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China 41: Walking the gangplank
Continuing my 1985 diary of a trip to China March 17
Plane to Nanning. The aircraft is much snazzier than the one to Lhasa and we get free hankies (my second), boxes of chrysanthemum tea (not dried tea; it’s a cold drink) and a compass on a key ring. I don’t know if the compass is supposed to make us feel more confident that the pilot knows what he’s doing, but we get there.
Cheryl and Elspeth were entranced by the news that, according to that guy I met in Cheng Du, you can get pizzas in Nanning. Unfortunately I can’t remember which hotel he said, and we trail round three with no success. Our packs are getting heavier as we are now carrying all our winter clothing. The further south we go, the hotter it gets. We’ll have to get out our shorts, soon. C and E have the heaviest loads with those huge Chinese coats.
Bereft of pizzas, we go back to the hotel where the airport bus dropped us off. There’s some kind of celebration going on; there’s a lion dance in the driveway and sheets of firecrackers. The place is packed and everyone is crowding into a special room (where the tables have tablecloths!). Don’t know if it’s supposed to be a particular function but, amazingly, there’s plenty of space for us. The waitress is friendly and the sweet and sour pork is lovely. A western family is here too. They have a baby and a six-year-old child. Both of them seem really ugly after Chinese children. Maybe they are just really ugly. Bed. My first time under a mosquito net.
Bus to railway station. Hard seat to Zhan Jiang, which is China’s southernmost town. It’s a nine-hour journey through the sort of countryside that everyone always associates with China – terraced fields; paddy fields, peasants in coolie hats, water buffalo and rich red earth like turmeric powder piled in heaps. It’s getting warmer and warmer.
At Zhan Jiang we get bicycle taxis to the hotel. I’m on the outside and it’s a bit scary when we go round corners. The hotel is a bit of a dump, but clean and cheap. No food. We go round the food stalls buying oranges and bananas for tomorrow’s trip and trying not to look at the varnished brown dog carcases hanging up with the chickens in the pavement cafes. We stop by a woman with buckets of rice and greens on the pavement and have that for tea. It’s cold, but at least it’s not dog.
Up in the velvety darkness at 5 am for our 6 am bus ride and ferry to Haikou, which is on the island of Hainan Dao. It’s supposed to be marvellously beautiful and unspoilt. It’s also a big military base, and we shouldn’t really be going there, as westerners, but after bottling out of the truck ride to Lhasa we’re going to try it. It’s another trip on the bicycle taxis. This time I sit on the inside, bang next to the back wheel. We get to the bus, and find that the world and his wife and all their pigs and chickens and spring onions are coming too. But, miraculously, we do actually set off at 6. And we’re in front seats, thank god. Some people are standing, and two are sitting on the engine cowling by the driver. Talk about a hot seat.
We go across a river on a raft. We have to get off the bus, which then drives on and we all crowd on after. Everybody spends the short trip fighting like hell to get back on the bus, because as soon as the raft docks the buses drive off – there’s no waiting about. Then we get to the real ferry for Hainan Dao. And, get this, we have to go up a proper gang plank to get on. Well, two planks actually, that wobble, and you have to step over a dead rat. How authentic is that? I feel like I’m in a proper English 20th century novel. Any minute now Peter Ustinov is going to push through the crowds towards us in a linen suit and a Panama hat, or maybe Clark Gable and Jean Harlow are already throwing plates at each other in the restaurant. But sadly not. The boat is just chock full of Chinese people (and pigs and chickens and vegetables) and us. And no restaurant. But, bizarrely, there is a woman selling pink-iced finger buns. We’re very doubtful about them, especially after my experience with the concrete bread rolls in Tibet, but they are lovely. Just like you’d buy in the bakers, back home.
I’m not entirely certain we’re going to get all the way there in one piece. Sealink would probably have sent the ferry for scrap in about 1915. On the up side, there are so many holes in it I get plenty of fresh air and am not seasick, which I was rather worried about.
Amazingly we are here. Another bus from the ferry to Haikou, and yet more bicycle taxis from the bus station to the hotel. It’s properly hot now. There are palm trees which C &E have never seen before in the wild, as it were, and they’re entranced. Elspeth hugs one with delight. ‘They’re great aren’t they?’ she announces. Cheryl is busy examining the patterned bark. I’m sitting on my pack writing this while I wait for them. Anybody would think they’d gone completely bonkers (and I’m sure some passing Chinese people do) but they’ve spent so long in the cold bleakness of northern China that all this lush greenery has completely gone to their heads. They are so happy. Extraordinary.
The hotel is amazing too. All glass and marble and we don’t know if we can afford it. The wall behind the reception desk has clocks showing the time in London and New York. But it’s only five kwai (£1) for a dorm bed. It looks as though they’re still building the place but it will be extremely posh indeed when they’ve finished it. The dormitory has a smoked glass door and white tiles on the floor – it’s like we’ve stumbled into the council chamber in Milton Keynes. However, there is no electricity. There are clerks at the end of the hall who are using candles, and they let us use their private bathroom for a wash.
Elspeth and I go exploring and find a restaurant which has a carpet on the floor and a nice Malaysian bloke who tells us about this coffee shop that sells toast. ‘No bangers and mash for you Brits,’ he laughs, ‘But lot of toast!’ He was dead right. Hot buttered toast. And proper tea. There are a load of young Chinese in, too, and they are all sitting round flashing their digital watches and eating their toast with forks, which they then wave theatrically about while talking very loudly to each other.
Spend the afternoon lying around, having baths and eating McVitites digestive biscuits, which they sell in the hotel shop. The shop sells the oddest things. Roget et Gallet perfumes, Californian wine (30 kwai) a Wrangler denim jacket and personal stereos. I want batteries for mine and point to a stereo in the display case. The bloke in charge gets it out and I point to the battery compartment.
‘Ah, you want batteries,’ he says and shows me two.
‘Yes, that’s exactly what I want,’ I reply.
‘No. Mayo,’ he says and puts them away.
Dinner in the restaurant. The tablecloths are filthy and the waitress sweeps up the leavings with a dirty dustpan and brush. But the service is quick and they are really friendly. The food is delicious; fish with melon, sweet and sour pork, beef with noodles and a huge plate of fried rice. Another big bill (15 kwai) and we begin to realise we haven’t got much money left. Prospects of going to Hong Kong now look definitely dodgy.
In the dorm we are joined by a German couple, two French girls and two Swedish guys. The folding wall down the centre of the room has been pulled out. And there is lots of shouting and shuffling on the other side. So we all creep up, shushing each other and giggling, and peek through the cracks.
All the waitresses from the restaurant are there, and there’s a man fiddling with a tape player. Then, as the strains of Carmen fill the room, he begins to shout instructions and the girls all pair up and start to solemnly tango. And, on our side, we fall silent and feel unaccountably homesick.
China 39: Escape plans
Continuing my 1985 diary of a trip to China We could go to Hong Kong with my credit card! What a lovely idea, all that cheese and hamburgers and cocktails. I think all of us have had enough of being in this country now. I can’t describe what it’s like being here. Like white noise, I suppose. You don’t notice the stress at first. But all the tiny little irritations just pile up and up, until you think your head is going to fall off. We’re all bizarrely unreasonable about ridiculous things, and Cheryl and Elspeth have been here way, way longer than me. I don’t know how they’ve managed it this far without going completely bonkers, like that American girl who smashed plates in Cheng Du. By not thinking too much, probably. Anyway we lie in our beds and discuss how bloody marvellous it would be just to go to Hong Kong, and then we go to the Public Security office, for the girls to get passes, which as students, they need before they can leave the country. And, of course, the office won’t hand over any passes without permission from their teacher in Beijing. Cheryl and Elspeth put through a person to person call in Beijing to try to get their teacher, but without much hope. Its 3.30 and she’s probably already gone home. The rest of the afternoon is spent waiting for the phone to ring, which it does frequently, but it’s only the operator saying, ‘No luck.’ Chinese telephone etiquette is quite startling. When you pick up the phone you yell, ‘Wei!’ and then the person at the other end yells, ‘Wei!’ and then you both pause while you wonder if the other person is still there. Hannah comes around and we go in search of Mr Tong, a ‘lovely little Burmese man’ who, according to her, runs a fantastic restaurant with really good coffee, but he wants to go back to Burma and the Chinese won’t let him. We follow her guide book’s instructions and get totally lost. We stand in the middle of the street and call, ‘Mr Tong!’ plaintively, like lost storks, but no joy, and no smiling Burmese gent, either. A bloke in a Vietnamese coffee bar offers to help, this though he admits he doesn’t like foreigners much, especially Americans, but even after he asks around for us, no one has heard of Mr Tong. In the end we eat at another restaurant where we get excellent food. Hannah rather sadly gets out her memorial chopsticks, given to her by Mr T and then realises he also gave her his card. Duh! We’ll go there tomorrow. Come back via a three storey department store. The counters are exactly as I remember them in Cairds, in Perth when I was about six. Like glass-topped desks. And the goods for sale are all in small enamel pie dishes. None of us can work out what the goods are though. They’re just metal things. But they have some lovely postcards, of beautiful water colour paintings by Pan Tian Shou. I take a packet to the till, and some bloke looks at me in disgust and says, ‘Why are you buying those? What do you know about Pan Tian Shou? You’re just a westerner. You cannot appreciate him.’ But I do. Picture courtesy of Creative Commons via http://arts.cultural-china.com/en/77Arts4565.html
China 38: Money lenders and My Fair Lady
(continuing my 1985 diary of a trip to China and Tibet)
The train pulls in to Kunming just after 7.30 am. Cheryl’s waiting for me at the barrier, and it is so good to see her. We get a bus to the hotel; the old rugger scrum again, but when we get bashed in the mad scramble to get on, I find I can bash back twice as hard with my pack.
She and Elspeth have pushed the boat out and got a three-bed room with a bath (12 kwai each). Breakfast is fried eggs, toast and coffee and I think I’ve died and gone to heaven. Hannah from New York, who I was with in Tibet, is here. She wants to go to Shanghai, but all the planes are booked for a week and she doesn’t want to spend three days on a train. Cheryl goes with her to the CAAC office to see if this is true or if they just can’t be bothered to take her, but they are adamant. No seats.
They are equally tough in my case. We’re flying to Nanning on the way to Hainan Dao (it means literally, South Sea Island) and Cheryl and Elspeth can pay in Renminbi with their student cards, but the office won’t accept my card. The woman behind the counter will not believe I’m a student – no matter how often I tell her my name is Chrysanthemum Wang. Which is sharp of her, but it means I have to pay in FEC, foreign exchange currency. Which is a pain. It means I’m going to have to find a moneylender and go in for a bit of swift mental arithmetic.
I go back to the hotel and change a travellers’ cheque, then I go out in the street and collar a likely looking lad on the corner with a bike. Why do all money-lenders have bikes? (Monumentally stupid question, ed. Just look at all the police strolling about, and ask yourself why you are down a side street with three of the guy’s mates on look-out duty). I change my money with him at a rate of 1.6 into renminbi, and then nip back into the hotel and change it back into FEC with a lad from Sheffield at the rate of 1.4. Total economic madness. But we’ve all made something, and we’re all happy. Except possibly the Central Bank of China, but I don’t know them personally, so it doesn’t bother me. Although how the whole system doesn’t collapse when everybody seems to be winning, I don’t know.
Suppertime is a bit of a disappointment. Practically everthing on the menu is off, so we have a very small meal. We go back to the hotel and eat fried goat’s cheese, which is all they have (and very nice). The bar has a tape player, so I put on Frankie Goes To Hollywood, but the bar staff don’t like this at all and switch it off. But then, when I just laugh and take it away, they tell me to put it back on. They can be such odd people.
Hannah and I go for a walk and discover that we both grew up listening to My Fair Lady. Within seconds we are prancing down the street singing, ‘All I want is a room somewhere’. Hannah’s attempt at a Cockney accent is hysterical and she thinks much the same of my rendition of ‘ahhooOOoodenit be luvverly.’ We are bent over, breathless with laughter, 8,000 miles from home, being carefully skirted by Chinese people who stare at us rather warily. Maybe we have gone loopy. Maybe after all these weeks, the songs of Lerner and Loewe have finally done for us. But who cares, when there’s two of you to sing?
(I apologise for the quality of my pictures at the moment. I’ve had to get a new scanner and the operating system is still waiting to be decoded by Alan Turing).
China 35: Strangers in the night
Get down to the depot this morning and get my pack on a lorry going to the airport. Take a last look around the market and buy some prayer scarves and am plagued by three kids who alternately hug me and kick me in the shins. Say my goodbyes to Agnetha and Michael and Mick and Julie, and get the bus to the airport. Remember to sit fairly close up front this time, so that I don’t go flying when it hits a pot hole. Still, the journey is not too bad. It takes four hours and there are times when I think we’re having an accident, but no, we are not careering out of control down a ravine, we are merely being driven rather excitingly down a hill that hasn’t got a road yet.
The airport hostel is appalling. The latrines are overflowing and I find I’m sharing a dormitory with a bloke from Saudi Arabia. He seems okay, but he has a master’s degree in moaning. He’s is the most miserable person I’ve ever met. More miserable than a friend’s great aunt, who used to tell people, ‘Ooh, you go on. I’ve had my life.’
He’s been here since his plane arrived this morning and he dislikes the look of the place so much, that he can’t be arsed to go to Lhasa. He just wants to fly straight to Shanghai. ‘I thought it would be a magical place,’ he intones. ‘All green and misty but it is just desert. If I wanted sand I would stay at home.’ At which I giggle. But he just goes on and on.
I leave the room and try to see if I can get into another dormitory, but they are all full up. All the other people here are Chinese and seem mystified that I don’t want to share a room with a strange man. After all, he’s another westerner, isn’t he? None of them are really bothered about my problems, but one bloke, at least, gives me some ink for my pen.
Back to the room. Misery Guts is lying on his bed swigging from a bottle of rice wine and staring at the ceiling. ‘I thought this place would be Shangri La,’ he intones. ‘It is not what I thought.’ I try telling him that I felt much the same way when I arrived, and that he should at least take a look at Lhasa. But he won’t listen. Moan, moan, moan.
He’s also fed up because the airport won’t take travellers’ cheques and he hasn’t got enough money to pay for his ticket. He wants to borrow money from me. He is astounded when I tell him I don’t have enough. Even if I did I wouldn’t lend it to him – but I don’t tell him that. He is going to have to go to Lhasa to change his cheques. The thought makes him even more miserable.
He starts on about his headache. I tell him this is probably because of the altitude. But he’s having none of it.
‘Altitude? Altitude? I am used to altitude. It is this terrible cold I have. Oh this place. Oh how terrible I feel. Why did I come here?’
At least he’s at the other end of the room (although it’s not a very big room). At 10pm the lights are switched off by central control. This is creepy, and it makes him grumble even more but, eventually, he falls silent. I shut my eyes, but I don’t sleep.
At 5.30 he looms over me in the darkness.
‘Did you sleep well?’ he asks.
‘Yes,’ I say warily. He is far too close, and I don’t like the silky tone of his voice.
‘Can I get into bed with you for a warm?’ He is pulling at my sleeping bag.
‘No, you bloody can’t.’
‘Why not?’ he asks. He is, can you believe it, offended.
‘What do you mean, why not?’ I say.
‘But I thought all you western girls have sex with everybody you meet.’
‘Go. Away.’ If he tries anything more, I’m going to sock him.
But, amazingly, he goes. I get up, which is easy because I slept in my clothes, get my stuff packed and get out. But there is nowhere to go. The waiting room is locked and eventually I make my way to the canteen. The Chinese man, who gave me the ink last night, arrives and starts chatting. He talks apologetically about the state of the airport and I think he is quite taken aback, when I just let rip about the sleeping arrangements. Poor bloke. It’s not his fault.
And then I discover I don’t have enough change to pay for my breakfast, so he insists on paying the difference. It is rice porridge, diced raw turnips and four dry biscuits. I know it’s silly, but I cry.
China 32, Baby yaks and bum pinchers
Agnetha and I get breakfast courtesy of a baby yak this morning. We go to the market to buy food, and take two empty yoghurt pots with us to see if we can get them filled. These pots are made of rather beautiful white china. You get them everywhere.
The nearest entrance to the market is down the main street and through a little archway. But we’re no sooner through it than this Tibetan woman is waving at us from behind a barbed wire fence. It looks like she’s been penned in, but no, she points to a heap of junk we realise is actually a rickety gate, and we get through that, and then through another door in a wall and we’re in her back yard; there’s a table, a man sitting on a chair sunning himself, and a little stable containing a cow and a calf. That calf is cuter than a boxful of kittens. It is sweeter than George Michael covered in sugar snow singing ‘Last Christmas’. It’s like a shaggy little dog with big brown eyes and a bunchy tail. Agnetha is so overcome she bursts into raptures of Swedish, but mummy yak is having none of it. She is four times as big as her baby and she has horns you could pick a lock with.
Coming back to more practical matters, we hand over the pots and one kwai (about 30p) and the woman gives us full pots in exchange. Lots of nodding and smiling and bowing and off we go, hoping that the gate isn’t going to collapse behind us. We get some walnuts (expensive) and a couple of apples and go back to the hotel. Agnetha shares her coffee and I contribute a tin of mandarin oranges. God, it tastes good.
We sit, surrounded by majestic mountains and views of prayer flags and vast sky, and naturally start discussing electric toasters. According to Agnetha nobody in Europe had an electric toaster until school trips to Britain started. ‘I’d never seen a toaster before I came to Britain,’ said Agnetha. ‘We never toasted anything. And,’ she leans forward seriously. ‘Not nobody else did either. Not the Dutch, or the French. I have checked, you know. Nobody. The French buy their toast in packets, even.
‘Really?’ I say.
She nods. ‘They call them, tostes. Then, we all come to your country, and boom! Toasters everywhere. Everybody is eating toast now. Hot from toaster.’
Amazing the stuff you learn when you go abroad.
We decide to go to the Potala, the Dalai Lama’s official residence. We walk down the main street, past lots of men with little tables. One is a dentist with a box of gold teeth and a hammer and pair of pliers. He is trying to persuade a Tibetan who is clutching his mouth, to sit down. He’s doing this by waving a pair of pliers in his face but the Tibetan, strangely, doesn’t look very keen. A knot of men gather, and there is a lot of banter and finally they push him into a seat and he opens his mouth. The dentist flexes his pliers and …. But at this point I walk on. Dentists have never been my strong point. A guy at the next table is playing Una Paloma Blanca on a little tape player, which is just the last tune I’d expect to hear, here. God, I hate that song. It’s right up there for appalling rhythmic cheerfulness with Y Viva Espana and bloody Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep. And why here??? This is, like, a spiritual refuge, man. They should be playing something deep and meaningful like Stairway to Heaven or Julie Andrews singing The Lonely Goatherd.
I can hear shouting behind me and the dentist’s customer is on his feet, his hands clapped to his mouth, while the dentist is waving something in his pliers.
A few yards further on we meet Julie and drop into this noodle/tea shop where all the customers are Genghis Khan and, in the corner, is a man in a white hat rolling out noodles on a table you wouldn’t put your boots on. There are a couple of men in short hair and short, western leather jackets. They are rather watchful, careful types who have come over the mountains from Nepal with stuff to sell. What this stuff is, exactly, nobody is very certain about. Julie and Mick are travelling back to Nepal with them in the next couple of days and ask if I want to go too. I have to admit I’m tempted. The thought of just launching into the unknown; to keep travelling on and on and never know what is going to happen next, is seductive. But I have stuff to do back in England, and Cheryl and Elspeth would worry about me, especially if I couldn’t get word back to them. Besides, on an extremely practical level, I’ve already paid for my return flight to Cheng Du.
Agnetha is wearing a pair of pink tracksuit bottoms, but all the men think she’s just in her long johns. Two men patted her bum on the way in, and Agnetha is offended, but Julie and I have a hard time not laughing, because it does look as if she’s come out in her jammies. ‘Even if I was wearing my pyjamas,’ Agnetha says. ‘They should not be doing this to my bottom.’ She’s right, of course, but try explaining that to a bunch of cheerful blokes who’ve never heard of leisure wear. God knows what they’d make of Spandex.
The man in charge of the restaurant cannot add up. He’s very cheerful, even for a Tibetan person, but he just puts his hands over his head and moans when he tries to give us the bill. Every time he adds up the column of figures (for three teas) he gets a different result. In the end I work it out on a piece of paper for him, very slowly, much to his relief. Smiles all round and off we go to the Potala, Agnetha dodging the bum slappers on the way out, and saying what she thinks of them in Swedish.
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Braving Israeli bullets in Gaza’s sea
Nesma Seyam The Electronic Intifada Gaza Strip 26 January 2017
A portrait of Muhammad al-Hissi is held up during a protest held in Gaza City three days after his disappearance.
Mohammed Asad APA images
Gaza’s fishermen have already endured regular Israeli attacks during the first few weeks of 2017.
On 4 January, Muhammad al-Hissi went missing after the Israeli navy sunk the vessel on which he worked. Although his body has not been recovered, members of his family have resigned themselves to the probability that al-Hissi was killed.
A memorial service was organized for al-Hissi a few days after he went missing, while his family issued a statement describing him as a “martyr for God’s reward.” Aged 33, he was the father of three children.
“He is an excellent swimmer – like all fishermen,” said Muhammad’s brother Wael. “He would have made it to the shore if he was alive.”
The incident occurred off Sudaniya Beach in northern Gaza. An Israeli navy gunboat rammed directly into the fishing vessel, which belongs to Rashad al-Hissi, Muhammad’s cousin, causing it to capsize. No warning was issued before the attack.
An Israeli army spokesperson told the Ma’an News Agency that “naval forces were escorting a Palestinian fishing boat which had deviated from the Israeli-designated fishing zone to a port … when ‘the Israeli vessel collided with another Palestinian vessel which was not visible.’”
Safe area?
Jamal al-Hissi, also a cousin of Muhammad, was in another vessel a few hundred meters away at the time. He said that the vessel carrying Muhammad was shot at by live ammunition and flooded by water cannons.
“We were fishing around five nautical miles offshore, which is supposed to be a safe area,” Jamal said. “In the blink of an eye, the vessel vanished and Muhammad disappeared.”
Nizar Ayyash, head of the Gaza fishing union, accused the Israeli authorities of deception.
“The Israeli gunboat drowned the vessel,” he said. “Then the Israelis lit flares, claiming to look for the missing fisherman.”
A number of other attacks against fishermen have taken place since then.
On 12 January, Israeli naval ships opened fire at fishermen working off Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Four days later, Israel shot at fishermen in the northern Gaza area. Five fishermen were taken into detention.
Anas Siyam and his father, Imad, were among those arrested. They were held until the following day.
“We were operating within the permitted fishing area,” Anas said. “Yet they still arrested us and confiscated our net, power generator and the boat itself.”
On 17 January, a fisherman was injured after the Israeli navy fired rubber-coated steel bullets at him. That incident, too, occurred in the northern Gaza area.
Another fisherman was shot in the head with a rubber-coated steel bullet six days later. The fisherman in question, Auranus al-Sultan, was one of those who had been detained by Israel the previous week.
Under the 1993 Oslo accords signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, Israel is supposed to allow fishermen to work freely within 20 nautical miles of the Gaza coastline.
Israel has, however, used the tightened siege it imposed on Gaza in 2007 as a pretext to launch frequent – sometimes daily – attacks on the 4,000 fishermen living and working in the strip. Over the past decade, Israel has only allowed fishing within three to six nautical miles and has repeatedly changed the official limits.
On many occasions, Israel has attacked fishermen working inside the limits it has set.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights recorded a total of 126 incidents in which fishing vessels were fired upon by Israel during 2016. More than 130 people were detained by Israeli forces while they were on fishing vessels last year, five of whom were children. Twelve of Gaza’s fishermen were injured as a result of Israeli attacks.
Drop in earnings
Fayez al-Amoudi, a resident of Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, began his fishing career in the 1990s.
“I still remember the sudden drop in our earnings after the limit was shrunk to six nautical miles,” he said. “Besides the physical harassment, we are continuously subjected to verbal and psychological harassment. The Israeli navy has flooded us with sewage water while we are on board our vessels.”
Marwan al-Saidi has been working as a fisherman for more than four decades.
“The last 10 years have been the worst,” he said. “I have no idea why the Israeli authorities designate fishing limits if they are intent on harassing fishermen working within the limits. They know that fishing is the only source of living for us. Our belongings are constantly confiscated and we are expected to stay silent about this treatment and take it.”
Nesma Seyam is an interpreter, journalist and fixer based in Gaza. Twitter: @Nesma_Seyam
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Businesswomen break through barriers in Gaza
Nesma Seyam 12 April 2018
Sympathy and prejudice
Nesma Seyam 1 November 2017
Joy and fear: a mother's lot in Gaza
Nesma Seyam 17 February 2017
In photos: Gaza fishermen "in God's hands"
Patrick O. Strickland and Ezz Zanoun 31 March 2015
"The Israelis attack us every day"
Israeli abuse of Gaza fishermen condemned
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Posts tagged ‘Fifth Amendment’
A Partial Retraction on AIG
The story the other day that AIG was considering suing the taxpayers because the taxpayers did not give them a nice enough bailout was so vomit-inducing that I did not even look much further into it.
A couple of readers whom I trust both wrote me to say that the issues here are a bit more complex than I made them out to be. The Wall Street Journal sounds a similar note today:
Every taxpayer and shareholder should be rooting for this case to go to trial. It addresses an important Constitutional question: When does the federal government have the authority to take over a private business? The question looms larger since the 2010 passage of the Dodd-Frank law, which gave the feds new powers to seize companies they believe pose risks to the financial system.
That vague concept of "systemic risk" was the justification for the AIG intervention in September 2008. In the midst of the financial crisis, the federal government seized the faltering insurance giant and poured taxpayer money into it. The government then used AIG as a vehicle to bail out other financial institutions.
But the government never received the approval of AIG's owners. The government first delayed a shareholder vote, then held one and lost it in 2009, and then ignored the results and allowed itself to vote as if the common shareholders had approved the deal.
In 2011 Mr. Greenberg's Starr International, a major AIG shareholder, filed a class-action suit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington alleging a violation of its Constitutional rights. Specifically, Starr cites the Fifth Amendment, which holds that private property shall not "be taken for public use, without just compensation." The original rescue loans from the government required AIG to pay a 14.5% interest rate and were fully secured by AIG assets. So when the government also demanded control of 79.9% of AIG's equity, where was the compensation?
Greenberg is apparently arguing that he would have preferred chapter 11 and that the company and its original shareholders likely would have gotten a better deal. Perhaps. So I will tone down my outrage against Greenberg, I suppose. But nothing about this makes me any happier about bailouts and corporate cronyism that are endemic in this administration.
Tags: 2008, aig, bailouts, compensation, Dodd Frank, Fifth Amendment, financial crisis, Greenberg Starr International, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
Category: The Corporate State | 14 Comments
With a Wimper
October 3, 2011, 2:50 pm
I simply cannot believe that the President of the US just ordered an American citizen killed, without trial or due process, and the country just yawns. And in some cases, cheered. Are we really going to make the Fifth Amendment, along with the Fourth, the Ninth, and the Tenth, another "just kidding" passage? Its amazing that the same kids that marched against Nixon's abuse of power have decided this is perfectly OK.
I suppose I expect Republicans to pile on for this kind of security-state garbage, but an awful lot of Democrats are sitting on their hands as well, just because it was their guy in the Oval office pulling the trigger. Kudos to a few souls on the left like Glenn Greenwald and Kevin Drum who, however subdued in comparison to their reaction had it been Bush, called out their party's leader for this bit of horror. Greenwald makes the point to fellow Lefties - how would you feel if Rick Perry or Michelle Bachman had this power?
This latter is a good test I ask folks all the time. Those who advocate for statist powers generally imagine folks like themselves wielding these powers. But how realistic is that in a Democracy where power shifts every 8-10 years or so? I ask folks all the time to picture their worst political enemy, and then imagine that person with the power they advocate.
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Welcome to the Acme Corporation. Check Your Rights at the Door
Ilya Shapiro:
Well of course they aren't "” but that's constitutionally irrelevant: Corporations aren't "real people" in the sense that the Constitution's protection of sexual privacy or prohibition on slavery make no sense in this context, but that doesn't mean that corporate entities also lack, say, Fourth Amendment rights. Or would the "no rights for corporations" crowd be okay with the police storming their employers' offices and carting off their (employer-owned) computers for no particular reason? "” or to chill criticism of some government policy.
Or how about Fifth Amendment rights? Can the mayor of New York exercise eminent domain over Rockefeller Center by fiat and without compensation if he decides he'd like to move his office there?
So corporations have to have some constitutional rights or nobody would form them in the first place. The reason they have these rights isn't because they're "legal" persons, however "” though much of the doctrine builds on that technical point "” but instead because corporations are merely one of the ways in which rights-bearing individuals associate to better engage in a whole host of constitutionally protected activity.
That is, the Constitution protects these groups of rights-bearing individuals. The proposition that only human beings, standing alone, with no group affiliation whatsoever, are entitled to First Amendment protection "” that "real people" lose some of their rights when they join together in groups of two or ten or fifty or 100,000 "” is legally baseless and has no grounding in the Constitution. George Mason law professor Ilya Somin, also a Cato adjunct scholar, discusses this point here.
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Rising Price of "Justice"
In the next few weeks, Enron leaders Lay and Skilling will or will not be found guilty of various fraud-related charges (betting is that they will be). You, in turn, may or may not agree with the verdict. (Disclosure: I used to work with Skilling at McKinsey. From my knowledge of his brilliant mind and his attention to detail, I thought that his Congressional testimony that he was unaware of the shenanigans in the SPE's was unconvincing, and so thought at the beginning of the trial he would be found guilty. However, the prosecution's case has had surprisingly little to do with the SPE's and was weaker than I expected, so I am less sure now).
Wherever you are on guilt or innocence, you should be concerned about the increasingly aggressive tactics that prosecutors are getting away with in this and related cases. Tom Kirkendall is all over this story, and reports:
the Enron Task Force refused Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling's request to
have the prosecution recommend to U.S. District Judge Sim Lake that
half-a-dozen former high-level Enron executives who have declined to
testify during the trial on Fifth Amendment grounds be granted immunity
from having their testimony used against them in a subsequent
prosecution.
Those witnesses -- several of whom have been mentioned prominently
in testimony during the trial -- would likely provide exculpatory
testimony for Lay and Skilling if they were to testify. The
Lay-Skilling defense team limited their immunity request to those six
witnesses even though the Task Force fingered the unprecedented number
of the Task Force identified over 100 former Enron executives
as unindicted co-conspirators in the case for the transparent purpose
of preventing the jury from hearing the full story of what happened at
Enron.
Another potential outcome may be the weakening of attorney-client privilege.
Tags: Enron Task Force, Fifth Amendment, fraud, Jeff Skilling, Ken Lay, Lay Skilling, SPE, Task Force, Tom Kirkendall
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June, 2006: The Follow-on Case to Kelo
Today, on the final day of their 2006 term, the Supreme Court ruled in the Olek vs. New London case:
Washington -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that
local governments may seize people's advertising space -- even
against their will -- for alternate advertisers who promote economic development or higher taxes
was a decision fraught with huge implications for a country with many
areas, particularly the rapidly growing urban and suburban areas,
facing countervailing pressures of government budget deficits and free speech
rights.
The 5-4 ruling represented a defeat for some Connecticut
residents whose advertisements in the local paper against recent property tax hikes were rejected by the city council in favor of ads for several pro-taxation groups.
As a result, cities have wide power to replace advertising that might favor lower taxes or oppose certain community projects with messages more in the public interest.
Local officials, not federal judges, know best in
deciding whether speech will benefit the community,
justices said.
"The city has carefully formulated an economic
development that it believes will provide appreciable benefits to the
community, including -- but by no means limited to -- new jobs and
increased tax revenue," Justice John Paul Stevens wrote for the
majority. "We established in Kelo that local governments have broad power to seize property when that seizure serves to maximize taxation, and certainly this applies equally well to unwanted advertising that might work against maximizing tax revenues."
He was joined by Justice Anthony Kennedy, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer.
issue was the scope of the Fifth Amendment, which allows governments to
take private property through eminent domain if the property is for "public
use." The majority observed that using advertising space in favor, rather than against, public policy certainly qualified as "public use".
Fred Olek and several other homeowners in a
working-class neighborhood in New London, Connecticut, filed suit after
city officials announced plans to remove their newspaper advertisements opposing the upcoming ballot initiative to raise property taxes.
New London officials countered
that the tax initiative served a public purpose of boosting
economic growth that outweighed the homeowners' speech rights, even
if the area wasn't located in North Korea or Cuba.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who has
been a key swing vote on many cases before the court, issued a stinging
dissent. She argued that "This makes me so mad, I could, I could... aw, forget it. I'm retiring this year to a Pacific island anyway, so y'all are free to screw up this country as much as you want".
Justice Scalia wrote a separate dissent, making the argument that "I have no problem with government limitations on speech per se, but given the fact that 3 readers of this paper lived out of state, such powers per Raich reside with Federal and not local authorities"
Local authorities were careful to point out that Olek was fully compensated at market rates for the removed advertising. Olek shot back that he was in no way compensated for his loss of free speech rights or participation in the democratic process. Justices in the majority were unpersuaded by Olek's argument, however, pointing out that in Kelo, the homeowners were in no way compensated for their emotional attachment to their homes nor for their loss of the right to dispose of their property as they wished, "so there".
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Beginning your General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) journey for Windows Server
Applies To: Windows Server (Semi-Annual Channel), Windows Server 2016
This article provides info about the GDPR, including what it is, and the products Microsoft provides to help you to become compliant.
On May 25, 2018, a European privacy law is due to take effect that sets a new global bar for privacy rights, security, and compliance.
The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is fundamentally about protecting and enabling the privacy rights of individuals. The GDPR establishes strict global privacy requirements governing how you manage and protect personal data while respecting individual choice — no matter where data is sent, processed, or stored.
Microsoft and our customers are now on a journey to achieve the privacy goals of the GDPR. At Microsoft, we believe privacy is a fundamental right, and we believe that the GDPR is an important step forward for clarifying and enabling individual privacy rights. But we also recognize that the GDPR will require significant changes by organizations all over the world.
We have outlined our commitment to the GDPR and how we are supporting our customers within the Get GDPR compliant with the Microsoft Cloud blog post by our Chief Privacy Officer Brendon Lynch and the Earning your trust with contractual commitments to the General Data Protection Regulation” blog post by Rich Sauer - Microsoft Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel.
Although your journey to GDPR-compliance may seem challenging, we're here to help you. For specific information about the GDPR, our commitments and how to begin your journey, please visit the GDPR section of the Microsoft Trust Center.
GDPR and its implications
The GDPR is a complex regulation that may require significant changes in how you gather, use and manage personal data. Microsoft has a long history of helping our customers comply with complex regulations, and when it comes to preparing for the GDPR, we are your partner on this journey.
The GDPR imposes rules on organizations that offer goods and services to people in the European Union (EU), or that collect and analyze data tied to EU residents, no matter where those businesses are located. Among the key elements of the GDPR are the following:
Enhanced personal privacy rights. Strengthened data protection for residents of EU by ensuring they have the right to access to their personal data, to correct inaccuracies in that data, to erase that data, to object to processing of their personal data, and to move it.
Increased duty for protecting personal data. Reinforced accountability of organizations that process personal data, providing increased clarity of responsibility in ensuring compliance.
Mandatory personal data breach reporting. Organizations that control personal data are required to report personal data breaches that pose a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals to their supervisory authorities without undue delay, and, where feasible, no later than 72 hours once they become aware of the breach.
As you might anticipate, the GDPR can have a significant impact on your business, potentially requiring you to update privacy policies, implement and strengthen data protection controls and breach notification procedures, deploy highly transparent policies, and further invest in IT and training. Microsoft Windows 10 can help you effectively and efficiently address some of these requirements.
Personal and sensitive data
As part of your effort to comply with the GDPR, you will need to understand how the regulation defines personal and sensitive data and how those definitions relate to data held by your organization. Based on that understanding you'll be able to discover where that data is created, processed, managed and stored.
The GDPR considers personal data to be any information related to an identified or identifiable natural person. That can include both direct identification (such as, your legal name) and indirect identification (such as, specific information that makes it clear it is you the data references). The GDPR also makes clear that the concept of personal data includes online identifiers (such as, IP addresses, mobile device IDs) and location data.
The GDPR introduces specific definitions for genetic data (such as, an individual’s gene sequence) and biometric data. Genetic data and biometric data along with other sub categories of personal data (personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership: data concerning health; or data concerning a person’s sex life or sexual orientation) are treated as sensitive personal data under the GDPR. Sensitive personal data is afforded enhanced protections and generally requires an individual’s explicit consent where these data are to be processed.
Examples of info relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject)
This list provides examples of several types of info that will be regulated through GDPR. This is not an exhaustive list.
Identification number (such as, SSN)
Location data (such as, home address)
Online identifier (such as, e-mail address, screen names, IP address, device IDs)
Pseudonymous data (such as, using a key to identify individuals)
Genetic data (such as, biological samples from an individual)
Biometric data (such as, fingerprints, facial recognition)
Getting started on the journey towards GDPR compliance
Given how much is involved to become GDPR-compliant, we strongly recommend that you don't wait to prepare until enforcement begins. You should review your privacy and data management practices now. We recommend that you begin your journey to GDPR compliance by focusing on four key steps:
Discover. Identify what personal data you have and where it resides.
Manage. Govern how personal data is used and accessed.
Protect. Establish security controls to prevent, detect, and respond to vulnerabilities and data breaches.
Report. Act on data requests, report data breaches, and keep required documentation.
For each of the steps, we've outlined example tools, resources, and features in various Microsoft solutions, which can be used to help you address the requirements of that step. While this article isn't a comprehensive “how-to” guide, we've included links for you to find out more details, and more info is available in the GDPR section of the Microsoft Trust Center.
Windows Server security and privacy
The GDPR requires you to implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect personal data and processing systems. In the context of the GDPR, your physical and virtual server environments are potentially processing personal and sensitive data. Processing can mean any operation or set of operations, such as data collection, storage, and retrieval.
Your ability to meet this requirement and to implement appropriate technical security measures must reflect the threats you face in today’s increasingly hostile IT environment. Today’s security threat landscape is one of aggressive and tenacious threats. In previous years, malicious attackers mostly focused on gaining community recognition through their attacks or the thrill of temporarily taking a system offline. Since then, attacker’s motives have shifted toward making money, including holding devices and data hostage until the owner pays the demanded ransom.
Modern attacks increasingly focus on large-scale intellectual property theft; targeted system degradation that can result in financial loss; and now even cyberterrorism that threatens the security of individuals, businesses, and national interests all over the world. These attackers are typically highly trained individuals and security experts, some of whom are in the employ of nation states that have large budgets and seemingly unlimited human resources. Threats like these require an approach that can meet this challenge.
Not only are these threats a risk to your ability to maintain control of any personal or sensitive data you may have, but they are a material risk to your overall business as well. Consider recent data from McKinsey, Ponemon Institute, Verizon, and Microsoft:
The average cost of the type of data breach the GDPR will expect you to report is $3.5M.
63% of these breaches involve weak or stolen passwords that the GDPR expects you to address.
Over 300,000 new malware samples are created and spread every day making your task to address data protection even more challenging.
As seen with the recent Ransomware attacks, once called the black plague of the Internet, attackers are going after bigger targets that can afford to pay more, with potentially catastrophic consequences. The GDPR includes penalties that make your systems, including desktops and laptops, that contain personal and sensitive data rich targets indeed.
Two key principles have guided and continue to guide the development of Windows:
Security. The data our software and services store on behalf of our customers should be protected from harm and used or modified only in appropriate ways. Security models should be easy for developers to understand and build into their applications.
Privacy. Users should be in control of how their data is used. Policies for information use should be clear to the user. Users should be in control of when and if they receive information to make best use of their time. It should be easy for users to specify appropriate use of their information including controlling the use of email they send.
Microsoft has remained steadfast against these principles as recently noted by Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella,
“As the world continues to change and business requirements evolve, some things are consistent: a customer’s demand for security and privacy.”
As you work to comply with the GDPR, understanding the role of your physical and virtual servers in creating, accessing, processing, storing and managing data that may qualify as personal and potentially sensitive data under the GDPR is important. Windows Server provides capabilities that will help you comply with the GDPR requirements to implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect personal data.
The security posture of Windows Server 2016 isn’t a bolt-on; it’s an architectural principle. And, it can be best understood in four principals:
Protect. Ongoing focus and innovation on preventative measures; block known attacks and known malware.
Detect. Comprehensive monitoring tools to help you spot abnormalities and respond to attacks faster.
Respond. Leading response and recovery technologies plus deep consulting expertise.
Isolate. Isolate operating system components and data secrets, limit administrator privileges, and rigorously measure host health.
With Windows Server, your ability to protect, detect and defend against the types of attacks that can lead to data breaches is greatly improved. Given the stringent requirements around breach notification within the GDPR, ensuring that your desktop and laptop systems are well defended will lower the risks you face that could result in costly breach analysis and notification.
In the section that follows, you will see how Windows Server provides capabilities that fit squarely in the "Protect" stage of your GDPR compliance journey. These capabilities fall into three protection scenarios:
Protect your credentials and limit administrator privileges. Windows Server 2016 helps to implement these changes, to help prevent your system from being used as a launching point for further intrusions.
Secure the operating system to run your apps and infrastructure. Windows Server 2016 provides layers of protection, which helps to block external attackers from running malicious software or exploiting vulnerabilities.
Secure virtualization. Windows Server 2016 enables secure virtualization, using Shielded Virtual Machines and Guarded Fabric. This helps you encrypt and run your virtual machines on trusted hosts in your fabric, better protecting them from malicious attacks.
These capabilities, discussed in more detail below with references to specific GDPR requirements, are built on top of advanced device protection that helps maintain the integrity and security of the operating system and data.
A key provision within the GDPR is data protection by design and by default, and helping with your ability to meet this provision are features within Windows 10 such as BitLocker Device Encryption. BitLocker uses the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology, which provides hardware-based, security-related functions. This crypto-processor chip includes multiple physical security mechanisms to make it tamper resistant, and malicious software is unable to tamper with the security functions of the TPM.
The chip includes multiple physical security mechanisms to make it tamper resistant, and malicious software is unable to tamper with the security functions of the TPM. Some of the key advantages of using TPM technology are that you can:
Generate, store, and limit the use of cryptographic keys.
Use TPM technology for platform device authentication by using the TPM’s unique RSA key, which is burned into itself.
Help to ensure platform integrity by taking and storing security measurements.
Additional advanced device protection relevant to your operating without data breaches include Windows Trusted Boot to help maintain the integrity of the system by ensuring malware is unable to start before system defenses.
Windows Server: Supporting your GDPR compliance journey
Key features within Windows Server can help you to efficiently and effectively implement the security and privacy mechanisms the GDPR requires for compliance. While the use of these features will not guarantee your compliance, they will support your efforts to do so.
The server operating system sits at a strategic layer in an organization’s infrastructure, affording new opportunities to create layers of protection from attacks that could steal data and interrupt your business. Key aspects of the GDPR such as Privacy by Design, Data Protection, and Access Control need to be addressed within your IT infrastructure at the server level.
Working to help protect the identity, operating system, and virtualization layers, Windows Server 2016 helps block the common attack vectors used to gain illicit access to your systems: stolen credentials, malware, and a compromised virtualization fabric. In addition to reducing business risk, the security components built into Windows Server 2016 help address compliance requirements for key government and industry security regulations.
These identity, operating system, and virtualization protections enable you to better protect your datacenter running Windows Server as a VM in any cloud, and limit the ability of attackers to compromise credentials, launch malware, and remain undetected in your network. Likewise, when deployed as a Hyper-V host, Windows Server 2016 offers security assurance for your virtualization environments through Shielded Virtual Machines and distributed firewall capabilities. With Windows Server 2016, the server operating system becomes an active participant in your datacenter security.
Protect your credentials and limit administrator privileges
Control over access to personal data, and the systems that process that data, is an area with the GDPR that has specific requirements including access by administrators. Privileged identities are any accounts that have elevated privileges, such as user accounts that are members of the Domain Administrators, Enterprise Administrators, local Administrators, or even Power Users groups. Such identities can also include accounts that have been granted privileges directly, such as performing backups, shutting down the system, or other rights listed in the User Rights Assignment node in the Local Security Policy console.
As a general access control principle and in-line with the GDPR, you need to protect these privileged identities from compromise by potential attackers. First, it's important to understand how identities are compromised; then you can plan to prevent attackers from gaining access to these privileged identities.
How do privileged identities get compromised?
Privileged identities can get compromised when organizations don’t have guidelines to protect them. The following are examples:
More privileges than are necessary. One of the most common issues is that users have more privileges than are necessary to perform their job function. For example, a user who manages DNS might be an AD administrator. Most often, this is done to avoid the need to configure different administration levels. However, if such an account is compromised, the attacker automatically has elevated privileges.
Constantly signed in with elevated privileges. Another common issue is that users with elevated privileges can use it for an unlimited time. This is very common with IT pros who sign in to a desktop computer using a privileged account, stay signed in, and use the privileged account to browse the web and use email (typical IT work job functions). Unlimited duration of privileged accounts makes the account more susceptible to attack and increases the odds that the account will be compromised.
Social engineering research. Most credential threats start out by researching the organization and then conducted through social engineering. For example, an attacker may perform an email phishing attack to compromise legitimate accounts (but not necessarily elevated accounts) that have access to an organization's network. The attacker then uses these valid accounts to perform additional research on your network and to identify privileged accounts that can perform administrative tasks.
Leverage accounts with elevated privileges. Even with a normal, non-elevated user account in the network, attackers can gain access to accounts with elevated permissions. One of the more common methods of doing so is by using the Pass-the-Hash or Pass-the-Token attacks. For more information on the Pass-the-Hash and other credential theft techniques, see the resources on the Pass-the-Hash (PtH) page.
There are of course other methods that attackers can use to identify and compromise privileged identities (with new methods being created every day). It is therefore important that you establish practices for users to log on with least-privileged accounts to reduce the ability of attackers to gain access to privileged identities. The sections below outline functionality where Windows Server can mitigate these risks.
Just-in-Time Admin (JIT) and Just Enough Admin (JEA)
While protecting against Pass-the-Hash or Pass-the-Ticket attacks is important, administrator credentials can still be stolen by other means, including social engineering, disgruntled employees, and brute force. Therefore, in addition to isolating credentials as much as possible, you also want a way to limit the reach of administrator-level privileges in case they are compromised.
Today, too many administrator accounts are over-privileged, even if they have only one area of responsibility. For example, a DNS administrator, who requires a very narrow set of privileges to manage DNS servers, is often granted domain admin-level privileges. In addition, because these credentials are granted for perpetuity, there is no limit on how long they can be used.
Every account with unnecessary domain admin-level privileges increases your exposure to attackers seeking to compromise credentials. To minimize the surface area for attack, you want to provide only the specific set of rights that an admin needs to do the job – and only for the window of time needed to complete it.
Using Just Enough Administration and Just-in-Time Administration, administrators can request the specific privileges they need for the exact window of time required. For a DNS administrator, for example, using PowerShell to enable Just Enough Administration lets you create a limited set of commands that are available for DNS management.
If the DNS administrator needs to make an update to one of her servers, she would request access to manage DNS using Microsoft Identity Manager 2016. The request workflow can include an approval process such as two-factor authentication, which could call the administrator’s mobile phone to confirm her identity before granting the requested privileges. Once granted, those DNS privileges provide access to the PowerShell role for DNS for a specific time span.
Imagine this scenario if the DNS admin’s credentials were stolen. First, since the credentials have no admin privileges attached to them, the attacker wouldn’t be able to gain access to the DNS server – or any other systems – to make any changes. If the attacker tried to request privileges for the DNS server, second-factor authentication would ask them to confirm their identity. Since it isn’t likely that the attacker has the DNS admin’s mobile phone, authentication would fail. This would lock the attacker out of the system, and alert the IT organization that the credentials might be compromised.
In addition, many organizations use the free Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) as a simple yet powerful JIT administration mechanism for their server and client systems. The LAPS capability provides management of local account passwords of domain joined computers. Passwords are stored in Active Directory (AD) and protected by and Access Control List (ACL) so only eligible users can read it or request its reset.
As noted in the Windows Credential Theft Mitigation Guide,
“the tools and techniques criminals use to carry out credential theft and reuse attacks improve, malicious attackers are finding it easier to achieve their goals. Credential theft often relies on operational practices or user credential exposure, so effective mitigations require a holistic approach that addresses people, processes, and technology. In addition, these attacks rely on the attacker stealing credentials after compromising a system to expand or persist access, so organizations must contain breaches rapidly by implementing strategies that prevent attackers from moving freely and undetected in a compromised network.”
An important design consideration for Windows Server was mitigating credential theft—in particular, derived credentials. Credential Guard provides significantly improved security against derived credential theft and reuse by implementing a significant architectural change in Windows designed to help eliminate hardware-based isolation attacks rather than simply trying to defend against them.
While using Windows Defender Credential Guard, NTLM, and Kerberos derived credentials are protected using virtualization-based security, the credential theft attack techniques and tools used in many targeted attacks are blocked. Malware running in the operating system with administrative privileges cannot extract secrets that are protected by virtualization-based security. While Windows Defender Credential Guard is a powerful mitigation, persistent threat attacks will likely shift to new attack techniques and you should also incorporate Device Guard, as described below, along with other security strategies and architectures.
Windows Defender Credential Guard
Windows Defender Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to isolate credential information, preventing password hashes or Kerberos tickets from being intercepted. It uses an entirely new isolated Local Security Authority (LSA) process, which is not accessible to the rest of the operating system. All binaries used by the isolated LSA are signed with certificates that are validated before launching them in the protected environment, making Pass-the-Hash type attacks completely ineffective.
Windows Defender Credential Guard uses:
Virtualization-based security (required). Also required:
64-bit CPU
CPU virtualization extensions, plus extended page tables
Windows hypervisor
Secure boot (required)
TPM 2.0 either discrete or firmware (preferred - provides binding to hardware)
You can use Windows Defender Credential Guard to help protect privileged identities by protecting the credentials and credential derivatives on Windows Server 2016. For more information on Windows Defender Credential Guard requirements, see Protect derived domain credentials with Windows Defender Credential Guard.
Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard
Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard on Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 Anniversary Update also helps protect credentials for users with remote desktop connections. Previously, anyone using Remote Desktop Services would have to log on to their local machine and then be required to log on again when they performed a remote connection to their target machine. This second login would pass credentials to the target machine, exposing them to Pass-the-Hash or Pass-the-Ticket attacks.
With Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard, Windows Server 2016 implements single sign-on for Remote Desktop sessions, eliminating the requirement to re-enter your username and password. Instead, it leverages the credentials that you’ve already used to log on to your local machine. To use Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard, the Remote Desktop client and server must meet the following requirements:
Must be joined to an Active Directory domain and be in the same domain or a domain with a trust relationship.
Must use Kerberos authentication.
Must be running at least Windows 10 version 1607 or Windows Server 2016.
The Remote Desktop classic Windows app is required. The Remote Desktop Universal Windows Platform app doesn't support Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard.
You can enable Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard by using a registry setting on the Remote Desktop server and Group Policy or a Remote Desktop Connection parameter on the Remote Desktop client. For more information on enabling Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard, see Protect Remote Desktop credentials with Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard. As with Windows Defender Credential Guard, you can use Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard to help protect privileged identities on Windows Server 2016.
Secure the operating system to run your apps and infrastructure
Preventing cyber threats also requires finding and blocking malware and attacks that seek to gain control by subverting the standard operating practices of your infrastructure. If attackers can get an operating system or application to run in a non-predetermined, non-viable way, they are likely using that system to take malicious actions. Windows Server 2016 provides layers of protection that block external attackers running malicious software or exploiting vulnerabilities. The operating system takes an active role in protecting infrastructure and applications by alerting administrators to activity that indicates a system has been breached.
Windows Defender Device Guard
Windows Server 2016 includes Windows Defender Device Guard to ensure that only trusted software can be run on the server. Using virtualization-based security, it can limit what binaries can run on the system based on the organization’s policy. If anything, other than the specified binaries tries to run, Windows Server 2016 blocks it and logs the failed attempt so that administrators can see that there has been a potential breach. Breach notification is a critical part of the requirements for GDPR compliance.
Windows Defender Device Guard is also integrated with PowerShell so that you can authorize which scripts can run on your system. In earlier versions of Windows Server, administrators could bypass code integrity enforcement by simply deleting the policy from the code file. With Windows Server 2016, you can configure a policy that is signed by your organization so that only a person with access to the certificate that signed the policy can change the policy.
Control Flow Guard
Windows Server 2016 also includes built-in protection against some classes of memory corruption attacks. Patching your servers is important, but there is always a chance that malware could be developed for a vulnerability that has not yet been identified. Some of the most common methods for exploiting these vulnerabilities are to provide unusual or extreme data to a running program. For example, an attacker can exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability by providing more input to a program than expected and overrun the area reserved by the program to hold a response. This can corrupt adjacent memory that might hold a function pointer.
When the program calls through this function, it can then jump to an unintended location specified by the attacker. These attacks are also known as jump-oriented programming (JOP) attacks. Control Flow Guard prevents JOP attacks by placing tight restrictions on what application code can be executed – especially indirect call instructions. It adds lightweight security checks to identify the set of functions in the application that are valid targets for indirect calls. When an application runs, it verifies that these indirect call targets are valid.
If the Control Flow Guard check fails at runtime, Windows Server 2016 immediately terminates the program, breaking any exploit that attempts to indirectly call an invalid address. Control Flow Guard provides an important additional layer of protection to Device Guard. If a white-listed application has been compromised, it would be able to run unchecked by Device Guard, because the Device Guard screening would see that the application has been signed and is considered trusted.
But because Control Flow Guard can identify whether the application is executing in a non-predetermined, non-viable order, the attack would fail, preventing the compromised application from running. Together, these protections make it very difficult for attackers to inject malware into software running on Windows Server 2016.
Developers building applications where personal data will be handled are encouraged to enable Control Flow Guard (CFG) in their applications. This feature is available in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015, and runs on "CFG-Aware" versions of Windows—the x86 and x64 releases for Desktop and Server of Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 Update (KB3000850). You don't have to enable CFG for every part of your code, as a mixture of CFG enabled and non-CFG enabled code will execute fine. But failing to enable CFG for all code can open gaps in the protection. Furthermore, CFG enabled code works fine on "CFG-Unaware" versions of Windows and is therefore fully compatible with them.
Windows Defender Antivirus
Windows Server 2016 includes the industry leading, active detection capabilities of Windows Defender to block known malware. Windows Defender Antivirus (AV) works together with Windows Defender Device Guard and Control Flow Guard to prevent malicious code of any kind from being installed on your servers. It is turned on by default – the administrator does not need to take any action for it to start working. Windows Defender AV is also optimized to support the various server roles in Windows Server 2016. In the past, attackers used shells such as PowerShell to launch malicious binary code. In Windows Server 2016, PowerShell is now integrated with Windows Defender AV to scan for malware before launching the code.
Windows Defender AV is a built-in antimalware solution that provides security and antimalware management for desktops, portable computers, and servers. Windows Defender AV has been significantly improved since it was introduced in Windows 8. Windows Defender Antivirus in Windows Server uses a multi-pronged approach to improve antimalware:
Cloud-delivered protection helps detect and block new malware within seconds, even if the malware has never been seen before.
Rich local context improves how malware is identified. Windows Server informs Windows Defender AV not only about content like files and processes but also where the content came from, where it has been stored, and more.
Extensive global sensors help keep Windows Defender AV current and aware of even the newest malware. This is accomplished in two ways: by collecting the rich local context data from end points and by centrally analyzing that data.
Tamper proofing helps guard Windows Defender AV itself against malware attacks. For example, Windows Defender AV uses Protected Processes, which prevents untrusted processes from attempting to tamper with Windows Defender AV components, its registry keys, and so on.
Enterprise-level features give IT pros the tools and configuration options necessary to make Windows Defender AV an enterprise-class antimalware solution.
Enhanced security auditing
Windows Server 2016 actively alerts administrators to potential breach attempts with enhanced security auditing that provides more detailed information, which can be used for faster attack detection and forensic analysis. It logs events from Control Flow Guard, Windows Defender Device Guard, and other security features in one location, making it easier for administrators to determine what systems may be at risk.
New event categories include:
Audit Group Membership. Allows you to audit the group membership information in a user’s login token. Events are generated when group memberships are enumerated or queried on the PC where the login session was created.
Audit PnP Activity. Allows you to audit when plug and play detects an external device – which could contain malware. PnP events can be used to track down changes in system hardware. A list of hardware vendor IDs is included in the event.
Windows Server 2016 integrates easily with security incident event management (SIEM) systems, such as Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS), which can incorporate the information into intelligence reports on potential breaches. The depth of information provided by the enhanced auditing enables security teams to identify and respond to potential breaches more quickly and effectively.
Secure virtualization
Enterprises today virtualize everything they can, from SQL Server to SharePoint to Active Directory Domain Controllers. Virtual machines (VMs) simply make it easier to deploy, manage, service, and automate your infrastructure. But when it comes to security, compromised virtualization fabrics have become a new attack vector that is hard to defend against – until now. From a GDPR perspective, you should think about protecting VMs as you would protect physical servers including the use of VM TPM technology.
Windows Server 2016 fundamentally changes how enterprises can secure virtualization, by including multiple technologies that allow you to create virtual machines that will run only on your own fabric; helping to protect from the storage, network, and host devices they run on.
Shielded Virtual Machines
The same things that make virtual machines so easy to migrate, backup, and replicate, also make them easier to modify and copy. A virtual machine is just a file, so it is not protected on the network, in storage, in backups, or elsewhere. Another issue is that fabric administrators – whether they are a storage administrator or a network administrator – have access to all the virtual machines.
A compromised administrator on the fabric can easily result in compromised data across virtual machines. All the attacker must do is use the compromised credentials to copy whatever VM files they like onto a USB drive and walk it out of the organization, where those VM files can be accessed from any other system. If any one of those stolen VMs were an Active Directory domain controller, for example, the attacker could easily view the content and use readily available brute force techniques to crack the passwords in the Active Directory database, ultimately giving them access to everything else within your infrastructure.
Windows Server 2016 introduces Shielded Virtual Machines (Shielded VMs) to help protect against scenarios like the one just described. Shielded VMs include a virtual TPM device, which enables organizations to apply BitLocker Encryption to the virtual machines and ensure they run only on trusted hosts to help protect against compromised storage, network, and host administrators. Shielded VMs are created using Generation 2 VMs, which support Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware and have virtual TPM.
Host Guardian service
Alongside Shielded VMs, the Host Guardian Service is an essential component for creating a secure virtualization fabric. Its job is to attest to the health of a Hyper-V host before it will allow a Shielded VM to boot or to migrate to that host. It holds the keys for Shielded VMs and will not release them until the security health is assured. There are two ways that you can require Hyper-V hosts to attest to the Host Guardian Service.
The first, and most secure, is hardware-trusted attestation. This solution requires that your Shielded VMs are running on hosts that have TPM 2.0 chips and UEFI 2.3.1. This hardware is required to provide the measured boot and operating system kernel integrity information required by the Host Guardian Service to ensure the Hyper-V host has not been tampered with.
IT organizations have the alternative of using Admin-trusted attestation, which may be desirable if TPM 2.0 hardware is not in use in your organization. This attestation model is easy to deploy because hosts are simply placed into a security group and the Host Guardian Service is configured to allow Shielded VMs to run on hosts that are members of the security group. With this method, there is no complex measurement to ensure that the host machine hasn’t been tampered with. However, you do eliminate the possibility of unencrypted VMs walking out the door on USB drives or that the VM will run on an unauthorized host. This is because the VM files won't run on any machine other than those in the designated group. If you do not yet have TPM 2.0 hardware, you can start with Admin-trusted attestation and switch to hardware-trusted attestation when your hardware is upgraded.
Virtual Machine Trusted Platform Module
Windows Server 2016 supports TPM for virtual machines, which allows you to support advanced security technologies such as BitLocker® Drive Encryption in virtual machines. You can enable TPM support on any Generation 2 Hyper-V virtual machine by using Hyper-V Manager or the Enable-VMTPM Windows PowerShell cmdlet.
You can protect virtual TPM (vTPM) by using the local crypto keys stored on the host or stored in the Host Guardian Service. So, while the Host Guardian Service requires more infrastructure, it also provides more protection.
Distributed network firewall using software-defined networking
One way to improve protection in virtualized environments is to segment the network in a way that allows VMs to talk only to the specific systems required to function. For example, if your application doesn’t need to connect with the Internet, you can partition it off, eliminating those systems as targets from external attackers. The software-defined networking (SDN) in Windows Server 2016 includes a distributed network firewall that allows you to dynamically create the security policies that can protect your applications from attacks coming from inside or outside a network. This distributed network firewall adds layers to your security by enabling you to isolate your applications in the network. Policies can be applied anywhere across your virtual network infrastructure, isolating VM-to-VM traffic, VM-to-host traffic, or VM-to-Internet traffic where necessary – either for individual systems that may have been compromised or programmatically across multiple subnets. Windows Server 2016 software-defined networking capabilities also enable you to route or mirror incoming traffic to non-Microsoft virtual appliances. For example, you could choose to send all your email traffic through a Barracuda virtual appliance for additional spam filtering protection. This allows you to easily layer in additional security both on-premises or in the cloud.
Other GDPR considerations for servers
The GDPR includes explicit requirements for breach notification where a personal data breach means, “a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed.” Obviously, you can’t begin to move forward to meet the stringent GDPR notification requirements within 72 hours if you cannot detect the breach in the first place.
