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Thursday 18 July 2019 | UK News feed
Ashcroft Affair returns to haunt The Times
Matt Born reports on how an inquiry into the Tory peer has backfired
12:01AM GMT 24 Jan 2003
On the corner of Martin Luther King Jnr Drive in downtown Atlanta, stands the Richard B Russell federal courthouse - a squat office block that owes much to the Seventies "municipal modernism" school of architecture. Commuters rush past without a second glance.
Four thousand miles away, however - in Wapping, east London - the eyes of executives at The Times newspaper are firmly fixed on this unassuming building.
Ten days ago, a letter arrived for Tom Crone, News International's legal manager, from Randy Chartash, assistant district attorney for the northern district of Georgia, c/o the courthouse in Atlanta.
Chartash, together with officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, wanted to come to London to interview Times staff, including the former editor Sir Peter Stothard, in order to "conclude" an investigation into Jonathan Randel.
The request may have been innocuous in tone but that did not stop alarm bells ringing at The Times. The Ashcroft Affair, the paper's aborted attempt to dig dirt on the former Tory party treasurer Michael - now Lord - Ashcroft, had come full circle. An investigation by the paper had turned into an investigation of the paper.
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Jonathan Randel is a former DEA analyst who, earlier this month, was sentenced at the Richard B Russell courthouse to one year in prison for selling sensitive agency files.
These files had made their way to The Times, where they formed the basis of a series of articles published in 1999 about Ashcroft's business dealings in Belize.
The documents showed that Ashcroft's name had cropped up in a number of DEA investigations: the fact that he flew a small private plane around the Caribbean had aroused interest, as had the fact that suspected drug smugglers were using accounts at the Bank of Belize, which Ashcroft owned.
Ashcroft was livid, and sued, claiming The Times had implied that the DEA suspected him of drug smuggling and money laundering.
Before the case came to court, he negotiated a truce with Rupert Murdoch, The Times's owner: Ashcroft would drop the libel action in return for the paper publishing an "agreed statement" accepting that there was no evidence that he had been suspected of any drug-related crime.
The settlement may have averted what was potentially the costliest libel case ever, but it did not save Randel. Furious over the security breach, the DEA launched a mole-hunt which led quickly to his door.
At his trial, the court heard how money had been wired to Randel's bank accounts from News International and Toby Follett, a freelance journalist who had provided the initial contact between the DEA man and The Times.
The court also heard that an e-mail from the Randel to The Times legal department, containing confidential DEA documents, was later used in the paper.
In total, Randel received £6,000 from News International, and a further £2,500 from Follett. Randel pleaded guilty to stealing confidential files and was sentenced to 12 months in jail.
With Randel's incarceration, The Times believed the affair was finally at end - hence its shock at Chartash's letter.
As well as singling out Stothard - who was knighted in the New Year's honours - Chartash wanted to talk to Alastair Brett, The Times's legal manager, assistant editor Andrew Pierce and to reporters Dominic Kennedy and Stephen Farrell.
Crone has now written back, asking Chartash to "clarify" what he wants to discuss.
What is puzzling observers is why Chartash - who, according to a source close to the case, had previously shown no interest in the paper's role - has now picked up the cudgel. The explanation, they suspect, lies in the simmering resentment between Ashcroft and The Times.
The tycoon is convinced that the paper has continued to take pot-shots at him - and he seems determined to pursue his grievance.
Shortly after the truce with Murdoch, he reportedly hired an American attorney to lobby federal prosecutors to bring a case against Randel - a claim Ashcroft's people reject.
Now that this has been successfully concluded, many at News International believe the peer is quietly encouraging the prosecutors to train their guns on them. But sources close to Ashcroft deny a vendetta. It is the DEA, they say, that is baying for blood.
Michael Sissons, a London literary agent, who appeared as an expert witness for the prosecution, said the DEA was "incandescent" over the paper's behaviour.
"These guys are on the front-line, dealing with drug barons who would pay millions of dollars for classified files. That's why they want to come down hard on everyone involved," he said.
Whether The Times will agree to Chartash's request is another matter. Brett says only that he is "completely bemused" by it. Executives at The Times also wonder what Chartash hopes to achieve, given that he has no jurisdiction here.
But a lawyer close to the case said the Americans were "deadly serious" about bringing fresh indictments. "They've tied up the question of who leaked the files - now they want to know why he leaked them," he said.
"Their suspicion is that Randel was not acting on his own initiative but that the documents were taken to order, and that the client was The Times. They believe The Times was part of a conspiracy in Britain to commit a crime in America."
The Times denies paying for the information, saying the money it sent Randel was recompense for his time and costs in coming to Britain to help them prepare a defence in the Ashcroft libel action.
Much may now turn on the timing of the payments and the details of any correspondence between the paper and Randel - and it is these that Chartash appears keen to find. "If the payments were made earlier [than The Times has said], it could be argued that the paper commissioned Randel to leak the files," said a source.
The Times executives, including Stothard, could then face charges of bribing a US government official. Worryingly, the prosecutors may also have a new star witness - one J Randel. Under US law, a convicted felon can plea-bargain with prosecutors to have his term reduced.
"Randel may have decided that he's now in really deep s*** and wants to get out, even if that means dragging others in," said the lawyer. Furthermore, under a mutual assistance treaty, a US judge could seek a British court order for the documents to be released by News International. If incriminating evidence were found, criminal charges in America could follow along with an extradition request.
"The newspaper could argue a public interest defence and its right to protect its sources," said a leading barrister. "But that is no defence if the newspaper was potentially involved in a criminal offence."
Little wonder, then, that Robert Thomson, editor of The Times, took Ashcroft for lunch at Scott's in Mayfair shortly before Christmas. Better to make lunch than war.
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Subhash Chandra blames negative forces for scuttling promoter stake sale process in ZEEL
MUMBAI: After ZEEL and Dish TV stocks took a hammering on the stock exchange, Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra has tried to assuage the lenders and the investors while asserting the process of selling the promoter stake in ZEEL is on track.
Chandra wrote a two-page letter after ZEEL and Dish TV stocks hit a historic low on 25th January with the share price falling by 25-30%. The stocks of these two companies went into a tailspin after a report in news website TheWire.in reported that the Serious Fraud Investigation (SFIO) office was probing a company Nityank Infrapower (formerly Dreamline Manpower) for cash deposits of over Rs 3000 crores post demonetisation.
Dish TV has issued a denial stating that it had nothing to do with the company mentioned in The Wire report.
Following the bloodbath which saw Essel Group losing more than Rs 11,000 crore in market capitalisation, Chandra blamed the ‘negative forces’ for causing damage to the market value of his group companies. He also urged the lenders not to react in an anarchial manner and maintain peace till the process of stake sale in ZEEL is concluded.
“Post the sale process, we will be positively able to repay the entire dues, but if the lenders react in a panic situation, it will only hurt them and us,” Chandra said in a two-page letter.
On the stake sale in ZEEL, he stated that he had positive meetings with potential suitors in London. “I have also given my best to expedite the stake sale of ZEE Entertainment. In fact, I returned back from London, last night itself, a series of positive meetings with potential suitors. The mentioned negative forces, possibly after getting a hint of these positive meetings, the share price today, with a clear intention of sabotaging ZEE Entertainment’s strategic sale process.
He also averred that all operating companies especially ZEEL are performing exceptionally well and are under no stress whatsoever. “The debt burden is purely at the promoter level, which is reflecting negatively on the Companies. I would like to reiterate that ALL the Companies are performing exceptionally well and there is no problem whatsoever. I would again like to reiterate that I have no intention whatsoever, to keep a single rupee, till all the dues to the lenders are paid.”
He also admitted having made wrong decisions like making incorrect bids in the infrastructure business and the merger of direct to home (DTH) operator Videocon d2h with Dish TV, which is now controlled by his brother Jawahar Goel.
“As most of the infra companies, even we have made some incorrect bids. In usual cases, Infra raised their hands and have left their lenders with non-performing assets, but in our case, My Obsession of not walking away from the situation has made me bleed 4000 crore to 5000 crore of Rupees. Despite the loss-making projects, we continued to pay and the principle, by borrowing funds against our shareholdings in Listed Companies,” Chandra said.
“My recommendation made to my brother Jawahar Goel to buy D2H from Videocon was one more key error, which cost me and Jawahar both, a fortune. When our family business separation was implemented, as the eldest member of the family, I had taken the entire burden of the debts. I believe, it was my mistake to have told myself that “Subhash you can earn and repay the creditors”. Post which, most of my bets on the new businesses have not worked, which led to the increased debt, due to the added interest levels,” he added.
Chandra also stated that very promoters in India have dared to sell their prime assets to pay off debt. “I am extremely certain that there is no promoter in India Inc., who has dared to sell the jewel of his crown, to pay off the liabilities. While the process is still ongoing, there are some forces which are not willing to see us succeed.”
He also assured that he is “not running away from the core issue and will do my best to repay each and every person”. In the same breath, he also stated that the best time for the same is difficult to be mentioned at this stage.
Chandra also blamed the IL&FS issue for his plight while stating that the company has paid the due interest and principle to all lenders till December. “The situation at hand became further unmanageable after the IL&FS issue, came to public light. Till then, we were managing our borrowings efficiently. The IL&FS meltdown stopped the rollovers, diminishing our ability to service our borrowings.”
He further pointed out that certain negative forces were hammering the stocks of his operating companies to drive away investors. “From May / June 2018 acting against our grip as promoters became strongly active. This was followed by some anonymous letters being sent to all Bankers, NBFCs, Mutual Funds, Shareholders, etc. Whenever we have reported some really good results from the operating Companies, they were intentionally hammered negative forces, driving away the investors,” he noted.
The Essel Group, he mentioned, has written a number of complaints to the Department of Police, Home Minister of Maharashtra, SEBI and other concerned authorities since November 2018 without much success.
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ATP Miami: Felix Auger-Aliassime tops Borna Coric to extend historic run
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Competing at only his fifth Masters 1000 tournament in a career, an 18-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime had to qualify for the main draw and start from the rock bottom at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. That was hardly an obstacle for one of the most talented youngsters in the world, notching seven triumphs so far in Florida to reach the semi-final!
In the quarter-final clash, Felix took down the 11th seed Borna Coric 7-6(3) 6-2 in an hour and 48 minutes to become the third youngest Masters 1000 semi-finalist after his compatriot Denis Shapovalov and Michael Chang, improving his score over the rivals from the top-20 to 5-0!
Also, Auger-Aliassime is the youngest Miami semi-finalist, taking that honor from great Rafael Nadal and becoming the first teenager in the last four in Miami since 2007 when Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray fought against each other for the place in the final, just before turning 20.
Serving at 74% in arguably his most important match in a career so far, the Montreal native played well on both the first and second serve, facing two break points and getting broken only once to mount the pressure on the other side of the net, forcing Borna to deliver the similar numbers to stay in contention.
That never happened and the Croat dropped more than 40% of the points behind the initial shot, suffering three breaks of serve and propelling the young opponent into the last four where he will face the defending champion John Isner.
Holding his nerves like a true champion, Felix fired 25 winners and 25 unforced errors, dominating with his forehand and beating the rival's 16-38 ratio, drawing almost 20 errors from Borna from each wing! The Canadian had the advantage in the shortest and mid-range exchanges to forge the lead that carried him towards the finish line, playing smart and mature tennis to grab another huge scalp and continue the title chase.
It was important for Felix to make the best possible start and he certainly did that, delivering three easy holds and breaking Borna at 15 after a deep return in game six to open a 4-2 gap. In his only loose moment of the match, Auger-Aliassime gave a break back in the very next game when his forehand landed miles away from the court, keeping Borna in the set and wasting a set point at 5-4 on the return in the game with seven deuces!
Coric fended off that set point with a service winner and created a break chance of his own in the following game, denied by a serve&volley combo from Felix who won all five points on serve in the tie break, going 4-2 up when Borna hit a double fault and securing the opener after a backhand error from the Croat at 6-3.
Carried by this momentum, Auger-Aliassime broke at the start of the second set thanks to another fundamental mistake from Borna who never regained the composure, netting a forehand in game three to fall further behind and give the youngster a considerable advantage.
The Croat saved two match points on serve in the seventh game although that was all we saw from him as Felix held at 15 in the next game to wrap up a fantastic win and write new pages of tennis history again.
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James Reilly
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FF leader calls for James Reilly's resignation because of a 'pack of lies'
Micheál Martin has said he believes the Health Minister’s position is now untenable in the wake of further revelations about primary care centre locations.
By Emer McLysaght Saturday 24 Nov 2012, 4:55 PM
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THE FIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has called for the resignation of the Health Minister James Reilly, stating that we have been “sold a tissue of lies” by the Minister, the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste.
Martin has said that he believes Reilly’s position is untenable after more information about the selection of locations for primary care centres in the Health Minister’s constituency of Dublin North emerged in an Irish Times report today.
The Irish Times report by Martin Wall and Paul Cullen details how two locations were added to the priority list the evening before the announcement by the government, despite the fact that they had not been recommended by the then-Minster of State for Primary Care Róisín Shortall.
Speaking to reporters at Fianna Fáil’s National Policy Conference at the Red Cown Moran hotel earlier Micheál Martin said:
We were led to believe that there was some criteria behind the selection of of these primary care sites that differed to Róisín Shortall’s and the HSE’s criteria – we now learn that there wasn’t the case at all and that this was an 11th hour decision on a political basis to change Róisín Shortall’s list and to put out a list that met James Reilly’s own political considerations – and also maybe others across the Cabinet table in terms of Kilkenny.
The Fianna Fáil leader was referring to further last minute changes to the list which saw locations in Kilkenny and Roscommon added.
Martin said that there was an attempt to hide the truth about the criteria behind the selection of locations and that “we were told a pack of lies on this and I’m angry about that”.
Róisín Shortall resigned as junior minister in September following a dispute with James Reilly about primary care locations. She also said that he had blocked many of the health reform initiatives she had worked on.
Speaking to RTÉ Radio One earlier today Shortall again said that the Health Minister was engaging in ‘stroke politics’ and dismissed his given reasons for making the last minute changes to the priority list.
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Did RTÉ need to get such 'extreme views' for balance in the marriage referendum?
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RORY O’NEILL HAS questioned whether RTÉ needed to get “extreme views” on the airwaves in order to maintain balance during campaigning for the marriage equality referendum.
The national broadcaster was criticised during the campaign by some of its own presenters for the lengths it went to to achieve a balanced debate and faced further questions afterwards.
At one point during the campaign RTÉ’s Brendan O’Connor said the word ‘No’ to counteract the ‘Yes’ pin being worn by Equality Minister Aodhán Ó Ríodáin.
O’Neill, who was at the centre of the Pantigate affair the year previously, says that what happened on the Saturday Night Show and the subsequent €85,000 payment RTÉ made following defamation claims put an extra focus on their referendum coverage.
“I think it was always going to be difficult for them, but I think there was more focus on how they were going to handle it, because of what happened,” he says.
I do think there were some issues, but I think RTÉ is in a particular bind. I think that the whole balance requirement is very difficult for them to handle but I do think they tend to handle it by getting the same extreme views on when I don’t think that’s necessary.
“We would have some disagreements, but I do appreciate that they’re in a bind and it’s not a bind of their making,” O’Neill adds.
Other issues raised during the campaign included the use of stopwatches to time both sides in debates and allegations that viewpoints were not challenged adequately.
Despite taking issue with the manner in which the issue of balance was addressed by RTÉ, O’Neill says he does believe that the controversy surrounding Pantigate created a debate around homophobia in Ireland that ultimately helped the referendum pass.
“I’d love to say that I’m a Machiavellian genius and that I had it all planned, but of course that’s not the case,” he says.
“But I think yes, what happened started a conversation about how Ireland treats gay people much earlier and I think it set a good tone about the arguments to come up to the referendum.”
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Amarnath yatra begins amid tight security
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June 28, 2018 IST
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Jammu, June 27: Amid tight security, the first batch of nearly 3,000 pilgrims on Wednesday left the base camp here for the annual 60-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.
Advisors to the Governor K Vijay Kumar and BB Vyas flagged off a fleet of 107 vehicles and four motorcycles carrying the pilgrims from the heavily-guarded Bhagwati base camp in the City of Temples around 4.30 am.
They said all necessary arrangements are in place to ensure a peaceful and smooth yatra. A total of 2,995 pilgrims–2,334 men, 520 women, 21 children and 120 sadhus–left for the base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal districts in 107 vehicles and four motorcycles, officials said.
They will reach the twin base camps later in the day and would start their onward journey to the 3,880-metre high cave shrine by foot on Thursday, marking the commencement of the pilgrimage.
While 1,904 pilgrims have opted for the traditional 36-km route from Pahalgam, 1,091 others are registered for the shortest 12-km route from Baltal. The pilgrimage is scheduled to conclude on August 26 coinciding with the Raksha Bandhan festival.
“Amarnath yatra is a very significant event and attracts the entire nation. It is very prestigious programme for Jammu and Kashmir in particular,” Kumar told reporters after flagging off the vehicles.
He said Governor NN Vohra, who is also chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) which manages the yatra, has worked to further improve arrangements for the pilgrimage.
“With the cooperation of the public and good interaction with all forces and development agencies, we hope to give them (pilgrims) good security and good facilities,” he said.
Vyas said all necessary arrangements, including adequate security, are in place for the success of the yatra. National Conference provincial president Devender Singh Rana and BJP MLC Vikram Randhawa had also come to welcome the pilgrims in the state.
“First and foremost we welcome the yatris to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and we pray to the almighty to ensure their safety and security. They are our guests and we are very hopeful it will be a successful yatra,” Rana said.
The NC leader expressed hope that people would welcome the pilgrims with traditional hospitality.
The pilgrims were enthusiastic about undertaking the pilgrimage and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made by the government. “We are here because of the blessings of the lord and are satisfied with the arrangements made by the state government,” Maidha, a resident of Uttarakhand, said.
Accompanied by her husband Sajan Agarwal, the couple said this was their first visit to the shrine to seek blessings of Lord Shiva.
“We were called by him and he will take care…We are initially scared but on reaching here and seeing the arrangements and enthusiasm of others pilgrims, we are confident of a successful pilgrimage,” she said.
According to official figures, over 2 lakh pilgrims have so far registered for the yatra. The government is for the first time using radio frequency (RF) tags to track Amarnath-bound vehicles, while the CRPF has introduced motorcycle squads with cameras and various life-saving equipments.
Around 40,000 security personnel from Jammu and Kashmir Police, paramilitary, National Disaster Response Force and the Army have been deployed for the pilgrimage.
A total of 2.60 lakh pilgrims offered prayers at the shrine last year.
Considering the carrying capacity of the existing tracks and other available infrastructure in the pilgrimage area, the SASB has decided to allow 7, 500 pilgrims on each route daily.
This will exclude pilgrims travelling by helicopter.
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The Hague, Jul 17: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday announced its verdict on India’s petition challenging the death sentence given to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, ruling that Jadhav be allowed consular access and asking Pakistan to ensure “effective review and reconsideration of his conviction and sentences”.
The court found by 15 votes to 1 that Pakistan had breached Jadhav’s rights under the Vienna convention on consular relations by not allowing Indian diplomats to visit him in jail.
It said that nothing in Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) precludes its applicability to persons accused of espionage.
The provision basically states that when a national of a foreign country is arrested, they must be informed of the right to have their country’s consulate notified and should also have the right to regular consultation with their consulate’s officials during their detention and trial.
Pakistan had argued, unsuccessfully, that Article 36 of the VCCR does not apply to people involved in espionage.
Pakistan has been directed to suspend the execution of the death penalty awarded to Jadhav till it fulfills the new conditions (ensuring consular access and ‘effectively’ reviewing the case).
The ICJ, however, also rejected most of the other remedies sought by India, which included the annulment of the military court decision convicting Jadhav, his release and his return to India. It cited limitations of its jurisdiction in turning down those appeals.
Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the Pakistani military court on charges of “espionage and terrorism” after a closed trial in April 2017. His sentencing evoked a sharp reaction in India
Reading out the verdict, President of the Court Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf ordered an “effective review and reconsideration of the conviction and sentence of Mr Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav”.
The verdict in the high-profile case comes nearly five months after a 15-member bench of ICJ led by Judge Yusuf had reserved its decision on February 21 after hearing oral submissions by India and Pakistan. The proceedings of the case took two years and two months to complete.
India moved the ICJ in May 8, 2017 for the “egregious violation” of the provisions of the Vienna Convention by Pakistan by repeatedly denying New Delhi consular access to Jadhav.
3 Mar: Pakistan claims arresting Jadhav in Balochistan on charges of espionage. India claims he was kidnapped from Iran.
25 Mar: India is formally informed by Pakistan of Jadhav’s arrest. A confessional statement is released by Pakistan in which Jadhav claims to be a serving Indian Navy officer. India responds by moving the first of several requests for custodial access.
6 Sep: Pak files “supplementary” FIR naming 15 individuals as “accomplices and facilitators” of Jadhav, including NSA Ajit Doval, former RAW chief Alok Joshi, his wife Chetankul Jadhav, and mother Avanti Jadhav.
21 Sep: Military court begins hearing Jadhav case.
6 Jan: Pak ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi presents a dossier to the UN chief alleging India’s involvement in cross-border terrorism in Pakistan and Jadhav’s arrest.
23 Jan: Islamabad writes to New Delhi, seeking assistance in investigating the Jadhav case, and saying its request for consular assistance shall be considered “in the light of the Indian side’s response”.
10 Apr: Jadhav is sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan. India deems the death penalty as “pre-meditated murder”.
27 Apr: India writes to Pakistan, asking it for certified copies of the chargesheet, proceedings of the court of enquiry, the summary of evidence in the case, and the judgment itself. No reply is received.
22 Jun: Pakistan states that a military court has rejected Jadhav’s appeal.
8 May: India moves the International Court of Justice, and receives an interim stay on Jadhav’s execution, pending final orders in the case.
26 Oct: Islamabad writes to New Delhi, offering to discuss extraditing him to India should the government accept he is “considered a criminal under the laws of India.”
25 Dec: Jadhav’s mother and wife are allowed to visit him in prison.
Jan 17: Apr 17 and July 17 fixed as deadlines for India’s Reply and Pak’s Rejoinder respectively.
Feb 18-21: India and Pak make two rounds of oral arguments at The Hague.
Jul 4: ICJ announces that the President of the Court, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, will read the Court’s decision on July 17.
How binding are ICJ judgments?
Srinagar, Jul 17: According to ICJ, judgments delivered by the court (or by one of its chambers) in disputes between states are binding upon the parties concerned. Article 94 of the United Nations Charter provides that “each Member of the United Nations undertakes to comply with the decision of [the court] in any case to which it is a party”. Judgments are final and without appeal.
If there is a dispute about the meaning or scope of a judgment, the only possibility is for one of the parties to make a request to the court for an interpretation. In the event of the discovery of a fact hitherto unknown to the court which might be a decisive factor, either party may apply for revision of the judgment.
However, there have been instances when the ICJ’s rulings have not been followed. The most famous one was in 1986, when the ICJ ruled in a petition by Nicaragua, which alleged that the US had waged a covert war against it by supporting a rebellion.
The ICJ ordered reparations from the US in favour of Nicaragua. The US, in response, cancelled its declaration of the ICJ’s jurisdiction. It then went to the UN Security Council against the ICJ order and succeeded.
So, whatever the ICJ decides, both governments will have to be prepared for a long haul.
Srinagar, Jul 17: Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested Wednesday by Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in connection with charges related to terror financing, Dawn and Geo news reported.
The arrest, as per the reports, was made when Saeed was travelling to Gujranwala from Lahore to appear before an anti-terrorism court. The Mumbai 26/11 mastermind has been moved to an undisclosed location, it added.
Quoting CTD spokesperson for Punjab, Dawn reported that Saeed, following his arrest, was sent to prison on judicial remand after the counter-terrorism department presented him before a Gujranwala anti-terrorism court (ATC).
The CTD has been directed to complete its investigation and submit a charge sheet to the court in the stipulated time, the report said.
A JuD spokesperson also confirmed the arrest to Reuters.
The arrest comes in the wake of an ATC in Lahore granting Saeed pre-arrest bail. Along with Saeed, three others were also granted the bail in a case pertaining to JuD’s alleged illegal use of land for its seminary, Dawn reported on July 14.
The CTD had registered 23 cases in July against the leadership of JuD, LeT and FIF (Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation) for gaining assets from “terrorism” financing through non-profit organisations. The move was termed by India as “cosmetic steps against terror groups by Pakistan”.
“Pakistan is trying to hoodwink the international community on taking action against terror groups. Let us not get fooled by cosmetic steps against terror groups by Pakistan,” MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar had said.
Pakistan’s push against Saeed came after Financial Action Task Force (FATF), at a plenary session in USA. FATF chair, the US, had told Pakistan it could face blacklisting at its next session in October if it did not adhere to its commitments to stop access to funds for “terror” groups.
Saeed’s arrest comes just ahead of Prime Minister Khan’s maiden visit to the US on July 21 during which he will hold talks with US President Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly asked Pakistan to abide by its UN Security Council commitments to deny “terrorists” safe haven and block their access to funds.
The Saeed-led JuD is believed to be the front organisation for militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba which is deemed to be responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. The US Department of the Treasury has designated Saeed as a Specially Designated “Global Terrorist”, and the US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million reward for information that brings Saeed to justice.
Srinagar, Jun 17: After a brief lull in the encounters in Kashmir, a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant identified as a local, was Wednesday killed in a gunfight at Gund-Brath village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Giving details of the encounter, a police official said that Army’s 22 RR, 179 BN CRPF and SOG of J&K police jointly launched a cordon-and-search operation in Gund Brath village of Sopore following specific information about the presence of militants inside a residential house.
During the search operation, the official said, the hiding militant fired on the search party. The fire was retaliated leading to an encounter.
In the ensuing encounter, one militant was killed and the body was retrieved from the site of encounter.
The slain militant was identified as Adnan Ali Channa son of Ali Muhammad Channa, a resident of Arampora Azad-Gunj, Baramulla.
As per the police records, the slain was affiliated with militant outfit LeT.
Meanwhile, authorities suspended internet services in Sopore and Baramulla as a precautionary measure in wake of this encounter. Later in the day, thousands of people participated in the funeral prayers of slain militant at his native village Azadgunj.
The encounter was the first one after the commencement of annual pilgrimage of Amarnath on July 1.
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A Colorful Multicultural Wedding at Bel-Air Bay Club in Los Angeles, California
To honor their three cultures—Chinese, Persian and American—Kristy Gao (25 and a business professional) and Alireza Fard (34 and a physician) held a trio of ceremonies at Bel-Air Bay Club in Los Angeles, California. First, they sat at a sofreh aghd for the Persian ceremony. Then they exchanged vows in English with the Pacific Ocean as their backdrop. After cocktail hour they performed a Chinese tea ceremony. The vibrant gold, red and jewel-tone palette for the day drew inspiration from fine art. “I'm an amateur painter and was inspired by the vivid colors of Dutch still life paintings,” Kristy says. “Since gold is a popular color in bother Chinese and Persian cultures, there was plenty of that as well.” After the American and Persian ceremonies, the 150 guests headed inside to the reception, where a range of food was served. “We had a variety of food to reflect our cultures,” Kristy says. “There was Peking roast duck, seafood and kebabs, followed by a five-course dinner.” Coordinating such a busy day was a true challenge, and Kristy advises brides to anticipate slip-ups and accept them. “Don't stress on the big day,” she says. “Mistakes will happen, but no one will notice. Enjoy your big day with your husband—it flies by too quickly.” —Carolyn Meers
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Dogs in toddler attack will be put down: police
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One of the dogs that attacked a two-year-old boy in Mandal (Photo: Espen Sand/Scanpix).
Two dogs involved in a vicious attack on a two-year-old boy in southern Norway this summer will be put down, the National Police Directorate has ruled.
Angry at the decision, the 23-year-old owner of the dogs has already vowed to take legal action, newspaper Fædrelandsvennen reports.
The boy’s mother and uncle were also badly bitten after an escaped French Mastiff tried to drag the child from a playground into the nearby woods in Mandal on July 4th.
Witnesses to the horrific attack said the French Mastiff jumped over a fence in a nearby garden before rushing towards the toddler.
As the dog tried to haul the child away, the boy’s mother jumped on top of her son to protect him.
Police said the child suffered a deep open wound on his back, while the woman was left with a large gash on her arm.
The boy’s uncle, a 17-year-old named as Ferdi Fezullah, said he ran over to intervene after hearing his sister’s frantic cries.
Just then, two more dogs – both reported to be a cross between a Doberman and a Rottweiler – escaped from the same garden. One of the new arrivals bit the teenager on the back, arm and knee.
“The man was treated at the emergency ward in Mandal, while the two others were admitted to Sørlandet Hospital with nasty bite wounds,” police spokeswoman Ingrid Mæhre told news agency NTB at the time.
The trio’s bloody ordeal ended when the owner of the two most aggressive dogs arrived at the scene and managed to pull the animals away.
The third dog belonged to his brother.
Police in the Agder district initially ruled that two of the animals should be put to sleep. But the owner appealed the move to the police directorate, which has now given its backing to the original decision.
The 23-year-old, however, has the right to take the matter to court, and has already indicated that he intends to do so.
He is currently paying 12,000 kroner ($2,000) a month to have the dogs kept at a kennel in Mandal.
Prosecutors, meanwhile, are still considering whether to press charges against the dog owner.
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We don’t need lessons about no-deal from a zombie prime minister
Theresa May treated suggestions from the Scottish Government with contempt
ACCORDING to reports Theresa May, our zombie Prime Minister, is going to make a last official trip up to Scotland to warn the Scottish people of the dangers of a no-deal Brexit. The hypocrisy in this is utterly incredible.
This is the woman who treated with contempt a sensible proposal from the Scottish Government, more than two years ago, which would have allowed the UK Government to exit the EU while retaining a place in the single market and resolving the Irish border question around a Norway-type deal.
May ignored this Scottish proposal and offered nothing but gratuitous insults to the Scottish Government and the SNP for their efforts.
Then she danced to the tune of the extreme Brexit gang on the Tory right and claimed “no deal is better than a bad deal” Now she comes crawling back to Scotland to lecture us on how terrible a no-deal Brexit will be. The Scottish people know that, they knew it from the beginning and long before she did, so where does she get the brass neck to come up here lecturing?
We, in Scotland, do not need any advice from her on Brexit, or on anything else, I’m sure we can manage just fine without her or the UK Government. We will need to act to save our country and economy from the disaster which now seems to be confronting the UK.
I have been a supporter of Scottish independence for many years and voted for it at the referendum. I expect, however, that many Scots who did not take that view then may well now see that Scotland can go down with that sinking ship or take another more sensible path.
What never fails to surprise me, although it should not because I have seen it so many times before, is how the British nationalists treat everyone else with disrespect yet expect respect and support from them. A classic example of this is how the Brexit Party representatives in the European Parliament turned their backs on the anthem – once again in a display of gratuitous insult to the other representatives – while they are supposed to be seeking agreement from the EU countries to save the UK economy from the economic disaster of a no deal. How this arrogance is supposed to win friends and influence people I fail to understand.
Andy Anderson
Saltcoats
IT is indeed welcome news that there is solid movement towards a majority for independence (Majority of Scottish Remain voters now back independence, July 2). And this may seem like an endorsement of the SNP leadership’s current strategy, which is to dismiss the valid concerns of Scots Leave voters over sovereignty and the economic policy of the EU as mere collateral damage.
However, this leaves a hardcore of 30% pro-independence anti-EU voters, unchanged since 2016, upon which the success of the next independence referendum will definitely rest. The imperative to get maximum consensus amongst Yes supporters demands that the SNP leadership drops its uncritical support for the EU.
A no-deal Brexit on October 31 will be the political cold shower the SNP leadership requires because there will then be a realisation that a no-deal England alongside an EU Scotland will create a hard border which will be bad for Scottish jobs, trade, and commerce.
Cllr Andy Doig (Independent)
Renfrewshire Council
THE actions by the Brexit Party leader and his stooges facing the wall during the EU anthem is surely the final insult that these obsequious individuals can render to us here in Scotland.
They do not represent Scotland and Scots who voted to remain in the EU. No doubt our EU friends will be glad to see them gone after Brexit, but the final irony would surely be if Article 50 were revoked and these nasties would have to continue!!
However, the EU’s representatives, in particular José Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission, must be squirming now having been led by the nose by Cameron to attack us during indyref1 and support Better Together. How they and he must feel now to see that Better Together has brought about a scenario where Scotland’s definitive vote to remain in the EU has been thwarted. So now you can start to stand up for Euro-positive Scotland.
The EU must ensure now that Scotland is fast-tracked into membership when the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ceases to exist. In fact, as other nations from the former (United) Yugoslavia and Czechs and Slovaks who separated from Czechoslovakia were admitted, there is no reason now to consider the UK sacrosanct as the English and Welsh vote took the UK out.
No doubt the Anglophiles – or phools – on the continent will be reassessing their past folly in the light of the Faragists at Strasbourg and the chaotic state of the UK Government and leadership stramash at Westminster.
WOW. If Boris wins it seems that “proper Irn-Bru will return to the shelves” (Ross Thomson backs Boris Johnson’s sugar tax and Irn Bru U-turn, thenational.scot, Jul 3). It makes you wonder what other healthy innovations we could see reversed. Perhaps next week it will be a promise of the return of smoking in public places, cuts in alcohol and tobacco taxes, followed closely by the repeal of seat belt legislation, and free school meals. Health and safety at work could also be a casualty (pun intended).
There will of course be lots of room available on the supermarket shelves of post-Brexit Britain. Missing will be a whole range of healthy products that cannot find their way easily through the tariff walls and traffic queues at the Channel ports, and local Scottish produce which is rotting in the fields for a lack of EU workers to pick it.
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Andrea Leadsom resorts to Brexit Valentine's Day poetry in the Commons
Andrea Leadsom in the House of Commons. Photograph: Parliament TV.
Andrea Leadsom tried to sidestep setting a date for the next meaningful vote on Brexit by reciting poetry at the despatch box instead.
The Commons leader Andrea Leadsom also quoted Jane Austen and William Shakespeare, although her Labour counterpart Valerie Vaz refused to join the Commons love-in and instead demanded to know the Brexit voting timetable.
Leadsom’s literary performance came as she confirmed MPs will consider a series of Brexit statutory instruments and hold general debates on serious violence, NHS, anti-Semitism, and potential future free trade agreements next week, a period which was initially scheduled to be recess.
She added: “It’s Valentine’s Day so I thought a little poem might be in order - Labour is red, Tories are blue, our future is bright, with a good deal in sight, for the UK and our friends in the EU.”
Vaz said she did not find any of next week’s business “very funny”, adding: “This is really serious.”
The Labour frontbencher also said the government was involved in “kite flying” after senior Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins was reported to have been overheard in a Brussels bar saying May planned to wait until the end of March before confronting MPs with a choice between her deal or a lengthy delay to Brexit.
She said: “When will she announce the timetable for the meaningful vote?”
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Leadsom, responding to a series of questions raised by Vaz on different issues, said: “As Jane Austen said ‘Is not general incivility the very essence of love?’ - so I shall take her slightly unhumorous remarks to be the beginning of a real friendship between us.”
She added the prime minister has been clear that Brexit talks are ongoing and a meaningful vote will be brought forward when the government achieves “the progress we need” - with MPs having the chance to table amendments to a motion later this month if such agreement has not been reached.
SNP Commons leader Pete Wishart described Leadsom’s business statement as “curious”, before warning: “There’s only 43 days until we’re supposed to leave the EU but there’s nothing in this business statement which indicates when we’ll have a meaningful vote to determine what basis we leave, if we leave on a basis at all.
“This is getting beyond the joke and this government is taking this House for mugs.”
Wishart added: “Given it’s Valentine’s Day - Labour is red, Tories are blue, the message from Scotland is we’re staying in the EU.”
In her reply, Leadsom noted: “I think he means the UK according to the people of Scotland, but that doesn’t rhyme, I’ll grant him that.”
She went on: “In the immortal words of Shakespeare, ‘His unkindness may defeat my life but never taint my love’ - so I remain very fond of him.”
The public who were witnessing this unfold in the House of Commons were less than impressed as the clock ticks down to March 29th.
The comedian and television presenter Sue Perkins suggested her own poem: “How about this? Labour is red, Tories are blue, you have precisely 43 days in which to renegotiate complex legislation and trading agreements, stop wasting it by grandstanding in the mother of all parliaments... and spouting shit poetry too.”
MPs must do more than virtue signal over LGBT rights
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July 29, 2018 | Films Stars Celebrities
Oghenekaro Itene Moves Closer to Her Hollywood Dream
By Nseobong okon-ekong
Nigerian-born actress, Oghenekaro Itene is steadily inching her way to her dream of becoming one of the better known talents out of Africa plying her trade in America's Hollywood.
Following her last outing in Esohe, an epic which was a collaboration between Nollywood and Hollywood, served in a cocktail of the rich tradition of Bini kingdom, Oghenekaro continues the pursuit of her Hollywood Dream in Chase, in which she plays the role of Jayla.
Written, directed and co-produced by Michael Matteo Rossi, the movie is about a hit man who must prove his loyalty to his mentor and best friend, while his girlfriend wants to leave the business. Rossi already has a feature, Sable and several shorts to his credit. His latest film, Chase, which showcases Oghenekaro will be in the cinemas soon.
The main Hollywood stellar cast features names like Damien Puckler, who plays the hit man. Others include Jessica Morris, Aries Spears, Richard riehle , Devanny Pinn and Simeon Panda. Expect to see a lot of action where Puckler, a known martial arts expert is in the mix. He can be devastatingly exciting and create lots of anxious moments for the audience.
The writer/director holds out no less a promise. According to him, “Chase really is a roller coaster of a ride. I feel there’s a lot of stinging emotion mixed with some action and a lot of unique kills from our lead hit man. It’ll definitely be a bloody journey for the characters involved that the audience will be invested in.”
Rossi's previous films include Misogynist and Sable. He wrote the screenplay for Chase and produced alongside Katrina Y. Nelson and Jane Badler.
Chase brings Oghenekaro up to speed in the creative world. Everything is happening fast for her. One moment she was a make-up artiste, working behind the scene in moviedom.
Driven by the urge to succeed beyond the shores of Nigeria, Oghenekaro left for South Africa to set up shop, serving the movie and music video industry as a make up artiste. She also did some acting jobs on the side.
Now Hollywood is ready for Oghenekaro Itene.
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Image of the Day: Root Rave
Pea plant (Pisum sativum) roots that have been inoculated with engineered Rhizobia bacteria glow in the presence of certain proteins.
The Scientist Staff
Pea plant (Pisum sativum) roots, one control (left) and one glowing (right) following inoculation with Rhizobia bacteria that have been engineered to express light in the presence of nitrogenase enzymes
ALISON EAST, DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Plant biologists in the U.K. developed engineered bacteria as reporters to alert them to the presence and location of certain molecules secreted by plant roots.
(See F. Pini et al., “Lux bacterial biosensors for in vivo spatiotemporal mapping of root secretion,” Plant Physiology, doi:10.1104/pp.16.01302, 2017.)
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Location: Jersey, Channel Islands
Submitted: 8th February 2019
The Hidden
Author/Guide: Mary Chamberlain
1940s: Her heart died in the war – can she breathe new life to it?
Genre: Historical
Dora Simon and Joe O’Cleary live in separate countries, accepting of their twilight years. But their monochrome worlds are abruptly upended by the arrival of Barbara Hummel, who is determined to identify the mysterious woman whose photograph she has found among her mother’s possessions.
Forced to confront a time they thought buried in the past, Dora and Joe’s lives unravel – and entwine. For, trapped on the Channel Islands under the German occupation in the Second World War, Dora, a Jewish refugee, had concealed her identity; while Joe, a Catholic priest, kept quite another secret…
This is a story of love and betrayal, shame and survival. But can a speck of light diffuse the darkest shadows of war?
The Channel Islands - Jersey
A: St Helier - Hotel de France
B: St Martin - La Ferme de L'anse
C: St Martins - St.Martin's Parish Church
D: St Martin - the harbour
E: St Helier - Pomme D'or Hotel
F: St Helier - Minden Street
Travel BookTrail style to The Channel Islands
“The German invasion of the British Channel Islands began on 30 June 1940 and was completed with the surrender of Sark on 4 July 1940. All but twenty of the residents of Alderney had been evacuated to mainland Britain, along with many men of military age, and some women and children , from Jersey and Guernsey. The islands were not liberated until 9 May 1945. They were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied during the Second World War.”
“With no hinterland in which to hide, and no assistance from London, resistance fin the Channel Islands was limited to protests and acts of defiance. In Jersey there was a clandestine network of safe houses for escaped prisoners….”
“Islanders charged with resistance were also deported or, after August 1944 , imprisoned locally.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Hidden
Destination: The Channel Islands, Jersey, Guernsey Author/guide: Mary Chamberlain Departure: 1940s
The Dressmaker of Dachau
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British Academy study reveals scepticism and confusion over newly-elected metro mayors
Press release • 5 Jul 2017
Lack of public enthusiasm for and engagement with English devolution policy
Widespread resistance to mayors
Geography may make or break a deal
A new report published today by the British Academy has found widespread concerns over new metro mayors across England.
Governing England: devolution and mayors in England follows a series of roundtable meetings held by the British Academy with council leaders, policy makers and academics across the country.
At meetings in Newcastle, Cambridge, Winchester, Sheffield and Bristol participants at the forefront of devolution deals discussed the appetite for devolution in their area and asked what new powers devolved to regions will mean for local communities.
Based on these meetings, the report finds that resistance to metro mayors and confusion about their role is inhibiting the progress of English devolution in many areas.
There is a lack of public enthusiasm for additional politicians and very low levels of public engagement with the post of metro mayor. Concerns were also expressed that mayors had, in effect, been imposed. The British Academy report suggests that greater clarity over the purpose of devolution within England could help overcome this resistance and lack of public enthusiasm.
Another significant finding from the report is that devolution deals are far more likely to succeed in areas with a more coherent identity. Many attendees felt that the approach to devolution had been too inflexible and that a ‘one size fits all’ model should be avoided - ‘we are not all Manchester’.
The report concludes that without strong public support for new combined authorities and metro mayors, it is difficult to assess how English devolution will succeed, especially following the mixed picture emerging from the General Election.
Governing England working group member, Professor John Curtice FBA FRSE FRSA said:
“Although surveys suggest the public recognise that directly elected mayors can speak up for their area, voters also seem to share the concern that they invest too much power in one person. Above all, however, the low turnout in the first metro mayoral elections in May suggests that the idea has simply not caught on. It is thus not surprising that in all of the sessions we held, scepticism about directly-elected mayors was commonplace.”
Co-chair of the project, Professor Iain McLean FBA FRSE said:
“Just two months on from the metro mayor elections, this report shows that future for English devolution looks uncertain. New metro mayors and combined authorities are met by resistance and a lack of public understanding. What’s more, the recent Queen’s Speech seemed to indicate a lack of time or appetite for further devolution. As issues such a Brexit loom large, we may see English devolution slipping back down the political agenda.”
This report is part of Governing England, a two-year project by the British Academy exploring issues of governance and identity in England, including the future of political parties, English identity, and England in a changing fiscal union.
Read Governing England: devolution and mayors in England.
1. For further information, interviews or images, please contact the Press Office: press@britac.ac.uk or 0207 969 5273
2. Governing England is a two-year project run by the British Academy to explore English identity, the future of political parties and the new powers being devolved to regions, directly elected metro mayors and city regions, amongst other issues. For further information please visit: www.britishacademy.ac.uk/-governing-england
3. The British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. Established by Royal Charter in 1902. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence and high achievement in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value. For more information, please visit www.britishacademy.ac.uk .
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The Free Library > Business and Industry > Business > Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) > November 16, 2011
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Byline: TONY HETHERINGTON
Q: My uncle died and left me over pounds 50,000 in his will. I have now received a letter from the solicitors handling his estate, saying they made a mistake and overpaid me. They are asking for the immediate repayment of pounds 11,395. I could not now easily find such an amount. Am I legally obliged to repay this, since it was the solicitors who made the mistake? J S A: The simple answer is yes, you must repay the money. The reasons go back to a legal case called Ministry of Health v Simpson in 1951. Executors wrongly paid out money to charities instead of to the rightful beneficiary, the deceased's next of kin. The court held that the next of kin could reclaim the money from both the executors and the charities.
However, you could be in a stronger position than this suggests. For example, a different court decision means you could plead a 'change of position', arguing that you have spent the money and cannot afford to repay it.
There is also the possibility that you could claim against the executors for negligence, though this would depend heavily on the facts, on why the overpayment happened, and whether you could have spotted it.
At the very least, do see a solicitor of your own. If you resist the other side's rather silly demand for an 'immediate' payment of more than pounds 11,000, I would not be surprised to see them settle for less.
Q: We have a mortgage of just over pounds 100,000 and very little by way of savings. Completely unexpectedly, I have inherited almost pounds 30,000 from an aunt who died without leaving a will or any close family. The temptation is to pay pounds 30,000 off our mortgage and reduce our monthly payments, but that would leave us with no savings again. What do you advise? Mrs M W A: If there are no penalties attached to your existing mortgage, consider switching to an offset mortgage. Your pounds 30,000 would earn no interest, but you would only be charged interest on roughly pounds 70,000 of your mortgage, so you will gain more than you lose.
Your existing lender may offer an offset loan, or consider First Direct (0800 482448), which has recently been offering this scheme at 2.08 percent interest.
Q: I switched credit cards last March, but now my old card company has billed me for mobile phone insurance that I no longer need. As the card no longer exists, how can I be sent a bill? K L J A: The paperwork you sent me refers to a 'Continuous Authority Payment' that you signed, allowing the insurer to collect premiums from your card. Unfortunately, you never told the insurer to cancel this, which is why the card company is obliged to pay, and why you are obliged to pay the card bill.
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FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George, left, looks to pass the ball around Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu during the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Portland, Ore. A person familiar with the negotiations says the Los Angeles Clippers will be landing Kawhi Leonard as a free agent after they acquire Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a massive trade for players and draft picks.
Craig Mitchelldyer
FILE - In this June 13, 2019, file photo, Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) drives against Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) during the first half of Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif. A person familiar with the negotiations says the Los Angeles Clippers will be landing Kawhi Leonard as a free agent after they acquire Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a massive trade for players and draft picks.
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Los Angeles Laker players LeBron James, center, and Anthony Davis, right, take in an NBA summer league basketball game between the New York Knicks and the New Orleans Pelicans, Friday, July 5, 2019, in Las Vegas.
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Analysis: It's a new day in the NBA, and a welcomed change
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — There is no favorite.
This is what the NBA wanted. And needed.
The biggest piece of valid criticism about the league in recent years has been it's predictable. Golden State got to the last five NBA Finals. LeBron James had made it there eight years in a row, four with Miami and then four more with Cleveland. Brooklyn used to be the 'other' team in New York, and the Clippers used to be the 'other' team in Los Angeles.
Welcome to a new NBA. If you think the Clippers can win it all next season, or the Lakers, or Utah, or Philadelphia, or Milwaukee, or Houston, or Denver, or even Golden State and maybe a few others, you're right.
Technically, there is a favorite: The sports books in Las Vegas, after hearing the news that Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are heading to the Clippers, listed them as the best bet Saturday to win the 2020 NBA championship. Yes, the Clippers. A team that has won exactly four playoff series since moving to Los Angeles in 1984. A team that had 12 consecutive losing seasons a generation ago.
There wasn't much NBA intrigue at this time last year. The Warriors were adding DeMarcus Cousins to a team that won the last two championships and were seemingly locks to win a third consecutive title.
Everyone knows it didn't work out that way.
Toronto took care of that. It was just more proof that what seems obvious at this time of year doesn't always come to fruition.
