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Instagram announces plan to hide likes in Canada
Instagram head, Adam Mosseri, said he wants to relieve Instagram users of the pressure they feel to be validated through the number of likes on their posts.
by Pink Writer
At the F8 developer conference in April, Instagram announced that they would test a small but significant change: removing like counts from users’ posts. Instead of followers seeing the number of likes on a post, they just see a partial list of the users who had liked it. The company explained that it wants users to concentrate on what people share and not how many people hit the like button. Instagram head, Adam Mosseri, said he wants to relieve Instagram users of the pressure they feel to be validated through the number of likes on their posts. The test will be restricted to Canada.
After Facebook announced this development, some influencers who depend on social media platforms to make their living took it in stride while others didn’t. Maclean’s Magazine spoke to two Canadian influencers who are mostly positive about the change. Allana Davidson, a 26-year-old beauty and fashion influencer from Toronto with 237,000 followers, has no problem with the change, which she doesn’t think will affect her livelihood. She believes the changes would positively impact the mental health of users who place too much emphasis on likes.
Furthermore, Jessica Hoffman, a health and wellness influencer from Montreal who has 280,000 followers told Maclean’s she was taken aback a little following the development. However, after considering it, she felt comfortable with the fact that she no longer has to pressure herself on how well a post will perform. All she needs to do is to put her heart into developing content that her followers would connect with and benefit from.
While followers will be unable to see the number of likes, the poster will be able to know the number of likes their post has by simply tapping on the list of likers.
According to a study carried out two years ago by the United Kingdom’s Royal Society For Public Health — a charity that seeks to enhance well-being — Instagram takes a toll on its users’ mental health. Instagram, they claim, is addictive, causes body image issues, triggers the fear of missing out, and causes sleep deprivation.
Even governments are taking notice of the effect of counting likes. Five years ago, the department of mental health in Thailand gave a warning to the public. They expressed that the obsession that young people have with likes can negatively affect their mental health and also limit the country’s innovation and creativity. And a poll conducted by Anxiety UK showed that more than half of people polled stated that social media changed their behavior negatively. Some of them consistently feel the need to be validated online in order to boost their self-esteem, others simply could not stay off social media unless they turn off their phone.
Instagram’s decision to remove like counts, is intended to relieve this pressure posters have to hit a certain amount of likes and impressing others.
Social media platforms have received a lot of backlash for the negative impact they have on mental health. This move against like counts appears to be a response to those criticisms. Facebook and Instagram announced the plan at a time when Ottawa is attempting to regulate tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Twitter. Facebook has called the move exploratory. So, it might turn out to be a short-lived experiment.
Depending on how many people like it, of course.
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The antibiotic clofoctol suppresses glioma stem cell proliferation by activating KLF13
Yan Hu,1 Meilian Zhang,1 Ningyu Tian,1 Dengke Li,1 Fan Wu,2 Peishan Hu,1 Zhixing Wang,1 Liping Wang,1 Wei Hao,3 Jingting Kang,3 Bin Yin,1 Zhi Zheng,4 Tao Jiang,2,5 Jiangang Yuan,1 Boqin Qiang,1 Wei Han,1 and Xiaozhong Peng1,6
1State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Primate Research Center, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
2Department of Molecular Neuropathology, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
3National Experimental Demonstration Center of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
4Centralab Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
5Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
6Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.
Address correspondence to: Wei Han or Xiaozhong Peng, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Dongdan San Tiao, Beijing 100005, China. Phone: 086.010.69156434; Email: pengxiaozhong@pumc.edu.cn; peng_xiaozhong@163.com (XP); hanwei2012@ibms.pumc.edu.cn (WH).
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J Clin Invest. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI124979.
© 2019 American Society for Clinical Investigation
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Received: September 18, 2018; Accepted: May 10, 2019
Gliomas account for approximately 80% of primary malignant tumors in the central nervous system. Despite aggressive therapy, the prognosis of patients remains extremely poor. Glioma stem cells (GSCs), considered a potential target of therapy for their crucial role in therapeutic resistance and tumor recurrence, are believed to be key factors in the disappointing outcome. Here, we took advantage of GSCs as the cell model to perform high-throughput drug screening, and the old antibiotic clofoctol was identified as the most effective compound, showing reduction of colony formation and induction of apoptosis of GSCs. Moreover, growth of tumors was obviously inhibited in vivo after clofoctol treatment especially in primary patient-derived xenografts and transgenic xenografts. The anticancer mechanisms demonstrated by analysis of related downstream genes and discovery of the targeted binding protein revealed that clofoctol exhibited the inhibition of GSCs by upregulation of Krüppel-like factor 13 (KLF13), a tumor suppressor gene, through clofoctol’s targeted binding protein, Upstream of N-ras (UNR). Collectively, these data demonstrate that induction of KLF13 expression suppressed growth of gliomas and provide a potential therapy for gliomas targeting GSCs. Importantly, our results also identify the RNA-binding protein UNR as a drug target.
Gliomas are the most common type of primary malignant tumor in the central nervous system. Among these, glioblastoma, or WHO grade IV glioma, accounts for 55% of all cases and is the most aggressive and lethal type (1). Despite advances in conventional treatment, the prognosis of treated glioma currently remains very poor (2). The outlook for this devastating disease remains bleak, and the reasons for this are diverse. It is partly because of the diffuse and infiltrative nature of the tumor, which limits the feasibility of surgical removal (3), the complex heterogeneity at the genomic and molecular levels (4), and genomic instability (5), which results in difficulty in choosing targeted molecular therapies. It is also partly because of the existence of glioma stem cells (GSCs), which are believed to be responsible for the rapid tumor recurrence after surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy (6).
GSCs were first reported in 2003 (7) and were further confirmed in 2012 (8). They are small populations of cells in glioma tumor samples that possess characteristics associated with stem/progenitor cells, such as the capacity for self-renewal, the expression of stem cell–related markers, and multilineage differentiation capacity, indicating that GSCs can give rise to proliferating progenitor-like and more differentiated tumor cells found in the tumor mass (9). Thus, GSCs have been considered the cellular origin of gliomas. Moreover, researchers found that the growth of glioblastoma was consistent with a markedly neutral process referring to a conserved proliferative hierarchy rooted in GSCs (10). As related research has progressed, it has been demonstrated that GSCs also play important roles in angiogenesis, hypoxia response, invasion, and, especially, therapeutic resistance of glioma after standard radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment, suggesting that GSCs escape elimination and become the basis for rapid tumor recurrence (11). Temozolomide (TMZ), an alkylating agent regarded as the standard treatment since its discovery (12), can trigger DNA damage mainly by methylating the O6 position of guanine through its intermediate product, 5,3-(methyl)-1-(triazen-1-yl) imidazole-4-carboxamide (MTIC) (13). This represents an ideal target for the most common DNA repair pathways. Controversially, higher expression levels of O6-methyl-guanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT), the key repair enzyme for TMZ-induced DNA damage, have increasingly been reported in GSCs compared with non-stem cells. That allows GSCs to benefit from enhanced DNA repair based on MGMT expression. High activity of DNA damage responses in GSCs is proposed to underlie persistence in tumors and make GSCs a distinct population that causes relapse and metastasis by giving rise to new tumors (14, 15). Therefore, development of specific therapies targeted at GSCs holds promise for improvement of survival and quality of life in glioma patients. Researchers have already made efforts to identify these kinds of compounds, particularly with old drugs used clinically for other diseases, e.g., metformin (16) and niclosamide (17). Small-molecule compounds, such as LLP-3 (18), and inhibitors of dopamine receptor D4, such as PNU 96145E and L-741,742 (19), have also been reported to affect GSCs’ growth. However, to date, an optimal drug that can be used to clinically target GSCs has not yet been approved.
In this study, using unbiased drug screening, we have identified an old antibiotic, clofoctol, as a potential anticancer drug targeting GSCs in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, gene expression changes after drug exposure and the identification of a targeted binding protein by drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS) revealed that the impairment of GSCs was associated with upregulation of Krüppel-like factor 13 (KLF13) mediated by its binding protein, Upstream of N-ras (UNR).
A high-throughput screening identified clofoctol as an inhibitor of GSCs. Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation status is a strong prognostic marker of gliomas. It was originally discovered that IDH1 and IDH2 mutation is present in about 80% of low-grade gliomas, while the wild type of IDH is more frequent in high-grade gliomas and is believed to be associated with poor patient survival (20). In this study, for improvement of therapy of gliomas, we first used the 4 previously established and identified GSCs (GSC2, GSC5, U87MG SLC, and U251 SLC; refs. 21, 22) with wild-type status of IDH1 and IDH2 as the cell model for primary drug screening. Genotype analysis of the 4 GSCs showed that they have almost the same status of other mutations commonly seen in human gliomas, such as TP53, EGFR, α-thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome X-linked (ATRX), and promoter of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) (Supplemental Table 1; supplemental material available online with this article; https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI124979DS1).
For screening, we tested 1920 compounds from the MicroSource Spectrum Collection, comprising 1163 drugs used clinically, 448 compounds with undetermined activity, 287 compounds in experimental stages, and 22 compounds with agricultural uses (Figure 1A). The screening was performed using MTS assay to determine relative cell viability 48 hours after treatment with 10-μM concentrations of a single application in the 4 GSCs. Every compound that reduced the mean cell viability of the 4 GSCs to less than 70% of control levels was considered as a “hit.” Seventy-one compounds fulfilled this criterion (Figure 1B). Since efficacy and safety are the basis for transformation of compounds to clinical drugs, we then measured compounds’ efficacy by treating GSCs at a lower concentration (1 μM) and evaluated the relative safety of compounds by measuring the relative cell viability in 3 normal human cell lines (293ET, ReNcell-CX, and H1-NSC) at 10 μM. Thirteen compounds were ultimately selected that showed potential GSC-specific inhibition without similarly affecting normal control cells (Figure 1, B and C, and Supplemental Table 2).
High-throughput screening to identify inhibitors of GSCs. (A) Compound classification of the MicroSource Spectrum Collection. (B) Schematic representation of the screening process. (C) All 13 compounds used to treat the 4 GSCs for 48 hours with a relative cell viability (vs. control) less than 70%. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM, and samples were assayed in triplicate. (D) Clofoctol concentration in mouse brain following the last treatment of vehicle and clofoctol (10 mg/kg, daily) i.v. for 13 days. Control, n = 4; 5 minutes, n = 3; 15 minutes, n = 4; 45 minutes, n = 4; 90 minutes, n = 4. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. (E) Selection criteria for compound 12 (clofoctol) as the primary lead compound. In the “IC50” row, “+” indicates that the IC50 values in the 4 GSCs were less than those in normal human cells; “–” indicates that they were not. In “Coculture assay,” “++” and “+” indicate that compounds could selectively inhibit GSC2-GFP and U87MG SLC–GFP cells; “–” indicates not. In “Safety in zebrafish,” “+++,” “++,” and “+” indicate that compounds had almost no, lower, and minor toxicity; “–” indicates that compounds had strong toxicity. In “In vivo effects in zebrafish,” “+” indicates that with compound treatment, the tumors in the zebrafish xenograft model decreased; “–” indicates that this did not occur. In “BBB,” “+” indicates that compounds were predicted to pass through the BBB; “–” indicates that they were not; and “U” indicates undetermined.
Importantly, a variety of strategies could be used to prioritize hit compounds for follow-up experiments. Here, we opted for an array involving 5 criteria. IC50 values detected in different cell lines confirmed that, with the exception of compounds 8 and 10, the selected compounds could specifically inhibit the viability of GSCs (Supplemental Table 2). GSCs and a control normal human astrocyte cell line, HA, labeled with GFP or RFP by lentivirus infection, respectively, and selected by FACS of cocultures, were further used to determine and confirm the compound selectivity. Compounds 7, 8, 10, 12, and 13 showed specificity in 2 coculture models, GSC2-GFP+HA-RFP and U87MG SLC–GFP+HA-RFP, which indicated that these compounds inhibit cell viability of GSCs in association with relatively lower toxicity in normal cells (Supplemental Figure 1, A and B). To further measure the toxicity, 13 hits were administered to egg water of zebrafish embryos at the 1- to 2-cell stage and 4 days after fertilization; only compounds 6 and 12 showed relatively lower toxicities and had no impact on zebrafish development, embryonic death, malformation, or yolk edema (Supplemental Figure 2A). We then examined the in vivo efficacy of the compounds in a zebrafish glioma model, and found that compounds 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, and 13 could markedly inhibit tumor growth (Figure Supplemental 2B). As gliomas are intracranial, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes a specific hurdle for drug delivery. The ability to cross this barrier was predicted by ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity) in silico (Supplemental Table 3). Only compound 7 (ivermectin) was excluded based on its nearly total inability to penetrate the BBB. Permeability of compounds 10, 12, and 13 cannot be defined by ADMET. Since compounds 10 and13 were excluded by high toxicities in normal human cells or in zebrafish development, we then only tested compound 12 concentration in mouse brains and found 152–187 ng/g of tissue weight at 5–90 minutes after the last i.v. administration of 10 mg/kg body weight of compound 12 (Figure 1D). This shows that compound 12 is permeable in crossing the BBB. Based on the collective analysis of the above experiments, further studies focused only on compound 12 (clofoctol) (Figure 1E).
As previously reported, clofoctol is an antibiotic drug that has been used for the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections in France and Italy for decades (23). The proposed mechanism of its antibacterial activity is the alteration of bacterial membrane permeability, owing to its hydrophobic nature (24). More recently, it was also reported that clofoctol inhibited protein translation via active unfolded protein response pathways, leading to the induction of G1 cell cycle arrest in prostate cancer. Thus, clofoctol could potentially serve as an anticancer drug (25). Here, we report its anticancer activity in gliomas for the first time to our knowledge.
Clofoctol can inhibit GSCs in vitro and in vivo. To validate the selective inhibition of GSCs, pharmacodynamic analysis of clofoctol was performed. Four GSC cell lines and 3 normal human cell lines — H1-NSC (26), 293ET, and HA — were investigated. The obtained dose-response curves showed consistent courses for all cell lines, and respective IC50 values are listed. We found that, compared with normal human cells, clofoctol could selectively inhibit GSCs (Figure 2A). The selective inhibition was also demonstrated by recording of the cell death process in a coculture model, GSC2-GFP+HA-RFP treated with clofoctol. The coculture model was treated with DMSO or clofoctol at 3 μM. With clofoctol treatment, the intensity of GFP fluorescence declined rapidly and drastically, whereas the RFP fluorescence did not (Supplemental Video 1). Furthermore, continuous monitoring and endpoint cell viability analysis after exposure to the compound and TMZ revealed that clofoctol could inhibit GSCs, whereas GSCs were TMZ-resistant (Figure 2B). We then tested the therapeutic outcome of clofoctol combined with TMZ in GSCs, and measurement of combination index (CI) values (CI < 1) indicated the synergistic effect between these 2 drugs (Figure 2C). The results revealed the potential of clofoctol to improve chemotherapy for patients with gliomas. Meanwhile, we found that after treatment with clofoctol the related number of tumorspheres was also obviously decreased (Figure 2D). Moreover, to further estimate the potential alterations in colony formation that clofoctol induced in GSCs, we pretreated GSCs with clofoctol for 6 hours. Then, the same number of living cells was collected for assessment of the inhibition of colony formation ability of GSCs after withdrawal of clofoctol. The results showed that the clonogenic potential was decreased; strikingly, tumorsphere formation was completely abolished after pretreatment with 3 μM and 10 μM clofoctol, and no living cells could be collected in GSC2 and GSC5 (Figure 2, E and F, and Supplemental Figure 3, A and C). To further evaluate the effects of clofoctol on GSCs, tertiary tumorsphere assays were then used after dissociation of secondary tumorspheres. Quantification of related tumorspheres indicated that a single application of the compound could still reduce the frequencies of colony formation even after a second passage (Figure 2G and Supplemental Figure 3, B and D).
Clofoctol inhibits GSCs in vitro and in vivo. (A) Clofoctol was tested for effects on the cell viability of GSCs (red) and normal human cells (black). Data are representative of 3 wells for more than 3 times. (B) Time course of clofoctol and TMZ treatments in GSCs. (C) Sequential treatment of clofoctol plus TMZ in GSCs (48 hours, n = 3). CI was calculated by CalcuSyn demo version 2.0 software (ComboSyn, Inc). (D) Analysis of tumorsphere formation of GSC2 after clofoctol treatment. (E and F) Limiting dilution assay (E) (n = 10 for each group) and secondary tumorsphere assay (F) of GSC2 cells after pretreatment with clofoctol for 6 hours. (G) Third tumorsphere assay of GSC2 cells collected from second tumorspheres after pretreatment with clofoctol for 6 hours. (H) GSC2 cells were implanted s.c. into nude mice. The mice were treated with vehicle (n = 8) or clofoctol (20 mg/kg) (n = 7) once daily via i.p. injection for 11 days. The tumor volume was calculated using a modified ellipsoid formula. (I) In vivo bioluminescent image (left) and quantitative analysis (right) of GSC2-derived xenografts in mice treated with vehicle and clofoctol (10 mg/kg, daily) i.v. for 13 days from day 7. (J) GSC2 cells were implanted intracranially into nude mice. Mice were treated with vehicle or 10 mg/kg clofoctol i.v. daily for 13 days, and the relative survival curves (control, n = 8; clofoctol-treated, n = 8) are shown. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. For A, B, D, and F–H, samples were assayed in triplicate. Data in D, F, and G were analyzed by ANOVA. Two-tailed Student’s t test was used in H and I. Mantel-Cox test was used in J. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.
Xenograft models of gliomas were used to further determine the in vivo anticancer activity of clofoctol. For the subcutaneous xenograft, GSC2 cells were implanted s.c. into nude mice. Then, mice were treated with vehicle or clofoctol by i.p. administration for 11 days after the tumor volume reached approximately 100 mm3. Tumor volume was measured during the course of the treatment. As a result, tumor growth was significantly inhibited by clofoctol (Figure 2H). The ability of clofoctol to attenuate tumor progression was next examined in an intracranial xenograft model. Here, nude mice received intracranial injections of Luc-GSC2 stable cells, and the resulting tumor was allowed to develop for 7 days before clofoctol or vehicle was administered intravenously. Quantitation of the results from 3 mice in each group confirmed that clofoctol markedly suppressed tumor growth by bioluminescence imaging (Figure 2I) and the related survival of mice with clofoctol treatment was also extended (Figure 2J). Moreover, we established primary patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) by transplanting tumor specimens (Supplemental Table 4) subcutaneously into nude mice and treated them with clofoctol. Consistently, we observed that clofoctol treatment exhibited significant reduction in tumor growth (Figure 3A). Further, transgenic mouse glioblastoma models created by constitutive expression of active H-RasV12 and silencing of p53, previously reported by Niola and colleagues (27, 28), were used to evaluate antitumor effects of clofoctol. After 12 days of injection, MRI analysis was used for grouping, and then mice were treated with clofoctol (10 mg/kg, i.v.) for 10 days. Similarly, clofoctol obviously inhibited growth of glioblastoma (Figure 3, B and C). Immunohistochemical staining of representative tumor sections from the clofoctol-treated group expressed less of the GSC marker CD133 both in PDXs (Supplemental Figure 4, left) and in transgenic mouse models (Figure 3D), indicating that clofoctol inhibited GSCs in vivo. Thus, by effect evaluation by multiple xenograft models, clofoctol appeared to be a promising candidate for glioma therapy.
Clofoctol inhibits growth of gliomas in vivo in PDXs and transgenic xenografts. (A) Tumor volumes of PDXs over time. The mice were treated with 20 mg/kg clofoctol or vehicle by i.p. administration. PDX1, clofoctol (n = 5), vehicle (n = 5); PDX2, clofoctol (n = 9), vehicle (n = 9); PDX3, clofoctol (n = 9), vehicle (n = 9). Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared with control by 2-tailed Student’s t test at each time point. (B and C) Glioblastomas were induced by injection with pTomo-Ras-sip53 lentivirus in C57BL/6 mice. MRI analysis after 12 days of injection was used for grouping (C, left), and then drug effects were valued after treatment with vehicle or 10 mg/kg clofoctol i.v. daily for 10 days (C, right), and MRI graphs of 3 samples for each group are shown (B). *P < 0.05 compared with control by 2-tailed Student’s t test. (D) Immunohistochemical analysis of sections from tumors induced by injection with pTomo-Ras-sip53 lentivirus after clofoctol treatment stained with antibody against CD133. Three individual samples were analyzed. Scale bars: 100 μm.
Gene expression profiling predicts a role for KLF13 in clofoctol-mediated inhibition. To address the mechanisms by which clofoctol suppresses growth of GSCs, we performed gene expression profiling using mRNA microarray analysis. GSC2 cells were incubated with 1% DMSO or clofoctol at 3 μM and 10 μM for 6 hours before RNA was isolated. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering revealed a high level of consistency across biological replicates (Figure 4A). To gain insight into the pathways regulated by clofoctol, we investigated the changes in genes treated with 10 μM clofoctol versus control using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA; QIAGEN Inc.; www.qiagenbioinformatics.com/products/ingenuity-pathway-analysis/). Diseases and biofunction analysis suggested that clofoctol altered the expression of genes primarily associated with cell apoptosis (Table 1). To confirm this, GSCs were treated with clofoctol or DMSO, and the percentages of annexin V–positive and of annexin V–positive, propidium iodide–positive (PI-positive) apoptotic cells were determined. The results showed that clofoctol indeed induced cell apoptosis (Figure 4, B and C). We further measured increased cleavage of the apoptosis-related proteins PARP and caspase-3 (Figure 4D). Upregulation of cleaved caspase-3 was also detected in the tumor sections from the clofoctol-treated group by immunohistochemical analysis of transgenic mouse models (Figure 4E) and PDXs (Supplemental Figure 4, middle). Then, to find the crucial genes involved in decreasing cellular growth or inducing cell apoptosis after clofoctol treatment, we analyzed differentially expressed genes according to the strategy shown in Supplemental Figure 5A. Seventy-six upregulated genes (P < 0.05, fold change [FC] > 2, FC absolute [10 μM]/FC absolute [3 μM] > 3) and 63 downregulated genes (P < 0.05, fold change > 2) were differentially expressed in both the 3 μM and the 10 μM clofoctol treatment groups. To narrow the range of candidates, we then analyzed the differentially expressed genes that showed a relationship to patient survival, according to the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) database, followed by real-time PCR analysis of the expression change in 3 glioma stem cell lines, GSC2, GSC5, and U251 SLC (Supplemental Figure 5A). Only 5 upregulated genes were ultimately selected (Table 2). Tumorsphere assays, clofoctol recovery assays, and limited dilution assays were then performed to select and determine the precise functional genes by knockdown of related genes by RNAi. We found that only KLF13 met the criteria (Supplemental Figure 5B).
Expression profiling identifies KLF13 as a target of clofoctol in GSCs. (A) Unsupervised hierarchical clustering of genes differentially expressed between GSC2 cells treated with 0.1% DMSO and with 3 μM or 10 μM clofoctol for 6 hours (n = 3 for each group). (B and C) Flow cytometry–based quantification of GSC2 (B) and GSC5 (C) cell apoptosis after 6 hours of exposure at different concentrations by annexin V/PI staining. The related quantitative analysis is shown on the right. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM, and samples were assayed in triplicate. ***P < 0.001 compared with the DMSO control by 2-tailed Student’s t test. (D) Western blotting analyzing the cleavage of cell apoptosis proteins (PARP and caspase-3) in GSC2, GSC5, and U251 SLC cells after treatment with clofoctol for 6 hours. Samples were assayed more than 3 times. (E) Immunohistochemical analysis of sections from tumors induced by injection with pTomo-Ras-sip53 lentivirus after clofoctol treatment stained with antibody against cleaved caspase-3. Three individual samples were analyzed. Scale bars: 100 μm.
Enriched biofunctions affected by clofoctol treatment by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis
Possible drug-dependent genes identified by mRNA microarray analysis of changed genes after treatment with clofoctol for 6 hours
KLF13 is induced by clofoctol and can inhibit growth of GSCs. KLF13 is reported to be a DNA-binding transcriptional regulator belonging to the Krüppel-like factor family that can specifically bind to GC-rich sequences and related GT and CACCC boxes (29). It has emerged as an essential regulator of cell proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, and development (30). In apoptosis, KLF13 is considered a negative regulator of the antiapoptotic protein BCLXL (31) or a positive regulator of proapoptotic proteins, such as BIM (32). We found that the expression of KLF13 was markedly increased at the RNA and protein levels in vitro after clofoctol treatment (Figure 5, A and B), and immunohistochemical analysis also showed KLF13 upregulation in gliomas after clofoctol treatment of PDXs (Supplemental Figure 4, right) and transgenic mouse glioblastoma models (Figure 5C). Consistently, the expression of the apoptosis-related downstream gene BIM was increased after clofoctol treatment (Supplemental Figure 8D). To clarify the role of KLF13 in GSCs after clofoctol treatment, we analyzed KLF13 mRNA expression in data from Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA; http://gepia.cancer-pku.cn/index.html) (33) and the CGGA database. The results showed that KLF13 mRNA expression was reduced in gliomas (Figure 5D) and, to some degree, the expression decreased as the glioma grade increased (Supplemental Figure 6A). Similarly, analysis of KLF13 protein expression of 12 grade II, 23 grade III, and 46 grade IV glioma tissues, along with 7 normal brain tissues as normal controls, showed decreased KLF13 protein expression in gliomas (Figure 5E). Results indicated that KLF13 expression was significantly lower in high-grade gliomas than in low-grade gliomas (Supplemental Figure 6B). Most importantly, we found that KLF13 mRNA was aberrantlydownexpressed in IDH1 wild-type gliomas compared with the mutated (Figure 5F). Analysis using the CGGA database and the GEPIA website indicated that the expression of higher than median levels of KLF13 mRNA in glioma samples was correlated with greater patient survival (Supplemental Figure 6, C and D). Then, we further analyzed the relationship between KLF13 mRNA expression and survival in tumors of different IDH1 status and found that higher expression of KLF13 mRNA was relevant to better survival in IDH1-wild-type gliomas, while KLF13 mRNA expression was uncorrelated with patient survival in IDH1-mutated gliomas, which have been proven to be associated with significantly better patient survival (Figure 5G). These findings indicate that loss of KLF13 is associated with tumorigenesis, maintenance of gliomas, and poor prognosis, especially in IDH1-wild-type gliomas. Thus, upregulation of KLF13 by clofoctol may explain clofoctol’s inhibition of GSCs.
KLF13 is induced by clofoctol, and aberrant downregulation of KLF13 is connected with tumorigenesis, maintenance of gliomas, and poor prognosis. (A and B) GSCs were treated with 0.1% DMSO or 3 μM or 10 μM clofoctol for 6 hours. The mRNA expression of KLF13 was determined by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR in GSC2 (A, n = 3), and KLF13 protein expression was determined by Western blotting in GSC2 and GSC5 (B). ***P < 0.001 compared with control by ANOVA. (C) Immunohistochemical analysis of sections from tumors induced by injection with pTomo-Ras-sip53 lentivirus after clofoctol treatment stained with antibody against KLF13. Three individual samples were analyzed. Scale bars: 100 μm. (D) Expression analysis of KLF13 by the Web-based tool GEPIA. T, tumor sample; N, normal sample; LGG, lower-grade glioma; GBM, glioblastoma multiforme. Number of N is 207; number of LGG is 518; and number of GBM is 163. (E) Relative KLF13 protein levels in 7 control brain tissues and in 81 glioma tissues; β-actin was used as a loading control. See also Supplemental Figure 6B. (F) Expression analysis of KLF13 mRNA in IDH1-mutant (n = 443 in TCGA, n = 152 in CGGA) versus IDH1-wild-type (n = 246 in TCGA, n = 148 in CGGA) tumors using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and CGGA databases. (G) Analysis of survival based on KLF13 expression in IDH1-wild-type and IDH1-mutant gliomas by TCGA and CGGA databases. Mantel-Cox test was used. Data are present as the mean ± SEM. Two-tailed Student’s t test was used in D–F. *P <0.05, ***P <0.001.
To further confirm that clofoctol induced inhibition of GSCs by increasing KLF13 expression, we overexpressed KLF13 by infecting GSCs with a related lentivirus (Figure 6A); the cell growth of GSCs was subsequently inhibited (Figure 6B). Meanwhile, the cleavage of PARP and caspase-3 increased compared with a control (Supplemental Figure 7A). Consistently, GSCs overexpressing KLF13 had an inhibition of colony formation (Figure 6, C and D, and Supplemental Figure 7B). MTS assay also showed that KLF13-overexpressing GSCs were more sensitive to clofoctol (Supplemental Figure 7C). KLF13 was then knocked down by RNAi on the basis of the idea that depleting a key factor in the pathway should render GSCs refractive to clofoctol-induced inhibition. Abrogation of KLF13 activity by 2 independent siRNA treatments at the RNA and protein levels (Figure 6E) led to a marked increase in the colony formation ability (Figure 6, F–H, and Supplemental Figure 7, D–F). Importantly, the residual growth of KLF13-knockdown cells was less sensitive to clofoctol treatment than that of control cells, in accord with increase of IC50 value of clofoctol-treated GSC2 cells (Figure 6I) as well as decrease of inhibition of percentage of cell viability in GSC5 and U251 SLC cells (Supplemental Figure 7G). Besides, at a single dose of clofoctol treatment, the relative cell viability of the KLF13-suppressed group was higher than that of a control group at a specific time point (Supplemental Figure 7H). Consistently, this recovery of clofoctol-induced effects by siRNA treatment was also demonstrated by the percentages of annexin V–positive and of annexin V–positive, PI-positive apoptotic cells following treatment at different concentrations (Figure 6, J and K, and Supplemental Figure 7, I and J). Taken together, gain-of-function and loss-of-function experiments indicated that KLF13 was required for the inhibitory effects of clofoctol on GSCs.
KLF13 is induced by clofoctol and can inhibit growth of GSCs. (A) Western blotting analysis of KLF13 overexpression by related lentivirus. (B) Control [LV5 (EF-1aF/GFP&Puro)] or KLF13-LV-overexpressing [LV5 (EF-1aF/GFP&Puro)-KLF13] GSC2 cells were sorted and plated at 10,000 cells per 100 μL. The relative cell viability was detected at 0, 24, 36, 48, and 72 hours by MTS. Samples were assayed in triplicate. (C) Control-LV or KLF13-LV-overexpressing GSC2 cells were sorted, and 5000 cells per 100 μL were plated. The number of tumorspheres was calculated 5 days later. Data are representative of 3 wells. (D) Limiting dilution tumorsphere assay in control-LV or KLF13-LV-overexpressing GSC2 cells. Ten wells were analyzed for each group. (E) Knockdown of KLF13 was successful at the RNA and protein levels. (F–H) Colony-forming ability was increased by KLF13 knockdown in GSC2 (F), GSC5 (G), and U251 SLC (H) cells. Samples were assayed in triplicate. (I) GSC2 cells transfected with KLF13-si1 and KLF13-si2 were treated with the indicated concentrations of clofoctol for 48 hours, and viability was measured by MTS. IC50 values for each condition are shown, and samples were assayed in triplicate. (J and K) Flow cytometry–based quantification of the apoptosis of GSC2 (J) and GSC5 (K) cells with or without KLF13-siRNA transfection after 6 hours of exposure to different concentrations of clofoctol (0 μM, 3 μM, 10 μM) by annexin V/PI staining. The related quantitative analysis is shown in Supplemental Figure 7, I and J. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. For B and C, 2-tailed Student’s t test was used. For E–H, ANOVA with Bonferroni multiple-comparisons test was used. *P <0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P <0.001.
Clofoctol increased KLF13 expression via specific binding to UNR. To further elucidate the mechanism by which clofoctol increased KLF13 expression in GSCs, we took advantage of a newly developed method, termed DARTS (drug affinity responsive target stability), for targeting protein identification without requiring modification or immobilization of a small molecule (34). GSC2 cells were used as the protein source for DARTS, and this analysis revealed a robust, protected band approximately 95 kDa in size in the proteolyzed extracts of clofoctol-treated lysates (Supplemental Figure 8A). The protected band and the matching gel region of the control lane were then examined by mass spectrometry, and we ultimately identified UNR, also called CSDE1 (cold shock domain containing E1), as the primary protein present at higher abundance in the clofoctol-treated samples (Supplemental Table 5). The clofoctol-dependent proteolytic protection of UNR was also observed by immunoblotting of clofoctol-treated lysates (Figure 7A). We then confirmed the binding of UNR protein with clofoctol by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) experiments. Calorimetric titration of fusion protein GST-UNR into a solution of clofoctol showed exothermic binding with a dissociation constant (KD) of 69 μM (<100 μM), while there was almost no binding between clofoctol and the control protein GST, with a KD of 282 μM (>100 μM) (Figure 7B and Supplemental Figure 8, B and C).
Clofoctol can specifically bind UNR and regulate KLF13, thus inducing GSC inhibition. (A) Western blot showing protection of the UNR protein from pronase digestion upon clofoctol binding in the DARTS assay. Samples of more than 3 individual experiments were assayed. (B) ITC binding curves for GST-UNR with clofoctol. The binding of clofoctol with GST is shown in Supplemental Figure 7D. (C) Knockdown of UNR could decrease the expression of KLF13 at the RNA and protein levels. (D) Limiting dilution tumorsphere assay in control or UNR-knockdown GSC2 cells. Ten wells were analyzed for each group. (E) Percent cell viability inhibition of GSC2 cells transiently transfected with UNR-si3 and UNR-si4 treated with clofoctol for 48 hours. (F) RIP assay analysis of the binding between UNR and KLF13 mRNA. PABPC1 is the positive control. (G) Clofoctol treatment (3 μM) increased the binding between UNR and KLF13 mRNA. (H and I) KLF13 mRNA stability assay in GSC2 cells without (H) or with (I) UNR knockdown. (J and K) Analysis of the expression of KLF13 mRNA (J) and the expression of UNR and KLF13 at the protein level (K) under clofoctol treatment with or without UNR knockdown. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. For C, E–G, and J, 2-tailed Student’s t test was used. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.
UNR is a highly conserved RNA-binding protein that functions in the post-transcriptional control of gene expression by regulating mRNA translation and stability (35, 36). It is essential for mammalian development and is an important regulator of a number of cellular processes, such as differentiation, mitosis, cell cycle, apoptosis, and cancer progression (37–39). Here, we evaluated the potential role of UNR in the regulation of KLF13 as a clofoctol-binding protein.
Four related siRNAs were designed for UNR knockdown, although only siRNA3 and siRNA4 functioned successfully (Figure 7C and Supplemental Figure 8E). We found that knockdown of UNR could markedly downregulate the expression of KLF13 (Figure 7C). Concomitantly, UNR abrogation resulted in an increase in colony formation of GSCs and a rescue of inhibition after treatment with clofoctol at 10 μM, as observed with KLF13 knockdown (Figure 7, D and E). As an RNA-binding protein, the binding motif of UNR has been identified by discriminative regular expression motif elicitation (DREME) analysis of iCLIP enrichment of targets (39). There were 7 possible binding sites of UNR in KLF13 mRNA, indicating the possibility that UNR binds to KLF13 mRNA directly (Supplemental Figure 8F). This was then demonstrated by RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) analysis (Figure 7F). Moreover, increased binding between UNR and KLF13 mRNA was observed after clofoctol treatment (Figure 7G). We also found that the increased binding between them could lead to an increase of KLF13 mRNA’s stability (Figure 7, H and I). KLF13 mRNA’s half-life analysis showed that clofoctol treatment could decrease the rate of KLF13 mRNA decay. Conversely, the decay rate of KLF13 mRNA was accelerated after UNR knockdown, and, importantly, this kind of acceleration was just reversed slightly by clofoctol treatment. Meanwhile, we found that after knockdown of UNR in GSC2 cells, the expression of KLF13 mRNA had no obvious increase after treatment with clofoctol (Figure 7J). Consistently, results also showed that knockdown of UNR in GSC2 cells could block the upregulation of KLF13 after exposure to clofoctol at the protein level (Figure 7K). We therefore concluded that clofoctol substantially selectively inhibits GSCs, thus impairing glioma progression, by overexpressing the apoptosis-related gene KLF13 through its targeted binding protein UNR.
Despite aggressive multimodal therapies, the prognosis of glioma patients remains very poor. This makes identifying novel effective therapies extremely urgent and important. Currently, GSCs have been shown to be significant prognostic factors for shorter overall survival and reduced progression-free survival (40).
In this study, by using IDH1-wild-type GSCs as a cell model, we performed a high-throughput drug screening offering tremendous promise for the rational development of targeted therapies. The results of our study showed that, among the 1920 compounds initially investigated, clofoctol, an old drug for the treatment of mild upper respiratory tract infections, especially in pediatric patients (23, 41, 42), could selectively inhibit the cell viability of GSCs compared with glioma cells and normal human cells. The IC50 value was 4.98–12.17 μM in GSCs, compared with 18.93 μM in normal human 293ET cells. Although Han and colleagues reported that clofoctol reduced ATP concentrations with more potency for NSCs derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) (H9 or I6) than for hESCs (43), pharmacodynamic analysis of clofoctol in our work showed less inhibition of another NSC cell line (H1-derived NSC [H1-NSC]) (26) with an IC50 value of 1084.00 μM (Figure 2A). Clofoctol also selectively targeted GSCs in mixed cocultures with human astrocyte cells. The small molecular weight and hydrophobic nature give clofoctol high permeability to penetrate the BBB. As an antibacterial drug, it is well absorbed after a single rectal dose of 1.5 g, with an average AUC value of 112.78 μmol/L/h in plasma after administration, which is sufficient for clofoctol to inhibit the growth of GSCs (44). Moreover, with clofoctol treatment, growth of gliomas was markedly inhibited in vivo in xenograft models, especially in PDXs and transgenic mouse models. Thus, the anticancer effects of clofoctol that we identified provide promising clues for the development of targeted glioma therapy.
KLF13 was shown to be the crucial functional gene regulated by clofoctol. As reported, KLF13 is a proapoptotic factor. It induces cell apoptosis by acting as a negative regulator for the antiapoptotic protein BCLXL (31) or as a positive regulator for proapoptotic proteins, such as BIM (32). Our studies further indicated that the levels of KLF13 mRNA and protein were markedly increased by clofoctol, and the overexpression of its apoptosis-related downstream gene, BIM, at the RNA level was also observed. Furthermore, we found that knockdown of KLF13 blunted GSC responses to clofoctol, and overexpression of KLF13 inhibited GSCs, much like the effects observed after exposure to clofoctol. These results further highlight the importance of KLF13 in mediating the inhibitory effects of clofoctol. Additional results showed that clofoctol could inhibit the ability of GSCs to undergo tumorsphere formation. Partly, the results reflect that clofoctol might also inhibit the self-renewal ability of GSCs besides induction of apoptosis. These effects might also be suggested by the overexpression of KLF13 after treatment, as KLF13 has reportedly shown activity in the regulation of differentiation of different cells (45, 46).
For further analysis of the mechanism by which clofoctol increased KLF13 expression in GSCs, we used the DARTS method; we found that clofoctol bound to UNR, which could regulate the expression of KLF13. For further confirmation, ITC assay was used, and we found that clofoctol could directly bind UNR protein. UNR has been reported to be a highly conserved RNA-binding protein that functions in post-transcriptional control of gene expression by regulating mRNA translation and stability, which makes it important in many cellular processes. Wurth and colleagues first revealed that it could promote melanoma migration and metastasis. They also found its specific binding motif (39). Moreover, Fishbein and colleagues identified UNR as a somatically mutated driver gene correlating with poor clinical outcomes in neuroendocrine tumors, pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (47). Here, we reveal the role of UNR in gliomas for the first time to our knowledge. When UNR was knocked down, the expression of KLF13 was markedly decreased. Consistently, UNR knockdown blocked the overexpression of KLF13 after exposure to clofoctol and resulted in recovery from clofoctol drug effects on GSCs, which was similar to the effects of KLF13 knockdown. We performed RIP analysis, and showed that UNR could bind to KLF13 mRNA. Moreover, the binding of UNR and KLF13 mRNA increased after treatment with clofoctol, and the increased binding between them could lead to an increase of KLF13 mRNA’s stability. No doubt the specific mechanism by which UNR regulates KLF13 requires further exploration, which we are analyzing as part of ongoing research. We propose a collective hypothesis regarding the mechanism of clofoctol. Clofoctol can specifically bind the RNA-binding protein UNR, which could increase the binding of UNR and KLF13 mRNA. This enhancement of binding could then result in increased KLF13 expression (at the RNA and protein levels) by increasing the stability of KLF13 mRNA, which induces inhibitory effects in GSCs.
In summary, our results indicate a new therapeutic option, clofoctol, for glioma chemotherapy and reveal its anticancer mechanisms by identifying a targeted binding protein and a related functional gene. These results demonstrate that the activation of KLF13 by related compounds in gliomas is connected to depletion of GSCs, attenuation of disease progression, and prolonged survival in a glioma animal model. This suggests a new strategy of using KLF13 activators for glioma therapy.
Cells and cell culture. Four GSCs were established and identified by our previous work, and were cultured in serum-free stem cell medium (SFM) (Neurobasal, Gibco, Thermo Fisher Scientific) containing 20 ng/mL basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF; catalog 100-18B-50UG, PeproTech), 20 ng/mL epidermal growth factor (EGF; catalog AF-100-15-100UG, PeproTech), 10 μg/mL heparin (catalog 9041-08-1, Sigma-Aldrich), 2% B27 (Gibco, Thermo Fihser Scientific), and 2 mmol/L l-glutamine (catalog SH30034.01, HyClone). The induced human neural stem cells, H1-NSCs obtained from D.Q. Pei’s laboratory (Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China) and ReNcell-CX cells (ATCC), were cultured in medium as for the GSCs with the extra addition of 1% N-2 supplement (Gibco, Thermo Fisher Scientific). We purchased a normal human astrocyte cell line (HA) from ScienCell and cultured it using commercial astrocyte medium (catalog 1801, ScienCell) supplemented with 2% FBS (ScienCell), 1% AGS (ScienCell), and 1% P/S solution (ScienCell).
Coculture assay. For coculture assay, GSC2-GFP, U87MG SLC–GFP (Hu6-MCS-ubiquitin-Egfp-IRES-puromycin, GeneChem), and the human astrocyte cell HA-RFP (Hu6-MCS-CMV-RFP, GeneChem) were labeled with GFP or RFP by lentivirus infection. Selection of the labeled cells was performed by flow cytometry. GSCs and HA cells were dissociated into single cells, mixed at the ratio of 1000:1000, and then suspended as hanging drops in 50 μL culture media with DMSO or one of the 13 hits at 1 μM and 10 μM. Images were taken at 48 hours.
Xenografts. AB zebrafish were raised and managed in the Department of Genetics, National Research Institute for Family Planning, according to the guidelines for zebrafish cultivation (48). A zebrafish xenograft glioma model was used to evaluate the effects of compounds in vivo. Anesthetized zebrafish at 48 hours after fertilization were embedded on an agarose platform under anesthesia with tricaine in egg water. Three thousand U87MG SLC cells labeled with GFP by lentivirus infection were injected into the yolks of each zebrafish. After development for 2 days, 3 zebrafish were transferred into each well of 6-well plates containing 5 mL egg water with or without compounds. Drug effects were assessed by the intensity of GFP fluorescence after 48 hours of treatment.
Six- to 8-week-old male BALB/c nude (Weitong Lihua) mice were used to determine the drug effects of clofoctol in vivo. For intracranial xenograft models, 1 × 105 Luc-GSC2 stable cells were collected, resuspended in PBS, and injected into mouse frontal cortexes (coordinates were 1 mm rostral to bregma, 1.5 mm lateral to the midline, and 2.7 mm deep) using a Hamilton microsyringe (10 μl). Tumors were allowed to develop for 7 days before being treated with vehicle or 10 mg/kg clofoctol i.v. daily for 13 days. Tumor size was quantified by bioluminescence imaging, and the survival was recorded and analyzed after all mice died. For subcutaneous xenograft models, GSC2 cells (105 cells per mouse) were implanted s.c. into the left flanks of nude mice. Clofoctol (20 mg/kg daily) in DMSO/physiological saline was given via i.p. injection daily for 11 days after tumors grew to 100 mm3. For PDXs, isometric tumor specimens from patients with Matrigel (catalog 356234, BD Pharmingen) were transplanted s.c. into nude mice and treated. Twenty milligrams per kilogram clofoctol and vehicle were injected by i.p. administration for about 2 weeks. Tumor growth was monitored by measurement of the lengths and widths of tumors. The transgenic glioblastoma mice were purchased from X.D. Zhao’s laboratory (Kunming Institute of Zoology).
Drug permeability assay. Total brains of mice were collected after the last administration of 13-day clofoctol treatment. The mass spectrometry used a high-resolution accurate mass spectrometer, Thermo Scientific Q Exactive (Thermo Fisher Scientific), coupled with DIONEX UltiMate 3000 UPLC operated in negative ion mode. The capillary temperature was set to 350°C, and capillary voltage was set to 3.5 kV. The sheath and auxiliary gas were set to 40 and 10 units, respectively. The diagnostic product ions were at m/z 363.12879 for clofoctol.
Toxicity analysis by zebrafish. One- to 2-cell-stage zebrafish embryos were used for analysis of developmental toxicity. Fifty related zebrafish embryos were distributed into each well of 6-well plates in 5 mL of egg water and treated with DMSO as a control or various concentrations of selected compounds for 72 hours with egg water. For toxicity analysis in zebrafish at 96 hours after fertilization, each well of 6-well plates received 8 zebrafish in 5 mL egg water with DMSO or one of the 13 hits at different concentrations. The zebrafish were monitored, and drug effects were recorded every 24 hours in both situations.
Inhibitors. The MicroSource Spectrum Collection compound library, and clofoctol for further use, were purchased from MicroSource Discovery Inc.
Apoptosis. Cell apoptosis analysis was performed using a FITC Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit I (catalog 55647, BD Pharmingen). GSCs were treated with clofoctol or DMSO. A total of 105 cells were collected after clofoctol exposure and resuspended in 1× binding buffer. Five microliters of FITC Annexin V and 5 μL PI were then added into cell suspension and incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature in the dark. The results were determined by flow cytometry within 1 hour.
Tumorsphere formation assay and limiting dilution assay. For tumorsphere formation assay, GSCs were dissociated into single cells and diluted to 3000–5000 cells per 100 μL in each well of 96-well plates. The number of tumorspheres with a diameter of at least 50 μm was counted under a microscope after 4–6 days. The limiting dilution assay was performed as described previously (22). In brief, the sphere cells were dissociated into a single-cell suspension and plated in 96-well plates in 100 μL serum-free stem cell medium (SFM) (Neurobasal containing bFGF, EGF, heparin, B27, and l-glutamine). Final cell densities ranged from 200 cells to 1 cell per well in 100-μL volumes. After 10–12 days, the percentage of wells that did not contain spheres (diameter ≤ 50 μm) at each cell plating density was calculated.
Antibodies. β-Actin (1:3000; catalog A5441, Sigma-Aldrich) was used as internal control. The antibodies used included anti-CD133 (1:1000; catalog PA2049, Boster Bio), anti-KLF13 (1:200; catalog sc-130454, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-UNR (1:1000; catalog A5941, ABclonal), anti–caspase-3 (1:1000; catalog 9665S, Cell Signaling Technology), anti–cleaved caspase-3 (1:500; catalog 9661L, Cell Signaling Technology), and anti-PARP (1:1000; catalog 9542L, Cell Signaling Technology).
mRNA arrays. Microarray data have been deposited in the Gene Expression Omnibus public database (GEO GSE129047). GSC2 cells were digested with Accutase (catalog A6964, Sigma-Aldrich) and resuspended into 10 mL SFM, with approximately 106 cells per 10-cm2 dish. Cells were treated with 3 μM or 10 μM clofoctol for 6 hours, and collected for mRNA assays in 1 mL TRIzol reagent (Ambion). Total RNA extraction, RNA integrity measurements, total RNA purification, RNA amplification and labeling, and RNA hybridization were performed as previously described (22) by CapitalBio Technology. Expression changes were also analyzed by this company.
DARTS analysis. The DARTS assay was performed according to the published protocol (49). GSC2 cells were collected, washed with ice-cold PBS, and lysed in M-PER (catalog 78501, Thermo Fisher Scientific) containing 1× protease inhibitor cocktail (catalog 04693124001, Roche) and 1× phosphatase inhibitor cocktail (catalog 04906845001, Roche). The protein concentration of lysate was determined after addition of TNC buffer using the BCA Protein Assay kit (catalog 23227, Pierce). The lysates were distributed into two 1.5-mL tubes and then incubated with DMSO or 100 μM clofoctol for 1 hour at room temperature. After incubation, the mixture was digested using pronase (catalog 10165921001, Roche) at room temperature for 30 minutes. The reaction was stopped by addition of protease inhibitor. Samples were separated by SDS-PAGE and visualized using colloidal Coomassie (catalog 0472, Amresco). A strong protected band with increased staining in the proteolyzed extracts of clofoctol-treated lysates and the related control lane in DMSO lysates were excised and subjected to liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry analysis (Shanghai Applied Protein Technology Inc.). For target verification by Western blotting, DARTS samples were generated as described above, except that the proteolysis was stopped by addition of SDS loading buffer and immediate heating at 95°C for 5 minutes.
ITC experiments. For the ITC measurements, the cDNA fragments encoding UNR (forward primer, CGCGGATCCATGAGCTTTGATCCAAACCT; reverse primer, CCGCTCGAGTCAGTCAATGACACCAGCTT) were subcloned into the expression vector pGEX4T-1 (Invitrogen) for a GST-UNR fusion protein. Control GST was individually expressed by vector pGEX4T-1. The proteins were purified in the following manner. First the solution was adsorbed to a Glutathione Sepharose High Performance column (17-5279-01, GE Healthcare). After sufficient adsorption, the column was washed with PBS and eluted with the buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.0, containing 10 mM glutathione). GST-UNR (23 μM) and clofoctol (860 μM) were extensively dialyzed into ITC buffer. The ITC experiments were performed at 25°C using an AutoITC200 microcalorimeter (GE MicroCal Inc.), and the binding isotherms were plotted and analyzed by Origin 8 Software (MicroCal Inc.). The ITC experiments using the control GST were performed analogously to the above-mentioned procedure.
Ribonucleoprotein immunoprecipitation analysis. RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) analysis was performed according to the protocol provided by Medical & Biological Laboratories Co. Ltd. (MBL) and using Ribocluster Profiler RIP-Assay kit (catalog RN1001, MBL). Protein A agarose beads (Roche), RNase inhibitor (catalog 2313A, Takara), protease inhibitor, 1 mM DTT (Takara), and TransScript First-Strand cDNA Synthesis Super Mix (catalog AT301-02, TransGen) were also used. Related enrichment of mRNAs was detected by quantitative real-time PCR.
mRNA half-life assay. GSC2 cells were transfected with the control siRNA and UNR siRNA3 for 48 hours. Actinomycin D (catalog 014-21261, Wako) (5 μg/mL) was added with or without clofoctol treatment, and then the total RNA was harvested at different time points for the quantitative analysis of KLF13 mRNA by quantitative real-time PCR analysis. GAPDH was used as the quantitative control. For each group, the amount at 0 hours was set to 100%.
Viruses and siRNAs. LV5 (EF-1aF/GFP&Puro) KLF13-overexpressing virus and the control virus were produced by GenePharma; virus Hu6-MCS-CMV-RFP and Hu6-MCS-ubiquitin-Egfp-IRES-puromycin were purchased from GeneChem. Targeting sequences of human KLF13 siRNAs were: si1, CCUCAGGUGUCAAAGUAAA; and si2, GCGAGAAAGUUUACGGGAA. Targeting sequences of human UNR siRNAs were: si1, GGACAGAAAUGGUAAAGAA; si2, GAGAUAAGGUUGAAUUUAG; si3, CCAAUAUAGAAGUUCUGUC; and si4, GAGAUGAUGUUGAAUUUGA.
Statistics. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. For experiments with 2 comparisons, 2-tailed Student’s t test was used for statistical analysis. For experiments with multiple comparisons, the level of significance was determined using ANOVA with Bonferroni multiple-comparisons test. Kaplan-Meier survival curves in Figure 2J, Figure 5G, and Supplemental Figure 6, C and D, were statistically analyzed by log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test. All analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism 8 (GraphPad Software). P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. For all figures, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.
Study approval. Fresh glioma samples were obtained from the Beijing Tiantan Hospital and the Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital. Glioma samples were classified according to Histological Grades of Tumors of the Nervous System (3rd edition, WHO, 2000). Informed consent was obtained, and the study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Beijing Tiantan Hospital. All mouse experiments were carried out in accordance with institutional animal guidelines (21, 22, 50) and abided by the declaration of ethical approval for experiments. All animal studies were approved by the IACUC of the Center for Experimental Animal Research (Beijing, China).
YH designed and performed most of the experiments with assistance from MZ, NT, DL, FW, PH, ZW, and LW. YH analyzed data and wrote the manuscript. ZZ provided the drug library for primary drug screening. TJ provided glioma samples. W Hao, JK, BY, JY, and BQ supervised and analyzed the research data. W Han and XP secured funding for the project, conceived the research study, and contributed to the research design. The manuscript was reviewed and edited by all authors.
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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC0902500, 2016YFC0902502, 2016YFA0100702), the National Sciences Foundation of China (31671316, 31670789), the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (2016-I2M-1-001, 2016-I2M-2-001, 2016-I2M-1-004, 2017-I2M-2-004, 2017-I2M-3-010, 2017-I2M-1-004), and the Non-profit Central Research Institute Fund of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2018RC310014). We are grateful to C.L. Lu and R.Q. Ding of the Department of Genetics, National Research Institute for Family Planning, who helped to design and perform zebrafish-related experiments. We thank A.L. Liu of the Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, for ADMET analysis of the 13 selected compounds. We also thank X.D. Zhao of Kunming Institute of Zoology for providing transgenic mouse glioblastoma models and D.Q. Pei of Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for providing the NSC cell line H1-NSC. Last but not least, we thank H. Jacquemin-Sablon of INSERM, E362, Bordeaux, France, for useful discussions concerning UNR.
Conflict of interest: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists.
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River Douro
Best of North Portugal 6-Day Package Tour from Lisbon
See the best of North Portugal on a comprehensive 6-day package tour. Visit scenic villages such as Obidos, follow in the footsteps of pilgrims at the Fatima Sanctuary, discover the European Capital of Culture 2012 at Guimarães, and more.
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Pick-up from your hotel in Lisbon
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Discover the highlights of North Portugal, including the 2nd city of Porto
See the largest Gothic church in Portugal at Alcobaça
Follow in the footsteps of Catholic pilgrims at the Fátima Marian Shrine
Marvel at the Baroque library of the world’s oldest university in Coimbra
Explore the "Portuguese Venice" at Aveiro
Go to the "Cradle of Portugal" at Guimarães
Travel the breathtaking landscapes of the Douro Valley
Learn about the Order of the Templars and the part they played in the Christian re-conquest
Reach the end of the Santiago Way
Discover the best of North Portugal on a comprehensive 6-day tour. Visit historic castles and cathedrals, follow in the footsteps of pilgrims at Fatima and Santiago de Compostela, taste the wines and local produce of some of Portugal’s most fertile landscapes, and more.
Day 1: Lisbon - Óbidos - Alcobaça - Nazaré - Batalha - Fátima
Discover a landscape rich with windmills and fruit trees in Óbidos, a scenic village surrounded by medieval walls, where you can admire the harmony of the architecture, and the diversity of the handicrafts, and taste the famous ginginha (bitter cherry liqueur). Continue to Alcobaça to see the largest Gothic church in Portugal. Next, stop in the typical fishing village of Nazaré and learn its legends. Continue to the Monastery of Santa Maria de Victoria in Batalha, where you can find the tomb of Henry the Navigator, promoter of Portugal’s maritime discoveries. Follow in the footsteps of Catholic pilgrims as you make your way to the Fátima Marian Shrine. There may be the chance to see the candlelit procession at Fátima, before you check into your hotel accommodation for the night.
Day 2: Fátima - Coimbra - Aveiro - Porto
Following breakfast at your hotel, continue your journey towards Coimbra. Discover the world’s oldest university with its magnificent Baroque library and unique atmosphere characterized by ancient traditions, such as the students’ black capes and the melancholic fado music. Stop at St. Clara Church to see the tomb of Queen St. Isabel, protagonist of the “Miracle of the Roses.” Marvel at the famous ceramics of Coimbra, before going to the canal city of Aveiro, known as the “Portuguese Venice.” Watch the graceful boats known as “moliceiros”, and taste the sweet, local ovos moles. Continue to Porto to check into your hotel for the night.
Day 3: Porto - Guimarães - Braga - Porto
Today you will explore Portugal’s 2nd largest city, and discover a living amphitheater of riverside houses, palaces, churches, and Port wine bars. Next, head into the sparkling “green wine” region of Minho. Discover the cradle of the nation (and the birthplace of the 1st king of Portugal) at Guimarães. Stroll through the historic center, and travel back to medieval times. Go to Sacred Hill, crowned by the castle, and Palace of the Dukes of Bragança. Then, drive to Braga to discover the "Portuguese Rome." See the oldest cathedral in Portugal, and the Bom Jesus do Monte Sanctuary with its famous Baroque stairway and gardens. Return to Porto.
Day 4: Porto - Santiago de Compostela - Porto
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, before departing for Santiago de Compostela, capital of Galicia and the center of pilgrimage at the end of the Santiago Way. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985, Santiago de Compostela is a fascinating city, and you will have the entire day free to explore. Wander its historic streets, and learn about its most extraordinary monuments before sampling some of the traditional local dishes. Return to Porto to check into your hotel for the night.
Day 5: Porto - Amarante - Vila Real - Vale do Douro - Lamego - Urgeiriça
Depart Porto after breakfast, and head towards the Douro Valley, stopping en route at the pretty town of Amarante. See the monastery of São Gonçalo, and marvel at the houses facing the river, along with the bustling market where you can find fruit, vegetables, chickens, clothes, and much more. Next, go to Vila Real to see the gardens of Mateus, well-known for its depiction on bottles of Portuguese rosé wine. Enter the Port wine region of Portugal, travelling through vineyards and the breathtaking landscapes of the Douro Valley. Stop in Lamego, overlooked by one of Portugal's most important shrines, the N. S. Remédios, with its magnificent Baroque style staircase. Try some of the local delicacies, such as the typical ham or famous Bola de Lamego (a loaf baked in the oven with smoked ham). Continue to the mountainous hinterland of Viseu, center of the Dão Vineyards, and connected with Portugal´s oldest hero, the Lusitanian chief, Viriato. Stroll the narrow streets to see doorways with coats of arms carved in granite. Continue to Urgeiriça to check into your hotel for the night.
Day 6: Urgeiriça - Bussaco - Tomar - Lisbon
Drive through the heart of Portugal to the luxuriant forests of Bussaco. Continue to Tomar to explore the city of the “Order of the Templars.” Hear how they received the lands in 1159 as a reward for the assistance they gave Dom Afonso Henriques (the 1st King of Portugal) in the Christian Re-conquest. See the stunning castle and Convent of Christ built by Dom Gualdim Pais, the first Grand Master of the Order in Portugal. Continue to Lisbon, crossing the bridge over the River Tagus before the end of your tour.
Pick-up from any hotel in Lisbon
Accommodation on a buffet breakfast basis at the following 4-star hotels (or similar): Hotel Santa Maria in Fátima; Ipanema Porto in Oporto; Hotel da Urgeiriça in Canas do Senhorim
Transportation by air-conditioned minivan or bus
Entrance fees for Batalha Monastery, Coimbra University, "Palácio da Bolsa" and S. Francisco Church (Oporto), Palácio Mateus Gardens, and the "Convento do Cristo" (Tomar)
Entrance fees not mentioned in "what's included"
Lunches and dinners
Pick-up service from the Estoril Coast, Sintra, Cascais and Costa da Caparica, and Sesimbra (available for an additional charge)
Passport or ID card
• Reservations are only accepted up to 72 hours prior to the tour date. Reservations are only guaranteed following due receipt of payment by bank transfer, which needs to be submitted at least 72 hours prior to the date of service
• Cancellations up to 72 hours prior to the departure date are free of any charges. There are no refunds after this deadline
• Tickets for children up to the age of 4 are free but only includes transportation (all other costs incurred by the accompanying adult). Children more than 5 years old pay the adult fee
• This tour has a minimum 4 passenger requirement and is subject to cancellation if this minimum is not met. In the unlikely event of such a cancellation, a refund will be provided
From US$ 1,071.64 per person
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Basked in the tranquillity of four+ idyllic little Cotswolds locations
45 minutes ~ 1 hour at each location (longer for lunch) may sound a little brief, but for wandering around those beautiful little villages at our own pace, it felt just right. Even cafe time Our guide was very knowledgeable and amusing, and even added a surprise little drive through the grounds of Blenheim Palace, which was a nice sight. Lunch occurred as promised, although I did overhear an accusatory discussion between the restaurant manager and our guide - apparently the communication had been lacking and the cooks were getting cross. We were also somewhat left in the dark regarding as and when we could sit, but everything otherwise occurred without a hitch. I also feel I should make mention of the fish option, which comes highly recommended, fresh from the neighbouring trout farm. Trout, like salmon, has a distinct flavour, which, when poached, comes across quite strongly. I enjoyed it, but my Japanese partner found it inedible. But that said, this tour has left us entranced.
Lunch in the Cotswolds with Visit to Shakespeare's Home Reviewed by Alexander, 07/01/2019
Great trip - enough time for both activities
This is a long day and while you can spend a whole day (or two!) at either Oxford or Harry Potter studios, there is enough time on this trip to enjoy both (being somewhat mindful of the time). We had a great tour guide in Oxford, local man who I believe studied/studies there; he gave recommendations & local flavor. Had enough time for lunch at Turf Tavern and some quick shopping. Harry Potter studio is massive and one can easily schedule a whole day for it. We had about 4 hours. I'm a massive fan and was accompanied by a casual one. We ideally would have liked about 30-45 minutes longer to not feel at all rushed but again, still plenty of time to wait in line for pictures on a broomstick, Hogwarts Express, etc if everything else is kept at a decent pace. Unfortunately, the bus does not have outlets, wifi or a bathroom. However, the driver does stop at the facilities en route. Overall, I rate this a 9/10 (slightly longer at Harry Potter maybe, upgraded bus) but would recommend!
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Excellent Guide, more traveling time than expected.
Our guide, Phil, was excellent - knowledgeable and pleasant. I would have preferred spending more time in the village of Bourton on the Water, or another village, perhaps purchasing lunch there after a stroll around the village, led by the tour guide. I would have loved it if we had been given an hour to eat lunch and wander around the shops after the tour. I understand that we may not have been able to have the picnic lunch in the park or see Broadway Tower, but Bourton on the Water was a delightful village and I wish we could have spent more time there. Our tour of Oxford was informative and fun, and we had the right amount of time to explore and shop. The bus driver, Greg, was also very personable.
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Lunch in the Cotswolds with Visit to Shakespeare's Home Reviewed by VIVEK, 07/12/2019
Wonderful guide, transportation and tour of town and house!
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With a scenario of a strong aviation business growth of around 4,7% p.a. in the next thirty years passenger volumes will multiply by a factor of at least two-and-a-half until the year 2020 [1] and almost quadruple ten years later. To cope with such a high demand requires new aircraft configurations to ensure and improve operational efficiency, productivity and customer value in a highly competitive market environment. A promising future aircraft configuration for this purpose is the blended wing body (BWB) with a reasonable chance to enter the market by 2030. Scenarios for a promising future aircraft configuration. Research carried out by Stephan Eelman et al., TU München.
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The 7E7 is intended to replace 757, 767 and A300 aircraft. Boeing was looking to fill up the gap between the 737NG and 777, which up until now, was the 757/767 combination. Many people don’t see the 757/767 as an old aircraft, but the 757/767 hasn’t been selling well the last few years. Airlines are loosing interest in the 757/767 and the 757/767 productions was even threatened to be closed all together if no more sales were coming in from customers. This made Boeing decide to come up with an all-new aircraft featuring the latest in aviation technologies, explaining the ‘dolphin-like’ design of the 7E7. Editor Roger Cannegieter about the decision made by Boeing to come up with an all-new aircraft featuring the latest in aviation technologies.
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[Egypt] NAS launches Pearl Lounge at Cairo International Airport
29-06-2018 09:04:27 | by: Bob Koigi | hits: 5538 | Tags:
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National Aviation Services (NAS), the aviation services provider in emerging markets, inaugurated its Pearl Lounge at the Cairo International Airport recently.
The development of this new lounge follows a five year agreement between the National Logistics Services (NLS), a wholly owned NAS subsidiary and the Cairo Airport Authority to develop and operate the lounge.
The inaugural was held in the presence of Mohamed Galal, NAS Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Ahab Abd Elaziz, General Manager, NAS Egypt, key airport officials, dignitaries and media.
The new Pearl Lounge, located at Terminal 2 in Departures, covers an area of 540 square meters and offers the ultimate in comfort and luxury to all passengers. This includes complimentary Wi-Fi, tablets, charging power points, food, beverages, comfortable seating and a kids entertainment area to relax and unwind or catch up on work.
NAS has been operating in Egypt since 2013. The Pearl Lounge at Cairo International Airport is the fifth NAS lounge in the country with two each at Sham Al Sheikh and Marsa Alam airports. NAS also provides Meet and Assist services that allow passengers to maneuver airport queues faster and helps get them to their flights or destinations quicker.
General Ahab Abd Elaziz, General Manager, NAS Egypt, said: “The Cairo International Airport is the busiest in Egypt and second busiest in Africa with a total capacity of 30 million passengers annually. At the Pearl Lounge, NAS offers world class facilities combined with its lounge management expertise to offer passengers premium hospitality in a comfortable and luxurious environment. This allows passengers to relax and rejuvenate themselves before catching a flight to their next destination.”
Globally, NAS has a presence in 17 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa; managing 31 airport lounges, and providing ground handling services to seven out of the world’s top ten airlines.
With an expanded portfolio of aviation services and certified by IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO), NAS also has demonstrated expertise in supporting local hub carriers in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
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MISERANDO ATQUE ELIGENDO
MISERANDO ATQUE ELIGENDO (He has pity on me and has chosen me) -Pope Francis
These are the words that popped in my mind as I reflect upon the readings and the gospel for the Palm Sunday yesterday.
I asked myself; Why? At first glance, it does not connect and jive to the thought and the message that I got in reflecting upon the yesterday’s readings and gospel. What does this motto of Pope Francis would like to express in me as the Holy Week begins? What is the connection of it to Jesus’ passion, suffering, and resurrection?
As I link up the readings and the gospel for the Palm Sunday yesterday, it tells about Jesus’ obedience to the will of His Father and his passion and suffering which presented into something significant and salvific for us believers and followers of Christ. He conspired by the chief priests, his own disciples betrayed him, his witnesses’ testimonies were flawed, the trial was politicized and unjust, yet because of intense love and mercy for us sinners he accepted all these though he was innocent to all the false allegations and accusations against him.
Hence, great and unconditional is the mercy and love of the Lord for all of us, and St. Paul testifies it in his Letter to the Philippians which he said; “Though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance; he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” (Phil 2: 6-9). He humbled himself– a phrase that is very striking and touching indeed as I let it speaks into my life.
He is God, but He humbled himself for the sake of loving me and us completely and unreservedly. How about me? Connecting Pope Francis words MISERANDO ATQUE ELIGENDO to Jesus’ passion, suffering, and death; one thing that I realized is Love that connects the two moving instances. The words of Pope Francis are the challenge of the Palm Sunday for me as I am now coming across to the ambiance and spirit of the Holy Week. Because of God’s mercy and compassion which He fulfilled on the cross, He pitied me and has chosen me to radiate His love for all especially those who are seeking for it.
As I reflect upon it, it’s a tough invitation coming from the Lord. It takes a lot of faith and self-emptying. But, this love is all about. If God sacrificed Himself for the sake of love, how about me who is just a tiny unique organism and sinner in front of the immensity of His mercy and compassion. Thus, Holy Week is moments for me to revitalize, refresh, and renew my commitment to God as His disciple. Indeed, the cross really disturbs me.
As I begin my Holy Week pilgrimage in silence, reparation, reconciliation, and contemplation may the Lord help me to abide in His love. May He also guide my thoughts, words, and actions through his care and kindness.
By ahenon March 30, 2015 March 30, 2015 525 WordsLeave a comment
“We shall be judge by Love”
At the end of life, we shall be judged by love.-San Juan de la Cruz
While I was listening to the commencement speech of our guest speaker in the graduation ceremony of our Fourth Year seminarians last Saturday, I was captivated by the words of wisdom coming from San Juan de la Cruz which the speaker have shared to the graduates; “At the end of life, we shall be judged by love.” After I heard it, I paused for a while and reflected on those words which really caught my attention. I told myself, “Yes, it’s true; at the end of life love will always be the point of reference in scrutinizing our deeds on earth.”
Love will always be the rule of life and the canon of our existence on earth. It comprises everything that we encounter and experience, so it really serves as the significant element for living a good life. When love blossoms in our daily actions and even on our struggles everything follows. Hence, ignorance of love is also an ignorance of our responsibility and duty to build a better world out of love. It also serves as the key aspect for building a good and sound relationship that excludes any barriers and discriminations. That’s why love is all that matters in life, and everything are secondary.
The question, however, is: have we loved truthfully and sincerely even though it has different forms and faces? Have we considered it as our guide and inspiration to do what we supposed to do? Loving is not an option, but a commitment. We exercise our existence not according to accumulate honors, fames, glories, and power, but to love. Love is the greatest gift that God has bestowed us, so we should not lose it through indifference. Everything here on earth ends but we should always remember the fact that love will always remain intact, and our lives will be judged according to it. Henceforth, loving never stops and it should be the reigning principle on our lives.
The Wisdom of Dying to Ourselves
“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.” (Jn. 12:24)
Dying to ourselves is a total self-giving. As an analogy, just like the seed planted on the soil it dies, but if it is nourish it will produce a single sprout of plant, then a tree, and sooner a fruit. This is what the gospel yesterday reminds us; i.e. to be like the seed that falls to the ground and dies in order to produce a fruit. What is that fruit as we contextualize this in our daily existence? It’s love.
Hence, dying to ourselves is the greatest manifestation of love. We will never learn how to love unless we consider into our lives the importance of dying so that others may live and loved. Let us look on the cross, Christ suffered and die for us in order that all of us may be saved. In three days he resurrected in order for us to believe that there’s life in death, and it will only be recognized unless we have the eyes of faith and love.
To die to ourselves for the sake of love is all about the capacity to have eyes that see beyond the boundaries of our nature to love. Loving is not words alone, but it is also on dying. The more we die to ourselves, the more we give love and hope to others. Dying to ourselves is something immense and noble, but it is also the hardest thing to do in life. I myself would say that it takes a lot of courage, faith, and risk to die for myself. Many misunderstand you; criticize you; or shout on you a “fool”, so that’s the hardest thing. But, as I reflect on the gospel yesterday, it encourages me to go on and be still in dying to myself for the sake of love. It may sound heavy and demanding indeed, but God through the gospel yesterday assures me that it is not a shame to die for ourselves.
Dying to ourselves glorifies more the Father who considers us as His beloved children.
Love amidst Struggles
Love exists when we struggle for it.
Why does love reside in every great struggle that we encounter in life? I always highlight in my previous thoughts about love that it resides in every struggle we encounter in life because it is not cheap. But, as I continue to reflect and search for its great significance into our lives, I have found another reason why love need to be struggled, i.e. on our identity itself as persons adequately considered lovers and also the recipient of authentic love. We are formed and struggled out of love, and so we are called to do the same for the sake of realizing love authentically and realistically. It’s demanding indeed, but it is how love to be what it is.
Sad to say, only few are really ready to struggle for the sake of love. As the world today offers everything in an instant way, people are also doing the same thing in love. Many are afraid to value sacrifice and commitment when they enter into relationship. Some distort and fabricate its real meaning and change it into something secondary, immediate, and profane. So, many of us misinterpret love as something that can be equated into roses, chocolates, teddy bears and romances. Where’s the struggle for it? Where’s the sense of sacrifice that it demands on each and every one of us who would like to abide on its invitations and challenges? Alas, it is now something on the periphery in the mindset of today’s world.
When struggles are not being given any consideration and implication in love, it is really a great trouble. Now, we feel and experience it. People kill and die because of hate. Rejection is now becoming an occurring disease and hard to be tolerated. Many are now experiencing broken-heartedness and become pessimistic about life and faith. So now, as the world advances and becomes technological, many important and valuable entities for life are being set aside and degraded. Regrettably, we are the ones who suffer the consequences.
From this realization, I am enlightened about the real essence of struggling for love into our lives and our world. Hence, without the struggle in loving, it is really a great chaos. Why should I or we be afraid of pains, sacrifices, and struggles in love if these are important things for us to see the bright side of love into our daily existence? Why should I or we distance myself or ourselves on those means if it creates a civilization of love that brings peace on our minds and on our hearts?
Thus, “No great love ever came without great struggle.”
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Dare to Love
To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.–Soren Kierkegaard
Pain is really an inescapable reality when we love, but is not a hindrance for us to dare ourselves to love again. Before I fell asleep yesterday, I looked up the ceiling and asked myself; What is the best way to stop the pain in loving sincerely? As I continue searching for an ample answer on my mind I recalled all the experiences I had when I loved genuinely and wholeheartedly.
From that, something popped-up into my mind; Yes, it is in daring myself to love once again that I love more and cease its pain. Recalling this instance that happened to me yesterday I realized that it is in daring ourselves to love that pain will be reciprocated into an advantage or an opportunity for us to see and to recognize what true love is all about.
Daring ourselves to love is not only all about courage, but also all about humility, selflessness, and sacrifice. It takes a lot of self-emptiness when we dare ourselves to love once again after experiencing the pain and being broken-hearted in loving.
In daring ourselves to love, there’s an assurance for us to discover its truths that others cannot see. So, let us not give up in loving when pain comes. In love, pain bleeds, but it heals when we love more. Never suppress our hearts to love when we are hurt in loving genuinely. At first glance, it is so hard to accept the fact that in love pain resides. We cannot underestimate it by simply ignoring it or just letting it pass by. It always requires acceptance on our part.
Tears and sobs may always be part of engaging ourselves in love, but it is not a shame on our part because it indicates that we are true lovers; ready to face pain because we believe it is in pain that we recognize, understand, and embrace true love. Let us not be afraid in daring ourselves to love. Not daring ourselves to love is cowardice, and that’s a worst scenario when we engage ourselves on the real significance of love into our lives.
The Dynamics of God’s Love
This is what love is all about;
“For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son; so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” (Jn. 3:16)
Out of love, God sent His Son so that every one of us who believes in Him might have eternal life. Who can do this for the sake of love? God alone can. I asked myself: why God is still truly, deeply, and madly in love with us despite of us being sinners and hard-headed believers?
If I will look upon my life, there are times that I intentionally ignored Him and regretted His significance in my life; but still He loves me and considers me as His beloved child. Why is He doing this to me? This is how God invites me and every one of us to go back to Him, to share in His life, and to repent of our sins. God really teaches us lessons the way we would want it to learn.
Yes, Jesus died on the cross because of His love for us; but does His death have an effect for our lives which He accepted humbly out of love for us? Hence, I realized that the cross is not just a label or a symbol itself for us who believes on it; but it is also a manifestation of God’s love for all of us in the form of eternal life. There’s eternal life on the cross of Christ.
Eternal life is not a fruit of our efforts nor a reward; it’s God’s work, a grace, and a gift freely given if we only believe, repent, and start to reform our lives through it. Paul reminds us about it; “By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you, it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so no one may boast” (Eph. 2:8-9).
God’s love is really immeasurable. Even we are being hovered by the darkness of sin and our brokenness; He still manifests His love for us. Yet, we still have an obligation to redirect our lives to him. In the gospel yesterday, He reminds us; “Whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.” (Jn. 3:21).
Thus, we will not be able to appreciate and abide in the light that came into the world unless we pattern our lives on it despite the horror of darkness that keeps on hindering us to see the light. God’s love will always remain victorious in the midst of confusion, delusion, sin, and division. Therefore, let us repent and abide in God’s will. Let us take advantage of His love.
When Love Hurts
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
-Daphne Rae, Love Until It Hurts
Why is there pain in loving?
Why do we need to accept the fact that when we love someone or something it entails sacrifice and heartaches? These are the many questions that preoccupy my mind when I think of and reflect upon love as a significant aspect of my life. Plato is right in saying that at the touch of love everyone becomes a poet, but for me we need also to admit into our existence the fact that to be hurt is an inevitable reality when we love sincerely and candidly. We cannot discover true love unless we recognize and embrace pain in loving. Hence, it takes courage to love.
When love hurts it is not an indicator for us to give up. It is just a purifying fire that helps us to understand that love is not cheap. So, we persist in loving sincerely and candidly because we believe that it is something immense and noteworthy. But, we cannot deny the fact thatit hurts. It is really not so easy to love. It requires something to give up and sacrifice in order to learn from its wisdom and to be sway by its impact. If I will look upon my experiences about love, I could say, there are a lot of times that I got hurt in loving honestly. I asked myself, why love sometimes unfair? Every day I struggle in order to be true in loving, but it’s not enough. It went into the point that I became fool for the sake of love, but it does not suffice still. As a result, I give up in loving. It does not anymore ring into my sanity and perception that love is something pleasing and awe-inspiring. Hence, I became afraid when love hurts my heart.
Suddenly, as I search for a reason about the reality of pain in loving, my mind was captivated with a quote coming from William Shakespeare which says; the courses of true love never did run smooth. In this insight I realized that true love begins in accepting its pains courageously. There’s no easy and instant way in loving; every person who abide on it experience first to be brokenhearted. Indeed, loving is the same in living. In order to live happily and fulfilled there’s a need to appreciate struggles and sufferings. Love is always a product of our perseverance and persistence. Thus, when loving seems so tough and hurting, quitting must not be the immediate reaction. Just like what I did into my life, after realizing the fact that love resides in every pain, I welcome pain and I continue to love sincerely though it hurts. The more I continue to love despite the pain that I endure in loving, the more I experience that I am being loved. Its sounds bitter, but that’s what love is all about. Quitters will never apprehend true love in its tragic sense. Henceforth, true love exists in the most difficult situation in our lives which for us is unacceptable and intolerable.
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Oct 21 On The Flight to Old Text Editors
It’s lately become vogue in the circle of programmers I follow to discontinue use of IDEs and modern text editors like TextMate in favor of Vim and Emacs. The battlegrounds of the editor wars are now blogs and Twitter, and on those media I’ve watched a number of programmers I admire return to the editors they cut their teeth on. As someone perpetually interested in how people approach the practice of programming, I’ve been considering this trend and its implications.
The first thing I did to understand why programmers are returning to the editors of yore was to do the same myself. I noticed more people flocking to Emacs than Vim, and I had less experience with Emacs, so I started there.
The experience of choosing from the three major Emacs distributions (Aquamacs, Carbon Emacs, or the Emacs.app you can compile yourself) on the Mac is unpleasant enough. Aquamacs is like installing a Linux distribution with every available package: everything you need is there, but it feels slow and unpredictable. Carbon Emacs has “”Carbon“:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_API” in the name, making it all too clear that it’s destined for deprecation. My hand-compiled Emacs.app felt fast and clean, but lacked features like fullscreen editing.
Configuration for all three is handled through a mess of Mac application preference windows, customization mode pseudo-GUIs, and Elisp configuration files. I tried to accomplish as much as possible via the latter, which allowed me some flexibility in moving between the three distributions. Still, having grasped the Emacs philosophy of configuration uber alles, I was willing to forgive the broken mapping between Emacs and my OS’s conventions.
Over the course of my experimentation I accrued a fairly customized Emacs setup. I read Steve Yegge’s posts about the beauty of the editor and a fair bit of similar writing. I made a serious attempt to use Emacs day-to-day, and my pinky smarted enough to prove it.
The way I described my experience with Emacs to a colleague was that I came to appreciate the idea of Emacs, but not the reality. It would be great to have a completely customizable editor in which my modifications were first-class citizens if that editor was, well, better than Emacs. Better OS integration. A better configuration language (nothing against Lisps, but the gripes against Elisp are myriad and the inclusion of Common Lisp a copout). Just better, through and through.
That said, my beef with Emacs is ultimately more philosophical than practical. I don’t like that Emacs is everything plus the kitchen sink. It bothers me that developers get so tied to their Emacs customizations that they build things like web browsers, mail readers, and Twitter clients into their editors. This bothers me because I value craftsmanship in software, and most of these application-like Emacs modes are crude solutions to the problems they attempt to solve. They’re deemed acceptable only because they have the feature of being Emacs-hosted and thus customized to the user’s peculiarities. They are not the Best Way To Solve The Problem Goddamit.
That it takes an advanced Emacs developer like Yegge 11,600+ lines to express a feature-rich JavaScript mode also seems worth questioning. Intuitively, it doesn’t seem like it should take 11,600+ lines of code to do this job in an expressive, high-level language calling a set of rich APIs comprising an editor “platform”. That is to say, if one had a better platform for making a highly customized editor, it should take less code.
But then, competition for such platforms isn’t exactly stiff, which is precisely why programmers are going back to Emacs from IDEs and editors like TextMate. I could be dead wrong on this point, and perhaps 11,600+ lines is a miracle of programming to get the functionality that Yegge’s js2-mode offers, but with respect to his effort on the project, my suspicion is that many of those lines could/should be obviated by a better platform.
I’m an accomplished Vim user, but I’d never bothered to establish a working Vim setup on my Mac since TextMate’s release. So I installed MacVim and added to it a number of customizations, including those mentioned by Jamis Buck in the post linked above that make Vim behave more like TextMate. Having played around with it for a bit, the incentive to use Vim as one’s primary editor nowadays is difficult for me to grasp. Yes, it’s familiar, but customizations in Vim feel unwieldy and bolted-on compared to those in Emacs or TextMate. Vim gets the job done, but not beautifully. There’s more habit than Zen to it. Enough said.
At the top of my list of computing heros you’ll find Alan Kay and Rob Pike. Both men have consistently strived to surpass the conventions in computing we’ve come to accept, and in that process both have experimented with other ways of approaching programming.
The Smalltalk development tools offer a tight coupling of language to development environment that allows for a far more fluid development process than most IDEs can provide. Kay frequently references the impressive applications that children were able to build using this intuitive approach to programming. It’s testament to a rich development that isn’t as tyrannous as an IDE.
Pike offered the Acme editor in the Plan9 operating system, which follows Emacs in acknowledging that programmers will do most everything in their editor of choice, but structures both the implementation and interaction model of that editor far more rigidly. Acme has a strong sense of design. It offers conventions, rather than throwing up its hands, smiling, and saying “customize it until you like it”. Question its choice of mouse-heavy interaction, but it’s incontrovertibly an attempt to move text editing and programming into the future (of the early 1990s, admittedly, but oh how far we haven’t come since).
Glimpses of editors like these, coupled with my experiences using TextMate, make me dissatisfied with my choices when it comes to editing text. It worries me that others are seemingly not dissatisfied with the old editors, and what’s more, are content to use antiquated software that’s been strung along for decades without any serious reengineering effort or thought towards user experience. Were the situation simply old programmers using old software out of habit, I’d understand, but it’s not.
That a new generation of programmers flocking to these old tools is concerning, if for no reason more selfish than the desire for peers in my dissatisfaction. Without a consensus that we can do better, there’s no incentive, no motivation, no market for improvements. If as modest a step towards a better editor as TextMate is abandoned, what hope is there for a true leap forward?
Oct 25 I'm Writing A Book
Oct 4 Treating Developers Right
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When sperm-donor dad wants into the child's life and the biological mother sides with him.
And her lesbian partner, who had been able to adopt the child — because the father had signed away his legal rights — doesn't want him in. The 2 women became estranged over this dispute, and the biological parents tried to run off to California with the child. Who ends up with the child? The adoptive mother. Do you see why?
In the ruling, the [New York] judge said the biology of the child was irrelevant and that [the adoptive mother] Scollar was 'indeed the more responsible parent looking out for the child’s best interests, not her own interests'.
She added that [the biological mother] Altman, a former producer for Martha Stewart’s TV show, 'behaved more as a friend or older sister than a responsible parent.'
She noted that Scollar had the child on a schedule, always brought her to school on time and to therapy appointments.
Altman, on the other hand was a 'freer spirit' and a 'more laid-back parent' who would 'miss therapy appointments or be late to school or camp bus because she overslept or felt that play dates were more important than therapy or that play dates should end late in the evening so that the child and she were too tired to commit to a schedule.'
Forget the importance of having a relationship with your natural mother and father. Scheduling. That's important.
Tags: children, homosexuality, law, motherhood
The Farmer said...
Scheduling. That's important.
It sounds a lot more like the judge thought parenting is important.
So if this was a Lifetime movie, who would play who?
or should I say....when this becomes a Lifetime movie.....
Depends on who sells the movie rights first. If the egg mom, who has the TV producer advantage, gets in, then it will be a tragedy.
If the non-egg mom, who probably has more business smarts, gets it, then it will be a story of heartlifting joy.
The sperm donor will be scum in both.
Nomennovum said...
The title of this should be:
The State Knows Best.
It's chapter 2 of my book, The Leftist's Work is Never Done.
Chapter 3 is You Reap What you Sow: The Law of Unintended Consequences.
Great. The kid's already in therapy after having a "ball" and a "blast" at a physical examination for sexual abuse.
I guess that's okay even in California as long as the therapist ("the rapist") doesn't say anything to the little girl about being attracted to men instead of women.
Brennan said...
Relationships of the future: I fell in love with the father of my child after I gave birth to his offspring, but before we had ever met.
It's like a sick riddle.
Of the three, the Adoptive Mom is the one who didn't try kidnap the child, and who didn't breach his agreement to give up any say in the child's rearing.
So who kept to schedules, took the child to school, etc. would seem to be secondary to the issue. Easy call.
Again with therapy! I wonder, if you are a child, are therapy really objective better for you than playing in the park?
SarcastiCarrie said...
The legal parent who did not try to kidnap or interefere with visitation is the parent who gets custody. I don't see any issues here. If the genders or biologies were different, we wouldn't even flinch.