As noted in the Windows Security Center white paper, Post Breach: Dealing with Advanced Threats
“Unlike pre-breach, post-breach assumes a breach has already occurred – acting as a flight recorder and Crime Scene Investigator (CSI). Post-breach provides security teams the information and toolset needed to identify, investigate, and respond to attacks that otherwise will stay undetected and below the radar.”
In this section we will look at how Windows Server can help you meet your GDPR breach notification obligations. This starts with understanding the underlying threat data available to Microsoft that is gathered and analyzed for your benefit and how, through Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), that data can be critical to you.
Insightful security diagnostic data
For nearly two decades, Microsoft has been turning threats into useful intelligence that can help fortify its platform and protect customers. Today, with the immense computing advantages afforded by the cloud, we are finding new ways to use our rich analytics engines driven by threat intelligence to protect our customers.
By applying a combination of automated and manual processes, machine learning and human experts, we can create an Intelligent Security Graph that learns from itself and evolves in real-time, reducing our collective time to detect and respond to new incidents across our products.
The scope of Microsoft’s threat intelligence spans, literally, billions of data points: 35 billion messages scanned monthly, 1 billion customers across enterprise and consumer segments accessing 200+ cloud services, and 14 billion authentications performed daily. All this data is pulled together on your behalf by Microsoft to create the Intelligent Security Graph that can help you protect your front door in a dynamic way to stay secure, remain productive and meet the requirements of the GDPR.
Detecting attacks and forensic investigation
Even the best endpoint defenses may be breached eventually, as cyberattacks become more sophisticated and targeted. Two capabilities can be used to help with potential breach detection - Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) and Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA).
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) helps you detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks and data breaches on your networks. The types of data breach the GDPR expects you to protect against through technical security measures to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal data and processing systems.
Among the key benefits of Windows Defender ATP are the following:
Detecting the undetectable. Sensors built deep into the operating system kernel, Windows security experts, and unique optics from over 1 billion machines and signals across all Microsoft services.
Built in, not bolted on. Agentless, with high performance and minimal impact, cloud-powered; easy management with no deployment.
Single pane of glass for Windows security. Explore 6 months of rich, machine-timeline, unifying security events from Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender Antivirus and Windows Defender Device Guard.
Power of the Microsoft graph. Leverages the Microsoft Intelligence Security Graph to integrate detection and exploration with Office 365 ATP subscription, to track back and respond to attacks.
Read more at What’s new in the Windows Defender ATP Creators Update preview.
ATA is an on-premises product that helps detect identity compromise in an organization. ATA can capture and parse network traffic for authentication, authorization, and information gathering protocols (such as Kerberos, DNS, RPC, NTLM, and other protocols). ATA uses this data to build a behavioral profile about users and other entities on a network so that it can detect anomalies and known attack patterns. The following table lists the attack types detected by ATA.
Attack type
Malicious attacks These attacks are detected by looking for attacks from a known list of attack types, including:
Pass-the-Ticket (PtT)
Pass-the-Hash (PtH)
Overpass-the-Hash
Forged PAC (MS14-068)
Golden Ticket
Malicious replications
Remote execution
For a complete list of malicious attacks that can be detected and their description, see What Suspicious Activities Can ATA detect?.
Abnormal behavior These attacks are detected by using behavioral analysis and use machine learning to identify questionable activities, including:
Anomalous logins
Unknown threats
Password sharing
Lateral movement
Security issues and risks These attacks are detected by looking at current network and system configuration, including:
Weak protocols
Known protocol vulnerabilities
You can use ATA to help detect attackers attempting to compromise privileged identities. For more information on deploying ATA, see the Plan, Design, and Deploy topics in the Advanced Threat Analytics documentation.
Related content for associated Windows Server 2016 solutions
Windows Defender Antivirus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1aNEy09NaI and https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-in-windows-10
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxeGa3pxIwg and https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-atp/configure-server-endpoints-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection
Windows Defender Device Guard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-pTkesjkhI and https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/device-security/device-guard/device-guard-deployment-guide
Windows Defender Credential Guard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-pTkesjkhI and https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/access-protection/credential-guard/credential-guard
Control Flow Guard: https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/mt637065(v=vs.85).aspx
Security and Assurance: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/security/security-and-assurance
This article is a commentary on the GDPR, as Microsoft interprets it, as of the date of publication. We’ve spent a lot of time with GDPR and like to think we’ve been thoughtful about its intent and meaning. But the application of GDPR is highly fact-specific, and not all aspects and interpretations of GDPR are well-settled.
As a result, this article is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal advice or to determine how GDPR might apply to you and your organization. We encourage you to work with a legally-qualified professional to discuss GDPR, how it applies specifically to your organization, and how best to ensure compliance.
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Lexi Thompson is back but she's struggling to find herself these days.
Lexi Thompson Is Back — But Is She Really Back?
Posted By: Tom Edringtonon: August 16, 2018 In: Features2 Comments
Lexi Thompson has had a very, very quiet, very unimpressive season.
She hasn’t even played that much this year — just 13 times and it is now mid-August.
There are no wins in her column either.
She’s won a paltry $616,000 and change, low even by LPGA pay standards.
She’s back this week in Indianapolis. She had to be, she’s the defending champion at the Indy Women In Technology event. She had to come back, even if she was reluctant.
And wow, does she sound reluctant. You can add unsure, uncertain, maybe confused to the adjectives that might describe her current emotional state.
She’s been away for a month. Last time we saw her was at the Marathon Classic in early July. She left with a pedestrian tie for 38th and a sore hand.
Add some mental confusion in there and yes, Lexi Thompson decided a retreat was in order.
She sounded pretty fragile when she spoke Wednesday up in Indy:
“It was honestly just a buildup,” Thompson said. “The last year and a half, I have honestly been struggling a lot, emotionally, and it’s hard because I can’t really show it. It was just so much to deal with, and I had to show that I was still OK and still play golf. And I don’t even know how I played that well, honestly. And I think it just kind of all hit me coming into this year. I would say it’s just figuring out what really makes me happy off the golf course, as well, figuring myself out,” Thompson said. “I have transformed myself around this game for such a long time, ever since I was 5 years old.”
Welcome to the mind of a golf prodigy.
As cool as it sounds, it’s not all it’s built up to be.
Fame, money, fans, praise, criticism — it’s all part of the celebrity package and make no mistake, with her power game, nine wins and model-looks — Lexi Thompson is a celebrity at age 23.
She’s also fragile, shaken by her mother’s cancer battle, shaken by some strange happenings on the course last year.
Those who know her will tell you she is very determined, very strong.
But maybe that toughness can also harbor self-doubt.
“You can only stay strong for so long and hide it,” Thompson said. “I am a very strong person, but at times you just need a break. It’s still a work in progress,” she said of her mental state. “I truly love being home and around my family and friends. I really enjoy that time. Even if it’s two days, I get the most of it. Just being home and being a regular person, it’s nice.”
And there’s another problem. Very often celebrities simply want to have that “regular person” time but the more exposure they get, the more they win, the more television time they get, the tougher “regular” time becomes.
There’s also the weight of being a sports prodigy. She was heading for fame by age 12.
“That’s what I grew up knowing,” she confessed. “Didn’t know much different.”
This inner struggle also caused her to skip a major championship — the British Open.
“I never want to skip that event,” she said looking back. “It’s just a very prestigious event. But with how I was, just mentally and emotionally, I wasn’t ready to compete there. I was struggling with my game. Besides that, I was just struggling with myself.”
Which brings us to this week, this day.
Golf is not the best environment when you are, as Lexi put it “struggling with myself.”
She spoke to some professionals in her off time about her struggles.
Yes, struggles.
Life isn’t always what it seems.
Lexi Thompson has a rare golf talent, a big game, huge bank accounts, fast cars, good looks and a loving family.
Yes, it certainly looks like she has it all.
But then again, in life, looks can indeed be very deceiving.
Editor’s Note: Lexi got off to a good start Thursday with a four-under par 68 but she was still six back of leader Lizette Salas, who shot a career round of 62.
First Round Indy Scores:
Rickie’s Out Of Round One — Tiger Will Play All Three
No Fighting, No Biting In The Dog House
Scottish Scoring Spree — It’s Not Supposed To Be This Easy!
Terrific article, Tom.
There is a somewhat local, analogous situation. Elena DelleDonne, now a WNBA player, was heralded as a prodigy since she was young, as possibly one of the best women basketball players ever.
She was set to go to U Conn to basketball glory, and just found it wasn’t working for her. She took some time off, and played volleyball for a year in her home state at U of Delaware. Elena ended up playing hoops at U of Del, went on the WNBA, and recently married her partner. From all reports, she has a happy, fulfilling life. It just took her some time to figure out the right path for herself.
It must be noted that Elena has an extremely strong, close, and supportive family. I have thought that was probably true of Lexi as well.
Obviously, circumstances are different in each situation, but, boy, it seems like some dialogue with Elena would really be good for Lexi.
RM: Great thoughts, thanks for sharing. Being a prodigy is tough, especially nowdays…..the South Koreans are basically put into golf-learning factories at age 5.
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1. If there was a movie produced about your life who would play you and why?
Charlie Sheen. Seems like he is always having fun, even in times of crisis. And doesn’t care what haters think. Also, winning.
2. What songs best describe your work ethic?
Tubthumping by Chumbawumba, Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey
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Haggis at a Highland Games Festival. And I liked it.
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Jesus, Hitler, or Elvis. I’d have a lot of interesting questions for each.
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I get knocked down, but I get get up again. You’re never going to keep me down. (see Question #2)
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I’ve never smoked a cigarette or drank a cup of coffee.
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The Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
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Ann Coulter. She’s screwing with us on purpose, right? There is no way she believes most of what she says. I hope not.
14. If you were trapped in a TV for a month what show would you choose to be in and why?
Jeopardy. I watch Jeopardy as much as possible, and I never get tired of trivia. Ever.
15. Name 5 things from your bucket list
Attend a World Cup Final
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Aug. 8, 2018 Aug. 9, 2018 - by Kathy Janich
The third Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival wraps this week, and the new Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center gets its first dates. Show titles to check out: “Dot” (closing at True Colors); the independent “Blackbird” and “On the Third Day“; and the Essential New Play Fest. Pictured: Jazz master Branford Marsalis, who brings his quartet to Sandy Springs on Saturday.
Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival. MONDAY-TUESDAY. And then there were two. This year’s fest is half over, but you can still catch Sundays at Four by Brittani Minnieweather, Jamie Walker and Jonathan Peacock, and The Fairy Hoax by Tom Diggs and Jay D’Amico. Sundays at Four is when the Washington family gathers for fellowship. The musical looks at what happens when family dynamics are challenged, and the status quo is no longer acceptable. See it at 8 p.m. Monday. The Fairy Hoax is about a 13-year-old British girl who fakes photos of fairies to get her mother’s attention. It’s based on the real-life Cottingley Fairy Hoax in 1917. See it at 8 p.m. Tuesday. $17 per show. Out Front Theatre, at 999 Brady Ave. in West Midtown, plays host. Details, tickets HERE.
Dash Clowdus-Howe. Photo: BreeAnne Clowdus
Titanic. THROUGH AUG. 19. Tough ticket, but seats have been added to sold-out performances. The outdoors-only Serenbe Playhouse arguably tops its Carousel (performed with a real carnival) and Miss Saigon (featuring a Huey helicopter that took flight) with artistic director Brian Clowdus’ ambitious staging of this Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. The time: 1912. The place: aboard the RMS Titanic. Clowdus employs a cast of 40 (including regulars Niki Badua, Blake Burgess, Jessica De Maria, Chase Davidson and Robert Wayne) and a four-story Titanic replica that sinks nightly in the Inn Lake at Serenbe. “It’s not about the boat sinking,” Clowdus says. “It’s about people on a voyage or quest for joy, hope and change.” All Serenbe shows require a walk along a sometimes muddy path. Appropriate footwear suggested. This show does include seating. For mobility assistance (parking, accessibility cart, etc.), contact the box office. $35 and up. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. Serenbe is at 9110 Selborne Lane in Chattahoochee Hills. Details, tickets HERE or at 770.463.1110.
Photo: Center for Puppetry Arts
The Tortoise, the Hare & Other Aesop’s Fables. BEGINS AUG. 14. Part of the Center for Puppetry Arts’ Theatre for the Very Young (age 2 and up). The musical performance tells five tales in a circus-style show adapted by Atlanta theater artist Michael Haverty and featuring glove, rod and shadow puppets. Previews Aug. 14-15 ($11.25). Regularly $19.50. Opens Aug. 16. Through Sept. 23. 10 +11:30 a.m. Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m., 1 p.m. + 3 p.m. Saturday; and 1 + 3 p.m. Sunday. Free parking. 1404 Spring St. NW. Details, tickets HERE or at 404.873.3391.
This weekend only
Photo: Eric Ryan Anderson
Branford Marsalis Quartet. SATURDAY ONLY. The NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and friends help inaugurate the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. Marsalis is one of the most respected instrumentalists of his time. The Branford Marsalis Quartet is widely considered one of the most innovative and forward-thinking jazz ensembles working today. The quartet’s usual lineup includes pianist Joey Calderazzo, drummer Justin Faulkner and bass guitarist Eric Revis. $40-$65. 8 p.m. Byers Theatre. 1 Galambos Way (bordered by Sandy Springs Circle and Allen, Johnson Ferry and Roswell roads), Sandy Springs. Underground parking on-site. Details HERE. Tickets HERE or at 770.206.2022.
Closing this week
Denise Burse, Benedetto Robinson. Photo: Brenda Nicole Photography
Dot. CLOSES SUNDAY. At True Colors Theatre Company. This gentle comedy by Colman Domingo uses humor to look at issues surrounding aging parents and midlife crises. The setting is Christmastime in urban West Philly. The playwright, says Variety.com, “sees the absurdity and human comedy in a messy, volatile, all-too-real family dynamic.” Atlanta-born, New York-based stage/film actor Denise Burse is Dot. Also in the cast: Gilbert Glenn Brown, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, Rhyn McLemore Saver and Lee Osorio. True Colors co-founder and artistic director Kenny Leon directs. Contains adult language, situations. $20-$35. 7:30 tonight-Friday; 2:30 + 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. True Colors performs at the Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road SW. Details, tickets HERE or at 877.725.8849 (Ticket Alternative).
Blackbird. THROUGH AUG. 19. Fifteen years ago, Ray was convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl named Una. He’s served his prison sentence, changed his name, moved and started a new life. When Una stumbles upon a recent photo of Ray, she decides to confront him. Scottish playwright David Harrower’s 2005 drama is staged here by Right On Productions and Frat Pack Productions. Jayson Warner Smith (TV’s “The Walking Dead” and “Rectify”) is Ray; Heather Rule is Una. Marc Gowan directs. Blackbird won London’s Olivier Award for best new play in 2007 and had a critically acclaimed Broadway run in 2016 with Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams. It earned three Tony Award nominations. $20 plus fees. Robert Mello Studio Blackbox, 4048 Flowers Road, Suite 210, Doraville. Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets HERE.
Built to Float. THROUGH AUG. 25. World premiere. Atlanta-based playwright Rachel Graf Evans’ surrealistic family drama, part of the 2018 Essential New Play Festival, asks: “Is Tess fine?” Tess tells her sister she is, but strange things keep happening in her home, and the two women try to keep from drowning in the legacy of their troubled past. Essential founder Peter Hardy directs. Note: Performed in repertory with Woke, a world premiere by Avery Sharpe. The Essential fest, in its 20th season, is dedicated to the work of Georgia playwrights. It includes a third world premiere Aug. 16-17 and Bare Essentials staged readings. As can happen with new work and smallish budgets, quality can vary. $25. Usually 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 + 7 p.m. Sunday but check dates and times before you go. West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. Details, tickets HERE. Discount tickets at PoshDealz.com.
On the Third Day. THROUGH AUG. 19. A world premiere by Atlanta playwright Amina S. McIntyre. Meet the Lansings. Three years ago their eldest son and oldest brother was killed. Now family members must come together to decide the fate of the two men who shot him. The drama, an examination of grief, ritual and family, is set in Atlanta and inspired by events in McIntyre’s life. Presented by Los Angeles/Atlanta-based VanguardRep. Matthew Kellen Burgos directs a five-person cast. $20. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 2:30 + 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Windmill Arts Center, 2823 Church St., East Point. Details, tickets HERE.
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Newsies. THROUGH SEPT. 2. The 2012 Disney musical tells the real-life story of New York City’s Newsboy Strike of 1899, when publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst tried to take advantage of the newsboys to increase profits. The newsboys’ response: Strike! Aurora Theatre uses a cast of 31 to tell the story, which features a Tony Award-winning score by Jack Feldman and Alan Menken (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid). Justin Anderson directs, with musical direction by Ann-Carol Pence and choreography by Ricardo Aponte. $30-$65. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 2:30 + 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. (Note: The show, a co-production with Atlanta Lyric Theatre, plays the Lyric’s Marietta space Oct. 19-Nov. 4.) Aurora offers free, covered, attached parking in a city deck at 153 E. Crogan St. Details, tickets HERE or at 678.226.6222. Discount tickets at PoshDealz.com.
Aaron Schilling. Photo: BreeAnne Clowdus
Peter Pan. THROUGH AUG. 26. Serenbe Playhouse calls this a “world premiere musical pirate adventure.” If you’re so inclined, sail to the second star on the right and straight on till morning to revisit J.M. Barrie’s 1904 tale about Peter, Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys and Neverland. Complications arise when the Lost Boys get homesick and Captain Hook returns seeking revenge. The story is by Roger Q. Mason, the score by London-trained, New York regular Ella Grace. Michael Alvarez, who works largely in Britain, directs. Serenbe, which does outdoor, site-specific shows, sets Peter Pan at its Mado Hideaway. All shows take place in the woods and require a walk along a sometimes muddy path. Appropriate footwear suggested. For mobility assistance (parking, accessibility cart, etc.), contact the box office. $13-$30. 11 a.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Serenbe is at 9110 Selborne Lane in Chattahoochee Hills. Details, tickets HERE or at 770.463.1110. Discount tickets at PoshDealz.com.
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Woke. THROUGH AUG. 26. World premiere. This prize-winning dramatic comedy by Atlanta actor/playwright Avery Sharpe is part of the Essential New Play Festival (it runs in repertory with Built to Float). The script follows two close friends from different backgrounds trying to navigate the high school-to-college transition when a calamitous event captures national attention. They’re forced to face their conflicting understandings of social awareness as they search for what it truly means to be “woke.” Ellen McQueen directs. The 20-year-old Essential fest is dedicated to the work of Georgia playwrights. It includes a third world premiere Aug. 16-17 and Bare Essentials staged readings. As can happen with new work and smallish budgets, quality can vary. $25. Usually 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 + 7 p.m. Saturday but check dates and times before you go. West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. Details, tickets HERE. Discount tickets at PoshDealz.com.
The Book of Will. BEGINS AUG. 15. At Theatrical Outfit. This love letter to Shakespeare features the trademark smarts and humor of oft-produced playwright Lauren Gunderson. It opens the company’s 2018/19 season. The place: London and Stratford-upon-Avon. The time: Three years after Will’s death. The bard’s legacy depends on a circle of devoted writers, actors and friends determined to preserve his work and print a definitive collection of his plays. A fast and loose version of Hamlet sends them into high drive — with plenty of challenges to overcome. Gunderson, a Decatur-born, San Francisco-based writer, won the 2018 Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for this script. The Outfit’s 10-person cast includes Elisa Carlson, Suehyla El-Attar, artistic director/actor Tom Key, William S. Murphey and Doyle Reynolds. David Crowe (Silent Sky) directs. Previews Aug. 15-17 ($18-$36). Opens Aug. 18 ($23.50-$51). Regularly $22.50-$49. Through Sept. 9. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 2:30 + 7:30 p.m. Saturday (no matinee Aug. 18); and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie St. NW. Details, tickets HERE or at 678.528.1500. Discount tickets at PoshDealz.com.
A Bunch of Different Ways I’d Like to Die. AUG. 16-17 ONLY. Part of the 2018 Essential New Play Festival. Described as a dark, comic meditation on life and mortality by one of Atlanta’s more distinguished actors. Written and performed by Tim McDonough, a longtime member of Georgia Shakespeare (King Lear, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman). He won a Suzi Bass Award for his work as Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and has acted at the Alliance Theatre, Marietta’s Theatre in the Square, Horizon Theatre and the late Theater Gael. He also acts at Emory University (Theater Emory), where he teaches theater studies. $25. 8 nightly. West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. Details, tickets HERE. Discount tickets at PoshDealz.com.
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Joe Gransden Big Band featuring Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. AUG. 16 ONLY. Gransden and friends help inaugurate the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center by swinging in the intimate Studio Theatre. The 16-piece big band, formed in 2009, performs around the country and has a standing gig at Atlanta’s Cafe 290 (the first and third Monday every month). This cabaret event offers dinner, drinks and music, featuring guest vocalist Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., a Sinatra-style vocalist and the Season 6 winner of the NBC reality show “America’s Got Talent.” Reserved table seating gives patrons the option to dine during the show. $30-$50. 8:30 p.m. 1 Galambos Way (bordered by Sandy Springs Circle and Allen, Johnson Ferry and Roswell roads), Sandy Springs. Underground parking on-site. Details HERE. Tickets HERE or at 770.206.2022.
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Sutton Foster. AUG. 18 ONLY. Highly recommended. The two-time Tony Award winner (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes) helps inaugurate the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center with a concert based on her latest CD, Take Me to the World. You may also know Foster, who has done 11 Broadway shows (including The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women and Violet), from the TV Land series “Younger.” Take Me to the World dropped June 1 and includes songs by theater composers Jason Robert Brown, Kander & Ebb, Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim; pop songwriters Paul Simon and James Taylor; and the Broadway shows Guys and Dolls, Purlie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Singin’ in the Rain and Violet. Expect a new set list, not the one Foster did in April at Atlanta Symphony Hall. $35-$90. 8 p.m. Byers Theatre. 1 Galambos Way (bordered by Sandy Springs Circle and Allen, Johnson Ferry and Roswell roads), Sandy Springs. Underground parking on-site. Details HERE. Tickets HERE or at 770.206.2022.
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Uncle Joe is the name of a common relation that a lot of us know and love. My particular Uncle Joe is actually my father’s Uncle Joe and his birth name was Jose. I did not know my Uncle Joe well at all, but he nonetheless had an impact on me and many others during his life, and after.
What I know about his background is that he was born in 1908 in the middle of Mexico, in a state called Zacatecas, in the capital by the same name, in a sleepy village called Jerez. The region was well settled by the Spaniards less than 100 years after Columbus opened up the new world to the west. Uncle Joe was the fourth born child and though he was the third born son, he was named after his father. When Uncle Joe was little, his family owned a ranch in a country that would soon be in the midst of yet another revolution. The house where he was born was made from adobe and looked to be ancient when I saw it some eight decades after he was born (my grandfather, his brother, was born in the same house).
Uncle Joe spent his early years helping out with the ranch and going to school. When the revolution, which started in 1910 and lasted until 1920, began to intensify the family decided to move to the United States. By the time Uncle Joe was 12 he was living in Chandler, Arizona and later in Colorado with his father and older brothers working in fields, mines, and as labor to support themselves and the family. Eventually, they relocated to southern California and made it their new home.
As far as I can tell, during the 1930’s, when he was in his 20’s, uncle Joe worked in sales. He was single and had no children. However, he did have many brothers and sisters, in-laws, and nieces and nephews, some of whom he was close to like my father and grandparents. In 1936 he applied to become a naturalized US citizen, which was eventually granted. To me, the really interesting part of his story begins when he joined the Merchant Marines sometime during the late 1930’s or early 1940’s, when Uncle Joe was in his 30’s.
Before I go on, the United States Merchant Marines, for those who are unfamiliar, consists of a fleet of privately owned ocean vessels that are operated by the government or private sector. The fleet transports goods and services in and out of U.S. waters. During times of peace, they transport passengers as well as cargo, but in wartime they function as an auxiliary to the Navy. In the latter capacity, they transport service members, supplies, and cargo directly for the military. I knew little about this until Uncle Joe passed away, at which time I checked to see if he was eligible for any Veteran’s benefits, since he worked in the Merchant Marines during World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War.
When Uncle Joe was in the Merchant Marines he traveled all over the world (literally). Based upon his letters, he loved seeing new places. There are pictures of him in Egypt next to the pyramids, strolling down Canal Street in New Orleans, enjoying dinner in Paris, and exploring the Alamo in Texas. He traveled to Europe and researched the family’s genealogy in Spain and visited the beaches in South Africa. He enjoyed dancing in Tokyo and went down under to hike the outback in Australia. He visited the Azores and Tahiti and even enjoyed the night life in Rio. In short, this man who was born in rural Mexico shortly after the turn of the century found a career a little later in life than his contemporaries that enabled him to explore the world!
I know this mainly from his stories which were retold to me by my father and grandparents. I know this also from the circulated coins, bills, and stamps that he brought back and gave to my father from all of his many ports of call. When I was a child, I would look at the foreign bills and change with their exotic writing and pictures and imagine what these places were really like. Uncle Joe wrote post cards to my father and grandparents, many of which survived multiple moves and clearly showed how much he enjoyed his life.
When I was little, Uncle Joe was to me an intense man who always seemed to be far away, even when he was in the same room. He was pleasant but did not say much to the little boy that I was then. My father and grandparents always loved to see him and they would talk for hours about times long past. He was different from my grandfather in that he never did marry nor have any children. The rumor in the family was that early investments in property enabled him to have a comfortable retirement, though I never saw any evidence of that. After I came back from a tour overseas in the Army, I asked my father to have Uncle Joe write down any information that he had about the family, so I could share it with mine someday. Uncle Joe did that, though he confused me with my brother, and I have since shared that letter with extended members of the family who found the contents to be priceless in filling in gaps of family history that appeared after his generation had passed.
I have been fortunate to travel to many faraway places in my life, but I have not yet seen a fraction of what Uncle Joe has seen. Whenever, I visit a new area, I invariably wonder to myself if Uncle Joe has been there before me. When my father and I were in Macau, we ducked in to a little piano bar to take a break from sight-seeing one day. Near our table was a small plaque that indicated that this was the place where the Pan Am Clipper planes landed. I asked my father if he thought Uncle Joe might have stopped there, to which he replied that knowing him he probably did!
Twenty years ago, Uncle Joe, who was then 84 years old, had a stroke and was hospitalized. I took my grandparents to see him one afternoon. He was in bed and could barely speak and was pale and drawn, but the minute he noticed my grandparents, he became more alert and even managed to smile, just a little. They visited for a while with my grandparents doing the talking but aside from the obvious, Uncle Joe was different this time. That distant look that he had always had whenever I saw him before was gone. It was replaced with a tired, weak, but warm and satisfied expression of a man who realized his time was nearly up and who was somehow grateful nonetheless to be where he was at that moment.
Uncle Joe (Jose C. Campos) is gone now and since he has departed, I have thought a lot about him and the legacy that he left. He did not, to my knowledge, leave a large estate, or a forlorn widow or fatherless children behind. He did not write books, compose music, cure a disease, or discover a new planet. His legacy was much simpler in that he lived his life the way he wanted to, in an era when many would not or could not do it. In the process he showed those around him that they could do the same!
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Burna Boy dumps social media permanently
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Afro-fusion music singer, Burna Boy has announced his permanent exit from all social media platforms. The singer made the announcement via his Instagram story where he revealed he would be permanently handing over his social media accounts to his management, which would now be strictly used to announce show dates and the promotion of his new music.
“I’m leaving all social media platforms permanently. They are now all strictly for my show dates and new music. My social media will now be in the full control of my management. Love and positivity to all. I love you all from the bottom of my heart”, he said.
This came a few weeks after Davido also announced that he would be going off social media for a month to enable him focus on concluding his forthcoming album.
Recall that popular Nigerian songstress, Simi, also once announced that she may have to delete her twitter page so that she can fully concentrate on her music. However, following the ‘Killing Dem’ crooner’s announcement, there are speculations that just like Simi and Davido who failed to stay away from social media after making the announcement, he may also be unable to stay away as planned. Reasons for the social media layoff was not given other than re-emphasizing love for his fans.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/05/burna-boy-dumps-social-media-permanently/
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The Americorner: Conservative Europeans fear influx of Pastafarian migrants and the threat they pose to Europe’s Christian Values
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Conservative Europeans have come together like never before against this new threat to their homeland. “My newly prioritised Christian values of Europe are under attack like never before from a new threat,” comments local activist Gustav Penner. This new threat comes from the newest wave of primarily Pastafarian migrants that are flooding in through Europe’s southern border. “We don’t know why they are here; we don’t know what they want; we just know that they must be contained before we are knee deep in Carbonara Sauce and Parmesan Cheese!” continues Herr Penner. Italy seems to be the main destination for these migrants followed closely by the Netherlands, where Pastafarianism is now recognised as a religion. Local Dutch activist Will Geerty says he is worried by boom in Pastafarians he has witnessed in his lifetime. “Recently these Pastafarians opened a Vapiano in our neighbourhood and now all types of strange folk inhabit our once pure city.”
A Pastafarian refugee protests for his right to dress as he pleases in France. Photo by G.dallorto
We caught up with one of the migrants to see what he thought about the claims against those of his religion. “Honestly, it’s all a bunch of bolognese. We are here because we have nowhere else to go. This is not some planned invasion to destroy Europe’s newly rediscovered Christian values.” But there is cause for worry. Recent polls show that while church attendance across Europe is falling rapidly, spaghetti consumption is at an all-time high.
But those opposed to Pastafarianism have recently claimed a victory in France with the controversial Colander Constraint. The colander is a well-known religious headdress of the Pastafarians. “We were of the understanding that Europe had evolved into a progressive continent where one had the freedom to practice whatever religion one choose,” proclaimed one Pastafarian now suffering under the ban. “But this legislation shall not stop us from following His Noodliness.” With planned protests of all pasta related goods, tensions will continue until these two sides can work out their differences. “His Noodly Appendage works in strange and mystical ways. Who are we to question the will of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?”
Another adherent to Pastafariaism continues to threaten society. Photo by Joe Mabel
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The Silver Lining of the 2016 Election and the Way Forward
Published on November 11, 2016 August 1, 2018 by Euroculturer Magazine2 Comments
As we all know now, most of our nightmares have come true. Trump has become president and we are all coping with this shocking development in different ways. Many are surprised, some are confused, a small percentage of those I’ve seen online are pleased, but most, I am relieved to see, are very, very angry. We knew this was a possibility, but the reality of the situation only really started to sink in as swing state after swing state fell to our newly elected, Oompa-Loompa in Chief. I myself am not altogether surprised. Just think for a second how dumb the average American is, then realize that 160 million Americans are, by definition, stupider than this, and the reality of President Donald Trump becomes somewhat more understandable. In the meantime, I, with all the American optimism that can get someone like our future Racist in Chief into the Oval Office, have been looking for a silver lining to this horrible cloud, and if you bear with me, I have hopefully found one. Continue reading “The Silver Lining of the 2016 Election and the Way Forward” →
Categories Magazine, Opinion, Politics, US Elections 2016•Tags Clinton, elections, Opinion, Politics, Ryan Minett, sanders, The Americorner, trump, US elections, US Elections 2016, USA
Catch 22: Clinton vs Trump 2016
Published on November 7, 2016 August 25, 2018 by Euroculturer Magazine3 Comments
Trump and Clinton. Photos by Gage Skidmore, compiled by Krassotkin
Next Tuesday will hopefully be the end of the absolute fiasco, disaster, or whatever less printable name you would like to call this year’s election. As much as I would like to talk about it, there is little to nothing positive that outweighs all the negative associated with both candidates. In the last few weeks, there have been rumors from both sides that either Clinton or Trump would drop out of the race leaving the election all but decided in favor of the other candidate. Both times these rumors have come out I was terrified at the very real prospect of either Clinton or Trump becoming president, though honestly I was more terrified at the thought of POTUS Trump than POTUS Clinton. I’m not here to support one or the other. They are both deplorable candidates. That a country of 320 million people has to choose between these two is embarrassing though not altogether surprising. Watching this campaign has been nothing short of Kafkaesque as we watch this garbage, unable to do anything. This is not an election where the voters will vote in favor of a candidate, but rather, for the most part, against a candidate. If anyone is still unaware, next Wednesday the future president of the United States will almost definitely be either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Writing those words, my heart beat faster and a wave of fear crashed over me as I realize yet again how bleak the future is.
Why I’m scared of Trump… Continue reading “Catch 22: Clinton vs Trump 2016” →
Categories Magazine, Opinion, US Elections 2016•Tags Bernie Sanders, Clinton, Corruption, democracy, elections, Politics, POTUS, Ryan Minett, trump, US elections, US Elections 2016, USA, vote, White House
The Americorner: EU launches new campaign to retain its 28 member structure
Published on October 31, 2016 August 1, 2018 by Euroculturer Magazine3 Comments
The EU has always had an upward trend in terms of membership…. until recently. Graphic by Kolja21.
With the United Kingdom bound to leave in the near future, the European Union is working on a daring plan to keep 28 member states. With Brexit approaching and no suitable candidates for accession to the European Union, the European Parliament has decided to split off a part of one of the remaining 27 members in order to keep 28 member states. Federica Mogherini remarks, “We have had an upward trend in regards to membership in the European Community, and we will not allow one referendum to get in the way of that.”
In regards to how this would play out in reality, the Parliament has offered a few suggestions. Among the more obvious options we have Cyprus, who would require the least effort to split up, and Germany, who already has plenty of precedent when it comes to dividing their country. Other suggestions include splitting Holland from the rest of the Netherlands “because then everyone would finally have to get the names right”, Wallonia from the rest of Belgium “because now everyone knows that Wallonia actually exists anyway”, and Paris from the rest of France. One of the earliest suggestions from German MEP Frauke Petry was to split Czechoslovakia in half before she was informed that this had already been achieved. As for the obvious choices like Catalonia, the Parliament shot this idea down immediately. President Martin Schulz said, “If we give Catalonia their independence, next thing you know the Bavarians will want independence and maybe even the Basque. We are committed to 28 Member States, 29 is just a nasty number.”
Yugoslavia is a good example of the ease with which the EU’s new plan could be implemented. Here is a graphic of just some of the divisions it has made since 1989. Image by Hoshie.
Mogherini sounded upbeat about this radical plan despite the lack of specifics or tangible details. “Europeans arbitrarily creating new borders has a long history of success. Just look at the old colonies- look how successful that has been.” This is expected to be a top priority of the European Union in 2017 and they have asked the European public for their opinion. The EU has set up a hotline for suggestions at, +32(0)X XX XXXXX, for anyone wishing to have their voice heard.
Featured picture: construction of the Berlin Wall.
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The Americorner: Christmas Cancelled? The CENTA Free Trade Agreement between the EU and North Pole Region Narrowly Avoids Collapse
Christmas is very important for EU-NP trade relations. Source: Richard Fabi
After years of negotiation, CENTA (Comprehensive European/Northern-Atlantic Trade Agreement), a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the North Pole, appeared to be in jeopardy after Belgium was temporarily unable to secure the backing necessary to sign on. Belgium has reportedly been under heavy pressure from the French-speaking region of Wallonia who have decided that they cannot support this agreement. North Pole’s Prime Minister Mr S. Claus was to fly in Thursday morning to sign the agreement in Brussels, but had to postpone due to the unexpected delay. The Head Ambassador of the North Pole, a Mr Patrius Palivius Elf, comments on the situation, “This is obviously disappointing, but with enough spirit, I believe that we can pull this deal off.”
Indeed across Europe many are praising Walloon’s resistance to CENTA, saying that CENTA gives too much power to large corporations. Speaking on the Clause in question, Wallonia’s minister-president, Paul Magnette, said “This trade agreement gives too much power to the big boss and does not do enough to protect the little people.” Working conditions in the North Pole are notoriously poor with long working hours, minimal time off, and deplorably small living quarters.
The Euroculturer’s undercover reporter had trouble adjusting: Source: Elf (2003)
Our undercover investigative journalist brings to light even more possible violations as the working population is force fed sugar to keep them active and working, and the school systems are dangerously close to propaganda. A report from Amnesty International speaks to the schooling system conditions, saying that the students “sing nationalistic songs, praise their glorious leader, and wear demeaning uniforms all day, every day.”
The environmental impact of the North Pole Factory Operations has also been a source of opposition for left leaning Europeans. Source: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Yeoman Alphonso Braggs
Despite these allegations and Wallonia’s resistance, the delay is now over and the agreement seems to be back on track. A relieved Juncker commented on the situation, “Honestly, with everything that has happened in the last few months, it’s just nice to have a win for the EU.”
Streets of the downtown Brussels decorated for the upcomming Christmas- Just in time for CENTA. Source: Mstyslav Chernov
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Voting & Points Romania
Romania in Eurovision: Voting & Points
Romania • News
Semi-final 2: The 10 songs qualified for the Grand Final
Tonight: Semi-final 2
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Romania was expelled from Eurovision 2016 due to unpaid debt to EBU
Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden boycotted the 1970 contest as they were not pleased with the result of 1969 and the voting structure
In the first ever Eurovision Song Contest (1956), Luxembourg asked Switzerland to vote on its behalf. And the winner was: Switzerland!
Russia's entry "A Million Voices" from 2015 became the first non-winning Eurovision song to score over 300 points
Portugal had to go through 49 contests to achieve their first victory in 2017
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[PAST EVENT] Filmabend: Der bewegte Mann (Dir. Soenke Wortmann, 1994) Tuesday, Feb 19, 7pm, Blow 332
Blow Memorial Hall, Room 332
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Axel has just been dumped by his girlfriend Doro and needs to find a new place to live. He meets Walter (Rufus Beck), a transvestite who teaches straight men how gay men think. Walter talks Axel into joining him and some friends at a gay party afterwards, and tries to convince Axel to move in with him. At the party, Axel decides instead to move in with Walter's best friend, Norbert (Joachim), whose boyfriend has just left him. Later, at Axel and Doro's apartment, Norbert tries to seduce Axel while they browse old photos. Just when Norbert has shed all his clothes, Doro shows up at the door, and Axel hastily hides Norbert. Doro explains to Axel that she's expecting his child and wants to give their relationship a second chance. She is not amused to discover a naked man in the wardrobe, but Axel manages to convince her that nothing has happened. Excited about fatherhood and eager to return to Doro, Axel forgets about his new friendship with Norbert.
But soon Axel discovers a downside to the pregnancy: he no longer finds Doro sexy. Despite his engagement to her, he decides to stray when he encounters Elke, a former girlfriend. They are trying to find a place to have sex when Axel bumps into Norbert again. At first Norbert is angry with him for having left without a word, but Axel claims it's only because Doro was upset. Axel convinces Norbert to lend his apartment for the tryst with Elke. A few days later at Norbert's apartment, Elke gives Axel a mind-altering drug, and leaves him sitting naked on a table. Meanwhile Doro has learned that Axel went to Norbert's apartment, and she thinks that Axel is going to have sex with Norbert. She confronts Norbert at his apartment and upon entering, she sees Axel naked and unable to speak and starts to go into labor. In the bathroom Norbert finds Elke and Norbert's not-so-gay boyfriend playing in the tub. As Norbert drives her to the hospital, he attempts to explain everything on the way. Doro forgives Norbert and they become friends, but her relationship with Axel is in question.
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THE AMERICAN DREAM by Wayne Scheer
Rex Harlow once owned a run-down gas station and convenience store off I-90, just outside of Garrison, Montana. If you ‘d seen him back then in his baggy overalls and greasy t-shirt, you’d have thought he’d worked there all his life. Truth is, he won the station in a poker game about the time Bush’s boy got elected president. It had belonged to Hastings Clagett. Hastings hated the place because it interfered with his real occupation — town drunk.
The way I saw it, he lost the station intentionally.
“Hoo-whee,” Hastings shouted when Rex showed him one more seven than he had threes. “I’m free.” The next morning he handed Rex a pile of papers and keys, and took off for parts unknown.
And Rex, who had been making do by painting houses and patching roofs, now owned a business. Since he knew nothing about fixing cars, he just pumped gas, changed oil, fixed flats and sold enough beer, frozen burritos and girlie magazines to get by.
He managed by keeping his expectations low.
Rex moved into the office in back of the store. Hastings had fixed it up so he’d have a place to stay whenever his wife kicked him out, which was often. And it suited Rex just fine. He had a roof over his head, cheap eats, and all the girlie magazines he wanted. Rex was so content, pigs in shit envied him.
And he was a good ol’ fella. He’d give anyone the shirt off his back, though few wanted the smelly t-shirt. When work got scarce, Rex let his friends fill up on munchies and gasoline. Never said a word. But they always paid him back, plus some, when the cash started flowing.
But good times, like yesterday, don’t last past the morning hangover. Lonnie Cisco is to blame for that. One day, me and Rex were playing checkers when Lonnie pulled up for gas in his 1988 Cadillac. He began filling Rex’s head with crazy ideas about making real money if he opened a restaurant, being so close to I-90. Lonnie, all gangly and leathery, wearing britches too tight for a grown man, could talk a nun out of her panties during Easter service.
I remember how Rex lifted his cap and ran a dirty hand through his hair. “I don’t know about that. I can’t even keep them hot dogs from sliding off the spit.” We looked at the hot dog machine and, sure enough, half those dogs seemed to be calling out for help.
Lonnie didn’t let up. “But I can cook like a son-of-a-bitch. You know that. Why I fed the ranch hands on the Stedman place so good, half a them swore they’d give up women to marry me.”
Lonnie was looking for work, since he had lost his job as cook and handyman at the Stedman ranch for being too handy with Mrs. Stedman. So he had plenty of time to keep pestering Rex and filling his head with dreams. In time, he wore down ol’ Rex.
And you know what? It happened just like Lonnie said. They built a restaurant and Lonnie cooked grub that stuck to your bones on a snowy winter night, mostly steaks and stews, meat loaf and pot roast. Word got out, and pretty soon he had folks lined up at the take-out window and sitting down to eat, too, especially on Tuesday nights when he roasted a whole pig.
Then some reporter from Missoula claimed Harlow’s Café had some of the best down-home cooking in the state. He bragged on the buffalo stew with flat bread. After that, you could hardly find a familiar face, what with all the tourists that showed up. That gave Rex an idea, and he extended the restaurant and built a souvenir and t-shirt shop.
Before even Rex knew what was happening, he had no time for a friendly game of checkers, especially when some of his so-called friends borrowed money and made no effort to pay it back. And Maggie Culpepper, who acted like she didn’t even know his name back in school, started following him around like an orphaned calf. Hastings even came back to town with a lawyer, claiming Rex had cheated him out of his livelihood.
Rex told me he had money, but he also had bills and worries. He spent his days running from the bank to the courthouse, looking like he was being strangled with his own tie.
He was about the richest son of a bitch in town. And the unhappiest.
So you know what he did? Turned the café over to Lonnie, put Hastings in charge of the beer concession, gave Maggie the souvenir shop, and built himself a little house on land he had bought when the money was good.
It didn’t take long for Lonnie to grow tired of cooking and drive off in his Caddy. Hastings drank the beer profits and Maggie ran off with a preacher from Helena. Harlow’s Café and Souvenir Shop just collects dust now.
Rex paints a house or patches a roof when someone needs him. And he always finds the time for a good game of checkers.
The other day someone asked him if he had any plans to reopen the café.
“Hell, no,” he said.
Wayne Scheer has been locked in a room with his computer and turtle since his retirement. (Wayne’s, not the turtle’s.) To keep from going back to work, he’s published hundreds of short stories, essays and poems, including Revealing Moments, a collection of twenty-four flash stories, available at http://www.pearnoir.com/thumbscrews.htm. He’s been nominated for four Pushcart Prizes and a Best of the Net. Wayne can be contacted at wvscheer@aol.com.
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Leishmaniasis/Kala Azar
Evaluation of a mass distribution programme for fine-mesh impregnated bednets against visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Sudan.
Davies Leishm. Sudan.pdf
Ritmeijer, K
Davies, C
van Zorge, R
Wang, S J
Schorscher, J
Dongu'du, S I
Davidson, R N
Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. koert_ritmeijer@amsterdam.msf.org
Tropical Medicine & International Health
During an epidemic of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in eastern Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières distributed 357,000 insecticide-treated bednets (ITN) to 155 affected villages between May 1999 and March 2001. To estimate the protective effect of the ITN, we evaluated coverage and use of ITN, and analysed VL incidence by village from March 1996 to June 2002. We provided ITN to 94% of the individuals >5 years old. Two years later, 44% (95% CI 39-48%) of nets were reasonably intact. Because ITN were mainly used as protection against nuisance mosquitoes, bednet use during the VL transmission season ranged from <10% during the hot dry months to 55% during the beginning of the rainy season. ITN were put up from 9 to 11 p.m., leaving children unprotected during a significant period of sandfly-biting hours after sunset. Regression analysis of incidence data from 114 villages demonstrated a significant reduction of VL by village and month following ITN provision. The greatest effect was 17-20 months post-intervention, with VL cases reduced by 59% (95% CI: 25-78%). An estimated 1060 VL cases were prevented between June 1999 and January 2001, a mean protective effect of 27%. Although results need to be interpreted with caution, this analysis indicates a potentially strong reduction in VL incidence following a community distribution of ITN. The effectiveness of ITN depends on behavioural factors, which differ between communities.
10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01807.x
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The Philippines Is The World’s Best Kept Film Location Secret, But Not For Long
March 5, 2019 April 24, 2019 FilAm Creative
3/5/19 By Walter Boholst It was a magical night in Historic Filipinotown Los Angeles, on Sat. Feb. 23 when an enthusiastic crowd packed into the Pilipino Worker’s Center for FilAm Creative’s “Filming in the Philippines” panel sponsored by RLJ Entertainment and Lay Bare Waxing Salon. The event, a first of its kind, was held by FilAm Creative, a 10 year-old all-volunteer organization that educates and advocates for the Filipino-American entertainment community and all looking for a collaborative workspace in order to achieve greater representation and career advancement. The Philippines had been a hotbed of Roger Corman B-movies in … Continue reading The Philippines Is The World’s Best Kept Film Location Secret, But Not For Long
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“VOICES” LAAPFF 2018 Special MEGAPOD Episode
May 4, 2018 May 5, 2018 FilAm Creative
Los Angeles, Calif. – It’s not uncommon for filmmakers from all over the world to converge in Los Angeles for one reason or another. Between May 3 – 12, 2018 Asian and Asian-American filmmakers will converge at the Los Angeles … Continue reading “VOICES” LAAPFF 2018 Special MEGAPOD Episode
FilAm Creative’s “VOICES” [S1 EP4] YouTuber Mary Grant Wants To Make A More Diverse Version of SNL
April 25, 2018 June 8, 2018 FilAm Creative
It’s Wayback Wednesday! And, tomorrow, April 26, 1945, Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army were liberated in Baguio City after they fought … Continue reading FilAm Creative’s “VOICES” [S1 EP4] YouTuber Mary Grant Wants To Make A More Diverse Version of SNL
FilAm Creative’s “VOICES” [S1 EP3] – A.J. Calomay Talks About Working on “Mr. Robot” and His Love For Lumpia
It’s Birthday Day today this Wednesday, April 18! Happy B-Day to Vicente Sotto, a Filipino politician, former Senator of the Philippines and the main author of the Press Freedom Law (now known as the Sotto Law, Republic Act No. 53)! And Ricardo … Continue reading FilAm Creative’s “VOICES” [S1 EP3] – A.J. Calomay Talks About Working on “Mr. Robot” and His Love For Lumpia
FilAm Creative’s “VOICES” [S1 EP2] – NBC Executive Grace Borrero Moss on the Art of Hustling
It’s WCW Day!!! Happy Woman Crush Wednesday, everyone for our second episode!!! FilAm Creative: Voices dropped its Second Podcast/Vidcast today! Download or View on: Google Play iTunes YouTube The show is produced and hosted by FilAm Creative members who built … Continue reading FilAm Creative’s “VOICES” [S1 EP2] – NBC Executive Grace Borrero Moss on the Art of Hustling
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FilAm Creative’s “VOICES” [S1 EP1] – Manny Streetz, The Importance of Representing His Heritage and Partying with N’Sync
April 5, 2018 June 8, 2018 FilAm Creative
FAC: VOICES is a video podcast in which we have conversations with Filipino Americans in the arts, media, and creative fields. Hosts Walter Talens and Arlyn Dela Pena sit down with prominent Filipino-Americans (Fil-Ams) as they tell their stories, challenges, and triumphs from their unique perspectives.
Episode 1: Manny Streetz of KIIS-FM. He talks about Continue reading FilAm Creative’s “VOICES” [S1 EP1] – Manny Streetz, The Importance of Representing His Heritage and Partying with N’Sync
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Frankies Bikini’s Debut at Miami Swim Week
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Miami Swim Week is the biggest swimwear fashion event in the world. This huge event just took place last week in Miami, with many designers waiting to show their new swimwear pieces. The event started on Thursday, July 20th and it went until Wednesday. Miami Swim Week brings together the biggest and the most popular brands as well as not so popular ones, hoping to make a huge statement. “Swim Week is the biggest platform for the swimwear industry in the U.S. It could be a chance to find the hottest new brand, or the chance to find a new distributor, a new contact, a press opportunity — it can be anything,” – says Cece Feinberg. She is the owner of the PR agency Cece Feinberg, that has been a part of the Miami Swim Week since 2004.
Over the weekend, Frankies Bikinis debuted their 2018 Resort Collection at SWIMMIAMI. In Florida, the showcase displayed various California-inspired, sultry swimwear on Saturday, July 22.
The collection, Golden State of Mind, included various colors, textures, and prints influenced from the West Coast. The color palette included hues of the ocean and sunsets with soft pinks and dark blues. The swimwear varied from one pieces and bikinis with ultra-flattering fabrics and various, edgy cuts. The show included models such as Josie Canseco, Ashley Moore, Kyra Santoro, Sofia Jamora and more to further encompass a sun-kissed, California essence. The overall collection was created by designer Francesa Aiello for an overall sporty, but feminine aesthetic.
“Like everything else in the world, I’m evolving,” said Aiello. “I’d like to think that my designs for this collection are who I am as a 22 year old woman–different, new and more mature than my last. It’s an elevated aesthetic for the Frankies Girl–effortless, edgy and universally fitting.”
Frankies Bikinis continues to show at Miami Swim Week with new designs, inspiration, and creative style.The stage was set-up with an ethereal vibe, including a bed in order to create a “slumber party” environment. The models were also in custom silk robes backstage in order to further support this theme. With the newest collection, Frankies Bikinis shows its growth as a brand since its establishment in 2012. Created out of necessity for the “perfect bikini” by Aiello, the designer moved forward to high-profile shows including Miami Swim Week in 2014. Since then, the young designer has continued to participate in the fashion case as the youngest to have ever shown at swim week.
Now with a full e-commerce site running, the brand continues to build. After the release of the brand’s 2018 Resort collection, the premium swimwear will be through the brand’s website: frankiesbikinis.com. Prices range approximately from 75 to 225 dollars, according to the site.
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ANTHRO 141B: The Anthropology of Bits and Bytes: Digital Media in the Developing World
Recent historical developments, including the widespread adoption of the mobile phone across Africa and Southeast Asia, the ¿Arab Spring,¿ and the rise of technology sectors in cities such as Nairobi, Bangalore, and Accra, have turned digital technology in the ¿global South¿ into a topic of growing popular interest and increasing scholarly concern. This course attempts to make sense of these developments by interrogating diverse theoretical approaches to digital technology and assessing what these approaches reveal and obscure in specific cases of technology adoption in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Students will be introduced to an overview of scholarly approaches to digital technology from anthropology, science and technology studies (STS), critical theory, geography, and communications studies. We will analyze the relative utility of these explanations through case studies of specific instances of technological production and/or use. These case studies will be drawn from both sec more »
Recent historical developments, including the widespread adoption of the mobile phone across Africa and Southeast Asia, the ¿Arab Spring,¿ and the rise of technology sectors in cities such as Nairobi, Bangalore, and Accra, have turned digital technology in the ¿global South¿ into a topic of growing popular interest and increasing scholarly concern. This course attempts to make sense of these developments by interrogating diverse theoretical approaches to digital technology and assessing what these approaches reveal and obscure in specific cases of technology adoption in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Students will be introduced to an overview of scholarly approaches to digital technology from anthropology, science and technology studies (STS), critical theory, geography, and communications studies. We will analyze the relative utility of these explanations through case studies of specific instances of technological production and/or use. These case studies will be drawn from both secondary texts and primary materials such as social media, digital maps, videos, blogs, and news reports. At the same time, we will examine how digital discourses and practices both draw upon and inform broader issues of context-specific political and cultural importance. Major topics to be discussed include ¿development¿ and the State, civil society and the ¿public sphere,¿ youth culture, gender politics, mobility, and globalization. Students will come away from the course with a strong understanding of the major issues at stake in the increasing digitalization of the ¿global South,¿ and the socio-cultural, political, and technical debates that frame them
Terms: not given this year | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
ANTHRO 142A: Youth in the Global South: Beyond Active Subjects and Passive Objects (CSRE 124A)
In this course, we will explore the wide variety of ways youth has been culturally constructed (as well as dynamically experienced) across the Global South. Youth is an enduring and powerful concept for understanding competing forms of cultural contestations and political transformations. In the wake of global economic inequality, political instabilities and the emergence of new indigenous movements and social demands, youth is simultaneously associated with discourses over ¿crisis¿ and ¿possibilities.¿
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
ANTHRO 143: Title Social Change in Contemporary China: Modernity and the Middle Kingdom (ANTHRO 243)
Over the last twenty years, residents of the People¿s Republic of China have experienced dramatic changes in nearly every facet of life. This undergraduate seminar introduces students to contemporary China through an examination of various types of social transformation. We will analyze how PRC residents of different backgrounds are confronting such processes as economic liberalization, migration, kinship transformation, sexual commodification, media proliferation, industrialization, and transnationalism? Priority is placed on reading, discussing and assessing research that uses qualitative methods and that situates political economy in dialogue with lived experience.
Terms: not given this year | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
ANTHRO 143B: Anthropology and International Development
International development as a set of projects, policies, and controversies has been a major force in shaping the world over the past seventy years. Throughout, the discipline of anthropology has been involved¿both as participant and as critical observer. After a brief overview of development theory and history, this course will discuss (1) the ways in which anthropology has contributed to development projects and ideas and (2) how the discipline has critiqued development practice over the past three decades. What has anthropology offered to those who work towards social and economic development¿and how has development shaped the discipline itself? Readings will include detailed ethnographic and historical case studies from across the developing world.
Terms: not given this year | Units: 3-5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
ANTHRO 144A: Practice of Everyday Life in Kazakhstan: From Nomadism to Modernity (REES 244A)
An interdisciplinary introduction to the historically nomadic land of Kazakhstan, its peoples and their lifestyles ¿ the practice of everyday life. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, Kazakhstan is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory is greater than Western Europe: it stretches from the fringes of Europe to the borders of Mongolia and China. The seminar surveys language and society, traditional economics and customary law, rituals and folk customs, local dwelling, craft and art, the cultural panorama, the historical relationship between sedentary and nomadic peoples as well as new approaches to the study of nomads in modernity. Speaking of the present time, we will follow the changing nomads in a changing world. The instructor is going to base, to the extent possible, on the extremely rich fieldwork data recently discovered in Kazakhstan -- the data is yet little known in the West. The seminar will make extensive use of audio-visual materials and films.
ANTHRO 144B: The Buddhist Body in East Asia: Charisma, Gender, and the Gift of the Body (ANTHRO 244B)
This course introduces Buddhist practices and texts of embodiment as a subject of the anthropology of the body. We draw on research in social/cultural anthropology, history, and religious studies, and examine a selection of approaches to the Buddhist body: the body of power in Buddhist charisma, the gender of the bodhisattva¿s and monastic body, the techniques of the body in meditation and martial arts, healing and cultivation, and the gift of the body in bioethics and medical education. We draw on examples in different traditions of Buddhism in a range of societies with a special focus on Chinese Buddhism.
Terms: Aut | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
ANTHRO 145: Race and Power (ANTHRO 245, CSRE 145F)
This course examines how race is made. We will pay close attention to how people engage with material, economic, scientific, and cultural forces to articulate human group difference as a given, and even natural. In this seminar, we will look at the construction of race as a literally made phenomenon, where historical, colonial, bodily, market, and humanitarian constituent elements both circulate and sediment racial understandings. To focus our readings and discussions we will divide this vast terrain into three units: race and the colonial encounter, race and biopower, and race and capital.
Terms: not given this year | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
ANTHRO 145B: Reinventing the Other: Greeks, Romans, Barbarians
Ancient ethnography was a highly conventionalized tradition stretching from "the father of History," Herodotus, to the last historian of the ancient world, Procopius. We will read selections of these two authors' works as well as of Sallust, Tacitus, and lesser known ones. Within various theoretical frameworks'rhetorical, anthropological, structuralist we will reconstruct the shifting images of The Other, explore what they tell us about their producers, and reflect on what ancient ethnography contributed to its modern descendant.
Terms: not given this year | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
ANTHRO 146A: Anthropology of Youth
This course will be a survey of classical texts and contemporary research on youth and generations. We will explore the historical and cultural construction of `youth¿ and youth practices across regions over time. We will pay special attention to the organization of contemporary capitalism, its effect in producing marginality and exclusion, and issues underlying youth political movements.
ANTHRO 146B: Global Heritage, World Heritage: History and Intersections in Contemporary Society (ARCHLGY 146B)
This Course will provide an overview of global heritage by focusing on the UNESCO World Heritage Program, which is based on an international treaty, the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The first part of the course will provide an historical overview on the development of the international preservation movements, the second part of the course will concentrate on how anthropology can contribute to the study of intergovernmental organizations and cultural bureaucracies, the third part and will discuss specific issues related to heritage by providing case studies from the World Heritage. This course will provide theoretical and empirical interpretations of contemporary issues in heritage and will give students a critical understanding of the complexities related to various uses of past in the present.
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ENGLISH 186B: The American Underground: Crime and the Criminal in American Literature
The literary representation of crime and the criminal from postrevolutionary through contemporary American literature. Topics will include the enigma of the criminal personality; varieties of crime, from those underwritten by religious or ethical principle to those produced by the deformations of bias; the impact on narrative form of the challenge of narrating crime; and the significance attributed to gratuitous crime in the American cultural context.
Terms: not given this year, last offered Winter 2017 | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
ENGR 145: Technology Entrepreneurship
How does the entrepreneurship process enable the creation and growth of high-impact enterprises? Why does entrepreneurial leadership matter even in a large organization or a non-profit venture? What are the differences between just an idea and true opportunity? How do entrepreneurs form teams and gather the resources necessary to create a successful startup? Mentor-guided projects focus on analyzing students' ideas, case studies allow for examining the nuances of innovation, research examines the entrepreneurial process, and expert guests allow for networking with Silicon Valley's world-class entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. For undergraduates of all majors with interest in startups the leverage breakthrough information, energy, medical and consumer technologies. No prerequisites. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut, Win, Sum | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Byers, T. (PI) ; Eesley, C. (PI) ; Hwang, R. (PI) ... more instructors for ENGR 145 »
Instructors: Byers, T. (PI) ; Eesley, C. (PI) ; Hwang, R. (PI) ; Mokrian, P. (PI) ; Bremner, R. (TA) ; Hassan, F. (TA) ; Lesniewski, L. (TA) ; Muppidi, S. (TA) ; Soh, G. (TA) ; Volmar, E. (TA) ; Whittle, T. (TA) ; Zhou, E. (TA)
ENGR 145 | 4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI | Class # 19171 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | LEC | Students enrolled: 62
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Tue, Thu 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 380-380C with Eesley, C. (PI); Bremner, R. (TA); Whittle, T. (TA)
Instructors: Eesley, C. (PI); Bremner, R. (TA); Whittle, T. (TA)
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Tue, Thu 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM at Lathrop 299 with Byers, T. (PI); Volmar, E. (TA); Whittle, T. (TA)
Instructors: Byers, T. (PI); Volmar, E. (TA); Whittle, T. (TA)
Notes: Course application will be distributed and collected at first class.
ENGR 145 | 4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI | Class # 15206 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | LEC | Students enrolled: 62 / 60
06/24/2019 - 08/15/2019 Mon, Wed 11:30 AM - 1:20 PM at Hewlett Teaching Center 201 with Hwang, R. (PI); Hassan, F. (TA); Lesniewski, L. (TA); Muppidi, S. (TA); Soh, G. (TA); Zhou, E. (TA)
Instructors: Hwang, R. (PI); Hassan, F. (TA); Lesniewski, L. (TA); Muppidi, S. (TA); Soh, G. (TA); Zhou, E. (TA)
06/24/2019 - 08/15/2019 Mon, Wed 11:30 AM - 1:20 PM at Hewlett Teaching Center 102 with Mokrian, P. (PI); Hassan, F. (TA); Lesniewski, L. (TA); Muppidi, S. (TA); Soh, G. (TA); Zhou, E. (TA)
Instructors: Mokrian, P. (PI); Hassan, F. (TA); Lesniewski, L. (TA); Muppidi, S. (TA); Soh, G. (TA); Zhou, E. (TA)
ESF 10: Education as Self-Fashioning: Unintended Consequences
Unintended consequences are outcomes that are not the ones foreseen and/or intended by a new product, action or decision. Some unintended outcomes are very surprising, and would have been hard to predict. Others seem completely logical in hindsight and leaves people wondering why they were not anticipated. For instance, when the first biofuel mandates were imposed in the EU, little did policy makers realize it would lead to a strong rise in palm oil production, which in turn led to tropical deforestation, undoing any of the possible positive impacts of increased biofuels use. In hindsight it is easy to see this potential negative impact, yet at the time the decision was made the EU leadership was blind to it. Not all unintended consequences are negative. Aspirin, for example, was developed to relieve pain, but was found to also be an anticoagulant that can lower the risk of heart attacks. As another example, the setting up of large hunting reserves for nobility in the medieval period preserved green areas, which later could be converted to large parks.