This year, though, the newfound balance of power — dare we say "parity" — seems like a done deal. The East still has a 60-win team in Milwaukee returning the reigning MVP in Giannis Antetokounmpo and shooting guard Khris Middleton, so the Bucks may be the favorite right now on that side of the league. Philadelphia lost JJ Redick and Jimmy Butler, adding Josh Richardson and Al Horford to a team that looks to be dominant defensively. No one will count out Boston, because of Brad Stevens and now Kemba Walker.
Miami got better even after losing Dwyane Wade with the addition of Butler — and the Heat might throw their hat in the ring if Russell Westbrook is indeed available following the George trade to the Clippers. Brooklyn gets Kyrie Irving this season and now knows it'll be adding Kevin Durant next season, once he returns from his Achilles rehab. Atlanta's young core may be the most promising in the NBA.
And let's not forget the East also has the reigning NBA champion Raptors, albeit without Leonard and Danny Green.)
But the West ... wow.
The Clippers kept Patrick Beverley, have an amazingly talented bench led by Lou Williams, a coach everybody wants to play for in Doc Rivers and now gets two of the very best players in the game with Leonard and George. The Lakers still have James, added Anthony Davis, kept JaVale McGee and Rajon Rondo, signed DeMarcus Cousins and Green — and might be in the market for another shooter.
Portland went to the West final last season and have an elite backcourt in Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. Utah had a brilliant summer, giving Donovan Mitchell more good players like Mike Conley to surround himself with. Houston still has James Harden and Chris Paul. Dallas figures to be better if Kristaps Porzingis is healthy to run alongside Luka Doncic.
The Lakers are almost certainly coming for someone's playoff spot out West. Same goes for the Heat in the East. And before long, New Orleans with Zion Williamson and David Griffin at the controls, Atlanta with that core led by Trae Young and Kevin Huerter, potentially Memphis with the Ja Morant era set to begin, it'll be their turn at the playoff table.
It's been a top-heavy league for a long time. Only five different franchises have represented the West in the NBA Finals over the last 20 years. In the East, it's five over the last 15 years.
Right now, the odds-makers in Vegas are predicting next June it'll be Clippers vs. Bucks.
A couple days ago the Lakers were the betting favorites.
A new day is here in the NBA.
Tim Reynolds is a national basketball writer for The Associated Press. Write to him at treynolds@ap.org
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You must have heard about 'Bol bam rath yatra' from Namrup to Tinsukia. The kawariyas (or Kanvarias) travel the entire distance to pray in Shiv Sham temple located in Tinsukia in Assam state of India. The road is crowded with kawariyas who sing and dance to devotional music playing in the background. They carry colourful sticks and some also wear bands on the forehead. The whole atmosphere is charged with devotion and prayer.
Architecture of Shiv Dham in Tinsukia
Shiv Dham is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is famous for its architecture. What is special about this temple is that it is actually situated in the middle of a Water Kund! The temple looks amazing during sunset when the orange rays of the sun fall on it and highlight the carvings and design of the temple.
The Shiv Dham temple is built on a sprawling area. The temple comprises of many pillars, all beautifully carved. Lovely gardens around the temple add to its beauty. A coloured statue of Lord Shiva (in the sitting posture) with his trishul rests in the centre of a pond inside the temple premises. The temple was built by devotees of Lord Shiva in Tinsukia district.
Shiva Dham Temple, AT Road,
Tinsukia, Assam 786125
Timings: 9.00 A.M. to 12.00 noon and 2.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. evening
How to Reach Shiv Dham Temple in Tinsukia
The temple is located 1 kms. from Tinsukia Bus Stand. It is situated in the centre of Tinsukia city and is accessible easily from any part of the city. You can take an auto rickshaw or cycle rickshaw and reach the temple. The walls of the temple have intricate carvings. The idols inside the temple too are sculpted splendidly. The Airport nearest to Tinsukia is Dibrugarh airport (47 kms.) at Mohanbari in Dibrugarh.
Dibrugarh Airport Phone No.: 091373 82755
Tourists visit Shiv Dham temple throughout the year. The pavilion of the temple is spacious with numerous pillars to add to its beauty.The atmosphere around the Shiv Dham temple in Tinsukia is very serene. You would love to just sit and meditate.
The Kanvaria Procession during Festival in Tinsukia
Kanwar (or Kanvar) Yatra, also known as Kavad Yatra is taken by devotees of Lord Shiva annually during Shiva Rathri festival. These devotees of Shiva are popularly called Kanvarias. The Yatra takes place in the month of Shravan or Saawan (July-August).
These Kanvarias come in large numbers and fill trains, buses and the entire city roads! This is because they are joined by devotees from other neighbouring states too. These devotees carry a single pole made of bamboo. This pole is called kanvar from which two equal loads dangle at the two ends. The kanvarias carry the pole on one or both their shoulders. They also carry covered water-pots. The Yarta or procession is considered as an important pilgrimage.
The devotees even observe fast on Mondays during this month of Shravan and after reaching the temple, they take bath and perform abhisheka (anointing) Shivalinga which denotes thanks giving to Lord Shiva. Most of the members of the procession are males. However, few female devotees can also be spotted sometimes. These kanvarias are saffron-clad pilgrims who cover the entire distance on foot.
For maintaining law and order, the kanvarias are banned from carrying hockey sticks, trishul, lathis. Even loud music is not allowed. They have to follow traffic rules as not to disrupt normal traffic on the roads. They are also assigned a particular route which they cannot stray from. The purpose of such procession or yatra and reaching the Shiva temple is to seek moksha (salvation). Tourists take pictures of such devotion and enthusiasm.
If you visit Tinsukia, do visit the temples in this city which include Shiv Dham temple and also the popular Bell temple where you have to tie a bell on a tree if your wish is fulfilled. Take this spiritual journey and experience the fervour of devotees in Tinsukia!
Comments / Discussion Board - Shiv Dham Temple in Tinsukia
swarnalata gogoi from Tinsukia 870 Days ago
Where is this temple?
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Xi'an has a long history and very thick culture accumulation, it is the People's Republic of China promulgated the first batch of national historical and cultural city. In recent years, Xi'an tourism industry developing rapidly, tourism facilities have been improved continuously, tourism has already become the pillar industry and leading industry in Xi'an. Xi'an is also the first city acquired "China excellent tourism city" title. As one of the world's four major ancient civilization (Xi’an, Athens, Rome, and Cairo), it have unique tourism resources, is a famous historic city in the world. Around Xi'an there are 120 imperial mausoleums. Xi'an is the starting point of the famous Silk Road. Western Han dynasty, the emperor sent Zhangqian to the western regions, officially opened the Silk Road started at Chang’an, and connected Eurasia. Here we will present you where to stay in Xian.
Center of Xi’an
The city has resourceful tourist attractions: The first landmark visitors will encounter in Xian is the ancient Xian City Wall, which stretches round the old city. It is also one of the most famous attractions in Xian. The Bell Tower with a history of over 600 years is located at the center of Xian City, at the junction of the South, North, East and West Roads in the city. It is the largest bell tower in structure and shape and best-preserved one in China. Muslim Street Located in the center of Xian City, the Muslim Street is a fantastic place to wander. All shops and restaurants in the street are operated by Muslims. The stalls flanking the narrow alleys sell almost everything you can imagine. There are even a number of stalls selling parts of aircraft. The 3000 pieces of Steles Forest in the Ming dynasty which has been hailed as a library of the forest of steles museum; and Bell Tower In high and steep natural landscape, nearby have many scenic spots, such as forest park. Humanities landscape plus the ancient city, constitute the verve of ancient Xi'an unique charm.
Yanta District 雁塔区
Yanta District is located in south of Xi’an city, it is municipal district, gain the name because there are Big Wild Goose Pagoda built in the tang dynasty. a large reserves of cultural relics-- the Shaanxi History Museum; The Big Wild Goose Pagoda or Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved holy place for Buddhist with a history of over 1300 years. It is the landmark building of Xian, the key national cultural relics and AAAA attraction; Northwest's oldest mosques Great Mosque of Xi’an, and many attractions. The whole district is.23.1 km long, from north to south is 9.9 kilometers wide, with a total area of 152 square kilometers.
Where to stay in Xian Yanta District? There is high and new tech development zone in this district on the west, and there are many attractions and cultural sites which form the unique pattern of this area, is a famous Chinese science and education cultural tourism district.
Lintong District 临潼区
Lintong District is the eastern gate of Xi'an, from Qin to Han and Tang dynasty; Lintong is at the heart of China's political, economic and cultural activities center. There are very rich in historical sites, cultural relic’s protection units in the district. There are 2 national AAAAA level scenic spots like Terracotta Warriors, Huaqing Hot Spring, 2 national AAAA level scenic spots like Mount li, The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Among these attractions, the Terra Cotta Warriors is listed as world cultural heritage, Mount li scenic area is one of one of the first scenic spot by the national nature reserve.
Best Tours Recommended to you
4 Days Xian Highlights Tour
Terracotta Warriors, Tang Bo Art Museum, Xian City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Great Mosque
Recommended Hotels/ Hostels
► Sofitel on Renmin Square Xian（Rank:Deluxe Hotels ）
Address: 319 Dongxin Street, Xian, China, 710004
Direction: It is only 40 kilometers away from Xian International Airport and 1 kilometer away from the railway station
Built to meet the elaborate standards of China new platinum five-star hotel rating, the Sofitel Xian on Renmin Square is the ultimate accommodation facility in the ancient city of Xian. Its design is of astounding contemporary concept. With a full range of spacious and well-appointed rooms, suites and apartments, state-of-the-art business facilities and exquisite dining and recreation options, Sofitel Xian on Renmin Square is a perfect choice for the most astute of business and leisure travellers.
Attractions nearby：
New Time Square (1.1 miles/14 mins)
The Eight Route Army Memorial Hall (1.3 miles/16 mins)
The Bell Tower (1.3 miles/ 16 mins)
Stele Forest (1.5 miles/18 mins)
► Golden Flower Hotel Xian (Rank: Deluxe Hotels )
Address: 8 Chang Le Road West, Xian, China, 710032
Direction: Xianyang International Airport: 40km
The Golden Flower Hotel Xian by Shangri-La offers a warm service and features the most spacious accommodations among China Hotels. This deluxe hotel will be a good choice during Xian tour. With an ideal location, comfortable accommodation in addition to a range of facilities and exceptional service, Golden Flower Hotel goes beyond the offerings of other Xian hotels.
The Eight Route Army Memorial Hall (3.8 miles)
Stele Forest (4.0 miles)
New Time Square (4.0 miles)
The Bell Tower (4.2 miles)
► Roffar Tianyue Gloria Plaza Hotel (Rank: First Class Hotel )
Address: Pre-oppening Office 15, Yanta North Road, Xian, China, 710000
Direction: It is 45 kilometer to the airport and 5kms to the railway station. Only 15 minutes walk from the hotel to the city center and close to most attractive sites of Xian
Tianyue Gloria International Hotel is a rapidly expanding regional hotel group with sales and reservations offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Europe. The group manages sixteen hotels throughout the People Republic of China, with Gloria Grand Hotels in Haikou; Gloria Plaza Hotels in Beijing, Suzhou, Nanchang, Shenyang, Dalian, Xian, Wanzhou Chongqing and Harbin; Gloria Inns in Harbin, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao and Shenyang; Gloria Holiday Villas in Qinhuangdao and Gloria Resort and Cactus Resort in Sanya, Hainan, and the soon-to-open Gloria Plaza Hotel in Shenzhen.
Yongning Gate (1.2 miles/15 mins)
Shaanxi History Museum (1.7 miles/ 21 mins)
►Xian Aurum International Hotel（Rank:First Class Hotel ）
Address: 30 Nanxin Sreet, Xian, China, 710000
Direction: Xianyang International Airport: 45 km, Railway Station: 1.5
Aurum International Hotel is a national standard 4-star hotel with complete facilities, is an ideal place for tour, business journey and conference. There are 302 rooms of all kinds, with safe box, minibar, and broad-band internet. The hotel also provides room service, free shoes cleaning, babysitting, and bed-adding and laundry service.
New Times Square (0.6 miles/ 8 mins)
The Bell Tower (0.7 miles/ 9 mins)
The Drum Tower (1.0/ 12 mins)
► Melody Hotel (Rank: Standard Hotel )
Address: No.32, West Avenue, Xian, China, 710004
Direction: In the city center, close to Bell Tower and Drum Tower. There is initial station of the airport bus at the gate
Xian Melody Hotel is an international Standard hotel. It has a total area of more than 10,000 square meters and stands in the center of Xian.
The transportation is convenient. From 30 km of airports, 2.5 km of railway stations. Hotel have 135 of guest room in all fit up refined, furniture investigate, guest room city firsts elect the guest room of the view in Xian, include sigle room, standard suite, sight standard room and so on. The window, can appreciate the beautiful scenery of the shopping center.
New Times Square (1.9 miles/ 23 mins)
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2017 BMW i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition
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Another Geneva-bound special edition BMW i8 is making waves
by Kirby, on February 11, 2017, 12:00
It’s easy to see why some people have become weary of BMW’s penchant to dress up the i8 in special edition wardrobes when the common call for the German automaker is to drop some serious updates on the car. After all, the long-promised i8 Spyder has not yet arrived and a next-generation model isn’t making its debut anytime soon. Heck, there was even one point when talk of a “hotter” i8 – reportedly called the i8S – was in everyone’s radar. Nothing has come out of it though and the restless have become even more angsty. In the meantime, BMW seems to be content in dropping one special edition i8 after another and the latest to get that treatment is the i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition.
In truth, the i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition was announced together with the i8 Protonic Frozen Black Edition. You might even say that with the exception of the body color that’s carried over into their actual names, both special edition i8s are somewhat identical to one another.
BMW’s approach with the i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition is simple and straight to the point, as it has been for other Protonic special editions that the German automaker has released in the past. Remember the i8 Protonic Red Edition and the i8 Protonic Dark Silver Edition from last year? Lump in the the i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow’s tag-team partner, the Protonic Frozen Black Edition, and you can see a familiar template being followed here.
Yes, the family of special edition BMW i8s is growing and until we get to see some concrete movement in the expansion of the model’s line-up, we might have to settle ourselves with the understanding that for now, the scope of BMW’s expansion plans for the i8 will largely be focused on more special edition models in the near future, possibly of the “Protonic” persuasion.
It’s not necessarily a bad thing since there’s still a segment of the population that get excited over these models. But the novelty is also wearing thin for some people and as creative as these special edition i8s are, the time when people we’re falling over their feet in excitement every time BMW released one has clearly passed.
There’s a good chance that the BMW i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition will still attract a lot of people. But don’t be surprised if just as many start jumping off the bandwagon.
Continue reading to learn more about the BMW i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition.
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What makes the BMW i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition so special?
That’s an interesting question because at the heart of all the Protonic special edition i8s we’ve seen in the past, there is one prevailing theme behind them. The uniqueness of each of these models can be traced to their body colors, which BMW even put in the names of the special editions. The i8 Protonic Red Edition came with a Protonic Red paint while the Protonic Dark Silver Edition featured a Dark Silver body color. Notice the trend here?
The i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition is the latest to get this treatment, and as you might expect, it’s enduring special quality is the Protonic Frozen Yellow paint finish that it comes with. To be fair, BMW Individual created these paint finishes to be exclusive to the models they come in so no standard BMW i8 is in line to receive the same color or treatment.
It’s enduring special quality is the Protonic Frozen Yellow paint finish that it comes with.
Move past the unique body color of the i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition and you’ll notice that most of its other exclusive features are shared with its Geneva co-star, the aforementioned i8 Protonic Frozen Black Edition. One of these chard characteristics is the set of BMW’s new 20-inch i light-alloy wheels that not only come in a “W-Spoke” design, but also with matte-painted surfaces.
Step inside the cabin of the special edition i8 and, once again, the similarities are impossible to ignore. Sure, the door still strips with the “Edition” inscriptions are different - it says Protonic Frozen Yellow for this particular model - but everything else, including the yellow contrast stitching on the seat surfaces, center console, as well as the side panel trim and door cards, on the floor mats, and in the lower section of the instrument panel. Serving as distinguishable complements to the yellow stitching is an anthracite-colored headliner, grey seat belt straps, and ceramic applications for the selector lever and iDrive Controller.
Step inside the cabin of the special edition i8 and, once again, the similarities are impossible to ignore.
Aesthetically, the interior amenities work in adding a nice touch of sportiness and personality to the interior of the BMW i8. But it is getting a little predictable, which has become a common concern for a lot of people.
Has the novelty of these BMW i8 Protonic special editions worn off?
It really depends on who you ask because some people still appreciate the fact that BMW and BMW Individual continue to work hard in presenting the i8 in different aesthetic iterations. There’s something to be said for being committed to providing more variety for future BMW i8 owners.
On the other hand, I can’t dismiss the frustrations other people are getting by what they think is a very long and obscenely slow play coming from BMW with regards to adding more variety to the i8 line that isn’t limited to fancy colors from BMW Exclusive. It’s a legitimate source of concern because the i8 has been around for 2014 and the closest thing to any meaningful changes it has received since that time is the removal of the gullwing doors that were used in the first few years of the model.
As far as these special edition models are concerned, I don’t think BMW is going to stop building them for as long as there’s interest from people who are willing to buy them. The key from here on out is to ensure that all future special edition i8s receive bolder upgrades than the ones we’ve seen from these Protonic special editions.
The key from here on out is to ensure that all future special edition i8s receive bolder upgrades than the ones we’ve seen from these Protonic special editions.
If anything, BMW could even tap into some i8-based concepts it has unveiled in the past and try to draw inspiration from them. The i8 Concours d’ Elegance Edition is a nice example, as is the i8 CrossFade Concept that BMW, together with Garage Italia Customs, presented at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. Those two examples show that there’s still plenty of potential for the current BMW i8 to be more than what it currently is.
It’s going to be tricky for BMW to navigate this terrain as it probably has its hands full on cars like the long-overdue i8 Spyder. But if anybody can pull it off and do it with absolute efficiency, it’s BMW.
Personally, I’m not against the Protonic special edition i8s. I actually like the Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition because it gives some character and personality to the car. But I can’t dismiss the growing frustrations either and all those who share in that opinion have valid points to make.
Ultimately, I think a lot of people wish the same thing for the BMW i8 as I do. These SEs are nice to look at, but we’d rather see some progress made on the second-generation BMW i8, or at the very least, the i8 Roadster that’s been talked about for a number of years now.
Want to really catch our attention, BMW? Focus on those things.
The BMW i8 Protonic Frozen Black Edition – which will be produced in a limited run and go on sale in April 2017 – owes its striking appearance to a model-specific BMW Individual paint finish. The exclusive exterior shade Protonic Frozen Black shares its canvas with accents in Frozen Grey metallic. A sophisticated application process is employed to transfer the paint to the BMW i8’s carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) bodywork.
The Protonic Frozen Black finish has a silky-matt shimmer and shines a particularly vivid spotlight on the plug-in-hybrid sports car’s dynamic lines and flowing surface design. The i8 line-up will be joined, later in 2017, by another special-edition model variant – the BMW i8 Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition, which is likewise headlined by an exclusive BMW Individual paint finish. Both special-edition models will sport newly designed 20-inch BMW i light-alloy wheels in W-Spoke design with matt-painted surfaces and mixed-size tyres.
Inside the two special-edition models, contrast stitching in Yellow for the seat surfaces and centre console underlines the sporty and extravagant looks that dominate the cockpit design of the BMW i8. Yellow contrast stitching can also be found in the side panel trim and door cards, on the floor mats and in the lower section of the instrument panel. An anthracite-coloured headliner, grey seat belt straps, ceramic applications for the selector lever and iDrive Controller, and door sill strips with “Edition” inscriptions add the finishing touches to the exclusive interior ambience of the special-edition models.
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How socially driven beauty brand Glossier sustains 600% annual growth
Compared with traditional beauty companies, Glossier is different. You could argue that it’s really the first socially driven beauty brand, due to the way products are developed through crowdsourced feedback from consumers. It’s this kind of attention to detail and customer-centric approach that has ranked Glossier’s founder Emily Weiss amongst Forbes 30 under 30 and ultimately led to a $52m raise in VC funding.
In 2010, Emily Weiss was a fashion assistant at Vogue Magazine when she started a side-project – a beauty blog called Into The Gloss. Bolstered by her connections in the fashion industry, she started profiling models, editors, stylists, and photographers about their beauty habits, recommendations, and rituals. It was a breath of fresh air for the beauty industry, showing that even the most fashionable folk use vaseline alongside high-end skincare products from Dior.
(Image source: Vanity Fair)
Into The Gloss quickly amassed a large community of loyal and highly engaged readers. It was at this time that Emily started seeing a gap in the beauty marketplace. For her, there was clearly a need for a brand that young women could think of as a friend and a peer, rather than more brands that talk down to consumers. So in 2014, Emily used her audience to launch Glossier.
When I started Into The Gloss, I wanted to make beauty as much of an element of personal style as fashion. As I interviewed hundreds of women, I became more and more aware of how flawed the traditional beauty paradigm is. It has historically been an industry based on experts telling you, the customer, what you should or shouldn’t be using on your face.
From the success of Into The Gloss, Emily knew that the internet and social media, in particular, was giving women the ability to find information on really anything they wanted to know. So for Glossier, it was important to see every single one of their customers as their own expert.
The definition of customer-centricity
When it comes to tech, plenty of companies double-down on UX and focus on creating great experiences for end-users. Glossier’s close-knit relationship and ongoing dialog with its audience is, without a doubt, one of the biggest factors driving the company’s success.
When it comes to developing new products, Glossier reaches out to its community for their opinions on colors, textures, fragrances, shades and price points. And in doing so, they ultimately create consumer-led products that women actually want to buy.
In 2017, at a fireside chat with Y Combinator, Emily said:
Traditionally, I’m not sure how beauty brands arrived at what products to make. For us, there’s really only one logical conclusion, which is: talk to people. I have plenty of opinions about what products I like, but what’s more interesting is having a lot of conversations, and what’s better than posting a question on Instagram and within 20 minutes having a thousand responses as to whether that red lipstick we’re working on is skewing a little too blue or a little too red?
And you’ve got everyone, from a girl in a bedroom in Ohio with 200 followers through to Makeup by Mario, who is Kim Kardashian’s makeup artist with 10 million followers writing, ‘I think it’s a little blue.’
(Image source: JCR Girls)
With Glossier, what their community thinks is everything. They even started working on travel sizes for some of their products because customers complained about the TSA throwing out bottles of Glossier product at airports because they were too big.
From garnering feedback on their blog through to engaging with their audience on social media, Glossier positions their consumers as the experts, and a key part of the Glossier business model was to encourage customers to share with other customers.
Whether that be through adding stickers to packages for customers to plaster all over their stuff or through creating a user-generated content campaign where readers of Into The Gloss could tag photos of their beauty cabinets with #ITGTopShelfie for a chance to be interviewed for the platform, it was all created with three things in mind. 1. To frame customers as experts. 2. To create buzz. 3. To position Glossier as an approachable friend.
Emily told New York Magazine’s The Cut:
It’s not about one person being the rule-maker tastemaker, that’s not how people are shopping anymore. Women are discovering beauty products through their friends, full stop.”
So it makes sense that Glossier created an affiliate marketing program where loyal customers are positioned as reps. Highly motivated users of Glossier are given a discount code to share with their networks in order to receive product credit and commissions for referring friends and followers who become buyers. It’s a pretty clever way to propel a beauty product if women are more likely to listen to a friend for recommendations.
(Image source: NY Times)
Acquiring fundraising and dealing with demand
When Emily decided to capitalize on Into The Gloss’ unique position in the beauty space and launch Glossier, she had to acquire funding to make it happen, but 11 venture capitalists gave her a flat-out ‘no.’ She was persistent, and rather than being paralyzed by the rejection, she pushed for feedback and continued to trudge through the male-dominated world of fundraising. She eventually knocked on the door of San Francisco VC Kirsten Green in 2013, who says Emily is her best case study in having a gut instinct about somebody.
It was at this stage where things ramped up quickly. By October of 2014, Glossier’s first four products were launched, and demand was off the charts. Very quickly, products would become sold out with consumers complaining that they couldn’t buy what they wanted when they wanted.
At the start of 2016, Glossier had sold 12 months’ worth of product in just three months and waiting lists were in the 10,000s. Staff at Glossier still refer to this as “The Great Inventory Stock Out of 2016” around the office.
To ensure the issue didn’t happen again, the company hired supply chain experts and worked hard to keep on top of inventory planning and demand forecasting. According to Glossier COO Henry Davis, this was a particularly hard lesson to learn.
To keep up with customer demand, Glossier had to order more of literally everything they use to create products and work to reduce lead times when products were taking up to eight months to make. They explored how they could buy and store packaging and raw ingredients, so that they could have them on hand to make fresh batches of product as needed.
(Image source: Glossier)
The company also invested in new technology, which gave customers the ability to backorder a product so that it would ship immediately once available.
Executive Director of Supply Chain, Youn Chang, told Delia Folk that a top priority is always ensuring the company doesn’t experience inventory issues again. Glossier works closely with vendors to ensure they have a good margin to support the company’s growth and shorten lead-time.
As Glossier grows and continues to expand internationally, the next challenge will be ensuring that the company is able to manage inventory efficiently across multiple locations and warehouses. While this sounds like no easy feat, warehouse inventory management software can make the process more of a frictionless experience.
Four lessons from Glossier’s customer-centric path to success
Re-imagine the entire experience
Speaking to Quartz Emily says successful entrepreneurs question anything and everything – if you really want to change the landscape of beauty, furniture or eyewear, then you need to reimagine the entire experience.
Put the customer first
You always hear that classic line “the customer is always right” and for Glossier, this rings true. If you’re going to invest in a user-centered service, product or design, then speak to your customers to understand them so that you can create a product and experience that they want to use or engage with.
Create customer evangelists
For Glossier, this involves recognizing that each customer is an expert in her own right. It’s understanding that every customer has a routine and a reason for the products that they use every day, and so when it comes to developing products, it’s important to draw on their expertise.
Preempt to prevent inventory stockouts
Although it’s every brand’s dream to sell 12 months’ worth of product in just three months, no one wants to miss out on sales or create unhappy customers. It’s therefore important to hire supply chain experts and invest in technology solutions to keep on top of inventory management and demand forecasting.
Think about it: if you were going to buy a blender, you’d probably head online to look at reviews first. By speaking to customers, featuring them in Into The Gloss’ Top Shelf series, and really listening to what they have to say, Glossier knows that when it comes to re-purchasing, reviewing and recommending products, they have a loyal customer base to vouch for their products. It’s these conversations supported by their backend systems and processes that fuel Glossier’s growth.
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Beaulieu’s Simply Season Starts with Stunning Aston Martins
Beaulieu’s new events season got off to a racing start as Simply Aston Martin celebrated the marque’s proud history in the grounds of the National Motor Museum.
As many as 311 examples of these motoring icons went on show, with a line-up ranging from an early 1934 Aston Martin Mark II to stunning, brand new DB11s.
More than 620 participants took part in the rally on April 8th, including examples of the special high-performance Vantage GT8 with two orange and turquoise versions of the striking Gulf racing team livery.
Owners of DB9s, Volantes and Vantages were in good company, alongside modern classic DB7s. Equally impressive were classic Astons, including a 1958 DB Mark III, parked alongside several DB4s, DB5s and DB6s. Later DBS, V8 Vantage and V8 Volante from the 1970s and 1980s also turned heads, along with showroom-fresh examples by Aston Martin dealer Harwoods.
In an unusual twist, road-going Aston Martins were joined by a scale model of the brand new Aston Martin AM37 powerboat being showcased by Quintessence Yachts. The manufacturer’s team was also on hand to talk to visitors about the technical features of the supreme water-going craft.
Throughout the day, rally participants and Beaulieu visitors voted for their favourite Aston Martin in the People’s Choice Awards. Collecting the most votes, a Beaulieu commemorative trophy and Autoglym prize was Humphrey Bradley, from London, for his Aston Martin Vanquish S named Red 10. His machine was one of just ten examples built for the Red Arrows and the only one raffled in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund. Humphrey said: “I love everything about the car, especially the fact that it is was built for the Red Arrows!”
Runners up were a pair of V8 Vantages, one a classic and the other its modern namesake. John Smith, from Huddersfield, scored highly for the 1988 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante he has owned for six years and maintains himself. While Rick Cullen, from Bristol, has owned his 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage for just 10 months and said: “It’s a real driver’s car and I love driving it. It’s a childhood dream come true!”
Simply Aston Martin was the first of Beaulieu’s 2018 Simply rallies. New for this year is Simply Audi on April 29th, followed by the popular Simply Ford on May 6th, Simply Porsche on June 3rd, Simply VW on June 16th, Simply Land Rover on June 24th, Simply Jaguar on July 8th, Simply Japanese on July 29th and Simply Smart on November 11th. To buy tickets in advance online or for more details, see www.beaulieu.co.uk/events.
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Dorn To Voice Mass Effect 2
Cast & Crew December 10, 2009
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Michael Dorn, best-known to Trek fans as the Klingon Worf, will be joining other actors to voice Mass Effect 2, the second act of an award-winning science fiction trilogy.
Dorn joins Martin Sheen (The West Wing), Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Saddam), Seth Green (Austin Powers), Yvonne Starhovski and Adam Baldwin from Chuck, Keith David (Crash), Tricia Helfer and Michael Hogan from Battlestar Galactica, and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix).
Sheen stars as the mysterious Illusive Man who commands Cerberus, a secretive paramilitary organization dedicated to protecting human interests in the galaxy. Dorn will be voicing Gatatog Uvenk.
The Mass Effect trilogy is an emotionally charged science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets. In Mass Effect 2, players will once again step into the role of the heroic Commander Shepard, commanding their crew of some of the most dangerous operatives from across the galaxy on a mission so challenging that it’s potentially suicidal. Featuring intense shooter action, a rich futuristic storyline, space exploration and emotionally engaging character interaction, the game delivers an unparalleled cinematic experience.
Mass Effect 2 will be available on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PC on January 26, 2010 in North America and January 29, 2010 in Europe.
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Turner, Joe Lynn - Street Of Dreams - Boston 1985
Review by: Daniel Pavlica
Produced by: Joe Lynn Turner
Label: Cleopatra records
1. I Found Love
2. Losing You
3. Soul Searcher
4. Young Hearts
5. Endlessly
6. Rescue You
7. Stone Cold
8. Street Of Dreams
9. Feel The Fire
10. Guitar Solo / Good Girls Gone Bad
11. Get Tough
12. On The Run
13. Them Changes
After four years and three studio albums fronting Rainbow, Joe Lynn Turner decided to strike out on his own with the release of “Rescue You” in 1985. This newly discovered gem is lifted of a gig Turner did in support of his debut release.
If anything, “Street of Dreams - Boston 1985” is very much a sign of the times, with big chested choruses, crunchy riffs and keyboards dripping cheese all over the place - It was the 80s after all. Nevertheless, this is so much more than a guilty pleasure; in fact what we get is a powerful collection of accessible songs sporting a credible hard rock edge. It’s a perfect environment for a man like Joe Lynn Turner. His tuneful singing style complements the tunes so well that it’s hard to imagine anybody else doing these songs justice.
These are songs with hooky choruses and just the right amount of kick to deliver maximum impact. And they work well live, too – the best of the being the anthemic “Losing You”, the soaring “12 Feet of Fire” the power balladry of “Endlessly”. All of them are memorable cuts that still sound strong after 30 years.
Understandably, the set also features two Rainbow numbers – “Stone Cold” and “Street of Dreams” merged together in a thoroughly enjoyable medley. Served with a bundle of tasty Turner originals, this one is a winner!
A review copy of this album was provided by Glass Onyon PR
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Nigerian Police Chief Begs Benue People To Forgive Killer Fulani Herdsmen
By Aaron Abraham | Staff Reporter on February 20, 2018
Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector general of the Nigeria Police Force
Ibrahim Idris, the inspector-general of Police, has called on Benue indigenes to forgive and live in peace with Nasarawa people.
Idris made the call at a reconciliation meeting between the two states on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, in Abuja.
Suspected herdsmen had on New Year day, attacked and killed 73 persons in Logo and Guma Local government areas of Benue. Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue, had alleged that Nasarawa state haboured some militia who came to attack the people of the state at will.
He said a lot of efforts and progress had been made to resolve the crisis between the two states that had lived in peace for before now. The police boss said the meeting was not an avenue for anyone to apportion blame but to proffer solutions to the problem at hand.
“I want us to conduct this meeting as a sort of reconciliation; we are not here to apportion blame during our discussion. “I want all comments and observations at this meeting to be geared toward peace and reconciliation between the two states,” he said.
He said the situation had returned to normal with the presence of security agencies in the state. “The information I am getting from my DIG in charge of operations in Benue, it seems the situation is returning to normal,” he said.
He commended the stakeholders from both states for their efforts to resolve the crisis. “I want to thank the governors of Benue and Nasarawa for the efforts they have shown toward the return of normalcy in the states,” he said. Gov. Samuel Ortom, who was represented by his deputy, Mr. Benson Abounu, said the state cannot afford to have peace not founded on Justice and equity.
“We have come here with good intention, sincerity of purpose. We are here to rub minds with our brothers from Nasarawa. “Benue is 100 per cent for peace and will do everything possible to ensure that the current crisis was brought to an end permanently.
“We need peace, we must developed a strong united country, then we must have peace founded on justice, equality and security,” he said.
Tanko Al-Makura, the governor of Nasarawa, who was represented by Mohammed Umar, a senior special adviser, said they were at the meeting to resolve their differences. Al-Makura, who said the state was not against the Open Grazing in Benue, said that his state experienced a ripple effect of the attacks on Benue.
“We are not against the open grazing law in Benue,” he said. He said the comments of leaders at the various levels were very important in issues like this. The governor said that the people of the states were not at war but only had some misunderstandings which would be amicably resolve through dialogue.
The meeting went into a close door session after the comments by some stakeholders. Other stakeholders at the meeting include traditional rulers and politicians. The meeting, which was at the instance of the I-G, was scheduled to hold on Jan. 15 but postponed due to the absence of the governors of the two states.
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Home>Press Release>HISTORY® ANNOUNCES RETURN OF RECORD-BREAKING LIVE TELEVISION EVENT “EVEL LIVE 2” PREMIERING SUNDAY, JULY 7 AT 8PM ET KICKING OFF NETWORK’S THIRD ANNUAL CAR WEEK
HISTORY® ANNOUNCES RETURN OF RECORD-BREAKING LIVE TELEVISION EVENT “EVEL LIVE 2” PREMIERING SUNDAY, JULY 7 AT 8PM ET KICKING OFF NETWORK’S THIRD ANNUAL CAR WEEK
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TWO DAREDEVILS SET OUT TO SMASH WORLD RECORDS INCLUDING THE LONGEST MOTORCYCLE JUMP IN HISTORY
New York, NY – June 12, 2019 – HISTORY announces the return of Car Week with the unprecedented 3-hour live television event “Evel Live 2” where jaws will once again drop as two motorcycle daredevils attempt to cheat death and make history on HISTORY on Sunday, July 7 beginning at 8pm ET. Inspired by the legendary stunts of daredevil Evel Knievel, the live broadcast produced in partnership with Nitro Circus will follow two athletes, renowned freestyle motocross athlete Axell Hodges, and four-time X Games Medalist Vicki Golden, as they aim to set new world records with three epic motorcycle stunts. Professional motorsports icon, Travis Pastrana will co-host and Matt Iseman (“America Ninja Warrior”) will return to host the special. “Evel Live 2” will broadcast live from the San Bernardino International Airport in California.
In “Evel Live 2,” viewers will watch as Vicki Golden aims to shatter the motorcycle firewall record where she will speed through a series of flaming wooden boards. Golden will be the first female to attempt to break the current record of 12 which was set back in 2006. The motorcycle that will power her through the flames is the Indian FTR1200 S with a 1203cc V-Twin engine, 120 horsepower and 87 ft-lbs of low-end torque.
Next fans will witness as Axell Hodges goes airborne and attempts to soar more than 200 feet over 25 semi-trucks to break Evel Knievel’s 1971 attempt and Evel’s son Robbie’s 2003 record. The television event will culminate with a stunt so daring few would even think of trying. Hodges will put his life on the line by attempting to jump farther than anyone ever has on a motorcycle, a distance that was set in 2011 at 378 feet and 9 inches by Robbie Maddison. Hodges will ride a fully customized Kawasaki KX450F for both jump attempts and protecting him inflight will be a one-of-a-kind Alpinestars tailored suit.
Alongside the three stunts will be live interviews and expert analysis, footage highlighting the inherent danger and risks of attempting to break these records, archival footage of the history behind daring feats and more. Former Miss USA and ESPN reporter Kimberly Pressler will be the event’s sideline reporter and “Good Morning America’s” Ginger Zee will serve as the weather analyst who will break down how the wind and heat may affect the night’s jumps. “Evel Live 2” will also feature a roundtable of panelists including panel host and expert action sports analyst Jimmy Coleman, current distance record holder Robbie Maddison, Bob Sorokanich deputy editor for Road & Track and more.
In July 2018, 3.5 million Total Viewers witnessed history in the making as Pastrana honored legendary daredevil Evel Knievel in HISTORY’s “Evel Live.” Pastrana broke records by completing three of Knievel’s most dangerous feats live from Las Vegas, Nevada, all while riding a motorcycle inspired by the ones Knievel used. The stunts included: breaking Knievel’s record jump over 50 crushed cars by clearing 52 cars, another record-breaking jump over 16 full-size buses, and making history as the first person to successfully jump the Caesars Palace fountain on a bike similar to the one Knievel used 50 years ago. Pastrana holds the record as the only person to successfully beat two of Knievel’s distance records and land a jump over the fountain on a v-twin motorcycle in one night. He will return to the live event as a co-host of “Evel Live 2.
Fans who want to witness the stunts in person at the San Bernardino International Airport in California can purchase tickets on NitroCircus.com.
HISTORY’s third annual Car Week kicks off with “Evel Live 2” on Sunday, July 7 followed by a week-long line-up of new programming. Click here for info on Car Week
“Evel Live 2” is produced by Nitro Circus. Trip Taylor, Dave Mateus, and Andy Edwards are executive producers for Nitro Circus Media Productions. Zachary Behr, Mary E. Donahue and Eli Lehrer are executive producers for HISTORY.
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Tag Archives: Rocketdyne Division
9 July 1962, 09:00:09 UTC, T + 13:41
July 9, 2019 AviationDouglas Aircraft Company, Douglas SM-75 Thor, Electromagnetic Pulse, EMP, Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, IRBM, Johnston Island, LANL, LASL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Nuclear Weapon Test, Operation Dominic-Fishbowl, Operation Dominic-Fishbowl Starfish Prime, Rocketdyne Division, Rocketdyne LR101-NA, Rocketdyne LR79-NA-9, Telstar, Thermonuclear Warhead, W-49 Nuclear WarheadBryan Swopes
Fireball of Operation Dominic-Fishbowl Starfish Prime, 248 miles (399.1 kilometers) above the Pacific Ocean, 9 July 1962.
9 July 1962: At 09:00:09 UTC, the United States detonated a thermonuclear warhead over the Pacific Ocean. This was part of the Operation Dominic-Fishbowl test series at Johnston Island, and was designated Starfish Prime.
A Thor missile is launched from Johnston Island. Note the instrumentation pods at the base of the rocket. (Johnston Memories)
At 08:46:28 UTC, a Douglas SM-75 Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was launched from the Thor missile complex on Johnston Island, carrying a W-49 warhead in an AVCO Corporation Mk-2 reentry vehicle. The rocket also carried three instrumentation pods which were jettisoned at pre-selected altitudes. The Mark 4/W-49 reached a peak altitude of 600 miles (965 kilometers) along a ballistic trajectory then began a descent.
Starfish Prime fireball was visible from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, 898 miles (1,445.2 kilometers) from Ground Zero.
Starfish Prime (atomicarchive.com)
The W-49 detonated 36 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of Johnston Island at an altitude of 400 kilometers (246 miles) with an explosive yield of 1.45 megatons. The point of detonation deviated from the planned Air Zero by 1,890 feet (576 meters) to the north, 2,190 feet (668 meters) east, and +617 feet (188 meters) in altitude. The fireball was clearly visible in the Hawaiian Islands, more than 800 miles (1,288 kilometers) away.
The electromagnetic pulse (EMP) damaged electrical systems in The Islands, cutting power, damaging equipment and interrupting telephone systems. Brilliant auroras were visible, lasting about 7 minutes.
Telstar, an American communications satellite that was placed in Earth orbit the following day, was also damaged by residual radiation from the detonation.
The Starfish Prime experiment was for the purpose of, “Evaluation of missile kill mechanisms produced by a high altitude nuclear detonation.” The electromagnetic effects on communications were also studied.
A Douglas SM-75 Thor IRBM (DM-18A) is launched at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 12 May 1959. (U.S. Air Force)
The Douglas Aircraft Company SM-75 Thor (redesignated PGM-17A in 1963) was a single-stage nuclear-armed ballistic missile, 65 feet (19.812 meters) long and 8 feet (2.438 meters) in diameter. It weighed 6,890 pounds (3,125.3 kilograms) empty and 110,000 pounds (49,895.2 kilograms) when fueled.
The SM-75 was powered by one Rocketdyne LR79-NA-9 rocket engine which produced 150,000 pounds of thrust. Two Rocketdyne LR101-NA vernier engines of 1,000 pounds thrust, each, provided directional control and thrust adjustments. The Thor was fueled with kerosene and liquid oxygen sufficient for 165 seconds of engine burn time.
The Thor could reach a maximum speed of 11,020 miles per hour (17,735 kilometers per hour) and had a maximum range of 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers).
The W-49 thermonuclear warhead was designed by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) and is believed to be a development of the earlier B-28 two-stage radiation-implosion bomb. It incorporated a 10-kiloton W-34 warhead as a gas-boosted fission primary, and had a one-point-safe safety system. The warhead had a diameter of 1 foot, 8 inches (0.508 meters) and length of 4 feet, 6.3 inches (1.379 meters). It weighed 1,665 pounds (755 kilograms).
The flash from the Starfish-Prime detonation, photographed from Maui in the Hawaiian Islands, 15 seconds after detonation. (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Art.if.Act melds dance, live music and film in a wide-ranging benefit for SAAF
By Margaret Regan
Dancers Corbin Kalinowski, Ashley Bowman and Claire Hancock.
Dance in the Red
Dance/music concert by Art.if.Act A benefit for Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation
6 p.m., silent auction, 7:30 p.m. concert, Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27
UA Stevie Eller Dance Theatre
1713 E. University Blvd.
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At the beginning of Dance in the Red, this weekend's concert by Art.if.Act—a benefit for the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation—no fewer than 15 dancers will march into Stevie Eller Dance Theatre carrying red ribbons, a symbol of the fight against the disease.
"The whole concert begins with a ribbon procession," says troupe choreographer and co-director Ashley Bowman, "and the pit rises with seven musicians on it. All of them shout a phrase, and the light goes out."
The dramatic opening leads into "To Boston for Sex," a Bowman piece danced to an original composition by company composer Vincent Calianno. The subtext to the dance is "you need to protect yourself," Bowman says. "The whole show is about AIDS awareness."
Dance in the Red is the second outing for the young Tucson company, which relies on dancers who are either current students or alumni of the UA School of Dance. Bowman and her co-artistic director, Claire Hancock, both have master's degrees in dance from the UA; Hancock has a UA bachelor's as well.
A highlight of the debut show last October was the live music, and the pair has pledged to enlist real musicians for the shows whenever possible. "To Boston for Sex," for instance, has a full corps of players, on saxophone, bass, cello, percussion, violin and piano. The reasons are both artistic and practical, Bowman says. Live music is almost always better than taped for dance, and it "has attracted a mixed audience, new faces to the dance scene," she notes. "Actual musicians come."
Art.if.Act has an in with local musicians, via Bowman's husband, Ben Nisbet, a violinist with Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and music director for the company. Dance in the Red features live music on more than half of the pieces, showcasing the skills of local classical musicians as well as the popular band Reverie.
All the artists—musicians and dancers alike—get paid.
"We had to raise the ticket price to $45, to pay our expenses and give money to SAAF," Bowman says. "But you get a big bang for your buck. You get live music and dance"—and even a couple of movies that mix the genres.
Laundromats and Dream Destroyers, a short movie directed by Bowman and edited by Hancock, has dancers on film, musicians performing live and even animated poetry onscreen. Shot in locations in downtown Tucson and at a laundry at First Avenue and Prince Road, the silent movie showcases the poetry of Michael Hock. His words will dance across the black-and-white film in animated letters—in red, natch—created by Tim Shaw. Corey Campbell, Jill Wereb and Hancock dance in the film, and Nisbet plays violin, though his notes are not heard: In the old silent-movie tradition, live musicians in the theater will contribute the music, with Michael Dauphinais on piano and Carla Ecker on violin.
The troupe's dancers appear in a second movie, Facing the Monster, directed by UA fine-arts grad Jeejung Kim.
But there's plenty of live dance, too. Hancock restages two works by the late David Berkey, a revered choreographer who died after only one year of teaching at the UA School of Dance.
His "Sentinel," a quartet for four male dancers set to Brahms, closes the first half of the show. The second half opens with his solo "Unicorn," which Hancock dances to a fragment of the soundtrack from the movie A Beautiful Mind.
Art.if.Act had to break the live-music rule in Berkey's case: Both his pieces will be danced to recorded music. "We can't afford a full orchestra for the Brahms," Bowman says with a laugh. "But David's work needs to be on the stage."
UA grad Joshua Blake Carter took time out from his current job dancing for Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago to create a new work, "When Love Becomes Convenient." (Carter and Bowman put together the first Dance in the Red benefit last year when both were still students.) Emily Acre and Corbin Kalinowski dance Carter's duet, and pianist Alexander Tentser, cellist Robert Chamberlain and Ecker play selections from Shostakovich.
Other dances include Bowman's "Mein Herz," a female trio danced by Eboni Taylor and the two artistic directors, to a collection of German songs by Schumann, sung UA tenor Chris Hutchinson; Tenster accompanies him on piano.
The grand finale spotlights Reverie. Dancers will perform works by Hancock, Bowman and UA prof Elizabeth George, while Reverie sings a series of popular tunes, including Paul Simon's "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover."
The dance features a series of couples—gay, lesbian and straight—humorously splitting, Bowman says. "It's funny and fun."
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Home headline HDP deputy sentenced to two-and-a-half years for terrorist propaganda
HDP deputy sentenced to two-and-a-half years for terrorist propaganda
A woman holda a picture of Selahattin Demirtas, the detained leader of Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), during a rally in Diyarbakir on September 17, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN)
The Gaziantep 2nd High Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Mahmut Toğrul to two years, six months’ imprisonment for disseminating terrorist propaganda, the Diken news website reported.
A criminal case against Toğrul was opened in 2016 following political speeches he gave addressing HDP supporters in Gaziantep and Kahramanmaraş provinces.
According to HDP Co-chair Sezai Temelli some 6,000 HDP members, including former co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, are behind bars and more than 12,000 members were detained as part of a massive crackdown on Kurdish politicians.
Ninety-six mayors from the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) were dismissed by the government, Temelli added at a press conference in Ankara on Sunday marking the second year of the detentions of Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ.
A Turkish court has repeatedly refused to release HDP deputy Leyla Güven although she was elected as a member of parliament in the June 24 general election and gained immunity from prosecution.
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A Talent For Finding Happiness
Britain’s Got Talent finalist Dave McPartlin has joined in the search for the nation’s happiest workers and workplaces. The National Happiness Awards, are open for nominations.
McPartlin, who is headteacher of Flakefleet Primary School, will be a judge.
McPartlin and his pupils melted hearts with their chaotic dance routine in the Britain’s Got Talent final. He joins the National Happiness Awards after his school was crowned Happiest Primary School at last year’s awards ceremony.
National Happiness Awards
The National Happiness Awards identify and reward individuals, businesses and organisations which are improving lives with happiness. They recognise excellence in workplace wellbeing and positive mental health initiatives.
