific goals, such as building three new marked crosswalks between Clark Mill Road and Foster, rather than the 11 vague goals the council wrote during a work session in January.
“My frustration with the goal setting process is these goals are not deliverable,” Goodwin said. “They’re not really measurable. They’re kind of ethereal to me. We have a beautiful Strawberry Park plan. Let’s get it done by next summer.”
Facilitator John Morgan told the council that circumstances kept the goals from including more specific projects.
Normally, he said, city staff would create more specific objectives under each of the goals established in January and then return to the council for final approval. Since those goals were created, city staffing was disrupted when the council forced City Manager Craig Martin to retire and Martin’s exit was followed almost immediately by city Planning Services Manager Laura LaRoque.
After they were drafted in January, he said, “they were not subsequently adopted. A lot of things have happened in the last eight months.”
The council had a day and a half to work on the goals in January, said Mayor Jim Gourley, and the 90-minute special meeting on Aug. 9 is not enough time to go over all the work the council already did.
The January draft goals included the following:
-Create an economic development function in City Hall to lead and implement economic development, with two objectives, establishing a council subcommittee and staff position for economic development efforts.
- Create a comprehensive city economic development plan combining what already exists, with an objective to create a plan for strengthening Sweet Home’s economic future.
- Continue partnerships with other agencies and groups to further the redevelopment of the county mill properties, with an objective of leveraging partnerships to support redevelopment efforts for economic and livability benefits.
- Create a technology assessment and plan to leverage existing resources and meet public expectations and better communicate with the public, with an objective to determine strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of existing technology.
- Create a community and city government strategic plan, with an objective to determine if a plan would be beneficial.
- Develop stable, long-term funding for police and library operations, with an objective to replace the current temporary operating levies.
- Establish a healthcare committee and follow through to systems improvements.
- Create local policy and codes that support the provision of housing to meet the needs of all citizens, with objectives to revise the residential development code for flexibility in all zones, researching the feasibility of a habitability code and improving the quality of rental and housing stock.
- Expand city code enforcement program and services, with an objective to improve livability in Sweet Home.
- Improve opportunities and service levels of city parks, recreation and open space, with objectives to improve the use of parks and open spaces, improve service and maintenance levels and support recreation and open space provisions for residents and visitors.
- Develop a city facilities building master plan, with an objective to determine immediate and future needs for city building facilities.
Councilors noted that the city has been meeting some of these goals all year long with additional funding to parks, a new maintenance worker dedicated to parks, $50,000 budgeted for economic development, the purchase of a new City Hall and the establishment of a healthcare committee.
Each of the goals and objectives in the draft document included specific actions to achieve those goals.
“They don’t reflect my priorities and the priorities of the people I’m talking to in the community,” Goodwin said. He shared a list of goals with the council that included among them new crosswalks and Strawberry Park, as well as establishment of three urban renewal districts to help in the economic development of Sweet Home.
“Goals this general leave open the possibility of accomplishing nothing and not being held accountable,” Goodwin said.
“To go over all this stuff and say that we wasted our time is not true,” said Councilor Dave Trask. We did the best we could with the people we have.”
He added, turning to Morgan, “I think you did a good job.”
Had the process worked normally, the council would have work programs in the budget to meet these goals doing exactly what Goodwin is talking about, Morgan said. The council was kind of going back to step one last week, he said.
Morgan suggested that the council send the existing draft to the staff to incorporate Goodwin’s ideas and to add their own specific actions to the plan.
“Look at the goals, and we’ll get into the weeds (specific action plans),” Finance Director Pat Gray told the council.
City staff will submit an updated proposal to the council at a later meeting.
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Fhoi Myore/Pestiferum
La Forme Créatrice du Chaos / Le Chaos Religieux Split
(Ossuaire Records)
While I am far from the highest authority when it comes to ultra-kvlt, super underground, cassette only, no website Black Metal, it is not frequent that I come across a release from a band, or in this case two, that have been around for nearly half a decade or more, that I have never even heard the name(s) of. This surprise came in the form of a split by Fhoi Myore and Pestiferum entitled, La forme créatrice du chaos / Le chaos religieux. And what a surprise!
Both hailing from France, this is a bit of a change of pace. When I think of modern French Black Metal, I think of genre bending kings Blut Aus Nord, Deathspell Omega, Spektr, Peste Noir, et al. This is NOT the case here. With Fhoi Myore we have a return to mid-nineties orthodox Black Metal in the style of the second wave in Norway. Pestiferum on the other hand are distinctly less so, and more along the lines of the infamous Les Legions Noires bands of the same era, but less violently lo-fi. They are definitely attempting to keep their profile low like their predecessors, as I can find almost NO information on the band.
Fhoi Myore most definitely worship at the altar of the eternal Gorgoroth. The aggressive melodicism that has always pervaded Infernus’ guitar work is here in spades. This is definitely not a bad thing as his style is less copied verbatim and more lovingly interpreted. The very first track “Blood, Flesh, and Bones” sets off blasting and grating and rarely lets up. That sort of sets up the whole split. A few swashes of melodic single note picking over the relentless buzz of the chords break up the assault and inject a bit of identity. The track slows down and at 3:50 we hear a rarity in Black Metal, a solo. And not just any solo, a great shredder that ascends and retreats up and down the neck and adds flavor and character. This is a great song, and though the standout on their side of the split, the other songs are powerful as well. “Destruction,” the third song from the band begins with a ferocious dueling harmonized single note attack that is a ton of fun to listen to, and also slows down in the middle, but this time features an impressively audible and enjoyable run from the bass. This again highlights the distinctiveness of the band.
Pestiferum are a bit less unique, but by design I imagine. Pestiferum hates your ears, and they want you to know it. Ferociously gurgled French vocals definitely stand out here. I love this guy’s delivery, though I can’t understand a word. There is plenty of lo-fi blasting to be found here, but there is also a well-balanced grasp on mid-tempo fury. It’s urgent and anxious, and wielded most effectively on “Nous Otera La,” the bands third track on the split.
I’m pleasantly surprised with this split and will be quickly acquiring and digesting both bands’ back catalogs. If you’re in the mood for some subtly unique and ferocious relatively unknown Black Metal, head to Fhoi Myore’s BandCamp and listen. Once you’ve enjoyed it, and you most likely will, go buy it from Ossuaire Records. I’m going to have to see if they have any more hidden gems like this one!
Written by Nick E
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Commented by: gabaghoul
I enjoyed the Fhoi Myore debut, I’d check this out
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Contrived shootout should be terminated
Bill Ballou AHL
The reason ties have become extinct in hockey is that, theoretically anyway, nobody likes them. Instead of some people going home happy and some people going home sad, everybody goes home disappointed.
But, really, who would have gone home disappointed if Saturday night�s Sharks-Bruins game at the DCU Center had ended 4-4? The legion of Providence fans there would have been happy with the one point they got on the road. The Sharks fans in attendance would have loved the one point they got from coming back in the third period against a team that is likely the best in the league, and certainly is the best in the division.
The shootout was, it seems, worth a try, but when this season is over, get rid of it. It�s too contrived, too counterproductive. It is like deciding a football game with a field goal contest, or a golf tournament with a putting contest. Some things lend themselves to a good, honest tie better than others.
Hockey games are one of those things.
While we�re at it, a couple more suggestions for sprucing up what still is the best of all the spectator sports:
�Let teams skate 4-on-4 during matching major penalties, with 4-on-4 being the limit when there are mass fights like on Saturday night. The 4-on-4 opens up the ice and creates a lot of offensive energy, energy that can carry over when both teams go back to full strength.
�If a player is injured on what is called a penalty, the player who committed the penalty should be suspended for as long as the player who was hurt is out of the lineup. Beyond that, if a player is suspended by the league for his actions during a game, his team should not be allowed to replace him on the roster. Ideally, that would make a player think twice about a dirty hit, and a coach think twice about having that kind of player on his roster, period.
Furthermore, get rid of the misconduct penalty. Have unsportsmanlike conduct majors, if you wish, but the teams who employ players who abuse officials or who can�t control their actions during games, should have to pay a price for that.
�Change the rules and prohibit goaltenders from leaving their feet to make a save. That actually was the rule until about 1920. The last few years have seen the art of goaltending make huge advances in terms of equipment, coaching, conditioning and the mere size of the guys in the net. The rest of the sport has yet to catch up � no, composite sticks don�t come close to making it even � and the way to bring some balance back into the game is to restrict what goalies can do.
Making the net bigger is too drastic a change, and with the equipment, goaltenders can always say it�s about safety, even if it�s not.
While goalies have been allowed to go down since 1920, they didn�t make a science out of it until the face mask was introduced, then perfected. Before that, going down was an invitation to having an extra nostril created. It is time to recognize what a difference technology has made in goaltending and in the balance between offense and defense.
�Remove the netting behind the goals. It is a distraction and a nuisance. Every time a lawsuit is filed in baseball when a fan gets hit with a foul ball, the fan loses. Judges and juries say that fans understand the risk involved when they attend a game. Hockey is no different. The netting behind the goals is an eyesore, and an unnecessary one.
Having rested up a bit from the Providence game, the Sharks face Hartford at the DCU Center tomorrow night, then head up to Maine for a game in Portland on Saturday night. The Wolf Pack is 6-1-0 in its last seven games, 4-1-0 in its last five road games. Hartford has played Worcester twice, once at home and once at the DCU Center, and won both times.
Fans who attend tomorrow night�s game can be part of a holiday toy drive sponsored by Bay State Financial Services. Any fan who donates a new, unwrapped toy will receive a voucher good for a ticket to a future Sharks game
The Salter School of Massage Therapy will also be offering free massages along the concourse during the game.
Worcester expects to have Craig Valette back for the weekend, but Graham Mink is hobbled by a leg injury. Rookie Mike Morris, who has yet to play this season as he recovers from surgery, is taking part in full practices with minimal contact and may be in the lineup soon.
The coaching career of Bruce Boudreau, who just took over for the fired Glen Hanlon on an interim basis in Washington, is a great lesson in the power of persistence.
Boudreau was fired in Manchester because his teams couldn�t win the playoffs, then he went to Hershey and immediately won a Calder Cup. Finally, Boudreau is getting a shot in the NHL, although the Caps aren�t a machine that can be easily fixed.
How Hanlon ever got an NHL head coaching job in the first place is a mystery. A moody, brooding figure behind the bench when he was in Portland, Hanlon has coached parts of seven seasons in the AHL and NHL and had a winning record in just one of them.
No NFL game last weekend may have had as much contact as the Worcester-Providence game. Not only did it send Mink to the sidelines, it took so much out of the Bruins that they were smoked the next day by Manchester, 5-1, at the Dunkin� Donuts Center. Both teams were on the final leg of a three-in-three. ... It has been just three years since the IceCats departed for Peoria, but there are only three players wearing a Rivermen uniform who also played in Worcester � Mike Glumac, Aaron MacKenzie and goalie Chris Beckford-Tseu, who played a couple of games here. ... San Antonio�s Bryan Helmer played in his 800th AHL game on Tuesday. He�s the 28th player to be in that many. Keith Aucoin of Albany recorded his 400th AHL point on Saturday. ... Geoff Platt has at least one point in all seven games he has played for Portland and defenseman Brian Salcido, who seems to have a good game against the Sharks every time the Pirates play Worcester, had eight points in Portland�s four games last week. ... Norfolk scored 9 goals on 20 first-period shots in games against Philadelphia and Springfield last week. ... The Grand Rapids Griffins, off to the worst start in franchise history, snapped a 10-game winless streak overall and eight-game home winless streak with a 4-1 victory over Iowa on Saturday night. The Griffins are playing four road games in four different cities in a span of five days. They go from Toronto to San Antonio to Houston to Milwaukee. The Sharks do the exact same thing in March. Well, almost. The four cities they visit in five days are Hartford, Lowell, Providence and Springfield.
Syracuse left wing Joakim Lindstrom is Player of the Week. He was 3-4-7 in two games for the Crunch. ... So, if the Lowell Devils miss the playoffs again this year, and that seems like a distinct possibility at this early point in the season, it will be eight consecutive years that the Devils� AHL affiliate did not qualify to play for the Calder Cup. ... The Toronto Marlies, whose 13-4-2 record is one of the best in the league, are just six from the bottom in attendance with an average of 3,751. ... It must be from practicing shootouts � skaters are 5 for 5 on old-fashioned penalty shot attempts this season. ... Marc-Andre Gragnini is minus-21 after 22 games for Rochester. He�s on pace to set a league record, but chances are that won�t happen. How about those Hartford plus-minuses, where Greg Moore is plus-14 and Alex Bourret minus-10? Or Norfolk, where Jay Leach is plus-11 and David Schneider minus-12?
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Burma Myanmar
1,000 protest in Burma over power cuts
More than 1,000 people in Mandalay, Burma's second-largest city, have held a protest against severe power cuts, the country's biggest public demonstration in five years.
'Everyone was holding lit candles and walking,' one protester, a local cartoonist known by his pen-name Hercule, said. Photo: ALAMY
11:33AM BST 21 May 2012
A large crowd was again expected to gather in Mandalay on Monday evening as residents vent their anger at three months of power cuts that have left the city with as little as four hours of electricity a day.
The demonstrations come after Burma's nominally-civilian government approved a bill allowing authorised peaceful protest, one of a series of reformist moves since the end of army-rule last year.
Under the new law demonstrators are required to seek permission five days in advance in order to hold a protest, or risk one year in jail.
Although the Mandalay protesters, who apparently mobilised online, failed to ask for permission the rally was not broken up by police, residents told AFP.
"Everyone was holding lit candles and walking," one protester, a local cartoonist known by his pen-name Hercule, said.
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"They were not from any political party ... there is no leader. The demonstration was started online and expanded as people talked about it on internet. The authorities did not disturb the demonstration."
Protests are rare in the authoritarian countr, where pro-democracy rallies in 1988 and 2007 were brutally crushed by the junta.
New York-based Human Rights Watch has urged Burma's's parliament to repeal elements of the protest law that fall short of international standards, such as the threat of imprisonment as a penalty for permit violations.
Mandalay has been blighted by months of electricity shortages, with a gradual reduction in supply to as little as four or five hours a day.
Residents accuse the government of failing to provide electricity to its citizens while selling power to neighbouring China.
"People wanted to show their dissatisfaction at the selling of electricity to China, although we have don't have enough inside the country," resident Than Htun Naing said.
An official, who did not want to be named, said the Electricity Ministry was "very busy with this protest issue", adding that the deputy electricity minister had arrived in Mandalay to handle the problem.
State media on Sunday blamed ethnic Kachin rebels for destroying a national grid tower in northern Shan State, further disrupting power supplies.
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Letter from 8-year-old tornado victim found in debris
by: Emma Simmons
Posted: Mar 15, 2019 / 10:11 AM CDT / Updated: Mar 15, 2019 / 10:31 AM CDT
BEAUREGARD, Ala. (WIAT) — A letter from one of the four children who died in the March 3 tornado that struck Lee County has been recovered from the debris.
Mykhayla Waldon, 8, of Beauregard, died in the tornado alongside her 9-year-old cousin Jonathan Marquez Bowen. After her death, her family was desperate to find a letter she’d written to her mother, who kept it with her at all times inside her wallet. The wallet, which had been inside a black purse, was lost during the tornado.
Kerry Pickard with East Alabama Fire recognized a picture of the purse WRBL’s Elizabeth White shared and was able to retrieve it with the help of the Lee County EMA and Sheriff’s Office.
“[Mykhala’s mother] received the letter, and it meant everything to her. Our cousin Shamel drove it to her. It worked out perfectly because Shamel was going to see her mom, who is still in the hospital there too from being injured in the storm. Please thank everyone on your page that shared for us. I know many even prayed that it would be found and given to her. We appreciate this so much. Blessings to you and your family,” Mykhala’s aunt wrote White.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the girl’s family with funeral costs and other needs as they recover from their tragic loss. As of March 15, $9,000 has been raised.
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Readings in the Philosophy of Technology
Authors: David M. Kaplan
Compiled specifically with students & newcomers in mind, this book explores the multiple ways in which humanity shapes & affects technologies & is, in turn, shaped & affected by them.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Paul B. Thompson is W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University, with partial appointments in the Agricultural Economics and Resource Development Departments. He previously held positions as Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director, Center for Food Animal Productivity and Wellbeing at Purdue University and prior to that positions as Professor of Philosophy and Agricultural Economics and Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy and Ethics, at Texas A&M University.Editorial positions at Springer are a jointly held position of editor-in-chief of the bookseries The International Library of Environmental,…
Agricultural and Food Ethics, and membership of the editorial boards of the journalsnbsp; Agriculture and Human Values, and Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. nbsp;
Do Machines Make History?
Toward a Philosophy of Technology
Question Concerning Technology
Heidegger on Gaining a Free Relation to Technology
Social Implications of Technology
Technical Progress and the Social Life-World
The Culture of Technology
Technologies as Forms of Life
Focal Things and Practices
A Phenomenology of Technics
A Cyborg Manifesto
A Collective of Humans and Nonhumans
Ecological Restoration and the Culture of Nature
Democratic Rationalization
Technology and Responsibility
Technology, Demography, and the Anachronism of Traditional Rights
The Constitution in Cyberspace
Technological Ethics in a Different Voice
Do Artifacts Have Politics?
Strong Democracy and Technology
Socialism and the Democratic Planning of Technical Change
The Insurgent Architect at Work
Panopticism
Enhancement Technology?
Twenty-First Century Bodies
Why Computers May Never Think like People
Whither Psychoanalysis in Computer Culture?
Experimentation and Scientific Realism
Scientific Visualism
Should Philosophies of Science Encode Democratic Ideals?
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LSU looked great early, then fell 78-70 to Arkansas
Shaq hit a three at halftime as 1990-91 team was honored, and LSU was rolling. Then it died in 78-70 loss to Hogs.
LSU looked great early, then fell 78-70 to Arkansas Shaq hit a three at halftime as 1990-91 team was honored, and LSU was rolling. Then it died in 78-70 loss to Hogs. Check out this story on theadvertiser.com: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/lsu/2017/02/11/lsu-looked-great-early-then-fell-78-70-arkansas/97751564/
Glenn Guilbeau, USA TODAY Network Published 9:45 p.m. CT Feb. 11, 2017 | Updated 9:55 p.m. CT Feb. 11, 2017
LSU Tigers guard Antonio Blakeney (2) scored 27 points in a win on Tuesday.(Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Sports)
BATON ROUGE — LSU seemed to be living right Saturday night. Then it died.