Terms: not given this year, last offered Autumn 2017 | Units: 7 | UG Reqs: THINK, WAY-SI, Writing 1 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
ESF 10A: Education as Self-Fashioning: Unintended Consequences
ESF 11: Education as Self-Fashioning: The Democratic Citizen
A democracy seeks to aggregate the diverse and conflicting views of individuals into collective policy. How does this work, in theory and in practice? How have individuals thought about this process and their own roles within it, and how has that reflection shaped their lives as democratic citizens? In this course, we will study the history of democracy and democratic thought, from Ancient Greece and Rome to the modern world. We will consider how thinkers ancient and modern sought to fashion themselves into democratic citizens, and we will compare these ideals to the realities of democratic government in practice. Through a variety of philosophical and empirical readings, we will explore the fundamental challenges of democracy and discuss how we see them playing out today.
ESF 11A: Education as Self-Fashioning: The Democratic Citizen
ESF 13: Education as Self-Fashioning: The Discovery of The Mind
The struggle to know began long before you entered the university. The university as an institution has its origins in the late Middle Ages; it has been reinvented repeatedly as our ideas about education have changed. People have been rebelling against how institutions define learning (and for whom) ever since. This course introduces you to some of the most thoughtful and interesting reflections on the nature and purpose of an education, on knowledge and ignorance, at the birth of the modern world. Understanding the quest to discover the mind and to embrace learning as a lifelong endeavor is a starting point to reflect on the goals of your own education, as an engaged intellectual citizen of the world.nFriday lectures will be held 9:30am-10:50am in Bishop Auditorium.
Terms: Aut | Units: 7 | UG Reqs: THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI, Writing 1 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Findlen, P. (PI) ; Loufas, D. (PI) ; Shoshitaishvili, B. (PI)
ESF 13 | 7 units | UG Reqs: THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI, Writing 1 | Class # 29610 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | SEM | Students enrolled: 16 / 15
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Fri 9:30 AM - 10:50 AM with Findlen, P. (PI)
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Mon 9:30 AM - 10:50 AM at 420-050 with Findlen, P. (PI)
Instructors: Findlen, P. (PI)
Notes: Monday seminar will be held in 420-050. Friday Lecture will be held in Bishop Auditorium.
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Mon 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM at 420-050 with Findlen, P. (PI)
ESF 13 | UG Reqs: THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI, Writing 1 | Class # 30524 | Section 03 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | DIS | Students enrolled: 15 / 15
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Tue, Thu 11:30 AM - 1:20 PM at 200-201 with Loufas, D. (PI)
Instructors: Loufas, D. (PI)
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Tue, Thu 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM at 200-105 with Shoshitaishvili, B. (PI)
Instructors: Shoshitaishvili, B. (PI)
ESF 13A: Education as Self-Fashioning: The Discovery of the Mind
The struggle to know began long before you entered the university. The university as an institution has its origins in the late Middle Ages; it has been reinvented repeatedly as our ideas about education have changed. People have been rebelling against how institutions define learning (and for whom) ever since. This course introduces you to some of the most thoughtful and interesting reflections on the nature and purpose of an education, on knowledge and ignorance, at the birth of the modern world. Understanding the quest to discover the mind and to embrace learning as a lifelong endeavor is a starting point to reflect on the goals of your own education, as an engaged intellectual citizen of the world.
Terms: not given this year | Units: 7 | UG Reqs: THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
ESS 86N: The Most Rational People in the World
Humans, broadly construed, emerged as bipedal apes in the African mixed savanna-woodlands approximately two million years ago. From humble beginnings, humans have gone on to be become the ecologically dominant species in most biomes and grown to a global population in excess of seven billion. This dominance arises from a combination of features of the human organism including its extreme degree of behavioral flexibility and flexible social organization. The prima facie evidence of human evolutionary and ecological success raises a paradox with respect to recent work in economics and psychology which increasingly argues for pervasive irrationality in human decision-making in a wide array of behavioral contexts. How is it possible for an organism with such seemingly flawed software supporting decision-making to become the globally dominant species? We will use this contradiction as the launching point for understanding what rationality means in a broad ecological and cross-cultural conte more »
Humans, broadly construed, emerged as bipedal apes in the African mixed savanna-woodlands approximately two million years ago. From humble beginnings, humans have gone on to be become the ecologically dominant species in most biomes and grown to a global population in excess of seven billion. This dominance arises from a combination of features of the human organism including its extreme degree of behavioral flexibility and flexible social organization. The prima facie evidence of human evolutionary and ecological success raises a paradox with respect to recent work in economics and psychology which increasingly argues for pervasive irrationality in human decision-making in a wide array of behavioral contexts. How is it possible for an organism with such seemingly flawed software supporting decision-making to become the globally dominant species? We will use this contradiction as the launching point for understanding what rationality means in a broad ecological and cross-cultural context. What do we mean by `rationality¿? How do different disciplines conceive of rationality in different ways? Is there such a thing as a rationality that transcends cultural differences or is the very idea of rationality a cultural construction that is used to justify imperialism and other modes of paternalism? Are there systematic factors that promote or impede rational decision-making? The seminar will provide a gentle introduction to the formal approaches of decision theory which we will apply to an unusual array of topics centered on the subsistence and reproductive decisions of hunter-gatherers, horticulturalists, pastoralists, and agrarian peasants, in short, people living in face-to-face, subsistence societies. In addition to doing reading from a broad array of social and natural science disciplines around the topic of rationality, students will regularly engage in exercises to assess their own approaches to decision-making.
Terms: Aut, Sum | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: Jones, J. (PI)
ESS 86N | 4 units | UG Reqs: WAY-SI | Class # 30385 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | ISF | Students enrolled: 12 / 16
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Wed 1:30 PM - 4:20 PM at 160-322 with Jones, J. (PI)
Notes: Introductory Seminar. Preference to first-year students; sophomores admitted if space available. Advance sign-up process and deadlines at http://introsems.stanford.edu.
07/03/2019 - 07/31/2019 Mon, Wed 12:30 PM - 2:50 PM at Encina West 108 with Jones, J. (PI)
Notes: Class will meet in Y2E2 room 362. Enrollment limited. Preference to rising Stanford first- and second-year students who haven't had the opportunity to take an IntroSem previously. Summer Session IntroSems meet June 24 to August 2, 2019.
ESS 106: World Food Economy (EARTHSYS 106, EARTHSYS 206, ECON 106, ECON 206, ESS 206)
The economics of food production, consumption, and trade. The micro- and macro- determinants of food supply and demand, including the interrelationship among food, income, population, and public-sector decision making. Emphasis on the role of agriculture in poverty alleviation, economic development, and environmental outcomes. Grades based on mid-term exam and group modeling project and presentation. Enrollment is by application only and will be capped at 25, with priority given to upper level undergraduates in Economics and Earth Systems and graduate students (graduate students enroll in 206). Applications for enrollment are due by December 7, 2018. The application can be found here: https://economics.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-program/forms
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Naylor, R. (PI) ; Ng, O. (TA) ; Smiley, K. (TA)
ESS 106 | 4 units | UG Reqs: WAY-SI | Class # 31393 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | LEC
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Tue, Thu 11:30 AM - 1:20 PM at Lathrop 190 with Naylor, R. (PI); Ng, O. (TA); Smiley, K. (TA)
Instructors: Naylor, R. (PI); Ng, O. (TA); Smiley, K. (TA)
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“The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me” – June Book Selection
June 17, 2017 Posted by Diana Elder Book Club, DNA No Comments
What would you do if you discovered a huge family secret when you were ten years old that shook your world? Paul Joseph Fronczak learned from old news clippings that he had been abandoned in front of a New Jersey store as a toddler. FBI agents determined he was the missing child of a Chicago couple whose infant had been kidnapped from the hospital two years earlier. Reunited with his supposed parents, Paul grew up wondering if he really was the son of Chester and Dora Fronczak.
Fast forward forty years, when Paul’s own child was born. What was the truth? Was he the kidnapped son, restored to his rightful parents? If not, who was he and why had he been abandoned? The answer was in his DNA. A simple cheek swab test proved that he was not the biological son of the Fronczaks.
The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me is a riveting story, sometimes stirring up more questions than answers. Written by Paul Joseph Fronczak and Alex Tresniowski and published April 2017, this is a fascinating in-depth look at what DNA can do to reconnect individuals with their biological family.
After Paul discovered that he wasn’t the son of Chester and Dora, he knew he needed help to find the answers to his questions. On April 25, 2013 he went public with his story via a local news station and soon all the major networks had picked it up. The story prompted two contacts with offers to help: Matt Deighton from Ancestry.com and CeCe Moore. Both volunteered to help Paul solve the mystery of his birth through autosomal DNA.
Diana and CeCe Moore at RootsTech 2017
I met and talked with CeCe Moore at RootsTech 2017. CeCe is an independent professional genetic genealogist and media consultant. She has appeared on numerous television shows and writes the popular blog, Your Genetic Genealogist.
She gave a fascinating keynote for the Saturday morning session at RootsTech 2017. An excerpt from that presentation gives a peek into the world of DNA testing.
“As human beings we long to connect, to our history and to each other. To know where we fit into the grand scheme of things. We’re all searching for something. For many, these long sought answers have come through DNA testing and genetic genealogy. It’s providing answers to hundred of thousands of people, perhaps even millions. Our genealogy is truly coming alive through our very own DNA.”
CeCe Moore’s presentation at RootsTech 2017
CeCe was one of a team of genealogists that worked tirelessly to reconnect Paul with his biological family. The book details the good and bad leads, the hopes raised and dashed, the secrets.
Why did Paul feel such a need to discover who he was? He writes:
What do we mean when we talk about identity? Is it just the names and dates and numbers we believe define us? It can’t be, because those are so easily taken from us – in this country, someone’s identity is stolen every two seconds. Is it our features? Our thoughts? Our memories? No, those are fragile and fleeting too. So what is it then? What defines us? What makes us who we are?
DNA testing for adoptees, orphans, and foundlings is growing exponentially. Skeletons in the closet are jumping out right and left. The DNA Detectives Facebook group, started by CeCe Moore currently has over 50,000 members and almost every day someone writes about being reunited with their biological family. The stories can be joyful but also heartbreaking.
Diana and Nancy, 1971
I know a little about adoptees. My younger sister, Nancy, was adopted when I was six years old. She too wanted to know where she came from. Several years ago I helped her track down her biological mother with some old-fashioned forensic genealogy. Meeting her biological family put her questions to rest. She shared her feelings and experiences as an adoptee on her blog, “Nancy an LDS woman on the brink.”
I met my sister’s biological mother and siblings at her son’s wedding last fall. I saw the genetic ties in her brother that looks just like my nephew. Although my sister looks nothing like me and we laugh when people tell us we look like sisters, we are sisters in the true sense of the word. We love and support each other through all of life’s sorrows and triumphs.
Do you know an adoptee, foundling, or orphan? Is there one in your family tree? If so, DNA just might be the key to answering the huge questions of identity. Reading The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me can give you some valuable insight into that world and DNA testing. Enjoy!
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About Diana Elder
Diana Elder AGⓇ is a professional genealogist, author, and speaker. She is accredited in the Gulf South region of the United States through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen). Diana graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Elementary Education and has turned her passion for teaching to educating teens and adults in proven genealogy techniques. Diana is the author of Research Like a Pro: A Genealogists Guide and creator of the “Research Like a Pro” study group. She writes regular articles for FamilyLocket.com, the genealogy website created by her daughter, Nicole Dyer. She presents regularly at genealogy conferences, sharing the methods she uses every day to solve challenging genealogical problems.
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Chrissy Teigen Celebrates Vince Handbags
by Zachary Weiss December 11, 2014
written by Zachary Weiss December 11, 2014
Chrissy Teigen with Step Up Participants
Last night, Vince celebrated the launch of their new handbag collection alongside Step Up Women’s Network, ELLE, and Chrissy Teigen. Teigen was surrounded throughout the evening by young and eager fans. Instead of snapping selfies –though there were certainly many taken–many of the girls sought Teigen’s motivational words of wisdom.
“Working with young girls is always inspiring and amazing to me, because they’re so hungry and excited to find women they can look up to,” Teigen told The Daily.“I don’t get kind of dudes who come up to me on the street and say ‘Hey, can I get a picture with you?’ Instead it’s usually like, ‘My wife loves you,’ or ‘My sister loves you’. It’s always female-based for me. So to interact with all of these girls tonight has been awesome. These are my chicks! They have such hunger for life that I didn’t have at their age. When I was their age, I was just making out with dudes!”
Teigen carried on to style a few of her “chicks” (and to pick out a few items for herself) before jetting off to Australia to meet up with her husband, crooner John Legend, who’s currently on tour. “I’m going to meet him there, then we’re going to the Maldives. Then he’s in Oklahoma City for New Year’s,” she said with an eye roll and disdain in her voice about that NYE locale. “Is there any way you can print the tone of my voice?”
Chrissy Teigenslider
Zachary Weiss is a writer for The Daily Front Row and beyond. Follow his travels on Instagram & Twitter: @ZacharyWeiss.
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Soul Jazz
Flabbergasted Vibes
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Zimbo Trio – Zimbo Trio Vol.2 (1966) 24bit 96khz Vinyl
September 20, 2011 Bossa Nova, Jazz bossa
ZIMBO TRIO – VOL. 2
Zimbo Trio
1966 on RGE (XRLP 5277)
Mono pressing
1 Arrastão
(Edu Lobo, Vinicius de Moraes)
2 Balanço Zona Sul
(Tito Madi)
3 Zomba
(Maria Helena Toledo, Luiz Bonfá)
4 Insolação
(Adylson Godoy)
5 Zimba
(Tito)
6 Reza
(Ruy Guerra, Edu Lobo)
7 Samba 40 graus
8 Garota de charme
9 Vai de vez
(Luiz Fernando Freire, Roberto Menescal)
10 Balada de um sonho meu
(Hamilton Godoy)
11 O rei triste
(Luiz Chaves)
12 Aleluia
Vinyl original mono pressing ; Pro-Ject RM-5SE turntable (with Sumiko Blue Point 2 cartridge, Speedbox power supply); Creek Audio OBH-15; M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Soundcard ; WaveLab LE 7 at 32-bit float 96khz; Click Repair light settings; individual clicks and pops taken out with Adobe Audition 3.0 – dithered and resampled using iZotope RX Advanced (for 16-bit). Tags done with Foobar 2000 and Tag&Rename.
This is a pretty incredible jazz-bossa album, with all the heat of a hard bop session but with that bossa sensibility of keeping all the tunes under 5 minutes long. Their version of “Arrastão” (from Edu Lobo and Vinícius) which opens this album is probably their ‘signature tune’, and it is instantly endearing by the time it crescendos into the chorus where the tempo is cut in half and swung very very heavy. Godoy’s classical training seeps through his playing everywhere, with strains of Chopin mingling with his jazz key tickling. Luiz Chaves is one hell of a bassist, and it is a shame and travesty, in my opinion, that Zimbo Trio has continued to perform without him (and — worse than that — included an ELECTRIC bass..). Rubinho Barsotti is also great on trap kit, his work with mallets and cymbals being some of the best I’ve heard in this genre. Although some of these tunes – like the two from Edu Lobo, ‘Arrastão’ and ‘Reza’ — were part of Elis Regina’s repetoire and thus receiving nightly treatments by the Zimbo Trio when they were backing her up, it is the original tunes here that really chama atenção. If the manic opening bass riff of ‘Insolação’ doesn’t call your attention, then just turn the record off and find something else to listen to because you can’t be satisfied. “Samba 40 graus” is another original that makes me wonder if these guys were into amphetamines, trying to save money on studio time, or just in a hurry, but the result is ear-engaging. These guys did know how to chill out as well, however, and “Balada de um sonho meu” is about as pretty a jazz ballad one could hope for, followed the by the gentling swinging ‘O rei triste’ penned by Chavez. For “the sad king” it actually sounds pretty uplifting to me, and has some of Godoy’s most inspired playing on the record.
I shouldn’t forget to mention the two tunes from Luiz Bonfá and Maria Helena Toledo, which are both marvelous. “Zomba” has what may be the most ethereal opening of a mid-60s jazz bossa album I can think of, beginning with only Godoy on piano playing a cluster of chords around one note that fades out like a slow raindrop as Luiz comes in on bowed bass strings, a splash of cymbals from Barsotti so subtle you might miss it – and then at nearly two minutes this orchestral evocation transforms, the urbane becomes urban and streetwise, and Godoy’s erudition tackles blue intervals and the band swings it and swings it hard. Check out how hard he rocks just two notes starting at 2 minutes and 50 seconds, for about five seconds, before breaking down the melody into a dozen fragments of different voicing and tempo. Throughout the whole second half he manages to squeeze in these vertiginous arpeggios into the rest of what he’s concocting. He plays a variation of the single-note trick on us again in the OTHER Bonfa/Toledo tune, “Garota de charme”, where he gently taps out some augmented and diminished chords with his right hand while his left plays a melody in unison with Luiz Chavez’s bass. Charming, indeed. It only last a few seconds but it makes the track for me; it’s these small moments of skin tightness that makes a tune that is only 2 minutes and 16 seconds long seem like it plays for five minutes.
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Square Enix Forums > Games > Tomb Raider Series > Rise of the Tomb Raider > Official FAQ on TR10 Xbox exclusivity
View Full Version : Official FAQ on TR10 Xbox exclusivity
22nd Aug 2014, 21:43
Here's some official info coming straight from the folks at Crystal:
Rise of the Tomb Raider FAQ
What does exclusive to Xbox mean?
It means that Rise of the Tomb Raider is coming Holiday 2015 exclusively on Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Does the exclusive to Xbox have a duration? Is it timed? How long is the duration? Can we expect a PlayStation 4 or PC release in the future?
Yes, our deal with Microsoft has a duration. We aren’t discussing details of the deal, and are focused on delivering a great game on Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Did Crystal Dynamics know about this deal?
Yes, Crystal Dynamics is excited to be partnering with Microsoft to make the best game possible. As Darrell mentioned in his message (http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/94529480860/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-update), we have a long history with Microsoft and they have been a very strong supporter of the franchise. They will help us grow and nurture the Tomb Raider franchise more than ever before.
Were the fans considered when making this decision? Are Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix aware of the franchise history with PlayStation and on PC?
Of course. We did not make this decision lightly. Our goal is to build the best game that we possibly can, and our relationship with Microsoft will help us realize our vision for the game.
Why didn’t Microsoft, Square Enix or Crystal Dynamics say upfront it was a timed exclusive? Why all the indirect language?
We certainly didn’t intend to cause any confusion with the announcement. The Microsoft GamesCom stage was a great place to make the initial announcement, but not necessarily to go into details.
And for reference, here again are the older FAQ items I posted earlier:
http://forums.eidosgames.com/showpost.php?p=2032033&postcount=1176
1. What do you mean by exclusive to Xbox? Is it a temporary/timed exclusive that has the possibility of a later release to other platforms like PlayStation or PC? Is it coming to Xbox 360 and Xbox One?
Crystal Dynamics is focusing on Xbox for holiday 2015. Other platforms may follow, but for now we are focusing on delivering a great game for Xbox One and Xbox 360.
2. Why did you decide to make Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbox exclusive? Why Xbox?
We unfortunately cannot share all the details surrounding the decision but please refer to Darrell Gallagher’s note for what we can say at this point.
Alrighty then. I'll try not to smash up my 360 just yet.
ARaider
Lol why would you?:lol:
Well, I'd have to sacrifice something for my PS4 when I get it, only seems fair :D
Nothing we didn't already know. :(
Ah I get it. yes sacrifice the xbox!!! :D
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Murphdawg1
Yes, our deal with Microsoft has a duration. We aren’t discussing details of the deal, and are focused on delivering a great game on Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Why didn’t Microsoft, Square Enix or Crystal Dynamics say upfront it was a timed exclusive? Why all the indirect language?
We certainly didn’t intend to cause any confusion with the announcement. The Microsoft GamesCom stage was a great place to make the initial announcement, but not necessarily to go into details.
We unfortunately cannot share all the details surrounding the decision but please refer to Darrell Gallagher’s note for what we can say at this point.
They might be "aware" but seeing dollar signs from Microsoft hasn't stopped them yet from sticking a knife in the back of those fans. For once how about a completly clean release Square/Crystal where all fans are treated the same?
Well that cleared that right up then. Or, not much at all. This screams of rehearsed PR. There's that 'Holiday 2015' again. So they can't say more but it does seem like that 'Holiday' is the duration time, or is that just me being optimistic.
Um, is this FAQ available on their tumblr/Facebook or on some other link, or is this strictly just for this forum? I mean they said on their social media there'd be a Q&A, is this it, the one they talked about holding?
Thank you for sharing, Driber.
Kubalik
THX Square/Crystal. Easy decision next year - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End :P I cancel pre-order Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris. Xbox is dead platform in my country.
Weemanply109
Yawn. CD can try harder with the excuses next time. I only like that they finally admitted that they've been told to be hush on the situation, other than that this is nothing new.
Yea, because someone pointed a gun at your head and told you to pick one or they both die. :rolleyes:
It will be up on the blog as well. Feel free to already share, though.
Edit: It's there :)
^ I was busy watching Neighbours, someone beat me to it, but thankoo anyhoo. :D
BridgetFisher
I hope this means when the version comes out for other platforms eidos recognizes its fans and releases an HD version.
Tihocan
23rd Aug 2014, 00:43
I don't get it. I'm sure I read somewhat that they were excited about using the capabilities of the next gen to realise their vision. Doesn't that effectively exclude the 360?
Yup. There was talk of environments being three times bigger or something like that thanks to the new gen... I can only hope the 360 version doesn't drag the X1 version down. This game already has suffered with one too many blunders...
Lord Martok
Since I am not planning on getting an Xbox One at all, well....pass. :)
Elliot Kane
10/10 for humour, you have to give them that :D
mugenkb1
Well, that was a sad list of FAQs. Meh, not surprised though. They better give PC and PS4 the "definitive edition" w/ all the DLCs and such. I think that's the only way to win back some fans..
FalloftheTR
If this game isn't 1080p 60fps on the Xbone, then it's just a 'song and dance' type response.
Money. comes down to money.......not that I am above such things myself, but I just wish that just once, someone was honest and said, 'its about the money, *****es!!!!!'
nodq24
They obviously lied when they talked about considering the fans.
its good to know about the times stuff but i also feel like they lied about the fan stuff but thats a wild speculation and accusation.
still would be good to know when ruffly the other platforms will get the game but obviously M$ doesnt want CD to say officially en since they want to make sure they sell 2 or 3 more litterboxes.
but what mugenkb1 said; they should provide the whole lot then to the PS and PC to make it up.
Elessar78
I would rather have 900p 30fps with more eyecandy.
Having a strong partner like MS can be beneficial for the brand. They will likely throw all their marketing might behind it and make it stand out more than it otherwise would.
But you don't care about that, all you care about is being able to play it on your machine of choice. Fine, i understand that. I also understand that for some it's a money issue but imho a "true gamer" should own both consoles (and a PC), there's just too much to miss out on if you only have one.
imho a "true gamer" should own both consoles (and a PC)
I couldn't disagree more.
BlueSkiesXXV
The only real question is how long is the duration & they still dodge that.
Were the fans [read...PS/PC] considered? Of course.
There you go, they really are scumbags then :(
Totally agree with Driber!
A true gamer is anyone who enjoys games, whatever platform(s) they choose to play on.
Originally Posted by Elessar78
If that is the case, then many, like me, are not true gamers anymore (or have never been). I am a TR fan and pretty much only play Tomb Raider, Resident Evil & Uncharted. I have bought every TR game on PlayStation since 1996. I have always considered myself a bit of a TR nut. Moving it away from PlayStation is good for Xbox (a great brand) owners, but is a kick in the teeth to the PlayStation & PC fans, i.e. the majority of the freaking fanbase.
There are no real gamers...
Everyone who plays games is a gamer, imo. :P
Remember to keep up with the posts on the Crystal Dynamics Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crystal-Dynamics/8277214270
I have read some quality comments there & at other sites...For example, taking OUR TR from all platforms to just one is like Coldplay saying that their next album will only play on JVC CD players.
"True gamer". What a silly term.
I say, do you own any of the consoles from the previous era? No, I don't mean a PS1/2/3.
I'm talking Master System, Super Nintendo, Atari freakin' Jaguar.
Do you own any coin-op arcade machines?
How can you call yourself a "true gamer"?
Exactly. It doesn't mean anything, to anyone other than the person calling themselves that.
I think it's safe to say their decision has created alot of skeptics around here, myself included.
I kinda knew the term "true gamer" would create some ruckus. I put it in apostrophes for a reason. Basically, i meant a person that goes where the games are, that doesn't restrict oneself to one platform.
...that doesn't restrict oneself to one platform.
Easier said than done :rolleyes:
It's only a restriction if you are interested in games that are on other platforms.
I think anyone who doesn't have an unlimited budget makes a calculation on whether any given system is worth having. If you only want one or two games on any platform, it's not worth owning, for most.
Not having all the toys doesn't mean someone isn't a 'true gamer'.
I'm sure the majority here that is miffed about the exclusivity deal could afford another platform. Get your priorities straight! :rasp:
pidipidi39
The way they answered ''Of course'' when asked if they considered the fans when making this decision (probably) means that either they're joking (they don't care) or they still don't realize it.
Also, I'll quote a comment from the blog:
Please post the answer to the following on the FAQ:
What good is realizing your vision for the game if the overwhelming majority of your fans cannot play it?
The priority being to suck up to the games companies, presumably?
A 'true gamer' would support fellow gamers, when the companies get things wrong.
Well, sure. I didn't have any console prior to the Xbox 360 because i didn't care for console games for the most part. Only after PC developers migrated to consoles i jumped, too. I still consider myself a "true gamer".
How about lending a console? Or buying and then selling it again. If there's a will there's (almost) always a way.
I would question your credentials as a true gamer because you are taking the side of companies in the wrong over gamers in the right. That is not the mark of a true gamer.
Why should you have to? If a multi-platform release suddenly stops being multi-platform, is that your fault as a gamer? Of course not.
I suck up to Sony for Naughty Dog and Quantic Dream games and i'm happy that i did. Granted, that's more than one or two games, 6 to be presize. Still...
That's a shame.
All gamers are part of one big community. We have responsibilities to that community, don't you think? Not to be unfair to the companies, of course, but not to encourage them to be unfair to us, either.
"Balance in all things."
Instead of complaining and making a stand which probably won't yield any results i rather try to find a solution for myself.
Gamers standing together have produced many fine results, including getting games ported between systems and even getting major changes made to systems themselves (Do you think MS would have changed the XBone from their original set up without gamer input?).
Right now, from what we can tell, the decision to port Rise Of The Tomb Raider to any other system is far from certain. Gamers working together can help convince Square that a port would be a good thing, and thus make it more likely.
I dunno why you bring fairness into it. Again, i can understand someone being angry about the decision but let's face it, gamers seem to be a rather entitled bunch. The companies don't owe you or me anything. It's their property. I might call it a crappy decision but i would never call it unfair.
I dunno why you bring fairness into it. Again, i can understand someone being angry about the decision but let's face it, gamers seem to be a rather entitled bunch. The companies don't owe you or me anything. It's their property. I might call it a crappy decision (for me) but i would never call it unfair.
Gamers can indeed be an entitled bunch. But so can games companies. I don't think it's right for either to treat the other with disdain, do you?
EK, I don't even see why you're bothering...
Well, I have to try, ABH :)
What you are describing is someone with unlimited wealth and no principles, not a "true gamer".
I'll assume you were just joking/trolling, because no one in their right mind would make such an ignorant statement.
Well, sure. I didn't have any console prior to the Xbox 360 because i didn't care for console games for the most part.
Then according to your own logic, you are not a true gamer. Some of the greatest games in history were released on consoles before the 360 era.
No excuses :p
Hmm yeah, you're right. If you want something bad enough, there's always a way to get it.
If you can't afford to buy flour to bake a loaf of bread, just eat brioche!
Those peasants and their "problems" always...
Too right :thumb:
Same thing with all those millions on welfare complaining about how they can't go on vacation more than once per year. Why don't they just get off their lazy butts and get a job already instead of whining!
dandins
..and hopefully spring 2016 will come the full hd version for ps4 with full details/ effects.. would be just fair.
What i'm describing is a dedicated gamer (should have used that term). No one will go broke for buying another console and as i've said before there are other options. No principles? Entitlement issues much?
Then according to your own logic, you are not a true gamer.
No because i never said you should play games you don't care for. Doesn't matter how renowned those games are.
No one will go broke for buying another console and as i've said before there are other options.
Hello! I'm 19 Y/O, ABH and in September, I'll be starting at Uni. Which means I have to pay for; my £9k course, £4k rent, food for a year, clothes (inc laundrette expenses), travel to and from my house to Uni & Uni to family home on the holidays and other mics expenses. So please, tell us again how everyone can afford £350 per damn console. It's not entitlement, it's being tossed away by the developer because their money bags have already been filled.
EDIT: Oh! That's just for 1 year, I'll be there for 3.
If anything, I think a "true gamer" (which I do not believe exists...the same as a "true fan") is one who will at least demo games that might fall out of their preferred genres. (An FPS gamer who is willing to try a turn based RPG, or a turn based RPG gamer who is willing to try a real-time RPG/FPS hybrid....etc.). A "true gamer" can weigh the choices put before him/her, and decide accordingly. A "true gamer" is not slavish to gaming. ("Ermagherd, I murst play ervery game ert ther!")
Unlike the so-called "true fan" who refuses to accept anything that falls out of their dogmatic view of what makes their favorite tv show/movie series/game IP so great. (example: The Star Wars prequels are not canon in my book because they suck! The Star Wars special editions suck because Greedo did not shoot first! The new Star Trek movies suck because they look like Michael Bay 'splosion fests, and are nothing like the 'real' Trek!"). Ad nauseam.
What i'm describing is a dedicated gamer (should have used that term).
I guess you should have, yes. Would've saved a lot of unnecessary back-and-forths.
Alright, so not everyone is as dedicated as the next person. So what?
No one will go broke for buying another console
A huge number of people indeed cannot afford to buy luxury items such as (multiple) gaming consoles.
And yes, for a lot of people it literally means they'd go broke.
and as i've said before there are other options.
So you keep saying...
Instead of making these generalizations, why don't you post that magical list of options that you seem to think applies to every single individual's situation? ;)
No principles? Entitlement issues much?
Seeing things black&white much?
Well then your term "dedicated gamer" shatters to pieces as well. I could just as well make the argument that if you haven't played some of the world's greatest videogames that you can't call yourself a truly dedicated gamer.
damn, so i am not a gamer anymore, because i play my games only on the pc.
no wait, i actually have a second hand PS2 at home that i can play tekken 5 and MK armagaeddon and a race game that me and my wife can play together.
if i would buy every console, my wife would divorce me for wasting money, which indeed would be a waste since we intent to buy a unit together. oh im sure the bank will fully understand that i want to own every gaming platform and therefor cant pay the mortgage i must pay.
I always think it's both sad and unnecessary when people try to divide the gaming community, whether by claiming one platform is 'superior' (When all have their virtues and their problems) or that some gamers are not 'proper' gamers for whatever invented reason they can come up with.
As I think this forum proves beyond doubt, gamers come in many types, we play on many different platforms, but we all share a love of games.
That, for me, is all it takes. Love games, and you are one of us; a gamer; a part of the gaming community.
Well told!
Someone once said something to the effect of: "Immersion?! I'll tell you what immersion is. Immersion is you losing your wife, falling behind on your bills, and having your house burn down around you while you're being robbed while you play a game.". (again, something to that effect.) :)
Back to the point, while exclusivity might be good for console competition, such exclusivity is only good in the likes of first party exclusives, or with exclusives where a third party is closely affiliated with the console company in question....like Bungie was (and 343 Studios) is now with M$, or like Guerilla Games or Naughty Dog might be with Sony. When exclusivity extends to third parties that are known for being multi-platform for so long....then things get spicey dicey.
@Elliot Kane. Well told! :)
Ashwind
Hmm the bull:) in the FAQ is very strong. Okay i get that you made a deal, we all know it was at least 90% for the money but why do you insult our intelligence with the answers. I mean the answer to question 4, i mean seriously, do you think people buy that at all. Its like you want to get us more angry and annoyed with you...
Protip is to fire all people working with PR at CD and get some people who at least has some sense for how to address people with out sounding like a :)hat.
Which reminds me, got to cancel my preorder for the game...
they sure do get heated up with this decision. good partnership with M$ or not, its still insulting never the less for the community.
Couldn't agree more. :)
Error96_
That was the most uninformative Q and A ever. Decent questions but the response to every question was total patronising corporate speak with no information. CD's recent PR is a total disgrace and the TR fanbase deserve miles better. The answers to 4 and 5 show absolutely no idea how the fans feel about this issue.
It's like a tourism board saying come visit our attraction and the first question is 'what is it?' Answer 'A tourist attraction'. Why would we want to see it 'because it's a tourist attraction' when is it open 'no idea but it's a good tourist attraction'.
They've tied themselves in so many legal knots that all their answers will be non answers.
RaiderSean
Well here's a thought. Just because it is exclusive to Xbox during it's temporary duration that doesn't mean that they can't work on Rise Of The Tomb Raider during that time and release it for PC and PS4 right as the timed duration ends.
Gator4Life
I can see why CD and Eidos took the deal, of course it's money. But I also think the suits at CD and Eidos know what also is releasing in holiday 2015 on PS4... UC4 of course. I wouldn't want to compete with that either. I mean how in the world can a cross-gen TR compete with a that? Instead they get out of UC4's way and release 3-6 months after.
With that said I still don't agree with CD and Eidos' decision. Sure I'll wait for this game to come to PS4 and yes I will buy it. But... I will buy it USED.
So these "answers" really don't answer anything and are just more PR talk. :/
I always respected and loved CD games since your PS1 days.
But this $$ deal with MS is just BAD in long term!
This WILL hurt the TR franchise more then the money will help you.
Because you pissed off the VAST majority of your very fanbase!!!
And a dev/publisher really should NEVER do that.
I have no doubt you already noticed the anger and ****storm you managed to create with this cash deal. :)
Tell us IF and WHEN a PS4 / PC version will come!
This situation is unacceptable for your longtime fans!
And you know it!
You just dance around the inconvenient truth.
I hope you will come to regret this deal - so that MS with their endless money-hatting and others will never do such a thing to a long running multi-platform franchise ever again.
I for one have now decided, I will not support you, Crystal Dynamics or
Square Enix anymore with ANY money as long as you treat your fans like this!
I hope many do the same.
I was looking forward to Temple of Osiris but I will pass on it until you give us the answers we want.
And IF TR never comes to PS4 rest assured you will never ever see any money from me again. I will play your new TR game, yes, because I AM a fan, but I will get it used or in whatever way so that SE and CD don't see a Cent!
Because in the end, talk is cheap but not getting our money WILL hurt you and teach a lesson.
Sorry if I sounded a bit angry, it's because I am!
You had your fans in mind... LOL pfff worst LIE ever.
Gemma_Darkmoon_
Why do CD even bother doing and Q&A if they are going to answer questions like that? Crystal really need a new PR team and community rep because the tone of what they are saying is so out of touch. They shouldn't being so 'focused' on 'delivering a great game' for a just small fraction of TR gamers but instead start focusing on how to deliver a great game for all of us to enjoy and support.
NSW_pride
This FAQ is really useful. NOT :rolleyes:
M$ must be holding a gun at CDs head for not telling how long this timed exclusive last. because if CD would consider their fans they could have said to M$:
thanks for the lots of money. it sure will help the production but we are still going to release it on every platform next year because thats what we do and we do not like to aggravate our fans.
besides; your console is not selling so well to be honest.
i can understand certain policies but not being able to tell us how long the rest has to wait to play it, thats just insulting :mad: . hell, even ubisoft back then were able to tell early on when the pc version will be released after the release of the console version. and i highly doubt sony and M$ told ubi that their version should be exclusive.
Ubisoft are no better, tbh. They lied about the PC version being delayed every year. I still remember that LOL worthy gamespy interview. :lol:
GameSpy :So when's the PC release date?
Ubisoft PR: October 30th.
GameSpy: Yeah, but when's the real PC release date?
Ubisoft PR: It's October 30th.
GameSpy: Uh huh. And can you say that with a straight face?
Ubisoft PR: You can ask me as many times as you like, but the answer will be the same.
GameSpy: Very well, let's move on. So, when will you announce the delay of the PC version?
Ubisoft PR: ...
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/assassins-creed-2012/1221571p1.html
:lol: Wasn't too long after that they delayed by almost a month :lol:
ah yes, i know that interview. :lol: really hilarious.
im not saying that ubi was accurate but at least they announced it that it will be delayed.
still remember that revelations was out all of a sudden and no announcement was made. just saw it suddenly on steam. a lot of people were surprised by this as well.
motoleo
People stood in line to get the Xbox One... I mean, they had Xbox lamborghinis on Times Square. They had a big countdown and everything. It's hard to imagine any lack of fanfare for the Rise of the Tomb Raider launch. I hope they still have the cardboard standups, and preorder incentives. By the time 2015 rolls around though, there will be more games coming out for Xbox than anything.
What, take MS's money and run? I like it! However, I'm pretty sure MS gave them that big cheque for the timed exclusive deal.
I do think it's ruddy ridiculous that CD have tied themselves so tight they can't even say there will be PS4/PC versions once the duration ends. Even if they can't say when.
and that is the worrying part. no mention how long it is and if we get these versions. i just hope thats just a paranoia we all have now and we it will come out regardless.
People stood in line to get the Xbox One...
https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/ac0b9d24b5a9a5dc3f22d09ad266a9ec/tumblr_nacvcfHcDT1rs3mr7o8_250.gif
Not as many as the Playstation 4, but. ;)
I mean, they had Xbox lamborghinis on Times Square.
Microsoft is known for paying up big for marketing. You'll see M$ products sprawled across TV shows (XB1, Surface Tablets, Windows 8, etc). It's the cash from M$'s pockets that are on display here, not fandom.
It's hard to imagine any lack of fanfare for the Rise of the Tomb Raider launch. I hope they still have the cardboard standups, and preorder incentives. By the time 2015 rolls around though, there will be more games coming out for Xbox than anything.
There's little to no chance of the deal being reversed, and I want TR to be successful, so I don't really mind if the Xbox version sells if it helps the franchise. Hopefully the deal does work and makes this drama atleast worth something. :nut: Do 'ditto' to that. ;)
I agree with you there... I want TR to be a successful franchise as well. But I can't say the same for this timed exclusive deal. I don't want to see other lifelong multiplat games make this same type of timed exclusive deal, whether it be with Sony or MS.
RosePetals
Been saving up for a PS4 and a new TV these past few months so I could play ROTTR. But after this (timed-exclusive) announcement...
http://www.quickmeme.com/img/d2/d2ec6f44cc549c1131d8be579980f39c5c34bbbe7ed3ca7d6fe782eb948a92ad.jpg
(I'll be changing my banner to an Assassin's Creed: Unity sig as a form of protest.)
But who am I kidding. I'm just one very, very pissed off fan.
crystal dynamics did an awesome first job with TR13' ..the singleplayer was so intense because lara was so much "human" (and cute). The multiplayer was great and i hope they keep it and improve it even more.
its so sad.. considering that the ps4 would be able to deliver much better graphics.. I dont think CD will leave their PS4 fans behind and sooner or later they give us something real stunning..(hopefully)
And not even that exlusivity thing will make me buying a console from a company that wanted to screw us all.. one year ago.
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Lyf Flame 4 With 4G VoLTE Support, 4 Inch Display Launched at Rs. 3,999
Lyf Flame 4 With 4G VoLTE Support, 4-Inch Display Launched at Rs. 3,999
By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 27 May 2016 16:30 IST
The dual-SIM smartphone supports 4G on one SIM card slot.
The Lyf Flame 4 supports both Indian 4G LTE bands.
The smartphone is powered by a 1400mAh battery.
Reliance Retail has launched yet another smartphone in India, the Lyf Flame 4, priced at Rs. 3,999. The smartphone is listed on the company website, however, will be available via offline stores in its Black colour variant.
The Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Lyf Flame 4 supports two SIM cards (Micro-SIM and regular SIM), and while both slots are 4G enabled, only one card slot supports 4G at a time, with the second slot only supporting 2G.
The Lyf Flame 4 bears a 4-inch (480x800 pixel) display with a pixel density of 225ppi and Asahi Dragontrail Glass. It is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core SoC coupled with a Mali 400 MP2 GPU, and 512MB of RAM.
The smartphone bears a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and a VGA (0.3-megapixel) front facing camera. It bears 8GB of built-in storage, which is expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). Connectivity options include 4G (with support for both Indian brands) with VoLTE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS, and Micro-USB.
It is powered by a 1400mAh battery that's rated to deliver up to 4.5 hours of talk time, and 150 hours of standby time. It measures 122.5x64.4x10.25mm, and weighs in at 117 grams.
On Thursday, the company launched the Lyf Flame 3 smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 3,999. The Lyf Flame 3 is listed on the company's site, but is available to buy exclusively from Home Shop 18. The biggest highlight of the Flame 3 smartphone is it supports VoLTE (voice over LTE) with HD voice call compatibility. It supports both 4G LTE bands in India - FDD-LTE Band 3 (1800MHz) and TDD-LTE Band 40 (2300MHz).
Lyf Flame 4
Processor1.5GHz quad-core
Front Camera0.3-megapixel
Rear Camera2-megapixel
RAM512MB
Storage8GB
Resolution480x800 pixels
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Warface is here! Crytek’s free FPS goes live in North America, Europe and Turkey on GFACE today !
London, UK – October 21, 2013 – Warface, the new online FPS from Crytek, is now live and playable for free in North America, Europe and Turkey on GFACE. Players can gain instant access to the game by signing up at www.warface.com.
Warface blends Crytek’s trademark quality with instant accessibility, and can be enjoyed by shooter fans directly in their PC browser. The game features a wealth of cooperative and competitive game modes, four distinct soldier classes, and a special emphasis on working as a team. Constant updates ensure that players can always look forward to a fresh challenge as they join friends on the frontline.
Dirk Metzger, Crytek’s General Manager of Publishing, said: “Our goal with Warface has always been to show that free-to-play games can be top quality, blockbuster experiences that match the industry’s highest standards. By bringing the game to players in North America, Europe and Turkey today, a vast new audience can now see for themselves the lengths we’ve gone to in order to achieve that vision and make Warface stand out from the crowd.”
To provide players everywhere with the best possible gameplay experience, Warface is localized into English, French, German and Turkish, with more languages set to follow.
Upon signing up for Warface, players will receive a free account at Crytek’s gaming-centric social hub, GFACE; which also goes live today. GFACE will act as a gateway to Warface and provide an intuitive environment in which to chat with fellow players, organize play sessions, socialize and much more.
To mark today’s announcement, Crytek have launched a new Warface trailer offering an insight into the power struggle between the game’s two rival forces; Warface and Blackwood. The new trailer can be seen below:
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By Vampero Posted in FPS, PC Software Tagged Crytek, First-person shooter, GFACE, Warface
Warface – Closed Beta Trailer
Warface has entered closed beta! See Crytek’s free-to-play shooter in action. Head over to http://www.warface.com/ for your chance to join the closed beta.
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By Vampero Posted in FPS, PC Software Tagged Crytek, Free-to-play, GFACE, Trion Worlds, Warface
Warface (PC) Campaign Screenshots and Info !
How many great games are coming out from Trion ? They keep coming ! Great thing for gamers.
Warface is powered by CryENGINE 3 making it not only an industry leader in visuals, but also highly accessible for all types of PC. It offers deep interaction with other players adding a level of team play and immersion never before seen in this type of game. Daily content updates in PVE combined with a thrilling, fast paced PVP mode that makes Warface a truly next-gen shooter.
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Octopuses on Ecstasy, Weight-Loss Scams, and Neutron Stars: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
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The tech and science world has had a very interesting week: Researchers have discovered what happens when you give our favorite tentacled, ocean-dwelling friends MDMA, landed rovers on asteroids, confirmed the oldest known animal fossil on the planet, and found something very weird going on with a distant neutron star. At the same time, the president is apparently considering an order to have regulators punish the tech industry for a perceived lack of fealty, Amazon is trying to force as much Alexa down our throats as possible, and officials are still assessing how bad freak storm Florence was. Finally, Marvel Studios might finally give Rob Liefeld the chance to discover how to draw feet.
If this sounds like a lot to handle, don’t worry: We’ve got your cheat sheet ready. Score an A+ with all your nerdy friends at the water cooler chat, starting now.
Scientists Gave MDMA to Octopuses—and What Happened Was Profound
GIF: Jim Cooke (Gizmodo)
When humans take the drug MDMA, versions of which are known as molly or ecstasy, they commonly feel very happy, extraverted, and particularly interested in physical touch. A group of scientists recently wondered whether this drug might have a similar effect on other species—specifically, octopuses, which are seemingly as different from humans as an animal can be. The results of their experiment, in which seven octopuses took MDMA, were “unbelievable.”
Just think about an octopus—other than their impressive intelligence, they have little in common with humans. We’ve been heading along different branches of the evolutionary tree for 500 million years. Rather than one localized brain with a cortex, or a highly folded outer layer like our brains have, an octopus’s decentralized nervous system includes control centers for each arm in addition to a brain.
The Bizarre Scheme Using Viral Abuse Stories and Stolen Pics to Sell Diet Pills on Twitter
Illustration: Angelica Alzona (Gizmodo)
This weekend, a Twitter user shared a disturbing story that verged on the surreal. In a 32-tweet thread, Ashley recounted an abusive relationship with a boyfriend who forced her to eat until it caused her pain—seemingly for his own sexual pleasure.
“he didn’t let me talk to anyone, never let me leave the house w/o him and he had this really weird obsession with watching me eat,” wrote Ashley. “it got to a point where he started forcing me and sometimes it even made me feel sick to my stomach! apparently he was into a sexual fetish called ‘feederism’ and it aroused him.”
Ashley’s story soon went viral, racking up more than 80,000 retweets and 300,000 likes. It was also completely fake.
Remember the Delightful Messenger-Only Gadgets That Failed to Conquer the World?
Illustration: Elena Scotti (Gizmodo)
Once upon a time, instant messaging was king. Before social media apps and smartphones rose to prominence, these free-to-use services ruled. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo! Instant Messenger, ICQ, you name it—everyone had their drug of choice. There was just one problem with these revolutionary methods of communication: Using them meant you needed an internet connection.
That was a problem since for many people “going online” often meant stationing oneself at a desktop computer, connecting via dial-up, and tying up the phone line. As such, chat sessions had to come to a swift halt when it was time to leave the house. Today, it’s hard to imagine a world in which you can’t dash of hundreds of text messages a day, but in the late nineties and early aughts, texting technology was still new; it was expensive and rudimentary. In this milieu, instant messaging gadgets seemed like the future—imagine if you could fire off messages as you did on your computer, except on the go.
Glacier Named After Prominent Geologist Renamed Following Sexual Harassment Scandal
Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Photo: Francisco Ardini / ©PNRA (Wikimedia)
The Me Too movement has toppled Hollywood executives, pundits, and bureaucrats since it burst onto the scene last year. Prompting a government agency to rename a geologic landform, however, may be a first.
Last week, the United States’ Board on Geographic Names quietly decided that Antarctica’s Marchant Glacier would now be called Matataua. A 7 mile-long ice stream located in eastern Antarctica’s Victoria Land, the glacier was originally named after Boston University geologist David Marchant in 1994. The change comes nearly a year after a BU-led investigation concluded that Marchant sexually harassed former graduate student Jane Willenbring in 1999 and 2000 while the two were doing fieldwork in Antarctica.
Is Breakfast Cereal Any Good for You?
Illustration: Elena Scotti (Photos: Getty Images, Shutterstock
Wrangle up the right studies and you can make anything look deadly. Breakfast cereal—at least, the kind without cartoon mascots—might seem innocuous, and might be marketed as healthy, but that’s no reason to think that every naturally-flavored bite isn’t speeding you towards the grave. Nothing, in this world, is above suspicion—not even tasteless health-store bran flakes.
Which brings us to this week’s Giz Asks: an investigation into whether breakfast cereal is good for you, conducted with the help of number of nutritionists and health experts. We already pretty much assumed that Frosted Flakes and its ilk are poison, and were heartily confirmed in this assumption by our experts, but we had no idea how great the grain stuff can really be for you; if your usual breakfast consists of a couple of eggs, or burnt Keurig coffee and despair, you really might want to consider giving (non-poisonous) cereal a shot.
You Have No Excuse for Shitty Passwords Anymore
Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo)
The password itself is shitty. It’s a fundamentally flawed mechanism for securing our accounts and data that should have died long ago. That means poorly crafted passwords are doubly bad. But with the release of iOS 12 and recent updates to Android, truly terrible passwords—your 123456, facebookpassw0rd, or dEadP3tsnAme—have lost all reason to exist.
Apple on Monday released its latest mobile OS update, which includes what may ultimately be its most consequential feature: Password Autofill. With the feature enabled, you can automatically enter passwords across your apps and the web using FaceID, TouchID, or your pin. This feature expanded beyond the confines of Safari in iOS 11, allowing you to autofill passwords stored in your iCloud Keychain across apps and websites. But the updated feature is vastly improved in iOS 12. It now works with third-party password managers, which have helped make strong personal security easier for years. And from my brief time using the feature, it just works better overall—I’ve only had to copy-paste a few updated passwords on apps that are slow to get with the program.
Amazon Is Going to Drown Us in Alexa Crap
The digital assistant wars are in full swing, and with Google just recently notching the latest victory by finishing Q2 with the top-selling smart speaker in the world, Amazon is revamping its Alexa-powered roster in a very big way.
At the start of its presentation, Amazon’s devices head David Limp set the tone by saying the company had around 70 new devices to talk about, and only an hour to do it. Limp then launched into talking about Amazon’s recent upgrades to Alexa, which in the U.S. includes making Alexa both more opinionated and more approachable for children and adults.
Samsung’s New Galaxy Watch Comes So Close to Delivering the Modern Wearable Dream
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Divorce yourself from the far out scifi depictions and crazy nerd dreams of what a smartwatch is supposed to be for just a second, and instead think about what makes sense for a wrist-mounted device in 2018. You’ll quickly realize there’s a huge gap between reality and expectation, because while the idea of playing games or watching videos on a watch might sound neat, actually doing so on a screen that’s measures less than two inches across is simply miserable.
That’s where Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch comes in. On top of being able to do standard smartwatch stuff like relay notifications, count steps, and reply to texts, the Galaxy Watch looks to expand on the true purpose of modern smartwatch: tracking your health and fitness.
The 20 Wildest, Coolest, and Most Unique Films We Can’t Wait to See at Fantastic Fest 2018
A still from the film Girls With Balls. Yup, it’s that kind of fest.
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One of the premiere genre film festivals in the world is the annual Fantastic Fest. It starts this Thursday, and io9 will be there. That means a week of non-stop sci-fi, fantasy, animation, horror, supernatural, and otherwise weird, wacky, and wonderful movies.
Well over 100 feature films will screen at the festival. Some are titles you will have already heard of, but there are some you haven’t, too—and really, odds are the best films will come out of nowhere. In preparation, we’ve read about them all and picked out the 20 we are most excited to see, based solely on their descriptions.
Astronomers Spot Unprecedented Glow Around Neutron Star, and Whatever It Is, It’s Important
Artist’s concept of the neutron star
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and N. Tr’Ehnl (Pennsylvania State University
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have glimpsed a neutron star unlike any seen before.
Neutron stars, which contain more mass than the Sun but have a radius of only a few miles, continue to be the subject of intense observation. Now, scientists have spotted one of these ultra-dense objects emitting infrared radiation far brighter than they’d expect, over a seemingly wide swath of space—larger than our Solar System. They have several ideas as to what they’re looking at, and any of these ideas, if verified, would be important discoveries.
Extraordinary Evidence Suggests 558-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is the Oldest Known Animal on the Planet
A Dickinsonia fossil.
Image: The Australian National University ANU
An international team of researchers is claiming to have discovered traces of cholesterol on a fossil of Dickinsonia—a mysterious creature that lived during the primordial Ediacaran Period. This evidence, the researchers say, makes Dickinsonia the oldest known animal in the fossil record. But the discovery is not without its critics, who say the new work is unconvincing.
Is it or is it not an animal?
This is the question that scientists have been asking for decades about Dickinsonia. Measuring as much as 4 feet long (1.4 meters) and featuring rib-like segments that ran along its oval-shaped body, this enigmatic organism dates back to the Ediacaran (571 million to 541 million years ago), a period that immediately preceded the Cambrian—a time when animal life “exploded” in terms of diversity and number.
Concrete Hits Heavy at the Heart Without Ever Throwing a Punch
A gorgeous image from Concrete: Think Like a Mountain.
Image: Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse Comics)
When Concrete first appeared in the mid-1980s, the discourse around comics’ artistic merit was undergoing a profound shift. Excitement around works like The Dark Knight Returns, Maus, and Watchmen expanded the public’s ideas about what comics could achieve. Concrete never became part of the shorthand list for “mature comics.” That’s a shame, because writer-artist Paul Chadwick’s signature creation is one of the best examples of what a fully rounded aesthetic looks like.
Concrete debuted in Dark Horse Presents #1, an anthology series from the Oregon-based publisher. Years later, Chadwick retold Concrete’s origin story in a 1997 miniseries called Strange Armor, which beautifully distills the pathos and tenderness that make the character special.
All the Cosmic Secrets We Uncovered in the Stunning Captain Marvel Trailer
A hero rises in our first stellar look at Captain Marvel.
GIF: Captain Marvel (All Images via Marvel Studios)
It’s here! Captain Marvel has finally landed, before immediately blasting off again with a fantastic looking first trailer. Aside from looking great, the trailer also gives us our first good look at both the cosmic and earthly lives of Carol Danvers, and a hint of the threat’s she’s going to face. Here’s what we could find.
Hawaii’s National Park Is Re-Opening After the Eruption of a Lifetime
Photo: Janice Web/National Park Service (AP)
Kilauea volcano has quieted down considerably since August, and recovery efforts are now in full swing. That includes a major milestone coming up on September 22, when the National Park Service (NPS) is set to re-openparts of the colossal Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which has been closed since shortly after the multi-month eruption began in May.
Unprecedented damage to the infrastructure and landscape, however, means that this will be anything but a walk in the park for the authorities.
Situated in the southeastern section of Hawaii’s Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, comprises 330,000 acres of volcanic land and viridian wilderness, including the ginormous Mauna Loa volcano and the continuously active Kilauea. It was recognized in 1980 by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Site, and as a World Heritage Site in 1987. This dynamic environment has seen its share of natural disasters over the years, but 2018 has been an especially wild ride. In addition to Kiluaea’s eruption, the park has had to deal with two hurricanes, a tropical storm and a prolific wildfire that engulfed 3,700 acres of land.
Recovery efforts have been, and continue to be, multidisciplinary and comprehensive. From geomorphologists to landscape architects, NPS staff are making careful decisions day by day about what parts of the park can be re-opened, and what cannot.
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Rob Liefeld Might Be Returning to X-Men Comics Next Year
Report: Trump May Order Antitrust Probe of Tech Companies Over BS Claims of Bias
Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Successfully Deploys Landers to Asteroid Ryugu's Surface
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Gold IRA GuideSomalia Gold Elephant Coins
Somalia Gold Elephant Coins
Somalia Gold Elephant Coins stand out as a beautiful testimony of the world's biggest land mammal and its majesty. As an issue in the African Wildlife series, these bullion gold coins contain an impressive 99.99% gold purity. They were first produced by fellow African nation Zambia in 1999, though Somalia assumed the series from them beginning in 2004. These coins are now minted in various sizes and denominations in both gold and silver.
Somalia Gold Elephant Coins Background and History
Somalia Gold Elephant Coins started in 2004 when the war-torn African nation from the horn of the East African region took over production of the coin from Zambia. This is among the few bullion coins on earth which changes its designs every year. This helps to explain why the Somalia Gold Elephant Coins remain a highly sought out issue by investors and collectors alike for their high gold purity and beauty of design. The obverse side of the golden coin constantly showcases one or several elephants within their natural habitat. Beginning in 2004, the reverse side of the coins have highlighted the Somalia national seal. Before 2004, that side showed off the national seal of issuing country Zambia instead.
These Somalia Gold Elephant Coins are struck every year by the Bavarian State Mint. This is the oldest firm in Munich by reputation. The facility started striking coins back in 1158 during the rule of Heinrich dem Löwen. The mint has long been called by locals the Das Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt. It has a deserved centuries old reputation for its excellence in manufacturing of collectible coins, medals, and seals.
The Gold Elephant's bullion history proves to be fascinating and controversial at points. The Bavarian State Mint originally produced the issue for Zambia. In 2004, the mint states that it received legal authorization to transfer over the legend of the series to the Republic of Somalia. There have been various experts who expressed doubts regarding this claim from the mint. This is because Somalia has never accepted this Gold Elephant coin as legal tender within its territory. What's more, the pieces themselves have not yet been distributed by Somalia's Central Bank. It is true that a great deal of the confusion on who stands behind these coins can be blamed on the continuous unrest and political turmoil that constantly grips the East African nation. Civil war has been ongoing here, even as Somalia is struggling to establish a parliamentary-based federal republic.
This helps to explain why the Bavarian State Mint does not have the appropriate documentation to prove that they are authorized to strike this coin on the behalf of Somalia every year. While these issues could be troubling to collectors and investors in the gold pieces, it does not change the fact that they are still highly pure gold coins created by one of the world's longest established and highest quality official government entity mints. In fact, some analysts contend that this lack of clarity concerning Somalia's gold and silver coins makes them more interesting and valuable all at once.
Somalia Gold Elephant Coins Physical Characteristics
Somalia Gold Elephant Coins are struck and guaranteed for purity and content by the highly reputable, German-based Bavarian State Mint, for centuries the money producing authority for the entirely autonomous Principality of Bavaria. This mint today remains among the four main mints for the German nation. It is owned by the Free State of Bavaria, as it has since been since the Bavarian local princes ruling in Munich established it in the 12th century over 800 years ago.
Coin Design
The “obverse” is the name of the front side of a coin. These coins have a changing obverse design which varies each year of production. Somalia Gold Elephant Coins' obverse in 2017 bears the image of an enormous elephant which stands in knee length grass on the African Serengeti savanna. It is in the process of emitting a deep and powerful bellow in the striking picture. The background boasts a traditional Somalian hut bordered by a little cluster of coconut palm trees. There is a setting sun at the top of the image. The coin inscriptions state “AFRICAN WILDLIFE” at the top and “ELEPHANT,” and “1 oz Au 999.9” in the bottom half of the obverse.
Coin aficionados the world over refer to the rear side of coins as the “reverse.” Somalia Gold Elephant Coins' reverse features the country's unique national coat of arms. This emblem is made up of a single star emblazoned on a backdrop containing horizontal lines upon the nation's heraldic shield. To either side of and upholding the shield are leopards. The leopards themselves stand upon two outward pointing crossed lances which are covered by a ribbon and are framed by two crossing palm frond leaves. The mintage year is split in half on the outside of each leopard's flank. The much debated face value adorns the bottom of the coin in an arc shape. The top of the coin bears the inscription “SOMALI REPUBLIC” in an upward facing arc.
These Somalia Gold Elephant coins come available in a variety of sizes. These include one kilogram, five ounces, one ounce, one-half ounce, one-quarter ounce, one-tenth ounce, one-twenty fifth, one-fiftieth ounce, and half gram sizes. The specifications of the most heavily produced and most commonly purchased one ounce size are:
Mass: 31.1 grams
Content: 1 troy oz. gold
Purity: 99.99% gold
Somalia Gold Elephant Coins Pricing
Somalia Gold Elephant Coins are struck advertising an impressive-sounding thousand Somalia Shillings face value. The question remains whether they are truly legal tender in the Republic of Somalia or not. According to the Central Bank of Somalia, they never have been legal tender. This is where the confusion comes of having one foreign national mint produce a coin for another country's completely independent central bank. Regardless of whether the coins bear any actual face value or not, they certainly contain a nearly pure troy ounce of gold whose value far eclipses the nominal legal tender value in any case. This intrinsic value demonstrates why gold coins are so useful as store houses of value. Even if their issuing government and central bank goes bust or renounces their fiscal responsibilities and obligations, the coins' precious metal content holds up alone.
It is this intrinsic value of gold which sets the market pricing of all Somalia Gold Elephant Coins contained within an investor's portfolio. These coins trade at a substantial premium over gold prices because of the controversy which surrounds their legal tender status, which in turn drives high collector demand into the relatively scarce issues. The market worth of these coins fluctuates every market trading day based on the value of the gold which they contain. You can simply find out today's live gold prices by navigating over to our homepage.
Can IRA Accounts Contain Somalia Gold Elephant Coins?
If you are contemplating investing retirement dollars into Somalia Gold Elephant Coins, you need to know if the IRS allows them to be included in an IRA retirement account. The question is one which the American taxing authority determines in its sole discretion. They decide on the purity and collectibility standards which allow or disallow such coins from self directed IRAs.
