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All Valley Escrow, Inc., an Independent Escrow, was formed in January of 1999 from a company, which had been in the escrow business since 1990, but regulated by the Department of Real Estate. The decision was made in 1998 to incorporate as an independent escrow and be the best escrow company in the county. Starting with a main office in Simi Valley in 1999, All Valley Escrow has grown to three Ventura County branches in Simi Valley, Westlake Village and Camarillo as well as serving the Santa Clarita Valley with our Valencia office.
Efficient, accurate and aggressive are three words to describe All Valley Escrow service. The best way for an escrow holder to perform is to save their client money. By broadening our already existing network of offices and escrow officers, All Valley Escrow offers a long term savings by implementing:
Systems to track and flag properties and alert closers of potential problems;
Sufficient and well-trained staff to keep up with volume of work;
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Staff committed to seeking out early closings for all buyers and sellers
Staff trained to accurately record all facets of the closing process.
We have a highly qualified team of Escrow Officers and staff. Our Escrow Officers have been in the business for a total combined experience of 200+ years.
All Valley Escrow, Inc. is licensed by the California Department of Business Oversight with main license #963-1841 and maintains membership with the Escrow Agents Fidelity Corporate per California Escrow Law.
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Mission: ACM’s mission is to advance the science and application of information technology by providing students with real world information through guest speakers, workshops, seminars, projects, and other activities. Information about job trends, internships, and scholarships is always updated to help students take a stand in their future career.
ACM Website
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Chair Ryan Cole chair@csulb.acm.org
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Treasurer David Taitinfong treasurer@csulb.acm.org
Secretary Kenny Do secretary@csulb.acm.org
AESB Rep Alfredo Vargas aesbrep@csulb.acm.org
Event Coordinator Elizabeth Him events@csulb.acm.org
Association for Computing Machinery for Women in Computing
Mission: to celebrate, inform and support women in computing, and work with the ACM-W community of computer scientists, educators, employers and policy makers to improve working and learning environments for women. This includes promoting activities that result in more equal representation of women in CS such as mentoring or role modeling; monitoring the status of women in industrial and academic computing through the gathering of statistics; providing historical information about women’s accomplishments and roles in CS; and serving as a repository of information about programs, documents and policies of concern to women in CS.
Through international and local activities and chapters, educational outreach, recognition of leading women in CS, cooperation with other organizations, and the dissemination of information via newsletters, blogs, and reports, ACM-W promotes the growth and development of women seeking to attain careers in computing.
Description: to celebrate the contributions of women in computing, ACM-W encourages nomination of prominent women for ACM’s Advanced Member Grades (such as Distinguished Member and Fellow) and Awards; bestows the prestigious Athena Lecturer Award chosen by an ACM Special Interest Group (SIG); collects oral histories; and profiles leaders in the ACM-W CIS (Celebrate, Inform and Support) e-Newsletter and News Blog.
Increasing the visibility of “Women of Distinction” and promoting them as role models is essential to encouraging young women to study and pursue careers in computing. Recognizing women, like the ones featured on our home page, helps focus our members and the world at large on their contributions to our exciting and rich field.
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Interesting locations
Archival Holdings
For Archivists
About Archivistics
ARCHIVES LIBRARY
YU LEXICON
Cooperation in the Country
The Succession Agreement
Cooperation in the country in 2011
Preparation of exhibitions of archival documents
The Archives of Yugoslavia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia organized an exhibition entitled "The First Conference of Heads of State or Governments of Non-Aligned Countries, Belgrade 1961", on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Belgrade Conference.
The exhibition outside the Archives
Exhibition "Prince Paul Karadjordjević, Prince Regent 1934-1941" was presented in Vranje.
Exhibition "The Yugoslav Government 1918–2006" was presented in Čačаk.
Exhibition "Yugoslav-French relations 1918-1941" was presented in Kikinda.
Exhibition "Portraits of Queen Mary and Princess Olga Karađorđević" was presented in je u Zrenjanin and Prokuplje.
Exhibition "Alexander I - King of Yugoslavia 1918–1934" was presented in Gornji Milanovac.
Cooperation with the Art production group Night of Museums
Exhibition "Portraits of Queen Mary and Princess Olga Karađorđević" was a part of Night of Museum 2011.
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We are all teachers, deepening our knowledge through experience with each other as divine beings. We do not teach what we know, but teach who we are; in the process we shine a light on your own wisdom, awakening the teacher within, so you can realize your potential and power over your life through conscious choices.
Resident Teachers
Carien
Carien travels internationally offering her vast experience and expertise as a yoga teacher, body worker and Inner dance facilitator. Known for her integrity, passion for service and innate ability to activate lasting results, throughout her travels, she has been introduced to different spiritual modalities, from a wide range of wisdom traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Tibetan Tantra. That being said, she recognises that these different paths are all but part of the ultimate truth as one. Her focus is on igniting the inner knowing within oneself, and by connecting with the inner light, the wisdom arises. Her aim is to bring balance to the internal feminine and masculine energies, raising the personal vibration to the higher levels, shifting from a “lack” mentality to one of abundance, so abundance attracts abundance, happiness attracts happiness, and love attracts love – truly living in the universal law of mirroring.
Creative Alchemy
After many years in the corporate world, Flordeliza Pesigan became a full-time artist in a nomadic life of flow and trust while also in search of physical healing. Having experienced various healing modalities that turned into initiations and activations from many different mentors, healers, and shamans, she started deepening into self-illuminating practices and explored Sound healing, 5 Elements activation, Movement therapy, Reiki, Somatic Healing, Tantra, Shamanic practices, Light Code transmissions and Inner Dance. Combining all that she has learned in her travels and her life’s work and practices as a creative soul, she now shares ”Creative Alchemy” which offers self-illuminating, transformative, healing, creative journeys, ceremonies, and retreats together with Inner Dance Process around Asia and the Middle East. She also gives Inner Dance Energy School and Facilitation Training. Everyone’s different so she intuitively mixes or layers her offerings into however it is needed and appropriate for each person to fully connect and experience the self.
Bahay Kalipay offerings:
Inner Dance Journeys
Voice Activation (through Sound Alchemy or Inner Dance)
Painting Techniques
Shamanic Sound Healing Journey (with Crystal, singing bowl, and various shamanic instruments).
Innerdance
Serena, originally from New York, has been living in South East Asia since 2011. Highly intuitive since birth, Serena has always found solace and connectivity in nature. After attending university in New York City, arriving to the complexities of this urban matrix only two weeks prior to 9/11 and staying for 6 years, Serena was ready to re-immerse in forest living where she could begin to deconstruct much of the social matrices and underlying dissipative structures she found herself in observation of while living in NYC. This brought her to the San Bernardino National Forest where she facilitated experiential science-based ecology and environmental classes for thousands of children all across Southern California. Then, in June 2011, while participating in a Wilderness First Responder course in the mountains of Massachusetts, Serena was struck by lightning. While already having had a strong relationship with electricity before this event, this strange synchronistic moment catalyzed an intense ripple effect of varying phenomena that eventually led Serena to live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – a city with some of the most grounded lightning strikes on the planet. Exactly one year after the lightning strike, Serena experienced her first inner dance – which in it held electric vibrations three or four times stronger than the lightning strike itself. Transformation and hypersensitivity was nothing new for Serena, therefore leading her to deeply trust what her experience spoke and how it would continue to change her life in relation to the greater dreams of a planet and the visions she herself knew as real. Now, Serena combines her love of learning, healing, community, science, and integrative wholeness systems into all she is. Finding flow within the forms and the formless, life is no longer a doing but a remembrance of being while creating spaces for gifting each other with possibilities for resonant change and transformation.
Lily Jou
As a 2005 Teacher of the Year in Oriental Medicine, Lily Jou is the Founder and Inventor of Immediate Pain Relief where ‘Pain Becomes Optional’ is the motto for the next wave of treatment for chronic and acute pain. She has a Masters degree from Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine, knows several languages (Major in Linguistics from Hamilton College with a Minor in Physics/ Astronomy), and has devoted years to serving the low-income community in Tucson, Denver, New York City, Mexico, and seniors in Palawan. Her passion is in helping people live a pain-free and happy life through education and natural healing.
Born in the small Southeast Asian capital of Laos, Lily Jou is an Acupuncturist with a Masters Degree from Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine in Acupuncture and a certified Chinese Herbologist. Her success in treating life-threatening disorders such as epileptic seizures, anorexia, and AIDS or HIV+ at the Detoxification Centers of Fortune Society and Lincoln Hospital (NYC), has measurably expanded her skill in Acupuncture. For anyone undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation, Acupuncture can help reduce the side-effects without
interfering with the intended effect.
Venerable Rakkhita
Discourses on Buddhism, Guided Meditation
Venerable Rakkhita, originally from the UK has been practising vipassana (Awareness and Wisdom) meditation for about 28 years, three of which as an ordained Buddhist Monk in the Thai Vipassana tradition with Ven Ajahn Tong and four years as a Samanera. Teachers have included Luang Poh Banyat, Ven Ajahn Tong, Sayadaw U Pandita, Ven Sujiva, Bhante Punnaji and Ven Dr Sunanda. Rakkhita has shared creative life skills in many areas of the work field world including arts, music, theatre in education, therapies and performance mainly in the UK. His teachings invite exploration of the convergence of love and wisdom. “I came to meditation as a result of the stress and suffering I was experiencing in my life. It was a time when I was becoming curious about two questions: Why am I so miserable? and What is freedom?” Rakkhita’s teachings are based on both ancient and modern ways of mind training such as daily life practice, “Metta” unconditional love, concentration, awareness and wisdom and he has developed a Meditation Map to help to track attention during Insight Meditation. His teaching style emphasizes a relaxed, caring and attentive attitude combined with joyful interest and Zen humour and aims to reveal how all aspects of our lives can help us come to a clear and direct understanding of the Truth. “Bhante,” as he is affectionately addressed, leads discourses on Buddhism and guides Tranquility and Insight Meditation sessions as well as 3-day Creative Contemplation Retreats.
Innerdance, Transformative Medicine
Pi left the corporate world of advertising and marketing to undertake a vision quest around the Philippines where he walked around Mindanao without money for one year, ending up as a hermit on a deserted beach on an island in Northern Palawan. In this place called Kalipay Beach, he came into his personal healing, eating coconuts almost exclusively, which led to his discovery of a powerful vibration that awoke within him. In the years after this, he has brought the healing energy to more than ten thousand people from over 40 nationalities, founding a successful international detox center in Puerto Princesa and an international healing eco-village in Bacungan, Palawan. His work has been reported by the media in Europe, America and all over Asia, where he travels extensively to give advanced energy awareness training and to assist in the formation of healing centers in many large cities around Asia. Pi has worked extensively with medical practitioners, schools, government and NGO agencies, corporations and many institutions around the world, in healing and also in progressive education, deep ecology, raw food nutrition, organic food production, community development and sustainable architecture. He is an active environmentalist and is the former Philippine ambassador for the Global Eco-Village Network. His well-received book Conscious Trance is available in bookstores around the Philippines and soon to be found on Amazon.com. He leads the 5-Day Inner Dance Energy School, which gives students a chance to learn by experience and develop their own understanding and techniques of sharing Inner Dance with earnest seekers.
Daniw
Raw Food, Conscious Eating
Daniw started on the Inner Food path because of spiritual and emotional reasons. Though it has also healed her of several physical issues in the past, Daniw’s life has shifted many times in the past seven years of running her first center in Manila and eventually taking over the management of one of the first raw food and retreat centers of its kind in Asia. As the co-founder of Bahay Kalipay, she has introduced raw food nutrition and cuisine to many people who have later influenced so many that comprise the raw food support community in the Philippines. She has organized and managed retreats and workshops in Penang, KL, Singapore and various parts of the Philippine Islands. She received her certification in Raw Food Preparation and Detox during a one-month course in Thailand organized by Pure Joy Academy. Daniw established Raw Food Pinoy, an advocacy initiative offering a support system that makes raw food accessible to regular households for personal and planetary health and well-being. She is proudly the mother of two: Sinag, a boy whose diet while in-vitro was 100% raw food and a baby girl, Issa, who came into the world pain-free in an unassisted water birth in November 2013. To witness this amazing, breathtaking miracle of birth, click here for the video. Daniw also leads transformative modalities, which include Inner dance, Inner food, Inner yoga, Inner birthing and Inner parenting. Currently, she leads raw food workshops at Bahay Kalipay, including a 3-Day Home-Cheffing Raw Food Course.
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LOVE IMAGINED: Sherry Quan Lee's Blog
Posts Tagged ‘Modern History Press’
LOVING HEALING PRESS: INTERVIEW WITH THE PUBLISHER
Date: 2018.03.20 | Category: LHP/MHP | Response: 3
INTERVIEW: VICTOR VOLKMAN, LOVING HEALING PRESS
by Sherry Quan Lee, author, Love Imagined a mixed race memoir
As an author of Loving Healing Press (LHP), I have experienced opportunity, generosity, and most of all trust. The unconditional trust Victor evokes builds confidence, credibility, and motivation as author(s) and publisher work together to gather, publish, and promote stories of personal and global value. I interviewed Victor Volkman, publisher, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to learn more about the motivation for, the history of, and the future of LHP.
WHAT IS THE BACK STORY OF LOVING HEALING PRESS? WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT PRESS?
In the late 1990s, I had some modest success writing books and journal articles on computer programming. However, my interest in writing technical books had waned by the year 2000. My interest in publishing was revived in 2003 while completing a personal-enrichment course called the Self-Expression and Leadership Program (SELP). The course challenged us to bring community members together in a collaborative project to make a real difference in the world. That led me to found Loving Healing Press (a name which came to me during a meditation exercise), which would go on to publish this anthology of more than two dozen contributors involved in Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR). This book, Beyond Trauma: Conversations on TIR, which I edited, immediately demonstrated to me a vast unmet need for books about innovative therapies.
got parts?
Our second title, Got Parts? An Insider’s Guide to Managing Life Effectively with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) had been turned down by more than two dozen publishers before I signed our first ever author contract. Through a happy coincidence, Got Parts? was adopted with relish by the DID community, and 15 years later remains in the top three sellers of all time. Having a success like that early on in the history of the company has been a constant pressure on me to recapture this lightning in a bottle moment.
WHAT WAS THE INITIAL MISSION STATEMENT OF LHP? AS LHP PROGRESSED IN ITS INITIAL VISION, HAS THE MISSION STATEMENT ALSO EVOLVED?
As printed on my first business card, the mission statement reads, “Producing books about innovative therapies, which redefine what is possible for healing the mind and spirit.” That remains the core mission of LHP and we have diversified into different imprints (essentially, divisions) to accommodate an expanding need to communicate healing through different narrative modalities. That need was the genesis for Modern History Press (MHP), which we’ll talk about that in some detail later. Essentially, we have added on imprints to focus on specific core missions that would have made the parent imprint either too diffuse or eclectic to be a self-help powerhouse.
WHAT GENRES OF WRITING DOES LHP PUBLISH (NONFICTION, FICTION, POETRY-CHILDREN’S BOOKS)? IS THERE A GENRE LHP CHERISHES MOST?
LHP produces therapy books for adults and children, MHP produces memoir, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction such as history and social science. Some of my personal favorites are from the late children’s author Jewel Kats, who passed away in early 2016. Lao Tzu famously said “The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.” Jewel’s writing career for LHP only spanned the last 5 years of her life, which was cut tragically short by chronic health issues. She had an amazing compassion for everyone, owing to her own relentless twenty year struggle with physical disabilities. Together, we crafted the Fairy Ability Tales, a series of books where a heroine would overcome physical, emotional, and intellectual barriers through sheer courage, love, and a sense of fair play. This began with Cinderella’s Magical Wheelchair, and ended with Hansel & Gretel: A Fairy Tale with a Down Syndrome Twist.
Another equally cherished initiative has been helping Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd (Religious Teachers Filipinni) get the word out on positive steps being taken to rebuild the lives of children in developing countries who have lost both parents to the AIDS epidemic. Her book AIDS Orphans Rising tells the story of how their intervention has saved lives by providing food, shelter, education, job training and even equipment for them to become self-sufficient. I’m greatly looking forward to her sequel later this year.
WHAT IS MODERN HISTORY PRESS? HOW DID THIS SUBCULTURE OF LHP EVOLVE? SINCE MODERN HISTORY PRESS BECAME AN ENTITY OF LHP, HAVE OTHER ENTITIES EVOLVED?
Modern History Press was launched in 2007 to expand from beyond therapy books to allow people to tell their own stories. Specifically, is raison d’etre is “the struggle for identity and culture in modern times.” MHP’s first title My Tour in Hell: A Marine’s Battle with Combat Trauma followed the life of David W. Powell from being drafted in 1967 through his recovery from PTSD in 1985. I personally coached him through his memoir and it was celebrated on several cable networks including the Defense Department’s own Pentagon Channel.
Although MHP’s initial idea was to focus on veterans’ issues, it quickly became evident that our mission needed to expand to cover the multi-ethnic and mixed-race fabric of America, including LGBTQ concerns as well. Specifically, I discovered an amazing bunch of writers in the Minneapolis area doing groundbreaking work in this domain including Anya Achtenberg, Sherry Quan Lee, Chris Stark, and eventually many others, culminating a decade later in the anthology How Dare We ! Write: A Multicultural Creative Writing Discourse.
This same line of inquiry lead us to some amazing new territory with Shaila Abdullah’s Saffron Dreams, which has become one of the most celebrated immigrant novels of the post-9/11 era. This is a simple story of a Muslim woman who lost her husband, who’d been laboring in a restaurant in the Twin Towers. Being mired in a society where her own grief was not welcome touched many hearts and has been cited in several dissertations.
We have a few other more specialized imprints, including Marvelous Spirit Press, which is dedicated to empowering alternative forms of connection to spirit and life forces. MSP ventures into paranormal perception, shamanism, and communication with higher selves. Future Psychiatry Press is solely dedicated to exposing the hypocrisy and corruption inherent in the pharmaceutical medical psychiatric model and the suffering it has wrought. It was founded by Australian iconoclast Niall “Jock” McLaren, M.D., whose ideas have been presented in person at seminars in several major universities in the USA. The Rocky Mountain Region Disaster Mental Health Press, founded by the late George W. Doherty, exists to address the unique issues of critical incident response in rural areas of America, from the great west to the heartland. These issues include challenges of providing efficient and effective responses to natural disasters like wildfire, flooding, and tornadoes while simultaneously preparing against terrorism.
HOW MANY BOOKS PER YEAR DOES LHP COMMIT TO PUBLISHING? WHAT IS THE SUBMISSION PROCESS FOR WRITERS, AND WHEN DO YOU ACCEPT SUBMISSIONS? WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR WRITERS WANTING TO BE PUBLISHED?
Our goal is a fairly ambitious 15 titles per year, times three editions (paperback, hardcover, eBook) and now most recently expanding to audiobooks. The submission process is quite simply: email me a marketing plan and as much of a finished manuscript that you have to victor@LHPress.com. While I can’t promise to read every submission, I read a surprising number of them cover-to-cover. We have a rolling submissions calendar with no fixed cutoff dates for a calendar year. As such, I cannot predict whether it will take six months or twelve months from acceptance to printing, but those are ballpark figures. The best advice I have for writers wanting to be published is this:
Know your competition: read everything you can in your subject area and articulate how your work is better
Never submit a manuscript that hasn’t been vetted by at least two professional editors, because each mistake lowers your odds of acceptance
Have a marketing plan with concrete steps that you will take to fulfill the book’s potential. I don’t care how big the publisher is, simply printing books does not create sales.
I UNDERSTAND YOU WORK FULLTIME AND TEACH. WHAT IS YOUR TIME AND RESPONSIBILITY COMMITMENT TO LHP? DO YOU CONTRACT EDITORS AND ILLUSTRATORS FOR EACH BOOK PUBLISHED? HOW MUCH DOES EACH AUTHOR COMMIT TO AND CONTRIBUTE TO HAVING THEIR BOOK(S) PUBLISHED BY LHP?
It’s true that LHP is not a paid position for me at this time. I balance it against other work/life commitments such as teaching and a fulltime IT job. LHP simply uses up whatever else is left of the 24 hour day, weekends, or vacation days. The old adage about the cobbler’s children having no shoes seems to apply, I rarely write books myself anymore. I am moderately pleased with the success of my short tract Learn Python in One Hour (now in its 2nd Edition), which evolved from an actual one hour seminar for software developers given during a lunchtime meeting.
I have a steady stable of highly accomplished editors from which I can match authors based on their fit. Finding an editor I can work with is a time-consuming process, so I cultivate relationships that will last over multiple years. Most children’s titles require illustration and I am always on the lookout for fresh illustration talent. I have a few reliable illustrators I turn to again and again. Authors who bring their own illustrators to the table with a profit-sharing agreement are always given higher priority and more consideration than authors who arrive with a 2,000 word manuscript and no clear idea how to make a storyboard, let alone illustrate it.
HOW ARE LHP BOOKS DISTRIBUTED? HOW FAR REACHING IS THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK? HAVE ANY LHP BOOKS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO OTHER LANGUAGES?
Ingram handles the lion’s share of our domestic business in USA plus Canada, and Australia. Their partner, Betram’s Books, brings us into the UK and EU markets. We use a few specialty distributors such as New Leaf for the mind/body/spirit retail marketplace. For schools and libraries, we have relationships with Follett, Midwest Library, Coutts, and several other dealers. On the eBook front, we have total coverage by direct relationships to Amazon, Google, Apple, Nook, and Kobo as well as coverage of academic eBook wholesale market through ProQuest/eBrary/EBL, ContentReserve/Overdrive, EBSCOhost, Cognella, RedShelf, and others. We are always prospecting for foreign rights sales into localized languages and have had various successes in Italy, South Korea, China, and Indonesia for both self-help and children’s books.
WHO ARE YOUR MOST SUCCESSFUL (MOST WIDELY READ, PERHAPS) AUTHORS, AND WHY? WHAT AWARDS HAVE LHP AUTHORS BEEN NOMINATED FOR; HAVE WON?
Our most successful authors are those who take a personal responsibility for seeing that their product is known and discovered by the niche to which they belong. It is a myth that “everyone should read your book.” Even if your name is Stephen King or Dr. Bernie Siegel, every book has a specific market. One leader among these is of course Dr. Laurie Zelinger, whose books on difficult parenting topics such as childhood surgery, anxiety, and terrorism have made her our bestselling author of all time. Equally accomplished is Lynda Bevan, a UK social worker whose series of brief and down-to-earth self-help books on primary topics such as jealousy, guilt, betrayal, that catch everyone sooner or later. Her books have been translated into Italian and Chinese. Former NFL and college football star Tony Mandarich spilled his guts about steroid use and alcoholism with My Dirty Little Secrets, a cautionary tale of the rise-and-fall of a contemporary hero. We do a lot of awards participation, ideally specific to the genre of the work as opposed to a generic type of book award. I am extremely proud of Chris Stark’s Nickels receiving the Lambda Literary Award for lesbian fiction
WHAT BOOKS ARE FORTHCOMING IN 2018 AND 2019?
This year I am most proud of Cross-Cultural Dialogues on Homelessness: From Pretreatment Strategies to Psychologically Informed Environments, chaired by veteran social worker Jay S. Levy, who has decades of experience in one-on-one interactions with the homeless and has been a key proponent of Housing First and Pretreatment models. This anthology is an international collaboration and has been endorsed by the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health in the UK with their highest accolade. I am also proud of our newest initiative, the Essential Readings Series, bringing the best of modern English language poets of India to the West including K.V. Dominic and T.V. Reddy, both of whom are at the pinnacles of their careers, having published more than a dozen works each.
Last, but never least, is Sweta Srivastava Vikram, who started out as a journeywoman poet in 2010 as a contributor to our longest-running quarterly– Recovering The Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing. Subsequently she wrote several volumes of poetry, the later ones focused on women’s rights in the developing world. She has since transitioned to fiction and Louisiana Catch, her first novel for MHP, will launch in April 2018. This is a modern, indeed up-to-the-minute story of an Indian woman recovering from an abusive marriage and trying to start over in a world where trust is hard to come by and where cyberstalking and “catfishing” are rampant.
WHAT DO YOU ENVISION AS THE FUTURE OF LHP?
LHP and MHP compete in some degree for my attention. Both encompass causes that are dear to my heart: the empowerment of people to lead the best lives they can. If there is a theme worthy of a future, I hope that this is it. Technologically, we strive to find our readers where they are, and if this means eBooks and audiobooks, we will go there. As a software developer with more than three decades of experience, I feel comfortably rolling with the evolving landscape of information as we tell and re-tell the story of what it is to be human in contemporary times, from the developing world to New York City, across multiple ethnicities, cultures, and gender indentities.
Sherry Quan Lee, author of Love Imagined, a mixed race memoir-Minnesota Book Award Finalist, and editor of How Dare We! Write a multicultural creative writing discourse.
How Dare We! Write: a multicultural creative writing discourse (Modern History Press, May 2017).
Date: 2017.03.23 | Category: How Dare We! Write a multicultural creative writing discourse, Writers Who Dare | Response: 0
How Dare We! Write: a multicultural creative writing discourse (Modern History Press, May 2017). Sherry Quan Lee, editor.
Poet and editor Sherry Quan Lee challenged 24 multicultural writers to respond to the question, “How dare we write?” The resulting personal narratives and examinations of craft reveal how and why we write, uncovering the challenges—linked to culture, race, class, religion, gender and/or sexuality; and the intersections among these factors—presented to us by the very structures and institutions of U.S. society, which create the always pressurized and often toxic environment in which we write. Mainstream teachers and publishers may not recognize or understand these narratives, their forms and voices, as valid or worthy, but they must work to do so in order to provide multicultural writers with constructive feedback and a path toward publication. This book will centrally be of use to writers who experience the same kinds of challenges, but also to those teachers and publishers opening up their work to diverse communities of writers and readers.
Each narrative in How Dare We! Write (ISBN 978-1-61599-330-7) includes a creative writing exercise, which may be used as a personal or group writing prompt, or the framework for college, high school, or community writing workshops.
Cherise A. Pollard, PhD, Professor of English at West Chester University extols: “How Dare We! Write offers a much needed corrective to creative writing pedagogy. The collection asks us to consider the following questions: what does it mean for an indigenous, or black, or Latinx, or Asian, or Middle Eastern, or LGBTQIA+ (or a combination of these identities) American to become a writer? …What does it mean to work through resistance from supposed mentors, to face rejection from publishers and classmates, to stand against traditions that silence you, to stand in your truth about your identity so that you can claim, fearlessly, your history, your trauma, your joy…”
Contributors include: Gabriella Anais Deal-Marquez, Marcie Rendon, Marlina Gonzalez, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Lori Young-Williams, Jessica Lopez Lyman, Luis M Lopez, Sagirah Shahid, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, Tou SaiKo Lee, Anya Achtenberg, Ginny Allery, Wesley Brown, Kandace Creel Falcón, Olive Lefferson, Christine Stark, Isela Gomez, Bell Brown, Brenda, William S. Yellow Robe, Jr, Ching-In Chen, Sweta Vikram, Hei Kyong Kim, Sherrie Fernandez-Williams, and Taiyon Coleman.
Sherry Quan Lee is a writer, teacher, literary editor, and mentor. Love Imagined: a mixed race memoir was a 2015 Minnesota Book Award Finalist. She has also authored two books of poetry: Chinese Blackbird, and How to Write a Suicide Note: serial essays that saved a woman’s life.
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Sherry Quan Lee approaches writing as a community resource and as culturally based art of an ordinary everyday practical aesthetic. Lee is a Community Instructor at Metropolitan State University (Intro to Creative Writing, Advanced Creative Writing), and has taught at Intermedia Arts, and the Loft Literary Center. She is the author of A Little Mixed Up, Guild Press, 1982 (second printing), Chinese Blackbird, a memoir in verse, published 2002 by the Asian American Renaissance, republished 2008 by Loving Healing Press, and How to Write a Suicide Note: serial essays that saved a woman’s life, Loving Healing Press, 2008.
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Big Brother 13 Houseguest Profile: Jeff Schroeder
By: L. A. Vess on July 25, 2011 | Tagged: big brother 11 cast, big brother 11 houseguests, big brother 13 cast, big brother 13 houseguests, big brother jeff and jordan, big brother jordan and jeff, jeff and jordan big brother, Jeff Schroeder, Jeff Schroeder bio, Jeff Schroeder profile, jordan and jeff big brother
Jeff Schroeder and partner Jordan Lloyd, cast as one of the three returning ‘duos’ from seasons past for Big Brother 13, originally appeared on season 11 of Big Brother. On Big Brother 11, Jeff won $25,000 as America’s Favorite Player and helped Jordan to win Big Brother 11.
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“‘Liberals in a hurry’? That’s Trudeau, not Mulcair’s NDP” (CBC News)
Race to the top? Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau climbs the famous Grouse Grind during an election campaign stop in North Vancouver on Friday. (Jonathan Hayward / Canadian Press)
Posted By: CMR Curator September 12, 2015
Chris Hall (CBC News):
There was a time in Canada when New Democrats were considered “Liberals in a hurry.” But in this federal election campaign the reverse appears to be true.
Under Justin Trudeau, the Liberals look and sound a lot like New Democrats in a rush.
Consider some of the key commitments Trudeau’s made both in the lead up to and during the election.
A Liberal government, he says, would spend a staggering $125 billion over the next 10 years to build and refurbish critical infrastructure.
The Liberals would tax the rich, creating a new 33 per cent tax bracket for people earning more than $200,000 a year. They’d scrap the Conservatives universal child care benefit as part of a plan to create a new, tax-free benefit that would pay more to lower-income families than those who are better off.
As well, Trudeau says, the Liberals are prepared to run deficits for each of the next three years.
OK, it’s not exactly socialism. Other Liberal leaders have campaigned from the left, including Trudeau’s own father, with great success.
But these Liberals are not just crowding New Democrats on their familiar turf on the federal scene. They’re happily pitching in to help NDP leader Tom Mulcair pack up the furniture as he moves his party to the political centre.
Whatever Mulcair is proposing, the Liberals will go bigger. Whatever the NDP plans to spend, Liberals will dole out more.
Full column here
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Carvana Celebrates Bringing the New Way to Buy a Car to its 100th Market
As-Soon-As-Next-Day Delivery Now Offered to Hilton Head Island,
Tuscaloosa, Athens and Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Carvana
(NYSE: CVNA), a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used
cars, strengthened its presence in the southeast today, now offering
as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to Hilton Head Island, S.C.,
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Athens, Ga., and the company’s 100th
market, Savannah, Ga. In as little as 10 minutes, customers can shop
more than 15,000 vehicles on Carvana.com,
finance, purchase, trade-in, and now schedule as-soon-as-next-day
delivery. Area customers can also sell
their current vehicle to Carvana in minutes by entering their
license plate online, receive a real offer, then schedule
as-soon-as-next-day pickup of that vehicle.
Carvana customers can shop online from the comfort of home or on the go
via their mobile device, saving valuable time and money. Additionally,
all of Carvana’s 15,000+ vehicles come with a seven-day return policy,
so the customer has the time to ensure the vehicle fits their life,
giving them a great selection with great prices and a great customer
Every Carvana vehicle is Carvana Certified, meaning it has no frame
damage, has never been in a reported accident, and has undergone a
rigorous 150-point inspection. Features, imperfections and updated
information about open safety recalls are listed on the car’s vehicle
description page.
“Georgia is a special place for us because it’s where we sold our very
first car, in Atlanta, in 2013,” said Ernie Garcia, founder and CEO of
Carvana. “Being able to return to the state where it all started, for
market No. 100 just six years later, is incredible. Customers in the
southeast have continued to welcome Carvana, so we’re looking forward to
bringing the new way to buy a car to even more customers in Hilton Head
Island, Tuscaloosa, Athens and Savannah.”
Carvana believes in treating people better, and being active in the
communities in which employees live and work. To celebrate the 100th
market launch in Savannah, Carvana partnered with Greenbriar Children’s
Center to meet 100 of the needs on the agency
wish list. Greenbriar’s mission is to promote the healthy
development of children and the strengthening of families, so its needs
include household items, food staples, toiletries, clothing and bedding.
Carvana was honored to contribute to this wish list, and encourages
Savannah residents to join them in making their own contributions.
About Carvana (NYSE: CVNA)
Founded in 2012 and based in Phoenix, Carvana’s (NYSE: CVNA) mission is
to change the way people buy cars. By removing the traditional
dealership infrastructure and replacing it with technology and
exceptional customer service, Carvana offers consumers an intuitive and
convenient online car buying and financing platform. Carvana.com enables
consumers to quickly and easily shop more than 15,000 vehicles, finance,
trade-in or sell their current vehicle to Carvana, sign contracts, and
schedule as-soon-as-next-day delivery or pickup at one of Carvana’s
patented, automated Car Vending Machines.
For further information on Carvana, please visit www.carvana.com,
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BOLO – Week of March 31, 2019
by Kristopher | Apr 1, 2019 | Bolo | 0 comments
From the Booking Desk:
I have been focused on preparing for moderating the Best Contemporary Agatha Award Nominee panel at this year’s Malice Domestic, so this week we have three books that I haven’t yet read, but I think you will agree that they all belong on any list of anticipated titles.
Elizabeth Fremantle – The Poison Bed (Pegasus, Hardcover, $25.95, 04/02/2019)
BOLO Books Comments:
A historical thriller set in Jacobean times – what’s not to love? But this tale of a husband and wife accused of the same crime sounds positively addictive. I can’t wait to give this one a try.
Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):
A spellbinding thriller set in the Jacobean Court of 1615 surrounding a famed couple imprisoned on suspicion of murder―but was it Lord Robert or Lady Frances who committed the crime?
A marriage. A murder. One of them did it. Which of them will die for it?
In the autumn of 1615, scandal rocks the Jacobean court, when a celebrated couple, Robert and Frances Carr, are imprisoned on suspicion of murder. Frances is young, captivating, and from a notorious family. She has been rescued from an abusive marriage by Robert, and is determined to make a new life for herself. Whatever the price.
Robert is one of the richest and most famous men in the kingdom. He has risen from nothing to become one of the country’s most powerful men. But to get to the top, you cannot help making enemies.
Some believe she is innocent; others think her wicked or insane. He claims no knowledge of the murder. The king suspects them both, though it is his secret at stake. Now a man is dead. And someone must pay with their life.
Who is telling the truth? Who has the most to lose? And who is willing to commit murder?
Jeffrey Siger – The Mykonos Mob (Poisoned Pen, Hardcover, $26.99, 04/02/2019)
Jeffrey Siger’s mysteries featuring Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis comprise one of the most consistently strong series in our genre. Jeff has a way of predicting political, social, and cultural aspects of Greece before they happen – so when his books are released that are incredible relevant and always fascinating. And it never hurts to spend some time in paradise…well, except for the dead bodies.
When corruption lies deep beneath the surface, how can the truth come to light?
The case begins for Athens’ Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis with a literal bang when a corrupt former police colonel who runs a protection racket on Mykonos is gunned down. Suddenly, Athens’ Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis is face-to-face with Greece’s top crime bosses on an island whose natural beauty and reputation as an international playground belies the corruption lurking just beneath the surface.
While Andreas and his Special Crimes unit wrestle for answers, Andreas’s wife, Lila, meets an American expat named Toni, a finder of stolen goods and a piano player in a gender-bending bar who has a zest for life and no apparent regard for rules. As Lila and Toni bond over a common desire to mentor young island girls trapped in an exploitative and patriarchal culture, they soon find that their efforts to improve the lives of the Greek girls they’ve come to care about intersect with Andreas’ investigation in ways that prove to be dangerous for all involved…
Jane Stanton Hitchcock – Bluff (Poisoned Pen, Hardcover, $26.99, 04/02/2019)
The striking cover of this novel was what first caught my eye, but then the synopsis sold me. Scandal among the rich and famous, high-stakes poker, and a heroine out for revenge? Sounds like the makings of a compelling read.
There has never been a better time for revenge
One-time socialite Maud Warner polishes up the rags of her once glittering existence and bluffs her way into a signature New York restaurant on a sunny October day. When she walks out again, a man will have been shot.
Maud has grown accustomed to being underestimated and invisible, and she uses her ability to fly under the radar as she pursues celebrity accountant Burt Sklar, the man she believes stole her mother’s fortune and left her family in ruins. Her fervent passion for poker has taught Maud that she can turn weakness into strength to take advantage of people who think they are taking advantage of her, and now she has dealt the first card in her high-stakes plan for revenge.
One unexpected twist after another follows as Maud plays the most important poker hand of her life. The stakes? To take down her enemies and get justice for their victims. Her success depends on her continuing ability to bluff―and on who will fold.
Can she win?
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A Fantastic Winning Year !
Written by on September 27, 2016 . Posted in Blog, General Pages, Newsletters
Santa Pod Raceway
23rd – 25th September 2016
A little disappointed, but a fantastic winning year !
We arrived at Santa Pod on Friday and set up the pit and awning, we scrutineerd the car and then had a relaxing time before the event started with 3 qualifying runs on Saturday.
The UK Championship was very close with any one of the first 5 competitors in with a chance of taking the UK National Championship crown; Brad was lying in 2nd place and we were hopeful of a great event.
The first round I dialled a 7.76 and Brad ran a 7.80, 4 hundredths of a second off the dial in, this time placed Brad in 5th position so was a great start to the day.
The second round I dialled a 7.79 and Brad ran a 7.82, 3 hundredths of a second off the dial in, although this was a slight improvement due to the others improving this dropped us to 7th.
The third and final qualifier was crucial especially for the qualifying points, I dialled a 7.81 to try and get us nearer the top.
Brad came round and did a burnout, I felt the sun had been on the track and my instinct told me we were going to run quicker so just before I took Brad to the line I changed our dial in to 7.79, Brad ran 7.795 a great result, 5 thousandths of a second over the dial in put us in 3rd place. The car and Brad were performing well so we looked forward to the eliminations on Sunday morning.
Sunday morning brought a little rain shower so the start was delayed by about an hour. The first round of eliminations made interesting reading, Billy Gane (No 1 in the championship ) against Scott Hauser (No 3 in the championship) and Brad ( No 2 in the championship ) against Ian Powell ( no 4 in the championship) if you were a betting man then you would have got some very long odds against that happening ! Chris Parker (No 5 in the championship) had a bye run due to being No1 qualifier.
Scott beat Billy and Ian beat Brad, this now meant that Scott only had to go 2 rounds of eliminations to be champion for the 3rd time.
Ian Powell dialled 8.13 and ran 8.131, with a reaction time of 0.04 was a clear winner, it is a little strange when we talk in these numbers that Brad’s package was 0.0241, 2 hundredths of a second off our prediction and Ian’s package was 0.0017, 17 thousandths of a second of his prediction that we say Ian had an easy win by 0.1465 of a second.
Scott, Ian and Chris all went through the next round so one more round and Scott would be champion, in the next round Scott unfortunately broke out by 5 thousandths of a second so now the first 3 coming into the event had all been eliminated !
Natalie was treated by Nick and Wayne to a passenger ride in the 2 seated dragster, her ride resulted in a run of 7.88 seconds at 168 mph, Natalie now has the bug and would like to drive a dragster!
We would like to thank all of our sponsors and supporters for their help, Bradjacksonracing.com couldn’t have had this level of success in the hardest class in Europe without your help!
Well Done Nick Good Motorsport!
Ian and Chris both went all the way and met in the final, the maths were simple, win the meeting, win the UK Championship, who would it be?
The winner was Chris Parker! Ian unfortunately red lit and cost himself a chance of the being the champion!
Congratulations to Chris on taking the championship, Chris drives another of our teams dragsters so well done Nick good Motorsport!
We would like to thank our wonderful crew, Nick Good, Christiann Carlo, Natalie Cooper and of course Alison, Brad’s mum, who has kept us all wonderfully fed throughout the season!
Although we feel a little disappointed today we gave it a really good shot and Brad has had a fantastic year winning the Open Sports Nationals and retaining his APIRA Super Pro Championship title for the second year in a row.
He also won the FIA European Finals meeting at Santa Pod, this is the highlight of the year for Brad, he had been runner up in this event in his junior dragster in 2010 when he was just 14 and red lit, so he has always wanted to win this event and lay that ghost to rest !
We are already planning our assault on the championship in 2017 and we will be presenting the car in a new livery at the Autosport International Motor Show in January so why not drop by and say hello?
Brad Wins Again
FIA / FIM European Championships Finals
8th – 11th September 2016
We arrived at Santa Pod late on Wednesday night due to Brad’s work commitments so it was an early start on Thursday morning with Qualifying 1 due at 0930. Brad and Wayne were up at 6.30 to get signed on and the car scrutineered and back in the pits to get the car ready for Q1.
There were 39 cars entered for a 32 car field and this event attracts the best racers from many European countries so we were aware of how close qualifying would be. We started with a solid tenth of a second of dial in and this got us into the field at no 12, the next round we didn’t improve and had slipped to 20th and were conscious this was going to be a tough day.
The 3rd session Wayne dialed a 7.78 and we ran a 7.7867, 6 thousands of a second off the dial in put us in the field at number 7, over the next 4 sessions through Thursday and Friday we came close to improving, 7 thousands over and 3 thousands under the dial in but 6 thousands found us in 8th place, we were very happy with this position.
Incredibly a new record was set for the class with the first 13 places under 1 hundredth of a second, the previous best had been 8 !!
Saturday brought heavy rain and even though the track crew tried to dry the track after the rain had ceased by the afternoon, they couldn’t dry the shut down area so the track crew call the meeting for the day.
Sunday was a beautiful sunny day (all day) we went straight into eliminations, this was going to be a little tricky with not running the car for 2 days, but all the other teams were in the same situation. Our first round opponent was Mo Blackburn, a very experienced Super Pro racer, Wayne dialled a 7.75 and the car ran 7.77, Brad’s 0.02 of a second reaction time was a big factor in Brad taking the win.
We would like to thank all crew, especially Natalie Cooper who helped me (Wayne) service the car many times this weekend in quick succession, great work Nick Good and Cristiann Carlo and Alison for keeping the crew fed all weekend !
In round 2 Brad was drawn against Bernard Saz , Bernard’s team are from Andorra and put a huge effort into coming from the mountains between Spain and France to race at Santa Pod. Bernard has finally got his car running low 7 seconds and consistent, Brad cut another 0.02 light to Bernard’s 0.29 light so Brad took the win.
The next round Brad was facing Scott Hauser, Scott is currently the most successful driver in Super Pro with 2 championships in the last 3 years and multiple event wins, Scott’s father Geof Hauser is also one of the UK’s drag racing pioneers and has been in the sport since its inception in the 1960’s. Hauser race cars also build some of the very best cars in Europe.
The last time Brad and Scott met Brad red lit gifting the race to Scott, Brad was determined not to go red again! Brad pulled a 0.009 light to Scott’s 0.1014 light so the chasing Scott never caught Brad and also broke out in his effort to catch Brad, Brad loved this win and found it very satisfying after the pressure he had been under before this match up.
So we were in the semi-finals! Brad’s next race was with Pete Walters, another ex Junior Dragster Driver, and both Pete and Brad had been waiting for this match for a while! Brad once again took the advantage with a 0.0861 reaction to Pete’s 0.1363 but Pete’s car threw a con rod just before the stripe and Brad was in the Final!
Brad had made the European Final in Junior Dragster but red lit and lost; Brad has always felt that this was one that he gave away so was even more determined than usual that he wouldn’t make the same mistake.
The final was against Tom Atkinson, another very good and very clever racer, Brad and Wayne discussed at length what tactic to use with the dial in and a plan was in place, Brad cut another fantastic light, 0.044 to Tom’s 0.178 so Brad just had to make sure he didn’t breakout, Brad didn’t and now had won the event!
The win was sweet; Brad had won the most prestigious event we race at! Brad had also won the previous meeting, The Open Sports National, so two wins in a row has put Brad in a position where he can win the UK National championship at Santa Pod in 2 weeks time, the anticipation is already beginning to build with 5 drivers mathematically in with a chance of winning the championship, we are waiting for the results to be ratified but the Euro’s win has elevated Brad into second place in the championship so it’s going to be a really exciting weekend at the National Finals.
Brad also had a surprise on Friday when Liz, Brads girlfriend, had arranged for her and 4 of Brads friends to come to Santa Pod for their first look at Drag Racing, needless to say they had a fantastic weekend and really felt involved in the event and felt the excitement that our “winner and loser” every round sport delivers !
Bring on the National Finals at Santa Pod on the 24th-25th September!
Champion Again!!
Written by on September 1, 2016 . Posted in Blog, General Pages, Newsletters
Open Sports Nationals 27th – 29th August 2016
Shakespeare County Raceway
After the long summer break Alison and I set off for Stratford in the RV and Brad was coming down later due to College commitments in Milton Keynes, Brad loves driving his pride & joy , his classic MX5, so was quite happy to join us later.
Last year Brad had won the APIRA championship but we were a lowly 6th in the championship and needed some of the contenders above us to exit early and Brad to win the meeting to have any chance of retaining his title.
The crew had worked on the car during the break and had changed the torque convertor in an effort to increase the cars consistency so we were eagerly waiting to see how the car would perform. We had also fitted a cross brace in the chassis to improve the car’s stability so the teams expectations’ were high.
Our first qualifying session went well and Brad was in 7th position, unfortunately it then rained and we didn’t get any further runs in on the day. We had the company of Lucas Oil UK’s MD Les Downey and his wife Mo with us for the weekend and Les kept us laughing (as always) with his wit and anecdotes
After studying the data we changed the launch chip and looked forward to Sunday, Sunday was a great day with really good weather, we had 5 qualifying runs, and Brad reported that the car was running “strong & straight”, we had a great day and Brad finished the day in 11th place.
Monday was again a great day with the weather being hot and sunny,
In the 1st round we were drawn against Jack Brewster, an ex Super Pro champion, Jack red lit and gifted us an easy win on what would have been a tough race, Jack was also one of the competitors in front of Brad and also Ian Powell went out in round 1, another competitor in front of Brad in the championship, so this helped Brad’s cause.
I would like say a huge thank you to Nick Good and Cristiann Carlo for their dedication in preparing a great car !!
Round 2 we were drawn against Pete Walters but unfortunately Pete had holed a piston so was a no show, we had an easy round, but hey, you have to take them especially after the bad luck the team has had this year!
The championship now looked a real possibility with Chris Parker leading and Rick Cook in front of Brad on points, Brad drew Rick Cook in the semi finals, Chris Parker was racing Bob Doyle.
In the semi’s Brad beat Rick Cook and Chris Parker red lit leaving the final between Brad and Bob Doyle, a quick calculation showed if Brad won the meeting he would also be the APIRA champion for the second time, if Bob won then Chris Parker would take the championship and Brad would be runner up!
Brad and I had a discussion and we decided on our dial in together. Brad cut a great 0.04 light to Bob’s 0.13 so Brad had the edge and drove a great race to take the win!
The calculations show that Brad winning the event had taken the championship by just 80 point’s, less than a round win!
So Brad Jackson Racing love “Shakey” with 2014 runner up spot in the championship and 2015 & 2016 winning the championship, this is now a track the team really have a handle on !
We had a great weekend with Les and Mo, and it was great to see them both enjoy a race meeting in a quieter venue where Les was able to relax and just be part of the team for the weekend.
We would like to thank Nick Good and Cristiann Carlo for their dedication in preparing a great car for Brad, and of course a big thank you to all our sponsors, we couldn’t do it without your support!
This picture shows the champion leaving the track in his pride and joy heading for College Milton Keynes for the rest of the week!
We are now looking forward to the European Finals at Santa Pod in 2 weeks time!
Summer Nationals Santa Pod 25th – 26th June 2016
Written by on June 30, 2016 . Posted in Newsletters
We were looking forward to the Summer Nationals, Brad had had 3 recent big slides in the car so we had taken the car to Hauser race cars for an additional cross brace welding in the chassis to see if this eliminated the loss of traction Brad had been experiencing.
We decided to test the car before the event so we headed to Santa Pod on Thursday night so we could get a full days testing Friday, we set up the awning and equipment and then we were ready to test the car, we also had Brad’s girlfriend Lizz standing in for Natalie as Brad’s back up girl so Lizz was a little bit nervous at first but took to her role really well.
Brad’s first run went very well and Brad reported that the car felt fine and ran down the track feeling a lot smoother, we did however find our recurring engine problem had returned, the data showed we had a poor cylinder on number 8 so Nick and Cristiann reset the injection system. Unfortunately it then decided to rain and it continued to rain all day so that was the extent of our test day.
Saturday morning brought qualifying and in round 1 Brad ran an 8.02 on a 7.70 dial so we knew we still had the gremlins! Again Nick and Cristiann work tirelessly to find a solution and after more adjustments we were ready for the 2nd round of qualifying.
We ran a 7.88 on a 7.70 dial so with the car still not quite right had to settle for 12th place from 19 qualifiers due to a rain shower earlier in the day causing us to run out of time with the noise curfew coming into play.
Sunday morning brought the first round of eliminations, we were still not sure if we had fixed the car and Wayne dialled a 7.78 to give Brad a chance to chase down the very experienced Tom Atkinson , the number 3 qualifier, this tactic worked and Brad took the win against the breakout time of Tom’s.
Brad reported the car the felt fine and the data showed that the car was now back on form.
Wayne was now able to dial a time that we knew the car would run, in the second round of eliminations Brad had his old junior dragster adversary Joe Kellett, Wayne dialled a 7.76 and the car ran a 7.77 but Brad had an uncharacteristic red light and we were out.
Brad was very disappointed with the red light but this is only the second red light he has pulled in competition in the last 3 years of racing so the team told Brad not to beat himself up about it.
We take some positives from the weekend that the car handles a lot better with the cross brace and the fact that we hopefully have eliminated the fuelling gremlins that we have had this year!
We now break for the summer but are already looking forward to the next meeting, the Open Sports Nationals at Shakespeare county raceway on the holiday weekend at the end of August, the car is ready,
Brad is ready and the team are ready!
Santa Pod Video
See If you can Spot Us !!
The Main Event 2016
Written by on June 1, 2016 . Posted in Newsletters
We eagerly awaited this event following a poor start to the season, this event attracts racers from all over Europe and it is a meeting that Brad really enjoys. The weather forecast was great and it looked like we would have a full weekend of action.
We had some guests for the event and we also had 2 sponsors at the event, Les Downey and his wife Mo from Lucas Oil UK , and Keith West from Pentagon.
We arrived on Thursday and set up the pits, we had 3 Lucas Oil dragsters competing this weekend so it was going to be busy because all 3 dragsters were in the same class.
Friday qualifying showed us that we has 6 rounds of qualifying so we would get plenty of track time, our first run Wayne dialled 7.72 but Brad ran a 7.707 breaking out by just over 100th of a second, the second run the car ran slower, the data didn’t show anything wrong so we changed the fuel ratio, the third run was even slower so we realised we had a problem. We checked the car over and couldn’t find anything untoward so took the rocker covers off and found two tight rockers, we made a decision not to run the car but due to our other 2 cars qualifying, Nick Good and Chris Parker, the crew were busy servicing these cars.
At around 4pm we decided to investigate further, this resulted in the cylinder heads and the sump being removed and we found 2 pistons had broken rings. I went to see Goef Hauser from Hauser Race Cars, http://www.hauserracing.com , and Geof kindly offered to open his workshop for us, this is a great gesture for 2 reasons, we race against his son Scott and secondly it was already 7pm,
What a great sportsman and a great gentleman!
I got the parts back for the crew and Nick and Cristiann worked until the small hours getting the engine rebuilt, they finished about 0130 but due to the noise curfew we had to wait until 9 o’clock the following day before we could try the engine.
The next morning the engine ran perfectly and although we were on the back foot and in last place we thought we would be able to recover the situation. We were wrong, the car launched really well but then wouldn’t shift into 2nd gear, Brad aborted this run, back at the pit’s we found a wire has come loose on the shifter solenoid, not related at all to the engine problem just a real piece of bad luck. There was then a huge accident in Pro Mod which resulted in a 2 hour delay, pleased to say the driver wasn’t too badly injured, but again our day was done.
Here’s the video;-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqLlAY2-3lc
Sunday we realised we would only get 1 more qualifying chance, with no data yet Wayne had to take an educated guess and his stab was almost 2 tenths of a second over his dial in and this was only good enough for 28th place in the 32 car field, but at least the car was fine and we were in the show.
A little later in the day brought the first round of eliminations and we were against Wouter van Leersom from the Nederlands, this is where our weekend improved, he had some trouble and Brad was through the first round of eliminations.
Round 2 brought a little irony that we were drawn against team mate Nick Good, Nick prepares our car and this would be an interesting race, Nicks car is a blown alcohol car and reaches over 200mph in 6 seconds, however Nick still knew he needed a good light against Brad and tried too hard and red lit gifting the win to Brad! Our joy was short lived when we saw that Brad now had an oil leak that would be tricky to repair. Nick and Cristiann again worked hard to repair the car for Brad and once again we looked forward to the quarter finals.
Monday we woke up to a slight bit of moisture in the air, the track was dry and Santa Pod ran the pro cars first, our race took place around 1pm, Brad holeshot Ian Powell with a 0.053 reaction to Ian’s 0.105 giving Brad the advantage when the car lost traction and swerved to the right, Brad fought the car valiantly but had to lift gifting the race to Ian, congratulations to Ian. There is a short video on my (Wayne Jackson) timeline on facebook, if you look closely you can just see Brad getting out of shape as the video ends.
Summary, Nick always delivers Brad a great car but this weekend it decided to test our commitment, it lost!
We never give in until it’s over, and for Brad to reach the last 8 in this competitive FIA event was a great result for the team and keeps our championship aspirations alive!
APIRA Springspeed Nationals 2016
Written by on May 11, 2016 . Posted in Newsletters
We arrived at Shakespeare County Raceway with a little apprehension following the car trouble we experienced at the Festival of Power, Nick and Cristiann had checked the whole car and found a swollen “O” ring in the injection system and also a couple of a new set of spark plugs were a little bit weak.
The crew were confident that the car was back to normal but due to my work commitments we hadn’t had time to test the car.
Brad won this event last year so we were confident of a strong result and looking forward to qualifying, the car sounded strong and on the first burnout we could tell the car was fixed.
The track was cold and had been wet, Brad lost traction at mid track but still ran 8.34 @ 165 mph with 1.1 seconds to 60 foot we knew the car was back on form, Brad also pulled an 0.04 second reaction time so the team were buoyant.
Brad’s best run was a 7.82 on a 7.77 dial in so 5 hundredths of a second off the dial in was good enough for 5th place.
Monday’s 1st round of eliminations we were racing Joe Stevens, a real tough opponent, especially at his home track, Brad overcame Joe to take the first round win.
Round 2 of eliminations we faced Jack Brewster, Brad had lane choice and we took the left lane, Brad pulled a great 0.02 light but at 330 ft the car turned sharp right, here’s the quote from journalist Tog from Eurodragster.com ;-
Good driving job by Brad Jackson in his race against Jack Brewster, the Lucas Oil dragster made a hard right about 300 feet out but Brad kept a hold of it.
Brad had to correct the car and made a valiant attempt to catch Jack but although he still ran a 9.02 @ 161 mph Jack took the win.
We were eliminated, but we were thankful that Brad did a fantastic driving job having his biggest “moment” of his 6 year career and brought him and the car home safely.
Brad stands 7th in the National championship but only 500 points adrift from championship leader and team mate Chris Parker, a result that we will take considering the outcome could have been a lot worse.
The next event is the FIA Main Event at Santa Pod and the Super Pro entry is already at 39 entries with the very best in Europe attending the event, we eagerly await this event!
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Chimpanzee Information
The Simian Library- History In The Making....... Chimpanzees, Orangutans, Gorillas, Bonobos & Monkey Species
The Little Rock Zoo
.The Little Rock Zoo needs to step up and care for the animals better! Please read the several artciles here with deaths, sickness and a bald chimp!
Fauna Foundation Talks About Tom From Their Hearts, SO SAD
Tommy’s last day at Fauna
May 1,1965- December 15, 2009
I want to thank everyone who has written to us with condolences and those special friends who have done tributes to Tommy in so many different ways. Tom was our oldest and best known resident. He was also the face of Project R & R’s campaign to end research on chimpanzees. He will remain the Ambassador for Project R&R.
Within a day, many of you heard of his passing. Some of you learned of Tommy’s death from Fauna while many others read the first words of his passing in a Project R & R e-Alert. Dr. Capaldo, Project R&R’s President, knew Tommy and gave him the honor of his position in our joint campaign on behalf of all chimpanzees still in labs. She knew his personality, his health issues, his day to day life. She has written some of the most beautiful and powerful words describing him. If you haven’t already, you can read about Tommy’s role in Project R&R by visiting
http://www.releasechimps.org/2009/12/15/saying-goodbye-to-tom/
http://www.releasechimps.org/chimpanzees/their-stories/tom/
We have special friends at NEAVS and their commitment to Tom and everyone like him in labs is undeniable. Like us, they feel even more determined to end this unimaginable torture and needless suffering.
I am so grateful Tom was given a voice. His call, evoked in the images of him on Project R&R’s outreach materials, cries out loudly – and as one reader of the New Yorker in which he appeared in a Project R&R ad said, “How could anyone turn away from him?” At Fauna, Tom will always be heard. And now, everyone else will hear his calls as well.
Two very dear and special friends to Tommy were John Mulcahy and Diana Goodrich. They did a beautiful tribute to Tom on their website at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
http://www.chimpsanctuarynw.org/blog/?p=3131
John and Diana worked at Fauna in the early years and were two of the lucky ones to be chosen by Tom as close friends. When I read their words, I so easily recalled those special days and their special relationship with Tommy.
Then, came a special email from Allison Argo whose award winning documentary Chimpanzees an Unnatural History left us all sobbing with great joy and pain. None of us who were there or saw it on film will ever forget the day that Tommy climbed a wonderful, tall tree. Nor will we ever forget how powerful Allison’s final words were in her amazing documentary that helped millions change the way they look at the life of a research chimpanzee. I go over those words again and again and remember that truly special day with deep gratitude that he had that moment and overwhelming sadness that he is now gone.
It is so difficult to speak about a day that changes your life forever. When someone is in front of you asking what happened, it feels easy to tell. But to write about it and remember the days and weeks before has felt so hard to do. And so, it is only now that I can write about Tom. It was becoming harder the longer I have waited. I know I can’t wait any longer in part because of the cards, phone calls and e-mails sent to us from all of you. I have read some of the most beautiful messages and I can feel how much you share our pain. So now I am ready to write about dear Tom. I am ready to remember every detail and share them so that you can feel as though you had been here with us.
If you are reading this you probably have been a big part of the Fauna family of chimpanzees. We have spoken about Tom many times. He is well known, respected and loved. Not only was he loved by his Fauna family, but by so many people from all over the world. Tom was passionate and compassionate -- there to support his loved ones in times of need. He could get angry and let them know it, but came to learn how to resolve problems, like any true leader. He will always be one of the most important members of Fauna. He was an Alpha -- a wise and great Alpha.
As you may know, Tom made a lot of choices about who he wanted to live with and where he wanted to be. He always knew what he wanted and we tried to give him it as often as possible. In the early years, we often had little success. But over the years, with his healing and growth, Tom was able to do so much more than he could in the beginning. His social skills increased and his life improved dramatically because of that.
Tom’s history of years alone in a lab cage left him with no opportunity to learn anything about how to live in a group. But even with that horrid history, he certainly knew who he loved and his bonds with humans were strong. As everyone who knows him knows his dearest love was Pat Ring, a human.
A few months ago I started to write a story about Tom, it was titled, “Doctor in the House.” It was a story about Tom’s nurturing and care-giving skills. I was hoping to describe to you what a special fellow he was and how he had just helped us get through a very difficult time with Regis. Regis had an infected bite wound on his head after a scrap and he would not let us help him. If it had not been for Tom’s intervention, we would have had a much more serious problem. It was not the first or the last time Tom would help us out in such a situation. His need to help take care of the others was quite important to him and to us.
He learned his nursing skills from Pat. In 1997, months before Tom was to move into Fauna, he had had a very serious foot injury. Once at Fauna, he continued to have recurring problems with his foot. Many of you know how much of a challenge Tom’s problems were for him and for us as we tried to give Tom the life he so desperately wanted. He wanted to run, to play and to live some kind of normal life with others of his choice.
Yet, often Tom had to be isolated while we tried to take care of his foot. It was hard for him to be separated again and again, but he let us do it and was very co-operative because of his love for and trust in Pat. He gave us his full support because he understood that it was for his well being. Not ours.
Tom spent many weeks and months in a smaller area usually with Pablo and Jeannie, or Yoko. What he learned during this time was valuable to him for his future in a group and for his newly self-appointed responsibility as a caregiver to the others. Especially the wounded. At first glace one might think it was Pat taking care of Tom’s injured foot, but if you observed long enough you would see that it was Tom doing all the cleaning. Pat did the drying. Tommy applied the ointment. What started out as Tom assisting Pat, ended with Pat assisting Tom. He learned exactly what to do and he did it to the others when they were injured.
This may seem amusing to some, but in truth this is why Tom was where he was the day he died.
Binky had had a fight on November 18th that left a deep gash on the bottom of his foot. What we did not initially see however, under all the thick black hair, was the rest of his injuries. Bite wounds on the top of his foot and on his calf.
He was given anti-biotics immediately after the fight, as we always do to not take chances. It is not uncommon to see injuries. We sometimes have to wait until the chimps are ready to show us or we watch to see where they are looking, or where others are paying more attention. Binky was interested in letting us see the bottom of his foot but not anything else. As many of you know, Binky is one of the most athletic guys at Fauna He is in amazing condition, strong and muscular, but for some reason he was not doing well, not responding to the treatment.
After the usual 10 day treatment, we saw that Binky’s foot was getting more and more swollen. He began to have more difficulty walking. It was around this time that Tom began to observe Binky more. Binky was not responding to the antibiotics and his foot and leg were becoming terribly infected. He was uncomfortable and had a fever. Tom seemed aware that Binky was in trouble.
By December 3rd, Binky came into a room to be on his own, away from his group. Tommy was in the area right next to him, with Spock, one of the chimps from the Quebec zoo with whom Tom had become close friends. They were both very concerned about Binky. They sat near him, grooming him through the bars.
On Tuesday the 8th, Binky moved himself over to Jeannie’s room, which is the room next to the two new rooms that were made for medical procedures, right in front of the clinic. He came for help. He was getting weaker and could not put weight on his foot at all, leading us to believe he may have also broken some bones.
On Wednesday December 9th, early in the morning, we put Binky under anesthesia, cleaned his wound, drained fluid from his foot, gave him fluids, antibiotics, and ran several blood tests.
Tom and Spock sat together patiently all day in their room waiting and watching all the proceedings. It was time for Tom and Spock to go into the bigger common area and be with Jethro. This was a situation that would usually please Tom. He loved his times with Jethro and with his new friend Spock. Not this day though. When the door was opened for the fellows to leave and join Jetho, Spock left the room and Tommy stayed behind. He sat up high and close to the door that led to the room where Binky was. He wasn’t budging. With Tom, we never tried to convince him to go somewhere he didn’t want to go. He had crossed through this door thousands of times in his 12 years at Fauna. They were the rooms he spent his first months and years in. But that day, he wouldn’t move.
When Kim asked me what to do, because Tommy was just sitting at the door that led to where Binky was, I said. “Let him go where he wants to go.” He wanted to go to Binky and he did. We opened the door and Tommy stayed in the room next to Binky most of the day, waiting and watching.
He could not go in right away with him, because Binky was still very sleepy. So Tommy positioned himself comfortably in the doorway with his head as close as possible to Binky. He was waiting for him to throw the covers off and sit up. Tommy was patient and looked ready to spend the rest of the day right there -- not leaving until he knew everything was okay.
We all talked to Tom, reassuring him that Binky was going to be okay. We served him his dinner in that room –Jeannie’s room. He ate and stayed there until midnight.
Binky slept for a long time. The bandage on his foot and leg seemed to immobilize him. Normally as soon as they see the bandage, they rip it off. It is always your hope that they leave it on for a little while to get the soothing effect of the medication and the cleanliness. Once it is off, you face more challenges.
But Binky seemed in shock. As if his foot and leg did not belong to him, he would not touch them. Just ever so lightly at first, then not at all. He made a call to Tom and the others, and then curled up and went back to sleep. It seemed to comfort Tommy to know Binky was awake and communicating with the rest of his family all through the chimp house. Some of the folks could not see him and could only hear him – as it must often be for family living in the deep forests of Africa.
Tom just lay there watching and waiting for Binky to get up.We were all touched by Tom’s concern and throughout the day told him what a sweet guy he was for being there for Binky.
The next day was different, though. Tom was anxious and really wanted – needed-- to go in the room with Binky. I had fully intended to let him. The hold up was that Rachel was in with Tom and she is simply not as gentle with wounds as Tommy is. Yet, Rachel was anxious too, banging on the door to get in with Binky. Tommy, upset by her behavior, displayed and banged on the wall.
It was amazing to see how controlled he was. It took me back to the days he would watch Jeannie lose control, and just sit quietly by and not engage. He understood, somehow, that Jeannie was not in control of her rage, as he understood that day with Rachel.
I thanked him for not hurting Rachel. I looked at him sitting up on the bed, just looking the other way.
On this second day, Thursday December 10th, we had to be sure to get Binky’s bandage off. It could not be left on that long, Because he was not trying to get it off, we had some concern.
But, I wasn’t too worried because I knew I could just let Tommy go into Binky’s room and he would take it off. The problem was we had to make sure he went in alone, and not with Rachel.
We managed to find a new room for Rachel, away from Tommy. Yet, as soon as she saw me open the door for Tom, she started screaming and hitting herself and had one of her disturbingly severe anxiety attacks. So I stopped. I told Tommy I was sorry, and that I would be back later to let him in to visit with Binky, or to be closer to him in the next room.
I had called Pat the night before to tell him about Binky’s surgery. I told him in the message what had happened, and how we had to do something for the Binkster. I said if you are in the area, you need to stop by and visit because the Bub sure could use a friend right now while he was recovering.
Pat was surprised Binky was in such a condition and said he would stop by for sure. He said he was going to stop by that day to give Tommy “some love” anyway, since each time he had stopped by lately it was to give Tom his B12 injections. He wanted to just visit and play on a day that was not injection time.
This was all pretty perfect. Tommy and the Binkster would both be taken care of by Pat. All was well.
Except that in the midst of all of that, I had a call from the office telling me that Mr. Puppy was having a crisis. I could hear him yelping in the background. It was awful to hear him like that. Mr. Puppy is 16 years old, and he is close to the end of his time here on earth, a sad reality we face daily. My staff was heading out to take him to Richard’s clinic.
I had a call from Richard, after Mr. Puppy was dropped off. He said you must come to see him. He is really bad. So I left the chimphouse, with Tom waiting to go in with Binky and went to the clinic to see Mr. Puppy. During that time, Pat was on his way to see Tommy and Binky. I called to say I would be late. Pat said no problem, he was just going to be hanging out with Tommy.
I had asked him if he could stay late and help me get Binky’s bandage off, after everyone left. He said he would. I had to make a stop after the clinic to go to Costco to pick up vitamins, Glucosimine, and a few other things for the chimps. I had just looked at my list and was lifting the cover to my phone to call the chimphouse to ask a question.
When I put the phone to my ear, I could hear all this commotion. It was Kim from the chimphouse telling someone to get off the line. I could hear someone frantic in the background saying they needed a pump. Then there was the sound of Pat yelling and Kim. I tried to ask “Kim, what is going on?” but she was in two conversations. Strangely it was like all of us were on the same line at the same time, but we did not know it. Then Kim said, “Gloria ?”, I said “Yes, what is going on?” She was crying and saying, “It’s Tommy.”
I screamed, “What, what is wrong with Tommy?” She said, “Tommy, he’s choking. He can’t breath. Pat is in with him, and he is choking.”
I knew right away he would die.
I dropped everything and went back to the chimphouse as quickly as possible. While I drove, we all stayed on the phone -- Kim, Cindy, Richard, Isabelle (our vet tech) and Mario. All talking to each other, trying to get through the moment. Richard was giving Isabelle instructions. I was just listening and feeling like I was losing control. I hung up, told Richard to hurry up and get there. Then I called Dr. Capaldo –Theo – and sobbed nearly inaudibly, “He’s dying. Tommy is dying.” Then I tried to call my family.
Trying to get back to Fauna felt like an eternity. It was the longest 8 minutes of my life.
When I arrived, Pat was standing outside the building. I knew it was over. He would never have left Tommy if he was still alive. We just hugged and cried. The only thing I could say was that I was so grateful Pat was there. I could never have wished for a better way for Tommy to go than in Pat’s most loving arms.
I ran into the building to find everyone so distraught. I don’t even remember who was there. I just know that seeing Tommy laying on the floor was unbearable.
Pat came in with me, while I lay with Tommy. Then we all went in with him. My sisters came, first Linda, then Dawna. My brother in laws, Chris and then Tony. It was all so very very sad and so shockingly unexpected.
Kim was in the chimphouse when it all happened. She said Tommy was very happy to see Pat. They played. They groomed. They sat quietly together.
She told me Tom was sitting eating lettuce when suddenly he went limp, and seemed to be choking. His head dropped. Pat said “Open the door.” Kim did. Pat went in immediately and began to give Tom CPR. Isabelle was able to pass a tube down his throat and they gave him air. Pat was pumping his heart. Isabelle gave him another injection that kept him going for a few minutes longer. They kept Tommy breathing for minutes, but to no avail.
Tom left us that day and left an emptiness that is not possible to describe.
Pat told me he was looking right into Tommy’s eyes when he took his last breath and that is truly a great comfort. We should all be so blessed as to be in the arms of a great love when our time comes.
They had managed to keep him alive for a short while. But once we saw inside of Tommy we knew that he could never have survived, even if we had the finest trauma team in the world. He was ready to go and he had his best friend in the world holding him when he left.
To have the one who loves you most of all, there with you in the final moments must be the final comfort. The one who would do anything for you and loves and respects you and who’s heart will be broken forever because of losing you.
Pat is deeply deeply grieving. He knows that Tommy had a lot of health problems, but right now, he is missing his beloved Tommy.
As hard as the loss of Tom is for Pat and me and all of his human friends, the loss for the rest of Tommy’s chimp family is even more profound. They are still living it and feeling it. The emptiness and the quiet. Tom was a very big presence. Father figure, leader, teacher, disciplinarian, friend.
There is a silence in the chimphouse that is unimaginable. I cannot even imagine how difficult this is for all of them. They are hurting, scared and very angry.
Like poor Binky who once again witnessed the death of someone very close and very dear to him. Just 3 years ago, Binky was across from Jeannie when she died, in the same room Tommy died in. It was Binky’s calls I heard the night I walked back to the chimphouse when Jennie was so ill and I knew something had happened. I knew that Jeannie had died. I had kept a vigil with her, yet when she finally passed, it was Binky who was there with her.
Our dear little (he is one of our youngest) Binky, not only is he going through a painful and fearful physical trauma, but he is in the middle of a another great loss. Tommy died right beside him, in the room waiting to go in with Binky.
With Binky’s procedure following Tommy’s death, I was reminded of just how terribly stressful all this is for all the rest. Tommy’s dying, Binky lying on the stretcher after his surgery. I understand what they must be going through and how hard this is for them after years of witnessing this kind of thing – dying chimps, injured chimps, sick chimps… one can only imagine how terrifying this time must be for them.
Since December 9th, Binky has been under anesthesia 3 times. We are having to be aggressive about his treatment to save not only his foot and leg, but to save his life. He had the x-ray he needed. Nothing is broken. He is having a hard time fighting the infection. And he is looking so depressed, isolated from his friends and family, which makes everything much worse.
The chimps call each night to Binky. He answers in a long and very different voice. They are needing reassurance. Yet, it was Tommy who we heard each morning for the past 12 years, and it was Tommy who made the last call of the night. The reassurance they had all come to rely on is gone now. And it will take time and change to appoint someone to that central role in their family.
With Tommy gone, everything will change. And, we will all have to find the energy that was Tom, the strength that was Tom, and feel the peace inside that is Tom.
Some say his soul is soaring free now. In my heart I know Tommy will soar over us eternally. Wrapping his enormous arms around us all, like the wings of an angel. He will give us the strength to fight even harder for his brothers, sisters, and cousins. And, for our own souls.
I was in the chimphouse on Sunday. Normally Sundays, a time when I am alone with the chimps, are wonderful days. They are relaxed and happy. But this Sunday they were dead quiet and not at all interested in anything.
In the quiet, I found a card on the counter. Inside I read a note from Sari, a friend and long time volunteer, who for years has dedicated her Sunday mornings to the chimps. Many times I have walked in on her, and caught her and Tom having private games of chase. They kept their relationship a secret from most of us. I was sobbing while I read her words:
“I will miss Tom. There is no way around that. The life Tom lived at Fauna was a miracle and meant to be. It is amazing to have seen him accept us, and be welcoming of us. …I am … one of the priviledged to have come to know him, run with him, and blow in his ears. I am so sorry for this loss. I know Tom would be wiping the tears from my eyes.”
And someone else wrote that “ Somewhere in the sky tonight, a star is shining brighter because of him.”
When we think like that, then each time we look up we will see him, and know that all the other bright stars are those we have loved and we will be comforted.
Someone wrote “Tom is in Summerland, where all that is required is that he be himself. The air will always be sweet for him, the ground will be soft and covered with grass, and the sun will be kind. “
And, when someone wrote “our hearts weep and our souls grieve with you for the passing of this magnificent being called Tom,” I was touched deeply.
In closing, I know some of you have read the words sent to us from Allison Argo. For those of you who haven’t or for one last time for those of you who have, she wrote:
"Tom had the gift to inspire greatness… he drew out the best in all who knew him with his gentleness, dignity and tolerance…. It was a tremendous privilege to know him. I remember so clearly writing the script for the end of my film. I only had a few days left to finish when I hit a block and started to panic about the final words. I decided to take a walk, and as I walked I focused on Tom high in the tree. I tried to imagine what it must have felt like to finally be able to look out towards the horizon – to see the landscape stretch out before him, so far from where his life had begun decades earlier. The life of this extraordinary being had been stolen- and at last, he could see beyond the bars. It was only a glimpse, but it must have been profound….Within a few hundred feet, the words had written themselves. I ran home in tears and pounded them into the computer. In hindsight, I think it was probably Tom who wrote them:"
"We know so little about this old chimpanzee-given the name “Tom” by someone, someplace. All we know is that he spent 30 years in a steel cage. Tom has reached the end of his journey at last.
…We can’t undo the past-but we can reconsider the future and the cost to the chimpanzee. Thousand like Tom have sacrificed everything so that we might live a little longer or laugh a little louder…Far from the forests of equatorial Africa, this old chimp can finally survey the strange landscape that has become his home. At last his trials have come to an end- but his story will live on: a reminder of the thousands like him, who are still waiting for a second chance."
"Thank you Tom, for all you taught us. May your story continue to inspire goodness and change. " - Allison Argo -
These words will be read, spoken, for a very long time, because they say it all. They touch us and remind us and force us to be better human beings. Tom can rest now, but we can’t. We must work hard to make up for all the wrongs that have been done to them and all animals. If we do this, if we try to end the abuse and make things better, we too will one day rest.
Meanwhile, every night I light a candle for those I have loved and lost. Tonight, light a candle for them and for all those who are with us and still need us.
Many of you know how many health problems Tom had over the years. He was plagued with chronic diarrhea from the day he moved in. He had been repeatedly infected with many strains of the HIV virus. He suffered from a gagging condition every morning. He had a mass in his abdomen that was never determined. He could only eat certain things and he continually tried to self medicate in his food choices from what we offered. After he died, we performed an autopsy. With what we saw inside, he must have felt terrible and it is a mircale he was with us as long as he was.
Once we have completed results, we will share our findings. But know this, it was unimaginable that someone could have gone through all that.
He was at the mercy of the research community for 30 years, so there is not much more to say than that.
Except that he was tired. He had been tired for months, perhaps years. Tom can rest now. And like everything in his life in sanctuary, Tom got to make a choice. And, I guess he just decided it was time to go.
We will miss you, Thomas.
Posted by Fauna team at 2:05 PM
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To our ex-Chimpanzees
To Louie we love you and may God Bless your soul.
To Mikey we love you and hope you will always be happy and healthy.
Help Save Our Citizens and Our Chimpanzees
Call your state representative, tell them to Ban Chimpanzees in your state!
January's Article
From the Fall of 2008 Through 2009 – The Chimpanzee Year in Review
This past year has been one of sadness, sorrow, change, and hope. I would like to take this opportunity, as we begin 2010, to reflect back and highlight the changes that we now, hopefully, are really beginning to see as the world’s attitude towards privately owned chimpanzees, and primates in general, change in a positive way.
The highlights begin, actually, late in the fall of 2008 when our chimps, Mikey and Louie, the two busiest and most popular working chimpanzees in America, retired to Little Rock Zoo. I wanted them to have a future as part of a family of chimps, and to have a safe and permanent home that they could live their life as chimpanzees, not a member of the human society.
In November of 2009, Connor and Kramer the chimpanzees owned by private pet owner Jeanne Rizzotto escape from her home near Red Lodge, Montana. They spent over an hour running loose, crossing highways and entering neighbor’s property. Connor, a habitual biter as described in court papers filed after the incident, bites a woman on the arm as she tries to keep him out of her home, losing 6-8 inches of skin from her arm. Rizzotto is told to keep the chimps in quarantine at her home while health officials investigate the incident. Rizzotto claims the chimps were let out by a vandal that had cut a lock, however that remains unproven. All of these articles have been posted on this Simian Library.
In February, 2009, tragedy strikes, and the world’s attention turns to the issue of private ownership of chimpanzees. On a cold afternoon in Stamford Connecticut, Travis the Chimpanzee attacks a long time friend of owner Sandra Herold named Charla Nash in Herold’s driveway. Travis is shot and killed by a patrol officer as the 14 year old, 200 pound male chimpanzee; tries to pry open the door of his patrol car as he responded to the tragedy. Nash is rushed to the hospital, and remains in a coma for months.
Weeks later, in early March, the US House of Representatives passes the Captive Primate Safety Act, banning sales of all primates across state lines. The bill moves on to the senate, where it still sits, not being acted on, to this day.
In late November, 2008, neighbors turned in a couple in Houston, Texas for a chimpanzee living in a garage in a suburban neighborhood. Fred Henry, now known simply as Henry, was over fifteen years old and had been living in the garage in a cage for 15 years. Weighing only 65 pounds, about 100 pounds underweight, the emaciated chimp is taken to the local SPCA where veterinarians and animal officials nurse him back to health. On Feb 23, 2009, Henry is moved to Chimp Haven in Shreveport, LA to live out the rest of his life with other chimps in a safe and enriching environment.
Later in March, a chimpanzee named Timmy escapes from his owners’ home in rural Missouri. The owner, Mary Overton, was a former director of The Simian Society of America, a group that promotes and encourages private primate ownership. Timmy is shot and killed by a police officer as he attempts to pry open the door to the officer’s patrol car. Investigators charge all residents of the home with animal cruelty, as they find a “puppy mill” on the premises, with dead dog carcasses scattered throughout the property and over a hundred sick and undernourished animals, including several monkeys.
On March 4, 2009 Nightline on ABC airs over fifteen minutes of footage taken by a HSUS undercover worker at the University Of Louisiana Lafayette National Primate Research Center. The video shows acts of cruelty and inhumane treatment of chimpanzees, including scores of baby chimpanzees in a holding cell with no enrichment or even a blanket. The video brings new awareness to the plight of research chimpanzees, and turns up the pressure on the labs. A follow up investigation by the USDA, following the issuance of a 108 page complaint by the HSUS against the lab, reinforces the findings of the video taken.
Carole Noon, founder and director of Save the Chimps in New Mexico and Fort Pierce Florida passes away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 59. Noon, perhaps the world’s most famous chimpanzee advocate, founded Save the Chimps in 1997. She led the purchase of the former troubled Coulston Foundation research facility near Almagordo, New Mexico in order to rescue over 250 chimpanzees that had been used by the government for research, mostly from the space program in the 60’s and 70’s. The chimpanzees in her care, now numbering over 270, were being moved from New Mexico to the Florida facility, hailed as the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in the world. Noon left a legacy of care, compassion, and love for the species that will never be duplicated. The chimpanzee community misses her dearly.
In June, a news story from a Tampa Florida television station airs a story about a baby chimpanzee now residing at Big Cat Habitat in Sarasota, Florida, home of the Rosaire family of circus trainers. The chimpanzee, named Eli, was supposedly rejected at birth by his mother and is being raised by Kay Rosaire and Gini Valbuena. Valbuena, a long time buyer of baby chimpanzees that once described herself as being “addicted to chimpanzees”, is advertised in the news story as the chimps’ “full time nanny”.
The Rosaire’s had a coming out baby shower for the chimp in June, asking the public to donate toys and diapers, as well as pay the price of admission.
In early September, Gini and the baby chimp are spotted at a winery in Florida, drinking mimosas and schmoozing with the public.
Later in September, “chimpanzee encounters” with the baby chimpanzee and Gini Valbuena, are being advertised on a play for fee basis on the Big Cat Habitat home page. The addiction continues.
On December 10, 2009 Tom, a 44 year old chimpanzee that lived the last 14 years at the wonderful Fauna Foundation in Canada, passed away. Tom had been a research chimpanzee for the first thirty years of his life, languishing in a five foot by five foot by seven foot high stainless steel cage. He was the victim of countless laboratory tests, biopsies, injections, and suffering. Tom was the face of Project R&R, aimed at releasing all chimpanzees from biomedical and invasive research, and the driving force behind the Great Ape Protection Act now before Congress. There are still 1400 chimpanzees used in biomedical research in the United States today.
On December 17th, 2009, ten more chimpanzees arrived in Fort Pierce Florida as part of the Great Chimp Migration continues. Save the Chimps, the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in the world, transfers ten chimps at a time to the islands in the Florida facility as funds allow. An anonymous donor gave the $25,000 for this trip, and the Arcus Foundation has agreed to match all funds donated to Save the Chimps up until April of 2010. Start your year right – and donate to the Great Chimp Migration today!
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I-710 Freeway Closures for July 15-20
City Getting Better Street Lights
Southern California Edison will be changing the City’s street lights to brighter and more energy-efficient LEDs. The work may result in minor traffic and parking inconveniences from Friday, June 21 to Thursday, August 15.
Thank you for your patience during this SCE project.
