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WWE News: ‘Monday Night Raw’ Superstar Busted Open Badly And Ref Throws Up Injury Sign During TV Taping
Everyone can only hope that it's not as bad as it looked on Monday night.
Over the last decade or so, WWE has put a lot of focus on the safety and well-being of all its superstars as they compete in the ring. With the content becoming “family friendly” about a decade ago, WWE moved away from having blood in its matches and most will be stopped if it happens accidentally. However, one superstar suffered a pretty bad injury during taping sessions prior to last night’s Monday Night Raw, forcing officials to bring out the dreaded “X” symbol.
Long ago, WWE outlawed “blading,” or the act of a superstar making themselves bleed during a match for added dramatic effect. Not only are they keeping with their PG image, but they also want to sit on the side of caution and safety for all of those involved in every single match.
Before Monday Night Raw officially began last night, WWE did tape matches for this week’s episode of Main Event. One of the matches that took place was Dana Brooke taking on Sarah Logan, but the bout ended in a “No Contest” after the ref needed to stop things due to an injury.
As reported by IW Nerd, Brooke was involved in a spot which included a turnbuckle and something didn’t go right, which caused her to be busted open. It got pretty ugly rather quickly and Brooke was bleeding profusely in the ring.
Referee stops match after Dana Brooke was busted open during WWE Main Event tapings https://t.co/Ctrk6MlbEH
— WrestlingNews.co – WWE/AEW News (@WrestlingNewsCo) June 18, 2019
The referee did throw up the “X” sign almost immediately, which brought the match to a screeching halt. That gesture is what symbolizes a legit injury and lets the training staff in the back know that they need to head to the ring to attend to a superstar.
When that symbol is revealed by the ref, any match will come to an end and is usually ruled a “No Contest.”
Brooke appeared to be alright as trainers hit the ring to help her out. The cut/gash appeared to be around her right eye, but she was in good enough shape to wave to the fans and walk out on her own while holding a towel against her face.
Some in attendance did say that it looked pretty bad, but video footage shows that she was moving around fine.
🙁 pic.twitter.com/nyT0Te7njI
— alex (@zaternn) June 17, 2019
As of this writing, there has been no official update from Dana Brooke or WWE on her condition after the match took place. Luckily, there were people around her who took action quickly and were able to assist her when she was busted open the hard way during the aforementioned Main Event match with Sarah Logan.
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Setting a New Standard: How a Community Foundation Is Taking on Sexual Violence
October 15, 2018 / Julia Travers
photo: Amy Myers/shutterstock
In Connecticut, a foundation-backed effort has been launched to reduce sexual violence in Fairfield County. The initiative, a partnership with local nonprofits in the field, comes as the #MeToo movement continues to spotlight a problem that’s pervasive in the United States and globally.
The new Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County was catalyzed by the Fund for Women and Girls, which is based at the Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF) and is the biggest women’s fund in New England. The collaborative is beginning the work with a focus on youth athletics and initial grant funding of $100,000.
This is the latest in a smattering of efforts by funders to take on sexual misconduct and violence, a problem that reflects gender norms and inequities that are often deeply entrenched. As Ana Oliveira, the president and CEO of the New York Women’s Foundation, said earlier this year: “We are being exposed to individual behaviors, but we know the culture of those institutions and the culture at large have condoned those individual behaviors. Not only condoned, but enabled.”
Youth sports is a promising potential leverage point for philanthropy. FCCF Fund for Women and Girls Director Tricia Hyacinth tells Inside Philanthropy that trainings and curricula will be developed to help leaders in the youth sports community “increase their capacity for talking about sexual violence and knowledge of supportive resources. Moreover, these leaders, who are influential figures, will set the standard for socially acceptable and prosocial behavior for students.”
Sports professionals from nearly 60 public and private schools in Fairfield County along with those from town-level youth sports programs will take part in this new initiative called Coaches as Partners. By working with and training coaches and young athletes, the cohort aims to prevent assaults from ever happening. It identified athletic directors, coaches and others adult leaders in sports as people with a strong influence on the behavior of the youth with whom they work.
FCCF’s partners in this project provide a variety of services relating to sexual violence, including prevention education and trainings for people from early youth to late adulthood, diverse social programs for the LGBTQ community, 24-hour free supports for survivors, counseling, shelter, fitness activities, housing navigation, and more. They include the Center for Family Justice, the Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education, Triangle Community Center, the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury, and YWCA Greenwich.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in five women and one out of every 71 men report experiencing rape at some point. When sexual violence other than rape is included, the percentages naturally rise. Childhood and teen years are a crucial time to prevent sexual assault. About 42 percent of female rape victims were first raped before age 18. And approximately 12 percent of female rape victims and more than 27 percent of male rape victims were first raped when they were age 10 or younger. And as we know, many abuses go unreported.
While women and girls experience higher rates of sexual violence than men and boys, this collaborative seeks to engage “coaches and athletic directors working with student athletes who identify as male, female, non-binary and transgender,” says Hyacinth. She adds that “the entire community needs to be involved in prevention efforts and that includes engaging all athletes and coaches, regardless of their gender identity.”
Also, while this program focuses on training adults working in youth sports to prevent assault, it’s worth noting that coaches themselves have repeatedly been found to be harming youth both directly and indirectly by failing to report. This issue has spurred action at the federal level—in February 2018, the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 was signed into law, which, in part, extends abuse-reporting requirements in youth sports. So an initiative engaging youth athletic staff around these topics seems appropriate for many reasons.
“[Coaches] often serve as mentors or parental figures, and as role models, they can impact the development of character, leadership skills, and the goals of student athletes,” the foundation states. Bystander intervention skills will also be a central focus of the project. The collaborative hopes to imbue athletic coaches and directors with a new understanding of the role they can play in preventing assaults and to give them common terminology along with practical tools and resources that will help them in these efforts.
Finding the right words to counteract and discourage violence is also a key factor for organizations that specifically focus on empowering men to end violence against women. Ted Bunch, chief development officer and co-founder of one such nonprofit, A Call to Men, previously told us:
While the overwhelming majority of violence against women and girls is men’s violence, the overwhelming majority of men are not [violent], but we’re silent about the violence other men perpetrate. Men want the respect of other men, so we need to help men to find the language to hold each other accountable.
The team of nonprofit service providers involved in this undertaking decided to value and integrate the wisdom of local youth sports professionals. A design phase is currently underway, during which focus groups of athletic staff will build the curricula. By including some of the people who will benefit from this undertaking in the creation phase, this foundation is including listening and community participation as a key step. As we’ve reported, listening, sharing and openness are powerful strategies that are gaining recognition in philanthropy, seen in #MeToo-related programs backed by women’s funds and expansive funder collaboratives like the Fund for Shared Insight.
And this Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative is another example of the cooperative models that we are seeing more of in philanthropy, including between multiple grantees and a grantmaker, as in this situation, between multiple funders, as is the case with the Family and Interpersonal Resilience and Safety Transformation Fund (FIRST Fund) that is addressing sexual violence in Chicago, or in some other configuration. FCCF hopes that each member organization will benefit from the others’ expertise and established community connections.
Vice President of community impact Mendi Blue-Paca said:
Appreciating that both funders and grantees can accomplish more together than alone, as a part of the foundation’s 2018-2021 Strategic Plan, FCCF identified collaboration as one of our core values… this unique funding initiative brings the value of collaboration to light and most importantly will enable our grantee partners to increase and scale their impact through partnership.
The Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative plans for the Coaches as Partners training to start in November, with implementation, monitoring and evaluations ongoing during the school year. FCCF feels this project “has the potential to serve as a model for educating interscholastic youth communities across the state and across the country.”
The Fairfield County’s Community Foundation gave away over $17 million in grants in 2017, and its main goal is to close the opportunity gap in Fairfield County—an economically and racially diverse area—by addressing disparities in the broad areas of income, education, employment, housing and health. As we reported, it also recently forayed into voter engagement, a somewhat unusual undertaking for a community foundation, many of which largely shy away from politics.
Regarding this choice, Blue-Paca told us, “Grantmaking is critical, but that’s just one lever. You have to look at the big picture, at the systems that impact the challenges communities face.”
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Although she didn’t specifically mention the Olathe case, Clinton included a link to a Kansas City Star story about the incident.
Presidential spokesman Sean Spicer said last week that it was too early to label it a hate crime.
On Monday, while addressing the president’s concerns about recent anti-Semitic incidents around the country, Spicer mentioned the Olathe shooting.
“And while the story is evolving, early reports out of Kansas are equally disturbing,” Spicer said.
Spicer said the president, scheduled to address Congress on Tuesday night, was deeply disappointed and concerned about incidents of vandalism at Jewish cemeteries and threats to Jewish community centers.
“The president continues to condemn these and any other form of anti-Semitic and hateful acts in the strongest terms,” he said.
Purinton, 51, is charged in Johnson County District Court with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
During Monday’s brief court appearance, Purinton was dressed in what is known as a safety or anti-suicide smock or suit.
A spokesman for the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said he could not comment on why Purinton was dressed in the suit.
Purinton told District Judge Timothy McCarthy that he had been given a copy of the charges against him, and he requested a court-appointed attorney.
The judge appointed the public defenders office to represent Purinton. A lawyer from the office waived having the charges formally read Monday.
Purinton was not required to enter a plea to the charges.
In Wednesday night’s incident, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, was killed, and Alok Madasani, 32, and Ian Grillot, 24, were wounded.
The Star’s coverage of the Austins Bar & Grill shooting
Kuchibhotla and Madasani worked together at Garmin. They are from India, and witnesses have said the gunman made derogatory statements toward them before the shooting.
Grillot was shot after intervening to help the other men.
News of Grillot’s action has led to many people hailing him as a hero.
The 24-year-old man will be honored by an Indian group in May, according to thehindu.com, an online newspaper in India.
The paper reported that the Telugu Association of North American, whose website says it is the oldest and largest Indo-American organization, plans to honor Grillot at its annual convention in St. Louis.
Officials at Garmin have said they are doing everything they can to assist the families of Kuchibhotla and Madasani, as well as other Garmin employees who knew and worked with the men.
“This has been a very difficult time as friends and co-workers of Srinivas Kuchibhotla are grieving and we cannot make sense of the situation,” said Cliff Pemble, president and CEO of Garmin. “Our focus at this moment is first and foremost to support Srinivas’ family who are experiencing deep grief while at the same time having to manage a set of very complex details.”
Garmin’s attorneys said they are working with Kuchibhotla’s widow on her visa status so she can travel to India for her husband’s funeral and return to the United States.
News of the Olathe shooting has been picked up by media in the United States and around the world.
Many have been moved to help, and more than $1 million has been donated to help the men and their families through GoFundMe.
Over the weekend, one witness to the shooting wrote a blog post recounting the chaos inside the bar.
Tim Hibbard, a partner in a Lenexa software firm, had just sat down at Austins and ordered some nachos when gunshots rang out.
“I heard ‘POP! POP!’, then screams, yelling and more ‘POPS!’ ” Hibbard wrote. “Like water breaching a dam, people flooded out of the adjacent room and into the narrow hallway where I was sitting at the bar. I ducked under my chair, struggling to get any sort of grip on whatever reality this was.”
He and others ran out, through the parking lot and down the street, knocking on the doors of strangers’ homes in search of safety, as he described in his blog.
Hibbard, who now lives in South Carolina, was in town on a business trip. In the blog post, he recounts how his thoughts after the shooting turned to the political climate of the country and the danger of guns.
“We live in a world where intolerance toward minorities and foreigners is encouraged from the top down. ‘Get out of my country!’— That is a real thing, that a real person said to another real person on February 22nd before shooting him,” Hibbard wrote.
“We live in a world where the rights of guns are more important than the lives of people.”
Several hours after the shooting, Purinton was arrested at an Applebee’s in Clinton, Mo.
A bartender called police after Purinton allegedly told her he had shot two Middle Eastern men and was looking for a place to hide.
He is being held in the Johnson County jail on a bond of $2 million.
His next court appearance will be March 9.
Alok Madasani described his best friend and fellow Garmin Ltd. engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was killed Feb. 22 in a shooting at Austins Bar & Grill in Olathe. Madasani and Ian Grillot were injured in the shooting.
The Star’s Ian Cummings and the McClatchy Washington Bureau’s Anita Kumar contributed to this report.
Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc
Adam Purinton appeared via closed circuit TV in court from the Johnson County detention center Monday. Jill Toyoshiba jtoyoshiba@kcstar.com
Adam Purinton appeared in court via closed circuit TV from the Johnson County detention center Monday. Jill Toyoshiba jtoyoshiba@kcstar.com
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Allysta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Raises $15 Million in Series A Financing to Advance Novel Therapeutic for Dry Eye Disease
SAN MATEO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 16, 2019 / Allysta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ('Allysta') today announced that they have completed a $15 million Preferred Series A equity financing with Morningside Venture Investments Limited ('Morningside Ventures'). Allysta is advancing its compound ALY688, a first-in-class therapeutic peptide, for the treatment of dry eye disease and plans to submit an investigational new drug application ('IND') and initiate clinical studies in late 2019. With the financing, Allysta also converted $690,000 convertible note debt to equity.
ALY688 is a novel peptide analogue of adiponectin, a natural protein which has been shown to have broad anti-inflammatory actions as well as promote epithelial cell (including corneal) regeneration following injury. In animal models, the compound improved multiple dry eye measures and decreased inflammation on the ocular surface as well as shortened the time to healing following corneal injury, addressing two important features that perpetuates the dry eye disease cycle. The financing will be used to complete IND-enabling work and carry out clinical studies through Phase 2b in dry eye patients.
'We are very pleased to have the financial backing from Morningside Ventures to advance ALY688 from the laboratory into the clinic,' said CEO and President Henry Hsu, M.D. 'We believe that the unique ability of ALY688 to improve multiple aspects of ocular surface damage and inflammation associated with dry eye may provide benefit to a wider range of dry eye patients than current treatments.'
In addition to developing ALY688 for ocular indications, Allysta is also advancing a systemic formulation of ALY688 for metabolic diseases including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ('NASH'), where adiponectin protein has been shown to play an important role in protecting against insulin resistance, hepatic inflammation and fat accumulation, and fibrosis.
About Morningside Venture Investments Limited
Morningside is a diversified investment group founded in 1986 by the Chan family of Hong Kong. It is engaged primarily in private equity and venture capital investments, including early-stage life science companies formed around new technologies. Morningside works with both academics and industry professionals to bring scientific discoveries into the clinic. The firm invests in novel therapeutics, diagnostics, and medical devices across many disease areas. For more information, visit www.morningside.com.