In order to open such an account, you have to start by funding a precious metals IRA account with minimally $5,000 in approved gold or silver bullion coins and bars. After this point, you can always add additional purchases and shipments of precious metals by depositing funds that are at least $1,000 or more. In case you have your own traditional type of IRA account now, you can simply and easily roll it on over to a precious metals IRA vehicle. Once your bullion arrives, your IRA administrator will move it on into a vault that the Internal Revenue Service officially approves for IRA bullion storage within the United States. These secure third party depositories bear the burden of both maintaining and guarding your valuable stake of physical precious metals in gold and silver. They will not relinquish your holdings until and unless you issue a sell order which is conveyed to them by your precious metals IRA administrator on your behalf. The coins must never be in your personal possession, even for a single day, or they become invalid for IRA account inclusion.
However interesting and controversial these Somalia Gold Elephant Coins may in fact be, the IRS forbids you to include them in your IRA account. The reason is because of their failure on the collectibility standard. While the coins easily exceed the IRS standard for minimum purity of at least .995 with their impressive .9999 purity, they command an excessive premium over spot gold prices because of their apparent rarity and consistent investor- and collector-based demand. Even though these striking tributes to the vanishing African elephant may not be a part of your IRA account, they are excellent choices for other forms of investment and retirement vehicles you may have. You can purchase them from many U.S. and global precious metals dealers.
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Why won't Texas officials admit YFZ call was hoax?
The first of 463 individual child custody hearings from the Great Eldorado Polygamist Roundup (which is the appellation I've settled on for the incident on this blog), will begin in Judge Walther's court on May 19, reports the Dallas News today.
Can anyone explain why authorities won't just admit the original phone call was a hoax? The same News article reports:
Authorities have decided to no longer pursue an arrest warrant for a man identified by the caller as the man who beat and raped her. The caller said she was a 16-year-old girl and a member of the sect, but officials are investigating whether the call was a hoax by a woman in Colorado.
Really? Are they actually STILL investigating "whether the call was a hoax"? And if so, can we please get some competent investigators on the case?
There's really little question, at this point, that Rozita Swinton, a 33-year old Colorado Springs woman with a history of false allegations and making up fantastic stories, was the person who made the original phone call to a San Angelo women's shelter: The calls came from her phone number and anti-polygamist activist Flora Jessop recorded many hours of conversation with her.
I personally don't believe the Rangers are still investigating "whether" the call was a hoax, at this point. Instead, keeping the "hoax" story alive buys time for lawyers, who are investigating arguments for how to justify the search warrant once they admit they knew that named target wasn't at the YFZ Ranch before they went in.
The Salt Lake City Tribune figured out the phone call was a hoax very soon after the raid. Reporter Brooke Adams seems like a pretty smart gal, but is she really THAT much more clever than the Texas Rangers?
Labels: Eldorado, Fourth Amendment
Ron in Houston said...
Really Grits, when is the last time you ever heard government say "we made a mistake?"
Isn't it interesting how long they are taking to "investigate" Ms. Swinton, compared to the very few days it took them to storm the "compound" on faulty investigation?
Re: when is the last time you ever heard government say "we made a mistake?"
Actually, it was at Dallas DA Craig Watkins' last press conference!
doran williams said...
Grits, the anwer to your question is:"Yes." The intelligence of the average Texas Ranger is vastly over-rated.
I suggest we award the Rangers in general, and Texas Ranger Long in particular, the "O.J. Simpson Find-The-Perp Badge" with intertwined mesquite branches, in honor of their efforts to find the perpetrator of the hoax.
The ACLU has weighed in.
http://www.aclutx.org/article.php?aid=570
Where has the ACLU been during all this? They're going to "monitor" the situation? I guess that means they're reading Grits like the rest of us.
For that matter, has anybody heard of ANY civil rights lawyers working on this case besides these guys: Liberty Legal Institute? National Lawyers Guild? Anybody?
The TxACLU's statement reads like they keeping this whole mess at arms length.
They're not stating anything that puts them on either side, which might be the correct thing for them to do at this time, but I sure would have liked a stronger wording on the 4th section of their response, the one about the religious freedom aspects of this case. People have lost their children in this state solely because of their religion, and I sure don't like the idea that DFPS is a press gang for the Baptists.
kbp said...
Sorry to be OT here, but back to comments of last YFZ post...
Doran, thanks, but...
The idea of a wheelchair bound AG did not really bother me after I made the "short man" comment, TBM just did well at displaying it in a different light. Actually, the condition of the AG might help to explain why he would "like" the case, or maybe he's always been that way.
I see little or no career rewards for winning a Bigamy case. What did it hurt that we know of, besides the "dignity of the State" of Texas! ;)>
After they possibly prove the marriages void, in those 4 cases involving the 16 YO's we read of in the Bishop's Records, a legal marriage defense is then transformed into evidence that could be included as proof of SEXUAL ASSAULT of a CHILD (especially with the added luxury of including the DNA parentage testing results!).
Such a harshly worded charge - even if the "spiritual wives" in question continue to stand by their "husbands" - might look good on the record of one that "LIKES" the case.
Quite a legacy that could follow one for years after they are gone, convictions that their own family could brag about.
Well... brag about that and the fact that the Texas Capitol grounds will continue displaying the Ten Commandments for years to come. That "list of religious and moral imperatives" some polygamist fella brought down from Mount Sinai. They'll probably not brag on both at the same settings.
Of course I need to remember that the SP's and probably a GJ will spread the blame out thin if the end result lacks prestige in the publics eyes.
Thanks for posting the ACLU link. That is exactly my stand on the issue as well. It also explains why Texas officials won't admit the call was a hoax.
If the hoax was confirmed, the ACLU and press could be far more blunt. Instead, the officials wage a trial my media and control the "truth."
"Giuliani once bragged that by giving negative treatment to his prosecutorial targets, 'the media does the job for me.'" [The Tyranny of Good Intentions, p 92.]
An Internet search of the case and a reading of the discussions clearly finds a reciting of innuendo claimed by CPS as fact, like the broken bones and abused boys claims. (I read this.... and I read that..." off with their heads!) I'm hoping one outcome of this case before the SCOTUS is that the authorities do not have the constitutional right to trial by media. Amber Alerts and emergency requests for help from the public are one thing. Trial my media is another another thing entirely. For too long the 1st Amendment has been able to supersede the other Amendments.
Is it necessary to say any more than "Nancy Grace"?
ACLUTX link I believe Anon posted above. Their most recent article anyway.
The last paragraph in part reads;
"The ACLU will continue to monitor the unfolding events and will... [make] our views known to the Texas courts at appropriate points in the judicial proceedings."
Would an "appropriate point" be when the TRLA files their Amended Writ to the Appeal Court pointing out many of the topics the ACLU is concerned about, as in BEFORE a ruling is made?
"...I personally don't believe the Rangers are still investigating "whether" the call was a hoax, at this point. Instead, keeping the "hoax" story alive...
buys time for lawyers, who are investigating arguments for how to justify the search warrant...
once they admit they knew that named target wasn't at the YFZ Ranch before they went in."
That ADDS to the many possible reasons why the local office is passing the job along.
"...The case volume had the potential to burden the Tom Green County District Attorney's office, which has jurisdiction for felony cases in a five-county area with a combined population similar to West Valley City."
That "VOLUME" ans "BURDEN" certainly would include working to keep that SW from being suppressed, if there are criminal charges.
Roycommi said...
What kind of prize do we all get if it was a hoax?
IF it was a hoax then what? Nothing will happen, i doubt if the kids will be sent back into the suspected abusive home lives, and if they were it would be an outrage.
This is one of those irrelevancies that leave most people saying "So what?". And therefore:
Roycommi, in essence, says, "No one ever suspected of a crime should ever be released without prosecution. To release anyone without a conviction is an outrage."
"So what"
"... investigating arguments for how to justify the search warrant" was a post topic. Discussion of whether the SW may be used in any criminal cases that could come about in this mess is the "what". Some would classify the discussion of "what" as being related to constitutional rights.
The "outrage" for the majority of the children being returned must be based on beliefs that conflict with those of the FLDS, as I am unaware of evidence proving any other form of alleged abuse.
roycommi - There's no "if it was a hoax." It was a hoax.
The "so what" is that you can't prosecute any other cases if the first warrant's bad, and law enforcement knew Dale Barlow wasn't there before they ever entered the Ranch. Meanwhile, there is no complaining victim, DFPS keeps issuing press statements calling the alleged victims liars, and the state has seized nearly 500 kids, the vast majority of whom nobody thinks were abused.
Here's the state's theory, as articulated by the Utah Attorney General, why ALL the kids should be seized based on (an unsympathetic characterization of) the group's religious beliefs:
"Let's say you're a 6-month-old girl, no evidence whatsoever of any abuse. They're simply saying, 'You, in this culture, may grow up to be a child bride when you're 14. Therefore we're going to remove you now when you're 6 months old,"' he said. "Or, 'You're a 6-month-old boy; 25, 30 years, 40 years from now you're going to be a predator, so we're going to take you away now."'
Why aren't more folks outraged that someone's kid was taken using that perverse logic?
Re: other civil rights lawyers, Rio Grande Legal Aid has taken some of the cases, and Jim Harrington at Texas Civil Rights Project has been speaking out frequently; I don't know if he's involved in the legal work. Otherwise, I believe the ad litems are mostly individual volunteers.
Finally, Doran, Please tell me you're not implying all that "one riot, one Ranger" stuff isn't really true? Say it isn't so! ;)
The "hoax" or is it the ...the GAME?
"It's early in the game," said First Assistant 51st District Attorney Allison Palmer, "but I expect that ultimately there will be some criminal prosecution coming out of this."
The Attorney General's Office offered help in working through the massive case, Palmer said - an offer that was gratefully accepted.
"There's the possibility there for us to have quite a bit to do," said Allison Palmer, first assistant 51st District attorney. "That's sort of what they do to help out."
Grits,
I'll leave this as Allison's submission of a name for the mess, "The Game".
Looks like the teammates for at least one side in the GAME have been working together from day one (helping Doran with the warrants I'm sure!).
"...The local and state offices have been in contact since the case began, said attorney general spokesman Jerry Strickland.
"Our office has been in close communication with local prosecutors in Schleicher County and Tom Green County and offered our assistance," Strickland said... "
and Walthers has all the parts & pieces ready for the GAME to start soon also;
"Prosecutors and CPS investigators now have full access to the hundreds of pages of documents and files seized during the nearly weeklong search of the 1,700-acre ranch, Palmer said.
A special master appointed by Walther to review the evidence for documents that would be considered protected by attorney-client or priest-parishoner privilege finished his review Monday, withholding a small percentage of the available evidence, Palmer said."
I don't know if that legend/myth about one riot one Ranger was ever really true. But now we can say with some certainty, "one hoax, many Rangers."
No wonder it took FIVE DAYS after Sarah first called.
They had to round up the:
-Texas AG's office;
-Local DA's office;
-Sheriff Doran;
-Inside informants;
-CPS;
-Those knowledgeable of the practices at that ranch;
-Judge Walther;
-Texas Rangers;
-Rest of the 700 man army;
-Helicopters & tanks;
-State -Representative[s];
-Prolly the Governor;
-Maybe Dubya(!)...
ALL to save SARAH!
It may be a couple years before anyone in that group admits Sarah's call was a "hoax".
Of course I agree with the Court's opinion. But this is, unfortunately, not an isolated case that happened in Evansville, Indiana, nor an atypical miscarriage of justice due to anticipatory trial by newspapers instead of trial in court before a jury.
More than one student of society has expressed the view that not the least significant test of the quality of a civilization is its treatment of those charged with crime, particularly with offenses which arouse the passions of a community. One of the rightful boasts of Western civilization is that the State has the burden of establishing guilt solely on the basis of evidence produced in court and under circumstances assuring an accused all the safeguards of a fair procedure. These rudimentary conditions for determining guilt are inevitably wanting if the jury which is to sit in judgment on a fellow human being comes to its task with its mind ineradicably poisoned against him. How can fallible men and women reach a disinterested verdict based exclusively on what they heard in court when, before they entered the jury box, their minds were saturated by press and radio for months preceding by matter designed to establish the guilt of the accused. A conviction so secured obviously constitutes a denial of due process of law in its most rudimentary conception.
Not a Term passes without this Court being importuned to review convictions, had in States throughout the country, in which substantial claims are made that a jury trial has been distorted because of inflammatory newspaper accounts--too often, as in this case, with the prosecutor's collaboration--exerting pressures upon potential jurors before trial and even during the course of trial, thereby making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to secure a jury capable of taking in, free of prepossessions, evidence submitted in open court. Indeed such extraneous influences, in violation of the decencies guaranteed by our Constitution, are sometimes so powerful that an accused is forced, as a practical matter, to forego trial by jury. See Maryland v. Baltimore Radio Show, 338 U.S. 912, 915. For one reason or another this Court does not undertake to review all such envenomed state prosecutions. But, again and again, such disregard of fundamental fairness is so flagrant that the Court is compelled, as it was only a week ago, to reverse a conviction in which prejudicial newspaper intrusion has poisoned the outcome. Janko v. United States, ante, p. 716; see, e.g., Marshall v. United States, 360 U.S. 310. See also Stroble v. California, 343 U.S. 181, 198 (dissenting opinion); Shepherd v. Florida, 341 U.S. 50 (concurring opinion). This Court has not yet decided that the fair administration of criminal justice must be subordinated to another safeguard of our constitutional system--freedom of the press, properly conceived. The Court has not yet decided that, while convictions must be reversed and miscarriages of justice result because the minds of jurors or potential jurors were poisoned, the poisoner is constitutionally protected in plying his trade. [Irvin v. Dowd, Warden, 366 U.S. 717.]
The remedy it so limit what the government can say in the news, including what "those close to the investigation say," not limiting what the reporters can report. If reporters had to dig up the story on their own, rather than parroting law enforcement, then reporters would find and report more than one side of the story.
TxBluesMan said...
You're right, you can't prosecute if the first warrant is bad, but that hasn't been decided, and it will likely be held to be valid.
Swinton's hoax call is immaterial and irrelevant to the determination if probable cause existed at the time the warrant was issued.
The courts do not Monday morning quarterback, but they look at the facts at the time of the decision to issue the warrant.
Coram Non Judice
kbp,
There were no tanks at the ranch.
rage said...
It's fairly material if they knew the call was coming from Colorado ahead of time, but raided the ranch instead.
And for anyone there not abusing a girl named Sarah, they're off Scot free. I can see the validity of questioning anyone having sex with Sarah the caller (ignoring the fact, as you do, that they knew the call was not coming from the ranch), hell, I can even see the validity in taking out every Sarah and questioning all potential abusers of every Sarah. But to take every single kid out and expand the investigation so broadly? No way is that standing up. It may take a SCOTUS decision to unwind it given the state of affairs of the Texas criminal courts, but it will get unwound.
Grits - did you ever think that the officials didn't know the phone call was a hoe axe until it was determined some days later? Then they have all these kids in custody, what do you do. Load 'um on the busses and haul 'um back to the ranch?
CPs is given rather broad powers when abuse is alleged, thus, they remove children every day all over Texas, complete a comprehensive investigation, then the allegation is either found not true or it is sustained.
I can't imagine having over 400 individual cases dumped on me in a single day then having to do comprehensive investigations on each one, not in a month three months or six.
I'm still not convinced there's not a lot of fire once the smoke clears.
All you civil libertarians are far too quick to jump on the state using its legislatied authority to deal with these matters. Not saying CPS is righteous on all this but also ain't saying all you CL's are either.
Plato, pursuant to Texas Family Law, CPS is not authorized to conduct a comprehensive investigation if the anonymous tip cannot be substantiated. CPS may argue that it found a clear and present danger of abuse and had to take action despite the lack of substantiation (since it would be impossible to substantiate a hoax call), but if it legally could do is is subject to dispute. Evidently their suspicion was based on eyeball tests.
But the real issue is the removal of ALL of the children based on a hoax, eyeball tests, and group guilt Minority Report style. If only civil libertarians object, something is wrong with America.
I'll let you keep classifying all the children as abused, you let me call that Military 'save Sarah' Carrier thingy a "tank"!
;)>
I expected to hear from YOU about me saying maybe Dubya was involved. Evidently you're not certain that he wasn't in on it also!
On the efforts to confirm the anonymous call for that SW, I can't wait to hear about any search they did through tele records or the excuses why they couldn't. I'm truthfully more interested to hear why the life threatening abuse that hospitalized poor pregnant Sarah was not attended to sooner than 5 days after her call, well, actually NEVER if you read the warrants!
I think I'll call that tank-less bunch I ID'd earlier as the Warrant Crew. What might have made that Warrant Crew decide to overlook the beatings Sarah told of?
Since the state won't classify Sarah as a hoax, is it alright if I classify her as a possible victim in a DOUBLE homicide that could have taken place four or five days after her initial call?
Do you have any evidence to support that?
Or is it just opinion and supposition?
I think you are also missing the point of the second search warrant - that allowed them to expand the search based on the additional observations made during the execution of the first warrant.
Carom Non Judice
Works for me....
Can I quote you as allowing me to call the children abused, or is that pushing it too far.... jk
Plato asks, "did you ever think that the officials didn't know the phone call was a hoax until it was determined some days later?"
I thought that was possible originally until we learned that law enforcement actually spoke to Dale Barlow and also his P.O. before they ever went in to the ranch, and knew he hadn't been in Texas. That tells me they had all the information they needed to confirm the hoax beforehand, but went in like gangbusters anyway.
In addition, the fact that they still won't admit the hoax justifiably raises eyebrows. People admit mistakes made in good faith. They try to cover up those which, if revealed, undermine their credibility and expose weaknesses in their claims. Similarly, the way DFPS is plying the media with disinformation makes it difficult to believe them on other subjects. Their failure to own up on this, in my eyes, cast the original errors in an even more suspect light.
Fred made the key point: CPS was obligated to try to confirm whether the anonymous tip was real, and they could have easily disproved it with a standard due-diligence investigation.
Bluesman, I'm anxious for some of this to get into court to flesh out what really happened, because I've also seen hints that they knew the calls were from Colorado Springs before the raid, and the Eldorado Success reported that the hoaxer actually spoke to law enforcement as well as the women's shelter. What's more, there were inconsistencies in her story that were easily identifiable and which caused the Salt Lake Tribune to figure out it was a hoax very early on. I'd like to see these tales subjected to rigorous cross examination, because so far they don't pass the smell test.
Waiting several to intervene when you think a girl is being immediately raped and beaten is almost criminal in and of itself, and knowledge of the hoax would go a long way toward explaining their nonchalance. I'm increasingly skeptical that the first warrant was executed in good faith. I think the locals had been waiting for years for an excuse to do this, and intended to move ahead no matter what.
Also, no one is "missing the point of the second search warrant," but it's fruit from a poisonous tree if they didn't dot their i's on the first one.
Plus, what did they really see on the ranch to justify seizures of kids? A few pregnant teens at a rate lower than you'd find in my neighborhood. The allegation that some of the boys might be molesters 30 years from now, or that the girls might be in danger (from early marriage) in a decade or so just doesn't justify what they did.
"Can I quote you as allowing me to call the children abused, or is that pushing it too far.... jk"
So long as you include the entire quote, that ALL reading it will know we were both inaccurate.
I am hesitant to believe that Law Enforcement is called on every CPS investigator's "first attempt" to contact the abused.
Likewise, I find it difficult to believe that CPS is called on every domestic dispute phone call where children might be present.
Furthermore, it is unprecendented that a 700 person team of LE be called in to "serve a warrant" without the warrant service first being attempted without the firepower and meeting with a strong show of force in response.
Additionally, even after CPS were within the ranch, how could they determine the girls who had sex to become pregnant from those who may have been artificially inseminated (sans sex) or those who were pregnant due to imaculate conception (hey, it's happened before)?
Absent physically witnessing sex in progress, or abuse in progress, CPS issued a kneejerk reaction by determining every child had been abused or was at risk of immediate harm during their "search for Sarah". What they witnessed may have been indeed grounds for further investigation, but not immediate removal.
Headmistress, zookeeper said...
And how did they determine the pregnant 'girls' were under-aged? The 'eye-ball' test again?
My 19, 23, and 25 year old daughters went to vote recently. The 23 year old walked in with her dad- the folks manning the table just took his i.d. Before the 23 year old could hand them hers, one of them was saying to her, "honey, you have to be 18 to vote!"
The 19 and 25 year old went to vote later- both of them were reminded of the voting age before they could show their i.d. and when they did, people were surprised the 25 year old was the older of the two. They'd taken her for 15 and the 19 year old for 16.
Sure glad we don't live in Texas. Based on how this FLDS thing is being handled, they'd have been accused of lying and identity theft.
tx, you are giving prosecutors a bad name.
We expect prosecutors to present arguments to a court to support the State's position in a criminal case. Judges and the defense lawyers expect that; it is what you are supposed to do as a prosecutor. And Judges and defense lawyers expect prosecutors to push the envelope to the ethical limit, just as defense lawyers tend to do.
But really, can't we here at this blog expect more of you? We aren't judges, we aren't juries. Please stop with the outrageous and frequently ridiculous statements of position. Please stop with the mis-statements of fact. Please stop with the assertions about the YFZ debacle only someone with an omniscent knowledge could know to be true.
State your opinions about what a court will do or not do, but stop with the b.s. Like I said, it is giving your profession a bad smell, and you too.
If we can't rely upon you not to mis-represent the facts, then we can't rely upon you for anything worthwhile.
Christoph said...
doran williams, no f'n way. Txbluesman is a prosecutor?
That's embarrassing. And looks to explain a lot.
Texas has a great culture, but a horrid level of respect for the law. They think their own cultural biases are law in far too many instances.
And the man can't even reason.
Well, not "great" for the state!
You know, I'm just a regular Joe Blow with no legal background or anything, but reading the discussions of the YFZ events in this and a couple of other blogs really scares me as to the power of the government. I thought the constitution was supposed to protect the regular people from the government doing stuff like this. Aren't we supposed to be free from the threat of unreasonable search and seizure? How about freedom of religion? The government's actions in this case sure seems like fascism, where they do what they want, not what the law dictates. ("What's good for the government is good for the people.")
LOL at Doran...
Nope, not a prosecutor. They don't pay enough, although I admire them.
As for the mis-statement of facts?
I haven't made any, merely corrected those that you and Fred (and others) have made. It's a tough job, but someone had to do it, and not many are willing to walk into the vipers nest (figuratively) to confront typical liberal errors in judgment.
That's why I like Grits - although on the wrong side of most issues, he makes everyone feel welcome.
I'll even invite you and Fred to visit my blog, Carom Non Judice to see what the 'right' side of the issues are.
I won't claim that it is as nice as Grits' place, but it's a start.
BTW, kbp has been by and hasn't been contaminated. You can see it when he attempts to pass off the article on the Legal Aid assistant as a genuine article on a social worker....
Tx, please forgive me. I didn't mean to slander or demean you by calling you a prosecutor. But having seen your website where you claim to be in the law industry, and having read all your pro-prosecutorial comments --- well, hell, it was a reasonable conclusion.
Isn't it about time you came out from behind your non de plume, and let us know who you are?
Are you really a lawyer? A practicing lawyer? Licensed in Texas?
And, just to close this, let me know all the mistatements of facts you say I have made. I've admitted to at least one (see above), so its your turn now to identify the remainder, if any.
Will be away for a few hours, watering tomato plants, fixing a hole in the fence, smoking chicken and grilling corn on the cob for supper tonight, working on the laying hen house, doin the laundry, and conspiring with my inner self on methods and means of giving you a hard time.
Enjoy your day in the law industry.
bluesman, it's hard to explain just how wrong you are when you are so fundamentally ignorant about the entire situation.
I don't care how many warrants they had. If the first was invalid, then the second, with more time for reflection, and based on information obtained by prosecuting the first warrant, is certainly even more invalid.
In other words, you can't cure a constitutional violation by digging deeper into information learned by the violation.
For what it's worth, I'd previously criticized the "Free the FLDS Children" site at flds.ws for refusing to allow any comment criticizing the FLDS despite the fact that I personally support them.
To anyone who cares, I'm pleased to announce Ann Marie, the blogger there, has reversed her previous policy and will allow negative comments which are respectful and non-abusive to be published (all comments are moderated).
This is a positive change and I consider the site worth reading.
"...BTW, kbp has been by and hasn't been contaminated. You can see it when he attempts to pass off the article on the Legal Aid assistant as a genuine article on a social worker...."
There goes TBM again trying to resemble a Texas prosecutor!
I linked what I plainly classified as a "GREAT ARTICLE" and follow stating "Well, not "great" for the state!". Nothing else there!
TBM then analyzes the circumstantial evidence to conclude my mindset, beliefs and intentions, down to the exact occupations I would have had to speculated on in my mind.
The article is about Terry Secrest and the second paragraph clearly identifies her as an "Austin social worker " with experience of "10 years in social work". I guess the fact Terry works with TRLA makes her guilty of being a "Legal Aid assistant" instead of a social worker. I'd imagine even the janitor at TRLA is a "Legal Aid assistant" also in a prosecuotrs eyes. I suppose if he were on the other side of the fence, the CPS workers would be classified as prosecutors.
Rather ironic it's in his comment explaining that he's NOT one guilty of "mis-statement of facts". Looks even more like a prosecutor when he mis-states the facts to identify a social worker as a "Legal Aid assistant" (LOL!!).
Maybe I'm the sucker here, he just wanted me to waste some of my time re-checking that GREAT ARTICLE!
Maybe Doran Williams is also a sucker, responding by going a bit on the defensive!
Here's an unanswered question for an experienced Texas attorney.
I'll outline the basics that lead me to the question;
The Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) is an entity established to assist people in the same manner that the ACLU is (or was!).
TRLA stepped in to represent some of the mothers, 38 was the count as of their most recent court filing, 50+ is what some in the media reports show now. Lead counsel for the TRLA is Mr. Robert Doggett.
The TRLA filed a Writ For Mandamus citing the problems with Judge Walthers' Order of April 22nd (NOTE THAT DATE), along with the "en masse" 14 Day Hearing, had created (generally that the order was not legal and the hearing was a circus). It was an action to get all the children back to their families by the TRLA.
The Order TRLA addressed (disagreed with) in their court filing[s] was for the placement of the children, so one of TRLA's big complaints was that the state did not have custody. The State of Texas cannot order placement of children if they do not have legal custody of them. Placement Order
The Court of Appeals was presented with an ADDITIONAL Order that the TRLA did NOT have, an order submitted by the Respondent[s] attorney[s] representing CPS and the Judge (I think they technically represented the Judge, because she as a responding party in the TRLA Writ).
It was rumored on a few boards active with attorneys from Texas that all the various attorneys representing the mothers AND those representing the children could NOT get a copy of the "original order" (office gossip). The sequence of orders coming out was out of whack!
The different (or concealed) Order was one for Temporary Custody of the children that is alleged to have been in place prior to the Order for Placement coming out.
The TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN, then literally SCOLDED Mr. Doggett and his associates at TRLA in the manner in which they addressed that original Order to which the Placement Order was merely an amendment or follow up on. In their Order denying the writ, the Court of Appeals included;
"...This reference to a two-page order was to the district court’s Order on Placement of Children signed April 22, and a copy was attached to the Relators’ application for emergency relief. Relators’ application for emergency relief appeared to indicate that the Order on Placement of Children was the only order entered by the district court pursuant to the requirements of section 262.201 and that the order did not, on its face, comply with the statutory requirements of section 262.201."
"In fact, the two-page Order on Placement of Children dated April 22 was not the only order entered by the district court as a result of the section 262.201 hearing. The district court also entered an eight-page Temporary Order Following Adversary Hearing and Notice of Hearing. This order was orally rendered by the district court on April 18 and rendered in written form on April 21."
Appeals Court ruling
NOTE THE COURT OF APPEALS IDENTIFIES THAT PLACEMENT ORDER AND CUSTODY ORDER (in writing) AS HAVING BEEN SIGNED APRIL 22ND AND THE 21ST. THOSE DATES LOOKS TO BE SET IN STONE, IF WE CAN TRUST THAT COURT TO TRUTHFULLY IDENTIFY THE DATE ON A DOCUMENTS IN THEIR HANDS. (I trust them on the date)
Now, in the Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus just filed, TRLA politely addresses that (missing) Temporary Custody Order within their filing, but they go a bit further into details on it in Footnote 1. I should also point out that Footnote 1, in it's last sentence, states;
"The signed orders that Relators [their clients, the mothers...] have received since filing the original petition are signed April 23 and April 24."
Note the signature dates in conflict there. How can a Temporary Custody Order of the 23rd precede the Order of Placement in question (an order subject to the custody order) that was signed the 22nd? Since they do not mention any 3rd order, I feel safe assuming that the Placement Order referenced in their original Petition is now signed the 24th and the Temporary Custody Order is signed the 23rd so it will precede the other in chronological order.
The fact the original Petition from TRLA was filed on April 23 adds to the evidence that there may be TWO orders back dated for CYA now. TRLA's Amended Petition
Something is out of order here, or I am missing an explanation I would understand, and Mr. Doggett and his TRLA associates appear to have missed it also. I see the list of Orders out of order;
A) Order of April 22 the TRLA filed their initial appeal and noted by the court;
B) Order of April 21 the Appeals court points out (unsigned?, but noted as "written" by the court in their "scolding"!);
C) Order of April 23 (signed orders received later, see Footnote 1);
D) Order of April 24 (signed orders received later, see Footnote 1).
So my question is this something out-of-order or is it SOP for Texas to not sign and withhold Orders? The court seems to have accepted that April 21st Order as legitimate.
I know the Placement Order was a single order that was to cover ALL 464+/- children.
The Custody Orders are put out for each INDIVIDUAL CHILD (or suit as the court calls them), but even if they are boiler plate with exception for individual information such as name and suit number, they ALL had to be in place BEFORE the Placement Order.
Now, this matter is likely just procedural, so what weight it holds if out of sequence is probably not the level of a technicality that will free the hostages(!), but it certainly smells bad. Maybe Walthers having "orally rendered" the custody order as the Appeals Court noted was sufficient to proceed with the Placement Order.
Any way you toss it out there, the actual Orders still are out-of-order and somebody looks to have been back dating the orders the Appeals Court received.
The only explanation (actually excuse) I can see that eliminates backdating is if the Orders the Appeals Court had were merely dated when typed (unsigned) and Walthers had them re-dated to be certain they were in the sequence needed when she signed them (but, then CPS had already started to act upon the Placement order prior to the late signings of the 23rd & 24th).
What explanation am I missing here that would show the orders were not out of sequence AND all is up to par for the process?
They have traced the calls which led to the raid to Swinton's phone, but it seems those specific calls were not recorded. So, they can't 'know for sure' that she was the one who made the calls.
Of course, as you say the chances against it are so small that continuing to deny it seems silly at best.
Swinton was said to have an awful lot of details about the YFZ. What if they also found evidence that Swinton's number was linked to the sherrif?
Maybe they don't want speculation that Swinton was the 'inside informant' who had been feeding him all the lurid details of life in the compound all these years.
Of course that would explain why so many of the things they thought they would find didn't turn up.
Anon 11:52
It would be more feasible to hook Swinton to the sheriff indirectly through Flora.
All speculation at this point.
Swinton's & Flora's phone records PRIOR to March 29th would be of interest.
I have a feeling we'll see all sorts of phone records requested if criminal charges or even a civil complaint is ever filed (though some representing YFZ may already have them!).
Just wanted to post that I emailed my Texas state representative Bryan Hughes about my concerns re constitutionality of the raid and subsequent placement of all the children in foster care. He is on the Human Services and Judiciary committees in the Texas State Legislature and co-chair of Oversight of HHS Eligibility System. I received a PERSONAL phone call from him (it was on my voice mail). He concurred that he is very concerned about the situation, does not believe that, "bad theology" justifies compromise of constitutional rights and has made his concerns known to the heads of DPS, CPS, and other agencies involved.
Now, being a skeptic, perhaps he is just saying what he wants his constituent - me - to hear, but I was quite impressed that he took the time to make a personal call to me about the situation and discuss in some depth his own concerns.
Writing to the legislators, governor, state bar, etc., can possibly make a difference in the outcome of this case or in future laws or clarification of laws.
I like Bryan Hughes a lot. If he doesn't agree with you, he tells you, and he tells you why, but 9 times out of ten he does what he thinks is right, which is all you can ask of a pol, and he's got more backbone and gumption than his soft-spoken demeanor might lead you to think.
Pretty cool that he called you back personally. He's a good 'un.
Doran,
You made a statement in the FLDS asset seizure thread about the Ranger having a loss of integrity – do you have any evidence to support that? It’s pure supposition on your part.
In addition, the statement about Greg Abbott’s lawsuit wasn’t entirely correct. The tree was rotting and dangerous, the homeowner knew about the problem beforehand, having hired an arborist to look at it, but they did not fix the problem. Even with tort reform, the same laws are in effect today and any other person would probably get a similar settlement today given the same facts and circumstances. There were no punitive damages in the case.
That’s just two off of the top – but all of us make misstatements of fact at times, abet not intentionally, so as far as I’m concerned it is a dead issue.
I also did not take your comment about being a prosecutor as demeaning – I have plenty of respect for them, they just are severely underpaid. It was a reasonable conclusion, but I don’t typically work in criminal law, but in mainly in police labor issues. Grits probably will dislike me even more, I have been involved in various Meet & Confer issues, contracts, hearings and the like (I was not involved in it, but admired the way that the Austin police union handled the Review Board, and I am not tied to any particular police association or union).
I use a nom-de-plume for personal reasons, and I am not willing to say anything further on that issue.
If you want, I have a great smoked Cornish game hen recipe – let me know and I’ll post it on my blog at Carom Non Judice.
"Court administrators have begun separating cases by mother, said District Clerk Sheri Woodfin - a move that will reduce the number of hearings but still result in a caseload numbering in the hundreds."
In a polygamous community wouldn't be quicker if they separated them by household?
OH WAIT!
They did that the first time!
I'd bet dollars to donuts they discussed that option!
24 YO wife in custody?
Advocate?
The Liberty Legal Institute appears to have ignored the absence of individual attention for each suit.
"if there is evidence ... the state has shown that the health, safety or welfare of the children is imminently threatened or in danger, such a finding is enough to meet the state's burden under strict scrutiny,"
No end in sight!
"These hearings are unlikely to deal with the mass round of DNA testing that was conducted several weeks ago to determine the parentage of the some of the children.
"I don't think any DNA will be back until late June so mostly they will be working on the service plans," Choate said."
lowery.shirley said...
An April 17th newspaper account stated that TX Rangers, working with local authorities, had been there and arrested Swinton the previous day. There must have been some kind of evidence.
I have a different take on some things. It seems that Rozita's hate for FLDS was not present until after age 30. I still think there is a Swinton/Barlow connection with Swinton trying to nail Barlow to the wall.
Wow, that'd put a different spin on things. I'd just assumed she was a kook.
If Swinton does have some motive "to nail Barlow to the wall," she's certainly succeeded, not to mention she's generated a lot of boisterous cheerleaders for her cause.
BRIEF OF THE LIBERTY LEGAL INSTITUTE AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF NO PARTY
Great to see someone step forward here, but the way I read it one could think they are addressing a SINGLE case, not 464 suits. If they'd edit to replace "children" with "any child" I'd have taken it differently.
But, I'm not an attorney, so maybe this is as it should be.
I count 38 "Relators" (now "48" or "about 50" going of resent media reports), but that does not tell me how many children (suits), each "Relator" is addressing in the Writ TRLA filed for them, so I have no idea how many of the 464 suits the LLI Brief would address.
RE: The 24-year-old woman being held in foster care - see article posted by KBP above.
Does the state have any legal right to hold an adult woman in custody (I would argue that if she is unable to leave the foster residence as reported, she is effectively "in custody") without charging her with a crime or on a mental hold for a period of a MONTH? This is assuming that she can in fact prove her age with documentation that the state routinely accepts as validation of identity and age without question for any number of other purposes. What are her legal remedies if this is the case?
Anonymous, I don't understand it, either. The article doesn't mention how old her other child is. Maybe she finally agreed to let CPS call her a minor so she could stay with her children?
I am also very disturbed that CPS wouldn't let her meet with the judge until after the baby's due date. Is this in order to retain custody of her infant the moment it's born? I would be insisting I was a minor, too, if admitting to be 24 meant I would be separated from my children.
Anon. re the 24 year old woman in custody.
She probably is not "in custody" in the sense that she has been arrested. Had that happened, she would either be in jail or released on bond. I've not seen anything to indicate either of these.
She has probably been placed in the "custody" of CPS; that is, CPS has been named her temporary managing conservator (TMC), with the right to determine the location of her residence. I don't know if she is in a foster home, but it seems to be the case.
There is a problem here. The authority of the court to place someone in the TMC of CPS is limited to persons who are children or who are (perhaps) incapacitated to the extent that they cannot care for themselves or present a danger to themselves or others. If this person is truly 24 years old, she can just walk out some evening and go somewhere else. If she has the money to do that.
If she does that, all sorts of things can happen if she is apprehended and returned to CPS. They could ask a juvenile court to take jurisdiction. They could ask a juvenivle court to declare her delinquent and in need of supervision. And wouldn't that be a hoot! Or they could go back to the district judge who put her in TMC, and ask for additional orders, etc. They might even, under some circumstances, ask that she be put in real detention; that is, locked up.
Her recourse, in addition to walking, is to seek a writ of habeas corpus, which she is doing, asking a court to release her because she is being held illegally.
I suspect the reason she is not walking is that she does not want to be away from her children. Nor does she want to do anything that will give CPS additional grounds to attempt to terminate her parental rights.
What we see in this case is a state agency in full CYA mode. CPS cannot admit error. It is, in my experience, institutionally incapable of doing so. The people who run CPS will take the most outlandish positions, make the most absurd claims, go to any length -- damn the children, Smedly, full speed ahead -- to prevail.
Something must be done next legislative session, to get CPS back to a sound position. They should not be in the business of vetting religious views of parents; they should not be allowed to go into court alleging legal acts to be child abuse; they should not be allowed to "bundle" hundreds of cases into one so as to avoid actual hearings for each child; their burden of proof should be raised. Judges should not be allowed to do the same kind of "bundling" we've seen in this case.
I wish Grits, or someone, would publish on this site the names and mailing addresses of our State Senators and Representatives who occupy chairs on the committees which have oversight of CPS. We probably know our local reps, but not always the committee members.
There is some additional work that needs to be done on some other statutes. The Code of Criminal Procedure, for instance, should be changed to provide that a challenge to the probable cause element of a search and arrest warrnt be heard, at the request of the State or of a defendant, by some judge other than the judge who issued the warrant.
The Civil Practices and Remedies Code needs to be amended to provide access to the courts for persons to sue the State in cases arising out of malicious or negligent actions by CPS, and to provide for the recovery of monetary damages.
I'm sure there are other statutory changes to be made so that parents, and children, and churches never again are put to the expense, strain, and abuse that CPS has inflicted in the Eldorado case.
HM, if CPS has in fact alleged in court, or entered into any record, the age of this person to be that of a minor, knowing that she his not, the CPS person who did that could be prosecuted for falsifying a governmental record.
short news video
"...and we have a POST OFFICE BOX and we get mail..."
I've been looking online the past couple weeks to find out if any governing agency or other credible entities classified the YFZ Ranch as multiple residential units, with no luck!
The county does not have property tax records online that I could find, nor are there phone listings with addresses for YFZ Ranch. I have no idea if there are building approvals by the county that would ID units or other descriptions like that.
Anon & Headmistress,
That custody matter of new borns opens a whole new can of worms, IMO.
They were NEVER on the ranch or within "THE SINGLE HOUSEHOLD" condemned by Judge Walthers.
The only imminent danger then appears to be the beliefs of the parents, unless one of the two committed any of the crimes listed as a problem in the Family Code (which reads more like state rights and little of any individual's rights).
Doran W,
"...reason she is not walking"
Tough to walk far a week away from giving birth!
"Something must be done next legislative session..."
LOL! Expect more laws to keep "THEM" people out of Texas!
"The Civil Practices and Remedies Code needs to be amended to provide access to the courts for persons to sue the State in cases arising out of malicious or negligent actions by CPS, and to provide for the recovery of monetary damages."
They have the right to file a 1983 complaint for "malicious", though I doubt we'll ever see a law that covers "negligent actions".
"...publish on this site the names and mailing addresses of our State Senators and Representatives who occupy chairs on the committees which have oversight of CPS..."
I've already wrote each one of them at the following contact sources;
Texas Senate Committee on health and Human Services
Jane Nelson
Bob Deuell
Kyle Janek
Eliot Shapleigh
Carlos Uresti
Royce West
Judith Zaffirini
Betty Lou Thelma Liz said...
Dan Patrick is on the Senate HHS Committee?
That should make for some grand entertainment during the 2009 session.
Will he invite a member of the FLDS priesthood to make an opening prayer or do they not fall into his brand of appropriate religion?
NEW COUNT!
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!
468 NOW.
All from a response to TRLA's Writ at the Appeals Court.
Their filing must resemble a childish response like; 'I didn't do it, they started it and besides, prove we got something that belongs to you, nah, nah, nah'.
"The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services contends in a new court filing that FLDS mothers have engaged in a "conspiracy of silence" that forced the en masse hearings they now want to redo. "
"The state argues that during a hearing held April 17-18 no attorneys objected to the format used, which it narrowly interprets to mean use of an overflow auditorium."
OH??
First, at that hearing Walthers refused to address the motions filed and even asked that the attorneys STOP filing motions! Said something about a 5 foot stack in her office.
"...requests were immediately met with opposition from the guardian ad litem attorney who had objected to the format.
"Your objections are a bit premature," Walther said. "It's not the appropriate time for any lawyer to be saying they've been denied any right."
I hope the Appeals Court scolds the CPS attorney[s] harder than they did TRLA over that mysterious April 21st order that popped out of nowhere when the CPS needed it.
If any one finds a link to a copy of that state response, please share it here!
Other than giving their name, they have every right to a "conspiracy of silence," particularly if there could be forthcoming criminal charges. Maybe the children needed removed because of that pesky belief in the Constitution, too.
In contrast to the “credible and reliable” identification requirement in Kolender, the Nevada Supreme Court has interpreted the instant statute to require only that a suspect disclose his name. It apparently does not require him to produce a driver’s license or any other document. If he chooses either to state his name or communicate it to the officer by other means, the statute is satisfied and no violation occurs. Pp. 3—6
If a case arises where there is a substantial allegation that furnishing identity at the time of a stop would have given the police a link in the chain of evidence needed to convict the individual of a separate offense, the court can then consider whether the Fifth Amendment privilege applies, whether it has been violated, and what remedy must follow. Those questions need not be resolved here. 10—13.
HIIBEL v. SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF
Wow. This is incredibly misleading:
"Of the 19 youths listed as being 16 or 17, none of the boys are husbands, while nine of the girls are listed as wives. Only one 17-year-old girl remained unmarried."
Notice how carefully the reporter has picked the perimeters in order to make his point- only looking at 16 and 17 year olds first (for both genders), but then only looking at 17 year olds for the girls and ignoring girls 16 or over 17.
In fact the number of unmarried girls listed as still living in their father's homes:
16 years old- 3
17 years old-1
So technically, it's true that only one 17 year old girl is listed as unmarried, but there are three girls older than her who also are listed as unmarried, and three girls 16 years old (*please* check my counting). It's also true that there simply weren't very many teenagers of any age. The vast majority of the kids are 11 and under- these are mostly young families.
I think the reporter stopped counting when he got to the page of buildings and who lived there, but there are at least two more pages of names and ages after that.
That reporter also seems to be counting marriages of 17 year olds as under-aged. I thought 17 year olds didn't need parental permission?
Thanks Headmistress
Help me out here.
Are those documents, possibly obtained in an illegal search, which were entered as evidence that parents allow some of their children to marry underage, but any data within them that could identify parentage ruled to likely have been forged or fabricated to mislead investigators?
Ranger Long has lost credibility in my eyes. Does anyone think that he didn't at least have caller ID? His 19 years of working with abuse victims went down the toilet if he did not pick up anything that indicated a hoax call.
Sarah was in danger and needed help immediately. By really scrambling that help arrived 5 days later.
I don't think it is possible for someone to call the Rangers and not have the call logged. Ranger Long possessed all of the information needed to accomplish his purpose and not a smidgen more. Now that is convenient.
I am also looking for info on the ranch. I want to know the owner, value and property tax.
Many diversionary tactics are being used to drive these people out. The real prize to be obtained is the land. Prime hunting? Gas? Oil? Somebody knows. An overall view of the area might give some clues.
Expect the lawyers representing defendants in the criminal cases to come to bear down heavily on Ranger Long's affidavit and credibility. His affidavit is an excellant example of obfuscation, innuendo, omission of relevant material, supposition, and maybe even lies, all designed for one purpose: "Git through the damn gate."
Information on ownership, assessed value, and taxes is public and can be obtained from the County Clerk and Appraisal District in the County where the property is located. I doubt that the info is online; you'll have to have someone local to get it. I do recall a 2006 article, maybe in the Salt Lake Tribune, maybe not, that the FLDS paid $450,000 in property taxes. They did not seek agricultural use valuation. County government was grateful for the payment, as it allowed them to reduce taxes on others in the County. I'll try to find that article tomorrow. Nighty, night.
headmistress, zookeeper,
18 is the age to consent to marry without parental permission.
17 is the age of sexual contact regardless of the age of the other party.
Thanks, Doran. Just getting in was the objective and exposure would override everything else. This was Bush's plan for WMD and it didn't work then either.
The info I am seeking is not online but I will make some phone calls. Appreciate anything you have. FLDS would not be hunting on the property and they would not allow drilling by oil companies but they may be sitting on a goldmine. Whenever I go into town I see miles and miles of land that has been cleared of big oak trees and it only takes about a 6ft width for a pipeline. I have to remind myself that the trees will grow back and we need the oil.
But YFZ generates a lot of dollars that would be missed if the place were standing empty. Does abandoned property go to the state?
Another interesting thing is that Dale Barlow is not on any sex offender registry. I am either overlooking it or it has been removed so that people such as myself cannot contact him for interviews. This man now has a clean record unless my Pacer acct is lying.I think his full name is Dale Evans Barlow. That is a dead giveaway that the media comes creeping in every once in a while.
chartelle said...
I posted a comment on this thread and it must have been censored and/or deleted by the guy who runs this blog. Most people who read it elsewhere said it was a great counter-balance to the state's ill-advised action and smear campaign.
But Mr Grits must have found that it competed too much with his similar opinions. So much for his idea of freedom of the press.
Of course, I try to be brutally honest in my posts...because it is (in my opinion) the right antidote to
politically correct BS and intentional misinformation and smear
campaigns. But decide for yourself - go to my own blog site: www.truetells.blogspot.com
I promise reality and truth mixed with my own perspective and bias(admittedly).
"But Mr Grits must have found that it competed too much with his similar opinions. So much for his idea of freedom of the press."
You are jumping to some serious conclusions. Most of us agree with Grits take on this and it is discussion, not competition. I would also hope he is asleep at this hour. My suggestion is that you give it another try.
Chartelle, I haven't deleted any comment on this thread. There was one anonymous troll on another YFZ string where I deleted a couple of comments, but they included only mean-spirited insults toward others with no argument or content but namecalling. If that's not you, then you must have left your comment somewhere else b/c I didn't delete it.
That said, free speech means you have the right start your own blog, not that I have to tolerate every bit of nastiness people want to say in Grits comments. I definitely reserve the right to moderate comments that are libelous or insulting without content, and certainly don't apologize for it. best,
To lowery.shirley:
I sent a couple of links to Scott by email, because I have not the skill to paste links in here, or to use the html method. Maybe someone can explain that process to be. Please, go slow and be gentle.
If you google FLDS Eldorado Taxes, you can find a couple of newspaper articles which mention the taxes paid. The taxes were, according to one of the articles, $400,000 dollars in one tax year. And, according to that article, the property is assessed/valued at $8million, by the appraisal district, I assume. With the exception of Bastrop County Appraisal District, which tends to value all property in the county way above true market value, districts tend to understate the actual market value of real estate. So take the $8mil as a close estimate.
Kbp, I wish you'd put all your comments, including links, up on a blog. IT would make it easier to find them again when I want them.=)
Has anybody seen this?
Claims that FLDS teen pregnancy rates are higher than anywhere else, but also claims that there is a currently pregnant 13 year old.
Regarding ranger affadavits- didn't Ranger Long also state on an affadavit that there was a bed (or beds) where an informant told them that over-aged men have sex with brides under 17? And since we now know they had no 'inside' informant, but only an exFLDS member who had never even been inside an FLDS temple or on the ranch (same thing, since the only FLDS temple is the one on the ranch), then doesn't that indicate that, at best, he was incredibly slopping with his sourcing, and that he possibly lied?
RE: "since we now know they had no 'inside' informant, but only an exFLDS member who had never even been inside an FLDS temple or on the ranch (same thing, since the only FLDS temple is the one on the ranch), then doesn't that indicate that, at best, he was incredibly slopping with his sourcing, and that he possibly lied?"
B.I.N.G.O. and Bingo was his name-oh!
Oh, and Texas is going to immunize the children- although their parents and Parker say some of them have been immunized already:
""It appears to be a totally unimmunized population," said Patrick Crimmins, department spokesman. "We're the legal parents of the children and we would like for them to be immunized." "
I don't like the practice I've read about where the 'Prophet' reassigns families and fathers. But I don't see Crimmins reassigning 464 children to the parental care of CPS as an improvement.
Lowrey.shirley wrote: "The real prize to be obtained is the land. Prime hunting? Gas? Oil? Somebody knows."
Mineral rights are separate from surface rights. Who owns the mineral rights may indeed be the $64K question.
Polygamists Are Asked About Fostering Children
[Utah’s attorney general]Mr. Shurtleff and [Arizona’s attorney general]Mr. Goddard agreed that Texas had been forced into the position of a mass raid by the secretive, command-down structure of the Eldorado leadership and the demonstrated willingness by the F.L.D.S., they said, to flout child-marriage laws.
Are these two postulating that the raid was the fault of the FLDS? If so, is this speculation on their parts, or do they have information indicating Texas's prior and unsuccessful attempts to avoid raiding the compound? If the latter, it would certainly help those still trying to rationalize the massive law enforcement action. Of course, admitting that would diminish the already questionable credibility of the 'Saving child Sarah' warrant. It could perhaps even cast that warrant in the light of being a small part of a conspired act to run these people out of the state.
It appears, on the surface, as if Texas (as defined by the AG's of Utah and Arizona) has been trying to find some way of getting rid of 'these people' for a while. It most likely began when they first came to town, since that's about when the local sheriff began investigating them. It's quite likely that many of the county residents were becoming dissatisfied with the sheriff's ability to deal with this plague and were seeking alternatives in the sheriff job position. With many (if not all) of the FLDS adult males being hard working, industrious individuals, it's even possible that after they had built their 'compound', that they began taking their cement trucks and building skills into town, obtaining construction jobs from those who were previously being awarded those jobs. There are a number of potential reasons (other than specific religious beliefs) that caused the local townsfolk discomfort. These townsfolk were probably demanding (well, we know they were definitely urging) the sheriff to do something about the situation much sooner than this raid. It's difficult to believe that an elected official will search for a solution to a 'problem' for 4 years, and not be able to find a solution. It's also not difficult to believe that an elected official could fabricate a solution as time began to run out, and his potential job security depended on such a solution.
To the topic of this specific blog title, "Why won't Texas officials admit YFZ call was hoax?", the answer is to be found in the actions prior to the raid, not the actions after the raid. After is where the media and legal focus resides now, because it's news worthy. Prior is where the focus needs to be, because it's justice worthy. Sealing Swintons prior court cases and secreting her away (whether encouraged or assisted) are mighty suspicious indicators that someone doesn't want anyone else finding out what went on beforehand. Engineering a solution in such a way as to leave many 'empty chair' escape routes clearly takes time and considerable contemplation. This case is full of 'empty chairs', from Sheriff Doran, to Ranger Long, to Mrs. Voss, then Mr. Azar, and an ever expanding multitude of others.
Here is the state's response to Steed:
http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/statesman/pdf/05/051008mandamus_response_steed.pdf
Would appreciate if someone could link it - I don't know the html
REAL PARTY IN INTEREST’S RESPONSE
TO AMENDED PETITION FOR MANDAMUS
And here is Steed's response to the state:
http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/statesman/pdf/05/051008_trla_response_steed.pdf
RELATOR'S REPLY TO REAL PARTY IN INTEREST'S RESPONSE TO AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Thanks, Doran. I like looking at different approaches to the same problem.
Beowulf,
"Mineral rights are separate from surface rights. Who owns the mineral rights may indeed be the $64K question."
You are so right. It all begins on the surface and without access so whatever is beneath the surface will stay beneath the surface. This is too big a job for those slanted wells that suck all of the good stuff from underneath your neighbor.
lowery.shirley, I doubt this is a land-grab deal. More likely a Baptist deal. Though $ could be an issue it would take something concrete to go there.
Headmistress
"Claims that FLDS teen pregnancy rates are higher than anywhere else, but also claims that there is a currently pregnant 13 year old."
First, the "anywhere else" rates mean didley squat.
Second, the source for that 13 YO pregnancy is show to be the Chron;
There also is one pregnant 13-year-old, "but most are in the 15 and 16 range at the time they conceived," Azar said. "Some teens have multiple children.
Note the BS method of inserting the quotation mark in a manner that leads many to believe the "one pregnant 13-year-old: is actually a quote of Azar from the CPS? Total spin there. Yellow journalism at it's best.
A "looksy test" at best is my guess, if Azar even said it.
I do plan on emailing and questioning the reporters, which I have been in contact with on other topics. I can't believe I missed this article. :(
Can't recall if I had shared this here.
YFZ Ranch BIG Photo Album
From the state's response:
Five entries in the “Bishop Records” PETITIONER’S EXHIBIT 4 reveal the following:
The “second to last one” was thirteen years old when she conceived a child.
I snipped 2 - 15 and 2 16 YO's that were to have conceived also. I then went over that Exhibit 4 again and have no clue where they are getting these records listed in this response.
All of the 468 children were removed from one compound on the YFZ Ranch, and the investigation revealed that the FYZ Ranch, for all intents and purposes, was essentially one household comprised of extended family subgroups. The community has one common belief system that young girls are called on to be wives and no age is too young to be married. ...Although the YFZ Ranch complex contains several houses, it is one large community. Ms. Voss indicated that this investigation was analogous to other investigations in that when one victim is found in a home, the investigator will have concern for all of the children in that home. In this case, since the ranch was considered one large home or community, Ms. Voss had concerns for all the children there.
Still stuck on the NEED to classify the ranch as a single home. So much more to respond to, but I'll wait.
Went to son's college graduation all day, so I hope to read TRLA's reply tomorrow.
kbp, the State's pleading will make it hard for CPS to deny that they are taking children out of a "home" based upon the religious beliefs of the parents.
The State of Texas has admitted that it is interfering in the constitutionally protected parent-child relationship by making an additional unconstitutional interference with freedom of religious belief. The State's position should make all religious bodies in this State take notice and get on the phone to their elected Reps and Senators. Muslims in particular should be alarmed, as should Jews who practice ritual genital circumcision of baby boys. Baptists, historically very sensitive to State interference with religious freedom, should be alarmed.
I really don't expect the 3rd Court of Appeals to sustain the State on the removal of children on the basis the State has asserted. It is just too much interference with religious beliefs. On the other hand, appellate courts in general tend to find some grounds to sustain a trial court's judgment, so maybe the 3rd Court will find some other reason in this case to sustain the trial judge.
I hope the bloggers who have been following this will emphasize as frequently and as widely as possible that the State of Texas, acting through CPS, is now vetting the suitability of parents to keep their children based upon the religious beliefs of the parents. I know of no other instance in Texas history when religious beliefs have been grounds for taking kids away from their parents.
From TRLA's Reply
Page 15 of PDF (Identified as 9 on the Reply
While addressing the "heightened standard of proof to remove children", TRLA points out a misfire by the Deparrtment [CPS], where it had argued cases cited relating to custody termination being a liberty interest should not apply because TEMPORARY custody evidently does not violate any liberty, so that TEMPORARY means no harm, no foul.
It's a bit confusing because the Department promotes their idea on the "household" (ranch) being classified as a SINGLE HOME, in which "the household... includes a person who... has sexually abused another child" [Section 262.201(d)], so they are apparently claiming the 3 requirements of Section 262.201(b) are met that way, while TRLA points to "EACH child" (emphasis added).
If the ranch is actually a single HOME in the eyes of the Appeals Court for some reason (A big IF which I see as THE key factor in this debate), then the records indicating any children under 17 that are pregnant or with child and NOT legally married appear to meet the requirements that allow temporary custody. Then it's an argument more of what is fact versus what is supposition, which I am uncertain if the Appeals Court will consider, and the "each child" falls by the way side because they are family within that home.
It was interesting how TRLA started addressing this liberty issue by noting: "More disturbing than the Department's misstatements of key facts in it's response..." followed later with; "Despite the testimony of its own witness, the Department [CPS] apparently views the temporary removal of a child is of little harm to anyone, and therefore the requirements of Section 262.201(b) can be met with mere INNUENDO, SUPPOSITION AND EXTRAPOLATION, rather than actual evidence as to EACH element of Section 262.201(b) for EACH child removed. (emphasis added)
On page 16 of PDF (Identified as 10 on the Reply), TRLA appears to cite a case from the 2nd Circuit that looks dead on. I'm uncertain that if the Appeals Court decides this is a single home case, classifying all them as a family or group, how or if the case can be cited later in future suits by the CPS. It would certainly open the door to condemn groups! Need legal wizards on it for a better review than I can make!
Rather ironic I'm setting aside time to read some of this on Mother's Day!
(trouble with the blogger sign in today??)
Headmistress,
Sorry, I had not read your comment before my last post.
Absent a copy of the Temp. Order, we are uncertain if Walthers based it on the ramblings by Voss on those "beliefs".
I see the Department's strongest argument of concern being subject to whether or not the Appeals Court determines the YFZ Ranch is a SINGLE HOUSEHOLD, therefore just one big happy home in which all living there are family, so the court would most likely then see that "a person of ordinary prudence and caution" may find there was sufficient evidence to meet Section 262.201(d).
Section 262.201(d)
(d) In determining whether there is a continuing danger to the physical health or safety of the child, the court may consider whether the household to which the child would be returned includes a person who:
...(2) has sexually abused another child.
It still reads to me like the (d) has to meet (b), but going back to the "single home" topic, it might be easy for it to at least meet the first 2 of the 3 prongs required there, and the 3rd is open to judgment supported by the various, changing excuses Voss gave.
Section 262.201(b) in part:
(1) there was a danger to the physical health or safety of the child which was caused by an act or failure to act of the person entitled to possession and for the child to remain in the home is contrary to the welfare of the child;
(2) the urgent need for protection required the immediate removal of the child and reasonable efforts, consistent
with the circumstances and providing for the safety of the child, were made to eliminate or prevent the child's removal; and
(3) reasonable efforts have been made to enable the child to return home, but there is a substantial risk of a
continuing danger if the child is returned home.
TRLA's Reply...
Page 22 of PDF (Identified as 16 on the Reply)
4. The proof regarding girls under 15 is also insufficient.
"...(2) a notation in the "bishop's record" that a 13-year-old girl had conceived a child....
The second piece of evidence, the bishop's record notation, is similarly equivocal. Based on the evidence, the only indication is that this took place years ago, and therefore it may not represent the beliefs or practices of any current mother who lived at the YFZ Ranch.
This has me baffled. TRLA's Reply leaves me to believe there is something in the Bishop's Record that indicates a 13 YO conceived at some point in time within those records. The Bishop's Record, which is identified as "Petitioners Exhibit 4" on page 44 of the PDF certainly does not clearly show that record.
Mental health workers rip CPS over sect
Staff complains agency traumatized kids, disregarded mothers' rights
kbp, Thanks for the link to the article. I've been hoping someone would come forward and tell what was going on in there. I hope more will follow their lead. More than that, I hope that they will be heard and that something will be done!
Kbp, I gave only a cursory glance at the adults mothers and their children. I haven't taken the time to go over the ages of all adult mothers and their children in detail- if there's a 31 year old mother with an 18 year old daughter listed, maybe that's it?
The Trib has also reported several times that the one 13 year old was from 1997 (meaning the statute of limitations is up, I think).
I tried to check all the ages of daughter against mothers, where I could determine that.
kbp, headmistress,
If I recall correctly, the statute of limitations for Sexual Assault of a Child is 10 years past the 18th birthday of the victim.
If that is correct, then the 13 year old mother would be 18 in about 2002, and the state could bring charges against the father of the baby until 2012.
I'll try to remember to look it up later.
I believe, Bluesman, they actually eliminated the statute of limitations in "Jessica's Law" last year, which created the new crime of "continuous sexual abuse of a child," or something to that effect. That's a 25 year mandatory minimum on first offense, death sentence on the second. But the law also contemplates a complaining victim, with the longer statute of limitations to give time for supposed "found memories," etc.. Here's a post that rounds up most of my coverage of that bill.
Thanks for the clarification on the law, both TX and Grits.
It would be interesting to see that charge made, especially if she's still married to the father. I also wonder what state this happened? It is more likely to be Utah or Arizona than anywhere else.
It's also hard to see how this could have been used to bolster the state's attempts to justify removing the children of every family on the ranch- many of these parents are in their twenties- they would have been minors themselves when it happened.
And if she is actually married to the father, I suppose the state would use DNA results to charge him instead of her testimony, whether or not she's willing to support the state in such an effort.
Brooke Adams has had a closer look at the papers than any of us, so far as I know, and she took more time to look at them than the judge did before she made her ruling. She says that the 20 cases of girls in their teens who are or who have been pregnant that the state is relying on are numbers arrived at by including cases such as this one and a number of others over the last ten years.
And I have to wonder how many of those are also adults, like the first two who gave birth.
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Tips & Secrets June 2015
Homeopathy Tips from the masters, and important news items June 2015.