Nominations are now invited from the business, charity and public sectors for the categories of Happiest Workplace, Happiest Employee and Happiest Team.
The awards consistently attract hundreds of nominations. Former winners include Bupa, Virgin Active and Burges Salmon.
Happy employees
Organisations are increasingly recognising the value of creating happy workplaces where employees are supported and developed. Research proves that happy employees are healthier, more engaged and more productive.
National Happiness Awards founder Stephanie Davies said: “Happiness is a vital element of any people-focused organisation and in many ways, it is more important than financial benefits because it is sustainable, it improves mental health and wellbeing and it promotes long-term growth and development.
The business awards Gold sponsor is Simply Better Events and the awards will raise money for Haven House Children’s Hospice. Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in November.
The National Happiness Awards are open for nominations - Click Here
Laughology at Organix
Organix, an organic baby food distributor based in Bournemouth has found lots of things going on for staff at the moment as the trade becomes increasingly competitive.
The company was obliged to make internal changes and felt it was time to adopt new ways of working.
With this in mind, they wanted some practical strategies to help teams and individuals positively manage the type of change that can lead to people becoming unhappy at work.
Consultants, Laughology were called in to create bespoke sessions that included exercises to develop a growth mindset, metacognition skills and FLIP It thinking. There were lots of opportunities for people to chat, share and have fun together.
Feedback suggests people have taken the learning on board and are using techniques both at work and at home. And one lovely lady was able to put her training into practice straight away when she got stuck in a lift just after the session.
Picture: Laughology at Organix.
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Celebrating Poetry from Around the World and Across Time
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100th Australian Changing Places facility now open
100th Australian Changing Places facility now open at Bicentennial Park
Health, Melbourne, Regional Victoria
The 100th Changing Places facility in Australia has officially been opened at the popular Bicentennial Park in Chelsea, marking a milestone for the program and the Victorian Government's commitment to build inclusive communities.
As a hub of activity for the community, this facility ensures the park caters for all ages and abilities, further complementing the existing accessible parking, playground, trails and sporting facilities.
For families like Rebecca, Amos, Noah and Joseph this facility is life changing.
“I’m thrilled. I never really thought I would get emotional about a toilet, but it’s just a huge game changer for us. We’ve recently moved from the UK back to Australia for Amos’ needs and we’re just so thankful that there are people thinking of us.”
In the past, Rebecca has used baby change tables, but now as Amos is growing older she’s had to take yoga mats into bathrooms to change him on the floor.
“We’re just at a point where he’s too tall for the baby change tables. I’ve had to change him on the floor in bathrooms and it’s unsanitary, I don’t want to do that. Usually the option is to change him in the car, but it’s uncomfortable for him, so this really means a lot for us.”
The facility was officially opened by State Member for Mordialloc Tim Richardson, on behalf of the Hon. Luke Donnellan (Minister of Disability, Ageing and Carers) with Cr. Tamsin Bearsley (City of Kingston) and SCOPE CEO, Jennifer Fitzgerald.
“To have this established as one of the first in Kingston and setting inclusion best practices is sending a message to our community about how seriously we take supporting people with disabilities and their carers to be involved, active and connected,” Tim Richardson said.
This Changing Place facility features a ceiling hoist, adjustable adult-size change table and peninsula toilet and is located within the playground so families can enjoy all that Bicentennial Park has to offer.
The Changing Places program
Inspired by the UK initiative, the first Australian Changing Places toilet was launched in Victoria by Maroondah City Council in 2014.
Victoria has been a leader in promoting Changing Places and was the first state to directly fund the construction of Changing Places in 2015. Since then it has funded 32 Changing Places and incorporated Changing Places into new infrastructure builds including hospitals, sports stadiums and train stations.
Western Australia and other states soon followed by promoting and funding Changing Places. The private sector were also early adopters with nearly every major shopping centre company in Australia committing to build Changing Places. There are now 100 Changing Places toilets across Australia, 44 of which are in Victoria.
You can learn more about the rollout of the Changing Places initiative in Victoria via our dedicated project page.
Locations of all currently open facilities in Australia and building specifications and guidelines can be found on the national Changing Places website.
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Prince to host ‘pajama party’ gig at his home
Prince will be hosting a 'pajama party' at his home and personal recording complex Paisley Park Studios this weekend.
Prince will be hosting a ‘pajama party’ at his home and personal recording complex Paisley Park Studios this weekend.
The singer will be playing the late show on the night of October 19, following a similar gig at Paisley Park earlier this month. This time around however, the show, which is titled The Breakfast Experience Pajama Dance Party, will require attendees to come in sleepwear. The dresscode states: “dress 2 impress – keep it classy!” The flyer for the gig also states that doors for the gig will open at 2am and that the band will “Party til’ the sun comes up!”. Prince will be backed by his 3rdEyeGirl band. A $50 donation is required on the door.
Prince played another show at his home studio on October 5. He opened his home and personal recording complex near Minneapolis to the public, where he was joined by both 3rdEyeGirl and his old band New Power Generation. Prince played tracks from throughout his lengthy career at the show – from ‘Cool’ and ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ to ‘Breakfast Can Wait’ – which almost 2,000 people attended.
Visit our dedicated features section, with plenty of our best long pieces archived there. You can find it here.
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Chances look slim for ending government shutdown soon
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………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. AlertMe WASHINGTON — Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours’ notice before having to return for a vote. And although the Senate is slated to come into session Thursday afternoon, few senators were expected to be around for it. ADVERTISEMENTSkip After a weekend and two holiday days for federal employees, Wednesday was the first regularly scheduled workday affected by the closure of a variety of federal services. Trump vowed to hold the line on his budget demand, telling reporters during his visit to Iraq Wednesday that he’ll do “whatever it takes” to get money for border security. He declined to say how much he would accept in a deal to end the shutdown. “You have to have a wall, you have to have protection,” he said. The shutdown started Saturday when funding lapsed for nine Cabinet-level departments and dozens of agencies. Roughly 420,000 workers were deemed essential and are working unpaid, while an additional 380,000 have been furloughed. While the White House was talking to congressional Democrats — and staff talks continued on Capitol Hill — negotiations dragged Wednesday, dimming hopes for a swift breakthrough. Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, a Trump ally who has been involved in the talks, said the president “is very firm in his… [Read full story]
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Prince Harry and Meghan visit the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.From Getty Images Entertainment.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are in the latter half of their tour of the South Pacific. After many adventures, including but not limited to climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge (Harry), setting off rumors of Zika-protecting fashion (Meghan), and toasting with water at a dinner hosted by the president of Fiji (both of them), the royal pair needed a break.
Per The Telegraph, Harry and Meghan managed to sneak in a private night’s stay in Fiji, before they left for the next leg of their tour in Tonga. After wrapping up their royal business in Suva, Fiji, on Wednesday, the parents-to-be headed to the Vatuvara Private Islands resort.
Faiyaz Koya, Fiji’s Minister for Industry, Trade, and Tourism, told the publication it was easy to see why the couple chose Vatuvara for their one-night getaway.
“Vatuvara is one of those islands you will not forget,” he said. “It showcases the Fijian spirit and what we have as Fijian people. It’s absolutely beautiful. Stunning. They would have enjoyed themselves.”
The resort reportedly boasts three private villas with infinity pools. During this trip, Meghan, who is now in the second trimester of her pregnancy, has had to take some time to rest from the grueling schedule. Surely that luxurious night away helped.
The Best Moments from Meghan and Harry’s South Pacific Tour
By Chris Jackson/Getty Images.
Receiving several of many gifts from schoolchildren in Auckland, New Zealand.
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David Hull
David Hull practises EU competition law.
David has a wide range of experience as an EU competition lawyer, having started practising in Brussels in 1984.
He specialises in representing clients in complex investigations before the European Commission and in litigation before the EU Courts.
Notable cases include: Lundbeck (“reverse payment” patent settlements); Cathode Ray Tubes (appeal of cartel decision); Ryanair (appeal of Commission decision blocking takeover of Aer Lingus); Akzo (landmark case on legal privilege); Bitumen (appeal of cartel decision) and Microsoft (appeal of fine for alleged non-compliance with Commission decision).
Prior to joining Van Bael & Bellis, he was the head of the EU competition practice of Covington & Burling.
David has in-depth experience in the life sciences sector. He has successfully represented leading life science companies in major EU investigations and regularly advises them on life cycle management issues, European parallel trade and distribution issues (including co-marketing and co-promotion agreements), discount | rebate schemes, collaboration arrangements, IP licensing and mergers.
He regularly speaks at conferences and seminars on competition law matters.
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Institute of European Studies, University of Brussels, LL.M. in EU Law, 1984
University of Georgia, USA, J.D., 1983
Davidson College, USA, B.A. in Economics, 1979
David Hull teaches competition law at the University of Liège, the Brussels School of Competition. He is also on the Council of the Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy at the University of Georgia School of Law. He is the former Vice-Chair of the International Antitrust Law Committee (ABA Section of International Law).
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Van Bael & Bellis presents webinar on “Coty, Asics and Google Shopping: Practical Implications for Distribution Strategies”
On 23 February 2018, Van Bael & Bellis partners Andrzej Kmiecik and David Hull and senior counsel Andreas Reindl presented a webinar on “Coty, Asics and Google Shopping: Practical Implications for Distribution Strategies”.
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David Hull speaks at Europe's leading pharmaceutical law conference in Brussels
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Hadrian's Tower, , Newcastle Upon Tyne | Bedrooms: 2 | Receptions: 1
Hadrian's Tower
Apartment | For Sale
Prices From £222,000
Off Plan Investment Opportunity
7% NET Yield Assured for 5 Years!
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Two Bedroom Apartment
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Brand New Landmark Development in Newcastle City Centre // Two Bedroom Apartments // 7% NET Yield Assured for 5 Years! // 5% Interest Paid on Deposits During Build Period
Hadrian's Tower Summary
Hadrian's Tower, on Rutherford Street, will be a 26 storey, 82-metre tower, the tallest in the City in a key city centre location adjacent to Newcastle Science Central Regeneration Zone.
It is the first development of its kind in Newcastle, offering 165 luxury apartments in an iconic new building, representing a market-leading product for luxury City Centre living.
The Hadrian's Tower site is conveniently located between the Newcastle Science Central site and Newcastle City Centre. Science Central is a 24 acre site which is a joint initiative between Newcastle University and Newcastle City Council. Phase One is open now, and the entire site will be completed in 2020. Science Central will be the largest science and innovation hub in the UK, providing world-class laboratories, research space and Grade-A office space. The scheme has seen inward investment of £65m by Legal and General (L&G). Adjoining Science Central is Newcastle University's Business School, which relocated to the former Scottish & Newcastle breweries site in 2012.
The site allows easy access to the intu Eldon Square shopping centre, Newcastle Central Rail station for mainline travel and Tyne & Wear Metro system for access to Sunderland, The Coast and Airport.
- Newcastle Science Central - 3 minute walk (0.1 miles)
- Newcastle Central Station - 6 minute walk (0.3 miles)
- Newcastle University Business School - 7 minute walk (0.3 miles)
- intu Eldon Square - 9 minute walk (0.5 miles)
- Monument Metro Station - 10 minute walk (0.5 miles)
- Newcastle University City Campus - 15 minute walk (0.7 miles)
- Northumbria University City Campus - 17 minute walk (0.9 miles)
We have two-bedroom apartments for sale on a Residential or Buy to Let basis, with prices starting from £222,000 for a two bedroom apartment with a 250 year lease.
Rental Assurance
For investors, a net rental yield of 7% is assured for the first five years after completion. With rental income expected to continue rising by an average of 4% per annum** during the build and assurance period then it follows that a further 1% yield will be achieved before the end of the assurance.
* Rent Assurance is subject to purchasing furniture package (ask for further details), and a Lettings and Management service via All Saints Living.
** According to Savills' Key Themes in UK Real Estate Cross Sector Report 2016/17
Interest on Deposits
5% interest is offered on all deposited funds during the build period.
Lifestyle Offering
The block will be supported by a Lifestyle Offering delivered by All Saints Living. Rental customers will include high net worth students and the postgraduate/young and professional market place. This potential audience is accustomed to a Lifestyle Offering to support their living standard. This Lifestyle Offering will include the following ancillary services:
- Touchdown meeting spaces within the ground floor entrance areas and the Sky Lounge on the 26th floor
- Cleaning services
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- Wi-fi and high speed broadband throughout the block
- 24 hour on-site foyer, maintenance and resident support
- Grab n Go breakfasts
Exclusive discounts are available only through Walton Robinson, contact Walton Robinson's Sales Team for more information
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Australian and New Zealand Universities are offering scholarships for foreign students March 12, 2016
Wellington’s Victoria University is offering 35 doctoral scholarships for foreign students. The scholarships are available for pursuing doctoral or Ph.D. degree program. Students would get $23,500 which is around 15.8 lakh rupees stipend yearly and tuition fee. The scholarships would be tenable for the period of th...
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Record number of foreign students are studying in Australia March 08, 2016
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Large number of Indian students is studying in Australia March 03, 2016
Many students from all over the world are choosing to study in Australia with the numbers increasing by 10%.According to the latest official statistics, it shows that around 5,00,000 foreign students from around two hundred nations has taken courses in higher education previous year.International Education Minster, Ric...
Increase in spending by foreign tourists in Australia March 02, 2016
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Waiting to apply for the Australian PR, ACT has released its updated occupation list February 24, 2016
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Palm Springs Nightlife
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Hip pool scenes heat up the desert
Palm Springs is the best kind of party town, always evolving and never resting on its laurels. Hip hotels with poolside Djs attract the cool crowd; top spots include the Ace Hotel & Swim Club and the Hard Rock Hotel. Night-time also brings a host of bars serving desert-cool cocktails in outdoor settings: the Sidebar at the Riviera lets you relax on bed-size lounges to watch the stars while you sip. Party music keeps thumping late at Shanghai Reds, Village Pub and Zelda’s Nightclub. For entertainment, see who’s performing at area casinos, which draw headliners ranging from classic crooners (Johnny Mathis) to of-the-moment stars (Robin Thicke). Thursday evenings, a more casual party unravels along Palm Canyon Drive, as locals and visitors enjoy live bands, booths set up by local shops and foods at Villagefest.
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Fed by underground springs, the desert comes alive here, not only with signature palms, but also with a string of resort communities—Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, and others, as well as the namesake town of Palm Springs—sporting a cool, mid-century modern vibe and countless ways to relax. Back in the 1950s, stars like Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley built sleek estates, played rounds of golf at championship courses, and wined and dined the desert night away. Today, the region still has plenty of retro hipster swagger but also next-gen energy, with hot new restaurants, luxury lodgings, and fabulous shopping. Plus, there’s the beauty of the California desert all around. Step away for a moment and gaze up at a million stars—nothing but you, your thoughts, and the sound of the desert wind.
Thursday night has become a relaxed party in the desert city
The saying “Thursday is the new Friday” is not just a cheeky adage in Palm Springs: Every Thursday evening, this desert city takes on new life for Villagefest, a weekly street fair that brings casual party atmosphere to its downtown neighborhood.
Villagefest first started in 1991 as a way to draw more people downtown, and the event (which runs every week except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s) has grown to over 200 vendors, taking up three blocks of Palm Canyon Drive. Today, you’ll find a large amount of locally made jewelry, pottery, paintings, and other artwork. “Eighty percent of our vendors on the street are the actual artists selling their wares to the buyers,” says Jasmine Waits of the Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Department.
You can also create an easy, local-favorites dinner out of the fair, like the homemade pizza at Livreri’s, tri-tip sandwiches from CV BBQ, or the breads and brownies from Aspen Mills Bakery. The convivial atmosphere, which lasts from 6 to 10 p.m., attracts a happy mix of out-of-towners and locals (the latter often bring their pooches for an evening stroll), while guitarists, drummers, and other musicians keep things humming.
The weekly fair has had an effect on the rest of downtown, too. Many stores on Palm Canyon Drive stay open late, such as Canyon Rose Boutique and Lappert’s Ice Cream (look for the “BOLT,” or Businesses Open Late Thursday, sign in the window). And many bars and restaurants offer Thursday night specials, like $4 sliders at Village Pub, or the half-price appetizers and drinks at LG’s Prime Steakhouse. If you want to see more art, the outstanding Palm Springs Art Museum does free admission on Thursday nights, too. “Villagefest is one of the longest running weekly art and craft festivals around,” says Waits, “because it has our small-town feel: local art, yummy local foods, and lots of good times.”
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El Paseo
Visit chic shops and galleries along the desert’s Rodeo Drive
Give yourself plenty of time to stroll along this swanky strip in Palm Desert. First, you’ll want to see all the art. This roughly 1-mile/2-km strip and adjacent streets house one of the largest concentrations of art galleries anywhere in Southern California. As inviting as mini-museums, these galleries let you get close to art, chat with knowledgeable gallery owners and staff, and even meet the artists on during special openings and events. Then you’ll want to get something to eat—perhaps a juicy steak accompanied by jazz (Sullivan's Steakhouse), or oysters on the half-shell (Pacifica Seafood Restaurant), or wood-fired pizza at Sammy’s.
And of course—there’s the shopping. There’s a reason El Paseo reminds people of Rodeo Drive, what with the impeccably appointed boutiques of top designers, including Bottega Veneta and St. John, tempting you to brandish your credit card and come in. Find more shops at the Gardens on El Paseo complex: Saks Fifth Avenue, Ann Taylor, Pottery Barn, Brooks Brothers, Tommy Bahamas, and more.
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Palm Springs Aerial Tram
Soar from the desert floor to surprising alpine beauty
Got 10 minutes? That’s all it takes to go from the hot desert floor to cool, piney highlands, thanks to this engineering marvel. Spinning slowly as it ascends, the tram rises 2.5 miles/4 kilometers in one smooth ascent to 8,516 feet at Mountain Station, on the flanks of towering Mount San Jacinto. On the ride up, you’ll be Instagramming nonstop as you take in incredible views of jagged cliffs and canyons (keep your eyes peeled for waterfalls in spring). Celebrated naturalist John Muir once wrote that “…the view from San Jacinto is the most sublime spectacle to be found anywhere on this earth,” and he wasn’t exaggerating.
Up top, there’s access to more than 50 miles/80 kilometers of trails into the Mount San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness Area. The tram operates through winter, and don’t be surprised if fellow tram riders are carrying snowshoes or cross-country skis to explore the snowy backcountry (rentals are available at Winter Adventure Center, at Mountain Station). Tip for outdoor lovers: it’s a short hike to Round Valley, offering picturesque campsites, even in winter.
But you don’t have to hike or ski to have fun. At the top there are two restaurants (fine dining at Peaks Restaurant; cafeteria fare at Pines Cafe), a bar (aptly named The Lookout Lounge), an observation area, natural history exhibits, and a small theater showing documentary films.
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Welcome to the (Coachella) Valley of Golf
Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus—the list of top pros who have designed championship courses in the Palm Springs region couldn’t get more name-droppy, at least when it comes to golf. Add mountain and desert vistas that make waiting for your tee time a pleasure, and you can see why this is one of the most celebrated golf destinations in the country.
A staggering 110 courses dot the Coachella Valley. Some of the best-known courses are at La Quinta’s PGA West Golf Club & Resort. Three public courses offer tight fairways, multi-tiered greens, deep sand bunkers, and plenty of water features. At Indian Wells Golf Resort, test your skills on the rolling Celebrity Course, or try the peaceful Players Course—it’s road- and house-free surroundings make for especially beautiful backdrops while you play. If you’re aiming to hone your skills, consider taking a lesson with one of the course’s outstanding pros. You can also have your swing evaluated at Indian Wells’ Callaway Performance Center. Some resorts, like Indian Wells, offer stay and play specials.
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Sunnylands
Tour a mid-century modern masterpiece
Sunnylands, the 200-acre/90-hectare former residence of publishing magnate and UK ambassador Walter Annenberg and his wife Lenore, lets you peek into a lifestyle of the über-rich and infamous. The couples’ glass-walled 25,000-square-foot home is a mid-century modern masterpiece that showcases a world-class art collection of Impressionist art. Though many of the Annenberg’s original pieces are now on display in museums, outstanding replicas let you get a sense of how dizzyingly fabulous is—you’ll find works by Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh, and other masters. The artistic style unfolds in Sunnylands’ extensive gardens too—many are landscaped in sweeping bands of color to evoke Impressionist art.
While you can stroll through the gardens for free, you must sign up well in advance to purchase a ticket for a guided tour of the house. (It’s worth the wait.) In addition to the artworks, look for familiar faces—presidents, celebrities, royalty—in the some of the rooms, a glimpse at the lofty lifestyle that the Annenberg’s lived. In fact, the property, nicknamed the “West Coast Camp David,” still serves as a meeting place for global leaders. A museum, a theater and an indoor/outdoor cafe (with stunning views of the San Jacinto Mountains) are also housed in soaring glass buildings. Note: Both the house and gardens are closed in August.
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The Living Desert
See cool desert critters from around the world
Talk about survival skills. The animals and plants on show at the extraordinary Living Desert Zoo & Gardens shed light on the amazing adaptions that make it possible to survive in the desert’s harsh environment. Observe an incredible array—more than 1,400 species in all—of cacti, yucca, and other desert plants that grow in California’s Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, as well as other deserts around the world. You’ll see—and learn about—desert animals too, some of them undeniable charmers. African meerkats rise up on their hind legs, swaying as they pivot their heads and sniff the air. Desert foxes, with enormous bat-like ears, curl up tight for afternoon naps. And giraffes crane their necks and stretch out extraordinarily purple tongues to nibble on grasses outside their enclosures.
This isn’t your typical zoo, where little ones have to strain to see the animals tucked deep inside their enclosures. Here, the wildlife can walk right up to the fence! For an extra charge, your courageous kiddos can ride camels or let the giraffes lick food right from their palms.
Cool morning tends to be the best time to see animals in action, so come early if you can. That’s not to say afternoons don’t have their merits: As the day heats up, tortoises and lizards come out to absorb the sun and, in the late afternoon, the zoo’s nocturnal animals, like owls and bats, start to stir. Evenings are also a pleasant time to stretch your legs on The Living Desert’s trail network, which leads into the nearby Santa Rosa Mountains. Keep your eyes peeled for native roadrunners dashing among the desert shrubs, looking for lizards and other prey.
For education on desert terrain, head to the model train exhibit. Its 3,300 feet of track winds past miniature versions of desert landmarks such as Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon. Or let kids loose in the one-acre Gecko Gulch playground, where they’ll slide through a replica of a saguaro cactus, scale a lizard sculpture, pan for gold, or dig in a sand dune.
This is a sprawling 100-acre complex, so unless you plan on lugging your little ones through the Palm Desert heat, purchase tickets for the park’s shuttle service. It’s free for kids ages 3 and younger. If you will be walking with stroller-aged kids, bring a jogging or all-terrain ride because many of the paths are dirt.
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Palm Springs' Luxury Resorts
Resplendent relaxation is what Palm Springs does
Ironically, luxury never rests. Palm Springs is constantly elevating indulgence to new highs, with swanky, imaginative do-overs of existing luxe lodgings—such as the splashy Hard Rock Hotel and the Saguaro Palm Springs —and subtler, though no less opulent remakes, like the boutique Colony Palms Hotel and Sparrows Lodge, a rustic-chic gem in the heart of town. Palm Springs’ pampering is about the details: crafted after a Mediterranean-style pensione, Korakia Pensione eschews phones and Tvs in favor of outdoor film screenings and afternoon Moroccan tea. At the ultra-refined Parker Palm Springs, relax in private villas with intimate hot tubs. With luxury resorts come luxury spas, with treatments that sound as beautiful as the dramatic surroundings. Relax in private outdoor treatment cabanas at Estrella Spa at Viceroy Palm Springs Resort. At Spaterre at the Riviera Palm Springs, dip into a Watsu pool, heated to your body temperature. Or turn the world off with a soak in natural, hot springs mineral spas in Desert Hot Springs. Decadence, defined and refined.
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Experience a scene that really heats up when the weather starts to cool down
Fabulous pool parties. Stylish bars and impeccably designed hotels. Pampering spas and energetic nightclubs. Lavish events. There’s no question that the Palm Springs region ranks as one of the world’s top destinations for LGBTQ travellers. Whether you’re a couple (with or without kids), or looking for a singles scene, Palm Springs and its neighbouring cities offer memorable experiences—from tranquil retreats to clothing-optional resorts.
The scene really heats up when the weather cools down in late autumn and winter—some estimates put the local LGBTQ population at over 30 per cent during this time. Though June is the traditional month to celebrate LGBTQ Pride, many Pride events take place in November here; the Greater Palm Springs Pride event kicks off the season early in the month with an eye-popping parade and street party, including games and arts-and-crafts activities for kids of all ages. Another family-friendly Pride event is the Desert Hot Springs Pride Festival in mid-November. And come March, nearby Cathedral City has its own, more adult-focused LGBTQ Days event, a free festival held over Easter weekend featuring an opening-night party, a Bed Race through the streets of the city and live musical performances.
The party-filled Dinah Shore Weekend/Palm Springs Women’s Weekend (or just 'The Dinah'), in early April, coincides with the ANA Inspiration LPGA Golf Championship, and is considered the world’s largest lesbian happening. A few weeks later, it’s the guys’ turn, and time for the dancing and pool parties of the Palm Springs White Party, the area’s biggest annual gay event.
In September, cinephiles flock to Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, which attracts submissions and attendees from around the world. And when it comes to one particular scene, Palm Springs will not be outdone: The Palm Springs Leather Pride weekend in late October has become one of the nation’s largest events of its kind, culminating in the crowning of Mr Leather.
Insider tip: check out the Greater Palm Springs LGBTQ calendar for a complete list of events.
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Get your kicks on America’s legendary highway
Back in its glory days, Route 66 began in Chicago and ended along the bluffs overlooking the Pacific, a 2,451-mile journey through farmlands, plains, and desert. The highway crossed the Colorado River and entered California, then after a long stretch through the Mojave (where an extensive section can still be driven) reached the Inland Empire.
In Victorville, the California Route 66 Museum tells the story of the iconic Mother Road through rare artifacts—from a vintage neon motel sign to remnants from Hulaville, a former folk art site on the road. You’ll also find historic restaurants along surviving sections of Route 66. Not far from the museum, there’s Emma Jean’s Holland Burger Cafe, home to a famous patty melt. While in San Bernardino, the Mitla Cafe opened in 1937 and still serves such classics its home-style menudo, a traditional Mexican soup. And be sure to keep your eyes open for iconic Route 66 landmarks, especially the tepee-shaped rooms at San Bernardino’s Wigwam Motel.
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A golf mecca with spas and some surprising finds
This manicured complex snugged up against the pink-hued Santa Rosa Mountains is best known for world-class golf . Outstanding courses, designed by legendary players such as Tom Fazio, Greg Norman, and Jack Nicklaus, include the legendary PGA West Golf Club & Resort, Silverrock Resort, and The Quarry at La Quinta, as well as the five championship courses within La Quinta Resort. Tennis anyone? La Quinta is also ranked among the country’s top tennis resorts. It’s great for families and pets too: collections of hacienda-style rooms all center around a series of intimate swimming pools, and the peaceful spa offers (we’re not kidding) canine massages.
The La Quinta area also has great hiking; try the pleasant Cove to Lake Trail (5 miles/8 kilometers round-trip), or, for a strenuous tromp into spectacular desert, follow the 7.5-mile Boo Hoff Trail (be sure to carry plenty of water, and avoid the hottest times of the day). Refuel with farm-to-table dishes prepared by James Beard award–winning chef Jimmy Schmidt at Morgan’s in the Desert, or maybe just snack on a Nutella or fresh strawberry cupcake at Tiffany’s Sweet Spot. For gifts, check out La Quinta Olive Oil Company, or find a vintage bauble at As Time Goes By in La Quinta’s Old Town district.
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Palm Canyons
Hundreds of towering palms offer serenity and shade
For an intimate look at the region’s amazing desert environment, plan a visit to one of the palm canyons that lie within Agua Caliente Reservation land. All of the palm canyons—Murray, Andreas, Tahquitz (pronounced “Tah-quits”), Chino, and Palm Canyons—are beautiful, but Palm Canyon is the showstopper. Easily accessed from the end of South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, this 15-mile/24-km-long canyon is home to the world's largest stand of California Fan Palm trees—more than 3,000 palms in all.
Native Cahuilla (“Kaw-we-ah”) Indians lived in these cool, natural retreats, and Palm Canyon was a favorite resting spot. Hike along Palm Canyon Trail, moving through a serene world punctuated by birdsong the castanet-click sounds made by the palm fronds moving in the wind. Fees are charged to enter the canyons, and some offer guided tours that shed light on Native American life.
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Discover Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Shopping
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Go boutique to bargain in one of the world’s fashion (and shopping) capitals
You’ll definitely want to leave room in your suitcase for L.A. shopping.
If you’re ready to whip out the platinum card, head to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, home to Chanel, Giorgio Armani, and other mega-designer boutiques. Nearby Robertson Boulevard also has chic boutiques. Just east of Beverly Hills, upscale The Grove, across the street from the popular Original Farmers Market, has a village atmosphere, with a fountain-filled park and leafy outdoor cafes.
For celeb-spotting while you shop, aim for Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. Also in town is the popular, pedestrian friendly Third Street Promenade, with big-name chains and a lively feel.
At the south end of the promenade, open-air Santa Monica Place features trendy boutiques and a rooftop dining deck with ocean views. Just south is Venice Beach’s fun and funky Abbot Kinney Boulevard, home to hip clothiers, galleries, and oh-so-cool restaurants and cafes.
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Visit West Hollywood
See a movie star. Sip a cocktail on a rooftop bar at sunset. Slip on a pair of designer shoes in an ultra-luxurious boutique in Beverly Hills. Play at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, explore world-class museums, or dance the night away in a starlet-filled club. Welcome to California’s liveliest city, entertainment capital of America, with megastar wattage and nonstop activities.
“You know, you’re really a nobody in L.A. unless you have a really big door.” –comedian Steve Martin
The main hub is the City of Los Angeles, with legendary Hollywood northwest of downtown, the San Fernando Valley to the east, and the inviting beaches of Santa Monica and Malibu to the west.
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Explore this mix of wilderness and culture within the Los Angeles city limits
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Discover the wilder side of Los Angeles, just minutes from the city in the San Gabriel Mountains
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
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The Dodgers’ center fielder grew up in Palo Alto, but has embraced his new hometown, his new office, and Southern California living
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The entertainment industry’s home base offers a microcosm of stars, shopping, and cool tours
If you come to Los Angeles wishing to see where movie magic gets made, look on the other side of Hollywood—literally.
All-Star Chef Classic
Watch celebrity chefs in action at this annual event in downtown Los Angeles
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Visit in spring for breathtaking displays of California’s state flower
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Find fossils and family-friendly fun at this prehistoric excavation site
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California Questionnaire: Gabrielle Reece
The former volleyball champion and model—now an author and fitness guru—shares her California favorites
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"The Squaw Man" was filmed in 1913, and was the first feature-length film made in Hollywood.
Rose Parade and Rose Bowl
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California Questionnaire: Martin Starr
The actor’s favorite things to do around the Golden State
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Experience a different Hollywood just north of Tinseltown
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Beach Towns & Big Thrills
Your trip begins in California’s largest city. L.A. has nonstop action and things to do, but it can be a challenge to navigate, so planning your trip in advance is a big plus. Start in the coastal city of Santa Monica, with a wide, uncrowded beach, a signature pier topped by carnival rides and...
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Designer asphalt driveways stay environmentally friendly
Sharma Howard
Larry Torti, a Rhode Island-based paving contractor, has devised a “green” method of using recycled crushed asphalt, which he secures by spraying on liquid asphalt, then adding a final application of colored agate that imparts an aesthetic appearance.
Homeowner Bob Nilsen of Mystic, Conn., knew he wanted something different than a traditional blacktop driveway for his home. He soon found out the look he longed for — cobblestone — was out of his price range (it cost more than $100,000) for his large driveway (300 feet).
Nilsen’s search ended with Larry Torti, a Rhode Island-based paving contractor, who has devised a “green” method of using recycled crushed asphalt, which he secures by spraying on liquid asphalt, then adding a final application of colored agate that imparts an aesthetic appearance.
“I liked the look of crushed stone, but I also wanted a driveway that was somewhat permeable so water would go down through it so I wouldn’t have the run-off as I did before,” Nilsen said.
The color Nilsen and his wife, Martha, chose was tan, because it complements the color of their house, which is a natural shade of a tan/gray stain, with beige trim.
“We also have a lot of combinations of shrubs and grass and a stone wall, and it fits in with a more rustic look, rather than a paved driveway that was just a black driveway,” Nilsen said.
His driveway is situated on a ledge, which led to some undulations in the blacktop, causing it to crack and develop sinkholes. He was looking for a driveway that had more flexibility, which he felt the Torti system would give him. Traditional blacktop, he said, comes in thick 2- to 3-inch asphalt sheets.
“This material won’t crack; it’s not as rigid and thick,” Nilsen said about the Torti system.
Torti, based in Chepacet, R.I., created the unique application — based on the macadam process — in 1971, well ahead of his time concerning recycled material. He has been featured twice on “This Old House” on PBS. Both homes he outfitted for the TV program were in Massachusetts.
He is assisted by Karen Maddalena, who comes to owners’ homes to give free quotes. He also has a crew that has been with him for 18 years to 20 years, but Torti, who said he looks forward to work every day, supervises each job.
The crew removes the old blacktop, then grades the driveway. Next, they lay down a layer of recycled asphalt, which they roll with a 3,000-pound asphalt roller. Once they spray it with liquid asphalt — heated to 360 degrees — they can broadcast the 3/8-inch-thick stone on top. The stone is spread by hand from a chipper box, which rolls backwardsonto the driveway, and the irregular-shaped stones, like arrowheads, key into one another.
The colors offered are blends of stone, with combinations that can be blues and grays, barn red, tan, blush and mauve.
Once completed, the driveway is tough enough to withstand a 30-ton truck rolling along it with no cracking. It also gives excellent traction during icy conditions and requires minimal maintenance — just a new coat of liquid asphalt and grit stone every decade.
The color can be changed if the homeowner wishes. And Torti, who said he takes care to curve the driveways and make them aesthetically pleasing to the landscape, said a lot of people will hire landscaper architects, “but they don’t have to.”
Reach Norwich Bulletin writer Sharma Howard at showard@norwichbulletin.com
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The word 'Margarete' is given as heraldic English for pearl, by Lady Juliana Berners, in the book of St. Albans.
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From Paris Agreement to Paris Declaration: Open Government’s Climate Action Role
by Jesse Worker - December 16, 2016
A recent summit in Paris brought together heads of state, government officials and civil society leaders to discuss the future of open government. Three key messages emerged.
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The Open Government Partnership's Subnational Government Pilot Program supports 15 pioneer local governments as they implement plans to strengthen transparency, access to open data, public engagement and accountability systems.
Using Open Government for Climate Action
by Elizabeth Moses - November 28, 2016
The climate and open government communities have historically worked in silos. That arrangement can't continue if countries are to successfully implement their national climate plans under the Paris Agreement.
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are the World’s Secret Weapon in Curbing Climate Change
by Katie Reytar and Peter Veit - November 10, 2016
A new report shows that forests managed by Indigenous Peoples and communities hold about one-quarter of the world's tropical aboveground carbon.
Indigenous Peoples and Communities Face Growing Barriers to Land Ownership
by Peter Veit and Helen Ding - September 15, 2016
Indigenous Peoples and other communities rely on their collectively held lands for food, water, livelihoods and well-being. Yet around the world, these groups face barriers to legally registering and titling these lands—and it’s getting worse.
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by Thomas Abbot and Ian Kowalski - July 25, 2016
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Encroaching on Land and Livelihoods: How National Expropriation Laws Measure Up Against International Standards
Encroaching on Land and Livelihoods examines whether national expropriation laws in 30 countries across Asia and Africa follow the international standards established in Section 16 of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the...
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by Nicholas Tagliarino - June 13, 2016
Most national governments can legally acquire land for public needs such as roads, schools and other infrastructure, in a process known as expropriation. But in many countries, weak laws allow governments and companies to take land for private interests without adequately compensating and resettling displaced people. Here are six ways to bring those laws up to global standards.
4 Big Reasons Why Land Rights Matter
by Nicholas Tagliarino - May 24, 2016
Secure land rights for Indigenous Peoples and rural communities are a key ingredient in achieving the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals adopted last year. Yet as the continued killings of environmental activists around the world show, strong land tenure faces an uphill battle.
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Government of India announces progressive reforms to visas to boost tourism industry and businesses
India, Travel, Visas
Government of India, reforms to visas, tourism industry
In order to boost the growth of tourism industry and diverse businesses, the Government of India has given approval to progressive and liberal reforms to the visa policy. These reforms include a comprehensive visa facility giving multiple entries for a long term by integrating the conference, business, and tourist visas into one visa.
The Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister also approved the decision to extend E tourist visas to eight more countries. This has taken the total number of nations enjoying the E-visa privilege to 158 nations.
The Central government also decided to rationalize, simplify and liberalize the current visa regime in India. There will also be gradual modifications to the visa policies as decided by the Home Ministry in deliberation with diverse stakeholders, as quoted by The Indian Express.
The diverse reforms to the visa policies are aimed at facilitating the arrival of immigrants for business, medical and tourism purposes. The reforms are also anticipated to enhance economic growth, enhance revenue from business tourism, medical tourism, and tourism visits. They will also assist to facilitate the success of diverse flagship projects of the government such as ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’ and ‘Skill India’.
The reforms announced by the government will make the visa policy of the country smooth and easy for the immigrants of the diverse categories. The new category of visa will be applicable to immigrants visiting India for conferences, vacation, film shootings and medical or business purposes. The suggestions for these changes were given by the Prime Minister’s Office to the Commerce Ministry.
The long duration visas that will approve multiple visits will be valid for ten years but the immigrants will however not be permitted to stay or work permanently.
Excluding those people who are eligible for the trade and travel visa policy of ten years, nationals from other countries will be offered a five-year visa for multiple arrivals for trade and travel purposes. According to the changes that will be implemented, an overseas immigrant will be given a multiple arrival long duration visa that does not permit to work or stay permanently and the stay is restricted to 60 days per arrival.
The visa fee also might be waived, if the government so decides. The visitors will also have to give details of their biometric and satisfy certain security requirements. The initiatives are part of the Commerce Ministry’s plans to enhance the services trade of India.
It is estimated as per the reports of the tourism sector that India is losing revenue worth 80 billion American dollars every year in the aspect of the visit from immigrants and overseas revenue.
The revenue from medical tourism itself is projected at 3 billion US dollars and is estimated to increase to seven to eight billion dollars by the end of 2020. India had 1, 71,021 overseas patients arriving in 2012, 2, 36,898 patients in 2013 and 1, 84,298 immigrant patients in 2014.
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Home Media Centre Press Releases 2016 YAS MARINA CIRCUIT PARTNERS WITH AL AIN WATER TO KEEP FITNESS COMMUNITY HYDRATED
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT PARTNERS WITH AL AIN WATER TO KEEP FITNESS COMMUNITY HYDRATED
Long-term agreement ensures that participants in Yas Marina Circuit’s weekly fitness programmes have access to unlimited supply of Al Ain drinking water
Yas Marina Circuit is helping fitness fans stay hydrated during its year-round community fitness events, after agreeing on a tie-up with the UAE’s leading water brand.
Yas Marina Circuit has signed a long-term partnership with the Agthia Group PJSC, the owner of Al Ain Water, so the latter can be the official supplier of water for Yas Marina Circuit weekly community fitness programmes StartYAS, TrainYAS and GoYAS.
The agreement means that with the start of the UAE’s summer months and Ramadan almost upon us, athletes running, cycling or walking the iconic F1® circuit can be confident that they will have access to a free and unlimited supply of top-quality drinking water.
Al Tareq Al Ameri, CEO of Yas Marina Circuit, said: “Yas Marina Circuit is delighted to enter into this partnership with Agthia to supply Al Ain Water to our hugely popular, ongoing community fitness programmes.
“We’re expecting more than 220,000 visits for health and fitness purposes alone in 2016, and with this new partnership we can continue to offer the high customer service and on-track enjoyment they expect from this world-class Circuit.”
The agreement between Yas Marina Circuit and Agthia Group takes place with immediate effect. Under its terms, Agthia will supply Al Ain Water drinking water for Yas Marina Circuit’s weekly health and fitness programmes, which includes StartYAS on Sundays, GoYAS (accessible to women only) on Wednesdays, and TrainYAS on Tuesdays.
Participants in the weekly health and fitness events are expected to get access to about 1,200 cases of Al Ain Water per month - or over 345,000 bottles per year.
Yas Marina Circuit recently announced that its hours of operation during Ramadan for StartYAS and TrainYAS will remain the same, with the female-only GoYAS events changing to the new timings of 7pm to 10pm throughout the Holy Month.
In addition, Al Ain Water will support the annual TriYAS triathlon at Yas Marina Circuit, which includes a broad range of race distances for different ages and ability levels.
Fasahat Beg, EVP Consumer Business of Agthia, said “Like so many of our products, Al Ain Water plays a key part in people’s everyday lives in Abu Dhabi. Its carefully balanced mineral composition has significant health benefits, while giving Al Ain Water a unique soft and smooth taste. We are delighted to add Yas Marina Circuit to the long list of prominent Institutions and Organisations that we exclusively supply.”
Yas Marina Circuit has forged a strong partnership with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD), both of which actively promote the importance of staying well hydrated during exercise.
People are advised to drink water before, during and after exercise, and to increase their intake depending on the intensity and duration of their workout, as well as the level of heat and humidity in the environment.
HAAD warns that poor hydration or low levels of body fluids can reduce or stop sweating, increasing the risk of illness including heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Al Ain Water is now the leading bottled water brand in the UAE in terms of sales volume. It was originally introduced to the market in 1990, and became part of the Agthia Group in 2004.
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PARIS: Les Bains Gets Redesign and Becomes Hotel
By Emily Cater
Infamous Parisian haunt Les Bains, previously Les Bains Douches – a consistently popular nightclub haunt for the achingly hip and famous – has undertaken a redesign and now functions as a restaurant and hotel as well. The project is a collaboration between architects and designers Vincent Bastie, Tristan Auer and Denis Montel, maintaining a respectful balance of old and new features, with the monochrome Philippe Starck dancefloor remaining in situ, while the layout has been vastly reconfigured.
There are now 39 rooms and suites, which feature carefully selected materials such as marble and wood, as well as replica sofas from Andy Warhol’s factory and bespoke furniture, while the luxury Les Bains Suite for those with more cash to splash offers a Turkish steam bath among other plush facilities.
Meanwhile, the restaurant Les Bains is a chic brasserie headed up by consulting chef Philippe Labbe and Michael Riss, featuring food that is both locally-sourced and sustainable, with dishes on the menu including Monkfish medallion with pak choi, and roasted Pigeon with date puree, lemon and cinnamon. Finally, it would be foolish to forget the infamous venue’s bread and butter – the club, or Le Club – with its new basin and black and white checkerboard – a tribute to the period setting of Les Bains, now a space for not only partying, but also live shows, concerts and events under the leadership of Lars Krueger who develops musical programming for the venue.
Now in its third reincarnation, it seems the trendy Les Bains has everything to offer the fash pack, as a must-visit destination to eat, sleep and party. –Emily Cater
7 Rue du Bourg-l’Abbé / 33 (0)142770707
Images courtesy of We Heart and Les Bains
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The Dangerous Truth Every Man Needs to Know
by: Brent Alan Henderson
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Brent Alan Henderson understands what makes men tick, how to capture and hold their attention, and how to move them to action.
Bunk next to Brent as he’s stranded in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness with hungry brown bears circling his tent. Ride along as storms and riptides thrash his rubber Zodiac, trying to dump you both into the icy depths of Alaska’s Cook Inlet. Sit at his campfire on the remote African plains, listening to roaring lions on the hunt. Become marooned in the North Pacific Ocean, almost drown multiple times, risk hypothermia, and somehow survive the trip back to the home front—only to face new challenges.
Throughout these adventures, Into the Wilds will help you to discover who you really are at your core, while also providing the necessary tools to enable you to break free from unhealthy thoughts, emotions, and actions. It’s all about identity.
Brent’s firsthand collection of hard-to-top guy stories, along with the lessons he learned from surviving his own personal failures and struggles, make Into the Wilds a book you will read from cover to cover. It will awaken your heart, guide you through the wilderness, and equip you to overcome the harsh realities of the unseen and overwhelming forces of life.
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Brent Henderson is the executive director of MenMinistry.org and a nationwide speaker, author, professional outdoorsman, and ordained men’s ministry pastor. He’s been featured at hundreds of outreach events, including the Billy Graham Crusade and Promise Keepers. Brent speaks at over forty events per year, including men’s retreats, conferences, wild game dinners, and Sunday morning services. Brent is also a national recording artist, having toured with... Read More
Brent Henderson is the executive director of MenMinistry.org and a nationwide speaker, author, professional outdoorsman, and ordained men’s ministry pastor. He’s been featured at hundreds of outreach events, including the Billy Graham Crusade and Promise Keepers. Brent speaks at over forty events per year, including men’s retreats, conferences, wild game dinners, and Sunday morning services. Brent is also a national recording artist, having toured with Dove and Grammy Award-winning artists like Steven Curtis Chapman, Sandi Patti, Avalon, and Crystal Lewis. Brent’s passion is to deliver transformational teaching through the lens of Scripture to help men discover who they are in Christ and to provide them with the tools they need to help others grow, share, and serve in Christ.
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Pac-12 Hotline: As the NCAA readies its case,…
Pac-12 Hotline: As the NCAA readies its case, Arizona should brace for the worst (just ask USC)
Wrongdoing by former assistant Book Richardson could lead to major sanctions
TEMPE, AZ – FEBRUARY 15: Head coach Sean Miller of the Arizona Wildcats watches the action during the second half of the college basketball game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Wells Fargo Arena on February 15, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. The Wildcats beat the Sun Devils 77-70. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
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The NCAA hammer was officially raised this week when Stan Wilcox, the VP for regulatory affairs, told CBS Sports that six programs are expected to receive notices of allegations this summer for major rules violations stemming from the corruption scandal.
That hit list could very well feature Arizona and USC — both employed assistant coaches who pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges — but almost certainly will include at least one.
Arizona is our betting favorite.
And if you’re wondering exactly which NCAA rule former assistants Book Richardson (Arizona) and Tony Bland (USC) might have violated, Bylaw 10.1 is a good place to start.
It defines unethical conduct as including, but not limited to:
“(d) Receipt of benefits by an institutional staff member for facilitating or arranging a meeting between a student athlete and an agent, financial advisor or a representative of an agent or advisor (e.g., “runner”)”
Yes, Arizona: The bribes accepted by Richardson constitute grounds for punishment even though there’s no evidence the players received a dime and no definitive proof coach Sean Miller paid players or was attempting to pay players or knew anything about Richardson’s actions.
That punishment is likely to be severe given the NCAA’s practical and political needs at the moment.
After so much talk of reform and the moral high ground staked out by the Rice Commission, NCAA president Mark Emmert cannot let programs go unpunished when there is irrefutable proof of violations.
If Arizona and USC (and others) aren’t sanctioned for assistant coaches committing federal bribery, why bother with a rulebook in the first place.
Emmert might as well dismount from the high horse, hand in his sheriff’s badge and enter the transfer portal to irrelevance.
Add the potential for penalties against Miller and USC’s Andy Enfield, and the sanctions could take on greater severity as they roll through the NCAA’s system of justice.
Both head coaches will be evaluated by the infractions committee on a number of issues:
What did they know?
What should they have known?
Did they create an atmosphere of compliance?
Are they responsible for the actions of their assistants under Bylaw 11.1.1.1?
For our purposes, however, let’s assume the NCAA finds no proof that Miller paid players, attempted to pay players or knew his longtime assistant was on the take.
How harshly could the Wildcats be sanctioned for Richardson and Richardson alone?