About Allysta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Allysta is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class peptide therapeutics with a current focus in dry eye and liver diseases. The company's lead compound, ALY688, acts as an agonist of the adiponectin receptor and induces adiponectin-like responses. Since its discovery more than 20 years ago as a major hormone produced by adipocytes and other cell types, many studies have shown that adiponectin has beneficial actions on multiple organs and cell types because of its anti-inflammatory, insulin-sensitizing, anti-atherogenic, anti-steatotic, and anti-fibrotic properties. This broad range of activity provides an opportunity to evaluate ALY688 in multiple disease indications. Data from disease models have been consistent with predicted biologic effects. For example, in ocular models of dry eye and corneal injury, ALY688 decreased inflammation on the ocular surface (both T cell and pro-inflammatory cytokines) and promoted rapid healing (re-epithelization) following corneal injury. Additionally, in models of liver fibrosis, ALY688 reduced inflammation, hepatocyte injury, and fibrosis.
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Global company bringing 1,400 jobs to San Antonio
A global business processing company is bringing over 1,000 jobs to San Antonio.
Published: 12:29 PM CDT October 22, 2018
Updated: 5:47 PM CDT October 22, 2018
SAN ANTONIO — OKIN Business Process Services announced it's moving its U.S headquarters to San Antonio. The $23 million-move is expected to bring 1,400 jobs to the Alamo City over the next five years.
Officials with the company said the headquarters will be at Brooks, the mixed-use development on Brooks City-Base. Positions will encompass a multitude of business processing services.
"In particular, these jobs will support business networks, the development of technical solution proposals and price offers, complex project management and implementation services, the management of third parties, providing technical support and supervision, multilingual customer support, and other new services in areas such as cloud and security" read a press release sent to KENS 5.
OKIN BPS also plans to renovate two historic buildings at Brooks City-Base.
The company is based in Prague, Czech Republic.
OKIN BPS choosing @SanAntonio as its U.S. headquarters is a testament to our city’s globally competitive future.” @Ron_Nirenberg welcomes @OkinBPS to San Antonio, Texas. pic.twitter.com/Ic3JD2T7qr
— San Antonio EDF (@SanAntonioEDF) October 22, 2018
1400 jobs to be added to @LiveBrooksTX over the next 5 years. I’ll explain how this will impact San Antonio’s south side at 5 on @KENS5 pic.twitter.com/ZsNQ2cpNk6
— Savannah Louie (@savannahKENS5) October 22, 2018
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Drive-in houses Anthonie van Dijckstraat
In the location where Van Tijen had planned to erect a ‘live-in hotel’, instead a row of modern city mansions was designed under his supervision. The design, that was called Drive-inwoningen (1937) (‘Drive-in houses’) because of the indoor garage, comprises a row of five 4-layered houses, with a garage, scullery and ‘garden room’ at the ground floor, a large L-shaped living room, kitchen and dining room at the first floor, that also features a large balcony terrace, a bedroom floor, and a combined bedroom floor/attic that also has a balcony terrace. The facade is built of white glazed brickwork, with a lot of transparency. The design complies with the principles of the ‘Nieuwe Bouwen’ (functionalist) architecture, and has a modest appearance, while being quite luxurious.
Location Amsterdam
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Singer-actress Suzy to leave JYP
By Dong Sun-hwa
Singer-actress Suzy will leave JYP Entertainment. Korea Times file
Korean heartthrob Suzy said Tuesday that she will end her contract with JYP Entertainment, March 31, and move to Management SOOP, an agency representing several prominent actors including Gong Yoo and Jeon Do-youn.
Suzy has been with JYP since 2010 ― her first seven-year contract ended in 2017, but she re-signed for two more years.
She debuted as a member of K-pop girl band miss A in 2010, launching her acting career in the KBS 2TV drama, "Dream High," the following year. She has since forged a career in both singing and acting.
Suzy is currently filming the TV series "Vagabond" and the movie "Mount Baektu."
sunhwadong@koreatimes.co.kr More articles by this reporter
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Instrumental Pop/Rock
Skip Ellis
I grew up and learned to play listening to Ventures, Lonnie Mack, Duane Eddy, Link Wray, and the original first generation surf stuff in the early/mid sixties. There was also Los Indios Tabajaras (sp), Herb Alpert, Chet, and others doing nice instrumental pop stuff - even Tony Mottola's pop albums. Whatever happened to this genre? I still like to hear/play it and some folks seem to like to listen to it. I do Apache, The Breeze and I, Walk Don't Run, Sleepwalk, plus some Shadows stuff on a regular basis and it brings back memories for some. I don't understand why this music is so out of favor.
TOMMO
Originally Posted by Skip Ellis
Not flashy enough is my guess...
It sounds quite old fashioned to the young folks although a lot of it is quite challenging to beginner/intermediate guitar players.
I taught "Rumble" to a couple of teenagers and there's a lot in there for beginners: triplets, inserted 2/4 measures and such - stuff you'll be able to use further on down the road.
A long journey starts with the first step...and although I have long forgotten about my destination I'm still enjoying the journey.
Steven Herron
Beaufort, S.C.
Hi Skip,
I think it's only out of favor because younger guitarists don't even know it exists.
I have a feeling that if they heard Lonnie Mack's version of Memphis, or The Surfaris playing Wipeout, or The Ventures playing Walk Don't Run, or Dick Dale's version of Misirlou they would think it was some very cool sounding guitar music.
It's hard to be excited about or interested in something that you've never heard!
Learn To Play Surf Guitar Music
djg
just out:
sgosnell
Baja Baja Oklahoma
Now that's tone. Extremely irritating, annoying tone, but tone nevertheless. I couldn't listen to all of it.
339 in june
Sarthe, France
Originally Posted by sgosnell
Same here, so it's not just me.
Made me think to early Joe Satriani, in worse.
Listening to Brecker Brothers right now, if this can inspire some of you ...
Make a jazz noise here
cosmic gumbo
Quentin Tarantino movie soundtracks are filled with instrumental pop rock and it's much more a part of pop culture and a musical influence than some are led to believe.
strumcat
Originally Posted by djg
High production-quality garbage IMO. It has all of the components of a good recording except music.
Originally Posted by strumcat
My sentiments, too. I'm very traditional (probably too much so) and I couldn't get past the first 30 seconds.
Litterick
Godspeed You! Black Emperor:
Not quite in the lineage of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, but worth a listen. Guitars aplenty.
Also worth investigating is the style of progressive metal called Djent, especially Animals as Leaders, with their guitar on a stand:
Hep To The Jive
Dick Dale btw was very popular with the hip young crowd of today. If you listen to some latest work by Bill Frisell, or Julian Lage, that twangy American 60s sound is the direction they're going too.
My fav these days is this band Khruanghbin. The best music I've heard in a while in any genre.
www.antonvittalmusic.com
Jump jazz
"Ain't That Just Like A Woman" was a hit for Louis Jordan. BB King did a lot of Louis Jordan tunes but on this one, he left off the lyric. Still works....
This came later than most of the rock instrumentals mentioned here but it's a helluva performance of a great tune.
A jazzy blues gem (by Ray Bryant, IIRC) here given quite an electric workout.
This was a gigantic hit back in '73.
Always liked this one
Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
funny, that's what I was going to post. It was a major reason I took up the drums around 5th or 6th grade
Another early '70s instrumental that was a huge hit.
mr. beaumont
It fell out of favor because it was pop music--either instrumental versions of vocal tunes or tunes written in the style of the day... and pop music changes with the times.
Can you imagine an instrumental version of today's pop music?
Jeff Matz, Jazz Guitar:
http://www.youtube.com/user/jeffreymatz
"Jazz is like life...it goes on longer than you think, and as soon as you're like 'oh, I get it,' it ends."
--The Ghost of Duke Ellington
Not an old recording, but it's got "Apache" on it!
Danny W.
Santo & Johnny's first two LPs on Canadian-American records drove me nuts when they came out. I stole a bunch of ideas from them that I still use and still enjoy listening to them.
Around 1970 I bought a fender Stringmaster double since my band was playing some of those tunes. It weighed a ton and my wife hated it, so I soon sold it off.
A moody vid, ain't it? Nicely done.
Don't forget Freddy King....
Originally Posted by TOMMO
I think a lot of rock fans dig this.
THe Shadow's version of Apache was big in England, but in the US Jorgen Ingmann had the big hit with it, in a version he had multitracked all by himself:
I posted this in a thread about Zappa:
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During the '70's I really liked Hot Rats, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Chunga's Revenge and Weasels Ripped My Flesh, but I never thought of them as jazz.
In '78 we were in a new house and looking for new audio equipment. I was using Altec-Lansing speakers for some gigs and wanted them for the house. I would go to a very nice high-end audio store, long out of business, and audition speakers with a variety of records. When I played Peaches En Regalia through Altec Model 19's at stage volumes, all the salesguys would run out of the room and not let anyone else in until I was done.
Photo of outcome:
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Edit: While I still enjoy listening to some surf & instrumental hit music from time to time, my passion for early Zappa seems to have faded away.
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Originally Posted by Danny W.
THe Shadow's version of Apache was big in England, but in the US Jorgen Ingmann had the big hit with it, in a version he had multitracked all by himself...
My dad brought the Jørgen Inmann album home in the early 60’s and I played the dickens out of it. Wish I still had it. I think Echo Boogie was my favorite track. That’s probably the seed that prompted me to take up guitar a few years later.
Many great instrumentals in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and many more. Many written by Ennio Morricone. No idea who played the guitar on any of them. Popular as cellphone ringtones.
Herb Alpert and the er... Wrecking Crew.
I used to own that LP. Maybe still do, I haven't gone through the collection in a long time.
Duke Levine has been keeping the instrumental pop/rock flame burning around Boston. I think he’s about to release an album or EP of 70’s tunes.
Stuart Elliott
Wichita Kansas
"After Hours" was written by Avery Parrish and was a tremendous hit for Erskine Hawkins, with Parrish on piano, in 1940. Covered by many, many. Very, very popular for a long time in the African-American community, someone said it was the "Negro National Anthem."
Ray Bryant played on the Dizzy Gillespie-Sonny Rollins-Sonny Stitt version and did a solo version.
West Coast blueman Pee Wee Crayton recorded it as "After Hours Blues" in 1948
Only one mention of Duane Eddy - that's quite strange...
Regarding Freddy King one more time: I always had a couple of his instrumentals under my belt as a guitar feature number in our band back in the day. "Sidetracked" was one of my favourites:
"The Sad Nite Owl" always reminds of "Blue Monk":
Earl Hooker anyone? The other King of guitar instrumentals in the blues genre:
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The Humbler - Danny Gatton
Spoken intro, yeah, but still an instrumental. Eddie Hazel's guitar work here is beloved by many.
Nipple Warning: the footage includes a pretty woman without much on....
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solid state twin reverb didnt work the first time cbs fender tried it either.. back in '69....whats that "doomed to repeat it" thing??...haha a twin reverb is all about warm 6L6's cheers
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Tag Archives: Digital Modes
February 17, 2019 Jeffrey Kopcak
Read the full edition at:
http://arrl-ohio.org/news/2019/OSJ-Feb-19.pdf
http://arrl-ohio.org/news/2019/OSJ-Feb-19.docx
A couple months ago, I received a question regarding digital mode transmissions. This ham was using Fldigi and wondered about “strange” transmissions at the start of a BPSK-63 transmission. BPSK-31 looked OK.
Strange tones (circled in orange) on the Fldigi waterfall
These tones are known as RSID, Reed Solomon IDentifier, designed by Patrick Lindecker, F6CTE. RSID tones are codes used to automatically identify digital signals and often precede a digital transmission. These are a burst of tones lasting 1.4 seconds with a bandwidth of 172 Hz. They are robust being decoded down to -16 dB, which is better than most digital modes. According to the W1HKJ documentation for Fldigi, programs that support RSID are:
PocketDigi, Vojtech, OK1IAK
FDMDV, Cesco, HB9TLK
DM780, Simon, HB9DRV – part of Ham Radio Deluxe
fldigi, Dave, W1HKJ
Multipsk, Patrick, F6CTE
The documentation link has a table of all RSID codes. Not all variations of baud, tones, and bandwidth are assigned a code because RSID is limited to a total of 272 unique codes. The programs listed support RSID, not necessarily all modes assigned an RSID code. Typically, that means the program will not react to codes for which it does not support.
RX RSID enabled
To detect RSID alongside the desired operating mode, digital programs will run a separate detector listening for these tones while the main detector focuses on decoding the selected mode. To receive RSID tones in Fldigi, the option on the main screen in the upper-right “RxID” needs to be green (enabled).
RSID announcement
The default behavior of Fldigi, I think, is a little weird. When an RSID is received, an announcement will be displayed in the receive pane (tan box). The blue clickable text takes you back to the previous frequency at the time the RSID was received. It does not move you to the frequency of the received RSID. An example, RSID was received at 1300 Hz on the waterfall. The cursor is currently on 1500. The clickable link in the receive pane will return the cursor back to 1500. Fldigi will search for RSID in the vicinity of the cursor (about +/- 200 Hz), not across the entire waterfall.
Useful configuration options are available in the Configure menu -> Other -> IDs. The “Searches passband” option will listen across the entire waterfall. “Notify only” will display a popup box when an RSID is received. You’ll have the option to click “go to” that frequency.
TX RSID enabled
Consequently, on the transmit side, “TxID” needs to be enabled for Fldigi to transmit RSID tones. Fldigi offers an option other programs don’t, transmit RSID at the end of the transmission. I don’t see much use for this as your signal is gone but someone might want to be ready for the next station in the exchange or break-in.
Why wouldn’t a station see RSID tones for a (B)PSK-31 signal? Two reasons: PSK-31 is a common mode that most hams, who have operated digital on the air for any period of time, would encounter. No need to keep identifying commonly used digital signals. According to Fldigi, CW, RTTY, and BPSK-31 are the only supported ones that fall into this category. The second reason is bandwidth. Transmitting an RSID of 172 Hz will clobber more than a couple nearby PSK-31 transmissions.
Transmission mode list
On the same configuration page, click “Transmission modes.” This list indicates which modes have RSID enabled. Clearing the checkbox will not transmit RSID for that mode. For example, operating a lot of BPSK-63 and the RSID annoys you, but not for MT63-2000, uncheck BPSK-63 in the list.
Transmitting RSID helps ensure receiving stations are tuned and decoded for modes like MFSK. Modes like JT65 have RSID tones but they’re not used during normal operation and could throw off the timing of the exchange. JT65 is also operates in designated windows of the digital sub-bands. It’s probably meant more for identifying EME transmissions using JT65.
RSID notification
The ‘strange’ transmissions are not strange at all but rather letting others know which modes are being operated.