Fuge medicos et medicamenta si vis esse salvus — Flee doctors and drugs if you wish to be well.
Friedrich Hoffmann, MD (circa 17th century)
HomeopathyTreasure
David Little’s Homoeopathic Compendium, 6 volumes of 4500 pages has finally been published. As an introduction to it, you can read 5 Chapters of Materia Medica Extract totaling 318 pages on his website. This is the culmination of the life work of one of the foremost homeopaths in the world.
http://friendsofhealth.com/
FTC to Investigate Homeopathy
On Monday, September 21, 2015 in Washington, DC, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a hearing on homeopathic products. They will investigate whether homeopathy works and if its advertising claims are accurate. This occurs on the heels of the FDA hearings last month.
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Arthritic Opthalmia
In well developed arthritic ophthalmia, Aconite 30, from six to twelve doses, one every four or six hours should be given. The intolerable pains, and the inflammation will either be improved decidedly, or at least checked in their course. Then Bell 30, should be given every 24 or 72 hours. After the third dose there will be a decrease in severity of the pains and inflammation. At times Bell will act better, when an occasional dose of Sulphur 60, is interposed.
Treatise on Internal Diseases of the Eyes – Dr. Theodore J. Rueckert – 1856
Corneal Opacity
A man, aged 25, had considerable opacity of the right cornea, on the spot where there formerly had been pustule. He had also been blind in the left eye for twenty three years from an opacity of the cornea of that eye. After the use of Euphrasia 200 for two weeks, the opacity of the right eye entirely disappeared, and through the left he could distinguish the light of the day. -Ar. Arch. 2. 1. 85.
Abdominal Stitch in Pregnancy
Women often experience a stitch under the false ribs or in the sides toward the fourth month or later. Nux vomica30th has always succeeded in dissipating this in a few days. If the woman is of a lymphatic temperament, we should prefer Pulsatilla.
Emotional stress in pregnancy
If a sudden fright should produce anxiety, suffocation, trembling in the limbs, etc., they should immediately smell (olfaction) of Opium. If some time has elapsed since the event, they should smell of Aconite If symptoms were the effect of a sudden joy, they should smell of Coffea. If they were the effect of violent anger, Chamomilla If Cham is not followed by immediate relief, then use Bryonia Nux vom and Colocynth may also be useful in these cases. If the impression was sudden and long continued, they should smell of Ignatia.
Homoeopathic Manual of Obstetrics – Dr. Simon Felix Camille Croserio 1786-1855
Otology Case
I had occasion to prescribe picric acid in the case of a young lady who had suffered from a series of furuncles in the meatus. Picric acid relieved the symptoms, but Hepar sulph calcarea was necessary to complete the cure. A relapse and the necessity for a repetition of the picric acid suggested to me a combination of these two drugs. I therefore obtained through Boericke & Tafel the compound salt. It is called Calcarea picrata, and it has been used in a number of cases in the hospital during this session. It bids fair to warrant the late Dr. Hering’s statement, that the combination of two remedies in a compound gives the curative action of each in a greater degree.
Henry C. Houghton, M.D. – Circa 1885 – Lectures on Clinical Otology
Secale
In cancer uteri, Secale arrests haemorrhage and relieves the terrible burning pains at night which torment the patient.
Lectures On Materia Medica -Carroll Dunham, M. D. 1878
Hahnemann’s Dosing Rule
It is inadmissible to repeat, even once, exactly the same dose of medicine without modifying it, let alone many times. The vital principle does not accept such identical doses without opposition.
Aphorism 247, 6th ed – Organon – S. Hahnemann
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Dr. George Vithoulkas
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The IAVH is an international representative for veterinary homoeopathy. It was founded 1986 with the goal to preserve and to develop knowledge, understanding and the practical perception of homeopathy. It has members in 32 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA
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Cure of Twenty-Six Years’ Deafness
Mr. G. F. Gonzalez, aged 33, a druggist clerk by occupation, was deaf for 26 years of right ear accompanied by suppuration. No apparent primary cause to fall back upon. Commenced to get deaf little by little till he could hear nothing from that ear. General allopathic prescriptions were used from by different doctors but he never got the least improvement. Being an allopathic druggist, he never tried Homoeopathy until he came to me. I prescribed syringing the ear twice a day with hot water and a dose of Hepar sulph. 6x trit., twice a day for a week, then rest a week and commence again with Silicea 6x trit., in the same way. I had him insert a cotton pledget into the ear twice a day, moistened in Glycerine and a little Boric acid. This simple treatment cured him in seven weeks, and now he hears better by the right ear than he ever did by the left one. What the old school system could not do in 26 years, Homoeopathy did in seven weeks!
Dr. Laureans Olivera -The Homeopathic Recorder Volume XXII 1907
Cuprum is invaluable for convulsions in Scarlatina before the eruption breaks out, or after its sudden disappearance, with screams, rolling of the eyes, distortions of the face, mouth, and of all the flexor muscles. Convulsions begin in the fingers and toes, and then spread all over the body; great restlessness; vomiting; delirium; sopor.
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Some Tips from R. W. Nelson, M.D.
Death Sign
An extraordinary opening of the eyelids, so as to give the eye an appearance of protruding from the orbits, is invariably a sign that death will occur in twenty four hours. Where only one eye is wide open and the other remains normal, death will not follow quite so rapidly, perhaps in a week or so. Fix your patients attention on some light, or any object, so as to make him open his eyes, when the phenomenon will appear.
Chronic Constipation
For chronic constipation when he never moves without the aid of physic or enema, Opium 200 every evening till the bowels move, then stop the medicine .If necessary after a week, renew the medicine for one or two doses.
Inflammation of Diaphragm
Inflammation of the diaphragm, with great difficulty of breathing: Cactus
Facial Signs
Itching and crawling, as if millions of ants were crawling over the face: Nux vom
Bloating and paleness of face : Digitalis
Grayish-yellow color of face: Lycopodium
Semi-transparent, like polished ivory: Phosphorus
Cadaverous, nose pointed, eyes sunken: Arsenicum
Chilblains: Itching and burning: Cantharis. Itching and burning with redness : Agaricus
Cancer in old people caused by a blow: Conium
Attacks of sudden blindness where objects appear veiled. Phosphorus 30
Cholera Morbus — Sero mucus vomiting with rice water stools thrown off with great violence. Cramps of abdominal muscles, flexors of arms and feet, and shrunken features: Colchicum
A Clinical Assistant : Being An Index Of Diseases, Their Symptoms, and Homoeopathic Treatment R. W. Nelson, M.D.
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VIJAY PRADHAN says:
Whenever I receive your Magazine, the first thing I read is ‘Tips’ … They are very useful … Thanks for those … This time you have given tip about ‘Corneal Opacity’ and suggested a treatment that was successful, “Euphrasia 200 for two weeks,” … Not very clear … How many doses per day? … Could you kindly clarify?
Alan V. Schmukler says:
Hi Vijay,
That case was reported by Dr. Theodore J. Rueckert in 1856 so we can’t ask him. However it’s always wise to give a remedy time to work. One could start with a single dose, then wait and see what happens and repeat only if necessary.
Hi Alan
Thank you so much for taking time from your busy schedule to reply to my query and clear my doubts,
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Miranda Lambert Can’t Take More Time Off Because ‘I Get Married and Do Weird S–t’
Miranda Lambert knows what it means to hustle. At the tail end of 2018, after spending her summer on the road with Little Big Town for the co-headlining Bandwagon Tour and then releasing a new album with her trio the Pistol Annies, the country star began what she says was "the longest break I've ever had in 17 years" — but don't expect her to do it again anytime soon.
"They're not going to let me have eight months off ever again," Lambert jokes to Chicago radio station US99, "because I get married and do weird sh-t."
Indeed, Lambert wasn't exactly off the grid, so to speak, during her time off. In February, her surprise marriage to Brendan McLoughlin made headlines, largely because she had never mentioned the New York City police officer or their still-young relationship until that point. She's loving married life with an infant stepson, though, and says the break has been good for her creativity.
"I've been doing this since I was 17. So, sometimes you get tired," she said in June, "but then I'm like, now I have more energy than ever. My fire is back and I still feel like the girl that was at 'The House That Built Me' era."
She's Back! Miranda Lambert Is Really Back!
She's been able to jump right back in, too. Lambert told US99 prior to her show at the Country LakeShake Festival, "I did a 92-minute rehearsal and I only forgot one line."
"Isn't that crazy how words can stay in your head that long?" Lambert continues, adding with a smile, "Especially with all the Tito's I drink. That's crazy."
Now that she's back to work, Lambert has new music coming: She debuted the song "Locomotive" during CMA Fest, and says her next album should arrive this fall. That's when she'll begin the newest iteration of her Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour, also featuring the Pistol Annies, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, Maren Morris and Tenille Townes.
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Source: Miranda Lambert Can’t Take More Time Off Because ‘I Get Married and Do Weird S–t’
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China’s Xinhua news agency says creepy news anchors will help save production costs.
China’s state news agency has unveiled two rather sharply dressed AI news anchors utilizing synthesized voices to ”read” the news.
The virtual newsreaders have been programmed to read the news at a faster pace than obtains with traditional CGI, albeit in a robotic voice. An artificial intelligence (AI) system has been used to synthesize the presenters’ voices, lip movements and expressions.
Xinhua appears to have used footage of human anchors as a base layer, then animated parts of the mouth and face to create the so-called newscasters.
The two anchors cover the necessary bases – one is targeted towards the English audience, while the other one is for the Chinese. The digital puppets are the result of a collaboration between the news agency and Sogou, a local search engine company.
According to Xinhua News, the presenters “can read texts as naturally as a professional news anchor.” Many beg to differ. “I will work tirelessly to keep you informed as texts will be typed into my system uninterrupted,” said the English presenter in an introductory video.
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Xinhua says the presenters can “work” 24 hours a day on its website and social media channels, “reducing news production costs.” According to the news agency, the AI presenters may prove particularly useful for reporting breaking news reports on time.
The artificial voice and the limited range of facial expressions are the first drawbacks. Also, the human newscasters actually interact with their audience and in most cases, have a followership, and those who consider them trustworthy sources of news. For now, the AI newscasters may offer entertainment value, although those behind the technology assure that it will improve in the future.
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Venezuela's Guaido says arrest of aide shows Maduro's weakness
CARACAS, March 21 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said arrest of his chief of staff by intelligence agents earlier on Thursday was a sign of weakness by President Nicolas Maduro’s government.
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We Finally Know When Humans Started Changing the Climate
By Tim Radford / <a href="climatenewsnetwork.net/human-impact-on-climate-is-100-years-old/">Climate News Network</a>
Source: Read full article at Truthdig
Our influence on the Earth’s environment has lasted for a century: the human impact on droughts and moisture patterns began at least 100 years ago, researchers now say.
US scientists used new analytic techniques and almost a thousand years of tree-ring data to build up a picture of drought and rainfall worldwide for the last century. And they report in the journal Nature that they have identified the human fingerprint upon climate variation as far back as the first days of the motor car and the infant aircraft industry.
The pattern of change, in which regions prone to drought such as the western US became more arid, grew visible between 1900 and 1949. The researchers saw the same pattern of drying in those decades in Australia, Europe, the Mediterranean, western Russia and southeast Asia.
At the same time more rain and snow fell in western China, much of central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia and central Canada.
Clear signal apparent
Kate Marvel of the Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies, who led the research, said: “It’s mind-boggling. There really is a clear signal of the effects of greenhouse gases on the hydroclimate.”
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Just over a year ago, Iraqi starchitect Zaha Hadid unveiled an out-of-this-world concept for a wavy, futuristic building next to the High Line. Now we’re getting our first look inside the spaceship, er, condo building planned for 520 West 28th Street, and we have to say it’s unmistakably Zaha. The new renderings, courtesy of a Curbed NY tipster, show only a proposed kitchen and bathroom, but even from these small bits, it seems the inside of Hadid’s design looks just as curvaceous as it does on the outside.
Nearly everything is curved in the kitchen, including the central island and a faucet that seems to be forged in a C-shape to match the aesthetic. The ceiling panels, meanwhile, seem to follow the geometry created by the architecture outside. The bathroom is slightly tamer but still looks modern with a textured wall. It also has a few unique elements including a ceiling-mounted shower head that doubles as a light fixture to release an illuminated mist of water onto homeowners.
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Just over a year ago, Iraqi starchitect Zaha Hadid unveiled an out-of-this-world concept for a wavy, futuristic building next to the High Line. Now we're getting our first look inside the spaceship, er, condo building planned for 520 West 28th Street, and we have to say it's unmistakably Zaha. The new renderings, courtesy of a Curbed NY tipster, show only a proposed kitchen and bathroom, but even from these small bits, it seems the inside of Hadid’s design looks just as curvaceous as it does on the outside.
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#ReleaseTheSnyderCut - SDCC Red
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'Wanderlust'
If you don't trust my opinion or simply aren't planning to read this review all the way to the end, then at least do yourself a favor and think long and hard about the premise of Wanderlust. You should do this because the window dressing around this movie is deceptive.
Human puppy pile Paul Rudd is the leading man. Jennifer Aniston, who we know can be very good in just this sort of romantic comedy, is his foil. David Wain, of Role Models and Wet Hot American Summer fame, is the director, and he co-wrote the film with comedy up-and-comer Ken Marino. Unfortunately, the witches' brew doesn't ever really come together despite such high quality ingredients. Movies can be unsuccessful for any number of reasons, of course, but it was downright shocking to see a Judd Apatow-produced film with this kind of talent behind it not work because the core premise itself just wasn't all that funny.
The Gergenblatts, George (Rudd) and Linda (Aniston), are Manhattanites who make the gut-wrenching decision to buy real estate in New York City's most expensive borough even though Linda brings in little income and the only place they can afford is a tiny studio with an exorbitant price tag. Their worst fears are realized when George's company is shut down for non-descript financial maladies (if only this happened more in real life!) and he loses his job. Unable to afford their new apartment, George and Linda pack up and head for Atlanta because George's brother Rick (Marino) has a job for him and a place for the couple to stay while they figure out their next step.
On their way south, the Gergenblatts stumble upon Elysium, a commune/bed and breakfast maintained by the type of hippie caricatures that Hollywood has mined (and mined and mined) for on-screen amusement since the 1960s. Though the Gergenblatts travel on after an initial one-night stay, they wind up back at Elysium when living with the coarse, crass Rick and his overmedicated wife Marissa (Michaela Watkins) becomes untenable.
Though George and Linda find mostly open and accepting arms on the commune, the tacit tension in their relationship -- especially George's resentment at the responsibility of being the sole breadwinner all these years -- is exposed by the discomfort that any two New York yuppies might feel living with a bunch of hippies in rural Georgia. Seth (Justin Theroux) and Eva (Malin Akerman) pose a particular challenge to strait-laced George and Linda by pushing them to open up their relationship sexually (and include them, naturally).
The fish-amongst-patchouli setup is worth a few laughs -- especially when Rudd (clearly ad-libbing) tries to talk himself into a free love session with Eva -- but it's not nearly enough to sustain a 98-minute comedy. In fact, the funniest moments had nothing to do with Elysium at all and everything to do with Marino's spectacular boorishness. That's probably because Marino feels fresh, while a comedy based primarily on the recent financial crisis and making fun of hippies for their spaced-out earnestness seems incredibly stale -- a comedic field that has been plowed over and over and should probably be salted at this point.
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Business, Essays and Analysis, Features, Production NewsAndrew Johnson July 24, 2012 aurora shooting, aurora tragedy, colorado, gangster squad, gangster squad trailer, warner brothers
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Posted on May 15, 2019 May 15, 2019 by John Stevenson
Game of Thrones: Battle of King’s Landing
Here were my responses to episode 5 of Game of Thrones season 8:
“Wait, but just last episode…”
“What? How did that happen?”
“What the hell is going on?”
And laughter, full on laughter in moments that were definitely not aiming for humor.
This is going to be quick and dirty, just sharing how horribly disappointed I am by this latest episode. Rest assured though, one of my patented All That Matters is the Ending articles is coming. In fact I’ll start working on it tomorrow because nothing that can happen in the final 80 minutes will fix the disaster that has become Game of Thrones.
Game of Thrones:
The Battle of King’s Landing
What the Hell Was That!?
I barely even know where to start with this. Are David Benioff and DB Weiss doing this kind of damage to the story intentionally? I can’t imagine the sheer incompetence necessary to completely nosedive a story into the ground this quickly. Let’s take it step by step.
The Writers Aren’t Even Pretending to Care About Consistency
So last episode, Rhaegal got taken down by Qyburn’s scorpions. The fact they seemed laser guided and armor piercing was a bit ridiculous, but it’s a fantasy story so I was willing to let this play out. Obviously the writers wanted to establish what a threat the scorpions were to Drogon in the final battle. It was sloppily done, but if that’s what they need to set up a reason why Drogon couldn’t simply destroy the city’s defenses, so be it.
Then in the very next episode Drogon destroys the city’s defenses. By himself.
If you were watching episodes 4 and 5 back to back like a movie, just 40 minutes earlier you would have seen these scorpions tear through Rhaegal like butter, and then reload almost instantly to destroy Daenerys’ fleet. And now suddenly they can only get a few shots off on Drogon, the projectiles are slower, and their slow to reload. There’s absolutely no reason given for why the scorpions fundamentally change.
The scorpion bolt fired in this scene travels at about 1/10th the speed of the one in the previous episode? Why?
Game of Thrones later seasons have been plagued by inconsistent storytelling, fundamentally changing how the world works. These changes have been gradual, however, and that made it easier to swallow. I wrote about those changes at the end of last season. This season however, all pretense of consistency has been unceremoniously burned along with the rest of King’s Landing.
The whiplash inducing change of fantastical supersonic, rapid firing scorpions to a more historical model is the most egregious example, but it’s not the only one. Remember at the end of The Long Night how everyone except our main characters seemed dead? Because Game of Thrones sure doesn’t remember.
Somewhere in this picture, are thousands of Unsullied, Wildlings, Dothraki, and Northmen still alive. Somehow.
All those dead soldiers apparently respawned in time for the battle of King’s Landing. There’s not even an attempt to explain away this inconsistency. They could have had a line in episode 2 about how only part of the army had arrived, and the rest were still a couple days away. It would have been lazy, but also believable, moving gigantic medieval armies was a massive undertaking. No, the writer’s don’t even care enough to make an attempt.
Good stories rely on things being consistent in the details, without that there’s nothing to ground the audience, no context for them to understand what’s happening. As sloppy as Rhaegal’s death was, at least it would have served to give us a good reason that Drogon couldn’t do exactly what he did in this episode. And maybe then, we could have had an actual battle for King’s Landing.
The Pacing was Terrible. Again.
“Huh, I wonder if I should look behind me? Nah, it’s not like they have a dragon or anything.”
Here we have the exact opposite problem of episode 3. As I wrote before, because the Winterfell defense was so utterly screwed from the opening moments of battle, there was no way to create the rising action necessary for a good battle scene. Now, Drogon is so damn efficient at destroying the defenses of King’s Landing, that the battle is over before it even begins. There’s absolutely no tension to these battle scenes because we know there’s no conceivable way they can lose at this point. This “battle” is even worse than the battle of Winterfell because at least there, at the start, we thought our main characters might be in real danger of dying. Here, there’s absolutely no sense of danger.
Without that fear of losing our beloved characters, there’s no emotional context for the scene. The fact that Daenerys’ army wins so quickly and so overwhelmingly means there absolutely no dramatic weight to these scenes: they mean nothing. It’s purely spectacle for the sake of it.
Also, where the hell did you all come from? I could have sworn you all died in episode 3.
If this had been a real battle, and the Lannisters and Golden Company had put up an actual fight, maybe that would have led into how Daenery’s goes full mad queen. Show us vicious street to street fighting, with Dany watching her army paying in blood for every block they seize. Having some sense of loss, or frustration, or anger at how the battle was proceeding might have led more organically into Daenery’s turning into the story’s final, and most destructive, villain.
The books and the show have been foreshadowing Daenerys becoming the Mad Queen since she was first introduced. However, the way in which this plot point came to fruition was so inelegant, so forced, that it made it seem like it came out of nowhere.
Dany has done some terrible things in this show, we’ve seen her wrath before; crucifying the Masters in Meereen, and burning the Tarly’s alive for refusing to bend the knee. These were cruel acts of retribution that for Dany seemed like justice, and it was that warped sense of justice that foreshadowed her turning into the Mad Queen.
However, it’s a huge fucking leap to go from those examples, to literally killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people. There simply wasn’t enough time given to Dany’s descent into madness to make this feel real. I could almost have seen this working had, at the very least, Dany attacked the Red Keep first.
Which I thought she was doing. It’s right there Dany, why the detour?
Instead, Dany attacks King’s Landing first, leveling the city block by block and building by building. Which doesn’t make any sense given what the writer’s have shown us. Ostensibly, according to the writers, it’s Cersei’s betrayal of their truce and the execution of Missandei that drives her to this act of fury. So why attack King’s Landing? Dany knows where Cersei is, she’s staring directly at the Red Keep when she loses her mind, and Cersei should be her first target.
By destroying the city first, Dany was giving Cersei a golden opportunity to flee. Cersei probably would have had a good chance of making it too, had she not stood there like an idiot the entire time watching it happen. You can’t convince me that someone given to this kind of rage would take the risk of allowing the object of her fury to escape her wrath.
This scene would have operated much better had Dany started with destroying the Red Keep. Then show us a reaction shot of Dany surveying the wreckage, her face still twisted with rage; killing Cersei didn’t quench her thirst for revenge. Then she loses control and destroys the city entirely. It wouldn’t have been perfect but I could have suspended my disbelief for that at least.
Seriously Dany? Overreact much?
What would have been even better, would be for this massacre to happen after the battle. If the showrunners had taken HBO up on their offer and used 10 episodes instead 6, we could have had a proper battle for King’s Landing and then an episode of Dany trying to control the city.
Undoubtedly the people of King’s Landing would be afraid of Dany, but I also think they’d be angry: a foreign (at least to the peasants) queen with an army of foreigners conquered their home. Hell, the Dothraki probably started doing their rape and pillage thing when the city fell. And (since the show apparently forgot) winter has arrived, maybe there’s a food shortage as well. Egged on by Lannister loyalists still left alive, or better yet, a still alive Varys hoping to generate support for Jon, the city breaks into riots. Dany sends the Unsullied to put them down, and some lucky bastard manages to kill Greyworm (a la the same thing that happened to Barristan Selmy.)
And that’s when Dany snaps; the people she came to save don’t see her as a liberator, they hate her. They could never love her. And fueled by rumors of growing support for Jon’s claim to the throne, Dany decides that the only way to rule the seven kingdoms is through fear. And the destruction of King’s Landing is the perfect demonstration of her power.
Think of how much more chilling this scene would have been had it made sense.
This would have seemed far more oraganic and true to her character. It makes no sense that Dany would slaughter a population that had already surrendered to her. However, if the people had rejected her claim to the throne, and murdered her last remaining loyal servant, that would have fed directly into Dany’s twisted sense of justice. They won’t bend the knee, and they murdered the only man she could still trust, so now they’ll burn for it. And the rest of the Seven Kingdoms will finally know who is queen.
Unfortunately we didn’t get any of that. Instead we witnessed the death of a story, the utter destruction of everything that made this show great. Now all that’s left is to watch the final episode and see what meaning we can sift from the ashes of this disastrous finale.
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Phil Vinson says:
Are you going to talk about the end of Jaime’s arc? That was the most egregious thing to me because at least the other main beats of the story can make sense if we eventually get books.
Jaime running back to Cersei after all of these transformational experiences is lame pretty much no matter how you slice it.
Absolutely I am, but I was saving that for my final review, because Jaime’s character isn’t the only one that was destroyed. So keep a look out for my All That Matters is the Ending review, I’ll be going in depth into how this season completely abandoned its character arcs.
I don’t agree here, I think Jaime’s arc was incredibly well handled (apart from the pointless Euron fight on the beach).
Jaime has always been a conflicted character, egotistical, selfish, ruthless and arrogant and utterly obsessed with his sister, but he’s also shown a caring, sympathetic side. Becoming “The Kingslayer” to protect King’s Landing from the Mad King, looking out for Tyrion, sacrificing his claims to Casterly Rock to join the Kingsguard and be close to his sister….
It bugs me that people seem to think that as soon as he’s humbled and loses his hand he should have become a “good guy” and settled down with Brienne. That kind of fairy-tale ending doesn’t do justice to the nuance of his character over the years. Jaime is the perfect example of the morally grey characters this show is famed for, and is one of the best examples of GRRM’s “the human heart in conflict with itself.”
For Jaime to leave his sister to fight for the living in Winterfell perfectly aligns with the more knightly aspect of his character. For Jaime to go back to the love of his life, to protect his family and die by their side is totally within his character too.
It’s crazy to think that this is the same show that gave us Tywin and Olenna’s scheming, Tyrion’s trial or Ned’s beheading.
Agree with you completely (again), and with Phil’s comment about Jaime as well, look forward to seeing more from you on that.
I would agree with Ali had Jaime never slept with Brienne. Their relashionship was platonic, a friendship and that was fine, him knighting her was a perfect representation of that. So if he hadn’t slept with Brienne it may be in character for him to return to Cercei. But after they spent the night together and after his talk with Tyrion, he made clear where his mind was. That is why is a disappointment when he decides to go back to Cercei, because he progressed in one night and then forgot all about it.
I look forward to reading you next review John, and maybe one of your “the stories that could have been” as well? Lot of storytelling opportunities missed this season…
Hi Bruno,
Yeah Jaime’s sudden about face was a huge part of the problem. I could see Jaime eventually going back to Cersei, that story could work, but it just wasn’t given enough time to evolve organically. It just happens because the plot demands it happens, rather than by Jaime’s choices .
I may do a Stories that Could Have Been article at some point. But what I’m playing around with now is the idea of rewriting the scripts for the final season. to put my money where my mouth is and see if I can come up with something better. If it works, I might even have something to show potential employers and get my writing noticed.
So stay tuned, we’ll see how this idea shakes out.
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Jazz and Film: A Bibliography
Altman, Rick. The American Film Musical. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1989.
Attali, Jacques. Noise: The Political Economy of Music, trans. Brian Massumi. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 1985.
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Berger, Morroe, Edward Berger, and James Patrick. Benny Carter: A Life in American Music. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press and the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers Univ, 1982
Blumenthal, Bob. "Clint Eastwood: Bridging Jazz & Film." Jazz Times Sept. 1990: 30.
Bogle, Donald. Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films. New ed. New York: Ungar, 1992.
Bourne, Michael. "Goin' to Kansas City and Robert Altman Takes You There!" Down Beat Mar. 1996: 22-27.
Butler, David. Jazz Noir: Listening to Music from Phantom Lady to The Last Seduction. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002.
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Rain, rain, and more rain for Kapiti Coast
Flooding hits Wellington region - Kapiti in for even more rain.
Kapiti Coast District Council is urging motorists to take care on Kapiti's rain-drenched roads as darkness falls on Saturday night.
Infrastructure Services Group Manager Sean Mallon says Kapiti had managed fairly well so far, although there had been large areas of surface flooding and some minor slips. There was still the potential for further disruption over the next few hours.
"It's pretty soggy out there with all of the rain we've had and it looks like there's more to come in the next few hours. We could see more slips and minor flooding and we'll continue to monitor things over night, especially as the high tide arrives around 10pm.
"Motorists on rural roads in particular should take extra care tonight as slips, fallen trees and drop outs can occur without warning when we've had a decent dump of rain."
Mr Mallon also encouraged residents to avoid rivers and streams and nearby parks and walkways, and urged residents in flood-prone areas to keep a close eye on their properties and to call Council on 0800486486 if they needed help.
"Council staff and contractors have been working hard all day and will continue to be on stand-by to deal with any further problems tonight," he says.
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Mumbai in last-ditch playoffs bid against high flying Pune City
Written by: ISL-Indian Super League
The Islanders must win to have any chance of making the last four.
There is plenty at stake for Mumbai City FC when they take on FC Pune City in the second Maharashtra derby of the Hero Indian Super League at Mumbai Sports Arena on Sunday. The home side needs nothing less than a win to keep their hopes of making it to the top-four alive. And head coach Alexandre Guimaraes and his team are very well aware of this.
"We know that there is still a possibility for us to win the league given the results of others teams during the week. The players are trying to understand that. Tomorrow is a good chance for us to continue to be in the race," Guimaraes said at the pre-match press conference ahead of the Sunday clash.
Currently seventh on the ISL points table with 17 points from 13 games, Mumbai City FC still has an outside chance of making it to the top four, but they need to start winning games. Mumbai City’s home form hasn't been great having lost three successive matches here -- 1-2 to Jamshedpur FC, 0-2 to Bengaluru FC and 0-1 to Kerala Blasters FC. So now the onus is on Lucian Goian and his boys to put their house in order.
Talking about the team's performances in the last few games, Guimaraes said, "When you have the chances you have to convert. We are playing against a team that is coming closer to their objective of making it to the top four. So they'll try to put pressure on us. But we are ready, we'll continue what we have been doing in terms of our performances."
Guimaraes also backed his misfiring forward Balwant Singh to do well in tomorrow's game against FC Pune City. "Everybody has a bad day, but he is rearing to go for tomorrow's game," the coach said.
FC Pune City, on the other hand, are second in the league standings and will now look to consolidate their position in the top four. Though their head coach Ranko Popovic was absent from the touchline in their last game, Pune City still managed to eke out a last-gasp victory over NorthEast United FC in their previous game.
With 25 points from 14 games, Pune City are quite close to achieving a top-four finish for the first time in their ISL history, but assistant coach Vladica Grujic warned against any complacency.
"No game in the ISL is easy. We need to play our best tomorrow to get the right result," he said. When the two teams met last in Pune in November, the Pune outfit defeated Mumbai 2-1.
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Mumbai City FC 2 – 4 FC Pune City (1 draw)
Everton Santos (Mumbai City FC)
The Brazilian has brought a lot of fluidity into the Mumbai attacking line. He uses his pace and dribbling ability to good effect, outpacing and outfoxing many a defence. A clinical finisher and a crisp passer of the ball, Everton has four goals and as many assists to his name this season. He will look to influence and guide his side to a much-needed win against Pune.
Marcelinho (FC Pune City)
Marcelinho has carried his form from last season into the ongoing campaign. He has been at his free-scoring best and has taken it upon himself to tear apart any defence that he comes up against. A quick player and a deadly finisher, the Brazilian has scored seven goals with the same amount of assists as well. He will look to inspire the Stallions to another victory in the den of their local rivals on Sunday.
Probable Lineups
Mumbai City FC
Alexandre Guimaraes may opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation that would add versatility both in attack and defence.
Goalkeeper: Amrinder Singh
Defenders: Raju Gaikwad, Lucian Goian, Gerson Vieira, Sanju Pradhan
Midfielders: Everton Santos, Achille Emana, Sahil Tavora, Abinash Ruidas, Thiago Santos
Forward: Balwant Singh
Islanders head coach Alexandre Guimaraes on his team’s objectives ahead of the match: “What you have to do is to win your own games. But of course, in our case we have to continue to do what we have been doing in terms of performance. We have been performing really well especially in the last two games, but you have to take your chances when you get them. We will have to be the one to take the initiative. We have had a good week of practice, and we are ready to give it our best.”
Ranko Popovic may counter with his own 4-2-3-1 formation, with Emiliano Alfaro spearheading the Stallions’ attack.
Goalkeeper: Vishal Kaith
Defenders: Sarthak Golui, Gurtej Singh, Rafael Lopez, Lalchhuanmawia Fanai
Midfielders: Diego Carlos, Adil Khan, Jonatan Lucca, Marcelinho, Ashique Kuruniyan
Forward: Emiliano Alfaro
Pune’s assistant coach Vladica Grujic on his team’s mentality for the match: “Of course, this is an important game – the Maharashtra derby. I assure you that Mumbai will give it their all in the starting minutes to assert command over the game. But we know this, and for our team it is important to have a winning mentality. We want to win every game, and tomorrow will be no different. We want to have a good performance tomorrow.”
Both sides have lost four home matches so far
Last Encounter
FC Pune City 2 – 1 Mumbai City FC (29th November 2017 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune)
Mumbai City FC: L W L L D
FC Pune City: W L W W L
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With ‘The Angus Project’, We Finally Have A Show That Gets Comedy And Disability Right
"There's a lot of truly batshit absurd stuff that goes on in regional Australia, that people don't realise, and we want to bring that stuff to light, but with a comedic spin."
by Alistair Baldwin 19 November 2018
“There’s a lot of truly batshit absurd stuff that goes on in regional Australia that people don’t realise.”
Created as part of ABC’s Fresh Blood initiative, The Angus Project has evolved from web series into a full half-hour pilot, filled with laughs, action and — most importantly for a pilot — really good potential for a full TV series.
Co-written by Nina Oyama (Tonightly, Utopia) and Melina Wicks (The Weekly, The Checkout), The Angus Project is — in Oyama’s own words — “an odd couple comedy about two twenty-something drop kicks getting in trouble in regional Australia: one just happens to have cerebral palsy.”
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Featuring her and TV newcomer Angus Thompson in the lead roles as ‘Nina’ and ‘Angus’ respectively (which I appreciate, it makes writing this piece much easier, thanks guys), The Angus Project is one of four web series to advance through ABC’s Fresh Blood initiative and be given the time, money and support to make a half-hour of television.
The team behind have by no means squandered this opportunity. While the lo-fi web version (still available to watch on iView) is filled with charm and lols, the pilot bumps it up a notch with an all-star cast, hilarious set pieces and a plot that sprawls across its setting of Bathurst.
The episode begins with Angus waking up to find his wheelchair is missing, only to crawl out of bed and discover that overnight his best friend/carer Nina has — out of her mind on shrooms — fashioned it into a Rube-Goldberg-esque automatic breakfast dispensing gizmo. Nina claims Angus needs to “get on [her] level” and tries to stuff some drugs in his mouth.
It’s this chaotic yet deeply unwavering bond that’s the emotional bedrock of the whole series.
When Angus nearly dies using the gizmo, his first words after being Heimlich’d back to life are “it worked!”
The realness of the on-screen friendship is no coincidence: “My dynamic with Nina in the show is exactly the same as our real friendship — while shooting the episode we found it so easy to rip on each other and bounce off one another because it’s exactly how we would be if we were just hanging out” says Angus Thompson.
“The Angus Project is loosely based on wild situations Nina and I would get ourselves into while we both studied at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst”.
Both Thompson and Oyama cite Broad City as a major influence on the genesis of the series, along with It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and HBO’s stoner dramedy High Maintenance.
All three can be felt in the finished product.
The Angus Project Trailer (2018)
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Posted by The Angus Project on Saturday, 3 November 2018
Representation vs Good Representation
We are not living in an Australia cool enough that The Angus Project’s disability representation isn’t revolutionary.
“Angus and I used to binge-watch tonnes of TV shows when we were hungover as fuck,” says Oyama, “and we had this huge realisation that you never see people like him on screen.”
“Diversity on screen is gaining momentum, but slowly” agrees Thompson. “It takes a long time to change the public’s perception of anything, including the disabled community. Hopefully The Angus Project will add fuel to the fire and help show the talent that is on offer.”
The Angus Project has made a good start on this — but not just because it includes disabled people. Although we’re starved for representation as a community, simply casting a disabled person is still too low a bar to hit. Inclusion isn’t always good, particularly if you’re including marginalised actors in roles that reinforce stereotypes.
Importantly, The Angus Project includes disabled people in storylines that flesh out, rather than belittle, the complexity and humanity of the disabled community.
For starters, TAP explicitly skewers the infantilising abled-gaze that disabled stories are so often told through. The holier-than-thou boss of the local disability service provider, Kath (played by Veronica Milsom), is a pitch perfect send-up of a condescending abled person who does the bare minimum to absolve their nightmare personality.
One Is The Loneliest Number
Another trap that often befalls TV shows in regards to representation is the pitfall of ‘having one’.
Well-meaning abled creators will write one (1) disabled person in for progressive points, and then place the burden of an entire community’s representation on that single character — which can impede writing interesting characters. If you make them the villain are you saying all disabled people are villainous? If you give them flaws are you saying all disabled people have these flaws? Often, “boring” becomes the safe character choice to make.
The Angus Project circumvents this problem with a remarkable strategy I’d personally encourage more shows to try — it has more than one (1) disabled person.
There’s Angus, a loveable dickhead, and Wayne ‘Wizza’ Miller, who is just straight-up a dickhead.
The main thrust of the pilot begins with Editor of the Bathurst Gazette, Ron (played by Rob Sitch), tasking volunteer sports reporter Angus with getting an interview of a visiting para-athlete.
Played with smarmy joy by Adam Bowes (Jeremy the Dud), Wizza is a Paralympian-turned-motivational speaker, peddling self-improvement BS on a tour of regional Aussie auditoriums. Slick, vain and manipulative, Wizza agrees to give Angus an interview — in exchange for a criminal favour.
Showing that disabled people aren’t a monolith shouldn’t be groundbreaking, yet allowing the pure douchebaggery of Wizza to work against Angus’ endearing charm makes TAP feel remarkably fresh.
The Bathurst Is Real
So much of the joy of this series comes from it’s setting.
Allow me to descend into full TV critic cliche, because much like New York in Sex and the City, in many ways Bathurst is one of the main characters of The Angus Project.
The latter half of the pilot sees unhinged drug dealer Kane (played by Sammy J) take Angus and Nina to a Bathurst girls horse riding academy on Wizza’s illegal errand.
“It’s like The Saddle Club, except everyone’s Veronica,” says Kane. When Nina asks which one Veronica is, Kane replies, “the bad one”.
The regional setting never restrains what The Angus Project can do, instead offering new and exciting locations within a TV landscape typically focused on telling stories in metropolitan areas.
“Bathurst is also such a strange place, it seems really sleepy” says Oyama, “but one time I went to the Hungry Jacks there, and saw this cult (I think) having a birthday party — they were all wearing old Victorian garb, with super long plaited hair but they were wearing Hungry Jacks crowns and looked miserable. I thought I dreamt it, but it definitely happened.”
“There’s a lot of truly batshit absurd stuff that goes on in regional Australia, that people don’t realise, and we want to bring that stuff to light, but with a comedic spin.”
“If The Angus Project is lucky enough to be picked up, Nina and I have a backlog of stories that we can take inspiration from,” adds Thompson.
The pair list countless (semi-)autobiographical ideas for future episodes, including: getting involved with scary bikies, Angus getting close to his dream of moving to Sydney, Nina answering to her strict Asian parents and how Angus and Nina would cope when the town is swamped by V8 supports on the Bathurst 1000 race weekend.
Given the episode is so full of jokes, and the talent behind it so full of ideas, it would be a crime for The Angus Project to end its journey with this pilot.
The Angus Project will be available to stream Tuesday November 20th on iView, and broadcast Tuesday December 4th at 9:30pm on ABC TV.
Alistair Baldwin is a writer and comedian based in Naarm/Melbourne. He has written for The Weekly with Charlie Pickering and the upcoming season of Get Krack!n. His work has been published by SBS, ACMI Ideas, un. Magazine, Archer & more.
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Vamps in Italy
May 18, 2011 at 6:12 pm (books, pop culture) (A, A house of night, Anne Rice, Blue Bloods, interview with a vampire, Italy, kagehime, Melissa De La Cruz, New Orleans, PC Cast, renaissance, stephenie meyer, True Blood, Twilight, vampire, Volturi)
Is it me or does every Vampire novel place the Vampire stronghold in Italy? Its so common I’m starting to think its something the authors think is a necessarily spice to the Vampire essence. Its only neat once to read that the vamps were behind the Renaissance or that their base is in Italy.
We’ve got
The Volturi in Twilight
The high council in A House of Night
The past in Blue Bloods
Although Anne Rice has vamps from Italy, it isn’t the only old world country of importance unlike the other novels. And besides she wrote her novels well before the other ones so in my opinion even if Italy was the only old world country of importance in her novels it would be fine. Now I could complain about the amount of awesome vamps in New Orleans considering Tru Blood’s there too, but what would be the point of that? And from what I’ve seen of New Orleans, if vampires were in the US that’s exactly where they would be with all the swamps and old magic.
And as you can see I read far too many vampire books…So what do you think about vampires in Italy? Or New Orleans for that matter?
Pop Unicorn
May 13, 2011 at 6:36 pm (art, pop culture) (anime, art, blow, born this way, Btw, gundam, gundam unicorn, kagehime, ke$ha, Kesha, lady gaga, music video, unicorns)
Unicorns are appearing all over the place these days in anime and music videos. There’s Gundam Unicorn. I haven’t a clue what the unicorn is about since the last Gundam I watched was Gundam Seed. Then there’s Ke$ha with her strange unicorn head people in the video for Blow. Although these have unicorns they’ve lost the meaning of unicorns, Lady Gaga uses the symbolism of unicorns in the Born this Way vid. Gaga’s been claiming she loves unicorns because of My Little Pony and that she identifies with them.
So what do Unicorns symbolize? That Gaga can identify with them and has them associated with Born This Way the song and album? Today unicorns are mostly depicted as horses with a single horn while traditional unicorns had a billy goat’s beard, a lion’s tail and cloven hooves like I drew in the above picture. Unicorns are normally associated with purity and grace and could only be caught by a virgin. Unicorns were prominent in heraldic symbolism and were often shown with a collar and a broken chain, indicating that they have freed themselves from bondage and cannot be taken again. Unicorns often have the power to heal physical and emotional wounds.
I think its the symbolism of freedom that unicorns represent and the purity of thought & emotion (not necessarily chastity) that makes the unicorn perfect for Born this Way. What do you think?
A Bittersweet Flashback
April 8, 2011 at 10:38 am (music, pop culture) (90s, Andrew Oldham Orchestra, bittersweet, bittersweet symphony, Flashback, friday, frozen, kagehime, Keith Richards, Madonna, mick jagger, Richard Ashcroft, rolling stones, The Last Time, The Verve, urban hymns, urban hyms)
One of the most beautiful songs of the 90s and quite possibly of all time, Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve has a Bittersweet history. A lot of songs sample music from other tracks, but don’t lose their song writing credits. I suppose it matters who you are. If you’ve got a big name like Madonna and that case over her song Frozen, I guess you get to keep your credits. Same case with Bitter Sweet Symphony. The Verve is the less known group when compared to the Rolling Stones, so the Stones ended up with the credit for it, 100% even though the lyrics were original and it wasn’t a direct copy.
So what was copied? The melody for The Rolling Stones’ The Last Time, but not directly. They sampled the Andrew Oldham Orchestra’s version.
And so the Verve whenever they play this song, their most popular and successful song, they helping to fill the bank of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards more than their own.
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Gagavision & Fundamentalists
April 7, 2011 at 3:49 pm (pop culture) (billion, born this way, card, dollar bill, gagavision, get out of hell free, get out of jail free, judas, kagehime, lady gaga, ladytron, music, pop, protester, religious fanatic, seventeen, song, transmission)
Gaga brings back Gagavision after a long awaited interval. Wondering about the song playing when she’s looking at the Get out of Hell free card? Its Ladytron Seventeen. Lady Gaga listens to Ladytron lol.
Ok so more importantly what good does a Get out of Hell free card do? Like does that give her a free license to do whatever she wants because if she was sent there she can get out? Thats a real smart fundamentalist for you… A fundamentalist protester once gave me a billion dollar bill which I’m definitely keeping because who wouldn’t want a billion dollar bill?
Whose the guy on the bill? Maybe their leader? Who knows.
Woah Diva!
April 5, 2011 at 8:33 pm (music, pop culture) (Beyonce, diva, kagehime, music, music video, Natalia Kills, zombie)
Tsk Tsk Natalia Kills vid for Zombie is cool, but why the similarities to Diva? The vid seems for relevant to Zombie. For one, what’s a Diva doing blowing up a car full of manikins? But hey whatever floats your boat.
Natalia Kills Zombie
Beyonce Diva
What do you think of the vids? Too similar?
March 19, 2011 at 8:41 pm (art, cartoons, comics, pop culture) (art, blog, caricatures, cartoons, celebrity, Charlie Sheen, Disney, facebook, kagehime, Ladygaga, manga, Mirror, Obama, page, pop, pop art, pop mirror, snow, snow white, tiger's blood, Twitter, winning)
There’s a reason I haven’t been writing posts. I’ve been working on a website called Pop Mirror. I’ve been doing a lot of art for the site. Pop Mirror’s not made yet but you can get a taste of it on its facebook page. http://on.fb.me/i5Qqej Its fame and pop culture shown through pop art.
Like the facebook page to see cartoons of celebs like Charlie Sheen and to say other ones you want to see.
And Previews of comics like Snow that will be on the site. Snow is a modern retelling of Snow White. In this version Snow’s got more attitude than the Disney version. She’s trying to just get through high school, but being who she is, she is surrounded by fameballs and the jealous eye of her stepmother
You can ask for cartoons you want to see either at http://on.fb.me/i5Qqej or on twitter @Popmirror.
Tell me what you think.
Born this Way Friday
February 9, 2011 at 10:52 pm (music, pop culture) (album, born this way, bornthiswayfriday, Ellen, gaga, grammys, James Blunt, Justin Bieber, kagehime, Kesha, lady gaga, little monsters, vogue)
This week I’ve been trying to keep occupied while waiting for Born this Way. Don’t want to be a total monster right? Just a little one. The hype to Born this Way is building. The lyrics were released then Gaga said that she was releasing the song two days early. Originally it was going to be released on the same day as the Grammys. Now we’ll get it in time to sing along, well some people will be able to. I might be a able to tumble along. And then there’s her cover art for the album. She’s got an old glam look from the 70s + monsterness. Alot of people have noted she looks like Ke$ha on the cover, but I’ll say she looks the way Ke$ha wishes she could and tries to look like so whatevs to that. And everyone seems to think all blonde females look the same. And Little Monsters have been keeping BornThisWayFriday a trending topic on Twitter all this week. I’ve never seen this much hype over one song which makes it the most exciting song release of my time and its got to be as good or better than the hype. I’ve never heard a bad Lady Gaga song. Just ones that wouldn’t necessarily get played on the radio.
In the meantime I’ve been imaging what Born this Way will sound like. Will it be a dance song? I’m sure it has to be. But when she sang a snippet it was definitely a ballad. What’s Gaga got in store for us this time? Ellen showed off her imaginings and got James Blunt and Justin Bieber to help her out. Who else has been imagining the song while awaiting Born this Way Friday?
November 26, 2010 at 9:24 pm (movies, music, pop culture) (ashlee simpson, debbie reynolds, glee, kagehime, lip sync, milli vanillli, movies, music, musical, singin' in the rain, singing)
I watched Singin’ in the Rain in time for Glee, but I really should have watched it before. It is truly a good musical. The singing was good, I had Singin’ in the Rain in my head for a while after watching the movie. What was really funny were the jokes on bad dubbing. The movie made fun of dubbing before bad dubbin was done on Kung Fu movies and it basically knew Milli Vanilli would happen.
If you don’t know Milli Vanilli was a total fake. They had other singers sing for them but unlike Debbie Reynolds’ character, they didn’t get a big break after Milli Vanilli were found to be fakes. I wonder if they wanted to be stars themselves or if they were fine in the background. Not everyone wants to be the star, even if they can sing.
But to make a circular connection to Singin in the Rain, Milli Vanilli did a song called Blame it on the Rain.
What can I say? Lip Syncing is dangerous. Look what it did to Ashlee Simpson.
Cookie Monster 4 SNL Host!
November 24, 2010 at 3:28 pm (pop culture) (audition, Cookie Monster, kagehime, sesame street, SNL)
Cookie Monster’s audition for SNL. I think he’ll make a great host. What about you?
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Salem Media Group Creates Brand for Events Division
Monday, January 8, 2018 3:39 pm PST
CAMARILLO, Calif.
"Like many other broadcasters, events have become a major area for revenue growth. Salem events are unique to the audiences we serve and I am excited at the opportunity to provide those events to like-minded media outlets outside of Salem’s existing markets."
CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salem Media Group (NASDAQ: SALM), announced today that their National Promotions Department is being re-named / re-branded as Salem Events & Marketing.
In 2013, Salem Media Group launched the National Promotions department to facilitate unique and additional forms of revenue for the radio division primarily through event creation in partnership with local stations. This refocusing strategically positions the department to continue to create and support events for Salem’s owned and operated assets as well as to expand their services by brokering partnerships with other media companies in other cities.
Dan Nelson will expand his role and is newly titled Director, Salem Events and Marketing.
Dave Santrella, Salem’s President of Broadcast Media said, “Like many other broadcasters, events have become a major area for revenue growth. Salem events are unique to the audiences we serve and I am excited at the opportunity to provide those events to like-minded media outlets outside of Salem’s existing markets.”
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The company is the largest commercial U.S. radio broadcasting company providing Christian and conservative programming. Salem owns and/or operates 120 radio stations, with 75 stations in the top 25 media markets. Salem Radio Network (“SRN”) is a full-service national radio network, with nationally syndicated programs comprising Christian teaching and talk, conservative talk, news, and music. SRN is home to many industry-leading hosts including: Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved, Larry Elder, Joe Walsh and Eric Metaxas.
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The Tribunal of the Other Tolchinskys
My great-great grandfather Hillel had a half brother named Hirsch. I discuss his family and some of the documentation I have on him here. While Hillel came to America with his family in the first decade of the twentieth century, Hirsch and his children stayed in what was then the Russian Empire. They had very different fates--and I now have a set of documents that give a bit of insight into the hardships that Hirsch's family underwent as the Russian Empire became part of the Soviet Union.
Cover Sheet - Food Provisions Session of the Chernigov Guberniya Revolutionary Tribunal, Vissarion Tolchinsky
I've been in touch with a priest named Oleg in the village of Losinovka (the village outside Nezhin in which the Tolchinsky family lived). Priest Oleg was in the archives doing his own research when he came across a case mentioning a Tolchinsky, and he sent me copies. Thanks to him for that as well as to Joshua Tsitlik for translating this document.
The cover sheet says that this case took place on February 24, 1922 and was from the State Archive of NKVD--the Soviet Secret Police and that "Citizen Vissarion Tolchinsky from mestechko Losinovka, Nezhinskiy Uyezd (county) is accused of nonpayment of poduction/usage taxes for the product produced by a steam hulling machine he had rented."
Information about the accused
One of the pages of this document gives information about the accused:
First name, Patronymic, Last name: Vissarion Grigor’yevich Tolchinskiy
Place of birth: Losinovka
Residence of Registration: Losinovka
Permanent residence: Losinovka
Social Rank: meshchanin
Education: literate
Profession: metalworker
Party affiliation: Not affiliated
Ever been in court or under investigation: No
Property owned: house, 1 cow, 1 horse
Family status: mother 50 years, 5 brothers 16 y, 2y; 2 sisters ages 13 and 18, brother in service 22 y.
In 1922, Hirsch's son Israel-Isser would have been 19 years old. As Hirsch would have been spelled/pronounced Girsch in Russian, it appears that Vissarion was a Russian version of Isser and Grigory a Russian version of Girsch/Hirsch.
So the accused was my great grandfather's half first cousin.
What happened to the family as a result of this case was quite sad:
Page 1 of the verdict
The Food-Provisions Revolutionary Tribunal of the Ukrainian Socialist Republic, Nezhitsky Yezd, Department of Food-Provisions Taxation comprised of
Chair: Suklasova
Members: Sukhorukova, Borisenko
with Secretary: Avramenko
examined charges of delinquency in payment of production/usage taxes by citizen Vissarion Tolchinskiy, resident of village Losinovka for the Steam Hulling Machine rented by him.
[Note by translator: Taxes were not paid in cash, but in processed product, in this case processed oilseeds]
The following was taken into consideration:
Citizen Tolchinskiy admitted that he did not pay production/usage taxes in due time. He stated that he did not pay the taxes in time because taxes were due before the season of dehulling oilseeds started.
He stated that the oilseeds dehulling season was currently taking place and therefore he will be able to pay taxes in the near future.
He also stated that he attempted to deliver 45 pood (1,625 lbs) of oilseeds to the Losinovka oilseeds collecting/storage center [as tax payment]. However, the center refused to accept the oilseeds because they did not have storage crate. [Note by translator: “pood” is an old Russian unit of mass (weight). It is approximately 16.3 kg or 36.1 pounds. It was used in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.]
The Chernigov Gubernia Revolutionary Tribunal finds Vissarion Tolchinskiy guilty of non-delivering of 113 pood (4,080 lbs) of oilseeds out of assigned production/usage taxes of 186 pood (6,716 lbs) by the due date of February 1, 1922.
The Tribunal orders Vissarion Tolchinskiy, age 19 to immediately pay the required amount of the production/usage taxes plus fines of 15% of the unpaid amount of 113 pood (4,080 lbs).
To ensure total payment of all taxes, immediate seizure of Tolchinskiy family property was ordered.
The verdict can be appealed within 7 days to the Supreme Tribunal of the Ukrainian Socialist Republic
Chair: (Signature)
Members: (Signature)
Copy of the verdict was sent to the [???] Inspector and another copy was sent to the Regional Food-Provisions Committee for information.
I've found Vissarion Tolchinsky listed on several Russian-language sites as being a victim of Soviet oppression. I'm not sure if those lists refer to this case or to something else. But it seems clear that this 19-year-old not paying taxes likely resulted in his family's ruination. I don't know if my (at the time) US-based Tolchinsky family knew what had happened to their family back in what had become the Soviet Union or not.
Posted by Lara Diamond at 9:58 AM
Labels: Losinovka, Tolchinsky
Laura Hedgecock October 15, 2017 at 9:50 PM
That is so sad and so harsh.
That is terrible.
James H. October 16, 2017 at 5:48 PM
Too bad the White Army did not defeat the Red Army. Russia would have become a constitutional monarchy and the outcome of history in the 20th would have been far better. Unfortunately, the outcome for the Tochinsky lad wasn’t so good. He seemed like an enterprising boy. There were lots of Jewish Party members in The Soviet Union. Perhaps he could have actually come out ahead if he appealed to the good graces of the neighborhood Party cell.
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An impressively sized and durable quarterback who looks to return to his starting position as a junior ... Is competing with JC transfer Blake Decker for the top position ... One of the top freshman signal callers in college football in 2011 ... Was on track to easily break the Mountain West freshman passing record before being slowed by injury late in the year ... Earned a spot on the UNLV Dean's Honor List in each of his first four semesters on campus ... One of 18 UNLV football players named to the 2012 Academic All-Mountain West team ... Originally committed to Colorado before the coaching change in Boulder sent him instead to Las Vegas.
2013: Appeared in five game, including starting the first three at quarterback ... Threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns but tossed five interceptions in his 75 attempts ... Was impressive in the season opener at Minnesota, setting a school record with 35 completions (50 attempts) for 226 yards and two scores against the Gophers.
2012: Earned the starting spot during preseason camp and went on to start all but one game, missing just Game 12 vs. Wyoming ... When he took the opening snap vs. Minnesota, it marked the eighth different opening-day starter at QB for the Rebels in the last nine years but only the third freshman signal caller to start an opener at UNLV (Jon Denton in 1996 and Travis Dixon in 2007) ... Threw for 2,544 yards, which was the fourth-most by a freshman in Mountain West history (just 118 yards off the record set by CSU's Pete Thomas in 2010) ... The yardage total was the second most by a Rebel frosh, the seventh most at the school overall and the most by a UNLV QB since 1997 ... His 226 completions and 426 attempts were the third most in school single-season history ... His 212 yards passing per game ranked fourth in the league and 62nd in the nation while his 202 yards of total offense was fifth in the MW and 74th nationally ... Completed 16 of 35 attempts for 116 yards in his debut and threw his first career touchdown pass in the second overtime vs. the Gophers, finding Devante Davis from six yards out on fourth and goal ... In Game Three, Sherry completed 33 (on 50 attempts) for 357 yards and three TDs vs. Washington State ... That total was the 16th-most in school history and the most by a Rebel since Denton's 401 vs. SJSU in 1997 ... The 12 different players catching at least one pass in one game vs. the Cougars is believed to be the most in UNLV history ... That was the first of four games that Sherry completed at least 20 pass attempts (AFA, LTU, UNR) ... Completed 23 of 32 attempts for 250 yards and a score in leading his team to a conference victory over visiting Air Force in Game Four ... Completed 22 of 46 for a career-high 378 yards in Game Six at LA Tech and his four touchdown passes vs. the Bulldogs on Oct. 6 tied Denton's UNLV freshman record for a game ... The passing total was the 15th-highest in program history and most by a Rebel in 15 years ... Threw for 243 yards vs. UNR in Game Seven and 289 yards to go with two TDs in a win over New Mexico in Game 10 ... Left Game 11 at CSU after being shaken up and missed the following week's date with Wyoming ... Returned to close out the year at Hawai'i.
2011: Redshirted season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Casa Grande HS ... Listed as a three-star recruit by Rivals ... Ranked the No. 86 quarterback prospect in the nation by Scouts Inc. and the No. 103 QB by Scout ... Named PrepStar All-West Coast Region ... Lettered twice on varsity under coach Trent Herzog ... Helped the Gauchos to an 11-2 record as both a junior and senior, including two Sonoma County League championships ... Passed for 2,700 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior and 2,500 and 28 scores as a junior ... Saw time at defensive end as well ... Also a three-time letterman in basketball as a power forward.
PERSONAL: Nick Sherry was born Feb. 13, 1993, in Santa Rosa, CA ... The son of Nancy and Steve Sherry ... The youngest of six children, he has five sisters: Christiana, Stacia, Briana, Amelie and Elise ... Earned his degree in political science and is currently pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice.
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Man's body found in surf at Santa Monica beach
June 5, 2012 | 8:23 am
Authorities blocked off a portion of a Santa Monica beach Tuesday morning after a man's body was discovered in the surf.
A passerby flagged down a parking enforcement officer near Nielsen Way and Marine Street about 5:30 a.m. and said a body was on the beach near the water, said Sgt. Richard Lewis of the Santa Monica Police Department.
Lifeguards and police arrived at the scene and confirmed the body was that of a man, Lewis said. Investigators have yet to determine the identity or age of the man, who was wearing beach shorts and either a cycling or body surfing shirt.
There were no obvious signs of trauma, Lewis said. Coroner's officials arrived at the scene Tuesday morning and will conduct an autopsy to determine a cause of death.
Robbery-homicide detectives were handling the case, which Lewis said was standard procedure for all death investigations in Santa Monica.
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Photo: Santa Monica police and Los Angeles County lifeguards at a stretch of beach where a body was discovered Tuesday morning. Credit: KTLA
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How to Utilize Motifs In Your Fiction
Motifs can serve several powerful purposes in storytelling.
Yet because motifs are often discussed in literary and academic circles, many genre-fiction writers fail to explore the potential of this powerful literary device — but literary devices aren’t for literary writers alone. Flashbacks, foreshadowing, mood, imagery, metaphor, and suspense are all literary devices that, among other examples, are commonly employed by genre and literary writers alike.
How, then, can all writers utilize motifs to strengthen the quality of their storytelling? Let’s dive deep into this topic today, writers!
Story ElementsKristen Kieffer April 18, 2019 Prepare to Write, Revising for Publishing
An Easy Outlining Method for Writers Who Don't Enjoy Planning
My personal journey as a writer has been a lonely and meandering one.
For as long as I can remember, a thousand fantastic worlds have lived in my head, the safe places I went when the real world was too painful or quiet to bear. About the time I began to understand myself as an individual, around eleven or twelve, I started writing down these worlds and the stories that took place in them. It was a carefully guarded secret, something that only happened when the mood struck.
As one might expect with such an organic and aimless writing practice, progress was slow. In retrospect, I realize that I was attempting to write about five stories under the guise of one. When I grew frustrated with the inconsistencies and difficulty in plot progression, I split this one story into three set at three different times within the same world, which, sadly, did nothing to clean up the confusion.
Pre-WritingGuest Writer April 8, 2019 Guest Teaching Post, Prepare to Write, Outlining
Eight Things to Consider When Working In a New Creative Medium
In February of 2019, I began drafting my very first book on writing.
Called Build Your Best Writing Life, this book presents a roadmap to becoming the writer you long to be, breaking down how you can forge a healthy creative mindset and writing practice, harness tools for intentional growth, and map your way to the writing life you long to lead. As of writing this, I’m well into the drafting process and cannot wait to share the book with you later this year.
Being as I’ve been writing non-fiction here at Well-Storied for several years, I didn’t imagine that diving into my first full-length non-fiction project would be that big of a leap. Turns out, I was wrong. Oh, so terribly wrong… And that’s exactly why I want to share the hard lessons I’ve already learned about working in a new creative medium here with you today.
Pre-Writing, The Writing LifeKristen Kieffer March 8, 2019 Prepare to Write, The Writing Process
How to Craft Static Character Arcs For Your Novel
A character arc follows the inner journey a character undergoes throughout a story.
In most cases, we think of character arcs as being transformative. A protagonist overcomes a fear or flaw in an effort to achieve their goal, or an anti-hero finds themselves falling victim to their darkest doubts and desires. But what about those arcs in which no transformation takes place? Is a character arc lacking in development if the character remains the person they are when their story began?
Not at all, writer — or, at least, not necessarily. When crafted with intention, this type of arc can tell a powerful inner story. Today on the blog, let’s take the time to break down the major beats that bring this static arc to life.
Characters, PlottingKristen Kieffer February 20, 2019 character arc, Prepare to Write, Plot Structure
How to Craft Negative Character Arcs For Your Novel
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I wrote an article on character arcs.
In that article, I explained the importance of developing character arcs in your stories, established the three arcs found in fiction, and broke down the eleven major beats that comprise the most popular of the three: positive change arcs. I also asked if you’d be interested in similar breakdowns of the remaining two styles, negative change arcs and flat arcs, and your answer was a resounding yes.