The Hotline has been pondering that issue for weeks and always reaches the same conclusion:
Presuming the outcome of any NCAA decision is dangerous, whether it’s the severity of sanctions or the ruling on a request for immediate eligibility.
Far better to establish the extreme, then work back to what seems reasonable given the circumstances.
And for the extreme, let’s examine how the NCAA adjudicated the case against USC — the case against USC and Reggie Bush.
After re-reading news reports and comments by NCAA officials during and after that lengthy ordeal, one thing became immediately clear:
NCAA has far more proof against Book Richardson than it did against Todd McNair, the former USC assistant who was a central figure in the case.
McNair’s perceived involvement served as the primary justification for the NCAA to hammer the Trojans with a two-year bowl ban and the loss of 30 scholarships over three years.
The NCAA concluded that McNair “knew or should have known” Bush and his family were receiving cash and benefits from a prospective sports marketing agency.
The basis for that determination? A two-minute phone call, and a photo.
* The infamous dead-of-night conversation between McNair and would-be agent Lloyd Lake used to link the Trojans to the violations was anything but conclusive. Lake changed his account during an interview with the NCAA and offered no proof — only his assumption — that McNair knew Bush and his family were accepting cash.
* The photograph shows McNair, Lake and two other men. McNair isn’t holding a wad of cash earmarked for Bush. He isn’t burning the NCAA rulebook. It’s a picture of four guys posing for the camera in a nightclub.
With that call and photograph as the launchpoints, the NCAA steamrollered USC.
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Meanwhile, here’s what was shown in federal court in April:
“Videos of the coach taking envelopes full of cash on two separate occasions. Richardson received $5,000 in cash on June 20, 2017 in a New York City hotel and $15,000 the following month … Richardson said on tape that he needed the money to recruit (Jahvon) Quinerly, a point guard prospect, to play at Arizona.”
There’s zero doubt that the USC case got personal for NCAA officials — in part because the Trojans refused to cooperate — and that dynamic helped push the sanctions to levels that far exceeded the evidence.
There’s also little doubt that the basketball corruption scandal is personal for Emmert, who has staked his legacy on reforming the sport that generates 75 percent of the NCAA’s revenue.
With the issuance of notices of allegations fast approaching, the prudent approach for Arizona is to buckle up, bear down and prepare for anything.
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Christie's Auction Mines Punk For Filthy Lucre
Author: Scott ThillScott Thill
The conventional wisdom is that punk is rebellion, a middle finger to the Establishment and propriety. But that pipe dream might finally fade now that auction house Christie's is hawking memorabilia from the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, Patti Smith and other shining lights on November 24 in New York.
"We understand that tastes change, tastes mature," Christie's Simeon Lipman told the Associated Press. "Ten years ago, punk memorabiliaprobably wouldn't be something we'd be auctioning here. But now, peopleof a certain age have a certain ability to splurge on this material."
Splurge indeed. Money, or lack thereof, has always been the prime mover in punk, rock and hip-hop. The Sex Pistols were cobbled together by Chelsea fashion mavens Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, who lead Pistol John Lydon once called "a pair of shysters: they would sell anything to any trend that they could grab onto." Speaking of marginalia. Christie's will sell material from the period like flyers, posters and press releases in search of a comfortable payday.
In short, anything you can grab onto.
Other rock, punk and post-punk legends are on Christie's bill, including Blondie, Bowie, The Smiths, The Cure, and The Velvet Underground. The kitchen-sink auction also includes a restored portable organ played by John Lennon during the Beatles' 1965 blockbuster concert at Shea Stadium, which could rope in over $150,000. Money may not be able to buy you love, but it sure can buy you enough proxy cool. That could come in handy during a global economic meltdown. You never know.
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MPs fear policing irrelevant as forces swamped
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Policing is at risk of becoming “irrelevant” as neighbourhood policing is stripped back and vast numbers of crimes go unsolved, a major new report warns.
Forces in England and Wales are “struggling to cope” and there will be dire consequences for public safety unless they are provided with additional funding, according to the Commons Home Affairs Committee, which also accused the Home Office of a “complete failure of leadership”.
Its inquiry found offences including robbery and vehicle-related theft are increasing at an alarmingly steep rate.
Labour’s Yvette Cooper, MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, who chairs the committee, said: “Police officers across the country are performing a remarkable public service in increasingly difficult circumstances, but forces are badly overstretched. Crime is up, charges and arrests are down, and the police service is struggling to respond effectively to emerging and growing challenges, such as online fraud and online child abuse.
“Policing urgently needs more money.”
The assessment said forces have lost at least a fifth of their neighbourhood policing capacity on average since 2010.
Flagging up the role played by neighbourhood teams in tackling terrorism and gang crime, the report said: “It is absolutely vital that this cornerstone of British policing is reaffirmed throughout the country, to ensure that trust and legitimacy is maintained.
“This is particularly important in communities in which distrust of the police – and in public authorities more widely – is rife, and in which those local links are all the more important. Nevertheless, in all neighbourhoods, without local engagement, policing is at risk of becoming irrelevant to most people, particularly in the context of low rates of investigation for many crimes.”
Urging ministers to prioritise policing in the Autumn Budget, the report said: “Without additional funding for policing, we have no doubt that there will be dire consequences for public safety, criminal justice, community cohesion and public confidence.”
The findings chime with a recent warning from Whitehall’s spending watchdog, while earlier this month a chief constable warned policing had reached its “tipping point”.
A Home Office spokesman said: “The policing minister has spoken to leaders in every force in England and Wales to better understand the demand and changing nature of crime faced by forces.
“We are now working closely with the police to gather the evidence to ensure they continue to receive the resources they need at the next spending review.”
Neighbourhood policing has proved a contentious issue in Yorkshire. In South Yorkshire, chief constable Stephen Watson last year reversed an unpopular decision by his predecessor to scrap neighbourhood teams as a reaction to austerity measures.
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A YORKSHIRE chief constable has warned that there could be hundreds fewer officers as a result of a further Government squeeze on already stretched budgets.
Chief constable of Humberside Police Lee Freeman said his force would have to find £9.2m over the next two years under proposed changes to pension arrangements, “the equivalent of losing 180 new officers or every PCSO we have in force”.
The country’s most senior police officers and police and crime commissioners have joined forces to urge the Government to rethink after the Treasury decided forces needed to contribute more towards pension liabilities.
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Creativity - Playgrounds Conference Lighting Talk ⚡️
I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to present a lightning talk at Playgrounds Conference in Melbourne this week. I spoke about creativity in app/software development. I've turned my presenter notes into a blog post, GIFs included:
Programming isn't the first task that jumps to mind when someone says creativity. As a result, it's fair to assume most developers wouldn’t consider ourselves to be very creative. We don't question the creativity of a designer's work, but the work of a software developer isn't always seen as creative.
The biggest lie I ever told myself was that I’m not a creative person. I’m terrible at painting, singing, and acting. I can’t possibly be creative, right?
Creativity is a term we humans begun to use quite recently. As shown by the graph, usage of the term picked up only around 70 years ago. As leisure has become more abundant, humans have more time for creative endeavours.
I know for myself, all through primary school I'd tell myself I wasn't creative. I sucked at drawing, and being good at drawing or drama was what it meant to be creative. Even in early high school, I couldn't wait to drop art and music classes and focus on the subjects I enjoyed.
I didn't realise at the time, but when I started programming and begun toying around with making iPhone apps, I was exercising the creative part of my brain. I hadn’t considered this to be creative because creativity meant something different to me. It took many years to realise that I too was creative. Developing an app is a complex problem-solving task, and problem-solving is aided greatly by creativity.
Programming is all about creating something to do something else. By making an app, you are bringing a piece of software to life. By its very nature, programming is creative. There are technical parts of the jobs we all do which aren’t so creative - tweaking and optimisation of an algorithm for efficiency might be more technical, but writing code itself is a creative task.
An app is an expression of the developers who make it. In that sense, an app that serves the same purpose but is build by two different developers will be written slightly differently, reflective of the person who is writing the app and the way they think. The way you write and implement a feature is different to the way your colleague might write it. More than just the code, the creation of an app itself is a creative process. You start with an idea, build a prototype, go on to develop then polish the project into a finished product. This is a creative process. If programming weren't creative, Tweetbot and Twitteriffic would both work and function the same way.
How often have you stepped away from a programming problem, only to realise in a moment of downtime exactly how to go about solving it? Or coming back to work the next day and instantly solving the problem you were frustratingly stuck on for hours the previous afternoon? Our best ideas often come when we’re away from the computer, in a state of boredom. This is a trait of creativity, and a link between stepping away from our work and having a good idea is present. Stepping away from the computer can help us as programmers, as we solve challenging creative problems.
It's fair to say almost every software developer is either working on or has worked on a side project. I saw a talk once that made me think differently about programming side projects. The talk was given by iOS Developer Alex Akers. He raised the point that programmers must love what we do because we go home from work and continue to program. A hairdresser doesn't cut their kid's hair just for the fun of it. Other creative professions, however, involve side projects. Musicians write a tonne of music; they do it because that's what they enjoy. Lots of people write in their spare time as a creative outlet, without intent to ever be published. People with an eye for visual design often like to sketch in their own time. Once again, programming has the traits of a creative task.
What we do is also kind of an art.
— Samuel Giddins - Playgrounds Speaker Podcast
If you’re like me, you’ve been working your way through listening to the Playgrounds Conference Speaker Podcasts. Toward the end of his episode, Samuel Giddins said the following, “What we do is also kind of an art.” Art is typically defined as, “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination,” so in other words, art is an expression of creativity.
I took this photo last week while walking past a bath accessories store here in Melbourne. The mirror up top reads, “The art of bathing.” It’s easy to ignore the fact that even taking a simple bath can be art. If that’s an expression of creativity, developing an app certainly is.
Don’t focus on the technicalities of programming. Instead think of it as an art, as an expression of creativity, and see how that helps when finding the solution to your next difficult programming problem.
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Researchers build salivary gland from scratch — and it works
Last updated on October 11th, 2018 at 6:09 pm by Alexandru Micu
You know what would be awesome? Being able to replace faltering organs. We’re not there yet, but we’re one important step closer.
Image via Pixabay.
Replacing organs would offer huge benefits to medicine, in general, and patients who lost certain organ functions, in particular. However, it’s still beyond our grasp. The formation of organs (organogenesis) is very complex and regulated by several distinct biological systems. Another troublesome trait of organogenesis is that it relies on stem cells that — with the exception of permanently-growing organs such as hair follicles — are only present during our bodies’ early development in the womb.
But we are learning how to work around these limitations. A new paper published by researchers from the Showa University and the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan reports on a world-first in this regard: the team has successfully grown three-dimensional salivary gland tissue that worked just like normal glands in mice models.
A gland’s spitting image
“It was incredibly exciting to see that the tissues we created actually functioned in a living animal,” says Kenji Mishima of Showa University, the paper’s lead author and head of the team that handled the mice experiments. “This is an important proof of concept that organoids are a valid alternative to actual organs.”
The team used embryonic stem cells and viral gene vectors to create a three-dimensional (but simplified) version of the salivary gland. These glands play an important part in digestion, as saliva jump-starts the processing of starch in foods and make it easier to swallow. However, they’re not an especially-robust tissue and can be damaged by radiation therapy for cancer or Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease.
Salivary glands start their life as a structure called the oral ectoderm. We don’t fully understand the process, but we do know that it involves a complex process of chemical signaling that changes gene expression in the targeted stem cells. By studying this process, the team uncovered two transcription factors, Sox9 and Foxc1, which they say underpin the differentiation process (i.e. the transition from stem to other cells) into salivary glands. Two signaling chemicals — FGF7 and FGF10 — determine cells expressing those factors to actually differentiate.
Then it came time to actually grow their organoid. The team started by applying a chemical cocktail to stem cells to make them form the oral ectoderm. Then, they applied viral vectors (viruses with their genome edited) to alter the cells’ genes and make them express both Sox9 and Foxc1. Finally, they applied the two signaling chemicals to coax the cells to form the final tissue. Later genetic analysis revealed that this tissue was very similar to its naturally-developed counterpart.
But does it work?
Short answer — yes.
The team implanted their organoids into living mice (whose salivary glands had been previously removed) and tested them by feeding the animals citric acid. When transplanted along with mesenchymal tissue — a type of embryonic tissue that forms the glands’ links to other tissues — the organoids properly connected to nerve tissue and secreted a substance that was remarkably similar to real saliva.
“We continue to work to develop functional tissues to replace the functions of various organs, and we hope that these experiments will soon find their way into the clinic and help patients suffering from a variety of disorders,” concludes co-author Takashi Tsuji of the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research.
The paper ” Junichi Tanaka et al, Generation of orthotopically functional salivary gland from embryonic stem cells” has been published in the journal Nature Communications.
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Fly with a Zepplein
While I was sitting in a park with a group of friends, I looked up to see this lovely and cute zeppelin flying up in the sky, yesterday. I secretly thought, "Gosh! I wish I can fly like that zepplein as well..for two reasons.
First reason, I wanted to fly away from this cruel world; where savage killing of innocent people is happening on a daily basis around the world under the name of religion, secterism, stupid dirty politics and post-colonialism global interests. I wanted to fly away from this fucking globalized world.
I wanted to fly away from heartbreaking news coming from Yemen with all the power struggle taking place in Yemen and the recent bomb of the 100 innocent soldiers paying the price, or the news about the innocent civilians in Yemen killed by the US drone strikes, or the news of the increasing spreading hunger in Yemen, or Ansar al-Sharia news, or the Saudi diplomat who is captivated by Ansar al-Sharia, or ,, I wanted to fly away from all the indepth-anaylsis articles and reports written about the situation in Yemen where foreign journalists and/or columnists try to boost, brag and compete each other that; seemingly saying, "Oh! I know better than anyone else about Yemen's current situation. I'll explain Yemen to you in my reports." I wanted to fly away from all the tears I have when I read those reports.
I wanted to fly and live in the sky where it's calm and peaceful.
Second reason, I wanted to fly and reach Yemen. Then, I'd pull my mother up to the sky to me and kiss her on all over her body. "You are queen of my heart, mom," I'd tell her. I wanted to fly and reach Yemen so I could check on my friends. "I miss you all so much," I'd tell them. I wanted to fly and reach Yemen without all the brucracy of Swedish immigration office and visas applications and airports' irritating procedures.
Gosh! I wanted so bad to fly. Basically, I wanted to fly by the zepplein because I needed the world to stop for few moments so we could all take a breath and absorb what's going on around us.
Yet, I keep looking at the zepplein picture and imagine that I'm flying..it helps a little bit.
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Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
Get a load of that title Did you ever hear anything that sounded more like a slasher movie? Unfortunately, Terror Stalks the Class Reunion isn’t a lost slasher – for a start, there’s no slashing – but, while part of me is writing this review to stop others repeating my mistake, it’s also worth pointing out that there’s a little something here to entertain slasher fans looking for a fix slightly off the beaten track.
First off, Terror Stalks the Class Reunion (1992) is based on a Mary Higgins Clark short story and, as such, joins roughly fifteen other TV movies inspired by the works of “America’s Queen of Suspense”. Bar some atmospheric 70s offerings, the small screen isn’t exactly famed for its classic slasher output – and, fittingly, its thirty-year flirtation with Higgins Clark adaptations has resulted in nothing more than a barrage of glossy but middling potboilers that form the very definition of safe Sunday-evening viewing.
It’s interesting to note, however, that when a certain Sean S. Cunningham was looking to follow up his breakthrough Friday the 13th with something more mainstream but still in tune with his slasher sensibilities, he turned to Higgins Clark. Her novel A Stranger Is Watching was the basis for the 1982 thriller of the same name, which allowed Cunningham to indulge his nasty streak with a succession of showpiece deaths built around a hostage scenario played out in the deserted depths of Grand Central Station.
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion is a similar tale of a kidnapped woman held prisoner by a lunatic. But where Stranger had an incomparably brutish Rip Torn as said psycho, here we get Geraint Wyn Davies as the once “Fat Tony”, who’s lost 110 pounds – along with most of his marbles – over the course of an eight-year obsession with his old teacher Kay (Kate Nelligan).
That’s where the class reunion connection comes in: Kay and her friend Virginia (Jennifer Beals) are in town for a get-together of staff and pupils from a US Army base school in Germany. Amidst the frivolities, Kay gets a message purporting to be from her husband and, heading back to her hotel, bumps into her former student in the parking lot except the meeting was no accident, and Tony’s plans for his favourite teacher involve handcuffs, humiliation and a harrowing stint in an escape-proof cabin deep in the woods.
But don’t get too excited – Terror Stalks the Class Reunion is no horror film. There’s no Misery-style hobbling, no Captivity-like poodle-killing mindgames. Instead, there’s the threat of an enforced “marriage” performed by a videotaped priest on a TV screen, and a lot of time spent on a largely unrelated subplot about an escaped killer thought to be stalking the area. Tension mounts in the sequences where Kay (predictably) tries to escape from her shackles while Tony’s truck (inevitably) pulls up outside; and excitement peaks as the climactic wedding ceremony turns into a violent fracas involving concealed nail scissors and a gun hidden inside a Bible. But then everything goes up in smoke in an explosive ending that stops somewhere slightly south of satisfying.
Nelligan whimpers convincingly throughout but doesn’t really do anything to make you care about her character – which is probably more of a fault with the writing, considering the feeble nature of her escape attempts. Beals on the other hand has even less to do but manages to come across as smoking hot in a slightly gutsier role. On a sad note, Werner Stocker, whose local detective, Franz, is the only character with any real charisma, died from a brain tumour a year after filming.
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion is available on DVD in the UK under the far less fun but generally more apt title For Better and for Worse. Picture quality is pretty poor; in fact, if the DVD hasn’t been ripped from an old VHS (most likely the 90s US release) I’ll eat my hockey mask. The film’s just about worth a look if you like woman-in-peril movies but don’t go looking for slasher-movie thrills There’s more to be found in National Lampoon’s Class Reunion.
Review originally published on Retro Slashers, 25 March 2010
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Kanye West was hospitalized on Monday for a mental health evaluation amid canceling the rest of his Saint Pablo tour and his latest rants about Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Donald Trump. The support for him has been overwhelming and has opened up very visible conversations centering mental health in the Black community.
In contrast, when Azealia Banks is publicly crucified for her mistakes, including endorsing Donald Trump – she is constantly and continually dragged and disposed of, no matter what the circumstance. No one comes running to her defense, nor is the question of mental health ever discussed. Azealia grew up in an abusive home and lost her father at a young age to juxtapose her trauma next to Kanye’s. It’s evident that being a dark skin, bisexual black woman doesn’t elicit the same sympathy and defense that Kanye does regardless of her story and experiences.
Similarly, Lil’ Mama’s trauma was turned into a meme. The crying face meme that went viral was a still taken from an interview in which Lil’ Mama was discussing how her mother’s devastating death sent her into a deep depression and loneliness. But no one came to her defense nor did folks stop posting the meme. Although Lil Mama went on record to laugh with others about the meme, it doesn’t change the levels of violence and dehumanization Black women and femmes experience around our pain and trauma.
When Kid Cudi announced that he was admitting himself into an institution for his depression and deteriorating mental health, mad Black folks flocked to protect and defend him. The vibe was that Black men’s mental health needs to be discussed and centered to divest from toxic black masculinity and white supremacist ideology. But this movement was led by Black folks of all genders, but every movement around Black women and femmes’ safety and well-being is led and initiated by us.
In retrospect, Kid Cudi’s affirmation compared to Kehlani’s attempted suicide is laughable. The disgusting commentary she received from public figures such as Chris Brown and Lil’ Duval reaffirmed that Black women and femmes will always be seen as disposable, even during their most vulnerable moments. Anything could’ve been going on in Kehlani’s life, including past or present trauma, that made her want to kill herself. But none of that was considered, like Kid Cudi or Kanye West, because our sympathy is political, and misogynoir makes the pain and mental wellness of Black women and femmes invisible.
Additionally, Lil Kim’s navigation of self-worth and internalization of white supremacist beauty standards has been under a microscope for her entire career. When she recently came forward saying that she was a “Spanish girl trapped in a Black girl’s body”, she was dragged and laughed at. No one stopped to diagnose her around the violent colorist misogynoir she had suffered at the hands of an antiblack society and violent Black male partners. Yet, family histories, death, white supremacist violence, and struggle are all themes and analysis around Black men.
We are always denied humanity. In a world where Black women, femmes and girls are denied love, access, support, resources, safety or protection, we are always set up to fail. And subsequently punished when we can’t perform mental wellness for the world to be inspired by.
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An avid consultant and expert in organizational efficacy for strategy, innovation, sustainability and competitiveness, Khalil is associated with the University of Management and Technology Lahore as Assistant Professor. Mr. Khalil A. Arbi is a graduate of University of Bonn Germany, with an MSc in Resource Economics and an MBA marketing from ILM Lahore. His PhD thesis is in its final stage and is about the diagnostic study of innovation management in SMEs of Pakistan. Mr. Arbi has multidisciplinary experience of organizations like USAID, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, HEC-FAD, Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), TDAP and competitiveness Support Fund of Pakistan. Khalil, along with academic publications in international journals, is also author of two books. He has presented his research papers in various international conferences. In a US-Pakistan faculty development program he has the unique opportunity to be an affiliate of George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia. Mr. Khalil is great proponent of linkages between universities, industry, and government. He holds the position of Executive vice President of South Asia Triple Helix Association. He possesses intense linkages with the industry and public sector. He is a public speaker for motivation and organizational development.
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Searching the Archives
Technical drawings Archive
The Moretti brothers’ Historical Archive
Historical Atlas of tractors
SAME DEUTZ-FAHR, SDF
Engines Area
Engines and mechanical components
Evolution of the SAME Logo
The Treviglio Factory
Tractor bibliography
The first Hürlimann tractor, the 1K8, comes into being – a single-cylinder petrol tractor with a mower, with 416 models produced.
“Maison Hürlimann” is established; the first tractor of the brand becomes more powerful, with the 1K10 model.
The first industrial plant is completed at Wil.
A patent for the invention of a front axle with wide steering angle is registered. The first 4-cylinder direct injection diesel engine tractor, the “4DT45”, is produced.
Hürlimann diesel tractors are adapted to run on coal gas. New rear wheels with pressure spring suspension systems and without inflatable tyres are tested.
The D 600 tractor is launched, and exported above all to Argentina. The patent for a motor harrow with a documented productivity of 6,162 m2 of tilled land per hour is registered.
The H2 model tractor is unveiled, with 4-stroke petrol/oil engine and water cooling system. This reliable model is also used as a military vehicle by the Swiss army.
The brand’s most well known model, the D90, comes off the production line in Switzerland. The engine, clutch, gearbox gears, axle and hydraulics are all built and assembled by Hürlimann.
The factory is one of the first to manufacture large cylinder tractors, launching the DH6 on the market, with a six-cylinder, 155 hp engine.
The D115T tractor, with the first engine (for a medium power class) equipped with turbocharger, is produced.
Hürlimann is merged with the SAME group and the SLH (SAME+LAMBORGHINI+HÜRLIMANN) Group is founded.
A new range of machines with a 54 – 165 hp is introduced, with innovative features, new styling and original cab. The H1104, H1105 and H1106 engines installed on the initial models are replaced by SAME 1000 series water-cooled engines.
Electronic fuel injection and new control units governing main engine functions are adopted.
The MASTER series, a new range of high power models equipped with the Electronic PowerShift transmissions area, launched.
The “PRINCE” model is launched; mini-tractors for a new market segment: small-scale farming and grounds maintenance.
The new XT and SX series complete the Hürlimann open field tractors range.
The continuous variable transmissions are introduced on the Hürlimann tractors range.
The Hürlimann brand, with the XA and XM series, introduce the new style that refers to the original colours of green and red.
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Civil Fails to Raise $8M Minimum in ICO
Posted on October 17, 2018 by BitShare
Civil, a blockchain startup that has partnered with Forbes and The Associated Press, failed to reach the $8 million minimum target it set for its initial coin offering this week, suggesting an end to the days when promoters simply had to hint at collaborations with established companies to woo investors.
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A ‘Setback’ Rather Than a ‘Shock’
The team developing Civil, a self-defined journalism platform that aims to publish news content on its blockchain, has revealed that it will provide full refunds to the 1,012 people who took part in the ICO. It had initially planned to sell 34 million of its CVL tokens for between $8 million and $24 million. However, it had raised less than $1.5 million by the time it wrapped up the sale.
Matthew Iles, the CEO of Civil, hinted at what he thinks might have been the problem by thanking the people who “were willing to jump through the hoops required to buy CVL tokens.” He also promised that the team had started planning a “much simpler token sale.”
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the startup had reached out to news organizations such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and Dow Jones for support. However, it only encountered skepticism over its promises to fix the funding problems plaguing the journalism industry.
“It’s a setback for us, though not a shock,” Iles said. “We expected a different outcome when we launched the sale, but circumstances changed.”
Not Giving Up Just Yet
Despite the failure of its token sale, the Civil Foundation — a nonprofit entity designed to back independent newsrooms — still has a $3.5 million commitment from Consensys, which is why the team insists it is not raising the white flag just yet. In addition, both AP and Forbes have reportedly confirmed to Techcrunch that the failed ICO won’t impact their relationship with the project.
“The Civil Media Company is here to stay,” Iles claimed. “We’re here to build, and we’re excited for this new beginning.”
ICO projects fail all the time, of course. But Civil’s stumble is particularly notable because the platform recently grabbed headlines due to its partnership with two mainstream media organizations. Nonetheless, it still failed to reach its conservative minimum funding threshold, in spite of its high-profile connections. Perhaps investors did not see any value in the promise that Forbes would begin to publish metadata from some of its articles on the Civil blockchain in the coming year.
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I Drink, I Fall Down, I Get Up ... No Problem
Nothing to add to this. It speaks for itself.
--by William Rivers Pitt
George W. Bush is a good man, word has it. He's plain-spoken, they say. A regular fella. A good guy to have a beer with, except he supposedly doesn't drink anymore.
I wish, more than anything, that he were drinking. I wish he were drinking all the time. I wish, oh how I wish, that he were stand-up-fall-down-ralphing-down-his-shirt loaded every minute of every day. It would be a comfort, simply because it would explain a great many things.
Having a drunk for a president is, after all, a fixable situation. Put him to bed at Camp David for a few weeks and surround him with Secret Service agents. Let his body clean itself out. Problem solved, and really, would anyone actually notice his absence?
I don't believe Bush has gotten off the sauce, if truth be told. I know more than a few boozers who, like George, periodically show up with odd wounds on their faces they got from falling over or running into walls. The injuries that appear on George's mien from time to time can perhaps be explained away - maybe Dick Cheney is stalking the halls with a shotgun loaded with rock salt and blasting anyone, even the boss, who gets in his way - but if "George still drinks" were up on the big board at the MGM Grand sports book, I'd take the bet no matter what the oddsmakers had to say.
Having a drunk for a president is manageable. Having a stone bozo for a president, on the other hand, is a calamity of global proportions.
Let's take a walk through the last few days. George winged off to Russia for trade talks at the G-8 summit, and managed in the course of 100 hours to embarrass himself and our entire country. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is smarter than Bush by several orders of magnitude, insulted George in front of the international press corps with a tight quip about "democracy" in Iraq. No trade deal got done. The whole thing was a humiliating waste of time, captured best by all the photos of Bush and Putin together. In each and every one of them, Putin is looking at George with an expression that somehow conveyed disgust, disdain and awe simultaneously.
Putin's disgust and disdain are easily understood - the poor guy was trapped in a room with our knucklehead president for hours, after all - but the awe requires notice. What, Putin must have thought, is this fool doing running a country?
After that came the much-noted open-mike gaffe, during which George dropped an s-bomb while discussing the Middle East crisis with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The cussing doesn't trouble me - those who know say that John F. Kennedy swore like a sailor whenever he talked shop - but the rest of the scene was like something out of a high school cafeteria. Bush sat there, talking with what looked like seventeen doughnuts stuffed into his gob, while poor Tony tried to discuss matters of life and death.
You have to listen to the audio to get a full grasp of what transpired. It wasn't just the dialogue. It was the tone in Blair's voice. He sounded for all the world like a teacher attempting to explain something to an exceptionally dull student. His tone suggested infinite patience and a touch of true sadness, as if he could not quite believe he was speaking this way to an American president.
"It takes him eight hours to fly home," said George at one point during the open-mike massacre. "Eight hours. Russia's big and so is China." He was, presumably, speaking to someone about Chinese President Hu Jintao's travel requirements, but really now. Huffington Post writer Cenk Uygur captured the unbelievable vapidity of the discourse.
"Russia's big and so is China?" exclaimed Uygur. "This guys sounds like a third grader. Do you know anyone who would have a conversation like this with their neighbor, let alone a business associate, let alone a world leader? Who's proud to know that Russia is big and so is China? If someone is this ignorant, they're usually embarrassed and try not to talk much. But this guy is so dumb he has no idea how dumb he is. This sounds like a conversation you might have with a child, a mentally challenged child. Johnny, do you know how big Russia is? How about China? This would all be unfortunate if George were your dentist, or worse yet, your accountant. But he is the leader of the free world. This man makes life or death decisions every day. If you say you're not scared about that, you're lying."
Then came the pig-roast thing. Newsday described it best: "As Israeli warplanes were preparing an attack on Lebanon Thursday afternoon, and a Lebanese militia was aiming a rocket at the ancient Israeli city of Safed, President George W. Bush was bantering with reporters in Germany about a pig. Bush kept bringing up the roast wild boar he was about to dine on at a banquet that night, even when asked about the swelling crisis in the Middle East, where pig meat is forbidden to religious Jews and Muslims. 'Does it concern you that the Beirut airport has been bombed?' a reporter asked. 'And do you see a risk of triggering a wider war?' 'I thought you were going to ask me about the pig,' Bush replied blithely. Then he brought the pig up again - for the fifth time - before giving a long answer that ended with his saying Israel needed to protect itself."
After this came the moment when George tried to give German Chancellor Angela Merkel a back massage while she was speaking to someone at the summit table. He sidled up behind her and just started rubbing. Merkel's reaction was instantaneous and dramatic: she flinched, flailed her arms up and basically waved the president of the United States away from her. Her reaction would have been no different if Bush had dropped a live catfish down the back of her shirt.
What's next? Will George go to the United Nations, sit on Kofi Annan's head, and fart like some bratty brother tormenting a sibling? Will the cameras catch him playing penny hockey during Middle East peace negotiations? You can't say it'll never happen. It reminds me of the scene from "Caddyshack" where the golfers are hiding in the bushes and betting on whether the Smails kid picks his nose. It is not too farfetched a concept to believe that the other G-8 leaders were doing something very similar while watching Bush.
There were, by my count, no less than twenty different moments in the last few days where George brought shame and disgrace upon this country. He did not do this by being too tough, or too soft, or too strident. He did this simply by being himself. His head is an echo chamber where very stupid bats roost. He has the intellect of a bag of rocks. Maybe it's impolite to say this, but it has to be said.
And yeah, Mr. Uygur, it is really, really scary. I wish the man were a drunk. I'd sleep better, and so would the world.
Comedy Relief
One more thing before I go out to enjoy the day. This from Molly Ivins regarding SCOTUS (Supreme Comic of the United States).
AUSTIN, Texas -- Never let it never be said our president does not provide laughs, even as we wobble on the rim of war in the Middle East.
Look what a good time Vladimir Putin had with him. Bush, responding to questions from the international press corps on his conversation with Putin the previous evening, said, "I talked about my desire to promote institutional change in parts of the world like Iraq, where there is a free press and free religion, and I told him that a lot of people in our country, you know, would
hope that Russia would do the same thing."
Putin, with a fairly straight face, replied, "We certainly would not like to have the same of kind of democracy they have in Iraq, I'll tell you that quite honestly." Don't you hate it when the international press corps laughs at what a stoop Bush is? Bush, who fancies himself something of a fast-reply artist, said, "Just wait." Heh, heh.
The rest is hilarious.
What isn't so funny is that Bush represents our country. Can't wait for 2008.
This from Associated Press:
BERLIN - U.S. and German scientists on Thursday launched a two-year project to decipher the genetic code of the Neanderthal, a feat they hope will help deepen understanding of how modern humans' brains evolved.
Previous studies have “… suggested that Neanderthals and humans split from a common ancestor a half-million years ago.” And some have concluded, based on that evidence, that Neanderthals were an evolutionary dead end.
However, other scientists now believe that Neanderthals may not have died off. With the decoding of the Neanderthal genome, scientists hope to determine why evolution seemed to take a step backward with the mutation of the modern conservative.
Bloggers Everywhere
Meanwhile, here’s a link to a great article by Jack Shafer over at Slate. He asks the question: “Who Are All These Bloggers? And What Do They Want?” Shafer notes that 57 million Americans now claim to blog. That’s incredible.
I have 200+ links to other sites that I mean to install on mine, just haven’t gotten around to it (I like to collect links). Anyway, I hope the two or three readers of my site will find the article interesting.
No More Intimidation
A little over a week ago, I had a short blog conversation with my erstwhile friend dad29. He was responding to my post titled “Payback,” in which I bemoaned the classless actions of conservative bloggers who published names and other personal information of their liberal foes and suggested that a little visit might be in order. To be succinct: Intimidation tactics.
Dad29 responded by stating that Jim McGuigan of Milwaukee Watchdog had once published dad’s personal information … apparently in response to a comment that he made. Knowing dad29 all too briefly, I’m guessing the comment was dark and poisonous (well, maybe not but the line sounded good). Nonetheless, I agreed that if this was indeed true (I see no reason to disbelieve dad29, he does not appear to be as thuggish as some of his mates) then McGuigan had crossed the line.
Dad29 then provided a link to an article that reported on some purported intimidation tactics by a gay group called KnowThyNeighbor in Massachusetts. Apparently, this group published the names and zip codes of people who had signed petitions for the right’s latest gimmick, a protection of marriage amendment. One person who signed was confronted and called a “bigot” while others reported being called “breeders.” Both sides of this issue are now engaging in discussions about “hate speech” and the townspeople are discussing how to live peacefully with each other.
The point is that emotions are running high. While it was not illegal for KnowThyNeighbor to publish the names and addresses (the petitions are public record), it is deplorable that people be confronted in such a disrespectful manner, though I think dad29 would be hard pressed to find this sort of intimidation tactic used by leftys.
In the end it is not acceptable for anyone to put anyone at risk, just because you don’t like what they have to say.
Don’t shoot, dad.
The March of the Mindless Automatons
Inspired by Jessica McBride, thousands of like-minded and self-professed Christian women have declared their intent to follow their fearless leader where bloggers have not gone before. Determined to mangle sentence structure; defy grammar; refuse to read books, but comment on them nonetheless; malign other peoples’ faiths; imply reverse racism where there is none; refuse to separate fact from fiction, ignore the strictures of journalism and provide humorous fodder for liberals everywhere, these women have formed their own army … the Jessica Brigade of Mindless Automatons. Beware, the hair brigade is looking for you.
H/t to Xoff and Brew City Brawler, and special acknowledgement to Tom Tomorrow.
PS: Ever notice that profession of one's Christian faith seems to give these people leave to say the most un-Christian things?
This from my lovely wife, the beautiful Ms. Kelly ...
We had a baby appointment on Friday and listened to the baby's heart beat. It definitely sounded like a galloping horse! Is that a sign of things to come? Still a fast heart beat at over 150. All else is fine. I'm a lot less tired, not sick at all, and not big yet, though my waistline is definitely gone.
I now think we're having a girl. Tim (just to argue with me) says it's a boy. We will make the appointment soon to find out. It'll be part of the genetic testing done in August. We still have to decide just how many tests we want done. We continue to weigh the risks of the tests against the value of the information they could provide.
Ian and Abby are having a great summer. My friend Draga took us out on their new pontoon boat last weekend. Even the new baby, Elijah, came with us and husband Steve, with his broken leg (don't ask!). Eli is 2 months old now and a very good baby. We had a lot of fun. I thought Ian might never come back on board the boat once he got in the water. Draga even let him drive - he was thrilled!
Ian had 4 weeks of individual cello lessons this summer. It was with a different instructor than during the school year and he really liked him. And he's now taking 4 weeks of a summer math class. Apparently (from Tim's account), his math teach is "very cute". That should help keep him motivated. And he never tires of playing with Evan across the street. They are best buddies.
Abby and I were out shopping yesterday and she picked out her first toy for the baby. She was very excited! She's been playing with Rayan (the little boy next door) and Alex (Evan's sister) all summer. If she doesn't play with a friend during the day, she gets very sad. She loves using Rayan's scooter and bike with training wheels (maybe it's time we get her one of those?!?!). Alex slept over for the first time this weekend. They played make-up and watched movies and giggled and giggled and giggled... I didn't even know what they were giggling about and I started giggling!
The addition will start soon. The contract is signed, the loan is closed and the building permit will be ready next week (if we actually are able to make the final decision about tile or fiberglass for the shower!). So many decisions yet to be made and so many choices yet to be seen.
Tim continues to do most of the work around here. He doesn't let me climb on ladders or stools or lift heavy things. Although he does like it when I cook occasionally. He's busy today with the photo show from Larchfest and the 50th birthday bash. It's going to turn out great!
The dogs... somehow we have to get Max settled down before the baby comes. Even though I'm not big yet, I have a hard time controlling both of them by myself when we meet another dog on our walks. Tim and I have been doing a lot more dog walking together. I wonder how it will work when we add a stroller (and baby!) to the mix.
I still can't believe we're going to have a baby this winter. And I can't believe my little sister is probably going to get married before the baby gets here. That and the addition seem like a lot to have happen in the next 6 months!
Oh, and the latest girl name is 'Megan'. 'Connor' has come up most recent as a boy's name. We're still taking ideas.
Hope all is well with you and yours. Please pass along our hellos and hugs to your families.
Kelly, Tim, Ian, Abby, Molly, Max and Baby Rock
Note to Jessica McBride: Rayan's parents are Muslim. I guess you wouldn't let your kids play with them, would you.
No Energy for Blogging
Too busy and too hot to blog today. Tomorrow, maybe.
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Oscar Telecast Report Card
This year's Oscar telecast was richer in its emotions and more fleet and creative in its execution than almost any of the movies that opened last year, and while that sounds like a backhanded compliment, what I truly mean to say is that I was touched and entertained by the show, moved to moments of very fond reflection on movies to which I don't otherwise feel much connection, deliriously happy to see The Departed emerge as the big winner in all four categories where it absolutely deserved to, and impressed by the candor, sincerity, and concise eloquence of so many winners.
As of 4am, I've already watched the telecast twice, and I'm sure these won't be the last. Fair enoughthat's pretty much how I roll anyway. But this year actually felt special. Tomorrow or the next day, after I've caught up on some sleep, I might run through some more of the particular highs and lows for this broadcast, but I can't go to bed without sharing Numero Uno:
The Focus on Film Somehow, Oscar almost never takes this obvious lesson, but the Academy Awards show should entertain a wide audience while also serving an ambassadorial, gently informative purpose for all of the arts it recognizes within commercial filmmaking. Repeatedly, Laura Ziskin's telecast bridged the gap between insider know-how and popular perspectives by bringing the "technical" awards (which really are artistic awards!) to clear, thrilling life: through the brilliant use of the Sound Effects chorus, the multi-screen demonstrations of film editing, the well-staged tableaus of the nominated costumes, the snapshots of sound engineers and visual effects supervisors practicing their crafts in quick, clear glimpses. The montage of scenes from Foreign Language-Film winners ceded a well-earned spotlight to a perennially trivialized category, making a good case for viewers to follow up on La Strada and Z and Dersu Uzala and Closely Watched Trains. Errol Morris' opening montage of nominees was also equalizing and accommodating of a full range of nominees, ranging from celebrity actors to documentarians to composers. For once, this show actually seemed to love the cinema, not just the clothes and the self-congratulation, and it demonstrated an eagerness to explain and to share that love.
Otherwise... Hooray for Marty and The Departed and the lovely, articulate Thelma Schoonmaker, Hooray for the heartwarming win for The Danish Poet in Animated Short Film, Hooray for new Oscar winner Ari Sandel's lovely stump-speech on behalf of live-action short films, Hooray for Al and Leo's earnest pitch about Greening the Oscars and resisting climate change (which made its point beautifully without coming across as flaky or empty idealism, like Richard Gere turning on his heart-light to Mao Tse-tung), Hooray for Ellen, Hooray for deft play-along improvs from Scorsese, Streep, Eastwood, and Wahlberg, Hooray for Robert Downey Jr. shucking the TelePrompTer and cracking a great joke, Hooray to Ennio Morricone for expressing his gratitude and generosity in Italian, Hooray to Clint Eastwood for translating on the spot, and a huge Hooray to the speeches by Forest Whitaker, Melissa Etheridge, Alan Arkin, Michael Arndt, Milena Canonero, and all of the others that implied a strong sense of the winners' individual personality while also saying something clear, admirable, diplomatic, and impassioned that all of us could relate to. A shame about Jerry Seinfeld, the writers-on-film montage, the Jack/Will/John schtick, and the same old boring-presenter twaddle, but all in all, this was an exemplary telecast. A
Labels: Awards 2006, Oscars
posted by NicksFlickPicks at 4:39 AM
Really? Admittedly I only skim-watched after landing this morning, but if ever it looked, to these jaded and jet-lagged eyes, like an Oscar year I could miss without too much chagrin...
I take your point about a sincere love of film there and some proper, intelligent commentary on a lot of the categories, rather than the usual trite blather. But where was the controversy? The knockout jokes? The suspense? The off-the-cuff weirdness I want?
Kinda seems both of us feel about this year's ceremony (and awards) the exact same way we feel about The Departed -- for you energising and peppy, for me predictable and a little anonymous. Or maybe I'm just in a post-NYC funk.
Pleased, all the same, for Scorsese, Arkin, Arndt, Whitaker, Canonero, those Pan's Labyrinth make-up guys...
...bummed for Lubezki, Del Toro (even though I'm so-so on that film too), and all four score composers other than Santaolalla. Gustavo completely deserved his win for Brokeback last year, but that Babel theme they were constantly playing was written ten years ago, I tell you! He ought to have blushed, winning for that.
Kamikaze Camel said...
I also quite liked them too! Although I thought they went overboard on the montages and the costume design bit was actually sort of embarassing.
Agreed on the foreign language thing. I really want to see a lot of those movies! I don't wanna see La Strada again though. That's just too much twee for me to handle.
Liked the telecast very much, but I thought the Arkin win was pretty embarrassing. I'm sure he was embarrassed himself. And a bad speech. This guy helped start Second City? C'mon, where's the ease and improv?
macaroniprotest said...
More than the sincere gratitude of many of the winners, what stuck with me was the completely rude way the orchestra was practically shoving everyone off the stage, especially egregious when it was clear that English was not their native language.
Also, Lubezki's loss took all the wind out of my sails. I was preparing for it, but still ... it was the one award I cared about last night, esp. since everything else seemed to be a foregone conclusion.
goatdog said...
I give it a B+. I really, really loved Ellen! I loved the way she'd draw out a joke (like in the opening monologue about how terrible it must be to lose) just a few lines past where you'd think it should end.
Not wild about Michael Mann's montage--it seemed a poor lead-in to the editing award, as it was so badly edited. But so many other things were fabulous, like the foreign film montage and Errol Morris's opening montage. Loved Al Gore and the lame-but-not "are you going to run" jokes. I actually liked the Jack-Will-John song. I liked the way they toned down the "get off the stage" music--I'm against it on principle, but this cautious piano is so much more respectful than the crashing orchestra they used last year.
Overall, I'm very happy, and I hope hope hope Ellen comes back next year.
Homemade said...
My primary emotion was overwhelming relief that Little Miss Sunshine or Babel (or, frankly, The Queen) didn't take Best Picture. But I agree about the speeches--remarkably gracious and inclusive. Random details about the ceremony that stuck in my mind:
--Did Mark Wahlberg really appreciate being introduced as playing the sort of cop who arrested him in his truant youth? That seemed a graceless move on the Oscar writers part at this moment of public recognition.
--What was with the floating movie one-liners in the Oscar graphics, and why did it seem that "Well do ya punk??" perpetually hovered right below whatever clip was being shown? It was kind of funny.
--Another Oscar writers' misstep: the Cinematography intro, which said that "thanks to YouTube, everyone is now a cinematographer." I can imagine professional cinematographers grumbling over that.
--Favorite category for that multi-panel Dynasty-credit thing they were doing for each raft of nominees: the five actresses for Best Supporting Actress--with Abigail Breslin staring out owllike and adorably bellyriffic in the center panel.
--Weren't we coming close to a New Agey cultic he-changed-my-life vibe surrounding every mention of Al Gore? I think it was amusing--the result of having the usual issue-blather this time having a focus in a particular mascot.
Your summary, par usual, is much more graceful and kind than mine...I was just so happily stunned they were airing over here that I didn't know what to do with myself! Oh...who am I kidding? I was just as catty as I would've been sitting in your living room...
i thought it was an exemplary show as well but I was less coherent in detailing why so thank you.
i am so very tired now...
Little Miss Potty Mouth said...
Enough with the Oscars, already. Awards and awards shows are silly. We all know this.
But Nick, what I'm really dying to know is this: why the high grade for the ridiculously overheated and underwhelming (for me, at least, and I admit that I was one of those who thought HUSTLE AND FLOW was, at best, an ABC After-School Special with profanity) BLACK SNAKE MOAN?
i certainly agree with your appreciation.
--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
Dr. S said...
I want to kick the ass of whatever it is that's eaten you.
2006 Oscar Predictions
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House Democrats join campaign for equal pay
By Joey Bunch
House Democratic Reps. Brittany Pettersen, at left, and Faith Winter, holding her daughter, Sienna, announced a package of bills that makes Colorado part of the national Equal Pay Can’t Wait campaign. (Photo by Joey Bunch/The Denver Post.)
As press conferences go, this one was rock solid: A group of House Democrats were joined by women’s groups and small children Thursday to drive home the point that the equal pay issue isn’t going away as long as wages for women lag. The children wore red T-shirts that gave their ages in the 2057, the year advocates say pay for women, at the current rate of gains, will catch up to what men earn.
Colorado women make about 80 cents on the dollar to men’s pay, various government and private studies have indicated, That’s why Colorado lawmakers joined counterparts in more than 20 other states to advocate for legislative gains this year. The campaign is called Equal Pay Can’t Wait, led by the liberal State Innovation Exchange. The Democrats said they would try to pass a package of equal-pay bills this session.
The Equal Pay in State Contracts Act would require state contractors to comply with equal-pay laws. The bill is sponsored by Reps. Jessie Danielson of Wheat Ridge and Janet Buckner of Aurora.
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Democrats to unveil more equal-pay bills Thursday
Rep. Jessie Danielson.
D-Wheat Ridge
Friday is the seventh anniversary of President Obama signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, so Thursday Colorado Democrats will renew efforts on equal pay by unveiling two bills on the issue.
“The bills we’re going to talk about tomorrow are simple, common-sense approaches to make sure men and women earn the same pay for the same work,” Rep. Jessie Danielson, a Democrat from Wheat Ridge who has been a strong advocate on the issue, said Wednesday.
A public announcement with speeches and stuff is Thursday at noon in the West Foyer on the second floor of the state Capitol.
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Janet Buckner runs for House seat: “This is what John would want”
Janet Buckner and her husband, Rep. John Buckner, at one of the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson Jackson dinner.s (Provided by Buckner family)
Soon after Rep. John Buckner died, friends talked about his widow, Janet Buckner, taking his seat in the Colorado House. On Wednesday, she made it official.
Janet Buckner is seeking to be appointed to fill the vacancy in House District 40, which her husband has represented since 2013. The vacancy committee will meet on June 25.
“In some ways, it’s the most difficult decision I’ve ever made, but in other ways there was no decision to be made,” she said. “I know this is what John would want. I have to do this for my husband. We love Aurora.”
The couple was married for what she says were “45 glorious years” before he died on May 28 after battling sarcoidosis, a chronic respiratory illness. He missed the last couple of weeks of the 2015 session but told his colleagues he would be back. Rep. Buckner was 67.