WWV update
There was a lot of FUD (that’s fear, uncertainty, and doubt) around the future of WWV back in September of last year. You can check my article in the September edition of the OSJ or on my website. While not yet signed, the fiscal year budget for 2019 does include funding all WWV stations. As it turns out, this year is the 100th year of operation. A member of the Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club has met with NIST management and is planning a special event station between September 28 – October 2. I’ll be anticipating that event and hope to work WWV.
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Ohio Section Journal – The Technical Coordinator – November 2018 edition
November 18, 2018 Jeffrey Kopcak
Read the full edition at: http://arrl-ohio.org/news/2018/OSJ-Nov-18.pdf
A couple years ago, Medina county asked me to create a training session for them on how to use Fldigi specifically for NBEMS. Recently, Lorain county ARES encouraged participants to utilize NBEMS methods. NBEMS stands for Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System. It is a set of standards for the ham radio community to communicate with each other using text and E-mail type traffic. Standards are good to have so there is not a situation where different groups use different digital standards and cannot communicate between themselves.
Two hams are responsible for the NBEMS standards: Dave – W1HKJ, author and maintainer of the Fldigi suite of applications, and Skip – KH6TY, author of one of the first PSK applications, Digipan. Their idea was to have a prolific digital communication standard that followed these important principals:
Utilize radios, software, and hardware that are used in every day ham radio (familiarity)
Independent of infrastructure
To make digital interaction possible: a radio, computer, interface between the two, and software to tie it all together is needed. An interface is typically a device like the SignaLink or RigBlaster. One nice thing about NBEMS, it’s possible to operate MT63-2KL by holing your radio up to the computer. This means a separate interface is not required. It’s great in a pinch but doesn’t provide an ideal operating situation.
Fldigi is a modem application. It modulates and demodulates – what sounds like noise – into data. Flmsg, used in conjunction, is a forms manager. It allows you to create and reply to standardized forms and verify reception through a checksum. A checksum is an algorithm used to detect errors in storage or transmission. Standard forms included are ICS, IARU, Radiogram, or the ability to send CSV data. CSV is a plain-text file that stores tabular data with each line being a single record contains one or more fields separated by commas. In NBEMS, CSV is a low-bandwidth way to transfer Excel documents without formatting and extra Meta data. As an example: a Excel document can be 17 kB in size but the same data exported to plain-text CSV is only 5 kB.
Tim – NC8OS, EC for Lorain, asked if I would give an Fldigi training session, which I was more than happy to do. A few years passed since I gave similar training in Medina. A number of changes have happened and it was time to update my presentation. Changes include much more frequent (and not always stable) Fldigi and Flmsg updates, changes in work flows – especially within Flmsg, and I have gained more experience interacting and interfacing with digital nets across the country.
Fldigi had some cosmetic changes, mostly around the menus and configurations. Workflow changes in Flmsg seem like they could be beneficial but were poorly implemented. Luckily, we can go back to familiar behavior. Most important lesson I’ve picked up: all these whiz-bang things are tools. This or any other technology needs to be played with to figure out how it can be best utilized (offering a real advantage), how it can be utilized efficiently, and have people who know how to use these tools. Groups are finding digital operators are ones who have the least amount of problems and greater success during drills than someone who hasn’t opened the application in 6 months. This, too, means someone who wants to become successful needs to practice, practice, and practice by operating, participating in practice nets or starting one if one is not available.
For my presentations and training, I feel people get much more out of a hands-on session. I encouraged participants to bring their stations or go-boxes which helped facilitate a great question and answer session to address a good number of problems. Eric – N8AUC, DEC for District 10, was on hand to answer questions as well. We accomplished a lot, answered a lot of questions, and got them on the right track.
I learned that I need to be figuring out interactions with this combination of hardware, software, and Windows 10. As more people are upgrading, replacing computers, or purchasing new devices this means more questions and issues will center on the most widely used operating system platform. Though I have stopped using Win 10 in favor of Linux, I do need to spend time with it to better answer those types of questions.
Thank you to Lorain ARES for allowing me the opportunity to pass on knowledge about digital and NBEMS. My presentation is available online on my website. Contact me about setting up a training session with myself or a Technical Specialist if you would like to host a session on NBEMS.
Speaking of Technical Specialists, another meeting night idea for your club is to hold a “Test and Tune Night.” Dave – KD8TWG hosted one of these events for LEARA. It usually ends up being a “Test and Test Night” because the operating manual does not have the information on how to make adjustments. Those are found in a Service Manual. Professional test equipment was on hand including Service Monitors, wattmeters, and analyzers to test radios, scanners, and coax. Dave could tell you if that $30 Baofeng is compliant with spectral requirements. VERY good chance it won’t be.
Dave reminded all of us that Part 97 certifies us as operators to be compliant with the rules. This allows us to build our own radios and not have to do something crazy like file a testing and compliance report with the FCC for a home brew project. Just because the radio ‘sounds good,’ ‘does everything I need,’ or ‘was cheap’ doesn’t mean it works correctly especially when transmitting. It is up to each of us as hams to make sure our equipment is compliant. Contact Dave or myself to help get a Test and Tune night for your club.
It’s that time of year again! For the 13th consecutive year, The 3916 Nets will be presenting The Santa Net on 3.916 MHz. Good girls and boys can talk to Santa Claus, via amateur radio, nightly at 8:30 PM (Eastern) starting Friday, November 23, 2018. The Santa Net will run nightly at 8:30 PM Eastern through Christmas Eve, December 24, 2018. This fun opportunity is great for connecting kids or grandchildren with the Head Elf himself. Details and updates will be made via their Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/3916santanet/.
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Amateur Radio, ARRL Ohio Section, Presentations
NBEMS – An Introduction Using Fldigi and Flmsg presentations
I was asked to give a presentation on using Fldigi and Flmsg in NBEMS — Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (or Software).
The framework I chose to use for the presentation slides is called reveal.js. It is an HTML framework meaning it will run in any HTML 5 capable browser. Looks a little better than a PowerPoint presentation.
Useful navigation keys in the presentation. In addition to navigating with the keys below, you can swipe (tables/smartphones) or use the navigation arrows on screen in the lower right.
Toggle full screen: press [F11].
Advance to the next slide: press [n] or [SPACEBAR].
Go back to the previous slide: press [p] or press and hold the [SHIFT] key while pressing the [SPACEBAR].
Display presentation overview: [ESC] then use the arrow keys or mouse to select a slide. [ESC] again will exit overview mode.
Clickable links are colored in blue text.
Three variations are available: presentation version is viewable in a browser. Printable version for printing or saving in a different format. Finally a PDF version.
They may take some time to load because I left original images untouched and some were a couple MB in file size.
Introduction to NBEMS
The presentation is about 60 minutes in length.
Presentation version
This presentation was given at the following meetings:
Lorain County ARES on 10/21/2018.
This is an older version without the HF information.
Medina County ARES on 11/10/2015.
Mansfield Hamfest on 2/21/2016.
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Read the full edition at: http://arrl-ohio.org/news/2018/OSJ-Feb-18.pdf
Have a bunch of odds and ends for everyone this month.
Ham Cram Sessions
I received a piece of feedback worth sharing from December’s article on the “ham cram” type training sessions. One group in the section is working on a cram session for new licensees. That will be followed up with a “now what” session. The follow up session would have mentors and elmers available to help get new hams on the air. Depending on the success, this may be followed up with a General class too.
I think it’s a great idea to follow up with the “now what” session in a more relaxed environment for learning and getting them comfortable being on the air.
Digital Communications in Amateur Radio
Operating PSK31
I’ve been working on my Digital Communications in Amateur Radio series for the Wood County Amateur Radio Club. The series started with an overview of Ham radio digital modes and how to get your station setup with different interface options. From there I’ve been taking an introductory look into specific modes, though mostly ones used on HF. My articles are available in the club’s newsletter, CQ Chatter, found on the Wood County Amateur Radio Club Website (past years are on the CQ Chatter Archives page) or available on my site as well. Check them out to get an introductory look at digital modes.
Conversational Digital Modes like PSK, RTTY, MFSK, Olivia (February 2017)
Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System or NBEMS (August 2017)
Winlink (February 2018)
Yaesu Fusion Announcements
After the New Year, Yaesu released an announcement with regard to their Fusion C4FM offerings.
The DR-2X purchase program will continue through June 30, 2018.
A trade-in program is available for current DR-1X repeater owners (they will not accept the beta version) towards the purchase of a DR-2X. $300 if you are trading in a DR-1X and only want the DR-2X repeater. If you wish to include the IMRS IP linking option in the DR-2X, the price will be $500.
Buying the DR-2X outright is $900. $1100 to include IMRS.
New Firmware will be released for DG-ID and DP-ID functionality in the DR-1X repeaters. Much like the Wires-X upgrade, it is very likely the repeater will need to be sent back to Yaesu for this firmware upgrade.
They are releasing the DR-1X FR. The DR-1X FR is a “factory refurbished” DR-1X for $400. It will have the DG-ID and DP-ID firmware already installed. The DR-1X FR cannot be used for the trade in program towards a DR-2X.
The discounted prices listed for the DR-2X and DR-1X FR require an application available from Yaesu. Firmware upgrade details or applications can be obtained by contacting John Kruk – N9UPC (Sales Manager for Yaesu USA) at j.kruk@yaesu.com or through the Yaesu Service department.
Yeesh. Lost yet? I won’t rehash my thoughts on Fusion (see August & September 2017 editions of the OSJ) but I think this announcement only further fragments their offering.
Tom Gallagher – NY2RF to Retire
Tom Gallagher – NY2RF is going to retire after 2 short years as CEO of the ARRL. For me the cliché is true: it only seems like yesterday. I appreciated Tom’s articles in QST and his behind the scenes look at the ARRL. As an MBA, I loved his explanation into some of the financials and reasons for the league raising membership dues in 2016 (July 2017 QST, Mythbusting: ARRL Not “A Big Radio Club”). The League may have $14.7 million in assets but that doesn’t mean that is money lying around. It goes toward programs and services to benefit members and non-members alike. Despite the non-profit status our government affords the organization, they need to pay competitive wages to employees and authors – otherwise they will go elsewhere. I also had the privilege to correspond with Tom on, I think, an excellent direction to get Makers into the ham radio hobby.
I wish Tom well in his retirement. Announcement: http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-ceo-tom-gallagher-ny2rf-to-retire
Speaking of Makers, I saw a video on the Amateur Logic podcast that demonstrated TinkerCAD electronics. If you’ve done anything with 3D printing, you’ve probably used Tinkercad. Tinkercad is a product of Autodesk, makers of software for architecture, engineering, and construction manufacturing. As Tommy demonstrates in the video, Tinkercad has an electronics section to simulate building electronic circuits and projects. This can be used as a great introduction into electronic circuit building for students and kids. The simulator has many types of electronic components: switches, capacitors, Arduinos, diodes, power supplies, oscilloscopes, potentiometers, resistors, ICs, breadboards, motors, servos, sensors, and of course – wires!
Tommy duplicates a simple blinking LED project he built in a previous episode using the simulator – even using the exact same Arduino code. I wondered if there was a product available to simulate circuit building and was quite impressed how well the simulator worked. Check it out in Amateur Logic episode 113. To sign up and start “tinkering,” go to: https://www.tinkercad.com/. 6 years or so ago, they were charging for the service. It appears when Autodesk took it over, it’s been free to use.
Scanner Anti-encryption Bill
Lastly for this month, I’m a scanner listener and I’m intrigued by the State of Ohio’s MARCS-IP public service safety system (Multi-Agency Radio Communications over IP). In short, it’s a state wide P25 digital communications system that allows users to be anywhere in the state and communicate with their agency. Once of the selling points for any commercial digital system is the ability to encrypt. Only those authorized can “unscramble” the transmission, meaning scanner listeners are locked out of listening to that particular group, or system in a few cases. Agencies love it and scanner listeners hate it.
Robert Wareham – N0ESQ
Our friends in the Colorado section made headlines last month when State Government Liaison and Section EC Robert Wareham – N0ESQ participated in drafting what is being called the “anti-encryption Bill.” With the backing of Colorado State Representative Kevin van Winkle (R), the bill outlaws blanket encryption by state and local governments striking a balance between transparency and the public’s right to monitor public agencies. Legitimate needs of confidential investigations and tactical operations are not protected under the bill. There are criminal penalties for those who monitor these communications to further a criminal enterprise, avoid arrest, detection, or escape capture.
While this bill only applies to Colorado, it could set a path for other states to draft something similar. Encryption for public radio systems is always a hot topic with completely valid points on both sides. There is a 51 page thread on the topic in the Radio Reference forums debating reasons both ways.
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Digital Communications in Amateur Radio: Winlink
February 1, 2018 Jeffrey Kopcak
This article appeared in the The Wood County Amateur Radio Club newsletter CQ Chatter February 2018 edition.
Read the rest of the series in the Digital Communications in Amateur Radio articles category.
Hurricane season wasn’t particularly fun in 2017. We had both extremes. Houston got hit with Hurricane Harvey which required little response from the ham community. Infrastructure stayed online. Disruption to communication systems and Internet was minimal. This left many hams wondering, ‘are we at the point where our infrastructure is stable enough to survive a category 4 hurricane?’ ‘Are hams still relevant since we were not needed for this type of event?’ We got the answer to those questions over the next month with two category 5 hurricanes. Irma impacted the state of Florida and Maria devastated the relatively poor U.S. possession of Puerto Rico. We went from wondering if ham radio was still relevant in emergency situations to rethinking training for extended deployment scenarios, all within a matter of weeks.
Ham radio news sources pointed out many communication techniques were utilized getting traffic in and out of affected areas. An ARRL press release indicated “Maxim Memorial Station W1AW at ARRL Headquarters is monitoring the HWN, 60-meter interoperability channel 2, and Winlink for any traffic.” Winlink gained prevalence in ham news media due to these disasters, gained popularity in emergency communications circles, and became an operating requirement for hams that assisted in Puerto Rico. Winlink is a very powerful and flexible system for exchanging all types of messages.
“Winlink (also known as Winlink 2000) is a worldwide radio messaging system that uses amateur-band radio frequencies to provide radio interconnection services that include email with attachments, position reporting, weather bulletins, emergency relief communications, and message relay” (Wikipedia). In other words, Winlink is a global email system via radio. The backbone uses the Internet for communication but users do not need an Internet connection. This makes the system popular in Emcomm when the Internet is not available. Winlink was first used recreationally by mariners, RV campers, and missionaries. The entire system is run by volunteers and a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Though similar in name, the “WIN System” is a popular IRLP repeater system based in California and entirely different.
https://www.winlink.org/content/getting_started_winlink_and_winmor
The Winlink system consists of multiple Common Message Servers (CMS) on multiple continents thought the world. The CMS servers form a “star” network configuration to coordinate traffic and provide services like email, webmail, telnet, bulletins, and reporting. Each CMS is a mirror image of the others for redundancy, failover, and outage situations. The Internet, by design, can work around outages. To date, there has been no global outage of the Internet – only regional. Having multiple servers, with redundant copies of the same data, means one or more could be affected by an outage and the system still functions. As of November 1, 2017, the CMS servers have been moved into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud for greater redundancy.