Despite this, I found myself caught up in other articles and topics and failed to circle back around — until now, that is. Today, I’m excited to delve into the dark descent of negative change arcs with you all, soon to be followed by an article on flat arcs as well. Have a character for whom a bittersweet or tragic ending is in order? This is the article for you, writer.
Characters, PlottingKristen Kieffer January 30, 2019 character arc, Prepare to Write, Plot Structure
Exploring Three Ways to Structure Your Book Series
I’ve always been drawn to book series, both as a reader and a writer.
Perhaps it’s the depth a series can achieve, allowing for rich and expansive storytelling, or simply because I long to spend more time with the characters I love. From a career standpoint, series also offer authors the opportunity to build upon their backlists with related works, encouraging book sales as readers return for more of what captivated them in book one.
Think you may like to write a book series of your own? It’s important to note that not all series are created equal. In fact, there are three distinct ways you can structure a book series, and understanding which structure is right for your stories and career goals is key to setting yourself up for series success. Today, let’s break down these structures together.
PlottingKristen Kieffer January 23, 2019 Writing a Book Series, Prepare to Write
Do You Know What Drives Your Story’s Narrative?
At the heart of every good story is an arc, a series of related events that compels the reader to engage with the narrative.
Sometimes, that arc is one of external thrills and escapades. Will they catch the killer? Will she break the curse? Other times, that arc is one of inner turmoil or transformation. Will his pride lead to eventual downfall? Will she find it in her heart to forgive? Certainly, both types of arcs can be present in a story. But ultimately, only one can serve as the driving force behind its narrative.
As writers, why is it important to understand which arc lies at the heart of our stories? Let’s examine the difference between plot-driven and character-driven narratives today on the blog.
PlottingKristen Kieffer November 28, 2018 Character Development, Plot Structure, Prepare to Write
Should You Include a Prologue in Your Story?
Ah, the Great Prologue Debate. Should they or should they not have a place in fiction?
The necessity of prologues (or lack thereof) is a topic that’s frequently discussed in online writing circles, and today I’d like to add my two cents to the clamor. You see, I feel pretty strongly about the power of a prologue well written. It’s a story element I’ve enjoyed time and time again as a reader, and also one that I’ve worked to emulate in many of my own stories.
Why do I think that prologues have their place? And what defines a prologue as well-written in my eyes? Allow me to share my thoughts with you in today’s article, writers.
Story ElementsKristen Kieffer October 10, 2018 Prepare to Write, Revising for Publishing
My Top Tips for Utilizing Fictional Language in Your Stories
Let’s face it: Tolkien set the bar pretty high as far as constructed languages go.
Whether you’ve considered outlining an entire conlang (that’s world-building slang for “constructed language”) or are simply looking to use a few invented words to liven up your story world, knowing how best to approach the construction of a fictional language is daunting to say the least.
Is the use of conlang really necessary? How much detail should you put into crafting your fictional language? And how in the world can you incorporate it in a way that feels natural and believable to readers? Let’s talk about all this and more in today’s article, writer!
Story ElementsKristen Kieffer June 27, 2018 World-Building, Prepare to Write, Revising for Publishing
My Top Tips for Balancing Stories with Multiple Points-of-View
Writing fiction from the perspectives of multiple characters can be a lot of fun.
This style of storytelling has gained quite a bit of popularity in recent decades thanks to the rise of film and television, which often structures its stories to showcase many characters’ perspectives. But utilizing multiple points-of-view isn’t the simplest technique to master.
I’ve received quite a few requests for tips on this topic in recent months, and being as I’ve dabbled in writing stories with multiple points-of-view myself, I decided it was high time to translate my experience into a few key tips to share with you all today. Shall we dive in?
DraftingKristen Kieffer June 6, 2018 Prepare to Write, Character Development, Revising for Publishing
How to Decide Which Exciting Story Idea to Write Next
Have a hundred thrilling story ideas rumbling around in your brain?
Choosing which of those many ideas to write next can seem impossible — especially when you’re of unsure which idea best aligns with your aims and abilities as a writer — but have no fear! Today, we're going to cut through option overwhelm by discussing the tips and tricks that can provide clarity as you decide which exciting story idea to write next.
Pre-WritingKristen Kieffer March 21, 2018 Prepare to Write, Outlining
Three Powerful Ways to Brainstorm New Story Ideas
Brainstorming new story ideas isn't always the easiest task in the world. Often, it seems the longer you work to devise the concept for your next great novel, the more impossible the struggle becomes. So, how can you overcome the overwhelm and begin generating narratives like the ultra-imaginative writer you long to be?
Today, I'm sharing three powerful brainstorming methods that make the process of digging up new story ideas seem less like a headache and more like the romp through your creative playground it ought to be. So let's go, writers. It's time to play!
Pre-WritingKristen Kieffer March 14, 2018 Prepare to Write
Finding the Novel Outlining Process that Works for You
There’s nothing more nebulous than trying to produce a decent outline for your novel.
With dozens of outlining methods to choose from, all of which seem to work well for some writers but not for others, defining the outlining process that works best for you and your stories can be more than a little intimidating. How much detail do you need to include? Is outlining really necessary? Isn't there a better way?
Writers, it's time to cut through the chaos and get down to business. Let's find the outlining method that works best for each of us in today's breakdown!
Plotting, Your Writing ProcessKristen Kieffer March 7, 2018 Outlining, Prepare to Write, Build Your Best Writing Life
Asking Yourself These 5 Question Can Help You Write Better First Drafts
When I speak of writing amazing first drafts, I don’t mean to imply that you’ll ever write a first draft that isn’t in need of revision. That’s not at all how they’re meant to work.
You see, first drafts are famously shitty — all of them — and they're meant to be. They're called rough drafts for a reason after all. That's why I like to think of writing first drafts as a mining process. I dig deep into the dark caverns of my mind to dredge up the gems of a story that will later be cleaned, cut, refined, and set into something truly beautiful.
So what qualifies a first draft as amazing if you are, in actuality, getting your hands dirty as you write? And what in the world do you need to ask yourself if you want to write amazing first drafts of your own? Let's dig into today's article, writer!
DraftingKristen Kieffer March 1, 2018 The First Draft, The Write Mindset, Prepare to Write
Outline Your Novel With the 3-Act Story Structure
Are you ready to take the overwhelm out of outlining your novel?
Transforming a new story idea or a shapeless first draft into a spectacular full-length book is more than a little difficult. There are endless elements at play: plot arcs, character arcs, stakes, themes, pacing... It's no wonder many writers struggle to give life to the stories in their heads.
Fortunately, giving shape to your story doesn't have to be as difficult as it may seem. You can craft a strong blueprint for your novel with ease by making good use of a little tool called story structure.
PlottingKristen Kieffer January 20, 2018 3-Act Story Structure, Plot Structure, Prepare to Write, Resource Announcements
My Top 5 Tools to Get You Writing
Ultimately, it's the writing that makes the writer, but that doesn't mean you can't set yourself up for success.
Over the years, I've discovered that the best way to have great productivity and an easy-to-manage writing process is to set myself up with good, reliable writing tools. It may seem odd to some that I use more than just a Word document to get the job done, but I'm a firm believer in not settling.
If there are tools out there that can make my writing process simpler, faster, and more inspired, then I want them—and I'd encourage you to get them a shot as well. Today, I'm sharing my top 10 tools that will get you writing like the #writeboss you long to be. Shall we dive in?
Your Writing ProcessKristen Kieffer December 8, 2017 Prepare to Write, Build Your Best Writing Life, The Writing Process
How to Create Strong Pacing For Your Story
Books are a bit like amusement park rides.
They come in all shapes and sizes and even levels of thrill, with enough variation that there are few who don’t enjoy any sort of ride at all. But there is one element that all rides must have if they're to succeed: an expectation of pace.
Fast rides fly. Slow rides meander. But it’s rare that a ride will catapult between high and low speeds until the rider begs to be removed. Why? Well, the intense change in pacing would leave most riders bewildered—and likely a bit nauseated, too.
The same goes for stories that lack consistent pacing. So let's avoid bewildering, and perhaps even nauseating, our readers, shall we? Buckle up, writers. We’re about to go for a ride!
Story ElementsKristen Kieffer December 3, 2017 Prepare to Write
How to Craft Strong Themes For Your Story (a #StorySocial recap)
Hello, friends! Time for another #StorySocial recap. Never heard of it?
#StorySocial is the weekly chat I host every Wednesday at 9pm Eastern on Twitter. Each week, dozens of writers get together for about an hour to chat about a fun writerly topic. This past Wednesday, we talked all about how to craft strong themes for our stories.
Did you miss out? Couldn't make it? No worries. I'm sharing a recap of this week's chat below. Check it out!
#StorySocialKristen Kieffer December 1, 2017 #StorySocial Recap, Prepare to Write
Breaking Down The Four Main Types of External Conflict
Conflict drives narrative.
As humans, our curiosity piques when two forces oppose one another. “What is happening?”, we ask. Why are these two forces at odds? How will the conflict play out? Who will win? What would I do if I were in that situation?
These are the questions readers ask, more or less subconsciously, as they read. Which means they’re also exactly the kinds of questions writers should ask themselves when crafting plots for their stories.
In stories, as in life, there are two types of conflict: internal and external. Internal conflicts are the mental, emotional, or spiritual struggles a person faces—Character vs Self—which we’ll talk about on the blog soon!
Today, however, we’re going to focus on the second type of struggle: external conflict. Shall we dive into the breakdown?
Plotting, Story ElementsKristen Kieffer September 18, 2017 Conflict, Plot Structure, Prepare to Write
Five Ways to Frame Your Story
You have a story idea, and you’re ready to write. But have you thought much about how you’ll frame your story?
Subjective storytelling is the framework most commonly found in modern literature, and it's perhaps the most obvious way writers think to tell their stories. With a subjective framework, writers utilize a limited point-of-view (i.e. the story is told solely via the main character's thoughts and experiences) to immerse readers in the main character’s journey.
But this style of storytelling isn’t the only way in which you can frame your story for success. What are your other options, and which is best for your novel? Let’s break down five alternative frameworks today!
Story ElementsKristen Kieffer September 11, 2017 Prepare to Write, Revising for Publishing
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Leading by Design: A Resource for Nonprofits
Nonprofit leadership is more complex and demanding than ever before, requiring updated and innovative ways to meet mission and keep organizations healthy. This blog explores issues about forward-looking governance and leadership.
The Intentionality of Building Relationships
WHEN I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE TO my summer vacation posts (here and here), I just had to share it. It shows how an organization can take a really good idea and adapt it, and it further proves the point that really good ideas are scalable if people have the imagination to run with it.
Sally Roesch Wagner is the executive director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation in Fayetteville, NY. Gage was a formidable force for equal rights and Wagner is the visionary scholar who has brought Gage's work to life and life to the public. Here's Sally's approach to making stakeholder communication intentional:
I like the idea [of trustees porch conversations] so much that I'm going to propose we think about it as a strategy rather than an event -- that we (board, staff, volunteers, docents) all engage visitors at all of our events in a conversation about what they'd like to see us do, transparent talk about our finances, what we need, see what questions they have, etc. Then we have a process sheet for after, notes about what was learned. And then we expand it to outside our events, and develop it as a lifestyle.
Folks involved in the Foundation are already doing great outreach, talking to people all the time about the Foundation. What the "trustees porch conversations" idea does for me is to open the thought of doing this systematically as intentional conversations rather than ones that just develop. And we can build the intentionality based on the typical conversations folks have; what people want to know about us, etc. And then we can keep track of the conversations, which will help us with personal recruitment of volunteers, board and committee members.
AND as we develop dialogue as the language of the institution (as we're doing with a grant from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, setting up a train-the-trainers program so everyone involved gets trained in the process of dialogue eventually), we can in stages turn these casual conversations into meaningful dialogues which will involve the community in our work on a continual basis. Sort of a walking "write on our walls." And I think we can also literally adopt the trustee porch conversations at our Wonderful Weekends - our yearly gatherings.
Also I'm going to send out an email to the volunteers today encouraging a conversation about the language "I serve". I really like that language, too. Want to see what it feels like to them and if they buy into it.
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What I Learned on My Summer Vacation, Part II: "I Serve"
THESE TWO WORDS GAINED EXPANDED meaning for me this summer. While spending a week at Chautauqua Institution, my vacation companion and I attended a dizzying array of performances, lectures and conversations with authors and staff. Each was introduced by the Institution's president or senior staffer, who began by introducing themselves to the audience. In every case -- and I mean every case -- the staff welcomed the audience, said their names and added their titles by saying "I serve Chautauqua Institution as [insert job title here]."
It was my companion who pointed this turn of phrase out to me. "Do you hear how they're introducing themselves?" she asked. She'd picked up on right away. The more I heard it, the more I was amazed by it -- not just the uniformity in which it was delivered, but by the powerful servant-driven idea behind it. Obviously, the Institution's leadership made a conscious decision about emphasizing the service aspect of the work and for some of us in the audience, at any rate, it carried deep resonance.
We agreed that it's a perspective that we just don't hear much in the nonprofit sector when our colleagues introduce themselves or talk about their work. Yet nonprofit work is service work no matter if it's health care or arts education, and those of us working and volunteering in nonprofits do so in service to an institutional mission and, thus, the audience.
As nonprofits of all stripes struggle to gain ground against seemingly unrelenting economic forces, it seems that now is the perfect time for all of us in the sector to examine why we serve and how we each uphold our institution's mission.
Click here for Part I of What I Learned on My Summer Vacation About Stakeholder Communication
Image: The Rev. Joan Brown Campbell, director of the Department of Religion, kept the conversation to interfaith dialogue within the strategic plan at a Trustee Porch Discussion. The Chautauqua Daily, August 6, 2011.
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What I Learned on My Summer Vacation About Stakeholder Communication
There's a special place in western New York where life-long learning, spiritual and artistic exploration, and recreation meet. This place is Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit community now in its 138th year. When I'm lucky, get to spend a snippet of the nine-week season there. Each season is programmed with roughly 2,000 events ranging from lectures and classes to performances of all types, art shows, book readings, community events and everything in between.
Chautauqua Institution -- the nonprofit corporation -- is a $24+ million annual operation governed by a board of 24 trustees, employing more than 1,200 full-time and seasonal employees, with a physical plant numbering more than 80 buildings and a ton of recreational areas, and a balance sheet that totes up more than $60 million in assets. Visitors to the grounds number in the tens of thousands over the course of the nine-week season (late June to late August). Some of these folks own property on the grounds and they make Chautauqua their summer home. Others, like me, manage a visit for a few days or a week. Many others come for the day or for a specific performance or activity.
OK, so much for the set-up. What I've come to learn over my time at Chautauqua is that pretty much all of the full-time professional staff are constantly in and on view, because they introduce programs, facilitate discussions, squire speakers/performers around, and press the flesh with long-time supporters and newbies alike. Think of the demands on you at your biggest annual event or program series and multiply that by nine back-to-back, non-stop weeks. You're surrounded most every day by your trustees, your most faithful donors, and curious first-time visitors. Everyone wants to say hello to you, make a suggestion, offer a criticism, get directions to the restrooms, engage you in some deep topic that might make your head explode right at that moment or just trip you up. They're your closest supporters, your allies, your peeps.
How would you take the opportunity of being surrounded by your audience and use it to communicate your organization's mission, intentions, future plans, and tough choices? Draw them closer? Perhaps get their buy-in?
This summer I noticed for the first time that the Institution's trustees and senior staff held weekly, one-hour conversations on some aspect of the organization's operations with anyone who wanted to show up. Called "Trustees Porch Discussions", the conversations took place on a long, broad porch of a building near the largest venue, the amphitheater, so there were lots of people strolling by, many of whom stopped to listen. Each discussion had a focusing topic -- family and educational programming, finances, religious diversity, how speakers are chosen for the lecture platform, or how the institution is marketed (these were the topics this summer). While staff lead the discussion, the trustees were on hand to add insights and help answer questions. The audiences ranged in size from 20 or so people to more than 60.
"Trustees Porch Discussions" were augmented by two Board of Trustees "Open Forums" -- one in July and one in August. These were held in a large public venue right after the trustee's regular board meetings. Here, larger audiences asked questions ranging from expanding the interfaith community to future restoration/renovation plans for performances spaces, to enforcement of registration for dogs and safety issues of motorized scooters.
I really like the accessibility to staff and board members that these two activities provide and I don't think it's too much of a stretch to think about how similar face-to-face discussions could take place with members, donors and visitors in smaller institutions. Many organizations use their annual member's meeting or annual report to communicate with stakeholders on the business end of the issues. Some nonprofits hold board meetings as part of program meetings. Social media can facilitate the flow of communication, also. But unless these typical channels are purposely programmed to be conversations about the health and forward momentum of the organization, then they're usually nothing more than glossy one-way reporting.
Is it too much to ask that we figure out ways to reveal more of the challenges of our work, to ask our member and donor partners the same questions we ask at our staff meetings; to debate the pros and cons; to lay the good, the bad and sometimes the ugly on the table?
Our stakeholders need to know when things aren't working well just as much as when things are. Most of the time they just need to be afforded an opportunity to know. After all, they are our partners in the enterprise of our nonprofits.
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Home 24-7 Ambitious NIWA-led Antarctic Ocean project gets go-ahead
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Ambitious NIWA-led Antarctic Ocean project gets go-ahead
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Understanding how the Antarctic oceans work is vital to predicting the world’s future climate and the implications of climate change for humankind and the planet.
The MBIE Antarctic Science Platform, run by Antarctica New Zealand, has just announced the funding of a series of projects, including a six-year NIWA-led programme on the ocean around Antarctica called “Antarctic ocean mechanics: past, present and future”.
The project is led by Dr Craig Stevens of NIWA, with Dr Christina Riesselman from the University of Otago and includes researchers from GNS Science, Victoria University and the University of Auckland. The project also supports a number of younger scientists to help train the next generation of climate science leaders.
Dr Stevens says the ice, ocean and atmosphere around Antarctica comprise a very important part of our planet’s climate system.
“However, the environment is one of the harshest and most challenging on the planet and is the hardest to measure.
“Despite this, it is vital we improve our understanding of how this domain works as Antarctica’s impact on the global Earth system will largely come through the oceanic transport of heat and other associated materials such as salt, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nutrients,” Dr Stevens says.
“Humankind is changing the atmosphere rapidly and our knowledge of previous climatic and oceanic response provides only a partial understanding of the implications of such fast change.
“Consequently, big questions remain unanswered as to how Antarctic oceans work with a changing atmosphere, as well as changes in land ice and sea ice cover.”
He asks for example, whether changing wind will increase the presence of warm water in the Ross Sea? Or what will happen to ocean circulation if all the sea ice disappears? Alternately, what will happen to ocean circulation if all the ice shelves disintegrate? If lots of the ice melts, will a cap of fresher water change how the Antarctic oceans work?
“This project will provide decision-makers and other scientists with a much better understanding of how changes around Antarctica get transferred by the ocean further north, and the feedback loops that return to the south.
“Climate models take a broad-brush approach because they must describe the whole planet for centuries to come. However, many of the important processes and change happen at small time and space scales. In order to improve our predictions of the future we need to understand more about these processes and then work out ways to connect the small scales to the large.”
‘Antarctic ocean mechanics: past, present and future’ has four objectives.
First, continue to collect data in targeted locations, developing the extended observational datasets that are fundamental for understanding change.
Second, contribute to large international expeditions to recover sedimentary evidence of past ocean conditions and relate these records to how climate has evolved and what it might do next.
Third, conduct an ambitious experiment to explore the relatively little-studied, but vitally important, Ross Ice Shelf Polynya. This region of wind-forced open water is important for both sea ice production and global ocean circulation.
Finally, all this work will be combined within computer simulations to help answer the big questions about how the ocean controls Antarctica’s role in our future climate.
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This is the third post in a series in which I explore what classic film actresses in iconic roles can teach us — and, more particularly, my fast-growing daughter — about the seven classic virtues. These posts follow the order of the virtues that Dante encounters in his journey up through Purgatorio. The first post was on humility and Ingrid Bergman’s character in Casablanca. The second was “Jean Arthur and Virtue of Kindness.”
This post focuses on the virtue of meekness as a countermeasure to wrath, the third vice that Dante encounters in Purgatorio. Donna Reed provides an excellent example of meekness in It’s a Wonderful Life and, like the other women I have written about, beautifully demonstrates how a virtue that can often be characterized as a weakness is in fact far stronger than the vice it opposes.
How do we understand meekness from Dante’s perspective in Purgatorio? Dante gives three examples:
the Virgin Mary, who patiently listened to Jesus rather than rebuking him after she had been looking for him for three days;
Peisistratos, a tyrant of ancient Greece who extended merciful understanding to a man who, out of love, had kissed the tyrant’s daughter in public (rather than raining down vengeance as the mother had demanded);
St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr, who was stoned to death for his faith and who, even as the stones were being cast against him, extended forgiveness and prayed that this sin not be held against his murderers.
In contrast to these three exemplars of meekness are three wretches whose earthly actions illustrate the ultimate evil consequences of wrath.
Procne, who after learning that her husband had raped her sister, killed her son, cooked him, and fed him to the rapist;
Haman, a mighty prince who ordered the slaughter of all Jews in the kingdom after Mordecai would not bow down to him;
Queen Amata, who falsely believed her favored suitor for her daughter had been killed and took her own life.
All three examples show how anger can be so consuming that it can completely blind us to the horrific consequences that lay beyond the next action, consequences in which the innocent are murdered. Dante makes the blinding effect of anger apparent in that the wrathful must walk around in blinding, acrid smoke.
What then could Donna Reed, and her counterpart Jimmy Stewart, add to this depiction of meekness and wrath? Superficially, It’s A Wonderful Life may seem a more contemporary story than the Aeneid, and yet the characters in the former may seem just as dated as the latter. Donna Reed playing the meek wife? Does that have any place in our contemporary culture?
I would argue that No, the image of the meek woman likely does not have a place in our contemporary culture, but it should. That is not to say I think women should be weak, or subjugated to men. Instead, true meekness takes greater strength than its counterpart, wrath., As Stewart and Reed demonstrate, meekness is the way to victory.
As many will know, Stewart plays George Bailey, a man who has dreamed of escaping his small town ever since he was a boy to go see the world and build architectural marvels. Time and again, his aspirations are thwarted and the glory goes to someone else. His younger brother attends college while Stewart stays to run the family business, a small charitable building and loan company, so that it does not fall into the hands of the greedy and envious Mr. Potter. Stewart does get to marry the girl he loves, Mary Hatch, played by Reed, but is not able to provide the life he envisioned for his growing family — money is always tight and any extra seems to fly out the door to someone in need.
Reed, in contrast, seems happy and content. This is not out of ignorance of the strains and setbacks of life. Rather, she was living the life that she felt called to lead, and meekly accepted its burdens with patience, merciful understanding, and forgiveness. This may seem like a merely passive acceptance of things as they come, a way of ceding control to the world, but as the film unfolds, we see that Stewart’s wrath leads him down a dark path.
In a pivotal scene, Stewart cracks under pressure. He yells at his family, berates a teacher on the phone, and destroys the architectural models he has built, visibly dashing his hopes all over the living room of the family’s drafty old house. He has just learned that he and his family have been brought to the brink of financial ruin. His uncle, who works for the Bailey building and loan company, mislaid $8,000. Without the money, Stewart’s company is ruined and he will likely be sent to jail for malfeasance.
Stewart’s anger and despair at his situation is heartbreaking and understandable. Despairing anger is a far easier emotion to indulge than patience — how better to take command of a situation that is spiraling out of control than lashing out? hen But when Reed sees Stewart lash out at their children and call the goodness of their life into question, rather than reaching for anger, she restrains herself.
Like Peisistratos, she forgives one who, although in the wrong, has acted out of love, and entreats her children to pray for their father. Then — like Mary upon finally locating her missing son, Jesus, in the temple courts — patiently takes time to learn the facts before deciding how to react. After Stewart’s departure, she calls his uncle to find out the source of the trouble and then begins calling on the family’s friends for help.
When Stewart flees his house and family, we see him and Reed diverge: one stumbles down the road of wrath, the other patiently follows the road of meekness.
Dante shows us that the way of wrath is dark, the light choked out by thick, terrible smoke. Stewart goes straight to Mr. Potter, who gleefully suggests that Stewart ask the riff-raff that Stewart calls friends for the money. Stewart dismisses the notion. No one has that kind of money in the town except for Potter.
It is true at first glance. No one man has $8,000, but given the charitable life that Stewart and Reed have led to that point, their great mass of friends could manage the cost among them. It is clear-eyed Reed who understands this.
Upon learning the essential facts of the situation — that Stewart was in trouble and needed $8,000 — her road took her to every familiar door asking if their friends could help. She recognized that in this life we are called to be the Good Samaritan and to help our neighbor, but she also recognized that sometimes we are the man lying on the side of the road and must allow another, or many others, to help us.
While Reed is bravely going door to door, Stewart continues to stumble down his path deeper into darkness until finally he winds up on a bridge. Despairing anger can lead one to do horrific things — its sad logical end is murder.
Think of Dante’s examples: Queen Amata, like Stewart intends in the movie, murders herself based on false information. At first glance, suicide may sometimes seem noble, particularly in Stewart’s case. He is doing it for his loved ones so they may benefit from the $15,000 payout on his life insurance. It also may seem courageous, in that it appears as if he is giving up his life for others. This is because we live in a world that romanticizes suicide: choosing death may be sad, but we sympathize and perhaps even glorify it. We have lost our way as a society that sees the ending of Romeo and Juliet as romantic, or Stewart’s intentions on the bridge as understandable. G.K. Chesterton wrote:
Not only is suicide a sin, it is the sin. It is the ultimate and absolute evil, the refusal to take an interest in existence; the refusal to take the oath of loyalty to life. The man who kills a man, kills a man. The man who kills himself, kills all men; as far as he is concerned he wipes out the world. … The thief compliments the things he steals, if not the owner of them. But the suicide insults everything on earth by not stealing it. He defiles every flower by refusing to live for its sake. There is not a tiny creature in the cosmos at whom his death is not a sneer. When a man hangs himself on a tree, the leaves might fall off in anger and the birds fly away in fury: for each has received a personal affront.
How tragic It’s a Wonderful Life would have been had an angel not intervened. Reed would have returned home with all of their friends and neighbors who had come to help, only to learn that Stewart was dead. This is not romance. This is not nobility. It is ugly, cruel stupidity. I am reminded of Queen Amata’s daughter, Lavinia, whom Dante encounters weeping for her mother, crying, “O Queen, why hast thou wished in anger to be nought? … Now thou hast lost me; I am she who mourns, Mother, at thine ere at another’s ruin” (Purgatorio 17; 35-9).
Reed would have saved the day only to find that Stewart had put himself beyond saving. But Clarence the angel cleared away the smoke so that Stewart could find his way back to his family, no longer a man blinded by wrath, but clear-eyed and richly content in being reunited with his wife so that he may join her in walking the path of meekness together. It is not only good to have a meek wife, but a meek husband as well. Men as well as women are called to find strength in a meek existence, a point perhaps not lost on Dante: of his three examples of meekness, two are men, while two of his three examples of wrath are women.
When Stewart and Reed diverged after that pivotal scene in It’s a Wonderful Life, Stewart took the easy road full of big, foolish, empty gestures made in desperate anger, unable to see and think clearly. Reed took the hard road, paved with meek patience and illuminated by the little lights over countless doors on which she would quietly knock. It was she who prevailed, a small victory that helps remind us of that ultimate victory, when the meek shall inherit the earth.
Sarah Cornwell is a recovering Lutheran who joined the Episcopal Church in 2011. She holds a BFA in dance and a MA in International Humanitarian Assistance. She lives with her husband and four children in the Hudson Valley north of New York City.
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BCT's Lewiston and Clarkston: Searching for Self in Spaces That Divide Us
Boise Contemporary Theater mounts must-see dramas penned by Idaho native and MacArthur Genius Grant awardee Sam Hunter.
by George Prentice
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Destiny. Serendipity. Auspiciousness. Boise Contemporary Theater's much-anticipated productions of Lewiston and Clarkston, a pair of Idaho-centric dramas that The New York Times raved about as "perfect dramatic equilibrium," will have all of that when they debut in Boise this month. But mounting two plays that focus on parallel towns in repertory—Saturday, Feb. 9 through Saturday, March 9—is written in the stars; specifically, the stars that shine over Idaho's enigmatic and elusive Camas Prairie.
When a groundbreaking production pairing the two plays lit up New York City's theater scene last fall, The Times critic Douglas Clement penned that Lewiston and Clarkston, named for the Camas Prairie communities which straddle the Idaho/Washington border, are "haunted by the physical psychological imprints of the American west." But producing Lewiston and Clarkston off Broadway is one thing. Bringing MacArthur Genius Grant winner and Idaho native Sam Hunter's plays back to his home state is another, perhaps even more formidable venture. That said, BCT Founding Artistic Director Matthew Cameron Clark embraces what is certain to be a must-see event.
"Sam is a brilliant, brilliant playwright; and his connection to BCT is obviously a big part of what first connected us," said Clark, noting that BCT mounted the world premiere of Hunter's play Norway eight years ago. "And now, Sam is one of the most commissioned playwrights in the nation. We've been trying to get him back here for a long time. Lewiston and Clarkston were produced in New York to great critical success last fall. And now? Well, in a large part, they're coming home. For audiences here in Boise, there's definitely going to be some pretty quick access to some of Sam's characters in these stories. Sam's subtle, nuanced moments open up connections between people that... well, let me put it this way. I just don't know anybody else that does it the way that Sam does it."
E.B.. Hinnant and Hunter Hoffman
Lewiston and Clarkston will be stand-alone, 90-minute productions at BCT, to be considered on their own merits. But though each play has its own cast and narrative arc, the stories are indelibly linked, not unlike the cities that share their names.
"The experience of seeing each play is complete unto itself. And you don't need to see them in any particular order," said Clark. Lewiston and Clarkston will be performed, in rotation, over a four-week run at BCT. That said, audiences will also have the opportunity to see both productions on the same day, in matinee and evening performances, on three Saturdays: Feb. 22, March 2 and March 9.
"There's a beautiful resonance between the two plays that adds to the overall experience if you see both," said Clark.
Hunter Hoffman and E.B. Hinnant
Both plays feature characters that are descendants of the border cities' namesakes, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. But Lewiston and Clarkston are very much about what it is to be a 21st-century American and, more particularly, what it is to be defined by where we choose to live and die.
"For me, these stories grapple with epic questions: What does it mean to search for your own history? What is it that connects you to the land? Now, layered throughout all of that is Sam Hunter's context of an intimate family drama," said Lillian Meredith, director of both Lewiston and Clarkston at BCT. "I think these stories address this incredible, vast theme: What is the American dream in the 21st century?"
Meredith was an assistant director of the 2018 production of Lewiston in New York City and was the first person that Clark thought of to mount Lewiston and Clarkston at BCT.
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"This is a pretty tremendous responsibility. I want this production to be everything that the New York production was, and so much more. These beautiful plays spoke to New York audiences, without a doubt. But how thrilling it is to speak to an Idaho audience?" she asked.
The centerpiece of Lewiston is Alice, a woman in her 70s who scrapes by selling fireworks from a roadside table draped in dusty red, white and blue bunting. At BCT, she'll be portrayed by Sun Valley resident and veteran actress Patsy Wygle.
"We're totally different casts between the two productions, but we had a pretty special experience when everyone came together for a read-through of both scripts," said Wygle. "Up until then, I hadn't even read the other play. What an experience. I think everyone was pretty blown away by the connections. It was riveting."
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E.B. Hinnant, Lillian Meredith, Patricia Wygle and BCT Founding Artistic Director Matthew Cameron Clark
New York-based actor E.B. Hinnant portrays Jake in Clarkston, a young man who spends his days moving crates of goods at a Clarkston Costco.
"Jake's not from this part of the country but has always been fascinated by Lewis and Clark, and even idolizes them," said Hinnant. "But in today's world, and particularly at this Clarkston Costco, Jake is a very complicated little man."
Therein lies Sam Hunter's genius for creating characters that yearn for a sense of identity and belonging.
"We've brought a lot of our own personal perspectives into our rehearsals," said Hinnant. "Yes, we've brought ourselves but it's also about what runs through the veins of our characters. That's our responsibility. And what a responsibility to bring these shows to Idaho."
Fellow Travelers: A Twofer Review of BCT's Lewiston and Clarkston
Both dramas by Sam Hunter run at Boise Contemporary Theater until Saturday, March 9
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30 Days of Night
The story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.
30 Days of Night: Dark Days
Picking up from the literal ashes of 30 Days of Night, this new printing of the first sequel, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, follows Stella Olemaun's efforts to warn the world about the threat the vampires pose - the vampires who overran Barrow, Alaska, killing her husband and most of the town.
30 Days of Night: Annual
All the terror that made 30 Days of Night and Dark Days breakout hits that redefined horror comics for the modern age is captured in four short tales written by Steve Niles, and illustrated by a veritable witches' brew of talent, both established and new! Regular 30 Days of Night and Dark Days artist Ben Templesmith is joined by three relative newcomers, each with their own unique style. A must!
30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow
30 Days of Night was one of the undisputed success stories of modern comics, spawning a bestselling trade paperback, a major motion picture deal, and the attention of thousands of fans longing for an innovative tale of terror. Now the same creative team revisits Barrow, Alaska, the town where it all began, as the long night creeps once more over the tundra. Some things may have changed, but the ho
30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales
The world of the undead is a vast one, with many stories remaining to be told. In Bloodsucker Tales, Steve Niles continues the saga of 30 Days of Night with the bloody and terrifying story "Dead Billy Dead," illustrated by talented newcomer Kody Chamberlain. Matt Fraction (Last of the Independents) joins in with "Juarez," introducing Lex Nova, former private detective and free-range madman, illust
30 Days of Night: Red Snow
1941. Hitler's Operation: Silver Fox has failed, but the war on the Eastern Front drags on as the Russian winter starts to bite. British military attache Corporal Charlie Keating observes the war from the Soviet side, making sure crucial supplies get through to aid Stalin's front in the battle against the Nazis. With luck, he too will survive to see the end of the war. But something else is out th
30 jours de nuit
Des vampires se déchaînent dans une bourgade plongée dans une nuit qui dure un mois. L'une des meilleures BD d'horreur jamais réalisées... Barrow, Alaska : une bourgade ordinaire mais un endroit de rêve aux yeux d'une horde de vampires. Car, durant l'hiver polaire, le soleil ne s'y lève pas pendant 30 jours. 30 jours de nuit. 30 jours de terreur durant lesquels une poignée de survivants
Ray Crisara, a tough cop who's survived a terrible car accident, discovers his wife is dead and his daughter in critical condition. Believing this was a planned hit by the city's drug lord he's been pursuing, Ray's brain injury leaves him five days before he dies to track the killer or be there for his little girl... Ray's clock is ticking.
The Art of Army of Darkness
Since July 2004, Ash Williams - the reluctant hero of the cult classic film, Army of Darkness - has been an integral part of Dynamite Entertainment's publishing line. Throughout the years, dozens of highly skilled comic artists have drawn and painted our hero, Ash (not to mention the Chosen One's interchangeable armament of chainsaws and mechanical gauntlets, of course). This gorgeous hardcover ar
Bad Karma
Bad Karma Volume One is a 200-page hardcover comics, prose and art collection by Alex Grecian, Jeremy Haun, B. Clay Moore & Seth Peck and some of the most popular and successful artists in comics.
Butcher Street
Michael Rose has awakened in a strange place: a city block from which there is no escape, watched over by a monstrous guardian. Every one of the other denizens carries with them some secret pain, but are they wardens or fellow prisoners? While Michael hunts for escape from Butcher Street, he learns that the only way out is in.
CBLDF Presents: Liberty
COMICS' GREATEST CREATORS UNITE TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO READ! Celebrate creative freedom with the industry's top talents in LIBERTY, a collection benefiting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! This deluxe edition collects LIBERTY ANNUAL 2008-2012, with additional material not seen anywhere else and a stunning new cover by PAUL POPE! LIBERTY includes rare work, including a THE WALKING DEAD tale b
CBLDF: Year in Review
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund protects the First Amendment rights of the comics field! Learn about their work in 2010 in this all-star comic showing off this year's accomplishments!
Criminal Macabre
In 2003 Steve Niles, creator of the 30 Days of Night comics series, launched a series of occult detective stories featuring the monstrously hard-boiled Cal McDonald. A pill-popping alcoholic reprobate, Cal is the only line of defense between Los Angeles and a growing horde of zombies, vampires, possessed muscle cars, mad scientists, werewolves, and much more weirdness! * I literally screamed
Criminal Macabre: The Cal McDonald Casebook
Dark Horse is bloody thrilled to present the most terrifying team-up of talent to hit the comics scene in years, as fan-favorite horror scribe Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Dark Days) joins artist Kelley Jones (Deadman, Batman, The Hammer) to bring you the follow-up to the hit miniseries Criminal Macabre. Last Train to Deadsville takes supernatural private dick Cal McDonald and his ghoulish partn
Welcome to the world of Dark Souls; a landscape bathed in arcane fantasy, where primordial forces govern the tides of time, bonfires flicker in the darkness, and the undead stalk the earth in search of impossible redemption. From Titan Comics and Doctor Who scribe, George Mann, comes this original tale of adventure and visceral horror that throws readers deep into the twisted myth of Namco-Bandai'
Dark Souls: Legends of the Flame
In a realm where hollowed champions rise and fall with the ages, where brave knights quest for absolution and bonfires blaze against the everdark, myth and legend will forever prevail...From the desolate worlds of Namco-Bandai's critically-lauded videgame series comes this unsettling collection of all-new Dark Souls tales, written and drawn by some of the comic industry's finest. Building upon th
An exclusive digital download of the comics art book revealing some of the stories set in the world of the alien invasion disaster film, THE DARKEST HOUR. Featuring art and stories from comics superstars such as Ben Templesmith, Becky Cloonan, Jeremy Haun, Brian Hurtt, Tom Fowler, Mateus Santolouco, Rick Spears, and more.
In the golden age of piracy, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, and Black Bart Roberts, the three most reviled pirates in history, contend for the most sacred prize the world has ever known - the lost Relics of Christ! This absolute edition collects the entire sold-out series hailed by critics and fans alike as "Pirates of the Caribbean meets Indiana Jones." Featuring a cover illustration by Ben Templesmit
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Archives
The legendary Doctor Who is back. The Doctor is the last of the Time Lords, survivors of a Great Time War and, along with his loyal friend and companion Martha Jones from London, they stop oppression, darkness and evil spreading throughout the galaxies...
Dollman Kills the Full Moon Universe
Announcing Full Moon's first in-house publishing company & fully curated comic book line: FULL MOON COMIX! It all begins with the title "Charles Band presents Dollman Kills the Full Moon Universe" featuring cover art by horror legends such as Tony Moore (the Walking Dead) and Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night). Written By Shawn Gabborin (Puppet Master: Curtain Call) and Brockton McKi
Written by Warren Ellis. Art and Covers by Ben Templesmith. Detective Richard Fell is transferred over the bridge from the big city to Snowtown, a feral district whose police investigations numbers three and a half people (one detective has no legs). Dumped in this collapsing urban trashzone, Richard Fell is starting all over again. In a place where nothing seems to make any sense, Fell clings to
Stories to inspire wonder and question the darkness inside us all. Flinch is an anthology of stories by established and emerging creators pertaining to their interpretation of the concept of 'flinch'.
Fringe: Beyond the Fringe
Jump BEYOND THE FRINGE in the very first chapter of this direct-to-digital series, written by star Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop)! The stakes are high as Peter undertakes a desperate, time-traveling adventure that Walter believes might save the world. Then come back in two weeks to explore an entirely different scenario, featuring a young Peter in an alternate timeline where Peter never died as a b
IDW Publishing is proud to present an all-new era for the legendary Joe team!
G.I. Joe: Cobra II
Get a deeper look inside Cobra than ever before, as Tomax, Xamot, and Erika continue to feel the effects of the previous miniseries, and several Cobra operatives are introduced for the first time in an IDW book!
Godkiller: Walk Among Us
"Saga meets Johnny The Homicidal Maniac!" -Aint It Cool News Fallen gods, sex magic, and quantum physics technowizards collide in Pizzolo and Wieszczyk's beloved modern classic about a boy wandering the wasteland in search of a new heart for his dying sister.
Gotham By Midnight (2014-2015)
Strange doings are afoot in Gotham City, but Jim Corrigan and his fellow members of the GCPD late-shift are on the case, no matter how mysterious or magical it may be.
Groom Lake
In the remote Nevada desert there sits a dry lakebed called Groom Lake, and under that land resides a secret base that holds all the secrets of the world. Not this world, either. Writer Chris Ryall and artist Ben Templesmith present a tale of abductions and probings, conspiracies and secrets. And the key to it all is held in the grey, six-fingered hand of Archibald.
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South Africa's captain Faf du Plessis, left, and South Africa's Quinton de Kock leave the pitch as rain stops play. Picture: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
Washout saves South Africa from wipe-out
11th Jun 2019 5:17 AM
FAF du Plessis can take some positives out of a washout at the Cricket World Cup: South Africa picked up a point against West Indies and ended a three-game losing streak.
And with it, the South Africans retained some hope of qualifying for the semi-finals, despite originally estimating they'd need to win their last six group games to advance. The first of their remaining five games is on Saturday against Afghanistan in Cardiff.
Only 7.3 overs were bowled at Hampshire's Rose Bowl on Monday after West Indies skipper Jason Holder won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat, expecting the Duckworth-Lewis run-rate calculator to come into play with heavy rain in the forecast.
West Indies paceman Sheldon Cottrell twice got to use his trademark wicket celebration - the military-style salute - when he had Hashim Amla (6) caught by Chris Gayle at slip and Aiden Markram (5) caught behind.
South Africa was struggling at 29-2 when play was suspended and the wicket square covered. South Africa opener Quinton de Kock was unbeaten on 17 and du Plessis was not out without scoring.
Rain continued intermittently and there was no further play. Du Plessis said he'd started to consider scenarios as the number of potential overs kept reducing, and was thinking a total of 200-plus from 30-35 overs would have made for a good contest.
Sheldon Cottrell of West Indies celebrates taking the wicket of Hashim Amla of South Africa during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between South Africa and West Indies at The Hampshire Bowl. Picture: Alex Davidson/Getty Images
"I do feel there was enough in that wicket with our bowling attack …(but) the further the game goes, the closer to a T20 game, being two down already, the odds are heavily in (West Indies) favour," he said.
"So as it got a bit later in the day, then you'd rather get the point and go.
"It's important for us to get cricket and start ticking over, but we can't control the weather so, as a team, (we'll) take one point. Now we move forward."
The South Africans were hoping to turn around their campaign after losses to England, Bangladesh and India to open the tournament but didn't get the positive start they needed, with veteran Amla continuing to struggle.
Now the South Africans need to win every game, and hope some other results go their way.
Fans sit in the stands before rain stops play during the Cricket World Cup group stage match between South Africa and the West Indies. Picture: Adam Davy/PA via AP
"It's as simple as - we are in this position because we haven't played our best cricket so we don't deserve to be anywhere close to the top of the log," he said.
"It is very clear for us as a team we need to be at our best and we need to play well in the next five games.
"If we do that, and the results start one by one happening, then this team will get a lot of confidence from that for the later stages."
The West Indies, meanwhile, was aiming for a second win in the tournament after opening with a commanding win over Pakistan and losing a tight contest to defending champion Australia.
West Indies coach Floyd Reifer said a point was better than nothing, but his team came to win.
"We are playing fearless cricket, so it doesn't matter who we play (or) when we play them," he said.
Rain covers on the pitch after play was stopped due to rain. Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth
"We were really looking forward to this game. After they lost the first three games their confidence as a team will be a bit low, so we wanted to take a big advantage of that.
"Like I said, it's the weather. It's England. So there is nothing we can do about it. We just have to take the one point and look forward to the other games."
The West Indies will stay in Southampton to take on top-ranked England, featuring former Barbados fast bowler Jofra Archer, on Friday.
The local weather forecast is for more rain but it is expected to clear by the end of the week.
The Hampshire washout was the second of the tournament after the Pakistan-Sri Lanka match in Bristol last Friday was abandoned without a ball bowled.
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Berlin versus Berlin
TEXT DIRK GIESELMANN
PHOTOS LUKAS KORSCHAN
Brandenburg Gate, symbol of German unity, a curious structure, recognized worldwide and steeped in history. Tourists flock to it, but few Berliners. Our author went there to find out why
There are a number of things you’ll never hear Berliners say: “The new airport will be great!” or “Wow, the traffic’s really moving.” But least of all: “Come on, kids, let’s go see Brandenburg Gate.”
Why should they, after all? The Gate may be the German capital’s greatest landmark, but it’s not Berlin’s, because the capital and Berlin are very different things. One is the representative seat of government that likes to style itself a world metropolis. The other, a city whose quirky neighborhoods and old-fashioned meatball-and-beer joints create a greater sense of home than any grand piece of architecture. Speaking as a Berliner, I would say that our familiarity with Brandenburg Gate is at best due to the occasional studio backdrop we see on TV when politicians are interviewed for the evening news or a magazine show.
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Prussian triad: Pariser Platz, quadriga statue, Victory Column,
barrel organ music
There it stands dramatically illuminated, the German national colors flying. It’s the ultimate symbol of German history, of the victories and defeats, partition and unification of a country torn between pride and shame.
Brandenburg Gate is a curious construction, simultaneously large and small, significant and irrelevant, present and yet not there. Due to its great weight – built of two million bricks and clad with sandstone two centuries ago at the behest of Prussia’s King Frederick William II – it threatens to sink into the ground, but if you knocked on it, it might sound hollow, like a papier–mâché mock-up dragged out for visitors of state, like Prince William and Kate, who recently posed in front of it, waving to their fans. The rest of the country and the rest of the world have invested it with so much meaning that it has none at all for the people who live here.
Watch your back! Some people go all out to get their puppet on a photo with Brandenburg Gate
The real question is: Does it even exist? And if so, what’s going on? What purpose can there be – apart from an ornamental one – in a gate through which one can enter and exit, but whose adjacent customs walls were razed in 1865? What else about history, what stories, can it tell me? What will I feel and experience if I overcome my reluctance and pay it a visit?
It’s 7 a.m. on a summer’s Friday and the air is still cool inside Brandenburger Tor subway station, where mint-colored tiles recall the indoor swimming pools reserved exclusively for East Germany’s political bigwigs. Up on street level, a cleaner truck sucks yesterday’s refuse from the sidewalk. A vendor sullenly unloops the chain securing the folding chairs in front of her kiosk, while embassy security guards rub sleep from their eyes.
Throngs of tourists milling around make the monuments disappear
And there it is, standing like a freshly scrubbed molar in the first hard light of day. It is real, its contours almost too real against a perfect sun in a brand-new sky. These minutes are precious. The four-horse chariot (quadriga) 20 meters above the ground still appears effortlessly composed. The coffee still tastes like coffee in the surrounding coffee shops, and the breakfast rolls like breakfast rolls. But when the tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world begin consuming whatever they can find, the coffee will turn to dishwater, the rolls to coals,
Tip: Keep smiling in
a crowd – and keep your tour guide well in sight
and Victoria in her chariot will let her wings droop with exhaustion. Thus I muse as I sit on a park bench a suitable distance away, sipping from my paper cup. Napoleon rode through the central arch in 1806 after defeating Prussia and then had the quadriga removed and taken back to Paris. I try to breathe in some of this history, but it gets lost on the wind when a grotesque ensemble sets up camp at 7:30: a woman dressed as a sad clown twisting colorful balloons into animal shapes, an organ grinder with a tattoo on his face, a dozen tour guides carrying signs in different languages, and a congregation of rickshaw drivers who stoically park at the roadside like lurking alligators on the banks of a dangerous river.
Their prey arrives soon afterwards by coach. One bus from a small German town unloads its cargo of senior citizens. They take snapshots just as the itinerary suggests, buy overpriced balloon dogs, stand around awhile looking lost and then board the bus for Sanssoui Palace in Potsdam or wherever else their discount travel package has in store.
At nine o’clock, the school buses arrive full of sleepy youngsters, who roll their eyes and ignore everything their dauntless history teacher tells them. As always, they take lots of selfies – smile on, smile off. The more the Gate is used as a backdrop, the more illusory it becomes. By late afternoon, I’m wondering if it isn’t just an amazingly realistic projection.
This often happens at historical sites: The history evaporates, leaving only mundane reality behind. The Acropolis, the Pyramids of Giza, Versailles: Wherever I’ve gone, the throngs of tourists milling around have made the monuments disappear. In Istanbul, I saw little more of the Basilica Cistern than the checkered three-quarter pants of the package tourists pushing through the crowd ahead of me. “Two things are infinite,” said Albert Einstein, “the universe and human stupidity.” He failed to mention tourist crowds.
Berlin is particularly susceptible to obliteration, both by its visitors and by those dedicated to lightening their wallets.
Everywhere you might expect to find something worth seeing, you are sure to see a Trabant car rally in progress or a swarm of poker-backed Segway tourists. A sign at the Holocaust Memorial prohibits jumping from one stele to the next – presumably because people cannot tell the difference between a playground and a memorial.
It’s not yet noon, but the riders of the beer bikes turning up at Brandenburg Gate are already surprisingly drunk. One of them vomits into a garbage can. A small group of Americans wearing neck pouches and smart watches are keen to learn some history but “the Brandenburg Gate is very tall,” is all their uninspired tour guide can offer. Before they leave, they spend ten euros each on a can of Berlin air. It may be rich in particle pollution these days, but that’s still an extortionate price.
The sad clown blows up so many balloons that by one o’clock, I can hardly see Brandenburg Gate behind her. A small boy fills his pockets with gravel as though he’s afraid he’ll be blown away by the storm of history that his grandparents have released into his ear. But where is all this so-called history? Not here, that’s clear. It’s been suppressed and trampled underfoot by all the tourists checking off their been-there-seen-that lists.
In the end, I follow the crowd like a gnu who suspects that it’s probably a bad idea to fling himself into the Mara River along with all the other gnus, but who does it anyway thanks to his herd instinct. And so, for the first time in my life, I finally approach the famous gate.
Potentates and power grabbers once marched beneath the frieze depicting Hercules battling the centaurs. An apotheosis for them, passing through is now just a please-move-along, a passage from one banality to the next, where Helene Fischer sings a welcome to Germany’s World Cup-winning soccer team. There’s nothing so sacred – neither the German national squad nor Brandenburg Gate – that it cannot be turned into an event.
Time for a break in the midday sun: The “fun bike” rental guy waits for customers at Brandenburg Gate
Decorative and classic: Baby pictures framed by sandstone Doric columns
I don’t know if U.S. President Ronald Reagan knew what would occur when on June 12, 1987 he called out: “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate!” All I know is that three bachelors are urinating on a fence. Brandenburg Gate once had the power to make history and change lives. Today isn’t one of those days.
I’ve had enough, I’ve seen enough, it’s four p.m. and my search ends here. This was my first trip to Brandenburg Gate and it will be my last. Perhaps it’s all part of being a Berliner, or in my case, a new Berliner. You never go anywhere near the Gate, and once you accept that fact, you find that the city and its citizens accept you. I broke an unwritten rule; I won’t do it again.
At least now, if I had one, I could cross it off my list. By the way, I have also ascertained that the Gate really does exist; cunning person that I am, I knocked on it as I went by and it didn’t sound hollow at all.
Every morning, when the cleaning truck arrives, Victoria will spur her horses east, and the tourists wandering about down below will stay until evening, although the way they look, they would rather be at the beach. You could say it’s a sign that history has slipped from memory, but I prefer to call it a sign of peace.
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Visitors and locals meet up on the river for a boat party every Wednesday evening.
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Join the merrymaking!
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Spot the hippest bird of the year in Nakuru National Park
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Noticias de Mercados
February 1, 2019 / 10:55 AM / 6 months ago
Japan's Mitsui trims FY profit outlook, to keep stake in Vale
Yuka Obayashi
TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Mitsui & Co on Friday cut full-year profit forecast by 2 percent due to the absence of a dividend from Vale, but the Japanese trading house does not plan to change its holding in the Brazilian miner, a company executive said.
With 110 people confirmed dead and another 238 missing, according to firefighters’ count on Thursday evening, the collapse of tailings dam, which belongs to top iron ore miner Vale in the town of Brumadinho may be Brazil’s deadliest-ever mine disaster.
Mitsui currently holds a 5.59 percent stake in Vale.
“We will ask Vale as a board member to take appropriate measures,” Chief Financial Officer Takakazu Uchida told a news conference on Friday.
However, the trading house has no plans to change its holding in Vale, he said, adding, “Vale is an important strategic partner”.
Mitsui cuts its net profit estimate to 440 billion yen ($4.04 billion) for the year ending March 31, 2019, from 450 billion yen as it will miss a dividend of 10 billion yen from Vale, Uchida said.
The revised forecast was below 457.9 billion yen median of 11 analysts’ estimate, compiled by Refinitiv, but the company expects to beat a record profit of 434.5 billion yen hit in the year ended March 2012.
Uchida declined to comment on the outlook for iron ore prices, saying it is too early to determine the impact from the Vale dam disaster.
However, iron ore prices hit their highest level in 22 months after a seven-day rally on Friday, buoyed by supply disruption issues. The market is forecast to move into a deficit this year in the wake of a move by Vale to cut output following a catastrophic dam failure in Brazil last week.
Asked about a U.S. Anadarko-led offshore liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, Uchida said Mitsui still expects a final investment decision (FID) in first half of 2019.
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Effects of small-scale gold mining on heavy metal levels in groundwater in the Lower Pra Basin of Ghana
M. K. Dorleku
D. Nukpezah
D. Carboo
The effects of small-scale gold mining activities on heavy metal levels in groundwater were determined for the Lower Pra Basin of Ghana. Sixty five boreholes in 45 communities were analysed between January 2012 and April 2012 for the dry season and June and October 2012 for the wet season. The test for significance and the use of cluster analysis, a multivariate approach, clearly delineate Cu, Zn, Cd and Hg as possible anthropogenic contributors, whilst As, Se and Pb could be both anthropogenic and natural geochemical process contributors of metal level concentrations in the groundwater. The analysis shows generally low pH values in the basin with more than 95% of dry season and almost all wet season values being acidic or slightly acidic. Approximately 35% of boreholes in the wet season recorded values for cadmium above WHO guideline value of 3.0 µg/l with almost all dry season values falling below 3.0 µg/l except for two boreholes. Generally, high values were recorded for iron, manganese, lead, Al and Hg. In general, lead, copper, cadmium and manganese showed higher wet season values than dry season suggesting anthropogenic influence.
Anthropogenic Geochemical Artisanal Amalgamation Cluster
Water is essential for the existence of man and all forms of life. However, this valued resource is increasingly being threatened as human populations increase and demand more water of high quality for domestic purposes and economic activities (Ackah et al. 2011). Even though Ghana is well endowed with water resources, its availability is decreasing owing to climate variability and change, rapid population growth, increase in environmental degradation, pollution of rivers and draining of wetlands (WRC 2008; Ackah et al. 2011). The preference of groundwater to surface water as a source of drinking water was based on the fact that groundwater excluded from the atmosphere would be less susceptible to pollution. This is true to an extent. However, groundwater in hard-rock aquifers, particularly in mining areas, such as the Pra Basin is known to be vulnerable to quality problems, because the rocks are often carbonate deficient and give rise to poorly buffered water that may have serious impact on human health (Smedley et al. 1995). Secondly, in gold and base metal mining areas, sulphide oxidation resulting from chemical and biogeochemical processes leads to the production of low pH groundwater that encourages the dissolution of trace metals into the groundwater system in very high concentrations. The groundwater, thus, becomes dangerous for human consumption (Kortatsi 2006).
Ghana has been known to be a gold producer since the fifteenth century and currently Africa’s second most important producer of gold after South Africa (Coakley 1999). The sector is said to have attracted over US $3 billion of foreign direct investment by 1999 and now accounts for over 30% of gross foreign earnings.
Artisanal gold mining is said to be on the increase in the Pra Basin, and it is said to be the major contributor of metals in surface and groundwater within the basin because of indiscriminate use of mercury (Hg) and other chemicals, which are detrimental to human health during mining activities (Donkor et al. 2006). Small-scale gold mining all over the world is noted for its effects on water bodies through pollution of both ground and surface waters, because its activities by nature make use of a lot of water thereby seriously polluting water resources (Cunningham et al. 2005; Owens et al. 2005).
Small-scale (artisanal) mining has been defined differently around the world. In Ghana, however, small-scale (gold) mining is defined as“…mining (gold) by any method not involving substantial expenditure by an individual or group of persons not exceeding nine in number or by a cooperative society made up of ten or more persons” (Gov. of Ghana 1989). Generally, it is a term used to describe gold mining activities that uses simple methods (e.g. pickaxes, chisels, sluices and pans) to extract and process gold on a small scale (Shoko and Love 2005). Two types of small-scale miners exist, legal and illegal. Legal small-scale gold miners refer to those who have acquired mining licences from the Minerals Commission of Ghana to cover their concessions. An area of 25 acres is the maximum allowable area that is allocated to each person or group of person. Illegal operators, on the other hand, work without licences, have no concessions of their own; their operations are furtive and clandestine in nature often initiating confrontations with both state law enforcement agencies and the security personnel of large-scale mining companies, operating uncontrollably within the concessions of large-scale mining companies or in areas prohibited for mining such as forest reserves and environmentally sensitive areas (Appiah 1998). Artisanal gold mining (AGM) is one such anthropogenic activity that has resulted in the use of an enormous amount of metallic mercury. The mercury used by the miners is usually discharged in an abusive manner into ecosystems (Pfeiffer and Larceda 1988; Meech et al. 1998). Elemental Hg, which is now known to spread very effectively from diverse sources to both terrestrial and aquatic systems, is rampantly used in the Lower Pra Basin. Small-scale gold miners invariably prefer free milling ores (not sulphidic ores), using sluicing, as the main method for processing by gravity concentration (Aryee et al. 2002).
The ore is first crushed into pebbles by physical or mechanical means. The pebbles undergo primary, secondary and tertiary grinding and are transferred to the riverside or pond in cloth bags to be refined by amalgamation (Amegbey and Eshun 2003).
Mercury is often poured on the milled concentrate in a pan and mixed by hand with the concentrate, forming a lump or ball of mercury–gold amalgam. Water is added several times to discard tailings and remove lighter particles until only the amalgam remains, which is then squeezed in a piece of cloth to recover excess mercury (often re-bottled and used again).
The basin is drained by numerous springs, streams and the major river, River Pra which originally served as potable water sources to most communities within the basin (Dickson and Benneh 1980). Owing to the upsurge in the mining activities, leading to the discharge of mine effluents into the river and other water bodies in the basin through small-scale mining activities, several of these surface water resources have become contaminated and therefore unsuitable for potable use. The Government of Ghana, with the help of donor countries increasingly apprehensive of the extent of pollution of surface water resources, has been providing communities with drilled borehole and hand dug wells as alternative source of potable water supply.
Natural geochemical and biochemical processes such as oxidation of pyrite and arsenopyrite in an aquifer which causes groundwater to be prone to chemical contamination do not only threaten the quality of human health but also pose a threat to sustainable development and management of groundwater resources (Kortatsi 2006).
The existence of sulphites in the rock matrix and the low pH groundwaters, as shown by Ahialey et al. (2010) and Dorleku (2013) within the Pra Basin, suggest that there could be a high mobilisation of toxic metals into the groundwater, and for that matter the drinking water system of the Basin. This paper, therefore, seeks to examine the level of heavy metal concentration within the Lower Pra Basin as a result of mining activities principally by small-scale miners.
Multivariate statistical technique such as cluster analysis (CA), discriminant analysis (DA) and principal component analysis (PCA) are environmetric methods deemed to be the best approach in interpreting large complex environmental data (Simeonov et al. 2002). These techniques can be used to obtain relationship between parameters and sampling sites, identify the factors and sources influencing groundwater quality and suggest useful tools for both management of water resources and monitoring of groundwater quality (Nosrati and Van Den Eeckhaut 2012). However, in this work, cluster analysis was employed to further explain the possible sources of pollution.
The study area is made of 45 communities spanning the Western and Central regions of Ghana. It lies between latitudes 5′50N and 5′00N and longitudes 1′10W and 1′80W. It spans a total area of about 3607 km2 (WRC 2012) and consists of six (6) districts, namely Lower Denkyira, Assin North, Assin South, Mpohor Wassa East, Shama Ahanta East and Komenda Edna. The climate is sub-equatorial wet, with two rainy seasons (May–July and September–November). The mean annual rainfall is relatively high, about 1500 mm but is also very variable, ranging between 1300 and 1900 mm (WRC 2012). The basin is warm and moist throughout most of the year. Relative humidity is between 70 and 80% throughout the year. In the drier seasons, temperatures are around 26 °C in August and 30 °C in March (WRC 2012). The basin has a drainage area of 23,188 km2. The Pra River and its tributaries constitute a major source of water supply to communities within the basin. The basin is drained by four major tributaries, namely the Ofin, Oda, Anum and Birim. These tributaries merge into the lower Pra which then flows into the Gulf of Guinea through its estuary at Shama (GWSC 1989).
The predominant geological formations underlying the topography of the Pra Basin are mainly the Birimian and Tarkwain both of the pre-cambrian origin and also of Cape Coast granitoid complex and a small percentage of Dixcove granitoid complex.
By constitution the Birimian consists of metamorphosed lava, phyllites, schists and sandstones, whilst the Tarkwaian mainly consists of quartzite, phyllites and schists.