Roadwork: I-710 at Washington
Southbound I-710 Washington Blvd. on/off ramps will be CLOSED.
Detour: southbound Atlantic to Florence; or from Bandini in Vernon, use Garfield.
Frequently Asked Questions – SLURRY SEAL
What is a slurry seal?
Slurry seal is an oil type application of asphalt emulsion, fine aggregate (sand) and water which will be placed on top of the existing pavement. The slurry is spread over the street existing asphalt surface at approximately 3/8” thick. The purpose of the slurry is to provide a new wearing surface and protect the asphalt underneath from water damage.
Why are there white discolored areas with sand?
This typically happens in situations of irrigation overspray or excess water in an area. The water discolors the slurry seal and brings out the cement and rock dust in the slurry mixture. Although the area may look different, the slurry seal performance will not be affected and will continue to do its job in protecting the underlying pavement from weather/moisture damage.
Why does the slurry seal appear uneven and rough?
The slurry seal is an emulsion of oil, sand, water, latex, and rock aggregates. The sand and rock aggregates give the slurry seal the texture necessary to provide vehicles with tire traction and improved safety, which is especially helpful during rain events.
Why does it look like there are seams in the slurry seal? Why isn’t it continuous all the way through?
Slurry seal is applied in passes and it typically takes several passes to slurry seal one street. In areas where passes connect, the slurry seal must be overlapped for the product to perform properly. The subject seams are the areas where the overlap is necessary.
Why can I see hairline cracks in the slurry?
Prior to slurry sealing, cracks larger than a quarter of an inch are sealed with crack sealant. Cracks smaller than a quarter-inch are sealed by the slurry seal. The slurry seal application does not provide a structure layer, as in an asphalt overlay; hence the visible propagation of existing cracks to the surface. Although some of the smaller cracks are still visible, the slurry seal performance will not be affected and will continue to do its job in protecting the underlying pavement from weather/moisture damage.
What is the process of the Slurry Seal project?
Application of slurry seal is a three step process. First, surface cracks are filled to help protect the subgrade from water infiltration. Second, for areas with greater pavement deterioration, the existing pavement is removed to a depth of 4”-6” and filled with new asphalt to provide for a stronger pavement section. Third, the slurry seal is applied over the asphalt roadway, thus completing the process. During all phases of work, driving and parking will be affected and we request that you adhere to all street postings.
Will this project affect street sweeping and trash pickup?
Street sweeping will be suspended during the slurry seal process to allow for the street to properly cure. Vehicles will not be cited on street sweeping days in the areas affected by the slurry seal project.
How come the Slurry Seal is a light brown color and not black?
When the slurry seal is applied, it is a light brown color due to the chemical reactions and the temperature of the mix. As the mix becomes exposed to heat and sunlight, it will begin to turn black. Over time, as water reacts with the slurry seal, the street will begin to turn gray. Also, as cars drive on the street, the asphalt begins to wear off, exposing the gray aggregate underneath. This is natural and only affects the aesthetics of the street, not the structural integrity.
What precautions should I take once my street has been slurried?
Although a street may be opened to vehicular access after the slurry seal, it actually takes several months for the slurry to completely cure. Because of this, tire tracks and gouges may appear on the street. To avoid these tire tracks, we request that you minimize making sharp turns and turning your wheels while your car is stationary. The more visible tire tracks and “power steering” marks are often caused by heavy trucks, RVs, and trash trucks. During hot days and the summer months, these tire tracks may become more prevalent, but will eventually flatten out over time as the slurry cures.
Frequently Asked Questions - OVERLAY
What is an overlay?
Overlay is a process that removes the existing surface from a street and replaces it with the same thickness of asphalt. Asphalt overlays last approximately seven to ten years. It is a mixture of asphalt emulsion, fine aggregate (sand) and coarse aggregate (rocks). The purpose of the overlay is to provide a new wearing surface and protect the asphalt underneath from water damage.
Why does it look like there are seams in the pavement? Why isn’t it continuous all the way through?
Overlays are applied in passes and it typically takes several passes to complete one street. In areas where passes connect, the asphalt must be overlapped for the product to perform properly. The subject seams are the areas where the overlap is necessary.
What is the process of the Overlay project?
For areas with pavement deterioration, the existing pavement is removed to a depth of 2”-4” by grinding (cold-mill) and then paved with new asphalt (overlay) to provide for a stronger pavement section.
What precautions should I take once my street has been paved?
Although a street may be opened to vehicular access after the paving process, it actually takes several months for the asphalt to completely cure. Because of this, we request that you minimize making sharp turns and turning your wheels while your car is stationary. Tire tracks and “power steering” marks are often caused by heavy trucks, RVs, and trash trucks. During hot days and the summer months, these tire tracks may become more prevalent, but will eventually flatten out over time as the asphalt cures.
For questions, information and updates, please contact the Public Works Department, 323-887-4451.
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Uppsala University CRB People Sallin, Karl
Karl Sallin
Karl Sallin is part of CRB's neuroethics research team. He is a paediatric resident at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital. He is on the hospital's Ethics committee and a member of the Swedish Society of Medicine's Ethics committee. Karl Sallin holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge where his main foci were on the philosophy of mind, language and mathematics. In his clinical work Karl Sallin has been involved with children suffering from Resignation Syndrome (RS). RS is a severe condition in asylum-seeking refugee adolescents most notably resulting in a seemingly unconscious state.
Karl Sallin's PhD project is part of the European Flagship Human Brain Project.
E-mail: karl.sallin@crb.uu.se
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Only in Sweden, BioEdge, March 18, 2016
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Sjukvården följer inte längre lagen, Svenska Dagbladet Brännpunkt, 26 May, 2014
Pervasive refusal syndrome
Karl Sallin is studying pervasive refusal syndrome as a disorder of consciousness.
PhD project
The Human Brain Project is one of the European Community flagship projects and involves over 100 groups. Kathinka Evers leads the philosophical research.
Philosophy in HBP
Neuroethics & Neurophilsophy
Any attempt at understanding how the mind and the brain work comes with a set of philosophical, ethical and social issues.
Our research in this field
Sallin, Karl; Lagercrantz, Hugo; Evers, Kathinka; Engström, Ingemar et al.
Resignation syndrome: Catatonia? Culture-bound?
Part of Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2016.
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Neuroethics & Philosophy of the Brain
The CRB neuroethics research team is an international, multi-disciplinary group. Our backgrounds allow us to approach these issues from theoretical, philosophical, social, bio-political and clinical perspectives. We collaborate closely with neuroscientists to understand the ethical and philosophical questions that neuroscience brings. In this report, we provide a summary of our research. The report was updated in November 2016.
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admin October 21, 2017 How Foods Labeled ‘Healthy’ Can Still Make You Fat2017-10-21T10:04:35+00:00 Articles No Comment
ISLAMABAD: Be careful when you reach for foods labeled “healthy” — new research suggests if they have hidden high levels of sugar, you may snack more later.
Prior studies have shown that sugary foods can make a person feel hungrier later in the day, said lead researcher Naomi Mandel, a professor of marketing at Arizona State University.
But these latest findings reveal that people can exercise some self-control over sugar-driven hunger, if they are given fair warning through product packaging, Mandel said.
“When people think something is healthy, they don’t psychologically process it that much and so the physiological factors take over,” Mandel said. “But when they think something is unhealthy, they’re able to override their physical impulses.”
For the study, Mandel and her colleagues created two types of “protein” shakes that tasted the same and contained the same amount of protein and total calories. One shake contained high sugar and low fat, while the other had low sugar and high fat.
The first phase of the experiment involved 76 college students who were randomly given either a high-sugar or low-sugar shake to drink, and then provided potato chips to snack on while watching a video, the study authors said.
The researchers chose potato chips because they wanted to see if the sugar effect “would transfer over to a different kind of snack,” Mandel said.
As expected, the students who had the high-sugar shake ate more potato chips.
In the second phase, researchers explored whether changing participants’ perception of the shakes’ healthiness would influence their snacking habits.
The sugar and non-sugar shakes were randomly passed out to another group of 193 students, but this time they included labeling.
Some shakes were labeled “healthy living” and carried nutrition information claiming they were low in fat, sugar and calories. Others labeled “indulgent” carried info showing they were high in fat, sugar and calories.
People who drank a high-sugar shake labeled “indulgent” ate the least amount of potato chips, even fewer chips than people who drank low-sugar shakes marked as either “healthy” or “indulgent.”
Those who drank a high-sugar shake labeled “healthy” ate more potato chips than any of the other three groups, the findings showed.
Mandel said she’s particularly concerned about the impact from breakfast foods like cereal, yogurt or instant oatmeal, which are marketed as healthy but often contain loads of sugar.
“People think they’re starting out having a healthy breakfast, but they may be setting themselves up to be hungry all day and eat too much over the course of a day because of that,” Mandel said.
Dr. Reshmi Srinathe is an assistant professor of medicine, diabetes, endocrinology and bone disease with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. She said the study shows the importance of food labels and the need for stricter regulation of claims made by product manufacturers.
“Labeling matters,” Srinath said. “When people think something is healthy, they think it gives them a pass to make other food choices that may not be as healthy.”
Srinath and Mandel recommend that people read the Nutrition Facts label and ingredient list included on food packaging, and figure out for themselves whether a product is healthy or not.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in the process of expanding the Nutrition Facts label to show the amount of added sugar in food, Mandel said.
“I think that’s a good first step,” Mandel said. “Ideally, I would like to see more regulation of a marketing term claiming that a food is healthy or healthful. If it has a lot of added sugar, then it really should not be called healthy.”
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From a Behavioral Toward an Interactional Theory of Charisma in Organizations
Unformatted Document Text: Student Paper Interactional Theory of Charisma 22 followers validate the leader and grant him permission to have authority over them. When charisma is transferred there may be no slight of hand. Organizational members know when they can and cannot trust certain leaders, therefore a very basic but important proposition is proposed: Proposition 2a: The transfer of charismatic leadership from an individual to an office depends entirely upon the recognition and validation of this transfer by organizational members. One of the key features highlighted in behavioral theories of charismatic leadership is that followers are completely moved by the rhetoric of the leader (Boss, 1976). Communication strategies often secure the leader’s position as a figure of authority. When charisma is routinized, it takes on much more authority. Weber notes that the power exerted over followers in this situation can be defined as “the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance, regardless of the basis on which this probability rests” (1968, p. 15). Yet for power to exist it must be recognized and consented to (Deetz, 1992). Organizational members are thus largely responsible for the ongoing authority under which they work. They must recognize authority as such and be persuaded to abide by its rules. Therefore, the office endowed with charisma must be sure to exercise proper decision making and organizational strategies so as to not upset the recognition and acceptance of its authority. Thus, the following proposition is advanced: Proposition 2b: In order for the charismatic office to survive, organizational members must recognize that it has authority over them and must be willing to live under the organizational ideology it proposes. The implication for the office then is as follows: Proposition 2c: The charismatic office must exercise its authority prudently and
Authors: Leonardi, Paul.
Student Paper Interactional Theory of Charisma 22
followers validate the leader and grant him permission to have authority over them. When
charisma is transferred there may be no slight of hand. Organizational members know when they
can and cannot trust certain leaders, therefore a very basic but important proposition is proposed:
Proposition 2a:
The transfer of charismatic leadership from an individual to an
office depends entirely upon the recognition and validation of this
transfer by organizational members.
One of the key features highlighted in behavioral theories of charismatic leadership is that
followers are completely moved by the rhetoric of the leader (Boss, 1976). Communication
strategies often secure the leader’s position as a figure of authority. When charisma is
routinized, it takes on much more authority. Weber notes that the power exerted over followers
in this situation can be defined as “the probability that one actor within a social relationship will
be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance, regardless of the basis on which this
probability rests” (1968, p. 15). Yet for power to exist it must be recognized and consented to
(Deetz, 1992). Organizational members are thus largely responsible for the ongoing authority
under which they work. They must recognize authority as such and be persuaded to abide by its
rules. Therefore, the office endowed with charisma must be sure to exercise proper decision
making and organizational strategies so as to not upset the recognition and acceptance of its
authority. Thus, the following proposition is advanced:
Proposition 2b:
In order for the charismatic office to survive, organizational
members must recognize that it has authority over them and must
be willing to live under the organizational ideology it proposes.
The implication for the office then is as follows:
Proposition 2c:
The charismatic office must exercise its authority prudently and
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SK TO FILL UP VACANCIES VIA SPECIAL ELECTIONS
The Department of the Interior and Local Government announced that vacancies in the Sangguniang Kabataan shall be filled up thru the conduct of special elections on or before January 20, 2019 or thirty (30) days after approval of the Memorandum Circular No. 2018-212 setting the guidelines in the nationwide conduct thereof.
Any registered member of the Katipunan ng Kabataan before the SK Secretary or Barangay Secretary is eligible to cast votes during the special election to be held in a venue identified by the Board of Election Supervisors consisting representatives of DILG, Commission on Elections and Civil Society or Non-Government or faith based organization.
Each set of Sangguniang Kabataan is composed of a chairperson and seven council members. The officials to be elected in this special election shall only be the number of vacant seats in the SK as available to complete the seven (7) members and the chairperson. It can be recalled that the synchronized Barangay and SK Elections was held on May 14, 2018 in all barangays but failed to complete the set of officers in many. There were positions that remained unfilled as a result of inadequate young people who filed candidacy. Vacancies to be filled up will also include those created by an SK official who refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, voluntarily resigns, dies, has become permanently incapacitated or is removed from office. There may also be vacancies as a result of the law of succession and of the failure of those who won the elections but were not able to complete the SK Mandatory Training.
A total of 819 barangays in the Cordillera Administrative Region have lacking Chairpersons or SK Members. The Special elections hope to complete the sets of SK Officials in 105 barangays in Abra, 100 in Apayao, 121 in Baguio City, 112 in Benguet, 135 in Ifugao, 122 in Kalinga and 124 in Mt. Province.
The move to complete the lists is based on the bidding of Republic Act 10742 or the SK Reform Act of 2015 establishing reforms in the SK and creating mechanisms for meaningful youth participation in nation building. A special election is necessary to fuel Sangguniang Kabataan as a local council meant to represent the youth in the barangay. ### DILG-CAR, LGMED
Radio Program DILG-CAR at your Service!
The Radio Program DILG-CAR at your Service! was a success as it aired on DZEQ Radyo Pilipinas Baguio and live streamed thru DILG-CAR's FB page last January 15, 2019. DILG-CAR at your Service! will be aired every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9AM to 10AM.
The collaboration between DILG-CAR and DZEQ Radyo Pilipinas Baguio hopes to further educate constituents with the Department's programs, projects and activities. Listeners and viewers are encouraged to interact thru text message, phone call and FB comments for queries and suggestions. ##DILG-CAR RIO Sesvir Lopez
DILG welcomes appointment of new Undersecretary
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) welcomes the appointment of former DILG Assistant Secretary and long-time Executive Director of the Local Government Academy, Marivel C. Sacendoncillo, as the new DILG Undersecretary for Local Government. She took her oath last Friday.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año says that the Department is pleased with the appointment of Sacendoncillo and looks forward to working with her in pushing local governments to greater heights of excellence.
"The DILG is pleased with the appointment of Sacendoncillo as the new Undersecretary for Local Government as her long and distinguished career makes her eminently qualified to hold such an important position," Año says.
Año says that as the officer responsible for crafting relevant policies and programs for the betterment of local governance and local government units (LGUs), Sacendoncillo's experience as LGA executive director -- a position she held for more than two decades -- will "definitely come in handy".
"No one can gloss over her decades of experience and her profound understanding of the local governance landscape. That is where she thrived and built her career which makes her eminently qualified to fill that void in the Department," he explains.
Sacendoncillo replaced long-time USec. Austere Panadero who availed of optional retirement last year.
DILG Spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Jonathan E. Malaya says that Sacendoncillo's appointment didn't come as a surprise as she is "the complete package", building her career first as a rank and file employee to becoming one of the top executives of the DILG.
"Her rise to one of the top positions of the Department is a proof in itself that she is a hard worker and dedicated to the betterment of the Department and its stakeholders. We are very excited for what's to come," he says.
Meanwhile, DILG Bureau of Local Government Development Director Anna Liza F. Bonagua says that Sacendoncillo's appointment is "a welcome development" for the Department as she ticks all the requirements for the position.
"She has the experience to back her up. Mayroon siyang experience on how to work with LGUs, ano ang prevailing situation sa baba. Which is why she is in the best position to serve as an Undersecretary for Local Government," she says.
The DILG Employee's Union through its president, Keith Lagmay, also extended their congratulations saying that Sacendoncillo is a proven capable leader.
Sacendoncillo's former staff at the LGA, Leah Marie Sanchez, says that Sacendoncillo is a "visionary leader" who shares to her co-workers her dreams for the country and how each one of us, regardless of position, can contribute to that vision.
Moving up the ladder of success
Año says that Sacendoncillo's career serves as an inspiration to the employees of the DILG as she painstakingly worked her way up to become one of the top leaders of the Department.
Sacendoncillo started her career in DILG as a Senior Human Resource Development Officer for the LGA in 1989 occupying positions such as Local Government Operations Officer and Development Management Officer along the way.
In 1996, she was appointed as the Director of the LGA where she served for more than two decades. She also served as the concurrent Regional Director (RD) of DILG Region 8 for two (2) years until she was promoted as Assistant Secretary for Local Government last August 2018.
"Isa siyang mabuting halimbawa para sa mga kawani ng pamahalaan na basta maging Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan ka sa iyong gampanin ay tiyak na makakamit mo ang tagumpay sa iyong propesyon," says Año.
Sacendoncillo holds a Master’s degree in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management. She also received a scholarship to study Conflict Management and Post Conflict Recovery at the University of York, United Kingdom through the Chevening Senior Fellowship Programme of the British Council. ##DILG Philippines FB Page
SILG Año enjoined the whole DILG family to make the government felt by the Filipino people
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday, January 11, 2019, led the top officials of the Department and its attached agencies in the traditional New Year's Call on the SILG at Camp Crame, Quezon City.
In setting the Department's directions for the year, SILG Año enjoined the whole DILG family to make the government felt by the Filipino people through strengthened peace and order campaigns, better public safety programs, and responsive local governance.
The DILG family refers to the Department including its attached agencies -- the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), Local Government Academy (LGA) -- and now with the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), and National Youth Commission (NYC). ##DILG Philippines FB Page
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In the last couple of days I watched all of GoT season 8. I didn’t hate it. I was seriously bummed to see who ended up at the high table in the last episode. Not sure why, but I was hoping that Daenerys, Sansa, Arya, Yara and Brienne would sort out the future of the continent. How the fuck did we end up with so many shitty dudes at the table? Assuming that the two DBs are total shitheads, it’s a predictable yikes.
Going into it, I was hoping that the white walkers would wipe Westeros clean of all humans. I figured the idiots would never get it together, winter would come, they would all feel the wrath and all the good people would be dead. This is the ending that would be fitting for the series.
My favorite thing about the books was that the heroes died. My favorite characters would get dramatically and surprisingly murdered, then the people who conspired against them would become more sympathetic as a new bad guy emerged. The TV show didn’t stick with this, and maybe the final books won’t either. But I was still hoping that all the heroes would die or something massively surprising would happen.
I didn’t expect Bran to end up King, but I definitely didn’t think they’d make him king without exploring his experience and memory of the old gods and their power. What was cool about Bran in the book was that he wasn’t really human anymore and was essentially an all seeing tree. But in the show he’s just the snarky disabled kid who gets to be king. Whatever.
The first two episodes of reunion, planning and storytelling were pleasant. I was surprised at how much I felt at seeing some of my favorite characters reunite. I prefer quiet, observational cinemas, so the style worked for me.
I don’t generally like long fight scenes. Tons of meaningless bodies dropping is boring to me. Long war scenes, like in Saving Private Ryan and the Band of Brothers series work because there is a specific narrative progression accomplished by each scene of the fight. The only element of the Winterfell fight that worked for me was the moat. At least that gave some structure to the fight that made sense. The rest of it was a lot of slashing and gore with some minor characters dying.
I wish that Arya had been more of an assassin and had sniped the undead that were chasing her. That she was so incapable of killing anything until the Night King was weird. I mean good for her, that move of dropping your knife or an offhand gut shot was dank, but unpredicated. Her killing of the Frey’s was totally badass. I just wished she’d planned to kill the Night King, maybe using some kind of white walker faceless shit. Instead, she got some kind of pep talk from Melisandre and the next thing we know the Night King is dead. Ok. She saved their asses. And it landed like a dud. There should be epic songs about Arya.
In the aftermath of the fight, only Daenerys sees clearly. She knows that the only way through is for Jon to sit on the truth. But he’s a Ned Stark acolyte, and has to tell the truth no matter what. I relate to that — I’ve ruined plenty of relationships by being hardheaded about “telling the truth.” I groan at my memories of such stupidity and inflexibility, but I still do it. At least Jon’s action is in keeping with his character’s history and trajectory. He hasn’t been changed by any of it.
Not sure why Varys went out like such a bum. Eunuchs everywhere deserve better. His great strength was his duplicity, subterfuge and timely alliances. He blew it. Why was he so open about his intentions with Tyrion? Probably lazy writing. Wouldn’t it have been nicer if all of his spy-kids turned on him? Maybe someone like Arya, who was once a fleabottom urchin herself, could have won them over.
The end of Cersei was super lame. She had no plan? Wow. And why didn’t Daenerys or Sansa send the realm’s best assassin to take her out? Arya went anyway, but without taking any faces. Cersei just stood there. Finally she broke and wept. When Jamie found her, it was a reunion of the depraved. I was still hoping that he would shank her, but no. That they ended up crushed by rocks was anticlimactic, but even worse was watching Tyrion weep over them. I felt nothing for the Lannisters. Did anyone? Good riddance.
Daenerys always had a bit of the mad king in her. She had better motivations, but she could kill some people. That she got so angry at Cersei and acted in brute force wasn’t out of character, but it was interesting that the men trying to talk her out of it were so falsely moralistic. Jon’s argument was always that we need all the humans to fight the undead. With at over, what, he loves the Lannisters? And with Tyrion, the interesting part was that he might actually be a traitor, willing to sell anyone out for his family, as much as he hated them. That weakness is compelling, but at least for me I had lost so much sympathy for him and them by the end that I couldn’t care.
That Daenerys was killed by Jon in a parallel with Cersei and Jamie was interesting. Jon’s choice was to go down as a Jamie (things we do for love), and start it all over again, or kill his queen and also become a Jaime (kingslayer). So incestuous hetero-(ab)-normativity kills us all. Great.
What if Sansa and Yara and Brienne had stood up for Daenerys against the men with bad grooming? Why not have Sansa tell Jon to stfu and support his queen? Why didn’t the ladies band together and support each other? Oh right. All that hope about a future of westeros ruled by women was our collective fantasy, but it was never a priority for the showrunners. Despite all the opportunities given to them by the many strong women characters, they managed to kill or neutralize all of them via the petty squabble. How fantastic.
Should Jon have been sent to the wall? Sure, but by Queen Daenerys, just like extraneous Targaryen’s before him. Bran should have gone back under the tree and been consumed by the roots, to become the old gods and the new. Arya should do what she wants, because she’s a badass. Tyrion should have been killed or given a haircut.
And the small council should have been the women.
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Police flags down hundreds of protesters in Bukidnon town
Apr. 19, 2019 JIGGER J. JERUSALEM
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – Law enforcers in Manolo Fortich town held hundreds of peasants from Bukidnon this morning, April 19 while en route to this city to conduct a protest rally on Good Friday.
Angelita Jurial, spokesperson of the peasant group Ogyon, one of the participating organizations, said police officers manning a checkpoint flagged down their convoy Friday morning telling the protesters they were looking for someone who’s with them suspected to be a member of the New People’s Army (NPA).
“First they told us that a member of Hustisya from San Fernando, Bukidnon, whom they suspected of being an NPA member was with us,” Jurial said in a phone interview Friday afternoon.
But, she said, when they could not find the person they were looking for, they were not permitted to proceed as they were accused of violating a law seeing that the group was bringing along minors.
Jurial reasoned that the children are with their parents and they have to be brought along, as no one would be left to care for them while their parents are away.
She said they want to mount a protest action in front of the city hall in Cagayan de Oro to show their indignation to Mayor Oscar Moreno for his pronouncement saying that he was amenable to the extension of martial law in Mindanao.
“Our stand is that martial law is not the solution. It has, in fact, worsened the plight of ordinary people. It is not for fighting terrorism, but for civilians and activists,” Jurial said.
In a statement, Lt. Col. Surki Sereñas, police regional spokesperson said that while the Phil. National Police respects every person’s right to travel, to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances, “we cannot allow flagrant defiance of the law, breach of peace and disorderly conduct in a supposedly peaceful and tranquil day of the [Lent].”
“Hence, the group identifying themselves as members of dubious [indigenous peoples] and peasant organization of Bukidnon on their way to stage a rally in Cagayan de Oro City was stopped by PNP personnel at Manolo Fortich checkpoint for routine public safety and security check. Government authorities are also ensuring that the group is not violating the law on trafficking in person and RA 7610 (Exploitation of minors),” the police officer added.
Section 7 (Child Trafficking) of Article IV of the law, Republic Act 7610, cited, states “Any person who shall engage in trading and dealing with children including, but not limited to, the act of buying and selling of a child for money, or for any other consideration, or barter, shall suffer the penalty of reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua. The penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period when the victim is under twelve (12) years of age.”
Jurial said they are not keen on leaving their children under the care of the local government-run social welfare facilities. (davaotoday.com)
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Robot is gearing up to air its third season finale on Wednesday, Dec. She gives permission for Elliot to die. Robot pushes Elliot off a railing onto the rock-strewn beach below as punishment for not keeping his father's secret. With his morphine supply cut off, Elliot starts to have serious withdrawal symptoms including multiple. Angela confronts Darlene about her and Elliot creating fsociety after remembering the masks originate from a movie they watched many times as kids. Terry Colby offers Angela a job at E Corp.
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She discovers that he is deeply in debt from her mother's old medical bills. Darlene and Trenton stay behind to contact Cisco Darlene's ex-boyfriend and arrange a simultaneous hacker attack by the Dark Army on E Corp's backup sites in China. Tyrell threatens Elliot about fsociety's plan — Elliot takes Tyrell to the arcade and understands that he will carry on with the hack. Elliot wakes up from a dissociative state on the phone, greeted on the other end by Tyrell. Tyrell is taken to a Dark Army-controlled hotel and is excited to meet Elliot again. Upon being locked away by Lone Star, Elliot hugs Mr. She also has a moment with Dom where things get real.
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Darlene shows up and pumps him for information, but he lies and says Tyrell was never involved. It was cool in the moment that Christian Slater barely appeared and that Elliot felt lost and confused. He blames Elliot for turning him in to the police. She spends more time with Elliot than she has in a while, mostly due to him ignoring her for weeks. Robot Season 3 online free. Robot Season 4 will, according to creator Sam Esmail, take place across the span of a single week in December of 2015, carrying the unifying theme of the Christmas holiday. Scott rejects her offer to testify against Tyrell in exchange for Tyrell's.
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With Mobley's assistance, Darlene executes a hack on the Bank of E Corp, holding their records for ransom. Meanwhile, Cisco, an unknown associate of the Chinese hacker group The Dark Army, hacks Ollie's computer. Elliot, increasingly paranoid, uses more than normal. It had a viewership of 2. He gives her nothing and Dom is forced to let him go. He kisses Darlene, who is revolted.
Darlene promises to follow a lead, but without a wire and having made Elliot promise to get vengeance if something happens to her. Zhang begins working on both Tyrell and Elliot. Angela continues up the ladder at E Corp, seemingly content in her new corporate position, and appears to abandon the lawsuit. Zhang wants Stage 2 to commence on the day of the vote whether they win or lose, to punish Price. Robot, who continually appears to him and torments him while still refusing to tell him what happened to Tyrell. One month later, Elliot has gone off the grid, living with his mother and maintaining a repetitive routine in an attempt to weaken the influence of Mr.
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Though the attack gets blamed on Chinese separatists, she is determined to investigate the Dark Army. Robot saved them, as it is what Elliot would want. Archived from on September 13, 2015. Returning home, they are met by Zhang's assistant and Dark Army agents. Robot constantly delays him and makes Elliot attack himself. Tyrell plays the part of captive, despite Dom's disbelief.
Angela has Phillip Price fire Elliot to prevent him from interfering. In a post-credits scene, Mobley and Trenton are revealed to be hiding out on the West Coast. To let off steam, Tyrell pays a homeless man to allow him to beat him. Despite accepting his destination, the cab driver doesn't directly acknowledge Tyrell's existence and kicks Elliot out for panicking. After Dom and Zhang have a private conversation, gunmen attack the office, killing most of Dom's team.
The Dark Army refuses to attack the back-up facility in China, which puts fsociety's plan in jeopardy. She offers to contact a suboxone supplier for Elliot. The pilot premiered on multiple online and services on May 27, 2015. Elliot believes he is done with fsociety. Cisco finds one of fsociety's members badly wounded and persuades Darlene that he needs a hospital.
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Historic $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing set for tonight
Author: Darren Santiago Oct 25, 2018,
The odds of winning Powerball are 1 in 292.2 million.
No grand prize victor was drawn Saturday and the jackpot is now $620 million.
Typically, the Mega Millions lottery sells $40 million dollars worth of tickets a year in Washington.
The cutoff time to buy your Mega Millions ticket in Iowa is Tuesday at 8:59 p.m.
Check your numbers: victor announced in record $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery, the largest jackpot in the history of the game.
Yes. Canadians can cross the border to buy tickets, but you'll have to check the laws of the state you're visiting.
Mega Millions has already smashed its own jackpot record, which was $656 million, shared by winners in three states in March 2012. Chances of winning the jackpot are one in 302,575,350, according to the Mega Millions website.
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If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger.
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The last time someone hit the jackpot was July 24, when a group in California won $543 million.
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If there is more than one victor, the jackpot would be divided proportionately, as happened in 2012 with a Mega Millions jackpot of US$656 million, a lottery official said.
States have generally reported increased Mega Millions and Powerball sales since the change.
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On its surface, Annihilation is a genre film. It’s a monster movie or an alien encounter movie. And yes, there are elements of The Thing and Alien in Annihilation. But really, the film is intellectual genre. It’s Apocalypse Now but without the backdrop of Vietnam.
And the five brave (Or psychotic) women tasked with walking into the heart of darkness include a biologist, anthropologist, psychologist, surveyor and linguist. Some of them have military experience, but they’re not soldiers. Their mission is to investigate and research Area X.
Originally just another place in the south, Area X is now a quarantined zone after something fell from the sky and struck a lighthouse. Now the surrounding area is encased by an unknown surface that is slowly expanding. They call the area inside; the Shimmer.
Natalie Portman in ‘Annihilation.’ | (Paramount)
Surface is a key word to remember when thinking about the film. Director Alex Garland makes it a point to visualize certain things we’ve seen before, only he presents it behind the veneer of something either sinister or beautiful or perhaps both. A couple holds hands, but he shoots it through a glass full of water which makes their fingers look like worms. In another scene, the two are embracing, but through a decontamination room.
That dichotomy: beautiful and disturbing, perfectly encapsulates Annihilation.
Natalie Portman stars as Lena, the biologist who is a last-minute addition to the expedition. Her husband, Kane (Oscar Isaac), has suddenly remerged from the Shimmer. He’s the only person to ever come back alive. But he’s not quite the same person Lena remembers and after he becomes ill, Lena agrees to go into the Shimmer to not only discover what’s inside, but perhaps find answers to what’s really going on with her husband.
The film is based on a book of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer. The author wrote the novel after a dream he had. And that’s a great way to describe the book. A dream you can’t quite remember.
The book is dense, cerebral and unlike anything I’ve ever read. The thought of a film adaptation seemed unfathomable. But Garland has managed to put his own stamp on the material. Annihilation is a weird, hallucinogenic, meta-physical trip where nothing is quite what it seems. Once our team enters the Shimmer, the world is a serene, ecological miracle full of strange and beautiful things.
There are creatures that look like deer with flowers growing on their antlers. Ice trees sprouting from the ground near the coastline and foliage forming into what look like people. Kind of like the bodies permanently preserved in ash at Pompeii.
But there’s an antithesis to this serenity. Compasses are useless, they can’t communicate with anyone outside of the Shimmer and there are mutated crocodiles. The environment isn’t the only thing they have to worry about.
Nothing is quite what it seems in the Shimmer. | (Paramount)
As the film progresses, each of our characters begin to break down in their own way. Each of them is damaged, and the façade they’ve carried with them in the outside world is useless in the Shimmer.
Perhaps a better title is self-destruction. Portman has a unique quality of showing poise and a sense of control, but you see glimpses of damage in her that begin to peal away. She’s a strong, capable character, but she’s also vulnerable.
The other characters have far less to do. Garland assembles a terrific cast of actors including Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Gina Rodriguez, but none of them are given enough time to develop.
This is Portman’s film and at the heart of the movie is a love story between her and Isaac’s character. The film occasionally provides flashbacks to their time together and it’s sweet and innocent. It’s also necessary to provide her with motivation as the film nears its end.
Annihilation is an immersive experience. Garland requires participation in an explicit way from the audience that makes you feel like you’re there with the team. The movie is largely a slow burn. But there are a few disturbing sequences including the team watching a video made from inside the Shimmer and a truly terrifying sequence at night in an abandoned house. Let’s just say it involves a mutated bear.
As the third act progresses, the film becomes even more unpredictable. Garland has no interest in answering questions. His focus is atmosphere.
The juxtaposition of beauty and horror is present throughout the film, but it is best represented in the final shot which manages to be comforting and haunting. It stays with you long after the film is over like an infection.
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I think this should be an excellent fight! This will certainly be very entertaining for casual and hardcore fans alike as both guys have very flashy, eye catching styles. I think this was the best realistic fight that could be made for both Vasyl Lomachenko and Jorge Linares. I am very confident that Lomachenko will win this fight, I believe it is around a 90/10 fight for Lomachenko. Despite me thinking it is such a slim chance for Linares to win, I think that it will be a very competitive fight. However, I believe Lomachenko has most of the advantages in this fight and he will be able to exploit the weaknesses of Linares.
I believe there may be some outside factors in this fight. The fight is in New York City, New York in the big room at Madison Square Garden. Lomachenko is likely the most well known and liked boxer by casual fans in the United States outside of Canelo. I believe Lomachenko will have the crowd behind him. I don’t think there are really any judging concerns, Golden Boy has had some very questionable cards in the past but Lomachenko is the A-side with Top Rank’s backing.
For Linares, this is certainly the biggest fight of his career, however, he is a very experienced professional with forty seven bouts and four championships in three weight classes. He is a 5’8 orthodox boxer with a 69 inch reach and is 32 years old. He had a decent amateur career, almost 100 fights, but he fought at the domestic Venezuelan amateur level. He turned professional at just 18 years old at Featherweight in Japan. He got his first title opportunity for the vacant WBC Featherweight title versus Oscar Larios, a decorated and long reigning former Super Bantamweight and future Featherweight champion. Linares dominated Larios with his versatile and sophisticated offense to stop Larios.
After defending his title once, he moved up and won the vacant WBA Super Featherweight title which he defended once. He lost his Super Featherweight title in his second defense to a young Juan Salgado who overwhelmed him with pressure and stopped Linares in the first round. Linares moved up again and got a title opportunity versus Antonio DeMarco for the vacant WBC Lightweight title. The once defeated DeMarco was outboxed by Linares for the vast majority of the fight and was on the way to losing the fight. Despite this, DeMarco kept pressuring Linares, cut Linares up stopped Linares. Linares was meant to rebound with a tune-up versus Sergio Thompson, but Thompson exploited Linares’ inability to deal with pressure, cutting and stopping Linares in the second round.
At this point, many thought Linares’ career was over, but through his work with Cuban trainer Ismael Salas he has rebuilt his career. He won the vacant WBC Lightweight title versus Francisco Prieto, defended it in a grueling tenth round technical knockout victory over Kevin Mitchell who dropped Linares but was ultimately overwhelmed by Linares’ offense. After an easy defense versus Ivan Cano, Linares was stripped of his title, but rebounded with a fight versus WBA Lightweight champion Anthony Crolla. Linares outboxed Crolla to win a close but clear decision to take the WBA Lightweight title and the vacant Ring Magazine title. Linares rematched Crolla and beat him easily in a showcase of his boxing skills, dropping Crolla and winning a wide decision.
Linares then defended his title against Olympic gold medal champion Luke Campbell. Linares came out hot and dropped Campbell with a beautiful combination in the second round and looked to be on the road to winning widely. Yet, Campbell, a long rangey southpaw, boxed his way back into the fight as Linares was not able to put together his offense for long amounts of time. Linares escaped with a close but seemingly clear split decision. After this, he made the third defense of his WBA and Ring Magazine titles in a tune-up wide decision victory over Mercito Gesta.
For Lomachenko, my third best pound for pound fighter, this is arguably the biggest fight of his career. Yet, he has been in plenty of big fights in his short career as a professional. In eleven bouts he has fought in ten world title fights and is a two weight champion. He is a 5’7 southpaw boxer with a 65 ½ inch reach and is 30 years old. Lomachenko had a very long and storied amateur career, arguably one of the greatest of all times. He went 396-1, avenged his one loss and most notably won the 2007 World Championships and Olympic gold in 2008 at Featherweight and the 2009 World Championships, 2011 World Championships, and Olympic gold in 2012 as a Lightweight. He then fought and won six World Series of Boxing fights, which are essentially professional fights but do not count towards Lomachenko’s professional record.
After an easy victory in his “first” professional bout versus Jose Ramirez, Lomachenko was given a title shot versus the veteran four time two weight champion Orlando Siri Salido for Salido’s WBO Featherweight title. If he had won this “second” pro bout, he would have set the record for fewest fights to win a title. Taking this fight proved to be a miscalculation by Lomachenko’s management and promoter and is likely one of the most controversial recent high profile fights. Salido was stripped of his title on the scales making the title vacant and only on the line for Lomachenko. Salido boxed masterfully in the first portion of the fight, pressuring, working the body, showing very advanced inside boxing skills and overwhelming Lomachenko who was not throwing enough. Lomachenko began to win some rounds and make the fight closer, and Salido used some veteran “tactics” in the second half of the fight with a few low blows to try to persevere. Lomachenko didn’t step on the gas until the 11th round and he nearly got Salido out of there but Salido held on to win a deserved split decision.
After this early set back, he rebounded versus Gary Russell Jr. for the vacant WBO Featherweight title. Russell showed his great hand speed at times but Lomachenko neutralized and outboxed him to win a majority decision that should have been a wide unanimous decision. He then defended his title three times versus mediocre opposition before moving up to Super Featherweight to challenge Roman Martinez for Martinez’s WBO Super Featherweight title. Lomachenko beat Martinez in impressive fashion, stopping him in the fifth round. He then fought in an anticipated matchup versus former WBA Featherweight champion Nicholas Walters. Walters was seen as a top fighter previously by beating old versions of Vic Darchinyan and Nonito Donaire, but his motivation was seriously questionable, and he lost his title on the scales versus Miguel Marriaga. Lomachenko put a beating on Walters and Walters corner called a stop to the fight after seven rounds.
Following this, Lomachenko fought two more overmatched opponents in Jason Sosa and Miguel Marriaga, who Lomachenko forced corner stoppages from. In his latest fight and the fourth defense of his WBO Super Featherweight title, Lomachenko fought fellow two time Olympic gold medal champion and pound for pound fighter Guillermo Rigondeaux. This was a highly anticipated battle, but Rigondeaux was just too aged and too small to present a challenge to Lomachenko who won via sixth round corner stoppage. Overall, Lomachenko is an extremely well rounded fighter. He has sophisticated and high level movement, offense, and defense outside of his loss to Orlando Salido. The one possibly questionable area is if he will have enough power to get respect at Lightweight.
Lomachenko is unquestionably a pound for pound level fighter due to his skill and consistency. However, there is a question of how good his opposition actually has been considering he has not unified titles and some believe him to be the best boxer pound for pound in the world.
I am very confident in Lomachenko’s ability to win this fight. I think despite him having to come up in weight and not being a big guy for Lightweight, he will be able to overcome those obstacles. Theoretically both of these guys are in or around their primes, perhaps Linares is slightly on the downside of his. Both of these guys have shown weaknesses in their defeats and although they have both improved those weaknesses may still exist in a lesser form. For Linares to win, he will have to use his natural size advantages and he will have to keep his offense going throughout the rounds, especially his combination punching. Linares is a good puncher but not a devastating one and he will want to pressure and invest to the body like Salido did to try to slow down Lomachenko’s movement, one of his best weapons. Linares has a nice jab and body jab and he has a significant height and reach advantage, so he must put this to use. His defense must be tighter than it has been before, he has had defensive lapses and Campbell, a slick southpaw, was able to land with relative frequency on him. He also must use his experience to push Lomachenko, even if he is not winning rounds he can make Lomachenko think and have to expend more energy than he usually does which can help him in later rounds. For Lomachenko to win, he needs to do the things he usually does, use his movement, overwhelm his opponents with sophisticated combination punching. He must avoid getting bogged down, being outpunched and outpointed by the larger Linares. Linares is a good enough technician that he will certainly land on Lomachenko, he is no Jason Sosa, and when Linares does land Lomachenko must stick to his guns. I don’t think Lomachenko has the power to stop Linares, but I believe he will outbox him to win a clear decision.
If Lomachenko wins, people will certainly be saying he is the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Winning would set him up to make a decision on which title he will vacate. I am almost certain he will vacate the WBO Super Featherweight title, he has fought there for some time and it is time to move to bigger and better things. At Lightweight, I don’t really know if there are a lot of interesting and realistic matchups in near future for Lomachenko. I believe next he would fight Ray Beltran to unify the WBA and WBO titles, but that would be easy work for Lomachenko. Outside of that, Luke Campbell, who signed with Top Rank, would be a good option. Potentially Anthony Crolla could be possible, but Crolla is past his prime and is overmatched. I don’t think he will be able to fight Robert Easter Jr, I think Mikey Garcia will fight him given they are both PBC fighters. Mikey Garcia is an absolute no go at this stage even though that is the matchup everyone wants to see. The fight just does not have big enough of a profile to make it happen at this point. If he loses, I believe he will be given a rematch against Linares as it is the biggest money option out there for Linares.
If Linares wins, he certainly should be rated as a top ten pound for pound fighter. This would set him up for other big fights in the division, such as a fight with Mikey Garcia, but promotional issues may prevent that. If Linares actually beats Lomachenko, I believe they will rematch because of the money involved in it for Linares. If he loses, I think Linares may have to rebuild himself again, given the promotional situations at Lightweight he does not have the draw to get an immediate title shot.
Here is your analysis, with the bad bits cut out,
I don't like your negativity, and to be honest, your arrogance, stubbornness, and ridiculousness is something I've had enough of.
Does Lomachenko join the ranks of the uncriticizable Jeff Horn and Tony Bellew? Talking about his resume and if it is good or not is perfectly reasonable given the status that is attributed to him as a top pound for pound fighter. Perhaps my analysis should be "Linares is good but Lomachenko is gooder! best of luck to both though!"
One of us needs to grow up, because you have taken hours out of my life with your nonsense, it is so ridiculous that me correcting you turned into a roundabout argument because you are that much of a stubborn nitpicker!
You can criticise whoever you want, you can predict Haye to beat Bellew, you can predict Horn to get stopped early against Crawford, you are entitled to your own opinion on Lomachenko as well of course, but that isn't what you have done, I am going to delete another reply on the weight topic and not even send it to you, because I have absolutely had enough of this bullshit man, you are the absolute limit!, and you are doing my head in with your BS, you know you are wrong about the weight topic, you know Povetkin vs Price wasn't 100/0, but you won't admit it, I've absolutely had enough!
I am done talking about weights, you are wrong but you won't ever get it. I would much rather talk about Lomachenko's opposition.
You were wrong about the weight! And you know it! Will Terence Crawford be at a weight disadvantage against Jeff Horn? The answer is yes.
A few months ago, you thanked me for all I do for this site, I considered you a good addition to this site, I don't like beef. You give me facts, I give you facts, and opinions are opinions, ok, why not?
Ok, so I will add my resume section back?
Yes, I was wrong to delete it.
Nicholas Walters and Guillermo Rigondeaux both beat Nonito Donaire, fact.
Jason Sosa beat Stephen Smith and Javier Fortuna, fact. How good are Smitn and Fortuna?, that is a matter of opinion, to a degree.
Roman Martinez dropped Mikey Garcia, beat Orlando Salido, fact.
Roman Martinez was a 4 time world champion, fact.
Miguel Marriaga gave Oscar Valdez real problems, fact.
Guillermo Rigondeaux had an outstanding amateur record and stood out for his incredible defensive ability, fact.
Lomachenko probably won every round against all these fighters, that knockout against Martinez, that was one of the best KOs I've ever seen, that was some statement! That is nkt fact, it is my opinion, but it is a very valid and widely shared.
Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux, at 126, had Rigondeaux been 5 years younger, for me, would have been a 50/50 fight, we both know how much age and weight matter in boxing, and it is not the victory it would have been had it not been for those circumstances, but we knew Rigondeaux was old and small before the fight, I don't know about you, but even under those circumstances, I did not expect Lomachenko to dismantle Rigondeaux and make him quit like that, over 6 one sided rounds, that was outstandingly dominant, and that is the thing about Lomachenko, it seems seriously easy for him. I beating Rigondeaux, even with the weight and age, is a great achievement, it isn't the outstanding victory it would have been without the disadvantages, but also, how hard is it to fight these top guys and get these great, career defining wins?, you could just as easily criticise Golovkin's resume, you could even criticise Crawford's resume if you try to be negative.
There is being a constructive critic, like you, but you can also have unrealistic expectations, not saying you necessarily do, but it is hard for the best to fight the best at the right time, it is hard for two guys to even get recognition as the best.
Liston wasn't at his best when Clay beat him.
De La Hoya wasn't at his best when Mayweather beat him.
Gatti wasn't at his best when Mayweather beat him.
Tyson wasn't at his best when Lewis beat him.
If Charlo beat Golovkin next year, then the same would apply.
I think you should find a balance between positive and negative, and form your opinion, being maybe critical, but realistic.
You have Lomachenko ranked 3, you are not saying he is overrated, but his resume is, right?
Donaire was a top five pound for pound fighter when Rigondeaux beat him, after that his motivation went downhill and he became a more one dimensional fighter that relied on his power.
Sosa beat Fortuna who is a good name on paper but he was fighting with a very strange style for a power puncher like himself. He is someone who has overachieved, he should not have won a world championship.
Martinez is only a three time world champion, he won the title versus Nicky Cook, lost it versus Burns, won it versus Beltran, lost it versus Garcia, won it versus Salido and lost it versus Lomachenko. Martinez beat a shot version of Salido. He still was beat relatively easily by Garcia and KO'd.
Marriaga still lost a wide UD versus Valdez. He is not a world level fighter.
Rigondeaux was an excellent Super Bantamweight, but he was very aged and out of his weight range to be able to beat someone of Lomachenko's ability.
Lomachenko beat all of them widely, but all of them are overrated as opponents. Martinez is just not a statement win, he is just someone you have to beat to be considered a world champion.
I thought the weight and age would be a bridge too far for Rigondeaux. People were looking at what he did versus Donaire to see what he could do versus Lomachenko, that was many years ago versus an opponent in a different weight class. The thing is that Top Rank should have been trying to make unification fights at Featherweight and Super Featherweight, but they haven't really done that. They have chased questionable opponents and opponents in other weight classes. Lomachenko is the biggest ticket at Featherweight and Super Featherweight so it shouldn't be impossible to unify titles. Guys like Golovkin especially and Crawford to an extent aren't the draws Lomachenko is so it is harder to criticize them for not getting fights versus big opponents. All three of them scare promoters off by beating opponents badly save for Golovkin when he started to get the big fights.
I understand it is a difficult balance to look at resumes, it is possible to make anyone's resume look bad, but I believe in this case it is actually true that his resume is overrated outside of Russell and Salido. Making unification fights is the biggest thing I think they have missed that could have built his resume better than it is currently.
I get your point with these examples but outside of De La Hoya for Mayweather and Golovkin for Charlo (whose career is not over yet), the other three are not in the argument for being the best names on their resumes. Sometimes boxers have to fight over the hill fighters, that doesn't take away from their resume, but it shouldn't add to it much either.
I think he is #3 worthy based on a combination of eye test and resume. To me, pound for pound is essentially a combination of those two major factors. I think he is overrated for those who say he is #1 at the moment because he hasn't proven it versus the highest level of opponents.
I would enjoy talking boxing with you like a adult, but you are so stubborn and arrogant, you are impossible to have a reasonable discussion with. Lomachenko's opposite has been great in my opinion, I have my own argument to tackle yours, but because you never accept anything, can't take being wrong or exposed for exaggerating, what is the point in discussing it with you? I play my part, but I weakness I have is wasting my time talking to people like who are arrogant and acting like morons. You have good grammar, you are analytical, but I think the way look at the sport and are so bound up and stubborn in what you believe is bad, you should learn to accept when you are wrong, give people a chance, consider opposing arguments. Also exaggerations are one thing, but don't declare fighters as unclean when there is no proof, and you aren't qualified to investigate, because that is not right.
My argument is based in fact, not opinion or exaggeration. It is reasonable to discuss resumes when discussing a fight.
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Non-tarot books for the tarot historian!
Favorite Deck:
Crowley/Harris Thoth
kwaw, koy deli,
#1 by SteveM
Enter the King: Theatre, Liturgy and Ritual in the Medieval Civic Triumph by Gordon Kipling:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Gjh9 ... _I#PPP1,M1
The Color of Melancholy: The Uses of Books in the Fourteenth Century by Jacqueline Cerqueline-Toulet, trans. by Lydia G,Cochrane:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cu7A ... D7chQRn6yM
Van Vleck, Amelia E. Memory and Re-Creation in Troubadour Lyric.
Berkeley: University of California Press, c1991.
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft358004pc/
Sherman, Claire Richter. Imagining Aristotle: Verbal and Visual
Representation in Fourteenth-Century France. Berkeley: University of
California Press, c1995 1995.
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft4m3nb2n4/
The Survival of the Pagan Gods by Jean Seznec
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YOIS ... =ISO-8859-
1&sig=hSJ52_XE9xmRu14BvbOs17rK2MM#PPP1,M1
Pagan Mysteries in the Renaissance By Edgar Wind
The Gothic Image: Religious Art in France of the Thirteenth Century By Emile Male
Signs & Symbols in Christian Art By George Ferguson
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BL40 ... ISO-8859-1
Allegories of the Virtues and Vices in Mediaeval Art By Adolf Edmund
Max Katzenellenbogen, Adolf Katzenellenbogen, Alan John Pitts Crick
Symbolic Images: Studies in the Art of the Renaissance by E.H. Gombrich
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.
firecatpickles
Re: Non-tarot books for the tarot historian!
#2 by firecatpickles
Thank you for the resources.
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#3 by EUGIM
Thanks very much Stevie !!!
Muchas gracias mi amigo !
The Universe is like a Mamushka.
cadla
#4 by cadla
Oooh, The Color of Melancholy looks good.
{edited to add: I have just put in for an inter-library loan of this.}
A Heavenly Craft: The Woodcut in Early Printed Books edited by Daniel De Simone
I am not a tarot historian, but a good book is a good book. This is actually a catalogue from an exhibition of the Library of Congress. I often buy catalogues as art books.
the truth is out there..
Tarot de Paris
#5 by Pen
I've just finished reading Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, A Study of the Renaissance by Julia Cartwright. I bought a lovely 1903 copy from Abebooks complete with engravings and rough page edges (not expensive either) to save my eyes, but you can read it online at Gutenberg here:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/25622/25 ... 5622-h.htm
History, the Renaissance and the people really come alive in this book, and although tarot itself is never mentioned, "...Borso da Correggio, a young nephew of Niccolo, who had travelled to Pavis with the duke..." (Ercole of Ferrara, Beatrice's father) "...sent the following note dated 25th August (1493) to give his cousin Isabella the latest news of her family : - "
"... After dinner we play at scartino, or 'raising dead men' and 'l'imperiale', and other card games, till it is bed-time. The players are, as a rule, the Duke and Duchess of Bari together, Ambrosia da Corte, and some third man, whoever may happen to be present. Today your father the duke, Don Alfonso, and Messer Galeaz Visconti are playing at pall-mall against Messer Galeaz Sanseverino, Signor Girolamo Tuttavilla and myself. The Duchess of Milan does not join in these games, and only appears at theatricals."
Many fascinating letters in this book, and I wonder what those 'other card games ' were...
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy...
Jacques Vieville
le pendu at Aeclectic
Oxford, England
#6 by robert
Pen wrote: I've just finished reading Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, A Study of the Renaissance by Julia Cartwright. I bought a lovely 1903 copy from Abebooks complete with engravings and rough page edges (not expensive either) to save my eyes, but you can read it online at Gutenberg here:
Did you get the impression that cards were a "woman's" game, as some have supposed? It seems like there we a lot of men playing this too.
I wonder what "l'imperiale' was, the name makes me think of "The Emperors" card game.
Thank you for sharing this Pen.
The Tarot will lose all its vitality for one who allows himself to be side-tracked by its pedantry. - Aleister Crowley
Viéville
#7 by Bertrand
Good evening Robert and all,
robert wrote: I wonder what "l'imperiale' was, the name makes me think of "The Emperors" card game.
Here is a 1730 version (in french) of the rule
http://books.google.com/books?id=2SgVAA ... q=&f=false
here is a rough and awkward translation of the beginning :
It is played with a 32 cards piquet deck or oddly enough a 36 deck with the 6, usually a two player game that may be played by three players. Player begin the game by deciding how many "imperiales" will be played, usually 5 but more or less are possible. The dealer has an advantage, so he is determined by picking randomly one card, the highest card designates the dealer. Cards are dealed three by three or four by four up to twelve cards by player. The "triomphe" (what we call today in french "l'atout") is determined by the first card on the remaining deck.
Rois, dames, valets, aces and 7 are the "honneurs" when played with 32 cards, rois, dames, valets, aces and 6 when playing with 36 cards. Each honneur is worth 4 point if it is of the triomphe color.
When played at three players, the latest dealed card determines the triomphe.
After that if no imperiale is engaged, the first player (dealer) counts his most furnished color, if he has more card than his opponent (or an equal number being the first player) he wins 4 points, else the opponent wins 4 points.
But beforehand, the players check if he's got an Imperiale which he has to show beforehand or it won't be worth any point, Imperiales can be the following :
First :
- four rois (kings)
- four dames (queens)
- four valets
- four aces
- four seven (replaced by four six when played with a 36 cards deck)
Second :
- roi, dame, valet, as in the same color
Then Imperiale tournée :
when you play a roi, dame, valet or as or seven, while you have in hand the other three cards of each color
or when you have in the same color roi dame valet and as and play one of them.
then there is the "imperiale que l'on fait" (that one makes fall), when having roi, dame or other triomphe, you win the other triomphes which compose the imperiale (awkward translation from a badly understood text).
For the rest it's a trick taking game.
Thank you very, very much for taking the time to translate the text. If I understand this correctly, the Imperiales are actually groups of cards declared at the beginning of the game for points? There are Triumphs, which are the suit of cards determined by a flip of a card... the "trump suit", and there are "honneurs", which I usually associate with the courts, but in this case also includes the Aces and 6s or 7s. If you are lucky enough to have the complete sets of the hounneurs, you have the advantage of playing them as Imperiales.
It's not what I was hoping for (but would have been surprised to find), but it is certainly tarot related and makes me think of the "Papi" from the Bolognese game.
Hello Robert,
Not sure still if this rule from 1730 explains the game that was played 230 years earlier under the same name.
I was in a hurry so I forgot several important points :
- players decide
- an imperiale is worth 24 points
- there are two kind of imperiales as described above : four of a kind with honors, roi+dame+valet+as of the same color
- the imperiales are counted before the game begins, and once again during the play (vous observerez que celui qui a dans son Jeu le Roi, la Dame, le Valet et l'as de la couleur dont il tourne compte pour cela deux Impériales)
- after the play is done, each one counts the tricks he won, and counts 4 points for each trick above six (so six tricks are worth zero points and starting from the seventh each one is worth 4 points - four tricks instead of six for three players)
During the play :
- when the dealer plays an honor he wins 4 points
- if someone cuts with an honor of triumph and wins the trick, he earns as many times 4 points as there are honors won in the trick
-if someones plays an Imperiale, while his opponent has remaining points from the previous turn, the opponent's points are erased if they are lower than 24
After the play :
- the one who got more tricks wins 4 extra points, if it's a draw then the first player (dealer) wins these 4 points.
So apparently Imperiales are announced befor playing and are valued again during the play.
Frankly I'm not sure I understood exactly how the points are counted, but at least you'll get an idea !
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robert wrote:
Hello Robert - no impression from the letter that cards were "a woman's game", and then there are at least two frescos in Kaplan's ET of men and women playing cards together.
Huck posted some passages from another book by the same author with more references to cards here:
Bernard, thanks for the info - most interesting.
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Nero Claudius Drusus, born 38 B.C., died 9 B.C., father of Claudius
Nero Claudius Drusus was the younger brother of Tiberius. He was a successful general but died following a fall from his horse at only 29 years of age. He married Antonia, the daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia. Their sons were Germanicus and Claudius. The coins of Nero Claudius Drusus were issued by his son Claudius.
The curule chair was for senior magistrates including dictators, masters of the horse, consuls, praetors, censors, and the curule aediles. As a form of a throne, it might be given as an honor to foreign kings recognized formally as a friend (amicus) by the Roman people or senate. Designed for use by commanders in the field, the curule chair could be folded for easy transport. It had no back, low arms, curved legs forming an X, and was traditionally made of or veneered with ivory.SH46856. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I Claudius 93, BMCRE I Claudius 157, BnF II Claudius 198, Cohen I 8, SRCV I 1896, gF, superb portrait, very nice surfaces with the exception of a, not too detracting, pit on lower reverse, weight 25.532 g, maximum diameter 35.2 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, posthumous, 41 - 42 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head left; reverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, Claudius seated left on curule chair, togate, branch in right hand, surrounded by arms and shields, S C in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Nero Claudius Drusus was Tiberius' younger brother. He was a successful general but died at only 29 after a fall from his horse. He married Antonia, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia. Their sons were Germanicus and Claudius. Claudius issued his coins.RB32175. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I Claudius 109, BMCRE I Claudius, 208, BnF II Claudius 108, Cohen I 8, SRCV I 1897, VF, black patina, scattered pits, weight 29.954 g, maximum diameter 36.8 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, posthumous, 42 - 43 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head left; reverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, Claudius seated left on curule chair, togate, branch in right hand, surrounded by arms and shields, S C in exergue; ex CNG e-sale March 2007, lot 198; SOLD
Nero Claudius Drusus, Born 38 B.C., Died 9 B.C., Issued by his Son Claudius
The curule chair was for senior magistrates including dictators, masters of the horse, consuls, praetors, censors, and the curule aediles. As a form of a throne, it might be given as an honor to foreign kings recognized formally as a friend (amicus) by the Roman people or senate. Designed for use by commanders in the field, the curule chair could be folded for easy transport. It had no back, low arms, curved legs forming an X, and was traditionally made of or veneered with ivory.RB82695. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I Claudius 93, BMCRE I Claudius 157, BnF II Claudius 198, Cohen I 8, SRCV I 1896, aVF, excellent portrait, attractive green patina, some legend weak, areas of corrosion, edge crack, weight 21.448 g, maximum diameter 35.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, posthumous, 41 - 42 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head left; reverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, Claudius seated left on curule chair, togate, branch in right hand, orb(?) under seat, surrounded by arms, armor, and shields, S C in exergue; ex CNG e-auction 315 (20 Nov 2013), lot 362; ex Dr. Robert A. Kilmarx Collection, CNG sale 45 (18 Mar 1998), lot 1871; scarce; SOLD
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Phillip Pope
Jesse McKinney Pope, Sr
Aft 1738 - 1818 (< 78 years)
Birth Aft 1738 Bertie Precinct, North Carolina Colony
Died 17 Dec 1818 Hancock, Georgia, United States
Mother Mary Elizabeth Fort, b. 1730, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Family 1 Mary Elizabeth Fort, b. 1725, North Carolina, United States
Married Feb 1762 Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Family 2 Mary Nancy Pope, b. Abt 1742, Surry, Surry County, Virginia Colony
1. Henry Pope, b. 10 May 1749, North Carolina Formed 1741 From, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
2. Cullen Pope, b. 1752, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3. Allen Pope, b. Nov 1752, North Carolina Formed 1741 From, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
4. Samuel Pope, b. 1756, North Carolina Formed 1741 From, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
5. John T Pope, b. 1758, North Carolina Formed 1758 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
6. Lydia Pope, b. 3 Feb 1758, North Carolina Formed 1758 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, Unit
7. Mary Pope, b. 13 Mar 1760, North Carolina Formed 1758 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, Unit
8. Phillip Pope, b. 16 Oct 1762, North Carolina Formed 1758 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
9. Anna Pope, b. 1764, North Carolina Formed 1758 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, Unit
10. Adkins Pope, b. 29 May 1765, North Carolina Formed 1758 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
11. Jesse McKinney Pope, b. 1766, Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
12. Sarah Pope, b. 1767, North Carolina Formed 1758 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
13. Elizabeth Pope, b. 3 Feb 1769
14. Charity Pope, b. 2 May 1774, North Carolina Formed 1758 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Mary Nancy Pope
Abt 1742 - 1818 (~ 76 years)
Birth Abt 1742 Surry, Surry County, Virginia Colony
Died Sep 1818 Wilkes, Georgia County, USA
Family Jesse McKinney Pope, Sr, b. Aft 1738, Bertie Precinct, North Carolina Colony
Name Phillip Pope
Born 16 Oct 1762 North Carolina Formed 1758 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Died 13 May 1849 Smith, Tennessee, United States
Father Jesse McKinney Pope, Sr, b. Aft 1738, Bertie Precinct, North Carolina Colony , d. 17 Dec 1818, Hancock, Georgia, United States (Age < 78 years)
Mother Mary Nancy Pope, b. Abt 1742, Surry, Surry County, Virginia Colony , d. Sep 1818, Wilkes, Georgia County, USA (Age ~ 76 years)
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“Killing people is a bad habit.”
An older samurai (Toshiro Mifune) assists a group of naive young clansmen in rescuing a kidnapped political official.
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Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, Kurosawa’s follow-up to Yojimbo (1961) isn’t quite as masterful or well-known as its predecessor (he argues it’s “not as ambitious… or as impressively photographed”), but still has much to recommend it. It’s “much funnier” and less cynical in its approach, and contains at least two valuable lessons: that violence should be avoided when possible, and that strength and cunning can come in unexpected packages. Mifune — portraying a “hero who does care about those who need help and is affected emotionally by what transpires around him” — is as compelling as always; he conveys more worldly wisdom in his right pinky than most other movie actors combined.
Beautiful imagery
Plenty of unexpected humor (including Keiju Kobayashi as the captured spy who hides in the closet but pops out every now and then to express his opinion)
Toshiro Mifune’s powerful yet subtly comedic performance
Yes. While not traditionally ranked among the top of Kurosawa’s oeuvre, it’s nonetheless critical viewing for any true film fanatic.
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A very definite must! One to check back with from time to time, for equal if not advanced enjoyment.
This is simply ONE DAMN GOOD MOVIE! (It’s been a while since seeing ‘Yojimbo’, so I can’t readily compare at the moment, but…)~there are those who do not hold this with Kurosawa’s finest (can’t agree there) and those who have particular affection for it because it finds the director in rare territory: comedy. Granted, it’s comedy firmly and seriously placed in the real world of the samurai and, as well, the film’s overall emphasis is not on comedy. Nevertheless, it’s comedy, Kurosawa-style, and very welcome indeed.
The comic seed is planted in the first scene – in which we are simply thrown into a room where a bunch of samurai men are having a conversation and making a plan. Halfway-through, Mifune enters in an appropriately jarring manner, tells them their plan is wrong and why it is wrong. He then spends the rest of the movie telling them they’re wrong about just about everything they think up, and why they are wrong. Therein lies most of the comedy and it’s a treat.
Of course, the actual power-struggle plot is the stuff of period drama. Yet, it’s a marvel how deftly Kurosawa blends elements as he makes his way through one of his few real popcorn movies. (‘The Hidden Fortress’ is probably another.)
Mifune is nothing short of genius here and you basically don’t want to take your eyes off him. A fave sequence of mine comes late in the film: a kind of montage, in which Mifune is trying to catch up on his sleep but is repeatedly interrupted by people opening and closing doors. His reactions are priceless. But I could mention countless scenes in which Mifune commands – basically, anytime the camera is on him, really. He is so at home in this film!
Special mention: Takako Irie and Reiko Dan as the mother and daughter who end up playing straight men to the antics of Mifune and his samurai ‘students’. Playing very refined women, their timing is impeccable for leisurely comic effect. (It’s very interesting seeing Dan playing what could be considered a thankless role – which it isn’t, really, when you compare this with her polar-opposite work two years prior in ‘When a Woman Ascends the Stairs’.)
Another real plus: the score by Masaru Sato. The film has no real theme music. What it does have is a splendid richness, as the score repeatedly shifts to serve the film’s specific needs at any given time. Powerful.
This is one top-notch flick! I was genuinely thrilled while watching it again: one of those occasions that revived this film fanatic’s occasionally jaded soul.
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Owen Lovejoy to Abraham Lincoln, August 4, 1858
Owen Lovejoy to Abraham Lincoln, August 4, 1858, Princeton, IL, Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html.
Lovejoy, Owen
Lincoln, Abraham
Transcribed by the Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
Adapted by Ben Lyman, Dickinson College
The following transcript has been adapted from the Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress.
Princeton Aug 4th 1858
My dear Sir
Yours of 2 inst is before me. In reply I would say that I do not know of any Douglas Republicans in this county unless it means Douglas men who are becoming Republicans which I think is the tendency at present. This county will send a clean Republican to the Legislature whatever his antecedents. I am assured that Lasalle is all right. I think the rumors that are afloat are but efforts to secure the nomination & that when the nominations are made the people will sustain them whatever a few may say or do. I mean to try & keep my district all right & the counties connected with it. I was at Clinton & our friends assured me that D. lost ground while there.
I showed up Dred Scottism & P. S. as irreconcilably opposed as well as I could. I had a cordial reception. I beleive that the bugaboo of Negro Equality has pretty much lost its power. I leave for Danville tomorrow where they have a Senatorial Convention on Saturday.
I am sorry to see that they have defeated Frank Blair. Is it true that Crittenden is exerting his influence for Douglas. K. Ns it seems to me have played the fool long enough
Yours for the "ultimate extinction of slavery".
Owen Lovejoy
I think you said the whole in a word when you said that the mistake of Judge D. was that he made slavery a little thing when it was a great thing
Owen Lovejoy to Abraham Lincoln, August 4, 1858 (Page 1)
Dred Scott Case
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How to Cite This Page: "Owen Lovejoy to Abraham Lincoln, August 4, 1858," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/26386.
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Holland double homicide suspect dead | News
Holland double homicide suspect dead
Submitted by WZZM13, News Staff
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015, 9:01pm
Topics: News
HOLLAND, Mich. (WZZM) -- After a standoff with police, the suspect in a double murder in Holland is dead. It all began Monday night at an apartment complex on Stratford way.
Police say the suspect, 51 year-old Bounthavee Nerasin, knew and targeted his victims. Then, hours after their deaths he took his own life.
Investigators found the suspect's vehicle, a gold 1997 Lexus, in the parking lot of a Laotian Temple on 112th Avenue near New Holland. A deputy passing by on 112th Avenue noticed the vehicle at just after 11 a.m. Tuesday.
He alerted other police who then responded with tactical gear and an armored vehicle.
"It was noted the suspect had a single gunshot wound to the chest, so medical resuscitation was attempted for a period of time and ultimately he was pronounced dead here at the scene," says Captain Mark Bennett with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department.
Police identified that suspect Nerasin. Investigators say he opened fire on a man and woman at an apartment on Stratford Way on Monday night.
Investigators have not yet released a motive, but say Nerasin knew the victims.
"The suspect came into the residence specifically targeting those two individuals," says Captain Jack Dykstra with the Holland Department of Public Safety.
Mani Khounvongsa, 37, a mother of three, was shot and killed in the hallway. Gilberto Andrade-Pena, 40, was shot dead trying to escape through the sliding door.
Back on scene of the apparent suicide, there was a sense of relief.
"We're glad to say we don't have to worry about any further violence from this individual," says Captain Dykstra.
Investigators recovered a handgun from the scene.
They're looking into the possibility that Nerasin fired the fatal shot at himself while police were on scene.
Police are not releasing details yet about the nature of the relationships for everyone involved. Investigators don't believe anyone else is involved in the case, but they want to make sure of that before releasing further information.
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Fast Food Versus Fast Casual -- Which Has More Calories?
THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Fast-food restaurants get a bad rap for menus chockful of high-fat, high-salt foods with little nutrition. But are fast casual and sit-down chains better? The answer may surprise you.
A University of South Carolina study looked at the calories in lunch and dinner entrees and found that fast-casual dishes had, on average, 200 more calories than fast-food ones -- 760 compared to 560. Menus at fast-casual restaurants also have more high-calorie options to tempt you. But the study didn't look at whether these higher calorie choices are healthier. For instance, a whole-wheat roll might have more calories than a fast-food white burger bun, but it could also have more nutrients.
Researchers at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia focused on both nutrients and calories of 2,600 menu items served at local full-service restaurant chains. They found that choices in general were high in saturated fat and sodium, not to mention calories. Almost one-third of the entrees had more salt than you should eat in an entire day. Only one-fifth had the minimum amount of all-important fiber.
Another concern raised by this study centered on the symbols restaurants use to label some dishes as "healthy." Since there are no national guidelines that restaurants must follow in order to put a generic heart, for example, next to a menu item, it can be hard to know what makes one dish healthier than another. So always ask questions about preparation to find out how many calories and how much salt and fat are used in dishes you're considering.
Even better, look for nutritional information on the chain's website before you go. When portions are obviously large, remember the easy way to keep calories in check: Eat half and take the rest home.
The National Center for Health Research has a chart showing calorie differences of popular menu items from many national chains.
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#FindTully
Help Find Christopher Tully
REMEMBER CHRISTOPHER TULLY
Please leave your comments here on our In Loving Memory page, and if you want to send us photos or videos, email them to helpfindtully@gmail.com and we will post them.
On January 25th 2015, by the joint efforts of The Burlington County Search and Rescue and Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue, Christopher was recovered. The funds that were raised thus far will be donated to these organizations. The groups are non profit and work solely off donations. The family will also put funds toward the cost funeral services and provide assistance to other family in need of assistance in dealing with a tragedy such as this.
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In Loving Memory of Christopher Tully
We want to remember Christopher Tully as we all knew him – a father, a son, a brother, an amazing educator, wonderful friend, and mentor. Please post your stories in the comments below. Images and videos are welcome. If there’s issues posting to a comment, I will put them below in this page – but please email the images or video links to helpfindtully@gmail.com.
To Sarah Michelle for making this amazing and heartfelt tribute for the MMT class at MBIT. Thank you!
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Chris Tully was needed by the world, ‘If only for a little while’, friend says
30 thoughts on “In Loving Memory of Christopher Tully”
Ron Glinski says:
My name is Ron Glinski, and I met Chris in approximately 1988 or ’89 at DPUSA. I used to go down with a group of guys from Staten Island. They went regularly. I did not. During taping, I was always in the background(which Chris would always bug me about), not caring whether or not I was on camera. In between taping, and during lunch breaks, some of us would battle, or just start a circle for fun. The first time I went into a circle with everyone there, Chris and I hit it off. We started talking afterward, exchanged numbers, and became friends. Every time I went down, I would show him some things that were going on in NY as far as dance, clothing, and music. He would absorb everything, and I would only have to show him things once. Eventually, I stopped going, but he and I remained in contact periodically.
One time, a few years after I had stopped going to the show, I drove down to Philly for a Phillies game with my brother and a friend. As we’re driving down Broad St. in S. Philly, I see Chris in the back of what I believe was a fruit truck- I forget, but maybe he was working at a fruit stand on Broad St. when he was younger? I drove around the block, and passed the truck again, and this time, yelled out to him. He disappeared to the back of the truck. I drove around again, and got out of the car. I called to the back of the truck, and he very hesitantly came toward me. Now, he and I hadn’t seen each other in two or three years, but had spoken on the phone. I literally had to remind him of who I was! We laughed, because we had spoken on the phone fairly often. He actually thought I was someone who he had issues with from his school. He asked me to drive him home, which was literally a block or two away, and we talked for awhile before he got out of the car, and went our separate ways. When I got home that night, I had a message from him on my answering machine, just laughing about what happened earlier.
When we were younger, and Chris wore a “tail” in the back of his hair, I used to tease him that “tails have been played out in NY since the early ’80’s, so get rid of that ridiculous thing!” He used to argue back that “we’re in Philly now, Ron!” On the rare occasions I saw him, I would always joke with him “Did you get rid of that ridiculous tail yet?”
The next time I saw him was maybe 6 or 7 years later, he came up behind me this time, and I was the one who didn’t recognize him! But it was great to see him. I was at a restaurant in S. Philly, sitting at the bar. He was at a table with some people. He noticed me, and came up behind me. We hadn’t spoken on the phone in probably two or three years at that point, but it was like we had spoken every day. But then again, that was Chris(and by the way, first thing I said to him was “Did you get rid of that ridiculous tail yet?). We’d talk every so often after that, and probably hadn’t spoken in three years, other than every so often on Facebook.
Now, I’m not going to claim to have been very close friends with Chris. But we were friends. Definitely more than acquaintances. I feel I knew him well enough, at least going back, to say that everything about him was genuine. It was real. I think sometimes when we say someone is “a nice person,” it’s taken as a bland, or neutral comment. I disagree. Sometimes, it’s the greatest comment you can give. And when I think of Chris, some of his best qualities are the simple ones. They came out in his dance when we were younger. It brought millions of teenagers across the country joy for many years. And while he danced for no one but himself(as any competitive dance does-and he loved to battle), it had to give HIM great joy knowing how much it impacted people- because he enjoyed making people happy. One thing I got from him at times was that he was a “people pleaser.”
As shown by the amount of people who were lucky enough to attend the services these past few days, Chris pleased a lot of people. He earned the respects paid to him by the thousands who stood on S. Broad in frgid temps to say “so long.” How did he do so? It’s easy to say that it was because of his creativity, his teaching ability, the friendship he offered to so many. There are many reasons. But there’s ONE underlying reason- Chris was a NICE PERSON.
It’s taken me days to write this, as I seemed to not be able to put this whole thing in perspective, even from afar. I am not certain that my words do my feelings and memories of him justice. But I am thankful for him, for getting to know him better through everyone elses memories, and Eddies stories and pictures, and thankful that this forum has been opened up to share and pay tribute to him.
So long, Chris, and thank you. Rest peacefully.
Jake Nisenfeld says:
I’ve started and deleted typing this message several times over the past few days. Every time I finished, I just could not submit it because hitting that “post comment” button felt like saying goodbye, and I wasn’t ready to do that.
Today I went to the visitation service for Chris. The amount of people there was s amazing. This was obviously a man whose lives Chris was part of was incredible to see.
In 2007, I left an industry that I was burnt out on, and took a job as an assistant at my old tech school, Middle Bucks Institute of Technology. I was lucky enough to be placed as the assistant in Chris’s classroom. Chris demanded nothing but their best efforts, from his students, but he also supported them, listened to them, and motivated them more than any teacher I had seen before.
He made time for each and every student to walk through his door.
I think it was the opportunity to work with him that secured my idea that I wanted to become a teacher. I loved watching Chris run a classroom, he made his students laugh, he made them think, he made them discover talents of their own that even they didn’t know existed.
While I worked my way through school to earn a teaching degree over the next few years, I would at times tell Chris about the intense education theories I was learning, and how I wasn’t sure they actually applied to a real classroom. Chris would be able to break things down into simple terms, tell me how they were used and even provide me examples of what he did in the classroom.
Over those 2 years I worked for him, it was like having a college advisor on demand at times. That was Chris, he always had time as long as it resulted in the person he helped making the most of the time themselves.
In the years after I left MBIT to start my own teaching career, I lost touch with Chris, as often times happens as we move between different stages of our careers. Occasionally, in my own classroom I would have questions about how to present a new lesson, and I would shoot an email to Chris an email. He would always get back to me that same day, often his responses would be a page long and full of ideas.
In the summers, I would occasionally run into Chris at a Phillies game. He always made me laugh. He would tell me about all the successful students in his program at MBIT, and the new things he was working on. He would catch me up with the successes and achievements of the students that were in his class at the time I worked with him. It was at those times Chris seemed the most proud.
In some of my higher education classes, I’ve heard professors state that with great teachers, their legacies are often the lives that person inspires. I think it is obvious that Chris inspired many including colleagues, and students. Many people learned from him. I know I did. Chris was an exceptional teacher; one of the best. I’m glad I had that opportunity to work alongside him.
This is a man who for a long time to come will be remembered.
So I choose not to say goodbye, just thank you.
Thanks Mr. Chris Tully for being who you were, a genuine, and inspiring person who always made anyone he came in contact with strive to be the best that they could be.
It was a pleasure knowing and working with you.
-Jake Nisenfeld
Grateful Mom says:
I am the Mother of a former student of Mr. Tully. My son was in Mr. Tully’s class every day for 3 years until he graduated from MBIT. I cannot express how grateful I am to Mr. Tully for the years my son spent with him. My son did not always have it easy at school or at home. In Mr. Tully’s class he found a place worth going, a teacher who genuinely cared, a mentor, and a friend. We all have concerns and worry about our children. We all also thank God when a person like Mr. Tully comes into their life. I knew that Mr. Tully genuinely cared about my son. He gave him special assignments that were perfect for my son both academically and socially. I have met and spoken with Mr. Tully several times and always liked and respected him. However, I feel I knew him much better than that because of all the wonderful stories my son would tell me about him. As anyone with teens knows this is not so usual a teen talking about their teacher with such admiration, respect, and quite frankly joy. I remember as soon as my son and I met Mr. Tully at a MBIT open house we knew immediately that this was the teacher and program for him. Mr. Tully was just an exceptional person. To all who knew him I’m so very sorry for your great lose.
Grateful Mom
I didn’t know Chris personally, I was one of his Dance Party USA fans. I remember having the biggest crush on him, and I had to go on the show and see him. So I lied about my age got the tickets and went of the show. Of course I did not even talk to Chris but being in the same room was enough for me. When I seen on Facebook he was missing it brought be back to Dance Party USA days and him being my crush. I shared every post on Facebook, I prayed for a safe return, and I also learned that Chris grew up to be an amazing person. I have read many comments from students and teachers whose lives he touched, I seen videos of the talent he has. My heart broke when I seen the post that they had found Chris, it felt like I lost a little piece of my childhood! My prayers are with his entire family! R.I.P Chris I hope your dancing on the highest cloud!
matt.kraft says:
Dear Marie, Ed, Eddie and family
there are no words that can change this tragedy, I don’t even know the pain for each of you, I know it’s deeps and a great lost to all… I send my deepest symphony and prayers.
Christopher will always be remembered for his beautiful smile, whit, intelligence, boldness, sweet voice, talent and commitment to being and doing the right thing and excelling when ever he could.
We have to wonder how someone so special can be so troubled. Will never know but we’ll remember, things and people aren’t always as they appear!
Christopher will be remembered and missed by many,
May Christopher find his peace in heaven.
sending love, heart to heart!
peace be with you all!
— Darlene Mea
Christopher Tully was my teacher at MBIT. I never thought a teacher could make a huge impact on you until I met Mr. Tully. He was a friend, mentor and forever role a model. He taught me so many things in those three short hours five days a week. He made me become confident in myself. Before coming to his program I was a shy girl and was scared to do anything. I didn’t believe in myself. Mr. Tully helped me break out of that shell. He was the teacher who would listen to you and try to help you no matter what the case was. He provided me and so many other students with so many opportunities, he helped me learn and grow as a person. He went out of his way to for his students. He was the first teacher I know of to go so out of their way to help students. He wanted his students to succeed. He believed in every student he had. This, helped me to start believing in myself. You knew how much he cared about his students. Whenever he talked about his 3 boys in class you could tell how much he loved them. It would be impossible to pick a favorite memory with him. But, I everything he taught me in the Multimedia program will be something I will carry with me forever. I will never forget all the skills he taught me. I will never forget the laughs he gave me. I will never forget his stories. I will never forget all his learning lessons. I will never forget how much he went out of his way for us. I will never forget the conversations we had. I will never forget how he believed in me. He will forever be my role model. He has done so much for me and I will continue to thank him every day for this. I will miss you so much. We’ll miss you so much.
— Maura Finegan
My name is Thomas Cabano. I was a student in Chris Tully’s class in 2007 and 2008. He always made the class fun and enjoyable, all the while still having us learn. Instead of boring lectures, we had hands on training and there was never a dull moment in the classroom. Even when it was quiet in the room, Chris would always say something funny that made us all laugh. Chris Tully is also the one who inspired me to go to college and pursue my dream in film production.
My name is Rebecca Lake i never had mr. Tully but i know many people that did have him. He was a great teacher and cared for students he didnt even have. He was at every school event and when we had open house a couple of days after he went missing it was very hard to do it without him. He was always the guy saying “we can get through this or lets get this done”. He was such a great guy and he will be missed majorly at MBIT.
— Rebecca Lake
I knew Chris as a teacher to my son. I will never forget the first Back to School Night at MBIT. My husband and I heard about how great Chris was in the classroom and how inspirational he was, but we didn’t expect what we felt that night. Chris had a magnetic personality and exuded enthusiasm. He gave us goosebumps. I remember being so excited for my son and the other students in the class because I knew their lives were about to change forever. As the year progressed, we saw the transformation of our son due to Chris’ influence. We also had the opportunity to experience a wonderful video created by one of Chris’ students with autism. The video was touching and well done thanks to Chris. The overwhelming message from the students was that they wanted to do their best and they would always encourage each other to be the best they can be.
I had the pleasure of having conversations with Chris when I saw him at Centennial where he would assist his students with filming the school board meetings. He never ceased to amaze me. He was the kind of person who motivated others to be their best. He made quite an impression.
My son graduated almost three years ago but fortunately ran into Chris quite a few times while he was working at an Apple retailer. They had great conversations and I know now that my son will always treasure the time Chris spent with him.
