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__label__cc	0.596322	0.403678	History and Evolution 1.3 A Riddle Resolved: The Eonic Effect nemonemini eonic effect, world history December 5, 2018 2 Minutes Our snaphot of world history has uncovered almost without trying the presence of a non-random pattern of universal history by simple inspection. This pattern of self-organization can give us an empirical basis for considering the questions of human evolution. Instead of speculative theories like Darwinism we can discover a sense of universal history, thence evolution, purely empirically. To sure, ‘facts’ are seen from a particular perspective, but this doesn’t alter the basic finding. Our suspicion is confirmed that high-speed change can occur on the scale of just a few centuries, witness the Axial Age. And this effect shows us that evolution is hiding behind history in the form of a series of intervals of rapid emergence. World history yields its secret to simple periodization and shows from the invention of writing a clear developmental sequence, with a question mark about its probable source in the period of the Neolithic, the natural starting point for the rise of civilization. The great clue of the Axial Age suddenly provided the gestalt of a larger system at work. The Israelites were right, there is a process of greater evolutionary dynamism that frets the universal history of man. The Eonic Effect: the hidden structure in world history We can call that sequence of three transitions and the epochs in between them the ‘eonic effect’, as a sequence of three epochs, and note the way that this pattern suggests ‘evolution’ at work, ‘evolution of some kind’. It is at first illogical, it seems, to confound evolution and history. But with a little reflection we will see, first, that the two must be logically connected, and, second, that the data we are discovering directly confirms that logic. This evolutionary sequence is a robust empirical foundation for understanding world history, in the context of evolution. The relationship of evolution to history must resolve a paradox. The passage between the two could not take place instantaneously. It might show a series of transitional intervals that are evolutionary from one perspective and historical from another. But that is just what we are seeing: a series of ‘axial intervals’ or transitions that express a kind of evolutionary advance, and the epochs in between them that seem to express the historical carrying out or fulfillment of those transitions. What is remarkable is that we see this in historical times, and in a fashion documented by the rise of the technology of writing. It is futile to say that evolution must be purely genetic, since we can see that the ‘evolution’ of civilization is something more. We have the first glimpse into the nature of human evolution: it is a larger process than the purely genetic development of the human organism. And we can see its last stages in the emergence of civilization. There are many more things to consider here as we proceed, but we have the basic insight into how we can revise our views of the meaning of evolution. eonic effect WHEE text Previous Post 1.2.4 The Rise of the Modern: A Second Axial Age? Next Post The eonic effect: intro to whee’s capsule version…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1247
__label__cc	0.714548	0.285452	Category Archives: Carly Schonberg Posted on Friday, April 28, 2017 The Essential Equation for Maximum Pitching Velocity Written By Carly Schonberg EyeBlackStickers.com Online Store dedicated to eye black products. Ah, the unquenchable thirst for more speed…every pitcher has it, as does every pitching coach. Achieving it, however, takes more than desire, more than solid pitching mechanics; it takes highly developed physical capacities and a true understanding of how the body works. Underneath each pitcher's unique flair and each coach’s pitching style, there are some very specific things that a windmill pitcher's body MUST be able to in order to generate maximum pitch velocity. Reaching that coveted 65 to 70+ mph speed range is all about generating as much lower body force as possible at the beginning of the pitch, then stabilizing the body in a way that allows that force to be transferred through the torso to the pitching arm. Think of the whole pitching motion as the crack of a whip: first there is a forceful forward movement, followed by a sudden stabilization of the handle which sends a shockwave through the body of the whip to produce a sharp, high speed crack at the end. We're going to take a look at how the muscles in the human body produce force, and exactly how these forces need to align to produce a fastball that lights up a radar gun. Muscles can work in three ways: eccentrically (stretching and lengthening), concentrically (shortening to overcome an external force, i.e. lifting or pushing), and isometrically (stabilizing, or holding the body in place). All three of these muscle capacities are absolutely crucial to performing an optimal windmill pitch, and they must be highly and equally developed in order to reach maximum velocity. Additionally, ground reaction force (GRF) has an enormous role in the windmill pitch. This is where Newton's Third Law—for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction—comes into play: when you push off the ground to begin a pitch, the earth pushes back into your leg with equal force. Since the earth is immovable, that force propels you away from it. A pitcher must begin by rapidly accelerating forward away from the pitching rubber generating as much lower body force as possible right from the beginning—initiating the “whip.” In their study, Characteristic Ground Reaction Forces in Softball Pitching, researchers Chenfu Huang, Li-I Wang and Chen-Ju Chien used force plates— devices designed to measure forces exerted by athletes during jumping and stepping actions—to measure GRF in a group of windmill pitchers. They determined that the pitchers who pushed off the ground with the greatest impulse (most force applied in the least amount of time) recorded the highest pitching velocities. If we think about it simply, this makes perfect sense: the harder and faster you push into the earth, the more force the earth transfers back into your body. Pushing off the ground engages concentric muscle action in the legs, and developing that capacity will improve the force with which you can propel yourself forward. Next comes the stabilization phase. A tremendous transfer of force needs to take place the moment the stride foot hits the ground—the stabilization of the handle followed by the “shockwave” in the whip analogy. The pitcher needs a strong, sudden engagement of eccentric and isometric muscles to rapidly decelerate and stabilize the lower body and torso in a way that allows the force already in the body, along with the additional GRF generated by the impact of the stride foot, to be redirected from the stride leg, up through the torso, and out the pitching arm into the ball. A lot can go wrong in the instants following stride leg impact. In order for all the force to be properly redirected into the pitching arm, the pitcher must achieve optimal body alignment. The hip of the stride leg must remain stacked over the knee, and the torso must be able to stop its forward momentum and support itself in a natural upright posture. If this posture breaks down in any way—a lean forward, a bend at the waist, a collapse of the drive leg, etc. (all common faults in windmill pitching mechanics)—the force is misdirected and the pitcher loses velocity. Therefore, a pitcher MUST develop the stabilizing power of her core muscles, and especially her gluteal muscles, in order to achieve maximum velocity. Finally, the “crack” at the end: the transfer of force from the lower body up through the torso must trigger the acceleration of the pitching arm. Optimal body mechanics add up to nothing if the pitcher slows down her arm in any way leading up to the release of the ball. The whip analogy not only describes the transfer of energy from the push off the rubber to the stride foot impact up through the body and into the arm, but also the action of the arm itself, which has its own secondary whip. As the hand approaches the release zone, the upper arm begins to stabilize, sending a shockwave of force through the forearm, to the wrist and hand, and out into the ball. A hard the push off the ground + a quick, well-aligned stabilization of the body upon landing + arm acceleration = Maximum Pitch Velocity. Practice alone, however, will not get a pitcher all the way to her speed goal. Strength training to develop the three muscular capacities—eccentric, concentric, and isometric action— must be part of the equation if pitchers want to raise the numbers on the radar gun. Continue Reading This Post » \| \| Categories: Blog, Carly Schonberg The Common Flaw In Female Pitchers’ Mechanics You May Not Even Realize Is There Sponsored by SoftballHeadBand.com If you look carefully when instructing or watching many female windmill pitchers, especially young ones, you will begin to see a tiny mechanical flaw that is becoming so common I’d almost call it an epidemic. I see it in my own students, in others during games, even in online videos of pitchers from all over the country: a small pivot of the push-off foot that takes place prior to the load. It's often so slight and quick that it may go unnoticed by many pitching coaches. It took me several years of teaching to discover that it may be the single most ubiquitous mechanical problem. Though this turn of the push foot seems so small—insignificant even—it can trigger a domino effect that results in a much larger breakdown of the pitching mechanics. First and foremost, the poor foot alignment weakens the push off the rubber, limiting the potential velocity of the entire pitch (think of trying to steal a base with your feet turned out like a duck—my bet is you'll be thrown out). It can prevent the push leg from achieving the full extension needed for explosive results. It can also cause premature opening of the upper body as the torso attempts to realign itself with the support leg. Very often, it leads to common drive through issues such as the dreaded illegal crow hop or the power-draining “anchor leg,” when the instep of the foot is dragged hard through the dirt. Popular training aids like the Power Push (an attachment for the pitching rubber that sandwiches the pitcher's foot between two small barricades, preventing turning) and the Power Drive (a pedal-like device that tilts the push foot downward) have been developed to discourage this very problem and help facilitate a proper push off the rubber. They do not, however, address the key issue: WHY are so many girls prematurely pivoting their feet in the first place? The answer is pretty simple: turning the foot out is a natural compensation for key weaknesses elsewhere in the body. While the exact cause can vary from pitcher to pitcher and should always be determined on an individual basis with the combined help of a pitching coach and a strength training professional, it is typically one—or a combination—of three culprits: hip instability, ankle immobility, and lack of core strength. Hip instability is extremely common in young female athletes who are just beginning or have not yet begun a serious strength training regimen. When asked to perform initial diagnostic physical movements such as squatting or lunging, many girls will find that their knees naturally want to move inward toward each other. This is a counter-reaction to the hip's natural tendency to pop outward. If you could ask a subject to stand on one leg and then allow his or her body to go limp like a rag doll, you'd see this in the collapse of the leg: the hip would pop out and the knee would fall in. A proper load in windmill pitching is a strong weight-bearing action—not unlike the diagnostic squatting and lunging exercises—followed by an explosive push. When a pitcher does not have the hip stability to support that action, she turns out her foot in anticipation of the load in order to counterbalance the knee's inclination to collapse inward. Ankle immobility (or inflexibility) can cause a similar reaction. In order for a pitcher to load deeply, her ankle must be flexible enough to allow her knee to come straight out comfortably over her foot. When this capacity is not present, the knee again seeks that inward angle where it can bend farther and move more freely. The foot, again, pivots outward to compensate. Core weakness can contribute in a couple of ways. For one, it is extremely common for girls to stand naturally with a sway (an arch) in their lower backs. If a pitcher assumes this posture on the pitching rubber—as opposed to tucking the pelvis forward and engaging the core, straightening the back—it can encourage the hip's natural tendency to pop outward, as explained above. Additionally, in an ideal pitching motion, the torso opens up to the side after a strong forward push has taken place, as the arms are transitioning from being lined up together at eye level to assuming the “K” position. It takes incredible core strength to be able to make this transition in the middle of the pitch—basically, in mid-air. The average female windmill pitcher, especially in the early stages of her development, does not have enough core strength to accomplish this consistently. Subconsciously, she begins to pivot her push foot outward so that the opening of her torso occurs gradually as she pushes off the rubber, while the upper body strives to realign itself with the support leg. She successfully opens her torso, but she loses power and stability as a result. So what's the solution? Adopting a strength training program that addresses ALL of these areas will make a pitcher better, whether she is affected by all, some, or even none of the aforementioned weaknesses. The athlete should never feel discouraged or inferior for having these weaknesses. In fact, it is more common for young females to have them than not to have them. This information should merely stress the importance of supplementing pitching practice and knowledge of the proper pitching mechanics with regular, productive strength workouts. It is entirely possible that the use of a training aid, or even just specific focus on keeping the push foot and knee forward during pitching workouts, will be necessary if the outward pivot has become an ingrained habit independent of other body weaknesses. For best results, however, address the underlying cause first. Sponsored by FastpitchFlowers.com Overcoming Overthrowing Sponsored By Faceguards.com The phrases, “you’re overthrowing,” and, “you're trying too hard” get thrown around a lot in pitching instruction. If you are a pitcher and you're not entirely sure what that means, or don’t know how it feels to fix it, you’re not alone. If you're a coach or a parent trying to help a pitcher overcome her overthrowing tendencies, it will be helpful to understand precisely what goes on in the body when a pitcher overthrows, and how to use more concrete terms to explain it. So what does “overthrowing” mean to a pitcher? There is really no such thing as throwing the ball too hard or fast; everyone is always in search of more pitch speed. Yet overthrowing has a definite negative connotation. Why? I was watching a baseball game the Baltimore Orioles were playing in. Brian Matusz was pitching and Jim Palmer was commentating. Palmer said of Matusz that he’d seen him overthrow and hit 90mph, but relax and hit 92. The implication was that when Matusz dialed back his effort level, he actually achieved greater pitch velocity. But there is a bit more to it than that. Overthrowing usually refers to robbing yourself of speed by inappropriately attempting to get more speed. It involves an inefficient use of your muscles during the pitch delivery. Your muscles can do many different things. Actions such as lifting a heavy box and sprinting really fast both require a lot of muscular strength, yet they are wildly different from each other. When you aren’t pitching as fast as you’d like to, often your natural reaction is to put forth more effort, however, the type of effort you put forth is very important. Many pitchers, especially ones who are learning, will end up clenching their muscles. This will feel like more effort, and truthfully it really is more effort, but it isn’t the right kind of effort. It may be the type of effort you would use to lift that heavy box, but if you think about it, you probably wouldn’t want to clench all your muscles before attempting to steal second base. That type of muscle activity slows you down. What would you want to do if you were trying to beat your best time between first and second? You’d relax. You’d probably try to pump your arms a little faster, and you’d try to push off the ground a little harder. This is a lot closer to the type of effort you want to use when you’re trying to increase your pitch speed. Relaxation is key to speed. Think faster, not more muscular, when pitching. Sometimes, the term “overthrowing” is also used in reference to a pitcher who may be losing accuracy in favor of gaining speed. This is NOT the same thing; in fact, I don't even think it's bad. Rather, I always encourage speed above accuracy in a learning pitcher. Pitchers should never slow down to try to get the ball into the strike zone. Instead, always put forth maximum effort and work on your accuracy by strengthening your body and solidifying your mechanics. Just make sure that your effort is the right kind of effort. Posted on Friday, January 13, 2017 Is Running the Best Workout for Softball Players? Softball players seem to run a lot, and I'm not talking about around the bases. Many college coaches require their players to run miles in addition to strength training and practicing skills. At the high school, middle school, and travel levels, running is often the ONLY organized team workout promoted by coaches. Let's stop and really think about running for a minute. Softball and baseball require a tremendous number of sport-specific skills—more than most sports. Sprinting around the bases, fielding with range and agility, throwing and catching, hitting, and pitching are all distinctly different skills with their own set of mechanics, supported by certain physical capacities. Each skill requires strength, stability, and flexibility/mobility. And every softball player wants to be able to perform these skills with more speed and more power. Sustained slow to moderately paced running—which is what you get when you jog for miles— does not improve strength, stability, flexibility, speed, or power. Additionally, hitting the ground repeatedly with poor posture and leg alignment can lead to shin, knee, hip, and back pain. I've never seen a softball coach go running with his or her players to keep a constant watchful eye on their running form, and players who start the season without prior physical conditioning are usually weak and susceptible to poor running mechanics. Nevertheless, many believe that running long distances with little to no real supervision or mechanical correction will get players into shape. Not so. Instead, players should work to strengthen the specific capacities and components that contribute most directly to softball performance. What physical capacities actually contribute to speed and power? Your running speed, as well as your pitching, hitting, and throwing power, come from how hard you can push off the ground with your legs. When you're sprinting around the bases or running down a fly ball, your feet are pushing off the ground one at a time. When you pitch, you're pushing with one leg off the pitching rubber. When you hit, your swing is initiated by a quick push in your back leg. When you throw, you set your foot on your throwing side and push off of it to initiate the throwing motion. Here is a little physics lesson: the ground is enormous and by comparison you are very small. Because of this, when you push into the ground, the earth pushes you back and you are propelled away from it. The more force you apply to the ground through your legs and feet, the faster and farther you'll propel yourself. When you're sprinting, you want to use that energy to keep moving forward as powerfully as possible. When pitching and hitting, you want to collect all that force and then use a strong, stable front leg and core to redirect the energy into your bat or pitching arm. How do you push harder into the ground? By making your legs stronger. Specifically, you need tremendous strength in your gluteal muscles and tremendous stability in your hips and core for each of softball's required skills/components that long-distance running does not address. So what's the most effective way to make your legs stronger? Exercises like squats, dead lifts, lunges, step-ups, and jumping activities are a good choice. If you were to slow down video of a fast runner taking off into a sprint or a great windmill pitcher pushing off the rubber, and then compare it to a slow-motion Olympic lift, you'd see that the explosive action of pushing off the ground actually shares many similarities with the acceleration phase of the lift—more similarities than that action shares with jogging. Athletes can begin doing these exercises using just their own body weight and gradually increase with weights as they become stronger, ALWAYS with supervision for proper form. If you must run, run on hills. In contrast to running with low resistance on flat ground, you will need to push hard and use your gluteal and abdominal muscles to stabilize your hips and core—strengths which, as I mentioned above, are necessary for softball skills. Long distance running does have one notable benefit: cardiovascular endurance. Endurance is absolutely necessary for overall fitness, and running has long been the most popular choice for achieving this because it's easy and free. However, running is not the only way to achieve cardiovascular endurance. Performing the above-mentioned exercises in rapid circuits (never sacrificing form!) will provide you with a great cardio workout, one that can be even more challenging than running. It's also more efficient than running and weight training separately, because you're working on both strength and endurance at the same time, all the while constantly developing softball-specific physical abilities. As the legs get stronger, running speed along with power in other skills will come naturally. You wouldn't try to improve a hitter's poor swing by having her swing over and over again hoping something clicks; you'd break it down with specific drills to address the components that need to be improved. The same holds true for running: endurance aside, repeating it over and over doesn't even make you much better at RUNNING, never mind softball. Strengthen the various capacities that contribute to the skills, and improvement will surely follow.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1253
__label__wiki	0.659508	0.659508	Items tagged with Netflix by Shane McGlaun - Wed, Jul 10, 2019 Warner Media's New HBO Max Will Bring Back Your Friends Fix And Some Fresh Prince We aren't sure the world needs another streaming service, but that isn't stopping WarnerMedia from launching one. The new streaming service will be called HBO Max, and it is a direct-to-consumer service that will include original programming along with old classic series and content from a variety of other sources. HBO Max does include HBO content as well, including its slate of originals. Netflix subscribers who are fans of the classic comedy "Friends" have wondered why it was leaving Netflix. HBO Max has announced that it will be the exclusive streaming location for all 236 episodes of the show. HBO Max also has the rights to all episodes of "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "Pretty Little... 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__label__wiki	0.895853	0.895853	Robin Scherbatsky, Recurring Elements, Locations, Canadian Characters and Elements Robin and Jessica singing the Beaver Song in The Hoser Hut. Canada is a country that neighbours most of the United States to the north. It is where Robin Scherbatsky was born and raised in. Throughout the series, the country has been a constant subject of mockery by the American members of the Gang, especially Barney, who is revealed in Season 7 to have 1/4 Canadian blood due to his paternal grandfather's origins. The Gang has portrayed Canada as much more backward than the United States. Robin often mentions Canadian people, ideas, customs, etc that other members of the Gang are not likely to be familiar with. Sometimes, Robin is seen hanging out in Hoser Hut, a Canadian-themed bar in New York. Episodes with significant Canadian references or elements Belly Full of Turkey - The audience learns for the first time that Robin is Canadian and that Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October. Slap Bet - The rest of the Gang find out for the first time about Robin's brief Canadian musical career as Robin Sparkles. Her song Let's Go to the Mall includes references to Canada Day and a cameo by (a fictional) Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Additionally, Robin has told Ted a secret about a fictitious Canadian marriage she claimed to have entered into. Lucky Penny - Robin mentioned that a marathon is 42 km long (kilometres is the unit used in Canada to measure long distances). Stuff - Robin mentioned jokingly that when Ted refused to get rid of stuff he got from ex-girlfriends, it was like living in a Danby's only to find out that its products are not available in the US. Danby's is a Canadian appliance manufacturer. Robin continued to ask how the Gang makes Grizzly-paw ice cream sandwiches. Dowisetrepla - Robin mentioned that Lily's debt was the size of Mt Waddington, Canada's highest mountain (according to Robin), and 4,000 metres high (metres is used to measure height in Canada). Slapsgiving - Robin once again mentioned when Canadian thanksgiving took place (second Monday of October) and explained why it was important. Sandcastles in the Sand - Barney found out about Robin's second Canadian music video. Canadian star Alan Thicke makes an appearance playing Robin Sparkles' father in the video. The audience and the Gang also learned who Robin's first boyfriend was - Simon Tremblay, who lived in Ottawa (Canada's capital). Little Minnesota - Robin becomes homesick, and Marshall takes her to a Canadian themed bar called the Hoser Hut. The Possimpible - Robin's first reporting job was revealed to be a cub reporter for Channel 22 in Red Deer, Alberta. Old King Clancy - Robin revealed to the Gang that she attempted a sex act to a Canadian celebrity. As the Gang tried to find out what the term is for what Robin has done, they stumble upon a website called canadiansexacts.org to learn more about other sex acts familiar to Canadians Throughout the episode, various Canadian celebrities and places were mentioned, and the Gang also used Canadian terms they learned on the website to describe what Barney and Marshall did to hide the truth from Ted regarding the fate of his job as architect of an upcoming GNB building. Ultimately, Robin revealed The Frozen Snowshoe to be the celebrity who Robin attempted a sex act with as he invited her to his place to look at Harvey's trays and do an Old King Clancy (the Canadian sex act itself). Additionally, Robin told the Gang that Frozen Snowshoe was most famous celebrity professional wrestler in Canada. After finding out, the trio express their disappointment after finding out, even with Barney exclaiming about how Canada "even found a way to ruin this. Why? WHY DO WE LET YOU BE A COUNTRY?!" Robin 101 - Ted teaches Barney that one topic to distract Robin with when she is mad at someone is the Vancouver Canucks 2004 division title. Robin remarked that it is the story of an underdog team that won despite very shakey goaltending and Trevor Linden's (a former Canucks player) declining skills. Ted also teaches Barney that one thing never to do around Robin is mention hockey's lack of popularity in the US. Finally, Ted also asked Barney (as part of a pop quiz) what kind of chocolate one should get her, and Barney answers butterscotch and he says it because it is to Canadian women what chocolate is to American women. Duel Citizenship - On the eve of Robin's citizenship test, she sang Canada's national anthem and got drunk together with members of the Canadian national women's curling team at the Hoser Hut, a Canadian-themed bar. She ends up in Toronto where Barney tracked her down. On their way home, Barney and Robin stop at a Tim Hortons coffee shop. In the shop, Barney makes a speech that ridicules Canadians for letting Robin go for which Barney gets beaten up. After experiencing free Canadian health care and the coffee at Tim Horton's, Barney acknowledges that Canada isn't as bad as he thinks. Robin ultimately decides to have dual citizenship; both US and Canadian citizenship. The Rough Patch - Alan Thicke makes a cameo appearance after being enlisted by Lily to help break up Robin and Barney's relationship. Also, in a fresh flashback sequence to illustrate the great American-Canadian fight, Robin mentioned musician Neil Young who she described as a Canadian treasure and told Barney, who compared his singing to that of an old lady's with "vocal cord paralysis," not to make fun of him. Glitter - Barney obtains a tape of a Canadian show where Robin (as Robin sparkles) starred in along with Jessica Glitter. Alan Thicke also makes an appearance on the video. There were references in the video to beavers, which Robin said was Canada's national mascot. Later in the episode, Glitter appears on stage at the Hoser Hut to sing 'The Beaver Song' featured in the video and invites Robin to join her. In the closing sequences, Thicke also makes an appearance at the bar along with other Canadian symbols such as a look-a-like of Queen Elizabeth (who also is head of State of Canada), Canadian Prime Minister, hockey player, and RCMP officer. False Positive - Alex Trebek makes a cameo as a host for a fictional game show Million Dollar Heads or Tails. Robin auditions for the job of 'Currency Rotation Specialist'. Trebek finds out that Robin is Canadian. Oh Honey - When Robin overcooked dinner for the group, said she thought the oven temperatures were listed in Celsius (the unit of temperature used in Canada). A Change of Heart - Robin's boyfriend introduced in this episode, Nate Scooberman, also revealed that he is from Labrador, a province in Canada. Mystery vs. History - In a fresh flashback sequence that took place in 2005, Robin mentioned that grade 8 kids had pancakes with maple syrup in their lunch boxes everyday. Barney remarked "Thanks Canada! We're looking for a food the average American eats." In another flashback sequence dating back to Robin's 14th birthday, Robin's father pushed her off a Canadian helicopter and just before that, he also pointed to where the fictional mining town of Smithers is. Noretta - Robin referred to Weird Al Yankovic as a rip-off of 'Peculiar Jacques', a Canadian parody musician. The Slutty Pumpkin Returns - Barney finds out that he is a quarter Canadian on his father's side. In particular, Barney learns that his paternal grandmother was born in Manitoba. Because of the mockery Robin endured, she repaid the favour by reminding Barney of his Canadian roots. Good Crazy - Ted went out on a date with a girl named Robyn, who has a lot in common with Robin, including country of origin. Robyn also described Canada as her 'home and native land', a stanza in Canada's national anthem. Who Wants to Be a Godparent? - In a 'what if' sequence, Robin once again wore a Canucks jersey. She also mentioned to Ted and Barney that she learned to bow hunt at the British Columbia military school for boys where it was called 'making lunch'. P.S. I Love You - Barney flew to Canada and whilst at a Tim Horton's branch, questioned some of Robin's ex-boyfriends to find out if 'P.S. I Love You' referred to one of them. He later found a tape of a show that described how Robin Sparkles turned into Robin Daggers, and which speculated who the song P.S. I Love You was talking about. The tape also featured cameo appearances by several Canadian stars who also mentioned where in Canada they were and what Tim Hortons doughnut they were eating when Robin made the transformation. The Grey Cup (the championship match of the Canadian Football League and effectively Canada's version of the Super Bowl) and the venue it was held at was also mentioned. Something New - In a flashback sequence, a drunken Robin mentions to Lily that her grandmother stuffed the locket in her behind while hiding during the Second World War. When Lily asked, Robin said Winnipeg (a city in the province of Manitoba). The Locket - When Robin and Barney suspected that they were related and were figuring out how, it was brought up that one of Robin's relatives was from Yukon, a federal territory in Canada. No Questions Asked - In a what-if sequence where a 21-gun salute is performed, the tune to Canada's national anthem can be heard in the background. Mom and Dad - Barney entrusted Ted to guard an autographed photo of Wayne Gretzky (a famous Canadian hockey star) which the former plans to give to Robin. Ted also referred to Claude (one of his 'suspects' in the taking of the Gretzky photo) as Robin's cousin from Quebec (another Canadian province). Bedtime Stories - In one of his rhyming stories to baby Marvin, Marshall mentioned some of Robin's ex-boyfriends, some of which were Canadian. One of them, Simon Tremblay, played an active role in the said story. Additionally, while telling his rhyming story, Marshall discovers that the word Canada is apparently unrhymeable. The Rehearsal Dinner - Barney pulled off an ice-skating Canadian-themed rehearsal dinner for Robin after Robin wished she wanted a Canadian-themed dinner. In the flashback sequences, the Gang poked fun on the country using certain facts about it (e.g. Tim Hortons, free universal health care). Barney also said he would give Robin a Canadian dinner if she can request it in French (Canada's other official language). During the dinner itself, Barney also read out some trivia about Canada to Robin. Barney ultimately gives the autographed Gretzky photo first seen in Mom and Dad to Robin. Canadian celebrity Alan Thicke also made a cameo appearance. Last Forever - Part One - A flashback sequence shows Robin revealing to the Gang for the first time that she is Canadian after Barney mockingly asked what country she is from. Recurring and Special Characters Portrayed as Canadian Jessica Glitter - Robin’s co-host in a Canadian show (Glitter) k.d. Lang (P.S. I Love You) Geddy Lee (P.S. I Love You) Steven Page (P.S. I Love You) Jason Priestly (P.S. I Love You) Luc Jean-Marie Robitaille (P.S. I Love You) Robin Scherbatsky, Sr - Robin's father (Happily Ever After) Nate Scooberman - Robin's ex-boyfriend from Labrador Paul Shaffer (P.S. I Love You) Alan Thicke (Sandcastles in the Sand) Alex Trebek (False Positive) Simon Tremblay - Robin's first boyfriend (Sandcastles in the Sand) Jerome Whittaker's mother (name not specified - mentioned only) (The Slutty Pumpkin Returns) Notes and Trivia The character that plays Robin, Cobie Smulders, is Canadian in real life. Producers originally meant for Robin to be from Toronto but changed it to Vancouver. [1] In an interview with George Stroumboulopoulos, Smulders revealed that one of the show's writers is also Canadian, specifically from Guelph. [2] One of the show's co-creators, Craig Thomas, said in an interview with website Canadian of the Week that a lot of the specific Canadian references are from staff writer Chuck Tatham.[3] On 6 December 2017, Smulders posted on her Instagram account that she made her own Robin Sparkles-themed Tim Hortons doughnuts. [4] Tim Hortons also actually happens to have several branches in the New York metro area and other parts of the US. The 'actual' and 'fictionalised'/'movie' versions of Stella, Sarah Chalke and Malin Akerman respectively, are both Canadians. However, unlike other Candian guest stars who appeared or were mentioned in the series, neither actresses' Canadian citizenship was alluded to at all. The character Stella is instead portrayed as someone from New Jersey. Although Katie Scherbatsky is Robin's sister, her nationality was never explicitly mentioned. Given that Robin's and Katie's mother is British, it technically remains unclear whether Katie is Canadian. Katie is shown to share Robin's love for hockey and calling her and Lily "Hosers" in Daisy. The name of Robin's childhood dog, Sir Scratchewan, is an obvious play on the word Saskatchewan, a province in central Canada. The highest point in Canada is actually not Mount Waddington as Robin pointed out in Dowisetrepla. It is actually Mount Logan in Yukon. ↑ https://secretnyc.co/21-things-didnt-know-met-mother/ ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/videos/cobie-smulders-on-how-robin-scherbatsky-became-canadian ↑ http://canadianoftheweek.tumblr.com/post/42309452786/himym#.WuC0wC-ZPEZ ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BcXJBZ4A9LN/?taken-by=cobiesmulders Retrieved from "https://how-i-met-your-mother.fandom.com/wiki/Canada?oldid=168272" Canadian Characters and Elements	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1272
__label__wiki	0.647061	0.647061	I Know Dino Podcast Show Notes: Alamosaurus (Episode 51) Episode 51 is all about Alamosaurus, the only known sauropod to live in the Cretaceous in what is now North America. Quick shout out to our Patreon supporters! Thank you so much! If you enjoy our free weekly podcast and are interested in learning more about I Know Dino on Patreon, then please see our Patreon page at: The dinosaur of the day: Alamosaurus Name means “Ojo Alamo lizard” Only one species: Alamosaurus sanjuanensis Holotype found in June 1921, by Charles Gilmore, John Reeside and Charles Sternberg in the Ojo Alamo Formation of New Mexico (some call it the Kirtland Formation); other bones since found in Utah and Texas (juvenile found in Texas) Gilmore described the species in 1922 and named it (NOT named after the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, or after the battle there); when it was named, Alamosaurus bones had not yet been found in Texas Name comes from Ojo Alamo, the geologic formation where the bones were found (which was named after the Ojo Alamo trading post); some debate though over whether to reclassify the area as the Kirtland Formation or stay the Ojo Alamo Formation In Spanish the word alamo means “poplar”, which is the local cottonwood tree Sanjuanensis is named after San Juan County, New Mexico where the bones were found Gilmore posthumously described a more complete Alamosaurus in 1946, that was found in 1937 (in Utah, by George Pearce); found a complete tail, right forelimb (no fingers) Since then, hundreds of pieces of fossils found in Texas, New Mexico and Utah have been referred to as Alamosaurus Fossils have been found of a juvenile and three fragmentary specimens Not any really complete specimens have been found (tends to be more common to find juveniles because sediment covers smaller bodies more easily) Most complete specimen is the juvenile found in Texas Bits of Alamosaurus skeletons are some of the most common finds of late Cretaceous fossils in the southwest of the U.S., and are used to help define the fauna from then, called the “Alamosaurus fauna” Found vertebrae and limb bones, which show it was around the same size as Argentinosaurus and Puertasaurus (may be the largest known dinosaur in North America); may have weighed as much as 73 tons Dana Biasetti, a grad student from the University of Texas in Dallas, found pelvic bones and ten articulated cervical vertebrae of an adult Alamosaurus in 1999 in the Javelina Formation of Big Bend National Park (“Big Bend Alamosaurus“); may have been up to 100 ft long and weighing over 50 tons Before, estimate was about 65 ft or 20 m long (based on juvenile skeleton and partial adult skeletons) The bones were so large and the area so remote that Big Bend National Park issued a permit to remove the bones via helicopter, and in 2001 it was the first “dinosaur airlift” Holly Woodward in 2009 found that the femur of an Alamosaurus bone was still growing, so researchers knew it got bigger Alamosaurus lived in the Cretaceous in North America There’s a 30 million year gap where sauropods seem to have died out in North America and when Alamosaurus appeared Sauropods seem to have been more common at the end of the Jurassic (instead of Cretaceous); but could be we just haven’t found the fossils of more sauropods yet (some sauropods from the Cretaceous in North America include Astrodon, Sauroposeidon and Cedarosaurus Alamosaurus may prove immigration from South America (appears and is dominant in North America abruptly). Some scientists think it emigrated from Asia, but it’s not likely they crossed bodies of water. May have descended from North American relatives, since there were early Cretaceous titanosaurs in the area Alamosaurus may have come from Asia crossing the Bering Strait land bridge (Alamosaurus is part of the Opisthocoelicaudiinae group of titanosaurs, and the type genus of that group is from Asia). But this group is also within Saltasauridae, and Alamosaurus has a lot in common with Saltasaurus (so may have come from South America, though South America was probably separated from North America by an ocean in the Cretaceous; also, other South American dinosaurs like abelisaur theropods, not found in North America, and North American tyrannosaurs not found in South America Could be convergent evolution instead One study found that as many as 350,000 Alamosaurus may have lived in Texas (area) at any given time Quadrupedal, with a long neck and tail and long limbs Had some bony armor In 2015, Michael Brett-Surman confirmed (nased on findings in 2009) that blocks of bone impressions containe osteoderms Osteoderms: bony plates on the skin (found in other titanosaurs) No skull found, but rod-shaped teeth have been found nearby Alamosaurus skeletons (so probably Alamosaurus teeth) Dinosaurs that lived alongside Alamosaurus included tyrannosaurs, smaller theropods, hadrosaurs, ankylosaurs, and ceratopsids Juvenile Alamosaurus may have been prey to tyrannosaurs like Daspletosaurus and Bistahieversor (though adult would have been too large) Alamosaurus appears in PBS Kids’ Remember the Alamosaurus Gilmore only classified it as a general sauropod (wasn’t sure in 1922 about other classifications); Friedrich von Huene classified it as a Titanosaur in 1927 Still, unclear where exactly it falls in the Titanosaur group Titanosaurs were a group of sauropods, and some of the heaviest land animals Argentinosaurus is estimated to have weighed up to 90 tons They are named for the now dubious genus Titanosaurus (after the Titans of ancient Greece) Not all paleontologists consider it a group, because Titanosaur is dubious Last group of sauropods Widespread, lived in Antarctica and Australia and NewZealand Titanosaurs had small heads, even for sauropods (also wide heads) Fragmentary fossils, and not many skulls found Large nostrils, and crests formed by nasal bones Had small teeth (spoon like or pegs or pencil like) Whip like tails (but not as long as diplodocids) Had wider chests than most sauropods and a wide stance Stocky forelimbs longer than hind limbs Skin impressions show they may have had bead like scales, or even bony plates like ankylosaurs A titanosaur nesting ground was found in Argentina and Spain (several hundred holes with clutches, around 25 eggs in each clutch) Fun fact: In Jurassic World, there is a line at the end of the movie where the boy Gray is adding up teeth of the fighting dinosaurs and says “we need more teeth.” If that were the case, he should have gotten a hadrosaur involved, because they could have almost 1,000 teeth, compared to T-rex which only had about 60. 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__label__cc	0.574931	0.425069	Home Articles Rare Book Dealers - Bank On It \| Booksellers Rare Book Dealers - Bank On It I taught at CABS (Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar) a few years ago, once as the featured specialist dealer, and once pinch hitting for Rob Rulon-Miller. I went there thinking it would be like a week in summer camp – book stories, hikes, and handicrafts. I came away deeply impressed with the level of commitment on the part of the faculty, the seriousness with which they took their roles as instructors, and the level of information, all of it useful, imparted during that intense week in Colorado Springs. We trained for books with the same intensity as the Olympic athletes who trained just down the street. Published on 29 Jan. 2014 By Greg Gibson I taught at CABS (Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar) a few years ago, once as the featured specialist dealer, and once pinch hitting for Rob Rulon-Miller. I went there thinking it would be like a week in summer camp – book stories, hikes, and handicrafts. I came away deeply impressed with the level of commitment on the part of the faculty, the seriousness with which they took their roles as instructors, and the level of information, all of it useful, imparted during that intense week in Colorado Springs. We trained for books with the same intensity as the Olympic athletes who trained just down the street. To be sure, we talked about important things pertaining to the history and physical makeup of the book, about researching, cataloging, and marketing our wares, and about such exotic topics as performing appraisals or bidding at auction. But for me, the most important thing we discussed was cash flow. You could be the sharpest scout, or the greatest bibliographer in the world. But if you couldn’t keep the money flowing through, your business was doomed. As it has so often in the past, that message resonated recently. I’ve completed my book fair marathon (three shows in three weeks), have selected, cataloged and shipped the items I will be exhibiting in the next two weeks at the San Francisco Antiquarian Book and Paper Fair, and the 47th California International Antiquarian Book Fair in Pasadena, and now I am staring at the wreckage of my office, realizing that over the past two months most of my accounts receivable have come in and been spent, and that I’ll soon be facing the expenses of two weeks on the road. Cash flow! This inspired me to resume work on Maritime List 221, which had languished in a half-completed state over the Christmas holidays, and then went unattended while I hemorrhaged money buying books, meals, and drinks at far flung bookfairs. And, wouldn't you know, I came across a fascinating item in the course of my renewed cataloging activities. It was just an old pamphlet, but as I set about describing it, I realized it told the story of a pivotal moment in the life of an American community. In 1795, after years of Quaker hand-wringing and debate over whether there was sufficient business to warrant it, a bank was established on Nantucket island. It hadn’t been in business long when three men broke in and stole $20,000. Joseph Chase, the bank’s president, soon decided a bank officer named William Coffin was behind the robbery. A bribe attempt was made to frame Coffin and his alleged cohorts, but it failed. Coffin then went off-island to investigate the crime himself, and learned that the robbery had been committed by a band of professional thieves. Although one of these men confessed the crime to bank president Chase, his testimony was suppressed. The robbery had moved beyond criminality into a power struggle among the Quaker elite. Tempers flared, threats were made, lawsuits were launched. The bitter split among residents caused by this incident reverberated down the decades. As Nat Philbrick says in his excellent book about Nantucket history, Away off Shore. “It soon became apparent that the once idyllic community of Nantucket was in the midst of a cultural meltdown.” Years later, William Coffin, the man falsely accused of the crime, learned that an inmate in New York State Prison had confessed to the crime. In 1816 Coffin, with the assistance of another accused man, published a pamphlet called Narrative of the Robbery of the Nantucket Bank in hopes of setting the record straight. Unfortunately the facts of the matter did little to heal the wounds it had caused. Obed Macy, in his iconic History of Nantucket sniffs, “To give a minute account of the transactions growing out of this affair, is not our intention or wish. The inhabitants of Nantucket, and all others acquainted with the circumstances,will appreciate our reasons for passing it over thus briefly.” The robbery continued to divide the community, and later banking scandals only added to partisan quarrels on the island. Philbrick concludes, “Given the direct relationship that had historically existed between the community’s dominant religion and its ability to turn a profit, it was perhaps inevitable that banking debacles would accompany Quakerism’s gradual fragmentation and decline on Nantucket.” Coffin, William and Albert Gardiner. A NARRATIVE OF THE ROBBERY OF THE NANTUCKET BANK. Nantucket. 1816. xviii, 69 pp. Sole edition of this early Nantucket imprint. Suspicion fell on locals and bank officials after the 1795 robbery. Coffin and Gardiner compiled compelling evidence to show that the robbery was actually the work of an organized gang of professional thieves. The repercussions divided Nantucket for decades. See Nathaniel Philbrick’s treatment of this incident in AWAY OFFSHORE. Crosby, p. 164. American Imprints 37286. A stab sewn pamphlet, with title page as front wrapper. Untrimmed; edges chipped and corners rounded. In and early Goodspeed’s mailer. $1250 Next week – San Francisco, here we are! The 47th California International Antiquarian Book Fair Pasadena Convention Center - 7th to 9th February, 2014 300 East Green Street Friday 3 pm - 8 pm For more information please visit the official website www.cabookfair.com. (Posted on Bookman’s Log, presented here by permission of the author.)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1275
__label__wiki	0.985138	0.985138	Hanoi Formula 1 circuit for 2020 Vietnam Grand Prix revealed Jonathan Noble Autosport 7 November 2018 Hanoi F1 circuit details revealed Formula 1 chiefs have revealed the first official track map of the new Vietnam street circuit, which will join the grand prix calendar in 2020. The 3.458-mile long street circuit, which will feature one newly constructed area, runs near a stadium in a suburb of Hanoi. The circuit features a straight nearly one mile long and early simulations suggest a top speed of 208mph. Some cues have been taken from existing F1 tracks, with the tight Turns 1 and 2 modelled on the opening sequence at the Nurburgring. The section out of Turn 12 will weave through the barriers in a manner similar to the climb out of Sainte Devote in Monaco. A later section of the track - through Turns 16 to 19 - is similar to the Esses at Suzuka. F1 race director Charlie Whiting visited the Hanoi location ahead of the Japanese GP, and said he had no doubts that the facility would be ready in time. "It is mainly on the streets, but there is a section that is not yet built," he explained. "That is an open site where the pit buildings are going to be built. "Part of the track will be built there, which doesn't exist at the moment. But it will become a road after that." Get unlimited access to the world’s best motorsport journalism with Autosport Plus Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Jofra Archer and Jonny Bairstow as Old Fellas! CWC Twitter Handle Uses Faceapp to Age Pics of England Winners Indonesia Open: Sindhu, Srikanth Advance; Praneeth, Prannoy Out Rumour killer on Brock Lesnar’s son joining WWE 27 fugitives deported or extradited since 2016 by Interpol: Government	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1277
__label__cc	0.601653	0.398347	ARCHIVE / 2019 / April < Previous Article \| Next Article > Story — From the April 2019 issue Setting the World to Rights By Amos Oz (Author), Nicholas de Lange (Translator) All his life he lived on hatred. He was a solitary man who hoarded gloom. At night a thick smell filled his bachelor’s room on the edge of the kibbutz. His sunken, severe eyes saw shapes in the dark. The hater and his hatred fed on each other. So it has ever been. A solitary, huddled man, if he does not shed tears or play the violin, if he does not fasten his claws in other people, experiences over the years a constantly mounting pressure, until he faces a choice between lunacy and suicide. And those who live around him breathe a sigh of relief. Good people are afraid of hatred, and even tend not to believe in it. If it appears before their eyes, they generally call it dedication or some such name. And so we of the kibbutz thought of him as a man who lived by his faith, and who because of his faith dealt severely with the world and with all of us. He was not considered one of the leaders of the kibbutz. His dedication never earned him a position of authority or respect, in a committee or a council, for example. And so it came about that in the course of time we invested him with a halo of self-sufficient reticence. This halo preserved him from gossip. What can one say, he is not like everyone else, he says little and does much. Admittedly, a solitary man. It can’t be helped. But the kibbutz depends for its existence on men like him. And if he sometimes says harsh things about us, we are forced to admit to ourselves that our everyday lives do not always conform to the ideals that we profess, and consequently we deserve his rebukes. He works with machines. Photograph by Gerald Slota At six o’clock every morning he is awakened by his alarm clock. He struggles into his greasy overalls and goes down to the dining hall. Here he munches a thick slice of brown bread smothered in jam and washes it down with coffee. Then, from quarter past six to nine o’clock, he dirties himself with grease in a tin shed, which roasts like an oven in the summer heat, while in winter the rain beats upon it a dull, monotonous tattoo. At nine he returns to the hall and washes his rough hands with paraffin, with coarse soap and with ordinary soap, to get rid of the black grease. But the black never goes away, it merely turns gray. Over breakfast he casts his eye over the outer edges of the morning paper, looking for news on which hatred can flourish: crime, corruption, degeneracy, betrayal of the ideals for which the State was founded. After breakfast he returns to his shed. This is his battlefield against cogwheels, fan belts, carburetors and radiators, spark plugs, and batteries. We see in him a skilled craftsman and, in our usual undemonstrative way, we admire his workmanship. He wrestles with implements and components as if they had a will of their own—a treacherous, rebellious will that it is his task to subjugate and set on the right path. Only on rare occasions does he hurl some part away and hiss: “It’s no good. Dead. We’ll have to get a new one.” On such rare occasions he resembles a military commander who has suffered a setback that he resolves to bear with dignity but with clenched teeth. In most cases, however, he manages to mend, to repair, to set to rights. His sunken eyes fasten on a rebellious oil pump, and there is suppressed rage coupled with infinite patience in his look. A schoolmasterly patience, we once remarked to ourselves. The two phrases most commonly heard on his lips are “we’ll see” and “so that’s it.” At times he grinds between his teeth the word “really.” He is a heavily built man. So heavily that it sometimes seems as if the lines of his face and body are sagging gradually downward, as though he suffers more than most men from the law of gravity. The furrows in his face are vertical, so are the hopeless wrinkles round his mouth, his broad shoulders are hunched, his hands dangle when he walks, even his gray hair always falls down over his forehead. At half past twelve he leaves the shed and walks up to the dining hall. He always piles his plate high with meat, potatoes, and an indiscriminate assortment of vegetables. While he vigorously masticates this meal his eyes once more run over the newspaper, finding change and decay in all around. At quarter past one he returns to the shed and works until close on four o’clock. These are the hardest hours. In summer the shed roasts, and in winter the wind’s icy claws penetrate through the broken windows. He sighs deeply, almost aloud, but staunchly carries on with his work. He spreads a black piece of sacking on the concrete floor under the machine and prostrates himself on it so to peer into the motor from beneath. In twenty-seven years he has never entered a single day’s illness in the kibbutz work register. When his working day is over, he returns once more to the hall. He gorges himself again, as he did first thing in the morning, on brown bread and jam. He washes it down with warm milk. Then he goes to his room. Here he showers, shaves, lies down on his bachelor’s bed, and leafs through the newspaper until he dozes off. He has still not reached the middle pages. The evening twilight wakes him from his nap as if it had bitten him. At this time he is always seized by a great dread, despair, a premonition. As if this twilight were final. Once and for all. He hurriedly puts on his trousers, makes himself a cup of coffee, and settles himself in the armchair to tackle the middle pages of the paper. As he reads the leading article, the commentary and analysis columns, the personal opinions, summaries of the speeches by the leaders of the Movement and the Party, he experiences a pain that is almost physical. His face wears an expression of ascetic, mortified severity, far from all charity or compassion. Damn them. What are they doing to us. Why do they ruin everything worthwhile. There is a grim judicial look in his eye. His lips tremble. Occasionally there flashes in his eyes a momentary sparkle of hatred, the hatred that others interpret as dedication. He follows the articles with his pencil. Makes notes. Not in words but with signs alone. Question mark. Question mark, exclamation mark. Vertical stroke. Double exclamation marks. And sometimes even a furious crossing out in the body of the article. The twilight fades and darkness comes on. He must turn on the light. The electric light tires his eyes and dulls his alertness without which lucid thought is impossible. He is terrified of this yellow light, as if it were trying to bribe him, to subvert his judgment. Clear reasoning becomes cloudy, and after half an hour or an hour apparitions begin to arrive. He can no longer pursue the claim of sharp, analytical argument. He no longer has the power to bring the current events of which the paper speaks before the high tribunal of the teaching of the great visionaries, the fathers of the Movement. And he is tired of judging. The electric light hurts his eyes. He stares vacantly. Apparitions come to him. And with them comes pain. His face loses its grim, judicial expression, which can, albeit with great difficulty, be described as attractive or even spiritual, and without it he is suddenly an ugly, an almost unbearably ugly man. The kibbutz children call him “wicked Haman” behind his back, and point their fingers at him. But the time between the onset of twilight and the arrival of the darkness is the best time of all. He has this time, before he must turn the electric light on and submit to tiredness and haziness, to put things in their proper order. He studies the newspaper with pure, ice-cold hatred. He drafts the charge sheet with penetrating acuteness, section after section. How the State has betrayed her visionaries’ vision, how she played the whore and defiled herself. A whole nation is giving itself up to debauchery and abandoning every vision. The Jewish State was meant to begin a new chapter in the history of the Jews, and instead it is coming to look like a kind of farewell party, an orgy to celebrate the happy ending of the terrible history of the Jews. But the terrible history is still at its height. The knives are even now being sharpened. For generations upon generations the Jews were a deep and serious people. Now they have become a degenerate Levantine rabble, rushing to gratify themselves and satisfy their lusts with every kind of novel excitement. Until one day the enemy will come and gather in his spoil like driftwood, and we shall wake up to find that all our hopes have turned to dust. People do not perish through military defeat or economic collapse. They do not understand this. Even those who call themselves the leaders, the heirs of the fathers of the Movement, do not understand it. No, peoples fall into decay, and only then does the enemy come and enter the gate; he conquers everything at the height of the feast, when the defenders are besotted and enfeebled. Disaster will strike like lightning out of a clear sky. At the height of the great banquet. It is not war that will destroy the land, but corruption. Already the stench lies heavy on the air, night is falling, everything is becoming hazy in this yellow electric light. Perhaps I ought to write a letter to the editor. But who am I. A good pair of spectacles might perhaps have relieved this suffering. But this simple solution does not occur to him. Wearily and painfully he squints at the yellow light bulb and sees apparitions. He sees the crowds of voluptuous painted women thronging the city streets as though they were born only to give and receive pleasure. He sees the young men, dressed like Americans in the pictures, wearing elegant ties fastened with silver clips. They wear dark glasses and a purposeful air. He sees the boys and girls, grandchildren of the Maccabees, heirs of the guardians and defenders and dreamers, and here they are wrecking the public telephones or singing dirty songs in the streets at night. He sees the outrageously low-cut dress of his younger sister, Esther. He sees her shapely form boarding the Italian airplane: parting at the airport. They are only going away for a few years, she and her husband, Gideon, until he is promoted to a respectable office job that will allow him to live permanently in his own town instead of roaming around foreign capitals like an errand boy. Then the feel of his sister’s body in their parting embrace. He sees the plane: the hubbub of people arriving, leaving, seeing off, meeting, the stewards loving everyone indiscriminately, and me in the middle of this airport carnival like an evil spirit: why are they all leaving, why all this commotion, what’s the matter, surely at times like this we should all be overcome with wonderment. Then the sound of the tires on the gray asphalt, like lecherous whispers in the middle of the night: two o’clock in the morning, in a stream of quiet, powerful, brightly colored cars in which new, free Jews sit two by two, male and female. Where are they going, all these crowds of people, at two o’clock in the morning. Who will get up for work tomorrow. And who needs these new buildings, concrete and glass, curved shapes like a woman’s hips. All the contagious effluvia of America in this land of dreams. Even the Hebrew policeman in the night smiles a kind of stylized, courteous smile at me as if he too shares in the universal friendliness. And the universal sobriety. The whispering seduction. The cold humor, which is lechery, which is seething debauchery, which is abomination itself. We tried to realize a dream, and it has all turned into Hollywood. The Land of Israel is a whore. The man who hates his country is called a traitor, but the man who hates the treacherous whore is truly loyal to the dream that has been betrayed. If the pain in your eyes is driving you to distraction, you can always go out into the darkness and take a little walk outside the kibbutz, then make a good supper of a huge salad with cream and salt fish, three slices of bread and cream cheese, and two glasses of tea. Should you find yourself next to someone suitable, you can sit and chat. Not about party strategy, calculations of political profit and loss, but about setting the world to rights. After supper he does not leave the hall, but takes a seat at the table where the evening newspaper is being read. This is the copy that the treasurer has brought back with him from town. It is surrounded by a ring of veteran comrades. Those who are standing read standing, over the heads of those who are seated. And some of those who are seated read upside down. Gradually a discussion begins, an argument develops. It begins with explanations, interpretations, comparisons between what is happening now and what happened in the old days. Then the heat rises, because the discussion turns to what ought to happen, and what we should be doing. There are moderates and there are extremists, and there are those who always seek the golden mean between the two. Most of them are unable to see where things are leading. Or perhaps they consciously deceive themselves. He is obliged to open their eyes, because these are the last of the faithful. He sets to work explaining to them how the rot has attacked the roots. How this crazy country is gorging itself on its own flesh unawares. Admittedly, the structure is still growing and spreading. Apparently, settlements are being added, new roads are being built. But any biologist will testify that even a corpse will go on growing hair and nails until it is decomposed. The whole structure is already doomed to destruction, from corruption and into corruption. The cancer will feed on the whore until she dies. Drunken shouts, parochial boasts, empty words cannot conceal the treachery. The people have betrayed their leaders, the leaders have betrayed the people, and both alike have betrayed the vision. The kibbutz might have been the last bastion of the Third Commonwealth, but even it has been betrayed, its leaders and people have gone together to the whore. All his listeners discern a great deal of exaggeration in this, but the older veterans know that it contains an element of holy anger, and perhaps even truth, and it is as well for some of the younger men to take these words at their face value and perhaps receive a jolt. But the younger men, three or four in number, merely grin. They find it strange that a man can be a brilliant mechanic and at the same time such an utter fool. Since the disputants are workingmen, not layabouts, they generally stop toward ten o’clock and say: “We’ll talk about this some other time. We’ll argue it all out then.” Then they all go to their rooms, and only the night watchmen are left awake, and even they do not go out and lurk in the dark along the perimeter fence but linger in the dining hall, taking tiny sips of their tea to kill time and flirting with the night nurses, who ought to be at the nursery, not here. Nothing is as it should be. He goes back to his room. He crosses the lawn and finds a sprinkler left on and a leaking hose. He must conquer his hatred. Reaching his room, he turns on the light. Again it hurts his eyes. Despite the tiredness he takes an old tome down from the rough wooden bookcase and settles himself to read the words of the founders. Others still sustain themselves on what they have read in their youth and do not realize that forgetfulness is gradually eating away at their faith. Whereas he persistently returns every evening to what he was taught many years ago in the Zionist Youth Movement in Lithuania. He devotes himself, heart and soul, to the cruel beauty of the words of the vision. True, most of the fathers of the Movement did not write in polished Hebrew, but their thinking was polished, and nothing of their analytical vigor has been lost. And there are some pages that only now, in these unsavory times, suddenly take on the full depth of their meaning. After a few pages, tiredness gets the better of him: he is no longer young, he spends long hours each day in arduous physical work, and every evening he wrestles with all his might with theories and ideas. Obviously he would have liked to go on reading with all his might and main, only his body is tired. During the night the thick smell always begins to fill the room. Even in summer, when all the windows are wide open, there is no refuge from it. The sounds of the night come in and swoop at him as soon as he turns out the light and tries to go to sleep. Even a man with a clear view of the word is helpless in the face of these wild sounds. He tries to hear in the sounds an echo of his thoughts, either by a play on the words “wind” and “spirit” or by translating the howling of the jackals into the wailing of foxes, which is a common image for national calamity, and also for lunacy and death. But the night sounds here in our kibbutz between the mountains and the winding valleys are stronger than any image; they sweep everything away, they swoop down on you in the night, and words are lost. He was a solitary man who hoarded gloom. The hater and his hatred fed on each other. So it has ever been. Many years ago he had a wife: a refugee, odd, very thin, acid, a survivor of one of the ghetto risings. She had come here to tell him how both his brothers had died heroically, firing at the Germans until their ammunition ran out. She went on talking. When she stopped, night had fallen. So she stayed the night. And the next night. She was several years older than he. After their marriage, she tried to make him leave the kibbutz. Her plan was to live on help from her relations, on German reparation money, to set herself up properly and live well. The kibbutz was a good enough place, but not for her. She had suffered enough for the Jewish people: let others suffer now for a change; she wanted to live a little, at long last. She was thin and acid. Her body satisfied and yet did not satisfy his hunger. After a few months they parted. She went her way, he remained. Her relations gave her a little, the reparation money made up the rest, and she opened a fashion salon that was every bit as good as the salon she had had in Warsaw before. Since she had not remarried, he continued to visit her on his rare trips to town. He went to beg for her body. Sometimes she granted it, with a sigh, telling him to be quick and not mess about, chiding herself for her good nature, which was always landing her in trouble. He would start arguing with her about the point of it all. He hated her, of course, with all his heart. But this was a daytime hatred, which was entirely different from the nocturnal hatred to which the night sounds outside responded. The night is alive. His sunken, severe eyes see shapes in the dark. The room is not clean. Dust here and there. Under the bed a forgotten pair of socks. The sound of the crickets comes in waves. Distant lowing of cattle. A shriek. A tractor growling in a far-off field. Dogs barking as though demented. Laughter of couples crossing the lawn, sinking into the darkness of the wadi. Damn them. And jackals in the vineyard. A hot wind blows from the desert and ruffles the trees, warning them of the fire and the axe for which they are growing: there is nothing new in the world. He tries turning on the radio to silence these tormenting sounds. What is there on the radio? A sensual tune, a lascivious song, a sickeningly warm, moist voice. He switches it off and curses the singer, and meanwhile all the night sounds return. Sleep hits him suddenly, like a coup de grâce. In his sleep, voluptuous women, with hips and laughter and hair. Then a scream may sound in the night. The watchmen say: “Poor devil. What can be done.” A few days before New Year, he went to Tel Aviv in connection with his work, to inspect and possibly order a new kind of American piston. As usual, he went to see his ex-wife. She made him coffee. They argued a little about the news and the point of it all. He asked for her body. She refused, and he begged a little. In vain: it transpired that she was about to remarry. No, not for love. What a crazy idea: Who would marry for love, at her age and with her experience? No. Her man was also from Warsaw, he had also lost his former family, he too had been miraculously saved, and he too dealt in ladies’ clothes. Together they could go far. He left his ex-wife without saying goodbye. He stepped hesitantly out into the city. Gradually his stride became more confident and even furious. He went to his sister’s flat, forgetting that she and her husband were in Europe, and would remain there for another year or two at least, until Gideon got his promotion. The tenants received him politely. They thought he had come to check up on the state of the furniture. They promised they were taking good care of the flat. They invited him in, to have a drink and to ascertain with his own eyes that everything was in good order. But he stood in the doorway, cursed them, and left. He walked the streets of Tel Aviv until nightfall, and saw that everything was lost. At dusk the fluorescent streetlights came on and hurt his eyes. He turned onto the dark side streets. Toward midnight he came on the agricultural machinery showrooms where he had intended to inspect and possibly order the new piston he had read about in the prospectus. The street was in darkness, and the showroom was closed and deserted. A wave of hatred rose in his chest until he could hear his own breathing. The bastards had shut up shop and gone off to chase women. How wonderful were the early fathers of the Labor Movement, who foresaw it all and even warned us in advance. We made light of their writings. Even a corpse goes on growing hair and nails until it finally rots. At the end of the same street he picked up a whore, followed her to a cheap hotel, and gave her the money he had intended to spend in the showroom. He stayed with her till morning and hated her and himself profoundly. Next day he returned to the kibbutz and worked on his machines; he read the special New Year number of the newspaper from cover to cover and waited for darkness to fall. When it was dark he went out to the orchard and hanged himself from a tree. We found him after the festival, and praised his devotion to his work, and his dedication to the ideals to which we hold fast. The burial of a man who has devoted himself to setting the world to rights is no different from that of any other man, and we have nothing more to add. He was a solitary man. May he rest in peace. You are currently viewing this article as a guest. If you are a subscriber, please sign in. If you aren't, please subscribe below and get access to the entire Harper's archive for only $23.99/year. [Amos Oz] Amos Oz , novelist, memoirist, and peace advocate, died in December. This story first appeared in Hebrew in 1965. More from Amos Oz: Readings — From the September 2013 issue Two Women Readings — From the October 1993 issue An unsentimental Mideast peace Readings — From the February 1993 issue Writing toward imperfect peace You’ve read your free article from Harper’s Magazine this month. *Click “Unsubscribe” in the Weekly Review to stop receiving emails from Harper’s Magazine.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1278
__label__cc	0.711352	0.288648	Renée Zellweger absolutely SLAYED the red carpet at the London premiere of "Bridget Jones's Baby" Universal/Miramax We don’t hear from Renée Zellweger too often since she opted to take a break from Hollywood for a while to pursue personal interests and resume a sense of normalcy, but now with the premiere of Bridget Jones’s Baby the spotlight is back on her — as it should be! And we’re happy to report that she showed up to the London premiere of the film in a truly KILLER off-the-shoulder navy dress designed by Schiaparelli, with a revealing slit up the side. Samir Hussein/Getty IMages We’re seriously loving her minimal, yet elegant look with just a few strands of hair casually falling around her face. She accompanied with simple strappy heels, a large metallic brooch, and a single ring. Memorable, in the best possible way. Way to make a statement. It’s official: After a six year break from acting, this incredible actress is back in business. Along with the rest of the world, we can’t wait to see her return as the brilliantly flawed (yet oh-so-perfect) character of Bridget Jones, who we’ve dearly missed since her last appearance all the way back in 2004! Miramax/Universal/ giphy.com There’s lots of reasons to get excited about the latest installment btws, because it’s directed by the original director Sharon Maguire, and all the familiar faces are returning. The U.S. release date is September 16th, so the good news is we don’t have to wait much longer! Now listen Renée, please stop toying with our hearts and stay for good! We’ve missed you! Popular in Celeb An Aladdin-themed collection just dropped at Hot Topic, and we need each and every item 21 times Gilmore Girls' Lorelai Gilmore was the queen of 2000s fashion Ban.do's best-selling planners are back, and they're more stunning than ever Jelly sandals are back for summer, and this cult-fave shoe brand is leading the way Millie Bobby Brown’s new Converse collection lets you design your own throwback Chuck Taylors Walmart’s (yes, Walmart's) best-selling blazer is the $25 office style staple you need for summer Urban Outfitters is launching its own rental service Nike is releasing a throwback Stranger Things collection, and we’d venture to the Upside Down for a Hawkins High T-shirt '70s sandals are the groovy throwback footwear trend to hit the dance floor in this summer The wildest, weirdest, and most legendary looks at the 2019 Met Gala Skechers is collaborating with Warner Bros. for the nostalgic footwear collection of your dreams Everything you need to wear this summer, according to your zodiac sign Jordyn Woods hopes to empower women with her new size-inclusive Boohoo collection Stylish Steals: 7 closet staples you need for a fashion-forward summer Selena Gomez channeled '90s Jennifer Aniston with this perfect summer outfit Gucci just apologized for ANOTHER racially insensitive accessory—because apparently the "blackface sweater" incident wasn't enough K-Swiss is releasing Clueless sneakers inspired by Cher Horowitz's most iconic outfit Stylish Steals: The best patriotic fashion finds to ring in your July 4th with stars and stripes A bra expert shows us how to choose the right plus-size sports bra Stylish Steals: Show your pride in June and beyond with rainbow-brite outfits All Topics in Celeb	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1283
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Played an integral role in providing complete solutions to identified customer requirements in Systems and Technology Solutions Business. Generally works toward defined project objectives. High level of technical and tactical competence and possesses expert knowledge in the particular field of technical specialization. Performs a variety of activities, which involve standard procedures. Gathers and manipulates common data, verifies adequacy and appropriateness, and develops charts, diagrams, COP’s and standard reports.• Responsible for general tracking, integration verification and the shipment of over 600 RG-31’s • Responsible for tracking all phases of work and the shipment of 120 MAXXPRO PLUS integrated vehicles to the Republic of Korea• Daily accountability of all “Government Accepted” vehicles moving in and out of the Sterile Lot in excess of over 400 vehicles at any given time• Constant tracking, reporting and responding to personnel in OEF, Kuwait and CONUS on up-to-date phases of different variants of the MRAP Family of Vehicles MRAP, MAXXPRO PLUS, CONUS, technical specialists, diagrams, Military Operations, Production Support, Military Experience, Military Training, Leadership, Operations..., Data Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Security Clearance, DoD, Analysis, Military, Special Operations, Inventory Management, Information Assurance, Security+, Logistics, Army, Government, Program Management, Troubleshooting, Security, Project Planning, Defense, Operational Planning, Force Protection, Command, Government Contracting, Military Logistics, National Security, Active DoD Secret..., COMSEC, Counterterrorism, Intelligence, Intelligence Analysis, Navy, SIGINT, Tactics, Top Secret, Weapons, Afghanistan, Air Force, C4ISR, Combat, Homeland Security, Organizational..., Personnel Supervision, Physical Security, Emergency Management, Logistics Management, Operations Administration, Active DoD Secret Clearance, Organizational Leadership SUPERVISOR SECURITY FORCES DOD/ DASG/DES Military Operations, Production Support, Military Experience, Military Training, Leadership, Operations Administration, Data Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Security Clearance, DoD, Analysis, Military, Special Operations, Inventory Management, Information Assurance, Security+, Logistics, Army, Government, Program Management, Troubleshooting, Security, Project Planning, Defense, Operational Planning, Force Protection, Command, Government Contracting, Military Logistics, National Security, Active DoD Secret Clearance, COMSEC, Counterterrorism, Intelligence, Intelligence Analysis, Navy, SIGINT, Tactics, Top Secret, Weapons, Afghanistan, Air Force, C4ISR, Combat, Homeland Security, Organizational Leadership, Personnel Supervision, Physical Security, Emergency Management, Logistics Management Howitzer Technician Ensures the basic duties are performed to inspection, maintenance, and repairs of towed artillery howitzers and its specialized optical equipment. The towed artillery systems technician also completes basic shop administrative forms in GCSS, all records utilizing technical manuals and any updates to ammunition requirements the Howitzers may need. The towed artillery systems technician also prepares, maintains and supervises a shop maintenance management program, and performs the maintenance and repair of towed artillery howitzers according to any modifications or upgrades.Assembles, adjusts, installs, aligns, and meshes recoil systems, hydraulic rammers, traversing mechanisms or assemblies such as gun tubes, breaches, carriages, mounts, turrets, elevating, traversing, loading and control of systems. Performs the full range of work involved in the repair, service, maintenance and overhaul of any or all types of towed, self-propelled artillery, their mounts, turrets and carriages. Determines the nature and extent of repairs required, disassembles; examines parts and assemblies for serviceability, replaces parts and assemblies as required and reassembles, adjusts and calibrates light, medium and heavy artillery. Repairs and/or modifies mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems and assemblies, such as elevating, traversing, recoil, loading, ramming and firing systems; breech, tube, pumps, equilibrators, trails, bogies, cupolas, outriggers, shields and their components. Uses technical manuals, bulletins and written directives in the performance of inspections. Determines and orders repair parts on each work order. 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Accomplished special project taskings and other assignments as directed by the EOC OIC or Watch OIC. Initiated time sensitive staff work based upon established policies and procedures. Provided advice and guidance on general policies and procedures in resolution of time sensitive problems concerning operational matters. Reviewed, commented and provided recommendations to regulations, studies, staff papers, and other documents related to operational issues. Determined stated and implied tasks and their impacts on the command’s mission and resources, through an analysis of time sensitive message traffic and unclassified reports. 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An Operations Sergeant NCOIC in a light Infantry Brigade Combat team (BCT). Managed the daily Battalion TOC shift; provided battlefield updates via CPOF to higher headquarters and subordinate units. Received and distributed situational reports and events and provided the Battalion Commander and Command Sergeant Major with updates on the operational environment. Responsible for developing the operations, intelligence and effects briefings, and the shift change briefings for the Battalion Commander and CSM. Managed HUMINT Teams attached for training/missions, BATS for Fixed Site Defense, Geospatial Intelligence, and MASINT (mainly the SCORPION) Battle Tracking for major exercises conducted within the Brigade and Battalion. Initiated and reviewed requests for recommendations for the Brigade/DIVARTY Commander and subordinate commanders on all matters concerning information, communication, Operation, Physical, and Personal Security in support of the Installation Security Program. Reviewed, analyzed, and evaluated all requests for suspension/revocation of TOP SECRET, SECRET, and CONFIDENTIAL clearances from subordinate units to determine if requests were completed and properly prepared. Provided recommendations for approval or disapproval to the Commander based on information provided by the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) to verify clearance data of incoming personnel. Engaged in public relations, spoke to several large crowds within the Battalion, Brigade and Division. Worked with maps, overlays, and computer programs for intelligence gathering information. Conducted studies of third world countries in support of deploying troops to Iraq. Experienced in processing Electronic Personnel Security Questionnaire (EPSQ). 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__label__cc	0.647049	0.352951	What's Up @InternetNZ - November 2015 Kia ora members, So a couple of big things since our last newsletter. Firstly the TPP text was finally released. Unfortunately our concerns about the IP Chapter are confirmed by this release. It means longer copyright terms and a new offence for removing digital locks on content, even where there is no copyright infringement. InternetNZ will be participating in the legislative process that seeks to implement the TPPA to ensure that the open Internet is both protected and enhanced. Last week we submitted our telecommunications review submission to MBIE. Our submission encourages the Government to continue enhancing competition in order to reap benefits to our economy. You can see our media release and a link to our submission here: Competition vital to telecommunications in New Zealand And today the Domain Name Commission has launched its second public consultation on the .nz WHOIS – asking for the community's views on what information should be displayed in the WHOIS and how. You can read more about this here: Domain Name Commission launches second .nz WHOIS consultation Internet issues programme SubmissionFest 2015 - part two As we mentioned in the last issue of What’s Up, the Issues team is busy with a particularly massive load of submissions due to the Government’s Digital Convergence programme of work. Here’s our responses to date: Our thoughts on the convergence programme itself can be found in the submission below. In short, we welcome the programme and argue that its real value will be in how it coordinates the various streams of work to make it “bigger than the sum of its parts.” Exploring digital convergence: submission on discussion document Our response on content regulation is also linked below. We believe its time for a new approach to these matters that enables new models of distribution; that allows effective use of the Internet and that supports an excellent, informative regime for Internet users. Submission on content regulation in a converged world And our submission on the Telecommunications Act is below. We argue that competition is vitally important in telecommunications markets, and that this review should seek to drive that competitive pressure to another level. Regulating communications for the future: review of the Telecommunications Act 2001 Throughout preparing these submissions, the thoughts of our members and our Policy Advisory Group list participants have been incredibly helpful, insightful and challenging. Thank you for helping us! Computer Security Incident Response Team - time for action Another update about the collaboration being led by the New Zealand Internet Task Force on forming a Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT). They’ve gone live with their site soliciting support and participation, and you can see that here: CSIRT website InternetNZ’s interests here are pretty simple - it's long past time that we had a comprehensive CSIRT function in New Zealand, and we want to make something happen. We’ve previously commissioned a report from international expert Chris Horsley at the CSIRT Foundary on structural options to make that happen - you can see that here: New Zealand national CSIRT establishment: CSIRT profiles and case studies We are supporting the NZITF work on this because they’ve moved further and faster than anyone else so far. That doesn’t mean we don’t support the New Zealand Government doing something too - in fact, we think that’s essential. The NZITF work is a head start - a test of a model and demonstrates demand for this initiative. We’re pretty hopeful that the Government as well as the private sector will dovetail in behind this and help make something happen. If you’re keen to be involved, ping Ben at ben@internetnz.nz. Trans-Pacific Partnership… it’s back! And this time, with the full confirmed text. We’re working in collaboration with a number of aligned people and organisations to wrap our head around exactly what this means now for the Internet in New Zealand. We’re also keenly focussed on ensuring that any implementation process of the TPP encompasses positive aspects of international standardisation as much as the negative. For example, if we have to have the same extension to copyright as everyone else, surely we can have the same fair use rules as everyone else too - right? James is our lead here, and is always open to thoughts, comments and questions: james@internetnz.nz. Internet Governance Forum 2015: Ben’s off representing InternetNZ at the IGF in Brazil - the premier international Internet policy forum for the year. He’ll be sharing his thoughts and ideas once he is back. Copper Internet pricing: The Commerce Commission will be announcing their pricing decisions for copper-based telephone services on the 15th of December, and we will finally see whether this process is going to deliver to the long term benefit of end-users in New Zealand, or whether everyone’s ADSL prices need to go up :( stay tuned! ISP feature comparison: What was our scorecard concept is now more of a consumer information play on features that matter. We’re still cooking here. Community programme We are excited to announce our December speaker series event will be an extension of one of the most popular barcamps at Net Hui this year - Sex and the Internet. The format will be a panel with speakers Jessica Ducey from Family Planning, a representative from Family First, Martin Cocker from NetSafe and others from the privacy and censorship sectors. Questions and conversation will follow. The event will be held at Internet New Zealand Wellington's offices on the 3rd of December and registrations are now open: Register here for the December speaker series - Sex and the Internet. InternetNZ <3’s research NZIRF This week InternetNZ is opening expressions of interest for the New Zealand Internet Research Forum 2016. The NZIRF is a collaboration between InternetNZ and AUT’s Institute of Culture Discourse and Communication bringing together researchers and interested parties to discuss their proposed, current and finished research with the New Zealand Internet community. It will be held at AUT on Friday 5 February. An NZRIF expressions of interest page will be advertised on our website before the end of the week. This year’s funding round dedicated to supporting Internet research is now live! InternetNZ provides community funding including research community grants and conference attendance grants. The "research round" is to help fund individuals or organisations conducting research projects focused on Internet topics and issues which can inform the development, availability, use or benefit of the Internet in New Zealand, or supports the development of the Internet research community in New Zealand. You can apply here. The "conference round" is to help the New Zealand Internet community participate in relevant conferences and events related to the development of the Internet. You can apply here. You can learn about and apply for grants by clicking on the relevant round on our community grants page here: InternetNZ community grants Know your InternetNZ staff members This month we are giving you a snapshot of James Ting-Edwards, InternetNZ's Issues Advisor. What do you actually do: Engage! My job is to look after our “law and rights” work, which means having lots of conversations and writing lots. Right now, I’m talking to people in universities, businesses, and elsewhere about what the TPP means for the Internet, intellectual property, and innovation in New Zealand. I also write submissions on things like online GST, explaining why you can’t use IP (internet protocol) addresses to say whether a person lives in NZ. There really good ideas come from wide discussions - I’m mostly a translator between people, legal stuff, and tech stuff. What’s your favourite thing about the Internet? Connections. I’m most excited about the personal and cultural ones. Groups like “philosophy geeks” or “effective altruists” may not have physical homes, but they can make their own spaces on the Internet. Result: James from little old NZ can decide to volunteer in Oxford. Plus Facebook is how I stay connected with people overseas: my brother sends photos of gorgeous Pacific places, and I tell him what our improv group is up to. What’s your least favourite? People hurting people. There’s a really unfortunate mix where people play to an audience, or forget that there’s a human being on the other end of the Web, and it amps up to doxxing or harassment. As Wayne’s World put it, “be excellent to each other!” What’s your favourite book? The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson. It puts the “social science” in science fiction. The story is about Princess Nell - a girl from a really tough environment, who takes control of her life by learning from a magic nanotech book. Love the interplay of technical and social Things That Matter for how people live in this world! What’s your favourite band: Ben took Soundgarden, and Andrew took Queens of the Stone Age. So I’ll say either Dave Brubeck Quartet or Dethklok. Favourite meal: Dōngpōròu (东坡肉), Hangzhou style braised pork. Mouth watering now. Or a perfect, just ripe banana eaten with Minion-style enthusiasm. Who would you want to play you in the film of your life? Either Psy or a young Jackie Chan, with lots of stunt eating. Mmmmm noodles.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1292