Imagine: Single woman gets pregnant. Baby's father abandons her. She marries a new man shortly after the baby is born. Stand up guy adopts the baby. Later, the bio dad returns, cleans up his act, woos the woman away from her husband, they try to take the now older, grown child away from the only father she's ever known, the father who is legally her dad and guardian. The court won't allow it, issues custody and visitation arrangements, the bio parents don't like it, abscond with child, then full custody is given to the adoptive father because he is acting like a grown-up with the best interests of the child in mind. Simple.
I wonder, if you are a child, are therapy really objective better for you than playing in the park?
I'd say the park is better, but you can't factor capital movement into GDP if kids are playing in the park.
You can if Ms. Smith goes to college to study therapy, becomes a therapist, and then charges a per hour fee to provide therapy. She can even do it at the park.
My kids thrived when on a schedule, especially the younger one. Throw something unexpected at him and he's all verklempt.
Certainly the person who puts the kid's needs first should be awarded custody. That's what's required of parents for the first decade. Afterwards, not so much.
This doesn't seem surprising.
If you're a biological parent and give your child up for adoption, you don't retain a right to kidnap said child from the adoptive parent later on if you change your mind.
In this case I guess The Kids Are [Not] All Right.
Agree with Mark and sarcasticarrie, in this case seems to me law is acting as law must here. Hypothetically substitute an adoptive dad instead of a adoptive lesbian mom, that's the test.
"I wonder, if you are a child, are therapy really objective better for you than playing in the park?"
-- It matters, I'd say. A lot of people are skeptical of therapy, but I have seen it have actual tangible benefits for people.
Either way, not having read the link, the phrase "tried to run off," when associated with a child, is enough reason not to let people trying to run off with them have the kid.
The bio parents lose because their plan to take the child to California was obviously not in the best interest of the child. They might have succeeded if they had picked a state with a future.
Dysfunctional families, no longer just a heterosexual thing.
The parent who is more responsible, is the parent that deserves custody. Responsiblity is far more than simply adhering to a schedule, I bet the Judge based his decision on more than that, that we aren't privy to.
Some men and some women are not much more than sperm or egg donors. I'm not saying this is the case here, but the child's needs trump both Moms and Dad's issues.
"...then full custody is given to the adoptive father because he is acting like a grown-up with the best interests of the child in mind. Simple." -- Carrie"
Your analogy of a responsible father sounds good in theory, but it fails badly in reality.
The NYS Courts give custody to the mother 99.9% of the time unless the mother is a total nutjob.
This was codified in NYS with the "Men are Shit" law of 1973 or thereabouts.
Michelle Dulak Thomson said...
If you are six years old, and already have therapy appointments, someone is doing something wrong, whether the appointments are kept or not.
"The parent who is more responsible, is the parent that deserves custody."
Deserving's got nothing to do with it, Inga.
Sounds like a plot from a Lifetime movie:
"I was a closet heterosexual"
"My baby turned me straight"
"I left my woman - for a MAN!"
Seriously, we need about 40 years of hard core Conservative Presidents and Governors to get nuts like this off the bench.
How 'bout, "It Takes A Village"?
How so, Nomennovum?
Sloanasaurus said...
Biology means nothing in the end. Your parents are those who raised you, not the ones who squeezed you out. At least the law still gets this. It would be a travesty if biological parents were able to get rights back that they have freely given up. That does not lead to a stable home.
Revenant,
But that isn't the situation here, as I understand it. There is a biological mother, a biological father, and an adoptive mother. It's the biological mother who took her daughter to CA. She didn't cede parental rights when her partner adopted the child, though the biological father presumably did.
How so, Nomennovum?"
Didn't i just point out the "Men are Shit" law? Where are you from, Inga? 1954?
A biological parent who later "regrets" his or her decision to give up a child, in most cases is not think of the child when they try to reclaim those rights. They are thinking about themselves. There are always exceptions, but in 99% of the cases the adoptive parents adopted the child for a reason - they wanted to be parents. Unlike the person who gave up the child.
No doubt therapy will be a big part of this poor kid's future.
Nomennovum, any parent is shit if they neglect their child. More men are getting custody of their children nowadays than in the past. You sound bitter.
To say that the law acted correctly (as it must given the law), and that bio parents are reaping the consequences of their own actions and choices, is not to say that adoptive mom was right to do as she did-- refuse to give sperm-donor dad any role in the kids' life.
Who's to say. It's a tricky situation. It might have been good for the kids to have a male "parental" (or at least "uncle") figure in their lives. But I can understand the actual (adoptive) parent feeling threatened by the bio dad's involvement, and the possibility of the kids' confusion over who really is the "parent."
It's funny that in this case life is following movie. (Though "The Kids Are All Right" had a different ending, in that case too bio dad is shut out in the end).
Michelle D.T. and nomennovum make a compelling point about the bio mom. Again, you have to test the case by substituting parents of different genders and sexual orientations in place of the principals here, and see how that strikes you. Differently? The same? Why?
(Would the court have ruled as it did with respect to bio mom if the adoptive parent wasn't a "mom"-- i.e. wasn't a woman? Would bio mom have had more of a claim, before many a judge, if the adoptive parent was a man?)
Why? Because adoptive mother is a lawyer?
She didn't cede parental rights when her partner adopted the child, though the biological father presumably did.
But you can say she forfeited those rights, at least of custody, by attempting to kidnap the children. A father who did the same thing would certainly lose those rights, no?
"Why California’s Three-Parent Law Was Inevitable"
http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2012/09/6197
ROTFLMAO!!! Yeah - she's gonna need it!
Man, society has just completely gone off the deep end,and what they'll do to children in the process is simply criminal.
I say slap that kid in Jesus Camp and get the problem solved once and for all,....
For the record - and speaking as a foster child:
I have never heard of a kid, who went with the bios, later looking desperately for their former adoptive parents.
Anyone who says blood, etc., doesn't matter should walk in the shoes of a kid with no history.
That's also, still, one effect of slavery most don't want to to deal with, btw,...
The judge wussed out, as usual, by making a "controversial" non-controversial ruling. The judge avoided addressing the actual merits of the dispute between the parties, e.g., should the biological dad have access, by deleting the biological parents altogether. The easy way out.
You sound bitter.
Love this rejoinder from Inga. The other favorite snipe at men is "You're an angry old white man."
So, Inga, you're bitter about your daughter.
Does that completely negate your political point of view?
Are you just an angry old white woman?
Altman has a lot of gall thinking that being the "actual" parent would give her preference.
When the "child" hits 15 or 16 someone is gonna have some splainin to do.
"Forget the importance of having a relationship with your natural mother and father. Scheduling. That's important."
Did you even read the article, Professor Althouse? I can't believe you could read that article and really believe the case was about scheduling. More likely it was about kidnapping the kid and falsely accusing the ex of alcoholism and abuse. Behavior like that would lose most any child custody case.
"No doubt therapy will be a big part of this poor kid's future."
Surprisingly, this post of Ann's reminds me about the post about gay marriage.
First, the state fucks up heterosexual marriage by making it so damn easy -- finacially and otherwise -- for a marriage to be dissolved. Next thiong you know, dumb gays are dumb enough to want to marry -- just like the straights.
Second, the state, as part of it's marriage fucking-up process, fucks up child custody issues which result from heterosexual marriage. Third, the state allows unmarried people to adopt children. So gays begin to indulge in child-rearing.
Needless to say, divorce is terrible for the mental health of the children. So the children of gays, already confused and suffering from the unusual sexual relationship of their parents, are further damaged by the breakup of gay marriages (or whatever their state's in-all-but-name-only arrangement is called).
Yeah. It's all for the children. That's what the judges tell all the fathers who are in the process of being divorce raped. Funny thing is, they never ask the kids whether all that misery was beneficial to them.
"You sound bitter."
You sound naive.
Skipper said...
I'm way too confused. Who's who again?
Don't forget the ever-popular "small penis" jibes.
I can see the kidnapping charge in the instance of two biological parents where one attempts to keep the child from the other. But in this case the adoptive parent was only given this title "parent" by agreement of the actual biological mother. All contracts are subject to revocation under circumstances. It would seem that the biologic mother simply decided to terminate both both her relationship with the adoptive parent, and the relationship of the child with the adoptive parent, which was established only on the existing lesbian relationship. Which it appears has now ended.
This is the disastrous outcomes of the willful selfishness of people who aren't meant to have children and yet the child is the tool for their insidious proclivities and no one wins when the child should be.
Third base.
I don't recall ever calling anyone here an angry old white man with a small penis.
Chuck66 said...
Somewhat indirectly, this is what many, if not most, of the anti-gay marriage people are talking about. That a child is best if bred and raised by his mother and father. Or a loving traditional in-tact adapted mother and father.
Broken homes, single parents, and now homosexual parents, do not lead to the best upbringing.
That's a pretty good try, Inga.
But, I've been assured by many ladies that I'm well endowed.
Would you like a pic? I'm proud of my equipment. I've got some nice B&W artistic type stills.
Did you ever manage to get your ass kissed? You worked so hard on that one last week.
You need to have a couple of drinks and go to the local orgy.
ST, ???? Whoa.
If you like, Inga, I'll take you to Le Trapeze here in NYC.
Pretty wild place.
I can tell you need it.
I played at Bethel yesterday, Inga, site of the original '69 Woodstock Festival.
I'm figuring that, now that I'm a rock and roll idol, it's time for a little wild groupie action.
I can't believe everyone here is overlooking the obvious. The birth mom's brain became contaminated with her son's (and through him the birth dad's) DNA. This changed her from a normal healthy lesbian to a freakish heterosexual, presumptively unsuitable to rear children.
Key word: here.
Yes. It is called stability and good parenting.
It takes more than just biology to be a parent.
No thanks, I'm well taken care of in that department here in Wisconsin. I'm sure your penis is fine, no need to prove anything, unless it's to yourself.
Now get back on subject.
The penis is ultimately the subject of all conversations.
I'm sure your penis is fine, no need to prove anything, unless it's to yourself.
I ain't into "proving" things with my dick, Inga.
My dick has better things to do.
Imagine: Single woman gets pregnant. Baby's father abandons her. She marries a new man shortly after the baby is born. Stand up guy adopts the baby. Later, the bio dad returns, cleans up his act, woos the woman away from her husband, they try to take the now older, grown child away from the only father she's ever known, the father who is legally her dad and guardian. The court won't allow it, issues custody and visitation arrangements, the bio parents don't like it, abscond with child, then full custody is given to the adoptive father because he is acting like a grown-up with the best interests of the child in mind.
Problem: in many of these cases, the adoptive parents get hosed. Anyone remember the Baby Jessica case from the '90's?
Nomennovum: I love the avatar!
I Callahan,
Aye. That's a divorce lawyer comin' over the transom!
yashu:
[me:] She didn't cede parental rights when her partner adopted the child, though the biological father presumably did.
[you:] But you can say she forfeited those rights, at least of custody, by attempting to kidnap the children.
Child, yashu. As in singular. Just one.
A father who did the same thing would certainly lose those rights, no?
A father who moved to another state with his daughter and without his daughter's stepmother? Probably. A mother who moved to another state with her daughter and without her daughter's stepfather? I doubt it.
Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies...
the lesson here ladies is don't give up that tilted family court playing field you enjoy due to your gender by sharing it with another woman.
I never did trust that David Crosby.
TMI man. What the shit?
Alex Ignatiev said...
This is a straight up equity question. I practice primarily domestic relations law in Mississippi, and am not licensed in NY, but family law courts are generally courts of equity. Coupling principles of equity with the so-called polestar consideration (the best interests of the child), this case is a slam dunk and the judge did the right thing.
This all makes sense to me... the best interest of the child is the standard.
The biological father cannot be the legal parent, and the mother of the child, if she is not the best interest of the child, can be pushed aside for an adoptive parent or family member who is.
Beach Brutus said...
Here's link to Fla. Sup. Ct. docket. Read some of the documents -- can make your head explode.
http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/pub_info/summaries/briefs/12/12-261/index.html
Child custody contest between lesbian partners "divorcing" -- child conceived in vitro with one partner egg, emplanted into second partner for gestation and delivery. Thus one is biological (DNA) mother , the other is the birth mother. Issue -- who should get custody?
" The court won't allow it, issues custody and visitation arrangements, the bio parents don't like it, abscond with child, then full custody is given to the adoptive father because he is acting like a grown-up with the best interests of the child in mind. Simple. "
I guess you missed that case a few years ago where the mother died and her husband, who was the only father the child had ever known and who lived in rural Montana, was raising the child. The bio dad showed up, claimed he hadn't known about the baby and got custody. The child was transferred to Illinois to the dad he had never seen and didn't know.
Thus one is biological (DNA) mother , the other is the birth mother. Issue -- who should get custody?
According to Althouse, whoever schedules things best.
The child was transferred to Illinois to the dad he had never seen and didn't know. Simple.
Yup. The same as in the Baby Jessica case. The bio father said he didn't know about the child. Ended up getting custody anyway.
Explain to me how this was in the best interest of the child.
10/1/12 1:28 PM
Blogger Inga said...
Nomennovum, any parent is shit if they neglect their child. More men are getting custody of their children nowadays than in the past. You sound bitter."
The men who are getting custody are usually getting it when the child support runs out at 18. My ex was crazy when we divorced. I was worried that she would kill my daughter and herself. The court psychologist decided it would be too traumatic for my ex if we took the child from her. No mention of the child who was six at the time.
Fortunately, she survived and my ex stopped drinking and taking prescription drugs. My daughter doesn't like to talk about those years until she was 18 and could live with me. She and her mother are on good terms again but it's one of those "She's just mom" situations. I'm glad it worked out, no thanks to the psychologist.
I was thinking the same thing.
is not to say that adoptive mom was right to do as she did-- refuse to give sperm-donor dad any role in the kids' life.
How could the mom even do that, if the other mom let the dad see the kid? If you have two parent disagreeing on something like that, can't one just let him see the kid? I mean, it would be bad for the relationship between the couple, but probably good for the kid (unless the dad was pretty awful).
Taking the kid and running away is generally going to make you lose a custody battle, all things being equal.
Re Fla. Sup Ct. Case -- oral arguments are tomorrow (approx 9:30 a.m. CDT) and can be watched live --
http://wfsu.org/gavel2gavel/
" .. the so-called polestar consideration (the best interests of the child)."
Which is defined as "not being with the father when at all possible."
If the the courts and the law truly had the "best interests of the children" at heart, separating father, mother and children would be a very very difficult matter -- one done only in the most egregious cases. Instead the law and the courts make the destruction of the family ever easier.
Does anyone here have any idea what a "vow" means, what it entails, what it's purpose is?
The worst words a child can hear: "Your mother and I are getting a divorce."
The old excuse, "it's better for the kids than living in a miserable marriage" has been shown to be the self-serving lie that it is.
Because traditional families are no different than non-traditional families, see.
Alex Ignatiev, do you see a trend toward more fathers getting custody of children in the courts now as compared to 30 years ago? I don't know your age, but perhaps you know the statistics.
Inga, you have quite a will to believe. So believe what you want and stop making other people do a Google search on your behalf.
I much prefer the English pronunciation of "schedule"... like Picard said it.
But since there are no English parents in this crowded theater... I say turn the child over to the winner of an objective assessment of the better looking parent.
Its in the best interest of the child.
Nomennovum, he practices domestic relations law, it would be interesting hearing HIS perspective. Get it?
If the facts are as they are presented here then, it sounds like the right decision, BUT:
If you truly believed that the adoptive mother was much worse for your child, and it was your child, then would you still avoid taking any risky tactics to win? Wouldn't you do almost anything to get your child in that case? If you did, wouldn't you lose this case the same way they did. Wouldn't deep love and desperate concern for your child's safety and future look a lot like being unfit, and maybe a little crazy?
I just hope they didn't simply pick the more likable character, because that's not what's important here.
Aridog said...
I say slap that kid in Jesus Camp ...
I FIFY but...
OMG...don't say shit like that without warning, gives my diaphragm cramps from laughing.
Now on the other remark...
Anyone who says blood, etc., doesn't matter should walk in the shoes of a kid with no history...[snip]...That's also, still, one effect of slavery most don't want to to deal with, btw,...
That is definitely worth discussion, both aspects, but it isn't going to happen here, not sure why I think that...at least I don't think it will. It is a very serious matter and one, as you say, most folks avoid on all sides....but points to how much of our history has evolved. You and I have exchanged thoughts on family bonds and associations before, and the subject you broach here is part of that discussion.
I mean why is a perfectly legitimate standard for picking a partner... completely discarded when it comes to choosing the best parent for the child... doesn't the child deserve to be happy?
"I say turn the child over to the winner of an objective assessment of the better looking parent."
It's better than what currently exists, but here's a radical idea:
Give kids a veto power over divorce. If they're too young to speak, custody goes to the father unless there is compelling evidence he is unfit.
That'll stop "run-away dads" that people like to pretend represent 95% of all divorces. It will also stop the needless depletion of wealth via alimony disguised as child-support payments ...
Oh, wait. The latter reason means divorce status quo. Never mind.
"Nomennovum, he practices domestic relations law, it would be interesting hearing HIS perspective. Get it?"
Oh, gee, Inga. Thanks. I knew he was a matrimonial lawyer, but I had forgotten how smart you are: You know that all domestic relations lawyers have these nation-wide child custody statistics in their heads and at the ready.
And, if you remember, you didn't ask for his "perspective." You asked for the child custody statistics.
dbp said...
You asked for the child custody statistics.
Child custody statistics were probably more informative in the pre-child labor law days.
Wow, Nomenovum, you are bitter, my first impression was correct. I don't know what happened to you in your own situation, but your lamentation about child support is telling.
As far as the question I asked of Alex Ignatiev, the question was directed to him, not you. I assumed he would give his own perspective, that wasn't an unreasonable assumption.
Two observations, more on style than substance.
1. Not knowing what these women looked like prior to reading the article and avoiding the picture labels, I looked at the women's faces and tried to decide--just on appearance, which was Brook Altman and which was Allison Scollar. Guessing that Ms. Scollar was the nicer lady, I picked the face of the nicer-looking woman. I chose correctly. I know 50/50 chance.
2. Another thing I wonder about, or like, depending on the reason: Altman was on the left side in each of the three pictures that contained both women. So I wonder if they always pose that way, or did the thoughtful editors at The Daily Mail just help their readers keep track by using consistant pictures?
Thats right dbp..
Objectivity and reason has been taking it on the chin here these past few days.
I say make it simple.
Look to Salomon and his baby parting ways... didn't split the baby and he got results.
And that was before facebook.
Inga,
Re bitterness: You know nothing about me. And whether I suffered through what millions have suffered through is of no relevance to anything I've said. So screw you.
The rest of your comment is just more evidence that you are dishonest in your argumentation.
I am done with you, except for occassional ridicule.
Presumably the key legal event here was the adoption, and without that custody would have gone to the biological mother. The potential of losing your child is something to consider as the biological parent before allowing a nonbiological parent to adopt.
The potential of losing your child is something to consider as the biological parent before allowing a nonbiological parent to adopt.
sounds like a job for regulation including a cooling off period, waiting period, and a recission period with multiple signed full disclosures, and unlimited liability for attorneys that don't disclose properly.
..biological mothers should be required to take regular trips to local CDC.
Nomenovum, it's not that I don't have sympathy for men who deserve custody, but you have taken this custody issue for men to an extreme, give custody to the father if the children veto the divorce? Then you go on to complain about child support, you revealed plenty right there.
Life is too short, and life goes on after personal devastation, this I know.
Time for ridicule:
Igna you have a habit of opining on matters about which you have no clue. Your last comment is reflective of this.
Sperm-donor dad.. reminds me of the difference in Spanish and English.
In Spanish "free love" is translated as "Amor libre"... dissociated from the financial connotations of "free".
Much better I think.
Novenovum, time for me to tell you, you are an angry man with a .... no never mind, that would be too mean.
More ridicule.
Igna, your reading comprehension skills are almost as poor as your writing skills.
Irony!
Igna, being an old nurse (retired?) does not make you a psychologist.
Inga makes another Internet friend.
Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!
Novenovum,
Always count a a bald farmer to come to the rescue of an unfair maiden and misuse the word "irony."
Adoption always "terminates" the parental rights of the consenting natuar parent(s).
So the law means that or it does not!
Inga-
My practice is about 70/30 fathers/mothers. At least in Mississippi, in my district (one of the better ones, by all accounts) men and women begin on an even basis. However, once an initial custody determination is made, it is a very high burden of proof to adjust it. So I caution my male clients to make sure that if they agree to give the mother primary custody, they understand that they are stacking the deck against themselves in the future.
The rules of practice in this field are clear: advantage goes to the first filer. And there's a distinct advantage to contesting custody early, if the parent has real concerns about the moral fitness or parental fitness of the other parent.
No I don't see why. Acrimony occurs in all relationships. That doesn't male one a bad parent.
If the welfare of the child was due only to $$$ the richer person would always get custody and get an au pair. Biological attachment is an important thing if it is there.
Extremely selfish of the wiser lesbian to just not let go.
If you observe kids over time they do have genetic traits of their parents. Their parents unless they are reprobates are the best people to lead them.
There are probably millions of grandparents in the country who can't get this type of custody even though they are better parents.
I'd say another fluffy judge.
The adoptive mother was the only party that didn't break the law. That's the reason she should have been awarded sole custody, even if it wasn't the judge's reason.
The biological father and the biological mother are probably guilty of attempted kidnapping at the least. Don't know why that didn't seem to be mentioned here, but adoptive parents in many sates have identical rights to biological parents who have not lost their parental rights (voluntarily or otherwise) an are parents de jure. An agreement for one de jure parent and a non-parent third party to deprive the other de jure parent of contact with the child by removing him to a place unknown to the other de jure parent would seem to qualify as kidnapping. See Texas Penal Code Chapter 20, Section 20.02 (b) which states in pertinent part "[i]t is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:
(1) the person restrained was a child younger than 14 years of age;
(2) the actor was a relative of the child; and
(3) the actor's sole intent was to assume lawful control of the child.
Clearly the biological mother does not qualify for the affirmative defense under the statute. So she's a kidnapper and belongs in jail. Adoptive parent gets the kid; the other parent is unfit as a felon. End of story.
That's my exam answer and I'm sticking to it.
Thanks for the answer, Alex, glad you gave your perspective, especially seeing who 70% of your clientele are.
Still, the child could always grow up to resent the organizational skills of the adoptive mom and run away back to her natural parents.
Crazier things have happened.
Inga said...
You're impressions are never right you insipid fool? What the fuck do you think you're doing? Trying to psychoanalyze people you don't know and never met. It's like you pull these assessments out of a crackerjack box.
Inga: Oh your just bitter.
Inga: Oh now I know your bitter because my first impression to call you out as bitter is correct because i say it is. See, I knew that too.
Maybe shouting thomas should show you his incredibly huge dick just to shut you up. Slack jawed and all that.
"The biological father and the biological mother are probably guilty of attempted kidnapping at the least."
That may be the law, but just look at what that says, and you can see that it should not be routine or taken lightly. I could easily see the child as an adult feeling robbed by the court's decision, and thinking: what gives you the right to take my biological parents away from me? I can never get back my childhood being raised by them. I doubt such resentment is likely in reverse. People generally accept the fate of their biological heritage, which is one reason it should get some respect.
You have to forgive Inga her proclivities to find white knights on this forum. Balding, 1970 farmer fuck faces notwithstanding. Virgins need love too and the hope that they have internet defended a lady on a thread of a blog of a law professor no less, in an unrequited fashion is a small charity indeed.
And for those without Google skills and knowing some readers' low reading comprehension skills and high will to believe, read this:
http://tinyurl.com/8n4zgww
In 1990, the wife was awarded custody 72% of the time, the husband 9% of the time, and joint custody was awarded 16% of the time in divorces.
Maybe if homosexuals weren't allowed to have children in this manner, then this wouldn't be an issue.
What? Is it abusive angry man with small penises day, here on Althouse today?
I have never heard as much whining by men as I have here in the Althouse commentariat. It's getting pathetic. Whenever Althouse posts a comment about women, out they come, the crybabies. "Women get all the jobs, women always get the children, women trick men into marrying them, women want to stay home so they don't have to go to work, women care only about their careers and not the children", etc, etc, women are the devil.
Pitiful.
'It’s a step closer to the gay community being acknowledged as parents. The law needs to catch up to diverse families — and it has.'
I find that irrelevant and mildly offensive. I sure hope the judge didn't put those words in her mouth.
I note that the parent relieved of custody is an Emmy-winning producer. What are the odds (given the stakes and acrimony) that we'll be seeing this on HBO somewhere one day?
♫ Inga moods swing like a pendulum do,
boobies on bicycles two by two,
Downton Abbey, the power of Big Fen,
The rosie red cheeks of the little red hen. ♫
@Whomever said: The biological father and the biological mother are probably guilty of attempted kidnapping at the least.
I'm not so sure of the circumstance and whether it rose to the definition of kidnapping--are you?
Inga at 4:59PM
More ridicule:
No one can possibly be as idiotic and mendacious as you and live.
Therefore, you are a moby.
"... women are the devil"
The rest is hyperbole, but that part is true.
And you don't understand - it was cold. There was shrinkage.
PJ @ 1:09pm -- LOL!
That's actually pretty funny Chickelit. See? Chickie channels his anger into song, now that's well adjusted.
Somehow it always ends up being about Inga.
Funny how that happens.
"Chickie channels his anger ..."
Well, good golly, Chickelt. You've received the coveted Seal of Approval(TM) from the wondrous polymath, Inga, RN(ret.).
My condolences.
@Baron: Just lie back and think of Ingaland...
It happens because I get attacked, I defend myself and it's a snowball, duh. Early on I asked Shouting Thomas to stay on topic after he went off on some crazy rant. Men here do not like women who speak their minds, they go into attack mode and then complain when they get back as good as they gave, oh poor poor men.
I thought "dum-dum" was a little harsh.
Alley, why did you change your name?
Keep giving 'em hell!
Get off of Inga and back on subject.
Farmer, it's a long story, but a commenter here published my full real name, so since the cat was out of the bag, decided to keep my real first name. Thanks for your support.
@Baron: They make pills for both conditions:
Viagra for some, Zyklon-B for others.
Bitter living through chemistry.
You fellas can make fun of my bald head all you like, but you might try to remember that I am just as God made me.
Baron, you insult Althouse daily, you come here to drop turds, never engage in discussion, what a man you are!
Oh, what a lovely name! Sorry some psycho did that but I can't say I didn't see it coming. The Internet makes cuckoos cuckooier.
Did you see where that guy called me a fuck face?
I'm going to guess he's in the 4.5 range at best.
@Inga: The Baron sounds entitled...give him a break.
My God, he called me a virgin too. How dare he.
I'm going to go dig up his real name, and post it right here for all to see!
@Inga, And not to get mean, but plenty of turd flingers show here daily from your side of the aisle, too.
JAL said...
@ Richard Fagin Clearly the biological mother does not qualify for the affirmative defense under the statute.
Could you explain that in lay terms. I know this is a law blog (part of why I like it) but I need an explanation here of "the affirmative defense." The biological mother was the other parent.
Do parents lose complete custody of their children for stupidity?
What about partial custody / supervised visits, etc?
The biological dad? Well. Duh. You give your sperm away (sell?), you sign your rights and responsibilities away.... What did you expect?
Be a great uncle and tell the kid when she's older -- at least that way you would have had a relationship.
(I feel for the guys who get dinged by floozies when they are not in fact the biological father and end up paying for a child who is not theirs.)
The gynecological exam should not have been that traumatic if it was handled correctly (what did the adoptive mother say or do?) but surely it was not a "blast."
The [false] accusation was horrific though. So there's that.
But the kid is 6 years old and in therapy coming from a well educated, upper middle class / elite household of what was supposed to be (or was seen as) an enlightened pair.
Now *that* is very sad.
But me thinks there is more, a lot more, to the story.
campy,
"Don't forget the ever-popular 'small penis' jibes. "
Those mostly come in the firearm-related threads.
MDT,
"A father who moved to another state with his daughter and without his daughter's stepmother? Probably. A mother who moved to another state with her daughter and without her daughter's stepfather? [emphasis added]"
Did you miss the word "adopted" in the story?
Get off Inga and back on the subject....or maybe not...maybe that is what gets Inga off...attention....insipid is as insipid does.
Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!
Well, better to have a small penis than to be dickless, poor Baron Zemo.
Thanks man. That's me. A U.S. taxpayer.
"I'm going to go dig up his real name, and post it right here for all to see!" - The Farmer
Heh. Ironic. No wait ... Farmers do dig.
As any internet discussion thread with Inga grows longer, the odds of her discussing her underwear approach 1.
My vagina is big! It's the dicks that got small.
As any internet discussion thread with Inga grows longer, the odds of her discussing her underwear approach 1
As any internet discussion thread with Inga grows longer than two comments, the odds of her discussing herself approach 1.
Pitiful, simply pitiful.
Didn't get enough of hammering at Althouse for two days straight? If conservative men have turned into this ugly angry representation of a man, that seems to reside here on Althouse, then it's more than pitiful.
Even for you, I have to say that this is not a cool thing to do. I didn't understand the reason for the name change, but at least this answers it.
Anyway. Back to Ann's post:
I think you've got to be a real jerk off to donate sperm anyway.
Rancid stupidity must be confronted at all times and beaten back. Unfortunately in her case, even the stupid join in. She just isn't a very bright person in certain respects.
Ugly and stupid? Noted.
This wins the thread, I mean it's obvious!
Men here do not like stupid women, like me, who speak their minds, they go into attack mode and then complain when they get back as good as they gave, oh poor poor men.
Fixed for truthiness. You see folks, this is the nonsensical tactic that this kind of moron employes. She's just a victim. She can't help it that she speaks her mind and men on here don't like it and that she defends her self against their poor wittle attacks. Those meany head men persons. Just so mean and so poor at being men because they are meanie heads and stuff.
Inga, you prove that your perpetual victimhood on this forum will never die with comments like yours. And you have the nerve to complain "I have never heard as much whining by men as I have here in the Althouse commentariat."
LOL. Really? A little pot kettle black much. Get over yourself. You are just a foil.
I have bigger balls than the majority of the macho men here, pathetic.
The biologic mother is the less attentive, less serious parent. More carefree attitude about raising children. Misses things. Careless, actually. Alcohol.
So what.
There are a lot of people successfully raising their own children that are worse parents than other childless people who want one, spent time with one and could do a better job, like nannies. In fact, there are a lot of flat irresponsible people raising kids all over the place.
My brother told me about one he met when he was placing puppies. A kid called so he didn't trust the situation and oddly went to check it out. The kid said, "oh, it's fine." So my brother went over to their house and the dad was watching TV and couldn't be bothered with a thing like a dog, or even a conversation about a dog, couldn't even look up, the kid wants a dog, eh, what kid? sure, yeah, a dog, sure, whatever.
Hey bald boy, I wasn't the guy who outed her you fucking douche. Even at 4.5, the back of your throat stops dead at 3.5. Ask me how I know that.
Why, do you screw yours on?
Bigger ciccones than Madonna even!
Do you bolt those on too?
I have bigger balls than the majority of the macho men here
skipped the underwear and went straight to the contents.
Prolapsed ovaries!
Inga said, I have bigger balls than the majority of the macho men here, pathetic.
http://cheezburger.com/4035390464
Stop being so damn funny Chickie:)
Ah well BACK TO THE TOPIC, unless there are some stragglers who want to get their hits it yet. Do not let it be said that it was I who derailed this thread.
I was just kidding around - I don't really want to talk about your penis.
Geez another Allie/Inga it's all about me thread.
Back to the topic at hand.
Biology does not make you a parent. This is evidenced every day by crack whores, people with psychological issues, narcissistic personalities, abusive, drunken personalities. It is often best for the child to be raised by non biological caregivers or other family members than the direct biological DNA donors in many situations.
Leaving out the Lesbianism, which is not necessarily a prohibition to being a parental type of person, the bio mom and sperm donor sound like selfish and narcissistic personalities who really don't care that much about the child but more about gaining and keeping power.
The big clue in that is the mother forced her child to be inspected for vaginal child abuse at the age of 6. THIS is a very traumatic thing for a small child and to purposely put your child through this ordeal so you can 'get even' or 'get back' at another adult is horrific.
"Stop being so damn funny Chickie:)?" -- Inga
Now we know three things:
1. Inga's balls hang beneath her chin;
2. They're Chickelit's;
3. Chikcelit is pretty impressively endowed and wins another Seal of Approval(TM) from Inga, polymath, RN (ret.) (slut?). This one for ... er, ah ... testicular magnitude.
Also, "fucking douche" was pretty unnecessary. "Darned jerk" would have worked just fine, Mr. Pottymouth.
4. Once upon a time, someone hurt you badly.
Oh, jeez another psychologist! And this one, a farmer.
Hey, now that's ironic!!!
You must be very tired of them by now.
DBQ just posted a very insightful comment, not one response to her. Pitiful.
Farmer, your number 4. Is probably very accurate.
As I said before life goes on after personal devastation, unless you want to stay angry forever.
Just the slutty polymath nurse (ret.) and ironic farmer ones.
Careful, farmer. Your parroting of Inga is taking your white-knighting a step too far. You risk much.
Wow, those kind of threats sound VERY familiar. That's what the commenter said to me almost word for word before publishing my real name. Very strange.
This place is toxic.
Althouse blog sense the virus that is Allie and creates antibodies to expel it. Pure biology in action.
The big clue in that is the mother forced her child to be inspected for vaginal child abuse at the age of 6. THIS is a very traumatic thing for a small child and to purposely put your child through this ordeal so you can 'get even' or 'get back' at another adult is horrific
And you end up with someone like Urkel. I don't think we need to guess what his family life was like now do we. And this is what the outcome we have. This is nothing new, just the fact that it's a much more highlighted problem than it ever was before. Most of the time people kept their dirty laundry to themselves. Now with the ever increasing imaginings of what a family can constitute, we will have to endure stories like these from now on until this ship rights itself. If it doesn't, then the outcome will not be good in the long run.
No, no, I think it's just you.
It has been 25 years since I was awarded sole custody of my son in what proved a bitter divorce. At the time, my lawyer told me at the outset that there were three family court judges in our district, and every one of them felt that children belonged with the mother and ruled accordingly. If we were able to substantiate her perfidy and wickedness, we might have 50-50 chances. As a consequence, we played a long and patient game, and after a year of rope-a-dope, where her terms created new worlds at every sitting, we finalized the deal. No child support for me, of course, but plenty of father-funded visitation for her. Later, the ex, hard up for money in what would become a long series of failed lesbian relations, offered to sell me her visitation rights for cash. This was evil.
I would say that for all the pissing, whining, and moaning of every stripe of group with real or perceived grievances in this country, none in the past thirty years can match the record of state-sanctioned discrimination that exists against would-be custodial fathers. Bitter? Yes, Inga, deeply.
Don't you have to go milk Garage's mom or something, you human gnat? Begone, you blundering gap-toothed comb-overed oaf.
Meth, you do MORE than you fair share. The vitriol the sheer spittle flying vitriol is really quite disgusting. I will give you this, you understand that publishing another commenter's real name is wrong.
Oso Negro, I do understand the anguish a father must feel when he should be the custodial parent and loses his case. I'm glad you won your case. I even understand being bitter, what I don't understand is taking it out on anonymous commenters in a comments section on a blog.
I know many men like you that have gone through this type of ordeal. A good friend of mine right now is dealing with this sort of situation and I know his wife (or thought I knew her) has gone off the deep end. His children are suffering because of her ability to craft an alternate reality in which new grievances arise from every situation where she feels that responsibility as an adult shouldn't be a part of her attribute as a parent. Then he has to go to mediation and depositions while his daughter runs amok every time she is with her and he has to deal with the fall out when he takes possession of her, only to see her run away and act out like her mother does while he tries to keep it all together only to tell me that his soon to be ex-wife comes up with a new grievance and why she needs more money and child support even though he is fighting for full custody, so that his lawyer can tell him he has a snowballs chance in hell to get that and she can milk the system for all it's worth. He's playing the long game too and amassing incriminating evidence against her so he can present it when it gets to court.
All so people like Inga can call men bitter because they want to fight to keep their families as intact as possible. Instead she is nothing more than a piling on of the institutionalized misandry that this country as attached itself too and courts as well. You can hear the misandry in her speech. Inga is a misandrist among other things, but this is consistent with the type of ideology she clings too.
I Nomennovum said...
Really? Psycho said "you risk much"?
And then he put your real name on the Internet?
I think I may have gotten in way over my head.
I never asked for this!
Inga, you've been through this house of horrors. Help me prepare for the worst.
Farmer, my daughter is a lawyer. I threatened to sue the pants off of him and I would've.
Hey, back off, buddy - my world is about to come crashing down.
And I just ran out of milk. The day I'm having.
Don't worry Farmer, he won't do it.
...what I don't understand is taking it out on anonymous commenters in a comments section on a blog.
Inga: why did you include that phrase in your comment to Oso? It sounds like you are condemning him for the actions of others.
1. For what?
2. That doesn't help me.
I should probably just go away and never post here again to ensure that Nomennomen doesn't destroy me.
Is it too late, Nomennomen or have you already let slip the dogs of war?
Oh look, a moral equivalence argument. My vitriol towards you is directed and specific. Frankly, my vitriol towards leftards like you is directed and specific. I don't like you and what you represent ideologically. Your tracts of commentary here convict you of that charge all by themselves. You and I can have our differences and I attack you and your vile ideology. Yeah, vitriol is all well and good. If you can't take it, then this place isn't for you. Your little funny characterizations of me notwithstanding, I can see how you think getting your ass handed to you on everything you say can cause you to make the charge of this place being toxic. It's got to be tough to be a constant loser like you in all things commentary here at Althouse. I see you try, but you have no game. You think you are being effective. Instead you just come off as a whining victim.
Be that as it may, however, I do understand the nature of the kooks that run amok on the internet, but I would never abide by someone going to the lengths of outing anyone for the sheer sake of some twisted sense of revenge. It's not good and it's too bad that it happened to you. I don't care who you are in real life. I only care at destroying the entirety of the miserable ideology you defend here. Everything else is off limits to me.
No Chickelit, that was not my intent at all.
Like I have time to milk some guy's mom. I'm under siege for God's sake. Think, people!
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Super Bowl concept video shows a bright, HoloLens augmented-reality future
It's almost enough to make non-sports fans watch sports.
Peter Bright - Feb 3, 2016 3:28 am UTC
Microsoft: Imagining the future for NFL fans.
I won't be watching Super Bowl 50 this coming weekend. But if I were, I'd want to be watching it in augmented reality.
Microsoft's concept video, above, shows what that might look like. The first-generation HoloLens developer units shown in the video, though, are perhaps a little bulkier and heavier than will be acceptable for a mass market mainstream AR headset. Nonetheless, the ideas shown within the video all feel within reach—and they all look rather compelling. Sports, with its abundant facts and figures, multiple camera angles, and action replays, makes for a great showcase for high-tech products: there are so many snazzy visualizations, 3D reconstructions, pictures, and statistics to draw on. The concept video shows this in a stylish and accessible way.
Of course, it'll be some years before all this is really possible. Microsoft plans to have HoloLens development kits out this quarter for $3,000 each; mainstream units at mainstream prices are clearly still some way off. This kind of experience also needs a ton of software to be written, and it needs clever integration with TV broadcasters. The augmentations all need to be synchronized with and react to the broadcast images, which sounds like a great opportunity for things to go wrong. But while this technology doesn't look like something we can get today, we could get it within a few years.
mr_nobody Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
Microsoft's
Mojo is back,
Nerds and jocks linked by hackers,
Become friends with VR linebackers:
isparavanje Ars Tribunus Militum
Y'know, I don't know how well it'll actually work but if Microsoft gets it working as well as it appears to in the vid, we can safely say the 60s future is here. (sans flying cars)
TenaciousB Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor
I WANT TO BELIEVE
The_Analog_Kid Ars Scholae Palatinae
TenaciousB wrote:
It's only a matter of time. Hopefully that time is soon.
joey jo jo jr Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
Very cool to see the potential for the Hololens in the consumer realm. However, the bits where they show the tv broadcast expand across the whole wall seems unlikely (at least the way they present it). Let's say that was a 4K tv on the wall. That would essentially mean the Hololens expanded view would be 8K+ content that the broadcast is cropping.
rollingt70 Smack-Fu Master, in training
joey jo jo jr wrote:
Let's say that was a 4K tv on the wall. That would essentially mean the Hololens expanded view would be 8K+ content that the broadcast is cropping.
I imagine that the way this would work would be that your TV displays the 4K telecast, but there is a supplementary wide-angle feed at a lower resolution that the hololens would use to supplement the TV. Giving you hi-res for the main action, and lower res for the periphery.
Ostracus Ars Legatus Legionis
I think the important thing is that it doesn't distract from why you're there to begin with. To watch a game. It's great before and after the game. But during it may be a distraction.
mike_syn Ars Scholae Palatinae
isparavanje wrote:
Yeah, that's pretty much the coolest thing I've seen come out of Redmond basically ever.
Reserving judgement until it ships, but still... impressive.
GFKBill Ars Scholae Palatinae
BajaPaul wrote:
More MS vaporware me thinks....
It's a concept video. It's like a (car analogy alert) concept car - "here's a bunch of cool stuff that's possible, although the reality of your daily driver will be a bit dialed back from this".
But concept cars from a couple of decades ago can seem pretty quaint - and tech moves way faster than car design. So I wouldn't be too pessimistic.
sl0brn Smack-Fu Master, in training
The charger will be busy as those super bowl shows tend to be rather long, but I'd be quick to holo for halftime, I imagine a lot of cool stuff will be happening there.
ttschumy Smack-Fu Master, in training
This feels like an early search engine. Ask Jeeves. Got a question? Better ask the friendly internet butler!
People watching football in the future? Holograms and finger gestures to zoom in on the holograms!
Great potential, but are viewers really going to want to attempt to navigate a television broadcast as if it's a fully fledged application?
Keeping the current formula but replacing the yellow squiggle tech with VR sounds like a sweet model. This commercial looks like a whole bunch of novelties that will instantly become boring, coupled with a "high-effort" user interface.
ttschumy wrote:
As a tbs/rts/moba gamer, having a 3D minimap for my sports broadcasts sounds amazing.
Raindeer Seniorius Lurkius
darkangel666 wrote:
Very nice demo from MS.
But it seems to me that people who watch the Super Bowl are mostly not an advanced computer users, and would have hardly been able to operate or appreciate such a gadget, had it been available.
Remember the 1984 ad of Apple?
AR and VR draw crowds no matter where it is demoed. And today we can finally get it at a compelling quality. I tested Oculus Rift recently and was blown away. My daughter (6) wants to be a VR inventor, so much did she like the experience. MS is putting a stake in the ground.
BTW Magic Leap just collected 727.5 million in its latest funding round for a total of 1billon. The rumor is they project AR on the retina. It's cool enough for Google and Qualcomm, so I think it is more than hype.
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pusher robot Ars Tribunus Militum
mr_nobody wrote:
Microsoft tried to watch sports
But quickly grew tired, for it's
Stuff't so full of ads
That folks'll be glad
For a 3D distraction of sorts.
Not that Football is easy to follow,
with so many procedures to swallow.
A visual aid
Might goodly be made
From the new type of Lens that is Holo.
Raindeer wrote:
It may also end up getting treated as a medical device.
Takur Ars Scholae Palatinae
If this is as cool as it is shown on videos this seems to be a very promising product. Hope MS won't be too strict with regards to its use cases and to people "hacking" its device.
floe Smack-Fu Master, in training
For the record, what's shown in the video (just as with all other HoloLens concept videos) is currently _not_ possible with the hardware - the field of view is far too narrow. All the concept videos and demos imply that you can totally immerse yourself in the VR/AR content, however, in reality, you will only be able to see a small window of about 20 degrees in your field of view.
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koolraap Ars Tribunus Militum
Guess they're not going for the international audience at the moment.
BasP Ars Praefectus
floe wrote:
So in other words, you're admitting that you didn't watch the video, because they're showing the narrow field of view for the hologram effects in it.
BasP wrote:
I'll admit that I didn't watch it initially, I've been fed up with Hololens reporting which always seems to show this hugely immersive VR content and the initial screenshot did exactly that.
However, after watching it now, I still consider this pretty misleading, as there are only two very brief scenes AFAICT where they actually show a real view through the Hololens.
althaz Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor
It works as well as the demos make it look - as far as I'm concerned it's black magic. However, the actual kits demoed have a very limited field of view - like holding an A4 page at about an arm's length away (though not my arms, which are like an orangutan's, but normal people's arm's length).
The field of view should be a pretty solvable problem though and if they can do that, the Hololens is basically the coolest thing I've ever seen. However, this is Microsoft, so it's a pretty big if. Exceptional execution is historically not their forte (but things like the Surface line make me hopeful).
robrob Ars Praefectus
GFKBill wrote:
Have a read of this, then look at the top comment. Then go find a photo of the i8....
That's the thing, if it comes from Microsoft or not, if it's the form of Hololens or not, the idea is simply too awesome to not happen. It's not just 3D, it's basically surround sound for your eyes, the ability to fill the room with pictures so long as you're looking in the right direction. No more having to fill up half the screen with stats, scores and details, you can have just the game, then just to your left a whole lot of other stuff, then sitting next to you on the couch your favourite sports star. Too great not to try.
Cervus Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor
I like the HoloLens concept more than I do straight VR, because there's less of a chance that I'll hit my knee on the coffee table when I'm playing an HL game. VR just looks much more disorienting.
otso Seniorius Lurkius et Subscriptor
I remember when DVB was coming some 10+ years go, how it was marketed and envisioned that the watcher would then be able to choose the camera angle in sports events (multiple selectable video streams from different cameras). I have still not seen that in practise yet, but on the other hand I don't watch sports so I might have missed it. Do such broadcasts exist? If not, we've got a long way to go before we even are close to Microsoft's vision.
ShuggyCoUk Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius et Subscriptor
otso wrote:
In the UK Sky TV has had that with player cam's for several years. I never use it, but it's there.
edzieba Ars Scholae Palatinae
At least Microsoft have improved the 'first person' views in their advertisements to be closer to the actual achievable FoV, but there's still plenty of you-can't-actually-do-that on screen. The non-first-person views show coverage beyond what current view-through displays can provide, images are shown as opaque overlays and intersections (overlays are translucent and unable to occlude, and occlusion culling on hololens is pretty janky due to the tracking), and the tracking of an unstructured environment is shown as being a lot more robust than it is in practice.
Remember back in the 90s, when VR had its first round of "VR is nearly here!" with plenty of previs work that technology of the time couldn't achieve in practice? AR today is in the same situation. We know what we want to be able to do, but the technology to do so does not exist yet. Some advances in optics (metamaterial lenses, or fabrication of multi-axis-curvature high-density displays) and computational power (latency needs to beat reality, not just your brain's visual system as with VR) are still required.
Either you still didn't watch it and are making stuff up, or you're blatantly lying because you're looking for something to be offended at. They're showing the narrow field of view in all the POV shots (six of them, namely at 0:25, 0:30, 0:42, 1:06, 1:09 and 1:29) that each last several seconds, in a 90 second video. They even show off the limited field of view in some of the non-POV shots.
menom Smack-Fu Master, in training
Vapour-ware 3.0
vnicolici Ars Scholae Palatinae
The_Analog_Kid wrote:
Unfortunately, in my recent experience with Microsoft, it's always "soon".
althaz wrote:
While a larger field of view would obviously be better, what you are describing sounds pretty good.
An A4 page has a 14" diagonal, and a 14" display held at arms length wouldn't be that bad. That's larger than a Surface Pro or an iPad Pro.
renny Ars Praetorian
Everybody wearing VR headsets doesn't look very social either.
What I want from VR is the ability to navigate through the whole stadium like a fly. At the sidelines with the coaches and players, in the huddle, on the stands.
I also want to be able to revisit great events of the past like this. Woodstock, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, launch of Apollo 11, on the moon with Neil...
But having UIs bleed over into my living room is no fantasy of mine.
Replicant2019 Seniorius Lurkius
What they didn't show would be the visual cacophony of ads the viewers would be swatting away like a swarm of bees.
desenfoque Ars Centurion
Pretty video.
I suppose that using this technology will make necessary to install a lot of sensors in the players uniforms.
Now, we know that the real applications of AR will be: ADS and MORE ADS!!.
pointbrain Seniorius Lurkius
I had always envisioned a rival to this concept as a device with a flat surface, maybe billiards table size, that projected a 3 dimensional image that is similar to the field of view you'd get in standard TV broadcasts. The perspective (sideline, end-to-end) would be dependent upon where you are seated around the table, much like it would be in the real stadium. So it would be your living room stadium, with more of a TV field of view.
sviola Ars Tribunus Militum
I look forward to this. During 2014 world cup, I used the Xbox One WC app and I was thrilled I could watch the game and at the same time have all stats and information next to it. The Hololens stuff is the next level.
I can imagine watching the players positions on a virtual field so I can have a better strategy and tactics view of the game, which is currently limited to the half time discussions. They could even have a separate channel for transmitting a team of commentators discussing in real time the options the coach has. So many opportunities here to take sports watching to the next level.
Add to this gaming, as in the minecraft demo, and the girl fixing the pipes with a transmitted image from a plumber and we're are looking at a very interesting future. The former will open a myriad of inteesting playing options for table top games. The latter on having specialists helping fix all kinds of stuff at home without having to wait all day during "commercial hours". Just connect online to the specialist office and have him direct you through the fixing procedures.
This tech has so many possibilities. And of course, MS will nail hardware on the third iteration (which will be as light and non-intrusive as a pair of glasses).
vnicolici wrote:
Yeah, it's small, not tiny. However that's significantly smaller than the average monitor (in terms of angular size assuming something like a 24" monitor that's under a metre away) and I think the Hololens would be a *lot* cooler if it had about 9x the FOV. If it had 9x the FOV I would buy one of the dev kits (actually, I would buy 2). I may buy one anyway, because I am *so* impressed with what they've done and I'm a developer who is interested in the platform - but as a consumer I'm not interested in what they are currently offering.
What's strangest to me is Microsoft's insistence on a totally wireless and self-contained headset.
Times I'm going to use the Hololens outside of my house in the next few years: 0.
So why not offload the heavy lifting to my pretty damn powerful PC that's *also* in my house? I would love to use the Hololens more as a replacement for monitors. 9x the FOV (3x the height and 3x the width) and powered by my PC = this thing is a f***ing bargain (and would be cheaper to manufacture). I'd get rid of the majority of my monitors (I'd probably keep one around) - being able to pin a *virtual* monitor anywhere in space would simply be amazing!
shaun444 Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
Where am I supposed to put my Beer and Doritos if there are football players running over my table!
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The Army DACM Office will fund the tuition cost of the program at each location for Army acquisition civilian participants. Non-Army participants will be responsible for the cost of tuition and any per diem and travel cost.
Post Utilization
The DACM has directed that all Army personnel attending DAU-SSCF should be assigned to broadening positions, ideally of greater responsibility, upon completion of the program. The follow-on assignment process, to include the identification of the position the individual will be placed in, should be conducted within six months following the selection for the DAU-SSCF. Identification of position and placement of each individual upon DAU-SSCF completion is a command responsibility. Although identification and placement is a command responsibility, the Army DACM Talent Management Cell will assist in identifying potential post-fellowship opportunities. The command will address the commitment to assign the individual to a broadening position ideally of greater responsibility in the Command Endorsement Memorandum, which must be submitted as part of the application.
Applications are welcome from Army and non-Army Civilians. Following are the eligibility requirements for different applicant types.
Army applicant requirements:
Be a permanent GS-14/15 (or equivalent broadband) Department of the Army Civilian
Be in an Acquisition workforce position and credentialed as an Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) member at the time of application. AAC membership must be reflected in Section III of your Acquisition Career Record Brief (ACRB). Acquisition workforce members who do not currently possess AAC membership but who wish to participate in this opportunity must become members of the AAC prior to the time of application
Be serving in a Career or Career Conditional Appointment
Have or be able to obtain a Secret clearance before the class start date
Be identified by their organization as on track for executive level service. This information should be addressed in the Senior Rater Potential Evaluation (SRPE)
At the time of application, applicant must be DAWIA certified Level III in their current acquisition position. Certification status must be reflected in Section X of the ACRB
Army Civilian Education System (CES) Advanced Course completion prior to the announcement closing date. Course completion can be met in one of three ways:
CES Advanced Course completion (both the Distance Learning and Resident portions)
Equivalency Credit
Constructive Credit
For information on the CES Advanced Course, please visit http://usacac.army.mil/organizations/cace/amsc/advanced
For information on Equivalency Credit and Constructive Credit, please visit: https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/chrtas/Web/Help/cesfaq.aspx#credit
DOD (other than Army) applicant requirements:
Be a permanent GS-14/15 (or equivalent broadband) DOD Civilian
Be in an Acquisition workforce position and credentialed as a Defense Acquisition Corps member at the time of application. Corps membership must be reflected in Section III of your ACRB. Acquisition workforce members who do not currently possess Corps membership but who wish to participate in this opportunity must become members of the Acquisition Corps prior to the time of application.
Be identified by their organization as on track for executive level service. This information should be addressed in the SRPE
Have completed advanced leadership training, comparable to that covered in the Army CES Advanced Course.
Non-DOD applicant requirements:
Federal employee requirements
Senior acquisition professional
GS-14/15 or equivalent broad band
Completed DAWIA Level III training in an Acquisition Career Field at DAU or at a provider of equivalent training
Possess a bachelor’s degree
Be identified by their organization as on track for executive level service.This information should be addressed in the SRPE.
Have completed advanced leadership training, comparable to that covered in the Army CES Advanced Course
Non-Federal employee requirements
The application process is located online in the Army Acquisition Professional Development System (AAPDS). To access AAPDS, please login to the Career Acquisition Management Portal (CAMP) at https://rda.altess.army.mil/camp/ and click on Career Acquisition Personnel and Position Management Information System (CAPPMIS). Once in CAPPMIS, click the “AAPDS” tab, then click “Apply.” The event title for this opportunity is “2019-2020 DAU-Senior Service College Fellowship Program.” Click on the word “Apply” in the rightmost column.
The documents identified below under Required Documents must be submitted in full in order to receive consideration. All required documents must be submitted through the online application tool, AAPDS, as discussed above. Incomplete applications or submissions received outside of AAPDS will be deemed ineligible.
Complete online applications must be finalized and submitted NLT 11:59 p.m., 29 March 2019. Late applications will not be accepted
Applications are subject to verification
For helpful hints on preparing your application, see Application Best Practices at http://asc.army.mil/web/career-development/programs/bestpractices/.
NOTE TO NON-ARMY APPLICANTS: Before using CAPPMIS, non-Army applicants must provide their Name and Date of Birth to the Army DACM Office DAU-SSCF Program Manager (contact info below) in order to be added to CAPPMIS to allow you to apply. In addition, DOD applicants must provide their location and position title. Please provide information by 18 February 2019. Information received after 18 February 2019, may result in you not being able to apply.
Note: You must upload or type the requested information in these sections within AAPDS:
Verification of Applicant/Supervisor Data: Validate your email address and your supervisor’s information; check the boxes if your email address and supervisor’s information is correct. Please select the location you desire to attend; one selection is required. If you do not plan to complete a Master’s degree while in the program, please select “Do not Choose to Pursue MS Degree.”
Acquisition Career Record Brief (ACRB): Ensure your ACRB is updated and correct prior to submission of application. Non-Army applicants will have an ACRB shell built in CAPPMIS and must complete all sections of the ACRB. Applicants may update and correct specific fields of their ACRB using the edit functions within CAPPMIS. For the areas in the ACRB that cannot be changed by the Applicant, please request assistance from the USAASC Help Desk by clicking “Help Request” within CAPPMIS and submitting an online request; you may also call the Help Desk at (703) 664-5740.
Resume: Upload your resume in PDF format. Please use 12 point Times New Roman with 1 inch margin and a maximum of 3 pages. Be sure to address positions that highlight your leadership capabilities or military experience. Applicants should also highlight their qualities and strengths instead of listing responsibilities. Ensure experience descriptions and dates match those in the ACRB. For a resume template as well as additional helpful hints and best practices, visit the following website: http://asc.army.mil/web/careerdevelopment/programs/best-practices/.
Senior Rater Potential Evaluation (SRPE): Ensure that your most recent SRPE is in the system. Your most recent SRPE must have an end date within one (1) year of this announcement closing date and must be completed by your Senior Rater by the closing date or your application will not be reviewed by the Board. To view more information on the SRPE, login to CAMP (https://rda.altess.army.mil/camp/), click on CAPPMIS and then click on the SRPE tab. Non-Army applicants are encouraged to contact the Army DACM Office DAU-SSCF Program Manager (contact info below) by 18 February 2019 for information about creating the SRPE
Civilian Education System (CES) Documentation: As described above, completion of the CES Advanced Course for Army applicants is required. Please upload documentation, in PDF format, maximum 1 page, of course completion, equivalency credit, or constructive credit. Acceptable forms of documentation include
Graduation/completion certificate from the CES Advanced Course (Resident portion) or a CES Advanced legacy course. For a list of CES Advanced legacy courses, please visit https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/chrtas/web/Help/CES_Legacy_Courses.aspx
CES Eligibility and Completion Status Report indicating Advanced course completion or equivalency (visit https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/chrtas/student/main.aspx to obtain your report).
Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) Transcript (visit https://www.atrrs.army.mil/selfdevctr). CES Advanced or a legacy course must be listed on the transcript.
Non-Army applicants must provide a statement describing how they, through training, education and experience have developed the leadership skills and competencies conveyed by the CES Advanced Course. List relevant leadership training and development courses and programs. Statement must be in PDF format and must not exceed 1 page.
Command Endorsement Memorandum: Applicants and their commands are encouraged to start work early on the Command Endorsement Memorandum and ensure all required elements (listed below) are sufficiently addressed, to ensure eligibility.
Army applicants
A Command Endorsement Memorandum signed by at least the first General Officer/Senior Executive Service level in the applicant’s chain-of-command must be submitted as part of the application.
In addition to endorsing the applicant, the memorandum must state the number of people being endorsed from the command and identify where the applicant falls within that number.
The memorandum must also include a statement that the applicant will remain on the command’s TDA for the duration of the DAU-SSCF program. In addition, the memorandum must address how the command will assist with post placement to a broadening assignment, ideally with greater responsibility.
The memorandum must be in PDF format and 2 page maximum.
In the case of an individual applying for attendance outside of their local commuting area, the memorandum must indicate that the command will fund attendee’s TDY. For a Command Endorsement Memorandum template, visit https://asc.army.mil/web/career-development/programs/best-practices/.
Non-Army applicants must submit an Endorsement Memorandum from the first General Officer/Senior Executive Service level in their chain of command or an executive level supervisor in their organization. Endorsement Memorandums for non-Army applicants must address the items required in the Command Endorsement Memorandum, as described above, with the exception of TDA and post placement requirements. Non-Army applicants must state that their organization will fund the cost of tuition and any per diem and travel cost. Memorandum must be in PDF format and 2 page maximum.
Statement of Interest: Type your statement of interest in this section. In 4,000 characters or less, please describe your reasons for attending the DAU-SSCF Program and the benefits the Army (or, for non-Army applicants, your service or organization) will gain by your participation. Clearly articulate goals and career paths and how the DAU-SSCF Program will help you achieve your specific goals.
Continued Service Agreement (CSA): A CSA must be completed and uploaded. Please do not attempt to upload a document that is password-protected or that contains macros as this will cause the process to fail. Do not modify the period of obligated service that has already been calculated and entered into the CSA. Applications using a modified period of service will be returned to the applicant. Be sure to sign and date the CSA. The CSA must be in PDF format, maximum 1 page.
Continued Service Agreement
Non-Federal applicants may submit a PDF statement indicating they are exempt from the CSA requirement.
The board will be administered by the Army DACM Office to select the best-qualified candidates from those nominated. The senior-level board will make selections based upon an assessment of the qualifications and potential of each nominee for continued outstanding service to the Army, the level and degree to which the nominee possesses the knowledge and abilities required of the program, the appropriateness of the training to the nominee’s occupation, and the overall benefit to the nominee and the Army as reflected in the official record before the board. The board will review the training, education and experience of each applicant and make a recommendation to the DACM.
The Army DACM Office DAU-SSCF Program Manager will notify all applicants of the board results. Successful candidates must accept or decline attendance, in writing, within ten (10) calendar days of notification. In accordance with AR 3501, a selectee who declines a quota will be removed from any future consideration for the DAU-SSCF Program. The Army DACM Office DAU-SSCF Program Manager (contact info below) should be notified telephonically of any declination. The declination must be followed up in writing by memorandum through the organization’s chain of command to USAASC (addressed to the Director, Acquisition Career Management, 9900 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060). Please email the memorandum to the Army DACM Office DAU-SSCF Program Manager (contact info below).
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Statement on Equal Opportunity Employer
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Applicants will receive appropriate consideration without regard to non-merit factors such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, and sexual orientation except where specifically authorized by law, age, politics or disability which do not relate to successful performance of the duties of this position. Otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation may notify the agency Point of Contact on this announcement of their need.
The point of contact for administrative questions about this action is the DAU-SSCF Program Manager:
Ms. Kelly Terry
Email: kelly.l.terry2.civ@mail.mil
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Tag Archives: the science of meditation
ผลการสแกนสมองพระในพุทธศาสนา “การฝึกสมาธิ” ทำให้สมองส่วนความสุขมีขนาดใหญ่กว่าคนปกติ
Posted on November 2, 2012 by ☀Tawan™ Guide ☀
การฝึกสมาธิ สามารถเปลี่ยนสมอง ความคิดและชีวิตได้
การฝึกสมาธิอย่างต่อเนื่องเป็นประจำทุกวันสามารถเพิ่มขนาดของสมองส่วนความสุขให้ใหญ่ขึ้นได้
Matthieu Ricard เขาคือผู้ชายที่มีความสุขมากที่สุดในโลก?
Is this the world’s happiest man? Brain scans reveal French monk has ‘abnormally large capacity’ for joy – thanks to meditation
Brain scans reveal Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard has largest capacity for happiness ever recorded
Meditation ‘completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are’, says 66-year-old
He says you can do it too by learning how to let your thoughts drift
By CLAIRE BATES
PUBLISHED: 10:41 GMT, 31 October 2012
Ricard: ‘Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree but it completely changes your brain’
A French genetic scientist may seem like an unusual person to hold the title – but Matthieu Ricard is the world’s happiest man, according to researchers.
The 66-year-old turned his back on Parisian intellectual life 40 years ago and moved to India to study Buddhism. He is now a close confidante of the Dalai Lama and respected western scholar of religion.
Now it seems daily meditation has had other benefits – enhancing Mr Ricard’s capacity for joy.
Neuroscientist Richard Davidson wired up the monk’s skull with 256 sensors at the University of Wisconsin as part of research on hundreds of advanced practitioners of meditation.
The scans showed that when meditating on compassion, Ricard’s brain produces a level of gamma waves – those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory – ‘never reported before in the neuroscience literature’, Davidson said.
The scans also showed excessive activity in his brain’s left prefrontal cortex compared to its right counterpart, giving him an abnormally large capacity for happiness and a reduced propensity towards negativity, researchers believe.
Research into the phenomenon, known as “neuroplasticity”, is in its infancy and Ricard has been at the forefront of ground-breaking experiments along with other leading scientists across the world.
‘We have been looking for 12 years at the effect of short and long-term mind-training through meditation on attention, on compassion, on emotional balance,’ he said.
‘We’ve found remarkable results with long-term practitioners who did 50,000 rounds of meditation, but also with three weeks of 20 minutes a day, which of course is more applicable to our modern times.’
Andy Francis (left) and associate scientist and Antoine Lutz (right) outfit Matthieu Ricard with a net of 128 sensors
He added to AFP: ‘It’s a wonderful area of research because it shows that meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree but it completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are.’
He believes meditation can alter the brain and improve people’s happiness in the same way that lifting weights puts on muscle.
A computer monitor displays graphic renderings of Matthieu Ricard’s brain during an MRI test at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
The son of philosopher Jean-Francois Revel and abstract watercolour painter Yahne Le Toumelin, became something of a celebrity after writing ‘The Monk And The Philosopher’ with his father. This was a dialogue on the meaning of life.
He followed up with a practical guide in 2011 called ‘The Art Of Meditation’ making the case for why others should follow the same path.
Matthieu Ricard is a close confidante of the Dalai Lama
Ricard said: ‘That was the end of my quiet time because it was a bestseller. Suddenly I was projected into the western world. Then I did more dialogues with scientists and the whole thing started to spin off out of control.
‘I got really involved in science research and the science of meditation.’
A prominent monk in Kathmandu’s Shechen Monastery, Ricard divides his year between isolated meditation, scientific research and accompanying the Dalai Lama as his adviser on trips to French-speaking countries and science conferences.
He addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos at the height of the financial crisis in 2009 to tell gathered heads of state and business leaders it was time to give up greed in favour of “enlightened altruism”.
He was awarded the French National Order of Merit for his work in preserving Himalayan culture but it is his work on the science of happiness which perhaps defines him best.
Ricard sees living a good life, and showing compassion, not as a religious edict revealed from on high, but as a practical route to happiness.
‘Try sincerely to check, to investigate,’ he said.
‘That’s what Buddhism has been trying to unravel – the mechanism of happiness and suffering. It is a science of the mind.’
MATTHIEU RICARD ON WHY YOU SHOULD MEDITATE AND HOW YOU CAN DO IT
Mattieu Ricard has spoken about The Art of Meditation in a video hosted by the charity RSA. Here are some hints and tips…
A healthy mind should act like a mirror – faces can be reflected in a glass but none of them stick. Use the same technique with thoughts – let them pass through your mind but don’t dwell.
It’s impossible to stop thoughts from coming but focusing on a particular sound or the breath going in and out calms the mind, giving greater clarity. Controlling the mind is not about reducing your freedom, it’s about not being a slave to your thoughts. Think of it as directing your mind like a boat rather than drifting.
Be mindful – pay attention to the sensations of your breath going in and out. If you notice your mind wandering simply bring it back to focusing on your breath. This is known as mindfulness. You can apply it to other sensations to bring you into the ‘now’ rather than dwelling on the past or future. You could focus instead on heat, cold and sounds that you hear.
Once you’ve achieved some skill in this you can use that to cultivate qualities such as kindness, or dealing with disturbing emotions. He says everyone has felt all-consuming love but usually it lasts for about 15 seconds, but you can hold on and nurture this vivid feeling by focusing on it in meditation. If you feel it becoming vague you can consciously revive it.
Like when playing the piano, practising the feeling for 20 minutes has a far greater impact over time than a few seconds. Regular practise is also needed like watering a plant.
You can then use meditation to gain some space from negative emotions. Ricard says: ‘You can look at your experience like a fire that burns. If you are aware of anger you are not angry you are aware. Being aware of anxiety is not being anxious it is being aware.’ By being aware of these emotions you are no longer adding fuel to their fire and they will burn down.
You will see benefits in stress levels and general wellbeing as well as brain changes with regular practise in a month. Those who say they don’t have enough time to meditate should look at the benefits: ‘If it gives you the resources to deal with everything else during the other 23 hours and 30 minutes, it seems a worthy way of spending 20 minutes,’ Ricard says.
Mr Ricard has undergone a battery of tests, including an MRI (left) to reveal how his ‘enlightened’ mind works
A computer monitor displays data being recorded during an EEG test conducted with Mr Ricard
SOURCE: dailymail.co.uk
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Live-cell Migration Assays to Study Motility of Neural and Glial (Oligodendrocyte) Progenitor Cells
Giusy Tornillo
Subhamoy Das
Ze Yang
Chu-Yen Chen Fu-Sheng Chou Pei-Shan Wang
Chu-Yen Chen
Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
Fu-Sheng Chou
1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
3. Division of Neonatology, Children’s Mercy-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
Pei-Shan Wang
pwang2@kumc.edu
Neuroscience > Cellular mechanisms > Cell isolation and culture
Cell Biology > Cell movement > Cell migration
Cell Biology > Cell imaging > Live-cell imaging
Mammalia > Murine > Brain > Cell-based analysis
Mammalia > Murine > Brain > Neurobiology
Chen, C., Chou, F. and Wang, P. (2019). Live-cell Migration Assays to Study Motility of Neural and Glial (Oligodendrocyte) Progenitor Cells. Bio-protocol 9(12): e3275. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3275.
Cell motility has been extensively studied in in vitro models using fibroblasts and keratocytes, but the cell type-specific mechanisms underlying migration of lineage- or disease-specific cells, such as neural and glial progenitor cells, remain an active field for investigation. The migrating neural and glial progenitor cells contribute to the development, tissue repair and tumor invasion in the central nervous system (CNS). Cell migration is a highly dynamic process which relies on membranous protrusions to assemble, extend, disassemble and retract. In the CNS, the motility of neural and glial progenitor cells is affected by various cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous mechanisms such as signaling molecules, actin and microtubule interactions, and environmental cues. Here, we described a live-cell migration assay for use in the assessment of neural and glial progenitor cell migration. We first will demonstrate the procedures for isolating and culturing neural and glial progenitor cells. Next, we will demonstrate the acquisition of time-lapse images using phase contrast microscopy, the methods for quantification and the analyses of various motility parameters including speed, velocity, straightness and leading-edge dynamics. This method allows researchers to dissect the mechanisms of cell motility in response to different environmental cues, such as chemoattractive and repulsive signals, matrix adhesiveness and stiffness. This assay also allows researchers to study migration of pharmacologically and genetically manipulated cells.
Keywords: Cell migration assays, Time-lapse imaging, Neural stem cell, Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell, Neurosphere, Oligosphere
Cell migration plays a key role in many physiological (morphogenesis, tissue repair, regeneration) and pathological (tumor metastasis, atherosclerosis) processes. It is a highly orchestrated multistep process, which requires dynamic interactions between cells and the extracellular cues such as chemokines and signals from the extracellular matrix. In response to the extracellular cues, cells acquire a polarized morphology. Cell polarization requires delicate regulation of microtubule and actin polymerization for asymmetrical distribution of signaling molecules, cytoskeletal proteins, and directional vesicle trafficking. At the leading edge, actin polymerization drives the extension of membrane protrusions, such as lamellipodia (facilitating focal adhesion formation to anchor the protrusion) and filopodia (sensing the environment). In order to move forward, cells have to disassemble adhesions on the trailing edge and retract the trailing end, which require coordination of microtubule and actin networks (Palazzo and Gundersen, 2002; Wehrle-Haller and Imhof, 2003; Etienne-Manneville, 2004). Disruption of cell migration and polarization would affect the process of neurogenesis, and may lead to neurodevelopmental disorders or brain tumor progression (Rakic, 2003; Götz and Huttner, 2005; Taylor et al., 2005; Wang et al., 2016).
Neural and glial progenitor cells are the major proliferating and migrating cells in the CNS, and are crucial for the development of neurological functions of an organism. Neural and glial progenitor cells have also been implicated as the cell origin of gliomas. Indeed, glioma migration and infiltration recapitulate key aspects of glial progenitor cell migration during development. Specifically, glioma cells, similar to glial progenitors in the developing CNS, bear a unipolar or a bipolar morphology with a leading process and migrate along white matter tracts and blood vessels (Cayre et al., 2009).
In this report, we will introduce a live-cell migration assay and the analytical methods which allow us to study cell motility in the presence of inhibitors or different environmental cues. We will first demonstrate how to isolate and culture neural and glial progenitor cells. Next, we will demonstrate our approach to capturing time-lapse images, and to tracking migrating cells for quantification. The live-cell migration assay can be applied to neural and glial progenitor cells as well as to tumor spheres. This assay can also be used to study cell motility in response to inhibitors, different extracellular substrates and stiffness, attractive or repulsive cues, as well as changes in the electrical field (Li et al., 2015) without optimizing the duration of migration and final detection.
10 cm Petri dish (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 172931)
15 ml conical tube (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 339651)
40 μm cell strainer (Argos Technologies, catalog number: TC1040-A)
6-well plate (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 140675)
Glass bottom dish (MatTek, catalog number: P35G-1.5-14-C)
1 ml pipette
Timed-pregnant mouse embryos
Note: Neural and glial progenitor cells can be isolated from embryonic day (E) 13.5 to E15.5 embryos, a stage where early and active neurogenesis occurs. Note that, during this stage, progenitor cells evolve rapidly between proliferative expansion and cell lineage differentiation, Therefore, it is critical to select embryos from similar developmental time points in experiments where comparison between progenitor cells from different embryos (e.g., certain genetic models, different treatment groups) are unavoidable.
Hanks’ balanced salt solution (HBSS) (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 14025092)
DMEM/F12 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 11330032)
Insulin (Sigma, catalog number: I0516)
N2 supplement (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 17502048)
B27 supplement (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 17504044)
Epithelial growth factor (EGF) (Peprotech, catalog number: AF-100-15)
Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) (Peprotech, catalog number: AF-100-18B)
DMSO (EMD Millipore, catalog number: S-002-D)
Dulbecco’s PBS (DPBS), no calcium, no magnesium (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 14190144)
Accutase (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: A1110501)
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor AA (PDGF-AA) (Peprotech, catalog number: AF-100-13A)
Poly-L-ornithine (PLO) (Sigma, catalog number: P4957)
Laminin (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 23017015)
Dulbecco’s PBS, with calcium and magnesium (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 14040133)
Neural Growth Medium (NGM) (see Recipes)
Oligosphere Medium (OM) (see Recipes)
Micro scissor (Ted Pella, catalog number: 1346)
Tweezer (Ted Pella, catalog number: 525)
Dressing forceps (Ted Pella, catalog number: 5002-42)
Dissection sharp/blunt scissors (Ted Pella, catalog number: 1329)
Hemocytometer
Inverted live-cell imaging system, connected to an incubator with a controlled temperature (temperature module) and CO2 module such as EVOSTM FL Auto (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Chemotaxis software (ibidt, https://ibidi.com/44-software-and-image-analysis)
ImageJ (https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/index.html)
Isolation and culture of mouse neural stem cells (NSCs)
Isolation of neural stem cells from E14.5 mouse brain
Prepare several 10 cm Petri dishes filled with Hanks’ balanced salt solution (HBSS), place on ice.
Euthanize an E14.5 timed-pregnant mouse with carbon dioxide following institutional animal protocols.
Spray the abdomen with 70% ethanol to wet the fur and open the abdomen in Y-shape using standard dissection scissors and dressing forceps (Video 1).
Video 1. Isolation of mouse cortices for NSC culture
Dissect out the connective tissues and vessels between the uterine horns, remove the uterus and place it on a 10 cm Petri dish filled with ice-cold HBSS.
Use micro-scissors (Ted Pella) and tweezers (Ted Pella) to separate the embryos from the placenta, transfer the embryos to a new 10 cm Petri dish filled with ice-cold HBSS.
Decapitate, remove skin and skull bones, and carefully collect embryonic brains under a dissecting microscope.
Note: Place a 15 cm dish filled with ice under the 10 cm Petri dish to keep the embryos cold.
Remove the meninges and isolate the cortices, followed by dissecting the cortices into small pieces.
Transfer the tissues to a 15 ml conical tube filled with ice-cold HBSS, centrifuge at 100 x g for 3 min at 4 °C.
Remove supernatant, add ice-cold neural growth medium (NGM) (0.5 ml per brain), triturate with a 1 ml pipette, followed by incubation on ice for 2 min.
Note: Gently pass through a 1 ml pipette for approximately 20 times and avoid bubble formation during trituration.
Pass cell suspension through a 40 μm cell strainer to obtain single cells. Count the cells with a hemocytometer or cell/particle counter.
Dilute single-cell suspension with NGM to a final concentration of 5 x 104 cells per ml with NGM.
Culture 4 ml (5 x 104 cells per ml) of cells in each 6-well plate. Usually one embryo is sufficient to isolate around 106 total cells.
On the following day, discard the differentiated cells that have been attached to the bottom of the dish by transferring suspension cells to a new well.
Replace half medium with fresh NGM every other day for 4-5 days to allow neurosphere formation.
Note: Cautiously remove the 6-well plate from the incubator to avoid disturbing the neurospheres that are settled at the bottom of the well. Remove 2 ml of medium using P1000 piptetman from the top of each well gently to avoid accidental suctioning of the neurospheres during this time. Discard removed medium and replenish the well with 2 ml fresh medium pre-warmed to 37 °C. Cells may be cryopreserved in NGM with 10% DMSO at this step.
Subculturing of neurospheres when the spheres reach a size of 100-150 μm under a microscope
Transfer neurospheres with culturing medium to a 15 ml conical tube using serological pipet, centrifuge at 100 x g for 1 min. Remove supernatant.
Resuspend neurospheres in 5 ml Dulbecco’s PBS (DPBS) without calcium and magnesium.
Centrifuge at 100 x g for 1 min. Remove supernatant.
Add 1 ml Accutase (Thermo Fisher Scientific) at room temperature for 3-5 min, followed by gentle trituration using a 1 ml pipette until no large clumps are visible.
Note: Gently pass through 1 ml pipette for approximately 20 times and avoid bubble formation.
Add 5 ml NGM to neutralize Accutase, leave the tube on the stand for 5 min to allow remaining cell clumps to settle at the bottom, collect the solution that contains dissociated single cells for cell counting. Centrifuge at 200-300 x g for 4 min. Remove supernatant.
Note: Cells may be cryopreserved in NGM with 10% DMSO at this step.
Resuspend cells with NGM to a final concentration of 2-3 x 104 cells per ml. Transfer 4 ml of cell suspension into each well of a 6-well plate.
Replace half medium with fresh NGM every other day as described in Step A1n, repeat the subculturing process when the spheres reach a size of 100-150 μm (typically in 3-4 days).
Induction and culture of glial progenitor cells
Culture single-cell suspension 2-3 x 104 cells per ml from passages 2 to 6 of neurospheres in Oligosphere Medium (OM) to induce glial lineage differentiation.
Note: We found that induction efficiency is higher when using single-cell suspension from neurospheres rather than using undissociated neurospheres. Avoid adding ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) to the medium to prevent astrocyte lineage differentiation.
Replace half medium every other day with fresh OM as described in Step A1n.
Subculture spheres every 5-7 days for at least 12 days. The spheres should consist of > 95% glial progenitor cells at this time (Li et al., 2015).
Setting up the in vitro migration assay
Preparation of poly-L-ornithine (PLO)-coated glass-bottomed dishes (MatTek).
Add 200 μl PLO solution (Sigma) to glass-bottomed dishes. Place the dishes in the tissue culture incubator at 37 °C for 1 h.
Remove PLO solution, allow the dishes to dry at the tissue culture hood for 5-10 min.
Rinse the dishes with sterile water twice.
Note: PLO-coated glass-bottomed dishes can be stored at room temperature for 2 weeks.
Seed cells onto the PLO-coated glass-bottomed dishes.
Dilute mouse laminin (Thermo Fisher Scientific) with sterile water to a final concentration of 2 μg per ml. Add 150 μl diluted laminin onto the glass-bottomed dishes. Place the dishes in the tissue culture incubator for 1 h, followed by removing laminin and rinsing the dishes with calcium- and magnesium-containing DPBS once in the tissue culture hood.
Add 100 μl NGM at the bottom of the PLO/laminin-coated dishes.
Carefully transfer 100-150 μm spheres using 10 μl pipette under the microscope to the PLO/laminin-coated glass-bottomed dishes.
Note: We typically seed at least 8 spheres and image 6-8 spheres simultaneously.
Allow the spheres to attach to the bottom of the dishes in the tissue culture incubator at 37 °C for 15 min, followed by carefully adding 2 ml pre-warmed NGM.
Note: Avoid disturbing the spheres by adding NGM from the edge of the dish slowly.
Microscope setup for time-lapse imaging
Note: Here we demonstrate how to take time-lapse images using the Invitrogen EVOSTM FL Auto Imaging System with the EVOSTM Onstage Incubator. For detailed information regarding microscope installation and operation procedures, please refer to the EVOSTM user manual.
Microscope setup
Turn on the EVOSTM FL inverted microscope and the connected computer, select the appropriate stage holder, attach the environmental chamber to the microscope, followed by connecting the heated hose and the sensor cable to the environmental chamber.
Add water to the “max fill” line in the water reservoir, and turn on the Onstage Incubator along with the air and CO2 tanks.
Open the EVOSTM FL Auto software, set temperature at 37 °C, humidity > 80% and CO2 at 5%. Warm up for approximately 2 h.
Note: To prevent water from accumulating around the objective, an empty dish/well should be used during system warm-up. Also, please ensure sufficient gas supply during the experiment.
Live-cell imaging
Open the software. Choose the 10x objective and turn on the Trans light.
Place a glass-bottomed dish with neurospheres attached to the bottom on the stage. Select 6-8 neurospheres with a similar size ranging between 100 and 150 μm by clicking “Add Beacon”.
Note: Please make sure the dish is tightly sealed around the rim of the stage. Any space would allow water to evaporate, causing blurry images and damaging the objective.
The duration of time-lapse image acquisition is approximately 2 h with a capturing interval of 2 min (for cells migrating on the surface coated with 20 μg per ml laminin).
Note: For statistical analysis, we use images taken every 4 min during a 2-h period. Total imaging duration partly depends on the speed of cell migration. When the concentration of laminin is low (e.g., 0.5 μg per ml), cells migrate more slowly. Therefore, the duration and interval of time-lapse imaging should be adjusted accordingly.
In the following section, we will demonstrate procedures for the analyses of three cell motility parameters–velocity, speed and straightness. Additionally, we will also demonstrate the use of kymography to assess leading edge dynamics (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Schematic representation of cell motility analysis for neural and glial progenitor cells. (A-B) Following time-lapse image acquisition, image stacks were loaded onto ImageJ. (C-E) Paths of migrating cells were tracked. (F-H) Tracking data were opened in the ibidi Chemotaxis software for plotting and analysis. (I) Results were exported to a spreadsheet for graphing and statistical comparison.
Velocity: Velocity is a vector quantity which is evaluated by displacement per time.
Open ImageJ (freeware), click “Import” in the “File” pull-down menu and then click “Image Sequence”. Select the file that contains the time-lapse images (Video 2).
Video 2. ImageJ setting up for migration assay
Under “Plugins”, click “Tracking” and then “Manual Tracking”. Set parameters the same as those used for acquiring time-lapse images.
Check “Show path?” and click “Add track”, followed by marking the cell of interest along its migration path. Tracking details will show up in a new window.
Note: We typically select cells that are on the edge of the spheres and we avoid selecting cells that undergo cell division during migration.
Click “Add track” again and mark the next cell of interest along its migration path. At least six cells from each neurosphere are typically tracked. Save the tracking results for all cells in the spreadsheet format.
Open the ibidi Chemotaxis software, click “Import data” from the navigation bar to import the tracking result.
Note: ibidi Chemotaxis is a freeware. Please visit the ibidi website (https://ibidi.com/44-software-and-image-analysis) and follow the user instructions.
Set the parameters the same as the parameter used for acquiring time-lapse images under the “Initiation” tab. Click “Apply settings”.
Click “Plot data” from the navigation bar. A window showing the tracking paths will pop up.
Click “Statistics” from the navigation bar and then the “Velocity” tab to show the velocity results.
Speed: Speed is a scalar quantity which is quantified as distance per time
Repeat steps A1 to A7, if needed.
Click “Statistics” from the navigation bar. Click “Distance” to display the migration distance for each tracked cell in a new window.
Paste and save the result to a spreadsheet. Divide the distance by total time to obtain the speed for each cell.
Straightness: Straightness of migration can be referred to as directness in ibidi Chemotaxis. If cells migrate without turning, the straightness would be 1. On the other hand, if cells keep turning around, the straightness would approach 0.
Click “Directness” from the “Statistics” window to show the directionality of each tracked cell.
Paste and save the results to Excel for further analysis.
Kymography: A kymograph is a graphic representation of spatial position over time. Kymography is a method to show leading edge dynamics during migration (Figure 2 and Video 3).
Video 3. Kymography analysis by ImageJ
Import phase-contrast images to ImageJ.
Note: We typically use images taken from a 20x objective (or higher) for Kymography analysis.
Use the line tool to draw a line on the edge of the migrating cell.
Note: The line should cover the entire span of the leading edge from the beginning to the end of the time-lapse images.
Under the pull-down menu “Plugins”, click “Kymograph” and then “KymographBuilder”.
Note: An alternative method is to click “Stacks” from the “Image” pull-down menu, then click “Reslice.”
Figure 2. Schematic representation of kymography analysis. (A, B) Following time-lapse imaging acquisition, image stacks were loaded on ImageJ. (C, D) A straight line or a segmented line is drawn along the track of migrating leading edge, followed by obtaining a kymograph by either using the KymographBuilder or the Reslice function. (E) In a 2-dimentional kymograph, x-axis represents the distance of the leading edge, and the y-axis represents time.
Neural Growth Medium (NGM)
DMEM/F12 with the final concentration of the following supplements and growth factors
1% N2
2% B27
20 ng/ml epithelial growth factor (EGF)
20 ng/ml basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)
After adding EGF and bFGF, the shelf life of NGM at 4 °C is approximately one week
Oligosphere Medium (OM)
20 ng/ml Platelet-Derived Growth Factor AA (PDGF-AA)
After adding EGF and PDGF-AA, the shelf life of OM at 4 °C is approximately one week
This work was supported by funding from Children’s Mercy Children’s Research Institute.
The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.
The University of Kansas Medical Center Animal Care and Use Committee approved all protocols performed (ACUP number:2016-2359, August 16, 2016-August 1, 2019).
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How to cite: Chen, C., Chou, F. and Wang, P. (2019). Live-cell Migration Assays to Study Motility of Neural and Glial (Oligodendrocyte) Progenitor Cells. Bio-protocol 9(12): e3275. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3275.
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by BFP | September 20, 2006 · 11:46 am
Wonder of Wonders! – Barbados Nation News Covers DLP Integrity Legislation Speech
Barbados Media Had Ignored DLP Integrity Legislation Announcement
Last Sunday, DLP candidate and executive member Chris Sinckler spoke at a DLP rally and delivered a major policy position – promising that the DLP will institute Integrity Legislation and ongoing audits of public expenditures.