I know I will never forget Chris and will keep his family and students in my prayers. The loss is so great.
Colleen Ruch
During my graduating year in 2006 at MBIT Mr. Tully’s multi media class was working with our cosmetology class on helping us create video portfolios. A small group of us spent many weeks with him and his students on this project. As the year progressed I found myself spending more time in his classroom. His constant words of encouragement as I was preparing myself for MBITs graduation speech that year was very inspirational. Mr. Tully was always full of encouragement and always had a constant smile on his face in the halls. After I graduated I came back as an adult to study for my cosmetology teachers license and eventually became a substitute teacher at MBIT. For the past 8 years Mr. Tully and I would see each other in the office, hallways, classrooms, banquets and lunch( whenever I would sub). He always remembered who I was as a student and constantly told me how proud he was that I have come so far. He always took such a deep interest in all the students he knew and inspired us to never give up, that one day we would reach our dreams. I have taken many different career paths in the past 8 years and each time I subbed at MBIT he would laugh and ask what I was up to now; knowing it probably wasn’t the same as the last time I was in. About 2.5 years ago I saw him in the office and laughed as I told him “ I finally have a big-girl job!” Mr. Tully knew I always wanted to be a full-time cosmetology teacher at a Tech school and although that wasn’t the job I was talking about he shared the excitement with me. He still reminded me to never give up on the end goal and to continue to work hard. Although I wasn’t one of Mr. Tully’s students he always told us that he believed in us. He knew that we didn’t all believe in ourselves so his belief and positivity throughout the years is something that I will always cherish. I have been lucky enough to have so many great teachers at MBIT, including Mr.Tully, that is something that is unfortunately rare to find in instructors.
I just saw the heartbreaking update on the news tonight and my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. There are so many great and positive stories from many other students and colleagues about Mr. Tully and hope these interactions help in knowing that he was such a great person in school. If there is anything I can do I would be more than happy to help any way possible.
My sincere condolences,
Heather Post
I didn’t know you that well Tully. But the few moments we connected – have always stayed with with me. In AZ at the Apple Conf – you were so damn generous. You gave with all of your soul. I learned so much from you and am so thankful. My heart goes out to your family. Let your wife and children know you taught us how to teach. And to inspire others.
— Jonathan Furst
Picture it. Summer 1989. Cable TV but not a whole lot of channels like today. No internet, no cell phones. A 14 year old girl in Central NJ is in her last summer before high school. Babysitting every day but home by 5. One day she finds a show on USA network. Something she’s seen before, but on a different cable station and then, called Dancin’ on Air. Last time the kids seemed much older than her but now, somehow, they seem to be the same age. And they’re having fun! And dressing stylish. And they’re dating each other! And they are in her house EVERY. DAY.
That girl was me, of course. It didn’t take long before I was obsessed. Friends watched Santa Barbara, General Hospital, I watched Dance Party USA. No, I didn’t just watch I STUDIED. I knew full names, ages, favorites, relationships … and I had a crush. Oh boy did I have a crush. He rivaled my real life crush in how often I could see him and study him and imagine him. He was of course Chris Tully. I filled VHS tapes and friends and I watched and watched and watched.
So much to say about how cute he was, even with that rat tail haircut, what a good dancer he was, what a good “character” he was. How jealous we were of Joanna, the Ware sisters, and whoever got to dance with him. I even got to visit the show and be in his presence. I wish I could say I danced with him – I didn’t, he rejected me – but no hard feelings. It was like being around a member of the New Kids, he was just that special to me. As time went on, Chris was on the show less, and I found other crushes. None were as dynamic as he was.
Enter Facebook. Of course we eventually stalked and found him. We joined the DPUSA facebook group and years went on. Then that day that unthinkable day, that Eddie Tully posted about his brother. Two plus weeks of reconnecting with those high school friends, who understand why Chris Tully going missing is such a big news story for me. He’s an award winning teacher, beloved father, but to me he will always be that adorable 15 year old dancer on a cable show. May he tear up heaven’s dance floor.
— Melanie Cortese
Mr.Tully has been one of the most influential teachers i have ever had. 2 years ago when I first came into the Multimedia program I was incredibly person and I really didn’t think much of myself. After that first year in the program my whole personality changed and I started achieving my goals more. Towards the end of my 2nd year at MBIT I decided to leave the program and go to my home school full time in my senior year. One day Mr. Tully came up to me and said “You know Ryan I really am going to miss you”. After hearing that I couldn’t leave tech because I wanted to prove to Mr. Tully that I can do great things and be independent in my work as a student. I came back because I wanted to shake Mr,Tully’s hand at my 2015 graduation. Mr. Tully was an inspiration to me and all of the students he has mentored in the past 12 years. Pest in Peace Mr.Tully we love you
— Ryan Smith
My name is Jenna Jamison , I know Chris or better known as Mr. Tully from MBIT , I graduated from MBIT in 2012 , although I wasn’t lucky enough to have him as my teacher, I was still lucky enough to know him by his awesome smile & great personality , every morning Id see him with his huge smile standing there greeting everyone as they walked into school and it was the same way leaving school , he made sure everyone was having a great day ! I can’t tell you enough how much this breaks my heart , even though I only had the chance to know him for a short amount of time , whether he was waving to me or telling me to have a great day I know he was an awesome kind hearted man with a great heart , he will forever be missed ! I also want to send my prayers to the entire Tully family ” your path may seem stormy & rain now , but you will soon find sunshine again” I hope God guides each one of you during this hard time. Rest In Peace Mr. Tully – you will be missed .
— Jenna Jamison
My name is Charlotte. Mr. Tully taught one of my communication classes at Roxborough high school.
He was very caring. One of the few teaches that taught from the heart. You could feel his passion for teaching us. He made himself available before class and after class. He never judged. He was funny. One time we had a talent show and to grab the attention of the students in the auditorium he came out singing Shai, If i ever fall in love again. Everyone just yelled from excitement.
Even more I will never forget the day he announced to the class that his wife was pregnant with their first child. His whole face lit up. You knew his whole world changed.
Mr.Tully will be remembered. I pray for his family. Everyone lost a great person but heaven gained an Angel.
— Charlotte Hester
My name is Linda Rivello. I didn’t know Chris. But I read and posted and Shared everyday for him and his Family , just reading about him made me want to help in anyway I could . I send you My Condolences for you and all the Family looking forward to reading more about him. RIP Chris
— Linda Rivello
I was lucky enough to meet Tully at my first job out of college at Philadelphia Park race track. He helped me learn somethings i did not learn in NYC. We both had fun at that job during work and hanging out with the whole crew after work. Tully and I wanted more than track tv so eventually i left and then he did. He always talked about teaching, and he knew his stuff, and if he did not know it he would study up on it and figure it out.
We stayed in touch but i did not see him in person until one night i came to the school he worked out to check it out and help him out with some board thing. I was blown away by what he was doing and how good he was of passing his knowledge on. The thing about his teaching that is different from others and i saw it that night. He not only loved teaching but he had that thing that i imagine every teacher wants. He did not force kids to learn or bore them, he breathed excitement into his passion of broadcasting and kids wanted to learn, they wanted to have that passion. He put the belief in the kids that they could do this and i saw some of the videos they were doing it. We lost a great one today, but we have to pass on his passion of knowledge and his love of kids and teaching them or helping them to fulfill their dreams.
— Brad Hennessy
via email (before resolution)
(I am going to write this is a letter to Mr. Tully)
It’s been nearly 3 weeks without you. And although I haven’t seen you much since about 5 years ago when I graduated from Multimedia Technology, you live on in me. You’ve shown me a side of myself that I never knew existed. You’ve shown a lot of people a side of them they didn’t know. I thanked you for that, but I never really FULLY thanked you. How can anyone ever thank you properly? Not only have you boosted our confidence, but you were a kind soul. You always listened when someone was down, when someone needed help, or when someone had a problem. I walked into your class at MBIT in 2007 with a closed mind and a shy mouth and gradually broke out of my shell by being called on, put on the “spot”, and given tasks as my responsible self was being proven. I was never one to raise my hand or be the first to volunteer but as the years went on and amazing opportunities arose, (such as producing Miles of Music, visiting the Eagles Television Network, and even getting paid to air Centennial board meetings) I broke out of my shell and never looked back. You never once let me down. I loved your loud sense of humor and when you would make songs from scratch. Here’s one some will remember: Sis-swanny-wanny-now. A song that will ALWAYS remind me of you is ‘Apple Bottom Jeans’. You loved to dance and sing. And some may have rolled their eyes then but I would do anything, anything to hear and see that again. You may have been my teacher of three years, but you were a heck of a lot more than that. You were like a big brother. A role-model. A true hero. You spoke with such intelligence that I couldn’t even comprehend – ha. When I graduated in 2010 from your class, I was truly sad leaving. We all were like a family. Walking down that long bright hallway to your class everyday was one of the highlights of my day.
A few memories:
When I was “modeling” and you kept telling me to relax my face and I just couldn’t. You almost got mad. Haha.
You always told me that I reminded you of a girl from the Breakfast Club, I still don’t know who it was.
When ever the girls were whispering, you always thought we were talking about you.
You LOVED to scare the crap out of people by banging on their books.
I truly believe that if I wasn’t a part of your class, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. The experience is something that I will never, ever, ever trade. Thank you for being one of the most influential, important human beings in my life.
I love you, Mr. Tully….
— Megan Sanders
My name is Lauran Jones and I did not physical know Chris. However I grew up with Chris. I spent years watching Chris and his brother Ed dance on Dance Party USA. I couldn’t wait to rush home after school to turn on that show and hang out with all of my “friends”. Chris got me through a particularly hard summer in 1989. My parents moved me from one end of the state to the other so being that is was summer I knew no one. I cant tell you what solace it brought me to be able to turn on DPUSA and see Chris tearing it up on the dance floor, goofing around in ocean city, and performing some awesome lipsynchs. Chris was real, his personality jumped right out of the tv screen. That summer I shed many tears, being a freshman who had just lost all of her “real” friends, but Chris and the rest of the DPUSA gang somehow made me believe that if nothing else, I had them. I wound up befriending a great group of girls once school started, in fact most of them had been on DPUSA as guest dancers. The bond we all shared was our love for the Tully boys. To this day we are all the closest of friends, and this whole tragedy has struck each of us deeply.
I pray for comfort and the lord’s guidance as the family and friends of Chris continue to look for him.
— Lauran Jones
It all started back in 87 I believe the first time I met Chris on a dance show, I wasn’t even of age yet to be on the show and I would lie about my age just to meet him, he was a regular on dance party Usa and yes I met Christopher as he was the sweetest boy and best dancer, after that I only lived a few blocks from where Chris lived and I would run into him occasionally and still he was such a sweetheart always polite, extremely funny and let’s not forget good looking.. Over the years I had become close to his wonderful brother Eddie, let me just say these two are awesome people. Chris was a wonderful loving father and admirable husband and educater. Thousands of people are reaching out to Eddie and his family for Chris and this doesn’t just happen this way unless you are a respected and loved person, as you all can see the love and devotion for Chris is overflowing something like I have never witnessed before in my life, and he’s well deserving of every bit of it.. I love you Chris I think about you non stop around the clock all day long. I will forever hold you in my thoughts and prayers as you are only a heartbeat away. Heaven has gained an angel and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, heaven is just a better place now that you are there Chris! Rip until we meet again.. Love xoxo michele
Michele Iovino says:
xoxo michele iovino
Kathryn Strouse Administrative Director Middle Bucks Institute of Technology says:
This is the nomination letter sent to ACTE on behalf of Chris Tully for PA Career and Technical Teacher of the Year, which he was awarded in June 2014.
On a personal note, I have known Chris for over twelve years and I enjoyed many spirited conversations with him on our beliefs about education tomorrow’s future and the importance of family.
I am pleased to write this letter supporting the nomination of Christopher Tully for Pennsylvania ACTE Outstanding Career & Technical Teacher. As the Administrative Director of Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, I have the pleasure of working with Mr. Tully for the past eleven years.
Mr. Tully teaches Multimedia Technology at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, a career and technical high school. The program is unique because Mr. Tully teaches several types of media productions to high school students interested in the field and oversees an on-site multimedia studio. The on-site studio provides our high school students with authentic experiences in film, television and audio production.
When Mr. Tully joined the staff at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology in 2002, the Multimedia program lacked clear direction. He worked diligently over the next eleven years to build the program, which has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Program for the past five consecutive years. This designation is reserved for programs that meet criteria for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence, and demonstrate Apple’s vision of exemplary learning environments.
Mr. Tully effortlessly balances his responsibilities in the classroom with valuable opportunities to work within our community. Whether he is creating public service announcements, community awareness videos or TV broadcasts for community television; Mr. Tully demonstrates his commitment to his profession. He uses good judgment in addressing problems, is consistent with his dealings with people, and communicates high expectations, which allow everyone to know what he stands for.
Mr. Tully has earned the respect of our entire staff and is without question one of Middle Bucks’ top performing teachers. Without qualification, I recommend Mr. Tully for Pennsylvania ACTE Outstanding Career & Technical Teacher Award.
Kathryn Strouse
Allison & Arnie Jazlovietcki says:
Chris will always be remembered in our hearts and memories. We will always think of him as a fun, compassionate, and giving friend, who loved his boys. In the teaching realm, we will miss his passion. Comfort and peace in this most difficult time.
Tina Bulleigh says:
Chris was one of those guys that made you feel like you could go outside “the box” because you wouldn’t be alone. Ever picture I have seen with him and I together we were dancing! So much fun! I look the part of a crazed fool in most of them, but by golly I felt like a graceful Ginger Rogers at the time. Chris could make you feel like that. Watching all of the videoes and reflecting on the photos posted by friends has brought on so many smiles, helping to replace few of the tears. I have CJ’s photo as my banner on Facebook and I will leave it there in honor of him and his dad. I have 3 boys of my own, and I know how much he loved them. My prayers will be for them and all of you as you keep Chris’s spirit alive for them a they grow up. Love and prayers from KS!
Scott E. Kaufman says:
My sincere condolences to the Tully Family,
I met Chris 10 years ago when I first started teaching. My principal sent me to his classroom to observe for the day. I was truly impressed with him as a person, his knowledge, his teaching style, and what he created at MBIT. Since that day, I strive to become a great teacher like Chris. I always looked forward to seeing him at media events and film festivals so I could have a few minutes to pick his brain for some new tech info or some teaching tool I could bring back to my classes. And we always had a little friendly competition to see whose students would place better. He never ceased to impress me. In all the times we met, I never would have known he had a mental health disorder. He was so friendly, energetic, passionate, and brilliant. He will continue to inspire me to be a teacher like him, but I still can’t figure out how he managed to accomplish everything he has done with only 24 hours in day. A true renaissance man too I guess. I am so sad and shocked that I’ll never have the chance to see him again, and I can’t imagine how his family feels. Rest easy now my friend, you’ll be missed by all, and will never cease to inspire us.
Erin-Caitlin Rinker says:
I have worked with Christopher Tully for almost six years at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology. I will remember him as an amazing teacher, full of life, funny, and energetic. I laughed each time I called his classroom and he answered the phone by saying “hello, housekeeping.” I smiled walking by his classroom in the morning and hearing the latest hit song being played so his students were energized for an exciting day in Multimedia Technology. I had the honor of attending the banquet last June in which Chris received recognition as Outstanding Career and Technical Teacher for the state of Pennsylvania. That night and that award meant a great deal to Chris. He will always be remembered for his passion towards making a difference as a human being and as an educator, especially in career and technical education. Chris was committed to elevating the dignity of career and technical education. He truly excelled in his craft as an educator hence the reason he received numerous awards recognizing him for that. Time may heal all wounds, but it’s going to be a long time before his MBIT family and all who knew him will be whole again.
Reposted from Terry Colbert
To the family, friends, co-workers (past and present) and students (past and present) of Chris my deepest sympathies to all of you. I’ve known Chris since 1997 from our days together in the in-house simulcast TV department at Philadelphia Park Racetrack (now Parx Casino). From the first time I met Chris, I knew he was destined for greatness. Even back then, Chris was passionate, dedicated and driven to push the boundaries to achieve greater success. His boundless energy and enthusiasm for always wanting to learn and do more was infectious. When Chris left Philly Park / TRN to pursue teaching it was a little surprising to me however it didn’t take long to realize that he was on the path to fulfilling his calling. I had the privilege of serving on his OAC at MBIT back in the mid-late 2000s as well as proctoring one of the NOCTI exams for his classes during that t
ime and I witnessed first-hand, the incredible impact he was making on his students. After having spent the better part one day in particular observing him instructing and interacting with his students, it was very obvious that Chris had indeed achieved his destiny. On the way home that day, I couldn’t stop thinking about how impressive the program he built there at MBIT was. To think that the 10-12th graders that came through his program would be better prepared, educated and more advanced than college kids in programs at major universities, was quite a testament to his vision. I was always impressed by Chris’s work ethic, drive and how he found time to accomplish everything that he had going on! I wasn’t in touch with him much recently aside from the occasional ‘how’s it going?’ email. However back in the fall of last year after reading about the PA Teacher of the Year award he received, I emailed him to congratulate him. What an incredible honor and achievement for him and at the end of his email he humbly said ‘thanks and that we should get together sometime to catch up’. Well, unfortunately, we never had the chance to catch up. My regret now is that we didn’t meet up, however after reading all of the tributes on this site and others as well as seeing various video clips and seeing the impact he made on the lives of everyone he came across, I am even more grateful and honored that I had the privilege of being not just a previous co-worker but friend of his. He truly is gone too soon for who knows what other greatness he was possible of achieving. It is now up to us to keep his legacy alive and in his honor, to live life with passion, dedication, hard work and determination. To push boundaries, never stop learning and to inspire others. Goodbye my friend, may you now be at peace and have comfort. You will never be forgotten.
Reposted from Tom McGee
I found an old video of Chris when we met in 2009 at the Apple Distinguished Educator Institute. My team created a short project on Education Leadership. Chris took his turn to record, but unlike the others, of course, he had to put his own spin on it. –vintage Chris. That’s me in the background going along with his whimsical humor. This is the outtake we shot. Friends of Christopher Tully. You’ll be missed buddy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeWfEFrE1kI
Reposted from Steve Miller on Friends of Christopher Tully Facebook Page.
My son and I went to an open house Wed. January 7, 2015 at MBIT. He was mostly interested in the automotive programs offered. After visiting these class rooms and teachers we decided to check out some other areas of interest as well, in the spirit of “open house”. We visited the classroom center for the multi media technology program. This seemed different. The student run presentation of the program was very impressive. They said there teacher was unable to attend that night, but the class worked together on a presentation to represent their course of study. The show will go on. They were confident and proud. At least 1 dozen or so students spoke about the program and the work they are doing. They all seemed excited and egar to learn. As a parent this was very appealing and unexpectedly uncommon. After milling around and talking to the students it was evident this enthusiasm came from their educator. It was a team atmosphere where all the students were cooperating and working together. Every student I talked to bragged about the teacher and spoke of him in the highest of regard. They felt he was the best teacher. One student even told me how shy and recluse he felt before meeting Mr. Tully And how Mr. Tully’s encouragement and this class helped him emensely in all facets of his life. The students were all brimming with optimism and gratitude. Who was this man? The man that inspired so many. The man whose thoughts, ideas, energy and values radiated to so many. The man who made learning exciting. I never met Mr. Tully but it is so very evident the impact he has made on this earth through the people he touched. For those of you. I am truly sorry for your loss.
Reposted:
Mr. Tully wasn’t just an educator to the students of MBIT, he was like a father. To everyone he met he made everyone of us feel like we mattered to someone and that we were unique and special. He let us all know that he cared and included us in everything he did.
I remember the first day I met Mr. Tully; it was my 100 year at MBIT on the very first day of school. He brought his class in to my commercial art class room for an introduction telling us who he was and what he didthere and finished with how excited he was to meet us and work with us in the future since out classes were so closely linked. Through out my years there I had the unique opportunity to connect with him even though I wasn’t in his class. He allowed me to stop in during class periods and every time we saw each other we shared a packet of skittles. He would wander in to our class just to poke at our papers and give everyone a reason to smile. I remember sitting in my class across the hall from his drawing while listening to the sound of Mr. Tully playing on the full drum set in his room.
Mr. Tully was unique in that he understood something very important.
Kids need to have friends.
We all have authority figures, parents, and bosses at work but we need to feel like there are adults on our side. He gave us all a teacher who we new wanted us to succeed and loved to watch us grow and we all loved him back.
So thank you Mr. Tully.
I’ve got a packet of skittles with your name on it.
Love Janai
MBIT class of 2014
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A Love Affair
Iowa #1 turret
I have a confession to make. I have fallen in love, deeply and overjoyed every time I am with her. I can't wait to rush down to visit her and crawl all over her magnificent frame and marvel at her every nook and cranny. I am speaking about my love affair with the USS Iowa BB-61 now open as a museum and education center at pier 87, in San Pedro, CA.
Robert Kent, CEO Pacific Battleship Center
The affair began from afar, when I first became acquainted with the efforts of the Pacific Battleship Center led by Robert Kent and company, to bring the Iowa to Southern California. However, I was not prepared for what happened a few weeks ago when I first stepped aboard her wooden decks and took my place alongside dozens of fellow volunteers willing to give up days off, to grind, weld, scrape, paint, replace decks, and haul all manner of material, in an effort to get her dressed for her grand opening. I wrote in a previous post about those first days and the intrepid crew that led the volunteers who make up the ship operations division. The story that unfolded since that first post, has become more than a brief footnote in this great ships lifetime, but an ongoing journey that sees men and women falling in love with this ship and her history.
Last week, my brother, Vince, navy veteran, and former caretaker on the USS Hornet, came down for our annual visit, and being a fellow plank owner on the Iowa, joined me in bringing her to life. Our motivation was in part to honor the memory of our father, Jay Wade, Navy veteran of World War II, who served in the Pacific throughout the war. We left the house before dawn last Friday, and queued up on the dock to be checked by the diligent security team before bounding up the gangway. We then proceeded to a berthing space/wardrobe division, where we changed to blue coveralls, and then mustered in crews mess for our safety meeting and job assignments. Our fellow crew members ranged from young high school ROTC members, veterans, retired shipyard workers, and some who never served, but soon became shipmates, as devoted as any assembled in our country's history. After getting our assignments we dispersed in small groups where within a few minutes, informal leadership was established, along with the kind of bonding that can only occur when people do jobs that involve some level danger and skill.
Removing armored hatch, Wade brothers on the cheater bar. Mike Getscher on the torch
"Man against steel, man always wins." Mike Getscher, Chief Engineer, USS Iowa, 2012
As the day progressed, the bonding became as natural as mixing sugar and cream in coffee, until the perfect blend of teamwork led to a job being completed on time, and without injury. The common thread that surfaced in working with everyone in what is know as "Ship Ops" is the joy that kept everyone hard at work as sweat stained our caps and coveralls, and empty water bottles began to be strewn about like shell casings during a "Kamikaze" attack in 1945. Being a historian and an observer of people, the breaks between assignments gave me an opportunity to learn about my fellow volunteers, and what led them to work for the sum of hard work and toil. To a man and women, they all confessed it happened after the first day they stepped aboard. Many came with the idea of working a day or two as a way to see the ship. However, for all I spoke too, seduction stepped in, as the Iowa, being the grand lady she is, caused all who grace her decks and hallowed passageways, to fall in love with her magnificent body, and the spirit one can physically sense in every compartment.
Over the next four days, Vince and I, joined with our new brothers and a few sisters, to make the ship ready not for sea; but to receive hundreds of former Iowa crew members, and for the grand opening on July 7. As the countdown continued, deadlines had to be met, welding teams worked 24/7 to prepare the new brows, and our teams scrambled to hang fire extinguishers, rig emergency lighting, repair rails and ladders, and clear the deck, so as to pass the important fire inspections for safety and security.
Daily Breeze Photo: Robert Casillas
Monday afternoon July 2nd, saw the ship welcome the hundreds who had become "Plank Owners" by contributing money to fund the ship's restoration. They were joined by many veterans of the Iowa who were holding their reunion over the next few days. Those veterans showed that the love for the ship does not dissipate with time, but only grows deeper, and more moving. Old men stepped aboard, and within the blink of an eye, they became 20 again, as they returned to what for most, was the most memorable time in their lives. One fellow volunteer related taking a veteran who had been assigned to the engine room, down several decks, steadying his feet each step, as the veteran's caregiver held his arms. My fellow shipmate related that tears welled up in that old veteran's eyes when he entered the space where he entered adulthood so long ago, and for a moment, he shed scores of years as he told about working in the heat of the South Pacific so long ago. Similar images played out hundreds of times around the ship, as men showed their wives, children, and grand children where grandpa had lived and fought for his country.
For this old army veteran, it brought tears to my eyes as one realized that these men in the very twilight of their lives, sought for one more time to visit the woman who still held their first love. We who are volunteers have come to know the same feeling that inspired those men. I can not fully explain it, but here I am today making a public confession that I love that ship and cherish every moment I step aboard her historic decks.
Dedication ceremony July 4, 2012
This story is continuing to unfold. When the ship opened this Saturday July 7th, over 4000 people lined up to walk her decks and marvel at the power projected in her massive 16" guns. There is much more work to be done to open more of the ship to the public. Volunteers are welcome, but beware that this lady will seduce you, and steal your heart forever. I can not say enough about the leadership of this organization, our skipper Robert Kent, and his staff. Special recognition must be given to our own Lt. Dan, who as assistant ships engineer was the ramrod and spark plug behind our daily efforts. Dan, is a dynamo, who along with Mac our CPO, used the forum of our safety meetings to remind us all in a sonnet, that this ship was a lady who deserved respect, and would treat you right if you treated her right, and hurt you if you forgot to respect her and treat her like gold. Then there is volunteer, Jim Baca who was joined by his wife Sandra, and son. Jim alone, has volunteered over 700 hours the past nine months as the ships electrician/gunners mate, and is a wealth of information on the 16" guns. His wife a former navy veteran herself, remarked that they when they found the Iowa, volunteering was a natural as when they both first joined the Navy.
There are many others behind the scene, each of whom played an integral part in bring the Iowa to life. Some I came to know, like Robert's daughter Erin, who runs the wardrobe department, and always has a kind word for all who came to help. Then there is exhibit curator Dave Way, who worked tirelessly, to take a cluttered space, clean it up, and create a informative museum that showcases the history of the Iowa, and the heritage of battleships, while interviewing tour guide candidates, and planning for future exhibits. And finally, perhaps the hardest working of all, volunteer coordinator Sue Schmidt, who often was sending email up dates, (well after the bars had closed,) just to give you an idea of the time frame of her work day, as she coordinated the thousands of volunteer applications and scheduling assignments.
gunnersmate/electrician Jim Baca
Lt Dan and wife Vicky
Dave Way
Sue Schmidt
I wake every morning, longing for the chance to become a permanent member of her crew as the museum and education center become active. Until then, I will keep volunteering, and spending as much time as possible enjoying what for me, is both a time machine, a primary source for history to our country's maritime heritage, and now; one of the great loves of my life.
Yours truly, HG
Virtual Tour of Iowa, LA Times
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R E V E R E N C E
Published 2018, by Nazraeli Press. Signed by Jeffrey Conley.
Printed in a first edition of 750 slip-cased, hand-numbered copies on special matte Japanese Paper. 50 Plates.
Signed by Jeffrey Conley, hand numbered limited edition of 750 books.
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Nazraeli Press is pleased to present the publication of Jeffrey Conley's second monograph, Reverence. Beautifully printed in duotone on our special matt Japanese art paper, this first edition is limited to 750 numbered and slipcased copies. Jeffrey Conley crafts each of his prints by the traditional darkroom method of the hand-coated platinum/palladium printing process. As both the artist and the printer, Conley’s first-hand technique creates a compendium of work that is as wide-ranging as it is intricate and intimate. The artist has, moreover, perfected the balance between simplicity and complexity, nuanced and bold.
"For all of us, the Earth sustains our existence. In an otherwise inhospitable known universe, our little blue planet provides us absolutely everything. I've never understood why our societal and spiritual priorities as a species do not overwhelmingly demonstrate our gratitude by placing our planet at the pinnacle of the reverential order.
For as long as I can remember I have felt most at peace outdoors. Nature has always been my refuge and sanctuary. I find the natural world to be endlessly wondrous in its range of character and texture, from moments of delicate intimacy and subtlety to the massively expansive and powerful. Nature is in constant change, and photography is particularly well suited to capture and amplify the swirling fluidity and the wonderfully serendipitous moments born of the ephemeral. Photographing nature is a very specific kind of exercise in mindfulness; to be out in nature with senses responsive, keenly aware of circumstances and completely receptive, yielding to the present. The photographs in this book represent some of my observations while investigating nature over these last several years; moments that represent my awe, wonder, and affinity towards our Earth.
My prints are made in a darkroom utilizing the platinum method, a 19th century hand-made print making process evocative of alchemy. Each unique print is hand-coated with a hand-mixed emulsion formula featuring platinum and palladium metals. Platinum prints are considered among the most permanent of the photographic print making processes due to the incredible stability of the platinum group of noble metals. The prints are characterized by an exceptionally long and delicate range of velvety tones and a warm image color. I feel that the platinum process bestows a radiant shine and the resultant prints possess a distinctive luminosity." - Jeffrey Conley
W I N T E R
Published 2011, by Nazraeli Press.
Printed in a first edition of 1,000 copies. 42 Plates. SOLD OUT - no longer available.
''I was first introduced to Jeffrey Conley several years ago and was impressed by the quality of his work and his determination to pursue one of the most difficult of objectives: the creative life. I keenly watched his progress and the refinement of his craft. He is that rare species, an artist following in the tradition of the great American Landscape Photographers Watkins, Haynes, O'Sullivan, Muybridge, Jackson, Adams but one who also displays a distinctly original voice . . . You are witnessing the beginning of a career that will be long and fulfilling. Revel in the tranquility, balance, beauty and stillness this Pied Piper of silence leads us to.'' From the introduction by Peter Fetterman.
Jeffrey Conley's gorgeous first monograph, which takes its name from its primary subject, comprises a selection of 42 images of the essence of WINTER. Known for his meticulously crafted black and white prints, which have been widely exhibited and collected in the United States and abroad, Conley lives and works in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. WINTER is published in a first edition of 1,000 casebound copies.
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Email: jeff@jeffreyconley.com
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Hotel “By Faralda Crane”
On the North side of the Bay Hey, on the territory of the former shipyard NDSM shipbuilding company is port crane. You can get there for free in ten minutes by ferry from Amsterdam Central station. This bright red with yellow and gray accents the tap TV Studio and hotel. His three fantasy Suite — “Free spirit” (35 meters), the “Secret” (40 meters) and “Mysticism” (45 meters) have a futuristic finish and boasts a gorgeous view.
On top of the crane, you can soak in a Jacuzzi outdoors, or bungee-jumping.
Designers from the Amsterdam fashion Institute was punished to dress up a 61 room hotel, “” Exchange, “as models” — in a ridiculous and wonderful clothes — from the huge buttons and images from the pages of a fashion magazine cotton creations to tailor and white collars from the Rembrandt. And all this with fabrics, specially fabricated by the Dutch textile Museum in Tilburg. Rooms range from small and discreet to spacious halls, but all of them have private bathrooms. More expensive rooms overlook the cultural center “Beurs van Berlage” hence the name of the hotel, its cafe called”Stock” and electronic boutique “Options” .
The design of the hotel “Droog” was created by the team who work with designers, helping them to create their creations and sell them to the people. His signature is this surreal purity is manifested not only in the objects of everyday life, but in the Studio, the exhibition in the gallery, tea room and fabulous garden with a giant mushroom made of wood, and the sunflower wire mesh. On the top floor “Droog” are apartments with private bathrooms (included with design tanks for hot water and lamps-hangers), kitchen island, great views over the rooftops.
Around the corner of the former gas plant, now part of the cultural complex Westergasfabriek and Westerpark green space, is a miniature octagonal water tower, which is now a hotel. This little tower, built in 1897 as one of the water works of Amsterdam, is located in the middle of the square. Several local residents saved the historic building to show it to their neighbors and visitors to the town. Vintage and contemporary Dutch designer items decorate the kitchen and dining room in the basement, living room upstairs and a bathroom on the top floor. The bedroom is in the attic under the original lattice ceiling made of wood.
Labyrinthine “Lloyd” was built as a hotel for migrants in the 1920s, a wide river Hey. Then it became a prison, jail, design Studio, until he turned into the world’s first “from one to five stars” hotel (the cheapest rooms have shared bathrooms). It preserved its original art Deco, but the rooms are ultra-modern elements of design. In addition to the multi-storey exhibition devoted to the history of the building, is a “cultural Embassy” has a wonderful cafe, a library with a bunch of chairs, and regularly holds art exhibitions and events.
Passenger ship “Avanti”
The hotel-ship “Avanti” is moored in the Maritime quarter of the city, directly opposite the science Museum “NEMO”. It has 15 cozy, clean cabins with two single berths and wash basins (bathrooms are shared). For communication there is an open terrace and a saloon that serves Breakfast living aboard Dave and Annie.
Prefer a floating hotel? The property — a large four-deck ship with 175 budget accommodation in the step from the pier for free ferry to/from Central station and with its own swim-up bar/restaurant. If the weather lets you relax on the sun terrace, the bar has a pool table, Darts, jukebox and, most importantly, pinball.
Hidden behind old stone gates, 17th-century (this is the only that remains of the former theatre) the exquisite boutique hotel “Dylan” is located along the Keizersgracht canal. Its courtyard filled with topiary figures. Custom furniture like a silver and mother-of-pearl cabinets, decorated with 40 individually decorated regular and Deluxe rooms (some of which are double). The Dylan restaurant awarded Michelin stars.
House boat “Ms Luctor”
House boat “Ms Luctor” is a romantic water sanctuary, built in 1913, is moored in the picturesque canal in the Western Islands, five minutes walk from one of the most charming areas of Amsterdam — Jordan. The boat on the environmentally friendly solar powered includes two-bedroom apartments with a separate bedroom, it also has a steering wheel. Additional features include riding on two bikes and canoe for the research channel, as well as a healthy Breakfast.
The Hotel “Conservatorium”
Opposite the concert hall of the Royal Concertgebouw orchestra in Amsterdam near Museum square is a luxurious neo-Gothic building that was originally a Bank and later became municipal music Conservatory (now it is situated near the Central railway station). His last incarnation — a luxury hotel “Conservatorium” 129 rooms consisting of glass and steel connecting the brick walls of the 19th century, thousands of square meters, which features a fitness centre and a Spa. It is the largest hotel in Amsterdam. A tribute to the musical past of the building gives small design from dozens of suspended violins.
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A Follow Up On Sikhs and Soldiering
15 Dec 2015 jmooney Leave a comment
About a month ago, I posted about how Canada had selected a Sikh as its next Minister of Defense, and was sad to think that would be effectively impossible in the US.
Well, the Army must have read my post (and likely a few others) and started coming around to the error of their ways. US Army Captain Simratpal Singh, a Sikh, has been granted a waiver to allow him to keep a beard, long hair, and a turban (albeit in a temporary status while the Army decides whether to grant a permanent exception).
This is a development which has big implications for religious exemptions in the military–namely, Orthodox Jews and Muslims, who both have at least some religious motivations to keep facial hair. When one considers that there are 2-3 times as many Orthodox Jews, and up to 10 times as many Muslims as Sikhs, we open the door to a whole new population of people who may serve in our military. People whose service in defense of our fundamental freedoms is much more relevant to their own status as a religious minority.
There are certainly some things the Army needs to do to figure out safety concerns–for example, getting a gas mask that will work with a beard, or ensuring that soldiers don’t injure themselves by entangling facial hair in machinery–but having a military that fosters and protects religious freedoms among its soldiers arguably strengthens its ability to protect those freedoms among the citizenry it serves.
On a personal note, I’m proud that Captain Singh is a fellow USMA graduate and combat engineer. I’ll leave with a quote from the good captain:
“A true Sikh is supposed to stand out, so he can defend those who cannot defend themselves,” he said. “I see that very much in line with the Army values.”
Social Media and Customer Service: A Surprise
Saturday, my wife and I had an idea of a gift for our kids that was time-sensitive: it would really only make sense if we gave it to them on Sunday night. What it was and why isn’t important, but what was important was that we ordered from Amazon, paying extra for one-day delivery so that it would arrive in time.
We excitedly tracked the package Sunday as it arrived at the carrier, and was out for delivery. Then a couple hours later we checked, and it said the carrier “attempted” delivery–meaning for some reason they didn’t feel they could deliver it. We got pretty upset because we knew exactly what had happened: the driver showed up at our apartment complex, saw the leasing office closed (of course–it was Sunday) and the gate, and turned around. What he didn’t bother to look for was the gate directory, which would have called our cellphones and we would have let him in.
Since I was upset, I called the carrier (LaserShip) in the morning to find out what happened. After a 30 minute phone call where I was on hold for about 20 total minutes, our suspicion was confirmed. What’s worse is the driver didn’t even put the package back on the truck Monday to try to re-deliver! The best the customer service rep could do was promise Tuesday delivery. While I was still pretty put out, at least Amazon refunded the 1-day delivery fee.
I posted this tweet in my frustration:
@LaserShip You "attempted" delivery to my apt but didn't bother to try the directory. Paid for same day, taking 3 days. #YouHadOneJob
— John Mooney (@jmooney7) December 7, 2015
Within 10 minutes, I got a reply on Twitter saying to email them with the tracking number.
@jmooney7 If you'd like to send your tracking #/name/Twitter handle to shipassist@lasership.com, I can help.
— LaserShipAssist (@LaserShipAssist) December 7, 2015
I emailed them and what do you know? The package was delivered on Monday!
So this made me wonder a few things:
Why couldn’t the customer service rep on the phone arrange to get delivery on Monday?
Is it because I complained loud enough? Or was it because I complained in public?
Am I the only one with this problem? Apparently not:
Why is Amazon continuing to use this shipper? I did a little research and it sounds like they’re temporarily relying on regional small-time shippers to do one-day delivery while Amazon builds its own delivery capacity.
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"Calling Hank Paulson" . . . Hello?
Here's today's squeak from the wheel (should we rename the blog, "Squeaks from the Wheel"? There's probably already one named that). Anyway, if you want to help grease the movement a little, you can send a similar letter of your own. Feel free to plagiarize.
Dear Sir(s):
While the "Review and Outlook" editorial in yesterday's Wall Street Journal ("Calling Hank Paulson," WSJ, 08/28/08, A14) is a start in the right direction, calling for a restructuring of the banking system of the United States, it does not go far enough. Since World War I the federal government has managed to circumvent the intent of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and use the central bank of the United States to monetize its deficits. This leaves the industrial, commercial, and agricultural sectors of the economy — the "private sector" that produces wealth and generates income — out in the cold, shut off from the power the central bank has to monetize the productive capacity of the nation and provide financing for capital formation.
Genuine reform of the banking system would restore the original purpose of the central bank of the United States, cut the federal government off from the money creation powers of the Federal Reserve, and institute a 100% reserve requirement for commercial banks. The Federal Reserve would provide the reserves by opening up the discount window so that commercial banks could "sell" qualified industrial, commercial, and agricultural loan paper to the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve would create the currency and demand deposits to purchase these liens on hard assets instead of government debt, thereby providing commercial banks with the necessary 100% reserves and restoring an asset-backed currency.
A further reform would empower every American citizen with access to the process of capital formation, and thus the ability to become an owner. This could be done by providing each individual with the right to finance a pro rata portion of the annual "growth ring" of additional new capital formed each year (c. $2 trillion), monetizing the new capital when a borrower presents the loan officer of a commercial bank with a financially feasible project, collateralized by the project itself and backed up with capital credit insurance instead of existing pools of savings. The commercial bank would immediately discount such loans at the Federal Reserve, thereby creating an asset-backed currency to finance capital formation without the need for government intervention, foreign investment, or further complicating the tax system.
A program has been developed along these lines called "Capital Homesteading for Every Citizen," from the book with that title. Responding to President Reagan's call for an "Industrial Homestead Act," Capital Homesteading details necessary banking and tax reforms to establish a financially sound and political feasible "ownership society." At the very least, it is worth looking into before the politicians manage to destroy what remains of America's economic base.
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Kevin's 7 Wards
Kevin's Watch Forum Index -> The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant -> Fatal Revenant
sindatur
The Grey Owl Wizard
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:52 pm Post subject: Kevin's 7 Wards
So, if I remember correctly, only the 1st, the 2nd, the 4th and the 7th have been found, correct? Or am I forgetting any? Sorry if this is stupid, because I'm forgetting something, it's been 10 years since I've read the first two Chronicles, and I'm listening to the First Chronicle now (Up to Ch 15 or 16 of TIW, Amok has just revealed he's the 7th)
So, if I'm not forgetting anything, will we see these other Wards come to light in the last two books? Would they make any difference at this point?
I chose to put the thread in this Forum, in case it reveals something after the first two CHronicles.
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Where are we going...and... WHY are we in a handbasket?
Orlion
Location: Getting there...
They found the fourth ward?
I don't know...there'd have to be something very important in the other Wards to warrant a search for them... and even then, I'm not sure they could find them without the wards that had all ready been found which are sure to have been lost and/or destroyed.
Then again, maybe the Masters have all ready found them and have them hidden deep withing Revelstone
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Govern the reasoning creature, man.
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Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!
"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
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Vraith
Obligate Metaphor
Location: everywhere, all the time
hmmm...it seems to me that finding the other wards would be pretty usless.
The thing is, the wards for the most part aren't objects, they're teachings that have to be studied/mastered, or they don't work right. And who around would have the time and background to learn it all?
And I have a feeling that most of that knowledge would be fairly insignificant compared to the powers arrayed in the world now.
I could easily be wrong, I just intuitively don't think I am.
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wayfriend
whilom witling
Location: The world of the Bowling Green Massacre
The Wards certainly won't show up unless there's a reason integral to the story for why they are useful. I can't think of many such reasons. The Lords are gone, and before they were gone they had abandoned Kevin's Ward-plan for their own path.
One reason that they might be useful is if they contain something that could help fight the Viles or the Demondim or something. But even then, there would have to be a reason to suspect that they did.
Possibly, possibly, there might be something about the krill that they need to know about.
* I occasionally post things on KevinsWatch because I am a fan of Stephen R. Donaldson; this should not be considered as condonation of the white nationalist propaganda for which this forum has become a platform.
DukkhaWaynhim
Dukkha Happens
Location: Deep in thought
I always wondered if the krill was the Sixth ward, like Amok was the Seventh? Or simply that something in the Sixth ward would have allowed the Lords to use the krill to the same effect, as the trigger for Amok?
"God is real, unless declared integer." - Unknown
DukkhaWaynhim wrote:
The second. Mastering the 6th would allow you to wake the krill, waking the krill summoned Amok [IIRC]
Sequent
Location: Wasatch Stonedown
I think you're correct. And I agree, the other Wards won't show up unless something in them is relevant to an issue that needs solving - krill, Viles, Worm, or whatever.
And as far as the Viles go, I suspect the Harrow knows exactly how to deal with them. Whether or not that helps or hinders all things ending, remains to be seen.
"History is a myth men have agreed upon." - Napoleon
In The Illearth War was wrote:
"I felt the sign of readiness. The krill of Loric came to life. That is the appointed word. I answer as I was made to do."
Amok doesn't mention the sixth Ward, nor does anyone else. Knowing that Amok is the Seventh Ward, and knowing how Kevin set up the Wards, his preconditions sound like they should follow from the Sixth Ward.
But, as Amok eventually reveals, he has some lattitude. Mastery of the Sixth Ward isn't an absolute requisite for his preconditions. Therefore, mastery of the Sixth ward isn't absolutely requisite to the Seventh.
What we don't know, because it is never said, is whether mastery of the Sixth Ward is sufficient in and of itself to awaken the krill. It may be that power-unlocking-passion is the only real requirement. And the lore of the Sixth Ward is only one means among many to discover that passion. It could be that someone could master the Sixth Ward but, lacking the extremity of danger, never finds the passion required.
dlbpharmd
Location: Jacksboro, TN.
I believe the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 7th Wards were eventually found. Check out "Soothtell" in TWL.
High Lord Tolkien
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Relayer wrote:
I wonder. Unlike the Demondim and urViles the Viles were not physically created. So the Harrow's knowledge might be useless against the Viles.
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When the world is "rebooted", like I suspect, those Wards are going to come in might handy for the survivors.
And if the world is at last free from Despite and the Ravers then the threat of any RoD from it's use might also be eliminated.
Remember if it wasn't for those 4 bad guys the bliss that Kevin had established might be still going on today.
wayfriend wrote:
Yea, we don't know. The rule-breaking white gold awakened it [but TC's will/passion enabled it]...and I always wondered: if TC hadn't wakened it first, would Mhoram's revelation have enabled him to awaken it on his own later?
The only thing that seems certain is that Amok had no choice until it was awakened, but once it was he had options.
And that's a good question HLT...without beings like those corrupting/manipulating/horrifying, would anyone find enough passion and hate and desperation in themselves to rend the world? So far, desecration has always been connected with beings from outside the natural world.
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The Wards certainly won't show up unless there's a reason integral to the story for why they are useful. I can't think of many such reasons.
I don't think that's necessarily true. The Clave had of couple of Wards stored away in the Aumbrie, but no important developments ever came of them. Unless SRD was deliberately "sowing the seeds" for the Last Chronicles back then, in which case those Wards might make a reappearance...
Solar wrote:
Fair point. There may be something to that.
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Location: Sky Blue City England
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The Elohim could be holding a Ward. The Wurd of the Earth.
They might have been waiting for someone to ask for it instead of being asked how to unlock the location of the One Tree. Amok was a bit Elohimish.
SerScot
That GRRM fan. ;) (7/12/11)
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject:
HLT,
High Lord Tolkien wrote:
You are assuming that a rebooted world will be something like the Land we know. There is no guarantee of that.
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 12:41 am Post subject:
Seven Wards....Seven Words (of power)............coincidence?
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 5:08 am Post subject:
dlbpharmd wrote:
Basically right.
The First Ward was kept by the Giants and handed back to the people of the Land when they returned after the Ritual of Desecration.
The Second Ward was found in Mount Thunder in LFB.
Akkasri tells Covenant in TWL (I think in one of the chapters just prior to "Soothtell") that the Council of Lords found the Third Ward.
And we know that Amok was the Seventh Ward.
sammadhi
Servant of Despite
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 2:10 am Post subject:
i cant remember which ward it was but the woodhelvinen were studing it. they used it because it was based on the earthpower of wood. if the giants had the first, it might stand to reason that ward was earthpower of stone. if both of these are true SRD might make linden's next quest after FR to master the wards for the power she needs. we know she is talented and tooled but the lore is what she lacks at this point.....trying not to give spoilers here
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Location: Behind the Golden EIB Microphone
Gibbon na-Mhoram answered Covenant's question about the Wards:
Covenant: "Why don't you USE it? [Kevin's Lore]"
Gibbon: "It is lore for that which no longer exists. It has no value under the Sunbane."
The Wards were for lore that predated the Sunbane and didn't anticipate the breaking of the Laws of Life and Death. Also, it was stated in The Illearth War that they were written in the "language of the Old Lords" that required translating (PLOT HOLE: If the Old Lords had a different language how did Linden, Roger, et al communicate with Berek and his troops?)
Bottom line IMO is that the Wards were a plot device that has run its course, and we won't be seeing any more of them.
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‘Twenty years ago the world lost an angel’: Elton John leads tributes to ‘truly remarkable’ Princess Diana on the anniversary of her death as emotional fans gather to pay their respects in London and Paris
To lead (verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” to be in control of an organization, group of people, or activity “ 記載されていますね。
She led the software development team during the project.
I’ve asked Gemma to lead the discussion.
tribute (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” something that you do, say, or build to show that you respect and admire someone or something “ と記載されていますね。
They showed the programme as a tribute to the two men.
・Thursday marks 20 years since Diana, Princess of Wales was killed following a car crash in the French capital
・Fans have this week been leaving floral tributes, balloons and messages on gates of Kensington Palace
・Yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry paid tribute to her at her former home
・They are not expected to take part in official engagement on Thursday, the 20th anniversary of her death
・But royal superfans have gathered in Paris and London to pay their respects with elaborate floral tributes
pay tribute to
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to say or do something that shows you respect and admire someone a lot ” と記載されていますね。
We are here tonight to pay tribute to one of the greatest actors of all time.
The minister paid tribute to the men who had fought the blaze.
engagement (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” a formal arrangement to meet someone or to do something, especially as part of your public duties ” と記載されていますね。
a dinner engagement
Sir Elton John has led tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales on the 20th anniversary of her death.
The 70-year-old singer posted a picture on Instagram of the pair together, with his arm around the Princess writing: ’20 years ago today, the world lost an angel. RIP.’
The star famously performed an alternative version of his poignant song Candle In The Wind in honour of Diana at her 1997 funeral, held just days after she was killed in a Paris car crash.
Prince Harry later revealed that the song touched him on the day, telling a BBC documentary: ‘Elton John’s song was incredibly emotional, that was part of this whole trigger system which nearly brought me to the point of crying in public, which I’m glad I didn’t do.’
On the 10th anniversary of Diana’s death in 2007, Sir Elton opened and closed a Wembley Stadium concert organised by the Duke of Cambridge and his brother in memory of their mother.
poignant (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness ” と記載されていますね。
The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.
It is especially poignant that he died on the day before the wedding.
The monument is a poignant reminder of those who died in the war.
in honour of
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” in order to show respect and admiration for someone or something ” と記載されていますね。
In honour of the occasion, Mozart was to write a short piece of music.
a banquet in honour of the president
Meanwhile Elizabeth Emanuel, co-designer of Diana’s famous wedding dress, tweeted: ‘Thinking of the wonderful times we spent with Diana and the great joy she brought into our lives and all those who knew her.’ She posted a photo of the Emanuels tending to the train of Diana’s bridal gown inside St Paul’s Cathedral in 1981.
ここのMeanwhileは一方で、と訳しましょう。
The princess’s friend Rosa Monckton has also spoken out today, describing Diana as a ‘truly extraordinary woman’ in a new interview.
‘She was everything to everybody,’ Ms Monkton said. ‘She broke down the walls. She busted the myth of being a fairytale princess.’
She told The Times: ‘I think that given the life she had, when you think what she had to overcome, and all of this in the public eye, I think she was a truly extraordinary woman. Very damaged, very flawed, as we all are, but underneath it all this incredible resilience.’
Diana’s sons, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, have already paid tribute to their mother, visiting the floral tributes and pictures left at the gates of her former home, Kensington Palace.
tend to (phrasal verb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると” to usually do a particular thing ” と “to take care of someone or something”記載されていますね。
I have to tend to the children before I go out.
Nurses tended to the injured.
train (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” a long part at the back of a dress, especially a wedding dress, that spreads over the ground ” というふうに記載されていますね。
an elaborate wedding dress with a long train
To bust (verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” to burst or break something ” と記載されていますね。
The cops had to bust the door down.
Oh no! I bust his MP3 player.
resilience (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” someone’s ability to become healthy, happy, or strong again after an illness, disappointment, or other problem “記載されていますね。
The resilience of the economy has come as a surprise to some.
The brothers toured the site on Wednesday and laid flowers on behalf of well-wishers who had gathered to see the royals.
Diana’s former head chef Darren McGrady recalled her caring side, saying: ‘When Princess Diana heard I had become a father she sent this note and flowers to the hospital,’ he tweeted. The handwritten message congratulated him on the ‘safe arrival of your little lady’.
Yesterday, William and Harry met representatives of charities their mother supported and Harry told them her death was a tragedy for them – as they were preparing to work with the princess – as well as his family.
He said: ‘I can imagine for a lot of you it was like, ‘right here we go, now we’ve got her, we’ve got the thirst, we’ve got the attention, now let’s do something’, then suddenly she’s snapped away. If I can put it (this way), all of us lost somebody.’
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” instead of someone, or as a representative of someone “記載されていますね。
On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work.
A solicitor issued a statement on behalf of the victim’s family.
To recall (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to remember something ” という意味もあります。
Twenty years later he could still clearly recall the event.
He recalled (that) he had sent the letter over a month ago.
Can you recall what happened last night?
To congratulate (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to tell someone that you are pleased about their success, good luck, or happiness on a special occasion ” と記載されていますね。
I congratulated him on his recent promotion.
I was just congratulating Ceri on winning her race.
representative (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” someone who is thought of as a typical member of a particular group ” と記載されていますね。
thirst (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something ” と記載されていますね。
He’s always had a thirst for adventure.
The materials are designed to satisfy young people’s thirst for knowledge.
To snap (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to take a photograph of someone or something ” と記載されていますね。
She’s very pleased with her new camera and was snapping away the whole time we were abroad.
Washington is full of tourists snapping pictures of each other.
put it this way
Urban Dictionaryによると” A phrase that someone uses to rephrase something they said before that wasn’t comprehensible.” と記載されていますね。
Let me put it this way.
Diana will also be remembered at east London’s Mildmay Mission Aids hospital, which she visited regularly when it was a hospice caring for HIV patients.
The institution will hold a remembrance service and past members of staff will share their memories of Diana as will the hospital’s patron, actress Linda Robson, and dancer Wayne Sleep, who famously performed with the princess.
Diana was a woman whose warmth, compassion and empathy for those she met earned her the description the ‘people’s princess’.
This morning, fans of Princess Diana gathered at dawn at the gates of Kensington Palace to celebrate the life of a woman who reshaped Britain and its royal family when she died 20 years ago.
remembrance (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” a way of showing respect for someone who has died or for an important event “ と記載されていますね。
A church service was held in remembrance of the victims.
A service was held in remembrance of those who died in the war.
warmth (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” a kind and friendly quality in someone or something ” と記載されていますね。
The warmth of her voice made him feel less nervous.
I still remember the warmth of their welcome.
compassion (noun)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” a feeling of sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation because you understand and care about them “ 記載されていますね。
Both women shared a compassion for victims of war.
I was hoping she might show a little compassion.
empathy (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” the ability to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them “ と記載されていますね。
He loves children and has a certain empathy with them.
to earn (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to get something as a result of your efforts or your behaviour “ と記載されていますね。
His goals have earned him a place in the club’s first team.
You have to earn your employees’ respect.
It’s been a tough six months and I feel I’ve earned a few weeks off.
After all the work I’ve done, I’ve earned a vacation.
dawn (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” the beginning of the day, when it begins to get light ” と記載されていますね。
They had decided to leave at dawn.
We woke at dawn.
Laying flickering candles in the dark, supporters met where tens of thousands had flocked in 1997 to mark the death of one of the most famous women in the world in a Paris car crash.
And 200 miles away in the French capital, mourners gathered on the banks of the Seine just metres from the scene of the crash to lay candles and flowers in the Princess’s memory.
ここのbanksは道路のバンクです。
Diana’s death at the age of 36 prompted the biggest outpouring of grief seen in Britain in recent times and is regarded as a key turning point in how the royal family relates to the public.
With traditional restraint giving way to expressions of emotion, Diana’s sons William and Harry have led the way by speaking openly about the trauma they suffered when they lost their mother, as part of a wider campaign of talking about mental health issues.
The 20th anniversary of Diana’s death has prompted a renewed fascination with a woman who made headlines around the world when she married heir-to-the-throne Charles in a fairytale wedding in 1981 before the couple divorced in bitter circumstances in 1996.
heir-to-the-throneで皇太子/王位継承者です。
To flicker (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” if a flame or light flickers, it does not burn evenly, or it goes on and off “ 記載されていますね。
Candles flickered on all the tables in the restaurant.
The flame flickered as the breeze picked up.
To flock (verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” to move or come together in large numbers “ と記載されていますね。
Tourists still flock to the Tower of London.
Hundreds of people flocked to the football match.
Crowds of people flocked to see the Picasso exhibition.
To mark (verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” to show respect for or commemorate “ 記載されていますね。
Tomorrow’s parade will mark the 50th anniversary of the battle.
A ceremony was held to mark the occasion.
Today marks my tenth anniversary with this company.
mourner (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” someone who is at a funeral, especially a relative or close friend of the dead person “ と記載されていますね。
The dead man’s wife and children were the chief mourners.
To prompt (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to cause something to happen or be done “ 記載されていますね。
The birth of my first child prompted me to write this article.
What prompted you to say that?
I don’t know what prompted him to leave.
outpouring (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” an expression of strong feeling that is difficult to control “ と記載されていますね。
His death at the age of 35 has occasioned an outpouring of grief.
There was an extraordinary outpouring of grief following her death.
grief (noun)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” very great sadness, especially at the death of someone “ 記載されていますね。
An extraordinary outpouring of grief followed the death of the princess.
Her grief at her son’s death was terrible.
To regard (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to consider or have an opinion about something or someone “ と記載されていますね。
Her parents always regarded her as the smartest of their children.
He is generally/widely regarded as the father of international law.
restraint (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” an act of limiting or controlling something, or a situation in which this happens, especially in business or politics “ と記載されていますね。
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” to be the first to do something, especially to achieve success, and to show others how to do it “ と記載されていますね。
It is a country that has always led the way in its conservation policies.
You’ve been there before – why don’t you lead the way?
renewed (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” happening again after having stopped for a period of time: “ 記載されていますね。
Renewed efforts have finally led to an agreement.
fascination (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” the power to interest or attract people very strongly “ と記載されていますね。
make/hit/grab the headlines
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” to become famous by being reported in the news “ 記載されていますね。
He hit the headlines two years ago when he was arrested for selling drugs to the mayor’s nephew.
Taking an impromptu walkabout in front of several hundred well-wishers on Wednesday afternoon, they waved and smiled before taking a few minutes to read the cards and banners.
Prince Harry smiled at the sight of a large balloon lying among the flowers, while William pointed out a childhood photograph of him and his mother in sunglasses.
Harry spoke to Gracie Oxby, eight, and her sister Maisy, ten, from Langdon Hill, Essex, who were given flowers to lay down by an unknown lady in the crowd who had to leave.
Gracie said ‘He took the flowers and asked us who we were and where we had come from and asked us where we wanted to him to lay the flowers. I’m shaking with excitement still.’
As they walked away, one woman shouted: ‘I’ve come from Australia. I love you, your mother, and your [the Duke’s] children.’
impromptu (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” not planned or prepared “ と記載されていますね。
an impromptu dinner party
an impromptu party/performance
an impromptu speech
walkabout (noun)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” an occasion when an important person walks around a public place, meeting and talking to members of the public “ 記載されていますね。
The Prime Minister went walkabout in the town centre.
The princess went on a walkabout in the town centre.
Yesterday, William and Harry said they were ‘thrilled’ with a memorial garden designed in their mother’s memory, as they recalled visiting it as small boys.
The princes recently took part in a series of candid interviews about their traumatic loss – with Harry revealing he went through two years of ‘total chaos’ as he struggled to come to terms with his mother’s death before eventually seeking counselling at his brother’s suggestion.
Neither William nor Harry are expected to take part in any official engagements on the anniversary of their mother’s death on Thursday.
It is also understood Prince Charles, who was seen driving himself to church earlier this week, will not take part in any engagements as he continues his annual break at Birkhall, his home in the Scottish Highlands.
The Queen and other royals are holidaying at nearby Balmoral, where the family were told of Diana’s death on August 31, 1997.
thrilled (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” very pleased and excited “ と記載されていますね。
Dan was thrilled with his birthday cake.
I was thrilled that so many people turned up to the party.
candid (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” honest and direct, even when the truth is not pleasant “ 記載されていますね。
He gave a remarkably candid interview.
The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis.
We had a candid discussion about her poor job performance.
come to terms with
Cambrdge Dictionaryによると” to gradually accept a sad situation, often the death of someone you love: “ と記載されていますね。
I think he’s still coming to terms with the death of his wife.
She needed time to come to terms with her grief.
at suggestion (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると” the act of suggesting something “ と記載されていますね。
It was at Larry’s suggestion that I attended the meeting.
I went to the Park Street dentist’s at Ann’s suggestion (= as a result of Ann suggesting it) and I was really impressed.
To holiday (verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると” to be on holiday in a particular place. The American word is vacation. “ と記載されていますね。
They’re holidaying in Corsica.
My parents are holidaying in Spain this year.
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BP - Sovereign Supreme - Ya Isipho Hiyo Ni Basa Kem
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Re: Black Panther - Sovereign Supreme... BLACK PANTHER'S QUEST
So, how much time has passed between the final two episodes of this season?
Redjack
i've never had a hero. i don't worship people.
several weeks to a couple months.
Soon you will come to know. When the bullet hits the bone.
Whether or not we get another season featuring T'Challa, let's appreciate the one we did get.
Re: Black Panther - Sovereign Supreme... Coates by the numbers
2016- Present
Black Panther 1 $4.99 Marvel 253,259( Good Lord)
Black Panther 2 $3.99 Marvel 77,654
Black Panther 10 $3.99 Marvel 38,741
Black Panther World of Wakanda 1 $4.99 Marvel 57,073
Black Panther Crew 1 $3.99 Marvel 35,604
Black Panther 166 $3.99 Marvel 55,314
Black Panther 168 $3.99 12/27/17 Marvel 22,492
*Black Panther 170 LEG WW $3.99 02/28/18 Marvel 28,143
Rise of Black Panther 1 $3.99 01/03/18 Marvel 40,897
*Rise of Black Panther 2 $3.99 02/07/18 Marvel 19,709
Black Panther Vs. Deadpool 1 $3.99 10/24/18 Marvel 44,533
Black Panther 1 $4.99 05/23/18 Marvel 122,358
Black Panther 2 $3.99 06/27/18 Marvel 34,891
*Black Panther Annual 1 $4.99 02/21/18 Marvel 20,972
*Black Panther Sound and Fury 1 $3.99 02/07/18 Marvel 20,136
Black Panther Prelude 1 $3.99 Marvel 8,475
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Quote from: Ture on March 26, 2019, 10:50:32 pm
Thank you very much, MoS and Ture! I can't STAND Coates. I hope his triflin butt gets kicked right off of BP this year. Immediately right now this second isn't soon enough.
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Re: Black Panther - Sovereign Supreme
A perfect follow up...
Legendary 'Black Panther' Writer Reginald Hudlin Picks His Favorite Marvel Comics of the 1970s
BY BEN MORSE
Each week, the Best of the Decade column honors Marvel's 80th anniversary by spotlighting a single issue from the House of Ideas beloved by the best in the business!
Before he was counted among the elite in the entertainment business, Reginald Hudlin would go to great lengths when it came to acquiring Marvel comics in the 1970s.
“By the time I was in middle school, I was buying comics pretty regularly,” Hudlin says. “The drug store near our house that sold comics on a spinner rack had closed down, but I was taking the bus home from a middle school in St. Louis, which mean I was in downtown, where the only place you could buy comics were these storefronts that sold comics in the front but sold [adult magazines] in the back behind a curtain! I don’t think my parents knew that’s where I was shopping. But we were kids that were only interested in the comics."
Years later, Hudlin would go on to write a landmark run on BLACK PANTHER from 2005 to 2008, putting his adolescence scouring town for comics to good use. And, as he recalls, he wasn't the only one. “Jim Lee, also from St. Louis, told me he was shopping at the same shady stores as a kid,” he adds. “This was before the era of dedicated comic book shops.”
Marvel.com: What are you first memories of reading Marvel comics?
Reginald Hudlin: My older brothers were very serious comic collectors. I remember them coming home with the original runs of the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, X-Men—everything. They had complete runs from the first issue. So I grew up reading comics voraciously.
Finally I was old enough to buy my own books. My mom gave me enough money to buy one book. I bought a Monkees comic because I liked the TV show. My brothers were disgusted with me “wasting” money on a book like that. I could have bought one more book they couldn’t afford, but I stuck with my choice.
But I quickly transitioned into [Super Hero] books, including Marvel.
Marvel.com: What sets Marvel comics of the 1970s apart from other eras?
Hudlin: I define '70s Marvel as post Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. My impression [was] that Stan wasn’t writing monthly books anymore, he was now more management. And Kirby had left for DC. So the next generation of creative talent stepped up and took the line in a new direction, while continuing the Marvel tradition of reflecting the cultural trends of the era. Luke Cage had the Blaxploitation vibe. Shang-Chi and Iron Fist reflected the popularity of kung fu movies. Captain America’s SECRET EMPIRE [and] NOMAD storylines reflected the Watergate crisis.
Also, characters finally started being based in other cities besides New York. Daredevil moved to San Francisco. Son of Satan was set in St. Louis!
Marvel.com: In your mind, who were the most important and memorable characters in the evolution of black Super Heroes in 1970s Marvel?
Hudlin: You are talking about Luke Cage, Storm, Blade, and Misty Knight—I had the four of them team up with Black Panther and Monica Rambeau in one of my BLACK PANTHER story arcs, but there’s more to be done with them individually and as a group. What I like about them is that they are all very different personalities and none of their backgrounds are alike, reflecting the diversity of black experiences in the real world.
Marvel.com: What titles stood out to you as favorites from that decade?
Hudlin: The AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR! DOCTOR STRANGE by Frank Brunner! Paul Gulacy on Shang-Chi! Jim Starlin’s original Thanos Saga and Adam Warlock! And of course, when Jack Kirby returned to Marvel and did THE ETERNALS and CAPTAIN AMERICA.
What about the oversized magazines like SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN with the Red Nails story by Barry Windsor-Smith? Or those beautiful painted covers by Neal Adams for INSIDE KUNG FU?
Marvel.com: If you had to pick one story or issue from the '70s as your absolute favorite, what would it be?
Hudlin: Tough, tough choice but it would be between the original Silver Dagger story in DOCTOR STRANGE and the Madbomb story in CAPTAIN AMERICA. Those are two of the best comic book storylines ever.
Marvel.com: What specifically makes them stand out?
Hudlin: The Silver Dagger story featured a great villain with a smart plan. The hero tries to stop him and fails at every turn. The villain succeeds at his goal, but the conflict is resolved without a big final fight. A really smartly told tale.
Madbomb is Kirby once again predicting the future with perfect accuracy. America’s elites decide to overthrow democracy and return to a monarchy. The method of achieving this is the Madbomb, which drives people crazy and they attack each other, allowing the wealthy and powerful to take total control.
Relive Reggie’s historic BLACK PANTHER tenure on Marvel Unlimited right now! Then relive more House of Ideas history on the 80th anniversary hub page!
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/legendary-black-panther-writer-reginald-hudlin-picks-his-favorite-marvel-comics-of-the-1970s
Re: Black Panther - Sovereign Supreme - Hudlin Picks His Favorite Marvel Comics
« Reply #741 on: April 11, 2019, 06:37:14 am »
A Monkees comicbook!
How 'bout that!
Would that book be the one published by Charleston?
Re: Black Panther - Sovereign Supreme- No. 2 In Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament
‘Black Panther’ Goes From Tentpole To Cultural Milestone: No. 2 In 2018 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysterious end of the equation, Deadline is repeating our Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament for 2018, using data culled by seasoned and trusted sources.
Following the the embarrassment of #OscarsSoWhite four years ago, Black Panther incentivized the film industry beyond wishes, opening the doors to more inclusive storytelling while further demonstrating there’s a strong business in four-quad tentpoles featuring actors of color. T’Challa aka Black Panther was a deeper Marvel Universe character and was introduced in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War alongside the fractured Avengers. With Disney and Marvel’s full might, emerging superstar director Ryan Coogler, a cast of the best and brightest black actors, and the best reviews of any Marvel superhero movie fueling it, Black Panther became a cultural milestone at the global box office as well as the Oscars, with seven nominations including Best Picture and three wins for original score, production design and costume design. Many African American movies do not mirror their domestic performance overseas, but Black Panther drew a nearly equal result abroad at $646.8 million to its $700 million U.S./Canada ticket sales. Black Panther may have notched the sixth-best opening weekend of all time with $202M at the domestic box office, but in regards to its four-day launch over the Presidents Day weekend it is third with $242.1M behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($288M) and Avengers: Infinity War ($282.4M). Black Panther is the third highest-grossing film of all time at the domestic B.O. after Force Awakens ($936.6M) and Avatar ($760.5M). Worldwide, the pic grossed $1.34B.
THE BOX SCORE
Here are the costs and revenues as our experts see them:
https://deadline.com/2019/04/black-panther-goes-from-tentpole-to-cultural-milestone-no-2-in-2018-most-valuable-blockbuster-tournament-1202587563/
Between global film rentals, TV revenues and streaming, and DVD video revenues, Black Panther earns close to a $1 billion. Subtracted from that is slightly more than a half billion in costs including P&A, global video, interest and $45M of participations. This puts Black Panther‘s net profit at $476.8M, an amount that surpasses last year’s No. 1 profit winner in our B.O. tournament, Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($417.5M).
Quote from: Ture on April 10, 2019, 05:30:29 pm
NUMBER TWO?!! I feel insulted? Who was Number 1?
Re: BP - Sovereign Supreme - Ya Isipho Hiyo Ni Basa Kem
YA ISIPHO HIYO NI BASA KEM
Once upon a time there was a group of comic book characters that went to the movies. And they were each assigned very specific duties. But representation threatens to take them away from all that and now they work for inclusion. Its real name is ethnic gender and cultural dissolution.
For the sake of clarity I will designate the group of comic book characters into the following categories. White male centered, Afrakan centered and Woman centered. With Black Panther and Captain Marvel being the all too obvious exceptions all other MCU films were white male lead.
Inclusion and representation are the stepchildren of integration who was birthed by assimilation and as such inclusion and representation are being used as tools to force behaviors and ideologies unnecessarily into a given narrative. This is most prevalent with the LGBTQ attempts to influence the MCU.
Take for example Captain Marvel. It seems that her narrative centered on women empowerment and was ideologically grounded in feminism. It could be interpreted as distracting to make her lesbian or bisexual as the message may read that it is the lesbian or bisexual woman that is powerful and centered. Marvel, I think understood this and avoided this conundrum.
Such is even more the case with Black Panther a character who posits an Afrakan centered Afro-Futurism. This films greatest and most necessary achievement was the irrevocable display of an unconquered, never-colonized, never enslaved, non- impoverished, highly technologically advanced, traditional ancestral spirituality practicing, capable of protecting themselves Afrakan people. This is something the Afrakan world wanted to see and wholeheartedly embraced.
The LGBTQ agenda of inclusion while quickly shoehorned into the comic book for referential validation did not make it into the film. The aesthetic of the Dora Milaje did not need the obfuscation of being identified as lesbian and that being their single, most salient quality. To further elucidate, one may argue that Professor X represent people with disabilities however Charles Xavier is better recognized as a telepath and not a wheelchair user. The Dora Milaje above all else needed by design to be seen first and foremost as powerful and purposeful Afrakan women with an Afrakan centered standard of beauty. Marvel got it.
There was talks of Wakandans speaking with British accents; T'Challa being a sanitation worker who finds a magical panther amulet; and other such nonsense. Marvel did the intelligent thing and listened to the fans and enthusiasts of Black Panther. We made it clear that occidental cultural immersion induces the cessation of non western cultural expressions. Marvel heard us and put together a great production team, writers, actors/actresses, costumer, musicians and one hell of a director.
It is thus that we received Ya Isipho Hiyo Ni Basa Kem. The gift that is Black Panther.
The LGBTQ would better serve the cause of inclusion if they focused on those characters that were created to represent them. Why the LGBTQ does not talk of North Star (the first openly gay character) being bought to the big screen is a mystery. Why talk about Cap and Bucky being in a relationship that is not organic to them when there is Midnighter and Apollo ready and willing to go all in?
Then, as my tale began with three categories, there can be four. Shang Chi makes five. Kamala Khan makes six. Add the White Tiger for Hispanic representation, Red Wolf for Native American representation. I'm sure Daimon Hellstrom has a demographic to rep. I could go on but you get my point. Marvel is inclusive and representative without the push.
Quote from: Ture on May 31, 2019, 12:28:15 am
This is one heck of a post. I'll try to get back to this tomorrow or next week, as time allows.
Quote from: supreme illuminati on May 31, 2019, 03:05:38 pm
Looking forward to some feedback.
Why Everyone Wants Michael B. Jordan to Be the Next Superman
Dirk Winifred
British actor Henry Cavill has been playing Clark Kent/Superman since 2013, though his status as the famed superhero is now up in the air and it seems unlikely that he will return to the big screen in another DC movie. While a lot of fans are understandably disappointed at the thought of Henry Cavill not being Superman anymore, others are already looking forward to seeing who could be the next actor to portray the iconic character.
Michael B. Jordan is currently at the top of many people’s list for being the next Superman and there are good reasons for that. The actor has stated that he would not mind joining the DC Universe to play Superman. However, it is important to note that he does not want to be Clark Kent.
“There is a huge upside to it,” Jordan told Oprah Winfrey in response to rumors about him being Superman, “but being under that microscope, being picked apart and compared to so many different versions of Superman… I would rather do something original. I’ll be Calvin Ellis.”
Calvin Ellis is a version of Superman on Earth 23. The character debuted in 2009 and is based on President Barack Obama, so aside from fighting bad guys like Superman, Ellis is also a President of the United States. It’s definitely an interesting way for Jordan to play a legendary role while also keeping him from being compared to past actors who have been Superman.
When one could opting for this and the creation of a new superhero universe.
« Last Edit: June 11, 2019, 09:12:16 pm by Ture »
Quote from: Ture on June 11, 2019, 09:04:01 pm
I bet it's because zero major studios would get behind the notion of ICON as a movie...at least right now.
Quote from: supreme illuminati on June 12, 2019, 09:19:02 am
A studio would be wise to invest in such an IP, especially in this market. Studios are looking for franchises and tent poles. If one of the Afrakan (so called Black) studios were to invest in such an endeavor it could yield some substantial profits.
Prior to Marvel taking their "black" superheroes seriously in cinema and streaming, with few exceptions most notably Blade, the vast majority of so called Black superheroes ranged from low budget sci fi lite (M.A.N.T.I.S.) and comedies (Meteor Man); to very poorly executed iterations (Steel) and insultingly bad parodies (Blankman).
The real challenge is to get the audience to think of the Milestone characters in their own right and not as some "black/people of color" take on established white characters because in many cases that's what they are. Again this is why Marvel is so ahead of the curve, for the most part their "black" characters are not perceived as analogs to their white characters.
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History, Criticism and Theory
Travis Jeppesen
Bad Writing
Travis Jeppesen's Bad Writing is a collection of interconnected essays and “fictocriticisms,” many appearing in print for the first time, that etches a pathway for a truly radical “bad” modernism in art and literature. Erudite, witty, and occasionally controversial, Bad Writing reinvigorates the too-often staid medium of art criticism as an iconoclastic and inventive literary art form.
Five Heads (Tavan Tolgoi) – Art, Anthropology and Mongol Futurism
This publication brings together the work of five anthropologists and five artists/collectives researching and responding to the dramatic rise and fall of Mongolia's mineral economy. Drawing from ongoing fieldwork in Mongolia, the contributors conceptualise crisis as a space for the emergence of new possibilities.
Erik Niedling & Ingo Niermann
Burial of the White Man
An autofiction by Erik Niedling, interpolated by manifestos and proposals by Ingo Niermann and expanded by Austrian-American poet Ann Cotten and German novelist Jakob Nolte.
Lawen Mohtadi & Katarina Taikon
The Day I Am Free / Katitzi
The story of epoch-changing activist, prolific writer, and Swedish countercultural icon Katarina Taikon's life.
Notes on Contemporary Art in Kosovo
The art scene of Kosovo.
Para-Platforms – On the Spatial Politics of Right-Wing Populism
Three cases studies on social, spatial, and material reality of right-wing populism. Issues tackled include Trump and Brexit; spaces of right-wing extremism in Germany; and a racist murder by a German far-right group in 2006. Other contributions includes an introduction by anthropologist Mahmoud Keshavarz, an interview with Wolfgang Tillmans, and a comic strip by Liam Gillick.
Sharks, Death, Surfers – An Illustrated Companion
An unprecedented transdisciplinary study dedicated to the deathly relationship between sharks and surfers, initiated from a thorough analysis of newspaper obituaries.
John C. Welchman
After the Wagnerian Bouillabaisse – Essays on European Avant-Garde Art – XX-XXI, Vol. 2
The ten essays in After the Wagnerian Bouillabaisse offer original critical discussions of some of the major European artists and movements of the twentieth century.
Fashion and Postcolonial Critique
A critical global fashion theory from a postcolonial perspective.
Herewith the Clues
Herewith the Clues continues Boy Vereecken's research into mass-market literary culture, which began with Signature Strengths (2016). The volume includes two text contributions: a contemporary take on the whodunit novel by Shumon Basar, followed by a tour of the history of the Crime Dossiers genre by Laura Herman. The book is illustrated with a photo series from Antoine Begon, who has unpacked and photographed the pieces of evidence that comprise Crime Dossiers such as File on Rufus Ray and Murder Off Miami.
Paul in Paris / Paris in Paul
A collective reflection on Paul McCarthy's polemical sculpture Tree installed at Place Vendôme in Paris in 2014, presenting a map of the city's intellectual debates.
Sterling Ruby & Raf Simons
Beyond the Collaboration
An exchange between artist Sterling Ruby and fashion designer Raf Simons.
Olga von Schubert
“100 Years of Now” and the Temporality of Curatorial Research
The temporality of curatorial processes and research practices.
Intersubjectivity – Vol. 2 – Scripting the Human
Intersubjectivity is a collection of writings on the presence of language in the visual arts: this second volume investigates the relationship between performance, subjectivity, and human agency within a more global reflection on transhumanism.
Josephine Berry
Art and (Bare) Life – A Biopolitical Inquiry
How did autonomous art become such an effective tool of the capitalist state? A thorough analysis of the connection between contemporary art and modern biopower.
Hubert Fichte
The Black City – Glosses
The first English translation of Hubert Fichte's investigation on New York's African diaspora in the late 1970s. Contesting the stylistic norms of ethnographic studies, Fichte offers an experimental, poetic, and radical reflection on the living conditions, struggles and cultural heritage of New York Africans.
Elisabeth Lebovici
The Name of Philippe Thomas / Philippe Thomas’ Name
bilingual edition (English / German)
A study by Elisabeth Lebovici on the late contemporary artist and IFP co-founder Philippe Thomas. Lebovici's essay examines Thomas's strategy to cede and fictionalize authorship through the multiple lenses of gender, reproduction, subjects' multiplicity, and the artist's tragic disappearance.
The Contemporary Condition – Contemporary Research Intensive
This reader addresses the concept of “contemporaneity”, the temporal complexity that follows from the coming together of different temporalities in the same present. It asks how these temporal qualities can be made known in the context of contemporary art research and particularly through practices that involve exhibitionary forms.
Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen
The Contemporary Condition – Hegel after Occupy
A Western Marxist analysis of the relationship between the historical present and political action.
Knut Ebeling
The Contemporary Condition – There Is No Now – An Archaeology of Contemporaneity
Drawing together discourses on contemporaneity and new materialisms, this book examines a material conception of temporality that makes it possible to develop a critique of the philosophical discourse on presence. Claiming that “there is no now,” Ebeling develops an archaeology of contemporaneity according to which the traces of the contemporary can only be secured through visual or material operations, not historical ones.
Margaret-Anne Hutton
The Contemporary Condition – On Writing a Literary History of the Contemporary, or What is, or was,“the Contemporary,”and should we keep calling it that?
A critical analysis of the use of the term contemporary in scholarly and disciplinary discourses through the hypothetical project of a literary history of “the contemporary.”
Guttu Ane Hjort
Writings, Conversations, Scripts
The first survey of text works by artist Ane Hjort Guttu. Written between 2003 and 2018, the texts range from public statements, poetic short prose, film scripts and reflections on the role of the artist to essays on art for children and the link between light and wealth.
Is the Living Body the Last Thing Left Alive? – The New Performance Turn, Its Histories and Its Institutions
This collective publication discusses the renewed encounter between dance and performance and the institutions of global contemporary art, marking one of the most significant set of developments in the art field over the last decade.
“Insert Complicated Title Here”
In this lecture, creative director Virgil Abloh takes us behind the scenes of his design process, sharing the essentials of editing, problem-solving, and storytelling.
Isabelle Graw
The Love of Painting – Genealogy of a Success Medium
American critic Isabelle Graw conducts an innovative genealogical study on the success of painting as a medium. Keeping a close eye on painting's fourteenth century theoretical foundations, Graw analyses the work of artists like Édouard Manet, Jutta Koether, Martin Kippenberger, Jana Euler, and Marcel Broodthaers. It also includes conversations with artists who confront their vision with that of the author.
Omar Kholeif
Goodbye, World! – Looking at Art in the Digital Age
This study traces the history of a cultural and artistic landscape that has taken shape since the year 2000, with the Internet. Omar Kholeif aims to put into context a new language for seeing, feeling, and being that has emerged through post-millennial technologies, and argues for a nuanced understanding of the post-digital condition.
Profit over Peace in Western Sahara – How commercial interests undermine self-determination in the last colony in Africa
bilingual edition (English / Arabic), German insert
This publication examines the role of natural resources in the occupation of the Western Sahara, a territory considered by the United Nations to still be awaiting decolonization. Its liberation from colonial rule has come to a standstill due to Morocco's continued military occupation of a part of the territory. The protracted conflict has dramatic consequences for the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara.
Was ist anders? – Jahresring #64
The 2018 edition of the Jahresring, guest-edited and designed by Wolfgang Tillmans.
Border Thinking – Disassembling Histories of Racialized Violence
Border Thinking: Disassembling Histories of Racialized Violence aims to question and provide answers to current border issues in Europe. Central to this investigation is a refugee crisis that is primarily a crisis of global Western capitalism and its components: modernization, nationalism, structural racism, dispossession, and social, political, and economic violence.
Botanical Drift – Protagonists of the Invasive Herbarium
A global and transdiciplinary study on botanics.
What Is Different? – Jahresring #64
Qu’est-ce qui est différent ? – Jahresring #64
Fiction as Method
Fiction as Method brings authors into dialogue with artists, technologists, theorists and filmmakers in order to examine the diverse ways in which fiction manifests. The aim is to explore the concept through direct and indirect means, ultimately considering how fictions proliferate, take on flesh and come to act in the world.
Armen Avanessian
Miamification
Armen Avanessian's Miami chronicles: An inventory of the self in the second person, intertwining thoughts on the art world and interrogations on our digital times.
Peter G. Rowe
Design Thinking in the Digital Age
In this essay, professor Peter G. Rowe gives an overall description of how new technologies transformed the field of architectural design, addressing issues such as the precision and incompleteness of information, schema theory and heuristics.