__label__cc	0.659376	0.340624	Home ITC Comics Review: BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #3 (SPOILERS) Two huge things unfolded in this issue... Russell Berger Sometimes I get worried going into a title that has held such a steady line of solid storytelling with the amount of hype that’s behind it. You can feel the sinking feeling in your gut starting to build that an issue is going to fall short, but (again) Sean Gordon Murphy (write and artist) gave us a power hitting issue. Expecting substantial strides in plot is the safe bet so far, as we continue to see the story moving forward in every issue and there hasn’t been a moment of pause. Once I end up making my Top 10 Best Issues of 2017 list, I have absolutely no doubt that BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT will be on it, as this issue (number-three) upped the ante again from last issue (number-two). I don’t believe there’s been a title where you don’t get at least one issue that seems like you’ve run into a brick wall, and the story seems to go nowhere. I do expect to come across one eventually for BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT, but the fact that Murphy has been able to keep his foot on the gas through the first three is a good sign that we might not hit a slump with this masterpiece. One of my favorite parts to this title is how it seems like the plot of Jack Napier doing everything in his power to turn Gotham City against Batman can shift from main plot to subplot, and it doesn’t affect how it comes across. Like in this issue, that is clearly subplot and a background role to the continuing of last issue’s villains being mind-controlled. Art by Sean Gordon Murphy, Colors by Matt Hollingsworth Murphy touches on an interesting point in this issue with Jack/Joker’s intelligence. He [Murphy] goes the opposite route of what I’ve tended to like as the theory of Joker, which is that he’s so smart he’s only acting insane. Here Murphy clearly sets up that the insanity of the Joker has held back his intelligence to a [substantial] degree. I don’t mind it, and I do feel it adds to the basic theme of this title. Something I’m curious to see if it’ll eventually be addressed in this title is the theory that I stand fully behind in– Batman is a high functioning psychopath. Two huge things unfolded in this issue, and possibly the biggest being the death of Alfred. This has been something I’ve been waiting to see for a long time, and I’m kind of sad that they’re [DC Comics] still only willing to do it in a basic “elseworld” story and not actually put their money where their mouth is by having it occur in main continuity. I think that Murphy handled it the best possible way he could, and most accurate. That being that Alfred sacrificed himself for Bruce. A father’s last-ditch effort for his son. And, of course, this makes me beyond curious to how this will affect Bruce going forward. What extreme degree of a downward spiral it’ll throw him into, and how that will meld with his already extreme passion to get Napier. And Murphy already addresses my basic curiosity in this issue with Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon’s reaction to Alfred’s death and the way that Dick is, It overall makes me feel like they’re going to turn on Bruce. Seeing Barbara say, “There’s nothing protecting Gotham City from Batman,” immediately sends up red flags. Combining that with her overall disbelief of what’s been going on with Batman, and the way he’s conducting himself going after his rogues gives off a feeling that she’s pivoted to the side lining against him. Especially with this issue. Her interacting with Dick in this issue alone makes me believe she’ll try [and will succeed] and bringing Dick [who’s already one foot over the line] to the side it appears she’s on. I have this feeling that the two of them [Dick and Barbara] will ultimately be the reason on why in issue-one we saw Batman locked up. Though Alfred’s death was the biggest points in this issue for the entire title [itself,] the most interesting goes to, NEO JOKER. Seeing the second Harley Quinn [Marian Drews] transform into the “Clown Prince[ss] of Crime” adds a layer of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character — Calvin Candie — from Django Unchained, “You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.” Murphy continues to amaze me. His understanding of the Batman mythos, and how to meld the past into the present, build onto both and just give us something new is amongst the best writers out in the comic book industry. And seeing the Drews character take a huge step in character development with such of a short span, and be successful in doing so, shows the understanding of how to utilize the characters he’s telling a story with. My only negative of this issue was the handling of Jason Todd’s character. I understand that it’s just altering the Robin Timeline to fit the story at hand, but in there lies the rub for me. I’m a guy who thinks that Dick has to be the first Robin, and Jason second. It plays on who their character are. Dick being the eldest and therefore the shadow cast onto the other Robins, whereas Jason is the “middle child” and the troublemaker. This is a small negative for me, and nothing that affects the story to the point where I don’t like it. I don’t prefer the switch in when they were a Robin, but I can understand and see how it fits the overall story. You can find this issue on a shelf of your local comic shop, and BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT #4 will be rumbling onto the same shelves like the Batmobile does across rooftops in Gotham on Wednesday, January 3rd, NOW AN EIGHT-ISSUE MINISERIES! Jim Gordon and the GCPD are thrown into disarray when Jack Napier leads a show stopping campaign to become councilman of the politically abandoned neighborhood of Backport. Civic backlash brews as Mayor Hill struggles to find creative ways of criminalizing Napier’s democratic aspirations, and Batman’s interference blooms into a liability for the GCPD’s public image. Through it all, the new Joker plots to derail everything—and new secrets about Harley’s past are revealed. BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT #3 Murphy continues to bump each issue up on the scale of great comics, as this issue explores the fundamental depths of the characters and introduces a brand new iteration of one specifically that will certainly become a character used across the DCU. Batman: White Knight Neo Joker Sean Gordon Murphy Previous articleDéjà vu — Disney and 21st Century Fox acquisition talks near deal Next articleReview: PAPER GIRLS #18 (SPOILERS) http://www.minds.com/KingDarkhart I cover various topics and use my wide reaching knowledge of such to disect and analyse both their basic and deeper meanings. Recently with the surge in tapping comic book related assets through many different mediums, I specialize in bluntly covering the current "on-goings" in the comic book industry as well as the "pop culture" sensationalized use of such properties and their extended movie universe counterparts. Though a passion of mine is political commentary, and analysing the United States political atmosphere and the what seems to be ever polarized state of affairs. Review: THE FLASH #68 Review: THE GREEN LANTERN #5 Review: DIE #1 (MUST READ COMIC, SPOILERS) Top Ten: The best issues of 2017 – ITCNetwork 23rd December 2017 at 9:18 pm […] 3. BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT #3 by Sean Gordon Murphy & Matt Hollingsworth […] Did James Wan give us our First Look at Aquaman vs... Review: GREEN ARROW #30 (SPOILERS) Review: PAPER GIRLS #18 (SPOILERS)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1293
__label__wiki	0.786008	0.786008	The Zombieland TV show heads to Amazon.com Meredith Woerner Filed to: ZombielandFiled to: Zombieland A bit of surprising but potentially very exciting news: Zombieland, the TV series, is no longer going to air on a regular broadcast network. Instead, Amazon.com has snapped it up and is developing the series in hopes of showing it on their instant video service. The 30-minute episodes would appear on Amazon as original programming. And as we've recently discovered through a few casting pages, the show will center around the original group of post apocalyptic survivors. We're actually fairly optimistic about Amazon producing this series — perhaps this way the creators will attempt to do fewer episodes per season, instead of laboring under a ridiculous 22-episode purchase from a major network. Plus, before Zombieland was a movie it was a TV series pitch, so hopefully there's tons of material to build on, from the movie's original writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. [Broadcast Now] First Hints About How Zombieland Will Become a Weekly TV Show Zombieland was one of the freshest horror comedies of the past decade — and there were reports in… Recent from Meredith Woerner Every Time Travel Movie Ever, Ranked I Live, I Die, I Live Again. Goodbye, io9 Exclusive Dark Matter Concept Art Is Loaded With Glorious Spaceships!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1298
__label__wiki	0.731291	0.731291	clonazepam-r tablet 0.5 mg xanax generic 2mg ativan uses insomnia valium bluelight zolpidem 10mg manufacturers Announcing the 2017 Irish America Hall of Fame On Wednesday, March 15, Irish America magazine will induct five new members to the Irish America Hall of Fame. The distinguished 2017 Hall of Fame inductees include Nobel laureate Dr. William C. Campbell; Michael Dowling, CEO of Northwell Health and grand marshal of the 2017 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade; Sister Teresa Fitzgerald, founder of the nonprofit Hour Children which helps... Weekly Comment: The Trump-Pence Irish Connection and a Different Kind of Wall Donald Trump and Mike Pence have more in common than having won the presidential election. Pence, the governor of Indiana, has strong Irish roots. His grandmother came to the U.S. from Doonbeg, County Clare – which also happens to be the home of a Trump golf resort. Pence’s grandfather, Richard Michael Cawley, also came to the U.S. from Clare. A native of Tubercurry, Cawley passed through... Donald Trump Golf Mike Pence Joe Biden Awarded Medal of Freedom Vice President Joe Biden was surprised with a tribute of the highest honor when awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by his president and close friend Barack Obama on Thursday. Obama presented the medal – the highest form of civilian honor existing in the United States – “with distinction,” an additional level of esteem, for the first time in his presidency, and called Biden “a... Joe Biden Olivia O'Mahony Martin McGuinness: The Man, The Myth, The Minister The evolution of Martin McGuinness from high school dropout and IRA man to political leader seeking an end to violence and, finally, his emergence as Northern Ireland’s Minister for Education. Photography by Kelvin Boyes. ℘℘℘ Cover photo: Kit DeFever If it’s fair to judge the effectiveness of a politician by the depth of his opponents’ dislike for him, then the Sinn Féin... deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness Sinn Fein Fionnula Flanagan’s Plea to End Dublin Homelessness The takeover and conversion of an unused government-owned Dublin office building into a homeless shelter is “the most revolutionary event to have occurred in that city since 1916,” writes Fionnula Flanagan. ℘ ℘ ℘ Hollywood legend and Irish America Hall of Famer Fionnula Flanagan, known for her movies like Waking Ned Devine, The Others, and Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, is... Adam Farley Dublin Fionnula Flanagan Homelessness	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1300
__label__wiki	0.743973	0.743973	from Power Pop Music Collection (Album, 2017) Indie Pop, Alternative Rock by Junebug The Band Power Pop Compilation Album (CD) Compact Disc version of Junebug's Power Pop Compilation Album Includes unlimited streaming of Power Pop Music Collection (Album, 2017) Indie Pop, Alternative Rock via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. from Power Pop Music Collection (Album, 2017) Indie Pop, Alternative Rock, track released December 27, 2015 alternative americana indie pop power pop rock United Kingdom	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1306
__label__wiki	0.645639	0.645639	Casper Police Arrest Woman for Domestic Battery, Interference Nick Learned Casper Police Department Casper police on Tuesday arrested a woman who had allegedly battered her boyfriend on multiple occasions. Alida Mattson, 26, was booked into jail on recommended charges of domestic battery and interference. Police also added a charge of assault on a peace officer after she allegedly threw a punch at an officer as she was being processed. According to an affidavit of probable cause, two officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Monte Vista Drive for a reported family fight shortly after 5:15 p.m. Tuesday. Mattson had flagged someone down and reported that she had been hit by a man who turned out to be the alleged victim in the case. The alleged victim and two others were smoking marijuana when officers arrived at the residence. Through interviewing the three men, police heard that Mattson had recently assaulted the alleged victim, who had two blackened eyes. The alleged victim told police that he did not want charges pressed against Mattson. Mattson, in speaking with police, was extremely intoxicated and provided inconsistent details about the events in question. Mattson had a "large fist-sized bruise" on her left arm, and told police that the alleged victim had punched her several days prior. She claimed all of her actions were in self-defense. Officers placed Mattson under arrest based on the injuries to the alleged victim and the similar accounts provided by the other two men. As the officers secured Mattson in handcuffs, she kicked one of them in the right knee. After being placed in a patrol car, she slammed against the cage multiple times. At the jail, as Mattson was being booked in, she gave a breath sample which indicated her blood-alcohol content was .234, or nearly three times the legal limit to drive. Mattson allegedly took a swing at an officer as she was being escorted to a cell. The officer was able to block the swing and prevent any injury. Filed Under: alida mattson, arrest, assault, casper police, domestic battery, interference, jail, police Categories: Casper News, Crime, News, Wyoming News	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1311
__label__wiki	0.724069	0.724069	Is Justin Bieber Moving Into the House in Which Demi Lovato Overdosed? You won't see this on HGTV: Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin, who married earlier this year, are considering moving into the house in which Bieber's former friend, Demi Lovato, reportedly overdosed in July. Yikes/congratulations? According to Us Weekly, Bieber and Baldwin were spotted checking out the property on Wednesday (October 18) and scanning the views from a Studio City balcony (you can see some photos of their Los Angeles house-hunting here). Lovato put up the house for sale in September, two months after her overdose. It was reported shortly thereafter that burglars were planning to hit the house, but quick thinking by the LAPD foiled their plans. "Lovato, 26, put her 5,546 square-foot, four bedroom, five bathroom Hollywood Hills mansion on the market for $9.49 million in September following her July 24 overdose," Us reported with more specifics of the house's features. Lovato nearly died after her July 24 overdose, but improved after a two-week hospitalization. She's since been seeking treatment in rehab and is reportedly on the upswing. “She’s repositioning herself again and getting her life back on track and retraining herself on the 12 steps to recovery,” a source told Us. “She is doing much better and eventually she will come back to L.A.” The 19 Quickest Celebrity Engagements Source: Is Justin Bieber Moving Into the House in Which Demi Lovato Overdosed? Filed Under: demi lovato, Hailey Baldwin, justin bieber Categories: Entertainment News, Music News	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1312
__label__wiki	0.518836	0.518836	Ottawa’s expanding appetite for public art By 30font, September 5, 2014 Cassandra Dickie and Michael Davis. All photos by Kenneth Ingram. Published by Apartment613 on Friday September 5th, 2014 Two concrete underpasses in Ottawa were recently transformed into colourful murals by the hands of local artists and support from city officials. Unveiled by the artists in late August with Mayor Jim Watson and city councilors, the murals do more than showcase local talent. They represent Ottawa’s expanding taste for different art forms in public spaces: “The city usually chooses proposals for statues and sculptures,” notes Cassandra Dickie, 28, one of four graffiti artists who were given the green light to spray-paint under the Queensway overpass at Metcalfe. Dickie, together with Michael Davis, 34, Phil Laporte, 28, and his brother Dominic Laporte, 24, worked on the mural both day and night for about a week. “There’s also not a lot of opportunities for murals because the locations [of new construction] don’t tend to have large [concrete] walls,” she explained while applying some final touches to the mural on the eve of the official unveiling. “It’s also a nice change, not running away when people approach us while painting,” she laughs, adding that this is her favourite mural so far, partly because of the positive public response and also because of the unprecedented support that the city has demonstrated for “street art”. The artists are members of Ottawa Urban Arts, a collective of about ten members who have created roughly 30 murals throughout the Ottawa-region and also support a youth mentorship program. The mural on Metcalfe incorporates an overriding theme of “Connections” by uniting puzzle-shaped images of distinct communities and icons in the area such as the Rideau Canal; men playing chess in Dundonald Park, Centertown; the Aberdeen Pavilion and for fun, a T. rex sporting 3-D glasses. The other commissioned mural, located at Riverside Drive and Bronson Avenue, was also selected by a jury and features a large peregrine falcon by Christopher Griffin. Both locations were chosen with cooperation of the Ministry of Transportation and the National Capital Commission. Transgender military personnel meet in Washington, DC FOUND in Toronto	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1318
__label__cc	0.507293	0.492707	KHN Morning Briefing Monday, May 6 2013 Health Providers With Hepatitis B Are Covered By Disability Law The Associated Press/Washington Post: Feds: Health Providers With Hepatitis B Are No Threat To Patients, Covered By Disability Law The U.S. Department of Justice recently declared in a legal settlement that hepatitis B patients are protected by federal disability law. And, separately, federal health officials have issued a revised set of guidelines that make it clear that health care workers and students who carry the hepatitis B virus — HBV for short — generally pose little or no risk to patients. Taken together, advocates say, the new health guidelines and the Justice Department settlement remove barriers to practice, handing HBV-positive health professionals and students a pair of powerful tools to combat discrimination (5/5). This is part of the KHN Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription. Recent Morning Briefings A 'No-Brainer'? Calls Grow For Medicare To Cover Anti-Rejection Drugs After Kidney Transplant	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1320
__label__cc	0.640595	0.359405	KPD e-News Release: Kingsport Police Department Vice and Narcotics Unit Investigations Yield 28 Felony Drug Indictments SUBJECT: Kingsport Police Department Vice and Narcotics Unit Investigations Yield 28 Felony Drug Indictments CASE #: Multiple As a result of multiple extensive, active, and ongoing investigations by the Kingsport Police Department Vice and Narcotics Unit, 28 Indictments for numerous felony drug offenses have recently been handed down by a Sullivan County Grand Jury. Thirteen (13) of these indicted individuals (listed in a table below) have already been arrested. Derrick Lewis (a.k.a. “Pikey”) was among those already arrested. Mr. Lewis was arrested by the Kingsport Police Department on February 12, 2019 during a traffic stop. At the time of his arrest, he had a large amount (nearly 3 ounces) of white rock like substance (believed to be Crack Cocaine) concealed in the groin area of his pants. He was also driving without a license. An area-wide warrants check revealed that Mr. Lewis was also wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Scott County, VA for the Sale of Crack Cocaine. In addition to his original charges that resulted from the Sullivan County Grand Jury indictment, he incurred the following charges incident to arrest: 1) Sale and Delivery of Over 26 Grams of Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of a Park, 2) No Driver License, and 3) Fugitive from Justice. As of the time of issuance of this news release, fifteen (15) of these indicted individuals (listed in a table below) remain still wanted and at large. Anyone finding their own name on that list is strongly encouraged to contact the Kingsport Police Department at 423-246-9111 or respond to the Kingsport Justice Center in a timely manner to make arrangements to turn themselves in. Anyone having any information as to the whereabouts of any of these still wanted individuals is asked to contact the Kingsport Police Department at 423-246-9111. Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to these or any other cases wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us FEATURED ARRESTED SUSPECT INFORMATION Name Derrick “Pikey” Lewis Age Date of Birth 1/30/1982 Gender/Race Male/Black Residency 2047 Greenway Street Charges from Original Indictment 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of a Park 2) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of a School (4 counts) New Charge(s) Incurred at Time of Arrest 1) Sale and Delivery of Over 26 Grams of Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of a Park 2) No Driver License 3) Fugitive from Justice (Wanted by Scott County, VA Authorities for Sale of Crack Cocaine) INDICTED/ALREADY ARRESTED SUSPECTS INFORMATION NAME DATE OF BIRTH CHARGE(S) Sharon Bacon 5/15/1975 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Methamphetamine 2) Casual Exchange of Alprazolam 3) Maintaining a Dwelling Where Controlled Substances are Used or Sold Christopher Bell 1/12/1990 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of a School (6 counts) Michael Cantrell 10/21/1975 1) Sale and Delivery of Methamphetamine within 1,000 Feet of a Library 2) Sale and Delivery of Methamphetamine within 1,000 Feet of a School Holly Carrico 3/12/1996 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Methamphetamine within 1,000 Feet of a Park and Child Care Agency 2) Sale and Delivery of Buprenorphine 3) Sale and Delivery of Buprenorphine within 1,000 Feet of a Park and Child Care Agency Morgan Craigmire 10/27/1987 1) Sale and Delivery of Buprenorphine 2) Sale and Delivery of Methamphetamine (4 counts) Amy Frost 3/2/1982 1) Maintaining a Dwelling Where Controlled Substances are Used or Sold Antonio Green 7/10/1983 1) Sale and Delivery of a Counterfeit Controlled Substance (2 counts) Cheyenne Goins 8/5/1994 1) Attempt to Obtain a Controlled Substance by Fraud 2) Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud (3 counts) Amber Hinkle 1/10/1992 1) Sale and Delivery of Heroin (4 counts) Derrick “Pikey” Lewis 1/30/1982 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of a Park Melody Newcomb 7/27/1980 1) Sale and Delivery of Oxycodone within 1,000 Feet of a School (6 counts) Marcus Palmer 3/27/1984 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Ounce of Marijuana within 1,000 Feet of a School (4 counts) Dustin Wallen 4/6/1992 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Methamphetamine INDICTED/STILL WANTED SUSPECTS INFORMATION Jeremy Ashmore 10/25/1985 1) Sale and Delivery of Buprenorphine Joshua Ashmore 2/7/1987 1) Sale and Delivery of Buprenorphine Brandon Cooper 4/6/1988 1) Sale and Delivery of Buprenorphine within 1,000 Feet of a Child Care Agency (4 counts) Kevin Ferrell 4/10/1971 1) Sale and Delivery of Buprenorphine (4 counts) Kenneth Howington 10/21/1966 1) Sale and Delivery of Buprenorphine (4 counts) 2) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Methamphetamine Joshua Jessup 8/30/1988 1) Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud 2) Attempt to Obtain Controlled Substances by Fraud Pamela Mendenhall 6/9/1998 1) Sale and Delivery of Oxycodone within 1,000 Feet of a Park (4 counts) 2) Sale and Delivery of Oxycodone within 1,000 Feet of a School 3) TennCare Fraud (3 counts) Edward Newcomb 8/26/1999 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Ounce of Marijuana within 1,000 Feet of a School (4 counts) 2) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Ounce of Marijuana within 1,000 Feet of a Park Betty Jo Ring 4/23/1967 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Methamphetamine within 1,000 Feet of a Park Eric Rush 4/24/1984 1) Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud Christopher Russell 1/5/1981 1) Sale and Delivery of Buprenorphine Leslie Russell 3/16/1969 1) Sale and Delivery of Oxycodone within 1,000 Feet of a Park (4 counts) Hunter Stapleton 5/1/1995 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Methamphetamine within 1,000 Feet of a Park and Child Care Agency Ronald Whiteside 7/21/1985 1) Possession of Over ½ Gram of Cocaine for Sale and Delivery within 1,000 Feet of a School 2) Possession of Over ½ Ounce of Marijuana for Sale and Delivery within 1,000 feet of a School Rhonda Williams 12/3/1967 1) Sale and Delivery of Over ½ Gram of Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of a Park ← KPD e-News Release: Kingsport Police Aim to Reduce Injuries and Save Lives by Conducting Seatbelt Checkpoint KPD e-News Release: Apply Today for a Career in Law Enforcement with the Kingsport Police Department (3rd Notice) →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1325
__label__cc	0.724571	0.275429	game design, code, writing, art and music How I wrote my own 3D game engine and shipped a game with it in 20 months My game Speebot is finally out on Steam! If you’re a fan of 3D platformers, be sure to pick it up while the launch discount is active. There’s also a free demo to try before you buy. Speebot has been in development since January 2016, and I’ve been working on it in my spare time by myself as a hobby. I’ve done all the programming, game design, graphics and music. I’ve also written the game engine from scratch. People often ask me why I’ve decided to write my own game engine in the year 201X, when there are multiple general use engines available for free. There are many reasons, but in retrospect I can say that “inventing my own wheel” was an even better idea than I initially thought it was. One of the biggest advantages of a custom engine is the absolute code control. I can customize it literally any way I want and optimize it for my specific use case. Universal game engines are called that because they are designed for general use, which results in bloat and often considerable slow downs. The second advantage is the workflow control. I find that an efficient workflow is crucial in game development, and this decision lets me integrate my own tools in a way that makes it easier and faster for me to produce content. Of course, there’s also the benefit of not being tied to any ToS and not having to pay license fees. Also, it’s fun. And that should be a reason enough, I think. I started developing the engine in January 2016. I called it YUME (which means “dream” in Japanese), and it’s written in Haxe, C++ and OpenGL. I use a custom fork of the Lime library, which is a lightweight framework that enables things like asset management and access to the GL context. This is what the YUME engine was capable of in its first week. I knew almost nothing about 3D game development when I started with YUME. I had to learn OpenGL from documentations, archived forum posts and tutorials meant for Java and C++ programmers. The 3D algebra was especially difficult for me, and sometimes I got stuck at problems for days. But I figured it all out eventually, and in a couple of months I had a pretty solid 3D renderer. Besides the 3D renderer, I had to implement various other sub-systems, including: a 2D renderer, state machines, a timestep system (more on this later), a UI system, a mouse input system, a keyboard input system, a gamepad input system, dynamic shadows, a 3D sound system (using OpenAL), model loading (in my own file format based off IQM), skeletal animations, bone attachments, real-time reflections, bitmap text rendering and so on and so forth. As a result, I ended up with a functional little 3D framework. Many of the things I listed are essentials that are no doubt found in every other game engine, but there are a few key differences that justify early YUME’s existence. One of those things is my timestep system. A timestep system ensures that an engine displays frames at specific intervals. Unlike most current game engines, YUME does not have a framerate cap, i.e. it's not tied to 30 or 60 frames per second. In fact, the framerate can be anything from 1 to 250 frames per second, and the game will still appear to be running at the same speed no matter what the framerate is (only the screen will be updated at different intervals). This is achieved by separating game logic from rendering. Rendering a single frame can take different amount of time on different computers, so the render framerate depends on the program's performance. The logic cycle, on the other hand, is tied to a 64 tick rate - meaning the game logic is updated 64 times per second, no matter what the render framerate is. There are a few edge cases that the timestep system must account for, but the principle remains the same. As a result, the framerate decreases on weaker computers without ruining the game flow. Early YUME demo. I had a framework, but not a game engine. It was time to start designing my game, and decide what features I need to implement. I’ve had a few ideas by that time already, and knew that I wanted to experiment with tilesets in 3D. I began writing a map system that was similar to 2D tile maps that I was used to, but with an additional dimension. I made an editor for myself to speed up this process of map creation (spoiler alert: this feature ended up as the custom level editor that’s included in the final game). I made it so that the engine would automatically figure out which tile type to display based on its neighbors (some call it “autotiling”). I thought of a way to batch all the tiles into a single mesh, which means that the entire map was treated by the engine as a single model and could be drawn in a single call to the GPU. As a result, the performance was really good. I didn’t have to compile maps, and could edit and play them in real time. It was perfect for productivity. I wrote a simple physics system – basic collision, frictions, nothing too complex – and began experimenting with gameplay… In a couple of weeks, I had a cylinder that was jumping around a tile map in 3D. Thanks to YUME, I was able to prototype and experiment with the game in a really efficient way. Speebot prototype in July 2016 The YUME engine evolved as my progress on Speebot continued (I picked the name Speebot around this time). I found and recognized problems with my architecture as I worked with the engine, and refactored it twice. The engine now had a simple physics system, particles, water reflections, camera animators, interactive entities, ray casting… It evolved from a framework into a game engine. I was adding new gameplay mechanics and figuring out what worked well. I kept what was fun, and removed or repurposed what wasn’t. I started experimenting with the art direction for the game, and made a little robot character in Blender. I found that the cartoonish rubber band animations for the character worked really well, they made the game feel lighthearted and juicy. I kept that look and feel for the future NPCs and entities as well. Speebot was starting to look and feel like a game! At that point I was working on a game, rather than a game engine. I continued to create new maps, props, NPCs and mechanics. The level editor grew with features, and so did the engine itself. In the winter of 2016/2017 I took a couple months off from the usual game development routine, and focused on practicing composing music. I have no formal musical education, but I enjoy it, and I’ve written the soundtrack for my previous game Hypnorain in the past. I wanted to do better for Speebot, so I delved into music theory again and made a lot of practice tracks. I used SunVox for making music, which is a modular synthesizer and tracker program. The final version of Speebot has 23 tracks, which amount to about an hour of original music. I am actually really happy with the results. I will continue to improve my skills for the next game. From that point, I was alternating between creating new levels, introducing new gameplay mechanics, writing music and fixing bugs. I really like this workflow, because it lets me control every aspect of the game, and when I get bored doing one activity I just switch to another. After releasing a couple of demos, collecting feedback from players and improving the game – Speebot was released in October 2017. The final game has 200 stages, 4 worlds, a custom level editor, various extra modes, unlockable cosmetics and other side content. No doubt one of the biggest challenges was to stay motivated and keep working on the game, every day after university/work and during the weekends. Still, it was great fun, and well worth it. I will continue using and improving YUME in my future games. I have already started working on my next project. More information coming soon! Speebot was my most ambitious project to date, and my best game so far. But my next game is going to be much better. 43312 views, 33 comments Anonymous posted on October 15, 2017: Looks much better than games made by ready engines. Great job! Inspiring. Staying motivated is the biggest task for me while I am working on projects. Reading this gives me new incentive to continue working on a current game of mine. Thank you! This is awe inspiring, and I hope one day to reach your level of creating my own engine. Two questions: 1) was there a resource that was pivotal for you with helping you understand and create your own engine. If not, what would you say were the top three? 2) How did you tackle memory management in your engine ? Did you create your own custom memory manager? Can't wait to play the game! Been following for at least a year. KEYREAL posted on October 15, 2017: 1) OpenGL documentation, opengl-tutorial.org, video tutorials on YouTube by thebennybox and ThinMatrix. 2) I reuse resources as much as possible, and when there are no references left - I remove them. This behavior is hardcoded into my entity hierarchy system, so I don't need to do anything manually. The rest is handled by Haxe's garbage collector. https://learnopengl.com/ is one of my favorites - a lot of explanation and code snippets for everything :) /Kukuun Very impressive but... only Windows? Why no Linux support? ;( rskgames posted on October 16, 2017: Keyreal has answered this question in the following post http://steamcommunity.com/games/731320/announcements/detail/1459589062991971084 Congratulations on the release of Speebot and all the best for the games success. Thank you for your support, as always. LOL it would have taken 10 minutes to do all of this in Unity. Trust me, I am a professional in the gaming industry. We use Unity because there is no reason to reinvent the wheel. How is that relevant? Now this person knows 3d rendering from the ground up and can likely easily hop into unity, unreal, or any other engine or framework they choose. I very much doubt you're a "professional" in the industry. It is not professional to just shitpost on other indies games because of your opinions - and if you read the article they were satisfied with the amount of control they could get from a custom renderer. There's nothing wrong with that. You're a fucking idiot. If you are a professional then you would never have undermined the efforts put here in learning all the core engine stuff...He now might be knowing much more than you do and he might as well get a job in unity itself to implement some more nice features that guys like you calling themselves professional might use and then disrespect the efforts put here. "I am a professional in the gaming industry" Your post screams jealousy and insecurities. If you're a 'professional', you know that it would take a lot longer than 10 minutes to implement those features, even in an engine like Unity. Besides, as someone else pointed out, this game developer could probably get a job working on Unity itself. Anonymous posted on November 04, 2017: What do you expect? Once this was posted on /r/gamedev, this became inevitable. Nothing but Lowest Common Denominators over there. Let's have a round of applause for anonymous professional AKA 10 minutes. But that's no fun. Great work for one person building it from scratch. Cheers!!! TheGreatCabbage posted on October 17, 2017: This is amazing work. Could I ask how many years you'd been programming before embarking on this project? Thank you. I've been programming as a hobby for about 10 years, since I was around 13 years old. Thanks for the information. I unfortunately only started programming less than 2 years ago (age 18) , and I think I've got a bit more work to do before I can write any game engines! Congrats again :-) Anonymous posted on July 12, 2019: I am also developing a 3D game engine I am 13 years old yes it is quite difficult for me to understand all of those trigonometry and linear algebra stuff I am using OpenGL and C++ BTW! Anonymous posted on March 18, 2018: Awesome job! I am currently in the works of creating a framework on top of OpenGL. Its a lot of fun and a lot of work, I hope to create such a game as this in the future. What does HaXe do for you? KEYREAL posted on March 18, 2018: Haxe is my favorite programming language, it produces fast native-targeted binaries, has a good syntax and a bunch of really useful features, such as macros and conditional compilation. Wilds posted on March 18, 2018: Could you explain a bit how you handle collision detection and response and your physics? How did you handle entity interaction? The collision detection is simple swept AABB. In case of Speebot, there are several hardcoded entity groups (e.g. static terrain bounds, player bounds, bullet bounds...) that entities can listen to. The reaction behavior can be described in the subclass of each Entity individually. This simple functionality covered all physics requirements in Speebot. In the newer YUME version, the physics engine has been rewritten - it's a lot more versatile, and I might write a full article about it one day. Anonymous posted on May 30, 2018: Awesome job! I am more of an animator, but I still really appreciate your awesome efforts! How many hours a day did you work? And I just started coding python, do you think in a few years that I can make my own offline render engine? Do you recommend any books? Cool job once again! Anonymous posted on June 18, 2018: Awesome read man, thanks for sharing, it sure got me motivated to keep on studying 3D graphics. Anonymous posted on September 04, 2018: I've just found Speebot and I have to say the game looks really good and the fact that you created your own game engine is awesome and inspiring. Keep up the amazing work! Anonymous posted on February 08, 2019: Hey, dude, your articles are quite interesting and inspiring. I admire you because you create your own game engine instead of using ordinary ones like UE4 nor Unity. These days, everyone use those engines and make crappy games. It seems that some idiots jealous you because they can't "create" and they can only "copy". Yeah, if we use the ready game engines, we can create games like yours for a few days. But so what? It's not "creation", you know. (continues...) ...I'm creating my own game engine with DirectX, so we are going to different ways but maybe our passion and eagerness for creation are quite similar. So I really wish you will success in your games! By the way, I also feel your artistic talents within you, and that's what most people that are in "recent" game industries had lost. Your game reminds me the "old good days' games". Maybe I will follow your twitter someday. I'm also working hard for my game engine, and games. Good luck, dude! Anonymous posted on April 03, 2019: "It seems that some idiots jealous you because they can't "create" and they can only "copy"." !! Great words brother this what i think just when i read some readers try to estimate you hard-work thanks for this great post dude! You're posting as Anonymous. Log in instead? You're posting a reply to a comment by . Don't post as reply? 500 characters remaining, no HTML allowed. Please enter the code that you see in the image (refresh?): I'm Kirill Poletaev, also known as KEYREAL, and my hobby is game development. This site, Kircode, is a central hub for all my projects. Phantom Path demo now available! New art style Phantom Path Designing a custom scripting language for my game engine TwitterContactSubscribe 2019 © Kirill Poletaev (KEYREAL)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1326
__label__wiki	0.660668	0.660668	DeSoto Officer Sues City over Firing Mike McMunn, who was named DeSoto interim police chief on November 3 of last year after previous chief Rick Draper resigned (but was probably forced out), and then was fired on February 7, only to rejoin the force two weeks later as a sergeant, has filed a lawsuit (read it here) against the city over his firing. He also alleges that his rehiring agreement was violated and that part of this treatment was for political reasons. Here is a timeline of events: 10-23-17 – Police chief Rick Draper resigned (probably under threat of termination, I am hearing) 11-3-17 – McMunn named interim chief 1-29-18 – DeSoto police engage in high-speed chase over a stolen donation jar that leads to a bad crash in Washington County (McMunn was not doing the chasing) 2-5-18 – Draper comes back to the department as a detective 2-7-18 – McMunn fired, and while the city won’t say why, the chase and crash appears to be the official reason. McMunn says the city manager, Ann Baker, and the city attorney, Mark Bishop, fired him, even though his contract says only the city council can do that. 2-19-18 – New police chief Joe Edwards’ first day 2-21-18 – McMunn returns to work at the same rate of pay he received as acting chief 3-23-18 – McMunn files lawsuit McMunn states that after he was fired, he requested some documents from the city (personnel records and policies and such). One could surmise that these were wanted in preparation for a lawsuit. McMunn states that after this request was made the city started talks with him about bringing him back on the force at his old rank of sergeant but at his chief level of pay. The deal also said McMunn need not sign a waiver of litigation (basically agreeing not to sue). However, he states that as soon as he came back to work, new chief Edwards, City Manager Baker, mayor Larry Sanders, and city attorney Bishop all, one at a time, pressured him to sign a waiver, which he declined to do. His next paycheck then showed a rate of pay $2.51 per hour lower than what was agreed upon. McMunn is suing to have his pay restored and the termination expunged from his record. Claims of Political Motive The lawsuit alleges that some of this treatment is politically motivated. Bishop has filed as a candidate in the August GOP primary for county prosecuting attorney. McMunn states that he is a vocal candidate of another candidate, presumably Bishop’s GOP opponent, Trish Stefanski. McMunn alleges that it is for this reason that Bishop had it out for him. (I notice that former chief Draper is also a Stefanski supporter.) While I don’t doubt that McMunn was mistreated by the city and its ethically-dubious leadership, I have some skepticism about this part of the suit. This is in large part because McMunn’s attorney is Allison Sweeney, daughter and law partner of Robert Sweeney, who I have written much about and who has built a local municipal law empire while frequently interfering in politics. Perhaps the Sweeneys saw the chance to append a political shot onto this otherwise credible suit. Related to this, here is a Leader ad from 2016: Note on the last line that the Sweeneys and Stefanski teamed up here to promote the Democratic judicial ticket. While I do not allege that there is any collusion here with the candidate, we see that all three agree on the type of candidates that should be elected to judicial system positions in JeffCo. So it makes you wonder. Tags: bob sweeney Categories courts, Police ← Antonia Fire Wants Big Tax Hike but Fails on Transparency April 2018 Election Recap → One Response to “DeSoto Officer Sues City over Firing” Anonymous April 1, 2018 at 7:38 pm # I have to say I started to agree with McMunn until I saw Trisha Stefanski’s name. To support Trisha Stefanski shows his character. In my opinion Mr. McMunn should be terminated all together. The damage that occured in cost over a donation jar was not needed. To be expected it seems he and his friend Mrs.Stefanski like to waste tax payers money. Common sense or good police work within a week would have had the subjects in custody.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1327
__label__wiki	0.711614	0.711614	The Supermodel's Household Savings Plan Jenna Sauers Filed to: SuggestionsFiled to: Suggestions Peter Brant Stephanie Seymour's divorce from media multimillionaire Peter Brant is ongoing, but the case is revealing a wealth of information about the ex-couple's, well, wealth. Every month, Brant spends $500,000 keeping his polo ponies and $30,000 on "household supplies." Peter has been ordered to begin paying Seymour, his supermodel wife of 16 years, $270,000 a month in alimony and support for their three children. In the global context, $270,000 — every month — is a lot. That sum could buy 900 operations to repair obstetric fistulas in the third world, or pay for 60 new, clean water wells in Kenya. But in the context of Peter Brant and Stephanie Seymour, it's not very much at all. According to court filings, Brant, who owns a paper company as well as magazines like Interview and Art in America, has assets of $490 million. His net monthly income this year — a pretty bad year for the media — has averaged just over $1.5 million. What does he spend it on? And might it just be possible to economize a little? Well, for starters, Brant owns a farm in Connecticut. It's 200 acres, and the main house on it resembles George Washington's mansion at Mount Vernon. He owns "40 some odd" polo ponies, and maintains a fully sponsored professional polo team on the property. (He's disbanding the team and giving away the less valuable horses — that is, the $10,000-$15,000 ones.) The cost of all this? $500,000 a month. Suggestion: It's a farm. Get rid of the horses and raise some soy beans. Or apples. Or organic heritage grains. Or whatever. Pronto. Photo of Mount Vernon via Encyclopedia Britannica. Maintaining his Jeff Koons topiary sculpture, Puppy — pictured here is the Puppy outside the Guggenheim in Bilbao; Brant's is an exact replica — costs up to $100,000 a year. Suggestion: Invest instead in one of Koons' stainless steel sculptures, or perhaps a nice Anish Kapoor; we're thinking durable, shiny, and most importantly, low-maintenance. Realize extra savings by polishing it yourself. Image of Puppy via Wikipedia What's Stephanie supposed to do if she wants to go on vacation? $270,000 wouldn't even cover one week of kicking back, Brant-style: the 150-ft yacht Brant chartered for his and Seymour's kids this summer cost the mogul $300,000. Suggestion: This paddleboat only costs $3,499.95. Peter Brant gives $216,000 a month to his foundation, which funds his art museum, which is conveniently located across the street from his house. It features a rotating selection of the many works by Warhol, Koons, John Currin, Elizabeth Peyton, Larry Clark, and Cindy Sherman, that Brant owns. Solution: Why not hang your pictures on the walls of your 20,000 square foot house? Also, 50 cents will get you into the Met. Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Still #7 via official website Brant spends $30,000 a month on "household supplies." You know, everything from "toothpaste to towels." Suggestion: CVS sells the jumbo size tube of Colgate Total Whitening for $3.99. Brant has some suggestions of his own about how Seymour should spend her money. Last month, he alleged she had a $50,000-a-month shopping habit. The divorce court judge says Brant "said he did not understand why she was paying retail at Bergdorf's when she could get clothes, at a discounted price, from the atelier in Paris of their friend, the designer Azzedine Alaïa, who Mr. Brant considers to be the best couture designer of the 20th century." Do you hear that, Stephanie? Most of us would be so lucky to save money by wearing only Alaïa. Stephanie Seymour, Peter Brant Divorce Case Reveals Lavish Lifestyle [Stamford Advocate] Recent from Jenna Sauers DIY: How To Give Your Apartment A Bold New Floor For Less Than $100 So Long And Thanks For All The Fashion Kate Moss's Collection of Cell Phone Accessories Is Here at Last	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1332
__label__cc	0.653271	0.346729	Home What we do > About us > Working at Oxfam > Current Vacancies > Job Description Language EnglishFrenchSpanish Programme Development Finance Advisor (FIN0493) Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. Do you have experience in the not for profit field in finance and /or funding? Do you have prior experience and knowledge of cost recovery principles and strategies in the not for profit arena? Do you have prior experience of developing commercial tender responses, including developing cost models? If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you. As a programme development finance advisor, you will provide strategic direction, advisory expertise and capacity building support to the organisation on proposal development in budget design and maximising direct and indirect cost recovery from restricted funding. You will also work with the Programme Funding team to support financial analysis for commercial opportunities. We are looking for a high performing individual with strong expertise in all financial aspects of restricted fund budgeting and good knowledge of institutional donor finance requirements and funding mechanisms. You will be a self-confident individual with proven track record of building and maintaining strong relationships with a varied mix of stakeholders. You will have good influencing and negotiating skills as a main function within the role is to work with country teams to correctly articulate donor budgets. This role will give you an incredible opportunity to make a difference in a very complex and challenging area of the finance functions, to act as key contributor to improve the efficiency and the use of donors’ funds and Oxfam works, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields etc, training and development, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package. Our values and commitment to safeguarding Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Please note interested candidates must already have right to work & reside in the UK in order to apply for this role. We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty. Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. JP Programme Development Finance Advisor_July 19.pdf (191.33 KB) Oxfam's Promise.pdf (439.36 KB) Apply For This Role OXFORD (OXFAM HOUSE) Competitive - depending on experience Job Family: Finance & IS Open ended Vacancy Alerts Create an alert subscription based on this vacancy Create Alert Subscription View videos on Youtube Follow us on PIntereset What others say about us Oxfam has come first in "Best Places to Work in the Public Sector & Non-Profits in the UK" (2017) Indeed.co.uk © 2013. Oxfam is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 202918) and Scotland (SC039042). Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1334
__label__cc	0.703634	0.296366	Volunteering Advisor Competitive salary plus generous company pension and other attractive benefits Arts & heritage, Arts education & training, Museums & galleries, Charities, Advice, Charity & volunteering support, Volunteer management About the Royal Academy of Arts The Royal Academy of Arts is one of the UK’s foremost arts institutions and our vision is to be a clear, strong voice for art and artists. We are an innovative, forward-looking and commercially astute organisation that receives no government operating subsidy. It is a particularly exciting time in our history. We recently embarked upon a series of major investments that have transformed our physical and digital infrastructure and our public offer; delivered in time for our 250th anniversary last year. An ambitious ‘Masterplan’ by David Chipperfield RA redeveloped our 2.5-acre campus in Mayfair, uniting our two buildings and providing refurbished galleries for the display of art and architecture, a state-of-the-art auditorium, a new learning centre and a dedicated Collections gallery in Burlington Gardens, and enabling greater public visibility of the art school at the heart of the Academy. About this position The Royal Academy has approximately 170 volunteers supporting a number of activities, from assisting with events and giving tours, to exploring our exhibitions with school children. This role will lead on consolidating sustainable and meaningful volunteer and work experience opportunities across the Academy and identify areas to improve and innovate volunteer involvement. Talented, motivated and hard-working, you will have a proven track record of developing and implementing volunteer strategies, ideally in a heritage, culture or arts setting. A highly efficient administrator, you will possess well-honed organisational skills, exceptional attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively. Passionate and acting as an advocate for change, you must be able to demonstrate first class communication skills, both written and spoken. You will be confident, persuasive, collaborative and diplomatic in your approach which will enable you to build effective working relationships with colleagues and volunteers. An experienced recruiter, you will be comfortable leading fair selection processes and be able to demonstrate success in reaching a wide range of people to better reflect the demographics of London. You will be highly computer literate, with experience of databases, and a strong grasp of social media. A flexible approach to work is also essential and you must be available to work occasional evenings and weekends to help support the delivery of training workshops and volunteer events. What benefits do we offer? We offer a very generous pension scheme, contributing up to 10% of your salary into a defined contribution scheme. In addition to 25 days’ holiday and 8 public holidays each year, we close between Christmas Eve and New Year, allowing staff further paid leave. We encourage staff to attend free History of Art and life drawing classes on site. We also have a staff choir, staff gallery and running and craft clubs. Best of all, we have reciprocal agreements with many leading museums and art galleries in London and New York, enabling you to enter for free with your staff pass. You will find further details about this position in the Current Vacancies and How to Apply section of the Careers page on our website via the button below. Closing date for applications: 16 June 2019 (midnight) Interviews to be held: w/c 17 June 2019 Employment and Training (ETE) Coordinator - Newham Starting at £24,415.11 rising incrementally to £26,304.07 per annum SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT HR Business Partner (HRBP) London, N1 £35,000 - £40,000 per annum dependant on experience Recruitment Advisor Holborn and Covent Garden, London (Greater); Shepherds Bush ARK SCHOOLS Arts & heritage HR & training Experienced (non manager) jobs in City of Westminster Museums & galleries HR & training Experienced (non manager) jobs in City of Westminster Charities HR & training Experienced (non manager) jobs in City of Westminster Advice HR & training Experienced (non manager) jobs in City of Westminster Arts education & training HR & training Experienced (non manager) jobs in City of Westminster	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1335
__label__wiki	0.980104	0.980104	Madonna announces new album Madonna has announced her newest project, a record she has titled "Madame X." Madonna is such a tease! The legendary pop star has announced her newest project, a record she has titled “Madame X.” She shared a video about it, and a snippet of her new music, on her official Instagram account Sunday. In it the singer is shown donning a variety of costumes, while her voice-over explains what it’s all about. “I decided to call my record Madame X,” Madonna can be heard saying. “Madame X is a secret agent traveling around the world. Changing identities. Bringing light to dark places.” She then goes on to explain some of what “Madame X” is about. “Madame X is a dancer. A professor. A head of state. An equestrian. A prisoner,” Madonna says. “A student. A mother. A child. A teacher. A nun. A singer. A saint. A whore. And a spy in the house of love. I’m Madame X.” Her last album was “Rebel Heart” in 2015. Madonna didn’t release anymore information about the new music, but may share more when she performs two songs at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel in May. Taylor Swift calls sale of her music catalog her ‘worst case scenario’ Mother says ‘Old Town Road’ inspired nonverbal son with autism to sing Scooter Braun has reached out to Taylor Swift amid music catalog dispute, source says Singer Erin Bode to pay tribute in concert to 11-year-old she met through Kids Rock Cancer A 78-year-old just became Coachella’s oldest performer Cardi B dropped her new video for ‘Press’ and the timing is very interesting Hey Hollywood, Tig Notaro is just fine with not knowing who you are Wrangler catching heat for partnership with Lil Nas X Blind singer with autism blows away ‘America’s Got Talent’ judges, audience with Golden Buzzer performance This brave teen with Down syndrome is taking to the sky as a flight attendant despite a bleak prognosis We’ve been saying Rihanna’s name wrong Bald eagle holding longevity record dies just before turning 36	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1339
__label__cc	0.736159	0.263841	Posts Tagged: OUERTECH A Little Sunshine / Ne'er-Do-Well News / The Coming Storm / Time to Patch — 48 Comments Naming & Shaming Web Polluters: Xiongmai What do we do with a company that regularly pumps metric tons of virtual toxic sludge onto the Internet and yet refuses to clean up their act? If ever there were a technology giant that deserved to be named and shamed for polluting the Web, it is Xiongmai — a Chinese maker of electronic parts that power a huge percentage of cheap digital video recorders (DVRs) and Internet-connected security cameras. A rendering of Xiongmai’s center in Hangzhou, China. Source: xiongmaitech.com In late 2016, the world witnessed the sheer disruptive power of Mirai, a powerful botnet strain fueled by Internet of Things (IoT) devices like DVRs and IP cameras that were put online with factory-default passwords and other poor security settings. Security experts soon discovered that a majority of Mirai-infected devices were chiefly composed of components made by Xiongmai (a.k.a. Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd.) and a handful of other Chinese tech firms that seemed to have a history of placing product market share and price above security. Since then, two of those firms — Huawei and Dahua — have taken steps to increase the security of their IoT products out-of-the-box. But Xiongmai — despite repeated warnings from researchers about deep-seated vulnerabilities in its hardware — has continued to ignore such warnings and to ship massively insecure hardware and software for use in products that are white-labeled and sold by more than 100 third-party vendors. On Tuesday, Austrian security firm SEC Consult released the results of extensive research into multiple, lingering and serious security holes in Xiongmai’s hardware. SEC Consult said it began the process of working with Xiongmai on these problems back in March 2018, but that it finally published its research after it became clear that Xiongmai wasn’t going to address any of the problems. “Although Xiongmai had seven months notice, they have not fixed any of the issues,” the researchers wrote in a blog post published today. “The conversation with them over the past months has shown that security is just not a priority to them at all.” PROBLEM TO PROBLEM A core part of the problem is the peer-to-peer (P2P) communications component called “XMEye” that ships with all Xiongmai devices and automatically connects them to a cloud network run by Xiongmai. The P2P feature is designed so that consumers can access their DVRs or security cameras remotely anywhere in the world and without having to configure anything. The various business lines of Xiongmai. Source: xiongmaitech.com To access a Xiongmai device via the P2P network, one must know the Unique ID (UID) assigned to each device. The UID is essentially derived in an easily reproducible way using the device’s built-in MAC address (a string of numbers and letters, such as 68ab8124db83c8db). Electronics firms are assigned ranges of MAC address that they may use, but SEC Consult discovered that Xiongmai for some reason actually uses MAC address ranges assigned to a number of other companies, including tech giant Cisco Systems, German printing press maker Koenig & Bauer AG, and Swiss chemical analysis firm Metrohm AG. SEC Consult learned that it was trivial to find Xiongmai devices simply by computing all possible ranges of UIDs for each range of MAC addresses, and then scanning Xiongmai’s public cloud for XMEye-enabled devices. Based on scanning just two percent of the available ranges, SEC Consult conservatively estimates there are around 9 million Xiongmai P2P devices online. [For the record, KrebsOnSecurity has long advised buyers of IoT devices to avoid those advertise P2P capabilities for just this reason. The Xiongmai debacle is yet another example of why this remains solid advice]. BLANK TO BANK While one still needs to provide a username and password to remotely access XMEye devices via this method, SEC Consult notes that the default password of the all-powerful administrative user (username “admin”) is blank (i.e, no password). The admin account can be used to do anything to the device, such as changing its settings or uploading software — including malware like Mirai. And because users are not required to set a secure password in the initial setup phase, it is likely that a large number of devices are accessible via these default credentials. The raw, unbranded electronic components of an IP camera produced by Xiongmai. Even if a customer has changed the default admin password, SEC Consult discovered there is an undocumented user with the name “default,” whose password is “tluafed” (default in reverse). While this user account can’t change system settings, it is still able to view any video streams. Normally, hardware devices are secured against unauthorized software updates by requiring that any new software pushed to the devices be digitally signed with a secret cryptographic key that is held only by the hardware or software maker. However, XMEye-enabled devices have no such protections. In fact, the researchers found it was trivial to set up a system that mimics the XMEye cloud and push malicious firmware updates to any device. Worse still, unlike with the Mirai malware — which gets permanently wiped from memory when an infected device powers off or is rebooted — the update method devised by SEC Consult makes it so that any software uploaded survives a reboot. 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__label__wiki	0.631374	0.631374	ThaiAntiGovtProtest 24 NOVEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors blow whistles to make noise during their protest on Rathchdamnoen Ave in Bangkok. More than 400,000 people packed onto Ratchdamnoen Ave in Bangkok Sunday, continuing an anti-government protest that started weeks ago over a blanket amnesty bill passed by the Thai Parliament. The amnesty bill was defeated in the Thai Senate and the protest morphed into a general protest against the government. The protestors are allied with the Thai Democrat party, the opposition party in parliament. Tens of thousands of pro-government Red Shirts have come to Bangkok to defend the government and are rallying in a different part of the city. Police have warned of clashes between the two groups but as of Sunday evening no problems had been reported. The protestors allege that the amnesty would allow fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return to Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ AntiGovtProtestBgk014.jpg 112413 Bangkok Crowd Democracy Politics Protest Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra Yellow Shirts	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1343
__label__cc	0.710742	0.289258	Zain Zaidi Home/Faculty Members/Zain Zaidi E zain.zaidi@itu.edu.pk Visiting Faculty – Electrical Engineering MS (Electrical Engineering) – Stanford University Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Photovoltaics, Silicon-Germanium Optoelectronics, Memory Devices, and microfluidics. Zain Zaidi completed his MS and BS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA. During his MS and BS studies, Zain focused on nanoelectronic devices and nanophotonics. He has done research on silicon-germanium optoelectronics, surface plasmon enhanced germanium light sources, and resistive memory devices. Zain intends to start his PhD in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley in Fall 2015. Zaidi, Zain. (2014). Reducing contact resistivity in Ge-rich SiGe modulators for optical interconnects. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/rq936yz6571 2014 Kennedy Thesis Award for the top undergraduate thesis in engineering and applied sciences, Stanford 2014 Firestone Medal for excellence in undergraduate research, Stanford 2014 Graduated from Stanford BS Electrical Engineering with Honors and Distinction 2013 Tau Beta Pi, Stanford 2011 President's Award For Academic Excellence, Stanford 2010-2014 McCaw Scholar, Stanford Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society Stanford Alumni Network	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1347
__label__wiki	0.515546	0.515546	How Getting Robbed By His Roommate Prompted Ajay Yadav To Build A Platform Which Helps Find Trustworthy Roomies Shweta Modgil 07 Oct'16 10 min read “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Well, Ajay Yadav went a step further – he not only made lemonade but also managed to grab tequila and salt worth $6 Mn along with it! It was 2007 when Ajay came to the US to study computer science at NYIT. Like any new migrant to the city, he used Craigslist to find a roommate. So when he did manage to find one, turns out his roommate fleeced him and took off with all his belongings and security deposit. Or as Ajay looks back now and reminisces, “I rushed into living with someone I didn’t know, and I was robbed of my belongings and security deposit.” Nevertheless, his life continued without any more horror stories as he went through multiple house searches and had several roommates. However, five years later in 2013, history repeated itself. After seeing another friend get similarly fleeced, and spending countless hours emailing back and forth to search for a roommate for his friend, sifting through candidates with conflicting preferences, and worrying about safety when going to see a listing, he knew he had to find a better way. It was time to make that lemonade. And so Ajay went to work on the concept for a new app to help connect people looking for a place to live with those looking for a roommate. He started by compiling listings in a Google document that he then posted on a Tumblr page. He asked friends if they would like to import their ad, and they did. And then he thought, why not build a business based on this? So he started writing the code himself back in 2014 as a solo founder till he was in a position to hire someone. For the first six-to-eight months, he didn’t even have a full-time team. Instead, he hired contractors and freelancers, all sitting remotely. And thus, Roomi was born. Roomi officially launched in beta phase in June 2015 for iOS users, and for web use in January 2016. Shortly after, it went live across all platforms, including Android. Looking back Ajay recounts, “I knew there were great housemates out there, the problem was the search tools. Facebook wasn’t built for housing searches, and listings on Craigslist aren’t vetted. Safety is a huge concern, so the idea for Roomi came from a genuine need that so many people face every day – the problem of finding safe and affordable housing that allows you to feel like you’ve found a new home and not just a place to crash. Feeling at home is essential to being able to fully embrace the adventures offered by a new city and have a positive overall experience in an urban setting.” So Roomi expanded from New York to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, with other markets and services and to India this week with its first international office. It also picked up a cool $6 Mn along the way from investors such as DCM Ventures, Great Oak Ventures, and others. Related Article: Ankur Singla: The Man Who Forced Brands to Take Consumers Seriously For Ajay, the party seems to have just started. Helping You Find The Right Kind Of Roomie Roomi’s proposition boils down to two things – verified listings and providing users the right tools and personalised support, in order to help them make the best choice for their individual needs. Users can post their listings, all of which are verified by the team internally, and search for the right room or housemate based on lifestyle preferences. Upon registration or placing a listing, users answer several personality and lifestyle questions such as pet preferences, smoking habits and more, as well as the more-standard location and price range inquiries. The app then translates these answers into a detailed profile, allowing users to search for housing and housemates who meet their needs and preferences. Listers can also view and message those who have viewed their rooms. Additionally, people can then learn more by connecting through the in-app chat on issues such as shared values, common interests, compatible lifestyles and even things like TV preferences, food likes, and socialising styles. This chat remains private. Roomi is really for anyone looking to have a great and hassle-free experience during their move. However, a lion’s share of its users are millennials between the ages of 18 and 35, who are seeking safe and affordable shared housing without the hassle. 500K Happy Roomies And Counting! The startup already has more than 500K users and has particularly helped students and professionals find the perfect housemates and co-living spaces throughout major cities in the US and Canada such as New York City, Austin, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Boston, Chicago, Toronto, and Vancouver. With its foray into the Indian market starting with New Delhi, it also plans to roll out in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Pune early next year. Additionally, with its expansion internationally into India, it also hopes to grow into other markets as well. Adds Ajay, “We are always looking for the next market to launch into, and we have our eyes on some cities that Roomi would be a great fit for, so we are preparing to launch in those cities, hopefully pretty soon.” As of now, the team is focussed on building the best consumer experience and improving the platform as well as services. Monetising will come down the road with services that really add value to its users’ experience and develop with the housing market. These include paid features such as offering automated identification, background, and credit checks for a fee and through services such as paying rent online. Further, Roomi aims to provide an escrow service for rent deposits. Until then, Roomi will continue building a community and expanding its markets. The startup raised $2 Mn in Seed funding in June 2015 led by DCM Ventures. Great Oak Ventures, Sand Hill East, Jeff Dishner, Greg Kidd, Arihant Patni, Jeff Penney, and AngelList Consumer Fund also participated in the round. This July, it raised an additional $4 Mn in Seed funding led by DCM Ventures to expand internationally, bringing total funds raised to $6 Mn. Ajay added that they will continue to raise money in the future as long as it fits with their strategy for growth and expansion. The Real Competition: Craigslist And Facebook As per Ajay, the real problem Roomi is trying to solve is the profusion of scams on Craigslist, including wire fraud and worse. For a long time, these sites represented the very limited options people in the US had for finding individual housing or shared housing. That being said, some of the styles associated with these sites have become synonymous with security concerns. There are no real checks on the system, and verification is a major issue. To tackle this, Roomi has detailed listing profiles, map view search and several other features that makes the process easier and safer overall. The verification team is dedicated just to ensure that listings are legitimate. What also helps it score are carefully crafted profiles, filtering capabilities, in-app chat, and the search functionality which he claims is much better on Roomi. He reiterates, “We are really focussed on finding the right roommate for our users. We match people who have compatible lifestyle preferences, and we are there every step of the way to help our users find that ideal match, all within a secure environment. Our verification team ensures that our listings are legitimate, making the entire process as stress-free as apartment or housemate hunting can be.” Recently, it also announced the acquisition of Room.me, a strong player in the California market. By bringing Room.me’s network into its fold, Ajay feels Roomi is now better-positioned for finding shared housing. Of course, there are other players who are aspiring to do the same. Players like Symbi, PureHouse, and Common, which raised $7.35 Mn in Series A funding last year, are also gunning for a piece of the shared living pie in US. Similarly shared-office company WeWork’s venture, WeLive which offers short-term rentals and started operations this April is a contender too. However, Ajay remains unfazed. He says, “Not every city is ready, or even appropriate, for a larger co-living structure like Common in the US or Collective in the UK. Those options aren’t always the desired living situation for people seeking shared housing since many people prefer a smaller sense of community and increased privacy at home. Hence, Roomi works within a city’s current infrastructure, allowing users to enjoy truly unique places to live and carefully select the individuals they want to live with. Ultimately, we place more control in the hands of each user and equip them with all of the information they need to make the best decisions.” Meanwhile, when it comes to India, he points to the growing need for shared living, as evidenced by the fact that Flatchat – which grew to over 100K users – was among the top-rated real estate apps in India prior to being acquired by CommonFloor and subsequently its office was shut down this August. Flatchat had also raised funding to the tune of $2.5 Mn in June 2015. Others operating in this space include – Noida-based FlatMate which helps its users (students/young professionals) to find flatmates based on common interests, and Bengaluru-based Homigo, a platform that provides working professionals with fully-furnished houses on sharing basis. Last October, it raised $200k in seed funding from unnamed individual investors based out of Bengaluru and abroad. Then there is Gurugram-based CoHoStayz– a tech platform that is revolutionising the co-living concept in India, offering managed apartments and villas while catering to the long-stay accommodation needs of the youth. Besides this, Facebook groups such as Flat and Flatmates is also another popular option. With the real estate bubble refusing to burst and escalating loan rates, more people than ever are renting, instead of buying, especially millennials. They are also choosing to live with others much more so than in the past. Younger people value flexibility and tend to choose to spend their income on experiences so than on material possessions. Also, with rising population in metros like Delhi and an increase in the millennial population, the demand for affordable housing is rising. Every year, roughly 200K newcomers shift to New Delhi, and it’s no wonder that shared living as a market is huge in India and many urban cities the world over, given the rising cost of living in urban hubs. By providing security and safety on the table and an option to carefully select the individuals, people want to live with, Roomi will be able to offer a unique proposition to millennials in Delhi and the likes. The question is how successfully will it be able to leverage the social networking it provides to its advantage and hit upon a sustainable business model. This remains to be seen after it rolls out the paid features for its millennial audience. Ajay Yadav Co-living CoHoStayz Commonfloor DCM Ventures Flatchat Homigo Roomi Shared Accommodation Passion for writing and interest in the start-up space brings Shweta to Inc.42. She has prior experience as a Research Analyst in the venture capital/ private equity space and the auto industry. Fiction writing is her other forte and her first book titled One Hundred Days published by Tara Press debuted in 2014. Ankur Singla: The Man Who Forced Brands to Take Consumers Seriously By Vaibhav V. 31 Dec'14 14 min read Here’s What Rahul Yadav’s College Mates Have To Say About His Flamboyance By Guest A. A CEO Everyone Should “Look Up” To! Paytm Extortion Case: New Twists Emerge, Questions On Nature Of Stolen Data Remain Unanswered “Rahul Gandhi For Net Neutrality” Checkout What Congress’ VP Has To Say On This Ongoing Net Neutrality Debate By Gopi Arora The Ultimate Guide To Achieving Peak Performance In Life By James A. A True Entrepreneur Is A Doer Not A Dreamer! By Surabhi D. 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__label__cc	0.717468	0.282532	Piped water supply in entire Delhi by end of 2017: AAP govthttps://indianexpress.com/article/india/piped-water-supply-in-entire-delhi-by-end-of-2017-aap-govt-4560646/ Piped water supply in entire Delhi by end of 2017: AAP govt As per 2011 census, there are 33.41 lakh households in Delhi of which 27.16 lakh households are getting supply of water through pipelines. By PTI \|New Delhi \| Published: March 8, 2017 8:10:38 pm The AAP government has set a target of ensuring piped water supply in entire Delhi by the end of 2017 in its budget presented today in the Assembly. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presenting the budget said the government has resolved to provide piped water supply in all the authorised, unauthorised colonies and JJ clusters by the end of 2017. He said Rs 2,107.9 crore has been allocated for water supply and cleanliness in the fiscal 2017-18. Watch What Else is Making News As per Economic Survey of Delhi (2016-17), 81 per cent of the households have access to piped water supply. The budget highlighted the government’s focus areas of providing improved water supply and quality besides reaching to new areas through water pipeline. Sisodia said last year was historical in developing infrastructure for water supply as 309 unauthorised colonies were provided water pipelines since the government came to power in Delhi. So far 1,200 unauthorised colonies have access to piped water supply. Further 200 will be brought under piped water supply system, the budget statement said. The government has also proposed to take a big step towards water quality and continue with modernisation of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) workshops. DJB is working for round the clock water supply with emphasis to provide clean drinking water through taps. This scheme will launched in some colonies this year and will be extended to cover the whole city, it said. The water supply network is being modified and the supply system of the city is being evaluated under the ‘walk the line’ programme. It will help preparing a database on shortcomings of the network. The government will continue the scheme of free 20 KL water consumption. Under the scheme 12.50 lakh consumers have received zero water bills even as DJB has earned a profit of Rs 178 crore. The distribution network has been strengthened with replacement of 70 km long damaged and clogged water lines. 250 new steel tankers have been procured boosting DJB tanker fleet to 7,000. DJB has planned for increased number of e-Pyau at public places with the help of corporate social responsibility (CSR) investments. The budget also mentioned the government’s emphasis on rain water harvesting as Delhi depends on other states for its requirements. Total 20 MGD water production will be increased through eco-friendly methods in 2017-18. 1 Three arrested, Hizbul Mujahideen module busted: Police 2 Swami Aseemanand acquitted in Ajmer blast case: A brief timeline 3 BJP hails security agencies for team effort against terrorism	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1354
__label__wiki	0.90861	0.90861	Sumatran tiger trapped and moved to West Sumatra - 2 hours ago Sheikh Burhanuddin’s grave to be site of W. Sumatra religious tourism Padang Pariaman, (ANTARA) – The Padang Pariaman District Government of West Sumatra has designated Syekh Burhanuddin’s tomb as a cultural heritage area which would be used as a religious tourism site, with funding of Rp120 billion allocated from the state budget. “This is a continuation of the construction of the mosque and Sheikh Burhanuddin’s tomb, including four other points from 12 points to be worked on,” said Deputy District head of Padang Pariaman Suhatri Bur at Parit Malintang on Saturday. He added that the construction was carried out at four points, which includes construction of prayer rooms, fences, tombs, and the relocation of culinary facilities to the next settlement, Nagari guardian office, and elementary school. He also said the central government requested that the improvements be completed before Eid, so it could immediately enter the tender period. “Until now, we have coordinated with stakeholders at Sheikh Burhanuddin’s grave,” he said. He mentioned that only three more points had to be negotiated, and he hoped the process could be completed soon. He said that the master plan for the development of Sheikh Burhanuddin’s burial area was completed in 2016 and is expected to increase tourist visits to the area. “What is important now is how we finish the administration first,” he said. Previously, the West Sumatra Tourism Office would promote the Basapa tradition, which is usually carried out by Syatarians in Sheikh Burhanuddin’s graveyard as a religious tourism activity. Section Head of Promotion of Event Incentive Conventions and Special Interests of West Sumatra Tourism Office Riza Chandra said her agency had reviewed several regions and ‘Basapa’ had the potential to be used as religious tourism. “The choice of Basapa is because the tradition has the potential that does not exist in other regions, so the effort is needed so this potential can be utilized to the maximum,” he said. Article source: https://en.antaranews.com/news/125733/sheikh-burhanuddins-grave-to-be-site-of-w-sumatra-religious-tourism business breaking news Top Stories entertainment Politics sports Business & Economy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1355
__label__cc	0.676254	0.323746	GET YOUR TYPE What is the Enneagram? Explore the 9 Enneagram Types Introduction to the 27 Subtypes Introduction to the 3 Centers Wings, Lines and Integration Enneagram History & Origin iEQ9 Products Enneagram for Myself Enneagram for Practitioners Enneagram for Business iEQ9 Individual Reports iEQ9 Team Report iEQ9 Questionnaire Practitioner Training Level 1 iEQ9 Accreditation Training Enneagram Team Dynamics International Enneagram Conference iEQ9 Community of Practice Events About Integrative9 Article - Intermediate to Advanced Performance Management and the Enneagram in the New World of Work By Anna-Rosa le Roux \| 21 June 2019 \| 10 min Measuring team performance Engaging in transparent goal setting Focusing on partnership and building trust Creating frequent check-ins Giving feedback in a coaching relationship Enneagram Type appraches to performance management As leaders of people and practitioners we have all been part of conversations that reflect the current state of the nation of performance management. We have heard statements, such as: “It is subjective and perceived to be unfair”, “The process is long, cumbersome and complex”, “The conversation is not developmental in nature”, and “It is backward looking and we cannot keep up with the pace of change”. These are very real conversations in the hallways of organisations that require leaders and people practitioners alike to embrace the future world of work and ask brave questions around this traditional practice that is deeply embedded in our HR management systems. Traditional performance management systems are built for a simple, predictable world of work that no longer exists. Organisations today are functioning in a networked environment that is globally integrated, instantaneous and changing fast. As a result, we have seen efforts to make performance management more immediate, agile, and continuous. In 2015, Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends research reported that 82% of companies felt that performance evaluations were not worth their time. A separate study reported that 41% of companies found widespread manager bias, and 45% believed performance evaluations did not motivate employees. But as the ‘traditional’ ways of managing employee performance are fading away, what do we have to replace this HR practice with? Updated performance management approaches and systems need leaders and practitioners who show up differently. The role of the leader becomes one where he/she is required to provide frequent feedback, embrace agility, be transparent and to coach at all levels. This article will explore how the Enneagram supports line managers to facilitate these performance conversations in our new world of work. Below, we cite some examples of how famous organisations have approached performance management that paint a picture of what is being asked of the leader in a disruptive, agile and ever-changing business world. The Enneagram in Learning and Development The Enneagram and Organisational Wellness Team Coaching with the Enneagram TRAILBLAZING TRENDSETTERS Organisations such as Cisco, Google and General Electric have all embraced this model of performance management. The key idea is to enhance team performance. Enhanced team performance will boost individual performance and with goals closely linked to business outcomes, organisational performance will benefit as a result (2017 Deloitte, Global Human Capital Trends). Many technology vendors enable performance management processes that allow colleagues to set, share and collaborate on their goals online. Goals are becoming more social, transparent, mobile, and digital (2017 Deloitte, Global Human Capital Trends). Google has always led the pack with a performance management philosophy that is non-traditional and where formal rankings have never been part of the company’s formal people processes; however, goal setting, using objectives and key results have proven to be valuable to them, and have been part of their DNA (Duggan, 2015). Eli Lilly, a global pharmaceutical company, well known for implementing progressive HR practices, embedded the theme of ‘trust’ when they redesigned their performance management system (Duggan, 2015). They wanted to empower their employees to take more initiative and voice their ideas, and build stronger partnerships between managers and employees. Accenture has abandoned their annual review process and shifted their focus to immediate performance development, which replaced the annual forced ranking system that was really only providing feedback on the previous year’s old metrics. They embraced technology and are using an internal App to help those within the organisation relay feedback (Duggan, 2015). Adobe has benefited from regular and frequent check-ins between managers and employees. Donna Morris, Senior Vice President for People and Place said: “The new Performance Management system requires that executives and managers have regular tough discussions with employees who are struggling with performance issues rather than putting them off until the next performance review cycle comes around” (Morris, 2016). At General Electric, managers are still required to meet with their employees annually; however, the emphasis has changed from a ‘yank-and-rank’ component and getting rid of the bottom 10% that don’t perform to one where managers will be guiding employees to meet their goals in a much less rigid way. General Electric has also implemented an App to enable managers to provide more frequent feedback (Baldassarre & Finken, 2015). Minneapolis food producer and distributor Cargill Inc. introduced the ‘Everyday Performance Management System’ in 2012. It not only encourages employees daily but also provides them with feedback (Duggan, 2015). This forward-looking approach has proved valuable to the organisation. Goldman Sachs acted on their employees’ need for more frequent and constructive feedback before they decided to abandon the old rating and ranking system. They realised that giving employees a number or ranking meant that employees were stuck with that number for a whole year, potentially hampering the opportunity to focus on improving performance using a positive and constructive approach (Shen, 2016). These innovative examples are providing us with some real-life, practical evidence that supports the key trends emerging in the performance management arena. Deloitte Human Capital confirms the value of a new approach to performance management: “90 percent of companies that have redesigned Performance Management see direct improvements in engagement, 96 percent say the processes are simpler, and 83 percent say they see the quality of conversations between employees and managers going up." ~ Performance Management: Playing a Winning Hand, 2017 Global Human Capital Trends We are thus asking our leaders to: inspire and empower their teams facilitate goal setting conversations that are real-time and informed by customer priority and input provide feedback that is ongoing coach for development and growth We hope that we will see those shifts in employee engagement, response time to market and the adoption of innovative practices to explore and open up new markets. Embracing your Enneagram Type in the Performance Process The world of work is diverse and we have seen that there is a trend to move away from the ‘ideal’ leader type in business to one where many different types of leaders are each contributing their gifts to the organisation: How do we use the different gifts that each Enneagram Type brings to the performance conversation? How do we ensure that we are ‘maximising’ our natural style to add value in the modern-day practice of performance management ? Here, in brief, are descriptions of how each of the nine Enneagram Types tend to approach the performance management process with their team members: Enneagram Ones’ conscientious and principled approach enables them to excel at creating timelines and deliverables that drive work to completion. Holding people accountable for delivery comes naturally to them. In the new world of work, Enneagram One leaders will enrich their approach if they spend time to incorporate people aspects into their processes, balancing their critical approach where they may focus too much on failures and gaps, rather than appreciative or strengths-based feedback. A more positive approach will facilitate ongoing employee development and growth. Enneagram Twos’ people-centred approach enables them to be inclusive in goal setting and planning processes which serves them well in the new world of work. Driven by their need to support others, performance discussions are like coaching or mentoring conversations; however, Enneagram Two leaders need to guard against being overly relationship focused, not glossing over problems or failures or rationalising the behaviour and performance of others on their behalf during performance discussions. Enneagram Threes’ leadership style is naturally very goal-directed and focused. With clear goals in place, evaluating whether people have met expectations may be quite easy for them and they are likely to be comfortable being fairly tough in the performance discussion. This one-way approach may not leave room for employees to raise or discuss important issues with the Type Three leader. Enneagram Threes could enrich their approach if they focus on the subtler people-centric elements such as building a partnership that allows room for debating and discussing deeper issues. Enneagram Fours naturally strive towards setting meaningful goals that create a sense of purpose through work, connecting deeply with what matters to each person that they lead. Fours find it easy to be supportive of the team’s well-being and will take the time to reflect and prepare rich, personal feedback for each individual. They dislike numerical ratings or quantitative assessments of performance and if forced to use these, might prefer to agree on final performance ratings through discussion with the staff member. Enneagram Fives brings an objective, in depth and insightful approach to the performance conversation that is naturally curious and focused on building knowledge and learning. They may, however, be uncomfortable with discussing performance and giving feedback to people. Fives want to avoid the emotional aspects of performance management and would prefer a system that limits the amount of face-to-face feedback and discussion. Enneagram Fives will benefit from an approach that is less detached and indifferent – one that allows for discussion and unpacking performance goals. They need to stay engaged with their staff to make ongoing coaching and feedback possible. Enneagram Sixes bring a natural quality that allows them to be comfortable and collaborative in a team-orientated environment. Collaborative planning and decision-making processes help build alignment within the team as the plans are created. Their anxiety may lead to an overly cautious and risk-averse approach that makes planning slow. Although Sixes might procrastinate when performance reviews are approaching, they are likely to follow the processes with care. Enneagram Sevens’ prefer an informal performance management process that feels more like a conversation than an assessment, and dislike very detailed performance systems. They are likely to turn up the positivity during performance discussions. Although helpful, Sevens need to guard against taking an excessively positive and developmental approach to performance discussions as employees may feel that they do not receive sufficiently clear feedback or direction. Enneagram Sevens will benefit from tuning into critical feedback from staff more to enable them to use these as practical development steps. For Enneagram Eights, performance management is a natural extension of their leadership style. If people have not met their expectations and standards, they will probably already have told them this before the formal performance review meeting. Their feedback style tends to be very direct and confrontational, resulting in staff experiencing Eights as very demanding and insensitive. Yet Enneagram Eights are big-hearted and protective of the people they care about and will benefit from leveraging this approach to be more sensitive and encouraging and empowering their staff. Enneagram Nines’ participatory approach enables them to create a constructive environment for performance feedback and address difficult issues with diplomacy. Enneagram Nine leaders may, however, find that they downplay performance problems and struggle to be direct and forthright when giving feedback to staff members. They need to stand their ground in performance discussions and provide the gift of feedback, whether the message is celebrating the positive or leaning in to the areas of development. The Enneagram provides us with a lens that helps us use our strengths and natural ability to participate fully in the context of performance management. Knowing how our Type might be hampering our ability to partake in performance processes in the new world of work, gives us our own development journey to become the best version of leaders that we can be. Baldassarre, L & Finken, B. August 2015. GE’s Real-Time Performance Development. Harvard Business Review. Duggan, K. December 2015. The Future of Work. Six Companies That Are Redefining Performance Management. Accessed: https://www.fastcompany.com/3054547/six-companies-that-are-redefining-performance-management Morris, D. 2016. Death to the Performance Review: How Adobe Reinvented Performance Management and transformed its business. World at Work Journal, Second Quarter, 2016. Shen, L. May 2016. Goldman Sachs Is About to Make Life a Bit Less Stressful for Employees. Accessed: http://fortune.com/2016/05/26/goldman-sachs-performance-reviews/ Sloan, N., Agarwal, D., Garr, S. & Pastakia, K. February 2017. Performance management: Playing a winning hand. 2017 Global Human Capital Trends. Accessed: https://www2.deloitte.com/insights/us/en/focus/human-capital-trends/2017/redesigning-performance-management.html What is your Enneagram Leadership style? Get your iEQ9 Team report About Integrative Enneagram Solutions We specialise in Enneagram assessments, products, services and solutions for individuals, teams and organizations. We are passionate about creating intelligent, intuitive and easy-to-use products, underpinned by advanced assessment technology. At the heart of our best-of-breed products lies our iEQ9 Intelligent Questionnaire, used globally by Enneagram practitioners. 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__label__cc	0.744676	0.255324	Iodine 150mcg 180 Tablets Recomended PVP: 13.85€ VAT inc. Unitary cost: 0.08€ per Tab Where to buy Iodine 150µg Potassium iodide. 100% of NRV Note: We have had on the market our product 8240-500 Iodine 150 μg from Kelp seaweed extract for 30 years, but due to the difficulties we have found in the production of the last batches, to obtain the raw material from seaweed Kelp that guarantees stable levels of Iodine as well as the absence of contaminants, in July 2017 we value reformulate this product, achieving a guaranteed and stable contribution of 150 μg of iodine in the form of potassium iodide. As this situation of instability in the sources of Kelp algae is worldwide, also the Spanish health authorities have sampled products of Iodine from Kelp algae present in the market and our previous presentation was analyzed by the Directorate General of Public Health of the Ministry of Madrid and the result is: IODINE FOOD COMPLEMENT 150μg seal 0002972: no cadmium was detected in the sample. Although the result obtained was expected, since the GMP manufacturing standards guarantee the finished product, and that our previous product also complies with the "Regulation 1881/2006, by which the maximum content of certain contaminants in the food products, and their modifications ", we continue with the new presentation that prevents the production delayed by the difficult procurement of guaranteed raw material and also provides a more stable and safe level of Iodine for our consumers. Iodine 150µg as potassium iodide: The richest sources of iodine are sea vegetables such as kelp (which can absorb significant amounts from seawater) and fish, although it can be difficult to obtain enough from fish, unless you it eat fish regularly. Dairy foods such as milk are also a rich source. If you eat little or no fish or dairy then an iodine supplement is necessary, to plug any shortfalls in the diet. More recent research has highlighted pregnant women and those breastfeeding and teenage girls as groups that fall short of adequate intakes. Although needed by the body in only tiny amounts, iodine plays a vitally important role in health and wellbeing. Iodine is used by the thyroid gland to produce the hormones thyroxine and tri-iodo thyroxine. These control our metabolic rate, the speed at which our body burns fat and sugars to release energy. Iodine is also needed for normal growth and development and skin health. A full 150µg of iodine is provided in every tablet Small, easy to swallow tablets Manufactured in the UK in premises that operate to stringent pharmaceutical standards of GMP Iodine contributes to the normal thyroid function and normal production of thyroid hormones A white coated round tablet Cada tableta aporta: %VRN* Iodine 150 µg (potassium iodide) 100 Less than 1 hour. The following list of allergens is excluded: Wheat, Barley, Soya, Eggs, Milk (and milk products), Lactose, Nuts, Sulphites, Celery, Fish, Shellfish, Yeast and Gluten containing ingredients. Pregnant women should consult their doctor before taking this product. To be stored in a cool dry place and protected from light. The daily intake of this product is 1 to 2 tabs per day. The table of Usage & Administration, shows the minimum daily intake of the product , which in this case is 1 tablet.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1363
__label__wiki	0.628436	0.628436	Anna Ramos is the Business Initiatives Director at the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce. DAN MARSCHKA \| Staff Photographer Lancaster Chamber's Anna Ramos is building a workforce for the future Enelly Betancourt \| La Voz Lancaster Anna Ramos’ eyes light up when she talks about broadening existing efforts to help adults and youth improve their skills and increase their employment opportunities. It’s her daily job as business initiatives director at the Lancaster Chamber, a position Ramos has held since 2016. “I work with individuals and businesses to understand their needs and create a pipeline to meet those needs,” says Ramos. Ramos, 43, focuses on identifying sectors where there is job growth while she cultivates relationships with local employers, and identifies resources for workforce development. “I get so excited about it,” says Ramos. “We are on the brink of creating a career pathway coalition to bring all the workforce-related work under one umbrella,” she says. What keeps her doing what she does day after day? “Going into work every morning and helping people find out about work opportunities and what types of career paths are available,” says Ramos. La Voz Lancaster Enfoque: Anna Ramos está construyendo una fuerza de trabajo para el futuro It’s a feeling she enjoys and relives in her quiet moments, which have become a frequent commodity. Ramos lost her mother to cancer last May. “I was her sole caregiver. I kept busy between her, my children and my husband while holding a full-time job,” says Ramos. Without the responsibilities of having to care for a terminally ill parent, and her adult children already out of the house, things in the Ramos household are a lot quieter these days. “Now I have more time to throw myself into my career. I’m trying to figure things out,” says Ramos. Hometown: Lancaster Family: Husband, Freddy, daughters Angilee, 25, Melissa, 23, Helena, 19 and grandson, Mason, 5. Growing up I wanted to be: A teacher. I love putting lesson plans together and the concept of teaching people new things. I nurture that by teaching Sunday school at my church. First job: I was a dining room assistant at Brethren Village Nursing Home during my high school years. Advice I give frequently: Patience is a virtue. Our world is so fast-paced… sometimes patience is just what we need. Best advice ever received: Only worry about what you can control and can influence. It’s something a former supervisor and mentor used to tell me all the time. En Breve - La Voz Lancaster Newsletter — Latino community news, stories and events delivered every Wednesday. I would like to have dinner with: Michelle Obama. I’d like to talk about how she managed to be such a supportive wife, while raising girls. Best part of my day: Driving to work in the morning, picking up a cup of coffee and easing up into the rest of the day. I’m trying to improve at: Self-care. I never take time out for myself. Favorite book: ‘The Four Agreements’ by Don Miguel Ruiz. The author talks about four principles to live a happy, focused and grounded life. Something you’ll always find in my refrigerator: Orange juice. Best vacation spot: I love the beach, especially the Outer Banks. I want to go to: Italy. I want to spend time in Tuscany. Guilty pleasure: A body massage. Three words that describe me: I’m compassionate. I’m faithful, it’s a big part of who I am and wouldn’t have been able to raise three girls and maintain a 25-year marriage without my faith. I think I’m also fun to be with. I always try to make light of every situation and live in the moment.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1364
__label__wiki	0.593153	0.593153	Engaging Photography Jodie Dalgleish Gavin Hipkins: The Domain (Victoria University Press, 2017), 240 pp., $70 The monograph Gavin Hipkins: The Domain, released in November 2017 to mark the opening of the Dowse Art Museum’s largest-ever survey exhibition of the same name, is a beautifully produced, super-illustrated tome. It begins with three ‘meaty’ essays, ends with a plethora of historic texts, and contains 147 pages of colour plates (over half the book) in between. Significantly, it provides an opportunity to more singularly study the richly proliferative, multi-threaded and motif-circling practice of a senior New Zealand artist working across still and moving image in both gallery and cinema contexts. However, the non-indexed, non-thematic (and non-chronological) ordering of its wedge of colour plates might hamper that study at times. In the form of this short review, I will draw a thread through its essays to trace what emerges to me as Hipkins’ agreed-upon domain, as I have also encountered it over the years. Recurring throughout is an exploration of the way that Hipkins’ work of the ‘still’ image has always been inflected by film, and his film by the still image. Across all of it, there is the opening of a creative space concerned with images themselves: their allure, histories and relations. Across numerous locations, photographic modes, periods of time and cultural (sub)texts, Hipkins’ domain is one of the aggregation and collapse of all of those things into visually arresting works loaded with problematically puzzling connections always left open to their material details. In the opening essay by Dowse director Courtney Johnston, we begin with the artist’s early exhibition of his series of Falls: his falling ‘still’ images hung in long film-reel-like strips. Turning the camera on himself and his domestic environment in continuous takes of ‘looking around’, Hipkins is ‘massing’ single-shot images of a paraphernalia of objects that strobe and stutter their way down the contiguous frames that make a work’s lengths. As in the well-known Zerfall (1997–98), we are co-opted by the rolling detail of each sudden object’s slight variations. Through the curiously enticing clip-fall of a circular light switch, a silhouetted bare lightbulb, round-headed spray nozzles and cream-dispensing pumps etc., our gaze is ‘snagged backwards or forwards or sideways’ as if we are always suspended in the performative act of paying hyper-attention to the artist’s own plethoric form of attention. Also notable is the still-yet-moving image of Hipkins’ prior work The Field (1994–95): a massive wall of 1500 photograms. Here the light-to-dark reversal of darkroom exposure converts the random light-blocking placement of a polystyrene ball on sheets of white photographic paper into a plethora of illuminated discs cast across dark field-clips. Its visual motif spins out in peculiar detail in all directions, ceaselessly variable in position and subtleties of light across columns and rows. It snags our attention, once again, while opening further trajectories of work: the large-scale compilations of polystyrene balls ‘built’ curiously frame by frame; and the overlay of pictorial scenes with the white flare of delicate domestic accoutrements-in-photogram, or buttons, or – in the case of collaboration with jeweller Karl Fritsch – real jewels.1 At the same time there is also the ‘pervasiveness of circular forms’ that marks the orbit of Hipkins’ vision, and that signifies, for me, the selective (positive- and negative-making) process of engaging sight itself. Hipkins’ amassment and continual (re)arrangement of images and their motifs typify his process of ‘thinking about image making’ that, recurrently, unsettles the relationship between the act of ‘taking’ a photograph and the settler-inflected impulse to familiarise the territory we occupy. In The Homely (1997–2000), for example, the artist presents a profusion of instamatic images shot throughout New Zealand and Australia in a horizontal frieze.2 A model clipper ship with sails unfurled, a dilapidated imitation Māori gateway, an antique felt snow mask, a lighthouse and its buildings blurred on a landscape’s point etc.: each image seems to inevitably act as a signifier of some kind of nationhood, as we walk alongside. And in his photo-montage works, such as Empire (2007)3 and Second Empire (2008), appropriated illustrations from mid-twentieth-century Commonwealth and Empire boys’ annuals and late nineteenth-century travelogues (respectively) are emblazoned with the slogans and tokens of embroidered urban patches. It is as if the artist is not only expanding his ambit of source material but also charging it with a series of shocks. For, consistently, Hipkins’ collection and sequencing of content opens the image – in all its shifting relations and possible meanings – to a space of constant (re)configuration. And this is borne out in his films. Beginning with the exhibition of experimental video in the late 1990s, Hipkins’ moving-image work has expanded the visual themes and disruptive ‘narratives’ of his still-image works. In his short films, such as The Port (2014), for example, the artist’s ‘borrowing and coupling’ (Hipkins) of material plays out, even more, the entanglements of geography and time.4 Travelling disparate ports of call, The Port creates a mysterious trajectory of image-and-thought across: the landscapes of the monumental eighteenth-century astronomical structures of Jantar Mantars in Jaipur and New Delhi; the ex-quarry-borne, and master-planned, Stonefields community in Auckland; New Zealand’s scenic South Island; and narration from H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine (1895) that also travels backwards and forwards between centuries and terrestrial zones. Characteristically, Hipkins increases the creative circulation of image after image to open a multiplicitous space for the re(casting) of our sense of their lineage, over time. Yet, as outlined in the next essay by City Gallery’s chief curator Robert Leonard, Hipkins’ path to filmmaking was not a quick or necessarily direct one. Initially taking the expected approach of writing scripts, pitching for funding and engaging actors and crews, it was six years before his moving image work took the form of his first short film: the ‘surprisingly conventional’ and ‘angsty’ portrait of an artist on a Christ Trip, The Master (2010). And it was not until This Fine Island (2012) that the artist hit upon his characteristically disjunctive yet strangely conjunctive combination of images and voiceover text – albeit in the first minute of the otherwise ‘coherent’ but ‘over-engineered’ short film. It’s a mesmerising beginning: a ‘disconnected litany’ of fragments of Charles Darwin’s description of the Bay of Islands in his memoir of the round-the-globe Voyage of the Beagle (1839), playing (mostly) over a still (‘locked-off’) shot of the stormy culmination of a waterfall. It typifies Hipkins’ productive space of disorientation that would make his first (and only) feature film, Erewhon (2014) a ‘tour de force’. A study in Hipkins’ provocative kind of montage, Erewhon runs for a full 92 minutes.5 Its source materials and ‘subject’ seem locally relevant: its voiceover ‘cherry-picks’ from Samuel Butler’s Erewhon (1872) – a satiric commentary on utopian humanism and its geographic expansion, written after his years of sheep farming in New Zealand’s high country;6 and its mostly ‘still’ imagery plays out associated South Island scenes in a slow and beguiling kind of lushness and lull. But Hipkins ‘doubles down’ on the deliberately disorienting effect of Butler’s uncanny ‘nowhere’ land (being the book’s title in anagram) with its not yet colonised native people. And its images – interspersed with other lands and random detail shots – never seem to line up. It compels us to continually seek out a narrative as we ask ourselves: Are we making connections that aren’t there, or missing ones that are? It ensnares us in its seemingly indefatigable ‘historical imbroglio’: in Hipkins’ domain of the ‘moving’ and the ‘still’. In the last essay, film artist and curator George Clark more theoretically explores the intersection of still photography and film that is materially essential to Hipkins’ practice. Centrally, he considers the artist’s oeuvre in terms of the ‘essay film’ and the way that the essentially paradoxical nature of film – its illusion of movement that arises sequentially from stillness – is heightened by that form’s experimental approach and critical intent. The photographic image is identified as the essential material component of time that is released to create the ‘persistence of vision’ that creates a flow of sight and thought in film. And it is the ‘essay film’ that most works across genres to create lateral, non-deterministic relations between images and text (typically ‘what is said’), in a poetics of thought that explores the nature and histories of those images themselves.7 So, we could say that Hipkins very effectively engages us in the productive ‘gaps’ between image and ‘narrative’, as this is also fundamental to the joint workings of photography and film. Clark’s thesis is worthy of consideration, but so too is the relevance, or not, of Hipkins’ films to the (albeit nascent) scholarly field of the essay film. For Clark mentions but two of the artist’s films, New Age (2016) and New World (2016), and only in passing.8 Although study of the essay film runs the risk of becoming all-inclusive and all-elusive, as its specialist and film theorist Laura Rascaroli writes, it is a form consistently concerned with the ways in which a direct address to an audience (or with rhetorical strategies, more generally), opens a performative and immersive space of ‘communicative negotiation’ based on its material details.9 Surely in Hipkins’ works there is a rich source of ways with which to think of the ‘essay film’, and to consider the ways in which the artist might both problematise and expand its international field?10 In a second part to his essay, Clark describes the historically loaded sites that Hipkins both photographs and plays back to us as resonant spaces of memory and projection. Those sites and their built structures are, as Clark goes on to explore, a ‘mimetic apparatus’ (somehow embodying their history) which, in turn, charges the artist’s camera which, in turn, creates a still image, which, in turn, is moved into a space of movement punctuated by the gaps that arise in the fragmentation and collapse of given linear narratives. And, in Hipkins’ filmic dynamism of ‘the weird and the eerie’ (Mark Fisher) that plays up the ‘weird’ of what does not belong (e.g. a teeming of images) and the ‘eerie’ of a presence or absence that we did not expect to come next, the artist’s work carries the cinematically-rich embodiment of the still image throughout his practice.11 Hipkins finds a way of processing the ‘selective perception and blindness’ (Clark) that is contained in our histories so that, in the end, we can look back at the still yet moving image, as he always has, in works that invite us to perform a personal yet socio-political archaeology of our subjective and institutional genealogies. This is Hipkins’ rich domain, and with this monograph in hand, it deserves further study. Including: The Colony (2000–02) [https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/948571] and The Pavilion (2011), New Age (2002–) and The Sanctuary (2004–06) [https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/779421 and https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/779400]; Tender Buttons (2006) and The Terrace (2008) [https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/848435]; and Der Tiefenglanz (2012–13) [https://wellington-city-council.culturalspot.org/asset-viewer/der-tiefenglanz-octopus/wQH6IckBfFw1ig?exhibitId=VgKCDb4EQVO0IQ] Gavin Hipkins: The Homely (2001): https://citygallery.