Although their reporters were present, neither The Nation Newspaper nor the Barbados Advocate chose to even mention the Integrity Legislation policy, and so the people of Barbados – including yours truly – remained unaware that last Sunday, the DLP publically declared that Intergrity Legislation will be a major issue in the forthcoming election…
…Until, of course, the Barbados Free Press published DLP Leader Gives Major Speech – No Mention Of Integrity Legislation, Conflict of Interest Rules etc… on Monday, and then a second article also on Monday, Barbados Free Press Reader Says DLP Meeting Started With Integrity Legislation Speech
Now, after three days of the Barbados Free Press and our readers talking about what happened on the weekend, The Nation News has finally decided that the DLP’s Integrity Legislation might be worth mentioning.
Golly… wonder what happened over at the Nation’s newsroom? Did they just wake up… or like so many others, are the Nation’s editors starting to smell something new in the wind this season?
Barbados Media Ignores Ongoing BLP Government Integrity Scandals
Do you suppose that the Nation News might now start sending some reporters over to the Land Registry to see how a certain Minister of Government came to live on government-expropriated “public housing” land?
Nah… probably too much for the citizens of Barbados to hope that their big old media might actually do some investigative digging about conflicts of interest and such.
Oh well… at least the guys and gals over at The Nation News are starting to smell that new breeze…
From The Nation News (link here)…
Dems Promise “Better to Come”
A NEW Democratic Labour Party (DLP) administration will be placing greater emphasis on transparency and accountability.
This was the word from Chris Sinckler, who led off his party’s public charge during its political mass meeting on Sunday night in Quakers Road, Carrington Village, St Michael.
He said the DLP would be focusing on measures to combat wastage and squandermania, much of which he claimed had taken place over the past 12 years under the incumbent Barbados Labour Party administration.
Sinckler, a member of the DLP’s executive council, listed projects with problems ranging from GEMS, the flyovers coming for the ABC Highway, to Government’s office complex at Warrens.
He also pointed to both the Urban and Rural Development Commissions as areas where there had not been an efficient application of resources.
It was against this background that Sinckler, who is expected to be the party’s candidate in St Michael North West in the next general election, highlighted three specific things which the Dems would introduce to eliminate these problems.
They would be integrity legislation, an audit for public services (different from the one done by the Auditor-General), and expenditure surveys.
He said integrity legislation was particularly necessary for leaders, while the public services audit would allow for accountability on how resources were spent.
This is a system in place in several African, Asian and Latin American countries. Sinckler added it also helped to build accountability since it would involve both the politicians and technocrats.
With the expenditure surveys, also used in a number of developing countries, there was no need to wait on the Auditor-General to do an annual report, he said. Departments must follow and map expenditure of their various programmes to know how money was spent and if services were delivered.
Since it was not always an issue of money but how service was delivered, Sinckler added it was important to look at procurement rules to ensure transparency.
He said the entire system needed an overhaul – not just a case of throwing more money behind a project, but efficiently allocating resources.
Sinckler, who unsuccessfully contested the St Michael Central seat in the 1999 general election, told his audience that the Dems were on a mission, promising that “better can be done, better is to come.
“This is no time to fool around. I’ve decided to re-enter politics at this level, not to stay in Opposition, but to win.”
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by BFP | September 20, 2006 · 8:01 am
Case Clearing In Barbados Courts Makes Me Nervous
The courts in Barbados are a little backed-up right now, but the Chief Justice has the answer – Toss Out Cases Without Hearing Them!
Chief Justice Sir David Simmons is concerned about the backlog of both criminal and civil cases before the courts in Barbados. While we understand the need for the Chief Justice to occasionally step in and kick some bu… “politely prod the system” where lawyers are dragging their feet, we are very nervous about the wholesale tossing of cases as a method of reducing the backlog.
…Phase I of the Backlog Reduction Project involving civil cases in the system since 1990, had 66 of the 127 cases retired. Another 18 cases were listed for trial while in the remaining 43 cases, adjournments were sought.
(Chief Justice Sir David Simmons) warned attorneys that during the second phase of the project for cases from 1990-2005 where only documents had been filed, a notice would be published in the newspapers after which they would dispose of the cases.
Which Civil Cases Will Be Tossed By Sir David?
The wheels of justice often turn very slowly – with civil cases sometimes taking years to reach trial. But is it a good idea to toss older cases simply because the courts do not have enough resources, physical space, judges and support staff?
The rule of law and an independent judiciary are probably the most important foundations that we have – because without them, nothing else can work.
We have said it before, and we will say it again – whatever the professional qualifications, wisdom and personal integrity of Chief Justice Sir David Simmons, it looks bad that he was a powerful member of the ruling Government one day, and then Chief Justice immediately thereafter.
Please understand that I am in no way suggesting that Sir David will not perform his duties in an unbiased and professional manner. What I am saying is that Sir David’s appointment lacked the appearance of impartial appointment. How can a man be a powerful member of government on one day, and then be expected to judge cases involving his old government friends the next day?
It just looks bad.
So Chief Justice Sir David Simmons is already operating under a professional handicap. With this in mind, we had all better hope that none of the cases thrown out by Sir David during this “cleanup” in any way involve lawsuits against the government.
It would just look bad – but I sense that very few people in the Barbaods Government are aware of the important concept that not only must justice be done – it must also be seen to be done.
Filed under Barbados, Crime & Law, Politics & Corruption
Bye Bye Bwee
BWIA Says “So Long”
I don’t care if the flights were always late, or if the equipment was not exactly up to date – I’m going to miss Bwee.
BWIA was one of the last Western operators of the 707. Long after everyone else had scrapped the old Boeings, Bwee’s last “three sisters” still flew the Bridgetown-Heathrow route until noise regulations in the UK made it impossible with the old engines. (BWIA never did re-engine their 707s. It was easier to lease newer aircraft than to look after the old girls)
Dad always loved the old Boeings, and one of my fondest memories as a child is of him waving and smiling from the top of the stairs and then patting the side of the aircraft as he boarded for his last flight in a 707. (Miss you dad.)
Peter Wickham also says goodbye to Bwee in The Nation News (link here)
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Synesthesia From A Higher Power: An Interview Of Double Diamond Sun Body
text by Summer Bowie
When Miles Davis scored Louis Malle’s Elevator To The Gallows, he took a wild approach that was as daring as it was genius. He simply watched the film from beginning to end, took some notes, wrote a few themes in his hotel room and then handed them to a small band in the morning. From there they followed his lead as he improvised his way through a second screening of the film. He didn’t read the script, he didn’t speak French, and he certainly didn’t know much about French new wave. Miraculously, the result was uncanny in its ability to capture the very essence of loneliness and desperation. He had an incredible facility for processing an image and then giving it a sonic projection that glides past the intellectualization process and rings clear as a bell right in the central nervous system. Thus is the facility that is immediately evident in the work of Robbie Williamson, otherwise known as Double Diamond Sun Body.
He is a musician first and foremost, but his work has expanded into a multitude of mediums over the course of his lifetime, and right now his creative juices are bursting and radiating in all directions like a newly born star. Though, that’s definitely nowhere close to the way that he would describe himself. He’s a humble soul with a genuine sense of curiosity, all of which is underscored by a mystical je ne sais quoi. He spent over a decade scoring films and television before he started experimenting with performance and making his own films to accompany his soundscapes, or maybe it’s the other way around. Either way, this work has proliferated and evolved to include installation, sculpture and paintings, and is now finally culminating in his first solo show at MAMA Gallery in Los Angeles, entitled Saffron Crow’s Associate. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself feeling a little dissociated while experiencing the work. If you submit to that feeling, it becomes an otherworldly adventure that allows you to zoom out and observe Earth from a bird’s eye view. We had the chance to sit down with the artist and talk about his musical beginnings, his spiritual investigations, and the wonders of human nature.
Summer Bowie: Let’s start at the very beginning, where did you grow up?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I grew up in Seattle.
Bowie: What was the atmosphere like at the time? Did you always have creative ambitions and were they always nurtured while you were growing up?
Double Diamond Sun Body: Yeah, my atmosphere was music in Seattle. I grew up just skateboarding a lot and playing in bands. I would play shows during the era of Nirvana and Soundgarden, and a lot of punk bands from D.C.––that Dischord label––people like Beefeater and Fugazi.
Bowie: Wow, so you were fully in that world while it was happening in Seattle.
Double Diamond Sun Body: Yeah, I was really entrenched in it. I was in a record label called C/Z Records and playing a lot of shows and touring.
Bowie: What kind of band were you playing with at that point when you got signed?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I was playing with a band that was very math rock, super intense, just very complicated arrangements mixed with punk––that kind of music.
Bowie: That’s amazing! What were you playing?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I was playing bass.
Bowie: And when did that start?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I started when I was fifteen. And then from there I moved to Portland and played in a band called Hitting Birth.
Bowie: Wow, what kind of music was that?
Double Diamond Sun Body: It was very theatrical. Sort of industrial, but very light. Not industrial aesthetically but sound wise it was very rhythmic and heavy, but aesthetically it was lots of white clothing and colors, and the opposite of what you’d think industrial would be.
Bowie: Crazy. And how’d you get into composing music for films?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I wrote a film called Dandelion that starred Vincent Kartheiser from Madmen. I wrote that with my friend and we got it made. It ended up doing really well, went to Sundance and winning a bunch of awards in different festivals around the world. That was the first film I scored. That film did pretty well and a lot of people started asking me to score their films based on that movie, so that’s how I got into it. I just kept going with it and never stopped for a decade.
Bowie: I love that. And there’s really a spiritual aspect to what you do––something kind of ‘otherworldly.’ When did you first get introduced to this side of yourself - or was it always there?
Double Diamond Sun Body: It was always there - since I was around twelve. You know, it started normally with Carlos Castaneda books and stuff, then it just kinda grew and never stopped growing. I don’t know, it was something that was always with me. It came from reading. Then I joined a lot of different groups that were studying various esoteric things. And I never really expressed it as much as I do now because I was always doing things with other people.
Bowie: Wow, and were your parents a part of this or was it just completely your own thing?
Double Diamond Sun Body: It was my own thing, and then when I was around twenty I started to do some things with my mother.
Bowie: That’s so beautiful. And then your name Double Diamond Sun Body...where did it come from and when did you decide to adopt it?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I took on that name from something that I read a couple years ago. It’s hard to explain but it has to do with the Christ embodiment or sort of like a Christ consciousness or Christ energy 2.0.
Bowie: Heavy.
Double Diamond Sun Body: Yeah, I really resonated with the ideas around that and how that energy integrates into modern life. So the name just really resonated with me.
Bowie: It seems like a lot of that ethos was evident in your former band, We Are the World, but that work was much different than your current work. What was the creative mission behind that project?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I don’t think there really was a mission. It was a group of creative people coming together and going off the cuff, ya know. There wasn’t a mission but a lot of people interpreted it that way, like they would see us as a cult, or see our performances as very cultish and always wanted to know what it meant. I think it was just the right combination of people that exuded that kind of impression, but there wasn’t an intention, you know what I’m saying?
Bowie: Yeah, just a performative exploration as a group. And do you like being in a band or do you prefer performing solo?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I think that all the different projects I worked with I really enjoyed, but they’ve each served their purpose in getting me to where I am now. I couldn’t really foresee being in another band, but I’m really glad that I was for so long.
Bowie: You blend music and performance in a really unique way. What kind of emotions are you trying to convey or evoke through the energy of your music and your performances?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I think in general I’m trying to express the utter mystery of life and what we’re all doing, while embracing very traditional actions and very traditional institutions in terms of very basic spirituality. Trying to hone that down to a basic thin––not making it very complicated. Traditional values of family, physical labor, children, simple colors, and combining those energies with the ambiguous, ethereal nature of the music. When you combine those two you get something interesting.
Bowie: And do you feel that you’re on a journey or a spiritual path that you’re exploring with your work that’s separate from your own life trajectory? Or are they both one in the same?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I think they’re absolutely one in the same. One couldn’t exist without the other.
Bowie: Your show at MAMA is very unique because it’s the first time that your pursuits as a fine artist will coalesce into something much grander. Can you describe the show and its meaning? Particularly, the meaning behind its title?
Double Diamond Sun Body: Yeah, Saffron Crow’s Associate is about an entity named Saffron Crow and his associate. They are offplanet entities that visit Earth to basically just check it out. They’re flying by to see what’s happening. They get here and are immediately enamored with the way in which races coexist and battle each other more or less. They’re also very interested in the way the media perpetuates this sort of battle. They find it really unnecessary and sort of comment on all of this, while presenting simple solutions to the problematic way that the races react toward one another.
Bowie: Can you give us an example of any of those solutions?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I think that they really are of the opinion that races should try to have more pride in their race, versus trying to shove their race down other races’ throats, and say “accept me, accept me!” That goes for white races too. All races should. And simultaneously I think they really say that you should have mad respect for all races while letting them be sovereign entities and not give into this forced assimilation constantly. Again this is all their opinion. They think it just causes more problems.
Bowie: Do you believe in a higher power or spiritual enlightenment? Do you think that humans have lost sight of this side of themselves?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I don’t think that question can really ever be answered––in the way that I think any answer to that question would be a complete assumption. So yeah, I would leave it at that. But I think for someone like them and mebecause I feel as though I’m channeling themthere’s something going on. I would be absolutely floored if this was all a result of stars colliding into each other and bacteria growing.
Bowie: So if you were an alien that came to this planet are these the first impressions that you believe you would have regarding human nature?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I think I would. If I really imagine another planet or another race of beings that live there, the last thing I’m gonna do is think, “Oh there are these beings living on this planet.” I would think, “Wow, there’s several types of beings on this planet and they don’t get along? They have bombs pointing at each other, and still don’t understand each other, and are still fighting for equality?” and I’d be completely enamored by this.
Bowie: How does sound play into that aspect of the show?
Double Diamond Sun Body: I’m working with colors and tones in the notes. Specific notes go with specific colors. So the sound of the show is going to be very meditative and very different than the music that I’ve been performing live. When there’s a certain message or certain subtitle, or color, there is a corresponding tone to accentuate the message.
Bowie: It’s almost like you’re sharing a sense of synesthesia with us.
Double Diamond Sun Body: Absolutely. It’s subjective to the most of my ability. But work like that is highly mathematical. Somewhere in the universe of Earth there are objective equations that can get information across better via color and tone. However, I’m no expert at it, but I’m trying to incorporate that to the best of my ability, which will work for some people, but it might not do anything for others.
Bowie: I guess we won’t know that until the show.
Double Diamond Sun Body: Yeah, I’m sure it’ll be very different for everyone.
Bowie: Well, where do we go from here? What’s the most important lesson that we should learn as a species?
Double Diamond Sun Body: In my opinion, I think there should be less identification. That’s what Saffron’s talking about in the intro of the film when it says, “come with me to observe the animal.” I think that that’s what the show is about, observing the animal. And the animal is only an animal when it has lots of identifications. And when you can observe yourself and not identify with everything all the time, then you’re opening yourself up to some potential.
Bowie: My last question is why is Saffron Crow’s Associate the pointed figure?
Double Diamond Sun Body: Because Saffron Crow only speaks when he really wants to speak and he’s busy. So his associate does most of the commentary, but Saffron does appear a few times.
Bowie: GotchaI like it. So sort of like the way Double Diamond Sun Body is just channeling something higher.
Double Diamond Sun Body: Yeah, maybe Double Diamond Sun Body is someone else’s associate.
Bowie: Yeah. Awesome, thanks so much.
Double Diamond Sun Body: Cool, that was nice. Thank you.
Double Diamond Sun Body "Saffron Crow's Associate" will be on view from November 5 to December 5, 2016 at MAMA Gallery, 1242 Palmetto Street, Los Angeles. Text and interview by Summer Bowie. Photographs by Oliver Kupper. Follow Autre on Instagram: @AUTREMAGAZINE
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A Dark and Fluffy World: An Interview With Galen Pehrson
Watching one of Galen Pehrson’s films, like his most recent, The Caged Pillows, starring the likes of Jena Malone and James Franco, is like stepping into a psychedelic cartoon where you can’t help feeling a tinge of déjà vu – you’re not sure if it was a dream, a childhood memory, or an omen. It’s as though a mixture of real life memories and old movie scenes were plucked from your brain and rearranged into a brilliant new narrative. They’re the renderings of a world that most of us have inhabited for all our lives, but for Galen, who spent the first 12 years of his life in rural Nevada City, without access to cable TV or any other means of consuming pop culture, this world can be seen from a slightly outside perspective.
His exposure to MTV was a wild awakening that led him into making music videos and working as a cartoon artist. His harrowing tale of running away, moving to New York, studying at RISD and eventually spending the first 7 months of his life in Los Angeles at a halfway home for dual-diagnosed criminals with psychiatric disorders in South Central is one that deserves a film in itself, but it certainly set the stage for the world of Caged Pillows that he has been creating for the past several years.
Former iterations of this world are clearly seen in previous projects such as El Gato, a collection of hand-drawn, animated vignettes that was part of James Franco’s Rebel project, a multi-artist exhibition presented at MOCA during Jeffrey Deitch’s sadly missed reign. You can also see further developments of this vacuous, celestial world filled with characters that behave like humans but look like ducks, dogs, cats, wolves and mice in Mondo Taurobolium. This short film that is as much a music video for Devendra Banhart’s track Taurobolium as it is a film that carries its own, not only features the same starring cast and characters as his other films, but the score is also masterfully mixed and produced by the brilliant Noah Georgeson.
His new film, The Caged Pillows, is a short that was originally intended to be a feature, but Galen says this introduction is just a pinprick into a world that will encompass several mediums and film projects in the future. Until then, in under ten minutes, this short is a vortex of mind blowing musical and visual narrative that will be premiered this Wednesday night at MAMA gallery alongside a celebration party for Ruins Magazine, an editorial content site that produced the film and will be launching online with the premiere. We sat down with Galen over green tea in his Hollywood Hills home/studio to talk about his process, his inspiration for the film, and the meaning behind the Caged Pillows.
AUTRE: Do you consider yourself a cartoonist, an illustrator, an artist, or none of the above?
PEHRSON: I think of myself as a director. But the art is cartoon art. I more closely align to cartoon art than animation. The style is taken from my memories; when I was a kid and would watch DuckTales. I’m interested in how those worlds could mature with you. So as an adult, what would that be like? You can always trust cartoon characters. You don’t have to build up characters like you would in a film. There’s this consistent moral overtone. It’s very light. If there’s a bad guy, it’s clear he’s a bad guy. With a cartoon-style arch, you can get away with a lot that you couldn’t get away with in a shorter amount of time. It helps with the compressed stories.
AUTRE: Are you drawn to any other mediums?
PEHRSON: Cartoons are just one facet of it. I have other projects that I’m working on. I produced a bunch of audio on this, like music stuff. I see it as all under the umbrella of this world of Caged Pillows.
AUTRE: What mediums were you drawn to when you were a kid?
PEHRSON: I’ve been painting since I was a kid. But then painting seemed pointless. As though everyone had already done everything you could possibly do with it. What could I contribute to this? It’s a medium that is so deeply covered. And it didn’t resonate very deeply with me. We’re in such a pop culture-driven society that paintings feel like something people do to remind them of the past. It seems extremely irrelevant. For me, the excitement of creation is bringing out people’s imaginations, immersing them in a different place for a while. I think that’s what the old painters did, like Heironymus Bosch. They had these whole worlds. During that time, it was very contemporary and edgy. For me, it’s trying to be innovative with technology and to create a reflection of our current society.
AUTRE: It’s interesting that you feel Caged Pillows is a reflection of the present. It feels like an ambiguous representation of what could be the present, or likely a dystopian future. It makes sense that you’re working in a medium that is present/future.
PEHRSON: I wanted to be reflective of our current society, which has fascinated me since my childhood. I was raised off the grid until I was twelve years old. I didn’t have television, electricity, any contact with popular culture. We had a Magritte book, and a few others. That was my connection to art. Besides that, we had nothing to do. I drew, painted, or played with dirt. That’s all there was.
AUTRE: Was that a conscious decision that your parents made?
PEHRSON: There was nothing else to do. We were really poor, so we had pens, paper, and dirt. It was something I always did. There are photographs of me, in diapers, smearing paint all over something. I never thought, “Oh, I want to be an artist.” Most of the time, I wished I could do something else.
AUTRE: What was your first introduction to pop culture?
PEHRSON: MTV.
AUTRE: What was that experience like?
PEHRSON: To me, it seemed so bizarre. Pop culture in general does this. Imagine landing on Earth and seeing people singing and dancing like this. That never went away for me. A lot of my work is coming from this place of being young and seeing all these images on TV. “Dress like this to be cool.” I think it’s different if you grow up with it naturally and slowly. It becomes something you adapt to. But at 12, I was like, “I don’t have the right shoes. I have to wear these pants.” There was this extremely fast rush of information on how to fit into society. Plus it was so limiting to be an individual. There were these groups you could be in – nerd, jock, bad guy, whatever.
AUTRE: When you first started watching it, did you feel indoctrinated in it? Or were you immediately critical?
PEHRSON: I loved it. I went on to do music videos.
AUTRE: How long have you been developing your style, these psychedelic, celestial, animal worlds?
PEHRSON: The first time I used the duck characters was 2005. That was for the cover of Adam Green’s Jacket Full of Danger. I didn’t know what to do with it yet. I sat around with a lot of ideas, with a very particular aesthetic in mind, for a while. In 2012, for the Red Bull exhibition, they wanted to commission an animation. So I was like, “The ducks!” That was the launching pad for it.
AUTRE: That one was very erotic too.
PEHRSON: Yeah, each one has its own experiment to it. That piece focused on the erotic. What’s interesting, all the dialogue in that is dialogue from Rebel Without a Cause, just mixed up. That was the first iteration of the characters. They’ve become more and more human over time. I think eventually they’ll just turn into humans.
AUTRE: Your work deals a lot with Hollywood, fame, and money worship. Where do you see yourself in this landscape?
PEHRSON: I have a pretty patronizing point of view. I was never asked to be a part of society. I find myself with all these rules, conditions, and responsibilities that don’t make any sense to me. I constantly feel like I’m walking through a preset maze. It’s so limiting.
AUTRE: It seems like people don’t know they’re in a maze, and that's the scariest part.
PEHRSON: Yeah, it goes back to pop culture. The best artist is not the most popular. Everything is essentially a commercial, even music, and now in art. We’re in an art renaissance. There’s so much content. But it’s all funded and propelled by how and who is making money. Art, to me, has been an honest, accurate reflection of society, without commercial interests. That’s the kind of stuff we get from design. Though they are close, design is for a purpose. Art isn’t necessarily for a purpose.
AUTRE: In many ways it seems like artists are starting to ask themselves how they can commodify their own work before they've even made it. Or a brand is already finding ways to commodify it for them.
PEHRSON: Exactly.
AUTRE: Originally, this was going to be a feature length film, but then Ruins came to you?
PEHRSON: Yeah, I was really excited. I thought of it as an introduction to the world of Caged Pillows. What started as a very linear feature film morphed and grew in many directions that go beyond the film. They gave me a lot of freedom to do whatever I want with it, which is rare and very refreshing.
AUTRE: Who are the Caged Pillows?
PEHRSON: We are the Caged Pillows. Our world is very comfortably jailed. We’re sedated, distracted by television. Everyone is on medication. Our society as a whole, Western culture, has completely driven itself away from the natural human state. That’s such an interesting topic. The Caged Pillows are us. I’m susceptible to this. We’ve been programmed to respond to what success, beauty, and happiness look like – and from a young age. The film is about that. People get these ideas, that success is a beautiful pool, a Bugatti, probably some gold chains.
That’s what the gem in the film represents. At one point, he says, “I’ve been with you since you were a baby. Touch me and I’ll go crazy.” It’s the phones, the screens, touch-touch-double-tap, the instant gratification. There’s a line, “I fed you a lifetime of lies. I can’t even look in your eyes.” The screen can be talking to you, but it’s a one-way communication. There’s no singular accountability because it’s a culture.
AUTRE: We’re all victims inflicting culture on one another.
PEHRSON: Exactly. That’s the overarching idea of the film. There’s a fantasy that we will someday break that and learn more about ourselves as individuals rather than an idea of a society.
AUTRE: Did these ideas become more pronounced when you moved to LA?
PEHRSON: Yeah, definitely. This is Los Angeles. Everyone here is here for a reason. You can separate your friends into two categories: people you would actually call if you had a problem, and people you call for a drink or to go out with or whatever. It’s not a negative thing. Everyone here is ambitious, and acceptably so.
AUTRE: It’s a superficial fame factory. Your work really dives into that.
PEHRSON: The whole film in itself is commercials and the commercials are starring so-and-so. Everything is tied to the celebrity. Even unconsciously, we’re drawn to these figures and the meaning assigned to them.
AUTRE: And the isolation on the other side of that.
PEHRSON: Yes. I made Mondo from a very personal experience. All I had been doing was sitting on a screen. The only experience I had to tell was the experience of sitting on a screen.
AUTRE: Do you ever have to go through a digital detox?
PEHRSON: Every time I finish a project, I go hiking to the Sierra Nevadas for a week. Or I drive through the desert. I go out there and there’s just nothing. I have to hear my own voice. It’s a very strong contrast from, like, literally listening to top forty while I work, because I’m so fascinated by pop culture.
AUTRE: What’s your work process like?
PEHRSON: I’ve worked twelve to fourteen-hour days for the past few years. I wake up at 4[pm], I work from 5[pm] to 9 in the morning. Working all night, I don’t see anybody. It’s all done from a very isolated place.
AUTRE: When people do voiceover, do they have to conform to your schedule?
PEHRSON: No. I do all the voices first. There’s a fun version, which is just me. I send them that version and then they work independently. This piece being so much about pop culture, celebrity, dreams of “being something,” I wanted to involve people that live that lifestyle. I don’t give them much direction. They’re collaborators. They all seem to find joy and release in it. And all the actors are able to find the cracks in the system. They are involved with other things. They appreciate the art. But still, it is pop culture. If that’s the palette we have to work with for people to see it, that’s the right medium.
AUTRE: What about the process do you enjoy the most and the least?
PEHRSON: I enjoy all of it. The hardest part is sitting still for so many hours, and the isolation of not having connection or touch for weeks, or months even. I also feel like this piece called for it. That’s what it was about. It was a bit of method animating (laughs). The best part about it is working with my friends and people I’m genuinely a big fan of. Bar none, to collaborate with a community of ideas and artists who are like-minded.
AUTRE: Is this world going to keep developing?
PEHRSON: Oh yeah. This is just the entrance. It’s a primer to a much larger narrative, extending across music, film, sculpture. There’s a whole set of stuff. As a creative person, it’s all communications – writing, music, art. Any time you can take your vision and make it work in a different medium you’re improving that communication. I think that’s so important, to set outside of one channel of expressing something. I think everybody in the project feels that way. The Caged Pillows world is going to provide a place for people who are stuck in a genre to come and do something completely new.
AUTRE: Are you excited to share it at MAMA?
PEHRSON: I’m very excited. One side is that I made the piece in isolation, as I wanted it to be viewed in isolation. I asked people to call a 1-800 number when watching the film, and I got over 20,000 messages. They’re all about people feeling isolated, feeling like an alien. There’s this disassociation from the world around them.
AUTRE: Can you tell us about Ruins Magazine?
PEHRSON: Yeah, this film is kicking off the launch of Ruins Magazine. It’s a cultural digest that focuses around urbanism and the future of cities. It’s architecture, design, prose and imagery that all somehow express the human condition in present urban environments.
AUTRE: Like a crossover between urbanism and art?
PEHRSON: Yeah, urbanism, art, and culture. And it’s an amazing set of people. I think they’re going to publish a lot of content that otherwise wouldn’t get made.
AUTRE: When does the site launch?
PEHRSON: June 1st.
The Caged Pillows will premiere at MAMA Gallery on June 1st, in conjunction with the release of Ruins Magazine, at 7pm. Follow Galen Pehrson to learn more about the world of The Caged Pillows. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper. Text by Summer Bowie. Follow Autre on Instagram: @AUTREMAGAZINE
In Art Tags galen pehrson, james franco, mama gallery, the caged pillows, jena malone, ruins magazine, rose mcgowan, art, cartoon, animation, super, daft punk, death grips, devendra banhart, noah georgson
Pulverizing Rabbits: An Interview with Ariana Papademetropoulos Before Her Solo Exhibition In Los Angeles
After her solo show opening this weekend at MAMA gallery in Los Angeles, artist Ariana Papademetropoulos might make a film about killer mushrooms that murder young punk kids. This should give you an idea of her creativity – it's a boundless creativity that bursts with schizophrenic, hallucinatory imaginativeness. Her paintings literally split at the imaginary seams, tearing into new images – half hidden sadomasochistic scenes are obscured by foggy veils, and midcentury living rooms peel into wood paneled dens where shadows portend dark and dangerous things. There is a Freudian element - her paintings feel like repressed memories, places where we were abused and aroused, places where we learned about our sexuality; places where past lives lived, made love and died under unknown suns. In her work, the hippocampus unfurls like a beautiful prismatic flower and drips with vibrant eroticism. It's truly electrifying. You can see many new works this weekend at one her first major solo exhibitions in Los Angeles – a small house will be built that will make her paintings come to life. We got a chance to visit Papademetropoulos in her studio to discuss her work, her life growing up in Los Angeles, and her new show, Wonderland Avenue.
OLIVER KUPPER: Did growing up in Los Angeles inspire your work?
ARIANA PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Yeah, in a way, I guess without me really wanting it to. It kind of seeped in. I’m from here. I kind of grew up in Pasadena. My dad lived in Venice. I moved back and forth between those two worlds.
KUPPER: It’s hard not to be fascinated by Los Angeles
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: There are so many strange things that keep popping up. When I was younger, I was in Pasadena, but then I learned about Jack Parsons and Majorie Cameron and that whole realm. There are always these undertones. Even in upper class neighborhoods, there are always strange things happening.
KUPPER: There’s always something dark going on. Even in Beverly Hills.
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Totally. Everywhere.
KUPPER: When did you know that you wanted to become an artist? I read somewhere that your parents encouraged you at an early age. Was there a defining moment?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Not really. I think it was just the only thing I ever did, since I was literally a kid, which sounds cheesy.
KUPPER: Was there a moment when you knew that you were going to do it for the rest of your life, or was it natural?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: That was just the only thing I did.
KUPPER: And your parents encouraged it?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Yeah. My dad is an architect. Everyone on my mom’s side of the family is an architect. I just wasn’t really good at anything else.
KUPPER: So you were around a lot of creativity?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Yeah. It was very natural.
KUPPER: Did you know it was going to be painting, or were you ever working with other mediums?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: I think it was always painting. I would love to do other mediums as well. I would love to move into installation. I’d like the works to get bigger and bigger – to envelop you in a sense.
KUPPER: To take on a life of their own?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Yeah.
KUPPER: And your parents never wanted you to do architecture?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: No. They actually told me not to do architecture. You actually don’t get to be that creative, unless you’re very very very successful. Working for an architecture firm would mean me painting pictures of people’s cats for the rest of my life. I wouldn’t get to do what I want. Unless you get up there. But I would love to do architecture.
KUPPER: You’re part of this really exciting art scene in LA that has started to grow, especially among female artists. Do you find strength in this collective energy?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: No. I feel like most of my friends aren’t artists. Most of my friends are musicians. I don’t feel like I really exist. I don’t have a core group of artist friends.
KUPPER: Do you feel like there’s a creative energy in LA going on that’s stronger than it’s been in the past?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Totally. Everyone is moving here. I just don’t exist in any realm. There’s a lot of cool stuff going on. It’s a good time to be in LA.
KUPPER: When did you start developing your style?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: I’ve been painting in a similar way since I was like fourteen. I was really into the style of vintage clothes. There was this one dress that had airbrushed flowers and patterns on it. One of the backgrounds of my painting, I copied the fabric from the airbrushed dress that I wore. That started off the whole thing. A lot of people think my paintings are airbrushed.
KUPPER: But it is brush work?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Yeah, it’s all brush work.
KUPPER: Amazing. Do you start with the image and work backwards towards obscuring distorting it?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: I create the image first and then distort.
KUPPER: So the image is underneath it the whole time?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Yeah. It’s almost as if it’s collage, in a sense. I’m just photographing them in the in-between state. I work with a lot of these vintage erotic, nude postcards.
KUPPER: I wonder why erotica is not like that anymore. Maybe it was the Internet. Maybe it was the times.
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: There’s no mystery. There is, but not really. Everything is kind of disgusting.
KUPPER: What is the symbolism behind the distortion of the work?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: In a sense, I’m interested in creating images that trigger the viewer’s sense of psychology. All images do this. I think when images are in limbo, they can be perceived in more than one way. That, to me, is more interesting to me than giving it to you all at once. I try to make things to inspire the view to use their own imagination.
KUPPER: It seems like an alternate reality. You could peel the surface off to reveal something more.
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: I’m really into that. I think most of my paintings have a layer of separation. There’s a double layer. This makes the images seem more tangible to me. The thing on the other side might be real, because there’s a barrier that’s separating our reality from that one.
KUPPER: It brings to mind Magritte’s philosophy of the treachery of the image. Ceci n’est pas une pipe. The image is something else entirely. That deals a lot with psychology. It’s interesting related to the time period of the images you’re working with. In mid-century film, you would have these split images, and your whole perception of things is skewed.
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Yeah. When you’re watching a film, you are in the film. Similar things have been coming up a lot in my work.
KUPPER: Do you spend a lot of time sourcing your images? You probably dig deep to find them.
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: I do. I think half the time is making the images, and half the time is actually executing it. I do spend a lot of time figuring out what to make first.
KUPPER: How long does this process take?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: It depends on what kind of deadline I’m under. I’ve done this whole show since January, which is kind of nuts. I haven’t left my studio. I work like 16-hour days, just going nuts.
KUPPER: Is that ideal? Do you like that pressure?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: I’d like to have a little bit of room. But this is how I always seem to work, always at the last moment. I’m used to it.
KUPPER: It’s an interesting juxtaposition – to be rushed, but also to have to be so meticulous.
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Yeah. That’s something I’ve learned – to never rush. If I rush, it will take me longer, in the end. But if I just zone in and do it right, it’s fine. I never try to rush. I just get lost in it.
KUPPER: Do you apply any practical theory to your work? Classical training?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: No, not really. I just use turpenoid. I don’t know how to use anything else. I’m really into rabbit skin glue. That’s what I put on the canvas. It’s literally pulverized rabbits. You have to get the powder and put it in the pot and boil it. They’ve been doing it since the Middle Ages. The rabbit’s skin glue is clear, but it’s sparkly. It’s magical.
KUPPER: Where do you get rabbit’s skin glue?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Just at the art store. I like the idea that pulverized rabbits make sparkly glue.
KUPPER: Your upcoming show, “Wonderland Avenue,” was the title based off those murders from the 80s?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Yeah, but it embodied all my ideas about Los Angeles, in a sense. I wasn’t super keen about it being about the Laurel Canyon murders. But it made sense in my ideas about spaces, how they change over time. For example, that house where the murders occurred, the Wonderland Gang lived there. But before that, Paul Revere and the Raiders lived there, a psychedelic band. That street was 60s, with the Doors and this band and that band. It was this magical utopia. And the name itself – “Wonderland Avenue.” In Los Angeles, especially in Laurel Canyon, we have all of these street names that are like Disneyland. I’m interested in how Los Angeles becomes itself. The newspaper would say, “Oh, LA, where all the movie stars go!” even though there was nothing here. So people came with this idea, and then it was created. History intertwines itself. Fact and fiction interplay.
KUPPER: It’s very manufactured. That name sums up a lot. It’s a great title for a show.
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: My work is kind of magical, in a sense. I don’t want to say that, but the palette has a magical quality to it. It’s both light and dark.
KUPPER: And you’re creating a fantasy, just as LA is creating a fantasy.
KUPPER: There’s an erotic element to your work. Erotica is something that you seem interested in.
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: I think it’s a natural thing. Women are the most beautiful things. Of course I’m going to want to paint them. I strayed away from painting people for a long time, because I felt like I had to get away from portrait. But I like putting them in these different situations, like the woman with the plastic on top.
KUPPER: Oh, yeah. I guess it’s erotically charged in the sense that they’re naked.
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: When a woman has panties on, or stockings, how is that more sexy than being completely nude? These accessories that cover you up actually make you sexier. I think my painting do that, in a way. They’re only giving you a little bit. Whether they’re erotic or not, I’m not sure. Like, I have a piece that’s a picture from Poltergeist. When you only get a little bit of something, it draws you in more. I’m using that idea of eroticism with all my paintings.
KUPPER: What’s next after this?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: I don’t know yet. There are a couple of art fairs that I’m supposed to do. I’m probably going to take a break. I’ve been talking about making this film for four years, and I’m finally doing it.
KUPPER: Can you talk about the film at all?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: It’s kind of hilarious. It might not be a film; it might be more like a picture book. The movie is about a killer mushroom who murders all these young punks. It’s all my friends, and everyone has a role that’s exactly for them. One of my friends delivers the boys to the mushroom in exchange for snacks. She doesn’t understand that the mushroom is killing these people. But the mushroom isn’t killing them; she’s just turning them into plants.
KUPPER: Is it going to be a feature or a short?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: Short.
KUPPER: Are you shooting it on film?
PAPADEMETROPOULOS: I’m still wanting to make a book out of it instead, a bunch of photographs telling a story. Kind of in the same way of a comic book. It’s like a graphic novel but with photographs. All my friends are like, “You have to make a movie.” I might try to do both.
Wonderland Avenue opens March 12, 2016 and runs until April 23, at MAMA Gallery in Los Angeles. Click here to see a tour of Ariana Papademetropoulos' studio. Text and interview by Oliver Maxwell Kupper. Follow Autre on Instagram: @AUTREMAGAZINE
In Art Tags Ariana Papademetropolous, mama gallery, ariana papademetropoulos, art, sex, erotic, super, archive
Sound and Vision: An Interview With Eskmo
Brendan Angelides, better known by his stage name Eskmo, is one of those rare musical artists and composers that can combine the natural sounds of the earth and digital elements with a romantic, alchemical simplicity that is orchestrally abstract, but also extremely beautiful - like a soundtrack for a flying dream. Eskmo has used samples of field recordings from Icelandic glaciers, the rain falling in Berlin, tour bus fan noises while passing through the American Midwest, and parking garage construction in San Francisco. Indeed, Eskmo is a constant diarist of sound and vision. His latest album, SOL – which was released back in March – takes a slight departure from his previous albums, but still holds true to the lineage of using samples and drum beats – it is also rife with Eskmo’s discernible aural brush strokes that are cinematic and otherworldly. The only difference is the grandiosity of scale and concept behind the album – combining traumatic life effects (which is delves into details in the following interview) and the entire celestial body of the sun as conceptual inspiration. With SOL, Eskmo may have conceived one his most personal, but also one of his best albums – an album that sees him poking out of the drum and bass pigeon hole that music journalists and critics have tried to put him into over the last decade. It is also proof that Eskmo has many sonic avenues to travel. With SOL, you can hear the power of the album after the first note – like a magnetic flare bursting through the darkness of space. In the following interview, Eskmo talks about his artistic journey as a composer, the inspirations behind SOL, his entrance into the Echo Society (a collective of Los Angeles based composers), and the music he likes to listen to at home.
Joe McKee: First of all, why so long in between records? Four years might not be that long to some, but it’s a significant time to develop ideas and to work on new material. What was the reason for the gap?
Eskmo: Logistically, I actually wrote a bunch of stuff in 2011 and 2012, but it was so far from what my other album was that Ninja Tune wasn’t even into it. I sat back with that, and I decided to release that material as two EPs—quietly, digitally on my own label. Just to hold onto the stuff in case anything were to happen.
JM: What was the gist of those EPs? Can you give me an idea of why it was such a big departure from the previous album?
Eskmo: For me, it wasn’t that big of a departure. I think [the record label was] at a particular place in which I had a certain buzz around me at a certain time. I was working with Amon Tobin. I had done a couple of things where I think they had a very particular idea of what I would do. They put out the first one just to see how it would go from there. I think they had a particular idea of the aesthetic that I would keep going in, which wasn’t my idea of myself. My new stuff sounded more like Peter Garbriel. I was like, “That’s awesome! Isn’t that cool?” But that’s not what they wanted. They’re focused on a particular aesthetic. For me, so many different things were happening in my life in 2011 and 2012—the songs reflected that. There were things that were way over there and some things that were way over here. Proper heartbreak, proper crazy travel.
JM: Being pulled in different directions, and the music follows that.
Eskmo: It was all genuine and very authentic. It was still melodic, still sound-design-y, but it was pulled in different directions.
JM: When you talk about sound-design-y, could you elaborate on what you mean by that? Are you talking field recordings involved?
Eskmo: Not even necessarily field recordings involved, but more so the idea of creating the craziest type of sound possible doesn’t inspire me that much at that point. I didn’t relate writing that material. I did a little bit before that. The Eskmo album, the one with “Cloudlight” and stuff, was very methodical, very clinical-sounding, very precise. After, it didn’t make sense to ask, what kind of crazy new type of sound can I create out of this? I was genuinely feeling more inspired by more simple melodies and song structure. I was like, “Oh, that’s engaging to me,” instead of trying to make some crazy-sounding thing.
JM: When, you’re creating a record, when you’re sculpting that world, what are your parameters?
Eskmo: I think I have a sound palette, to a degree. Over the years, I’ve refined my ability. Specifically drum and bass taught me this years ago. Here’s a tiny little box—what can you do with that box and be creative? Taking that as a formula and applying it, I have been able to do that in different ways. With this [current] album, contextually, I started out just wanting to write an album that sounded like the sun. I wanted this big sound. My biological dad passed. I had record label stuff. Big things in my life were shifting. So the first, initial impulse—the sun thing—happened. A couple of tracks came out of that—“Sol” and later “A Thousand Furnaces.” Then, as the year went by, as I working on more of it, stuff would come up. Oh, wow, this is clearly a heartbreak song. Here’s another one, this is a very human, heart-on-sleeve song. Another song, “Blue & Grey,” I’m literally singing about a blue heron—fucking get more hippie than that. It felt right to me. Looking back at it, that’s why I started to associate it with yes, the sun, but there’s also really human stuff in here. The idea of the moon coming in was in relationship to a female-personified figure. It had to do with authenticity, too. At one point during that writing process, I was trying to force writing an album about the sun. Why am I writing these tender things? But I decided I needed to just do that and see where it goes.
JM: What does authenticity mean to you, musically?
Eskmo: My personal relationship to it is a sense of vulnerability, a sense of being honest with that process. My version of authenticity would be not controlling that pre-ordained narrative of needing a particular type of song, a particular type of aesthetic. For example, the show at MAMA Gallery—I wouldn’t have done that a year and a half ago, man. I’ve had a hard time, in the past, even inviting friends over for dinner, nevermind inviting 70 people come to the gallery and watch me sweat and struggle in these very vulnerable positions. For me, that’s the authenticity in my understanding of it. I’m pushing myself while being very honest. Participating in that dynamic actually fueled the record, too. The same type of thing that I was experiencing emotionally and psychologically during the photo shoot was part of the album-writing process.
JM: Exposing yourself, breaking down the walls that you build. Letting people in, letting people understand the process. It’s more of a naked process that way.
Eskmo: A band that’s inspired me for a few years now—it’s rad to watch them progress—is Future Islands. Samuel Herring—I view him as a very authentic, vulnerable human. He’s just wearing his heart out there. Combined with his charisma, that’s why I seem him excelling right now. You have this guy saying, “This is me.”
JM: Beautiful thing to witness. On that note of inviting people in and taking down those boundaries that you may have previously built, with whom have you been collaborating? Who is instigating those collaborations?
Eskmo: Particularly on the album, the album artwork—
JM: I love that artwork; it’s beautiful. What is it looking down at?
Eskmo: A feather sculpture. Check out her stuff—Kate MccGwire. Her stuff is rad. Some of her art installations have feathers coming out of a pipe, and going out to walls. Amazing, alien-looking stuff. Also, the back cover is a wooden sculpture by my friend Aleph Geddis. That’s become a huge, integral part of the album theme. We worked with it in the music video too—we projected the geometric lines of the shape onto it. I can’t say this yet, because we’re just talking about it, but we’re working on making hollow versions of his geometric sculptures—50 to 100 of them—to sell along with the vinyl as a bundle-package. Also, my friend Dean Grenier is working on the art direction. That collaborative process—allowing people to do what they’re good at—I thrive in it. I think, in the past, I wanted more control. Particularly around the album and how the tour is going to go, I’m being more open to other people’s ideas instead of being more controlling.
"Looking back at it, that’s why I started to associate it with yes, the sun, but there’s also really human stuff in here. The idea of the moon coming in was in relationship to a female-personified figure. It had to do with authenticity, too. At one point during that writing process, I was trying to force writing an album about the sun. Why am I writing these tender things? But I decided I needed to just do that and see where it goes."
JM: At what stage did the visual artists on the record come on board?
Eskmo: The album art was after. Aleph—I’ve been friends with him for years, and I’ve always loved his sculptures. I wanted to work with him. The other artists—I didn’t know how to make that happen, until I decided I wanted to work with Kate. That feather sculpture, she already made that. The aesthetic—the feather thing was organic, alien, clean, minimal—what would work in tandem with that? Some of Aleph’s photos one morning, holding a wood block over his head—I was like, “This is it. This makes so much sense for me.” That process has been step-by-step, seeing it progress. It turned into a thing where I was literally using his shapes during the music video, too. I was integrating feathers into the music video, too, which hadn’t been a part of it at all. Also, working with Dylan, the actual animator that was doing—that process was letting him do what he’s really good at.
JM: There’s a performative element to it.
Eskmo: 100%, man. Coming out of a place where I hadn’t really done any collabs—I had turned into this lone wolf thing—right now, I’ve been breaking out of that. The collaborative process is still new for me. It’s only been a year and a half of breaking out of that shell. I’m step-by-step. When new things come in, I allow it to flourish instead of trying to control it into a very specific kind of direction. In some ways, I’m taking baby steps, to be honest.
JM: Okay, what is the Echo Society, what is it, and how did it come about?
Eskmo: The Echo Society is a collective of composers, musicians, and artists in LA. We’ve put on two events so far with a chamber orchestra. We had a couple of guests for each show. Everyone, essentially, writes one piece for the whole ensemble that’s put together. It’s all LA-based musicians. We had seen a couple shows in LA before we did the first one, before we started talking about it. Other musicians were brought in from New York and stuff. There was one particular show that inspired us to do something more LA-based. We were inspired to do something better, to be honest. So we started talking about it. This came organically out of hanging out with a bunch of music nerd bros. We were just going to Disney Hall, to the Greek, and we decided—what would happen if we just threw our first one? It organically happened. Most of the other guys are doing film stuff—aside from David, who is doing electronic stuff, too. It just happened.
JM: Sweet. Do you have any other artists that you consider your peers creatively? Particularly in LA, but elsewhere too. Are there people you’re in communication with regularly that you might feel in competition with? Or feel inspired by, creatively? It doesn’t have to be musically, necessarily.
Eskmo: I’m definitely inspired by Rob Simonsen, one of the guys in Echo. He’s become really, such a solid hope for me. I’m inspired by his work ethic, how he’s built the work he has. Watching him work on different films.
JM: What’s he been working on?
Eskmo: The last thing he did was Foxcatcher. He scored that whole thing.
JM: How did he get into that world?
Eskmo: Oftentimes, in film, you’re an understudy for another composer. You do a whole bunch of work for them. He was with Mychael Danna—he did Moneyball and Life of Pi. He was doing his own score, but working with him. Then, it gradually got to the point where he was offered his own role. He did The Way Way Back. He’s in a handful of things right now. He’s working on something for the guy that did Independence Day. I’m actually getting to work on my first film score now, too.
JM: What are you doing? I know you’ve done some scoring for short films. “Memory 2.0” is one that I saw. What else have you done, scoring wise?
Eskmo: I’m brand new. Just this one that I’m working on right now. That was the goal of this album—to move past the idea of being a hyper-sound pointing artist. I wanted to write some pieces that were thematic, ethereal, and cinematic in general. And I wanted to present that alongside the Echo Society to put myself out there, so that I can do that work here in LA. That’s the direction, at least. I don’t know what’s going to happen.
JM: Let’s talk about rituals. I noticed, before you started eating, you bowed your head and took a minute before you ate. What other kind of rituals do you have creatively? Is there anything you need to do before you enter this creative process?
Eskmo: I try my best to meditate every morning. I pray every morning. I give thanks for being able to breathe. Ritual-wise for music, there’s no specific thing I do other than grounding myself. But I don’t even do that all the time. If anything, I try to tap into what’s happening in my life, which I think any other artist does. What’s occurring for me? How can I express this honestly? I just let that carry me. That 90% of the time what happens. The other 10% is methodical. What’s happening out in the world? How can I, potentially, do my own expression of that? But usually it’s, what am I genuinely feeling? How can I get this out? Later, I go back and contextualize it.
JM: Tell me about the deaf music program you’ve been putting together.
Eskmo: We haven’t actually started it yet, so I don’t know if I should speak on it. I did an AV show last April in a movie theatre with some guys. My friend David Strangeloop. We were standing in front of the movie screen, doing the visuals that were synced up to the music. I’ve been working with this company called Subpac, which makes these vibrating bass packs. We brought thirty of them into the theater, and had people sitting with them—watching the visuals, hearing the music, and then feeling the vibrating bass pack. it’s very specific too. The lower frequencies hit down and goes all the way up your back as it rises. From that, I got inspired to do a show like this, but for deaf kids, for kids that can’t experience music in the traditional way.
JM: That’s a really exciting project.
Eskmo: I’m stoked about it. For me, working with kids, using technology—the biggest thing for me is the conversation. There’s something in that that’s moving me forward.
JM: There seems to be a swing back—in the past couple years it feels to me—towards ambient, electronic sounds. Why do you think it is that particularly ethereal music is finding its place again?
Eskmo: I know my own personal reasoning behind it. It’s a response to the environment. It’s a response to the United States electronic scene. Not in a sense that I’m trying to change anything. When I sit down to write something, there’s a part of me that wants to sit in that space. The amount of noise with the Internet, the amount of noise at any festival. There’s not good music or bad music—sonically, there’s a lot. For me, on the album, I want to convey different sides of that. There are tranquil, piano pieces, but at the same time, “Light of One Thousand Furnaces” is literally trying to evoke a solar flare on the sun. They’re both a genuine response to the state out there.
JM: Are you trying to locate something organic in an otherwise seemingly industrial landscape? What I’m noticing in a lot of this music is that marriage or things that are organic and things that are synthetic. It’s a cyborg middle-ground, which is really interesting. I’m curious about that marriage and where it sits anthropologically-speaking.
Eskmo: Some of the stuff I go back to the most, when I’m at home—I always put on gentle, ethereal stuff, for the most part. I listen to a lot of folk, too. It depends on the timing. If it’s a sunny Sunday, I’ll probably throw on some folk. It’s a genuine expression to my relationship to my life at this point. I try to be very mindful of it. That’s something I think about a lot. When you start to create art that is a reaction to this other thing, you end up being owned by it. As an example, if I were to make music that was a counter to DDM, everything I’m doing is a reaction. I’m still owned by that thing, instead of it being a genuine expression of how I’m feeling. I don’t want to battle this other thing. It’s this rage against the machine thing.
Eskmo's SOL is out now on Apollo Records. Click here to purchase in multiple formats. See below music video for the track "Mind of War" directed by Eskmo with stop-motion animation by Dillon Markey, filmed live at MAMA Gallery. Photographs by Trevor Traynor. Interview by Joe Mckee. Intro text by Oliver Maxwell Kupper. Follow Autre magazine on Instagram: @AUTREMAGAZINE
In Music Tags super, eskmo, Brendan Angelides, autre magazine, mama gallery, 2015
"To Hide To Show" A Group Exhibition That Explores the Nature of Hiding and Revealing: An Interview With the Artists
Opening tomorrow night in Los Angeles, MAMA gallery will present To Hide To Show, a group exhibition derived from a contemporary French social anthropological study entitled Montrer / Occulter, which loosely translates to the exhibition’s title. The artists chosen to represent the ideas and concepts behind this study, and its conclusions, experiment with the notion of concealing and revealing on a societal, intellectual and creative basis. These artists include Clara Balzary, Zoe Crosher, Nana Ghana, Ariana Papademetropoulos, Mattea Perrotta, Fay Ray, Lisa Solberg, and Johanna Tagada. The concept of hiding and showing lends itself as a true analysis of the assembling and dissection of the human psyche, in a constant battle between order and sabotage, between how we present our true self to the world and how we feel about inner self – the dark ghost that is always haunting from within. In To Hide To Show, the artists are interpreting these multi-dimensional, anthropological, psychological and metaphysical concepts using varying degrees of personal reflection, historical reference, visual language and controlled performance. To Hide To Show is the idea that concealment is to make something sacred and exposure of that sacredness is equal to degradation. To be revealed in this exhibition are the artists' artifacts of what they hold sacred while at the same time what they choose to defile.
Read the following Q&As to learn more about each artist in the exhibition…
JOHANNA TAGADA
photo by Jatinder Singh Durhailay
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? From a tiny village in east France. Now based in London.
WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION: Nature, daily life, feelings and traditions.
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: A chance for "places"? My lover's arms; Nara in Japan and all the small villages near by; my grandparents’ farmhouse.
CHOSEN MEDIUM: Painting. I also do drawing, photography, video, publishing, sculpture, textile and installation.
MEDIUM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WORKING WITH: I enjoy very much working with all mediums mentioned above and I look forward to do more modular sculptures. In a conversation with LA based BOOK STAND earlier this year I said "It is important to question the physicality of the medium with which I am involved. It can be something difficult, for example, one of my main mediums is painting, which has such a big tradition, but that is also so often seen again and again as “dead.” Push the reflection further, compose, question, endlessly, and yet keep it simple and understandable on various levels. I like to create a dialogue between the various mediums with which I am composing in my body of work. Every thing is connected, my paintings are like the roots, my photographs might reveal the seeds, my publications are the branches that are like traces of the growth of the tree, the videos and installations pieces are like the blooming flowers of my work that are only seen occasionally and that should be enjoyed together as a whole."
GREATEST DISCOVERY AS AN ARTIST: The world.
STRANGEST EXPERIENCE: What do you call "strange?" Here is something happy and unexpected: Meeting Yoshitomo Nara, one of my favorite artists and assisting him for his lecture on the occasion of his retrospective at the Dairy Art Center in London last fall.
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? Insecurity.
WHAT ARE YOU REVEALING? Positive feelings, happy memories.
WHAT’S NEXT? Épistolaire Imaginaire - Les Fleures du Japon: a solo exhibition and the U.S. introduction of my piece Épistolaire Imaginaire (it first premiered in Tokyo, July 2014) opening on July 11th at at IKO IKO x BUILDING BLOCKS (LA) in collaboration with BOOK STAND.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST IN FIVE YEARS? Working on projects and exhibitions through which I can bring positivity to people's lives. I truly hope for my work to be a trigger, softly, like a warm hug pushing people to make positive and meaningful changes. Despite my soft and tender imagery, the ideals I pursue as a human, as an artist, require hard work and strength. For my artistic practice and lifestyle I am inspired by the way of life from my ancestors, I do best to apply this to the period of time in which we live. Such decisions for example imply saying no to mass produced food and clothes, creating my publishing work with acid free paper, binding them by hand, it's a little like being a Poetic "Punk". I am very attached to nature and I do not believe in a hierarchy system in which the human sits on top. Therefore life choices such as being Vegan are relevant to my body of work.
A QUOTE OR SENTIMENT TO LIVE BY: Oneness
MATTEA PERROTA
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Venice Beach, California
WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION? Anywhere and everywhere. It’s all in the tiny details of what is existing in our peripheral, and what we choose to take note of. Curiosity inspires my work most.
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: Any ocean.
CHOSEN MEDIUM: Oil.
WHAT IS THE MEDIUM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WORKING WITH? Bronze, plaster, wood.
GREATEST DISCOVERY AS AN ARTIST: Being comfortable sharing what is hidden. I often times have these moments and think, “what the fuck am I doing?” This is always a break through moment for me because I go deep into my unconscious when I work and lose sight of my reality. I work from emotion, pleasure and use my work as a vehicle to understand what the hell is going on around me. When I take a step back and leave my unconscious is when I’m tested. It’s what I’m revealing about my hidden emotions and seeing this abstract emotion painted on a tangible object is wild. Sometimes it works and can exist in my reality, and often times I’m not ready to share it. Vulnerability is difficult for me, but my work has helped me become okay with sharing what I’m hiding.
STRANGEST EXPERIENCE: Anytime someone asks you what your painting means.
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? I won’t tell. We’re all hiding something, aren’t we? These things are what make us more complex and interesting individually.
WHAT ARE YOU REVEALING? Life is very, very complicated. I’m trying to understand the absurdity and beauty of it all through my work.
WHAT’S NEXT: I’m currently at Al Maqam Artist Residency in Marrakech working on a new oil series for a fall exhibition. I’ll also be showing work alongside a handful of Moroccan and French Artists in San Francisco this October.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST IN FIVE YEARS: That’s difficult to say considering I barely know what I’m doing tomorrow. I only work when inspiration strikes. I hope to be traveling and understanding more about the world, being inspired from the places I visit and people that cross my path. The unconscious comes to me during these moments, and these are the moments that get me in the studio creating. I see myself working on large-scale paintings and working 3-dimensionally with plaster or wood. I’d love for these two mediums to have a relationship and co-exist in the same space.
A QUOTE OR SENTIMENT TO LIVE BY: “This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top,” David Lynch.
NANA GHANA
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I am from a coastal village called Bakaano in Ghana West Africa
WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION? I look for inspiration from everyday life, people, places and things.
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: Favorite place in the whole world? Hard to say, there are many places I still haven’t been yet, I guess it be in the arms of my lover.
CHOSEN MEDIUM: Performance art and filmmaking.
WHAT IS A MEDIUM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WORKING WITH? The medium I like to be working in is exactly the medium I am in right now: performance and filmmaking
GREATEST DISCOVERY AS AN ARTIST: The greatest discovery thus far as an artist is that that the path of the artist is a spiritual journey.
STRANGEST EXPERIENCE: Strangest experience as an artist, like Jim Morrison said, “People are Strange.”
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? Nothing
WHAT ARE YOU REVEALING? Everything…take it all.
WHAT’S NEXT: Keep doing dope projects with amazing people and sending African Alien Mermaid vibes to ALL.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST IN FIVE YEARS: In five years….Keep on doing what I'm doing but get to higher levels…Cause there are levels to this shit!
A QUOTE OR SENTIMENT TO LIVE BY: Life is a feeling process…I love Feeling…feeling it all.
LISA SOLBERG
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Chicago.
WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION? Everywhere… boring, but true.
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: Iceland or Indo.
CHOSEN MEDIUM: Oil paint, ballpoint pen.
WHAT IS A MEDIUM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WORKING WITH? Black sand.
GREATEST DISCOVERY AS AN ARTIST: Beauty.
STRANGEST EXPERIENCE: Saying I’m an artist.
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? It would ruin the show if I said!
WHAT ARE YOU REVEALING: I like the unexpected.
WHAT’S NEXT? I’m doing a performance based installation/strip club, pimping out a snowcat in Utah, exhibiting a new show at 24HR PSYCHIC, and continuing to write on the side.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST IN FIVE YEARS: With a secondary studio on a bunch of land out in nature someplace.
A QUOTE OR SENTIMENT TO LIVE BY: Go big or go home!
CLARA BALZARY
WHERE ARE YOU FROM: Los Angeles, CA.
WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION: Books, films, and out the window.
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: The south in the summer.
CHOSEN MEDIUM: Photography.
WHAT IS A MEDIUM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WORKING WITH? Writing.
GREATEST DISCOVERY AS AN ARTIST: That to dig deep into your own work isn’t always all that dissimilar from a 9 - 5 job.
STRANGEST EXPERIENCE: Going on trips up north alone to take photos and realizing I hadn’t spoken out loud for days.
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? Boring light.
WHAT ARE YOU REVEALING: That Oooh heaven is a place on earth!
WHAT’S NEXT: Breaking away from shooting pretty girls by default.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST IN FIVE YEARS? On the southern coast of Italy dressed like Truman Capote.
A QUOTE OR SENTIMENT TO LIVE BY: Life’ll kill ya.
FAY RAY
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Southern Califronia
WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION: Rocks.
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: Any beach.
CHOSEN MEDIUM: Photography
GREATEST DISCOVER AS AN ARTIST? If you keep making work, you learn things about materials, process and meaning and if you stop making work you don't.
STRANGEST EXPERIENCE: It's all strange.
WHAT'S NEXT: I am in a group show in Miami titled Bananas at Gallery Diet in Miami from June 19 to September 5th
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST IN FIVE YEARS? My only hope is to still be making art and to be grateful for whatever is going on at the time.
A QUOTE OR SENTIMENT TO LIVE BY: Reward yourself often.
ZOE CROSHER
WHERE ARE YOU FROM: I was born in Santa Rosa in Northern California, but never lived there, growing up the daughter of a diplomat. I often describe my life as covering the Cold War Hot Spots - Germany in the late 70s, Moscow in the early 80s, Athens in the mid/late 80s. I spent the last few years in High School in suburban MD (years I have basically blanked out.) Then I did the rebellious thing of going to UCSC, while my parents went on to live in Seoul, Korea in the mid-90s, where I did spend a junior semester abroad. CalArts called me for my MFA, which is how I moved down to the Los Angeles area.
WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION: It depends on what time of day and what day of the week! Generally cinema and architecture (particularly about Los Angeles, and particularly from the 70s and 80s) inspires me, as does work that collapses theory and inspiration. Really good art writing can light a fire as well. Ladies who own who they are, have agency and are generous in nature, who really find their own course, are an endless inspiration. Recently, I’m overwhelmingly moved by someone known only as “Madame” from Lotusland - Madame Ganna Walska (please see here for more). I learned about her while doing a small residency up at the stunning garden in Santa Barbara. Just read her bio to see why I’m so inspired - she is noted for selling a million dollars worth of her jewels in the 70s to buy super rare cycad seeds to complete her gardens. She made her own clothes, staged her own plays, had numerous husbands, built out her fantasy world - she even wrote an autobiography called ‘There’s Always Room At The Top’. I think she even helped start the Audubon Society, to stop millineries from decimating birds for hats! Along with lady eccentrics, my current obsession right now is tending towards gardens - I’m thinking a lot about what gardens and art collections have a lot in common - constantly fighting entropy, chaos, decay, collecting, endlessly archiving, etc.
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: I’m defaulting to the Ice Hotel for some reason right now. Perhaps it’s a conversation from tonight, speaking to a lady who is getting married and on the fence about taking a honeymoon. It is something I didn’t do right after getting married, which I regret - and for some reason I always thought going to the Ice Hotel in Sweden would have been amazing (it harkens back to a childhood fantasy in Superman, when I fell in love with his crystal palace, appropriately called The Fortress of Solitude.) I also default to a fantasy Italian villa that is rustic and perfect, complete with the food and wine that magically appears in between siestas, long walks and other distractions.
CHOSEN MEDIUM: Right now, I’m terming something I’m calling the IMAGIATIC - as opposed to the “photographic”. I come out of a photography background, but have always felt limited by the terms of it, terms which have in the last few years melted away. But instead of tending towards this sort of New Materiality that so many of the formerly photographically-inclined in Los Angeles do, I’m tending towards a more expanded field of photography that I am terming the IMAGIATIC - concerned with the imaginary, the image, etc. The medium itself doesn’t matter, it’s almost a conceptual conceit. Thus I’m engaged now in sculpture (natural bronze), fools gold dust, desserts, billboards, compositions, publications, and still of course images as photographs, anything that engages with the imaginary of Los Angeles. For it is not the medium that determines the message, it’s the imaginary that does.
WHAT IS A MEDIUM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WORKING WITH? I’ve already jumped into it - and am learning an infinite amount right now about bronzing.
GREATEST DISCOVERY AS AN ARTIST: Walking into Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Room at Robert Miller Gallery when it first was shown - before the Whitney, before its infamy. I was in NYC, somewhat annoyed and downtrodden about the commodification of Chelsea, when I fell into a line to go into this nondescript trailer sort of thing. I remember being so annoyed at having to wait in line (and it was a very short line back then), then only to discover the life and mind-bending perfect art moment. Discovering that piece, discovering the potential of art, discovering the promise of Art, it was a joy I will never forget. And it is a joy that keeps me going through the dark days of the current art world.
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? How angry I am at/with the extreme and horrendous level of sexism that exists in the art world. And how crazy it makes me that so many women with power perpetuate this sexism.
WHAT ARE YOU REVEALING? My endless enthusiasm.
WHAT’S NEXT? Bronzing all these “blossoms” from various disappearing and rare plants from the Lotusland Garden. A lot of these incredible plants do a sort of last hurrah dance, with reproductive organs (sex parts!) that grow sometimes ten times the size of the plant itself, going full out right before the plant dies! I’m collecting all these blossoms, both male and female, from super small blossoms to super huge pieces - it’s been quite an amazing experience to work with these incredibly rare and extensive gardens. I am also continuing my conceptual mapping of Los Angeles, this time through its discarded palm fronds. Ideally this project consists of about a hundred natural bronze palm frond sculptures, all of which are unique and named according to where they were found in and around Los Angeles. There will be an exhibition of a handful of them at LAXART, opening on September 12th.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST IN FIVE YEARS: Similar to my life now, but at a more expansive scale. I already have in mind the things I want to do and make, and I have tasted what is possible when there is real support behind a project. I think expansively, from huge, harrowing archives to cross-country billboard projects. Right now I’m trying to figure out how to get Swarovski involved in the crystalizing of one of the entropic Shangri-LA’d walls I’m commissioning, which I’d love to have produced all over the world (I want to see what a London florist will do vs. a San Paulo florist will do, when given the challenge to create their fantasy of Los Angeles, in any way they want, as a wall of flora and fauna.) I’d love to find the right place of support where the means and ways can catch up to what I already see and imagine in my head - and it is something I can’t wait to realize. It’s an inspiring time right now in my practice.
A QUOTE OR SENTIMENT TO LIVE BY? Don’t confuse the personal and the professional - make sure your true intimates have nothing to do (or as little to do) with your work life as possible. In a time when so much is privately and publicly collapsed, it’s hard to tell why someone might engage with you. When it comes to your home and romantic life, take that ‘what can you do for me’ and whatever power question completely out of the running. Make your personal life about something more than what you do.
ARIANA PAPADEMETROPOULOS
WHERE ARE YOU FROM: Pasadena and Venice California.
WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION: The more I think about it the more I realize that it’s very difficult to pinpoint. It’s not from being in my studio this I know, it’s from experiencing life outside of it, anywhere from attending a lizard convention, to a castle or a gun club. I would say that it stems from anything out of the ordinary, but even the ordinary can be really, really strange. If I am on a deadline and need to come up with something quickly I’ll go to places with a concentrated amount of information, i.e. library or museum, the optimal place being The Huntington Gardens that contains a bit of everything.
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: The Greek Islands.
CHOSEN MEDIUM: Oil paint.
WHAT IS A MEDIUM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WORKING WITH? Electricity. I would love to start making marvelous light fixtures.
GREATEST DISCOVERY AS AN ARTIST: That a painting can possess you.
STRANGEST EXPERIENCE: Last year I co-curated a show where I planned out a séance with Andy Warhol for the artist Jeffrey Vallance. Before the show, the medium, Joseph Ross and I got into a little quarrel. We had originally agreed he would be dressed in normal attire (not actually normal he wears fabulous purple suits and feathers in his hats resembling a 90s pimp) but that he wouldn’t be in a costume of Andy Warhol. This was so that the audience wouldn’t think we were phonies. Anyhow, an hour before the séance is to begin, he tells me that Andy has communicated to him that he refuses to be channeled unless Joseph gets an outfit and a wig. I couldn’t argue with a ghost, especially not Andy Warhol; so he got his way. Later I found out that Andy Warhol would sometimes have impersonators of himself do lectures for him at schools in his wigged disguise.
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? The taboo, the kitsch, kinky, and strange. Darkness, death and mortality.
WHAT ARE YOU REVEALING? An attractive palate of colors that distracts the viewer. Only the curious realize there’s more to what the surface layer of my paintings conceal. Sometimes it’s a midget handing a zucchini to Snow White from an Italian Snow White porno, or a dead man that’s been so brutally murdered he has become an abstraction.
WHAT’S NEXT? I’m illustrating a children’s book, recreating the vintage board game Snakes and Ladders and designing a few record covers I’m very excited about. I also have a solo show in Sonoma in a few weeks.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST IN FIVE YEARS: Hopefully living in a hobbit / storybook home I’ve built.
A QUOTE OR SENTIMENT TO LIVE BY? My high school quote was “If you’re having a terrible day, just pour a bag of glitter in front of a fan and live in paradise”, and I think that’s still a pretty good quote to live by. Although I meant it literally at the time, I think it means that you don’t need much to be happy except for a little effort and a good attitude.
TO HIDE TO SHOW will open on June 13th and will be on view until July 25, 2015 at MAMA Gallery, 1242 Palmetto Street, Los Angeles, California. Interviews by Oliver Maxwell Kupper. Stay up to date, follow Autre on Instagram: @AUTREMAGAZINE
In Art Tags mama gallery, Zoe Crosher, Ariana Papademetropolous, Mattea Perrotta, Johanna Tagada, Fay Ray, 2015
After Malevich: A Q&A With Robert Levine Before His Solo Show @ MAMA Gallery
What do you get when you combine the work of Russian geometric abstract artist Kazimir Malevich, Superman, the minimalism of Joseph Albers, and Groucho Marx? – Besides a Pleiades-like connect the dots of near-schizophrenic referencing, you also get a conundrum of contradictions and a strange telling of art history that contemporary artist Robert Levine explores in his uniquely powerful, incongruous and disarming paintings and collages, which will be on view starting tonight at MAMA gallery. Autre got a chance to chat with Levine about his early introductions to art, his technique, his views on art history and art criticism and his solo exhibition opening tonight at MAMA gallery.
Autre: What were some of your earliest introductions to art?
Robert Levine: When I grew up, we had some art…nothing really valuable or anything…but we just always had art at home. That was my earliest introduction.
Autre: Was there a specific artist, or a specific work of art, that really inspired you?
Levine: The first time that I really thought there were possibilities or that things can be different was in Boston, at the ICA, and they were in a very small building at the time, but there was a show of minimal work….there was Robert Smithson, Robert Morrison, Donald Judd and [Dan] Flavin. I’ve tried to look up the show, but there is scant information about museums from back then. This would have been in 79’ or something. I had never seen a group of work like that, up close, and that really changed my mind about what art can be.
Autre: When you first start making art, you were creating sculptures, but then you recently started painting…what motivated you to pick up a paintbrush?
Levine: Actually, when I first started making art, I did a little bit of both. I worked concurrently until I was in CalArts, but after my first semester I stopped making painting and focused only on sculptural work. I mean I was doing these painting that stood in for painting, but it was sculpture. And I recently got back into painting, because I was making these sculptures with broken pencils and I just started doing drawings of them to have something else to go along with them.
Autre: And then drawing and painting stuck?
Levine: And then I just really started liking the drawings. Soon enough, I was doing paintings of the drawings. And while I was doing some other sculptural work, I was making small little gouache paintings…kind of like product labels and book covers. That’s where I developed a technique of tracing the image in pencil…either tracing it from something or just hand drawing with a pencil and just filling in with paint. That is kind of what I still do. I don’t really have a sophisticated painting technique.
Autre: A lot of your new works have these distinct pop art references and it’s an interesting dichotomy…can you talk a little bit about that?
Levine: That started with the image of the Malevich white painting with Superman holding up the white square. I was doing collage and I needed to do an artwork for a benefit and I was working on a college and somehow in my mind I made the connection between the cover of the very first Superman comic where he is throwing the car. I think it was 1928 or 1930. And he was throwing a car…and the car was at a very similar angle as the white square in the Malevich painting. And I just made a connection and up to that point I had never really used any pop art images in my work. In fact, I just did it as a collage.
"Through these paintings I deal with the language of talking about art. Sometimes I make it literal or I make a pun or I use humor to make a connection with the images."
Autre: Were you thinking of them as painting?
Levine: You know, I wasn’t thinking of them as paintings. I made a bunch of collages. Only later did I think to try to paint them. It grew out of the collage work.
Autre: A lot of artists throughout art history, especially 20th century art history, have declared some form as art dead. Up until the minimalists, arts were declaring that painting was dead. What can we glean from this?
Levine: You know, I am not totally against this idea. You know, maybe it is. It seems like when that happens, it opens the doors for other ways of thinking. Declaring it dead almost allows you to cast aside what was done before. Even if the art looks the same…there is an incredibly difference in the attitudes of how paintings are done now compared to how they were done in 1970 or 1960 or 1950. I think because I have done work other than painting, I don’t really think of myself as a painter in a way that some other people do…in a way that it as a distinct genre of art. I just think of it as a different form of art making.
Autre: What can we expect from your upcoming show at MAMA gallery?
Levine: I think we decided today that the show will be the collage work that generated the ideas for the Malevich, or After-Malevich paintings. After doing the initial one, I ended up printing out photocopies of as many of the supremetive paintings that I could and collaged on to them. I tried to not really limit myself to too many rules as to what I can do in this collages. But when I started painting them, I was limited to only what I felt I could paint for my skill level. But I’ve gotten much better at it and now I’m not really as limited to what I can do.
Autre: So, you will be showing collages and some of the paintings?
Levine: I will be showing collages and I have a number of paintings that I will also be showing. Through these paintings I deal with the language of talking about art. Sometimes I make it literal or I make a pun or I use humor to make a connection with the images. Or I try to use humor with the way that critics have talked about art, like Clement Greenburg. People who may have been discredited, but there is still talk of what they have done. So, a lot of what’s in my paintings is the way that I deal with the language of art and art history. But I try to make them visually interesting. You know, a lot of my most successful pieces have a little bit of a contradiction in them that causes a tension that makes them more and more interesting over time.
Robert Levine's After-Malevich opens tonight at MAMA Gallery with a reception from 6pm to 9pm and the exhibition will run until May 30th, 2015. Text, interview, photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper. follow Autre on Instagram to stay up to date: @autremagazine
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Subversive Narratives: An Interview With Ryan Heffington
Ryan Heffington has carved an extremely unique place in the world of dance and contemporary art. If you’ve seen the music video for Sia’s triple-platinum song Chandelier, you know Heffington’s work. If you’ve seen the Sigur Rós music video where Shia LaBeouf goes full frontal, you know Heffington’s work. But Heffington’s real magic exists in his spectacular live performances – where he uses the medium of modern dance and movement to paint a portrait of identity and culture in a fragmentary digital age. Next week, as part of Art Basel Miami, MAMA gallery will present Heffington’s premier of Wading Games – a performance that he describes as a “punk rock water ballet" – at the Ritz Carlton hotel. In the following interview, Heffington explains his upcoming performance in Miami and how dance can change the world.
AUTRE: Can you talk a little about your upcoming performance in Miami – you once described it as a “punk rock water ballet.” Is that an accurate description?
RYAN HEFFINGTON: Yes, the piece will live between a glorious ballet in terms of scale, and at moments aesthetically beautiful, but sharply contrasted by a subversive narrative where the dancers will have to fight from drowning over collectively taking part in a synchronized swim routine.
AUTRE: You have been thinking about this project for a long time – why is this particular project so meaningful to you?
HEFFINGTON: The fact that certain performative spectacles cling to my brain collecting momentum over the years creates a feeling of deep respect and attachment to the piece. I'm not sure exactly when this ballet pushed itself inside, but the element of potential danger, the symbology of over-flooding tears, and a certain societal class - all of this is so dramatic. It has spoken to me in my dreams and waking state as well - at this point it's a part of me and I cannot keep it a secret any longer.
AUTRE: Why is dance important in today’s contemporary artistic landscape?
HEFFINGTON: In this age of digital media, over-saturation of well most everything, dance claims it stake in that it is most simple in its form. Its the body expressing the mind. No need for tools, keyboards, audio accompaniment - just the human form. There is something inherently grounding about this. It's access is given once the being accepts their own invitation to do so - again no money, tools or experience is necessary. It's also powerful in terms of invigorating the soul and once you come to peace with that you dance like no one else on earth - think fingerprint - an endless amount of joy is yours. Really - imagine if every human danced for 1 hour a day, how that would change your life, your work space, your community, your nation, our world.
AUTRE:What do you hope to convey – or what kind of feelings do you want to emote – through your dancers and your choreography?
HEFFINGTON:In rehearsals, sometimes I squint when watching the piece in front of me. I know when I feel something from the bodies before me - I'll get a tingle or goosebumps or rays of energy - I know I've created something visceral and this is what I hope my audiences experience. I can make aesthetically arresting imagery - yet without playing to the heart I'm afraid people leave empty handed. We're over stimulated visually as a society - but to connect emotionally to people or art is how I want to live and have my work experienced.
Text and interview by Oliver Maxwell Kupper. MAMA gallery will present Ryan Heffington'sWading Games – with music by Banks and film installations by Osk – at the Ritz Carlton (pool) in Miami Beach as part of Art Basel Miami 2014 on Thursday, December 4 (rsvp@mama.gallery).
In Art, Dance Tags art basel miami, mama gallery, ryan heffington, 2014
5 Questions for Jena Malone on the Eve of Her First Solo Show
Actress and musician Jena Malone is set to present her first solo photography exhibition titled, The Holy Other, at MAMA art gallery in downtown Los Angeles, running November 21st through 28th. Proceeds will benefit Girl Determined, a charity which works with young Burmese women to educate and empower them through societal shifts in their country. Malone’s debut solo series features 39 images she captured while traveling through Myanmar, Burma this past summer. She was deeply moved by the way of life and the vibrant culture she experienced. As she took photos throughout her trip, the artist was inspired by the many young women who were finding their voice against the new backdrop of democracy in their government. In the following interview, Jena talks about Myanmar and why photography is important to her.
AUTRE:Can you explain your series The Holy Other?
JENA MALONE:The Holy Other is a series of photographs I took while traveling to Myanmar this year. I was drawn there because it is a country on the brink of great change, from its government to its way of life. I wanted to see Myanmar before the modern world rushed in. It was actually a life changing experience for me.
AUTRE: Why is photography important?
JENA MALONE: Its important to me because it helps me see the world in new ways and it is an absolute time capsule for everything I might have forgotten.
AUTRE: Who are some of your photography icons?
JENA MALONE: Mary Ellen Mark , Nan Golden , Boris Mikhailov, Sebastiao Salgado.
AUTRE: What do you think about when you look through the viewfinder?
JENA MALONE:My mind goes blissfully blank actually.
AUTRE: What do you want people to feel when they look at your photographs....
JENA MALONE: I want them to feel whatever they want! Ahha! I just want the images to evoke stories, small intimate stories that touch on giant fundamental truths.
Interview by Oliver Maxwell Kupper. You can check out the opening reception for Jena Malone'ssolo show – The Holy Other – tonight at MAMA gallery (1242 Palmetto Street, Los Angeles). The show will run until November 28.
In Photography Tags adarsha benjamin, Jena Malone, mama gallery, mama gallery los angeles, pas un autre, the holy other, 2014
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“Mudblood.”
“Dirty-veined imposter.”
“-We’ll hex her as she sleeps.”
“It will look like an accident; they won’t know we killed her-”
Snippets of conversation burned in his mind, but Tom felt as though he was hearing everything from far away. On the outside he remained calm and collected, but inside his mind was screaming.
Slytherin? His mudblood? How could that be possible?
There was no way she would survive the first night. They’d hex her to death as she slept in ignorance.
He had to do something.
“The first one of you to harm her will find yourself facing me. The girl is mine,” he hissed coldly.
Those around him flinched at the ice in his voice.
“But Tom,” the boy to his left began pleadingly.
“I will not repeat my orders, Malfoy. I claim her,” he ground out menacingly, lacing his words with dark power.
His fellow Slytherins froze at his tone. He was not speaking to them as an equal, or even as their Head Boy. Those around him were smart enough to recognize the order coming from their leader, Lord Voldemort.
“As you say, my lord,” the boy deferred.
“You will tell the others my order,” Tom commanded.
Abraxas Malfoy clenched his teeth in irritation. “Yes, my lord,” he obediently replied.
Tom smirked. Malfoy always did have a problem taking orders. Hermione was nearly at the table when her eyes found his once again, a silent question lurking in them. He inclined his head in answer and she immediately veered to his end of the table, coming to a stop behind him.
“Abraxas move,” Tom snapped.
Abraxas looked scandalized. “You expect me to give my seat to this-”
Tom turned to fix him with a steely glare. “Now,” he ordered, cutting him off.
He moved a few seats down to the left, grumbling under his breath, and Hermione replaced him.
“Hermione,” Tom greeted, glaring at those surrounding him in warning.
Hermione gulped at the sound of someone cracking their knuckles menacingly. She was stubborn, though, and lifted her head confidently. “Thomas,” she turned to him airily.
Tom felt his lips quirk at such a Gryffindor response and he faintly wondered why the hat hadn’t placed her among the lions. Still, he admired her nerve. She may be outnumbered, but she wasn’t going down without a fight.
She wasn’t going anywhere if he had any say about it.
Completely unconcerned about the calculating looks his classmates were shooting him with, Tom turned to his plate and began to eat his dinner. Perhaps the thing he missed most when he was sent away to that Godforsaken orphanage was Hogwarts’s food. If he had to suffer that vitamin powder one more day he may have Avada-d the cook.
Hermione, who was also thoroughly enjoying the taste of real food, casually stretched out her left arm to grab a roll when someone grabbed her forcefully by the wrist. But, just as quickly as the culprit clutched her, he released her at the sound of an angry hiss.
“What the hell was that?” asked the sixth year boy across the table who had seized her.
Tom looked up from his meal, curiosity and anger melting in his eyes. When he saw Hermione smile, though, he pushed his anger aside to focus on her answer.
Hermione fought the urge to snicker as she rolled up her sleeve and revealed the garden snake wrapped cozily around her wrist. “That, you twit, was the sound of an unhappy snake,” she said loftily.
“You actually brought him with you?” Tom asked incredulously.
“Well, I couldn’t just leave him. He’d show up every afternoon looking for me; and besides, I need a familiar.”
“You brought a snake as a familiar?” someone across the table and to the right inquired in a strange mixture of disbelief and respect.
Hermione shuffled slightly in her seat. “Yes, well, I like snakes.”
Her explanation was pitiful and she knew it, but she couldn’t very well say that the thought of abandoning her friend had nearly torn her heart to pieces. She couldn’t explain that this little snake had brought her a measure of comfort simply by its reassuring weight wrapped around her wrist. And she couldn’t tell them that this little snake reminded her of her life before Hogwarts, reminded her of the garden snake her parents had brought home on her seventh birthday.
And she couldn’t bring herself to part with the one link, however small and insignificant, she had to connect her with her parents.
Belatedly, Hermione shook away her thoughts. She turned to the boy who had attempted to touch her and snapped, “This is Lu, touch him or me again and I’ll hex you so that the next time you wake up it’ll be 1997 and then, I’ll start over again.”
As far as threats go, it was creative, but not terribly effective. Her comment only caused sneers and grumpy murmurings from those around her; they were done being curious about her and were back to hating her.
No curses were thrown, though, and for that Tom was grateful. He didn’t doubt that all of Slytherin would heed his orders, but Tom couldn’t be with Hermione all of the time. There would be moments when she’d be alone, unguarded, and if any of the snakes caught her at such a time, he knew his command would easily be forgotten.
And there wasn’t anything he could do about it.
In his own aspirations for power, Tom would, quite regrettably, need help. He knew that much of his success would not only depend upon himself, but his followers. In his preparations, he had studied his predecessors and doing so had allowed him to create a foolproof plan.
First, he would gather an inner circle of followers and they would be the legs he would stand on. He would gain their trust and respect, and they would love him. In return for their devotion, Lord Voldemort would give them a purpose. The Dark Lord would unite his inner circle and give his followers a cause, but more importantly, he would give them a scapegoat. They were not to blame for the things wrong in the Wizarding World, not the purebloods.
But the Muggles and the filthy mudbloods invading their schools and government were. Tom did not necessarily believe his own propaganda- he himself was half muggle, after all, and he was the most powerful wizard that Hogwarts had ever seen, but he did not care about the validity of his campaign. He hated all muggles enough to warrant their extermination. He found their lack of magic to be suffocating and when he was raised to power he refused to suffer their presence. He would kill them for turning their back on him. No one turns away from Lord Voldemort.
So he’d preach to his inner circle and would earn their trust. It would be they who spoke of Lord Voldemort’s cause and greatness to others and they will be the ones to gather more supporters to him like lost sheep flocking to their Shepard. And Lord Voldemort, being a kind and merciful leader, would welcome the newcomers with open arms. And as he rose to power, when Tom Riddle became a whisper of a name, a mere ghost that only those in his inner circle remembered him to be, he would kill the legs he had once depended on, kill the memory of Tom Marvolo Riddle.
And from the remains of the inner circle he would rise as Lord Voldemort, a ruler those feared and trembled before, and yet looked on in awe. It was a perfect plan, one that he had already set into motion. Completely foolproof.
That is, it had been foolproof until he had met Hermione Granger. Now Thomas had an unforeseen knot in his carefully contrived plan. How could he manage to keep his snake charming mudblood while the beginnings of his inner circle wanted to hex her into oblivion? How could he appease his followers while still keeping her safe?
Perhaps he could tell them he was playing with her. If he claimed that he was training her to be his pet mudblood they might find the concept amusing, but would it be enough to help them resist cursing her?
In his mind, Tom sighed. There was nothing to do for it. She was going to fight him tooth and nail for what he had to do, but there was no alternative.
Suddenly, Tom was no longer hungry.
“Hermione, it’s time to leave,” he said, turning to her.
She looked away from the bite of mashed potatoes she was about to shove into her mouth and stared at him curiously. Tom knew exactly what she was trying to decipher. Was he asking or ordering her, and if it was the latter, should she comply?
He felt the eyes of his classmates on him, watching the scene in fascination. He knew exactly what they were waiting for. They were waiting, hoping, that she would disagree and that Tom would punish her.
Hermione was very smart, and thanks to the two snakes she had left behind in the future, she knew precisely what was happening. She had learned very quickly when spending her afternoons with Severus and Lucius during the summer that Slytherins were all about undertones.