The Tigers took a 14-point lead in the first half over Arkansas with a 16-3 run and led by nine at the break before Shaquille O'Neal nailed a 3-pointer at halftime while being honored along with his LSU teammates from the 1990-91 season for winning the Southeastern Conference championship.
But then everything ended.
The Razorbacks woke up in the second half, erased LSU's nine-point lead as O'Neal went to his phone, and Arkansas opened up a double-digit lead on its way to a 78-70 victory at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. And the Tigers lost their 11th straight game to fall to 9-15 on the season overall and 1-11 in the SEC.
Dusty Hannahs and Daryl Macon led Arkansas (18-7, 7-5 SEC) with 17 points apiece. Antonio Blakeney led LSU with 21 points and added 12 rebounds.
LSU came out on fire to open the game and took a 10-4 lead at the 15:44 mark with two free throws by Wayde Sims, whose father Wayne Sims was honored at halftime of the game along with O'Neal and the rest of the 1990-91 SEC champs. Arkansas tied it at 11 on a 3-pointer by Macon and took a 14-13 lead on a trey by Jaylen Barford.
LSU responded with a 16-3 run from 10:34 mark of the first half until 4:13 remained to take a 14-point lead at 33-19 on a two free throws by Blakeney, who had seven points in that run and scored 10 points in all with 11 rebounds in the first half. Forward Duop Reath also scored 10 in the first half with five rebounds, but finished with just 14 points along with 15 rebounds. Brandon Sampson added 12. The Tigers had turned the ball over only three times in taking the 14-point lead.
Arkansas trimmed the lead to eight at 33-25 with a 6-0 run before LSU closed the half with a jumper and two free throws by Sims over the final 1:13 for a 40-31 halftime lead.
LSU missed 6 of 7 shots from three-point range in the first half, but it didn't matter because the Tigers dominated the Hogs on the boards with 28 rebounds to 12.
As soon as the second half began, though, Arkansas began to take over, quickly drawing within 42-40 in the opening minutes, then taking a 62-52 lead with 10 minutes to play in the game. The Hogs continued to lead by double digits for most of the second half. LSU never drew closer than six down the stretch.
Anton Beard added 11 points for Arkansas, which outscored LSU 47-30 in the second half.
Glenn Guilbeau covers LSU sports for the USA Today Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter at @LSUBeatTweet. Coverage of LSU and commentary by Guilbeau supported by Hebert’s Town & Country Automobile Dealer in Shreveport located at 1155 East Bert Kouns Loop. Research your next Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep or Ram at http://hebertstandc.com/.)
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Are Doggie Bags a Don't?
The authors ask the experts about this question and more.
Stephanie PiersonBarbara Harrison
Photo by {Guerrilla Futures | Jason Tester}/Flickr CC
Last week, Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison kicked off their monthly column, What To Do...?, by offering expert advice for how to act around celebrity chefs. Here, they answer readers' questions about wine, doggie bags, and Ina Garten.
SITUATION: "what happens when you have house guests who want to drive up ina [Garten's] driveway just to see if she's home?" Submitted by ivo jamrosz
"Yes, on her street. No, on her driveway. There's a difference between fan and fanatic."
-Dorothy Kalins, founding editor, Saveur Magazine
SITUATION: "At dinner at a beautiful restaurant on the water, I ordered a bottle of wine-the waitress asked if I wanted a glass with it. What is the answer to that????" Submitted by kendellle
"While my first instinct might be to say, 'Just bring me a straw with the bottle,' I probably would refrain. I am guessing the waitress was asking the diner whether they preferred a glass with a stem or without a stem. If the bottle is inexpensive--maybe a 'vin ordinaire'--then a stemless tumbler is perfect. Whether the vessel comes with/without a stem, the material should always be glass as opposed to waxed paper or plastic. Cheers!"
-Scott Pactor, Owner, Appellation Wine and Spirits in New York
SITUATION: "So can you ask to take leftovers home from an up-market restaurant? I asked and they were very polite and gave them wrapped up, but my boyfriend was very embarrassed. Surely they should provide for a customers reasonable whims at that level?" Submitted by Ronit Mars on the Atlantic Food Channel Facebook page
"Ask and you shall receive. We have earth-friendly packaging just for this occasion at our four-star Topolobampo. We would rather see it go home and be eaten!"
-Rick Bayless, Chef/owner of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, host of PBS's Mexico--One Plate at a Time, and winner of Bravo TV?s Top Chef Masters.
Have you been baffled, bewildered, or utterly humiliated by a recent food/wine/entertainment experience? If so, email us here.
Stephanie Pierson is the author of The Brisket Book: A Love Story With Recipes and the co-author of a book on contemporary behavior called What To Do When No One Has a Clue.
Barbara Harrison is the co-author of What to Do When No One Has a Clue.
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All even in American League: Tigers and Red Sox
DETROIT (AP) — A revitalized Austin Jackson delivered in manager Jim Leyland's revamped lineup as the Detroit Tigers built a big lead and held on this time, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-3 Wednesday night to even the AL championship series 2-2.
Torii Hunter had a two-run double and Miguel Cabrera drove in two runs after Leyland dropped the slumping Jackson to eighth in the order and moved almost everyone else up a place following the Tigers' 1-0 loss in Game 3. Jackson drew a bases-loaded walk off Jake Peavy for the first run of Detroit's five-run second inning.
Doug Fister allowed a run in six innings, and after blowing a 5-0 lead in Game 2, Detroit kept the Red Sox at bay Wednesday.
Game 5 is Thursday night in Detroit. The Tigers' Anibal Sanchez faces Boston's Jon Lester in a rematch of Game 1, which was won by Detroit 1-0.
Jacoby Ellsbury had four hits for the Red Sox, finishing a homer shy of the cycle.
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Vilonia donation stopped by state audit
Linda Hicks
The giving season may be approaching for some but for others including the city of Vilonia it is on hold.
Thinking it was a charitable act, three older model trucks, a 1984, a 1988 and a 1990, not being used by the Vilonia Fire Department were gifted to other local fire departments with which the fire department has mutual aid. The city received a letter recently, Mayor James Firestone told the Vilonia City Council Tuesday night, saying there was a state auditing problem regarding those donations.
"The vehicles have not been disposed of," Firestone said "They are sitting in our parking lot and will remain there until we find the proper way to get rid of them. "
The Vilonia Fire Department, Firestone said, had no need for the trucks and it was believed giving them to other fire departments who could use them was a charitable act as well as covered by law because of the mutual aid agreement between the departments.
Voicing a sense of confusion concerning any wrong doing, the council accepted the 2012 audit findings. At Firestone’s request, the council also approved a procedure spelling out the rules for disposing of unwanted city property which requires requests in writing from department heads, reasons for disposals, plans for disposals, discussions in public meetings and council approval. Firestone said he will contact the city attorney and "work out the details and get it all straight."
"We will do better in the future and not have this come up again," he added.
Fire chief Keith Hillman said a couple of the trucks do not run. And, one of them, Hillman said, was at the East Cypress Fire Department when Vilonia took over the operation a few years back. That truck, Hillman said, was given to the East Cypress Department by the city of Ward.
"It is on our asset list but we have never had the title to it," he added.
• The council approved spending $3,800 for striping on South Church Street running to the bypass.
• Gave a nod of approval to the Vilonia High School East Lab to paint and mark some storm drains in the city. East Lab advisor Erin Rappold addressed the council along with students Austin Tiner and Ford Richmond making the request. In the technology class, Rappold said, students are encouraged to research and develop community service projects. Painting the drains and stenciling them as places with "no dumping allowed," the students said, may prevent some water contamination.
The council’s approval carried stipulations the students must wear safety gear and work under the supervision of a city employee. The council also approved the purchase of a few gallons of paint and brushes for the project.
• Firestone outlined the preliminary sequence of events regarding the issuance of bonds that will follow the passage of the bond issue on the Sept. 10, ballot. The sanction allowed the city to continue collecting a half-cent sales tax that was originally approved in 2005, under a sunset clause, and was set to be retired this month with the paying off of the construction on the city hall.
The bond pricing will be completed by Nov. 11, and bonds will go on sale Nov. 13, Firestone said. A special meeting has been set for Nov. 14, for review and passage of an ordinance accepting the bonds. The city should receive the construction funds by Dec. 17, Firestone added.
The tax collections will be dedicated to park and recreational improvements which will include four additional softball fields, seven soccer fields, parking and a concession stand with utilities, on land previously purchased by the city, located on North Mt. Olive.
It is estimated the softball and park facility will cost about $1.5 million and not exceed $1.750 million including the debt service reserve fund.
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2003 Toyota 4Runner Review
John Pearley Huffman Editor
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The term SUV is thrown around so loosely these days that it’s practically lost its meaning. The term “sport -utility vehicle” was invented to describe a truck with real off-road ability, not some weird hybrid of marketing pretense and a sedan chassis.
The 2003 Toyota 4Runner is a real SUV – its body sits on a full frame, the engines are purpose-built for trucks and sit north-south under the hood, the suspension has enough travel to clear small boulders and the heft to survive them, and the transfer case has a genuine low range to lug up hills and through muck. In a price and size class that’s crammed with competitors the new, slightly larger 4Runner distinguishes itself not just through the image it projects, but how well it backs that image up with the substance of real ability.
Genuinely new
From the time of its introduction in 1985 through the 2002 model, the 4Runner was closely related to Toyota’s compact pickup trucks. It always shared its engines and major elements of the chassis with those pickups and the resemblance usually carried through to both the exterior and interior. But this latest fourth-generation 4Runner is unrelated to the pickups and is instead based on a new version of Land Cruiser Prado, a purpose-built SUV never sold in North America (the same platform also underpins the upcoming Lexus GX470). The new 4Runner doesn’t even share engines with the outgoing model.
The basic 4Runner chassis is hardly revolutionary. The ladder frame is fully boxed for strength and incorporates nine crossmembers for stiffness. The suspension consists of independent double A-arms and coil springs up front and a solid axle located by four-links and coil springs in the back (air suspension is optional), there’s a disc brake at every wheel controlled by an ABS system, and the steering is by rack-and-pinion. All conventional, truck-like stuff unlikely to excite the masses.
It’s the drivetrains that are exciting with a new, truly sweet V-6 and, for the first time in a 4Runner, a V-8.
Gone is last year’s 3.4-liter V-6 and in its place is the all-new, all-aluminum 1GR-FE 4.0-liter V-6 with DOHC heads, four valves per cylinder and, for the first time on a truck engine, Toyota’s VVTi variable valve timing system. Making 245 horsepower at 5200 rpm and 283 lb-ft of peak torque at 3400 rpm, the new 4.0-liter is the most powerful normally-aspirated six Toyota has sold in America. It’s both sweet-natured in operation and slick. Mated to a four-speed automatic in the 4Runner, the V-6 doesn’t have the off-idle torque of a V-8, but it gets into the thick part of its powerband quickly and runs quietly. The V-6 is good enough so that in daily driving most buyers would never miss the V-8. Throw in its fuel economy advantage and lower initial cost and the V-6 will probably be the most popular.
More familiar is the optional V-8, which is the same 4.7-liter, DOHC, 32-valve unit used in the Tundra, Sequoia, Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470 where it’s proven itself smooth, capable and bulletproof. In the 4Runner it’s lashed to a new five-speed automatic that shifts with nonchalance and elegance. But at 235 horsepower, the V-8 is actually down 10 ponies from the V-6. The V-8’s big advantage is its torque production where it peaks at 320 lb-ft at 3400 rpm. Anyone who’ll be using their 4Runner for towing (it’s rated to haul 5000 pounds) should opt for the V-8, but virtually everyone else will be at least as happy with two less cylinders.
The 4Runner is available as a 4x2 (for those cheap poseurs out there); it’s as a 4x4 that the 4Runner shines. The two-speed transfer case and Torsen-type locking center differential ensure an efficient torque split and it’s tough to find a situation where the 4Runner can’t find traction. The new 4Runner is just awesome off-road; the suspension is compliant, long-legged and tough and the electronic hill descent system means if a driver can point the 4Runner in the right direction, it could make it to the bottom on its own. The descent system is noisy as it cycles the brakes, but its ability to control descents is spectacular. Hill descent technology has been seen before on vehicles like the Range Rover, but it’s never been done so well on a less-expensive vehicle than in the 4Runner.
On road, the ride motions are comfortable and well-controlled (especially when equipped with the 17-inch wheels and P265/65R17 tires that come with the Sport and Limited models) and the 4Runner is commendably quiet. With Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Traction Control aboard, and the inherently modest grip of the all-weather tires, the 4Runner isn’t a cornering dynamo, but it’s also nearly impossible to upset. The steering is weighted well, but the tires just don’t want to tell the driver what’s going on down there.
Big enough?
The outgoing 4Runner was justly criticized for being stingy on interior room and so the new one is larger inside, but surprisingly not in every way.
Compared to the 2002 model, the 2003 4Runner’s wheelbase and overall length are both up 4.5 inches to 109.8 and 187.8 respectively and that stretch is reflected in the increase in front leg room from 42.6 to 43.7 inches. However rear leg room (not a strong point in the old 4Runner) actually shrinks from 34.9 to 34.7 inches. That’s unexpected.
The biggest gain in roominess comes as width. On the outside the 2003 4Runner expands as much as 7.3 inches more than the 2002 models (and as little as 2.9 inches depending on trim) and inside that results in 4.4 inches more front shoulder room and a full 5.5 inches more front hip room. The old 4Runner’s interior felt claustrophobically narrow, while the new one is competitive with other SUVs in this size class. But buyers shopping for maximum interior room should look beyond the 4Runner. Sure the innards are bigger than the old 4Runner, but it’s still not huge. And it lacks a third-row seat.
The interior design is generally good, but does have some frustrations. All the materials used are high quality as is expected in a Toyota, the seats are well-shaped and every switch works with Glock-like precisions, but the dash design is a bit self-conscious with deeply tunneled instrumentation that can disappear in certain daylight conditions (it’s better when the headlights are left on and the gauges are illuminated) and the circularly arranged ventilation buttons (they aren’t dials) are just funky. Also the rear door opening is rather small making getting in and out tough for the less-than-nimble. On the plus side the swing-up rear tailgate still has a power roll-down rear window, which is a convenience no other SUV in this size class has.
Strangely Toyota didn’t install a third-row seat in the 4Runner and it still doesn’t have one in the similarly sized Highlander crossover ute either. That gives the company two mainstream-size SUVs missing an element that others like the Honda Pilot carry as standard. Toyota does claim, however to be working on a third-row seat for the Highlander.
Not for everyone, perfect for someone
Toyota is shipping the 4Runner in three flavors: SR5, Sport and Limited. The SR5 is well enough equipped to not seem like a base model. The Sport is a bit more aggressive with a non-functional hood scoop and bigger wheels and tires. The Limited goes monochrome on the outside and leather inside. Considering the new 4Runner’s space-agey styling, the Limited’s muted appearance seems to look best. But 4Runner buyers are supposed to be a bit more exuberant than, say, Highlander owners and it’s likely a lot of Sports will end up on the road. This is after all a high-capability vehicle built with adventure in mind and it will likely attract some adventurous people.
In off-road ability and drivetrain sophistication, the new 4Runner is the class of its class, and with prices expected to range between $24,000 and $35,000 a reasonable value too. It’s a genuine SUV among pretenders.
2003 Toyota 4Runner Limited
Base price: $35,000 (est.; $24,000 base)
Engine: 4.0-liter V-6, 245 hp; 4.7-liter V-8, 235 hp
Drivetrain: Four-speed automatic transmission, four-wheel drive
Length x width x height: 187.8 x 73.8 x 71.2 in
Wheelbase: 109.8 in
Curb weight: 4290 lb
Safety equipment: Dual front airbags, four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes
Major standard equipment: Power windows/locks/mirrors, A/C, cruise control, CD player, keyless entry
Warranty: Three years/36,000 miles
2003 Toyota 4Runner 4-Door Limited V8 Automatic (GS)
Great car with all the extras.
Great car. Very dependable. Very hard to give up.
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Riding toward the finish
After decades of dreaming, the Stark County Fairgrounds is now about a summer away from reality. With the earthwork just about completed and much of the red tape squared away, Stark County Fair Board President Lee Ann Karsky said construction of ...
Written By: Andrew Haffner | May 22nd 2016 - 8am.
The design for the Stark County Fairgrounds will feature a rodeo arena with a 2,500-seat main grandstand. The current rodeo arena at Dickinson State University will be moved to the site to serve as a practice space. (Graphic by JLG Arcitects)
After decades of dreaming, the Stark County Fairgrounds is now about a summer away from reality.
With the earthwork just about completed and much of the red tape squared away, Stark County Fair Board President Lee Ann Karsky said construction of the fairgrounds and rodeo arena south of Dickinson will begin in full sometime next week with a completion target of September.
“Our permit should be in this week so they can start putting in foundations,” Karsky said. “Everything was bid, and it’s ready to go and physically get started.”
Karsky said there were “probably 20 different” bid-outs completed by the project’s construction manager, Mike Jangula of Scull Construction, to account for the various pieces of the facility.
The total cost of construction for the project is now slated at $5.3 million. Of that, $1.7 million has already been spent to purchase the site, which is an 89-acre parcel of land off of Highway 22 in the south end of Dickinson’s extraterritorial zone.
On May 3, the Stark County Park Board reached that total cost when it approved $400,000 in spending to be used to complete the rodeo arena’s 2,500-seat permanent grandstands.
Park Board Chair Arnie Binek made the request for the funds in that meeting and said Friday that the final product will also have portable bleachers capable of seating 500 spectators.
He said the timing of the project helped its planners save on costs.
“One of the things that really helped us out was the downturn of the oil industry,” Binek said. “In affording a lot of the contracts, we were able to save quite a bit of money because the contractors got a little cheaper and more competitive.”
Last summer, Grand Forks-based firm JLG Architects won the bid for the design of the fair grounds. Rob Remark, JLG's marketing leader for the Dickinson region, said the bidding for the contractor side of the project has “all come in on-time and under-budget.”
While Remark couldn’t say for sure whether his firm had ever specifically designed a rodeo arena, he did say JLG has done work on a number of different event centers and other fairground projects.
The driving idea behind the Stark County Fairgrounds, Remark said, was to create a widely usable space.
“Their vision was really on versatility, on doing the arena portion the right way to be the kind of anchor to the successful development of the whole fairgrounds and event center site,” he said.
Chief among the fairgrounds’ duties will be hosting the mid-summer Roughrider Days Fair and Expo activities. The popular late June and early July event series, which include a three-day PRCA rodeo, has been hosted at the Dickinson State University rodeo grounds for several years. Events will move south next year when the new fairgrounds are completed.
In addition to Roughrider Days, the new arena will also host the DSU rodeo team.