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/PGH.pdf www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/24009/empire-loft www.circuit.org.nz/film/the-port-trailer www.circuit.org.nz/film/erewhon-trailer Sue Zemka, ‘“Erewhon” and the end of utopian humanism’, ELH, 69:2, 2002, 439–72: www.jstor.org.proxy.bnl.lu/stable/30032027 Key references are made to: André Bazin and, in particular, his review of Chris Marker’s Lettre de Sibérie: https://chrismarker.org/andre-bazin-on-chris-marker-1958/; Jean-Pierre Gorin and his series The Way of the Termite: www.filmmuseum.at/jart/prj3/filmmuseum/main.jart?j-j-url=/en/film_program/scope&schienen_id=1215680368485&ss1=y; and Eadweard Muybridge’s 1890s photographic study of motion and Leonardo de Vinci’s ‘persistence of vision’ in Thom Andersen’s essay film Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer: https://lux.org.uk/work/eadweard-muybridge-zoopraxographer For a full list of Hipkins’ films see: www.circuit.org.nz/artist/gavin-hipkins Laura Rascaroli, ‘The essay film: Problems, definitions, textual commitments’, Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media, Wayne State University Press, 49:2, 2008, 24; Rascaroli, ‘Performance in and of the Essay film: Jean-Luc Godard plays Jean-Luc Godard in Notre musique (2004)’, Studies in French Cinema, 9:1, 2009, 49, 50-51, 56. Here I recognise Robert Leonard’s comment that because Hipkins’ voiceover text is ‘someone else’s words’ and he is not identified as the narrator, ‘the film essay [for him] is a trope’. Yet note the opportunity to discuss this further, in light of the essay film’s variety of rhetorical strategies and the possible use of the ‘essay film’ as a trope within the field of the essay film itself. Fisher, The Weird and the Eerie (Duncan Baird Publishers, 2016). JODIE DALGLEISH is a writer, curator and sonic artist living in Luxembourg. She is returning to her own practice after more than a decade curating within New Zealand’s art museum sector. She has been published online and in print in numerous arts-related publications, including the Paris-based online visual arts platform Contemporary Hum. Filed Under: art and photography, arts and culture	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1365
__label__cc	0.71815	0.28185	Academic Programs / English Education / English Education Licensure Program (6-12) / Current page: English Education Licensure Program (6-12) English Education Licensure Program (6-12) (M.A.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction) This program is offered to State of Virginia Licensure applicants only. Other applicants including International students should apply for English Education (M.A.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction) Campus: Virginia Tech Blacksburg Campus Instructions: Residential/On Campus The English Education programs at Virginia Tech meld traditional issues of teaching writing, language and literature with newly emerging practices and research in adolescent literacy, new literacies, multimodal technologies and teaching and learning in 21st-century classrooms. VDOE Approved Credits of Coursework Field Internship Opportunities Faculty Commitment Our English Education Program This program is designed for students interested in teaching middle or high school English, grades 6-12, who have successfully completed an undergraduate major in English. The MAED in English Education includes a combination of graduate coursework (e.g., educational foundations, methods of teaching English) and fieldwork (e.g., a 3-hour early field internship during the fall semester and a 9-hour student teaching internship during the spring semester). Students admitted to the program are required to complete 9-12 hours of coursework before beginning the early field internship. The program requires a minimum of 15-18 months to complete. There is also a two-year option. Why Study English Education Here? The English Education programs at Virginia Tech prepare English teachers, teacher educators, and scholars to be successful in the context of increasingly standardized education reforms. Working from the perspective that learning should be a generative act, faculty guide students in the exploration of concepts that make student-centered, dialogic approaches central constructs in the study of teaching and learning. Courses in the program focus on literacy development and consider the roles of language and culture in approaches to teaching that bring classroom content into dialogue with students’ lives in 21st century classrooms. The M.A.Ed. in English Education includes a combination of graduate coursework (e.g., educational foundations, methods of teaching English) and fieldwork (e.g., a 3-hour early field internship during the fall semester and a 9-hour student teaching internship during the spring semester). Students admitted to the program are required to complete 9-12 hours of coursework before beginning the early field internship. Foundations: (9 credits) EDCI 5104: Schooling in American Society EDEP 5154: Psych Foundations in Education EDCI 5554: Educating Exceptional Learners Research: (3 credits) EDCI 5784: Inquiry Based Learning with Digital Technology Concentration: (9 credits) EDCI 5724: Teaching in the Middle and Secondary School I (English) EDCI 5744: Teaching in the Middle and Secondary School II (English) EDCI 5444: Teaching Adolescent Readers Cognate: (6 credits) EDCI 6264: Comprehension Processes and Content Area Reading EDCI 5454: Teaching Composition (Preferred) OR EDCI 5524: Behavior Management in K-12 Classrooms EDCI 5614: Digitally Mediated Learning EDCI 5124: Gender in Education EDEP 5194: Research on the Assessment of Student Achievement Field Experience: (12 credits) EDCI 5964: Field Experience, 3 credits, fall EDCI 5754: Internship, 9 credits, spring Additional Electives EDEP 5114: Learning and Cognition (Fall) EDCI 5134: Gender and Education (Fall) EDCI 5784: Topics in Diversity and Multicultural Education (Fall) EDCI 5174: Informal Learning and Youth EDCI 6034: Education and Anthropology EDIT 5614: Digitally Mediated Learning (Spring) EDCI 5784: Philosophy of Education Technology (Spring) EDCI 5784: Schooling and Post-Civil Rights (Spring) Testing Requirements Register for and pass the Praxis Core and Praxis II tests. The Praxis II test required for admission is English Language Arts: Content Knowledge (5038). Passing scores on both the Praxis Core and Praxis II are required for admission into the program. Students can pass out of the Praxis Core exam with a state-approved SAT or ACT score. Register for and pass the reading and writing sections of the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA). Learn more about the full licensure requirements Students may enter the program on several different tracks: 5th Year Program (Dual Status) or 2 Year Program. The program is NCATE approved and meets the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) guidelines. The Virginia Tech licensure program has reciprocity with 35 + states and/or territories. This program is designed for students interested in teaching middle or high school English, grades 6-12. Most of students pursuing our program become English or writing instructors. Blacksburg Campus This degree program is offered at the Blacksburg campus. The Blacksburg campus offers students the full services of the university, including an extensive library, technology support, and the Graduate Life Center. Full Licensure Requirements Undergraduate Content Requirements Teacher Education Alumni Performance Data 2017-2018 Dialogic pedagogy Qualitative methodology Writing instruction and creativity Trevor T Stewart, Associate Professor Place-based pedagogy Special populations in rural communities Amy Price Azano, Associate Professor English Education Research Highlights Azano, A. P. (2019). A place for local in critical global literacies. English Journal, 108(3), 108-110. Azano, A. P., Tackett, M. E., & Sigmon, M. L. (2017). Understanding the puzzle behind the pictures: A content analysis of children’s picture books about autism. AERA Open, 3(2), 1-12. Azano, A. P. (2015). Addressing the rural context in literacies research: A call to action. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 59(3), 267-269. Meth, J. M., & Azano, A. P. (2012). Negotiating the rub between cultures: Teacher talk and sustained shifts in practice. English Education, 44, 354-374. Stewart, T. T. (2018). Dialogue, inquiry, changing roles, and the dialogical self. In F. Meijers & H. Hermans (Eds.), The Dialogical self in education. Cultural psychology of education, Vol. 5, (pp. 35-47). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. Boggs, G. L., Stewart, T. T., & Jansky, T. (2018). Economic relevance and planning for literacy instruction: Reconciling competing ideologies. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 61(5), 553-565. Stewart, T. T., & Boggs, G. L. (2016). Emerging dialogic structures in education reform: An analysis of urban teachers’ online compositions. Dialogic Pedagogy: An International Online Journal, 4, 142-161. Azano, A. P., & Stewart, T. T. (2015). Exploring place and practicing justice: Preparing pre-service teachers for success in rural schools. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 30(9), 1-12. English Education (M.A.Ed.) Students interested in applying to the English Education Licensure Preparation Program (M.A.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction) should contact the program leader, Dr. Trevor T. Stewart, by email at ttstew@vt.edu. State of Virginia Licensure Applicants Spring: October 15 (Target deadline. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and students are admitted after Oct 15 when space is available) Summer I: May 1 Summer II: June 1 Fall: August 1 Trevor Stewart Program Leader ttstew@vt.edu School of Education (SOE) Programs soeprograms@vt.edu 226 War Memorial Hall (0313) 370 Drillfield Drive	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1373
__label__cc	0.535837	0.464163	FilmScene welcomes a new programming director Posted on Nov 30, 2017 by Leah Vonderheide Rebecca Fons is originally from Winterset, Iowa, and studied at the University of Iowa. — photo courtesy of FilmScene This November, FilmScene announced a new addition to their movie-loving family: Rebecca Fons joined the staff as the programming director of Iowa City’s four-year-old downtown cinema. Working with film buyer Connie White, Fons will continue to craft new series and programs, while ensuring that the theater continues to screen provocative and engaging new releases — what filmgoers have come to expect from FilmScene and their university-based partner, the Bijou Film Board. Fons received a BA in Cinema and Comparative Literature from the University of Iowa before serving as the education director for the Chicago International Film Festival for over nine years. She also holds a Masters Degree in Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago and recently spearheaded the million-dollar rehabilitation of the historic Iowa Theater in her hometown of Winterset. Here, Fons shares her formative movie experiences and hopes and plans for the future of FilmScene, as well as her favorite movie theater snack. You’re joining an incredible staff at FilmScene: Joe Tiefenthaler (executive director), Andrew Sherburne (associate director), Kate Markham (director of operations), Ross Meyer (head projectionist) and Connie White (film booker). Can you describe your particular role and responsibilities at FilmScene as the program director? I am so honored to be joining the FilmScene team. In my first few weeks I’ve been reminded again and again why FilmScene is a leading name in the art house theater community — it’s the talent and dedication behind the scenes. We’re all working together to bring the best cinema to Iowa City audiences, and so — in broad terms, as programming director, I’m leading that charge. My role and responsibilities are to not only continue crafting some of FilmScene’s already robust and popular programs (our Rooftop series, The Picture Show) but also curate and craft new series, programs and initiatives. I also work closely with Connie to ensure that we bring highly anticipated, critically acclaimed new releases to our screens. Even though 2017 isn’t wrapped up yet, we’re already looking at 2018, 2019 and 2020. You earned your BA in Cinema and Comparative Literature Studies from the University of Iowa. Did you have an “aha” moment regarding film during the course? I graduated so long ago even the department has a new name! First, my “aha” moment was probably watching F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, when I realized I wasn’t watching the film, I was studying it, like I would a painting at a museum. That was when my relationship with cinema went from “I just really like movies” to “film is art”. I also really loved the moment that I realized I don’t like Citizen Kane. I watched it probably five times, in five different classes and just didn’t get the hype (I’m sure people are reading this, shocked!). That moment — finding my voice to say what I did and didn’t like about a film, even one so universally beloved — was a big moment for me. I hear you used to frequent the Bijou Theater when it was at the IMU. Were you excited to learn that Bijou now works in partnership with FilmScene? What do you think are the benefits for FilmScene in partnering with a student organization? What are the benefits for a student organization like Bijou in partnering with FilmScene? What do you think the future holds for this partnership? I was a big Bijou nerd, for sure. I saw Donnie Darko at the Bijou something like six times! It’s terrific that FilmScene and the Bijou are so connected, and I can’t imagine it any other way. We are positioned in the backyard — or more like the front yard — of the University, and how fortunate to be surrounded by engaged, enthusiastic students. Film programming is made more exceptional by the diverse voices who program the films and connect them to audiences, so to work with the Bijou board and to support them as they select films and facilitate dialogues around those films is an honor. My goal is to make the partnership between FilmScene and the Bijou stronger and one to last a lifetime. When I was seven years old, I saw The Little Mermaid at the theater. I had to close my eyes when Ursula came on screen because I was terrified, but I loved being at the theater. I’m still a fairly fragile filmgoer, but of course I still love going to the movies. Did you have a formative movie theater experience as a child? I’m right there with you on The Little Mermaid — I distinctly remember being very scared by the eels, Flotsam and Jetsam and then leaving the theater in Des Moines and there was a thunderstorm raging. I can — to this day — sing all the lyrics to “Part Of Your World,” by the way. I think my most formative experience was sitting on my mom and dad’s bed out in the country of Winterset, Iowa and watching, on VHS, the 1963 Jason and the Argonauts. The special effects blew my mind, in the same way that I imagine the audience seeing the Lumière brother’s “Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station” felt when the saw that train and thought it was coming straight at them. In addition to its regularly scheduled films, FilmScene offers a variety of specialty film series — Late Shift at the Grindhouse, Vino Vérité, The Picture Show, Bijou After Hours, Bijou Horizons, etc. Do you think FilmScene has something for everyone? In what ways do you think FilmScene can continue to reach out to — and serve — all members of Iowa City’s vibrant and diverse community? FilmScene has an amazing reach — that we are open 365 days a year means we are always bringing something new, always challenging audiences with diverse titles. From kids to film snobs (I say that lovingly), from students to the permanent residents of Iowa City, I think we’re doing right by our patrons. That being said, there is always room for growth. I’ll be working with the rest of the FilmScene team to promote diversity on our screens, to support relationships between FilmScene and Iowa City’s underserved population and to make sure as much as we are showing films, we are also listening to our community and bringing stories that are relevant to all of Iowa City’s residents. One great example of this effort is my focus on further development of FilmScene’s education program. We’ve already got our incredible Animation Camp that will continue and grow, and we’re working on initiatives like year-round film screenings for Iowa City public school students and a program for continuing adult education. Until recently, I always ate Milk Duds at the movie theater. Now I go for the Jujubes. I’m not sure if that communicates something profound about me. Do you have a favorite movie theater candy or snack? Do you think it says something about you? Whoa, you made the switch from chocolate to fruit! That’s a big change, so I think it must communicate some shift in your psyche. I’m a Swedish Fish and glass of white wine person. I think my choice just means I don’t like to have sticky or greasy fingers. You have experience working for both theaters and film festivals in Chicago and across Iowa. Which experience do you think you’ll draw from the most as the programming director of FilmScene? I’ll never forget, years ago, wise words that were said to me. It was day seven of the Chicago International Film Festival (out of 14) and it was a busy night — I was handling someone very famous, shuttling them from the red carpet to the theater, and then had to run and moderate three Q&As. Then I had to somehow pick up the celebrity, get them to their car and run to my computer to confirm ten school buses for a student screening the next morning. I must have looked stressed out, because a colleague said to me, “Fons, we’re just showing people movies.” I say this to myself all the time — we’re just showing people movies, and what a joy that is. How fortunate I am to be a facilitator of audiences and stories. I have been lucky to work smooth events and rocky ones, pre-screen and program endless films, moderate discussions in front of audiences as small as two and as large as a thousand. All of that experience will come in to play every day at FilmScene, because I’m always thinking about the audience and the goal: showing people movies. On your average trip to the movies, would you rather watch a comedy, horror or romance? That’s tough. Definitely not horror. I love to be scared, but it’s too stressful. Romance is super subjective and usually incredibly unrealistic on the big screen (at least lately). I’ll go with comedy. Many of my favorite films — Tootsie, Big Trouble in Little China, Home For the Holidays — are ultimately comedies. FilmScene hosts a lot of events throughout the year, including trivia nights and a live Oscar viewing party. Do you have any ideas for potential new events at FilmScene? I love a good film-themed costume night! I’m sure I’ll suggest far too many of those. I’m also interested in highlighting films from different regions of the world. Maybe you’ll see a series dedicated to films from the Middle East or from China on our screens in the future — there are so many exciting new artists to discover. We are also working on showcasing female-made films in 2018; stay tuned for those details. How many times have you seen Moana? Zero. I’ve heard it is actually pretty great, too. As FilmScene’s programming director, what do you hope to have accomplished one year from now? I’d like to have at least 50 sold out shows happen between now and this time next year. I’d like to have FilmScene’s education initiatives be developed, starting and/or in full swing, and I’d like to have worn a hard hat over at the Chauncey’s construction site at least once. Category: Arts & Entertainment, Community/News Tags: FilmScene, Iowa City News, Rebecca Fons Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community/NewsTagged FilmScene, Iowa City News, Rebecca Fons Putting hashtag activism at the center of the conversationYour Village: What’s happening with the empty lot at the corner of College and Van Buren? natasa durovicova says: A good interview (hooray for underscoring FS’s standing debt to the venerable and essential Bijou), and what a promising hire (despite that regrettable take on Citizen Kane)! Welcome, Rebecca Fons! LYNN A COFER-CHASE says: Congrats and lots of love and hugs, Mama C	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1382
__label__cc	0.571201	0.428799	Locks and Security News: your weekly locks and security industry newsletter 17th December 2014 Issue no. 245 Your industry news - first We strongly recommend viewing Locks and Security News full size in your web browser. Click our masthead above to visit our website version. Please note that you are viewing an archived issue of Locks and Security News. Advanced Keys introduces its Rover MG Pektron service As you know, you will need a working programmed remote before you can add a new remote in diagnostically. If you don't have a working remote we can help, says Advanced Keys. "Just send us the Pektron unit and we can send it back with a Pre-programmed remote making it as simple as 'plug and play.'" Pektron unit cloning available: water damaged Pektron unit? Advanced Keys are now able to clone it for you. 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With plans to streamline footage straight to police custody suites, it looks set to achieve even more too. Delta DSC800 bollards stand sentry at Windsor Castle Delta Scientific, a leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, has announced that Windsor Castle, home of the English and British monarchy since the time of Henry I (1110 AD) and the longest occupied palace in Europe, is being protected from terrorist vehicle attacks with Delta's DSC800 decorative bollards. Decorative bollards stop 15,000 Pound (6,800 kg) vehicles travelling 30 mph (50 kph). Comelit selected by The Berkeley Group for luxury development Comelit UK, part of the global Comelit manufacturing group, has provided over 250 monitors and 23 entrance panels for a new development in Richmond, southwest London. 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To prevent this newsletter from getting swept up by overzealous email filters, we suggest that you add [email protected] s.com to your address book. New guidance on the use of drones The ICO has published advice for the public on the data protection issues connected to the use of drones. The advice confirms that the personal use of drones will not normally be covered by the Act, but that users should still act responsibly to avoid having an unnecessary impact on people’s privacy. Specialist London Sports College chooses Basson to help cut crime Caterham High School, Dagenham & Redbridge, recently installed a remotely monitored security system supplied by specialist infrared CCTV supplier, Basson Group. The school administrators were looking for a surveillance solution capable of protecting them against the rising problem of stolen lead roofing and other break-ins being experienced by schools across the borough. Top marks all round for the TradeLocks Open Weekend On the 22nd-23rd November, over one hundred and fifty locksmiths travelled from far and wide to UAP Tradelocks HQ in order to attend the highly-anticipated TradeLocks Open Weekend - and what a success it was! Is your website vulnerable to ‘oldest hackers’ trick in the book’? A hotel booking website has been fined £7,500 after becoming the latest victim of one of the ‘oldest hackers’ tricks in the book’. The ICO is warning organisations that they must act now to protect themselves from SQL injection attacks – which remain one of the most common forms of online attack. Skyguard scoops lone worker honours at security excellence awards Skyguard have been recognised for their continued outstanding contribution to Lone Worker protection at the recent IFSEC Security and Fire Excellence Awards 2014, beating some tough competition in the 'Best Deployment of Lone Worker Technology' category. Presented at the prestigious Hilton Hotel on Park Lane in London attended by over 1,000 Security industry experts, Director Will Murray received the award on behalf of the company. CCTV: Why standards need to adapt to Technological developments The CCTV sector is continuing to experience rapid change due to technological innovation. Simon Adcock, Chairman of the British Security Industry Association's (BSIA) CCTV Section, explains why legislation, regulation and standards must also adapt if they are to serve their purpose effectively. VPS acquires Camwatch VPS has announced the acquisition of Camwatch, a specialist security provider to a wide range of sectors in the United Kingdom. The transaction completed November 2014, last week. Based in Greater Manchester, Camwatch has over 10 years' experience in developing security products. Investing in a secure future Following significant growth over recent months, security specialist Yale is investing in the future of the sector with the appointment of two new team members. Castel selected for major German supermarket chain German supermarket giant, Aldi, best known for its ultra-low prices and 'stacked-up-high' goods in its stores, has selected Castel to supply IP intercom systems for its new regional distribution and staff administration centres across the UK. © Locks and Security News 2019. Subscribe \| Unsubscribe \| Cookies \| Sitemap	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1389
__label__wiki	0.807019	0.807019	WHO Refuses to Publish Report on Cancers in Iraq Caused by Depleted Uranium via World News Daily Information Clearing House By Denis Halliday September 13, 2013 “Information Clearing House – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has categorically refused in defiance of its own mandate to share evidence uncovered in Iraq that US military use of Depleted Uranium and other weapons have not only killed many civilians, but continue to result in the birth of deformed babies. This issue was first brought to light in 2004 in a WHO expert report “on the long-term health of Iraq’s civilian population resulting from depleted uranium (DU) weapons”. This earlier report was “held secret”, namely suppressed by the WHO: The study by three leading radiation scientists cautioned that children and adults could contract cancer after breathing in dust containing DU, which is radioactive and chemically toxic. But it was blocked from publication by the World Health Organization (WHO), which employed the main author, Dr Keith Baverstock, as a senior radiation advisor. He alleges that it was deliberately suppressed, though this is denied by WHO. (See Rob Edwards, WHO ‘Suppressed’ Scientific Study Into Depleted Uranium Cancer Fears in Iraq, The Sunday Herald, February 24, 2004) Almost nine years later, a joint WHO- Iraqi Ministry of Health Report on cancers and birth defect in Iraq was to be released in November 2012. “It has been delayed repeatedly and now has no release date whatsoever.” To this date the WHO study remains “classified”. According to Hans von Sponeck, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, “The US government sought to prevent the WHO from surveying areas in southern Iraq where depleted uranium had been used and caused serious health and environmental dangers.” (quoted in Mozhgan Savabieasfahani Rise of Cancers and Birth Defects in Iraq: World Health Organization Refuses to Release Data, Global Research, July 31, 2013 Tagged with depleted uranium (du), Hans von Sponeck, health, Iraq, Keith Baverstock, WHO. « Run for Your Life! via Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC) 井戸水のトリチウム、１７万ベクレルに上昇　福島第一 via 朝日新聞 »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1395
__label__wiki	0.789212	0.789212	Review by Vadim Rizov @vrizov Benedict Cumberbatch Dakota Johnson Johnny Depp Is this the good Johnny Depp movie we’ve been promised for so long? Hells no. A compendium of dull gangster shenanigans which shirks hard reality at ever turn. Despite Johnny Depp’s best efforts, this by the numbers gangster biopic doesn’t do its story justice. James “Whitey” Bulger began his criminal career at the tender age of 14, when he was arrested and charged with larceny; Black Mass, Scott Cooper’s stultifyingly anaemic biopic, begins in 1975, well after the time he served in Alcatraz. We know that the film is set (and was, commendably, shot) in Boston, because the word “Southie” (Bulger’s neighbourhood terrain) is said approximately as many times as “fuck” is in The Big Lebowski – the film generally takes similarly clunky pains to convince us of its veracity. And yet this is clearly a film that is making generic, unconvincing guesses about its subject and milieu. A very pertinent example: Whitey’s one son died in 1973, but the film bumps the date up to the late ’70s, at some unspecified point (Black Mass is fuzzy on the exact progression of time, among other things) after the opening “1975” card. The collective voiceover (the tell-don’t-show screenplay is credited to Jez Butterworth and Mark Mallouk), sourced from various former criminal associates turning informants to the FBI, explicitly attributes an increase in Whitey’s ambition and sheer violence to this death, but such chronological scrambling is demonstrably a screenwriter’s lazy convenience. This penchant for easy psychologising is especially bothersome because Black Mass reduces the exact details of Whitey’s operations to a few lines about all the rackets he ran and very little demonstration of what that amounted to; the criminal operation’s particulars are of no interest to the filmmakers. Despite its lack of specificity, the film has (still!) been heavily criticised for its remaining lack of accuracy by, among others, Kevin Weeks, a former associate whose testimony at the beginning of the film (delivered by a glowering Jesse Plemons) structures the narrative. Weeks has numerous criticisms of particular details and general wrong-headed characterisation (the mobsters didn’t endlessly swear at each other, as they reflexively do here), but it doesn’t take a criminal record to sense that this is a film made by people guessing about the facts rather than really understanding them. Scott Cooper’s staggeringly dull film is first a showcase for Johnny Depp. Bald and beady-eyed, Depp delivers a showily unshowy performance: his Whitey is lacking in charisma, a moody sulker with an itchy trigger finger. Depp is actually fine and convincing, but the film wants to make him as black-hole uninteresting as possible and succeeds in this dubious task. The main narrative arc is his relationship with FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) in a mutual back-scratching deal whereby Bulger’s information about the Italian mob secured his ability to run amuck. This, predictably, did not end well – here, again, the film is very fuzzy on the bigger picture context on the FBI’s side. Its ill-fitting portentousness is created through a tiny visual vocabulary and grimly predictable plot choices. Cooper’s signature move is to slowly draw the camera backwards after particularly momentous kills or tragedies, to underline the importance of the moment; with seemingly no other ideas, he repeats this gesture throughout, which sums up the unsurprising two hours as a whole. When true crime is stranger than pulp fiction By David Hayles With Black Mass out this week, here are six great gangster biographies that are worth your time. Inherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson charts the end of the hippy dream in this blissful gumshoe chimera. By Vadim Rizov Emily Blunt gets a tough lesson in Mexican-US politics in this visceral drugs war drama from Denis Villeneuve.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1396
__label__cc	0.629334	0.370666	English News >> Live Smartly Live Smartly News Social Media Apps List: Features That Will Change Your Life So many Social Media Apps list in the Play Store!!! Isn't it confusing and irritating? You, hoping to find some useful social media apps list, open the play store, select, download and install the same and find it useless at last. Ok!!!! You may try again. Social Media Apps in India: Features That Will Change Your Life So many Social Media Apps in the Play Store!!! Isn't it confusing and irritating? You, hoping to find some useful social media apps, open the play store, select, download and install the same and find it useless at last. Ok!!!! You may try again. But who knows you will land definitely at the right place this time. Top 10 Reasons Why SRK Is The King Of Bollywood The King Of Bollywood , SRK started his career as a Hero in Film Industry"Deewana" in year 1992. He even achieved Filmfare Award for the Best Male Debut for this film. Top 10 Best Indian Web Series You Can't Miss In 2019 In today's world, there are different modes of entertainment available. Slowly the era of television serials is being replaced by the web series. Web series are videos of episodes of stories in the form anything from comics to family dramas. The stories may be conservative to inspirational, and are launched on different internet platforms. Here we have picked up for our readers the top... Top 5 Low Budget Artificial Intelligence based Smartphones In India Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are the most trending features being adopted and applied to low budget smartphones in India and globally. 5 Tips To Get Access To Free Music On An iPhone The demand for an iPhone is constantly on the rise but the one complaint that every iPhone user has is that it gets extremely expensive for them to maintain the various mp3 music downloaders that they use. They often find it difficult to get their hands on some of the latest songs on their iPhone. If you would always love to listen to music but you aren't able to get some of your favorite... one year ago Hotness Overloaded: Urvashi Rautela Steamy Photos Urvashi Rautela one of the known personality of India representing India all around the world. She was born on 25 February 1994 and is currently working as actress and model in Bollywood industry. Urvashi is known for the bold and beautiful personality which she owns and has won the crown of Miss Diva 2015 and also represented Miss Universe 2015. She started her career with the film Singh Saab... Asaram News: Verdict On The Rape Case And His Other Crimes Is Out Law in India is no behind than other places in World and it is proved today by the Jodhpur High Court. Asumal Sirumalani AKA Asaram has been punished with life imprisonment in the case for which he was already in jail for past 4.5 years. It is not about the caste which needs to justify this punishment for the rape of any child. Twitter Cases Against Asaram He was convicted to... Top 5 Most Awaited Smartphones of 2018 The year 2017 witnessed the launch of some of the best smartphones with innovative design and excellent performance. Hence, this year we are expecting a bit more, and that's exactly we're getting in 2018. So, this year, as well, the smartphone makers like Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Oneplus, Sony, LG etc are set to unveil their next-generation smartphone with the top of high-end specs. So, here's... Strom R3- Strom Motors Unveiled The Cheapest Electric Car In India Strom Motors, a Mumbai-based startup has recently unveiled their first electric car. The Strom R3, which is the cheapest car available in India is designed for urban cities with heavy traffic. Strom motors was founded in 2011 by Pratik Gupta, an ex-software intern at Motorola Mobility. They aim to provide a fully air-conditioned 2+1 seater having two reserve trike configuration....	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1398
__label__wiki	0.726996	0.726996	History of Edwin Mellen Press 10 Reasons Publish with us Steps in Publishing with Mellen Mellen Books Selection of Mellen Books Reviewed by Choice Mellen Authors A - Z of Authors What's New From Mellen Publish with Mellen Sagadeev, A.V. Classics of Arab Moslem Philosophy. Volume One 1999 0-7734-3206-X For the first time this unique two-volume set collects together the translations of the outstanding Russian philosopher-Arabist and brilliant translator A.V. Sagadeev. Presented are the works of the following well-known Arab-Moslem thinkers of the Middle Ages : Al-Farabi, Ibn-Sina (Avicenna), Al-Kindi, Ibn-Badji (Avempace), Ibn-Rushd (Averoes), Ibn-Rushd, Ibn-Tufeil, As-Suhravardi. Being one of the top achievements in the translation of the complicated philosophical texts, this book provides the most complete access to the scientific interests and theories of the mentioned medieval philosophers. Classics of Arab Moslem Philosophy. Volume Two 1999 0-7734-3192-6 Eastern Peripathetism Presents original conceptions of formation and development of eastern Aristotelianism, which developed the philosophical traditions of antiquity in the medieval ‘theology-oriented” society of the Moslem East. The author gives a conceptual analysis of the philosophical doctrines of the prominent Arab thinkers: Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Ibn-Sina (Avicenna), Ibn-Badji (Avempace), Ibn-Rushd (Averoes). In Russian. Values of Moslem Culture and the Experience of History The book is devoted to the analysis of the Moslem culture, its nature, basic notions and problems. The consideration of social-historic prerequisites of the origin and development of the classic Arab-Moslem culture is connected with the analysis of the antique influence in the philosophy of khalam, political and law culture of the Middle Ages Islam and the humanistic ideals of the Moslem Middle Ages. Exposed are the basic features and tendencies of the process of formation and development of the secular and religious knowledge, which made it possible to evaluate the Moslem culture as the phenomenon of the cross-cultural interaction of the Western and Eastern traditions. Scholarly publisher of academic research. Contact \| Privacy Policy \| Terms of Use Copyright © 2009. All Rights Reserved. \| 0.2191 sec Maintained by Buffalo web designers: WebTY's.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1401
__label__cc	0.650469	0.349531	Tarsian War The Tarsian War was a protracted conflict involving the Angosians of Angosia III during the mid-24th century. The war was a severe and bloody affair that claimed many lives over several years. This presented a particular problem to the Angosians, who were an inherently non-violent species. In order to surmount this problem, the Angosians resorted to extreme measures under extraordinary circumstances. They forced their soldiers to undergo genetic engineering, chemical manipulation, and psychological conditioning in order become more willing to engage in the violence necessary to end the conflict. At the end of the war the process was discovered to be irreversible and the soldiers who had undergone the treatment were unable to function within or co-exist alongside the normal, pacifist population of Angosian society. The Angosian authorities subsequently confined all returning veterans, including Roga Danar, to a penal settlement on an Angosian moon, Lunar V. In 2366, the Angosians petitioned to join the Federation, who ultimately put their application on hold until such time as the soldiers could be re-integrated into the society. (TNG: "The Hunted") The name "Tarsian War" was never identified as referring to a location or a species and as such the enemy of the Angosians in this conflict is not known with certainty. Tarsian War at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works Retrieved from "https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tarsian_War?oldid=1836857"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1403
__label__wiki	0.85303	0.85303	When is Star Trek: Discovery season two released on Netflix? Caroline WestbrookThursday 11 Oct 2018 1:49 pm Star Trek Discovery is heading back – but when? (Picture: Netflix) The news Star Trek: Discovery fans have been waiting for has finally arrived as the release date for the second season of the show has been confirmed. After what has seemed like an interminable wait, the release date for its arrival on Netflix UK was confirmed at New York Comic Con last weekend by executive producer Alex Kurtzman. We do still have to wait a while – but when’s it happening, and what else can we expect from the show when it finally beams into orbit? Here’s what we know so far… When is Star Trek Discovery season two released on Netflix? After months of speculation we finally know when we’re getting Star Trek: Discovery over here. However the bad news is you’ll have to wait until next year – as it’s not going to be out until January 18, 2019. So why have we had to wait so long for the next season? Well it’s quite simple, as co-creator Alex Kurtzman explained: ‘Breaking story is, in some ways, the easier and faster thing; it’s the ability to execute on it that’s much harder. We want to take the right amount of time and don’t want to rush.’ We’re guessing it’ll be worth the wait then. What can we expect from season two? Will we be seeing Spock? (Picture: Paramount) Season two will feature the Enterprise – although it won’t overshadow the Discovery – while you can also expect to hear from Section 31, an organisation which claims to protect the United Federation Of Planets. It was a feature of Deep Space Nine and was also in a deleted scene from season one of Discovery – and is shrouded in mystery. The big question which has also been hanging over season two is the appearance of Spock, and whether he would put in an appearance. Ethan Peck will be playing the newest incarnation of Spock in Star Trek Discovery (Picture: Getty Images) However that question has now been answered – as not only will Spock appear, but he’s also been cast, with the half-Vulcan, half-human science officer to played by Gregory Peck’s grandson, Ethan. ‘Through 52 years of television and film, a parallel universe and a mirror universe, Mr. Spock remains the only member of the original bridge crew to span every era of Star Trek,’ showrunner Alex Kurtzman told Hollywood Reporter. Who else is in the cast? Cat's out of the bag. Yep, I have officially joined STARFLEET, a dream I've had since around the age of 8 when I first discovered TOS syndicated on my local access channel in middle TN. And couldn't be more excited to be playing PIKE! @startrekcbs pic.twitter.com/UWojAvI6bc — Anson Mount (@ansonmount) April 9, 2018 You can expect to see all of the Discovery’s crew back for more, including Sonequa Martin-Green as Burnham, Doug Jones as Saru, Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly and Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets. And it’s a big hello to Inhumans star Anson Mount who will be joining the cast as Captain Christopher Pike. Got a showbiz story? If you've got a story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk Entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. Star Trek and Everwood actress Stephanie Niznik dies aged 52 Wil Wheaton reckons Star Trek character Wesley Crusher is probably 'a space hobo' now Vicky McClure reveals we’ve all been pronouncing her name wrong this whole time Stranger Things season 3: The Easter Egg that could prove Barb is ‘The American’ Johnny Galecki flips the bird at Kaley Cuoco in epic behind-the-scenes The Big Bang Theory photo as she wreaks havoc on set Brian May’s wife Anita Dobson had to sit in the ladies ‘for a while’ after watching Bohemian Rhapsody: ‘I was in shreds’ When will Suits season 9 be released on Netflix?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1405
__label__wiki	0.780068	0.780068	About LCM < Back to latest news Senior industry practitioners join LCM Partners from Standard & Poor’s London – LCM Partners (LCM), is pleased to announce that it has hired two new Directors from S&P to join its consulting team. Ilaria Vignozzi and Nadya Aleshina have both started at LCM this month. Ilaria is a senior analyst with 11 years’ experience in credit markets. She spent the last eight years covering securitisation and structured finance markets at Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Services. Prior to that, Ilaria worked for three years in the Financial Institutions Group working on financial institutions’ ratings. She has an extensive knowledge of ABS, RMBS and Covered Bonds and other complex structured finance products across European jurisdictions. Nadya was a Director within the Structured Finance team at S&P for 7 years, where she focused on European residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transactions. Prior to this, Nadya was a business analyst with Barclays Global Investors in London and has held several research roles within the research centre of Unicef in Milan, the EBRD and the World Bank in Moscow. Farid Shavaksha, Director at LCM, commented: “After winning the tender for the ECB’s Loan Level Initiative back in December 2013, the quantum of work within our consulting group has grown substantially. I knew that in order to take our consulting business to the next stage we needed senior talent. I have worked with both Nadya and Ilaria at S&P, I know their strengths and experience and I was absolutely delighted when they each decided to join our team here at LCM.” Paul Burdell, CEO at LCM, added: “I am thrilled that we were able to recruit two such high calibre candidates and we warmly welcome Ilaria and Nadya to our team. Attracting this sort of talent is testimony to our team, our work and the general appeal of the LCM brand and especially the direction in which the firm is moving today.” LCM Partners Limited (8044232) and LCM Capital LLP (OC 357678) are registered in England and Wales with registered offices at Camelford House, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP and principal place of business at LCM Partners, The Peak, 5 Wilton Road London, SW1V 1AN. LCM Partners Limited (FRN: 706257) is an Appointed Representative of LCM Capital LLP (FRN: 534658) which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority. LCM and LCM Partners are the names under which these entities provide investment products and services. The information on this site is issued and approved by LCM Partners Limited. We may record telephone calls for our mutual protection and to improve customer service. ©2019, LCM Partners Limited. LCM partners uses cookies to improve your experience on this website. You may delete or block cookies from this website at any time by changing the settings in your browser. See our Cookie policy for more information. Accept and Hide	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1412
__label__cc	0.67707	0.32293	Biblical Commentary (100+) Biblical Criticism & Interpretation (100+) Biblical Meditations (100+) Biblical Reference (100+) Biblical Studies (100+) Buddhism (100+) Christian Church (100+) Christian Education (100+) Christianity (100+) Christian Life (100+) Christian Ministry (100+) Christian Rituals & Practice (100+) Christian Theology (100+) Comparative Religion (100+) Devotional (100+) Faith (100+) Hinduism (100+) History (100+) Holidays (100+) Inspirational (100+) Islam (100+) Judaism (100+) Philosophy (100+) Prayer (100+) Prayerbooks (100+) Reference (100+) Religion, Politics & State (100+) Sermons (100+) Spirituality (100+) Theology (100+) Under a week (100+) Michelle Leslie (100+) John Wesley (100+) Sans Auteur (100+) Gem Virtual Designs (100+) Anon (100+) Andrew Murray (100+) Max Lucado (100+) Emanuel Swedenborg (100+) Jacob Neusner (100+) Latin (100+) Afrikaans (100+) Welsh (100+) Hebrew (100+) Arabic (100+) CD-Audio (100+) Downloadable audio file (100+) Mixed media product (100+) Leather / fine binding (100+) DVD video (100+) Other book format (100+) Higher Education (100+) Children (6–12) (100+) Teen & Young Adults (100+) Educational (100+) Preschool (0–5) (98) Gale Ecco, Print Editions (100+) Palala Press (100+) Createspace (100+) Xulon Press (100+) Lulu.com (100+) BiblioLife (100+) Biblical Commentary (10481) Biblical Criticism & Interpretation (14702) Biblical Meditations (4164) Biblical Reference (4224) Biblical Studies (48895) Buddhism (10441) Christian Church (16991) Christian Education (13259) Christianity (170335) Christian Life (127770) Christian Ministry (29861) Christian Rituals & Practice (6351) Christian Theology (47444) Comparative Religion (9088) Devotional (10045) Faith (4668) General (117609) History (71904) Holidays (5581) Inspirational (31111) Islam (16936) Judaism (25308) Philosophy (7531) Prayer (4391) Prayerbooks (5605) Reference (4527) Religion, Politics & State (5380) Sermons (4740) Spirituality (28033) Theology (12148) (found 896221 products) WHAT A GREAT WORD FOR GRADS is a unique gift book that offers inspiring devotional thoughts, literary quotes, Scriptures and prayers, all built around key Bible words. Each word is intended to encourage, challenge, and bless those who are graduating from high school and college, as well as those who ... What a Great Word for Grads: A Devotional WHAT A GREAT WORD FOR GRADS is a unique gift book that offers inspiring devotional thoughts, literary quotes, Scriptures and prayers, all built around key Bible words. Each word is intended to encourage, challenge, and bless those who are graduating from high school and college, as well as those who may be graduating into different arenas of life, or simply moving forward in a new direction. Readers will discover words meant to be pondered and digested, each one offering a fresh, new perspective on a biblical word as it applies to the milestone of graduation. Each word will inspire graduates' hearts to remember that God is with them wherever they may be. 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And to undo the shackles of religion and manmade tradition brought upon unsuspecting believers by organized religion so they can truly understand what true freedom, joy and victory really means. https://magrudy.com/book/made-faithified-9780359532308/ by Ugo Victor Okpara At the heart of our current moment lies a universal yearning, writes David Zahl, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call righteous. To fill the void left by religion, we look to all sorts of everyday activities--from eating and parenting to dating and voting--for the ... Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It At the heart of our current moment lies a universal yearning, writes David Zahl, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call righteous. To fill the void left by religion, we look to all sorts of everyday activities--from eating and parenting to dating and voting--for the identity, purpose, and meaning once provided on Sunday morning.In our striving, we are chasing a sense of enoughness. But it remains ever out of reach, and the effort and anxiety are burning us out. Seculosity takes a thoughtful yet entertaining tour of American performancism and its cousins, highlighting both their ingenuity and mercilessness, all while challenging the conventional narrative of religious decline. Zahl unmasks the competing pieties around which so much of our lives revolve, and he does so in a way that's at points playful, personal, and incisive. Ultimately he brings us to a fresh appreciation for the grace of God in all its countercultural wonder. https://magrudy.com/book/seculosity-how-career-parenting-technology-food-politics-and-romance-became-our-new-religion-and-what-to-do-about-it-9781506449432/ by David Zahl To really understand God, you have to understand atheism.Atheism and Christianity are often placed at polar opposite ends of a spectrum, forever in stark conflict with each other. In The Aesthetics of Atheism, Kutter Callaway and Barry Taylor propose a radical alternative: atheism and theism need each other. In fact, ... The Aesthetics of Atheism: Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture To really understand God, you have to understand atheism.Atheism and Christianity are often placed at polar opposite ends of a spectrum, forever in stark conflict with each other. In The Aesthetics of Atheism, Kutter Callaway and Barry Taylor propose a radical alternative: atheism and theism need each other. In fact, atheism offers profound and necessary theological insights into the heart of Christianity itself. To get at these truths, Callaway and Taylor dive into the aesthetic dimensions of atheism, using everything from Stranger Things to Damien Hirst's controversial sculptures to the music of David Bowie, Nick Cave, and Leonard Cohen. This journey through contemporary culture and its imagination offers readers a deeper understanding of theology, culture, and how to engage faith in a chaotic and complex world where God is present in the most unexpected place: atheism. https://magrudy.com/book/the-aesthetics-of-atheism-theology-and-imagination-in-contemporary-culture-9781506439884/ by Barry Taylor, Kutter Callaway Riding for God's Glory So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Romans 14:23 If you're a biker and a Christian, have you considered that riding, can be an activity that brings glory to God, draws you closer to His ... God, a Motorcycle, and the Open Road: A Biker's Devotional Riding for God's Glory So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Romans 14:23 If you're a biker and a Christian, have you considered that riding, can be an activity that brings glory to God, draws you closer to His creation and provides an opportunity to share your faith with fellow riders? Motorcycle and Jesus enthusiast Tim Riter has some amazing stories and spiritual truths he's collected from riding over 200,000 miles, covering 46 states, and three countries. Discover what happens when a long-haired hippie biker strolls into a redneck bar a new back tire causes a dangerous spill a chance encounter with an angry driver turns into a 20-mile chase These and other engaging devotions will show you how your faith blends into your riding and help you experience that same sense of adventure you get from motorcycling in your walk with God, or in this case, your ride with God. https://magrudy.com/book/god-a-motorcycle-and-the-open-road-a-bikers-devotional-9780736975506/ by Tim Riter Cancer May Have Taken Her Life, But Not Her Legacy This is a story about the biggest things in life, which is ironic because it ends with a death. When Amy Nappa was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV-B uterine cancer, her life and that of her husband's, Mike, changed forever. ... Hard Way Home: A Woman's Inspiring Battle with Cancer and the Lives She Touched Cancer May Have Taken Her Life, But Not Her Legacy This is a story about the biggest things in life, which is ironic because it ends with a death. When Amy Nappa was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV-B uterine cancer, her life and that of her husband's, Mike, changed forever. But they weren't the only ones whose lives were touched by Amy's courageous journey into the waiting arms of her loving Savior. What started out as a private Facebook group intended to keep family and close friends apprised of Amy's medical condition grew to include hundreds, with thousands more reading publicly about Amy daily on social media. And now, Mike wants to share those poignant posts with you, so you can come to know the amazing woman he adored for 30 years (and still does). So, this is Amy's story, mostly in her own words. It's a love story, a loss story, but most of all it's a life story. You'll quickly discover that Amy's life, especially the way she lived the end of it, will inspire your own. https://magrudy.com/book/hard-way-home-a-womans-inspiring-battle-with-cancer-and-the-lives-she-touched-9780736976770/ by Mike Nappa From the author of Praying for Strangers and four Southern gothic novels comes a chronicle of faith and spirituality that is personal, raw, wise, revelatory - and very funny. With a unique mix of passionate revelation and quirky humor, River Jordan takes us on a journey through her Southern childhood ... From the author of Praying for Strangers and four Southern gothic novels comes a chronicle of faith and spirituality that is personal, raw, wise, revelatory - and very funny. With a unique mix of passionate revelation and quirky humor, River Jordan takes us on a journey through her Southern childhood to her present-day life as a novelist. Her stories run the gamut from dancing disco nights and midnight desert rides to surprise visitations with the Divine. Included are comforting letters to personal friends and loved ones about faith, death, heartbreaks and their futures. Confessions of a Christian Mystic is a highly original work about an extraordinary faith that never loses touch with current culture or everyday realities. Jordan invites us to join in on her wild ride searching for the holy mysteries of God. This haunting work will leave you deeply comforted and full of hope. Hailed as a book for our times, Confessions gently leads us closer to that Divine mystery that shapes us and gives us life. https://magrudy.com/book/confessions-of-a-christian-mystic-9781546035688/ by River Jordan An innovative and compelling presentation of world-class Tibetan Buddhist art, elucidating its esoteric themes through visual storytelling Encouraging personal engagement with Tibetan Buddhism, this dynamic book presents spectacular Himalayan art and explores the philosophical tenets encoded in its imagery. Taking as its theme the universally accessible experience of Awakening, the ... Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment An innovative and compelling presentation of world-class Tibetan Buddhist art, elucidating its esoteric themes through visual storytelling Encouraging personal engagement with Tibetan Buddhism, this dynamic book presents spectacular Himalayan art and explores the philosophical tenets encoded in its imagery. Taking as its theme the universally accessible experience of Awakening, the book's main text leads readers along an immersive journey of self-discovery, aided by a virtual guide, or lama, and traditional art meant to support meditative practice. Complementary essays examine Tibetan Buddhism's ritual tools, paintings, symbolic imagery, and artistic traditions. Beautiful color images of all artworks, including three by contemporary Nepalese-American artist Tsherin Sherpa, and selected important details enhance our understanding of their complex iconography. https://magrudy.com/book/awaken-a-tibetan-buddhist-journey-toward-enlightenment-9780300244656/ by Jeffrey Durham, John Henry Rice The stories of Scripture are for everyone. No exceptions.Emmy Kegler has a complicated relationship with the Bible. As a queer woman who grew up in both conservative Evangelical and progressive Protestant churches, she knows too well how Scripture can be used to wound and exclude. And yet, the stories of ... One Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Margins The stories of Scripture are for everyone. No exceptions.Emmy Kegler has a complicated relationship with the Bible. As a queer woman who grew up in both conservative Evangelical and progressive Protestant churches, she knows too well how Scripture can be used to wound and exclude. And yet, the stories of Scripture continue to captivate and inspire her--both as a person of faith and as a pastor to a congregation. So she set out to fall in love with the Bible, wrestling with the stories inside, where she met a God who continues to seek us out--appearing again and again as a voice, a presence, and a promise.Whenever we are pushed to the edges, our voices silenced, or our stories dismissed, God goes out after us--seeking us until we are found again. And God is seeking out those whose voices we too quickly silence and dismiss, too. Because God's story is a story of welcome and acceptance for everyone--no exceptions.Kegler shows us that even when we feel like lost and dusty coins--rusted from others' indifference, misspent and misused--God picks up a broom and sweeps every corner of creation to find us. https://magrudy.com/book/one-coin-found-how-gods-love-stretches-to-the-margins-9781506448213/ by Held Evans, Rachel, Kegler, Emmy We may think we know what defines religious fanaticism: violent action undertaken with dogmatic certainty. But the term fanatic, from the European Reformation to today, has never been a stable one. Then and now it has been reductively defined to justify state violence and to delegitimize alternative sources of authority. ... Unknowing Fanaticism: Reformation Literatures of Self-Annihilation We may think we know what defines religious fanaticism: violent action undertaken with dogmatic certainty. But the term fanatic, from the European Reformation to today, has never been a stable one. Then and now it has been reductively defined to justify state violence and to delegitimize alternative sources of authority. Unknowing Fanaticism rejects the simplified binary of fanatical religion and rational politics, turning to Renaissance literature to demonstrate that fanaticism was integral to how both modern politics and poetics developed, from the German Peasants' Revolt to the English Civil War. The book traces two entangled approaches to fanaticism in this long Reformation moment: the targeting of it as an extreme political threat and the engagement with it as a deep epistemological and poetic problem. In the first, thinkers of modernity from Martin Luther to Thomas Hobbes and John Locke positioned themselves against fanaticism to pathologize rebellion and abet theological and political control. In the second, which arose alongside and often in response to the first, the poets of fanaticism investigated the link between fanatical self-annihilation-the process by which one could become a vessel for divine violence-and the practices of writing poetry. Edmund Spenser, John Donne, and John Milton recognized in the fanatic's claim to be a passive instrument of God their own incapacity to know and depict the origins of fanaticism. Yet this crisis of unknowing was a productive one. It led these writers to experiment with poetic techniques that would allow them to address fanaticism's tendency to unsettle the boundaries between human and divine agency and between individual and collective bodies. These poets demand a new critical method, which this book attempts to model: a historically-minded and politicized formalism that can attend to the complexity of the poetic encounter with fanaticism. https://magrudy.com/book/unknowing-fanaticism-reformation-literatures-of-self-annihilation-9780823283866/ by Ross Lerner Catholics constitute the largest religious community in the United States. Yet most American Catholics have never known a time when their church was not embroiled in controversies over liturgy, religious authority, cultural change, and gender and sexuality. Today, these arguments are taking place against the backdrop of Pope Francis's progressive ... The Future of Catholicism in America Catholics constitute the largest religious community in the United States. Yet most American Catholics have never known a time when their church was not embroiled in controversies over liturgy, religious authority, cultural change, and gender and sexuality. Today, these arguments are taking place against the backdrop of Pope Francis's progressive agenda and the resurgence of the clergy sexual abuse crisis. What is the future of Catholicism in America? This volume considers the prospects at a pivotal moment. Contributors-scholars from sociology, theology, religious studies, and history-look at the church's evolving institutional structure, its increasing ethnic diversity, and its changing public presence. They explore the tensions among members of the hierarchy, between clergy and laity, and along lines of ethnicity, immigration status, class, generation, political affiliation, and degree of religious commitment. They conclude that American Catholicism's future will be pluriform-reflecting the variety of cultural, political, ideological, and spiritual points of view that typify the multicultural, democratic society of which Catholics constitute so large a part. https://magrudy.com/book/the-future-of-catholicism-in-america-9780231191487/ 110.250000 USD in The Future of Religion in America As Christians, we know we are called to love our neighbor. We may even grasp that neighbor encompasses more than just the people living next door or down the street. But what we too often don't know is how to begin. How do we love our neighbor? Where do we ... Loving My Actual Neighbor: 7 Practices to Treasure the People Right in Front of You As Christians, we know we are called to love our neighbor. We may even grasp that neighbor encompasses more than just the people living next door or down the street. But what we too often don't know is how to begin. How do we love our neighbor? Where do we start? What does this look like in our increasingly isolated world? Following practices outlined in the first chapter of 2 Peter, Alexandra Kuykendall lays out the framework for where to begin. From practicing humility to listening with understanding to being generous in our relationships, Loving My Actual Neighbor offers practical, start-now steps readers can take to love their neighbors. With her approachable, friendly tone and down-to-earth advice, Kuykendall has carved out for herself a place in the hearts of readers, who will be thrilled to extend her commonsense approach into this sphere of their lives. https://magrudy.com/book/loving-my-actual-neighbor-7-practices-to-treasure-the-people-right-in-front-of-you-9780801075377/ by Alexandra Kuykendall Prosperity. It's one of the most dividing words in the church. Some pastors use it to tell their congregations that God will make them all rich, rich, rich! Others spurn the word and insist that true Christlikeness is found in forsaking all worldly riches and possessions. The truth is, both ... Prosperity. It's one of the most dividing words in the church. Some pastors use it to tell their congregations that God will make them all rich, rich, rich! Others spurn the word and insist that true Christlikeness is found in forsaking all worldly riches and possessions. The truth is, both are right--and both are wrong. With refreshing honesty, humor, and keen insight, bestselling author and pastor Kris Vallotton mines the Scriptures in an eye-opening study of what the Bible really says about money, poverty, riches, and wealth. And what he finds is sure to shake up what you thought you knew--including these surprising truths: * Jesus was not poor and homeless * Poverty is a mind-set that holds us back from true wealth * You determine your wealth based on how much, and how well you love yourself When you learn to cultivate a mind-set of abundance, no matter your circumstances, you will begin to experience the wealth of heaven in every area of your life. https://magrudy.com/book/poverty-riches-and-wealth-moving-from-a-life-of-lack-into-true-kingdom-abundance-9780800799076/ by Kris Vallotton Kim Walker Smith's passionate performance of How He Loves helped transform Jesus Culture into a global worship movement. Brave Surrender is the story of how Kim journeyed from a place of shame and fear to stages around the world where she boldly proclaims the unconditional love of God. Through her ... Brave Surrender: Let God's Love Rewrite Your Story Kim Walker Smith's passionate performance of How He Loves helped transform Jesus Culture into a global worship movement. Brave Surrender is the story of how Kim journeyed from a place of shame and fear to stages around the world where she boldly proclaims the unconditional love of God. Through her own story, Kim inspires us to experience true freedom and healing with Jesus. Coming from a painful childhood, Kim struggled to believe that God could heal her heart or bring any sense from her past. Yet when faced with the choice to hand her struggles over to God and receive His love in return, everything began to change. On the other side of surrender, Kim began a journey of looking at one painful memory at a time with God and exchanging her perspective for His truth - a journey in which God rewrote her story of pain into a story of redemption and hope. If you are longing to experience God more than the shame or hurts of your past, the pressures of your present, or the fear of your future, Brave Surrender offers a soul-healing path forward. As Kim learned in her own life, the first step - and the bravest step - is letting go. Once we let go of anything that gets between us and God, we are freed to take hold of the life that truly matters. As Kim writes, When we encounter God's love, it changes the way we see. And when we learn to see what He sees, we will never be the same again. https://magrudy.com/book/brave-surrender-let-gods-love-rewrite-your-story-9780310353997/ by Kim Walker-Smith Jesus Christ alone answers our deepest questions. We all have doubts that challenge our faith. We wonder whether the Bible still matters, or whether God is truly as loving and personal as we hope. In his first ever devotional, The Logic of God, apologist Ravi Zacharias offers 52 readings that ... The Logic of God: 52 Christian Essentials for the Heart and Mind Jesus Christ alone answers our deepest questions. We all have doubts that challenge our faith. We wonder whether the Bible still matters, or whether God is truly as loving and personal as we hope. In his first ever devotional, The Logic of God, apologist Ravi Zacharias offers 52 readings that explain how and why Christianity, the Bible, and God are still relevant, vital, and life-changing for us today. To all our dilemmas Ravi says, I am convinced that Jesus Christ alone uniquely answers the deepest questions of our hearts and minds. With a remarkable grasp of biblical facts and a deep understanding of the questions that trouble our hearts, Ravi tackles the most difficult topics with ease and understanding. But The Logic of God is more than intellectual; it is also personal, offering thoughtful wisdom on: when Jesus draws especially near you. the deep ray of hope found in God's Word. how God transforms disappointments. why prayer matters. how genuine peace is possible. making sense of suffering. Ravi makes profound biblical truth easy to understand. And if your life is busy, this book is designed for you! It addresses 52 topics that you can read over the course of one year or slowly digest at your own pace. Each entry includes a Scripture, questions for reflection, and some practical application steps. When you're struggling with questions and doubts, confused, curious, or just want a clearer way to express your faith The Logic of God has answers that satisfy the heart and the mind. https://magrudy.com/book/the-logic-of-god-52-christian-essentials-for-the-heart-and-mind-9780310454038/ by Ravi Zacharias In her latest book, Exceptional You!, Victoria Osteen shares seven ways to become the exceptional person God has called you to be. She says, If you're going reach your highest potential in life, you're going to have to develop the ability to see beyond where you are right now. As ... Exceptional You Study Guide: 7 Ways to Live Encouraged, Empowered, and Intentional In her latest book, Exceptional You!, Victoria Osteen shares seven ways to become the exceptional person God has called you to be. She says, If you're going reach your highest potential in life, you're going to have to develop the ability to see beyond where you are right now. As a companion study tool, the Exceptional You Study Guide will encourage you to set your mind and intent towards the important things in life with seven exceptional practices. Through practical insights, biblical teachings, and thought-provoking exercises, Victoria will show you the way to living encouraged, empowered, and intentional. See the new and exciting things God has in store for you! https://magrudy.com/book/exceptional-you-study-guide-7-ways-to-live-encouraged-empowered-and-intentional-9781546013525/ by Victoria Osteen In her latest book, Exceptional You! Victoria Osteen shares seven ways to become the exceptional person God has called you to be. She says, If you're going reach your highest potential in life, you're going to have to develop the ability to see beyond where you are right now. Through ... Exceptional You!: 7 Ways to Live Encouraged, Empowered, and Intentional In her latest book, Exceptional You! Victoria Osteen shares seven ways to become the exceptional person God has called you to be. She says, If you're going reach your highest potential in life, you're going to have to develop the ability to see beyond where you are right now. Through empowering, uplifting stories and biblical teachings, Victoria will encourage you to set your mind and intent towards the important things in life with seven exceptional practices: Keep your memory box full of encouragementLift up your eyesKnow that you are chosenLove wellKeep your accounts shortLive in your space of gratitudeStart your day off right Live encouraged, live empowered, and live intentional, and see the new and exciting things God has in store for you. https://magrudy.com/book/exceptional-you-7-ways-to-live-encouraged-empowered-and-intentional-9781546010623/ Reset your mind to connect with the spiritual side. Through Christ we are more than conquerors. YOU ARE FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE https://magrudy.com/book/you-are-fearfully-and-wonderfully-made-9780359528189/ by Christopher Carter The subject of occult escapology: itself a creation of S Rob: has expanded. Now you may use escapology to abduct aliens. Yes, no longer will they only be able to abduct us but we shall be able to abduct them and use them for magical purposes. Learn to escape from ... Occult Escapology to Abduct Aliens The subject of occult escapology: itself a creation of S Rob: has expanded. Now you may use escapology to abduct aliens. Yes, no longer will they only be able to abduct us but we shall be able to abduct them and use them for magical purposes. Learn to escape from wrists tied with rope, perform the potent rituals. https://magrudy.com/book/occult-escapology-to-abduct-aliens-9780244173579/ by S Rob 'The Bodhisattva ideal is a vast subject. It is the major distinctive emphasis of the phase of the development of Buddhism known as the Mahayana, which had its flowering for a period of around 500 years (0-500CE), but is still practised today in many different forms, from Tibetan Buddhism to ... The Bodhisattva Ideal: 4 'The Bodhisattva ideal is a vast subject. It is the major distinctive emphasis of the phase of the development of Buddhism known as the Mahayana, which had its flowering for a period of around 500 years (0-500CE), but is still practised today in many different forms, from Tibetan Buddhism to Zen. To consider this topic is to place one's hand on the very heart of Buddhism, and feel the beating of that heart.' Thus Sangharakshita introduces his theme. The first part of this volume describes the arising of the bodhicitta and the bodhisattva's path to Enlightenment in a weaving together of the sublime and the inspiringly practical, and the second part is a commentary on Santideva's classic 8th-century text, the Bodhicaryavatara, based on a seminar given in 1973, in the very early days of Triratna, thus shaping the newly emerging Buddhist movement. The seminar was titled The Endlessly Fascinating Cry, echoing Santideva's fervent prayer: 'In order to grasp this jewel of the mind, I offer ... the endlessly fascinating cry of wild geese ...' The volume ends with 'The Bodhisattva Principle', a talk given in 1983 to a conference of scientists and mystics in which Sangharakshita presents a vision of the bodhisattva as an embodiment of the key to the evolution of consciousness, individual and collective. The subject of this book may be an ideal, but it offers many ways to take the first real steps on this most significant of all journeys, and much nourishment for the heart and mind of the would-be bodhisattva. https://magrudy.com/book/the-bodhisattva-ideal-4-9781911407300/ by Sangharakshita in The Complete Works of Sangharakshita (9) Author Dana Horrell has called on his years of experience in community action to create this practical guide to help congregations reach out to their local communities. Church leaders often want to do more to engage their community contexts, but when it comes to the actual how-to-do-it, they find themselves ... Engage!: Tools for Ministry in the Community Author Dana Horrell has called on his years of experience in community action to create this practical guide to help congregations reach out to their local communities. Church leaders often want to do more to engage their community contexts, but when it comes to the actual how-to-do-it, they find themselves blocked. Engage! provides practical and proven tools to help leaders develop methods and strategies to get started and break through these barriers.These tools, twenty-six in all, are drawn from a variety of sources, including congregations, church consultants, researchers, and nonprofit organizations. Some of these tools have a long history of use and may seem quite familiar, while others may seem new and untested, yet intriguing. These tools represent best practices and have been tried somewhere and found a degree of success. https://magrudy.com/book/engage-tools-for-ministry-in-the-community-9781506452043/ by Dana Horrell In the busyness of life, we sometimes forget that we need God in every moment! Be still for a while this morning and evening reflecting on God's Word. Draw near to God confidently, boldly making your requests known. Be assured of his unwavering love for you. Unashamedly ask him for ... Be Still and Know: Morning and Evening Devotional In the busyness of life, we sometimes forget that we need God in every moment! Be still for a while this morning and evening reflecting on God's Word. Draw near to God confidently, boldly making your requests known. Be assured of his unwavering love for you. Unashamedly ask him for strength, joy, peace, and hope. God loves to meet you wherever you are. Let him fill you with everything you need for each new day. https://magrudy.com/book/be-still-and-know-morning-evening-devotional-9781424558421/ by Broadstreet Publishing In Freedom under the Word, top-tier scholars offer critical engagements with Karl Barth's exegesis of Christian Scripture and explore its implications for contemporary hermeneutics and biblical interpretation. Focusing on rare texts from the Barth corpus, the book considers the legacy and potential of Barth's theology by presenting a wide-ranging engagement ... Freedom under the Word: Karl Barth's Theological Exegesis In Freedom under the Word, top-tier scholars offer critical engagements with Karl Barth's exegesis of Christian Scripture and explore its implications for contemporary hermeneutics and biblical interpretation. Focusing on rare texts from the Barth corpus, the book considers the legacy and potential of Barth's theology by presenting a wide-ranging engagement with and assessment of Barth's theological exegesis. It covers Barth's career chronologically, providing insight into his theological development as it relates to Scripture. Contributors include John Webster, Francis Watson, Wesley Hill, Stephen Fowl, Paul Nimmo, and Grant Macaskill. https://magrudy.com/book/freedom-under-the-word-karl-barths-theological-exegesis-9780801098819/ In Walking to Magdalena, Seth Schermerhorn explores a question that is central to the interface of religious studies and Native American and indigenous studies: What have Native peoples made of Christianity? By focusing on the annual pilgrimage of the Tohono O'odham to Magdalena in Sonora, Mexico, Schermerhorn examines how these ... Walking to Magdalena: Personhood and Place in Tohono O'odham Songs, Sticks, and Stories In Walking to Magdalena, Seth Schermerhorn explores a question that is central to the interface of religious studies and Native American and indigenous studies: What have Native peoples made of Christianity? By focusing on the annual pilgrimage of the Tohono O'odham to Magdalena in Sonora, Mexico, Schermerhorn examines how these indigenous people of southern Arizona have made Christianity their own. This walk serves as the entry point for larger questions about what the Tohono O'odham have made of Christianity. With scholarly rigor and passionate empathy, Schermerhorn offers a deep understanding of Tohono O'odham Christian traditions as practiced in everyday life and in the words of the O'odham themselves. The author's rich ethnographic description and analyses are also drawn from his experiences accompanying a group of O'odham walkers on their pilgrimage to Saint Francis in Magdalena. For many years scholars have agreed that the journey to Magdalena is the largest and most significant event in the annual cycle of Tohono O'odham Christianity. Never before, however, has it been the subject of sustained scholarly inquiry. Walking to Magdalena offers insight into religious life and expressive culture, relying on extensive field study, videotaped and transcribed oral histories of the O'odham, and archival research. The book illuminates indigenous theories of personhood and place in the everyday life, narratives, songs, and material culture of the Tohono O'odham. https://magrudy.com/book/walking-to-magdalena-personhood-and-place-in-tohono-oodham-songs-sticks-and-stories-9781496206855/ by Seth Schermerhorn in New Visions in Native American and Indigenous Studies One of the enduring ironies of medieval history is the fact that a group of Italian lay penitents, begging in sackcloths, led by a man who called himself simple and ignorant, turned in a short time into a very popular and respectable order, featuring cardinals and university professors among its ... The Poor and the Perfect: The Rise of Learning in the Franciscan Order, 1209-1310 One of the enduring ironies of medieval history is the fact that a group of Italian lay penitents, begging in sackcloths, led by a man who called himself simple and ignorant, turned in a short time into a very popular and respectable order, featuring cardinals and university professors among its ranks. Within a century of its foundation, the Order of Friars Minor could claim hundreds of permanent houses, schools, and libraries across Europe; indeed, alongside the Dominicans, they attracted the best minds and produced many outstanding scholars who were at the forefront of Western philosophical and religious thought. In The Poor and the Perfect, Neslihan Senocak provides a grand narrative of this fascinating story in which the quintessential Franciscan virtue of simplicity gradually lost its place to learning, while studying came to be considered an integral part of evangelical perfection. Not surprisingly, turmoil accompanied this rise of learning in Francis's order. Senocak shows how a constant emphasis on humility was unable to prevent the creation within the Order of a culture that increasingly saw education as a means to acquire prestige and domination. The damage to the diversity and equality among the early Franciscan community proved to be irreparable. But the consequences of this transformation went far beyond the Order: it contributed to a paradigm shift in the relationship between the clergy and the schools and eventually led to the association of learning with sanctity in the medieval world. As Senocak demonstrates, this episode of Franciscan history is a microhistory of the rise of learning in the West. https://magrudy.com/book/the-poor-and-the-perfect-the-rise-of-learning-in-the-franciscan-order-1209-1310-9781501735875/ by Neslihan Senocak The study of liturgical reform is usually undertaken through a close examination of liturgical texts. In order to consider the impact of reform on the worship life of Christians, Katharine Mahon takes a wider view of liturgy by considering the worship practices of Christian churches beyond what appears in the ... Teach Us to Pray: The Lord's Prayer, Catechesis, and Ritual Reform in the Sixteenth Century The study of liturgical reform is usually undertaken through a close examination of liturgical texts. In order to consider the impact of reform on the worship life of Christians, Katharine Mahon takes a wider view of liturgy by considering the worship practices of Christian churches beyond what appears in the rites themselves. Looking at how Christians were taught how to pray and instructed in liturgical and sacramental participation, Mahon explores the late medieval patterns of Christian ritual formation and the transformation of these patterns in the sixteenth-century reforms of Martin Luther, Thomas Cranmer, and Roman Catholic leaders. She uses the Lord's Prayer-the backbone of medieval lay catechesis, liturgical participation, and private prayer-to paint a panorama of medieval ritual formation integrated into the life of the church in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. She then follows the disintegration and reconstruction of that system of formation through the changing functions of the Lord's Prayer in the official reforms of catechesis, liturgy, and prayer in the sixteenth-century. https://magrudy.com/book/teach-us-to-pray-the-lords-prayer-catechesis-and-ritual-reform-in-the-sixteenth-century-9781978706842/ by Katharine Mahon Everything evolves, science tells us, including the public language used by scientists to sustain and perpetuate their work. Harkening back to the Protestant Reformation--a time when the promise of scientific inquiry was intimately connected with a deep faith in divine Providence--Thomas Lessl traces the evolving role and public identity of ... Rhetorical Darwinism: Religion, Evolution, and the Scientific Identity Everything evolves, science tells us, including the public language used by scientists to sustain and perpetuate their work. Harkening back to the Protestant Reformation--a time when the promise of scientific inquiry was intimately connected with a deep faith in divine Providence--Thomas Lessl traces the evolving role and public identity of science in the West. As the Reformation gave way to the Enlightenment, notions of Providence evolved into progress. History's divine plan could now be found in nature, and scientists became history's new prophets. With Darwin and the emergence of evolutionary science, progress and evolution collapsed together into what Lessl calls evolutionism, and the grand scientific identity was used to advance science's power into the world. In this masterful treatment, Lessl analyzes the descent of these patterns of scientific advocacy from the world of Francis Bacon into the world of Thomas Huxley and his successors. In the end, Rhetorical Darwinism proposes that Darwin's power to fuel the establishment of science within the Western social milieu often turns from its scientific course. Rhetorical Darwinism: Religion, Evolution, and the Scientific Identity received the Religious Communication Associatons Book of the Year award in 2012. https://magrudy.com/book/rhetorical-darwinism-religion-evolution-and-the-scientific-identity-9781602584044/ by Thomas M. Lessl	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1424
__label__wiki	0.787561	0.787561	Listen: new non-UK Friday Night Football show for talkSPORT By James Cridland for media.info Posted 6 August 2015, 12.23pm edt talkSPORT has teamed up with Germany's Bundesliga to create a new football programme for the 2015/16 football season, for partner stations overseas. Friday Night Football will air every Friday from 20h00CET and cover the biggest stories in international football and what the station calls a definitive preview of the weekend's action in the top European leagues, with updates from La Liga, Serie A, La Ligue 1, Champions League and international matches. The centrepiece of Friday Night Football will be exclusive official live match commentary from Germany's Bundesliga. The commentary will have access to Didi Hamann & Raphael Honigstein. The first Friday Night Football is broadcast on Friday 14th August for talkSPORT partner stations across the world. It won't be broadcast on talkSPORT itself. Virgin Radio announces Programme Director Next year, talkSPORT, owned by UTV, is launching talkSPORT2, talkRADIO and talkBUSINESS as well as returning Virgin Radio to the UK's airwaves. James Cridland — James runs media.info, and is a radio futurologist: a consultant, writer and public speaker who concentrates on the effect that new platforms and technology are having on the radio business. He also publishes a free daily newsletter about podcasting, Podnews, and a weekly radio trends newsletter. News about radio’s future from the US, the UK, Australia, and elsewhere - handpicked, every week. Subscribe to James Cridland’s newsletter Page credits: Photo: talkSPORT: licence info	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1431
__label__cc	0.744263	0.255737	Margate Conservation Area Advisory Group Margate Conservation Area Advisory Group online A plan for Arlington Article and pictures copyright Sam Causer Studio 2011. Russell Diplock’s 1960s vision for Arlington Square united beach, cars, shopping and living to create a civic space with pride and optimism. There were some negative aspects which need to be put right and the space has been treated badly. Arlington Square fenced off, shops closed down. Margate visitors can’t access the car park. No way in to Arlington House from the square. Result: Dereliction. Clean and refurbish Arlington House Re-use, adapt and clean existing concrete structures. Retain roof-top carpark for Arlington House residents and Margate visitors. New, locally sized supermarket with entrance off Arlington Square. New lifts and stairs to rooftop parking from Arlington Square. Provide direct access from carpark to beach via public retail space. Refurbish and extend retail units for mix of shops and cafes. Create garden terrace for Arlington House residents over parade of shops. Install Canopies for rain and sun protection. Result: Local economy, active townscape, visitor amenities, social cohesion. It has been done before Brunswick Centre , London 2005 Brunswick Centre, London today This article is available as a PDF. The outline planning application F/TH/10/1061 to erect a 7500m2 superstore and external alterations to Arlington House will come before the Planning Committee on the 15th of June 2011 at 7pm. The outline plans are viewable at http://www.ukplanning.com/ enter the reference F/TH/10/1061 . Written by Louise Posted in Arlington House, Planning Margate CAAG Comments on Arlington House Proposal » This might’ve worked in London, but who’d want to sit around in the shadow of a tower block with very poor views when there’s a seafront & harbour around the corner? Peter Checksfield So agree with those who point out that the shops are never going to be viable. Sorry, but this isn’t London. Shops are closing all over the country and so any development based on retail is really tough. And those who protest that oh no it’s a Tesco – how snobbish are you? Would you ind so much if it were Waitrose? People have to shop for food and we can’t all afford the farmers’ markets and chi chi boutiques. A sensible and practical vision for Arlington Square. The cafés and vintage shops in the Old Town show that Margate has more to offer as a destination than just the beach. Seaside towns can create their own off-beach café culture as an alternative to the more obviously touristy promenade – Brighton’s best cafés are in the North Laine area, some way from the sea front. As for the view… I’m a fan of Arlington House so I’d be just as happy to look at it as at the sea! Looks solely reliant on the retail outlets to me. Can’t see this working as the demand is just not there. Exactly Andrew. Even 20-odd years ago when we had a thriving high street & a busy Dreamland half of those shops were empty. For people coming into Margate by train, this is one of the first areas they see. It has to be clean and lively to create a good impression. There has to be a bit more in there to encourage this. Peter is right to a degree, but if there is something there – other than a supermarket, then it could work. We also need to sort out traffic. There are only 2 ways to Westbrook, Westgate and beyond from Margate. The seafront or Victoria Rd / Coffin House Corner. If we reduce traffic in one, the other won’t be able to cope. There was of course some talk of building a road around the back of Dreamland which would’ve been ideal, but then Mr Godden got permission to build his “luxury homes” instead… Does anyone know what’s happening with that closed off bit of road opposite Arlington House? Is the main road being widened? I have heard talk, they are knocking down the existing roundabout, as it will cause too many problems with long vehicles. If I had my way the whole sea front would be for pedestrians and would have a park and ride further up the road. Travel Lodge should acquire the land around Arlington House and open a reasonable priced Hotel, this would bring back tourism. All TDC seem to be interested in is cafe’s Restaurants and Supermarkets, do they honestly think all we do is eat all day and night? It is disgraceful what has been done to Thanet over the past 20 years I am ashamed of the neglect and greed of so many. Carole Russell Here’s my alternate plan: The street opposite Arlington, All Saints Avenue, is actually being narrowed to make way for a block of flats. Building works have already stated. That is one of the reasons why they are finding it difficult to get lories in and out of the proposed superstore. Highways have written that the problem will be that when a long vehicle exits the site, it will block the traffic in both directions That is also why we as taxpayers will have to pay for having the roundabout re-designed, the roads around the clock tower changed (traffic lights installed) and a box junction at Cecil Square/Hawley Street. Expect a big tax bill, but most of all, expect delays if you intend to drive along Margate seafront, getting a bus that goes by Cecil Square… It’s a good job I don’t drive then… Still a good idea in the long term. The building pictured in your plan, was probably the old casino burned down in the 60s. For some years the site remained an eyesore on the approach to Margate, in front of the station. TDC and developers forced through the new Arlington House on the grounds that it was the only viable plan to develop the derelict site. A familiar Story. As the Freshwater plans have no takers to develop the marine Drive part of the scheme – that is the outline planning for a hotel that nobody wants to build, it is quite logical to assume that the site will remain a derelict boarded up eyesore for the foreseeable future. Even assuming that they could be a success (something I have strong doubts about), do we actually have any takers for the proposed small shops, cafes, etc? Even the couple of last remaining businesses (the bong shop & the joke shop) have set up new shops in the high street, so I can’t see them wanting to return. People have accused me of being pro-Tesco: I’m not, I’m just pro getting the place sorted out! If someone other than Tesco comes up with what I believe to be a viable plan, then I’ll perhaps support them instead. When I first moved to Westbrrok in 1999 we had a post office, a bakers, a fishmongers & a greengrocers (I believe the bank had only recently closed), so I most certainly wouldn’t have supported Tesco then. Now they’re all gone, & most of the remaining businesses there (several takeaways & hairdressers, an art shop, a photography studio, a mobility vehicle shop, a motorbike shop & a computer shop among them) are unlikely to be affected much by Tesco & may actually benefit from it. As for nobody wanting a hotel, there’s also plans for one in Hartsdown Park (which I DO oppose), so there must be some demand for them, & anyway how many half-decent hotels remain in the Margate & Cliftonville area? When ever celebrities play at Margate Winter Gardens they usually stay in Ramsgate because the Margate hotels aren’t any good… How about creating a leisure complex for the community – Thanet could use an icerink or water slides complex(like Tides in Deal) or something. Accessible by bus and train. Something else to do in the area. That won’t really help the shoppers in Westbrook… Would love to see something similar to that done in The Lido area though. What worries me is the what will happen if this is not modernised and cleaned up, we have already been through so much in this area over the past 25 years, ASB, the Hotel set on fire just up the road. This part of Margate became a dumping off ground for everyone from London. We were sent all boat people, Asylum seekers and immigrants, with no one able to control the situation, this caused fires, fights, rapes and even murder, on top of all this, we have had a few suicides from the top floor of Arlington Flats. I think 4 over the past 25 years. We certainly do not want a Tesco in this area or any other areas in Thanet, we have too many now. Anonymous suggested an Ice rink , good idea but not really enough space, but Peter has made a good suggestion for the Lido complex. Charlie! if you are happy just to sit and look at Arlington House I really feel sorry for you, get out more, there really is a big world out there. I think Arlington house is an eyesore worst bit of architecture in Thanet. As far as half the shops being closed along Margate sea front even 20 years ago, this was after most of our afluent residents moved out, Cliftonville was a beautifil shopping centre, lovely Hotels and so, so clean. Look what it is like now, people have lost all respect for their surroundings and until they all clean up their act, Thanet will continue to fall into further decline. As we are so short on accomodation for people in Margate, why not use this area and build some 1 bed flats, unless you build a cover over this area and an end to it, it will be a wind tunnel for any new ideas. […] https://margatecaag.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/a-plan-for-arlington/ […] Things you might not have realized about the proposed Arlington development (Tesco Superstore). « Arlington House Margate I have read all the comments, i like most do not want a Tesco, sadly it seems thats all we will have. What ever will be built there would not improve any of the shops in Westbrook, as people will only travel to the store – not a walk about. It would however, make the entrance to the town look better regardless. As for the shops that have been there for years, they like most in such areas have not improved their business. The joke shop was built like that around 20 yrs ago the gift shop owners have struggled for years, Truth be told unless you up grade, things slowly fall into decline. Just look at the rides on the beach, old and have been there for over 30 yrs. Margate looks tired, it needs a new face lift. Maybe Tesco will do it, if they are there perhaps other people will invest. Just look at Westwood Cross, it is always packed, and all there is there are Clothes shops. Maybe Margate could start to offer Modern Furniture & Gifts, as i am fed up with the only shop being Argos. or should i say Argoose. The Beach is our greatest assit, lets come up with ideas for use all year. Lets update the arcades and come away just from slot machines, forget the idea of an Old Dreamland, i went to the steam Fare, and what a load of rubbish that was – how could some of those rides be classed as safe??????????? I would love to good back to the old days for its feel and ambiance, but, i want modern rides, and it can be done on the space there. Maybe we should talk to Godden and aske what he wants to do honestly, and work around that. As so far all that is happening is NOTHING. From Isle of Thanet Gazette Facebook page: Arlington Tesco latest: The Secretary of State is not calling in the decision to allow the store so Thanet Council’s decision stands. The supermarket can be built. Who is Margate catering for? Daytrippers. What do they come to Margate for? Sea, sand, sun and entertainment. The first three provide themselves. As for the entertainment, we need more space. A few suggestions: 1. Arlington House People stepping out of Margate Station want to see the sea. So the Arlington eyesore should be replaced by lawns, flowers and shrubs. If that doesn’t find favour, it could be replaced by a BT Tower-type building, containing shops and a revolving restaurant at the top where diners can gawp at bird’s-eye views of France and Clacton. 2. Sea front Pedestrianize and install a tramway. Also stock the area with flowerbeds and potted palms, plus nautical ‘furniture’, as per Brighton. 3. Sea front buildings between Clock Tower and Dreamland Cinema These have long been on the list of what makes Margate a 3rd rate resort. Replace with: (a) A shipwreck! Countless wrecks from over the centuries are waiting patiently in the Goodwin Sands graveyard. Let’s raise and restore one, a la The Mary Rose. Of course, like the Turner shed the cost would be colossal but, unlike the shed, the attraction to tourists would be colossal too. (b) An aquarium/waterworld, as per the one on London’s South Bank. (c) Cafes, gift shops, arts & crafts shops and no Tescos. (d) Entrance to Dreamland amusement park. 4. Dreamland Cinema This should be restored to its one-screen magnificence of yesteryear when it was Britain’s biggest cinema outside London’s West End. Besides screening blockbusters, it could provide ‘The Margate Experience’. This would consist of film footage celebrating Thanet’s most memorable moments: the Roman Invasion; smugglers risking life and limb in stormy seas; Victorian ladies enjoying a healthy dip from bathing machines; World War II dogfights over Manston; Sixties mods & rockers having fun on the beach. These would be presented via strapped-to-your-seat, state-of-the-art hologram technology, giving audiences the sights, sounds and smells of actually being there. 