Democrats say other candidates who might have been interested in the seat said they would not run if Buckner’s widow wanted the appointment.
Rep. John Buckner dies after brief illness; services are pending
Rep. Mark Ferrandino, second from left, talks with incoming lawmakers Tony Exum of Colorado Springs, and John Buckner and Jenise May of Aurora, both of Aurora, during the Colorado House of Representatives Democratic caucus at the state Capitol two days after the 2012 election. The caucus chose Ferrandino as speaker. Buckner’s wife Janet framed the photograph, which hangs in his home office. Buckner died Thursday. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post)
Rep. John Buckner,
D-Aurora
State Rep. John Buckner, who missed the last few weeks of the session because of an illness, died early Thursday, stunning his colleagues and the hundreds of students he educated over the years.
“My heart is broken,” his wife, Janet, said today. “I can’t believe my life partner isn’t going to be here but he got a lot done. He was fair and he was a straight shooter.”
She said the “phone is ringing off the hook” from former students, who also have taken to Facebook to grieve. Among those former students is Sabrina D’Agosta, now the spokeswoman for the state Department of Personnel and Administration. She wrote:
I have no doubt that there are hundreds of other Overland High School students he had a great impact on, but it is not an exaggeration to say that I would not have finished high school had it not been for him. My mom always tells the story of me going into a meeting with him to talk about the fact that I was headed to truancy court and came out with a plan to graduate from high school a year early. I spent a semester as his office assistant and gave him a hard time through my writing in the student newspaper. I am so grateful that I was able to work with him at the state so he could see that I did something with the opportunity he gave me.
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A Limited History of Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart is a throughout the world retailer headquartered in Bentonville which is a little city of Arkansas in US. It is the largest public corporation by earnings. Its stock is traded a lot of international inventory exchanges. The running divisions of Wal-Mart Corporation are Marketside merchants and Sam’s Club. Wal-Mart stores trade below nearby names in some worldwide marketplaces like ASDA in United kingdom, Mi Bodega or Superama in Mexico, Seiyu in Japan or Bompreço in Brazil.
Wal-Mart’s historical past is like a curriculum vitae for the company founder Sam Walton. He commenced his price cut keep in 1950 by the title of Walton’s 5 and Dime. Walton experienced before operated a Ben Franklin store in Newport – Arkansas. He franchised it from 1944 to 1950 and then relocated in 1950 to Bentonville in Arkansas. He ongoing his association with Ben Franklin but renamed the keep to Walton’s 5 and Dime.
Walton owned a modest community of Walton’s 5 and Dime retailers by the late 1950s. He experienced realized that successful discount retailing meant passing the savings to the buyers in addition to acquiring the best rates from suppliers. This approach of Walton was in plain distinction with his opposition though the larger revenue in Walton’s stores had been evidence that he experienced discovered a model that would motivate greater profits for his organization.
Sam Walton owned 11 stores by 1962. He and his spouse Helen took a enormous gamble and reinvested every thing into a new store at Rogers in Arkansas. This grew to become the initial branded shop of Wal-Mart. This concept resulted in instant accomplishment ensuing in an amazing development of the model and 24 merchants by 1967. Sam Walton integrated the shops as Wal-Mart Merchants Inc in 1967. In 1972, the organization received detailed in the New York Stock Exchange. This presented a income injection and allowed the company to 125 shops by 1975 and then to 276 shops by 1980.
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Written by Alex Cristia on 7 February 2012
Alex Cristia
What’s the point of talking to your child?
I would like to recruit ICCI readers to help me solve a mystery that has long puzzled me. I have met many linguists who know (or think they know) that: 1) There are cultures where children are not spoken to until they already talk fluently (1 or 2 years of age). 2) In some cultures, infants are spoken to in exactly the same way as adults are; that is, infant-directed speech = adult-directed speech. It follows from (1) and (2) that infant-directed speech is a superfluous occurrence, and children can develop language perfectly well even if they are never addressed, or if they are talked to in run-of-the-mill sentences. What are the sources of these firm linguistic beliefs? I've been able to trace some statements that could be interpreted as evidence for (2), but in each case there is some counterevidence or counterarguments to be found…
– The Kaluli, according to Bambi Schieffelin (1994), place their child facing away from the mother, who doesn't talk to them. However, other people may then address the child (it's unclear to me whether they speak in what we would describe as adult-directed-speech-like in this case) and the mother then responds for the child in a high-pitched, childish manner (so this could be described as infant-directed-speech-like) – Heath (1983) claims that low-socioeconomic status African-American families of the Piedmont Carolinas talk little to their children, and certainly not in an infant-directed-speech manner (Phillips 1994 says differently for African-Americans in Illinois). – Ratner & Pye (1984) analyzed 20 sentences from 3 Quiche Maya talkers and did not find an increase in pitch height when addressing babies; so they concluded that infant-directed speech is not universal (Fernald et al. 1989 note that the Qiche Mayan use higher pitch as a sign for deference, and the adult-directed speech samples in Ratner and Pye's study were from interactions of the locals with the linguists, who will almost certainly have commanded greater deference than a 2-year-old). In contrast, the sources of (1) have so far escaped me. The only thing that remotely resembles such a statement comes from Ochs (1982, p. 85) who reports that Samoan caregivers take a long time to respond to their children's requests or complaints. I couldn't even find a plausible linguistic reference that stated (1), although I assure you that every time I present at a conference that is not infant-centered, someone in the audience invariably claims (1). So is the evidence I cited above all there is to the opinion of IDS as a luxury? More specifically: a) What linguistics textbooks or fundamental references state (1)? b) What references do they give to support it? c) Do these references check out — that is, do other people who have studied these cultures agree? d) Is all the evidence for (2) those cases I cited above, or am I missing more substantial data?
References Fernald, Anne, Traute Taeschner, Judy Dunn, Mechthild Papousek, Bénédicte de Boysson-Bardies & Ikuko Fukui. 1989. A cross-language study of prosodic modifications in mothers’ and fathers’ speech to preverbal infants. Journal of Child Language 16. 477–501. Heath, Shirley Brice. 1983. Ways with words: language, life, and work in communities and classrooms. New York: Cambridge University Press. Ochs, Elinor. 1982. Talking to children in Western Samoa. Language in Society, 11. 77–104. Phillips, Ruby Sara Coachman. 1994. Infant-directed speech in African American mothers: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign dissertation. Ratner, Nan Bernstein & Clifton Pye. 1984. Higher pitch in BT is not universal: acoustic evidence from Quiche Mayan. Journal of Child Language 11. 515–522. Schieffelin, Bambi B. 1994. How Kaluli children learn what to say, what to do, and how to feel. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Gordon Ingram 13 February 2012 (23:17)
I suspect that the linguists may have got the idea of (1) from social/cultural anthropologists, who as we know are often ready to present other cultures as alien in many respects. You could try HRAF, if you have access:
http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu
Cross-searching on the codes relating to infancy/childhood and language, I found the following from LeVine et al. (1994):
“Observation showed that Gusii mothers talk to their babies during the first 9 to 10 months after birth only about half as frequently as their American counterparts. They are verbally responsive to infant vocalization less often than the American mothers are, and we rarely found Gusii mothers attempting to elicit a vocal response or carrying on a sustained verbal exchange with a baby or even a toddler. Mothers do not eagerly await or promote the toddler’s speech skills, and calling a young child omokwani (a talker) is closer to criticism than to praise.”
Indeed as I understand it, it is well established that middle-class Euro-American mothers talk to their infants unusually frequently. (I think you should also be able to find references for low-SES Euro-Americans talking to infants less frequently.) The anthropologists’ finding that non-Euro-Americans talk to infants much less often may have become exaggerated in linguists’ minds, as anecdotes often do, until it became not talking to them at all. It may even have been presented as such in its anthropological source: immediately following the passage above, LeVine et al. note that
“Nevertheless, mothers and other caregivers do talk to babies, and what they say is revealing.”
They go on to present a careful quantitative analysis of infant-directed speech, based on observations recorded by native, female fieldworkers. It is easy to see how less careful male ethnographers, who had little contact with women and children and an urge to present the other culture as alien, might have left it at: “They almost never talk to their infants”.
R. A. LeVine et al., 1994, “Communication and social learning during infancy”. In R. A. LeVine et al., eds., Child care and culture: Lessons from Africa. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Alex Cristia 15 February 2012 (18:24)
Gordon, thank you for the reference. Your comment was very helpful, and I’ll definitely look into that resource, with which I wasn’t familiar.
On the question of quantity, you were right that there is some within-culture variation. There was once a post in the language log, which discusses some classical findings on SES & amount of words heard by the child in US & UK: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2712
Curiously, some ongoing work suggests that the amount of words addressed to the child, not simply the overall amount of speech overheard, correlates with later language development in the short term (18 months input predicts 24-month-old outcomes): http://www.lenafoundation.org/pdf/LENA-Conf-2011/Presentations/ LENA-Conference-2011-Anne-Fernald.pdf
Of course, it remains to be seen whether this holds for the longer term, and for data gathered in other places.
Dan Sperber 17 February 2012 (11:35)
Thanks to Gordon for his useful comment and info. Actually it would be very, very surprising to find a culture where children are not spoken to until they themselves are fluent. On the other hand, the claim that ‘motherese’ is not universal, even if surprising, is not completely implausible. If a society without motherese were found, it would suggest that motherese is not essential for language acquisition, but may still play a role in other respect, pedagogy à la Csibra-Gergely in particular. Relevant evidence anybody?
Davie Yoon 19 February 2012 (07:37)
Hi Alex et al
Thanks for raising this topic. Ever since I heard it mentioned at a CEU summer course back in 2005, it’s been hanging around the back of my mind, nagging…
For those cultures where the analysis of infant-directed speech has been characterized (infant-directed here meaning literally directed to an infant, rather than meaning motherese) — is anything known about the course (timing/order) of acquisition in language learners? Or of pragmatic competency (understanding turn-taking, etc)? I’m particularly interested in the Kaluli infants, whose primary caregivers appear to speak *for* their infants, rather than speaking *to* their infants. Do the infants appear to understand the special social meaning of this scenario, including their intended “role”? Or is such a coversation just another adult-adult conversation they are observing, no different from any other?
Let’s assume the anthroplogy has been done well and there exists incredible variability in the quality/quantity/timing of social interaction and linguistic input during development. If there were then no measurable differences in the rate/skill-level of language acquisition as a consequence, this would be an important problem for several accounts of social cognitive development, no? Especially pedagogy.
Brent Strickland 25 February 2012 (01:08)
Thank you for the interesting original post and comments. I’ve enjoyed reading this discussion. I did a bit of research on this and think there could be a few references to add.
(1) Ingram., D. (1989) First language acquisition: Method, description and explanation. New York: Cambridge University Press.
In this book he argues that cultures differ considerably in the degree to which adults modify their child directed speech in a way that differs from normal adult speech. Nevertheless, the learning curves on standard measures of language acquisition (e.g. vocabulary size, syntactic complexity, mean utterance length) do not vary cross-culturally in the ways one might expect.
(2) Tamis-LeMonda, C., Bornstein, M.H., Baumwell, L. (2001) Maternal responsiveness and children’s achievement of language milestones. Child Development, 72, 748-767.
In this article, the authors provide empirical evidence that in western cultures (at least in America), mother responsiveness (descriptions, play and imitation) combined with empathy predict the timing of language milestones during acquisition. However, it is still worth noting that pretty much all of these children end up talking. It more seems to be the case that parental interaction can speed up or slow down a natural growth process.
I also recommend Frank Keil’s new text book on this called “Developmental Psychology.” Chapter 8 has a great review of all this literature and more.
Davie Yoon 19 June 2012 (21:59)
In press at Developmental Science:
Language input and acquisition in a Mayan village: how important is directed speech?
Laura A. Shneidman and Susan Goldin-Meadow
Article first published online: 18 JUN 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01168.x
Theories of language acquisition have highlighted the importance of adult speakers as active participants in children’s language learning. However, in many communities children are reported to be directly engaged by their caregivers only rarely (Lieven, 1994). This observation raises the possibility that these children learn language from observing, rather than participating in, communicative exchanges. In this paper, we quantify naturally occurring language input in one community where directed interaction with children has been reported to be rare (Yucatec Mayan). We compare this input to the input heard by children growing up in large families in the United States, and we consider how directed and overheard input relate to Mayan childrens later vocabulary.
Robin Smith 21 March 2014 (12:40)
Communication with the children is a very important part in raising kids properly and leading them to a good path. Every day we should allot some time to hear them and to understand their problems. Thank you for sharing the post.
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Christiane Cunnar 5 August 2014 (16:29)
I’ve been following the comments in the blog and agree with Gordon Ingram that the online cross-cultural database –eHRAF World Cultures could help in finding information about language acquisition. eHRAF’s unique features are its culture and subject classification system which help in locating the information in the text quickly and efficiently.
First of all the ethnographic works in eHRAF World Cultures are organized by culture names, regions, subregions, and even subsistence types. This makes searching very systematic, whether one focuses on ethnic groups and indigenous people in Africa, or immigrant cultures in North America. This link at HRAF’s homepage gives a quick overview of all the cultures currently included in eHRAF: http://hraf.yale.edu/online-databases/ehraf-world-cultures/cultures-covered/by-regions-and-subsistence/.
Secondly, subjects, based on a vast thesaurus called the Outline of Cultural Materials, are used by the HRAF analysts to index the ethnographic texts, compiled for each culture. Depending on the culture, compiled documents may range from 20 to 200, but all are about cultural and social aspects of that culture possibly including language acquisition. The OCM subjects enable a researcher to find paragraph- and page- level texts with information on the topic, but without using specific keywords such as “language acquisition,” it’s therefore good to use the “ADD Subjects” function in the eHRAF Advanced Search to pick the subjects to search across the regions, culture names, and subsistence types to find the texts on a particular topic. This link at HRAF’s homepage gives a quick overview of all the subjects and topics currently included in eHRAF: http://hraf.yale.edu/online-databases/ehraf-world-cultures/outline-of-cultural-materials. If you scroll down to OCM 850 you’ll see various topics for infancy and childhood.
Lastly, eHRAF World Cultures is produced by Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), a non-profit organization at Yale University. Contact me at http://hraf.yale.edu and I’d be happy to give you temporary free access to this unique resource.
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Cromer's P-Nuts, various locations (not closed) 34 comments
When I was small, Cromer's P-Nuts used to advertise locally a good deal, and their ear catching slogan, Guaranteed Worst In Town! certainly made an impression on me though we never shopped there that much.
The first Cromer's store I was aware of was on Assembly Street at Lady Street, where this building now stands:
My mother took us there a few times on downtown shopping trips, and I recall being impressed with the wide array of merchandise that included items I never saw anywhere else. A lot of these were carnival type "prizes", and indeed the store seemed much more focused on school fair fare than on peanuts. You could rent sno-cone and cotton-candy machines, cart mounted popcorn poppers and sets of helium cylinders for floating baloons. It was a fantastic assortment of stuff for which I would never have a need but which nonetheless fascinated me.
The Assembly street store was there at least into the late 1970s. I started driving alone in 1977, and I can recall taking a classmate of mine all the way from Polo Road to Cromer's on Assembly so we could buy some sno-cone cups for a science project. As I recall, the idea was to cut the tips off of them at different distances from the tops, giving a selection of different sized holes in the bottoms. We were then going to time how fast it took to drain a full cup in each case and relate that to some formula or other. Honestly, it was mostly an excuse to be away from school on a nice spring day (with permission) as much as anything else. My guess is that would have been 1978. Shortly after that, the downtown store burned down.
The downtown store wasn't the only Cromer's in town however. They also had a store inside of Dutch Square. It's hard to say exactly since the interior of Dutch Square has been remodelled since then, but I think the Cromer's was more or less in the spot now occupied by Trendz.
The mall store was smaller than downtown, but it had something downtown didn't have: Monkeys!
That's right, the entire back of the store was a glassed-in monkey-habitat, and there were always several monkeys there swinging around or doing things less salutory. I don't know exactly what the reasoning was -- The store didn't sell monkeys. It was purely a publicity gimmick, and as such I suppose it worked. Certainly it got kids who otherwise had no intention of buying anything into the store, and I would guess that once in, a certain number of them were going to spot something that caught their fancy.
I'm pretty hazy on when the Dutch Square store closed, and whether it was before or after the downtown store burned down, but I'm pretty sure it did not make it into the 80s.
In the same general time frame, Cromer's branched out to the Grand Strand, and opened a large store on US 17 just below Myrtle Beach in the general area of the Air Base (above Kroger and below what is now the Flea Market/Food Lion plaza).
I went in several times, and what I remember most is the "mongoose". It "lived" in a hollow stump-like construction with a trap-door lid over the top, and was fronted by a sign describing the mongoose with an emphasis on its speed and visciousness. The text ended with an invitation to view the magnificent creature by carefully raising the trap-door. By this point, nobody (other than a very small kid) would think there was an actual mongoose in there, but you were curious and you raised the trap. At which point there was some sort of recorded roar, and a spring-loaded beast would jump at you, like one of those snakes in the nut can, but worse. It never failed to get a few people to gasp, and for the rest of the store to wait in anticipation of the next person to fall for it.
I don't think the Myrtle Beach store made it into the 90s, and the place is now some sort of Harley Davidson shop.
In the meantime, Cromer's in Columbia regrouped, and opened a store on a small side street of Bluff Road near the Farmers' Market. I'm not sure when it opened, but it was there as late as 2005 as I finally needed one of those helium cylinders for baloons. At that point, it seemed to me that, given the non-foot-traffic location, Cromer's was focusing even more on event supplies than before, and that straight retail customers were not the norm.
Sometime between 2005 and now, Cromers returned to downtown. I suppose you could debate that, as it's not in the old downtown "shopping district", but I would say 1700 Huger Street (the corner of Huger & Blanding) counts. The new location shares a building with Cogdil Carpets.
Along with the new building, they now have a web site, but since I've never been in, I can't tell you if they have a monkey or a mongoose.
UPDATE 1 Aug 2009: This link has a picture of the Assembly street store burning down. It was taken by Robert Busbee of the Columbia Firefighters Association. The date given for the fire is 8 December 1993. A number of other historic fires are pictured on the Firefighters website. (Hat tip to commenter Brian).
UPDATE 21 April 2013 -- Commenter Melanie sends in this picture of the Dutch Square location *with monkeys*!
UPDATE 26 March 2018 -- The Huger Street location has now moved to North Main, see here
Written by ted on February 4th, 2009
Tagged with Assembly Street, Bluff Road, Dutch Square, Grand Strand, historic, Huger Street, North Main Street, stores, US-17
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I believe the original Cromer's building on Assembly burned in 1993. They rebuilt in the same location. The Cromer's in Dutch Square was further down on the right (if you were walking towards J.B. White's), almost directly across from Woolworth's. I used to get my hair cut at the Rogue, and Don would give me 50 cent for popcorn if I behaved. Dutch Square sure smelled better when Cromer's was a tenant! I would love to have a listing of all the stores in Dutch Square in the mid to late 70's. I'm sure it would bring back some memories.
4 Feb 09 at 9:20 am
The old building downtown had some artwork, possibly by Blue Sky, on the side for a few months back in the 1980s. This is a little fuzzy, but I believe it was the back half of a car resting against the wall, with tire tracks extending up the building, and possibly a cartoon-type word balloon with some wise-crack, like "Wow! That was close!." (That's certainly not the actual wording, but I'm at a loss for what it was.)
badger - I think the message was "I said to turn LEFT, Harold!" Cromer's got rid of it after awhile because people complained about it. I have no idea what there was to complain about, but I do remember that's what happened.
The Mrytle Beach location was still in business in the late 1990s
4 Feb 09 at 4:49 pm
wasn't the location in Dutch Square no more than 5 store up if you walked out of Whites into the mall area?
I remember they had the best soft serve ice cream
Well, both you and Johnathan think so. I'll try to take a picture further down towards White's next time I'm out that way.
If you walked out into the mall from Whites, Cromer's was on the left hand side between Whites and the Morrison's/Eckerd's entrance to the mall.
6 Feb 09 at 10:38 am
CROMERS!! My Neighbors, at the time, ran the Dutch Square store!! I believe it closed in 1982. I remember it closing, right before we moved from Columbia. I also remember our neighbors giving us a garbage bag sized bag of Caramel Corn, every Christmas. It would be gone, about a month later... My sister and I loved Carmel Corn!
I always remember it being right next door to Barrel of Fun, after you walked out of Whites. it was the second store, on the left... But It's been so long since I've been in Dutch Square, I wouldn't rememer. I remember the monkeys, and I somehow remember the Dutch Square store having somewhat of a "loft" where they would keep party supplies and practical jokes...
Mike M.
Actually, I remember going to the Cromer's in Dutch Square Mall when I was very young, but we didn't live here until 1992. I distinctly remember the monkeys in the back.
10 Feb 09 at 1:16 am
I remember last going to the Cromer's in Dutch Square when I was in high school and had a driver's license. So that would have been around 1992 also.
Huh. That's a lot later than I thought!
When I first visited Columbia in March 2002 (before moving here), I stayed at the hotel at the corner of Lady St. and Main (a Quality Inn, then, I believe). My first night in town, I remember walking down Lady toward Assembly and seeing the peanut place across the street on that corner and wondering, "How in the hell does a peanut joint make it down here?"
Not sure when it closed, but I'm almost certain the place I saw was Cromer's.
15 Feb 09 at 10:06 pm
In the Dutch Square store I remember going in that mall and seeing monkeys. That store was like total eye candy for me when I was a kid, really fun looking, mysterious, and somewhere mixed in a little creepy too.
Melanie Gallant
31 Mar 09 at 5:01 am
Monkeys!
Cromer's was still in Dutch Sqaure circa 1992-1993 when I worked at the Eyewear House kiosk/mall island across form Merle Norman. We used to go get popcorn on breaks and watch the monkeys sleep. Those monkeys were, like all monkeys, creepy.
2 Apr 09 at 3:23 pm
Didn't the Cromers at Dutch Square have those crazy mirrors that made you look distorted? I remember having a blast with my friends looking at those thing.
The Dutch Square Cromer's most certainly was still there in the early to mid 90's. I worked nearby and would go to DS often for lunch and would always be amazed that they kept those monkeys in there what with all the unsavory things that monkeys like to do.
The most recent tenant in Cromer's old DS location was a Hallmark Gift Card store.
Cromer's is one of very few Columbia landmarks still in operation so I was glad when they moved from the Bluff Rd location (which indicated to me they were in trouble) to the better one on Huger.
16 Apr 09 at 7:25 am
I remember the Sheheen's (sp) in the 70's. I thought they managed the place. Their daughter was in elementary school with me, and her older brother worked there. I always thought the Bluff Road location made a lot of sense. They could not be closer to WB stadium, with all of the peanuts, popcorn, cotton candy, etc. they sold there. Delivery costs would have been zero. I would think any tenant moving TO Dutch Square would be in trouble. You could probably set up shop there for a little more than it could cost for the entire business license for the year. They'd probably throw that in for free, if you signed a two year lease.
I'm not sure WB stadium would have that huge a difference for Cromer's business. Sure, the business as a result of USC game days would be huge (both sold in the stadium and walk-up) but we're only talking about 6 saturdays out of the year, 7 tops. I'd imagine they do much more business than that via the Colonial Center downtown, considering that venue is used upwards of 100 times annually.
Cromer's must have agreed, having moved to a location on Huger that makes a lot more sense.
How can you go wrong with the slogan 'Guaranteed worst in town'
I'd support them just because of thier slogan.
Lisa Lowrey
In the 60s Cromers owned most of the 1200 block of Assembly street. This included the old John Paul's site, The old State Armory building (made the popcorn and such in there) and the corner building as well. When the old state armory building was being remodeled the first officer workers in said you could smell the popcorn for years after....
25 Aug 09 at 6:58 pm
I remember going in the Cromer's at Myrtle Beach when i was little. This was around the late 80's. I remember they had the outhouse in the store and when you went to open the door the dummy on the inside would say "Close the door there's a draft in here!" lol. Classic .
2 Sep 09 at 7:00 pm
One of Mr. Cromer's daughters - Ginger Cromer taught middle school in Irmo in 1975 on and was my teacher in 7th grade. She later got married and her last name changed. I recall her telling us students about the monkeys when we'd ask. I think she had a pet one that didn't get along with the other ones. She was really pretty and sweet and had a great disposition and genuine enthusiasm about teaching i wish I saw more of today. I once stopped in their business office on Assembly Street when I was in my 20's in college @ USC and said hello as it had been many years since I'd seen her. She didn't recognize me at first and when I told her my name, she suddenly felt very old. I recall Cromers having the gag gifts and practical joke items as well. It was one of the first distinctive places in Columbia when I moved there from Florida as a kid.
27 Oct 09 at 3:20 pm
I was just wondering the other day about what store was it in Dutch Square that had the monkeys. For our new Easter dress every year we would go to JB Whites, then we would pass the barrell of fun, stop in Cromers to watch the monkeys for a while and then go to Stride Rite for shoes.
20 Jan 10 at 1:07 pm
Cromers was the best place I ever worked at. I was there in the mid 80s. worked with Don and Joe who were both in management. The two Mr Cromers as I called them were great to work for also they taught me a lot about the peanut and concession business, when my son got sick with cancer they were supportive ( no problem to bring him to work with me ) Don and Joe who ran the Myrtle Beach store were the best also. A lot of nice memories about Cromers live on and on in my mind, ( who could forget the blimp getting lose and ending up on the airforce base more than once ) I could go on and on about The Cromer Experience as I've probably told anyone who would listen about cromers since I moved back to Ohio. So I'll close by thanking the Cromers and Don and Joe for showing this yankee what Southern Hospitallity really is.
Mike Stiles
15 Dec 10 at 12:57 am
Everyone: It is SO GREAT to hear your stories about Cromer's and it's different locations! We'd love to hear more too! If whoever manages this blog could post again to share cromer's stories, I'd be so grateful to add them to OUR blog as well! Please email me at ashpash@cromers.com!
Ashleigh Pash
23 Jun 11 at 9:04 am
Each Cromers store had something unique, something different about them. I thought the Cromers with the tire tracks down the side was in Myrtle Beach, but I could be mistaken. I absolutely loved the Cromers on Assembly Street. It reminded me of an old timey gas station. Not only did they have gag gifts and small toys, they had COSTUMES! Oodles of them! The Cromers on Huger today is NOT the Cromers of yesterday. They have really cut back on a lot of their merchandise, perhaps due to the problem with tainted stuff we were getting from China, they just chose not to take that risk anymore. They seem to be more about the peanuts and popcorn now, which is Ok, however this really took a bite out of my prizes for the kids at Church. I miss the old location, the people and the smells.
Miz T
I know that the Cromer's at Dutch Square with the monkeys was still open in the summer of 1994. Two people who were working there at the time told me it would be closing soon. I think it closed later that year or in 1995.
Dutch Square is certainly a shadow of what it was. When my family and I moved to Columbia in 1973, Dutch Square was THE place to shop. Home sale ads indicated how far the houses were from the mall. And the monkeys were practically a local landmark.
But the mall hasn't been able to recover the business it lost to Columbiana. When I was last there in December 2010, at least half the store fronts were empty. Most of the remaining stores were selling either t-shirts or pop culture wear. If you want any business wear, your only choices are Belks and Burlington. The mall sure looks depressing.
BeamMeUp
I could have sworn that one on Huger has been there since the late 90s or early 00s.
21 Aug 12 at 12:30 pm
I used to work at the Woolworth's in Dutch Square way back when and hung out with Don and Joe. I would love to get in contact with Don. I stopped in Cromer's just the other day.
The man told me what he thought was Don's last name. Anyone have info that could help me find Don?
Thanks. I enjoyed seeing Cromer's.
1 Jan 13 at 10:47 am
I just wanted to say that the MB location made it until at least the mid-1990s, I'd even say 1997 or 1998.
Ryan G
1 May 13 at 4:00 pm
I respect my great uncle for his P-Nut empire. I used to buy his boiled p-nuts from the vendor carts on Main and Assembly St. 5 Cents for roasted & 10 Cents for boiled I think it was. Now every time we come up for a visit from Miami we always buy a couple 5lb. bags of boiled for the trip back. Still love em'!!
Timothy Lee Cromer
14 Jun 13 at 2:08 pm
I was born in 1984 and I remember going to see the monkeys at the Dutch Square Cromer's with my paternal grandparents many times when I was young. In fact I'm pretty sure they were still open in the early 90's bc I remember going there as a treat for doing well in school and I started grade school in 1989 (Kindergarten was 88-89, first grade 89-90, 2nd 90-91, etc). My grandfather had Lou Gehrig's (ALS) & it became harder and harder to make it out to Dutch Square to visit the monkeys as his health got worse and worse. I do know they were closed by 1994 when he passed away because I remember talking about visiting there in the past tense during the mourning time our family spent at my grandmothers house. :-( I'm actually eating Cromer's popcorn now! Got it at the grocery store, of all places!
3 Sep 16 at 10:35 am
Huger location appears closed. Just stopped there and the store is vacant.
Added a note to see the Huger Street move here
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OCCUPATION: CEO of Microsoft since 2000
PRO: Despite what those flippant "I'm a Mac/PC" ads would have you believe, Microsoft is not a shlub in a bad blazer and pleated khakis: it's still the world's largest software company and a force to be reckoned with. Neither Apple nor Linux nor Google has succeeded in killing it. And it looks like Ballmer's ballsy Yahoo takeover might go through after all.
CON: But does anyone think engulfing Yahoo would boost Microsoft's competitiveness on the Internet? The company's $30 stock price says no. Meanwhile, hardware glitches in the Xbox 360 and massive dissatisfaction with the new Vista OS are hurting the bottom line.
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Wow. Look at this Incredible Giant Ammonite found by Andy Randell – Cool Stuff Interesting Stuff News
Wow. Look at this Incredible Giant Ammonite found by Andy Randell
But is it real?
This is a huge Titanites Ammonite, so big it has been named the “fossil truck tire”! And recently, it was found by a team of explorers including the photographer of this pic, Andy Randell, who posted it to the StrataGeoData twitter, with the caption, “Nice find by the team today! Titanites sp., a giant ammonite fossil from south eastern British Columbia!”
Because so many people liked Randell’s pic, it even made it’s way to Snopes for fact-checking if it was actually real!
This giant ammonite fossil was first found in 1947 by British Columbia Geological Survey geologist Chuck Newmarch outside the town of Fernie, B.C., Canada.
When it was reported on by Mountain Culture, they had this to say: “In July 1947, geologists stumbled upon the ammonite fossil while mapping coal seams in Fernie’s Coal Valley. The discovery of a “fossil truck tire” in the sandstone by Coal Creek was reported, and Chuck Newmarch, a geologist with the British Columbia Geological Survey, was sent to investigate. He recognized it as a giant specimen of ammonite, a long-lost relative of the modern-day, shelled nautilus, which is in the cephalopod family that includes the octopus, the squid and the cuttlefish.”
So yes, it’s real, and it’s thought to be the biggest such ammonite fossil in Canada.
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Sadly, no time or space for a proper contribution this month, but as a member of the public (and in the spirit of The Skibbereen Eagle) your correspondent did notice a suggestion by Ms. Sturgeon, prospective leader of the SNP, that any decision by the UK government to leave the EC should be predicated upon the prior assent of the electorates of the constituent components of that United Kingdom. In other words, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales should all vote, and any final decision would be based upon the result.
That seems fair enough, but why should that same principle not apply to decisions of the UK London government to drag us all into future military adventures? It seemed easy enough for London to commit the country to war in Iraq and Afghanistan and Syria – but, on a representative basis, how many of those “decision-makers” are affected? Surely each country in the Union should be consulted in advance of these expensive undertakings of doubtful merit?
Whilst one is at it, we are told that Ebola is a grave threat to the whole world, which does seem entirely credible. So why are we relying on the begging-bowl to address that threat? If an asteroid was hurtling towards the earth, would “they” have a charitable whip-round to fund the response? Or would they use their mandate and authority to respond timeously to the threat, and fund it from subsequent taxation in the normal way?
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Home U.S. News May Day Rally In Los Angeles Features Strong Anti-Trump Theme
May Day Rally In Los Angeles Features Strong Anti-Trump Theme
Lucy Nicholson and Jane Ross | Reuters
People march with an inflatable effigy of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during an immigrant rights May Day rally in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of people marched through Los Angeles on Sunday in a May Day rally that took aim at Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump for his anti-illegal immigration platform that includes building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
The demonstration in America’s second most populous city, which has a large immigrant population, came just days after protesters smashed the window of a police car and blocked traffic outside a Trump campaign event in Costa Mesa, California, 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Los Angeles.
On Friday, demonstrators blocked the entrance of a hotel hosting the California Republican convention in Burlingame, south of San Francisco, forcing Trump to halt his motorcade and go through a back entrance to deliver his speech. (RELATED: Donald Trump Hops Fence To Avoid Violent Protesters In San Francisco)
The rally in Los Angeles remained peaceful and drew smaller crowds than some past May Day demonstrations in the city, with several hundred people marching through downtown at one point but largely dispersing by midafternoon.
Members of the crowd carried a large blow-up effigy of Trump holding a Ku Klux Klan hood, along with signs that read: “Dump Trump.”
“He’s threatened that should he become president of the United States, in his first 18 months in office, he fully intends to deport all 11 million-plus undocumented persons in the United States. We don’t take that lightly,” said Juan Jose Gutierrez, of the Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition.
Others waved Mexican or U.S. flags or signs that called for immigration reform and an end to deportations.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman said no arrests were made and there were no reports of violence.
Karina Garcia from Elmhurst, Queens, leads chants as she takes part in a May Day International Workers Day Rally and march for Workers and Migrants in Manhattan, New York, U.S., May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Protests have become common outside rallies for Trump, 69, the New York billionaire businessman. He has aroused criticism for his pledge to deport illegal immigrants, even as it helped propel him in the race for the Republican nomination for the Nov. 8 election to succeed Democratic President Barack Obama.
He has accused Mexico of sending drug dealers and rapists to the United States and has promised to build a wall along the southern border and make Mexico pay for it.
Trump said on Sunday he will have essentially sealed the Republican nomination if he wins Tuesday’s contest in Indiana, where he holds a big lead over chief rival Ted Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas.
California holds its presidential primary on June 7.
(Reporting by Lucy Nicholson and Jane Ross; Additional reporting and writing by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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Best Movie Opening / Ending?
By J.T., May 15, 2018 in MOVIES & TV
Curt McGirt 6,773
How it wraps up is great.
Joker finally has to kill someone, even out of mercy, after a brutal search for the sniper. By that point they're all so desensitized that they start singing the fucking Mouseketeers theme song together. The film is an ultimate statement about how war can fuck you up, only in two parts -- one admittedly a bit lesser, but still awesome.
Now I really want to read The Short-Timers
J.T. 7,944
LocationBack In The Eight Oh Four!
The nihilism masquerading as joy is so fucking terrifying and awesome at the same time.
Soldiers singing the theme from the Mickey Mouse Club television show set against the backdrop of burning buildings.
And then Paint It Black kicks in and the Stones tear shit the fuck up.
HOW COULD I FORGET ABOUT "PAINT IT BLACK" PLAYING AT THE END?!?! That is just perfect.
Oh and BTW, Abe Books is down but I went on Amazon (ugh) and The Short-Timers is going for at minimum $218 for a softcover copy. Yes, you read that right.
Apparently I am a dumbass that has forgotten half of my young adulthood.
How could I have forgotten this ending scene?
This is my gift. My curse..
Hey... why is the room so dusty all of a sudden?
In a movie about a dystopian future where books are burned, the director had the opening title sequence narrated orally so that YOU COULDN'T READ THE CREDITS FOR YOURSELF~!!
BRILLIANT~!
Pete 12,993
LocationAn obscure body in the SK System
Always loved the OHMSS opening. Brilliant bit of business to hand-wave the elephant in the room (Connery's departure), segueing into the most underrated title music across the entire run.
(BP) 4,399
LocationThe Backstage Area, NJ
The ending of OHMSS is amazing too, and an incredibly bold move at the time.
Contentious C 570
A part of me wanted to start a separate topic for Worst Openings/Endings, but Dirty Dancing and The Secret of NIMH take Worst Ending with their Dusty Finishes pretty handily.
And "Worst Opening" is called "didn't become a movie". Though this movie:
sure as shit tries to win the award. The opening "take" is so fucking pretentious, I couldn't make it any further into the movie to find out the director was trying to do the whole film in long, uninterrupted takes. Somebody watched Before Sunset a few too many times. I think David Foster Wallace once crucified Magnolia (perhaps another contender for worst opening) as "100% gradschoolish in a bad way", but if he'd had to listen to the first 15 minutes of dialogue in this radioactive turd, he would have killed himself all over again. I won't link any videos, because I wouldn't do that to you guys.
nate 4,454
Rum Ham Connoisseur
Blues Brothers makes my list for both categories.
Sometimes I love the Internet more than others
https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/i2l/shorttimers.pdf
EDIT: Read the first part of the book already (the Parris Island half of the movie) and it flew, and was even more brutal than what was filmed. Also a lot of the same dialogue. Highly recommend you read it if you like the film.
Elsalvajeloco 4,780
James Horner goes full Ennio Morricone
I wish the opening confession scene from Calvary was still up because that one is tremendous.
CreativeControl 3,331
Very Anoa'i'ing
LocationBored At Work
16 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:
Heat is one of those rare movies where I don't want it to end that way so I stop watching at the precise point where I WANT it to end.
Then again it's still so good that sometimes I finish it anyway.
Yup, every time he turns off the motorway I'm screaming "YOU IDIOT!" internally.
As far as OHMSS goes, that ending was a massive gut punch. Remains my favourite James Bond film and it still annoys me that the follow up to that was the awful-on-so-many-levels Diamonds Are Forever.
I'd really like to go back and watch Full Metal Jacket and skip the first bit because the marine training just overshadows everything else in that film. Talk to anyone about it and that's all they'll talk about and all anyone remembers (me included)
1 hour ago, CreativeControl said:
That's one of my biggest reasons for choosing to believe that each Bond is a separate agent using a code name. Lazenby-Bond's arc is a new 007 who thinks he's going to have the time of his life being a super spy, catches feelings almost immediately for the first "Bond Girl" that strolls into his life, isn't particularly the danger junkie his predecessor was, and is ultimately broken by Blofeld's revenge plot. He retires, and M has no choice but to reactivate the paunchy toupee-wearing sociopathic Connery-Bond to hunt Blofeld.
S.K.o.S. 1,122
LocationNorth of Toronto
18 hours ago, Contentious C said:
Though this movie:
Agree that the dialogue is terrible throughout. Kept thinking "people don't talk like this, and whoever wrote this is way less clever than they think they are".
I love that split screen alternate camera shot during the phone call in the first section, though.
Zartan 874
Opening ^^
This is like the ending for Heat if it was actually good-
Not to keep this the Full Metal Jacket Thread but to add to the end of the movie from The Short-Timers... well, you really don't want to know what they do to the sniper's body.
EDIT: If they filmed it the way the book is written, it'd be a splatter flick.
How in the world did I forget the intro for Layer Cake? THE BEST~!
You know what, since CreativeControl reminded me, another movie I turn off right at a certain point? A Clockwork Orange. Then again it doesn't have the cop-out of the book (which I've still read a zillion times)
odessasteps 10,266
LocationThe Winter Palace
1 hour ago, J.T. said:
I love the alternate ending of Layer Cake.
Control 706
Also there’s this
GodzillaPerez 593
Pancake Shame?
LocationThey made him do a shame walk while hitting him with pancakes. It wasn't THAT bad of a joke.
Yeah I'm cheating. For an actual movie:
Also these:
StuntmanCrowley 187
Seattle Yannigan
Terrible internet connection at work, so not able to link the video
But for great openings.....I'd throw Way of the Gun into the mix, just for how funny it is and well done to introduce the characters.
happjack 157
Toronto National Sea Flea
For as great as the Lupus catch is the Bad New Bears really nails what it's like to lose the big game and have to deal with the half assed sportsmanship of the other team.
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The Nelsonite vol. 35, no. 1
ÄgCHIVESf
THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT NEWS RARER
Volume 35, Number 1 FALL 2001 Hampton, Virginia
New classes mean new possibilities
Compiled by Marlon Woodson
If you find yourself needing to switch classes or add
prior to the Spring semeseter, several new and exciting
courses are going to be available at TNCC in Spring
2002, so you might want to consider them. The roster of
new courses being offered includes REL-210, Survey of
the New Testament; PSY-216, Social Psychology; HUM-
195, Introduction to Vietnam; IST-112, E-Commerce
Development (IST-211, E-Commerce Application is
being planned as a follow up); DRF-195, Topics in
Drafting; AST-253, Microsoft Publisher; MTH-270,
Applied Calculus; ESI-06, English as a Second
Language: Reading II; and SPA-ISO, Spanish for Law
Enforcement.
Rel-210, Survey of the New Testament, "... is not
your father's Bible study." Says the course's instructor
Thomas Long. With the employment of the historical-critical
method of biblical scholarship, as described by
Long, the class endeavors to explore the story behind "the
greatest story" in the New Testament. REL-210 is a new
addition to the social sciences curriculum created for stu-dents
interested in solving the mysteries of life.
Another new course that will be of particular inter-est
to social science majors is Social Psychology, PSY-
216. It explores how individuals are affected by groups
and how they can, in turn, influence others. Some ques-tions
that will be posed include the following. How do
we develop prejudices? How are we affected by our cul-ture?
What are the important factors that lead to liking
and loving? Are humans naturally aggressive or do we
learn to be violent? How do die media affect our attitudes
and behavior? Students will find that the answers are not
only interesting but often are quite surprising. Students
also will learn about working in groups by designing and
conducting their own experiment on some aspect of social
psychology. The course would be ideal for students in die
new Social Science degree program. Accoring to course
instructor Mike Quanty, 'It should transfer, and at many
colleges it is cross-listed as both a psychology and a soci-ology
course." Students who have completed PSY 201 or
PSY 202, meet the prerequisite.
HUM-195, Introduction to Vietnam presents an
interdisciplinary approach to die study of Vietnamese life,
history, and culture. HUM-195 will be taught via com-pressed
video. In addition, Hollis Pruitt and Eirlys Barker
will be teaching some sections of the course material on
the TNCC campus. 'It's an exciting endeavor," says
Barker, "A great three hour open or humanities elective."
IST-112, E-Commerce Development is new to the
1ST curriculum. "The course's purpose," says Norm
Hahn the instructor of IST-112, "is to encourage TNCC
students to pursue another avenue within the Information
Systems Technology sector." The class is designed to
prepare students with die knowledge of die workings of
electronic commerce businesses that conduct Internet
sales and it provides die students with the ability to apply
for positions in the industry. IST-112 is just the right
class for TNCC students with a passion for modern entre-preneurship.
DRF-195, Topics in Drafting, developed by Maury
Middleton, is a course made possible by an innovation in
design modeling software. Previously only able to run on
mainframe computers, CATIA, which stands for
Computer-Aided-Three-Dimensional-Application, is a
parametric solid modeling program that, as related by
Middleton, allows users to more efficiently construct 3D
Models.
For students interested in learning how to die create
letterheads, envelopes, business cards, brochures,
newsletters, invitations, and greeting cards, the AST
department is offering AST-253, Microsoft Publisher.
Microsoft Publisher is a program that enables users to
create and publish a wide range of documents. As
described by Darlene Putnam, the course's instructor,
"Publisher has a wonderful 'wizard' feature that makes it
easy to learn." AST-253 is a learning opportunity defi-nitely
worth considering.
MTH-270, Applied Calculus, is a math class devel-oped
to meet new requirements for business students,
"particularly students transferring to ODU or CNU," says
Sandra Dashiell, the course's instructor. MTH-270 is an
appropriate course for students who are pursuing die A. S.
Degree in Social Science. MTH-270 will be available in
Community colleges are
stepping stones to the future
|by Lakeshia Artis
Community Colleges are often stigmatized as not
being "die real thing." Others often assume that people
who attend a two-year college, were not qualified enough
to attend a four-year university. These widespread views
ate often made by pretentious people who truly do not
understand that going to a community college can be
rewarding.
When looking at it from a statistical viewpoint, it
can be proven that by starting off in a two-year college
and then transferring to a four-year institution, the success
rate is much higher. Fran Flythe of Academic Assessment
at TNCC, provides data to prove it. Research shows that
students who complete the curriculum requirement for
transfer by getting the AA or AS degree or fulfilling a 2+2
agreement are more successful than students who only
receive the AAS degree that does not transfer.
Flythe also said that, "Another benefit of completing
your two-year degree is that, when most employers see
that on an applicant's resume, they know that person is
dedicated because they set a goal and followed it
through."
A Two-year schools is not only for people who are
seeking degrees. It is also for those who are looking to
enhance their skills in the workplace. TNCC offers a vari-ety
of programs such as Diploma and Certificate
Programs that pertain to jobs such as Air Conditioning
and Refrigeration, or the Career Studies Certificates for
jobs like Accounting and Real Estate.
Furthermore, the cost of attending a community col-lege
is considerably less than that of a four-year universi-ty.
When looking at Christopher Newport University's
rates, their tuition is $3,152 per year for undergraduate
full-time Virginia residents. In other words, its $130 per
credit for classes there. At TNCC, the cost of tuition is
$37.12 per credit hour, not including any additional fees.
When comparing the cost, there is a drastic difference in
price. People who cannot afford to spend thousands of
dollars on their education find that getting their two-year
general requirements out of the way at a less pricey school
is the better route to take.
Attending a community college affords you the opportu-nity
to obtain your two-year degree for less money and
transfer to a four-year college, thus allowing you to be
more successful in die end.
three 2002. sections in the spring and one in the summer of
ESL-06, English as a Second Language: Reading 2,
is a course developed to improve the reading comprehen-sion
and vocabulary skills of TNCC's ESL students.
With lectures of 4 hours a week, ESI-06 will prepare ESL
students to function adequately in the ESL-17 reading
class and other collège courses. "This course," says
instructor Ellis Long, "is for the students who need an
intermediate level English course because they demon-strated
deficient reading skills in English when measured
by assessment tools created specifically for speakers of
other languages."
SPA-150, Spanish for Law Enforcement emphasizes
oral communication and practical first-hand police and
justice vocabulary and introduces Spanish to the students
in the Criminal Justice field. "This course provides law
enforcement personnel with the language skills necessary
to communicate with Spanish speaking victims, crimi-nals,
and any other person seeking assistance. Students
learn to communicate in Spanish within a limited context
of vocabulary and structure. No prior knowledge of
Spanish is required."
Each of the courses described above has prerequisite
requirements for enrollment; however, any student inter-ested
in taking one of these classes can contact the
instructor of die desired course to appeal for board
approval. The learning opportunities are available; TNCC
students need only take advantage of what is being
offered.
Counseling Center tells students "You are not alone"
|by Lakeshia Artis |
The nation will never be same because of the events
that unfolded on September 11,2001. When we saw the
two planes crash into the World Trade Center, it would
forever be an image that is embedded in our minds. The
United States lost its sense of security that day. America
has been violated and people are dealing with many emo-tions
because of it
TNCC Director of Student Development, Dr.
Evelyn Wigglesworth, has put together the "You are Not
Alone" campaign to help students cope with this tragic
event The Counseling Center has always had an open
door policy for students who needed help with either
social or personal issues. Dr. Wigglesworth felt com-pelled
to address the issues of Sept 11th more directiy by
posting fliers to let people know about their counseling
She said, "The crises bought it home. The tragedy has
bought about personal concerns that may be trigged from
the crisis."
The TNCC counselors are trained for personal serv-ices
even though they may generally help students with
academics. Wigglesworth wants students to know that
"It's our goal as professionals to send out the message
that we just don't give you the 'best seats in the house'
when it comes to classes, but we are here for your over-all
well being and success."