The student athletes of that team will soon be displaced from their current rodeo grounds on the university campus by early work on the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, an ambitious project that would dramatically reshape the site with extensive earthwork and construction.
Chip Poland, chair of DSU’s Department of Agriculture and Technical Studies and a rodeo team adviser, said the Roughrider Commission, the group behind the fair and expo of the same name, had hosted a meeting last Wednesday with various stakeholders to discuss usage of the new arena.
Poland said that, prior to the meeting, he’d been concerned with the potential cost of using a non-DSU facility. Afterward, he said he felt more “assured” that the boards behind the fairgrounds weren’t “necessarily looking at this as a money-making operation for them.”
The current rodeo grounds on campus will likely be dismantled starting in mid-July, Poland said, and will be moved south to the fairgrounds be reassembled in time for use in late August to prepare the team for the fall rodeo season.
Binek said DSU’s rodeo team will continue to practice in their old arena and will use the main space for its rodeos. Along with the above-ground structure of the DSU arena will come the ground itself.
“We’ll even move the dirt from the old arena out to the new arena,” Binek said, adding that the county and Roughrider Commission had invested in enhancing it for performance. “When you have (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeos, you want everything to be perfect.”
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HeveaBoard out to win back lost customers
Wong Ee Lin
April 08, 2019 09:08 am +08
This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on April 8, 2019.
KUALA LUMPUR: Particle board and ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture maker HeveaBoard Bhd is all out to win back customers it lost in 2017 when it was unable to fulfil orders due to a shortage of workers.
Managing director Yoong Hau Chun (pic) said the group has resolved the labour shortage and is working on regaining the trust and confidence of its customers.
“The workforce is back to [its] normal level. Although not up to the level that we want with the new factory (completed in 2017), we are back to where we used to be,” Yoong said in an interview with The Edge Financial Daily.
“The very least I can say is that there will no longer be any production delays. Now, it’s time to show them (customers) that we can become a reliable partner,” he added.
Yoong said HeveaBoard has been actively pursuing productivity and efficiency enhancement activities to bring improvements to its RTA operations.
The group, he said, expects to do better this year after an extremely challenging 2018, with a double-digit growth in its bottom line supported by improved sales from its RTA furniture division.
Yoong, however, cautioned that it will take some time before the group can see significant improvements.
For one, he said, the group’s new factory, which is meant mainly for veneer-based products, has yet to start production due to low demand.
The good side to this, however, is that HeveaBoard has obtained approval to bring in 300 foreign workers to work in this factory, and they are expected to arrive before the peak sales season starts at the end of the year.
Also, with the current depressed particle board prices, Yoong said the RTA furniture segment should benefit from low raw material costs.
As for the particle board division, Yoong is less optimistic given the soft market sentiments caused by the Sino-US trade war. He said the global business environment is currently challenging due to additional particle board capacities coming on stream as well as uncertain macroeconomic conditions.
Nonetheless, Yoong said HeveaBoard will focus on developing higher value products, better cost management and efficiencies within the particle board division.
“It’s really difficult to predict what will happen [in the particle board segment]. So, our hope is that we will continue to do what we are good at — maintain or further elevate the quality level,” he said.
The group produces higher grade particle boards, which fetch a higher margin, enabling HeveaBoard to differentiate itself from its peers.
The group’s main revenue stream is particle board manufacturing, with 80% of the total production exported. About half the exports go to China with another 20% each to Japan and South Korea, and the rest to countries such as India and Sri Lanka.
As for the group’s RTA furniture production, 90% of it is exported. Japan buys 60% of the exports, followed by Australia (15%), European countries (10%), with the remaining going to the US and other countries.
HeveaBoard saw its net profit plunge 74.15% to RM16.66 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2018 from RM64.43 million a year earlier, dragged by lower earnings across all segments. Revenue was down 17.51% to RM449.12 million from RM544.47 million.
Moving forward, HeveaBoard has set aside some RM3 million as capital expenditure (capex) to be used to boost automation.
Yoong said the group’s extensive investment in automation in 2014 and 2015 is bearing fruit as revenue has been growing due to the higher efficiency despite the tapering workforce.
“This means that the automation has been a help. Thus, we will continue to invest in automation,” he said.
As for the group’s recent diversification into fungi cultivation, Yoong said the business has yet to contribute positively due to some start-up challenges.
Still, the group expects the fungi business segment to break even this year, after a pre-tax loss of RM1.98 million a year ago, on revenue of RM417 million.
HeveaBoard’s share price closed half a sen or 0.79% higher at 64 sen last Friday, bringing the group’s market capitalisation to RM358.81 million. While the price has not changed much over the past year, it has fallen by more than half since hitting RM1.58 on Oct 23, 2017.
According to Bloomberg, there are two research houses covering HeveaBoard, one with a “buy” call and the other with a “hold” recommendation. The target price set is 68 sen and 65 sen respectively.
JF Apex Securities Bhd research head Lee Chung Cheng forecasts HeveaBoard’s net profit to be RM18.1 million and RM28.2 million for FY19 and FY20, on revenue of RM471.2 million and RM523.6 million respectively.
“Going forward, the management guided that its RTA division shall perform better this year with the resolution of its foreign labour issue and anticipated greater demand from Japan driven by the 2020 Olympics,” said Lee in a note dated March 22.
Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd analyst Rachael Hong Hui Chee expects HeveaBoard to report a net profit of RM14.3 million and RM17.6 million for FY19 and FY20, on revenue of RM516.2 million and RM533.7 million respectively.
In a research report dated March 1, she cut HeveaBoard’s FY19 to FY20 earnings forecasts by 25% and 22% respectively, mainly to account for lower sales and selling price in the particle board segment.
Nonetheless, she is positive that the RTA segment’s margin will continue to improve as cost per unit will be lowered, and thus will be able to cushion the weak particle board segment
“As the group cleared off its backlogged orders and contract workers, we started to witness margin recovery in the RTA segment,” said Hong.
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Lawsuit Claims Rehab Clinic Is Actually A Scientology Recruiting Program
Jeanette McHenry is claiming that the New Life Retreat in Louisiana pulled a "bait and switch."
A woman is suing a residential drug rehabilitation program in Denham Springs, La., claiming it is a Scientology recruiting tool posing as a substance abuse treatment.
Jeanette McHenry filed a lawsuit on Monday in Baton Rouge federal court against the Narconon Louisiana New Life Retreat, alleging that the Narconon program “used a bait and switch scheme whereby (it) promised (McHenry) extensive substance abuse counseling for her son and then delivered only Scientology teaching and dangerous Scientology rituals,” according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit seeks damages and a court order prohibiting the defendants “from further engaging in deceptive trade practices."
This is not the first time Narconon has been sued. McHenry's lawsuit is one of many that have been filed around the country against Narconon entities, which consist of more than 120 rehabilitation and drug prevention centers around the world, according to Patrick Pendley, one of McHenry’s attorneys.
“Narconon preys upon people experiencing Ms. McHenry’s desperation to do something, anything to pull a loved one out of destructive addictive behavior,” Pendley said. “We are trying to shine the public spotlight on these fraudulent programs that do more harm than good to the patient.”
McHenry took out a bank loan and borrowed money from family to help come up with $27,000 to send her son to NLR. There, NLR had her son study and practice Scientology in place of actual addiction treatment, according to the lawsuit. “NLR is using the Narconon program to introduce Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘technology’ to unwitting patients seeking drug rehabilitation.”
Although Narconon is not part of the Church of Scientology, its website does confirm that the research of Scientology founder and science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard did form the basis of the Narconon program. Hubbard gave Narconon the right to use his copyrighted works for drug rehabilitation purposes in 1976.
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Commercial Solar Projects » Australia Could Become One of the First Countries to Hit Solar Peak
Australia Could Become One of the First Countries to Hit Solar Peak
Lindsey Guest
Commercial Solar Rebate
Australia’s success in solar uptake could become its downfall, as it is set to become one of the first countries in the world to hit solar peak, according to Fairfax Media who interviewed director of EnergyAustralia Mark Collette.
The rapid adoption of solar in Australia is causing havoc at grid level. The reality is that distribution infrastructure is not capable of handling peaks of electricity generated when the sun comes up. Urgent and substantial upgrades are needed, particularly as around 100MW of new solar has been installed every month in 2018, according to data from Green Energy Markets.
Source: Green Energy Markets
As Kerry Schott, chairman of the Energy Security Board told the Australian Financial Review National Energy Summit last Wednesday “I sort of characterise the general state of affairs at the moment as being one of anarchy,” explaining that distributors are “not really ready to deal with the huge amount of solar that is going in”.
The upshot of this is that distributors may need to start limiting how much rooftop solar is feeding into the grid. Australian Energy Market Operator chief executive Audrey Zibelman said curtailment – which already applies to wind power in South Australia about 6 per cent of the time – could also be required for rooftop solar.
Some blame has been placed on the small-scale renewable energy scheme (SRES), with claims that rooftop solar under 100kW no longer needs subsidies. The government has already committed to scrapping the SRES by 2021.
Others have noted that the influx of additional energy could be managed using smart grids and storage, but these less mature industries are not yet as commercially viable as solar (currently around seven years depending on a number of variables) so may require government support to boost their adoption.
What’s clear is that more electricity consumers are turning to self-generated power than anticipated by government and that this is largely due to rising energy costs.
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Caffeine tied to low birth weight babies
Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 07:26
Stockholm, Feb 19 - Caffeine, the primary constituent of coffee has been found to be associated with low birth weight babies and may also prolong pregnancy, says a Swedish study.
A research team from the Norwegian Institute for Public Health, investigated the impact of maternal caffeine during pregnancy on babies, relying on information about mother's diet and birth details collected over 10 years.
After excluding women with medical and pregnancy-related conditions, nearly 60,000 pregnancies were included in the study. All sources of caffeine were monitored in the study: coffee, tea, fizzy drinks, as well as food including cocoa-containing cakes and deserts and chocolate, the journal BMC Medicine reports.
The World Health Organisation currently suggests a limit of 300mg per day during pregnancy but some countries recommend a limit of 200mg, which can be less than a single cup of coffee from some high street cafes.
Verena Sengpiel, from Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, who led the project said: "Caffeine consumption is strongly correlated with smoking which is known to increase the risk for both pre-term delivery and the baby being small for gestational age at birth (SGA)."
However, "we found no association between either total caffeine or coffee caffeine and pre-term delivery but we did find an association between caffeine and SGA," added Sengpiel, according to a Sahlgrenska statement.
In fact, they found that caffeine from all sources reduced birth weight.
Caffeine from all sources extended pregnancy by five hours per 100 mg caffeine per day, but caffeine intake from coffee was tied to an even longer gestational length, eight hour extra for every 100 mg caffeine per day. (IANS)
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CultureMusicLive music
The Who at Wembley Stadium: A rock opera of epic proportions
The Who at Wembley Stadium: A rock opera of epic proportions | Live review
Selina Begum
Shot by Virginie Viche
Selina Begum Shot by Virginie Viche
The Who at Wembley Stadium
Eminence Front, Society, Love Reign O'er Me
Multi-generational rock legends The Who put on a show of epic proportions, with a full orchestra and plenty of great support acts in the lineup.
First to take the stage is 20-year-old Connor Selby. The stadium contains some early attendees at this point, pinpricks in the huge ground, and the young songwriter captivates with his mature vocals and exceptional guitar playing. Selby’s debut album, Made Up My Mind, is heavily influenced by an array of artists spanning genres such as folk, soul, gospel and R ’n’ B, all of which shape his techniques – evident in the set today. The vocalist shows off his skills with long licks and riffs in This Old World, backed by a strong bass line. The highlight of the brief billing comes from Tired of Wasting My Time, a sombre and lyrically honest track imbued with the classic rock melodies that so inspired Selby, while the stunning blues-tinged You Hurt me is another example of his gifted musicianship.
A strings-only rendition by Red Limo Quartet introduces Pearl Jam’s grunge-rocker Eddie Vedder on stage with Alive, followed by Wishlist, the singer on electric guitar, visible through a sepia screen visual shaped like an old Macintosh computer; the two large screens are off initially, making it difficult for far-seated patrons to see the concert, though this issue is finally fixed. The multi-instrumentalist’s set is mainly comprised of Pearl Jam tracks such as I Am Mine, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town and Corduroy, with an accompanying speech on how much The Who means to him. Vedder is joined by his friend, Pete Townshend’s brother Simon, for a cover of his 1983 track I’m the Answer. Glen Hansard, Irish songwriter and star of popular musical Once, later joins Vedder for Society, originally a Jerry Hannan cover used in the 2007’s critically acclaimed Into the Wild film soundtrack – a sure highlight. Vedder and Hansard also participate in rapid strumming, evocative of Spanish flamenco guitar playing. A slowed down rendition of Black supported by the orchestra is beautiful and haunting, Vedder’s iconic voice echoing in the vast football stadium, while Queen’s Crazy Little Thing Called Love is an audience favourite, contrasting earlier grunge tracks. Vedder completes his set with Porch and a cover of Canadian singer-songwriter Indio’s Hard Sun, also part of the Into the Wild soundtrack, and a perfect end.
And then it’s time for one of the seminal British groups in the world, ready to grace the stage with cuts from their expansive and influential back catalogue. Backed up by a full orchestra, The Who’s performance is thunderous and extravagant, the rock’n’roll veterans giving it everything they got. Overture (Tommy, 1969) sets the mood for a monumental show, and at over two-and-a-half hours long, it does admittedly test the limits of some concertgoers, who leave early, disappointed with the acoustics. 1921, Amazing Journey and Sparks follow from the same album, the guitarists performing with vigour as in their younger years. The band take a mellower approach with We’re Not Gonna Take It, Townshend acknowledging the expensive ticket prices, thanking the crowd for working so hard to afford them. They play the more popular Who Are You, with the crowd singing along, but it’s Eminence Front that stands heads above a lot of the songs tonight, less rock opera and more unique in musical style. The back screen shows a variety of images throughout, from the members in their formative years to The Who’s iconic symbol in blue, white and red concentric circles and England’s current women’s football team. With two live debuts tonight, Hero Ground Zero and Townshend’s song Guantanamo, there is plenty of new material still to show. A kazoo introduces an Aboriginal musical element to Join Again, and finishing off the first half of their set, Townshend pays tribute to his friend and guitar technician Alan Rogan, who passed away only two days previously.
The Who return to earlier work again with Substitute, The Seeker from Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy (1970), Townshend and Daltrey then treating us to an acoustic rendition of Won’t Get Fooled Again, followed by a strings version of Behind Blue Eyes, the crowd swaying with phone torches. Vedder is a friend of Townshend, and admired by Daltrey, joining them for The Punk and the Godfather. However, it’s Love Reign O’er Me that is one of the final highlights of a grand show, with its glistening visuals, Daltrey’s arms raised, singing passionately –powerful and incredibly moving. Uplifting classic Baba O’Riley lights up the dark summer evening with colourful flashing pops of luminous green and blue, Daltrey stating how “the youth is gone, but the f**cking music is better than ever.”
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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia (Kalgoorlie-Boulder)
Tue, Jul 16 at 5:10 pm - Wed, Jul 17 at 6:49 am
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Visible tonight, Jul 16 – Jul 17, 2019
Mercury: Until Tue 5:55 pm
Venus: From Wed 6:22 am
Mars: Until Tue 6:21 pm
Jupiter: Until Wed 4:12 am
Saturn: Until Wed 6:27 am
Uranus: From Wed 1:03 am
Neptune: From Tue 9:21 pm
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Tonight's Sky in Kalgoorlie, Jul 16 – Jul 17, 2019 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Kalgoorlie
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, Jul 16 ↓5:55 pm
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Venus rise and set in Kalgoorlie
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Venus is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Wed, Jul 17 ↑6:22 am
Mars rise and set in Kalgoorlie
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mars is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Jupiter rise and set in Kalgoorlie
After sunset and most of the night.
Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.
Wed, Jul 17 ↓4:12 am
Saturn rise and set in Kalgoorlie
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Uranus rise and set in Kalgoorlie
View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.
Neptune rise and set in Kalgoorlie
View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Jul 16 ↑9:21 pm
Planets Visible in Kalgoorlie
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Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jul 16, 2019
Tue 7:08 am Tue 5:55 pm Tue 12:31 pm Extremely difficult to see
Wed 6:22 am Wed 4:32 pm Wed 11:27 am Slightly difficult to see
Tue 7:51 am Tue 6:21 pm Tue 1:06 pm Difficult to see
Tue 2:17 pm Wed 4:12 am Tue 9:15 pm Perfect visibility
Tue 4:32 pm Wed 6:27 am Tue 11:29 pm Perfect visibility
Wed 1:03 am Wed 12:02 pm Wed 6:32 am Difficult to see
Tue 9:21 pm Wed 9:50 am Wed 3:36 am Difficult to see
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Google workers can listen to what people say to its AI home devices
Company admitted that contractors can access recordings made by Assistant, after some of its recordings were leaked
Kari Paul in San Francisco and agencies
In 2017, Google confirmed a bug in its Home Mini speaker allowed the smart device to record users even when it was not activated by the wake-up word. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian
Google acknowledged its contractors are able to listen to recordings of what people say to the company’s artificial-intelligence system, Google Assistant.
The company admitted on Thursday that humans can access recordings made by the Assistant, after some of its Dutch language recordings were leaked. Google is investigating the breach.
The recordings were obtained by the Belgian public broadcaster VRT, which reviewed more than 1,000 audio clips and found 153 had been captured accidentally.
Google Assistant begins automatically recording audio when prompted by a user, usually by saying a wake-up word or phrase like, “OK, Google”.
Google says contractors listen to recordings to better understand language patterns and accents, and notes that recordings may be used by the company in its user terms. This feature can be turned off, but doing so means Assistant loses much of its personalized touch.
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A spokesman for the company told Wired only 0.2% of all recordings are accessed by humans for transcription, and that the audio files are stripped of identifying user information.
However, the report from VRT found recordings of users that had identifiable information, including one person’s address and other personal information, like a family discussing their grandchildren by name, another user discussing their love life, and one user talking about how quickly a child was growing.
In 2017, Google confirmed a bug in its Home Mini speaker allowed the smart device to record users even when it was not activated by the wake up word. A Bloomberg report earlier this year also revealed Amazon’s Alexa voice technology uses contractors to review recordings, which Amazon later confirmed.
The recordings reported on by VRT may not be in compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, rules that went into effect in May 2018 that limit the data companies based in the EU or doing business in the EU can hold on consumers.
Google did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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Christopher Cullen
Comrie Cullen
the Irish Echo
Family devastated after Irish mother found dead in Sydney car park
The mother of three was found beside her car on Wednesday afternoon.