Remote Message Servers (RMS) are scattered throughout the world and are the RF connection into the Winlink system. RMS gateways access the resources of the CMS servers via the Internet. These nodes are provided by hams familiar with the system and are setup on many ham bands (HF, VHF, UHF). On VHF/UHF, connectivity is limited to local clients. HF gateways serve a wider area but depend heavily on band conditions.
Finally, your computer runs the client software which interacts with services provided by the CMS, most often through an RMS gateway. The client software sends and receives messages. Size is limited to 120KB maximum, including attachments. Winlink uses a “store and forward” approach to messaging meaning clients are not constantly connected to an RMS or CMS gateway.
There are currently 6 client software applications available for Winlink. A feature comparison is available at: https://www.winlink.org/ClientSoftware. Winlink Express (formally RMS Express) is the preferred client because it’s developed by the system administrators and supports all features of the system. The software is well supported and frequently updated. The application looks and operates much like a stripped-down email client. Using a familiar email interface makes the application easy-to-use. Though free to download and use, Winlink Express is nagware. It will frequently prompt to purchase a key supporting development of the system. Registration of $24 is encouraged but not a requirement to use Winlink.
Winlink Express interacts with a wide selection of transceivers, provides different operating modes (PACTOR, Packet, Telnet, WINMOR Virtual TNC), and offers different connection methods (relay over mesh and D-STAR networks). It can be operated in any of four general methods:
Winlink: access messages on the CMS via an RF connection to an RMS gateway using the Internet.
Peer-to-Peer (P2P): messages exchanged directly with other users over RF, Internet, or mesh without the use of a RMS or CMS.
Radio-only: messages transferred between HF RMS gateways – without use of the Internet.
Telnet Post Office: connects to the CMS directly over the Internet.
A growing library of forms is available for ARES, RACES, SHARES, or MARS organizations including ICS, ARRL, and form types used in Ohio. The advantage of Winlink versus NBEMS is the ability to exchange messages over the public Internet. A form could be emailed directly to a government official instead of relayed via another ham. Winlink Express makes it easy to fill out or reply to forms by utilizing the local web browser. When composing a message, these forms are found under “Select Template.”
A “Query Catalog” accesses services provided by the CMS such as weather and marine forecasts, news, and propagation reports. Location coordinates can be reported through Winlink as well.
Winlink Express will work on a modern computer or Windows tablet running Windows Vista or later. The WINMOR Virtual TNC requires a 700 MHz or greater processor and 512 MB RAM or more due to the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) needed. An Apple or Linux version of Winlink Express is not available but it can be run using a virtual machine or dual-boot configuration. A Linux client is available but does not support all features.
This series primarily focuses on soundcard modes over HF and I will be discussing the WINMOR Virtual TNC. WINMOR is a low-cost interface utilizing the SignaLink USB for $120 as opposed to a PACTOR 3 dedicated hardware modem which can run $1,100 – $1,600. Low-cost hardware means tradeoffs. WINMOR is not anywhere near as fast or reliable as a PACTOR 3 modem, but it does a very good job.
To get started, first go to: ftp://autoupdate.winlink.org/User%20Programs/. Download two programs from the list of files: latest itshfbc program and Winlink_Express_install. ITS HF Propagation is prediction software to provide a rough estimate of the signal path quality between your QTH and remote RMS. Install both applications, order doesn’t matter. Click “next” through both installs, accepting defaults.
An Internet connection is required on the computer for initial setup. After starting Winlink Express, a “Winlink Express Properties” configuration will be seen. If not, click Settings, Winlink Express Setup. At a minimum the following fields must be completed: callsign, choose a password, enter a non-Winlink password recovery email, and grid square. Under Service Code, if you plan on using EMCOMM channels, make the code read: PUBLIC EMCOMM
I recommend checking Display list of pending incoming messages prior to download. This will display incoming message details prior to download allowing the user to select or reject messages based on size or sender. Click Update. An account will be setup on the Winlink system. The Winlink email address won’t become active until a message is sent through the CMS gateway. Click Remind Me Later on any Winlink Express Registration screens.
To create a message activating the Winlink email address, click the New message icon or click Message, New Message.
In the To field, enter your real email address. In the Subject field, enter something like “My first Winlink message.” In the message body, enter something like “This is my first Winlink message, whoo hoo!”
The message is ready to send, but wait! There is no “send” option. What gives?!? Since this system is store-and-forward, messages are Post to Outbox and appear in the “Outbox” System Folder. Messages in outbox can still be edited but will be sent when connected to a CMS.
Next to “Open Session,” in the drop-down select Winmor Winlink. Click Open Session.
Two more boxes will appear: “WINMOR WL2K Session” and “WINMOR Setup.” The WINMOR WL2K Session box is where an RMS gateway is selected and it displays the connection status.
You will be prompted to select the Capture and Playback soundcard devices in the WINMOR Setup box. For the SignaLink, select USB Audio CODEC. Leave all other settings at their defaults. Click Update. A third “WINMOR Sound Card TNC” box will appear. This window shows a waterfall along with transmit and receive state of the virtual TNC. Ignore this box for now.
On the SignaLink, begin with the TX and RX volume knobs set to the 12 o’clock position. Set delay (DLY) to the 2nd tick-mark (8 o’clock position).
If you have a way to control your radio through CI-V commands or equivalent, click Settings, Radio Setup, and configure the settings for the radio. Radio control makes it much easier when selecting different RMS gateway stations. Selecting a different station will automatically change the radio’s frequency and mode. With a VOX device like the SignaLink, for “PTT Port” select External. Click Update.
Back in the WINMOR Winlink Session box, click Channel Selection. An “HF Channel Selector” window will open. A message will ask to ‘update the channel list and recompute the propagation estimates now?’ Click Yes. If not asked, click Update Table Via Internet. This table will update with the current list of Winlink RMS gateway channels on HF. The list can be updated over radio in the future if desired.
Once updated, the presence of color in the “Path Reliability Estimate” and “Path Quality Estimate” columns mean the ITS HF Propagation predictor program is installed and working. Calculations are based on your grid square and solar flux index. Update the current grid square in Winlink Express setup and this table often when traveling. “Mode” is the bandwidth of the RMS node. A higher number means faster transfers are possible. “Hours” means the hours each day the node is online. “00-23” is all day, “02-13” is 02:00 – 13:00. The rest is self-explanatory.
To select a particular RMS gateway, double-click that row in the table. Gateways in green are good choices but ones at the top of the list may not always provide the best connection. Reliable gateways are found by trial and error and can be added to the “Favorites” list. If Rig Control is enabled, the radio should tune to the dial frequency of the RMS gateway and enter USB mode. If not, tune the radio’s display frequency to the “Dial Freq” (VERY important!) shown in WINMOR. Warm up the Tuner if it needs it. Remember to use no more than 30% power. Click Start.
If WINMOR thinks the channel is busy, it will prompt to verify you still want to connect because your transmissions maybe interfering with another station. Your radio will start pinging the remote RMS gateway station. In the WINMOR Sound Card TNC, above the receive indicator will be the “Measured T>R Latency” value. This measures the transmit/receive turnaround time. This should be less than 250ms and adjustable in part by the SignaLink DLY knob. Higher values will cause problems receiving from the RMS gateway. While receiving transmissions from the gateway, adjust the RX knob to a level that falls within the green portion of “Rcv Level.”
With any luck, your client will connect and your first Winlink message will be sent! There will be A LOT of back-and-forth (TX/RX switching) between your radio and remote RMS gateway. These are handshaking and acknowledgments or sending/receiving messages. When all messages are exchanged, the client will automatically disconnect from the RMS gateway. Clicking “Stop” will gracefully disconnect and ID at any time during a session. “Abort” should only be used when something is very wrong because communication is terminated immediately (without ID). Attempts will be made by the RMS to reestablish communication with the client before eventually timing-out.
Once the test message is received in your actual email, your new callsign@winlink.org email address is now active! Send a reply to the test message through your real email. To call a different RMS gateway, click Channel Selection and select a different station. Wait 5 minutes or so for the reply email to reach the Winlink CMS. Click Start in the WINMOR Winlink session box. You will see your reply downloaded to the inbox! When replying to lengthy messages, I will keep a few sentences (paragraph at most) of the original message. This keeps the transmission time down. The original sender can look at the full message in their client sent folder.
Before going crazy telling people to send messages, there is one crucial piece to this system. Winlink uses a “whitelist” (approved senders list) approach for external email addresses. This keeps abuse and spam to a minimum. As a Winlink user, you are free to send messages using your Winlink address to other Winlink users. Other Winlink users can do the same, freely contacting you.
External email addresses are handled very different. An external email is any mail system other than Winlink (Gmail, Outlook, DACOR, Buckeye Cable, BGSU, etc.). If you first send a Winlink message to someone@someprovider.com, that email address is automatically added to your Winlink whitelist. That means email from someone@someprovider.com will be delivered to your Winlink inbox.
For an external email address to send you a message unsolicited to Winlink, there are two options: add that email to your whitelist ahead of time or the sender must put “//WL2K” in the subject line. Example: “//WL2K Holiday Meeting.” Anything with //WL2K in the subject is considered a deliverable message and will not be flagged as unauthorized. By default, all outgoing messages have this inserted automatically by Winlink Express. When some individual replies to your message, which would have //WL2K in the subject, it will be accepted. Any non-whitelisted (blacklisted) addresses or messages without //WL2K in the subject, the sender will receive a bounced error message saying “Sender not authorized for any recipient.”
Whitelists can be managed by logging on to the Winlink My Account page and click My Whitelist. That page will provide details how to update the whitelist using client commands, if desired.
Another important detail to remember, there is no expectation of privacy with the Winlink system. RMS gateway owners and Winlink administrators can read messages exchanged through the system. They are looking for Part 97 violations and inappropriate usage of the system. Violators will be blocked. I’m sure they would find details of your camping trip fascinating, but they really don’t care.
Email messages through this system are considered 3rd party traffic under Part 97. The email message resides on the CMS until you (a ham) make a connection to another ham’s station (RMS) to retrieve your messages. This is similar in nature to passing messages over the National Traffic System (NTS).
The list of services available through the Winlink system is extensive. Winlink is quite flexible allowing many different ways to access the system over RF, APRS, or Internet. Feel free to send a message to my Winlink email address, K8JTK—at—winlink.org. Replace “—at—” with the appropriate email symbol. Don’t forget to include //WL2K in the subject!
Winlink website: https://winlink.org/
Introduction presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTx9pY1Akl8
Resource for beginners: https://www.winlink.org/content/getting_started_winlink_and_winmor
System tutorials, documents, and FAQs: https://www.winlink.org/content/winlink_book_knowledge
Terminology of the system: https://www.winlink.org/glossary
Winlink over APRS: https://www.winlink.org/APRSLink
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Digital Communications in Amateur Radio: Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS)
July 26, 2017 Jeffrey Kopcak
This article appeared in the The Wood County Amateur Radio Club newsletter CQ Chatter August 2017 edition.
Have you ever been involved with an EmComm/ARES drill and heard digital tones as forms were being passed over a repeater? You may have wondered what application are they using, what mode, or how do they know what form is being sent? Chances are they utilized an established standard called NBEMS. The Narrow-Band Emergency Messaging System was created to pass text based messages and forms used by hams and other served agencies over Amateur Radio. Technicians, listen up! NBEMS includes standard modes for HF SSB and is very popular on VHF/UHF FM.
NBEMS was established in collaboration between David Freese, Jr. – W1HKJ who created and maintains the Fldigi suite of applications and Skip Teller – KH6TY who created DigiPan, a popular PSK application. The philosophy specifies utilizing radios, software, and hardware readily available and widely used in ham radio. Older equipment and older computers can be used meaning it would be relatively inexpensive. There would be no steep learning curve but flexible in an emergency situation. Finally, must be independent of infrastructure. No need for Internet, nodes, or existing communications systems. Power the computer, radio, interface, and you’re off-and-running.
Interfaces between the computer and radio used for other digital modes work best. In accordance with the flexible and inexpensive philosophy, another option is available: no interface at all. That’s right, you don’t need any interface between a computer and radio in order to communicate. To receive data, the radio speaker is held to the computer microphone. To transmit, the radio microphone is held to the computer speaker. This method is called an “acoustic interface.” It’s a game saver in a pinch, doesn’t require any additional hardware, and allows anyone with a radio and PC to participate. The digital protocols used are robust enough to deal with ambient noise, casual conversations, too much audio, too little audio, and still be able to decode 100%.
Though operating without an interface sounds like the best of all possible options, there are serious drawbacks. Transmitting (PTT) is done manually. Longer messages mean the operator has to hold PTT in longer. If their finger accidentally slips off the button, the message needs to be retransmitted. The operator needs to be more attentive to the station where it’s possible they may become distracted and miss messages. In a conference or war room, transmitting and receiving messages acoustically adds a layer of disruption to the setting. A connected interface would handle the keying, always provide audio to the computer for decoding messages – even while away from the station, and would not generate any additional noise effectively allowing the station to be completely quiet. As a whole, digital modes are not designed to work through an acoustic interface because most are sensitive to noise. Noise introduces errors making all or part of the transmission unrecoverable. An acoustic interface is a good way to practice or start, though the efficiency of a connected interface will soon be realized.
NBEMS utilizes two different modes: VHF/UHF uses MT63-2000L, HF uses Olivia 8/500. Both were developed by Pawel – SP9VRC.
It is surmised that 25% of the characters in an MT63 transmission can be lost and the receiving station will still have a perfect copy. This is achieved by encoding characters over the time and frequency domains for robustness. In addition, the “L” versions have additional (long) interleaves providing even more error correction. MT63 is very forgiving of audio levels and tuning errors making it a great choice for EmComm. The suffix indicates bandwidth used, 2000/2K means 2 KHz. Transfer rate is about 1 KB/minute.
Olivia 8/500 is used on HF because signals can be decoded below the noise. Low power and QRP stations can communicate nearly as effectively as a higher power station. A channelized approach is used because signals below the noise can be decoded but not heard or seen on the waterfall. The 8/500 indicates 8 tones utilizing 500 Hz of bandwidth. Fldigi suite reverses these in places, 500-8. Transfer rate is about 170 bytes/minute.