If you or anyone you know needs help coping with
any personal or academic issues, the Counseling Center
is there to assist you. For help with personal or social
problems, or with and crisis intervention, please contact
the Counseling Center by email at
counselorhelp@tncc.vccs.edu, by telephone at (757)
825-2827, or in person by visiting Griffin Hall Room
201. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 8:00am-
7:00pm, and Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. Weekend or holi-day
emails and telephone calls will be addressed the next
business day.
Title The Nelsonite vol. 35, no. 1
Title.Alternative The Nelsonite, Fall 2001
Transcript ÄgCHIVESf THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT NEWS RARER Volume 35, Number 1 FALL 2001 Hampton, Virginia New classes mean new possibilities Compiled by Marlon Woodson If you find yourself needing to switch classes or add prior to the Spring semeseter, several new and exciting courses are going to be available at TNCC in Spring 2002, so you might want to consider them. The roster of new courses being offered includes REL-210, Survey of the New Testament; PSY-216, Social Psychology; HUM- 195, Introduction to Vietnam; IST-112, E-Commerce Development (IST-211, E-Commerce Application is being planned as a follow up); DRF-195, Topics in Drafting; AST-253, Microsoft Publisher; MTH-270, Applied Calculus; ESI-06, English as a Second Language: Reading II; and SPA-ISO, Spanish for Law Enforcement. Rel-210, Survey of the New Testament, "... is not your father's Bible study." Says the course's instructor Thomas Long. With the employment of the historical-critical method of biblical scholarship, as described by Long, the class endeavors to explore the story behind "the greatest story" in the New Testament. REL-210 is a new addition to the social sciences curriculum created for stu-dents interested in solving the mysteries of life. Another new course that will be of particular inter-est to social science majors is Social Psychology, PSY- 216. It explores how individuals are affected by groups and how they can, in turn, influence others. Some ques-tions that will be posed include the following. How do we develop prejudices? How are we affected by our cul-ture? What are the important factors that lead to liking and loving? Are humans naturally aggressive or do we learn to be violent? How do die media affect our attitudes and behavior? Students will find that the answers are not only interesting but often are quite surprising. Students also will learn about working in groups by designing and conducting their own experiment on some aspect of social psychology. The course would be ideal for students in die new Social Science degree program. Accoring to course instructor Mike Quanty, 'It should transfer, and at many colleges it is cross-listed as both a psychology and a soci-ology course." Students who have completed PSY 201 or PSY 202, meet the prerequisite. HUM-195, Introduction to Vietnam presents an interdisciplinary approach to die study of Vietnamese life, history, and culture. HUM-195 will be taught via com-pressed video. In addition, Hollis Pruitt and Eirlys Barker will be teaching some sections of the course material on the TNCC campus. 'It's an exciting endeavor," says Barker, "A great three hour open or humanities elective." IST-112, E-Commerce Development is new to the 1ST curriculum. "The course's purpose," says Norm Hahn the instructor of IST-112, "is to encourage TNCC students to pursue another avenue within the Information Systems Technology sector." The class is designed to prepare students with die knowledge of die workings of electronic commerce businesses that conduct Internet sales and it provides die students with the ability to apply for positions in the industry. IST-112 is just the right class for TNCC students with a passion for modern entre-preneurship. DRF-195, Topics in Drafting, developed by Maury Middleton, is a course made possible by an innovation in design modeling software. Previously only able to run on mainframe computers, CATIA, which stands for Computer-Aided-Three-Dimensional-Application, is a parametric solid modeling program that, as related by Middleton, allows users to more efficiently construct 3D Models. For students interested in learning how to die create letterheads, envelopes, business cards, brochures, newsletters, invitations, and greeting cards, the AST department is offering AST-253, Microsoft Publisher. Microsoft Publisher is a program that enables users to create and publish a wide range of documents. As described by Darlene Putnam, the course's instructor, "Publisher has a wonderful 'wizard' feature that makes it easy to learn." AST-253 is a learning opportunity defi-nitely worth considering. MTH-270, Applied Calculus, is a math class devel-oped to meet new requirements for business students, "particularly students transferring to ODU or CNU," says Sandra Dashiell, the course's instructor. MTH-270 is an appropriate course for students who are pursuing die A. S. Degree in Social Science. MTH-270 will be available in Community colleges are stepping stones to the future |by Lakeshia Artis Community Colleges are often stigmatized as not being "die real thing." Others often assume that people who attend a two-year college, were not qualified enough to attend a four-year university. These widespread views ate often made by pretentious people who truly do not understand that going to a community college can be rewarding. When looking at it from a statistical viewpoint, it can be proven that by starting off in a two-year college and then transferring to a four-year institution, the success rate is much higher. Fran Flythe of Academic Assessment at TNCC, provides data to prove it. Research shows that students who complete the curriculum requirement for transfer by getting the AA or AS degree or fulfilling a 2+2 agreement are more successful than students who only receive the AAS degree that does not transfer. Flythe also said that, "Another benefit of completing your two-year degree is that, when most employers see that on an applicant's resume, they know that person is dedicated because they set a goal and followed it through." A Two-year schools is not only for people who are seeking degrees. It is also for those who are looking to enhance their skills in the workplace. TNCC offers a vari-ety of programs such as Diploma and Certificate Programs that pertain to jobs such as Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, or the Career Studies Certificates for jobs like Accounting and Real Estate. Furthermore, the cost of attending a community col-lege is considerably less than that of a four-year universi-ty. When looking at Christopher Newport University's rates, their tuition is $3,152 per year for undergraduate full-time Virginia residents. In other words, its $130 per credit for classes there. At TNCC, the cost of tuition is $37.12 per credit hour, not including any additional fees. When comparing the cost, there is a drastic difference in price. People who cannot afford to spend thousands of dollars on their education find that getting their two-year general requirements out of the way at a less pricey school is the better route to take. Attending a community college affords you the opportu-nity to obtain your two-year degree for less money and transfer to a four-year college, thus allowing you to be more successful in die end. three 2002. sections in the spring and one in the summer of ESL-06, English as a Second Language: Reading 2, is a course developed to improve the reading comprehen-sion and vocabulary skills of TNCC's ESL students. With lectures of 4 hours a week, ESI-06 will prepare ESL students to function adequately in the ESL-17 reading class and other collège courses. "This course," says instructor Ellis Long, "is for the students who need an intermediate level English course because they demon-strated deficient reading skills in English when measured by assessment tools created specifically for speakers of other languages." SPA-150, Spanish for Law Enforcement emphasizes oral communication and practical first-hand police and justice vocabulary and introduces Spanish to the students in the Criminal Justice field. "This course provides law enforcement personnel with the language skills necessary to communicate with Spanish speaking victims, crimi-nals, and any other person seeking assistance. Students learn to communicate in Spanish within a limited context of vocabulary and structure. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required." Each of the courses described above has prerequisite requirements for enrollment; however, any student inter-ested in taking one of these classes can contact the instructor of die desired course to appeal for board approval. The learning opportunities are available; TNCC students need only take advantage of what is being offered. Counseling Center tells students "You are not alone" |by Lakeshia Artis | The nation will never be same because of the events that unfolded on September 11,2001. When we saw the two planes crash into the World Trade Center, it would forever be an image that is embedded in our minds. The United States lost its sense of security that day. America has been violated and people are dealing with many emo-tions because of it TNCC Director of Student Development, Dr. Evelyn Wigglesworth, has put together the "You are Not Alone" campaign to help students cope with this tragic event The Counseling Center has always had an open door policy for students who needed help with either social or personal issues. Dr. Wigglesworth felt com-pelled to address the issues of Sept 11th more directiy by posting fliers to let people know about their counseling programs. She said, "The crises bought it home. The tragedy has bought about personal concerns that may be trigged from the crisis." The TNCC counselors are trained for personal serv-ices even though they may generally help students with academics. Wigglesworth wants students to know that "It's our goal as professionals to send out the message that we just don't give you the 'best seats in the house' when it comes to classes, but we are here for your over-all well being and success." If you or anyone you know needs help coping with any personal or academic issues, the Counseling Center is there to assist you. For help with personal or social problems, or with and crisis intervention, please contact the Counseling Center by email at counselorhelp@tncc.vccs.edu, by telephone at (757) 825-2827, or in person by visiting Griffin Hall Room 201. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 8:00am- 7:00pm, and Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. 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GOP leaders say erratic attacks hurt Trump, but he vows to fight and win – Washington Post
Republican leaders who have watched Donald Trump’s summer surge with alarm now believe that his presidential candidacy has been contained and may begin to collapse because of his repeated attacks on a Fox News Channel star and his refusal to pledge his loyalty to the eventual GOP nominee.
Fearful that the billionaire’s inflammatory rhetoric has inflicted serious damage to the GOP brand, party leaders hope to pivot away from the Trump sideshow and toward a more serious discussion among a deep field of governors, senators and other candidates.
They acknowledge that Trump’s unique megaphone and the passion of his supporters make any calculation about his candidacy risky. After all, he has been presumed dead before: Three weeks ago, he prompted establishment outrage by belittling the Vietnam war service of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), only to prove, by climbing higher in the polls, that the laws of political gravity did not apply to him.
Still, Trump’s erratic performance during and after the first Republican presidential debate last week sparked a backlash throughout the party Saturday and a reassessment of his front-running bid. The final straw for many was Trump’s comment on CNN late Friday that Fox moderator Megyn Kelly had “blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.”
Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), a fellow candidate, said Trump was jeopardizing the GOP’s chances of winning back the White House and urged party leaders to stop “tiptoeing” around him.
“I think we’ve crossed that Rubicon where his behavior becomes about us, not just him,” Graham said in an interview.
“Donald Trump is an out-of-control car driving through a crowd of Republicans, and somebody needs to get him out of the car,” Graham said. “I just don’t see a pathway forward for us in 2016 to win the White House if we don’t decisively deal with this.”
Trump — whose strident opposition to illegal immigration helped him amass a 2-to-1 polling lead over his nearest GOP rivals — was characteristically defiant and confident in a series of phone calls Saturday with The Washington Post. He vowed to reboot his campaign amid a staff shake-up and said he could capture the White House because “millions of people everywhere” who feel alienated by the political class are standing by him.
“I have a lot of money, and I’m not getting out. I’m going to win,” Trump said. “You watch: When this campaign is over, I win. As good as I’m doing — and I’m leading the polls — it’s just the start.”
Trump added, “I want this to be serious, I really do.”
However, a consensus is forming in Republican circles that Trump’s eruption over Kelly and other Fox News anchors makes his campaign anything but serious.
“The fire still burns, but the fire is now contained,” said Alex Castellanos, a veteran GOP strategist. “He can’t grow. He has condemned himself to be a protest candidate, not a serious candidate for the Republican nomination. That means we now move forward to a more normal debate.”
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We’ve heard the top ten GOP candidates talk. Here’s what happens now.
The first primary debate on Fox attracted a record cable television audience of 24 million viewers and lent some clarity to a presidential race that has seemed hazy. It underscored former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s inability, at least so far, to excite the party’s grass roots and step fully into the role of the alpha candidate. It also marked the emergence of back-of-the-pack candidates, including Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former technology executive Carly Fiorina, as potential contenders.
The performances renewed the belief of many Republican leaders that the party has the strongest field in a generation, with several contenders capable of challenging Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton at a time when she appears increasingly vulnerable.
“What could come out of this debate is Republicans beginning to have a conversation about the ticket,” said Matthew Dowd, a former strategist for President George W. Bush. He said there was considerable chatter on Friday about pairing Kasich and Sen. Marco Rubio: old and young, white and Latino, executive and legislator, swing-state Ohio and swing-state Florida. “Maybe that’s the ticket.”
But first, the party has to move beyond Trump, who created another controversy in a Friday night interview on CNN. He hurled insults about Kelly, including the blood comment, which was widely interpreted as a reference to menstruation.
Trump’s words cost him a speaking slot at the RedState Gathering, an influential conservative event this weekend in Atlanta, and drew condemnations from Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and other candidates. Two notable exceptions were Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
“I’ve made a decision here with Donald Trump, you know, if I comment on everything he says, my whole campaign will be consumed by it,” Rubio told NBC News.
In New York, meanwhile, Trump’s campaign was in turmoil as he parted ways with longtime adviser Roger Stone after weeks of quarreling over political strategy. Stone is the second top Trump adviser to leave in as many weeks.
The timeline and reason for Stone’s departure were under dispute. Trump said in an interview that he “fired” Stone on Friday night because he didn’t want “publicity seekers” working for his campaign and because he heard from other associates that Stone had been grumbling about Trump’s behavior and refusal to heed his advice in the debate.
But Stone said in an interview that he had quit and was not fired. In a resignation letter to Trump obtained by The Post, Stone expressed regret for ending a “close relationship” that dates to the 1980s but said that “current controversies involving personalities and provocative media fights have reached such a high volume that it has distracted attention from your platform and overwhelmed your core message. . . . I can no longer remain involved in your campaign.”
Trump said he dispatched his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, to reach out to dozens of early-state operatives and conservative leaders nationwide this weekend with the goal of expanding Trump’s nascent political organization.
“I’m going to surround myself only with the best and most serious people,” Trump said. “We want top-of-the-line professionals.”
Trump said he would not apologize for his remarks about Kelly, which he said were misinterpreted. “Only a deviant would think I was saying anything about blood somewhere other than her eyes or her nose,” he said.
Trump had been scheduled to fly to Atlanta on Saturday to address RedState, but leader Erick Erickson revoked his invitation late Friday night. Erickson — a conservative commentator with his own history of poking the GOP establishment and derogatory remarks about women — said Trump crossed a line of decency with his comments about Kelly.
Trump’s campaign responded by calling Erickson “a total loser.”
In an interview Saturday, Erickson said Trump’s remarks about Kelly — a favorite of conservatives and a colleague of his at the network where he works as a contributor — woke up the “sleeping giants” within the conservative movement.
“It’s been building for a while,” he said. “You’ve had a lot of people, myself included, holding our breath as he kept talking and talking.”
Even without being in Atlanta, Trump dominated the conference on Saturday. One after another, presidential candidates were asked to respond to Trump’s comments. On stage, Erickson described the hundreds of e-mails he had received that morning from Trump supporters calling President Obama “the n-word” and Kelly “the c-word.”
From the audience — the kind of grass-roots activists primed to rally to Trump’s anti-Washington call — there was a jarring burst of anger against the candidate.
“Talking about blood and a woman — it was just inappropriate,” said Myra Adams, 60. “Megyn Kelly is just so well-liked by the public. . . . He should have made nice-nice with her. I thought that [debate] question was a little off-base, but he took a mosquito bite and turned it into a skin cancer.”
Jeb Bush, whom Erickson introduced with effusive praise, commended the decision to disinvite Trump and called on the developer and reality TV host to apologize.
“Do we want to win?” Bush said. Or, he asked, “Do we want to insult 53 percent of all voters? What Donald Trump said is wrong.”
Katie Packer Gage, a strategist who advises Republican candidates on appealing to female voters, said that Trump poses dangers to the party at large. “People see this as a blustery, bullying circus act,” she said. “The longer it goes on, the more it becomes part of the GOP narrative.”
Strategists predicted that Trump’s raising of his hand in the opening minutes of Thursday’s debate to rule out an independent candidacy should he fail to be the GOP nominee could limit his ability to expand beyond his base of angry, anti-establishment voters. An adviser to a rival campaign described Trump’s move as “the hand of heresy.”
“If you start to see erosion of Trump’s numbers, it could become a tailspin quickly, and it could be hard to pull the plane out of the dive,” said Phil Musser, a GOP consultant and chairman of IMGE, a digital media agency. “There would be a major pile-on and likely a spectacular crash.”
Costa reported from Atlanta. David Weigel in Atlanta contributed to this report.
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Energy spotlight: Michael Jarvis
Katelyn Ferral | The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Michael Jarvis is pioneering an underground path to shale in Western Pennsylvania.
The geologist at Range Resources finds the most lucrative shale spots thousands of feet underground and helps craft the most efficient drilling path to them. Last month he was given the Young Alumni Achievement Award by his alma mater, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 2008 as a geology major, just as drilling was gaining traction in the Marcellus Shale.
“I was incredibly fortunate to leave school at just the perfect window of time,” he said. “I kind of caught the wave. I came out and the playing field was level. We were all kind of on the same starting line and I got to learn alongside with everybody else.”
The work of petroleum geologists have significant business and technological implications for gas companies like Range, Jarvis says.
His research and mapping lays the groundwork for where Range spends money how their investment is returned.
“You get a bad rap as a guy who just stares at rocks all day … [but] we’re at the front end of a lot of what happens,” he said. “It’s our job to recommend where we should we be drilling.”
Since Jarvis graduated and Marcellus drilling took off, technology like 3D seismic surveys has made it easier to identify and understand shale, he said.
“There’s a learning curve to almost every play and each one of those curves are unique because of the circumstances of the geological formation you’re going to try to drill in.”
Jarvis started his career with Exco Resources, and was a geologist at Mountaineer Keystone and Talisman Energy before coming to Range. He is the former president and member of the Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Jarvis lives in Franklin Park with his wife Melissa, also an IUP graduate. He enjoys playing the piano and the couple enjoy boating and hiking and camping in Western Pennsylvania.
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Funding Sources of DNCC
The sources of funding for DNCC is comprise internal revenue collection, central government grants, development grants, project development loans and other loans.
Internal Revenue Collection:
The Power to levy and collect revenues is contained in the Dhaka City Corporation Ordinance (1983). The revenues are in the form of taxes, rates and fees whose amounts are established in their respective Model Tax Schedules.
Taxes and Rates (collectively known as the Holding Tax)
This levy applicable to all properties (domestic, commercial, industrial, and institutional). Is a major source of municipal revenue and is composed of:
Land and Buildings Assessment (property tax with a ceiling of 7% on the balance of the annual rental value)
Lighting Rate (street lighting, rate set a maximum of 3%)
Conservancy Rate (a rate for provision of solid waste collection and disposal services, also with a ceiling of 7%)
Service Elements of Holding Tax:
These are charged for all properties in areas where each service is provided, irrespective of whether or not the individual properly owner avails himself of the service, including:
The Fixed Property Transfer Tax (levied by central government, 2% of the declared properly value is remitted to the city corporation).
The Octroi Compensation Grant (grant from central government to compensate municipalities for the abolition in 1985 of their powers to levy import and export taxes transmitting their territories).
The Trades and Profession License Tax (an annual fixed amount paid by tradesmen and professionals as a license fee to conduct their business activities).
An Entertainment Tax (10-15% of the entrance ticket value for cinemas, theaters, exhibitions, etc).
Rickshaw License (an annual fee)
Income from Residential, Market and Other Properties (from advance payments and annual rentals paid by lessees for properly developed by the municipalities 22).
Road Excavation Fees (charged for utilities which lay pipes and cables under roads.
Other (generating minimal revenues).
Development Grants:
These are equity contributions from central government towards capital project implementation costs. Typically, these are made for the funding of no cost or indirect cost recovery programs such as roads, flood protection and drainage, whether from internally generated central government revenues or from external loan/grant proceeds.
Project Development Loans:
For cost-recovery projects, such as land development, sanitation and solid waste management, the central government extends external loan proceeds under subsidiary loan agreements.
Other Loans:
Dhaka City Corporation has access to domestic loan- term loans from government- owned banks.
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Scribus is an open-source program that brings professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X, OS/2 and Windows. Scribus supports professional features, such as CMYK color, spot color, separations, ICC color and robust commercial grade PDF.
Seashore is an open source image editor for Cocoa. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMP’s technology and uses the same native file format.
Xee is a lightweight, fast and convenient image viewer and browser. It is designed to be a serious tool for image viewing and management, with a sleek and powerful interface. It uses less memory than most other image viewing tools. It also uses OpenGL to display and scroll images much more smoothly than other viewers. Its interface is highly streamlined and has easily configurable keyboard shortcuts.
HTML / Text Editing
Nvu is a complete Web Authoring System for Linux Desktop, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users, an alternative to FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Nvu is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding.
Smultron is an easy to use and powerful text editor. It is designed to not confuse newcomers nor disappoint advanced users. It has all the advantages of a Cocoa application and some of its features are tabs, line numbers, support for syntax colouring for many different languages, functions list, support for text encodings, snippets, a toolbar, a status bar, preview, split window, multi-document find and replace with regular expressions, possibility to show invisible characters, authenticated open and saves, command-line utility, full screen editing and running commands and scripts from within the application.
iPod Ripping
iPodDisk allows you to browse, and copy, all the music that is on it (for backup purposes only). It even offers Spotlight support.
Senuti is a simple application that allows you to transfer songs from your iPod to your computer. Senuti includes all of the built in options that one would expect to find songs. You can search and sort in any combination of ways that you want. Senuti not only reads the playlists that you made on your iPod, but it allows you to transfer them back to your computer as well.
Colloquy is an advanced IRC, SILC and ICB client. It has a powerful dictionary. It is styled for you – you can pick the look for your conversations. Colloquy is fully compatible with mIRC colors.
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. It can be used to record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files, cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together, Change the speed or pitch of a recording, and more.
iEatBrainz is an acoustic Music Tagger. You can use it to fix your mp3 and aac tags in iTunes after they’ve been ripped using acoustic matchings. This software takes songs that you’ve chosen in your iTunes Library, that have incorrect or missing meta information, and then uses the sound of each song to match it with the correct information maintained in the MusicBrainz Database.
Max is a high quality CD ripper and audio file converter. Max can rip and convert to over twenty audio formats, including AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and WAVE.
Play is a simple audio file player with support for a wide variety of formats, including AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and WAVE.
Songbird is an open source jukebox and media player that “promises to be the Firefox of media players.” Being a jukebox puts it squarely in competition with iTunes, but Songbird offers some unique features that make it worth a look even for hardcore Mac users. The interface will remind you of iTunes and it’s easy enough to navigate. It can play MP3 and AAC files, but also Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and WMA.
MSN Chat
Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X, released under the GNU GPL and developed by the Adium team. With Adium, you can connect to any number of messaging accounts on any combination of supported messaging services and then chat with other people using those services.
aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone. It has Multi-language support (around 40 languages currently supported), webcam support, group support, tabbed chat windows, it allows full-speed File transfers, and many more.
Planetariums and Outer Space
Celestia is a free space simulation that lets you explore the universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn’t confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy.
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors.
Juice is the premier podcast receiver, allowing users to capture and listen to podcasts anytime, anywhere. It supports more than 15 languages. Juice has a built-in directory with thousands of listed podcast feeds. It has auto cleanup, authentication, centralized feed management and much more.
RSSOwl is an application that collects data from RSS-compliant sites are called RSS readers or “aggregators.” RSSOwl lets you gather, organize, update, and store information from any compliant source in a convenient, easy to use interface, save selected information in various formats for offline viewing and sharing, and much more. It’s easy to configure, available in many many languages and the best of all: It’s platform-independent.
Vienna provides features comparable to commercial newsreaders, but both it and the source code are freely available for download. Vienna supports both RSS 2.0 and Atom feeds. It automatically takes care of deciphering and presenting the articles in a consistent format regardless of the original feed format. Vienna has a simple user interface and built-in tabbed browser.
ChemicalBurn is a screensaver for Mac OS that simulates a self organizing Transportation network. Packages fly around on your screen while routes are formed and the network heals itself after an outage. ChemicalBurn is an interesting screensaver to say the least.
Electric Sheep is a screensaver. When the screen-saver is activated, the screen goes black and an animated ‘sheep’ appears. The sheep sheep is fractal based, mpeg2 compressed animations. Behind the scenes, the screen-saver contacts a server and joins the parallel computation of new sheep.Every fifteen minutes 24/7 a new sheep is born and distributed to all clients for display. Each sheep is an animated fractal flame.
Wallsaver lets you run the screensaver as your desktop image. It’s very simple. One button to activate and one to Restore to normal.
System Freeware
i23 secures and stores your data safely. i23 stores things like passwords, serial numbers, pin numbers and more. i23 clears your clipboard when closed because of its 320 bit encryption. i23 is a perfect application to store your information.
DeepSleep gives an option not only to sleep but to deep sleep. Your Mac draws a very small amount of power while sleeping to save the contents of its memory. When deep sleeping, the memory is saved to the hard disk and then the computer draws no power at all.
Fubario is a software to ensure that all your files on your hard drive are safe. Fubario allows you to backup your computer to a friends as well as your own for safety.
PsyncX is an utility for doing automated backups. You need only to choose what you want to back up and then a time for the backup. If you have an external hard disk connected to your computer, or your iPod with disk mode enabled, this is a great way to backup regularly.
Tor is a toolset for those who want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and more. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy.
Bitrate Pro is a media calculator for audio and visual professionals. With Bitrate Pro you can calculate file size, data rate or duration of the project that your working on. Bitrate Pro makes it easy for any audio or visual professional to get the numbers they need quick.
CenterStage is the Media Center Application that allows you to use the digital content stored on your Apple Macintosh computer & play it in a more comfortable enviroment such as your living room using any standard Televison set. Movies are currently provided in conjunction with BackStage allowing you to organise, control and catalogue your entire movie collection for playback in CenterStage. Music is pulled in directly from iTunes. You can listen to and control your music collection (even DRM protected Music) within the CenterStage interface. Photos are accessed from iPhoto allowing you to view and play your photos & albums. Organise your Photos in iPhoto and view them using CenterStage.
MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems. It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs. You can watch VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx, DivX 3/4/5 and even WMV movies. MPlayer supports output drivers. It works with X11, Xv, DGA, OpenGL, SVGAlib, fbdev, AAlib, DirectFB, but you can use GGI, SDL (and this way all their drivers), VESA (on every VESA compatible card, even without X11!) and some low level card-specific drivers (for Matrox, 3Dfx and ATI), too.
Perian is a QuickTime component that adds native support for many popular video formats. Perian enables QuickTime application support for additional Media Types : AVI, FLV, and MKV file formats; MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivX, H.264, FLV1, FSV1, VP6, H263I, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), MPEG Layer II Audio.
VLC Media Player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, etc.) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
ZS4 Video Editor is video editing and compositing software which aims to provide media experts with a facility to combine a variety of media types – currently photos, videos and audio files- into one or more output files. There are some powerful options in this program that you don’t get in iMovie.
YateClient is an universal desktop client for VoIP calls. It supports, at present, H.323, SIP, Jabber and IAX protocols. YateClient is an easy-to-use softphone with a decent user interface.
Wifi Scanning
KisMAC is an application that puts your card into the monitor mode. KisMAC supports third party PCMCIA cards with Orinoco and PrismII chipsets, as well as Cisco Aironet cards. This program is not intended for people who don’t have much knowledge about WiFi, but for professional users.
Windows Software on Macs
RDC Menu is an icon that sits in your menu bar that gives you quick and easy access to a Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection client. RDC Menu allows you to run as many instances as you want of the application and makes for a smooth launch.
Q emulator is a feature packed Cocoa port. It runs on Linux, Windows, and other systems on your Mac. You can switch fast between guest PCs. Save and restart guest PCs at any stage. Q emulator makes use of OS X most advanced technologies like openGL and CoreAudio to accelerate your experience with your guest PC.
Writing Freeware
AbiWord is a, small, fast, featureful and crossplatform word processor. AbiWord is unique among word processors in its drive to become a fully cross-platform word processor. The source code is written so that AbiWord will run on virtually any operating system with a minimum of time spent on porting.
Bean is a small, simple word processor with many niceties added to make writing convenient, efficient and comfortable. Bean is powered by the same text engine as Apple’s Text Edit, but it adds live word count and the ability to adjust printed margins. Bean is not a replacement for MS Word. It does not do footnotes or hierarchical styles. Further, it is only partially compatible with MS Word’s .doc format.
FreeMind is a mind-mapping software written in Java. The operation and navigation of FreeMind is faster than that of Mind Manager because of one-click “fold / unfold” and “follow link” operations.
NeoOffice is a set of office applications which include word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database programs. It has integrated a great number of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office. No X11 windowing system is required.
Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file. With it you can view PDF, add and edit notes, highlight important text, make snapshots, navigate using tables of contents or thumbnails, give powerful presentations, and much more.
Tofu is a text reader designed to make reading text on screen, particularly longer texts like ebooks, use less efort. It does this by putting text (txt, rtf or html files) into resizeaable columns which the eye finds easier to read and less tiring.
JDarkRoom is a very simple, full-screen text editor designed for those of us with attention issues. By default the background is black and the text is green (but this can be changed). Available for Mac, Windows and Linux.
3D Graphics and Modeling
Blender is a powerful 3D Modeling software. It has a revolutionary non-overlapping and non-blocking UI delivers unsurpassed workflow, flexible and fully configurable window layout with as many screen setups as you prefer, and many more.
Gallery AV creates great-looking, customizable Flash photo and video galleries. Simply drag and drop your photos and videos onto the creator.
Best Mac Software
Open Source Content Management Systems
Open Source Alternative to Commercial Software
Open Source OS
Open Source Windows Software
Best Firefox Addons
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Anyone heard The Ungrateful Guests?
HenryB [Edit] [Delete] 0 replies 23:29, 7 July '09
It’s not often that the first band on a gig night happen to be the best, but, just sometimes, you’re pleasantly surprised. At the Gramaphone last Thursday, The Ungrateful Guests’s melody-led set was really impressive and always a reminder that you shouldn’t just turn up for the last act.
The male and female harmonies in these touching songs blended seamlessly together and the band had an innocent, nostalgic vibe akin to the Magic Numbers, with a similar emphasis on soft, affecting sound. The singing was complimented by soft electric guitar, quality drumming and a guiding bass, giving The Ungrateful Guests a real edge.
The half an hour set ranged from a few heart wrenching songs including ‘Monsters’ and ‘Into The Blue’ to catchy anthem-track ‘All our Conversations’. After the set, the room was buzzing; there’s something special about these guys.
These guys are definitely worth watching.
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Home Bollywood Amir Khan Revealed New Poster of ‘Dangal’
Amir Khan Revealed New Poster of ‘Dangal’
Today, Amir Khan revealed the new poster for his upcoming movie Dangal. This poster introduces female wrestlers of the movie. He revealed this poster on Twitter with the line “Mhaari chhoriyaan chhoron se kum hain ke?”
The Poster shows him as a middle-aged wrestler. In the poster, he is Fatima Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra, who are playing his daughters in the movie. Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar are also shown in poster who have played the role of younger versions of the daughters.
Mhaari chhoriyaan chhoron se kum hain ke? pic.twitter.com/DICvp3grfE
— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) July 4, 2016
Dangal is the upcoming biographical sports drama film written and directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Amir Khan is playing the role of wrestler Mahavir Phogat who trained his daughters Babita and Geeta Phogat. Both the daughters represented India at 2010 Commonwealth games and won a gold and a silver medal each.
The movie has been made under the production of Aamir Khan Productions and The Walt Disney Company (India) banner and produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, and Siddharth Roy Kapur.
Along with Amir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar, Ananya, Vivan Bhatena, Aparshakti Khurrana and Girish Kulkarni are also in the lead role.
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Dangal becomes second Indian movie that grosses over Rs. 1500 crore worldwide
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Education industry giant WestEd recently completed a scientific-based research study on the First In Math (FIM) Program in the National City School District in San Diego County. The evaluation involved 2,412 students in grades 3 through 6 and focused primarily on the impact of the FIM program on student achievement. The evaluation studied if the amount of time students spent on FIM affected their mathematics skills, and if participation in FIM had a positive effect on students' attitudes.
WestEd's evaluation of the First In Math® (FIM) Online Mathematics Program in the National School District in San Diego County focused on three research questions:
1) Does participation in FIM have a positive effect on students' attitudes;
2) Do teachers use students' performance on FIM to make instructional decisions; and
3) Does the amount of time students spend on FIM (dosage) affect their mathematics skills?
WestEd drew upon multiple data sources to answer the research questions. Evaluators interviewed teachers regarding their use of the FIM program and surveyed students on their attitudes toward FIM and mathematics in general. Evaluators also analyzed quantitative data from secondary sources, including FIM usage data and student achievement data as measured by the California Standardized Test and Reporting Program (STAR).
WestEd used analysis of covariance modeling techniques to examine characteristics that were associated with program use, Skill Set® attainment, and student achievement. This enabled WestEd to statistically control for student demographics and previous year achievement, as well as school related factors.
The evaluation involved a relatively large sample group of 2,412 students in grades 3 through 6 during the 2003-2004 school year. The evaluation group is comparable to the demographic composition of the National School District in terms of student ethnicity. Nearly 8 of the 10 students in this evaluation group (78.6%) are identified by the STAR data as Hispanic.
Download an 8 1/2'' x 11'' printable version of the full, 40-page WestEd report
FIM and Effects on Student Achievement
• FIM had small but significant effects on California Standards Test (CST) student achievement scores across each grade level. There was a differential effect of the program by grade level, with 3rd grade students benefiting the most from FIM exposure.
• FIM had small but significant effects on California Achievement Test (CAT/6) student scores across all grade levels. FIM exposure had a larger impact on student achievement than student demographic variables, except for students' CAT/6 pre-test score (in all grades) and the effect of attending a particular school (in some grades).
• Controlling for students' previous achievement record, students at each grade level who complete higher FIM Skill Set® levels also had higher CST and CAT/6 achievement scores.
• Comparing the mathematics NCE (Normal Curve Equivalents) gain scores of the FIM cohort with the average gain scores of California as a whole, the study found that students in 3rd, 5th, and 6th grades made positive achievement gains in their CAT/6 scores above and beyond the progress typically experienced from year to year.
• Examination of the impact of FIM on particular CST question clusters revealed differential effects of FIM on CST questions clusters in each grade. Further, the program has small but significant effect on particular CST content areas. For example, FIM had the largest effects in Clusters 1-3 for 3rd graders. FIM seems particularly beneficial in facilitating 3rd graders understanding of basic number sense, operations, and algebraic relationships. FIM seems to be particularly effective for 5th grade students in reinforcing concepts that are introduced at Skill Set® levels 5-8, including estimation, percents, factors, algebra, and functions. For 6th grade students, FIM has the largest effect on statistics, data analysis, and probability. The California content standards for 6th graders in this area for this grade level include students' understanding of how to use fractions and percentages to compare data. Placing this finding in the context of both underlying concept of FIM and its' focus on fractions and decimals, provides one explanation of this large effect.
Student/Teacher Attitudes about FIM
• Nearly three-quarters of the students surveyed (72 percent) agreed with the statement "math lessons are fun." Teachers overwhelmingly agreed that students enjoyed the program and sought out time to use the FIM website.
• Teachers reported that FIM increased student's interest in mathematics, especially those students who were previously not engaged in the classroom. Student survey data also revealed that students found mathematics interesting and relevant beyond the classroom.
• Teachers reported that the program seemed well-suited for their underachieving or disadvantaged students. Several teachers speculated that because students used FIM alone (as opposed to playing the 24® game with peers) that students were more likely to explore the games using the computer.
• Teachers reported that FIM encouraged students to try problems on their own, even those problems not yet covered in class. Seventy seven percent of students believed that it was better to "solve a math problem myself" than to ask the teacher for the answer, and 67 percent said they liked trying to solve hard math questions on FIM without their teachers help.
• Teachers reported that students were excited about the game format and motivated to accumulate the award stickers and help their class "team" achieve higher rankings. Because students are grouped in a "team" with their fellow classmates, they helped one another learn by discussing and sharing strategies for solving the problems.
• Nearly all teachers noted that they used the program to motivate students. Students were allowed to use the program after using their "regular" classwork, which prompted students to finish their assigned work on time. No teacher interviewed used FIM for grading purposes. They felt tying FIM to grades would negatively impact students' motivation and enthusiasm for the program.
Teachers' Comments
"This is the first time I've had so many kids do so well and have such a good buy-in. Usually I have maybe four or five kids that really like something like that. The rest are like, 'oh, do I have to.' But if I say you can do First In Math game, it's like, 'yay!' You know, it's everybody now. We have to almost take numbers or do first-come-first served. I have seven computers at lunchtime, and whoever gets in there first, the first seven people get on. They love it."
"I have a class that has had a lot of turnover this year. And some of my new kids are from Mexico and have difficulty with English. And they've taken right up with (FIM). They want to come. That's all they want to do. They want to sit there and do that. One of the students never went to second grade anywhere, and they put her in third grade here, and she's improving. She keeps plodding away and doing it. I have noticed that some kids that have done really well on First in Math were the low-achievers, which to me is a big thing, because they were struggling with math before."
"After the student is clicking the mouse, it's clicking in their brain. And they're catching on. The highest student in my class is a low achiever, historically. But she just took off, and she just clicked and clicked, and it took a long time for each Skill Set, but she's finished every one of them. And she is proud of the fact that she's at the top of the class. But she taught herself. That wasn't me teaching her. And that's what math is, looking for the patterns and doing that work over and over again, figuring out your own algorithms. That's going to stick with her longer than what I say."
WestEd is known for the quality of their assessment work has earned the designation by the U.S. Department of Education as the nation's leading Regional Education Laboratory (REL) in assessment. (www.wested.org)
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style file: Palmer//Harding Strips Down
Palmer//Harding Strips Down
“It’s easy to go to extremes in fashion,” Palmer//Harding’s Matthew Harding told Style.com. This is especially true in London, where crazed creativity and over-the-top theatrics are to be expected. But, best known for their strict range of directional men’s and women’s shirts, Harding and his design partner, Levi Palmer, are proving that resisting the charms of London’s raucous avant-garde and favoring the middle ground needn’t be uninspiring. “For us, it’s about finding a balance between these two worlds—between what’s wearable and what’s interesting,” explained Harding.
Yesterday, Palmer and Harding, who were recently awarded a NEWGEN sponsorship, introduced their Spring ’14 menswear collection at London’s Hospital Club with a new fashion film. Directed by the designers and lensed by Boys by Girls editor in chief Cecilie Harris, the film, which makes its online debut above, sees its protagonist plunge, fully clothed, into a copper bathtub. According to Palmer, the shirts moving in water are representative of cleansing—a concept that’s integral to the pair’s design process. Stripped of all excess, Palmer//Harding’s latest menswear collection offers eleven shirts based off of the greatest hits from the last four seasons. There’s the trademark spiral pleating, the color-blocking, and Harding’s favorite—a crisp navy poplin with an overlay of crepe. If their womenswear is out to set the mood with its sweeping trains and voluminous tops, then surely menswear caters to craftsmanship. “London has a tendency to challenge menswear,” said Palmer. “Men don’t necessarily want to be challenged. Men want simplicity.”
—Sophia Gonzalez
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Home / Sports News Around The World / The NFL’s best and worst offensive arsenals: Barnwell’s 32-1 ranking
The NFL’s best and worst offensive arsenals: Barnwell’s 32-1 ranking
When I was compiling my rankings of each NFL team’s offensive weaponry last year, the Chiefs came out at No. 1. I was a little surprised. I ran through the rosters again. The Chiefs were still tops. I ran with it, and, well, things went OK. Patrick Mahomes won league MVP in his first season as a starter, and while Mahomes is unquestionably an incredible quarterback, it didn’t hurt to be surrounded by the likes of Travis Kelce, Sammy Watkins and Tyreek Hill.
Now, it feels like a mistake as I mention that the Chiefs aren’t atop these rankings for the second consecutive season. There’s no clear-cut leader for the best set of weapons in football, but instead probably four or five teams that could easily be considered No. 1 without much of an argument. By a different set of rules, you could very easily justify picking the Chiefs or another team. Here’s what I went for in creating my list:
These rankings are attempting to consider a team’s skill-position talent without including the impact of the quarterback, offensive line or scheme. This is extremely important. If you’re getting angry because these rankings don’t include the impact of Tyron Smith, Tom Brady, or Matt Nagy, you’re wasting your time. This isn’t a list of offenses.
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These rankings don’t include contract value. I’ll mention a contract here and there, but if a team has a good player on a bad deal, the money doesn’t matter for the purposes of this piece.
I’m solely considering how these players will perform in 2019. I’m looking at typical aging curves and injury histories to estimate how a player will perform in the upcoming season, but I’m not focused on anything after 2019. I’m also factoring in suspensions or likely suspensions, which cap the value of players like Hill and Kareem Hunt.
The arsenals are weighted more toward receivers. The NFL’s 20 largest active multiyear deals for wide receivers pay those players an average of $14.2 million per season. That same figure comes in at $6.6 million for tight ends and $6.8 million for running backs. The league clearly values wide receivers as more important than players at the other skill positions, so my rankings follow suit.
Top-level talent wins out over depth. To try to sort between the various teams, I generally focused on each team’s top six options across running back, wide receiver and tight end, as those are the guys most likely to see the field. I gave a bit of extra credit for truly transcendent weapons like Julio Jones and DeAndre Hopkins, who manage to shoulder enormous workloads while playing at a high level. When there were relatively similar scores, I gave the edge to the team with more depth, which helped the likes of the Eagles and Patriots move up the board.
Finally — and this is also important — I didn’t mention everyone. Just because a player isn’t discussed in the blurb doesn’t mean he wasn’t considered as part of the analysis. In some cases, I only briefly touch on star players, if only because I don’t need to tell you how good Michael Thomas or Ezekiel Elliott are.
when I did this exercise in 2017 and stuck around in last for 2018. The good news: Signing Le’Veon Bell to a massive deal has propelled the Jets out of last place in the weapons rankings! It remains to be seen whether it’ll do the same in the real standings, but for now, let’s start with the new bottom team:
Jump to a team:
BUF | MIA | NE | NYJ | BAL | CIN | CLE | PIT
HOU | IND | JAX | TEN | DEN | KC | LAC | OAK
DAL | NYG | PHI | WSH | CHI | DET | GB | MIN
ATL | CAR | NO | TB | ARI | LAR | SF | SEA
32. Jacksonville Jaguars
2018 rank: No. 25 | 2017: No. 13
Nick Foles might have won a Super Bowl in Philadelphia, but he’ll have way less help on his new team. The Jags’ most prominent weapon is running back Leonard Fournette, who hasn’t been healthy or productive across his first two pro seasons. Just 35.9% of his carries have improved Jacksonville’s chances of scoring by ESPN’s Expected Points model, which ranks 34th among 46 backs with 200 carries or more over the last two years. This is a make-or-break year for the former No. 4 overall pick.
The Jaguars are young at receiver, and there’s still reason to hope that the likes of Dede Westbrook, Keelan Cole and DJ Chark will get better with improved quarterback play, but the No. 1 option here — nominally Westbrook, Chiefs import Chris Conley or the returning Marqise Lee, who missed all of 2018 after an ACL tear — might be as low as fifth on some other depth charts around the league. There’s also little at tight end, where Geoff Swaim and rookie third-rounder Josh Oliver will compete. Foles will miss Zach Ertz Co.
31. Denver Broncos
Injuries push the Broncos down the pecking order here, as Emmanuel Sanders is coming off a torn Achilles, while breakout running back Phillip Lindsay is recovering from a serious wrist injury. Both will be back, but Sanders is 32 and is the only veteran of note in Joe Flacco‘s receiving corps. Flacco will need to find a connection with second-year wideouts Courtland Sutton and DaeSean Hamilton.
Like Foles, Flacco has a history of going for his tight ends; he has a far more promising option than the Jags’ pickings in first-round pick Noah Fant, but the track record of first-round tight ends as rookies might temper enthusiasm. Just four rookie tight ends in league history — Charle Young, Keith Jackson, Jeremy Shockey and Evan Engram — have topped 700 receiving yards. Fant’s impact is more likely to come in 2020 and beyond.
30. Miami Dolphins
2018 rank: No. 31 | 2017: No. 3
With the end of the Adam Gase era and its running back-go-round, the Dolphins mostly stayed put with their weapons this offseason, only swapping out Danny Amendola and Frank Gore for tight end Dwayne Allen.
Kenny Stills has proven to be an effective second wideout and deep threat, but everything afterward is mostly projection. DeVante Parker and Albert Wilson each had one big game last season, but the two have combined for one 16-game season in nine tries. Mike Gesicki (22 catches, no touchdowns) was a reminder of what usually happens to rookie tight ends. The old staff alternated Gore with Kenyan Drake, who remained efficient and effective in a limited role, but can he handle more? In a rebuilding year, the Dolphins need to figure out their future core.
29. Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks got a breakout year from Tyler Lockett and continued effectiveness from 2017 seventh-rounder Chris Carson, but Doug Baldwin struggled to stay healthy before retiring, while first-round pick Rashaad Penny was little more than a change-of-pace behind Carson and the departed Mike Davis.
The depth chart behind Lockett at receiver is scary thin, with the likes of David Moore, Amara Darboh, Jaron Brown and second-round size/speed monster DK Metcalf at wideout, and Ed Dickson, Nick Vannett and post-patella tear Will Dissly at tight end. It’s telling that the Seahawks gave Brandon Marshall meaningful snaps last September; it’s scary that they’re actually worse at the position without replacing Baldwin.
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The investments Washington has made at wide receiver haven’t worked out. Former Seahawks wideout Paul Richardson, signed to a five-year, $40 million deal, wasn’t healthy in Seattle and caught just 20 passes in seven games last season. Former first-rounder Josh Doctson hasn’t developed, and Washington just declined his fifth-year option. Jamison Crowder left for the Jets and is in line to be replaced by Mr. Irrelevant Trey Quinn. Jay Gruden Co. drafted Terry McLaurin in the third round, but is there any reason to think Washington is going to start developing wideouts effectively? This is likely the league’s worst group of starting wide receivers.
Washington is better at other positions, but injury concerns perennially loom over Jordan Reed and now 34-year-old running back Adrian Peterson. Derrius Guice, a second-round pick in 2018, is coming off a torn ACL, while Chris Thompson was banged up all season and saw his efficiency metrics crater after returning from a broken leg. An impressive debut season from Guice would give Washington a building block for 2020.
27. Arizona Cardinals
You certainly can’t accuse the Cardinals of standing pat at wide receiver. Kliff Kingsbury is going to use plenty of three- and four-wideout sets in his Air Raid attack, and the Cards added to starters Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk by drafting Andy Isabella, Hakeem Butler and KeeSean Johnson. Former Bears first-round pick Kevin White‘s here as a flier, too. The moves to sign tight ends Charles Clay and Maxx Williams make less sense given how infrequently this team is likely to use multiple tight ends for anything beyond special-teams plays.
Strangely, this is probably the first year in over a decade in which the most important weapon for the Cardinals isn’t the guy wearing No. 11. Fitzgerald is going to be a Hall of Famer, but as he turns 36 and enters what is likely to be his final season, the Arizona offense will need to depend more heavily upon Kirk and David Johnson, who never seemed to get going last season. This offense will move fast and should generate a ton of possessions, which will bump up everyone’s numbers, but if Johnson doesn’t piece together an impressive year, it’ll make the 27-year-old’s breakout campaign from 2016 look more like an aberration than an indication of what was to come.
26. Baltimore Ravens
The Cardinals and Ravens are about as philosophically opposed as any two offenses could possibly be, and that diversity should make for a more entertaining NFL. As Baltimore turns its offense over to quarterback Lamar Jackson and offensive coordinator Greg Roman on a permanent basis, the Ravens will mostly be relying on young talent around their second-year quarterback. The vast majority of Jackson’s targets are likely to go to players on rookie deals, including first-round picks Hayden Hurst and Marquise Brown, both of whom have injury flags. Even players like Willie Snead and Nick Boyle are only 26.
The key exception is Mark Ingram, who turns 30 in December and is likely to be Baltimore’s featured back. Ingram remained effective after returning from a PED suspension last season, and while the Saints set up their running game with a dominant passing attack, the likes of Chris Ivory have had success after leaving Drew Brees‘ grasp. Ingram should be productive in Year 1 of his three-year, $15 million deal.
25. Buffalo Bills
Some teams try to target one big weapon for their young quarterback. The Bills, on the other hand, went to Costco and bought in bulk this offseason. In addition to bringing in four new starters along their offensive line (who aren’t considered here), the Bills signed two starting wideouts, brought in three tight ends and added three running backs to compete with LeSean McCoy, who had his worst season as a pro in 2018.