The bulk of the Cape Coast granitoid complex is a granitic to quartz dioritic gneiss, whilst that of Dixcove granitoid complex consists of hornblende granite or granodiorite grading locally into quartz diorite and hornblende diorite (GWSC 1989). The soft constituent rocks like shales and phyllites are found in the valley and lower grounds (GWSC 1989). The basin is principally dominated by the forest ochrosol–oxysol intergrade (Kesse 1985). They also contain more nutrients and are alkaline (GWSC 1989). They have rather variable drainage properties and therefore require protection against erosion (GWSC 1989). In the lower Pra nearer the coast, further classification includes the acid gloisol and coastal savannah soil groups (GWSC 1989) (Fig. 1).
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Map showing sampling communities (Ghana map inset) within the different geological settings
Aquifer characteristics
Borehole depths of the study area are generally shallow ranging between 30 and 96 m and a mean value of 44.42. Borehole yield is generally low and largely variable, ranging from 0.4 to 51.7 m3h−1 and mean value of 4.55 m3h−1 with schist and granite aquifers having relatively higher yields (Tay et al. 2013; Dorleku 2013). The fractures in the rocks are generally open. The granite and schist rocks are exposed, whilst the Birimian and Takwian rocks have thick overburdens. The soils characteristically developed over the same kind of highly weathered parent material with lateritic to clayey top soil layer and thickness which range from 4 to 14 m, which may, however, extend further in some areas. The static water levels of the boreholes generally range from 0.4 to 22.4 m with a mean of 3.7 m (Tay et al. 2013).
Sampling and analysis
Samples were collected from 65 boreholes, making up 130 samples per season in 45 communities. The samples were collected in January 2012 and April 2012 for the dry season and in June and October 2012 for the wet season. Sampling protocols described by Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (APHA 1998) were strictly observed. Samples were collected in 300-ml plastic containers and acidified with concentrated nitric acid (HNO3) to lower the pH to 2. These bottles were previously soaked in 5% HNO3 overnight and thoroughly washed with distilled water. Some amount of water was pumped out of the boreholes before each sample was taken. Temperature, pH and conductivity were measured in the field using Hach Sens ion 156 m. The samples were transported to the laboratory at a temperature of about 4 °C in an ice chest for analysis.
An aliquot of 100 ml of water sample for metal determination is transferred into 125-ml conical flask. 5 ml of concentrated HNO3 was added and evaporated on a hot plate to the lowest volume before precipitation occurs.
Digestion is completed by the appearance of a light-coloured clear solution.
The solution was then filtered through 0.45-µm filter paper and transferred into a 100-ml volumetric flask, cooled and top to the mark for analysis.
A blank was also prepared through the same procedure (APHA 1998).
The concentration of Cu, Fe, Mn, Cd, Zn, Pb was determined using Agilent 240FS atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) by direct aspiration of the water samples into an air acetylene flame, and Al into nitrous oxide acetylene flame. Se and As were determined using a hydride generant attached to the atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Hg was determined using AAS-cold vapour.
Microsoft Excel 2007 for windows and SPSS 17.0 version were used for the statistical analysis. A descriptive statistics (mean, minimum, median, standard deviation), Student’s t test and hierarchical cluster analysis were achieved.
Cluster analysis is an exploratory data analysis tool for solving classification problems. Its object is to sort cases, data or objects (events, people, things, etc.) into groups or clusters (McGarial et al. 2000). The resulting clusters of objects should exhibit high internal (within-clusters) homogeneity and high external (between-clusters) heterogeneity (McGarial et al. 2000). The greater the similarity (or homogeneity) within a group, and the greater the difference between groups, the better or more distinct the clustering. Various types of cluster analysis have been used to analyse water chemistry data for both surface water and groundwater (Güler et al. 2002) Hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis (HACA) is normally use to examine the water-quality data for spatial and temporal differences.
Güler et al. (2002) described hierarchical cluster analysis as “an efficient means to recognise groups of samples that have similar chemical and physical characteristics.” Hierarchical agglomerative clustering provides intuitive similarity relationships between any one sample and the entire data set and is typically illustrated by a dendrogram (tree diagram) (Singh et al. 2004; Shrestha and Kazama 2007). Euclidean distance method was used for determining distance. In this study, hierarchical CA was performed on the normalised data set using Ward’s method with squared Euclidean distances as a measure of similarity to form a dendrogram to link parameters measured in both dry and wet seasons. The idea is to differentiate parameters into groups of possible anthropogenic and natural geochemical process of temporal variations which in effect goes to proof the contribution of these parameters to the overall quality of the groundwater.
The summarised results of water (borehole) samples taken from the Pra Basin for each season are presented in Tables 1 and 2, whilst that of the combined season is presented in Table 3.
Mean dry season data in µg/l—unless specified
n = 65
pH (pH units)
EC (µs/cm)
< 10
< 5.0
< 0.01
Mean wet season data in µg/l—unless specified
pH (pH unit)
Statistical summary of data from the basin in µg/l—unless specified
WHO (2004)
It can be observed generally from Table 3 that the analytical results for most of the parameters in exception of Hg with a mean of 3.1 µg/l do not suggest heavy metal loadings initially anticipated of a mining area as the Pra Basin. However, the concentration of As, Pb, Cd and Hg as already indicated in some of the boreholes is high enough to pose either physiological or sensory problems, or both if relied on as a source of drinking water. The concentration of these metals in relation to others is illustrated in the box plot in Fig. 2. It can also be seen from the box plot that As, Hg and Se are largely variable and have relatively large range compared to others. Cd, for instance, has its mean very close to its detection limit. The individual trace metals are discussed below.
Box plot of log of trace metals concentration of boreholes of the Pra Basin
Several studies have shown that most heavy metals are removed, degraded or accumulated with little downward movement in the vadose zone (Hathhorn and Yonge 1995; Ku and Simmons 1986; Nightingale 1987; Legret et al. 1999; Dierkes and Geiger 1999; Mikkelsen et al. 1997). Crites (1985) suggested five metal removal processes by soil. These are (1) soil surface association, (2) precipitation, (3) occlusion with other precipitates, (4) solid-state diffusion into soil minerals and (5) biological system or residue incorporation. These processes could effectively remove much of the metals and thus protect the underlying groundwater from contamination.
Approximately 17 and 11% of dry and wet seasons, respectively, recorded values above the WHO recommended limit of 200 µg/l. The Lower Pra Basin contains potassium feldspars (KAlSi3O8), albitic feldspars (NaAlSi3O8) and plagioclase (CaAl2Si2O8) (Ahialey et al. 2010). Relatively high values recorded could be as a result of the dissolution of these salts. Generally, Al3+ appears to have only little deleterious effect on humans. Nonetheless, its toxicity has been associated with central nervous system disorders including Alzheimer’s disease and dialysis dementia (Moskowitz et al. 1986). The incidence of discolouration it produces in drinking water and its distribution systems is the greatest problem associated with the metal. The various concentrations do not show any seasonal dependence. There is also no significant difference between the dry and the wet seasons (p > 0.05), as shown in Table 3.
Arsenic concentration in the Basin is generally low with dry season elevations at Atukrom and Adu Banso. The wet season had no value above WHO recommended limit of 10 µg/l (Table 2). These low levels suggest that arsenic presently poses only limited potential physiological problem to the use of groundwater for drinking purposes. The very low concentration of Arsenic in the Basin in spite of the presence of pyrite and arsenopyrite associated with the gold ore suggests the probable effectiveness of the five principal removable mechanisms listed above. Arsenic is a known carcinogen (an agent producing and exciting cancer) and a toxin (Smedley et al. 1995). Long-term, low-level exposure is said to cause skin cancer through the drinking of contaminated water (WHO 1993), and there is suggestive evidence of increasing risk of bladder, kidney, liver and lung tumours as well (Kortatsi 2004). There was no significant difference between the dry and the wet season (p > 0.05).
The dry season recorded values below detection limit for all the samples except for Jerusalem and Achim (Table 2). Approximately 35% of wet season values were above the WHO recommended value of 3.0 µg/l with elevated values of 12 and 16 µg/l at Amoakokrom and Antoabasa, respectively. Higher wet season may suggest anthropogenic influence (Kortatsi 2006). Two boreholes, BH27 and BH28, all at Antoabasa recorded 11 and 16 µg/l, respectively. Ahialey et al. 2010 reported values between 5 and 13 µg/l within the Basin. As already explained, more heavy metals could be leached out in wet season due to the generally higher water table during the season. In addition, more chemicals may be washed out directly from the vadose zone1 by infiltrated rainwater during the wet season (Leung and Jiao 2005).
Cadmium is toxic to man. Cadmium accumulates primarily in the kidneys and has a long biological half-life in humans of 10–35 years. There is some evidence that cadmium may be carcinogenic to experimental animals and it has been implicated in human prostrate carcinoma (WHO 2004; UNEP-GEMS 2000). Absorbed cadmium after acute exposure can cause symptoms such as salivation, difficulty in breathing, nausea, vomiting, pain, anaemia, kidney failure and diarrhoea. Inhalation of cadmium dust or smoke may cause dryness of the throat, headache, chest pain, coughing, increased uneasiness and bronchial complications (Lu et al. 2007). There were significant differences between the dry and wet season values (p < 0.05) indicating possible anthropogenic influence in the boreholes.
Most of the samples in the dry season recorded values below detection limit with a few points showing significant values and registering a maximum of 83 µg/l at Dweedama (BH10). The wet season recorded a maximum value of 191 µg/l at same sampling point. Generally, copper is not a threat to groundwater pollution in the study area, since all the samples recorded values below the WHO permissible limit of 2000 µg/l. Between 0.04 and 267 µg/l were recorded by Kortatsi (2006) in the Densu Basin. Wet season values at certain points show higher values comparatively to dry season values. Generally, it is expected that wet season values should be lower than that of dry season because of dilution by infiltrating rainwater. However, Leung and Jiao (2005) and Kortatsi (2006) explained that elevated wet season values in groundwater contamination signify possible anthropogenic activity. Hence, copper contribution to groundwater contamination may be due to anthropogenic sources. Comparison of dry and wet seasons shows statistical significant difference (p < 0.05; Table 3), further supporting possible anthropogenic activity. According to NJDEP 2012 bulletin, a decrease in concentration during a drought period may likely represent the dropping of the water table below a “smear zone” of residual contamination as well as seasonal recharge area variations.
Iron (Fe) occurs naturally from rocks and is found in many surface and groundwater sources at levels ranging 0.3–50 mg/L (WHO 2004). Approximately 15 and 18% of dry and wet season values, respectively, were above WHO recommended limit of 300 µg/l. Iron exists in the water as soluble ferrous ion (Fe2+). When exposed to air, the ferrous ion (Fe2+) is oxidised to the ferric state (Fe3+) which is normally insoluble and precipitates as ferric hydroxide (Appelo and Postma 1999).
This usually causes brown colouration of the water and stains sinks and laundered textiles. The WHO in 1993 limit its concentration in potable water to 300 µg/l because of the aesthetic effect it produces (Kortatsi 2004). However, an upper limit of 1000 µg/l should suffice for most purposes (WHO 1993). The highest concentration was recorded in the wet season at Bremang (2910 µg/l), a typical mining community where mining activity is vigorously being undertaken along the banks of River Abakrampa. Ahialey et al. (2010) reported values between 160 and 780 µg/l for the Basin compared to 5 and 2910 µg/l for the current research. However, no significant difference was observed between the dry and wet seasons (p > 0.05). Iron generally does not appear problematic in the Basin.
High lead concentration in drinking water may result in metabolic poisoning that manifests in symptoms such as tiredness, lassitude, slight abdominal discomfort, irritation, anaemia and, in the case of children, behavioural changes (WHO 1980). Lead could be found naturally in galena (lead sulphide, PbS), anglesite (lead sulphate, PbSO4), minim (a form of lead oxide with formula Pb3O4), cerussite (lead carbonate, PbCO3) and other minerals. Galena may be the most important natural source.
Generally, the wet season recorded values relatively higher than the dry season values. The mean values were 15.8 and 20.1 µg/l for the dry and wet seasons, respectively. Approximately 43 and 41% of the dry and wet season values were above the WHO (1993) recommended value of 10 µg/l. The relatively high concentrated waters were observed in boreholes in the areas underlain by Lower Birimian and Cape Coast granite (Fig. 1). The high values calls for concern. Although wet season values show relative higher elevation than dry season values, the difference is not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Therefore, the probable contribution of lead to the aquifers could be of natural geochemical processes.
Manganese generally dissolves under mildly reducing conditions to produce the mobile divalent manganous ion (Mn2+). When exposed to air, the manganous ion is oxidised to the hydrated oxides that form black colouration and can stain plumbing fixtures and laundered textiles (Hem 1992; Hounslow 1995). Approximately 5 and 11% of the dry and wet season values, respectively, were above the WHO recommended value of 500 µg/l. Elevated values for the dry season were recorded at Senchiem, Ayim, Benso all in the Western region with values of 683, 553 and 540 µg/l, respectively. Wet season elevations occurred in Bremang (BH39 and BH40), Subresu, Semchem (BH49), Achim (BH52, BH53, BH54) with values of 1544, 523, 839, 983, 670, 649, 707 µg/l, respectively. Generally, wet season values were higher than dry season values signifying probable anthropogenic contribution. As already explained, more heavy and trace metals are leached out during the wet season as a result of the generally high water table during the season (Leung and Jiao 2005). It is worth noting that Ayim, Benso, Achim and Bremang are communities involved in small-scale mining activities. However, some heavy metals could be derived naturally. For example, Edmunds and Smedley (2000) suggested that Mn could be released by incongruent or disproportionate reactions from silicate or oxide minerals and emerged as potential residence-time indicators.
The toxicity of mercury depends on its chemical form. The form of mercury associated with rocks, and with mining and smelting, thus, likely to be associated with groundwater in the Pra Basin is inorganic mercury. Gold processing using mercury is by a process known generally as mercury amalgamation, which is widely used by Artisanal miners in the Pra Basin. It is reported that both short- and long-term oral exposures can lead to kidney damage and eventually to kidney failure. It can also cause nausea, vomiting, pain, ulceration and diarrhoea (WHO 1980). Approximately, 88 and 42% of the dry and wet season values, respectively, were above the WHO limit of 1.0 µg/l. Dry season values range between 0.01 and 10.1 µg/l at Twifo Mampong (BH37) with the wet season recording values between 0.01 and 16.4 µg/l, with the maximum at Gromsa (BH47), a non-mining community. However, the wet season values suggest less pollution with respect to the dry season. Pra Basin is not known to have mercury in its geological formation. Hence, it is possible mercury contamination is from anthropogenic source via “galamsey”2 activity. The relative lower percentage pollution in the wet season might be as a result of rainfall infiltration and percolation resulting in dilution of the aquifers. Studies by Oduro et al. 2012 on surface water including river Pra show mercury levels between 27.59 and 96.95 µg/l. These high values resulting from the indiscriminate use of mercury may be reasons for finding mercury within the basin. Once the polluted rivers, streams and run-offs find their way into the hydrologic path way, the Hg travels along the path way far from the source of pollution. There was significant difference between the dry and wet season values (p < 0.05), which is indicative of possible anthropological pollution.
Selenium is present in the Earth’s crust, often in association with sulphur-containing minerals. Selenium is an essential trace element, and foodstuffs such as cereals, meat and fish are the principal source of selenium in the general population. Levels in drinking water vary greatly in different geographical areas but are usually much less than 0.01 mg/l (WHO 2004).
Almost all the boreholes in both dry and wet seasons recorded values below the WHO guideline value of 10 µg/l with majority of them also below detection. Se is used in the production of photocells, semiconductor, stainless steel and glass. However, none of the above industrial activities exists in the basin. This might have accounted for the low levels recorded within the basin.
Zn occurs as a natural mineral in many drinking waters. It is an essential dietary nutrient found in virtually all food and potable water in the form of salts or organic complexes (WHO 2004). However, excess zinc can give aesthetic effect on the quality of the water. The WHO recommended limit for the metal is 3000 µg/l. Zinc concentration in the basin ranges between 5.0 and 264 µg/l. Zinc concentrations do not pose any quality problem for groundwater usage in the basin.
Results from the cluster analysis as shown in Fig. 3 by the dendrogram were classified into three groups. Group I comprises As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se and Zn. This group is made of parameters with the exception of As, Pb and Se which are significantly different in their dry and wet season values as already discussed (Table 3). Their contribution of heavy metal levels in the groundwater was said to be likely anthropogenic because of the significant differences between the dry and the wet seasons (Kortatsi 2006). The presence of lead in this group, even though its contribution is probably from natural geochemical process, could be as a result of its association and occurrence in the environment with Zn, Cd and Cu (Jarup 2003). It also shows that As, Pb and Se are highly correlated with the rest of the group members and therefore their presence in the groundwater could as well be anthropogenic (Tabachnick and Fidell 1996).
Dendrogram of seasonal clustering of samples
Group II (Fig. 3) consists of Mn, Al, Fe with wet season Fe forming a third group but can be conveniently put in this group. The contribution of this group of parameters to the basin is believed to be by natural geochemical process as supported by their p values and therefore in agreement with the initial conclusion that their presence in the groundwater is due to natural geochemical process.
Approximately 84 and 92% of dry and wet season pH values, respectively, recorded values out of the WHO recommended values. The recorded values also show general acidity of boreholes in the study area. More than 95% of pH values in the dry season were either acidic or slightly acidic. All values in the wet season were below a pH of 7. The general acidity of the water samples might be due to drainage of metal-rich rocks in the soil and mine drainage.
Generally, dry season EC values were higher than that of wet season values. The lower values for the wet season can be attributed to dilution by rising water table from rainfall infiltration.
Levels of cadmium, manganese, lead and mercury show values above the WHO guideline values at certain boreholes as well as strong evidence of contribution by anthropogenic sources. The presence of these metals could be due to the exposure of mineralised rocks to air and acidic water through mining activity. Over 40% of boreholes had lead above the WHO recommended value of 10 µg/l. This calls for critical attention. Mercury pollution of the basin is clearly as a result of the indiscriminate prospecting and mining of gold using the amalgamation method. The presence of mercury in groundwater far away from the mining points calls for concern. Approximately 15% of boreholes recorded values above WHO guideline value for Fe and Al, ostensibly posing potential significant aesthetic difficulty to groundwater quality.
There is possibility of acid rock drainage (ARD) occurring in areas where high Fe, Mn/SO42−, and low pH are recorded. Areas with high Fe, but low Mn and SO42− may also indicate ARD since S0 4 2− can easily be transformed by redox reactions and precipitate as sulphides.
The use of hierarchical cluster analysis to delineate the presence of the parameters in the groundwater into anthropogenic and natural geochemical processes further gave credence to the fact that small-scale mining is a contributory factor to the state of groundwater quality in the basin. It also shows that the presence of As, Pb and Se could as well be both anthropogenic and natural geochemical processes (even though their p values > 0.05).
It can be generally concluded that small-scale mining operations negatively impact groundwater quality in the study area with Cd, Cu, Hg and Zn being the principal anthropogenic contributors to the groundwater pollution.
Vadose zone—the region between a water table and the surface of the earth.
Local parlance for illegal small-scale mining.
Funding was provided by CSIR-WRI.
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2.Institute of Environment Studies and Sanitation, University of GhanaLegon, AccraGhana
3.Department of ChemistryUniversity of GhanaLegon, AccraGhana
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Opinion: Who is really the “Empty Suit”? Who might it be the Empty Suit in the Ministry of Health Care or KCCA? As the recent unfolded operations of maladministration in the public view… henceforth somebody who is just nodding to the Executive for the brown envelope.
McNULTY: “West Baltimore is dying and you empty suits are running around to pin some politician’s pelt to the wall. Thought you was real police, brother” (The Wire Season 2, Episode 13).
There is in this day and age lots of appointed government officials, they work supposed to be diligent and with honour of the codes of their work, not work directly for the ones that appointed them. That cannot always be easy as the station and the position would not been opened or given to the person if the appointee didn’t give that extended hand or blessing for the job. When you have that situation you need a strong state and strict regulatory regime that counter the possible backhand and kickbacks to the ones that appointed them.
Why do I discuss this at this point? Because it is a vital part of our government regimes and is a question that can be asked in nearly all parts of the globe. As all jobs in the branches of government does not automatically goes to the most educated, relied on or the one person who has the most integrity in the position. Instead the man or woman who gets appointed is an “empty suit”.
What some of them might do?
“What typically saves the empty suit is the tenuous relation between what he or she does and any actual business results. This may be a function of the job he’s in: a staff post, with lots of power to nix others’ initiatives but no responsibility to make or sell anything. Or a pocket of avoirdupois in a still-too-fat corporate bureaucracy, the kind of position that causes underlings to scratch their heads and wonder, ”Gee, do we really need all these vice presidents?” Or the empty suit may have come up through a system that rotates fast- trackers through a new job every 18 months, even though the effects of his tenure don’t become evident for two to three years. He hardly had time to get any grounding in the work his people do, and he may have royally screwed up the few decisions he was compelled to make, but when the chickens come home to roost, he has flown. If somebody has the bad taste to try to assign responsibility, the suit can easily fuzz the matter over by suggesting that the blame rests with his successor or former subordinates” (Kiechel, 1989).
There certainly similar like the ones described in our time in every department, every corporation and every single institution we know of. This might be the Electoral Commission of Uganda and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya. As much as the regulatory chairs of the banking industry of Kenya must feel like empty suits these days as the confidence at that is low-key as well. The Chase Bank, The Imperial Bank and National Bank of Kenya have fallen from grace. The most likely selling of the Barclays Bank African Group might also make the fragile banking sector into more disarray as the leading regulators seems like the extra board-members instead of people who uses their position and chair with care and uses the mandate to make a difference and even square.
The situations are different when the appointed is not hired for their knowledge of their field, but the loyalty of the regime or government that is running in the country. The likes of Ministry of Health in Uganda for the moment where the hospitals are creaking and the machines are criss-crossing between life and death. Electricity and other cases of depleted. As the missing extra blood for surgery, the copy-medication and the loss of necessary equipment; that shows the lack of management and reasons for empty suits. The highest empty suit for the moment must be State Minister for Health Hon. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi who seems to be more concern with catching checks then doing his job at this point. This point comes with the correlation of Minster of Health Hon. Elioda Tumwesige and the State Minister for Primary Health Hon. Sarah Opendi Ochieng. One of the three must generate a valued pay-check and makes sure that the NMS delivers the Global Funded projects and the other government funded health care, but either Chris, Elioda or Sarah, one of them or more must be a hired “empty suit” as the three of them are put into ministerial position working for initially the same thing.
It is just like the same mess with the KCCA where you have KCCA Executive Director of Jennifer Musisi. You have Frank Tumbewaze who is both Minister of the Presidency and Kampala Affairs. Then you have the third person who got a mandate the Presidential Advisor for Kampala affairs Mr. Singh Katongole what he does is surely only him and the Executive of Uganda who knows, since his appointment in December 2015 his silence must mean a envelope and letting Hon. Tumbewaze and Hon. Musisi does what they like. To make it more hectic you have the actual people’s elected through the ballot who supposed to run the Kampala Capital City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. So you have hon. Musisi, Hon. Tumbewazi, Hon. Katongole and Lord Mayor Lukwago. All of them are supposed to central people in the running of administration and regulate the divisions of Kampala politically and create policies that builds and secure the functions of KCCA. That must be hectic one of these men and woman must be a empty suit. Unless Hon. Katongole who I haven’t heard a word from since appointment is an ear-to-the ground and talking or addressing letters directly to the Executive or Head of State as his role has still not been served. As the accountability of the NRM-Regime is not strong they prefer keeping people in the dark. Hon. Tumbewaze seems more to be the ones who was appointed to turn opposition Lord Mayor on his knees and therefore also gotten a permanent Executive Director in Musisi to shut down the elected person. But the end-game is that one of them must be an “Empty Suit” as the basic needs cannot be that big, and one of them is catching the brown envelopes without doing anything.
There are certainly more empty suits in the system as I started with the appointed men who is not educated for the position, but are there for the loyalty not because of the office is needed or there for a general purpose. That is the same as extra board-members in a corporation who is hired to vote for the general consensus in the board, but not to generate profits in some sense. They are there because the Corporation and LLC need useful idiots to be paid to follow the remarks of the stakeholders and shareholders, not the common-sense of their position.
We can all question the value of these leaders and honourable men-or-woman in a representative or appointed position by the President for instance. The level of credible men and woman and the need for expertise in the government organisations, into the department and the civic care from the road-development to the health care facilities need men and woman who knows the trade. As long the men does what is needed for the President or for the Stakeholders. The ones that lose are the ordinary person, employee or civil servants as they will either work under them or have to pay them tax-money to keep them. As they have to be paid an envelope to be the empty-dress. The person who is an empty dress doesn’t become that for free. Somebody has to be charge to keep him there. Most likely it is me or you. We can just ask ourselves. Who of the appointed leaders in government is an empty suit? Who in the corporate world are the extras?
Lastly, why does the Minister Without Portfolio. Hon. Abraham Byandala gets away and is not questioned by the opposition or anybody else. Why is this man the free-man the invisible creature in the parliament that does not have scruples? This since this position is the epitome of a Empty Suit. He is a MINISTER, but does not have an OFFICE, Department or a MINISTRY to run. Hon. Byandala can do as he pleases and still get paid. You cannot check his ministry or running government portfolio as it is non-existence from the get-go. The Government Official without any oversight and anything to initial control or say in other words the official Minister of Nothing (MoN). Hon. Byandala is running the Ministry of Nothing. The Minister of Hot-Air and the checking the chapattis’ in parliament is fresh enough for Hon. Oulanyah’s taste.
Well, what do you think? Are the somebody you feels are an Empty suit? Somebody you question or wonder if really have anything more than pay-check from the Tax-Payers money, but does not use it’s office or even delivers anything. Then that person might be an empty suit who just nods the head to the Executive and the general leadership without exercising power or determine the future of the government institution, department or ministry. Even if the person is really doing anything in the boardroom or a needed voter for the stakeholders; if it is only the needed majority to follow procedure then the scheme need a check or reform.
There will certainly be more stories and the existence of similar men and woman who can be described as “Empty Suits” and be stooges needed by any administration and corporations as they viciously need structure to control the citizens and the policies without questions from the inner-circle. Even if that means not procurement of needed medicines, fuel, transformers or building bridges to easier access the missing Okor Bridge in Kumi District: “This project was intended to connect Nyero and Mukongoro sub-counties in Kumi district” (MoFED, March 2015). A bridge that does not exist or is built by now so the sub-counties is not yet connect because of the altered situation and have to run long roads around the area than crossing straight over the river. So a project like this says there some empty suits as in 2009 as company was hired to build the river, by December 2012 the works by the river had stopped. Even if the departments to UNRA gave reports of progress of the project was last monitored in 2014 and by 2016 there not been done more to build the bridge since the monopoly of the Chinese Contractor have stifled the progression and in the end wasted government funds into a building a bridge who does not exist. Just like the Ministry of Nothing Hon. Byandala.
Think that is enough for today! Peace.
Kiechel, Walter – ‘HOW TO SPOT AN EMPTY SUIT This breed of modern manager looks good and gets along splendidly with the brass. But is he contributing anything?’ (20.11.1989) link: http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/11/20/72761/index.htm
Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development – ‘NATIONAL BUDGET FRAMEWORK PAPER FY 2015/16’ (March 2015).
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Inside 'The Voice' Social Media Engine That Powered Season 3
By Brian Anthony Hernandez 2012-12-19 00:34:05 UTC
A touching tribute to victims of the Connecticut school shooting kicked off the two-night finale of The Voice. It remembered the 27 people who died, but it also showed how in touch producers of the show are with viewers watching at home and interacting on their gadgets.
The word "Beautiful" was appropriately tweeted from the show's account during the musical tribute of "Hallelujah." That's all the show needed to say. The performance quickly incited three worldwide trending topics on Twitter: OMG The Voice, #TheVoice and Hallelujah.
Going into Tuesday's finale, The Voice has generated more than 250 trending topics, with 113 reaching worldwide status, according to stats NBC gave Mashable during season three.
But what makes The Voice social media engine tick? I went backstage during a results show earlier this season to find out how The Voice is keeping its audience engaged online.
How a TV Social Media Team Keeps Viewers Amped
Two-year-old Violet wanders around in her mother's dressing room just feet away from the stage where judge Christina Aguilera sang a new song with her contestants. Violet's mom, the show's celebrity social media correspondent Christina Milian, picks her up as the digital team prepares for an emotional results show.
With Violet always near, Milian tries to capture the emotions from the contestants, judges and guests for fans wanting an extra dose of backstage madness on their social media feeds. Milian is the face viewers see on TV, but countless hands ensure The Voice runs smoothly across social channels, which expanded from 160 accounts for season two to 216 now:
192: 64 artists each with accounts on Twitter, Facebook and NBC.com blogs
9: Coaches and host Carson Daly on Twitter and Facebook
7: The Voice on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, Google+ and Youtube
4: Purrfect the Cat and Cee Lo's Lady on Facebook and Twitter
4: Milian on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr
Outside the studio where The Voice is taped, Joe Anthony watches the action on TV and tweets from the show's multiple accounts (Twitter and Instagram) on his laptop.
Anthony is one of several minds juicing social, alongside Jessica Torrez-Riley (Facebook and Tumblr) and Jeremy Gelbaum, who shoots behind-the-scenes photos and helps artists with their social presences.
Host Carson Daly participates in the social activity, too, during commercial breaks as well as before and after the televised singing competition, which debuted in 2011:
"The social media response is one of the biggest reasons we were nominated for the Emmy."
"We're not worried about what other shows are doing," Daly previously told us.
The Voice earned an Emmy nod in 2012 for best reality-competition series, in a year where rival show and perennially nominated American Idol was somewhat not surprisingly left off the ballot.
SEE ALSO: Carson Daly Tells All About 'The Voice' and 'TRL'
'The Voice' Expands Onto More Social Networks
"This year, we expanded our social presence beyond Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram to also include Pinterest, Tumblr and Google+, as well as added second-screen implementations with Zeebox and The Voice Live app," Robert Hayes, EVP of Digital Media at NBC Entertainment, told Mashable.
Those efforts resulted in impressive season-over-season stats:
Season three is delivering more engaged audience in terms of voting with 68% of viewers voting compared to 39% in season two.
Total votes in first 5 episodes was almost 2 times higher than season two
Online votes increased +87%
SMS votes increased +130%
iTunes is delivering 5 times as many votes in season three
Facebook is delivering over 2.5 times more votes than last season
What changed and got viewers even more involved than they already were?
The Voice introduced Milian and voting via a slick Facebook Timeline app in season two and added more social goodies in season three: To incite even more social buzz, producers made a few tweaks, including bigger teams, steals and the knockout rounds.
Coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton built teams of 16 artists. And during the battle rounds, coaches got two steals each, which will let them snag losing contestants. The new knockout rounds added drama as each contestant found out which other artist he or she competed against just minutes before performing. Losers were immediately eliminated.
The Voice also rebranded its "5th Coach" Facebook app into the "The Voice Live" experience, a more interactive second-screen app that aggregates digital content for fan engagement.
With Facebook voting, fans got another way to vote online in addition to voting at NBC.com, the NBC Live app and the NBC app. That built on season one when The Voice became the first televised singing competition in the U.S. to allow iTunes sales to count as votes.
The Voice Live app, which came out during the live voting rounds, for Facebook, NBC.com and tablet allowed viewers to chat online, participate in question-and-answer sessions, watch video highlights organized by what's popular on Twitter and play a fantasy football-like game based on a points system.
An online after show (pictured above), taped after each results show with Milian at the helm with help from more social media folks, keeps the conversation going.
The Voice crowned Cassadee Pope (below) the winner of season three during the Dec. 18 finale, which included performances from Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars and The Killers.
Images via Greg Baroth for Mashable or NBC Universal
Topics: Alt Image Lead, Christina Milian, Entertainment, iTunes, Music, Social Media, Social TV, the-voice, Television, Zeebox
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On May 25, 2018 By moyatoriIn Anime by Episode, Collab Projects
Welcome to Episode 4 of Toradora. Check out our discussion of Episode 4 of Shiki on Primes’ website when it’s up.
The student council president (I think that’s what she is?) is introduced! With her distinct personality and how the whole school fawns over her, she seems like a pretty important character. I don’t see her in pictures featuring Toradora‘s main cast though, so I’m not sure. Ms. President is crude, imposing, but ditzy. I bet she grew up in a yakuza household, and I think I like her.
Primes: This cracked me up! I love your description of her! 😀
Haha, I must be way off!
Taiga drowns in happiness in English class because Kitamura physically held her back during the assembly. This poor guy called Haruta has to read aloud twice in a row in his broken English because Taiga is unavailable. I paused the screen to read the English on the board, and it’s another hidden dragon/tiger reference, this time about the tiger. I don’t really know if there’s much to say about these, but they’re always fun. Here’s my attempted transcription:
“It has been stopped in the airport though he tried to take the unusual one home from the foreign country. The unusual one was called in the world that meant the tiger in the country. After all, the wish did not have to be fulfilled, though he wanted to take it home to my country by all means, and to show it to the king. The story was heard, and the king came to want it from man who returned home by all means though it was unusual. The king did not listen to his word, though he desperately persuaded his king. […] the unusual one was everyone’s one. However, the unusual one was only one man already these days.”
Wow, that was long. I’d call it an attempt at placing the tiger in the mythical realm to match the dragon. The king wants to possess the tiger, which cannot be possessed by anyone. That seems to describe our Taiga.
Primes: Wow, thanks for calling attention to this! I never noticed it on three viewings! (I confess I don’t entirely follow the meaning of the transcription; so if I err let me know.) My question, then, is: Why place the Tiger in the realm of myth? What is accomplished? It’s worth remembering that myth is pre-rational (this does not mean anti-rational). Reason works by identifying relationships between concepts, as seen in its origin from the Latin word ratio (from which we also get our word “ratio”, that is, a relationship between quantities). Therefore, we have an understanding of at least some relationships before we ever start to reason. Where does this understanding come from? From myths, that is, stories that have a pre-rational power on the imagination. (“Myth”, by the way, comes from the Greek mythos, “story”.)
Put another way, reason is all about drawing analogies or comparisons between concepts; myths provide a set of concepts which the mind can use for its analogies, and a set of relationships that can serve as patterns for drawing said relationships. Reason builds cities on the grounds and with the tools and materials that myth provides.
A fun and enlightening question to ask yourself, the next time you hear someone providing an explanation or account of something, is, “What is the story that this person is using as the basis for his or her analogies (in other words, his or her thoughts)?” For Freud, it’s Oedipus: The foundation of his ideas is simply drawing an analogy between Oedipus and the human experience of sexuality. For Rene Girard, it’s the Scapegoat and the Foundation Sacrifice; he draws analogies between these and practically all of the social sciences and humanities. For James Frazer, it was the Golden Bough, which he analogized to pretty much all of humanity’s rituals. For students of Darwin, it was the evolution of all living things, which they analogized to cosmology, civilization, and other things that are not biological (even theology!). It doesn’t always matter whether the myth is literally or historically true (though sometimes it does); that’s not the point at all. The point of the myth, what makes it a myth, is the power it has to shape our understanding of what is literally and historically true.
Turning back to Toradora, then, it sounds like the writers are deliberately creating a myth (centered around the tiger and dragon) within the anime. Naturally, such a myth would be expected to shape our understanding and experience of the anime. You’ve sketched out part of the myth here, about a king wanting to possess the tiger. Now, who is king? It may have been Kitamura at one time, but it isn’t now. It might be Ryuji in the future, but doesn’t seem to be yet.
I would suggest the king is Taiga herself. We can already see what will become painfully clearer down the road: Taiga is constantly struggling to convince herself that she has control over her life; at the back of her mind is a little voice telling her, “You don’t have control and you can’t.” Her past experiences, her broken dreams and relationships, are her myth—the story she reads day after day after day in her attempt to make sense of her world.
Wow, you watched this anime three times? Thanks for expanding on this simple idea. I didn’t dig too deeply into it because I wasn’t sure I understood the English or if it was meant to be understood all that much, but Primes did the work for me! I was originally only thinking of the myth as an attempt to put the tiger on the same level as the dragon, as a continuation of our last discussion on how the dragon exists outside of the world of reality.
I just love your interpretation of it. If the myth of the dragon and tiger is at the centre of this narrative, then perhaps it’s also about how they try to possess/dominate each other, as is the case in almost every tale featuring the two’s encounter? I especially like the idea of the king being Taiga herself. If Taiga struggles to control the tiger inside of her, does Ryuji have the same problem with the dragon in him? …Does he even have a dragon in him? Surely he does; I just can’t quite figure out what form it takes. The issue of having to overcome his dad’s shadow was brought up in the first episode, but it hasn’t really come up again either.
Primes: Can anyone, even Ryuji, write a new myth for her? People have died for myths; will Taiga outlive hers?
Don’t know, but I do know that I’m going to pay lots of attention the next time they have English/literature class. Also, I just noticed that it says “Chapter 1,” so Taiga still has infinite potential…
Ryuji scrubs the boys’ bathroom walls furiously with a toothbrush! He claims that mold grows the most in public facilities. Is it a subtle social critique? People care the least for shared things, because it’s no one’s responsibility. Yet, Ryuji sees it as his own job. His tendency to take responsibility for others is reflected in his compulsion to better Taiga’s life. Not sure whether to call it virtuous or problematic at this point, but I’m leaning towards the latter.
Primes: Oooh, time for a little Deconstruction! *rolls up sleeves* To say it’s “either” virtuous “or” problematic is a particularly modern way of reading the situation. A post-modernist might argue that your own uncertainty as to how to interpret the story reveals that “virtuous vs. problematic” is a false contrast: It forces us to ask, “Can virtue itself be problematic? Can problematic characteristics also be virtuous? In the end, what do ‘virtuous’ and ‘problematic’ even mean?” (I had a college friend who, no matter what the topic of conversation, would ask in all seriousness, “But what does it mean?!” He was a lot of fun at parties.)
That is very true. Even if it’s a problematic trait, Ryuji’s feelings of responsibility towards others is still something that is generally considered virtuous, and we are led to feel that way by all the “aww” moments in the anime where Ryuji makes Taiga’s life nicer and Taiga feels it. It’s also a very shoujo-love-interest trait (and a shounen protagonist one, really). I look forward to a subtle deconstruction of this trope.
Kitamura appears out of nowhere all the frickin’ time. It’s getting unnerving…
Primes: I think he’s a younger, Japanese version of Jeeves.
I don’t know Jeeves, but he sounds like a nightmare.
So Kitamura confessed first to Taiga, but was rejected by Taiga because she couldn’t handle the abruptness. That was the reason Taiga developed feelings for Kitamura. Wow, so it’s not because Kitamura is the ideal senpai to daydream about, but because Kitamura treated her as the dream to chase after. Another miss on my part! I think the feelings Taiga has are incredibly understandable. It’s natural to appreciate someone who affirms your identity, especially if it’s not something you often get. Would you call it love?
Primes: I’d call it ‘flattery’. Would it be too harsh to say that Taiga is not in love with Kitamura, but rather with the image of herself that Kitamura’s approval permits her to hold?
Yeah, I’d agree with that. Earlier today, I came across this article called “Identity – and Loneliness,” which asserts under the section “Pride and Love” that people often confuse pride for love. To quote the article, “many persons ‘give’ in order to advertise an identity and to maintain a position of power. This is pride, not love, because love empties itself of worldly desires through service, in order to give selflessly. Pride, however, makes ‘giving’ into a form of bribery, in order to get something bigger in return.”
Primes: It was fun reading this article! I kept going back and forth along the lines of “I am pretty doubtful about that” and “Woah, that’s an amazing insight!”
Yup. Now, this is one highly cynical perspective on love in our society, especially since the author makes the generalization that hospital workers care more about establishing their authority than about their patients, but perhaps there is some truth in the suggestion that love and identity are intertwined. I don’t know if it makes sense that Taiga appreciates Kitamura because she likes the idea of exercising authority over him, especially when she obviously doesn’t look like the one in control of anything right now. You can’t deny that Kitamura’s acceptance of her would pamper her ego though – as it would anyone’s. A danger of psychological theories is that humans all seem like selfish beasts under those rational explanations. Well, I can’t exactly refute that, but…those theorists must live really sadly? Ahem, back to the topic, an explanation for why Taiga’s love for Kitamura doesn’t feel genuine (as Kitamura possibly perceives?) is that she loves how he makes her feel more than him as a person. Love is complicated, isn’t it?
Primes: Huh, I think we both came to the same set of conclusions! As far as humans being selfish beasts goes, that’s easily dispelled by a brief look at zoology. We’re mammals, and mammals are nothing if not tribal, social, and ready to sacrifice themselves for the good of their group. Any functional theory of psychology has got to take that into consideration.
Yeah, love is complicated! From Aristotle onward, philosophers and later psychologists have argued that all humans want happiness. But if you consider how many people have made themselves miserable to be with someone they loved, I think it’s clear that what we all really want is love. And that makes no sense if we’re intrinsically selfish—but it does if we’re intrinsically social.
Well put. This post is getting pretty long, and I don’t have much to add!
Thank you for the fun insights and conversation! 🙂
Thank you! It was fun going through everything.
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Since I’ve never had a legitimate class in writing, my understanding of myth in stories is iffy… I can understand the logic of the analysis, but I can’t apply mythological reasoning myself!
But it was a fun read!
Primes really likes to play devil’s advocate, it seems.
Thanks for reading and commenting, edgyanimeteenblog! I got rather long-winded there without meaning to, so I’m glad you enjoyed our conversation! 😺
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I love their poor teacher, cheer up sensei!
I know this is pretty pointless to what you were saying, but I wish that kid would come clean my house…
Haha…who doesn’t! He can also clean an entire space within, what, 15 minutes? Adopt him, he’s a keeper…
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SUSE Linux Goes Long on Support
Thursday Nov 14th 2013 by Sean Michael Kerner
Enterprise Linux vendor SUSE extends support term length for SLES 11 and builds on its partnership with Microsoft for systems management.
SUSE is expanding the support on its flagship Linux distribution from 10 years to 13 years. The enterprise Linux vendor is also expanding its partnership efforts with Microsoft as well as its ecosystem efforts to improve Linux drivers.
Nils Brauckmann, president and general manager for SUSE, announced the new longer-term support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) during the SUSECon event held this week in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. During the event, Brauckmann announced the support term extension for SLES 11, which had previously been seven years of standard support, with an additional three years of extended support. SLES 11 will now have 10 years of standard support, with three years of extended support for customers who pay for the extra support. SUSE calls the extra three years of support Long Term Service Pack Support (LTSS).
SUSE last extended its support term length in 2011 for its SLES 10 release, offering a total of 10 years including the LTSS. Rival Linux vendor Red Hat has been providing its customers with 10 years of standard support since the beginning of 2012.
Brauckmann noted during his SUSECon address that SUSE now has more than 19,000 active customers with paid subscriptions to SUSE services, up from 15,000 a year ago. He added that in its last fiscal year, SUSE generated $230 million in revenue and is now a profitable company.
One of the continued drivers for SUSE's growth is its partnership efforts, in particular, its multiyear partnership with Microsoft. Microsoft entered into a landmark partnership deal with SUSE's predecessor company Novell in 2006. Novell was acquired by Attachmate in 2011 for $2.2 billion, and SUSE is now being run as a stand-alone business.
As has been the case since 2006, Microsoft resells SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Dobrin Dobrev, product manager at SUSE, told eWEEK. Following the acquisition of Novell by Attachmate, Microsoft reaffirmed its commitment to SUSE, extending the relationship through 2016. Part of that partnership extension included a $100 million investment from Microsoft used to acquire SUSE Linux Enterprise certificates for customer support.
This week at SUSECon, SUSE extended its relationship with Microsoft with a new management pack for Microsoft's System Center, enabling System Center users to more effectively manage SUSE Linux Enterprise Server deployments. The management pack brings to general availability a beta that was started last year, according to Dobrev.
SUSE is also aiming to expand its partner ecosystem with the relaunch of its Linux driver initiative, formerly known as the Partner Linux Driver Program and now being rebranded as SolidDriver.
Scott Bahling, senior manager of technology accounts at SUSE, explained to eWEEK that the SolidDriver is not about getting drivers into Linux.
"The program is about 'packaging' and 'delivering' those drivers in the most compatible and comfortable way for customers to deploy on SUSE Linux Enterprise," Bahling said. "Most important, it's about standardization and tight integration with SUSE Linux Enterprise installation processes."
Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at eWEEK and InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.
Originally published on eWeek.
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Powerful Windows Utilities - XXCOPY
Wednesday Aug 28th 2002 by ServerWatch Staff
DOS and Windows have long included the XCOPY utility as a simple but useful tool for copying data, making backups, and so forth. Pixelab greatly extends the power of XCOPY and takes things to a whole new level with the freeware utility XXCOPY, which doesn't stop at just copying multiple files -- it provides more than 200 advanced features for even the most advanced user.
by Dan DiNicolo
http://www.2000trainers.com
Based on the popularity of Windows, many people today ignore the power of the command line. While the graphical interface makes handling tasks more user friendly, the command line really allows you a great deal of flexibility. With a simple (and free) additional tool called XXCOPY, you can easily back up files and folders, clone your hard drive, and so forth. For system administrators, XXCOPY provides maximum flexibility for the purpose of copying files between systems, "replicating" data, and more.
DOS and Windows have long included the XCOPY utility as a simple but useful tool to copy data, make backups, and so forth. For the most part, XCOPY will meet your basic file copying needs. However, a great freeware utility from a company called Pixelab greatly extends the power of XCOPY and takes things to a whole new level. XXCOPY doesn't stop at just copying multiple files -- it provides more than 200 advanced features for even the most seasoned user. For those in a corporate environment, XXCOPY Pro takes the single PC features of the freeware version and extends them to include networked systems. Whether you're looking for an easy way to backup files, clone a hard drive, or synchronize files between servers, XXCOPY has something to offer.
XXCOPY is a command-line program that works on nearly every Windows platform, including Windows XP, 2000, NT, ME, 98, and 95. A 16-bit version is also included for use with Windows 3.1 that supports 8.3 filenames only. The program installation is a breeze -- just run install.bat. The program will be installed to your Windows\Systems32 (or WINNT\System32) directory by default -- this will make it available from anywhere in the command line environment.
At the most basic level, XXCOPY is nothing more than a tool to copy files from one location to another using the command line. The syntax of the command is also very simple. Almost every command that you issue will include these three basic elements:
xxcopy <source> <destination>
All you're telling XXCOPY is that you want files moved from one location to another. For example, if I wanted to copy a folder called 'worddocs' from my C drive to a not-yet-created new folder called 'backupdocs' on my D drive, the command to issue would be:
xxcopy c:\worddocs\ d:\backupdocs\
Going a step further, XXCOPY has over 200 possible switches that allow a high degree of customization. For example, you could specify that you only want to copy files that were created within the last three days, or those that are larger, smaller, or within a certain size range. My personal favorite is the switch that will search for all files specified, and copy them into a single flattened directory.
The table below outlines some of the more common switches. To keep things clear, you should get in the habit of specifying the switch after the destination, but this isn't required. You should also note that switches can be combined to make the tool even more powerful.
/H
Also copies system or hidden files
/Ho
Only copies system or hidden files
/R
Allows read-only files to be overwritten or deleted
/BN
Back up only new files
/DA:<date>
When <date> is specified, this copies files that were changed on or after that date
/DB#<n>
When 'n' is specified, this copies files that were changed on or before 'n' days ago
/SZ:<n>-
When 'n' is specified, this copies files whose size (in bytes) in greater than 'n'
/SZ:-<n>
When 'n' is specified, this copies files whose size (in bytes) in less than 'n'
Copies directories and subdirectories, except empty ones
/E
Copies directories and subdirectories, including empty ones
/SX
Flattens subdirectories, and includes path information in the new file names
/PB
Shows a progress bar for the copy
/X
Can be used to exclude files during when copying
Keeps file attributes the same as in the source directory
/U
Updates files already found in the destination folder
/SG
Gathers files from subdirectories into a single directory
/CLONE
Duplicates an entire directory or volume incrementally
/BU
Standard backup
/BI
Since going through every single switch here would be impossible, it's worth noting that running XXCOPY /? provides a listing of the most common switches and their purpose. For a complete listing of all switches, use /HELP.
To get a feel for the power of this tool, let's take a look at a few examples. Imagine that you were interested in backing up your entire 'my documents' folder (including subdirectories) from your C drive to a folder called 'mydocsbackup' your D drive. The command to issue would be:
xxcopy "c:\my documents" d:\mydocsbackup\ /S/H
Notice the quotes around the source path above. You must add quotes in cases where a directory (or file) name contains a space. In this case, the contents of My Documents, including hidden files and subdirectories, will be copied to a folder on the D drive called 'mydocsbackup'.
Let's go a step further. Suppose you wanted to find all of the PDF documents on your system and back them up to a single directory on a different drive or partition. This can easily be accomplished using the /SX switch, along with a wildcard. I'm also including the /PB switch -- this will add a progress bar to let us know how the copy operation is coming along.
xxcopy c:\*.pdf d:\pdfs\ /SX/PB
This command gives us a slightly different result. While it copies all of the .pdf files found on drive C into the D:\pdfs directory, it also renames the files to tell us where they came from. For example, if a file named work.pdf was originally in your C:\documents\test\ folder, it would now be named:
work'documents'test.pdf
Notice that the former path is specified in the new filename. Since all .doc files on C were copied to the same single directory, it's possible that two files with the same name might exist -- this feature helps to circumvent possible problems with duplicate file names. If you want to avoid the possibility of files being renamed, you could always just use the /S switch, in which case the folder structure would also be copied along with the .doc files.
XXCOPY also allows you to easily copy files that were added or changed within a certain date range. For example, if you wanted to copy all of the jpeg files on your C drive that were created or changed between March 18 and March 21, 2002, issue the following:
xxcopy c:\*.jpg d:\jpegs\ /DA:2002-03-18 /DB:2002-03-21 /S
Incremental Backups
But what if you just want to do simple backups regularly? That's easy, too. For example, let's say that you wanted to back up all data in your C:\My Documents to a folder called 'backup' on drive D. The first time you do this, you should issue the command:
xxcopy "c:\my documents" d:\backup\ /BU /X*.tmp
This command will back up the entire contents of your 'My Documents' folder to the 'backup' folder on your D drive. Notice the /X switch -- this tells XXCOPY to exclude any files that end in .tmp.
XXCOPY really gets useful when you want to do additional backups. Since the majority of your data was backed up the first time, there is no need to re-copy things that haven't changed. This is where an incremental backup comes in. If you were to issue the same command, but use the /BI switch instead of /BU, only files that were different than those already in the destination folder would be copied -- a quick and easy way to back up your new or changed files.
XXCOPY for Disk Cloning
Probably the most popular use of XXCOPY is as an inexpensive and simple disk-cloning tool. Using XXCOPY, you can easily clone your primary hard drive onto a second drive. Reasons for doing this include the purchase of a new drive, or simply as an emergency spare should your primary drive fail. One note before going any further -- the cloned drive can only be made bootable for Windows 95/98/ME. XXCOPY cannot recreate a bootable disk for Windows NT/2000/XP systems.
There are a few steps involved when creating a cloned disk. To begin, you'll need to attach the new hard disk to the system. I'll assume that your current disk is one large partition, drive C. You'll also need to create a partition on the new disk and format it prior to initiating the cloning process.
Once the new disk has been formatted (I'll assume it's drive D), reboot into Windows and issue the following command:
xxcopy c:\ d:\ /CLONE
This switch will copy the contents of the C drive over to the new D drive. Note that some files may not be copied due to file access contention problems. To make things simple, your best option is to close all programs that may be running prior to issuing the command. If some files have been missed, simply issue the command again, and it will copy missing files as if an incremental backup were being done. Don't worry if you notice that the file WIN386.SWP hasn't been copied -- this is the virtual memory swap file, and it doesn't need to be copied. The cloning process will transfer anywhere between 2-15 GB of data per hour, depending on the speed of your hard drives.
Once the clone operation has completed, a few steps remain. The first is removing the old drive and replacing it with the new one. This may involve changing the drive from a slave to a master, so you may need to change the jumper pins on the back of the drive. After this is completed, boot the machine using your system floppy disk. You'll need to go into FDISK and mark the new drive as Active in order for it to be bootable. The last step is writing the Master Boot Record (MBR) to the disk, since XXCOPY will not copy this from the old disk. From the command line, simply issue the command:
After this is done, simply remove the floppy and boot to Windows -- welcome to your newly cloned system!
XXCOPY can be downloaded from http://www.xxcopy.com/
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William Pope.L: Showing Up to Withhold
Iconoclast and artist Pope.L uses the body, sex, and race as his materials the way other artists might use paint, clay, or bronze. His work problematizes social categories by exploring how difference is marked economically, socially, and politically. Working in a range of media from ketchup to baloney to correction fluid, with a special emphasis on performativity and writing, Pope.L pokes fun at and interrogates American society’s pretenses, the bankruptcy of contemporary mores, and the resulting repercussions for a civil society. Other favorite Pope.L targets are squeamishness about the human body and the very possibility of making meaning through art and its display.
Published to accompany his wonderfully inscrutable exhibition Forlesen at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Pope.L: Showing Up to Withhold is simultaneously an artist’s book and a monograph. In addition to reproductions of a number of his most recent artworks, it includes images of significant works from the past decade, and presents a forum for reflection and analysis on art making today with contributions by renowned critics and scholars, including Lawrie Balfour, Nick Bastis, Lauren Berlant, and K. Silem Mohammad.
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Andy Warhol, Seven Illustrated Books 1952-1959
Ari Marcopoulos & Matthew Barney Studio: Fumes
Barbara Kasten: The Diazotopes
Ben Jones Men's Group: The Video
Billy Al Bengston: Billy
Iconoclast and artist Pope.L uses the body, sex, and race as his materials the way other artists might use paint, clay, or bronze. His work problematizes social categories by exploring how difference is marked economically, socially, and politically. Working in a range of media from ketchup to baloney to correction fluid, with a special emphasis on performativity and writing, Pope.L pokes fun at and interrogates American society’s pretenses, the bankruptcy of contemporary mores, and the resu...
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HOZBLOK-CLAMSHELL
11.06.2018 13.05.2018 Categories Own hands
What outbuildings do not see in the garden or suburban areas! Most often it is a tiny shed, located at the far end of the site, or a large economic unit, combined with a summer kitchen. The disadvantage of such designs is the considerable consumption of lumber. And most importantly, what they take away precious space from the garden. However, these problems can be solved if maintenance was to make an extension to the house. Folding the shed design will be convenient for the workshop.
It is with such outbuildings we introduce readers in today’s issue of “Club home of the masters”.
Foldable shopping block wooden panel, dimensions: in the disassembled position 2200X1300X2300 mm, and assembled in — 2200X300X2300 mm. This transformation is particularly convenient for the workshop. Because, as a rule, all work in the garden are produced in the warm season, and in winter the Studio is not in use. Therefore, it can be removed. The extension can also work as storage for seedlings in the spring, or harvested but not yet exported harvest in the fall.
Before you begin construction hozbloka, you must choose which of the walls of the house it is better to attach. Preference should be given to deaf (no Windows) the wall located on the Northern, North-Western or North-Eastern side of the house. In the selected location for the wall are mounted two vertical bar section 100X100 mm, to which are nailed wall supporting frame. They are the basis for all other mobile elements, which are collected separately. To the upper inclined ends of the walls nailed the frame of the shield, which is then coated with a metal roof. From the main facade amenities under the edge of roofing iron enclose a strip of sheet rubber with the release of 300-400 mm. It serves to protect from atmospheric precipitation in a lowered position of the folding portion of the roof.
Foldable amenities building-Annex (A — omit the section of the roof, B — twin doors, In lifting a small section of the floor, Mr. most of the lifting section of the floor):
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Akyumen Holofone is what Windows 10 phones should be
Jul 28, 2016 at 17:38 GMT 3 years ago
I recently argued that the future of Windows 10 on phones would be an x86 device phablet running full Windows 10, with access to both UWP apps and full Win32. Some readers agreed and some readers disagreed, mainly citing battery life issues and poorly behaved Win32 apps compromising the experience.
Now it seems readers will soon have a real choice, with Chinese OEM Akyumen claiming to have developed a 7 inch Windows 10 tablet with LTE functionality that blurs the borders between Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile.
Their device would featue a Intel Cherry Trail 8300 quad-core processor, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, upgradeable with a microSD card, a 13-megapixel rear and 5MP front facing camera, a 3500mAh battery and run full Windows 10 and optionally Android also. The mini-tablet has USB-C and HDMI out, and LTE, GPS and WIFI support, making it a full mobile phone device over VOIP.
It also features a 35 lumens micro-projector which can deliver around 2 hours of use, giving the device a role as a professional device for use by the itinerant salesman who also want to work on the move.
An optional stand with built-in battery is also available to make presenting easier.
Akyumen is selling the Holofone in various packages.
For $600 (the Educational package) you get the device and some basic accessories.
The basic package costs $750 and gets you the device, a Sabretooth stylus (which appears to be a capacitive stylus with laser pointer and bluetooth headset built-in), earbuds, a device stand, and a screen protector.
For $850 you get all that, and a bluetooth speaker and stand with battery, again aimed at the mobile presenter.
$950 throws in a game controller and all of the above.
Pre-orders are opening now for delivery in the 1st September.
See a video demo below:
We do not know if this device will be delivered on time, and I think I would prefer a similar device with a more powerful processor from a more well-known name, but it does represent a paradigm shift. We are all Windows users – why not use take it with us in our pockets?
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How to use solfège to identify chord inversions
my music teacher states that to differentiate first from second inversion triads listen to where the perfect fourth is. 1st inversion it is on top second inversion on the bottom. the tonic note is not given. would i sing do me le for first inversion and do fa ti for second inversion?
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I changed "solage" in the title to "solfège." If that's an incorrect adjustment, feel free to roll back the edit. Welcome to Music.SE! – Richard Oct 31 '18 at 21:27
The whole point of movable do solfege is that in a specific key, do is do. (Do is not a deer - I don't care). – Tim Nov 1 '18 at 8:55
Assuming the same pitch is in the bass for each chord, and assuming movable-do solfège, yes, "do me le" would be the first inversion major triad. The second inversion major triad, however, would be "do fa la" (not ti).
But I don't personally recommend this method, since it forces you to always hear the bass as tonic instead of learning to identify the root of each chord. In other words, movable-do solfège always uses "do" as its focus, and keeping the bass as "do" tries to force every triad into a do-based key, which isn't usually ideal.
Instead, I recommend singing these triads on your own using scale degrees: always sing the root of the chord as "1," the third of the chord as "3," and the fifth of the chord as "5." So for a C-major chord, C is always "1", E is always "3", and G is always "5," no matter what pitch is in the bass.
Try to sing these scale degrees in various inversions: sing "1–3–5–3–1," but also learn to sing "5–1–3–1–5," and so on. The more you do this, the more you'll begin to hear what these scale degrees sound like.
Then you'll start to develop the ability to recognize what chord member is in the bass whenever a chord is played for you. If it's "3" (the chordal third) in the bass, it's in first inversion; if it's "5," it's second inversion; and if it's "1," it's obviously in root position.
+1. What is le -? Because the OP used it? Totally agree that movable do shouldn't be as movable as the OP wants! It wrecks the whole concept of movable do. I'm still struggling with fixed do, and trying to see how it's better than merely using note names. So far, note names keep winning! Introduce transposing instruments, and all hell breaks loose! – Tim Nov 1 '18 at 8:52
"Le" is a chromatically inflected movable-do syllable. "La" is scale-degree 6 in major, and "le" is the lowered form. Also remember that fixed do syllables are note names, albeit in a different language! – Richard Nov 1 '18 at 9:48
Thanks for 'le' - I'd forgotten. I'm aware fixed do is another nomenclature for note names - just can't justify it...Looking for justification! – Tim Nov 1 '18 at 10:16
Excellent answer. Yet another of many reasons I will never use solfege for my students. – Kevin H Nov 2 '18 at 3:11
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US ARTIST LAUV ANNOUNCES DEBUT NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATE FOR 2018
LAUV ANNOUNCES DEBUT NEW ZEALAND DATE FOR MARCH 2018
HIT SINGLE ‘I LIKE ME BETTER’ CLIMBS THE CHARTS!
Breakthrough LA-based artist LAUV today reveals he will embark on his debut Australian and New Zealand tour in March next year, performing in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne before playing Auckland’s Powerstation on Monday 19th March.
Just 23 years in age, Lauv is responsible for this year’s chart-topping breakout hit ‘I Like Me Better’, which has garnered close to 200 million Spotify streams, and over 5 million YouTube views. He is also an accomplished songwriter, with recent cuts as co-writer on Charli XCX’s hit ‘Boys’ and Cheat Codes’ ‘No Promises’ featuring Demi Lovato. He also features on DJ Snake’s latest single ‘A Different Way’, which has already chalked up close to 20 million Spotify streams.
With ‘I Like Me Better’, Lauv delivers an up-tempo track built on gracefully sculpted beats and a shimmering melody. New Zealand audiences, media and industry alike have embraced the song, peaking at #3 on the iTunes and Shazam charts. ‘I Like Me Better’ has attained Gold accreditation, and is still climbing the charts with commercial radio airplay across the board on all major networks.
“Sunshine pop with a contagious sense of intelligence…” – Clash Music
“I Like Me Better’ is transforming into a proper summer jam without losing its meditative qualities” – TIME
“… another pop masterpiece… a subdued but addicting pop moment layered with emotion” – Project U
Lauv’s breakout single, ‘The Other’, amassed over 88 million Spotify streams by early 2017. On the track, Lauv’s unguarded honesty instils a slow-burning fusion of R&B and indie-pop which was taken to another level with his surprise global smash ‘I Like Me Better’. His playlist ‘I met you when I was 18’ launched last week features a host of tracks including ‘The Other’, ‘I Like Me Better’ and the new song ‘Easy Love’ and will become the musical birthplace for new material over the coming months as Lauv invites fans into his world.