A common question brings up the issue of popularity. PSK31 and JT65 are two popular modes on HF. Both are not used in NBEMS because there is no error correction for weak or fading signals in PSK. A faster, multicarrier PSK-R (for Robust) mode is occasionally used in NBEMS but I have not seen many groups use it as an established standard. JT65 is limited to 48 second timed transmissions of 13 characters which is not efficient for data transfer.
Two applications are synonymous with NBEMS: Fldigi and Flmsg. In the last article, I talked about Fldigi being one of the more popular multimode applications. Flmsg is another application in the Fldigi suite that manages forms. It can be used to send standardized agency forms like ICS, Red Cross, or MARS. Forms developed by local agencies can be coded as a “custom form.” Plain text (.txt) and comma-separated (.csv) files can be transferred. Sticking to the inexpensive and flexible philosophy, the entire Fldigi suite of applications are free, open source, and cross platform available on Windows, Mac, and Linux including Raspberry Pi. Custom forms are a popular use of Flmsg however, these forms need to be disseminated or available online ahead of time.
Other applications like DM780 and MultiPSK can send and receive both MT63 and Olivia. These don’t have provisions for managing forms or validating transmissions. Fldigi and Flmsg are integrated seamlessly to pass data between the form manager and modem application.
A very important behind the scenes, but not often discussed feature in NBEMS is the checksum. In computing, a checksum is used to detect errors in transmission or in storage. Flmsg automatically generates and includes a checksum as part of the message with each transmission. Receiving stations calculate a checksum value based on the data received and compare it against the value included in the message. This is an ease-of-use feature letting receiving stations know if they received a prefect copy of the message. If the checksum matches, Flmsg will open displaying the form or message. If the checksum fails, this means an error was introduced in transmission. As a result, the message will not open or a “Checksum failed” prompt will be seen.
Example message:
... start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn K8JTK_Digital_Communications_in_Amateur_Radio-_NBEMS.p2s]<flmsg>4.0.2
:hdr_fm:21
K8JTK 20171807024326
:hdr_ed:21
<plaintext>
:tt:46 Digital Communications in Amateur Radio: NBEMS
:to:6 Reader
:fm:5 K8JTK
:dt:10 2017-07-17
:tm:5 2233L
:sb:12 Demo message
:mg:44 This is an example message in an NBEMS form.
[WRAP:chksum 2CBF][WRAP:end]
... end
A checksum value is included in the “WRAP” tags and is 2CBF for this message. Upon receipt of this message, Fldigi automatically calculates a checksum for verification. If it arrives at the value of 2CBF, the message was received perfectly.
There are limitations of NBEMS that users and served agencies need to be aware. To meet FCC requirements, all data must be transmitted within 3 minutes on a repeater with a standard time-out-timer or 10 minutes on simplex. This means a maximum file size for MT63-2KL on a repeater is 3,000 bytes and 1,700 bytes for Olivia 8/500 on simplex. These properties severely limit the content that can be transferred to text. Word documents need to be converted to TXT and Excel spreadsheets to CSV files in order to save bandwidth. There are not many useful images, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and executable programs under 3K. This makes high-resolution images and large data transfers impractical using NBEMS. Remember, it is a Narrow-Band Emergency Messaging System.
Reminder: review the first two articles in the series for information that will be omitted here including some modes operate your transceiver at 100% duty cycle, use upper sideband (USB), and don’t drive the transmitter with too much audio as the signal will be wider than intended. Operating data over FM is the same as operating voice and does not change the duty cycle of the radio. However, operating FM at high power for prolonged periods of time is considered extreme for most radios and will likely shorten the life of the transceiver. In addition, review the fourth article on “Conversational Modes” as Fldigi was covered.
With Fldigi setup and working, download and install Flmsg from http://www.w1hkj.com/. To prepare Fldigi for VHF/UHF NBEMS, click Op Mode, select MT63, and click MT63-2000L. MT63-2000L is also abbreviated as MT63-2KL in other places within the Fldigi suite. These are the same, 2K = 2000. With MT63-2KL selected as the active mode, now center the receive window on the waterfall at 1500. 1500 Hz is the standardized center frequency. For HF NBEMS, replace MT63-2000L references with Olivia 8-500.
Fldigi passes data to Flmsg for decoding and displaying. Fldigi needs to know where to find the Flmsg installation. In Fldigi, click Configure, select Miscellaneous, then click Misc to enter the Miscellaneous program options. Finally, click the NBEMS tab. In newer versions of Fldigi (later than 3.23.0), uncheck the Transfer direct to executing flmsg. Open with flmsg and Open in browser should be checked if they are not already. Now click Locate flmsg. Depending on the version of Windows, the default installation location for Flmsg will be C:\Program Files (x86)\flmsg-x.x.x or C:\Program Files\flmsg-x.x.x. In that directory, select the flmsg application, click Open. Click Save, then Close.
“x86” is a Windows designation to differentiate 32 bit from 64 bit applications on a Windows 64 bit installation. “x.x.x” is the version of Flmsg. Each time a new version of Fldigi, Flmsg, or any other Fldigi application is installed, it is kept in a separate directory with the version appended. Alot of versions can accumulate on a system if frequently updated. Anytime uninstalling or using a new version of Flmsg, the steps above for “locating flmsg” need to be repeated.
Start Flmsg. A dialog prompting for the selection of a “Default User Interface” will be seen on a new installation, click Communicator/Expert. Station information will be requested. These are used as inputs for some forms. Call sign should be filled in as a minimum. Click the red “X” when done filling in station information. At the bottom of the main Flmsg window is the mode selector. Click the down arrow and select MT63-2KL.
Configuration is done!
To use Flmsg, a blank Radiogram will open initially. To select a different form, click Form. Different types of available forms are categorized: ICS, MARS, Radiogram, Red Cross, weather, and custom forms loaded will be available from this menu. Choose any form for practice. Standard practice is to note somewhere in the form that this is a “test,” “practice,” or “drill.” As with voice, someone may mistake the transmission for a real message.
Once the form is filled out, set your radio to the appropriate frequency and open Fldigi if it is not already. Set it to MT63-2KL centered at 1500. Verify the mode selected in Flmsg is MT63-2KL. Click AutoSend. The file must be saved before it will transmit. Once the file is saved, transmission will begin automatically. Get into this habit of checking transmit frequency, Fldigi configuration and Flmsg configuration before clicking AutoSend. Otherwise you will inadvertently transmit on a different frequency or in a different mode. It happens to everyone eventually.
Receiving stations only need to open Fldigi. They will first see the message appear in the Fldigi receive pane. The form type is transmitted as part of the message. In the example message, <plaintext>. The lines begin with the form field name and check of the number of characters in that field. “:fm:5 K8JTK” is the “from” field with a check of 5 characters, “K8JTK“. When completed, an Flmsg window will open. The form will also be rendered in the default web browser. Receiving stations don’t have to do a thing except wait for the transmission to complete. If the next message received is a Radiogram, Flmsg will automatically open a window and browser page displaying the Radiogram format.
That’s it for using NBEMS! I have a more detailed setup and walk through of installing and configuring Fldigi and Flmsg. My instructions include another Fldigi suite application called Flwrap. Flwrap allows files of any type to be transferred. It sounded, at one point, like it was going to be part of the standard set of NBEMS applications but never made it due to the file size constraints. Additionally, Flmsg performs similar functionality to Flwrap in its ability to send TXT & CSV files. The Flwrap parts can be skipped unless they are found useful.
Typically, you’ll need to setup a sked or hold a net to pass messages around. Operators don’t sit around watering holes sending Flmsg messages, though I have seen it! Use news on QRZ.com or ARRL Ohio Section updates as text to fill out the forms as practice. Participating in a couple different nets, there seems to be less problems when everyone is using the same versions of the applications.
An Android smart phone app is available at the same site as Fldigi called AndFlmsg. There is a INSTALL.txt file with install instructions. The app is not available through any of the Android app stores and must be installed by temporarily enabling the option to allow applications from “Unknown sources.” A user guide is available in the same directory as the download. This will be helpful as the interface is not entirely intuitive.
The Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN) is a weekly HF practice net that uses the Olivia standard. Checkins and coordination is accomplished using the text input box in Fldigi. There is no voice coordination. Formal messages don’t happen every week but are passed using Flmsg. OHDEN meets Tuesdays at 7:45 PM eastern on 3.585 USB using Olivia 8-500 centered on 1000 Hz.
NBEMS mission statement, considerations, and features: http://uspacket.org/network/index.php?topic=44.0
ARRL NBEMS: http://www.arrl.org/nbems
K8JTK Getting started with Fldigi – including Flmsg and Flwrap: http://www.k8jtk.org/2015/04/16/getting-started-with-fldigi-including-flmsg-and-flwrap/
K8JTK VHF/UHF NBEMS – An Introduction using Fldigi and Flwrap: http://www.k8jtk.org/2015/11/10/vhfuhf-nbems-an-introduction-using-fldigi-and-flmsg-presentations/
Ohio Digital Emergency Net: http://www.ohden.org/
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Digital Communications in Amateur Radio: Conversational Digital Modes (PSK, RTTY, MFSK, Olivia)
Got a new rig for Christmas? How about working digital? The most popular digital modes in ham radio are conversational modes (keyboard-to-keyboard). Best way to describe these is the instant messaging or text messaging of ham radio digital modes. One station sends a message to another station. The other station does the same in return. Conversations can be about anything – the weather, where that person lives, traveling, or life stores – for as long as you want. These modes include (in order of popularity): PSK, RTTY, MFSK, and Olivia. All, except Olivia, are available on the W1AW digital operating schedule. Others will pop up on the bands from time-to-time too or you may choose to play around with a buddy using other modes.
For the popular flavors of these digital modes, I performed a transmit time test. The text was one paragraph of “Lorem Ipsum” with 83 words consisting of 569 characters. I recorded how long it took to transmit the message in minutes and seconds to compare the speed of each flavor. The results were close between equivalent modes. PSK-31 and RTTY-45, for example, took about 2 minutes. This indicates that the advantage is not necessarily in speed but which mode works better in a situation. Popular HF frequencies are also listed. There is a lack of consensus on some of the exact frequencies. It won’t be uncommon to hear these modes in other portions of the data sub-bands. Different flavors tend to operate on the same frequency to stir up activity.
Commonalities among conversational modes include the RSID (Reed-Solomon Identification) tones which universally identify a digital signal at the beginning and, occasionally, the end of a transmission. RSIDs are more popular on rarer and wider modes like PSK-63, MFSK, Olivia, and other rare modes. An RSID tone is about 170 Hz so announcing your PSK-31 signal at 31 Hz will interfere with other conversations.
It is common to give a signal report using the IARU RSQ reporting system. Like the RST system of “59,” RSQ adds an additional number “599.” These numbers stand for:
Readability (percentage of good text received):
5: 95+%, perfectly readable.
4: 80%, little to no difficulty.
3: 40%, considerable difficulty and many missed characters.
2: 20%, occasional words distinguishable.
1: 0%, unreadable.
Strength (measure how strong the signal trace is on the waterfall, there are only 5):
9: Very strong trace.
7: Strong trace.
5: Moderate trace.
3: Weak trace.
1: Barely visible trace.
Quality (measure of unwanted artifacts in the signal: pops, clicks, splattering, harmonics, and unwanted modulation):
9: Clean signal.
7: One barely visible sidebar pair.
5: One clearly visible sidebar pair.
3: Multiple visible sidebar pairs.
1: Splattering over much of the spectrum.
Also brush up on CW shorthand as these are used in exchanges. Commonly used abbreviations: btu (back to you), k (any station may transmit), kn (specific station only may transmit), sk (done transmitting, clear), pse (please), de (this is).
Reminder: review the first two articles in the series for information that will be omitted here including some modes operate your transceiver at 100% duty cycle, use upper sideband (USB), and don’t drive the transmitter with too much audio as the signal will be wider than intended.
PSK-31 is the most widely used HF digital mode. It’s popular because of its narrow signal. PSK was at the forefront of the digital sound card revolution in 2000. It was discovered that ordinary sound cards and computers had enough power to become digital-to-analog converters. Peter – G3PLX created PSK-31 to perform well with weak signals and operate at a narrow bandwidth. In a perfect world, within 3 kHz you could potentially have nearly 100 individual QSOs happening at once.
PSK stands for Phase Shift Keying, the modulation method used to generate the signal. It’s a common mistake to believe that 31 stands for the amount of bandwidth the signal occupies. It does occupy 31 Hz, however 31 stands for the bit rate of 31.25. There are other flavors of PSK: PSK-63, PSK-125, and PSK-250 each less likely to be seen on the bands than the previous.
It might be observed that software applications may have BPSK and QPSK in their list of operating modes. BPSK stands for Binary Phase Shift Keying and QPSK Quaternary Phase Shift Keying. The differences between these two are significant. When people refer to PSK, 99% of the time they are referring to BPSK. QPSK is a better choice under adverse conditions because it adds a significant amount of error correction ensuring nearly 100% copy of the transmission during signal fade or interference. However, both stations need to be on frequency, within 4 Hz, for error correction to work correctly. It takes a lot more work for two stations to be in sync with each other using QPSK.
Some stations may request an IMD (Inter-Modulation Distortion) report. This metric can only be observed while the other station is in transmit mode but no text is being sent; idle in other words. The station might type a message saying they’re looking for an IMD report and leave it idle for 10, 15 seconds, or more. There will be a measurement on screen in negative dB; lower the negative number the better. Readings in the -25dB to -30dB rage are considered very good, -20dB or greater is considered bad. A bad reading is usually caused by driving the transmitter with too much audio.
Transmit test: PSK-31: 1:58, PSK-63: 1:00
Frequencies: 3580 kHz, 7070 kHz, 10140 kHz, 14070 kHz, 21070 kHz, 28120 kHz.
After six decades of use by hams RTTY, known as Radioteletype, is still a very popular mode for contesting and DXing on the low bands. RTTY has a long history and HF digital operators are very comfortable with it. Many transceivers also have RTTY built in. This mode works better in decoding large pileups than other modes. RTTY is efficient in that it works at a speed of about 60 words per minute – which is about the fastest one person can type. Other modes are typically much slower.
RTTY is based off the Baudot digital code which represents each character as a series of bits for telephone or radio communication. W1AW will refer to RTTY as Baudot on their operating schedule. Looking at a RTTY signal on a waterfall, the 1’s and 0’s are represented by twin tones for the mark (1) and space (0) tones. The two data streams are separated by the shift or space between them. When people refer to RTTY, they will most commonly refer to RTTY-45 (baud) but 75 can be seen as well. Inverted RTTY flips the mark and space data streams.
Transmit test: RTTY-45: 1:53, RTTY-75: 1:09.