Studio for Propositional Cinema
In relation to a Spectator:
A compendium of essays, scripts, poems, and proposals compiled by the anonymous collective Studio for Propositional Cinema for their eponymous show at the Kestner Gesellschaft in Hannover. It investigates notions of script and staging in exhibition display. It features reknowned contributors such as Paul Chan, Keren Cytter, Irena Haiduk, John Miller, Cally Spooner, Lawrence Weiner et Christopher Williams.
Lori Waxman
Keep Walking Intently – The Ambulatory Art of the Surrealists, the Situationist International, and Fluxus
An historical account of walking as an artistic practice inside Surrealism, the Situationist International, and Fluxus.
Oraib Toukan
Sundry Modernism – Materials for a Study of Palestinian Modernism
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
Artist Oraib Toukan presents an informal register of modernist Palestinian architecture—an assemblage of images and stories collected from 2013 to 2015 in the cities of Nablus, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Jericho.
Systemics (or, Exhibition as a Series) – Index of Exhibitions and Related Materials, 2013–14
A collection of new writing and curatorial projects stemming from the activities of the Kunsthal Aarhus, Denmark, from 2013 to 2014. These projects reflected on the conditions for making curatorial “events” that are extended over longer durations to connect their constituent elements—exhibitions, texts, projects—across space and time.
Rethinking Density – Art, Culture, and Urban Practices
A collection of transdisciplinary essays considering the recently renewed interest for the concept of density in both architecture and artistic research.
Annika Bender
Death of an Art Critic / Tod einer Kritikerin
This publication is an adaptation of a public statement by art critic Annika Bender, the editor-in-chief of the Donnerstag-Blog, on why her blog was discontinued. Bender was in fact a fictitious character created by artists Dominic Osterried and Steffen Zillig. The two artists discuss why they deemed a certain form of masked critique important and necessary in our times.
Atelier Bow-Wow & K. Michael Hays
Architectural Ethnography
This publication documents a workshop by Atelier Bow-Wow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Yoshi Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima of the Tokyo-based firm asked students to create a pencil drawing which would record their considerations on their surroundings. The resulting discussion with professor K. Michael Hays reflected on architecture as a central means of practicing livelihood and on the development of an “architectural ethnography.”
Dexter Sinister
The Contemporary Condition – Notes on the Type, Time, Letters & Spirits
Three interconnected essays on typography.
Wolfgang Ernst
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How media and new technologies affect our sense of the present.
Raqs Media Collective
The Contemporary Condition – We Are Here, But Is It Now? (The Submarine Horizons of Contemporaneity)
Searching for the present: an account of contemporaneity by the Dehli-based trio Raqs Media Collective.
Sam Thorne
School – A Recent History of Self-Organized Art Education
A chronicle of self-organized art schools and artist-run education platforms that have emerged since 2000.
Eternal Erasure – On Fashion Matters
Students and teachers of the Fashion Matters masters program at Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, discuss innovative ways of designing, producing, promoting, financing, selling, and eventually consuming in today's fashion industry.
T. J. Demos
Against the Anthropocene – Visual Culture and Environment Today
Addressing the current upswing of attention in the sciences, arts, and humanities to the proposal that we are in a human-driven epoch called the Anthropocene, T. J. Demos critically surveys that thesis and points to its limitations, trough a series of cases study taken from contemporary visual culture.
Like a Woman – Essays, Readings, Poems
Collection of recent essays and poems in which the American poet and critic examines issues of genealogy and influence, the poverty and privilege of place, architecture's relationship to language, and feminist economies of writing, reading, and art making.
The Noble Art of Collecting #01 – Words, Books, and the Spaces They Inhabit
First in Mari Shaw's series “The Noble Art of Collecting,” this publication is dedicated to book collecting. With examples of unexpected collectors and serendipitous outcomes, Shaw investigates the obscure desires that shape art collecting and the public goodwill that results from it.
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Cyclohexane
Systematic name 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-
dodecadeuteriocyclohexane
Other names hexamethylene
hexanaphthene
hexahydrobenzene
Molecular formula C6H12
SMILES C1CCCCC1
Molar mass Molar mass::84.160 g/mol
Appearance clear, colorless liquid
CAS number CAS number::100-82-7
Density and phase Density::0.779 g/ml, liquid
Solubility in water 250g/100 ml
Melting point Melting point::6.47°C
Boiling point Boiling point::80.7°C
Viscosity 1.02 cP at 17°C
Molecular shape hexagon
MSDS Material safety data sheet
Main hazards Extremely flammable liquid
Potential Health Effects
R/S statement R: R11, R19, R21/22
S: S16, S23, S24, S25, S33
Flash point 20°C
RTECS number GU6300000
Related cycloalkanes Cyclopentane, Cycloheptane
Related compounds Cyclohexene, Benzene
materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Disclaimer and references
Cyclohexane is an organic compound and more specifically a cycloalkane (cyclic hydrocarbon). It is a clear flammable liquid with the molecular formula is C6 H12, which takes on a three-dimensional structure that is named the chair conformation.[1]
2 Occurrences
4 Chemical conformation
Cyclohexane is a compound composed of carbon and hydrogen. It is a clear and volatile liquid type of organic compound. Its odor is a faint ether-like. Its molecular formula is C6H12 and has a molecular weight of 84.18. Its boiling point is 80.7C and melting point is 6.47C. Its vapor density is 2.90, vapor pressure is 97.6 mm Hg at 25 oC ,and flash point is -18 C. Cyclohexane's molecular shape is hexagon. [2]
The carbon atom in cyclohexane are in a hexagonal shape, having carbon to carbon bonds on both sides and two hydrogen bonds in each of the carbon. The electronegativity of carbon and the hydrogen are about equal therefore making it a nonpolar covalent bonded molecule. Cyclohexane is insoluble in water because of its structure and its bond, making it hydrophobic. It can be broken down by alcohol, ether, acetone, benzene, and ligroin. [3]
If Cyclohexane encounters in condition like contribution to instability, it makes ignition sources. Cyclohexane also can be exploding if it is mixed with liquid nitrogen dioxide. And Cyclohexane can't be combining between cyclohexane and oxidizing agents like peroxides, chlorates, etc. It should be avoided. Cyclohexane's hazardous decomposition products are toxic gas and vapor like carbon dioxide. Cyclohexane's special precautions are none reported.
Cyclohexane has a flammable character. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) arranges serious fire hazard (3) to cyclohexane. Cyclohexane's flash point is -20 degrees C and autoignition temperature is 245 degrees C. [4]
Cyclohexane often is used by the industrial industry. For example, almost 90% of cyclohexane is used in making nylon fiber and nylon molding resin and the rest of it is used in solvents for paint, resins, and plasticizers. Also cyclohexane is used as an organic solvent. Cyclohexane is a component of petroleum.[5]
To produce commercially, cyclohexane has to convert into cyclohexanone-cyclohexanol mixture. It can be used for calibration of differential scanning calorimetry instruments and surface combustion. (heat treating equipment)[6]
Chemical conformation
Cyclohexane takes something on a three-dimensional structure that named the chair conformation that is a term for the most stable chemical conformation. The reason is that the conformations of 2D hexagon’s bonds are not 109.5 degrees. Chair Confirmation was proposed by Hermann Sachse in early 1890 although it only small part than nowadays.[7]
The new conformation appeared that carbons were at an angle of 109.5°. The new conformation make cyclohexane’s structure comfortable. Cyclohexane also has another conformation named boat conformation which can be assumed by similar compounds;That picture is a cyclohexane molecule in chair conformation. equatorial position are in blue and axial positions are shown in red. [8]
Cyclohexane (Molecule of the Month for October 2000) by Karl Harrison Editor of 3Dchem.com
CYCLOHEXANE From the Polution Information Site, Scocard
Cyclohexane Conformational Analysis From The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin
CYCLOHEXANE by the Prepared by: Environmental Health & Safety, MSDS(Material Safety Data Sheet)
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH GUIDELINE FOR CYCLOHEXANEfrom The occupational Safety & Health Administration, United States Department of Labors
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SAB Entrepreneurship programme travels to six cities during October
The 2017 South African Literary Awards (SALAs) winners announced!
Published by Mercatique at June 9, 2018
ohannesburg, 28 September 2017. The South African Breweries (SAB) Entrepreneurship Programme will be showcased in six cities across South Africa during an interactive roadshow during the month of October, providing businesses and the public access to information about how to benefit from the various programmes.
SAB has made a commitment to create a total of 10 000 jobs in South Africa by 2021 and to helping entrepreneurs become part of the company’s supply chain. It will achieve this by assisting entrepreneurs through its four key entrepreneurship programmes – SAB KickStart, SAB Foundation, SAB Thrive and SAB Accelerator.
The SAB Entrepreneurship Programmes roadshow will travel around parts of South Africa during the month of October, visiting the City of Johannesburg and Ekhuruleni in Gauteng; Manguang and Koffiefontein in the Free State; Buffalo City in Eastern Cape; and Thohoyandou in Limpopo. SAB has partnered with The Hookup Dinner (THUD), the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA).
The roadshow dates and venues are as follows:
Date Venue City
Tuesday,3 October Thusong Youth Centre, Alexandra Johannesburg, Gauteng
Wednesday, 6 October Mdantsane Sun Buffalo City, East London
Tuesday, 10 October Batho Community Hall Manguang, Bloemfontein
Tuesday, 11 October Koffiefontein,Municipal Offices Koffiefontein, Free State
Tuesday, 18 October KwaThema Community Hall Ekhuruleni, East of JHB
Thursday, 26 October Makwarela Community Hall Thohoyandou
Members of the public and business owners are invited to attend the roadshows to get more information on each of the SAB Entrepreneurship programmes which will exhibit.
“Throughout the month of October, we are bringing our entrepreneurship programmes to South African entrepreneurs so that they have direct access to information about each of them. They will receive first hand help on how they can become involved, how each programme works, whether they are eligible to apply or what they can do to position themselves to become eligible to participate,” says Zoleka Lisa, Director Procurement Capabilities, SAB and AB InBev Africa.
The various entrepreneurship programmes offer a comprehensive and holistic package of entrepreneurship support to develop small businesses from ideation to growth, transforming the supply chain, as well as investing in the potential of entrepreneurs in the broader community.
The programmes are looking for the following entrepreneurs:
SAB Foundation – businesses that have been operational for between 6 months and 3 years which are focused on positively uplifting communities.
SAB KickStart Boost – youth entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 years and running a business operational for 3 years or more with a turnover of less than R5 million and in need of coaching or funding to grow a business and become supply chain ready. For 2018, we are looking for businesses in the manufacturing, logistics, technology, green economy, and professional services sectors.
SAB KickStart Ignite – youth entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 years with an innovative technical or business idea or prototype that can solve a business challenge. For 2018 the challenge is to innovate the SAB World of Beer in Newtown, Johannesburg.
SAB Thrive and SAB Accelerator – Existing SAB suppliers with a valid vendor number looking for private equity funding or technical expertise to help grow and transform within the SAB supply chain.
The commitment to create 10 000 jobs is over and above the Public Interest Commitments (PIC) that SAB agreed to last year with government after the business combination between AB InBev and SABMiller. Job creation is embedded in the company’s business strategy which focuses on fostering a better world where everyone has an opportunity to improve their livelihoods. The three key priorities of this strategy are job creation; promoting nutrition and health; and reducing harm caused by the misuse of alcohol.
“SAB started out as a young entrepreneur more than 120 years ago so we understand and believe in the potential of the entrepreneur in making a difference to society. Our entrepreneurship programmes, some established and others new, are designed to support the South African national agenda of growing the economy through job creation and reducing unemployment. We are committed to growing the South African economy through job creation and reducing unemployment,” says Lisa.
The SAB Entrepreneurship Programme was recently launched together with a multimedia campaign calling eligible entrepreneurs to apply to each of them.
Entrepreneurs can apply to participate on www.sabentrepreneurship.co.za.
Applications are open until 30th November.
Twenty eight (28) South Africa’s authors are shortlisted for the 2017 South African Literary Awards (SALA).The 2017 South African Literary Awards (SALAs) winners announced!
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Chris Cooper (Leeds Beckett University, UK)
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Aspects of Tourism is an innovative, multifaceted series, which comprises authoritative reference handbooks on global tourism regions, research volumes, texts and monographs. It is designed to provide readers with the latest thinking on tourism world-wide and in so doing will push back the frontiers of tourism knowledge. The series also introduces a new generation of international tourism authors writing on leading edge topics.
The volumes are authoritative, readable and user-friendly, providing accessible sources for further research. Books in the series are commissioned to probe the relationship between tourism and cognate subject areas such as strategy, development, retailing, sport and environmental studies.
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HIV Outbreak Reaches Epidemic Levels in Pakistan
June 19, 2019 by TMO
by Rohan Shah
More than 700 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have been diagnosed since April in Pakistan, 576 of which are children. Experts believe that the practice of reusing infected needles at physicians’ offices, hospitals and transfusion sites are the primary cause for the outbreak.
HIV weakens the immune system by destroying cells that, under normal circumstances, combat infection and diseases. Such immunosuppressed individuals become more susceptible to other potentially fatal opportunistic infections such as herpes, pneumonia, tuberculosis, amongst many others.
Authorities have traced the epidemic’s origins to Dr. Muzaffar Ghangharo, who is alleged to use the same needle on multiple patients. Ghangharo was arrested on April 30 following a national outcry and charged with unintentional murder, Reuters reported.
Some of the parents visiting Ghangharo’s clinic in Larkana, a city in Sindh, Pakistan, wanted a second opinion when their children were not responding to care. After taking their children to see Dr. Imran Arbani at a different medical center, Arbani suggested testing for HIV as a precaution.
On April 24, the first test results came in: one child was HIV-positive. There were 14 more positive test results, according to an op-ed by the province’s deputy commissioner Muhammad Nauman Siddique published on May 20.
The children ranged in age from two months to eight-years-old. In most cases the parents of these children are not HIV-positive, authorities said. And, according to UNAIDS, the province accounts for nearly half of the 150,000 HIV-positive cases in Pakistan.
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After news of the infected children broke on television, “there was panic, hue and cry,” Masood Bangash, a district police officer, told NPR.
The deputy commissioner of Larkana’s municipal government called for free screenings for anyone who was concerned. As of May 20, more than 10,000 children and adults have been screened as part of the ongoing government effort.
Parents demanded Ghangharo be screened as well, and he was also found to be HIV-positive.
I have been accused of playing the main role in spreading HIV. I am a qualified pediatrician. I had no idea I was infected. I would have taken treatment had I known I had HIV. I never felt any signs and symptoms. I am fully active,” Ghangharo said in a video filmed in jail and released on social media the day of his arrest.
“Also, why would I do this to innocent kids? What enmity do I have against these innocent children that I will infect them with HIV?
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Pakistan’s Ministry of Health has requested an emergency visit from the World Health Organization (WHO) to help curb the outbreak and provide expertise to manage the existing cases.
According to NPR, the CEO of the Sindh Health Care Commission Dr. Minhaj Kidwai, an independent government-funded group, believes the outbreak is a result of “contaminated syringes, syringes that are reused for injections in children, unscreened blood transfusions and reuse of dextrose and saline drips.”
In all of Sindh province, Kidwai told NPR, investigators have identified some 500 clinics, labs and blood banks with unsafe practices or evidence of quackery in the past three weeks. In Larkana alone, 147 facilities have been “sealed” or shut down pending further investigation.
The Pakistani government is committed to fighting this outbreak and has ordered 50,000 HIV screening kits and allocated resources to provide the appropriate antivirals and medications for treating the HIV-positive individuals. Blood from several blood banks that are suspected of conducting unsanitary transfusion practices have also been recalled to deter the further spread of the disease.
The investigation is ongoing as authorities try to determine whether the outbreak was the result of unsafe practices in the doctor’s clinic and other clinics in the region.
This post was originally published on Brown Girl Magazine.com
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Baseraa
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Sharda (Rakhee) and her sister Poornima (Rekha) alias Nima live with their widowed father (A K Hangal). Since both have come of age, he first arranges Sharda's marriage with a businessman named Balraj Kohli (Shashi Kapoor). Subsequently, Poornima also marries a wealthy young man. But fate has other plans for Nima, for her husband tragically passes away in an accident, leaving her widowed. When Sharda sees her sister in a widow's garb, she loses her mental balance and is institutionalized in Pune Mental Hospital. After approximately 14 years, an inmate strikes Sharda on her head, she loses consciousness for several days. When she regains her senses, she remembers everything that happened 14 years ago, but is unable to recollect her life in the mental hospital. Her treating psychiatrist is ready to discharge her to the care of her husband and her family. Sharda comes home, everything is about the same, except that her son, Sagar (Raj Kiran), has grown up and is about to be engaged to Sarita Sethi (Poonam Dhillon), and Nima still wears a widow's garb. A few months later Sharda sees Nima clad in a colorful saree, wearing a bindiya with sindoor in her forehead, and starts suspecting that everything is not it seems to be. She then finds out that Balraj had re-married and also has a son from his second marriage named Babbu. As details come flooding into her she experiences wild paranoia, is unable to trust anyone, as no one is what they claim to be, and she feels alone, lost, helpless, and distrustful. The rest of the family hover around - waiting to see what the new outcome is to be with Sharda and her struggle to fit into a family that has not been her's for 14 years.
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Ecstasy downgrade is considered
The panel will review the latest evidence before making its decision
The body that advises the government on illegal drugs is meeting to discuss whether ecstasy should be downgraded from a Class A drug to Class B.
Senior police officers have written to The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs urging it to leave ecstasy as a Class A drug, the BBC has learned.
Incoming head Prof David Nutt has said ecstasy is less harmful than cocaine or heroin and should be reclassified.
Ministers ignored a recommendation in May, by moving cannabis up to Class B.
The meeting over ecstasy could set the government on another collision course with the Advisory Council, should it recommend reclassification.
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The panel will review the latest evidence before making its decision.
As part of the discussions, panel members will consider the submission from the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), stating that transferring ecstasy to class B would send out an "unfortunate message".
"From an operational policing perspective, Acpo does not support any change in classification of ecstasy from its current class A status," said Tim Hollis, chief constable of Humberside Police and Acpo's lead officer on drugs.
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A Home Office spokesman said the government firmly believed ecstasy should remain a Class A drug.
"Ecstasy can and does kill unpredictably. There is no such thing as a 'safe dose'," he said.
'Relative damage'
An estimated 250,000 people in England and Wales take ecstasy every month.
Given that the government overruled the council on cannabis reclassification, the entire exercise is doomed before it has begun
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About 50 deaths a year involve the use of ecstasy - known to chemists as MDMA - in England and Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics. Figures showed there were 246 deaths between 2003 and 2007.
Professor Colin Blakemore, from Oxford University and the UK Drug Policy Commission, said all drugs were dangerous but that the issue was one of "relative harm".
"The problem, one of the problems, is the assumption that if the advisory council recommends that ecstasy should be downgraded they're in a sense encouraging people to use it - that's not the case at all.
"They are simply making a statement about the relative damage associated with ecstasy compared with crack cocaine and heroin, where it is at the moment."
The Transform Drug Policy Foundation, a charity that says prohibition is the major cause of drug-related problems, said this latest review would only result in "little more than posturing on all sides".
A spokesman said: "Given that the government overruled the council on cannabis reclassification, the entire exercise is doomed before it has begun."
The penalties for possession and supply of a Class A drug are the most severe.
Compared to drugs we allow to be sold over the counter, ecstasy is really quite safe, and it doesn't matter if you don't want that to be true.
Dr Reece Walker, London UK
Possession carries a maximum sentence of up to seven years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.
Dealers face a maximum term of life imprisonment, an unlimited fine or both.
Possession of Class B drugs carries a maximum prison sentence of five years, while dealing can attract a term of up to 14 years.
In 2006 a report by the Select Committee on Science and Technology recommended drugs should be rated purely on the basis of health and social risks and not legal punishments.
It said alcohol and tobacco should be included in the ratings system.
In May, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced plans to reclassify Cannabis as a Class B drug.
This was despite the council stating it should remain as Class C.
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Algerian President Drops Bid for Fifth Term, Suspends New Election
Written by Stephen Lendman Date: 03-13-2019 Subject: Police State
by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman)
On February 16, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika since 1999 announced his candidacy for a fifth term - despite unable to perform the duties of his office since becoming ill in 2005, especially after a debilitating 2013 stroke.
Large-scale daily protests followed his announcement. Others occurred last December against a fifth term in office.
Organized via social media in Algerian cities, protests rallied against him since mid-February. In the country's Algiers capital, they've been the largest in many years - in a nation where street protests are banned.
According to human rights activists, around 800,000 rallied against him on February 22. On February 24, he was hospitalized in Geneva, Switzerland.
March 3 was the deadline for presidential aspirants to formally announce their candidacy for the nation's highest office. On March 1, Dzair News television reported that around one million rallied in Algiers against Bouteflika's candidacy.
Yet on March 3, he announced he'd stand for a fifth term despite strong public opposition. Large-scale protests against him continued, including calls for other candidates to withdraw.
Until March, Algerian media largely ignored street protests. When state TV covered them, protesters were criticized. France's Le Figero called anti-Bouteflika demonstrations a humiliation for the president and his government.
On March 11 after returning from Geneva, he announced his withdrawal from the race, postponing the April 18 election indefinitely.
On the same day, the Algiers Herald reported the following, saying:
The nation's "dictatorial regime has opted for the postponement of the election without setting a timeline for the next election, which will likely result in Bouteflika remaining president until his death," adding:
Regime opponents consider his announcement "a constitutional coup." The Algerian Constitution only permits postponing an election in time of war, not applicable to things in the country now.
Bouteflika's announcement challenged popular sentiment, along with violating the country's Constitution.
He nominated Noureddine Bedoui to serve as prime minister - perhaps his choice to succeed him as president when he formally steps down or dies in office.
On April 28, his legitimacy as president will end. Following Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH)/National Committee for the Defense of the Rights of Unemployed (CNDDC) member Hadj Ghermoul's demand for "no…fifth term" for Bouteflika, he was arrested and sentenced to six months imprisonment - part of an attempt to quash protests against another term in office.
He aims to retain power directly or indirectly until passing - despite popular sentiment opposing his "mandate of shame."
Days before postponing the election indefinitely, a statement on his behalf said he "listened and heard the heartfelt cries of the demonstrators," yet remains a "candidate for the next presidential election."
Opposition elements mocked him, saying "(w)e have two plans: plan A, for Abdelaziz (his first name). And plan B, for Bouteflika!"
Plan C came on Monday, Bouteflika saying: "There will be no fifth term. There was never any question of it for me. Given my state of health and age (82), my last duty towards the Algerian people was always contributing to the foundation of a new republic."
He hasn't made a public speech since 2013. Over 1,000 judges said they wouldn't oversea the presidential election with him as a candidate.
Known as "the pouvoir (the power)" since 1999, his formal days in office may be numbered - wanting immunity for crimes in office from whoever succeeds him while still alive.
He governs like Turkey's Erdogan and Egypt's el-Sisi, though frail and incapacitated without without their vigor and public posture.
No matter. Underlings enforce his brutal rule though it's unclear who's really in charge given his precarious state. Algerians can be imprisoned for "offending the president, "insulting state officials," or "denigrating Islam."
Like the US, other Western nations and Israel, Algerian "democracy" is pure fantasy. Hardline regime rule runs the country under Bouteflika or whoever succeeds him in power.
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Voyages of "SNOW WHITE"
2006 and before...
Our home was Burlington, Ontario until 2001 when we sold it and moved to Toronto. A few years later, we decided to search around Toronto and put our sailing experience and desire to use. Among the yacht clubs we visited, we found the National Yacht Club of Toronto having the best facility, easiest access, most opportunity to sail, lots of boats and friendly people. We become crew members in Spring 2003. After going through the keelboat sailing course, I started crewing frequently on racing nights. From there, we really became frequent users of the yacht club with racing, dinners, short cruises, etc. We even rented the club facilities several times for personal gatherings, music events, and even for our baby shower, etc.
One of the crew mates was David McGuire. He and I crewed on a few boats, became friends and later went to sail with him in Bahamas on his Go Go Dancer, an Irvin 37. In mid February of 2005, I flew to Nassau to join him for a two weeks of sailing excursion which gave me the limited experience of downside and upside of owning a sail boat.
After the Bahamas trip, we sailed with Camerons who had a 2004 Catalina 36 named Lochiel II. During the 2005 season, I was racing on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with all kinds of skippers and boats. There I learned great skills, capabilities of different boats, size, brands, etc. We had a few days cruising with Daisy (our Golden Retriever) on board of Lochiel II which gave us some ideas of living in a sail boat with a dog.
Fall 2005, Deciding to buy a boat.
Then we started talking about owning a sail boat. To the contrary belief of spouse reactions, my wife enthusiastically agreed. However, when we looked at our savings, the boats we liked and what we can afford, it was a huge disappointment. We started going to boat shows at every opportunity, gathering ideas and weighing options. We generally liked the boats that were live-in types with two or three cabins, 36 feet and up, decent shape and reliable for blue water cruising. That also meant that those boats are priced around $200,000 and up used ones. We had less than $50,000. So, we decided to start saving and postpone boat searching for at least two years.
September 30, 2006, still searching...
In the first year (2005), we saved about $20,000 and started looking for boat in US$50-70K range. We found several boats immediately 36+ size which were 10 years or older. In early spring of 2006, we found a Beneteau 38 (1997) in Florida which was quite attractive, was put on sale due to health reason at $80K, I offered $55, made the formal signed offer at $65, the owner wanted $69. Then, I got cold feet. It was my first try, here I am almost buying the boat, thanks to the owner for not agreeing right away.
At the same time, we attended seminars, read books and asked around on how to buy a boat. Gathering information and more confidence, I started seriously searching for boats on www.yachtworld.com I found it very convenient to access to specified range of boats worldwide.
We also came across SunSail and its sister company Moorings. They had scores of boats coming off the charter and almost all of them were on sale. For many months, we went back and forth buying a new boat to charter or buying a boat off charter or chartering the boat ourselves. I came up with this rule of thumb calculation on a 38-43 boat range. The chartering will give you a five years of freedom in which you are allowed spend at least two weeks (more off season) per year on an equivalent sailboat. It other words, your sailing price is free if you use it, if you don't it cost approximately $10K per year plus travel. During the charter period the boat is fully maintained by the company. The fee is paid up front as a down payment ($50K) for purchasing the boat. Then they pay you approximately $18K per year as income which is mostly spent on financing the boat. At the end of the term, you own the boat (or the remains of it) and still owe the remaining payments.
My calculations showed that down payment plus the proceeds from chartering is almost enough to cover the value lost on the boat. For example, at the end of the term, you may have a boat with the residual value of about $100K and are still left with over $100K to pay. If you are doing 2-5 weeks of chartering every year, then this option may be a somewhat reasonable. So, we decided to pass. However, we did look at a few ex-charter boats, one Jeanneau 42 (2000), two Gib’s Sea 43 (2001), four Beneteau 393 (2001-2003) but could not agree on the terms, they were either too high in price or too beaten up.
We generally investigated well known boat brands like Beneteau, Jeanneau, Dufour (Gib' Sea), Bavaria, Hanse, C&C and Hunter within 38-43' range.
In September 2006, I even went to St. Tropez of France to try out this boat. It was a bit worn out and pricy ($150K+) for our range. Sitting by the villa on a canal in plush French Riviera, price would be no object for the local would-be buyers, but not for us.
In early February 2007, We located this 39.3 Beneteau Oceanis 2003 in Croatia named Snow White. Price was right and the dealer wanted to sell it quick. We made an offer, and the offer was accepted after a few telephone calls and emails. We made arrangements for a survey. Survey results came in favourable with some minor corrections which the dealer agreed to fix.
YES! We have agreed on the sales terms and conditions, and I paid the deposit of 5,000 Euro. Then, I made arrangements to fly out and see the boat.
Survey and Scare: Once the dealer informed me that all survey results were OK and there was not a major issue, I verified his dealership by calling Beneteau company in France. I wanted to make sure I was entering into a legitimate transaction. I also called and emailed the surveyor asking for a detailed report. He replied that the survey was complete and it was handed over to the dealer. Although I paid for it, he would not send it to me since he was hired by the dealer on my behalf. While discussing these issues with friends at NYC, I was told that the survey might have had some flaws, that's why the dealer wasn't sending it. Scared at the prospect, I called and emailed the dealer to fax me the survey (30 pages) right away or I would cancel the trip which was 5 days away. The next day fax arrived, we went over every detail and found some more items to question and deal with when I get to Croatia.
I arrived in Croatia via Zagreb on March 7, 2007, rented a car and drove to Sukosan, 250 km away. My first time in Croatia and I was already impressed with the roads, scenery and developments. Not so long ago, this place was a war zone. I was able to find the marina and the dealer just before it got dark and checked into a hotel right next to marina. We met the next day, went over the boat, and survey items. The boat was in excellent condition and looked very nice. I added a couple of more things to do, ordered a paint job, and agreed to keep the boat on land until we are ready to survey it again.
We finalized the sales agreement, in English, and signed it. I was told that this was sufficient to start the registration process. A bit naive, I came back home sort of worrying about it.
Snow White is an upgraded Beneteau 393 with a Volvo D2-55 (55HP) engine used for approximately 1000 hours. It is built in France, has three cabins and two heads, 220V wiring, fuel tank, 2 water tanks, electric winch, furling main and head sails, chart plotter and all other standard instruments. It was very clean with some minor wear and tear. We started making the preparations for the summer and working on the traveling plans through Greece and Turkey.
Spring 2007 Our daughter was born
On April 24th, our first child Arsu Karli came into this world and we immediately nicknamed her Snow White. She was a healthy 3.5 kg girl born at Mt. Sinai hospital.
Becky had some complications during the delivery and had to go through multiple surgeries due to some operational procedures that did not go right. We had suffered through several weeks of difficult times during recovery which resulted in a heavy emotional stress for her and me.
We checked with the doctor and were given the permission to travel after three months. It was then we decided to take the baby and her to visit her parents in Turkey. So, we delayed the departure into early August. They waited for me to arrive with the boat in Turkey. She and Arsu K joined us for the Turkish portion of the trip. That way we hoped to improve her recovery and get her out of Toronto and its past memories.
What? Snow White is on sale again? When we saw another add that pictured Snow White for sale, we really panicked and thought that dealer is selling the boat to multiple parties. After a few phone calls and emails, we verified that this was a private person, registering the same boat so he could get a commission if sold and was not informed by the dealer of our sale's agreement.
Money transfers: I had a couple of lump sum money transfers from my bank account to a Croatian bank account. The problem we ran into wasn't the amount of transfer but the currency exchange. Canadian banks could not deal with Kuna, Croatian currency, so I had to convert Euro owing to Canadian and purchase Euro with Canadian dollars and transfer the amount owing which was paid in Kuna. This resulted a couple of conversion losses and added the amount about 1-2% extra.
Travelling to Croatia: On June 6, I arranged to have the surveyor come up and inspect the repairs, fixings, etc. on the boat as per the sales agreement.
We reviewed items with surveyor, he pointed out a couple of additional deficiencies for future considerations such as auto pilot hydraulic lines, rope cutter on the propeller, etc. but all the rest seemed OK.
On June 7, we finalized the payment and sales documentations and agreed to put to boat on water until sailing time in late July.
Registering a vessel in Canada
There are different procedures if you are licensing a vessel as opposed to registering a vessel under non commercial pleasure craft category. Licensing is simple and it is a proof of ownership in Canadian waters. Registering is worldwide and has farther implications. It is required for sailing abroad (outside North America) and for finance and insurance purposes.
Registering a vessel as a pleasure craft under 40 feet is different than over 40 feet. Latter requires a tonnage surveyor's report and some additional documents. Since ours was under 40 feet (conveniently set at 39.3'), it did not require any tonnage survey. This threshold may now have changed from 12m to possibly 15m. You would also have to choose the tonnage from the chart in the application form not the one you actually have to make the process smoother.
The first step registering a boat is to have a name selected. A boat name query system is available at the official Transport Canada website:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ShipRegistry/menu.asp?lang=e
The name should be approved at the time of registration. You have to provide three names to begin the process.
Then you choose a port of registry. The details of registering process is explained at the following link of Transport Canada:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/CES/Small-Commercial-Vessels/Registration-Licensing.htm
1. At least three 4X6 pictures of the boat showing a side, transom, and front.
2. Sales contract, proof of ownership (out of 64 shares, representing 100%)
3. De-registration document if it is previously owned, indicating free and clear of any mortgage. In our case, it was to prove that the boat owned by the same person who executed the sales contract.
4. Application for registry, Form 1 (make sure you use the numbers from the tabular form for "estimated" tonnage, and number of shares 64 being 100%)
5. Tabular method for calculating tonnage, Form 4A
6. Notice of Name or Change of Name, Form 13
7. Declaration of Ownership, Form 3
8. Appointment of authorized representative (if more than one owner)
9. Builder's certificate (if required)
10. Approximately $300 licensing plus $50 processing fee for a three year registration
Once you submit all documents and they are all accepted, the registration should be mailed to you within a week.
If you opt for a licensing only, you can visit: http://www.tc.gc.ca/BoatingSafety/pcl.htm
In order to operate the boat, you have to have a "Pleasure Craft Operator" certificate. This can be obtained via an online exam which is accessible the on the above link.
Most important information is that the eligibility to operate a vessel in international waters requires additional certification such as yacht captain's certificate.
However, good news is that the Canadian Vessel Registration document indicated our boat as a pleasure craft. I had a pleasure craft operator's card which was sufficient to proof that I could operate the vessel as captain in all the countries that we passed through.
None of the European/non-European countries we sailed asked for a VHF station licence. We were able to communicate with all stations in English and did not have any problem. However, a recent email from Industry Canada confirmed that you will need a radio station license on any waters outside Canada especially in the US. If you own a Canadian boat, you will need an Restricted Operator's Certificate (Maritime) to operate any radio station and a Pleasure Craft Operator Card to operate a boat. You may not need a radio station license in Canada. If you plan to go outside the Canadian waters, then you should obtain a radio station license from the Canadian authorities (assuming your boat is Canadian registered/licensed).
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/smt-gst.nsf/en/h_sf06007e.html you can download form IC3020 which is an application for a maritime radio station license. It will be good wherever you go in the world. You can email them at spectrum.toronto@ic.gc.ca which is the district office in Toronto.
For detailed license requirements in the US, click here.
Shopping for Insurance: We shopped around in Canada for a proper insurance coverage in the Mediterranean. They were either too expensive or too specific in where you can sail. For example, passing through Adriatic, we have to go across to Italian waters to stay within European borders. We had to have a special coverage to sail in Turkey.
Then, I asked the dealer for their insurance company which was based in Austria. The insurance company, Pantaenius, provided pretty good coverage in our sailing destinations at a reasonable price around Euro 1100 which covered us all the way to 35° East.
The link is www.pantaenius.com
Getting the boat ready
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Getting the boat ready...buying all that inventory.
Once we had the documents finalized, we went on a shopping spree to buy all kinds of beddings, kitchen supplies, tools, spare parts, charts, books, you name it. We still have a few suitcases left to take to the boat whenever the weight limit allows it. However, there were no shortage of these items in wherever we sailed to and they were similarly priced, some were higher due to expensive Euro but most were much cheaper in Turkey.
Getting the crew and preparing to sail
Getting the crew was not very easy. We originally agreed that David would be joining me then he would go on a chartered cruise in Turkey. David's schedule turned into a chaotic one since he had trouble bringing his boat up from Florida to Canada. It was one problem after another, then weather was not cooperating so he got delayed. Meanwhile, Bob and Elizabeth Cameron agreed to help me out. They cut their Ontario Lake sailing season short, hauled out Lochiel II to join me to take Snow White to Turkey.
We had other interested parties to join but I wanted to reserve the space for David, in case he decides to join at some point.
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Layla opens Webster Groves location
Jim Link
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN A. ROBERTS
One of the additions at the new spot is a $19 burger called The Second Mortgage.
BY IAIN SHAW
Burger and shawarma restaurant Layla opened its second location, in Webster Groves, on Monday, in the space that formerly housed Milagro Modern Mexican. The restaurant will serve a largely similar menu to the original location in The Grove but with an expanded wine list, new cocktails, and a few fresh dishes.
Owners Jason and Maria Sparks say they’re excited to bring Layla’s gourmet burger concept to the neighborhood. “There’s nobody in Webster that’s really a burger place,” Maria says. “There are places in Webster with burgers on their menu, but there’s not a burger place.”
The couple looked at a few spaces for a second Layla location, including a space in Clayton, eventually settling on 20 Allen. With quick-service concept Sumax also in the works at the City Foundry development (now slated to open in May 2020), however, the turnaround in Webster had to be fast. “We decided if we’re going to do this, we have to do it now,” says Jason, “and it has to be open by February.”
To smooth the process, the couple decided not to make any structural changes. The new restaurant is an L-shaped space, larger and roomier than the original Layla, with a long bar. The Sparks repainted the restaurant, added a few new fittings, and decorated the walls with the music and movie posters familiar from the Grove location. “It’s like our first apartment versus our house now,” Maria says. “The stuff on the walls is the same, but the house is different.”Expand
The menu at the Webster Groves location is largely carried over from The Grove: beef burgers based on Layla’s blend of brisket, chuck, and short rib; poultry burgers and meat-free burgers; shawarmas and salads. Each location will have a few unique items, though.
One of the additions: a $19 burger called The Second Mortgage (see lead image). “It’s a big burger,” Jason says. “Two 35-day dry-aged beef patties, bacon, melted cheddar, fontina, lettuce, sumac onions, tomatoes, our house 33 sauce, over-medium egg, on a brioche bun.”Expand
Cluck Norris – two cornflake-encrusted chicken breasts, spicy batata slaw, lemon garlic mayo and house pickles on a brioche bunExpand
Kill Bill – dry-aged ground beef burger, smoked poblanos, smoked mango sauce, pepperjack, lettuce, chipotle mayo, house made chips, pretzel bun
The couple is also anticipating the arrival of a new, gluten-free take on the meatless Impossible burger, sourced from Impossible Foods and used in Layla’s Unicorn burger. Jason says it should be on the menu within the month. “I got a demo of it, and they made meatballs out of it,” he says. “It had this crisp, really awesome surface. I don’t know what they’re doing with it, but it sure is fun.”
The Webster location also features an expanded wine list and seven new cocktails, including The Elder Statesman, named for the Webster Groves High School mascot. Brunch service will launch on March 2.Expand
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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s thrust for reviving home sales did little to enthuse investors on the Street. The Nifty Realty index turned out to be the biggest loser, falling as much as 7% in the last two trading sessions since the Union Budget.
Indeed, there were incentives to boost affordable housing. For houses worth up to ₹45 lakh, interest payments on home loans will now be tax deductible up to an amount of ₹3.5 lakh per annum, instead of ₹2.5 lakh earlier.
Further, norms for exemption have been tweaked to include a larger area of living space. The cap on the of size of houses that qualify for these sops has been doubled to 60 square metres in some cities and increased from 60 to 90 square metres in a few others.
“The hike in tax deductions on interest paid on affordable housing loans will hardly move the needle. It reduces the cost of ownership by just 4-5%. The size limits imposed outside metros may prove to be an irritant," analysts at Jefferies India Pvt Ltd said in a note.
The size cap has been left unchanged in metros and the ₹45-lakh cap may act as a constraint in offerings of realty firms, they added. This will be especially true for listed firms, whose offerings are centered in major cities.
Besides, while large realty companies have increased their exposure to the affordable housing segment, its contribution to the overall turnover is still relatively low for them.
Meanwhile, analysts are skeptical about the proposed shift of regulatory authority for housing finance companies from the National Housing Bank to the Reserve Bank of India. It may temporarily result in liquidity crunch for those seeking housing finance. “This may pose an interim challenge given possible realignment of regulations (on capital adequacy ratio, leverage ratios, cap on deposits, etc.). Also, the possibility of asset quality review of housing finance companies (HFCs) then cannot be ruled out," analysts at Edelweiss Securities Ltd.
Meanwhile, there is also a speculation that raising the annual turnover limit from ₹250 crore to ₹400 crore for corporates that pay 25% tax may bring relief for real estate firms as many mid-sized firms fall in this category.
Be that as it may, the incentives don’t look attractive enough to drive momentum in home sales that form significant part of the revenue, especially for firms in the listed universe.
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Net: An impression as if we will play in the Champions League
The head coach of Vorskla has shared expectations by emotions before start of his team in the Europa League. The head coach of Vorskla has communicated to the press on the eve of the away match полтавчан against the London Arsenal. "Inexpressible impressions. We wanted to leave in group stage LE, and on the level of rivals, as if left in group of the Champions League. Our club writes history of the city and the Poltava soccer. Children everything understand that tomorrow there will be a historical match. Our team is very modest, in it there are no stars, but we are strong collective. It is important that children have coped with nervousness. Our team is capable of small feats. I hope, it happens tomorrow. For us a game in the Europa League — already success. But it needs to be confirmed. Now our dream is fulfilled though to us it will be incredibly heavy", - Skachko at the press conference has told. We will remind that on our website there will pass online broadcast of a duel полтавчан on Emirates. Recently the team of arbitrators which will serve this match has been announced.
URL: http://newswell.info/articles/net_an_impression_as_if_we_will_play_in_the_champions
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Indo-Pacific Warm Pool variability during the Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum.
Xu, J. A., Kuhnt, W., Holbourn, A., Regenberg, M. and Andersen, N. (2010) Indo-Pacific Warm Pool variability during the Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum. Paleoceanography, 25 . DOI 10.1029/2010pa001934.
We measured oxygen isotopes and Mg/Ca ratios in the surface-dwelling planktonic foraminifer Globigerinoides ruber (white s.s.) and the thermocline dweller Pulleniatina obliquiloculata to investigate upper ocean spatial variability in the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool (IPWP). We focused on three critical time intervals: the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 18-21.5 ka), the early Holocene (8-9 ka), and the late Holocene (0-2 ka). Our records from 24 stations in the South China Sea, Timor Sea, Indonesian seas, and western Pacific indicate overall dry and cool conditions in the IPWP during the LGM with a low thermal gradient between surface and thermocline waters. During the early Holocene, sea surface temperatures increased by similar to 3 degrees C over the entire region, indicating intensification of the IPWP. However, in the eastern Indian Ocean (Timor Sea), the thermocline gradually shoaled from the LGM to early Holocene, reflecting intensification of the subsurface Indonesian Throughflow (ITF). Increased surface salinity in the South China Sea during the Holocene appears related to northward displacement of the monsoonal rain belt over the Asian continent together with enhanced influx of saltier Pacific surface water through the Luzon Strait and freshwater export through the Java Sea. Opening of the freshwater portal through the Java Sea in the early Holocene led to a change in the vertical structure of the ITF from surface- to thermocline-dominated flow and to substantial freshening of Timor Sea thermocline waters.
south china sea east-asian monsoon intertropical convergence zone western tropical pacific indonesian throughflow surface-temperature equatorial pacific planktonic-foraminifera climate variability heat-transport
Kiel University
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Mark Wipfli
M Wipfli
Processes that govern freshwater-riparian productivity
Spatial subsidies in freshwater food webs
Linkages between freshwater-marine and freshwater-terrestrial ecosystems
Salmonid foraging ecology and trophic interactions
Invasive species impacts in freshwater/riparian ecosystems
Climate change effects on freshwater food webs
Restoration and management of freshwater and riparian ecosystems
Mark S. Wipfli
Professor of Freshwater Ecology
Assistant Leader, AK Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
mwipfli@alaska.edu
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Ph.D., 1992, Michigan State University, Aquatic Ecology & Environmental Toxicology
M.Sc., 1987, University of Wisconsin Madison, Entomology
B.Sc., 1984, University of Wisconsin Madison, Natural Science
Professor & Assistant Unit Leader, USGS Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska; 2011-present
Associate Professor & Assistant Unit Leader, USGS Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska; 2004-2011
Research Ecologist, Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Wenatchee, Washington; 2002-2003
Research Ecologist, Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Juneau, Alaska; 1996-2001
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Juneau, Alaska; 1993-1995
Benson, E.R. et al., 2013. Relationships between ecosystem metabolism, benthic macroinvertebrate densities, and environmental variables in a sub-arctic Alaskan river. Hydrobiologia, 701, pp.189–207.
Kohler, A.E. et al., 2013. Salmon-mediated nutrient flux in selected streams of the Columbia River basin, USA. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Peirce, J.M. et al., 2013. Interactions between brown bears and chum salmon at McNeil River, Alaska. Ursus, 24, pp.42–53.
Benson, E.R. et al., 2012. Relationships between ecosystem metabolism, benthic macroinvertebrate densities, and environmental variables in a sub-arctic Alaskan river. Hydrobiologia, pp.1–19.
Peirce, J.M. et al., 2011. Radiotelemetry to Estimate Stream Life of Adult Chum Salmon in the McNeil River, Alaska. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 31, pp.315–322.
Rinella, D.J. et al., 2011. Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) runs and consumer fitness: growth and energy storage in stream-dwelling salmonids increase with salmon spawner density. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 69, pp.73–84.
Rosenberger, A.E. et al., 2011. Persistent effects of wildfire and debris flows on the invertebrate prey base of rainbow trout in Idaho streams. Northwest Science, 85, pp.55–63.
Binckley, C.A. et al., 2010. Ecoregion and land-use influence invertebrate and detritus transport from headwater streams. Freshwater Biology, 55, pp.1205–1218.
Heintz, R.A., Wipfli, M.S. & Hudson, J.P., 2010. Identification of marine-derived lipids in juvenile coho salmon and aquatic insects through fatty acid analysis. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 139, pp.840–854.
Martin, A.E., Wipfli, M.S. & Spangler, R.E., 2010. Aquatic Community Responses to Salmon Carcass Analog and Wood Bundle Additions in Restored Floodplain Habitats in an Alaskan Stream. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 139, pp.1828–1845.
American Fisheries Society
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceangraphy
Ecological Society of America
Ecology and Demographics of Chinook Salmon (2010-2011)
Food Web Dynamics in Arctic Streams (2009-2013)
Expenditures for Completing the Wenatchee Subbasin Headwater Stream Monitoring Program: 2007-2008 (2007-2008)
Developing Ecological Escapement Goals for Pacific Salmon: Role of Marine-Derived Nutrients in the Health and Sustainability of Resident and Anadromous Fishes of the Yukon Drainage (2005-2008)
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Coastal Ecosystems 693
Aquatic Entomology 665
Climate Change Seminar 692
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Jesse Grunblatt
Philip Joy
Jason Leppi
Benjamin Meyer
James Willacker (co-advisor), Ph.D., Biology
Emily Benson, M.S., Biology, graduated Aug 2010
Daniel Rinella, Ph.D., Biology, graduated May 2010
Elizabeth (Bessie) Green-Markley, M.S., Biology, graduated Dec 2009
Meagan Boltwood-Krupa, Ph.D., Biology, IGERT, graduated May 2009
David Gregovich, M.S., Fisheries, graduated Dec 2007
Bruce Medhurst, M.S., Biology, graduated Aug 2007
Aaron Martin, M.S., Fisheries, graduated Aug 2007
Joshua Peirce, M.S., Biology, graduated May 2007
Cassie Mellon, M.S., Fisheries, graduated Dec 2006
Christopher Binckley, Post-doc
Ruth Rawcliffe, Post-doc
Salmon could win and lose in changing climate
(24 October 2017) salmon survival in changing climate and landscape
Winners and Losers Among $1 Billion World-Class Alaska Salmon Fisheries
(18 December 2017) Outdoor News Bulletin
Study reviews potential climate impacts on Kenai River salmon
(31 October 2017) Peninsula Clarion
60-inch club
(17 October 2014) Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Alaska creatures without us (pdf)
(27 October 2011) Sit News (Stories in the news - Ketchikan, Alaska)
Climate irony: Utah ski resort owners plans giant Alaska coal mine (pdf)
(18 August 2009) Environmental News Service
President - American Fisheries Society Alaska Chapter, 2013
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One Of The ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Stars Recently Gave Birth To A New Baby
Posted by Andre Braddox on 2018-10-24 1:40PM
Hey, “Pretty Little Liars” fans. We’re back at you another brand new report for the Pretty Little Liars world. This one is reference to one of the former Pretty Little Liars main stars. Apparently, one of them just gave birth to a new baby girl!
That’s right. According to a new report from the folks over at Elle.com , Troian Bellisario who played character Spencer Hastings on Freeform’s former hit drama series Pretty Little Liars just had a baby girl with her husband Patrick Adams. Patrick is a TV star himself. He plays character Michael Ross on USA Network’s hit drama series “Suits.”
Troian hit up her official Instagram account back on October 8, 2018 to reveal the wonderful news. She thanked everyone who have supported her. She plans to raise her baby to be kind, strong and to know she can be whoever she wants to be.
Troian posted a photo of her new baby girl in the Instagram post. It’s a side head shot so you can’t see her face. She captioned the photo with the words, “I cannot express how grateful I am. To the people who have protected us and kept our growing family safe and respected our privacy. To our tribe for expanding with grace and exponential amounts of love.
To my @halfadams for being so supportive during every moment of my pregnancy and her birth. And to whatever incredible force of fate that brought this baby girl into our lives. I couldn’t be more proud to be her mother. To bring a new girl into this world and to do my best to raise her to be kind, strong and whatever the heck she wants to be.” You guys can view that post on Troian’s official Instagram accountby Clicking Here.
Troian’s husband Patrick also took to his Instagram account to reveal the happy news. He posted the same picture as Troian, revealing that their new baby weighed in at 8 pounds. He also said a couple of thank yous and all that good stuff. His caption read like this,”The world just got 8lbs heavier. Thank you to everyone who fought for and protected our privacy during this incredible and beautiful time in our lives. Everyone is happy and healthy and loving every moment of this.
I could not be more excited to bring a baby girl into this world at this moment. We will raise her to be powerful, to always speak her mind and heart and to live without fear. It’s a brand new day and a brave new world and they are both beautiful.”You guys can view that post on Patrick’s official Instagram account by Clicking Here.
Elle.com pointed out that Troian was first reported to be pregnant back in August 2018. However, she never confirmed the news because she wanted to keep it very private. She married Patrick Adams way back in 2016.
Since Pretty Little Liars ended, Troian has gone on to appear in a couple of different productions. According to her IMDB page, she played character Olivia in a production called “Feed.” She appeared in a short called, “We Are Here.” She played character Clara in a production of the same name “Clara.” She played character Becky in a production called, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” that’s due out sometime in 2019. She played a character called Claire in a production called, “Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins.”
Currently, we haven’t seen any reports of her commenting on the new Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists spin off series yet. However, we did hear something way back in May 2018 from one of the lead actresses Of The Perfectionists series Sofia Carson. At the time, she mentioned that both Lucy Hale aka Aria Montgomery and Troian’s Spencer characters might appear on the show at some point.
We’ve recently seen Lucy Hale confirm that she would definitely be down to do it. Actually, I take that back about Troian. She actually has expressed an interest in being involved in the new Perfectionists spin off. She told Entertainment Tonight a few months back that she was asked to possibly direct one of the episodes, and she told them, “I thought that would be so much fun!”
So, it does seem highly possible that we could see Troian get involved in the new Perfectionists spin off. As previously reported, The Perfectionists just started up production to fill the additional 9 episodes that Freeform ordered back in May 2018. We’re hearing that the Perfectionists series is tentatively scheduled to finally make its big debut in March 2019. Freeform has not yet announced an official premiere date yet. We will definitely be on the lookout for it though. Be sure to stay tuned for that.
Anyways, how do you guys feel about Troian giving birth to a new baby girl? Let us know in the Facebook comments. Also, be sure to follow us on our “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” Facebook page for more Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists news by Clicking Here.
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This is the ONTOLOG Community Wiki, an integral part of its Collaborative Work Environment ("CWE"). The wiki is intended for use by trusted team and community members of Projects and Communities of Practice (CoP's) for collaborative documentation. What we have here is a read-and-write web, as opposed to the ordinary web pages that you can only read from with your browser. Treat this as the restaurant napkin that you can sketch on, to share your idea with people sitting around the table. Except, this time, the wiki is your napkin, and the people you are sharing your idea with can be all around the world, sitting in front of their computers (or other computing devices) connected to the Internet; and they don't even necessarily have to be there at the same time you are sketching. (2A)
Please login (see: upper right corner, or create an account if you have not already done so) with a "WikiWord" styled user name (like "JaneDoe" or "AbrahamLincoln") for yourself before you proceed with a wiki authoring/editing session. We also recommend the use of a password (just use something simple, as this is not a secured site) so that your identity does not get spoofed too easily. After log-in, the "Edit text of this page" link will be activated at the lower-left corner of every page on the wiki. Text formatting rules for this flavor of wiki can be found at the TextFormattingRules page. For other guidelines to working with this Wiki, please read our WikiProcessGuide and WikiStyleGuide. First time users should read up on wikis at WhatIsaWiki and then play in the SandBox. If you are wondering what all that "" is about, take a look at PurpleNumbers. (2B)
Editing of any wiki page can be done (after one has logged in) by loading that page on your browser, and then click on the "Edit text of this page" at the lower left corner of the page. Do your edits in the editing dialog box, then click on the "Save" button to update the page. Optionally, one may click on the "Preview" button to see what the new edits look like, or make an entry to "Summarize changes" to help you remember what that edit session entailed. (2C)
Noteworthy Events from the Past (2D)
Podcast of the audio archives for the recorded events below are available: (2D1)
Subscribe to RSS feed using iTunes, Firefox (with appropriate plug-in), Podnova, (2D2)
or other podcast/RSS compatible, sites, client apps, and browsers by clicking here. (2D3)
e.g. For iPod users: one can discover our content from doing a search through the Apple Podcasts (via iTunes), (2D4)
or go straight to: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=120367007&s=143441 (2D5)
Membership (2E)
The ONTOLOG community has been around for more than 10 years now. We currently have over 800 members in the community, coming from over 30 different countries (more than 120 locations) around the world. Our announcement list (which is subscribed to by both members, as well as non-members who want are kept posted on our community events) has more than 2000 subscribers. The Ontolog website currently gets about half-a-million page views each month. (2E1)
New Members (2E2)
this is an OPEN, virtual Community of Practice ("CoP"), operated by the community itself (2E2A)
anyone who would want to participate and contribute in accordance with this CoP's charter, and consents to abide by its IPR policy, contribution guidelines and other by-laws which the community shall set-forth, is welcomed to join. To date, there is no fee or cost to participate, except that members are expected to be team players and contribute to our mission as much as, and in whatever way they can. (2E2B)
all members should use their real names when transacting in the Ontolog community's collaborative work environment (CWE). (2E2C)
to join us, please send an e-mail to dr.matthew.west@gmail.com and kenb@ccs.neu.edu confirming your desire to join the [ontolog-forum] (please indicate in your email whether you are participating as an active member or as an observer.) (2E2C1)
if you have questions, please feel free to email one of the members of our Board of Trustees, like: Ken Baclawski, Matthew West or Leo Obrst. (2E2C2)
Membership categories - Active Members, Members & Observers (see discussion) (2E3)
Members (2E4)
all members are encouraged to create, populate and maintain thier namesake page on this wiki, so that others in the community can get to know them easily. (2E4A)
a member's namesake page should be one with the person name's in WikiWord format (like, Ms. Jane Doe's namesake page would be JaneDoe). (2E4A1)
refer to the description above to create your namesake page (since it is probably the first time you will be editing on this wiki too.) (2E4A2)
Contribution Guidelines and Policy: (2E4A3)
please ensure that your posts are relevant (to our Community Charter), and that it complies with our IPR Policy. (2E4A3A)
in all discourse and interaction, (2E4A3B)
members shall stay civil and treat each other with respect and courtesy. (2E4A3B1)
members shall listen to the point of view of others and strive for consensus without eliminating the minority voice. (2E4A3B2)
unless specifically requested/solicited by other community member(s), please make sure any commercial- or self-promotion material or reference are strictly limited to one's namesake page or a short signature block, and nowhere else as far as our open collaborative work environment is concerned. The co-conveners reserve the right to relocate or remove such material from within the CWE, if deemed inappropriately done, to the extent that it affects the neutrality and commercial free work environment that this CWE is set out to be. (2E4A3C)
we generally do not feature or present "proprietary" technology or content, unless under a specific waiver to our open IPR policy (which we occasionally do, say in specific panel discussions, alongside their "open" counterparts, to allow broader exposure of such content to the community.) (2E4A4)
The "ontolog-member-survey-0" form is available online at http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/survey/ontolog0.html (2E4B)
all new members (and those who have not had a chance to complete it) are requested to complete and submit this survey form (2E4B1)
Here are some of the responses received to our member-survey (only periodically updated). (2E4B1A)
A historic membership profile of those who joined us during the first few months of this community was compiled (back in 2003) by Kurt Conrad based on members' self-introduction message posts, and/or their survey responses. (2E4B1B)
all members will be subscribed to the [ontolog-forum] mailing list. This is a medium traffic list (even 'high traffic' at times). Members who may feel inundated by the traffic can re-configure their message delivery to the 'digest' or 'no mail' mode (from the default of 'deliver to inbox' mode. One can switch back-and-forth between these modes as often as he/she prefers.) (2E4C)
a member may choose to join the various ongoing projects that are run by the community - this takes the form of their getting subscribed to the specific project mailing list, and his/her participation at the project activities (like conference calls and online or off-line project work.) (2E4C1)
all list traffic will be archived and are publicly available. See: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ (2E4C2)
our announcement list, [ontolog-invitation], include both members and non-members. Anyone who wants to be posted on upcoming Ontolog events are welcomed to subscribe themselves by e-mailng: <ontolog-invitation-join[at]ontolog.cim3.net> (2E4C3)
Community Process (2F)
Process will be discussed and adopted among the "active" [ontolog] community members from time to time. "Observers" will not have voting rights to the establishment of the community process. (ref. Sep-02 terms of reference) (2F1)
in the absence of [ontolog] community established process, our process will default to the current OASIS TC Process - see: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php (ref. Sep-02 terms of reference) (2F2)
the start and termination of an ontolog project or subproject should default to the OASIS TC & SC process (where Ontolog "projects" processes will map to OASIS "TC" processes). (2F2A)
in essence, a new project needs to be supported by at least 3 members, have a project charter or mission statement, a kick-off conference call (or meeting) and a project home page, to get officially launched. (2F2B)
Publications & Deliverables (2G)
The Ontolog Community's Response to the UN/CEFACT Core Components Working Group's CCTS (Core Component Technical Specifications) v2.01 solicitation for comments and candidate requirements for the next version -- Memorandum and Report, dated Jan. 21, 2005. (2G1)
The Ontolog Community's open Response to the National Health Information Network RFI (of 2004.11.15), collaboratively authored by the NhinRfi response team, was delivered to the office of Dr. David Brailer, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, on Jan. 18, 2005. (2G2)
The whitepaper "A Case for the Ontological Expression of E-Business Standards" by Kurt Conrad, Bo Newman and Bob Smith, is released at the Dec. 1, 2004 EIDX "Semantic Harmonization" Panel Session (Menlo Park, CA, USA). This paper is based on work of the Ontolog Forum and its CCT-Representation project. (2G3)
"Collaborating to Develop an Ontological Basis for E-Business Standards" - presented by Peter P. Yim at the 2nd Ontolog Face-to-face Meeting held at the workshop entitled "Extending Enterprise Ontologies: Levels, Limits, and Tensions", as part of the 7th International Protégé Conference on July 6, 2004 at the National Institute of Health (Bethesda, MD, USA.) (2G4)
"Ontolog - UBL Ontology Project Status Report". Compiled by KurtConrad. First relased on 2003-04-28. The report summarizes the [ontolog-forum]'s progress-to-date and presented to the UBL TC. Full report available at http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/pub/report/OntologUBLOntologyProjectReport--KurtConrad_20030428.pdf (2G5)
Resources (2H)
see: RecommendedReadingResource (2H1)
tarball of [ontolog-forum] message database can be found under: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/community/ontolog-forum-archive/ (2H2)
[ auth: ontolog-member/ontology ] (2H2A)
the Protégé wiki - http://protege.cim3.net/wiki/ & http://protegewiki.stanford.edu/index.php (2H3)
More about Collaborative Work Environments ("CWEs") (2H4)
COMMUNITY WEBBOARD by Nancy Cohen, Open Magazine (2H4A)
Our Shared Playground - An Interview with Michael Schrage by Marcia Conner, [[LiNE]] Zine (2H4B)
Leveraging Effective Collaboration in Communities & Open Distributed Teams by Peter P. Yim of CIM3 (March 2004) (2H4C)
Toward High-Performance Organizations: A Strategic Role for Groupware by Doug Engelbart (June 1992) (2H4D)
... more about wiki's - see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki (2H4E)
... about Purple Numbers - see: http://ps1.cim3.net/ps.php (2H4F)
Since we are using, predominantly, Open Source or Free Software in this CWE, the article: "Understanding Open Source Software" by Mark Webbink, Esq. of Red Hat (published Dec. 31, 2003) should help explain what "open source sofwtare" is, and demystify some of the legal and intellectual property rights issues in software licensing. (2H4G)
Tools (2I)
Tools Collaboration (2I1)
in particular, for details on setting up connectivity to our shared-file workspace, see: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ToolsCollaboration#nidAVL (2I1A)
Working with Purple Numbers - see: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiProcessGuide#nid189Q (2I2)
Ontolog-cwe (collaborative work environment) site statistics: (2I3)
the <ontolog.cim3.net> clustrMaps - http://clustrmaps.com/counter/maps.php?url=http://ontolog.cim3.net (2I3A)
site and download traffic - http://ontolog.cim3.net/webalizer/ [ auth: ontolog-member/ontology ] (2I3B)
SIGMA Knowledge Engineering Environment (by AdamPease) (2I4)
http://sigma.oor.net/ ; or (2I4A)
http://sigma-01.oor.net/ (2I4B)
where one can directly call up specific terms, like: http://sigma-01.oor.net/Buffalo or http://sigma-01.oor.net/Process (2I4B1)
refer to: SUO-KIF Manual and Sigma User Manual (2I4C)
note that the inference engine does not constrain answers to the argument type contraints on KIF relations. This is a known problem and may on occasion cause bad results from the inference engine. (2I4C1)
see also: http://sourceforge.net/projects/sigmakee/ (2I4D)
KSMSA Ontology Browser, by MichalSevcenko - an ontology browser for SUO-KIF, SUMO and WordNet; and supports the multiple language displays of SUMO. (2I5)
Protégé - To download and install, visit http://protege.stanford.edu download page (2I6)
CODS - Collaborative Ontology Development Service - a joint BMIR / CIM3 project to develop the infrastructure to host an open Collaborative Ontology Development Service and Ontology Repository for the ontology community at large- see: http://protege.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?CODS (2I7)
A survey on members' views on ontology tools and repository is being conducted (2I8)
this "ontolog-tool-survey-1" form is available online at http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/survey/ontolog1.html (2I8A)
all new members (and those who have not had a chance to complete it) is requested to fill-out and submit this survey form about ontology-tools they use or prefer (2I8A1)
see interim survey results at http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2002-11/msg00035.html (2I8B)
raw member survey responses can be found at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/resource/survey/data/ontolog1-tools/ (2I8B1)
LeoObrst's recommendation: Ontology Building: A Survey of Editing Tools, by Michael Denny (published November 06, 2002 on xml.com) (2I9)
TemplateProjectPage (2I10)
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy (2J)
the [ontolog-forum] is chartered to be an OPEN forum. As such, all contribution to this forum by its community membership shall have been made under an open content license, open publication license or one of the free software or open source licenses. (See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/free_content) (2J1)
unless otherwise specified, content within the [ontolog-forum] collaborative work environment shall be subject to the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0) License or its successors (2J1A)
the Open Content License (OPL), Version 1.0, July 14, 1998 or its successor. (see http://opencontent.org/opl.shtml) License may also be applied in lieu of the CC BY-SA 4.0 license (that being the first default licence designated when the Ontolog community was chartered back in 2002.) ... Do note that both these open licenses (CC BY-SA 4.0 and OPL v1.0) are "reciprocal" in nature. (2J1A1)
when in doubt, IPR matters relating to the [ontolog-forum] default to the OASIS IPR policy (effective as of 23-September-2002; in accordance with the processes defined in our reconstitution of September 2002.) (2J1B)
those who are unable to contribute under the above licensing arrangements should refrain from contributing to the [ontolog-forum] content. (2J1C)
Have Questions? (2K)
If you have questions about ONTOLOG (after browsing these pages), feel free to email one of members of our Board of Trustees, like: (2K1)
Ken Baclawski - kenb@ccs.neu.edu, (2K1A)
MatthewWest - dr.matthew.west@gmail.com, or (2K1B)
Leo Obrst - lobrst@mitre.org (2K1C)
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Ethanol Today
Featured Writings
Joint comments on the EPA’s proposed rule “Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2019 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2020”
Mr. Andrew Wheeler
Acting Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Submitted via regulations.gov
RE: Comments from Action for Ecology and People’s Emancipation (AEER) Indonesia, ActionAid USA, ARA Germany, Biofuelwatch, Clean Air Task Force, Dogwood Alliance, Earthjustice, EcoNexus, Estonian Forest Aid, Fern, Global Forest Coalition, Mighty Earth, National Wildlife Federation, Partnership for Policy Integrity, Rainforest Action Network, Rainforest Rescue, Sawit Watch, and Sierra Club on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Rule – “Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2019 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2020” 83 Federal Register 32024 (July 10, 2018); EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0167
Dear Acting Administrator Wheeler:
As national and international environmental, conservation, and development organizations, we respectfully submit these joint comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule “Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2019 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2020” published in the Federal Register on July 10, 2018. Our groups represent millions of members who are concerned with fighting global warming, protecting human health, promoting human rights, preserving natural habitats, halting deforestation, and advocating for clean energy. We believe that setting appropriate volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and effectively implementing both the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and habitat-conversion protections in the RFS are critical to achieving these goals.
Our comments are centered around five primary aspects of the proposed rule, which are listed below. More details on many of these issues can be found in joint comments that several of the undersigned groups submitted to EPA on previous proposed rules, which can be found here: http://www.catf.us/resources/filings/biofuels/.
We urge EPA to consider the following issues when finalizing its 2019 Renewable Volume Obligations rule:
Reducing the mandated volume of corn ethanol: Over the last decade, the expansion of food-based biofuel production, particularly corn ethanol and soy biodiesel, has resulted in negative environmental outcomes. As EPA’s Second Triennial Report to Congress acknowledges, these impacts include declines in water quality and quantity, soil and air quality, ecosystem health, and biodiversity, not to mention land use changes and increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.¹ EPA should finalize volume amounts that limit the consumption of corn ethanol, a biofuel that has not only resulted in numerous environmental problems but also constrained commodity markets. Increased demand for corn ethanol and substitute crops has been linked to food security risks due to volatile commodity prices.²
Limiting the growth of vegetable oil-based biofuels: Under the RFS, hundreds of millions of gallons of soy and palm biodiesel have been imported to the United States from Argentina and Indonesia, even as these countries face ongoing and severe deforestation due to agricultural expansion for soy and palm crops, respectively. The continued and increasing diversion of domestically grown soy oil away from food and consumer products and into biofuel production also creates market space for additional palm and soy production in Southeast Asia and Latin America. Soy and palm biodiesel may lead to GHG emissions that are two to three times higher than those from fossil diesel, according to a 2015 report produced by Hugo Valin et al. for the European Commission.³ For these reasons, EPA should reduce the 2020 volume of biomass-based diesel.
Implementing the severe environmental harm waiver: The RFS includes an important safety valve: if the law is found to cause “severe environmental harm,” EPA is explicitly authorized to waive biofuel volumes below the minimum levels of the statute. The Second Triennial Report on the environmental impacts of the RFS found increased production of first-generation biofuels such as soy biodiesel and corn ethanol has caused a wide range of environmental problems for soil, water, air, and wildlife habitat, many of which have worsened since the last report was released in 2011.⁴ EPA’s proposal to significantly increase the biodiesel volumes for 2020 will create additional demand for vegetable oil feedstocks, exacerbating these impacts and leading to increased GHG emissions that contribute to climate change, a severe environmental harm. EPA should thus use its waiver authority to reduce the total renewable fuel and advanced biofuel standards below the statutory minimum in 2019.
Ending unlawful RFS-induced land conversion and the destruction of native habitats: EPA should stringently implement the statutory requirement that RFS biofuel feedstocks (both domestic and international) be derived from “renewable biomass,” as defined by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA),⁵ rather than feedstocks grown on recently cleared land. EPA’s Second Triennial Report found direct and indirect domestic and international land use impacts have been tied to the expansion of RFS biofuels consumption, resulting in “cropland expansion and natural habitat loss (including forests).”⁶ EPA should end the practice of unchecked land conversion by effectively implementing the renewable biomass definitions.
Assessing impacts under the Endangered Species Act: EPA should also evaluate the impacts to water and air quality and biodiversity that would result from the Agency’s proposed biofuel volumes.
Specifically, the Agency also must fulfill its ESA Section 7 duties by consulting with wildlife agencies (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries) to ensure that any loss of habitat, including modification or pollution resulting from land use changes associated with the increased production of biofuels, does not jeopardize the continued existence of any federally-listed endangered and threatened species or cause the destruction or adverse modification of designated critical habitat.
In summary, the undersigned groups urge EPA to ensure that the 2019 Renewable Volume Obligations and those for biomass-based diesel for 2020 do not allow for the expansion of food-based biofuels, which have had numerous unintended consequences on our environment, not to mention impacts on food and feed prices. In addition to limiting volumes of corn ethanol, we urge EPA to alleviate demand for soy and palm biodiesel (and other market effects leading to greater demand for these vegetable oils), which have been linked to destructive land use changes, deforestation in countries such as Indonesia and Argentina, and other social and environmental problems. EPA can limit these impacts by finalizing a 2020 volume requirement for biomass-based diesel and 2019 volume requirements for advanced and total renewable fuels that do not incentivize increased production of food-based biodiesel and various vegetable oils. We also urge EPA to exercise its authority to reduce RFS volumes based on severe environmental harm, fulfill its ESA Section 7 duties, and give full effect to the “renewable biomass” definition in the RFS that was enacted to limit land use change from increased biofuel production both domestically and internationally as well.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments. We hope that our remarks provide useful guidance for EPA’s final decision. We appreciate your consideration.
Pius Ginting
Action for Ecology and People’s Emancipation (AEER) Indonesia
Kelly Stone
ActionAid USA
Monika Nolle
ARA, Germany
Rachel Smolker
Biofuelwatch
Jonathan Lewis
Clean Air Task Force
Adam Colette
Dogwood Alliance
Peter Lehner
Helena Paul
EcoNexus 4
Martin Luiga
Estonian Forest Aid
Saskia Ozinga
Mary Louise Malig
Global Forest Coalition
Rose Garr
Mighty Earth
David DeGennaro
Mary Booth
Partnership for Policy Integrity
Robin Overbeck
Rainforest Action Network
Reinhard Behrend
Rainforest Rescue
Agustinus Karlo Lumban Raja
Sawit Watch
Andrew Linhardt
¹ Lester Lave, et al. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy (Report by the National Research Council Committee on Economic and Environmental Impacts of Increasing Biofuels Production) (internal citations omitted) (http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13105); Clean Air Task Force (CATF), Corn Ethanol GHG Emissions Under Various RFS Implementation Scenarios (April 2013) (http://www.catf.us/resources/whitepapers/files/20130405-CATF%20White%20Paper-Corn%20GHG%20Emissions%20Under%20Various%20RFS%20Scenarios.pdf); Congressional Budget Office. 2014. The Renewable Fuel Standard: Issues for 2014 and Beyond (internal citations omitted) (https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45477).
² International Food Policy Research Institute, Biofuels and Food Security: Balancing Needs for Food, Feed, and Fuel (2008) (http://www.ifpri.org/publication/biofuels-and-food-security).
³ Hugo Valin, et al. 2015. The Land Use Change Impact of Biofuels Consumed in the EU: Quantification of Area and Greenhouse Gas Impacts, at 39 (Fig. 15). (https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/Final%20Report_GLOBIOM_publication.pdf).
⁴ US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Biofuels and the Environment: The Second Triennial Report to Congress (2018 Final Report) (hereinafter “Second Triennial”), at 97 (https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=341491).
⁵ CAA §211(o)(1)(J).
⁶ Second Triennial at 48.
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Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Returns West to Washougal MX Park with Dungey and Martin Leading the Way
honda motocross ktm marvin musquin trey canard
Motocross Media Press Release: With eight stops of the 12 round season completed, the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, has reached its "Final Four" on the 2015 schedule. Only four rounds and eight motos remain until a champion is crowned in both the 450 Class...
Motocross Media Press Release: The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, returned to the west coast on Saturday afternoon with its annual visit to the Pacific Northwest and Washougal MX Park for the Washougal National. For the second time in the last three rounds,...
Motocross Media Press Release: Only three rounds and six motos remain in the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, and this Saturday, August 8, the world's most prestigious dirt-bike racing series will kick off its stretch run at one of the most storied tracks...
Motocross Media Press Release: The second half of the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, will commence this weekend as the world's most prestigious motocross series continues its Independence Day tradition with the 41st Annual Red Bull RedBud National in...
Peterson CAT Washougal National Washougal MX Park – Washougal, Wash. – July 20 Washougal has hosted Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship events since 1980 and is currently in its third decade of hosting the Nationals in the Pacific Northwest. Washougal is known for being one of the most...
Round 1 of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is in the books and both classes' defending champions showed the rest of the field who's boss by both going 1-1 in their title defense debuts. For starters, Eli Tomac is a madman. The Colorado native charged from behind in both motos and was...
Motocross Media Press Release: Over half of the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is in the books and this weekend the series observes its second of three breaks in competition during the 12-round season. Only two races have commenced since the last break, but they've been eventful with...
Motocross Media: Following 11 rounds of grueling competition on the most challenging and demanding tracks in the country, the 2013 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, will come to a dramatic conclusion on Saturday with the 2nd Annual Red Bull Lake Elsinore...
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EMC Clubman Stages Rally (St Angelo Airfield) - (Sat) 6 Oct 12
Posted: November 11, 2016 3:31 AM - 4849 Hits
McGrady Insurance Junior 1000 Rally Challenge Ireland - Kyle White wins at St. Angelo
Regulations / Details
Posted: November 11, 2016 3:31 AM
Darren McKelvey & Aaron Johnston. (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) SS2
Frank Wray & Joe McNulty (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6)
Connor Woods & Kris Farrell (Nissan Micra) SS3
St. Angelo Airfield near Enniskillen produced another winner in this season's McGrady Insurance Junior 1000 Rally Challenge Ireland. This time it was 16-year old Kyle White from Belfast who completed the Clubman Rally's six stages fastest, to take his first ever rally victory by a margin of 8.8-seconds. He battled all day with Ben Crealey, the 14-year old from Portadown's second place seeing him retain his series lead.
In stark contrast to the juniors' previous visit to this former World War II airbase, the weather was dry and bright all day, which meant speeds were higher and the six 14?16-year old drivers taking part could push their 1000cc cars to their limits. The first two stages took competitors on a clockwise loop of the old runways and perimeter tracks that make up the venue. First to shine was Ben, taking his Nissan Micra and co-driver Liam Regan through the timing beam 0.8-second ahead of Kyle and his co-driver Alan Purdy in their Peugeot 107.
It was close for third place too, when Adam Bustard ? the winner when the junior series visited St. Angelo in May ? completed SS1 just 2.8-seconds ahead of Connor Woods. Adam, who's from Castlederg, was joined in his Chevrolet Spark this weekend by his cousin Brian Bustard, whilst Nissan Micra driver Connor, who's from Derrygonnelly, was accompanied by new co-driver Jonny Leonard.
In fifth was James Partridge, the 15-year old from Moira getting quicker event-by-event in his Nissan Micra, partnered by Phil Cherry. However, for Newry's Eoghan Bogue, things were not going to plan. Right from the start his Micra's engine began misfiring and losing power, a trait that was to hamper his and Wendy Blackledge's ? who stood in as co-driver at the last minute ? progress throughout the day.
SS2, a repeat of SS1, saw Kyle turn the tables on Ben and he emerged from the stage in the lead by 0.4-second. However, for Adam something wasn't quite right: although he'd driven well, his stage time did not reflect the performance and, although disappointed, he decided to do his best to make up the 15-second deficit during the four remaining stages.
His grasp on third place was helped on SS3 ? an anti-clockwise run of SS1 and SS2 - when Connor clipped one of the bales that marked the entry and exit of the various chicanes and lost around 10-seconds. Although still not 100%, Eoghan's car was running a little better at this point and he managed to get through the stage just 0.2-seconds from that of James' time.
Stage four, a re-run of three, saw the times between the competitors get even closer, which meant that the slightly re-configured stages of five and six were to make the drivers try even harder to gain an advantage over their rivals. James gave it his best shot on SS6, but perhaps tried a little too hard and spun backwards into another of the bales, removing his car's rear bumper and re-adjusting the suspension in the process. Thankfully, he was still able to make it to the finish.
Up-front it was till tight, but Kyle kept his cool and went quickest through the final two stages to make it five fastest times out of six, his lead finally adding up to 8.8-seconds. Ben accepted that he was unlikely to be able to close the gap on the final stage and was happy to consolidate his second place and retain his lead in the series standings.
Putting the issues of stage two behind him, Adam drove impressively for the rest of the rally and was right on the pace of the two drivers ahead of him. Connor and James continued to battle for fourth place, with the Derrygonnelly teenager just taking the advantage by 2.2-seconds in the end. Eoghan also did well by getting his poorly Micra to finish.
After an impressive and mature drive, understandably Kyle was delighted to have scored his first ever rally win and to have put himself in a mathematical position to be able to challenge for the title on the final round, which takes place at Kirkistown on 27th October.
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During RiseUp Ghana Development Collective’s short life span we have had multiple organizations cover our story. Below are a few examples spanning from news articles to TV Africa’s documentary.
Stranded on Top: One Woman Defies the Odds by Juan Gomez
Women of Wli Todzi, in an isolated village located in the Volta Region of Ghana, face a somber reality: their pregnancy may be a death sentence. Here, Sarah tells her story on how she defied these odds, despite the lack of medical facilities or an access road to hospital. This documentary tells the story of Sarah, a member of Wli Todzi’s community, and her child’s birth.
Photographer: Juan Gomez (http://digging4gold.tumblr.com/)
Newspaper Article and Editorial by Ghanaian Journal
This article, published by the Ghanaian Journal, outlines the reasons for the halt of the clinic construction in Wli Todzi. Partially arranged by Rise Up Wli Todzi Development, the article is well researched, and contributed toward advocacy efforts in the Hohoe District. The information in the article is valid with the exception of the statement that the contractor, Sapon, is a senior government official. He is, in fact, a private businessman.
Click to download the PDF of the article
Click to download the PDF of the editorial
Documentary by Ian Barling
Ian Barling, a UCSB film student, volunteered to direct, edit, and shoot this documentary on Wli Todzi. The footage is taken from Wli Todzi during a voluntary visit to the beautiful village in 2010. We appreciate his work and hope it promotes Wli Todzi as not only a tourist destination, but a village struggling to keep its head out of the water. This video also gives any potential visitors a look at RUDC’s founder, Yaw, and his family who hosts our guests. You can find Ian Barling on Facebook for any questions.
TV Africa Documentary
This documentary was filmed and edited by TV Africa in 2011. After much work RUDC convinced TV Africa to endure the hike to Wli Todzi for a documentary on the conditions in the village. While the documentary focuses on the unfortunate conditions, it also catches the compelling drama of a pregnancy and the horrible pain a mother endures to give birth on the mountain. We are very thankful to TV Africa for their support and fund raising.
This clip has been routinely shown on national television throughout Ghana, creating an awareness for the program that RUDC could only imagine at one point.
TV 3 Documentary
This documentary was done by the TV3 television station in January, 2011. It outlines the major problems with the Wli Todzi school system including a lack of school structures, textbooks, notebooks, slates, and trained teachers. The documentary was done in response to the television documentary and news slot by TV Africa arranged by the Rise Up Development Collective as part of our press campaign to draw attention to the problems in Wli Todzi. A full summary can be found at TV3′s website.
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It’s in White Evangelicals’ DNA to Worship Donald Trump
June 2, 2019 robertpaulreyes Leave a comment
It’s axiomatic that white evangelicals worship Donald Trump, but let’s examine why this is the case:
White evangelical ministries, for the most part, aren’t hierarchical organizations like the Catholic Church where the local parish priest has to answer to his archbishop, cardinal and of course the infallible pope. Franklin Graham, Pat Robertson, Joel Osteen, Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar aren’t restrained from their wildest impulses by a board of deacons, they answer only to themselves. They justify their most outlandish pontifications, by claiming that the Almighty is speaking through them.
It’s in white evangelicals’ DNA to worship an authoritarian figure like Trump, who disparages the coequal Judiciary and Congress and pretty much does damn well as he pleases.
Evangelical leaders aren’t challenged by their followers because they preach the inspired an infallible Word of God, never mind that Christianity is a Byzantium religion with thousands of denominations, each one with their own unique interpretation of scripture. Trump speaks with the authority of a televangelist, and his sycophants accept everything he says as the Gospel truth even though he’s a pathological liar.
Evangelicals have a binary world view: Christians and sinners. Likewise Trump supporters have a binary belief system: There’s them and then there’s everyone else: liberals, feminists, abortionists, homosexuals, globalists, climate change fanatics …
Evangelical ministers are prone to making crazy promises, “Give to my ministry and I will build the biggest cathedral, the largest university in the world”, all for the glory of God of course. “Give us your tithes and offerings and we will convert the heathen lands of China and Russia”! Trump supporters swallow the buffoon’s incredible claims like: I will build a beautiful 30-foot concrete wall from sea to shining sea.
Evangelical ministers strip their followers of their money and self-respect and in return provide them with a superficial faith that doesn’t sustain them in difficult times. Ditto Trump.
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Homophobic White Evangelicals Are Dying Out! Praise the Lord!
May 11, 2019 robertpaulreyes Leave a comment
“Nearly 60% of white evangelicals between 18 and 34 believe homosexuality should be accepted, according to a 2017 survey by the Pew Research Center. By contrast, about the same share of white evangelicals over 65 said homosexuality should be discouraged.”
It’s axiomatic that white evangelicals are vehemently opposed to LGBTQ rights, for generations Republican politicians have used homosexuality as a wedge issue.