5. Pier As the Council found the money so easily to pay for the Turner shed, they should get another lot for a new pier. Then The Queen of Thanet II can ferry all the daytrippers back to London! John Repsch Good ideas, as for the Pier Nobles wanted to buil one where the old sundeck was, only the council said No, Dreamland Cinema i believe is owned by Godden, i might be wrong, but he has a completly different agenda than the Town. We did have a tram years ago, and even a train ride along the front, they moved because they did not make enough money, the same happened at the seafront. It can only work if people begin to develop about the same time, then it could become an all yr long town, if not you need lots of money to survive the winter. The grotto was built around the time of the reformation henry vIII, this is obvious as the set-out is in favor of a Catholic Church, with the altar facing east etc. also the Caves both unusual crowd drawers and close together, like you stated if other items are included then the Town could quickly improve. The days are gone when kiss me quick was enough, now we need to update ourselves. One of the problems we have are Little Brown Envelopes being passed to corrupt council members, which will never change unless the goverment can have access to their banks and families accounts. I know for a fact this happened at the turner center and other projects. Thats why strange useless things happen – corruption. Awesome pictures here. This will certainly work. This is an excellent plan, please don’t let a giant tesco be built there! 😦 Miren Patel I like the image of step 3 of the plan of Arlington!!, i think it’s excellent idea hope the plan goes ahead and turns out that way!!! Alexander Tebbiche Either the plan of a great Tesco superstore or a New load of mixed modern shops and cafes are as brilliant as each other!, as long as one of the plans goes ahead!! Save Britains Heritage The Twentieth Century Society UK Planning (Thanet) Arlington House Margate CAAG Comments	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1445
__label__wiki	0.760207	0.760207	HomePosts tagged 'William A. Bartlett' William A. Bartlett Summary Statement, 3rd Quarter, 1863 – Miscellaneous New York artillery 13 September 2018 13 September 2018 Craig Swain American Civil War, Artillery, Ordnance Summary Statements 3rd New York Cavalry, 51st New York Infantry, 5th New York Cavalry, 98th New York Infantry, 99th New York Infantry, Allis' Howitzers, Beaufort NC, Camp Nelson KY, Croatan NC, David W. Waldrop, Fish's Howitzers, Fort Monroe, Frederick F. Wead, Goodwin's Battery, Gunboat Smith Briggs, Gunboat West End, James A. Allis, John C. Lee, Joseph M. Fish, Morehead City NC, New Berne NC, R. Charlton Mitchell, Smithfield VA, Suffolk, Varian's State Militia Battery, William A. Bartlett, William Kreutzer As a convention, I prefer to work through each state entry starting with “regimented” batteries first (where regiments existed of course), then through independent batteries, and lastly through any miscellaneous lines. However, to ease handling and processing of these snips for transcription, I’m going to turn next to the miscellaneous lines before going to the independent batteries. You see, the lines between the 2nd New York and 3rd New York include a couple of sections from infantry regiments. Those are lines 18 and 19: Then, at the bottom of the page, we find entries for two cavalry regiments and stores held by an infantry regiment. Those last three returns were received in the forth quarter of 1863, roughly when they were expected. But those on the upper lines were not received until 1864. So imagine how this conversation went down….. Clerk: Sir, I just received these two returns from the 98th and 99th New York Infantry claiming they have cannons. And I don’t have room to fit them at the bottom of the New York page in the summary. What ever shall I do? Ordnance Officer: Stick them in where you have space after the 2nd New York Artillery. Nobody will ever notice. Nobody cares about these summaries anyway! But yet, here we are in 2018 with that annoying second red line as result of the split data! So we have five “miscellaneous” to consider from the New York section of the summary: 98th New York Infantry: Companies E and H, if my reading is correct, assigned to Croatan Station, North Carolina with two 6-pdr field guns. 99th New York Infantry: A detachment reporting on the Gunboat Smith Briggs, in Virginia, with one 12-pdr field howitzer and one 10-pdr Parrott. 3rd New York Cavalry: A detachment at New Berne, North Carolina with two 12-mountain howitzers. 5th New York Cavalry: A detachment also at New Berne, and also with two (or is it three?) 12-pdr mountain howitzers. 51st New York Infantry: “Stores in Charge” of a Lieutenant Colonel at Camp Nelson, Kentucky. Let me explore these five in more detail. The 98th New York Infantry was among the forces sent from North Carolina to the Department of the South earlier in 1863, as part of the build-up before the Ironclad Attack. When that effort failed, the 98th was among the forces sent back to North Carolina, specifically Beaufort. On April 25, Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick F. Wead, then in command of the regiment, received orders to garrison “Newport Barracks, Havelock, Croatan, [and] Bogue sound blockhouse” which guarded the railroad between Beaufort / Morehead City and New Berne. After the war, William Kreutzer (then Captain, but later Colonel of the regiment) mentioned these dispositions in a history of the regiment: This writer was assigned to the command of two posts, one at a point where the railroad crosses Newport river, called Havelock, and the other at Croatan, ten miles above, along the road to New Berne. Each post had a small earthwork in which was mounted on Napoleon gun. This passage establishes the ‘who’ portion of the return but on disagrees with the summary’s line. Perhaps, writing post war and being an infantryman, Kreutzer was simply mistaken about the guns. At any rate, we can at least verify some cannon were under the care of the 98th New York at Croatan around this time of the war, performing “boring” garrison duty. The 99th New York Infantry, with names like “Bartlett’s Naval Brigade” and “Lincoln Divers” offers a bit more interesting story. Colonel William A. Bartlett began recruiting what was intended to be a full brigade in the spring of 1861. It included almost as many men from Massachusetts and New Jersey as it did New York. The intent was to assign these companies to Army gunboats and have them patrol the coast. But by the time Bartlett reported to Fort Monroe, he’d met with an accident and the brigade was understrength. The “brigade” was then reorganized as an infantry and assigned duty at various posts around Fort Monroe and on vessels operating in that area. Colonel David W. Waldrop commanded. By the spring of 1863, most of those detachments were recalled and the regiment served at Suffolk, Virginia. Of those still on detached duty was Company I, manning the gunboats West End and Smith Briggs. The latter, we have a sketch to work from: The Smith Briggs was a chartered (not outright purchased) 280 ton steamer converted to an armed transport, with a rifled 32-pdr and a rifled 42-pdr (probably converted seacoast guns using the James system). Based on the entry here in the summary, I would contend the 99th New York maintained a 12-pdr field howitzer and a 10-pdr Parrott to supplement those big guns, and perhaps use on patrols off the gunboat. Captain John C. Lee, of the 99th New York, commanded the Smith Briggs in 1863. And he was still in command when the vessel ran aground off Smithfield, Virginia on February 1, 1864, and was destroyed. The detachment from the 3rd New York Cavalry should be familiar to readers from the previous quarter. These was Lieutenant James A. Allis command. And a similar detachment was formed in the 12th New York Cavalry which also operated out of New Berne. During the summer, Lieutenant Joseph M. Fish, of Company F, was detached to command a section of howitzers. And these show up in some returns as “Fish’s Howitzers” or “Fish’s Battery.” And lastly the 51st New York Infantry. This regiment, part of the Second Division, Ninth Corps in the summer of 1863. It was transferred to the Twenty-Third Corps in September and performed garrison duties in the District of Kentucky. We’ll see some of the stores accounted for in the ammunition tables that follow. The regiment’s Lieutenant-Colonel was R. Charlton Mitchell at this time of the war. With that summary of the five units represented by the lines, let us turn to the ammunition reported. Starting with the smoothbore: 98th New York Infantry: 57 shot, 41 case, and 42 canister for 6-pdr field guns. 99th New York Infantry: 42 shell and 88 case for 12-pdr field howitzers. 12th New York Cavalry: 32 shell, 44 case, and 46 canister for 12-pdr mountain howitzers. 51st New York Infantry: 56 shot, 56 case, and 48 canister for 6-pdr field guns. Note that no ammunition was reported (for the second quarter in a row) for Allis’ detachment from the 3rd New York Cavalry. No Hotchkiss or Schenkl projectiles to report. But there were some Parrott projectiles: Yes, on the ill-fated Smith Briggs: 99th New York Infantry: 137 shell and 40 canister for 10-pdr Parrott. No small arms were reported by these five detachments on the artillery summaries. Usually infantry and cavalry commands filed their reports on different forms that were complied on a separate set of summaries. Before leaving the “miscellaneous” of New York, there are two other batteries that deserve mention. Recall Goodwin’s Battery, with its rather exotic breachloaders, and Varian’s State Militia Battery were mustered into Federal service to meet the emergency posed by Lee’s invasion of Pennsylvania. Both were still in Federal service at the start of the quarter. But only briefly in service. Goodwin’s was mustered on July 27. Varian’s was mustered out six days earlier. As these batteries were off the Federal rolls by the end of September, they were not required to send in returns. Lucky for them! Citation: William Kreutzer, Notes and Observations Made During Four years of Service with the Ninety-Eighth N.Y. Volunteers in the War of 1861, Philadelphia: Grant, Faires & Ridgers, 1878, page 164.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1447
__label__wiki	0.812494	0.812494	The 'Green Book' Wikipedia page is being mercilessly trolled after Oscars win Writer/producer Nick Vallelonga (left) and director Peter Farrelly were both targeted in 'Green Book' Wikipedia page edits. Image: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic By Sam Haysom 2019-02-25 11:42:12 UTC So the Oscars is over for another year, and the 2019 Best Picture winner is Green Book. Quite a few people aren't too happy about that, though. Peter Farrelly's movie has been criticised by a number of people for the simplistic way it portrays race relations, including the real-life family of Don Shirley, the man played by Mahershala Ali in the movie. SEE ALSO: From Gaga to 'Green Book': The best and worst Oscar moments of the night Upon hearing that the film had won Best Picture, BlacKkKlansman director Spike Lee was apparently so angry he even tried to leave the event. And now others are making their frustration known in other ways. Shortly after Green Book won Best Picture, its Wikipedia was amended. For a while, the title was changed to "Lying White Guilt Trash". GUYS PLEASE GO ON THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE FOR GREEN BOOK RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/YsLjYiYaD2 — rami malek's broken ankles (@erinsolives) February 25, 2019 A look at the Wikipedia page's edit history shows it was changed a number of times in the hours after the movie won Best Picture. As well as the title being amended, the words "sexual harasser" were added before director Peter Farrelly's name (a reference to Farrelly's old habit of flashing his penis) and "serial liar and Islamophobe" before writer and producer Nick Vallelonga (referring to a 2015 tweet about 9/11 where Vallelonga said he'd seen "Muslims in Jersey City cheering when towers went down.") Image: wikipedia At the time of writing, Green Book's Wikipedia page is back to normal again. But it sounds like the editors will have to be on guard for a while... UPDATE: Feb. 26, 2019, 10:31 a.m. GMT Wikipedia administrator TheSandDoctor reached out to Mashable to confirm that Green Book's Wikipedia page has been placed under "semi-protection". The Wikipedia article has since been placed under semi-protection for a couple of days. This means that only accounts older than 4 days with 10 or more edits may edit it. We (volunteer admins) will continue to re-assess as necessary. If you have any questions, please ask away. https://t.co/CS9tsqR6Db — TheSandDoctor (@TheSandDoctor) February 26, 2019 WATCH: "Black Panther" makes history with Oscar nom for Best Picture Topics: Culture, green-book, wikipedia	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1453
__label__cc	0.554435	0.445565	Home News Breaking News Lakewood Planners Skeptical About Georgian Court’s Expansion Lakewood Planners Skeptical About Georgian Court’s Expansion Lakewood, NJ – For the second time since 2006, Georgian Court University finds itself at odds with the township’s Planning Board over the school’s growth plans. Georgian Court University failed to win approval to expand on the school’s 156 acres under a 20-year general development plan that would accommodate new classrooms, dorms, parking and sports fields. Georgian Court, the second-largest employer in the township, fought a similar battle – losing before the Planning Board and winning in appeals court – in 2006 when the Planning Board denied the university’s efforts to build the Wellness Center, the university’s eco-friendly athletics and academic building. Testimony from experts and residents opposed to or in favor of the plan spanned months. The hearing ended in a tie vote Dec. 21. A tie vote means the board failed to approve the plan, said Planning Board Attorney John J. Jackson. A resolution to deny the application is scheduled for today’s Planning Board meeting. “We have a long and wonderful tradition as a Catholic university,” said Sister Rosemary E. Jeffries, Georgian Court University president. Today, though the university has state-of-the-art classrooms, it needs to keep up with changing technology and demands, Jeffries said. “With planned growth, we are consistent with the mission to be a resource in the region and have the appropriate facilities to accommodate new technologies,” Jeffries said. “We need new academic space to accommodate learning that was not thought of” when the current structures were built. A general development plan enables a long-term planning applicant to lock in a general concept and protect against zoning changes for the concept period, said John J. Jackson, the Township Planning Board attorney. Jackson said he could not speak to the specifics of the Georgian Court application because it is an ongoing matter. The university is in a township-designated emergency evacuation area. If it has just one entrance and that entrance is blocked, it could cause safety and security problems, experts testified before the Planning Board. Read more at APP. {APP/Matzav.com} Previous articleIDF Seizes Boat Carrying Weapons from Turkey to Gaza Next articleJapan Nuclear Crisis: What Is a Full Meltdown? Anon March 15, 2011 at 11:18 pm I don’t know why everybody is so upset Boomslang March 16, 2011 at 6:56 am Who is upset, Anon? So far, only you and I have bothered to comment! Leave a Reply to Anon Cancel reply	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1457
__label__wiki	0.527958	0.527958	New 'Far From Home' Clip Gives Extended Look At JAKE GYLLENHAAL's Mysterio A lot of fans were left confused after seeing Spider-Man: Far From Home's first trailer which depicts Jake Gyllenhaal's character, the treacherous Spidey villain Mysterio in a hero-like role. But the second teaser seemed to have answered some of our questions, at least for now. Felt cute, might delete later. A post shared by Jake Gyllenhaal (@jakegyllenhaal) on May 10, 2019 at 12:24pm PDT In the second trailer, Nick Fury explains to Peter that Mysterio aka Quentin Beck is actually an ally who came from an alternate universe. If that's the case, does it mean the "multiverse" concept will play a huge factor in the MCU's fourth phase? We'll have to see to find out. Meanwhile, check out this new clip from Far From Home below: Spider-Man: Far From Home web slings into Philippine cinemas on July 3! Courtesy: Sony Pictures Entertainment Shock 50%	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1465
__label__cc	0.501658	0.498342	Home > Music > [Video + Audio] Skales – Joy To The World \| Coke Studio Africa [Video + Audio] Skales – Joy To The World \| Coke Studio Africa - December 20, 2018 December 20, 2018 0 Coke Studio Africa has released a 2018 Christmas Playlist featuring Nigerian star, Skales in “Joy To The World” – an enthralling afro beats Christmas song influenced by ragga and dancehall. The playlist is now available on Coke Studio Africa YouTube ahead of premiere of the TV show, launching across Africa from Feb 2019. The heartwarming track is set to light up the festive mood and will leave music lovers bumping to its catchy beat, as Skales delivers a fresh twist to the famed classic Christmas carol while joyously singing out his heart with lyrics poised to spur oneness amongst Africans during this jolly season. The song was recorded from the production of Coke Studio Africa where he is set to be featured in music collaborations alongside one of Tanzania’s leading female singers, Nandy. On Coke Studio, Skales and Nandy will be produced by one of Africa’s most respected hit makers: GospelOnDaBeatz (Nigeria). Lovers of the music show should expect a fiery collaboration that will leave fans dancing from East to West Africa, and beyond. Ahead of the release Skales says, “When I recorded the Coke Studio version of “Joy To The World”, I just wanted to create a song that will make everyone listening happy and remind us all to keep enjoying life’s blessings. Christmas in Nigeria and across the continent is always a time for self reflection and to celebrate love and appreciation for each other despite our existing differences,” adding, “This is just a tip of the iceberg, wait till you watch my collabo with Nandy on the upcoming season. It will be fire!’’ Other Coke Studio Africa stars featured on the 2018 Christmas Playlist include African hip hop stars: Fik Fameica (Uganda) and Laylizzy (Mozambique) in “Deck The Halls” and Moji Shortbabaa (Kenya) in “12 Days of Sikukuu”. Every year, Coke Studio Africa releases Christmas hits with an urban pop twist remade by Coke Studio stars drawn across the continent. ‘Coke Studio Africa 2019’ will feature over 25 African musicians drawn from several countries across Sub Sahara Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique and South Africa, among others. Once again, the show will present to lovers of African music: world-class music fusions and original compositions, engineered by a spectrum of Africa’s top music producers. Listen and download the performance below, like, share and Enjoy!!! https://cldup.com/Dw-jeTL1n3.mp3 Watch the live performance video below: Tagged Coke Studio Africa Coke Studio Africa 2018 Coke Studio Africa 2018 Christmas Playlist Joy To The World Skales Chordratic – New Day (Prod. Chordratic Beatz) Yung6ix & Hanu Jay – “Leg Working” Ft. Zlatan Ibile Yemi Alade – Issokay (Prod. Edgarboi) September 9, 2018 September 9, 2018 0 Kranium – So Me Move (Fresh Paint Riddim) Kuami Eugene – Walaahi [Video + Audio] Kizz Daniel – Madu [Video + Audio]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1466
__label__wiki	0.987652	0.987652	Top 10 Tv Shows Who's Titles Are Made Out Of Bollywood Songs Lyrics Home Articles Hindi Hindi Articles 1. Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Du Hit TV show Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Du on Star Plus has been running successfully for a long time now. The title is chosen from the song “Iss Pyar Ka Kya Naam Du” from the film Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai starring Diaa Mirza and Madhavan. The show gained immense love from the audience. The show introduced the new couple involving actress Sanaya Irani and Barun Sobti for the first time. The chemistry between Barun and Sobti was liked by their fans. 2. Diya Aur Baati Hum The title of the show Diya Aur Baati Hum is made from the song “Taare Hai Baraati” from the film “Virasat.”. The song has always been a hit, and so has the serial. The serial takes a look at many social issues related to women. 3. Bade Acche Lagte Hain Popular TV show Bade Achhe Lagte Hai, starring Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar, title was chose from the song Bade Acche Lagte Hain, filmed on Sachin Pilgaonkar from the movie Balika Vadhu. 4. Sasural Genda Phool Delhi 6 might have been a flop but its song Saural Genda Phool was a hit. And the show made most of the lyrics of the song on the national nhannel Star Plus, depicting the importance of joint family and their issues, starring Ragini Khanna as the lead actress. She gained loved from the female house makers everywhere. 5. Tumhi Ho Bandhu Sakha Tumhi The show Tumhi Ho Bandhu Sakha Tumhi on Zee TV is inspired by the song “Tumbhi Ho Bandhu Sakha Tumhi Ho” from the movie Cocktail which starred Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. 6. Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane Another TV show casting Ram Kapoor and Gurdeep Kohli in the lead roles chose the song “Roop Tera Mastana” of the movie Aradhana to name their show title. 7. Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar The show’s title Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar on Sony Entertainment Channel is inspired by the song Saathiya Tune Kya Kiya picturized on Salman Khan. The show was not a hit as the song was. 8. Aisi Deewangi Dekhi Nahi Kahi The show titled Aisi Deewangi Dekhi Nahi Kahi running on the channel Zee TV is also taken from the nineties blockbuster film casting Bollywood King Shahrukh Khan and Divya Bharati in the lead. The song “Aisi Deewangi Dekhi Nahi Kahi” is the inspiration behind the title of the show. 9. Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Song ‘Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Logo Ka Kaam Hai Kehna” from the film Amar Prem, shot on Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore, is one out of which the title of the daily soap Kuch Toh Log Kahenge was inspired . But, in the show, the story revolved around the strange love story between two doctors with a large age difference. 10. Tu Mera Hero The show Tu Mera Hero of Channel Star Plus was loved by the audience. The show name is taken from the song “Subah Hone Na De” of the movie Desi Boys where Akshay Kumar and John Abraham were portrayed as strippers in front of girls in the party. Desi Boys starred Deepika Padukone, Anupam Kher and other actors. Actor Akshay Kumar High Quality Images Actor Aamir Khan Good Looking Images Actress Isha Koppikar Lovely Stills Actress Kajol At The Trailer Launch Of Incredible 2 Hindi Movie Version Pics Actress Rhea Chakraborty Came To Pali Village In Cafe Actress Alia Bhatt Spotted At Karan Johar Office Pics Model Palak Tiwari New Images Actress Anushka Sharma Bridal Look Actress Raveena Tandon Cute Stills	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1473
__label__wiki	0.527334	0.527334	Showing posts with label Scotland and the SNP. Show all posts The Key Facts – all you need to know about Scotland’s independence and the referendum … I am an individual Scottish voter, I have no role within the SNP, and my opinions are my own. I am an SNP supporter but no longer a party member. I first published this in November 2011 Here are the facts that I have heard from the SNP, in publicly available statements, from printed material, newspapers, periodicals and from the broadcast media – they have been freely available to every member of the Scottish electorate. I have no trouble understanding them, and I cannot imagine that any adult voter would have trouble understanding them. Frankly, a moderately intelligent 12-year old would understand them. But clearly the large sections of the media, politicians and spokespersons for unionist parties are either unable or unwilling to understand them. THE KEY FACTS, AS I UNDERSTAND THEM The SNP stated in its manifesto that, if elected, it would hold a consultative referendum on Scotland’s independence, with a YES/NO question. If the answer is YES, the Scottish voters will have mandated the Scottish Government to negotiate the timing and terms of securing Scotland’s independence with the UK Westminster Government. The Scottish Government will be fully mandated by the sovereign Scottish People to reach agreed terms in those negotiations, subject to core stated major policy positions, e.g. non-nuclear. The SNP has defined independence in exactly the same way as every independent democratic country in the world defines it – total freedom to act in the interests of Scotland in every aspect of Scottish life – law, defence and foreign policy, taxation and fiscal policy, public services, relations with other nations, etc. (No other nation in history has ever felt the need to explain to its people what independence meant in more detail than that, nor has any free people, even when suffering under non-democratic regimes, ever been in doubt what independence meant.) Only Scottish voters - as defined by normal criteria of eligibility to vote in Scottish and UK elections, plus new provisions for 16 and 16 year-olds - will be eligible to vote. Scottish, in this context, does not refer to country of birth or ethnic group but to eligibility to vote in Scottish elections. The referendum timing, legality and how other key questions will be handled have now been agreed in the historic referendum agreement with the UK Government. The SNP will establish relationships with other nations through normal diplomatic means, and will seek to be a part of relevant interest grouping with other nations, such as the European Union and the United Nations. There is no doubt whatsoever that one of the world’s oldest nations, one that has had made a major contribution to that world in every field of human endeavour, with a distinctive history and culture that is recognised instantly in every part of the globe, would be accepted into the European Union and the United Nations. The SNP will maintain a Scottish defence force and will protect the traditional identities of Scottish defence groupings. Serving members of the armed forces will be offered a free choice to either join Scottish defence forces or remain in UK defence forces. The SNP will be part of defence alliances that it considers relevant to Scotland’s defence interests, and to the maintenance of our democratic way of life, and will take part in international operations as part of a coalition of forces in pursuit of objectives with which it agrees. The SNP is committed to retaining the Queen -and her natural successors - as the constitutional monarch of Scotland. The SNP is committed equally to a strong, vibrant private sector and to first-rate public services, properly funded and supported in an independent Scotland. The SNP sees the private sector and the public sector as being complementary vital parts of a civilised nation, of equal significance and status, and not as in competition for recognition or resources. The SNP is committed to supporting businesses large and small, and to the re-industrialisation of Scotland significantly based on alternative sources of renewable energy. The SNP is committed to supporting a strong, properly regulated and controlled financial and banking industry in Scotland. It is committed to supporting tourism and leisure. It is committed to free higher educations, and to fully supporting our world-class educational institution, ancient and modern. The SNP will retain sterling as its currency until such time as it may seem in the interests of Scotland to change that, and such a change would be put to the Scottish people in a referendum. The SNP will not join the Euro until it is in the interests of the people of Scotland to do so, and only after a referendum on joining the Euro. The SNP asserts that the Scottish People are sovereign. NOTE: In my original version of this, I reflected the anti-NATO policy. The policy on NATO membership changed on 19th October to one of seeking NATO membership, providing rUK and NATO accept a non-nuclear Scotland and the removal of Trident weapons systems from an independent Scotland. That’s all I really need to know to determine how I will vote in the referendum. My thanks to the Scottish Government and the SNP for keeping me and every other Scottish voter so fully and frankly informed. My reason for choosing the Scottish National Party to vote for in May 2007 and in May 2011 is that they are the only major party committed to delivering the independence of Scotland. (I have heard no coherent case for the preservation of the Union. Such conflicting arguments as have been offered have relied on a combination of vested interest groups, unelected bodies and individuals, nostalgia and emotionalism, scaremongering, indefensible statistics and a staggering lack of belief in and contempt for the Scottish people and their ability to run their own affairs.) My reasons for wishing to be independent are - the inability of the Union of 1707 ever to deliver equity and justice to all of the people of Scotland the fact that the United Kingdom is not, and never has been a true democracy, but a coalition of unelected wealth, power, privilege and special interest groups, notably the military/industrial complex allied to and controlling a compliant political class and legal establishment the staggering incompetence displayed in recent times (which I define as the last forty years) of all of the three main UK parties when in government, exemplified by the spectacular financial, fiscal, social and foreign policy incompetence displayed by the Labour Government 1997-2010 and currently being displayed by the Tory/LibDem Coalition since 2010. A core policy reason for my support for the SNP and independence is that it is the only way we can have a nuclear-free Scotland, and only the SNP and Scotland’s independence will deliver that. It therefore follows that my nuclear objectives cannot be delivered by anything short of independence, and therefore remaining in the UK but with radically increased powers – the devo max or full fiscal autonomy option cannot meet my requirements, nor that of many Scots voters. Posted by moriduraalt.blogspot.com at 12:30 am 7 comments: Labels: Moridura, NATO membership, nuclear weapons, Scotland and the SNP, Scotland Trident nuclear, The Queen and Scotland, The Scottish Independence Referendum, The UK Establishment, The UK financial crisis, WMDs One of my contributions to the Guardian online debate on Scottish independence COMMENT 13th January 2012 Guardian debate Response to RobCNW6, 13 January 2012 9:22PM Sorry you saw my comment as a rant. I wasn't seeking to get warm friendship, cooperation and support, but to offer it. The UK is a political entity, not a country or a nation, or a people. That it is failing is abundantly evident from the events of the last few years, a failure which politicians from my country played a major and cynical part in. The Scottish Nationalist are not 'secretly about' anything - there's no hidden agenda, no conspiracy - it's up there for all to see and judge. But bluntly, at the moment, we are doing things better than the rest of the UK, because we have had a government for almost the last five years that, despite the limitations of devolution, and the concerted efforts of the UK parties to frustrate it, has focused on the people and their needs - on all of the people, especially the old, sick, poor and vulnerable - not just a privileged, venal elite. Our young men and women in the armed forces are dying, as are those of the other nations of the UK, in foreign wars that we did not choose. Their coffins return draped in the flag of the Union. We have lethal weapons of mass destruction in our waters that we do not choose to have. We are indeed no better as a people than anyone else in these isles, and Scots played their full, brutal, oppressive part in Empire as you say. Our focus is changing that, on the future, not the past. But the empire suited a minority of Scots right down to the ground, not the mass of the people, who were brutalised and impoverished by it, as were the mass of the English people. The most brutal and cynical of oppressors of the Scots were Scots who embraced that corruption and greed, and we still have them. That's what we want to change - and will. England must make its own change, and I am confident that they will. Again, I wish you well. Posted by moriduraalt.blogspot.com at 10:48 pm 3 comments: Links to this post Labels: Elites running the UK, Empire and the Scots, Guardian debate on Scottish independence, Moridura, Scotland and the SNP, Scotland's independence referendum Lies, damned lies and stats - UCAS and student fees - and post hoc ergo propter hoc There are still a few innocent souls out there who believe that such a thing as an objective media report exists, free from all that nasty politics thing. Aye, weel … The ancient logical fallacy post hoc ergo propter hoc -that because one thing follows another, it was therefore caused by it - has been much in evidence, partly out of the mouths – and the pens – of those stupid enough to believe in it, but mainly from political parties and their media mouthpieces, who find it convenient to adopt the fallacy even when they know it is nonsense. Post hoc ergo propter hoc abounds in religious thinking, e.g. everybody else’s house fell down in the gales, mine didn’t, therefore God loves me, or alternatively, natural disasters are God’s way of punishing mankind for homosexuality, etc. It is also highly evident in much right-wing thought: right-wing American republican presidential candidates seem addicted to it, as they do to fundamentalist religious doctrines. Post hoc ergo propter hoc is in fact primitive thinking that preceded logic and the scientific method – a desperate attempt to explain apparently arbitrary events and avoid their negative consequences, by both propitiating supernatural powers deemed to have caused them and finding some scapegoat believed to have provoked the supernatural power, i.e. a god or gods. Tuition fees have become a highly political issue since the LibDems abandoned their principles, the Tories underlined the absence of principles in their pernicious creed, and the Labour Party continued their search for their principles, which went missing somewhere in the last generation or so. The SNP, who actually have principles and are prepared to put them into action politically (e.g. Megrahi Release, minimum pricing for alcohol, access to education by ability to learn, not ability to pay, etc.) very definitely regard tuition fees as a political issue, and indeed a defining issue for Scotland. Politicians of all political hues have been waiting either eagerly or apprehensively for the UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UK) interim figures on application for university places, post hoc ergo propter hoc arguments ready to hand, together with a large statistics hammer to render the truth malleable and shape it to their ends. The Coalition is desperate to justify their decision to increase tuition fees. UK Labour, devoid of any clarity in policy terms, simply wants to attack the Coalition. The scurrying rump of the Coalition parties in Scotland have a dual interest – to support their UK bosses and to attack the SNP. The Scottish Labour Party, perhaps the most confused of all - in their values, their policies and their split allegiance to Westminster and Scotland - will do anything to serve their only real allegiance, which is to their careers and the Westminster gravy train. And so to the reports today - The UCAS report costs money to access, so I have no access to the original figures – the interim report. (If anyone can point me to a free version of it, I will be obliged.) My first intimation was the following paragraph from Reform Scotland - Studying at Scottish universities: Figures released by UCAS show overall applications to Scottish universities rose by 0.8 per cent in December compared with the same time last year. The rise includes a 0.1 per cent increase from Scottish students, a 7.6 per cent increase in applications from the EU, though applications from the rest of the UK fell. Reform Scotland went on to refer to press reports, but whether their figures were drawn from the press, or from the original report is unclear. They draw no conclusion from the figures, at least in this summary. The Courier -Dundee and Tayside - mysteriously reads the UCAS report to mean that the December figures are ‘down only 0.8%’ but comments that it was the best performance in the UK, which it notes was down by 8.3%. The Telegraph claims the UK figures are ‘down by almost 8%’ and notes that there has been ‘a sharp drop in demand from candidates from mainland Europe who pay the same fees as their British counterparts.’ Note that British. Clearly, the Telegraph either no longer regards Scotland as British, or intends that phrase to mean that in Scotland, the EU candidates pay the same as Scottish students, i.e. nothing. But the Telegraph still reports UCAS insisting that ‘figures showed a late surge in applications as many students take more time over decisions’. What UCAS actually said was that the mid-December figures did not reflect the likelihood of a late surge by the deadline for most course, January 15th, and that this late surge was already emerging. The Financial Times is about as objective a print medium as one can find, since, as I observed in a recent blog, “money ain’t funny”., and their hard-eyed readers want the facts, man, not political spin and prejudice. The FT reaches a conclusion from the figures – that school leavers have not been deterred from applying to university because of higher costs, but older students have. It also notes that the number of British 18-year olds applying for a university place in 2012 had fallen by 2.4%, but that this fall was in line with the demographic decline for people in that age bracket. The FT also accurately reports the UCAS comment on the likely late surge as the January deadline approaches. It also concludes the previous increases in fees hadn’t affected applications. THE SCOTTISH PRESS – Herald and Scotsman Now we come to the gentlemen of the Scottish ‘quality’ press, Latin scholars to man, to whom the post hoc ergo propter hoc argument is often a matter of journalistic necessity when real life and real data tell a politically inconvenient story. The Herald is in no doubt what the figures say and what the story should be. A large chunk of page 8, under the heading NEWS, a label that sometimes has to be approached with caution when reading the Herald or the Scotsman – a case of caveat emptor or maybe caveat lector. The headline is Fall in applications from rest of UK to Scots universities, with the sub-header ‘Concern as tuition fees look to have had impact on potential students’. The first two paragraphs give Andrew Denholm’s understanding of the UCAS figures - “SCOTTISH universities have seen a decline in the number of applications from prospective students from other parts of the UK after moves to charge them higher fees. “Official figures from Ucas, the universities admissions service, show applications from England, Wales and Northern Ireland have dropped by 5% over the past year from 24,979 to 23,689.” Note the gentle lead in to post hoc ergo propter hoc – “after moves to charge them higher fees”. The third paragraph rather hammers home the sub-agenda - “The decline follows the decision by the Scottish Government to allow universities north of the Border to introduce fees of up to £9000 for students from the rest of the UK (RUK).” Aye, right, Andrew, we’ve got it, OK … They quote Mary Senior, Scottish Official of the UCU lecturers’ union, who is worried by the drop, but has no doubts about the cause. (The UCU is not affiliated to the Labour Party. Mary Senior is a former Assistant General Secretary to the STUC.) “It is still concerning that the introduction of significant tuition fees is having an impact in this way,” says Mary confidently. (Watch out for that old post hoc, etc. Mary!) Have a word with another Mary, Mary – Mary Curnock, UCAS Chief Executive, who says "Evidence of a late surge as the 15 January deadline approaches is now emerging. Applicants are taking longer to research their choices but the applications flow has speeded up, as these statistics show." Or Nicola Dandridge, CE of Universities UK, who speaks for vice chancellors and says - “As expected, December saw a significant increase in applications. This suggests that people have been thinking carefully about their choices and are waiting longer to make their decisions. It is very possible that the increase in applications will now continue right up until the 15 January 2012 deadline.” Or look at the FT report, which noted that applications to Scottish institutions were only down 112, year-on-year, from 14,729 to 14,617. Mary, however, has an ally in Robin Parker, President of the NUS Scotland, who also confidently claims the decline in English students on fees. No wishy-washy waiting around for January 15th deadlines for Robin – he just knows … But Robin does note that Scottish students heading for English universities “might be put of by the trebling of fees south of the border ..” Now there I think you might just have a point, Robin. I didn’t need a degree to reach that tentative speculation. The Scotsman, in marked contrast, majors on the late surge - Eleventh-hour rush by Scots to study at ‘home’ universities – and provides a fairly comprehensive report that includes the Mary Curnock comment on the surge. It largely avoid post hoc propter hoc. Every ready with a quote, NUS Robin Parker pops up again, this time to congratulate the Scottish Government for”the right decision by the Scottish Parliament to keep education in Scotland free”, but repeats his Herald post hoc conclusion – “The same can’t be said for students from the rest of the UK, though, as we again see a decline in numbers, due to the imposition of fees and the reckless decision by some Scottish institutions to charge the highest amount in the UK.” And what does the SNP have to say? Commenting, SNP MSP and Member of the Education Committee, Marco Biagi MSP said: “These figures, which now represent a very large proportion of applications – showing a rise in applications to Scottish universities by students from Scotland, in stark contrast to the position south of the Border – are a vindication of the Scottish Government’s policy of no tuition fees. “We are fortunate that – thanks to the SNP Government – the betrayal of students by the Lib Dems in coalition with the Tories at Westminster does not apply to Scots students studying in Scotland. “The SNP’s investment in our universities and maintenance of our policy on no tuition fees means that young Scots have free access to some of the best universities in the world – universities that draw applications from around the globe. The English higher education sector by contrast faces an uncertain future, and according to UCAS’s figures have seen a 7% drop in the total number of applications this year. “Within England there has been a staggering drop of 8.3% of English students applying to study, while in here in Scotland there has in fact been an increase in Scots-domiciled students applying to Scottish universities, as well as an increase overall. “Its abundantly clear that the Conservative/Lib Dem UK government’s tuition fees are damaging English universities and reducing opportunities for England’s young people. “The message has clearly got across to Scotland’s young people that the ridiculous and damaging policies of the UK Government don’t apply here, and that they continue to have the opportunity for tuition free education in Scotland’s world class universities.” Posted by moriduraalt.blogspot.com at 12:10 pm 1 comment: Links to this post Labels: Mary Senior UCU, Moridura, NUSI, Scotland and the SNP, Scottish Universties, The Herald, TheScotsman, tuition fees, UCAS Dalmarnock property deals - the polis - and some links to remind you of what was done in the name of The Commonwealth Games by GCC If you think it’s over, Glasgow Labour City Council – think again … http://newsnetscotland.com/index.php/scottish-news/4019-glasgow-council-facing-police-probe-over-commonwealth-games-property-deals#comment-106368 http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/4037068/Cops-probe-Commonwealth-Games-deals.html http://www.heraldscotland.com/owner-of-2014-games-village-site-could-have-made-more-1.874567 MORIDURA BLOG LINKS http://moridura.blogspot.com/2011/01/tale-of-two-newspapers-herald-and.html http://moridura.blogspot.com/2011/01/great-bulwarks-against-corruption-in.html http://moridura.blogspot.com/2011/01/margaret-jaconelli-fair-compensation-or.html http://moridura.blogspot.com/2011/01/glasgow-city-council-and-glasgow-press.html http://moridura.blogspot.com/2011/01/snp-must-act-now-on-margaret-jaconelli.html http://moridura.blogspot.com/2011/01/margaret-jaconelli-and-glasgow-city.html http://moridura.blogspot.com/2011/01/unhappy-tweeting-time-margaret.html http://moridura.blogspot.com/2010/11/margaret-jaconelli-caseanother-crichel.html http://moridura.blogspot.com/2010/11/margaret-jaconelli-case-injustice-in.html http://moridura.blogspot.com/2010/10/donald-trump-glesca-granny-and-scope.html Labels: Commonwealth Games, compulsory purchase, Glasgow City Council, Labour in Glasgow, Margaret Jaconelli, Moridura, Paul Drury, Scotland and the SNP, The Scottish Sun Language and nationalism - Expolangues 2012 A vital element in the nationalist’s awareness and in the movement for independence is language – languages in the case of Scotland. Siôn Rees Williams is a Welsh patriot, academic and teacher, and has maintained a keen interest in Scottish nationalism and Scottish affairs. He has something important to say about Expolangues, and I am delighted to reproduce his comments in full below - From Siôn Rees Williams - Expolangues 2012 A call to patriots everywhere - Some of you may remember my previous articles after my visit to the international language fair, Expolangues, which has been held yearly in Paris, France since 1982. My activities there and the role I have played as an unofficial ambassador for Wales since 1998 can be found at - http://newsnetscotland.com/index.php/scottish-opinion/1836-expolangues-a-special-report-by-the-welsh-cultural-ambassador-and-exhibitor.html. This year sees Expolangues celebrating its thirtieth birthday, and coincidentally, my tenth year as my country’s sole exhibitor and representative. The homepage for the Expo is www.expolangues.fr. The event will be held from 1 – 4 February 2012 in its usual home of Porte de Versailles, in the heart of the French capital. The first day is traditionally for professionals only, but the subsequent days are open to the language interested public, who may want to understand the latest developments in language studies, book a foreign holiday with a family element attached, peruse the latest software, textbooks and audio-visual material for language learning, or just spend one hour getting to grips with the basics of a new language. This latter activity involves professionally qualified teachers delivering lessons in the Classroom or Language Kiosk without charge. Pens and paper are supplied and students enabled to speak basic Japanese, Tibetan, Catalan, Arabic or Welsh. (Or for the serious student – all the above!) You will see therefore where I fit in. Not only do I ‘walk the talk’ as the Expo’s sole roving exhibitor, I also give a language lesson in my mother tongue through the medium of French. This year, I am due to present and involve students from 12.00pm to 1.00pm on Friday 3rd February. For further details, see http://www.expolangues.fr/animationsELgb/theclassroom.html I would therefore be very grateful for any show of support from kindred spirits who read this, be they from Scotland or elsewhere and who would like to share with me the experience of promoting their homeland and its culture to a wider, more appreciative, international audience. If you require any further information you may contact me. Come one, come all and reaffirm your auld alliance! My email is sionees1@yahoo.co.uk Siôn Rees Williams (Welsh Sion) Labels: Expolangues 2012, Language and nationalism, Moridura, Scotland and the SNP, Scotland's independence referendum, Siôn Rees Williams, Wales Who are You?–Who?Who? Who,who? It’s not often I’ll quote a lyric from song from what I think of as the modern songbook, which I define as from about 1955 onwards. I know that covers almost 60 years, but we’re talking history here, the perspective of over a century of popular song. From about 1890-1955 can reasonably be seen as the classic period at least of Western popular song, and in that period, that meant mainly American popular song. This was the time when the songwriter - the melody man (it usually was a man, with apologies to the great Dorothy Fields) and the lyricist – the wordsmith – were usually different people, with formidable exceptions like Cole Porter. Anything Goes - Cole Porter The singer/songwriter was a comparatively rare bird back then, and I have to say I would have been a happier man for the last fifty years or so had it remained a rare species. There was a kind of brief renaissance of quality popular song in the mid-sixties to the seventies, and since then the great musical desert, with the odd oasis and many mirages. So unashamedly, my tastes lie with BCCA music (Before the Crap Came Along) and with melodies that span more than half a diatonic octave, with harmonies a little more ambitious than four simple chords. Take time out now to dismiss me as an old man out of synch with popular culture, then we can move on. Get to the point, for ****’s, Peter! I hear you –I hear you … The Who’s little anthem embedded itself in my mind with the CSI series, and despite my earlier rant, I admire the Who for their longevity and formidable achievements in modern popular music, and there can be no doubt that their music and lyrics, for many, reflect the culture and the times of the last half century. Their question – Who are you – Who? Who? Who, who? – resonates in Britain and in Scotland at the moment over national identity, and polls on perceptions of that identity, or multiple identities, pop up all over the pace, prompted by the resurgence of Scottish national identity and its questioning of Britishness, a cobbled-together identity designed to support an uneasy union of vigorous and distinctive national identities subsumed within an Empire, one now in terminal decline. The Guardian has an interesting piece today by David Marquand, principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, author of The End of the West, which is not about the last days of Wyatt Earp, but a a rather bigger topic. Entitled England’s identity crisis - England's visceral Europhobia may break up the UK – it is a short, but important piece, and it has two paragraphs that contain fundamental insights and truth that are rare from south of the border - “… The Scots and Welsh know who they are. For centuries, they have had two identities – their own, and a wider British one. They are unfazed by the discovery of a third European identity as well. They are at home in Europe, where multiple identities are becoming the norm. To them, it seems only right that Europe's once monolithic sovereign states now have to share power, both with a supranational union and with rediscovered nations, principalities and provinces within their borders. Along with Catalans, Basques, Flemings, Walloons, Corsicans, Sardinians and even Bretons, the Scots and Welsh are emerging from a homogenising central state of the recent past.” “… Above all, the English of the 21st century no longer know who they are. They used to think that "English" and "British" were synonymous. Now they know that they are not. But they don't know how Englishness and Britishness relate to each other, and they can't get used to the notion of multiple identities. Until they do, I don't see how the crisis in Britain's relationship with continental Europe can be resolved. If it isn't, the most likely prospect is of further European political union and the break-up of the UK, with England staying out and Scotland and Wales going in.” Any Scot who still thinks that Scotland is not now set upon an inevitable path towards independence – not separation - in a new, interdependent relationship with its European – and Scandinavian - neighbours is engaged in nostalgic self-delusion, and is on the wrong side of of an inevitable historical process. Who are we? Who? Who? Who, who? We are the sovereign Scottish people, ancient and proud Europeans and good neighbours. And that includes our English neighbours, slightly confused about who they are at the moment … Posted by moriduraalt.blogspot.com at 8:24 am 8 comments: Links to this post Labels: 2001 Holyrood, British identity, David Marquand, devolution, Guardian, Moridura, popular song, Scotland and the SNP, Scotland in Europe, Scotland's independence referendum, The Who, Wales Money ain’t funny – The Financial Times Once upon a time, back in the days when nobody had a home computer, laptop, mobile phone or iPad, my daily newspapers at work – paid for by my employer, Goodyear - were The Financial Times and The Glasgow Herald (it didn’t become The Herald until 1992). At home, I took The Guardian, which I had read since my teens, when it was called The Manchester Guardian. Goodyear, notoriously parsimonious in peripheral expenses, nonetheless required its managers, especially those in finance and and employee relations, to stay up to date with both local and national issues and current affairs. I maintained a clippings file from both papers of items I considered relevant. (I remember specifically in June 1972 cutting out a small, obscure item at the bottom of an FT page reporting a burglary in a Washington Hotel called the Watergate, which housed the Democratic Party campaign HQ.) I was highly politically aware back then, primarily because of the dynamically changing industrial relations scene and legislative context, polarised politically between the Tories and Labour. What struck me forcibly about the Financial Times was its total objectivity about politics. It had to be objective, because those engaged in the hard-edged business of money didn’t want the facts to be spun – they could get political bias from The Telegraph/Guardian polarity, but as my American bosses used to say – money ain’t funny, Pete – got to be able to tell shit from Shinola. (One prime reason for the global financial mess that we’re now in is that international bankers and financiers, especially the formerly hard-eyed Americans, lost the capacity to tell shit from Shinola. Either that, or they ceased to care …) I rarely buy the FT these days, because it’s not cheap, but yesterday, fed-up with the Christmas trivia in my usual papers, I bit the bullet and forked out £2.80 for the familiar pink pages. I had quite forgotten the superb quality of the typography and illustrations, both artistic and graphical, and the content didn’t disappoint either. Among the items that caught my eye were these - “Hedge fund partners earn $3bn amid crisis –Amid the eurozone debt crisis and a stuttering UK economy, three of London’s biggest hedge funds are on course to pay their tiny clique of top managers more that $3bn dollars this year” Needless to say of the three only one remains domiciled in Britain. Don’t let anyone tell me these people are worth it or that they add to the sum total of human happiness. “Unions pushed to agree pensions deal …. Frantic last-minute negotiations raised the possibility that the alliance of more than 29 unions that brought more than 1m workers out on strike on November 30th could fragment. “… The government has threatened it may withdraw its latest offer, including protection for those within 10 years of retirement and a more generous rate for accruing pensions benefits, unless a preliminary agreement is reached by year-end.” “We need religion in politics to provide morality that society lacks, says Cameron –God needs to be put back into politics, David Cameron has argued, treading into an area usually studiously avoided by politics.” “Big Society is ‘damaged’ brand – The Big Society has been irreparably damaged as a brand through government spending cuts and a failure by politicians tosell the idea to the public, according to one of the most prominent figures in the charity world.” (Sir Stephen Bubb) “Churchill is a poor lodestar for Cameron’s isolationism.” This article by Peter Clarke, former professor of modern British history at Cambridge, closes with these words - “ … Nothing he [Churchill] said or did in 1940 justifies appropriating his name for a policy of isolation from Europe. His own speeches about the importance of the European idea reveal his own sentiments. And his hardheaded political realism, as Britain’s wartime leader, meant that he never chose to stand alone.” I stood in Duke Street, Glasgow, at the wall of the cattle market just opposite Dunchattan Street during the Second World War, to boo Churchill as he sped past in his open-topped car, wearing a siren suit and giving the V for Victory sign. We Dunchattan Street boys, street urchins, gave him the sign of the archers at Agincourt right back. Churchill's visits to Glasgow WWII Maybe we were too harsh to Winnie. And maybe God – or the Archbishop of Canterbury - could have a word with the hedge fund managers about their $3bn bonanza. But I won’t live in hope. After all, somebody once said “the poor we always have with us …” Posted by moriduraalt.blogspot.com at 9:54 am No comments: Links to this post Labels: Cameron and God, Cameron's Big Society, Cameron's EU rift, Churchill and Europe, Financial Times, hedge funds, money ain't funny, Moridura, public sector pensions, Scotland and the SNP Douglas Alexander at Stirling–the final ‘What Labour Must Do’ speech? I pose the question in the title, but the answer, sadly, is no – Gerry Hassan could not resist, and yet another example of the genre is up under his name in The Scotsman today – Scottish Labour must find a new, dynamic story. Perhaps Gerry is encouraged by the fact that the doyen of the genre is off to the antipodes and the field is clear. However, Gerry is always worth reading and his heart and his heid are in the right place, and his voice is and will continue to be a powerful one in the new Scotland. And so to Wee Dougie’s speech … In my estimation, Douglas Alexander is the most intelligent unionist politician on the UK scene from any party, and therein lies his tragedy, because he is also a Labour careerist whose brightest prospect has always been the high road to England, to Westminster and to an international stage. I have no objection to him being any of these things – the Scottish lad o’pairts whose ambitions are not bounded by national boundaries is a recognised historical figure, prominent in the British Empire and world affairs, including, regrettably, in some of that crumbling empire’s worst excesses. I just don’t want him to have anything to do with the future of Scotland, or to pretend that he somehow speaks for that future or advances Scotland’s interests in any way by being part of geopolitics based on the US/UK military/industrial war machine and the pretence that the UK is a player of significance on the international stage. He is a Scot out of the same mould as George Robertson, John Reid, Jim Murphy and Liam Fox, not the infinitely superior mould of Donald Dewar, Robin Cook, John Smith and Henry McLeish. Fortunately his penetrating intelligence is not accompanied by charisma, his persona being that of a young Minister of the Kirk. We have seen what the lethal mixture of unbridled ambition and charisma can do in Tony Blair, and one of those in a generation is more than enough to leave a trail of death, misery and destruction across half the globe. I also believe that he has a core of genuine values, rather in the way that Gordon Brown does, values that conflict with ambition. In both cases, greater fulfilment might have been achieved by pursuing a career in the ministry. (They both are sons of the manse.) Douglas started his speech with a reference to Dunsinane, and posed the question “Stands Scotland where it did?” As I observed in my clip of his Newsnight Scotland interview with Gordon Brewer, he seems oblivious to the fact that the wood of Dunsinane was advancing on a murderous king who had lost his moral compass, and the closest analogy to that is of the Scottish People, represented by the SNP Government that they placed their trust in so decisively, advancing on the party, Labour, that lost its moral compass by associating itself completely with a murderous regime, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The only question is who will play Banquo’s ghost in this new version of the Scottish play? Douglas then ranges widely in his metaphors, dragging in General Custer with the unlikely figure of the Wee Laird O’Drumlean in the role of the blonde, charismatic Custer in his last stand. But he goes on to a sober, clear-eyed recognition of the scale of Labour’s Scottish humiliation, and takes as his main theme “Scotland’s political future and Scottish Labour’s place therein”. (The old cadences of the manse and the pulpit echo!) He claims that the great debate on Scotland’s future will not be “an exercise in accounting” but ruefully acknowledges his central role in just such an exercise – Divorce is an Expensive Business 1999 and says that he does not resile from those fears. Douglas is being disingenuous – he knows that he is now dealing with a sophisticated and informed Scottish electorate who have experienced directly what thirteen years of Labour economics and eighteen months of Coalition economics have done to their lives and their futures. And he is dealing with a Scottish Government who are able to cut through the miasma of scare tactics and media distortions that the unionist parties and their compliant media have traditionally manipulated to misinform the Scottish people. And of course, the exponential growth of the new media has cut through the lies told by the powerful across the globe like a laser beam. His campaign in Scotland was fronted by a beaming Tony Blair, with the slogan New Labour – New Scotland, an association that now indelibly and fatally tarnishes his campaign and his party. The voice of the Scots who have died since 1999 in pursuit of that vision cry out for justice, as do some of the bereaved. The facts – and history – having betrayed him, Douglas moves rapidly on to emotion, philosophy and historical allusions to Plato, David Hume, Ivan Illich, Old Uncle Tam Cobleigh and all. He focuses on Ivan Illich’s concept of telling an alternative story, and recognises belatedly that “ the stories we tell about ourselves, our communities and our nation are thankfully not the exclusive domain of politicians: writers, musicians, poets and artists help shape our sense of self and also our sense of our nation’s story”. What should sit uncomfortably with him is that most of the writers, musician, poets and artists tell a story of Scotland, its history and its impending independence, a story of freedom, a story of peace and justice and equality and the common man - a story that Labour has forfeited all right to tell. Of course, he can always call on Eddie Izzard and Billy Connolly, or Niall Ferguson – or maybe Lord George Foulkes to tell their stories and sing their songs. He goes on a great length about the idea of Margaret Thatcher as villain, as though she was the SNP’s villain, not Labour’s villain. She was certainly the enemy of Scotland, of the Scottish people and of an independent Scotland, as are her Westminster coterie and her Scottish acolytes to this day. What sits uncomfortable with Douglas is that the Scottish people have progressively recognised that Margaret Thatcher was just the figure head and poster girl for a greater, deeper villainy – the villainy of the UK and the British Establishment, and that one of the Iron Lady’s greatest admirers and sedulous imitators was one Anthony Lynton Blair, a Scot of sorts when it suited him, who became her natural successor. And the Scottish people also recognised that far from delivering them from this exploitative 300 year old tyranny, Labour was and is totally committed to perpetuating it. The careers paths of Douglas Alexander, of Tony Blair, of Gordon Brown, of John Reid, of George Robertson – and of the likes of Baron Martin of Springburn, of Jim Murphy, of Margaret Curran et al would not be possible without that poisoned Union, and Labour will be condemned to permanent opposition in UK Minus once Scotland goes. Douglas refers to the “old Labour hymns” becoming increasingly unfamiliar to the Scottish people. They are not unfamiliar, Douglas, they are all too familiar in the tune that they have become – the Dies Irae – the hymn of death, under the flag of blood, the Union Jack. All the analysis and remedies that follow in your speech are dust and ashes against these facts, Douglas - a voice crying in the wilderness of Labour values. You and your party - indeed you and your political breed - are on the wrong side of history, on the wrong side of humanity, and certainly on the wrong side of Scotland’s future. You, and the army of What Labour Must Do voices cannot, and will not offer the real solution to Labour‘s troubles, but the solution will be there for you in Scotland’s independence. On that first joyful day of Scotland’s independence as a nation state, politicians such as yourself will have a clear choice – stand as a candidate under your party banner for a Scottish Parliamentary constituency, or fold your tent, head south and find an English, Welsh or Northern Irish constituency party that will adopt you as their candidate for the UK Minus Parliament, Westmister. In practice, that means an English constituency. After Scotland’s independence, that won’t exactly be an easy task for you or your ilk, Douglas. You know it, the Jim Murphys know it, the Tom Harrises know it, the Margaret Curran’s know it. You have made your bed with Westminster and the UK – soon you must lie on it. As for all the Scottish Lords – aye, weel, there’s a tale to be told … Labels: Douglas Alexander, Holyrood, Moridura, Scotland and the SNP, Scotland's independence referendum, The Scottish Labour Party, The Union of 1707, Tony Blair The Black Gold Scots – are you prepared to have your oil revenues stolen for another 40 years by the United Kingdom? what must the answer to the referendum question be? You know the answer – get ready to give it! Yes to freedom Labels: end of the union, Moridura, Scotland and the SNP, Scotland's independence referendum, Scotland's oil revenues, Shetland, The Union of 1707 The terms of Scotland’s independence - the great debate … I have been commenting for some time on the deliberate playing down of the defence issue by both pro and anti independence camps, especially the nuclear weapons and bases aspect, which I regard as the crucial issue. As recently as last night’s Newsnight Scotland, this was being skirted around. But it has now erupted on to the front pages, as it was inevitable that it would, sooner or later. We’re down to the nitty-gritty with a bang, so to speak. Today’s Herald - SNP anger over Tory warning on defence - Backlash as Fox brands Salmond’s policy on the military nonsense And some still say the YES/NO referendum campaign hasn’t started! You could have fooled me … Just a few short weeks ago, Labour was going to win the Holyrood election, the SNP would be out, and Scotland’s independence would be off the agenda for the foreseeable future because the people of Scotland would not be asked what they wanted. Now we have the SNP in power, with full control of the Parliament, the referendum now certain, with the debate now shifted to the terms of independence. As an indicator of just how much things have changed, I refer you to the perception of a European now studying in Aberdeen - Ferdinand von Prondzynski - on his blog. His last paragraph reads - What do I think? I’m new here, but I have now spoken with a fairly large number of Scottish voters, and I am getting a very consistent message, so consistent that I am going to discard the normal caution of suggesting that this really isn’t a sufficient sample to be useful. Almost everyone I have spoken to who voted SNP has said the same. And to explain it, I might refer to the comment of a BBC commentator on election night, who suggested that the Scots had ‘lost their fear of independence’. That seems to me to get it absolutely right. It doesn’t mean they voted for it when they voted SNP. But it means that they knew that, by voting SNP, they were making independence a live issue. They might still voice caution when polled. But they are there to be persuaded, and expect the persuasion to come. They are not yet all in favour, but they are no longer determined to be against. It often takes the clear-eyed perception of an outsider (meant in the very best way, Ferdinand - we are delighted to have you in Scotland!) to encapsulate the mood of our nation, and in this paragraph Ferdinand (@vprond on Twitter) has done just that. There will be no referendum called until the second half of this Scottish Parliament, but we are already in the YES/NO campaign whether we like it or not (some in the SNP feel it is premature) because the NOs are already in full voice. And those who voted SNP but are cautious about independence are, to echo Ferdinand’s words “there to be persuaded, and expect the persuasion to come. They are not yet all in favour, but they are no longer determined to be against.” THE UNIONIST POSITION - the NOs in full voice The Unionists’ many positions on the referendum over recent times may be summarised as follow - PRE-ELECTION POSITIONS Scotland doesn’t need a a referendum on independence - each UK general election is in effect a referendum. “If the SNP wants one, bring it on …” The Wendy position. A referendum would be a needless distraction from the urgent business of sorting out the economic mess “left by Labour” (Coalition position) or “created by the Tory-led Coalition” (Labour position. The SNP government will be out of office on May 5th 2011, so the referendum is off the agenda. LATE ELECTION CAMPAIGN POSITION The SNP is marginalising the independence question - we demand that they bring it up front, so that we may terrify the voters with it. POST ELECTION POSITIONS We demand that the new SNP government call a referendum right now. Bring it on … We demand that the UK government call a referendum right now. We demand that the referendum be extended to the whole of the UK. We may give you everything except defence and foreign policy if you abandon the referendum. No referendum is needed - England (i.e. the UK) should just throw Scotland out of the Union unilaterally. The SNP has abandoned any real concept of independence, led into the Unionist Promised Land by Jim Sillars The SNP is split right down the middle over independence - this is the SNP’s Clause Four moment. This contradictory, confused and intellectually dishonest range of positions reflects the confusion and disarray in the NO camp. The electorate recognised that before the election, and probably recognise it now. They won’t be voting for a new government of Scotland for five years, but they will be voting for Scotland’s future, something of infinitely more significance - and they know it. THE KEY ISSUES A few things need to be re-stated. The Scottish government can - and will - introduce a referendum bill to Holyrood in the second half of this Parliament and it will be enacted, given the SNP’s overall majority. The exact question or questions that will be asked on the referendum ballot paper has/have not yet been decided, but ideas have been floated. The essential choice is between a single question - will you authorise the Scottish Government to negotiate the terms of independence on your behalf with Westminster - YES or NO, or two or more questions on a range of options, e.g. full independence or something less. If the answer is NO to any change to the status quo, there is no immediate problem, other than an acrimonious debate about how long it should be before the question is asked again, e.g. a generation (Unionist position) or not for a while, unspecified (Nationalist position. It must be clearly understood that a YES vote does not legally bind the UK government to agree to the outcome, but there is a near-consensus that the moral and political force of a YES vote would compel Westminster to accept the democratic decision of the Scottish people. But a number of key questions arise from the referendum in addition to those above. Q1. How much detail on the Scottish Government’s position on the exact nature of independence must the electorate have to make an informed choice, i.e. what are the implications of voting YES? Q2. What is the case for voting NO, i.e. for the status quo - no change to the present arrangements? Q3. If there is a YES vote, should there be a second referendum to ratify the heads of agreement reached by the Scottish Government team and the UK Government? There are more questions, and sub-sets of questions, but let’s look at these three first. I approach them from the standpoint of a negotiator, but in the context of political realities and the history of other successful independence movements. Individual negotiators or negotiating teams fall into two broad categories - those who are answerable only to themselves and those who are mandated to negotiate on behalf of others - their principals. For example, someone negotiating the price of a car with a dealer is usually in category one, and a commercial negotiator acting on behalf of a company, or a trade union negotiator or negotiating team is in category two. The commercial negotiator usually has a single principal, e.g. the purchasing or sales director, or a team of principals, i.e. the Board of directors. The closest parallel for a Government negotiating team is the trade union example - one might think - with the trade union membership parallel being the electorate. However, this analogy doesn’t hold up in the face of political reality. MPs and MSPs are elected as representatives of the electorate, not as delegates or passive mouthpieces. They are elected on the basis of a manifesto - their prospectus so to speak - but once elected they have - or arrogate - considerable flexibility and discretion on how they exercise that mandate. The alternative is clearly unworkable, namely to seek democratic ratification of every policy detail by consultation and mini-referendums. The electorate is expected to trust their elected representatives to get on with the job as best they can. That trust has, of course, often been shamefully betrayed by elected representatives once in office, the most egregious recent example being the betrayal of their supporters by the Liberal Democrats in coalition with the Tories. But even before that betrayal, there was another example which, it can be argued, was simply realistic democratic politics, although some would disagree, namely the negotiations with the Tories about forming the coalition, led by Danny Alexander for the LibDems. Neither the Tories nor the LibDems spelled out in detail in advance to the people who had elected them the rationale for a coalition (some would say it was self-evident from the election results) and neither party told the electorate what their negotiating objective were in detail. They took their mandate to mean that they had the right to exercise their best judgment without referring back to the electorate, and however unfortunate the outcome, my personal feeling is that they had that right. Where does this leave us on the three questions posed above? Let’s take them one at a time - My simple answer to that is - more than they have at present, despite the SNP’s considerable efforts to conduct a national conversation and to spell out a great deal of their thinking in writing. This is especially necessary on defence matters and the nuclear question, nuclear in more sense than one. Liam Fox’s outburst - spontaneous or calculated - has catapulted this question to centre stage in the debate, and the referendum campaign, which has already started, despite protestations to the contrary by some. I have always regarded the defence issue as central, both in my personal priorities, and to the real nature of the opposition to Scotland’s independence, while recognising that it is not necessarily the issue at the forefront of the electorate’s priorities. (Professor Tom Devine said last night on Newsnight Scotland that economic issues have determined the outcome of every election, but, with great respect, this ignores the fact that the electorate have never had a clear-cut defence and nuclear option put to them in any of the elections he cites - except by fringe parties - because every major party has effectively been committed to nuclear weapons and the nuclear deterrent.) The SNP’s position on the status of the Scottish component of British armed forces must be clarified. They are either Scottish forces voluntarily ceded to overall UK co-ordination and control, but with the capacity to veto their participation in any initiative that the Scottish government disapproves of, or they are not. All governments participate in coalitions of forces under a central military control - the UK forces were under Eisenhower and American control for the D-Day landings, and the UK is presently in a coalition in Afghanistan and in Libya - but national sovereignty reigns supreme. On the nuclear issue, I have already stated my understanding on this, on Sunday May 15th, as follows - The First Minister says clearly that an independent Scotland would have the ultimate decision on when to go to war, i.e sacrifice the lives of Scottish servicemen and women – and would not, for example, have supported the invasion of Iraq. He also says there could be some sensible sharing of military bases. But if that were to extend, for example, to leasing the Trident nuclear bases to UK Minus (The United Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern Ireland) after Scotland has achieved independence, then the Scottish Government would have to have a veto on when nuclear weapons were used from its waters, or from a submarine in international waters that was based in Scottish waters. Since Scotland does not support the use of nuclear weapons or WMDs in any circumstances, UK Minus (effectively the US) would be leasing bases and owning weapons of mass destruction, e.g. Trident submarines that could never be used. This would be untenable, therefore Scotland can never lease the nuclear bases to UK Minus. We cannot reasonably expect the Scottish electorate to vote in an independence referendum without a clear idea of how their new nation is going to be defended. There are other significant aspects of independence, most of which have been clearly explained by the SNP, verbally and in print, if the unionist opposition and lazy media commentators would take the time to do their homework. For example, the SNP’s commitment to a constitutional monarchy has been clearly stated, and the ancient model of the Union of the Crowns has been cited. The SNP’s position on the key levers of fiscal responsibility, on control of borrowing, on tax raising powers, on Scotland’s natural resources including oil are clearly set out. We already have our own legal system, and the present status of devolution has already ceded a number of areas of control to the Scottish Parliament. But the nit-picking on detail by the NO camp - the unionists - is patently ridiculous, e.g. what about the DVLC etc. No rational person can expect the electorate to be buried alive under the minutiae of government administration, and no reasonable member of the electorate wants to be asked to ratify every detail. So my answer to Question One is that the electorate must know what is meant by independence on the big, fundamental questions,and my belief is that they already know most of the answers, but that they must be re-stated in clear an unequivocal terms. The exception to the above is defence and the nuclear issue, as already stated. The electorate must be given clarification now on these fundamental questions by the government that they so recently and decisively elected. They will undoubtedly get - and are getting - answers from the NO campaign, answers that will be at best a distortion of the truth, and at worst, plain scaremongering lies. That was the unionist parties’ shameful record in the election campaign, and they won’t change now. The answer is that this is the business of the unionists - the NO campaign - and they are already sedulously engaged in it. My answer is an emphatic NO. No other nation negotiating the terms of their independence has done such a thing, or been expected to do it. If anyone has examples to the contrary, let them bring them forward. Once the electorate of a nation has been offered and accepted the choice of demanding their independence, they have trusted their elected representatives to get the best deal the can, in the context of broad understanding of the fundamental of their government’s position. The demand for a second referendum, like the demand that the minutiae of independent government should be spelled out in advance should be seen for what it is - an attempt to muddy the water, confuse the electorate and to bury the core issues in mass of detail. It is an attempt to second guess an outcome to the independence referendum that the unionists don’t like. Reject it completely. Labels: Alex Salmond, Holyrood elections May 2011, independence debate, Moridura, Scotland and the SNP, Scotland's independence, Scottish nuclear policy, SNP defence policy, Trident War, the monarchy, the poppy – blood, death and glory? I had, in common with many others, a wonderful day in Edinburgh yesterday, courtesy of Political Innovation, Slugger O'Toole, Mick Fealty and Paul Evans. I hope to cover it in more detail shortly. This morning, Andrew Marr interviewed the new Chief of Defence Staff UK – Sir David Richards, in the news because of a Telegraph headline today, Al Qaeda can't be beaten. Military chiefs make a rapid appearance on television after such press headlines to protest that they never really said it, or that it wasn’t quite what they meant. Sir David is no exception to this rule, as the interview shows. (Just before this interview, we had heard from a Battle of Britain veteran, 90-year old Peter Ayerst, a former spitfire pilot, bright, alert, and looking no more than seventy to my eye. This fine, unpretentious man -who had fought in a just war, a war that was truly a war of defence of the nation against an undoubted evil, Nazism - clearly did not see himself as a hero in 1940, in spite of the fact that, if that much misused word has any meaning left in 2010, he was a true hero. When asked if he had anticipated the war when he joined the RAF as an enthusiastic amateur pilot, he said, light-heartedly, that if he had anticipated a war, he probably wouldn’t have joined … But when the challenge came, he rose to it, and placed his life on the line daily in defence of the nation.) Sir David Richards, resplendent in khaki dress uniform, sprouting gleaming buttons, medal and insignias of rank everywhere about his person, nonetheless managed to look like a friendly bank manager, or headmaster. He slid quickly from Remembrance Day and just wars (WW2) into celebrating the monarchy’s role in militarism, then segued even more smoothly into Afghanistan, re-casting expertly his unfriendly Telegraph headlines, and managing to claim a link between the sexism and brutality of the Taliban, offering this as some kind of justification for the war. Back to yesterday’s excellent event mounted by Political Innovation in Edinburgh. In the plenary discussion and two sub-group discussion I was involved in, among the key questions on the new media’s (blogging and Twitter) impact on politics and political awareness, we debated fruitfully the significance of hit counts, what made for high visibility, were we preaching to the converted, and was a low hit count to real opinion formers more important than high hit counts that could be meaningless in terms of political impact? There was no mention of YouTube in any of the discussion I was part of (except by me), something that puzzled me in the light of the very active political sector of YouTube and video blogging. I freely admit that my blog hit counter often baffles me, and my YouTube hit counter (TAofMoridura channel on YouTube) even more. My current recent YouTube viewing figures range from low double figures (typical) to 8,438 for Living with the Taliban – Afghanistan Conflict and 5,817 for Douglas Murray and the delights of living in Gaza. Among the possible explanations are of course the traditional techniques for increasing hit rate – catchy title, key words in title, good tags, etc. A key choice, however, for any blogger or YouTube poster is how to handle comments, which sometime become threads – a topic that turns into a debate. Early on, I took the decision to pre-moderate, i.e. have the ability to review and approve comments before publishing, together with the necessary verification procedures for identity to deter the spammers and the frivolous or malicious. I had seen what post-moderation did to, for example, the Scotsman’s online postings – good comments buried alive by an abusive, superficial and sometimes incestuous rabble. As for no moderation … (Some bloggers clearly love this kind of attention, because no moderation or post-moderation clearly increases the hit rate.) But another problem – a conundrum – remains - Why is it that post-moderation of my YouTube channel seems to permit a reasonable volume of comment and vigorous debate and post-moderation on my blog almost kills comment stone dead? One possible explanation, which I will investigate, may be that my blog comments are not visible under the main blog – they have to be selected by clicking on a link. I may change this. The other is that the YouTube audience is a very different audience from the blog audience. Based on yesterday’s debate, this seems plausible on the face of it. I know I have many blog readers who never view the YouTube videos on YouTube, but on my blog, where I also place them. (If you simply click play on the blog video, it will play on the blog – if you double click, it will take you to the YouTube channel.) Whatever the explanation, here is an example of the contrast – my blog and YouTube video on Does the poppy glorify war? Has the poppy been hijacked? The comments on the blog are two in number – one comment and my reply. But here, reproduced below, is the comment dialogue to date on the YouTube video. If you have any thoughts on the disparity, I would be delighted to hear them … EXTRACTED FROM YouTube video comments - rickelmonoggin It's a good point- people say that we should remember soldiers fighting 'for our freedom', but it's a pretty big stretch to say that soldiers in Iraq are fighting for our freedom - obviously they aren't, they're just fighting because of a flawed government policy. Should we therefore not remember them, or not? TAofMoridura replying to @rickelmonoggin Our illegal and immoral involvement in Iraq is over. The the soldiers who died or were maimed didn't start the war - they did their job. Of course we should remember them - the dead, and the survivors, whose lives have been affected by their injuries. We, the UK electorate, put the war criminal Blair in power, and returned him to power twice. England, sadly, has three warmongering, nuclear-obsessed main parties to choose from. Scotland however has a choice in 2011 - the SNP replying to @TAofMoridura I agree we should remember them. But we can't say that we are remembering them because 'they fought for our freedom', because they didn't. So why make a distinction between 'good' wars and 'bad' wars. Soldiers don't get much of a choice which ones to fight in. Much better to say, let's remember soldiers, but without all the British imperialist window dressing. I am in full agreement (read my blog moridura.blogspot) The soldiers died, not for Blair and the UK but for their regiment, for their comrades, for their duty as soldiers. We mustn't make their deaths meaningless - they died because the UK electorate betrayed them. I don't want any soldier or civilian anywhere in the world to die in vain, but I can't achieve that now by a UK vote. I want out of the UK. I can ensure that Scots don't die, by my vote for the SNP in May 2011. boundlesslife12 Well done to Celtic for calling out the war machine. Blood-stained Poppy. I'll start wearing a Celtic jersey next poppy season. kellystone84 The only way to stop war is not to have it! 69salford69 replying to @kellystone84 "The pioneers of a War-less world are the youth who refuse military service" - the current economic crisis means ARMED FORCES offers higher-than-average salaries and training opportunities that cost thousands in society. The fact that every job vacancy out there has 10x as many applicants is forcing Army recruitment up. The Government has done EVERYTHING possible to ensure it has plenty of recruits for the future replying to @69salford69 I am not a pacifist, and believe in defending my nation - Scotland - and in the concept of a just war. I have only seen one just war in my lifetime - WW2. It was truly a war of defence - the nation was under attack – and the attacker was the truly evil creed of fascism and racism. Such circumstance are relatively rare. I do not support empire, foreign adventures, involvement in American imperialism nor do I support wars over resources, e.g. oil. I believe in defence forces. 69salford69 "I do not support empire, foreign adventures, involvement in American imperialism nor do I support wars over resources, e.g. oil. I believe in defence forces." - Didn't Glasgow airport nearly go up in flames a few years ago after an ATTACK by Muslims? So defend your country. Your Scottish, I'm English - I understand why being English would make you want to stamp my head in but what about the Muzzies? Someone you know could have been killed in the Glasgow attack There were no such attacks in the UK before Afghanistan and the illegal war in Iraq. The UK's ill-conceived, and illegal wars led directly to terrorism in Britain. Secondly, aircraft carriers, WMDs, and nuclear submarines would not have made any difference to such attacks - they are a police and security services matter. I have no animosity whatsoever towards the English - I have friends and family who are English. Lastly, your use of the term 'Muzzies' points to a racist mindset. So on one hand you are standing up for our country by speaking against those who are doing harm to it. But on the other hand every ex-service man who survived the War has been deeply offended. Yes I'm racist, I also don't like gays and my favourite colour is red. Don't post here again - find a BNP site to express your views - bigots homophobes and racists aren't welcome here. Red is the colour of blood - and the Labour Party. It used to mean something different for Labour, but now they are steeped in it. For fascists, red and black have always been the colour choices - blood and death. Rochie2K8 Blood Stained Poppy gregsyswilly deeds that would shame all the devils in hell, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ireland. Keep your blood-stained poppy off our hoops. replying to @gregsyswilly and Rochie2K8 and kellystone84 The poppy once meant something to a generation that fought and died in a war - WW1 - that they came to see as meaningless. WW2 was a just war. The poppy has been hijacked by the UK establishment, and they have distorted its meaning, as they do with every thought of remembrance, of pity and of sadness, and of support for servicemen and women. But the Parkhead protest did no service to any cause - it was badly misjudged and harmed the cause of peace. replying to @TAofMoridura I couldn't care less about the British army or their regiments. I care about the people. The British state and its politicians have blood on their hands as far as I am concerned, but they have hijacked Remembrance day so that it's about paying tribute to them rather than to the people who died. Well, I do care about them, especially since there are a number of Scottish regiments serving the UK, as they have always done. Soldiers are people, and a very special kind of people - we need them, we will always need them. That's why we mustn't allow ambitious and greedy politicians to sacrifice them needlessly. I want out of the UK so that Scotland can concentrate on sensible defence forces and a sensible defence policy for its own independent nation, incl. EU deployment. I do care about the soldiers, I don't care about the military paraphernalia that goes with them. Posted by moriduraalt.blogspot.com at 12:18 pm No comments: Links to this post Labels: Afghanistan, Andrew Marr, just wars, Moridura, Remembrance Day, Scotland and the SNP, Sir David Richards, The Poppy, UK defence policy, War and the monarchy, WW2 Scottish Labour and Defence–follow the money Some correspondents have taken me to task by private email for alleged hyperbole in the following extract from my blog The speech that Iain Gray should have delivered at Oban to the party faithful, a fictional version by me of what I felt Iain Gray should have said at Oban. Public spending in this country prior to the global financial collapse was not just out of control under our stewardship, it was totally corrupted by large scale rip-offs on expenses by Labour MPs and ministers under the protection of their shop steward, Michael Martin, now the noble Lord Martin of Something or Other, and by a combination of incompetence on defence procurement at the MOD, and obscenely fat profits for armament companies, which contributed significantly to the fortunes of former members of our government who were also directors of such armament companies, or consultants to them. Meanwhile, our brave soldiers died because of equipment failures. That there was - and is - incompetence on defence procurement at the MOD is not a proposition that anyone seriously questions, after a barrage of documentaries and exposés. That defence companies and armaments manufacturers profited from this is undeniable – poor procurement practices always benefit certain suppliers. That former members of the Labour Government profited from directorships and consultancies that they held because of their experience of defence matters while in government can hardly be seriously questioned. I do not suggest corruption or illegal activities in such relationships – the really sad thing is that it is all completely legal, above board and open to public scrutiny. A single example will suffice to demonstrate this – Adam Ingram, Labour politician, former Member of Parliament (he stood down at the May 2010 general election) and the longest serving Defence Minister in British history – 2001 -2007. A former trade union official and computer analyst, he entered politics in East Kilbride District Council in the 1980s. A few facts of interest about Adam Ingram, derived from the excellent They Work for You site - link - How Adam Ingram voted on key issues since 2001: Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defence (11 Jun 2001 to 28 Jun 2007) Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (5 May 1997 to 11 Jun 2001) Register of Members’ Interests Remunerated directorships - Non-executive Chairman of SignPoint Secure Ltd. emergency communications. (£45,001-£50,000) (My note – a Freedom of Information Request to the MOD in 2008 on the MOD, contracts and Adam Ingram 08-09-2008-071953-008 06/10/2008 Copy of RFI 20-05-2008-094922-004 (Details of any communication and/or meetings between MOD/Adam Ingram and Signpoint Secure Ltd and details of any contracts between the MOD and Signpoint Secure Ltd made in the last two years. The purpose and outcome of this FOI request is unknown to me at this time.) Adam Ingram Advisory Limited, set up May 2008, to undertake consultancy work, to which is payable income from the following: Non-executive Chairman of Argus Scotland Ltd; design and construction services in the urban environment. (£20,001-£25,000). Payments to be made on an annual basis. Director, International School for Security and Explosives Education (ISSEE) (non-executive). Address: 3 Wesley Gate, Queens Road, Reading, Berks, RG1 4AP. Attend meetings and offer advice. (£10,001-£15,000). Received payment of £1,150 (including VAT). Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 31 August 2009) Consultant to Argus Libya UK LLP; design and construction services in the urban environment. (£20,001-£25,000). Payments to be made on an annual basis. Consultant to Argus (Scotland) Ltd, Ravenstone House, 4 Ravenstone Drive, Glasgow, G46 6AL. Attend meetings and offer advice. Received payment of £2,300. Hours: 5hrs. (Registered 31 August 2009) Consultant to Electronic Data Systems Ltd (EDS); provision of IT services to public and private sector clients in the UK. (£50,001-£55,000) 5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) 28 June 2009, visit to Biggin Hill Air Show as guest of BSkyB. Overnight stay, dinner and entry to the show for my wife and I. (Registered 30 June 2009) 6. Overseas visits 23-26 February 2009, to Bahrain, to participate in Bahrain Security Forum as speaker. Return flight, business class, and three nights accommodation in Bahrain funded by RUSI and the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Registered 3 March 2009) Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register March 2010 – The Telegraph A story that broke under the Lobbygate scandal, around the time Adam Ingram decided to stand down as an MP. Telegraph link Posted by moriduraalt.blogspot.com at 10:07 am No comments: Links to this post Labels: 2001 Holyrood elections, 2011 Holyrood election, Adam Ingram MP, defence procurement, Iain Gray, MOD, MOD incompetence, Moridura, Scotland and the SNP, Scottish Labour Party Conference 2010 Megrahi’s life expectancy The controversy rumbles on, fuelled in significant part by indignation (in reality, secret delight) that Megrahi has not died within the three month prognosis. The arguments that follow from this fact, from the critics of the Scottish Justice Minister’s decision, usually include one or more of the following statements - 1. This proves the medical evidence was flawed. It doesn’t – what it demonstrates is that offering a prognosis of death from a terminal illness is not an exact science, as abundant examples from medical statistics demonstrate. A rudimentary knowledge of statistics and probability show that forecasts based on probability include percentage confidence levels and confidence limits. In other words, doctors don’t have crystal balls, even though some of their critics have wooden heads and hearts of stone – they offer the best forecast they can, based on the evidence they have and their best clinical judgement. 2. This proves that Kenny MacAskill was selective in the medical evidence he chose to act on, in pursuit of some unknown political agenda of his own – or the Scottish Government’s - to release Megrahi. This is patently nonsense. Kenny MacAskill took the decision in the full knowledge that, if he released Megrahi, he would be subjected to a wave of hostility that could well be electorally damaging to the Scottish Government and the Scottish National Party and to relationships with some sectors of American political and public opinion. The First Minister was fully aware of these implications and of the price that would have to be paid for a legal and principled stand, but rightly allowed his Justice Minister to do his job, free from interference or political pressure. 3. The decision was a dirty deal cooked up with the Scottish Government by Jack Straw, BP, Tony Blair and the Libyan Government after their abortive attempt to secure release under the PTA (Prisoner Transfer Agreement). The idea that the SNP Government, Alex Salmond and Kenny MacAskill would be part of such a deal is nothing short of risible to anyone with even the most superficial understanding of the relationship between the Scottish Government and the UK Labour Government, especially with these particular representatives of it. Not even the promise of immediate independence for Scotland, the refund of all stolen oil revenues, full restitution for the havoc wreaked in Scotland by Thatcher and the Blair/Brown/Mandelson gang, and a full apology to William Wallace would have bought such a deal. 4. The decision was taken because the Justice Minister secretly knows that Megrahi was innocent of the Lockerbie bombing, and is defending the Scottish Justice system, the Scottish police and the shadowy US interests who perverted the course of justice. Kenny MacAskill has indeed said that he took the decision in the belief that Megrahi was guilty – he could not have done otherwise and remained Scottish Justice Minister. If he ever entertained such doubts, he could have, should have and would have thrown his considerable authority behind calls for an enquiry into the Megrahi conviction. He certainly would not have chosen such a ludicrous and risky route to righting a judicial wrong and overturning an unsafe conviction. (For the record, I believe that Megrahi did not act alone, and that the US bought, and may thus have compromised evidence advanced at the trial. I believe on balance that Megrahi was guilty, but allow for some possibility that he is innocent.) However, it would appear that the only solution that might satisfy some of the more extreme critics of compassionate release based on medical prognostications of death in terminal illness would run as follows - The dying man must sign a document saying that, if he does not die within three calendar months of the medical judgement and subsequent release, he will either return voluntarily to be executed by the releasing authority or alternatively have all medical care withdrawn. The doctors who made the initial prognosis should be struck off the medical register and the law officer who ordered the compassionate release should publicly resign in disgrace, wearing a sack and scattering ashes over his head, with full media coverage. Any leading cleric who supported the release decision should be reduced to the lowest rank of their denomination and sent to a remote, and ideally dangerous and unhealthy part of the world. All who contested the release decision in the UK should be given a lifetime subscription to the Daily Mail. The leading opponent of the decision in the UK should be given a life peerage (Lord X of Vengeful) and the leading opponent in the US should be given a position as a Fox News presenter, thus ensuring that he or she will be a Republican Presidential candidate for the next election. Provisions such as the above would provide conclusive proof that the United Kingdom and the USA were still Christian countries, and that their Christian/Judaic values were still intact. 