Frequencies: 3580-3600 kHz, 7040-7100 kHz, 14080-14099 kHz, 21080-21100 kHz, 28080-28100 kHz.
Multi-Frequency Shift Keying, known as MFSK, is “super-RTTY” which uses multiple tones instead of the two used in RTTY. The most popular is MFSK-16 using 16 tones. MFSK was developed as a flexible point-to-point solution to combat multipath propagation problems. It is very good at detecting noise and reducing transmit errors with error correction all while utilizing low bandwidth. MFSK is slow to decode so be patient!
An exciting addition to some MFSK flavors is the ability to send small images. MFSK-16 can send images but not MFSK-8. A 320×256 sized color image took 4:26 using MFSK-16. It’s unlike Slow Scan TV where the software will size the image and overlay a template. The image needs to be fully prepared before it can be transmitted.
Transmit test: MFSK-16: 1:45, MFSK-8: 2:48.
Frequencies: 7072 kHz, 14072-14076 kHz.
MFSK is good in poor band conditions but Olivia offers even better performance. Developed by Pawel – SP9VRC it is named after his daughter Olivia. It is called the JT65 of conversational modes because it’s incredibly slow but unlike JT65, it’s not a structured exchange.
There are different combinations of bandwidth and number of tones used, such as 500/16 is 500 Hz with 16 tones. Fldigi reverses these numbers for some odd reason and will read “Olivia 16 – 500.” Locking on to an Olivia signal may take 15 seconds. If the software is not decoding after that time, the bandwidth might be correct but the number of tones maybe wrong. For this reason, a call for “CQ” may take a minute or longer so stations can lock on and return a call. Be patient!
Olivia is great for poor band conditions because a trace may not be seen on the waterfall but a signal might be decoded! One example I share is a buddy of mine and I tried operating Olivia. We established contact and had strong traces on the waterfall using only 1.5 watts. We decided to compare it to sideband voice. We couldn’t contact each other on sideband until we were nearly up to 100 watts!
Transmit test: Olivia 500/16: 4:56, Olivia 500/8: 3:20.
Frequencies: 1835-1838 kHz, 3583.25 kHz, 3577 kHz, 7035-7038 kHz, 10141-10144 kHz, 14072-14075.65 kHz, 14106.5 kHz, 18102.65 kHz, 21072 kHz, 24922 kHz, 28122 kHz.
I love and recommend software applications that are capable of operating multiple modes (multimode) using one application. This keeps the clutter down of installing multiple applications for each mode. The two I use are Digital Master 780 (DM780) as part of the Ham Radio Deluxe suite (http://ham-radio-deluxe.com/). This package is not free and only available on Windows. If that is out of your budget, then I recommend Fldigi (http://www.w1hkj.com/). It’s free, open source, and cross platform available on Windows, Mac, and Linux including Raspberry Pi. Both of these support many different modes and are constantly being updated and with newer modes.
MixW (http://mixw.net) and MultiPSK (http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm) are alternatives and support most modes. There are specific mode applications like DigiPan (http://www.digipan.net/) for PSK and MMTTY (http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmtty.php) for RTTY. Both are no longer maintained but are reported to work well with later versions of Windows. Other programs have known issues with versions of Windows later than Vista. Keep that in mind when trying older programs.
The software applications are similar in setup and operation. Exact labeling might be different from application to application. I am going to reference Fldigi, though not going in-depth with settings, it should get you started. Install Fldigi with the default options. A configuration wizard will appear the first time the application is started. Fill out all your station information. Select the sound card interface (USB Audio Codec for SignaLink). If the transceiver is using something other than the SignaLink for keying, select the appropriate radio and COM port for TX control.
There are many parts to the Fldigi window. Standard menu options are seen like “File,” “Op Mode,” “Configure,” etc where operating modes or Fldigi configuration can be changed. Below that is Radio Control and Logging. When using internal logging, you’ll want the frequency to be correct. Rig control will help greately to automatically log the correct frequency as you change the VFO. Below that is the tan box where received messages will be displayed as well as transmitted messages will be copied here. The blue box is the transmit window where messages are composed for transmitting. If you have a white box to the left of the transmit and receive panes, this is the signal browser. This will display all conversations taking place, using the same mode, on the same frequency at once! Below the transmit text box is a line of colored buttons which are macros. Macros are pre-populated and commonly exchanged texts so you don’t have to keep typing them (right-click the button to edit). Below that is the frequency scale in Hz and waterfall. Below the waterfall are the waterfall controls. The line below that are the status messages and readings. To the right of the waterfall are two vertical white and a gray bars which indicate the strength of the decoded digital signal and squelch setting.
Tune your radio to one of the PSK frequencies to get setup. 20 meters is better during the day and 40 at night. The waterfall should start turning blue and yellow. If it is black, check the audio paths between the radio and computer, verify the audio input is set correctly in the Fldigi setup. Radios with a main and sub-band often cause confusion as to which band sends audio to the computer. If there is blue and yellow but a lot of black on the waterfall, check and disable radio filtering. Pro tip: the waterfall is a great educational place to visualize the filtering changes of the radio.
Now from the menu select “Op Mode,” “PSK”, then “BPSK-31.” To select a digital signal on the waterfall, simply click on the waterfall and the cursor will move to that location. Signals under the cursor will be displayed in the receive pane. It’s important to move the cursor on screen and do not adjust the radios VFO. Once a strong PSK signal is selected, you’ll notice the white squelch bar fills with green. The green needs to be above the light gray squelch slider to break squelch and decode. This is the first place to look if the cursor is over a signal but it is not decoding. Having the squelch set too high will miss decoding weaker signals and having the squelch too low will produce a lot of garbage text in the receive window. If a specific signal is strong but not decoding, the signal could also be multipathing, thus confusing the program. Watch conversations a good while to make sure you understand how the program works and for conversation syntax. Many programs have a “Signal Browser” or “Signal Sweeper” (DM780) which will decode multiple conversations at one time! In Fldigi, this can be broken out in a separate window under the “View” menu option.
Someone calling CQ will send CQ two-three times. I am K8JTK and Steve – W8HF will be the other station in these examples.
CQ CQ CQ de K8JTK K8JTK K8JTK
Repetition is good for weaker stations that might miss a letter or two. A responding station may respond with: K8JTK K8JTK de W8HF W8HF pse kn.
The two stations might begin the exchange using macros. These are good conversation starters. Macro messages typically include age of the operator, when they were licensed, radio and antenna, digital software program (Fldigi), computer operating system, physical location, etc, etc. This macro is called the “Brag” macro because you brag about your station. Beware though, for slower modes like Olivia, it can take a LONG time to send the same macro that takes seconds using PSK. The two stations could conclude the exchange or go back and forth typing out messages using the keyboard.
When receiving a message from another station, the responding station can begin typing a response in the blue transmit window even before the other station has finished transmitting. Always begin with something like “W8HF de K8JTK” so the other station knows you are responding to them, then continue with your message. If you’re conversing with a station and they don’t respond back after your message, they may have lost your signal, their program crashed, or became distracted. I typically wait 30 seconds – 1 minute and try a quick call back to the other station: W8HF W8HF W8HF de K8JTK K8JTK K8JTK, did I lose you? W8HF de K8JTK pse kn. I’ll try this 2-3 times and if they don’t return, I’ll log the QSO and move on.
End of transmissions should conclude with something like “btu Steve W8HF de K8JTK pse kn” noting the station is turning it back over to the other station. Concluding the conversation will end with something like: thx for QSO Steve, 73, W8HF de K8JTK sk. Other stations will end with a similar macro that includes their QSL information or when they upload their logs.
To transmit CQ, find an open space on the waterfall and click to bring the cursor to that spot. Tones will be generated in the same place as the cursor on the waterfall during transmission. Tune up on frequency and call CQ using the “CQ” macro. Some macros start and/or stop transmitting on their own. The “T/R” button under the waterfall is your best friend to start or stop transmitting. Some of the macros have the sequence “^r” at the end. This is an Fldigi command to change from transmit mode to receive mode aka transmission complete. This can be typed in manually at the end of messages too. PSK Reporter (http://pskreporter.info/) can be used just like JT65 to see how far you’re reaching.
Logging is fairly straight forward. RTTY and Olivia are logged as their respective mode only. BPSK is logged as PSK31, PSK63, etc. QPSK31, MFSK8, and MFSK16 are all logged as listed. If an RSQ was exchanged, log it accordingly. IMDs for either station can be recorded in the comments for future reference.
One idiosyncrasy with Fldigi: the position of the cursor in the transmit pane is critical. Fldigi will remain idle during transmission until the cursor is moved further down or moved to the end of the message. Many people are confused by this behavior and other programs don’t seem to follow this convention. For example if you had a sentence with “this that” and positioned the cursor after “this,” characters before the cursor will be transmitted until the point of the cursor was reached. The word “this” would be transmitted then Fldigi will remain idle in transmit mode until the cursor is moved. When moved, “that” will be transmitted until the program reaches the cursor again. Position the cursor at the end of the message during transmit and all will be well.
That’s it. These conversational modes are very open and very free form. Contesting will have a structure but casual operating is very informal. This outline can lead to operating other modes like Contestia, Thor, Throb, MT63, or Hell. Yes “Hell,” short for Hellschreiber, is a facsimile based mode where there is a reason everything is printed twice.
“PSK31: A New Radio-Teletype Mode” by G3PLX: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/x9907003.pdf
“Get on the Air with HF Digital” book: https://www.arrl.org/shop/Get-on-the-Air-with-HF-Digital
“RTTY/PSK31 for Radio Amateurs” book: https://www.arrl.org/shop/RTTY-PSK31-for-Radio-Amateurs-2nd-Edition/
“Nifty E-Z Guide to PSK31 Operation” book: https://www.arrl.org/shop/Nifty-E-Z-Guide-to-PSK31-Operation/
“How to get started with PSK-31 Ham Radio” by K7AGE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8D7C6EBD6E2081E2
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Amateur Radio, Presentations
SSTV – Images via Radio presentations
September 27, 2016 Jeffrey Kopcak
Slow-Scan TV presentation.
Lake Erie Amateur Radio Association on 9/27/2016.
Geauga Amateur Radio Association on 9/25/2017.
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Ohio Section Journal – The Technical Coordinator – August 2016 edition
August 15, 2016 Jeffrey Kopcak
Read the full edition at: http://n8sy2.blogspot.com/2016/08/august-edition-of-ohio-section-journal.html
As I’m beginning this month’s article some nasty storms just ripped through Cleveland on the 11th. There were branches, trees, wires, power lines down, and road closures on the west side due to those hazards, including my QTH of Westlake. Luckily I’ve heard of no injuries. If you’re not part of the NWS Skywarn program, please consider joining as a spotter. Skywarn is a volunteer program that helps the local National Weather Service office know what’s happening on the ground and assists in warning people about dangerous weather conditions. Training typically happens in the early spring for spotters. Check with your local club or Skywarn organization.
The Republican Nation Convention went off without major incident in Cleveland. I was working from home and had the scanner on most of that week. Three major trunked radio systems were utilized: MARCS, the new MARCS-IP (Multi-Agency Radio Communications System), and GCRCN (Greater Cleveland Radio Communications Network). If you didn’t set a wildcard or use UniTrunker to watch those systems, you probably missed a lot of the event communications. There were about 12 primary talk groups on GCRCN where most of the action took place. These were previously unidentified so they were not in any lists or databases that use Radio Reference. A wildcard stops on any talk group whereas programming specific talk groups into the scanner will only stop on transmissions for those talk groups. The “old” MARCS system was shut down immediately following the convention as it was kept online largely for backup. It has been replaced by the MARCS-IP system.
This month we learned the sad news of Hara Arena’s closing. No more Hamvention at Hara Arena after 52 years. The Dayton Amateur Radio Association put into action their contingency plans. It was announced that Hamvention will still be in the Dayton area. The new location is The Greene County Fair and Expo Center located in Xenia, Ohio. Michael Kalter and Ron Cramer talked about the new location on Ham Nation for about 30 minutes in episode 259. Couple of links worth visiting:
-Why we are saddened by the loss of the Hara Arena: http://ad8bc.com/bc/?p=601
-Hamvention Announces Venue for 2017: http://hamvention.org/hamvention-announces-venue-for-2017/
-Ham Nation episode 259: https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation/episodes/259, or YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_OaKmllEDY
One of our Technical Specialists, David KD8TWG, has been involved with setting up a DMR repeater in Cleveland. The frequency is 442.0875 (+5 MHz standard offset) using Color Code 1. The repeater is connected to the K4USD cBridge (http://www.k4usd.org/). On that website is a listing of the “standard configuration” for repeaters connected to the bridge. Right now, your code plug should follow the layout listed on the site. A cBridge is a feature that allows interconnecting of repeaters over the Internet and a Color Code is equivalent to a PL tone or DCS on analog repeaters.
When I picked up my DMR radio at Dayton, I found a code plug that had repeaters in Dayton and Columbus for the drive home. It was a nice opportunity to quickly get on the air with DMR but I kept threating myself to write my own. With the installation of the repeater in Cleveland, I took the opportunity to do just that. What is a “code plug?” Some history I found online notes the origins came from wire plugs, later jumpers, which were plugged into the radio to enable certain options or features. Since everything is now processor based, the term continues to stick with the radio world and is a fancy word for ‘radio configuration.’ It contains transmit/receive frequencies, tone selections, timeout values, IDs, configuration settings, etc. I used the one I found in Dayton as a reference. There is also a sample one on K4USD’s site for my radio. I compared the two and designed mine the way I thought worked best. Just because someone designed a code plug one way doesn’t mean you can’t modify or do it differently. It’s analogous to one ham’s memory channels are not the same as another. In the end, it took about 3 hours to make mine! Keep in mind that was a lot of learning and comparing, in addition I programmed all 65 possible talk groups so I don’t have to add them in later. From discussions on the air indications are it took others a few hours as well. But my code plug works! I couldn’t be happier. Well OK I could, apparently I’m just far enough away that my 5 watts doesn’t quite make the trip. I took the radio to work and tested it from there.
I am writing an introductory series for the Wood County Amateur Radio Club on getting started in digital modes. The first few articles were for those who have never worked digital and want to upgrade their station. Remaining articles will focus on a specific mode. I’ve completed 3 so far (starting in February): an introduction, station setup, and working JT65/9. Published versions can be found at the club’s website in the CQ Chatter newsletter: http://wcarc.bgsu.edu/. As I point out in the second article, Technician class licensees can still participate. All of these sound card digital modes can be operated over FM simplex or even a net on a repeater using an HT! There are clear downsides like not being able to transmit as far as an HF station and occupying the full 10 to 15 kHz FM, even though the bandwidth of the audio generated by the computer is less. Yes, this defeats the purpose of narrow bandwidth modes. Someone wanting to learn and experiment with these modes may get bitten by the bug and lead to a license upgrade. That’s how I did it. I plan to write an article every 2-3 months.