White evangelicals favorite refrain is that they hate the sin but love the sinner. Bullshit! It’s difficult for gays and lesbians to feel the love when they are cudgeled over the head with Old Testament verses, and televangelists rail against same-sex marriage.
It would be different if white evangelicals had the mindset that homosexuality went against their interpretation of the Bible, and they respected the fact that we live in a pluralistic society, and simply live and let live.
But the times they are a-changin’ as a notable poet once said, younger evangelicals live in a more religiously and culturally pluralistic environment, and they are much less prone to label their gay and transgender friends as perverts or hell-bound sinners.
It should be noted that most of the prominent white evangelical leaders are Generation X’ers and Baby Boomers, and many of the younger people in their congregations are less likely to share their homophobic views.
Evangelicals who were against were pro slavery and mixing of the races died out, and in a generation evangelicals who are fervently opposed to gay, lesbians and transgenders will die out.
But already the vast majority of Americans, including many white evangelicals, are accepting of same-sex marriage, and it’s incumbent upon us to vote against homophobia in 2020
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Donald Trump the Elmer Gantry of Politics
April 14, 2019 robertpaulreyes Leave a comment
Donald Trump is the Elmer Gantry of politics, only he isn`t hawking Jesus, he`s selling himself. Trump brags about his wealth, influence and power, and he behaves as if he isn`t subject to the rule of law, Republican heterodoxy or social mores.
Trump is an out-of-control narcissist who should be anathema to evangelicals, but miraculously he`s venerated as the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Elmer Gantry as portrayed by Burt Lancaster was Bible literate, and he knew just the right verses to loosen the purse strings of the hillbillies who attended his revival meetings.
Trump, on the other hand, isn`t well-versed in scripture, he probably uses his family Bible only to stash his copy of Penthouse in Two Corinthians. Trump mesmerizes his white evangelical base not by quoting scripture, but by appealing to their Biblically based enmity of gays and lesbians and powerful women. The more Trump rails against immigrants and feminists the more his white evangelical sycophants froth in religious fervor.
Trump makes wild and outlandish promises that even a snake oil salesman like Gantry would be too timid to utter, and he gets away with it. “I will build a beautiful 30-foot concrete wall from sea to sea and Mexico will pay for it!” Two years later and Trump`s vision of a grand wall that would be as imposing as the Great Wall of China has shrunk to a steel barrier that will be built on some critical sections of the border, and will be funded by taxpayers. And his deluded supporters sill chant “Promises Made, Promises Kept” at his campaign rallies.
Trump`s followers aren`t bothered by Trump`s ignorance, vindictiveness, crassness or impulsiveness, they are enthralled by his outrageous behavior. The more outrageous his rhetoric and behavior, the more they are convinced that he was anointed by God to Make America Great Again.
The movie Elmer Gantry ends with his church building destroyed by an accidentally caused fire, and congregants running away in panic. If only the Almighty would demonstrate his displeasure with the vulgar and racist Trump and his heretical white evangelical followers by unleashing a tornado on a Trump rally.
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White Evangelicals are an Affront to God and Anathema to our Democracy
February 9, 2019 robertpaulreyes Leave a comment
“The Bible, especially the King James Version, is great literature, a moral authority for a troubled world, and evangelicals consider is the inerrant Word of God.
Anybody who`s read the Bible will concur that it`s a literary masterpiece, and most Westerners will agree that it provides solid moral guidance, but most people don`t believe that it`s the literal Word of God because they are outraged that evangelicals have used scripture to justify racial segregation, misogyny and even slavery.
There are certain go-to Biblical verses that preachers spouted- the curse of Ham or the mark of Cain – to rationalize white superiority and even the slavery of blacks. Even today, especially in the South, evangelicals still use scripture to justify racial segregation.
It`s not the KKK member in full regalia that`s the greatest threat to our democracy, it`s the evangelical brandishing a Bible. Trump, a brazen unapologetic racist, has the support of thousands of KKK members and Nazis, but it`s the millions of evangelicals who put him in the White House.
The Trump administration is infested with evangelicals who hold views that are antithetical to a secular democracy. These evangelicals in Trump`s cabinet feel emboldened to proudly proclaim their homophobic, racist and misogynist views.
Take Karen Pence for example, she teaches at a Christian school that discriminates against gays and lesbians. Pence wraps herself in the Bible to defend her anti-gay views, and her teaching position in a virulently anti-gay school.
True Christians must reclaim their religion from the likes of Karen Pence; Jesus Christ the manifestation end embodiment of the Word of God preached tolerance, equality and peace, and he never uttered a single word against homosexuality.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Biblical verses, taken out of context, can be used to justify everything from genocide to homophobia to the inferiority of women to slavery.
Religion shouldn`t be exempt from criticism and even ridicule, it`s incumbent upon Christians and non-Christians alike to criticize the white evangelicals who are making a mockery of Christianity and democracy.
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Evangelical Christianity a Greater Threat to Democracy Than the Satanic Temple
The Satanic Temple is a nontheistic religious and political activist group based in Salem, Massachusetts. The Temple has chapters in 13 US states and in Canada. The group uses Satanic imagery to promote egalitarianism, social justice, and the separation of church and state.
Evangelical Christianity is a greater threat to democracy and all that it entails (free speech, religious liberty, social justice) than the Satanic Temple.
Most Christians consider my opening statement blasphemous and they will immediately dismiss me as a godless liberal. But I pray that most of you will extend me the courtesy of reading my entire essay.
The leader of the Satanic Temple, Lucien Greaves, considers Mike Pence and his evangelical brethren an existential threat to our democracy and I wholeheartedly concur. The group uses Satanic imagery to counter supernaturalism and tradition-based superstitions and to promote social justice and the separation of church and state.
The Satanic Temple doesn`t believe in the existence of a personal Satan or any supernatural being for that matter. They don`t worship Satan or sacrifice babies to the Dark Lord.
They embrace the name Satan to counter supernaturalism and archaic tradition-based superstitions and to promote religious liberty and the separation of church and state.
Mike Pence, on the other hand, embraces the name of Jesus Christ to promote the undemocratic principles of homophobia, misogyny and theocracy disguised as Republican nationalism.
The Satanic Temple is a nontheistic religious and political activist organization and we have nothing to fear from them. They don`t advocate for Satanic prayers in public schools, or teaching the Satanic Bible in public schools.
No Satanist would ever endorse the racist, homophobic, misogynist and undemocratic Trump administration, while the vast majority of white evangelicals endorse Trump without any reservations.
I would never join the Satanic Temple, I question the judgement and wisdom of an organization that embraces a name that is the universal symbol of evil.
I align myself with the Jesus of the Gospels, who preached peace and ministered to social outcasts. I consider the Satanic Temple an ally in fighting bigotry and theocracy, and I look on white evangelicals as my bitter foes. They`ve done more than Satanists to discredit the true religion of peace, love and brotherhood of man: Christianity.
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This Christmas Curse Out a White Evangelical in the Name of Jesus Christ
White Evangelicals are evil
According to Christian tradition the seven deadly sins are: envy, gluttony, greed or avarice, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath. But white evangelicals, many of whom are obese, proud of their sanctimoniousness, envious of their more well-heeled mainline Protestant brethren, and angry with anyone who doesn`t worship Trump, think that sexual sin is the mother of all sin.
They consider a Christian, especially a woman, caught in sexual transgression the lowest form of sinner. They demonize gays and lesbians, and treat them like trash, even though Jesus Christ never condemned homosexuality, or even mentioned gays. Jesus apparently wasn`t bothered that people might think he was gay, because he spent every day and night during his ministry living with twelve male apostles.
About 80 percent of white evangelicals voted for Trump in 2016, and in spite of the Stormy Daniels scandal, and his affairs with other women of ill-repute there has been no erosion of support.
You won`t hear any televangelist or minister rail against Trump and his many sexual transgressions, and you won`t hear any layperson bemoan the short-fingered vulgarian`s sexual escapades.
White evangelicals frequently proclaim that the Bible tells us to pray for our leaders, and that we should pray for Trump. But they never pray for Trump to repent of his predatory sexual behavior, his greed and mean spirit, instead they pray that the Almighty would continue to bless him. As if God would bless an unrepentant sinner who takes pride in his sins, sexual or otherwise.
Damn Donald Trump and his white evangelical enablers, gays will sashay through the Pearly Gates while they will be greeted in hell by demons with an insatiable appetite for sodomizing religious hypocrites.
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Donald Trump and His White Evangelical Followers Make Me Vomit
December 1, 2018 robertpaulreyes Leave a comment
Donald Trump campaign rallies are composed of racist rednecks, white evangelical reprobates, embittered blue-collar whites and a sprinkling of Uncle Toms and establishment Republicans.
At a campaign rally in Missouri, on the eve of the midterm elections, Trump`s stump speech was interrupted by first responders tending to a supporter who had feinted.
The crowd burst into a rendition of “Amazing Grace,” which might seem incongruous at a political rally, but not at a Trump event where everybody is familiar with arguably the best known hymn in Christianity.
Trump was forced to shut his trap, as he wandering aimlessly on the stage, pointing to the singing crowd, while privately thinking, “What a bunch of rubes.”
Needless to say Trump didn`t join in singing because Mr. Two Corinthians doesn`t know the words to the most popular hymn in the world.
This incident illustrates the symbiosis between the amoral short-fingered vulgarian and his white evangelical following. White evangelicals know damn well that Trump isn`t a moral person, let alone a born-again Christian, but they tolerate, and even rationalize, his corruption ,vulgarity and immorality as long as he continues to appoint conservative judges.
It`s certainly a testimony to God`s Amazing Grace that He didn`t smite that campaign rally with fire from above.
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Karen Pence Wears Slutty Dress Even Nicky Minaj Would be Embarrassed to Wear
July 21, 2018 robertpaulreyes Leave a comment
“Second-lady Karen Pence is getting dragged for wearing a mall-bought dress that was too short and tight while meeting the King and Queen of Jordan this week.
To receive King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and Queen Rania on Monday, Karen, the wife of VP Mike Pence, wore a pink-and-black dress with a halter-and-tank style top, and pink, strappy shoes.”
Mike and Karen Pence are devout evangelical Christians, and they are circumspect in speech, demeanor and dress, in other words they are so ramrod straight that it would take pliers to remove the sticks from their arseholes.
Karen, 61, known as Mother to her hubby and close friends, wore a slutty dress while meeting with the King and Queen of Jordan that even Nicky Minaj would have second thoughts about wearing.
Mother`s belt was only an inch below her ample bosom, old men are known to hike up their pants up to their chests, but I`ve never seen an old hag favor such a look.
What a shameless hussy, I doubt she would don such a ratchet ensemble if she was meeting the Pope or Jerry Falwell Jr instead of Muslim royalty.
Mother must have got her hubby all hot and bothered by wearing such a scandalous dress in public, I bet he gave her the Mother of all holy poundings that night.
I never thought in a million years that I would be slut-shaming Karen Pence of all people, but girlfriend gave me a Mother of a sexual migraine.
I apologize if my essay induced anyone to vomit or to get shit-faced drunk.
Link to pic of slutty dress:
https://www.aol.com/article/lifestyle/2018/06/27/second-lady-karen-pence-is-getting-dragged-for-wearing-an-inappropriate-dress/23469625/
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Prosperity Gospel Televangelist Seeks Donations for $54 Million Private Jet
“Jesse Duplantis, the Destrehan-based prosperity gospel televangelist with a global reach, is asking disciples for money to buy a jet that costs $54 million so we can go anywhere in the world in one stop. He seeks the donations in a video posted last week on his ministry`s website.
`I really believe that if the Lord Jesus Christ was physically on the Earth today, he wouldn`t be riding a donkey,` Duplantis says in the video. `He`d be in an airplane flying all over the world.`”
It`s funny how the Prosperity Gospel works, televangelists travel in private jets, drive around in limousines, and live in mansions, while their followers travel by bus, drive around in old pickups, and live in trailer parks.
This scam artist claims that if Jesus was physically on Earth today he wouldn`t be riding a donkey, but flying all over the world in an airplane. Granted if Jesus were alive today he wouldn`t be riding a donkey, but he wouldn`t be traveling by Learjet either. I suspect Jesus would travel in coach class to minister to people all over the world. In the economy class Jesus would meet the common people who are the most receptive to his Good News.
In 2015 Duplantis appeared on fellow scammer Kenneth Copeland`s television program, and they defended their use of private jets. They argued that commercial planes were full of a “bunch of demons” that bog down their busy schedules with prayer requests.
The “bunch on demons” are the sheep-like followers of these false prophets, who think they have a direct line to God because they are so financially successful.
I have no doubt that Duplantis will raise the $54 million, after all these are the same fuc*ing morons who voted for Donald Trump.
http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/2018/05/jesse_duplantis_private_jet.html
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Disgraced Televangelist Jim Bakker Selling Apocalypse-Proof Condos and $150 Water Bottles
May 8, 2018 robertpaulreyes Leave a comment
“Jim Bakker slipped out of most people`s collective consciousness after he fell from grace following a sex scandal and his 1989 fraud conviction. But the disgraced televangelist is back, focusing on the apocalypse and urging people to buy both real estate and eye-poppingly expensive extreme survival warfare water bottles from him to prepare.
Bakker, who served five years in prison for 24 counts of wire and mail fraud and conspiracy, is selling cabins in Missouri`s Ozark mountains, telling followers the area (which he calls Morningside) will be `the safest place to live` when the Apocalypse hits. Prices for the cabins weren`t disclosed, but you can rent one for as little as $85 per night right now.”
Most televangelists make a killing selling “pie in the sky,” “Accept Jesus, and give your tithes and offerings to our ministry and God will reward you with a mansion in paradise.” Millions of marks living in trailer parks and subsidized housing respond, and the televangelists live in mansions and fly in Lear Jets thanks to their deluded followers.
Other more savvy religious con artists make an even bigger killing selling nonexistent real estate to their followers. In the 1980`s Jim Bakker sold tens of thousands of “lifetime memberships” entitling buyers to an annual three-night stay at a luxury hotel at Heritage USA. Only one 500-room hotel was ever finished, these morons had a better chance of spending their vacation in their heavenly mansion, than they did at Bakker`s hotel.
In 1988 Bakker was convicted on eight counts of mail fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy. His religious empire came crumbling down, his wife divorced him, and he spent a year in a federal penitentiary.
Bakker resurfaced in 2003, with a new wife and a new show with a viewership only a fraction of what it was during his heyday in the 1980`s. His new shtick is selling freeze-dried food, bottled water and cabins in Missouri`s Ozark mountains where believers can weather the End Times. Bakker is hawking 28 ounce `warfare` water bottles, which he claims filter out contaminants, the idiots who watch his show can buy a half-dozen for $150.
Bakker`s community in the Ozarks in called “Morningside” and its brightly painted indoor town square is dominated by a 15-tall Jesus statue. I don`t have to visit Bakker`s compound to know that the only Jesus you will find there is the hokey giant-ass Jesus.
Who knows what kind of financial shenanigans the disgraced evangelist is committing considering he owes million to the IRS according to Wikipedia. I`m betting that it won`t be long before he`s back in the Big House.
http://fortune.com/2018/05/07/televangelist-jim-bakker-prepper-selling-real-estate-water-bottle-apocalypse/
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Post by Slem » Wed Apr 03, 2019 3:30 pm
"My...my room?" Jobu did not expect his strange little partner to be interested in his room, in fact, he was still pondering why she haven't voiced her displeasure from being his partner yet. The words she used to voice her honest, or rather brutally honest opinion of him echoed in his mind, but the fact that she showed no malicious intent made him think again before taking offence.
The mention of her sister also caught his interest. "A person who lived her entire life being kind but no one sees her as such, in fact, they see her as an evil being" he thought as they walked to the dormitory "Is it even worth it to be kind? Why don't she just give up and live a solitary and secluded life? or better yet, why don't she become evil? If no one in the world acknowledged your kindness, no one except a person who's opinion will likely be ignored by everyone else that is" he glanced quickly at the carefree girl next to him who, during their walk, kept skipping joyfully "why would you still bother to smile and help people? "
Realising how scary this thought was, Jobu chose to shake it off his head and settle on the thought that he wish he could meet this girl and see her point of view about it all.
Jobu, in an answer to Diara's request, nodded once and left the room. He walked to his room and opened the door and the usual scene unfolded. This time, it didn't unfold just for the glassy-eyed young man, but, for the first time, there was also a pair of excited and inquisitive eyes belonging to a young girl to take in the scenery : a blue bed that looks as plain as Diara's, a blue ceiling and turquoise curtains. His desk was almost unrecognisable with all the books on and around it, so much so that at first glance you may mistake it for a mountain of books with nothing underneath. Most of the books were about psychology, other ones were stories of adventure, romance and tragedy.
The floor had a grey, soft and fluffy carpet his parents sent to him that he usually sit on when he reads his books.
"My room" he said not knowing what else to say about it.
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His room wasn't completely boring, which was an improvement on Diara's room. If nothing else, there were at least some colors. A lot of books, too. They didn't really look like picture books, though, so Diara wasn't all that interested in them. She could read, but she wasn't as interested in it as in doing other things.
It didn't occur to her to wait for invitation, naturally, so she stepped into the room and gave it a looking around, then sat down in the middle of the carpet, running her fingers through the fuzz. "Oooh... soft. I like that." It was probably very flammable, too. Diara raised a hand to find out, then remembered about not setting things on fire and sighed. "It's not fair," she complained, "No one lets me set anything on fire any more. And I'm so good at it, too!"
She really was very good at it. She might have been the best setter-on-fire that she'd ever met. Maybe even the best in the whole world. She pulled one of Jobu's books out, and having selected one from near the bottom of a stack because the cover was orange, the rest of the pile toppled over rather ceremoniously, which she stared at for a moment as if this was a great surprise, then shrugged and opened the book.
It didn't really have pictures, but she opened it to the middle anyway and flopped down on her back, holding it above her head to read. As might have been anticipated, this lasted about ten seconds. "Hey, Jobu, what's your favorite book?"
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Post by Slem » Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:29 pm
Diara was, unlike Jobu, spontaneous. She does what she wants without much thought. It was a curious experience to him so he really didn't feel annoyed about it.
"My favourite book?" It was an expected question to have. Anyone who have that much number of anything will, eventually, be asked to choose the one they prefer out of it. It usually takes a while before the question is asked though.
Jobu moved to the desk rather graciously and nimbly opened the top drawer. Inside was his most beloved and rather sacred novel "this one" he said "It's called «The Poet » it's a tragic romance story the theme of which is sacrifice, it explores the mind of a soldier and poet who fell in love with a dazzling young woman, but was too ashamed to admit it because of his big nose. When a handsome but idiotic cadet fell for her, he asked for the poet's help in sharing his emotions. Feeling that a it's only fitting for a dazzling woman to go with a handsome man, the poet accepted and started writing love letters signed with the cadet's name, and the beautiful woman didn't even realize that it's the poet's words she was falling for. She married the caddet, and the poet continued to keep the other man's secret, even after the tragedy of death hit the cadet."
Jobu was so intensely focused on explaining his favorite story, he was speaking so enthusiastically and passionately about the story he read more than five times that he forgot whom he was speaking to and started discussing the philosophical and psychological themes that the story involves.
Suddenly as he was explaining what he believes maturity is he remembered that he was not speaking to the most mature person in the dorm.
"You said..." he said as he tried to reconnect with his partner "you said you like to burn things right? Well, as you can tell you can't burn my fluffy carpet, but you're welcome to come and sit on it anytime you want. But, you can from tomorrow onwards burn things in the training-grounds, when I'll tell you 'burn' and show you a target you can go ahead and burn it, that way we'll train your accuracy, speed and see how much range you got. How about it? "
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Post by illirica » Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:26 pm
Diara listened to his description, trying to keep up with the nuances, but after he'd finished she inquired, directly, "But there's a happy ending, right?" There was always a happy ending, otherwise it wasn't a story. At least he seemed happy about it, though. Maybe that was the happy ending?
Diara didn't get it, really. It seemed that Jobu was on to another subject, though, and she was hardly one to linger over an old conversation - quite the opposite. In general, getting her to stay on topic longer to finish it was more likely to be an issue than the other way around, and since his new topic involved one of her favorite topics, she didn't have a chance of staying undiverted.
"Oh, I can do all sorts of burning stuff," Diara said helpfully. "I'm so good at it! You'll see, Jobu. I promise I'm really good for something, even if other people don't think so. And I'll try to be really good about only burning the burny things, although sometimes I'm not really good at that. But I'll practice, I promise. Hey, what are you good at?"
Post by Slem » Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:32 pm
Jobu stared at the enthusiastic girl as she speaks; he can't help but admire her naturalness. He was never one to warm up to others quickly and as such no one could've warmed up to him in turn. However, this girl was speaking to him as though he's her best friend, she was even sitting idly on his carpet. He keeps reminding himself that her brain is not normal, but when he thinks about it, this was the most normal and pleasant conversation he had ever since he joined this place. Diara never gave him a strange look based on his face nor tried to assume his personality, instead, she inquires from him to tell her about himself.
"Me?" He said in response to her question. He raised a clenched fist from which emerged two fingers "I have two abilities, or rather, two types of abilities. The first one is intelligence; it allows me to pretty much read someone like an open book, and sort of foretell their thoughts and next moves shall I choose to do so. It's not written in my summary, but it's most effective when I'm under stress."
He pulled down his middle finger and kept only his index as he moved to the next ability "next is pretty much most psychic abilities " he decided he'll try to avoid hard words like telepathy and telekinesis "so in other words I can raise things with my brain, communicate through minds and even change my location in space at will. Unfortunately doing these abilities will cause a throbbing headache that'll last for a while, so I keep them at a minimum "
Jobu looked at the clock that resides on the desk between the books, miraculously, it was never lost through this mess and even the giant fall from earlier didn't drop it to the ground. Should Jobu have gotten angry when that happened? Only now he thought about it but he figured it was too late to be even if he chose to. The clock showed that it's rather late in the evening
" wh-..." Jobu thought. Following that realisation his stomach roared rather splendidly. " man...time sure does fly..." he looked at the girl still rubbing her hand against the carpet. For a while, he felt the urge to do the same as the blissful expression on her face made the action look very appealing, but he shook his haid and said " you must be hungry, let's go eat at the cafeteria okay?" he opened the door and motioned to the girl to follow him.
" you're finally here Jobu my son " exclaimed the cafeteria lady with a look full of guilt " hey..." Jobu said confusingly " I admit I've overstepped my boundaries, I know you don't like being told what to do but I just couldn't let you spend the entire day just on tea anymore...you're all like my sons and daughters so I want the best for you. But then when you didn't show up for lunch..." Jobu interrupted her. She was speaking awfully fast and he couldn't take that anymore " what are you talking about? The sandwich from this morning? I actually liked it, and I'll start having it everyday from now on if you don't mind." he pointed at Diara " this is Anisele Diara, she's my new teammate. Although her nickname is Firestorm she prefers being called Toasty Ghost. As her nickname implies she have pyrokinetic powers. I've been giving her a tour so I forgot all about lunch"
The cafeteria lady's eyes dropped the look of guilt after understanding the situation, and were now practically shining as she stared at Diara " what an adorable thing!" she said as she left the counter and came to her. She then started speaking to her in that manner women use to address adorable creatures so Jobu moved a bit to give them space.
" I'll have the usual: chicken breasts and rice " he said as he left them to their own devices. After a while Diara joined him, and together they had a rather extravagant late lunch. As they were eating, Jobu retorted at the situation to Diara " wow...she really liked you didn't she? "
The rest of the day was uneventful; Jobu showed Diara the toilets, helped her unpack and showed her the ropes of getting ready for bed time.
Post by illirica » Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:02 am
"Ooh, telekinesis!" Diara said excitedly, "That's so cool!" She might not have been as intelligent as Jobu, but she was better at remembering things that were important to her, and she'd wanted to be a superhero for as long as she could remember. She knew her superhero stuff pretty well. "Wait, you can foretell thoughts? What am I going to be thinking about? Is it cupcakes? I hope it's cupcakes. Oh, oh my gosh, it is! Wow, you're really good!"
Apparently the fact that she had managed that entire train of thought completely on her own without any input from him didn't dissuade her from thinking that he'd predicted it. Of course, it was entirely possible that he had, but then again, Diara's thoughts seemed like they weren't particularly hard to predict. Generally, there seemed to be two options: cupcakes, and setting things on fire.
Going to get something to eat sounded like a good idea though, so she nodded emphatically when Jobu suggested it, popping herself up off of the carpet. It had been a while since she'd eaten last, and she was definitely hungry - and maybe there would be cupcakes. The cafeteria lady seemed very friendly about Jobu, which was nice. Apparently not everyone thought he was evil. Diara decided she liked this person, and added a cheerfully emphatic "Hiiii!" when Jobu introduced her.
The lady came out to talk and apparently thought Diara was cute - and didn't say a word about her being stupid - so Diara gave her a friendly hug and a giggle. "I'm Diara," she said, even though Jobu had just said that, "I like cupcakes. Can you make cupcakes? I can make them myself. My sister taught me how. She also said cupcakes weren't for dinner, though. Or lunch. Or breakfast." Diara sighed, melancholically. "I guess... I will have... rice. With peanut butter on it." Usually this horrified people, but Diara liked it. "And carrots." There, that was healthy. Kind of.
Diara's diet was generally more suited to a child of four than a girl of seventeen, but she didn't like weird foods that had too much flavor. Or anything new. Or different. Or things with sauce. "And apple juice! There, now my dinner's completely balanced. Hey, Jobu, I'm good at balancing, too, watch!" She stood on one foot for a while, apparently considering this impressive, then took her tray and trotted off to follow her partner to a table.
"Of course she liked me," Diara informed him, "I'm very likable. I think so, anyway. How about you? She likes you lots, too, and you aren't nearly as likable as me. It's okay, though, I like you anyway, but still. I'm way cuter."
Post by Slem » Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:26 am
A new dawn has arrived. It's around 5am and Jobu is already awake. A book on a hand and a pen on the other. He never intended to use the pen on the book, it was merely a tool to spin around in order to keep his brain distracted enough to not fall asleep. Usually he'd sleep until around 8am but today was different: It's a field day; that is to say he'll have to get out and do field work with his new-found partner.
He've always been excused from field work since he had no partner. Usually, he'd spend that morning studding his books in the garden where he basks in a silence he can only get once a week. In the evening, when his colleagues come back from the field, he'd see a gleam in their eyes and redness in their cheeks. A rush of excitement fills the entire building and heroic stories are told everywhere he goes. Sometimes, a student or two are seen on top of others' shoulders as a reward for their excellent performance and splendid use of their gifts. It'd be a lie to say that envy have never crept it's way to Jobu's heart, nevertheless, burying his head in books for hours was always a good remedy.
But this habit will be no more, as he have now acquired a partner; and he'll have to get out there and show off what he's made of.
Jobu realised that he've been reading the same line for over five times, yet he can't comprehend what it says. It seems that the pen trick can only take him so far. He sighed and popped himself off the carpet, and after a long stretch he looked at the clock.
" seven am huh?" he mumbled to himself. He knew he won't be able to catch up on his studies with this new system, so there was no option but to read it this early. " today will be quite full...I'm going to go to this so-called field and do these so-called exciting activities" he said as he tried to resist a yawn "and in the evening I'll have to take care of..." his monologue was interrupted by said yawn so he decided to abandon it all together and head to the door.
"Will I be congratulated for a job well done too?" he wondered as he put his hand on the handle. His abilities, although unique, are not offensive; so being in that spot will be very unlikely. He sighed at the short-lived dream and turned down the stainless steel lever-like handle opening the door in the process.
" for now I'll wake her up so we can get breakfast... training starts at..." he scratched his chin as he left his room " eleven-ish...probably...I hope she's not as terrible with mornings as I am though".
He reached to Diara's door, and with gentle knocks on the door, he began his attempt to wake her up " Diara....wake up..." he said with a voice that sits between sloppy and serious "today is field day so we need to be early".
The thought of her asking him more information about the field day did cross his mind " hopefully she doesn't ask...I have no idea myself" he thought before resuming his gentle knocks.
Post by illirica » Tue Apr 23, 2019 1:33 pm
The door opened suddenly, presenting Jobu with an image of a very much wide awake Diara, already in another one of her colorful dresses and leggings sets, and... fuzzy slippers, for some reason. "Jobu!" Her voice was full of sudden urgency. "I caught a bug! I think it's dead but I'm hoping that it gets better soon. How come you look so sleepy? It's seven already. I had first breakfast! There was no one there but me and the cafeteria lady! She said it's field day. Is it time for second breakfast? Are you excited about field day? You don't look excited. I'm excited. I haven't been on Field Day since I set the last one on fire. Oh, and good morning!"
Apparently one of the things that Jobu was to learn about his new partner was that she was one of that rare and often-threatened class of people: the true morning person. It seemed her enthusiasm had not at all diminished given the hour - in fact, if anything, she might have been more eager than the previous day.
She let go of the door and darted inside, returning with a plastic cup that did, indeed, contain a dead bug. By its appearance, it had in fact been dead for quite some time, possibly weeks. Diara poked it with a finger, but it didn't move. "Maybe it's sleeping?" She shook the cup gently, but this had no effect. "Hm. This bug is boring. I want a different one."
Post by Slem » Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:43 am
Jobu stared at Diara as she spoke glibly then started messing with a dead bug. The sight annoyed him; not because he hated bugs, although he was disgusted by them a little, but he was bitter for not noticing it when cleaning. He was always the type who would go all out when doing a task or give up all together. So knowing that he wasn't the perfect room keeper he thought he was dampened his spirits.
" yeah..." Although not entirely sure what she said, agreeing with people was always his go to strategy to end a conversation " let's go and have breakfast ".
They both headed to the cafeteria, and as soon as they entered the cafeteria lady was standing behind the counter, beaming at them.
" oh my! That's a new one...you never come up at this time of the morning" she said as soon as they stood in front of her " good morning..." said Jobu fighting his yawn " today is my first field...uh...whatever so you know..." "not a morning person I see" remarked the cafeteria lady with a warm smile. Jobu motioned with his hand that he doesn't want to speak any further. Although it was true that he was terrible with mornings, waking up before five in the morning also did a number on him.
" so what will it be?" asked the cafeteria lady " tea..." replied Jobu robotically "and uh... " he added "that sandwich you made for me yesterday ". To jobu's surprise, the cafeteria lady's face lit up so much so that she started radiating an aura of happiness that he was quick to notice" alright dear! " she said as she tried to hide her smile and started moving giddilly "did... " Jobu thought " did she call me dear?".
Jobu and Diara headed to the first empty table they found, he was in a trance like state as he tried with all his might to resist falling asleep on the very floor.
" GUESS WHO? " a squeaky and girly voice emerged behind him as a pair of pale hands covered his eyes. This sudden event jolted him back to reality. It was obvious that his partner was not the one behind this joke as she was indeed facing him, so there was only one other person.
" morning Angel " the hands rose and before him stood Angel, the only other student who speaks to him. She was trying to fake a blushing face " wow... " she said as her foot made circles in the ground " I didn't expect you to be that forward " " that's your nickname and you know it " deadpaned Jobu " come on...! " She pouted " a pretty girl goes out of her way to speak to you and you don't even show a reaction...do you even know my name? " " no " he answered coldly " MY NAME IS SARAH! " she snapped " I AM SA-RAH " she said again in an attempt to use the occasion to introduce herself to Diara
"So..." Jobu scoffed " for what occasion did the pretty girl come from her pretty castle to speak with us mere peasants?" "well" said Sarah as she puffed her chest, seemingly letting the joke get to her head as she began radiating the aura of«that's how I should be treated». " It's your first field day today right? In field days we don't go two by two, instead we go four by four " " I think I know where this is going " thought Jobu " and as such " continued Sarah with her uncharacteristically proud tone " I have generously volunteered along with my partner to be in your group, or rather, I allowed you to be in mine... " her proud tone suddenly broke and her face became confused" Is it my group or his group? Our group?"
" So... " said Jobu interrupting her dilemma " we will all be following your orders? " " dear God no! " gasped Sarah " you're the one who have that intelligence thing so you'll be our...uh...leader? Or representative? Anyway I'm bad with thinking ahead so I'll ruin everything " Jobu didn't like the idea of being the center of attention, last thing he needed was to be gawked at by three pair of eyes as he think of solutions, and Diara here can hardly take care of herself let alone a group of four " wait...four " he thought " Sarah " he said in an unintentionally serious tone that visibly startled the poor girl who let out a squeak " How about your partner? " " anything but that " a cool voiced almost like a murmur came behind him. Jobu looked behind as he tried his best to stop his body from showing any noticeable signs of goosebumps that were indeed arising in his body
" oh...! Icicle!" He said in a similarly cold, albeit more alert voice.
She was a girl who's attitude was as cold as the ice she controls. Usually silent and reserved, she is often seen sitting idly somewhere alone, drinking a box of apple juice through a pie.
"Hey" she said with a drowsy voice as she gave something that looked like a smile. she then brushed her midnight black bangs from her forehead with her pale, slim fingers. Seemingly unaware that she's still being stared at, she started scratching her nape . Her deep black eyes were unfocused as she passed her hand on her neck short hair before tuning back.
" Nadia sure is like a cat " retorted Sarah with a chuckle, Jobu nodded in confirmation.
" what?...why are you staring at me? " asked Nadia in genuine confusion " what? were we speaking about something important? "Sarah approached Jobu and whispered " and there you have it...that is why we need you..." she paused "I mean...suggest that you become the leader".
Jobu sighed " guess it can't be helped...alright I'll be the...one who gives decisions...whatever you want to call me... " he looked at Diara " this is Diara Anisele...um...although her nickname is Firestorm she prefers being called Toasty Ghost...She's uh...a fire controller... " he then proceeded to introduce Sarah and Nadia in the same sloppy manner. " we'll be working alongside each other today so...I hope we get along" he sealed the introduction with these words.
Post by illirica » Sun Apr 28, 2019 10:50 pm
"Hi Mrs. Cafeteria Lady, ma'am!" Diara's greeting was much more enthusiastic - and awake - than Jobu's had been. "Can I have a cupcake for second breakfast?"
Sadly, despite the enthusiasm of her greeting, Diara didn't acquire a cupcake, because apparently they weren't healthy and she should be eating healthy food because she had a big day. Diara thought that having a big day was a reason to eat about six cupcakes, but it was not to be. She settled for toast with jelly, which was what she'd had for first breakfast, and a bowl of strawberries - apparently her charm was worth strawberries, even if it wasn't quite worth cupcakes.
She sat down with Jobu at the table he'd picked out, when a voice suddenly yelled out "GUESS WHO?" "Miraculous Ladybug!" she answered excitedly, but apparently she wasn't right about that either, and the TV-heroine failed to materialize. "Aww, darn it."
It was other people, people that she didn't know. Jobu made introductions, and she greeted them all with a cheerfully inquisitve "Hi?" as if not entirely sure what to make of them. At least they seemed like they were going to be nice, not like the people yesterday. "Jobu can I set them on fire?" It would be nice to show them what she could do, right? That was how people made friends.
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Future trends in hotel e-business
Opportunities exist for those in the hotel e-business, even during these tough economic times. Attendees at HEDNA’s Lisbon Conference learned about the future trends for hotel e-business, how to profit from those trends and how HEDNA members can make a difference as the industry evolves.
Uncertain times call for different strategies. One of the top strategies for hotel e-business is evolving from selling to engaging the customer, points out Henry Harteveldt, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research. Hoteliers need to think more like retailers. “To succeed, hoteliers need to fulfill the experience expected by customers, not just think of them as heads in a bed,” says Harteveldt.
Another strategy is engaging the customer through social computing, which Harteveldt calls the fifth generation of electronic distribution. “Travel plays a big role in social computing, making social computing a blend of marketing and distribution,” he says. He points out that in Europe, online travelers are “more likely to consume than create social computing content.”
The sixth generation for electronic distribution is mobile technology. Mobile phones are becoming ubiquitous in many countries. “Travelers are an ideal group for mobile-based services and activities,” says Harteveldt. Frequent travelers are the ones who find the most utility from using mobile services.
How can those in hotel e-business succeed? Harteveldt says success is through evolution. “To truly engage digital travelers, hotel e-business must evolve from channel to gateway, from single purpose to all encompassing, and from functional to fulfilling,” he says.
Getting ready for tomorrow
The hotel electronic distribution industry, or hotel e-business, is “an exciting industry with lots of positive opportunities ahead,” Michael Ball, CEO of WORLDHOTELS, told attendees. “We’re at a pivotal time. Tomorrow will look very different from today,” Ball says.
The “pillars of business and commerce are out of alignment today,” observes Ball. From the credit crunch to high energy prices to food prices, changes are happening at a faster pace. The GDPs of India, China and other Asian countries are growing fast while the US and Europe are dropping. Social factors, such as the environment and population, must be part of the travel industry’s considerations as it moves forward. Yet despite all of these changes, there are opportunities.
Some of the opportunities center around the five important trends affecting hotel e-business. According to Ball, these trends are: more demanding consumers; more complex distribution channels; changing business models where companies must give more but expect less in return; an emphasis on technology and richer content; and a change in the structure of hotel e-business.
Other opportunities are contained in Ball’s “five points to ponder.” First, don’t let opportunities for the hotel e-business get hijacked again. The industry must do a better job at managing downturns, says Ball. The other points are: strive to simplify; put distribution at the heart of your planning process; recognize the need for capital expenditures on new technology; and add the social agenda to your agenda, before the environmentalists and regulators do it for you.
Ball sees HEDNA members making a difference in several areas including technology, richer content and collective ownership of data. “Collaboration is important in times of an economic downturn,” Ball says.
Globalization versus localization
Are globalization and localization competing strategies? No, says Mike Nelson, COO of Orbitz Worldwide. “Any business needs to think about both,” he told attendees.
Globalization is here to stay as evidenced by changes in demographics and affluence. For instance, Russia is becoming the biggest European market while India, China and other Asian countries are emerging as important markets, too. In all of these regions, there’s a huge rise in an affluent middle class who will be interested in travel.
A globalization strategy needs careful planning, cautions Nelson. “You can’t rush into it. You need to give it some thought,” he says, noting several examples of faux pas made by major corporations. Don’t forget about the local aspects of your strategy. You need to incorporate local and global to be successful, Nelson says.
Changing factors in decision making
Shaping customers expectations is becoming crucial as customers look for an ‘experience’ rather than just a room. The more compelling the experience for the customer, the more satisfied the customer will be. “Content will replace price as a deciding factor for customers,” forecasts Heiko Siebert, vice president distribution at M๖venpick Hotels and Resorts, who participated on the Online Distribution panel.
But who then owns that content and the customers that are attracted by it? Is it the hotel or is it the online service? Siebert strongly believes that his hotel has ownership of its content and customers. But online services feel otherwise. Since this is an area of debate, the panel believes this is an area where HEDNA can make a substantial impact in the industry by developing a solution.
The traveler’s experience was very much the focus of the Web 2.0 panel. Consumer generated content, which is more and more in demand, is all about a traveler’s experience, explains Marc Charron, managing director Europe for Trip Advisor. This is a great way to match content with traveler’s age group and interests. It’s also a way to bolster the customer’s expectation about what that experience at the hotel will be like.
Charron points out that there’s an incredible reluctance by hotels to post consumer generated content, fearing that it will be negative. However, most people that take the time to write have positive comments about their travel experience.
As the day grew to a close the hundreds of delegates from the international community attending the Lisbon Conference seemed to share the perspective that as HEDNA stays on top of major trends and technologies, their membership and collaboration will assist the industry to navigate the seas of change.
Source: http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/print/future_trends_in_hotel_e_business/
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Yang; David S. ; et al. June 8, 2017
WELDING ELECTRODE FOR USE IN RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING WORKPIECE STACK-UPS THAT INCLUDE AN ALUMINUM WORKPIECE AND A STEEL WORKPIECE
A welding electrode suitable for resistance spot welding applications includes a first portion, a second portion, and a reduced diameter portion that extends between and connects the first and second portions. The first portion includes a weld face and the second portion includes a mounting base that opens to an internal recess having a cooling pocket. The reduced diameter portion extends between a back surface of the first portion and a front surface of the second portion such that a gap separates the back and front surfaces from each other. The gap may be vacant or filled with a low conductivity material. The disclosed welding electrode may be used in conjunction with another welding electrode to resistance spot weld a workpiece stack-up that includes an aluminum workpiece and an adjacent overlapping steel workpiece.
Inventors: Yang; David S.; (Shanghai, CN) ; Sigler; David R.; (Shelby Township, MI)
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Filed: December 8, 2015
Current CPC Class: B23K 11/3009 20130101; B23K 11/115 20130101; B23K 11/20 20130101
International Class: B23K 11/30 20060101 B23K011/30; B23K 11/11 20060101 B23K011/11; B23K 11/20 20060101 B23K011/20
1. A welding electrode for use in spot welding operations, the welding electrode comprising: a first portion that includes a weld face and a back surface opposite the weld face; a second portion that includes a mounting base and a front surface opposite the mounting base, the mounting base defining an opening to an internal recess, a part of the internal recess serving as a cooling pocket; and a reduced diameter portion extending between the back surface of the first portion and the front surface of the second portion, the reduced diameter portion connecting the first portion and the second portion such that a peripheral edge section of the back surface of the first portion and a peripheral edge section of the front surface of the second portion are separated from each other by an air gap or a low conductivity material having an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity that are less than an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity of each of the first portion, the second portion, and the reduced diameter portion.
2. The welding electrode set forth in claim 1, wherein the weld face is spherically domed and has a diameter that ranges from 6 mm to 20 mm and a radius of curvature that ranges from 15 mm to 300 mm.
3. The welding electrode set forth in claim 2, wherein the weld face includes a series of concentric circular ridges that project outwardly from a base surface of the weld face.
4. The welding electrode set forth in claim 1, wherein the peripheral edge section of the back surface of the first portion and the peripheral edge section of the front surface of the second portion are separated from each other by the low conductivity material, and wherein the low thermal conductivity material is an insulator.
5. The welding electrode set forth in claim 1, wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the reduced diameter portion are integrally connected.
6. The welding electrode set forth in claim 1, wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the reduced diameter portion are constructed from a copper-zirconium alloy, a copper-chromium alloy, a copper-chromium-zirconium alloy, or a tungsten-copper metal composite.
7. The welding electrode set forth in claim 1, wherein the reduced diameter portion extends longitudinally between the back surface of the first portion and the front surface of the second portion along an axis of the weld face, the peripheral edge section of the back surface of the first portion and the peripheral edge section of the front surface of the second portion defining an annular gap, the annular gap being vacant or filled with the low conductivity material having an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity that are less than an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity of each of the first, second, and reduced diameter portions.
8. The welding electrode set forth in claim 7, wherein the peripheral edge section of the back surface of the first portion and the peripheral edge section of the front surface of the second portion are spaced apart along the axis of the weld face by a distance that ranges from 0.1 mm to 10 mm.
9. The welding electrode set forth in claim 8, wherein a circumference of the back surface of the first portion is diametrically aligned with a circumference of the front surface of the second portion, and wherein each of a diameter of the back surface and a diameter of the front surface ranges in size from 12 mm to 22 mm.
10. A welding electrode for use in spot welding operations, the welding electrode comprising: a first portion that includes a weld face and a back surface opposite the weld face; a second portion that includes a mounting base and a front surface opposite the mounting base, the mounting base defining an opening to an internal recess, a part of the internal recess serving as a cooling pocket; and a reduced diameter portion extending longitudinally between the back surface of the first portion and the front surface of the second portion along an axis of the weld face, the reduced diameter portion connecting the first portion and the second portion such that an annular gap is defined between a peripheral edge section of the back surface of the first portion and peripheral edge section of the front surface of the second portion, the annular gap being vacant or filled with a low conductivity material having an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity that are less than an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity of each of the first portion, the second portion, and the reduced diameter portion.
11. The welding electrode set forth in claim 10, wherein a circumference of the back surface of the first portion is diametrically aligned with a circumference of the front portion of the second portion, and wherein each of a diameter of the back surface and a diameter of the front surface ranges in size from 12 mm to 22 mm.
12. The welding electrode set forth in claim 11, wherein the back surface of the first portion and the front surface of the second portion are spaced apart along the axis of the weld face by a distance that ranges from 0.1 mm to 10 mm, and wherein the reduced diameter portion has a diameter such that a cross-sectional area of the reduced diameter portion is less than 80% of the larger of a cross-sectional area of the back surface of the front portion and a cross-sectional area of the front surface of the back portion.
13. The welding electrode set forth in claim 10, wherein the weld face is spherically domed and has a diameter that ranges from 6 mm to 20 mm and a radius of curvature that ranges from 15 mm to 300 mm.
14. The welding electrode set forth in claim 13, wherein the weld face includes a series of concentric circular ridges that project outwardly from a base surface of the weld face.
15. The welding electrode set forth in claim 10, wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the reduced diameter portion are integrally connected.
16. The welding electrode set forth in claim 10, wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the reduced diameter portion are constructed from a material having an electrical conductivity of at least 45% IACS and a thermal conductivity of at least 180 W/mK.
17. A method of resistance spot welding a workpiece stack-up that comprises an aluminum workpiece and a steel workpiece, the method comprising: providing a workpiece stack-up that has a first side and a second side, the workpiece stack-up comprising an aluminum workpiece proximate the first side and an adjacent steel workpiece proximate the second side, the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces overlapping each other such that a faying surface of the aluminum workpiece contacts a faying surface of the steel workpiece to establish a faying interface between the workpieces; bringing a weld face of a first welding electrode into electrical communication with the first side of the workpiece stack-up, the first welding electrode comprising a first portion that includes the weld face, a second portion that defines an internal recess having a cooling pocket through which cooling fluid can flow, and a reduced diameter portion that extends between and connects a back surface of the first portion and a front surface of the second portion; bringing a weld face of a second welding electrode into electrical communication with the second side of the workpiece stack-up, the weld faces of the first and second welding electrodes being facially aligned with each other at a weld site when the first and second welding electrodes are brought into electrical communication with their respective sides of the workpiece stack-up; passing electrical current between the weld face of the first welding electrode and the weld face of the second welding electrode and through the workpiece stack-up at the weld site, the electrical current creating a molten aluminum weld pool within the aluminum workpiece that wets the faying surface of the adjacent steel workpiece; and ceasing passage of the electrical current between the first and second welding electrodes to allow the molten aluminum weld pool to solidify into a weld joint that bonds the aluminum workpiece and the adjacent steel workpiece together at the weld site.
18. The method set forth in claim 17, wherein the workpiece stack-up includes only the aluminum workpiece and the steel workpiece at the weld site such that an exterior outer surface of the aluminum workpiece provides the first side of the workpiece stack-up and an exterior outer surface of the steel workpiece provides the second side of the workpiece stack-up.
19. The method set forth in claim 17, wherein the workpiece stack-up further comprises (1) an additional aluminum workpiece disposed adjacent to the aluminum workpiece such that an exterior outer surface of the additional aluminum workpiece provides the first side of the workpiece stack-up and an exterior outer surface of the steel workpiece provides the second side of the workpiece stack-up, or (2) an additional steel workpiece disposed adjacent to the steel workpiece such that an exterior outer surface of the aluminum workpiece provides the first side of the workpiece stack-up and an exterior outer surface of the additional steel workpiece provides the second side of the workpiece stack-up.
20. The method set forth in claim 17, wherein the first welding electrode is constructed such that the reduced diameter portion extends longitudinally between the back surface of the first portion and the front surface of the second portion along an axis of the weld face, and wherein peripheral edge sections of the back and front surfaces of the first and second portions define an annular gap that is vacant or filled with a low conductivity material having an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity that are less than an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity of each of the first portion, the second portion, and the reduced diameter portion.
[0001] The technical field of this disclosure relates generally to resistance spot welding and, more particularly, to resistance spot welding an aluminum workpiece and an adjacent overlapping steel workpiece.
[0002] Resistance spot welding is a process used by a number of industries to join together two or more metal workpieces. The automotive industry, for example, often uses resistance spot welding to join together metal workpieces during the manufacture of a vehicle door, hood, trunk lid, lift gate, and/or body structures such as body sides and cross-members, among others. A number of spot welds are often formed at various points around an edge of the metal workpieces or some other bonding region to ensure the part is structurally sound. While spot welding has typically been practiced to join together certain similarly composed metal workpieces--such as steel-to-steel and aluminum-to-aluminum--the desire to incorporate lighter weight materials into a vehicle body structure has generated interest in joining steel workpieces to aluminum workpieces by resistance spot welding. The aforementioned desire to resistance spot weld dissimilar metal workpieces is not unique to the automotive industry; indeed, it extends to other industries that may utilize spot welding as a joining process including the aviation, maritime, railway, and building construction industries.
[0003] Resistance spot welding, in general, relies on the flow of electrical current through overlapping metal workpieces to generate the heat needed for fusion welding. To carry out such a welding process, a set of opposed spot welding electrodes is clamped at aligned spots on opposite sides of the workpiece stack-up, which typically includes two or three metal workpieces arranged in lapped configuration, at a predetermined weld site. Electrical current is then passed through the metal workpieces from one welding electrode to the other. Resistance to the flow of this electrical current generates heat within the metal workpieces and at their faying interface(s). When the workpiece stack-up includes an aluminum workpiece and an adjacent overlapping steel workpiece, the heat generated at the faying interface and within the bulk material of those dissimilar metal workpieces initiates and grows a molten aluminum weld pool that extends into the aluminum workpiece from the faying interface. This molten aluminum weld pool wets the adjacent faying surface of the steel workpiece and, upon cessation of the current flow, solidifies into a weld joint that bonds the two workpieces together.
[0004] In practice, however, spot welding an aluminum workpiece to a steel workpiece is challenging since a number of characteristics of those two metals can adversely affect the strength--most notably the peel strength--of the weld joint. For one, the aluminum workpiece usually contains one or more mechanically tough, electrically insulating, and self-healing refractory oxide layers on its surface. The oxide layer(s) are typically comprised of aluminum oxides, but may include other metal oxide compounds as well, including magnesium oxides when the aluminum workpiece is composed of a magnesium-containing aluminum alloy. As a result of their physical properties, the refractory oxide layer(s) have a tendency to remain intact at the faying interface where they can hinder the ability of the molten aluminum weld pool to wet the steel workpiece and also provide a source of near-interface defects within the growing weld pool. The insulating nature of the surface oxide layer(s) also raises the electrical contact resistance of the aluminum workpiece--namely, at its faying surface and at its electrode contact point--making it difficult to effectively control and concentrate heat within the aluminum workpiece. Efforts have been made in the past to remove the oxide layer(s) from the aluminum workpiece prior to spot welding. Such removal practices can be impractical, though, since the oxide layer(s) have the ability to regenerate in the presence of oxygen, especially with the application of heat from spot welding operations.
[0005] In addition to the challenges presented by the one or more oxide layers contained on the aluminum workpiece surfaces, the aluminum workpiece and the steel workpiece also possess different properties that tend to complicate the spot welding process. Specifically, aluminum has a relatively low melting point (.about.600.degree. C.) and relatively low electrical and thermal resistivities, while steel has a relatively high melting point (.about.1500.degree. C.) and relatively high electrical and thermal resistivities. As a result of these physical differences, most of the heat is generated within the steel workpiece during current flow. This heat imbalance sets up a temperature gradient between the steel workpiece (higher temperature) and the aluminum workpiece (lower temperature) that initiates rapid melting of the aluminum workpiece. The combination of the temperature gradient created during current flow and the high thermal conductivity of the aluminum workpiece means that, immediately after the electrical current ceases, a situation occurs where heat is not disseminated symmetrically from the weld site. Instead, heat is conducted from the hotter steel workpiece through the aluminum workpiece towards the welding electrode on the other side of the aluminum workpiece, which creates a steep thermal gradient in that direction.
[0006] The development of a steep thermal gradient between the steel workpiece and the welding electrode on the other side of the aluminum workpiece is believed to weaken the integrity of the resultant weld joint in two primary ways. First, because the steel workpiece retains heat for a longer duration than the aluminum workpiece after the flow of electrical current has ceased, the molten aluminum weld pool solidifies directionally, starting from the region nearest the colder welding electrode (often water cooled) associated with the aluminum workpiece and propagating towards the faying interface. A solidification front of this kind tends to sweep or drive defects--such as gas porosity, shrinkage voids, micro-cracking, and surface oxide residue--towards and along the faying interface within the weld joint. Second, the sustained elevated temperature in the steel workpiece promotes the growth of brittle Fe--Al intermetallic compounds at and along the faying interface. Having a dispersion of weld defects together with excessive growth of Fe--Al intermetallic compounds along the faying interface tends to reduce the peel strength of the weld joint.
[0007] In light of the aforementioned challenges, previous efforts to spot weld an aluminum workpiece and a steel workpiece have employed a weld schedule that specifies higher currents, longer weld times, or both (as compared to spot welding steel-to-steel), in order to try and obtain a reasonable weld bond area. Such efforts have been largely unsuccessful in a manufacturing setting and have a tendency to damage the welding electrodes. Given that previous spot welding efforts have not been particularly successful, mechanical fasteners including self-piercing rivets and flow-drill screws have predominantly been used to fasten aluminum and steel workpieces together. Mechanical fasteners, however, take longer to put in place and have high consumable costs compared to spot welding. They also add weight to the vehicle body structure--weight that is avoided when joining is accomplished by way of spot welding--that offsets some of the weight savings attained through the use of an aluminum workpiece in the first place. Advancements in spot welding that would make it easier to join aluminum and steel workpieces would thus be a welcome addition to the art.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0008] A welding electrode suitable for resistance spot welding applications is disclosed that includes a first portion, a second portion, and a reduced diameter portion that extends between and connects the first and second portions. The first portion includes a weld face and the second portion includes a mounting base that opens to an internal recess having a cooling pocket. The reduced diameter portion extends between a back surface of the first portion and a front surface of the second portion such that a gap separates peripheral edge sections of the back and front surfaces from each other. And, to help ensure that electrical current and heat are conducted between the first and second portions primarily through the reduced diameter portion, the gap may be vacant (i.e., an air gap) or filled with a low conductivity material having an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity that are less than an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity of each of the first, second, and reduced diameter portions of the welding electrode.
[0009] The welding electrode may be used in conjunction with another welding electrode to resistance spot weld a workpiece stack-up that includes at least an aluminum workpiece and an adjacent overlapping steel workpiece. The workpiece stack-up may also include an additional workpiece such as another aluminum workpiece or another steel workpiece so long as the two workpieces of the same base metal composition are disposed next to each other. During spot welding, the weld face of the first portion of the disclosed welding electrode is pressed against a first side of the workpiece stack-up proximate the aluminum workpiece that lies adjacent to the steel workpiece, and the other welding electrode is pressed against an opposed second side of the stack-up proximate the steel workpiece. Electrical current is then passed between the welding electrodes and through the workpiece stack-up to create a molten aluminum weld pool within the aluminum workpiece that lies adjacent to the steel workpiece. Passage of electrical current through the workpiece stack-up is eventually ceases, allowing the molten aluminum weld pool to solidify into a weld joint that bonds the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces together.
[0010] The use of the disclosed welding electrode is believed to positively contribute to the strength--most notably the peel strength--of the weld joint formed between the adjacent and overlapping aluminum and steel workpieces. To be sure, upon cessation of electrical current flow, the heat that has been generated within the first portion of the welding electrode, as well as the heat that disseminates from the steel workpiece and the molten aluminum weld pool, is drawn towards the second portion of the welding electrode due to the high thermal conductivity of the aluminum workpiece. And since heat cannot, for the most part, traverse the gap that separates the back and front surfaces of the first and second portions of the welding electrode, it flows from the first portion to the second portion primarily through the reduced diameter portion by way of conduction. Channeling conductive heat flow through the reduced diameter portion in this way influences the solidification behavior of the molten aluminum weld pool as it transitions into the weld joint and results in weld defects being swept towards the center of the joint where they are less liable to adversely affect the strength of the joint.
[0011] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a welding electrode suitable for resistance spot welding operations according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a magnified cross-sectional view of a part of the welding electrode shown in FIG. 1;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a magnified cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a weld face configuration that may be employed with the welding electrode shown in FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a welding electrode suitable for resistance spot welding operations according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0015] FIG. 5 is a general cross-sectional view of a workpiece stack-up, which includes an aluminum workpiece and an adjacent steel workpiece assembled in overlapping fashion, situated between a welding electrode according to the present disclosure and another welding electrode in preparation for resistance spot welding;
[0016] FIG. 6 is a general cross-sectional view of a workpiece stack-up, which includes an aluminum workpiece and an adjacent steel workpiece assembled in overlapping fashion, situated between a welding electrode according to the present disclosure and another welding electrode in preparation for resistance spot welding, although here the workpiece stack-up includes an additional aluminum workpiece (i.e., two aluminum workpieces and one steel workpiece) according to one embodiment of the disclosure;
[0017] FIG. 7 is a general cross-sectional view of a workpiece stack-up, which includes an aluminum workpiece and an adjacent steel workpiece assembled in overlapping fashion, situated between a welding electrode according to the present disclosure and another welding electrode in preparation for resistance spot welding, although here the workpiece stack-up includes an additional steel workpiece (i.e., one aluminum workpiece and two steel workpieces) according to one embodiment of the disclosure;
[0018] FIG. 8 is a general perspective view of the welding electrode depicted in FIG. 5 that may be used in conjunction with the first welding electrode (e.g., the welding electrode depicted in FIG. 1) to resistance spot weld the workpiece stack-up;
[0019] FIG. 9 is a general cross-sectional view of the workpiece stack-up and welding electrodes shown in FIG. 5 during passage of electrical current between the welding electrodes and through the stack-up, wherein the passage of electrical current has caused melting of the aluminum workpiece that lies adjacent to the steel workpiece and the creation of a molten aluminum weld pool within the aluminum workpiece;
[0020] FIG. 10 is a general cross-sectional view of the workpiece stack-up and welding electrodes shown in FIG. 5 after passage of the electrical current between the welding electrodes and through the stack-up has ceased so as to allow the molten aluminum weld pool to solidify into a weld joint that bonds the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces together;
[0021] FIG. 11 illustrates the direction of the solidification front in a molten aluminum weld pool that solidifies from the point nearest the colder welding electrode located proximate the aluminum workpiece towards the faying interface as is common in conventional spot welding practices; and
[0022] FIG. 12 illustrates the direction of the solidification front in a molten aluminum weld pool that solidifies from its outer perimeter towards it center as a result of using the welding electrode of the present disclosure.
[0023] A welding electrode that is useful in resistance spot welding applications is represented by reference numeral 10 in FIGS. 1-11. In particular, the welding electrode 10 may be used to spot weld a workpiece stack-up that includes at least an aluminum workpiece and an overlapping and adjacent steel workpiece, as will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 5-12. For example, the welding electrode 10 is operable to spot weld a "2T" workpiece stack-up (FIG. 5) that includes only the adjacent and overlapping pair of aluminum and steel workpieces. Other workpiece stack-up configurations are of course amenable to spot welding in a similar way. Indeed, the welding electrode 10 is also operable to spot weld a "3T" workpiece stack-up (FIGS. 6-7) that includes the adjacent and overlapping pair of aluminum and steel workpieces plus an additional aluminum workpiece or an additional steel workpiece so long as the two workpieces of the same base metal composition, i.e., aluminum or steel, are disposed next to each other (aluminum-aluminum-steel or aluminum-steel-steel) within the stack-up.
[0024] Referring now to FIG. 1, the welding electrode 10 includes a first portion 12, a second portion 14, and a reduced diameter portion 16 that extends between and connects the first and second portions 12, 14. These portions 12, 14, 16 of the welding electrode 10 may be integrally formed in the sense that they constitute a single formed article of manufacture and cannot be in indestructibly detached from one another. In other embodiments, however, the portions 12, 14, 16 of the welding electrode 10 are not integrally formed but, rather, some or all of the portions 12, 14, 16 are distinct components that are attached by way of interference fit, laser welding, or some other attachment mechanism suitable for attaching separately manufactured items. Moreover, in order to adequately conduct electrical current and heat during resistance spot welding applications, each of the first portion 12, the second portion 14, and the reduced diameter portion 16 is constructed form a material having an electrical conductivity of between 45% and 100% IACS (100% IACS being equal to 5.80.times.10.sup.7 S/m), and preferably between 80% and 95% IACS, and a thermal conductivity of at least 180 W/mK.
[0025] The first portion 12 of the welding electrode 10 includes a body 18 and a weld face 20. The body 18 includes a front end 22 and a back surface 24 opposite the front end 22, and is preferably cylindrical in shape. The front end 22 has a circumference 220 with a diameter 222 and, likewise, the back surface 24 has a circumference 240 with a diameter 242. Each of the diameters 222, 242 of the front end 22 and the back surface 24 preferably lie within the range of 12 mm to 22 mm or, more narrowly, within the range of 16 mm to 20 mm. The diameters 222, 242 of the front end 22 and the back surface 24 (and thus their associated circumferences 220, 240) are the same in this embodiment as a result of the cylindrical shape of the body 18. In other embodiments, however, such as when the body 18 is not cylindrically-shaped, the diameters 222, 242 of the front end 22 and the back surface 24 may be different.
[0026] The weld face 20 is disposed on the front end 22 of the body 18 and is the portion of the welding electrode 10 that contacts a side of a workpiece stack-up under pressure during spot welding. The weld face 20 has a circumference 200 with a diameter 202 and is centered on an axis 26 (also referred to in this disclosure as the "weld face axis"). The diameter 202 of the weld face 20 preferably lies within the range of 6 mm to 20 mm or, more narrowly, within the range of 8 mm to 12 mm. Regarding the relative position of weld face 20, a number of ways exist for disposing the weld face 20 on the front end 22 of the body 18. For example, the weld face 20 may transition directly from the front end 22 such that the circumference 200 of the weld face 20 is coincident with the circumference 220 of the front end 22 of the body 18 (termed a "full face electrode"). As another example, the weld face 20 may be upwardly displaced from the front end 22 of the body 18 by a transition nose 28 preferably of frusto-conical or truncated spherical shape. If a transition nose 28 is present, the circumferences 220, 200 of the front end 22 of the body 18 and the weld face 20 may be parallel as shown here in FIG. 1, or they may be angled such that the circumference 200 of the weld face 20 is tilted relative to the circumference 220 of the front end 22.
[0027] A broad range of electrode weld face designs may be implemented for the welding electrode 10. The weld face 20, for example, includes a base weld face surface 30 that may be nominally planar or spherically domed. If spherically domed, the base weld face surface 30 ascends from the circumference 200 of the weld face 20 with a truncated spherical profile having a radius of curvature that preferably lies within the range of 15 mm to 300 mm or, more narrowly, within the range of 20 mm to 50 mm. Moreover, regardless of whether it is nominally planar or spherically domed, the base weld face surface 30 may be smooth or roughened. The weld face 20 may also include a central projection such as a raised plateau or spherical ball-nose projection about its axis 26. Still further, the weld face 20 may include a series of upstanding concentric rings of ridges that project outwardly from the base weld face surface 30 such as the ridges disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,222,560; 8,436,269; 8,927,894; or in U.S. Pat. Pub. 2013/0200048.
[0028] In a preferred embodiment of the welding electrode 10, the weld face 20 includes a plurality of upstanding circular ridges 32 that are centered about and surround the axis 26 of the weld face 20, as shown in FIG. 3. The base weld face surface 30 accounts for 50% or more, and preferably between 50% and 80%, of the surface area of the weld face 20. The remaining surface area of the weld face 20 is attributed to the plurality of upstanding circular ridges 32, which preferably includes anywhere from two to ten ridges 32, or more narrowly from three to five ridges 32. The several upstanding ridges 32 are radially spaced apart from each other on the base weld face surface 30 such that the upstanding ridges 32 become larger in diameter when moving from the innermost upstanding ridge 321 that immediately surrounds the axis 26 of the weld face 20 to the outermost upstanding ridge 322 that is most proximate to the circumference 200 of the weld face 20.
[0029] The size and shape of the upstanding circular ridges 32 are designed to improve mechanical stability and reduce the electrical and thermal contact resistance at the electrode/workpiece junction while at the same time being easily redressable. In one embodiment, as shown, each of the upstanding circular ridges 32 has a closed circumference, meaning the circumference of the ridge 32 is not interrupted by significant separations, with a cross-sectional profile that lacks sharp corners and has a curved (as shown in FIG. 3) or flat top surface. Each of the circular ridges 32 also has a ridge height 320--taken at the midpoint of the ridge 32--that extends upwards and is positively displaced from the base weld face surface 30 when viewed in cross-section. The ridge height 320 of each ridge 32 preferably ranges from 20 .mu.m to 400 .mu.m or, more narrowly, from 50 .mu.m to 300 .mu.m. And the spacing of the ridges 32 measured between the center of the ridges 32 preferably ranges from 50 .mu.m to 1800 .mu.m or, more narrowly, from 80 .mu.m to 1500 .mu.m.
[0030] The second portion 14 of the welding electrode 10 includes a body 34 having a mounting base 36 at a back end 38 and a front surface 40 opposite the back end 38. And, like the body 18 of the first portion 12, the body 34 of the second portion 14 is preferably cylindrical in shape. The back end 38 has a circumference 380 with a diameter 382 and, likewise, the front surface 40 has a circumference 400 with a diameter 402. Each of the diameters 382, 402 of the back end 38 and the front surface 40 preferably lie within the range of 12 mm to 22 mm or, more narrowly, within the range of 16 mm to 20 mm. The diameters 382, 402 of the back end 38 and the front surface 40 (and thus their associated circumferences 380, 400) are the same in this embodiment as a result of the cylindrical shape of the body 34. In other embodiments, however, such as when the body 34 is not cylindrically-shaped, the diameters 382, 402 of the back end 38 and the front surface 40 may be different.
[0031] The mounting base 36 at the back end 38 of the second portion 14 supports mounting of the welding electrode 10 to a weld gun. In a preferred embodiment, as shown best in FIG. 1, the mounting base 36 defines an opening 42 to an accessible internal recess 44 that is surrounded by a peripheral outer wall 46 of the body 34. The opening 42 has a diameter 420 that preferably lies within the range of 10 mm to 20 mm or, more narrowly, in the range of 14 mm to 18 mm. The internal recess 44 is defined by one or more interior side walls 48 that extend from the opening 42 to one or more bottom walls 50 that establish a depth 52 of the recess 44. The one or more interior side walls 48 provide the internal recess 44 with a diameter 440 within the body 34 that may be constant or variable as the side walls 48 extend towards the depth 52 of the recess 44. For example, as shown here in FIG. 1, the one or more interior side walls 48 taper inwards such that the diameter 440 of the internal recess 44 at the transition of the one or more side walls 48 and the one or more bottom walls 50 is anywhere from 1% to 3% less than the diameter 420 of the opening 42.
[0032] A part of the internal recess 44 proximate the front surface 40 of the body 34 of the second portion 14 serves as a cooling pocket 54 for the welding electrode 10. The cooling pocket 54 receives a flow cooling fluid--typically water--during spot welding operations to extract heat away from the weld face 20. The ability to extract heat away from the weld face 20 helps counteract degradation mechanisms (e.g., contamination buildup and plastic deformation) that may occur at the weld face 20 during spot welding and, as a result, can preserve the workable lifetime of the welding electrode 10 and reduce the need to redress the weld face 20. The cooling pocket 54 shown here in FIG. 1 is bound by the one or more bottom walls 50 and a section of the one or more interior side walls 48 extending part of the way from the bottom wall(s) 50 to the opening 42 of the internal recess 44. The one or more bottom walls 50 in this embodiment, moreover, taper inward from the one or more side walls 48 down to the depth 52 of the internal recess 44 to define a conical cup 56. The conical cup 56 constitutes the region of the cooling pocket 54 closest to the front surface 40 of the body 34.
[0033] To mount the welding electrode 10 onto a weld gun, the mounting base 36 of the second portion 14 can be secured to a shank adapter 58 (shown in phantom in FIG. 1) carried by a weld gun arm. The shank adapter 58, a shown, includes an outer shell 60 having an inward taper that matches the inward taper of the one or more interior side walls 48 of the internal recess 44. The complimentary fitting nature of the outer shell 60 and the internal recess 44 allows the outer shell 60 to be received through the opening 42 and to frictionally engage the one or more interior side walls 48. The outer shell 60 and the one or more interior side walls 48 are forcibly slid in opposite directions relative to one another to advance a front end 62 of the outer shell 60 into the internal recess 44 and towards its depth 52. Such forced frictional advancement of the outer shell 60 establishes an interference fit that prevents both axial and rotational movement between the shank adapter 58 and the internal recess 44 during spot welding applications. Of course, other techniques for securing the shank adapter 58 within the internal recess 44 may be used in addition to or in lieu or an interference fit described above.
[0034] The cooling pocket 54, as discussed above, is bound by the one or more bottom walls 50 and the section of the one or more interior side walls 48 that extend part of the way from the bottom wall(s) 50 to the opening 42 of the internal recess 44. The cooling pocket 54 is also bound transversely across the internal recess 44 by the front end 62 of the shank adapter 58 once the shank adapter 58 is inserted into the internal recess 44 and secured to the mounting base 36. In this way, a flow 64 of cooling fluid can be introduced into the cooling pocket 54 through a cooling fluid supply tube 66 located within an internal bore 68 defined by the outer shell 60 of the shank adapter 58. An annular space 70 of the internal bore 68 that fluidly communicates with the cooling pocket 54 and surrounds the cooling fluid supply tube 66 functions as a water return channel; that is, as the flow 64 of cooling fluid enters the cooling pocket 54, a cooling fluid outflow 72 is forced out of the cooling pocket 54 and into the water return channel where it (along with any acquired heat) is carried away from the welding electrode 10.
[0035] The reduced diameter portion 16 extends between the back surface 24 of the first portion 12 and the front surface 40 of the second portion 14 to connect the first and second portions 12, 14 together. The reduced diameter portion 16 has a diameter 160 that is less than each of the diameters 242, 402 of the back surface 24 of the first portion 12 and the front surface 400 of the second portion 14, respectively, and preferably extends between a center of the back surface 24 and a center of the front surface 40. A peripheral edge section 74 of the back surface 24 of the first portion 12 and a peripheral edge section 76 of the front surface 40 of the second portion 14 are thus separated from each other by a gap 78. And, to help ensure that electrical current and heat are conducted between the first and second portions 12, 14 primarily through the reduced diameter portion 16, the gap 78 may be vacant (i.e., an air gap) or filled with a low conductivity material 80 (FIG. 4) having an electrical conductivity and a thermal conductivity that are less than the electrical conductivity and the thermal conductivity of each of the first, second, and reduced diameter portions 12, 14, 16 of the welding electrode 10. Additionally, to best affect weld pool solidification, as will be described in more detail below, the diameter 160 of the reduced diameter portion 16 is chosen to provide the reduced diameter portion 16 with a cross-sectional area of less than 80%, and preferably less than 50%, of the larger of the cross-sectional area of the back surface 24 and the cross-sectional area of the front surface 40.
[0036] The reduced diameter portion 16 may assume a variety of configurations that, consequently, may influence the shape and symmetry of the gap 78 between the peripheral edge sections 74, 76 of the back and front surfaces 24, 40. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the reduced diameter portion 16 is cylindrical in shape and extends longitudinally along the weld face axis 26 between the centers of the back and front surfaces 24, 40. When the reduced diameter portion 16 is configured in this way, the back and front surfaces 24, 40 of the first and second portions 12, 14 are facially aligned, which means the peripheral edge section 74 of the back surface 24 and the peripheral edge section 76 of the front surface 40 are spaced apart along the weld face axis 26 and the gap 78 that separates them is an annular gap. The peripheral edge sections 74, 76 may be spaced apart along the weld face axis 26 by a distance that preferably ranges from 0.1 mm to 10 mm or, more narrowly, from 1 mm to 5 mm. The diameters 242, 402 of the back and front surfaces 24, 40 may also be equal to one another and the corresponding circumferences 240, 400 of those surfaces 24, 40 may be diametrically aligned, as shown.
[0037] The first portion 12, the second portion 14, and the reduced diameter portion 16 may be constructed of a variety of materials that have an electrical conductivity of at least 45% IACS and a thermal conductivity of at least 180 W/mK. Some material classes that fit this criterion include a copper alloy and a refractory-based material that includes at least 35 wt %, and preferably at least 50 wt %, of an elemental refractory metal. Specific examples of suitable materials include a copper-zirconium alloy, a copper-chromium alloy, a copper-chromium-zirconium alloy, and a refractory-based metal composite that includes a molybdenum or tungsten particulate phase. A few specific and preferred materials include a zirconium-copper alloy (ZrCu) that contains 0.10 wt % to 0.20 wt % zirconium and the balance copper, and a tungsten-copper metal composite that contains between 50 wt % and 90 wt % of a tungsten particulate phase dispersed in copper matrix that constitutes the balance (between 50 wt % and 10 wt %). Other materials not expressly listed here that meet the applicable electrical and thermal conductivity standards may, of course, also be used as well.
[0038] Referring now to FIG. 4, an embodiment of the welding electrode 10 is shown in which the gap 78 the separates the peripheral edge section 74 of the back surface 24 of the first portion 12 and the peripheral edge section 76 of the front surface 40 of the second portion 14 is filled with the low conductivity material 80. As previously stated, both the electrical conductivity and the thermal conductivity of the low conductivity material 80 are less than the electrical conductivity and the thermal conductivity of each of the first, second, and reduced diameter portions 12, 14, 16 of the welding electrode 10. This helps ensure that heat and electrical current are conducted between the first and second portions 12, 14 of the welding electrode 10 primarily through the reduced diameter portion 16. A multitude of materials can be used as the low conductivity material 80. Some notable examples include low electrical/thermal conductivity metals and alloys such as low carbon steels, tool steel, stainless steels, cupronickel metals, Hastelloy.RTM. metals, Inconel.RTM. metals, titanium. Other suitable examples include electrical insulators such as alumina, fused silica, cordierite, porcelains, and polytetrafluoroethylene (e.g., Teflon.RTM.).
[0039] Referring now to FIGS. 5-12, the welding electrode 10 may be used to resistance spot weld a workpiece stack-up 90 that comprises at least an aluminum workpiece 92 and a steel workpiece 94 that overlap and lie adjacent to one another at a weld site 96. Indeed, as will be described in greater detail below, the disclosed spot welding method is broadly applicable to a wide variety of workpiece stack-up configurations that include the adjacent pair of aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94. The workpiece stack-up 90 may, for example, include only the aluminum workpiece 92 and the steel workpiece 94, or it may include an additional aluminum workpiece (aluminum-aluminum-steel) or an additional steel workpiece (aluminum-steel-steel) so long as the two workpieces of the same base metal composition, i.e., aluminum or steel, are disposed next to each other in the stack-up 90. The steel and aluminum workpieces 92, 94 may be worked or deformed before or after being assembled into the workpiece stack-up 90 depending on the part being manufactured and the specifics of the overall manufacturing process for that particular part.
[0040] The workpiece stack-up 90 is illustrated in FIG. 5 along with the welding electrode 10 described above (hereafter referred to as the "first welding electrode" for purposes of identification) and a second welding electrode 98 that are mechanically and electrically configured on a weld gun (partially shown). The workpiece stack-up 90 has a first side 100 and a second side 102 that are accessible by the set of welding electrodes 10, 98 at the weld site 96. Here, in this embodiment, in which the workpiece stack-up 90 includes only the two workpieces 92, 94, the aluminum workpiece 92 provides the first side 100 of the stack-up 90 and the steel workpiece 94 provides the second side 102. Embodiments in which the workpiece stack-up 90 includes an additional third workpiece (either aluminum or steel) are described below in connection with FIGS. 6-7. And while only one weld site 96 is depicted in the Figures, skilled artisans will appreciate that spot welding may be practiced according to the disclosed method at multiple different weld sites on the same stack-up 90.
[0041] The aluminum workpiece 92 includes an aluminum substrate that is either coated or uncoated (i.e., bare). The aluminum substrate may be composed of elemental aluminum or an aluminum alloy that includes at least 85 wt. % aluminum. Some notable aluminum alloys that may constitute the coated or uncoated aluminum substrate are an aluminum-magnesium alloy, an aluminum-silicon alloy, an aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy, or an aluminum-zinc alloy. If coated, the aluminum substrate preferably includes a surface layer of its natural refractory oxide layer(s), or, alternatively, it may include a surface layer of zinc, tin, or a metal oxide conversion coating comprised of oxides of titanium, zirconium, chromium, or silicon, as described in US2014/0360986. Taking into account the thickness of the aluminum substrate and any optional coating that may be present, the aluminum workpiece 92 has a thickness 920 that ranges from 0.3 mm to about 6.0 mm, or more narrowly from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm, at least at the weld site 96.
[0042] The aluminum substrate of the aluminum workpiece 92 may be provided in wrought or cast form. For example, the aluminum substrate may be composed of a 4xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx, or 7xxx series wrought aluminum alloy sheet layer, extrusion, forging, or other worked article. Alternatively, the aluminum substrate may be composed of a 4xx.x, 5xx.x, 6xx.x, or 7xx.x series aluminum alloy casting. Some more specific kinds of aluminum alloys that may constitute the aluminum substrate include, but are not limited to, AA5754 aluminum-magnesium alloy, AA6022 aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy, AA7003 aluminum-zinc alloy, and Al-10Si-Mg aluminum die casting alloy. The aluminum substrate may further be employed in a variety of tempers including annealed (O), strain hardened (H), and solution heat treated (T), if desired. The term "aluminum workpiece" thus encompasses elemental aluminum and a wide variety of aluminum alloy substrates, whether coated or uncoated, in different spot-weldable forms including wrought sheet layers, extrusions, forgings, etc., as well as castings, and further includes those that have undergone pre-welding treatments such as annealing, strain hardening, and solution heat treating.
[0043] The steel workpiece 94 includes a steel substrate that may be coated or uncoated (i.e., bare). The coated or uncoated steel substrate may be hot-rolled or cold-rolled and may be composed of any of a wide variety of steels including mild steel, interstitial-free steel, bake-hardenable steel, high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel, dual-phase (DP) steel, complex-phase (CP) steel, martensitic (MART) steel, transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steel, twining induced plasticity (TWIP) steel, and press-hardened steel (PHS). And, if coated, the steel substrate preferably includes a surface layer of zinc, zinc-iron (galvanneal), a zinc-nickel alloy, nickel, aluminum, or an aluminum-silicon alloy. The term "steel workpiece" thus encompasses a wide variety of steel substrates, whether coated or uncoated, of different grades and strengths, and further includes those that have undergone pre-welding treatments like annealing, quenching, and/or tempering such as in the production of press-hardened steel. Taking into account the thickness of the steel substrate and any optional coating that may be present, the steel workpiece 94 has a thickness 940 that ranges from 0.3 mm and 6.0 mm, or more narrowly from 0.6 mm to 2.5 mm, at least at the weld site 96.
[0044] When the two workpieces 92, 94 are stacked-up for spot welding in the context of the current embodiment, the aluminum workpiece 92 includes a faying surface 104 and an exterior outer surface 106 and, likewise, the steel workpiece 94 includes a faying surface 108 and an exterior outer surface 110, as shown best in FIG. 5. The faying surfaces 104, 108 of the two workpieces 92, 94 overlap and contact one another to establish a faying interface 112 that extends through the weld site 96. The exterior outer surfaces 106, 110 of the aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94, on the other hand, generally face away from one another in opposite directions at the weld site 96 and constitute the first and second sides 100, 102 of the workpiece stack-up 90. The distance between the respective faying 104, 108 and exterior outer surfaces 106, 110 of the aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 defines the thickness 920, 940 for each of those workpieces 92, 94.
[0045] The term "faying interface 112" is used broadly in the present disclosure and is intended to encompass instances of direct and indirect contact between the faying surfaces 104, 108 of the workpieces 92, 94. The faying surfaces 104, 108 are in direct contact with each other when they physically abut and are not separated by a discrete intervening material layer. The faying surfaces 104, 108 are in indirect contact with each other when they are separated by a discrete intervening material layer--and thus do not experience the type of interfacial physical abutment found in direct contact--yet are in close enough proximity to each other that resistance spot welding can still be practiced. Indirect contact between the faying surfaces 104, 108 of the aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 typically results when an optional intermediate material layer (not shown) is applied between the faying surfaces 104, 108 before the workpieces 92, 94 are superimposed against each other during formation of the workpiece stack-up 90.
[0046] An intermediate material layer that may be present between the faying surfaces 104, 108 of the aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 is an uncured yet heat-curable structural adhesive. Such an intermediate material typically has a thickness of 0.1 mm to 2.0 mm, which permits spot welding through the intermediate layer without much difficulty. A structural adhesive may be disposed between the faying surfaces 104, 108 of the aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 so that, following spot welding, the workpiece stack-up 90 can be heated in an ELPO-bake oven or other device to cure the adhesive and provide additional bonding between the workpieces 92, 94. A specific example of a suitable heat-curable structural adhesive is a heat-curable epoxy that may include filler particles, such as silica particles, to modify the viscosity or other mechanical properties of the adhesive when cured. A variety of heat-curable epoxies are commercially available including DOW Betamate 1486, Henkel 5089, and Uniseal 2343. Other types of materials may certainly constitute the intermediate material layer in lieu of a heat-curable structural adhesive.
[0047] Of course, as shown in FIGS. 6-7, the workpiece stack-up 90 is not limited to the inclusion of only the aluminum workpiece 92 and the adjacent steel workpiece 94. The workpiece stack-up 90 may also include an additional aluminum workpiece or an additional steel workpiece--in addition to the adjacent steel and aluminum alloy workpieces 92, 94--so long as the additional workpiece is disposed adjacent to the workpiece 92, 94 of the same base metal composition; that is, any additional aluminum workpiece is disposed adjacent to the aluminum workpiece 92 and any additional steel workpiece is disposed adjacent to the steel workpiece 94. As for the characteristics of the additional workpiece, the descriptions of the aluminum workpiece 92 and the steel workpiece 94 provided above are applicable to any additional steel or aluminum workpiece that may be included in the workpiece stack-up 90. It should be noted, though, that while the same general descriptions apply, there is no requirement that the two aluminum workpieces or the two steel workpieces of a three workpiece stack-up be identical in terms of composition, thickness, or form (e.g., wrought or cast).