He’s hit the Spotify Global Top 50 and Global Top 100 Artists with ‘I Like Me Better’ and is only just beginning. Supporting Ed Sheeran on the Asian leg of his world tour this spring, Lauv is one of the brightest young stars on the world music stage and you can bet he won’t be playing such intimate venues for long! Music lovers, don’t miss this remarkable star-in-the-making on his debut New Zealand visit.
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Cheerleader allegedly brings pot brownies to school to win votes for Homecoming queen
Posted 6:37 am, October 3, 2018, by Tribune Media Wire
HARTFORD, Mich. - The term "higher education" is taking on a new meaning in Van Buren County after police say a cheerleader allegedly brought some pot-laced brownies to school.
Hartford Police can't recall anything like this ever happening in their town. They say that the student, a 17-year-old female, gave those brownies to some athletes at the school. The brownies were included inside goodie bags for the football team during Homecoming week, according to WXMI.
"The principal mentioned they were getting some tips in about some possible brownies that may have been laced with marijuana oil," said Michael Prince, a patrolman for the Hartford Police Department.
Prince says the high school got a tip through the OK2Say app which allows people to submit information anonymously. The tip alleged a 17-year-old cheerleader brought pot brownies to school, some for football players. They say the leftovers were used to sway votes in an effort to become homecoming queen.
“The school’s taking this very seriously, they are doing their own investigation and they’re just starting to turn over some of the statements from the students possibly involved or witnesses," said Prince.
Twelve brownies were allegedly brought to school. Investigators say staff members were able to recover three of them, leaving nine brownies unaccounted for and possibly consumed by students. Those three desserts have been sent to the state police crime lab for testing to confirm there are drugs inside.
"I’ve read about things across this country, it has not happened with anything that I know of in this area," said Prince. "I’ve been an officer a long time and whenever you think you’ve heard it all, something just about daily comes up like 'Wow.'"
The students involved could be in hot water: having drugs is one thing, but officials say having them and distributing them in a drug-free zone could mean felony charges for those involved. Officer Prince is now encouraging parents to talk to their kids about the issue.
“I think they need to talk to their children that are students and if they think that they could possibly been involved, then take them to the hospital and get them tested," said Prince.
As for that student who’s the main suspect, Prince says she and her mother are out of state right now for what they’re calling a family emergency. He’s hoping to interview them when they return.
There’s no word yet on any punishments, but the school did send home a letter that says all the students involved are being dealt with according to district policies and student handbooks.
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Goldman Sachs' latest London hires reflect its priorities now
by eFinancialCareers 15 March 2019
Goldman Sachs may be trimming its headcount as part of its annual cull of poor performers, but it is also hiring. In the past month the firm has recruited at least three executive directors and managing directors to its London business. The new additions suggest the bank's strategic priorities in 2019.
Two of the hires are in the quant or data space(s). The firm hired Giuliano De Rossi, formerly the head of European quantitative strategy at Macquarie, as an executive director. It's not entirely clear what De Rossi will be doing at Goldman, but at Macquarie he was working on systems that included machine learning programmes to help pick stocks.
Another London executive director level hire was Paola Cereghino, who joined this month after 22 years at JPMorgan. Again, Cereghino's Goldman role isn't clarified, but at JPMorgan she was most recently the head of market data for the bank's applications.
The third recent big Goldman hire joined the London private equity business. The firm recruited Patrick Ordynans, who previously spent nearly six years as a managing director at Alcentra, an asset management firm focused on sub-investment grade corporate debt. At Alcentra, Ordynans was responsible for DACHS (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) coverage. His arrival at Goldman in London suggests the firm wants to increase its penetration of the German direct lending market, which is notoriously difficult to penetrate given German corporates' reliance on traditional bank loans.
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Tartu landmark bridge to get new musical soundtrack, chosen via competition ({{commentsTotal}})
The Kaarsild Bridge in Tartu at night. Source: Tartu City Government
Tartu City Government has announced the initiation of the Kaarsild musical works competition, which aims to find a selection of well-thought-out solutions for creating a soundtrack for the Kaarsild Bridge in central Tartu.
Participants in the competition are required to create at least one comprehensive piece of music for their entry. No stylistic restrictions have been set for the musical work, however, and musical works based on classical harmonies as well as more abstract themes are all welcome.
The competition jury is to be made up of Tartu City Architect Tõnis Arjus (Committee Chairman), composer Ardo Ran Varres, composer Age Veeroos, Theatre Vanemuine Director Toomas Peterson, and Tartu urban design specialist Anna-Liisa Unt.
Terms and conditions for entrants
One significant stipulation is that the work submitted to the competition judges must never have been played in a public place before.
The deadline for submitting musical compositions is 16.00 on 24 September 2018.
Specific terms and conditions (in Estonian) are here.
The Kaarsild bridge, which spans the Emajõgi river in the university town and is a well-known landmark, often seeing individuals walking over its higher, supporting arches, was renovated in 2017, which included adding lighting and sound features.
Five independent works from master's students in the New Media Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts were already utilised when the bridge first opened, and these together comprised a single whole experience, apparently reflecting the water below and its surrounding characteristics. The bridge is adorned with additional sound and lighting on special events.
Source: Tartu City Government
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Home Gadgets These robo-ants can work together in swarms to navigate tricky terrain
These robo-ants can work together in swarms to navigate tricky terrain
While the agility of a Spot or Atlas robot is something to behold, there’s a special merit reserved for tiny, simple robots that work not as a versatile individual but as an adaptable group. These “tribots” are built on the model of ants, and like them can work together to overcome obstacles with teamwork.
Developed by EPFL and Osaka University, tribots are tiny, light and simple, moving more like inchworms than ants, but able to fling themselves up and forward if necessary. The bots themselves and the system they make up are modeled on trap-jaw ants, which alternate between crawling and jumping, and work (as do most other ants) in fluid roles like explorer, worker and leader. Each robot is not itself very intelligent, but they are controlled as a collective that deploys their abilities intelligently.
In this case a team of tribots might be expected to get from one end of a piece of complex terrain to another. An explorer could move ahead, sensing obstacles and relaying their locations and dimensions to the rest of the team. The leader can then assign worker units to head over to try to push the obstacles out of the way. If that doesn’t work, an explorer can try hopping over it — and if successful, it can relay its telemetry to the others so they can do the same thing.
Fly, tribot, fly!
It’s all done quite slowly at this point — you’ll notice that in the video, much of the action is happening at 16x speed. But rapidity isn’t the idea here; similar to Squishy Robotics’ creations, it’s more about adaptability and simplicity of deployment.
The little bots weigh only 10 grams each, and are easily mass-produced, as they’re basically PCBs with some mechanical bits and grip points attached — “a quasi-two-dimensional metamaterial sandwich,” according to the paper. If they only cost (say) a buck each, you could drop dozens or hundreds on a target area and over an hour or two they could characterize it, take measurements and look for radiation or heat hot spots, and so on.
If they moved a little faster, the same logic and a modified design could let a set of robots emerge in a kitchen or dining room to find and collect crumbs or scoot plates into place. (Ray Bradbury called them “electric mice” or something in “There will come soft rains,” one of my favorite stories of his. I’m always on the lookout for them.)
Swarm-based bots have the advantage of not failing catastrophically when something goes wrong — when a robot fails, the collective persists, and it can be replaced as easily as a part.
“Since they can be manufactured and deployed in large numbers, having some ‘casualties’ would not affect the success of the mission,” noted EPFL’s Jamie Paik, who co-designed the robots. “With their unique collective intelligence, our tiny robots can demonstrate better adaptability to unknown environments; therefore, for certain missions, they would outperform larger, more powerful robots.”
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Saint Mary’s defeated Alma by a score of 6-3 in an MIAA conference match Saturday at Angela Athletic Center. The victory improved the Belles to 6-6 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.
In singles competition, the play was fierce and decisive. Not a single match went to a third set, instead they were decided in straight sets. Belles junior Andrea Fetters ended up on the wrong side of her match, losing 6-4, 6-2, at the top of the singles lineup. In the next match, senior Kayle Sexton was victorious in straight sets, beating her opponent 6-0, 6-4. Senior Jackie Kjohlede dominated, winning her match in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Senior Shannon Elliot was narrowly edged out in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, at the fourth spot, but junior Margaret Faller controlled her match from the onset, winning 6-1, 6-0, while freshman Bailey Oppman finished off the singles matches with a 6-1, 6-1, victory.
“I was happy with our singles play because we are playing with a bit more patience in some situations,” Belles head coach Dale Campbell said. “Jackie Kjolhede at No. 3 [singles] had an impressive 6-0, 6-0 victory. Most all of our singles players had good matches, however Shannon is battling through some injuries at No. 4 and our No. 1 Andrea Fetters played a tough, experienced opponent.”
The day’s doubles action featured hard-fought performances from both sides. Saint Mary’s top doubles team of Sexton and Faller ended up on the wrong side of a closely contested match, losing by a score of 8-6. The team of Elliott and Fetters cruised to an 8-2 victory in their match. Sophomore Sam Setterblad and freshman Maddie Minaudo rounded out doubles play for the Belles with an 8-3 victory.
“We still need to come out with more energy for doubles, basically being more assertive,” Campbell said. “There are opportunities to take the net, and opportunities to pick off volleys that we are not taking. We can increase those chances by at least 30 percent, so that is a focal point. Getting two out of three doubles is important, and we actually have not done that enough. It was nice to win at least two (Saturday), but I thought we had the potential to sweep them.”
Saint Mary’s next match is against conference foe No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan at Angela Athletic Center on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. The match was originally scheduled to be played today but was postponed due to Monday’s inclement weather.
“[Indiana Wesleyan is] a strong non-conference opponent with a lot of talent and power,” Campbell said. “We will have to adjust the best we can in a short amount of time, but we have played a few strong teams like them.”
Tags: Alma, Andrea Fetters, Angela Athletic Center, Bailey Oppman, Dale Campbell, Jackie Kjolhede, Kayle Sexton, Maddie Minaudo, Margaret Faller, Sam Setterblad, Shannon Elliott, SMC Tennis
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WSU Spokane News
New nanoparticles wait to release drugs, target infection
Zhenjia Wang
By Lori Maricle, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Washington State University researchers have found a new way to fight sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response that can cause organ failure.
In a research study published in the journal Advanced Materials, scientists at WSU’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences built a new nanoparticle and coated it with the molecules that blood vessels have been found to release in response to infections. This dressing makes the nanoparticle sensitive to the signature acidity of infection sites, and upon arrival at the site of an infection the bacterial enzymes present act as a trigger for the drugs to be released.
Additionally, the research marks the first time a nanocarrier has been built to deliver not one, but two drugs, and delivers these drugs in a manner that waits to deploy until it encounters infectious tissues.
“This study not only proves a new drug delivery system but also may shift the current landscape in nanomedicine to biology-driven design of nanotherapeutics,” said Pharmaceutical Sciences Assistant Professor Zhenjia Wang. “This has the potential to improve the therapies of many more infectious diseases.”
Earlier WSU research established that stimuli-responsive nanoparticles can specifically target infections to simultaneously prevent the spread of bacteria and reduce the inflammation it causes. These microscopic particles are loaded with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agents that are released when the particles encounter infection in the body.
The new research builds on those findings.
Antibiotics and anti-inflammatories are already used to mitigate the onset of sepsis, but there are issues with the old school use of these therapies. They are metabolized quickly, so their effects don’t last long and a portion of the drug is eliminated from the body without ever encountering the infected tissue it was intended for. They have what is called poor bioavailability, so the rate at which these drugs are absorbed into infected tissues from the injection site is slow. Also they are toxic, so repeated dosing causes its own damage to organs.
“This study will allow chemists and materials engineers to design new drug formulations to treat many bacterial infections, such as TB infection,” said Can Yang Zhang, who is the leading author on the paper and a postdoctoral research associate in Wang’s lab.
The use of nanoparticle technology in medical practice is growing. But the ability to deliver more than one type of drug in a manner that waits to deploy until it reaches the infectious tissues could provide a new triple punch that ducks, for the most part, issues with blanket administration of antibiotics and anti-inflammatories. Additionally the nanocarrier specifically targets infection sites, so less medicine is needed and there is limited collateral damage to otherwise healthy tissues.
A video illustration of how the technology works can be found at https://player.vimeo.com/video/289938380?muted=1&autoplay=1.
Zhenjia Wang, WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, zhenjia.wang@wsu.edu
Lori Maricle, WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Communications Office,
lmaricle@wsu.edu, 509-368-6679
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From boomerangs to A-bombs? Australia debates nukes
Andrew BEATTY, with Max Blenkin in Canberra
AFP July 8, 2019
Conventional military firepower has always been thought of as an adequate defence for Australia, but Trump's disregard for alliances means some strategists are discussing the need for a homegrown nuclear deterrent
Conventional military firepower has always been thought of as an adequate defence for Australia, but Trump's disregard for alliances means some strategists are discussing the need for a homegrown nuclear deterrent (AFP Photo/William WEST)
Facing a wobbly ally in the United States and an increasingly bellicose China, Australia's military strategists are cautiously debating whether the country needs to consider developing its own nuclear deterrent.
For a long time, the country's defence forces had relatively little to worry about.
A century-old alliance with the United States brought bankable security guarantees, while mineral exports to China ensured 28 recession-free years at home.
But Donald Trump's limited regard for alliances and Xi Jinping's quest for primacy in the Pacific have put both pillars of Australian security in doubt.
"Far from being in a strategic backwater, Australia is very much now a state in the front line," said Malcolm Davis, a military planner who has long called for a rethink in Australia's defence.
So far the response from Canberra has been cautious: trying to preserve the alliance with the United States while trading with the world's rising economic power.
But Hugh White -- former adviser to prime ministers, and a doyen of Canberra military analysts -- believes it is time to get off the fence.
Amid arcane discussions about strategic autonomy, interests and capabilities, his book "How to Defend Australia", published this month, has ignited a firestorm of debate with one simple question: "What about nuclear weapons?"
White -- a professor of strategic studies at the Australian National University -- does not advocate for or against nuclear weapons, but says the question is becoming unavoidable.
Citing "big strategic shifts in Asia" he argues that "it is no longer clear that nuclear weapons would never make sense" to Australian defence.
"The strategic costs of forgoing nuclear weapons in the new Asia could be much greater than they have been until now."
Developing even limited deterrence would carry enormous economic, political, diplomatic and social cost -- requiring Australia to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty and provoking neighbours.
But the vast nation-continent may be extremely difficult to defend alone with a limited population and conventional weapons.
White argues that without a cast iron guarantee from Washington, even the mere threat of a nuclear attack from China could "force us to capitulate in a conventional war."
- Decades in the making? -
The discussion is not completely out of the blue.
White reports that for decades Australian planners had quietly considered nuclearisation and worked on assessments of how long weapons would take to develop.
But until now Canberra always decided that the price was too high, the risks were low and Washington had its back.
But Trump's capricious temperament means half a century of policy could change with a single tweet.
Meanwhile the threat outlook has changed.
Historical documents show defence analysts did not believe Australia would be targeted even in a serious nuclear conflagration between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Bumping up against China seems much more likely.
And two regions inside Australia's sphere of interest have become geopolitical hotspots -- the South China Sea and the South Pacific.
Australian warships and aircraft routinely patrol through the South China Sea, much of which is claimed by Beijing.
Even when Australian ships stick to international waters, they are shadowed and challenged by the Chinese military.
In one recent incident, lasers were shone at Australian Navy helicopter pilots taking part in a months-long naval operation, forcing them to land.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has launched a diplomatic "step-up" in the South Pacific -- hoping to re-engage in a region that increasingly draws Beijing's attention.
Critics have described White's ideas as unaffordable, unrealistic and unnecessary.
"To put it mildly, the bipartisan political consensus on Australian defence policy is nowhere near White's position," Sam Roggeveen of the Lowy Institute said in a review of White's book.
Nonetheless, Roggeveen went on to say that White's view of a rising China and diminished United States was "built on a dispassionate analysis" and was, to him, "convincing".
Not everyone is as convinced, but the fact White's ideas are being taken seriously speaks to a growing concern about Australia's place in the world.
In recent weeks both a Chinese naval taskforce and a US assault ship have sailed into Sydney Harbour -- the fact both were invited did little to quiet public debate about how Australia relates to the world's two major powers.
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Massive advertising push helps ‘Stranger Things 3’ hit audience record
Andy Meek
BGR News July 10, 2019
It should come as no surprise to anyone who got caught up in the Stranger Things 3 excitement when the new season was released on Netflix on July 4, but interest in the supernatural series about a group of young friends in 1980s Indiana got especially stoked this time around, thanks to a heavy marketing and cross-promotional campaign, such that the series has broken a major record.
According to Netflix, the newest season of Stranger Things has already been viewed more times in its first four days of release than any other movie or TV show on Netflix.
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Almost 41 million households as of Monday had watched the third season since its release, Netflix declared. And more than 18 million had already finished the eight episodes of Season 3 by Monday.
.@Stranger_Things 3 is breaking Netflix records!
40.7 million household accounts have been watching the show since its July 4 global launch — more than any other film or series in its first four days. And 18.2 million have already finished the entire season.
It’s almost a Game of Thrones-style success for the new season since the insanely hyped series finale of HBO’s GoT reached 19 million viewers in the US, according to the cable network. That’s a bit of an apples to oranges comparison, sure, but it does help put Netflix’s popular series in a bit of context. And here’s something else: Using Netflix’s 154 million subscriber count from the second quarter, Raymond James analyst Justin Patterson told CNBC Tuesday that the show’s record audience numbers imply Season 3 reaching almost 30% of Netflix’s global paid subscriber base.
The friends at the center of Stranger Things are going through the usual growing pains as the new season begins. A new mall has arrived in Hawkins, Indiana, romance is in the air, danger looms yet again and they have to figure out how they’ll fight it while also learning what it means to grow up — and potentially grow apart.
Interest in the series, it should go without saying, shows no sign of slowing down. A mobile game is coming next year, and Netflix has also gotten more creative than ever in raising the profile of the show. Season 3 has resulted in a number of promotional tie-ups and brand-sharing involving everything from Nike to Coke. On Monday, Netflix and Microsoft even teamed up to “bring back” Windows 1, the operating system released the same year (1985) in which Stranger Things is set.
Among those millions of viewers who happily tore through the new season was the CEO of a Netflix competitor. Even Amazon’s chief executive himself is apparently a fan of Stranger Things 3:
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Let Baby Set the Delivery Date
Wait Until 39 Weeks if You Can
We tend to think of pregnancy as lasting for 9 months. But ideally it should last for nearly 10 months. Research shows that babies are born healthier if they have at least 39 weeks to grow in the womb.
In recent years, there’s been a trend toward earlier deliveries, as more women are choosing the date they’ll give birth. This is known as an elective delivery. Studies suggest that the number of elective deliveries rose dramatically from 1990 to the mid-2000s.
If there’s a particular medical reason to deliver early, then it’s best not to wait, says Dr. Catherine Spong, a pregnancy expert at NIH. “But if the mother and baby are healthy, there’s no benefit to delivering the baby early,” she says. In fact, delivering early can create lasting health problems. Even women of advanced maternal age, older than 35, should wait until at least 39 weeks unless there are medical reasons to deliver early.
“We’ve gotten to the point where people feel they can choose the timing of their delivery,” says Spong. “But in reality, that baby, in the last 4 weeks of pregnancy, is doing a huge amount of developing.”
Those last few weeks can make a big difference. At 39 to 40 weeks of pregnancy, a baby’s brain weighs one-third more than it does at 35 weeks. The lungs and liver also continue to develop up to 39 weeks. And those last few weeks allow time for layers of fat to grow under the baby’s skin, which helps keep the infant warm after birth.
Studies have found a greater risk of serious medical complications—such as dangerous bloodstream infections and breathing and feeding problems—in babies born before 39 weeks of gestationThe time from conception to birth.. “While there are risks to every pregnancy, the risks to the baby are higher if all organs are not completely developed,” Spong says.
One NIH-funded study looked at more than 13,000 women who gave birth by elective cesarean delivery(C-section) — Surgery to deliver a baby through the mother’s abdomen. (C-section) at 37 weeks or later. The babies delivered at 37 weeks were twice as likely as those born at 39 weeks to have complications—such as difficulty breathing, heart problems and seizures—that usually require time in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Moms who choose to give birth early may also face their own health challenges. They have a greater chance of postpartum (after childbirth) depression; stronger, more frequent contractions during labor; and an increased chance of needing a C-section. Women who have a C-section have a greater risk of infection and a longer recovery time than women who’ve had a vaginal birth.
“Know the true due date of pregnancy and get prenatalBefore birth or during pregnancy. care early,” Spong advises.
A woman’s body will go into labor when the baby is ready to enter the world, she says. “By letting that baby get born at term, you’re improving the lifelong health of that baby.”
Birthing Options for Full-Term Pregnancy
Power to the Pelvis
Pregnancy and Beyond
Pregnancy Problems?
For a Healthy Pregnancy
See your health care provider for regular prenatal care.
Talk to your doctor about the medicines you take. Some may not be safe during pregnancy.
Follow a healthy diet.
Take folic acid—at least 400 micrograms each day.
Stay active. Ask your health care provider about physical activity that’s safe for you.
Avoid drinking alcohol and smoking.
Control any existing conditions such as diabetes.
If there are no medical reasons to deliver early, wait until at least 39 weeks for delivery.
Let the Baby Set the Delivery Date
Preterm Labor and Birth
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National Child and Maternal Health Education Program (NCMHEP)
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VIDEO: Miami Beach Cop Sucker Punches Man, Prompting Fellow Cop to Blow Whistle
byJoshua Brown
Dec 16, 2018 -edited
The Miami Beach police officer lied in his report, the video proves.
Miami Beach police officer Adriel Dominguez claimed he was in fear for his safety when he cold cocked an unarmed man who had questioned his authority earlier this month.
But Miami Beach police officer Frederick Dominguez, who did not witness the incident but watched the video, believes the cop was out of line and is now seeking whistleblower protection.
After all, the video clearly shows Lowell Poitier never took a fighting stance before the cop punched.
However, the 35-year-old man is now facing charges of assaulting a police officer as well as disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Meanwhile Frederick Dominguez, who is not related to Adriel Dominguez, has retained a lawyer considering how common it is for whistleblower cops to face retaliation.
According to the Miami Herald:
Frederick Dominguez, no relation to the officer who threw the punch, wasn’t at the scene on Dec. 3, but the Miami Beach police officer obtained a copy of the video, according to his attorney Michael Pizzi. After reviewing the video, the 12-year veteran took exception to it, saying it didn’t jibe with the accounts in the police reports.
Pizzi said another reason that Dominguez decided to make the video public was his concern that department leaders push street officers to be too aggressive.
“I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s outrageous behavior. It’s an assault in broad daylight,” said Pizzi, who is asking the city for whistle-blower protection for his client. “He clearly did not take a fighting stance or clench his fist to fight the officer like it says in the report.”
The union representing Adriel Dominguez weighed in, fully supporting the officer’s actions.
“The video, along with the police officer’s body camera’s footage captured the dangerous confrontation with an agitated, angry and physically aggressive defendant,” said Miami Beach Fraternal Order of Police President Robert Jenkins. “There is no question officer Dominguez was legally justified and fully entitled to protect himself.”
The incident took place on December 3 at 9 p.m. outside a restaurant on Ocean Drive, an area that primarily serves tourists.
Miami Beach police received a 911 call that a man was being belligerent.
Police say when they approached Poitier, he was agitated, called them “crackers” and “appeared as if he wanted to challenge” the authority of one cop.
The arrest report said Poitier said “what, what” and “clenched his fist, took a fighting stance and leaned into” Dominguez’s face. It went on to say that Adriel Dominguez, fearing for his safety, struck the man with his fist.
The video shows a different story. In the video Poitier doesn’t appear to clench his fist or take a fighting stance.
Poitier suffered a cut lip and was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach for treatment. He was charged with misdemeanor assault on a police officer, resisting arrest without violence and disorderly conduct.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office may choose to not press charges on Poitier. Prosecutors could also decide the punch was unlawful and criminally charge Adriel Dominguez.
But that is not likely because Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle has a long reputation of being soft on cops who abuse or kill citizens.
Adriel Dominguez has been placed on paid leave as the incident continues to be investigated.
Tatoo49
Police officers have made the streets of our nation so much more dangerous than it needs to be. They are the greatest danger to civilians, not the 'other' criminals. Police unions ALWAYS back their cops. Right or Wrong (mostly wrong) the Union consistently takes the stand that the cop was correct and did nothing wrong. A dead body for no reason, except I feared for my life bullshit from the dangerous cop. No problem here, just move along. Bet the cop that is the whistleblower gets the punishment rather than the guilty cop. See, cops do not want to be legally responsible for their actions.
adamhammer
This could go up the chain of command pretty high since the higher-ups we obligated to report this and didn ’t or refused. Since the other Cop that turned in Miami Beach Police Officer Adriel Dominguez as a violent steroid addict is now asking for whistle blower status and protection so it might just be the tip of the iceberg!
StevenThomas1949
Contempt of Cop Charges but remember Videos Don't Lie and this cop needs his gun and badge taken away forever as a Public Safety Threat!
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By Jim McVeigh
Mayo Researchers Validate Rapid Sideline Concussion Test for Youth Athletes
Eye movement test detects concussions and possible 'silent' concussions
PHOENIX — A rapid, easy-to-administer eye movement test is showing great promise as a sideline concussion test for youth sports, a Mayo Clinic study finds.
In the study, Mayo Clinic researchers assessed high school hockey players using the King-Devick test. The test requires an athlete to read single-digit numbers displayed on cards. After suspected head trauma, the athlete is given the test, which takes about two minutes, and the results are compared to a baseline test administered previously. If the time needed to complete the test takes longer than the baseline test time, the athlete should be removed from play until evaluated by a medical professional.
About 150 high school hockey players received preseason testing to establish a baseline time in the study. During the subsequent season, 20 athletes had a suspected concussion. All 20 had a prolonged King-Devick test, and all were later clinically diagnosed with a concussion.
“Youth athletes are at a higher risk for concussion and a longer recovery time than adults,” says Amaal Starling, M.D., Mayo Clinic neurologist and a co-author of the study. “While the test has already been clinically validated for detecting concussion in collegiate and professional athletes, we wanted to ensure it was also validated in adolescents.”
In addition, the study detected potential brain injuries in athletes who had not reported symptoms of concussion by demonstrating abnormally slowed King-Devick times at the end of the season.
“It has become evident that not only do many athletes not report symptoms of concussion, but concussive brain injuries may occur without the athlete even experiencing symptoms,” says Priya Dhawan, M.D., the study’s first author. “This is a very important and unsuspected finding from this study — King-Devick testing may not only be a valuable remove-from-play tool, but may detect those who may have suffered a silent or unreported concussion and identify those athletes who may need further evaluation before returning to play the next season.”
The study indicates that the King-Devick test is a promising tool for the real-time evaluation of concussion because it looks at rapid eye movement and attention. Both are affected by concussions. Most importantly, Dr. Starling says, the test is affordable and can easily be used by any youth sports league, and administered by non-medical personnel.
“The King-Devick test represents a rapid, accurate, and cost-effective tool to identify concussion on the sideline and make appropriate game-time, remove-from-play decisions,” she says.
David Dodick, M.D., Mayo Clinic neurologist and director of the Mayo Clinic concussion program, said that not only should the King-Devick test be part of the baseline assessment of athletes who participate in contact sports, but also should be used for all sideline assessments of suspected concussion and pre-season assessments of athletes to document a potential prior silent or unreported brain injury.
Steven Galetta, M.D., the Philip K. Moskowitz, M.D. professor, and chair, Department of Neurology at NYU Langone Medical Center, adds that the King-Devick test has now been validated as an important concussion tool in multiple populations including boxers, mixed martial arts fighters, collegiate athletes, rugby players and now in a youth sports.
“As a visual performance measure that requires saccades, accommodation and near vision, the King-Devick test is clearly additive to the current sideline measures that capture cognitive and balance function,” Dr. Galetta says.
Recognizing 150 years of serving humanity in 2014, Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life. For more information, visit 150years.mayoclinic.org, www.mayoclinic.org and newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org.
MEDIA CONTACT: Jim McVeigh, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 480-301-4222, mcveigh.jim@mayo.edu
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Lego The Hobbit (Review)
April 17, 2014 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
Traveller’s Treasure or Witless Worm?
Yes, this is a review, not an advanced preview for a game which (with any sense) wouldn’t see a release until December when the final Hobbit movie hits cinemas. Instead, this Lego title encompasses the first two films with the third to be added as DLC later this year.
It would take the most upbeat of optimists to suggest that WB will do the right thing and release the add-on (the rest of the game) for free, but my cynical nature tells me to expect something around £15.99 –an oddly specific guess I admit. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see this game re-released complete with the remaining content in December for the same price it is today. So, I guess the only real question left, is how many Lego games do you need in your life? With Lego Marvel and the Lego Movie tie-in released just five and two months ago respectively, you have to wonder why WB didn’t wait.
But here we are, back in Middle Earth for another action-platformer collect em’ up. As with the Lego Lord of the Rings game, there are lines of dialogue and music from the movie giving the game an authentic air. In the Lego LOTR titles, I found this to be an odd match as the straight-faced dialogue was at odds with the characters messing about in the background. But The Hobbit movies have turned out to be lighter affairs and the seriousness and comedy seems to gel together better than I expected. Or maybe it’s because I loved the LOTR movies have been bitterly disappointed with the drawn-out Hobbit ones.
As you’d expect, the game closely follows the events of the movies. Many of the set pieces feel surprisingly dull though, especially the first half of the barrel-riding scene where you’re only allowed to occasionally bash some QTE buttons. There’s no denying Lego Smaug looks a bit rubbish too.
In the interest of not wasting all our time, yes much of the gameplay is the same as any Lego game with a mix of platforming, melee combat and destroying scenery to collect coins or discover pieces that you then use by holding the Circle button to do the Lego boogie and build something to help you pass an obstacle.
But how about the newer stuff? There’s a minor loot element to the game now, mainly in the form of salvageable materials like precious stones, rope, stone, wood and so on. These are then used at crafting stations to build larger mechanisms. A new minigame automatically builds most of the model, but occasionally you’re allowed to put a piece in for yourself. The loot is also used in the endgame to build some very expensive items. Precious stones need to be mined by a character with a pickaxe and there’s a brief minigame involving stopping a swinging arm in the sweet spot for a bonus reward. Every time you see a shiny pile of rubble, you won’t be able to resist bouncing over to mine some shiny shiz.
For all the promise of new combos in the fighting side of the game, I couldn’t find them. Unless they mean the odd QTE that slows down some one-on-one fights. There are buddy-up moves that tie two characters together for a spinning move or a strong vertical stomp, but you’ll spend more time bashing Circle trying to initiate the clunky linkup.
The dwarves have their own skills, but they’re spread thinly, requiring a tedious amount of swapping to get what you need, it doesn’t help that many characters look so similar. Also, multiple annoyances like having two different types of target for arrows and slingshots really drag the game’s pace down all too often.
The skills are recoats of familiar ones from Marvel and other games in the Lego series. There’s a hook on a chain for swinging or pulling objects (hello Spiderman), arrows, elves can wall-jump or swing on horizontal poles, Gollum adds the sexy, Radagast heals animals, Bilbo can go invisible with the Ring and so on. Sadly, there are no flying characters, which you’ll really miss as some of the platforming is atrocious thanks to some awkward physics that see characters slide off the edges of platforms or just not jump at all.
More than any Lego game yet, don’t bother trying to find the hidden items first time through the story as you’re rarely given the characters needed for them until you go back in freeplay mode. Even then, half the side-missions or hidden items feel like trying to find the chicken before the egg.
From a technical standpoint, there are more bugs than usual. I had to reset a few times during story missions as characters got stuck in walls and when playing through the open world hub missions in co-op the game would frequently require rebooting when characters got stuck in a loop when switching. This last issue started happening every ten minutes or so during one of our longer sessions. The hint icons for new mechanics only appearing after you’ve already done few in a previous stage is a bit embarrassing from a design point too.
Speaking of co-op, it’s 2014 and there are still no online options for a Lego game, which just isn’t good enough. I’ve nothing against local split-screen play, but the vertical split is a ridiculous design choice as it severely limits your field of view compared to a horizontal divide. The dynamic screen merging is a great idea, but again it’s poorly implemented, giving odd proportions of a split to a player or randomly flipping over for no reason. Despite the issues, playing co-op is the only sane way to get through the endgame missions or replay story levels to find all the minikits and extra items. You’ll die of boredom otherwise as the unskippable dialogue of quest givers is unbelievably poor.
The initial story mode playthrough can be done in about six hours, but there are tonnes of collectibles and extra missions available afterwards. I’ve put in about 15 hours now and am little over the 50% mark. Despite the camera annoyances, I’d still advise playing with a friend. You don’t even have to play in the same area as you’re free to travel to any part of the Northern Middle Earth hub lands to take on the extra tasks, making the hunt for that Platinum Trophy all the easier. Don’t bank on having much ‘fun’ though.
Official dialogue and music works this time
So much to find
More enjoyable in co-op
Where’s the rest of it?
No online co-op or horizontal option for split-screen
So many bugs
The Short Version: You’ll need to be a massive Lego game fan to get the most out of this latest tie-in, as it’s one of TT’s most by the numbers efforts yet. Riddled with technical glitches, samey combat and surprisingly dull replications of the movies’ set pieces it’s a harder sell than it should be, more so because it’s missing the final third until December. As ever though, you may keep coming back to it, as the collectibles are as moreish as ever, despite the increasingly roundabout way of finding everything. Still, I’d rather play this than watch the movies again.
Platform: PS4 (reviewed) | PS3 | Vita | X360 | XO | Wii U |3DS
Developer: Traveller’s Tales
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
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Goodyear on rice husk ash silica
Filed under: Carbon Black, Silica, Tires — Notch @ 3:12 pm
The Economic Times has an interview with Surendra Chawla, head of global R&D for Goodyear Tire and Rubber. The topic is precipitated silica produced from rice hull ash for potential use in tires at the expense of both carbon black and conventionally-produced precipitated silica. According to Goodyear, one of the biggest benefits of rice husk ash silica is production costs:
How cost-effective is this compared with extracting silica from sand?
Surendra Chawla: There are two aspects to this. The cost, of course, is lower. But the bigger aspect is that the energy consumed in extracting silica from the traditional source, which is sand, is much higher. To extract silica from sand, you have to heat the sand up to 1,400 degrees Celsius. We don’t have a plant yet to produce silica from husk ash — only a pilot facility. But the power required, the temperature required for extracting silica from ash is only 100 degrees Celsius versus.
Earlier this year, there were a spate of stories about Goodyear’s interest in silica produced from rice husk ash. Pirelli also has committed to using this product in its tires.
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The Security Department of Northern Railway is being headed by Shri Sanjay Kishore, Inspector General-cum-Chief Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force.
The Role and Duties of the Railway Protection Force , as envisaged in the RPF Act are: -
To protect and safeguard Railway Property, Passenger area and Passengers.
To remove any obstruction in the movement of Railway Property and Passengers area.
To do any other act conducive to better protection and security of Railway Property, Passenger area and Passengers.
The RPF also performs duties relating to passenger facilitation, ensuring passenger's safety and security, action against unauthorized hawkers, ticket-less travelers, beggars and urchins, trespassers etc.
In addition, the RPF as a Central Police Organization (CPO) has to undertake duties pertaining to movements, Melas, Agitations etc.
The objectives of the RPF are to carry on an unrelenting fight against criminals in protecting railway property, Facilitate passenger safety and security by removing all anti-social elements form trains and railway premises, Co-operate with sister departments of the Railways in improving the efficiency and the image of the Indian Railways, Act as a bridge between the Government Railway Police/Local Police and the Railway administration and Adopt all modern technology and management techniques in the pursuit of these objects.
Information under Sec 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act, 2005
List of Contact Number of RPF Officials
Mission-Statement of RPF
Organizational Structure of RPF
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Removing, Appointing or Substituting a Personal Representative – Contentious Probate
Is the Executor or Administrator of an estate failing to fulfil their obligations under a will or intestacy?
Removing a personal representative can be a relatively straight-forward process. If they wish to renounce their duties, this can be done by signing a deed of renunciation, before they have ‘intermeddled’ in dealing with the estate.
However, removing a personal representative that does not wish to be removed can be troublesome. As they will have control of the estate once the Grant/Letters of Administration have been given, the beneficiaries may be concerned about what they will actually do with the assets. While the personal representatives are under oath to distribute the assets along the terms of the will or the rules of intestacy, their intention may be different.
A claim can be made through Section 116 of the Senior Courts Act 1981, or Section 50 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985, through an application to the High Court.
The Section 116 application is used before the Probate Registry has given a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration. It allows the court to limit any grant in any way it thinks fit, if it chooses to exercise its discretion. This may be done where it appears ‘necessary or expedient’ to appoint someone other than who is entitled to act as personal representative.
Alternatively, the Section 50 application can be used after a grant has been issued. Either a beneficiary or an existing personal representative can bring a claim.
The court has the power, under this section, to appoint a person to act as a personal representative, in place of the existing personal representative. In deciding whether to use this power, the court considers the ‘welfare of the beneficiaries’, and whether it would be in their best interests if a new personal representative was appointed.
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Full Nelson in ‘Invictus’
By Lou Lumenick
December 11, 2009 | 5:00am
Matt Damon plays rugby player Francois Pienaar. Keith Bernstein
As he approaches 80, living legend Clint Eastwood shows no signs of slowing down, nor shirking from challenges as a filmmaker.
The Oscar-caliber “Invictus” entertainingly delves into South African politics and rugby, two normally forbidding subjects for American audiences.
Thanks to expert performances by Morgan Freeman (as Nelson Mandela) and a buffed-up Matt Damon — as well as Eastwood’s old-school storytelling expertise — this movie depicts an unlikely intersection of sports and leadership in ways that manage to be inspiring and insightful without ever becoming schmaltzy or preachy.
The story takes place during a few months in 1995, when South African President Mandela — like another president you may have heard of — was struggling to unite a badly divided country.
Mandela shocks even his closest advisers when he decides to become the country’s biggest booster of the Springboks, the national rugby team beloved by the white Afrikaner minority that had brutally ruled the country through decades of apartheid.
At the same time, the Springboks — with one black player — were seen by the black majority as a symbol of apartheid, with Mandela’s supporters even trying to disband the team before he steps in.
A pragmatist who had closely studied the Afrikaners during his 27 years as a political prisoner, Mandela realized that humiliating his former enemies would only further destabilize the country.
Mandela finds an improbable ally when he reaches out to the team’s apolitical captain, Francois Pienaar (an excellent Damon), who only wants to turn around his perennially losing squad — and orders the team to tour shantytowns where black kids prefer soccer to rugby.
Can Mandela actually rally the entire country around the Springboks as they seek the Rugby World Cup?
Anthony Peckham’s intelligent screenplay — adapted from John Carlin’s book “Playing the Enemy” — cleverly represents the polarized South Africa through Mandela’s security detail.
Because of the security squad’s public visibility, Mandela insists that menacing Afrikaners from the apartheid regime be retained, joining his longtime supporters from the African National Congress.
The film climaxes with an exciting championship match against New Zealand’s All-Blacks squad, which ironically takes its name from the color of its uniforms rather than its members.
While the unusual formations are fun to watch, I can’t say I actually understand rugby from Eastwood’s film, which is far more concerned with Mandela’s unconventional efforts at racial healing.
It would be easy to turn Mandela into a saint, but Eastwood and his longtime collaborator Freeman, in the role of his career, never let this happen.
While upbeat and optimistic, Mandela is shown as a man with a healthy sense of humor and personal regrets — separated from his (never seen) wife, Winnie, and barely on speaking terms with a daughter who does not share his spirit of reconciliation.
Handsomely shot on location in South Africa, the slightly overlong “Invictus” takes its title — Latin for unconquered — from a poem that Mandela used as an inspiration during his lengthy imprisonment.
Most filmmakers would offer a lengthy flashback or speech from Mandela about this experience.
Eastwood, though, tells you all you need to know about the horrors of apartheid through the look on Pienaar’s face when he visits Mandela’s tiny cell.
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New owner for Bishop Street Market
One of the oldest shops in the Bishop Arts District is entering a new era.
Cody Ellison and Ken Valencia, who own three other shops in Bishop Arts — Home on Bishop, Dwell on Davis and Bishop Ranch — bought Bishop Street Market this week.
The 20-year-old store, housed in the old Bishop’s Pharmacy at Seventh and Bishop, helped spark revitalization of the district.
Mike Harrity and Paul Kirkpatrick lived in Oak Cliff in the ’90s. They would take walks around Bishop Arts and dream of opening a business in the boarded-up buildings. They got their chance in 1996, scraping together enough money to rent the space and order a little bit of inventory. The shop was successful right away — Oak Cliff neighbors bought up most of their inventory the first weekend they opened, which allowed the partners to order more and better stuff.
“We really worked very hard, and of course, it was because we had a business,” Harrity says. “But all of that work was good for the whole district, and we’re pretty proud of the place we held in getting the Bishop Arts District to become what it is.”
Some 2,000 people come through the shop on a typical Saturday, he says.
For Harrity and Kirkpatrick, that contributed to the desire to sell. Harrity has undergone several back surgeries, he says, and he’ll probably need one or two more. They didn’t want to sign the offered five-year lease with the Jim Lake Co.
“It’s certainly bittersweet,” Harrity says. “It was a difficult transaction, but at this point … it’s a big relief.”
Harrity and Kirkpatrick close next week on a condo in Puerto Vallarta. They’re keeping their house in Wynnewood North, but they could decide to live in Mexico full time. Harrity says he already has some business ideas, but he’s also looking forward to chilling out.
“I want to see if it’s possible to get tired of lying on the beach and drinking margaritas,” he says.
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OCTina June 16, 2016 at 9:21 AM
They will both be missed very much! Bishop St. Market really started it all in B.A.D.
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Hi, I’m Gina! Welcome to the Oaxacaborn blog, where I share rhythms of classical gifted homeschooling. I’m so glad you’re here.
My background as a missionary kid and child of homeschool pioneers impacts the way I view homeschool subculture, and the way I educate my quirky, neurologically gifted, only child. I believe work is worship, and write often about the ways theology, literature, grace, and science blend together to form a well-rounded classical education at home.
I was a homeschool kid before I became a homeschool mom. So when it comes to the subcultures within the homeschooling movement, I’ve seen it all: the good, the bad, and whole lot of ugly. I’ve had close scrapes with the gritty underbelly of fundamentalism. And yet, by the grace of God, I came out on the other side still embracing Jesus.
There’s a shift underway in the theology and culture of homeschooling, and second-generation homeschoolers are driving this reformation. The current homeschool movement doesn’t need more dogma. It doesn’t need more rules. We don’t need sheltering, or culture wars, or self-righteousness. What this subculture needs is more people willing to courageously and soundly reject the dangerous claws of legalistic fundamentalism, while simultaneously holding on to Jesus.
Won’t you join me on this radical journey?
Nashville / Franklin Classical Co-op: This is a pipe dream for a classical Christian homeschool co-op which doesn’t yet exist in Franklin, Tennessee — but I’m putting it out there. Are you in a homeschooler in Franklin, Brentwood, or South Nashville? Are you a believer in the classical tradition? Does the idea of a rhythm… Continue reading Nashville
I’m Gina Munsey, a Jesus-lover and a sojourner; a weaver of words, anchored in hope. I am Mexico-born, Eastern Europe-raised missionary kid who ended up being a Californian in Nashville, Tennessee. I live my days full of coffee and adventures while my 7-year-old learns Mandarin Chinese and my artist-husband creates worlds from pixels and light. I’m an… Continue reading About Me
Do you feel like an outlier in the homeschool community? Me, too. Even in a subculture so dedicated to being counter-culture, there’s still so much pressure to conform to certain way of homeschooling. But if you’re homeschooling a quirky or 2E or gifted child, you already know — you’re not likely to fit in to… Continue reading Facebook Group
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How to Stay Woke While Still Having a Life
Before being WOKE was even a thing: Baby Courtney at a Model United Nations conference, circa 2013.
I've found there are two types of people in the DMV area:
1. Those who are obsessed with keeping up to date on the local, national and global news at all times...
2. those who are utterly, (blissfully?) uninformed of any events happening around them unless it's directly pushed to them via memes, reddit or Facebook.
My husband is the former. He keeps The Guardian comments section ablaze. He downloads breaking news to me during each night. Dinner with the in-laws always serves up headed political debates. Anything Trump, internet privacy or data analytics/integrety is his JAM, ya'll.
For awhile after graduation, I was most definitely in latter. I'd argue that most of society is in the latter, beknownst to them or not. Why? Because news was a thing that happened around me, not to me. I had people to text. Work to do. Places to go. And if given the choice between scrolling Instagram or clicking over to BBC? Guess what? That's right, I'm scrollin'.
How did this happen? I grew up watching Larry King Live, Bill Maher, Sunday Morning, and 60 Minutes... in middle school, my friends and I saw An Inconvenient Truth and Sicko... for fun! Our classic liberal household had many firmly anti-Iraq war dinner table debates. I participated in Model UN for 8 years. I volunteered fort the second Obama election. I graduated college!
So why was I so uninformed? For starters....
There was SO MUCH to absorb, I didn't know where to start.
There was SO MUCH disinformation, I didn't trust whatever I was reading.
There was SO MANY opinions, I didn't have time to examine them all before creating my own (perfectionist, much?)
All of this lead to a real dip in confidence. No one likes, let alone likes BEING, the young woman in the room who not only can't talk sports, but can't talk current events, either.
Now, however, like to think of myself as somewhere in the middle of this spectrum. While not totally ignorant, I do attempt to keep up with the news enough to have informed opinions on the most pressing local, national, and global current events.
How did I turn? And how can you? Here's how I stay informed while still having a life:
1. Morning NPR Radio (Time: 20 minutes)
I know, I'm such a cliche. But this is my #1 source for actual news. Informative, fun, relaxing, and a great way to spend my commute. Once you say goodbye to morning radio jockeys and their fake phone call-ins, you will NEVER want to say hello again. Trust.
2. Morning Twitter Check (Time: 5 minutes)
Because it's good to know what Trump is ranting about. This is more to find out what's "trending" rather than what's "real news." But with the lines so blurred now a days, I think it's worthwhile to do both. Also: your Twitter feed is only as strong as you make it. Start following your representatives, news sites, and all of the United Nations accounts (and me of course!)
3. Afternoon BBC / Guardian / Mother Jones /FiveThirtyEight check (Time: 15 minutes)
After lunch, while drinking my coffee, I just browse around these sites and click on what interests me the most. Usually I end up reading 1 or 2 articles. Are these the BEST sources for independent journalism? No. But you know what? It's better than Fox. And it's even better than nothing at all.
4. Bring it Up! (Time: varies)
Try to bring up relevant political and current events at least once a day in your conversations with others. It doesn't matter which way they lean. You will always learn something new during these conversations.
5. Trust the process
You won't understand everything right away. But the good thing about news is that it's always changing, so you will be able to catch up to speed on what's happening and who plays what role in no time.
That's what worked for me. What's holding you back from being a more engaged global citizen? What actions can you take to change?
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Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh lambasts Ecowas mediators
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Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has hit out at regional mediators urging him to step down, saying he will not be intimidated.
The West African regional bloc Ecowas had called on him to honour his initial pledge to accept electoral defeat.
Mr Jammeh, who subsequently said the 1 December poll was flawed, added that he would defend his country if need be.
Ecowas had said military intervention might be a possibility if diplomatic efforts failed.
Mr Jammeh has launched a court action to annul the vote after the electoral commission changed some results.
The commission insists the outcome was not affected by an initial error and property developer Adama Barrow defeated Mr Jammeh.
Mr Jammeh seized power in the tiny country in 1994 and has been accused of human rights abuses, although he has held regular elections.
In a 45-minute speech at the African Bar Association on Tuesday night, Mr Jammeh defended his position, saying West African leaders had violated the Ecowas principle of non-interference.
“Who are they to tell me to leave my country?” he said during his televised speech.
West African leaders met President Jammeh (C) in Banjul last week
“I will not be intimidated by any power in this world. I want to make sure justice is done.
“I’m a man of peace, but I cannot also be a coward. I am a man of peace but that does not also mean that I will not defend myself and defend my country and defend my country courageously, patriotically and win.”
The BBC’s Umaru Fofana in the capital, Banjul, says it was his first public reaction to last week’s intervention by Ecowas leaders, and he reiterated his call for fresh elections as the only way to resolve the impasse.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the opposition coalition that backed Mr Barrow has said Mr Jammeh will not face prosecution after leaving office.
“President-elect Barrow says he is going to treat outgoing President Yahya Jammeh like a former head of state and would consult him for advice,” Halifa Sallah told the AFP news agency.
Some analysts have suggested that reports that Mr Jammeh could face prosecution were behind his U-turn.
Human rights groups have accused President Jammeh of committing serious abuses against opponents during his 22-year rule.
The Gambia has not had a smooth transfer of power since independence from Britain in 1965.
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HomePrivate CamA man buy a motel in order to watch his guests having sex
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“We’re drawing near to our motel,” Foos stated, as he drove along East Colfax Avenue, going through an area of stores, a trailer stop, cheap food outlets, and an auto-repair shop. He said he had picked the single-story Manor House Motel as the site of his lab years sooner since it had a pitched rooftop—sufficiently high for him to walk upright over the loft floor—which would make it workable for him to understand his fantasy of making a review stage to look into the visitor rooms beneath.
He purchased the property for a hundred and forty-five thousand dollars. “Donna wasn’t upbeat about surrendering our home and living in the director’s quarters of the motel,” Foos said. “In any case, I guaranteed her that we’d purchase another house when we could bear the cost of it.”
Foos maneuvered into the stopping territory of the Manor House Motel, a block building painted green and white, with orange entryways driving into every one of its twenty-one visitor rooms. He stopped beside an adjoining building comprising of an office and the family quarters. Donna, a short blue-peered toward light lady wearing a medical attendant’s uniform, welcomed us in the workplace. She was going to the doctor’s facility, to work a night move.
While in transit to my room, Foos disclosed to me that their child was a first year recruit at the Colorado School of Mines, and that their girl, who was conceived with a respiratory affliction, needed to drop out of secondary school to be dealt with at an uncommon center, where she lived. He opened the way to my room, exchanged reporting in real time conditioner, and put down my gear, saying that he would gather me in a hour to go out to supper. “From that point onward, we can return and take a little voyage through the upper room,” he said.
After I unloaded, I started establish notes of my connections of Gerald Foos. My enthusiasm for him was not reliant on approaching his storage room. I was wanting to get his consent to peruse the many pages that he professed to have composed amid the previous fifteen years, with the outcome that he would one day enable me to expound on him. I realized that he saw himself as a sex scientist along the lines of Alfred Kinsey, and I accepted that his record focused on what energized him sexually, however it was conceivable that he noted things that existed past his wants. A voyeur is propelled by expectation; he puts unlimited hours in the desire for seeing what he wishes to see. However for each sexual scene he observes he is likewise conscious of many commonplace minutes speaking to the normal every day human schedule—individuals station surfing, wheezing, urinating, preparing, and doing different things too dully genuine for unscripted tv.
I was fascinated by the idea of the voyeur, throughout his trespasses, incidentally filling in as a social history specialist. I had as of late perused a book called “The Other Victorians,” by the scholarly pundit Steven Marcus. One of the principle characters is a wellborn nineteenth-century Englishman who overcompensated for his Victorian childhood by having sexual encounters, including voyeuristic ones, with countless—hirelings, whores, other men’s spouses, and a marchioness. He composed a voluminous diary about his contacts and adventures, which he called “My Secret Life.” He masterminded it to be secretly—and namelessly—distributed on the Continent, and it continuously accomplished reputation as pilfered releases circled through the abstract underground. In 1966, an American release of the book was legitimately distributed out of the blue, by Grove Press. Marcus thinks of it as a trove of bits of knowledge into the social history of the period.
“Notwithstanding displaying such certainties,” Marcus composes, ” ‘My Secret Life‘ demonstrates to us that in the midst of and underneath the universe of Victorian England as we probably am aware it . . . a genuine, mystery social life was being directed, the mystery life of sexuality.” As the unknown writer wrote in his diary, “Man can’t see excessively of human instinct.” I trusted that Foos’ composition, in the event that I got authorization to peruse it, would fill in as a sort of spin-off of “My Secret Life.”
Foos took me to an eatery called the Black Angus Steakhouse. Subsequent to requesting a margarita and a sirloin, he guaranteed that he would mail me a photocopy of his composition. He said he would send it in portions, since he foreseen photocopying it in the general population library, a couple of pages at any given moment, for protection.
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Hot hatchback Renault has already repeatedly proved their worth, without any additional intervention. But if suddenly someone the basic version will be enough, come to the aid of the British RS Tuning.
Experts tuning studio, which is based in Leeds, produced a rather extensive program of improvements, which became known as Stage 2. This package included a new, more efficient intercooler, exhaust system, steel production Milltek, new engine management program, as well as a choice between the direct production of exhaust gas or sporting catalyst. As a result, Megane RS250 now develops 320 horsepower at 5500 rev / min. Grew up and the torque figure - he is now an impressive 488 Nm, which is achieved at 3250 rev / min. Acceleration from a standstill to mark the 100 km / h now takes just 6.1 seconds, as well as the standard car, but the maximum speed will be over the mark of 260 km / h, while the core RS 250 only close to the cutoff of 250 .
All the pleasure potential cost to the owner of 2499 pounds for a package with sports catalyst, which is approved for use on public roads. The set of options to direct the release is allowed only for travel on the race track at a cost of amateurs at £ 300 cheaper.
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More Women in Government, Less Corruption, More Peace
The following analyses appears in Volume 4, Issue 1 of the Peace Science Digest. Citation: DiRienzo, C. E. (2019). The effect of women
Considering Links Between Gender, Climate Change, and Conflict
The following analysis is from Volume 3, Special Issue “Climate Change, Security, and Conflict” of the Peace Science Digest Citation: Fröhlich, C.,
UNSCR 1325 Has Fallen Short of its “Transformative Potential”
Eighteen years later, the "gender perspective" required by Resolution 1325 has fallen short of its transformative potential. Peace practitioners must turn their gender lenses inward to examine their own cultures and practices as potentially part of the dual problems of gender inequality and insecurity.
Global/Local Interactions and Women’s Participation in Conflict and Peacebuilding in Bougainville
Citation: George, N. (2016). Light, heat and shadows: Women’s reflections on peacebuilding in post-conflict Bougainville. Peacebuilding, 4(2), 166-179. The recent
Critical Feminist Insights on Security, Militarism, and the Inclusion of Women in the Military
Citation: Wibben, A. T. R. (2018). Why we need to study (US) militarism: A critical feminist lens. Security Dialogue, 49(1-2),
A critical feminist perspective is necessary to a more accurate understanding of problems around gender and militarism, security, warfare, and militaries themselves. All of these depend on gender hierarchies—the privileging of masculinity and its associated traits over femininity and its associated traits—and “gendered myths and images” to function.
“Women Make Peace Stick”
Women continue to be underrepresented in peacebuilding processes. Peace Science consistently shows that female inclusion is vital to the success and longevity of peace agreements.
Sustaining Militarism and Enabling War in Liberal Societies
The following analysis is from Volume 3, Issue 3 of the Peace Science Digest. Citation: Basham, V.M. (2018). Liberal militarism
Masculine Honor Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Aggression, War, and Peace
The following analysis is from Volume 3, Issue 3 of the Peace Science Digest. Citation: Saucier, D. A., Webster, R.
Women’s Inclusion Is Vital To Successful Peace Processes
Women continue to be underrepresented in peacebuilding processes and negotiations. Peace Science shows how women's inclusion in peacebuilding is crucial to the success and longevity of peace agreements.
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Ranking All the Best Picture Nominees — By How Hard They'll Make You Cry
Wondering which Oscar contenders will have you reaching for tissues? We'll tell you
By Julia Emmanuele
When it comes to the Oscar-nominated films that make up the ceremony’s Best Picture category, it’s more than likely every contender will fit at least one of these four groups: Biopics, devastating true life stories of people overcoming adversity, soaring movie-musicals, and the type of film with one scene that will leave you shamelessly ugly-crying in the theater.
Of course, not all of this year’s Best Picture nominees are guaranteed to make you sob in public (and if you do, we’re not judging) but if you’ve got a limited amount of tissues at your disposal, consult this list — guaranteed to test your crying limits.
Watch the PEOPLE & EW Red Carpet Live Oscars preshow on Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). Go to PEOPLE.com/PEN, or download the app on your favorite device. Then watch our Red Carpet Fashion Wrap-Up after the Oscars!
9. HELL OR HIGH WATER
Though it’s far from the lightest film on this list, Hell Or High Water is less a tear-jerker than it is a thriller about two brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster) — who embark on a series of bank robberies in order to keep the bank from foreclosing on their farm — and the crotchety old Sheriff (Jeff Bridges) who is chasing them down. You’ll leave with a new appreciation for Pine’s acting ability (and his impressive mustache), but your eyes will most likely stay dry.
8. HIDDEN FIGURES
The true story of the African-American mathematicians who helped NASA send a man to orbit the earth a whopping three times in the 1950s is guaranteed to overwhelm you with an array of feelings — jealousy over Janelle Monáe’s gorgeous costumes, inspired by the stories of Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan, a big, fat crush on Mahershala Ali — but if any of those feelings cause some tears, they’ll be outweighed by the need to run to the library and learn everything you possibly can about these amazing women.
7. LA LA LAND
La La Land is by far the lightest film in the Best Picture race, but we challenge anyone with a soul to watch the dream ballet sequence and not be moved to shed a few tears. Come to think of it, the world should start using Emma Stone’s big audition number as a way to prove one’s capable of feeling emotions …
6. HACKSAW RIDGE
Hacksaw Ridge is a gritty, intense, harrowing story about a single man who saves the lives of many of his fellow soldiers in one of World War II’s biggest bloodbaths — and who also managed to stay true to his beliefs of nonviolence in the midst of devastating horror. In other words: There’s no way you won’t cry while watching Hacksaw Ridge.
5. ARRIVAL
You might not think a movie about Amy Adams communicating with aliens is the kind of movie that will make you sob in public, but trust us, it will. After all, if the scenes featuring Adams’ character and her young daughter don’t cause you to run through your entire supply of tissues, you might as well be dead inside.
4. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Here’s the thing about Manchester By the Sea: It’s not so much a tear-jerker as it is a slow burn of depression. It’s a gray cloud in cinematic form — one that just happens to feature incredible (and incredibly heartbreaking) performances. Even if you don’t cry during this one, you’ll still want to spend the rest of the day curled up on your bed, staring aimlessly at the wall and contemplating the unfairness of the world, so it earns a top spot nonetheless.
3. FENCES
When Viola Davis cries, we all cry. It’s really as simple as that. We started tearing up the first time we saw the trailer, if we’re being honest with you.
2. LION
You won’t just cry during Lion — you’ll have a total breakdown. Maybe it’ll first hit you when adorable, charismatic young Saroo (played by everyone’s new favorite child actor, Sunny Pawar) wakes up alone on a train. Maybe the sight of him wandering around Calcutta, looking for his family, will ruin you. Perhaps you’ll stay dry-eyed until grown-up Saroo — played by Dev Patel — remembers his traumatic childhood experience. No matter when the tears begin to flow, we guarantee you will cry so hard during Lion you’ll probably have to borrow tissues from the person next to you. That is, if they haven’t used them all up themselves.
1. MOONLIGHT
Moonlight is gorgeous, beautifully shot, emotionally complex — and will completely and utterly ruin you. And while we mean that in the best possible way, we do feel it’s important you emotionally prepare yourself to cry off all your mascara in public. Better yet, don’t even wear makeup — but maybe tote a rain poncho to handle all of those tears just in case.
The Academy Awards kicks off live on ABC on Sunday, Feb. 26, with a 7 p.m. ET pre-show and 8:30 p.m. ceremony.
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Those Tough Labour Questions to Ken in Full
LBC’s Theo Usherwood has the transcript of Ken’s Labour Party disciplinary hearing. It is fair to say they did not exactly give him a tough grilling. Panel member Russell Cartwright instead blamed Guido and the media for the scandal in a series of pathetic softball questions. Seriously, the state of this…
“Naz Shah possibly didn’t see that [calling for Jews to leave the Middle East] was attempted humour, but it was picked up nearly two years later by Guido Fawkes. So what political current does Guido Fawkes normally represent, or is seen to represent?…
It was Iain Dale who was the interviewer on LBC, was it? And which political party has Iain Dale stood for as a candidate?
… A Telegraph editorial, the Telegraph is obviously a paper of the right and normally referred to as the Torygraph?
The Daily Politics show, which is hosted by Andrew Neil. And I would have thought there would have been – is there a consensus, do you think, in the Labour Party that everybody in the Labour Party thinks Andrew Neil is of the right?
Your interview on 30 April is with David Mellor, and obviously it’s common knowledge that he was a Conservative MP who was disgraced…
All select committees would have a government majority on them, regardless of who chairs it, so Tim Loughton was in the chair, the draft would have been under his name, and so – well, should we be surprised it made the conclusions it does about anti-Semitism in respect of the evidence it took from you? It’s another Conservative Party-dominated publication.”
Tell us again, Labour, how you’re taking anti-Semitism seriously…
Tags: Anti-Semitism, Labour Party
People: Ken Livingstone / Russell Cartwright
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