My dad and I had the opportunity to join the Toledo Mobile Radio Association (TMRA) on August 10. They had Chris Wilson N0CSW, National Sales Manager for Yaesu talk about their System Fusion. Chris did make it clear that the company was paying for travel so there would be some ‘sales pitches.’ The presentation was short but the program ended up being driven by the audience with a lengthy question and answer session. Some things I learned: the DR-2X repeater announced at Dayton is not going to be a replacement for the DR-1X, though they may have improved on some shortcomings. The 2X is more of a full featured repeater. It will have the ability to operate dual receive and dual transmit (but not at the same time) creating two repeaters from one unit. They are including voice messaging (like club meeting announcements). Mailboxes were users can record messages for others. This reminds me of the mailboxes repeaters used to have when autopatches were more prevalent. The 2X can monitor a separate control channel for commands. This repeater will not support WiresX but will have “MSRL” (Multi-Site Repeater Linking) via an add-on Ethernet port. Their linking technology will allow the repeater to be linked over any IP based network, including mesh. This brought to mind an interesting use-case where multiple low profile/portable repeaters could be linked at sites with mesh such as air ports, hospitals, and Red Cross shelters. This would create a linked repeater system where not as many users would have to setup cross-banding or run to the other end of a hospital to reach a radio. In contrast, something similar can be done using the AllStar Linking system. At the meeting there was alot of: “I would like this feature/I don’t like this feature in the radio,” “we’re having this problem setting up the repeater to do X” kind of Q&A. My take away from that, their plan is to add features to radios by firmware update and not always release new radios.
In addition to all the work David KD8TWG has been doing to get DMR up and running in Cleveland, he’s been helping repair and upgrade analog repeaters, and setting up APRS IGates around town. He will be giving a presentation on APRS at the Lake Erie Amateur Radio Association’s club meeting on August 30th. Dinner starts at 6:30pm with the meeting at 7:30, don’t need to have dinner to attend the presentation. Haven’t seen an official announcement on location yet but it’s expected to be at the Play Arcade in Mayfield Hts (5900 Mayfield Rd, Mayfield Heights, OH). Check the LEARA website for updates and for dinner reservations: http://www.leara.org/.
I will be giving my introductory Raspberry Pi presentation at the Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society meeting, September 13 at 7:30pm. It will be updated as there is new hardware and innovations available. Their meeting location is the Busch Funeral Home, 7501 Ridge Rd, Parma, Ohio. More: http://www.2cars.org/.
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ADL Criticizes Hebrew Israelite Group For ‘Spouting Hate’ At Street Fight – Forward
Posted By admin on August 8, 2017
Adonis Glaude, who is known as Ahlazar BanLawya or Guerilla Hebrew.
The Anti-Defamation League condemned a Hebrew Israelite group as anti-Semitic and racist in a report last week, highlighting an incident this summer where a passerby walking near the group on a street corner was punched to the ground.
Sicarii is a small but active California faction within the much broader Hebrew Israelite movement. While all Hebrew Israelites identify as genealogical descendants of the biblical Israelites, there is a diversity of positions on the question of how they should relate to whites and Jews. It is a topic of debate and disagreement. Sicarii belongs to a branch of the movement that promotes the idea that whites and Jews are imposters or usurpers of their true biblical identity. The group, which numbers no more than 20 core members, is led by a man named Adonis Glaude, who goes by the names Ahlazar BanLawya and Guerilla Hebrew.
Like other Israelite groups, Sicarri states that they are dedicated to uplifting disenfranchised blacks, Latinos and Native Americans by teaching that they are the true descendants of the ancient Israelites. White people, according to the groups tenants, are descendants of the biblical character Esau, the twin brother to Jacob. Sicarii calls white people deceivers or devils.
The group conducts regular street-corner outreach in San Diego. The ADL report details a confrontation that took place at a June rally during which a man, who was white, apparently argued with Sicarii members and was hit to the ground by someone in the crowd. Members of the Sicarii were arrested the next month in connection with the altercation, though no charges were filed.
In an online video responding to the ADL report, Glaude said that it was not a member of his group who hit the passerby and that his group did not directly advocate physical violence towards the man.
Glaude lashed out at the ADL for spinning certain facts about the altercation and leading what he saw as an adversarial campaign against his group. The white man, the devil that wrote this article, and you so-called Jews who are not the Jews youre the devil, Glaud said in a video response. This is why we say what we say.
Email Sam Kestenbaum at kestenbaum@forward.com and follow him on Twitter at @skestenbaum
Originally posted here:
ADL Criticizes Hebrew Israelite Group For 'Spouting Hate' At Street Fight - Forward
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Mexican officials criticized after drug lord's second escape
The first time Mexican authorities arrested drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, it took him more than seven years to escape. This time? Just one. (Video via Univision)
And as much as his most recent capture in 2014 helped the image of Mexico's anti-cartel efforts, his escape could prove disastrous. (Video via Government of Mexico)
Especially for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who has already seen massive protests against him this year, sparked by allegations of corruption, often linking government officials to cartels. (Video via Government of Mexico, CNN)
His government has made a big show of capturing cartel figures, which makes their escapes all the more painful.
El Chapo is probably the highest-profile cartel leader to escape prison in recent years, but prison breaks in Mexico aren't all that uncommon.
In 2012, more than 130 inmates escaped a major prison in northeastern Mexico and killed more than 40 other inmates. Officials linked the escapees to the notorious Zeta cartel, and nine guards confessed to helping them escape. (Video via Cadenatres Noticias, ABC)
It's not clear if guards were involved in El Chapo's latest escape, but in a press conference, a security official detailed how he might have gotten out, and the plot is pretty elaborate. (Video via Telemundo)
"We found a tunnel a little more than 5 feet tall and 2.2 feet wide ... stretching for more than 1.5 kilometers ... and we found a motorcycle on rails which was probably used to remove dirt from the excavation and transport tools," the official said.
And Guzman has won over guards before. As a writer for The New Yorker explains, during Guzman's first escape, "He bought off the prison staff and enjoyed a life of relative luxury: He conducted business by cellphone, orchestrated regular visits from prostitutes, and threw parties for favored inmates."
That same writer today noted a tunnel seems like a painfully obvious choice for Guzmán, seeing as he, "*invented* the border tunnel. His cartel dug 100+ tunnels under the border." And, "He escaped marines last Feb thru a tunnel in his house."
The maximum-security prison where Guzmán was held is just half an hour from the major city of Toluca, which could make it a lot easier for Guzmán to disappear, yet again.
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Nitty Gritty 2 - True Stories Told by Real Humans
In 2018 over two nights we heard powerful, funny and courageous stories told by members of our community, ordinary people with extraordinary experiences. We were so inspired by their resilience, grit and sense of humour we’ve decided to do it again with two new themes, embarrassment and triumph. Creator of this special project and your host is comedian Rachel Berger. Rachel is passionate about creating work that leads to a better understanding between different groups and individuals within our community. Storytelling helps the listener make sense of the world, understand the viewpoints of the other and see ways to take action. In Nitty Gritty 2.0 Rachel once again brings untold stories and unfamiliar voices into the public arena giving them social currency, reaffirming our humanity, and bringing us all closer. This diverse group of storytellers are all uniquely Tasmanian whether they were born here or arrived from elsewhere and have made Tasmania their home. Each night 5 storytellers will share their stories and bridge the divide, creating a shared sense of the world.
Nitty Gritty is a powerful community event based on authenticity, commitment and trust between the storytellers and the audience.
Self-consciousness, shame and awkwardness, on the inside it's like an explosion: adrenaline starts pumping and blood vessels begin dilating. It's exactly the same fight-or-flight reaction your body has when you’re in danger. While being embarrassed might make you feel like your world is ending, it really isn't.
Imagine a mouthful of red-lemonade followed by a lime-sherbet chaser. The joy of success, that, ‘mission accomplished’ feeling when you’ve had a win. You’re pumped, blood vessels dilated but this time it feels like you want to pull the stuffing out of the couch or dance on the tabletop.
FRI 6 6:30PM SAT 7 6:30PM
$20/$15 Duration: 65 min Venue: Upstairs at the Worker's Club, 66 Elizabeth St
Access to the venue is via the stairs, this performance venue is not accessible for people who use a wheelchair.
There is a live stream of this performance in an accessible space. Contact us directly for ticketing options for this performance at ticketing@junctionartsfestival.com.au.
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Drew DeVault: I don't trust Signal:
I expect a tool which claims to be secure to actually be secure. I don't view "but that makes it harder for the average person" as an acceptable excuse. If Edward Snowden and Bruce Schneier are going to spout the virtues of the app, I expect it to actually be secure when it matters - when vulnerable people using it to encrypt sensitive communications are targeted by smart and powerful adversaries.
Making promises about security without explaining the tradeoffs you made in order to appeal to the average user is unethical. Tradeoffs are necessary - but self-serving tradeoffs are not, and it's your responsibility to clearly explain the drawbacks and advantages of the tradeoffs you make. If you make broad and inaccurate statements about your communications product being "secure", then when the political prisoners who believed you are being tortured and hanged, it's on you. The stakes are serious. Let me explain why I don't think Signal takes them seriously. [...]
Truly secure systems do not require you to trust the service provider. This is the point of end-to-end encryption. But we have to trust that Moxie is running the server software he says he is. We have to trust that he isn't writing down a list of people we've talked to, when, and how often. We have to trust not only that Moxie is trustworthy, but given that Open Whisper Systems is based in San Francisco we have to trust that he hasn't received a national security letter, too (by the way, Signal doesn't have a warrant canary). Moxie can tell us he doesn't store these things, but he could. Truly secure systems don't require trust. [...]
And here comes the truly despicable bit:
Moxie forbids you from distributing branded builds of the Signal app, and if you rebrand he forbids you from using the official Open Whisper servers. Because his servers don't federate, that means that users of Signal forks cannot talk to Signal users. This is a truly genius move. No fork of Signal to date has ever gained any traction, and never will, because you can't talk to any Signal users with them. In fact, there are no third-party applications which can interact with Signal users in any way. Moxie can write as many blog posts which appeal to wispy ideals and "moving ecosystems" as he wants, but those are all really convenient excuses for an argument which allows him to design systems which serve his own interests.
No doubt these are non-trivial problems to solve. But I have personally been involved in open source projects which have collectively solved similarly difficult problems a thousand times over with a combined budget on the order of tens of thousands of dollars.
What were you going to do with that 50 million dollars again?
It is clear from its design and behavior that Signal's priority is to be a social network first and an encryption tool second. Growth at any cost.
Last year I gave Signal a try and it immediately spammed all of my contacts with my non-public phone number. So I was already aware that Signal is sketchy as fuck.
But abusing Trademark law to circumvent the checks and balances that open source development normally provides is just appalling. They get to pretend that it is open source, get the bullet item on the pitch sheet, get the good press associated with that, while still maintaining absolute control. It's no less a vertically-integrated, untrustworthy data silo than any product from Facebook or Google.
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Tags: big brother, computers, conspiracies, corporations, doomed, firstperson, security
35 Responses:
HS says:
11 months ago at 6:28 pm
>Moxie can tell us he doesn't store these things, but he could. Truly secure systems don't require trust.
Couldn’t you verify that messages are encrypted end to end without having to trust him?
Ham Monger says:
11 months ago at 6:57 am
How do you know the official servers don't do key escrow?
I don't use Signal and I'm not saying it does key escrow, but I could trivially set up my servers and clients that behave differently when my official client for my protocol connects to my official servers, versus when they connect to open or unofficial servers/clients.
Due to the fact that the official client is distributed in binary form by the app stores, there's also no guarantee that the open source code was used to create it. In fact, if Signal is one of the class of applications where new features show up in closed builds before making it into a "community" edition, they're almost certainly different.
Also also, a third party could have injected key escrow into the official builds distributed by the app stores, and only the Signal company would have a chance of knowing, and that requires them checking each build release against the known behavior that they expect. (Targeted distribution of Trojan Horse or haxed apps to specific people is outside the scope of this comment, despite being germane to Signal's operations, since it gets into vendor lockin, closed smartphone ecosystems and monocultures, etc., etc.)
Nick Lamb says:
This hypothetical third party that has somehow tampered with the official app store builds. First of all how does that even work?
The Android package system (and I'm assuming Apple's isn't significantly more stupid than this) requires packages signed by the vendor. The app store doesn't end up even knowing how to make new packages that can be seamlessly presented to a device as genuine if it wanted to‡. So, is this hypothetical adversary tampering with Signal's official build servers before the packages are signed, or what?
Either way: Most of the Signal app is deliberately a reproducible build. So, the fact that an official client you got from the legitimate store doesn't match the reproducible one is an obvious sign to any third party that something is wrong, even if we only bother to check later, it's a smoking gun.
‡ If you're Jamie Zawinski you might include your private keys in a source tarball by mistake, but let's assume for a moment that we're holding Open Whisper Systems to a higher standard.
Now key escrow was a big deal back in the 1990s, but technology for this stuff moved. So, for Signal you're going to need to track all the ephemeral state inside at least one participant's systems to snoop messages.
This means you don't just have a secret "Here's the keys, psst, I'm pretending this is um... a firmware version check call" feature hidden in the initial key generation, because that key doesn't get the job done over an extended conversation. You need to steal new ephemeral state with every message, or at least the vast majority of messages. If messages go back and forth between sender and recipient without you either having a copy of the underlying ephemeral state or messing with the plaintext of the messages somehow, you are now locked out. This is Signal's "double ratchet" design, both participants are "constantly" (with each message) feeding each other new Diffie-Hellman state and changing their symmetric keys.
But if you've got a mechanism that lets you steal all this new data, why not just steal the plaintext itself? What's this complicated "escrow" feature doing for you?
Nolan says:
You can look at the source and see that the key never leaves the phone, so key escrow is not possible.
Signal (at least for Android) builds reproducibly so you can verify that the bits you get from the app stores match the source code you looked at.
Signal development happens on the same github repo you see, so releases are done source code first, app store binaries 2nd.
11 months ago at 11:37 am
Even if the end-to-end crypto is trustworthy, metadata is still a thing that people care about. In fact, it puts people in prison with some regularity.
Perry Metzger says:
The system is deliberately built to make it extremely difficult for them to capture metadata. Moxie & Co. have even published papers on how they do that.
jancsika says:
11 months ago at 10:27 pm
Do you know if anyone did a write-up since your last complaint that explains how the source code of Signal can achieve what you described in your anecdotes? (I.e., sending non-public phone numbers to users who didn't already have them.)