[0048] As shown in FIG. 6, for example, the workpiece stack-up 90 may include the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 described above along with an additional aluminum workpiece 114. Here, as shown, the additional aluminum workpiece 114 overlaps the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 and is disposed adjacent to the aluminum workpiece 92. When the additional aluminum workpiece 114 is so positioned, the exterior outer surface 110 of the steel workpiece 94 provides and delineates the second side 102 of the workpiece stack-up 90, as before, while the aluminum workpiece 92 that lies adjacent to the steel workpiece 94 now includes a pair of opposed faying surfaces 104, 116. The faying surface 104 of the aluminum workpiece 92 that confronts and contacts (directly or indirectly) the adjacent faying surface 108 of the steel workpiece 94 establishes the faying interface 112 between the two workpieces 92, 94 as previously described. The other faying surface 116 of the aluminum workpiece 92 confronts and makes overlapping contact (direct or indirect) with a faying surface 118 of the additional aluminum workpiece 114. As such, in this particular arrangement of lapped workpieces 92, 94, 114, an exterior outer surface 120 of the additional aluminum workpiece 114 now provides and delineates the first side 100 of the workpiece stack-up 90.
[0049] In another example, as shown in FIG. 7, the workpiece stack-up 90 may include the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 described above along with an additional steel workpiece 122. Here, as shown, the additional steel workpiece 122 overlaps the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 and is disposed adjacent to the steel workpiece 94. When the additional steel workpiece 122 is so positioned, the exterior outer surface 106 of the aluminum workpiece 92 provides and delineates the first side 100 of the workpiece stack-up 90, as before, while the steel workpiece 94 that lies adjacent to the aluminum workpiece 92 now includes a pair of opposed faying surfaces 108, 124. The faying surface 108 of the steel workpiece 94 that confronts and contacts (directly or indirectly) the adjacent faying surface 104 of the aluminum workpiece 92 establishes the faying interface 112 between the two workpieces 92, 94 as previously described. The other faying surface 124 of the steel workpiece 94 confronts and makes overlapping contact (direct or indirect) with a faying surface 126 of the additional steel workpiece 122. As such, in this particular arrangement of lapped workpieces 92, 94, 122, an exterior outer surface 128 of the additional steel workpiece 122 now provides and delineates the second side 102 of the workpiece stack-up 90.
[0050] Returning now to FIG. 5, the first welding electrode 10 and the second welding electrode 98 are used to pass electrical current through the workpiece stack-up 90 and across the faying interface 112 of the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 at the weld site 96 regardless of whether an additional workpiece 114, 122 is present. Each of the welding electrodes 10, 98 are carried by a weld gun (partially shown) of any conventional type including a C-type or an X-type weld gun. The spot welding operation may call for the weld gun to be mounted to a robot capable of moving the weld gun around the workpiece stack-up 90 as needed, or it may call for the weld gun to be configured as a stationary pedestal-type in which the workpiece stack-up 90 is manipulated and moved relative to the weld gun. Additionally, as illustrated schematically here, the weld gun may be associated with a power supply 130 that supplies the electrical current and a weld controller 132 that interfaces with the power supply 130 to control the characteristics of the electrical current in accordance with a programmed weld schedule. The weld gun may also be fitted with coolant lines and associated control equipment in order to deliver a coolant fluid, such as water, to each of the welding electrodes 10, 98.
[0051] The weld gun includes a first gun arm 134 and a second gun arm 136. The first gun arm 134 is fitted with a shank 138 that secures and retains the first welding electrode 10 and the second gun arm 136 is fitted with a shank 140 that secures and retains the second welding electrode 98. The secured retention of the welding electrodes 10, 98 on their respective shanks 138, 140 can be accomplished by way of shank adapters that are located at axial free ends of the shanks 138, 140 and received by the electrodes 10, 98 as shown and described with respect to FIG. 1. In terms of their positioning relative to the workpiece stack-up 90, the first welding electrode 10 is positioned to be brought into electrical communication with the first side 100 of the stack-up 90 proximate the aluminum workpiece 92, and, consequently, the second welding electrode 98 is positioned to be brought into electrical communication with the second side 102 of the stack-up 90 proximate the steel workpiece 94. The first and second weld gun arms 134, 136 are operable to converge or pinch the welding electrodes 10, 98 towards each other and to impose a clamping force on the workpiece stack-up 90 at the weld site 96 once the electrodes 10, 98 are brought into electrical communication with their respective workpiece stack-up sides 100, 102.
[0052] The second welding electrode 98 employed opposite the first welding electrode 10 can be any of a wide variety of electrode designs. Generally, as shown best in FIG. 8, the second welding electrode 98 includes an electrode body 142 and a weld face 144. The electrode body 142 is preferably cylindrical in shape and includes an accessible internal recess 146 (similar to the first welding electrode 10) for insertion of, and attachment with, a shank adapter (not shown) of the shank 140 associated with the second gun arm 136. A front end 148 of the electrode body 142 has a circumference 1480 with a diameter 1482 that lies within the range of 12 mm to 22 mm or, more narrowly, within the range of 16 mm to 20 mm. And, like before, the weld face 144 is disposed on the front end 148 of the body 142 and has a circumference 1440 that is coincident with the circumference 1480 of the front end 148 of the body 142 (a "full face electrode") or is upwardly displaced from the circumference 1480 of the front end 148 by a transition nose 150. If a transition nose 150 is present, the two circumferences 1480, 1440 may be parallel as shown here in FIG. 1 or they may be offset such that the circumference 1440 of the weld face 144 is tilted relative to the circumference 1480 of the front end 148 of the body 142.
[0053] The weld face 144 is the portion of the second welding electrode 98 that establishes electrical communication with the second side 102 of the workpiece stack-up 90 proximate the steel workpiece 94. The weld face 144 preferably has a diameter 1442 measured at its circumference 1440 that lies within the range of 4 mm to 16 mm or, more narrowly, within the range of 8 mm to 12 mm. In terms of its profile, the weld face 144 includes a base weld face surface 152 that may be nominally planar or spherically domed. If spherically domed, the base weld face surface 152 ascends from the circumference 1440 of the weld face 144 with a truncated spherical profile having a radius of curvature that preferably lies within the range of 20 mm to 300 mm or, more narrowly, within the range of 20 mm to 150 mm. Additionally, the weld face 144 may include--but is not required to include--raised surface features such as a plateau surface that is positively displaced above the base weld face surface 152 about the center of the weld face 144, a rounded projection that rises above the base weld face surface 152 about the center of the weld face 144 (e.g., a ball-nose electrode), a plurality of upstanding circular ridges similar to those described above, or some other raised feature.
[0054] The second welding electrode 98 may be constructed from any electrically and thermally conductive material suitable for spot welding applications. For example, the second welding electrode 98 may be constructed from a copper alloy having an electrical conductivity of at least 80% IACS, or more preferably at least 90% IACS, and a thermal conductivity of at least 300 W/mK, or more preferably at least 350 W/mK. One specific example of a copper alloy that may be used for the second welding electrode 98 is a copper-zirconium alloy (CuZr) that contains about 0.10 wt. % to about 0.20 wt. % zirconium and the balance copper. Copper alloys that meet this constituent composition and are designated C15000 are generally preferred. Other copper alloy compositions, as well as other metal compositions not explicitly recited here, that possess suitable mechanical properties as well as electrical thermal conductivity properties may also be employed.
[0055] The resistance spot welding method will now be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 9-12, which depict only the aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94 that overlap and lie adjacent to one another so as to establish the faying interface 112. The presence of the additional aluminum or steel workpiece 114, 122 in the workpiece stack-up 90 does not affect how the spot welding method is carried out or have any substantial effect on the joining mechanism that takes place at the faying interface 112 of the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94. For that reason, when the spot welding method is described in further detail below, only the adjacent steel and aluminum workpieces 92, 94 are shown for the sake of simplicity. The more-detailed discussion provided below applies equally to instances in which the workpiece stack-up 90 includes the additional aluminum or steel workpiece 114, 122 (FIGS. 6 and 7) despite the fact that any such additional workpiece 114, 122 has been omitted from the Figures.
[0056] At the onset of the resistance spot welding method, which is depicted in FIG. 5, the workpiece stack-up 90 is located between the first welding electrode 10 and the opposed second welding electrode 98 with the first and second sides side 100, 102 positioned proximate the first and second welding electrodes 10, 98, respectively. The weld gun is then operated to converge the first and second welding electrodes 10, 98 relative to one another so that their respective weld faces 20, 144 are pressed against the opposite first and second sides 100, 102 of the stack-up 90 at the weld site 96. The weld faces 20, 144 are typically facially aligned with each other at the weld site 96 under a clamping force imposed on the workpiece stack-up 90. The imposed clamping force preferably ranges from 400 lb to 2000 lb or more narrowly from 600 lb to 1300 lb.
[0057] After the weld faces 20, 144 of first and second welding electrodes 10, 98 are in place and have established electrical communication with the first and second sides 100, 102 of the workpiece stack-up 90, respectively, electrical current is passed between the welding electrodes 10, 98 by way of their facially aligned weld faces 20, 144. The electrical current exchanged between the welding electrodes 10, 98 passes through the workpiece stack-up 90 and across the faying interface 112 established between the adjacent aluminum and steel workpieces 92, 94. Resistance to this flow of electrical current generates heat and initially heats up the more electrically and thermally resistive steel workpiece 94 quicker than the aluminum workpiece 92. The resistively generated heat eventually melts the aluminum workpiece 92 and creates a molten aluminum weld pool 154, as depicted in FIG. 9. The molten aluminum weld pool 154 wets the adjacent faying surface 108 of the steel workpiece 94 and extends into the aluminum workpiece 92 from the faying interface 112. The molten aluminum weld pool 154 may penetrate a distance into the aluminum workpiece 92 that ranges from 20% to 100% of the thickness 920 of the aluminum workpiece 92 at the weld site 96. And, in terms of its composition, the molten aluminum weld pool 154 is composed predominantly of aluminum material derived from the aluminum workpiece 92, as the steel workpiece 94 typically does not melt during electrical current flow, but can dissolve to some degree and introduce iron into the molten aluminum weld pool 154.
[0058] The electrical current passed between the first and second welding electrodes 10, 98 and through the workpiece stack-up 90 is preferably a DC (direct current) electrical current. A DC electrical current may be delivered by the power supply 130 which, as shown in FIG. 5, is placed in electrical communication with the first and second welding electrodes 10, 98. The power supply 130 is preferably a medium-frequency direct current (MFDC) inverter power supply that includes an inverter and a MFDC transformer, although other types of power supplies can certainly be used. The precise operation of the power supply 130 is governed by the weld controller 132. To be sure, the weld controller 132 controls the power supply 130 by dictating the manner in which DC electrical current is exchanged between the welding electrodes 10, 98 based on programmed instructions including a prescribed weld schedule. The programmed characteristics of the DC electrical current may command the DC electrical current to have a constant current level or be pulsed over time, or some combination of the two, and typically call for the current level to be maintained mostly between 5 kA and 50 kA from commencement to cessation and to last for a duration of 40 ms to 2,500 ms in order to create the molten aluminum weld pool 154 at the desired size.
[0059] After the passage of electrical current between the weld faces 20, 144 of the first and second welding electrodes 10, 98 ceases, the molten aluminum weld pool 154 solidifies into a weld joint 156 that bonds the aluminum workpiece 92 and the steel workpiece 94 together at the weld site 96, as illustrated in FIG. 10. The weld joint 156 includes an aluminum weld nugget 158 comprised of resolidified material of the aluminum workpiece 92, and may also include one or more reaction layers 160 of Fe--Al intermetallic compounds. The aluminum weld nugget 158 extends into the aluminum workpiece 92 to a distance that often ranges from 20% to 100% (100% being all the way through the aluminum workpiece 92) of the thickness 920 of the aluminum workpiece 92 at the weld site 96, just like the pre-existing molten aluminum weld pool 154. The one or more reaction layers 160 of Fe--Al intermetallic compounds, which are depicted here as a single idealized layer, are situated between the aluminum weld nugget 158 and the faying surface 108 of the steel workpiece 94. The Fe--Al intermetallic compounds are produced in layers at the faying interface 112 due to a reaction between the molten aluminum weld pool 154 and the steel workpiece 94 at spot welding temperatures. The one or more Fe--Al intermetallic layers 160 can include FeAl.sub.3 compounds, Fe.sub.2Al.sub.5 compounds, and possibly other intermetallic compounds, and typically have a combined total thickness of 1 .mu.m to 5 .mu.m.
[0060] The weld joint 156 is expected to have enhanced strength--in particular enhanced peel strength--compared to weld joints formed according to conventional spot welding practices. The enhanced strength can be attributed to the structure of the first welding electrode 10 and its ability to minimize the unwanted dispersion of weld defects within the weld joint 156 at and along the faying interface 112. In particular, the structure of the first welding electrode 10 alters the solidification behavior of the molten aluminum weld pool 154 as it transitions into the weld joint 156 in a way that causes weld defects to be swept towards the center of the weld joint 156 and away from the outer edge of the joint 156. Directing weld defects towards the center of the weld joint 156 is believed to have a favorable impact on peel strength since the center of the weld joint 156 is a more innocuous location for weld defects to be present than at the outer edge of the joint 156 near the faying interface 112 and adjacent to the heat-affected zone that surrounds the weld joint 156.
[0061] The influence that the structure of the first welding electrode 10 has on the solidification behavior of the molten aluminum weld pool 154 is represented generally in FIGS. 11-12. To provide some context, FIG. 11 depicts a weld joint 200 formed between an aluminum workpiece 202 and a steel workpiece 204 that overlap to establish a faying interface 206. The weld joint 200 illustrated here is representative of a weld joint formed by a conventional resistance spot welding process that does not use the first welding electrode 10 described above. As can be seen, weld defects 208 are dispersed at and along a faying interface 206 of the workpieces 202, 204 within the weld joint 200. These weld defects 208 may include shrinkage voids, gas porosity, surface oxide residue, and micro-cracking, among others. When present and distributed along the faying interface 206, the weld defects 208 may reduce the peel strength of the weld joint 200 and, more generally, may negatively impact and weaken the overall integrity of the joint 200.
[0062] Without being bound by theory, it is believed that the dispersion of the weld defects 208 at and along the faying interface 206 is due at least in part to the solidification behavior of the pre-existing molten aluminum alloy weld pool as it transforms into the weld joint 200. Specifically, a heat imbalance can develop between the much hotter steel workpiece 204 and the aluminum workpiece 202 because of the dissimilar physical properties of the two materials--namely, the much greater thermal and electrical resistivities of the steel. The steel workpiece 204 therefore acts as a heat source while the aluminum workpiece 202 acts as a heat conductor, creating a strong temperature gradient in the vertical direction that causes the molten aluminum weld pool to cool and solidify from the region proximate the cooler (e.g., water cooled) welding electrode proximate the aluminum workpiece 202 towards the faying interface 206. The path and direction of the solidification front is represented in FIG. 11 by arrows 210. As the solidification front progresses along path 210, the weld defects 208 are swept toward the faying interface 206 and eventually end up dispersed along the faying interface 206 within the weld join 206.
[0063] The structure of the first welding electrode 10 can avoid the solidification behavior shown in FIG. 11 and the proliferation of weld defects that results. Referring now to FIG. 12, a magnified illustration of the weld joint 156 formed according to the spot welding method described above is shown. As can be seen, weld defects 162 in this weld joint 156 are congregated near the center of the joint 156 as opposed to being more dispersed along the faying interface 112 as depicted in FIG. 11. The weld defects 162 are swept towards the center of the weld joint 156 because the structure of the first welding electrode 10 causes the molten aluminum weld pool 154 to solidify from its outer perimeter 164 towards its center. The path and direction of the solidification front is represented generally in FIG. 12 by arrows 166. The path 166, here, can sweep weld defects 162 into the center of the weld joint 156, either on or displaced from the faying interface 112, and can further consolidate the defects 162 into larger-sized defects.
[0064] The structure of the first welding electrode 10 induces the solidification front 166 shown in FIG. 12 by channeling heat flow through the reduced diameter portion 16. Specifically, the heat generated within the first portion 12 of the welding electrode 10 during spot welding, as well as heat that disseminates from the steel workpiece 94 and the molten aluminum weld pool 154, is drawn into the second portion 14 of the electrode 10 for extraction by the cooling fluid that flows through the cooling pocket 54. This heat is conducted to the second portion 14 primarily through the reduced diameter portion 16 since the air or the low conductivity material 80 contained in the gap 78 that separates the back surface 24 of the first portion 12 from the front surface 40 of the back portion 14 is much less capable of conducting heat. As such, upon cessation of electrical current flow through the workpiece stack-up 90, heat begins to flow to the center of the first portion 12 and up into the reduced diameter portion 16 towards the second portion 14. A temperature gradient is therefore established between the colder outer perimeter of the weld face 20 near its circumference 200 and the hotter center of the weld face 20. The established temperature gradient retains heat at the center of the molten aluminum weld pool 154, causing this region of the weld pool 154 to solidify last once electrical current flow ceases. As a result, weld defects such as shrinkage voids, gas voids, and oxide film residues are driven toward and retained at the center of the weld joint 156.
[0065] Returning back to FIG. 10, the first and second welding electrodes 10, 98 continue to exert the clamping force on the workpiece stack-up 90 until the molten aluminum weld pool 154 has fully solidified into the weld joint 156. Once the weld joint 156 is formed, the clamping force imposed on the workpiece stack-up 90 is diminished and the first and second welding electrodes 10, 98 are retracted away from their respective sides 100, 102 of the stack-up 90. The workpiece stack-up 90 may now be moved relative to the weld gun so that the first and second welding electrodes 10, 98 are positioned in facing alignment at another weld site 96 where the spot welding method is repeated. Or, rather than undergoing spot welding at a different site 96, the workpiece stack-up 52 may be moved away from the weld gun to make room for another similar workpiece stack-up 90. The spot welding method can thus be carried out many times at different weld sites 96 on the same or different workpiece stack-up in a manufacturing setting where spot weld cycle times and product throughput are metrics that command significant attention.
[0066] The above description of preferred exemplary embodiments and specific examples are merely descriptive in nature; they are not intended to limit the scope of the claims that follow. Each of the terms used in the appended claims should be given its ordinary and customary meaning unless specifically and unambiguously stated otherwise in the specification.
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Webster; Zachary Daniel September 21, 2017
COMPONENT FOR A TURBINE ENGINE WITH A FILM HOLE
An apparatus and method relating to a film hole of a component of a turbine engine comprising including forming the hole in the component and applying a coating to the component such that the coating fills in portions of the film hole.
Inventors: Webster; Zachary Daniel; (Mason, OH)
Current CPC Class: F01D 5/186 20130101; F01D 9/02 20130101; F23R 3/002 20130101; F23R 2900/03042 20130101; F05D 2220/30 20130101; F05D 2240/35 20130101; F05D 2230/90 20130101; F05D 2260/202 20130101; F05D 2230/12 20130101; F05D 2230/21 20130101; F05D 2230/30 20130101; F05D 2230/13 20130101
International Class: F01D 5/18 20060101 F01D005/18; F23R 3/00 20060101 F23R003/00; F01D 9/02 20060101 F01D009/02
1. A method of making a film hole of a predetermined inner dimension in a component of a turbine engine comprising: forming a hole in the component with the hole having a layup portion providing the hole with an inner dimension greater than the predetermined inner dimension; applying a coating to the component such that the coating fills in the layup portion leaving the hole with a dimension equivalent to the predetermined inner dimension.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the layup portion is provided on a portion of the hole.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined inner dimension defines a circle.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the layup portion comprises a crescent portion adjacent the circle.
5. The method of claim 3 wherein the layup portion comprises a circle having a larger diameter than the predetermined inner dimension.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the hole comprises a conical section and the layup portion extends along the conical section.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the hole comprises a metering section upstream of the conical section.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the metering section comprises a circular cross section.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the coating comprises a substrate, bond coat, and one or more ceramic-based topcoats.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the film hole is made by machining via electro-discharge machining, 3-D printing, machining via a laser, or by casting in.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the inner dimension is at least one of a diameter, major axis or minor axis.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the hole has at least one of a circular or non-circular cross section.
13. An engine component for a turbine engine, which generates a hot combustion gas flow, and provides a cooling fluid flow, comprising: a wall separating the hot combustion gas flow from the cooling fluid flow and having a hot surface along with the hot combustion gas flows in a hot flow path and a cooled surface facing the cooling fluid flow; and at least one film hole comprising a predetermined inner dimension portion and a layup portion adjacent the predetermined inner dimension portion; and a coating filling the layup portion.
14. The engine component of claim 13 wherein the layup portion is provided on only a portion of the predetermined inner dimension portion.
15. The engine component of claim 13 wherein the predetermined inner dimension portion is symmetrical about its centerline.
16. The engine component of claim 15 wherein the predetermined inner dimension portion is a circle.
17. The engine component of claim 15 wherein the layup portion and predetermined inner dimension portion collectively define an area asymmetrical to the centerline of the predetermined inner dimension portion.
19. The engine component of claim 18 wherein the layup portion is a crescent.
20. The engine component of claim 13 wherein the layup portion comprises a circle having a larger diameter than the predetermined inner dimension.
21. The engine component of claim 13 wherein the film hole comprises a conical section and the layup portion extends along the conical section.
22. The engine component of claim 21 wherein the film hole comprises a metering section upstream of the conical section.
23. The engine component of claim 22 wherein the metering section comprises a circular cross section.
24. The engine component of claim 23 wherein the coating comprises multiple layers.
[0001] Turbine engines, and particularly gas or combustion turbine engines, are rotary engines that extract energy from a flow of combusted gases passing through the engine onto a multitude of rotating turbine blades.
[0002] Engine efficiency increases with temperature of combustion gases. However, the combustion gases heat the various components along their flow path, which in turn requires cooling thereof to achieve a long engine lifetime. Typically, the hot gas path components are cooled by bleeding air from the compressor. This cooling process reduces engine efficiency, as the bled air is not used in the combustion process.
[0003] Turbine engine cooling art is mature and includes numerous patents for various aspects of cooling circuits and features in the various hot gas path components. For example, the combustor includes radially outer and inner liners, which require cooling during operation. Turbine nozzles include hollow vanes supported between outer and inner bands, which also require cooling. Turbine rotor blades are hollow and typically include cooling circuits therein, with the blades being surrounded by turbine shrouds, which also require cooling. The hot combustion gases are discharged through an exhaust which may also be lined, and suitably cooled.
[0004] In all of these exemplary turbine engine components, thin metal walls of high strength superalloy metals are typically used for enhanced durability while minimizing the need for cooling thereof. Various cooling circuits and features are tailored for these individual components in their corresponding environments in the engine. In addition, all of these components typically include common rows of film cooling holes.
[0005] A typical film cooling hole is a cylindrical bore inclined at a shallow angle through the heated wall for discharging a film of cooling air along the external surface of the wall to provide thermal insulation against the flow from hot combustion gases during operation. The film is discharged at a shallow angle over the wall outer surface to minimize the likelihood of undesirable blow-off, which would lead to flow separation and a loss of the film cooling effectiveness.
[0006] A coating, such as a thermal barrier coating can be placed on portions of the film cooling hole to prevent thermal damage due to high temperatures.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0007] In one aspect, embodiments relate to a method of making a film hole of a predetermined inner dimension in a component of a turbine engine comprising: forming a hole in the component with the hole having an layup portion providing the hole with an inner dimension greater than the predetermined inner dimension, applying a coating to the component such that the coating fills in the layup portion leaving the hole with a dimension equivalent to the predetermined inner dimension.
[0008] In another aspect, embodiments relate to an engine component for a turbine engine, which generates a hot combustion gas flow, and provides a cooling fluid flow, comprising: a wall separating the hot combustion gas flow from the cooling fluid flow and having a hot surface along with the hot combustion gas flows in a hot flow path and a cooled surface facing the cooling fluid flow, and at least one film hole comprising a predetermined inner dimension portion and a layup portion adjacent the predetermined inner dimension portion, and a coating filling the layup portion.
[0009] In the drawings:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a turbine engine for an aircraft.
[0011] FIG. 2 is a side section view of a combustor and a high pressure turbine of the engine from FIG. 1.
[0012] FIG. 3 is a sectional view through a film hole of an engine component of the engine from FIG. 1.
[0013] FIG. 4 is top view of the outlet of the film hole of FIG. 3.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
[0014] The described embodiments of the present invention are directed to the formation of a hole such as a film hole in an engine component such as an airfoil. For purposes of illustration, the present invention will be described with respect to the turbine for an aircraft turbine engine. It will be understood, however, that the invention is not so limited and may have general applicability within an engine, including compressors, as well as in non-aircraft applications, such as other mobile applications and non-mobile industrial, commercial, and residential applications.
[0015] Additionally, as used herein, the terms "radial" or "radially" refer to a dimension extending between a center longitudinal axis of the engine and an outer engine circumference.
[0016] All directional references (e.g., radial, axial, proximal, distal, upper, lower, upward, downward, left, right, lateral, front, back, top, bottom, above, below, vertical, horizontal, clockwise, counterclockwise, upstream, downstream, aft, etc.) are only used for identification purposes to aid the reader's understanding of the present invention, and do not create limitations, particularly as to the position, orientation, or use of the invention. Connection references (e.g., attached, coupled, connected, and joined) are to be construed broadly and can include intermediate members between a collection of elements and relative movement between elements unless otherwise indicated. As such, connection references do not necessarily infer that two elements are directly connected and in fixed relation to one another. The exemplary drawings are for purposes of illustration only and the dimensions, positions, order and relative sizes reflected in the drawings attached hereto can vary.
[0017] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a turbine engine 10 for an aircraft. The engine 10 has a generally longitudinally extending axis or centerline 12 extending forward 14 to aft 16. The engine 10 includes, in downstream serial flow relationship, a fan section 18 including a fan 20, a compressor section 22 including a booster or low pressure (LP) compressor 24 and a high pressure (HP) compressor 26, a combustion section 28 including a combustor 30, a turbine section 32 including a HP turbine 34, and a LP turbine 36, and an exhaust section 38.
[0018] The fan section 18 includes a fan casing 40 surrounding the fan 20. The fan 20 includes a plurality of fan blades 42 disposed radially about the centerline 12. The HP compressor 26, the combustor 30, and the HP turbine 34 form a core 44 of the engine 10, which generates combustion gases. The core 44 is surrounded by core casing 46, which can be coupled with the fan casing 40.
[0019] A HP shaft or spool 48 disposed coaxially about the centerline 12 of the engine 10 drivingly connects the HP turbine 34 to the HP compressor 26. A LP shaft or spool 50, which is disposed coaxially about the centerline 12 of the engine 10 within the larger diameter annular HP spool 48, drivingly connects the LP turbine 36 to the LP compressor 24 and fan 20.
[0020] The LP compressor 24 and the HP compressor 26 respectively include a plurality of compressor stages 52, 54, in which a set of compressor blades 56, 58 rotate relative to a corresponding set of static compressor vanes 60, 62 (also called a nozzle) to compress or pressurize the stream of fluid passing through the stage. In a single compressor stage 52, 54, multiple compressor blades 56, 58 can be provided in a ring and can extend radially outwardly relative to the centerline 12, from a blade platform to a blade tip, while the corresponding static compressor vanes 60, 62 are positioned upstream of and adjacent to the rotating blades 56, 58. It is noted that the number of blades, vanes, and compressor stages shown in FIG. 1 were selected for illustrative purposes only, and that other numbers are possible.
[0021] The blades 56, 58 for a stage of the compressor can be mounted to a disk 59, which is mounted to the corresponding one of the HP and LP spools 48, 50, with each stage having its own disk 59, 61. The vanes 60, 62 for a stage of the compressor can be mounted to the core casing 46 in a circumferential arrangement.
[0022] The HP turbine 34 and the LP turbine 36 respectively include a plurality of turbine stages 64, 66, in which a set of turbine blades 68, 70 are rotated relative to a corresponding set of static turbine vanes 72, 74 (also called a nozzle) to extract energy from the stream of fluid passing through the stage. In a single turbine stage 64, 66, multiple turbine vanes 72, 74 can be provided in a ring and can extend radially outwardly relative to the centerline 12, while the corresponding rotating blades 68, 70 are positioned downstream of and adjacent to the static turbine vanes 72, 74 and can also extend radially outwardly relative to the centerline 12, from a blade platform to a blade tip. It is noted that the number of blades, vanes, and turbine stages shown in FIG. 1 were selected for illustrative purposes only, and that other numbers are possible.
[0023] The blades 68, 70 for a stage of the turbine can be mounted to a disk 71, which is mounted to the corresponding one of the HP and LP spools 48, 50, with each stage having its own disk 71, 73. The vanes 72, 74 for a stage of the compressor can be mounted to the core casing 46 in a circumferential arrangement.
[0024] The portions of the engine 10 mounted to and rotating with either or both of the spools 48, 50 are also referred to individually or collectively as a rotor 53. The stationary portions of the engine 10 including portions mounted to the core casing 46 are also referred to individually or collectively as a stator 63.
[0025] In operation, the airflow exiting the fan section 18 is split such that a portion of the airflow is channeled into the LP compressor 24, which then supplies pressurized ambient air 76 to the HP compressor 26, which further pressurizes the ambient air. The pressurized air 76 from the HP compressor 26 is mixed with fuel in the combustor 30 and ignited, thereby generating combustion gases. Some work is extracted from these gases by the HP turbine 34, which drives the HP compressor 26. The combustion gases are discharged into the LP turbine 36, which extracts additional work to drive the LP compressor 24, and the exhaust gas is ultimately discharged from the engine 10 via the exhaust section 38. The driving of the LP turbine 36 drives the LP spool 50 to rotate the fan 20 and the LP compressor 24.
[0026] A remaining portion of the airflow 78 bypasses the LP compressor 24 and engine core 44 and exits the engine assembly 10 through a stationary vane row, and more particularly an outlet guide vane assembly 80, comprising a plurality of airfoil guide vanes 82, at the fan exhaust side 84. More specifically, a circumferential row of radially extending airfoil guide vanes 82 are utilized adjacent the fan section 18 to exert some directional control of the airflow 78.
[0027] Some of the ambient air supplied by the fan 20 can bypass the engine core 44 and be used for cooling of portions, especially hot portions, of the engine 10, and/or used to cool or power other aspects of the aircraft. In the context of a turbine engine, the hot portions of the engine are normally the combustor 30 and components downstream of the combustor 30, especially the turbine section 32, with the HP turbine 34 being the hottest portion as it is directly downstream of the combustion section 28. Other sources of cooling fluid can be, but is not limited to, fluid discharged from the LP compressor 24 or the HP compressor 26. This fluid can be bleed air 77 which can include air drawn from the LP or HP compressors 24, 26 that bypasses the combustor 30 as cooling sources for the turbine section 32. This is a common engine configuration, not meant to be limiting.
[0028] FIG. 2 is a side section view of the combustor 30 and HP turbine 34 of the engine 10 from FIG. 1. The combustor 30 includes a deflector 75 and a combustor liner 79. Adjacent to the turbine blade 68 of the turbine 34 in the axial direction are sets of radially-spaced, static turbine vanes 72, with adjacent vanes 72 forming nozzles therebetween. The nozzles turn combustion gas to better flow into the rotating blades so that the maximum energy may be extracted by the turbine 34. A cooling fluid flow C passes through the vanes 72 to cool the vanes 72 as a hot combustion gas flow H passes along the exterior of the vanes 72. A shroud assembly 81 is adjacent to the rotating blade 68 to minimize flow loss in the turbine 34. Similar shroud assemblies can also be associated with the LP turbine 36, the LP compressor 24, or the HP compressor 26.
[0029] One or more of the engine components of the engine 10 includes a film-cooled substrate in which a film cooling hole, or film hole, of an embodiment disclosed further herein may be provided. Some non-limiting examples of the engine component having a film-cooled substrate can include the blades 68, 70, vanes or nozzles 72, 74, combustor deflector 75, combustor liner 79, or shroud assembly 81, described in FIGS. 1-2. Other non-limiting examples where film cooling is used include turbine transition ducts and exhaust nozzles.
[0030] FIG. 3 is a schematic, sectional view of a hole 88, illustrated as a film hole, located in the turbine engine 10. In an exemplary embodiment the hole 88 is located in an engine component 90, such as a leading edge for an airfoil, comprising a substrate 92 separating a hot combustion gas flow H from a cooling fluid flow C. As discussed above with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2, in the context of a turbine engine, the cooling air can be ambient air supplied by the fan 20 which bypasses the engine core 44, air from the LP compressor 24, or air from the HP compressor 26.
[0031] The engine component 90 includes a substrate 92 having a hot surface 94 facing the hot combustion gas flow H and a cool surface 96 facing the cooling fluid C. The substrate 92 may form a wall of the engine component 90 that can be an exterior or interior wall of the engine component 90. The first engine component 90 can define at least one interior cavity 98 comprising the cool surface 96. The hot surface 94 may be an exterior surface of the engine component 90. In the case of a turbine engine, the hot surface 94 may be exposed to gases having temperatures in the range of 1000.degree. C. to 2000.degree. C. Suitable materials for the substrate 92 include, but are not limited to, steel, refractory metals such as titanium, or superalloys based on nickel, cobalt, or iron, and ceramic matrix composites. The superalloys can include those in equi-axed, directionally solidified, and single crystal structures.
[0032] The engine component 90 further includes one or more film hole(s) 88 extending through the substrate 92 that provide fluid communication between the interior cavity 98 and the hot surface 94 of the engine component 90. During operation, the cooling fluid flow C is supplied to the interior cavity 98 and out of the hole 88 to create a thin layer or film of cool air on the hot surface 94, protecting it from the hot combustion gas flow H. While only one hole 88 is shown in FIG. 3, it is understood that the engine component 90 may be provided with multiple film holes 88, which be arranged in any desired configuration on the engine component 90.
[0033] It is noted that, in any of the embodiments discussed herein, although the substrate 92 is shown as being generally planar, it is understood that that the substrate 92 may be curved for many engine components. However, the curvature of the substrate 92 may be slight in comparison to the size of the hole 88, and so for the purposes of discussion and illustration, the substrate 92 is shown as planar. Whether the substrate 92 is planar or curved local to the hole 88, the hot and cool surfaces 94, 96 may be parallel to each other as shown herein, or may lie in non-parallel planes.
[0034] The hole 88 can have an inlet 100 provided on the cool surface 96 of the substrate 92, an outlet region comprising an outlet 102 provided on the hot surface 94, and a film hole passage 104 connecting the inlet 100 and the outlet 102. The film hole passage 104 can include a metering section 106 having a circular cross section for metering of the mass flow rate of the cooling fluid flow C, and a diffusing section 108 in which the cooling fluid C is expanded to form a lower momentum cooling film on the hot surface 94. [Do not wish to commit to "wider" here. And "slower" is contained in the use of lower momentum.]
[0035] The diffusing section 108 is downstream of the metering section 106 with respect to the direction of cooling fluid flow C through the film hole passage 104. The diffusing section 108 may be in serial flow communication with the metering section 106. The metering section 106 can be provided at or near the inlet 100, while the diffusing section 108 can be defined at or near the outlet 102. In most implementations, the diffusing section 108 defines the outlet 102.
[0036] The cooling fluid flow C through the film hole passage 104 is along the longitudinal axis of the film hole passage 104, also referred to herein as the centerline 110, which passes through the geometric center of the cross-sectional area of the metering section 106. The hole 88 can be inclined in a downstream direction of cooling fluid flow C through the film hole passage 104 such that the centerline 110 is non-orthogonal to the hot and cool surfaces 94, 96. Alternatively, the hole 88 may have a centerline 110 that is orthogonal to one or both of the hot and cool surfaces 94, 96 in the localized area of the substrate 92 through which the centerline 110 passes. In other embodiments, the centerline 110 of the hole 88 may not be oriented in the direction of the hot combustion gas flow H, such that the vector of the cooling fluid flow C differs from that of the hot combustion gas flow H. For example, a film hole that has a compound angle defines a cooling flow vector that differs from the hot combustion gas flow vector not only in cross sectional view, but also in the top-down view looking at the hot surface 94.
[0037] The diffusing section 108 can comprise a conical section 109. A layup portion 112 extends along the conical section 109 closest to the hot surface 94 and is defined by an inner dimension Di having a centerline 114 offset from the centerline 110. In this way, when viewed from the outlet 102, the inner dimension Di encompasses an area 113 asymmetrical to the centerline 110. While illustrated closest to the hot surface 94, the layup portion 112 can be at any orientation relative to the hot surface, for example but not limited to the opposite side or encompassing the entire conical section 109.
[0038] As is illustrated in FIG. 4 a predetermined inner dimension D.sub.P and the layup portion 112 together collectively define the asymmetrical area 113. The predetermined inner dimension D.sub.P is symmetrical around the centerline 110 to form, for example, a circle 115. The layup portion 112 can be provided on a portion of the hole so as to form a crescent portion 116 adjacent the circle. While a circle is shown as an example cross-sectional profile, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that other cross-sectional profiles can be employed without departing from the scope of this invention.
[0039] In addition, while the measurement of various portions of the hole 88 is described in terms of a dimension, the size of the hole 88, and various portions thereof, can be generalized as having a dimension, and the expression of that dimension as a diameter herein shall not be construed as limiting the scope of this invention. The hole can have a circular or non-circular cross-section. In the case of a circular cross section, the dimension is the inner diameter of the circle. However, for non-circular cross sections, the dimension may be characterized as an effective diameter or dimension (measured or calculated), which need not be the diameter is a technical sense, even if the dimension is referred to as a diameter. For example, in the case of an elliptical cross section, the dimension can be the major/minor axis or some other effective dimension, any of which can be referred to as a diameter. The layup portion 112 can vary in depth and extent of arc section comprising the crescent portion 116 depending on factors such as coating thickness, coating application methods, hole size, etc. Likewise, the arc section need not be a circular arc section.
[0040] A method of making the film hole 88 includes forming the hole 88 in the engine component 90 by plunging an electro-discharge tool to form the metering section through the wall thickness, then plunging a second tool or orientation to form the layup portion having the layup portion 112 that provides the hole 88 with the inner dimension Di which is greater than the predetermined inner dimension D.sub.P. The layup portion 112 forming an area where a coating is applied to the component 90 such that the coating fills in the layup portion leaving the hole with a diameter equivalent to the predetermined inner dimension D.sub.P. The coating can be applied in one or multiple layers depending on the method of application. The coating can be a thermal barrier coating (TBC) which includes the superalloy substrate already described along with a metallic bond coat, thermally grown oxide, and one or more ceramic topcoats.
[0041] In the case of a CMC substrate, an environmental barrier coating (EBC) is a multi-layer stack-up of coatings, for example but not limited to an air plasma TBC and mullite. Other methods for forming the film hole include but are not limited to machining via electrode, 3-D printing, SLA, machining via a laser, or by casting in.
[0042] Current methods for applying a thermal barrier coating impact the laydown portion of the conical region which is the region opposite of the layup portion described herein. Placing thermal barrier coating on the layup portion optimizes aerodynamic flow in the film hole by maintaining the laydown portion geometry as intended. Testing done with the final aerodynamic shape using the method described quantified the benefits discussed herein.
[0043] It should be appreciated that application of the disclosed design is not limited to turbine engines with fan and booster sections, but is applicable to turbojets and turbo engines as well.
[0044] This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the invention is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal languages of the claims.
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Identity Politics: A Cynical Electoral Tactic
August 17, 2018 by 0 Comments
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- No offense, my Democratic friends, but only in the modern Democratic Party could a Democratic icon such as Andrew Cuomo fearlessly and publicly claim that America “was never that great.” Just two decades ago, few Democrats would dare make that statement.
Lest you fall for the lie that this was merely a one-off hyperbole, notice the full range of Cuomo’s intentional remarks.
“We’re not going to make America great again,” said the New York governor. “It was never that great. We have not reached greatness. We will reach greatness when every American is fully engaged. We will reach greatness when discrimination and stereotyping against women, 51 percent of our population, is gone and every woman’s full potential is realized and unleashed and every woman is making her full contribution.”
Later, realizing that Cuomo had stepped in it, his press secretary, Dani Lever, scrambled to salvage his disastrous utterance. “The Governor believes America is great and that her full greatness will be fully realized when every man, woman, and child has full equality,” she said in a statement. “America has not yet reached its maximum potential.” Lever continued: “When the President speaks about making America great again — going back in time — he ignores the pain so many endured and that we suffered from slavery, discrimination, segregation, sexism and marginalized women’s contributions. The Governor believes that when everyone is fully included and everyone is contributing to their maximum potential, that is when America will achieve maximum greatness.”
Notice that Lever admitted that Cuomo was responding directly to the Trump slogan, “Make America Great Again.” This slogan inherently recognizes that America has been great and Trump wants to restore all of its greatness. Cuomo intended to contradict that assumption, which is why he said America has never been that great. He didn’t say or mean, as Lever insisted, that America used to be great but has fallen and that we need to restore it. If that were the case, he wouldn’t have chosen Trump’s slogan as a point of attack, because he would have agreed with it. No, Cuomo was quite clear. In his view and that of so many on the left, America has never been that great.
Sadly, in the leftist worldview, it will never be that great. No matter how many reforms are implemented, no matter how much blood is spilled, no matter how many constitutional amendments are ratified to extend legal equality and equal opportunity to all Americans, it will never be enough for the left, because accusing conservatives of hatred, intolerance, bigotry and heartlessness is about all they have. But it’s not all they believe and all they stand for.
Yes, many conservative analysts are correct that over the past two decades, identity politics has become dominant in the Democratic Party, but identity politics is not what really animates its leftist leaders. Their divisive rhetoric is more a calculated electoral tactic to agitate minorities against Republicans than a deeply held belief.
You can’t convince me that Democratic Party leaders truly believe that half the nation — the half that disagrees with them politically — is racist, bigoted, sexist, homophobic and the rest of the poisonous adjectival litany with which they routinely smear us. But it certainly keeps them competitive when their policies don’t.
They say they champion women and African-Americans, but do they really respect them? Do they really treat them all with equal dignity? Just watch what happens when a member of either group dissents from their leftist orthodoxy. The person is treated, not just by black and female liberals but by preening white heterosexual liberals, as inauthentic — as an Uncle Tom or a traitors to his or her race or gender. They ostracize the person as a subhuman heretic whose race or gender counts for nothing if he or she defies the leftist cause.
It is easy for Cuomo to say America “was never that great,” because he and his leftist soul mates believe it. It rolls off their tongues because they reject so much of the American idea. That is why candidate Barack Obama could proudly declare his intention to fundamentally transform America. That is why Michelle Obama, witnessing her husband’s electoral success, could say, “For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country.”
For Cuomo and the left, the discontentment about America isn’t just or even mostly about the plight of minorities. It is about America’s founding principles.
Liberals don’t embrace the Constitution and the rule of law in the same way conservatives do. They pay lip service to the separation of powers and pretend that Donald Trump is usurping authority when he makes derogatory comments about members of the media whose sole reason for existence is to attack him. But they cheered President Obama’s lawless executive power grabs, and they support appellate judges who arrogate to themselves the prerogatives of super-legislators. They treat the cherished principles of federalism and states’ rights as historical mistakes or fictions.
And despite their denials, the Democratic Party has come to fully embrace socialism. Unsurprisingly, a decisive majority of Democrats prefer socialism over capitalism, according to a recent Gallup Poll.
When Cuomo’s defenders claim he was only referring to gender discrimination and other forms of bigotry when he proudly denied America’s historical greatness, they’re dissembling. The Democratic Party and many of its grass-roots supporters reject the American idea itself; it’s not just that it was originally tainted by the sin and stain of slavery. That’s why they favor open borders and amnesty for the millions of immigrants who are here illegally. If they believed America is unique, they would believe its uniqueness is worth preserving and support legal and controlled immigration and assimilation of immigrants into the unique American fabric.
But even with the damaging revelation that the majority of Democratic voters heart socialism, the party honchos still won’t be able to openly embrace it — because this is anathema to a majority of Americans.
In view of its historical track record of abject failure, there is no way Democrats can defend socialism on the merits, which is why they will continue to defame their political opponents as being racist, sexist and multi-phobic. It’s what modern Democrats are; it’s what they do; it’s all they’ve got.
About David Limbaugh
David Limbaugh is a writer, author and attorney. His latest book is “The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels.” Follow him on Twitter @davidlimbaugh and his website at www.davidlimbaugh.com.
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Home » Breaking News » Departures » the Raid lose bassist Iori
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 10:01am in Departures, News
Unfortunate news for fans of the Raid; the group have announced the upcoming departure of bassist Iori. It seems that in addition to leaving the band, he will also be leaving the music industry as well. Here is their comment on this news, as translated by S-T’s Shannon:
An Important Announcement from the Raid.
Thank you for your continuous support for the Raid.
We have some disappointing news to share.
Following our TSUTAYA O-EAST solo performance on Saturday, April 9, Ba. Iori will leave the music industry.
We understand that this may cause speculation, but after discussing the matter with his family, we have decided not to share the circumstances behind his departure out of respect for both Iori and his family’s wishes. Please give us your understanding.
We apologize to staff and family for the worry and inconvenience that will be caused by this news.
We are deeply apologize to our fans for things ending up like this.
There is only a short amount of time left, but we will play each and every one of our shows and in-stores—from our one-man tour starting in February to our TSUTAYA O-EAST show on April 9—with all the effort our 5-member lineup can give.
Please continue to support us.
Source: vkdb, Raid ameblo
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the Raid lose bassist Iori Reviewed by Matt on Feb 09 . Unfortunate news for fans of the Raid; the group have announced the upcoming departure of bassist Iori. It seems that in addition to leaving the band, he will a Unfortunate news for fans of the Raid; the group have announced the upcoming departure of bassist Iori. It seems that in addition to leaving the band, he will a Rating: 0
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I heard about this a while ago on Twitter and although I’m not a huge fan it’ll be sad to see him go. I wish him success in whatever he chooses to endeavour towards in the future!
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Our Kind of Traitor
Movie Reviews Editor's Pick Drama Thriller
Our Kind of Traitor review
Stuart OConnor 12/05/2016 4:52pm No Comments
It seems that if you want to translate a John le Carré novel to the screen properly these days, you need to hire a woman named Sue to direct it. Susanne Bier did a cracking job with the recent BBC series The Night Manager, and now Susanna White has picked up the baton with this gripping adaptation of Our Kind of Traitor.
That's not the only similarity it shares with The Night Manager, though. Our Kind of Traitor is also about an ordinary man – in this case, British university professor Perry Makepeace (Ewan McGregor) – who finds himself accidentally drawn into the world of espionage. While on holiday in Marrakech with his barrister wife Gail (Naomie Harris), Perry is befriended by charismatic Dima (Stellan Skarsgård), a highly-ranked moneyman for the Russian mafia. The mob – with the help of some corrupt British MPs (most likely Tories) – is setting up a bank in London to launder mafia funds, and Dima wants Perry to pass on a list of names to the British Secret Services. Dima is keen to bring down the mob and put a stop to the bank, but he needs to make a deal with MI6 to have his family smuggled out of Russia and hidden from the mob – and Perry has to convince agent Hector Meredith (Damian Lewis) that Dima is for real.
We're not venturing into Bond or Bourne territory here. Le Carré spy thrillers are traditonally more quiet, thoughtful affairs, and Our Kind of Traitor does not break the mould. Action is kept to a minimum – no car chases, just the one exploding helicopter and the sole running gun battle, in the Feench Alps, is heard, not seen. Which is a nice touch, and kudos to White for that. A male director would have surely shown us the gunfight in full glory, with bullets flying, blood spurting and loads of slo-mo. Here, White's approach is intriguing and refreshing. She's definitely a director to keep an eye on, with Traitor only her second feature film – although she does have a solid TV predigree, having worked on Teachers, Bleak House, Jane Eyre, Generation Kill, Boardwalk Empire and Billions. And she gets fine performances out of this cast, although with the likes of McGregor, Harris, Skarsgård, Lewis, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Northam on board – plus a smart, well-paced script from Hossein Amini, who also wrote Drive – it can't be all that hard.
McGregor is perfect as the ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary situation (there are shades of Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much and North By Northwest here), and the always-watchable Skarsgård shines as the ebullient Russian heavy. The bond that develops between these two men is always believable and somewhat endearing. There's also a fascinating dynamic between McGregor and Harris, as a couple who are having some marriage problems and who have taken a holiday in an attempt to get things back on track. Throw in Lewis's thoughtful, posh-spoken spook plus Northam's slimy politician (yep, I'm sure he's a Tory) and you've got an absolute dream team to w atch on the screen.
Our Kind of Traitor is a terrific character-driven drama that serves its source material well. If you're a fan of Le Carré, or simply love a well-made British thriller, then this is your kind of traitor too.
Stuart OConnor
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2018 / Diary Entry / Nov-Dec: "into winter"
21st November: Ocean Profile data
Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS, WMO, Geneva)
I attended a conference at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, entitled “From HMS Challenger to Argo and beyond” which was jointly sponsored by the History Groups of the Royal Meteorological Society and the Challenger Society for Marine Science. I was surprised, and pleased, by the range of people there from my past life! They included Brian McCartney, who had first employed me at the National Institute of Oceanography as a vacation student in 1968 testing acoustic transducers, Jim Crease who was Head of the Marine Physics Group at NIO when I started work there in 1972, and meeting organiser, John Gould who had taken over as Group Head.
Argo Floats distribution, Feb. 2018 (from Wikipedia)
The development of the Argo array of profiling floats has mainly happened since I retired in 2007. It is now an impressive part of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). Katy Hill, now at WMO in Geneva talked about the status of GOOS the development of which I was much involved with as Chair of the Ocean Observing System Development Programme working group. It was interesting to know a report which Bob Weller (from Woods Hole) and I prepared is still being referred to.
Karen Heywood, from Univ. East Anglia, also talked of aspect of the GOOS – including seals as instrument platforms. I remember Pierre Morel then Chair (?) of the Global Atmospheric Research Programme (GARP) complaining that some of the platforms transmitting data over the WMO Global Telecommunications System were not reporting meteorological data. It was explained to him that the platforms in question were elephants being tracked for conservation purposes. Nowadays even elephants would be expected to report met data!
Global Ocean Heat Content from various sources (BAMS, 2016)
In the early days of the World Climate Research Programme the idea was that propelled platforms like Autosub would measure the world ocean. However it is the Argo free-drifting float array which has achieved that objective and has greatly reduced the uncertainty in our knowledge of the upper ocean heat content, and its continual increase. In the early days of GARP constant level balloons were meant to do a similar thing in the atmosphere but they couldn’t get them to stay at a given height long enough.
Before the meeting I talked to Liz Kent of the Met Team that I once was part of. It was gratifying to find that the concept of a higher quality set of Voluntary Observing Ships, which I’d tried to develop, has lived on with the data actively used. At the time I retired I thought it was doomed to failure. Work that Liz has done on sea surface temperature has been an important contribution.
Nov-Dec: “into winter”
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Segafredo Zanetti and Autogrill
Segafredo Zanetti celebrates thirty years of activity of its long-standing partner Autogrill by cooperating in a new competition with prizes.
New café in Thailand
Chiang Mai, one of the most beautiful asian scenery city, welcome its first Segafredo Zanetti Espresso café.
HACE 2007 exhibition in Egypt
House of Gastronomy, distributor of both Segafredo Zanetti and La San Marco brands, was present at the exhibition HACE 2007 held in Cairo.
Grand opening in Chile
Segafredo Zanetti Espresso has inaugurated a new, elegant café in Valparaíso.
Segafredo Zanetti land in Panama
Segafredo Zanetti Espresso has opened the first café in Panama, the southernmost country of Central America.
Four new cafés in Germany
Segafredo Zanetti Germany has opened four new franchised cafés.
New café in South Korea
A new Segafredo Zanetti Espresso cafè has just been opened in Seoul.
First café in Georgia
Segafredo Zanetti Espresso opened its first café in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi.
Rally in Australia
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Segafredo Zanetti Espresso has opened a new café in Danzig, one of the most important cities of the country.
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New café in Korea
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New coffee shop in Egypt
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At the Lyon's airport
Segafredo Zanetti Espresso lands at the Lyon’s airport, the French gateway to the snowy Alps.
An espresso in China
Segafredo Zanetti Espresso keeps on spreading the Italian culture of espresso in China by opening a new outlet in the beautiful Hangzhou.
Two new outlets in Austria
Segafredo Zanetti Austria opened two new coffee shops in franchising in Vienna, the charming capital city of Austria.
New opening in Mexico
A new Segafredo Zanetti Espresso opened it´s doors in Mexico City.
Monaco Senna Celebration
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group celebrates the memory of the Brazilian champion Ayrton Senna with an exhibition in Monte Carlo Principality.
New coffee shop in Russia
A new, elegant and refined Segafredo Zanetti Espresso coffee shop opens in Russia, in the historical city of Saint Petersburg.
Exhibition in Hamburg
Segafredo Zanetti Germany attended the 82nd International edition of the exhibition Internorga that took place in Hamburg.
Istanbul doubles
Istanbul, the biggest Turkish city, welcomed the opening of the new coffee shop Segafredo Zanetti Espresso.
Exhibition in Croatia
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group attended the 12th edition of the Sajam Gast Exhibition that took place in Spalato.
New coffee shop in Malaysia
Penang, Pearl of the Orient, welcomed the opening of the new coffee shop Segafredo Zanetti Espresso.
New opening in Korea
The second Segafredo Zanetti Espresso coffee shop was recently opened in Seoul.
First coffee shop in Bangkok
Segafredo Zanetti Espresso keep on spreading the Italian culture of espresso in Asia by opening a new coffee shop in Thailand.
New opening in Belgium
A great public success welcomed the opening of the coffee shop Segafredo Zanetti Espresso at Bruxelles.
Acquisition of the Scottish Brodies
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group has acquired Brodies, the Scottish Company that, since 1867, produces and trades branded coffees, teas, chocolates and typical cakes in the UK.
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New found hope EDITORIAL 12/30/2009
New found hope
The nation is facing 2010 with a sense of hope that seems to have been lost for almost a decade based on surveys and more significantly, a kind of electricity everybody feels radiating in the air.
The nation became victim of the grandest of all deception in 2001 when, exploiting a manipulated sense of an immoral government, conspirators led by the self-righteous lot of businessmen, civil socialites and the Church hierarchy backed by the military, grabbed power from popularly-elected President Joseph Estrada.
Hope was replaced by a sense of resignation as Gloria, who was supposed to be the self-righteous conspirators’ anointed, turned out to be their evil creation that exceeded all the nation’s worst fears of a politician unfit to don the mantle of power.
For close to nine years, the nation .... MORE
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An Estrada surge on eve of campaign
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An Estrada surge on eve of campaign PIPELINE Antonio Gatmaitan 12/30/2009
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At about the time when things were winding down, Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations, the two respected and widely accepted pollsters published assessments of the 2010 presidential elections, two days apart, a fortnight ago.
Electoral track record..... MORE
Another annus horribilis ZOOMING IN Rudy Romero 12/30/2009
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n an exquisite display of her knowledge of Latin, Queen Elizabeth II, in her annual New Year message to the British people, spoke of 1997 as an annus horribilis for the United Kingdom. That was the year in which Princess Diana, the estranged wife of the Prince of Wales, met her tragic death on an August night in a Parisian tunnel. .... MORE
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The ambush of a convoy of vehicles containing 52 passengers in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, killing councilor candidate Joen Canete, a barangay chairman and wounding seven others, including Provincial Board Member Robert Castro, confirms the presence of private armies in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Abra who are politically connected..... MORE
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Fair is fair EDITORIAL 07/07/2010
Fair is fair
Curiouser and curiouser it is that there is today talk from Malacañang of the probability of having the claimed Truth Commission probe not just former President Gloria Arroyo, but former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada for alleged irregularities.
It was also just as curious that this suggestion came from Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales who, along with his bishops, has been noticeably actively meddling in politics, even as the bishops’ body had earlier claimed that the Catholic church will not be meddling in politics.
Still, it may be a good idea for the Davide-led Truth Commission to include all previous administrations, which should include the Cory Aquino administration and not just the Ramos and Estrada administrations, as the probe should show that the Cory administration was hardly as clean and sainted as the yellow media then portrayed it.
In the case of Estrada, the probe, if done objectively, would show that there were no irregularities committed by him or his Cabinet members, and would serve to clear him of all those allegations the anti-Erap media threw at him, in their bid to demonize him.... MORE
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Unprepared, undecided and unaware FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 07/07/2010
Noynoy Aquino and his team appear to be very unprepared for the presidency and a full administration organization, which is pretty strange, considering that he had all of a month and a half — more actually — to prepare appointees to his Cabinet, sub-Cabinet, bureaus and agencies, if only to hit the ground running from Day One. They appear to be hitting the ground...stumbling.
To this day, he has not even completed his Cabinet and he has not as yet decided whether to have a press secretary or a communications director to take charge of his media needs, or even have a press secretary that would be under the supervision of the communications director.
A secretary with Cabinet status functioning, not under the president but under a communications director?
There is also the unfilled Department of Interior and Local Government post, which he said he is taking on in a concurrent capacity. Lord knows how he can manage the DILG when he can’t even seem to manage the presidency, taking off three days after his official takeover of the presidency, and again, taking the weekend off..... MORE
Private detectives: A pre-nuptial priority for some in India FEATURE 07/07/2010
NEW DELHI — The wedding, to be celebrated in sumptuous Indian style, was due for June and everything was progressing smoothly until the groom suddenly lost interest.
Suspicious of an affair, the bride did what increasing numbers of anxious lovers and nervous families are doing in India: she rang a private detective to find out why.
In a country where nine out of 10 marriages are still arranged and modern social pressures are putting the institution under pressure, the industry of snooping on lovers has expanded fast over the last five years, say insiders.
In this case an investigation by the agency AMX — “marriage is a gamble,” says its Web site — revealed that the groom had recently discovered he was HIV positive.
The discovery was made by an attractive female undercover agent sent by the agency, who befriended the groom and found his medicine.
The wedding was eventually called off, like 20 percent of cases after a probe, AMX boss Baldev Kumar Puri told AFP.
“A pre-matrimonial investigation is your duty,” Puri said. “A post matrimonial investigation is much more costly.”
Puri and others, like Kunwar Vikram Singh, director of the New Delhi-based Lancers agency, are in a growth industry being driven by social changes and the way in which weddings are arranged.
In cities, families are relying increasingly on small advertisements in newspapers and Web sites or specialist dating agencies to find the perfect match for their children.... MORE
Good moves C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 07/07/2010
It is good that newly appointed Energy Secretary Rene Jose Almendras has deferred any action on the proposed sale of the government’s 10 percent stake in the multibillion-dollar Malampaya gas project. That gives one and all, including the old set of directors which failed to firm up a decision on the matter until it was unceremoniously changed toward the end of the term of the previous administration, to come out with their suggestions on how best to handle this issue. As Almendras himself correctly noted “...it is best that the board issues be resolved first then we will study how the Malampaya approach is going to be, or even ask the question: Do we really want to sell Malampaya if it’s generating revenues for the government today...” Which is how it should have been worked out in the first place. For if truth be told, the sale of assets such as the revenue rich Malampaya stake, considered one of the remaining “crown jewels” among government properties, should really be as deliberate as can be.... MORE
A-ha! HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 07/07/2010
Wang-wang stories have fed tabloid (and even broadsheet) headlines for a week, with reactionary law enforcement agencies taking President Aquino’s order to rid our highways of siren-equipped cars which have become more of a curse than a simple menace to law-abiding motorists, like you and me.
I have no problems with Noy’s order, however. If that’s what Noynoy wants, then he deserves to get it, as it is primarily the thrust of his inaugural speech. President Aquino only wanted to drive home a point, and there was no better way than to stir his crowd of common folk to an applause by providing a simple solution to a simple problem, which our law enforcement agencies could not seem to address, except perhaps for a short period of time when Erap was president (and Ping Lacson his Chief of Police), but it also led to Erap’s downfall when he intended to silence Chavit Singson’s siren, which proved to be louder than anybody else’s wang-wang during Gloria Arroyo’s ambitious drive to power..... MORE
Uh-oh SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 07/07/2010
Now that the excitement of “newness” has begun to ebb and the Aquino administration is buckling down to work, one can’t help but wonder about some early “slip-ups” and brow-raising moves that have reaped their share of reactions.
Philippine media, which have often been regarded by the objects of their eagle eyes as a living, breathing being that tend to bite and breathe noxious fumes, were the first to raise an “issue,” if one may call it that.
On President Noynoy’s first day at work, the Malacañang press corps got all confused over Memorandum Circular No. 1, which declared “all non-career executive service positions vacant as of 30 June 2010 and (extended) the services of contractual employees whose contracts expire on 30 June 2010.” This was then revised but still signed as Memorandum Circular No. 1, but now declared “all non-career executive officials occupying career executive service positions to continue to perform their duties and responsibilities and extending the services of certain contractual and or casual employees whose contracts expire on June 30.”.... MORE
Luisita massacre case closed—Palace By Aytch S. de la Cruz 07/07/2010
Ombudsman already cleared Noynoy—spokesman
Luisita massacre case closed—Palace
By Aytch S. de la Cruz
For a presidency that calls for closure — even through a special Truth Commission — this is easily claimed to have closure when it comes down to a case involving President Aquino and his Cojuangco relatives pertaining to Hacienda Luisita. To Aquino and his Palace, the hacienda case is a closed case that should not be questioned or investigated further.
Malacañang yesterday said the long-standing issue on the plight of the victims in the 2004 Hacienda Luisita massacre should be regarded as a “closed case” following the resolution supposedly executed by the Office of the Ombudsman which absolved then Tarlac congressman now President Aquino of any accountability in the massacre of the farmers.
This acquittal of Aquino must have been recent, since this issue was a campaign issue against him yet his camp never stated that then Senator Aquino had already been cleared by the Ombudsman.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda made this statement in response to a reporter’s question on how Aquino plans to address the continuing cry for justice of the relatives of the farmers who were killed in the outskirts of the Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac while fighting for their right to just compensation from the Cojuangco-Aquino clan.
“That (Hacienda Luisita massacre issue) has been investigated. There was already an Ombudsman report way, way back and it has already cleared then Congressman Benigno Aquino III. So it’s an old issue,” Lacierda said.
“That’s been a closed issue…that has been a campaign issue before and we have already answered that—that the charges against then Congressman Benigno Aquino were already dismissed,” he reiterated in an apparent bid to quickly end a discussion on the matter.
Lacierda also mentioned that the protracted land row dispute in the HLI between the farmers and the Cojuangco-Aquino clan will be addressed by newly-appointed Agrarian Reform Secretary Gil de los Reyes but he said the case will be treated just “like any other ordinary case.”... MORE
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Miriam claims Villar already has Senate presidency in the bag
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Noynoy eyes line budgeting, slashed pork By Gerry Baldo 07/07/2010
By Gerry Baldo
President Aquino’s popularity could be short lived in the Senate and the House of Representatives, with his Liberal Party (LP) allies disclosing yesterday that the ruling party is now eyeing to itemize the budget and slash the pork barrel, euphemistically called Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), into something that is just enough for each congressional district.
Quezon Rep. Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III, LP spokesman, said each department would have to depend on its budget and not on the congressional allocations from the pork of the lawmakers.
“It has always been mentioned during the campaign that President Aquino favors zero budgeting, which means each department would have to depend on its actual budget.”
Tañada explained that Aquino wants to find out if there is really a need to increase the budget.
“This is because we might say that we need a P1.6 trillion or P1.7 trillion budget, but that the reality is that we may just be needing only P1 trillion,” Tañada said, adding that a big cut in the pork barrel could drastically reduce the budget deficit.
Citing the recent decision of the G20 heads of government during their Toronto Summit on June 26 and 27, 2010 to reduce their deficits, Tañada said Aquino’s move would augur well with the move of the world’s biggest economies.
Miriam claims Villar already has Senate presidency in the bag By Angie M. Rosales 07/07/2010
While senators engage in a psy-war to gain the needed numbers to seat a new Senate president when Congress opens late this month, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said the support being contested is already in the bag for Sen. Manuel Villar Jr.
Santiago disputed conflicting claims on who among the senators will support to replace Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and gave hints that Senator Villar, one of the frontrunners, already has secured the commitment of 12 of them.
This, she said, was long before another aspirant, Liberal Party (LP) bet Sen. Francis Pangilinan, started courting senators for support.
“There are some who are mistaking their dream for the reality. They’ll wake up on July 26 (Congress’ opening),” the senator said in twitting Villar’s so-called rivals during a phone-patched interview with reporters.
Santiago, who already made earlier pronouncement on Villar securing the commitment of some of their peers, said immediately after the May 10 elections, where Villar lost in his bid for the presidency, he had managed to seal the support of 12 senators for the Senate leadership.
This would mean having 13 of the required votes, to include Villar himself, according to Santiago.... MORE
Comelec into cover-up on folder scam—ex-employee By Marie A. Surbano 07/07/2010
By Marie A. Surbano
Commission on Elections officials, evidently, even the Comelec commissioners, are allegedly into a cover-up of the P700-million budget translated into 1.8 million ballot secrecy folder scam, with their refusal to even put under suspension those poll officials mentioned in the poll body’s law department probe findings.
This was the charge aired by former Comelec employee Melchor Magdamo, the whistleblower, who has called for the immediate suspension of the people behind the botched P700-million secrecy folder acquisition during the May 10 polls.
Magdama said by not suspending the poll officers named in the probe report, there is no one to prevent the pieces of evidence in the case from possible “disappearances.”
Magdamo stressed that all those implicated in the controversy remain in position and it has become only too obvious that the Comelec high officials are planning a cover up.
He particularly cited Comelec executive director Jose Tolentino who he stated in his affidavit as the poll official who had approved the specifications of the ballot secrecy folder that was given to the winning supplier OTC Paper Supply.
“The mere fact that Tolentino (and others) are still there, it is obvious that there would be a cover up. They (their superiors) should have placed under preventive suspension all those involved to prevent them from getting the evidence…,” Magdamo said in Filipino during an interview at UNTV.
Magdamo noted that this is not the first time that evidence in cases in the Commission disappears.
A highly reliable source in the Comelec, told the Tribune that on top of the list of poll officials involved in the folder scam is Tolentino, who was also under fire during the congressional probe of the automated polls as well as the Congress during the presidential canvassing, for having issued last minute memos and changing rules, thus opening the auto polls open to electoral fraud.... MORE
Widened ambit seen to weaken truth body 07/07/2010
Expanding the scope of the so-called Truth Commission to include alleged irregularities and abuses committed during the Ramos and Estrada administrations could only muddle, if not weaken, the purpose of the body and affect its initial expressed purpose of giving closure to issues raised against former President Arroyo.
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago also expressed pessimism over the competence of the fact-finding body under the helm of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. in taking up unresolved cases supposedly committed in the last three adminis-trations.
“That is justified under the circumstances but it might have a problem building up a case or finding evidence to sustain the charges against (former) President Arroyo. We might be asking too much from it,” she said in a phone-patched interview with Senate reporters.
Some church leaders have urged Malacañang to expand the mandate of the body and not focus solely on Arroyo but to include past presidents.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the Palace was open to this idea but clarified that it is up to Davide to decide on this matter given his authority to oversee the commission.
“For me, the magnitude of the task makes it impossible. You’re talking the presidency. There are so many layers of bureaucracy that insulates the president. So it’s very hard to prove that the (former) president was first liable for an official act of the State. That’s why if the investigation against all other prior presidents are conducted at the same time as the investigation against (former) President Arroyo, that is the best way to dilute the limited resources of government and in effect, stymie the proceedings,” she pointed out.... MORE
Malacañang sees nothing wrong in extension By Michaela P. del Callar 07/07/2010
By Michaela P. del Callar
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo defended yesterday his directive to extend the terms of 21 political diplomats appointed by former President Arroyo, saying there is nothing irregular and illegal about it.
In a media interview, Romulo said the extension of terms of political envoys has been a common practice by previous presidents such as Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada.
“During the time of transition from President Ramos to President Estrada, they were extended for six months from July 1 to Dec. 31. During Cory’s time, they were also extended,” Romulo was quoted as saying.
Under the Constitution, the President has the power to appoint or re-appoint officials and diplomats, but not extend their terms and, therefore, a Commission on Appointments confirmation is needed.
In a separate interview with the same network, former congressman Apolinario Lozada, who used to be a career diplomat, branded as “questionable” the extension of the envoys.
Lozada pointed out that political diplomats cease to represent the Philippines once the President who appointed them steps down. “They aren’t representatives of (President) Noynoy (Aquino). That’s illegal,” Lozada said.
He added that the envoys should have tendered their courtesy resignation on or before June 30 and turned over the operations of the embassies to their deputies.
Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said in a statement that he and Romulo have jointly recommended to Aquino to allow a three-month extension of the terms of the ambassadors, whose terms were deemed to have ended with that of Arroyo on June 30. If approved, the terms of 21 ambassadors should expire on Sept. 30.... MORE
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All the latest news, insights and features in the world of Sports Marketing Australia with a focus on events, sports technology, marketing and much more.
Hustle - Urban Adventure Challenge Launched
The Hustle – Urban Adventure Challenge has been launched in Australia whipping up excitement across the events industry.
Fully Rad Adventures is an outdoor event company with a passion for getting people outside and amongst it. The founders have over 35 years of event industry experience and have been active in the adventure sports industry for the last 15 years.
An urban treasure hunt, in similar style to the popular television show, "The Amazing Race" offers a series of events across Australia in 2019/20.
Sports Marketing Australia has secured the Hustle Urban Adventure Challenges for a number of our contracted councils, including Port Stephens, Logan and Mandurah.
In teams of two, entrants explore a set precinct on foot answering questions, solving puzzles, interacting with businesses and completing unique challenges - all with the end game of completing the competition with the most points.
The Hustle is a great way to engage the community, promote spaces and create connections with businesses. The event is for all skill and fitness levels and it is family focused with a number of the activities requiring more brainpower than muscle.
There is a limited number of events per state and while some states have their events locked away, there are still spots available.
So, Hustle. Get in touch with your SMA account manager to discuss how your region can be involved. Call 02 6652 1112.
National Hockey Championships Boom Regional Economies
Hockey Australia and Inline Hockey Australia have locked away some exciting National Events in Bathurst, Albany and Logan for 2020.
Hockey Australia and Inline Hockey Australia have approved the placement of three national championships in 2020 in SMA’s partnering Councils - Bathurst, Albany and Logan.
Hockey Australia recently confirmed that Bathurst and Albany were successful in their expressions of interest to host national events for the first time, which is great news for these regions.
Bathurst will host the 2020 Under 15 National Championships (480 competitors and officials over 7 days) and Albany with the 2020 National Country Championships (260 competitors and officials over 8 days).
Inline Hockey Australia has also confirmed that the 2020 and 2021 Inline Hockey National Championships will be held in Logan and will attract 530 competitors and officials over 8 days of competition.
SMA National Events Manager, Jason Sleeman, said the successful placement of these national events for Bathurst, Albany and Logan was a significant achievement.
He said the economic boost to these local economies was extremely valuable.
“With all three of these events having between 2,080 - 4,240 bed nights each, based on competitors and officials alone, this will deliver significant economic impacts for these regions," Jason said.
“The flow on effect is really valuable and it shows just how important events placement can be in regional Australia."
Talk to your SMA account manager to outline how your region will benefit from strategic events placement. Call 02 6652 1112.
Adrenalin Rush... Nitro Circus Live
Nitro Circus Live is coming to Wangaratta and Port Macquarie for the first time in 2020, attracting crowds of more than 8,000 and promising an exciting display of extreme sports action and brand new world record attempts.
This is a first for both Wangaratta in VIC and Port Macquarie in NSW, as neither town has hosted a Nitro Circus Live event before.
Sports Marketing Australia is putting together a 10+ show schedule for the US based promoter of Nitro Circus Live – known as the world’s most spectacular and highest selling, extreme, action sports event.
The show has successfully staged around the globe including premium stadium locations in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Europe and South Africa but in 2020, the US team is taking the show to regional Australia to share the rush.
The 2020 Nitro Circus Live Regional Tour will be very different to other previous regional tours. Each show will have its own unique world record attempt. Building the excitement, this record attempt will be part of a special promotion for each individual town and it will give the region its own world record to hold.
Nitro Circus Live transforms MTV’s international smash hit TV series into a fully choreographed, live spectacular which blends extreme sports such as freestyle motocross, BMX, skateboarding and crazy stunts with the excitement and raw power of a stadium rock concert.
The show is expected to inject a strong economic benefit into each region (based on 2,660 spectators who will travel to the show) of more than $731,500 direct spend locally. (Average local spend of $275 per person, Tourism Research Australia – December 2019). This ensures that the communities of both Wangaratta and Port Macquarie will benefit from hosting such a popular international sporting event.
Share the buzz of extreme sports energy. Call Jason Sleeman on 0401 359 537.
On Sale Now: Jousting World Championships
Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 World Jousting Championships and Medieval Faire in the Latrobe Valley at Lardner Park, in Warragul, Victoria.
On June 1 & 2, 2019, the Latrobe Valley Authority and Baw Baw Council will welcome the best jousting knights from around the world, all in fierce competition to become the next World Champion.
The jousting is brutal and spectacular, featuring real knights in shining armour, in what is the original “extreme sport”. The event is expected to attract more than 10,000 spectators and includes jousters from France, Germany, England, Norway, Canada, Russia and Australia, as well as featuring the current world champion, Phil Leitch.
This family friendly festival will transport people back to the Middle Ages as they wander through a historical village and witness other amazing attractions, like the trebuchet, a giant medieval catapult, swooping birds of prey, archery, a kid’s knight school, sword battles and much more.
“Spectators can see knights in full armour engaging in action-packed jousts on horseback," National Events Manager, Jason Sleeman said. "It is unique. You can watch Vikings as they storm the field in large-scale armoured battles and taste gourmet food, ales and meads.”
This event attracts global TV distribution and international media attention. Check out the action:
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Find out more about opportunities like this. Call Jason on 0401 359 537.
Extreme Action Sport, Festivals & Destination Tourism
Sports Marketing Australia is expanding its offerings in the free TV arena, with a variety of dynamic, entertainment events available to regional LGAs across the nation in 2019/20.
The opportunities include large scale events like Professional Bull Riding and a variety of unique music festivals including Under the Southern Stars held in locations such as Port Macquarie, Shoalhaven and Port Adelaide in January 2019. More locations will be announced for 2020.
“There are niche opportunities to secure large scale, promoter style events now through SMA,” Business Development Manager, Nick Chudzik said. “These include Triple J Backed youth music festivals, boutique food and wine pairing events and Professional Bull Riding, Texas style with a mobile 4,500 seat stadium!
“The bull riding is something really different through the 2019 PBR Monster Energy Tour. Every event offers an international pathway that includes over 300 competitions world-wide.
“The PBR events are a combination of the most extreme action sport products in the market, combined with live entertainment and a unique culinary experience with American BBQ, Brazilian, Texan and Mexican cuisine.”
Meanwhile, SMA has a number of music festival proposals currently in the market that cater for all age demographics and all styles of music. Many of these festivals have a specific quality, whether it be music and wine pairing, a boutique festival experience or a chilled, Triple J focused event.
Nick says rare opportunities still exist with destination and tourism focused, lifestyle TV programs (see our MD Message). These focus on popular outdoor adventure, leisure and exciting on-location cooking programs with celebrity chefs.
Put your region in the spotlight. Don’t miss out. Councils need to call Nick on 0434 436 260.
High Speed Start With Big Events in 2019
SMA has hit the ground at high speed in 2019 signing up new Local Government Areas into the Events Placement Program, as well as attracting new and exciting entertainment events.
The new councils include Wanneroo and Joondalup in Western Australia, Murray River Council in NSW, Wellington Shire, Ararat and Bass Coast Councils in Victoria, as well as Onkaparinga in South Australia and Gladstone and Brisbane Marketing in Queensland.
“The impact is vast,” SMA Managing Director, Rick Sleeman said. “Since we launched the program, SMA has generated a total of $3.76 billion direct spend into the local economies of the Councils who engage us. We placed 561 events in the past calendar year alone.
“We have seen 2.1 million satisfied competitors (excluding accompanying partners) and this is a great achievement. The Events Placement Team works with 310 event owners, who combined, have created 13,700,000 bed nights across Australia.
"That is a lot of people traveling into destinations as event participants who are experiencing new tourism opportunities. Overall, this success equates to 3,481 events in total with $23.1 million invested into sporting organisations."
To secure events like these, call Jason on 0401 359 537.
2020 BMX Super Cross World Cup
For the first time in more than 10 years Australia will host, not one, but two Rounds of the 2020 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) BMX Super Cross World Cup.
Sports Marketing Australia has been busy over the past 12 months working with Bathurst Regional Council, Greater Shepparton Council and Cycling Australia on bids to host the 2020 BMX Super Cross World Cup, which was officially announced by the UCI.
This will be the first time since April 2008, and only the second time ever, that Australia has hosted the world cup series. The last event was conducted at Adelaide Showground, South Australia in the lead up to the Beijing Olympic Games.
The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup round will be held in Shepparton on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2, February 2020 and in Bathurst the following weekend on Saturday 8 and Sunday, 9 February 2020. These will be two of the last major BMX events before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with qualifying points still occurring.
SMA National Events Manager, Jason Sleeman, said more than 200 of the world’s best male and female BMX riders, from over 30 countries, will be participating in Shepparton and Bathurst.
“Over 3,000 people are expected to attend both events with 2,000 of these expected to be coming from out of the region and staying for up to 7 days in the host regions,” Jason said. “Following on from the Australian World Cup rounds in February 2020, the series will then travel to Manchester, Great Britain for rounds five and six. From there, the next two rounds will be in Papendal, Netherlands before the final stop for the last two, of 10 rounds, in Rock Hill, South Carolina in May 2020.”
General Manager Sport for Cycling Australia, Mr Kipp Kaufmann, said this was an exciting development. “Without the vision and support of the Bathurst Regional Council and Greater Shepparton City Council, events like this wouldn't be possible,” he said. “We are excited to welcome these world class events to Australia in 2020.”
Huge success in Events Placement
It was a big month for SMA in October with more than 57 events hosted in venues around the country, attracting close to 12,000 competitors plus their accompanying family and friends.
The average spend of a ‘sports tourist’ whose purpose of travel is to compete in, or spectate at, a sporting event is $274 per person per day (year ending June 2018 – Tourism Research Australia). The accompanying partner number is 35,568 indicating that the economic benefit for these local communities is around $29,877,120.
Key events on the calendar included the 2018 Long Course Weekend in Shoalhaven with more than 1, 000 competitors running, swimming and cycling in the unique event format. Also on offer was the popular 2018 Yamba Yoga Festival providing a weekend of yoga, music and mindfulness.
Bendigo was the proud host of the Calisthenics State Championships as 1,200 performers took to the stage for eight days of exciting, action packed competition. While in Queensland, Commonwealth Games facilities on the Gold Coast continue to play host to wonderful events with the Volleyball Junior Schools Cup packing out Coomera and Carrara stadiums with 1,500 participants.
Account Manager, Nick Simmons, said the success of these events was further proof that SMA'S Events Placement Program was making a massive difference to local economies.
“This program has delivered more than $3.3 billion in direct spend into local economies since 2001,” said Nick. “The objective is to attract and host major events that provide economic, community and branding benefits within our partnering regions.“
“At SMA, we are uniquely positioned to bring together event owners, Local Government, venues and the community with a proven track record in securing major events.”
Does your LGA want to host a dynamic event attracting thousands of new competitors into the region, call Peta Howard on 0408 582 011.
Grapest 5K Run Wins Some “Me” Time
Who says you can’t drink wine and exercise? SMA has teamed up with the crew at Centaur Outdoor Events to launch a unique series of activities across Australia.
The Grapest 5K combines an afternoon run through the vineyards, followed by wine tasting and live entertainment as the sun goes down. Since the concept debuted in 2017, SMA has placed new events into a number of our partnering councils including Shoalhaven, Bendigo, Margaret River, Langhorne Creek as well as new destinations like Waroona and Port Macquarie whose events are still to be conducted.
With 85 per cent of the participants female, with an average age of 40, it’s a good escape for hard-working mums (and dads) to enjoy some “me” time.
“This event is all about having a great time, not beating your best 5K time,” Peter Manning from Centaur Outdoor Events said. “Participants can take in the amazing views as they run, walk or skip their way along a 5K or 10K course through the vines.
“After the hard yards are done, participants collect their 2018 wine cup and finisher’s medal, take a breath and relax through the now-famous ‘Wine Waddle’ (four wine tasting stations), then dance the afternoon away to a mainstream Australian band.”
If you are interested in hosting one of these exciting events and attracting new visitors to your region, contact your SMA account representative to find out what SMA can do for you!
New Staff Join a Growing SMA
Following a massive 18 months of positive growth and development, Sports Marketing Australia has welcomed three new staff to its dynamic team.
Moving from Southern Cross Austereo/9NBN TV is Nicholas Chudzik, who has joined our National Events Placement Program as a Business Development Specialist. Nick has experience as a Media Sales Executive and previously was the Sales and Marketing Executive and Office Manger General and Sales for the Nine Entertainment Co/9NBN TV. Nick is a creative business development professional, with proven ability in strategic thinking and is keen to begin his new role with SMA.
Also joining the team as a Senior Capacity and Capability Analyst is media consultant, Brad Greenshields. Previously working as an Editor for News Corp Australia (North Coast News), Brad has extensive experience in sport, having worked as a newspaper sports editor for more than a decade. Brad has also competed at representative level in a variety of sporting codes and is looking forward to the challenge of touring new terrain to identify opportunities for growth across the Events Placement Program.
Another fresh face in the SMA office is Claire Allbeury, who recently joined the Omni Sports Management Support Team as Help Desk Manager. Claire has experience in retail, sales and marketing and was previously the Store Manager for Lorna Jane (a leading women’s activewear brand). Claire has excellent people skills and a clear talent for training and professional development. Claire prides herself on her ability to create a memorable customer relations experience and her aim is to leave all parties satisfied and smiling. Her love of “amazing customer service”, uncanny knowledge of all things IT and knack for problem solving make Claire the ideal Helpdesk boss.
Talk to the team at SMA today.
Inspiring Growth in Australian Sports Tourism
Sports tourists are spending big dollars in regional centres, according to the latest Tourism Research Australia data. The new research indicates the top three expenditure categories for overnight domestic tourists and those visitors specifically travelling to spectate or participate in sport, are:
1. Accommodation $718,852,000
2. Takeaways and restaurant meals $415,301,000
2. Domestic airfares $274,465,000
Accommodation and meals for sports tourists are up 10% and 12% respectively, while domestic airfare expenditure is down 4% on the previous 12 months. SMA works with both Councils and sporting organisations to leverage the opportunities for competitors and local businesses when events are conducted within partnering areas. For more information on the latest trends and analysis on sports tourism, Contact Us
New Councils Join Events Placement Program
Recently joining Sports Marketing Australia, through our Events Placement Program, are Cobram Barooga Business and Tourism Inc in partnership with Berrigan and Moira Shire Councils. The Councils have united to increase the number of events coming to this great river region and to boost sports and events tourism.