By Cliodhna Russell Thursday 23 Jan 2014, 10:48 PM
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A WOMAN FROM Northern Ireland was found dead in a car park in Sydney yesterday, a victim of what is believed to have been an incident of domestic violence.
Comrie Cullen, 39, was found beside her white car at about 2.40pm (Sydney local time) in an isolated car park at Taren Point fishing club.
The mother-of-three had suffered traumatic upper body injuries and was found in a pool of blood.
In a brief statement, her family said they had been left deeply shocked.
“Our family is devastated by Comrie’s tragic death and we would ask for no intrusion at this time,” they said in a statement released through the PSNI this evening.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is in contact with authorities in New South Wales in relation to the investigation and to make arrangements for the repatriation of her body.
Cullen’s estranged husband, Christopher Cullen, is now in hospital with injuries to his chest and wrist.
The 50-year-old was found by investigating officers and was taken to hospital for treatment of injuries to his wrists and chest which are believed to have been self-inflicted.
Superintendent Gregory Antonjuk confirmed that he will have to undergo surgery while in custody.
He also told reporters that the pair had been married for some 15 or 16 years but that they had become estranged late last year. A number of domestic incident had been reported to the police.
An AVO (Apprehended Violence Order) was issued by the courts and took effect in November 2013.
The couple had three children aged 5, 7 and 11.
Police are working with their counterparts in Northern Ireland as Comrie Cullen’s father lives there, according to the Irish Echo.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that she was found dead on the same day she was due in court over a small claims dispute taken by her ex-husband.
Originally published 11.03am
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'It will be a question of life and death': Julian Assange to face hearing on US extradition in London
The Wikileaks founder was jailed for 50 weeks yesterday.
By Stephen McDermott Thursday 2 May 2019, 7:15 AM
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Protesters outside court as Julian Assange was sentenced yesterday
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JULIAN ASSANGE WILL will face an initial hearing in London today over an extradition request from the United States.
The Wikileaks founder, who was arrested last month after spending seven years in Ecuador’s London embassy, was jailed for 50 weeks yesterday for breaching his bail conditions.
The US has sought to extradite the Australian whistleblower to face charges of “conspiracy” for working with former US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.
The indictment, which was only revealed following Assange’s arrest, accuses him of helping crack a password stored on US Department of Defence computers in March 2010.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years.
Manning passed hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, exposing US military wrongdoing in the Iraq war and diplomatic secrets about dozens of countries.
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said on Wednesday that all efforts would now be focused on preventing Assange’s extradition to the US.
“It will be a question of life and death,” he warned.
Assange’s supporters believe that more serious charges could be filed if he is transferred to the US, and he fears the death penalty.
Hrafnsson was speaking outside London’s Southwark Crown Court, where a British judge handed Assange a 50-week jail term for breaching a British court order when he sought refuge in the embassy in June 2012.
In a letter read out on his behalf, Assange expressed regret, saying: “I did what I thought at the time was the best or perhaps the only thing that I could have done.”
“I apologise unreservedly,” he said.
Assange’s team is fighting his extradition and the process could take years.
With additional reporting from - © AFP 2019
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Swedish weather agency issues snow warning
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Man shovels snow off roof in central Sweden's Järna, February
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) warned Swedes to brace for snow and heavy winds across much of the country on Tuesday evening and Wednesday.
The class 1 snow warning applies from Blekinge in the southeast and extends northward across the almost the entire country.
In addition, the agency issued a class 1 gale warning for the entire Swedish coastline, save for a small sliver of the country's southernmost coast.
SMHI estimates that the central and eastern parts of Svealand in the middle of the country may receive up to 5 cm of wet snow on Wednesday.
Many parts of eastern Götaland in the south may also receive similar amounts of wet snow.
From Gävleborg on the east coast inland and northwards, snowfall is expected as early as Tuesday evening, with 5 cm of newly fallen snow expected overnight.
"A low-pressure area has moved over Sweden, resulting in unstable weather with rain and showers falling over the country's southern half," SMHI meteorologist Anders Wettergren said in a statement.
"Another precipitation area with snowfall will come in over the mountains and pass eastward over Norrland in the evening and overnight."
Northwesterly winds will also bring cooler air. The cold air on Wednesday will affect the weather as it blows towards southern Sweden and the expected rain may turn into wet snow in many places.
On Thursday, Sweden will be surrounded by a number of small rotating low-pressure systems. The northernmost low-pressure system will dump snow in the far north of the country, while the southernmost system will result in rain in southern Götaland before turning into a touch of snow in the evening.
The rest of the country will benefit from a sunny day, but it will turn cold, with temperatures below freezing in the north and in the single digits in the south.
The end of this week will continue with several small low-pressure fronts passing through the country with rain and snow, followed by lots of sun.
Temperatures are expected to once again fall below freezing throughout the country at night, dipping as low as minus 15 to 20 degrees Celsius in the far north.
Thermometers in the south of the country are expected to read 2 to 5 degrees in the south during the day, with temperatures remaining below freezing in the north.
At the start of next week, a major low-pressure system will move in over Sweden.
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NASCAR suspends Sauter for 1 race for hitting Hill
By The News · 21 of June 2019 16:38:31
AP Photo, Ross Chastain, No available, Ross Chastain competes during a NASCAR Truck Series auto race, Sunday, June 16, 2019, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
NASCAR suspended Johnny Sauter for one race for intentionally ramming into Austin Hill during the Truck Series race in Iowa.
The sport’s sanctioning body said Tuesday that Sauter will miss this weekend’s race at Gateway, outside St. Louis. His postseason eligibility will not be affected.
Hill nicked the back of Sauter’s truck at Iowa Speedway, sending Sauter into the wall and drawing a caution flag. While Sunday’s race was still under yellow, Sauter got his truck spun around straight before speeding up and driving right into the back of Hill’s truck.
NASCAR parked Sauter for the rest of the race. Hill, who had tangled with Sauter in an earlier race at Texas, finished 12th.
“We look back at the history of everything we’ve done and try to react with the precedents that we’ve set and then obviously tailoring those to the situation that we have at hand,” said Scott Miller, NASCAR senior vice president of competition. “In this case, we felt like his actions certainly warranted being sat down for an event, but it felt a little too harsh to take him straight out of the championship, so we think we landed on what we feel is fair and a deterrent.”
A representative for Sauter’s ThorSport Racing team told NASCAR.com the organization had not made a decision regarding a possible appeal.
Hill is seventh in the standings, Sauter is eighth.
Brett Moffitt was declared the race winner at Iowa after Ross Chastain’s truck, which cleared the line first, failed a post-race inspection. Chastain’s team has appealed that ruling.
More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/apf-AutoRacing and https://twitter.com/AP
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Open Source Housing
by Cristiana Strava
Assembling a WikiHouse frame. Source: Delfino Legnani
“Imagine if we could make designing and printing your house as easy as shopping on Amazon — and put it into the public domain forever.” This is the challenge put forth by the minds behind open source D.I.Y. project WikiHouse, which recently won the TED City 2.0 award.
A model WikiHouse frame. Source: Delfino Legnani
Started in 2011 by 00:/ (pronounced “zero zero”), a London-based team of strategy and design practitioners, WikiHouse is an open source architectural design and construction set. True to its name, the WikiHouse is not a finished product but a constantly evolving community project. Available under a Creative Commons license as a free download, the WikiHouse construction set is meant to revolutionize 21st-century design culture and has been lauded as the future “house and home by the 99% for the 99%.”
Plywood fin with grid gauge. Source: WikiHouse Blog
The WikiHouse is a basic structure made mostly of plywood and formed by a series of “fins” assembled on a grid with a predetermined gauge. Each fin is made up of two layers of plywood assembled from smaller parts using staggered S-joints with minimal bolts and screws. The size of the fins and the gauge can vary as needed. Functioning as a basic skeleton, the WikiHouse can then be clad in materials appropriate for local climate conditions.
A mallet is the only tool needed to assemble the WikiHouse. Source: Delfino Legnani
Those who join the WikiHouse community as design collaborators are encouraged to follow 10 rules that embody the civic-minded and environmental spirit of the project. These range from considerations about safety and using locally sourced, biodegradable materials to a focus on designs that require minimal formal skills or training for assembly. The group defines their approach to open source as “being lazy like a fox.” Instead of re-inventing the wheel, the WikiHouse designers encourage a spirit of constant adaptation and building on existing solutions, while giving credit to the original creators.
WikiHouse prototype being assembled in London. Source: WikiHouse Blog
So far, six prototypes have been designed and assembled in various locations. None of them are ready for mass production. However, the London practitioners are planning to roll out what they call “maker labs” around the world and hope to use the TED City 2.0 award money to set up the first lab in Rio de Janeiro. Local partners Dharma and Brazilintel will contribute to the project in the Complexo de Alemão group of favelas. The ultimate aim is to provide youth in the favelas with a community space where they can harness the energies of what WikiHouse founders Alastair Parvin and Nick Ierodiaconou call “a constantly humming factory of micro-economic, civic, creative, educational and entrepreneurial outcomes of epic proportions.”
Source: Delfino Legnani
This is an ambitious project born out of its authors’ conviction that 21st-century design culture has become too obsessed with professionalization and authorship. Instead, they argue that “un-originality” should be proclaimed architecture’s new virtue. Based on ideas of simple, locally inspired design solutions, the WikiHouse seems to echo the vernacular moment in Modernist architecture of the 1950s. The designers refer to their open source approach as “accelerated vernacular design.”
But is it possible to create a platform so user-friendly that anyone can log on, design a house and “print” its components with the click of a button? Not quite. The need for a CNC mill severely limits the project’s D.I.Y. potential. Although CNC mills are becoming more affordable, they remain prohibitively expensive for most. The designers seem to be aware of these challenges and are wary of having D.I.Y. become a privilege for those with time and money. If WikiHouse is to serve the needs of the poor and marginalized, it needs to expand its collaborative ethos into the building and financing process.
These are ripe times for open source architecture and design. With SketchUp now available for free on Google and an increasing population of computer-savvy youth around the world, it will be exciting to see what the future holds for affordable D.I.Y. housing.
posted Monday, July 30, 2012
Anonymous Fri Aug 03, 02:39:00 PM EDT
outstanding overview, thank you for the introduction. i hope this idea takes off, although it will be interesting to see what people come up with. will it be better than custom or mass projects by professional architects? will it look like ikea design? and what would happen to architecture as a profession, and to professional architects?
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Congress is actually doing something good – and it’s about crowdfunding.
Well, well, well, would you look at this!
The House of Reps down in DC passed a bill recently that’s near and dear to my heart called the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act. In what is being called as one of the few examples of bipartisanship in the last several months/years, the bill was passed by the house by a whopping 407-17 vote and is now on the floor of the Senate . . . where it is also expected to pass. And it already has the blessing of the President!
What is the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act?
Well, it’s crowd-funding. 🙂 (Now do you get why it’s near and dear to my ol’ ticker? See this, if you need a reminder.)
That’s right . . . rather than resort to the non-profit Kickstarter model, under this bill, entrepreneurs would be allowed to raise investment money from accredited or unaccredited investors in small amounts, up to $2mm (subject to rules and regs, of course).
Now, that $2 mil cap makes this very unlikely to be used for a Broadway production . . . but, could this new legislation be used for an Off-Broadway production? Or Off-Off-Broadway? It’s too early to say definitively, of course . . . because you know Congress . . . they’ll probably tack on a few earmarks to the bill that require anyone raising money this way to also raise sheep in Wisconsin or stick their tongue to a flag pole in Winter. But it’s looking damn good.
Seriously, though, the Senate still has to pass it on, and they are still tinkering with details to ensure that investors are well protected (there is talk of creating a universal platform to accept funds to limit fraud, etc.). But WHEN it does pass, this act will revolutionize the way the small businessman and woman raise money in this country . . . and many of those men and women are theater producers.
As someone who crowd-funded a show using the regulations available to me that were created in 1933 (!), I can tell you that I’m very happy to hear that the times are a changin’ to make it a less arduous, less expensive and quicker process. (I had a convo with a member of the White House staff about this very subject after Godspell was announced last year.)
In fact, I’ll be calling the sponsor of this bill, Congressman Patrick McHenry, tomorrow to see if there’s anything I can do to help support this sucker as it makes its way to the desk of the Pres.
The most common question I get from people that want to do what I do is . . . how do I raise money for my show? There’s a lot of people out there that want to build businesses, they just need an easier way to get going. Hopefully, an Act like this will help.
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This is great news. I’ll do my own homework, but look forward to any updates you provide, Ken.
Ed K. says:
Thanks for bringing this to our attention- it is indeed good news! And it proves Congress CAN actually get something done!
So why didn’t the news media feature this story prominently? What a great opportunity for them to focus on GOOD news- for a change!
Christine G. says:
Something positive done by Congress! How wonderful that is! And I love the cartoon picture you chose Ken! “I’m just a bill…yes I’m only a bill…and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill”…gotta love SchoolHouse Rock!!!
RobM says:
Anything that assists us entrepreneurs in raising capital, sure makes a difference. The key here is the size of funding one would need. The more accessible and efficient the Cloud model becomes to kickstarting a software-based service start-up, the more applicable crowdfunding becomes. The true “dirty details” is that if the company becomes mega-successful, like that of Box.net et al, the early crowdfunding angels may get squeezed out by serious dilution as the Company begins to raise serious rounds of capital, e.g., $10M+. There is a reason for and rich, successful tradition of angel investors & venture capitalists. If the Act allows the shares in private companies to be traded over-the-counter in an exchange, then we’re talking about going quasi-public… There is a whole series of laws on that. I like the idea, but how viable would it be when an investor in crowdfunding wants out, how liquid is that share, and if it’s considered by the SEC as a share capable of being traded, well, it just may be another form of public funding of a private entity – the reason the SEC exists… Does this have legs? Maybe. I’ll take a wait and see attitude while I continue to work with angel investors and venture capitalists.
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The Walking Dead 5x06: Consumed
This episode had its moments. My initial reaction was that it was perfectly decent. However, the more I thought about it the more I realized this wasn't a very good episode. Despite some decent moments, a lot of things bothered me. (And no, it's not because it was a Carol-centric episode.)
The episode started rough. The opening montage of what Carol was up to between her exile and her return didn't impress me. The flashback felt wholly unnecessary. Carol was the same person when she returned as when she left. There was no transformation we needed to see. Nothing was shown to us that we couldn't infer on our own.
Then we get to the silliness of Carol and Daryl following a police officer who never figured out he was being tailed. Sure they didn't have headlights but cars still make noise. Beyond that, I have a feeling that the reasoning for all the vehicles at the hospital having a cross on them will never be explained except that it helps the protagonists follow them.
Then Carol and Daryl end up meeting Noah. This scene commits the writing sin of coincidence. How big of coincidence is up for debate. Carol and Daryl were tracking people from the same group that Noah came from. But, seriously, what are the odds that the timing would line up for them to meet each other? This issue wasn't egregious but, hey, I'm a roll.
Meeting Noah prompts Carol to try and shoot Noah. I'll be the first to admit that her actions here are defensible considering he was stealing their weapons. But Daryl stopped her and that's fine. Carol defending herself saying she wasn't going to kill him but, instead, only shoot his leg is laughable, though. Obviously those two aren't mutually exclusive. Carol is either lying or stupid. If she did shoot Noah in the leg his odds of survival aren't much better than shooting him in the chest. If Noah didn't bleed out or die of an infection he'd probably be limping zombie food.
Next we get Carol and Daryl getting surrounded by zombies and deciding that buckling up and tipping a van off a highway bridge is the best course of action. Frankly, it may have indeed been their best option. The possibility exists that they could survive the fall but the odds were against them. However, not only do both of them live but they walk away from crash relatively unscathed.
Noah shows up again and this time gets trapped under a bookshelf. I was pleasantly surprised that Carol wanted to save Noah but now Daryl, seemingly randomly, decides to be the callous one. It would make more sense if Daryl saved Noah's life, then Noah betrayed them and then, upon Daryl finding Noah again, decided not to spare him. But that's what happened. Noah stole from them first, then Daryl saved his life and then Daryl decided not to save him a second time. Daryl ends up helping Noah out (who ends up having valuable information) but I'm still not sure why Daryl initially decided to let him die on their second meeting.
Finally we end with Carol, pretty much out of nowhere, getting hit by a car. How did this happen? Did the drivers not see Carol? Did Carol not hear or see the car? This was literally the only car on the road and Carol was literally the only pedestrian. Even if this was an intentional act by the driver I still don't know why Carol didn't hear the car and avoid it.
Nothing I brought up was enough on its own to make me not like the episode. But there was a cumulative effect here. Each of these things, upon reflection, made me roll my eyes. Holes started developing in the story. Eventually, the whole thing looked like Swiss cheese. It's ironic that I didn't like this episode. I like Swiss cheese.
When the episode first started I was a little afraid the entire episode would be a Carol flashback. At least I dodged that bullet.
Carol mentions Lizzie and Mika and Daryl says he knows all he needs to know (they're not there). This prompts Carol to say "it's worse than that." If I was Daryl I'd assume that meant Carol killed the kids because they were slowing her down.
I will say the scene with Daryl and Carol in the family shelter was well done.
I assume Daryl took the self help book because of how Merle...or his father...treated him.
So Noah will be the mystery person at the end of "Four Walls and a Roof". Now sure how I feel about that. I can't think of anything that would live up to the hype but if it's a character we had yet to have met (at the time) why not show him and make us curious as to who the heck we are looking at?
I still feel the timeline for everything is dubious. In "Four Walls and a Roof" it felt like Daryl was gone for two days max. It already feels like Carol and Daryl have been gone longer than that. Then, in Slabtown, it felt like Carol showed up relatively quickly after Noah escaped. But Noah met (and stole weapons from) Carol and Daryl and there seemed to be a long time between that first meeting and when Carol was hit by a car. Maybe there's a way for it all to work but it does seem suspect.
On The Talking Dead Yvette Nicole Brown says she watches every episode three times and then, when the season is over, she rewatches the entire season. I think she was serious. I pity her.
Actor Tyler James Williams (Noah) said on The Talking Dead that Noah is slowly getting to the place (mentally speaking) that Rick's group is which is the same place Shane was. Shane was just "ahead of his time." No. I suppose I should point out this the actor's opinion and not necessarily how the show runners view things but, ugh, Shane love. And if the group was like Shane then Daryl would've let Carol kill Noah. Beyond that, Father Gabriel would be dead, Tyrese...dead, Sergeant Abraham...dead, Tara...dead, need I go on? My point is Shane was a xenophobic sociopath.