The Bills are unquestionably deep and likely better at the skill positions than they were a year ago, but there might not be a needle-mover in the bunch unless Devin Singletary or Dawson Knox breaks out as a rookie. John Brown was promising in the first half of 2018 with the Ravens, and Cole Beasley and Tyler Kroft are upgrades on what was previously replacement-level talent, but the most important wideout on this team likely is undrafted free agent Robert Foster, who seemed to find a rapport with Josh Allen in December. If Foster’s back-to-back 100-yard games turn out to be a flash in the pan, the Bills will likely be back in the market for a No. 1 wideout this time next year.
For all the additions, this group probably still needs impressive years from McCoy and Foster to take a step forward.
24. San Francisco 49ers
Another team whose strength comes in numbers, the 49ers have as many as four viable running backs, a fullback they use in the passing game, three second- and third-round picks at wide receiver, and an Olympic-caliber sprinter. Counting on any of them to stay healthy and/or effective for a full season in 2019 seems dangerous. Marquise Goodwin posted a 613-yard half-season with Jimmy Garoppolo during the second half of 2017 before both Garoppolo, who tore his ACL in September, and Goodwin struggled through lost 2018 campaigns. He’s the guy the 49ers need most out of the bunch.
The biggest difference between the 49ers and the Bills, though, is that the 49ers do have one weapon coming off a star-caliber season in tight end George Kittle. The third-year Iowa product probably won’t have as many big plays in 2019 — he was the first tight end in league history to rack up two 80-plus-yard touchdowns in a season — but the 25-year-old should be in line for another 120-plus-target campaign.
23. Oakland Raiders
Moving down four spots after adding Antonio Brown and Tyrell Williams isn’t as controversial as it seems, in part because last year’s Raiders looked better on paper than they actually were on the field. This time last year, the Raiders still had Amari Cooper and Jared Cook and were extremely optimistic about Jordy Nelson and Marshawn Lynch.
Oakland is certainly better at wideout, and Josh Jacobs offers more upside than Lynch, but Williams is likely to take a hit after moving away from Philip Rivers, and the team will replace Cook with the likes of Derek Carrier and Darren Waller, which is a huge drop-off.
22. Carolina Panthers
Christian McCaffrey‘s 2018 was a lesson in touchdown regression. The league’s regular backs scored about once every 26 touches last season. Over his first six games, McCaffrey scored just once on 118 touches. I won’t do the math, but this would have been a good time to trade for him in fantasy. Over the final 10 games, he scored 12 times on 208 touches, or once every 17.3 touches. He actually went past the mean, but in the long run, McCaffrey’s 2018 season saw him rack up 13 rushing and receiving touchdowns on 326 touches, for one in every 25 opportunities.
McCaffrey had to carry the offense for stretches with Cam Newton‘s shoulder ailing, but DJ Moore showed enough in his rookie season to hint at a possible leap into the top 20 in Year 2. Curtis Samuel also exhibited big-play ability amid injury concerns, but it’s probably about time to let go of the past with Greg Olsen, who has now missed 16 games over the last two years and turned 34 in March. Ian Thomas‘ end to the season — 246 yards and two scores over the final five weeks — makes him a quietly promising target at tight end.
21. Tennessee Titans
No team feels like it is in more of a holding pattern than Tennessee. Though that’s mostly about Marcus Mariota, it extends to the Titans’ weapons, too. Corey Davis improved in his first full season as a starter and showed flashes of looking like a No. 1 wideout, but the former No. 5 overall pick averaged 45 receiving yards per game over the final seven weeks of the season. Derrick Henry was out of the offense for stretches, but then racked up more rushing yards over the final four games of the year (585) than he had over the prior 12 (474). These are the two key ball carrier building blocks of the team, and it’s still too early to say what they’re going to be.
What do we know? Adam Humphries is an upgrade in the slot. The two veterans who might have pushed this team over the top, though, aren’t looking as imposing as they did a year ago. Delanie Walker, now 35, missed virtually all of 2018 with a brutal ankle injury and still isn’t 100 percent; the Titans are likely going to lean more on Jonnu Smith in 2019. Dion Lewis stayed healthy, meanwhile, but the former Patriots dynamo was extremely inefficient as both a runner and receiver, and the track record of Patriots backs after leaving New England isn’t inspiring. Anything significant out of either player in 2019 would be a bonus.
20. New York Jets
In handing out that 32nd-placed ranking a year ago, I wrote that the Jets would be investing in skill-position talent during the 2019 offseason. It was always easy to link them with Le’Veon Bell, and when a market didn’t really form for the Steelers star, the two came together. Bell is a massive upgrade on Isaiah Crowell, whose gaudy 4.8 yards per carry mark belied the league’s second-worst Success Rate. Bell’s efficiency as a runner and ability as a receiver should keep Sam Darnold out of third-and-long, which is a victory in itself.
The biggest concern with Bell has always been availability, given that he missed two Steelers playoff runs with injuries and has already been suspended twice. He’s not the only one. Quincy Enunwa has missed 22 games over the last two seasons with neck and ankle injuries. Robby Anderson was out for two games and slowed for others in 2018 with his own ankle ailment. Jamison Crowder missed seven games a year ago with, you’ll never guess, an ankle injury. Bilal Powell, competing as a change-of-pace back, is coming off of a serious neck injury. There’s plenty of promise here, but it’s tough to imagine everyone staying on the field through December.
19. Green Bay Packers
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While general manager Brian Gutekunst invested heavily to try to rebuild Green Bay’s pass defense and add help along the offensive line, he curiously left the skill-position talent untouched outside of third-round tight end Jace Sternberger and sixth-round running back Dexter Williams. In part, that might owe to Gutekunst’s big addition from a year ago struggling; Jimmy Graham‘s touchdown rate regressed way past the mean, with the former Saints and Seahawks standout going from a 57-catch, 10-touchdown season in 2017 to an anonymous 55-catch, two-score season a year ago.
Davante Adams had his best full season as a pro, of course, but the Packers will have to hope for significant second-year growth from Equanimeous St. Brown and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who will compete with Geronimo Allison for starting work. Consider where these non-Adams wideouts would fall in the depth chart for most top NFC competitors. The clearest path to a rise up these charts in 2019 would be a breakout full season from tailback Aaron Jones, who missed the end of the year with a sprained MCL.
18. Detroit Lions
Few teams can boast a more promising top three on rookie deals than the Lions, who have running back Kerryon Johnson, wide receiver Kenny Golladay and first-round pick T.J. Hockenson taking over at tight end. There are also caveats; Johnson’s impressive rookie season was really an impressive half-season before going down with a season-ending knee injury, while the struggles of Eric Ebron in a Lions uniform are a reminder of how even highly drafted tight ends can be a dicey proposition.
The upside is certainly there, but what pushes the Lions toward league-average in 2019 is their depth. Marvin Jones missed seven games a year ago, but he has averaged nearly 17 yards per reception in Detroit. Jesse James was a viable starting tight end in Pittsburgh and should see plenty of snaps out of two tight end sets with Hockenson under new offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. C.J. Anderson looked, well, like Todd Gurley in Los Angeles. Danny Amendola even had a relatively healthy season in Miami.
17. Chicago Bears
2018 rank: No. 9 | 2017: No. 26
Matt Nagy’s first year in charge with the Bears was an obvious success, but that was heavily weighted toward the defense; the Bears’ offense finished 20th in DVOA, below the Giants, Broncos and Bengals, among others. Some of that has to do with inconsistent quarterback play from Mitchell Trubisky, but none of the weapons imported by general manager Ryan Pace during the offseason had outstanding individual seasons. Allen Robinson, making $14 million per year, averaged 58 receiving yards per game and continued to struggle with staying healthy. It’s fair to wonder whether his magnificent 2015 season was an outlier and not a harbinger. Trey Burton, with the third-largest active deal for a tight end in the league, posted a more promising 54-569-6 line in his debut season as a starter, finishing sixth among tight ends in fantasy points.
The most exciting weapon on this team continues to be Tarik Cohen, but Nagy needs to do a better job of keeping the back in games from week to week. After a game with 186 yards from scrimmage and a passing touchdown against the Giants in Week 12, Cohen had just 222 yards from scrimmage over the final five weeks, including 27 on five touches in the playoff loss to the Eagles. There’s plenty of upside here with the aforementioned trio, second-year wideout Anthony Miller and rookie back David Montgomery replacing Jordan Howard, but if it’s not Robinson, is there someone to take over when the Bears really need a big play on offense?
16. Houston Texans
Here’s another situation where health affects the ranking. DeAndre Hopkins is my pick as the best wide receiver in football; at worst, he’s somewhere in the top five. Will Fuller has produced a 45-782-11 line in 11 starts with Deshaun Watson at quarterback, but he has now undergone two knee surgeries in two years and has missed 17 games in three years.
Keke Coutee was only healthy enough to play seven games last season, but he averaged nearly 57 receiving yards per game amid hamstring issues. The Texans only had their trio on the field for 85 dropbacks last season; if Hopkins, Fuller and Coutee are on the field regularly, they could very well make up for uninspiring options at running back and tight end.
15. Pittsburgh Steelers
2018 rank: No. 4 | 2017: No. 2
In a way, it’s a credit to the Steelers that they could lose a top-five running back (Le’Veon Bell) and wide receiver (Antonio Brown) in the same offseason and still have something close to a league-average set of weapons. That’s a product of developing a pair of young stars in James Conner and JuJu Smith-Schuster, both of whom should assume significant workloads as the primary back and top wideout, respectively, in this offense. Jaylen Samuels also flashed as a useful backup behind Conner last season.
No team in the league has a bigger drop-off from the top two to the rest of their weapons. Vance McDonald had his best season as a pro by a comfortable margin in 2018, but the former 49ers draftee has missed nearly a quarter of his pro career with injuries and hasn’t played a full 16-game slate. Donte Moncrief is still only 25, but he has yet to top 800 receiving yards in a season. The best bets for a breakout are 2018 second-rounder James Washington and 2019 third-rounder Diontae Johnson. Pittsburgh’s track record in developing Brown, Smith-Schuster, Emmanuel Sanders, Mike Wallace and Martavis Bryant out of the middle rounds of the draft over the past decade suggests that one of the two should turn into a valuable contributor, even as early as this season.
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
How high can you make it with the league’s worst running back corps? Nobody seems to be very excited about a Bucs backfield paced by Peyton Barber, although it’s too early to give up on Ronald Jones after Tampa took him in the second round a year ago. With a league-average running back room, the Bucs would be in the top five of these rankings.
They’ve made it to No. 14 because Tampa’s receiving corps could be devastating. Mike Evans posted his best season in 2018, averaging more than 11 yards per target and playing all 16 games for the second time in five tries. Chris Godwin added more volume at the expense of the now-departed DeSean Jackson, although he fumbled four times on 59 touches. The Colts are the only team whose one-two punch at tight end currently tops Tampa’s combo of O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate. There’s not much in the cupboard beyond those four unless Breshad Perriman‘s minibreakout from Cleveland sticks or Jones delivers on the promise he showed in school.
13. Cincinnati Bengals
The emergence of Tyler Boyd as an above-average second wideout behind A.J. Green helps push the Bengals up, even as it seems less likely we’ll see much from former first-round picks Tyler Eifert and John Ross. Boyd, who was a healthy scratch at times in 2017, was on pace for a 98-1,240-10 season before Andy Dalton got hurt.
Joe Mixon added nearly 1.5 yards per carry to his rushing average from 2017 and didn’t fumble once across 280 touches. Gio Bernard has proven to be a useful change-of-pace back, although 2018 wasn’t his best season. C.J. Uzomah emerged as a viable tight end behind Eifert and Tyler Kroft. If the Bengals ever could get anything consistent out of Eifert or Ross, this would be a top-10 unit.
12. Indianapolis Colts
Great athletes always have some shot at turning their potential into production, so while it seemed like Eric Ebron‘s chance had come and gone after four frustrating years in Detroit, the former top-10 draft pick broke out with a 750-yard, 14-touchdown season in Indianapolis. Ebron and Jack Doyle are likely the top tight end duo in the league on paper, and Andrew Luck has exhibited some affinity for targeting tight ends. Though Ebron probably won’t post a Gronk-esque line again in 2019, the Colts are likely to get more than 245 yards and two scores out of Doyle, who missed 10 games with hip and kidney issues.
Indy’s three-headed halfback hydra was effective on the whole a year ago, even if no one posted eye-popping numbers. The trio of Marlon Mack, Nyheim Hines and Jordan Wilkins combined to carry the ball 340 times for 1,558 yards and 12 scores, then chipped in with 96 catches for 613 yards and three touchdowns. The one thing Indy seems to be missing is a promising second wideout behind T.Y. Hilton, but if Devin Funchess returns to the form he showed in 2017 or second-round pick Parris Campbell impresses as a rookie, the Colts could rise even further.
11. Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles didn’t replace Tyrell Williams after the deep threat left for the Raiders in free agency, and the onus for replacing him will fall upon their two rookie-deal weapons. Mike Williams‘ touchdown rate (11 scores on 50 touches) is unsustainable on its face, but if we assume he adds an extra 30 targets to the 66 he received a year ago, the former No. 7 overall pick could approach double-digit scores again. Anything the Chargers get out of starting tight end Hunter Henry will be an improvement, given that the popular breakout pick last offseason missed all of 2018 with a torn ACL. Philip Rivers could also direct more attention toward Keenan Allen, who increased his efficiency while seeing 23 fewer targets in 2018.
The names in the Chargers’ arsenal might be bigger than their actual production. Henry, for one, still hasn’t topped 600 receiving yards as a pro. I wrote about the gap between Melvin Gordon‘s fantasy production and his actual on-field value to the Chargers back in February, and while Gordon had his best season in 2018, the combination of injuries and middling inefficiency may overshadow his versatility as a receiver. If he can stay healthy and keep up his 2018 level of play for another season, I’ll be on board.
If I was making a list of the scariest wideout sets in football, the Falcons would rank in the top five for a third consecutive campaign. Calvin Ridley slowed down after a hot start, but he became just the fifth wide receiver over the past 40 seasons to top 800 yards and 10 touchdowns in his rookie campaign. The other guys in that group are Odell Beckham Jr., Mike Evans, Mike Williams (Tampa edition) and Randy Moss. Mohamed Sanu, overqualified for third wideout work, racked up 838 receiving yards as what amounted to Atlanta’s third target. You know Julio Jones, and his bizarre touchdown-less streak dissipated with eight over his final nine games. Jones has also only missed two games over the past four seasons.
The Falcons fall, though, because I’m less enthused about what they have elsewhere. Austin Hooper caught an 88-yard touchdown in Week 1 of 2017 and hasn’t topped 80 yards in any of the ensuing 31 games; he has averaged 34 receiving yards per game and scores once a month. Devonta Freeman signed a big deal after an impressive pair of seasons under running back whisperer Kyle Shanahan, but the past two years without Shanahan have been underwhelming. Freeman saw his average drop to 4.0 yards per carry and he fumbled four times on 232 touches in 2017, then missed 14 games in 2018 with various injuries. It’s possible that an improved offensive line and the departure of unloved coordinator Steve Sarkisian help Freeman return to form, but when you consider that Atlanta lost Tevin Coleman this offseason, running back isn’t projected as a plus for the Falcons until Freeman rebounds.
9. New England Patriots
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No team has suffered a bigger drop-off at any one spot than the Patriots, who go from arguably the most impactful tight end in NFL history with Rob Gronkowski to Benjamin Watson. The veteran Watson is already suspended for the first four games of the season, which means the Week 1 starter at tight end might very well be Matt LaCosse. With Josh Gordon likely unavailable and Chris Hogan, Cordarrelle Patterson and Dwayne Allen all gone, more than 52% of the passing yards Tom Brady posted a year ago went to players who are no longer on the roster.
As good as Gronk was, does anyone really think the Patriots will be a mess on offense this season? We know they’ll adjust. They used a first-round pick on N’Keal Harry and signed Dontrelle Inman and Demaryius Thomas, though the latter might not be healthy enough to play as he recovers from a torn Achilles. No team in the league is deeper at running back, where the Patriots can run out some combination of Sony Michel, James White, Rex Burkhead and third-round pick Damien Harris from snap to snap. It won’t look the same without Gronk, but let’s be honest: This offense is going to work just fine.
8. New York Giants
It’s strangely impressive that the Giants managed to be so uninspiring on offense a year ago with one of the best arsenals in football. Obviously, trading away Odell Beckham Jr. is going to make any team’s weaponry worse, but the Giants at least have a short-term solution in Golden Tate, who should help soften the blow of willingly trading away a franchise wideout for … reasons. Both Tate and Sterling Shepard rank in the top eight for receiving yards out of the slot over the past three years, so Pat Shurmur will need to find a way to get both of his starting wideouts time on the inside.
The Giants are the first team on this list to rate out as above-average at running back, wide receiver and tight end, though other teams (notably the Packers and Steelers) come close. Evan Engram struggled to stay healthy last season but averaged 9.0 yards per target, which was just ahead of guys like Travis Kelce and Jared Cook. And though Saquon Barkley‘s rookie season was less impressive under a microscope, it’s fair to say that the offense was almost entirely dependent upon Barkley for stretches in 2018. With a better offensive line, Barkley could be the most productive back in football in 2019.
After adding Jared Cook at tight end, the Saints can boast seriously dangerous weapons for Drew Brees at all three skill-position spots for the first time since the Jimmy Graham days. In Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas, the Saints have two of the most devastating players in the league at their respective positions. Including the postseason, Thomas was just the 10th player in NFL history to post three 170-yard games in a single season, including a 211-yard salvo against the Rams in midseason.
Cook is not quite on their level, and after that big three, you can certainly pick holes in what the Saints bring to the table. Ted Ginn‘s late-career renaissance has been fun to see, but the 34-year-old averaged just under 42 yards per game when healthy a year ago. Tre’Quan Smith flashed as a rookie, but it’s not as if he had a Calvin Ridley-sized debut campaign, and guys like Keith Kirkwood and Cameron Meredith aren’t likely to move the needle. Latavius Murray is also likely a step down from Mark Ingram as New Orleans’ power back, given the 29-year-old’s middling production in Oakland and Minnesota. This group will go as far as Kamara and Thomas can take it.
6. Dallas Cowboys
Talk about a swing! The Cowboys headed into 2018 with Ezekiel Elliott and a laughably bad receiving corps, but one year later, there’s a lot to like for Dak Prescott. The trade for Amari Cooper revitalized Dallas’s passing game; Prescott posted a 104.6 passer rating with the star wideout on the field and an 86.8 rating with Cooper sidelined or in Oakland. Michael Gallup got better as the year went along, finishing with a 119-yard performance against the Rams during the postseason.
And though Jason Witten might not have much left in the tank at age 37 after returning from a year of broadcasting, Dallas’ starting tight ends last season posted a combined line of 38 catches for 345 yards and one touchdown. Even a limited Witten should be a comfortable upgrade in offensive coordinator Kellen Moore’s offense.
5. Minnesota Vikings
How far can two star wide receivers take you? The Vikings have the best one-two punch in the game with Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen, and though the eight consecutive 100-yard games Thielen posted to start the 2018 season probably won’t pop up again this season, the 28-year-old has topped his receiving yardage total four consecutive times. Mike Zimmer still insists on Minnesota running the football — a curious emphasis given that the Vikes have these two wideouts and are paying their quarterback $28 million per season — but don’t bet against Thielen making it five in a row.
The Vikings were able to bring back Kyle Rudolph on a restructured deal and drafted Irv Smith Jr., though the Alabama product will likely be a part-time player until Rudolph eventually moves on. Rudolph’s injury concerns have faded, as the Notre Dame product hasn’t missed a game in four years. We can’t say the same about Dalvin Cook, who has missed 17 games in two NFL seasons. If Cook can’t stay healthy, the Vikings would have to turn to rookie third-round pick Alexander Mattison as their starting back.
4. Philadelphia Eagles
I don’t think anybody is deeper at the skill positions across the board than Doug Pederson’s team. If you took away their best player at each position, you could still roll out a starting five of Miles Sanders, Nelson Agholor, DeSean Jackson, JJ Arcega-Whiteside and Dallas Goedert. You would probably prefer that to the Jags’ starters. Down the stretch last season, the Eagles started Josh Adams and then Wendell Smallwood at running back; it’s not clear whether either back will make the active roster. No team has this sort of depth.
Outside of Zach Ertz, though, it’s fair to wonder whether there’s the sort of top-level talent we’re seeing from the other teams in this top 10. Alshon Jeffery hasn’t been healthy for a full season since 2014, though he did make it through the full 16-game season in 2017 with a torn labrum. Jeffery is unquestionably tough and has been a brutally tough out in the playoffs — aside from the drop against the Saints — but he also hasn’t hit 850 receiving yards in a season in four years. The running back rotation has plenty of interesting options, but there’s no guarantee that Miles Sanders steps in and hits the ground running as a rookie back. The sum adds up to more than the individual parts here.
3. Cleveland Browns
It’s hard to believe that we’re only two years removed from a Browns receiving corps whose leading weapon was 395 yards of Seth DeValve. No duo is going to be more fun to watch than Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry, who should challenge Diggs and Thielen as the league’s best wideout pairing. The only blemish here is Beckham’s injuries, as the three-time Pro Bowler has played just one 16-game season in five tries and missed 16 games over the past two seasons.
Unlike the Vikings, though, the Browns also boast one of the best running back trios in football with Nick Chubb, Duke Johnson and a half-season of the suspended Kareem Hunt. Counting on Hunt to make a meaningful impact given his abhorrent off-field behavior and the looming suspension seems naive, but the Browns don’t need him to dazzle offensively. The weakest point in this chain is tight end David Njoku, but the Miami product showed signs of delivering on his freakish ability a year ago with a 639-yard, four-touchdown season. I don’t think Njoku’s numbers will leap again in 2019, but that might be because the Browns only get to play with one football.
The narrowest of margins separates the Chiefs from the top spot. On paper, though Damien Williams looked fine as Kareem Hunt‘s replacement in December and January, it’s hard to believe that the former Dolphins backup and Carlos Hyde are an upgrade on Hunt and Spencer Ware, who were Kansas City’s two leading backs this time last season. Andy Reid should be able to draw up a bunch of receiving yardage for his backs on screens, but that’s more a function of Reid and Patrick Mahomes than it is these backs.
There’s also the likelihood that the Chiefs start the year without Tyreek Hill, who might be suspended by the NFL after the league completes an investigation into his alleged child abuse. If we assume Hill will be suspended for three games, there’s likely going to be a significant drop-off between the star wideout and rookie second-rounder Mecole Hardman. Fellow starting wideout Sammy Watkins is a perennial injury risk, with the former Bills standout missing 18 games over the past four seasons. Travis Kelce is on the short list for best tight end in football, but the chance that the Chiefs will have to replace their starting wideouts for eight to 10 starts with Hardman or Demarcus Robinson is enough to push them to No. 2 here.
1. Los Angeles Rams
Indignant Chiefs fans are likely yelling about Todd Gurley and Cooper Kupp right about now, and indeed, there are reasons to be worried about two of the Rams’ stars. Kupp is returning from a torn ACL and should be active for Week 1, but it’s impossible to say whether he will be the same guy who was on pace for 1,132 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns before blowing out his knee.
suffering from arthritis in his knee seem to be accurate, and everything the Rams have done and said suggests that the days of Gurley taking 90-plus percent of the offensive snaps are over. Los Angeles is enthused about third-round pick Darrell Henderson, and ESPN college football guru Bill Connelly raved about Henderson’s explosiveness before the draft, but Gurley was the best running back in football when healthy over the past two years. It’s tough to imagine the Rams will get that sort of volume and efficiency from a combination of Henderson and an arthritic Gurley in 2019.
With that being said, this isn’t a binary problem. Gurley probably isn’t going to average nearly 23 touches per game or average five touchdowns per month like he did from 2017-2018, but he could still be a very useful running back in the range of 15-18 touches per week. That’s less exciting for fantasy football, but it’s probably better for the Rams, especially if Henderson delivers on the preseason hype. There’s not much at tight end here, but when you think about just how deep the Rams are at wide receiver with Kupp, Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods, even 85% of the old Gurley is enough to propel the Rams to the top of the weaponry charts.
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With or without Gordon, can Chargers be ‘team to beat in the NFL’?
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Melvin Ingram does not lack confidence.
During mandatory minicamp earlier this month, the brash edge rusher for the Los Angeles Chargers said what all players in the NFL privately believe about their own team.
Asked about teammate Melvin Gordon’s comments that the Chargers are the team to beat in the AFC West, Ingram took it a step further — anointing the Bolts as the top team in the league heading into the 2019 season.
“We’re the team to beat in the NFL, not just the AFC West — it’s the NFL,” Ingram said. “We feel like when we’re going against our offense that we need to beat them because they’re the best. They need to beat us because we’re the best. And that’s how we’re going to get better.”
A potential roadblock for the Chargers could be Gordon, who is heading into the final year of his rookie contract making $5.6 million. Gordon informed the Chargers that unless he receives a new deal, he will not report to training camp on July 24 in Costa Mesa, California, and he will demand a trade, his agent Fletcher Smith told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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With or without Gordon, the Chargers saying they are the best team in the NFL is one thing, while proving it is another. After finishing 12-4 during the regular season last year, the Chargers were embarrassed in the AFC divisional playoffs on the road against the New England Patriots.
New England dominated all aspects of the game, racing out to a 38-7 lead before the Chargers responded with some garbage-time points in a 41-28 loss.
The Chargers understand they have to go through the Patriots and the defending AFC West Division champion Kansas City Chiefs to back up Ingram’s bold statement and ultimately reach the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1994 season.
That starts with winning the division, something the Chargers have not done since the 2009 season.
So why do the Chargers and Ingram insist 2019 is their year? Better health, improved depth, playoff experience and playmakers in key positions are reasons the Chargers believe they are Super Bowl contenders.
“Shoot, it’s a long ride,” Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said. “It’s a long run to get there. We know how tough our division is. Obviously, Kansas City being the No. 1 seed last year. We haven’t won the division in a long time, as we all know. It’s going to be a heck of a road.
“But we have the capabilities of getting that done. Like we know, that’s why they play the games and play the season. We’ll find out, but we have the right makeup, I think, physically and mentally. I think we have to recreate it, mentally, both from a football standpoint with how you prepare and then recreate it from a camaraderie standpoint.”
The Chargers regain a handful of impact players who either limped through or did not finish the 2018 season.
Starting linebackers Denzel Perryman (knee), Kyzir White (knee) and Jatavis Brown (knee) should make healthy returns from the injured list. That trio’s absence was the primary reason Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley employed seven defensive backs in the postseason.
Along with those three, defensive end Joey Bosa, tight end Hunter Henry, cornerback Trevor Williams and guard Forrest Lamp should be healthier after working their way through significant injuries last season.
“Health is important for any team that wants to compete for a Super Bowl,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said. “I like our depth. We do have some depth on this football team. I don’t want to see anyone getting hurt. I definitely want to try to take care of guys a little bit better than I did last year and see if that helps in December and January — see if that’s when we can play at our best.”
Melvin Ingram believes that this season the Chargers are “the team to beat in the NFL.” AP Photo/Gail Burton
Though the Chargers did not make a lot of splashy moves this offseason, general manager Tom Telesco believes he improved the team’s depth by adding veteran linebacker Thomas Davis and veteran backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor through free agency, then selecting defensive tackle Jerry Tillery, safety Nasir Adderley, offensive tackle Trey Pipkins and linebacker Drue Tranquill in this year’s draft.
Scoring points should not be an issue. The Chargers return everyone but Tyrell Williams from one of the most explosive and talented offenses last season, led by Rivers.
The Chargers averaged 26.8 point per game last season, tied for sixth in the league, and 6.3 yards per play (No. 3 in the NFL).
On the defensive side of the ball, the Chargers have Pro Bowl talent at every level, with Bosa and Ingram at defensive end, Davis at linebacker, and Derwin James and Adrian Phillips at safety, along with cornerback Casey Hayward and All-Pro slot defender Desmond King in the secondary.
After experiencing inconsistencies at kicker for two seasons — blowing through six in one year — the Chargers finally found a kicker last season in Mike Badgley. Dubbed the “Money Badger,” Badgley made 15 of 16 field goals last season, including a franchise-long 59-yarder.
Finally, under the guidance of Lynn, the Chargers have figured out how to win close games by taking care of the football and executing the little things at the end of games.
The Chargers have 34 turnovers since Lynn took over as head coach in 2017, good enough to tie for fourth in the NFL.
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The Bolts were 7-16 in games decided by eight or fewer points under former coach Mike McCoy from 2015-17. Since Lynn took over, the Chargers are 10-6 in such games.
“The main thing for us is to just be smarter,” said defensive co-captain and nose tackle Brandon Mebane, when asked about how the Chargers can reach their potential. “Make good decisions. Understand that when one guy makes a play, a lot of times people don’t see what the guy next to him did to help him create and make that play for him.
“If we continue to do that more, be smarter with our film study and continue to play with a sense of urgency, I think we can do it. I think we have the team. I think we have the talent. I think the main thing is to get sharper with the mind and great decision-making on the field as players.”
James says to just keep it simple.
“Win ball games,” James said. “I feel like we have to come out and play. We have to put it on film and come out every week with the mindset that we’re coming to win. If you win games, you can win a championship.”
Article source: http://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles-chargers/post/_/id/26395/chargers-were-the-team-to-beat-in-the-nfl-can-they-prove-it
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Alphabetical: E
Updated 26 July 2004
Elendë
The lands of the Elves in Aman
The region of Aman east of the mountains of the Pelóri where the Elves dwelt, also known as Eldamar and as Elvenhome. Its chief cities were Tirion, where the Noldor and the Vanyar dwelt together in ancient times, and Alqualondë, the Swanhaven of the Teleri.
After the rebellion of the Noldor and the Kinslaying, Fëanor led a great part of the Noldor out of Elendë, north along shorelands scattered with jewels and crystals. His half-brother Finarfin marched with him, but ultimately abandoned the northward journey. He returned at last to Eldamar, to rule as King over the few Noldor that remained in Tirion.
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First seen c. III 2475
ooroo'k-high
Literally, 'Orc-people', a name from the Black Speech
Great Orcs, Uruks
Alphabetical: U
Updated 12 April 2012
Uruk-hai
The great soldier-orcs of the later Third Age
"We are the fighting Uruk-hai!"
Words of Uglúk
From The Two Towers III 3
The Uruk-hai
In the Black Speech, the word uruk originally meant no more than 'Orc', but in the later centuries of the Third Age, it took on a new meaning. At that time a new breed of soldier-orc appeared out of Mordor, larger and fiercer than any other kind, that came to be known as Uruks or (in full Black Speech form) Uruk-hai, literally meaning no more than 'Orc-people'.
Appearance and Nature
By Orc standards, the Uruk-hai were large, approaching the height of a typical Man. They were also broadly built, with thick limbs and large hands, and their skin was black in colour.
The Uruk-hai were in almost all ways superior to the lesser Orcs who preceded them. Not only were they larger and stronger, but they were also more disciplined and better trained, making them far more effective soldiers or commanders of the lesser Orc kinds. Where most Orcs could not stand the light of the Sun, the Uruk-hai could fight by day or by night.
The History of the Uruk-hai
The detailed origins of the Uruk-hai are uncertain. They were first seen in Mordor, and may have been bred there, but at that time Sauron still dwelt in Dol Guldur in Mirkwood. It seems rather implausible that the Dark Lord would have left the breeding of such creatures to his Nazgûl, so it may be that the first Uruk-hai originated in Dol Guldur, and were transported to Mordor before they were seen by outsiders.
Whatever their origins, the Uruk-hai first appeared in the histories of Men during the rule of Steward Denethor I. In the year III 2475 they emerged from Mordor and captured Osgiliath, and though they were beaten back they left the city in ruins. They continued to attack Ithilien for centuries, and by III 2901 the last of the Gondorian inhabitants had fled the land.
Meanwhile the Uruk-hai began to spread beyond the borderlands of Mordor. Some travelled into the Misty Mountains and entered Moria, while others went into the service of Saruman. At first Saruman's Uruks acted as raiders, launching attacks against Rohan from the southern Misty Mountains. One band under the leadership of Uglúk was sent eastwards to join Orcs of Mordor in the search for the Ring, and it was these Orcs that captured Merry and Pippin at Parth Galen. An even larger force was gathered for the invasion of Rohan: two battalions of Uruk-hai were sent against the Fords of Isen by Saruman. In the Battles that followed, they slew Théoden's heir Théodred, and finally captured the Fords, opening the way south to the Hornburg. These Uruks then marched with the rest of Saruman's armies to the Battle of the Hornburg, where they met their doom.
Though Saruman's Uruk-hai were lost at Helm's Deep, Sauron still retained many among his forces in Mordor. They are mentioned several times as part of the preparations for his great war, and presumably took part in the battle against the Captains of the West before the Morannon (though they're never identified explicitly in accounts of that battle). Most, if not all, were lost with the Downfall of Barad-dûr that brought the battle to an end, and the Uruk-hai are never mentioned again after the Fall of Sauron.
Battle of the Hornburg, Boromir, Citadel of the Stars, Denethor I, Fords of Anduin, Great Orcs, Grishnákh, Half-orcs, Maggot-folk, Maggots, Mordor-orcs, Oghor-hai, Orcs, Orcs of Barad-dûr, Orcs of Mordor, [See the full list...]Saruman, Snaga, Soldier-orcs, Uruks
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Anybody that reads this blog, on a steady basis, knows that I like wonders of science and technology. I especially like big machines. I also love to hear tales about history, and mans struggle to adapt and survive. The icing on the cake is stories about man using his technology to advance his condition, to satisfy his curiosity, or fulfill his sense of adventure. Nothing meets all of the above named conditions like the hand-crafted sailing ship.
The story of the sailing ship reads like an adventure story. “Once upon a time a person dared to dream of adventure aboard a sailing ship“. In the age of the sailing ship, a person was born in his village, lived in his village and died in his village. The only thing that the person might know about the outside world was from a traveling minstrel that moved from town to town and told his tales of high adventure. Most people could only dream of travel, or of seeing other places. Access to a sailing ship changed all of that. The lure of adventure aboard a sailing ship stole away many a young mans heart. There are many poignant stories of a woman watching her man sail off into the sunset, sometimes never to return, and sometimes to come home filled with wealth and adventure.
In the age of the sailing ship, the ship was the fastest means of transportation. There were no jet aircraft that could transport the average man at almost supersonic speeds. There were no high speed railways. There were no cars or buses. Indeed, there was not even bicycles. Other than a ship, the fastest means of travel was a horse, or an oxcart. Also, it wasn’t safe to travel, unless you traveled in a group for safety.
The swift moving sailing ships sailed groups of people to almost anywhere in the world. The ships traveled day and night, day after day, week after week. The ships didn’t tire and need rest and food like animals. All the ships needed to travel was movement of the wind, then they could move in any direction.
The sailing ship was man's finest technological achievement for many years. From the invention of the first sail, to the industrial revolution; the sailing ship was a machine of the ages. No wonder a ship was built with such perfection. Owning a ship was a high-status symbol. Nothing freed mankind from his boundaries like the sailing ship. Ships were the fastest moving machine for centuries. Both men and women worked to build the fine ships. Men used their brawn, and women used their dexterity, but they both used their intellect.
I think the thing that I like the most about ships is that they weren’t designed and tested by some computing machine. They were designed, built, and sailed by man’s own intellect, skill, and hard work, by the sweat of their brow, the bend of their knees and the strain of their backs.
The ships that the old ship-rights built couldn’t be built today. The material that they built ships from doesn’t exist in abundance today like it did in the days of the clipper ships. The wood used in ships was hand selected and cut in the forests adjoining the shipyards. Often the shipyards were moved next to a forest where the trees could be cut and hand-hewed into the pieces that they needed to build the ship. The laying of the keel was the first and most important step in building a ship. The keel is the foundation that the ship is built upon.
The keel was made out of the strongest and most defect free wood that they could find. In addition to that, the keel needed to have the exact curve to form the bow. Then the ships ribs were fastened and blocked onto the keel. The ribs came up the sides of the ship. The deck was fastened to the ribs to form a circular-strength tube-like structure, the full length of the ship. The deck was fasten to the ribs by “ships knees”. The ships knees are made from pieces of a tree that form a right angle, or “ell shape”. Not many trees have that fitting in nature. Oaks provided most of the “knees”, because they were the strongest and the most likely to provide that shape. Strong ships knees were one of the most critical fittings on the ship.
Tall straight trees formed the masts and spars, trees like fir, spruce, and hemlock. The ships decks and side planking had to be made out of clear, straight boards. The decks and shiplap provided the lateral strength of the ship, much like the fuselage of a modern aircraft.
The sails were woven on hand-made looms, then pieced and sewn together. The ropes were hand spun and twisted together. I have often speculated that sail making was done by women. Women have traditionally been the makers of textiles and cloth. Most sails for the Galleons were made in the Philippines from the local cotton.
From Manila Times, (Philippines): “Ilocos from historic times has been a weaving center with every other house possessing a loom. In the days of the Spanish galleons they supplied the sails made from the cotton they grew and exported. Modern times with their cheap fabrics and disappeared galleons have altered weaving markets. Now abel (also known as inabel), the Ilocano woven stuff, is used in households as bed linen, furniture covers, clothing.”
The iron fittings were hand forged over hot fires and hand hammered to the right shapes. The pulleys were made from pine knots with holes drilled through them. The newer fancier ships had steel sheaves in their blocks and tackle.
Enough with the boredom (or, to me, excitement) of building a ship. The sailing ship opened the door for mankind to explore the rest of his world... he was no longer confined to the village of his birth.
As I was writing this, the words from Whitesnake's "Sailing Ships" kept humming through my mind, just in case you would like to listen to it, I included it below. It's a beautiful tune, but listen carefully to the words. The ache for love and adventure is in the song, but it's more about life than sailing.
And... But, of course, no story about sailing ships can be complete without - John Masefield's
"I must go down to the Sea"
I must go down to the sea again,
to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star
to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.
I must go down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the sea again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
Wouldn't it be great if we had an adventure, today, like stepping onto the deck of a sailing ship of yore...
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Mud season is upon us.
As anybody that lives in the Eel River canyon knows, we only have two significant seasons... Dust and Mud. As of yesterday about noon, we sunk swiftly into “Mud Season”. It has rained 4.75” so far, the East Branch of the South Fork of the Eel River is up to the boat dock log in the Benbow R.V. park. That usually means that we had a pretty good storm. Just in case somebody slept through it, I did. There was NO wind. Wind and sleep are incompatible features of my life.
It’s strange, a few days ago we had those high wispy clouds that the old timers called “mare’s tails”. They said that was a cold front passing by, usually followed by a rain within three days at this time of year. The Totter-asses were in the fields and crying at night. That’s was another sign of impending rain to the old-timers. The pyracantha and madrone berries are just starting to turn. So far they have about the same blush as a new bride. Do brides still blush, I have noticed any new brides lately.
The robins are in the lawns and the wild pigeons are early this year. I haven’t seen Al Gore to check for sure but we are showing all of the signs that an “Old-Timer would say means that we are going to have a wet winter.
Time will tell, won’t it?
I’m doing another “windy” post about Sailing Ships. But, it’s dragging. This will be a fun post until I get it together
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Sometimes life just ain't fair...
Anybody who has ever been a mechanic can appreciate this. You don’t always use the “best right tool'. Often you just use the "closest and fastest right tool" that you have within arms reach. This itsy-bitsy ball bearing needed to come off this armature. I tried the old two-screwdriver pry bar trick, levered across each jaw of the vice. Nope! So I grabbed the puller that I’ve used for years. It was on the shelf just above where I was working. As I set it up with all of the right bolts and fittings I stared looking around me, hoping nobody would notice how over-kill I was being, using my huge pulley extractor.
I’ve had the puller since I was a kid. I paid a fortune for the bearing clasp. I couldn’t afford the two or three hundred dollars that they wanted for the whole puller, so I made the rest of it with material that I had laying around. Sometimes it just pays to be a good scrounger.
The puller was something that I used every day on the old belt drive refrigeration units. The clasp fits over the motor pulley. Then the right bolts are used for proper pull length. A bar is used to keep the shaft from turning. Then the puller bolt is turned in with a wrench. The pulley either comes off, or the shaft pulls in two. The puller has served me well. I think that it is every bit as good as anything boughten, even today.
After about a half turn on the puller bolt, the bearing wheezed and popped with a snap, then just slipped off. I got to laughing so hard to myself about my “over-kill” that I decided to take some pictures, and share.
The armature is out of our store vacuum. The vacuum started making a noise like a dry whisping squeal. The rumor was started the vacuum was broken. I assured everybody that the vacuum wasn’t broken, that it was just noisy. I even showed them that it wasn’t broken by vacuuming the store a couple of times. That was just counter productive. They all decided that they didn’t want to be blamed for breaking the vacuum, but if I was willing to vacuum it was okay with them. The “Broken Vacuum” story persisted and it got to the point that we were able to rake and shovel the store, but nobody would run the “broken vacuum”.
Okay, I stopped fighting it. I took the vacuum in the back, took it apart and put new bearings in it, and started a rumor that the vacuum is fixed. I have a whole drawer full of vacuum ball-bearings. It only takes just a little bit longer to change the bearings than it takes to change the bag. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before. I started a rumor that it was so quite now that you can hardly hear it. Now everybody has to try it just to see how it works, now that it’s “fixed“. I just have to shake my head and wonder what people think.
Dime Novel???
The closing comment on the last thread about Fox Burns was By Robin Shelly. "Shhhh!We're writing a dime novel here!"
I thought that the comment was very appropriate here, especially coming from a once-upon-a-time newspaper reporter. Reporters seem to soak up literary knowledge, and know little tid-bits about arcane things. But, haaa.. She didn’t get me, because I know about Dime Novels. Dime Novels were all the rage in the 1860’s, about the time Fox Burns was being born. The books were the entertainment of the 1860’s clear up until Television was invented. They were very sensationalized books about adventure and intrigue.
Most of the dime novels had two titles like “The Bradys and the Fire Marshall” or “Hot Work in Hornersville”. Most of them had a “Damsel in distress” that needed a hero to save her. Some of the novels were quite lurid and they talked about how she bared her ankle or something equally wicked.
A lot of the Dime novels were about the Wild, Wild West, like Buffalo Bill. Some were about Jessie James, or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, or other less savory “scumbags”, as one of our fair readers pointed out. There wasn’t much law and order around Laytonville back in the days of the Dime Novel. Butch Cassidy and the Scumbag Kid probably wouldn't have sold that good. Every Dime Novel needed a "Hero". (capital "H")
It’s a little known fact, but true, that Butch Cassidy hung out in Covelo, just over the hill from Laytonville. I had to laugh at the characterization of “scumbag”. As times and mores change, I wonder how many of us will be “scumbgs” 150 years from now. I can almost bet that anybody who eats meat today will horrify the people 150 years away from us. That is, unless the world economy collapses, and we are eating each other. I would bet if you got hungry enough, even that would be okay. Then sometime in the future they will be judged for eating people. But, that has happened before hasn’t it? The Donner party became quite famous for that back in the mid 1800’s. About the timeframe of the “Scumbag”. Maybe a little before the Dime Novel, but I’d bet that it was a subject of at least one of the “Dime Novels”.
If you are interested in reading a few Dime Novels on-line click the blue link below. My fave is “Deadwood Dick’s Doom” or “Calamity Jane’s Last Adventure”.
There was an amazing amount of stories about frontiersmen, and battles with the “wild Indians”. The white guy was always the hero, and the Indian was always the villain. Some times a white guy would have a wild savage buddy, much like the buddy movies that you see today, trying to prove that a white guy can have an Indian or a black friend, like that proves something. “The Lone Ranger and Tonto” comes to mind. Or today, Danny Glover and Mel Gibson. We really haven’t changed that much have we.
The hero was always saving white women from the ravages of the Indian Warriors. Some white guys would take Indian princess wives, that was okay as long as they were princesses. But, the Dime Novels expressed the mores of the day.
Dime Novels or Penny Dreadfuls Before you read any of these Dime Novels, they are very racist by today's standards. By our standards today, it's hard to believe how little respect that they had for other people. I think that Suzy is right, there were a lot of "scumbags" back then. It's strange when juged by today's standards, to believe that this stuff was the entertainment medium of the day.
On a lighter note: I made more pies. See if you can guess what they are.
Fox Burns
Our friend, "Olmanriver", became interested in the early history of the Eel River by reading this blog. I seem to have kept him busy clearing up my mistakes and lack of knowledge. When I would make a statement like “Fox Burns was a survivor of the battle of Bloody Run”, he would check my facts. He found out that there are more “facts” out there than you can shake a stick at.
When people ask me what happened at a certain historical happening, I usually reply with “It all depends on who’s story that you want to believe. In most cases I've heard at least five different versions.” in the case of Fox Burns, I’ve heard at least twenty-five versions of his story.
I often used to get the old story tellers to tell their stories by telling them about somebody else’s version of what happened. They would usually start by saying something like “well that’s Frank’s (made-up name) version of the story’. That Frank is a damn liar, you can’t believe a word he says”. Then they would go about correcting Franks damn lies. It was better than television.
After my telling of a few Fox Burns tales on this blog, Olmanriver found this Obituary in the Ukiah Daily Journal.
I told Olmanriver that the obituary couldn't be right, they had fox much too old, and I thought that he was a survivor of the Battle of Bloody Run in Mendocino County. The Battle of bloody run happened in about 1861(?) The story goes that a marauding band of Modoc Indians came through Long Valley (Laytonville) some of the local Indians joined with them, they stole some horses, took them to Dos Rios, killed them, and were caught by the local whites butchering the horses. The whites killed most of the Indians except for a few that they took to the Covelo Indian reservation. The surviving Indian children were taken back to Laytonville and raised by the local people. My 3G grandfather Robert Poe being one of the whites to raise the orphans. He was also probably involved in the killing of the Indian People.
Olmanriver agreed that the obit probably had some flaws, and he started researching Fox. He found some interesting history that I had not heard before. So, now I'm up to about twenty eight stories that I've heard about Fox Burns. The story that is the consensus of all of the stories that I've heard, is that he was brought home in a gunny sack from the battle of bloody run at Dos Rios by Benjamin Burns. Burns gave fox to his wife to raise. The Burns raised and educated fox. That is my twice told tale of Fox Burns. That story fits all that I've heard.
The following was transcribed intact from the original Willits News Article. [sic]'s included.
"WILLITS NEWS OCTOBER 19, 1977 By Rena Lynn
FOX BURN – FAMOUS INDIAN RAISED WITHIN WILSON FAMILY
“…Like many Indians at that time, Fox took the last name of the family which raised him.
There were a number of different Burns families in those days, and not much is known about the one which raised Fox except that it was the same family that produced the sisters Sina and Bertha who married Marion Wilson.
In the very early days, when the land of Northern California were first being invaded and settled by the white men, there were frequent clashes with the Indians whose traditional hunting grounds were being cleared and fenced.
The troubles were particularly acute in Humboldt County where the burnings of cabins, stealing of horses and murdering of settlers resulted in retaliation by the whites with frequent raids on Indian villages. From time to time word would be sent down to Mendocino County that help was needed and several of the men would pack up and ride north to join the avenging parties.
It was on one of these raids up in Humboldt county that three Indian children were taken alive after their parents had been killed. Among the men on that raid were Andy Bowman, famous early day woodsman, Jonathon Wilson and Benjamin Burns, the father of the Burns girls.
The story that was later passed down in the Wilson family was that Andy Bowman brought back two baby girls, strapped into boxes on his horse, while Jonathon rough tack a six-month old baby boy strapped to his.
Once back home in Laytonville, it was decided that the Burns family would keep the boy. The named the child Fox and kept him until he was in his teens and on his own, although in later years Fox would frequently tell people that he had lived for ’45 years with the Burns and Wilson families.’
Bud Patton first saw Fox Burns when Bud was four years old and attended a rodeo at Rancho
Primero with his mother and grandfather Billy Wilson.
Fox became famed as a bareback rider and rodeo performer, but on that particular day Bud says he was just riding up and down the arena on his beautiful jet black horse and the word being whispered around among the spectators was ‘There’s Fox Burns!’ as though he were a great celebrity.