But should she obey him? She knew that if she followed his order tonight then she would always be expected to. But she also knew that by disobeying him she was rejecting what small form of protection he could offer her. It wasn’t in her nature to follow anyone around as if she were a lost puppy, but perhaps, in order to survive living in the snakes’ den, she would have to do so.
In the end, Hermione figured that thinking in the long run was mostly a moot point since the short run demanded she listen to him in order to make it out of the hall unscathed; best not to test him in public and force his hand.
Tom successfully suppressed the urge to sigh in relief when Hermione slowly nodded and placed her fork down. They rose from their seats in unison, the loud screech of the wooden bench they shared scraping on the stone floor echoing around them. Tom almost winced as every head turned to stare at them.
Not knowing if it was against the rules for the Head Boy to leave the opening feast early, and indeed, not even caring if it was, Tom took long confident strides to the exit, Hermione gliding beside him. He noticed in approval that she had lengthened her strides to match his and that she held her head high as though she was looking down the length of her nose at everyone. She did so unconsciously and more out of confidence than arrogance, but Tom did not care. If she was going to survive in Slytherin, she would have to act like one.
As soon as the Great Hall’s doors closed behind them, Tom relaxed his pace. He was just rounding the second corner before he stopped in realization. He had absolutely no idea where the Head’s dorm was.
As though conjured by Tom’s epiphany, Albus Dumbledore turned the corner, smiling benignly; although, both Tom and Hermione noticed there was a slight tightness to his grin and a calculating gleam beneath the twinkle in his eyes.
“I do not presume to know where you are going and to what purpose,” he began while picking off a speck of dust from his purple sleeve. “While I cannot condone what you are about, Mr. Riddle, I do believe there may be no other way to secure Miss Granger’s safety for the time being. Therefore, I tell you that you will find the Heads’ dorms to be located on the third floor, across from the prefects’ bathroom behind the picture of Helga Hufflepuff. The password is carpe diem. You may want to visit the Slytherin dorms before dinner lets out, the password is dolosus astus. Good evening to you both.”
He turned around and left from the direction he had come from.
Filing away the incident to further analyze later, Tom grabbed Hermione’s hand and pulled her down into the dungeons where the Slytherin common room was located.
“Where are we going?” Hermione asked as she allowed him to string her along through the twists and turns of the school.
“Common room,” was Tom’s clipped reply.
Hermione rolled her eyes. “Yes, but why?”
“We need to get there before the others arrive.”
They ran down a flight of stairs and turned left, coming to a halt in front of the common room entrance.
“You have an uncanny skill of answering my questions without providing any real information, Thomas,” Hermione stated wryly.
Tom smirked as he looked down on her. “Dolosus astus,” he claimed, again avoiding her questions.
Hermione huffed as she followed him in, pausing to eye the Slytherin common room in curiosity. It looked much like Harry and Ron said it had. Black leather chairs, green pillows, and coldness radiating from the walls. It was the exact opposite of the Gryffindor common room and the fact that she would no longer be staring at vibrant red and warm gold tapestries made her want to cry.
“Hermione, the girls’ dorms are up the right staircase, you should find your things in the room behind the last door down the hall, go and get them quickly,” Tom spoke, breaking her thoughts.
“Why must I get my things?” she asked.
“Why must you always question everything I say?” he countered.
Hermione narrowed her eyes. “Why do you always answer my questions with a question?”
Tom began to get impatient with her. “Go, Hermione, I will answer your questions as soon as you get your things.”
She was reluctant about retrieving her trunk since he had given her no reason to, but Hermione could detect the impatient note in his voice and the slight desperation he tried to conceal.
With an annoyed huff, Hermione mounted the stairs to the right and marched up to the seventh year room. Like Tom said, she found the door to be the last one at the end of the stretch and her trunk at the end of a nondescript four poster bed. She gave a confident flick of her wand and the trunk shrunk down to the size of a snitch. Plucking it up off the floor, Hermione stuffed her worldly possessions into her pocket and made her way back to Tom who stood with his arms crossed and eyes glaring.
Hermione fancied that he was resisting the urge to tap his foot in his impatience.
She smiled at the thought and made sure to take her time with the last five steps. There was something about a hurried, slightly annoyed Tom Riddle that Hermione found amusing.
When she stood before him, smiling brightly, Tom snatched her wrist with a glare that told her he noticed her amusement and was not pleased by it, and he then proceeded to lead her out of the common room and back up to the third floor to the Heads’ dorms.
Pausing frequently to stare at random paintings or to ask Tom a pointless question to which she already knew the answer, Hermione attempted to slow their trek as much as possible. She told herself she did it only to appear as a first year student who had never before walked these halls, but Tom’s tight lipped, curt answers and the cold glitter in his eyes informed him that he did not believe such an explanation either.
Who would have thought that annoying Tom Riddle would be so much fun or that he would look so attractive while resisting the urge to hex her?
“I know what you’re doing, Hermione,” he snapped after her seventh question.
She had pulled him to a stop a mere three meters away from the Heads’ rooms to ask him what the significance behind each house’s chosen colors was.
“Doing?” she asked as innocently as possible.
His eyes narrowed on her twitching lips and his grip tightened marginally on her right hand. “Ignorance does not become you,” he drawled.
Hermione nearly choked on a smothered giggle. “Erm, sorry then,” she said, not sounding the least bit apologetic.
Patience had never been one of Tom’s assets and the fact that he had not already hexed Hermione to death surprised him. He figured he had managed to resist the urge because he knew that her good mood was about to quickly evaporate.
Tightening his hold on her, Tom tugged Hermione to the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff, who wore a canary yellow renaissance dress that belled out at her hips. She was a heavy set woman with red hair, and vibrant green eyes that smiled down at them, or more specifically, their clasped hands.
“Ah! Young lovers already out for a rendezvous! Well, don’t you worry your pretty little heads, dearies; I won’t tell a soul about seeing you!”
Helga Hufflepuff, it would appear, was a hopeless romantic.
Even as Hermione’s mind stopped and stuttered at the idea of her and Thomas sneaking out for a romantic liaison, Tom managed to smirk and state, “Carpe diem.”
Helga smiled and swung open.
Not caring about the scenery, Tom made quick work of climbing the stairs and finding his dorm. Hermione, who had been Head Girl in her time, was curious about what possible changes were made to the room, but she only caught a faint blur of red and green before she almost tripped going up the stairs.
“Tom, what are you doing?” she huffed, her annoyance at his strange behavior coloring her words.
Tom stopped at the top of the stairs and went to the door labeled with his name. Throwing it open, he tugged Hermione in before him following her while closing the door. He watched her sweep a critical eye over his room before she faced him. There was a long moment of silence before she turned back to face him. He smiled softly and Tom could pinpoint the exact moment she realized she was standing alone with him in his room, and that he blocked the only exit.
“Thomas?” there was a slight tremble to her voice.
“Hermione, you have been sorted into Slytherin,” he began.
“Yes, I do remember, it was only an hour ago.”
Tom’s smile grew slightly and he advanced to her, lighting the candles with a silent wave of his hand. He chose not to respond to her sarcasm as he merely continued, “You have been sorted into a house that despises you.”
“I fail to see why that requires me to retrieve my effects from my room,” she took a step back as he continued his slow, leisurely stalk to her.
Tom smiled again and Hermione shivered. “That is not your room.”
She nearly tripped on Tom’s trunk that lied at the end of his bed. “Wh-what?”
“You can’t very well sleep in a place where the person in the bed next to you would gladly kill you while you dreamt,” he pointed out.
“It is cowardly to attack someone while they sleep,” she proclaimed.
Tom raised an amused brow. “One might merely say it is the most opportune moment.”
Hermione snorted. “Get to the point, Thomas.”
“You will share my room,” he announced.
“What? I will do nothing of the sort!” she screeched.
“Hermione, don’t make me regret ever thinking you were smart. You know that you cannot sleep there, so you must sleep here.”
Hermione felt her heart thudding painfully against her chest. “But, there is only one bed,” she interjected lamely, a blush staining her cheeks.
Tom was suddenly looking forward to this predicament. Perhaps he had been too hasty in his earlier regrets about her sorting; perhaps this was just the sort of catalyst he required to secure Hermione’s affections.
A lazy, sensual smirk curled his lips. “Why yes, there is. We shall have to share it then, won’t we?”
Satisfaction flooded his being when Hermione gawked at him, completely speechless.
And so began the twisted courtship of Lord Voldemort and Hermione Granger.
Dolosus astus- rough Latin for ‘cunning’
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In the Image of Man, The Indian Perception of the Universe through 2000 Years of Painting and Sculpture.
Text by George Michell, Catherine Lampert and Tristram Holland.
London. Arts Council of Great : Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1982. folio, 232 pp. glossary of terms and Deities, guide to Deities, map."This is the catalogue of the Festival of India's major event held at the Hayward Gallery, London. It is the most comprehensive and ambitious exhibition of Indian art to be seen in Britain sine 1947 and of the five hundre or so sculptues and paintings on view, two thirds have come out of India for the first time". fine in dj.
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By This Author: Text by George Michell, Catherine Lampert and Tristram Holland.
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The Privacy Week Wrap Up
The Wrap-Up
Monday saw the conclusion of the American Library Association’s Choose Privacy Week, and this is the first year that the Calarco Library was involved with Choose Privacy Week. We created a LibGuide, Glog and these blog entries as a means to inform the Hopkins community. In addition to these collected sources of information, Mrs. Dubois also created a survey to help us learn what Hopkins students and faculty understand (or misunderstand) about online privacy.
Of survey respondents, 38.5% were faculty members and 61.5% were students, with the largest percentage being 7th and 9th graders (23.1% each). 73.1% of respondents said they have a social networking account. The examples displayed for this question were Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. It would be interesting to find out how respondents would define and describe social networking. If an agreed upon definition, rather than examples, was included in the survey, would more respondents have answered yes?
Regarding how often respondents visit their respective social networking accounts, 36% answered Very often (daily). However, 24% answered Hardly ever and represented the second largest group. Why do people sign up for social networking accounts and then decide not to regularly incorporate the services into their routines? About half (45.8%) of respondents state that they spend the majority of time looking at what other people have posted. Do people sign up for Facebook, Twitter, etc. primarily to create a presence online, or to keep track of other people?
We incorporated a few T/F questions into the survey, one being, “Setting my profile to private keeps the information I post on my social networking page completely safe because only my friends can view it.” Although 78.3% answered False (woohoo!), that leaves 21.7% of respondents who are confused about privacy and security settings. Does this matter if these are the same individuals who hardly utilize their accounts? In addition, are ALL respondents aware of privacy complexities such as third-party applications, location based services, targeted advertising and more? Individuals may be “using” their social networking accounts more often than they think; just because you do not update your profile picture or tweet everyday does not necessarily mean you rarely use your account.
Another T/F question asked, “You always have control of all pictures of yourself posted online, even ones you do not post.” A large percentage (87.5%) of participants answered False, which indicates that most respondents are at least aware of the need to check and possible change privacy settings related to photos and tagging.
The goal of Choose Privacy Week is not to convince people to delete their Facebook accounts and blogs, or to make people feel they must read pages of “Terms and Conditions” before signing up with a service. The goal is to raise awareness of the risks and responsibilities that are entwined with the advancements made in web-based technologies, and to inform the community of the library’s mission to provide information and uphold the values of privacy.
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I would like to leave you with one last video related to privacy. John Palfry and Urs Gasser published Born Digital in 2010, and also piloted the Digital Natives project, intended to understand and support youth growing up in a digital age. Project participants created videos based on individual chapters of Born Digital, including this one that explains the concept of Digital Dossier
We hope our Choose Privacy Week observance encouraged you to take a closer look at your digital dossier. Do you feel more in control of your web-based identity? Comments, questions and suggestions for improvements are always welcome. Please comment on the blog or send an e-mail to jbarrows@hopkins.edu.
This entry was posted in Privacy and tagged ALA, Choose Privacy Week, Digital Identity, Facebook, Libraries, Twitter on May 14, 2012 by Jenny Nicolelli.
Choose Privacy Week: The Explanation
ALA Choose Privacy Week
This is the first in a series of posts designed to inform YOU (yes, once again, you) about Choose Privacy Week and what it is.
Let’s start with the basics:
Q: What is Choose Privacy Week?
A: “Choose Privacy Week is a new initiative that invites people into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age. The campaign gives individuals the resources to think critically and make more informed choices about their privacy.”
That is the long answer. The ALA (American Library Association) started promoting Choose Privacy Week as an opportunity to engage individuals and groups in conversations about privacy – what it is, what it means in a digital age, who is affected, and how.
Q: Why libraries?
A: “Libraries feel a professional responsibility to protect the right to search for information free from surveillance. Privacy has long been the cornerstone of library services in America”
That really is true. Some might not think of librarians as advocates and champions of privacy, but this week you will learn why privacy is a central value of librarians and libraries. From specific anecdotes to philosophies widely embraced by librarians across the country, I can guarantee that there is a long (very long) historical record backing up this claim.
Remember: libraries fight daily to keep some of the most widely contested books on their shelves (from The Catcher in the Rye to Harry Potter to The Hunger Games). If librarians are willing to fight for your freedom to read banned books, our reputation indicates a willingness to fight for other individual rights.
Q: Why do I care?
A: The answer to this question is concurrently simple and convoluted.
Simple: Your privacy is at stake, and it is your job to learn how to protect your privacy. If you do not, the chances of people learning information about you (facts that you would not want the majority of people to know, ever) increases dramatically.
Convoluted: You should not only want to learn about privacy, it is your responsibility to learn more about this digital world. You are a future leader of a world that networks and makes connections through Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. You have relatives that probably remember the first televised Presidential debates, a landmark event. In 2008, Barack Obama made history mobilizing supporters via web-based grassroots campaigning through Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more.The way the world interacts has changed dramatically. With that change comes greater opportunities (like mobilizing grassroots campaigns) and greater risks – loss of privacy is a major risk.
Every single part of your official life – your birth, address, schooling, achievements, failures, finances, communications, purchase history – are documented online. The Library of Congress is archiving the world’s tweets – the LOC is documenting public thoughts some individuals didn’t realize were so public. Privacy is still a tangible reality, but it is important to ensure that right through awareness and education about policies and trends putting privacy in danger.
Don't let anyone erase your privacy
Alan Cleaver, “Privacy” April 17, 2012 via Flickr
Stay tuned for more blog entries throughout the next two weeks. We will be highlighting themes related to privacy, such as Facebook privacy settings, CISPA, the role of libraries, and more. More information can be found on the Calarco Library Choose Privacy Week LibGuide.
Lastly, keep an eye out for the Library’s Choose Privacy Week survey!
This entry was posted in Hopkins, Privacy and tagged ALA, Choose Privacy Week, Privacy on April 23, 2012 by Jenny Nicolelli.
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Night Music
The 2008 novel Night Music by Jojo Moyes, the bestselling author of Me Before You and two-time winner of the RNA Novel of the Year award.
'Warm, engaging and acutely observed.' - Woman and Home
Isabel Delancey has always taken her gifted life for granted. But when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her with a mountain of debt, she and her two children are forced to abandon their home and move to a crumbling pile in the country.
With the house falling down around them, and the last of her savings fast disappearing, Isabel turns to her neighbours, not knowing that her mere presence there has stirred up long-standing obsessions.
As she fights to make her house a home, passions and lives collide. Isabel will discover an instinct for survival she never knew she had - and that a heart can play a new song . . .
Publisher: London : Hodder Paperbacks, c2008.
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It is perfectly believable that an artsy person really, really doesn't know anything about maintaining a home that is basically beyond saving. The violin music woven throughout the plot that helps Isabel muddle through life's difficulties is totally realistic. This is a very different tangent for JoJo Moyes compared to her later themes and just as worthy. The music comes to a crescendo as the house comes crashing down, but Isabel remains well grounded throughout and discovers strengths and truths about herself by having to focus on other issues than the music she had been wrapped up in for so long. To learn that your passion and profession aren't the only things that define and limit you is liberating.
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A well used formula,well used theme. Boring book.
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Build Me a World: The Story of The Howard School
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Buzz Episode 163: The Data
By Buzz Dental — 3 months ago
On this episode of Buzz, we cover the importance of looking at The Data from your marketing initiatives and new patient flow.Your Dental Website should have Google Analytics. This free tool allows you to monitor all traffic sources and figure out which marketing tactics are working most effectively. Other platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, along with Google AdWords, also have detailed Data and Analytics to help you better adjust your campaign strategies.
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Everyone is welcome at Chris Pratt’s church. Or are they? And what does being welcome there really mean, especially if you’re not straight?
During Pratt’s recent appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” the two discussed Pratt’s motivation for undertaking a biblically inspired fast. Shortly afterward, actress and LGBTQ activist Ellen Page took issue with Colbert’s decision not to dig deeper into the theology that guides Hillsong, a hip Australian megachurch with a Los Angeles branch where Pratt often attends services.
“Oh. K. Um. But his church is infamously anti lgbtq so maybe address that too?” she tweeted.
Pratt denied the assertion, and most media reported the situation as a mere disagreement without coming down one way or another on the church’s stance. The dust-up and the coverage of it revealed the ambiguity around sexuality that Hollywood megachurches and their celebrity congregants rely on to avoid scrutiny and criticism of their real beliefs.
Celebrity megachurches have every incentive to obscure where they stand on LGBTQ people. One of the contemporary entertainment industry’s strongest claims to social relevance is stars’ participation in the fight for LGBT equality. Actors posed for NOH8 ads opposing California’s Proposition 8, which amended the state’s constitution to ban marriage between same-sex partners; “Glee” laid down a marker with its depictions of sexuality and gender at an Ohio high school; just last month, Kevin Hart had to step down as host of the Oscars after his violently anti-gay tweets resurfaced. No church that insisted that worshipers publicly condemn LGBT people would be able to fill its pews with entertainment industry luminaries.
So most of these celebrity megachurches — which skew evangelical (and thus conservative) — figure the solution is just to keep their theological teachings about sexuality quiet. So long as LGBTQ people are “welcome” at the church in the sense that they’re allowed to attend or even lead (so long as they remain celibate or don’t transition), why bother with a messy explanation of whether the church actually affirms that their sexualities and identities are not sinful?
Zoe Church, where Pratt is a member in Los Angeles, doesn’t furnish any theological stances on its website. Its “About” tab links only to a contact form. Hillsong, which counts Justin Bieber, Kylie Jenner and Selena Gomez, among other big names, as congregants is similarly tight-lipped. Its “What We Believe” hits the basics of garden-variety Christianity but makes no mention of LGBTQ affirmation.
It takes digging to unearth that these churches are as inhospitable to queer Christians as less-hip congregations. Organizations such as Church Clarity that are devoted to the task of tracking down what these churches actually teach have to plumb hard-to-reach attachments, past press releases and interview transcripts.
For Hillsong, the proof of where the organization stands is in a 2017 statement urging the church’s Australian members to vote against same-sex marriage. Zoe Church’s tell, according to Church Clarity, is Pastor Chad Veach’s participation in a film that equates “same-sex attraction” with “sexual brokenness.”
Veach said in an interview with The Christian Post, though, that he prefers not to wade into “lifestyle stuff,” which can draw focus from Jesus. It’s in keeping with these churches’ tendency to, when pressed, fall back on anodyne Bible verses to insist that they love and “welcome” LGBTQ people, even as they don’t grant queer people full equality.
On Thursday, Hillsong released a statement headlined “Hillsong Church Loves ALL People,” in which it asserted “we are not ‘anti-anyone’” — before dog-whistling that they also adhere “to mainstream biblical values shared by the overwhelming majority of evangelical Christian churches.” When Church Clarity requested some specifics, Hillsong’s lead pastor blocked the organization on Twitter.
Pratt himself has used similar techniques. Responding to Page’s criticisms, he cited a verse from the Gospel of John on Instagram — “Jesus said ‘I give you a new command, love one another.’ “ That’s nice, but it doesn’t answer the question of whether or not Pratt would enthusiastically worship alongside and affirm sexually active, even married, LGBTQ people.
This obfuscation is a win-win deal for Hollywood’s conservative Christians and the churches that give their patron stars plausible deniability. The celebrities get a place to worship and still seem woke, and Hillsong and its fellow churches get to raise their profiles. Unsuspecting LGBTQ worshipers, on the other hand, get nothing but the eventual shock that they’re surrounded by people who quietly condemn their identity.
Perhaps these pastors and their congregants should keep a verse from Luke’s gospel in mind, too: “For nothing is concealed that won’t be revealed, and nothing hidden that won’t be made known and brought to light.”
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J.K. Rowling Gets Serious About Harmful Animal Trends
by Francesca Contreras
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Worldwide novelist and philanthropist J.K. Rowling is taking to Twitter and it’s not about a book or movie release.
The famous author recently got word of a story regarding something not quite as fantastical, but more, as she said, “disturbing”.
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Fans of the legendary Harry Potter books have been discovered to be keeping wild owls as domestic pets. As cute and cuddly as these nocturnal birds of prey may be, Rowling wants fans to know they aren’t meant to be kept indoors.
I’ve just read a very disturbing story about owls kept as pets. Much like making Horcruxes, this practise belongs in fiction. Please don’t.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 25, 2017
According to AllThatIsInteresting, the sale of owls in the bird market, before the Harry Potter movies were released in 2001, was in the low hundreds. However, everything changed when fans saw the magical bond between Harry and Hedwig. By 2016, 13,000 owls were being sold each year. The snowy owl is the one facing many threats, but many other owl species have started to see a decline. Any ‘Harry Potter’ fan can confirm a deep love for Hedwig and the devastation that was felt when she died in the first half of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.’ But, as Rowling tweeted, “this practise belongs in fiction.”
The sad part is that this is not the first time for something like this to happen.
In the past month, Game of Thrones fans have been found guilty of something similar.
If you know GoT then you know the fierce, fictitious creatures known as dire wolves. More wolf-like than domestic, the dire wolves (translated to “fearsome dog”) have the show’s fans going crazy. So crazy that they are out buying Siberian Huskies due to the close similarity in appearance. Although Huskies are more like pets than a large gray wolf, they have been turning up abandoned or left in shelters by the owners. Once eager buyers begin to notice problems like shedding, need for exercise, and their endless supply of energy, they can’t keep up with the responsibility.
Image courtesy of People
Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister, recently put out a statement to PETA about the canine epidemic and its harm.
“Not only does this hurt all the deserving homeless dogs waiting for a chance at a good home in shelters, but shelters are also reporting that many of these Huskies are being abandoned,” the vegetarian and dog owner explains. “Make sure that you’re prepared for such a tremendous responsibility and remember to always, ALWAYS, adopt from a shelter.”
This trend has happened in the past with movies like Legally Blonde, 101 Dalmatians, and Finding Nemo. There is excitement at first, but it doesn’t last long once the novelty wears off.
So before you have dead mice, owl poop, and dog hair all over your house, think reality before fiction.
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Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabra Are Officially Married
Caitlyn Hitt
Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabara are officially married.
The couple wed on Saturday at a backyard ceremony in Los Angeles. The couple invited 100 of their closest friends and family members, People confirmed. Trainor told the outlet she's excited for this new chapter.
"It's the beginning of an awesome, whole new life," she said. "I got way more than I ever wished for."
The "Me Too" singer's new husband, 26-year-old Sabara, added, "I'm the luckiest guy in the world."
The pair are looking forward to sporting their new wedding bling. They're equally excited to share their new titles with people around them.
Asked what she's most excited about now that she's married, Trainor said, "Just rockin' them rings!"
"I'm really excited to say 'hubby' and husband,'" she added.
Sabara is thankful to no longer be a fiance, too.
"I'm no longer the 'future hubby' -- I get to just be the hubby, which I"m excited about!" the actor said.
Trainor wore a gown designed by Berta, along with heels by Badgley Mischka and Norman Silverman jewels. She debuted a Rita Vinieris lace suit at the reception, which she paired with Aldo sneakers.
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A Concise Dictionary of Novel Medical and General Hebrew Terminology from the Middle Ages
Gerrit Bos
The terminology in medieval Hebrew medical literature (original works and translations) has been sorely neglected by modern research. Medical terminology is virtually missing from the standard dictionaries of the Hebrew language, including Ha-Millon he-ḥadash, composed by Abraham Even-Shoshan. Ben-Yehuda’s dictionary is the only one that contains a significant number of medical terms. Unfortunately, Ben-Yehuda’s use of the medieval medical texts listed in the dictionary’s introduction is inconsistent at best. The only dictionary exclusively devoted to medical terms, both medieval and modern, is that by A.M. Masie, entitled Dictionary of Medicine and Allied Sciences. However, like the dictionary by Ben-Yehuda, it only makes occasional use of the sources registered in the introduction and only rarely differentiates between the various medieval translators. Further, since Masie’s work is alphabetized according to the Latin or English term, it cannot be consulted for Hebrew terms. The Historical Dictionary of the Hebrew Language, which is currently being created by the Academy of the Hebrew Language, has not been taken into account consistently as it is not a dictionary in the proper sense of the word. Moreover, consultation of this resource suggests that it is generally deficient in medieval medical terminology. The Bar Ilan Responsa Project has also been excluded as a source, despite the fact that it contains a larger number of medieval medical terms than the Historical Dictionary. The present dictionary has two major objectives: 1) to map the medical terminology featured in medieval Hebrew medical works, in order to facilitate study of medical terms, especially those terms that do not appear in the existing dictionaries, and terms that are inadequately represented. 2) to identify the medical terminology used by specific authors and ranslators, to enable the identification of anonymous medical material.
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The Jerusalem Temple in Diaspora: Jewish Practice and Thought during the Second Temple Period
Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism
Jonathan Trotter
In The Jerusalem Temple in Diaspora, Jonathan Trotter shows how different diaspora Jews’ perspectives on the distant city of Jerusalem and the temple took shape while living in the diaspora, an experience which often is characterized by complicated senses of alienation from and belonging to an ancestral homeland and one’s current home. This book investigates not only the perspectives of the individual diaspora Jews whose writings mention the Jerusalem temple (Letter of Aristeas, Philo of Alexandria, 2 Maccabees, and 3 Maccabees) but also the customs of diaspora Jewish communities linking them to the temple, such as their financial contributions and pilgrimages there.
Applied Arts in British Exile from 1933
Changing Visual and Material Culture
Yearbook of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies
Edited by Marian Malet, Rachel Dickson, Sarah MacDougall and Anna Nyburg
Yearbook Volume 19 continues an investigation which began with Arts in Exile in Britain 1933-45 (Volume 6, 2004). Twelve chapters, ten in English and two in German, address and analyse the significant contribution of émigrés across the applied arts, embracing mainstream practices such as photography, architecture, advertising, graphics, printing, textiles and illustration, alongside less well known fields of animation, typography and puppetry. New research adds to narratives surrounding familiar émigré names such as Oskar Kokoschka and Wolf Suschitzky, while revealing previously hidden contributions from lesser known practitioners. Overall, the volume provides a valuable addition to the understanding of the applied arts in Britain from the 1930s onwards, particularly highlighting difficulties faced by refugees attempting to continue fractured careers in a new homeland.
Contributors are: Rachel Dickson, Burcu Dogramaci, Deirdre Fernand, Fran Lloyd, David Low, John March, Sarah MacDougall, Anna Nyburg, Pauline Paucker, Ines Schlenker, Wilfried Weinke, and Julia Winckler.
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Hugo Grotius’s Remonstrantie of 1615
Facsimile, Transliteration, Modern Translations and Analysis
David Kromhout and Adri Offenberg
Grotius wrote the Remonstrantie around 1615 at the request of the States of Holland, to define the conditions under which Jews were to be admitted to the Dutch Republic. At that time, he was already an internationally recognized legal expert in civic and canonic law. The position taken by Grotius with respect to the admission of the Jews was strongly connected with the religious and political tensions existing in the Dutch Republic of the early 17th century. The Remonstrantie shows how Grotius’s views evolved within the confines of the philosophical and religious concepts of his time. It is an example of tolerance within political limits, analyzed by the author David Kromhout and made accessible through a modern translation.
Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories in the Early Modern Iberian World
Narratives of Fear and Hatred
The Iberian Religious World
Francois Soyer
In Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories in the Early Modern Iberian World: Narratives of Fear and Hatred, François Soyer offers the first detailed historical analysis of antisemitic conspiracy theories in Spain, Portugal and their overseas colonies between 1450 and 1750. These conspiracy theories accused Jews and conversos, the descendants of medieval Jewish converts to Christianity, of deadly plots and blamed them for a range of social, religious, military and economic problems. Ultimately, many Iberian antisemitic conspiracy theorists aimed to create a ‘moral panic’ about the converso presence in Iberian society, thereby justifying the legitimacy of ethnic discrimination within the Church and society. Moreover, they were also exploited by some churchmen seeking to impose an idealized sense of communal identity upon the lay faithful.
A Stake in the Ground: Jews and Property Investment in the Medieval Crown of Aragon
The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World
Michael Schraer
In A Stake in the Ground, Michael Schraer explores the economic functions of real estate amongst the Jews of the medieval crown of Aragon. He challenges the view of medieval Jews as primarily money-lenders and merchants, finding compelling evidence for extensive property trading and investment. Jews are found as landlords to Christian tenants, transferring land in dowries, wills and gifts. Property holdings were often extremely valuable. For some, property was a major part of their asset portfolios. Whilst many property transactions were linked to the credit boom, land also acted as a liquid and tradeable investment asset in its own right. This is a key contribution to the economic history of medieval Iberia and of medieval Jews.
A History of Modern Jewish Religious Philosophy
Volume III: The Crisis of Humanism. A Historial Crossroads
Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy
Eliezer Schweid
The culmination of Eliezer Schweid’s life-work as a Jewish intellectual historian, this five-volume work provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of the major thinkers and movements in modern Jewish thought, in the context of general philosophy and Jewish social-political historical developments, with extensive primary source excerpts.
Volume Three, “The Crisis of Humanism,” commences with an important essay on the challenge to the humanist tradition posed in the late 19th century by historical materialism, existentialism and positivism. This is background for the constructive philosophies which sought at the same time to address the general crisis of moral value and provide a positive basis for Jewish existence. Among the thinkers presented in this volume are Moses Hess, Moritz Lazarus, Hermann Cohen (in impressive depth, with a thorough exposition of the Ethics and Religion of Reason), Ahad Ha-Am, I. J. Reines, Simon Dubnow, M. Y. Berdiczewski, the theorists of the Bund, Chaim Zhitlovsky, Nachman Syrkin, and Ber Borochov.
Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture, Volume 2
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Edited by Dan Diner
From Europe and America to the Middle East, North Africa and other non-European Jewish settlement areas, the Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture covers the recent history of the Jewish people from 1750 through the 1950s. Originally published in German as the Enzyklopädie jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur by J.B. Metzler Verlag (Stuttgart/Weimar) in 2011 the work includes approximately 800 entries that present the state of international research and reveal a complex portrait of Jewish life - illuminated by many maps and illustrations. Central themes convey information on topics such as autonomy, exile, emancipation, literature, liturgy, music, and science of Judaism. The encyclopedia provides knowledge in an overall context and offers academics and other interested readers new insights into Jewish history and culture. The work is an outstanding contribution to the understanding of Judaism and modernity.
The first volume of the English edition will appear in 2017 with subsequent volumes following in due course. The volumes may be purchased individually as they appear or as a set once all 7 are available. Both the German and the English editions will also be available online.
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The History of Jews in Lithuania
From the Middle Ages until the 1990s
Edited by Vladas Sirutavičius, Darius Staliūnas and Jurgita Šiaučiūnaitė-Verbickienė
This book presents a research of Lithuanian Jewish history and culture till the beginning of the twenty-first century. This study is an attempt by an international group of scholars from Lithuania, Israel, the United States of America and Germany to link different approaches towards the history of the Jews in East-Central Europe which in so far did not have many points of contact. It also aims to create an integral picture of the social, economic and cultural history of the Jews in Lithuania during the course of more than six hundred years. The main focus of this study is the relationships between the Lithuanian Jews, or Jews in Lithuania, and the dominant (Non-Jewish) majority, and the shifts in the collective identification of the Jews.
Scholar and Kabbalist: The Life and Work of Gershom Scholem
IJS Studies in Judaica
Edited by Mirjam Zadoff and Noam Zadoff
The articles collected in Scholar and Kabbalist: The Life and Work of Gershom Scholem present diverse biographical aspects and the scholarly oeuvre of arguably the most influential Jewish-Israeli intellectual of the 20th century. Immigrating to Palestine in 1923, Gershom Scholem became one of the founders of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and was the first to establish Jewish Mysticism as a scholarly discipline. The articles collected here reflect the diversity of Scholem’s intellectual scope including his contribution to Jewish Studies as a scholar of Kabbalah, religion and history, as a bibliophile, and an expert librarian of Judaica. Central aspects of Scholem’s impact on Jewish historiography, literature and art in Israel, Europe and the US, are presented to the reader for the first time.
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Bristol Grand Prix News
Forever Pedalling
Bristol has some amazing bike shops, but perhaps none are as stylish as Forever Pedalling. We catch up with shop owner, racer, raconteur and directeur sportif Tim Wilkey, to find out what 2018 has in store for him.
I have been cycling since before I can remember, more specifically since the last millennium. That should narrow it down a little more! I’ve ridden and tried my hand racing across all disciplines, but at the moment road miles are where I’m most happy.
Forever Pedalling definitely sums up what I do when not working, hence the name of the shop here in the centre of Bristol. I can ride every day of the week and each time a completely different route.
Navigating our ever changing city streets and constantly bumping into familiar faces is just another thing to love about the place.
What’s the story behind Das Rad Klub? How did it start? How did it grow?
Das Rad Klub was simply an in-joke amongst cycling friends. I designed t-shirts and bottles, shortly followed by lycra, to put an identity to a group of individuals slowly getting in to the fast paced world of road cycling. At the beginning, there was no ambition but to create good looking gear for a group of friends to wear.
Fast forward three years and we had our own race team – a British Cycling affiliated club was the logical next step. We had much success as a team on and off road, but now continue to thrive as Bristol’s raddest cycling club.
Tell us about your decision to open Forever Pedalling and what marks you out from other shops in Bristol?
After over a decade working in the cycle industry, the dream was always to put my stamp on the Bristol cycling scene, not content with running a club and a team, bringing fresh ideas to bicycle retail was high on my list of priorities. Forever Pedalling is a cycling shop, but we don’t sell bikes, though we run a busy workshop to keep your bikes pedalling.
We focus on supplying the best looking kit for you and your bike, with a large line of own brand goods and a selection of hand picked accessories. The emphasis is on fun and good looking apparel and accessories.
You put on a lot of events for the local cycling community — what have you got coming up over the summer?
The shop plays host to DAS RAD KLUB Saturday Klub (9am) as well as the club’s annual 100km rides (20th May & 17th June this year), judging by previous years these are set to be well attended and a whole lot of fun on bikes, with riders self navigating a route that ends with festivities at Little Victories, Wapping Wharf.
In August (17-19th) we are hosting PEDAL – a cycling festival at the awesome Spoke & Stringer on the harbourside, it’s set to be a great weekend with all kinds going on for cyclists of all ages, including an outdoor expo, film nights, exhibitions, Q&As, competitions, rides & more.
We are looking to get all cyclists of Bristol involved, so it’s a must if you ride bikes and live in Bristol!
Forever Pedalling (The Team) formed around a year after the opening of the shop, what prompted the formation of this team from the already established DRK Racing?
The deformation of the hugely successful DRK Racing team was not an easy decision to make, but the impact the team had on the local race scene was a good tester for pushing the team to the next level under the shop name, at the time the team unwound, the number of those racing in club colours was going from strength to strength, so it seems right to let the club racers flourish, and rebrand the team as a shop based race outfit. Plus, change is good sometimes!
You’ve got some great partnerships with local businesses, some of whom are supporting the team. Care to give us an insight into who they are and what they do?
I love the idea of collaborating with local businesses, I feel that young / independent brands can gain a lot from working with like minded people. Sharing ideas, spaces and growing relationships can only be a good thing, so I’m really happy to have the opportunity to work with some of the best independents in town.
Prologue Works is the most cycle friendly office space in the city, and the team are proudly supported by them for the upcoming season, they have some innovative ideas and the whole space is designed for those who commute by bike, everything is so well thought it, it’s crazy that nobody has done it before!
Our weekly DRK rides end at Full Court Press on Broad Street, cycling and coffee go hand in hand, and FCP have been there since the club began, so our relationship grew naturally, you’ll find club riders stopping here twice a week (if not more!).
The annual Radonnée rides are a bigger affair than the weekly rides, so we reached out the the wonderful Little Victories at Wapping Wharf, who have been kind enough accommodate the finish of the rides with their vast menu of food and drinks for hungry riders, it’s the perfect location to unwind post 100k day in the saddle.
PEDAL is a partnership between Forever Pedalling and Spoke And Stringer, the hugely popular restaurant and bar on the waterfront, they have a vast outdoor space and a history of putting on excellent motorbike and surf weekends, so a cycling festival was on the cards, and we were more than happy to get involved. We look forward to seeing where this new partnership takes us!
We love seeing your guys smashing it up at the Bristol Grand Prix. They are always prominent throughout the categories and have seen some good results in previous years. What can we expect to see this year? Can you give us a run down of some of the biggest results you’ve had so far.
First race league of the 2018 season was the Odd Down Winter Series, the team had some phenomenal individual results, with Rob Hardyman bringing home 3rd in the series overall.
For 2018 we will be focussing on local circuit and road races, and targeting some of our favourite races like the GP, with 2 of our riders (Meg Dickerson & Lucy Driver) in the top 4 last year, we are hoping for a strong team showing in the women’s event.
Sam Holder & Rob Borek have seen the podium at previous editions of the GP as well, but with this year’s National A classification the race is set to be an incredibly fierce competition.
What’s the future for the shop, the Klub and the FP race team?
We are hoping to have a successful year as both a race team and shop, with riders bringing home results across the west country and beyond. We want them to stand out and make their mark on the peloton, equally the shop will continue to make it’s mark on the Bristol cycling scene — I want to continue to grow relationships with local businesses and expand the home grown range of unique apparel and accessories, as well as keeping riders pedalling through the workshop space.
DAS RAD KLUB is growing in numbers and rapidly solidifying itself as the most desirable club in the city, we look forward to yet another year of having fun on bikes!
Visit Forever Pedalling at their shop (32 Old Market Street, Bristol), online, or follow on Facebook and Instagram.
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I'd still like to think we could get Grant from the Storm. I dont see a pathway there for him tbh.
Hopefully both Siebs and Harry feel the same way because I would love to see Brissy pick him up ASAP and punt Macca.
I'm happy for the Cowboys and for Robson. Truth be told, I haven't seen a lot of Robson, but he's been highly rated at the Dragons for sometime now and the only reason he can't get a full game is because McInnes is an 80 minute player and one of the best dummy halves in the game.
I look at the Cowboys dummy half situation as another example of club's forcing players into becoming legacy players. There just seems to be this self-fulfilling prophecy where players are kept on because they've played so many games, instead of whether they're still playing good footy or capable of playing good footy in the future.
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Unbreakable said:
I'm still holding out hope that Jayden Nikorima will be our Hooker lol, I've always thought that would he his best position after watching him for the U20's and Roosters.
Get your head straight Jayden!!
Apart from his issues he had, I was wondering if he was still involved in footy. Does anyone know for sure?
Ponga01
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Mate, post once, not three times.
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Paramatta are reportedly interested in signing DWZ mid season to play left center (or maybe fullback with Gutho in the halves)
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak reportedly on the outer at Panthers.
They are apparently shopping him to other clubs.
He has officially asked for an immediate release according to the DT.
Souths & Eels the two teams in the running for his signature, probably Souths with the G.I. money.
I wonder if this might make Jimmy realise his chance may not actually be there at Souths. Sad if he has blown his career.
I'm not sure what to make of Watene-Zelezniak.
When Dallin first hit the scene at Penrith, he was being talked about in a similar vein as Tuivasa-Sheck, Trbojevic etc. as an elite back of the competition. I've been watching his progress since he made his debut at NRL level and he's never kicked on. Every now and then he'll threaten to find form, but it isn't long before he's back making rookie mistakes.
I wonder if it's a Penrith problem, whether he was ever really that good or if all those injuries eventually took their toll on him? Either way, I'm curious to see where he ends up. If I'm Dallin, I'd be looking at a club that doesn't necessarily have the fullback position covered. Somewhere like South Sydney would be a good fit. I like the idea of Wests as well since he can reunite with Madge, but I don't think Madge would be as keen to move Mbye elsewhere given he's the captain.
Latrell Mitchell has ruled out a move to Souths.
He will be staying with the Roosters.
lol so that's why Weidler made up his latest rumour.
I think like a lot of wannabe fullbacks, he needs to accept that he's a winger. That's where he played his best footy and looked most quality.
Dallin actually reminds me of Michael Gordon, who was strong on the wing but was actually better at fullback. Like Gordon, it's just a matter of whether he can physically handle it and coming off of major surgery, that wasn't the case at the beginning of the season.
Sirlee oldman
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Apparently Drinkwater has signed with the Cowboys effective immediately. Might even play for them this week. A real bummer. I would have loved to get him here.
Stimson to the Dogs too. Coz they were short of second-rowers
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Sirlee oldman said:
Oh no he would have been a great pick up.
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Good signing for them. I can actually see him switching back to 5/8 when Kahu is fit.
I haven’t seen it announced officially yet but I’ve been busy today. They certainly need him that’s for sure.
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Artemis Sportswomen’s Coalition Launching Soon
Aaron Kindle | April 4, 2017
The National Wildlife Federation and the Rocky Mountain Regional Center are proud to announce that we are launching Artemis, a sportswomen’s coalition, to bring a powerful and underrepresented voice to the forefront of our conservation efforts.
Despite being a quarter of all anglers, more than 20% of all hunters, the fastest growing segment in the sporting community, and some of the brightest minds in the conservation community, women are rarely seen as the figureheads of sporting conservation efforts.
Artemis will change that. We have embarked on a bold and ambitious effort to build a sportswomen’s movement that will change the face of conservation and create a unique and powerful voice in the conservation community.
Artemis believes wholeheartedly that as hunters and anglers we have an obligation to give back and protect the resources we shape our lives around. We see it as our duty to understand the full spectrum of wildlife conservation. To us this means not only being skilled in the field but also in hearing rooms, Congressional offices, classrooms and public arenas. The wildlife and wild places we rely on require our daily presence and participation. Artemis stands ready to answer the call.
Our mission: Women protecting sporting traditions, supporting women as leaders in the conservation movement, and fostering the next generations of conservationists to ensure the vitality of our outdoor heritage.
Photo by Kara Armano
We have started in the West with a core group of ten dedicated sportswomen from several states. Our focus areas are public lands, iconic species (particularly mule deer and cutthroat trout), and recruiting and developing women’s leadership in wildlife positions.
We have a hired a sportswomen’s coordinator, Jessi Johnson, to help lead our efforts. Jessi is a passionate bow hunter, angler, outdoor enthusiast, and an amazing conservation advocate in her home state of Wyoming. Jessi is excited to expand her reach and harness the power of our vast sportswomen’s network to address the greatest natural resources challenges of our day.
The first official action of Artemis will be meeting with Congressional offices as part of NWF’s public lands fly in. The fly in is in early April. Artemis will be sending five representatives.
Keep an eye out for the official unveiling of this campaign in early May.
For more information email Aaron Kindle or Jessi Johnson. You can also keep up with the program by checking out the website and by liking Artemis on Facebook.
Get Outside | Rocky Mountain | Artemis, sportsmen, sportswomen, women in conservation
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Strange Bedfellows -- Politics News
Tax of $25 on firearms sales passes Seattle City Council, Gun Lobby likely to sue
By Joel Connelly on August 10, 2015 at 4:42 PM
The Seattle City Council gave final, unanimous approval on Monday to a $25 tax on every firearm sold by a gun shop in Seattle as well as a nickel per cartridge tax on ammunition, taxes Council members say are needed to defray part of the city’s costs in dealing with gun violence and to pay for research that Congress has blocked.
“City government can and must pursue innovative safety measures that save lives and save money: As it has in other areas of policy, Seattle can lead the way on local solutions,” said Seattle City Council President Tim Burgess, once a police officer and lead sponsor of the legislation.
AR-15, semi-automatic, magazine-fed rifle: Seattle has just enacted a $25 tax on every firearm sold in a gun shop, along with a nickel-a-cartridge tax on ammunition.
But the Gun Lobby is likely to sue to block the gun tax. “The issue is almost certain to take the city back to court on grounds of state preemption,” Dave Workman, a writer and gun rights advocate, predicted.
Gun rights group used preemption, the doctrine that only the Legislature can regulate firearms. In addition to taxing gun sales, the Council also voted for a requirement that all lost or stolen firearms be reported to Seattle Police within 24 hours.
“A gun violence tax will give us revenue to provide broad based benefits through research and reporting programs,” said Burgess. “Mandatory reporting provides the police information critical to investigations.”
The city has roughly estimated that the tax will yield $300,000 to $500,000 in revenue annually. Gun rights and sales groups say it will be a revenue loser, since gun shops will move out of the city.
The issue has stirred emotions, especially given promising young lives ended by often-random shootings. “Gun violence is a national issue, it is a local issue, it is a personal issue,” said Council member John Okamoto. He raised the recent, unsolved shooting of Donnie Chin, founder of the International District Community Center.
Before Monday afternoon’s vote, Burgess marched with Grandmothers Against Gun Violence from the Urban Peace Circle sculpture, at 23rd and Massachusetts, to City Hall.
Seattle City Council President Tim Burgess.
An “epidemic of gun violence” has hit America, Mayor Ed Murray said after the Council vote. It would seem so. Harborview Hospital treated 253 shooting victims last year at a cost of $17 million, with $12 million borne by the taxpayers. Between 2003 and 2012, across the country, 300,000 Americans died from gunshot wounds.
“While action at the federal level and in many other jurisdictions remains gridlocked, we are moving ahead to address an issue so damaging to young people of Seattle, especially young people of color,” said the Mayor.
One organization, the Washington Association for Gun Responsibility, treated the new laws as an opportunity to make money. “Chip in a donation right now: Let’s defend our gains and keep up the momentum,” executive director Renee Hopkins wrote in an e-mail fundraising blast sent out within minutes of the Council vote.
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The New Zealand Walkway track at Makara Beach in Wellington leads to a historic WWII gun emplacement, looking out over Cook Strait towards the South Island...The high cliffs and spectacular views that are features of Makara have for centuries provided the people of the area with good vantage points for the defence of their land. Makara Walkway is a 6 km loop, climbing to vantage points with spectacular views, and returning along the beach...A Ngati Ira pa site lies on the promontory at the western end of Fisherman's Bay, and gun emplacements at the top of the cliffs mark the position of Fort Opau, which was garrisoned by 100 soldiers during World War II.
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Oceania New Zealand North Island Wellington scenic coastline walkway tramping hill climb historic gun emplacements WWII World War II
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Pacific Institute
Background on Water and WSIs
Scope, Audience, and Structure
The Cross-Cutting Influence of Contextual Factors Affecting the Integrity of WSIs
Principles Related to Outcomes
Principles Related to People
Principles Related to Process
Phase 1: Incubation and Initial Analysis
Phase 2: Formalization
Phase 3: Implementation
Phase 4: Completion, Renewal, or Upscaling
Tool 1: Analyzing and Addressing Risks
Tool 2: WSI Model – A Template to Describe the Logic of WSIs
Tool 3: Mapping Key Stakeholders
Tool 4: WSI Participants Due Diligence Investigation
Tool 5: Assessing the Context of a WSI
Tool 6: Support Materials for Participatory Planning Processes
Tool 7: Basics for WSI Monitoring and Evaluation
Tool 8: WSI Financing and Audit Protocols
Tool 9: Managing Roles and Responsibilities within a WSI
Tool 10: Establishing Written Agreements for a WSI
Tool 11: Options for Independent Oversight
Tool 12: Developing an Exit Strategy
WSI Integrity Risk Descriptions
Key Activities for WSI Integrity Management
Glossary of Key Terms
Integrity in Water Stewardship Initiatives
CEO Water Mandate » Integrity in Water Stewardship Initiatives
Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines
Respecting Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
Understanding Key Water Stewardship Terms
Guide to Responsible Business Engagement with Water Policy
Guide to Water-Related Collective Action
Exploring the Business Case for Sanitation
Shared Water Challenges and Interests
Understanding "Sufficiency" in Water-Related Collective Action
Corporate Water Accounting
BAFWAC
WASH4Work
Water Risk & Action Framework
Guide to Managing Integrity in Water Stewardship Initiatives
Toward a Common Water Accounting Framework
Guidance for Companies on Respecting the Human Rights to Water & Sanitation
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Purpose Among other benefits, coming to a shared formal understanding among WSI participants about appropriate behavior, as well as agreed roles, objectives, and goals, allows a WSI to be implemented in a way that WSI participants are accountable for their performance and conduct:
Sets purpose, objectives, and goals of the WSI.
Sets agreed ground rules for the WSI.
Sets agreed expectations around behavior and conduct.
Increases transparency and accountability of the WSI’s governance.
Possible Users
WSI participants.
WSI Phase
2. Formalization.
Internal written agreements allow WSIs to address integrity risks related to poor participant conduct, inequitable decision making and communications, and potential financial management issues. These agreements most often take the form of a Memorandum of Understanding and/or Code of Conduct, which codify not only the objectives of the WSI but also the agreed internal governance aspects and expectations for participant behavior. In most cases, these written agreements will provide enough structure for a WSI, particularly in cases where a partnership agreement is enough. However, when a WSI begins to develop into a permanent organization, it may consider a number of different options. These options should take into account the local legal context where the WSI is operating as well as existing institutions with whom the WSI might engage.
Relevant Tools
Tool 10a: Developing an MoU
Tool 10b: Developing a CoC
Overview of Organizational Forms for WSIs
Initiative hosted in existing multi-stakeholder platform Where functional multi-stakeholder partnerships or platforms exist, a WSI may emerge from such platforms or be integrated into them to avoid parallel structures. In more informal arrangements, this could be to operate as a working group, or more formally to enter into a partnership agreement giving the role of hosting the WSI — and the secretariat, if needed — to the existing platform.
Partnership agreement A partnership agreement between a range of stakeholders represents a commitment of resources from each stakeholder toward meeting the objectives of the WSI. An agreement is best suited to the less intensive WSI arrangements such as information sharing. The partnership may be formal through the drawing up of a contract among the parties, or it may be informal through a forum with open engagement. It may evolve over time and include the establishment of a WSI secretariat, typically hosted by one of the partners.
Corporate entity For profit: A company is set up as a separate body to manage and coordinate the activities of a WSI. Companies are usually governed by a country’s Companies Act, which confers particular regulatory requirements. For instance, a private company is a legal entity that must also register as a tax payer. It is considered a separate entity from its owners or shareholders. Depending on the size of the company, the managers may be different from the shareholders. Shareholders have limited liability; however, under a Companies Act, liability is imposed only on those directors who knowingly take part in an illegal or fraudulent act. Private companies are deemed to be more stable, as they have a perpetual lifespan.
Not for profit: These are trusts or foundations. The most common types of non-profit organizations (NPOs) are voluntary associations (VAs), trusts, and not-for-profit companies, which in many countries are all governed by a Non-Profit Organization Act. A trust is an institutional arrangement that is regulated by the common law and often by some specific legislation in the country, such as a Trust Property Control Act. In addition to registering as a trust, a trust that also registers as an NPO is recognized by the law as a corporate body with an independent legal personality.
Statutory entity Statutory entities are public sector institutions governed by the laws of the particular country. Their ability to act and implement activities suggested by the WSI is dependent on the activities stipulated within the legal legislation developed for the entity. In many cases there are likely to be statutory entities already able to carry out the WSI needs, rather than undergoing the tedious and often lengthy process of setting up an additional statutory body.
Third-party contractor or implementing agent Another option for the implementation of the WSI is to contract a third party or implementing agent. This is not mutually exclusive of the previous options, but may be a useful option in implementing activities for the WSI.
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Mission & Governance
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Category: The Corner
The Corner: Boylan Heights
Photo by Randy Reynolds
Note: This post is part of our guest series, The Corner, by digital media students at The University of Virginia. Today’s student contributor is Meghan Kasel.
In 2007, while living out west, JR Hadley observed an emerging focus in the restaurant world on farm-to-table cuisine, local sourcing, and organic ingredients. He thought a gourmet burger bar with these elements could take off. Though thousands of miles away, when he caught word that a space on the Corner had become available, Hadley, a Charlottesville native, leapt at the chance to return home and make his idea a reality.
Opening in August 2008, just in time for football season, Boylan Heights immediately established itself as a Corner staple. “We found that people really latched on to the mantra we were pushing,” Hadley said – a straight-forward crowd-pleasing menu built on grass-fed, organic beef from local Virginia farms.
Boylan, as regulars call it, prides itself on its unique atmosphere, which Hadley describes as “1980s prep school—a little rough around the edges.” This theme runs throughout the restaurant, with locker-lined walls, varsity letter printed menus, and a wait staff rocking button down shirts or ones boldly stating “PREP.” The theme is also a nod to Boylan’s allegiance to the University to which it caters, as the menu is organized under headings such as “The Lawn,” “The Range,” and “The Dean’s List.” Yet, Boylan stops short of going over-the-top—its self-conscious kitsch adding to its charm.
With two sprawling floors of space, and two large bars with multiple flat screen televisions, Boylan serves as a great place to catch the game, but they are serious about food, too. The fresh and fun menu features beef, veggie, and turkey burgers, an extensive draft list, and a ever-changing burger-of-the-month, or B.O.M.B. This month’s? American Thanksgiving featuring pulled turkey, cranberry chutney, granny smith apples and melted brie cheese.
When asked his favorite menu item, Hadley doesn’t hesitate: “The Western Civ” — an organic beef patty piled on with cheddar, pulled pork, onion straws, and cole slaw. Just describing it, Hadley shakes his head, smiles and quietly adds, “It’s amazing.” And, while the menu contains a number of similarly elaborate combinations, Boylan’s most popular option is its simplest — the “build your own” burger option. In keeping with the scholastic theme, Boylan outfits each table with a pile of #2 pencils and a large stack of Scantron test sheets, familiar to the students that are regulars. On the sheet, customers can choose their meat, toppings, and bun, as well as from an array of sides and specialty sauces. Its one test students don’t seem to mind taking.
The Corner: Take It Away
Photo by Ali Hornung.
Note: This post is part of our guest series, The Corner, by digital media students at The University of Virginia. Today’s student contributor is Ali Hornung.
For more than 20 years, Tom Bowe has been committed to the art of a quality sandwich. Raised in a food loving family in Williamsburg, Bowe began his career in retail before realizing that his real passion was for food, and deciding to open a sandwich joint. After hunting for the perfect location, Bowe concluded that UVa’s The Corner had everything he wanted. There, he thought, students would venture away from dining halls and eat all day, rather than being restrained by the business eating pattern.
He opened Take it Away in 1992, and, from the start, he knew the location was right. The student energy was striking, he found, as they filled tables and even the sidewalk ground when seats were unavailable. But what he loves most is when students return to Charlottesville after venturing into the real world, and make a point of coming to Take it Away. Bowe’s regulars visit so often that he knows many on a first name basis. One of his greatest satisfactions is connecting with familiar faces returning to their alma mater and savoring a sandwich.
Take it Away is all business. Walk in, head to the counter, and a server awaits your order. As soon as you’ve uttered it, it’s passed back to the kitchen, and minutes later, your name is called. If you’re quick, you might be able to resist the array of impulse-buys that surround you. Hesitate for even a moment, and you may succumb to the gourmet chips, chocolates, cookies, and more.
But, the real attractions are the sandwiches — in part because of the healthy portions and in part because of the quality of ingredients, over which Bowe says he is “unwilling to compromise.” From arugula, to sprouts, to roasted tomatoes imported from Italy, to fresh baked bread, there are all the makings of a stellar sandwich. But, all serious Take it Away customers know that there is only one real star of the show: House Dressing, which every Take it Away regular asks for on their sandwich. Bowe is well aware of the importance of the condiment to his business’s success. “The name of the business is Take It Away,” he says, “but it really should be House Dressing.”
So, what’s in it? Bowe is hesitant to reveal the recipe, but describes it generally as “a blend of herbs, spices and whole grain mustard.” Whatever it is, Bowe suggests it on any sandwich. “It’s just plain yummy!”
What should you order? Students, Bowe said, often keep their order short and sweet, with just roasted turkey with the House Dressing. Personally, I’d suggest the roast beef, roasted tomatoes, arugula and House Dressing on French bread. But, ask the guy who has run the place for more than 20 years, and he doesn’t hesitate. Get the Saturday special, he says. Ham, cucumbers, and house dressing on pumpernickel bread. Whatver you order, just don’t forget that dressing.
The Corner: The Virginian
Photo by Hajung Yoo.
Note: This post is part of our guest series, The Corner, by digital media students at The University of Virginia. Today’s student contributor is Hajung Yoo.
If you’ve been in Charlottesville for more than a week, chances are you have heard of The Virginian. Established in 1923 by University of Virginia Alums Billy Gooch and Ellis Brown, it is the oldest restaurant in Charlottesville.
Current owner Andy McClure took over shortly after graduating UVa Comm ’01. And, in running a restaurant that once had to convert to a soda fountain during prohibition, McClure has always been mindful of the need to strike a balance between preserving history and forging ahead.
Thus, while The Virginia is designed to be a modern, attractive bar, the décor looks to the past, evoking nostalgic feelings of all-American comfort. Dark vintage wooden booths and dim lights recall a low-key speakeasy, and the vintage photos and wall décor reinforce the visual throwback. The menu also skews to Americana, with comforting options like chicken, burgers, salads, crab cakes, pasta, and sandwiches. Modern touches include wine and draught beer lists that are exclusively Virginian.
With three other restaurants in town (The Biltmore, Citizen Burger Bar, and West Main), McClure is fiercely proud of Charlottesville. “I think Charlottesville is outrageously unique…we do a ridiculous job in terms of food options, the experience and quality of chefs and style.”
The Virginian’s most popular menu item is the Stumble Down Mac N’ Cheese – creamy, cheesy pasta with pepper jack under a cheddar potato cake. It’s one of Dean Groves’ favorites, too, who also likes The Rachel, which is essentially a turkey Reuben. But, if you ask the expert what to get, McClure will tell you his favorite is the steak and cheese, with thinly sliced steak, grilled onions, and American cheese on a toasted sub roll. A close second, he says, is the gourmet grilled cheese, with cheddar, provolone, and Swiss, on sourdough, grilled to a golden brown.
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Family Of Missing Crystal Lake Boy Is No Stranger To Police
By Audrina Bigos April 23, 2019 at 6:32 pm
Filed Under:A.J. Freund, Audrina Bigos, Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake Boy, DCFS, JoAnn Cunningham, Missing Child, The Search For A.J.
CHICAGO (CBS) — A.J. Freund’s family is no stranger to police.
CBS 2 has dug into dozens of pages of past police reports from times that officers were called out to the home.
CBS 2’s Audrina Bigos has the latest from the family’s Crystal Lake home where police searched within the past hour.
Crystal Lake police visited the home 10 times over the past five years. On Tuesday, detectives looked in the backyard but their focus seemed to be on the grass in the front and the side of the house. It’s unclear what prompted detectives to revist the house.
Officers in Crystal Lake kept pretty detailed notes during their visits to A.J. Freund’s family home prior to his disappearance. The bulk of the notes: All about the condition of the home.
Seven months ago, last September, someone told police “the family was residing there without power and bad living conditions.”
When officers arrived the mother, Joann Cunningham, wouldn’t let them inside. From the outside, they reported the grass bring two feet tall. One officer said “I could see the [electric] meter did not appear to be running.” He later wrote that Cunningham admitted she and the boys were living without power for some time.
The latest visit was this past December. An officer clearly stated the house is “cluttered, dirty and in disrepair.” Officers said they saw dog feces and urine throughout the house. This was in the middle of winter and officers said the windows were falling apart. The rooms cold.
One officer said the “kitchen had only subflooring that was jagged and broken. He said the “ceiling in the kitchen appeared to have water damage and was peeling and open to the piping.” Another officer wrote “in the room where the boys slept, the window was open and the smell of feces was overwhelming.”
And when the officer saw the boys he said one had “… a large bruise on his right hip.” Cunningham “stated it must have been from the dog…”
To catch up on CBS 2’s coverage, including a timeline, go to our website CBSChicago.com/searchforaj for more information.
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REVIEW: Hello Dolly (Light Opera Works)
Phenomenal dancing and singing makes ‘Dolly’ a New Year’s treat
Light Opera Works presents
Book by Michael Stewart
Music/Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Directed by Rudy Hogenmiller
at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson, Evanston (map)
through Jan 1 | tickets: $32-$92 | more info
“Some people paint, I meddle.” A widow makes a living as a matchmaker. Light Opera Works presents Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly!, a big-hearted musical based on Thornton Wilder’s play The Matchmaker, set in 1890.
Before the parade passes by, I want to get in step while there’s still time left.” Dolly Levi wants to start living.
Dolly’s retirement plan is to marry the well-known half-millionaire, Horace Vandergelder. Because Dolly is very good at her job, Horace IS ready to marry… Irene Malloy. Before Horace can pop the question to Irene, Dolly must strike the match. It’s a hilarious intervention as Dolly rearranges multiple lives to marry off herself. Hello, Dolly! is a witty, musical frolic wedded to the courtship dance.
You’re looking swell Dolly. I can tell Dolly. You’re still glowin’, you’re still crowin’, you’re still goin’ strong.
Mary Robin Roth (Dolly) has flawless comedic timing. Roth delivers zesty lines with a side of slapstick, and has all the personality to anchor the show in the title role. The musical orchestration has been adjusted for Roth’s limited singing range; her lower vocal style is robust but in moments awkward. In solo numbers, it’s a unique rendition, but when she joins in on a brightly sung ‘Put on Your Sunday Clothes,’ Roth creates a bit of speed bump.
The best match of the show is the chemistry between Robert Brady (Cornelius) and Patrick Tierney (Barnaby). The dynamic duo sing, dance and lampoon with charm and amusing absurdity. Although Jessye Wright (Irene) has a beautifully operatic singing voice, it’s too serious for the light-hearted romp. It really only works as the parody line Wright sings in ‘Elegance’ to make fun of the sophisticated.
A 22-piece orchestra, conducted by Roger L. Bingaman, sets the tempo for a splendid full-bodied musical chorus.
‘Don’t you think my dancing has a polish and a flare? The word I think I’d use is athletic!’
The dancing IS athletic and amazing! Rudy Hogenmiller channels Gower Champion to choreograph dance sequences that elicit applause DURING the movement. In particular, two memorable moments are actualized by a large segment of the chorus. First, in the parade scene, the band moves into a revolving kick line. For a small stage and multiple dancers, the graceful high-kick turning is incredibly impressive. In the second act, the waiters have a vigorous prolonged dance sequence. The word I think I’d use is ‘phenomenal.’ The synchronization is perfection. The waiters’ jumps are a harmonious spectacle.
Despite promises that ‘Dolly’ll never go away again,’ it’ll be “Goodbye, Dolly!” in a week. So, here’s your goal again, get in drive again, if you wanna feel your heart coming alive again… get your tickets now… before the parade, and the full orchestra, passes by!
Hello, Dolly! continues performances on December 27th, 29th, January 2nd at 2pm;
December 28th at 7pm; December 30th, 31st, January 1st at 8pm. All photos by Rich Foreman.
Running Time: Two hours and thirty-five minutes includes an intermission.
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Cahn Auditorium, Jerry Herman, Katy Walsh, Light Opera Works, Musical, YouTube | Tagged: Amy Orman, Anya Plotkin, Ben Mason, Bobby Johnson, Brendan Foley, Bryan Conner, Cahn Auditorium, Charles Jolls, Daniel Spagnuolo, Danielle Plisz, David Whitlock, Deborah Lindell, Emily Nelson, Emilie Lynn, Erica Bittner, Hello Dolly, Hello Dolly Jerry Herman, Jennifer Oakley, Jerry Herman, Jessye Wright, Jody Goldman, Jonathan Kwok, Judy Garland, Kara Edmark, Katy Walsh, Keith Richards, Kirsten Lendyke, Light Opera Works, Liza Minelli, London Palladium, Mark Kosten, Mark LeBeau Jr., Marshall Back, Marvin Riebe, Mary Robin Roth, Mealah Heidenreich, Michael Stewart, Miles Polaski, Nathan Carroll, Paige Keedy, Patrick Tierney, Peter Durkin, Peter Verdico, Rachel Klippel, Robert Brady, Roger L. Bingaman, Rudy Hogenmiller, The Matchmaker, Thornton Wilder, Tom Burch | 1 Comment »
REVIEW: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Theatre at the Center)
Bad People, Great Musical
Theatre at the Center presents
Book by Jeffrey Lane
Music/Lyrics by David Yazbek
Directed by William Pullinsi
Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge, Munster, IN (map)
through October 10 | tickets: $36-$40 | more info
I really didn’t know what to expect walking into the regional premier of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. First, because the musical is based on the 1988 comedy, I wondered whether it would be another repackaged Hollywood film set to music and fed back to us. Second, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a production of Theatre at the Center (TATC), located in Munster, Indiana. It truly is a rare occasion when I get to venture out of the city proper, and so I was eager, as well as a little skeptical, to see if TATC would rival Chicago-quality theatre. By the end of the play, I was certainly reassured that, yes, Hollywood films can be transformed into worthwhile musicals, and, yes, good theatre exists beyond the city limits.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels focuses on two European-based professional swindlers. Lawrence Jameson (Larry Wyatt) is the refined cad who fabricates a princely back story for himself, which he uses to pray upon the dreams and sympathies of naïve, wealthy women. His rival, who he encounters by chance, is Freddy Benson (Michael Mahler). Freddy is an amateur thief who, after discovering Lawrence’s true identity, encourages Lawrence to teach him the ways of the rogue.
Eventually, the teacher-student relationship transforms into a competition, where Lawrence and Freddy wager on who is the more skillful scoundrel. At the center of this bet is Christine Colgate (Dara Cameron), a wealthy American heiress. The two hatch elaborate schemes to win her over, and a comedy of errors ensues.
The musical (book by Jeffrey Lane with music and lyrics by David Yazbek) is genuinely funny. The writing is sharp, so sharp that I enjoyed the non-musical portions of the show just as much as the singing and dancing. Witty word play and even some risqué off-color jokes appear throughout, as do the occasional pop-culture references. There’s also plenty of meta-humor, too, with characters toying with the art form’s conventions.
The caliber of singing and acting talent rivals that of any big-time, downtown Chicago production. Wyatt, Mahler and Cameron all give standing-ovation-worthy performances. Harmonies are pitch perfect, and timing is impeccable. What more could you want out of a cast?
Speaking of rivaling downtown productions, TATC definitely has the firepower to produce a large-scale spectacle. The lighting system alone looks like something out of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”. All actors are outfitted with mics, making it very easy to hear every word and note throughout the spacious auditorium.
The only element stopping me from giving this production four stars is its pace. The play, with intermission, runs about two-and-a-half hours. Although William Pullinsi’s direction is otherwise commendable, he relies too heavily on blackouts to transition from scene to scene. This bogs down the musical, draining some of its momentum.
TATC’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels goes to show that being out of the Loop isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If you’re in the mood for a hilarious musical with a good story and excellent performances, go see this play.
Performances are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2pm.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2:30pm; select Thursdays at 7:30 or 8pm. and Saturdays at 2:30pm. Ticket prices range from $36 – $40. For ticket info, call the Box Office (219.836.3255), Tickets.com (800.511.1552) or visit www.TheatreAtTheCenter.com.
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Keith Ecker, Theatre at the Center | Tagged: Alex McCrary, Alice Broughton, Bill Pullinsi, Bill Underwood, Bobby Johnson, Brenda Winstead, Cara Salerno, Cecil Averett, Chicago theater review, Christopher Ash, Dara Cameron, David Yazbek, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Theater review, Jeffrey Lane, Jenny Guse, Keith Ecker, Kevin Barthel, Larry Adams, Larry Wyatt, Lauren Creel, Libby Fandrei, Megan Simmons, Michael Mahler, Paula Scrofano, Rebecca Green, Robert Deason, Stacey Flaster, Stephen Stockley, Theatre at the Center, William Pullinsi | 1 Comment »
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Qigong is the international phonetic Chinese pronunciation which includes various physical and mindful practice in the training for health, martial arts and awakening to one’s true nature.
Qigong or Chi kung (an equivalent term derived from Wade-Giles Romanization) is an English Romanization of two Chinese characters: Qì (氣) and Gōng (功). The dictionary definition for the word “qi” usually includes the meaning of “breathing”, but it can also be used in the context of describing the relationship between matter, energy (Chi, Qi: magnetic and universal ) and spirit.
The dictionary definition for the word “Gong” (功) is that of achievement, effort or results. The two words are combined to describe systems and methods of “energy cultivation” and the manipulation of intrinsic energy within living organisms.
There are many forms of qigong originating from different segments withinChinese society. The traditional Chinese Medical community uses qigong for preventive and curative functions.
The Chinese martial arts community considered qigong training an important component in enhancing martial abilities, mind power and focus skills.
Shaolin Qi Gong
Tai Chi is often read as an extension of pure Qigong practice which utilises the breathing and transitional body positions throughout the brocade. It is normally included as warm up exercise.
The religious community, including both Taoist and Buddhistphilosophical traditions, uses qigong as part of their daily meditative practice as a means to connect with nature and centering of the Mind Body and Soul forces.
Confucian scholars practice qigong to improve their moral character by ‘filling and emptying the cup’ and relationship with all ebb and flows of grounded nature.
In the 1940s and the 1950s, the Chinese government tried to integrate those disparate approaches into one coherent system with the intention of establishing firmer scientific bases for those practices and as part of the political philosophy of the Cultural Revolution. This attempt is considered by some sinologists as the start of the modern interpretation of qigong science.Through the forces of migration, tourism and globalization, the practice and the promise of qigong has spread from the Chinese community to the world.
Although not proven conclusively from a Western Medical stand point, qigong is an accepted treatment option in the fields of complementary and alternative medicine. Qigong treatment is also used extensively in China as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has been included in the curriculum of Chinese universities.
Qigong practice serves both a preventive and curative function. It is considered to be effective in improving the effects of many chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, allergy, asthma, arthritis, degenerative disk disease, cancer, depression, anxiety and addiction. Qigong works by improving the practitioners’ immunity response, increasing a person’s self-healing and self-recovery capabilities and enhancing one’s self-regeneration potential.
The major uses of qigong therapy are:
General health maintenance [96][97]
Strength and flexibility
Improved movement and function
Physical rehabilitation [15]
Stress management and associated ailments such as hypertension [79][80]
Bone Density and Balance [13][98]
Cancer Treatment [99][100][101][102]
Arthritis [103][104][105][106]
Back pain [107][108][109][110]
In 2003, the Chinese Health Qigong Association,[111] a member of the All-China Sports Federation, officially recognized four Health Qigong exercises:
Yì Jīn Jīng (tendon-changing classic),[32][112]
Wu Qin Xi (frolics of five animals 五禽戲),[113]
Liu Zi Jue (the art of expiration in producing six different sounds),[114]
Ba Duan Jin (Eight Pieces of Brocade, eight excellent movements),[115]
Each of these exercises represents a standard for general health qigong practice.
Review: What Is Tai Chi? (dojorat.blogspot.com)
Beginning Tai Chi for Health (clearstaichi.com)
Qigong: mindful movement made in China (lookatvietnam.com)
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Video: Lots of Potential, Lots of Concern
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Preview
EA and Respawn Entertainment gave us a good look at their upcoming Jedi jaunt during EA Play 2019. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order already has all the trappings of a singularly Star Wars experience, at least on the aesthetic front. On the other hand, will the gameplay get its hooks in us on launch day? To be perfectly honest, we aren’t sure and we just haven’t seen enough to pass any judgment at this point. Check out our full video preview here:
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an upcoming single-player action-adventure video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, set in the Star Wars universe shortly after Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. It was announced during E3 2018 and a more detailed reveal took place at the Star Wars Celebration in April 2019.
Set a few years after Revenge of the Sith, Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis has escaped clone Order 66 and is now on the run from the Galactic Empire. After attempting to salvage a Venator Class Star Destroyer above a Sarlacc Pit, an accident happens in which a nearby Imperial Probe Droid surveys the event in which Cal has to openly use the Force to save one of his friends from falling into the pit. The droid transmits the footage to the Empire causing Cal’s true identity to be revealed to the imperials. The Empire dispatches the Second Sister, an inquisitor trained by Darth Vader, to hunt down the Padawan and eradicate the remaining Jedi Knights.
Taking place after Order 66, which started the galaxy-wide purge of the Jedi Order, players take control of Padawan Cal Kestis (portrayed by Cameron Monaghan), one of the last surviving Jedi as he attempts to survive while being chased by the Galactic Empire and the evil Second Sister Inquisitor (portrayed by Vanessa Marshall). Throughout his journey, young Cal will visit familiar worlds with the assistance of the rebel extremist Saw Gerrera (portrayed by Forest Whitaker) and his old mentor Jedi Master Cere (portrayed by Debra Wilson).
During the game players will meet iconic Star Wars characters such as Saw Gerrera and the Second Sister inquisitor and visit worlds such as Kashyyyk, Mygeeto and Umbarra as well as creating new worlds and characters to explore.
The game will be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 15, 2019.
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Possessions and the Extended Self
by Russell W. Belk - Journal of Consumer Research , 1988
"... Our possessions are a major contributor to and reflection of our identities. A variety of evidence is presented supporting this simple and compelling premise. Related streans of research are identified and drawn upon in devetopJng this concept and implications are derived for consumer behavior. Beca ..."
Our possessions are a major contributor to and reflection of our identities. A variety of evidence is presented supporting this simple and compelling premise. Related streans of research are identified and drawn upon in devetopJng this concept and implications are derived for consumer behavior. Because the construct of exterxJed self involves consumer behavior rather than buyer behavior. It apjpears to be a much richer construct than previous formulations positing a relationship between self-concept and consumer brand choice. Hollow hands clasp ludicrous possessions because they are links in the chain of life If it breaks, they are truly losL—Dichlsr \ 964 W e cannot hope to understand consumer behav-ior without first gaining some understanding of ihe meanings that consumers attach to possessions..• \ key to understanding what possessions mean is rec-ognizing thai, knowingly or unknowingly, intention-ally or unintentionally, we regard our possessions as parts of ourselves. As Tuan argues, "Our fragile sense
Planetlab: An overlay testbed for broad-coverage services
by Brent Chun, David Culler, Timothy Roscoe, Andy Bavier, Larry Peterson, Mike Wawrzoniak, Mic Bowman - ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review , 2003
"... PlanetLab is a global overlay network for developing and accessing broad-coverage network services. Our goal is to grow to 1000 geographically distributed nodes, connected by a diverse collection of links. PlanetLab allows multiple services to run concurrently and continuously, each in its own slice ..."
PlanetLab is a global overlay network for developing and accessing broad-coverage network services. Our goal is to grow to 1000 geographically distributed nodes, connected by a diverse collection of links. PlanetLab allows multiple services to run concurrently and continuously, each in its own
Consensus and cooperation in networked multi-agent systems
by Reza Olfati-saber, J. Alex Fax, Richard M. Murray - PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE
"... This paper provides a theoretical framework for analysis of consensus algorithms for multi-agent networked systems with an emphasis on the role of directed information flow, robustness to changes in network topology due to link/node failures, time-delays, and performance guarantees. An overview of ..."
This paper provides a theoretical framework for analysis of consensus algorithms for multi-agent networked systems with an emphasis on the role of directed information flow, robustness to changes in network topology due to link/node failures, time-delays, and performance guarantees. An overview
Coverage Problems in Wireless Ad-hoc Sensor Networks
by Seapahn Meguerdichian, Farinaz Koushanfar, Miodrag Potkonjak, Mani B. Srivastava - in IEEE INFOCOM , 2001
"... Wireless ad-hoc sensor networks have recently emerged as a premier research topic. They have great longterm economic potential, ability to transform our lives, and pose many new system-building challenges. Sensor networks also pose a number of new conceptual and optimization problems. Some, such as ..."
Wireless ad-hoc sensor networks have recently emerged as a premier research topic. They have great longterm economic potential, ability to transform our lives, and pose many new system-building challenges. Sensor networks also pose a number of new conceptual and optimization problems. Some
Practical network support for IP traceback
by Stefan Savage, David Wetherall, Anna Karlin, Tom Anderson , 2000
"... This paper describes a technique for tracing anonymous packet flooding attacks in the Internet back towards their source. This work is motivated by the increased frequency and sophistication of denial-of-service attacks and by the difficulty in tracing packets with incorrect, or “spoofed”, source ad ..."
addresses. In this paper we describe a general purpose traceback mechanism based on probabilistic packet marking in the network. Our approach allows a victim to identify the network path(s) traversed by attack traffic without requiring interactive operational support from Internet Service Providers (ISPs
A Survey on Sensor Networks
by Lan F. Akyildiz, Welljan Su, Yogesh Sankarasubramaniam, Erdal Cayirci , 2002
"... Recent advancement in wireless communica- tions and electronics has enabled the develop- ment of low-cost sensor networks. The sensor networks can be used for various application areas (e.g., health, military, home). For different application areas, there are different technical issues that research ..."
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Recent advancement in wireless communica- tions and electronics has enabled the develop- ment of low-cost sensor networks. The sensor networks can be used for various application areas (e.g., health, military, home). For different application areas, there are different technical issues
Statistical mechanics of complex networks
by Réka Albert, Albert-lászló Barabási - Rev. Mod. Phys
"... Complex networks describe a wide range of systems in nature and society, much quoted examples including the cell, a network of chemicals linked by chemical reactions, or the Internet, a network of routers and computers connected by physical links. While traditionally these systems were modeled as ra ..."
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Complex networks describe a wide range of systems in nature and society, much quoted examples including the cell, a network of chemicals linked by chemical reactions, or the Internet, a network of routers and computers connected by physical links. While traditionally these systems were modeled
Overcast: Reliable Multicasting with an Overlay Network
by John Jannotti, David K. Gifford, Kirk L. Johnson, M. Frans Kaashoek, James W. O'Toole, Jr. , 2000
"... Overcast is an application-level multicasting system that can be incrementally deployed using today's Internet infrastructure. These properties stem from Overcast's implementation as an overlay network. An overlay network consists of a collection of nodes placed at strategic locations in a ..."
Overcast is an application-level multicasting system that can be incrementally deployed using today's Internet infrastructure. These properties stem from Overcast's implementation as an overlay network. An overlay network consists of a collection of nodes placed at strategic locations
Cloud Computing and Emerging IT Platforms: Vision, Hype, and Reality for Delivering Computing as the 5th Utility
by Rajkumar Buyya, Chee Shin Yeo, Srikumar Venugopal, James Broberg, Ivona Br
"... With the significant advances in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) over the last half century, there is an increasingly perceived vision that computing will one day be the 5th utility (after water, electricity, gas, and telephony). This computing utility, like all other four existing u ..."
utilities, will provide the basic level of computing service that is considered essential to meet the everyday needs of the general community. To deliver this vision, a number of computing paradigms have been proposed, of which the latest one is known as Cloud computing. Hence, in this paper, we define
Snort - Lightweight Intrusion Detection for Networks
by Martin Roesch, Stanford Telecommunications , 1999
"... Permission is granted for noncommercial reproduction of the work for educational or research purposes. ..."
Permission is granted for noncommercial reproduction of the work for educational or research purposes.
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Varecia variagata variagata
Eastern Madagascar
Average Size:
Body Length: 27 inches
Body-Tail Length: 54 inches
Weight: 7 pounds
About 25 years
Population Status:
Wild: mostly fruit
Zoo: Monkey biscuits, various produce
Gestation: 90-100 days
Litter size: usually 2, occasionally 1 or 3
This largest of the extant lemur species is easily recognized by the black face and white ruff. The tail is longer than the body and is mostly black – some individuals have a touch of silver.
Predators:
Unknown – likely predators: humans, dogs, raptors and fossas
About the Animal: All lemurs are ‘prosimians’ – ‘almost monkeys’. They are relatives of the earliest examples of primates left in the world. Only on the island of Madagascar, in the absence of both modern primates and predators, were lemur species able to become diurnal/crepuscular and large – like the ruffed lemurs.
Black and White Ruffed Lemurs are an arboreal species that are capable of amazing leaps and acrobatics. They most often live in extended family groups, with younger females assisting in the infant raising duties, including babysitting.
Like all lemurs, the Black and White Ruffed Lemur is an endangered species whose habitat is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Mating and Reproduction: ting in Black and White Ruffed Lemurs occurs in December to February. The gestation for these lemurs is unusually short: 90-100 days.
Litters are most often comprised of 2 infants, which the female carries in her mouth, depositing them in a safe and convenient spot while she eats. By the time the young are 5 weeks old, they are able to climb almost as well as an adult.
Amazing Information: Black and White Ruffed Lemurs are extremely vocal. Using a variety of grunts, growls, growls and screams, they are in almost constant communication with one another.
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Posts Tagged ‘middle class’
From Enlightenment to Onlinenment
Peering way back in human history, we find . . . generally, the battles have indeed been won by the strong, and the races are usually won by the swift of our species.
There are exceptions, for sure, but generally you know it’s true. Them who know how to throw their weight around usually manage somehow to outweigh the rest of us.
The people who manage to work, or fight or compete, to the top of the heap—those folks pretty much stay on top of things until some group or faction that is lower on the pecking order manages to muster enough money, or strength or discontent or firepower or political power to throw the bums out and usher in a new regime of wealth, or weapons, or wherewithal to take charge of things and call the shots.
Throughout history we talk about this and wonder about how to deal with it in ways that are fair and equitable, and maybe even civil.
In the last 300 years of pondering these issues, we’ve moved from the Age of Enlightenment, through the Age of Development, and now we’ve progressed into the Age of Onlinenment.
Three centuries ago, power was all about royalty. The royal houses pretty much ruled the world. They divided it up. Now and then they fought battles, or even wars, to re-draw the boundaries of ownership and authority and hegemony etcetera etcetera.
The printing presses had gotten in gear back in the 1400’s; over time all those mechanically copied manuscripts began to make a difference in everything that happened. Ideas got spread around through documents and books, and people began to think more, exchange ideas and information more, think differently about themselves and the world they lived in, and . . .
People got smarter, or at least they thought they were smarter. At any rate, they had more information (more data!) to work with. Many of these smart folks figured out that they could work their way out of indentured servitude or serfdom or whatever royal arrangement had been holding them back.
So they moved off the estate, and into town; there they set up shop, doing business, making goods and services that people needed.
Capitalism was born. . . little people doing business and making it on their own.
Along with capitalism came the age of Enlightenment, a time in history when more and more folks were figuring out that hey! we can do this this thing we don’t need the bluebloods up in the castle to tell us what to do.
Although it took a century or two for these changes to really make a difference on a societal level, eventually the newly emerging middle classes had enough members and resources and smarts and clout to push the old fuddy-duddy royals out of power.
It was a long bloody process. Our American revolution busted out and changed the world forever.
The French did an even bloodier version when they guillotined the Bourbon monarchs. As the proletarian uprisings gathered steam across Europe, Napolean and Marx and hordes of discontented Europeans got out in the streets to rearrange the economic structure of things into a state more fitting to their demands.
Eventually, the Bolsheviks in Russia managed to run the royal Romanovs outa town. The new revolutionizing proletarians cornered those royals and put bullets into their fair-haired Romanov heads.
Further down in Europe, the same Revolutionary zeitgeist was burning hot. 20th-century Liberation busted Western civilization out of its old royal antiquities. Along with the supposed modernizing came a bloody mess called the World War I.
When the guns were finally silenced in 1918 and the smoke cleared and the dust settled, the world was a different place.
Most of the royal houses had been run out of their big houses; what was left of them were cornered into ceremonial roles, and a new way of doin’ things became the order of the day.
Our yankee country country here had a lot to do with the way things turned out. After we had sent King George and his reds back to Britain with their tail between their legs, we had a whole, vast, 3000-mile continent just waitin’ to discover what the steam locomotive and the motorized tractor and the combine and the cotton gin and the blast furnace and everything from Pittsburgh to Pacific was all about.
And by the time we got to the Pacific, by crackies, the world was mechanized.
We had wrought it into a whole New World.
However, as things developed here in the 19th-century in the big wide bustin’-out USA, the ancient hierarchical tendencies of the human race had re-asserted themselves the fray, and before you know it—in spite of all the wide open spaces and new opportunities— we were back into a situation where the rich got richer and and the poor got poorer.
As the tycoons and magnates—Carnegie, Rockefeller, Bell, Edison, Morgan—got America all cranked up on oil and gas and electrical power, they formed companies.
By ’n by, them companies grew and prospered, and—long story short—those little startup corps from our late-19th, early 20th-century developments eventually morphed into giant corporate behemoths.
Even so, every now and then throughout the last century, a big economic reset button gets pushed somewhere and the forces of mankind whack the hell out of all our wealth-gathering institutions.
The biggest Depression hit back in ’29 and hung itself around our necks until the big guns showed up to blast us out of the trenches. After the Second Big War, we had a big round of wealth-spreadin’, middle-class widenin’ expansion with more folks than ever before jumpin’ on the middle and upper-class band wagons.
It went on a half-century or so, with ups and downs along the way but most everybody gett’n’ at least a little better off along the way, until ’08 when another whopper hit wall street; it dumb-struck the powers-that-be for a few weeks until they got their act together and yacked their way into a deal in which We the People baled them and ourselves out of what would have been disaster, or so the tale is told.
Anyway, here we were a century+ past those robber barons and big wheels and under-the-table deals, and the corporations are thought to be running the whole shebang.
19th-century: the Royals, kings and queens, monarchs, dukes, earls, counts, etcetera etcetera
20th-century: CEOs, CFOs, Chairmen of the Boards, etcetera etcetera
All along the way, a whole lotta regular folks have jumped onto the Corporate bandwagon and wiggled their way into some of the booty therof. Out here on the coasts and in Flyover country, a whole lot more of us consumers are in a big way dependent on this Corporatized way of doin’ things.
By the late 20th-century—and now going into the 21st—the upper-middle-class’emites who keep the electrons and the debits and the credits and the assets hummin’ along through that vast Corporate power Web— they are pretty well fat n’ happy, like their blueblooded ancestors.