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Austin 'Teebore' Gorton November 19, 2014 at 1:31 PM
I think I enjoyed this episode a bit more than you. Then again, I was addressing thank you cards while watching it, so it didn't get my full attention. Thus, I was less consciously aware of the various coincidences and plot holes in play.
I'll also say that I always get a weird visceral thrill whenever the show trots out the "they messed with the wrong group!" plot and we get to see Rick and Co. go all righteous fury on a group of bad guys again, so I enjoyed that at the end.
The flashback felt wholly unnecessary.
Pretty much all of them did. I appreciate the effort to structurally tie this episode in to the last one, with the brief "back from commercial" flashbacks to Abraham and Carol. But Abraham was a character whose backstory we knew very little about, whereas seeing that Carol found a house, slept, then noticed the fire from the Governor's attack and went back to the prison doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know, and doesn't show us anything we needed to know.
I have a feeling that the reasoning for all the vehicles at the hospital having a cross on them will never be explained except that it helps the protagonists follow them.
I'm thinking we're just supposed to assume they're all hospital vehicles, marked as such, and were like that before the apocalypse. And now the group there is just using them and not bothering to remove the crosses.
But, seriously, what are the odds that the timing would line up for them to meet each other?
This I was okay with, since, as you say, both Carol/Daryl and Noah were ostensibly heading towards/circling the same place. That said, I could have done without TWO coincidental meetings between them in the same episode, particularly since, while the first one was a coincidence harmful to the protagonists (which is the okay kind of coincidence in writing), the second one was advantageous (the bad kind of coincidence).
However, not only do both of them live but they walk away from crash relatively unscathed.
Um, I'm pretty sure Carol hurt her shoulder. Which is clearly the worst possible injury one could sustain in that situation.
I'm still not sure why Daryl initially decided to let him die on their second meeting.
He was all angry that Noah's actions could have led to Carol's death. Basically, Noah took their weapons. So when they investigated the ambulance, they were forced to drive it off the bridge to escape. So Carol got hurt. Then, when the zombies attracted to Noah's shots attacked them, Carol was unable to properly defend herself. So when Daryl came across Noah, the guy responsible in his eyes for that sequence of events, in the heat of the moment he just wanted to kill him for having almost gotten Carol killed.
At least, that was my read of it.
Did the drivers not see Carol?
I'm assuming they hit her intentionally. Both to neutralize any potential threat, and also to thus immediately indebt her to their group by requiring medical attention when they bring her in.
I can't think of anything that would live up to the hype but if it's a character we had yet to have met (at the time) why not show him and make us curious as to who the heck we are looking at?
That was my thought too. Show us Noah, we're all like "who the heck is that?" then when we see him in the hospital, we're all "oh, that's where he came from, how does he get out and what happens to Beth?"
I still feel the timeline for everything is dubious.
Me too. But I think it all works.
Rick: Finds church, sets up shot.
C&D: Finds car, still with group.
Beth: Trying not to get raped at hospital.
Rick: Bob gets captured, eaten, returned. Termites executed.
C&D: Carol tries to leave, spots the car, follows, spends the night in shelter.
Beth: Still trying not to get raped.
Rick: Abraham and his group leave. Rick waits for the C&D.
Beth: Tries to escape, but doesn't. Noah gets out. Decides to kill doctor before seeing Carol arrive.
C&D: make their way through the city, meet Noah, Carol gets hit by hospital people.
Daryl and Noah arrive back at church.
I can't remember for sure, but I think all the stuff with Bob getting taken, eaten, returned and the Termites getting skunked and killed all happened in the same night. If it didn't, it screws up that timeline a bit.
but, ugh, Shane love.
Yeah, I really don't get that. Did people miss the part about how he went crazy and needed to be put down? How every ally the group has made since he died he would executed on the spot had he still been around/his viewpoint prevailed. He's not a martyr, people, he was a villain who died.
Matt November 19, 2014 at 2:46 PM
Still not watching the show, but with regards to Shane -- I just think that was all Jon Bernthal. I didn't like Shane as a character, but I thought Bernthal was great in the role. I wonder if people aren't remembering the actor more than the character.
Teemu November 19, 2014 at 3:22 PM
Well, they did name Thor the sexiest man in the world very recently, and I've already seen the fangirls loudly insisting that Loki so got robbed. The world we live in, folks.
Blam November 21, 2014 at 3:39 PM
Sorry I haven't been commenting on these. The last couple of weeks have been from hell. Nothing horrible but not conducive to blogreading.
Frenchie November 23, 2014 at 3:40 AM
Plot driven stupidity is the bane of this show. Not killing the zombies in their tent in a narrow corridor ? Yeah, no way it s gonna bite us in the ass later Carol !
And they re on a huge highway on a sunny day And yet, manage to get surrounded by walkers. Once again, who could have seen it coming Daryl ? I get that for both drama And time, the show cant have them on lenghty sneak attacks to clear out the area beforehand, but temporary idiocy is not great writing.
And them surviving the fall would have been better sold if the first shot of the van going forward didnt make it so unlikely it would ever land on its wheels.
I still liked it though.
Austin 'Teebore' Gorton November 25, 2014 at 9:25 AM
@Frenchie: Not killing the zombies in their tent in a narrow corridor ? Yeah, no way it s gonna bite us in the ass later Carol !
Yeah, that's one of those things that always bugs me on this show: when given a chance to kill zombies with minimal danger, KILL ZOMBIES!
They're ultimately a finite problem - it's a feasible that every zombie in the world could be killed. So when otherwise not in immediate danger, kill them. It hurts nothing and helps immensely.
Dr. Bitz November 28, 2014 at 11:47 AM
@Austin: "But Abraham was a character whose backstory we knew very little about, whereas seeing that Carol found a house, slept, then noticed the fire from the Governor's attack and went back to the prison doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know, and doesn't show us anything we needed to know."
Well said. Yeah, I had zero issue with flashing back with Abraham.
"I'm thinking we're just supposed to assume they're all hospital vehicles, marked as such, and were like that before the apocalypse."
It's just an odd assortment of vehicles to all be hospital vehicles.
"Me too. But I think it all works."
It just feels like Daryl and Carol were gone longer. Then again, I have a difficult time figuring out the geography of The Walking Dead.
@Matt: "I wonder if people aren't remembering the actor more than the character."
Very possible. There's nothing wrong with enjoying a villain, but you should recognize him AS a villain.
@Temu: "Well, they did name Thor the sexiest man in the world very recently, and I've already seen the fangirls loudly insisting that Loki so got robbed. The world we live in, folks."
I've long given up on trying to figure out what women find attractive. (It's almost like they each have their own personal preference!)
@Frenchie: "Well, they did name Thor the sexiest man in the world very recently, and I've already seen the fangirls loudly insisting that Loki so got robbed. The world we live in, folks."
I think the idea is they've lived in the zombie apocalypse long enough that they've become numb to zombies. Which only makes sense until your realize that one bite will still kill you!
@Blam: "Sorry I haven't been commenting on these. The last couple of weeks have been from hell. Nothing horrible but not conducive to blogreading."
As evidenced by latest blog post. :)
X-amining New Mutants #80
The Walking Dead 5x07: Crossed
X-aminations in December
The Walking Dead 5x05: Self Help
X-amining Daredevil #269
The Walking Dead 5x04: Slabtown
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All the Things You Are, from Very Warm for May - Laura Osnes
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
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Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, with Renée Fleming
Christmas in the Air, Tom Brokaw and Gail Halvorsen - Christmas Special
O Holy Night, with The King's Singers
The Cat and the Mouse Carol, with David Archuleta
The Friendly Beasts - Brian Stokes Mitchell and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
There But for You Go I, from Brigadoon, with Christian Pursell
Poor Little Lambs - Lindsey Stirling and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
4 Days Until the Christmas Concert - Countdown with the Count and Choir President
Don't Cry - Nathan Pacheco and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Alfie Boe, Tom Brokaw and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Home for the Holidays
The Spirit of Christmas, with Brian Stokes Mitchell & Edward K. Herrmann - Christmas Special
5 Days Until the Christmas Concert - Countdown with the Count and Ryan Murphy
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Down to the River to Pray - The King's Singers & Mormon Tabernacle Choir
1 Day Until the Christmas Concert - Countdown with the Count and Ryan Murphy
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Angels from the Realms of Glory King's Singers
Longfellow's Christmas, with Edward K. Herrmann
Joy to the World, with Renée Fleming
In the Garden - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
We Need a Little Christmas, with Angela Lansbury
Sing Forth This Day - Jane Seymour and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, with Natalie Cole
Not While I'm Around - Angela Lansbury and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
How Great Thou Art - Bryn Terfel and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
I'm Runnin' On - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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We Need a Little Christmas, with Angela Lansbury - Christmas Special
Gladys Knight and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Sing We Now Of Christmas
I'm Runnin' On - The King's Singers & Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Joy to the World, with David Archuleta
Good King Wenceslas - Jane Seymour and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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What Child Is This? - Renée Fleming
What a Wonderful World, with Bryn Terfel
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - The King's Singers & the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Vitae Lux, with Sissel
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BRUCE MACTAVISH: The sparrows at your bird feeder
Bruce Mactavish
Updated: Jan 12 at 5 a.m.
This chubby little song sparrow sits quietly by Quidi Vidi Lake waiting patiently for some ducks to finish eating their share of bird seed. - Bruce Mactavish photo
The snowy weather has made for an active bird feeding season. American goldfinches, northern flickers, blue jays, juncos and black-capped chickadees are the mainstay of our bird feeders. Some people are lucky enough to also have some evening grosbeaks, purple finches, pine siskins, red-breasted nuthatches, hairy and downy woodpeckers or mourning doves. Small numbers of sparrows are also with us in the winter. Not every bird feeder gets a winter sparrow but this winter there are a lot more of them to go around.
The three species of sparrow most often found at bird feeders in the winter are the song, white-throated and fox sparrow. The song sparrow is the most routine of these. With a friendly disposition they freely associate with the juncos. It is a dull brown bird with strong brown stripes on the breast that congeal into a central breast spot. They prefer being near edges of brooks and ponds but can show up anywhere with the juncos. Quite hardy, they withstand the worst of wintry weather with a good food supply.
It is interesting to watch the two or three song sparrows at Quidi Vidi Lake by the Virginia River outlet. The ducks loaf about there in the parking lot waiting for a kind citizen to bring them duck food or bird seed. When the ducks think they have vacuumed up all the food they resume the resting position again. This is when the song sparrows spring into action. They hop over the ground picking up what the ducks missed. During hard times I put out seed specifically for these hardy song sparrows in a place I hope the ducks will not go. The attached photograph is one of these Quidi Vidi Lake special little song sparrows.
White-throated sparrows are putting in a strong appearance this winter on the Avalon Peninsula at least. I cannot think of any particular reason why. These are very capable feeder birds. Only the males have the sharp black-and-white head stripes. The females and immature birds have the same overall pattern but with duller head stripes. The best way to know a white-throated sparrow from a song sparrow is the lack of bold streaking on the breast. Some feeders on the southern Avalon Peninsula have five or more white-throated sparrows visiting daily. The fox sparrow is the least common of this trio of sparrows but the most attractive. Fox sparrows are like big red-coloured song sparrows. The bright rusty streaking, wings and tail with a contrasting grey face are diagnostic. They are diggers. By habit they scratch the ground vigorously looking for the seeds. This could be your winter to see one.
There are other rarer species of sparrows that some of you may have seen at your bird feeder. The American tree sparrow has a rusty cap and a black spot in the middle of it clear grey breast. The white-crowned sparrow looks a little like the white-throated sparrow without the white throat. And then there is the house sparrow. This is not technically a sparrow but is actually a member of the weaver finch family. However, they are brown like a sparrow. House sparrows are almost always in small flocks. The males have a black patch on the breast and the females have a plain brown breast with a broad pale line over the eye. They are the ones that nest in bird boxes
Savannah sparrows are a bird of summer fields and open places that will sometimes try to overwinter in areas of extensive beach grass also called marram grass. They rarely end up at bird feeders but at Cape Spear there is a savannah sparrow trying to tough out the winter. It is of the Ipswich race that nests only on Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It showed up in November after a storm. The Ipswich savannah sparrow is distinguished from your ordinary savannah sparrows by its larger size and pale sandy colour. Birders are putting in a special effort to keep seed available for this wayward sparrow. So far it appears to be doing well but is not too happy sharing the seed with a couple of dozen snow buntings that have moved in to enjoy the offerings.
I keep hoping that rare golden-crowned sparrow that was at a Clara Dunne’s bird feeder in Renews for five days in December will turn up at another bird feeder. A rare eastern towhee, like a large version of a sparrow, was photographed at a bird feeder in the Renews area by Linda Cutler Kenny. Not related to the sparrows but a nice feeder bird is the brightly coloured yellow-breasted chat at Pam Mainwaring feeder on Exeter Avenue in St. John’s.
I am sure there are other interesting birds out there that we do not know about yet. What is at your bird feeder?
Bruce Mactavish is an environmental consultant and avid birdwatcher. He can be reached at wingingitone@yahoo.ca
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Ennis Sisters, CMHA-NL team up to produce video, commemorate 100th anniversary of mental health association
Sam McNeish (samuel.mcneish@thetelegram.com)
Published: Oct 16, 2018 at 1:10 p.m.
The Ennis Sisters are encouraging everyone to support mental health issues in their latest video, “Shine Your Light” introduced during a premiere viewing at the Signal Hill Interpretation Centre in St. John’s Tuesday. On hand for the event were Canadian Mental Health Association, NL Division CEO Dan Goodyear, the song’s cowriter Perry Chafe and (back from left) Teresa, Maureen and Karen Ennis. - Sam McNeish
‘Where there’s no light, … Shine Your Light’
It is all about cousin Steve or a friend who passed away from suicide a few weeks back.
Or it could be about that person you have no idea is suffering mental anguish and has no idea how to combat it.
The Canadian Mental Health Association, NL Division (CMHA-NL) and the Ennis Sisters collaborated on a project to help those people struggling with any form of mental health, to produce a video with a powerful message of hope.
“We lost our cousin Steve about 10 years ago to suicide and this message has been near and dear to us since,’’ Maureen Ennis said prior to debuting the video “Shine Your Light’ at the Signal Hill Interpretation Centre in St. John’s Tuesday.
“If you are in trouble and need someone to lean on … reach out. We encourage more people to do more to end this stigma,’’ she added.
Ruth Lawrence of Blue Pinnion Films produced the video. It was her friend who took their life a few weeks ago and from the emotional waver in her voice, you could tell the work and the subject had extra meaning for her.
“I lost a dear friend. … I encourage you to keep talking,’’ she said.
“And most importantly, I ask each of you to follow three words — share, post and retweet — everyone will be wanting to see this (video),’’ she added.
That power was evident by the standing ovation it received and the misty eyes seen around the room denoting the powerful message of the video.
“Shine Your Light” was written by Maureen Ennis and Perry Chafe, produced by Alan Doyle and performed by the Ennis Sisters featuring Alex Richard of Bodh’aktran who added Francophone lyrics.
It is a song of hope, a hope that everyone who needs a helping hand can find one and be able to find a solution to their personal issues.
The recurring lyrics, done poignantly in the classic Ennis Sisters three-part harmonies, say “where there’s no light, shine your light … and there’ll be light” and request everyone to try to help someone, anyone, who may be experiencing difficulties.
“If we come together as a community to support this, we can make a difference,” Karen Ennis said.
Health Minister John Haggie said everyone at one time or another has been impacted by mental health and addictions issues.
How to deal with those issues is complex, but he said through the work of the health department and Canadian Mental Health, these issues can be overcome.
“The important thing is a conversation. Silence puts up barriers. Silence and stigma are lethal,’’ Haggie said.
“Help is out there, help in many forms. You are not alone.
Haggie said he hopes everyone will have ready access to services when they are required.
He said he was going to borrow from one of his political colleagues in emphasizing his message with a quote to hammer home the message that “it is OK not to be OK and find the help that is out there.”
“It’s far better to light a single candle than to rage against the darkness,” he said.
RNC Chief Joe Boland has been a strong advocate for mental health programs since he took over leadership of the department in July 2017.
He said there are so many people in the community who want to help and many do.
“There is so much talent here in Newfoundland and Labrador. We will be the change,’’ Boland said.
“In North America, Cape Spear is the first light that shines for people as they arrive, so why can’t we be that light for others,’’ he added
He said if people open up, keep talking, the hope is this will lead to real change, a change he said the RNC is committed to striving for as the justice system and health care continue to find ways to get the correct people involved in dealing with calls that are not criminal, but rather mental health issues.
“Instead of that being just a call, we can be going down the path of health care to exact change.”
Sister Diane Smyth of the Sisters of Mercy said there are mental health issues in all walks of life and in particular, she sees them at the Gathering Place, a venture that is well supported by the community, government, Sisters of Mercy and the Presentation Sisters.
She echoed Haggie’s quote with her own that said “if everyone lit a little candle, what a bright world this would be.”
“I would challenge all of us to be a lighted candle in our world,’’ she added.
The Ennis Sisters have a show scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 30 in support of the CMHA-NL at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John's.
This will be a 90 minute concert commencing at 7:30 p.m., including the launch of a video which supports the song.
The song and video will be made available to CMHA divisions and branches throughout Canada in an attempt to promote greater mental health awareness and to highlight the importance of supporting one another in maintaining good mental health and recovery from mental illness.
samuel.mcneish@thetelegram.com
The Canadian Mental Health Association, NL Division (CMHA-NL) and the Ennis Sisters
teamed up to help celebrate CMHA’s 100 years of community service with the launching of the music video, “Shine Your Light.”
The following is just some of the hundreds of people who made this video possible:
• Performed by The Ennis Sisters featuring Alex Richard of Bodh'aktan
• Written by Maureen Ennis and Perry Chafe
• With Aiden Flynn as the Man
• Directed by Ruth Lawrence
• Story concept by Krysta Rudofsky
• Cinematography by Shehab Illyas
• Song produced by Alan Doyle, mastered by Cory Tetford.
• Sponsored by the CMHA-NL, Parks Canada, Gill Ratcliffe Foundation, Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation
• Produced by Blue Pinion Films
• The video was recorded in St. John’s at Cape Spear National Historic Site
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U-46 Early Childhood Educator Earns Fellowship
ELGIN - A District U-46 educator who helps young learners build a strong foundation for classroom success has earned a fellowship with a national organization that seeks to improve educational policy and school practices.
Erin Jackle, the District’s transition facilitator for early learners, is among 20 professionals from across Illinois who has been named as an Early Childhood Education Fellow by Teach Plus, a nonprofit organization of more than 15,000 teachers from across the United States.