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News: Multi-Flow Industries, LLC is pleased to announce the acquisition of Draft Beer Services of Atlanta, Georgia Mortgage and Finance News: (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.) Following the acquisition of Lenox Martell (Boston) in 2017, Total Systems Control and Jordan's Draft Services (Pittsburgh) and Main Street Beverage (Philadelphia) in 2018 and now Draft Beer Services of Atlanta, Multi-Flow is able to offer a full range of beverage dispensing and service solutions to its customers in seven new markets. News: National Lending Industry Leaders, Residential Capital Partners and 2020 REI Group, Join Forces Mortgage and Finance News: (DALLAS, Texas) Residential Capital Partners is pleased to announce the acquisition of 3L Finance. As a part of the acquisition, Residential Capital Partners is pleased to be the national hard money and rental finance lending partner to 2020 REI Group. News: seriesOne Acquires Dynamo Development to Accelerate its Global Expansion Efforts and Bring Software Development In-House Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) seriesOne Inc., a leading global digital security fundraising platform led by leaders with over 20 years of traditional investment banking, venture capital and technology experience, today announced its acquisition of Dynamo Development, a custom software development company with a mature engineering team based in the Ukraine. News: EPIC Holdings Inc. Closes Acquisition of Integro USA Suzee Quanta - Feb 4, 2019 Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) EPIC Holdings, Inc. ('EPIC') today announced the closing of EPIC's acquisition of Integro Holdings Inc. (substantially all of the U.S. operations of Integro Group Holdings). Please see our press release issued on December 17, 2018 that follows for more details and comments on the transaction. News: CityView Commercial LLC has purchased Southlake Mall in Atlanta, Ga. Mortgage and Finance News: (MORROW, Ga.) New York based CityView Commercial LLC, led by Jimmy Khezrie and Jack Friedler, has purchased Southlake Mall in Atlanta, Georgia. Jacobs REA led by Sholom Jacobs partnered with CVC in this transaction. The property boasts strong tenant sales with a vibrant lineup of national inline tenants and a high-volume Macy's. News: Paragon Insurance Holdings, LLC Acquires Argo Landscapers Program Mortgage and Finance News: (AVON, Conn.) Paragon Insurance Holdings, LLC, a national multi-line specialty program manager, today announced it has contracted with Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. to assume MGA responsibilities for Argo's Landscape Contracting program, effective January 1, 2019. News: EPIC Holdings Inc. to Acquire Integro USA Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) EPIC Holdings, Inc. today announced an agreement to acquire Integro Holdings Inc., which houses substantially all of the U.S. operations of Integro Group Holdings, LP. Founded in 2005, Integro has built a highly successful specialty insurance brokerage and consulting business in the U.S. with revenue in excess of $150 million. News: JenCap Holdings LLC to Acquire Risk Innovations, a Specialty Insurance Business Suzee Quanta - Dec 3, 2018 Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) JenCap Holdings LLC (JCH), a specialty insurance business, announced today that it has agreed to acquire privately-held Risk Innovations LLC, a specialty wholesale insurance broker based in Atlanta, Georgia. Financial terms were not disclosed. News: EPIC Buys Direct Retail Wine Industry Business From Paragon Insurance Holdings Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today the purchase of a retail wine industry book of business from Managing General Agency (MGA) Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC. The accounts in question came to Paragon in the fall of 2017 when they acquired wine industry specialist John Sutak Insurance Brokers, along with two winery programs from the Argo Group. News: EPIC Acquires Not-For-Profit and Social Services Specialist Total Management Corporation (TMC) Mortgage and Finance News: (MELVILLE, N.Y.) Total Management Corporation (TMC) and EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a unique and innovative national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, announced today that EPIC has acquired the assets, employees and operations of TMC. News: EPIC Acquires Alternative Asset Management Industry Specialist Vanbridge LLC Suzee Quanta - Sep 13, 2018 Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) Vanbridge, LLC, a specialty insurance intermediary, program management, and risk advisory services business, and EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a unique and innovative national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, announced today that EPIC has acquired the assets, employees and operations of Vanbridge. News: Bank of Southern California NA Completes Acquisition of Americas United Bank Suzee Quanta - Aug 1, 2018 Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Bank of Southern California, N.A., San Diego (OTC Pink: BCAL / OTCMKTS:BCAL) announced today the completion of its acquisition of Americas United Bank (OTC Pink: AUNB), effective July 31, 2018. Americas United Bank had total assets of approximately $231 million as of June 30, 2018. News: EPIC adds Lou D’Agostino as a Principal in New York serving the Financial Services Industry Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants today announced that risk management and insurance brokerage veteran Lou D'Agostino and his Iron Cove Partners team have joined the firm. D'Agostino has over 17 years of insurance brokerage experience with an expertise in serving the Financial Services industry. News: Bank of Southern California N.A. and Americas United Bank Announce Agreement to Merge Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Bank of Southern California, N.A. (OTC Pink:BCAL / OTCMKTS:BCAL) and Americas United Bank (OTC Pink:AUNB), today announced the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the "Agreement") whereby Americas United Bank will merge with and into Bank of Southern California. The merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of all regulatory approvals and the approval of the shareholders of AUB and BCAL, and is expected to close in Q3 2018. News: JenCap Holdings LLC to Acquire Genesee General, a Specialty Insurance Business Mortgage and Finance News: (ALPHARETTA, Ga.) JenCap Holdings LLC (JCH), a specialty insurance business, announced today that it has agreed to acquire privately-held Genesee General, a managing general agency, program administrator and wholesale insurance broker based in Alpharetta, Georgia. The transaction is expected to close in January 2018. Financial terms were not disclosed. News: NIF Group, Inc. Acquires Agency Intermediaries, Inc. Mortgage and Finance News: (MANHASSET, N.Y.) NIF Group, Inc., a leading wholesale broker, program administrator and managing general agency and their parent company, JenCap Holdings LLC announces that they have agreed to acquire privately held Agency Intermediaries, Inc. and A.I.I. Insurance Brokerage of Mass., Inc. (A.I.I.). Both affiliated entities serve as MGA/contract binding authorities and wholesale insurance brokerages, respectively located in Guilford, Connecticut and East Douglas, Massachusetts. News: Mid America Mortgage to Purchase Assets from Two Oklahoma Lenders Mortgage and Finance News: (ADDISON, Texas) Mid America Mortgage, Inc. announced it has signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets of Oklahoma City-based American Southwest Mortgage Corp. and an affiliated firm, American Southwest Mortgage Funding Corp. As part of the agreement, Mid America will incorporate American Southwest's operations into Mid America's mortgage platform and secure an interest in their respective pipelines and select assets. Further, Mid America will also offer employment to loan production staff members from each organization. News: After 139 Years of Operations as Frenkel and Company, Venerable NY Insurance Broker Elects to Join EPIC Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) Frenkel & Company, one of the nation's most respected full-service independent insurance brokers and EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a unique and innovative national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, announced today that they have joined forces. Special Risks Facilities, Inc. acquired by JenCap Holdings LLC Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) JenCap Holdings LLC announced today that it has agreed to acquire privately held Special Risks Facilities, Inc., an MGA/contract binding authority and wholesale insurance brokerage firm based in Sterling Heights, Michigan with another office in Peoria, Arizona. Special Risks was formed in 1971 and has been led by Jack Klebba and Randy Kaszeta. Messrs. Product Warranty Analytics Specialist After, Inc. acquired by EPIC Insurance Mortgage and Finance News: (NORWALK, Conn.) EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today the acquisition of After, Inc. - a product warranty analytics firm based in Norwalk, Conn. The Acquisition was made primarily to further strengthen and grow EPIC subsidiary company, PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services - a renewable energy program manager based in the United States. Revenue Cycle and Coding Strategies Merge to Expand Healthcare Consulting Services Mortgage and Finance News: (AUSTIN, Texas) Medical and radiation oncology consulting firm Revenue Cycle and healthcare coding and compliance consulting and education firm Coding Strategies announce a merger that will bring the two companies together for the benefit of the healthcare industry. Bank of Southern California Completes Acquisition of Opus Bank Branch Suzee Quanta - Aug 26, 2016 Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Bank of Southern California, N.A. (OTC Pink: BCAL) has completed the purchase of the deposits of the La Quinta branch of Opus Bank. The transaction closed on Friday, August 19, 2016. Customers of the Opus Bank La Quinta branch were consolidated into the existing La Quinta branch of Bank of Southern California. As of Monday, August 22, 2016, the former Opus Bank La Quinta customers now have access to all Bank of Southern California locations, including three Coachella Valley branches located in La Quinta, El Paseo-Palm Desert, and Rancho Mirage. Titan Lenders Corp. Announces Acquisition by MetaSource LLC Mortgage and Finance News: (DENVER, Colo.) Mortgage services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan) announced it has been acquired by Utah-based MetaSource, LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition of Titan broadens the company's footprint in data-centric mortgage services. Healthcare Insights, LLC and NOMISe Systems, Inc. Announce Merger Plans Mortgage and Finance News: (LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.) Healthcare Insights, LLC, a financial management software firm serving the healthcare industry, and NOMISe Systems, Inc., a provider of hospital cost accounting and patient analytics solutions, today announced the merger of their business operations. The new company will operate under the Healthcare Insights name with an expanded and improved suite of software products, consulting, and outsourced solutions marketed under the INSIGHTS(R) software and NOMISe(R) services brands.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1476
__label__wiki	0.578385	0.578385	Home > Habitat Management > Habitat Management Permitting Engineering / Surveying Department The Engineering / Surveying Department is responsible for surveying and mapping subaqueous ground for public and private shellfish cultivation, leasing private shellfish grounds, and maintaining oyster ground lease records. This includes the accounting for work performed and the annual rent accounting of the leased oyster ground, the platting and composite mapping of these parcels and the adjacent waters. There are over 300,000 acres of public ground and over 100,000 acres of private ground for which the department is responsible. Requests for new leases and transfers of current leases also are processed and surveyed. In cases user conflicts and objections, the department weighs all available information in making recommendations to the division head for presentation to the Commission. The Engineering / Surveying Department also is responsible for surveying and maintaining the marking of the Maryland/Virginia State line, where it borders or falls within the waters of the two states, and is also charged with the surveying, identification and mapping of state-owned marshes and meadowlands on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Call the Engineering/Surveying Department at (757) 247-2225 for further information. Go to download page for Engineering and Surveying forms Shellfish Aquaculture Shellfish Leases for Sale Pending Oyster Lease Applications Search Leases Virginia Marine Resources Commission - Copyright � 1996-2019 For emergencies, boating accidents and to report violations call the Marine Police Dispatch Center toll free at (800) 541-4646 Site Index Privacy Policy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1480
__label__cc	0.7206	0.2794	Let’s Talk Music – February 2019 Edition February 26, 2019 ~ Music, Drums and Me In this month’s edition of Let’s Talk Music I am going to be looking at a few bits and pieces. I’ve been to loads of gigs this month so music has really been very prominent as well as purchasing new products related to my drumming. So I thought I would throw everything into one post. Let’s start with the music. “Slipped Out Of Orbit//We’re Not The Same” (Singles) by Dalliance The indie rock back from Lancashire first came apparent to me at the end of 2018 with their debut single, “Resistance”; a track I love. Like that track, their new material also has a very prominent guitar sound. I think it almost verges on being traditional, 90s Britpop which I seriously rate. They are embracing this sound that was once the norm, not feeling like they have to change it up to match the 21st century. If I had to compare them to a band then I would be looking at Arctic Monkeys, although their older material, even the vocals are kind of Turner-esque. Out of the two tracks, “We’re Not The Same” is my favourite and immediately had me tapping my foot. It has awesome drums and will sounds great filling any venue. Have a listen here. FACEBOOK \| TWITTER \| INSTAGRAM \| SPOTIFY “I Was An Astronaut//You Make Me Want To Grow Up, Sometimes” (Singles) by Brand New Friend I had the pleasure of seeing this indie-pop band this month at my favourite venue in Birmingham. They really surprised me. I thoroughly enjoyed their set and have been listening to their music ever since but I thought I would talk about their latest release(s). Keyboard is not a sound I generally dig that much but there is something about the keys in the opening of “I Was An Astronaut” which immediately draws you in. The vocals of both Taylor and Lauren Johnson are brilliant – their voices are perfectly suited to one and other. They are making real strides across the music scene with a promise of putting on brilliant and upbeat shows. Give their latest tracks a spin here. “Keep A Secret” (Single) by Future Fires What do you want in a rock band? Me, I want guitar and lots of it with a face of unfiltered attitude. This four-piece from Birmingham definitely have just that. They are a band I can imagine enjoying at a festival with not only their thumping beats and stunning riffs but also an underlay that is impossible not to dance to. This track is definitely lighter than their previous releases “Far” and “Midnight Sky”. It really shows their talent because every layer feels more isolated – raw. I stumbled across this band accidentally thanks to some suggestions on Spotify but they are definitely a band I will be keeping an eye on. Have a listen here. “I Still Need It” (Single) by Novacub Every artist wants material they put out to go well; especially if it’s their debut single. I think it’s fair to say that this track by the indie-rock band has gone down very well with over thirty thousand listens on Spotify in a month. This is massive for a debut! The four-piece from London recently signed with LAB Records just before hitting the road with Kaiser Chiefs giving them the perfect platform to promote this awesome single as much as possible. I personally love it and it makes me excited for what they release in the future (hopefully soon). From hearing them live I can say that their music varies so it is difficult to assign them a genre. This track is more on the alt-pop side of things but more of their tracks point in the rock direction with some getting quite heavy. I’m expecting great things. You should check it out here. “Rhinoceros” (Album) by Calva Louise It has been a long time since I have been this excited about a release of a record. At the beginning of the month, the grungy punk trio released their debut album earning lots of praise. Quite a few of the tracks had been released previously, however some of these tracks the mixes have changed giving them a whole new feel. This at first caught me off guard but now I much prefer these versions to ones which were previously released. It’s difficult picking favourite tracks off the album because if I’m honest I love every single one. “No Hay” took me by surprise as the lyrics are in Spanish but I dig it, it is something different. Out of the other tracks that I hadn’t heard previously my favourites are “Wondertale” and “Out Of Use” both of which will sound awesome live I am sure. They start sounding almost dreamlike and light but then become heavier with the crashing of drums and powerful vocals. I am super excited about their tour which kicks off in March. You should definitely listen to the album here and get tickets for their UK tour here. Vikory Drumsticks Last year, I backed a kickstarter for new drumstick brand Vikory. The company based in France created an idea of not just creating high quality sticks made from American Hickory but they also look amazing! With three different designs currently on sale you would definitely stand out playing with these at a show. It is very rare to find a drumstick brand which are both brilliant quality but also very unique which is why I had to back this project. I now have a pair of their “Anada” sticks which I am very pleased with. Earpeace Hearing Protection Playing drums really is high risk for a person’s hearing and I haven’t been as careful as I should have in the past. I mean most of the time I play with headphones but the times when I don’t leaves me at risk of hearing loss and/or tinnitus. This is why I looked into purchasing some sort of hearing protection and the Earpeace HD literally jumped out at me! As a Facebook ad… They are not only high quality but also very comfortable. They come with three different filters so you can pick how much sound you want to block out and they also do them in petite for if you have little ears – like me. I highly recommend them. If you want a gig review in the Coventry/Birmingham area or have music you want me to check out then please get in touch: Posted in Music birminghamBrand New FriendCalva LouiseDallianceDrumsEarpeaceFuture FiresMusicmusic blogNew MusicNovacubVikory ‹ PreviousGig Review: Kaiser Chiefs w/ Novacub, De La Warr Pavilion 20/02/19 Next ›February: Blog Progress and Life Update	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1484
__label__wiki	0.741408	0.741408	Baltimore Correctional Officers Suspended For Looting During Unrest Written By: Desire Thompson Two Baltimore correctional officers have been charged with looting after a YouTube clip showed them stealing from a local store during riots following the death of Freddie Gray. Officers Tamika Cobb and Kendra Richard can be seen in the video above taking food from a local 7-Eleven store, according to the Baltimore Sun. The video shows Richard and Cobb leaving the store with Slim Jims and Tostitos. After an anonymous tip, the women were arrested and charged with theft and burglary. Both were suspended without pay. They face charges of burglary and theft, and bail was set for each at $35,000. Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Stephen T. Moyer praised investigators for “immediately” following up on a tip that led to the officers’ arrest. “We will not allow the vast majority of our employees who are honest and hardworking to be tainted by the actions of a few,” Moyer said in a statement. Officers have a history of breaking the laws they’ve enforced in the city. In April 2013, Baltimore was shaken when 24 correctional officers were convicted of various crimes for working with the Black Guerrilla Family gang. In addition to smuggling contraband, such as marijuana, tobacco, and prescription pills into prison, some of the officers had sexual relations with the inmates resulting in pregnancy. Two former officers, Kimberly Dennis, 27, and Antonia Allison, 29, were sentenced to 2 years and 20 months in prison back in March. SOURCE: Baltimore Sun \| VIDEO CREDIT: YouTube SEE ALSO: EXCLUSIVE: How Do We Talk To Our Young Girls About Baltimore? Residents & Community Leaders Weigh In Cops Gone Wild: Video Shows Colorado Springs “Driving While Black” Traffic Stop Baltimore Correctional Officers Suspended For Looting During Unrest was originally published on newsone.com Baltimore , Baltimore protests , baltimore uprising , Crime , Freddie Gray , looting , police brutality , Police Violence , riots , wth	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1485
__label__wiki	0.641295	0.641295	Problems Pile up for Taxpayer-Subsidized Tesla Posted on November 8, 2013 October 11, 2016 by Paul Chesser Fires, faulty drive units, financial losses and stock price deflation marked Tesla Motors news in a week that seemed as bad as the last couple of years were good. Fortunately for CEO Elon Musk and his support staff he’s mastered the art of celebri-preneur showmanship that he’s built enough standing with the media to endure a really bad week. The multi-billionaire who’s dazzled with innovation at Paypal, SpaceX and SolarCity will be permitted his stumbles because of his track record and his self-assurance. Henrik Fisker, whose taxpayer-backed luxury electric auto company didn’t get nearly the same favor, must be jealous. But even Fisker Automotive didn’t suffer three vehicle fires in the space of six weeks, like Tesla’s Model S just did. The latest occurred Wednesday afternoon near Nashville. The Tennessee Highway Patrol told Associated Press that the car’s driver ran over a tow hitch on Interstate 24. The incident occurred the day after Tesla reported its 3rd quarter earnings, in which it reported a net loss of $38.5 million, which created a downward pressure on its overvalued share price. The Tennessee fire accelerated the drop. As has now become familiar, Tesla’s official response to the fire was to emphasize that no one was injured, and gave the impression that if you are going to be in an auto accident you want to do it in a Model S because of its great safety features. But watchdogs are sounding more skeptical now. “The problem here isn’t that the cars lack effective safety technology, as all three Tesla accidents and fires have resulted in no injuries to the drivers. The problem is that we have three fires in six weeks,” said Karl Brauer, senior analyst at Kelley Blue Book, as reported by AP. “At some point the cause of the fire, the safety of the drivers and even the attitude of the owners (all three apparently want another car) stops mattering because you’re left with recurring headlines featuring the words ‘Tesla’ and ‘fire.’ For a company with a stock price based as much or more on image than financials, those recurring headlines are highly damaging.” Following the incidents Tesla also strove to make clear that the fires were not “spontaneous.” The first fire early last month in the Seattle area was also reportedly the result of driving over debris in the road. Last week a Model S caught fire in Mexico after crashing. But whether or not the fires were spontaneous, as though observers were trying to point out some kind of defect, is not the point. Defects and spontaneity are irrelevant in light of the fact that thermal runaway is in the inherent nature of the lithium ion batteries that power these vehicles. All vehicles undergo stress and run over objects from time to time, but comparatively few burst into flames as a result. Tesla, which benefited from a $465 million government stimulus loan that was in part used to design the Model S, carries up to three times the amount of stored electrical energy of the Chevy Volt and five times that of the Nissan Leaf, according to Yahoo!’s automotive site Motoramic. “Even though it has fewer electric cars on the road than its competitors,” wrote reporter Justin Hyde, “none have reported similar fires after crashes. And while liquid-fueled vehicles suffer about 170,000 such fires every year, federal data show they take place in only 0.1 percent of all crashes.” Unlike most EVs, whose batteries are encased in steel and are stored in the rear, the Model S battery extends across the undercarriage so it can be more easily swapped for recharging. However, common sense says that makes the highly sensitive lithium ion technology more vulnerable to strikes and punctures. A good question for Tesla might be how many crashes the Model S has had without a fire. “To have one instance of fire from road debris is a fluke,” said Clarence Ditlow, director of the Washington-based Center for Auto Safety, to Motoramic. “To have two road debris fires in a vehicle population that small is highly unusual.” The second-guessing, after the stock this year rose by more than 400 percent, is spreading with others in the media, who are starting to look beyond the superficial Wall Street techno-stock promotional puffery. The Los Angeles Times noted that automotive marketing site Edmunds.com reported that its Model S was “making an ominous noise under acceleration and deceleration” and was “getting worse.” The newspaper said the same complaint was showing up on Tesla’s online owner’s forum. One owner said it took two replacements of the Model S’s drive unit for the problem to be fixed. According to Edmunds vehicle-testing manager Tesla replaced their drive unit also – quickly – which he seemed to think indicated they’d seen the problem before and were prepared for it. Shares dropped by 15 percent on Wednesday after the earnings report and then another 9 percent Thursday before finishing the day at $139.77. This morning they hit $135.50. Tesla’s 52-week high is $194.50, attained in recent months, after starting the year below $35. In the big picture, even without the fires, you have to wonder how stable the business model really is. Nearly this entire year Tesla and the media boasted how it paid back its $465 million Department of Energy loan nine years early. After high-profile Recovery Act failures such as Solyndra, Abound Solar, A123 Systems, Fisker, and Vehicle Production Group, DOE was desperate to promote a winner. New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz seized upon the development to announce that he would find a way to revive the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan program that many electric vehicle entrepreneurs rejected because of publicity surrounding previous loans. In May Tesla announced its first-ever quarterly profit, which was only accomplished thanks to California and federal environmental credits that totaled $85 million – 15 percent of revenues, according to a Bloomberg report. In the second quarter Tesla reported a profit of $26 million, and with all the “good news” its stock price correspondingly rose. But once again Musk it was thanks to government’s gaming of the market. As Mother Jones reported, second quarter results included $51 million in zero-emission credits revenue, “without which it would not have been able to report a profit.” In the just-released third-quarter earnings, Tesla reported just $10 million in emission credits revenue, so that golden goose is clearly running out of eggs. And Tesla is back to reporting losses under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, with a $38.5 million shortfall. Tesla’s California-centric dependency doesn’t appear to hold much promise either. Besides the government mandates and subsidies, a study by Edmunds.com found that Model S sales earned “double-digit market share in several wealthy West Coast areas,” predominantly in the Golden State. “The Tesla Model S is the most registered vehicle in 2013 in 8 of the 25 most expensive zip codes in the US,” reported analyst Jessica Caldwell. So just as was the case with the Chevy Volt, taxpayers have subsidized with billions of dollars the production of high-cost toys for the wealthiest one-percent in the country. And with Tesla – which is also spending millions of dollars to build out a “Supercharger” network so that customers can drive their EVs long distances – the net “profits” are only there because it depends on a rich clientele combined with tax credits for both consumers and the company, as well as other perks such as usage of high-occupancy highway lanes. Not everything that sprouts in California is adopted by the rest of the country. The business model looks so shaky that another fire or two, regardless of cause, could really do some damage. Paul Chesser is an associate fellow for the National Legal and Policy Center and publishes CarolinaPlottHound.com, an aggregator of North Carolina news. 2012: The Year of Taxpayer ‘Green’ Waste Taxpayers Reward Executives for Failure as Green Jobs are Slashed NHTSA to Investigate Tesla Fires as Battery Facts Remain Elusive 2013: Veils of Secrecy as More ‘Green’ Taxpayer Money Disappears New Tesla Fires, Old Volt Ones Explained, Not Absolved Taxpayer Millions, Lithium Ion and Rich People Just Don’t Mix Well Posted in Corporate Integrity Project, Government Integrity Project SPECIAL REPORT: The Carnahan Wind Deal: Crony Capitalism in Missouri Senate Republicans Block Mel Watt FHFA Nomination; White House to Try Again	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1492
__label__wiki	0.593637	0.593637	U-11, U-12 State Cup Champions Crowned Four new State Cup champions were crowned this past weekend at Mary Grogan Park in Modesto as the boys and girls U-11 and U-12 divisions wrapped up their State Cup seasons in a thrilling fashion. Both U-11 winning squads — Force South 06 B I for the boys and San Juan SC Spirits 06 Blue for the girls — ran the table in the Cup after coming into the season ranked No. 1 in their respective divisions. For Force South to lift the trophy though, they needed to get through a formidable opponent: another Force squad. In a derby match, Force South 06 B I defeated Force South 06 B II by a 7-2 scoreline to capture the title. Meanwhile, San Juan overcame MVLA 06 G Roma Blue by a 3-0 margin to capture their title. In the U-12 divisions, a pair of originally lower-ranked teams captured the State Cup titles, with No. 2 Placer United 05G Gold knocking off Santa Rosa United 05G Gold by a margin of 3-2 for the girls. Perhaps the most exciting final of the weekend, though, came in the boys U-12 final, where No. 11 Tecos Hayward SC Tecos Oro took on No. 5 FC Sporting Munich 05 with a championship on the line. Tied 5-5, the match went into overtime, where the Tecos scored with just one minute remaining to claim a 6-5 victory. For more photos of the event, view our Facebook gallery by clicking here.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1496
__label__cc	0.749123	0.250877	HomeThe Insider Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham, photographed earlier this year pulling a lewd gesture at a party fundraiser. Mr Buckingham denied knowing what the gesture meant, but apologised for his behaviour. Also pictured is his media adviser, Max Phillips, who tried to background New Matilda to report that the leaking of the photograph was part of an orchestrated attack from the office of factional opponent David Shoebridge. (IMAGE: Supplied) Greens NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham Pulls Obscene Pose For Group Photo By New Matilda on April 30, 2018 The Insider It’s generally the cover-up that hurts the most… although the photo itself is pretty damaging. Over the weekend, an image emerged of Greens NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham at a recent function. Buckingham is standing at the rear of a group of people, and for reasons that will possibly only ever be known to him, he decided to pull an obscene gesture for the camera. For those not in the know, the pose Buckingham is pulling… in a public place… in front of a camera… is supposed to simulate oral sex on a woman. It’s also, obviously, quite juvenile and, well, misogynistic. Perhaps Buckingham thought it was funny. Perhaps he forgot he was a democratically elected politician serving a party that prides itself on social justice issues. Or perhaps he just thought nothing would happen. Something has happened. Inevitably, the photo has made its way onto social media… specifically, an unofficial Greens Facebook page. It was promptly deleted not long after, but not before a fairly lengthy and heated discussion about why a Greens politician would behave in such a manner. And now, today, the photo is back again, with the poster, Lauren Gillin, seeking an explanation as to why it was deleted in the first place. Which is an excellent question. In the meantime, we’ve put a call into Jeremy Buckingham’s office for a more fulsome explanation. We’ll keep you posted. UPDATE: We have received a response from Buckingham’s office. It’s published in a separate story here. And an update to the question above, re why was the post removed? Page administrators report an error, which Facebook won’t let them fix. Tomorrow, New Matilda launches #MAYhem, when we break a series of major investigative features each week in the month of May, to show what we could do ALL THE TIME if we were properly resourced, and people actually paid for their news. You can subscribe here in the meantime, or sign up for the free #MAYhem news alerts here, to see what all the fuss is about. Tags: jeremy buckingham Too Soon? Sir Murray Rivers QC On The ‘Miracle Celebrations’ The Life And Times Of Warren Mundine, According To Two Wild Black Women	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1497
__label__cc	0.738531	0.261469	April 16, 2019 Dr. Pucksworth3 Comments on Blue Jackets: Gambling Pays Off for Columbus with Historic Sweep of Lightning Blue Jackets: Gambling Pays Off for Columbus with Historic Sweep of Lightning The Columbus Blue Jackets at last have their first playoff series victory in franchise history and it is an astonishing one. With a 7-3 victory Tuesday in Game Four, the Jackets completed their first round sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning and essentially stunned the hockey world. Columbus now the first team to sweep a Presidents’ Trophy winner in the first round since the start of the expansion era. This also marks just the third time a Presidents’ Trophy winner has been swept, period. For the Lightning, this has to be staggering. Tampa had 62 wins in the regular season, tying the NHL record with the 1995-1996 Detroit Red Wings, but it didn’t matter when post-season hockey began. just a little spring cleaning pic.twitter.com/I5nrQLyDxT — x-Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) April 17, 2019 “They were the better team,” said Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos. “They executed their game plan. I don’t know what to say. If we had the answers we would have found a way to win a game.” So, how did the Blue Jackets do it? Quite simply, they had an answer for everything. It started with a balanced attack, as Columbus had a dozen players hit the scoresheet. Tuesday, it was rookie Alexandre Texier’s turn. He scored two goals, one an empty-netter, after coming over from Finland’s KalPa. New acquisition Matt Duchene was every bit as advertised, with seven points in the four-game series. Artemi Panarin proved he was worth the contract gamble, with five points in four games. And Zach Werenski also had five points in four, including three points on the power play. After the attack, it was all about the forecheck. We don’t have any words and we know you don’t want to hear them. We understand your anger, your frustration, your sadness. Everything you’re feeling – we get it. This isn’t the ending we imagined, and certainly not the one we wanted. Thank you for being there the entire way. — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 17, 2019 Columbus was simply better at getting to loose pucks and playing containment hockey. They held Steven Stamkos off the scoresheet until Tuesday, pinning him to a minus-8 overall. Nikita Kucherov was likewise frustrated, playing to just two assists – both of which also came in Game Four. The stifling of the 25-year-old was indicative of the entire series, as his 128-point performance in the regular season was rendered moot by the Blue Jackets’ aggression. To cap it off, Kucherov was suspended for Game Three after his irritation boiled over at last. Then there was Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who turned aside 109 of 117 Tampa shots in the series for a goals against average of 2.01. Like Panarin, Bobrovsky was a contract gamble for general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen. Like Panarin, Duchene, Ryan Dzingel, Keith Kinkaid, and Adam McQuaid, Bobrovsky will be an unrestricted free agent come this summer. But that type of gamble could well pay off now, especially after this historic sweep. If anything can entice a player to stick with a franchise, hoisting the Stanley Cup after dominating the Presidents’ Trophy winners in the first round could do the trick. 💪 pic.twitter.com/ZRJp9NDOAq “I’m so happy for them because I think they really can see if you’re a unit you can get some things accomplished,” said Columbus coach John Tortorella. “As we approach the second round, wherever it may be, it’s going to have to be even tighter. I think this is a really good foundation, (and) you can do some really crazy things if you stay together as a unit.” This team, clearly capable of “really crazy things,” will now face the winner of the Boston Bruins/Toronto Maple Leafs series. (Photo credit: Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) Published by Dr. Pucksworth Doctor of Puckanomics. View all posts by Dr. Pucksworth Categories Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, NHL Notes, Tampa Bay LightningTags adam mcquaid, alexandre texier, artemi panarin, jarmo kekalainen, john tortorella, keith kinkaid, matt duchene, nikita kucherov, ryan dzingel, steven stamkos, zach werenski 3 thoughts on “Blue Jackets: Gambling Pays Off for Columbus with Historic Sweep of Lightning” Pingback: Islanders: Defence First as New York Sweeps Pittsburgh – The HockeyDraft.ca Blog Pingback: Avalanche: Colorado Eliminates Calgary with Game Five Win – The HockeyDraft.ca Blog Pingback: What Went Wrong: Columbus Blue Jackets – The HockeyDraft.ca Blog Previous Flyers: Philly Hires Alain Vigneault as New Head Coach Next Islanders: Defence First as New York Sweeps Pittsburgh	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1500
__label__wiki	0.513842	0.513842	Mennonite professor researches tuberculosis in Russia Illinois State University Staff March 30, 2009 Wendy Woith Assistant Professor of Nursing Wendy Woith is focusing her research on the international epidemic of tuberculosis (TB). TB has reached epidemic proportions in Russia, with the latest data showing 107 new cases per every 100,000 persons each year, or approximately 158,000 new cases in Russia yearly. That compares with 13,779 new cases in the U.S. Approximately 10 percent of infected persons in Russia will develop active TB. Russia ranks ninth among the 22 countries with the highest incidence of TB. Woith said the deterioration of the healthcare system following the breakup of the USSR, high levels of poverty, congregate living and adverse prison conditions are significant contributing factors for the infectious disease. Woith said the statistics indicate a great need for family, patient and community education about TB. Woith has a longtime interest in the spread of infectious diseases in other countries. She conducted research in Russia regarding the delay in seeking treatment and adherence to TB medication therapy for her doctoral degree. Woith’s newest study was conducted last fall in Vladimir, where she worked with the Joint Center for Central Research TB Institute of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and Vladimir Oblast TB Dispensary, supported by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Woith and her research assistants, faculty from the nursing program at the Medical College in Vladimir, examined healthcare workers’ knowledge of TB and infection control. She said this research was needed because Russian healthcare providers in TB facilities have a 10-20 times greater risk of developing TB than their counterparts in other settings. Woith said the risk is heightened by healthcare workers not following proper infection control protocols in clinic and hospital TB settings. Focus groups were conducted with physicians, nurses, lab workers and others, with the study taking a broader community participatory approach, guided by a research project team of healthcare workers. She hopes to duplicate the study in a second region of Russia. Woith and Grigory Volchenkov, chief physician of the TB program for the Vladimir region, will use the research results to develop and implement a training program for healthcare workers in 27 Russian regions. The training will provide a second research opportunity as Woith will measure changes in knowledge and procedure after the training administration. Woith was part of the Bloomington-Normal/Vladimir Sister Cities program, which brought nurses from Vladimir to Bloomington-Normal, sparking her interest in nursing in other countries. She has visited Russia eight times, and partially credited her interest in obtaining her doctorate in nursing to the fact that Russians would afford her more respect with an advanced degree. She said the country does not have a high regard for nurses, and her desire to continue working internationally was an added incentive to earn her Ph.D. As part of Mennonite’s transcultural nursing initiative,Woith established a faculty and student exchange program with the Medical College in Vladimir. The first Vladimir participants visited Mennonite in fall of 2007, a second group visited in October and the Mennonite contingent hopes to travel to Russia this spring. The participants attend classes and visit clinical settings with the host country students and faculty as well as tour healthcare settings and observe advanced practice nurses. Woith’s research has been published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies and Advances in Nursing Science, and she was named an Illinois Board of Higher Education Nurse Educator Fellow. ISU hosts national biomathematics research conference Riaz comments on Western reactions to Bangladeshi election Getting prepared with ISU Agriculture Karen Dennis wins Fulbright award to teach in Russia Riaz quoted on Bangladesh police and publishes on university student union election	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1502
__label__wiki	0.949722	0.949722	Less Than Two Months After Fire, Eastpoint Recovery Focuses On Meeting Needs Of Displaced By Ryan Dailey • Aug 6, 2018 Credit Ryan Dailey / WFSU News Those helping victims of Franklin County’s Eastpoint community recover from a devastating fire say all the displaced are having their needs met. Joe Taylor heads Franklin’s Promise, the community coalition helping people get on their feet. The nonprofit stocks trailers purchased by the Franklin County Commission with necessities for temporary housing. Taylor says the 24 trailers account for all people who were without shelter. “We do not know of an unmet need, that we’re aware of, that’s not been met,” Taylor said. Taylor says of the about 280 people impacted by the fire, many were still able to live in houses that were only partially damaged. Franklin’s Promise has been helping those people as well. “We have given out multiple rounds of cleaning supplies and assistance for those places that are still inhabitable to be cleaned and prepped,” Taylor said. The Franklin County Sherriff’s Office also donated six trailers for temporary housing. Meanwhile, Franklin’s promise and other agencies have also helped outfit 77 Eastpoint children with backpacks and school supplies for the year. Franklin County Schools With Heavy Rains, Bay County Residents Urged To Take Precautions To Avoid Illnesses By Sascha Cordner • Aug 2, 2018 Reza Shayestehpour / Unsplash With the heavy rains these past few days, Bay County health officials are urging residents to take proper precautions to prevent illnesses during and after flooding. That includes not allowing children to play in flood waters since it could be contaminated by sewage. Health Department spokeswoman Heather Kretzer says there’s also a tip for private well owners. Bon Voyage! Gulf Specimen Releases Two Kemp's Ridley Turtles By Ryan Dailey & AnnMarie Welser • Jul 27, 2018 AnnMarie Welser / wfsu news The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab released two adolescent Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles Thursday. For local marine biology icon Jack Rudloe, this turtle release was particularly meaningful. Proposed Changes To Endangered Species Act May Further Threaten 'Functionally Extinct' Red Wolves By Lynn Hatter • Jul 27, 2018 Rob Diaz de Villegas / WFSU TV Once upon a time, the Red Wolf roamed the south and eastern United States, from Texas to Pennsylvania. Today, there are fewer than 40 wolves left in the wild. The species is what’s called “functionally extinct”— with most of the remaining 200 or so wolves in captivity. The Trump administration is proposing changes to the Endangered Species Act that conservationists worry, could end what little protection the Red Wolf has left. Starting Wednesday, Certain Areas Will Be Off Limits For Scalloping In St. Joseph Bay By Sascha Cordner • Jul 31, 2018 FWC FWRI's Flickr Starting Wednesday, there will be no swimming, boating, fishing, or scalloping in certain areas of St. Joseph Bay.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1504
__label__wiki	0.588414	0.588414	Hacker News new \| past \| comments \| ask \| show \| jobs \| submit login NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan (theatlantic.com) 538 points by the-enemy 20 days ago \| hide \| past \| web \| favorite \| 192 comments rzimmerman 20 days ago A flying drone is a really solid idea for a Titan lander for a couple reasons: * The surface atmosphere density is higher than Earth's (1.5 atm) * Gravitational force is much lower (0.15g) * We don't know a lot about the surface composition or topography, so wheels and motors represent a challenge * Visibility may be poor, making visual navigation tricky (though that's also a problem for a flying vehicle I suppose) I've heard people ask about "why a nuclear power source?" Saturn is 10x as far from the sun as Earth, so sunlight is about 1/100th as bright. In addition, Titan's atmosphere blocks most of that. There really isn't any other realistic option. I hope it works and they take videos. cwkoss 20 days ago In addition to lack of solar energy, I wonder if nuclear power source is necessary to keep batteries or other electronics warm enough to function properly. Conversely, on Titan, we won't need to worry about heat sinks as everything is kept at ~94K in a bath of liquid and frozen methane. Perhaps in a few hundred years AWS's most popular region for intensive compute will be under Titan's methane sea. High spin up cost, but cheap super-conduction environment once you're up. gene-h 19 days ago Interestingly they actually exploit these cold temperatures to keep things cool. The Dragonfly Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer(DraGNS)'s gamma ray detector is mounted outside.[0] In most other probes the detector would need to kept cold with a cryocooler. [0]https://www.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/TD/td3403/34_03-Lorenz.pdf ajmurmann 20 days ago Hah, I was always intrigued by the idea of placing solar cells on the bright side of Mercury and servers on the dark side. I wonder what other good options might exist in the solar system. AnIdiotOnTheNet 19 days ago Mercury's whisper thin atmosphere won't be much use for cooling anything, though possibly the surface would be. However, the real problem is that Mercury isn't actually tidally locked anyway. cookingrobot 19 days ago In certain regions on Mercury the temperature stays within 1 degree of room temperature less than a meter underground. http://einstein-schrodinger.com/Mercury_temperature.pdf It’s actually relatively habitable. http://einstein-schrodinger.com/mercury_colony.html newsoul2019 19 days ago > In fact, if we delay until the distant future, or even 50 years or so, such an effort probably will become impossible. This is because us humans will consume the Earth's non-renewable energy and mineral resources almost completely within the next 50-100 years, severely reducing our discretionary income for costly activities such as space travel. I wonder when that was written... dredmorbius 19 days ago Likely around 2013 by the Wayback Machine. jp555 19 days ago Makes me think of the Gell-Mann amnesia effect. MereInterest 19 days ago You could have the facility move constantly to keep the facility straddled across the sunlight line. At the equator, this would require constantly moving at about 7 mph, though you could reduce the speed necessary by moving to higher latitudes. akozak 19 days ago Appears in 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson. joshgel 19 days ago They move the whole city around the planet at 7mph!! 10/10 would recommend taneq 19 days ago Sounds like Absolution Gap and/or a less annoying version of the Mortal Engines movie (please tell me the book was better than this). _jal 19 days ago Also features in Charlie Stross, Saturn's Children. SECProto 19 days ago Or another scifi novel, West of January by Dave Duncan. pcnix 18 days ago Also appears in Asimov's classic "I, Robot" collection, as a Powell and Donovan story called "Runaround"[1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaround_(story) madaxe_again 19 days ago To add to the vein of sci-fi novels using this idea: Inverted World by Christopher Priest. Well, similar concept but weirdified in the 1970’s fashion. gbrown 19 days ago Yeah but if you break down... greglindahl 19 days ago Like in the scifi books? foota 19 days ago Reminds me of the book Absolution Gap aatharuv 19 days ago Mercury doesn't keep the same side to the sun all the time. So you'd need to either bury everything deep enough (obviously not possible for solar cells), or keep them such that they're always on the terminator. The latter has been explored in Kim Stanley Robinson's work, 2312. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2312_(novel) ars 19 days ago The poles of the moon. Have 3 "legs", and the alternate being the hot and cold areas. Yes, you need equipment that can swap being hot and cold, but it's a lot easier to get to :) ksahin 19 days ago mercury-dark-1 magnamerc 20 days ago I find it kind of funny that you think AWS will still be around in a hundred years. eindiran 19 days ago This paper company was founded 771 AD: https://www.shinise.ne.jp/j_kyoto/voices/vol/48/48-d.html It's not even the longest-lived company in the world. This construction company was founded in 578 AD and continuously operated until 2006 when it was bought by a larger company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%C5%8D_Gumi 100 years ago was only 1919 -- here are some random companies from 1919 that I found on Wikipedia (ignoring for a moment that this is plainly surviorship bias): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champion_(sportswear) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KitchenAid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrifty_PayLess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proffitt%27s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26W_Restaurants Companies surviving for 100 years isn't quite routine but it's certainly not so rare that its surprising when one does. I don't think it's at all inconceivable that Amazon could stay open for a hundred years. It's made it past the first 10 years, the turbulent start when most companies are culled. I'd wager that the biggest threat to Amazon surviving to 100 is being broken up a la Bell/Standard Oil. dole 19 days ago The Avedis Zildjian Company, now an American-based cymbal manufacturer, was founded in Constantinople in 1623. Hell, even Nintendo's 123. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avedis_Zildjian_Company eloff 19 days ago A company lasts just 11 years on average on the S&P 500 now. Companies are surviving for shorter time periods now then they used to. vonmoltke 19 days ago First off, what is your source for that average? This report (https://www.innosight.com/insight/creative-destruction/) has a much higher average, and forecasts a fall to 12 years by 2027. Second, that's average time in the S&P 500 index. As noted and n the report, there are many reasons besides going under that companies drop off the index. That number doesn't really say much about longevity of the company. azernik 19 days ago Like with pre-modern human lifespans, there's a VERY long tail on that number. For ones maybe more familiar to an American audience and/or to techies: Bayer (1860s Germany), Johnson & Johnson (1886), 3M (1902), the Coca-Cola Company (1892), IBM (1911), HP (1939), Mitsubishi (1870), Wells Fargo (1852). matteuan 19 days ago The italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena was founded in 1624, they even use some of the centuries old building as offices...it's not doing very well but it's still there rags2riches 19 days ago The oldest preserved share of any company is from 1288. It's since been merged, but it's still around. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stora_Enso#History_of_Stora elil17 19 days ago Even after being broken up, AWS would still exist - it just wouldn’t be part of the amazon conglomerate tfha 19 days ago AWS is different from Amazon though. AWS is a cutting edge technology in a fast moving industry that is likely to be made obsolete in the next 20 to 30 years. gao8a 19 days ago Heck, IBM is 100+ lol That's a good point - the "waste" heat from an RTG (which is only about 5% efficient) is very useful in those extreme cold temperatures. NASA makes a smaller RTGs for heating tasks, they can scale smaller if they don’t need to generate electricity. saagarjha 20 days ago Super fast compute, but awful ping… disconnected 19 days ago To put it into perspective: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/titan/overvi... According to this (at the time of reading) a one way trip at the speed of light is ~75 minutes, so you will have approximately two and a half hours of ping. Still, it raises an interesting question: how would a hypothetical Earth-Titan network protocol work? jvanderbot 19 days ago That protocol exists, it is called Delay-Tolerant-Networking. http://ipnsig.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Whats-new-in-IO... tericho 19 days ago Can't do much about the time it takes light to get here, so I guess the answer is we'd have to learn to love 75 minute ping :) keanebean86 19 days ago Alcubierre warp drive powered Sneakernet? If you can't be with the one you ping, ping the one you're with. blotter_paper 16 days ago The InterPlanetary File System is a thing, it just isn't interplanetary yet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterPlanetary_File_System tomrod 19 days ago Batch instead of stream I'd reckon. Perfect for mining bitcoin redcalx 20 days ago Not really; if you find a block it will mostly likely have been beaten by someone else's block by the time yours reaches most nodes...unless there is a Saturn based side chain or similar. This will sound crazy, and I'm not suggesting the consumer would deal with it directly, but I think we'll need coins for each planetary body and another one for the solar system that has a much longer block time. More scales would be useful, but these are the minimum. Repeat for each star, with MilkyWayCoin having an absurd block time. heavenlyblue 19 days ago It depends if the "most nodes" are on Mercury or on Earth. z3t4 20 days ago Might be suitable for quantum computing ... Re. thin atmosphere and low gravity, humans could probable be able to fly wearing wings. So if we put a base there it would not be boring. swypych 19 days ago Never thought about this before, in theory does this bring super conductors closer to reality? jedberg 20 days ago Why do you think they launched a deep space reviving network at re:invent last year? qseraserasera 20 days ago Well we don't want to disturb the environment too much The data rate from the surface of titan is abysmal. Even with a relay, we won't get much video, but man, I hope we get some. T-hawk 19 days ago From a scientific standpoint, there's really no value in downlinking video as opposed to still images. It costs several multiples worth of scarce downlink bandwidth, for a tiny gain in what there is to see of the same rocks at slightly different angles. Same reason we didn't have New Horizons at Pluto or the various Mars rovers do any video. There might be some scientific value for taking video. One measurement where video might be valuable is measuring the saltation threshold, or the wind speed at which grains begin to move, of the surface using rotor downwash. These measurements are important to understand the dune pattern on Titan. This could be pretty weird as the dust on titan is believe to be made of something similiar to moth balls, which could stick to each other like packing peanuts due to frictional electrostatic charging. [0]https://www.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/TD/td3403/34_03-Lorenz.pdf [1]https://www.news.gatech.edu/2017/03/27/electric-sands-titan martinald 19 days ago Why is bandwidth so scare still? Satellites in geosynchronous orbit on earth can do terabit/sec of total capacity now. Obviously latency is going to be extremely high, but I can't really understand why data rates are still so low? zild3d 19 days ago Inverse square law. For the same transmit power, your received signal strength diminishes with the square of the distance That received signal strength is what determines channel capacity (C) which is the upper limit on the bit rate you can get. see Friis and Shannon's channel capacity [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friis_transmission_equation [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon%E2%80%93Hartley_theore... Yes, I get that. But it seems that performance has barely improved since the 1970s despite the massive gains in telecommunication efficiencies since then. Or is the SNR so poor that even 1970s era technology was able to be close to the limit? garmaine 19 days ago These are physical restrictions, not technological. What about the laser technology NASA is developing? That should be a lot faster than current radio based technology? Titan has smog in the visible spectrum. Details matter! The technology is also not that mature, yet. nradov 19 days ago Focusing a laser at that range requires a rather large diameter heavy set of optical components. anticensor 17 days ago You will need a blinding-strong laser. pdonis 19 days ago Because the signals have to travel so much farther and are so much weaker when they arrive. It's amazing that any data at all can be extracted from a radio signal that travels a billion miles. Spacecraft transmit power and antenna size is limited. This means the amount of power that arrives at earth is rather low because microwaves spread out quite a bit with distance. The other issue is that NASA only has so many big radio dishes in the deep space network[0] to gather this small amount of power and extract a signal. Technology has improved, but in order to get much higher bandwidth we'd need bigger dishes. We also need at least three around the globe to get continuous coverage. Although perhaps by the time this mission lands we could have multi-kilometer aperture receivers on the ground or in space. Laser communication could allow for much higher bandwidth, because lasers have a shorter wavelength they don't spread out as much with distance. However, laser space communication is in its infancy and would not work well on Titan due to the smog. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Deep_Space_Network gdrift 19 days ago Maybe workaround transmission power by reflecting and modulating a signal over an existing power source. Like a very big mirror with an LCD pixel in front of it. "one over r-squared" Latency is high, but the power you have to pump through an antenna / laser to get enough watts on the receiver goes up really fast with distance. Here's a summary that touches on it if you'd like to learn more: http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/Communicat... And here's a detailed derivation for voyager. https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/24338/how-to-calcu... I don’t think you realize just how far away the outer solar system is. SomeHacker44 19 days ago Low transmit power. Long distance. Very low SNR at receiver. johnhenry 20 days ago Don't get your hopes down! It's still very possible that we'll get some good, if not real-time, video out of this! Ah, we likely will not get real time video. Maybe APL has some tricks I'm not privy to. Source: I asked a DSN coms engineer. swebs 19 days ago There will be at least an hour delay. Saturn is pretty far bdamm 19 days ago 10 seconds of video from Titan would change the world. It's shame we don't have this from Mars already. So it would take a few weeks to transmit - we got time. Now figuring out which 10 seconds to select and send to earth... that'll be interesting. An on-board cache of x GB data storage, with key frames taken every 30 minutes, would probably be able to select some pretty compelling 10 second segments. AmericanChopper 19 days ago What about the world would be different after getting a 10 second video from Titan? cheerlessbog 19 days ago It would be inspiring for me at least.(Assuming something was moving) andygates 17 days ago Send them all, just pick a likely-nice one for sending while the eyes of the world are on Mission Control. Caching everything then sending it at leisure is working nicely for New Horizons. maxxxxx 20 days ago No 4K flyovers for Instagram? I mean sure, eventually, over many down link cycles. But not real time. spullara 20 days ago Space travel just makes it utterly clear there is on such thing as real time. Computing is constantly running up against the speed of light. It's not about latency, it's about power required to transmit. From far away, you need to push lots of power through to get a readable signal on the receiver side. It's kinda-sorta like seeing a flashlight. aeorgnoieang 19 days ago In a sense tho, at-the-speed-of-light is real time, as it's the maximum speed of anything. pault 19 days ago If, as clock A nears the speed of light it appears that stationary clock B is slowing down, doesn't that mean that at the speed of light is no time? Does a photon in a vacuum arrive instantly at its destination? If a photon looks at another photon, does the other photon appear not to be moving at all, or... Ouch my brain. > If, as clock A nears the speed of light it appears that stationary clock B is slowing down, doesn't that mean that at the speed of light is no time? If clock A could reach the speed of light (which it can't), then, yes, clock B would appear to be 'frozen in time'. > Does a photon in a vacuum arrive instantly at its destination? From the perspective of any possible observer, no, it always appears to be traveling at the speed of light. If an observer could travel at the speed of light (which it can't), then, yes, it would appear as if it arrived instantly in the sense that clocks at both its source and destination would appear to be not running at all. > If a photon looks at another photon, does the other photon appear not to be moving at all, or... Ouch my brain. Yeah, this is tricky. Photons can't look or see – what could that mean as looking/seeing involves detecting photons (or, in the sense that something like echolocation is 'seeing', detecting a pattern of matter, e.g. sound)? In a sense, not moving at all or both moving at the same maximum speed don't seem to be much different, from the 'perspective' of a photon. Somewhat related, this video describes how, if one could travel on a vehicle that could accelerate at a constant rate continuously for decades, one would eventually see the cosmic microwave background radiation as a rainbow ring because traveling closer and closer to the speed of light would shift the apparent frequency of the radiation first into the visible spectrum (and then beyond it). My comment was mostly tongue in cheek, I know photons don't have eyes. :) sq_ 18 days ago Not completely related, but you reminded me of something interesting I remember hearing about neutrinos. Apparently (HN physicists please correct me if I'm wrong), neutrinos have an extraordinarily tiny objective lifetime, and the only reason we can detect them is that, because they travel so close to the speed of light, they experience almost no passage of time in while in flight. mdorazio 20 days ago I kind of wish it had an airship counterpart. Inflating a dirigible there would take advantage of the same atmosphere + gravity benefits with the added bonus of not needing constant power to move around. EForEndeavour 19 days ago Good point: I seriously wonder if they considered a dirigible design. Buoyancy + directional propulsion does seem simpler in my space-novice opinion compared to a quadcopter. A blimp would be slower than a quadcopter, but nobody's going to be piloting the thing in real time, so that shouldn't matter. Yes, that was a mission proposal years ago, a blimp and quads. It was not selected then or rehashed this time. In addition, a blimp only concept has been floated (ha!) as well. deeth_starr_v 19 days ago Blimp only wouldn't be able to take ground samples easily binarymax 20 days ago How does one test on earth, a drone for a different atmospheric and gravitational environment? Some great drone simulation techniques are going to come out of this project. dev_tty01 19 days ago No problem. Large atmospheric chamber or controlled wind tunnel. Pump the pressure up or down, change the gas mixtures, whatever. Gravity, partially support the drone's weight. NASA is good at this stuff. Yes that's how they tested the Mars drone. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7417 p1mrx 20 days ago Will this be the first-ever instance of nuclear-powered flight? sandworm101 20 days ago >> The Pentagon is aware of a Russian test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile but the system is still under development and had crashed in the Arctic in 2017.[17][18][19] A RAND Corporation researcher specializing in Russia said "My guess is they're not bluffing, that they've flight-tested this thing. But that's incredible." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_aircraft#Russi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9M730_Burevestnik I hadn't heard of the 9M730. That page links to one for the US Air Force's Supersonic Low Altitude Missile (SLAM) or "flying crowbar" of the 50s and 60s, which makes for fascinating reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersonic_Low_Altitude_Missil... nickserv 20 days ago This case is different though, using the fission reaction to generate electricity which in turn powers the electric motors among other things. The nuclear powered missiles use the fission reaction to heat incoming air similar to how a jet engine works. Sharlin 19 days ago No fission reaction, just radioactive decay in Dragonfly's case. It will use an RTG (radioisotope thermoelectric generator) not unlike Curiosity and most missions to the outer planets to date. thatcherc 19 days ago Just a note - radioactive decay is is fission, since it involves a nucleus splitting apart. No, not quite. One of the types of radioactive decay is spontaneous fission, but it's not relevant in the context of RTGs. Alpha decay (the emission of a 4He nucleus) might in principle be called "fission" but in practice is not. Beta decay involves no splitting whatsoever. elihu 19 days ago RTGs are heavy; I suppose this means that it'll park itself for a long time to charge its batteries and then do a quick flight and repeat. Which sounds like it could work pretty well for this use case. On the other hand, a hot-air balloon kept aloft by excess heat from radioactive metal might be a more attractive option if we were selecting proposals based on awesomeness. Does that mean a nuclear powered cruise missile could stay airborne until mechanical failure? That would make future warfare... interesting. It isn't all that much of a game changer. Mid-air refueling means that bombers can stay airborne a long time. Four or five bombers rotating back and forth can maintain one "on station" continuously. So the capability is already there. This tech would just make it more scifi. whatshisface 20 days ago Why bother? Rocket fuel is cheaper than nuclear fuel and rocket missiles can already hit anywhere. Because a nuclear-powered missile can in principle fly in circles at low altitude off your enemy's shores for months at a time without landing or refueling, ready to be called down at any time with no detectable warning. unlaxedneurotic 19 days ago Well, if I am your enemy, I sure as hell won't let your missile cruise around my shore for a month craftyguy 19 days ago The difference between rocket fuel as a power source and nuclear radioactive decay as a power source is like comparing C4 explosive and a log fire in your fireplace. Once it great for providing a huge, fast release of energy, the other is great for providing a slow, steady release of energy. TheOtherHobbes 19 days ago Cheaper, easier to mass produce, doesn't need an unusually special launcher, hard to distinguish from air to air and other defensive missiles, easier to disguise the number of warheads waiting in readiness, can take an indirect/stealthy course, hard to shoot down, can include smart tracking for moving targets like carrier groups. ralusek 19 days ago Maybe so it can double as a shitty nuclear bomb. I'm gonna crash my small nuclear reactor into you. NASA has been using nuclear powered probes for 50 years. It is called a redioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). https://www.space.com/13709-plutonium-shortage-nasa-planetar... Unfortunately, there is a shortage of plutonium-238 to run these RTGs (see above story). I guess that will get resolved somehow. The current Mars Curiosity rover is powered by an RTG. Since this is the first flying (post-landing of course) probe I suppose it will be the first nuclear powered flight of a planetary probe. Rebelgecko 19 days ago DOE has restarted Pu238 production. They're only making about a pound a year but they're still scaling up darkpuma 19 days ago America and Russia have both put proper fission reactors into space too. mikeash 20 days ago Depends on your criteria, I suppose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Plumbbob#Propulsion_... bduerst 19 days ago Probably a dumb question, but how does the nuclear source work? Nuclear powerplants work by heating steam to turn a turbine. This drone won't have heavy water reservoirs so how does it convert the fission heat into electricity? Stirling engine? Gibbon1 19 days ago Most nuclear power sources for space stuff works by Peltier effect. See Radioisotope thermoelectric generator. radio-isotope decay -> heat -> Peltier stack -> electricity. Advantages: no moving parts, no vibration, infinitesimal mass change, exceedingly reliable. 'Small' Disadvantage: Efficiency kinda crummy at ~5%. Slowly loses output as fuel decays and the Peltier stack degrades. petascale 19 days ago Probably an RTG [1], it's what NASA normally uses. It's thermoelectric [2]: Heat (in this case from radioactive decay) is converted directly into electricity without moving parts. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_effect#Seebeck_... ekianjo 19 days ago Just like nuclear sources work on sattelites. You produce heat with fission or nuclear degradation and then thermoelectric conversion. samstave 19 days ago Why arent we just mass launching probes to all the planets? Serious question: Why is it not OK to have a standard sensor array on every planet in the solar system? krapp 19 days ago > Why arent we just mass launching probes to all the planets? Because we don't live in a fictional sci-fi universe where launching things into space doesn't cost a ridiculous amount of money, time and effort, and can't only be done at certain times from certain locations in order to get the orbits right, or where years of effort and millions of dollars (or whatever currency) don't also go into building the things to be launched into space. The world has better things to spend its money on. >Why is it not OK to have a standard sensor array on every planet in the solar system? What is a "standard sensor array?" We've already sent a lot of probes to a lot of places[0] around the solar system. But read the rest of this thread - it's a lot more complicated than it seems. Also, remember how hostile and difficult the solar system can be. Jovian planets don't even have a solid surface to be "on," for instance, and Venus has a pressure of 90 atmospheres and it rains sulfuric acid. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_landings_on_extraterre... To the second question: since each mission is expensive and time-consuming, scientists reasonably want the best sensors for each mission. That's both the tech upgrade during the n-year coast phase, and the investigation upgrade as they work out new things to investigate. It's not as straightforward as spamming the system with cameras. That's bound to happen more, after the MarCO cubesats had success flying along with Insight. nsxwolf 19 days ago What about hydrogen fuel cells? Isn't the whole place basically nothing but fuel? it's all fuel, but there's no oxidizer Those work by combining H with O. Not much available oxygen there. pfarnsworth 19 days ago is there no wind on Titan? What if there's a windstorm and it crashes the drone? At least a vehicle could resist crashing, unlike a drone. apo 20 days ago > Scientists suspect that Titan might even have water—real, actual H2O—lurking beneath its surface. Not just a little, but a lot of water: > The density of Titan is consistent with a body that is about 60% rock and 40% water. > Pre-Cassini models of impact trajectories and angles suggest that where the impactor strikes the water ice crust, a small amount of ejecta remains as liquid water within the crater. It may persist as liquid for centuries or longer, sufficient for "the synthesis of simple precursor molecules to the origin of life".[107] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon) dmurray 20 days ago That's extremely misleading. First, rocks have different densities. Sandstone weighs 2g/cc, basalt weighs 3g/cc, so a density "consistent with" 50% basalt, 50% water would be equally consistent with 100% sandstone, not to mention the possibilities of rocks with drastically different densities such as pumice or iron. Secondly, we are pretty certain Titan has large quantities of liquid methane and/or ethane (check the same Wikipedia link) which certainly account for some of the difference in density between Titan and other rocky bodies. So yes, there is water on Titan, but it's about as likely to be 40% water as it is to be 40% cheese or 40% iPhones, even if its density suggests a makeup consistent with that. > That's extremely misleading. You're right - I should have said: "potentially a lot of water." Sandstone (silicon oxides) seems unlikely given the reducing nature of the atmosphere. I'm no expert, but when liquid hydrocarbons rain down, there's not a lot of free oxygen on the surface at least. Ditto for basalt, which is about 40-50% silicon oxide. Still there could have been some process by which the interior sequestered most of the planet's oxygen, leaving what remained on the surface as water. In contrast, liquid hydrocarbons seem plausible given the stuff rains down from the atmosphere and its density (methane ~0.5 g/mL, -162 C). Titan's orbit provides some evidence consistent with a body that's more dense at the surface than at the core. One explanation is large amounts of subsurface liquid, but there are others: https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-04/titan-could-h... There's been some discussion about the apparent massive block of ice in Titan's surface, so the idea that Titan's putative subsurface ocean could contain water isn't too wild a speculation: https://www.space.com/titan-saturn-moon-weird-ice-formation.... A subsurface ocean composed of water and liquid hydrocarbons would be consistent with everything I've been able to find so far. 4ntonius8lock 20 days ago Thanks, I seemed to remember reading about H2O on Titan. When the article didn't mention it, I thought I was confused. Didn't bother to look it up. Your comment furthered my understanding. I think this type of projects would be a great bipartisan way to unite the country, as happened during the space race in the middle of the 20th century. It might also revive some interest in STEM. tectonic 20 days ago Dragonfly is a super exciting mission. Between it and the other New Frontiers finalist, CAESAR, it makes sense that Dragonfly would win because the ESA just announced their own comet exploration mission (the Comet Interceptor, which is 3 spacecraft that will loiter together at L2 until an interesting comet or Oumuamua-like interstellar object wanders into the inner solar system). Anyway, Dragonfly: RTG-powered quadcopter to fly around Titan's low gravity and dense atmosphere. Over its 2.5-year primary mission, Dragonfly should cover ~180 kilometers of territory. Self-promotion: If you're into space exploration, check out our weekly space industry newsletter called The Orbital Index (https://orbitalindex.com). We're going to cover this in depth in next week's issue. That's a huge range! I love this mission. From a science point of view it’s probably good to send similar and well tested rovers to Mars. But to me it gets boring. I think NASA used to get a lot of fascination from doing the seemingly impossible like flying to the moon. So I think a mission like this will be fascinating for a lot of people. Also it may spawn off a lot of technology. I hope for a submarine mission to Europa. Robotbeat 19 days ago I think a flying mission is actually superior to a rover as it can cover far more ground and reach some sites that wouldn't be feasible for a rover. And Titan is uniquely suited to using flight to explore as its gravity is a factor 7.25 lower and its atmosphere a factor of 4.4x denser. That means it's about 30 times easier to hover and covering the same distance is at least 7 times as efficient as on Earth, besides having lower terminal velocity. Even this relatively "inefficient" quadcopter (8 rotor) design could cover dozens of miles (~60km, more than any Mars rover has ever done in its entire mission) in a single hop (which could be recharged by the MMRTG in a single week-long night), although prudence suggests shorter hops at first. That means in principle over its ~10 year lifespan (assuming it can last as long as Cassini did...) it could nearly circumnavigate the entire planet (diameter of ~5000km, day period of about 16 Earth days) while visiting dozens of sites. Granted, range will likely be much more modest as the mission operators will be focusing on not losing this valuable asset, but it shows just how powerful the ability to fly could be. It can visit more sites than all the surface robotic missions to Mars combined. In that sense, it's a fantastic scientific value. And I think the public will absolutely love it. Information from the Dragonfly proposal document: http://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/News-and-Resources/docs/34_03-Lo... > over its ~10 year lifespan (assuming it can last as long as Cassini did...) Cassini wasnt exposed to solvents, rocks and didn't have moving parts (at least not to keep it aloft). Have they made a public statement about lifespan? Yes, the planned mission time is 2.7 years. MMRTG should provide sufficient power for at least 8 years. I would guess you can't take much instrumentation on a drone so a rover has advantages there. Anyway, I am excited about this. Same order of magnitude, actually. Dragonfly is about half the mass of MSL, and because it's so easy to hover, it can have a pretty decent scientific payload. A rover with an arm can more easily approach specific rocks and sample them, though. But Titan is a very mysterious world that we can't get a super good look at from orbit (and which we've barely even glimpsed on the surface), so being able to fly around to many sites is going to be very helpful. Titan has some really interesting and varied geography, too, so the pictures are going to be really cool. Damn! That's a BIG drone. Should have read closer but now I see 450kg. MSL is like a small car. This is why theres a helicopter going to Mars. Indeed... although on Mars it's about 15 times harder to hover than Earth due to the 50x lower atmospheric density. Isn't there wind on Titan? hughes 20 days ago It's interesting that there is no existing (or planned) launch vehicle that could perform a direct injection for this mission. Getting to Saturn is really, really hard, and without multiple gravity assists from the inner solar system it would be simply impossible. Too bad it results in an 11 year transit time though! Flying direct would save almost 8 years of that... I don't think that's accurate, if you're willing to allow (perhaps multiple) kick stages. A naive Hohmann calculation will be misleading as you can do a massive Oberth burn deep in Earth's gravity well before leaving, and entry will be done aerodynamically (not propulsively). QuotedForTruth 20 days ago Even spaceX's starship/BFR with LEO refuel wouldn't work? dflock 20 days ago The delta-v required for a trip to Titan, according to this[1], is 28.43 km/s. Optimistically, a fully re-fuelled startship in LEO has ~10km/s of delta-v to spend, afaik. [1](https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1ktjfi/deltav_map_of...) Starship can do better than that if stripped down to expendable use. About 13km/s: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1111798912141017089 Also, you're reading that delta-v map completely wrong. The red arrows mean you can aerobrake. So it only takes about 4.1km/s to reach Saturn if you start out at a highly elliptical (near escape) Earth orbit and do a large departure burn at perigee. (See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-v_budget#Interplanetary ...the 7.3km/s if the burn is done starting in LEO, minus the 3.2km/s benefit you'd get if starting near c3=0. Or you add up the numbers on your delta-v map that can't be done using aerobraking, and you get the same 4.1km/s delta-v if starting from Earth escape.) ...so a fueled up Starship could send a payload direct to Titan and still have enough propellant to propulsively brake back to Earth orbit immediately after sending the Titan payload on its way. (But that's just one option... Lots of other vehicles could do it if you used refueling or some high performance kick stages or in orbit rendezvous.) So it would work! Thanks for the analysis. Maybe answering my own question with some further thought. I guess even if it could get there, it likely couldnt return which would be a big waste of a reusable starship. knd775 20 days ago Why do you think it would be unable to return? I'm curious. caconym_ 20 days ago Naively, a round trip requires twice the delta-v, which means you need to launch with a lot more than twice the fuel. Maybe they could produce more fuel and oxidizer in situ, and maybe Earth is a more attractive target for aerocapture, and maybe gravity assists line up better one way or the other, but it's not a bad starting point to assume a round trip is far more expensive than a one-way trip. I'm not sure on what basis he thinks Starship might be able to get there in the first place. Yeah that was my thinking. And I didn't have a basis for thinking it could get there in the first place which is why I asked the initial question. I didn't realize just how high the delta v requirements were for Saturn. Yeah, I didn't mean to accuse you of making assumptions; I just wanted to call out one of the obvious well, actually replies that my own comment might have received. It is an interesting question for sure, especially given that one of the stated goals for Starship (IIRC) is to enable exploration of the outer planets. Sorry for the late reply. Titan has lakes of liquid methane rather than water. Raptor is a methalox engine. I think refueling on the planet would be quite possible. There is no doubt in my mind that with the right equipment on the surface of Titan you can refine methane out of the lakes, electrolyze oxygen from the water ice of the crust, and fuel a Starship. Can you fit that equipment in a single Starship, by mass and volume? Is that what we're talking about here? No idea. pier25 20 days ago > Getting to Saturn is really, really hard Just the speeds required. This mission will effectively have a speed of about 17km/s faster than the speeds just to get to low Earth orbit after its final gravity assist. https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1ktjfi/deltav_map_of... deepnotderp 20 days ago Delta-v. Gravity is a b..ch :-) codezero 20 days ago This is great news. When Huygens landed on Titan, the images sparked my interest in physics and planetary science, and eventually I went on to do research in solar physics. mzs 20 days ago NASA's PR: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-dragonfly-will-fly-... NASA's announcement video: https://youtu.be/xn3-0a19sC8 keiferski 20 days ago What’s Titan look like this time of year? https://youtube.com/watch?v=lZa83dTf4JA Exciting to see reality (almost) following fiction. Gattaca is an excellent film, if you haven’t seen it. sidcool 19 days ago Mad props to the scientists and engineers making something like this possible. In an alternate life I would choose to be an astrophysicist or rocket engineer. Hopefully I will be more intelligent in the next life. gattr 19 days ago Associated read: "Titan" by Stephen Baxter. Hard SF describing a manned mission to Titan using present-day level tech; great attention to detail, but be warned that the overall tone is rather depressing. Myself, I'm absolutely fascinated by the confirmed hydrocarbon lakes and rivers on Titan and can't wait to see actual optical images from up close (so far we only got synthetic-aperture radar images [0]). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)#Lakes dsfyu404ed 20 days ago I can't believe it's been that long since Huygens was sent to Titan. I remember listening to some radio show (NPR?) that was broadcasting the touchdown live. Also, it's interesting that since they can't study Titan very well visually (you can't point a telescope at it and map the surface like you can with Mars) they're planning on sending a rover that can cover far more distance since they have less idea what will be "interesting" beforehand. UncleSlacky 19 days ago I worked on prototypes of the experiments in the Surface Science Package at uni in 1991 - boy do I feel old! Even then we were speculating on flying or floating probes for future missions there. At the time it was assumed that the surface could well be entirely liquid. blach 20 days ago I'm interested to see how this mission is couched from a PR standpoint (specifically the long long transit time). Emily Lakdawalla from the planetary society had a good tweet related to this: https://twitter.com/elakdawalla/status/1144492247032799238?s... LyalinDotCom 19 days ago I also found a really good write-up of the mission here: http://www.4erevolution.com/en/dragonfly-un-drone-a-propulsi... rolltiide 20 days ago It is nice that multiple public sector agencies worldwide are doing space travel now, with the private sector close behind. Relying solely on NASA and the political funding machinations of the White House and Congress would put our understanding of the planets very far behind. I'm confused by your comment. this is absolutely a NASA mission, subject to all the whims of congress that any other is. APL has long bid on missions and instrument proposals just like other institutions. Its just a statement of fact. NASA likely wouldnt even have revisited this moon without the European probe taking pictures under the atmosphere It is nice that multiple public sector agencies worldwide are doing space travel now Ah, I see. I agree, worldwide collaboration and competition is very healthy for a space program. vorticalbox 20 days ago >To protect the hazy moon, engineers deliberately shoved Cassini into Saturn, a gaseous planet incapable of hosting life. Can we be 100% sure there isn't life. unchocked 20 days ago We can be sure that Earthling life wouldn't survive in Saturn, thus posing no threat to hypothetical Saturnian biology. Almost all Earth life sure, but I wouldn't bet on absolutely none being able to survive. NASA can't even completely sterilize their vehicles and payloads already. sandis 19 days ago The spacecraft vaporized in Saturn's atmosphere rhacker 19 days ago They are planning to send it up in 2026? What are they going to be doing for 6+ years? asteli 19 days ago They just announced it today. They don't have a probe yet. They have to design and build and test all of the equipment and systems that are going to go into space. I think it's pretty reasonable for this to take 6 years. LordLotherak 20 days ago NASA is really good at planning future missions. Implementing them? I've heard hundreds of fantastical half-baked ideas and very few of them materialize over the course of my 46 years on earth. Eh, almost every NASA robotic mission that has gotten this far in the design and selection process has also flown. They're way past the "fantastical half-baked idea" stage. The financial reality is that NASA can only finance one or two billion-dollar missions per decade, and the competition is rather fierce. To be selected as the New Frontiers class mission of the late 2020s is a big deal, and you can be sure that at this point the proposing team has made a very solid case for their mission. Yup. The robotic program has a very good track record of successes, even for crazy stuff like the Mars Science Laboratory’s sky crane descent stage: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki_Af_o9Q9s It’s the human spaceflight program that has had the, um, difficulties. There are signs of hope, though. Their robotic programs are generally great successes though - Mars rovers, Saturn, Pluto for the most recent achievements. Incredible stuff, and unmatched. Probably because the senate keeps their corrupt hands off of these types of missions. droithomme 20 days ago Venus and Titan have in common that probes landing there tend to only operate a few minutes before failing due to the extreme conditions. A helicopter sounds great, but perhaps it would make sense to try to simply make a probe that can stay alive there long enough to do anything other than send a couple pictures back. Rooster61 20 days ago > Venus and Titan have in common that probes landing there tend to only operate a few minutes before failing due to the extreme conditions. Venus, definitely. Titan though? Huygens is the only probe that's ever touched down there, and it's operational life was tied to its battery life and the fact that Cassini wouldn't be around very long to listen to it. Cassini was on a flyby trajectory, not an orbit around Titan, so as soon as the orbiter went over the horizon, that was it. Outfitting Huygens with enough power to stay on for future flybys would require MUCH more power, a job for which only an RTG would be appropriate since solar is out of the question that far out/under that atmosphere, and batteries just flat out don't last that long. Nothing about the moon itself prevented a long operational life. This is not true. The only reason the previous probe (Huygens) only lasted a few hours is because it was battery powered (and the battery wasn't particularly large). This probe will carry a power source powered by the radioactive decay of Plutonium 238 (virtually all the radiation being alpha particles, which are easily blocked by the casing of the power supply and thus will not hurt the electronics or ground crew) that can provide 50-100 Watts of power for years or even decades. As I mentioned elsewhere in this thread, before Huygens we expected that the surface might well be entirely liquid, giving us at best only a few minutes to run the experiments and return the data before it sank. There was no point carrying too much battery capacity in that case. No. Huygens was designed to float and last hours. The battery capacity is why it lasted so short. That's what this is. It's much easier to heat something in the cold of Titan than to cool something in the heat of Venus. mattfrommars 20 days ago I'll be 43 when this craft arrives there. Damn. zhoujianfu 20 days ago I’ll be 43 in March. Damn. plutonorm 19 days ago What. How are they going to detect life on titan? They can't even detect life on mars. I mean to say, even when we know the kind of life we are looking for we get confused about how to confirm or deny its existence. So they want to design a small flying drone that works in extremely hostile conditions, that also has the kinds of sophisticated instruments needed to look for life? And not just life, life of potentially a completely unknown form, given the widely different surface conditions. This just seems like a weird mission. Finish up the Viking labelled release experiments on mars first, then go take a look in the mid Venusian atmosphere. Then take a gander at europa.... Weird mission calcifer 19 days ago > Finish up the Viking labelled release experiments on mars first, then go take a look in the mid Venusian atmosphere. Then take a gander at europa This is exactly why I like HN. Here, you have the true experts contributing valuable science with their credentials laid bare, as opposed to the pencil pushers at NASA who probably only approved this mission because it sounded cool. I think you need to relax the idea of 'detecting life' towards 'detecting evidence of life', i.e. evidence of populations of locally-entropy-defeating systems that reproduce. Once you relax the requirement that 'answers' must be 'yes or 'no' to 'more likely' or 'less likely', it should be clearer how one would go about searching for life. For one, is there chemical activity one wouldn't otherwise expect if there was no life? Registration is open for Startup School 2019. Classes start July 22nd. Guidelines \| FAQ \| Support \| API \| Security \| Lists \| Bookmarklet \| Legal \| Apply to YC \| Contact	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1505
__label__wiki	0.837061	0.837061	Sea Jade Whitney, Phyllis A. From a New York Times&́#x80; bestselling author: In nineteenth-century New England, a desperate young woman's only refuge becomes an inescapable trap. It was fitting that Miranda Heath's first glimpse of the forbidding home at Bascomb's Point was in the fury of a thunderstorm. Despite her late father's caution to steer clear of his friend Obadiah Bascomb's New England mansion, Miranda, destitute as she was, had no choice but to accept the old captain's charitable request. Besides, her father and Obadiah's adventurous past was as much a part of her heritage as their legendary ship, the Sea Jade. But it's beyond Miranda's imaginings when she finds herself swept up in an impetuous marriage with a friend of the Bascomb family, a virtual stranger to her. More victim than bride, and at the mercy of her imposing new mother-in-law as well as Obadiah's mysterious wife and a threatening housekeeper, Miranda fears the invitation to the isolated house was more a matter of revenge than rescue. She has no way of knowing that buried in her own past is the key to a tragic mystery that's been left to her to solve -- if she's to make it out of Bascomb's Point alive. The recipient of the Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement, Phyllis A. Whitney is "a superb and gifted storyteller" (Mary Higgins Clark). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author's estate. Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] :, Open Road Media Romance,, [2017] Branch Call Number: DOWNLOADABLE eBOOK data file,rda Read more reviews of Sea Jade at iDreamBooks.com Ships — Fiction Mansions — New England — Fiction	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1507
__label__cc	0.58386	0.41614	Virtual Tour – Tapped by Liz Crowe A hot hookup in a cold beer cooler changes everything! The Brewing Passion Series #1 Liz Crowe Releasing Feb 14th, 2017 When wealthy brewery owner Austin Fitzgerald meets sexy saleswoman Evelyn Benedict, angry sparks fly. They seem destined to clash, until a hot hookup in a cold beer cooler changes everything. For Austin, it’s a life-altering moment that sets him on a path away from his birthright, while Evelyn must face her fears about committing to a man considered the playboy of the micro-brewing world. The power of preconceived notions nearly tears them apart—until they meet up with brew master Ross, who opens their eyes to a deeper, even more erotic connection. But three strong personalities don’t always make for the best emotional mix and when a simple misunderstanding causes chaos, it’s up to Ross to somehow repair the tattered shreds of their relationship. Ross would know how to handle this. Whenever there’d been a woman who’d needed a bit more convincing than their usual flirty banter, or the one-two punch of the handsome dark-haired American and the smoking-hot blond German brewer hadn’t convinced her, Austin had tended to drift away, lose interest. Then Ross used to move in and close the deal alone, give him a high sign, and the fun would commence. It was the ‘Ross Superpower’, they used to joke the morning after as they drank espressos and relaxed before a day of brewing or study. Austin would admit that he’d never felt this way about a female, at least not this quickly. Women peopled his life, no doubt. Women thrust into his face by his meddling mother. An over-abundance of women during his years in Munich. And finally, the current one, the Chosen One, at this moment likely spending a small fortune on God knew what in Paris. This woman, this Evelyn, completely and utterly confident of her own independence—and of his predator status—would not normally appeal. Typically, he’d write her off. This has the potential to be way too much trouble. You already have enough to worry about. He groaned and willed his cock to soften, without much luck. Shouldering his way back out to the noisy restaurant, he pulled up short at the vision of Evelyn seated in a chair in the hallway outside the women’s room. She was bent forward, adjusting her shoe, the strong line of her calf and thigh drawing his gaze like a magnet. He blinked as the fall of her thick blonde hair tumbled over her face, the ever-present phone held to her ear. She laughed at whatever she heard and Austin jumped right into it, wanting more than anything to sleep and wake with that honey-rich sound in his ears. Every easygoing, go-slow bone in his body screeched to a halt and ushered in a need so deep he nearly choked on it. Without a single thought for the possible consequences, he squared his shoulders and pulled her to her feet. Amazon best-selling author, mom of three, Realtor, beer blogger, brewery marketing expert, and soccer fan, Liz Crowe is a Kentucky native and graduate of the University of Louisville currently living in Ann Arbor. She has decades of experience in sales and fund raising, plus an eight-year stint as a three-continent, ex-pat trailing spouse. Her early forays into the publishing world led to a groundbreaking fiction subgenre, “Romance: Worth the Risk,” which has gained thousands of fans and followers interested less in the “HEA” and more in the “WHA” (“What Happens After?”). With stories set in the not-so-common worlds of breweries, on the soccer pitch, in successful real estate offices and at times in exotic locales like Istanbul,Turkey, her books are unique and told with a fresh voice. The Liz Crowe backlist has something for any reader seeking complex storylines with humor and complete casts of characters that will delight, frustrate and linger in the imagination long after the book is finished. Don’t ever ask her for anything “like a Budweiser” or risk bodily injury. Contemporary Romance, Liz Crowe, Tasty Tours Release Blitz – Texas SEAL by Paige Tyler Title: Texas SEAL Series: SEALs of Coronado #3 Author: Paige Tyler Genre: Military/Contemporary Romance That was then—this is now. When a woman from his past shows up on his doorstep, Navy SEAL Trent Wagner isn’t sure what to expect. The little sister of his best friend back in high school, Lyla Torres is all grown up now and even more beautiful than he remembered. He’d always had a thing for her back then, but that damn bro code meant she was off limits. Before Trent can act on the sparks that obviously still exist between them, he’s going to have to use his SEAL training to help find her brother. His old friend has messed up his life since they were teenagers, getting into drugs and doing some time in jail, and now he’s missing. Trent knows it’s not a good idea to get involved in someone else’s problems, especially when they could end up getting both him and Lyla thrown into prison—or killed. But Trent has never been able to say no to a beautiful woman, especially one he’s had a crush on since high school. B&N / KOBO / iBOOKS Paige is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sexy romantic suspense and paranormal romance. She graduated from The University of West Florida with a degree in education in 2000, but decided to pursue a full-time career as a writer in 2004. Since then, she’s written over fifty books in several genres, including paranormal, contemporary, western, sci-fi and erotica. She loves writing about strong, sexy, alpha males and the feisty, independent women who fall for them. From verbal foreplay to sexual heat, her stories of romance, adventure, suspense, passion and true love will leave you breathlessly panting for more. She and her very own military hero (also known as her husband) live on the beautiful Florida coast with their adorable fur baby (also known as their dog). Paige graduated with a degree in education, but decided to pursue her passion and write books about hunky alpha males and the kick-butt heroines who fall in love with them. When not working on her latest book, Paige enjoys reading, jogging, P90X, Yoga, Pilates, going to the beach, watching NFL football, watching movies and hanging out with her husband (not necessarily in that order!) Blog, Release Blitz Contemporary Romance, Give Me Books, Military Romance, Paige Tyler Excerpt Reveal – Royally Matched by Emma Chase Some men are born responsible, some men have responsibility thrust upon them. Henry Charles Albert Edgar Pembrook, Prince of Wessco, just got the motherlode of all responsibility dumped in his regal lap. He’s not handling it well. Hoping to force her grandson to rise to the occasion, Queen Lenora goes on a much-needed safari holiday—and when the Queen’s away, the Prince will play. After a chance meeting with an American television producer, Henry finally makes a decision all on his own: Welcome to Matched: Royal Edition. A reality TV dating game show featuring twenty of the world’s most beautiful blue bloods gathered in the same castle. Only one will win the diamond tiara, only one will capture the handsome prince’s heart. While Henry revels in the sexy, raunchy antics of the contestants as they fight, literally, for his affection, it’s the quiet, bespectacled girl in the corner—with the voice of an angel and a body that would tempt a saint—who catches his eye. The more Henry gets to know Sarah Mirabelle Zinnia Von Titebottum, the more enamored he becomes of her simple beauty, her strength, her kind spirit…and her naughty sense of humor. But Rome wasn’t built in a day—and irresponsible royals aren’t reformed overnight. As he endeavors to right his wrongs, old words take on whole new meanings for the dashing Prince. Words like, Duty, Honor and most of all—Love. Kindle \| Amazon Paperback \| iBooks \| Nook \| B&N Paperback \| Kobo \| BAM \| IndieBound “Are you a virgin?” I ask. “Well . . . yes.” “Then why are you complaining? You qualify.” Sarah’s eyes flash with annoyance. “Because I’m more than my hymen, Henry! To base the value of an accomplished, intelligent woman on a flimsy piece of skin is degrading. How would you feel if your worth rested on your foreskin?” I think it over. And then I grin. “I’d be all right with that, actually. I’ve heard it was an impressive foreskin—all the nurses were fawning over it. It’s probably being showcased in a museum right now.” She stares at me for a beat, then she laughs out loud—a rich, throaty, sensual sound. “You’re a terrible human being.” “I know.” I shake my head at the calamity of it all. “And you’re an even worse feminist.” “Agreed. That’s something I need to work on. You’ll help me, won’t you? We should spend as much time together as possible—every minute of the day and night. I’m hoping you’ll rub off on me.” Sarah pushes my shoulder. “You’re just hoping I’ll rub you off.” Now it’s my turn to laugh. Because she’s not even a little bit wrong. “But there’s never been anyone? Really?” Sarah shrugs. “Penny and I were tutored at home when we were young . . . but in year ten, there was this one boy.” I rub my hands together. “Here we go—tell me everything. I want all the sick, lurid details. Was he a footballer? Captain of the team, the most popular boy in school?” “He was captain of the chess team.” I cover my eyes with my hand. “His name was Davey. He wore these adorable tweed jackets and bow ties, he had blond hair and was a bit pale because of the asthma. He had the same glasses as me and he had a different pair of argyle socks for every day of the year.” “I am so disappointed in you right now.” “He was nice,” she chides. “You leave my Davey alone.” I shake my head. “So what happened to old Davey boy?” “I was alone in the library one day and he came up and started to ask me to the spring social. And I was so excited and nervous I could barely breathe. And then before he could finish the question, I . . .” I don’t realize I’m leaning toward her until she stops talking and I almost fall over. “You . . . what?” Sarah hides behind her hands. “I threw up on him.” And I try not to laugh. I swear I try . . . but I’m only human. So I end up laughing so hard the car shakes and I can’t speak for several minutes. “Christ almighty.” “And I’d had fish and chips for lunch.” Sarah’s laughing too. “It was awful.” “Oh you poor thing.” I shake my head, still chuckling. “And poor Davey.” “Yes.” She wipes under her eyes with her finger. “Poor Davey. He never came near me again after that.” “Coward—he didn’t deserve you. I would’ve swam through a whole lake of puke to take a girl like you to the social.” She smiles so brightly at me, her cheeks maroon and round like two shiny apples. “I think that’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me.” I wiggle my eyebrows. “I’m all about the compliments.” Emma Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the hot and hilarious Tangled series and The Legal Briefs series. Emma lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children and two naughty (but really cute) dogs. She has a long-standing love/hate relationship with caffeine. 