The Councils are working to break down the barriers of being either side of the New South Wales and Victorian border. They are pooling their events infrastructure, tourism assets and regional branding profile for SMA to take to the market as a whole region. A Capacity and Capability Assessment Report will be delivered soon by SMA.
The region, set on either side of the Murray River, plays host to a wide range of high profile events throughout the year with music, food and wine festivals, numerous sporting events and art exhibitions.
Golf Tourism Generates $477 million Per Year
The Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC) recently launched The Community Impact of Golf in Australia Report 2017 revealing that in total, golf in Australia contributes $3.614 billion annually to the community.
The figure comprises almost $3.483 billion in economic contribution and $132 million in physical and mental health contributions. The report showed that Golf tourism generates $477 million per year through day and overnight visitation, food and beverage spending, accommodation, travel and shopping.
The Murray Bridge PGA Classic was recently a feature event on the South Australian swing of the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series. Sports Marketing Australia was integral in establishing this prestigious event in Murray Bridge while also working with many of our other 53 contracted Councils around Australia to establish new golf events.
SMA works with Golf Australia and PGA as well as a number of their state offices to place events nationally. If you are a Council and you’re interested in hosting a state, national or international golf event, please Contact Us
Next Level for Epicentre.tv Live Streaming
We know people who love sport are always on the lookout for the next big thing and Sports Marketing Australia is now working with Epicentre.tv to provide the platform to share that sporting passion!
Epicentre.tv provides an end-to-end solution for sporting associations, specialising in broadcast production, national and international licensing and multi-platform distribution.
SMA’s National Events Manager, Jason Sleeman, said event owners and Councils would love the exposure which this new live streaming service generates. “This is an amazing opportunity for our partnering Councils and event owners,” he said.
“This is all about wider audience and stakeholder engagement, growth and development of the sport as well as access to new revenue streams. SMA understands how to best maximise the appeal of content to viewers and the opportunities that exist to target a wider demographic of sports fans." Epicentre.tv has previously live streamed events for BMX Australia, Tennis Australia, Hockey Australia, Darts Australia, PGA, Golf NSW, Rowing Australia, Cricket NSW, Australian Baseball League, to name just a few.
Contact Us to find out how you can escalate exposure for your sport and events.
Events Placement Program Broadens Scope of Target Events
Sports Marketing Australia is now working with 53 contracted Councils and Governments around the country. Feedback in early 2017 was that Councils would like to see an increase in non-sporting event opportunities, so the team at SMA has worked hard over the past 12 months to broaden our relationship base.
SMA placed 483 events in the 2017 calendar year through our Events Placement Program, with everything from Nitro Circus Live shows to Health and Wellbeing/Yoga Festivals, Music Festivals featuring international acts, Food Programs with global TV broadcast, Film Festivals and Pop Up Cinemas.
Director, Rick Sleeman, said the growing relationship base included 497 event owners. "The increase in variety means the team at SMA can better tailor the event offerings to fit the objectives of contracted Councils," he said. "We have everything from Food Truck Carnivals, business events and conferences, as well as traditional state and national sporting championships and elite sporting events on offer."
Contact Us to find out more about the oppurtunites available through SMA's Events Placement Program.
Ultimate Frisbee Championships in Wollongong and Gold Coast
Two of Sports Marketing Australia’s partnering Councils hosted national Australian Ultimate Championship events in April 2018 to cap off a huge month for this exciting and growing sport. Wollongong hosted the 2018 Australian Ultimate Championships Division 2 from the 13th – 15th April and Gold Coast the 2018 Australian Ultimate Championships from the 26th – 29th April.
These events had a combined economic impact of $2,697,240 direct spend (Tourism Research Australia – December 2017) and attracted competitors and their accompanying partners from across Australia.
Ultimate is a non-contact team sport played with a flying disc (Frisbee). It combines elements of netball, touch football, and gridiron into a fast-paced sporting experience. Ultimate is played in over 30 countries worldwide, it is a sport at the World Games and has a strong presence in universities and high schools.
If you are a Council and you're interested in hosting state, national and international events get in contact with SMA now.
A Message From Our Director
Sports Marketing Australia has evolved significantly since early 2000 and we are growing and enhancing the business across multiple, dynamic, technology platforms.
SMA's Omni Sports Management provides sporting organisations with a state of the art, sports administration and database management system. This customised software increases functionality and the ability to reach current members and attract new ones in a secure environment.
In our next newsletter, we will be announcing two major additions across our innovative technology platforms - developments which deliver significant new benefits across the industry. Stay tuned for more information!
Sports Tourism Injects $2.6 Billion Into Australia's Economy
The latest figures on Sports Tourism from Tourism Research Australia revealed there were over 2.3 million domestic, overnight sports tourists in 2017. These sports tourists travelled to compete in, or spectate at, a sporting event. The result is a combined impact of $2.6 billion to the economy!
Please contact the SMA team if you would like more information or if you want to calculate the economic benefit of one of your events.
NT Joins Events Placement Program
The Northern Territory Government has joined forces with Sports Marketing Australia as part of our far reaching Events Placement Program. SMA is currently contracted by 53 LGAs and tourism associations with links to more than 270 sporting organisations as well as global promoters. SMA is now looking at national and international events which can be hosted in the Northern Territory to stimulate the economy.
A Capacity and Capability Assessment will begin soon and this report will be finalised in June highlighting the many new possibilities for the Top End.
Test Driving GC2018
Sports Marketing Australia has played an important role in the build up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games by placing pre-Games camps for a number of sports across Australia as well as a number of lead-in events for Gold Coast City Council. The events previewed facilities, transport links, tourism and infrastructure.
More than 6,600 athletes and officials from 70 Commonwealth nations and territories will take part in 11 days of competition from the 4th to 15th of April, 2018. This is the largest sporting event to be staged in Australia this decade, comprising 18 sports and seven para-sports.
GC2018 will leave a long lasting legacy for the communities of the Gold Coast. SMA is proud to be part of the program to test drive these new venues.
GC2018 Countdown
Bendigo enjoyed a big session of National and International Rugby over recent months. First up was the Australian and New Zealand Women’s Rugby 7’s with teams starting their preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games by playing a number of Gold Medal Rematches in Bendigo. This was followed by the 2017 Australian Rugby Union National Rugby 7’s Championships being hosted in Bendigo with teams travelling from across Australia to compete in the prestigious event. Both events were conducted at the pristine Epsom Huntley Reserve in Bendigo.
Mackay is another regional partner sharing the spirit of the GC2018 by hosting the Opals for a three day camp before they head off to Townsville to compete. All events were placed by Sports Marketing Australia and all were highly successful.
City of Greater Dandenong on Board
Another exciting new partner joining Sports Marketing Australia is Greater Dandenong Council. After years of requests from NSOs to join forces with a fringe Melbourne partnering Council, SMA and Dandenong reached agreement recently.
The infrastructure and proximity to the Melbourne Airport will add another dimension to the type of events which can be delivered through SMA. Just 30km from Melbourne’s CBD, Greater Dandenong will spoil you with experiences, cuisine and culture. The area is home to people of more than 150 different nationalities making it Victoria's most culturally diverse community and showcasing the best that multicultural Melbourne has to offer.
Celebrating Australia’s Love of the Water
Swimming Australia recently completed a massive 9 days of events in January for the inaugural year of Australia Swims. The new initiative was designed to get more Australians out, off the couch and swimming. Swimming Australia set the challenge to collectively swim a whole lap of Australia and thanks to the efforts of the Australian people, we did it! Australians swam a grand total of 39,113.08 KM, passing the lap target of 35,877KM. Sports Marketing Australia placed 11 marquee swimming events across the country, doing our bit for a healthier Australia.
2019 Oceania Masters Athletics Championships in Mackay
A brand new, multi-million dollar athletics stadium will open in Mackay in 2019. Sports Marketing Australia has secured the Oceania Masters Athletics Championships as the first international event for this amazing new venue.
The Championships will be held at the sports precinct, which is under construction at the CQUniversity Mackay campus, from August 31 to September 7 next year. More than 500 athletes and technical officials will take part, with teams from as far away as Tahiti, New Caledonia, Fiji, Norfolk Island and Papua New Guinea competing.
The $24 million dollar sporting complex will provide the local community and the region with specialised sport and recreational facilities. The athletics facility will include a synthetic surface running track and field event facilities. The aquatic centre will boast a 50m outdoor pool, 25m pool and 15m program pool plus reception and amenities buildings.
Land Locked Council Builds Beach
Clever Event Owners are thinking outside the event hosting box placing two high profile beach events in the one land locked LGA. Greater Shepparton Council is in the middle of Victoria with no beaches, but it is enjoying success after building a unique man made beach adjacent to Victoria Park Lake.
The Council has hosted a number of exciting events including the 2017 and 2018 Beach Volleyball World Tour Event in February which was internationally broadcast with teams from across the globe. The USA won the Men’s and Women’s final beating Australia in the Men’s. Included in this event was a foodie festival from Melbourne – the delicious Food Truck Carnival Co. This fun packed festival attracted 25,000 people to Victoria Park Lake across three days.
Greater Shepparton was also successful in securing a Round of the Netball Victoria Beach Netball Series to coincide with the Beach Volleyball World Tour.
Ocean6 Series on Fox Sports
Round 3 of the Ocean6 Series (formally Summer of Surf) rolled into Wollongong in December including the flagship Nutri-Grain Iron Man and Iron Women professional competition which was broadcast on Fox Sports via a 2hr highlights package. This gruelling event was placed in Wollongong through Sports Marketing Australia’s dynamic Events Placement Program highlighting the success that can be achieved for regional centres.
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Quick Description: WWII Victory ship restored, and still running.
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 6/18/2006 7:16:25 PM
Waymark Code: WMF77
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Located in San Pedro, port of Los Angeles is this Victory Ship, built in Los Angeles in 1945. It served in the final days of WWII, and through Korea and during Vietnam, put in the Ready Reserve Fleet in 1971, and then in 1988 deeded to the USMMVWWII. In 1990 the ship was designated a National Historic Landmark.
The US Merchant Marine service supplied most of the munitions and fuel to our troops and allies. They had a difficult and dangerous job: the casualty rate of merchant marines as a percentage was second to the Marine Corp. A total of 6,795 seamen lost their lives and 674 ships were sunk in WWII. The men who served eventually received full veteran status.
The Lane Victory is open to the public and during the summer there are cruises where passengers experience an aerial "Attack" by vintage planes, and the ship shooting back.
Worth a visit. The ship has been moved twice in the harbor. New location has free parking.
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Type of vessel: Victory Ship, 1945
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Parking Coordinates: N 33° 42.999 W 118° 16.396
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National, Provincial Officials & Seminaries Should Strive on Practical Unity
Alluding to the emphases of the Qur’an and Sunnah on maintaining Muslim Ummah’s unity, Khateeb of Sunnis in Zahedan advised provincial and national officials and directors as well as seminaries to strive for exerting “practical unity”.
The official website of Shaikh Abdol-Hamid, Friday Imam of Sunnis in Zahedan city and president of Darululoom Zahedan, reported his sermon of Nov. 23, 2018 where he said: “Unfortunately Muslims have been opposing each other and even they kill each other; while the Noble Qur’an and Hadith clearly call them to unity and solidarity introducing them “one nation”.”
“Unity of Muslim Ummah is not any analogical issue; rather the texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah urge on unity. It is not any subject to be explained by reasons, it is the obvious need of Muslim Ummah in these circumstances,” he added more.
The most influential Iranian Sunni leader said: “Unity cannot be achieved by mere slogans and words; it should be brought into act. All officials in the country have to act according practical unity. There should be unity in employments and all citizens should be behaved equally.”
“As a Sunni Imam I should not differentiate between Shia and Sunni comers and visitors. We should respect all Iranians regardless to their sect, then all other Muslims and think for mankind,” he added more.
Friday Imam of Sunnis in Zahedan further said: “I’d like to convey my message to Shia and Sunni scholars, national and provincial officials, parties and associations to not discriminate Iranian nation. Religious seminaries and Islamic centers of the country should hold this opinion that there is no difference among Iranians and Muslims of the world. We should have fraternity with all Muslims over the world.”
“By practical unity we can approach durable unity and brotherhood and then to durable peace making our lines strong and impenetrable.”
Impartial directors are admirable
In another part of his speech, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid welcomed the new provincial governor of Sistan-Baluchistan, Eng. Mouhebati who was in the gathering of Sunnis for the Friday prayers and called him an energetic and humble person.
He also thanked ministers of energy and youth for their several trips to Sistan-Baluchistan and said: “Any minister or director who can serve people without discrimination is respectable and admirable.”
At the end of his speech, Mawlana Abdol-Hamid alluded to the death of Haji Abdul-Wahhab, Amir of Tablighi Jamaa’t and prayed for his full forgiveness and called his demise a big loss for the Muslim Ummah.
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Community & Biodiversity
From rural livelihoods to health to education, Tata Chemicals invests back into the community
Community development is central to the core values we adhere to in the Tata group. Our entire community development program aims at building trust and improving the quality of life of the people. TCL honors its legacy both directly and through establishment of societies and trusts.
In 1980, the Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) was set up to protect and nurture rural populations and to help achieve self-sufficiency in natural resource management, livelihood development and enhancement of health and education and infrastructure development etc. Our community engagement has grown as the mainstay of our business. The guiding principles for community engagement are articulated in the community development policy. These principles are: sustainable programmes, participatory approach, transparency, partnering, networking, being a resource centre and promoting volunteerism. TCL has partnered with various government and non-government organization such as PFI, SRTT, SDTT, WASMO, NABARD, Department of Science & Technology, Micro Small & Medium Enterprise, Life Insurance Corporation and GRIMCO.
We conducted EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) studies to assess the impacts of its operation on nearby biodiversity and surrounding environment. The findings of the study illustrates that no significant negative impact has been observed on the native flora and fauna.
We conducted EIA studies to assess the impacts of its operation on nearby biodiversity and surrounding environment. The findings of the study illustrates that no significant negative impact has been observed on the native flora and fauna.
While operating in harsh ecological conditions/semi-arid conditions at Mithapur site, TCL has restored the ecological balance in the surrounding habitats by converting wastelands into a greenbelt.
Our commitment towards continual improvement is triggering new programmes such as grassland development, mangrove conservation & regeneration at West coast near Mithapur, restoration of highly alkaline soil conditions at Babrala site and at East Coast for the Aila affected region of Sundarban near Haldia. For preserving biodiversity of Okhamandal we conducted a biodiversity reserve plantation project, implemented with support of employee volunteers, which seeks to preserve indigenous vegetation. Under the project, 90 acres were afforested with 12 native species of vegetation. Also projects like Community conserved wetland, Eco Clubs Program and Organic Waste Converter continued around all three manufacturing sites.
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For several decades now, the company has consistently demonstrated its concern for the community (both internal and external) and a respect for its environment and the local ecology. In India, the townships of Mithapur, Babrala and Haldia are unique examples of corporate-community bonding where community initiatives go hand in hand with local infrastructural development schemes such as watershed management and rural health and education.
The Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) an organisation that works to empower and nurture rural populations in and around TCL's Indian facilities, and helps community members achieve self-sufficiency in natural resource management, livelihood support and the building of health and education infrastructure.
In Kenya, Tata Chemicals Magadi provides much-needed medical facilities and support to the local Maasai community.In many cases, Tata Chemicals is focusing on building sustainable business operations through partnering with dedicated not-for-profit organisations, government bodies and local authorities.
In UK, Tata Chemicals Europe has set up the Brunner Mond Employees Charitable Trust to support deserving causes in the mid-Cheshire area.
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1. With reference to the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), consider the following statements :
1. IRNSS has three satellites in geostationary and four satellites in geosynchronous orbits.
2. IRNSS covers entire India and about 5500 sq. km beyond its borders.
3. India will have its own satellite navigation system with full global coverage by the middle of 2019.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) None
Economic Survey +IYB Test 4
The NAVIC system will consist of a constellation of
NAVIC Select one:
a. 3 satellites in Geostationary orbit (GEO)
b. 4 satellites in Geosynchronous orbit (GSO)
c. Both
The NAVIC system will consist of a constellation of 3 satellites in Geostationary orbit (GEO), 4 satellites in Geosynchronous orbit (GSO), approximately 36,000 kilometres (22,000 mi) altitude above earth's surface, and two satellites on the ground as stand-by, in addition to ground stations. The system was developed because access to foreign government-controlled global navigation satellite systems is not guaranteed in hostile situations, as happened to the Indian military in 1999 when it was dependent on the American Global Positioning System (GPS) during the Kargil War.
NAVIC FOR SOUTH ASIAN DIPLOMACY Why in news? NAVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), India’s indigenous global navigation satellite system, is expected to become fully operational from August. With this, India will join a club of global powers—the US, EU, China and Russia—who control their own navigation satellite systems NAVIC for South Asian Diplomacy Its full operationalization carries implications and opportunities for the South Asian region at large in the following ways: Sharing the benefits of NAVIC could promote India’s credentials as a collaborative partner in the region. Having a global navigation system bolsters the ability of a nation to serve as a “net security provider”. Net security providers are states that deploy their surplus national assets for the safety and stability of other countries, including by way of responding to natural and man-made disasters. The USA’s GPS played a significant role in relief efforts post tsunami in 2004 and the Pakistan-India earthquake in 2005, and has delivered significant strategic and economic benefits to the US. NAVIC also arrives as an instrument for environmental and meteorological monitoring, as well as climate research. Thus helping in more accurate prediction and efficient response to disasters like Nepal earthquake 2015. NAVIC should propel technological innovations and spin-offs that render South Asia progressively less reliant on technological imports from the West and elsewhere. It might even go some way to mend relations with Pakistan. Building on India’s offering of assistance to Pakistan during the floods in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and other areas in 2014, NAVIC could establish a tradition of regional monitoring whereby India leverages its technological edge to safeguard citizens across the subcontinent. Such gestures could blunt the adversarial nature of Indo-Pakistan relations in the long run. Way forward In dedicating itself to exploring and actualizing the civilian and commercial potential of NAVIC, India can signal to its regional partners that its rise is not only passively peaceful but also directly beneficial to those it can lift up in its tide.
2 With reference to the Genetically Modified mustard (GM mustard) developed in India, consider the following statements :
1. GM mustard has the genes of a soil bacterium that give the plant the property of pest-resistance to a wide variety of pests.
2. GM mustard has the genes that allow the plant cross-pollination and hybridization.
3. GM mustard has been developed jointly by the IARI and Punjab Agricultural University.
(a)1 and 3 only
(b)2 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Answer. b
Full Length Test 4
GM crops were in news recently.Consider the following
1.Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is the apex body for the
approval of commercial cultivation of GM crops.
2. GEAC has given approval for commercial cultivation of GM mustard.
3.GM mustard can survive high amounts of herbicides and hence will not require
Choose the correct statement/s
What is Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)?
It is established under Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
It is the apex body for approval of activities involving large scale use of hazardous microorganisms and recombinants
It is also responsible for approval of proposals relating to release of genetically engineered organisms and products including experimental field trials
A team of scientists at Delhi University led by former vice-chancellor Deepak Pental has bred DMH-11, a genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid. Hybrids are normally obtained by crossing two genetically diverse plants from the same species.The first-generation offspring resulting from it has higher yields than what either of the parents is individually capable of giving But there is no natural hybridisation system in mustard, unlike in, say, cotton, maize or tomato What team has done is, that they have created a viable hybridisation system in mustard using GM technology The resulting GM mustard hybrid, it is claimed, gives 25-30% more yield than the best varieties such as ‘Varuna’ currently grown in the country
Why opposed?
GMOs contaminate forever. GMOs cross pollinate and their seeds can travel far and wide
It is impossible to fully clean up our contaminated gene pool
Genetic engineering allows plants to survive high doses of weed killers, resulting in higher herbicide residues in our food
GMO crops are creating ‘super weeds’ and ‘super bugs,’ which can only be killed with more toxic poisons
4. Consider the following pairs :
Terms sometimes seen in news Context /Topic
1. Belle II experiment - Artificial Intelligence
2. Blockchain technology - Digital/Cryptocurrency
3. CRISPR — Cas9 - Particle Physics
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Current Affairs Bimonthly Test 4 (1 6th-31 st July)
CRISPR - Cas9 in news recently is a
a. name of gene
b. Palindromic DNA stretch
c. Genome editing technique
d. Genetic disease
For the first time, scientists in the US have successfully used gene-editing tools on human embryos to correct defective DNA that cause inherited diseases.
The effort involved changing the DNA of a large number of one-cell embryos with gene-editing technique CRISPR.
CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.
CRISPR - Cas9 is a most prominent genome editing technique by targeting specific stretches of genetic code to edit DNA at precise locations.
The technique allows researchers to permanently modify genes in living cells and organisms and to correct mutations at precise locations in the human genome to treat genetic causes of disease.
It can be used to target multiple genes simultaneously and can also activate gene expression instead of cutting the DNA.
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Blockchain technology was recently in news.It can be used in
1.Distributed data storage - िवतरत डेटा संहण
2.Securing digital Identities - िडिजटल पहचान सुरित करना
3.Digital voting - िडिजटल वोिटंग
Consider the following statements :
1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.
2. In the Lok Sabha, a "Leader of the Opposition" was recognised for the first time in 1969.
3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer.b
Reference Books Based Test 8
What is the minimum percentage of the strength of opposition required in a State legislature for the appointment of an opposition leader ?
राज्य विधायिका में एक विपक्षी नेता की नियुक्ति के लिए विपक्ष की ताकत का आवश्यक न्यूनतम प्रतिशत क्या है?
Ans d
To become leader of opposition, a political party needs at least 10% strength of the house.
How is the National Green Tribunal (NGT) different from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
1. The NGT has been established by an Act whereas the CPCB has been created by an executive order of the Government.
2. The NGT provides environmental justice and helps reduce the burden of litigation in the higher courts whereas the CPCB promotes cleanliness of streams and wells, and aims to improve the quality of air in the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Vision IAS CA Based Mock Test December 2016
Consider the following regardig National Green Tribunal
राष्ट्रीय ग्रीन ट्रिब्यूनल के बारे में निम्नलिखित पर विचार करें-
1.The Tribunal is mandated to dispose any appeal finally within six months.
ट्रिब्यूनल के लिये किसी भी अपील को अंततः छह महीने के भीतर निपटाना अनिवार्य है.
2.Tribunals takes decision on the basis of Principles of Natural Justice.
प्राकृतिक न्याय के सिद्धांतों के आधार पर ट्रिब्यूनल्स निर्णय लेते हैं.
Choose the correct statement/s - सही वक्तव्य चुनें-
Your answer is incorrect.
It has been established in 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010.
It has been established for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection
and conservation of forests and other natural resources.
It also includes enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation
for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith.
It is a specialized body equipped with the necessary expertise to handle environmental disputes involving
multi-disciplinary issues.
The Tribunal is not bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and is
guided by principles of natural justice.
The Tribunal is mandated to make and endeavour for disposal of applications or appeals finally within 6
months of filing of the same.
New Delhi is the Principal Place of Sitting of the Tribunal and Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai shall be
the other four place of sitting of the Tribunal.
It adjudicates matters relating to following Acts-
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Forest Conservation Act
Biological Diversity Act
Vision IAS CA Based Mock Test March 2018
Choose the correct statement/s - सही कथन चुनें-
1.Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is a statutory organisation
केन्द्रीय प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड (सीपीसीबी) एक वैधानिक संगठन है
2.It derives its power and function from Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
यह वायु (रोकथाम और प्रदूषण नियंत्रण) अधिनियम, 1981 से अपनी शक्ति और कार्य प्राप्त करता है
c. 1 and 2 both
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
• It is a statutory organisation which was constituted in 1974 and was
entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention
and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
• Main functions of CPCB is to -
o Promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of
the States by prevention, control and abatement of water
o to improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air
pollution in the country.
4 Consider the following statements :
1. The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
2. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on
Reference Books Based Test 2 (Explanations of the question clears the concept regarding laws in 9th Schedule)
39.Which of the following are correctly matched
1.Article 31 A Saves the law made for the implementation of certain Directive Principles
2.Article 31B saves the acts and regulations included in the Ninth Schedule
3.Article 31C saves the law Providing for Acquisition of Estates
a. 1 and 2
c. 1 and 3
d. 1,2,3
Article 31A16 saves five categories of laws from being challenged and invalidated
on the ground of
contravention of the fundamental rights conferred by Article 14 (equality before law
and equal
protection of laws) and Article 19 (protection of six rights in respect of speech,
assembly, movement,
etc.). They are related to agricultural land reforms, industry and commerce and
(a) Acquisition of estates17 and related rights by the State;
(b) Taking over the management of properties by the State;
(c) Amalgamation of corporations;
(d) Extinguishment or modification of rights of directors or shareholders of
corporations; and
(e) Extinguishment or modification of mining leases.
Article 31A does not immunise a state law from judicial review unless it has been
reserved for the
president’s consideration and has received his assent.
Article 31B saves the acts and regulations included in the Ninth Schedule18 from
being challenged
and invalidated on the ground of contravention of any of the fundamental rights.
Thus, the scope of
Article 31B is wider than Article 31A. Article 31B immunises any law included in the
Schedule from all the fundamental rights whether or not the law falls under any of
the five categories
specified in Article 31A.
Article 31C, as inserted by the 25th Amendment Act of 1971, contained the
following two provisions:
(a) No law that seeks to implement the socialistic directive principles specified in
39(b)21 or (c)22 shall be void on the ground of contravention of the fundamental
conferred by Article 14 (equality before law and equal protection of laws) or Article
(protection of six rights in respect of speech, assembly, movement, etc.)
(b) No law containing a declaration that it is for giving effect to such policy shall be
questioned
in any court on the ground that it does not give effect to such a policy.
In the Kesavananda Bharati case23 (1973), the Supreme Court declared the above
second provision
of Article 31C as unconstitutional and invalid on the ground that judicial review is a
basic feature of
the Constitution and hence, cannot be taken away. However, the above first
provision of Article 31C
was held to be constitutional and valid.
With reference to India's decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% on online advertisement services offered by non-resident entities, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is introduced as a part of the Income Tax Act.
2. Non-resident entities that offer advertisement services in India can claim a tax credit in their home country under the "Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements".
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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General ► Current Affairs Mock Test 14(16-31st January)
Google tax was in news recently.Consider the following regarding it
1.It is a tax on the income as accrue to a foreign e-commerce company outside of
2.Also known as Equalization Levy,it does not allow tax credit to both foreign and
domestic firms
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
Consider the following statements
1. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Review Committee Report has recommended a debt to GDP ratio of 60% for the general (combined) government by 2023, comprising 40% for the Central Government and 20% for the State Governments.
2. The Central Government has domestic liabilities of 21% of GDP as compared to that of war of GDP of the State 2 Governments.
3. As per the Constitution of India, it is mandatory for a State to take the Central Government’s consent for raising any loan if the former owes any outstanding liabilities to the latter.
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14.NK Singh (FRBM Review)Committee recommended
1. The combined debt-to-GDP ratio of the centre and states should be brought down
to 60% by 2023.
2.the centre should reduce its fiscal deficit from the current 3.5% (2017) to 0% by
"Rule of Law Index" is released by which of the following ?
(a) Amnesty International
(b) International Court of Justice
(c) The Office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights
(d) World Justice Project
Answer.d
Rule of Law Index 2018 has recently been published by
a. UN
b. OECD
c. Britain
d. World Justice Project
The terms ‘Wanna Cry, Petya and Eternal Blue' sometimes mentioned in the news recently are related to
(a) Exo-planets
(b) Crypto-currency
(c) Cyber attacks
(d) Mini satellites
Answer.c
Current Affairs Bimonthly Test 2 (16th- 30th June)
2.NotPetya' was in news recently.Which of he following is/are correct
a. a ransom ware that destroys the filesystem in the computer
b. The malware that masquerades as the Petya ransomware.
c. The country's one of the largest ports JNPT has been hit by this ransomware.
d. All of the above
If the WannaCry attacks were a signal of things to come, then the NotPetya
ransomware, which hit machines globally on Tuesday is the sequel that most cyber
experts were anticipating. According to experts, NotPetya cleverly uses legitimate
Windows processes PsExec and Windows Management Information Command-line
(WMIC), which is an interface that simplifies the use of Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI).
But simply put, it is no different from WannaCry, and the end motive for the hackers is
to earn ransom money (in bitcoin). So, what else do we know about NotPetya? Who
has been hit by the ransomware attack, and how can they minimise the damage?
Here’s all you need to know.
1. How Bad is NotPetya?
NotPetya is known to use both the NSA's exploit tool EternalBlue and the PsExec as
infection vectors and is detected as RANSOM_PETYA.SMA.
As noted by cyber security experts, NotPetya reboots the PC, presenting a faked
‘check disk’ screen, and showing the ransom message. The reboot and subsequent
messages are typical of previously observed ransomware Petya behaviour. (Yes, it’s
easy to confuse between the two ransomware programs.)
It has affected countries like Ukraine, Spain and is gradually spreading to countries
like India too, where brands like Mondelez, Genesis and one of the country’s largest
ports, JNPT, have reportedly been hit.
According to Kaspersky, the attack is said to have started when a software called
MeDoc was updated by government organisations in Ukraine. Which is why Ukraine
has been hit the worst with over 60 percent of PCs affected, followed by Russia with
30 percent affected Windows PCs.
Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ?
1. Charter Act of 1813
2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
Select the correct answer using the code given below
Answer.a
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Reference Books Based Test 10
Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of the debate between
"Anglicists" and "Orientalists" in the 1830s
1. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money being spent on printing Sanskrit
and Arabic texts
2. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money spent on printing Sanskrit texts
and wished to
continue to print in Persian
3. The Orientalists wanted stipend for the students of Arabic and Sanskrit
4. The Orientalists started a new Sanskrit College in Delhi
b. 1 3, and 4
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 2 , 3 and 4
ORIENTALIST-ANGLIC1ST CONTROVERSY Within the General Committee on Public
Instruction, the Anglicists argued that the government spending on
education should be exclusively for modern studies.
The. Orientalists said while western sciences and literature should be
taught to prepare students to take up jobs, emphasis should be placed on
expansion of traditional Indian learning.
Even the Anglicists were divided over the question of medium of
instruction—one faction was for English language as the medium, while
the other faction was for Indian languages (vernaculars) for the
Unfortunately there was a great deal of confusion over English and
vernacular languages as media of instruction and as objects of study
The correct answer is:
1 and 3 only
q.38The foundation of modern educational system in India was laid by
. भारत में आधुनिक शिक्षा प्रणाली की नींव रखी गई थी-
a. the Charter Act of 1813 - 1813 के चार्टर अधिनियम द्वारा...
b. Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835 - मैकॉले के 1835 के मिनट द्वारा...
c. The Hunter Commission of 1882 - 1882 के हंटर कमिशन द्वारा...
d. Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 - वुड के 1854 के डिस्पैच द्वारा...
Lord Macaulay's Minute (1835), This famous minute settled the row in favour of Anglicists—the limited government resources were to be devoted to teaching of western sciences and literature through the medium of English language alone. Lord Macaulay held the view that "Indian learning was inferior to European learning"—which was true as far as physical and social sciences in the contemporary stage were concerned.The Government soon made English as the medium of instruction in its schools and colleges and opened a few English schools and colleges instead of a large number of elementary schools, thus neglecting mass education. The British planned to educate a small section of upper and middle classes, thus creating a class"Indian in blood and colour but English in tastes, in opinions, in morals and in intellect" who would act as interpreters between the Government and masses and would enrich the vernaculars by which knowledge of western sciences and literature would reach the masses.This was called the 'downward filtration theory'.
Consider the following statements:
1. The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano located in the Indian territory.
2. Barren Island lies about 140 km east of Great Nicobar.
3. The last time the Barren Island volcano erupted was in 1991 and it has remained inactive since then.
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3
Full Mock test 1
Barren Island was in news recently.It is located in
बारेन द्वीप हाल ही में खबर में था. यह.......... में स्थित है-
a. Laksdweep - लक्षद्वीप
b. Andman and Nicobar - अंडमान और निकोबार
c. Maldives - मालदीव
d. Indonesia - इंडोनेशिया
ANS B
According to scientists from Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), India’s only live volcano at Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar has become active again.
After lying dormant for 150 years, Barren Island volcano had erupted in 1991 and since then it is showing sporadic activity. Now it is erupting in small episodes of five to 10 minutes.
According to scientists, the active Barren island volcano is spewing smoke, ash and lava once again.
It is claimed that volcanoes is erupting the rising magma formed deep in the mantle due to the melting of the subducted Indian Ocean crust.
Scientists have sampled sediments and water and also have recovered coal-like black pyroclastic material of volcanic ejecta. These samples will help in deciphering nature of present and past volcanic activity in region.
The volcanic island is part of Andaman islands. Its northern part is barren and is uninhabited. It is also devoid of vegetation.
The correct answer is: Andman and Nicobar - अंडमान और निकोबार
11.With reference to educational institutes during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs :
Institution Founder
1. Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones
2. Calcutta Madarsa - Warren Hastings
3. Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
NCERT Based Test 4
Which of the following are correctly matched
1.Calcutta Madrasa - Warren Hastings
2. Benaras Sanskrit College - Jonathan Duncan
3.Asiatic Society - Henry Thomas Colebrooke
इनमें से कौन सा सही ढंग से मिलान किया गया है-
1. कलकत्ता मदरसा --------------वॉरेन हेस्टिंग्स
2. बनारस संस्कृत कॉलेज --------जोनाथन डंकन
3. एशियन सोसायटी -------------हेनरी थॉमस कोलब्रुक
एक चुनो:
b. 1 and 2
For establishing their rule in India, the officers of the East India Company thought it necessary to preserve the knowledge of Hindus and Muslims. In the year 1750 they passed a resolution for that purpose. To preserve Urdu, they established a madrasa at Calcutta, whereas for protection and development of Sanskrit, they chose Benares. In 1791, during the period of British rule in India, Jonathan Duncan, the representative of the East India Company proposed the establishment of a Sanskrit college for development and preservation of the Sanskrit vangmaya [Sanskrit, "literature"] and to show that the English people were in favour of the development of the Indian culture. This was sanctioned by Governor General Lord Cornwallis. Kashi Naresh Mahip Narayan Singh donated a huge tract of land in the southern part of Benares for construction of the college. The first teacher of this Institution was Pandit Kashinath. The Governor General initially sanctioned a budget of Rs. 20,000 per annum.
Note: always supplement your knowledge with some internet research when something is mentioned in the NCERT but detail is not provided.
1.Calcutta Madrasah -Warren Hastings
2.The Sanskrit College - Jonathan Duncan,
3.Fort William College- Wellesley
Consider the following pairs :
Regions sometimes mentioned in news Country
1. Catalonia - Spain
2. Crimea - Hungary
3. Mindanao - Philippines
4. Oromia - Nigeria
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b)) 3 and 4 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
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1.Catalonia is in
a. France
b. Spain
c. Portugal
d. None , Its an Autonomous region
Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ?
1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
2. Establishment of universities was recommended.
3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Answer. a
Consider the following
1. English Education Act of 1835 was introduced On the recommendation of T.B Macaulay
2. Wood's dispatch recommended the introduction of system of European learning.
निम्नलिखित को ध्यान से देखें-
1. टी.बी. मैकाले की सिफारिश पर 1835 का अंग्रेजी शिक्षा अधिनियम शुरू किया गया था
2. वुड के प्रेषण ने यूरोपीय शिक्षण की प्रणाली की शुरूआत करने की सिफारिश की
सही वक्तव्य चुनें-
Macaulay emphasised the need to teach the English language. He felt that knowledge
of English would allow Indians to read some of the finest literature the world had produced;
it would make them aware of the developments in Western science and philosophy. Teaching of English could thus be a way of civilising people, changing their tastes, values and culture. Following Macaulay’s minute, the English Education Act of 1835 was introduced
In 1854, the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London sent an educational despatch to the Governor-General in India. Issued by Charles Wood,the President of the Board of Control of the Company, it has come to be known as Wood’s Despatch. Outlining the educational policy that was to be followed in India,it emphasised once again the practical benefits of a system of European learning, as opposed to Oriental knowledge.It recommended English as a medium of instruction for higher studies and vernacular at school level.
With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the following Parliamentary Committees scrutinizes and reports to the Ilouse whether the powers to make regulations, rules, sub-rules, by-laws, etc. conrerred by the Constitution or delegated by the Parliament are being properly exercised by the Executive within the scope of such delegation ?
(a) Committee on Government Assurances
(b) Committee on Subordinate Legislation
(c) Rules Committee
(d) Business Advisory Committee
Q1.Consider the following - निम्नलिखित को ध्यान से पढ़ें-
1.Committee on Subordinate Legislation works on the detailed framework of legislation.
अधीनस्थ विधान पर समिति कानून की विस्तृत रूपरेखा पर काम करती है
2.Committee on Petitions examines petitions on bills and on matters of general public importance.
याचिकाओं पर समिति बिलों और सामान्य सार्वजनिक महत्व के मामलों पर याचिकाओं की जांच करती है
Committee on Subordinate Legislation This committee examines and reports to the House whether the powers to make regulations, rules,sub-rules and bye-laws delegated by the Parliament or conferred by the Constitution to the Executive are being properly exercised by it. In both the Houses, the committee consists of 15 members. It was constituted in 1953 .
77. Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the above statement?
(a) Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution
(b) Article 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV
(c) Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part. III
(d) Article 24 and the provisions under the 44th Amendment to the Constitution
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Right to Privacy is a - गोपनीयता का अधिकार एक............................. हैः
a. Fundamental right - मौलिक अधिकार
b. legal right - कानूनी अधिकार
c. constitutional right - संवैधानिक अधिकार
d. None of the above - इनमें से कोई भी नहीं
Recently, in Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (retd.) vs Unionof India, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ruled that right to privacy is anintrinsic part of life and liberty under Article 21. The correct answer is: Fundamental right - मौलिक अधिकार
80. With reference to India’s satellite launch vehicles, consider the following statements:
1. PSLVs launch the satellites useful for Earth resources monitoring whereas GSLVs are designed mainly to launch communication satellites.
2. Satellites launched by PSLV appear to remain permanently fixed in the same position in the sky, as viewed from a particular location on Earth.
3. GSLV Mk III is a four-staged launch l vehicle with the first and third stages l using solid rocket motors; and the second and fourth stages using liquid rocket engines.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct.?
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Which of the following is correct regarding GSLV-MkIII
1. It will help India putting satellites of the class of 6,000 to 15,000 kilos with some variations, to geostationary transfer orbits at 36,000 km
2. It will use a semi-cryogenic engine
3. The engine will use space-grade kerosene as fuel and liquid oxygen as oxidizer
निम्न में से कौन जी.एस.एल.वी.-एम.के.3 के बारे में सही है--
1 यह मदद करेगा भारत की, कुछ बदलाव के साथ, 6,000 से 15,000 किलो के वर्ग के उपग्रहों को, 36,000 किमी पर भूस्थिर हस्तांतरण कक्षाओं में स्थापित करने के लिए
2. यह एक सेमी-क्रायोजेनिक इंजन का उपयोग करेगा
3. यह इंजन स्पेस-ग्रेड केरोसिन का उपयोग बतौर ईंधन करेगा और तरल ऑक्सीजन का उपयोग ऑक्सीकारक के रूप में करेगा
b. 1 2
c. 1 2 3
Ans c
Mega launchers for ISRO soon
Apart from powering rockets to lift heavier satellites, it will also lower the cost per kilo.
An advanced Indian mega space launcher that can deliver ten-tonne and heavier communication satellites to space and using a semi-cryogenic engine is likely to to power ISRO’s launchers by around 2018.
That is the space agency’s next big space vehicle, having just achieved the GSLV for lifting 2,000-kg payloads. The agency is gearing up for first test flight of the GSLV Mark-III vehicle in December with a 4,000-kg payload.
Currently, the government has approved the development of the semi-cryogenic stage alone.
When fitted suitably into a launch vehicle, it will see India putting satellites of the class of 6,000 to 10,000 kilos — or with some variations, lift even 15,000-kg payloads — to geostationary transfer orbits at 36,000 km. The engine is expected to triple or quadruple ISRO's transportation ability.
Massive payloads
Pre-project work on what is called the SCE-200 began about four years back. "We plan to have an [semi-cryogenic] engine and stage capable of flight by the end of 2018 and try it on the GSLV-MkIII.
This would readily boost Mk-III's maximum lifting capability from 4,000 kg to 6,000 kg,” Dr K. Sivan, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvanthapuram, the lead centre for launch vehicle development, said.
Two years thereafter, around 2020, this will be enhanced to 15,000 kg by putting strap-ons in clusters — the stage where major European and U.S. launch providers already are.
The engine will use space-grade kerosene as fuel and liquid oxygen as oxidiser. The development is going on at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre and the ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.
“The semi-cryogenic engine is getting fabricated. Testing of its pump and components has been going on. An engine testing facility is also getting set up at Mahendragiri,” Dr. Sivan said.
Apart from powering rockets to lift heavier satellites, it will also effectively lower the cost per kilogram to reach orbits, which is the goal of all space-faring nations, he said.
The high-power local capability is needed as Indian communication satellites move towards 5,000-plus kg and more from 2017. By then, ISRO plans to build and launch its heaviest 5,700-kg GSAT-11 spacecraft, although on a European Ariane rocket for a big fee. Its present rockets can lift only up to 2,000 kg to this orbit.
Dr. Sivan said, “The GSLV-MkIII that we plan to test in December has a core liquid fuel stage. When the semi-cryogenic engine gets ready, our plan is to replace the liquid stage with the SCE. We straightaway get six-tonne payload capability, two tonnes over what Mark III can give.”
Subsequently the plan is to have a modular vehicle (earlier called the unifield launch vehicle) which allows variations suited to different payloads; this being done with the PSLV with its three versions.
For example, Dr. Sivan said: “We can have a bigger semicryogenic stage with clustered engines, similar to what SpawceX did using nine Merlin engines. We can then get a payload of 15 tonnes in the GTO.”
Regarding Money Bill, which of the following statements is not correct?
(a ) A bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions relating to imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax.
(b) A Money Bill has provisions for the custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the Contingency Fund of India.
(c) A Money Bill is concerned with the appropriation of moneys out of the Contingency Fund of India.
(d) A Money Bill deals with the regulation of borrowing of money or giving of any guarantee by the Government of India.
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A Bill is deemed to be a 'Money Bill' if it has any provisions dealing with
अगर इसमें किसी भी............... से निपटने के लिए कोई प्रावधान है, तो एक विधेयक को 'मनी बिल' समझा जाता है-
1. imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax
किसी भी टैक्स को लागू, उन्मूलन, छूट, परिवर्तन या विनियमित करने
2. appropriation of money from the Consolidated Fund of India - भारत की समेकित निधि से धन का विनियोग
3. imposition of fines or other pecuniary penalties - जुर्माना या अन्य वित्तीय दंड
4. payment of fee for licences or fee for service rendered
प्रदान की गई सेवाओं के लिए शुल्क का भुगतान या लाइसेंस के लिए शुल्क का भुगतान
Select the correct answer using the code given below. - नीचे दिए गए कोड से सही उत्तर का चयन करें-
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 1, 2 and 3
d. 2 only
Consider the following countries :
1. Australia
2. Canada
3. China
Which of the above are among the 'free-trade partners' of ASEAN ?
(a) 1, 2, 4 and 5
(b) 3, 4, 5 and 6
(c) 1, 3, 4 and 5
(d) 2, 3, 4 and 6
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General ► Current Affair Mock Test 9 [ November 1-15 ]
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between
3. ASEAN Countries
5.Japan
6. South Korea
7. New Zealand
क्षेत्रीय व्यापक आर्थिक भागीदारी (आरसीईपी) एक प्रस्तावित मुक्त व्यापार समझौता (एफटीए) है, इन के बीचः
1. भारत
2. चीन
3. आसियान देश
4. ऑस्ट्रेलिया
5. जापान
6. दक्षिण कोरिया
7. न्यूजीलैंड
a. 1 2 3
b. 1 2 3 6
c. 2 3
d. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and the six states with which ASEAN has existing FTAs (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand).
http://www.thehindu.com/business/rcep-members-worried-about-giving-more/article9291663.ece
RCEP is the proposed mega-regional Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between 16 Asia-Pacific countries including India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the 10-member ASEAN bloc.
The concerns of 15 Asia-Pacific nations including India, over agreeing to give greater market access to Chinese goods without gaining similarly in return, are likely to take centre-stage in the forthcoming ministerial meeting on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
In the federation established by The Government on India Act of 1935. Residuary Power were given to the
(a) Federal Legislature
(b) Governor General
(c) Provincial Legislature
(d) Provincial Governors
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Consider the following - निम्नलिखित को ध्यान से पढ़ें-
1.The present Constitution follows the scheme of 1935 act that provided for a three-fold enumeration, viz., federal, provincial and concurrent.
वर्तमान संविधान 1935 अधिनियम की एक योजना का पालन करता है जो कि एक त्रिस्तरीय emumenration के लिए प्रदान करता था, जैसे, संघीय, प्रांतीय और समवर्ती
2.The Government of India (GoI) Act of 1935 vested residuary power to the federal legislature .
भारत सरकार 1935 अधिनियम ने संघीय विधान मंडल में अवशेष शक्ति निहित की
Choose the correct statement - एक चुनो:
Ans 1 only
The Government of India (GoI) Act of 1935 provided for a three-fold enumeration, viz., federal,provincial and concurrent. The present Constitution follows the scheme of this act but with one difference, that is, under this act, the residuary powers were given neither to the federal legislature nor to the provincial legislature but to the governor-general of India. In this respect, India follows the Canadian precedent
96. Consider the following statements:
1. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the Governor of a State in any court during his term of office.
2. The emoluments and allowances of the Governor of a State shall not be diminished during his term of office.
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The President of India and the Governor of States enjoy the following immunities (Article 361):
(i) The President or the Governor is not answerable to any court for the exercise and
performance of the powers and duties of his office.
(ii) No criminal proceedings shall be instituted or continued against the President or the
Governor in any court during his term of office.
(iii) No process for the arrest or imprisonment of the President or the Governor shall be
issued from any court during his term of office.
(iv) No civil proceedings against the President or the Governor shall be instituted during his
term of office in any court in respect of any act done by him in his personal capacity,
whether before or after he entered upon his office, until the expiration of two months next
after notice has been delivered to him.
98. What is "Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)", sometimes seen in the news?
(a) An Israeli radar system
(b) India's indigenous anti-missile programme
(c) An American anti missile system
(d) A defence collaboration between Japan and South Korea
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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is an anti-ballistic missile defense system developed by US.
It is designed to shoot down short, medium and intermediate range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase.
The missile carries no warhead, but relies on the kinetic energy to destroy the incoming missile.
A kinetic energy hit minimizes the risk of exploding conventional warhead ballistic missiles and nuclear tipped ballistic missiles will not detonate upon a kinetic energy hit.
U.S and South Korea agreed last year to deploy the THAAD to counter the threat of missile launches by North Korea.
Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the "Rule of Law" ?
1. Limitation of powers
2. Equality before law
3. People's responsibility to the Government
4. Liberty and civil rights
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
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Reference Books Based Test 2 Q 50
Which of the following constitutes ‘Rule of Law’ in India
इनम से कौन सा भारत म 'कानून का िनयम' का गठन करता है
1 .Equality before law कानून से पहले समता
2.Absence of special privileges िवशेष िवशेषािधकारों का अभाव
3.Absence of discrimination भेदभाव का अभाव
4.Absence of arbitrary power मनमानी श का अभाव
5. Primacy of the Constitution संिवधान की ाथिमकता
a. 1 ,3,4
b. 1 ,2,3,4
c. 1 ,2,3,4,5
d. 1 ,2,3
Rule of Law The concept of ‘equality before law’ is an element of the concept of
‘Rule of Law’,
propounded by A.V. Dicey, the British jurist. His concept has the following three
elements or
aspects:
(i) Absence of arbitrary power, that is, no man can be punished except for a breach
of law.
(ii) Equality before the law, that is, equal subjection of all citizens (rich or poor, high
or low,
official or nonofficial) to the ordinary law of the land administered by the ordinary
courts3.
(iii) The primacy of the rights of the individual, that is, the constitution is the result of
the rights of
the individual as defined and enforced by the courts of law rather than the
constitution being
the source of the individual rights.
The first and the second elements are applicable to the Indian System and not the
third one. In the
Indian System, the constitution is the source of the individual rights.
The Supreme Court held that the ‘Rule of Law’ as embodied in Article 1 4 is a ‘basic
feature’ of the
constitution. Hence, it cannot be destroyed even by an amendment
The correct answer is: 1 ,2,3,4,5
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Izumo Taisha is a small place, but with great cultural importance for the whole of Japan. Located in the city of Izumo, it is near the city of Shimane Prefecture in Taishamachi (Shimane) of the country.
Izumo Taisha is a sacred place which is erected at the foot of not less sacred hills and Yakumo and Kamiyama. The place is considered the oldest and most revered of the faith throughout Japan.
According to the old Japanese manuscripts every building n this monument has stood on an impressive 96 meters of hight. It is considered that in the period around 1200 it was the largest wooden building in the Empire.
The oldest preserved building dates from 1744 and it testifies to the scale dimensions of the sacred complex in the past. Recently, archaeologists discovered the foundations of large wooden columns that could export nearly 100 foot structure of the sanctuary.
The complex began with massive bronze gates leading to the so called Gadatelna hall. At the entrance is placed the giant Japanese rope called, shimenawa. This ceremonial rope was woven from different grasses, and its size is impressive having a length of about 13 m, and weighs nearly half a ton. To the inner sanctuary visitors have access and can see the interior of this beautiful, sculpted carvings in the wooden door.
The interior of this holy place is declared a national treasure. The Japanese is solved in the architectural style of Taisha, the floor is raised and the roof is of timber joints. Around the temple there are trees in which are usually tied the gadatelni strips because it brings happiness to the arrival of who worship there.
The most convenient transportation to the sanctuary of Izumo Taisha is by train from Matsue city.
Izumo Taisha ,
Sacred Places
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October 29, 2014: Pandoc and Building Pages
Long-time readers of this blog and our discussion list will know that I'm unhappy with the choices we have for formatting our lessons. Thanks to a tweet from Karl Broman, I may have an answer. It's outlined below, and I'd be grateful for comments on usability and feasibility.
Here's a summary of the forces we need to balance:
People should be able to write lessons in Markdown. We choose Markdown rather than LaTeX or HTML because it's easier to read, diff, and merge; we choose it rather than AsciiDoc or reStructuredText (reST) because it's much better known.
People should be able to preview their lessons locally before publishing them, both to avoid embarrassment and because many people compose offline.
Lessons should be easy to write and read. We shouldn't require people to put div's and other bits of HTML in their Markdown.
It should be easy to add machine-comprehensible structure to lessons. We want to be able to build tools to extract lesson titles, count challenge exercises, etc., all of which requires machine-comprehensible source. This is in tension with the point above: everything we do to make lessons more readable to computers means extra work or less readbility for people.
We should use only off-the-shelf tools. We don't want to have to build, document, and maintain custom plugins for formatting tools. We do want to use GitHub's gh-pages magic.
The workflow for creating and publishing lessons should be authentic, i.e., the way people write and publish lessons should be a way they might use to write and publish research papers.
And here's the proposal:
We stop relying on Jekyll and start using Pandoc instead.
Every lesson is stored in a GitHub repository that has a gh-pages branch. (GitHub will automatically publish the files in that branch as a mini-website.)
The root directory of that repository contains:
a README.md file with a one-liner about the lesson's content and authorship;
a sub-directory called src that contains the source files for the lesson;
the compiled versions of those files; and
an empty file called .nojekyll to tell GitHub that we don't want it to run Jekyll.
The src directory contains all the source files for the lesson, and a simple Makefile that uses Pandoc instead of Jekyll to compile those files. Pandoc's output goes in the root directory, i.e., one level above the src directory, and the Makefile makes sure that other files (CSS, images, etc.) are copied up as well.
When an author makes a change, she must build locally, then commit those files to the GitHub repository. Yes, this means that generated files are stored in version control, which is normally regarded as a bad idea. But it does mean we can use Pandoc, which supports a nicer dialect of Markdown than Jekyll on GitHub, and we don't have to worry about compiling files on one branch and committing them to another.
I've created a proof-of-concept repository to show what this might look like in practice. It seems to work pretty well, and I think it satisfies the "authentic workflow" requirement (though I'd be grateful if others could tell me it doesn't). The only usability hiccup I can see is that authors will have to remember to commit the generated files: my usual workflow of git add -A followed by git commit -m only adds files in or below the current working directory, so I would have to cd .. up from src to the root directory of their local copy of the repo first.
One variation on this raised by Trevor King is to keep the source files in the root directory of the master branch, and have the lesson maintainer merge changes into the src directory of the gh-pages branch and do the build. This frees authors from having to install the build tools—only the maintainers need that—but on balance, I think most people will want to preview before uploading, so the savings will be mostly theoretical.
If you have other thoughts, or can suggest other improvements, please add comments to this post. We'd particularly like to hear from people who aren't Git experts or aren't familiar with HTML templating systems, Makefiles, and the like. Does the workflow described above make sense? If not, what do you think would go wrong where, and why?
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Treasure Island Music Festival announces first ever comedy tent
By Zack Frederick|September 24, 2015|Comments Off on Treasure Island Music Festival announces first ever comedy tent
Good news for comedy-fans and Bay Area festival-goers alike: Treasure Island Music Festival announced today that this year's event will feature a comedy tent — named The Blah Blah Blah Tent and co-presented by Funny or Die — for the first time. Comedy stages and tents have become a staple at music festivals in recent years, typically offering a chance to sit down, cool off in an air-conditioned tent (probably not needed for Treasure Island), and have a few laughs. It's a good move for the festival and puts them in line with bigger festival names like Outside Lands, FYF, and Bonnaroo, all of whom have included comedians in their lineups.
Performers at the 2015 Treasure Island comedy tent on Saturday include Tim Heidecker, one half of the comedy team of Tim & Eric; Jonah Ray, co-host of the popular Nerdist Podcast and The Meltdown on Comedy Central; John Dore; Hey™: An Afternoon with Kate Berlant and John Early; Max Silvestri; Barry Rothbart; and Jermaine Fowler.
Sunday's lineup features Jerrod Carmichael, who created and stars in the new NBC series The Carmichael Show; Chris Gethard; a live taping of the podcast with Special Guest Lauren Lapkus; a live podcast of Throwing Shade with Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi; Guy Branum Presents: Talk Show: The Game Show; Michelle Wolf; and an encore performance from Jermaine Fowler.
Unfortunately, I don't recognize any of these names as being Bay Area comics, but if someone with a better knowledge of the local comedy scene cares to enlighten us otherwise... please comment below.
Single day tickets for the festival are on sale now.
Tags: Jerrod Carmichael, Tim Heidecker, Treasure Island Music Festival
About the Author: Zack Frederick
A California native, Zack suffers from an uncompromising addiction to Mexican food.
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U.S. Federal Agency Tests and Approves DJI’s Government Edition Solution
Business and Financedata security
By NewsBot On Jul 9, 2019
The US Department of the Interior has completed an independent 15-month analysis and validation of DJI’s Government Edition Solution.
The news represents a significant and positive step in DJI’s ongoing struggle to prove its customers’ data is safe.
The Chinese manufacturer’s hardware and software are relied upon by government and industry for all sorts of sensitive missions. The company is also an industry leader in a field littered with American failures. Unfortunately for DJI, both factors have been a recipe for intense scrutiny in recent years.
Government Edition, which was announced last month in yet another step towards appeasing concerned government agencies, has been cleared for takeoff after more than 15-months of rigorous assessment.
The US Department of the Interior validated the flight, payload, and data management assurance performance of DJI Matrice 600 Pro and Mavic Pro drones equipped with Government Edition firmware and software.
You can read the full report here: Department of the Interior, Flight Test and Technical Evaluation Report
“No indication that data was transmitted outside of the system…”
The main DOI’s findings were presented in a flight test and technical evaluation report issued last week. Key points included:
1. DOI has been working with DJI for over two years to create a solution that would allow its bureaus access to DJI’s high-quality off-the-shelf hardware equipped with custom firmware and software to prevent intentional or unintentional data leakage to any outside entities.
2. Testing of the Government Edition solution began in April of 2018 as part of the three-phase testing plan developed by DOI.
3. Testing included 1,133 flights totaling 298 hours on the DJI Matrice 600 Pro and 1,112 flights totaling 240 hours for the DJI Mavic Pro drones.
4. DOI collaborated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center as well as other industry and federal partners with expertise in data management assurance testing to conduct targeted assessments of Government Edition hardware, firmware, and software.
5. During testing there was no indication that data was being transmitted outside the system, confirming that they were operating as promised by DJI.
“The Department of Interior’s report validates DJI’s effort to build software and hardware solutions that meet the evolving data security needs of its customers,” said Mario Rebello, Vice President and Regional Manager of North America at DJI.
“The DOI has a strong track record of leadership within the U.S. Government for its ability to pragmatically evaluate and implement drone technology for use across a wide variety of applications. We appreciate their partnership and value the collaborative effort to help create a DJI drone solution that will allow emergency first responders and others to save lives and effectively manage our public lands. We look forward to continuing to support the Department of Interior and other federal agencies with DJI’s industry-leading drone technology.”
The caveat: DOI doubts Government Edition’s sustainability
There is a small but significant caveat in the report’s concluding remarks.
Government Edition’s unique architecture ensures that drone data – including photos and videos captured during flight – can never be intentionally or accidentally shared with unauthorized parties.
Government Edition features a permanently enabled Local Data Mode within a custom DJI Pilot application and the option for government agencies and IT departments to conduct firmware reviews in electronic isolation before applying them to their fleets.
However, the report concluded with a couple of obvious points. Both revolve around the fact that drones require regular updates from manufacturers to keep them optimized and flying safely. The first things to note is the DOI states “that observed test results cannot be extended to future DJI GE software, firmware, or hardware updates.”
And second, that subsequent Government Edition updates “will require additional validation and verification (V&V) testing before approvals can be granted for future versions.”
Because the DOI thinks this “necessary V&V testing of future updates will result in added program costs and delays, dependent on the number and complexity of proposed changes,” a further conclusion is that DJI’s Government Edition by itself “does not represent a long term, sustainable solution…”
It’s not clear if this time-consuming and costly validation of future updates would be necessary were DJI not a Chinese company. In any case, the DOI has recommended that the two tested systems be used only on “missions that collect non-sensitive, publicly releasable data to increase their viability”.
From our understanding, the conclusion then is this: The DOI trusts the current DJI Government Edition systems, but doesn’t see validating future updates on a regular basis as a feasible long term option.
Having said that, DOI market research has found there are currently no domestically available alternatives that are competitive in price, required mission and security performance, and necessary scalability to the two tested DJI GE systems.
Which leaves us in an interesting position. As it stands, DJI’s Government Edition can be trusted and is the only viable solution for the DOI. The question is whether the cost of maintaining that trust outweighs the potential benefits of using DJI drones.
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Now reading: Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy to open in India
Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy to open in India
YOUNG, aspiring Indian cricketers - world famous for their passion for the game - may soon have their dreams answered.
The Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy, based in Adelaide, Australia is planning to open a “Centre of Excellence’’ in India next year.
An aggressive and gifted bastman in his prime, Darren Lehmann is the current coach of the Australian cricket team and has represented Australia at Test and one day level as a player.
Academy board member Sean Holden said regular trade missions had opened doors to India’s peak cricketing bodies.
“The Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy is aiming to collaborate with local cricket providers to establish programs involving hundreds of Indian cricketers of all abilities and backgrounds, when the centre opens next year,’’ he said.
“South Australian coaches and players would travel to India and provide specialist advice.
“Our initial focus would be to train India’s cricket coaches, administrators and upcoming players aged between 16 to 19 years old.
“Indian cricket delegations would then visit South Australia to continue professional training and compete against state league or leading high school teams.
He said the Academy aims to collaborate with current cricket providers in India to establish programs involving hundreds of cricketers of all abilities and backgrounds.
“Our aim is to establish an exchange program between two passionate cricketing countries, focused on social, cultural, sporting, educational and vocational outcomes,’’ Mr Holden said.
South Australian Minister for Investment and Trade, Martin Hamilton-Smith who is leading South Australia’s largest trade delegation to Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai, welcomed the proposal.
“South Australia has many common links with India – our history, our democratic principles, the English language and a passionate love of cricket,” he said.
“Australian cricketers are respected for their competiveness, determination and leadership skills – there is a growing global appetite for our expertise.’’
South Australian Minister for Tourism Leon Bignell said the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy exchange program could also help attract more Indian tourists to South Australia.
“India and South Australia share a deep passion for cricket, which was highlighted when Adelaide hosted India’s opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup,” Mr Bignell said.
“The World Cup generated $80 million into the state’s economy and international visitors are critical to the state’s economic growth.’’
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The Eternal Letter: the Book and the Event
Scott-Martin Kosofsky Posts: 275
February 2015 in Events
I am pleased to announce the publication of The Eternal Letter: Two Millennia of the Classical Roman Capital, edited by Paul Shaw and published by The MIT Press. It is the first in an annual series called "Codex Studies in Letterforms." The books will be available wherever books are sold in the U.S. next week, a couple of weeks later in Canada, sometime in March in the U.K. and Europe, and in April in Asia and Australia. It can be ordered now on the various Amazon sites.
The series is the outcome of the late Codex magazine. As the magazine had become more ambitious and more focused on themes, turning it into a book series made the best sense; the headaches of distribution and shipping would taken up by others, freeing us to concentrate on content. We've also had generous support from Adobe/Typekit, Monotype, Mark Simonson Studio, and Courier Corporation. The terrific John Boardley signed over the keys to Paul, who's now running it with Linda Florio, the designer, and me as producer, coeditor, and general impresario. Paul and I are longtime friends and I was producer of the MIT Press edition of his Helvetica and the New York City Subway System.
What distinguishes this book from most other books about type and letterforms is that its authors—there are 24 of them—are largely master craftsmen, including many of the leading type designers, stonecarvers, and letterers of our time mixed with serious historians. The contributors include John and Nicholas Benson (in a deeply informative conversation with Richard Kindersley), Frank E. Blokland (on the transition from Classical letterforms to type), Matthew Carter (on the making of his Mantinia type), Ewan Clayton (on Eric Gill's capitals), Lance Hidy (on his Penumbra type), Jost Hochuli (on Walter Kaech), Jonathan Hoefler (on Requiem), Scott-Martin Kosofsky (on the birth of Adobe Trajan), Gerry Leonidas (on Adobe Trajan Greek), Martin Majoor (on Jan van Krimpen's capitals), Steve Matteson (on Goudy's inscriptional letters), Gregory MacNaughton (on Father Edward M. Catich), James Mosley (on the Renaissance revivals of Classical letterforms), Werner Schneider (on his Senatus type), Paul Shaw, Julian Waters (on Waters titling), Maxim Zhukov (on the Trajan letter in the Soviet Union), Yves Peters (on Trajan at the movies), and Paul Shaw on very many things.
It's a big book, well printed and bound (hardcover), with well over 400 illustrations—full color throughout—including many things that haven't been seen in print before.
We're working on the next two volumes: Aspects of Typographic Modernism (2016) and a book about Neoclassicism, concentrating on new research about Bodoni and his circle (2017). And we've mapped out five further volumes. Our aim is to publish serious work on serious typographic and lettering subjects. We are eager to hear your opinions and ideas.
AND . . . there will be launch event at the Type Directors Club, New York City, on Thursday, February 19th, 6:00-8:30 pm. Admission is free (thanks to MIT Press), but they ask that you register in advance, so we don't run out of food and drink, especially drink. https://www.tdc.org/event/the-eternal-letter/
I apologize to the moderator for using this noble forum for making such a blatantly commercial announcement, though it does come with an offer of free food and drink. I do, however, believe the book will have considerable value to many of you, and might provide fodder for future threads.
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Mark Simonson Posts: 1,121
I have an early copy of this book (I'm proud to be one of its sponsors) and it's fantastic. Highly recommended.
Kent Lew Posts: 874
This book will be going out to those of us who ordered the Codex magazine issue way back when but never received it, correct?
James Montalbano Posts: 890
the link is not functioning
Kent, everyone who was a subscriber to what was to be Codex 4 is entitled to a copy of the book. I sent an email out to check everyone's mailing address, asking that they respond in four days, but you were not among them (the email didn't bounce back). Can you send me your address privately?
James, thanks for noticing: here's the link: www.tdc.org/event/the-eternal-letter/
Aaron Thesing Posts: 1
Scott-Martin, I've sent you a message (over Typedrawers) regarding the same question as Kent's.
I'm excited to finally get this in print, thanks for helping make that possible!
Chris Lozos Posts: 1,138
My copy has just arrived. Off to read.
I need to publish a clarification here: While I thank those subscribers who got in touch me, I regret that I failed to mention that, in our arrangement with John Boardley, Paul Shaw and I are responsible ONLY for subscriber copies in the U.S. and Canada. John Boardley will be fulfilling the subscriber copies for the rest of the world. He will be doing so from an address in the U.K., where we sent a sufficient number of books to satisfy all those who subscribed.
If you have any questions about non-U.S. or Canadian subscriptions, please contact John at [email protected]
LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland Posts: 607
It’s nice to see Mit Press’s advertisement for The Eternal Letter on Eye’s website. Also I noticed that the book got a number of positive press reviews, which is well-deserved IMHO.
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PabloImpallari Posts: 527
I've got a copy. Really enjoying it a lot.
Max Phillips Posts: 463
John Boardley will be fulfilling the subscriber copies for the rest of the world. He will be doing so from an address in the U.K., where we sent a sufficient number of books to satisfy all those who subscribed.
Actually, no. I live in Dublin, and am still waiting for my copy. John Boardley has ignored multiple emails. I'm really not sure how to move forward. Any suggestions?
James Puckett Posts: 1,627
Contact Paul Shaw and ask him to lean on John to get it together.
Thanks, James.
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... point out to all, if one does not want to bother these fine people, who may or may not be exhausted by the eternal fetter of The Eternal Letter, and which most likely will cost more than $40.00 in time and effort for each minute, one can go to Amazon and get the book in a couple days for a couple $20s with a couple of clicks.
Yeah, but John Boardley's already got my money—he's had it since 2013—and I'd kind of like it back. Apparently he's stiffed a number of customers this way.
Paul Shaw was very sympathetic, but he doesn't know how to move Boardley off the dime, either.
My thanks to all of you who got a copy of The Eternal Letter and enjoyed it, and my apologies to those of you who are still waiting. (And thanks to Frank, who wrote one of the most provocative articles in the book.)
When we made the arrangement with John Boardley, he gave us a list of what we were told were all the subscribers. We would cover the U.S. and Canada, using the mailing department of a large printing company I often work with; John would ship copies to the rest of the world from an address in England. I emailed everyone on our part of the list, asking them to respond with an affirmation or change of address within a specified number of days, so we could order from the printer the required number of copies in mailing cartons as a run-on. Most responded promptly, but some responded weeks and even months late expecting to be accommodated. Sometime after the order was shipped, we discovered that there was a group of late subscribers to Codex who were not on the list. Not only did we have to buy copies to cover them, but also buy secure mailing cartons. It's been a mess and we're still trying to catch up. David Berlow is absolutely correct--what was to be a one-time-only trouble became a seemingly eternal fetter. We're rather good at making books, but fulfillment and shipping is another thing.
I'm sure John will try to deliver. He's an honorable person, but it's a very costly effort. It's the reason that Codex could not continue as a magazine. The numbers are too small to take advantage of special low rates for aggregated shipments. For example, to ship a single copy of this large and heavy book from the U.S. to Ireland costs $39.
But here's the good news: We're working on the next volume, still officially untitled but referred to by the three of us as "Timeless Typography: Aspects of Modernist Typography in the 20th Century." This isn't the usual rundown from the Bauhaus on, but rather the byways and devolutions that have long needed more attention The list of contents and participants is nothing short of incredible. It will include texts and documents, some in their entirety, from Germany, Holland, Russia, Spain, France, and Japan that have never been published (or widely published) before. The work of Kurt Schwitters, Max Burchartz, Henryk Berlewi, Solomon Telingater, Hiromu Hara, Tomás Maldonado, Fortunato Depero, and the Milanese typographers of the 1960s will be examined in detail. Modernist traces in Nazi Germany and the German Democratic Republic will also be discussed, as will the influence of Swiss Modernism in the USSR, particularly in the work of Maxim Zhukov. In the U.S., the groundbreaking work of Teresa Möll, Muriel Cooper, Jacqueline Casey, and Ralph Coburn at MIT and MIT Press will come under close study. A full one-third of the volume will be devoted to the work of Wolfgang Weingart and his Advanced Class in Basel. You will get to see entire teaching documents and student work as well as multiple designs for single projects.
The authors include Lorraine Wild, Sven Fuchs, Mathieu Lommen, Manuel Sesna Prieto, Gerd Fleischmann, Gerda Breuer, Artur Frankowski & Magdalena Frankowska, Maurizio Scudiero, Maurice Meilleur, Fred Smeijers, Julia Blume, Dan Reynolds, Greg D'Onofrio and Patricia Belen, Elizabeth Resnick, Robert Wiesenberger, Alessandro Colizzi, Misha Beletsky, Kate Wolff, Hans-Ulrich Allemann, Philip Burton, Wolfgang Weingart, Susan Merritt, Christopher Pullman, Louise Paradis, Hamish Muir, Simon Johnston, Willi Kunz, Katherine McCoy, Rick Poynor, and, of course, Paul Shaw. Linda Florio is the designer, I am the producer.
The book will be published in Fall 2016, also by The MIT Press. As with The Eternal Letter, we're counting on the support of the type community to help us make it happen.
Sounds like a modernist miracle ;-)
I hope you include some work from Ken Hiebert in the book. He was a significant educator who brought Basle to America. Weingart knows him well, they studied with Hoffmann and Ruder at the same time. You might be familiar with his books [That and he was my favorite teacher at CMU in the mid 60s before moving on to PCA.]
I hope you include some work from Ken Hiebert in the book
It might not be too late for you to write something, Chris. I know you’re a huge fan of modernism so I’d love to read something by you!
That would be fine by me, James, but they may not want another cook in the soup.
The cost of the shipping from the US to Ireland isn't relevant if, as you say, the books are being shipped from the UK, right next door. Besides, John isn't paying. I am. I did, back in 2013. There's an item for $42 for shipping on my subscription receipt. Some of that went to shipping Issue 3, but surely the 66% of that figure remaining is enough to send one 250-page book across the Irish Sea. I buy design books all the time. They don't cost $40 a pop to ship.
John Boardley may be honorable, but taking people's money and not giving them what they paid for—or even responding to their repeated queries over a period of months—isn't the best way to show it.
And while the new book sounds great, why on earth would I ever trust him again?
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expecting to be accommodated
The transition was handled poorly. I did receive the email from Scott-Martin, but by the time I read it (surely I'm not the only one who receives such a volume of email that it often takes a few days to get caught up), the deadline for responding had passed and I was apparently out of luck.
I'd like to thank Paul Shaw for making things right for me. I feel bad that I had to make a stink about it, but it seems there were/are quite a few of us who didn't receive our promised copy. And that's the part that annoys me the most. The experience made me feel like I was some sort of whiny troublemaker when all I was attempting to do was secure a product *I had already paid for.*
Please understand that this was a one-time circumstance. There will be no subscriptions sold for future volumes; they will be available through booksellers in the usual way. Our involvement (that is, Paul Shaw's, Linda Florio's, and mine) in the fulfillment of copies to U.S. and Canadian subscribers was simply a way to help John Boardley in return for the rights to publish material he had paid for. We could do so only with the information we were given, to the extent we could correct it.
Jesse, I think you protest too much. My email to the U.S. and Canadian subscribers was sent on January 23rd, asking for a response by January 27th. Setting such short notice was a way to get people's attention. In fact, I held the door open for another ten days, up to the moment the printer in China needed a final number. You wrote to me on February 25th, complaining that I hadn't given you enough time to reply. Really?
To be fair and balance the issue, I was also one of the subscribers who was promised a book for my previous payment. I responded to the email and received the book a bit later just as promised. There were no glitches, problems or issues. It was all quite simple--also, I enjoyed the book. This is the first that I have heard about problems. Thank you, Scott, for the good service.
Buried in my inbox, out of sight, out of mind. So, Mr Kosofsky, if I hadn't replied, you would have just kept my money? Remember, the subscribers are not the ones who changed the deal.
kupfers Posts: 246
It has become an great thick thorough volume*, congratulation. However, I do miss a good alert agile magazine about type and typography. Is there really nothing possible between Eye and online blogs?
* I have to say, the paper makes it very heavy and the printing colors are smelling quite intensely. Any room for improvement on those fronts?
Elizabeth Carey-Smith Posts: 39
@Indra ;
The very first Codex magazine was beautifully designed. I took a red pen to the layout of the second issue. I haven't checked out The Eternal Letter yet, and I'm sure I will appreciate its contents, but I'm always disappointed when design books are not very well- or interestingly designed.
There is plenty of good content in The Eternal Letter. Designers may differ on what kind of layout they prefer. The book does function well, even if the design is not your cup. It seems suited for the content though.
Just wanted to mention that after months of back and forth, Boardley finally refunded my money and apologized. I'm sure there was attempt to defraud. Hope no one else has been left hanging.
The book, when it arrived from MIT Press, was tremendous. Full of terrific, useful, inspiring stuff, as Chris says. Highly recommended.
I agree with Elizabeth that the first Codex was elegant and the following ones less so, but I think they're perfectly competent, and I'd live with much worse layout for the sake of that content.
Maxim Zhukov Posts: 68
A slightly revised and expanded version of “The Trajan Letter in Russia [and America]”—in Russian—has been posted on the Shrift journal’s Web site.
Santiago Orozco Posts: 16
I still don’t have answer about my copy
@Scott-Martin Kosofsky
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The highest elected official in California: Oversees most state departments and agencies. Prepares annual state budget. Approves or rejects new state laws.
California Governor Race Heats Up In Days Before Primary — June 1, 2018 KPBS
Republican Assemblyman Travis Allen On His Run For Governor - Interview — May 3, 2018 KPBS
Newsom’s Campaign For Governor Makes A Stop In El Cajon - Interview — May 2, 2018 KPBS
San Diego Republican John Cox In Second Place In New Governor’s Race Poll — March 22, 2018 KPBS
State Treasurer John Chiang Discusses His Run For California Governor — February 22, 2018 KPBS
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom: The Union-Tribune interview — May 10, 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune
Candidate for Governor Amanda Renteria: The Union-Tribune interview — May 10, 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune
Assemblyman Travis Allen: The Union-Tribune interview — May 10, 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune
Candidate for Governor Antonio Villaraigosa: the Union-Tribune interview — May 10, 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune
Treasurer John Chiang: The Union-Tribune Interview — May 10, 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune
Candidate for Governor John Cox: the Union-Tribune interivew — May 10, 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune
Here's what the candidates for California governor got wrong in last night's debate — May 9, 2018 The Sacramento Bee
California Today: A Run-Down of the Final California Governor Debate — May 9, 2018 The New York Times
In final California governor debate, Newsom a target — May 9, 2018 KPCC Public Radio
Analysis and video: California governor candidates debate — May 9, 2018 The Los Angeles Times
Candidate for California governor Delaine Eastin: The Union-Tribune interview — May 8, 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune
Your guide to the 2018 California governor's race — May 7, 2018 KPCC
California Gubernatorial hopefuls look to health care for election edge — May 7, 2018 The Orange County Register
Who showed up for the latest governor's debate? And what did they have to say? — April 28, 2018 KPCC
California has long and eclectic list of contenders for governor, U.S. Senate — April 20, 2018 San Francisco Chronicle
Republican gubernatorial candidate again outpolls former LA mayor Villaraigosa — April 11, 2018 KPCC
Candidatos a gobernador de California tienen su primer ‘encontrón’ — January 13, 2018 La Opinion
Let's Talk Housing with Gavin Newsom
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From Coffee and Conversation with California's gubernatorial candidates hosted by Housing California on March 8, 2018.
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California Gubernatorial Debate: Travis Allen, John Chiang, John Cox, Delaine Eastin, Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraig — May 9, 2018 NBC Los Angeles
Silicon Valley Community Foundation and NBC Bay Area hosted a debate, moderated by Chuck Todd, among major candidates running for California governor.
California Gubernatorial Debate Part 2 — May 9, 2018 NBC Bay Area and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Travis Allen, John Chiang, John Cox, Delaine Eastin, Gavin Newsom, and Antonio Villagairosa answer questions about why they are qualified to be the next governor of California. Hosted by NBC Bay Area and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation on May 8, 2018.
This is part 2 of a 2 part debate. In this segment, they asnwer questions related to statewide issues.
This is part 1 of a 2 part debate. In this segment, they asnwer questions related to bay area issues.
You can vote for 1 of these 28 candidates.
49th Lt. Gov. of California and former...
Defending California’s Values - As Governor, I will...
Creating California’s Opportunity – I will increase...
Building California’s Future - As Governor, I’ll invest...
Senator Kamala HarrisSecretary of State Alex Padilla
John H. Cox's priorities are not yet available.
Public Policy Advisor; Former Mayor...
I’ve said again and again my top three priorities...
Lifting families out of poverty lowers crime, increases...
High wage jobs creates dramatically more tax revenue...
La OpiniónSan Diego Union TribuneThe Los Angeles Times Editorial BoardLos Angeles SentinelSouthern California Teamsters Joint Council 42California Hispanic Chambers of CommerceCalifornia Latino Legislative CaucusPeace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)American College of Emergency Physicians, California ChapterSouthwest Regional Council of CarpentersCalifornia Charter School Association Advocates (CCSA Advocates)California Citrus MutualMayor of Coachella Steve HernandezSanta Ana Miguel PulidoMayor of Pomona Tim SandovalCompton Mayor Aja BrownSheila Kuehl, Supervisor, County of Los Angeles and Former Speaker of the California State AssemblyJim Costa, U.S. House of Representatives, CD 16Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. House of Representatives, CD 40Lou Correa, U.S. House of Representatives, CD 46San Francisco Mayor Art AgnosJohn A. Pérez, Former Speaker of the California State Assembly
Travis Allen's priorities are not yet available.
California State Treasurer
I will tackle California’s affordable housing crisis,...
I will restore public education through free universal...
I will stand up to the dangerous policies coming out...
National Organization for Women (NOW) PACAFSCME District Council 36IUOE Local 12IUOE Local 501AFSCME Local 1902IBEW Local 47ILWU Southern California District CouncilUnited Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP), AFSCMEAFT Staff Guild, Local 1521AAssociation of California State Supervisors (ACSS)Northern California Carpenters Regional CouncilOperating Engineers Local 39West LA Democratic ClubNorth Valley Democratic ClubFresno County Young DemocratsKorean American Democratic CommitteeTri Counties Democratic ClubSouthern California Armenian DemocratsSilicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic ClubSacramento County Young DemocratsAAPI Democratic Club of San DiegoRiverside County Young DemocratsAsian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda CountyBlack Young Democrats of Sacramento CountyBurbank Democratic ClubCulver City Democratic ClubFontana Democratic ClubDemocrats for Israel-Los AngelesWest Hollywood/Beverly Hills Democratic ClubNetwork for Public Education (NPE) ActionInsurance Commissioner Dave JonesBoard of Equalization Member Fiona MaCongresswoman Linda SanchezSpeaker Anthony RendonCongresswoman Judy ChuCongressman Mike Honda (Ret.)Congressman Ted LieuCongressman Alan LowenthalCongresswoman Grace NapolitanoCongressman Brad ShermanCongressman Mark TakanoAssemblymember Ed ChauAssemblymember Kansen ChuAssemblymember Warren Furutani (Ret.)Assemblymember Jim FrazierAssemblymember Evan LowAssemblymember Al MuratsuchiAssemblymember Lorena Gonzalez FletcherAssemblymember Patrick O’DonnellAssemblymember Sharon Quirk-SilvaState Senator Richard PanState Senator Bob WieckowskiState Senator Anthony Portantino
Youth Advocate, Educator, Policy...
Invest in education, cradle through career.This means:prenatal...
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Improve the health and safety of all Californians:...
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Selawsky, Chair, Rent Stabiization Board, BerkeleyTom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public InstructionCecilia Aguiar-Curry, Assemblywoman (Winters)
COO, Justice Department
Changing the culture of politics - Getting money out...
Housing - Declare a state of emergency around homelessness,...
Schools not prisons - Funding our education system...
Robert C. Newman, II's priorities are not yet available.
Michael Shellenberger's priorities are not yet available.
Policomedian - Serious politics mixed...
Helping people to get rich using #CESP5 method.
Setting up Community Empowered Safety Plan in all...
Spreading #CESP worldwide to enable world peace.
Judicial Assistant/Veteran
I plan to beautify the inner cities and make the schools...
I would like to see the life of Californians made...
As Governor, I will work to protect and defend Californians...
Gloria La Riva is a labor & community...
Guarantee housing for all: Ban evictions • Overturn...
Prosecute police abuse; End mass incarceration • End...
Strengthen union rights • Make state universities...
Retired Medical Doctor, College instructor
transparency, Justice and accountability for all,...
safety of all citizens of California, free and better...
decrease over-regulation, so small and large business...
I am endorsed by the people and not special interest groups.
Author & Solar Electric Designer
Modernize the 1957 state water policy: implement water...
Afforable housing: regulate AirBnB hotel-systems such...
Abolish private prison slavery & end mass incarceration....
Green Party of California
Entrepreneur & Transhumanist
Provide a universal basic income via monetizing unused...
Decriminalizing all drugs and ending the war on drugs
Lowering taxes dramatically across the state
Libertarian Party of California
doctor of psychology....teacher...
do away with law that makes excellent citizens...
i am pro-women 100%. have the same rights as...
do away with open marijuna law and apply government...
Recording Artist / Rapper
Tax relief including but not limited to tax cuts and...
Improve social conditions regarding education, homelessness,...
Strengthen relationship with public by holding state...
Robert Davidson Griffis's priorities are not yet available.
Akinyemi Agbede's priorities are not yet available.
Thomas Jefferson Cares's priorities are not yet available.