“I’m excited to have the opportunity to learn more about policy that impacts our youngest learners,” Jackle said. “I hope to use my experience in U-46 and my expertise in early childhood education to help leaders develop policies that best serve young children and their families.”
Jackle and other fellows will spend seven months together pursuing policy and advocacy on pressing issues that affect early childhood education policies in Illinois. Those will likely include adequate funding for programs and teaching staff, as well as training and professional development to ensure that the state’s early learners have access to high quality programs.
The group is the first fellowship in Illinois announced by Teach Plus.
Jackle began working in U-46 in 2004 as an early childhood special education teacher. In 2013, she moved into the role of instructional coach and in 2016 took on her current role.
As the District’s transition facilitator, Jackle provides support to families of children who are entering kindergarten, and she works with kindergarten teams developing and implementing strategies for students who may be experiencing difficulties adjusting to the classroom. She also interacts with parents, answering their questions and holding informational meetings about kindergarten. Jackle will continue in her role during the fellowship, which comes with a stipend of about $1,600.
District U-46 offers a robust Early Learners program, headed by Director Peggy Ondera. It’s a collaborative effort that brings together District staff, families, and the community to meet the needs of students. The program offers academic, motor, and social skills development in both English and Spanish language to ensure early learners get off to a good start in the classroom.
Jackle was named an Early Childhood Education Fellow on Jan. 7, 2019. In addition to fellows who work in schools, fellows are employed in childcare centers and group family home centers.
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Pricing Decisions in the Euro Area: How Firms Set Prices and Why
Silvia Fabiani, Claire Suzanne Loupias, Fernando Manuel Monteiro Martins, and Roberto Sabbatini (eds)
Economics and Finance, Econometrics
Theoretical research undertaken over the last decades showed that the nature of nominal rigidities plays a key role in determining the effects of different shocks on the economy. This research has ... More
Theoretical research undertaken over the last decades showed that the nature of nominal rigidities plays a key role in determining the effects of different shocks on the economy. This research has made clear that a thorough understanding of the extent and causes of the sluggish adjustment of nominal prices is crucial to the design and conduct of monetary policy. This book presents the main results of a research program undertaken by the Eurosystem central banks on price setting decisions by firms in the euro area. Its objective is to deepen our understanding of the behavioral mechanisms driving agents' pricing decisions, adopting a methodological approach—asking firms directly about how they set the price of their output (their pricing strategies) and why (the rationale of these strategies)—that is particularly well suited for the purpose at hand. The book also compares results for the euro area to similar analyses for other countries and summarizes the main findings of studies based on individual quantitative micro data on consumer and producer prices carried out for most euro area countries. Finally, the book explores the monetary policy implications of the main findings.Less
Pricing Decisions in the Euro Area : How Firms Set Prices and Why
Theoretical research undertaken over the last decades showed that the nature of nominal rigidities plays a key role in determining the effects of different shocks on the economy. This research has made clear that a thorough understanding of the extent and causes of the sluggish adjustment of nominal prices is crucial to the design and conduct of monetary policy. This book presents the main results of a research program undertaken by the Eurosystem central banks on price setting decisions by firms in the euro area. Its objective is to deepen our understanding of the behavioral mechanisms driving agents' pricing decisions, adopting a methodological approach—asking firms directly about how they set the price of their output (their pricing strategies) and why (the rationale of these strategies)—that is particularly well suited for the purpose at hand. The book also compares results for the euro area to similar analyses for other countries and summarizes the main findings of studies based on individual quantitative micro data on consumer and producer prices carried out for most euro area countries. Finally, the book explores the monetary policy implications of the main findings.
Keywords: Price setting, euro area firms, nominal rigidities, survey data, monetary policy, producer prices, consumer prices
Consumer Focus
Alok Kumar and Sushanta K. Chatterjee
in Electricity Sector in India: Policy and Regulation
Protection of consumers’ interest is one of the key objectives of the Electricity Act, 2003 and it has been explicitly articulated in the preamble of the Act. The chapter explains in brief the ... More
Protection of consumers’ interest is one of the key objectives of the Electricity Act, 2003 and it has been explicitly articulated in the preamble of the Act. The chapter explains in brief the provisions of the Electricity Act and the policy regarding protection of consumers’ interest, for instance, universal service obligation, grievance handling mechanism, standards of performance, and consumer advocacy. Judicial pronouncements have also been relied upon to explain the context of some of these important provisions of the law and the policy.Less
Alok KumarSushanta K. Chatterjee
Protection of consumers’ interest is one of the key objectives of the Electricity Act, 2003 and it has been explicitly articulated in the preamble of the Act. The chapter explains in brief the provisions of the Electricity Act and the policy regarding protection of consumers’ interest, for instance, universal service obligation, grievance handling mechanism, standards of performance, and consumer advocacy. Judicial pronouncements have also been relied upon to explain the context of some of these important provisions of the law and the policy.
Keywords: India, electricity sector, Electricity Act, consumer, universal service obligation, consumer grievance, standards of performance, consumer advocacy
in Spectacular Power in the Greek and Roman City
Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE
This chapter argues that it is often a refrain of contemporary political critique that style seems to overshadow substance in republics or democracies. But perhaps it has always been like that. If to ... More
This chapter argues that it is often a refrain of contemporary political critique that style seems to overshadow substance in republics or democracies. But perhaps it has always been like that. If to be a Greek or Roman citizen was in some measure to have dignity in being a political consumer entitled to expect a good spectacle, then the study of classical politics has the power to offer insight into habits of consumption and affection, scrutiny and judgement. If rhetorics of visibility fix the models and memories of individual power, then we may all wonder at the capacity of even the humble to realize power in their cheers or jeers; and so enjoy liberal dignity.Less
This chapter argues that it is often a refrain of contemporary political critique that style seems to overshadow substance in republics or democracies. But perhaps it has always been like that. If to be a Greek or Roman citizen was in some measure to have dignity in being a political consumer entitled to expect a good spectacle, then the study of classical politics has the power to offer insight into habits of consumption and affection, scrutiny and judgement. If rhetorics of visibility fix the models and memories of individual power, then we may all wonder at the capacity of even the humble to realize power in their cheers or jeers; and so enjoy liberal dignity.
Keywords: Greeks, Romans, Richard Nixon, classical politics, political consumer
Separability and Aggregation: The Collected Works of W. M. Gorman, Volume I
W. M. Gorman
C. Blackorby and A. F. Shorrocks (eds)
Economics and Finance, Microeconomics
W. M. (Terence) Gorman has been a major figure in the development of economics during the past 40 years. His publications on separability, aggregation, duality, and the modelling of consumer demand ... More
W. M. (Terence) Gorman has been a major figure in the development of economics during the past 40 years. His publications on separability, aggregation, duality, and the modelling of consumer demand are recognized as fundamental contributions to economic theory. Many of his unpublished papers have achieved similar status as privately circulated classics. This volume brings together, for the first time, all Gorman's important work on aggregation across commodities and agents, including separability, budgeting, representative agents, and the construction of capital and labour aggregates; much of this has never been published before. The 26 chapters are arranged in two parts: I. Separability and budgeting, and II. Aggregation across agents and firms. Each chapter (except the first) is preceded by an editorial introduction describing its origin and place within the literature, as well as the main results themselves. The book is of interest to academic economists interested in the foundations of consumer and producer theory, and in the interface between microeconomics and macroeconomics. A second volume of works, Modelling and Methodology, covers topics on duality, demand, trade, and welfare.Less
Separability and Aggregation : The Collected Works of W. M. Gorman, Volume I
W. M. (Terence) Gorman has been a major figure in the development of economics during the past 40 years. His publications on separability, aggregation, duality, and the modelling of consumer demand are recognized as fundamental contributions to economic theory. Many of his unpublished papers have achieved similar status as privately circulated classics. This volume brings together, for the first time, all Gorman's important work on aggregation across commodities and agents, including separability, budgeting, representative agents, and the construction of capital and labour aggregates; much of this has never been published before. The 26 chapters are arranged in two parts: I. Separability and budgeting, and II. Aggregation across agents and firms. Each chapter (except the first) is preceded by an editorial introduction describing its origin and place within the literature, as well as the main results themselves. The book is of interest to academic economists interested in the foundations of consumer and producer theory, and in the interface between microeconomics and macroeconomics. A second volume of works, Modelling and Methodology, covers topics on duality, demand, trade, and welfare.
Keywords: aggregation, budgeting, capital aggregates, consumer demand, consumer theory, labour aggregates, macroeconomics, microeconomics, producer theory, representative agents, separability
Introduction: Setting the Stage
Robert Pitofsky
in How the Chicago School Overshot the Mark: The Effect of Conservative Economic Analysis on U.S. Antitrust
Economics and Finance, Behavioural Economics
This chapter presents four papers from some of the most eminent people in the antitrust field. It analyzes “barriers to entry” from a practical rather than theoretical point of view, and concludes ... More
This chapter presents four papers from some of the most eminent people in the antitrust field. It analyzes “barriers to entry” from a practical rather than theoretical point of view, and concludes that conservatives seem to be generous in allowing entrenched dominant firms to rely on a variety of coercion and intimidation tactics. It notes a wide-spread sense of “something gone wrong” with today's antitrust enforcement, in particular a growing sense of too much emphasis on over-simplified economic models. The chapter then provides a full and fair historic review of Warren Court excesses, and the Chicago School's remarkable influence in reversing some trends that most would ridicule today. It gives examples of areas where the Chicago School has not prevailed because of unrealistic economic approaches. It then emphasizes the complexity of evaluating the successes and failures of the Chicago School, noting examples of each kind of outcome. Finally, the chapter notes that many changes over the last half century, for better or worse, are the result of a variety of influences—not just fashions of economic analysis. It concludes that there are significant areas where extreme applications of conservative economic thought have “overshot the mark” and expresses concern that any such academic influences may lead to under-enforcement.Less
This chapter presents four papers from some of the most eminent people in the antitrust field. It analyzes “barriers to entry” from a practical rather than theoretical point of view, and concludes that conservatives seem to be generous in allowing entrenched dominant firms to rely on a variety of coercion and intimidation tactics. It notes a wide-spread sense of “something gone wrong” with today's antitrust enforcement, in particular a growing sense of too much emphasis on over-simplified economic models. The chapter then provides a full and fair historic review of Warren Court excesses, and the Chicago School's remarkable influence in reversing some trends that most would ridicule today. It gives examples of areas where the Chicago School has not prevailed because of unrealistic economic approaches. It then emphasizes the complexity of evaluating the successes and failures of the Chicago School, noting examples of each kind of outcome. Finally, the chapter notes that many changes over the last half century, for better or worse, are the result of a variety of influences—not just fashions of economic analysis. It concludes that there are significant areas where extreme applications of conservative economic thought have “overshot the mark” and expresses concern that any such academic influences may lead to under-enforcement.
Keywords: antitrust, antitrust law, antitrust policy, Chicago School, efficiency, economic welfare, consumer welfare, deconcentration, productive efficiency, post-Chicago
Labeling Genetically Modified Food: The Philosophical and Legal Debate
Paul Weirich (ed.)
Philosophy, Moral Philosophy
Many countries, such as countries in the European Union, require that food labels announce genetically modified (GM) ingredients. The United States does not require such labeling. Which labeling ... More
Many countries, such as countries in the European Union, require that food labels announce genetically modified (GM) ingredients. The United States does not require such labeling. Which labeling policy is best? An answer must explore a complex web of topics including the science of genetic modification, the benefits of agbiotechnology, and labeling's effects on commerce. This book surveys various labeling policies and the cases for them. It is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment of the debate about labeling genetically modified food.When polled, consumers say that they want to know whether their food contains GM ingredients, just as many want to know whether their food is natural or organic. Informing consumers is a major motivation for labeling. Consumers who want GM-free products will pay a premium to support voluntary labeling. Labeling need not be mandatory.GM foods are tested to ensure safety and have been on the market for more than a decade. Still, many consumers, including some with food allergies, want to be cautious. Also, despite tests for environmental impact, some consumers may worry that GM crops will adversely effect the environment.GM food currently on the market comes primarily from plants. Meat and dairy products from GM animals are under development. These new foods make the welfare of animals an issue relevant to the debate about labeling. Labeling gives consumers an important voice concerning biotechnology's application to food production.Less
Labeling Genetically Modified Food : The Philosophical and Legal Debate
Many countries, such as countries in the European Union, require that food labels announce genetically modified (GM) ingredients. The United States does not require such labeling. Which labeling policy is best? An answer must explore a complex web of topics including the science of genetic modification, the benefits of agbiotechnology, and labeling's effects on commerce. This book surveys various labeling policies and the cases for them. It is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment of the debate about labeling genetically modified food.
When polled, consumers say that they want to know whether their food contains GM ingredients, just as many want to know whether their food is natural or organic. Informing consumers is a major motivation for labeling. Consumers who want GM-free products will pay a premium to support voluntary labeling. Labeling need not be mandatory.
GM foods are tested to ensure safety and have been on the market for more than a decade. Still, many consumers, including some with food allergies, want to be cautious. Also, despite tests for environmental impact, some consumers may worry that GM crops will adversely effect the environment.
GM food currently on the market comes primarily from plants. Meat and dairy products from GM animals are under development. These new foods make the welfare of animals an issue relevant to the debate about labeling. Labeling gives consumers an important voice concerning biotechnology's application to food production.
Keywords: food labels, genetically modified food, genetically modified plants, genetically modified animals, food production, consumer information, mandatory labeling, voluntary labeling, food safety, environmental impact
Muellbauer's Representative Consumer
in Separability and Aggregation: The Collected Works of W. M. Gorman, Volume I
The following paper has been constructed from handwritten notes, probably dating from 1976, which contain only an introduction, the beginning of a proof, and a conclusion; the proof of the main ... More
The following paper has been constructed from handwritten notes, probably dating from 1976, which contain only an introduction, the beginning of a proof, and a conclusion; the proof of the main result is missing, although a straightforward application of the main result of Sect. 2 of ’More measures for fixed factors’ (Ch. 21) fills this gap. The problem of the representative consumer is one posed and solved by Muellbauer (1976), but it had already been addressed by Gorman in 1953, when it was conceived of in either of two equivalent ways: either the representative consumer replicates average demand with average total income or it replicates total demand with total income. Muellbauer suggested looking for a representative consumer, the proportional breakdown of whose consumption mirrors that of society as a whole, and who replicates the shares demanded, but not necessarily the levels; furthermore, he permitted the utility level of the representative agent to depend upon prices, as well as upon the incomes of all members of the society. Gorman follows the general lines of Muellbauer's treatment, showing that the solution he gets is not quite the general one, and that this has misled him into believing that his central result is not a direct generalization of that in Gorman (1953). He also discusses the ideas of the ’representative consumer’ underlying the two analyses.Less
The following paper has been constructed from handwritten notes, probably dating from 1976, which contain only an introduction, the beginning of a proof, and a conclusion; the proof of the main result is missing, although a straightforward application of the main result of Sect. 2 of ’More measures for fixed factors’ (Ch. 21) fills this gap. The problem of the representative consumer is one posed and solved by Muellbauer (1976), but it had already been addressed by Gorman in 1953, when it was conceived of in either of two equivalent ways: either the representative consumer replicates average demand with average total income or it replicates total demand with total income. Muellbauer suggested looking for a representative consumer, the proportional breakdown of whose consumption mirrors that of society as a whole, and who replicates the shares demanded, but not necessarily the levels; furthermore, he permitted the utility level of the representative agent to depend upon prices, as well as upon the incomes of all members of the society. Gorman follows the general lines of Muellbauer's treatment, showing that the solution he gets is not quite the general one, and that this has misled him into believing that his central result is not a direct generalization of that in Gorman (1953). He also discusses the ideas of the ’representative consumer’ underlying the two analyses.
Keywords: consumption, demand, Muellbauer, representative consumer, utility level
Competing by Design: The Power of Organizational Architecture
David A. Nadler and Michael L. Tushman
Business and Management, Organization Studies
If the defining goal of modern-day business can be isolated to just one item, it would be the search for competitive advantage. Competition is more intense than ever—technological innovation, ... More
If the defining goal of modern-day business can be isolated to just one item, it would be the search for competitive advantage. Competition is more intense than ever—technological innovation, consumer expectations, and government deregulation all combine to create more opportunities for new competitors to change the basic rules of the game. At the same time, most of the old reliable sources of competitive advantage are drying up: the strategies employed by GM, IBM, and AT&T to maintain their positions of dominance in the 1960s and 70s are now obsolete. The authors of this book argue that the last remaining source of truly sustainable competitive advantage lies in “organizational capabilities”: the unique ways each organization structures its work and motivates its people to achieve clearly articulated strategic objectives. The book argues that managers must understand the concepts and learn the skills involved in designing their organization to exploit their inherent strengths. All the reengineering, restructuring, and downsizing in the world will merely destabilize a company if the change doesn't address the fundamental patterns of performance—and if the change doesn't recognize the unique core competencies of that company. The authors draw upon specific cases to illustrate the design process in practice, and they provide a set of tools for using strategic organization design to gain competitive advantage. They present a design process, explore key decisions managers face, and list the guiding principles for incorporating the design function as a continuing and integral process.Less
Competing by Design : The Power of Organizational Architecture
David A. NadlerMichael L. Tushman
If the defining goal of modern-day business can be isolated to just one item, it would be the search for competitive advantage. Competition is more intense than ever—technological innovation, consumer expectations, and government deregulation all combine to create more opportunities for new competitors to change the basic rules of the game. At the same time, most of the old reliable sources of competitive advantage are drying up: the strategies employed by GM, IBM, and AT&T to maintain their positions of dominance in the 1960s and 70s are now obsolete. The authors of this book argue that the last remaining source of truly sustainable competitive advantage lies in “organizational capabilities”: the unique ways each organization structures its work and motivates its people to achieve clearly articulated strategic objectives. The book argues that managers must understand the concepts and learn the skills involved in designing their organization to exploit their inherent strengths. All the reengineering, restructuring, and downsizing in the world will merely destabilize a company if the change doesn't address the fundamental patterns of performance—and if the change doesn't recognize the unique core competencies of that company. The authors draw upon specific cases to illustrate the design process in practice, and they provide a set of tools for using strategic organization design to gain competitive advantage. They present a design process, explore key decisions managers face, and list the guiding principles for incorporating the design function as a continuing and integral process.