Their modern morph-up into class and privileged status was Corporate-fueled, not Royal-based like in the earlier versions.
Especially since ’08 when the whole financial world blew apart again and We the People bailed the Bankers and their kissin’-cousin Corporate mavens out.
In this round of history, the Discontents among us not using the printing press so much to drum up all this protest and pushback we see rising . This time it is more about the the Twit and the Web and the Net.
We’ve progressed past Enlightenment, past Development . . .
to Onlinenment.
And by means of this digitized Onlinenment, folks are gettn’ all hot n’bothered again, and workin’ themselves into a tizzy about those same ole inequality-breeding patriarchal tendencies, which have forever reared their privilege-seeking heads into positions of authority.
We find ourselves once again passing Go. Roll the dice and collect $2 million. And so the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. What else is new?
But this time the disruption is not about throwin’ out King George or King Louie or Czar Nicholas or the Archduke of Serbia.
In this round, its about throwin’ out the Corporate mavens and their kissin’-cousin Politicians, and maybe even the Digitheads along with them, and then replacing them with . . .
um . . . with what?
Y’all Discontents be careful now. We don’t want any more Stalins or Maos, or even Chavez. Let’s talk about this.
Go easy on us who are fellow-travelers in this planetary arrangement. Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Don’t wanna throw the can-do out with the carbon.
Tags:capitalism, corporations, Corporatism, development, economics, Enlightenment, history, inequality, middle class, money, privilege, progress, rich people, royalty, upper class, wealth
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The Castle Paradox
Once upon a time, and oh, so far, far away from these here United States, many of our ancestors lived and worked in the Old Country.
It was a feudal society over there. The royal houses would feud among themselves while their servants labored to bring home the bacon.
Back then, the countries had not even assembled themselves into nations yet. The lands of the Old Country were divided into kingdoms and fiefdoms. Vast estates were owned and ruled by kings and queens, princes and princesses, dukes and duchesses. In the domain of each royal arrangement, lords and ladies would call the shots, while their loyal serfs and vassals would toil every day, out in the hinterlands amongst the hedgerows and fields where they produced a bounty of crops and goods. In this manner, everybody—the royals and the peasants— were fed and housed, and even in some cases fat ’n happy.
Or so the story has been told. . . once upon a time, in a land far, far away.
By ’n by, the times they were a-changin’ and all things became different from what they had been before.
Fresh breezes of liberty swept through the hearts and minds of men and women. Notions of liberty and equality arose among the people. These zeitgeist winds of change compelled many a former vassal to cast off the ancient bonds of indentured servitude. Many a craftsman forsook the security of the royal house, to move into town and set up shop. Striking out on their own, many a blacksmith, many a weaver, butcher, baker and candlestickmaker established paths of industrious productivity of their own, apart and independent from the Old Order.
And a New Order arose in the Old Country.
Long about this time, folks heard about a new place called America, and . . . well, you know the story. All this American stuff that you see around us now rose up in about two or three hundred years, whereas the heavily stratified infrastructure of the Old World had taken two or three thousand years to develop.
By ’n by, here in America, we got fed up with King George and his taxing shenanigans. We threw his red-coated soldiers out, sent ‘em packing back to Britain with their tail between their legs.
Our American revolution was no small accomplishment. A lot of our people, having caught a whiff of that Enlightened wind, got inspired toward liberty big time, and so we took up our muskets and fought our way to independence. Many a minute man and backwoods farmer died while defeating them redcoats at Bunker Hill and Yorktown and Valley Forge.
But really it was a walk in the park compared to the bloody French Revolution, which came a few years later in the Old Country. Those madcap peasants chopped the king’s head off and the queen’s head and a lot of other royal heads, heads of privilege, heads of power, even a bunch of innocent heads, because the rabble crowds, so caught up in their egalitarian frenzy went plum crazy once the blood started to flow in the streets and sewers of Paris. Those furious French shocked their way into the 19th-century, whereas we merely fought our way into it.
You see, those French revolutionaries were dealing with ancient bands of power that went way back in time; there was huge institutional baggage that they felt they had to throw out with all those bloody royal heads.
Whereas, we here in America only had to send the king and his army packin’ back to England. Once we had gotten rid of them, we only had a vast, undeveloped virgin contintent to deal with.
We had four thousand miles of opportunity stretched westward before us, whereas the proletarians of Europe had thousands of years of old habits and old baggage to try to reconstruct in order to usher in a New Order. Those former vassals found themselves with a lot of unpleasant work to do before they could see their way clear to this new thing called democracy and/or republic. (Actually the liberating notions were very old, but that’s another story, a Greek and Roman one.)
Well, by ’n by, the times were a changin’ . . . but sometimes things have to take a few steps backward before the forward motion cranks up again.
Whereas, in the Olden days Once upon a time, all the peasants were gathered around a castle, now it seems we’ve found, in our modern liberty, ourselves a new castle to gather around. . .
Now that every man is a king, every woman a queen of her own destiny, now that every son is a prince and every daughter a princess, the New Order has morphed into a revised version of the Old Order. What goes around comes around. Take your place on the great Mandela. Millions of us from all over the world congregate at a New Castle every year, yearning for something special, hoping to find something magical, wishing upon a star . . .
What is it we’re really wishing for?
Tags:America, egalitarianism, Europe, feudalism, history, indentured servitude, kingdoms, kings and queens, middle class, monarchy, New Order, Old Order, order, princes and princesses, revolution, royalty, serfs, vassals, wishes
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The Great Disconnect
Down in de hood dhey don’t get it what honky be doin’
out in de wide lands where cream ‘o de crop be acruin’,
while out dhere where dhe green grass meet dhe smooth curb
dhey don’t get it what dem po’boys be doin’ to disturb
dhe status quo and de way t’ings are
cuz dhey don’t get the gravy but only smell it from afar.
You know the state of the country it aint right;
I say you too tight;
You say me too loose.
You act like engine, make me de caboose?
You even got a clue, man?
We gotta make a new plan if we can;
R u hearin’ me,
or r u fearin’ me?
Shit! now h’yah come do po’.
Even if I be friend, dey see me foe.
Peace and safety be upon them that work hard and do the drill
is what they say out in the wide lands filled with froth and frill,
while in the hood where the stoop step meet the street curb
hoods don’t get what honkys skim out suburb.
Out here they’re okay with the way things are;
they get the gravy; they drive the car.
They see the way things are as being all right,
and they’re comfy being a little uptight.
They don’t get loose,
aspiring to drive the engine, not ride caboose.
They have no clue, my friend,
preferring the same old plan, than to begin again.
They’re not hearing dhem,
but they are fearing “them.”
They say let the Po go–
let them search and seize the po’.
Now over in the Beltway everything is fine,
though talking heads strive to make events rhyme
by pontificating waltz in five-four times,
perpetually towing both Party lines,
keeping Libs on Left and Cons on Right:
maintaining constant Left-Right Fight.
Thou shalt not offend me! saith the Lib on the Entitled floor.
Thou shalt not tax me! saith the Con at Liberty’s door.
Occupy, Occupy! rings out the Activist refrain.
Fortify, Fortify! cries the Reactionary in our never-ending game.
Don’t destroy the middle class! and let them toke on grass!
You rob the middle class with tax! to let Elites sit on their ass!
Out! damned corporate ogres! the Left exhorts.
Oh quit your pout! retorts the 1%, from their resorts.
Congress gets nothing done, because of you!
Government is the problem! Tippecanoe and TeaParty too.
Meanwhile all the masses come and go;
they twitter with glitter of the latest show.
Tags:Beltway, corporate, Democrat and Republican, elites, income inequality, left and right, Liberal and Conservative, middle class, Party lines, poem, poetry, politics, suburbs, tax, the hood
The “class” thing
I am an American, a southerner, college-educated working fellow, married with three grown, and reasonably happy. I love my wife and I love my life. I am a follower of Jesus. Although I do a 40-hour gig as a maintenance guy for 92 apartments, I am not a member of the working “class.”
All this talk these days, arising from the Democrats and sociologists and talking media heads, about “class” this and “class” that, the “working class,” the “privileged” class, the so-called “disappearing middle class”–I wouldn’t give you a nickel for all of it.
As far as I’m concerned, I am an individual, my own man, and beyond classification. God made me just the way I am, thank you, and I thank Him for that. So you can call me middle-class if you want to. You can classify me in the disappearing middle because my working wage is 2/3 of what I was bringing in at my peak, a dozen or so years ago when I was fifty years old. You can call me middle class, working class, dumb-ass, or whatever you wanna call me, you can call me ray, you can call me jay, or ray jay, or you can call me “hey” or “hey you,” but ya doesn’t have to call me anything at all.
The only identity that matters is what my wife, my grownup young-uns, loved ones and friends call me–Carey. And btw I’ll soon be publishing the third novel, which is named Smoke. So put that in your literary pipe and smoke it.
This little class rant came up this morning because I have been hearing more and more about these designated class distinctions lately, ever since, oh, couple years ago when the Occupy thing started and they were out in the streets–I watched them for two days in Vancouver and Seattle–with their signs about the 1% and the 99% and all that redistributionist and income disparity hype.
Maybe I’m in the 99%, maybe I’m way down in the 50% or even below that. I don’t care. If I had a chance to join the 1%, I would jump at it. This great country was built on upward mobility.
We used to call it the American Dream. I still do. I’m not subscribing to this neo-marxian class stuff. No thank you. It’s just for political manipulation, and I am no political hack’s lackey. Therefore am I not pleased to accept some sociologist’s semi-permanent societal place assignment. Well, maybe “first class”. I would settle for that, but I’m not buying the proletarian, nor the bourgeois label.
Speaking of “not buying”. . .
This morning I began reading David Horowitz’ excellent autobiography, Radical Son.
Here is a passage from page 39 that got my attention, then became, it seems, the impetus for the little bloggish rumination you are now reading. From Radical Son:
“At the time my parents moved into the (Sunnyside) Gardens in 1940, they could have purchased the house on Bliss Street for $4000–less than its original price. But as radicals, they had scorned the opportunity to own property and moved in as renters. Seven years later, the Gardens were acquired by new owners, who decided to sell of the individual units, including our house. A Sunnyside Tenants’ Association was organized to resist the sales.”
Why did David’s parents not buy their house when they had the chance to do it? Weren’t they Americans? Well not yet, apparently.
They were second generation Americans, from Russian immigrants, and they identified themselves as communists. I understand that angst; its where they came from, how they were brought up and so forth. They did not subscribe to the American dream, but to the Russian communist dream that they had brought with them, and then dragged it as excess baggage off the boat at Ellis Island.
Son David later learned, in the school of hard knocks, what it means to be an American, to be an opportunist for yourself and your family, instead of letting yourself be limited by an imposed class identity. If his parents had been willing to learn that lesson in 1940 when they bought their home in Sunnyside Gardens, maybe they would have acceded a little more successfully to the American Dream motivator. But hey, they were immigrants; what can you expect? It takes a generation or two off the boat to acquire a taste for this melting pot porridge. David Horowitz’ life is testimony to that, and that is what his book is about.
Now I’m a southerner, and very different from all those immigrants and their Old World forebears who got off the boat at New York Harbor. (My wife, Pat, is however from an Irish family from New Jersey.) And although my life experience is very different from that of Mr. Horowitz, I sure enjoy reading a good book, which is btw, the key (reading and education) to overcoming all this classist entrapment that’s going around now.
Try it some time, you’ll learn a thing or two from reading a book, even if its on your Kindle.
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The ABCs of Death
You really don’t want to know what F stands for.
(2012) Horror Anthology (Magnet) Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (voice), Erik Aude, Kyra Zagorsky, Ivan Gonzalez, Dallas Malloy, Sarah Bonrepaux, Lee Hardcastle, Fraser Corbett, Peter Pedrero, Darenzia, Arisa Nakamura, Hiroko Yashiki, Lucy Clements, Match, Yuri Murata, Je$$ica, Harold Torres, Mattias Oviedo, Alejandra Urdlain, Takashi Nishina, Chems Dahmani, Vanja Lazin. Directed by a bunch of people.
Horror movies are undergoing a quiet renaissance with an underground that is active and imaginative. While many of these movies aren’t getting theatrical releases, with the advent of YouTube, VOD and other means of putting movies out there, we’re seeing some really good stuff not just here in America but from all over the world.
Tim League, founder of Fantastic Fest, America’s premier genre film festival, wants these talents to see the light of day. Along with co-producer Ant Timpson (a Kiwi whose Incredibly Strange Film Festival is one of the world’s most prestigious) he came up with a concept – assign 26 of the world’s most exciting up-and-coming horror film directors a letter of the alphabet and have them make a short film relating a word starting with that letter to death and then with all 26 shown as a single film.
Like all anthologies, the quality varies and with this many shorts (most of which last less than 5 minutes) there is a wide variety of styles and content. Some are more comic than horrific, some taking on a combination of the two. Many are attempts to push the boundaries, not only of gore but of good taste. Some are intriguing, some are innovative, some are repulsive and some are mediocre. Most people will find at least one of the shorts to be outstanding.
There were some that were just plain horrific in an old-fashioned sense – A is for Apocalypse is, for example, from Nacho Vigolando (of Timecrimes and Extraterrestrial) in which a savage murder is turned into an act of mercy. One of my favorites was T is for Toilet in which an overly skittish young man who has an irrational fear of toilets (a fear which turned out to be justified) done in Claymation – the director, Lee Hardcastle, actually won the 26th spot on the roster in a contest.
Xavier Gens, the French director who helmed The Divide has one of the more straightforward shorts in the bunch. In X is for XXL, a tormented overweight French woman decides to take matters into her own hands and reinvent herself to be more in line with the aesthetic of beauty that French models ascribe to. Take from that what you will.
There is also much humor. J is for Jidai-Geki (Samurai Film) from Japanese director Yudai Yamaguchi has a samurai about to deliver the coup de grace for a samurai committing hara-kiri unable to keep a straight face because of the faces his charge is making. Q is for Quack has Adam Wingard (A Horrible Way to Die) and Simon Barrett commiserating over the disrespect afforded them by being assigned the letter Q and at their billing in the credits. They concoct a brilliant way to make their segment stand out – then screw it up about as badly as it can be.
There are some surreal segments such as O is for Orgasm and W is for WTF. There is the animated K is for Klutz and the Russ Meyers tribute S is for Speed. I could go on and on but I don’t think it necessary to go over all 26 entries. You get the drift.
There’s enough good stuff to outweigh the bad by a pretty decent margin, so I can recommend this for most horror fans and even those mainstream moviegoers who don’t mind having their boundaries pushed a bit. This isn’t for the faint of heart, the squeamish or the easily offended. Who it is for are those who are looking for something a bit out of the norm and have an open mind about movies. I recommend bringing along someone with a big booming belly laugh. There was a guy like that at my screening of the film and it helps immensely.
REASONS TO GO: Some big laughs and some big scares. Pushes some boundaries and offers examples of what’s going on in the horror underground around the world.
REASONS TO STAY: Uneven – some of the segments are less successful than others. Too much toilet humor.
FAMILY VALUES: Crude humor, graphic nudity and gore, foul language, violence, disturbing images and themes, drug use and a partridge in a pear tree.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Ant Timpson and Tim Teague, producers of the film, are best known for running the Incredibly Strange Film Festival and Fantastic Fest respectively; Teague is also CEO of the Alamo Drafthouse chain of theaters.
CRITICAL MASS: As of 4/21/13: Rotten Tomatoes: 39% positive reviews. Metacritic: 44/100; critics really didn’t get on board for this one.
COMPARISON SHOPPING: V/H/S
NEXT: I Declare War
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13 Assassins (Jusan-nin no shikaku)
I don't know if I could fight with a straight face against a bunch of guys with dinner plates on their heads.
(2010) Samurai (Magnet) Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuki Iseya, Goro Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura, Mikijiro Hira, Hiroki Matsukata, Ikki Sawamura, Arata Furuta, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Masataka Kubota, Sosuke Takaoka, Seiji Rokkaku. Directed by Takashi Miike
When you are trained to a life of service and honor is your most prized possession, justice is an important and necessary function of what you do. When justice is replaced by cruelty and barbarism, what is an honorable man to do?
In feudal Japan, the tradition of the samurai is on the wane as the Land of the Rising Sun slowly but definitely approaches the Meiji era, kicking and screaming in some places. The Shogun is still the de facto political power, deriving his power from the Emperor but in many ways wreathed in more temporal power than he.
The one currently in power has appointed his half-brother (and son of the previous Shogun) Lord Naritsugu (Inagaki) as his heir and the head of the country. Naritsugu, however, is corrupt and amoral, raping and killing without fear of reprisal because of his standing. Even other feudal lords aren’t immune as he attacks members of other clans without conscience. The country is on the verge of being plunged into civil war and even the Shogun knows it. He cannot openly oppose his half-brother or demote him from his position; to do so would lose tremendous face for him. However, through back channels he approaches one of the few samurai left who are honorable but without master – Shinzaemon (Yakusho).
Shinzaemon is shown the proof of Naritsugu’s depravity; a limbless woman whose tongue has been torn out, the wife of a peasant who dared speak out against Naritsugu’s depravations. She has been repeatedly raped and when asked what became of her family, she took a brush in her mouth and wrote out the words “TOTAL MASSACRE” before letting loose a wordless animal scream that is as compelling a moment as you’ll see on the screen this year – and also much more indicative of Miike’s usual style.
Shinzaemon knows that Naritsugu will be nearly impregnable in his palace in Edo (Tokyo) but awaits him to leave for the long journey to his home castle. He knows that even the well-protected Naritsugu will be vulnerable on the road. He can’t have a very large army like Naritsugu does; a pitched conflict would probably not end well for Shinzaemon and quite frankly would further destabilize the situation.
No, this is meant to be an assassination and to make it happen, he enlists the help of twelve like-minded samurai, including his nephew Shinrouko (Yamada). The task is made doubly difficult because Shinzaemon’s protégé Hanbei (Ichimura) is Naritsugu’s bodyguard and while Hanbei doesn’t approve of what Naritsugu does, he is loyal to his master as a samurai should be and will protect him to the best of his abilities, which are considerable.
Shinzaemon’s plan is to divide Naritsugu’s forces and send him through a specific town. In order to do that, he has to bar his travel across a single bridge. Fortunately, the clan that owns that bridge is more than happy to send Naritsugu on his way. The stage is set but Shinzaemon has to get ahead of Naritsugu by traversing a mountain. Unfortunately he gets lost but he comes upon a hunter named Koyata (Iseya) who while descended of samurai stock actually finds the samurai quite boring and unexciting.
Once they get to the village they turn it into a death trap with hidden fortifications, explosives and burning bulls (CGI flames animal lovers – don’t get your panties in a twist). However when Naritsugu arrives later than anticipated, Shinzaemon’s plan is thrown into disarray when it is discovered that rather than the 70 soldiers that they estimated he had with him, he has more than 200, a ploy used by the clever Hanbei to buy time to get reinforcements.
This leads to an epic battle in which much blood will be spilled, heads will roll, heroes will fall and Hanbei and Shinzaemon will cross swords at last. Will justice be served?
Miike is best known for his twisted and sometimes graphic horror films, but there are some who find his sensibilities a bit of an acquired taste. Fortunately, it’s a taste I’ve acquired. Miike has a reputation for deconstructing different genres when he attempts them (slasher horror, superhero and so on). He is incredibly prolific although this one seems to have taken more time than he usually does.
In fact, in a somewhat surprising move, Miike has opted to play this one more or less straight (other than a few occasional images including the limbless lady) which considering the depravity of Naritsugu probably brought up a few of Miike’s admirers up short. Samurai movies are a staple of Japanese cinema, and pretty much reached their nadir with Seven Samurai, Kurosawa’s epic (which inspired, among other things, The Magnificent Seven. This is based on a movie from the same era from a different director and perhaps more in need of a remake but Miike does surprisingly well.
The cinematography is beautiful and ugly at once, with lush Japanese countrysides and bucolic villages combined with horrifying images of brutal violence. The final battle sequence takes up nearly half the movie and is the reason you’re going to either love this movie or hate it; some will find the sequence too overwhelming and over-the-top, some too long and others might even find it not long enough. In any case, how you feel about battle sequences is largely going to determine how you feel about 13 Assassins.
The acting is pretty decent here. Of note is Japanese rock star Inagaki who plays the powerful Lord as almost childish in his petulance crossed with an amoral serial killer and rapist. He is completely corrupt and without any sort of morals – sort of like a Wall Street CEO who suddenly realizes he can get away with anything.
Yakusho is a big star in Japan and he shows why here. He is charismatic and powerful, a man used to being obeyed (at least Shinzaemon is) and certainly confident in his talents. Shinzaemon is a man worthy of respect (and if you don’t show him the respect he deserves, he’s liable to lop off your head) and is a worthy leader of these disparate samurai. Iseya provides much-needed comic relief. He is agile and monkey-nimble, but surprisingly strong using rocks and sticks to kill his armed and armored opponents.
Part of the movie’s problem is that 13 are really too many samurai for us to get to know properly. Most are little more than a single personality trait that quickly gets lost in the carnage. Remembering their names? Forget about it. I couldn’t always keep them straight and I’m usually pretty adept at that sort of thing.
What this boils down to is an epic struggle, one in which honor takes center stage. The honor of a man avenging injustice against the honor of a man defending his master until the bitter end. It is truly a morality play, Japanese-style and the swordplay and buckets of blood are merely window dressing on it. This isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but if you like samurai films you’ll like this one. If you like extensive battle sequences showcasing the sword skills of samurai you’ll love this one. If you like character development, you might want to give this a pass.
REASONS TO GO: Plenty of awesome battle sequences, lots of blood violence and a truly hiss-able villain.
REASONS TO STAY: A little on the too long side, and it is difficult for Western audiences to really get too involved with the individuals who, except for the top three or four leads, aren’t developed as characters very much.
FAMILY VALUES: There’s plenty of bloody violence, some disturbing images, a rape and some nudity.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The story was based on an actual incident in feudal Japan, and was previously made into a black and white movie in 1963.
HOME OR THEATER: The epic scope of the film virtually screams theater.
TOMORROW: Stuff
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Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne)
Posted on September 9, 2014 by carlosdev
Francois Cluzet is late for the bus.
(2006) Suspense (Music Box) Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Francois Berleand, Nathalie Baye, Jean Rochefort, Marina Hands, Gilles Lellouche, Philippe Lefebvre, Florence Thomassin, Olivier Marchal, Guillaume Canet, Brigitte Catillon, Samir Guesmi, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Jalil Lespert, Eric Savin. Directed by Guillaume Canet
One of the joys of a good thriller is that you don’t always know where it’s taking you. Getting there is half the fun; figuring out how you got there before you actually show up – priceless.
Alex Beck (Cluzet) and his wife Margot (Croze) have been sweethearts since they were children. Alex, a pediatrician, loves his wife with a passion but things aren’t all roses and soda pop; for one thing, this is France so it’s roses and wine thank you very much.
They’re on vacation in an idyllic lake setting and they get into one of those silly, meaningless arguments that married couples sometimes have. They are on a float in the middle of the lake; Margot takes off swimming for shore in a huff. A short time later, Alex hears her bloodcurdling scream. Terrified, he swims like an Olympian for shore but once he gets there, he is hit in the head, hard enough to put him in a coma for several days, and falls back into the water.
When he comes to, he discovers that Margot is missing and presumed dead. Worse yet, he is presumed to be her killer. The damning thing is actually his head wound; he was comatose but when discovered he was on the dock, not in the water. If he was in a coma how did he get there?
Alex has no explanation. He’s devastated – despite the fight his wife was everything. Seven years pass and Alex continues to be a shattered man going through the motions of life. However, he has never really escaped the murder as police still think he did it but can’t prove it. When two bodies are found in a shallow grave near where Margot was last seen, the old charges are brought up again. More disturbing still, Alex gets an e-mail with video depicting a woman who looks like Margot only a little older and begging him to “tell no one.” Is Margot still alive? Or is the killer messing with Alex in an attempt to further destroy him?
This is a story worthy of Hitchcock although it was actually written not by a Frenchman but by an American mystery author named Harlan Coben. From pretty much the opening scene you are on the edge of your seat and once this thing really gets going you feel like you’re on one of those teacup rides only without the vertigo. Canet constructs this beautifully and manages to cram an awful lot of story into two hours running time.
The hangdog Cluzet makes an excellent lead actor here. His anguish is apparent and his desperation equally so. He is being chased by the cops and like a trapped animal he does what it takes to survive. There is a chase scene through the streets of Paris which is as good as any action film chase you have ever seen and should be a must-see for any aspiring filmmaker who wants to film one. It is taut, dramatic, exciting and innovative without rewriting the whole book of chase scenes.
There is a great cast of supporting characters from Alex’ lesbian sister (Hands) to his lawyer (Baye) to his sister’s lover (Thomas) to a corrupt politician (Rochefort) to a sympathetic detective (Berleand) to his suspicious father-in-law (Dussollier) to a helpful criminal (Lellouche). Each of these is well-developed beyond being means to an end within the plot even though that’s what they essentially are. However, you never know for the most part how they are going to fit into the puzzle.
And that’s really what Tell No One is to be honest – a nice, big jigsaw puzzle. While it isn’t always easy to figure out and the ending is a bit of a cheat with characters surfacing near the very end who take the plot in unexpected directions, this is still absolute must-viewing for any aficionado of the suspense/thriller genre. Don’t let the subtitles scare you; there’s plenty else in the movie that will make your heart beat faster as it is.
WHY RENT THIS: Extremely taut. Cluzet makes for an everyman kind of hero. Takes unexpected turns.
WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: Hard to follow in places.
FAMILY VALUES: A smattering of violence, a fair amount of foul language and some sexuality.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The novel this was based on was originally offered to Hollywood, but author Harlan Coben was contacted by Canet who, Coben says, understood that the story was a thriller second and a love story first; therefore when the option fell through, Coben awarded it to Canet instead. With the success of the Canet version, Hollywood has now optioned the novel where it sits currently in development hell.
NOTABLE HOME VIDEO EXTRAS: There’s an outtakes reel on the Blu-Ray edition.
SITES TO SEE: Netflix (DVD/Stream), Amazon (rent/buy), iTunes (rent/buy), Amazon (rent/buy), Vudu (rent/buy)
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Cache (Hidden)
NEXT: If I Stay
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by Avi Shafran · Published June 16, 2019 · Updated June 17, 2019
Pretty open-and-shut, it would seem.
At a 2014 festival-cum-ski-race northeast of Anchorage, Alaska, a large crowd of revelers was being overseen by a small crew of state police.
One of the officers, Sergeant Luis Nieves, approached a group of merrymakers to ask them to move their beer keg out of the reach of minors. Russell Bartlett, one of the celebrants, objected. When spoken to by Sergeant Nieves, Mr. Bartlett refused to respond, which was his constitutional right.
Nearby, another trooper, Bryce Weight, was questioning some suspected underage drinkers. Mr. Bartlett, who was old enough to legally drink and seemed to have availed himself of that permission, approached and, moving very close to Officer Weight, told the policeman to leave the young people alone. Weight pushed Mr. Bartlett away, and Sergeant Nieves came over and arrested Mr. Bartlett. According to the officers, the arrestee was slow to comply with their orders and was thrown to the ground, threatened with a Taser and handcuffed.
Mr. Bartlett testified later that Sergeant Nieves had taunted him: “Bet you wish you would have talked to me now.”
That assertion was the crux of a lawsuit filed by Mr. Bartlett, under a federal statute that allows a citizen to seek damages when a police officer violates his constitutional rights. He claimed that his arrest had been retaliatory, punishment for his silence.
The question of whether Mr. Bartlett’s refusal to answer the officer’s question was the real reason for his arrest and thus qualified as grounds for such a suit reached the U.S. Supreme Court, and a majority of the Justices recently ruled that the fact that the officers had other, unrelated “probable cause” to arrest Mr. Bartlett precluded his right to file such a claim.
Writing for the majority – Justices Thomas, Ginsburg and Gorsuch concurred only in part; Justice Sotomayor filed a dissent – Chief Justice John Roberts asserted that the Court has a responsibility “to ensure that officers may go about their work without undue apprehension of being sued.”
Some contend, though, that, all the same, the ruling was overly broad and infringes on another responsibility of the Court: to protect citizens’ right to free speech.
That’s because the recent ruling will make it easier for police to arrest a participant in a protest or rally for anything from holding a sign whose sentiment the officer finds objectionable to filming a policeman’s actions, each of which arrest would be a violation of the citizen’s rights.
The Court did not straightforwardly permit such illegal arrests, of course. It still required that a violation of an actual law be the reason for an arrest. But in cases where it isn’t clear whether the violation was the real reason for the arrest, or whether the arrest was due to an officer’s retaliation against protected free speech (even where, unlike in the Alaskan partying case, there is actual evidence of the latter), the decision disallows lawsuits by those claiming their arrest was because of their views or speech.
The vast majority of law enforcement officers are upstanding and dedicated to the responsibilities and limitations of their authority. But, as in every profession, there are also bad apples. And in a profession that confers powers to its members well beyond those of ordinary citizens, the potential for adverse consequences is magnified.
Over the years, the Supreme Court has made clear that police can arrest citizens for virtually any offense, from driving a mile beyond the speed limit, not fastening a seat belt, loitering or jaywalking. Then there’s “disorderly conduct” or “failure to obey a lawful order,” not to mention “affray.” (Never heard of that technical term for a scuffle or confrontation with another citizen? You’re far from alone.)
The Nieves ruling doesn’t disallow violation of First Amendment rights lawsuits in cases where a “probable cause” arrest is for a crime regularly ignored by police, like jaywalking.
But what if a citizen claims that an officer has arrested him for, say, not following an officer’s order quickly enough – “resisting arrest” or “failure to obey a lawful order” – and a video shows the officer stating baldly during the arrest that he doesn’t like the arrestee’s picket sign or chant? A few weeks ago, the arrestee could file suit under federal law. Now, it would seem, he cannot.
As Justice Gorsuch noted in his partial dissent to the majority opinion, “Criminal laws have grown so exuberantly and come to cover so much previously innocent conduct that almost anyone can be arrested for something. If the state could use these laws not for their intended purposes but to silence those who voice unpopular ideas, little would be left of our First Amendment liberties.”
The Justice went on to invoke a phrase from a 1987 case, Houston v. Hill: “The freedom to speak without risking arrest is ‘one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation’.”
It’s often difficult, even impossible, to tease out any person’s inner feelings. But, Justice Gorsuch is saying, in a “free nation,” an accusation of malign intent deserves, at least, its day in court.
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District Digest: Week of 3/6/19
The Starbucks location at 2300 Wisconsin Ave will close on March 30th. Image credit Kate Michael
Starbucks to close Glover Park location
Starbucks is closing 4 of its 50 DC locations this year. All location closures are in NW. Three have already closed; the last is the location at 2300 Wisconsin Ave, which will close on March 30th. The company says the move is an attempt to boost sluggish sales by closing underperforming stores. It usually closes about 50 stores, total, per year.
Free St. Patrick’s Day Lyft rides offered to deter impaired driving
Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day SoberRide® program will be in operation beginning at 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day) and continues until 4:00 am on Monday, March 18th, 2019 as a way to keep local roads safe from impaired drivers during this traditionally high-risk holiday.
During this twelve-hour period, area residents age 21 and older celebrating with alcohol may download Lyft to their phones, then enter a SoberRide® code in the app’s “Promo” section to receive their no cost (up to $15) safe transportation home. WRAP’s St. Patrick’s Day SoberRide® promo code will be posted at 3:00 pm on Sunday, March 17th on www.SoberRide.com.
SoberRide® is offered throughout Lyft’s Washington, D.C. coverage area which includes all or parts of: the District of Columbia; the Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince George’s; and the Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William.
Dupont’s Hotel Palomar sold to new ownership
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust closed on the sale of Dupont’s Hotel Palomar (2121 P Street NW) on February 22nd for $141.5 million. The hotel was purchased by LaSalle in 2012 for $143.8 million, then when Pebblebrook acquired LaSalle, it fell under Pebblerbook’s extensive holdings in the area. Now, it’s the latest in the REIT’s sale of local assets.
Pebblebrook sold the Liaison Capital Hill for $111 million earlier in February, and is still looking to offload three other of its Kimpton properties, the Hotel Madera, Topaz Hotel, and Rouge Hotel. No buyer was named in the Hotel Palomar sale.
DPW launches new street sweeping reminder app
Residential street sweeping resumes Monday, March 4th. Parked vehicles may be towed to allow the sweepers access to the curb lane. To help avoid fines and towing, the new “myDPW” mobile app now allows residents to receive alerts about when to move their vehicles ahead of weekly residential street sweeping. In addition to alerts about street sweeping, the mobile app will allow residents to sign up for DPW’s existing booting/towing and leaf collection alerts. The app can be downloaded from the AppStore or GooglePlay using the search terms “MyDPW” or “MyDPWDC.”
Free Circulator service extended into March
DC Circulator rides will remain free through March 31st. The Mayor announced the boon to DC Circulator riders as she celebrated the 3rd anniversary of the DC Streetcar last week. She also announced that veterans would receive a free year of Capital Bike Share membership, made possible through a partnership with the Mayor’s Office on Veteran’s Affairs.
Hotel Palomar
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Field Hockey: Wildcats split road trip against highly-ranked competition
Pascale Massey looks upfield. The junior forward scored two goals in Northwestern’s win over Maryland.
Daily file photo by Katie Pach
Joseph Wilkinson, Assistant Sports Editor
Northwestern took its talents eastward on the weekend and split a pair of hyper-competitive games against top-10 teams, losing to No. 3 Penn State on Friday before taking down No. 10 Maryland on Sunday afternoon.
The Wildcats (7-4, 2-1 Big Ten) sit tied for third in Big Ten standings after the weekend along with the Nittany Lions (8-2, 2-1) and the Terrapins (6-4, 2-1).
“Beating Maryland was important for Big Tens and for NCAAs,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “Maryland’s a great team and should help our strength of schedule. They’re going to beat a lot of teams, and for us to get a victory over them today gives us confidence moving on.”
NU jumped out to an early lead Sunday, with junior forward Pascale Massey scoring on a penalty corner less than three minutes into the match.
That lead proved to be tenuous, as Maryland controlled possession for the majority of the half and eventually scored to even the contest before the half.
“It was definitely one of our goals to start quickly,” Fuchs said. “We talked about it and we really wanted to keep our ball speed up and have tight communication and keep our energy going.”
Maryland still managed to get the better of the Cats to start the second half, scoring three minutes into the period to take a 2-1 lead. That goal, however, would be the Terrapins’ last.
NU struck back 10 minutes later, with Massey picking up her second goal off a corner in the game. Five minutes later, sophomore defender Kirsten Mansfield was the hero, punching home a pass from junior midfielder Puck Pentenga off another corner to give the Cats a 3-2 lead that they’d hold onto to secure the victory.
“We were just putting a ton of work into the game so it was nice to see it pay off,” Mansfield said. “It was awesome to be able to celebrate such a big win.”
NU was celebrating a dramatic victory Sunday, but it was on the opposite end of Friday’s game against Penn State.
The Nittany Lions jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first five minutes, but the Cats answered at the end of the half with a goal by Pentenga. Penn State reclaimed its lead early in the second half, however, and when they added another goal to make it 3-1 with 25 minutes left the game looked out of reach for NU.
The Cats instead staged an improbable comeback with goals from junior midfielder Eva van Agt and Massey evening the score at 3-3. This time, however, NU allowed a backbreaking goal just two minutes from the end of the half, as Penn State’s star junior forward Moira Putsch scored off a corner to dash the Cats’ hopes.
“That little extra effort got us back in the game on Friday,” Fuchs said. “Unfortunately we couldn’t hold the lead at the end. They had a beautiful corner at the end to beat us.”
The NU offense once again ran through Pentenga and Massey over the weekend. Pentenga recorded a goal and two assists this weekend, while Massey scored three of the Cats’ six goals.
The two are central to NU’s strategy on penalty corners, and their skill helped the Cats convert three of their seven corner opportunities against Maryland.
“We practice the corners a lot, and we draw a lot of corners so executing those is huge for us,” Pentenga said. “We’re trying to win as many games as we can, and this is a great win for us to stay in the race for a Big Ten Championship.”
Email: josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu
Twitter: @joe_f_wilkinson
Tags: Eva van Agt, Kirsten Mansfield, Moira Putsch, Northwestern Field Hockey, Pascale Massey, Puck Pentenga, Tracey Fuchs
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Hoopla In Bedford: Harlem Wizards B-Ball Event To Raise Money For School
Carol Reif
The Harlem Wizards will play local teachers and school staffers Dec. 4 at Fox Lane High School in Bedford. The event will raise money for Bedford Village Elementary School. Photo Credit: Provided
BEDFORD, N.Y.. -- The Harlem Wizards are coming to Bedford.
The show basketball team, famed for its tricks, antics and alley-oop dunks, has raised millions of dollars for schools, charities and foundations across the world.
The Wizards will be entertaining the crowd with dribbling, passing, shooting and dunking as its players go toe-to-toe against the school district’s all-star team of teachers and staffers Sunday, Dec. 4. The game starts at 2 p.m. in the Fox Lane High School gymnasium, 632 S. Bedford Road (Route 172), Bedford.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Bedford Village Elementary School.
Five schools will be represented on Bedford’s team.
Bedford Hills Elementary School: Physical education teacher Kevin Grayson, aide Bob Alspach and Coach Matthew Foley.
Bedford Village Elementary School: Physical education teacher Brian Dalton, Mrs. Tate and music teacher Owen Hughes.
Mount Kisco Elementary School: Teacher Jeff Wein, Physical education teacher John DelFavero and Principal Kweon Stambaugh.
Pound Ridge Elementary School: Danarde Roach, head of the buildings and grounds department; teacher Laurianne Lugo-Hart and Steven Samaha, computer aide.
West Patent Elementary School: Coach Ryan Tranchida, Coach Joseph DiMauro and teacher Marylou Herr.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children ages 12 and younger.
Special courtside reserved seats are $50. The ticket cost includes an exclusive meet-and-greet with the Harlem Wizards and a free souvenir.
To buy tickets, visit www.harlemwizards.com and click “Buy Tickets.”
Courtside seating is co-sponsored by CHOP’T, a chain of fast-casual, salad-oriented restaurants and Mount Kisco Sports.
For more information, e-mail questions to BCSDbballbash@gmail.com.
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Differences that Occurred Due to New Media
By gloria701 Media, Media Theory November 27, 2018
On previous few blogs, I have been writing about how traditional media theory has been affected by the digital media, especially the new media. For today’s blog, I will be briefly introducing new factors that are added with new media’s rise. <Interactivity> The first and most obvious change is the interactivity. Before new media, the traditional media only allowed one-way communication. However,…
By gloria701 Internet, Media, Media Theory November 25, 2018
On the last blog post, I have talked about the Cultivation Theory and how it has changed. Today, I will be talking about the Spiral of Silence model and its modifications due to digital media. <What is Spiral of Silence?> Spiral of Silence model explains that people (the public) stays silent due to the fear of isolation, if their opinion differs from…
Cultivation Theory
By gloria701 Culture, Digitalized, Media, Media Theory November 13, 2018
In the previous blog, I have written a post about what Agenda Setting is, and how the traditional Agenda Setting theory has changed with the rise of digital media. Today, I will be writing about the Cultivation Theory. <Cultivation theory> Cultivation theory especially came out when the television technology has developed to the point where every household had one television.…
By gloria701 Media November 6, 2018
Since the rise of new media, the media academia has struggled to follow the new spectrum of possibilities. They had to reassemble almost every theory based on traditional media as new media changed the position of users so much. Throughout a few series of blogs, I would like to introduce briefly how these changes took place, by explaining both the original…
Power of Visual Metaphor
By gloria701 Culture, Media October 29, 2018
I have prepared two claims. First regarding gender roles: gender should not choose roles, and second regarding working conditions: women must work hard to reach equality in work force. For the first message, I am asserting that gender should not be the key factor in assigning roles. I believe that it is time to break the old stereotype of gender roles. And…
Digital Media, A Connection or Separation?
By gloria701 Media, Technology October 23, 2018
A few days before, I was reading a ‘Webtoon’ (online cartoon) called Collage Journal (대학일기). This particular episode depicted people playing Pokémon Go, which is a mobile game that offers players an opportunity to catch a Pokémon through online platform. In this episode, people were gathered in a park to help each other and work together as a group. The age range…
The Co-existence of Positive and Negative Aspects of Internet
By gloria701 Digitalization, Technology October 15, 2018
I remember watching an animation film ‘Wall-E’ a few years ago. To be honest, I do not perfectly remember the full story. This one scene, however, was strong enough to linger in my memory until now. This scene depicted people sitting on advanced technology chairs, which provided humans with everything from food to clothing. It did not let humans to have any…
Development of Media and Violence
By gloria701 Digitalization, Media, Psychology October 8, 2018
Nowadays, as media exposure to children is reaching its highest peak with the rise of digital media, media violence is often used to attract audiences. As studies proceed on media violence, it is slowly being proved that the media programs that contain violence can negatively affect children’s well-being. When children are exposed to violence continuously, their sympathy towards victims gets less intense.…
Digital Media-Liberation of Cultural Contact
By gloria701 Digitalization, Media October 1, 2018
Avengers, Fantastic Beasts, Incredibles. These are the most popular movies in Korea for the past few months. As we can see, the development of media has allowed different cultures to contact and merge. As liberation of time and space of culture has happened, communication between cultures is now inevitable. A good example would be Youtube channels that focuses on introducing foreign cultures.…
Internet and the Vulnerability of Personal Information
By gloria701 Uncategorized September 24, 2018
A few months earlier, I read numerous news articles regarding the Facebook personal data scandal. This scandal deals with a case where Cambridge Analytica, a UK based data firm which ties with President Donald Trump’s campaign, accessed as much as eighty-seven million Facebook user data without their knowledge. This data collected were used for election meddling in 2016 US election. It is…
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Padmaavat: A deeply flawed narrative
By Aamir Riaz On Feb 16, 2018
The lack of complexities that should ideally define a film like Padmaavatis hard to overlook.
The debates and controversy surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmaavat’ has finally died and the film is running to packed theatres across the nation. The time is now apt to view the film in its totality. What then becomes visible are the logical flaws in its narrative where the director has ignored the greater social responsibil
ity at hand. Though the film claims to be based on a poem, which itself has no historical evidence, there is no denying that more often than not, period fiction is often taken as actual history. The decorated characters of Padmavati and Rawal Ratan Singh have no proof of existence. There was, however, an Allauddin Khilji who sat on the throne of Delhi in the 12th century.
Ratan Singh and Allauddin Khilji were painted in plain black and white without any shades of grey and characteristic complexities. The former is a hands
ome, beautifully dressed man of perfect values to an unrealistic and unreasonable extent, while the latter is an unkept, treacherous and barbaric monster feasting on raw meat as seen in the film. A complete demon against a complete deity. This treatment of cha
racters does grave injustice to the story and makes one question if political compulsions forced the director to compromise on his vision for the magnum opus. By painting the picture of a perfect Rajput bound by honour and values, Bhansali lost an opportunity to give a humane touch to the story he was narrating.
The sense of objectivity was lost somewhere while adhering to political compulsions. This is not to say that the Rajputs were not honourable or brave people, but their portrayal in this film is deeply problematic.
“Rajput kabhi peet dikha ke nahi jaata”– In a suicidal move to see Allauddin before secretly escaping from his fort, Ratan Singh meets him in person and throws filmy dialogues. While one could escape in secret, he decides to have his 800 men butchered by giving away his release from captivity to exchange some dialogues with his enemy. Inconceivably, Allauddin is handicapped at the time and All his soldiers are away to offer the namaz and Padmavati is aware of this. Again strangely, Allauddin sat worry free and unguarded on the throne of Delhi without being attacked during namaz all these years. Something more intriguing was that Allauddin did not have one single non-muslim in his army despite history telling us that he had annexed several Hindu kingdoms before the siege on Chittor. Secondly, Ratan Singh also refuses to finish off the handicapped Sultan and stop the war from happening and saving lives because “Rajput nihatte par waar nahi karta”. Thirdly, after Ratan Singh is shot with arrows from behind, during his duel with Allauddin, the Rajput army does not fire arrows on an isolated and unguarded Allauddin but charges forward into battle. With all due respect to the legendary clan of the Rajputs, I would argue that the depiction in this film is too far-fetched, crossing the fine line between bravery and folly.
Bhansali subtly plays the majoritarian card in this film taking all the creative liberties of the film towards the side of the Muslim Sultan. Bhansali did not want any trouble after the release of his film, hence he ensured that the ‘vote banks’ of the people in power get their egos massaged at the cost of ‘othering’ those they oppose. Remember Saurabh Shukla playing Tapasvi Maharaj in the movie, PK saying, “Sarfaraz dhokha dega”?
Hauz-i-Khas
In the mainstream majoritarian opinion, Allauddin enjoys a similar status as that of Aurangzeb, of a tyrant. While it can be argued that Allauddin was a tyrant, he was definitely not a barbarian, as shown in the film. Allauddin’s rule was marked with agrarian, land, administrative and economic reforms, which were followed till the time of the later Mughals. Art and architecture flourished in his time as is evident with the coins, manuscripts and monumentsof his time, such as the Hauz-i-Khas, Siri fort and Alai Darwaza. Padmaavat’s Allauddin Khilji on the other hand, is stripped of any human or plausible characteristics and is depicted as a lustful demon. The wrong that this depiction does is that it culturally relegates the Muslim monarchs of the time.
They are represented as barbaric and deceitful. This is also evident from how despite being Sultan-e-Hind, the courts of Khilji look like dungeons with dull colours like grey and brown in stark contrast to the vibrant palaces of Ratan Singh. Among other accolades, Allauddin stopped the plundering Mongols from entering India not once, but four times. An almost invincible clan of murderous raiding warriors, the Mongols had destroyed and looted lands lying West of Hindustan, from Baghdad to Kasur (in present day Pakistan). Indian History does owe him some respect despite him being a usurper.
The film becomes non-secular by adopting such representation. Allauddin’s wife is however shown as a positive character. Padmavati folding hands to her while escaping Delhi is the only secular moment in the film. The positive portrayal of Mehrunisa or Malika-e-Jahan does not help the humanising of Muslims. Here’s why. This goes in tandem with the popular ‘Triple Talaq’ narrative that promotes the stereotype of an abusive husband and an oppressed wife in the Muslim community.
It will not be wrong to argue that the film employs a safe and morally irresponsible strategy to please those who have the power to cause harm. The real victims of this film, in the present political scenario of the country, are not in the position to raise a voice.
Aamir Riaz
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Desert Gold’s Mali Exploration Program Delivers Excellent Grades Update On Drill Results At The Barani East Project, Mali
TORONTO, January 15, 2013 – Desert Gold Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: DAU) (the "Company" or "Desert Gold") is pleased to announce the successful completion of a drilling program at the Barani East gold prospect on its Farabantourou permit in Mali. The prospect is in Western Mali on the Senegal-Mali Fault Zone (SMFZ), 40km south of Sadiola Mine and 50km north of Loulou Mine. Both these mines are on the SMFZ. The aim of the drilling program was threefold, firstly to verify existing data on gold grades for resource purposes, secondly to obtain material for metallurgical test work and thirdly to determine the physical properties of the wall rocks and mineralization for potential opencast mining of the prospect. Results to date are positive and confirm the company’s predictions with gold grades higher than previously reported.
Rock hardness is indicative of free digging and oxidization of the gold bearing rock reaches down to 100m, the mining depth under consideration. A total of 1147m has been drilled in 16 holes along the 350m strike of the deposit. 4 holes were drilled by means of diamond drilling and 12 by means of reverse circulation drilling. The orientation of the mineralized zone is NNE to SSW with mineralization occurring from surface, dipping SSE at 45o . Gold mineralization is associated with quartz hematite rocks and carbonate veins. Thickness of the mineralized zone varies with an average thickness of 4.5m and a maximum width of up to 15m. As with these types of deposits, grades vary significantly along strike and down dip.. Mineralization is open down dip in the southern part of the deposit. The latest intersections made by the company are given in Table 1. Borehole BERC12-002 intersected 13m at an average grade of 7.8g/t Au, including 3m at a grade of 22.9g/t Au. Down dip of this intersection, borehole BERC12-003 intersected 10m at a grade of 8.4g/t Au. Borehole BERC12-010 intersected 6m at a grade of 9.37g/t including 46.5g/t over 1m.
Table 1. Intersections from recent drilling
Hole No From (m) To (m) Intersection width (m) Estimated true width (m) Au (g/t)
BERC12-001 16.00
BERC12-002 including 17.00
3.00 11.5
BERC12-004 70.00 72.00 2.00 1.8 2.22
BERC12-005 1.00
Sample assaying was conducted by ALS Mali SARL Bamako laboratory. The samples were assayed by means of a fire assay with an atomic absorption finish.
About Desert Gold
Desert Gold Ventures Inc. is an advanced exploration and development company which holds mining assets in Mali, Rwanda and Senegal.
For further information concerning Desert Gold Ventures Inc. and the TransAfrika material properties, please refer to Desert Gold's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com or visit our website at www.desertgold.ca.
The information in this report that relates to exploration results has been reviewed by Kathleen Body, Principal Consultant Resources at Coffey Mining Johannesburg, registered as a Professional Natural Scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions. She has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration and to the activity which she is undertaking to qualify as a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43- 101.
This news release has been prepared on behalf of the board of directors of Desert Gold, which accepts full responsibility for its contents.
Louw van Schalkwyk, B.Sc. Geology (Honours)
Vice President, Exploration
This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements". All statements regarding the ability of the Company to successfully delineate new resources in proposed drilling programs are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. All statements that are not historical facts, including without limitation statements regarding future estimates, plans, objectives, assumptions or expectations of future performance, are "forward-looking statements". We caution you that such "forward looking statements" involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include the inability of the Company to close the Proposed Transaction and the Financing due to the state of the capital markets and other risk factors as discussed in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulatory agencies. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.
Roeland van Kerckhoven, President and CEO
Tel: 230 211 862511 8625
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Posted 22nd September 2016 by ‒ Rob Prevett
Co Founder & CEO
Uber joins the driverless car race
Is this the beginning of the end for car ownership?
It’s been in the pipeline for a while now, but car-hailing giants Uber have finally done it – they’ve released the first driverless taxis. Last week, Uber allowed regular users in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to experience a ride in one of 14 autonomous Ford Fusions. The models are fitted with no less than 20 cameras, seven lasers and rooftop-mounted GPS. Although the service officially began picking up passengers on the 14 th of September, Uber have been quietly testing their fleet for months, and Pittsburgh provided the perfect laboratory, with a varied urban environment including hills, bridges and rivers.
Obstacles to adoption
The release of Uber’s fleet has sent shockwaves through the automotive community, but there’s a long way to go before driverless cars are common. This is mainly due to the sheer amount of technology that goes into creating a driverless car that is both functional and safe. Ensuring safety seems to be one of the biggest barriers to wider adoption. The cars are designed to conform to the rules of the road, and because of this the systems find it hard to deal with situations that don’t follow these rules. For example, if a group of school children ran over a crossing before the red man had turned green, a human driver would slow down and let them cross with mild irritation. A driverless car, on the other hand, would not expect pedestrians to go against the signal and might just keep on going. This is clearly a huge problem for developers, who have to find a way for vehicles to adapt to every possible eventuality on the road… It’s also pretty good motivation for pedestrians to stick to the Green Cross Code. In current test rides, two operators are present to respond to these scenarios.
Disrupting car ownership and road systems
Even with the need for continued development and testing, Uber has taken the first steps towards a complete upheaval of the transportation industry. For the most part, Uber’s venture will implicate the automotive sector, namely car ownership. Recently, there has been a perceived decline in the purchase of new cars. A number of factors have contributed to this, including the rise of car-sharing and the reluctance of younger generations to drive. The advent of driverless taxis is set to accelerate apathy towards owning a vehicle for practical and financial reasons – why shell out for your own vehicle when the price of hiring a taxi is far less than the combined cost of initial purchase and maintenance?
The rise of autonomous vehicles, whether part of Uber’s fleet or not, will fundamentally disrupt the way that roads work. With less reliance on human drivers, traffic could be controlled externally by smart systems that connect with autonomous cars. GPS-enabled vehicles will recognise (and perhaps even predict) congestion on the roads before actually reaching it, and will find alternative routes.
Avoiding traffic is great, but as always there’s also the employment angle to consider. Although the Pittsburgh test fleet employs two human operators per car just in case the driverless system malfunctions, more testing will lead to greater confidence, which will eventually remove the need for sit-in cabbies. Uber currently employs 6,700 people… That’s a lot of jobs at risk. However, the company is very unlikely to put all of their eggs in one basket and get rid of human drivers altogether. Some passengers will always prefer to be driven by another human being – Uber might respond to this by offering users the choice between one of their standard cabs or a flashy new Ford Fusion.
The business angle
From a business perspective, Uber has always been a company to watch. After the launch of their driverless fleet, in partnership with perhaps the most well-known car manufacturer of all time, it will be interesting to see how the automotive industry responds. Volvo recently went into partnership with Uber to develop autonomous technology – the Swedish automaker will either be left feeling abandoned by the taxi company, or they’ll have something even bigger than the Pittsburgh fleet in the making. Tesla Motors and Google will be looking on with interest from Silicon Valley. Uber have certainly set the bar high, but it’s difficult to imagine that they can’t meet this challenge. Although the Uber fleet has been confined to Pittsburgh for months, it’s only a matter of time before the company expands into another city. We could even see a race between competitors to release operational fleets in different areas – think automotive Monopoly.
So, Uber has nipped competitors in the bud by offering a functional, autonomous service. However, there’s still a lot of work to be done, and it could even be suggested that they’re running before they can walk by offering a so-called driverless service that actually requires two drivers. Problems aside, the company has made a pioneering move towards the greater adoption of driverless taxis which could signal the beginning of the end for displaced cabbies. It could also accelerate the continued decline of car ownership, and change the way that traffic control systems work. Either way, Uber steadily continues on its path to transportation domination. It’s only a matter of time before they expand their new service into other global cities – competitors will have to put pedal to the metal in order to keep up.
This article was written by Laura Cox, Content Manager at D/SRUPTION
Would you use a driverless taxi? Can developers ever ensure that the systems are completely safe?
How will Google and other competitors respond to the Pittsburgh fleet?
Let us know your thoughts and comments below.
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Sunday Salon Chicago
On November 6, 2017 January 2, 2018 By depaulundergroundIn Events, Get Connected with DePaul English, Off-CampusLeave a comment
Enjoy one last blast of prose before true winter sets in! GERALD BRENNAN, CRIS MAZZA, ALAN CROSS, CORNELIA SPELMAN. Come early if you want to grab dinner and a good seat.
Sunday, November 19, 7 PM
Riverview Tavern
1958 W Roscoe
Open Door Series: Kathleen Rooney, DePaul alum Andrea Rehani
On November 6, 2017 November 2, 2017 By depaulundergroundIn Alumni News, Department News, Faculty News, Get Connected with DePaul English, Off-Campus, PoetryLeave a comment
The Open Door series presents work from Chicago’s new and emerging poets and highlights the area’s outstanding writing programs. Each hour-long event features readings by two Chicagoland writing program instructors and two of their current or recent students. November’s Open Door Reading presents Chicago State University’s Kelly Norman Ellis and her student April Gibson along with DePaul University’s Kathleen Rooney and her student Andrea Rehani.
Tuesday, November 21st at 7:00 PM
The Poetry Foundation
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Chasing Wilder in Chicago: Thornton Wilder’s The Eighth Day
On November 1, 2017 January 2, 2018 By depaulundergroundIn Events, Get Connected with DePaul English, Literature, Off-CampusLeave a comment
The Wilder Family and The Newberry Library present “Chasing Wilder in Chicago: Thornton Wilder’s The Eighth Day” on
Wednesday, November 15 at 5 PM
Ruggles Hall at the Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
This 50th anniversary celebration of Wilder’s National Book Award-winning, Chicago-based novel will feature a conversation with Thornton Wilder’s nephew and literary executor Tappan Wilder, Jeremy McCarter and Liesl Olson; readings from the novel by professional Chicago-area actors; and cake! The event starts at 5pm with a reception and it’s all free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended.
Singer/songwriter Heather Styka
On October 31, 2017 January 2, 2018 By depaulundergroundIn Alumni News, Events, Get Connected with DePaul English, Off-CampusLeave a comment
Singer/songwriter and DePaul alum Heather Styka (’10) will be opening for Peter Himmelman on
November 12 at 7 PM
Lit & Luz Festival 2017
On October 9, 2017 By depaulundergroundIn Get Connected with DePaul English, Off-CampusLeave a comment
~Get Your Tickets Now for this One-time-only Event!~
BELONGING: A LIVE MAGAZINE SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA
Saturday, October 21st
Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St.
Get your tickets.
View a complete listing of events.
What is a Live Magazine Show Extravaganza?
The Live Show caps the Lit & Luz Festival, which kicks off on October 17th. Participating writers and artists from Mexico City and Chicago work as teams to create a 10-minute-or-less collaborations. Past presentations have included the birth of a rock band, new poetry translations, typewriter epistles via video, inter-city photo essays, and comedic monologues. What will 2017 and the theme, “Belonging, “ have in store? Find out at this exclusive event that moves between Spanish and English, live lit and image, and caps Lit & Luz 2017.
Ticket sales and donations support the Lit & Luz Festival, which presents more than a dozen free events featuring Mexican and Chicago writers and artists in neighborhoods across the city. The festival is produced by MAKE Literary Productions, a 501c3 nonprofit, in partnership with universities, arts organizations, local businesses, and foundations. It is made possible in large part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
What is a Letter? History of the Book Lecture Series
On October 3, 2017 October 3, 2017 By depaulundergroundIn Get Connected with DePaul English, Off-CampusLeave a comment
Join visiting professor Peter Stallybrass and the History of the Book Program for a presentation and reception on
Lecture 6 pm; Reception 7 pm
Ruggles Hall
60 West Walton Street
Peter Stallybrass begins with a very simple proposition, although he hopes that it will have some surprising implications. The proposition is that the vast majority of letters written between the 1530s and the 1920s consist mainly of blank paper—and that they are designed to do so. This will seem particularly surprising to those of us who have repeatedly emphasized the cost of rag paper, which was often the single most expensive item in the production of the great majority of printed books before the introduction of wood pulp paper in the later nineteenth century.
To put his proposition at its bluntest, letters throughout Europe and America for about four centuries were designed to waste as much paper as possible. Why? Because the more paper you waste, the shorter the letter you have to write. His argument is that letters, despite the endless rhetoric about the significance of long letters, usually aspired to be telegrams, postcards, or emails.
A reception will follow the program.
Learn more and register online.
The 6th Annual Chicago Book Expo
On September 25, 2017 September 25, 2017 By depaulundergroundIn Get Connected with DePaul English, Off-CampusLeave a comment
Sunday, October 1, noon-5pm
Columbia College, 1104 S. Wabash
This fun event features 83 exhibitors and 21 free events, and this year includes the first Chicago Architecture Book Festival.
It’s a great opportunity for students to network with local publishers and nonprofit groups, and also to attend interesting events and workshops. The Expo is free and open to all, and will include free refreshments.
Speakers include Pamela Bannos discussing her new biography of street photography Vivian Maier, Eve Ewing and Nate Marshall, Third World Press founder Haki Madhubuti, National Book Award nominee Nancy MacLean, Jac Jemc, and many more.
The full schedule is available at www.chicagobookexpo.org/schedule.
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Ripe for the Picking – Mo’ Money, Mo’ Mayhem
Sparksy looks at some mid-priced options who are ripe for the picking.
Sparksy
Fantasy Coaches Australia-wide are gearing up and ready to go for next season, and with JLT beginning I thought I better pump out my pre-season article to assist all of you readers in dealing with the sheer chaos that is mid-priced selections. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Sparksy, I’ve been writing articles on mid-priced players and players of difference (PoD’s) for two seasons now, and I’m back in 2018 for an exciting third season!
There are some great mid-priced options this year to compliment your guns and rookies strategy. I’ll give you a write-up on my three favourites in each position, plus I’ll also give you a “Five to Watch” section after each position’s write-up (minus Rucks), with five players who I’m not 100% sold on this season or aren’t quite ready yet, but could be relevant before the season ends. So, without further ado, let the mid-price mayhem commence!
*NOTE* – A mid-price player is between the price bracket of $270,000 and $650,000. More expensive than the highest-priced rookie (Cam Rayner) but less expensive than a top-dollar premium player.
Jack Crisp
$622,000 (BE 88) Predicted Average: 99
He’s one that’s not particularly valuable, however, I like the idea of Jack Crisp because of what he could become this year, and there are so many reasons for you to pick him too. Last year Crisp played all 22 games at the Pies for an average of 88.3, putting him just outside the Top 10 Defenders based on last year’s averages. In fact, Crisp has never missed a game for Collingwood. That’s right, for the last three seasons, Crisp has played all 66 games in the black and white stripes, relishing the move from Brisbane. Not only that, but last year Crisp had 9 100+ scores and ended the season on a 4-game average of 98.75. Turning 25 this year, I believe Jack is also beginning to hit his physical peak, which should help to improve his consistency throughout the season. All of these make a pretty strong case to pick Jack in your starting 22, however, my favourite stat about him isn’t even Fantasy related. For the first time in his short career, last year Crisp earnt himself the honour of being rated as ‘Elite’ by Champion Data, one of three Collingwood players to do so. (source) Now, I know Champion Data metrics don’t always correlate to great Fantasy statistics, (Tom Mitchell being classed as ‘Above Average’ is a fine example), but there are a few reasons as to why I think this honour is good for Jack’s Fantasy game. Firstly, the two other candidates from Collingwood were Pendles and Jeremy Howe, both very decent Fantasy players in their own rights. Secondly, Crisp (along with Howe) was the first player other than Pendlebury to be named in the ‘Elite’ category at the club since 2014, this shows to me that Buckley’s game plan, if you can call it that, suits Crisp. Thirdly, this trending improvement from year to year makes it seem like Crisp is ready to push his game to the next level with a breakout, hopefully with more midfield time as the older guys move to the backline and up forward to save their bodies. Couple all this with the fact that Crisp saves you at least $25k on any “premium” Defender, which is a lot of money at the beginning of the season, and I think you can see why Crisp looks like a juicy set and forget prospect. A cheap premium to start the year is always nice, especially with a lack of backline premo’s.
James Sicily
At the beginning of 2017 James Sicily was about as Fantasy Relevant as Zac Dawson. A third-year Forward with a lot of skill and not a lot of direction, scrapping for a spot in a make-shift Hawthorn 22. He started the season off as everybody would have expected, notching up a 38 and then missing the next two games. It was after that, when the Hawks’ preferred back 6 was ravaged by injury, that Sicily got a chance to prove his worth in a position that he wasn’t particularly used to playing. After the bye, Clarko clearly decided to shake things up and move his young, hot-headed star forward to the backline, and boy did Sicily enjoy the change! Especially from a Fantasy perspective! Check out these numbers: Before the Round 13 Bye, Sicily played 9 out of 12 games for an average of just 57.1 with only one game above 80 and no games above 100. After the Bye, Sicily moved down back and played in all 10 games, averaging 89.8 including five 100+ scores and only two scores below 80, one of which was a tagged 24! Going by that average alone, Sicily will increase his price by almost 16 Fantasy points! And that’s not taking into account the fact he will be much more at home in his new role this season. To keep piling on the good news in Sicily’s case, Josh Gibson has retired, Luke Hodge has “retired” (still salty about this), Birchall is still injured and Frawley has injured himself again in the intraclub match, so there’s plenty of room for Sicily to do his thing down in the backline. I don’t even think there’s reason to worry about Sicily getting tagged off half-back. The tag in Round 22 last year came as a shock to everyone, and I would think it especially shocked Sicily having never dealt with a proper tag before in his life. Not only would Sicily have learnt from that experience, but with young players like Burton, Hardwick and Morrison all able to roll back and play a similar role, as well as Stratton and Duryea accumulating disposals, I don’t see a way that you can tag one of them and let the others run free. And that’s not even mentioning Tom Mitchell or any other midfielders who head down back for a kick. A role change is also not an issue after seeing Sicily’s intraclub domination across half-back, racking up 27 disposals and 12 marks. (source) I’d say Sicily is one of the easiest locks this season, saving you a tonne of money whilst giving you almost premium performances, and making an easy final upgrade or D6 towards the end of the year.
Angus Brayshaw
Brayshaw gets one of the greatest things AFL Fantasy has to offer this season, and that’s an injury discount. After sitting out the majority of 2017 with concussion issues, Brayshaw put all that behind him and came back, helmeted and ready to go for the last three games of the season. Those three games alone gave us enough of a glimpse to know that Brayshaw is worth the mid-priced pick, as he averaged 86 and somehow talked Champion Data into giving him DPP status off just five games in a season. In my mind Brayshaw is already locked for at least a 20-point increase in price, especially as he’s always had Fantasy potential. In his rookie year, Angus averaged only 61.7 but had a bunch of 70+ scores scattered throughout his season. In his second year, Brayshaw managed to reach the tonne twice in what was once again an injury effected year. And last year Brayshaw showed consistency, slotting straight in to the Melbourne line up after recovering and giving us three straight 80+ scores. This year I’d be super surprised if Angus averages less than 80 and, even if he does, it’s not a compete loss as he will still increase on his price by at least 10 points. The only problem I have picking Brayshaw is his injury history, having played only 15 games in the past two years. Whilst these seem like worrying numbers, almost all of his issues have been concussion related and it seems like he’s moved beyond those injuries, even participating in the AFL X competition this season. Although he’s a bit riskier, I can see Brayshaw being one of the most rewarding mid-priced options this season for those who are willing to back him in. Plus, he saves you a few dollars on some of the other defensive options and, as consistently good Defenders seem to be few and far between this season, it’s definitely the spot where you can afford to take a few more risks.
Five to Watch:
Matthew Scharenberg – $548,000 (BE 78) Predicted Average: 95
Scharenberg is unlucky not to be mentioned in the three spots above but he just doesn’t quite have the appeal that the other three players do to me. Matt’s not a set and forget like Crisp, he’s $25k more expensive than Sicily and not even in the same price bracket as Brayshaw, plus I’m not totally convinced he will play a full season for the Pies this year. Finished off last year strong and is a fine option, just not for me.
Ryan Clarke – $484,000 (BE 69) Predicted Average: 87
Clarke is another fantastic mid-priced option in defence, training off half-back all pre-season in a lacklustre Roos line-up. This role should see him rack up numbers as somebody has to get disposals for North Melbourne, but unfortunately Clarke suffered an injury in North’s intraclub match recently. (source) If he’s named Round 1 then I will consider him, but I think Brayshaw is a better option at a slightly cheaper price.
Nathan Wilson – $499,000 (BE 71) Predicted Average: 85
Wilson has been a huge talking point this year after moving to the Dockers in the off-season. Whilst I like the move, especially after the Dockers’ salivating half-back antics last year, Wilson has never really been a great Fantasy scorer even in a similar role at GWS. I just can’t see him improving enough on previous seasons to warrant the price.
Adam Oxley – $344,000 (BE 49) Predicted Average: 72
The Ox is a name we haven’t heard in footy circles for a while. After having an injury interrupted career so far, Oxley was delisted by Collingwood and then picked up in the rookie draft last off-season. Word is that Oxley is injury free and I believe there are new rules in place that mean a player on the rookie list doesn’t need to be fully promoted to get an AFL game, giving Ox an easier path in. That coupled with a potential Jordan De Goey club suspension could lead to seeing The Ox play AFL again in 2018. A good one to watch out for.
Harry Morrison – $396,000 (BE 56) Predicted Average: 76
Harry rubbed the AFL Fantasy world the wrong way last year with a fantastic debut in Round 23 of the season, increasing his price this year by over $100k, purely by playing one game. You’d have to have a pretty large set to start with the young Hawk, but it was very clear from that 120 minutes of football that Morrison can play the game, both AFL and Fantasy football. Harry should also have a bigger role this year, with a few older Hawks leaving and opening up spots for the juniors to grasp, plus he was mentioned on the Hawks website as a “pre-season star”, whatever that means. If you’re like me and only see him averaging what he managed in Round 23 last year then I’d pass him up for a cheaper rookie who won’t average as much but will earn more cash. However, if you can see him going 80+, he’s definitely a great option to have.
Jaeger O’Meara
By far the biggest must have mid-pricer for this season, but when have we all heard that before? After his knee let all Fantasy Coaches down last year, JOM should once again be on everybody’s radar, and hopefully this time he’ll make it worth our while. I have already written about Jaeger in this year’s Deck of DT, so check out all the reasons why you should lock Jaeger in here. However, since the writing of that article there has been some more Jaeger news that makes him an even bigger lock and worth mentioning again! In the same intraclub match that Sicily had 27 disposals and 12 marks (see James Sicily’s write-up above for link to the full intraclub stats), Jaeger managed 33 disposals, 7 marks and a goal! Even assuming all of those disposals except the goal were handballs, that’s still 94 Fantasy points which is insane! And that’s not even the best part about JOM’s return to the game. By all reports, Jaeger played the whole intraclub with no strapping on his knee! My word am I excited to see what this man can achieve this season, and all of you Fantasy Coaches out there should really have him locked in your Midfield ready to go!
Connor Blakely
$646,000 (BE 92) Predicted Average: Either 87 or 106
Blakely is the hardest player to pick this year personally. His price tag is almost that of a premium and his role is so uncertain that he could be worse than last year, or he could play the whole year off half-back and dominate. It’s worth noting that Blakely was actually solid all year last year, with only two scores below 70, one of those being an injury effect 8 that ended his season prematurely and angered many Fantasy Coaches. It was after Round 7 however that he really picked up his scoring due to a role change, with 7 of his 10 scores before his injury being 100+. So there’s absolutely no doubt about it, Blakely is an absolute Fantasy gun in the right circumstances, but there are two things that concern me. Firstly, after doing some research, I can’t really work out who will slot into the role that heralded so many Fantasy tonne’s at Freo last season. Luke Ryan seems to be quietly confident of his chances of slotting into the best 22, Nathan Wilson is mentioned a lot as well as a few new rookies coming through the ranks. All reports from the Fremantle intraclub state that Blakely looks set to be spending more time in defence this season, but there’s not enough Sherrin for all of these blokes to play that role and rack up a 100+ score every week. Secondly, Ross Lyon has explicitly stated that he wants to play more “aggressive defense”, initiating most of his team’s offense from the half-back line. (source) Whilst this seems like a good thing for Blakely or whichever player gets that fabled role, I personally think it will bring a lot of unwanted attention from opposition players. It’s hard to justify shutting a player down who is accumulating big numbers but not really hurting you, but if the Dockers’ play-style changes to make the half-backs more damaging rather than just accumulators, it’s very easy to see opposition teams jumping on that and shutting down any player getting the ball across the half-backline. If you are 80% certain that Blakely is the one going to get that role and/or you have the spare cash and don’t mind risking ending up with an 80 score from him each week, I’d say lock him into your team. If he plays down back he’s a shoe-in for Round 6 DPP and I would also say a lock for Top 6 Defender status come the end of the year. However, you’re going to be losing a bit of money if he plays in the midfield and averages around 85. Or worse, if he tags. Watch the JLT carefully, look into your crystal ball, buy fortune cookies, do whatever you need to find out who is getting what is now dubbed “The Role” at the Dockers, then let me know which player it is.
Jack Redden
$588,000 (BE 83) Predicted Average: 102
Once a staple in every coach’s team, Redden hasn’t been properly relevant since his trade to West Coast in 2015. At Brisbane Redden was an absolute force, averaging over 90 in 5 out of 7 seasons, including 3 seasons over 100 and a career best 109.2 in 2011. For the past two seasons however, Jack has consistently let down any Fantasy Coach that has backed him in, struggling to fit into the West Coast side and find any consistent form, even averaging just 64.9 in 2016, lower than his rookie average! He saw some solid improvement last year, managing a mediocre 83.5 from 17 games. This improvement shows promising signs for Redden, he wasn’t in a midfield role he particularly enjoyed last season and he showed he could still play a decent Fantasy game, even averaging 98.4 between Rounds 17 – 23, including a 3-Round average of 109 between Rounds 17-19. With a couple of older West Coast midfielders making 2017 their last season, chances are Redden is going to find a home in the guts this season. Despite what seems like an obvious transition for the 27-year-old, for some reason Redden thinks he’s not a lock for a midfield spot this season. However, the coaching staff at West Coast seem to disagree, meaning Jack should definitely find a spot in the middle of the ground every time he takes the field this season. (source) With this in mind, I think Redden can go back to being close to the Fantasy player he was at Brisbane and will be something similar to what Clayton Oliver was last season, with the added bonus that he’s done this before, putting a few nerves of the coaches who back him in at ease. At this very moment, Redden is at my M5 but it is an extremely sore point for me and I can almost guarantee you that he will be traded out and in more than any other player in my team. Picking him is very much like picking Blakely in the fact that you’re relying on Redden playing the right role, however he doesn’t have the same ceiling as Blakely, but he is cheaper and has been a premium Fantasy player before. Take your pick.
David Armitage – $459,000 (BE 65) Predicted Average: 90
He was abysmal in his two games last year before injury struck and he was left sitting on the sidelines for the rest of the season, but history and stats don’t lie and Armitage has been a great Fantasy player in the past. I can all but guarantee you he is at least 15 points better than that 65 breakeven and I would hope he goes above and beyond that to something more similar to his 2015 average of 107. Similar price to Jaeger and I don’t think you can have both, but one to consider for sure.
Lachlan Hunter – $634,000 (BE 90) Predicted Average: 101
Without being terrible, Lachie failed to live up to the hype his 2016 season average of 103.5 delivered to us at the start of 2017. He’s definitely in an awkward spot pricing wise and has a chance to disappoint owners if last year is anything to go by, but surely the Dogs have to improve after last year’s abysmal trophy defence. I can see the Dogs going back to being a true contender this year and, in turn, can see Hunter improving his average back up to around the standard he set in 2016. Whilst a 10-15 point price increase isn’t massive, he saves a fair amount of money on true premiums and should still give you a 100+ score most weeks.
Lachlan Weller – $521,000 (BE 73) Predicted Average: 90
Lachie Weller is a fine player and all, but I think we’ll be paying overs for him here, much like Gold Coast did in the trade period. There are rumours that he will be taking the majority of GAJ’s midfield time, and other rumours he’ll be playing off half-back. If he gets the midfield time I think a 90 average is slightly conservative, but he’s just a bit awkwardly priced and we don’t know what to expect at the new club.
Trent Dumont – $546,000 (BE 77) Predicted Average: 97
I have no idea why I think Dumont is due for a breakout season. Yes, he’s looked solid in previous years. Yes, there’s a lot more midfield time floating around at the Roo’s this year. And yes, he is looking to take a bit more of a leadership role. But why Froggy over anybody else at North? The Frenchman has always impressed me and I think this year he will be Neal-Bullen like and sky-rocket from obscurity. From memory I believe one of the boys mentioned him in The Traders’ North Melbourne Price Reveal podcast, so go back and listen to that again if you’re considering him. Very much a hunch, but could prove to be a very good hunch. Will be watching throughout the JLT.
Cam Ellis-Yolman – $389,000 (BE 55) Predicated Average: 72
Three years ago, we were all aware of CEY and what he could achieve with most of us starting him as a rookie and keeping him for the majority of the season. For the last two years however, Cam has dropped out of the spotlight, playing 2 games in 2016 and none in 2017, causing Adelaide to drop him from the senior list. Adelaide then picked him back up in the rookie draft this season, showing they clearly have some sort of plan for him. I wouldn’t be hugely surprised to see CEY get a game at some point in time this year, but he’s definitely one to watch.
Rucks:
Max Gawn
One of my favourite things to gloat about last year was the fact that I didn’t get hit by the Max Gawn injury. Opting to start with a Stef/Grundy combo instead for some unknown reason I, along with every other Gawn non-owner, put a lot of distance between ourselves and all the people struck by his injury. It gets even better for Fantasy Coaches this season however, because now we get to benefit from Gawn’s deflated price-tag, and my word am I excited to save a few bucks there. As far as I’m concerned, Gawn should be in 100% of teams to start the season. Gawn averaged 106.5 without missing a game in 2016 before his injury struck in 2017 and is comfortably one of the best ruckman in the competition today, and you’re getting him hugely under-priced. Kreuzer is still a bit unnerving after having his biggest breakout last year, Stef has Archie Smith the worry about, Grundy has Cox, NicNat has knee issues, Goldy is no longer a premium ruckman in my opinion, and I like both Sauce Jacobs and Patty Ryder but Gawn can outscore both of them easily whilst also being cheaper! With so few solid options in the Ruck department, Max is absolutely the most valuable option in the league in my opinion; getting a premium keeper for just over $600k is way too good to pass up.
Nic Naitanui
The reports on NicNat have been so polarising I have absolutely no idea what to believe, so I’m going to start with this statement. If NicNat is named Round 1, I believe he will be worth the risk of a late withdrawal purely because he will save you so much cash. However, be aware that if he is a late withdrawal he could give you a big, fat doughnut in Round 1 and that is something you never want. As most of you would know, NicNat had a rough 2017 where he didn’t play a single game due to tearing his ACL in late 2016. There were rumours that he would make it back in late 2017, in particular for finals, but they seem to have been a bit of a sham made up by the West Coast staff, as Naitanui is now no certainty for Round 1 and probably won’t play any pre-season. On the day that I started writing this article, news emerged that Naitanui was in doubt for Round 1, followed that evening by an article saying he had bone-on-bone in his knee and his career could be in danger. This was then followed the next day by NicNat completing full contact training, so I really don’t know what to believe. As far as Fantasy goes, Naitanui has never been overly impressive with his career best season average coming in 2015 at 88.3, but he should be comfortably better than his 59 breakeven. If Naitanui is named Round 1, even without any pre-season games, I’ll take the risk and start with him I think, as I need the cash. It’s very much a bit of wait and see, but NicNat has definitely provided a huge talking point for us Fantasy Coaches this pre-season!
Jonathon Ceglar
An interesting one that hasn’t been discussed much, if at all, Ceglar spent the end of 2016 and all of 2017 out with a knee injury, but is due to return to the Hawks this pre-season and is still touted as the Hawks’ future number 1 ruck option. This gives him a similar discount to Max Gawn, although Cegs is nowhere near as prominent in the AFL Fantasy world. His career high average in his four seasons playing at the club is just 73.6 in 2015, nothing to write home about by any means. He’s also never rucked by himself, which is a good thing for us, because it means he’s capable of a 70 average sharing ruck duties with McEvoy if needs be. The main reason that I even suggest Ceglar is that he fits the NicNat replacement fairly well, as long as he plays Round 1. Ceglar actually gives you $75k in a downgrade from Naitanui which is a massive sum of money at the start of the season, especially as the alternative is spending $200k-$300k extra for a premium ruckman. He should be pretty easy to upgrade in his Round 12 bye, either by moving Rory Lobb into the Ruck and trading Ceglar in for a forward, or to perform a usual upgrade/downgrade and get the cash to upgrade him to a premium ruckman. As I said, Ceglar really isn’t anything special as a Fantasy player, but he should play and should comfortably average 20+ points more than what he is priced at, and he is the perfect price-like replacement for NicNat. So, while he probably hasn’t been mentioned in Fantasy circles since he debuted, I’d give him strong consideration, especially if you’re struggling to upgrade NicNat to a premium whilst also having enough cash for other positions.
*NOTE* – As I mentioned in the intro, I won’t be writing a “Five to Watch” section for the Rucks as there isn’t a whole heap of value ruck options in the price bracket I’m writing about. I don’t mind Patty Ryder, Aaron Sandilands or Callum Sinclair, whilst Tom Nicholls and Matthew Lobbe could provide a bit of value if they manage to get a game, but I don’t hold high hopes for them getting a game. Honestly, I’ve always liked starting with who I think will be the two best ruckmen for the season as it gives me two set and forgets at the beginning of the season and saves me from finding the money to upgrade one of them later. However, I think NicNat and Ceglar both provide a heap of value and are seriously making me consider starting with a value option at R2.
Brendon Ah Chee
I’ve been constantly tossing up on the order of the #1 and #2 players in the Forward position, as there are two very deserving candidates, both of which currently have a spot in my team. At the moment, Brendon Ah Chee gets it, but don’t let that discourage from picking both him and the player at number 2. As most of you would know, Ah Chee managed to get himself a one-way ticket home throughout the off-season, requesting a trade away from Port Adelaide, where he’d managed just 27 games in three seasons out of a possible six seasons, after being drafted in 2011. He was never terribly consistent but that could be attributed to the fact that the maximum amount of games he played in a season was just 11 and it’s hard to play consistent footy when you’re not getting a consistent game. I like the move from Brendon to go to West Coast as he’s in his home state and should get a consistent game as he is apparently settling in well. (source) As far as Fantasy footy goes, Brendon has been okay, but has always struggled to find form every week, providing a similar Yeo-Yo effect as a certain other West Coast player we all have a love-hate relationship with. In 2016 he had his career best average of 65.5, but every year he has played he has produced a handful of 80+ games and a handful of 40 or less scores. As I mentioned before though, I think this can definitely be attributed to his lack of consistent games and should be rectified by playing in a whole season, which will hopefully happen this year. I can’t see a lot of downside to Ah Chee, other than him not reaching his potential. West Coast obviously picked him up for a reason, he’s happy to be home, he’s had a long time in the AFL system to get used to AFL life, and has proven he’s capable of producing good scores on multiple occasions. Unless he has all of a sudden forgotten how to play football, or god forbid he picks up an injury, I think Ah Chee is an extremely safe mid-pricer to slot into your forward line.
After not playing half of 2016 and all of 2017 due to injury, Bundy is back and seemingly fit to return Round 1. As I mentioned before, he’s incredibly unlucky not to have top spot in this section and is 100% a worthy #1 mid-priced forward candidate, so don’t consider him any less because he’s not mentioned first. Bundy has always been a fairly relevant draft player, averaging a touch over 84 as a forward option from 2013-2015, but his injury discount has made him incredibly classic relevant this year. I’m actually amazed that he hasn’t been mentioned more, although it does warm my heart to see that just over 25% of people currently have him in their teams. The main selling point for me is Christensen’s price/breakeven. For just $61k more than teammate and new rookie Cam Rayner, you can have an all-but guaranteed 75+ average, which is more than can be said for Rayner and provides you with a nice stepping stone to a premium or a midfielder that sneakily snags Forward status in Round 6 or 12. I’m looking at Bundy as less of a mid-pricer and more as a rookie on roids, with a slightly inflated price-tag but much more likely to give you good scores. He’s also recently been voted into the leadership group due to his attitude while injured (source), meaning he will be leading the young Lions outfit from the front, and hopefully providing bigger scores than previous seasons because of that! I can definitely see Bundy providing great cash flow in the early rounds and an easy upgrade target when the time comes, definitely worth the extra cash over a rookie.
Devon Smith
He’s not so much value, but I believe Devon could provide a serious case to be a Top 6 Forward this season and, as such, would be a fairly cheap keeper option to start the season with and forget about. For his whole career Smith has been a relevant Fantasy player wearing the wrong colours, playing a small forward role at the stacked GWS rather than the midfield role he would get on most other teams. After the move to Essendon I must say I’m pretty exciting about what Devon can do, especially if he gets the midfield time he deserves. Throughout his career, Smith has only averaged below 80 twice from six seasons, both being his first two years in the game. He also has a career high season average of 94, which is pretty impressive for a bloke who’s played as a small forward his whole life. Also, take this for a fun fact: Devon Smith has never gone a season without at least one 100+ score, so at least you know he’s guaranteed for one ton! All jokes aside, I’m definitely on Team Warnie as far as Smith is concerned and have his average at around the same as Heeney/Billings which is solid enough for Top 6 Forward status in my opinion. I currently have quite a cheap looking forward line and Smith is sitting at my F2, save money where you can and jump on board before the season starts, it will be worth it.
Rory Lobb – $446,000 (BE 66) Predicted Average: 80
Lobb is unlucky to miss out on a spot in the top 3 due to an injury that could likely keep him out of Round 1. (source) This is bad not only because we probably can’t start him in our teams, but also because somebody could come in for him and fill that #1 ruck role at GWS too well, making Lobb more of a Forward again. If he’s picked Round 1 then it’s a definite greenlight to put him in your team as he reeks of value as the lone-ruckman in Western Sydney however, a definite buyer-beware comes your way if he’s not picked and you try to chase him when he’s healthy.
Christian Petracca – $500,000 (BE 71) Predicted Average: 85
Is this finally the year that Petracca breaks out? Having such high expectations must weigh down on the younger players, however I believe it’s been a problem of position that has led to Petracca letting down Fantasy coaches who have backed him in, rather than the fact that he’s got the weight of the Fantasy world on his shoulders. I feel like this is the season that more midfield time is coming Petracca’s way and I think the young gun should take it in his stride.
Hayden Crozier – $467,000 (BE 66) Predicted Average: 76
He’s one that I’m not particularly keen on but Hayden Crozier has been talked about a lot this pre-season. After a change of clubs, people see Crozier’s output across the board going up. Bevo has even stated that he’ll be playing as a running half-back. (source) Unfortunately, even when Crozier is playing that role, he still doesn’t have very good Fantasy numbers. I get that he may be a changed man at the Bulldogs, but at that price-tag and with his history I just don’t see him being a lot of value, hence why he’s so low on this list.
David Mundy – $593,000 (BE 84) Predicted Average: 98
He’s been a solid Fantasy player for years but somehow David Mundy always slips under the Classic format radar, probably because he’s usually not quite good enough. However, with the current lack of high scoring Forward options, I think Mundy is quite relevant this year. Apparently Mundy is fit and healthy and has had a full pre-season (source), which is important for an old fella like him. I can see him being a real sleeper this year, and an asset for both Fremantle, and the Coaches that pick him up early. PoD for sure.
Toby McLean – $603,000 (BE 85) Predicted Average: 96
McLean doesn’t provide a huge amount of value, but he is a chance at being a Top 6 Forward at the moment. Toby hit a few rich veins of form last season and really lifted his game to the next level, especially toward the end of the season. Whilst I’m not totally convinced he’s capable of doing that much better, I think the Dogs as a whole will lift and surely that brings McLean up a few points anyway. Definitely not a bad option, as long as you plan to hold onto him all season.