Puppeteer/Musician
Natural Disasters; Emergency Response
Ending Fracking
Sending a California Woman to Mars
Invest in affordable housing, emergency shelters and...
Invest in public education, early childhood education,...
Pass Single Payer to stop people from going bankrupt,...
Hakan "Hawk" Mikado's priorities are not yet available.
Retired truck driver/business owner
Revamped the high-speed rail system
Repeal the gas tax that has been bestowed upon us...
California will not become a sanctuary State and we...
From the moment of conception until natural death,...
Support economic policies that expand opportunities...
Work to fix the ecological deficits of the past, act...
American Solidarity PartyMike Maturen, 2016 presidential candidate of American Solidarity PartyJohn Martignoni, Founder and President of Queen of Heaven Catholic Radio and the Bible Christian SocietyDr. James Hanink, contributing editor to the New Oxford Review and President of the American Maritain AssociationJoe Schriner, journalist, activist, and six-time independent presidential candidate
Virtual Reality Manager
Board of Regret (Regents): The governor of California...
Mandating that each health care insurance company...
Ban Social Media K-12. Legalize Sports Gambling. Lower...
None because I did not do backdoor deals and beg for their endorsement.
Jeffrey Edward Taylor's priorities are not yet available.
Veronika Fimbres's priorities are not yet available.
Lieutenant Governor/Businessman
Defending California’s Values - As Governor, I will proudly continue to defend CA's leadership on LGBT/immigrant/worker rights, climate change, and sensible gun/marijuana laws & fight back against President Trump’s attempts to take us backwards.
Creating California’s Opportunity – I will increase investment in our public schools, implement a new job-training system to properly equip our workers for the 21st century economy & keep pushing forward to reform our state’s criminal justice system.
Building California’s Future - As Governor, I’ll invest in affordable housing and other job-creating infrastructure, from roads, bridges and ports to wireless and broadband networks.
Gavin is widely recognized for his bold willingness to lead – repeatedly developing, advocating, and implementing innovative and groundbreaking solutions to some of our most challenging issues.
On a wide range of topics including same-sex marriage, gun safety, marijuana, the death penalty, universal health care, access to preschool, paid family leave, technology, criminal justice reform, sugary drinks, and the minimum wage, Gavin stuck his neck out and did the right thing, which often led to sweeping changes when his policies were ultimately accepted, embraced, and replicated across the state and nation.
Gavin’s top priorities are economic development (creating jobs and reducing poverty), education (increasing affordable access to quality schools at all levels), protecting the environment, and justice – ensuring California continues to lead by example while actively resisting any attempt by the Trump administration to take us backwards.
Gavin is married to Jennifer Siebel Newsom. They reside in Marin County with their four children Montana, Hunter, Brooklynn, and Dutch.
The son of William and Tessa, Gavin grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended Santa Clara University on a partial baseball scholarship, graduating in 1989 with a B.A. in political science.
After college, Gavin sold orthotics and worked as an assistant at a real estate firm. In 1991, Gavin recruited investors and founded PlumpJack, a wine shop, which he grew into a thriving enterprise of 21 businesses including wineries, restaurants, and hotels.
Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Total money raised: $25,217,925
Employees of Reyes Holdings
Employees of Hueston Hennigan LLP
Employees of Creative Artists Agency
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy and employees
Employees of Winklevoss Capital Management
Website: gavinnewsom.com
Email - gavin@gavinnewsom.com
Businessman/Taxpayer Advocate
Global Income Investments, LLC and employees
Employees of Horowitz Group
Employees of Douglas Allred Company
Employees of One World Ventures
Arizona 1.09%
Idaho 0.68%
Public Policy Advisor
926,018 votes (13.3%)Check
I’ve said again and again my top three priorities are high-wage jobs, high-wage jobs and high-wage jobs. That’s because economic opportunity and economic equality are the very foundation of the California Dream.
Lifting families out of poverty lowers crime, increases levels of health and even increases academic achievement in schools. Expanding the middle class helps heal the festering wound of income inequality.
High wage jobs creates dramatically more tax revenue – which we can invest in better schools, roads and rail, building more affordable housing, creating affordable and universal healthcare, and protecting our environment.
Profession:Public Policy Advisor; Former Mayor of Los Angeles
Council Member / Mayor, Los Angeles City Council (2005–2013)
Council Member, Los Angeles City Council — Elected position (2003–2005)
Assemblymember, California State Assembly (1994–2000)
Speaker of the Assembly, California State Assembly — Elected position (1998–2000)
Majority Leader, California State Assembly — Elected position (1996–1998)
Member, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Board — Appointed position (1990–1994)
Organizer/Field Rep, SEIU 100 (1986–1987)
Majority Whip, California State Assembly — Elected position (1994–1986)
Peoples College of Law — J.D., Law (1981)
University of California, Los Angeles — B.A., History (1977)
Volunteer, Midnight Mission (1994–current)
I have spent my life advocating for the California Dream. Whether as a union organizer or as an elected official, I have worked tirelessly to open the doors of opportunity, fighting for fairness and justice. I was a community organizer and/or labor leader for twenty-five years prior to getting elected to office in 1994. I worked as an investigator at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (U.S. EEOC). I was also a steward, chief steward and president of AFGE, the union of record at the U.S. EEOC. From 1986-1987, I was an organizer/field representative with SEIU 1000. Later, I was a field representative/organizer with UTLA and a member of the staff union as well.
I am a progressive. I was an early supporter of marriage equality, years before it was championed by other Democrats. When others were silent or absent, I helped lead the fight against bigoted attacks like Prop. 187 and 209. As Speaker of the California State Assembly, I wrote one of the nation’s toughest assault weapon bans.
I am proud of my record of accomplishment and believe it distinguishes me from my opponents. While in the Assembly, I authored the Healthy Families bill, which provided health care to 750,000 children. I fought for class-size reduction and authored a $9 billion bond for school building and repair. I joint-authored the prevailing wage bill, which ensured that workers are paid a fair wage with adequate benefits. I fought for AB 60 to restore daily overtime pay for people who work more than eight hours a day.
While I served as Mayor, we doubled the number of high-performing schools and graduation rates went from 44% to 72%. We expanded the public transit system and, with Measure R, raised $40 billion for transportation projects, including new rail and bus lines. Los Angeles was the first big city to set a goal to become independent of coal by 2025 and during my tenure, we reduced overall greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 30 percent.
I have experience serving in both executive and legislative leadership roles. It is without question that serving as the mayor of the country’s second largest city has uniquely prepared me for the role of governor of the world’s sixth largest economy. Coupled with the experience of serving as the Assembly Speaker, working with legislative leaders and understanding the legislative process, my experience makes me exceptionally qualified to best serve as Governor. Throughout my career, I have earned a reputation for hearing all sides, making tough decisions and letting my colleagues, constituents and all stakeholders know why I made these decisions. Everyone might not always like it when I take a stand, but they will always know where I stand.
San Diego Union Tribune
The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board
Los Angeles Sentinel
Southern California Teamsters Joint Council 42
California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
California Latino Legislative Caucus
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
American College of Emergency Physicians, California Chapter
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
California Charter School Association Advocates (CCSA Advocates)
California Citrus Mutual
Mayor of Coachella Steve Hernandez
Santa Ana Miguel Pulido
Mayor of Pomona Tim Sandoval
Compton Mayor Aja Brown
Sheila Kuehl, Supervisor, County of Los Angeles and Former Speaker of the California State Assembly
Jim Costa, U.S. House of Representatives, CD 16
Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. House of Representatives, CD 40
Lou Correa, U.S. House of Representatives, CD 46
San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos
John A. Pérez, Former Speaker of the California State Assembly
Questions from KQED and League of Women Voters of California Education Fund (5)
There is a shortage of affordable housing in California. How would you approach addressing California’s housing crisis? Please include specific proposals.
Answer from Antonio Villaraigosa:
One of the key problems facing Californians right now is the affordable housing crisis. It is estimated that in order to address our housing shortage we need 3.5 million homes by 2025. The good news is that a problem created by public policy can be fixed, in due time, with better public policy.
The first step should be to fully restore the ability of local governments to use redevelopment authorities to fund workforce and affordable housing for teachers, nurses, firefighters, seniors, low-income families and the homeless. For generations, redevelopment was a powerful public policy tool to make investments in economic development and housing. These agencies had the power to fund strategic local investments by capturing the increased tax revenues generated by new projects.
Beyond this initiative, we have to get smarter and faster in Sacramento. I’ll give you one simple example. We waive CEQA and provide exemptions to build football stadiums. If we can do that for stadiums, we should be able to modify it to build affordable housing and mass transit.
When I was Mayor we financed more than 2,500 permanent supportive housing units for the formerly homeless. And we partnered with the L.A. County Departments of Mental Health and Health Services to provide support for those residents. I also announced an ambitious plan to increase affordable housing for families. We set a goal: 20,000 new rental units for a family of four making up to $100,188 a year. Within four years, we not only met, but exceeded that goal.
We know what we need to do, but we also know it won’t be easy. We need to build dramatically more housing. We need to provide the mental health and substance abuse care to address the reasons so many people end up on the street. And we need to have the health care workforce to make this care a reality. We need to create more good jobs. And we need to keep fighting this fight even though it seems impossible – because basic human dignity tells us we do not leave our brothers and sisters on the streets.
California has some of the richest people in the country and some of the poorest. What would you do to reduce income inequality in California?
Fighting poverty and income inequality is something I have done my whole life – because I have lived it. This is not something I heard about on a panel in Davos. This is not just some theory, this is my life.
I believe that poverty and income inequality are our biggest challenges. We are the 5th largest economy in the world, but have the highest effective poverty rate in the nation. That’s unacceptable and it’s why I intend to lead on the issues that are contributing to the crisis of poverty in our state, including creating high wage jobs, building more housing and rebuilding our infrastructure and education systems for the 21st Century.
High wage jobs are the top priority of my campaign. Creating high-wage jobs and expanding the middle class helps heal the festering wound of income inequality for all Californians.
What is so powerful about economic opportunity and economic growth is that they both create a virtuous circle. Lifting people out of poverty lowers crime, increases levels of health and even increases academic achievement in schools, because children in stable economic situations do better in school than children living in poverty. And certainly, creating high wage jobs creates dramatically more tax revenue – which we can invest in better schools, better roads and rail, creating affordable and universal healthcare, protecting our environment and any one of a number of pressing priorities.
I am fighting for an economy that creates more opportunity and more equality everywhere – not just in a few places along our coasts. I am doing this in a way that is grounded in fundamental truth and hard realities. I don’t think we make our state more progressive with press releases or empty promises. We make it more progressive with sound policies that help all Californians prosper.
Currently there isn't enough money in the state retirement system to pay for all the benefits promised to government workers. What would you do as Governor to address the state’s unfunded pension liability?
This is one of the many issues we as a state are going to have to look at to ensure that working people are able to retire with dignity.
Earlier this year, it was reported that CalSTRS unfunded liability grew to $97 billion and its funding level dropped to nearly 64 percent. This is a critical and complicated issue, which is going to require a number of measures to fix. One thing I do know is that in 1998, the system was fully funded for the first time in its history because of increased state contributions. In order to do that again, we need to increase the state’s revenue, and the way to do that is to grow our economy. As Mayor, I worked with our City Administrator to make our pensions more sustainable, and I will do that as governor.
I think we can all agree that retirement benefits for public employees should be fair and sustainable. As unfunded liabilities continue to grow, we’re duty-bound to protect the next generation of public employees and the taxpayers who support them. I will work with our public employee unions to make sure we do.
How would you describe your feelings about charter schools? Are you in favor of any changes in the way the state governs charter schools?
I support high-quality public schools and high-quality public charters. I think it’s important to support those public institutions, which are innovating and successfully educating our children. I don’t support for-profit charter schools. Additionally, we need to hold charter schools to the highest standards and not be afraid to revoke charters if those schools are failing.
Our goal is to lift up every kid and every school – whether a traditional public school or a public charter. And we need to do a better job of getting those two parts of our public education system to learn from each other. Charters are not the only answer, but they are one part of the answer when it comes to improving our schools.
Wealthy families can send their kids to private schools – or they can move to high-cost communities with excellent public schools. Low-income families don’t have the same opportunities unless there are high-quality public charter schools in their communities.
One of my chief opponents in the race for governor attacks charter schools, but he moved his family from a city to a high-cost suburb where there are excellent public schools. That was his choice. But none of us should try to deny that same opportunity to low-income families when it comes to public school options.
California and the federal government have disagreed about enforcement of immigration laws. Do you support California’s current ‘Sanctuary State’ law? If not, why not? Are there additional strategies that you would pursue as Governor?
I grew up living side-by-side with undocumented immigrants. When I was young, I couldn’t speak a lick of Spanish, but I could hear the voices of those who lived on the edge and in the shadows. I have always stood up for them. Let’s be very clear here: immigrants are under attack by the Trump Administration. But we’ve been here before. With Props 187 and 209. And we stood together as a state to fight back and to protect EVERY Californian. And I was proud to take a leadership role in those fights.
Now we need to stand and defend Californians again. I’m proud we’re a sanctuary state – but we need to do more. We need more legal assistance for those who are targeted. If Trump wants to raid a schoolhouse, library or community center, he’s going to need a special warrant because he can’t just sweep up our state.
My record in defending immigrants is clear. I authored a bill, the contents of which were adopted as part of State Budget negotiations, which provided subsistence cash benefits to legal immigrants who lost eligibility for SSI/SSP (Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Program) benefits due to the enactment of federal and state welfare reform in 1996.I also worked to expand access to State Disability and Worker's Compensation benefits through the Uninsured Employers Fund to help immigrant workers.
If we succumb to Trump on DACA, we’re surrendering our next generation of leaders, educators, health care workers and more to the political machinations of the far right.
800,000 DACA recipients live in in the United States-- nearly 223,000 here in California. We need to stand and defend our people. I’m proud we’re a sanctuary state – but we need to do more. We need more legal assistance for those who are targeted. If Trump wants to raid a schoolhouse, library or community center, he’s going to need a special warrant because he can’t just sweep up our state.
These young people inspire me every single day for their bravery. We must protect them because we’re protecting the future of our state.
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I am a progressive who believes in marriage equality, reproductive rights and protecting our environment. I also believe in gun control, abolishing the death penalty and three strikes. All of these are issues I have led on for decades. I fought to have same sex marriage included in the DNC platform when I was chair. I joined the legislature’s LGBT caucus the day it was formed by my friend and colleague Sheila Kuehl. I led rallies against Prop 8 and recorded Spanish language ads to oppose it. I did the same when anti-choice advocates pushed parental notification measures on our state ballot. In the legislature I authored the nation’s toughest assault weapons ban and lent my name to campaigns to end the death penalty and reform three strikes.
But I am also a progressive because I believe that we must close the widening gap of income inequality and lift more families into the middle class. We live in a progressive state, and we talk a lot about how we need to defend our progressive values and principles, but we must also take stock of how well we are actually doing to make economic progress a reality for the millions of Californians who have been left out or left behind. We can’t be truly progressive as a state unless we are actually making progress for everyone. Progressive isn’t a press release. Progressive isn’t being on all sides of the same issue. Progressive needs to be a consistent and successful focus on closing the gap between rich and poor by lifting more Californians into the middle class and keeping them there.
IMMIGRATION POLICY:
What Should We Do Next to Protect Our Immigrant Communities
For years now there has been a steady and unrelenting attack on immigrants and immigrant communities. Some of those attacks began in California beginning with the passage of Proposition 187 in 1994 which targeted undocumented persons. Fortunately, the judicial system prevented the more draconian parts of Prop. 187 from ever taking effect. Even more importantly, California has in recent years been the leader in enacting provisions protecting immigrants. California is home to almost two million undocumented persons and they are a vital part of our social and economic fabric.
Whether it was passing drivers licenses for undocumented persons, or ensuring in-state tuition for undocumented college students, Californians have sought to balance the reality of the overwhelming majority of undocumented persons who are simply working and providing for their families in our state with the need to remove persons who are serious criminal offenders. The constant vilification of immigrants as criminals and leeches on society has not succeeded in California as witnessed by the implementation in 2014 of the Trust Act which limited severely the holding of undocumented persons by state or city law enforcement for the sole purpose of allowing ICE agents to remove and deport those individuals. Making exceptions for serious felony and violent convictions the California legislature drew a line regarding cooperation with federal immigration enforcement officials. Moreover, California recently enacted a program to provide health insurance for undocumented children, with California legislators and voters making clear that they understand that immigrants are a vital and essential part of California’s economy and society.
With the election of President Trump, immigrants and California communities have come to find themselves in the cross-hairs of evermore intense attacks. Within weeks of the election of Donald Trump, California legislators sought ways to protect immigrants and families. That effort resulted in SB54 signed into law in October 2017. Building on the Trust Act, SB54:
Prohibits local law enforcement from automatically transferring people to federal immigration authorities, with some exceptions;
Protects against unconstitutional detentions by barring local law enforcement from holding someone in custody, beyond their release date, for immigration agents; and
Ensures that California schools, hospitals, libraries, and courthouses remain safe and accessible spaces for everyone in California.[1]
Over the last months, ICE has stepped up enforcement in communities across the state, including efforts to arrest people in government buildings such as courthouses and conducting raids in cities deemed friendly to immigrants. The US Department of Justice has also sued the state of California, arguing that efforts to protect undocumented persons and immigrants is contrary to federal law. Local and county officials in cities like Los Alamitos and San Diego are contemplating joining the DOJ lawsuit, as some Californians share Trump’s panic regarding immigrants. Further, the Trump Administration has now decided to ask a citizenship question as part of the 2020 census, the purpose of which is to cause fear and reduce the response rate of immigrants and their families. Finally, the Trump Administration is now proposing to make it harder for lawful legal permanent residents and US citizen children to receive health and nutrition benefits for fear that receiving such benefits will prevent undocumented parents or family members from ever legalizing their immigration status.
In the months and years ahead, we must continue to find to ways to protect immigrants, families and our communities, as we wait for our nation’s leadership to fix finally our broken immigration system.
First, we must continue to increase the availability of legal counsel for all who are detained by immigration authorities. We should look to developing and supporting county level legal resource centers to coordinate and train both public and private, including non-profit agencies to provide legal counsel.
Second, as the Trump administration steps up and increases detention of those accused of violating immigration laws, we need to use all of our state’s powers to limit the expansion of detention centers and ensure the basic human rights of those detained. The state’s efforts to ensure compliance with human and civil rights resulted in the enactment of AB103 in June 2017, which authorized the state’s attorney general to monitor detention centers under federal contract. Stories continue to emerge of serious health and safety issues in various detention centers, especially those operated by private contractors and we must continue to work to ensure basic human and civil rights.
Third, we should also explore all legal avenues for ensuring that California speaks with one voice as it faces the virulent anti-immigrant policies of the Trump Administration. Our representative government debated long and hard over the last two decades on policies to protect immigrants. If elected officials and citizens disagree with the policy choices made in Sacramento, the way to change such policies is through elections, not to pick and choose which laws they will accept.
Finally, we must also do everything possible to reduce the fear and anxiety caused by the Trump administration by protecting the privacy of immigrants and their families. We need to ensure all data and information collected by social safety net programs and other governmental programs are firmly and securely protected from discovery by federal immigration agencies, whether a family applies for CalFresh or Medicaid tomorrow or answers the census in two years—the only walls we should build are those that protect immigrants and their families.
California must continue to demonstrate the moral leadership required of this moment. Our country’s history shows that even in the darkest times, whether it was the round-up of Japanese-Americans for internment during WWII or during the McCarthy era when witch hunts for Communists caused many people to lose their jobs and careers, there were always some Americans who stood strong and fought to protect our core American values of justice and fairness. They understood that what was being proposed was wrong and contrary to the very essence of America’s values.
This moment is our generation’s call for moral courage. All of us are required to choose what side we will stand –not just elected officials, but regular citizens. Whether they take care of our children or our parents, clean our houses or offices, pick our fruits and vegetables or contribute in countless ways to California’s vibrant culture, society and economy, I ask you to join me and stand on the side of those who are our neighbors and part of our communities.
ROLE OF STATES AND CITIES IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Until 2002 it was well-settled law that the federal government had exclusive and full authority to enforce federal immigration law. Before then there were at least three opinions written by the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) which held that state and local law enforcement agencies lacked authority to enforce civil federal immigration laws. In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, then Attorney General John Ashcroft began a process of re-examining those opinions and in 2002, OLC issued a secret opinion which reversed its prior opinions. DOJ/OLC concluded in the summer of 2002 that state and local police have “inherent” authority to enforce the civil provisions of federal immigration law. [2]
Our current debate over how much and under what circumstances state and local law enforcement agencies should cooperate with federal immigration agencies derives directly from that OLC policy pronouncement and the expansion of 287(g). In a very real sense, the confusion and tensions currently swirling around “sanctuary” cities and states arise from the monkey wrench that General Ashcroft threw into previously clear and defined roles.
To remind all, local and state law enforcement agencies have as their foremost and primary duty to keep the public safe from criminal actors and activity. As numerous law enforcement officials have argued since 2002, requesting or requiring local and state police to enforce immigration laws complicates their ability to do their primary job. Without the trust of the community, local police and sheriffs have a more difficult time identifying and arresting criminal actors, and are less able to respond to the needs of the community.
With 287(g) agreements between DHS and 76 state/local agencies in 20 in states as well as the broad “inherent” authority of state/local law enforcement agencies to enforce immigration law determined by the OLC opinion, it is no wonder that immigrant communities are terrified. The stepped up immigration enforcement under the Trump Administration has caused tremendous fear and anxiety in immigrant communities throughout our country. With California as home to almost 2 million undocumented persons, the fear and terror permeates communities large and small throughout our state.
One other key fact is the increased detention of undocumented persons. Trump has called for more detention and curtailing the so-called “catch and release” process of releasing immigrants after arrest for immigration violations.[3] Trump announced in October 2017 plans to increase immigration detention by requesting private companies to make proposals for the housing of adult immigrant detainees. Trump previously indicated that he wanted to detain and deport over 2 million undocumented persons. Moreover, Congress has mandated that ICE detain at least 34,000 people per day and in 2018, ICE wanted sufficient budget resources to detain 44,000 people per day.
Even before these announcements, questions were being raised regarding the conditions of those detained by ICE, by state and local jails under contract with ICE as well as private prisons.[4] The focus on illegal immigration has led to massive numbers of people in detention. In the mid-90’s, less than 7,000 were held by immigration authorities on a daily basis. Steadily increasing in the last 15 years, in fiscal year 2017, ICE detained an average of about 40,000 per day. Trump’s budget request for 2018 wanted to increase that number to over 51,000. This is happening at a time when border apprehensions along the southern border was 24% lower in 2017 than in 2016. Immigrants, many of whom have been in the country for over ten years, are now the focus of interior enforcement. Moreover, in the first three quarters of 2017, almost a third of those detained by ICE did not have criminal backgrounds.
Apart from deep concerns regarding health and safety in detention centers, especially those operated by private companies, the privatization of immigration detention means profit for some at the expense of the human rights of many.
Historically, in determining eligibility for legal permanent residency (“LPR”), the government has not considered use of Medicaid, CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program), or other non-cash benefits. In 1999, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now part of DHS) issued guidance to clarify to specify that cash assistance or government funded long-term care could be considered in making the public charge determination, which can be a bar to obtaining legal immigrant status. The Trump Administration, however, has now proposed a rule to broaden the scope of the “public charge” bar: those lawfully present immigrants seeking to obtain LPR status or those seeking to immigrate lawfully into the USA would be barred from obtaining legal residency if they or their US born children utilized food stamps, Medicaid, CHIPS or WIC (Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Program).
This proposed rule which is under consideration by the Trump Administration suffers the same weaknesses that led to the 1999 clarifying guidance. The rule would increase confusion about public charge policies, “deter[ing] eligible aliens and their families, including U.S. citizen children, from seeking important health and nutrition benefits that they are legally entitled to receive. This reluctance to access benefits has an adverse impact not just on the potential recipients, but on public health and the general welfare.”[5]
Lastly, the Trump Administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census will increase anxiety and fear in immigrant communities. An undercount is almost guaranteed which will have severe impacts on the allocation of resources such as Medicaid, food stamps and other programs where allocations are based on population size, when so many of our families are of mixed status.
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I will tackle California’s affordable housing crisis, including putting a roof over the heads of an additional 4 million low-income and middle-class Californians.
I will restore public education through free universal early childhood education, reducing class sizes, increasing per-pupil funding, providing 2 years of free community college, and reducing UC and CSU tuition by more than 40%.
I will stand up to the dangerous policies coming out of Washington and protect jobs here in California, invest in our crumbling roads and bridges, make health care more affordable, defend our immigrants, and continue the fight against climate change.
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Answer from John Chiang:
It’s simply unaffordable to live in California anymore. A third of our state’s renters spend more than half of their earnings on housing costs. California is home to 12 percent of the nation’s population and 22 percent of the nation’s homeless. In a public survey last year, 60 percent of Californians said housing costs have forced their children and close friends to move away – and shockingly, a full 40 percent said they have someone in their immediate circle living on the streets. That’s why I’ve made affordable housing such an important priority in my time as Treasurer and in my campaign for governor. California needs to get serious about fixing our affordable housing crisis.
I’m already taking steps to address affordable housing right now. As Treasurer, I overhauled my office’s affordable housing programs, leading to an 80 percent increase in the number of homes built or rehabilitated since 2014. I also helped lead the coalition last year to fight for an affordable housing bond, and advocated for SB 2 and SB 3, placing a $4 billion housing bond on the ballot in 2018. But that $4 billion is just a down payment for what our state really needs.
I strongly believe we need to look at this issue holistically—from land use, to bonding authority, to redevelopment agencies, to housing development—if we’re going to solve this issue. Rent control needs to be a part of our affordable housing strategy, too. However, California is short an incredible 1.5 million units of affordable housing. We need to fix the supply issue if we want to stabilize and bring down housing costs. That’s why, within the decade, my goal is to place a roof over the heads of an additional four million low- and moderate-income Californians by investing additional public resources into affordable housing production and doubling local government permitting activity for all types of housing.
I’m running for Governor because I’m proud of my record fighting for creative and effective solutions to improve the lives of California families. I have consistently fought to protect California’s economy and build a better future for working people, so that all our kids have the opportunity to achieve their American Dream. This is one of those instances where California could benefit from my nearly 20 years of experience and my record of finding fiscally responsible ways to improve the lives of Californians.
California needs a governor with a proven track record of fighting for working families.
Look at my record. I stood up to Gov. Schwarzenegger when he tried to reduce the salaries of state employees to the minimum wage. I withheld the pay of our state lawmakers when they failed to pass a balanced budget on time, as required by the state constitution. And when Wells Fargo ripped off millions of Americans, I held them accountable for their predatory practices and cut them off from their most profitable line of business with the state.
1) We need to protect working families and their ability to provide for their families. . I proudly supported the Fight for $15 because every worker deserves to earn a living wage. It’s time we close the wage gap, ensure equal pay for equal work, expand paid family leave, and raise wages so workers can afford to care for their families. I also support expanding childcare and universal free early childhood education.
2) Tackling Affordable Housing- One third of our state’s renters spend more than half of their earnings on housing, and those statistics are much worse for communities of color. We must think big and act boldly to address a problem that has metastasized from a crisis to an economic and humanitarian crisis. Every Californian has a right to an affordable, decent place to call home.
3) Making Higher Education Affordable Again- Higher education creates ladders of opportunities for individuals to achieve their dreams and escape poverty. Unfortunately, the ability to afford higher education is becoming increasingly difficult for California families. As governor, I will fight to cut UC and CSU tuition by more than 40 percent over the next decade for in-state residents. My plan also calls for all Californians to have access to two free years of community college, and prioritizes Californians in the enrollment process for public colleges and universities.
4) Protecting Retirement Security- Nearly half of California’s workers are on track to retire with incomes below 200% of the federal poverty level. For this reason, I was one of the chief architects of Secure Choice, now called CalSavers, the most ambitious push to expand retirement security since the passage of Social Security in the 1930s. Despite efforts by the current Trump-era Congress to block CalSavers, as governor I will continue to push back and forge ahead with implementing this critical retirement savings plan for 7.5 million individuals.
California has tough issues we need to tackle. I have a proven track record of delivering concrete solutions to our state’s fiscal challenges. If California is going to continue to lead on the issues we care about, we need a governor who can manage our money. Voters can trust that I not only have a progressive vision, but you can also trust me to manage the world's sixth largest economy and fight to protect California's working people.
After a lifetime of hard work, every Californian deserves a secure retirement.
I strongly support defined-benefit pension plans for all workers, especially public employees who sacrifice higher wages in the private sector to serve our communities. I reject the idea that pensions are a thing of the past, and that lawmakers need to make a false choice between either increasing taxes to fund retirement benefits or else get rid of pensions altogether for public employees. That’s why, as an ex-officio board member, I’ve fought to protect benefits and improve the financial stability of the CalPERS and CalSTRS systems.
At a time when more and more Californians are facing an uncertain and unsecure retirement, we can’t exacerbate the problem by taking away pensions. Instead, we need to create a secure retirement for everyone. That’s why I helped create and now chair the CalSavers (Secure Choice) program, so that workers without a pension on the job still have access to a secure retirement. CalSavers has been described as the most significant change to retirement savings since Social Security was enacted in the 1930s, and will help up to 7.5 million Californians save for their retirement— with almost no cost to the state.
That’s not to say that we should avoid the tough questions about how to put our public pension systems on sounder footing. Those issues are absolutely necessary if we want to protect defined benefit pension plans in the future. But we cannot replace defined benefits plans with 401(k) defined contribution plans, which were only ever meant to be a supplemental way for workers to save for retirement. As someone who has held all three of the state's elected financial positions, and as a board member of our state public pension systems, I have a strong record of fighting to protect public pension benefits. I believe it is a moral imperative to ensure all seniors can retire with dignity. As governor, I will tackle these issues with the same sensible fiscal solutions I’ve offered my entire career.
Whether we like it or not, charter schools are here to stay. The best charters provide a laboratory for experimentation and allow students and parents to explore varied educational options not provided in the mainstream public schools. Some charters do an outstanding job of preparing students for college—just as traditional schools and magnets do.
However, charter schools are public schools. They need to be transparent and held accountable in the same way that traditional schools are. Charter schools should be subject to the Brown Act and state conflict of interest standards. Charter schools must be operated in the interest of the students of the district as a whole; we must avoid creating a two-tiered educational system where all of the most motivated and ambitious families abandon traditional schools. Charter schools should remain neutral and not oppose efforts by its employees to form or join a union if they so choose. At the same time, school districts must recognize the innovative education opportunities charters provide and work to offer the same types of programs and alternatives.
In the end, we want every student to have an equal opportunity to pursue their dreams. As governor, I will continue to boldly lead on this issue and do whatever it takes to bring transparency, accountability and fairness to California’s charter schools.
My parents came to this country with virtually nothing, dreaming of a better future for their family. My father came here with just three shirts, two pairs of pants, and hardly anything in his pocket. And despite the taunts and the ugly racial slurs, my family never gave up believing in the American Dream— just like the millions of other immigrants that come to this country believing in that dream.
California has long paved the way in the national battle for immigrant rights.
I supported SB 54, California’s sanctuary state bill, and I will defend it as governor. I strongly believe it is not the job of our state, county and local law enforcement officers to turn the cogs on President Trump’s deportation machine. I will explore all legal routes and provide legal assistance to ensure all individuals have access to legal defense. We can’t let the federal government tear families apart and build walls to separate us.
And we must fight to keep this country’s promise to Dreamers — like the young woman on my staff, who joined our campaign as an intern from UCLA. We were able to hire her after she graduated. Now Dreamers are back in legal limbo because of President Trump. Congress must protect our DACA kids and pass a Dream Act.
As governor, I will fight for Congress to adopt a long-term solution to fix our broken immigration system. First and foremost, we need an immigration reform plan that gives immigrants a path to citizenship. We can’t keep workers in a temporary status forever. For those immigrants working in our country through a guest worker visa, many are shackled to their abusive employers for fear that that their visa may be revoked. Immigrants should have the right to report abuses from their employers and to change jobs without risking their visa status or risk deportation. We must do more to fix the system so we’re not creating and perpetuating a permanent subclass of marginalized immigrant workers.
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Invest in education, cradle through career.This means:prenatal care,paid maternity & paternity leave,affordable childcare and universal preschool,move CA to the top 10 in per pupil spending for K-12,build more colleges,make college tuition free again
Housing for the homeless & affordable housing for ALL: emergency moratorium on large rent increases and no cause evictions; rapid re-housing for our homeless and build one million affordable homes in eight years with a concentration near transit hubs
Improve the health and safety of all Californians: pass SB562 - universal healthcare; combat climate change and provide clean air and water for all, criminal justice reform and gun violence protection.
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National Women's Political Caucus
Karen Humphrey, former Mayor, Fresno
Heather Fargo, former Mayor, Sacramento
Victor Aguilar, San Leandro School Board Trustee
Norma Acala, President, Washington Unified School District
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Women Democrats of Sacramento County
Tri-Valley Democratic Club
Stanislaus County for Bernie 2020
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Environmental Caucus, CA Young Democrats
East Bay Women’s Political Alliance
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California Democratic Legislative Women’s Caucus
University Professional and Technical Employees, CWA Local 9119, AFL-CIO
Associated Administrators of Los Angeles
Chicano Latino Caucus of San Bernardino County
East Bay Our Revolution
International Longshore and Warehouse Union SCDC
Evolve California
Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council Member at-large
Richard Whitmore, Trustee, Acalanes Union High School District; former Superintendent, Los Gatos Unified
Shelton Yip, Board Member, Yolo County Office of Education
Laura Chick, former CA Inspector General, LA Controller, LA City Council
Harry Britt, former San Francisco Supervisor
Tom Ammiano, former State Assemblymember and San Francisco Supervisor
Michael Katz, Former San Leandro School Board President
Nancy Hsieh, former Trustee, San Mateo-Foster City School Board
Bill Harrison, former Mayor, Fremont
Susan Hammer, former Mayor, San Jose
Linda Fernandes, former New Haven Unified Joint Board Member
Ann Evans, former Mayor, Davis
Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Mayor, Union City
Emily Duncan, Vice Mayor Union City
Ann Crosbie, President, Fremont Unified School District Board
Sarabjit Cheema, Board Member, New Haven Unified School Board
Jennifer Cavenaugh, Councilmember, Piedmont
Stephen Cassidy, former Mayor of San Leandro
Ronnie Caplane, fmr Piedmont School Board Trustee; fmr Chair, Dept. Ind.Rltns.
Linda Canlas, Board President, New Haven Unified School District
Desrie Campbell, Trustee, Fremont Unified School District
Teri Burns, Trustee, Natomas Unified School District
Mike Bucci, Vice Mayor, Newark
Harry Britt, former Supervisor, San Francisco
Chelsea Bonini, former Pres.,San Mateo-Foster City School District
Sam Blanco III, former Woodland Joint Unified School Board President
Barbara Archer, Board President, Davis Joint Unified School District
Austin Allison, Councilmember, Eureka
Sheila Allen, FN, PhD, Former Davis School Board member
Ken Berrick, Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education
Stacy Adler, Mono County Superintendent
Richard Valle, Alameda County Supervisor
Don Saylor, Yolo County Supervisor
Jim Provenza, Yolo County Supervisor
Dave Cortese, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Mary Adams, Monterey County Supervisor
Sally Tanner, former Assemblywoman (Riverside)
Virginia Strom-Martin, former Assemblywoman (Marin)
Lori Saldana, former Assemblywoman (San Diego)
Leona Egeland Rice, former Assemblywoman (Santa Clara)
Joan Buchanan, former Assemblywoman (Alamo)
Loni Hancock, former State Senator (Berkeley)
Jane Parker, Monterey County Supervisor
Barbara Nemko, Napa County Superintendent
James Brescia, San Luis Obispo County Superintendent
Amber Childress, Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education
Dr. Patrick Traynor, Alpine County Superintendent
Michael West, Colusa County Superintendent
Dr. Amy Slavensky, Amador County Superintendent
Francisco Reveles, Yuba County Superintendent
Jesse Ortiz, Yolo County Superintendent
Terry Oestreich, Plumas County Superintendent
Cathy Northington, Calaveras County Superintendent
Marilyn Nemzer, Trustee, Marin County Board of Education
Eileen McDonald, Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education
Krystal Lomanto, San Benito County Superintendent
Robin Harper, Mariposa County Superintendent
Brock Falkenberg, Lake County Superintendent
Dr. Lisa Fontana, Inyo County Superintendent
Bill Cirone, former Santa Barbara County Superintendent
Dede Alpert, former State Senator (San Diego)
Anne Schneider, City Councilmember, Davis
Rochelle Swanson, City Councilmember, Davis
Eddie Tejada, Redlands City Councilman
Rosie Tejada, Trustee, Jefferson Union HIgh School District
Km Trutane, Trustee, Albany Unified School District
Judy Turner, Chair, Tehema County Democratic Party
Annette Walker, Member, Hayward School Board, Professor
Rosemary Wrenn, Chair, San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party
John T. Selawsky, Chair, Rent Stabiization Board, Berkeley
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Assemblywoman (Winters)
Answer from Delaine Eastin:
We have the lowest percentage of homeowners of any state in the country. We have the oldest children living at home with their parents. Roughly 33% of renters spend half their income on housing. Not only is this costing our economy billions, Delaine understands that it is just plain wrong to force so many families into poverty when it is a fixable solution. We must: 1. Provide housing for the homeless & affordable housing for ALL. Inequality is growing, with one in four children living in poverty. Our high poverty rate is partially caused by the high cost of housing in California. It will take years for us to build our way out of this situation, which means we need to take immediate steps to build more housing to curb the loss of our current affordable housing stock, including rental housing, while we look to build a million or more affordable units in eight years. a. There needs to be an emergency moratorium on large rent increases and no cause evictions. We must repeal Costa Hawkins and implement emergency legislation to create and build more affordable housing as well as to restrict rent increases and condominium conversions while we deal with the severe housing shortage. We cannot afford to let the problem get worse while we seek long term solutions. b. Rapid re-housing for our homeless: Our homeless crisis affects us all. From deadly outbreaks of hepatitis to massive increases in sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence, the situation is dire and needs focused coordination between agencies so that people can secure shelter while we build our way out of this crisis. This includes a large expansion of housing vouchers, eliminating housing discrimination, and using hotels, motels, tiny houses and cooperative housing to help people get immediate shelter. c. Build one million affordable homes in five years with a concentration near transit hubs -- We need a statewide housing plan that links housing, jobs and transit with both carrots and sticks to ensure implementation. Cities that haven’t met their obligations to provide workforce housing should be forced to supplement the costs for transit in the short run, to improve mass transit accessibility, and to expand affordable workforce housing for people who work in that community or that region. We must focus attention on building more affordable housing near transportation hubs.
There used to be an old adage, an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay (at least if you were a white male.) When Delaine was young, 30% of the country was unionized, including her own as her father was a machinist, and the middle class thrived. Over the past several decades, productivity has skyrocketed and corporations have made billions, but more and more is being hoarded at the top as union membership has fallen to historic lows. Today, only 10% of the country is in a union, and Janus vs. AFSME threatens to lower this even further.
Over the decades, workers have seen reduced or stagnated compensation, all while living costs such as housing, healthcare, childcare and education have skyrocketed. This is unsustainable. California must have a full court press on the issues of income inequality.
This means working to lift wages, pay equity for women, helping families secure affordable housing, childcare and preschool that doesn’t cost the same as a mortgage, healthcare for all, providing excellent k-12 education and free college tuition again.
Whether you’re a machinist in Modesto, a teacher in Tulare, a laborer in Los Angeles or a techie in Silicon Valley, California needs to be a place where you can buy a home, send your kids to college, and live a comfortable retirement.
Last year I joined the NAACP in calling for a moratorium, and I am the only candidate that I know to do so. I am also not taking charter school developer or charter school PAC money (I am also the only candidate not taking corporate money). Here is the article: https://medium.com/@delaineeastin_13262/california-needs-a-moratorium-on-charter-schools-b9bab2f44add
When I was in the Assembly I authored one of the first charter school bills as charters were being proposed. My bill had more oversight, including requiring teachers to be credentialed and greater accountability. Unfortunately, the Republican governor signed a colleague’s bill which had little accountability and is in part responsible for the problems we have today. Some charters cherry pick high achievers and do not accept special needs students, while others find excuses to expel or turn away low achieving children. Because of lax accounting requirements, some charters have redirected taxpayer dollars to charters that are not following the auditing standards regular public schools are held to. The fact that one-third have gone out of business is telling. We must have a moratorium on new charter schools and tighten up the oversight and ensure they are not allowed to buy public lands or public buildings, buy the principal a convertible, as did happen, or to charge children from another country $30,000 a year to attend a charter high school while guaranteeing the families there would be guaranteed admission to UC Berkeley upon graduation, as happened in Livermore.
"Our Dreamers and our DACA Californians are as American as I am. And I am proud California became a sanctuary state." Delaine Eastin
Delaine's father was born in Kentucky and he was fond of saying that "Californians are people born somewhere else who came to their senses." In 2015, the most current year of data, 27% of California's population was indeed, born somewhere else. California is home to more than 10 million immigrants with half of California’s children having at least one immigrant parent.
California is the second most diverse state in the country, and Delaine considers it our greatest strength. Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial people in our country. They dream and do and sacrifice to give their children the American dream.
Delaine strongly supports California’s status as a Sanctuary State. She believes we must provide a path to citizenship for DACA recipients that includes granting protected status to their parents, and that the very idea that the government would betray these amazing young people by targeting their parents is anti-American. Family is everything.
Regarding workplaces, our state Attorney General has said the state will fine any business that voluntarily cooperates with ICE. As Governor, Delaine would certainly support this to make sure that our undocumented (and documented) workers are protected from the predatory behaviors we have witnessed the federal government take.
Under the Constitution, state and local governments have every right to refuse to help enforce federal law. In cases like Printz v. United States (1997) and New York v. United States (1992), the Supreme Court has ruled that the Tenth Amendment forbids federal “commandeering” of state governments to help enforce federal law. Most of the support for this anti-commandeering principle came from conservative justices such as the late Antonin Scalia, who wrote the majority opinion in Printz.
Few if any federal grants to state and local governments are conditioned on cooperation with federal deportation efforts. The Supreme Court has long ruled that conditions on federal grants to state and local governments are not enforceable unless they are “unambiguously” stated in the text of the law “so that the States can knowingly decide whether or not to accept those funds.”
Throughout Delaine's career she has stood up for all Californians to live with dignity and to be treated with respect. As State Superintendent she stood strong against Governor Pete Wilson after the passage of Prop 187. He ordered Delaine to have teachers act as immigration agents. When Delaine said no he threatened to have her recalled. She joined the lawsuit against Prop 187 and they won. Delaine also opposed Propositions 209 and 227. In her race to serve a second term as Superintendent, she was specifically attacked for being a strong supporter of bilingual education.
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Massachusetts 3.87%
Delaware 0.87%
It's Time to Build a Better California
— April 17, 2018 Campaign
Meet Delaine in this one minute video and hear why she is running to be California's next governor!
We need to make pharmaceutical drugs more affordable
— April 17, 2018 Campaign (video clip)
A clip from a debate where Delaine states her position that we must reduce prescription drug prices (Delaine takes no money from any corporations, including drug companies)
We are California -- Let's get rid of the middlemen
— May 27, 2018 Delaine Eastin for Governor 2018
This video shows my fellow candidates supporting my policy ideas.
Delaine Eastin is the leader California Needs
— May 27, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eZYBetddHI&t=2s
Why we support Delaine Eastin as California's leader.
Website: delaineforgovernor.com
Changing the culture of politics - Getting money out of politics, prohibiting elected officials from running a business while in office, and addressing sexual misconduct in Sacramento
Housing - Declare a state of emergency around homelessness, pass the housing bond, and work with cities and localities to get federal funding and state assistance
Schools not prisons - Funding our education system and getting money our of private prisons
Profession:COO, Justice Department
Chief of Operations, California Department of Justice — Appointed position (2017–2018)
National Political Director, Hillary for America (2015–2016)
Candidate - CA Congressional District 21, Self (2013–2014)
Chief of Staff/Legislative Director/Economic Policy Adviser, U.S. Senate (2005–2013)
Harvard University — Master of business administration, Business (2003)
Stanford University — Bachelor of arts, Economics; Political Science (1997)
Government works best when inspiring public servants do the people’s business with humility, enthusiasm, and skill. From Washington to Sacramento, we run into problems when politicians are allowed to buy their way into office and use their power for personal benefit. In order to run for office, I recently stepped down from the senior team at the California Department of Justice. As the DOJ’s Chief of Operations, I led a team of 1,000 dedicated public servants and managed an $850 million budget. The DOJ has locked up human traffickers, cracked down on polluters, protected immigrants’ rights, fought for women’s healthcare, shielded seniors from Medi-Cal fraud, and secured millions in student refunds from shady for-profit colleges. Prior to the DOJ, I was a math teacher in the Central Valley, a budget analyst for the City of San Jose, an economic policy adviser to Senator Feinstein, the first Latina Chief of Staff in US Senate history, and the National Political Director for a Presidential campaign. This gives me the deepest policy experience in the race, but mostly it shows that I’ve treated public service as a lifelong calling. Californians take pride in being on the frontiers of change in America. That’s why we can’t sit back any longer. We need fresh faces and new ideas this year. It’s time to shake things up. Learn more about our movement at www.amandarenteria.com.
Answer from Amanda Renteria:
Housing is one of the greatest challenges facing our state, and we must have every tool on the table. Having lived in all parts of our state, I also understand that there isn't any one-size-fits-all solution, as what works for San Francisco, won't be what works for the Central Valley, which won't be what works for L.A.
As governor I would also:
- Declare homelessness a State of Emergency in our hardest-hit cities in order to unlock new tools for immediately addressing homelessness
- Appoint a Housing Specialist that directly reports to the governor to establish a long-term housing plan - Expand tax credits and housing assistance for low-income and middle-class families
- Partner with cities and counties to solicit federal funds for housing development
While there are many policies that California should enact to reduce the dangerous levels of income inequality and poverty, my top three priorities would be to:
Declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness and call for City Housing Plans across the state. We need every possible tool to combat the growing number of families on our streets. I will work with mayors, city councils, and housing experts on combating homelessness in the short term and creating long-term planning for a sustainable solution going forward.
Adopt single-payer, universal health coverage for every Californian. Our state should pave the way for single-payer, universal health coverage nationwide, ensuring that every Californian has coverage, driving down health care costs to levels comparable to every other advanced country in the world, and dramatically improving health outcomes.
Enact into state law President Obama’s overtime wage protections that have been undermined under Trump. Until President Obama’s update to the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime wage protections, workers lost ground for decades as fewer and fewer were covered by overtime rules. California should put in place the Obama overtime regulations that President Trump has undermined and ensure the salary and compensation levels are updated automatically in order to maintain their value over time.
Public sector workers deserve a secure pension that rewards their selfless public service. For too long, however, politicians have not made the contributions that they were required to in order to fully fund public retirement systems. It is critical that the state and local governments make their annual required contributions to pension funds so that the percentage of unfunded liabilities does not increase further. To ensure that state and local governments are contributing enough, I will work to review the assumed rate of return on pension assets to ensure that current expectations are realistic.
For the private sector, we need to ensure a strong implementation of CalSavers. Particularly, we need to ensure that California uses its huge negotiating power to lower fees down to levels comparable to the federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Investment options should also be very simple, with target-date funds with the most appropriate mix of assets based on expected retirement dates.
It is critical that we hold charter schools accountable. I support requiring charter schools to protect against conflicts of interest and ensure good governance requirements. That includes increased fiscal monitoring of charter schools.
I strongly support the package of bills recently enacted into law, including the Support Immigrant Worker Protection Act. Unfortunately, the Trump Administration is now waging an all-out attack against California’s efforts to protect its residents. As Governor, I would vigorously defend the State both in court and in the public. I would also continue to ensure that no state resources are used to help the federal government enforce unjust immigration laws. As the former Chief of Operations at California’s Justice Department, I know the importance of working with the Attorney General to ensure the Department has the resources it needs going forward.
I also strongly believe that every individual and family in California who are threatened by the enforcement of unjust immigration laws have access to immigration attorneys who will defend their rights. My administration will also increase social service supports to immigrants who face unprecedented threats from federal authorities. For example, the constant fear of deportation and the splitting up of families is damaging the health and well-being of immigrant communities. It is particularly urgent that we help children with the daily trauma that they are experiencing. Finally, California must continue to educate immigrants and their allies of their rights to resist federal immigration authorities.
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Washington 16.72%
Californians have always taken pride in being on the frontiers of change, but the 2018 campaign cycle is shaping up to be truly unprecedented. From Virginia to Oklahoma, we’ve already seen a stunning wave of new energy sweep away longstanding patterns of electoral outcomes. Women, minorities, and young people are newly empowered and hungering for fresh faces. They’re demanding a new generation of more ethical leaders, and they won’t settle for anything less.
Amanda is the right candidate at the right time. Over nearly two decades, she has treated public service as a lifelong calling. She has proven that she is a dedicated public servant who is sincerely motivated to help others. Without exception, she has been a role model and inspiration to others.
From economics, to healthcare, to agriculture, she also has the broadest and deepest policy expertise of any candidate in the race. Crafting and negotiating effective policy for the world’s sixth largest economy is technically complex and involves diverse stakeholders. Californians will prefer a serious policymaker who has succeeded at the national level.
Meanwhile, campaigning has fundamentally changed in the last few years, primarily due to the rise of social media. While a candidate still needs resources to compete, the time and expense needed to win can be drastically lower for a candidate who understands and embraces the new reality. The new approach to campaigning is especially well suited to the newly empowered voting populations that are most naturally attracted to the Renteria campaign.
As Governor, Amanda Renteria will make politics about people again, and inspire a new generation.
21st Century California Bill of Rights
— May 1, 2018 Renteria for Governor
I believe that every Californian has a right to:
Elected leaders who work only for the people
Safety in our homes, workplaces, and communities (including freedom from harassment and discrimination)
Clean air and water, no matter where we live
Safe and affordable housing
Quality, affordable health care
An education that prepares every child for the 21st century economy
Amanda Renteria - Bio
Amanda's background including her time as Chief of Operations for the CA Department of Justice and Chief of Staff in the United States Senate.
Website: amandarenteria.com
Research Clinical Psychologist
Environmental Organization Executive
Total money raised: $52,350
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59.79%26.63%9.00%
Website: shellenberger.org
Policomedian - Serious politics mixed with comedy.
Setting up Community Empowered Safety Plan in all cities to combat riots, terrorism and crime.
Website: localwiki.org/oakland/peter_y._liu
Email - peteryliu@aim.com
Judicial Assistant
I plan to beautify the inner cities and make the schools in the inner cities, elite quality, and add training centers.
I would like to see the life of Californians made easier by removing obstacles that impact quality of life, such as over taxation and over regulation.
As Governor, I will work to protect and defend Californians in the areas of cybersecurity, public safety, disaster preparedness and border security.
Profession:Judicial Assistant/Veteran
Judicial Assistant, Los Angeles Superior Court (2004–current)
Court Clerk/Federal Magistrate Clerk, Los Angeles Municipal Court/Federal District Court (1990–2000)
SSgt, US Air Force/Air National Guard (1984–1993)
Area Manager/Personnel Manager, Target Stores Inc. (1987–1990)
Manager, The Broadway Stores, Carter Hawley-Hale (1983–1987)
Websters University — 6 Graduate credits, Masters in General Administration (1986)
University of Maryland — 21 Graduate credits, Masters in General Administration (1985)
California State University, Los Angeles — Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science (1981)
Military Family Volunteer, March Air National Guard Attack Wing (2001–2015)
Cub Scout/Boy Scout Leader, Boy Scouts of America (2000–2015)
Website: girardforgovernor.com
Email - girardforgovernor@gmail.com
Guarantee housing for all: Ban evictions • Overturn anti-tenant Costa-Hawkins and Ellis Laws • Healthcare for All: Support Single-Payer • Tax major companies, banks, military contractors for a pro-people state budget • Full rights for immigrants now
Prosecute police abuse; End mass incarceration • End fracking & offshore oil drilling • Regulate agribusiness water use to ensure clean drinking water for communities • Promote policies to end racism, sexism & anti-LGBTQ bigotry
Strengthen union rights • Make state universities free • Fully fund Childcare & Senior Care • Money for Jobs, Not for War!
Gloria La Riva is a labor, community and anti-war activist based in San Francisco, California. Born in Albuquerque, N.M., Gloria attended Brandeis University where she was active in affirmative action struggles.
Gloria has been a key organizer of many mass demonstrations and other actions opposing U.S. wars and occupation in Central America, Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, South Korea, Libya, Syria, Niger, and elsewhere.
Gloria has worked for decades to defend Cuba’s sovereignty and against the U.S. blockade. She was awarded Cuba’s Friendship Medal in 2010, approved by the Council of State, for her many years of Cuba solidarity, and is the national coordinator of the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee.
Gloria has traveled to Venezuela many times since the election of Hugo Chávez to president in 1998, most recently in March 2018. She has engaged in discussions with leading members of the Bolivarian Revolution, including the late president, as well as current President Nicolás Maduro.
Gloria has been active in the struggle for immigrant rights, organizing for and speaking at many mass marches in California over the past 30 years. In the early 1990's, she was the initiator of the Farmworkers Emergency Relief campaign, following a disastrous freeze that left tens of thousands of Central Valley agricultural workers with no income.
Gloria organized support for the Black Fire Fighters Association in their struggle to end racist and sexist discrimination in the San Francisco Fire Department in the 1980's.
A longtime supporter of LGBTQ rights, Gloria participated in the first National March for Lesbian and Gay rights in 1979 and subsequent national marches. She joined in the marches and rallies protesting the passage of the anti-marriage equality Prop 8 in California. She has joined picket lines defending women’s reproductive health clinics.
In 1998 Gloria produced the award-winning video, Genocide by Sanctions: The Case of Iraq, documenting the effects of the U.S./UN blockade on Iraq. In 1999, she traveled twice to Yugoslavia with former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark, at the height of the U.S./NATO bombing war, producing the video, NATO Targets. In September 2005, six days after Hurricane Katrina, Gloria traveled to New Orleans, producing the video Heroes Not Looters. In 2014, she traveled to Ferguson during the uprising there in the wake of the police murder of Michael Brown.
Gloria is a contributor for LiberationNews.org, where she has written extensively on Latin America and many other issues.
In 1994 and 1998, Gloria was Peace & Freedom Party’s candidate for governor of California. She ran as a socialist candidate for mayor of San Francisco in 1983, finishing third overall and second in every working-class neighborhood. She was the 2008 and 2016 presidential candidate of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Peace and Freedom Party and the Liberty Union Party. She is the elected First Vice-President of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, Communications Workers of America, Local 39521.
Website: lariva2018.com
Email - votelariva2018@votepsl.org
Retired Medical Doctor
transparency, Justice and accountability for all, making sure our laws apply to all equally
safety of all citizens of California, free and better education and healthcare for all
decrease over-regulation, so small and large business stay in California and thrive and thus creating more jobs,especially in renewable energy and protecting our environment.
Profession:Retired Medical Doctor, College instructor
Retired Medical Doctor, Cardiovascular Perfusionist, self (1989–2009)
Autonomous University of Baja California, Medical School — Medical Degree, Medical Doctor (1978)
1.- President Elect. 2.- Former Vice President, 1.- Escondido Host Lions Club.2.- Latino American Political Association of San Diego CA (2017–current)
Answer from J. Bribiesca:
1.- We need to reduce the over-regulations,that are making the construction of houses more expensive.
2.-We need more smaller units for small families.
3.-We need to construct modular homes since they are more economical and affordable for more people.
1.- We need to have a better and economical educational system in California. We are 44th in the Nation in our education System, and our universities are very expensive.
2.- When you have a good education and a good career, your chances of getting a good job are better. (making tuition free at public colleges for all).
3.-Also we must demand that the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share in taxes.
4.- Increase our minimum wage.
5.-Making sure that women earn the same pay as men for the same job.
6.- Making sure that we have free health care.
7.- Investing billions of dollars for fixing our crumbling infrastructure, thus creating millions of jobs all over California.
8.-Invest in renewable energy thus creating jobs and at the same time protecting our enviroment.
9.-Create jobs for our disadvantaged young citizens.
We need pension Reform, otherwise sooner or later California is going to be bankrupt!
What we need is to make our public schools better instead of finding alternatives.
We cannot continue this division of State and federal, we need to work together for the benefit and safety of our citizens. We are a country of laws and due process and we must obey our laws, but also we are a country that helps everyone. What we need is to invest more money at the federal level so we can make our immigration system more efficient so we can process people more quickly especially people that are here like the dreamers and others like them that are here without documents, so that they are given an opportunity to stay legally in the US. If they could prove that they are good citizens they can stay legally in our country. But we have to do it with more compassion and understanding and try not to separate families.
Total money raised: $3,297
Website: juanbribiesca.com
Email - drbribiescaforgovernor@gmail.com
Email - drbforgovernor@gmail.com
Modernize the 1957 state water policy: implement water recycling to increase water stock in all city reservoirs, "light desalination" (the way the sun makes clouds), ban fracking, ban water bottling for private profit.
Afforable housing: regulate AirBnB hotel-systems such that the owner must live in the house for at least 6 months a year, repeal Costa Hawkins, build public housing.
Abolish private prison slavery & end mass incarceration. Free everyone who is in prison for crimes which are no longer illegal.
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Josh's platform is based on two principles: maximize equality of opportunity, and minimize harm.
We will take no money from corporations.
Josh has made a special pledge to take absolutely no coal, oil, or fracking money.
Corporate-free and people powered.
Website: josh4gov.org
Email - Team@josh4gov.org
Entrepreneur/Transhumanist Lecturer
Provide a universal basic income via monetizing unused federal land (not raising taxes)
Profession:Entrepreneur & Transhumanist
Self employed Entrepreneur real estate & Transhumanist Lecturer, Zoltan Istvan (2010–current)
2016 Transhumanist Party Presidential nominee, Transhumanist Party — Elected position (2015–2016)
Columbia University — Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and Religion (current)
Advisor, Transhumanist Party (2016–current)
Zoltan Istvan is often considered the world’s leading transhumanist and a top Libertarian futurist. Zoltan began his futurist career by publishing The Transhumanist Wager, an award-winning, #1 bestseller in Science Fiction and Philosophy. The libertarian-minded novel has been compared to Ayn Rand’s work many times in major media and was a Top 5 Amazon book. During the 2016 elections, Zoltan interviewed with Gary Johnson to potentially be his preferred Vice Presidential running mate. Zoltan is also a well known technology journalist and a former filmmaker for the National Geographic Channel. As a successful entrepreneur, The New Yorker cited Zoltan made a "small real estate fortune." Zoltan also has executive experience via his former position as a director at a major wildlife nonprofit, WildAid. In total, Zoltan’s public work has received hundreds of millions of views, much of it through his political activism. He is running for California Governor for the Libertarian Party in 2018. Zoltan has spoken at the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, Microsoft, and been the opening Keynote at the Financial Times Camp Alphaville. He is a graduate of Columbia University, and lives in San Francisco with his physician wife and two young daughters. In a 5000-word feature on Zoltan, The New York Times wrote Zoltan is “polite and charismatic” and has a “plausibly Presidential aura.”
Answer from Zoltan Istvan:
There's a shortage for one reason and one reason only: Government regulation of the building industry is out of control. I made my money in real estate I know how difficult and practically insane it is to get anything done. The California housing crisis can be fixed by eliminating 75% of the regulation for builders. Only keep the most essential safety requreiments. Within a few years, a great majority of the housing woes will be over. And of course there will be a boom for the CA economy too.
I am a Gubernatorial candidate that supports a basic income. Mine is called a Federal Land Dividend, and it monetizes unused Federal land to pay a monthly basic income. California has 10 to 20 trillion dollars worth of Federal land. I say lease 75% of it to big business, and pay out the interest to Californians. If 75% of the Fed land is leased out at going prices, that would general approximately $5400 per month per California household. Poverty would forever be eliminated, and so would income inequality.
I would make a promise to pay all agreed pensions, but stop any new type of benefits. Quite simply, we need to be more fiscally responsible, and that begins with hard choices. But for those pensions that exist, I would utilize federal land and monetize it to help pay for existing pension concerns and liabilities. I would absolutely not raise taxes.
I would highly encourage charger schools, and I believe that if a tax payer pays into the system, then the certain part of that money should go towards the education opportunities of their choice, including charter school, public education, private schooling, etc. We need more control of our educational choices.
I support California being a sanctuary state, and I would encourage far more open border policies. I have easily the most open border policies of any CA gubernatorial candidate--and I propose better technology to monitor people so we can keep tabs on who comes across the border. Ultimately, I simply believe people should live where they want. But I would not give any welfare resources to the illegal immigrants, and I will not allow homelessness. You are welcome to come to California, but you must not be a burden on the state, nor be a burden on the public.
Like many entrepreneurs, I became a libertarian because of one simple concept: reason. It just made sense to embrace a philosophy that promotes maximum freedom and personal accountability. “Hands off” was my motto—and in business, if you wanted to succeed, those words are sacred. But “hands off” applies to more than just good entrepreneurial economics. It applies to social life, politics, culture, religion, and especially how innovation occurs.
I’ve been a passionate science and technology guy—an advocate of radical innovation—ever since I can remember. In college, I focused on the ethics and challenges of science for my Philosophy degree. But my stories for National Geographic and my witnessing of the Great Recession viscerally reminded me that government and the growing fundamentalism in Congress was desperately trying to control innovation and progress—even at the expense of people’s health, safety, and prosperity. With plenty of free time after the sale of my business to mount a challenge, I decided to take science and technology into the public and political realm; I decided to make a run for the U.S. presidency in 2016 as the self-described “science candidate.”
I knew I couldn’t win the election, but it was a great way to awaken many Americans to the desperate plight of our country’s increasingly stifled science and innovation sector. My experience in media has helped propel my candidacy. I spoke at the World Bank, appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, was interviewed by the hacker collective Anonymous, and consulted for the U.S. Navy about technology, among other things. Even 2016 Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson invited me to interview as his possible vice president. Alone in his New Mexico house, we talked shop for 24 hours solid. He chose Governor Bill Weld as his VP, but I left Johnson knowing I would soon be making a stand for the Libertarian Party.
Due to the fact I was arguably the first visible science presidential candidate in American history, I ran a very centric, science and tech-oriented platform, one that was designed to be as inclusive of as many political lines as possible. With leadership comes some compromise, and I veered both right and left (mostly left) to try to satisfy as many people as I could, even when it meant going against some of my own personal opinions. I believe a politician represents the people, and he or she must never forget that—or forget the honor that such a task carries.
One thing I didn’t stray from was my belief that everything could be solved best by the ‘scientific method’—the bastion of reason that says a thing or idea works only if you can prove it again and again via objective, independent evaluation. I’ll always be a pragmatic rationalist, and reason to me is the primary motivator when considering how to tackle problems, social or otherwise. I continue to passionately believe in the promise of using reason, science and technology to better California and the world. After all, the standard of living has been going up around the globe because of a singular factor: more people have access to new science and technology than ever before. Nothing moves the world forward like innovation does.
Yet, in the political climate of 2018, few things seem more at risk as innovation. A conservative, religious government stands to overwhelm California with worries about radical tech and science, such as implementing Federal regulation that stifles artificial intelligence, driverless cars, stem cells, drones, and genetic editing.
Sadly, the same could be said of immigration, women’s rights, and environmental issues. Then there’s America’s move towards expanding its already overly expensive military, which you and I pay for out of our pockets so that generals can fight far-off wars. America can do better than this. California can do better than this.
And we must. After all, the world is changing—and changing quite dramatically. Even libertarians like me face the real possibility that capitalism and job competition—which we always advocated for—won’t survive into the next few decades because of widespread automation and the proliferation of robot workers. Then there’s the burgeoning dilemma of cyber security and unwanted tracking of the technology that citizens use. And what of augmenting intelligence via genetic editing—something the Chinese are leading the charge on, but most Americans seem too afraid to try? In short, what can be done to ensure the best future?
Much can be done. And I believe it can all be done best via a libertarian framework, which is precisely why I am declaring my run for 2018 California governor. We need leadership that is willing to use radical science, technology, and innovation—what California is famous for—to benefit us all. We need someone with the nerve to risk the tremendous possibilities to save the environment through bioengineering, to end cancer by seeking a vaccine or a gene-editing solution for it, to embrace startups that will take California from the world’s 7th largest economy to maybe even the largest economy—bigger than the rest of America altogether. And believe me when I say this is possible: artificial intelligence and genetic editing will become some of the first multi-trillion dollar businesses in the near future.
We can do this, California, and it doesn’t have to be through stale blue or red political parties, which have left many of us aghast at the current world. It can be done through the libertarian philosophy of embracing all that is the most inventive and unbridled in us—and letting that pave the way forward. A challenging future awaits us, but we can meet it head on and lead the way not just for California and America, but for all of humanity.
Federal Land Dividend
— April 2, 2018 World Fair Nano
Zoltan Istvan dicsussed the Future of Basic Income via his Federal Land Dividend
Website: zoltanistvan.com
Email - info@zoltanistvan.com
do away with law that makes excellent citizens lock up their guns. have law that allows all f.b.i. vetted persons to carry a loaded weapon on their person.
i am pro-women 100%. have the same rights as the men. women alone are in control of their bodies....no freaks tell them right or wrong.
do away with open marijuna law and apply government marijuna law making possession a violation of the law.
Profession:doctor of psychology....teacher and administra
manteca city council and vice-mayor, manteca city council and vice-mayor — Elected position (1974–1977)
vice-mayor, served my country as a marine machine gunner in 3 wars.....against the japanese, koreans and vietcong — Elected position (1942–1975)
MANY UNIVERSITIES OVER MANY YEARS — DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY (PhD), PSYCHOLOGY (1975)
I HAVE LIVED IN CALIFORNIA FOR 50 YEARS AND AT MY AGE OF 92 HAVE THE BENEFIT OF SERVING MY COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY AS A MARINE CORPS MACHINE GUNNER OF 3 WARS, CONTRACTED MALARIA ON GUADALCANAL, CITY COUNCILMAN AND VICE-MAYOR, DETECTIVE, POLICE OFFICER, OWNER OF 10 RENTALS AND 2 RANCHES AND SPENT 50 YEARS AS AN EDUCATOR HOLDING 3 UNIVERSITY DEGREES. I AM 2ND AMENDMENT POSITIVE, AND AS A DETERRENT TO CRIMINALS WILL FIGHT FOR ALL PERSONS VETTED BY THE F.B.I. AND NOT DRINKING TO CARRY LOADED GUNS, AM PRO-WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND WILL DO AWAY WITH ALL BRAIN DESTRUCTIVE DRUGS. CALIFORNIA AND AMERICA ARE IN A WAR WITH CRIMINALS WHO KILL OUR CHILDREN WITH IMPUNITY. I WILL FIGHT TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM HARM AND USING MY MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE CONTINUE TO MAKE CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN STATE AND NOT ALL0W IT TO TURN INTO A DRUG CARTELS STATE.
I HAVE NEVER BROUGHT DISHONOR UPON MY NAME AND I DO NOT ASK FOR YOUR MONEY ONLY THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ME.....USING MY MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY TO BE YOUR.....PUBLIC SERVANT AND PROTECTOR. PLEASE ELECT ALBERT MEZZETTI FOR BEST RESULTS.
Email - albertcjm@gmail.com
Tax relief including but not limited to tax cuts and reduction in government spending.
Improve social conditions regarding education, homelessness, etc.
Strengthen relationship with public by holding state representatives accountable.
Los Angeles Recording School — Recording Engineering, Sound recording engineering (2005)
Transitioning his desire to make a change in the world through music as the rap artist known as QBall, to becoming the human rights activist “Governor Wildstar”, Libertarian candidate Nickolas Wildstar now pursues to make a change through politics. As the first Libertarian governor of any state in the US, Nickolas Wildstar seeks the opportunity to establish California as the foundation for a world free of poverty, conflict, and scarcity as ‘WE THE PEOPLE‘ have been demanding. This 20 year working class professional aims to minimize taxes, drastically reduce government’s wasteful spending, and restoring the right for citizens to make their own personal choices regarding education, healthcare, and our own bodies. Join Nickolas Wildstar and be sure to become part of this monumental opportunity to establish a true republic in this great democracy!
Employees of Morning Star Company
Employees of William H. Brickner, PhD
Employees of Mackintosh & Mackintosh, Inc.
Employees of CEO
Ohio 1.15%
Wisconsin 0.77%
Georgia 0.38%
Website: wildstar2018.com
Email - wildstar@wildstar2018.com
Entrepreneur/Economist/Father
Email - griff4gov@yahoo.com
Website: thenextgovernorofcalifornia2018.com
Email - yemibode@hotmail.com
Blockchain Startup CEO
Website: tomcares.com
Email - tom@coin.care
"Neutrinos through me go,
My ego is my own amigo."
A significant part of this campaign is performed in verse; inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), Snow tha Product, Les Miserables, and viewers like you.
If there were ever time for a play, this is that time.
I have puppets, a resonator guitar, and a burning desire for giving the voters of California a reason to look up. Next year is the 50th in the lunar era, and growing numbers of voters believe we never went to the moon at all, or that the earth is flat.
Let California lead the world back to our rightful place in the cosmos, as participants in exploration and pioneers into the future of mining and deflecting asteroids.
Meteor Theory is the general idea that meteors are responsible for major events in the course of human civilization, notably in 2800 bc and 540 ad.
By understanding the damage and worldwide effects of an impact, we can pass on working, useful knowledge and survival stories to future humans as language evolves away from our ability to warn them.
Not if, but when arsenic rains into the freshwater supply, bread fails, and the stars disappear by atmospheric detritis, and our entire green energy grid is disabled, California might be able to mitigate the damage, having recognized before others that we are a human system with limited funds on a ball of rock floating in space.
We are Wiling (ft. Animal Party, "Aurora")
— May 10, 2018 Christopher Carlson (self-produced)
The last words on the moon,
An irish woman singing about the northern lights,
and a call to action for milllenials and their successors; the "lucky ones"
Get Wet California
— May 10, 2018 Christopher Carlson (self produced)
A rhapsody of guitar and verse that follows three settings: a classroom, a whaling boat, and high density human habitation.
apologies to StarTalk for pulling a sample of Bill Maher mocking my profession. Thank you for backing me up though, I assure you this one has teeth.
Taliesin (Trying to Save my Eyes)
Taliesin was killed by a Klansman last year in Portland oregon.
All money spent on ego driven politics is waste and could be put to better use. What good is your victory if it was bought and an animal shelter couldn't make rent?
Website: guber2018.com
Email - guberthecandidate@gmail.com
CEO/Business Owner
Employees of Dexcom
Employees of Invert Inc
Website: joinhawkmikado.com
Email - join@hawkmikado.com
Repeal the gas tax that has been bestowed upon us in the last several months
California will not become a sanctuary State and we will take a look at the immigration issues
Profession:Retired truck driver/business owner
OTR truck driver, Southern Refrigerated Transport (2009–2018)
Business owner, Lassen Modoc Express (2012–2018)
Lassen Community College — Associates degree, Construction management (1981)
Email - wattenburg4gov@gmail.com
From the moment of conception until natural death, every human being is entitled to protections under the law, to just treatment and to equitable consideration.
Support economic policies that expand opportunities for the poor, and rebuilding and supporting a vibrant middle class, the erosion of which is a fundamental threat to our democracy.
Work to fix the ecological deficits of the past, act as responsible managers in the present, and ensure for future generations a planet that is healthy and thriving.
Profession:senior software engineer
Lead Software Engineer, iCrossing (2008–2009)
Senior Software Engineer, YellowPages.com (2004–2008)
Senior Software Engineer, Los Angeles Times (2008–2008)
Intermediate Software Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) via Northrup Grumman IT (2001–2003)
Software Engineer, GE Harris Harmon Control and Information Systems (1999–2001)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona — Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (1999)
National Committee, American Solidarity Party (2016–current)
Den Leader, Boy Scouts of America (2012–2013)
CCD Teacher, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church (2002–2003)
American Solidarity Party
Mike Maturen, 2016 presidential candidate of American Solidarity Party
John Martignoni, Founder and President of Queen of Heaven Catholic Radio and the Bible Christian Society
Dr. James Hanink, contributing editor to the New Oxford Review and President of the American Maritain Association
Joe Schriner, journalist, activist, and six-time independent presidential candidate
Answer from Desmond Silveira:
The greatest housing shortages in the state exist in locations that have rent control. Though this is a local decision, as it should be, it greatly exacerbates the problem of housing availablity in the communities that adopt it. At the state level, I would work toward making housing more affordable by encouraging more housing developments, thus increasing the supply, and decreasing the market rate.
I support the right of families to choose the best methods for educating their children, be they public, charter, private, parochial or home-based education.
I support a generous policy of welcoming immigrants fleeing persecution and violent conflict within their countries of origin, including a call for the United States to fulfill its obligations under international law in regards to the treatment of refugees and those fleeing inhumane conditions. I support providing safety and opportunity for all immigrants who currently reside within California, including equal access to driving privileges and higher education.
I support the santuarty state status of California, because the state and local governments have the right to make their own decisions in regard to resource expenditure when it comes to immigration enforcement. It doesn't make sense for the state to spend the level of resources that the federal government requests of us, especially when immigrants are being unfairly blamed as a scapegoat for society's problems. However, though I think it's economically unwise, I do fully support the rights of local governments to opt out of the santuary status.
Website: ca.solidarity-party.org/desmond-silveira-governor/
Email - desmondsbox-asp@yahoo.com
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Secretary of State — State of California
Head of elections and record keeping: Coordinates statewide elections and oversees election laws. Also keeps records about new corporations and businesses and other state databases.
California Secretary of State candidates talk election security — October 30, 2018 KCRA 3
Mark P. Meuser, candidate for California secretary of state, on the issues — October 30, 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune
Meet the Candidates: California Secretary of State — October 25, 2018 Winter's Express
Alex Padilla, Mark Meuser run for California secretary of state — October 17, 2018 Daily Californian
Interview with California Secretary of State Candidate Alex Padilla
— September 28, 2018 Cal Channel and the League of Women Voters of California
Interview with California Secretary of State Candidate Mark Meuser
California Secretary of State
Protecting voting rights
Supporting California jobs and small businesses
Increasing campaign finance transparency
United Farmworkers UnionCalifornia League of Conservation VotersEquality CaliforniaSierra ClubPlanned Parenthood Affiliates of CaliforniaSEIU CaliforniaCalifornia Professional FirefightersPeace Officers Research Association of CaliforniaOperating Engineers Local 3State Building and Contraction Trades Council, AFL-CIOCalifornia Faculty AssociationNorthern California Carpenters Regional CouncilSan Francisco Police Officers AssociationUnited Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)California Statewide Law Enforcement AssociationUnited Farm Workers of AmericaCommunications Workers of AmericaCalifornia School Employees AssociationUNITE HEREAmerican Federation of State, County and Municipal EmployeesCalifornia Nurses AssociationCalifornia Teachers AssociationCalifornia Association of Professional ScientistsSacramento BeeCalifornia State University Employees UnionCalifornia Federation of TeachersSan Francisco Bay GuardianCalifornia Democratic PartyThe Press-EnterpriseSan José Mercury-NewsSan Francisco ChronicleThe Orange County RegisterLos Angeles TimesU.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-AllardU.S. Congressman Brad ShermanU.S. Congressman Eric SwalwellU.S. Congressman Mark TakanoU.S. Congressman Mike ThompsonU.S. Congresswoman Norma TorresBOE Fiona MaState Superintendent Tom TorlaksonController Betty YeeAttorney General Xavier BecerraLieutenant Governor Gavin NewsomGovernor Jerry BrownU.S. Congressman Tony CardenasU.S. Congressman Salud CarbajalU.S. Congresswoman Julia BrownleyU.S. Congressman Ami BeraU.S. Congresswoman Karen BassU.S. Congresswoman Nanette BarraganU.S. Congressman Pete AguilarSenator Kamala HarrisSenator Dianne FeinsteinU.S. Congresswoman Judy ChuU.S. Congressman Lou CorreaU.S. Congressman Alan LowenthalU.S. Congresswoman Zoe LofgrenU.S. Congressman Ted LieuU.S. Congressman Ro KhannaU.S. Congressman Jared HuffmanU.S. Congressman Jimmy GomezU.S. Congresswoman John GaramendiU.S. Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
Constitutional and Election Law Attorney
Clean up California's bloated voter rolls. California...
Cancel from the voter rolls those who are not eligible...
Update California's business registration system so...
Pete Peterson, 2014 Republican Candidate for Secretary of StateCalifornia Republican PartyContra Costa County Republican Central CommitteeSanta Barbara County Republican Central Committee
Profession:California Secretary of State
Secretary of State, State of California — Elected position (2015–current)
State Senator, 20th District, California State Senate — Elected position (2006–2014)
City Councilman, 7th District, Los Angeles City Council — Elected position (1999–2006)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering (1994)
Alex Padilla was sworn in as California Secretary of State on January 5, 2015. He is committed to modernizing the office, increasing voter registration and participation, and strengthening voting rights.
Padilla previously served in the California State Senate (2006-2014) where he chaired the Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications. As chair, he shepherded legislation to combat climate change and create a greener and more sustainable economy. He pursued an ambitious agenda in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, and broadband deployment.
Padilla's parents emigrated from Mexico and raised their family in the working class community of Pacoima, California. His father worked as a short order cook and his mother cleaned houses. Padilla attended local public schools and went on to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. He recently completed a five-year term as a member of the MIT Corporation (Board of Trustees). Padilla is often asked how he moved from engineering to public service. He explains that in many ways they are similar; the goal of each is solving problems.
After working for Hughes Aircraft in Southern California, Padilla participated in the Coro Fellows Program where he received leadership and public affairs training. He would later work for U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and then-Assemblymember Tony Cardenas.
United Farmworkers Union
California League of Conservation Voters
Equality California
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
SEIU California
California Professional Firefighters
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Operating Engineers Local 3
State Building and Contraction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
California Faculty Association
San Francisco Police Officers Association
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
United Farm Workers of America
Communications Workers of America
California School Employees Association
UNITE HERE
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
California Nurses Association
California Teachers Association
California Association of Professional Scientists
Sacramento Bee
California State University Employees Union
California Federation of Teachers
San José Mercury-News
The Orange County Register
U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman
U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell
U.S. Congressman Mark Takano
U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson
U.S. Congresswoman Norma Torres
BOE Fiona Ma
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson
Controller Betty Yee
Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
Governor Jerry Brown
U.S. Congressman Tony Cardenas
U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal
U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley
U.S. Congressman Ami Bera
U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass
U.S. Congresswoman Nanette Barragan
U.S. Congressman Pete Aguilar
U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu
U.S. Congressman Lou Correa
U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal
U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu
U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna
U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman
U.S. Congressman Jimmy Gomez
U.S. Congresswoman John Garamendi
U.S. Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
AFSCME California
California Labor Federation
Laborers Pacific Southwest Regional Organizing Coalition
SEIU Local 1000
Website: alex-padilla.com
Email - alex@alex-padilla.com
Election Law Attorney
Clean up California's bloated voter rolls. California has 11 counties with over 100% voter registration
Cancel from the voter rolls those who are not eligible to vote like those who have passed away, have moved, or are non-citizens
Update California's business registration system so it does not take 3 weeks to register a business
Oak Brook College of Law — Juris Doctorate with honors, Law (current)
Pete Peterson, 2014 Republican Candidate for Secretary of State
California Republican Party
Contra Costa County Republican Central Committee
Santa Barbara County Republican Central Committee
Employees of Bigger & Harman APC
TIS Construction Services and employees
Employees of Rogitz & Associates
Herman Rowland
Sharemycoach.com
Website: markmeuser.com
Email - contact@markmeuser.com
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NEW YORK -- Some Columbia University wrestlers will be suspended from the team for as long as the rest of the school year over lewd and racially insensitive text messages, but some teammates can keep competing, including in a state championship this weekend, the university announced Friday. Puma Suede Rosa Platform .Columbia wouldnt say how many wrestlers are barred from competing, citing educational privacy laws, and the team coach and assistant coaches didnt immediately respond to emails and phone calls seeking comment.The team apologized in a letter Thursday, calling the text messages inexcusable and saying members were prepared for repercussions.We could not be more remorseful for the harm that this situation has caused, the team wrote, according to a student-run blog that said it received the letter.The blog, Bwog.com, had published screengrabs of the crude text messages.The university had put all competition on hold Monday to investigate the texts, which the blog said were exchanged by seniors on the wrestling team.Some messages disparaged female students, expressed hope that someone would be sexually assaulted at a campus event and used anti-gay terms and slurs against black people, including while discussing the deadly police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.The blog redacted the senders identities, so it was unclear how many people sent or responded to them. But Columbias athletics department said in a statement Friday it determined only a distinct group of wrestlers was involved.Those responsible for the offensive statements are suspended from the team through the rest of the school year; some others are barred just through the rest of the semester, and those who werent involved can continue competing, the athletics department said. No wrestlers are suspended from their studies, just from the sport.The department said it recognized students have a right to express themselves, but the appalling messages dont fit behavior standards for Columbias student-athletes. The athletes code of conduct includes pledges to treat everyone with dignity and respect and not to do anything that might reflect poorly on themselves or the team.The wrestlers will work with an advocate for fighting discrimination in sports, the department said.The messages were revealed a week after Harvard University canceled the remainder of the season for its mens soccer team because of lewd comments about members of the womens soccer team. Puma Clyde Nere . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Puma Suede Creepers Fenty By Rihanna . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. http://www.scarperihanna.it/puma-scarpe-basket/puma-basket-heart-reset.html . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. The lawsuit had accused Biogenesis and Bosch of conspiring with players to violate their contracts by providing them with banned performance-enhancing substances. Argentinas prop Enrique Pieretto has been handed a seven-week ban for his stamp on the face of Joe Marler in last Saturdays clash with England at Twickenham.Pieretto accepted he committed an act of foul play but asserted that it had not warranted a red card, a claim which the disciplinary committee rejected.The committee said that his actions had been intentional and had merited a top-end entry point based on World Rugbys scale of seriousness, which carries a nnine-week playing suspension. Puma Scarpe Basket Heart. While the committee stated that there were no aggravating factors, they reduced the nine-week suspension to seven weeks due to mitigating factors.The Jaguares front row wont have any games before February 4th, and taking that into account, he will be able to return to action on 20 March 2017. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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