Keywords: competitive advantage, technological innovation, consumer expectation, government deregulation, GM, IBM, AT&T, organizational capabilities, strategic objectives, performance patterns
The Diffusion of Soft Innovations
Paul Stoneman
in Soft Innovation: Economics, Product Aesthetics, and the Creative Industries
Business and Management, Innovation
This chapter considers alternative models of the demand for (diffusion of) soft innovations. From the several models, the list of factors shown to be important in the innovation process includes the ... More
This chapter considers alternative models of the demand for (diffusion of) soft innovations. From the several models, the list of factors shown to be important in the innovation process includes the level and, particularly, changes in costs of generating and developing innovations, fixed costs of production, variable production costs, the number of suppliers, the allocation of buyers' preferences, buyers' knowledge bases, buyers price, and technology expectations and the nature of the product. The theoretical analysis in Chapters 7 and 8 also jointly shows that there is no guarantee that free markets will produce a welfare optimal outcome. The outcome may involve either too much or too little variety and innovation. The market failure thus identified can come from a number of sources. One general source is that there are positive or negative externalities in the market that drive a wedge between private and social incentives. Other factors such as creative destruction effects and the standing on shoulders effects also have a role to play.Less
This chapter considers alternative models of the demand for (diffusion of) soft innovations. From the several models, the list of factors shown to be important in the innovation process includes the level and, particularly, changes in costs of generating and developing innovations, fixed costs of production, variable production costs, the number of suppliers, the allocation of buyers' preferences, buyers' knowledge bases, buyers price, and technology expectations and the nature of the product. The theoretical analysis in Chapters 7 and 8 also jointly shows that there is no guarantee that free markets will produce a welfare optimal outcome. The outcome may involve either too much or too little variety and innovation. The market failure thus identified can come from a number of sources. One general source is that there are positive or negative externalities in the market that drive a wedge between private and social incentives. Other factors such as creative destruction effects and the standing on shoulders effects also have a role to play.
Keywords: consumer preferences, diffusion, expectations, free markets, knowledge bases, production costs, variety, welfare optimality
Joel Mokyr
in The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress
This chapter discusses the search for the causes of technological progress. It observes that, in the past ten years, a veritable revolution has occurred in a wide variety of fields, from genetic ... More
This chapter discusses the search for the causes of technological progress. It observes that, in the past ten years, a veritable revolution has occurred in a wide variety of fields, from genetic engineering to consumer electronics. The chapter notes that the essence of technological progress is its unpredictability, and that nothing in the historical record seems to indicate that the creation of new technological opportunities—as opposed to their exploitation—is subject to diminishing returns, fatigue, old age, or exhaustion. It opines that if Cardwell's Law can be extrapolated into the future, no single society should expect to be on the cutting edge of technology forever. As Schumpeter stressed, the enemy of technological progress was not the lack of useful new ideas, but the social forces that, for one reason or another, tried to preserve the status quo.Less
This chapter discusses the search for the causes of technological progress. It observes that, in the past ten years, a veritable revolution has occurred in a wide variety of fields, from genetic engineering to consumer electronics. The chapter notes that the essence of technological progress is its unpredictability, and that nothing in the historical record seems to indicate that the creation of new technological opportunities—as opposed to their exploitation—is subject to diminishing returns, fatigue, old age, or exhaustion. It opines that if Cardwell's Law can be extrapolated into the future, no single society should expect to be on the cutting edge of technology forever. As Schumpeter stressed, the enemy of technological progress was not the lack of useful new ideas, but the social forces that, for one reason or another, tried to preserve the status quo.
Keywords: technological progress, revolution, genetic engineering, consumer electronics, Cardwell's Law, Schumpeter
How Does Consumer Behavior Affect Marketing Policy?
Sharan Jagpal
in Fusion for Profit: How Marketing and Finance Can Work Together to Create Value
Business and Management, Marketing
This chapter compares different models of consumer behavior including standard economic theory and alternative behavioral theories such as prospect theory and assimilation-contrast theory. It shows ... More
This chapter compares different models of consumer behavior including standard economic theory and alternative behavioral theories such as prospect theory and assimilation-contrast theory. It shows that these behavioral theories have important implications for marketing-finance fusion and human resource management. Specifically, they lead to different market implications for new product pricing, pricing over the business cycle, choosing optimal dividend policy, designing bonus plans, and choosing optimal Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategies.Less
This chapter compares different models of consumer behavior including standard economic theory and alternative behavioral theories such as prospect theory and assimilation-contrast theory. It shows that these behavioral theories have important implications for marketing-finance fusion and human resource management. Specifically, they lead to different market implications for new product pricing, pricing over the business cycle, choosing optimal dividend policy, designing bonus plans, and choosing optimal Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategies.
Keywords: assimilation-contrast theory, bonus plans, consumer behavior, customer relationship management, CRM, dividend policy, marketing-finance fusion, human resource management, prospect theory, business cycle
How Should the Firm Compensate Its Sales Force? The Basic Model
This chapter shows how the firm should design sales force compensation plans to maximize its performance. It distinguishes whether or not the firm can observe the salesperson's effort. It shows how ... More
This chapter shows how the firm should design sales force compensation plans to maximize its performance. It distinguishes whether or not the firm can observe the salesperson's effort. It shows how marketing-finance fusion allows the firm to design compensation plans based on such factors as the firm's cost structure, cost and demand uncertainty, consumer satisfaction, the firm's cost of capital, and whether or not the firm delegates price-setting or sales call policy to the salesperson. It shows how the sales force compensation plan should allow for multiperiod effects and the impact of Internet advertising. In particular, it distinguishes different scenarios (e.g., whether Internet advertising and conventional advertising are substitutes or complements).Less
This chapter shows how the firm should design sales force compensation plans to maximize its performance. It distinguishes whether or not the firm can observe the salesperson's effort. It shows how marketing-finance fusion allows the firm to design compensation plans based on such factors as the firm's cost structure, cost and demand uncertainty, consumer satisfaction, the firm's cost of capital, and whether or not the firm delegates price-setting or sales call policy to the salesperson. It shows how the sales force compensation plan should allow for multiperiod effects and the impact of Internet advertising. In particular, it distinguishes different scenarios (e.g., whether Internet advertising and conventional advertising are substitutes or complements).
Keywords: certainty-equivalent profits, consumer satisfaction, cost of capital, draw system, internet marketing, learning curve, multiperiod contracts, price delegation, sales force compensation plans, unobservable effort
What is the Impact on Strategy?
This chapter provides an analytical approach for defining the market. It shows the importance of explicitly evaluating consumer perceptions and perceived product benefits when defining the boundaries ... More
This chapter provides an analytical approach for defining the market. It shows the importance of explicitly evaluating consumer perceptions and perceived product benefits when defining the boundaries of an industry. In particular, it discusses the implications of market definition for measuring managerial performance, designing managerial incentive plans, choosing organizational structure, and optimizing resource allocation.Less
This chapter provides an analytical approach for defining the market. It shows the importance of explicitly evaluating consumer perceptions and perceived product benefits when defining the boundaries of an industry. In particular, it discusses the implications of market definition for measuring managerial performance, designing managerial incentive plans, choosing organizational structure, and optimizing resource allocation.
Keywords: addressable market, consumer perceptions, managerial compensation contracts, market definition, product characteristics, product positioning, served market
Displacing Democracy: Market Accountability and the Consumer-Citizen
Craig T. Borowiak
in Accountability and Democracy: The Pitfalls and Promise of Popular Control
Political Science, Political Theory, International Relations and Politics
This chapter critically examines the prospect that competitive markets might serve as an alternative to democratic accountability. It identifies ways that market globalization has undermined ... More
This chapter critically examines the prospect that competitive markets might serve as an alternative to democratic accountability. It identifies ways that market globalization has undermined conventional democratic accountability relations. It then outlines the basic parameters of the market accountability concept, paying particular attention to the notion of “exit” (typically opposed to “voice”). The chapter critiques arguments about the superior information-processing faculties of markets, as well as arguments about markets’ freedom-enhancing implications. Markets generate externalities and can have dislocating effects on the environment and society for which they are unable to account adequately. Due to its reliance upon unequal market power, market accountability can also reinforce relations of dominance and exploitation, while undermining democratic capabilities and political forms of agency. The chapter does, however, identify countervailing trends, including efforts to politicize market accountability through activist consumer movements. Despite their ambitions, these consumer-citizen initiatives still rely upon asymmetrical power structures of economic inequality they ultimately cannot substitute for political forms of democratic accountability.Less
Displacing Democracy : Market Accountability and the Consumer-Citizen
This chapter critically examines the prospect that competitive markets might serve as an alternative to democratic accountability. It identifies ways that market globalization has undermined conventional democratic accountability relations. It then outlines the basic parameters of the market accountability concept, paying particular attention to the notion of “exit” (typically opposed to “voice”). The chapter critiques arguments about the superior information-processing faculties of markets, as well as arguments about markets’ freedom-enhancing implications. Markets generate externalities and can have dislocating effects on the environment and society for which they are unable to account adequately. Due to its reliance upon unequal market power, market accountability can also reinforce relations of dominance and exploitation, while undermining democratic capabilities and political forms of agency. The chapter does, however, identify countervailing trends, including efforts to politicize market accountability through activist consumer movements. Despite their ambitions, these consumer-citizen initiatives still rely upon asymmetrical power structures of economic inequality they ultimately cannot substitute for political forms of democratic accountability.
Keywords: market accountability, exit, globalization, competition, consumer movement, information-processing, political agency, market power, externalities, consumer-citizen
The Politics of Precaution: Regulating Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks in Europe and the United States
David Vogel
Princeton University Press
10.23943/princeton/9780691124162.001.0001
Political Science, Public Policy
This book examines the politics of consumer and environmental risk regulation in the United States and Europe over the last five decades, explaining why America and Europe have often regulated a wide ... More
This book examines the politics of consumer and environmental risk regulation in the United States and Europe over the last five decades, explaining why America and Europe have often regulated a wide range of similar risks differently. It finds that between 1960 and 1990, American health, safety, and environmental regulations were more stringent, risk averse, comprehensive, and innovative than those adopted in Europe. But since around 1990 global regulatory leadership has shifted to Europe. What explains this striking reversal? This book takes an in-depth, comparative look at European and American policies toward a range of consumer and environmental risks, including vehicle air pollution, ozone depletion, climate change, beef and milk hormones, genetically modified agriculture, antibiotics in animal feed, pesticides, cosmetic safety, and hazardous substances in electronic products. The book traces how concerns over such risks—and pressure on political leaders to do something about them—have risen among the European public but declined among Americans. The book explores how policymakers in Europe have grown supportive of more stringent regulations while those in the United States have become sharply polarized along partisan lines. And as European policymakers have grown more willing to regulate risks on precautionary grounds, increasingly skeptical American policymakers have called for higher levels of scientific certainty before imposing additional regulatory controls on business.Less
The Politics of Precaution : Regulating Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks in Europe and the United States
This book examines the politics of consumer and environmental risk regulation in the United States and Europe over the last five decades, explaining why America and Europe have often regulated a wide range of similar risks differently. It finds that between 1960 and 1990, American health, safety, and environmental regulations were more stringent, risk averse, comprehensive, and innovative than those adopted in Europe. But since around 1990 global regulatory leadership has shifted to Europe. What explains this striking reversal? This book takes an in-depth, comparative look at European and American policies toward a range of consumer and environmental risks, including vehicle air pollution, ozone depletion, climate change, beef and milk hormones, genetically modified agriculture, antibiotics in animal feed, pesticides, cosmetic safety, and hazardous substances in electronic products. The book traces how concerns over such risks—and pressure on political leaders to do something about them—have risen among the European public but declined among Americans. The book explores how policymakers in Europe have grown supportive of more stringent regulations while those in the United States have become sharply polarized along partisan lines. And as European policymakers have grown more willing to regulate risks on precautionary grounds, increasingly skeptical American policymakers have called for higher levels of scientific certainty before imposing additional regulatory controls on business.
Keywords: environmental risk regulation, consumer risk regulation, global regulatory leadership, vehicle air pollution, climate change, genetically modified agriculture, pesticides, cosmetic safety, hazardous substances
Bounded Rationality and Industrial Organization
Ran Spiegler
This book synthesizes recent developments in the theory of Industrial Organization, incorporating aspects of consumer psychology that are absent from the standard model of rational choice. The book ... More
This book synthesizes recent developments in the theory of Industrial Organization, incorporating aspects of consumer psychology that are absent from the standard model of rational choice. The book analyzes three classes of market models in which profit-maximizing firms interact with boundedly rational consumers, each capturing a different aspect of bounded consumer rationality: dynamically inconsistent preferences and biased beliefs regarding future preferences, limited ability to understand price complexity, and reference-dependent choice. These models address questions such as: Can we explain observed pricing, marketing and product differentiation strategies as equilibrium responses consumers' bounded rationality? Do market forces protect boundedly rational consumers from being exploited by firms? What is the role of market regulation and consumer protection policies in this regard? How do firms discriminate between consumers according to differences in their rationality? The book is meant to serve as a textbook for graduate courses in microeconomic theory, industrial organization or behavioral economics.Less
This book synthesizes recent developments in the theory of Industrial Organization, incorporating aspects of consumer psychology that are absent from the standard model of rational choice. The book analyzes three classes of market models in which profit-maximizing firms interact with boundedly rational consumers, each capturing a different aspect of bounded consumer rationality: dynamically inconsistent preferences and biased beliefs regarding future preferences, limited ability to understand price complexity, and reference-dependent choice. These models address questions such as: Can we explain observed pricing, marketing and product differentiation strategies as equilibrium responses consumers' bounded rationality? Do market forces protect boundedly rational consumers from being exploited by firms? What is the role of market regulation and consumer protection policies in this regard? How do firms discriminate between consumers according to differences in their rationality? The book is meant to serve as a textbook for graduate courses in microeconomic theory, industrial organization or behavioral economics.
Keywords: bounded rationality, industrial organization, behavioral economics, behavioral industrial organization, price complexity, dynamically inconsistent preferences, biased beliefs, reference-dependent choice, consumer psychology, consumer protection, regulation, monopoly, competition
Consumer-Resource Dynamics: Building Consumptive Food Webs
Kevin S. McCann
in Food Webs (MPB-50)
Biology, Ecology
This chapter examines the dynamics of consumer–resource interaction, one of the fundamental building blocks of food webs. In particular, it considers how consumer–resource systems that are ... More
This chapter examines the dynamics of consumer–resource interaction, one of the fundamental building blocks of food webs. In particular, it considers how consumer–resource systems that are nonexcitable and excitable respond to changes in interaction strength. The chapter begins with a discussion of two classes of interaction-strength metrics: the first focuses on instantaneous rates of change in one species with respect to another species; the second follows the longer-term influence of the removal of (or change in) one species on the density of another focal species. Continuous consumer–resource models are then described, after which two underlying mechanisms that are behind the stabilization of consumer–resource interactions are analyzed. The chapter concludes with a review of microcosm experiments and empirical data that show consistency with the proposed consumer–resource theory.Less
This chapter examines the dynamics of consumer–resource interaction, one of the fundamental building blocks of food webs. In particular, it considers how consumer–resource systems that are nonexcitable and excitable respond to changes in interaction strength. The chapter begins with a discussion of two classes of interaction-strength metrics: the first focuses on instantaneous rates of change in one species with respect to another species; the second follows the longer-term influence of the removal of (or change in) one species on the density of another focal species. Continuous consumer–resource models are then described, after which two underlying mechanisms that are behind the stabilization of consumer–resource interactions are analyzed. The chapter concludes with a review of microcosm experiments and empirical data that show consistency with the proposed consumer–resource theory.
Keywords: consumer–resource interactions, food webs, interaction strength, species, consumer–resource models, microcosm experiments, consumer–resource theory
Consumer Sovereignty
in Market, State, and Community: Theoretical Foundations of Market Socialism
Political Science, Political Theory
Economic markets are often defended on the grounds that they are the most effective mechanism we have for satisfying the desires of consumers. This defence can apparently be undercut by pointing out ... More
Economic markets are often defended on the grounds that they are the most effective mechanism we have for satisfying the desires of consumers. This defence can apparently be undercut by pointing out that markets often generate the desires that they then proceed to fulfil. The chapter explores different ways in which people's wants can be less than optimal from the point of view of their welfare, and concludes that attempts to intervene politically to prevent this happening are unlikely to succeed. The claim that production should respond to needs rather than wants is also considered.Less
Economic markets are often defended on the grounds that they are the most effective mechanism we have for satisfying the desires of consumers. This defence can apparently be undercut by pointing out that markets often generate the desires that they then proceed to fulfil. The chapter explores different ways in which people's wants can be less than optimal from the point of view of their welfare, and concludes that attempts to intervene politically to prevent this happening are unlikely to succeed. The claim that production should respond to needs rather than wants is also considered.
Keywords: adaptive preferences, addiction, consumers, desires, efficiency, markets, needs, welfare
Bar-Gill Oren
in Seduction by Contract: Law, Economics, and Psychology in Consumer Markets
Law, Company and Commercial Law
This introductory chapter first sets out the book's main focus, namely consumer contracts. It traces design features common among multiple types of consumer contracts and explores and explains the ... More
This introductory chapter first sets out the book's main focus, namely consumer contracts. It traces design features common among multiple types of consumer contracts and explores and explains the forces responsible for these design features. The discussion then turns to market forces and consumer psychology, social costs of the behavioural market failure, and toward more effective disclosure mandates.Less
This introductory chapter first sets out the book's main focus, namely consumer contracts. It traces design features common among multiple types of consumer contracts and explores and explains the forces responsible for these design features. The discussion then turns to market forces and consumer psychology, social costs of the behavioural market failure, and toward more effective disclosure mandates.
Keywords: consumer contracts, contract design, market forces, consumer psychology, behavioural market failure
Dynamics of Consumer-Resource Systems
André M. de Roos and Lennart Persson
in Population and Community Ecology of Ontogenetic Development
This chapter focuses on consumer-resource dynamics in systems where consumers of different sizes compete for a shared resource. It considers the implications of three important aspects of consumer ... More
This chapter focuses on consumer-resource dynamics in systems where consumers of different sizes compete for a shared resource. It considers the implications of three important aspects of consumer life history: the explicit handling of a juvenile period leading to a delay between the time when an individual is born to when it starts to reproduce; the rate by which individual ecological processes scale with body size; and whether the rate by which the individual grows is dependent on food density or not. The chapter examines the effects of different resource growth dynamics to illustrate the fundamental differences between population cycles driven by interactions between individuals of different sizes, and classical predator–prey cycles driven by interactions between the consumer and the resource, also referred to as paradox of enrichment cycles. It also discusses experiments with the model organism, the cladoceran zooplankton Daphnia, to elucidate our current understanding of cycles driven by cohort interactions in this organism.Less
André M. de RoosLennart Persson
This chapter focuses on consumer-resource dynamics in systems where consumers of different sizes compete for a shared resource. It considers the implications of three important aspects of consumer life history: the explicit handling of a juvenile period leading to a delay between the time when an individual is born to when it starts to reproduce; the rate by which individual ecological processes scale with body size; and whether the rate by which the individual grows is dependent on food density or not. The chapter examines the effects of different resource growth dynamics to illustrate the fundamental differences between population cycles driven by interactions between individuals of different sizes, and classical predator–prey cycles driven by interactions between the consumer and the resource, also referred to as paradox of enrichment cycles. It also discusses experiments with the model organism, the cladoceran zooplankton Daphnia, to elucidate our current understanding of cycles driven by cohort interactions in this organism.