Well, that’s that for my pre-season article! I hope it helped all of you Fantasy Coaches to decide on a few players’ futures in your teams, or maybe even help you find a cheap option to save you some cash. I’ll be around once a month throughout the season to help you find those under-priced machines and PoD’s, but until then you can chuck a tweet or two my way at @SparksyDT, and I’ll do my best to reply. Until then, happy trading and good luck with season 2018!
Thanks for that Sparksy great article and something to chew on for awhile.
Anytime 👍🏼
lizard-of-oz
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Good article Sparksy. Imo over 550k (maybe even 500k) I don’t consider to be midpricers outside of mids. No way is Crisp a midpricer and I don’t think Gawn, Mclean, Mundy or Smith is either.
Thoughts re: Walters? Finished last year with a bang!
TimorSaint
brilliant writeup … super handy info.
No love for Hanley ?
Heeney technically a mid-priced than. Great article though. Might look at Ceglar especially is McEvoy picks something up
Jeremy Hart
I’m gonna throw a name into the hat here… Jack Bowes. $351k, defender status. Going into his second season as a #10 pick, has apparently trained the roof down and impressed in AFLX – touted for much more midfield time, could be a really handy player to watch… Could be another Clayton Oliver…
And in the same basket, Hugh McCluggage. They’re my two major breakout predictions.
Ben Cousins is innocent
Yeah true think alot of ppl are prefering Hanley (instead of Bowes) and Christensen/Robbo (instead of Mccluggage)
Which is fair, they feel safer but they are all injury prone older players as compared to potential breakout youngsters.
Great write up!
R2 for me is going to be out of Lycett, Nic Nat, Mckernan, Simpson and now Ceglar.
What do people see Hanley going this year?
Id say Hanley could avg a tick of 85
andyjh
I’m nervous for you Kingzy, I think you are taking a big risk with your R2 mate. Hope it pays off for you.
It will be all good, if it fails ill dg a mid pricer like Hanley to a rookie bolter and upgrade R2.
If it works happy me
Last year started Martin / Gawn, Martin wasn’t that great and Max was shizer and got injured.
Year before that started Goldy / Martin combo and that failed.
I am over paying top price for rucks to fail, and so many rucks have reasons not to start with them this year
anth80
Well if $650k is premium category I’ve only got 6 in my team. Laird, Titch, Zerrett, Adams, Crouch and Cogs
MID premos are different to DEF/FWD/RUC…
For me, a MID premo is 100+ (Uber premo is 110+), all other positions are 95+
Gazzza
Who peeps think
Last spot I can’t decide over
Fyfe Parker or cripps
I’ve got Fyfe.. Parker will play FWD more this year and Cripps coming off injury
I think your comment about Crozier is a bit harsh. He went 88, 107, 84, 89, 90, 63, 58, 114, 65 when thrown down back midway through 2016. Big chance to go 80+ with talk of JJ playing forward and some friendly +6 the dogs chip around back there.
Great article sparksy. I’ve been considering ceglar the last few weeks but lacking the balls to put him in my side atm.
He’s injured atm; didn’t play the intraclub.
Thoughts on Sinclair now that Tippet has retired? Should mean an extra 10HO a game at least, better JS too
Tippett only played 9 games and he’s still sharing the load with Naismith.. negligible improvement imo
I think Naismith has more upside potential than Sinclair
Euman
aillir aillir
Sparksy, top article, if a little generous on $ for a mid-pricer. Only one other to consider IMO Aaron young $387 change to GC and a possible run through the midfield. Have to see what jlt shows…….
Crisp is mid priced ?
Laughing Lamb
Feel like you’ve got bullish predictions on every player in this article.
Yo guys. Long time to see :).
Im going to throw up a name myself. Young player who seriously impressed me last year at hawks, and I think with some gaps to fill will be a potential break out IMO. That is Ryan Burton (def) $594,000 (pls confirm price).
Def is a bit weak this year IMO so getting a def premo POD right will be handy.
Ned kelly
Yer ive got him shags
I’ve got him in a couple of my draft teams, but going with Sicily in classic
I’ve had him since day 1, best pod for me
SOLID write up Sparksy!!
3 defenders from Collingwood though, with 2 averaging 95+?? Adding in Howe, that’s a lot of points to account for from a team that already has 5 players averaging 105+..
Nateo
No love for Charlie Curnow?
i love him
Sir Relton
Anyone got opinions on Matthew Kennedy? Is he a Gibbs type player? Or is he a big unknown?
Robinson Krezuer
The problem I find with this article is that you seem to think that most of player you critique are great. (There are only so many players you can fit into your team, and you seem to be having many each-way bets.) Other than that, thanks for your input.
Guy Incognito
I think if you run the predicted numbers Collingwood will score 2500 fantasy points a game too…
Only in my Collingwood friend’s dreams.
Brayshaw or Christensen?
3 rookie def or 3 fwd rookies?
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Higher Degrees by Research - Academic Policy
Glossary of terms for policy and procedures
Responsible officer
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Designated officer
Dean, Graduate Studies
First approved
Last amended
Effective start date
Authorship and Dissemination of Research Findings - Procedures
Higher Degree by Research Accreditation - Academic Policy
Higher Degrees by Research Candidature - Procedures
Higher Degrees by Research Supervision - Procedures
Higher Degrees by Research Thesis Submission and Examination - Procedures
Human Research Ethics - Governing Policy
Human Research Ethics - Procedures
Intellectual Property - Governing Policy
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Intellectual Property: Commercialisation Revenue - Procedures
Intellectual Property: Student IP - Procedures
Intellectual Property: Transfer of Rights to Creators - Procedures
Jointly Conferred Academic Awards - Academic Policy
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Managing and Investigating Breaches of Responsible Research Conduct - Procedures
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Research Data Management - Procedures
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Superseded documents
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Related legislation / standards
Higher Education Support Act 2003
Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018)
Australian Qualifications Framework
Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015
Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Research) 2017
1. Purpose of policy
This policy prescribes the structure, requirements, and management of higher degrees by research (HDR) at the University. It outlines responsibilities and good practice to support the highest quality HDR candidature experience and outcomes.
2. Policy scope and application
This policy and associated procedures apply to all Doctoral degrees and Research Master degrees. It applies to all students enrolled in, or proposing to enrol in a HDR. This policy and associated procedures apply to all staff working in the HDR environment at the University (including Supervisors). This policy does not apply to honorary Doctorates.
Please refer to the University’s Glossary of Terms for policies and procedures.
Terms and definitions identified below are specific to these procedures and are critical to its effectiveness:
Candidate means a person admitted to undertake a HDR program at the University (also known as a “student”).
Candidature means duration of enrolment in a higher degree by research program. A Research student is considered to be a “student” for the higher degree by research program in which they are enrolled. All research and related work towards fulfilment of the requirements for a higher degree by research must be completed during enrolled candidature.
Confirmed candidature means period of enrolment in a HDR program after the successful completion of the Confirmation of Candidature milestone, up to the date of expiry of candidature for that program.
Creative work means an original product designed, created or constructed by a candidate during candidature deriving from one or more of the creative arts including graphical and new media techniques.
Exegesis means a scholarly, critical commentary on the original creative work in dialogue with, and informing, that original work or collection of works, resulting from research undertaken and produced during candidature. The exegesis also includes explicit reference to the research methodologies employed in the creation of the original creative work.
Probationary candidature means period of enrolment in a HDR program up to and including the successful completion of the Confirmation of Candidature milestone, or the date of expiry of probationary candidature for that program (whichever comes first).
Significant research component means a substantial research project undertaken with appropriate research methodology.
Thesis means an original substantial piece of scholarly writing resulting from research undertaken by a candidate and produced during candidature to meet the requirements of the degree.
4.1 USC is committed to the provision and continuous improvement of HDRs that offer significant research training activities and ensure internationally benchmarked outcomes.
4.2 The University shall award higher degrees by research in accordance with the practice and terminology used in the Australian higher education system.
4.3 Only students enrolled in accordance with the University’s policy and procedures concerning research candidates will be eligible to proceed to the award of an HDR. Structure and requirements of HDRs are provided below.
4.4 The progression of HDR candidature must be managed in accordance with Higher Degrees by Research Candidature – Procedures.
4.5 For an award of a HDR, the thesis or exegesis and creative work must represent an original and significant contribution to knowledge of the subject area. The thesis or exegesis shall be submitted and examined in accordance with the HDR Thesis Submission and Examination – Procedures.
4.6 The University supports and encourages the appropriate mentoring and supervision of research students, acknowledging their importance in the development of research excellence, integrity, professionalism, mutual respect and recognition. Supervision of all research higher degree candidates shall be conducted according to the Australian Code of Responsible Conduct of Research with supervision requirements provided in the Higher Degree by Research Supervision – Procedures and the Research – Academic Policy.
4.7 The University will provide each candidate with resources to support their research activities as provided in the University’s Statement of Resources for Higher Degree by Research Candidates. The University reserves the right to refuse admission where required resources are not available.
4.8 The University is responsible for providing relevant comprehensive research skills training opportunities for candidates undertaking a HDR.
4.9 The University equally protects and promotes candidates rights and responsibilities. Candidates who are dissatisfied with the outcome of any aspect of their HDR candidature should lodge their concern in accordance with the Student Grievance Resolution – Governing Policy.
4.10 Policy on higher degree research is consistent with the principles of the University Quality and Standards Framework.
4.11 Candidates will have ownership of intellectual property directly related to their research project or creative work, unless other arrangements have been mutually agreed in advance by the candidate and the University.
5. Structure of higher degrees by research
5.1 Doctoral degrees
Doctoral degrees offered by this University meet the Australian Qualifications Framework specifications at Level 10. USC’s doctoral degrees are research degrees that require the candidate to make a substantial original contribution to knowledge through research, scholarship and investigation in one or more fields of learning.
5.2 Research master degrees
Research master degrees offered by this University meet the Australian Qualifications Framework specifications at Level 9. USC’s research master degrees require the candidate to apply an advanced body of knowledge to produce a significant contribution of merit through a program of advanced research in a scholarly field of learning, providing a pathway for further learning.
5.3 Research content
HDRs must include a major research component that comprises at least two thirds of the total candidature requirements.
Activities which may be included in calculating the research content:
Literature review in the area of the major research thesis
Formulation of research proposal; development of research plan
Production of the thesis (in print or other media)
Research seminars, involving the student presenting their research work as a seminar
Production of an original creative work (performing and/or visual arts) (in accordance with the University's interpretation of 'research' in the performing and creative arts area), together with any exegesis of the creative work
Research project(s) in addition to and separate from the major research project
Activities which may not be included in calculating the research content:
Research methodology training courses
Courses involving reading a selection of research literature in an area and producing a report
Clinical practice; professional practice; internship
Courses discussing the general research ethos or current research issues in a particular area
A course involving the setting of a topic or problem which may be individual to a student and the student is required to locate relevant published material and produce a report on that topic.
5.4 Coursework
Compulsory coursework in HDR
Where the requirements of a specific HDR, as approved by the Academic Board, include coursework to be undertaken by all candidates, the approved program requirements shall include the number of units required to be successfully completed, and any course(s) required to be undertaken and/or the set of courses from which the candidate may select their study program.
Candidates may be required to achieve a grade higher than a pass for coursework components in order to satisfy the degree requirements; if so, the minimum grade to be achieved shall be approved by the Academic Board.
Courses included in a HDR shall be postgraduate level courses.
In approving a specific HDR, the Academic Board may approve variations to the normal arrangements specified above, where the School proposing the degree presents arguments to support the proposed variations in terms of the aims and objectives of the specific program, and where the proposed variations support the overall quality of the program and the experience of candidates.
A candidate for a HDR where coursework is not included in the structure of the program may be required to undertake coursework, such as a research methodology course or other specified courses, seminars, modules or reading activities, in addition to and as a support for their research.
Where such activities are required, they shall be specified as a condition of candidature by the Research Degrees Committee and undertaken under the direction of the relevant Head of School. The Head of School or nominee is required to advise the Research Degrees Committee that the additional requirements have been satisfactorily completed.
Tuition fees for coursework undertaken at USC as part of HDR program requirements (compulsory component of a specific HDR or required as a condition of offer) will be included in the HDR program tuition fee.
5.5 Requirement for originality in research
The program of advanced research and production of work for a HDR must not contain as its main content any work or material which is embodied in a thesis or dissertation previously submitted by the candidate or any other person for a University degree or other similar qualification at this or other higher education institution, unless the Research Degrees Committee approves otherwise.
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War of the Rebellion: Serial 002 Page 0994 Chapter IX. OPERATIONS IN MD., PA., VA., AND W. VA.
North Carolina Regiment has been ordered to Elk Mountain; Forty-fourth Virginia Regiment, Colonel Scott, is at Monterey; Twenty-third Virginia Regiment, Colonel Taliaferro, is at McDowells, for recruits; First Georgia Regiment, Colonel Ramsey, is at McDowells', to recruit; Major Jones, with five iron pieces of artillery, is with the Twelfth Georgia Regiment; Captain Shumaker's battery, with two companies of the Twentieth Regiment, Captains Jones and Bruce, is at Monterey; six remnants of companies of the Twentieth Regiment have been ordered to general headquarters, and are on the march of Staunton. This was the position of the army yesterday at 4 p. m., when Major Tyler left Monterey. I would suggest that our forces are now so much scattered that the three Tennessee regiments be sent to Monterey. If you desire to re-enforce Elk Mountain, it could be done from Monterey, or be used to oppose the advance from Cheat Mountain, if is should be attempted.
M. G. HARMAN,
Major, Commanding.
Richmond, Va., July 23, 1861.
Major M. G. HARMAN, Staunton, Va.:
General Jackson desires troops to be sent by Millborough, to re-enforce Elk Mountain. The first regiment that arrives must take that route, unless General Loring orders otherwise. Send Captain Marye by Millborough, and comply with orders from the commanding general without reference here. Unless cavalry is called for, Major Lee's squadron will await orders.
R. E. LEE.
Major M. G. HARMAN, Quartermaster, Staunton, Va.:
DEAR SIR: Yours of yesterday has just been placed in my hands (about 7 a. m.), and it will consequently be impossible for me to get the courier back to you by 10 o'clock this morning.
I must still continue to press upon you the importance of sending troops, with supplies and ammunition, as rapidly as possible, by the way of Millborough, to the Huttonsville turnpike. As I have already written and telegraphed to yourself and to headquarters, this point is equidistant from Huntersville and the Millborough Station, and the road thither is a common country road and very rough. Until further notice do not send any more troops to this point.
I do not think that Captain Marye's artillery will be in any danger whatsoever between Millborough and Huntersville. Colonel Lee's command will be on the road in advance of him, and between himself and the enemy. At Huntersville he will see Captain Cole, with whom he can confer as to any danger beyond that point. I cannot weaken Colonel Lee's command, already quite too small for the end to be accomplished, in order to guard against the possibility of danger, and I have no cavalry with me fit to be sent to the Warm Springs who are not upon necessary and arduous duty.
Very respectfully, yours,
H. R. JACKSON.
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Crazy for You (musical)
Crazy for You is a romantic comedy musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Billed as "The New Gershwin Musical Comedy", it is largely based on the songwriting team’s 1930 musical Girl Crazy, but incorporates songs from several other productions as well. Crazy for You won the 1992 Tony Award (Broadway) 1993 Olivier Award (London) and 1994 Dora Award (Toronto) for Best Musical.
Original cast recording
Ira Gershwin
Ken Ludwig
Girl Crazy
by George Gershwin
Guy Bolton
1993 West End
2011 West End revival
Tony Award for Best Musical
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival
Production historyEdit
The Broadway production was directed by Mike Ockrent and choreographed by Susan Stroman. It was produced by Roger Horchow, Elizabeth Williams, with associate producers Richard Godwin, and Valerie Gordon.[1] After a Washington, D.C. tryout and 10 previews, it opened at the Shubert Theatre on February 19, 1992, and ran for 1,622 performances. The cast included Jodi Benson as Polly, Harry Groener as Bobby Child, Bruce Adler as Bela Zangler, John Hillner as Lank Hawkins, Michele Pawk as Irene Roth, Jane Connell as Mother, Beth Leavel as Tess (Leavel also understudied Benson), Ronn Carroll as Everett Baker, and Stephen Temperley and Amelia White as Eugene and Patricia Fodor. The Manhattan Rhythm Kings played cowboys Mingo, Moose, and Sam, singing in their trademark close harmony.
In his review in The New York Times, Frank Rich wrote, "When future historians try to find the exact moment at which Broadway finally rose up to grab the musical back from the British, they just may conclude that the revolution began last night. The shot was fired at the Shubert Theater, where a riotously entertaining show called Crazy for You uncorked the American musical’s classic blend of music, laughter, dancing, sentiment and showmanship with a freshness and confidence rarely seen during the Cats decade . . . Crazy for You scrapes away decades of cabaret and jazz and variety-show interpretations to reclaim the Gershwins’ standards, in all their glorious youth, for the dynamism of the stage."[2]
A cast album was released by Angel Records.
The West End production, directed by Ockrent, choreographed by Stroman, and starring Ruthie Henshall, Kirby Ward, and Chris Langham, opened at the Prince Edward Theatre on March 3, 1993 and ran for nearly three years.[3][4]
On October 20, 1999, the PBS series Great Performances broadcast a production directed by Matthew Diamond, who was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Direction of a Variety or Music Program.[5]
On October 18, 2009, a showtime challenge, charity gala performance of Crazy for You, directed by Katherine Hare and choreographed by Racky Plews was staged by Eyebrow Productions at the London Palladium. Eyebrow are well known for their unique Showtime Challenges, where all aspects of the show are rehearsed and performed in 48 hours. All proceeds went to Cecily's Fund.[6][7]
In 2011, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre did a revival of Crazy for You as part of the 2011 Summer Season. The production moved to the West End, at the Novello Theatre where it ran from October 8, 2011 to March 17, 2012.[8]
The Off-West End premiere of Crazy For You, directed by John Plews, choreographed by Grant Murphy and musically directed by Oliver John Ruthven, ran at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in Highgate from December 13, 2012 to January 27, 2013. The production made use of a smaller ensemble with cast doubling, and a six-piece band.[citation needed]
In summer 2016 a UK revival opened at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury starring Tom Chambers as Bobby and Caroline Sheen as Polly. The production began touring the UK from August 2017 to June 2018 starring Chambers reprising his role as Bobby, Caroline Flack as Irene and Charlotte Wakefield as Polly. Claire Sweeney replaced Flack as Irene halfway through the tour.[9]
In the 2017 concert production of Crazy for You at the Lincoln Center, the cast was joined by choirs across the world including Denver School of the Arts.
Cast and charactersEdit
U.S. National Tour
Bobby Child
Harry Groener James Brennan Kirby Ward Sean Palmer Tony Yazbeck
Polly Baker
Jodi Benson Karen Ziemba Ruthie Henshall Clare Foster Laura Osnes
Bela Zangler
Bruce Adler Stuart Zagnit Chris Langham David Burt Harry Groener
Irene Roth
Michele Pawk Kay McClelland Amanda Prior Kim Medcalf Rachel Bloom Rebecca Naomi Jones
Lank Hawkins
John Hillner Christopher Coucill Shaun Scott Michael McKell Jerry O’Connell
Everett Baker
Ronn Carroll Carleton Carpenter Don Fellows Sidney Livingstone Mark Linn-Baker Fred Applegate
Mother (Lottie Child)
Jane Connell Lenka Peterson Avril Angers Harriet Thorpe Nancy Opel
Eugene Fodor
Stephen Temperley Geoffrey Wade Samuel Holmes Jack McBrayer Carson Elrod
Patricia Fodor
Amelia White Jeanette Landis Paula Tinker Harriet Thorpe Rachel Dratch Ann Harada
Beth Leavel Cathy Susan Pyles Vanessa Leagh-Hicks Rachel Stanley Angie Schworer Leigh Zimmerman
Perkins/Custus
Gerry Burkhardt Noel Parenti Alan Forrester Samuel Holmes Jim Borstelmann Kevin Worley
FolliesEdit
Patsy – Stacey Logan (and Polly US)
Sheila – Judine Hawkins Richard
Mitzi – Paula Leggett
Susie – Ida Henry
Louise – Jean Marie
Betsy – Penny Ayn Maas
Margie – Salome Mazard
Vera – Louise Ruck (Played by Naomi Kakuk in 2017 concert production)
Elaine – Pamela Everett
Swing – Maryellen Scilla
CowboysEdit
Mingo – Tripp Hanson
Moose – Brian M. Nalepka
Sam – Harold Shane
Junior – Casey Nicholaw
Pete – Fred Anderson
Jimmy – Michael Kubala
Billy – Ray Roderick
Wyatt – Jeffrey Lee Broadhurst
Harry – Joel Goodness
Custus – Gerry Burkhardt
Note: While Eugene Fodor was the real-life founder of Fodor's Travel Guides, the character in the musical is highly fictionalized. The real Eugene Fodor was Hungarian-American, not British, and his first travel book was about Europe.
Musical numbersEdit
"K-ra-zy for You" (from Treasure Girl) – Bobby
"I Can't Be Bothered Now" (from A Damsel in Distress) – Bobby, Follies Girls
"Bidin' My Time" (from Girl Crazy) – Cowboy Trio and Cowboys
"Things Are Looking Up" (from A Damsel in Distress) – Bobby
"Someone to Watch Over Me" (from Oh, Kay!) – Polly
"Could You Use Me" (from Girl Crazy) – Bobby and Polly
"Shall We Dance?" (from Shall We Dance) – Bobby
"Entrance to Nevada" – Follies Girls and Cowboys
"Slap That Bass" (from Shall We Dance) – Bobby, Pete, Patsy, Tess, and Chorus
"Embraceable You" (from Girl Crazy) – Polly and Bobby
"Tonight's the Night"≠ – Chorus
"I Got Rhythm" (from Girl Crazy) – Polly and Chorus
"The Real American Folk Song is a Rag" (from Ladies First) – Cowboy Trio and Chorus
"What Causes That?" (from Treasure Girl) – Bobby and Zangler
"Naughty Baby"≠≠ (from Primrose) – Irene, Lank, Cowboy Quartet
"Stiff Upper Lip" (from A Damsel in Distress) – Eugene, Patricia, Bobby, Polly, and Chorus
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (from Shall We Dance) – Bobby
"But Not for Me" (from Girl Crazy) – Polly
"But Not for Me" (Reprise) – Polly
New York Interlude (Concerto in F)
"Nice Work If You Can Get It" (from A Damsel in Distress) – Follies Girls, and Bobby
"Bidin' My Time" (French Reprise) – Cowboy Trio
"Things Are Looking Up" (Reprise) – Everett
Finale – Chorus
≠ Lyrics by Gus Kahn and Ira Gershwin
≠≠ Lyrics by Desmond Carter and Ira Gershwin
SynopsisEdit
Backstage at the Zangler Theater in New York in the 1930s, the last performance of the Zangler Follies is wrapping up for the season, and Tess, the Dance Director, is dodging the advances of the married Bela Zangler. Bobby Child, the rich son of a banking family, is backstage hoping for an audition with Mr. Zangler. Bobby performs "K-ra-zy for You," but fails to impress Zangler, having landed on Zangler's foot during the final flourish of his dance routine. Dejected, Bobby heads outside.
Bobby is met by Irene, the wealthy woman to whom he has been engaged for five years, and then by his mother, who demands that Bobby take over her piece of the banking business. Bobby is told to go to Deadrock, Nevada, to foreclose on a rundown theater. As the women argue over him, Bobby imagines himself dancing with the Follies Girls and joins them in a rousing rendition of "I Can't Be Bothered Now." Brought back to reality, Bobby decides to escape to Nevada.
When Bobby arrives in Deadrock, it's clear that the gold mining town has seen better days. The men, who are cowboys, sing "Bidin' My Time" in a long, slow drawl. Everett Baker receives a letter from New York warning of the bank foreclosing on the Gaiety Theater. The only woman left in this forlorn town is Everett's daughter, the spunky Polly Baker, who vows to get even with Bobby Child if she ever meets him.
Lank Hawkins, proprietor of the town's saloon, argues with Everett, trying to convince Everett to let him buy the theater before the bank takes it. The stubborn old man refuses to give up the theater due to his memories of Polly's mother being the star of all the theater's old shows.
Bobby enters the town almost dying of thirst, and falls in love with Polly at first sight, not realizing who she is, and expresses his excitement in "Things Are Looking Up." Lank isn't pleased to see a rival for Polly's affections.
Bobby finds himself in quite a bind. If he forecloses on the theater he will lose the girl of his dreams. Inspired, he comes up with the idea of putting on a show to pay off the mortgage. Polly agrees to this plan until she finds out who he is and suspects a trick. Bobby and Polly are both heartbroken, but Bobby decides to put on the show anyway... disguised as Mr. Zangler. Polly, deeply hurt, expresses her loneliness in "Someone to Watch Over Me."
A few days later, ten Follies Girls on vacation from The Zangler Follies appear like a mirage in the desert. Bobby has asked them to help stage a spectacular show in Deadrock. When the men of Deadrock see the girls, the sleepy town becomes very lively. Lank Hawkins continues to express extreme dislike for the show, threatening to shoot Bobby. Rehearsals for the show aren't going well and the cowboys in particular are terrible dancers. Bobby changes all that in the course of one rehearsal with the song "Slap That Bass." Spirits are now at a high point. Meanwhile, to Bobby's dismay, Irene arrives, threatening to expose Bobby's charade, and Polly has fallen in love with Bobby's impersonation of Zangler. She expresses her love for Zangler with the song "Embraceable You."
Opening night arrives, with everyone's hopes high ("Tonight's the Night!"). Sadly, everyone is disappointed to find that the only people to arrive at the show are Eugene and Patricia Fodor, British tourists writing a guidebook on the American West. What starts out as a disappointment changes into the realization that the show has galvanized the once sleepy town. They celebrate with a spirited rendition of "I Got Rhythm" while the real Zangler stumbles unnoticed into the town, almost dehydrated, and collapses just as the scene ends.
In Lank's saloon Bobby is professing his love to Polly. Unfortunately, she is still in love with the man who she thinks is Zangler. Bobby is about to convince Polly that he has been impersonating "Zangler" when the real Zangler stumbles into the saloon looking for Tess.
Zangler finds Tess, but refuses her request to produce the show. Tess storms off, and Zangler, now drunk after being disgusted by the town, bemoans his fate. Bobby, dressed like Zangler, reels in to drown his sorrow over losing Polly. Drunk and depressed, the two men act as mirror images of each other, and lament their lost loves in "What Causes That."
The next morning, Polly sees the two Zanglers and realizes what has happened. She slaps Bobby and leaves in a huff, while the townsfolk prepare for a meeting at the theater to discuss what to do with the show. Irene comes to Bobby in one final attempt to make him go back to New York with her, but Bobby rejects her, and states his love for Polly. Immensely frustrated with Bobby, Irene seduces Lank in "Naughty Baby."
The townsfolk are all now gathered at the theater. Bobby is all for trying the show again, while Polly thinks they should abandon the venture. The Fodors counsel the dejected townspeople to keep a "Stiff Upper Lip," which includes a parody of the barricade scene from Les Misérables, but by the end of the song only Polly, Everett, Bobby, and Tess still think the show should continue.
Everyone but Bobby and Polly leave the theater. Bobby prepares to leave for New York, professing that his memories of Polly will never fade in "They Can't Take That Away from Me." Polly realizes, too late, that she does love Bobby, and after he leaves, laments her loss in "But Not For Me."
Meanwhile, Bela Zangler decides to put on the show as a favor to Tess; the two seem to be in love once more. Although he had been planning to cast Bobby as the lead, he makes Polly the star of the show after learning that Bobby has left for New York.
Six weeks later, Bobby is still thinking of Deadrock as he works in his mother's bank. For his birthday, Mrs. Child gives him the Zangler theater (Zangler has used all his money on the show in Deadrock). While initially ecstatic, Bobby realizes that his love for Polly is worth more in "Nice Work if You Can Get It," and leaves with Mrs. Child for Deadrock to pursue Polly.
Meanwhile, Polly has decided to leave for New York to look for Bobby, who arrives in Deadrock just after she leaves. After learning that Polly has left to find him, he leaves the stage to "wash up" before driving back to New York to catch her. Bobby's mother and Irene (who is now married to Lank) notice each other, and start an argument. Everett notices Mrs. Child, and falls head-over-heels in love with her, as shown in a reprise of "Things Are Looking Up." His affections are reciprocated, and immediately afterwards, Polly reenters with Custus, one of the cowboys. Custus was trying to give Polly a ride to the station, but his car ran out of gas, and Polly has missed the train to New York. Together the townspeople concoct a plan, and Polly and Bobby are finally reunited in the "Finale."
Awards and nominationsEdit
Original Broadway productionEdit
1992 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical Won
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Bruce Adler Nominated
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Michele Pawk Nominated
Outstanding Director of a Musical Mike Ockrent Nominated
Outstanding Choreography Susan Stroman Won
Outstanding Orchestrations William D. Brohn Nominated
Outstanding Costume Design William Ivey Long Nominated
Outstanding Set Design Robin Wagner Nominated
Tony Award Best Musical Won
Best Book of a Musical Ken Ludwig Nominated
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Harry Groener Nominated
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Jodi Benson Nominated
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Bruce Adler Nominated
Best Direction of a Musical Mike Ockrent Nominated
Best Choreography Susan Stroman Won
Best Costume Design William Ivey Long Won
Best Lighting Design Paul Gallo Nominated
Original London productionEdit
1993 Laurence Olivier Award Best New Musical Won
Best Actor in a Musical Kirby Ward Nominated
Best Actress in a Musical Ruthie Henshall Nominated
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Chris Langham Nominated
Best Director of a Musical Mike Ockrent Nominated
Best Theatre Choreographer Susan Stroman Won
Best Set Designer Robin Wagner Won
2011 London revivalEdit
2012 Laurence Olivier Award Best Musical Revival Won
Best Costume Design Peter McKintosh Won
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Campus Headlines
New chief addresses student-campus police communication
February 10, 2016 February 19, 2016 fn_admin Rodney Chatman, UD police, UD Public Safety, University of Dayton Police, University of Dayton Public Safety
By: Rose Rucoba – Staff Writer
UD Public Safety welcomed Rodney Chatman as the new executive director of public safety and chief of police at the beginning of this semester.
Chatman comes to UD with a long history as a safety and police officer.
His experiences and occupations span from working as captain of the University of Cincinnati Police Department to working as an adjunct faculty member at UC, teaching courses such as criminal justice and family violence, to working as safety director at the St. Bernard Police Department in St. Bernard, Ohio.
At UD, Chatman’s responsibilities as executive director of public safety and chief of police include overseeing the safety of UD students, faculty and staff, and supervising all of the officers at Public Safety.
“Campus police must be sensitive to the role we play in helping students through that critical phase of transitioning from dependence on parents to the self-discovery and life skills sought and learned that impacts life course trajectory and future leadership,” Chatman said.
In an interview with Flyer News, he discussed his future plans for UD Public Safety and the challenges it faces on campus today.
Chatman said he was first drawn to UD because he values its Marianist beliefs and because it is such a family-oriented campus.
“It’s everything I imagined it would be,” said Chatman. “I can see myself staying here.”
While he sees UD as a home, Chatman said there are some areas that need improvement, particularly the issue of communication between students and campus police.
Chatman talked of how he believes students should feel comfortable coming to campus police and should never hesitate to ask for help.
“There is a prevailing hesitation to call the police,” Chatman said. “Often people say they didn’t feel as if their issue was important enough or they didn’t want to bother us.”
There is a prevailing hesitation to call the police. Often people say they didn’t feel as if their issue was important enough or they didn’t want to bother us.
To help students understand, he uses the analogy of getting a toothache or having a plumbing problem. In either situation, a person would not hesitate to ask for help.
Chatman said that students should look at public safety in the same way: as a resource.
“Students should have an open mind when police step forward in a situation,” Chatman said.
While this may be news to UD students, Chatman said the issue of communication is a big problem on college campuses. Compared to municipal officers, he explained that campus police officers have a more difficult job.
Chatman has had experience as both a municipal officer and a campus police officer but prefers campus law enforcement. He said municipal police work is “geared towards catching the bad guys,” and the university mission is more holistic. It is about the care of the students and helping them grow and learn, he said.
Campus police may have a more holistic job, but Chatman acknowledged it can be hard to make connections when 25 percent of the student population changes every year.
However, he hopes getting involved in the UD community will break down some of the communication barriers.
Chatman hopes to do this by attending on-campus events, walking around campus and potentially teaching criminal justice or more hands-on courses like he has in the past.
In his experiences, getting involved on campuses in his past careers helped the relationship between students and campus police. He hopes it works at UD as well.
“Here, we have to find resources and make it look different, fresh,” he said.
Students should expect him to be at campus events, including SGA events. He said he looks forward to getting to know the student body.
Photo by Multimedia Editor Chris Santucci.
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Ramy Brook Sharp Talks About Empowering Women at Bloomingdales
by The Daily Front Row April 11, 2019
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Ramy Brook Sharp
On Tuesday night, Bloomingdale’s hosted a spring kick off with Ramy Brook Sharp, founder and creative director of Ramy Brook. In addition to greeting fans, Brook participated in a panel discussion with Erin Loos Cutraro, founder and CEO of She Should Run, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization promoting leadership and encouraging women to run for office. The duo discussed their passion for philanthropic work, and empowering women.
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The talk was held in Sharp’s new shop-in-shop in the 59th street Bloomingdale’s in Manhattan. Both Sharp and Cutraro opened up about their personal experiences as women in the workforce, and how they want to shape the world for their daughters.
When asked about how she was empowered growing up, Sharp said that her parents were particularly encouraging to herself and her two sisters. “They always encouraged us to be whoever we wanted to be, and that we could do anything. We grew up with confidence that we could pursue whatever dream we had,” she said. “It’s a tough world out there and it’s really easy to fail. But when you have the support and love of your family, friends, you really feel like you can just bust through those walls and find a way to succeed.”
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'Boyhood': Watch Richard Linklater explain his cinematic experiment
July 01, 2014 at 02:30 PM EDT
Richard Linklater knew he wanted to make a film about childhood. It’s not a revolutionary idea, by any means, but Linklater decided to make it so. Instead of forcing the passage of time with makeup and lighting and different actors, he resolved to film the same cast over the course of a number of years, allowing everyone to actually change and age and grow.
The result is Boyhood, a 12-year glimpse into the lives of a Texas family, starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, and Ellar Coltrane. As Owen Gleiberman wrote after Boyhood‘s Sundance premiere: “It touches something deep and true, which is that we grow up to be the people we are by letting every moment form us.”
Watch as Linklater, Hawke, and Arquette discuss the film in a moving featurette after the jump.
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Read the first chapter from Richelle Mead's Midnight Jewel
The second novel in the 'Glittering Court' duology hits shelves on Tuesday
By Nivea Serrao
It’s almost time to return to the Glittering Court, thanks to Richelle Mead’s Midnight Jewel, the second book in the highly acclaimed trilogy.
But now fans can return to Mead’s world a little sooner than expected, as EW is dropping an exclusive excerpt of the first chapter, below.
The second book tells the story of Mira, who fans will remember is a war refugee and a citizen of another country who seized the opportunity to join the Glittering Court (and its promise of luxury, glamour, and leisure) so she can earn off her marriage contract and finally free herself.
In order to do this, Mira uses her knowledge that Grant Elliot (a passenger on the ship) is a spy for the McGraw Agency to convince him to take her on. But as she spends her days learning the required etiquette and customs and her nights fighting injustice and corruption, Mira also finds herself fighting her growing love for (and attraction to) Grant — all while navigating a brewing rebellion together.
Midnight Jewel arrives in bookstores on Tuesday, June 27. If you haven’t already ordered your copy of the novel, you can do so here.
Read an excerpt from ‘Midnight Jewel’ by Richelle Mead
“You! Girl! Don’t take another step, or I’ll run you through!”
I froze where I was, halfway up the great stone stairs that led to the cathedral of Kyriel.
The thump-thump of boots sounded behind me, and moments later, a young watchman rushed over to block my way. He stood almost a foot taller than me, his dark hair shaved close to the scalp as so many of the watch did. What many of the watch did not do, however, was wield a dagger with such confidence. Most kept the city’s peace with heavy clubs.
I met his eyes calmly. “I beg your pardon, sir, but I’m on my way to prayer.”
“Don’t give me that.” His face twisted into a scowl. “Everyone knows you Sims are Alanzan heathens. And I know who you are. I remember you and your murderous brother.”
A spark of anger kindled inside me, but I kept it hidden. I had a lot of practice ignoring comments like his. “I was actually going to pray for his soul. I’m a faithful devotee of Uros. Do you think the angels would let a heretic step on this holy ground?”
I gestured up to the imposing double doors above us. A great arch, carved into the cathedral’s stone, surrounded them and made the entry look even more majestic. A monk of Vaiel, hooded in deep green robes, stepped outside just then, reaffirming the sanctity of where we stood.
The watchman hesitated a moment and then grew stern again. He kept the dagger pointed at me. “Maybe you aren’t one of the Alanzans, but I know you’re as much of a criminal as everyone else in your family. You just haven’t been caught yet. Now tell me where your brother is.”
I spread my hands out in helpless confusion, ignoring the impulse to reach for my own knife, which was hidden in a skirt pocket. “I wish I knew. I haven’t seen him in over a year.”
He pressed the dagger’s point to my breastbone. “You’re lying.”
The heartbreaking part was that I’d actually spoken the truth. Lonzo had sent me one letter when he’d arrived in that land across the sea. And then there’d been silence.
“What’s all this?” a new voice asked. A familiar voice.
Another watchman joined us, moving much more casually than his colleague. This man was older, portly, and red-faced. He’d left his thinning hair as it was, probably because there was too little to shave. I kept my eyes fixed serenely ahead, giving no indication that I knew him.
The younger watchman lowered the blade. “Carey, this is the Viana girl. The one whose brother killed Sir Wilhelm last year. That bastard was never brought to justice!”
Watchman Carey stifled a yawn. “Well, I don’t see him here. I only see his sister. And no one ever actually proved he did it.”
“But you know he did!” spat the other watchman. “We all know it. And she knows where he is! We should be tracking her every move!”
“Into a church? You think her brother is hiding here? Should I go ask that monk if we can conduct a search?”
“There’s nothing here.” Watchman Carey managed to sound both bored and irritated. “Only a girl on her way to pray and better her soul—a girl who’s done nothing wrong.”
The other man’s eyes narrowed at me. “She’s a Sirminican. They’ve all done something.”
Watchman Carey gestured him away. “Go make yourself useful. Stop a real crime, not one that went cold long ago. And damn it, put that dagger away. You’re embarrassing us all.”
The young watchman sheathed the blade but held a finger up to my face. I didn’t flinch. “Don’t think I’ll forget this, girl. I’ll find your bloody brother, wherever he’s hiding.”
Once the man had stormed away, Watchman Carey’s features sharpened. “Tell me he’s not still in the city.”
“No,” I said, exhaling in relief. “But I really don’t know where he is. Just that he’s far away.”
“You should join him.”
A dull ache filled my chest. “I’m trying, sir.”
“Try harder. Things like this are going to keep happening. Sir Wilhelm had a lot of friends, and they haven’t forgotten.” Watchman Carey suddenly looked very weary. “Look, I like you. I really do. You’re smart. You know our language. But I’m not a fool. I hear about the girl who stops thieves in the Sirminican district. And that’s not a bad thing—but it is something that could get out of hand one day. Just like with your brother.”
“Not another word. Sir Wilhelm was as vile as they come, gentry or not. And maybe he deserved what he got, but the less I know, the better.”
Watchman Carey’s forehead wrinkled up with a frown as a memory held him. He’d been the one to find Isabel, the Sirminican girl Sir Wilhelm had used for his own sick pleasures and then discarded in a river. True, Lonzo had intended to beat him to a pulp, but actually killing Sir Wilhelm? That had been accidental. Most of the watch hadn’t cared about that detail—not with a Sirminican involved. Watchman Carey had cared and had looked away a number of times as the evidence against Lonzo mounted.
“Get out of here. You can do better.” He gave me a wry smile. He was the only member of the watch who’d ever treated me as an equal. The only one who even attempted my language. “And don’t take it amiss when I say I hope we never cross paths again.”
He lumbered down the steps without another word, soon disappearing into the crowd on the street. I took a moment to collect myself and continued my journey to the cathedral. The monk remained standing near the door, having observed the whole exchange. He said nothing. The great hood hid his face, but he turned his head and tracked me as I walked inside.
My father had liked conducting clandestine business in churches. No one ever expected it. Only a handful of other people had come inside to pray during the middle of the day in this grand cathedral, one of the biggest in Osfro. They sat solemnly on the glossy wooden pews, heads bowed or eyes fixed on the sculpture of the glorious angel Kyriel that hung before us on the sanctuary wall. A priest in gold and pale green robes quietly lit candles on the altar beneath the angel, and the scent of beeswax and resin filled the air.
I scanned the nave and found the person I sought. I casually made my way over, sitting near him without making eye contact, as though my choice of pew was a coincidence. The wood creaked beneath me, and I nearly sneezed at the man’s pretentious herbal cologne.
Bowing my head, I touched my brow first and then my heart. “All praise to Uros, creator of spirit and flesh,” I murmured. “All praise to his six glorious angels, defenders of the faithful.”
“All praise,” the man beside me echoed.
I lifted my head, fixing my eyes on the glorious Kyriel. The angel held a gilded sword and shield, ready to defend mankind from the six wayward angels. My real interest was in the priest as he continued lighting candles in my periphery. When he’d finished with the last one, he retreated to a small alcove and knelt to pray.
Certain he was preoccupied, I reached into my skirt pocket and took out a small, folded piece of paper. I carefully set it on the pew between my companion and me. After several seconds, he took it and slipped it into his own coat pocket.
“Those are the names of ten Alanzans living in Cape Triumph—at least as of last spring,” I said softly. “I’m sure there are more. But that’s enough to get you connected. You need to memorize them and burn it right away.”
He raised his head. “I know that. Give me some credit.”
Around the nave, stained-glass windows depicted the other angels in rainbow colors. None of them seemed to care that a heretic was sitting beside me. Kyriel didn’t leap forward with his sword. The cathedral’s vaulted ceiling didn’t come crashing down. Uros didn’t hurl lightning from the heavens. Maybe the Alanzans aren’t the heretics, I mused. Maybe their way is the right way, and the orthodox who built this church are actually the heretics. Or maybe they’re both wrong.
I finally turned and met my companion’s eyes. The dim lighting made them appear more gray than blue, but it couldn’t hide their eager sparkle. Cedric Thorn was an extremely handsome man. Not my type—but still nice to look at. I preferred men who were a little rougher around the edges. Men who didn’t so obviously deliberate on their clothing each morning.
“I give you a lot of credit. But people’s lives are on the line.”
His face sobered. “Believe me, I know. Thank you. And here’s something for you.”
My heart sped up as he reached into his coat, cast a quick glance around, and then produced a rolled sheaf of papers. He set it discreetly between us. “Your contract. Admission to the Glittering Court. A ticket to Adoria.”
“Adoria,” I repeated, clenching the papers. The Alanzans I knew had sworn he was a man of integrity, but until this moment, I’d had my doubts that he’d uphold his half of the bargain. Plenty of Osfridians had experimented with the Alanzan faith. Plenty had lost interest and happily turned in the real devotees.
“I made a few inquiries,” he said, still serious, “but I don’t think there’s anything I can do to help find your brother once we’re over there. They don’t always record the names of bond servants. Even when they do, getting those records would require a connection to a customs officer—or enough money to bribe one. I don’t have either.”
“Maybe my husband will.” Husband. The word felt strange on my tongue.
“Are you sure that’s what you want? A husband?”
I could feel Cedric’s gaze on me as I looked down at my hands, still gripping the papers. His polished manners and stylish clothes were deceptive. He might be pretty, but he wasn’t stupid.
What did I want? I wanted Adoria. I wanted to find Lonzo. I wanted a life far away from the war and corruption that had engulfed the country of my birth. Could a rich husband and a new land guarantee all those things? No, but I’d have better odds there than I would here, where I was just another hungry refugee packed into a city that hated us.
“I want a husband,” I reiterated. It was a small price to pay for all those other benefits. I would honor the contract and accept being a wife. If nothing else, I’d have some sort of choice in who I went to bed with, rather than having it dictated by my father.
As though reading my mind, Cedric remarked, “Your father was a great man. I mean, at least from what I’ve heard. He saved so many from persecution. He gave his life for it. You must be so proud.”
“Yes,” I said automatically.
“And I know you want to carry out that legacy. I know you’ve been protecting people here. It’s noble. It’s wonderful. But . . . how should I put this . . . well. You need to settle down. Not just with a husband, but in general.”
“No more sneaking around.”
“No more alley fights.”
“No more daggers to throats.”
“Cedric, give me some credit.” If we hadn’t been in the cathedral, I would’ve shouted it. “I’ll be the picture of decorum at this finishing school of yours. I’ll get cultured and refined. I’ll let you show me off at all those parties and wear those beautiful clothes you’re always going on about.” I glanced down at my worn, stained dress. “Actually, I won’t mind that part. Or even the studies.” The war back in Sirminica had ended my education there.
Cedric’s enthusiasm returned. He really needed to work on discretion. “I know Adoria’s your end goal, but try to enjoy the journey too. It won’t be that bad.”
“Even for a Sirminican?” I asked archly.
The bright smile faltered. I took it as a bad sign that he didn’t spout off the pretty assurances and sales pitches that came so naturally to him. “Your first year’s still in Osfrid. Even though you’ll be at one of our country manors . . . well, you’ll face the same bias you see here in the city. Adoria will be a little laxer. Sometimes. But you’ll win them over. They’ll see who you really are.”
After almost two years in Osfrid’s capital, I was skeptical, but I didn’t let that show as I stood up. The priest had finished and was strolling near our side. “Thank you,” I whispered. “This means everything to me.”
Cedric tapped his pocket. “So does this.”
“Don’t come out right after me,” I warned. “Wait a while.”
“I know, I know. You’re not giving me credit again.”
I walked out of the cathedral, squinting at the bright afternoon light. The noise of midday Osfro was crushing after the sanctuary’s stillness. Before me, the city whirled with life. Wagons and horses clattered down the cobblestone street, and vendors pitched their wares. Pedestrians packed the spaces in between, some headed toward a specific destination while others begged for food and work. Blocky stone buildings loomed over everything, their gloomy solidity a testament to Osfro’s history.
Osfro is an old city, I thought. A city set in its ways. There’s no opportunity for me here. Lonzo knew that when he sailed to Adoria. When he left me behind.
The cathedral doors creaked open, and I stared in surprise as Cedric emerged. “You were supposed to wait,” I chastised.
“I forgot to tell you when we’re leaving for the manor.” He placed a jaunty brown hat atop his auburn hair and tried to block out the sun with his hand. “In four days. Wait at the border of the Sirminican and Bridge districts—by the market. My father and I’ll pick you up around the first bell.”
“Are you sure your father won’t mind me?”
“Not his choice. He let me recruit two girls. I’ve picked them—sort of. I have to finish the other’s paperwork.” Cedric sounded unconcerned. Seeing as he’d adopted a religion that often led to death and imprisonment, a father’s anger was probably minor by comparison.
“Recruit? Are you leading this girl into a sinful life?”
Cedric and I both spun around at the crotchety voice. The monk of Vaiel was still there, leaning against the arch and clutching a leather-bound copy of A Testament of Angels. The shadows had obscured him. Panic shot through me, and then I relaxed as I replayed our brief conversation. We’d said nothing about an outlawed heresy. Cedric and I faced no danger in discussing the Glittering Court.
“No, Brother,” said Cedric politely. The monks weren’t church leaders like the priests of Uros, but they were treated with the same respect, venerated for their complete immersion into study of the faith. “Quite the opposite, actually. She’s joining the Glittering Court.”
Even though I couldn’t see the monk’s face, instinct told me he was staring at me—and scowling. “The Glittering Court? Is that what you call your sordid operation? I may be removed from the world, but I know its ways. Men ‘recruit’ Sirminican girls all the time, taking advantage of their downtrodden situation and forcing them into despicable deeds. I saw you earlier, girl. I saw the watch interrogating you.”
“We were only chatting. I haven’t done anything wrong. And the Glittering Court is very respectable.” I tried for calmness and humility. The last thing we needed was for him to draw the city watch’s attention back to me. “I’m going to take etiquette classes and then find a husband in Adoria next year.”
“And not just any husband,” Cedric boasted. “She’ll meet only the richest, most elite bachelors of the city. Men who’ve made their fortunes in the New World want equally elevated wives—and my family’s business supplies them.” He’d used those exact same words when we met. I wondered if the salesman in him couldn’t help it.
A beat of silence followed as the monk contemplated this. Then: “Which city?”
“Cape Triumph. In Denham Colony.” Cedric kept smiling, but the shift in his posture betrayed his nervousness. I didn’t blame him, with that list in his pocket. Church officials wanted to make an example of native Osfridian converts. Hangings had become common.
When the monk still didn’t respond, I crossed my arms and fixed my gaze on his shadowed face. I hoped I was meeting his eyes. “Good Brother, I appreciate your concern. And you’re right—desperate girls with no other options do turn to desperate means. But I’m not one of those girls.”
“Not desperate?” he asked, voice unexpectedly wry for a holy man.
“Not without options. If I don’t see any, then I make my own. And no one forces me into anything.” My words came out with a bit more fire than I’d intended.
“I can believe that. I’d pity anyone who tried.” I could’ve sworn he was smiling in the depths of that hood. “Good luck to you, miss.” He opened the cathedral door and disappeared inside.
Cedric exhaled. “That could have gone a lot worse. I think he must’ve liked you.”
“They don’t like anything except their studies.”
“He couldn’t take his eyes off you,” he teased.
“You couldn’t even see his eyes! Now go memorize what I gave you. Don’t forget to burn it.”
Cedric answered with a nod and began descending the great stone steps. “See you in four days.”
I stayed where I was and looked down upon the city I’d be leaving behind. I’d come here to escape war, but I felt no loyalty. Learning to be a polished lady in some country manor was a delay in getting to Lonzo, but I was human. I wanted to sleep in a clean bed, instead of on a floor crowded with other refugees. I wanted three meals a day again. I wanted to be around books again.
“Four days.” I felt my lips creep into a smile. “Four days, and my new life begins.”
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Television December 17, 2013
'The Voice' Finale Recap: Adam Levine Declares Tessanne Chin the Winner
Tessanne Chin is the “The Voice” Season 5 winner… according to coach Adam Levine. Of course, it’s up to America – not Adam – to decide who takes the crown Tuesday night in the heated competition between the top three, Tessanne, Will Champlin and Jacquie Lee.
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Monday night saw contestants bringing back their audition songs, teaming with their coaches and singing fresh covers. At this point in the competition, Blake Shelton and CeeLo Green no longer have singers in the competition.
Tessanne kicked off the show with her audition song, Pink’s “Try.” After the show she told “Extra,” “’Try’ is my message. It is my story. This was me getting up and trying again and it reminded me tonight, ‘Wow, you went from trying to doing it, and you are here.’”
She went on to team up with Adam for “Let It Be,” but it was her final performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing” that sealed the deal for Levine.
“I don’t have thoughts right now, I have emotions right now,” he said, adding, “I’m so blown away by what you do, I know in my heart you are the winner of this show.”
Chin confessed that Adam declaring her the winner makes her “skittish.”
“We all want to win, but for him to say that means the world to me because it means he’s proud of me no matter what.”
Of course, the Maroon 5 singer has another horse in the race… Champlin! Will offered up a dynamic performance of his audition song, Gavin DeGraw’s “Not Over You,” before singing Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” with Adam and later Bryan Adams’ “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You.”
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Christina had never performed “We Remain” live before, and Lee was honored to be a part of it. She called singing with Xtina “amazing,” adding, “winning for Christina would mean the world to me because she has been the perfect coach.”
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North Memorial Faculty
Kathryn Justesen
gate0051@umn.edu
Andrew Slattengren
aslatten@umn.edu
Renée Crichlow, MD
rcrichlo@umn.edu
Medical school: University of California (UC), Davis
Residency: UC Davis Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Fellowships: UC, San Francisco in faculty development and research; US Department of Health and Human Services in primary care health policy
Medical interests: Full spectrum family medicine with OB
Background: After residency, Crichlow was an attending physician, researcher, and instructor at UCLA, Davis, with a joint appointment in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Breast Health Clinic. Prior to joining North Memorial, she was faculty at the Montana Family Medicine Residency with her continuity clinic in the town of Joliet (population 900).
Kathryn Justesen, MD
Medical school: Rush University
Residency: University of Minnesota North Memorial Family Medicine Residency
Background: Dr. Justesen completed her residency at North Memorial in 2002, then was a partner in a private physician-owned clinic for 11 years. She returned to North in 2014 as a full-time faculty member and has been the program director since July 2018.
Why North Memorial? My heart truly never left, even in the years between residency and when I joined the faculty. There is a special vibe here - a commitment that unifies us - a desire to do the right thing for our patients, our staff, our residents. and each other.
Medical interests: Full spectrum family medicine, obstetrics, medication-assisted treatment of substance use disorder, pediatric development, preventative health
Personal interests: Running, paddleboarding, keeping up with my 3 pre-teen/teenaged kids.
LuAnn Kibira, CNP
lkibira@umphysicians.umn.edu
Graduate school: Planned Parenthood of Minnesota/South Dakota Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Medical interests: Adolescent and women’s health
Robert Levy, MD
levyx114@umn.edu
Medical school: Stony Brook University, SUNY
Fellowship: Hazelden in addiction and chronic pain
Background: Dr. Levy joined North Memorial as a faculty member during his fellowship period as a junior faculty. He completed his fellowship and continued to split time with North Memorial and Hazelden Betty Ford until 2015 when he took a full time job with North Memorial.
Medical interests: Addicted health care professionals, chronic pain management, the integration of addiction treatment into primary care, hospital medicine, rural ER, and addiction in pregnancy and the neonatal period.
Personal interests: Cooking, board games, travel, and playing with his dog.
Jody Lounsbery, PharmD
loun0015@umn.edu
Pharmacy school: University of Minnesota
Residencies: Ohio State University in ambulatory/community care; University of Maryland in ambulatory care
Medical interests: Interprofessional education, comprehensive medication management
Laura Miller, MD, MPH
welli045@umn.edu
Medical school: Drexel University
Background: Dr. Miller joined North Memorial as a faculty member immediately following completion of residency. She is near completion of her Master of Public Health, which has focused on community health.
Medical interests: Full spectrum family medicine, obstetrics, interprofessional education, preventative and community health, underserved medicine, Spanish-speaking populations, public health, international medicine
Personal interests: Ultimate frisbee, running, yoga, outdoor adventures, travel, chasing after her 3 kids.
Jean Moon, PharmD
jmoon@umphysicians.umn.edu
Pharmacy school: University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Residency: University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Background: Dr. Moon joined North Memorial as a faculty member immediately following completion of residency in 2005.
Medical interests: Pulmonary, interprofessional education, experiential and residency education
Personal interests: Gardening, eating, swimming, sci-fi movies, and musicals.
Tanner Nissly, DO
nissl003@umn.edu
Medical school: Des Moines University
Residency: University of Minnesota North Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Medical interests: Underserved medicine, community and mental health, clinical systems
David Olson, MD
dolson@umphysicians.umn.edu
Medical school: University of Minnesota
Residency: United Family Medicine Residency
Fellowship: Notre Dame University in primary care sports medicine
Medical interests: Sports and adolescent medicine, community outreach
Background: Olson was faculty at St. Michael's Family Medicine Residency for one year, prior to joining North Memorial. Currently, he is a team physician for area high schools and colleges and the Minnesota Vikings.
Shailey Prasad, MBBS, MPH
shailey@umn.edu
Education: MBBS, Mysore Medical College, India; MPH, University of Minnesota
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital in academic medicine
Medical interests: Medical education, health care systems, public health and health policy
Background: Prasad has practiced in rural Mississippi and tribal areas in India.
Why North Memorial: 1) Caring for the underserved; 2) working in an intellectually stimulating atmosphere with medical, pharmacy, and therapy students; family medicine residents; and a lively, experienced faculty group; and 3) having access to University resources
Jason Ricco, MD, MPH
ricco004@umn.edu
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Residency: University of Minnesota North Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program
Background: Dr. Ricco returned to North Memorial as a faculty member following completion of a federally funded primary care research fellowship at UW-Madison, during which he was named an Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) Scholar.
Medical interests: Evidence-based medicine, patient-centered communication, social determinants of health, innovative care delivery models, and community-engaged research
Why North Memorial: North Minneapolis is an amazingly vibrant and resilient community, and everyone working at Broadway Family Medicine is singularly passionate about serving this community.
Michelle Sherman, PhD, ABPP
sherman@umn.edu
Education: PhD in clinical psychology, University of Missouri
Internship: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Background: Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Minnesota, Sherman worked in the VA healthcare system for more than 17 years. As the director of the Family Mental Health Program at the Oklahoma City VA, she provided couples/family therapy and developed and evaluated interventions to help families manage serious mental illness and PTSD.
Andrew Slattengren, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Wisconsin - Madison Family Medicine Residency Program
Background: Dr. Slattengren joined North Memorial as a faculty member in 2011. Prior to that time, he was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Medical interests: Osteopathic manipulative treatment, full-spectrum family medicine, medical education
Personal interests: Getting outdoors and enjoying all that Minnesota has to offer, family time.
Andrea Westby, MD
westby@umn.edu
Medical School: University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Residency: Allina/United Family Medicine Residency
Background: Dr. Westby joined North Memorial as a faculty member after practicing full spectrum family medicine in rural Minnesota for 4.5 years.
Medical interests: Full spectrum family medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, practical nutrition, preventative and community health, advocacy particularly for health equity and eliminating the use of race-based medicine, and medical communication
Personal interests: running, yoga, cycling, swimming, reading, supporting University of Minnesota Gopher athletics, the Twins, Lynx, and Timberwolves, spending time with her husband and dogs.
Michael Wootten, MD
woote001@umn.edu
Medical school: Vanderbilt University
Medical interests: Patient-centered communication; chronic disease management, especially diabetes and hypertension; hospital medicine
Background: Prior to joining North Memorial faculty, Wootten practiced for three years in the North Carolina Appalachian Mountains and four years in suburban Minneapolis. He has practiced in north Minneapolis at Broadway Family Medicine for the past 23 years.
Why North Memorial: 1) The ability to practice full spectrum family medicine, including OB, peds, and hospital medicine, while serving an underserved community; 2) working as a team with specialists, family physicians, nurses, therapists, and other providers; and 3) the opportunity to teach and shape the careers of extremely bright and hard working providers
Mark Yeazel, MD, MPH
yeazel@umn.edu
Medical school: University of New Mexico
Fellowship: University of Minnesota in faculty development
Additional training: MPH, University of Minnesota
Medical interests: Preventive medicine, cancer screening, faculty development
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MSC Cruises partners with Martha Stewart
MSC Cruises – the Swiss-based world’s largest privately-owned cruise line – is partnering with internationally acclaimed home and lifestyle expert Martha Stewart on new, exclusive culinary and discovery experiences on board and ashore to make MSC Cruises’ guests vacation moments even more special and memorable. The partnership — themed Celebrate, Discover, Experience — includes specially curated shore excursions, celebration surprise gift packages, and onboard special holiday dinner menus and recipes.
“MSC Cruises is committed to developing enriching guest experiences and as such we partner with world-class experts in their field to create together something truly unique,” said Gianni Onorato, CEO, MSC Cruises. “Martha Stewart’s philosophy and passion for discovery is a perfect match for MSC Cruises and we are excited to bring her innovation, style and expertise to life in this special partnership designed to help our guests create memorable vacation moments with friends and family.”
“I’ve always enjoyed introducing people to new experiences, and I’m thrilled to be working with MSC Cruises on a partnership that embodies the true celebratory nature of travel, exploration and discovery,” said Martha Stewart. “The excursions showcase some of my favorite activities and help MSC Cruises’ guests discover some of the authentic and hidden treasures of destinations throughout the Caribbean. The holiday dinner menus and surprise gift packages encompass what I believe celebrations should include: good food, good company and commemorating great adventures and inspiration wherever we are.”
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How Emirates is supporting and preserving biodiversity
Taking its environmental responsibilities seriously and championing wildlife conservation across different corners of the planet, the Emirates Group is playing its part to support and preserve biodiversity.
The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve and Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley in Australia both illustrate the Group’s long-standing focus on protecting fragile ecosystems and support for sustainable tourism in very different parts of the world. Both conservation reserves protect valuable ecosystems and at the same time provide unique and sustainable experiences for visitors from around the world.
The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
The Emirates Group funds the operations of the 225 square kilometre Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR), an inland desert habitat that has been protected by government mandate since 2003. This is the largest piece of land that Dubai has dedicated to a single project and aims to preserve Dubai’s unique desert environment for future generations. The DDCR plays an important role in ecological research, actively collaborating with both local and international universities. The findings and results of the research studies help to enhance knowledge of the desert ecosystem, gather scientific data around rare and endangered desert species, monitor its balance and preserve its natural environment.
The reserve is also a focal point for conservation programmes aimed at restoring populations of some of the UAE’s wildlife, such as the Arabian gazelle, sand gazelle and Arabian oryx. Since their reintroduction into the DDCR, the antelope species have thrived, and their populations have significantly increased, triggering the process of looking into relocating some oryx and gazelle species to other protected areas within the region. Over 250 endangered Macqueen’s bustard (houbara) were also released this year with 25 of them fitted with tracking devices to monitor their movement and breeding progress.
In 2018, the DDCR was visited by more than 285,000 tourists, through Arabian Adventures, various Emirates partner tour operators, and the Al Maha Desert Resort. The DDCR offers low-impact desert experiences in addition to desert clean-up activities in coordination with Arabian Adventures. During 2018 the DDCR was accepted as a candidate for the IUCN Green List for Protected and Conserved Areas, a global standard for the world’s most effectively managed Protected Areas.
Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley
Emirates has been supporting the protection of Australia’s extraordinary wildlife and plant life for over 10 years, through the conservation-based Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley in New South Wales. The property was the first luxury resort in the world to receive an internationally-recognised carbon neutral certification from New Zealand based CarboNZero, undergoing a comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions assessment. Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley also conducts regular research to identify opportunities and challenges for endangered species conservation. Efforts have also been underway to help restore vital vegetation and tree planting activities, which have helped to re-establish habitats for vital bird populations, essential for their long term survival.
Emirates and Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley jointly funded the development of the WomSAT app and website in collaboration the University of Western Sydney to help researchers identify opportunities for wombat conservation. Wombats are threatened by sarcoptic mange, an unpleasant and often fatal skin disease that afflicts Australia’s largest burrow builder. The tool is used to record wombat sightings and track population health to help treat wombats afflicted by sarcoptic mange. Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley is also spearheading a number of other conservation projects, such as the Wolgan River Restoration Project, an ongoing weed management programme, and supporting research projects with Western Sydney University.
United for Wildlife and The Buenos Aires Declaration
Since 2015, Emirates has continued its strong support for actions to stem the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, which is having devastating consequences for endangered animals and the environment in many parts of the world. In 2018, the Emirates Group also signed the Buenos Aires Declaration on Travel and Tourism and Illegal Wildlife Trade, an effort led by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) to reach a billion travellers with messages to fight the illegal wildlife trade and work with communities to develop sustainable tourism that provides livelihoods and protects wildlife. The WTTC and World Wildlife Fund are developing guidelines to eliminate illegal wildlife trafficking from the travel and tourism supply chains.
The Emirates Group has also adopted a zero-tolerance policy to wildlife trafficking and has set up training for its employees to identify and look out for warning signs of smuggled wildlife products during cargo transportation and screening. Emirates will not carry banned species, hunting trophies or any products associated with illegal wildlife activities.
Using its brand power to raise awareness around the illegal trafficking of endangered wildlife, Emirates emblazoned four of its A380s with special wildlife decals. Since then the aircraft have flown millions of kilometres across 48 cities in 29 countries on close to 6,000 flights taking this important message around the world and spurring conversation around wildlife preservation.
dnata Wildlife Conservation and Nature
dnata recently signed an MOU with the University of Pretoria in South Africa to support their research and rehabilitation projects. Under dnata4good, the partnership aims to safeguard wildlife and the environment by strengthening and enhancing research, veterinary training and awareness, increasing involvement through volunteer opportunities and ensuring needed measures are taken to care for injured animals and rehabilitate them to go back into the wild. The initiative will be partially driven by employee participation to protect fragile biodiversity in South Africa and to maintain balanced ecosystems.
Give a Ghaf
Emirates Group employees living in Meydan Heights (UAE) will be taking part in a Ghaf Tree planting event on 27 April in partnership with Goumbook. The event aims to raise awareness about the importance of conserving the living desert, with a specific focus on the Ghaf tree. The Ghaf is a drought tolerant, evergreen tree which can withstand harsh desert environments, and can be used for greening purposes whilst saving water.
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Top 10 sustainable places to stay around the world revealed
Travel is not just about seeing the wonders of the earth but understanding our impact upon it. With increasing frequency, people are looking to make the shift from “tourist” to “conscious traveler” by finding ways to maximize positive impacts on the locations they visit. Making thoughtful choices about how, when, and where you go on a vacation can make a significant difference. So, this Earth Day, travel experts analyzed over eight million traveler reviews from last year to find the key hot spots for eco-travelers.
Delving deep into sentiment, the global data showed the 10 best places to stay around the world, as reviewed by Expedia travelers. From boutiques with beehives and resorts with rainwater recycling, to grand urban retreats with solar cell power, many of these amazing places show that luxury and sustainability are not mutually exclusive.
Additionally, the experts highlighted the top countries with the best reviewed eco-conscious accommodations, with the USA topping the charts.
Top 10 eco-friendly stays
1.Sandos Caracol Eco Resort, Mexico
2.Nomad Hotel Roissy CDG, Paris, France
3.Siloso Beach Resort, Sentosa, Singapore
4.Habitat Suites, Austin, Texas
5.Pakasai Resort, Krabi, Thailand
6.PARKROYAL on Pickering, Singapore
7.The Green House, Bournemouth, UK
8.Listel Hotel, Vancouver, Canada
9.Hotel Verde, Cape Town, South Africa
10.Sherwood Queenstown, Queenstown, New Zealand
Top 10 sustainable countries around the world
2.Mexico
3.Canada
4.Australia
5.UK
6.Costa Rica
7.Thailand
8.New Zealand
9.France
10.Italy
Sustainable travel is the perfect opportunity to show Mother Earth and fellow inhabitants how much you care.
1. Sandos Caracol Eco Resort – Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Situated between dense jungle and the blue of the Mexican Caribbean coast, this Rainforest Alliance-certified destination is among the highest-rated by travellers for the multitude of positive impacts it offers.
•Extensive policies governing waste management, resource consumption and natural conservation
•Opportunities for guests to engage in ecologically sustainable practices: eco-tours, cruelty-free animal interactions and beach meditation
•A commitment to the community, reflected in celebrations of local indigenous culture, on-site markets that support local artisans, and local partnerships to improve area schools
2. Nomad Hotel Roissy CDG – Paris, France
Located five minutes by car from Charles de Gaulle airport, the Nomad Hotel Roissy CDG boasts Scandinavian-inspired design, tech-enabled customisable room layouts and a mission to “to reduce the ecological impact of these buildings to a minimum, at every stage of life, from design to operation”—making it the perfect accommodation for digital nomads with green leanings.
•Rigorous standards for creation/loss of heat and a low total annual energy consumption, supported by green (living) exterior cladding, solar panels, air handling units
•Proactive efforts to neutralize water impact through use of rainwater collectors
•Use of sustainable materials, including PEFC wood, carpets made from recycled fishing nets, recycled stone and glass shower units
3. Siloso Beach Resort, Sentosa – Singapore
Just off Singapore’s south coast lies Sentosa Island, a haven whose southwest coast is the home to the Siloso Beach Resort. Steps from the sandy beaches of the South China Sea, this award-winning eco-resort has taken special care to integrate the surrounding habitat into its design by prioritizing open spaces and preserving established natural features like mature trees and flowing springs. The result? A uniquely organic take on a luxurious beach resort experience.
•200 original trees preserved (and 450 planted) on-site; landscape pool fed by underground waters and built according to natural terrain formation
•72% of the resort is open-air—and activities including cycle tours, hikes and other eco-adventures
•Operations keep ecological impacts top-of-mind, emphasizing locally-sourced foods, limited use of plastics, and reduced energy consumption
4. Habitat Suites – Austin, TX, USA
Habitat Suites, a sustainable gem in the heart of Texas’ most progressive city, boasts a 30-year track record of forward-thinking environmental stewardship. Habitat Suites has been a charter member of the Green Hotels Association since 1991—and won an Austin Green Business Leader Gold Award in 2018.
•Widespread use of alternative energy, including solar panels, solar thermal and electric vehicle charging
•On-premises organic fruit and herb gardens; clean, local and organic food options
•Use of plant-based, zero harsh chemical detergents for cleaning; bio-safe guest shampoos and detergents; hypoallergenic suites that include live potted plants and windows that open for access to fresh air
5. Pakasai Resort – Krabi, Thailand
Spa treatments, boxing and cooking classes plus plenty of space for lounging by the pool—the Pakasai Resort delivers on everything you’d expect from a tropical Thai resort, then sweetens the deal with an impressive list of sustainability efforts. “Krabi’s Greenest Resort” was the first in the area to win an ASEAN Green Hotel Award (2014).
•Resource conservation efforts include rainwater capture and greywater recycling, energy efficient lighting, biogas production and reduction of plastic use
•Careful attention given to reducing carbon emissions through waste minimization program and collaboration with the local community and local organizations
•Guests are encouraged to make their stay even greener by joining the #GreeningPakasai campaign, which incentivizes visitors to make low-carbon choices around food, transportation, linen services and local activities
6. PARKROYAL on Pickering – Singapore
With 15,000 square metres of greenery and a cutting-edge design, the PARKROYAL is equally impressive in what it does and doesn’t do. This LEED-certified masterpiece saves 32.5 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of water annually and could power an estimated 680 households with the energy saved by its conservation efforts.
•Highly regulated resource consumption through employment of light, motion, and rain sensors
•Solar cells and rainwater collection mean zero-energy maintenance of the 15,000 m2 sky gardens
•Thoughtful construction processes reduced concrete (and associated waste and energy expenditure) use by more than 80%
7. The Green House – Bournemouth, UK
Equally suitable for weddings, self-care weekends and romantic getaways, every detail of this eco-hotel has been designed to help guests feel great while doing good. That ethos touches every facet of The Green House, from the building’s renewable energy production and Forest Stewardship certified, UK-crafted furnishings to the on-site restaurant’s adherence to local sourcing and high animal welfare standards—the company car even runs on bio-fuel from the kitchen’s old cooking oil!
•The use of earth-friendly cleaning products and efforts toward energy conservation
•Staff are trained in the ethos of sustainability and are encouraged to find new ways to improve the Green House’s efforts
•Environmental efforts extend to the exterior grounds, including bird and bat boxes (to provide a safe place for breeding) and rooftop beehives that produce honey
8. The Listel Hotel Vancouver – Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Listel Hotel dedicates itself to both environmental responsibility and the arts. The hotel provides a location to elevate local and international artists—including a gallery dedicated to First Nations artists from the Northwest Coast—while participating in the city of Vancouver’s “Corporate Climate Leader” program, setting an example for sustainable tourism efforts across the globe.
•Responsible food practices including membership in Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise sustainable seafood program and a commitment to offering local and sustainable food and wine
•Conservation efforts including 20 solar panels, a state-of-the-art heat capture program (reducing the hotel’s natural gas use by 30%) and water reduction and air quality programs
•Adherence to a 100% Zero Waste policy since August 2011
9. Hotel Verde – Cape Town, South Africa
“Sustainable by design, stylish by nature” is the modest motto of Cape Town’s Hotel Verde. The first hotel in Africa to offer 100% carbon-neutral accommodation and conferencing, the Cape Town Verde has earned an extensive list of international accolades (LEED Platinum certification and a 6-star rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa) for its extensive adherence to sustainable practices.
•Restoration of the surrounding wetlands now supports indigenous water-wise vegetation and a healthy population of Cape honeybees—as well as an ecotrail, outdoor gym, and eco-pool for visitor use, plus on-site edible food gardens and aquaponics
•Energy efficiencies include photovoltaic panels on the roof and north-facing facades, wind turbines, energy-generating gym equipment and geothermal heat
•Commitment to social responsibility through sustainable procurement practices, waste management and community involvement
10. Sherwood Queenstown – Queenstown, New Zealand
Sustainability and connection with nature are behind every detail you’ll encounter at the Sherwood Queenstown, a boutique hotel perched on three acres of alpine hillside overlooking Lake Wakatipu. The Sherwood operates based on the belief that “a simple respect for nature lies at the heart of any sustainable practice”. The hotel’s orchards and kitchen garden supply its award-winning restaurant; most rooms offer sweeping mountain or lake views, and all are outfitted with South Island wool blankets and locally-sourced beverages. Mornings start with optional yoga sessions, followed by hiking, mountain biking, skiing or snowboarding.
•A focus on materiality selection that integrates the building with the landscape, while employing upcycled fixtures, fittings and furnishings
•Conscious choices about energy generation—the Sherwood is one of the largest private solar installs in New Zealand and currently generates enough electricity to return surplus to the grid
•Selection of food, wine, beer, spirits, and other consumable products that are local, natural, healthy, ethical, seasonal and sustainable in their production and use
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Solomon Islands dive operators to establish formal association
A major step forward for the future promotion and development of the Solomon Islands dive tourism sector, the destination’s main dive operators have agreed to combine resources to create a formal representative body – Dive Operators Solomon Islands (DOSI).
The move follows a recent forum in Honiara facilitated by Strongim Bisnis, an Australian government initiative working in partnership with local companies and operators to promote business growth.
All participants unanimously agreed on the need for a formal association to champion issues affecting the local dive industry in relation to the overall growth of the tourism industry.
Forum attendees included Tulagi Dive, Raiders Hotel & Dive, Driftwood Solomon Islands, Biliki Cruises, Dive Munda/Solomon Islands Dive Expeditions, Yawana Dive, Dive Gizo and Uepi Island Resort
Gizo-based Sanbis Resort and Solomon Dive Adventures are also expected to become DOSI members.
Other stakeholders taking part included the Ministry of Culture & Tourism, Tourism Solomons, Solomon Airlines, and the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Representatives from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade and NZAid also attended.
Welcoming the development, Tourism CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto underlined the important role a strong, united dive operators’ association can play in helping to shape the country’s tourism future.
“This has certainly been the case in several of our neighbouring destinations where dive operators have combined resources to form industry bodies and in the process taken action in helping to propel increased international visitation numbers,” Mr Tuamoto said.
“From our perspective, tourism is ever growing in importance as a key economical driver for the Solomon Islands and with international divers making up a large percentage of the 28,000 international visitors we host every year, we need to do all possible to ensure we maximise the opportunity.
“Having a strong, uniform voice with the ability to help raise and tackle pertinent issues affecting this key sector is timely.
“This voice in synch with stakeholders will enable us jointly to drive what has the potential to act as a very powerful industry lobby.”
The Solomon Islands is renowned as one of the world’s foremost dive locations.
Just last December the Solomons Islands was named one of the world’s top 10 dive destination’s in the prestigious annual ‘Dive Travel Awards’ conducted by the world’s largest dive publication, British-based Dive Magazine UK.
In 2017 CNN Travel ranked the Solomon Islands as one of its 10 best snorkelling locations.
The destination’s 992 islands and unspoilt coral reefs literally teem with huge numbers and unique varieties of marine life.
Add to this the dozens of WWII shipwrecks and downed aircraft that litter the seabed, so much so that in one area just a short journey from the country’s capital Honiara has been renamed ‘Iron Bottom Sound’.
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Princess Cruises returns to Tahiti in 2020
In 2020, Princess Cruises guests will enjoy the welcoming spirit and idyllic islands of French Polynesia when the cruise line returns to Tahiti with the intimate Pacific Princess, offering a series of roundtrip cruises for the first time since 2015. Tahiti and French Polynesia cruises open for sale on April 17, 2019.
Guests will discover a trove of unspoiled treasures with sparkling lagoons and white-sand beaches available on five, 10-day Tahiti & French Polynesia departures, sailing roundtrip from Tahiti (Papeete). Every voyage includes overnight calls in Tahiti’s capital Papeete and romantic Bora Bora, as well as a late-night stay in Raiatea. Additional ports includes Huahine, Rangiroa, and Moorea. Cruise vacations begin Oct. 5, 15, 25 and Nov. 4 and 14, 2020 starting at $1,999.
“Tahiti and French Polynesia lure travelers from all over the world seeking pure unspoiled paradise, snorkeling, swimming adventures and relaxation,” said Jan Swartz Princess Cruises president. “With our return to Tahiti in 2020, Princess Cruises offers the best way to explore this remote island life aboard our intimate Pacific Princess.”
Small ship cruising on Pacific Princess with just 670 guests offers casual elegance, signature Princess Cruises features, warm welcoming service and the special camaraderie that guests always find when sailing with others who share their passion for travel.
“Princess Cruises has a long history with Tahiti and is a highly valued partner showcasing the diversity of our islands, the rich authentic local culture, and the great variety of experiences that await discovery,” notes Paul Sloan, Tahiti Tourisme, Directeur Général and CEO. “We are eagerly looking forward to next year and welcoming Pacific Princess back to The Islands of Tahiti.”
With four Grand Adventure & Crossings itineraries, Pacific Princess also offers longer sailings for guests to experience the Aloha spirit of the Hawaiian Islands or discover the treasures of South America, including Easter Island with its mysterious Moai. A 19- or 29-day Hawaii & Tahiti Grand Adventure cruise departs Vancouver Sept. 16, 2020 and a 25- or 35-day Tahiti, South America & Panama Canal Crossing departs Tahiti on Nov. 14 or 24, 2020.
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New culinary experiences launched in Victoria Falls
Earlier this year Pure Africa Destination Management announced its latest restaurant management partnership with Afro-Chic destination venue Zambezi House Restaurant, which was voted as one of the ‘Most Beautiful Restaurants in the World’ by Condé Nast Traveller.
The team at Pure Africa have since then been busy with the reimagination of designing culinary journeys in Victoria Falls for the menu relaunch of Zambezi House, which has taken much of its inspiration from the meandering journey of the venue’s key feature, the Zambezi River.
Pure Africa recently appointed head chef Mike van Rooyen for the development of the latest tasting menu at Zambezi House, forming part of the greater Pure Africa culinary art initiatives aiming to raise the benchmark for food tourism in Victoria Falls.
Our passion is rooted in travel, innovation, design, culinary art and impact, which form our company’s philosophy in looking to awaken this new African spirit together with local talent, international culinary techniques served with the key ingredient, which is warm Zimbabwean hospitality.
“Seasonal ingredients and traditional dishes reimagined, prepared with local knowledge, global culinary techniques and eventually served with the key ingredient, which is warm Zimbabwean hospitality.”
Pure Africa has coincided the latest Zambezi House menu offering, launching in early May 2019 with full day culinary packages for those travellers looking to experience the local food scene in Victoria Falls;
Pure Africa Culinary Journeys in Victoria Falls:
Historic Tram & Bridge Tour + Zambezi House Dinne
A guided tram tour of Victoria Falls Bridge paired up with freshly baked gourmet sandwiches to start, followed by a craft gin pop-up bar and gourmet snack table overlooking the spray of the Falls from the Zambian border and ending off with a three-course dinner tasting menu to be enjoyed later that evening at Zambezi House Restaurant.
Culinary Features:
Artisanal Sandwiches, Pimm’s Train Station Bar, Craft Gin & Tonic Pop Up Bar, Gourmet Scenic Snacks and a three-course Zambezi House dinner experience.
Luxury Deck Sunset River Cruise + Zambezi House Dinner
A sunset river cruise down the Zambezi paired up with a relaxing three-course dinner experience perched on the edge of the river.
Gourmet sunset tasting boards, craft selection of premium beverages onboard the sunset river cruise followed by a three-course Zambezi House tasting menu prepared by head chef Mike Viljoen.
For more information about Pure Africa Destination Management and their latest culinary journeys please email or visit the Pure Africa Destination Management website.
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Dusit International makes its grand debut in Qatar
With a view to capture major market share in Qatar’s hospitality sector, Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, is set to make its Qatar debut with the launch of Dusit Doha Hotel on 25 April 2019.
Located in the heart of Doha’s vibrant West Bay area, adjacent to the breezy Corniche, Dusit Doha Hotel is a five-star modern oasis only 20 minutes by car from Hamad International Airport, and just a five-minute walk from Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, the City centre Mall and The Gate Mall, making it a perfect stopover for business and leisure travellers alike.
Designed to provide luxury experiences at excellent value, the full-service property comprises 261 well-appointed guestrooms and suites and 96 elegant apartments for short- and long-stay guests. Dusit’s unique brand of Thai-inspired gracious hospitality, honed and developed over more than 70 years, ensures guests can expect memorable, personalised service delivered with genuine care, warmth and respect. Rooms and suites at Dusit Doha Hotel are designed to provide the utmost in comfort and convenience, with expansive living areas ranging in size from 41 sq m for a Superior Room to 131 sq. m for a Suite. Apartments are available in one-to three-bedroom configurations and provide spacious living areas ranging from 95 to 193 sq. m.
Leisure and recreation facilities include a rooftop swimming pool, children’s pool, and a sundeck area offering panoramic views of West Bay. Guests will also find a wealth of dining outlets to choose from, including three restaurants, a classic French café, and a relaxing rooftop lounge.
Ready to welcome guests by the hotel’s opening date is Taste, a contemporary all-day dining restaurant serving tantalising dishes from around the globe and also hosting regular theme nights. This will soon be joined by Dusit’s signature Thai restaurant, Benjarong, which serves Royal Thai cuisine made using the finest local and imported ingredients.
Other upcoming outlets include Antoinette’s Café, bringing a taste of Europe to Doha via fresh French pastries and other baked treats, and The House, offering premium steaks and seafood.
Ideal for weddings, corporate meetings, and memorable social gatherings, the hotel also offers a versatile 574 sq. m ballroom which can accommodate up to 500 people. Spacious and bright with abundant natural light, this atmospheric venue features its own private terrace and can be divided into two smaller venues, each with a separate entrance.
Dusit’s signature Devarana Spa is also set to open at the hotel, offering a wide range of luxury massage therapies and wellness treatments conducted in elegant, private treatment rooms. Designed to promote maximum relaxation, the elegant spa will occupy the entire 29th floor of the hotel, offering separate male and female sections.
“A modern oasis for people to meet, dine, stay and relax, Dusit Doha Hotel delivers the ultimate in luxury and comfort for locals and international visitors alike,” said Mr Gerhard Stutz, Cluster General Manager, Dusit Doha Hotel. “Qatar is one of the fastest growing countries in terms of tourism, and its reputation as a destination of choice is only set to be cemented further when the FIFA World Cup is held here in 2022. As such, there could not have been a more opportune time to launch Dusit Doha Hotel. We now look forward to delighting guests with our unique brand of Thai-inspired gracious hospitality while positioning the hotel as the market leader in Doha.”
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Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Real Estate Forum returns to Greece
Now in its fifth year, the Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Real Estate Forum (MR&H) will return to Greece for the second year in succession this October. The event, hosted by Questex, is dedicated to the investment, development and operation of resorts and hotels within the Mediterranean region. This niche, but highly specialized area, comprises various elements; hotel, residential, marinas, health clubs, children’s activities, retail, sports facilities, F&B, all of which need to be carefully woven together with seamless operation to create a successful resort.
The conference will be held at the Hilton Athens on the 29-31st October 2019. A fitting venue for Hilton’s celebration of 100 years in hospitality and the continuation of the premise that the group was founded on; “travel can make the world a better place”.
The dynamic growth of tourism in Greece continues to boost investment activity throughout the country and throughout the wider Mediterranean region. Speaking at MIPIM last month, Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development George Tziallas said; “Half of all funding under Greece’s 2016 development law has been channeled into tourism ventures, while more than 400 investment plans have been submitted in the last three years to the tourism ministry for approval.”
This statement is supported by data recently released by Horwath HTL during the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) which revealed Greece is a prime investment opportunity for international hotel chains as only 1.7% of total units currently operate under an international brand. Results from the joint investor sentiment survey from Tranio and IHIF showed Greece listed as one of the European countries that is most attractive for hotel real estate investment.
Stakeholders from leading operators including Thomas Cook, Club Med and Nobu attend the event alongside investors from KSL, Starwood Capital Group and Dolphin Capital all recognizing the value of coming together as a collective to debate, converse and discuss.
Registration for MR&H 2019 is now open and delegate tickets can be purchased at the best value Early Bird rate until the end of May.
Enterprise Greece have pledged their continued support for MR&H and Grigoris Stergioulis, Chairman & CEO at Enterprise Greece said in relation to the ongoing collaboration; “Building on the success of the event last year, the positive working relationship with Questex and the significant opportunities that exist for investors in the Greek hotel market, we’re thrilled to once again partner with MR&H and look forward to welcoming the event to Greece for the second year.”
Alexi Khajavi, Managing Director of EMEA Hospitality + Travel Group, Questex said; “The tourism and hospitality prosperity that Greece is enjoying is leading to significant activity from serious investors and developers. As a conference host, our role is to facilitate these meetings, connections and interactions in an environment that is educational and energizing. With the continued support from Enterprise Greece, Hilton providing the setting, and amongst very encouraging industry data, we’re confident that MR&H will prove to be an event not to be missed for those currently active or keen to do business within the Mediterranean resort and hotel space”.
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Barbican beefs up sales team
The Barbican, a conference and international arts venue located in London, has appointed Jenny Waller as head of sales. The expanded role will see Jenny managing the growing sales team, which includes a renewed focus on international and association markets. Jenny will be supported in her role by the newly-appointed deputy head of sales, Charlie Smith.
Jenny has been promoted from the role of senior account manager within the Barbican team, where she has already achieved a number of significant wins for the world-leading arts and conference venue. These include major corporate and association events due to take place over the coming 24 months. Prior to working at the Barbican Jenny spent four years developing industry knowledge and expertise at Park Plaza Hotels.