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__label__cc	0.505875	0.494125	SOTD Genesis 29 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 1Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east. 2As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well’s mouth was large, 3and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place over the mouth of the well. 4Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where do you come from?” They said, “We are from Haran.” 5He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.” 6He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well; and see, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep!” 7He said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered together. Water the sheep and go, pasture them.” 8But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.” 9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. 10Now as soon as Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. 11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud. 12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s kinsman, and that he was Rebekah’s son, and she ran and told her father. 13As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things, 14and Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh!” And he stayed with him a month. 15Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?” 16Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. 18Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” 19Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me.” 20So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. 21Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.” 22So Laban gathered together all the people of the place and made a feast. 23But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he went in to her. 24(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.) 25And in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?” 26Laban said, “It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. 27 Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years.” 28Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. 29(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) 30So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years. Jacob’s Children 31When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. 32And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Because the LORD has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.” 33She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon. 34Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi. 35And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing. Filed Under: SOTD ← SOTD Genesis 28 SOTD Genesis 30 →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1510
__label__wiki	0.707066	0.707066	Minion Shooter: Smash Anarchy Apk Game Android Free Download Jan 7, 2019 \| Android \| 0 \| Minion Shooter: Smash Anarchy v1.1.1 Apk Game I Get This Game From Google Play Homescapes is an awesome and entertaining game in the style of puzzle gaming that comes with Android OS users. In this game, you have many more features and access to the rest of the game in this genre, and this is one of the reasons for the popularity of the game among Android users and you as a person named Austin will help another family. They will be able to return to their normal state of life, re-designing their home-cook’s kitchen, giving them new things and putting them all the best in the right place. You can also locate them. Design other garages and salons, and make them and provide them with the necessary equipment. The descendants will live happily next to each other, but all these things will not be as easy as they say, and you have to make a lot of effort in this way and play a lot of steps, and you will succeed in many challenges. Provide these items and money and put them back together so that the family returns calmly. Can you do this best and perfectly? Make this game and exciting challenges to get to know! You will also have beautiful pets in this beautiful mansion that adds to the charm of this exciting game. At each stage, you’ll find similar shapes in each other so you can eliminate them and take the game at your own pace, but the more you progress, the more challenging it will be. You can also share the game through Facebook with your friends or contenders, or even invite them to challenge the game’s fascinating stories. Key Features of Homescapes: China-based game with different stories and capabilities. Have fun playing songs and music. -Ability to share the game via facebook with your friends. It has an addictive and addictive storyline…. PreviousHomescapes Apk Game Android Free Download NextGhost Town Adventures: Mystery Apk Game Android Free Download VPN Over HTTP Tunnel WebTunnel App Android Free Download Spyzie App Android Free Download Tools for Google Maps App Android Free Download Galaxy Wars Game Android Free Download	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1513
__label__cc	0.712432	0.287568	Northwest Philly Northwest Philadelphia Lifestyle and Real Estate Krummstes Haus – Germantown Carriage House Nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac in Germantown, Krummstes Haus is an incredibly picturesque carriage house. Plucked from a fairytale, this home is move-in ready! Visitors are welcomed to Krummstes Haus by a lovely custom art installation in the foyer. The installation is an homage to the work of Louise Nevelson, and was supervised by famed French artist and poet, Louise Bourgeois. Beyond the foyer lies an open plan living area, complete with original wood floors. The spacious kitchen spills into the generously proportioned living room and dining area. Upstairs, is the master suite, complete with full bath, bedroom, and sitting room. All three rooms on the upper lever are quite spacious, and some clever reconfiguring could easily yield an additional bedroom. On the lower level of Krummstes there is a second bedroom with access to the shared rear courtyard, as well as an immaculate and bone-dry storage room/workshop, which contains the half bath. Krummstes Haus has been extraordinarily well-maintained over the years. The building, which functioned as a garage and plumbing supply shop during most of the 1900s, was converted in the late 1980s to a recording studio and archive. During the conversion, the entire building was gutted and thoroughly soundproofed, resulting in a nearly silent retreat from city life. The current owner had plans drawn to build a third floor on the property, which would result in a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home, if executed. The current roof has views of Center City, so the potential 3rd floor could have stunning views. The entire roof was replaced in 2018, stripped to the rafters and rebuilt. Think Krummstes Haus sounds like home? Call/email/text Alex today to schedule a showing! Address: 16 E Johnson Street, Building 10 Basement: Y Never miss a thing in Philly! Let us keep you in the loop. Get fun, upcoming events delivered to your inbox weekly! Alex Aberle Copyright © 2019 · Agent Focused Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in Elfant Wissahickon REALTORS \| Philadelphia, PA 19118 Company License: RB047086C \| Agent License: RS334913 \| Privacy Policy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1514
__label__cc	0.669168	0.330832	You searched for subject:(Kemi). Showing records 1 – 30 of 1710 total matches. 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Degree: 2018, University of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Universitet ► The emergence of multi-resistant bacteria and their continuous spread is one of our greatest challenges when treating bacterial infections. Increased understanding of bacterial pathogenesis has… (more) ▼ The emergence of multi-resistant bacteria and their continuous spread is one of our greatest challenges when treating bacterial infections. Increased understanding of bacterial pathogenesis has revealed new strategies for treating bacteria-mediated diseases. Targeting virulence factors or virulence-mediated mechanisms is one strategy which is believed to have less selective pressure for resistance development since it would not affect bacterial growth or survival. The sortase A enzyme anchors the majority of virulence associated proteins to the bacterial cell wall and is a promising target for development of anti-virulence drugs. In this thesis, a method for structural comparison of homologous proteins using multivariate analysis of interatomic distances is described. It is applied to investigate sortase A from different Gram-positive bacterial strains. The different bacterial strains could be separated using principal components analysis (PCA) and Staphylococcus could be discriminated using orthogonal projections to latent structures (OPLS-DA) discriminant analysis. The conformational flexibility of SrtA and its effect in virtual screening (VS) is further investigated. Snapshots from molecular dynamics (MD) simulation trajectories are used in docking (Glide XP) of known binders and decoys to assess the performance of VS. The large flexibility of the binding site showed to be difficult for docking and might require induced fit docking. Novel SrtA inhibitors were discovered by high-throughput screening (HTS) of small molecules using a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) based assay. Synthetic modifications of the HTS hits resulted in a series of substituted thiadiazoles as potent inhibitors in the low micromolar range. Ligand-detected NMR and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) were used as secondary assays to confirm binding and to determine binding affinities for the primary hits. Further, fragment based screening (FBS) using ligand-detected NMR experiments was performed which lead to the discovery of substituted pyrazoles and isoxazoles as promising starting points for development of potent sortase A inhibitors. Binding was confirmed by protein-detected NMR experiments and inhibitory activity was assessed using the FRET based assay. Binding modes for compounds from both HTS and FBS projects were studied using induced fit docking. One of the fragments hits was synthetically explored with aims to grow it into an HTS-FBS hybrid. This thesis describes a new class of 5-membered heterocycles as potent sortase A inhibitors. It also shows that sortase A is a difficult target to model and thus design ligands for. Subjects/Keywords: Kemi Uzelac, I. (2018). Targeting Bacterial Infection Using an Anti-Virulence Strategy . (Thesis). University of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Universitet. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2077/56160 Uzelac, Ivana. “Targeting Bacterial Infection Using an Anti-Virulence Strategy.” 2018. Thesis, University of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Universitet. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/56160. Uzelac, Ivana. “Targeting Bacterial Infection Using an Anti-Virulence Strategy.” 2018. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Uzelac I. Targeting Bacterial Infection Using an Anti-Virulence Strategy. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Universitet; 2018. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/56160. Uzelac I. Targeting Bacterial Infection Using an Anti-Virulence Strategy. [Thesis]. University of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Universitet; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/56160 2. Danelius, Emma. The solution conformations of macrocycles. Applications in the exploration of weak interactions and in drug development. ► Understanding the solution conformation and dynamics of molecules with biological relevance, as well as the impact of their conformation stabilizing weak interactions, is for example… (more) ▼ Understanding the solution conformation and dynamics of molecules with biological relevance, as well as the impact of their conformation stabilizing weak interactions, is for example important for drug design. Macrocycles have attractive pharmaceutical properties, and are of special interest as drug leads for targets with large, flat and featureless binding sites like protein-protein interfaces. As they are usually flexible and adopt a variety of solution geometries, the description of their ensembles is of high value. Most macrocyclic drugs are peptides or macrolides. Peptides, and in particular β-hairpin peptides, are suitable model systems for studying weak interactions. Due to their resemblance to proteins, studying peptides by solution state experiments provides knowledge gained in a biologically relevant environment. In this thesis, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has been used for investigation of the solution ensembles of various macrocycles. Using a cyclic β-hairpin model system and NMR analysis of molecular flexibility in solution (NAMFIS), a single interstrand hydrogen bond was shown to provide significant stabilization of the folded conformation. In addition, it was shown that a chlorine-centered halogen bond stabilizes the β-hairpin to a comparable extent. Further, the solution ensembles of four cyclic β-hairpin inhibitors of the MDM2/p53 protein-protein interaction were described, and a higher conformational flexibility was found to correlate with an increased inhibitory activity. In contrast, for cyclic azapeptide inhibitors of the cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) receptor, higher flexibility correlated to decreased inhibitory activity. An increased population of one of the conformational families in solution was found to be beneficial for the CD36 inhibitory activity. Lastly, roxithromycin, a macrolide antibacterial agent, was described to convert from a more open conformation in polar media to a more closed and less flexible conformation in non-polar media. This thesis demonstrates that macrocycles are applicable as model systems for the study of weak interaction forces, which have a large influence on their conformational behavior. Furthermore, the obtained results show that the conformational stability of macrocycles vastly influences their bioactivity. Subjects/Keywords: Kemi; Organisk kemi Danelius, E. (2017). The solution conformations of macrocycles. Applications in the exploration of weak interactions and in drug development . (Thesis). University of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Universitet. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2077/52335 Danelius, Emma. “The solution conformations of macrocycles. Applications in the exploration of weak interactions and in drug development.” 2017. Thesis, University of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Universitet. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/52335. Danelius, Emma. “The solution conformations of macrocycles. Applications in the exploration of weak interactions and in drug development.” 2017. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Danelius E. The solution conformations of macrocycles. Applications in the exploration of weak interactions and in drug development. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Universitet; 2017. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/52335. Danelius E. The solution conformations of macrocycles. Applications in the exploration of weak interactions and in drug development. [Thesis]. University of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Universitet; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/52335 3. Meinander, Kristian. Pseudopeptides and Peptidomimetics Modulating the Proteolytic Activity of Kallikrein-related Peptidase 3. Degree: Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, 2014, University of Helsinki The highly prostate specific serine protease kallikrein-related peptidase 3 (KLK3, also known as prostate specific antigen, PSA) is widely used as a biomarker for prostate… (more) The highly prostate specific serine protease kallikrein-related peptidase 3 (KLK3, also known as prostate specific antigen, PSA) is widely used as a biomarker for prostate cancer and it has also been postulated that it may play a part in tumour growth. Especially interestesting is the antiangiogenic effect exerted by proteolytically active KLK3 in cell line models. In order to stimulate the proteolytic activity of KLK3, a series of peptides have been developed by phage display methodology. Even though the peptides are quite potent KLK3 stimulators, they are not directly suitable for in vivo studies or use as drugs. Even though there are many natural and unnatural biologically active peptides, they suffer from rapid clearance via the liver and kidneys and proteolytic degradation of the compounds both in the gastrointestinal tract and other parts of the body. This gives peptides a poor oral bioavailability meaning that they are usually administered as intravenous or intramuscular injections. Several different strategies have been developed in order to access compounds with improved bioavailability including modifications of the peptide structure, development of pseudopeptides and development of small molecular weight peptidomimetics. This thesis concentrates on the further development of the two most potent peptides known to stimulate KLK3, i.e. B-2 and C-4. The main part of the work was concentrated on the replacement of disulphide bridges in the peptides in order to both gain more information on which residues are necessary for obtaining the biological activity and at the same time also gain information on how changes to the geometry of the disulphide bridge affects the activity. A series of different disulphide bridge mimicking building blocks were designed and synthesised with the intention of using them in a protocol for solid-phase synthesis of KLK3 stimulating peptides. Unfortunately, the use of these building blocks in the synthesis of pseudopeptides based on C-4 turned out to be an unsurmountable challenge and the synthesis had to be completed using a different strategy in which the key step was the use of ring-closing metathesis (RCM) for the cyclisation of the partly completed pseudopeptide. Pleasingly, the synthesis of pseudopeptide analogues of the B-2 peptide using the building blocks was more successful. In total three pseudopeptide analogues of C-4 and four of B-2 were synthesised and shown to retain the biological activity of the parent peptides. Based on the information from the synthesised pseudopeptides and a molecular modelling study, a 4-quinolone based peptidomimetic was designed to mimic the C-4 peptide and a synthetic protocol was devised to access this compound. Even though the synthesis of the desired target compound has so far not been successful, the synthetic protocol that was designed has given access to a number of 1,2,8-trisubstituted 4-quinolone derivatives. Prostatacancer är i nuläget den vanligaste formen av cancer hos män i västvärlden, så mycket som var sjätte man har… Subjects/Keywords: farmaceustik Kemi; farmaceustik Kemi Meinander, K. (2014). Pseudopeptides and Peptidomimetics Modulating the Proteolytic Activity of Kallikrein-related Peptidase 3 . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Helsinki. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10138/135715 Meinander, Kristian. “Pseudopeptides and Peptidomimetics Modulating the Proteolytic Activity of Kallikrein-related Peptidase 3.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Helsinki. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/135715. Meinander, Kristian. “Pseudopeptides and Peptidomimetics Modulating the Proteolytic Activity of Kallikrein-related Peptidase 3.” 2014. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Meinander K. Pseudopeptides and Peptidomimetics Modulating the Proteolytic Activity of Kallikrein-related Peptidase 3. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Helsinki; 2014. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/135715. Meinander K. Pseudopeptides and Peptidomimetics Modulating the Proteolytic Activity of Kallikrein-related Peptidase 3. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Helsinki; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/135715 4. Nordman, Nina. Microchip technology in mass spectrometry-based bioanalysis: Advances in the analysis of peptides, proteins, and pharmaceuticals. Degree: Faculty of Pharmacy, 2015, University of Helsinki Analytical microsystems are attractive in modern bioanalysis where sample amounts often are low and fast analyses are required. Microsystems also provide the prospect of integrating… (more) Analytical microsystems are attractive in modern bioanalysis where sample amounts often are low and fast analyses are required. Microsystems also provide the prospect of integrating several functional elements on a single platform. The aim of this work was to develop analytical microsystems for fast analysis of bio- and drug molecules. For this, microchips with separation- and injection channels and monolithically integrated electrospray ionization (ESI) emitter were fabricated of epoxy photoresist SU-8 by photolithography and adhesive bonding. For peptide mass fingerprinting and protein sequencing characteristic tryptic peptides were fast and easily separated and detected by microchip capillary electrophoresis (MCE)-ESI/mass spectrometry (MS). Additionally, protein identification based on tandem MS fragmentation data of a single tryptic peptide was achieved. Finally, this rapid (total analysis time below ten minutes) microchip method permitted analysis of human muscle cell lysates. For online coupling of microchip capillary isoelectric focusing (cIEF) to ESI/MS a bilateral sheath flow interface or a two-dimensional separation unit was integrated on-chip. Rapid focusing of peptides by their isoelectric points (pI) was achieved without pretreatment of the SU-8 surface. After focusing the peptides were electrokinetically mobilized toward ESI/MS. The two-dimensional chip design enabled unique separation selectivity for peptides based on both pI values and intrinsic electrophoretic mobilities by multiplex-cIEF-transient-isotachophoresis. Rapid metabolic profiling was demonstrated from urine after intake of tramadol or paracetamol. Both phase I- and II metabolites were separated and detected by MCE-ESI/MS within 35 s. In addition, Michaelis-Menten kinetics was successfully determined for the CYP450-mediated oxidation of bufuralol to 1-hydroxybufuralol. Sample preconcentration (pretreatment) was integrated on-chip by solid-phase extraction (SPE) and liquid-phase microextraction (LPME). For SPE, a monolith zone was firmly anchored at the injection cross of the MCE-ESI/MS microchip by laser induced photopolymerization. The monolith was selective toward hydrophobic and hydrophilic sample molecules and enrichment factors as high as 23-fold was achieved with a loading time as short as 25 s. In addition, LPME was easily downscaled to low volume applications and offered selectivity in the analysis of phase I metabolites compared to SPE. In contrast to previous research in the same field this work offers bioanalysis with several on-chip integrated steps (preconcentration, injection, separation, and analysis) without considerably increasing the short analysis times characteristic of microchip assays. Inom bioanalytiken krävs ofta snabba och effektiva analytiska metoder samtidigt som tillgången till prov ofta är mycket liten. Här kan moderna mikroteknologiska metoder erbjuda effektiva lösningar genom att flera olika analytiska funktioner integreras på en cm2 stor plattform gjord av t.ex. glas, kisel eller polymerer. En… Subjects/Keywords: farmaceutisk kemi; farmaceutisk kemi Nordman, N. (2015). Microchip technology in mass spectrometry-based bioanalysis: Advances in the analysis of peptides, proteins, and pharmaceuticals . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Helsinki. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10138/153635 Nordman, Nina. “Microchip technology in mass spectrometry-based bioanalysis: Advances in the analysis of peptides, proteins, and pharmaceuticals.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Helsinki. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/153635. Nordman, Nina. “Microchip technology in mass spectrometry-based bioanalysis: Advances in the analysis of peptides, proteins, and pharmaceuticals.” 2015. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Nordman N. Microchip technology in mass spectrometry-based bioanalysis: Advances in the analysis of peptides, proteins, and pharmaceuticals. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Helsinki; 2015. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/153635. Nordman N. Microchip technology in mass spectrometry-based bioanalysis: Advances in the analysis of peptides, proteins, and pharmaceuticals. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Helsinki; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/153635 5. Lindén, Maria. Stabilization of Phospholipid Coatings in Capillary Electrophoresis. Degree: Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry; Helsingin yliopisto, matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, kemian laitos, 2008, University of Helsinki ► The development of a simple method of coating a semi-permanent phospholipid layer onto a capillary for electrochromatography use was the focus of this study. The… (more) ▼ The development of a simple method of coating a semi-permanent phospholipid layer onto a capillary for electrochromatography use was the focus of this study. The work involved finding good coating conditions, stabilizing the phospholipid coating, and examining the effect of adding divalent cations, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, and polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipids on the stability of the coating. Since a further purpose was to move toward more biological membrane coatings, the capillaries were also coated with cholesterol-containing liposomes and liposomes of red blood cell ghost lipids. Liposomes were prepared by extrusion, and large unilamellar vesicles with a diameter of about 100 nm were obtained. Zwitterionic phosphatidylcholine (PC) was used as a basic component, mainly 1-palmitoyl-2-oleyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) but also eggPC and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC). Different amounts of sphingomyelin, bovine brain phosphatidylserine, and cholesterol were added to the PC. The stability of the coating in 40 mM N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N’-(2-ethanesulfonic acid) (HEPES) solution at pH 7.4 was studied by measuring the electroosmotic flow and by separating neutral steroids, basic proteins, and low-molar-mass drugs. The presence of PC in the coating solution was found to be essential to achieving a coating. The stability of the coating was improved by the addition of negative phosphatidylserine, cholesterol, divalent cations, or PEGylated lipids, and by working in the gel-state region of the phospholipid. Study of the effect on the PC coating of divalent metal ions calcium, magnesium, and zinc showed a molar ratio of 1:3 PC/Ca2+ or PC/Mg2+ to give increased rigidity to the membrane and the best coating stability. The PEGylated lipids used in the study were sterically stabilized commercial lipids with covalently attached PEG chains. The vesicle size generally decreased when PEGylated lipids of higher molar mass were present in the vesicle. The predominance of discoidal micelles over liposomes increased PEG chain length and the average size of the vesicles thus decreased. In the capillary electrophoresis (CE) measurements a highly stable electroosmotic flow was achieved with 20% PEGylated lipid in the POPC coating dispersion, the best results being obtained for disteroyl PEG (3000) conjugates. The results suggest that smaller particles (discoidal micelles) result in tighter packing and better shielding of silanol groups on the silica wall. The effect of temperature on the coating stability was investigated by using DPPC liposomes at temperatures above (45 C) and below (25 C) the main phase transition temperature. Better results were obtained with DPPC in the more rigid gel state than in the fluid state: the electroosmotic flow was heavily suppressed and the PC coating was stabilized. Also dispersions of DPPC with 0−30 mol% of cholesterol and sphingomyelin in different ratios, which more closely resemble natural membranes, resulted in stable coatings. Finally, the CE… Subjects/Keywords: analytisk kemi; analytisk kemi Lindén, M. (2008). Stabilization of Phospholipid Coatings in Capillary Electrophoresis . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Helsinki. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10138/21125 Lindén, Maria. “Stabilization of Phospholipid Coatings in Capillary Electrophoresis.” 2008. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Helsinki. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/21125. Lindén, Maria. “Stabilization of Phospholipid Coatings in Capillary Electrophoresis.” 2008. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Lindén M. Stabilization of Phospholipid Coatings in Capillary Electrophoresis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Helsinki; 2008. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/21125. Lindén M. Stabilization of Phospholipid Coatings in Capillary Electrophoresis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Helsinki; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/21125 6. Scherlin, Freddy. Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic platinum-thallium compounds. Degree: Chemistry and Biology, 2008, Linköping University URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15403 ► The solid bimetallic compounds TtPt(CN)4(ClO4) and TtPt(CN)4(NO3) have been prepared by reactions between tetracyanoplatinate complex [Pt(CN)4]2- and aqueous solutions of Tl(ClO4)3 and Tl(NO3)3, respectively.… (more) ▼ The solid bimetallic compounds TtPt(CN)4(ClO4) and TtPt(CN)4(NO3) have been prepared by reactions between tetracyanoplatinate complex [Pt(CN)4]2- and aqueous solutions of Tl(ClO4)3 and Tl(NO3)3, respectively. The elemental analysis (N, C, H, Tl) of the compound has been carried out. The results of the analysis are reasonably consistent with the above compositions of the compounds. The bimetallic compounds have been characterized by IR and Raman spectroscopy as well as X-ray diffraction. IR and Raman spectra of the Tl-Pt compounds confirm presence of the perchlorate and nitrate counter ions in the solid. The presence of a direct Tl-Pt metal-metal bond in the compounds is confirmed by appearance of a strong vibrational band the low frequency region of the vibrational spectra. Subjects/Keywords: Chemistry; Kemi Scherlin, F. (2008). Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic platinum-thallium compounds . (Thesis). Linköping University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15403 Scherlin, Freddy. “Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic platinum-thallium compounds.” 2008. Thesis, Linköping University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15403. Scherlin, Freddy. “Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic platinum-thallium compounds.” 2008. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Scherlin F. Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic platinum-thallium compounds. [Internet] [Thesis]. Linköping University; 2008. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15403. Scherlin F. Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic platinum-thallium compounds. [Thesis]. Linköping University; 2008. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15403 University of Lund 7. Sun, Mingzhe. Supercritical fluid chromatography and two-dimensional liquid chromatography : From new applications to technical innovations. Degree: 2019, University of Lund URL: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8aff6b0f-f4a1-4476-8d08-bfdf146766f7 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/62589128/Mingzhe_doctoral_thesis_without_papers.pdf ► Lignin depolymerisation can be utilized to produce value-added aromatic compounds. One of the major challenges in lignin depolymerisation study is the development of effective analytical… (more) ▼ Lignin depolymerisation can be utilized to produce value-added aromatic compounds. One of the major challenges in lignin depolymerisation study is the development of effective analytical tools to unravel the huge complexity of the depolymerisation product mixture. Traditional gas chromatography (GC) and high- performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods applied for this purpose are often in lack of a high resolving power to separate the various components, which exist in a large number in samples of this type. This PhD work started with the development of a 6-minute fast supercritical fluid chromatography method for the analysis of lignin-derived phenols from alkaline cupric oxide oxidation, which demonstrated for the first time the potential of supercritical fluid chromatography in the lignin type phenol analysis. As a continuation of this work to enable analysis of more model compounds with structural elucidation, a supercritical fluid chromatography with quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry method was developed. Considering the complexity of processed lignin sample, a two-dimensional liquid chromatography × supercritical fluid chromatography system was constructed with trapping column assisted modulation. The system exhibited high degree of orthogonality. A trapping column interface also significantly shorten the run time with higher detectability of the compounds compared with a traditional loop based interface. Large volume and water injection in supercritical fluid chromatography often lead to poor separation and peak shape, due to strong solvent effect and viscous fingering. Multiple injection technique was investigated in this PhD study to enable the injection of relatively large volume to enhance the detectability. The signal-to-noise ratio enhancement was found to be strongly dependent on retention. Multiple injection provided better enhancement of signal-to-noise than one-time injection of large volume, with comparable repeatability and reproducibility. Water as sample diluent was investigated to study its effect on retention and peak shape. The influence of water in sample diluent varies with varying stationary phases, injection volumes and sample diluent water contents. The study proved that it can be advantageous to use sample diluent containing water, especially when polar stationary phases are used. Monitoring a complete dynamic extraction process is not possible with any set-up reported so far, but coupling extraction with chromatography with a parallel sampling interface can be a potential solution. As a proof of concept, an on-line pressurized hot water extraction-liquid chromatography system with parallel sampling was built imitating the two-dimensional chromatography philosophy. The system was used in a kinetic study of extraction of curcuminoids from turmeric. Compound-specific extraction curves were obtained and thermal degradation of curcumin could also be demonstrated. Subjects/Keywords: Analytisk kemi Sun, M. (2019). Supercritical fluid chromatography and two-dimensional liquid chromatography : From new applications to technical innovations . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Lund. Retrieved from http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8aff6b0f-f4a1-4476-8d08-bfdf146766f7 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/62589128/Mingzhe_doctoral_thesis_without_papers.pdf Sun, Mingzhe. “Supercritical fluid chromatography and two-dimensional liquid chromatography : From new applications to technical innovations.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Lund. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8aff6b0f-f4a1-4476-8d08-bfdf146766f7 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/62589128/Mingzhe_doctoral_thesis_without_papers.pdf. Sun, Mingzhe. “Supercritical fluid chromatography and two-dimensional liquid chromatography : From new applications to technical innovations.” 2019. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Sun M. Supercritical fluid chromatography and two-dimensional liquid chromatography : From new applications to technical innovations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Lund; 2019. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8aff6b0f-f4a1-4476-8d08-bfdf146766f7 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/62589128/Mingzhe_doctoral_thesis_without_papers.pdf. Sun M. Supercritical fluid chromatography and two-dimensional liquid chromatography : From new applications to technical innovations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Lund; 2019. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8aff6b0f-f4a1-4476-8d08-bfdf146766f7 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/62589128/Mingzhe_doctoral_thesis_without_papers.pdf 8. Ferreira, Tiago. Structure and Dynamics in Amphiphilic Bilayers: NMR and MD simulation Studies. URL: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/3878850 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5656969/3879121.pdf ► Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were employed to study molecular structure and dynamics in amphiphilic bilayers. This thesis reports… (more) ▼ Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were employed to study molecular structure and dynamics in amphiphilic bilayers. This thesis reports on method development and practical applications to two types of bilayer systems: simple cell membrane models composed of phosphatidylcholine lipids and cholesterol; and liquid crystals composed of ethyleneoxide-based surfactants often used in technological applications and in fundamental studies of amphiphile self-assembly. Structural analysis of the systems is done by means of C-H bond order parameters. Complete profiles of C-H bond order parameters are determined by using advanced solid-state 13C-1H NMR recoupling techniques. The profiles are obtained from samples with natural abundance of isotopes by combining polarization transfer methods with different sensitivities. The analysis of the order parameters measured is based on a combination of NMR experiments and MD simulations. With respect to the dynamics in bilayer systems, an NMR protocol for measurement of rotational diffusion is presented and applied to a lipid bilayer system. The method enables quantification of the effective correlation time of C-H bond reorientation motions at time-scales between nanoseconds and microseconds. Subjects/Keywords: Fysikalisk kemi Ferreira, T. (2013). Structure and Dynamics in Amphiphilic Bilayers: NMR and MD simulation Studies . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Lund. Retrieved from http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/3878850 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5656969/3879121.pdf Ferreira, Tiago. “Structure and Dynamics in Amphiphilic Bilayers: NMR and MD simulation Studies.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Lund. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/3878850 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5656969/3879121.pdf. Ferreira, Tiago. “Structure and Dynamics in Amphiphilic Bilayers: NMR and MD simulation Studies.” 2013. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Ferreira T. Structure and Dynamics in Amphiphilic Bilayers: NMR and MD simulation Studies. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Lund; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/3878850 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5656969/3879121.pdf. Ferreira T. Structure and Dynamics in Amphiphilic Bilayers: NMR and MD simulation Studies. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Lund; 2013. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/3878850 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5656969/3879121.pdf 9. Santos, Salome. Associative Polymer-Polymer and Polymer-Surfactant Systems: Phase Behaviour and the Influence of Chemical Reactions. ► Aqueous mixtures of two non-ionic polymers, poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and the amphiphilic triblock copolymer, (EO)27(PO)67(EO)27, known by its trade name Pluronic® P104, showed an associative… (more) ▼ Aqueous mixtures of two non-ionic polymers, poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and the amphiphilic triblock copolymer, (EO)27(PO)67(EO)27, known by its trade name Pluronic® P104, showed an associative phase separation (miscibility gap), which decreased with the decrease of PAA length. It was found that PAA is a much less selective “solvent” to P104 molecules than water. P104 aggregates are disintegrated and thus the liquid crystalline structures are destroyed upon replacement of water by PAA. Oppositely charged polyelectrolytes, DNA (double- or single-stranded) and two cationic derivatives of the hydroxyethyl cellulose (cat-HMHEC and cat-HEC) were mixed in water. An asymmetric associative phase separation was observed: small amounts of cat-(HM)HEC could precipitate DNA but large amounts of DNA were needed to precipitate the polycations. The rheological properties of the off-stoichiometric one-phase mixtures were investigated. The viscosity increased as the polymer content was increased and showed an interesting non-monotonic behaviour for the cat-HEC/dsDNA/H2O system. Redissolution of insoluble polyion-surfactant ion complex salts by adding excess surfactant was investigated using the simple approach of preparing the complex salts and mixing them with excess surfactant. The complex salts contained poly(acrylate) homopolymer or copolymers containing acrylate and NIPAM or DAM. The phase diagram for the long homopolyions systems presented a large miscibility gap, while efficient redissolution was obtained for shorter polyions. Incorporation of neutral units (more hydrophobic) originated efficient redissolution. Polymerizations in surfactant systems were performed. The acrylate counterion to the surfactant ion was polymerized under conditions where the growing poly(acrylate) chain was the sole counterion to the surfactant ion aggregates. Therefore the equilibrium phase diagrams constructed using the complex salts and excess surfactant predict the result of different pathways from polymerization reactions: phase diagrams come alive. The structure of the polyion-surfactant ion concentrated phase was changed in situ through the degradation of the surfactant into alcohol. The used cationic surfactant (decyl betainate) had a hydrolyzing ester group sensitive to high pH. The degradation of the surfactant into decanol changes the curvature of the ordered structure of the concentrated phase. Multi-lamellar nano-particles were obtained. Santos, S. (2010). Associative Polymer-Polymer and Polymer-Surfactant Systems: Phase Behaviour and the Influence of Chemical Reactions . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Lund. Retrieved from http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1719786 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/6347051/1719788.pdf Santos, Salome. “Associative Polymer-Polymer and Polymer-Surfactant Systems: Phase Behaviour and the Influence of Chemical Reactions.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Lund. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1719786 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/6347051/1719788.pdf. Santos, Salome. “Associative Polymer-Polymer and Polymer-Surfactant Systems: Phase Behaviour and the Influence of Chemical Reactions.” 2010. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Santos S. Associative Polymer-Polymer and Polymer-Surfactant Systems: Phase Behaviour and the Influence of Chemical Reactions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Lund; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1719786 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/6347051/1719788.pdf. Santos S. Associative Polymer-Polymer and Polymer-Surfactant Systems: Phase Behaviour and the Influence of Chemical Reactions. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Lund; 2010. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1719786 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/6347051/1719788.pdf 10. Nowacka, Agnieszka. Polarization transfer solid-state NMR for studying soft matter: From surfactants to the stratum corneum. ► The work presented in this thesis is dedicated to theoretical development, experimental testing and application of polarization transfer solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (PT ssNMR). PT… (more) ▼ The work presented in this thesis is dedicated to theoretical development, experimental testing and application of polarization transfer solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (PT ssNMR). PT ssNMR is an analytical tool which provides detailed information about molecular mobility in model or simple soft matter systems at the low water content regime, enabling the creation of phase diagrams. Soft matter encompasses not only every-day-use materials, such as medical formulations and washing powders, but also a large variety of biological tissue, for example the stratum corneum (SC). It is useful to characterize molecular mobility at varying conditions, because changing temperature or water content affects macroscopic material properties, for instance permeability, flexibility and toughness. Furthermore, PT ssNMR enables recognition and qualitative description of the coexisting solid- and liquid crystalline phases. Such two-phase coexistence regions dominate the phase diagrams at low water contents, especially in systems equilibrated by contact with humid atmosphere, such as washing powder. In the investigation of complex materials, for example SC, the outer layer of the skin, PT ssNMR provides molecular insight into the mobility of different components, protein and lipid in the case of SC, thus helping to understand and explain properties of the skin barrier. Nowacka, A. (2012). Polarization transfer solid-state NMR for studying soft matter: From surfactants to the stratum corneum . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Lund. Retrieved from http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/2534841 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5812395/2534846.pdf Nowacka, Agnieszka. “Polarization transfer solid-state NMR for studying soft matter: From surfactants to the stratum corneum.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Lund. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/2534841 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5812395/2534846.pdf. Nowacka, Agnieszka. “Polarization transfer solid-state NMR for studying soft matter: From surfactants to the stratum corneum.” 2012. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Nowacka A. Polarization transfer solid-state NMR for studying soft matter: From surfactants to the stratum corneum. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Lund; 2012. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/2534841 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5812395/2534846.pdf. Nowacka A. Polarization transfer solid-state NMR for studying soft matter: From surfactants to the stratum corneum. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Lund; 2012. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/2534841 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5812395/2534846.pdf 11. Hagsten, Carin. Cleaning of ultra-high temperature milk fouling -Structural and compositionl changes. ► Fouling is the deposit of proteins and minerals formed on equipment surfaces during the heat treatment of dairy products. The concentrations of the components and… (more) ▼ Fouling is the deposit of proteins and minerals formed on equipment surfaces during the heat treatment of dairy products. The concentrations of the components and the structure of the fouling reflect the processing conditions used. The use of a higher processing temperature, e.g., ultra-high temperature (UHT) treatment, promotes a mineral-rich fouling. The fouling layer decreases the transfer of heat from the heating medium to the dairy product. A product that undergoes insufficient heating during processing may contain viable microorganisms, which spoil the product and can be hazardous to the consumer. Therefore, an efficient and cost-effective cleaning process is crucial for maintaining food safety, as well as for optimizing energy expenditure. The main goal of this PhD thesis work has been to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying cleaning for the removal of mineral-rich fouling, which to date has not been fully elucidated. The current investigations into the cleaning process, as well as the structure and chemical composition of the fouling layer reveal that the fouling of UHT processes has a high mineral concentration and low protein concentration. However, the proteins were found to be extensively interconnected with the fouling matrix and to play a crucial role in cleaning efficiency. Cleaning is one of the major processes in the processing of dairy products. The cleaning has to be efficient, always resulting in a clean surface. It is crucial to remove the fouling from the heated surfaces. In this study, cleaning efficiency is shown to be affected by several parameters, such as temperature, alkali cleaning agent concentration, flow velocity, and time. The focus is on the alkali cleaning process, since the acid cleaning is shown to be a rapid process so the gains achieved through optimization of the process parameters are less impressive. Increasing the temperature and the concentration of cleaning agent is shown to have the largest effect on the depolymerization of the protein network within the mineral matrix and therefore has the greatest impact on cleaning efficiency. Hagsten, C. (2016). Cleaning of ultra-high temperature milk fouling -Structural and compositionl changes . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Lund. Retrieved from http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8618522 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5820924/8767759.pdf Hagsten, Carin. “Cleaning of ultra-high temperature milk fouling -Structural and compositionl changes.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Lund. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8618522 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5820924/8767759.pdf. Hagsten, Carin. “Cleaning of ultra-high temperature milk fouling -Structural and compositionl changes.” 2016. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Hagsten C. Cleaning of ultra-high temperature milk fouling -Structural and compositionl changes. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Lund; 2016. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8618522 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5820924/8767759.pdf. Hagsten C. Cleaning of ultra-high temperature milk fouling -Structural and compositionl changes. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Lund; 2016. Available from: http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8618522 ; http://portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/5820924/8767759.pdf 12. Höckergård, Annica. The Freeze-Thaw Stability of Mayonnaise and the Effect of Octenyl Succinic Anhydride ModifiedStarch as Emulsifier. Degree: Natural Sciences, 2011, Linnaeus University URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-13201 ► Mayonnaise is a very popular food emulsion, traditionally made out of water, oil, hen egg yolk and vinegar, throughout the world. However, the quality… (more) ▼ Mayonnaise is a very popular food emulsion, traditionally made out of water, oil, hen egg yolk and vinegar, throughout the world. However, the quality is often reduced by separation when exposed to environmental stress, such as freeze-thawing which is an issue during transportation through regions of varying climates. The egg yolk proteins in the mayonnaise fail to keep the emulsion stable, thus limiting the freeze-thaw stability for longer time periods. Starches which are hydrophobically modified by octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA-starch) could generate a more freeze-thaw stable emulsion due to their higher molecular weight which generates a thicker layer on the oil droplets if adsorbed. The purpose of this master thesis was to investigate how freeze-thaw stability in mayonnaise could be increased and whether OSA-starch could provide a stabilizing effect in this context. The different parameters investigated included the size of the tubes in which the emulsions were frozen, pH at the time of emulsification, the amount and type of oil, preprocessing and amount of OSA-starch as well as the amount and type of egg yolk powder. Emulsions were prepared according to a standardized method, freeze-thawed and analyzed visually and in a microscope. The surface load of OSA-starch and egg yolk proteins at the interface of emulsions was determined according to the method of Aman (1994) and with BCA protein assay. Large variations were observed, thus limiting the possibility to draw conclusions from these results.Mayonnaise with rapeseed oil showed lower freeze-thaw stability than sunflower oil, most likely because of its tendency to form large ƒÀ-crystals in combination with having a higher degree of solid fat at -25‹C. Decreased oil content in mayonnaise generated higher freeze-thaw stability, probably because of lower collision frequency of the oil droplets. The size of the tubes used in this study did not appear to affect the freeze-thaw stability. An emulsion prepared at pH 3.5 showed a higher surface load of OSA-starch and egg yolk proteins but no increased freeze-thaw stability. This could potentially be explained with the surface layer being too thin or that OSA-starch just does not increase the freeze-thaw stability. An emulsion prepared with OSA-starch as the sole emulsifier demonstrated an increased surface load of OSA-starch at both pH 6.5 and 3.5 and maintained freeze-thaw stable after 7 days in the freezer. One possible explanation to these results is the lack of competitive adsorption from egg yolk proteins and the fact that the system is less complex with fewer components. In conclusion, a 56 % emulsion with OSA-starch as the sole emulsifier resulted in a very stable emulsion. It is without doubt that o/w emulsions stabilized with egg yolk is a very complex system. More research concerning egg yolk and its behavior during emulsifying and freeze-thawing of o/w emulsions is of great interest as it could generate new solutions and innovations in the production of food emulsions. Höckergård, A. (2011). The Freeze-Thaw Stability of Mayonnaise and the Effect of Octenyl Succinic Anhydride ModifiedStarch as Emulsifier . (Thesis). Linnaeus University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-13201 Höckergård, Annica. “The Freeze-Thaw Stability of Mayonnaise and the Effect of Octenyl Succinic Anhydride ModifiedStarch as Emulsifier.” 2011. Thesis, Linnaeus University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-13201. Höckergård, Annica. “The Freeze-Thaw Stability of Mayonnaise and the Effect of Octenyl Succinic Anhydride ModifiedStarch as Emulsifier.” 2011. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Höckergård A. The Freeze-Thaw Stability of Mayonnaise and the Effect of Octenyl Succinic Anhydride ModifiedStarch as Emulsifier. [Internet] [Thesis]. Linnaeus University; 2011. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-13201. Höckergård A. The Freeze-Thaw Stability of Mayonnaise and the Effect of Octenyl Succinic Anhydride ModifiedStarch as Emulsifier. [Thesis]. Linnaeus University; 2011. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-13201 13. Fredriksson, Charlotta. Assembly and Characterization of Circular DNA Nanostructures . Degree: Chalmers University of Technology / Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 2010, Chalmers University of Technology URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/122575 ► Addressable molecules such as DNA, and also to some extent RNA, are useful as nanomaterials. Both of these molecules have well known structures, which can… (more) ▼ Addressable molecules such as DNA, and also to some extent RNA, are useful as nanomaterials. Both of these molecules have well known structures, which can be used to form non-repetitive, small and high-informative nanonetworks. These networks can be formed by using sequences of oligonucleotides that are designed to be complementary in a predetermined pattern, which can give rise to functionalized DNA nanoconstructs such as circular DNA-nanoconstructs, i.e. DNA-rings. These DNA constructs can hopefully be used in e.g. intelligent drug delivery and programmable chemical synthesis. This Master’s thesis focuses on two aspects of DNA-ring formation: 1) the effect of cyanine dyes on DNA-ring formation and 2) the formation of linked DNA-rings. The first part will use two cyanine fluorophores (Cy3 and Cy5) to visualize the DNA-rings and study their effect on the formation of the DNA-rings. Also, the time and temperature of hybridization of the DNA-rings will be studied to observe how this affects their formation. The second part will focus on the formation of extended DNA-rings with links, and try to polymerize these for potential use in modular build-up of nanonetworks. Results from the first part have suggested that the fluorophores do affect formation, especially the formation of the 6 mer and 12 mer DNA-ring. The former seems to increase the less number of Cy while the latter decreases the less number of Cy. The time and temperature of hybridization also affect formation, a higher temperature seems to decrease the formation of larger DNA-rings, while a lower temperature seems to increase the formation of larger rings. Different hybridization times, on the other hand, seem to give a constant formation of both small and large DNA-rings, and this seems to apply to both Cy5 and Cy3 modified DNA-rings. The second part of the project, dealing with linked DNA-rings has shown that linked DNA-rings can be formed and that polymerization of DNA-rings may be possible. It is unclear if polymerization of the linked DNA-rings can be performed but results have indicated that it may be possible. The stoichiometry of Glue can be an explanation of the inefficient polymerization of linked DNA that has been presented in the results of this project. Subjects/Keywords: Kemi; Fysikalisk kemi; Chemical Sciences; Physical Chemistry Fredriksson, C. (2010). Assembly and Characterization of Circular DNA Nanostructures . (Thesis). Chalmers University of Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/122575 Fredriksson, Charlotta. “Assembly and Characterization of Circular DNA Nanostructures .” 2010. Thesis, Chalmers University of Technology. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/122575. Fredriksson, Charlotta. “Assembly and Characterization of Circular DNA Nanostructures .” 2010. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Fredriksson C. Assembly and Characterization of Circular DNA Nanostructures . [Internet] [Thesis]. Chalmers University of Technology; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/122575. Fredriksson C. Assembly and Characterization of Circular DNA Nanostructures . [Thesis]. Chalmers University of Technology; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/122575 14. Nilsson, Jesper. Development of a semi-automated covalent binding methodology . ► A semi-automated in vitro covalent binding assay with the marketed compounds acetaminophen, amodiaquine, carbamazepine, clozapine, diclofenac, troglitazone, and zomepirac has been used to evaluate the… (more) ▼ A semi-automated in vitro covalent binding assay with the marketed compounds acetaminophen, amodiaquine, carbamazepine, clozapine, diclofenac, troglitazone, and zomepirac has been used to evaluate the applicability of a zone classification system proposed by Nakayama, et al., 2009. The zone classification system takes into consideration daily dose of each drug together with the generated amount of covalent binding from the assay. Reference in thesis Nilsson, J. (2010). Development of a semi-automated covalent binding methodology . (Thesis). Chalmers University of Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/128850 Nilsson, Jesper. “Development of a semi-automated covalent binding methodology .” 2010. Thesis, Chalmers University of Technology. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/128850. Nilsson, Jesper. “Development of a semi-automated covalent binding methodology .” 2010. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Nilsson J. Development of a semi-automated covalent binding methodology . [Internet] [Thesis]. Chalmers University of Technology; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/128850. Nilsson J. Development of a semi-automated covalent binding methodology . [Thesis]. Chalmers University of Technology; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/128850 15. Alnehem, Isabell. Assessment on Groundwater Contamination from a Former Hard Chromium Plating Site in Iggesund. Degree: Science and Technology, 2016, Örebro University URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-52022 ► Before the persistent and toxicological properties of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were known they were used worldwide. The thermal and chemical stability from… (more) ▼ Before the persistent and toxicological properties of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were known they were used worldwide. The thermal and chemical stability from the carbon-fluorine bond makes these substances desirable for industrial applications. One particular PFAS that have received much attention is perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) which is included in the Stockholm convention. Analyses have detected PFASs, especially the ones with longer carbon chain, in the environment, wildlife and humans so replacements are being searched for. This study investigates groundwater around a former hard chromium plating site, which is one of the registered exceptions where PFOS still is used. Five different located sampling points were collected and analyzed from this site in Iggesund, which is in the northern parts of Sweden. The substances analyzed for were thirteen perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs: C4-C14, C16 and C18), five perfluorinated sulfonic acids (PFSAs: C4, C6, C8 and C10) and 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 FTS). The 6:2 telomer substances is being used as a replacement for similar compounds with longer carbon chains, but are believed to undergo biotransformation to persistent alkyl acids like perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) in the environment. Solid phase extraction was performed on 500 mL filtered groundwater with and the concentrated samples were analyzed on an Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC), tandem mass spectrometer. The glass microfiber filters used for filtrating the groundwater were analyzed for particle bound PFASs. Results from the water extraction analysis showed eight detected PFAS, with PFOS as the major contributor (72 - 9600 ng/L). The PFOS concentrations differs substantially between the five groundwater samples where the two sampling points located south of the facility, and closest to the actual hard chromium plating, were clearly higher than the other three. Two other substances detected in high concentration were perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBuS), 8-1550 ng/L, and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS), 18-140 ng/L which can be produced as an impurity during the production of PFOS. PFCAs in all samples were detected in lower concentrations (1-25 ng/L). Additional to the PFAS analysis, the groundwater was also measured for chromium since the carcinogenic hexavalent form is used in the chromic acid bath during hard chromium plating. In the same two samples that had the highest PFAS concentration, chromium was found in high concentration, 34900-44800 μg/L. These result indicates that the chromic acid baths is the source for the elevated concentrations found in the groundwater. If the facilities are left to deteriorate it will lead to continuously spreading of chromium and the highly water soluble PFASs downstream to Iggesundså which is of concern for the environment and water living organisms. Subjects/Keywords: Chemical Sciences; Kemi Alnehem, I. (2016). Assessment on Groundwater Contamination from a Former Hard Chromium Plating Site in Iggesund . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-52022 Alnehem, Isabell. “Assessment on Groundwater Contamination from a Former Hard Chromium Plating Site in Iggesund.” 2016. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-52022. Alnehem, Isabell. “Assessment on Groundwater Contamination from a Former Hard Chromium Plating Site in Iggesund.” 2016. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Alnehem I. Assessment on Groundwater Contamination from a Former Hard Chromium Plating Site in Iggesund. [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-52022. Alnehem I. Assessment on Groundwater Contamination from a Former Hard Chromium Plating Site in Iggesund. [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-52022 16. Bergman, Malin. Determination of Polyoxymethylene (POM) : Water Partition Coefficients for Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Use of GC/MS. ► Methods to measure the concentration of freely dissolved PAHs in pore water have been developed and are based on the usage of passive samplers,… (more) ▼ Methods to measure the concentration of freely dissolved PAHs in pore water have been developed and are based on the usage of passive samplers, in this case polyoxymethylene (POM). Spiked samples (containing PAHs with 4-5 rings, methylated PAHs with 2-5 rings and dibenzothiophenes in three different concentrations) were placed on an end-over-end shaker for 28 days, to obtain equilibrium between the amount of PAHs accumulated on the POM strips and the amount of PAHs freely dissolved in the water. Four samples (medium concentration) were removed from the shaker after 7 and 14 days, respectively, and after 28 days were 12 samples (low, medium and high concentrations) removed. The variance of the average log(KPOM) values obtained from medium concentration were statistically tested, and showed that the coefficients for all compounds did not differ significantly over time. The coefficient difference between the three concentrations for the methylated PAHs were greater amongst the more hydrophobic compounds; 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene had log(KPOM) of 5.64, 2.77 and 3.71 (low, medium, high). The hydrophilic compounds had coefficients that were more similar in the three concentrations; 1,6-Dimethylnaphthalene had log(KPOM) of 3.80, 2.62, and 3.39 (low, medium, high). Previous studies have determined log(KPOM) for several PAHs, and merged log(KPOM) for alkylated isomeric PAHs. The coefficients from the lowest concentration of serval methylated PAHs and Benzo(e)pyrene were similar to log(KPOM) values obtained for those compounds in an earlier study. The accuracy of risk assessments of PAH contaminated areas will increase when analysing individual methylated PAHs and using individual KPOM values for methylated PAHs, as in this study, instead of merged coefficients. Bergman, M. (2016). Determination of Polyoxymethylene (POM) : Water Partition Coefficients for Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Use of GC/MS . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51974 Bergman, Malin. “Determination of Polyoxymethylene (POM) : Water Partition Coefficients for Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Use of GC/MS.” 2016. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51974. Bergman, Malin. “Determination of Polyoxymethylene (POM) : Water Partition Coefficients for Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Use of GC/MS.” 2016. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Bergman M. Determination of Polyoxymethylene (POM) : Water Partition Coefficients for Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Use of GC/MS. [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51974. Bergman M. Determination of Polyoxymethylene (POM) : Water Partition Coefficients for Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Use of GC/MS. [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51974 17. Ängmyren, Elisabeth. Consequences of Filtration for Risk Assessing Metal Contaminated Ground Waters . ► The purpose of this project was to optimize the filtration process when analyzing ground water for risk assessment. Particulate (>0.45 μm), colloidal (0.45 μm<diam.<0.01… (more) ▼ The purpose of this project was to optimize the filtration process when analyzing ground water for risk assessment. Particulate (>0.45 μm), colloidal (0.45 μm<diam.<0.01 μm) and dissolved metal species were studied using different filtration methods: flow filtration in the field using peristaltic pump and in-line filter; replaceable filters and syringe filter in the field; replaceable filters and syringe filter in a laboratory environment. Studies where metal concentrations in the filtrate are measured as a function of the amount of material enriched in the filter was carried out. MP-AES were used for analyzing the metals in controlled systems and the reference method was done with ICP-MS. The project was done on the behalf of Structor and evaluation were also made between the sampling methods that Structor has undertaken and the methods that was examined in this report. The results were evaluated by comparison of guideline values set by the World health organization, WHO on drinking water and the regulation and status classification and environmental quality values of ground water recommended by the Swedish Geological Survey, SGU. Produced data was assessed by conventional statistics. Ängmyren, E. (2016). Consequences of Filtration for Risk Assessing Metal Contaminated Ground Waters . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51861 Ängmyren, Elisabeth. “Consequences of Filtration for Risk Assessing Metal Contaminated Ground Waters .” 2016. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51861. Ängmyren, Elisabeth. “Consequences of Filtration for Risk Assessing Metal Contaminated Ground Waters .” 2016. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Ängmyren E. Consequences of Filtration for Risk Assessing Metal Contaminated Ground Waters . [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51861. Ängmyren E. Consequences of Filtration for Risk Assessing Metal Contaminated Ground Waters . [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51861 18. Ydstål, Danielle. Health Risks of VOCs and Aldehydes in Indoor Air : A Case Study of Three Beauty Salons and a Gym. People tend to spend more and more time indoors, constantly breathing indoor air. In indoor air there is a mixture of chemicals from both… (more) People tend to spend more and more time indoors, constantly breathing indoor air. In indoor air there is a mixture of chemicals from both the outdoor air, which is let in through the ventilation systems, and from the materials and products that are used indoors. To maintain good health, good indoor air quality (IAQ) is essential, not only at home but also at work. Some workplaces are more prone to air contamination than others, beauty salons being a great example. This is simply because a large number of products are used, all with a complex composition of different substances. In this study, the concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and aldehydes are measured in the air of different types of beauty salons and a gym. Three different types of beauty salons are included; one hair salon using traditional hair products, one hair salon using organic products and the third salon is a nail salon. The gym is included as a reference facility where low emissions of VOCs and aldehydes are expected. Also, a sample of the outdoor air in central Örebro is taken to be able to conclude that the indoor pollution is indeed from indoor sources, using indoor/outdoor ratio (I/O ratio). To evaluate the risk associated with the measured concentrations of VOCs and aldehydes a new approach using chronic limit values for calculation of hazard index (HI) and maximum cumulative ratio (MCR) is used as well as the Swedish occupational exposure limits. HI is calculated by adding all substances in the mixture’s hazard quotients (HQs), which is the measured concentration divided by the limit value. The HI is an indication of the strength of the toxicity of the mixture where a value above 1 is of concern, whereas MCR is used to identify if one or several substances are responsible for the total toxicity by dividing the HI by the maximum HQ in the mixture. The results showed a low risk for all sampling sites, except personal sampling in salon 3, where HI > 1 and MCR>2, which means concern for combined effect by several substances. Vi tenderar att spendera allt mer tid inomhus, vilket gör att vi konstant andas inomhusluft. I inomhusluft finns en mix av kemikalier från både luften utomhus som släpps in genom ventilationssystemen och från material och produkter vi använder inomhus. För att bibehålla god hälsa är det nödvändigt med en god kvalitet på inomhusluften, inte bara hemma utan också på jobbet. Vissa arbetsplatser löper större risk för dålig inomhusluft än andra, ett bra exempel är skönhetssalonger. Detta på grund av det stora antal produkter som används, varav alla har sin egen komplexa komposition av kemikalier. I denna studie mäts koncentrationerna av flyktiga organiska ämnen och aldehyder i inomhusluften på olika skönhetssalonger och ett gym. Tre olika skönhetssalonger deltog i studien; en hårsalong som använder sig av traditionella produkter, en hårsalong som använder ekologiska produkter och en nagelsalong. Gymmet används som en typ av referensanläggning där låga halter av flyktiga organiska… Ydstål, D. (2016). Health Risks of VOCs and Aldehydes in Indoor Air : A Case Study of Three Beauty Salons and a Gym . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51779 Ydstål, Danielle. “Health Risks of VOCs and Aldehydes in Indoor Air : A Case Study of Three Beauty Salons and a Gym.” 2016. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51779. Ydstål, Danielle. “Health Risks of VOCs and Aldehydes in Indoor Air : A Case Study of Three Beauty Salons and a Gym.” 2016. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Ydstål D. Health Risks of VOCs and Aldehydes in Indoor Air : A Case Study of Three Beauty Salons and a Gym. [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51779. Ydstål D. Health Risks of VOCs and Aldehydes in Indoor Air : A Case Study of Three Beauty Salons and a Gym. [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51779 19. Hederfeld, Gustav. Characterization of Clinker with Regards to Reactivity. ► In a cement plant, as in any industry, there are regulations of the level of emissions. One way to reduce the emissions is by… (more) ▼ In a cement plant, as in any industry, there are regulations of the level of emissions. One way to reduce the emissions is by decreasing the clinker content in the produced cement by addition of remains from other processes that together with lime produce the same products as pure clinker. The produced clinker varies in reactivity and in a more reactive clinker the addition could be increased, reducing the emissions per tonnage of cement. Today the produced cement is analyzed for strength and the results are then evaluated, which is about 1.5 months after the clinker was produced. Clinker samples from the kiln are analyzed every third hour with X-Ray diffraction to see that the composition is correct. If those samples could be used to predict the strength or heat evolution, parameters could be changed directly to keep a stable clinker production. This would give a more stable product and require less energy to produce, thereby producing less emission. In this study, Florida clinker samples have been mixed with 3.96 % gypsum and ground in a 5kg-mill. The ground cement has been analyzed for sulfur, loss of ignition, free lime, compressive strength and setting time. They have also been analyzed with X-Ray fluorescence, calorimetry and X-Ray diffraction. The results have been correlated with each other two by two to see if any connections could be found. The results of the correlation analysis showed 9 good correlations. No correlation was found between any clinker mineral or module to heat evolution, compressive strength or setting time. Multivariate analysis has also been used but more data is needed for it to be able to predict the cement strength. The calorimetric analyses were performed while developing a method. The method seemed robust and small changes had no large significance although the mixing time could rather be too long since shorter mixing time was not enough. Hederfeld, G. (2016). Characterization of Clinker with Regards to Reactivity . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51771 Hederfeld, Gustav. “Characterization of Clinker with Regards to Reactivity.” 2016. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51771. Hederfeld, Gustav. “Characterization of Clinker with Regards to Reactivity.” 2016. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Hederfeld G. Characterization of Clinker with Regards to Reactivity. [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51771. Hederfeld G. Characterization of Clinker with Regards to Reactivity. [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51771 20. Jarl, Timmy. X-Ray Fluorescence : A Theoretical Study of the Application on Solids and Powders. ► The analytical method of X-Ray Fluorescence has come into quick usage lately with the recent development of hand-held devices that can be taken anywhere.… (more) ▼ The analytical method of X-Ray Fluorescence has come into quick usage lately with the recent development of hand-held devices that can be taken anywhere. The method can be utilized for quantitative and qualitative analysis of the sample in question. Both methods su er from potential sources of errors that can decrease the accuracy and reliability of the acquired data. This thesis aim to describe the theoretical foundations of some of these issues that can occur in analysis, explaining why the readings from X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) can di er greatly from the actual value unless proper precautions are taken. Jarl, T. (2016). X-Ray Fluorescence : A Theoretical Study of the Application on Solids and Powders . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51696 Jarl, Timmy. “X-Ray Fluorescence : A Theoretical Study of the Application on Solids and Powders.” 2016. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51696. Jarl, Timmy. “X-Ray Fluorescence : A Theoretical Study of the Application on Solids and Powders.” 2016. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Jarl T. X-Ray Fluorescence : A Theoretical Study of the Application on Solids and Powders. [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51696. Jarl T. X-Ray Fluorescence : A Theoretical Study of the Application on Solids and Powders. [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51696 21. Sinioja, Tim. Development of a Liquid Chromatography Method to Separate and Fractionate EPA’s 16 Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). ► Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent, toxic and carcinogenic environmental pollutants consisting of two or more aromatic rings. The estimation of the toxicity of… (more) ▼ Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent, toxic and carcinogenic environmental pollutants consisting of two or more aromatic rings. The estimation of the toxicity of PAHs can be challenging and time-consuming due to the complexity of PAH-mixtures found in the environment, for example at contaminated sites. To solve the problem of a high complexity, PAH-mixtures can be divided into fractions. In the present study, Normal Phase (NP) and Reverse Phase (RP) Liquid Chromatography (LC) methods were evaluated and developed to separate and fractionate 16 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) priority PAHs. Two stationary and six mobile phases, different column temperatures, flow rates, injection volumes, gradient and isocratic elutions were evaluated in order to achieve the best separation and fractionation. Best separation of PAHs was achieved with the RP-LC method using a phenyl stationary phase and gradient elution with mixture of methanol, acetonitrile and water. Fractionation was performed based on PAHs’ retention time windows, as well as peaks’ threshold and slope values. The elution order of fractions was verified by identification and quantification of the PAHs by GC-MS. Fractionation of a soil extract with the developed RP-LC method resulted in successful separation and fractionation of five EPA’s priority PAHs naphthalene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene and chrysene, as well as two non-priority PAHs carbazole and 4H-Cyclopenta[d,e,f]phenanthrene. The study shows that developed RP-LC method can be further optimized to fractionate complex mixtures of alkyl substituted, oxygenated and other polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs). Sinioja, T. (2016). Development of a Liquid Chromatography Method to Separate and Fractionate EPA’s 16 Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-50962 Sinioja, Tim. “Development of a Liquid Chromatography Method to Separate and Fractionate EPA’s 16 Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs).” 2016. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-50962. Sinioja, Tim. “Development of a Liquid Chromatography Method to Separate and Fractionate EPA’s 16 Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs).” 2016. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Sinioja T. Development of a Liquid Chromatography Method to Separate and Fractionate EPA’s 16 Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-50962. Sinioja T. Development of a Liquid Chromatography Method to Separate and Fractionate EPA’s 16 Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2016. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-50962 22. Brus, Camilla. Techniques for Determining Alcohol Levels in Wine and Mulled Wine. ► The aim of this study is to in cooperation with Grythyttan Vin compare and evaluate the accuracy and precision of the Alcolyzer Wine. The… (more) ▼ The aim of this study is to in cooperation with Grythyttan Vin compare and evaluate the accuracy and precision of the Alcolyzer Wine. The Alcolyzer Wine is a Near Infrared based instrument that was compared to GC-FID, GC-MS and distillation. Samples were taken from cisterns at Grythyttan Vin along with finished product samples. These were then analysed using the mentioned analytical techniques. Multiple improvements can be made for the different techniques, such as use of internal standards. The relative standard deviations are higher than desired. Considering aspects such as precision, accuracy, cost, time consumption and user friendliness the preferred method of use is the Alcolyzer Wine. Even though it has limitations in the need to know sugar content it is the fastest and easiest instrument to use. Further studies have to be made to ensure the accuracy and precision of the GC-MS and the GC-FID. Brus, C. (2015). Techniques for Determining Alcohol Levels in Wine and Mulled Wine . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-46626 Brus, Camilla. “Techniques for Determining Alcohol Levels in Wine and Mulled Wine.” 2015. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-46626. Brus, Camilla. “Techniques for Determining Alcohol Levels in Wine and Mulled Wine.” 2015. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Brus C. Techniques for Determining Alcohol Levels in Wine and Mulled Wine. [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2015. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-46626. Brus C. Techniques for Determining Alcohol Levels in Wine and Mulled Wine. [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2015. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-46626 23. Linkermann, Sean Aaron. Emplacement of the 2.44 Ga ultramafic layered Kemi intrusion, Finland PGE, geochemical and Sm-Nd isotopic implications. Degree: Faculty of Science, Geology, 2011, Rhodes University URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005552 ► Europe’s largest chrome deposit is hosted by the 2.44 Ga Kemi ultramafic layered intrusion. The lower half of the intrusion consists of peridotites, pyroxenites and… (more) ▼ Europe’s largest chrome deposit is hosted by the 2.44 Ga Kemi ultramafic layered intrusion. The lower half of the intrusion consists of peridotites, pyroxenites and chromitite layers while the upper half consists of websterites, gabbronorites and leucogabbros. The mafic minerals of the lower and upper parts of the intrusion are altered to serpentine, chlorite, talc, amphiboles and carbonates. However, the original mineralogy is still preserved in the middle part of the intrusion. Earlier work on the Kemi intrusion concentrated mainly on the economically important chromitite layers and suggested that these layers were formed through contamination of a single pulse of primitive magma by underlying Archaean basement crustal material. The broad variations of the major element concentrations reflect variations in the mode of the Kemi rocks. The petrology, which shows olivine- and orthopyroxene-dominated rocks in the lower portion of the intrusion to plagioclase- and clinopyroxene-dominated rocks in the upper portion, shows a gross consistency with a fractional crystallization process.The incompatible elements are relatively enriched in the lower portion of the intrusion which is not consistent with a broad fractional crystallization process. These variations suggest that the ultramafic portion of the KemiIntrusion is relatively enriched in trapped liquid compared to the mafic portion.ε2.44 Nd values ranges from +4 (consistent with depleted mantle source) to -10 (indicating a contribution from Archaean crust). The lower peridotites, pyroxenites and websterites have ε2.44 Nd values ranging between depleted mantle signatures and -2, whereas the gabbroic cumulates have ε2.44 Nd values which cover a range from around -5 to -10. Nd isotopic variation in the lower part of the profile is punctuated by distinct spikes to lower ε2.44 Nd corresponding to the chromitite horizons. Both the lower and upper portions of the Kemi Intrusion show enrichment of LREEC1 relative to HREEC1. The LREEC1 enriched values start to increase markedly from about the 1000 meter mark and continue to increase in value towards the roof of the intrusion.The main enrichment of PGE (ΣPPGE = 55 to 148 ppb) occurs approximately 90 to 160 m above the basal contact, beginning within andcontinuing above the main chromitite ore horizon. The mantle-normalized PGE abundances of the main chromitite horizon and the peridotites and pyroxenites below it show enrichment of IPGEPM (Os + Ir + Ru) relative to PPGEPM (Rh + Pd + Pt). In contrast, the overlying rocks are characterised by enrichment of PPGEPM relative to IPGEPM. These PGE-patterns suggest the influence of two distinct controlling processes above and below the main chromitite reef.The isotopic data are consistent with the initial introduction of multiple pulses of depleted mantle-derived magma crystallising olivine and pyroxene. Before the parent magma was fed into the Kemi magma chamber, it underwent crustal contamination and assimilation in a staging chamber within the lower crust. Some of these pulses were… Subjects/Keywords: Chromite – Finland – Kemi; Mining geology – Finland – Kemi; Geochemistry – Finland – Kemi; Petrology – Finland – Kemi Linkermann, S. A. (2011). Emplacement of the 2.44 Ga ultramafic layered Kemi intrusion, Finland PGE, geochemical and Sm-Nd isotopic implications . (Thesis). Rhodes University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005552 Linkermann, Sean Aaron. “Emplacement of the 2.44 Ga ultramafic layered Kemi intrusion, Finland PGE, geochemical and Sm-Nd isotopic implications.” 2011. Thesis, Rhodes University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005552. Linkermann, Sean Aaron. “Emplacement of the 2.44 Ga ultramafic layered Kemi intrusion, Finland PGE, geochemical and Sm-Nd isotopic implications.” 2011. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Linkermann SA. Emplacement of the 2.44 Ga ultramafic layered Kemi intrusion, Finland PGE, geochemical and Sm-Nd isotopic implications. [Internet] [Thesis]. Rhodes University; 2011. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005552. Linkermann SA. Emplacement of the 2.44 Ga ultramafic layered Kemi intrusion, Finland PGE, geochemical and Sm-Nd isotopic implications. [Thesis]. Rhodes University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005552 24. Duberg, Daniel. Identification of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFR) in building materials. ► Humans today spend most of their time in various indoor settings such as housing, schools and workplaces. The quality of the indoor environment is… (more) ▼ Humans today spend most of their time in various indoor settings such as housing, schools and workplaces. The quality of the indoor environment is therefore of great significance for our wellbeing. However, it has been suggested that the indoor environment contains over 6000 organic compounds, such as various volatile organic compounds (VOC). Around 500 of these compounds is believed to be due to emissions from different surrounding building materials such as insulation, plastic film, sealants and flooring. This study targeted building materials from three low energy preschools that were sampled and analyzed for emissions of VOCs and nine different organophosphate flame retardant compounds (OPFR) using a gas chromatograph coupled to a mass spectrometer (GC/MS). Low energy buildings are buildings that is particularly air tight to be so energy efficient as possible. The study uses a qualitative approach and therefore mainly identifies possible contribution from building materials to indoor environment. More than 100 different VOCs was identified and the most noticeable were meta-, ortho- and para-xylene, toluene, n-hexane and propylene glycol, all but the last compound is associated with hazardous health effects. The building materials that emitted the largest amounts of VOCs was sealants and adhesives. Linoleum flooring and acrylic was also large emitters. Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCIPP) were identified in all samples and all nine targeted OPFR compounds were identified in the various material samples and dust samples. T-Flex tape and plastic film was the sample materials that emitted most OPFR compounds. Duberg, D. (2017). Identification of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFR) in building materials . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64604 Duberg, Daniel. “Identification of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFR) in building materials.” 2017. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64604. Duberg, Daniel. “Identification of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFR) in building materials.” 2017. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Duberg D. Identification of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFR) in building materials. [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2017. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64604. Duberg D. Identification of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFR) in building materials. [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2017. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64604 25. Bergman, Malin. Trophic transfer of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) by glacial relicts in Lake Vättern, Sweden. ► The aim with the study was to assess if glacial relict amphipods constitute as vectors of transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in… (more) ▼ The aim with the study was to assess if glacial relict amphipods constitute as vectors of transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Arctic char food web in Lake Vättern, Sweden. Sediment, surface water and biota samples were analysed for PFASs using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS), and stable isotope analysis of δ 13C and δ15N was performed on sediments and biota samples. Sediment samples (n=3) were suggested to have PFASs originating from different sources. Generally low concentrations were detected in sediment (sum of all detected PFASs were 2.7 ng/g in St. Aspön, 2.9 ng/g in Visingsö and 0.6 ng/g in Omberg, reported in dry weight), compared to biota and several water samples. The PFAS distribution and concentrations in the samples representing St. Aspön and Visingsö deviated from the third sample from Omberg, which was further evidenced by stable isotope analysis. The average concentration of all detected PFASs in the potentially low contaminated samples was 6 ng/L, while it was 5900 ng/L in the potentially aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) contaminated samples. Surface water samples from Jönköping airport and Kärnebäcken measured concentrations of linear perfluorooctane sulfonate (L-PFOS) that all exceeded the Annual Average Environmental Quality Standard (AA-EQS) value of 0.65 ng/L of PFOS in freshwater (fire pond: 14 000 ng/L, ditch: 600 ng/L, Sandserydsån: 160 ng/L, Kärnebäcken: 150 ng/L). A reference sample that was assumed to represent diffuse sources showed similar distribution of PFASs as in several estuaries around Lake Vättern. Since the surface area of Lake Vättern is large (1900 km2), atmospheric deposition is suggested as one of the major contamination sources. This should be further investigated to better assess the local environmental burden. Trophic magnification factors (TMFs) calculated for L-PFOS, perfluorononaoate (PFNA) and perfluorotridecanoate (PFTrDA) were > 1, indicating biomagnification to higher trophic levels. Among all detected PFASs in biota samples, L-PFOS was the most prominent component (58 %), followed by PFTrDA (20 %), PFNA (6.7 %), perfluoroundecanoate (PFUnDA) (5.3 %), perfluorodecanoate (PFDA) (4.9 %) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) (2.9 %). Highest concentrations of all targeted compounds (ΣPFAS 220 ng/g) were detected in Monoporeia, the smallest of amphipods. Contamination profiles of perfluorinated carboxylates (PFCAs) showed similar patterns for several species as those derived in another study from Lake Ontario. Mainly Monoporeia and Pallasea, but partly also Mysis are potential vectors of trophic transport of PFASs in Lake Vättern, although further investigations should be conducted including additional replicates and species. Glacial relict crustaceans are sensitive to pollution in a system, and several fish species 3 in the present study had concentrations of L-PFOS above the AA-EQS value of 9.1 ng/g in fish, thus indicating PFAS contamination. Since many… Bergman, M. (2017). Trophic transfer of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) by glacial relicts in Lake Vättern, Sweden . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64616 Bergman, Malin. “Trophic transfer of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) by glacial relicts in Lake Vättern, Sweden.” 2017. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64616. Bergman, Malin. “Trophic transfer of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) by glacial relicts in Lake Vättern, Sweden.” 2017. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Bergman M. Trophic transfer of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) by glacial relicts in Lake Vättern, Sweden. [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2017. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64616. Bergman M. Trophic transfer of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) by glacial relicts in Lake Vättern, Sweden. [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2017. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64616 26. Lindblom, Karin. PFAS in Gullspångsälvens catchment area. ► Gullspångsälvens catchment area starts in the county of Dalarna and ends in the lake Vänern. On the way the water passes a couple of… (more) ▼ Gullspångsälvens catchment area starts in the county of Dalarna and ends in the lake Vänern. On the way the water passes a couple of villages and small towns. The aim of the project is to identify point sources of PFAS and see their influence on the PFAS levels in the systems surface water. In the area some point sources have been identified. The villages and towns have waste water treatment plants and there are also a couple of landfills. Sampling have been carried out at expected point sources as well as in the surface water close to human activities. The samples have been extracted with SPE and analysed with LCMS-MS. Results show that the levels of PFAS is increasing through the system and that the expected point sources release PFAS to the environment. It was also possible to identify an earlier unknown point source. Compared with levels in other parts of Sweden (S-EPA, 2016) the levels of PFAS in the system is within a normal range except for the levels close to the until now unknown point source. Lindblom, K. (2017). PFAS in Gullspångsälvens catchment area . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64608 Lindblom, Karin. “PFAS in Gullspångsälvens catchment area.” 2017. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64608. Lindblom, Karin. “PFAS in Gullspångsälvens catchment area.” 2017. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Lindblom K. PFAS in Gullspångsälvens catchment area. [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2017. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64608. Lindblom K. PFAS in Gullspångsälvens catchment area. [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2017. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64608 27. Sinioja, Tim. "Source characterization of soils contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) by use of Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA)". ► Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are organic compounds that include several sub-groups of toxic, persistent and carcinogenic environmental pollutants consisting of two or more non-substituted… (more) ▼ Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are organic compounds that include several sub-groups of toxic, persistent and carcinogenic environmental pollutants consisting of two or more non-substituted or substituted aromatic rings. Due to the complexity of PAC-mixtures found in the environment it can be challenging and time-consuming to track the sources of contamination. In the present study, multivariate data analysis (MVDA) models, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were applied to track sources of PACs at contaminated sites. Based on the chemical profile of 78 PACs obtained in GC-MS analysis of soils, 26 observations were classified according to their petrogenic, pyrogenic or urban background soil origin. Two soil samples of unknown origin collected at a contaminated site in Mjölby, Sweden, were successfully fitted to the validated PLS-DA model and their origins were determined as petrogenic. The study shows that validated PLS-DA models can be applied to predict the petrogenic, pyrogenic and urban background soil origins of samples collected at PAC contaminated sites, thus to track the sources of contamination. It is also concluded that 16 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are not sufficient to predict the origin of contamination with PCA or PLS-DA. Sinioja, T. (2017). "Source characterization of soils contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) by use of Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA)" . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64627 Sinioja, Tim. “"Source characterization of soils contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) by use of Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA)".” 2017. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64627. Sinioja, Tim. “"Source characterization of soils contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) by use of Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA)".” 2017. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Sinioja T. "Source characterization of soils contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) by use of Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA)". [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2017. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64627. Sinioja T. "Source characterization of soils contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) by use of Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA)". [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2017. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64627 28. Kindström, Patricia. Working Towards the Heterologous Expression of Styrene Monooxygenases for Styrene Epoxidation and Reaction Cascades. Degree: Chemistry - BMC, 2018, Uppsala University URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-368314 ► Previously, styrene oxide has been used as starting material in the reaction cascade for obtaining 2-hydroxyacetophenone. If the path could be extended to instead… (more) ▼ Previously, styrene oxide has been used as starting material in the reaction cascade for obtaining 2-hydroxyacetophenone. If the path could be extended to instead start with styrene as substrate, it would be an advantage financially. The aim of this degree project was to produce two monooxygenase components needed for the epoxidation of styrene. The coding sequence for styrene monooxygenase component StyA had in an earlier project been inserted in a plasmid which in this project was used for inserting the gene coding for the styrene monooxygenase component StyB. The transformation of the ligated plasmid became problematic and did not result in the expected outcome. When doing an transformation directly on the ligation mixture, the result of the experiment was successful. Consequently, the problem was likely due to the poor condition of the cells used. Kindström, P. (2018). Working Towards the Heterologous Expression of Styrene Monooxygenases for Styrene Epoxidation and Reaction Cascades . (Thesis). Uppsala University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-368314 Kindström, Patricia. “Working Towards the Heterologous Expression of Styrene Monooxygenases for Styrene Epoxidation and Reaction Cascades.” 2018. Thesis, Uppsala University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-368314. Kindström, Patricia. “Working Towards the Heterologous Expression of Styrene Monooxygenases for Styrene Epoxidation and Reaction Cascades.” 2018. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Kindström P. Working Towards the Heterologous Expression of Styrene Monooxygenases for Styrene Epoxidation and Reaction Cascades. [Internet] [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2018. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-368314. Kindström P. Working Towards the Heterologous Expression of Styrene Monooxygenases for Styrene Epoxidation and Reaction Cascades. [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2018. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-368314 29. Serveta, Irena. Towards the use of Alcohol dehydrogenases as biocatalysts for stereoselective isotope labeling of aromatic alcohols. ► The enzyme ADH-A and one of its mutants ADH-A C1B1 from Rhodococcus ruber, have in previous studies been proved to act as proper… (more) ▼ The enzyme ADH-A and one of its mutants ADH-A C1B1 from Rhodococcus ruber, have in previous studies been proved to act as proper biocatalysts, fully capable of performing redox reactions. Two redox reactions were studied during this project, were those enzymes act as catalysts. For that matter, ADH-A wild type and ADH-A C1B1 genes were expressed in E. coli and the encoded enzymes were purified and used for kinetic studies with a final goal on studying the kinetic isotope effect that is generated between them and the molecules that contain deuterium. HPLC analysis on these products showed that the reactions were not thermodynamically favored and conclusions on the best reaction conditions for both enzymes as well as for further improvements are discussed. Serveta, I. (2018). Towards the use of Alcohol dehydrogenases as biocatalysts for stereoselective isotope labeling of aromatic alcohols. (Thesis). Uppsala University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-368315 Serveta, Irena. “Towards the use of Alcohol dehydrogenases as biocatalysts for stereoselective isotope labeling of aromatic alcohols.” 2018. Thesis, Uppsala University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-368315. Serveta, Irena. “Towards the use of Alcohol dehydrogenases as biocatalysts for stereoselective isotope labeling of aromatic alcohols.” 2018. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Serveta I. Towards the use of Alcohol dehydrogenases as biocatalysts for stereoselective isotope labeling of aromatic alcohols. [Internet] [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2018. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-368315. Serveta I. Towards the use of Alcohol dehydrogenases as biocatalysts for stereoselective isotope labeling of aromatic alcohols. [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2018. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-368315 30. Larsson, Pontus. A study to understand the information gap between total organofluorine analysis and total oxidizable precursor assay on polyfluoroalkyl/perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). ► Total oxidizable precursor (TOP) assay is an oxidation method to convert precursor compound of polyfluoroalkyl/perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) into measurable perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs). A… (more) ▼ Total oxidizable precursor (TOP) assay is an oxidation method to convert precursor compound of polyfluoroalkyl/perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) into measurable perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs). A previous mass balance study has shown that a loss of fluorine was observed after employing the method to convert the precursors in firefighting foams. Further, it has been seen that a large part of the total extractable organofluorine is still made up of compounds with unknown identity; ultra-short chain PFASs might have formed during the TOP assay, but they were not measured in the previous study. The aims of this investigation are to i) assess if the loss of fluorine in mass balance analysis is due to adsorption of the analyte to the reaction container used in the TOP assay and ii) investigate how much the ultra-short chain PFASs which were not measured in previous study contributes to the total amount of unidentifiable PFASs. TOP assay was performed on two commercially available fire-fighting foams, the same fire-fighting foams as the previous study. The analyses of PFASs were performed using ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) and ultra performance convergence chromatography mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (UPC2-MS/MS) as well as combustion ion chromatography (CIC) to determine total organofluorine level. The results showed that for Sthamex AFFF, ultrasonicating the sample (during the oxidative reaction as well as after the reaction), gave an increase in total concentrations of PFAS between 16% and 46%. For the Arc Miljö fire-fighting foam sample, in contrast, no observable increase of total concentration of PFASs was observed. Ultra-short chain PFAS analysis of the two foams showed that ultra-short chain PFASs contributes less than 1% of the total concentration of identifiable PFASs. Larsson, P. (2018). A study to understand the information gap between total organofluorine analysis and total oxidizable precursor assay on polyfluoroalkyl/perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) . (Thesis). Örebro University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-71047 Larsson, Pontus. “A study to understand the information gap between total organofluorine analysis and total oxidizable precursor assay on polyfluoroalkyl/perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).” 2018. Thesis, Örebro University. Accessed July 18, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-71047. Larsson, Pontus. “A study to understand the information gap between total organofluorine analysis and total oxidizable precursor assay on polyfluoroalkyl/perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).” 2018. Web. 18 Jul 2019. Larsson P. A study to understand the information gap between total organofluorine analysis and total oxidizable precursor assay on polyfluoroalkyl/perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). [Internet] [Thesis]. Örebro University; 2018. [cited 2019 Jul 18]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-71047. Larsson P. 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__label__wiki	0.871156	0.871156	Trending hoaxes Mellow Pages Library Admits ExxonMobil Offer a Hoax By Drew Grant • 01/10/14 2:50pm Mellow Pages. (Facebook) It’s official: The New York Observer was duped by Mellow Pages Library, which claimed earlier this week that they had gotten a large offer of money from ExxonMobil and were considering whether or not to take the cash. (To be fair, we’re in good company.) Still, we should have noticed something fishy about the idea of a corporation as big as ExxonMobil–which only donates to large, legitimate non-profits–suddenly offering a small, non-registered operation like Mellow Pages a bunch of cash, no strings attached. Via email. We were enticed by the siren song of debating the ethics of the library, which has been unable to raise enough money to survive after February, taking ExxonMobil money, and the apparent transparency and good humor with which the library’s founders, Jacob Perkins and Matt Nelson were approaching their dilemma. (Which included changing their Facebook and Twitter pages to ExxonPages.) As we learned yesterday from an ExxonMobil spokesperson, and confirmed today by a Brokelyn report, their was never any email, and the entire scheme was cooked up by Mr. Nelson and Mr. Perkins to drum up publicity and cash for their library. “Our options were becoming so limited that this was one of the only cards we had left to play,” Perkins said. So the two sent the email to their members saying they’d been approached by Exxon. And though they compared lying to their members and the public as comparable to a work of fiction or performance art (????), they’re not totally delusional about the consequences of the hoax: “We did it for the survival of the library,” Perkins said. “But we’re OK with the reality of the situation, that people will hate us now.” The New York Observer apologizes for besmirching the name of ExxonMobil by attributing false donations to their company. Filed Under: Politics, News & Politics, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Hoaxes, library, Trending hoaxes, Mellow Pages Library SEE ALSO: Will MTA’s New Tap-to-Pay System Keep Transit Problems at Bay?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1516
__label__cc	0.521579	0.478421	By Petara, August 20, 2009 in Community StandingInMotion Goomba (+100) Anyone else feel like the first 3 notes of the main theme sound EXACTLY like Titanic's theme? I kept expecting the Na'vi equivalent of Celine Dion to pop out and start singing. Really bothered me... I have to say I agree. In fact, that was one of the first things I asked my friends when we left the theater, and they had noticed it too. Odd, that it is second to Titanic in gross sales... As far as the movies goes, I liked it, but I definitely wasn't sucked into it like, apparently, most people are. There were a lot of logical things that made absolutely no sense, but were quickly overshadowed by bursts of color. Oh, and of course she's pledged to be married to this other guy because tradition would have that, but screw tradition, I love you. Where haven't we seen that? Roll (+350) Odd, that it is second to Titanic in gross sales... You were saying? Poke'G Little Mac (+550) You're next, North American domestic number one spot. JadeAuto Crash Bandicoot (+650) I hate to ressurect old threads, but this one needs it. Avatar's out on DVD/Blu-Ray now. I watched it for the first time tonight. I kept away from the hype machine long enough to have a fairly unbiased opinion. This movie was great. Yes, the storyline had a few odd kinks in it (that were already mentioned in this thread), but... all things aside, it was fantastic. I liked how most of the story was just introduced on the fly. They also didn't have a problem killing characters off. Most 'mainstream' movies don't do that very well; or at least, they don't do that to major characters often. We had what, four or five get knocked off in the final battle? In closing: I wish I had seen this one in a theater. But owning a copy, that's fair enough for me. Melbu Frahma Yoshi (+1400) We had what, four or five get knocked off in the final battle As a major fan of killing off large amounts of main characters in action movies - I think it's done far, far too rarely - I definitely had to give Avatar props for this, even though I could tell who was going to die and who wasn't a long ways in advance. The only exception was Norm; I was surprised as all hell that he didn't die. Out of curiosity, was I the only one who got annoyed at the complete and utter waste of Trudy and her chopper in the last battle? Wtf was she doing flying around where she was? Tactically, she should've been assigned to destroy the shuttle. Thin Crust Master Chief (+1800) EDIT: And Norm did die.......at least his avatar did. You know, I checked Wikipedia a couple days ago and Avatar has grossed over 2.7 billion dollars! Gario I just watched it... While it wasn't terrible, I couldn't stop myself from making terrible, terrible WoW jokes, the entire time, so I can't say I really could follow it, either. I think I got the jist of it, though. It's not bad, but pretty overrated, imho. I thought it was hilarious, but yeah, complete nonsense, from a tactical point of view. Theophany Abobo (+450) i'm tellin ya guys, the score is as horrible as they come... parts of it are lifted, some of it is bland and punchless and some of the cues are FROM OTHER MOVIES very disappointing. about the only thing truly disappointing about the movie. I don't know how much this was touched on in the thread, but I'm glad this point was made. One cue in particular has been recycled by Horner repeated since Willow (1988 ). The cue was recycled in Troy after Gabriel Yared's score was rejected and Horner stepped in to do it, and recycled again in Avatar. That's why I wish Cameron would have found someone else for the score. With the huge budget on this film, I just think something unique could have been done with the score instead of the trite ethnic wailing and recycled horn cues. Invent some instruments, mix it up with new sounds to make the music something more alien than just another big Hollywood score. Red Shadow Kirby (+1500) i dont remember if ive posted in this thread already about feeling like i was on acid when i saw this in the theater if anyone wants a comparison to that and actually watching it WHILE ON acid, ill let you know thursday Balance and Ruin Director, Voices of the Lifestream Director Actually there was a lot of very unique sound design in the movie using instruments like Omnisphere, Tonehammer sounds and many other custom things... djpretzel Quick version: I love it... Dances with Wolves, basically, with amazing visuals and less overall substance. Upon rewatching, they really do very little to mask the similarities. Unobtainium? That hits me the wrong way every single time. Lamium, more like, AMIRITE? Dances with Wolves had a much, much, much better soundtrack; Andy might be correct that Avatar had some neat sound design going on, I don't even know, I just know the whole thing sounds extremely pedestrian, like a severely diluted version of 'Baba Yetu,' without the strong melody. It is Horner's most forgettable work, in my opinion, but I still dig the film. Radiowar Guybrush Threepwood (+800) did this movie really need to come out on EARTH DAY no, imo q-pa Luigi (+750) Yeah, my friend and I saw it in IMAX 3D and walked around our mall in a daze for like 10 minutes after. Watching it on acid would be pretty interesting The music was made by Horner? I did notice at all... That is a pretty weak soundtrack, for him. It wasn't bad, but it was forgettable (which should never be the case with Horner). Ah well, whatever puts bread on the table, I guess. Native Jovian Ryu Hayabusa (+2300) Does the DVD have extended scenes of Quaritch being even more awesome or anything like that? Because then I might actually buy it. Bad zircon!!! Don't defend James Horner!!! The Vagrance JC Denton (+950) I watched it on shrooms and it did surprisingly little for me, even to the point where I assumed that I got ripped off (I didn't). I also agree with zircon about the score, its nothing revolutionary but it did have some really interesting moments. i ended up doing a thousand other things but the computer my friends downloaded the movie to decided to fuck with us would not transfer to the guy's ps3, though every other movie would thus we moved on oh well! at least ive finally seen fear and loathing in las vegas Got it for my birthday(22) yesterday. It came with 2 disks: one blueray and one standard def dvd. I didn't really want it, seeing as I've already seen it twice in theatres, but I still liked the movie a lot. prophetik music Judge, Chronopolis/Thieves of Fate/Threshold of a Dream Director i'll take it if you don't want it. Wario (+4000) Tell that to the scientists who coined this term on earth to discuss a possible material... God forbid sci-fi be rooted in actual science... What the heck!?? Absolutely no special features on the 2 disks (one blueray one dvd) that came with the movie? That's terrible. I feel cheated now. Lucid Dreaming Director http://www.amazon.com/Avatar-Two-Disc-Blu-ray-DVD-Combo/product-reviews/B002VPE1B6/ref=cm_cr_pr_link_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar Looks like the 1-stars are piling up on Amazon right now. Basically divided into three categories of negative reviews: some people are commenting on Fox's attempt to "Triple Dip" on the movie (movie-only release, followed later by special edition with extras, followed then by the 3d release), some people commenting on the apparently-rampant DRM issues (seems like there's a lot of blu-ray players that refuse to play the disc, even with updated firmware), and then a small category of people negatively reviewing the movie. According to an article on softpedia, it looks like the DRM issue has boosted the amount of piracy for the movie, similar to how the DRM issues with Spore helped boost that to being one of the most pirated games of that year. Edit: Something doesn't sit right with me about a movie-only release that still comes with two discs. So it comes with the blu-ray plus the dvd....so freaking what? Fox was either really sly or REALLY lucky to have bundled a working version of the dvd with a blu-ray that has massive DRM issues. It also seems deceptive to buy any movie that comes on more than one disc that has ABSOLUTELY NO ADDITIONAL FEATURES. Hum4n After All Maybe some people just have cheap shitty blu-ray players. I'm glad I went for LG's BD390. She's a beaut'! TSori Dan Hibiki (+75) We use the term unobtainium in engineering all the time. Though we always use it as a JOKING way of referring to some ridiculously wonderful, non-existent material that would solve all our problems. that said. the first time they said it in the movie, I about fell out of my chair laughing. I thought it was great that the joke made it in....Of course when i realized they were going to treat it like a legitimate name, it became not nearly as funny. my two cents on unobtanium. I actually really enjoyed the movie though	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1518
__label__cc	0.674622	0.325378	don't mention Gladio… Catte Black by Catte The alleged “terror attacks” are happening thick and fast in Europe right now. France has suspended its constitution for another several months as a response. Germany is in turmoil and may well follow suit. The media narrative is already set within a clearly defined paradigm that stipulates these attacks are being perpetrated by “radical Islam.” The debate centres solely on what this means. Is it “blowback” for the West’s policy of perpetual war in the Middle East, as the more liberal/left-inclined tend to say, or is it just Evil Extreme Islamics being Evil, as the more rightist-inclined aver? There was a debate just like that on RT today. A Northern Irish white gentleman was looking severe and intolerant and claiming ISIS was basically Islam, (because – duh – they’re called “Islamic State”!), and an English non-white gentleman was looking embattled and pointing out (justifiably) that most of the ISIS terrorists identified were anything but devout Moslems and anyhow the history of colonial wars perpetrated by many of the countries currently suffering these attacks can’t simply be removed from the equation. He had a little pile of paper printed with the names of all the Moslem countries France had attacked in the last century – but neither the Irish gent nor the RT anchor seemed much interested. More attention was given to interviews with frightened French people from the small town that just saw a priest allegedly knifed to death by ISIS, all demanding “these people” be locked up asap. Some other person appeared briefly to say the “war” against these terrorists was “spiritual” (he didn’t amplify much about this terrifyingly absolutist concept, but did he need to?), and there was a segment of Hollande saying the (spiritual?) fight would be a long one (in other words, don’t expect to get your “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité back any time soon, people of France). The message was clear: be afraid, and hand over your freedoms to the nice government employee who will be along to save you soon. If this news item had been on the BBC or any of the Western media then it would be par and unremarkable. But this was RT, and therefore a bit more worthy of mention. RT, generally, questions the prevailing western narratives a little more, especially if that prevailing western narrative disadvantages Russia (which, let’s be honest, most of them do). In the past it’s even dared to openly accuse the BBC of faking the alleged “chemical attack” on the school in Syria that was the subject of a very questionable Panorama program. (RT was sanctioned by OfCom as a result of this brave piece, even though OfCom did not find that their allegations were false). Yet currently, on this issue, RT is simply serving up a storyline that would get the stamp of approval from Langley or Downing Street. RT is, of course, a Russian state-sponsored outlet, and Russia clearly has its own reasons right now for playing along with Western attempts to promote the image of ISIS as bad guys du jour. The Russian government must also be entirely aware that “ISIS” is backed – and possibly even created – by the West, and that it functions at least in part as an agent of NATO in Syria. It must know that ISIS will be used to foment discord and terror in the Russian homeland if allowed to do so. Unlike the West, it therefore has a real reason to fear ISIS and a real motive to destroy it. So, when the ISIS brand name is attached to European terror attacks, Russia likely sees a chance to mobilise domestic and international opinion behind its own struggle, and therefore will play along. They see no advantage to them, at the moment, in digging into the hidden realities of what ISIS might be. But the result of this superficial merging of Russian and western interests is not good or wise. Russia wants to big up ISIS in order to get a consensus for destroying it, but the West wants to big up ISIS as fear porn. The US/European leaders may join with Russia in condemning the violence. They may – will – use it as a pretext to clamp down even more on civil liberties and criminalise dissent. But we all know they will not do the one thing Russia wants them to do – and that is actually combat ISIS. RT might be better serving Russian interests – as well as the greater cause of truth – if it dared to mention the possibility these attacks may have little or nothing to do with Islam at all, but are being produced by an outfit similar to the one that brought you the Bologna Massacre. It could even point out the most inadmissible thing of all, which is that if ISIS really is behind the recent spate of Euro-terror, then there’s a live probability NATO – or NATO elements – are too. And that of course would mean Gladio is alive and kicking and morphed into Gladio B, just as the “conspiracy theorists” have been saying for quite a long time. This sudden surge of “terror attacks”, whatever their origins, could finally bring the reality of a police state to large portions of Europe and beyond and needs to be interrogated, analysed and questioned, beyond the admissible paradigm, beyond our comfort zones, because a great deal may be dependent on how these events are to be spun for popular consumption. The growing unanimity across the spectrum of reportage on this issue threatens us all very deeply, and if we allow ourselves to be manipulated into sterile binary discussions of blowback versus “evil meanies”, if we just help disseminate the disaster-porn and invite people to be afraid sans any context, then we might as well quit and take up gardening or some other nice restful pursuit, because we are just doing the corporate media’s job for them. Addendum: It may or may not be significant to note that the terrorist outfit known as the Baader-Meinhof gang, who were active in the 1970s and allegedly heavily infiltrated/manipulated by Gladio have suddenly (allegedly) come out of retirement in their late middle-age to start doing heists in the Netherlands. If nothing else, there’s a movie in this. Operation Gladio (document collection) Operation Northwoods (document collection) The idiotic media version of ISIS: are we losing our critical thinking? ‘The race to save Peter Kassig’ ISIS Lessons in Terror Marketing: how to change the world by deception OffG co-founding editor. Writer. Opinionated polemicist. Filed under: ISIS, latest, NATO, Other Media, Russia, Syria, terrorism Tagged with: Gladio, Gladio B, russia today, summer of chaos, War on Terror by Catte Black I hold there is a natural correspondence of co-creational synchronicity in shared purpose. Which may include conscious elements, including turning a blind eye to ‘let things happen’ or even take part in enabling them to occur through compartmentalised chain of plausible deniability- and of course opportunistically exploiting anything that occurs for a narrative control that can grow to ‘run itself’ once the story becomes accepted currency. Thus many who act out are set up and run for other’s agenda while believing their own. If the ‘darkness’ of fear and division is the only condition in which deceit can operate – and by which hate as projected force of rage or terror and destruction can be “justified” – then all parties who believe they get something from darkness – or have something in darkness that they fear to lose, will defend it against the light of open and honest communication. Hence truth is the first casualty of war – because deceit must be presented, asserted and defended – often in complex patterns – so as to protect from an exposure in which one’s own terror, rage, shame, or heartbreak is then out in the open – rather than running undercurrent to a pretence that has to be imposed and denied and defended. In our times I see at once a complexity of ‘reality control’ available by nature of technical reach – and at the same time such a lack of ability or willingness to operate without a visible trail of mistakes or give-aways of impossibility or in-congruency. This itself could be seen as another layer of terrorism upon the mind’s ability to trust its own basic logic and discernment so as to accept the terror narrative regardless of evidences to other narratives – and this is not just a momentary false flag ruse but ongoing mind-control. From a perspective of awakening – everything serves the purpose that is given it – and so the acts of deceit operating a terror narrative reveal the nature of the ruse of mind control as it operates in our own consciousness. For the seeming separation from consciousness as a condition of fear and division, calling on a forcefully imposed narrative to assert and enforce control – is part of our own hidden but false foundation by which to engage in the struggle of power within and as separated sense of self. This could be – and is called – the human condition, but it is really a conditioning. We all know in at least some part of our life, the quality and capacity of life to flow and know itself as a presence or of balance within a sense of aligned or focused willingness. Our descriptions may use symbols differently – but the core recognition is unmistakeable – but then lost or covered over by the resumption of conditioned reactions – that become reinforced thereby. We all have separation trauma and scripts arising or persisting there from – and are tending to be defended against anything that threatens such sense of self-separate sense of ‘protection’ and assertion of ‘power’ . But the fact is that these devices operate the very thing we say we don’t want, and in more ways than we can recognize within our narrative identity, we meet our own reflections and hurt our self over and over, unknowing – although self-hatred does have a conscious trace as does the desire to ‘escape it’ by turning it upon your world. Self-hatred is where you can awaken to the perpetrator and victim both – yet kept divided and apart so as not to recognize or accept the true of you – but instead thoughts and feelings and physical manifestations of guilt, blame, judgement and hatred that rages and denies itself both. A fragmentation of consciousness in which identity is given to a false sense of self-assertive survival by which power is framed externally – or ‘given away’ to defined externalities that seek and find reinforcement. But the act of assigning power to something is not in fact the act of powerlessness – and more than the permission of an externality truly confers power. The power of the mind creates our experience of our self and world. If we attempt to exploit this deceitfully and coercively we meet an experience and world of deceit and coercion – and if terror is the device by which to believe we have and are such a power – then that is the god of our choosing – while we live out-from such a desire. I see that we all participate in the world we ‘create’ for ourselves and collectively and I attempt to link to awakened insight and responsibility and not to an unbearable burden of intolerable hate and blame. Yet I hold such a burden is already active – but hidden – and its correction or undoing cannot occur while investing exclusively in hating and blaming the other – and warring to deny the hated and blamed. A willingness for communication rises from the utter futility of war – of any kind on any level – but note that standing in one’s integrity is not itself struggle so much as focussing with a felt and true willingness. How to know if you are in or undermining your own integrity? True founded or deceived? If you truly desire to know, you will recognize and grow trust in your own discernments and reflected experience. Honesty of self is not a strategy so much as abandonment or relinquishment of self-serving strategies and masks in favour of feeling for a way of honouring communication – especially within the hateful or fearful triggers to reaction. If we simply allow ourself to be triggered by our hate and fear – then we give hate and fear the power to run our life and our world – even through the attempt to operate anti-hate and anti-fear. True choice is accepted within a recognition of an integrative movement of our being – and not a framing of choices in terms of feared or hated outcomes – all of which operate to deny any real choice. Arrby Russia will play along? Whenever I find Putin or Russia playing along (lying, manipulating, etc.) , which sometimes make the difference between life and death for some people, I will point it out. I have no use for the US’s imperialism and bloodspilling not because I am anti-West, but because of my values and principles. The murderer’s ethnicity makes no difference to me. PeaceFrog Bury the lead for NATO Reuters: Second French Church attacker, a jihadist, known to French intelligence, RELEASED ON BAIL: “His accomplice, Adel Kermiche, had already been identified by police. He was known to intelligence services after failed bids to reach Syria to wage jihad. Kermiche, also 19, wore an electronic bracelet and was awaiting trial for alleged membership of a terrorist organisation having been released on bail.” http://in.reuters.com/article/europe-attacks-france-idINKCN1080TB What reasonable person would believe, with all of the terrorist events in Europe, and with France being at war with Syria, they would release a Syrian terrorist priest killer out on bail? This could only happen because all these events are being coordinated by Gladio-style operations. J Garbo Ditto the Nice truck killing. Police vans blocking the promenade were removed minutes before the truck drove through. Who was the man in white calmly walking away the truck? Why were the bullet holes in the windscreen mostly on the passenger side? Then the “authorities” demanded the footage be destroyed? An obvious, sloppy setup. Are the spooks using interns these days? Haven’t they heard of smartphone videos, which almost everyone carries? If this is Gladio B, they need better training from the veterans. Aug 7, 2016 1:21 AM Eurasia News Online Reblogged this on Eurasia News Online. USA, France and Germany: „Staged „prevented“ Terror Attacks – Staged Terror?!“ https://wipokuli.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/staged-prevented-terror-attacks-staged-terror/ Andreas Schlüter Mick McNulty We may see these acts become common in Britain if the powers-that-be cannot stop the rising grassroots support for Jeremy Corbin which will mean a resurgent left wing. Such attacks would all but confirm it’s a Gladio-style operation. The recent attempted kidnap of a serviceman from RAF Marham might not be what it seems. Why would you do a dry run of a kidnap which could be exposed, especially in the wilds of Norfolk a few miles from Sandringham Estate which must have heavy security? A Muslim would just kill a target, surely? And many Israelis look Middle Eastern. I suspect it may have been the start of a false flag terror campaign similar to what is happening now in Germany, but the actions of the serviceman foiled it. We don’t know what descriptions he was able to give but I do suspect Mossad involvement. Joe Staten Since the article suggests the terrorist narrative “needs to be interrogated, analysed and questioned, beyond the admissible paradigm, beyond our comfort zones” should that include questioning how real each individual event might be? If some of the beheading videos were staged then could some of these events be staged, or partly staged? It would be cheaper and more humane after all, and would be easier to get people to sign up for a “drill” or some such than for actual murder. The idea is gaining ground. Even Paul Craig Roberts is flirting with it and has some good bits of evidence that raise serious questions about the reality behind some incidents. I’m interested to see it talked about here, even if people end up dismissing it. We have given space to authors who allege some of the various ISIS videos are fabricated. What is PCR alleging exactly? The whole concept of “terrorism” is false. All terrorism is state sponsored. Either directly planting bombs, shooting people etc, or infiltration of groups. British intelligence ran both the IRA and loyalist paramilitary groups. The red brigades, red army faction (baader meinhoff) were run by Italian and German intelligence. To me it is clear that ISIS was created by the west. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-23/secret-pentagon-report-reveals-us-created-isis-tool-overthrow-syrias-president-assad. The fear has to be there. Always. From bogus shoe bombers to a man who was going to buy 70.000 smoke alarms to make a “dirty bomb” Even the concept of a “dirty bomb” is false. Read Webster Tarpley. Synthetic terrorism. Although the WMSM directs our attention to the Islamist terrorist refugee/ immigrant meme, there is a commonality which is not discussed about these recent atrocities. The criminals have often turned out to be not just migrants, but individuals with psychological problems. It is reported some had drinking and drug-related problems. All of the crimes committed in Southern Germany (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg) for example, have witnessed the greatest influx of migrants over the past year as part of the Syrian refugee crisis. One thing is clear that these individuals have experienced high levels of isolation from their own native society and the one in which they now live. This means they may well be pray to manipulation by ISIS or whoever may have created and manipulates it. All of the attacks took place at a very short interval, although no obvious connection is visible between the actual perpetrators in these attacks, we are told it is purely ISIS. I suggest some further reading: “Massive terrorist attacks committed by individuals apparently unrelated to each other look like something new in hybrid war. It is worth noting that all the attackers were high-risk individuals because of both alienation from their surrounding society and their own psychological problems with drug or gambling addictions (the Munich shooter was an active gambler), which made them easily manipulated. Such manipulation could have been realized through both the mainstream media and social networks, especially since the US possesses the relevant technologies for manipulating consciousness in these spheres. Therefore, the conspiratorial hypothesis on the use of psychotropic weapons is not without grounds.” – THE NEW LOOK OF HYBRID WAR IN EUROPE: MANIPULATED PSYCHOPATHS AND EXPORTED VIOLENCE, Katehon .com, 26.07.2016. Sourced: http://katehon.com/article/new-look-hybrid-war-europe-manipulated-psychopaths-and-export-violence Of course all of this may be speculation or some may call it conspiracy theory, however none of this is new and was being discussed some 70 years ago by Huxley and Orwell. “But now psycho-analysis is being combined with hypnosis; and hypnosis has been made easy and indefinitely extensible through the use of barbiturates, which induce a hypnoid and suggestible state in even the most recalcitrant subjects.” – Aldous Huxley letter to George Orwell, 21 October, 1949. Sourced: http://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.ru/2013/03/aldous-huxley-letter-to-george-orwell.html The illusionist uses the art of deception to fool the observer into believing what they see is real. It is an ancient art the earliest records dating back to Magosh Persia in the 6th century BC and their wars with Athena. The earliest records of the use of deception to fight an enemy may indeed go as far back as Achaemenid Persia but you only have to go as far back as the 1100s or 1200s to find Hasan i Sabah and his cult of Assassins using psychological techniques combined with marijuana use to persuade young male zealots into carrying out targeted assassinations and attacks in ways eerily reminiscent of what has been happening in France and Germany, and in other parts of the world. The CIA apparently drew on the methods of the Assassins in developing its own ideas and methods of targeted assassination, in its manual “A Study of Assassination”. Combine that with its sponsorship of programs like MK ULTRA and similar, and you could have a small army of brainwashed killers who’d stop at nothing to do their masters’ bidding. I can’t imagine anyone becoming murderous or even violent on marijuana. On the contrary, all you’d want is relaxation and food. Massive doses of amphetamines, on the other hand, can drive you crazy, as will sensory deprivation. Richard Le Sarcophage The Americans have spent tens of billions in programs like MKULTRA, since WW2, ‘researching’ how to create psychotic killers and expendable ‘assets’ like poor old Lee Harvey Oswald. They have raised numerous death-squads eg the Nicaraguan Contras, Operation Phoenix in Vietnam, Operation Condor in South America, UNITA in Angola, RENAMO in Mozambique, the graduates of the School of the Americas, and aided and abetted numerous allied others, like the Indonesia military, the South Vietnamese gangster regime etc. And they have been the principal sponsor of jihadist terror, in league with the Wahhabist terror state, Saudi Arabia and others, since the 1970s and their creation of al-Qaeda, which has served them ever since. And the Daash death-squad army is their biggest project, so far. All the recruits from outside Syria seem, plainly, to be evil psychopaths as their atrocities show. I’d dispute that Lee Harvey Oswald was a “psychotic killer”, rather he was a naive patsy, positioned to take the blame for the CIA-Mafia assasination of JFK. As for drug-hypnosis induced “evil”, that may be so but I’ve seen plenty of ordinary, God-fearing boys turn into monsters on the battlefield. The “evil” is there in everryone, though it takes certain conditions (or conditioners) to bring it out. Just thought I might add something with reference to RT have noted the same thing but during the interview I think the lad /journo did challenge the l8unatic irish guy a bit. But they seem to be playing the western narrative game at the moment. My take is I think they smell something with Ukraine /the Donbass. It appears the Ukro/fascist r planning a summer assault on the Donbass. lots of Nato navyu around Odesssa at present . Catte great article as usual . Gladio has been well exposed. Francesco Cossiga senator for life in the Italian parliament has publicly said so on Italian national TV many years bak when the Italian political establishment was imploding and we all know what happened after that FORZA ITALIA Berlusconi’s dream cause the Italian socialist were dead and barried couldn’t help with his graft and corruption. Berlusconi was a major contributor Craxi’s Italian socialist party. Craxi then ran away to his Docia in Tunis where he later died. james carless The Russians know very well who created,armed and trained these religeous fruitcakes,originally against the USSR and it’s allies, with Western MSM hailing the Islamic medievalists who skinned conscript soviet soldiers alive as the heroic modern,equivilent of Washington’s volunteer militia. Surely one can’t begrudge RT a bit of shadenfreude reporting on the Frankenstein monster that the West fathered ? I find your “shadenfreude” a non-sequitur. RT defends Russia’s POV and often exposes Western hypocrisy, but I’ve seen no enjoyment expressed at the West’s troubles. Catte Schadenfreude implies the attacks are not Gladio-style false flags. Everything suggests to me that they are, or could be, and Russian media should continue their project of highlighting this possibility, as they have in the past. I also noticed the change of narrative in RT and, as others have expressed already, I also believe that this change aims to make the people of Europe restless, to make them focus on the immigrants and the IS, rather than getting warmed up for a war with Russia that seems hard to avoid if Hitlery keeps her word (for once) and makes “Russia, Iran and China, pay a price”. It´s a real shame, and can end up backfiring: will the scared people go for more bombs, or will it turn against their governments or at least will keep their governments busy with social unrest, as the Russian´s calculate? If i was RT, I would make instead a couple of documentaries on Gladio, and I would stream them non-stop, I would invite every other day someone from HRW (of all people!) to speak about how, according to their own research, “nearly all of the highest-profile domestic terrorism plots in the United States since 9/11 featured the “direct involvement” of government agents or informants” of how “In some cases the FBI may have created terrorists out of law-abiding individuals by suggesting the idea of taking terrorist action or encouraging the target to act.” I would make weekly specials about the DIA document that states that the rise of ISIS is a willful Washington decision”, revisit the history of Bin Laden, his links with the Bushes and his career as a “freedom fighter”; the kind of things that RT was doing not long ago… Because the dreadful feeling that I get from all this refugee scare stories on RT, while all this damning information is out in the open, is that somehow the people in charge of informing us, on all sides, understand (or know very well…) that it is fear, obfuscation and hyperbole what can “convince” people, instead of evidence, facts and objective analysis. And then I don´t think we have much hope. Wolfe tone In case some may have missed it; mi5 and other British state agencies have been carrying out black ops via proxy terror groups in Ireland in the not too recent past. The list of attacks is a long one and was all designed to manipulate public opinion home and abroad to suit their agenda. Seamus Padraig In general, RT is not all that radical or daring. What’s happened is that, as once stalwart leftist source in the west, such as The Guardian and The New York Times, have become ever more neoconservative, they have left a gap to be filled. RT is simply filling that gap. The Russians are smart enough to know that they have a significant following among conservatives in the west already; now they’re trying to go after the center-left. But they’re not after the far-left, which is too small for them to care about. And, as Catte correctly, in this case, the Russians would have a powerful incentive to go along with the G.W.O.T. narrative, even if their own intelligence services know that it’s all hooey. Maybe also Russia playing along with the western ISIS narrative could be part of some deal being reached regarding Syria or something. Who knows, but something has shifted recently. And with RT now wholesale backing the western boogeyman narrative, and Sputnik also throwing out pretty disgraceful racist headlines about Europe succumbing to Islam, and with some of the larger alt news outlets doing the same, there’s very few voices offering more rational or questioning or less racist narratives on this. Very dangerous things are brewing. Nice is blatant Gladio . The prosecutor showed it to all when he requested the CCTV be destroyed. Try presstv if u want to get some salient facts on islamaphobia. Thanks for noticing this media bias on radical Islam from RT. I was not sure myself if this media bias was present in RT journalism, but started to note that things changed at RT at the time of the Orlando shooting. Since then, or maybe even earlier (but only since then that I started to notice), RT is much into the storyline of ISIS and radical Islam that wants to kill western citizens and to destroy western societies. Because of Blowback. Or because of even worse reporting, that is without even questioning the official narrative at all (see for example here: https://www.rt.com/usa/346562-fbi-orlando-shooter-islamist-investigation/) I think RT is doing this because they (meaning Russia) know it is better for Russia if NATO will spend most of its budget on weapons and armies that will ‘safe’ us from the islamofascists, as compared to the situation where NATO spends its budget (mainly) on weapons and armies to ‘safe’ us from the Russians. The latter situation is an immediate threat to Russia, and can lead to direct destruction (nuclear war) or to indirect destruction (arms race, economical sanctions) of Russia. So they (RT and Russia) play along with the narrative of Islamofacists that will destroy the west unless we (the tax paying people who live in the West) continue to give NATO money to prevent us from these ISIS monsters (or phantasy figures). That is a very safe strategy to play along with for Russia. And likely to become profitable as well for Russia. The strategy of giving most of our tax money to NATO (at least that is the current situation in the US and EU countries are also increasing their Ministry of ‘Defense’ budgets) will make western countries go bankrupt, and politically unstable, as these taxes need to be paid by an increasing amount of people who have less and less money to pay taxes with. And therefore become frustrated, or angry, or desperate with the situation. If western society (read US) stops being an empire and becomes a chaotic society that goes financially and spiritually down the drain, there will be plenty of opportunities for Russia to become a new world power. But empiric death struggles can be violent. So please no threat or fighting from NATO at the border of Russia (if you are Russia), but preferably further away. For instance somewhere in the Middle East or in western society itself. That is what is best for Russia. Hence the reporting on radical Islam, etc. Or so I think… reinertorheit Thank you for your thoughtful contribution, Willem. I can’t agree, however, that either Russia generally, or RT in particular, has a goal to talk up the ‘narrative of Islamofscists’. Russia has gigantic latent threats from within its borders – from groups in Chechnya, Ingushetia, and also from Tatar groups based in the Volga region and elsewhere. Russia manages to keep the lid on these terror groups only with great difficulty, and is certainly not going to undo that hard work itself. There is compelling evidence that many of these groups have had moral and financial support from the USA – primarily for the damage they can do to Russian morale, rather than any active support of their aims and objectives. Rather the opposite – Russia is keen to point the finger at NATO over its all-talk-no-action policy on Islamic terrorism, whilst counterposing the picture of ongoing Russian successes in crushing ISIL in Syria. The images of NATO war games played among its numpty members in the Baltic States (countries whose populations are all outnumbered by a factor of 10:1 by the city of Moscow alone, let alone the entire population of Russia) looks extremely like a mudlark weekend compared to Russia’s engagement of ISIL in Syria. In fact Stoltenberg looked very unhappy to get a question at his Presser in Warsaw about why NATO cash is being spent (well, they said ‘wasted’) jumping around in bogs in Latvia instead of actually fighting the people who are causing unstability in Europe? Of course, during a week when Europe is witnessing a terror attack almost daily, the amounts spent on NATO – which is utterly powerless to stop such attacks – are beginning to trouble some people. But I’m sure NATO scrote Paul Mason in The Grauniad is thinking hard of some clever-dick response to that…. Simon Fay Of course the events on the continent could all be a fiendish attempt to unseat Corbyn and replace him with Trump by the usual suspects (eg former Head of Mossad, Margaret Thatcher) tubularsock Tubularsock would support old dead Thatcher if she could unload Trump and Hillary onto “Merrie Olde England”! Should Tubularsock burn incense or something? OffG Editor Thatcher’s dead. Do you have a point? You only think she’s dead. She’s really just under deep cover. She’ll be back. Will she bring her mind this time? Reblogged this on TheFlippinTruth. Norman Pilon 132 utterly innocent civilians were blown up today in a bomb attack in Syria. it’s not even a headline in the Graun – tucked away carefully in the Middle East section (and titled ‘dozens’ killed. I suppose 132 is eleven ‘dozens’) I wonder if our perception. of the the recent spate of Euro-terror means we simply can’t be bothered to look beyond the ends of our own noses? Priests, civilians, and pensioners are murdered by the Kiev junta and their Azov battalion every day. It suits everyone to just pretend it isn’t happening, and that Mr Poroshenko can just turn up in Brussels or Berlin as though he is not a mass-murdering despot The Graun’s Europe-section portal is leading today with a photo of the flowers outside the shopping centre in Munich, and a story that the assassin there ‘shared a birthday with Adolf Hitler”. The story about the hundreds of people murdered in Syria has shuffled down the roster, and will soon bump out of view entirely. Moral – European lives are worth more than Syrian lives by a ratio of 5:1.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1536
__label__wiki	0.805833	0.805833	Cheshire, North & Fawc... Cheshire, North & Fawcett: Private International Law (15th Edition) Uglješa Grušić, Christian Heinze, Louise Merrett, Alex Mills, Carmen Otero García-Castrillón, Zheng Sophia Tang, Katarina Trimmings, Lara Walker, Paul Torremans, James J. Fawcett Previous Edition (14 ed.) The new edition of this well-established and highly regarded work has been fully updated to encompass the major changes and developments in the law. The book provides comprehensive and accessible coverage of the basic principles of private international law. It offers a rigorous academic examination of the subject and also a practical guide to the complex subject of private international law. Written by academics who previously worked as solicitors, there is extensive coverage of commercial topics such as the jurisdiction of various courts and their limitations, stays of proceedings and restraining foreign proceedings, the recognition and enforcement of judgments, the law of obligations with respect to contractual and non-contractual obligations. There are also sections on the various aspects of family law in private international law, and the law of property, including the transfer of property, administration of estates, succession, and trusts. Uglješa Grušić, author Christian Heinze, author Louise Merrett, author Alex Mills, author Carmen Otero García-Castrillón, author Zheng Sophia Tang, author Katarina Trimmings, author Lara Walker, author Paul Torremans, editor James J. Fawcett, editor Cheshire, North & Fawcett: Private International Law, 15th Edition by Grušić, Uglješa; Heinze, Christian; Merrett, Louise; Mills, Alex; Otero García-Castrillón, Carmen; Tang, Zheng Sophia; Trimmings, Katarina; Walker, Lara (28th September 2017) Preface to the Fifteenth Edition Summary Contents Table of Statutes Introductory Note European Conventions/Resolutions Bilateral Treaties National Legislation of Other Countries Full Alphabetical List of Cases Court of Justice of the European Union Cases, by year and Number Part I Introduction 1 Definition, Nature and Scope of Private International Law 2 Space and Time (a) Space (b) Time 3 Scope of Private International Law (a) Jurisdiction (b) Recognition (c) Choice of law 4 Meaning of “Foreign Law” 5 International Variety of Private International Law Rules 6 Avoiding Conflicts (a) Unification of internal laws (b) Unification of private international law (i) Europeanisation of private international law (ii) Impact of European Convention on Human Rights on private international law 7 The Name of the Subject 2 Historical Development and Current Theories 1 Development of English Private International Law (a) Early history (b) Later development 2 Modern Theories and Developments (a) Theory of acquired rights (b) Local law theory (c) The American revolution (i) Two general approaches (a) Rule selection or jurisdiction selection? (b) True and false conflicts (ii) Rule-selection techniques (a) Governmental interest analysis (b) Comparative impairment (c) Principles of preference (d) Interpretation of forum policy (e) Choice of law factors (iii) Impact of the revolution (iv) Post-revolutionary developments (d) The European (r)evolution (e) The English approach Part II Preliminary Topics 3 Classification 2 Classification of the Cause of Action (a) Meaning of classification (b) Difficulties (c) Basis on which classification is made 3 Classification of a Rule of Law (a) The problem described (b) Basis on which classification is made (i) Classification of an English rule (ii) Classification of a foreign rule (a) Parental consent to marry (b) Bona vacantia (c) Other examples 4 The Incidental Question 1 What is an Incidental Question? 2 The Elements of an Incidental Question 3 The Problem Illustrated 4 A Way Forward 5 Dépeçage 5 Renvoi 1 The Problem Stated 2 Possible Solutions (a) Apply internal law only (b) Doctrine of single renvoi (c) Doctrine of total renvoi (i) The doctrine stated (ii) Objections to the doctrine (a) The total renvoi doctrine does not necessarily ensure uniform decisions (b) The total renvoi doctrine signifies the virtual capitulation of the English rules for choice of law (c) The total renvoi doctrine is difficult to apply (iii) Analysis of decisions supporting the doctrine 3 Scope of the Application of Renvoi (a) Renvoi inapplicable in many cases (b) Issues to which renvoi may apply (i) Validity of bequests (ii) Claims to foreign immovables (iii) Some cases of movables (iv) Family law issues 6 Substance and Procedure 1 Difference Between Substance and Procedure (a) Procedure governed by the law of the forum (b) Importance of distinction between substance and procedure (c) How is the distinction to be made? 2 Particular Issues (a) The time within which an action must be brought (b) Evidence (i) Evidence a matter for the law of the forum (ii) Distinction between interpretation and proof of document (iii) Taking of evidence within the EU: Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 (a) Evidence by means of request (b) Direct taking of evidence by the requesting court (iv) Taking of evidence outside the EU: Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975; Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 (v) Interpretation distinguished from evidence (vi) Presumptions and burden of proof (c) Parties (i) The proper claimant (ii) The appropriate defendant (d) Priorities (e) The nature and extent of the remedy (f) Damages (i) Remoteness of damage (ii) Heads of damage (iii) Measure of damages (iv) Payment of interest (g) Judgments in foreign currency (i) Old rule: judgment must be in sterling (ii) Miliangos v George Frank (Textiles) Ltd (iii) Claims to which the Miliangos rule applies (iv) Interest (v) Procedural nature of the Miliangos rule (vi) Date for conversion of currency (vii) In what currency should the court give judgment? (h) Execution 7 The Proof of Foreign Law 1 Foreign Law: A Question of Fact 2 How Foreign Law is Proved 3 Witnesses Who Can Prove Foreign Law 4 The Role of the Court 8 Exclusion of Foreign Law 1 Foreign Revenue, Penal and Other Public Laws (a) Foreign revenue laws (i) The prohibition on enforcement (ii) Indirect enforcement (iii) Recognition of a foreign revenue law (b) Foreign penal laws (i) The meaning of a penalty (ii) Examples of the prohibition on indirect enforcement of a penal law (iii) Characterisation of the foreign law/right of action (iv) Recognition of foreign penal laws (c) Other foreign public laws (d) Effect of European Union private international law 2 Foreign Expropriatory Legislation (a) Property within the foreign jurisdiction at time of decree (b) Property outside the foreign jurisdiction at time of decree (c) Requisition of property 3 Foreign Laws Repugnant to English Public Policy (a) General principles (b) Summary of cases where distinctive policy is affected (i) Where the basic principles of English justice and fairness are affronted (ii) Where the English conceptions of morality are infringed (iii) Where a transaction prejudices the interests of the United Kingdom or its good relations with foreign powers (iv) A gross infringement of human rights (v) A fundamental breach of international law (c) Cases involving a foreign status (d) Recognition of foreign divorces, etc (e) Effect of European Union private international law 4 Mandatory Rules 9 Domicile, Nationality and Residence 2 General Rules 3 The Acquisition of a Domicile of Choice (a) Residence (b) The requisite intention (i) The nature of the intention (a) An intention to reside permanently (b) Unlikely contingencies (c) The former attitude towards contingencies: Winans v A-G, Ramsay v Liverpool Royal Infirmary (d) Evaluation of judicial statements and decisions (e) Time at which intention is relevant (f) A bona fide intention (ii) Evidence of intention (c) Voluntary residence (i) Prisoners (ii) Refugees/persons seeking asylum (iii) Fugitives from justice (iv) Fugitive debtors (v) Invalids (vi) Miscellaneous cases (d) Precarious residence (e) The burden of proof (f) Change of domicile and change of nationality 4 Domicile of Origin and Domicile of Choice Contrasted (a) Tenacity of the domicile of origin (b) Abandonment of an existing domicile (c) Revival of the domicile of origin 5 Domicile of Dependent Persons (a) Children (i) A child’s domicile of origin (ii) When an independent domicile can be acquired (iii) The effect of a change in the parent’s domicile (iv) Criticism of the existing law (b) Mental disorder or mental incapacity (c) Capacity to acquire a domicile 6 Domicile of Married Women (a) The abolition of dependency (b) Transitional problems 7 Domicile and Nationality (a) Nationality and domicile contrasted (i) The merits and demerits of domicile (ii) The merits and demerits of nationality 8 Concepts of Residence (a) Ordinary residence (b) Habitual residence (i) Acquisition of a new habitual residence (b) A period of time (c) The role of intentions when determining a factual concept (d) Voluntarily (ii) Abandonment (iii) Children (iv) Does habitual residence have different meanings in different contexts? Part III Jurisdiction, Foreign Judgments and Awards 10 Jurisdiction of the English Courts—An Introduction 1 Jurisdiction Under the Brussels/Lugano System (a) The Brussels I Regulation and Brussels I Recast (b) The EC/Denmark Agreement (c) The Brussels Convention (d) The Lugano Convention 2 Jurisdiction Under the Modified Regulation 3 Jurisdiction Under the Traditional Rules (a) Whether the English courts have power to hear the case (b) Whether the court will decline jurisdiction or stay the proceedings, or restrain foreign proceedings (c) Whether there is a limitation upon the exercise of jurisdiction 4 The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 11 Jurisdiction Under the Brussels/Lugano System 2 History and Interpretation (a) Emergence of the Brussels/Lugano System and the Modified Regulation (b) Interpretation of the Brussels/Lugano System and the Modified Regulation (i) Referrals to the Court of Justice (ii) The principles and decisions laid down by the Court of Justice in respect of the Brussels I Regulation and Brussels Convention (iii) Aids to interpretation 3 The Brussels I Recast (a) A special definition of domicile (i) Natural persons (ii) Companies and other legal persons; trusts (b) When does the Brussels I Recast apply? (i) The matter must be within the scope of the Brussels I Recast (a) Civil and commercial matters (b) Exclusions (i) “The status or legal capacity of natural persons, rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship or out of a relationship deemed by the law applicable to such relationship to have comparable effects to marriage” (ii) “Bankruptcy, proceedings relating to the winding up of insolvent companies or other legal persons, judicial arrangements, compositions and analogous proceedings” (iii) “Social Security” (iv) “Arbitration” (v) “Maintenance obligations arising from a family relationship, parentage, marriage or affinity” (vi) “Wills and succession, including maintenance obligations arising by reason of death” (ii) Whether the defendant is domiciled in a Member State (a) Where the defendant is domiciled in a Member State (b) The defendant is not domiciled in a Member State (c) The exceptions (d) Claimant’s domicile (c) Bases of jurisdiction (i) Exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction (a) Rights in rem (b) Tenancies (c) Short-term holiday lets (ii) Prorogation of jurisdiction (a) Submission to the forum (b) An agreement on jurisdiction (i) The domicile of the parties (ii) The requirements in relation to the agreement (a) The parties must have agreed that a court or the courts of a Member State are to have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which have arisen or which may arise in connection with a particular legal relationship An agreement Conferring jurisdiction Non-exclusive jurisdiction agreements On the courts of a Member State Allocating jurisdiction within the United Kingdom Conferring jurisdiction on the courts of a non-Member State (b) The form of the agreement In writing or evidenced in writing In a form which accords with practices which the parties have established between themselves In international trade or commerce, in a form which accords with a usage of which the parties are or ought to have been aware and which in such trade or commerce is widely known to, and regularly observed by, parties to contracts of the type involved in the particular trade or commerce concerned (iii) Third parties and jurisdiction agreements (iv) Limitations on the effectiveness of the agreement (iii) General jurisdiction (iv) Special jurisdiction (a) Special jurisdiction under Article 7 (i) What are matters relating to a contract? A contractual relationship An identifiable obligation An obligation that is freely assumed An identifiable place of performance (ii) Disputes relating to the existence of the agreement (iii) The general rule The obligation in question The place of performance of the obligation in question (iv) Special rule for sales and services contracts The scope of Article 7(1)(b) The place in a Member State where, under the contract, the goods were delivered or should have been delivered The place in a Member State where, under the contract, the services were provided or should have been provided Displacement where it is otherwise agreed Cases falling outside the scope of Article 7(1)(b) (i) What are matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict? An action which seeks to establish the liability of a defendant A harmful event (ii) Concurrent actions in tort and contract (iii) Threatened wrongs (iv) Where is the place where the harmful event occurred? The place of the event giving rise to the damage The place where the damage occurred (i) A branch, agency or other establishment (ii) The dispute must arise out of the operations of the branch, agency or other establishment (b) Special jurisdiction under Article 8 (c) Special jurisdiction under Article 9 (v) Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance Scope of Section 3 of Chapter II Jurisdictional rules in Section 3 of Chapter II Jurisdiction Agreements and Submission (vi) Jurisdiction over consumer contracts (vii) Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment (d) Provisional measures (i) Jurisdiction as to the substance (ii) Article 35 of the Brussels I Recast (iii) Section 25 of the 1982 Act (e) Service and notice of the claim (i) Service of the claim form (ii) Safeguarding the rights of the defendant (a) The duty to examine jurisdiction where the defendant does not enter an appearance (b) Minimum standards in relation to notice (f) Stays and parallel proceedings 4 The Brussels Convention 5 The Lugano Convention (a) When does the Lugano Convention apply? (b) The terms of the Lugano Convention (c) Stays of action 7 Allocating Jurisdiction Within the United Kingdom: The Modified Regulation (a) When does the Modified Regulation apply? (i) The situation must concern allocation of jurisdiction within the United Kingdom (ii) The subject matter of the proceedings must be within the scope of the Brussels I Recast as determined by Article 1 (iii) The defendant must be domiciled in the United Kingdom or the proceedings must be of a kind mentioned in Article 24 of the Brussels I Recast (b) The terms of the Modified Regulation (i) The modifications (i) Lis pendens (ii) A general discretion to stay 12 The Competence of the English Courts Under—The Traditional Rules 1 Actions in Personam (a) Service of a claim form on a defendant present within the jurisdiction (i) Individuals (ii) Partnerships (iii) Companies (a) The Companies Act 2006 (i) A company registered in the United Kingdom (ii) An overseas company (b) Part 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules (b) Submission to the jurisdiction (c) Service of a claim form on a defendant out of the jurisdiction (i) Service of a claim form out of the jurisdiction with the permission of the court (a) The grounds of Practice Direction 6B (i) General grounds (ii) Claims for interim remedies (iii) Claims in relation to contracts (iv) Claims in tort Damage was sustained, or will be sustained, within the jurisdiction An act committed within the jurisdiction Exercise of the discretion Libel tourism and the Defamation Act 2013 (v) Enforcement (vi) Claims about property within the jurisdiction A claim that relates to property Wholly or principally located within the jurisdiction (vii) Claims about trusts, etc (including restitution) (viii) Claims by HM Revenue and Customs (ix) Claim for costs order in favour of or against third parties (x) Admiralty claims (xi) Claims under various enactments (xii) Claims for breach of confidence or misuse of private information (xiii) The interaction of the different grounds of Practice Direction 6B, paragraph 3.1 (b) A reasonable prospect of success (c) The exercise of the discretion under rule 6.36 (i) The basic principle (ii) The appropriate forum Consolidation of claims and prior foreign proceedings The applicable law Jurisdiction agreements (iii) Justice and juridical advantage (iv) Negative declarations (v) An exorbitant basis of jurisdiction? (vi) The significance of the particular ground of Practice Direction 6B (vii) The operation of the principles (ii) Service of a claim form out of the jurisdiction without the permission of the court (iii) Service of the claim form in practice (d) Are there other bases of competence? 2 Actions In Rem (a) An action against a ship as defendant (b) An action against a ship other than the primary ship (c) A stay of proceedings which is subject to conditions (d) The effect of the Brussels/Lugano system (i) The basis of jurisdiction (ii) Stays of action 13 Stays and the Management of Parallel Proceedings 2 Stays of English Proceedings Under the Common Law (a) Forum non conveniens (i) The principles on which the discretion to stay is exercised (a) The basic principle (b) The two-stage inquiry (i) The first stage: another available forum which is clearly more appropriate Another available forum Clearly more appropriate Cases where there is no clearly more appropriate forum abroad (ii) The second stage: the requirements of justice Treatment of the advantage to the claimant The weight to be attached to the advantage to the claimant (c) Public interest factors (ii) Multiplicity of proceedings (b) Foreign jurisdiction clauses (i) The exercise of the discretion to stay (ii) Reliance on, escape from, exclusive jurisdiction clauses (a) When can a defendant rely on an exclusive jurisdiction clause? (b) When can a claimant escape from an exclusive jurisdiction clause? (c) Arbitration agreements (d) Stays pending the determination of proceedings abroad 3 Restraining Foreign Proceedings Under the Common Law: The Anti-Suit Injunction (a) Underlying principles (b) Categorisation of the cases (i) Where the conduct of the party to be restrained is unconscionable (a) Where the pursuit of proceedings abroad is vexatious or oppressive (i) There are two or more available fora for trial (one of which is England) (ii) Trial is available in alternative fora abroad (but not in England) (b) Other instances of unconscionable conduct (i) Interference with the due process of the court (ii) Single forum cases (ii) The bringing of the proceedings abroad would be in breach of an agreement (a) Breach of an exclusive jurisdiction agreement (b) Breach of an arbitration agreement 4 Parallel Proceedings Under the Brussels I Recast: Lis Pendens and Related Actions (a) Proceedings in another Member State (a) Same cause of action (b) Same parties (c) Identifying when a court is seised (d) Application when jurisdiction is disputed (e) Application in exclusive jurisdiction cases (i) Court second seised claims exclusive jurisdiction under Article 25 (ii) Court second seised claims exclusive jurisdiction under Article 24 (ii) Related actions (b) Proceedings in a non-Member State 5 Stays of Proceedings Under the Brussels I Recast (a) A discretion to stay proceedings in the Brussels I Recast itself? (b) Can the traditional English doctrine of forum non conveniens be used? (i) The Brussels I Recast is inapplicable (ii) The Brussels I Recast is applicable and the bases of jurisdiction set out therein come into play (a) The English authorities (b) The decision of the Court of Justice in Owusu v Jackson (c) Altering the facts (iii) The Brussels I Recast is applicable but refers the case to national rules of jurisdiction (a) Alternative forum is a Member State (b) Alternative forum is a non-Member State (iv) The knock on effect of Owusu in multi-defendant cases (v) Article 71 of the Brussels I Recast applies (c) Is there a residual discretion? (d) Does the Brussels I Recast have “reflexive” effects? 6 Restraining Foreign Proceedings and the Brussels I Recast (a) A discretion to restrain foreign proceedings in the Brussels I Recast itself? (b) Can the traditional English power to restrain foreign proceedings be used? (i) Restraining proceedings in a Member State (a) The English case law (b) The effect of Erich Gasser GmbH v Misat Srl (c) Turner v Grovit (d) Going beyond cases of bad faith (e) Breach of an arbitration agreement (f) What if jurisdiction is not founded on a Brussels I Recast ground? (g) An injunction preventing the commencement or continuation of proceedings (ii) Restraining proceedings in a non-Member State 14 Limitations on Jurisdiction 2 Jurisdiction in Respect of Foreign Property (a) Foreign immovables (i) The common law limitation (a) The exclusionary rule (b) Exceptions to the exclusionary rule (i) Action founded on a personal obligation Contracts relating to foreign land Fraud and other unconscionable conduct Fiduciary relationship Mortgage and foreclosure Limitations on the doctrine Concluding remarks on the doctrine (ii) Questions affecting foreign land arising incidentally in an English action (c) Damages for trespass to foreign land (ii) The limitation under the Brussels/Lugano system (b) Foreign intellectual property rights 3 Jurisdiction Over the Parties (a) Persons who cannot invoke the jurisdiction (b) Persons who may claim exemption from the jurisdiction (i) Sovereigns and sovereign states (a) Scope of the State Immunity Act 1978 (b) State immunity and human rights (c) Exceptions from immunity (d) Indirect impleading (e) Procedural and other miscellaneous matters in the 1978 Act (ii) Ambassadors and other diplomatic officers (a) The persons entitled to privileges (i) Diplomatic agents (ii) Members of the administrative and technical staff (iii) Members of the service staff (b) Cessation of immunities and privileges (c) Waiver of privileges (d) Restriction of privileges and immunities (e) International organizations (f) Immunity of foreign sovereigns (g) Consular immunities (iii) The Brussels/Lugano system 4 Statutory Limitations on Jurisdiction 15 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards in England—An Introduction 1 The Effect Given to Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards 2 The Different Regimes Governing Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (a) Judgments from outside the European Union and EFTA (b) Judgments from a European Union or EFTA State (c) Judgments from other parts of the United Kingdom (d) Insolvency (e) Family law (f) Wills and successions 3 Foreign Arbitral Awards 16 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments—The Traditional Rules (a) The theory underlying recognition and enforcement at common law (b) Enforcement under statute 2 Recognition and Enforcement at Common Law (a) Jurisdiction of the foreign court: judgments in personam (i) Residence and presence of defendant in the foreign country at the time of the suit (a) An individual defendant (b) A corporate defendant (c) Residence and presence and non-unitary states (ii) Submission to the foreign court (a) Submission by virtue of being the claimant or counterclaimant in the foreign action (b) Agreements to submit (c) Submission by voluntary appearance (i) An appearance to fight on the merits (ii) An appearance to protest against jurisdiction (iii) Arguing in the alternative (iv) Appeals against judgments in default (v) Taking procedural steps in the foreign country (iii) Nothing else founds jurisdiction (a) Political nationality (b) Domicile (c) Locality of cause of action (d) Choice of governing law (e) Possession of property (f) Foreign judgment based on service out of the jurisdiction (iv) The real and substantial connection test (b) Judgments in rem (i) The definition of a judgment in rem (a) The subject matter of a judgment in rem (b) The effect of a judgment in rem (ii) Recognition of judgments in rem: the jurisdictional requirements (a) Judgments relating to immovables (b) Judgments relating to movables (i) Judgments that immediately vest the property in a certain person as against the whole world (ii) Judgments that decree the sale of a thing in satisfaction of a claim against the thing itself (iii) Judgments that order movables to be sold by way of administration (iv) Enforcement of judgments in rem (c) Final and conclusive judgment (d) Enforcement of foreign judgments in personam (i) Enforcement by institution of fresh legal proceedings (ii) Judgment for a fixed sum (iii) Non-enforcement of foreign revenue, penal or other public laws (iv) Non-enforcement of judgments for multiple damages under the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 (e) Recognition of foreign judgments (i) Estoppel per rem judicatam (a) Estoppel as a defence (b) Cause of action and issue estoppel (c) Prerequisites of estoppel (ii) The rule in Henderson v Henderson (iii) Abuse of process (iv) Judgments in personam and in rem (f) Defences to recognition and enforcement (i) Conclusiveness of foreign judgments (a) Mistakes by the foreign court (i) Mistakes as to facts or as to law (ii) A mistake as to its own jurisdiction (iii) A procedural mistake (b) Raising defences available abroad (ii) Foreign judgment obtained by fraud (a) Types of fraud (b) Fraud and going into the merits of the foreign judgment (i) Fraud has been raised abroad The authorities Ways of avoiding the Abouloff rule (ii) Fraud has not been raised abroad (iii) Foreign judgment contrary to public policy (a) Application of general principles of public policy to recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (b) Using human rights law to cast light on the public policy defence (iv) Foreign judgment contrary to natural justice (a) The meaning of contrary to natural justice (b) Due notice and proper opportunity to be heard (c) Substantial justice (d) The availability of a remedy in the judgment-granting country (e) The relationship with human rights law (v) A breach of Article 6 of the ECHR (vi) A foreign judgment on a matter previously determined by an English court (vii) A foreign judgment on a matter previously determined by a court in another foreign state (viii) An overseas judgment given in proceedings brought in breach of agreement for settlement of disputes (a) The scope of the section (b) The three requirements for the operation of section 32 (c) Decisions of foreign courts in respect of the above matters 3 Direct Enforcement of Foreign Judgments By Statute (a) The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982: Recognition and enforcement within the United Kingdom (i) Enforcement of United Kingdom judgments in other parts of the United Kingdom (a) Enforcement of money provisions (b) Enforcement of non-money provisions (ii) Recognition of United Kingdom judgments in other parts of the United Kingdom (iii) The effect of a judgment given in another part of the United Kingdom (b) Administration of Justice Act 1920 (i) When registration of Commonwealth judgments is allowed (ii) When registration is not allowed (iii) The effect of registration (iv) Reciprocity (c) Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 (i) The object of the Act (ii) The countries to which the provisions of the Act are extended (iii) Prerequisites of registration (iv) Setting aside of registration (a) When registration must be set aside (i) Lack of jurisdiction Bases of jurisdiction in personam (1) Residence (2) Submission (3) Jurisdiction based on having a place of business Limitations on jurisdiction Special statutory grounds of jurisdiction Statutory grounds of jurisdiction are exclusive Meaning of action in personam Jurisdiction over action in rem (ii) Other circumstances where registration must be set aside (b) When registration may be set aside (v) The effect of a foreign judgment (a) A judgment which has been registered (b) A judgment which is capable of registration (vi) Conclusiveness of foreign judgments (a) An exception to the conclusiveness rule (b) A prerequisite for recognition: the judgment must have been given on the merits (c) The scope of section 8: matrimonial causes (d) European Union judgments (e) Judgments against states (i) Judgments against the United Kingdom: The State Immunity Act 1978 (ii) Judgments against other states: the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (f) The Brussels and Lugano Conventions (g) The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 4 Inter-Relation of the Common Law and Statutes 5 The Recast of the Brussels I Regulation 17 Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments Under the Brussels/Lugano System (a) Introduction (b) When do the rules on recognition and enforcement under the Brussels I Recast apply? (i) Regardless of which rules on jurisdiction have been applied (ii) There must be a judgment given in a Member State (iii) In respect of a matter coming within the material scope of the Recast (iv) Special requirements concerning provisional, including protective, measures (c) Problems of interpretation (d) Recognition (e) Enforcement (i) Policy matters (a) A rapid and simple procedure (b) Safeguarding the interests of the party seeking enforcement (c) Safeguarding the interests of the party against whom enforcement is sought (ii) Procedural rules (a) Enforcement (b) Application for refusal of enforcement (f) Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement (i) Grounds under Article 45 (a) Public policy (i) Whose definition of the concept of public policy is to be applied? (ii) What public policy includes (iii) What public policy does not include (b) Natural justice (i) The interaction with jurisdictional provisions on natural justice (ii) Establishing a lack of natural justice (a) The judgment was given in default of appearance (b) The defendant was not served (c) With the document which instituted the proceedings or with an equivalent document (d) In sufficient time and in such a way as to enable him to arrange for his defence In sufficient time And in such a way (e) Unless the defendant failed to commence proceedings to challenge the judgment when it was possible for him to do so (iii) Interaction with the public policy defence (c) A conflict with a judgment given in the Member State addressed (d) A conflicting judgment given in another Member State or in a third State (e) The judgment conflicts with Sections 3, 4, 5 or 6 of Chapter II of the Recast (ii) The case is provided for under Article 72 (g) Non-grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement (i) Other grounds for refusal of recognition are not available (a) A review of jurisdiction (b) A review of substance (ii) The special problem where there is a breach of an agreement for the settlement of disputes (a) A breach of an agreement providing for trial in a particular state (b) A breach of an agreement to go to arbitration (h) Appeals in the Member State of origin (i) Articles 39 and 44(2) (ii) Articles 38(a) and 51 (a) An ordinary appeal (b) A discretionary power (i) The estoppel effect of a judgment obtained in a Member State (j) Foreign reaction (i) The automatic recognition of judgments without jurisdictional safeguards (ii) Article 59 of the Brussels Convention (k) The impact of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2 The EC/Denmark Agreement (a) When do the rules on recognition and enforcement under the Lugano Convention apply? (b) Differences between the Lugano Convention and the Brussels I Recast 5 The European Enforcement Order Regulation (a) Subject matter, scope and definitions (b) European enforcement order (c) Minimum standards for uncontested claims procedures (d) Enforcement 6 The European Order for Payment Procedure Regulation (a) Scope and definitions (b) The European order for payment procedure (c) Recognition and enforcement in other Member States 7 The European Small Claims Procedure Regulation (b) The European small claims procedure 18 Foreign Arbitral Awards 1 Enforcement at Common Law 2 Enforcement Under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 3 Enforcement Under the Arbitration Act 1950 5 Enforcement Under the Administration of Justice Act 1920 and the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 6 Enforcement Under the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 Part IV The Law of Obligations 19 Contracts (a) The nature of the problem (b) Various solutions to the problem 2 The Rome Convention (a) The history and purpose of the Convention (b) The Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 3 The Rome I Regulation (a) Preliminary remarks (i) History (ii) Interpretation (a) Referrals to the Court of Justice (b) The principles and decisions laid down by the Court of Justice (c) The principle of uniform and autonomous interpretation (d) Aids to interpretation (i) The Giuliano and Lagarde Report and other legislative materials (ii) The decisions of other European courts (iii) Texts in other languages (iv) The Brussels I and Rome II Regulations (v) The traditional common law rules (b) When does the Regulation apply? (i) The scope of the Regulation (a) Contractual obligations in situations involving a conflict of laws (i) A contractual obligation (ii) A conflict of laws (i) Questions involving the status or legal capacity of natural persons, without prejudice to Article 13 (ii) Obligations arising out of family or succession law (iii) Obligations arising under bills of exchange, cheques and promissory notes and other negotiable instruments to the extent that the obligations under such other negotiable instruments arise out of their negotiable character (iv) Arbitration agreements and agreements on the choice of court (v) Questions governed by the law of companies and other bodies, corporate or unincorporated, such as the creation, by registration or otherwise, legal capacity, internal organisation or winding up of companies and other bodies, corporate or unincorporated, and the personal liability of officers and members as such for the obligations of the company or body (vi) The question whether an agent is able to bind a principal, or an organ to bind a company or other body corporate or unincorporated, in relation to a third party (vii) The constitution of trusts and the relationship between settlors, trustees and beneficiaries (viii) Obligations arising out of dealings prior to the conclusion of a contract (ix) Insurance (x) Evidence and procedure, without prejudice to Article 18 (ii) The universal application of the Regulation (c) The applicable law (i) The law is chosen by the parties (a) Freedom of choice (ii) Chosen law may be unconnected with the contract (iii) Dépeçage (iv) Timing of choice (v) Variation of choice (vi) Choice and the English rules on pleading and proof of foreign law (b) Limitations on choice (i) Article 3(3) (ii) Article 3(4): Mandatory rules of EU law (iii) Other provisions on mandatory rules, public policy (iv) Logically consistent choices (v) A meaningless choice of law (vi) Choice of the law of a country (vii) A “floating” applicable law (c) An express choice; mere incorporation (d) An inferred choice (i) Drawing the inference The terms of the contract The circumstances of the case (ii) Conflicting inferences (e) Consent to choice (ii) The applicable law in the absence of choice (a) The applicable law in the absence of choice under the common law (b) The applicable law in the absence of choice under the Rome Convention (c) The applicable law in the absence of choice under the Rome I Regulation (i) Article 4(1): Fixed rules for specific contracts Provision of services Immovable property Franchise and distribution contracts Auction sales and multilateral trading systems Contracts of carriage (ii) Article 4(2): The characteristic performance test The concept of characteristic performance Identifying the characteristic performance (iii) Article 4(4): Closest connection as a residual rule (iv) Article 4(3): Escape clause The escape clause under the Rome Convention The escape clause under the Rome Regulation (v) Habitual residence (vi) Severing the contract (iii) Special contracts (a) Consumer and employment contracts (b) Contracts of carriage and insurance contracts (d) Limitations on the dominance of the applicable law (i) Mandatory rules (a) The background to the concept (b) The definition of (overriding) mandatory rules (i) The definition of mandatory rules under the Rome Convention (ii) The definition under the Rome I Regulation (c) The mandatory rules of the forum (i) Mandatory statutory rules The statute has no express provision on its overriding effect but has a provision on its territorial scope The statute has no express provision as to its overriding effect and no provision on its territorial scope (ii) Mandatory common law rules (iii) Mandatory rules in EU legislation and international conventions (iv) The effect given to mandatory rules under Article 9(2) (d) The mandatory rules of other countries (ii) Public policy (e) Particular issues (i) Consent and material validity (a) What is meant by consent and material validity? (b) The putative applicable law (c) The safeguard in relation to consent (ii) Formal validity (a) What is meant by formal validity? (b) The general rules (i) The contract is concluded between persons who are in the same country (ii) The contract is concluded between persons who are not in the same country (iii) Acts intended to have legal effect (c) The special rules for particular contracts (i) Consumer contracts (ii) Immovable property (iii) Capacity (a) The traditional common law rules (b) Article 13 (iv) Scope of the applicable law (a) Interpretation (b) Performance (i) What is encompassed within the concept of performance? (ii) The manner of performance: a special rule The definitional question The question of substance (c) Within the limits of the powers conferred on the court by its procedural law, the consequences of a total or partial breach of obligations, including the assessment of damages in so far as it is governed by rules of law (i) What is encompassed within the concept of consequences of breach? (ii) Assessment of damages (iii) The procedural limitation (d) The various ways of extinguishing obligations, and prescription and limitation of actions (e) The consequences of nullity of the contract (v) The special problem of illegality (a) An agreement to break a foreign law (b) Illegality by the law of the foreign place of performance in cases where the applicable law is English law (c) Illegality by the law of the foreign place of performance in cases where the applicable law is foreign (d) Illegality by the law of the English place of performance in cases where the applicable law is foreign (vi) Set-off under the Rome I Regulation (f) Relationship with other provisions of EU law (g) Relationship with other conventions 20 Non-Contractual Obligations (a) Torts (b) Restitution (c) Equitable obligations 2 The Rome II Regulation (i) The history, legal basis and justification of the Regulation (a) History of the Regulation (b) The legal basis and justification of the Regulation (c) Aids to interpretation (i) Recitals (ii) The Explanatory Memorandum (iii) Earlier influences (iv) The Brussels I Regulation/Recast and the instruments dealing with the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I Regulation) (v) The views of the European Parliament (a) Application, in situations involving a conflict of laws, to non-contractual obligations in civil and commercial matters (i) A conflict of laws (ii) Non-contractual obligations Non-contractual Statutory obligations Non-contractual obligations and the scope of the choice of law rules Concurrent liability (iii) A civil and commercial matter (i) The exclusion of certain non-contractual obligations (a) non-contractual obligations arising out of family relationships and relationships deemed by the law applicable to such relationships to have comparable effects including maintenance obligations (b) non-contractual obligations arising out of matrimonial property regimes, property regimes of relationships deemed by the law applicable to such relationships to have comparable effects to marriage, and wills and succession (c) non-contractual obligations arising under bills of exchange, cheques and promissory notes and other negotiable instruments to the extent that the obligations under such other negotiable instruments arise out of their negotiable character (d) non-contractual obligations arising out of the law of companies and other bodies corporate or unincorporated regarding matters such as the creation, by registration or otherwise, legal capacity, internal organisation or winding up of companies and other bodies corporate or unincorporated, the personal liability of officers and members as such for the obligations of the company or body and the personal liability of auditors to a company or its members in the statutory audits of accounting documents (e) non-contractual obligations arising out of the relations between the settlors, trustees and beneficiaries of a trust created voluntarily (f) non-contractual obligations arising out of nuclear damage (g) non-contractual obligations arising out of violations of privacy and rights relating to personality, including defamation (ii) Evidence and procedure, without prejudice to Articles 21 and 22 (c) The applicable law: preliminary remarks (i) Exclusion of renvoi (ii) Definition of habitual residence (iii) Definition of damage (iv) Proof of foreign law (d) The applicable law for torts/delicts (i) The scope of Chapter II (a) What is covered (b) What is not covered (i) Tort or unjust enrichment Equitable obligations Contribution and indemnity (ii) Tort or culpa in contrahendo (iii) Tort or property (ii) The structure of Chapter II (iii) Article 4: General rule (a) The scope of Article 4 (b) Article 4(1): a place of damage general principle (i) Unless otherwise provided for (ii) The definitional problem and adoption of a place of damage rule (iii) Identification of the country in which the damage occurs (iv) Direct damage (v) Threatened damage (c) Article 4(2): the common habitual residence exception (d) Article 4(3): the manifestly more closely connected escape clause (i) The escape clause (ii) A pre-existing relationship Closely connected with the tort/delict in question Application of the law governing the pre-existing relationship A discretion? (iii) The effect of the secondary connection rule: mitigating problems of classification (iv) An escape from Article 4(1) and (2) An exception to Article 4(1) (e) Article 4 and road traffic accidents (iv) Specific rules for special torts (a) Product liability (i) The scope of Article 5 (ii) The law applicable to product liability A “cascading” series of rules A lack of foreseeability exception A common habitual residence exception The manifestly more closely connected escape clause (b) Unfair competition (i) The scope of the unfair competition choice of law rules (ii) The law applicable to unfair competition Article 6(1) (c) Restricting free competition (i) The scope of Article 6(3) (ii) The law applicable to acts restricting free competition (d) Environmental damage (ii) The law applicable to environmental damage The place of damage rule The option Rules of safety and conduct (e) Infringement of intellectual property rights (ii) The law applicable to intellectual property rights (f) Industrial action (ii) The law applicable to industrial action (e) The applicable law for unjust enrichment, negotiorum gestio and culpa in contrahendo (i) Unjust enrichment (a) The scope of Article 10 (i) Characterisation as unjust enrichment The nature of the problem Does it make any practical difference which set of choice of law rules is applied? The approach to be adopted towards characterisation (ii) Specific problems Property or unjust enrichment? Contract or unjust enrichment? Tort or unjust enrichment? Equity and unjust enrichment Restitution for wrongdoing and unjust enrichment (iii) Other aspects of scope (b) The law applicable to unjust enrichment (i) Where there is a relationship existing between the parties When does Article 10(1) apply? Application of the law that governs the relationship between the parties (ii) Where the law applicable cannot be determined on the basis of paragraph (1) Application of the law of the country of common habitual residence (iii) Where the law applicable cannot be determined on the basis of paragraph 1 or 2 Application of the law of the country in which the unjust enrichment took place (iv) The manifestly more closely connected escape clause (ii) Negotiorum gestio (b) The rules on the applicable law (iii) Culpa in contrahendo (i) Culpa in contrahendo The problem of characterisation (ii) A non-contractual obligation (iii) Arising out of dealings (iv) Prior to the conclusion of the contract (v) Regardless of whether the contract was actually concluded or not (vi) Damage (i) The primary rule (ii) The fall-back position The general rule The exception (f) Choice of the applicable law (i) Freedom of choice (ii) Conditions imposed on the choice (iii) An express or inferred choice (iv) Choice and the English rules on pleading and proof of foreign law (v) Choice and third parties (vi) Limitations on choice (a) Article 14(2): Provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement (b) Article 14(3): Provisions of EU law that cannot be derogated from by agreement (c) Overriding mandatory provisions and public policy (d) Certain special torts (g) Scope of the law applicable (i) The basis and extent of liability, including the determination of persons who may be held liable for acts performed by them (ii) The grounds for exemption from liability, any limitation of liability and any division of liability (iii) The existence, the nature and the assessment of damage or the remedy claimed (a) The existence and the nature of damage (b) Assessment of damage (c) The remedy (iv) Within the limits of powers conferred on the court by its procedural law, the measures which a court may take to prevent or terminate injury or damage or to ensure the provision of compensation (v) The question whether a right to claim damages or a remedy may be transferred, including by inheritance (vi) Persons entitled to compensation for damage sustained personally (vii) Liability for the acts of another person (viii) The manner in which an obligation may be extinguished and rules of prescription and limitation, including rules relating to the commencement, interruption and suspension of a period of prescription or limitation (ix) Capacity (h) Limitations on the dominance of the law applicable (i) Overriding mandatory provisions of the forum (a) Article 16 (b) English overriding mandatory rules (i) Examples of statutory mandatory rules of the forum (ii) Common law rules of substantive law (c) No provision on the overriding mandatory rules of foreign countries (ii) Public policy of the forum (a) Article 26: General discussion (b) Against the public policy of England (i) Rules of safety and conduct (j) Special rules for particular issues (i) Direct action against the insurer of the person liable (k) Relationship with EU law and existing international conventions (i) Relationship with EU law (ii) Relationship with existing international conventions 3 Maritime Non-Contractual Obligations (a) Maritime torts (i) Damage occurs within territorial waters (ii) Damage occurs on the high seas (a) Collisions (b) Other external acts (b) Maritime non-contractual obligations (other than torts) 4 Mixed Issues Relating to Non-Contractual Obligations and Contract (b) The nature of the obligation (c) A contractual obligation to which there is a contractual defence (d) A non-contractual obligation to which there is a contractual defence (i) Article 15(b): Application of tort choice of law rules (a) Whether a valid exemption clause can provide an effective defence (b) Overriding mandatory rules of the forum? (ii) Existence, validity and scope of the exemption clause (iii) Other contractual defences 5 Non-Contractual Obligations Outside the Scope of the Rome II Regulation (a) Violations of privacy and rights relating to personality (excluding defamation) (b) Defamation (i) Defamation committed abroad (ii) Defamation committed in England (iii) Where is defamation committed? (iv) Multi-state defamation Part V Family Law 21 Marriage and Other Adult Relationships 1 The Meaning of “Marriage” 2 Formalities of Marriage (a) The general rule (i) The rule (ii) Retrospectivity (iii) What are matters of form? (iv) Marriages in foreign consulates and embassies (v) Renvoi (b) Exceptions to the general rule (i) The two statutory exceptions (a) Consular marriage under UK law (b) Marriage of forces personnel under UK law (ii) The common law exception (a) Meaning of “common law marriage” (b) Where the common law is in force in the foreign country (c) Insuperable difficulty (d) Marriages of military forces in belligerent occupation (e) Marriages on the high seas 3 Capacity to Marry (b) The two main theories (i) The theories stated (ii) Evaluation of the two theories (a) The intended matrimonial home doctrine (b) The dual domicile theory (iii) The rule as deducible from the English decisions (a) Inconclusive decisions (b) Support for the intended matrimonial home theory (c) Support for the dual domicile theory (c) Further issues (i) The rule in Sottomayor v De Barros (No 2) (ii) The role of the law of the place of celebration (iii) Public policy (iv) Renvoi (v) Should the same rule apply to all issues of capacity? (d) Alternative approaches (i) Real and substantial connection (ii) Alternative reference (iii) Elective dual domicile test (e) Capacity and recognition of foreign divorces or annulments (i) Effect of valid divorce or annulment on capacity to remarry (ii) Effect on capacity to marry of non-recognition of a divorce or annulment (iii) Prohibitions against remarriage 4 Reform of General Rules 5 Polygamous Marriages (b) Nature of a polygamous marriage (c) What law determines the nature of a marriage? (d) Can the nature of a marriage change? (e) Capacity to contract a polygamous marriage (i) Common law choice of law rules (ii) Statutory provisions (f) Recognition of polygamous marriages in England 6 Same Sex Relationships: Civil Partnership and Same Sex Marriage (b) Civil partnership (i) Civil partnerships registered in England (ii) Overseas relationships treated as civil partnerships (c) Same sex marriage (i) Same sex marriage celebrated under the law of any part of the UK other than England and Wales (ii) Same sex marriage celebrated under the law of a country or territory outside the UK 7 De Facto Cohabitation 22 Matrimonial and Related Causes 2 Polygamous Marriages and Matrimonial Relief (a) At common law (b) Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, section 47 (c) Remaining problems 3 Divorce, Nullity and Judicial Separation (i) Bases of jurisdiction (a) Divorce or judicial separation (i) Jurisdiction under Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973, section 5(2)(a) “Habitual residence” Counterclaims Conversion of legal separation into divorce Exclusive nature of jurisdiction under Articles 3, 4 and 5 and residual jurisdiction (ii) Jurisdiction under Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973, section 5(2)(b) (iii) Reform of rules of matrimonial jurisdiction in Brussels II bis (b) Nullity of marriage (c) Jurisdiction to entertain other matrimonial proceedings in respect of the same marriage (ii) Impact of the statutory bases (iii) Procedural issues (a) Service of the petition (b) Staying proceedings (i) Concurrent proceedings in a related jurisdiction—obligatory stays (ii) Concurrent proceedings in another EU Member State, except Denmark—Brussels II bis, Article 19 (iii) Concurrent proceedings in a non-EU Member State, or in Denmark—discretionary stays Implications of Owusu v Jackson (iv) General matters (c) Restraining foreign proceedings (anti-suit injunctions) (b) Choice of law (i) Divorce and judicial separation Rome III (ii) Nullity (b) Classification of the nature of the defect (c) Lack of consent: is it formal or essential? (i) Application of the law of the forum (ii) Application of the law of the place of celebration (iii) Application of the law of the domicile (iv) Reform Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 The position in Scots law (d) Physical defects (i) What is the present law? (ii) What ought the law to be? (e) Annulment on grounds unknown to English law (f) What law determines whether a marriage is void or voidable? (g) The law to govern the effect of a nullity decree (c) Recognition (ii) Divorces, annulments and judicial separations granted elsewhere in the British Isles (iii) Divorces, annulments and legal separations obtained in another EU Member State, except Denmark (b) General principle of recognition (c) Grounds of non-recognition (d) Prohibition of review of jurisdiction of the court of origin (e) Differences in applicable law (f) Non-review as to substance (iv) Divorces, annulments and legal separations obtained in a non-EU Member State, or in Denmark (b) General matters (c) Jurisdictional rules (i) Domicile (ii) Habitual residence (iii) Nationality (d) The time at which the jurisdictional rules must be satisfied (e) Effectiveness (f) Meaning of “country” (g) Two procedural issues (i) Conversion of legal separation into divorce (ii) Findings of fact (h) Meaning of divorce, annulment or legal separation (i) Irrelevance of the foreign jurisdictional rules or of the grounds for granting the divorce, etc (j) Other statutory grounds of recognition (v) Extra-judicial divorces, annulments and legal separations (b) General issues (i) Where is an extra-judicial divorce, etc obtained? (ii) What constitutes proceedings? (c) Extra-judicial divorces and annulments obtained in the British Isles (d) Recognition of extra-judicial divorces, etc obtained overseas (i) Where there are proceedings (ii) Where there are no proceedings (vi) Grounds for non-recognition of divorces, annulments and legal separations (b) Res judicata (c) No subsisting marriage (d) Want of notice of the proceedings (e) Want of opportunity to take part in the proceedings (f) Public policy (g) Special rules for extra-judicial divorces, etc where there are no proceedings (vii) Retrospectivity (viii) Effect of a foreign divorce, annulment or legal separation (a) Divorce (b) Annulment (c) Legal separation 4 Presumption of Death and Dissolution of Marriage 5 Dissolution, Nullity and Separation of Civil Partnerships (b) Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2005 (“section 219 regulations”) (c) Proceedings for dissolution or separation (d) Proceedings for nullity (e) Other proceedings in relation to the same civil partnership (f) Presumption of death and dissolution of