Which, evidently, he was. Everyone still alive who ever knew the man remembers him as an outstanding, unforgettable personality, admired and respected by both his Indian and adopted brothers.
Mark Walker knew Fox when Mark was a child and Fox was a young man working in the woods for Mark’s father.
‘He was one of the finest men I ever knew,’ Mark says today, ‘honest, hard working, a happy man, friendly to everyone.’
Mark also remembers seeing Fox perform bareback in a horse race in Cahto when Mark was a small, wide-eyed boy.
Donald and Lee Wilson both remember Fox as an old, but still friendly and happy man when they were children.
‘He was different from the other Indians,’ Lee Wilson remembers. ‘All the kids used to follow him around and beg for stories, and he always carried a bag of rock candy just for passing out to the children who trailed around after him.’
Unaccountably, Fox Burns murdered a man when he was in his 50’s and was sent to San Quentin. Mark is not sure of the complete story, except that Fox was working in the hopfields in Ukiah at the time.
In the evenings, the Indians would gather around the campfire to play their favorite gambling games and one evening a white boy made the mistake of trying to break into the game.
A scuffle followed and something considered unforgivable by the Indian was shouted at him by the white boy. Fox, who had never been known to harm anyone up to that time, pulled out a pistol and shot the boy between the eyes.
He was sentenced to three years, but after serving only one was paroled to work on the road gang building Highway 101 north of Laytonville.
Mark also worked on that road gang and he and Fox renewed their old friendship and spend many free hours hunting and tracking in the wooded hills.
‘He always called me “Boy”’ Mark recounts, ‘and when the nights began to grow cool, he said ‘Boy, it’s going to be a hard winter—I’m going home.’
According the Mark, “home” was San Quentin which the old man had come to consider a good, warm place to be.
When he was finally released, he came back to live in the Reservation at Laytonville” END OF PART 1
THE WILLITS NEWS OCTOBER 26, 1977 Pg 5
THE BILLY WILSON FAMILY AND EARLY RANCHO PRIMERO
In the last years of his life, Fox Burns lived in the Laytonville Rancheria.
Bud Patton recalls a visit he made to the old man when he was in his 80’s and was laid up with a broken leg sustained when he jumped out of a moving truck to open a pasture gate.
Bud says he was still a striking looking man with jet black hair and all his own teeth, and with a mind still sharp and clear, full of memories of the early days of the founding Cahto and Laytonville.
‘We must have talked for over three hours that day,’ Bud recalls, ‘while he rambled on about his childhood, his early years working in the woods, how good the Wilsons and Burns had been to him and how much he had always especially admired Billy Wilson, and how he missed the days of the old time rodeos at Rancho Primero. How I wish now that I had taken notes of everything he said!’
Mark Walker also remembers the later years of the famous old Indian.
‘Nearly every time I’d go into Laytonville for something, I’d run into Fox and he always wanted to stop and talk over old times. He’d usually end up by asking me to drive him home, which I always did, except for one time.’
On that day, Mark says, he was in a hurry, on his way to meet someone somewhere, when Fox stopped him and said ‘Boy, I’m not feeling very good. How about a ride home?’
Mark explained he didn’t have the time right then, and Fox good naturedly said, ‘OK, Boy. You come see me soon.’
The next time Mark came to town, it was to learn that Fox had died only a day or two following their last meeting.”
The following mug shot is from Fox Burns' trip though the prison system.
The following is transcibed by Olmanriver as faithfully as can be done. All of the periods and capital letters, the misspellings, and other mistakes are the way that it was written. The transcript was supposedly penned by Fox Burns himself. There is no solid evidence one way or the other about the authenticity of the handwriting. It is very possibly Foxes handwriting. Remember, the Burns family sent Fox to school.
Foxes own story:
Start: 9:45 A.M. June.21.
Fox Burns.- full blooded Indian of Trinity County-but came to Laytonville when 1 ½ years old-parents were killed by soldiers in Trinity Co. Lived with Kai-poma family at Laytonville since. 1862.
(handwriting changes)
"Race Burn tuck me to his Farther and Sad and toll his Farther that he Brought this BaBy for his Farther. From Trinity Co. to Laytonville and the first town was Kato. and now its colld Laytonville and this town was Mane after Water. Manes of Warter. By two Langgs. one is mane as Ka and the northern's colld .To and the Indians lived South of Kato is maned the CalloPoma and now the White Peoples collds them the Sherwood Indians. and I Ben with the Race Burns family for .18.-years. How I came to Be with Race Burns family. Race Burns tuck me When the Soldiers come and Killed My Morther and Farther. this was in the year of .1860. this hapins in Trinity Co. and I was raised By the Burns family. and When I was a Boy I work for them for my colse (clothes) and my Bord fed Hogs and milk Cows and took care of all of them things for them. and I get wipping ever day for .3. years By the Burns family. I have that coming to me for being I was So Mini and I stade with Burns family for .18. years and then I went out and work for My Self from there on. The frist Place I went to work after I left the Burns family was. Divil Best on a Pack trune with the orther Indians. And this Pack trunes gos from Shellder Cove to Noyo. up and down coast. And there was no town in Fort Braggs them days. Just a Soldiers home them days. What they called the train them days they have mules, 20 mules.and three mans to ever 20 mules, and one to Call the Bill Boy. and he Help Pack also. and also the mules gos 12 miles per days.and they also have a stop in Place. Any Place on the Rode. And the way they have it is this way. they have a post one each side of the Rode and they have a Rope across the Rode So When the frost mule comes there that he’ll haft to stop there and also the next ones also.and this is their relly Stopping Place.and When they all got there they take off all the lodes from the Mules and Stop there over Nights or over day. Just as they go 12, or. 10 miles a day that’s all they go.and the Bill Boy he do the coocking for this to mans. And this to orther mans they do the Packing.and they never feed them mules Koun Hay them days. We Just let the mules eat grass or any think that they can eat. Or. When they havint got much lode We have .3. .4. Sack of gran for the mules. To feed. The mules.this mules don’t get this feed every day. Koun.once in a week. or once a months is the Best We can do them days.this Mules Pack lodes Just like the turcks and Trains now days. And there was Koun Mailes to Be Packt them days and them days We work.for$1.00 a day and work every day. END.12.45.AM
Start at.1.30.P.M. and We never had Koun Relief them day like it on the work work Sundays and all never Koun Sundays them days. I have Ben on the Job 2 years. And Friend of Mine. Tom Bell was still on the Job when I left. Tom Bell and I was working on the Same Job.he was Still there When I went away and left.the Job on the Pack trains. I didint like the Pack trains and I work there.So long I didn’t care.to work on it Koun Man So I lefts and I went and work on dairy Ranch at Bar Harber and I Milk Cows and Ranck work all the work to Be taking care off I was there to do it and also Making Butter also. We had 60 cous to milk. I had to Milk .20. Cous MySelfs and the others had to Milk .40. Cous also this Ranch was on the Coast.15.-Miles down Below SHELLdEr COVE .this Ranck is.the Boss. Name is Mr. Matta Chiqer Kaiser Ranch and I was on this Ranch .3. years and My Pay was $ 100 a day that was the Best Pay that We can get them do and lot off us Indians work for northing Just for and food. and ever thing was good them days. themn days We can By Sack of flour for .90. oo Sack all the things was cheep them times. And the the close was cheep them days.and all this Places I work I Borde there all the times I work.and I never was married them days But I had a girl Friend that’s all.and this is this Ranch wor I rode Wild Mules for .3. years. Broking for riding mules. and there 3 off us Indians and one white he was the Bosss.his Name was diKe.is the Bosss.and We had all the eats that we went and When we work. We work.and We went hard and we never had Koun limint to your working times We Never had Koun times to work work from Sun to Sun every day Just think Just for $.100. ($1) a day.and Now days the Peoples work just right up to the moment When they work Now days. And all the Places that I work I was well liking By the People. Around the Whit Peoples and also the Indians What little Indians there was. Now from here on I Can Say this much about the Indians there wasint very much Indian. Them days around up Shellder Cover. Three or four here and there in Places.and When I work on this Ranch I was one off the Cow Boy on the Ranch and anything in line of Cow Boys work to Be done I was there to do it for the Ranch. Riding them Wild Mules all day.long and I have done lot off roping Cows and Wy ell Mules this is My work that I do all the time.)END .4.45. P.M.
Some notes in closing:
I owe a huge dept of gratitude to Olmanriver. His research has been valuable, but as always, no matter what historical stories I hear, I carry a great amount of skepticism. I have found that no matter what, there always seems to be flaws in personal historical accounts. I don’t say this to be critical of Olmanriver’s research. Everything that is printed here is as factual as he could pass it on. His research was immaculate, but the historical accounts that he found are flawed.
Olmanriver pointed out some of the following suspicions that he himself has. The raid on the Bowman Place at Camp Grant on the main Eel river is the raid that they are talking about. That raid supposedly caused the retaliation on the Indians in Humboldt county. That Indian raid on the Bowman's happened on March 25th 1869 (March 25th is my birthday!) Andy Bowman was 10 years old in 1869. Fox was a baby in 1862. By very crude calculations based on supposed fact, would make Andy Bowman about six or seven years old!
Many legends have Andy Bowman as tough as nails mountain man, but killing Indians at six years old and bringing two Indian baby girls strapped to his saddle is unusual. Many stories passed down through the generations get mixed together, and many mistakes are made. I’m guilty of it myself, stories get confused. I’m also very sure that truth can also be found in these old stories.
Fox Burns own story doesn’t make sense to me, first I question if it was really his handwriting. It could be, but it is not verified. I think that he is truly a survivor of the battle of Bloody Run. He could have very well been told the wrong story about himself. He was too young to really know. Most ALL of the Long Valley legends have him as a survivor of bloody run. For some strange reason I want to believe the things that I was told, growing up with these stories. So who do you believe? This is the most talked about Indian man in all of Laytonville’s history. It would seem that somebody would have all of the facts, wouldn’t it. So far I’m up to about twenty-eight versions of “The Life and Times of Fox Burns.”
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Bullshistory by Ernie Branscomb
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Harvard/Bone Cancer Files
The documents that sparked national headlines and a year-long investigation into scientific misconduct by the Harvard dental professor who led NIH's ongoing study of fluoride and bone cancer. Plus, new documents obtained from under the Freedom of Information Act.
Select a Topic: :
Overview The Documents The Timeline The Conflicts of Interest
Documents that triggered NIH Investigation:
2006; EWG’s Complaint to NIEHS
2004: Douglass’s Submission to the National Research Council
2001: Bassin’s Doctoral Dissertation
Additional Documents Obtained by FAN Under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA):
2004: Douglass’s Final Report to NIEHS
1997: Douglass’s Letter to NIEHS
1995: Douglass’s Progress Report to NIEHS
Douglass’s public presentations (1995-2002)
2002 Presentation to British Fluoridation Society
1998 Presentation to American & European Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
1995 Presentation to American Association of Dental Research
Harvard Investigation:
March 1 2006: Letter to Harvard from Environmental Working Group
Aug 15, 2006: Conclusion of Harvard Investigation (August 2006)
Aug 22, 2006: Letter to Harvard President from Harvard Alumni (August 2006)
Aug 29, 2006: Letter to Harvard President from Robert Weissman (August 2006)
Sept 19, 2006: Response from Harvard President (September 2006)
News Coverage:
Sept 28, 2006: At the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, One Professor’s Fluoride Scandal Stinks
Sept 15, 2006: Harvard Professor Cleared of Ethics Charges is Million Dollar Donor
Aug 17, 2006: Harvard Prof Didn’t Distort Findings, University Says
Feb 14, 2005: Harvard Professor Hiding a Link?
July 22, 2005: Fluoridation, Cancer: Did Researchers Ask the Right Questions?
July 13, 2005: Harvard Professor Investigated in Fluoride Research Flap
July 13, 2005: Professor at Harvard Is Being Investigated
Fluoride & Bone Cancer: Is Harvard Professor Hiding a Link?
Fluoride Linked to Bone Cancer in Fed Study
Fluoride appears to have caused bone cancer in rodents in a recently completed National Toxicology Progran (NTP) study, and the chemical is now at risk of being classified a carcinogen, according to internal documents and statements obtained from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Don't Drink the Water? Brush your teeth, but the fluoride from your tap may not do much good -- and may cause cancer
Government researchers have new evidence that casts doubt on the benefits of fluoridation and suggests that it is not without risk. The most incendiary results come from the National Toxicology Program (NTP), which in 1977 was ordered by Congress to determine whether fluoride causes cancer. This week NTP plans to release data showing that lab rats given fluoridated water had a higher rate of a rare bone cancer called osteosarcoma.
Caries Preventative Already Has One Rap Against It
The NTP's findings will make it difficult for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to classify fluoride a carcinogen, thereby terminating 40 years of public-water fluoridation in the United States.
Fluoride's Mutagenicity: In vitro Studies
According to the National Toxicology Program, "the preponderance of evidence" from laboratory "in vitro" studies indicate that fluoride is a mutagenic compound. Many substances which are mutagens, are also carcinogens (i.e. they can cause cancer). As is typical for in vitro studies, the concentrations of fluoride that have generally been tested
Fluoride's Mutagenicity: In vivo Studies
Consistent with dozens of in vitro studies, a number of in vivo studies, in both humans and animals, have found evidence of fluoride-induced genetic damage. In particular, research on humans exposed to high levels of fluoride have found increased levels of "sister chromatid exchange" (SCE). As noted in one study: "In
NTP Bioassay on Fluoride/Cancer (1990)
In 1977, the U.S. Congress requested that animal studies be conducted to determine if fluoride can cause cancer. The result of the Congressional request was an extensive animal study conducted in the 1980s by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) and published in 1990. The main finding of NTP's study was a dose-dependent increase in osteosarcoma (bone cancer) among the fluoride-treated male rats.
Interview with EPA's Dr. William Hirzy About Fluoride & Cancer
The following is an excerpt of Michael Connett's interview with Dr. J. William Hirzy, Senior Vice President of EPA's Headquarters Union in Washington DC. The interview took place on July 3, 2000, a couple days after Hirzy testified before the US Senate calling for an independent review of the tumor slides from
Interview with EPA's Dr. William Marcus on NTP's Fluoride/Cancer Study
The following is an interview with Dr. William Marcus, Senior Science Advisor in EPA's Office of Drinking Water, concerning the National Toxicology Program's animal study on fluoride & cancer.
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The NZ Army Future Land Operating Concept has been released.
http://www.army.mil.nz/downloads/pdf...ncept-2035.pdf
It is worth a read in my view. Looks to how a small fairly cash strapped Army can stay relevant in the expected contested world of 2035.
Sparky42
Seems that the NZ ANZAC upgrades (over 500 million) means that the suggested "Littoral Support Ship" has been cancelled, wonder why NZ went with the upgrades they have picked rather than going with the RAN upgrade, along with the fact that they are going to be the only Sea Ceptor user in the Pacific currently...
Originally Posted by Sparky42
The high end LOSV tender has been chopped but they are still replacing current Dive/MCM vessel which will be in service next year. The full capability expeditionary littoral warfare vessel is still on the DWP long term plans.
The RAN ANZAC upgrade approach was cheaper per ship and by quite a margin. Why did they go with alternative configuration? Because there was a view that the RAN upgraded ships are right on the displacement limit and would not have the kind of seakeeping for NZ waters which include the Southern Ocean.
Sea Ceptor is not a bad approach and will make in roads over time in the Asia Pacific. With ESSM even quad packed there is all that extra weight, space and maintenance required to fit extra Mk41 VLS cells. The NZ Anzacs are removing their Tac length Mk41 cells as they are now deadweight and space hogs.
2nd April 2018, 01:53
SouthernOne
Originally Posted by Anzac
Keep in mind that the RAN ships have been upgraded through a series of separately funded projects. The last of these will see the installation of a phased array long range L-Band search radar to replace the current SP-49, which will be additional to the current X and S band arrays. They will have a radar suite that’s far more capable, and likely far more expenses, than the set up that will be fitted to the NZ ships.
The RAN ships have also had a lot of hull work competed to restore buoyancy margins, including fully enclosing the quarterdeck.
Yes, ESSM is heavy compared to SeaCeptor, but that's essentially because its a much faster missile with a significantly longer range.
Originally Posted by SouthernOne
The NZ Anzacs also completed a propulsion and systems upgrade just prior to the FSU project. They were effectively gutted internally and the quarterdeck semi enclosed.
I recently attended the decommissioning of Manawanui and asked a 4 striper why the RNZN did not dovetail with the RAN. "The question we posed was what are our operational priorities? The RAN Anzacs met what they wanted to do but not what we wanted." The further points that he made were 1) the upgrade decision was not made lightly and evolved over years 2) Sea keeping was a significant factor and they believe they got the best balance and will end up with a faster and more agile ship. 3) The RAN requirements favoured a greater emphasis on AD than was deemed necessary for the RNZN which required stable general purpose frigate with good effective LAAD for the conditions it will operate until we replace them.
As a heads-up to those who are interested the first of 4 Beechcraft Kingair 350i's are currently being delivered from Hawker Pacific Australia to RNZAF Ohakea for 42 Sqd. The base airframes are low houred recent builds and will undergo pre delivery fitout by Hawker Pacific NZ. It is still not clear if they will replace the leased B200's presently in service. The B200's currently deliver multi-engine pilot training, consolidation flying, short-range light transport (including VIP tasks). The B350's will have a sensor suite fitted to enable Air Warfare Specialist training and inner EEZ maritime patrol for fisheries & customs work. In recent years RNZAF air warfare training has been conducted in Australia however a decision was made to bring it back in house. To add all that workload onto just 4 platforms seems somewhat hectic though I understand that sims and procedral trainers would alleviate much. Furthermore training front seaters and back seaters at the same time in real world - real time conditions on occasions would have benefits.
The new DefMin is also undertaking a review of the previous governments $20 billion defence capitalisation spend and has asked the US DefSec for an extension to the offer and acceptance timetable of the P-8A's requested last year. Some see this as nefarious and a sign that the government would not commit to the deal however I think it has more to do with the new DefMin being seen to not rubber stamp the previous governments selection without some political theatre.
Following up on the order of the four KA-350-ER's the decision on the four RNZAF P8A Poseidons to replace the six P-3K's will go to Cabinet in 2 weeks. The NZ Govt have until mid July to confirm their USD$1.4B order with the US DoD.
Media article confirming my post from a week or so ago:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...ilitary-planes
There will be Champagne in 5Sqd if this gets over the line. Next up will be the C-130H replacement.
6th July 2018, 10:41
The New Zealand Defence Force Force has released its 2018 Strategic Defence Policy Statement
https://defence.govt.nz/assets/Uploa...ement-2018.pdf
trellheim
Thats a very nice paper I forgot they were one of the five eyes
A Def Minister with military (extensive judging by the tin plate) service/experience... good drills...
Originally Posted by Truck Driver
At age 16 the Hon Ron Mark MP entered the New Zealand Army’s Regular Force Cadet School, Waiouru, graduating in 1971 as a soldier mechanic. In 1978 he was accepted for Officer Cadet Training and graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant.
In 1982, as a mechanical engineering officer, he successfully completed the NZSAS selection course. That same year he was one of five New Zealand Army officers deployed to help set up the Multinational Force and Observers peacekeeping operation in the Sinai desert.
After being denied entry into continuance training with the NZSAS by his then Corps Commander he joined the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces in 1985 becoming an electrical and mechanical engineering officer in the Omani Special Forces. He retired in 1990 finishing as a Major.
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/de...-07/P-8_A3.pdf
BEEHIVE PRESS RELEASE - 9 JULY 2018
New Zealand to buy four P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
HON RON MARK
The coalition Government has agreed to purchase four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from the United States Government.
The four aircraft will replace the aging six P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft that have been operated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force since the 1960s. The current Orion fleet will reach the end of their expected operational life in 2025.
“The purchase ensures the Defence Force can continue to deliver the country’s maritime surveillance, resource protection, humanitarian and disaster response around New Zealand and across the South Pacific,†says Ron Mark.
“This decision strengthens the coalition Government’s Pacific Reset by providing a maritime patrol capability with the significant range and endurance needed to assist our partners in the region.
“The purchase enables New Zealand to continue to deploy in a wide range of airborne maritime situations independently, and when required, work effectively with partners including Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which all operate, or will operate, the aircraft,†says Ron Mark.
The role of maritime patrol aircraft includes:
Supporting maritime surveillance, humanitarian aid and disaster response, and resource protection around NZ and in the South Pacific; Contributing to the international rules based order through participation in global peace and security operations; Search and rescue in New Zealand’s region, which stretches from the South Pole almost to the Equator and covers 1/11th of the earth’s surface; Environmental and marine resource monitoring.
“One example of the requirement for a fully capable maritime patrol aircraft is simply the number of lives that can be saved,†Mr Mark said.
“In the last seven years of search and rescue operations in our region, Orion maritime patrols have contributed to saving 119 lives.
“Other tasks the Orions have undertaken recently have included participation in international operations to counter piracy and illicit smuggling off the Horn of Africa, surveillance of the volcano in Vanuatu, assessing damage from Cyclones Winston and Gita in the Pacific, surveillance of critical infrastructure after the Kaikoura earthquake, and fisheries monitoring.
“Maintaining a maritime patrol capability is essential for New Zealand’s national security, and for our ability to contribute to global security efforts,†says Ron Mark.
The new P-8As, training systems, infrastructure and introduction into service costs will total $2.346 billion. They will be delivered and begin operations from 2023.
The capital cost will be spread over a number of financial years out to 2025/26. This is an investment decision that has fallen on this Government to make, but will be spread over the medium term and will deliver for New Zealand for many decades to come. The P-8A was the most cost-effective maritime patrol aircraft option available.
No. 5 Squadron, which currently operates the Orions, will shift from Whenuapai to Ohakea air force base to operate the P-8As.
The Government will also consider options for a complementary maritime surveillance capability during the forthcoming Defence Capability Plan review, due to be completed by the end of 2018.
“The complementary capability will consider smaller manned aircraft, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) or satellites, for additional maritime surveillance tasks within New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone and near region. This will free up the new P-8A fleet to fly more missions, in the South Pacific and further afield,†says Ron Mark.
22nd August 2018, 22:58
The RNZN is purchasing the 85m 4500 tonne MV Edda Fonn as a replacement Dive and Hydrographic Survey vessel. The project will cost for USD$70m including refit and conversion into RNZN specification. It will use the same name as the outgoing HMNZS Manawanui and will utilise recent and new gear acquired for the Littoral Warfare Group such as survey and dive SMB's and remote UWV's.
https://navaltoday.com/2018/08/22/ne...rographic-ops/
The vessel built in 2003, owned and operated by Norwegian company Østensjø Rederi, was identified as the most suitable option from an initial list of 150 offshore and subsea support vessels considered by defence officials. It has a 1A1 Ice-C rating, deck area of 700m², 7.2m x 7.2m moonpool, flight deck which will be capable of handling a NH90, ROV hangar, 22 baseline crew with accommodation for a additional 44 in 41 cabins.
2nd October 2018, 10:29
The NZ Herald online has published a fairly interesting and lengthy article on 1 NZSAS Regiment with a brief video at the end.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/indepth/n...ide-the-nzsas/
An article with cgi images outlining the RNZN's Dive and Hydrographic vessel acquisition due next year.
https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/t...l-b03446f29e3f
TangoSierra
The NZ armed forces' toxic culture of impunity and cover-ups revealed
https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/cr...d-nicky-hager/
by Nicky Hager / 14 November, 2018
War is hell. Soldiering is not for sissies. But is a defence force that regularly covers up and denies wrongdoings among its ranks – from war crimes and sexual abuse to drunkenness and battlefield souveniring – operating above the law? In this exclusive investigative report, Nicky Hager reveals a culture of impunity within the New Zealand Defence Force.
There’s a former Special Air Service (SAS) member sitting at my dining table, Wellington Harbour below us, looking like he’s not certain yet about whether coming to meet me was a good idea. It is our first meeting after he very cautiously made contact a few weeks earlier. He says he enjoyed his time in the military and had left without feeling much concern about what had gone on there. Lots of things seem normal when you’re inside the organisation, he says, that look bizarre once you’re out.
Long read but its topic of late given Maurice McCabe saga here in Ireland. Posted not for put down of the NZDF but as a mirror to Ireland's own issues with its security and defence organisations.
Originally Posted by TangoSierra
Nicky Hagar is an ultra far left peace activist who has made a career out of being anti-defence and has a track record of interviewing his type writer. If there is anyone toxic it is him. I would be banned for the language I would used to describe him on this website.
I reckoned the writer was biased but the some of the incidents they refer to are all to similar from an irish perspective.
9th December 2018, 21:25
NZDF STATEMENT OF INTENT for the period ending 30 June 2022
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/downloads/pdf..._2018-2021.pdf
EUFighter
Can't wait for our version especially the announcement of our P8s to replace the CN235s!
The soon to be HMNZS Manawanui DSV is on its way home.
https://navaltoday.com/2019/03/29/ne...y-from-norway/
It will have a further RNZN fit out alongside and be ready for service this November.
https://www.orskov.dk/conversion-of-...l/#prettyPhoto
A short article about the conversion of the MV Edda Fonn for the RNZN.
Leaked New Zealand Government Budget 2019 documents given to the opposition two days out from the Budget day have outline a massive leap in Defence Spending for the NZDF out to €2.45B (NZD$4.16B) with a €780m (NZD$1.33B) injection of new spending for acquisitions and infrastructure over and above the expected $526m forward appropriated for this year outlined in the 2018/2019 budget. Overseas Development Aid primarily targeted at the Pacific has risen to €434m to counter the rise Chinese and Russian activity in the Pacific. This is all unofficial but to all extent and purposes the figures in the leak have not been completely denied by the Finance Minister.
Overview of the Vote – Defence Force
The Minister of Defence is responsible for Defence Force appropriations in Vote Defence Force, totalling just over $4,166 million for the 2019/20 financial year.
This includes just over $2,837 million for departmental output expenses covering the following:
A total of just under $2,164 million with (Air $907 million, Army $916 million and Navy $493 million) capabilities prepared for joint operations to provide the Government with a range of military forces to protect and advance the security and interests of New Zealand. These are held at appropriate levels of capability and preparedness to protect New Zealand's territorial sovereignty and to contribute to regional and global security efforts. Most of these forces will also contribute to a range of services to other government departments and the New Zealand community when not committed to operations overseas, and
A total of just over $521 million on Multi-Category Appropriations (MCA) for advice to the Government, Operations Contributing to New Zealand's Security, Stability and Interests, and the Protection of New Zealand and New Zealanders.
Of the total output expenses, just under $19 million is expected to be funded from third-party revenue (Revenue Department and Revenue Other) in 2019/20. The remainder is funded by Revenue Crown.
There is a capital expenditure appropriation of just over $1,330 million for the purchase of assets.
The Minister of Defence is also responsible for a capital injection of nearly $568 million to the New Zealand Defence Force.
The Minister for Veterans is responsible for Veterans' Affairs appropriations in Vote Defence Force totalling just over $125 million for the 2019/20 financial year.
The speculation is that a replacement fleet of KC-130J's is on its way. What is very weird is that this is a Centre-Left government here at present. Cold War 2.0 is well and truly on it seems!
NZDF Defence budget will see $744m for Cap Ex which will go towards the P-8A, the new Manawanui, network enabled army, a NH90 sim, plus the replacement Protected Mobility project. They will get another $852m appropriation for 2020/21 and forecasted $704m for 2021/22. In other words $2.3B over 3 years and not the $1.3B over 1 year as came out in the leaked pre budget planning. There is an expectation that the C-130 replacement will be announced as a sole source purchase in the next month or two following the release of the Defence Capability Plan for the next 10 years.
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Glasgow wins trio of top awards at business tourism ‘Oscars’
Glasgow enjoyed a record-breaking night at the prestigious Meeting and Incentive Travel (M&IT) Awards on Friday (March 1).
Winning a trio of top awards, Glasgow Convention Bureau was once again named the UK’s Best Convention Bureau – for the 13th consecutive year – while the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) was crowned Best UK Conference Centre and the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) collected bronze in the Best Academic Venue category.
Glasgow Convention Bureau, which is part of Glasgow Life, beat off strong competition to secure the coveted title ahead of Newcastle-Gateshead Convention Bureau; London & Partners; Liverpool Convention Bureau and Marketing Edinburgh.
Recognised as the business tourism sector’s ‘Oscars’, the M&IT Awards are voted for by more than 4,500 meetings industry professionals across the UK.
Glasgow Convention Bureau is the city’s primary point of contact for conference organisers, working with partners on more than 100 bids for major UK and international conferences each year.
Since first winning the M&IT title in 2007, Glasgow Convention Bureau has worked with industry, academic, city and national partners to deliver over £1 billion worth of business to Glasgow. That equates to securing more than 3,500 domestic and international conferences, with some 1.3 million conference delegates having spent more than four million nights in the city’s hotels.
Glasgow is one of the world’s leading conference destinations and, today, business tourism contributes significantly to the city’s economy.By the end of the current financial year (2018/19), Glasgow is forecast to have secured more than 150 new international and UK conferences through to 2024 worth £260m.
Aileen Crawford, Head of Glasgow’s Convention Bureau, said: “This suite of awards from what is widely regarded as the ‘Oscars’ of the business tourism industry reinforces Glasgow’s reputation as the UK’s conference capital. Our unrivalled success is testimony to the outstanding partnership working that exists right across our conventions sector – from the SEC and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, our five universities and the wider business community.
“With business on our books, in partnership with the SEC, until 2024 and bids in planning as far out as 2028, Glasgow’s capability and credibility in the global conventions market is stronger than ever before. Through continued innovation and collaboration, Glasgow’s conventions team will continue to drive the city’s competitive advantage; delivering a clear message to the meetings industry that Glasgow is a world-class conference city in which to do business.”
Kathleen Warden, Director of Conference Sales at the Scottish Event Campus, said: “We are extremely proud and excited to have won gold in the Best UK Conference Centre category. The M&IT Awards are special as the outcome is decided by our clients; so to be recognised in this way is fantastic. At the SEC, we invest in our people and our campus. We believe in partnerships and the value that these have to our clients, who are at the heart of everything we do. This award is testament to the outstanding team that we have here and the work that they do every day to give our clients and delegates a great meetings experience.”
Gordon Hodge, Head of Conferencing and Events at the University of Strathclyde, added: “The Technology and Innovation Centre has challenged traditional perceptions of an academic venue and allows Strathclyde to host regional, national and international meetings on campus – indeed, many now experience Strathclyde for the first time as a conference delegate.Our vision is to provide a world-class venue which is a platform for knowledge exchange, where Strathclyde academics showcase their research activity and their partnerships with industry and the public sector. Together, we are delivering economic and reputational benefit to the University and to the city of Glasgow.”
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How Many More Minutes to Hide Away?
March 13, 2002 Jake Brown 3 Comments
According to the official Rentals mailing list, Matt Sharp will be doing four “really low key shows acoustic style/solo style” shows at Cafe Tropical, a Cuban bakery in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. He will be performing two shows per night on Sunday March 17 and March 24 at 7pm and 9pm.
This will be the first time Sharp has played out since some Rentals shows in Japan in 1999. According to a note from “fifth Weezer member” Karl Koch, Sharp made “an album in Nashville, in 1999, I think, but I dont think he’s on good terms with [Rentals label] Maverick for a variety of reasons, most of which appear to be his fault at the core. I think he’s in the bad position of being on a major label that won’t help him because he made them mad, but won’t let him go either as they probably consider him capable of making them money at some point. But all that is just speculation really.”
Hopefully, these new live dates mark the return of the Rentals at a time when we could really use them…
Update… From Matt Sharp via the mailing list: “I’d appreciate it if these shows weren’t bootlegged. I know there’s not much we can do about it, but we can ask. There are going to be a ton of shows down the road which I’ll be into that whole thing.”
Update #2… For reviews of these shows and tons of other Rentals/Matt Sharp information, head on over to Overlee, a site formerly hosted by Glorious Noise…
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3 thoughts on “How Many More Minutes to Hide Away?”
Ryan King says:
poor Matt Sharp… denied his right to release records to millions of screaming fans. Advice for Matt Sharp: next time dont sass back to Madonna’s people. take a dip in the river of shit like everybody else, its your ticket to fame.
For Matt Sharp:Matt, I’m sorry baby. I did you wrong… please don’t cry. I’m really sorry baby. Call me if you’re hurtin’…
Jessica Lloyd says:
man, i wish rentals would play some more shows out of state more often. but, i totally support anything they do. the rentals rock.
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Heavy Soil
Clods of music, blogged.
Review: Random Spirit Lover by Sunset Rubdown
Once again from the archives, this is another review that I originally wrote, something more than a year ago, I believe, for MOG but which that site's redesign has rendered painful to read. So I reproduce it here. It'll also link (in the seamless manner you've come to expect) to the next Musikhorizon song – due tomorrow.
Wit in music.
Not in lyrics, which is easy enough – but in the way one chord leads to another, or a melody appears, or pauses are used. It's a rare phenomenon: one found in the work of classical composers such as Handel and Joseph Haydn, say. A (rather more modern) witty album, in my opinion, is Weezer's Pinkerton (leagues better than anything else by the band) – and Sunset Rubdown’s Random Spirit Lover reminds me, in some ways, of that record.
To start off by comparing Sunset Rubdown to Weezer is (to put it mildly) potentially misleading. These two bands are not coming from the same place. But the ebullient, inventive playfulness – coupled with musical intelligence tempered with irreverence – is common.
And, despite the many differences between the bands, there is also a certain similarity in sound between Random Spirit Lover and Pinkerton (which, if you don't know it, is quite, quite different from Weezer’s more recent, heavily produced releases).
A brittle, unproduced, spindly quality.
Defining Sunset Rubdown's musical wit isn't necessarily easy. Much of the time, it's to do with juxtapositions and an almost slapdash approach to traditional musical devices. Keys change with abandon (just as they do, brilliantly, in Weezer's 'Across the Sea'), and, at times, the music puts me in mind of an excitable school music class, all of whom have unplugged their keyboards while practising (and messing around with) their scales and arpeggios.
Which, of course, would actually sound awful.
But here, it doesn't: Random Spirit Lover isn’t ever cacophanous. There’s even a certain strange, deliberate cheesiness to it all, with its retro synth sounds and scale-based melodies. Which, again, might sound derogatory – but is in fact laudatory.
Troubadour synth-pop
Before I allow the cement to dry around my Weezer comparison, I should note that Sunset Rubdown’s music is far more experimental and eclectic. On the latter quality, indeed, few artists or bands successfully combine aspects of everything from troubadour-esque, quasi-Medieval balladry, through Music Hall, to 80s synth-pop. This outstanding ability to bring together disparate musical elements sets the band alongside artists such as Joanna Newsom – different though their respective 'sounds' and influences may be. There's a baseline of irreverence and deliberate messiness, backed up by strong musicianship, that is reminiscent of The Dresden Dolls – and a marriage between traditional rock instrumentation and the unashamedly synthetic that makes the band sound, at times, ever so slightly like Grandaddy (albeit Grandaddy on speed).
Here, download an mp3 of Sunset Rubdown's 'The Mending of the Gown'.
Hugely energetic, idiosyncratic, inventive – it's one of the best opening tracks I've heard. As throughout the album, melodic instruments (guitar or synth leads) feature prominently. Set-piece solos are rare, with these intricate, rather fragile melodic lines instead being woven into the texture of the whole song, often cleverly offsetting the vocals. Lead instruments, then, are integral, not gratuitous.
Lo-fi-electro-intellipunk jig
Elsewhere, there is further proof of adventurous eclecticism: 'Up on Your Leopard, Upon the End of Your Feral Days' might be best described as a lo-fi-electro-intellipunk jig, with its vaguely courtly feel even (appropriately, given the lyrical content). 'For the Pier (and dead shimmering)', meanwhile, is a kind of jerky, arpeggiator-laced take on Rogers & Hammerstein ('When You Walk Through a Storm').
'The Courtesan Has Sung' pairs sparsely-set vocal imitation (a kind of 'round') with martial rhythms – and then, when the rest of the instruments enter halfway through, there is a fantastic effect of sudden 'grounding' – new and unexpected life is added to the melodies.
An entirely different vocal texture – male and female vocals, doubled an octave apart and blended into a curiously androgynous hybrid – is explored in 'Colt Stands Up, Grows Horns'. (The band Mew does something similar, at times.) Then, the song blossoms into a dark, retro delayed-synth interlude—vaguely prog-rockish, but with far better chord changes. The result is brilliantly atmospheric, like instrumental music to a lo-fi indie science fiction movie.
Lyrics are often abstract, literary and somewhat opaque. But, when they need to be, they are clear, powerful – and brilliant:
But the pattern of flight is chaotic and blind
but it's right
Because chaos is yours and it's mine;
And chaos is luck, and like love, and love blind.
And – just to show that the band's wit isn't limited to the music alone – note the self-referential touch of the device called Verfremdungseffekt (or, more prosaically, according to wikipedia, 'alienation effect') – so beloved of absurdist theatre:
And explosions make debris
and catching it kind of suits you
well it doesn't suit me
She said, "My sails are flapping in the wind."
I said, "Can I use that in a song?"
She said, "I mean the end begins."
I said, "I know. Can I use that too?"
Listening to Random Spirit Lover, it is sometimes easy, in fact, to forget that these are songs – so well-considered and cleverly paced is the album. Tracks merge into one-another so that, often, inter-song transitions are barely noticeable – despite drawing on such disparate influences and sources, and vary so considerably in almost any musical sense. Impressively, dramatic and attention-holding variations in tempo, rhythm, key and arrangement are nevertheless bound seamlessly into a balanced, unified whole.
Seldom, I think, have I come across an album that successfully – entirely convincingly – covers so much musical ground, yet loses none of its focus and integrity. Excellent, and – I predict – enduringly interesting and rewarding.
Posted by Tom Parnell at 19:10
Labels: album, alternative, counterpoint, indie, intelligent, key changes, literary, lyrics, male vocalists, melody, review, sunset rubdown, textures, weezer, wit
Billicatons said...
As a bonus, y'all get to see how my review-writing style has changed over the months.
Stylistic comparisons ROCK.
... Oh, and my prediction was right: I still fucking *love* this album.
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Morning clouds will give way to afternoon sunshine. High 98F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph..
Mainly clear. Low around 75F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph.
Help available for those trapped in dangerous marriages
Our HZ Focus series for the month of July, which runs each Sunday, has been on the state of matrimony — with a special look at what that means locally.
An accurate count is key for city’s future
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Safety must be first for fun on our local rivers
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Future officers can find their way at SA academy
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We say thank you to those making a difference in and around New Braunfels
From recognizing community helpers to helping community organizations do even more good, the last seven days have seen New Braunfelsers pushing to make the city better than ever.
People will try to capitalize in chaos of tragedy
A story this week out of the Texas Tribune highlights the danger that comes with press coverage of breaking news events.
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Byron York is the chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner.
Congress is debating emergency humanitarian aid to care for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. The need is obvious. With virtually no barrier to stop them, thousands of migrants are crossing illegally into the United States every day. More than a million will come this year. U.S. law preven…
Dunlap residents taking right approach to lake
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Bad recycling costs taxpayers in New Braunfels
The days of sending our garbage to China with a payday for the privilege are coming to an end.
Schlitterbahn change not a reason for panic
Change can be scary and the bigger the change, the bigger the fear.
Dem’s dilemma: Impeach, imprison, bluff?
Is there any doubt that many Democrats agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she says she wants to see President Trump “in prison”?
National title a triumph for Tech
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Driving while distracted in NB easy, dangerous
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D-Day’s sacrifices need to serve as a lesson for today
The air was thick with determination and death. Brave men splashed into the water, their eyes on the beach and the cliffs beyond.
Arguing online won’t quell the growth anger
If you want to watch people get angry in a hurry, go online and mention the Veramendi development.
From generations to the struggle to understand PTSD
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Small businesses make a great big difference
It’s been said so often that it’s become a cliche parroted by politicians at the drop of a hat: “Small businesses are the backbone of America’s economy.”
Memorial Day event has a bright future in NB
The crowd that gathered in downtown New Braunfels on Monday morning to honor Memorial Day by remembering those brave men and women who gave their lives in defense of freedom was not a surprise.
Monday a day to remember, reflect
Monday is more than a day off of work. Monday is more than the end of a three-day weekend. Monday is more than the unofficial start of the summer season. Monday is more than a time to get together with family and friends over barbecue and beer.
New Braunfels shift on parking app smart move
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Abortion issue dominated by the voices of men
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Das Rec success raises questions beyond parking
If you drive past Das Rec on a regular basis, you’ll see lots of cars parked out front.
Bridges between cops and citizens don’t just happen
Last week there were two events that brought New Braunfels residents and members of the local police force together — the annual Kops and Kids and Coffee with a Cop.
How about rediscovering the human?
There’s a very out-in-the-open debate happening right now about whether an unborn child at the “heartbeat” stage should be considered a child.
Memorial Day is more than just floating in NB
For the first time that anyone can seem to recall, there will be a Memorial Day event in New Braunfels Main Plaza.
Mental health shouldn’t be a taboo topic
Too often our culture treats mental health challenges as the punchline to a joke. It uses “crazy” and “insane” as a label to define people who are neither. It takes diagnoses like bipolar and OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and turns them into personality traits and quirks.
Think bigger by shopping smaller
Watching the business reports on television, it can seem like the American economy runs on the backs of business behemoths, but there’s far more to what makes this country hum than Apple, Tesla and General Motors.
Disappointing investment in city’s investment
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County pressure needed on issues
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Time to make your voice heard in NB
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Short-term rental bills should fail
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Time to run out the clock on time change
It’s a rite of passage that we all go through twice a year. Most of us hate it. Its only good purpose at this point is to remind us to check and change the batteries in our smoke detectors.
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Special ed kids can’t be forgotten
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Voters should say yes to bonds
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Growth requires looking forward not backward
New numbers from the Census Bureau this week tell us what we already knew. Comal County is continuing to grow at a clip that most of the country can’t match, and it shows no signs of slowing.
Notre Dame’s fire brings a sense of mourning, unity
In Tuesday’s newspaper, The Herald-Zeitung did something that it rarely does. There was an international story on the front page. Even more rare, there was a photo that went with it — as flames roared around the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
What’s up next New Braunfels?
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Jail contract issue needed this reset
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Rio Terra Senior Living receives third consecutive zero deficiency state survey (1)
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Margaret White
The way I see it, there's not much point in digging out my car before the plow comes around, and it hasn't shown up yet. So the work Margaret White took care of today is still ahead of me, waiting for another day. I'm okay with that.
Our street, Kater Street, is what they call a "small street" in Philadelphia. It's plenty long--almost river-to-river, the entire length of Center City--but it's narrow, narrow, narrow. Regular-sized garbage trucks and snowplows can't fit through. The city operates special skinny garbage trucks for us small-street folks, and I once saw what looked like a lawn tractor from the parks department, chugging down the block with a plow fitted to its front. However, that was back in December.
Today, the kids on the block built a snowman in the middle of the street, with a carrot for a nose and almonds for eyes. He's not blocking any traffic. It's quiet here, with the cars all shrouded and still. If spring comes before the snowplow does, if the snowman has a chance to just shrivel up in the afternoon sun . . . well, it could save me a lot of shoveling.
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Josh Brecheen Oklahoma politician
Ada Oklahoma
About Josh Brecheen
Josh Brecheen, born in Ada Oklahoma (40 years old) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He currently serves in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 6th district which includes parts of Atoka Bryan Coal Johnston Marshall counties.
When is Josh Brecheen's birthday?
Josh Brecheen was born on the 19th of June 1979 , which was a Tuesday. Josh Brecheen will be turning 41 in only 337 days from today.
How old is Josh Brecheen?
Josh Brecheen is 40 years old. To be more precise, the current age as of right now is 14639 days, 5 hours, 0 minutes and 34 seconds.
What is Josh Brecheen's zodiac sign?
Josh Brecheen's zodiac sign is Gemini.
Where was Josh Brecheen born?
Josh Brecheen was born in Ada Oklahoma.
Is Josh Brecheen still alive?
Yes, Josh Brecheen is still alive.
AlmaMater: Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Party: Republican Party (United States)
Residence: Coalgate Oklahoma
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Superb 1901 Art Nouveau Brannam Barum Grotesque Puffin Bird Jug Frank Thomas
Here for your consideration is an absolutely fabulous, Art Nouveau/Arts and Crafts, Brannam Barum, 1901, comical/grotesque puffin, majolica, bird jug, complete with winged loop handle. Modelled with a quizzical expression and incised features and decorated in an all over green ground, with brown and blue highlights. It's in pretty good condition considering it's 116 years old and been through a couple of world wars. Condition, no chips, dinks, scratches, fleabites, or damage.
Just a very nice early piece of C H Brannam pottery. The base has the imprinted C H Brannam Barum mark, with a date stamp for 1901, and the initials FT for the decorator Frank Thomas. Its also got an incised British registration number 144561 which was first issued in 1891. Thomas Brannam took over the lease of an existing pottery at North Walk, and another in Litchdon Street Barnstaple. Like other pottery firms of the time the firm originally made utilitarian wares such as basic household items, floor tiles, bricks and sewage pipes.
This was their "bread and butter" trade although one of his decorative jugs secured a medal at the Great Exhibition in 1851. In 1867 Thomas' son, Charles Hubert Brannam, left school at age 12 to start work at the pottery. Charles won a prize for art at school and also won the Queen's Prize for Drawing in 1870. Initially educated in the theory and practice of ceramics, he was encouraged by a local dignitary, Mr. William Frederick Rock, who invited him to London where he studied pottery in the various museums.
In 1879 he persuaded his father to allow him to produce art ware. His father agreed on the proviso that Charles paid for the materials he used. Charles eventually took over the Litchdon Street pottery and further developed the art pottery department utilising the process of "Sgraffito" work i.
Scratching into a covering of "slip" to show the clay beneath. He recruited skilled designers but also continued to throw the ware himself. In 1885 he received an order from Queen Victoria which resulted in excellent publicity for the business.
Charles handed the business over to his sons, Charles William Brannam, and John Woolacott (Jack) Brannam, in 1913. Brannam and Sons became a limited liability company. They found the old Litchdon Street premises too cramped for their operation, and in 1989 moved the company to a site on the Roundswell Industrial Estate. Despite the fact no member of the family was still connected with it, it was still called C. Brannam & Sons Ltd but ceased operations in 2005.
The original premises in Litchdon Street still partly survive with their terracotta detailing and stained glass with a preserved kiln still visible in the car park of a medical practice. The company has used many marks over the years including C H Brannam, Barum and Barnstaple. Barum was actually the Roman word for Barnstaple. Height: 10 inches or 25.3 cm. Depth: 5.5 inches or 14 cm (deepest point).
Width: 3.5 inches or 8.8 cm (widest point). Diameter: 4.65 inches or 11.8 cm (base).
Weight: 1.1 kg or 2lb 9 oz. This lovely, Charles Hubert Brannam comical grotesque puffin bird jug will be gently and carefully wrapped for its new owner. Please note all my international postal charges are only estimates and will be confirmed and altered up or down when I know the destination to where items are being sent. As you're already probably aware, old interesting comical pieces of Charles Hubert Brannam pottery are becoming ever more rare and hugely collectable. They're increasing in value, so real investment potential with this wonderful exquisite comical grotesque puffin bird jug. Please feel free to look at my other Items.
The item "Superb 1901 Art Nouveau Brannam Barum Grotesque Puffin Bird Jug Frank Thomas" is in sale since Saturday, May 4, 2019. This item is in the category "Pottery, Porcelain & Glass\Pottery\Devon/Torquay Ware\Brannam/Barnstaple".jewellery" and is located in Staffordshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Sub-Type: Birds
Manufacturer/ Type: Brannam Barum
Use: Decorative
Date Range: 1900-1919 (Art Nouveau)
Product Type: puffin jug
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