Charlie returns to the Barbican, where he worked as an account manager for two years between 2016 and 2018. Other experience includes time developing sales skills at both Dreamland and HMS President.
“The Barbican is going from strength to strength,” commented Jackie Boughton, head of business events at the Barbican. “Last year we opened and showcased our new cinema offering, comprised of two cinemas and supporting food and beverage, as well as exhibition or networking space capable of seating up to 150 for conferences, meetings and private screenings. When added to our wider offering it makes the Barbican one of Europe’s most comprehensive venues. This in turn has led to an increase in both association and international bookings. Jenny has been instrumental in that success over the last year and was therefore the perfect choice to take on the demanding role leading our sales team. It is also a real pleasure to welcome Charlie back to the team – his in-depth knowledge of the venue is already having a significant impact on new business development.”
Jenny responded by saying: “This is a new and exciting challenge for me. Over the course of the next year I am particularly looking forward to working alongside our association specialists as we develop that market, whilst supporting our work with a strong presence at major international trade shows and events. The UK of course remains our core market and we are delighted by the ongoing support we receive from domestic clients booking direct or via our agency partners. However, there is still significant opportunity for us to develop internationally – particularly given our ability to partner with the Barbican International Enterprises team to deliver truly inspiring content and theming. The addition of Charlie to the team ensures we have the ongoing experience and depth of knowledge needed to deliver to the highest standards for our clients.”
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Two Australian Heroes killed when saving a tourist from drowning
Tourism and Dairy are popular in Port Campbell, a coastal town in Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Great Ocean Road, west of the Twelve Apostles, in the Shire of Corangamite and has less than 500 residents.
Two of these residents a father and son today drowned trying to rescue a tourist from rough on Sunday have been described as selfless members of the local community and “like peas in a pod”.
Ross, 71, and Andrew Powell, 32, were life-long members of the Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club and were prominent figures in the local dairy farming industry.
They, along with one other lifesaver, were attempting to save a tourist at Sherbrook River, near the Twelve Apostles on Victoria’s south-west coast, on Sunday morning when their boat flipped.
The father and son were declared dead at the scene, while the third lifesaver was seriously injured and airlifted to The Alfred hospital.
Ross was an inaugural member of the lifesaving club when it was formed in 1965 and maintained it his whole life putting his community first.
A 30-year-old male tourist got into trouble wading near the entrance to the Sherbrook River, a 10-minute drive from the Twelve Apostles, about 11am.
Rough surf caused the rescue boat to flip, tossing the three lifesavers into the ocean in an area Cr Trotter said was notoriously dangerous.
An emergency helicopter managed to safe one of rescuers and the tourist out of the water, however, the father and son’s bodies were later found.
The surviving rescue worker, a man in his 50s, has injuries to his back and legs and was airlifted to The Alfred hospital in a serious condition. He remained in a serious but stable condition on Sunday evening.
The tourist who was swept into the water suffered hypothermia and was taken by road ambulance to the Warrnambool hospital in a stable condition.
Mr James said initial investigations found all three lifesavers had been wearing life jackets.
Earlier reports suggested the tourist was taking photographs when he was swept off a rock at the mouth of the river, but emergency services say this was not the case.
The Port Campbell Hotel said on Facebook that live music at the venue had been canceled due to the “heartbreaking tragedy in our community”.
Police are preparing a report for the coroner
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76. The year in figures, '94.
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79. "Ye will say I am no Christian" : the Thomas Jefferson/John Adams correspondence on religion, morals, and values
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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80. The Yankee spy. : Calculated for the religious meridian of Massachusetts; but will answer for New-Hampshire, Connecticut, and Vermont, without any material alterations.
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81. Yankee from the West; the candid, turulent life story of the Yankee-born U.S. Senator from Montana
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83. Y'all come to the speakin' : Lyndon Johnson and his speech writers
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84. Xue shi cong lu / 学史丛录
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Beijing di 1 ban.
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88. The wrongs of the right : language, race, and the Republican Party in the age of Obama
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New York : New York University Press, 2014 , ©2014
89. The wrong stuff : the extraordinary saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the most corrupt congressman ever caught
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, c2007.
90. Wrong on race : the Democratic Party's buried past
Bartlett, Bruce R., 1951-
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
91. Wrong for all the right reasons : how white liberals have been undone by race
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96. The writings of Thomas Jefferson : being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private : published by the order of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, from the original manuscripts, deposited in the Department of State
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97. The writings of Thomas Jefferson : being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private. Pub. by the order of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, from the original manuscripts, deposited in the Department of State.
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Father Charged With Daughter’s Death Hid Her Body Hoping She Would Resurrect June 26, 2019 Hemant Mehta
Father Charged With Daughter’s Death Hid Her Body Hoping She Would Resurrect
In 2017, Wesley Mathews tried getting his adopted, undernourished 3-year-old daughter Sherin Mathews to drink some milk. She wouldn’t do it, and he didn’t take her to a doctor.
One night, he took his wife and biological daughter out to dinner… without Sherin. She stayed home alone. When they returned, he put her in the garage to punish her for not drinking milk… and threatened to leave her outside, with coyotes, to build up a “fear factor.”
She finally drank some milk. She choked. She died.
And then things got even more disturbing.
Mathews said he refused to believe his daughter, Sherin Mathews, was fully dead when he wrapped her tiny body in a blue plastic bag and hid it in a culvert near the family’s Richardson [Texas] home.
“I refused to believe that my child had completely gone from the world,” Mathews testified Tuesday.
He said he believed if he “prayed hard and strong enough” Sherin Mathews might be resurrected, like Lazarus.
… Her badly decomposed body was found 15 days later…
Mathews is currently on trial, where he faces life in prison. It doesn’t help that he first lied to cops, telling them Sherin “disappeared” after he had already hid her body. Mathews’ wife was also charged with crimes, but those charges were dropped after prosecutors said they couldn’t prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.
(Thanks to Mark for the link)
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Packers’ new WR coach was a wide receiver himself: ‘You have to find a way to reach each of them’
Posted 9:43 pm, February 18, 2019, by Tim Van Vooren
Alvis Whitted
GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers’ coaching staff met with reporters Monday, Feb. 18 at Lambeau Field, and one new coach said he’s really looking to catch on with the team. His success might be tied to that of one player who already proved to be a leader on the field.
Alvis Whitted coached the green and gold for the last several seasons — the green and gold of Colorado State University. His work with the wide receivers there landed him the same job in Green Bay.
“At the end of the day, it’s a people business. Playing football is about people, and for me, my coaching philosophy is number one, you want to build relationships, and the second thing, you want to earn their trust. The last thing — you have to teach,” said Whitted.
Whitted was an NFL receiver himself, and said he knows that since every player isn’t the same, getting the most out of every player isn’t the same.
“It all differs. It matters from guy to guy. You know, everyone has their own personality. The receiver position, they are all different. You have to find a way to reach each and every one of them,” said Whitted.
The Packers had one player in the Pro Bowl — Whitted’s starting point, Davante Adams.
“The ultimate competitor, and he loves football. He is dialed in and he wants to win. If you have that mentality, you can have great success and you can be really, really good for a really long time. I was fortunate enough to play with some great players and he’s right up there with them — Randy Moss, Tim Brown, Jerry Rice — he’s right up there with them,” said Whitted.
It has been easy to see Adams’ progression in terms of statistics at wide receiver, but it’s been fascinating to watch his growth as an example. There’s no question he is a leader for the premier group.
“You have a room full of young guys here that, they see that. They want to be a part of that, and they want to implement that in their game, so I think that what Davante brings, just from his energy and the way he studies and that he loves the game, it will trickle down to those young guys and they will want to be the same, and that’s when you have greatness,” said Whitted.
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The Paradox of American Religious Life, Religion and Economics, Separation of Church and State, and the Ironies of the Christian Right
The latest article from my website, Adventists for Progress:
One of the paradoxes of American religious life is how the U.S., on one hand, comes out of the Enlightenment’s classical liberal heritage of religious disestablishment from the state, while, on the other hand, compared to other pluralist liberal democracies, like Europe and Canada, its denizens engage in religious participation at comparatively higher rates than their liberal democratic counterparts. Why is this so?
Now, the sort of explanations one gets after posing the aforementioned question usually—but not exclusively—involve variations of either the following arguments: (1) one of the reasons for the comparatively high rates of religious engagement among Americans, as compared to (for example) Western Europeans, has to do, as some argue, with the supposedly “backward” cultural-intellectual life of America in comparison to other modern liberal democracies, or (2) since the U.S., as argued by others, adheres more strongly to a Judeo-Christian heritage, compared to other liberal democracies, it has been relatively more resilient against certain secular influences that diminish engagement in religious life.
These sort of facile arguments—which are problematic from the standpoint of both historical scholarship and from findings of the social sciences, as well as being, at least in regard to the first argument, condescending in its tenor (to put it more mildly)—fail to offer persuasive explanations of America’s religious paradox. For example, in the U.K., British parliamentary democracy still recognizes an established religion (i.e., the Anglican Church) and the state, there, funds so-called “faith schools.” Yet, based on several studies (here, here, here, and here based upon certain data encompassing specific years between 2001 to 2012), rates of religious affiliation and participation are decidedly lower in the British Isles than in some other democracies without an established religion. Whereas, in the United States, such rates are higher, despite America’s historical heritage (unlike in Great Britain) of separating church and state that fosters both privatized religious activities and, to borrow the words from Princeton scholar Paul Starr, a “fully deregulated and unsubsidized religious economy.”
At the end of the day, the question is, again, what gives? Specifically, how does one explain this American paradox where religious engagement is higher in the U.S., despite having a long, historical heritage of separating church and state in its polity in stark contrast to other countries, like the U.K., Netherlands, and Australia, where establishment religion and/or direct non-preferential state support for religious entities exist?
Perhaps, one of the most persuasive explanations has do, in part, with the distinct intersection between religion and economics that exists because of the robust separation of church and state that gives rise to, again, a “fully deregulated and unsubsidized religious economy.” Based on several studies analyzing comparative religion and economics (such as “A Supply-Side Reinterpretation of the ‘Secularization’ of Europe” by Stark and Ianoccone in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 33 [1994], The Churching of America, 1776-1990 [1992] by Finke and Stark, and The Challenges of Pluralism: Church and State in Five Democracies [1997] by Monsma and Soper), Prof. Starr, in Freedom’s Power: The History and Promise of Liberalism, posits the following:
Inasmuch as churches in a free, pluralistic religious economy depend on voluntary contributions [as in the U.S.] rather than government subsidies [as in the U.K., Netherlands, and Australia], they tend to be more innovative and entrepreneurial than tax-supported churches in developing and marketing services that attract and keep members. Like any competitive market, an unregulated religious economy also allows stronger “firms” to emerge. . . . Where a single church has a monopoly, however, the incentives and opportunities for innovation are limited, and the proportion of the population attending church every week tends to be low. (Emphases added.) (p. 65)
Now, one of the fascinating aspects about the “religion and economics” analysis, which, again, arises out of explaining America’s religious paradox, is that it has caught the attention of those across the pond who wish to reinvigorate a renewed, dynamic religious engagement in pluralist, secular-inclined liberal democracies in Western Europe as exemplified by a 2012 commentary in the British daily, The Telegraph, entitled, “Only a free market in religion will save Anglicanism,” by Ed West. In the piece, West laments the moribund state of Anglicanism in the U.K. and states the following (emphasis added):
The problem with the Church of England is not just that it’s a broad church, encompassing some very, very liberal Christians and some very, very conservative ones, or that it’s led by people so open-minded that their brains have fallen out. Its real problem is establishment, which makes it less the nation’s conscience and more a dinosaur national industry, kept dysfunctional by state subsidies.
In essence, despite coming out of polities where state and religion are not autonomous entities but are intertwined, some individuals in those societies, like the Ed Wests of the world, who favor a renewal of religious life in civil society, go counter-intuitively in the opposite direction toward a more muscular American-style secularization guided by a framework of religious disestablishment of deregulated, private religious practices and an unsubsidized religious economy.
(In light of all this, it is important to note that discussions that involve comparing the religiosity—or lack thereof—between Americans and other Western democracies are, at times, problematic insofar as some sloppily conflate both religiosity/non-religiosity in civil society and the association/non-association between state and religion in a given polity as interchangeable things. Which, at the end of the day, makes such discussions both imprecise and simplistic, for such issues involve a degree of specificity and nuance as some nations are faith rich in civil society, yet highly secular pertaining to religious [dis]establishment and [de]regulation in the polity, while others, of course, take the opposite course.)
Now, the other fascinating aspect of this discussion pertains to the following related question: Why do Americans, in the main, embrace secular sensibilities toward the machinery of the state, yet still hold a relatively more benign view toward religion in civil society? Using the insights of Prof. Starr to answer this inquiry, it has to do, in part, to the particular tendency within classical liberalism that arose out of the Enlightenment that was embraced by several early founders of America that influenced, in part, their thinking in the construct of the U.S. Constitution, in particular the Bill of Rights’ Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. Prof. Starr writing, again, in Freedom’s Power, points out this tendency by delineating between two classical liberal approaches toward religion:
Broadly speaking, two currents in liberal political thought about religion emerged from the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the age of the Enlightenment. One tendency, particular strong in England and America, sought to develop a political framework of religious liberty that would accommodate diverse faiths. The second tendency, particularly strong in France, identified religion with superstition and unreason and attacked clerical power. The first was the spirit of Locke [and Thomas Jefferson], the second that of Voltaire [and Thomas Paine]; the first, liberalism toward religion; the second liberalism against religion. The first called for a shared public sphere, the second for a secular public sphere. The first sought to release minority faiths from the tyranny of the established faith [such as in several colonial-era Southern states, like Virginia, where the Anglican (later the Episcopalian) church enjoyed a legal monopoly to the disadvantage of Baptists and other evangelicals as noted by Prof. Starr]; the second sought to release science, education, and the mind itself from all faith and dogma. The first culminated in the American Revolution, the second in the French Revolution. (Emphases added.) (pp. 62-63)
Now, in light of this historical development, regarding American religious life, it is all the more perplexing that Christian Right elements should be at the forefront of establishing a sort political bridgehead that would eviscerate the separation of church and state in America in order to promote a disturbing notion that radically blurs the lines between ecclesiastical authority and the state. Why is this perplexing?
Because what has kept religion, in particular Christianity, comparatively robust in the United States as opposed to other Western liberal democracies, is the flourishing culture of religious disestablishment, i.e., privatized religion—essentially a religious practice akin to a laissez-faire, libertarian economic approach to the marketplace where the government has a de minimis—if not nonexistent—role in this sphere. As such, it is deliciously ironic that individuals associated with the Christian Right, some of who are the most ardent “market fundamentalists” (no pun intended) when it comes to economic beliefs, somehow experience a rather quick conversion—a “road to Damascus” sort of experience—in which all of sudden they see the virtues of an active state role when comes to the sphere of religious promotion and practice in America. (This sort of disconnect glaringly—and rightfully—frustrates both theists on the left and atheists/agnostics on the right for they ask the following: How can the Christian Right reconcile their sheer antipathy toward a government role in the broad, public economy, yet accepts, without critical circumspection, the notion of a “beneficent state” that supposedly has the wisdom to be actively—and affirmatively—involved in a matter that is essentially private in nature, i.e., the sphere of personal religious practice and conscience?)
Anyway, in closing, when one wrestles with the paradox of religious life in America—whether one is persuaded or not by the “economics and religion” thesis—such an inquiry helps to spur a lively, thoughtful discussion on an intriguing matter. It is a matter, because of its serious nature, that also leads to, in the words of the Dutch historian Pieter Geyl, “an argument without end” that, at times, fosters more questions than answers.
(Photo: A Christian church in Iowa. Photo by Phil Roeder on Flickr under a Creative Commons Attribution Generic 2.0 license. Photograph used in this article cropped by the post’s author.)
Written by Gemelito Laluna Leave a comment Posted in Adventists for Progress Tagged with Christian Right, Christianity, Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause, Liberalism, Paul Starr, Separation of Church and State, U.S. Constitutio
The Critical Question that President Obama’s Syria Speech Left Unanswered—And Why It Should Concern Christian Proponents of the Just War Doctrine
The public debate over the Obama administration’s posture toward Syria, in light of recent events of the last three weeks or so, has been one of profound substantive division where each side—pro-intervention vs. anti-intervention—has articulated compelling arguments for their respective positions. As with the public at large, Christians are as passionately divided over the “Syria question” as well, with some representing the Christian pacifist stance, while others embrace the Just War doctrine of Augustinian–Thomist thought. (And then there are some Christians who articulate a distinct alternative, known as the “Responsibility to Protect” doctrine, that informs their stance on the Syria issue.)
Now, regardless of what position Christians embrace that informs their particular position—for or against military airstrikes in Syria—there was one glaring aspect of President Obama’s Tuesday evening address that should concern everyone, Christians or not. Specifically, during the nearly 16 minute speech, President Obama failed to address one glaring issue: If the U.S military does engage in targeted airstrikes against key military installations of the Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, can the White House assure the American public that such action will not lead to an operational equivalent of “blowback” that inflicts even more suffering upon the Syrian people and, as equally bad, widens the conflict necessitating the expanded use of America’s military assets, including putting boots on the ground, that place our precious men and women, in uniform, in direct harms way?
For non-pacifist Seventh-day Adventist Christians who embrace the Just War doctrine (and not, as one would reasonably expect, Adventism’s honorable, historical tradition of pacifism), they should oppose military intervention by U.S. forces to insert themselves in the bloody Syrian civil war—as tragic as it is on so many human levels—on the basis that it fails one significant component of the Augustinian-Thomist doctrine circumscribing the use of armed force. That component is the key principle that states that there must be a reasonable chance of success in achieving the clearly articulated goals of the military operation. On this front, the reasonable risk of blowback—with all of its untenable, dire consequences (both on the military operational side as well as on the geopolitical state of play in the region)—far outweighs any purported benefits in giving the green light to airstrikes against the Assad regime in Syria.
In fact, the stated mission of using airstrikes to stop unnecessary civilian deaths at the hands of the Assad military using chemical weapons as a result of exerting pressure upon the Syrian armed forces to desist may, as a result of the U.S. military action itself, actually encourage those same forces to do otherwise. As the University of Michigan Middle East scholar, Juan Cole, points out at his blog Informed Comment:
Something like a set of missile strikes on Syria in the midst of a civil war, and at a time of turbulence in the region, can have unexpected consequences. Radical Iraqi Shiites of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haqq have threatened to attack the US embassy in Baghdad in reprisal. If we had another Benghazi-type incident, we’d never hear the end of it in Congress, and it could been seen as requiring yet more American missile or drone strikes. If the US hits regime air bases, it could affect the outcome of the war, since the Baath troops cannot reliably get up to Aleppo by overland convoy. The youth that have overthrown two presidents in Egypt are protesting US interference in Egypt. Public opinion now matters in a way it did not used to, and getting making a whole generation anti-American is a definite risk.
If the local [pro-Assad] military units have access to small warheads filled with sarin, then likely they will deploy it when they feel desperate or panicked. They won’t fear a US cruise missile strike on Damascus afterwards. (Emphases added.)
That, in a nutshell, is why non-pacifist/pro-Just War doctrine Christians should oppose, among other compelling reasons, the proposed military operation by the Obama administration against the Assad dictatorship. The stated (and morally noble) mission of the Obama administration to prevent civilian deaths from the deployment of chemical weapons by the Assad forces would, in effect, be subverted by the airstrikes themselves. In other words, more civilian deaths, rather than saving lives, will most likely result from the use of chemical weapons by the pro-Assad forces who will most likely lash out against Syrian civilians as a result of being under the throes of a complicated mix of searing emotions—panic, fear, anger, desperation, and a visceral sense of revenge fueled by anti-U.S./anti-rebel animus— intensified by the bombardment from American military air power.
To put it in another way, Americans should place themselves in the shoes of ordinary soldiers in the Assad military (this is certainly not to condone, justify, or even lessen their acts of brutality against their fellow Syrians, but to make the following argument) and ask a key question: How would Americans respond if a foreign power rained down bombs on top of them?
(What some people reasonably fear might happen, if the U.S. military engages in airstrikes against Syria, is that such action may very well lead to a “rally-around-the-flag” effect where the sense of nationalism among the Syrian population, toward any violation against their national sovereignty, will further complicate the conditions on the ground that will stymie efforts, by the Syrians themselves, to depose the autocratic Assad dictatorship.)
In fact, one could reasonably argue that if the White House gives a green light for airstrikes against the Assad military—and such Syrian forces respond by expanding their use of chemical weapons against the civilian population—this could, very well, add further pressure for President Obama to respond with a more muscular military response. In reaction, perhaps, to assuage the voices from outside and within the administration—from neoconservatives to liberal hawks-humanitarian interventionists—who are imploring the President not to “look weak” in the face of a rogue regime. Which, if President Obama does succumb to such pressure would make mockery to this Tuesday evening statement: “I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria.”
As such, there is a reasonable likelihood that the sort of mission creep, described above, would further box in Assad and his forces to become even more desperate—and thus more willing, out of acts of panic and pressure—to further expand the deployment of chemical weapons that target population-rich civilian centers to flush out, in their eyes, pro-rebel sanctuaries in the major cities of Syria. The result, or course, will predictably result in more civilian carnage—coming from both the Assad forces using chemical weapons in response to the U.S. air attacks and the unintended casualties from the collateral damage arising from the American bombardments themselves that naturally arise when any military operation is conducted from the air.
In closing, what President Obama failed to assure to the American public—specifically, again, the assurance that the U.S. airstrikes in Syria would not result in unintended consequences that would intensify the carnage of an already suffering civilian population—is something that should give pause to those who lean toward supporting airstrikes as well as some within the Just War doctrine camp, who are, as of yet, not definitively decided on the Syria issue.
Written by Gemelito Laluna Leave a comment Posted in Adventists for Progress Tagged with Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, blowback, intervention, Just War, reasonable chance of success, St. Augustine, Syria, Thomas Aquinas, unintended consequences, United State
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Beautiful Adventure Game ‘Blackwood Crossing’ Now Has a Release Date
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We got our first glimpse of Blackwood Crossing last year, the debut title from Indie Studio PaperSeven that explores the relationship of two orphan siblings via a story-driven adventure. Today, it has an official release date, which was revealed on Twitter by the development team.
So far, details on the game’s narrative are scant. However, a trailer which was released at last year’s Gamescom tells us that it takes place on a train, where protagonists Finn and Scarlett encounter strange, almost spiritual cartoon beings in what look like flashbacks. It’s hinted at that Scarlett possesses special powers, which she can use to remember their parents, something which Finn prompts her to do against her will. The reason for this prompting may very well be linked to Finn’s personal, seemingly unexpressed anguish over such a pivotal loss, but time will tell.
RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED!#blackwoodcrossing pic.twitter.com/IHJ5aLYK9m
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Blackwood Crossing is coming on Apr 4 for PlayStation 4. It will also launch on Steam and Xbox One on the following day (the price point is yet to be confirmed).
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2. Unfaithful
Undoubtedly, Unfaithful featured few of the hottest Hollywood sex scenes in any movie. Diane Lane’s sexual relationship with a stranger makes the scenes even more exciting and sensual. The scenes were so hot and passionate that the movie is named as one of the hottest Hollywood movies of all time.
3. Original Sin
Obviously, the movie featuring one of the hottest women in Hollywood having sex is the people’ favourite. The lead actors of the movie, Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas gave us one of the hottest sex scenes in a movie and the chemistry between the two was mind-blowing too.
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4. The Notebook
If you are looking for hot scenes filled with some romance, then you simply can’t miss this movie, The Notebook. The movie featured some of the most romantic love scenes and the passion between the lead pair are at the height of sexual pleasure.
5. Fifty Shades of Grey
The last movie featuring some of the hottest Hollywood scenes is none other than Fifty Shades of Grey. The movie became a worldwide sensation at the time of its release as it broke many Box-office records. Fifty Shades of Grey is full of erotic/sensual scenes and we bet you will love the movie.
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False Reports Spread Online After the Murder of Brazilian Activist and Politician Marielle Franco
Translation posted 25 March 2018 2:14 GMT
Bodies of Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes were watched over in the Chamber of Councillors in Rio de Janeiro with great public outcry. Image: Jeso Carneiro/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0
In the middle of the national outcry following the murder of human rights advocate and politician Marielle Franco, fake rumors about her personal life and activism began to spread through the Brazilian internet.
Marielle was elected in 2016 as Rio de Janeiro city council member with the party Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL) with more than 46,000 votes. She was shot to death on the night of 14 March 2018 in Rio de Janeiro while she was returning from an event for black activists. She was accompanied by her driver Anderson Pedro Gomes, who was also killed; and her press officer Fernanda Chaves, who survived.
While thousands took to the streets in various Brazilian cities to protest Marielle’s murder, which is being investigated as an assassination, others spread rumors about her online.
On 16 March, the magistrate of a Rio de Janeiro appeals court, Marília de Castro Neves, posted a Facebook comment accusing Marielle of being linked to the Comando Vermelho (red command), the largest criminal faction in Rio de Janeiro, and that she was “an ordinary corpse like any other”.
A desembargadora afirma à Folha que não conhecia Marielle e nem tinha ouvido falar dela anteriormente, dai vem a público e faz esta acusação sobre Marielle. Em qualquer outro país a desembargadora perderia o cargo no minimo. pic.twitter.com/SIXyUvt2UY
— J Godinho (@lgodan) March 17, 2018
Tweet image: The question is that this Marielle was not only an “activist”; she was connected to criminals! She was elected by the Comando Vermelho and broke “commitments” made with her supporters. She, more than anybody “away from the favela”, knows how the debts are charged by the groups that she dealt with. Even we know that. The truth is that we will never know for certain what determined the death of the councillor, but we are sure that her behaviour, shaped by her political engagement, was determinative in her tragic end. Anything else is whining by the left trying to add value to a corpse as ordinary as any other.
Tweet text: The magistrate told Folha [newspaper] that she did not know Marielle and had not even heard of her before, from there she comes to the public and makes this accusation against Marielle. In any other country the magistrate would at least lose her job
Before she deleted the comment, however, her statement was taken up by the mainstream press, which unleashed a wave of disinformation that had massive reach.
Folha de São Paulo, Brazil’s largest daily newspaper, reported the magistrate’s comment dealing with the defamation in the text but not in the title, leaving it ambiguous: it could be understood as if the endorsement of the magistrate confirmed the rumours.
Following Folha's story, the right-wing page Ceticismo Político (political skepticism) published a piece entitled “Magistrate breaks the PSOL narrative and says the Marielle was involved with criminals”. The Movimento Brasil Livre, also right-wing and with 2.5 million Facebook followers, shared the piece, contributing to the spread of the false accusation.
A study by São Paulo University points to the piece at Ceticismo Político, a small website with only 25,000 followers on Facebook, as a crucial node in the fabric of fake news that followed Marielle's death. The piece was shared 361,000 times on Facebook and made more than a million impressions on Twitter over the course of three days.
Also on 16 March, Alberto Fraga, federal deputy for the Democratas and member of the bullet benches – as the parliamentary group supporting unrestricted access to firearms for civilians is known – tweeted similar false accusations. He deleted the tweet after his comment went viral.
Alberto Fraga apagou, mas eu guardei. pic.twitter.com/MsjuL5XRcP
— Cadê a Democracia? (@RoseFreitas18) March 17, 2018
Tweet image: Meet the new myth of the left, Marielle Franco. Pregnant at 16, ex-wife of Marcinho VP, marijuana user, rival faction defender and elected by the Comando Vermelho, she recently exonerated 6 members, but who killed her, it was the Military Police.
Tweet text: Alberto Fraga deleted it, but I kept it.
Various initiatives appeared online to combat the fake news machine. The PSOL, the party to which Marielle was affiliated, created a website specifically to refute these and other lies.
Protest in São Paulo after the murder of Marielle Franco. Demonstrations happened in various Brazilian cities. Image: Romerito Pontes/Flickr, CC BY 2.0
‘It is necessary to work on the articulation of “human rights” in Brazil’
The false accusations against Marielle reflect a distorted conception of human rights, a cause for which she campaigned. For a significant part of Brazil’s population, the defence of human rights contributes to the country’s soaring crime rates. There is wide perception that the solution is in harsher punishments.
A poll by the research centre Datafolha Institute, published in the 2016 Brazilian Annual of Public Security, reveals that 57% of the population agreed with the statement “a good criminal is a dead criminal”, and at the same time 70% also agreed with the statement that “the Brazilian police exaggerates on the use of violence”.
The contradiction shows that support for harsher sentences goes alongside the observation that the apparatus implementing them is violent.
This may be compared with another survey made by the Centre of Security and Citizenship Studies (Cesec) of the Cândido Mendes University, which showed that in Rio de Janeiro, the phrase “a good criminal is a dead criminal” was rejected more than in Datafolha’s poll, which examined attitudes across the country.
However, the survey of Rio de Janeiro residents still showed that 73% of those interviewed think that the defence of human rights is incompatible with controlling crime and that 56% think that those who defend human rights are defending criminals.
Even if the rates of approval of the phrase “a good criminal is a dead criminal” vary, the understanding of human rights in Brazil is confused. In an interview with Nexo, the researcher Julita Lemgruber, who conducted the study in Rio de Janeiro, explained:
Há uma clara falta de compreensão sobre o significado do termo ‘direitos humanos’, pois outros percentuais da pesquisa mostram claramente que os entrevistados rechaçam o que está, na prática, contra os direitos humanos. Nós, que trabalhamos com essas questões, temos de receber isso [o rechaço de 73%] como um alerta, um aviso de que é preciso trabalhar a expressão ‘direitos humanos’ no Brasil, de maneira a divorciá-la definitivamente da ideia de que se trata de defender privilégios para bandidos
There is a clear confusion over the meaning of the term “human rights”, as other parts of the survey clearly show that those interviewed reject what is, in practice, against human rights. We, who work on these questions, have to take this [the rejection at 73%] as a warning, a sign that it is necessary to work on the articulation of “human rights” in Brazil, so as to divorce it definitively from the idea that it is a question of defending privileges for criminals.
Written byFabíola Hauch
Translated byLiam Anderson
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»Plant Breeding Methods»Genetic Modification of Our Food Has a Long History
Genetic Modification of Our Food Has a Long History
Posted by GMO School on May 5, 2015 in Plant Breeding Methods
Approximately 10,000 years ago humans began to shift their lifestyle from hunting and gathering to dependence upon agriculture, profoundly changing the course of civilization. Throughout these millennia, improvement in the quality and productivity of crops has depended in a large way upon genetic modification. At first, these were naturally occurring random mutations influencing plant characteristics that were favored and multiplied by early farmers, and gradually as our understanding of crop genetics improved the modifications have been intentional, including the most recent method of genetic engineering.
There have been four major methods of plant breeding throughout our agricultural history that account for most of the genetic modification we have in our crops today – artificial selection, crossing and hybridization, mutagenesis, and genetic engineering. There are also other specialized methods which are referenced at the end of this article.
Ancestral and modern foods
from Alan McHughen, 2011
Let’s consider the history of a few of our foods. Three wild relatives are shown above (top row), and from continuous selection of naturally occurring mutations over thousands of years, we have designed plants with thicker roots, fuller leaves on a shorter stalk, or a larger ear with many more kernels.
Modifications from a single plant species
from Understanding Evolution – Artificial Selection
Natural genetic variation within just one single species, the wild mustard (Brassica oleracea), produced several desirable variants that were selected, giving us today’s broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi and cauliflower.
Continuous selection for plants that grew larger, tasted better, and were easier to grind, is known as selective breeding or artificial selection of genetic variants, and we have been doing it since the dawn of agriculture. Our farming ancestors may have lacked an understanding of the scientific basis of plant breeding, but they did a remarkable job of selection, as almost all of the crops we are familiar with today have come from them.
Modern wheat is a fusion of 3 species from two genera and has 6 sets of chromosomes
from P.R. Shewry, 2009
They even selected crops such as our modern bread wheat that never existed in nature. Our modern wheat is a chimera, with six sets of chromosomes; it is a result of a combination of three species in two different genera, derived from two separate mergers that occurred during cultivation, the first about 10,000 years ago, the second about 2,000 years ago. Early Middle East farmers selected the new species for their large seed and flour characteristics. Today, wheat is one of our key staples planted on more land than any other crop in the world; genetically modified by nature and selected by man.
Most recently in the past century, triticale was developed from crossing wheat with rye, which are in different genera. Commercially released in 1969, the result is an intentionally modified, man-made cereal species with grain quality and disease resistance of wheat and environmental hardiness of rye. It also lacks a wild ancestor, being developed by plant breeders.
Two inbred lines (left and center rows) of corn when crossed produce a vigorous hybrid (on right)
from Plant & Soil Sciences eLibrary
Making intentional crosses between two plants to obtain desired traits was a major step in plant breeding and is a staple of plant improvement efforts. Crossing transfers the male pollen grain from one plant to the female stigma of another compatible plant’s flower. Crosses of many crop and ornamental plants accelerated dramatically after Gregor Mendel’s 19th century studies and explanation of the process. Hybridization is the crossing between two genetically different plant lines, the most notable success of which is corn during the 20th century in the US, where crossing of inbred lines resulted in ‘hybrid vigor’ which had a large role in the dramatically increased productivity from under 40 bushels per acre in 1935 to over 170 bushels per acre in 2014. Today, about 95 percent of the US corn acreage is planted with hybrids.
The gamma field at Ibaraki, Japan
from Institute of Radiation Breeding
The third major method, also developed in the last century, is mutagenesis or mutation breeding. In the late 1920s, researchers discovered that they could greatly increase the number of useful mutations by exposing plants to X-rays. Mutation breeding accelerated after World War II, when the techniques of the nuclear age became widely available. Plants were exposed to gamma rays, protons, neutrons, alpha particles, and beta particles to see if these would induce useful mutations, such as disease resistance, short stature, tolerance to harsh growing conditions, and other agronomic traits.
Chemicals such as sodium azide and ethyl methanesulfonate, were also used to cause mutations. Usually the selected mutated plants were then crossed with other lines as part of their varietal development. Herbicide tolerant Clearfield Wheat and Clearfield Rice grown in the US were developed with chemical mutation breeding.
The peak of mutation breeding activity was in the 1970s, though the joint FAO-IAEA program promoting this breeding technique is still going strong, especially in developing countries. Some common foods developed from mutagenesis include Calrose Rice and the Rio Red pink grapefruit, as well as many other cereals and legumes. According to FAO/IAEA records over a few thousand mutant derived varieties have been released covering many crops and ornamentals, including many in production today.
Seedless watermelon planted from seed
from Burpee
You can now buy seeds of seedless watermelons for your garden from Burpee, Harris, Johnny’s and other suppliers. Wait, what? Yes, seeds of watermelons with three sets of chromosomes (triploids) grow and produce fruit that is seedless, because having an odd (rather than even) number of chromosome sets wreaks havoc during meiosis when the genetic material is attempting to split up evenly. The triploid was created from regular diploid watermelon (with two sets of chromosomes, like you and I have) using the chemical mutagen colchicine, which doubles the plant’s chromosomes, resulting in a tetraploid with four chromosome sets. When crossed with a regular diploid line, the resulting triploid seeds are grown and produce the seedless watermelon (with no seed saving option available). Colchicine is naturally occurring, obtained from the lovely sounding autumn crocus plant (aka meadow saffron). While it has human medical applications, botanists found that it increases plant chromosome numbers, sometimes resulting in desirable characteristics. It was used in the development of triticale mentioned above, where doubling the chromosome number of the infertile crosses of wheat and rye actually restored fertility.
Microbial vector, plant tissue culture inoculation, use of selective media and grow out are routine steps in genetic engineering of plants
The most recent advance in genetic modification of plants has come from genetic engineering techniques developed over the past 30 years. Advances made in molecular biology and the discovery of how the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens inserts its DNA into the DNA of plants enabled the application of recombinant DNA techniques (often referred to as genetic engineering or transgenics) to crop plants. The first crop traits developed were herbicide tolerance, resistance to certain insects, and resistance to viral diseases. New introduced traits in the pipeline include drought tolerance, flood tolerance, salt tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency, delayed senescence, enhanced nutritional qualities and many more, though regulatory requirements guarantee a fairly slow release schedule.
Genetic engineering enabled more precise modifications than previous breeding methods, and greatly expanded the source of genes and DNA available for use in plants, as in theory any gene from any plant or bacterium can be transferred into a recipient plant. Genes and segments of DNA from bacteria, viruses and other plants have been used to modify a relatively few number of crop species, and commonly includes additional crossing and hybridization further in the breeding chain.
The progression along this continuum of genetic modification methods used in fashioning the abundant food we have today can help us understand how we got to where we are. A few billion more people will need to be fed by mid-century, so continual progress in crop production is necessary. Additional methods that we may not even imagine today will almost surely be developed and applied in the future to continue improving our food systems.
This was a bit long winded, I know, so just for fun here is a short, concise summary by Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Resources for Further Reading:
L.T. Evans. 1998. Feeding the Ten Billion: Plants, Population and Growth. Cambridge University Press.
P. R. Shewry. 2009. Wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 60, No. 6, pp. 1537–1553. doi:10.1093/jxb/erp058
Joint FAO/IAEA Programme – Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
A. McHughen. 2000. Pandora’s Picnic Basket. Oxford University Press.
N. Fedoroff and N.M. Brown. 2004. Mendel in the Kitchen. Joseph Henry Press.
Methods and mechanisms for genetic manipulation of plants: a summary is provided on pages 24-28 in Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods.
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Jersey Youth Academy Class Announced
Feb. 8 2019 02:37 PM
The information below has been supplied by dairy marketers and other industry organizations. It has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hoard’s Dairyman.
(2/14: up-dated to correct the spelling of Maine participant)
Jonathan Merriam, President of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), today announced the class for the sixth Jersey Youth Academy, July 14 to 19 in Columbus, Ohio.
“The 36 young people from 17 states selected for this class exemplify the many talented, interested Jersey youth across the United States that our organization wants to encourage to pursue careers in the Jersey dairy business,” Merriam said.
“Continuing the impact of the national Jersey youth programs offered by the association,” he continued, “the Jersey Youth Academy is an intensive educational program focused specifically on the Jersey cow and the many elements of the Jersey dairy business. Academy challenges participants to understand the long history and current growth of the Jersey breed in this country and shows them the opportunities and challenges of the dairy business in the future.”
Participants in the sixth Jersey Youth Academy, with their current academic institutions, are:
California: Hayley Fernandes, Tulare (California Polytechnic State University); Nathan Merriam, Hickman (Hughson High School); Madisen Petersen, Hilmar (California Polytechnic State University); Hannah Sanders, Hilmar (Modesto Junior College).
Florida: Amber Foley, Sarasota (Berry College).
Iowa: Meghan Hettinga, Orange City (South Dakota State University); Mary Holtz, Maquoketa (Maquoketa High School); Lakaya Lyon, Clarence (Des Moines Area Community College).
Illinois: Elizabeth Reis, Barry (John Wood Community College).
Kentucky: Elise Carpenter, Russell Springs (Marion County High School).
Maine: Ruth Huettner, Monson (Kennebec Valley Community College).
Maryland: Sydnie Grossnickle, Union Bridge (gap year, Maryland FFA); Isabella Kukor, Frederick (Berry College).
Massachusetts: Gregory Norris, Westhampton (The Pennsylvania State University); Abigail Shaw, Oxford (Assumption College).
Minnesota: Abigail Grimm, Milaca (Ridgewater College); Alaina Johnson, Dakota (La Crescent-Hokah High School).
Missouri: Maria Poock, Boonville ( State Fair Community College).
New York: Lydia Chittenden, Schodack Landing (Maple Hill High School); Kennedy Crothers, Pitcher (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University); Megan Gilligan, East Chatham (State University of New York -Cobleskill,); Caroline Lafferty, Schodack Landing (Maple Hill High School); Rileigh Mumbolo, Edmeston (State University of New York -Morrisville).
North Carolina: Austin Baker, Staley (Providence Grove High School and University of Mount Olive).
Oregon: Natalie Berry, Sherwood (Sherwood High School); Joshua Seals, Tillamook (Nestucca High School).
Pennsylvania: Sarah Alexander, Liberty (The Pennsylvania State University); Caroline Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom (Solanco High School); Hannah Diehl, McVeytown (The Pennsylvania State University); Naomi Diehl, McVeytown (Mifflin County High School); Camryn Moyer, Roaring Branch (North Penn-Liberty High School).
Tennessee: James Ozburn, Lewisburg (Forrest High School).
Washington: Bailie Shultz, Seattle (Oregon State University); Luke Wolfisberg, Everson (Washington State University).
Wisconsin: Grace Vos, Maribel (Manitowoc Lutheran High School); Colin Wussow, Cecil (University of Wisconsin -River Falls).
Applications were evaluated by a committee appointed by Merriam and chaired by AJCA Director and chair of the Development Committee, Sam Bok. Selection was based on merit, motivation and preparation for the program as reflected in the written application and goal statement.
Presenters will include representatives of key support agencies and allied industry. The group will also meet and interact with leaders from the Jersey community to gain their unique insights about the future of the dairy business with a specific focus on the Jersey cow.
All program costs, including round-trip transportation for participants, are paid by the Academy.
The Jersey Youth Academy is a 501(c)(3) educational foundation administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association. Contributors represent a broad spectrum of Jersey breeder and dairy industry support.
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Tag Archives: White Army
The Enemy within and without
March 28, 2015 by holodomorinfo in Holocaust, Holodomor, Lenin, Marx, Pogrom, Russia, Tsar Nicholas II, Tzar Alexander II and tagged Aleksandr Aleksandr Ilyich UlyanovUlyanov, Alexander II, Alexander III, Bolshevism, Communism, Diaspora, Jacob Schiff, Karl Marx, Pogrom, Red Army, Russia, Terrorists, Trotsky, Vera Figner, White Army | 3 Comments
The land of Europe has partook in her share of conflict though on the surface the lines are clearly drawn and the adversary patently defined as an enemy nation. Yet these sharp lines of strategy are instantly complicated by the Jewish element. It is in his very vocal wail of his apparent ‘diaspora’ that the nature of the Jew is revealed. The wandering or nomadic Jew perhaps meant to evoke sympathy for his supposed homelessness only exposes his international strategy. Gerald Soman, a prominent Jew disclosed that “we are Jews first, we are Englishmen second. Any Jew that professes to be a good Englishman is a living lie,” confirming a profound lack of loyalty to the nation providing residence. The international Jew also has a global language in which to conduct his business-Yiddish and takes advantage of the communication difficulties deriving from the perfusion of languages across Europe. Already the ‘pogrom’ has been established as a fabricated word invented by the Jew to impose their interpretation on periods of unrest in Eastern Europe and represents one of the most ambitious propaganda campaigns within the Jewish narrative.
It is the period after 1917 as ethnic Europeans resist the annexation of their land that deserves particular scrutiny. Here the Jewish narrative paints a scene similar to that of the European battle field, a fair fight between equally matched combatants the Red army and the White army with one distinct exception-the poor Jew trapped in between. Again the notion of the ‘pogrom‘ emerges as atrocities typically instigated by Europeans against Jews are highlighted. That the term ‘pogrom‘ is used should already alert one to the fact that the Jewish propaganda machine is in full swing. In reality Jewish terrorists had been actively subverting the Russian political landscape for decades with numerous political assassinations and attempted assassinations (The most prominent being the Jew Vera Figner who assassinated Alexander II in 1881 and in 1887 Aleksandr Ulyanov, the older brother of the Jewish Bolshevik Vladimir Lenin who organized an assassination attempt on Alexander III.) These same Jewish terrorists took advantage of the ‘upheaval’ of WWI to seize control. Bolshevism is a Jewish faction merely the Jew Karl Marx’s weapon of Communism concealed under another name. It is here that international Jewish intervention is necessary for as Jews in Eastern Europe are committing genocide against the native European inhabitants the Jewish tribe required a cover story or else his image as the eternal victim will collapse. Thus the tried and tested sob story of the ‘pogrom’ is issued to the European mass portraying the Jew as the helpless victim rather than the subversive malevolent usurper. Incidentally, it cannot be a coincidence that Trotsky arrived in New York on January 28th, 1905 under the name ‘Irska’ Bronstein right in the middle of the Russo-Japanese War (8th February 1904 – 5th September 1905). Jewish banker Jacob Schiff located in New York funded the Japanese against Russia and it is likely that it is he whom Trotsky was going to visit. Schiff is again linked to Trotsky as the financier behind the seizure of Russia in 1917. Trotsky was arrested tried and convicted for involvement in terrorist activity surrounding the destabilisation and attempted Bolshevik seizure of Russia in 1905. It is critical to note here the comparative circumstances between 1905 and 1917-the ravages of war-that the Jew took advantage of. Equally Jewish banker Schiff financed both efforts and Jewish political subversion and terrorist activity combined to sabotage Russia. Following this failure to secure Russia in 1908 the Jew Count Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal secretly engineered an agreement between Austria and Russia for Austria to annex Bosnia Herzegovina. Bosnia was Serbian territory at this time and this was to instigate the Bosnian crisis destabilising that whole area of Europe, thus fracturing Europe’s exposed and delicate treaty system directly leading to World War I. Naturally predicting ‘great world upheaval’ at the Zionist Congress in 1903 must have been simple for Jew Theodor Herzl when one’s own tribe would have a hand in it. 1917 was also the year that Arthur James Balfour produced the declaration made to the Jew Lord Rothschild acknowledging Jewish separatism and confirming that the government in Britain is occupied by a 5th column that serves its own interests. The letter to Rothschild advised that the British government viewed with favour the occupation of Palestine by the Jews.
However, for the materialisation of Jewish inhabitation world sympathy for their fictitious ‘plight’ must be gained. The English edition of Mein Kampf was still in the process of printing and publication when international Jewry declared war on National Socialism, and started an intensive blockade against Germany in 1933. All that was needed was a pretext to mobilise an army against Germany and this came in 1939. Britain had no justification for its involvement in a German-Polish border dispute it was merely used as a ruse to declare war against Germany. It is now known that the situation between Germany and Poland (ethnic Germans were terribly maltreated behind borders redefined by Versailles) was exacerbated by the so called ‘British’ (Jewish) government promise of military aid to Poland. With war declared international Jewry constructed the Holocaust myth which not only deviously concealed the atrocities of Jewish Bolshevism against ethnic Europeans (the Holodomor genocides 16.5 million Europeans murdered) but gained mass sympathy and support for their second land seizure. It was post WWII that the Balfour Declaration proved most valuable to the ‘chosen tribe’ for it was at this point that they pursued the notion of a people without a land. The concept is of course absurd since the Jew applies to its people the word Semite and that race has long existed in the Middle East.
To conclude it is clear that the Jew is the malevolent entity. The Jewish terrorist, an alien parasite, for decades subverted Aryan land from within. It attacks with intent to size control and does at the first opportunity. Under the cover of war the Jewish faction captures Russia. Under normal circumstances ANY retaliation against the Jew is acceptable because they are the obvious enemy. However, the psychology that the international Jew employs fools the European mass into believing that the host is attacked by an external enemy of equal strength. Jewish propaganda sites 3 unique parties the host, his enemy and the poor Jew trapped in the middle. In reality there are only 2 factions for the host nation is under continuous attack from the Jew within. Finally the Jew within seizes the host nation and the threat to their power is the indigenous inhabitants.
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Poor receives honorary doctorate from University of Edinburgh Troyanskaya wins Overton Prize
William ‘Red’ Whittaker ’73 shoots for the moon
By Teresa Riordan On July 5, 2011 · In civil engineering, Princeton Engineering alumni
Today’s Wall Street Journal has terrific coverage of William “Red” Whittaker, who with a team of students from Carnegie Mellon is competing for the $20 million Google Lunar X Prize, which will go to the first privately funded team able to get a robot to reach the moon, travel 500 meters and flash data back to the Earth.
Whittaker, who graduated from Princeton in 1973 with a degree in civil engineering, says he has a “very robot-centric view of the universe.” Robots he has created have “crawled into mines and volcanoes, crossed deserts, won a 60-mile road race, helped clean up nuclear waste and harvested alfalfa.”
The Journal portrays Whittaker as a risk-taker — he once wrestled an ape at a carnival — who prefers to undertake projects that “border on the unachievable.” You can watch a video interview with Whittaker, see a slideshow about the spacecraft his team is building to launch the robot, and read the full article here.
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Election QUIZ #9: How well do you know the Labor Opposition?
By Alan Austin | 1 July 2016, 10:30am | comments
Will Bill Shorten get the right answer tomorrow?
So you think you're a political expert, 'eh? Well, let's find out with quizmaster Alan Austin's eighth pre-election quiz — this time about the Opposition.
1. How many Labor prime ministers does it take to change a light bulb?
(a) One; and no light bulb will remain unchanged by 1990.
(b) None; this is the dead light bulb we had to have.
(c) One; it will be changed in the financial year 2022-23, provided demand from China continues.
(d) None; there will be no dead light bulbs under a government that I lead.
(e) Other. Suggestions?
2. The first meeting of the Australian Labor Party was convened when, where and by whom?
(a) in 1879, at the Sovereign Hill Hotel near Ballarat by mine workers celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade.
(b) in 1883, at Parramatta, by followers of the Tolpuddle Martyrs who had been transported from England for agitating for better conditions for workers.
(c) in 1891, by striking shearers under the gum tree now known as the Tree of Knowledge in Barcaldine, Queensland.
(d) in 1896, by the first federal parliamentary Labour leader, Chris Watson, during a Sunday afternoon of roast lamb, rum and cribbage at his home in Double Bay in Sydney.
3. The last five Labor prime ministers were:
Gough Whitlam
Paul Keating
Julia Gillard
Who got the top job soonest after entering parliament and who had to wait the longest?
(a) Gough Whitlam longest wait, Bob Hawke shortest wait
(b) Gough Whitlam longest, Kevin Rudd shortest
(c) Paul Keating longest, Bob Hawke shortest
(d) Julia Gillard longest, Kevin Rudd shortest
Bonus points: How long?
4. The Howard Government had 15 ministers resign or sacked for incompetence or integrity issues and several others leave over loyalty matters. The Abbott/Turnbull Government has had ten removed from executive positions for incompetence or integrity matters — so far.
How many ministers were sacked or resigned for incompetence or integrity failures during the five years and ten months of the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd (not counting loyalty matters)?
(a) 15
(b) Ten
(c) Five
(d) One
(e) None
5. Malcolm Turnbull has nine women out of 42 in his front bench. How many women does Bill Shorten have among the 46 on his shadow front bench?
(a) Nine
(b) 12
(c) 19
(d) 23
6. How many of these 20 profound reforms in Australia were proposed by Labor?
Universal superannuation
Universal health insurance
Universal disability insurance
the current system of pensions and benefits
National competition policy
enterprise bargaining
The formation of the Australia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
Building education revolution
Company dividends franked tax
Floating the Australian dollar
Deregulating the banking system
Taxing capital gains and fringe benefits
Removing import protection
Removing exchange and interest rate controls
The independent central bank
The Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Commission
The goods and services tax
Decimal currency
Slashing trade tariffs by 25%
(a) 11, more than half
(b) 15, the vast majority
(c) 19, nearly all
(d) All 20
7. Which former Labor prime minister after leaving the job served as:
Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism at the International Peace Institute in Vienna, Austria
Senior fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Distinguished statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC
Distinguished fellow at Chatham House, London
Distinguished fellow at the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago
First President of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York City
Chair of UNICEF’s Sanitation and Water For All global partnership
Active contributor to the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council
Owner of dog called Abby
(a) One person? You’re joking!
(b) Frank Forde
(c) Gough Whitlam
(d) Bob Hawke
(e) Kevin Rudd
8. Which one of these has Bill Shorten not been heavily involved with?
(a) The national disability insurance scheme
(b) The Gonski school funding reforms
(c) The Western Bulldogs football club
(d) The Australian Netball Players Association
(e) The Australian Cricketers' Association.
(f) Replacing Kevin Rudd as PM with Julia Gillard
9. Which one of these propositions regarding Wayne Swan’s record as Labor treasurer is false?
(a) He is the only Australian treasurer to cut spending in dollar terms since World War II.
(b) The budget surplus he delivered in 2008 was more than $2.5 billion greater than the best surplus Peter Costello ever delivered during the Howard years.
(c) The greatest reduction in gross debt in any three-month period in Australia’s history was when he was treasurer.
(d) He reduced taxes to 20.2% of gross domestic product in 2009-10 and further to 20.0% the following year, the equal lowest level since 1978.
(e) He was the second treasurer in Australia’s history, after Paul Keating, to achieve a triple A credit rating with all three major credit agencies.
10. Bill Shorten has 21 members in his inner shadow ministry. How many served in the first Rudd ministry in 2007? How many in the first Gillard ministry after the 2010 election?
(a) 5 in Rudd’s first ministry, 8 in Gillard’s first.
(b) 8 in Rudd’s first ministry, 12 in Gillard’s first.
(c) 12 in Rudd’s first ministry, 14 in Gillard’s first.
(d) 16 in Rudd’s first ministry, 17 in Gillard’s first.
11. One national media group is vigorously campaigning against the Labor Party, as shown in these recent headlines:
‘Scott Morrison says Labor’s savings plan is a recipe for fiscal chaos’
‘Swinging voters say Bill Shorten is out of his depth’
‘Australian Medical Association criticises Labor's Medicare claims’
‘Malcolm Turnbull says Bill Shorten puts Indigenous recognition at risk’
‘Govt says Labor's plan to fund Gonski will risk deficit blowout’
‘Shorten lacks power to stand up to unions: Martin Ferguson’
‘Govt says Labor's 5-year budget plan would jeopardise AAA credit rating’
Which media group?
(a) Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited
(b) The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(c) Fairfax Media Limited
(d) Channel Seven Network
(e) Independent Australiaza
12. One of these assertions about Labor Party leader Bill Shorten is false. Which one?
(a) His father, William Robert Shorten, was a waterside worker and union official born in England.
(b) He has a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from Monash University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Melbourne’s Business School.
(c) Justifying his challenge to a sitting Labor MP in Maribyrnong in 2005, he said, "...we haven't won a Federal election since 1993. When your footy team loses four consecutive grand finals, you renew the team."
(d) During his period as Party leader, ALP membership has fallen from above 60,000 to below 50,000.
(e) He was best man at the wedding of his friend John Roskam, executive director of the anti-Labor Institute of Public Affairs.
Check your answers here!
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Refn’s ‘The Neon Demon’ Lands at Amazon
Posted on November 9, 2015 by Jay - indierevolver Standard
by: S. Scott Stanikmas
Nicholas Winding Refn’s films are interesting to say the least. Drive was a superbly done piece of cinema while Only God Forgives was…an underrated film? But his next project, The Neon Demon, looks like it could be Refn’s rebound film.
Variety is reporting that Amazon Studios (of Amazon.com) has picked up the distribution rights to the film. The studio is eyeballing a 2016 release with both theatrical bows and a premiere on their Amazon Prime platform.
On top of that, we’ve got the first official look at star Elle Fanning in all her bloody glory (or is that “gory”):
The film follows and aspiring model (Fanning) who moves to Los Angeles seeking fame and fortune. What she finds is a group of beauty-obsessed women who want to devour her youth and looks.
Alongside Fanning we can expect to see Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Christina Hendricks, Desmond Harrington, Karl Glusman and Keanu Reeves.
Refn is joining a talented list of filmmakers that Amazon is partnering with. Spike Lee and Terry Gilliam also have projects lined up with the online retailer / streaming service provider. Lee’s Chi-raq just recently had a trailer released and Gilliam is signed on for “future projects.”
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Steve McRae - June 27, 2019 June 27, 2019
Response to : Is an Agnostic also Atheist?
(JUNE 21, 2019 BY ARON RA)
“I had an associate who is a self-described philosopher, active in the atheist community.”
What a very odd way to open a blog to Mr. Agnostic as I don’t recall Mr. Agnostic ever referring to himself as being a self-described philosopher, nor what could be reasonably construed as being active in any atheist community and has on multiple occasions explicitly affirmed that he did not wish to be held to any ideology or agenda of any specific community or group.
“However, he likes to antagonize other unbelievers by saying that he’s never believed in any god but that he was was <sic> never atheist; he’s an agnostic.”
Antagonize? Another odd use of phrasing as I am quite sure Mr. Agnostic would much rather have polite civil discourse with someone than raise their ire and have them become hostile to him. Mr. Agnostic’s statement of “he’s never believed in any God, but he was never <an> atheist” isn’t something that I can ever imagine Mr. Agnostic ever saying as Mr. Agnostic was baptized Mormon in 1987 and did in fact believe God existed. However, the second part of that statement is in fact a true statement, as indeed Mr. Agnostic was never an atheist. It would seem this bizarre attribution to Mr. Agnostic is what I would call a half-truth as only half of the supposed attributed statement to Mr. Agnostic is correct.
“From here on, I will refer to him as Mr. Agnostic because he has made that his identity as well as the most unreasonable and annoying aspect of his character.”
You mean much like the hundreds of atheists online with the word “Godless”, “Heretic”, “Atheist” or more specifically even professional atheists whose lives are pretty much dedicated to the promotion of atheism? Again, I don’t recall Mr. Agnostic ever promoting agnosticism to anyone nor having any agenda to convert anyone for philosophical nor any political reasons to agnosticism. Having a particular specific logical and rational stance of agnosticism is now somehow an “unreasonable” position? According to whom exactly? And why? If agnosticism is the position that one does not hold a God exists nor holds that a God does not exist then if that is unreasonable then using that same line of reasoning then any atheist who merely lacks a belief in God is being “unreasonable” as it is logically the same position, just under a different label. So is now not adopting a specific label considered to be “unreasonable”?
“I and myriad others have repeatedly pointed out that dictionaries typically say that “atheist refers to someone who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods, and agnostic refers to someone who doesn’t know whether there is a god, or even if such a thing is knowable.””
This sounds to me a lot like a Young Earth Creationist defending the use of a dictionary to maintain that a ‘theory’ is merely a ‘guess’. Mr. Agnostic has repeated explained to these “myriad” of others, none of which to the best of his recollection has any background or education in epistemology, that dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive. This means that most modern dictionaries do not tell you how to use a word, nor actually define a word…but merely tell you synchronically how a word is being used at one point in time without regard to its historical usage. Dictionaries relate a generalized concept of something to some specific word, not provide a word and prescribe how that word must be used. You will only generally find prescriptive definitions in mathematics, such as a triangle is prescriptively defined to be a geometric polygon with three edges and three vertices. While a descriptive dictionary can say that a vehicular mode of transportation with 4 wheels can be called a ‘car’…but clearly not all vehicles with 4 wheels are cars. No reputable scholar would bring a dictionary to discuss biological terms, chemistry terms, physics terms as words often have very specific usages in these fields and philosophy is no different. As myriads of experts have explain to Mr. Ra atheism is most commonly held to be the belief God or Gods do not exist. Mr. Ra seems to balk at this understanding of the term and prefers the usage that groups like American Atheist uses or the Atheist Community of Austin…and he is welcome to do so, however that does not change material fact on how the word is understood by people not members of those organizations an as well as in the academic literature.
Mr. Ra also makes a similar strange assertion about agnosticism being “who doesn’t know whether there is a god, or even if such a thing is knowable.” which is known as the epistemological proposition of agnosticism, but agnosticism itself is most commonly understood to be “psychological state of being an agnostic” with ‘agnostic’ being “a person who has entertained the proposition that there is a God but believes neither that it is true nor that it is false.” This is the difference between going to a colloquial dictionary and going to an actual academic source to understand the underlying concepts which unfortunately it seems Mr. Ra does not have a foundational understanding of the difference between agnosticism as a normative epistemic principle, epistemological proposition, or as a psychological state even though Mr. Agnostic has written extensively on the difference of these usages on my occasions. See: https://greatdebatecommunity.com/2019/01/21/agnosticism-in-3-ways/
“Clearly then, “agnostic” answers a different question.”
Clearly to whom exactly? If the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy says that an agnostic is “a person who has entertained the proposition that there is a God but believes neither that it is true nor that it is false.” where is Mr. Ra exactly seeing anything relating to answering a different question? This merely is a conflation between an epistemological proposition of agnosticism with the psychological stance of agnosticism which is the state of being agnostic on a proposition. Any proposition. Given any p you have 3 epistemic statuses:
1) Believe p
2) Disbelieve p (or Believes ~p)
3) Believes neither p nor ~p (Suspends judgement or ~Bp ^ ~B~p)
Here 3) is still within the realm of a doxastic stance, albeit a second order one (Malpass), but having absolutely nothing to do with knowledge whatsoever here.
“Saying that you don’t know whether any god exists doesn’t tell me whether or not you believe there is one. “
The phrase “I don’t know” here is not one of epistemic knowledge, but of ordinary doubt when the question of “Does God exist?” is asked. Since theism and atheism are contradictories (Oppy) then as SEP notes this gives very simple direct responses of ‘Yes’ which would mean someone is a theist and ‘No’ which would make someone an atheist…both of which are doxastic (belief) positions. For someone to answer indirectly “I don’t know” they are merely expressing a form of ordinary doubt or inability to decide if God exists (theist) or does not exist (atheist). It is not expressing anything in regards to not having knowledge of God existing or having a predication of knowledge for the proposition of God existing which would be expressed as Kp (Knows God exists) or K~p (Knows God does not exist). But the question “Does God exist?” is not asking someone if they know if God exists or does not exist, it is merely asking if one believes if God exists or does not exists.
It also seems odd Mr. Ra notes that saying “I do not believe” does not tell someone if one believes God exists or not…If someone says they do not know, meaning they don’t know how to answer the question by affirming God exists (YES) or disaffirming God exist (No) it most certainly does tell someone that they do not believe God exists as you either believe God exists (Bp) or you do not believe God exists (~Bp). Should someone fail to answer ‘Yes’ that does convey enough information to one can deductively infer one does not believe in God as it is a dichotomy. If someone was to write this more of a computer code form it would be expressed as: If ‘Yes’ then ‘theist’ else “not theist”.
“I’ve heard a few people say that “well, I believe there’s something“, implying that it might be a god.”
For someone to justify the claim that Gods are not possible they would have to logically show that Gods can not exist in any modal possible world. This Mr. Agnostic believes would be a very, if not practically impossible, difficult bar to reach. If something is impossible it means it can not exist in any possible world. For example a ‘square circle’ is logically incoherent and as such is a logical impossibility and can not exist in any possible world. Me however sprouting wings and being able to fly around the city is not a logical impossibility…in fact it is very conceivable, which means that in at least one possible world I exist flying around in the city with majestic wings like an Eagle. I should note these are merely ‘possible worlds’ and to a modal anti-realist they do not have any actual ontology. So I would think most logical people would have to conceded that if a God is not logically impossible (such as Anslem’s omni God) then it is according to possible world semantics, possible that God exists in some possible world…including ours which we call the actual world.
Theism is a religious belief in some form of deity. Most theists are “gnostic” in the sense that they confuse belief with knowledge, claiming that they “know for a fact that God is real”, even though there’s no way anyone can honestly claim to know that.”
What? I have personally talked to many many theists and overwhelmingly to me at least they express that they believe God exists, but very few in my personal experience claim they “know” God exists. While this is completely anecdotal I am wondering where “most” comes from exactly here. While I agree claiming knowledge God exists or does not exist is dutiable it raises the question if Mr. Ra would equally chastise someone in the atheist community for claiming they know God does not exist?
“But faith is pretending to know things you don’t know.”
This idiom to me seems mostly just rhetorical in nature and tends to conflates epistemic knowledge with “information” such that Mr. Ra is more implying a person who claims to believe God exists does so with insufficient information and is merely pretending that they do have sufficient information to make an informed justified decision. Epistemic knowledge, or to ‘know that p’, requires a very specific set of conditions to be met in order to justify saying one knows p is True or knows that p is false. The most simplistic theory of knowledge is “Justified True Belief” which has a tripartite set of conditions to know that p:
1) p is true
2) S believes p
3) S is justified to believe p
It doesn’t seem to me that the expression “But faith is pretending to know things you don’t know.” is referring to epistemic knowledge, and would not make much sense if it did as faith as most commonly held by theists that I know would say they if they knew God exist then they would no longer have faith or mere belief, but would have “knowledge” thus negating the what they would consider to be a faith based belief.
“They’re really just asserting how they believe that very strongly. Agnostic theists are the minority, saying they believe in one or more gods, but who is to say what God it is? Or even what a god is? Atheists tend to be the opposite distribution, with the majority being agnostic. “
Again, what? There are two things at play here Mr. Ra seems to be indiscriminately commingling. One is if they are convinced or not (they believe p or they do not believe p) with the strength or conviction of how strongly they believe p or do not believe p. For sample if Mr. Agnostic is convinced enough to say that he believes that extraterrestrial life exists in the universe and he bases that upon a number of factors which he weighed in his ontology which has convinced him that the likelihood of alien life is fairly strong. However, he am not convinced enough to say that he has a strong belief of this, quite to the contrary. Mr. Agnostic believes aliens exist, but only does so with a weak degree of conviction.
In my experience what Mr. Ra refers to as ‘agnostic theists’ are quite the majority if one is using it to describe a theist who is not asserting their belief as a knowledge claim. If this is the use of the phrase agnostic theist’ then I see no distinction between that and merely the word ‘theist’ an adding an epistemic modifier of ‘agnostic’ merely becomes superfluous.
“Thomas Huxley invented the word, “agnostic” in 1869. He said, “It simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that which he has no scientific grounds for professing to know or believe”. Note that this does not allow an agnostic to deny that lacking belief in a god means they are actually atheist.”
This is whats known as the now archaic meaning of agnosticism which was a normative epistemic principle similar to logical positivism and evidentialism. This is not how the word is understood to be used for over the last hundred years. This is akin to arguing that evolution means “A series of things unrolled or unfolded “ as that is how the word was used in the 1800’s rather than how the word is most commonly understood in biology as a change in allelic frequency in a given population of species from one generation to the next generation over time. Once again Mr. Ra is quite exactly arguing how a Young Earth Creationist would argue here.
“The reason Huxley invented that word was that he was irritated with theists saying that they knew that God existed and atheists countering with equal conviction that “no, he doesn’t”.
This is quite the jejune explanation of why Huxley coined the term “agnosticism” as he was “irritated” with both theists and atheists in that he felt neither had sufficient justificatory reasons to say that God existed or did not exist. He, in his own words, also felt that he was a ‘fox without a tail’ as no label adequately descriptive his epistemological position on the question of the existence of God. As Robert Flint noted in his book “Agnosticism” (1903) Huxley coined the term “agnosticism” from “gnosis” to mean the “illusion” of having knowledge, not a lack of knowledge.
“Huxley wanted to invent a middle-of-the-road position on the fence between them.”
Huxley did not “invent” the middle of the road position, he just gave it label. The position naturally exists in classical logic given Bp (theism), B~p (atheism) and a person who does not accept either position would then be ~Bp ^ ~B~p (read as does not believe p is true and does not believe p is false).
“But the fact is that you’re either convinced there is a god or you’re not convinced of that. There is no possible middle-ground between those two. So there is no way to disassociate from both sides and pretend to be superior to either one, the way so many centrists want to do. “
Here again, Mr. Ra does not seem to understand the logic involved here. He is, as usual, conflating the dichotomy of Bp v ~Bp (Believes p or does not believe p) with being on the fence ‘middle-of-the-road” position of Bp v B~p which is believes p is true or believes p is false which is not a dichotomy. Dr. Malpass’s view #2 from his useofreason blog has a very good illustration on how logically this is actually represented:
Mr. Ra is merely asserting that there is no middle ground between Bp V ~Bp which I know of no one who would disagree on that, but that isn’t what agnosticism represents. Agnosticism represents the ‘middle ground’ between Bp V B~p where the theist believes p is true and the atheist believes p is false, shown in Dr. Malpass’s illustration as ~Bp ^ ~B~p. I honestly think Mr. Ra would do himself a massive favor by enrolling in a community college and at least taking a very intro level course in propositional and predicate logic as this is an error he has repeated time and time again and is an unbelievably simple error to recognize, yet he constantly fails recognize every time he has tried to pontificate upon this topic.
“UNLESS you pretend that atheism only means the belief or knowledge that no gods exist, which Mr. Agnostic does.“
I happen to know Mr. Agnostic fairly well, in fact better than anyone else on the planet. I can safely say without reservation that Mr. Agnostic has never held to such pretense nor pretended atheism ‘only’ means any specific thing and has in fact given at least 7 or 8 possible ways atheism can be defined by various usages…none of which involves any type of knowledge claim. I would say this statement is not only grossly incorrect, it is so demonstrably wrong as to make Mr. Agnostic severely wonder if Mr. Ra has ever understood a single thing Mr. Agnostic has ever told him. Ever.
“He says he doesn’t have a belief in a god, but that he doesn’t have a belief that there’s not a god either; as if that creates a different category apart from atheist. “
There is term used for this. It’s called: Agnostic
In fact, it is pretty much explicitly what SEP uses as the definition for “agnostic”:
“an agnostic is a person who has entertained the proposition that there is a God but believes neither that it is true nor that it is false. “
So let’s change person to “Mr. Agnostic” shall we?
‘Mr. Agnostic has entertained the proposition that there is a God but believes neither that it is true nor that it is false. “ where is the problem here exactly? This is how the word “agnostic” is actually understood by SEP and in epistemology, yet Mr. Ra thinks I am somehow personally creating some type of “different category”? Doesn’t that seem just a little bizarre to anyone?
“Now, I don’t care what he wants to say about himself. What matters is how he is trying to redefine the rest of our identities. “
Where exactly has Mr. Agnostic ever done this? I happen to know he has hundreds and hundreds of videos and a laypersons blog on philosophy and I don’t recall at any time him trying to redefine someone’s “identity”. Perhaps Mr. Ra can actually give some evidence to this accusation? Or does he expect his readers merely to accept this on faith?
“He insists that a lack of belief in God is agnostic, not atheist. “
And again, where specifically does Mr. Agnostic ever do this? This is just such a peculiar claim by Mr. Ra as BOTH agnostics and atheist would “lack a belief” given that B~p entails ~Bp and agnostic being ~Bp ^ ~B~p also entails ~Bp. (SImply put, if one believes p is false they do not believe p is true. So if someone believes God does not exist (B~p), it would entail by necessity that they do not believe God exists (~Bp).
“Or that those who lack belief in gods should be called “non-theists”, as if that means something different from atheist.”
And once *again*, where does Mr. Agnostic do this? Mr. Agnostic has on numerous occasions said “nontheist” is a very vague and nondescript term and doesn’t recommend using it a label as it conveys very little information other than someone is not a theist. Nontheist and atheist are not directly interchangeable terms and doing so I can produce intensionality problems as all atheist are nontheist, but not all nontheist are atheist. I am not sure why Mr. Ra doesn’t understand basic set theory here that given theism as A you have an automatic A’ set of all things not theist. If x is an element of A then it can not be an element of A’ as A and A’ are mutually exclusive and jointly exhaustive sets…meaning that all possible elements must be in one or the other set, but can not exist in both sets. So if you have theist (A) and nontheist (A’), and under nontheism you have a proper subset of atheism along with other proper subsets such as agnosticism, igetheism or ietsism,
“It doesn’t. They both mean exactly the same thing.”
Citation please? Where does Mr. Ra get this assertion from? Mr. Agnostic has done a bit of reading on this topic and has never seen any evidence for this claim. Again, what evidence does Mr. Ra have to support this claim exactly? As before, does Mr. Ra expect people to take this claim on faith? Set theory doesn’t seem to support his assertion, nor does any academic literature that at least that Mr. Agnostic can find.
“But he wants it to be that atheists must have a belief that there is no deity, and that consequently they must also meet the burden of proof to justify that belief. “
While Mr. Agnostic would prefer a more rigorous approach to terminology any position has a burden of proof to be rational. Why someone would willfully try to avoid an epistemological burden of proof seems counterproductive if one is trying to promote things like critical thinking or rational thought. Mr. Ra seems to be indicating he would prefer atheist not have a Burden of Proof and thus not have a rational position.
I’m part of the “atheist out” program, trying to raise our political influence as a demographic, by countering this very propaganda that we used to hear only from religious apologists. It was designed to prevent any reasonable person from identifying as atheist. The problem is that hearing such distortion for decades has worked. Most atheists don’t identify as such, because they don’t realize what that label really means.”
Least Mr. Ra acknowledges that his position is grounding in political agenda and not specifically logic nor reason, however what does Mr. Ra man by what that label (of atheism) “really means”? As a ‘myriad’ of people have noted to Mr. Ra words do not have intrinsic meaning, they have usages. So if words have usages, then what exactly does he mean when he says “really mean”?
“Mr. Agnostic has a small following, and they are hurting us as a movement by helping the apologists keep our numbers reported much lower than they really are. “
Talk about poisoning the well. How does actually explaining epistemology and basic logic properly help apologists? And how does artificially inflating numbers by merely assigning “label” by forcing agnostics to accept a label that is simply not applicable to them. How is that any different than a theist claiming everyone believes in God, but merely ‘suppressing the truth in their unrighteousness.’. Another example of Mr. Ra doing the exact same thing he is condemning theists for doing.
“If Mr. Agnostic was right, (and he’s not)”
Where does Mr. Ra actually demonstrate Mr. Agnostic is not right? Mr. Ra’s puerile understanding of epistemology and philosophy does not constitute any actual demonstration that Mr. Agnostic is wrong. I would challenge Mr. Ra to produce his evidence to qualified experts in the field and have them gauge the merit of his claims as opposed to that of Mr. Agnostic’s. Mr. Agnostic’s claims have citational references and support from dozens of contemporary philosophers, some of which know Mr. Ra…none of which agree with him. If Mr. Ra has a contemporary philosopher who does who is published on this topic I invite him to present him to the academic community at large as he would be quite in the minority here.
“I would admit it and take the damage of course, but it would undermine virtually all of our concerted efforts to correct this issue over the last couple decades; because the vast majority of atheists would think they’re only agnostics, with no support base against the Religious Rights’ infringements against them. That, and some of our national organizations would have to change their names, like to American Non-theists.”
This is merely an appeal to consequence fallacy and to me rather absurd. It also makes it sound as if agnostic is some sort of pejorative rather than a respectable position on the proposition of God exists. Logically same position what Mr. Ra would call “lack of belief atheism” in fact. As Shakepear said: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. It would seem to me Mr. Ra is more interested in people merely having the label of “atheist” regardless if it is their actual position or not.
“That, and Mr. Agnostic is disrupting the community. My friend, Matt Dillahunty made a public announcement that if Mr. Agnostic felt so strongly about atheists being wrong about what we think we are, then he should call into the Atheist Experience TV show and discuss it live on the air. Instead of taking that invitation, Mr. Agnostic tweeted—without any apparent justification—that Dillahunty was dishonest. That’s when and why I blocked Mr. Agnostic on Twitter.”
Disrupting the community? By again, explaining how things are taught nearly universally at the university level, a correct understanding of the logic and epistemological concepts…that is now a “disruption”? This is very reminiscent to Mr. Agnostic of Scientology’s term of a “Suppressive Person”. Since when are ideas, especially those back by overwhelming evidence, a “disruption”?
Why should Mr. Agnostic all into to an atheist show to explain things? If Mr. Dillahunty or Mr. Ra actually felt Mr. Agnostic was wrong, why not go on a neutral platform where both sides can actually present academic citations and evidence in support of their positions. I have it on very good authority that Mr. Agnostic has done this a number of times with a number of atheist on a number of channels and has not to date ever been shown evidence that he is incorrect in his explanations of the topic. I would go so far to say that maybe even he is recognized as a pretty knowledgeable layperson from those who actually do study these topics.
Mr. Agnostic has no recall of saying Mr. Dillahunty was dishonest. There may have been some accusations of “intellectual dishonesty”, but that is often common when someone is going by faith and mere accutations something is true rather than evidence and facts that is true is it not? Mr. Agnostic has quite a bit of respect for both Mr. Dillahunty and Mr. Ra, but can actually show to others they both are simply not giving their audience all of the facts. That is why my “small following” has grown substantially over the years with more and more atheist messaging me and thanking me for explaining to them these concepts in a way that makes sense.
“Because of so many people growing up with this misrepresented misinformation, it seems that most atheists identify as Methodist, or “non-denominational” or “secular” or even “Unitarian”. Some even say, “just because I don’t believe in God doesn’t make me atheist”, but yeah, it definitely does. That is actually the only criteria. It doesn’t matter whether you also have a belief that there is no god. Because that still means you don’t believe there is one.”
I’m convinced that the only “misrepresented information” here is coming from Mr. Ra as apparent by the gross inaccuracies and astronomically poor understanding of epistemology in this single blog post. Did Mr. Ra have any actual philosopher review it before he posted it? If so, can I possibly have their name so I can inquire as to what the hell they were thinking? Mr. Ra continue to make bare assertions that anyone who does not believe in God is “definitely” an atheist…and again, where is his evidence for this claim? I have yet to see one contemporary philosopher have any published paper making this claim and if they did, I would love to see how they try to argue that when it is self-evident that they would be wrong as again all atheists are nontheist, but not all nontheist are atheist. This is again basic set theory. Mr. Ra seems to once again be asking his followers to take his assertions on faith.
“Even Carl Sagan once denied being atheist because he was duped by the same lie that I was, thinking that “an atheist knows there is no God. An atheist knows more than I do”. According to a mutual friend, James Randi, Sagan eventually understood what atheism really means, and that it actually did apply to him after all. Sagan’s student, Neil deGrasse Tyson also objects to the atheist label, but for different reasons. He knows it applies to him, but he told me that he just doesn’t want to be associated with certain YouTube atheists; and no, I don’t think he’s talking about me, nor anyone I associate with.”
How is all of sudden is Mr. Ra moving from the realm of doxastic disposition to the epistemic claim of “knowledge”? Mr. Agnostic does not recall talking to any atheist nor theist who asserts that an atheist is someone who must hold that they know God does not exist. Nor does he recall ever reading this charge in any of the literature. Is this a complete red herring by Mr. Ra? And once again Mr. Ra seems to assert that the word “atheism” has something that it “really means”, even though as noted prior, words have usages, not intrinsic meanings.
“The etymology of atheism is that the prefix “a” means “without” or “lack of”. So “atheism” means “the absence of theism”. Some complain that this would mean that a table, a rock or a baby is atheist, since they lack theism. Yeah, that’s true. A rock can be a-theist just as a rock can be a-morphous, a-political, a-biotic or a-sexual. Babies are born atheist, because what criteria do you have to meet before we can say that you STILL never believed in God?Contrary to some false impressions, one doesn’t have to hear, consider and subsequently reject the claims of theism to already have no theism. If a society developed—perhaps on an alien world—that had never even heard of any gods, that society would be without a god belief, which is all atheist means.”
This would be what is called an etymological fallacy. Mr. Ra assumes without sufficient warrant that the greek alpha privative “a” must be understood as “without” or “lack of”. This is in stark contrast to atheist philosopher Dr. Paul Draper’s explicitly stating “The “a-” in “atheism” must be understood as negation instead of absence, as “not” instead of “without”. Therefore, in philosophy at least, atheism should be construed as the proposition that God does not exist (or, more broadly, the proposition that there are no gods).” (SEP).
Given Mr. Ra’s prior misunderstanding of negation as he once was convinced that ~B~p was a “double negation” (Hint: It’s not) I find it odd that he seems to wish to speak from an authoritative position when not just Stanford, but Cambridge also explicitly states that “a” in atheism is “not” as in negation. Negation here being the negation of the proposition. Given p=”God exists” then ~p would be “God does not exist”. Predicate that with belief you have Bp (theist- Believes God exists) and B~p (atheist- Believes God does not exist). What qualifications exactly does Mr. Ra have to put his assertions over that of a peer reviewed source? Would he be so cavalier in biology if a creationist made some biological claims that actual biologist demonstrated to be incorrect the peer reviewed literature? The complete double standard Mr. Ra has here is simply utterly remarkable.
“Most of those who lack theism say they’re open to the possibility that there could be a god, because it’s hard to prove that something does NOT exist, especially when it’s supposed to have the power to conceal itself from any means of detection, especially under the definitional cloak of metaphysics, but lacking any reason to believe in such a thing, they are not convinced that an actual deity really does exist.”
It is logically possible that a flying unicorn can spring out of existence from my butt and start singing Ave Maria while riding a unicycle…being possible doesn’t really mean a whole heck of a lot. Bertrand Russell referred to things like this as “bare possibilities”. Being open to the fact that if something is logically possible it must exist in some possible world has nothing to do with atheism but has to do possible world semantics ..and being open to the possibility of something fallus under virtue epistemology and the epistemic virtue of being open-minded. That merely means a person is willing to change their mind given sufficient reason to do so. Mr. Ra seems to also here have a rather pejorative view of metaphysics. Metaphysics is a vast branch of philosophy that deals with existence, beliefs, knowledge, time, consciousness, it isn’t some “definitional cloak” theists try to hide a deity in as Mr. Ra makes it out to be.
“This was my position for at least fifteen years. Though I didn’t call myself atheist. I called myself an “agnostic pagan for Christ” because I didn’t know any better. Later, after I discarded the last of my supernatural beliefs, I called myself an agnostic atheist for another fifteen years, until I eventually realized that it’s not just that I don’t have any reason to justify belief in God, and thus have no belief; I also have good reasons to justify having a belief that there is no god. One example of that is Hitchens’ Razor, that “what is asserted without evidence may be dismissed without evidence”.
It is rather notable that Mr. Ra quotes “Hitchen’s Razor” but fails to note by that very same razor everyone of his claims so far in this blog can be dismissed for the very same reason. How many academic citations has Mr. Ra provided so far, yet he is quick to ask a creationist for one if they make a claim about biology that is incorrect. Double standard perhaps?
“There is also the fact that God is defined by his miraculous nature, and miracles are defined as defying the laws of physics, meaning that they are physically impossible, and thus God is physically impossible by definition. Then of course, if he exists outside our reality, then he does not exist in reality. If he is beyond time and created time, then at no time did he create anything. I could list many other much better examples too, depending on specifics.”
This is quite literally one of the worst atheist arguments that think Mr. Agnostic has ever seen…and he have seen a number of them. Mr. Ra has on prior occasions accused theist of trying to define God into existence, and yet here Mr. Ra is trying to define God out of existence. His argument essentially boils down to almost a Matt Slick level of argumentation of Gods don’t exist, because Gods don’t exist (by definition). His argument goes something like this:
If God exists, then he can do miracles.
If God can do miracles, then God can defy the laws of physics.
God can not defy the laws of physics (by Mr. Ra’s definition)
So, if God exists, then God can defy the laws of physics (1,2 by hypothetical syllogism).
So, it is not the case that God exists (3,4 by modus tollens).
My head spins that Mr. Ra thinks that this is actually a good argument. Let’s assume we grant p1 and p2. What evidence does Mr. Ra have for p3 given if God is posited as a being who can change the laws of physics if he desired to. It entirely begs the question as he is merely saying God doesn’t exist because God can not to miracles…by assuming God can not defy the laws of physics (p3). Or essentially: Laws of physics can not be broken, miracles break the laws of physics, miracles can not exist and therefore a God that can do miracles can not exist. The whole point of them being miracles if they did exist, would be that they do defy the laws of physics and Mr. Ra just somehow by fiat says they can not exist by assuming God can not defy the laws of physics by producing a miracle. The entire argument is one big question begging fallacy as Mr. Ra assumes what he trying to prove. Mr. Ra is doing exactly what he claims theist are do by defining God into existence, he is merely defining God out of existence.
“I know that gods don’t exist in the same way, for the same reasons and to the same degree that I know that leprechauns don’t exist, and Christians are comfortable saying that leprechauns don’t exist simply because there is no evidence of them. So my ruling against God is fair even by their standards. This makes me a “gnostic” atheist, although that term doesn’t really make sense that way. Huxley didn’t make his word to be the opposite of the Gnostics. So most unbelievers would describe people like me as “strong” atheists instead.”
Wait…wait. Just wait. Mr. Ra is explicitly stating here that he “knows” gods do not exist? That is not just merely lacking a belief, or making a doxastic claim. He is quite explicitly claiming he has the epistemic position of K~p or “Knows p is false”. This not only has a burden of proof, but one much higher than merely that of a belief claim. Does Mr. Ra deny making a claim about having knowledge gods do not exist requires a burden of proof? I would very much like to see Mr. Ra provide his epistemic reasoning for this especially on such flimsy warrant as a claim their being no evidence of gods. Supposed arguendo that is the case and there is absolutely no evidence for any gods…how does that provide sufficient justification to warrant a knowledge position by my Ra? I know very few atheists who hold this position, which isn’t “strong atheism” as Mr. Ra suggests. “Strong atheism” is B~p or the belief that God does not exist. It is an epistemic disposition towards a proposition, not a measure of strength of conviction or degree of belief.
“Mr. Agnostic ignores dictionary definitions, saying they only give common usage, which he is also ignoring. He says that it’s not the common usage, but it is. I am a former President of Atheist Alliance of America. I am now an official representative of American Atheists, and I’m on the Board of Directors. I’ve been to multiple annual conventions of both national groups that were quite extravagant with hundreds of members and celebrities in attendance. Here’s how the atheist movement defines themselves:”
I do believe in Mr. Agnostic’s last presentation and last few debates on this topic he specifically gave dictionary definitions as possible was of describing atheism. I was there, and he did. Being a member of a political group whose state agenda is to have definitions changed to reflect their stipulative use by those groups isn’t really exactly an exceptional argument here. If someone is not a member of those groups, they are simply not beholden to use their preferred of philosophical terminology. What is next, Mr. Ra having members sign a statement of faith that people must use these terms the way American Atheist does? Mr. Agnostic thinks that he has seen other organizations do something similar…Answers in Genesis perhaps? Or Institute for Creationist Research?
“Atheism is one thing: A lack of belief in gods.
Atheism is not an affirmative belief that there is no god nor does it answer any other question about what a person believes. It is simply a rejection of the assertion that there are gods. Atheism is too often defined incorrectly as a belief system. To be clear: Atheism is not a disbelief in gods or a denial of gods; it is a lack of belief in gods.
So the dictionary definitions match that of the movement itself, proving that the way atheists define themselves *is* the correct usage.”
Mr. Ra forgets the ever important caveat of “according to American atheist as they choose to define atheism” which is in stark contrast to how atheism is used outside of their microcosm of members. I’m sorry, but Americian Atheist doesn’t speak for the philosophical community nor do they have any say how the word ‘atheism’ is used in academia or any of the published literature. This is simply their preferred usage. It would seem Mr. Ra is attempting to force his preferred label on to others…you know who else does that? Let me give you a hint: Romans I anyone?