Keywords: consumer-resource dynamics, resource competition, consumer life history, ecology, ecological dynamics, cladoceran zooplankton, Daphnia
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Outdoor adventures, family fun: Why America loves camping
Approximately 40 million people — or about 14% of the U. S. population — camp at least once a year. For most it’s a simple pleasure.
Outdoor adventures, family fun: Why America loves camping Approximately 40 million people — or about 14% of the U. S. population — camp at least once a year. For most it’s a simple pleasure. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2vaEmBi
Gary Garth, Special for USA TODAY Published 7:58 a.m. ET July 27, 2017 | Updated 1:18 p.m. ET July 31, 2017
The simple pleasures of camping
Many campers come for the scenery. Visitors to Columbus-Belmont State Park, which is located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, are not disappointed. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
First-time campers at Kentucky’s Columbus-Belmont State Park are sometimes surprised to learn about the park’s Civil War heritage. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
A Civil War-era anchor once used to secure a chain across the Mississippi River at Columbus-Belmont State Park in Columbus, Ky. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Part of the chain used to for attempted blockade of the Mississippi River. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
The view of the Mississippi River (downstream) from the Columbus-Belmont State Park campground. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Cindy Lynch, park manager at Columbus-Belmont State Park near Columbus, Ky. “Our campground is fairly small but we have a lot of campers and the view of the river is wonderful.” Gary Garth for USA TODAY
A one-room CCC-era cabin at Columbus-Belmont State Park was recently made available to campers. “We think it’s going to be popular,” said park manager Cindy Lynch. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Sisters Anne Paschall, left, and Glenda Lankford enjoyed a recent camp-out with their spouses at Columbus-Belmont State Park, which overlooks the Mississippi River near Columbus, Ky. “We’re planning on doing this a lot this year,” Lankford said. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Travel trailers and RVs fill most modern campgrounds. Approximately 40 million Americans camp each year. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Many campers prefer the modern conveniences afforded by an RV or travel trailer but cooking over an open fire still holds a charm for most. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
The camp store is a staple at most full facility campgrounds. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Golf carts have become a popular means of transportation for campers at larger campgrounds. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Most campgrounds include modern restroom, shower and laundry facilities. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Campground rules are generally simple and straightforward. Campers and guests are expected to abide by them. Nearly all do. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Security is important to campers, according to Hillman Ferry assistant manager Jason Osborn. Visitors and registered guests must check in and out at the gatehouse. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
The gatehouse window at Hillman Ferry Campground. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
A tent site overlooking Kentucky Lake at the Hillman Ferry Campground, a Forest Service facility that’s part of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
A dock fisherman at Hillman Ferry Campground. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Campers enjoy time on the water. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Campers do some exploring off-shore at Hillman Ferry Campground, located on Kentucky Lake. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
A camper at Hillman Ferry Campground enjoys a ride on his personal water craft. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Approximately 40 million people – or about 14% of the U. S. population – camp at least once a year. For most it’s a simple pleasure. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
A tent site overlooking Kentucky Lake at the Hillman Ferry Campground, a Forest Service facility that’s part of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.(Photo: Gary Garth for USA TODAY)
HILLMAN FERRY CAMPGROUND, LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Ky. – A middle-aged man wearing khaki cargo shorts, flip-flops and a St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap wheeled a golf cart into the parking lot of The Outpost and disappeared inside.
He emerged a few minutes later carrying two bags of ice and a small sack of groceries.
"Glad this place is here," he yelled from the passing cart without slowing down. "Always seem to need something."
The Outpost is the camp store that services Hillman Ferry, a 374-site campground that’s scattered along nearly 900 acres of rolling, timbered, postcard-pretty Kentucky Lake/Tennessee River shoreline. Earlier this month, during the Independence Day weekend, every site was occupied and the campground took on the look and feel of a self-contained small town, albeit one with an idyllic personality and a through-the-looking-glass persona.
On a quiet, post-holiday weekday afternoon about half the campsites were filled. Their occupants were a mixed bag: Families with young children. Apparent long-time retirees. Every age group in between.
Accommodations varied, too. A handful of tents were scattered among the trees but most of the filled campsites were anchored by travel trailers and RVs, including a few school bus-size units. Some featured portable satellite dishes. The quiet hum of air-conditioning units provided the background noise.
It was a transient city — quiet and clean, largely self contained yet portable in manicured surroundings. Twilight Zone-ish almost, but in a safe, comfortable, friendly sphere.
“I’ve never really heard it described that way,” said Jason Osborne. “But yeah, it is like a small city here. Especially during holiday weekends.”
Osborne is the assistant manager for Hillman Ferry, one of four fully developed U. S. Forest Service campgrounds inside the 170,000-acre Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, a popular camping, boating and hiking destination that spills across the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Hillman Ferry is also one of thousands of federal-owned/managed campgrounds across the country. Thousands more campgrounds are operated by national and state parks and other municipalities. Many offer creature comfort-level amenities. Others provide campers the bare boned necessities of chemical toilets a fire ring. Privately run campgrounds also abound.
More: 'Glamping' resorts lure Boomers and Millennials alike with four-star dinners, private docks
'Glamping' across America: Putting the glamour into camping
A guest tent at Collective Retreat's Vail location. Tents sit on a wooden platform, with a wood stove inside to ward off any early morning or evening chill. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Horses graze in a field as snow begins to fall at Collective Retreats' Vail location. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Animal skins and antlers decorate the inside of this Collective Retreats tent, where a king-size bed dominates the space. Rugs keep your feet warm, as does a wood stove. (And electric blankets if you need them.) Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A worker from Collective Retreat's Vail location lights a wood stove inside a guest tent. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Collective Retreats offers four-star service for tents. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A tent table set for two, awaiting a farm-to-table meal prepared by Collective Retreats' chef in a nearby tent. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A compressed watermelon appetizer awaits a diner at Collective Retreats in Vail. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Locally raised lamb chops await a diner during a farm-to-table meal at Collective Retreats' Vail location. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Fresh waffles and hot coffee await a diner hiding out from a snowstorm outside the Collective Retreats site in Vail. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A herd of horses runs through a field near Collective Retreats' Vail location. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Although Collective Retreats operates in tents, each tent has power and light, in this case an antler chandelier. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Welcoming light shining through the walls of their tents guides guests back to their beds at Collective Retreats' Vail location. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A snowy morning at Collective Retreats' Vail location in spring. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Horses graze in a snowy field behind a Collect Retreats tent. Each guest tent also features a tipi, housing a flush toilet and hot shower. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A line of riders crosses a field near Collective Retreats' Vail location. The resort's concierge will arrange rides for guests, along with fly fishing excursions. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A woman checks her phone during a horseback riding excursion. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Kayakers paddle past the Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West. Many of the resort's paved spots also feature private docks. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This is not what you'd consider a campground: Every site at Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West is paved, with a tiki hut, flowers and easy access to the water. Many also have private docks. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A doormat at the Bluewater Key RV resort. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Bluewater Key RV resort's front gates guard the entrance to the luxury RV resort. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
RV life sentiment: Home is where you drive it! Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Norlin Moya, 26, shows his phone to his girlfriend, Aly Seda, 22, while making drinks inside the tiki hut of their site at the Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
An arriving family tows their RV trailer into the Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Island living at the Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Zach Greenwood holds the attention of his 150-pound dog Mishka, and his friends' dogs, with crackers. Greenwood said Mishka is his best friend, and he tries to avoid going anywhere without him. Many RV campers say being able to have their pets accompany them is a major attraction to the camper lifestyle. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Zach Greenwood tosses crackers to fish off the private dock of the RV site he and his friends rented at Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This RV trailer spare tire cover hints at this family's priorities. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A luxury RV sits on the side of a waterfront site at Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
The front end of a luxury RV peeks out from behind some palm trees, with a tiki hut and the crystal-blue ocean behind it, at Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
A stone-paved path leads toward the pool at the Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Flowers bloom at the Bluewater Key RV resort near Key West. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
What vacationing in Florida is like: This sign inside a tiki hut at the Bluewater Key RV resort says it all. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Camping is an astonishingly popular summertime activity. On summer holiday weekends — Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day — many if not most campgrounds are filled. Those that accept reservations are booked months in advance. But weekdays are busy, too.
According to the 2014 American Camping Report which was prepared by the Outdoor Foundation with help from outdoor retail giant the Coleman Company, 41 million Americans went camping in 2013. That’s 14% of the United States population.
Other sources have the number closer to 45 million. Either way, it’s a passel of folks. And they’re not limited to specific geographical areas. In Wisconsin, campers filled 5,924 state owned/operated public campsites in 2016, which equated to 435,100 “number of nights occupied.” The American Camping Report identifies Wisconsin as part of the “East North Central” region that also included Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. It's a region that reports that 15% of the population participated in camping. The Mountain West (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico), has the highest percentage of campers, with 21% of the population sleeping under the stars.
Non-camping enthusiasts might, understandably, wonder why.
What’s the attraction?
“For me, I just love being in the campground and seeing all the campfires, hearing the sound of children playing, staring at the stars and, if I’m lucky, perhaps hearing the sound of wildlife,” said Boyd Smith, whose day job as a Baptist minister doesn’t keep him from heading to the woods every time he gets the chance. “I just love it.”
Smith became addicted to nights under the stars as a boy in Mississippi camping with his twin brother.
“Many times our tent was vacant because we would rather be lying on our makeshift sleeping bags looking up at the stars than be in a small tent filled with the heat of summer.”
Smith has since pitched camp from Mississippi to Texas and Georgia to Kentucky. Georgia’s Stone Mountain State Park and the Hillman Ferry site remain two of his favorites. He and his wife, Wanda, spent their August 1982 honeymoon camping.
“We borrowed (Wanda’s) uncles’ travel trailer,” he recalled. “We’ve loved camping since that day.”
Like many of his fellow campers Smith has abandoned his tent for more the comfortable confines of a travel trailer which, when parked in a full-facility campsite, is complete with air conditioning, water, electric and sewer.
He’s not alone.
“Most people today are in a recreational vehicle, travel trailer or other hard-sided unit,” said Osborne. “During the holidays it’s probably 70% to 80% RVs and hard-sided units and the rest tents. But during the slower times it’s more like 90/10 RVs and campers and tents.”
More: New RV trend: Lightweight camper trailers
What's hot for 2017 RVs? Small, lightweight and affordable
Inspired by NASA, this lightweight Cricket pop-up was designed to fit inside a normal residential garage. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
The Mercedes work van chassis has become a popular platform to modify into a small RV that requires no special training or skill to drive, and fits into most parking spaces. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This TigerMoth trailer is basically a queen-sized-bed on wheels, with a slide out for a cooking area and racks to hold sporting equipment, and sells for about $12,000. It weighs just 900 pounds. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Winnebago has also moved aggressively into the small-trailer market. This Winnie Drop, for instance, holds a queen bed and sells for about $20,000. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This inTech RV sells for about $14,500, and features a slide-out stove and propane-powered refrigerator along with heat and air conditioning. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This small and distinctive trailer is just one of several models offered by Airstream. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
1/5/1711:48:23 AM Small trailers like this one provide a modicum of creature comforts, including protection from the elements and insects, while being light enough to tow by most vehicles. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This RV kitchen features hardwood-laminate flooring, a kitchen island and leather armchairs. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
In addition to a leather couch, this RV has a large bedroom at the end. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This outdoor slide out shelf supports a sink and stove for RV cooking. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Airstream makes several small tow-behind trailers, which can be accessorized with tents to make much larger living areas. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This lightweight toy hauler sits on an all-aluminum frame and can be towed behind virtually any vehicle. It sells for about $20,000, and has a pop-out side bed for sleeping. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Tents are a popular way to extend the useful space of small RVs. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
1/5/1711:42:42 AM This small pop-up trailer can sleep four people in a pinch. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Some RVs, known as "toy haulers," are designed to carry side-by-side vehicles or motorcycles, and then transform into a living space. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
In some cases, RV designers have moved the kitchen to the exterior, freeing up space inside. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Luxury is widely available in the RV market, especially will larger models. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This approximately $200,000 RV has multiple rooms and slide outs, a fireplace and a flat-screen TV. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
The driver's seat of this luxury RV resembles a spaceship, with a slew of controls designed to make driving convenient. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
If it wasn't for that tiny window in the back, you could easily mistake this for an actual bedroom, and not the private sleeping compartment of a luxury RV. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Buyers of this $200,000 luxury RV want for no creature comfort. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This T@B Max trailer holds a queen bed inside and has a small kitchen installed on the back end. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
The use of modern materials means many small trailers can offer amenities once found only in larger campers. In this case, this small trailer has a stove, sink and refrigerator. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This T@B Outback edition has been fortified for more off-road adventure camping. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This small trailer has a television, large sleeping area and a combo toilet-shower inside. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
The small trailer has a large bed, air conditioner and television. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Larger 5th-wheel trailers like this one are often winterized, extending the camping season for several months. They also serve as low-cost housing for some people, and permanent homes for others. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Slide-out sections can significantly increase the usable interior space of RVs. In this case, this 5th wheel trailer gains significant extra dining and living space through a slide out. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Bunk beds and a flat-screen television inside a luxury RV. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
With wood-laminate floors, carpet and counters that would be right at home in a normal house, these luxury RVs are a far cry from the utilitarian trailers campers once used. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
With such a small sleeping space in the main compartment, many designers have moved the kitchen area to the back of their small trailers. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Like many small caper trailers, this one is designed to be pulled behind a car or small SUV, and doesn't need a powerful pickup or full-size SUV to haul it around. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Manufacturers are now incorporating low-power LED lighting into awnings, door handles and steps, making RVs easy to use in dark areas. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This RV boasts a kitchen with a range, oven, sink and microwave. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
RV shows give prospective buyers a chance to compare models side-by-side. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This pyramid-shaped camper folds flat for easier towing and storage. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Nothing like sitting by the fire, watching television, a million miles from anywhere. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Experts say the nation's trend toward smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles is leading to slowing sales of large 5th wheel trailers like this one, which usually require a beefy truck engine to haul. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Weighing in at less than 2,000 pounds, this small camping trailer has space to haul motorcycles or a small side-by-side or quad bike, with a popout sleeping area on the other side. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
This camping trailer wins the prize for the lightest model on display at the Denver show. It's basically a pop-up tent mounted on a frame, and can be towed by a Mini. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Once expanded, this Sylvan Sport Go camping trailer can sleep several people but still weighs less than 900 pounds. It's not much more than a tent on wheels, but it keeps sleepers off the ground and gives them a place to store their equipment. Hundreds of RVs, trailers and other camping accessories were on display at the 27th annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, one of the nation's largest RV shows. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Like many full-facility campgrounds, including those both publicly and privately owned and operated, Hillman Ferry includes a camp store, boat ramps, laundry facilities, showers, restrooms, hiking trails, ball fields and basketball courts. Most of the property’s 374 campsites provide power, water and sewer hookups. All the conveniences of home under a starlit sky. And camping is a relatively inexpensive recreational activity. Campsites typically range from $10 to $40 per night.
But Osborne suspects there is another draw, one that might reflect societal anxiety outside the campground.
Campgrounds are generally safe and camping is a family-friendly pursuit. At Hillman Ferry and most other public sites the entrance is gated or manned and only registered campers are allowed in after a certain time. Quiet hours are enforced. A supervisor, be it paid staff or volunteer, are onsite 24 hours.
“We provide a lot of amenities,” Osborne said. “We have basketball courts and volleyball courts and playgrounds and different (nature) programs. But one of the biggest things is the security we provide. People can bring their kids inside this campground and provide them with a very safe environment in which to recreate.”
Cindy Lynch also strives to keep her campers feeling safe, and she does. She is the manager of Columbus-Belmont State Park near Columbus, Ky., a quaint, historic destination but one that few people find by accident.
The 160-acre park is a Civil War site and includes 38 campsites on a bluff line overlooking the Mississippi River. The park was established in 1934. Campers have been coming since the gates first opened.
“Our campground isn’t very big but camping is very popular,” Lynch said. “We typically have heavy occupancy through November. It’s a beautiful spot with a beautiful view of the Mississippi River. And it’s quiet. We’re kind of secluded here.
“We get people from all over the United States and from other countries, too,” she added. “But we have a lot of repeat visitors.”
It’s easy to understand the attraction. The view up and down the Mississippi from the bluff on which the campground is located stretches for miles. Not far from here, in 1861, Confederate General Leonidas Polk ordered a mile-long chain stretched across the Mississippi River to halt Union boats long enough to target them with cannon fire. The chain was only moderately successful but a section of the old relic, along with the anchor used to hold it, are on display not far from the campground.
Glenda Lankford and Anne Paschall have seen the anchor, chain and almost everything else the park offers. The women are sisters and have camped here often with their families. They were enjoying the river view while their husbands relaxed.
“It’s so peaceful,” Paschall said. “And the view is wonderful.”
“We’re planning on doing this is lot this year,” her sister added.
With 40 million fellow campers, they won’t be alone.
Useful links for campers
National Park Service: nps.gov/subjects/camping/index.htm
Campground reservations: reserveamerica.com, recreation.gov
U. S. Forest Service campground directory: forestcamping.com
Camping gear checklists: rei.com/learn/expert-advice/family-camping-checklist.html, coleman.com/coleman-checklists.html
Camp safety: nps.gov/subjects/camping/staying-safe.htm, cdc.gov/family/camping
Camping on federal lands: traveltips.usatoday.com/camping-government-land-111464.html
General information: trailsherpa.com/how-to-camp-89-camping-tips
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Cass Lake, once claimed as the source of the Mississippi. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in Bemidji, Minn. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
A Bemidji, Minn., landmark. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
Sunset on the Great River Road, as seen along Highway 2 in Minnesota. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
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Fishermen on the Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
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A marker on Illinois Highway 3. Gary Garth for USA TODAY
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Gary Garth writes a monthly outdoors column for USA TODAY.
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