civil partnership (ii) Procedural issues (i) Dissolution, separation orders and presumption of death orders (c) Recognition of dissolution, annulment and separation (ii) Effect of dissolution, annulment or separation obtained in the United Kingdom (iii) Recognition in the United Kingdom of dissolution, annulment or separation granted in a Member State (iv) Recognition in the United Kingdom of dissolution, annulment or separation granted other than in a Member State 6 Divorce, Nullity and Separation Of Same Sex Marriages (a) Proceedings for divorce and separation (b) Proceedings for nullity (c) Other matrimonial proceedings in relation to the same marriage (f) Presumption of death and dissolution of same sex marriage 23 Declarations 2 Family Law Act 1986, Part III (a) Declarations as to marital status (b) Declarations of parentage (c) Declarations of parentage, legitimacy or legitimation (d) Declarations as to adoptions effected overseas (e) Limits on the courts’ powers (f) Safeguards and other procedural matters 3 Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 4 Civil Partnership Act 2004 5 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 6 Presumption of Death Act 2013 24 Financial Relief 1 Jurisdiction of the English Court (a) General jurisdictional rules (i) Relief ancillary to an English decree of divorce, nullity or judicial separation (ii) Failure to provide reasonable maintenance (iii) Alteration of maintenance agreements (iv) Financial provision in the family court (a) Under the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (b) Under the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 and the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (b) Jurisdiction under the Maintenance Regulation (i) What are maintenance orders? (ii) Jurisdictional rules (a) General rules (b) Special rules (c) Jurisdiction under the Lugano Convention (d) Inter-relation of the Maintenance Regulation and the Lugano Convention with other bases of jurisdiction 2 Financial Relief After a Foreign Divorce/Dissolution, Annulment or Legal Separation (a) Effect of foreign divorce, etc on financial relief already granted in England (b) Powers of English court to grant financial relief, despite an earlier foreign divorce/dissolution, annulment or legal separation (i) The common law position (ii) Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (a) Orders which the court can make (b) Jurisdiction of the English courts (c) “Filter” mechanisms (d) Other matters 3 Choice of Law 4 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Orders (a) Relief ancillary to a foreign divorce, annulment or legal separation (b) Maintenance orders made elsewhere in the United Kingdom (c) Recognition under the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 (d) Recognition under the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (e) Recognition and Enforcement under the Maintenance Regulation (f) Recognition and Enforcement under the 2007 Hague Convention 2 Jurisdiction in Matters of Parental Responsibility (a) Background (b) Bases of jurisdiction (ii) Jurisdiction to make “section 8 orders” (a) Jurisdiction under the 1986 Act, s 2(1)(a) (i) Scope of Brussels II bis (ii) Rules of jurisdiction in Brussels II bis General jurisdiction—Article 8 Continuing jurisdiction of the child’s former habitual residence—Article 9 Jurisdiction in cases of child abduction—Article 10 Prorogation of jurisdiction—Article 12 Jurisdiction based on child’s presence—Article 13 Transfer to a court better placed to hear the case—Article 15 (iii) Allocation of jurisdiction within the United Kingdom The 1996 Hague Convention (i) Scope of the 1996 Hague Convention (ii) Rules of jurisdiction in the 1996 Hague Convention Jurisdiction in cases of child abduction—Article 7 Jurisdiction based on child’s presence—Article 6 Transfer to a court better placed to hear the case—Articles 8 and 9 (b) Jurisdiction under the 1986 Act, Section 2(1)(b) (i) Jurisdiction in or in connection with matrimonial proceedings or civil partnership proceedings (ii) Habitual residence or presence of the child (iii) Jurisdiction to make special guardianship orders, and orders under Adoption and Children Act 2002, section 26 (iv) Jurisdiction to make orders under Adoption and Children Act 2002, section 51(A) (v) Jurisdiction to make orders in the exercise of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court (c) Variation and duration of Part I orders (d) Refusal of application and stay of proceedings (i) Refusal of application (ii) Transfer to a court better placed to hear the case—Brussels II bis, Article 15 and the 1996 Hague Convention, Articles 8 and 9 The 1996 Hague Convention—Articles 8 and 9 (iii) Concurrent proceedings in another European Union Member State, except Denmark—Brussels II bis, Article 19 Brussels II bis, Article 20 (provisional, including protective, measures) (iv) Concurrent proceedings in a Contracting State to the 1996 Hague Protection Convention—Article 13 The 1996 Hague Protection Convention, Articles 11 and 12 (provisional, including protective, measures) (v) Concurrent proceedings in a related United Kingdom jurisdiction (vi) Concurrent proceedings outside England and Wales, other than in another European Union Member State (except Denmark) or a Contracting State to the 1996 Hague Protection Convention 4 Recognition and Enforcement (b) Orders granted in another European Union Member State, except Denmark (i) Principle of recognition (ii) Grounds of non-recognition (iii) Prohibition of review of jurisdiction of the court of origin (iv) Non-review as to substance (v) Application for a declaration of enforceability (vi) Enforceability of certain judgments concerning rights of access (vii) Enforcement procedure (viii) Role of Central Authorities (c) Orders granted in another Contracting State to the 1996 Hague Protection Convention (d) Orders granted in Scotland and Northern Ireland (e) Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 (i) Part I of the 1985 Act: the Hague Convention (a) Aim of the Convention (b) Wrongful removal and wrongful retention (i) Habitual residence (ii) Rights of custody (c) Restoration of status quo: return of the child to his habitual residence Settlement of the child in his new environment (d) Defences (i) Child’s objections (ii) Consent or acquiescence (iii) Grave risk of harm (e) Impact of Brussels II bis (i) Jurisdiction in cases of child abduction (ii) Return of the child (iii) Expeditious procedure (iv) Child’s views (v) Applicant’s views (vi) Enquiry as to adequate arrangements to secure child’s protection (vii) Non-return orders (viii) Enforceability of certain judgments requiring return of the child (f) Implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 (i) Article 20 of the 1980 Hague Convention (ii) European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) jurisprudence (ii) Part II of the 1985 Act: the Council of Europe Convention (iii) Permission to remove children from the jurisdiction (f) Common law rules (i) Recognition of foreign orders (ii) Effect of a foreign order in England 5 Other Developments Council of Europe Convention on Contact concerning Children 26 Cross-border Surrogacy (b) Legal parenthood (c) Diversity in national approaches to surrogacy 2 UK Approach to Surrogacy (b) “Section 54” requirements (ii) Personal status (iii) Genetic link and minimum age (iv) Child’s home (v) Time limit (vi) Consent (vii) Payments (c) Authorisation of payments 3 Human Rights Considerations 27 Legitimacy, Legitimation and Adoption 2 Legitimacy (a) Legitimacy to be governed by the law of the domicile (b) Shaw v Gould (i) The decision (ii) Criticisms (c) Other authorities (d) Effect of doctrine of putative marriage (e) Meaning of “domicile of origin” (f) Relevance of the incidents of status (g) Where birth to parents who are married does not confer legitimacy 3 Legitimation (a) Legitimation by subsequent marriage (ii) Common law rule (iii) Under the Legitimacy Act 1976 (b) Legitimation by recognition (a) Adoption proceedings in England (a) Adoption and Children Act 2002 (b) Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 (ii) General rules (iii) Convention rules (b) 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption (c) Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 (i) Convention adoptions where the United Kingdom is the receiving state (ii) Convention adoptions where the United Kingdom is the state of origin (iii) Power to charge (b) Procedures for taking children into and out of the United Kingdom (i) Procedures under the AFE Regulations 2005 (a) Bringing children into the United Kingdom (b) Taking children out of the United Kingdom (ii) Imposition of temporary suspensions (iii) The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (c) Recognition of foreign adoptions (i) Recognition of adoptions made elsewhere in the British Isles (ii) Recognition of adoptions made in Hague Convention countries (“Convention adoptions”) (iii) Recognition of adoptions made in designated countries (“overseas adoptions”) (iv) Annulment, etc of overseas or Hague Convention adoptions (v) Recognition of adoptions made in other foreign countries (d) Effect of foreign adoptions (i) Status conferred by adoption (ii) British citizenship and immigration (a) Adoption orders made in the United Kingdom (b) Convention adoptions (c) Overseas adoptions (d) Immigration 28 Mental Incapacity 2 Mental Capacity Act 2005 (a) Concept (i) Adult (ii) Protective measures (b) Jurisdiction (i) Habitual residence in England (ii) Property situated in England (iii) Jurisdiction in case of urgency (iv) Jurisdiction to take temporary and limited territorial effect protective measures (v) Jurisdiction based on nationality (vi) Jurisdiction upon request (i) General applicable law (ii) Law applicable to implementation of protective measures (iii) Power of attorney (iv) Protection of third parties (v) Mandatory rules and public policy (d) Recognition and enforcement of protective measures taken abroad (i) Recognition of protective measures (ii) Refusal grounds (iii) Enforcement of protective measures (e) Co-Operation among Hague Convention Contracting States 3 Cases Outside the Mental Capacity Act (c) Recognition and enforcement of protective measures taken abroad Part VI The Law of Property 29 The Distinction Between Movables and Immovables 2 Classification By the Law of the Situs 3 Some Examples (a) Mortgages (b) Trusts for sale (c) Annuities 4 Relevance of Distinction Between Realty and Personalty 5 Distinction Between Tangible and Intangible Movables 30 Immovables 1 Jurisdiction (a) The law of the situs rule (i) Meaning of the “law of the situs” (b) Specific issues (i) Capacity to take and transfer immovables (ii) Formalities of alienation (iii) Essential validity of transfers (iv) Contracts (a) Form (b) Essential validity (c) Capacity 31 The Transfer of Tangible Movables 2 The Various Theories (a) The law of the domicile (b) The law of the situs (c) The law of the place of acting (d) The proper law of the transfer 3 The Modern Law (b) Derivative claims (c) Retention of title clauses (d) Meaning of “the law of the situs” (e) Attachment of movables by creditors (f) Goods in transit (g) Gifts (h) Cultural property (i) Human rights 32 The Assignment of Intangible Movables 2 Debts (a) The situs of a debt (b) The various theories on the law applicable to assignments of debts (c) The modern law (i) Voluntary assignments (a) Contractual assignments—questions dependent solely on the validity and effect of the assignment (b) Non-contractual assignments—questions dependent solely on the validity and effect of the assignment (c) Questions dependent on the nature of the right assigned (i) Assignability (ii) Priorities (iii) Substance or procedure? (iv) Characterisation of the issue as contractual or proprietary (ii) Subrogation Multiple liability (iii) Involuntary assignments 3 Negotiable Instruments 4 Shares and Securities (a) The traditional approach (b) The modern holding system (i) European legislative measures (ii) The Hague Securities Convention (b) Detail 33 Corporations 1 Domicile 2 Residence 3 Status and Capacity 4 Internal Management 5 Winding Up 34 Insolvency (a) Main insolvency proceedings jurisdiction (b) Secondary insolvency proceedings jurisdiction (c) Checks on jurisdiction (d) Extent of jurisdiction (b) A list of issues that are covered (c) Additional exceptions 4 Recognition of Insolvency proceedings 5 Groups of Companies and their Members 35 Administration of Estates (a) Administration of Estates: Difference between common law and civil law jurisdictions (b) Hague Convention on Administration of Estates (c) EU Succession Regulation 2 English Grants (a) Jurisdiction of English courts (b) Separate wills (c) Persons to whom grant will be made (d) Consular grant (e) Title of administrator under an English grant (a) Classification (b) Law governing administration 4 Foreign Administrators (a) Foreign administrators (b) Commonwealth grant (c) Scotland and Northern Ireland grant 36 Succession 2 Movables (a) Intestate succession (b) Wills (i) Capacity International form of will (iii) Essential validity (iv) Construction (v) Revocation (a) Revocation by later will (b) Revocation by destruction of the will (c) Revocation by marriage 3 Immovables (v) Election (vi) Revocation 4 European Harmonisation Concerning Succession and Wills 5 Powers of Appointment Exercised by Will (a) Special and general powers (b) Capacity (c) Formal validity (d) Essential validity (e) Construction (f) Revocation 37 Matrimonial Property 2 Assignment Where There is no Ante-Nuptial Contract (a) Movables (i) Application of matrimonial domicile (ii) Effect of a change of domicile (b) Immovables 3 Assignment Where There is an Ante-Nuptial Contract 4 Matrimonial Property Rights and Divorce 5 Property Rights Arising from Other Adult Relationships (a) Civil Partnership Act 2004 (b) Cohabitation 6 European Proposals for Reform 38 Trusts 2 Preliminary Issues (a) Definition of a trust (b) Types of trust falling within the 1987 Act (c) Validity of the instrument of creation of the trust (d) Transfer of trust assets (a) Choice by the settlor (b) Absence of choice (c) Scope of the applicable law (d) Variation of the applicable law 5 Mandatory Rules and Public Policy (a) Mandatory rules (b) Public policy 6 Variation of Trusts and Settlements (a) Variation of Trusts Act 1958 (b) Variation of marriage settlements pril OLRL	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1542
__label__cc	0.747275	0.252725	PIA17806: So Far, All Clear: New Horizons Team Completes First Search for Pluto System Hazards Target Name: Pluto Mission: New Horizons Spacecraft: New Horizons Instrument: LORRI Product Size: 1808 x 700 pixels (w x h) Produced By: Johns Hopkins University/APL This image shows the results of the New Horizons team's first search for potentially hazardous material around Pluto, conducted May 11-12, 2015, from a range of 47 million miles (76 million kilometers). The image combines 48 10-second exposures, taken with the spacecraft's Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), to offer the most sensitive view yet of the Pluto system. The left panel is a combination of the original images before any processing. The combined glare of Pluto and its large moon Charon in the center of the field, along with the thousands of background stars, overwhelm any faint moons or rings that might pose a threat to the New Horizons spacecraft. The central panel is the same image after extensive processing to remove Pluto and Charon's glare and most of the background stars, revealing Pluto's four small moons - Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra - as points of light. The right panel overlays the orbits and locations of all five moons, including Charon. Remaining unlabeled spots and blemishes in the processed image are imperfectly removed stars, including variable stars which appear as bright or dark dots. The faint grid pattern is an artifact of the image processing. Celestial north is up in these images. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1550
__label__wiki	0.573942	0.573942	← Record Review: Yello – Desire Record Review: Last Man In Europe ‎– … A Certain Bridge → Record Review: Au Pairs – Diet/It’s Obvious 021 Records \| UK \ 7″ \| 1980 \| oto – 4 Au Pairs: Diet/It’s Obvious UK 7″ [1980] It’s Obvious Wow, I really remember seeing the debut album by the Au Pairs all over every import bin in town back in late ’81-early ’82. Considering that the band were on minor UK indie label Human Records, it’s staggering to me now to realize that the label somehow exported what seemed to be a truckload of the LP to the USA. By its ubiquity, I had assumed that this was undoubtedly a big thing in the UK music scene. By the same token, I never managed to hear Au Pairs at all. Not the first note, so I never took the bait. Au Pairs live 1981 from Urgh! A Music War It was down to my making a DVD of a ßeta video of “Urgh! A Music War!” that I finally heard Au Pairs in 2012 and determined that I should have their music in the Record Cell. It so far has come down to their 1980 single here. Both sides were included on their debut album, but since I don’t have it yet, I’m not certain if they are the same versions. “Diet” opened with a spare, minor key guitar figure not a million miles away from B-52’s same gambit on “Quiche Lorraine.” But in service of a song that was diametrically opposed to the B-5s’s world of fun. Lesley Woods pained an incredibly bleak portrait of a woman desensitized completely and eroded by her role of a wife and mother. the plodding march beat was enlivened only by the tension of the thin, trebly guitar. The sound here was not far from the ground zero of early, TVLKING HEVDS ca. their debut. But there is no sense of any of the joy or abandon that crept into the margins of Byrne’s songs. The subject here needed to be tranquilized. Not only did she not have any political views; she had no views at all. Devastating stuff. The B-side, “It’s Obvious” was a longer, slightly more upbeat track that flirted with latent ska energy as it examined gender roles in a modern relationship of equality with a more ambiguous bent. The chorus only concluded “we’re equal, but different [it’s obvious],” as the chorus repeated in the cods many times before coming to an abrupt, cold ending. Not surprisingly, the band covered David Bowie’s congruent “Repetition” from the previous year’s “Lodger” on their own album. Lesley Woods had a lot to say about the roles of women in relationships and society at large. The music that accompanied this was similarly enervated as with Gang Of Four, but their lyrical stance was far less didactic. I feel that the music hit closer to the TVLKING HEVDS end of the spectrum. It’s much less groove oriented than either of the other two bands. One fascinating aspect of these songs was how Au Pairs baked feminist thought right into the band itself, formed here by a pair of women and men. It was interesting noting how guitarist Paul Foad supported the lead vocals of Woods here in much the same way that countless women have sang backup on a male singer’s songs. Foad contributed something closer to spoken word echolalia for the dominance of Woods lead vocals. And he was mixed down low to add his part with much subtlety. I’m very impressed [39 years late] by Au Pairs, much to my chagrin. I need to buy this sooner than later. This entry was posted in Record Review and tagged 1980, Au Pairs. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Responses to Record Review: Au Pairs – Diet/It’s Obvious Mel Creighton says: Playing with a different sex is a stone cold classic. They went downhill after that. Bpdp3 says: Good god Monk, you never owned a copy of the ’Urgh’ soundtrack? This is where I first heard so many groups that I further explored and ended up loving: au pairs, x, cramps, OMD, magazine…. …actually shocking to me now, seeing that list, that Urgh was my entry point. Reminds me how little money I had as a young teen, and I probably saw that album as an affordable way to heat the bands I’d been reading about in TP, Creem and the like. Bpd3 – I only bought a copy of the LP a few years back for me just for the OMD/Toyah collections. This was after I made the DVD of the movie. I just never got around to buying it back in the day for some reason. The CD was edited down so I shied away from that. Urgh! was indeed fairly seminal. It played the midnight movie circuit for a bit. My pals and I saw it in theaters half a dozen times in the middle 1980s, complete with the Numan footage that never made it to the cable tv airings. JT – I bought a copy of Urgh! [on ßeta, no less] in the late 90s. A very clean copy, with only one 10-sec dropout during The Police, so it was okay. I made a very nice dual layer DVD of it. But I think I watched it when Night Flight was showing it probably around ’84-ish. Either that or Mr. Ware might have rented it at Retro Records and brought it over one night, now that I think of it. Sound familiar, Mr. Ware? slur says: ‘It’s Obvious’ is the shorter Single edit here, imho any release of the Au Pairs is worth to hold on. But as said above, at least ‘Playing With A Different Sex’ should find a way in every home. As for the bonus tracks I’d suggest getting the RPM Reissue CD, but for the artwork and the original running order I keep coming back to my LP as first choice… so make of this what you want. slur – Wow, even as a single edit “It’s Obvious” is 5:45! Only 30 seconds shorter than the album version. So they changed the running order on CD? Shades of the Boomtown Rats scenario. Yeah, the cover image was very striking for its time. I always saw it and wondered what it was like. I also see that there was a BBC sessions CD in the mid-90s that’s probably a good thing, though it’s a bit pricey. The BBC collection is actually worth every penny I’d say (having this bought new when it came out). There are some tracks on it which never made it on the proper Albums and all versions of known titles are more than interesting. It was made as a labour of love, gives a great overview and works as.a enjoyable listen from beginning to end. It’s also nice they left of the last session which misses Jane Munro and showcased half ready songs for the cancelled third album so you really get only the classic Au Pairs here.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1560
__label__wiki	0.898964	0.898964	The Presbyterian Outlook News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Register Login Donate Subscribe Top Search/Contact Area Advertise with the Outlook Presbyterian Hub Outlook Features Editor’s viewpoints What’s right? About People Calendar Check Outlook Reporting Presbyterian News Service News from other sources Ministry + Theology InSights Opinions Benedictory Faith + Culture Those with ears to hear (music reviews) He/She Said Outlook Standard Lessons Outlook Horizons Studies Looking into the lectionary Outpost Blog July 18, 2019 by Religion News Service Leave a Comment (RNS) — Where humans go, faith seems to follow. It’s no less true of NASA’s first manned mission to land on the moon, when astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins made their way farther into the heavens than anyone had gone before. 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__label__cc	0.669657	0.330343	Using Financial Goals and Incentives to Increase Family... Does God Want You To Prosper Financially? Work From Home as a Freelance Content Writer Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues Posted by Richard Robbins \| Mar 26, 2018 \| Self Improvement \| 0 \| Benjamin Franklin was a man of many virtues. One of the key members of the group we call the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant statesman with a mind fixated on improvement on every front. As a scientist, politician, inventor, entrepreneur, and in the many other significant roles he played throughout his life, Benjamin Franklin was a person from whose teachings modern society greatly benefits, and a man whose influence is still strongly felt. In fact, much of the good we enjoy in modern society (both in the United States and across most of the world) – including everything from contributions Franklin made to modern electricity to his perpetuated ideas about the role of government and the importance of individual freedom, liberty, and self-government – can be traced back to Benjamin Franklin’s brilliant mind and assertiveness. One of the valuable nuggets of Franklin’s legacy is a set of 13 virtues he thoughtfully identified as being those that are of particular importance for a person to achieve productivity, prosperity, and a life of fulfillment. Included with each of his 13 virtues was a “short precept” that gives context for the virtue. In Franklin’s autobiography, he gives some context behind the 13 virtues displayed below. I included under thirteen names of virtues all that at that time occurr’d to me as necessary or desirable, and annexed to each a short precept, which fully express’d the extent I gave to its meaning. Once he’d settled on his what would be included in his set of virtues, Franklin went through a process of evaluating himself on each of the virtues successively in an attempt to perfect himself in regards to living the virtues and their associated precepts. Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues are presented here for your use and benefit. Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin details his efforts to live by the 13 virtues that have been made famous by him. Regarding his efforts to master the virtues on his list, Franklin admitted later in life that he thought himself successful on all but the last virtue, humility. That virtue, which a Quaker friend had suggested he add to his list, is one that tends to work against itself, since it is human nature to be prideful about accomplishments. Previous5 Superfoods You Should Eat on a Daily Basis NextSeven Habits of Highly Effective People: A Summary Richard Robbins Richard Robbins is the founder of Prosperopedia.com. His main role is that of a husband to a dedicated wife and father to six fun kids. Richard has been an internet entrepreneur since 2000, including starting and building several ecommerce stores. He also does lots of online lead generation. How to Grow Taller Through Nutrition Beginners Guide to Raising a Family for Mothers The 5,000 Year Leap – 28 Principles of Freedom that Founded America Joseph in Egypt – A Model for Temporal and Spiritual Success Subscribe to Prosperopedia.com How to Buy a Home – A Complete Guide Scott Voelker TAS Inner Circle Mastermind Group Review Jul 17, 2019 \| Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Online Learning Zillow: the Real Estate Information Portal and Marketplace Jul 17, 2019 \| Buying A Home, Real Estate, Selling A Home Homie Review – Selling My Home Using Utah’s New Disruptive Real Estate Broker Real Estate Agent Internet Marketing and Lead Generation Guide Jul 12, 2019 \| Employment, Real Estate States That Have No Income Tax Jul 10, 2019 \| Finances, Government, Taxes Ben Accinelli Lisa Robbins	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1567
__label__cc	0.709555	0.290445	Shawn Tuma Spencer Fane LLP Dr. Suzanne Schwartz FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health Thom Langford (TL)2 Geo Focus: The United Kingdom Information Security Media Group • June 18, 2019 Want to improve how your organization delivers and absorbs security awareness training? Then it comes down to reinventing your approach, including gamification, says Barracuda's Michael Flouton. The Vulnerable Landscape: Metrics, Insights and Impact for Security Leaders Vulnerabilities and network incidents are on the rise. You're racing the clock to patch the riskiest vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them. Review this report to learn: Exploiting vulnerabilities from the mind of an attacker Observed success and probability of an incident to due exploitation The metrics... Innovation Insight for Remote Browser Isolation Remote browser isolation eliminates both web-based threats such as drive-by-downloads and email-based attacks like phishing and ransomware. The technology removes the browsing process from the desktop and moves it to the cloud, effectively creating an "air gap" between the Internet and enterprise networks. Gartner... 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway The adoption of SaaS applications is transforming the secure web gateway (SWG) product category, propelling the growth of cloud-based SWG market 6X over appliance-based SWG products. Remote browser isolation has emerged as a key next generation technology for SWGs since it provides more comprehensive protection... The Network Leaders' Guide To Secure SD-WAN If you're dealing with the high cost and complexities of delivering reliable wide area connectivity over traditional carrier-based networks, you're probably considering some form of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). With the variety of constraints that you face, selecting the right SD-WAN solution for... Securing Data: Lessons from the Payment Card Frontlines Jeremy King • October 23, 2018 In an increasingly digital world, where players from virtually all sectors are racing to innovate, the risk of data theft is very real. The payment card industry has defined standards for protecting cardholder account data. But what about other data types? And what can be learned from payment card industry standards?... Know Your Attacker: Lessons Learned from Cybercrime Investigations Philip McInerney , Polly Ralph • October 23, 2018 "Know your customer" is a familiar refrain in business circles. But as threat actors grow in number, sophistication and cross-channel schemes, it is increasingly important for organizations to also have a clear picture of their potential attackers - whether they are nation-states, cybercrime gangs or lone... Stand up an Insider Threat Program to Stop Malicious and Accidental Insiders Christopher Greany • October 23, 2018 When it comes to fraud prevention, many organizations overlook the insider threat - both the malicious actor who intends to commit fraud, as well as the accidental insider who makes a mistake or is taken advantage of by an external entity? Join this session to hear our expert offer: The latest research on insider... Anatomy of a BEC Attack David Stubley • October 23, 2018 This session looks at two real-life case studies, with different outcomes from the same initial starting point for two companies. The first led to £140k loss due to malicious invoicing; the second led to data exfiltration and reputational damage (as well as ICO reporting due to GDPR). Malicious actors use common... Taking Cybersecurity Personally Mark Johnson • October 23, 2018 This lively, hard-hitting and engaging one-hour workshop is full of practical examples for staff at all levels, offering valuable tips for safe online behavior at work and at home to reduce data breach risks and avoid reputational harm. Our presenter is Mark Johnson, a seasoned former military intelligence officer,... The Dark Footprint: The Peril and Promise of OSINT John Walker • October 23, 2018 In the modern age of technology, in which both organizations and individuals have embraced the wired world, we have also evolved and accepted the "unknown unknown" risk of the corporate and individual subliminal digital footprint, which is open to exploitation, leading to the potential compromise of the end target. It... Achieving Real Time Risk Management in Smart Buildings and Cities Sarb Sembhi • October 23, 2018 Smart buildings utilize a wide range of technology - everything from fire alarms to thermostats to CCTV cameras. Traditionally, all these technologies have been separated by the types of cables and management station, but now with advances in IoT, many of these technologies have converged onto the corporate network.... The Relentless March of Technology-Driven Innovation Tim Ayling • October 23, 2018 In this presentation, hear about the recent history and the future of technology and consumer patterns and drivers. This session explores the continued proliferation of social media, IoT and artificial intelligence and the implications of this technology. The huge rise in cybercrime and fraud highlights the challenges... The Business Case for Cyber Hygiene Andy Bates • October 23, 2018 U.K. PLCs are constantly under attack. There is no one solution that fits all, and if one did become available, it would need patching before lunchtime. Regardless of the threat, basic precautions and cyber hygiene processes are often neglected and seriously impact the security posture of your organization. This... The CISO's Role in 2019 Paul Swarbrick • October 23, 2018 Given current, turbulent conversations around physical and cybersecurity, it's hard to get an exact pulse on the state of the industry and where to start shoring up corporate processes to protect information. But with business and personal safety on the line, it's become increasingly important to be able to identify...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1571
__label__cc	0.693896	0.306104	Coaching Patients Saves Lives and Money. BACKGROUND: The Coaching On Achieving Cardiovascular Health (COACH) Program has been proven to improve biomedical and lifestyle cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term impact of The COACH Program on overall survival, hospital utilization, and costs from the perspective of a private health insurer (payor), in patients with CVD. METHODS: A prospective parallel-group case-control study design with controls randomly matched to patients based on propensity score. There were 512 participants with CVD engaged in a structured disease management program of 6 months duration (The COACH Program) who were matched to 512 patients with CVD who were allocated to the control group. The independent variables that estimated the propensity score were preprogram hospital admissions, age, and sex. The primary outcome was overall survival with secondary outcomes, including hospital utilization and cost incurred by the private health insurer. Mean follow-up was 6.35 years. Difference in overall survival between the 2 groups was estimated using a Cox proportional hazard ratio (HR) with difference in total cost estimated using a generalized linear model. RESULTS: The COACH Program achieved a significant reduction in overall mortality (HR 0.70; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.53-0.93; P = .014). There was an apparent dose-response effect: those who received up to 3 coaching sessions had no decrease in mortality (HR 1.02; 95% CI, 0.69-1.49; P = .926); those who received 4 or more coaching sessions had a substantial decrease in mortality (HR 0.58; 95% CI, 0.42-0.81; P = .001). Total cost to the health insurer was substantially lower in the intervention group ($12,707 per person lower; P = .078). The reduction in total cost was significantly greater in those who received 4 or more sessions ($19,418 per person; P = .006) and in males ($18,947 per person; P = .029). CONCLUSIONS: Those enrolled in The COACH program achieved a statistically significant decrease in overall mortality compared with usual care at 6.35 years. A substantive reduction in hospital costs was also observed among those who received The COACH program compared with those who did not, particularly in those who received 4 or more sessions and in males. Byrnes, Joshua; Elliott, Thomas; Vale, Margarite J; Jelinek, Michael V; Scuffham, Paul AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 415-+ Grant ID Funding Body COACH Program http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.10.019	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1582
__label__wiki	0.901691	0.901691	Home GAA Joe Canning: It’s Stupid Talk To Look Beyond Leinster Joe Canning: It’s Stupid Talk To Look Beyond Leinster Michael Corry May 1, 2019 Joe Canning knows his championship season could be over before it gets started following a groin injury sustained in Galway’s Allianz Hurling League semi-final against Waterford. The former hurler of the year has been ruled out for up to 16 weeks after undergoing surgery and while that would leave him open to a return around mid to late July. Canning shot down talks of a return to action this summer as they need to navigate their way through a competitive Leinster Championship first. #HurlingToTheCore ambassadors Joe Canning and Kyle Hayes were in Dublin today to announce more Unmissable Rewards for Bord Gáis Energy Rewards Club customers. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile “How do we know if we’re going to get out of Leinster? I’m not even thinking about that,” said Canning. “Carlow is the first game and we have to take it step-by-step. It’s stupid talk and I don’t mean any disrespect, to be thinking of the business end of the Championship when we have to win matches before that. That’s not a thing that we do. As any sportsman will tell you, if you look beyond the next game you’ll get caught.” “I’m four weeks since surgery. Torn groin, that’s all it is – I won’t get into specifics because there could be kids listening. “It’s 14-to-16 weeks as the lads said a few weeks ago so it’s no different to that. I’m just taking it week-by-week really and that’s all I can do because if I set something for myself I might be disappointed if I get a setback. I’m just going with the physio, week-to-week, it’s four weeks now and I’m doing the rehab as best I can.” Canning sustained the injury after shipping a heavy shoulder from Waterford’s Kevin Moran and the Portumna man clearly holds no ill-will towards Moran as he freely admitted it was a ‘fine shoulder’. He also said he received a text from Moran after the incident. Canning appreciated the message but felt there was no need for it as it was a ‘fair challenge’. “It was a fine shoulder, it was when I hit the ground that did the damage,” Canning said. “To be straight up, I didn’t expect it. It was a fair shoulder so he had no reason to text me. “But Kevin texted me. I know him. He’s a sound fella and I appreciated that. It was nice to get it, but there was no need for it as it was a fair challenge. It was sound alright.” galway gaa joe canning Top Story 2019-05-01 Michael Corry About Michael Corry Sports Journalist based in Dublin. Hit me up if you have a unique story to tell. Email: michael@punditarena.com Twitter: @Corry_10 Instagram: @Corry_10	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1585
__label__cc	0.57433	0.42567	Deep Murder Set in an alternate reality in which everyone is a cliché from a tacky soft-core porn film, a group of increasingly self-aware stock characters are up against a mysterious killer… Blaming herself for her son’s accidental death, a young wife risks redemption at the hands of an otherworldly intruder who appears in her home during a night of apocalyptic events… Genre: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction A married couple, trying to rebuild their relationship after an affair, travels to a secluded cabin and stumbles into a blood feud between the Native American owners of the property… A painter’s life is forever changed when a mythical and deadly spirit from Celtic lore – a Leannán Sí – becomes his muse and lover. Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller A violent patient escapes an asylum to exact her revenge on a unsuspecting young couple. After witnessing a strange event, a young couple departs on a camping trip outside Area 51 hoping to find answers. Genre: Horror, Science Fiction Flesh Blanket A selfish filmmaker fails at creating the cutting edge freedom of speech documentary he had envisioned and inadvertently unleashes holy hell from a 500 pound comedian on the verge of… The patients and staff of a secluded heroin treatment center must do battle with more than their own demons as a mysterious killer begins picking them off one-by-one. Paranoiac Simon Ashby is a wealthy psychotic who is is coddled by his aunt in their palatial mansion outside of London. One day, Ashby’s long lost brother mysteriously arrives at the… The Killing Kind Young Terry Lambert returns home from serving a prison term for a gang-rape he was forced to participate in. He seeks revenge on his lawyer and the girl who framed… Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things Two eccentric fugitives become roommates in Miami to avoid the law, while one dresses in drag as the other’s aunt, leading to deception and murder. A woman investigates the disappearance of her friend and her own murky past when she travels to a mysterious convent on a barren island. Country: Russia, UK Genre: Horror, Mystery A young woman enlists in an underground game of pain endurance in the hope of winning the million dollar prize. She soon learns the real opponent is the man who’s… Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze… As a means to distract herself from an affair, a love-addicted woman befriends a cleaning lady, badly scarred by burns. She soon learns, these scars run much deeper than the… Shed of the Dead Trevor is ‘between jobs’. He spends his days avoiding his nagging heifer of a wife by hiding out in his allotment shed and painting figurines for his wargames with his… Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims. Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller Demon Squad Nick Moon, P.I. (Paranormal Investigator), delves into a hidden world of monsters and creatures of the night as he takes on a case to retrieve an ancient artifact with astonishing… Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery A Brilliant Monster Where do you get those brilliant ideas? A question which plagues all creators. They say success comes with a price, but for the story of Mitch Stockridge, an author of… Suzzanna: Buried Alive Satria’s employees intend to rob his house when he is out of the country but their robbery turns into murder when they find Suzzanna in the house as they bury… Genre: Drama, Horror A group of friends from the city embark on a weekend of camping fun, but what happens is far from fun. Deadly Playthings A child’s mysterious doll, once home to restless and disembodied spirits, is handed down to the occupants of a new home. The doll, found hidden in the dark recesses of… Shadow of the Vampire Director F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) makes a Faustian pact with a vampire (Willem Dafoe) to get him to star in his 1922 film “Nosferatu.” Country: UK, USA, Luxembourg What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? Genre: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller The Beaumonts Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller Out of Gas Two married couples set out to go on a trip to a marriage retreat to enhance their marriage, but is faced with dark evil along the way. As darkness falls… Rule Number One Rookie Sergeant Lee is injured in a shoot-out and is assigned to the dubious-sounding Miscellaneous Affairs Department (MAD). There, he is paired up with Inspector Wong, a jaded and alcoholic… Country: Singapore, Hong Kong Genre: Action, Horror The Hoard A comedy/horror mockumentary that chronicles the unravelling of a production team who are attempting to produce the ultimate reality TV show pilot “Extremely Haunted Hoarders”. The team consists of a… Seven college kids take a shortcut on their way to a party and unfortunately end up in Wormwood – a “lost” town in the middle of nowhere. They find something… Country: USA, Romania In a world gone mad, can compassion survive the Zombie Apocalypse? 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__label__wiki	0.657106	0.657106	Quote by Charles Caleb Colton Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say. Topics: men By Charles Caleb Colton Liked the quote? Share it with your friends. Share at Facebook Share at Twitter Share at Pinterest Random Quotations There was a whole language that I could never make function for myself in relationship to painting and that was attitudes like tortured, struggle, pain. Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand. Make service your first priority, not success and success will follow. The most natural Beauty in the World is Honesty, and Moral Truth. For all Beauty is Truth. True Features make the Beauty of a Face; and true Proportions the Beauty of Architecture; as true Measures that of Harmony and Musick. Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl architecture, beauty, harmony, truth Human history is a Gaian dream. dream, gaia, history, human Well, I don't think just because people are in a relationship that they're happy. I don't think relationships necessarily make people happy. You just are happy or you're not happy. There is a growing strength in women, but it's in the forehead, not in the forearm. Beverly Sills A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing. Every man who is not a monster, a mathematician, or a mad philosopher, is the slave of some woman or other. Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty. Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs. Eliot Spitzer Copyrighted © 2019 — Quotation.io. All rights reserved. Crafted with by Overfeat	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1589
__label__wiki	0.583156	0.583156	Aktuelle Besetzung Gary 'Angry' Anderson Vocals Dai Pritchard Guitar Bob Spencer Guitar Mark Evans Bass John Watson Drums They are one oft th last big legends of hard Rock’n’Roll: ROSE TATTOO. The Australians led by iconic frontman Gary „Angry“ Anderson (also known as Ironbar from the movie „Mad Max beyond thunderdome“) have influenced uncountable acts with their bluesy, powerful sound – among them such prominent names like GUNS N’ROSES. During their most active time from 1978 till the mid 80s they’ve released milestones like 'Rock`n`Roll Outlaw', 'Assault & Battery' or 'Scarred For Life', wich are all classics of the genre today. The simple reason why the band, opposed to all forecasts back these days, did not make it into the first league of rock business like their country men from AC/DC: bad luck. Again and again ROSE TATTOO was struck by engraving line up changes and strokes of fate, wich made their most promising career stumble. Despite all throwbacks, sooner or later the band always returned with another clap of thunder. The next one is right on its way now: About one year ago, Anderson & Co. signed a new record deal, followed by the release of a live album, while a brand new studio album is in the making. So in 2017, it wa about time to pay a visit to the old continent after many years of abscence, and we were very proud to announce that ROSE TATTOO would play their one and only show on European ground in 2017 as co-headliner of that year‘s BANG YOUR HEAD!!! festival. The response was overwhelming, both prior and during the return of Angry and his mates to the stage. Therefore, we are thrilled to let you know that the band will be our guest once more - this time at ROCK OF AGES! AmazonLink: Musik von ROSE TATTOO bei Amazon.de www.rosetattoo.com.au/ YouTubeLink: Facebook-Seite: www.facebook.com/RoseTattoo	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1592
__label__cc	0.733739	0.266261	philmorbru Posts by philmorbru New Independent Lens Documentary March 1, 2015 philmorbru Last week, PBS premiered a new documentary on racism as part of the Independent Lens program. The one-hour film, American Denial, uses the 1944 investigation of Swedish intellectual Gunnar Myrdal into “America’s race problem” as a way to highlight the disconnection between the stated values of US society (it’s citizens as well as its founding documents) and the lived reality of people of Is #MuslimLivesMatter a misappropriation? February 15, 2015 philmorbru There is an important conversation going on regarding the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter. The central questions are: Is this a misappropriation of #BlackLivesMatter, because the Black experience of violence in the U.S. is very particular? Or is this a recognition that Muslims are also treated with violence born of white supremacy? Is the very controversy of #MuslimLivesMatter part of “Hands Together” and slogans of white supremacy January 15, 2015 philmorbru The other week I was visiting family in the St. Louis area and drove by a billboard showing two hands, one white and one black, making a heart. The only words were “Hands Together.” I don’t know what group created the billboard, but it seems pretty clearly in response to “Hands up, don’t shoot,” a prominent slogan It’s Official: Black People are Now Superhuman December 2, 2014 philmorbru Variations of the trope have existed for years beyond count. The myth that the “Middle Passage” had the effect of selecting only the strongest African captives, while the weaker ones died. Then, those who survived were further selected for strength through generations of enslavement. Which leads us to the persistent belief that Black people are athletically superior. On Empathy and Being Treated Unfairly September 30, 2014 philmorbru The other month, I found myself in a conversation with a long-time family friend from the church I grew up in. She’s a teacher in a public school and she began telling me about some of her frustrations when I mentioned that I do antiracism training. She’s white, and her school has seen a dramatic What’s Up With 68% of White People? August 19, 2014 philmorbru Pew Research has released a new poll showing that merely 37% of White people believe that the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, raises important issues about race. (Compare to 80% of African Americans.) I know that there will always be some who “don’t see race” (supposedly), but a full two-thirds in what seems like such Favoritism (Privilege) is a Form of Discrimination August 8, 2014 philmorbru I came across an interesting article summarizing a study that found that “Favoritism, not hostility, causes most discrimination.” The main point of the findings is that social scientists have studied discrimination as hostility towards out-groups (negative discrimination) and have not spent much time studying the effects of favoritism towards in-groups (positive discrimination). I find this helpful Round Up: The Rodger Murders, Misogyny, and White Supremacy May 29, 2014 philmorbru A lot is being written about the mass killing spree of Elliot Rodger. I though I’d just post a quick summary and link to some articles, but the more I read, the more wished articles took on a more rounded, intersectional analysis. Rodger’s complex story includes male entitlement and misogyny, internalized racism/white supremacy, heteronormativity, mental illness, and Easy Racism: Donald Sterling, Cliven Bundy, and a lot of other people May 1, 2014 philmorbru It’s been a good week for those who like to be incensed. Two aging white men said some very offensive and racist things on tape and the media has showered us all with righteous anger. Donald Sterling, owner of the LA Clippers pro basketball team, has been banned from pro ball and fined as much as possible Linguistic Racism April 21, 2014 philmorbru On Saturday I was shopping at the farmer’s market, and for the entertainment of children, a magician was putting on a brief show. During the classic Cup Trick, he had everyone count the cups – “one, two, three” – and then in Spanish, French, and German. Then, “In Japanese, ….” and he added three nonsense words that	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1593
__label__cc	0.691261	0.308739	I Name Thee… The Currambene Creek is often referred to as a river because of its sandy bottom and wide bends that lead out to Jervis Bay. Each time I journey through its channels on my kayak or walk along its shores, I am greeted by nature’s astounding brilliance. At this very moment, I am looking through the burrawangs, watching the tide flow. An egret is picking its way along the tidal zone on the opposite bank. When the air coils, yacht halyards clang like wind chimes. Traversing this waterway has brought an interesting distraction; the reading of boat names. Not only the names of vessels which are moored along the Currumbene’s channel but those that go past our house on the back of trailers, towards the boat ramp. Many of these are humorous. There is one in particular that does a great job of drawing your attention with its bright green one hundred dollar bills splashed across its hull. It is aptly named, ‘In Debt’! Others that have brought a smile to my face are: ‘Weekend Detention’, ‘No Excuses’, ‘Sassea’ and ‘Angler Management’. Lists of humorous names can be found on the Internet such as: ‘Beeracuda’, ‘Devocean’, ‘Nauti-by-Nature’, ‘Seas the Moment’, ‘A Wave From it All’, ‘Sail La Vie’ and ‘Marlin Monroe’. The naming of boats began thousands of years ago and was based on superstition and fear of the unknown. By naming a boat after one of the great gods it was thought that protection would be given. The ancient Greek sailors would also pray to the sea god Poseidon for a safe journey. The Romans ships often carried two ornate and decorative wooden carvings. On the prow (the forward-most part of a ship’s bow that cuts through the water) was a figurine or figurehead that represented the ship’s name such as a lady, a swan or an eagle. On the back of the ship was the tutela. This was the god or talisman that provided protection. The Vikings were also fond of using figureheads on their boats but these were menacing looking dragons that were also believed to give protection. Christians named their boats after saints so that the sailors were kept safe at sea. We have all heard of the famously named ‘Titanic’. The largest moveable manmade object on earth was a show of confidence. In the battle for steamship supremacy, the world was told that it was unsinkable. It came to a crushing end when it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage, over a century ago. The word, titan, comes from Greek mythology. The Titans were a race of giant gods who ruled the Earth until they were overthrown by Zeus and the other gods. The Titanic symbolised strength and power but perhaps the human hubris (self confidence and extreme pride) offended the ancient Greek gods who often punished those with such a trait. And so, it is considered bad luck to change the name of a boat because legend has it that the gods of the sea, Poseidon and Neptune, personally know each and every vessel’s name as it is recorded in the ‘Ledger of the Deep’. A renaming ceremony can involve the invoking of Poseidon to de-name and rename the boat, the hiring of a celebrant and the drinking of lots of alcohol, preferably good champagne! A very good example of a boat renaming ceremony can be found at this website: Boats have traditionally been ‘christened’ with the use of alcohol. This again harks back to ancient times when wine was poured over the vessel as an offering to the gods. Another tradition is to give boats a female name. Even if a boat has a masculine name, it is usually referred to as a ‘she’. Some theories suggest that many boats were named after goddesses. Others say that sailors found comfort in a female name as they depended on the boat for life just as a child may depend on its mother. The sailors were cradled and protected by the ship. Or perhaps it goes back to the captain’s love for his ship. Contemporary explanations are not so kind. For example: It takes a lot of paint to keep her looking good; It’s not her initial expense, it is her upkeep or When coming into town, she always heads for the buoys. So the next time you are travelling on or near a waterway, keep an eye out for the names of the boats rocking on the current and remember Poseidon may just be lurking beneath the surface, keeping an eye on them too! Boats on the Currambene by Rowena Sierant Boat names Currambene Jervis Bay ← The Rhythms of Summer Spirit of the Bay → One thought on “I Name Thee…” karenmorrowwriter says: Haahahaha, where do they come up with those names ?!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1595
__label__wiki	0.967697	0.967697	Working for history and historians Login Join the RHS Blog Support the Society HomePublicationsBibliography of British and Irish History New Historical Perspectives Camden Series RHS Reports Bibliography of British and Irish History National & Regional History Studies in History RHS Library & Archive Eviction of Irish family, County Clare, c.1879. Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland. Ian Archer The product of a partnership between the RHS, the Institute of Historical Research and Brepols Publishers, the BBIH is the most complete online bibliography for British and Irish history with a fully searchable database of more than 565,000 records. It covers the history of British and Irish relations with the rest of the world, including the British empire and the Commonwealth, as well as British and Irish domestic history. It includes not only books, but also articles in journals and articles within collective volumes and is updated regularly. For the history of the project and the involvement of the RHS and IHR in the production of historical bibliographies, please see Ian Archer‘s article on the Making History website. For up-to-date developments please read the BBIH blog. Subscribers and members of subscribing institutions can search directly below Features of the Bibliography (BBIH): a database of over 570,000 records, by far the most complete online bibliographical resource on British and Irish history, including relations with the empire and Commonwealth. an essential resource for those drawing up bibliographies in British and Irish history for any purpose from writing undergraduate essays to preparation of course syllabi and advanced research. includes books, articles in journals, articles in collective volumes, and review articles. covers British and Irish history from the earliest periods for which written evidence survives to the present. near-comprehensive coverage of works published since 1900, and select earlier works. updated three times a year, with at least 10,000 records added per annum. searching by author, title, and date of publication for all records. use of standardised hierarchical subject and place indexes for post-1992 publications. cross-searchability with Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and National Register of Archives. links to library catalogues, Google Books, selected on-line book reviews, and full text versions of articles. Other features include fast searching, hierarchical displays of the subject and place indexes, an auto-complete function, an auto record count per search field, a multilingual interface, and a variety export formats (including Refworks and EndNote) The service may be trialled. Librarians may request a 30-day free trial by contacting: Brepols Publishers, Begijnhof 67, B-2300 Turnhout, Belgium. Tel.: +32 (14) 44 80 34; Fax: +32 (14) 42 89 19; brepolis@brepols.net; www.brepolis.net Trial access can be provided through IP address(es) or password. For more subscription and general information, contact Brepols Publishers at the address above. Social Media and Take-Down Policies © The Royal Historical Society 2019. All rights reserved. University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT \| 020 7387 7532 Registered charity no. 206888. \| Website by Square Eye Ltd. RHS Programme 2019 RHS Podcast & Video Archive Publication & Open Access Race, Ethnicity & Equality LGBT+ Equality Presenting work David Berry Frampton & Beazley German History Society Teaching Prizes Public History Prize RHS History Today RHS History Scotland Rees Davies Conference organisation Marshall & Centenary Fellowships Martin Lynn Scholarship Postgraduate Speakers Series Research expenses Apply for Fellowship Apply for Postgraduate Membership Current Fellows and Members RHS Council Area History of the Royal Historical Society Recognising Achievement Investing in Publications Promoting History	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1596
__label__wiki	0.613826	0.613826	Home Autonomous Page 40 U.S. DOT announces funding opportunity for automated driving system demonstration grants Safe Car News - January 3, 2019 The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) announced up to $60M in federal grant funding for projects that test the safe integration of automated... Continental showcases innovations for smarter and safer cities at CES 2019 At CES 2019, Continental will demonstrate its key technologies for future cities along with solutions that foster mobility intelligence, ease traffic congestion and reduce accidents... Velodyne Lidar collaborates with Nikon in technology development and manufacturing Safe Car News - December 24, 2018 Velodyne Lidar announced Nikon as a new strategic investor with an investment of $25 million. The parties further announced they have begun discussions for... Molex completes acquisition of Laird’s connected vehicle solutions business Molex Electronic Technologies announced it has completed the acquisition of the Connected Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division of Laird, owned by funds managed by Advent... WABCO signs agreement with the global manufacturer to supply its braking... WABCO announced that it has signed a $950 million long-term agreement with one of the world’s top manufacturers of commercial vehicles. Under the eight-year... AEye introduces advanced mobility product for the AV market AEye announced the AE110, for the automotive mobility market. Built on the solid-state LiDAR patent portfolio (with over 1000 claims filed), the AE110 features... Unity Technologies and Baidu collaborate to develop autonomous vehicle simulation Unity Technologies announced a collaboration with Baidu to develop a real-time simulation product that creates virtual environments allowing developers to test autonomous vehicles in... LeddarTech and Cailabs collaborates on combining LiDAR and laser beam shaping... LeddarTech announces that it has entered an agreement with Cailabs to explore combining LeddarTech’s LiDAR technology with Cailabs’ laser beam shaping solutions for the... PerceptIn partners with Fukuoka city government to launch the DragonFly pod... PerceptIn, visual intelligence company focused on robotics, announced a collaboration with the city government of Fukuoka to deploy its autonomous vehicle, the DragonFly Pod, at the... New cyber security standard for self-driving vehicles in the UK Self-driving A new cyber security standard for developing self-driving car technology was released in the UK. The UK’s position as a leader in the development of...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1601
__label__wiki	0.586248	0.586248	Above: Greenock Heritage Project Attracts £200,000 Funding (photo courtesy of Inverclyde Council) Greenock Heritage Project Attracts £200,000 Funding Inverclyde Council has been awarded £200,000 for a major two-year heritage project. The money is coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund to deliver Stories Frae The Street as part of the nationwide Great Place Scheme. Source: BBC - 24 January 2018 and Inverclyde Now - 26 January 2018 Entries Sought For Inverclyde Business Awards Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce is inviting entries for its annual Bee's Knees business awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Friday 8 June 2018 in the Marquee at the Chartroom, Kip Marina. Source: Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce - 25 January 2018 Clyde Ferry Contract Approved Transport authorities have approved Clyde Marine of Greenock as the new operator of the Kilcreggan to Gourock ferry. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport's (SPT) operations committee also agreed that the current fare structure would be reviewed to lessen the public subsidy supporting the service. Source: Inverclyde Now - 24 January 2018 Above: Scottish Grocers Federation Study Tour Overveiw Each year, the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) visit different areas across Scotland to highlight the investment opportunities for its members. Working alongside hosts Riverside Inverclyde (ri), the 2017 SGF Study Tour visited Inverclyde in September 2017 for an education on the recent regeneration of the area and the opportunities for local retailers. Source: Riverside Inverclyde - 24 January 2018 High-Tech Practice Facility Launched At Gourock Golf Club A state-of-the-art development studio has been officially opened at Gourock Golf Club. An invited audience of 50 people were in attendance to see Councillor Ronnie Ahlfeld cut the ceremonial ribbon. The £189,000 indoor practice facility is the first of its kind within the West of Scotland. Singer Songwriter Example Set For Greenock Gig In Aid Of Ardgowan Hospice Greenock actor Martin Compston is bringing one of the biggest names in British music to Greenock for a fundraising concert. Source: Greenock Telegraph - 26 January 2018 New Gym Could Be Among Arrivals At Oak Mall The chairman of the group responsible for running the Oak Mall has given his views on the future of the Oak Mall. Above: Bath Street Arches to Close (photo courtesy of Greenock Telegraph) Popular Gourock Restaurant To Close Next Month Diners have been left shocked by a decision to close a popular Gourock restaurant. Bosses of Bath Street Arches in the town centre have announced that they will close the highly-rated fine dining premises on February 24 after five years. Actor Martin Compston Guest Edits The Greenock Telegraph Martin Compston took over the Telegraph editor’s chair for the day – and declared the job was all in the line of duty! Martin was in the UK to attend the National Television Awards in London and took time to take charge as guest editor. Amazon Gourock Holds Staff Dance Amazon's team in Gourock was treated to a glamorous party to celebrate 2017. Hundreds of team members from the site in Faulds Park gathered at Greenock Town Hall for a Strictly Come Dancing Winter Wonderland themed party, complete with a DJ, live band and lots of dancing. Riverside Inverclyde takes no responsibility for the content of the sites listed or the content of sites which may link to them. If you have a business related story you would like to share to this weekly update, please send this to: info@riversideinverclyde.com.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1612
__label__wiki	0.829663	0.829663	NBC NEWS ROCK SOLID WHILE OTHER NETS HAVE DIZZYING EXEC EXITS February 25, 2011 in broadcast news RUMORED OUT NEXT AT CBS EVENING NEWS, WILL KAPLAN HANG ON? First came hundreds of layoffs. Then came the ousting of the executives who orchestrated the firings to balance the books after years of their own poor performance. David Westin was out at ABC News, replaced by Ben Sherwood. Sean McManus was out at CBS News but not before he finally canned the entire morning show anchor team he had so stubbornly stuck with: Harry Smith, Maggie Rodriguez and weatherman Dave Price whose idea of a great seasonal live shot was to go to a cranberry farm and re-create the Ocean Spray Cranberry juice commercial (one of the show’s sponsors), reach down into the thigh-high bog of wet cranberries, and pull out — a bottle of Ocean Spray Cranberry juice. McManus was replaced by the crackling insider/outsider team of Jeff Fager and David Rhodes who quickly booted CBS VP of talent, Barbara Fedida (who in full disclosure is a personal friend I adore), and EVP Paul Friedman, who acknowledged in his good-bye memo his nickname: “Darth Vader.” In one of the greatest of ironies, he also noted the “cruelty of Page Six” and their misplaced sources at CBS.(Well, perhaps one greater irony was the unfortunately misspelling in the subject line (see below) of the memo which recounted his more than 40 years in network news, with references to “golden years,” ” high standards” and “quality now under assault.” When I began reading it, unaware of his firing, I wondered, “Who’s Chang?” From: Friedman, Paul -(CND) To: @CND News Sent: Fri Feb 18 12:06:56 2011 Subject: Chang I came here five years ago to help Sean make a great but wounded news division stronger. Now he’s going back to Sports fulltime, and I’m leaving. It’s been great. Simply put, the new guys need to have their own team, and I wish them all the best … Over at ABC, senior executive producer Jim Murphy announced he’s leaving Good Morning America to run Anderson Cooper’s new syndie show. Nightline EP James Goldston will replace him and Jeanmarie Condon will take over Nightline. Change ( or “Chang”) is really good medicine for these two networks. And this round, coming on top of lay-offs, budget cuts and bureau closures, hopefully will have some impact on the poisonous cultures at ABC and CBS which have been allowed to ferment. Which brings us to the latest rumor mill. Now, everyone seems to be talking about the fates of Paul Friedman’s son, David, who was installed as executive producer of The Early Show. (Ha! try to complain about your boss to his Dad!) And rumors have reached Defcon 5 that Katie Couric’s e.p., Rick Kaplan, is without McManus to shield him. Will Kaplan be out this week? Could they really can him after the most recent ratings report showed CBS creeping up on ABC’s demos again, 210,000 viewers apart. Broadcast Evening News Weekly Average Ratings (week of February 14, 2011) NBC: 9.03 million total viewers; 2.1/8 and 2.62 million A25-54 ABC: 7.97 million total viewers; 1.7/7 and 2.13 million A25-54 CBS: 6.10 million total viewers; 1.5/6 and 1.92 million A25-54 Source: Nielsen, NTI MEANWHILE , KAPLAN AND MSNBC’S NEWS CHIEF GET A PASS FROM TV NEWSER The TV news business, by both nature and occupational hazard, is full of gossip, some true, some not. So I find it curious that this particular industry website, which has shown at least “reckless disregard” in reporting about yours truly in the past, would ignore the rampant rumors now at CBS, and go to great lengths to meticulously deconstruct a NY Post item to defend Phil Griffin. (They once offered me an opportunity to respond to a few, but not all of the errors in an item they happily regurgitated from the NY Post.) It’s always a good policy to be fair and accurate and Phil Griffin seems worth defending. But the managing editor of the website should still someday disclose that he used to work at MSNBC where Rick Kaplan and Phil Griffin were his bosses. It does make one wonder not so much about the story that follows, but the instructional editorial at the end: “Will Griffin be at MSNBC forever? Probably not, but there is no reason to believe an un-bylined gossip report that can’t even get its basic facts right.” TV NEWSER, you’re killin’ me. The NY Post’s Phil Griffin Story-Line By Line By Alex Weprin on February 23, 2011 4:15 PM New York Post‘s Page Six ran a very brief itemabout MSNBC’s Phil Griffin. It would be a juicy item, were it not so unbelievably wrong. Let’s look at it line by line: Buzz that MSNBC President Phil Griffin will soon be out at the Peacock Network is so strong that he’s even had to deny it to close friends, sources say. It is true that Griffin has been denying the rumor to friends and acquaintances, but if you had a major newspaper writing about you, your friends would be asking you about it too. Griffin used to report to ex-NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker, but since his departure, some say NBC President Steve Capus may show Griffin the door and take control of the cable news unit. Here is where the item goes off the rails: As long as he has been president of MSNBC, Griffin has never reported to Jeff Zucker. He has always reported to Steve Capus. Capus already oversees MSNBC, so the notion that he “wants to take control of the cable news unit” is ridiculous. He already has control of it. Griffin did report to Zucker when they both worked at NBC’s “Today,” but that was over 15 years ago. “Capus wants the place to himself,” an industry insider said. He already has it under his control, and NBCU’s corporate structure is such that each cable network has its own President. “It’s a domino effect — Jeff Zucker . . . Keith Olbermann . . . next, Phil Griffin.” Zucker was pushed out because Comcast wanted its own man, Steve Burke, in charge. Olbermann was eyeing an exit for a long time, and was not shoved out the door by Comcast. What has Phil Griffin done to deserve being pushed out? MSNBC’s ratings and revenues are up since he took over. An MSNBC rep insisted, “The rumor you heard is totally false. There’s no truth to it.” Will Griffin be at MSNBC forever? Probably not, but there is no reason to believe an un-bylined gossip report that can’t even get its basic facts right. msalum 22 hours ago this is embarassing. does tv newser have a building pass at nbc? Terry Vanderhaas Excellent posting, Shelley! The truth with a dose of humor. Sounds as if the offspring of the three stooges are running ABC and CBS news. I don’t think NBC has anything to worry about. daily Xpress Terry, I’m glad you enjoyed the post. By all means, please spread the word… and let me know what you think of other columns. I like your 2008 Early Show team, during your era with Smith, Rodriguez, Russ and Price, excluding Chen. I mean let’s face it, this team weren’t given a fair chance to shine with Julie Chen as she’s fighting for her own airtime. No offense to Chen but I think Rodriguez has more hard-news experience working on WFOR. I like Hannah Storm too, it’s too bad she was asked to leave the show when she’s in fact more warm and inviting than Chen (at least for me). As for the new CBS Chairman and President, I wish them well. McManus should really go full-time on sports as CBS News needs someone who had background in TV News. As for David Friedman, I dislike him. You were my favorite EP of Early ever as you made that show competitive, with better content and cosmetic. The new Early Show now has more soft news and features. The 1st hour used to be devoted for hard news, but during David Friedman’s tenure, the show gone soft. Ratings will justify that viewers were turn off, not with the anchors but with the format he installed at the Early Show. It was during his tenure that Early had bigger declines. Well, I really hope you go back to morning TV Ms. Shelley! As of the Evening Newscasts, I noticed that the demo is now closer than ever for the 2nd and 3rd placer. Couric’s 15 million salary will always be the issue here. Unless she really wants to do the news, then she’ll stick with CBS with a paycut. Let’s see in the coming weeks. Thanks for your kind words about my tenure. I was sorry to see Hannah Storm leave the show as well. I really haven’t watched Early during Friedman’s run. But as I still have many friends there who are very talented, I wish them well. « *** Updated “Nothing Personal TVNewser: I’m Just a Stickler for Numbers…. “ TV NEWSER: Seriously? You Got the Morning Show Numbers Wrong Again This Week »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1619
__label__wiki	0.840383	0.840383	Posts Tagged ‘Stanley Hotel’ Ghost Hunters Academy Returns To Syfy – 06 – 02 – 10 Ghost Hunters Academy's Steve Gonsalves. Photo by Tommy Garcia and copyright of the Syfy Channel CABLE’s top paranormal franchise returns with the definitive search for the next great ghost hunter! On all-new episodes of Ghost Hunters Academy, expert instructors Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango will once again train a group of recruits to become the newest team member, but this time, one hopeful will be voted off each week by one of the ultimate judges of paranormal investigating – Ghost Hunters‘ Jason Hawes! Ghost Hunters Academy's Dave Tango. Photo by Tommy Garcia and copyright of the Syfy Channel Jason, Steve and Tango will put the new recruits through the paces with challenging investigations at six of the most daunting and memorable past Ghost Hunters locations: Waverly Hills Sanatorium (Waverly Hills, Kentucky), Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Weston, West Virginia), Mark Twain House (Hartford, Connecticut), Fort Delaware(Delaware City, Delaware), Mansfield Reformatory – a.k.a. the “Shawshank Prison” (Mansfield, Ohio) and the infamous Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colorado). New episodes begin airing tonight, Wednesday, June 2nd @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST on the Syfy Channel. Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes. Photo by Sheryl Nields and copyright of the Syfy Channel As noted above, photos by Tommy Garcia or Sheryl Nields and copyright of the Syfy Channel, so please no unauthorized copying or duplicating of any kind. Thanks! Tags:Dave Tango, Entertainment, Fort Delaware, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters Academy, Jason Hawes, Mansfield Reformatory, Mark Twain House, paranormal, Reality TV, Shawshank Prison, Stanley Hotel, Steve Gonsalves, Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, TV, Waverly Hills Sanatorium The Syfy Channel Sizzles During Summer 2010 THE Syfy Channel goes boldly where it has never gone before in Summer 2010 with its first ever Thursday night reality bloc (Mary Knows Best and Paranormal Investigators); new scripted series (Haven) based on a Stephen King novella; popular returning series (Warehouse 13, Eureka, Ghost Hunters Academy and Ghost Hunters International), and fan favorite Saturday Night Original Movies including Lake Placid 3 and Stonehenge Apocalypse. The traditional holiday movie marathon runs from Friday, May 28th through Monday, May 31st, including “cold as ice” films (Yeti), horror flicks (premiere of Wrong Turn on Saturday, May 29th @ 9:oo p.m.), “creatures in the water” films (Lake Placid 2) and a festival of Stephen King adaptations (The Stand) on Memorial Day, May 31st. The new Thursday night reality bloc premieres Thursday, July 15th @ 9:oo p.m. EST/PST with Mary Knows Best (working title), a docu-soap reality series following Mary Occhino, a successful radio host, psychic intuitive and mother of three, who gives a whole new meaning to the term “mother is always right.” Her children, Jackie, Chris and Carl, are a mismatched group f siblings consisting of a skeptic, a paranormal investigator and a reluctant psychic. In each episode, viewers will meet a humorous and unforgettable cast of family characters including Mary’s outspoken older brother Charles and two adorable grandchildren. The series is produced by Atlas Media Corp. Following @ 10:00 p.m. EST/PST is Paranormal Investigators, which debunks fact from fiction by uncovering the truth behind supernatural and unexplained occurrences which have been caught on tape. In each episode, the six-person team, led by former FBI Special Agent Ben Hansen, searches for the most intriguing and unusual images, videos and unnatural phenomenon found online and around the world. Selecting the most intriguing images, the team heads into the field attempting to re-create the video, carrying out key experiments and searching for clues and evidence. The team uses all the latest tools CGI (computer-generated imaging) and investigative techniques at its disposal to try to answer the question, “Is it real?” Produced by Base Productions. The new drama series Haven premieres Friday, July 9th @ 10:00 p.m. EST/PST. Based on the novella The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King, it follows FBI Agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose), who arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve the murder of a local ex-con. Before long, her natural curiosity lands her in the epicenter of activity in this curious enclave, which turns out to be a longtime refuge for people with a remarkable range of supernatural abilities. Among the townspeople are local cop Nathan Wuornos (Lucas Bryant), who eventually becomes Audrey’s partner, and the mysterious and charming Duke Crocker (Eric Balfour). Cable’s top paranormal franchise, Ghost Hunters Academy returns with brand-new episodes on Wednesday, June 2nd @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST. Expert instructors Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango will once again train a group of recruits to become the newest team member, but this time, one hopeful will be voted off each week by one of the ultimate judges of paranormal investigating: Ghost Hunters‘ Jason Hawes! Jason, Steve and Tango will put the new recruits through the paces with challenging investigations at six of the most daunting and memorable past Ghost Hunters locations: Waverly Hills Sanatorium (Waverly Hills, KY), Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Weston, WV), Mark Twain House (Hartford, CT), Fort Delaware (Delaware City, DE), Mansfield Reformatory – a.k.a. “Shawshank Prison” (Mansfield, OH) and the infamous Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO). Season two of Warehouse 13 debuts on Tuesday, July 6th @ 9:oo p.m. EST/PST. The series follows two Secret Service agents who find themselves abruptly transferred to a massive, top-secret storage facility in windswept South Dakota which houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and supernatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government. The Warehouse’s caretaker Artie (Saul Rubinek) charges Pete (Eddie McClintock) and Myka (Joanne Kelly) with chasing down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects to cache at the Warehouse, as well as helping him to control the Warehouse itself. Warehouse 13 also features Allison Scagliotti, along with series guest-star CCH Pounder. Eureka kicks off its fourth season on Friday, July 9th @ 9:oo p.m. EST/PST with the introduction of new series regular James Callis (Battlestar Galactica) as Dr. Grant, a former resident of the town whose unexpected return is cause for serious alarm and, considering his romantic interest in Allison Blake (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), significant friction with Sheriff Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson). New and returning fans won’t want to miss the big changes in store for everyone in the small town of Eureka after a cataclysmic shift turns their lives upside-down. Eureka also stars Joe Morton (Henry Deacon), Erica Cerra (Jo Lupo), Neil Grayston (Douglas Fargo) and Niall Matter (Zane Donovan). On July 14th, new episodes of Ghost Hunters International premiere @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST. Like their U.S. counterparts, TAPS (The Atlantis Paranormal Society), GHI is a squad made up of everyday ordinary citizens who investigate and attempt to debunk claims of otherworldly activity. In the premiere episode, the team travels to the famous town of Nottingham, England and search for the Sheriff of Nottingham’s Ghost at the Galleries of Justice. Other countries on their global adventures will include Wales, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, Estonia and many more. The team includes Robb Demarest, Barry FitzGerald, Brandy Green, Ashley Goodwin, Paul Bradford, new cast member Scott Tepperman as well as Ghost Hunters Academy winners Susan Slaughter and Karl Pfeiffer. Saturday Night Original Movies Lake Placid 3 premieres in June 2010. In this sequel to Lake Placid 2 (most watched Syfy Saturday Original Movie ever), a game warden, his wife and their young son move into their aunt’s cabin on Lake Placid, where the lonely boy starts feeding baby crocodiles he considers to be pets. Three years later, the crocs start looking at him and his family as food. Stars Colin Ferguson (Eureka). Stonehenge Apocalypse premieres in June 2010. When the giant stones of Stonehenge begin to move and cataclysms occur all over the Earth, only a fringe radio talk show host who’s an expect in UFOology figures out that the ancient monument is really alien technology. Stars Hill Harper (CSI NY). Jack Hunter And The Lost Treasure of Ugarit premieres in July 2010. Jack Hunter, an adventurous fortune hunter, goes to Syria to find an ancient treasure buried thousands of years ago, which might be cured. Stars Joanne Kelly (Warehouse 13). Goblin premieres in July 2010. A family vacations in a mountain town haunted by a goblin that steals babies. When their newborn disappears, it’s up to his older half-sister to rescue him. Mandrake premieres in August 2010. A group of adventurers searching for a Spanish conquistador artifact find that the jungle around them is a single living being – and it’s not happy they’re there. 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__label__wiki	0.506167	0.506167	Home Lifestyle Jamie Redknapp to provide ‘state the f*ing obvious’ analysis of Usain Bolt... Jamie Redknapp to provide ‘state the f*ing obvious’ analysis of Usain Bolt winning race Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp is starting his own analysis show so that he can point out the obvious to viewers about some of the world’s most famous sporting events. The former England international has become a mainstay of Sky Sport’s Premier League broadcasts in recent years, even more so since the addition of the SkyPad which allows him to pause footage of the game and draw pictures all over the screen and tell viewers what they already know. Now, Redknapp wants to extend his SkyPad analysis to outside of football and use his expertise to explain what happened at other famous sporting achievements. The show, named Jamie Redknapp: Analyse This, will be broadcast on Sky One HD. The first episode sees the former Liverpool man analyse Usain Bolt’s gold medal winning 100m at the Rio 2016 Olympics. “Look at him there” said Redknapp as used the spotlight feature on his SkyPad to highlight the 6ft 5 most iconic sportsman in the world for viewers who didn’t know which runner Bolt was. Redknapp went on to analyse the first 20 metres of the Jamaican superstar’s run. “What he does that’s clever here is he gets out of the blocks quickly” Redknapp explains before pausing the footage again to highlight Bolt for the viewers. “You can see it here, he knows exactly where the space is and he just has to attack it.” Redknapp then drew an arrow pointing the way he expected Bolt to run along the track. As the footage continued Redknapp was proven correct as Bolt’s run followed his arrow exactly. It is hoped that the blatantly obvious insights offered by Redknapp, along with his stop-start method of showing footage and informative use of spotlights, arrows and dotted lines will educate the public in what it takes to be a top sports star. Each week Redknapp will analyse one sporting achievement from history using his SkyPad. As well as Bolt’s 100m run the series will also see Redknapp and his SkyPad analyse a Pete Sampras ace, Steve Backley’s world record javelin throw and Dennis Taylor’s 1985 final black ball pot. Previous articleKnow your Prime Minister – Theresa May’s 5 favourite console games Next articleDonald Trump’s US immigration test City man on country walk unsure whether to nod to friendly locals Man leaves it too late to ask for fiver back from co-worker A man has resigned himself to the fact that his colleague has forgotten he owes him a fiver and is now unsure how to... New app will ‘attend your child’s school play so you don’t have to’ A new app has been launched that will allow parents to see their child perform in the school play without having to sit through... Posh twats assert their masculinity by slaughtering defenceless animals Guest - August 12, 2016 Posh twats in Middle England are riproaringly excited today as the time has come to man up and shoot some grouse out of the...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1621
__label__wiki	0.757917	0.757917	Clemons (99) Law School (11) Ivy (1) Video (113) DVD (107) Online (6) Drama (105) Crime/Mystery (55) Action/Adventure (34) Revenge (113) Drama (105) Revenge — Drama (98) Eclipse (2) Tartan Asia Extreme (2) Cinema Classics Collection (1) English (77) English (dubbed in) (41) French (also in) (29) England (7) Japan (5) United States (5) Revengex « First ‹ Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next › Last » Tells the story of a Maori warrior employed as a guide by a British regiment in New Zealand, during the British Colonial campaigns of the mid-1800s, who rebels and seeks revenge ("utu," in Maori) against his employers for slaughtering his people. Four suburban high school girls are united when a mysterious stranger inspires them to take revenge on a sexually abusive teacher. But when the local jocks decide to teach the girls a lesson, their hard-won freedom becomes a violent trap. Annette Haywood-Carter Thriller: A Cruel Picture A mute girl who is gang raped and has one eye gouged out learns to fight and shoot a shotgun and and exacts a bloody revenge. Alex Fridolinski; Bo Arne Vibenius It's all fun and games when two brothers take off cross-country to bring home a pretty college friend. But the jokes end when a prank backfires and they find themselves stalked by a vengeful trucker who won't give up his relentless chase until somebody pays with their life. John Dahl Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street : In Concert Sweeney Todd seeks revenge against the judge who once deported him to Australia, an act that led to the death of Todd's beloved wife. Lonny Price; Harold Prince Revengers Tragedy "Great men were gods, if beggars couldn't kill 'em!" exclaims Vindici, the (anti)hero of Revengers Tragedy. This modern dress Jacobean tragedy is set in a post-apocalyptic Britain, where southern England lies underwater, and center of power is Liverpool--ruled by media magnate The Duke. Ten years after his wife was murdered on their wedding day, exiled Vindici returns, to exact his revenge against the Duke--her killer--and his son and heir, Lussurioso, who lusts after Vindici's innocent sister, Castiza. Vindici re-unites with his estranged family, ingratiates himself with Lussurioso, and brings down The Duke and his entire corrupt political dynasty. Bronson is an urban liberal who becomes a vigilante in search of the gang of thugs who raped his daughter and raped and murdered his wife. Michael Winner The story of revenge by the demonic victims of a century-old shipwreck who stalk their victims in the fog. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Set in the 19th century, the illegitimate son of a British aristocrat, Benjamin Blake, is forced into servitude by a wicked uncle. As a rebellious young man, Benjamin falls for a beautiful aristocrat and is beaten as punishment. Fleeing his tyrannical uncle, Benjamin stows away on a ship and lands on an idyllic South Pacific island. There he romances an exotic native beauty and earns a fortune diving for pearls with a fellow shipmate. But Benjamin's enchanted paradise becomes his prison as he yearns for revenge. When a ship arrives, bound for England, Benjamin steps aboard, heading home to seek the title and inheritance that are his. A salesman tries to find the murderer of his best friend, a cop named Mickey. To do this, he realizes that he must abandon everything he knows. An adaptation of Shakespeare's play about the young Danish prince who agonizes over how to avenge his father's murder. Mike Mundell Action film superstar Bo Laramie has it all but his fame makes him the target of story-seeking photographers who want to exploit his private life. Paul Abascal Lee van Cleef Collection Lee van Cleef Collection: Disc 1 The grand duel: A young gunslinger is falsely accused of murder and only one man can set things right.; Death rides a horse: Veteran gunslinger pairs up with a revenge-seeking outlaw. With guns a'blazing, the two wreak havoc until they uncover a secret that changes everything.; God's gun: A priest turns vigilante when one of his parishioners is killed by a gang of thugs. Hot in pursuit of the gang and its leader, can the holy-man-turned-hit-man outrun fate forever? And will he ever be forgiven? Thieves of fortune: In this action-packed romantic adventure story, a beautiful woman must perform feats of bravery in order to inherit a $28 million fortune and win the man she loves. Packed with stunts featuring planes, motorcycles, cliff diving, alligator wrestling and gun battles.; The squeeze: A professional safe cracker is on the verge of retirement when he is offered a deal he can't refuse. But when he learns his employers are planning to finish him off once the job is complete, he begins plotting revenge.; Escape from Death Row: Story of a thug who meets up with high-profile gangster while in prison where the pair plot their breakout. The Horseman When Christian's daughter dies, so does any sense of remorse as he searches for vengeance at all costs. Tracking down the men responsible one by one, he reaches a new level of brutality and discovers how far he has to go to settle the score. A shocking and merciless experience, it pushes the limits of gritty revenge tales. Bonus material included. Steven Kastrissios A novelist spending the summer alone at an isolated lakeside house in upstate New York is raped and beaten by four local residents. She seeks violent revenge against the entire group. Meir Zarchi Strong brutal violence throughout, grisly images, some graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language.; An undead felon breaks out of hell to avenge his murdered daughter and rescue her kidnapped baby from a band of cult-worshiping savages. Joined by tough-as-nails Piper, the two set off on a rampage of redemption, all while being pursued by an enigmatic killer who has been sent by the Devil to retrieve Milton and deliver him back to hell. Patrick Lussier After ten years in prison, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has focused on one thing -- hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother. Now a free man with a terrifying purpose, he sets out to find and kill all those on his list. But on his heels are two men who will do anything to stop him -- a veteran cop (Billy Bob Thornton) and a hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) who finds his match in this worthy opponent. Now, the hunter is also the hunted. George Tillman, Jr Major Dundee A Union major late in the Civil War takes it upon himself to punish a band of Apaches who murdered a ranch family and fled into Mexico. Being short of troops he uses Confederate prisoners, ex-slaves and criminals to accomplish his goal. 東邪西毒 Ashes of time : redux Dong Xie XI du: Ashes of Time : Redux Dong Xie XI du: Ashes of Time : Redux Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days alone in the desert. He connects expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. As Ouyang narrates his tale, he interweaves the stories of his unusual clients, old friends and future foes. He begins to realize the mistakes of his own past, and how his fear of rejection may have led him to a life of exile. Wang Jiawei; Kar-wai Wong ?f[subject_facet][]=Revenge&page=3&sort_key=received	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1625
__label__cc	0.678128	0.321872	Official Rancid Merch rancid Store Dropkick Murphys/Rancid Skulls 2017 Challenge Coin Due to overwhelming demand, the positive feedback and some shows where stock wasn’t available and some shows where people couldn’t get in because they were sold out, we wanted to make the 2017 From Boston To Berkeley Challenge Coins available until supplies last. We sold these coins throughout the tour, and it extends the charitable work that Rancid and Dropkick Murphys have both done for years. 50% of the proceeds will be donated to www.musack.org – to help with musical instruments and musical education for kids. The other 50% will be donated to the www.claddaghfund.org to combat the spreading opioid epidemic with treatment, prevention, and education programs throughout the northeast. WHEN THEY’RE GONE, THEY’RE GONE. These are antiqued nickel plated brass coins – they’re heavy, they’re detailed, and 100% of the money goes to a great cause. Please select an option. Accessories ($21.99) by rancid Nice, added to your cart! Get Help Select Country Order Status Privacy Policy ©2019 KRM. All rights reserved. Powered by Kings Road Merch	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1626
__label__cc	0.681601	0.318399	Automatic Renewals Full list of events From the Moon to Mars Sat, July 20, 2pm, Main Library. JPL, SETI Institute and Planetary Society speakers celebrate the Apollo missions and space travel of the future. Monthly Calendar of Events Adult: July Kids & Teens: Summer (Kids) \| Summer (Teens) Sign up for the Library e-Newsletter 601 Santa Monica Blvd. The Main Library is open today from 10:00AM to 09:00PM. Fairview Branch Library 2101 Ocean Park Blvd. The Fairview Branch Library is open today from 12:00PM to 09:00PM. Montana Branch Library 1704 Montana Ave. The Montana Branch Library is open today from 12:00PM to 09:00PM. Ocean Park Branch Library The Ocean Park Branch Library is open today from 12:00PM to 09:00PM. Pico Branch Library 2201 Pico Blvd. The Pico Branch Library is open today from 12:00PM to 09:00PM. Tweets by @SantaMonicaLibr eBooks & Apps Imagine Santa Monica / Local History	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1633
__label__wiki	0.667027	0.667027	You are here: Home / Promote General Welfare / GOP set to blame Dems for yanking health coverage from millions GOP set to blame Dems for yanking health coverage from millions (Washington Post) But in an interesting twist, Republicans are also looking ahead to a possible Supreme Court ruling gutting subsidies for millions in three dozen federal exchange states — Arizona included — and they see the possibility of using that outcome against the Democrats. As you may have heard, Dem Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is mounting a challenge to Senator John McCain of Arizona. The Hill reports this morning that Republican strategists expect to use Kirkpatrick’s vote for the Affordable Care Act in 2010 as a weapon against her, in what is emerging as an “early litmus test on Obamacare’s power in the 2016 election cycle.” But in an interesting twist, Republicans are also looking ahead to a possible Supreme Court ruling gutting subsidies for millions in three dozen federal exchange states — Arizona included — and they see the possibility of using that outcome against the Democrat, as well: The election could also be reshaped by a major Supreme Court ruling next month that threatens to eliminate healthcare subsidies for nearly 8 million people – including 150,000 in Arizona. “The shoe’s going to drop this year and next, and it’s not going to be pretty,” said Sean Noble, a GOP consultant and former chief of staff for former Rep John Shadegg (R-Ariz.). Such talk may be nothing more than bluster, but take it as a marker: You may be seeing a whole lot more of this. Here’s why: As I detailed recently in this handy chart, the very same states where the largest numbers of people stand to lose subsidies are also home to some of the most competitive Senate races of the 2016 cycle: Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio. In all those states, anywhere from as many as nearly 200,000 to 1.5 million have qualified for subsidies. It may not be an accident that one of the most prominent GOP plans to temporarily extend subsidies comes from Senator Ron Johnson, who faces a tough reelection fight in Wisconsin, where the fallout from an anti-ACA ruling could be peculiarly bad. The idea of Republicans blaming Democrats for millions losing subsidies would, in a way, be the perfect coda to the up-is-down, Conservative Entertainment Complex Hall of Mirrors saga that is King v. Burwell. Republicans cheered on this lawsuit explicitly as a way to accomplish what they failed to accomplish through the legislative and electoral process. The current plans for a temporary extension of subsidies that Republicans are floating would also repeal the individual mandate, and thus appear less designed as an actual fix, and more about drawing an Obama veto for the blame-game that will follow. Meanwhile, Republicans have voted countless times to repeal all of Obamacare for all of its beneficiaries. Democrats will highlight this, and also draw attention to how easy it would be for Republicans to pass a simple one sentence fix that would make the subsidy problem disappear for millions of their own constituents — if they wanted to. Republicans themselves are saying they must come up with a temporary fix plan — or, at least, that they must appear to want to do that. Yet it’s not clear whether Republicans can pass even a fix packaged with a repeal of the mandate, let alone a clean temporary extension of subsidies. That may ultimately compel Republicans to try for a Plan B. As I noted yesterday, the GOP default plan may be to pass nothing, and blame Obama for creating a law that resulted in the Court gutting health coverage for millions, after lulling all those people into a false sense of economic security that was then snatched away by his incompetence. It’s possible we may see that in multiple Senate races as well. Are Democrats prepared for this? Credit: Greg Sargent – The Plum Line blog – The Washington Post June 21, 2015July 29, 20150 By adminIn Promote General WelfareTags Health, Obamacare, Veterans Administration VA secretary: ‘We can get to zero’ homeless veteransD-Day Remembered, As Veterans of Fateful Event Dwindle VA secretary: ‘We can get to zero’ homeless veterans D-Day Remembered, As Veterans of Fateful Event Dwindle Suicide rate of female military veterans is called ‘staggering’	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1634
__label__cc	0.530534	0.469466	You are here: Home / Promote General Welfare / We Remember September 11th is a day wrought with emotion throughout our entire country. Those who remember that day in 2001, saw events unfold on television, looked up at the towers from the streets of NYC, evacuated from the pentagon, or saw the devastation as workers and volunteers in the aftermath; everyone knows the story of where they were, what they were doing, and what they did immediately following the news. For teenagers and adults that realized the immediate impact there was shock and disbelief. Children too young to understand the significance of the event remember their family’s responses. Soon after, the shock was followed with a sinking, gut wrenching ball of despair and devastation. It was devastating to think there was a culture so primitive they thought the way to peace was destruction. It was devastating to think that this extremest culture was so small, thousands at the time, maybe just over 100,000, and yet they inflicted so much damage. It was devastating to understand that in some way (at the time undetermined) this meant we would go to war and war inevitably means continued loss of life. It was devastating to realize that we had just witnessed the largest terrorist attack in modern history. It was devastating to think of all the people we lost and that their families would never see them again, that they had now become unwilling martyrs because of their participation in the American way of life. And there was despair. How did this happen? How were we so unsafe? How were we so vulnerable? How come we couldn’t or didn’t protect ourselves in time? How did our image of might not save us? How do we continue to be strong with such a hole in our armor? How do we recover? How do we move on? Individually and as a country. How do we rebuild? How do we project a stronger image? And how the heck do we take down the organization that instigated this? How do we eradicate the monsters who proclaim we are the evil of the world without becoming monsters, same as them? There was anger. There still is anger. There is still shock and despair, devastation and disbelief. We are still grieving, we may never stop. But we have begun to heal. The destruction has been cleared away. We have had funerals. We built memorials. We have channeled our anger and outrage. We have been to war. We will continue to go to war. We will continue to protect ourselves with policies and weapons, we continue fight back against those that would commit genocide against us. Significant days are not lost on us, like any country we have moments in our history that need to be remembered, to remind us of who we are. We are independent, 4 July. We are triumphant, 6 June. We are resilient, 7 December. September 11th, we are reborn. We are humbled at our vulnerability, no longer feeling as an invincible nation. We are strengthened at our resilience to rebuild, to recover. We are determined to remain strong; determined to subdue a violent enemy that endangers not only our way of life but that of our greatest allies; determined to move forward and protect who we are; determined to construct a safe future and a powerful country; determined to deter an event like this from ever happening again. September 11th is not a day that will fade into the history books. It will live in our emotions and our memories for the next 100 years and after that, it will live in our children’s memories. September 11th will always be remembered. We remember. September 11, 2015September 11, 20150 By Admin_KLIn Promote General Welfare, Secure Liberty & Prosperity Sound Off! Iran Deal Vol. 2Boom! Admin_KL FBI looking into the security of Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail setup	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0083.json.gz/line1635

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