“Of course Mr. Agnostic objected to this too. If I remember correctly, it was because of the line that “Atheism is not an affirmative belief that there is no god”. He refused to accept that atheism is not DEFINED as a belief that there is no god, but that of course strong atheists like myself would be included as a subset of the parent definition of those who don’t believe in a god, because we don’t.”
What would you call someone who affirms belief there is no god? Mr. Agnostic thinks that meets both the necessary and sufficient conditions to be called “atheist”. Atheism is defined in many places as the belief that God does not exist, so not sure what Mr. Ra is trying to say here. Stanford, Cambridge, Oxford, Blackwell, Rowe, Rutledge, Rutgers, P.K. Moser, Malik, Burgess-Jackson, J.J.C Smart, Merrium Webster (learners) and a number of other sources has atheism as the belief that God does not exist. I have it on good authority that Mr. agnostic accepts there are many ways to define atheism, including merely a lack of belief…but it seems Mr. Ra is the one totally ignoring any definition that doesn’t represent that of his politically motivated group of American Atheism.
“Mr. Agnostic says he only accepts the philosophical definition of atheism, which is contrasted with agnosticism. “
When has Mr. Agnostic said this? I do believe he has said, multiple times, on multiple platforms that he himself uses more rigorous philosophical or sensu stricto definitions, but accept other people may choose to use less precise sensu lato definitions. He merely argues that by doing so they have to accept the baggage that goes along with having a more broad definition such as it leading to category errors and absurdities.
“But he refuses to admit that even according to his own source, atheism is polysemous, with two equally valid definitions even in philosophy; one of which being the common one that he refuses to admit always applied to him.”
Again, it is like Mr. Ra has never once actually bothered to listen to a damn thing Mr. Agnostic has ever told him as Mr. Agnostic has for years argued that atheism is polysemous with multiple ways of being defined…however the normative and most commonly held understanding in philosophy is in fact the belief that God does not exist. Mr. Ra is the one consistently maintaining throughout his blog that there is *only one* way to define atheism: “Atheism is one thing: A lack of belief in gods.”. Mr. Ra seems to be not only projecting, but has a contradiction. Is it that atheism is “one thing” or is it “polysemous” as Mr. Ra can not have it both ways.
“It’s also the only distinction that matters. Atheists are the simply <sic> the only ones who don’t have any theistic beliefs and thus are the only ones not playing the game of make-believe that others call faith. According to all the religions of Abrahamic monotheism, we are not judged on whether we were good or bad, we are saved or damned primarily over whether we believed.
Did you believe in God?
Yes (theist) = possible forgiveness.
No (atheist) = eternal damnation.”
This is demonstrably false. Any nontheist does not have any “theistic beliefs” as again, someone needs to sit Mr. Ra down and really explain to him some basic logical concepts in that it is logically a fact that all atheist are nontheist, but not all nontheist are atheist as not all accept his assertion that nontheist=atheist, thus logically it must hold by necessity that not all nontheist are atheist. I challenge any reader of this to find a logician who would tell you otherwise. Mr. Agnostic is fairly confident Mr. Ra knows of none who tells him his logic is correct in any of this.
Mr. Agnostic has no idea the relevancy of any of this relating to eternal damnation. He himself does not believe in God, and also does not believe in some eternal fiery damnation either.
“Nobody’s religion offers a third category for those who didn’t believe in God but didn’t have a belief in not-God either. So there’s no point or purpose or value in that position.
Mr. Agnostic’s philosophy source is based on the inclusion of Huxley’s “agnosticism”. But Huxley only made up a new word that has no practical value. He did not change the pre-existing definition of atheism.”
Atheism during huxley’s time was the disbelief God exists which is the belief that God does not exist the same as it is in modernity:
Webster’s dictionary 1829-
A’THEISM, noun The disbelief of the existence of a God, or Supreme intelligent Being.”
Disbelief is the epistemic status of holding that p is false. This definition in proper context is to be read as “The belief of the non-existence of God, or Supreme intelligent Being”. American atheist is the organization trying to argue that “Atheism is not a disbelief in gods or a denial of gods;” so if Mr.Ra is arguing from a dictionary would then he have to say that American atheist is wrong? Again, he can’t have it both ways.
Webster’s- :The disbelief of the existence of a God”
American Atheist- “Atheism is not a disbelief in gods or a denial of gods”
Assuming “disbelief” is used the same way here, as Mr. Agnostic believes it is, to avoid any equivocation issues then Webster’s is saying that atheism is the belief that God does not exist while American Atheists are saying it is not the belief that God does not exist. (Sarcasm on) Is Mr. Ra willfully ignoring a dictionary? (/Saracism off)
“I’ll make up a new word myself to illustrate this; nosossary. It means exactly the same thing that “unnecessary” already did, (something that isn’t needed) but my word also means that it doesn’t need to be eliminated either. We know that unnecessary already meant that too, but it’s not spelled out in the definition. So knowledge of my new word might prompt philosophers to treat “unnecessary” as though it meant. “something that must be eliminated”. That’s what “agnostic” does, tries to redefine atheism through association with a new word that only leads to a misuse of the old word.”
Effectively very single shred of evidence from a consilience of numerous academic sources shows that it is groups like American Atheist seeking to “redefine” atheism to subsume agnostics by promoting what Antony Flew argued in his paper “The Presumption of Atheism” (1972) that atheism should be redefined in the negative (merely lacking a belief) than the normative positive case of being the belief that God does not exist. Flew explicitly makes it clear this was his argument as he said “Whereas nowadays the usual meaning of ‘atheist’ in English is ‘someone who asserts that there is no such being as God’, I want the word to be understood not positively but negatively.“
Mr. Agnostic thinks that Mr. Ra has it 180 degrees backwards of who is trying to “redefine” things here. David Silverman, who used to be head of American Atheist, specifically wrote and discussed his agenda to have the word “atheist” changed to reflect their preferred usage (Fighting God, 2015) and in various online Google Hangouts.
“Mr. Agnostic says the reason I don’t agree with him is because of my ignorance, as if I’m dishonest too, and simply refuse to admit when I’m wrong. He also lied about me in a couple of public videos wherein he repeated that as the reason why I eventually blocked him on Facebook too.”
If anyone knows any philosopher who thinks Mr. Ra is not ignorant of philosophy, epistemology and basic logic can you have them contact Mr. Agnostic ASAP please. Mr. Agnostic does not think Mr. Ra is dishonest as he is convinced Mr. Ra actually believes what he says is 100% true, but again you know who else does that? (Hint: Creationists maybe?). Mr. Ra is making accusations that Mr. Agnostic has “lied” about him without providing a shred of evidence to support this charge. Is this the new skeptic standard? Make accusations and provide no evidence whatsoever to support them? And again it seems like Mr. Ra would like his readers to accept what he says on blind faith rather than on any actual tangible evidence to be evaluated.
“I told him, I may not be interested in philosophy, (because of people like him) but I know a number of atheist philosophers, including some famous ones who don’t agree with Mr. Agnostic, and I don’t think it’s because he knows something that none of them do. Having heard from a few of them, Mr. Agnostic thinks it’s the other way around. Of course that wasn’t good enough for Mr. Agnostic. So I had to prove it.”
Well, where is this proof? I am sure one can cite someone like Dr. Peter Bogossian, but he has no academic papers that support anything Mr. Ra is claiming. So what “atheist philosophers” is Mr. Ra referring to? Quite notable not a single name was given here nor academic paper for a citation. Mr. Agnostic has provided the names of at least a dozen reputable Phd’s in this field which supports his position, including Dr. Graham Oppy, Dr. Alex Malpass, Dr. Burgess-Jackson, Dr. J.J.C. Smart, Dr. Paul Draper, Dr. Matt McCormick and a number of others. Mr. Agnostic does not recall a single citation given by Mr. Ra of any contemporary (1900- ) philosopher that does not support everything Mr. Agnostic has been trying to explain to Mr. Ra over the years on this topic. If Mr. Ra knows of any extant contemporary philosopher who disagrees with Mr. Agnostic I am sure Mr. Agnostic would be more than willing to reach out to them to have a discussion with them. If someone can ask Mr. Ra their names and relay that information to Mr. Agnostic that would be just swell.
“Mr. Agnostic seemed to believe that the modern atheist movement has redefined atheism from its original meaning, which he thought was a positive belief in no-god, rather than a lack of belief in God; the claim of gnostic atheism that Huxley seemed to object to. So I looked up how atheism was defined in Webster’s 1828 dictionary.
A’THEIST, noun [Gr. of a priv. and God.]
One who disbelieves the existence of a God, or Supreme intelligent Being.”
This is why some experts in philosophy have recommend to Mr. Ra he go take some actual philosophical courses to understand what he reads. “One who disbelieves the existence of a God” in epistemology is read as “One who believes the proposition of God existing is false”. (Rugers philo 101):
“So we didn’t redefine this. The way the word is still defined today is the same as it was already defined decades before Huxley made up his word.”
Yes, which is the belief that the proposition of theism is false. As rutgers notes: “If you *conclude* that a proposition is false, then the appropriate attitude towards that proposition is disbelief.” Mr. Ra simply does not have the fundamentals of philosophy and epistemic statuses to properly understand what he is reading here. Worse is that he fails to recognize, even after Mr. Agnostic pointed it out to him, that his 1829 dictionary citation is exactly opposite of what American Atheists claim. Mr. Ra is just an epistemological quagmire of confusion and contradiction here.
“Mr. Agnostic accepted the 1828 definition as representing the common usage of that time, but he objected to my interpretation of it. He argued that the way philosophers interpret “disbelief” is as a belief in the negative. That may be, but this is a dictionary, so we can see that what Webster meant by “disbelief” was not what philosophers mean today. In 1828, it meant “Refusal of credit or faith; denial of belief”; not denial of the claim, but denial of belief in the claim, That’s important. It also proves again that I’m right and he is wrong.”
So what Webster meant by “disbelief” is not what philosophers mean today? Again Mr. Ra is simply vastly confused here.
Webster’s 1828 dictionary-
DISBELIEF, noun [dis and belief.] Refusal of credit or faith; denial of belief.
Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing.
That is quite different than what Mr. Ra is asserting. “Denial” of a proposition is understood to be the acceptance of negation. To deny p means to accept ~p. Again if Mr. Ra had looked up “denial” in the 1829 dictionary he would have discovered:
DENY, verb transitive
To contradict; to gainsay; to declare a statement or position not to be true. We deny what another says, or we deny a proposition. We deny the truth of an assertion, or the assertion itself. The sense of this verb is often expressed by no or nay.
“To declare a statement or position not to be true” which is logically akin to declaring p is false. If p=”God exists” then denying p is to declare p is false or ~p =”God does not exist “ is true.
This is why Mr. Agnostic implores Mr. Ra to one day take even a rudimentary course in logic and philosophy 101 and Mr. Agnostic believes quite strongly most philosophers in the community would also implore him to do the same.
“Because Mr. Agnostic has made this his identity, he cannot admit that he is wrong about this and thus undo who he is. So he persisted, as he always does, ruining his own interpersonal connections with many different people over not being willing to drop this topic or let us talk about anything else. He kept me on this subject indefinitely and might have wasted the rest of my life on this had I not eventually lost all patience with him.”
Mr. Agnostic is not defined by labels, agenda, ideology or groupthink. If Mr. Ra can actually provide any actual evidence using logic and citational support that Mr. Agnostic is wrong then he would of course admit he was wrong…this has yet to actually happen. And with the dozens of messages Mr. Agnostic gets from Phds in philosophy telling him that Mr. Ra is effectively inept at logic and philosophy Mr. Agnostic doesn’t think any evidence from Mr. Ra will be forthcoming in any near future. In his blog he had nothing but accusations an assertions with:
1) Zero logical arguments
2) Zero academic citations
3) Zero peer reviewed papers
Mr. Agnostic has not kept Mr. Ra on this topic. Mr. Agnostic has always called out people when they make accusations that they can not support will continue to do so. This is exactly what the skeptic community should be doing and not continuing to give Mr. Ra or other atheist activists a pass merely because they are popular. Again, I know Mr. Agnostic actually does think very highly of Mr. Ra when it comes to what Mr. Ra is good at…he is simply not good at philosophy nor logic and yet continues to act from a position of authority on the topic of atheism.
“He said that a denial of belief was not to be interpreted as “I don’t believe you”, which is a lack of belief that carries no burden of proof. Instead, he said that denial must be interpreted as a belief in the negative.”
What evidence does Mr. Ra have that “lack of belief” carries no burden of proof? Dr. Michael Martin argued that negative atheism does have a burden of proof, as well as Dr. Malik who in his paper “Defining atheism and the burden of proof” argues any position potentially has a BoP to rationally be able to continue to hold to that position. Mr. Agnostic has spoken with Dr. Malik and Dr. Malik agrees that even a withholding of affirmation to be rational has an implied burden of proof for a second order belief. Dr. Alex Malpass also refers to agnosticism as a belief about a belief which he too refers to as a second order belief. Thus holding to agnosticism which is a lack of belief requires a BoP to be a rational position to take, and if Mr. Ra chooses to call that position “atheism” it simple does not absolve from having sufficient justification to warrant holding to the position of merely not accepting a proposition as true.
“But again, we see that same dictionary defines denial as merely a contradiction in response to a claim, “An affirmation to the contrary; an assertion that a declaration or fact stated is not true; negation; contradiction, …often expressed by no or not. Yet again, proving that he is wrong.”
Mr. Agnostic is absolutely convinced Mr. Ra simply is utterly incapable of understanding anything about philosophy that he reads and can not facepalm himself hard enough here:
Denial – “An affirmation to the contrary”
What exactly does Mr. Ra think that means???? Hint: It means to affirm the negation.
“an assertion that a declaration or fact stated is not true” -> means to affirm the negation.
“negation; contradiction,” -> NEGATION of p
Theism and atheism are contradictories for this very reason. If theism is true then atheism is false, or if atheism is true then theism is false. Both can not be true nor can both be false. (Oppy 2018)
“In fact there are four definitions given, all of which support an absence of belief over a belief in absence, but he will never admit any error and will never agree to disagree either. He will argue this until one of us dies—or until I finally block him and get on with my life.”
If an error was pointed out, Mr. Agnostic has yet to see one. Mr. Agnostic knows a number of philosophers, perhaps they can review Mr. Ra’s blog and note to him directly where any error was made.
“I should also add that the root of the word “atheism” is the Greek ἄθεος (atheos), meaning “without god(s)”. The Romans referred to early Christians as atheists, because the Hellenist gods had centuries of theism and so did the Jews, but Christianity was a brand new and heretical cult with none of that that wasn’t borrowed from both of the other two. Instead of the traditional concept of gods, Christians worshiped a man, some guy the Romans had already reportedly crucified.”
This is true, it was more that “atheos” meant ““without gods; godless; secular; denying or disdaining the gods, “ (Wiki) and were the Chrisitans were without gods *because* they denied the Hellenist gods meaning they believed that they did not exist. If one denies p then one also does not believe p is true, but the converse of not believing p does not necessity by entailment one denies p.
“So again, atheos means “without gods”; not “with a belief in no gods”. Thus atheism is still a lack of theism.”
Because they believed those gods did not exist (they denied them). Sigh.
“I know that he will go on about this forever, on whatever excuse he can find or make up, valid or not, and for no good reason or benefit to anyone, but he is wrong, and this will be my last word on the matter, so that I need never have this conversation again.”
Mr. Agnostic will continue to explain things as properly as possible to the best of his ability with the support of the philosophical community as a whole, hopefully. While Mr. Ra has recused himself from the dialog, as his prerogative, that does not mean he is no longer responsible for the information he puts out, nor should be given a pass for making philosophical claims he does not seem to properly back up.
If you are a philosopher or have some philosophical training and think Mr. Agnostic is wrong, say so. Let him know by providing a solid argument with hopefully some type of citational support. If however, you think Mr. Ra is incorrect then please let both Mr. Ra and Mr. Agnostic know by leaving a message to them on Twitter. Since this is Mr. Ra’s last word I can therefore assume Mr. Agnostic can continue to try to educate people unfettered by Mr. Ra?
Mr. Agnostic sill would like to have a few beers with Mr. Ra, and talk about heavy metal and silly creationists.
-Steve McRae
(Pope of agnosticism and someone who knows Mr. Agnostic exceptionally well)
P.S. To the initial question that Mr. Ra poses “Is an Agnostic also Atheist?”
Answer: No
Citational list: https://greatdebatecommunity.com/2018/12/26/list-of-citations/
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Does Mindfulness Meditation Really Make You Kinder?
New studies suggest that training in mindfulness may help us show more care and compassion toward others.
By Jill Suttie | July 17, 2018
Mindfulness meditation proponents often tout it as a way to create a more compassionate society. But that claim seems a bit dubious upon first glance.
After all, meditation is an internal affair—focusing on our own experiences, emotions, and thoughts—and people generally meditate alone. What does that have to do with how we treat anyone else? While some meditation practices directly aim for increasing compassion—such as loving-kindness meditation—others focus more on creating mindful attention, a focus on one’s present experience. This seem less likely to automatically impact how we relate to others.
Yet evidence is mounting that mindfulness meditation proponents might be right. Though the science is far from conclusive, it points to the likelihood that mindfulness meditation does lead to “prosocial” (kind and caring) feelings and thoughts, and more compassionate behavior towards others. And it may do so by training people in mindful awareness.
“Almost any approach for cultivating care for others needs to start with paying attention,” says Stanford researcher Erika Rosenberg. “The beginning of cultivating compassion and concern, or doing something for the benefit of others, is first noticing what something or someone means to you.”
A gateway to caring behavior
One recent study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology took a stab at figuring out the relationship between mindfulness meditation and prosocial behavior.
Daniel Berry and his colleagues randomly assigned some participants to either a brief mindfulness training or a training in controlling their attention. The mindfulness training involved focusing on momentary inner experiences: the breath, thoughts, feelings, and body sensations; the attention training involved focusing on important goals in your life.
Then, participants played an online game called Cyberball. “Players” (represented by colored dots) tossed the ball to each other; but after a few tosses, two of the players excluded the third. Though participants were told the dots represented real people located in other rooms, the interactions were actually pre-programmed.
Initially, participants simply observed the game in action. Afterwards, they were asked to write emails to each player in the game, saying “whatever they wanted.” Their responses to the excluded victim were coded by independent raters for warmth, which served as one measure of prosocial behavior. In addition, researchers surveyed how concerned participants were for the victim and how distressed they themselves felt after the game.
Participants then played a second Cyberball game with the players they’d just observed. How often the participant threw the ball to the previously excluded victim was considered a second measure of prosocial behavior.
The findings showed that participants who had trained in mindfulness reported feeling more empathic concern for excluded players—meaning, they felt more tender, sympathetic, and compassionate toward them—but not more distress themselves, compared to simple attention training. They also expressed more warmth in their emails to victims and threw the ball more frequently to them, demonstrating that these feelings were tied to compassionate action. The results also held among a different group of people who didn’t receive any training, but reported on surveys that they were more mindful to begin with.
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Berry was not surprised by these findings.
“From the philosophical and religious traditions from which mindfulness comes, it’s been long understood that practicing meditation, and cultivating mindfulness, in particular, can conduce to virtuous action,” he says.
So how did mindfulness impact prosocial action? When the mindfulness training induced higher levels of empathic concern in people, they helped the victims more—providing one potential explanation. Increased attention alone, on the other hand, didn’t seem to play a role. This means that mindfulness must be doing more than just increasing how much people notice that someone is suffering, Berry explains; it must be actually increasing their concern.
These findings fit well with Rosenberg’s views. While paying attention is the “gateway” to more caring behavior—allowing you to notice that someone is suffering or that your actions are hurting someone—it’s not enough to elicit action. “You still have to have the motivation to care,” she says.
In additional experiments, Berry and his colleagues ruled out other potential explanations for the positive effects of mindfulness. For example, they compared mindfulness training to a progressive muscle relaxation training, and found the same results favoring mindfulness. They even tried measuring whether mindfulness meditation increased outrage toward the perpetrators in the game, rather than concern for victims. But these factors didn’t change the outcome: People who received mindfulness instruction still felt more empathic concern, and in turn acted more compassionately.
“I think there’s evidence to suggest that the default state of humans is to be focused on the self,” says Berry. “Perhaps what mindfulness does is temporarily break us from that self-focus so that we can be other-oriented.” Indeed, one recent study found that more mindful people are also less concerned with goals that protect their self-image, such as getting recognition from others or avoiding showing any weakness. They care more about compassion-oriented goals—like giving only constructive comments to others or avoiding doing any harm to others.
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Of course, Berry’s study was done in a lab with college students, and we don’t know if these findings translate into the real world—or how long the caring feelings and behavior will last after such a short mindfulness practice. But other research seems to point in the same direction.
In her own research, Rosenberg has found that when people practice meditation over a longer period and are then exposed to videos of people suffering, they not only have increased prosocial emotions like compassion, but they have lower “rejection emotions,” like disgust and contempt. This held true even when meditators witnessed someone suffering who was more difficult to find compassion for—like American soldiers bragging about killing Iraqis.
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“It’s one thing to show compassion for the victims, it’s another level—really getting it—to show compassion for the perpetrators,” she says.
In a 2015 study, students who used a meditation app for three weeks were more likely to offer a chair to a distressed student entering a waiting room on crutches—even when other students didn’t offer help—than a group who had used a brain training app. Berry points to a study that found mindfulness can decrease aggressive behavior, and to another finding that even short trainings in mindfulness can reduce implicit racial and age bias.
In recent review of research in the area, Christina Luberto and her colleagues found that mindfulness training indeed appears to make us kinder toward others. Analyzing only studies that used randomized controlled experiments, they found that meditation training had significant effects on people’s self-reported feelings of compassion and empathy, and also on objective prosocial behaviors—such as increased giving in an economics game or helping another person in distress.
Remaining issues for mindfulness research
One thing everyone seems to agree on: There is still much to be learned about the benefits of meditation, including what is most effective and for whom, especially when it comes to prosocial behavior. And while studies like Rosenberg’s and Berry’s may have been carefully constructed, some researchers criticize meditation research in general—often with good reason—for being biased or poorly designed.
Many mindfulness studies are correlational rather than experimental, which means they are less helpful in nailing down mindfulness as the cause of any observed benefits. Also, many researchers insert their own bias into the design, sometimes employing a coauthor as the mindfulness instructor. Rosenberg worries about this as well: When you work with a charismatic teacher, she says, it’s less clear if the effects of the program are due to the tools being taught or something about the teacher that makes students more committed. Issues like these and others, delineated in another recent research review by Ute Kreplin and her colleagues, can lead to overly generous interpretations.
Another problem is that much of the early research on mindfulness—and even current research, including Kreplin’s and Luberto’s reviews—uses multi-component interventions, which can make it hard to tease out the effects of mindful attention alone. For example, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction often involves a mixture of focused breathing, loving-kindness meditation, yoga, and walking meditation within an eight-week program. The program’s excellent results are promising for people who want to take it, but how can we know that mindfulness itself accounts for its effectiveness?
Still, Rosenberg says, it’s important not to go too far down this path of trying to whittle down meditation into its smallest units. After all, mindfulness meditation came to us via a long tradition of contemplative practice, and all of the practices are ultimately used to increase our attention and our ability to control our reactions to experiences. The practices were probably meant to build on one another, not be performed in isolation.
“There are many scientists, and I’m beginning to be one of them, who think that it doesn’t make any sense ecologically to separate out the components of meditation, because they’re intimately linked.”
Berry’s study avoids many of the problems outlined in Kreplin’s review. His mindfulness intervention was solely focused on mindful attention and devoid of instructions in kindness or compassion; the prosocial outcomes were objectively measurable; the intervention was done by someone other than the researchers; and the study was experimental rather than correlational, including many controls. That bodes well for its significance, though Berry is still cautious, taking Kreplin’s meta-analysis seriously.
“At this stage, this area of study is just taking off,” he says. “Some of the findings from the meta-analysis may be based on only two or three studies. If anything, it points to the need for more research and more rigorous research.”
What to make of all of this? While more research does indeed need to be done, there appears to be increasing evidence that mindfulness meditation helps people be more prosocial.
And that’s good news. As mindfulness continues being promoted as a way to boost our personal well-being, it’s refreshing to know that it may just be helping us create a more compassionate society, too.
Jill Suttie
Jill Suttie, Psy.D., is Greater Good’s book review editor and a frequent contributor to the magazine.
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Which of the Things You Love Make You Happiest?
Do you love running, parties, or chocolate? A new study suggests that the objects of your affection might matter for your well-being.
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PODCASTThe Science of Happiness
Episode 24: Try This Recipe for Happiness
November 08, 2018 | RUNNING TIME MISSING
Our Happiness Guinea Pig, children's author Joanne Rocklin, shares her happiness practice: bringing people together to share a meal. It took on a deeper meaning for her after a recent tragedy.
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JOANNE ROCKLIN I was really poor. I was struggling, and I was very anxious as a single parent of two sons. My sons and I had moved to this ground floor apartment in L.A. because it was near the middle school, within walking distance. It was also near Chippendale’s which is a male strip joint. Some of the staff were our next-door neighbors so the nights were kind of rowdy.
Our home was really tiny. At night I would cook dinner for me and my sons and it was probably very cheap. Something like pasta or meatballs, but it tasted good. And we’d sit at that rickety table and we would just talk about our day. And as the three of us are eating and talking together, I remember thinking, ‘God, I really am enjoying this.’ We were doing nothing except eating. I remember thinking, ‘I am really happy right now. Right this minute. I am really happy.’
DACHER KELTNER It’s a real delight to have Joanne Rocklin here today on our show. Joanne has this incredible career of teaching in schools and being a practicing clinical psychologist and has won just about every award you might imagine for her writing for children. Joanne, thanks so much for being with us.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Thank you for having me.
DACHER KELTNER One of the things that I noticed in your writing, and I wonder if this comes out of your clinical practice, is writing for that really sensitive age group 8 to 12 years old, kids are heading into puberty and pre-adolescence. You really take on difficult themes, right, like divorce.
JOANNE ROCKLIN I do.
DACHER KELTNER And the state of relationships.
JOANNE ROCKLIN I do. It’s a fun age to write for because they are just starting to think about these themes, but perhaps they don’t quite understand it. And they’re refreshingly honest. So stretching those two limits of not understanding, but being honest, leads to a lot of humor. They just come out with things and they’re sort of a teeny bit wrong. But also very right.
DACHER KELTNER I mean you’re absolutely right. Like, ten years old is such a magical age. A lot of parents really struggle with the kinds of things that kids start sort of introducing to them. Like, they’re interested in love, and sex, and relationships, and conflict. What do you advise parents to how to talk about these things with their kids?
JOANNE ROCKLIN A, to talk about it. I don’t think there’s any limits to what you can bring up in your home with your children. Especially while eating, at the table. That’s where my kids used to get me with, you know, interesting topics. And I hope that my books lead to conversations. So for instance Love, Penelope, which is my latest book, is about having two mamas. And one of the mothers is pregnant.
DACHER KELTNER So Joanne, alongside books like Love, Penelope, in many ways you precede and anticipate the Science of Happiness, which is in your early writing, as you kind of think about the brain and think about what kids are doing. And it started out titled, Getting High in Natural Ways and now it’s—
JOANNE ROCKLIN That’s right.
DACHER KELTNER –it’s come out as Feeling Great.
JOANNE ROCKLIN It was around the time when Nancy Reagan was saying, ‘Let’s say no to drugs,’ but she wasn’t saying what to say yes to.
DACHER KELTNER Shut down everything.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Sometimes that’s hard. You have to think of some alternatives. Each chapter kind of pointing us in the direction of what would make you happy without drugs. Laughter, exercise, friendship. I guess we were precursors.
DACHER KELTNER It’s interesting, you know, clearly you’ve had the chance to think about well-being and kids. How do you feel we’ve changed over the twenty, thirty years you wrote this book?
JOANNE ROCKLIN When I wrote that book I was a young mother. And there was more of an emphasis on free-flowing happiness. There’s more programming of kids, in terms of them finding what they, quote-unquote, like. And I remember in, from my own childhood and my kids too maybe, just kind of lolling around and doing nothing.
DACHER KELTNER I just have to reflect on that incredible synthesis of—in particular like the programming and the structure of today—and we all know we’re over-scheduling our kids. And a lot of the key forms of joy that bring kids happiness like feeling awe, or joy, or, you know, flow, or play, or love, are really about, at their core, unstructured states.
JOANNE ROCKLIN That’s right. We’re afraid of allowing our children to do nothing. And doing nothing can bring us joy.
DACHER KELTNER So Joanne, you’ve been thinking about the minds of eight to 12-year-olds for thirty, forty years. How do you think they’ve changed?
JOANNE ROCKLIN I don’t think they’ve changed. I really don’t. I think kids are still thinking about things that scare them. Things that make them brave, friendships, love. In terms of the core of what makes a human, I don’t think they’ve changed.
DACHER KELTNER You know, it’s so refreshing to hear you say that. I feel there is this tendency to think that there’s always this sort of radical revolution, but I think that what you’re writing tells us is these cores of laughter and dance and movement and food—
JOANNE ROCKLIN That’s right. Friendship.
DACHER KELTNER Yeah. They’ve always been part of our species. Part of our happiness.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Absolutely.
DACHER KELTNER So I want to talk about your happiness practice, and it’s something that you’ve done in many different ways which—and you’ve really done it in the spirit of serving different communities and people—is cooking.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Right. I didn’t realize it was my happiness practice until—
DACHER KELTNER Well, you have many.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Yeah, but it is. It really, really is. And I will say that I am not a professional chef. I’m not trained. I’m just what they would call a good home cook.
DACHER KELTNER Yeah.
JOANNE ROCKLIN OK. And I have—I love to eat. I think that’s a prerequisite. I have a very good palate, and so I can read a recipe and taste it in my head. So I save a lot of time. It stimulates my feeling of curiosity. What’s this going to taste like? Something that you’re making really starts with nothing. It’s like a miracle, you know. Because I’m in my head so much, it gets me out of my head. It’s very it’s very sensual. You’re using your senses. You know, you’re smelling, you’re seeing, you’re touching, you’re tasting.
DACHER KELTNER And seeing things evolve and grow and change.
JOANNE ROCKLIN That’s right. That’s right. And so that’s really good for me. And at the same time, it gives me that sense of, which I think is like a definition of happiness, as, time stopping. You’re not thinking about being happy, you’re just, you just are. When I cook a dish there is a sense of a connection with the past and whoever cooked the recipe before.
DACHER KELTNER Yeah, history to it.
JOANNE ROCKLIN That’s right. Or I wonder who made it up. But it’s a connection to other people.
DACHER KELTNER Yeah. It’s really regrettable in the science of happiness we don’t study cooking and eating as much as we should, even though it’s one of the more fundamental practices. And there are these amazing anthropological studies of hunter-gatherer societies, and other kinds of cultures, where food-sharing is foundational to culture and they have all of these rituals of sharing what they’ve grown, and sharing food, almost like a potlash, and other kinds of things like that. And you’ve really made it a happiness practice to share food as a form of service.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Right. At our temple, which is Temple Sinai, it’s a big congregation and generally people don’t meet easily. So we thought of something called Pop-Up Shabbat—Shabbat is the word for Sabbath—where hosts volunteer to have Friday night or Saturday evening meals in their home and then congregants sign up for these meals. Nobody knows who’s going to be there until the great big reveal. Everybody brings a dish. And then they get together. So what we’ve found is it’s inter-generational. Most of the time. Kids who don’t have grandparents living in this state get to bask in grandparently love, you know, which is nice.
DACHER KELTNER Which is so wonderful and wise.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Right. And also, probably most importantly, people who don’t have a chance to have a family meal get that chance. And you would be amazed at how we take that for granted. That is really a crux of our—I think of mental health.
DACHER KELTNER You know, I was really struck by something that you said earlier, Joanne, which is that, you know, the best time to talk to your kids is at the dinner table about the complicated issues that are part of happiness. And here’s this really interesting work by Franz Duval with primates, and there’s work with human cultures, that really at the shared meals is when we really figure out our identities and our moralities and how we share and how we collaborate. What would you tell parents today who really struggle to find those meals with their kids?
JOANNE ROCKLIN I would sympathize. Parents today, I’ve noticed, are struggling with that because they recognize the importance. And those lost moments. The eating, the talking, the connecting. The ability to say, ‘I’m sorry.’ If it’s important to you, and you recognize the importance of getting together, it takes a certain amount of planning. So it’s not all spontaneous. Family meals doesn’t have to be every night. And that’s just another thing to beat oneself up about
DACHER KELTNER Exactly. So Joanne, you were gracious enough to allow us to record a dinner with your friends. So let’s listen in.
PATAnd Joanne you’re going to be really happy, you know why?
JOANNE ROCKLIN Wait, I’m going to give you some plates. Yeah?
PAT I’m famished.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Oh, good.
STEVE Is this ceviche?
JERRY Well it is—well, why don’t taste it and you tell me what it is.
PAT It looks fab.
JOANNE ROCKLIN OK, so here’s some olives.
STEVE Wow.
PAT Mm, it’s delicious.
JOANNE ROCKLIN I collect my recipes in binders and this was given to me by my good friend Marilyn, who died two years ago. But every time I look at her recipes—and it’s her got her notes on it. She’s like, she’s here. And I called her husband and I said, ‘Guess what we’re eating.’ I don’t know if it made him happy or sad. I wanted to tell him that. So we’re eating your wife’s appetizer.
STEVE These are some of my favorite foods.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Comfort food.
DACHER KELTNER Joanne, we’ve been deeply saddened and reflecting upon the massacre in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life synagogue. Part of what really is striking is you actually set a book in Pittsburgh, Fleabrain Loves Franny. Tell us about it.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Fleabrain Loves Franny is a middle grade novel which I wrote a few years back set in 1952, in the Squirrel Hill, which is a place that I went to research my story. And the reason it was set in Squirrel Hill was because that’s where Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine. And my main character has come down with polio, and Salk is very much on her mind.
DACHER KELTNER So you went there?
JOANNE ROCKLIN I took myself there, and stayed near Squirrel Hill—meeting the most generous, lovely—generous with their time, and also their memories. Because they loved Squirrel Hill, and they remembered it vividly. They remembered their childhoods. So I was able to create an authentic environment.
DACHER KELTNER What did they love about Squirrel Hill?
JOANNE ROCKLIN The community, the friendships, the togetherness, the diversity. It’s also a very beautiful place, and Franny happens to be Jewish. And I had her attend the Tree of Life synagogue.
DACHER KELTNER Are you kidding?
JOANNE ROCKLIN Because I loved the name. And, of course, I was devastated by the news that this would have happened.
DACHER KELTNER There’s this new book, Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg, and it’s just about the—it’s just the physical structures, the social infrastructure, he calls it, or community of neighborhoods like Squirrel Hill—that give us happiness.
DACHER KELTNER Can I ask you, Joanne, I mean, what was it like just knowing that neighborhood? You know, knowing Tree of Life, and knowing streets, and the history of the neigh—and then suddenly you see it on TV. What was that like for you as a writer, and as a person who’s built community?
JOANNE ROCKLIN Yeah, well, the neighborhood felt very familiar to me in that I had been there but also there are many, many neighborhoods like that in the United States. My own neighborhood in Oakland is like that. That could have been my temple. I knew what they were doing there that Saturday. They were coming to a familiar, warm, loving place to be with friends, to pray, to think, to meditate, to be peaceful.
Well, the first thing I wanted to do after it happened was go there, my temple. And I did, my husband and I went. It felt really important to be there. But all over the United States, maybe all over the world, ecumenically too. Not just in synagogues. Hundreds and hundreds of people were meeting. They just wanted to be together.
And Jews in the United States have never associated the United States with the terrorism and horror and fear that their grandparents and great-grandparents experienced in Europe. And it was very scary to have this happen here, at home, in the country that we love so much. I immediately wrote to all the people who were so wonderful to me, and some of them had even been in that synagogue when it had happened. So it was horrible. I mean I think we were all affected. In the same way.
DACHER KELTNER And I’m just wondering how you would channel Franny, and her wisdom, and her journey. What do you think Franny would say to kids today about this massacre?
JOANNE ROCKLIN When this happened, my first thought was that, ‘What do we tell the kids? What are my grown children going to tell my grandchildren?’ And another person who lived in Squirrel Hill, as we know, was Mr. Rogers. It actually was Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, and his famous story is that his mother had told him in the middle of a terrible crisis to look for the helpers. And of course, there were lots and lots of helpers, and still are in Squirrel Hill.
I think she would say give yourself time to be sad and angry and afraid and that’s OK. And reach out, like Mr. Rogers said, to everybody that you love who can comfort you. Don’t be afraid of asking for that. And know that many, many, many other people are feeling the same way you do. And the theme of my book was the theme of tikkun olam, which is repair of the world, and sometimes crises like these can lead to good and change and strength. We may not know what they are, but just be optimistic that we can see the slivers of light through the darkness.
DACHER KELTNER We talked about the pop-up Shabbat you provide in your temple for people, and have you cooked anything out of this experience, or turned to the kitchen?
JOANNE ROCKLIN That’s all I do. Yeah, that’s what I do. The first thing I did was beef and barley and mushroom soup. And so it’s all about connection and community; but it’s also an act of creation, and healing, and maybe even solace for the person making, putting the meal together. Especially now, in this time of, many crises, people want to get together. And I think that once you’ve begun a meal you start talking and connecting.
DACHER KELTNER Yeah. Changes the conversation.
JOANNE ROCKLIN It absolutely does. We need that, just sitting across a table with a pencil and paper doesn’t do it. You got to have a piece of cake.
DACHER KELTNER I should have brought something to eat.
JOANNE ROCKLIN Yes, you should have. Yeah, but when people are eating together it just calms them down, it makes them—it normalizes things and it creates intimacy. We need that now. We need that connection.
DACHER KELTNER Absolutely. Well Joanne, I wanted to thank you for your writing. Thank you for the community building. Thank you for Fleabrain Loves Franny. It’s such a pleasure to talk to you about that book today.
JOANNE ROCKLIN This is lovely to be here. Thank you.
DACHER KELTNER One of the deepest human universals that’s been documented in studies of anthropology is that food-sharing in communities brings about the best in human nature. This is seen in studies of rituals and celebrations in other ways in which people share food. And then it brings out the things we really care about at the Greater Good Science Center, like gratitude, and empathy, and cooperation, and compassion.
Ayelet Fishbach at the University of Chicago has actually been trying to capture this in the lab studying how food can facilitate relationships between people.
AYELET FISHBACH So the thought was that as we share food with others; that is as we eat from a common source like a family-style meal, you need to be attentive to them. So we thought maybe that will facilitate conflict resolution in situations where in order to do well, I need to think about how you are thinking about it. What are your interests? What you trying to achieve? If I can take your perspective, I will do better on it.
Then we translated it to a very basic scenario, where you are eating chips with salsa, with another person, a stranger. Eating salsa from a common bowl requires some coordination in the sense that I need to see how much you eat, and I need to make sure that I don’t reach my hand at the same time as you do, so I need to pay attention to your actions.
And after they are participating in a game of conflict resolution. In one study, they needed to decide on an hourly wage where one person is taking the perspective of management, the other person is taking the perspective of a union leader, and they exchange bids. And the trick is that they lose money as they go on. They both want to solve it as soon as possible.
If they ate food from the same source, the same bowl, was on average 8.7 rounds. And that went up to 13.2 rounds when they were eating from separate bowls. So what we
learned from these studies is that when people share their meal they better coordinate with each other and that means that they can better cooperate, they can reach faster resolution. In terms of overcoming conflict, I would say go eat together, and go to a Chinese restaurant, ok, go somewhere where you have to cooperate over the food. That will facilitate the cooperation on the more important issues. Cultural background taught us that someone who eats the food that we eat with us is someone that we can trust. So eat with other people, use that to connect.
DACHER KELTNER To learn more about happiness practices, you’ll find simple instructions at our website, Greater Good in Action. That’s GGIA dot Berkeley dot edu. And then email us at greater@berkeley.edu and let us know how it went!
I’m Dacher Keltner. Thanks for joining me for the Science of Happiness.
Our podcast is a coproduction of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and PRI, with production assistance from Jennies Cataldo and Ben Manilla of BMP Audio. Our associate producer is Lee Mengistu, executive producer is Jane Park. The editor-in-chief of the Greater Good Science Center is Jason Marsh. Special thanks to UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. You can learn more about the Science of Happiness and find related articles, videos, quizzes—all kinds of stuff—on our website, greatergood.berkeley.edu. And shoot us an email, tell us what you think about what you heard. Send it to greater@berkeley.edu.
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Farewell Jack Richards
Jack Richards 1983 Pedal Steel Interview
Jack Richards, without question the Godfather of Australian pedal steel guitar, passed away age 93 during the night Thursday 6th March 2014. Born 1921 in Sydney Australia, Jack also established himself as one of Sydney’s leading guitar professionals in the 1940’s & 1950’s, a contemporary of the top players of the time, including such names as Don Andrews, George Golla and Jan Gold.
Jack purchased his first steel guitar in 1937 for $3. In 1939 he purchased a new Rickenbacker steel and amp for about $115. At this time (like many in the Richards family) Jack was employed in the newspaper business, working for the Sydney Sun initially as a copy boy straight from school, then as a press photographer, having completed an apprenticeship.
The first pedal steel in Australia (built in a Sydney garage)
Jack had a flair for photography, but had greater ambitions in the world of music, well beyond playing lap steel. With the engineering skills of another steel guitar enthusiast, Ivan Ive, the first pedal steel guitar in Australia was built in a suburban garage in Sydney (pictured at left). The steel and amplifier were combined in a single very impressive cabinet, with the initials JR part of the speaker grille. Jack evolved a new style of playing steel within a jazz and big band context together with a (then) young sax player, David Rutlege. Jack became the first person to play pedal steel guitar in Australia at a professional gig, in 1943 at the ‘Roosevelt Club’, a club for American Officers in Sydney during WW2.
In 1944, Jack was hired as pedal steel guitarist by bandleader Leo White for his 15 piece orchestra. In 1945, the same band landed a 6 nights per week 2 year residency at the very swank ‘Princes’ restaurant, at that time literally Sydney’s top nightclub/restaurant. During the WW2 years, Sydney’s nightlife and live music scene had ramped up considerably from the previous decade. In the Leo White bands, Jack also played conventional orchestral/big band style (archtop) guitar, becoming a proficient reader on both instruments.
After the ‘Princes’ gig finished, there was a slow downturn in the live music scene after WW2, as might be expected. Jack stayed busy doing most of the studio sessions in Sydney on pedal steel, also including programmes on both ABC radio & TV. An example is the hawaiian music sessions with Sydney crooner Johnny Wade, who had his own weekly shows on the ABC. Jack also developed his arranging skills during this period. Radio & TV shows were generally broadcast “live” to air with all musicians required to read charts. Definitely no miming back in those days !
The Kord King
During 1947 – 1948 production of the ‘Kord King’ pedal steel guitar took place in a small factory in Cremorne (Sydney). This was arguably the first production run of a pedal steel guitar in the world. The three main partners involved in this were Jack Richards, Ray Olson and Alec Iverson – all photographers and all steel players. My apologies for any errors and omissions in this story, there may have been others who contributed to this project. This time the pedal steel was not a huge console, but rather a portable instrument with a separate amplifier unit. The amplifier was built in another factory in Cremorne, details not known. The initial production run was 100 units plus some lap steels. The boys thought they had it made – that they would conquer the world, but it was not to be. The widespread use of pedal steel guitar in country music was still a long way off. There were only a handful of guitarists with the sophistication to use Jack’s jazz approach to the steel, and interest in Hawaiian music would ultimately wane. In retrospect they were about 20 years too early.
The Cremorne factory eventually moved to Ben Boyd Road, Neutral Bay, on a corner opposite The Oaks Hotel (then the watering hole for the large tram and bus depot right next door), producing cases for jewellery and cutlery, etc. At the time, we lived close by in Grosvenor Street. I don’t think this was a happy period in Jack’s life. After the business was wound up, Jack started ‘Guitar City’ with partner Roy Royston (plus a silent partner), primarily as a teaching studio, but was developed over time as a guitar and amplifier retailer as well. This was arguably Sydney’s first ‘specialist’ guitar shop. I can remember ‘Guitar City’ at three different locations in the Sydney CBD: Railway Square, Telford House and the Gibb & Beeman Building – the latter two both prime George Street locations. I believe that the original teaching studio was in Kirribilli/North Sydney, but have no personal memory of that. The business prospered during the 60’s explosion of guitar ‘groups’, with Jack & Roy selling out to younger owners in the early 70’s.
From this time onwards until his retirement from the music business at age 65, Jack continued teaching in the Manly area of Sydney, and held down numerous club and theatre/restaurant gigs around town. Jack is survived by three sons: Ivan, Trevor and Mark, one daughter: Karen, plus eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Thank you Jack for passing on the gift of music to me !!
Ivan Richards.
for more information ref the development of Aussie pedal-steel, please see the ‘history’ archive at my website: http://www.ivanrichards.com
Jack Richards demonstrates the Kord King, Sydney Australia.
The Kord King was intended to be easy to transport to gigs.
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Bondi Intermusic closes its doors !
Bondi Intermusic Oxford Street
Unfortunately folks, it is with great sadness and regret that we have to confirm that Bondi Intermusic of 362 Oxford Street Bondi Junction (Sydney/Australia) has closed its doors and ceased trading. For many years Intermusic served the needs of local eastern suburbs musicians specialising in guitars/amps/pedals and home recording, and also was a magnet for international touring bands, particularly from the UK, that often stayed in the Bondi area.
Yet another victim of the downturn in the music scene generally, plus the longer term after effects of the GFC, and the changing circumstances of musical instrument retailing. Intermusic always had a very friendly ’boutique’ vibe happening, and a sense of fun, so all the best for the future to Brent Williams, Bruce Thomas, Jono Clarke, Jimmi Ivanyi and all the other personnel who played a part in the Intermusic story.
inside Bondi Intermusic back in happier times
Our own relationship with Bondi Intermusic extends back to at least 2003, at a time when we were establishing our custom amp service workshop as a full-time entity. Bondi put our FX pedals and amp services well and truly on the map by connecting us with Sydney’s musicians, both the weekend warriors and the top recording and touring professionals. Prior to this we were very much a regional service centre, virtually unknown outside of the NSW Central Coast. Thanks guys !!
Guitar Acoustics 1 Railway Road Meadowbank NSW
But wait – there’s more ! Bruce Thomas, former guitar/amp/pedals sales manager at Bondi Intermusic recently opened his own shop in Meadowbank (Sydney), called Guitar Acoustics. Located in the corner shop position at 1 Railway Road, with ample parking in the street, Bruce’s shop is directly opposite the Meadowbank train station and also the TAFE. Only just established upstairs in the same block of shops is a guitar and music tuition studio.
Guitar Acoustics now open for business !
Bruce Thomas is a well known identity from the eastern suburbs retailing and rehearsal studio scene, and we wish him all the best for this new venture. The location of the shop close to TAFE & music school at least guarantees some passing trade. Bruce has adopted a different approach from past retail experiences for this venture, offering primarily a range of acoustic guitars, ukuleles and accessories chosen for a specific price range.
Bruce will also be making available our custom amp and pedal workshop services available to customers as before, and in fact is already shipping amps to us in Wyoming for electronic repair work.
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Bob’s “Lil’ Buddy” amp returns to HQ for a complete overhaul
This is actually the very first amp I designed and built for Bob Spencer, a much loved and admired Aussie rock guitarist formerly of such bands as Finch, Skyhooks, The Angels, etc, and more recently RAW BRIT, as well as facilitator/coach on the Weekend Warriors programme in Melbourne. This amp was built back in 1997. We actually met in 1995, when Bob was recording the Temple Gods album, in a studio somewhere on the Hawkesbury River. He showed up at my house in Gosford at about 11 o’clock at night, to get a modification done to his AC30 clone amp (built by Ross Nichol in Melbourne, I think ?). This is how you meet guys like Bob !!
This was at the time when I was working from the kitchen/family room of our house in Wyoming (NSW) – there were amps waiting repair from one end of the house to the other, and amp parts stored in every room of the house – even under the kids’ beds, etc etc. Not the ideal way to live, and eventually I rented my current workshop space. Anyway, Bob made himself at home in the kitchen, my wife made us cups of tea, and I got on with the job. Bob obviously liked what he saw and heard, and kept making the trip up to the Central Coast whenever he needed something done to his amps and pedals.
Bob was living in Katoomba (NSW) at the time, in a charming house built 100 years ago or so. Once he discovered I built amps/pedals/power supplies, he started getting stuff custom-built. First up, he ordered two rack-mounting preamps – the first enabled him to switch between a Hiwatt voiced preamp and an Ampeg voiced preamp. The second one enabled him to switch between two AC30 voiced preamps. Bob was the first customer to purchase my first two successful pedal designs in 1997 – the Rich Drive and the Rich Fuzz. We kind of agreed on what we were looking for in a pedal, as well as what was missing from commercial pedals, and a lot of collaboration went into those two pedal designs, especially the Rich Fuzz. I love that kind of stuff ! Both pedals are still available today (2011), and the designs have not been altered in any way, although the cosmetics continue to change.
Bob was building a home-studio in the house at Katoomba, and ordered a low powered amp (6V6 output valves) to drive a 1×10 cab housed in an isolation box. I originally built a switchable 8W/4W push-pull amp, based on the designs I was using at that time. This was well before the current craze for low powered amps. We soon realised, however, that a mere 8 watts wasn’t driving the chosen 10-inch speaker hard enough to achieve the optimal recording results when mic’d up ! There is definitely a lesson there for everyone. The power output was increased to 12 watts, and then 15 watts, substituting different transformers. The circuitry itself stayed the same. Why is the amp called the Lil’ Buddy amp ? It’s because at that time I was calling everybody my little buddy – regardless of how tall they were. Something to do with a 70’s TV situation comedy called Gilligan’s Island. Thankfully, I have stopped doing that.
This amp was used for recording of course, but also gigs, rehearsals and teaching. I recall seeing Bob’s blues band in a pub at Crow’s Nest (Sydney) years ago, using the Lil’ Buddy driving a Wasp 250 watt/4 x KT88 amp used as a slave, into a pair of 2×12 cabs, loaded with Etone speakers (from Peakhust/Sydney, no longer manufactured). What a sound ! Some noise complaints, though. How rude ! At the beginning of this millenium, Bob & missus relocated to Melbourne and also ordered firstly an 85 watt/4 x KT66 amp which is currently Bob’s stage amp, and secondly a 28 watt KT66 amp. Both amps were custom designs employing baxandall EQ, and other features unique to Bob. The Lil’ Buddy amp fell into disuse for many years.
So where do we stand right now ? Well, Bob and Paulene are in their new residence in Melbourne, and Bob is setting up a new home studio and is preparing to do some recording, so there is a valid reason to refurbish this amp and bring it into line with the current Richards amp range. Although this is still a custom amp, it will be somewhat similar to our Blue Mood models. As you can see from the photos, new component panels have been pre-wired to install in the chassis. The amp also has received a new output transformer (a critical component in any valve amplifier), new pots/jacks/capacitors, and so on, plus a bit more attention to electrical safety issues, in line with today’s compliance environment. The power transformer on the chassis was the third such unit, this one giving us slightly over 15 watts rms.
Some of you will have noticed a Headphones switch on the rear panel – unusual in a valve amp – this switches the ouput to a resistive load and attenuator, so the amp can be operated safely but at headphone levels. The Headphone jack can still be connected to a speaker in this mode of operation. So who is the guy playing the Craig Upfold custom Tele in the first photo ? This is Jonny Gardiner, creator of the Rock God Music School here in Wyoming, and also the singer/guitarist with successful Sydney-based band The Nevilles.
Jonny was kind enough to give us his review of this amp after the update was completed. These are his impressions:-
“this amp has the warmth of a Vox but with more clarity (and also more gain), ie the individual notes really ring through ! this amp’s forte is those delicious sounds inbetween clean and dirty, ie the crunch sounds ! a satisfying aspect of the amp’s performance is that you can control your dynamics with pick attack ! (ie the amp has great touch sensitivity)”
To finish off the blog, we have a photo of Bob playing with RAW BRIT in Melbourne with his Richards 85W/4 x KT66 amp head. Some great live videos of RAW BRIT in action have been uploaded to youtube.com, so you can check out these great players doing their thing.
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HI ! This is Ivan Richards and I am now inroducing myself for the first time on my new BLOG.
I come from a musical family going back several generations. My great grand-parents emigrated from London, England to set up in Sydney as music and singing teachers. My dad, Jack Richards, held down some of Australia’s top pro guitar gigs during the 40’s and 50’s, co-founded Sydney’s first specialist guitar shop (Guitar City), was responsible for arguably the world’s first production pedal steel guitar (Kord King), most definitely played the first pedal-steel in Australia, and is the Godfather of Aussie pedal-steel.
My obsession with all things to do with music and audio electronics began in High School where I was exposed to the guitar music boom of the 60’s and was influenced by some slightly older pupils at that school who had become very sophisticated in the field of electronics to the extent of creating an in-house radio station. I couldn’t wait to finish school and start learning some practical hands-on stuff. I joined the then PMG Department, later known as Telecom/Telstra as a technician-in training and became part of the last generation to be trained in vacuum tube (valve) technology, which was still in widespread use. This training was to become invaluable later. I had access to cupboards full of valves, resistors & capacitors and started trying to build my own guitar amplifiers. I worked my way through the technical career structure, qualifying as a Technican (Telecommunications), then being appointed to positions including Technical Officer, Senior Technical Officer, Technical Specialist/Designer of Audio & Data Services (Analogue & Digital), Customer Project Manager. During all this time I was operating my amplifier business from home, after-hours, and building up a customer base as well as accumulating years of hands-on experience. When the opportunity arose I left Telstra and became a full-time musician and amp tech.
So that brings us up to April 2011 ! Apart from gigging professionally (guitar & vocals) based here in Gosford NSW, I operate my own one-man workshop specialising in the repair, restoration, modification and custom design/manufacture of valve (tube) musical instrument amplification. I also design and manufacture a range of analogue guitar FX and splitter/signal routing pedals. I am pleased to say that my pedals have been purchased and are being used by the creme de la creme of the Aussie contemporary music scene.
I have been servicing valve (tube) audio equipment now for over 30 years and have worked on most brands and models from the late 50’s/early 60’s to current production. I can restore your amp to correct and original working order, removing unwanted and often dubious modifications and correcting previous servicing mistakes and poor workmanship. I also service some solid-state equipment, please contact me for details.
Quality workmanship and components will always be my first priority, with a strong emphasis on electrical safety.
I have also been playing guitar in bands and duos for over 30 years and have always designed, built and used my own amps and pedals. All this experience has given me the edge when it comes to working on your gear !!
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Quality workmanship and components will always be my first priority,with a strong emphasis on electrical safety.
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5 Top-Ranked Small Caps to Buy as Trade Tensions Escalate
By Swarup Gupta, Zacks Investment Research Jun 11, 2018, 12:45 pm EDT June 11, 2018
In the latest edition of the drama on trade and tariffs, President Trump upped the ante against traditional U.S. allies on Monday. In a series of tweets, he attacked Canada and European trading partners, accusing them of heavy tariffs on U.S. products. Trump’s recent statements followed his refusal to endorse a G-7 joint statement backing all-round tariff cuts.
With trade-related tensions refusing to die down, small-cap stocks are looking like an increasingly attractive proposition. Their domestic focus insulates them from a variety of external risk factors. Additionally, these are likely to benefit the most from the Trump administration’s tax cuts. Adding them to your portfolio looks like a smart option at this point.
Refusal to Back G-7 Statement
Speaking at the G-7 summit in Canada on Jun 9, Trump said that trade between member countries should be free from tariff and non-tariff barriers. Initially, statements of this nature struck the right chord with other G-7 members. But Trump refused to specify how the United States would slash its tariff barriers.
Instead, he raised the issue of stiff duties imposed by Canada on U.S. dairy products. Further, he again demanded that Russia be reinstated as a member of the G-8. This is a contentious demand given that Russia was ejected from this group after it annexed Crimea in 2014.
Despite such points of discord, it initially appeared that the United States would back a joint statement calling for all-round tariff cuts. But Trump ultimately refused to back such a declaration. Instead he said that his administration would likely impose tariffs on automobile imports.
Trump’s Tweets Heighten Differences
Despite the bonhomie on show between Trump and Canada’s president Justin Trudea, serious differences cropped up shortly after the summit ended. Speaking to the press on Jun 9, Trudeau said that Canada will proceed to enforce “retaliatory measures” on Jul 1, following the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Trudeau also emphasized that though Canada was polite, it would “not be pushed around.” The Trump administration seemed to take umbrage to Trudeau’s comments with Trump’s chief economic adviser calling it a “betrayal” on Jun 10.
This was followed by a series of tweets by Trump in which he attacked Canada and other U.S. allies. Taking offence to his statement that tariffs imposed by the United States were “kind of insulting”, the U.S. President said Trudeau was “dishonest and weak.”
Through his tweets, Trump placed a cloud on trading ties between the United States and its traditional allies. According to him: “Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal.” He also asserted that the United States bears the bulk of NATO costs in order to protect countries “that rip us off on Trade.”
The events at the G-7 summit, and immediately after, show that trade relations between the United States and its allies are likely to worsen. Trump shows no signs of relenting on the tariff front. Meanwhile, traditional allies like Canada are toughening their stance following the imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum.
For investors, small-cap stocks look like the best option at this point. Their domestic focus protects them from a range of external risks. However, picking winning stocks may be difficult.
This is where our VGM Score comes in. Here V stands for Value, G for Growth and M for Momentum and the score is a weighted combination of these three scores. Such a score allows you to eliminate the negative aspects of stocks and select winners. However, it is important to keep in mind that each Style Score will carry a different weight while arriving at a VGM Score.
We have narrowed down our search to the following stocks, each of which has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and a good VGM Score.
Comtech Telecomm. Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions.
Comtech Telecommunications has a VGM Score of A. The company has expected earnings growth of 70.6% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved by 6.4% over the last 30 days.
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECHO) is a leading provider of technology enabled transportation and supply chain management solutions in the United States.
Echo Global Logistics has a VGM Score of A. The company has expected earnings growth of 34.3% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved by 14.4% over the last 60 days.
Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL) is a retailer of family footwear in the United States.
Shoe Carnival has a VGM Score of B. The company’s projected growth rate for the current year is 35.9%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved by 5.5% over the last 30 days.
Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLPH) is a biotherapeutics company. It is focused on developing products for the treatment of cardiopulmonary and cardiac diseases.
Bellerophon Therapeutics has a VGM Score of B. The company has expected earnings growth of 74.4% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved by 54% over the last 30 days.
OFG Bancorp (NYSE:OFG) is a financial holding company that conducts its business activities through its subsidiaries, primarily in Puerto Rico, which is an unincorporated territory of the United States.
OFG Bancorp has a VGM Score of B. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved by 17.9% over the last 60 days.
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Embracing the deranged and macabre
Sex Sells: Hottest Girls of Horror (Part Six)
October 13, 2016 · by jonathanweagle · in Feature. ·
Written by J.Weagle
The great thing about list is that they are never really finished and can continue to be updated even years after they were originally created. Well over a year ago I listed what I believe to be the best women that have ever worked in the horror genre. These women have either paved the way with landmark roles, stole our hearts with their beauty or downright terrified the bejesus out of us.
Now that some time has passed I have decided to add a few more names to the ever growing list of the hottest women in horror. If you missed the other parts check them out here: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, and Part Five.
Let’s face it, sex and horror go together like chocolate and peanut butter, It’s almost as if you can’t have one without the other. There is a lot that can be said about the role of women in horror films. Sure, a lot of them are only there to scream, show their tits and than get killed, but at the same time the horror genre is also has had some of the greatest roles for females. So many come to mind: Ripley from Alien, Sydney from Scream, Laurie from the Halloween series. They all portray strong independent women who totally kick ass while looking super hot doing so.
16. Jane Levy
Levy started her foray into horror only three years ago with the impossible task of leading a remake of Evil Dead. What she managed to do was elevate that movie beyond a cheesy remake and into a genuine horror classic that stands tall against the original film. After a little break from the genre she returned this year with the home invasion movie Don’t Breathe, and cemented herself as a true badass of horror. With upcoming work in the new Twin Peaks series from brilliant weirdo director David Lynch I think it is safe to say that Levy has a bond with the genre that is far from over.
17. Lorenza Izzo
Where to begin with Lorenza Izzo as there are simply too many places to begin. For starters not only is she insanely gorgeous she is wife to Eli Roth and has been doing horror films her entire acting career which started just four years ago. Her breakout role was alongside her husband in the tense disaster flick Aftershock and from there she has popped up in just about everything Roth has had his hands on. She had a small role on the werewolf versus vampire Netflix show Hemlock Grove, and is probably most noted for the highly grotesque cannibal tribe flick The Green Inferno. From there she bounced to the mystery thriller The Stranger, and once again appeared in another of Roth’s films, this time as a seducer of Keanu Reeves in Knock Knock, and even had a small role in Holidays the horror anthology. With her ties to Eli Roth, I think it is safe to say she will once again show up in whatever he does next in some capacity making sure that she always has a place in horror.
18. Emma Roberts
Not having Emma Roberts on the list of hottest girls in horror would simply be criminal as she has proven time and time again that she is one of the most interesting women working in the genre. Her first major introduction to horror came thanks to Scream 4 and what better way to breakout into horror then with the gone but not forgotten master himself Wes Craven. After that she would take a brake from the genre but would return in a big way in appearing in the hit television series now in its fifth season American Horror Story where she managed to steal the entire show. She starred in the modern Satanic masterpiece The Blackcoat’s Daughter and can currently be seen on the other hit television series promptly titled Scream Queens where she plays the mega bitchy but badass Chanel. With recurring roles in two major series it is most likely her run in horror has only just begun, and that is a good thing for everyone.
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This study assessed the relative contributions of psychological, social, and environmental variables to walking, moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity.
A questionnaire was mailed to a random sample (57% response rate). Analyses used a backwards elimination logistic regression model, removing and replacing individual variables, and adjusting for age, gender, household composition, and education (N = 1827).
The sociodemographic and correlate variables collectively accounted for 43% of the variation in total activity, 26% of walking, 22% of moderate-intensity activity and 45% of vigorous-intensity activity (Nagelkerke R2). Individually, the correlates accounted for 0.0 to 4.0% of unique variation, with habit, efficacy, and support having higher values. Physical health, discouragement, competition, and time management contributed more to vigorous-intensity activity. Anticipated benefits of social interactions and weight management contributed more to moderate-intensity activity. Neighborhood aesthetics contributed more to walking.
Walking, moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity might be associated with different correlates.
* Burton is with the School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia. Turrell and Oldenburg are with the School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059 Australia. Sallis is with the Dept of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92103.
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Goblin Kingdom – Volume 1 Chapter 39: Clash I
Posted on February 20, 2016 Author JigglypuffPosted in Goblin Kingdom12 Replies
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TL Note: Correction in the previous chapter’s translation. The land to the north isn’t a completely unobtrusive plain. Rather there are many areas that are unobtrusive plains.
Goblin Name Cheat Sheet:
The [Goblin] is to make it easier to CTRL+F.
[Goblin] Gi Ga
The goblin in that estranged group that was with the protagonist when he defeated an orc. He is currently a noble class, the highest amongst the protagonist’s subordinates. He prefers to use the spear.
[Goblin] Gi Gu
The former leader of the village. He was pressured by the protagonist in his goblin noble form, and was added to his subordinates. He uses the long sword, and is relatively smart for a goblin rare. Became a goblin noble in chapter 39.
[Goblin] Gi Gi
Known as a beast warrior, a goblin with the ability to tame beasts.
He evolved while hunting spear deer with the protagonist.
He prefers to use the axe. His goblin class is rare.
[Goblin] Gi Go
A goblin with many wounds on his body. The food of his horde was stolen by the gray wolves, so he made a decision to follow the protagonist. He is the most experienced amongst the goblin rares. His weapon is a curved katana. He acts like a samurai.
[Goblin] Gi Za
The druid goblin rare that recently joined them.
[Goblin] Gi Ji
A goblin rare. He evolved in chapter 37 after hunting with Gi Ga.
Chapter 39: Clash I
[Race] Goblin
[Level] 61
[Class] Duke; Horde Chief
[Possessed Skills] <<Horde Commander>> <<Insurgent Will>> <<Overpowering Howl>> <<Swordsmanship B->> <<Insatiable Desire>> <<King’s Soul>> <<Ruler’s Wisdom I>> <<Eyes of the Blue Snake>> <<Dance at Death’s Border>> <<Red Snake’s Eye>> <<Magic Manipulation>> <<Soul of a Crazed Warrior>> <<Third Impact (The Third Chant)>>
[Divine Protection] Goddess of the Underworld (Altesia)
[Attributes] Darkness; Death
[Subordinate Beasts] High Kobold (Lv1) Gastra (Lv1) Cynthia (Lv1)
[Abnormal Status] <<Charm of the Saint>>
Gi Ji reported to me the last known information regarding the orcs’ route.
And as expected, they’ll be attacking from the north.
“Gi Za, I’ll leave the traps to you,” I said.
“Good grief… We’ve been working since last night,” Gi Za complained as he gave the orders to the other goblins.
The orcs will attack in the latter-half portion of the day. We don’t have time to relax.
“Gi Ga, Gi Gu, go lead five groups each, and prepare to intercept the enemy. After attacking once, go hide in the forest to the west,” I said.
“As you will.” “Understood,” they each replied.
“Gi Ji, Gi Go, the both of you as well. Take five groups under each of your command, and then come follow me,” I said to the other two goblins.
“As you command.” “Very well,” they each replied.
“As for the vilalge’s defense… I’ll leave that under your care, Gi Za. Give the orcs hell,” I said.
“Leave it to me,” he replied.
“Gi Gi has already gone ahead under my orders… Are there any questions left?” I asked.
The goblins did not say anything. I nodded in response to their silence.
“Today, we shall battle with the orcs,” I began. “Know this, this fight is not only to defend our home; it is also an opportunity given to us to end the orcs once and for all. We have been at war with them for far too long. Let this battle be the last. Let it end our long struggle against them! Let it end as triumph for the goblins!”
“Hooah!” They cheered in affirmation.
Under me are 10 groups, totaling to 30 goblins plus a rare class, and a noble class. Fighting as a separate force are 15 goblins under Gi Gi’s lead.
As for Gi Za, he has 23 groups with him that total to about 70 goblins. It’s because he is also using the goblins that had just turned adult along with the all the old goblins that his force’s number turned that way.
As for the humans, they are being led by Lili.
Once the orc enters the village, the humans will have to fight for themselves.
“Now, go!” At that last command, we departed.
As the sound of trees being pulled resounded–––
“PyuGUAaA!”
An orc wearing heavy armor and shield could be seen leading a horde of orcs. And following that orc was an orc wielding a long spear.
Clouds of dust rose as the orcs reached the lake. In an act of recklessness, the lizardmen tried to put a stop to them, but they were pulverized. Trampled underfoot, their entrails left a trail toward the south… That is to say: a trail toward our village.
Damn bastards.
“Split into two groups,” I commanded.
The squads of Gi Gu who had just turned into a noble class and Gi Ga whose arm was longer than other goblins: together, totalled to 30 goblins. Then under me were samuraish warrior Gi Go’s, and the stealthy Gi Ji’s squads.
“We will attack the moment they enter the forest. Don’t miss the signal.”
Travelling through the forest, we waited under the wind.
We can’t make light of these bastards and their good noses.
There are many other living creatures that come to the lake to drink water, so the area around the lake is fairly open. From there, there’s a road being maintained by us to make the transport of the spear deer easier. But aside from that lone road, the area around is still a forest.
Taking advantage of that, we positioned ourselves on both sides of the road. One group to the left, another to the right.
Orcs have a tendency to cut down swaths of forest as they proceed, but it’s not like they’d actually bother to cut everything.
If there’s a road, then they’ll make use of it. But because of that, their horde will naturally shape itself into a line.
And once the orcs have lined themselves up nicely like that, then…
“Commanding them will obviously become harder! Now’s the time! Take them from behind!”
When half the orc horde had entered the road, we began our attack.
I led the charge with Iron Second, while Gi Gu and Gi Ga attacked from the other side. Like this we pummeled the orcs at the back of their horde.
“Turn me into a blade! (Enchant)”
I don’t have the luxury of holding back, so we’ll go at full power right from the start!
“GURUuUaAa!”
I invocated <<Overpowering Howl>> and at the same time, I clad my blade in magic power.
Like that my blade sunk into an orc’s large frame without even giving it time to fight back.
“Fight them with the three-man-cell like we practiced!”
I ordered the other goblins that after killing an orc.
Gi Go and Gi Gi’s squad fought against the wave of orcs that started fighting back.
The first shall break the foe’s stance, the second shall stop his movement, and the last shall finish the foe: That is the method to defeat the orcs. However, that too was quickly overturned.
“PyuGuGUAA!”
An orc’s stance was broken as planned, but suddenly the orc bellowed out in rage, and he grew mad. The maddened orc then quickly fixed his posture as he stood up.
At this time, the orc horde that had entered the road began to regroup with the orcs that haven’t entered yet as the center. They began to turn around, and they started fighting back without any regard to their own bodies.
In response, Gi Go was able to pull the orcs away to help the other goblins, but Gi Ji who had just become a rare class could not do such a risky stunt. The goblins somehow managed to dodge the orcs’ attack by themselves, but because of that, they were not able to fight with the same vigor as they did before.
–––If someone’s gonna save them, then I guess it’ll have to be me!
As I cut down the orc headed toward Gi Ji, I gave him an order.
“Follow me!” I commanded.
“Follow the king!” Ordered Gi Ji to his subordinate goblins as he raised his sword.
In response, the goblins formed three man groups again and followed after me.
I charged forward, and I blew away an orc with my Iron Second. When the orc fell, I ordered the goblins to finish him.
“PyuGuuAAa!”
But killing the orcs couldn’t be done in one hit.
So I had to stop the orc’s flailing club with my great sword. Our weapons locked. And another orc passed by me, and headed toward the other goblins.
This is exactly why it’s a pain fighting against so many!
The orc wielded his sword against one of the goblins in a three-man-cell. That goblin somehow managed to stop the orcs’ sword, while another goblin attacked the legs of the orc. But just as the third goblin was about to kill the orc, the orc swept with his sword again.
In turn, the goblin made a quick decision to stop his attack, saving his own life. Like that, they fought against the orc again.
Gi Ji and Gi Go continued to fight hard, but the orcs’ large bodies were like walls that could stop the goblins’ attack.
It was a deadlock, neither side managing to severely injure the other.
Shit, this isn’t good.
I wanted to scatter them while we had the momentum on our side, but with the fight like this… it’s difficult. My horde is already having a hard time with just the orcs here at the back. If the orcs from the center manage to return, this situation will topple over to their favor.
I want to leave before we suffer any losses, but we haven’t even hurt the orc horde enough yet. What should I do!?
“We’re retreating! Gi Go, Gi Ji, protect the back.”
I decided to retreat and meet up with the ambush squad in the forest before we suffered any losses.
“Move!!”
I momentarily stopped the orcs with <<Overpowering Howl>> as we retreated. Gi Gu and Gi Ga also seems to have heard the command as they began to distance themselves farther and farther from the orcs.
Now, we have to stop and weaken the orcs as much as possible before they reach the village.
For that we’ll need to drag them into the forest later.
Fortunately, the orcs didn’t pursue us when we retreated this time.
But at the same time, it’s not something to be happy about.
Because this means to say that they’re fully intent on attacking the village at full force.
“How many are wounded!?” I asked.
We need to regroup now. We have to attack the enemy horde again as soon as possible, or else!
“Quite the view,” muttered Gi Za as he smiled. His gaze remained unfaltering despite the unfolding scene before him.
“Aim at the trapped enemies, and prepare your projectiles,” he commanded.
The orcs have started flowing out toward the village from the northern road. Their numbers were no less than 50 or 60.
Gi Za ordered his subordinate druids to prepare their magic. And at the same time, he ordered the normal goblins to pick up a stone from the mountain of stones that they prepared.
The king’s words aren’t wrong.
Gi Za strongly believes that. And it is precisely because he believes that that he can laugh despite the unfolding scene.
Not an ounce of fear nor anxiety could be seen in his heart. Only feelings of excitement as he wondered to himself, now, how will the king exterminate these guys?
But in order to see that, he needed to fulfill his duty.
“You are all to attack the area where my wind is attacking, understood?”
He needs to kill the orcs efficiently.
He may be using the druids’ magic, but there’re still not many who are strong enough to take out the orcs in one hit. They need to at least hit them twice or thrice if they want to take them down.
It’s because of that that they can’t waste a shot.
“GoooUOoo!”
As the orcs cried out, showing off their strength, many goblins could be seen shivering in fear.
“Hear me, goblins! Warriors of the king!”
Suddenly, a voice sounded out from an area that could be seen even during the war. That voice reached the entire village. It was Gi Za’s.
“Believe in the king!” he said.
The goblins of this village should understand it, he thought. At the very least, they should be starting to see it… the greatness of the king that is.
It was because that man appeared that they stopped being hungry.
It was because he appeared that their larvae stopped dying.
It was because of him that the horde began to grow. And it’s growing even more.
Gi Za’s words spread through the village in a twinkle. And at that–––
“We believe in the king! We believe in the great king!”
Cheers sounded out from all over the village.
That’s right… If it’s that man who’s fighting, then we will definitely not lose.
At that moment, the resolve to fight suddenly burned within the eyes of every goblin.
“GouuOOOoo!”
Gi Za narrowed his eyes at the attacking orc horde.
“Ready your projectiles!” he commanded.
The war has only just begun.
◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇
Level has risen.
61 -> 62
GonZ says:
Meatbun Delivery~
Believe in the king!
Dan NotaTroll says:
LOK’TAR OGAR!
Wee Hwee Jin says:
Believe the king will provide victory feast of meatbuns!
uguu… Meatbun is a private property! no general or kings allowed!
Carl McIntosh says:
moreeeeee plzzzzz
andar wicaksono says:
I treat all the goblin with meatbun if they win
Rajvir Sodi says:
We believe in the king!
Ian Linares says:
very good, thanks!
Rodrigo Nakamuta says:
“All of you!! fight, believe and call upon our king´s name! for he is the one to guide us to our long deserved heaven, the empire our race so much deserve, no longer human adventures shall call us easy prey, no longer will we become scrap food for lesser beast! For our king has come! And now he shall gives pork to eat!but those are for the worthy, so here and now show our king your resolve! fight!!!”
– A goblin general.
Theo Faulkner says:
Mark Simpson says:
I'm not so optimistic about this. Probably gonna be a painful victory, another scar that drives him even harder.
Taggme says:
“As for the vilalge’s defense…” village’s *
Slight typo. Know a lot of time since the chapters posting has passed and it probably doesn’t matter, but figured might as well post any I catch while reading through the series.
A belated, “Thanks for the translations!” And I look forward to the rest!
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Deconstructing Dungeons – The Minotaur Trilogy
Written by JVC Parry
Welcome back to Deconstructing Dungeons, the article series in which I take a look back at adventures I have already published, summarise them, talk through their highs and lows, and discuss the resources I used to help create them. This week we’re taking a look at the Minotaur Trilogy – Minotaur’s Bargain, Minotaur’s Betrayal and Minotaur’s Bane (coming soon). I wrote these adventures with Phil Beckwith of PB Publishing fame. Our aim was to tell a story that showed minotaurs not as beasts, but as a civilised, martial race capable of influencing the politics of the world, and with a rich history of justice and honour.
The first adventure in the trilogy sees the characters turn to a community of minotaur for help, after their inadequately prepared hometown is threatened by an orc war band. Hoping to hire the minotaur as mercenaries, the characters find themselves accused of trying to ‘buy the minotaur like cattle’ – a dire insult to these honourable folk. Whether as punishment, or as a way to fight their cause, the PCs end up in the arena – a proving grounds for youn minotaur warriors. If the PCs can overcome the varied traps and fights within the arena, they prove themselves worthy allies to the minotaur, who agree to help them dispatch the orcs.
In part two, the story line is continued as the PCs and minotaur take on the orc encampment. Unfortunately, the orcs have foresight, and have planned a distraction attack upon the town, as well as a coup within the minotaur fort. The PCs have to make a decision about how to proceed, and weight the cost of their actions again the futures of both societies. Then, they have the chance to take their revenge upon the orc war chief; Guthma One Eye, and his troll ally Fleshrend.
In the final instalment of the trilogy, the bloodshed which has occurred throughout the story, mixed with some dark abyssal magic, causes a demonic rift to sunder the material plane. The PCs must endeavour to close this portal, but will not be able to do so without first defeating it’s master – Baphomet; Prince of Beasts.
Since Phil first came to me with the idea of a trilogy of adventures following a band of minotaur, and their interactions with the PCs, I was hooked. I’d written longer form adventure before (see Serpent Isle), but the thought of writing a trilogy with such an esteemed writer was thrilling indeed. Although I’d not read any Dragonlance novels before we began writing the adventures, I loved the idea of taking a creature traditionally viewed as bestial and monstrous and re-framing it not just as a potential ally, but one with a unique worldview that would both aid and hinder the PCs throughout the adventure. Later on, the project would gain the support of Richard A Knaak, which continues to make me proud of what Phil and I achieved.
I think there’s a lot to be said for twisting people’s preconceptions in adventures. In my view, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the classic dungeons crawls that one might find in Tales from the Yawning Portal, or adventures from the older editions of D&D. I think these somewhat cliched stories still have a place at most tables, and sometimes it’s exactly what both a DM and players need to detox from an emotionally taxing, character driven game. Having said that, it’s always great to see unique spins on the classic tropes. Tales from the Yawning Portal does contain a lot of these once you start to look beyond the obvious, perhaps the most ironic one being that not only does the adventure start in the tavern, it sort of remains there too! Writing a twist like this in the Minotaur Trilogy was a great way to practice its implementation, and shows that the theory has legs. If you can take a trope and look at it from a different angle, you’re sure to come up with a bestseller.
Something else I thoroughly enjoyed whilst working on this project was the ability to delve deep into the different societies of the orcs and minotaur. Volo’s Guide to Monsters gave us an amazing, in-depth look into the society of orcs, and I wanted to be able to use that, and create something similar for the minotaur themselves. I think Phil and I managed to show both of these cultures in stark contrast to each other, whilst also creating NPCs that showed the diversity of individuality – not every creature of a certain race conforms to the norm. It’s also fun to see how the society of a certain race can influence the place it inhabits. We took the base orc camp from VGtM and reworked it for MB2, allowing us to delve deep into the traditional presentation of orcs, but in the context of their rivalry with the minotaur.
It’s also been great to work again on a longer story line, one that is spread over several products, and forms a cohesive narrative across the adventures. The advantage of splitting a campaign arc over three products is that each could feasibly be run as a one-shot of its own. From a creators perspective, this allows you not only to market each individual adventure on its own merit, but also to promote a community of fans who will follow the story line as it develops. It also gives creators the opportunity to bundle the individual parts into one product once all have been released, and if my sales are anything to go by, people love bundles!
It’s also worth mentioning that Phil and I alone are not the whole team for this project. We’ve been supported along the way by the amazing editing of Ken Carcas, featured great artwork from the likes of Dean Spencer, and cartography from Chris Bissette of Loot the Room fame. Phil carried a lot of the publishing weight himself, creating custom layout using InDesign, and contributing to cartography and play testing, as well as narrative support and writing the bits I couldn’t nail. Working in a team like this makes me wonder if there’s space on the DMsGuild (and beyond) for more publishing companies. So far, the biggest 3rd party publisher of 5e content I’m aware of is Kobold Press, who’ve been around for a long time. Perhaps we’ll start to see smaller companies, such as LoreSmyth, begin to pop up in the coming years.
What I did well: Although this article is really an overview of the entire trilogy, I still think there are some stand out moments that I nailed. In general, I think the quality of dungeon design in the adventures is great. Phil and I worked hard on the arena, orc stronghold of Varg-Kala and the Abyssal Rift to make sure they’d not only be a challenging fight for characters, but also provide opportunity for role play, and reveal the narrative of each society that the adventure focuses on. It’s also clear from reviews and playtesters that we did a great job creating memorable NPCs, from the lovable Perseus to the malefic Fleshrend.
What I did poorly: Although I’m extremely proud of these adventures, there’s always room for improvement. The first and last in the series are quite linear, guiding PCs down a specific route with, at times, quite a heavy hand. Although there’s nothing inherently wrong with this style, it would have been nice to include some side-treks and expansions to the main story line that provided a little more player agency.
GIVEAWAY! Since two of the three adventures are already published, Phil and I are giving away two free copies this week! By retweeting or sharing this post, you give yourself the chance to win a free copy of Minotaur’s Bargain or Minotaur’s Betrayal! The winners will be announced this Sunday (August 12th 2018). Good luck!
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Kansas Corn Frustrated with EPA Decision to Push 2014 RVO Decision to 2015
One year and six days after EPA issued its proposed 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard volumetric requirements (RVO), the Agency issued a notice announcing that it would not finalize the 2014 ethanol targets until 2015. While leaders of the Kansas Corn Growers Association (KCGA) expressed their frustration at today’s announcement of EPA’s decision to further delay its 2014 RVO decision, it applauded EPA’s decision to withdraw the proposed rule that reduced the ethanol requirement.
Last November’s announcement of the proposed 1.4 billion gallon reduction of conventional corn-based ethanol for 2014 drew a firestorm of nearly 200,000 comments opposing the RVO proposal. While EPA announced today that it was withdrawing the proposed rule, the agency announced they would delay their decision on the 2014 RVO target for ethanol until 2015.
“EPA’s prolonged inaction on the RVO issue has created an incredible amount of uncertainty for ethanol producers and corn growers,” KCGA CEO Greg Krissek said. “Nearly 200,000 citizens who commented against the RVO proposed rule worked hard to meet the January 28 comment deadline. Yet, we waited while EPA continued to slide on making a decision on this year’s ethanol targets. Now the decision for this year’s RVO will be made next year. The 2015 RVO was supposed to be set this fall, and we don’t even have a 2014 RVO.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice today announcing that the Agency will not finalize the 2014 RFS volume standards before the end of the year. The EPA intends to take action on the 2014 RVOs (renewable volume obligations) in 2015. The notice from EPA stated that the 2014 RVO proposed rule “generated significant comment and controversy” and that they are evaluating the purpose of the statute and the “Administration’s commitment to the goals of the statute to increase the use of renewable fuels.” KCGA and NCGA leaders noted that today’s announcement shows the large number of comments from corn grower members and allies were effective and that the Administration understands the proposed rule is flawed.
The Kansas Corn Growers Association along with the National Corn Growers Association strongly disagreed with EPA’s RVO proposal for 2014 and expected EPA to amend its numbers to follow the intent of the Renewable Fuels Act as passed by Congress. Krissek said EPA’s inaction is causing concerns for corn farmers, ethanol producers and the economies of rural communities that benefit from corn and ethanol production.
“The fact that EPA has withdrawn the proposed rule shows that the comments submitted by ethanol supporters were effective. But EPA’s announcement to further delay its decision causes continued market uncertainty and more instability for corn farmers and renewable fuel producers,” Krissek said. “At a time when farmers in Kansas and across the country are wrapping up harvest of a record corn crop and are unfortunately experiencing low corn prices, this would be the wrong time to lower market access for ethanol.
The RVO is the target amount of ethanol that is required to be blended into fuel each year through the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The RFS provides market access to ethanol producers into a market that is controlled by the oil industry.
NCGA President Chip Bowling pointed out that today’s announcement indicates the Administration recognized the problems with the proposed RVO rule.
“Today’s announcement by EPA shows the Administration recognizes the proposed rule was inherently flawed and based on an unworkable methodology,” Bowling said “Congress created the RFS to help reduce our dependence on foreign oil and to provide cleaner fuel choices for consumers. We will continue working to defend the interests of corn farmers and consumers by holding EPA accountable for implementing the law as enacted by Congress.”
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Lagvoid
human play first
Lagvoid Script Looper
Fred Malle
BY FRED MALLE
I look for the error, that which drives me, but also seek precision.
I do not care about technical excellence. I do not make any concessions.
I want to be simple. I do not want to be predictable.
I use the power of repetition, but it’s me who controls the time.
no headset
no click tracks
HUMAN PLAY FIRST IS A STATE OF MIND
FRED’S WORKS
OUTDOORS CONCERTS
PLAY EVERYWHERE AT ANY TIME... JUST PLAY
PostCards is a reaction against and an attempt to escape from two worlds: that of business people, where time has to be short and things predictable, and that of the state, where things have to be complicated and solemn.
In a regulated world, access to my fellow citizens as a musician has become complicated: I need to fill in forms to participate in the state culture and convince a commercial structure to pass the media filters.
Then, there are public roads. Better still if they are country roads, so as not to be confined to one’s home. and maybe meet people who really want to share in these moments.
LISTEN TO ALL THE CONCERTS
The human ScripLooper
LAGVOID - SCRIPT LOOPER
In 1999, as an electro-dub musician among jazz musicians, a problem came up: what to do when the drummer starts? But it was inconceivable to use a click track during these sessions, and therefore impossible to use MIDI sequences or hip-hop inspired breaks in this playing situation.
It was necessary to create a device that could create the click (aka MIDIclock) based on the interpreted music.
Although technical solutions existed at the time, none of them were satisfactory since recordings where the musician expresses themselves rhythmically and the machines follow are extremely rare, except those using only loopers. So, between 2007 and 2014, I developed to have a tool that allows me to create this kind of music for different shows for which I make the soundtrack.
While solutions have been found, a musical problem remained and it was linked to the very nature of improvised music, which tends to create accumulations. How to make radical changes (breaks, cuts) when several actions are needed to achieve them? This is why has become a Script Looper which, like the other devices that have appeared since 2007, allows you to create a MIDIclock from a loop, but also allows you to prepare groups of commands launched sequentially with a single pedal.
Thus, with you can play an instrument, use samples or have an open structure, all without losing the effectiveness of a spectacular cut …
ALL INFO ABOUT THE LAGVOID SOFTWARE
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