Probably not, because from what I can tell, what he wrote was categorically false.
JWZ: You're doing this thing
Moxie: Its not even possible
JWZ: But these users on twitter seem to think you are which is just as bad.
"HEY EVERYBODY YOUR CASUAL ACQUAINTANCE SO-AND-SO IS ON SIGNAL NOW AND HERE'S THEIR NUMBER" is, without question or dispute, a thing that happens. Without warning or option. This is despicable.
Many people believe, based on circumstantial evidence, that Signal leaks the phone number.
The Signal developers claim, "No, we didn't leak the number, we just data-mined the contacts and SMS logs of each and every other user, surfaced a number that those users didn't even know they already had, and then attached a name to it and popped up a notification. We did nothing wrong! We're helping, watch us help!"
That attitude is like, "Well if you didn't want everyone to know who you are, you shouldn't have walked past all of those face-tracking video cameras."
So then two options:
"Let all my contacts know I use Signal and connect with me"
"Let me choose which contacts can see I'm on Signal"
Choosing the second option would let you choose from a list of contacts the Signal app mined on your phone. After that it only sends the hashes of those contacts to the server (or whatever it currently does for conact discovery).
Would such a design have met your requirements back when you tried out Signal?
rozzin says:
I don't get why you even need to make choices about the _mechanism_ or _scope_ of advertising your availability for something that's supposed to be a drop-in replacement for existing lines of SMS-based communication; I don't undertand why the advertisement is even necessary in the first place, when the premise is "the client software already has access to the user's list of contacts". Why do people even need to know _up-front_ who they can/cannot send Super-SMS messages to vs. who they still need to send plain SMS to?
Why isn't it sufficient for Signal to just present _all_ of your SMS contacts as people you can message? If you try sending them a Super-SMS message and it doesn't work, then offer to fall back to sending the message over plain SMS and/or sending a "you should upgrade to Super-SMS" invitation to them over plain SMS (or whatever)—so you discover someone by sending them a message, and you can't discover them without them knowing that you've done so.
And if you want to go a step further, on the other end, have the program catch _incoming_ SMS and send back invitations like "I've switched to this new Super-SMS system, you should too--please use it instead of this plain old SMS".
For something that sounds like it's supposed to be a drop-in replacement for SMS, why does it not seem to actually be doing anything like that? Is it because for some reason none of this is actually possible, or what?
Is your suggestion to do contact discovery and key exchange over SMS?
Let me try and simplify what I think he was saying.
The Signal protocol has a feature where you can upload a (hash of a) phone nmber and they will tell you "yes, this person has a Signal account -- and here's their name!"
The Signal client (effectively) periodically uploads and probes every phone number you've ever been To or Cc on, and if there's a new match, pops up a happy notification.
His proposal, which I agree with is: how about FUCKING DON'T.
You want to send a message to someone with Signal? Go ahead and try. Maybe you get back an error saying "hey that number is not a Signal user." So then you use SMS. Maybe Signal can make falling back to SMS easy. Or not. Whatever.
Of course the "how about FUCKING DON'T" approach is anathema to "but we must grow the network! Invite invite invite!" And so it is not VC Catnip.
This doesn't exist. For this to work Signal would need to know the names of Signal users, which it doesn't want to learn because (remember you ranted about it earlier) obviously if they have that information it will get subpoenaed at the very least.
"But," I can already hear you thinking, "my friend's name appeared in my Signal app". Yup. Almost as you described in your "FUCKING DON'T" stuff these days the two Signal apps will automatically do all this heavy lifting when their users communicate. Specifically, if you have Alice in your Contacts but not Bob, when you communicate with Alice she gets your profile data, but communicating with Bob doesn't result in him getting your profile. The app is doing a bunch of work anyway, may as well skip the "New phone, who dis?" step for people you clearly know. [ If you deny Signal access to Contacts then it doesn't know who your Contacts are and won't provide your profile to anyone. ]
Ignorance is not the same thing as privacy. Making the UX worse in order that you can pretend lots of people who actually have your phone number, don't - is not a privacy win, it just allows you to keep up your preferred ignorance. In particular this doesn't hamper an adversary who wonders whether Jamie has Signal, under FUCKING DON'T the adversary still gets their answer to this question but your friends don't know (without trying) if they can call you securely because unlike the adversary they're reliant on FUCKING DON'T which hides this from them until after they decide.
This doesn't exist.
I assure you that I got messages from people whom I barely know, who did not even realize that they had my phone number -- and whose number I have never had -- and who further assure me that they did not have a "Contacts" entry with my name and number in it -- who got a "Jamie is on Signal!" pop-up 30 minutes after I created my account.
So again, I don't know who to believe, you or my lying eyes.
just allows you to keep up your preferred ignorance
So you favor the starry-eyed 90s David Brin argument that all of those facial recognition video cameras every 30 feet in every city should be publishing their logs for everyone to see, because if it can be mined in some way then there was no expectation of privacy.
Yes, someone could mine their 5-year-old archive of text messages which included some group-texts of unrecognized numbers, and pipe all of those half-decade-old unknown numbers into some sketchy-ass search engine to see who that actually was. Oh wait, they don't have to, Signal is that sketchy-assed search engine and it does it for free twice an hour.
"You thought so much about whether you could that you didn't think about whether you should."
NT says:
In my case, within an hour of installing Signal I got a message from the only phone number I've ever blocked.
I understand why they are doing this but fuck them for pretending it's not a problem.
It sounds to me like there are three separate thingies:
1. Signal server has a "Don't tell me your card" hashing trick that it uses to do contact discovery without storing a social graph. (Let's assume they have solved the problem of the phone number keyspace being brute-forceable.)
2. Signal clients upload a hash "deck" generated from the contacts the client's user authorized it to read.
3. Based on your reports, Signal client probably mines more data on the user's device for inferences about potential signal users-- SMS logs, etc.-- and adds that to deck it uploads to the server. This causes a big, uncontrollable, and dangerous surprise for even technically-minded users.
If #3 were considered a bug and fixed, and the option I suggested above were added, would that address the despicable behavior you highlighted in all caps?
Look, the post about Signal's despicable social-graph-mining and privacy-leaking practices was last year. Must we re-hash all of that again? ("noun: re-hash ˈrēˌhaSH/ 1. a reuse of old comments without significant change or improvement.")
The point of this post was to say, "Hey, Signal says it's open source but it uses Trademark law to quash any meaningful outside development, deployment or forking, and that is fucked up". It's not really open source at all unless your definition of that is limited to "we published the source code".
I don't want to keep rehashing the original post either, but I am certain that the other person had your Contact on their phone ("Jamie" + your phone number) if it showed them "Jamie is on Signal" notification. Perhaps
Only hashed phone numbers are uploaded to the Signal server, not names of either party. The notification is generated locally, by joining the phone number hash with the contact card to get a name to display.
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007061452-Does-Signal-send-my-number-to-my-contacts-
You can look at the source to confirm this.
jwz wrote:
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
The answer to the whole "how do I tell whether it's going to work" question really seems like it's just "you don't need to--you'll know whether it does work once you've tried it". Like "duck typing" in programming, I guess....
But I'm actually not sure which part of the thing that I wrote jancsika was even responding to: my more cynical part expects that the reader managed to skip over all of the important parts and read too much into the bit at the end where I suggested they could give people some sort of preconfigured SMS-autoresponder peripheral to even also further the "grow the network" goal (SMS autoresponders already exist, and have been a thing for a while now--I didn't think the idea of "include an SMS autoresponder preconfigured to send a message like `I am done with SMS please download this program and use it to communicate with me instead of SMS' whenever someone sends you an old-style SMS" would be so novel to anyone that it would actually detract from the point I laid out in the previous two paragraphs). Maybe it's because I still call them "programs" instead of "apps"--is that confusing?
The problem with SMS fallback is that it gives an easy way to do a downgrade attack (possibly silently, depending on how it's implemented). Given the choice between not getting a message through or sending it insecurely, users are likely to take the easy route. The small effort required to cut/paste or retype it into an SMS app at least makes it clear they're intentionally doing so.
The author's responses when asked what he thinks people should use instead are I think helpful in deciding whether this is an unhinged rant or a meaningful assessment of Signal.
First he says people should use Matrix. Matrix doesn't have working end-to-end encryption by default, so you know, make sure you go into a preferences panel and remember to switch it on. If it got mysteriously "switched off" and you're subsequently tortured don't blame DeVault presumably, for some reason. Your Matrix client may not have such a preference - too bad, you can't have end-to-end encryption, it's just a niche feature anyway so why make it central to er... wait, what were we talking about again?
He subsequently recommended Telegram. Again, no end-to-end by default, and whereas DeVault imagines that somehow Moxie might have hidden a backdoor the Telegram custom hand-rolled crypto design purposefully includes one, and considers it a feature. So when you're being tortured you can feel assured that this is all by design... It's OK though because unlike Open Whisper Systems which may be vulnerable to pressure from a National Security Letter, the people behind Telegram are Russians, and we know Russia doesn't er... well at least its leader isn't... oh.
Thomas Ptacek doesn't agree with me about very much at all, but on this point we're entirely in sync. Moxie's plan with Signal gets the protocol used. Not "Well, it was more important to focus on federating with GNOME Bonkleweedle 0.0.2a which only supports plaintext, but we do want encryption some day" but control all the moving parts to actually get real encryption to real users today. Encryption you don't use hasn't delivered. Our host has even been down this road personally, spending months working on S/MIME. People don't use it, so S/MIME made no real difference, even if the technology in it was fairly sound (for the time).
Absolutely false! If I say "X is bad" there is no requirement that I also say "Y is better". The attitude that you must do that is endemic to the open source world and it's just toxic and insane. It's their second-worst attitude, right behind "well why don't you just fix it yourself then".
Moxie's plan with Signal gets the protocol used.
"Growth at any cost." Self-promotion comes first. Get the users, invite invite invite, work that network effect, all other concerns secondary, crew expendable.
True - but here, the author has indeed made alternate recommendations and they seem to be objectively worse than Signal. The point isn't that Signal is great, but you're probably still better off using it than anything else that's available
Remind me, those people who decided "Hillary is bad" and so they stayed home instead, what was the effect of that again? I mean, those people made sure Hillary didn't win, so they got what they wanted right?
The article you linked could say "Everything is terrible, never communicate with other people except in person and then only in an underground bunker on neutral ground after all scanning for bugs". That would be largely useless advice in practice, but it's not obviously the wrong the way the actual text is.
The article instead just recommends you use stuff that's less secure, on the basis that it suits the author's preferences for how to write software. "Trust" turns out to be a question of whether they're amenable to the author's fervour for cloning other people's stuff (DeVault's clones of Minecraft and GitHub for example), DeVault couldn't give a crap about security, and that's the point of my criticism. When they were challenged about this they doubled down - and proposed yet more insecure alternatives only because hey, they agree with the philosophy behind their development methods.
Rather than "Growth at any cost" what you've got is "Encryption is the priority". Skype growing a Signal protocol implementation doesn't achieve any of the "Growth" you imagine Open Whisper Systems is going for, but it did mean more of Microsoft's users got working encryption. WhatsApp, Faceboom Messenger, Google Allo. None of them achieved "Growth at any cost" for Signal, but by adopting Signal protocol with help from Moxie's team their users got encryption.
Remind me, those people who decided "Hillary is bad"
YOW are we GODWINNING yet??
The article you linked could say "Everything is terrible, never communicate with other people
Wow, if I was complaining about HDMI, you'd accuse me of kowtowing to the Big VHS lobby.
No, it doesn't say that at all.
It says several things quite clearly: 1) Signal's policies require use of Google Play, which is unsafe; 2) Signal requires that you trust the developers' servers, which is a poor design for security software; 3) The developers abuse Trademark law to completely undermine how open source development is supposed to work; 4) The developers know all this and have shown themselves uninterested in fixing it.
Now, you might chose to argue about any of these things, whether they are true or whether you care. Ok. But then at the end of this 1,900 word essay, there was a literally 15 word "PS" with some recommendations of alternatives. And that "PS" is the only thing you want to talk about.
The article instead just recommends you use stuff that's less secure, on the basis that it suits the author's preferences for how to write software.
How to write security software that is less likely to be co-opted by extremely motivated attackers. That's an important fucking distinction.
When somebody skewers you the traditional response is "Touché" rather than referencing Zippy and Nazis.
You're correct that the blog post doesn't say the thing I claimed it doesn't say. And? Maybe your reading comprehension is off, maybe I didn't do a great job of making my point.
As to your listed 4 things, sigh, I took it as read that these are all wrong. 1. Signal's policy correctly assumes most Android users have Google Play. It doesn't require this, but if you insist on not having Google Play you will need to manually install the non-Google Play build they provide instead of getting it from the Google Play store and obviously you don't magically get the benefits of Google Play in this non-Google Play app‡. The author believes instead that Signal binaries should be compiled for and offered in every independent alternative to Google Play of the author's choice. How much did GNU used to claim they'd charge for pre-compiled binaries? 2. The apparent alternatives are trust everybody (the author's preference, which is clearly far worse if you actually want any security) or trust nobody (the same security as when you switch off a PC and drop it into a deep ocean trench... useless, but secure). 3. This is how lots of popular Free Software works, downloading their code from GitHub neither entitles me to issue my own working publicly trusted certificates like Let's Encrypt, nor to call my non-working service "Let's Encrypt". 4. Because it's not true the developers have mostly lost patience with "correcting" people who never cared whether it was true anyway.
‡ Unlike DeVault I think you actually care about security, so here's a great example. Don't Stand Out is clearly violated by operating your own special notification servers unique to your private communications channel. Google Play and Apple's equivalent allow your "New Signal message" notification to blend in with the millions of people whose Amazon parcel was just delivered, or who got a new email, or whose high score was just beaten by a friend, or who just got a "Like" on their Youtube video. But the non-Google Play version of Signal for Android can't use that, and so must improvise its own alternative so it's guaranteed to Stand Out.
Assuming work like DPRIVE and draft-rescorla-tls-esni goes to plan, we're probably 3-5 years away from the official Signal being entirely indistinguishable to an adversary (other than the phone vendor) from typical usage of any popular smartphone. Did our target get a Signal message? No idea, her phone did some opaque network stuff, it talked to a cloud service. Could have been anything.
But private federated servers ensure you'll Stand Out forever. It's essentially painting a target on your back. Anybody who actually cared about security wouldn't want that. But like I said, DeVault doesn't actually care about security.
Licaon_Kter says:
Regarding the recommendations...
Matrix has high enough server requirements (hardware) that make federation a challenge, hence most just use the main Synapse instance anyway. Also for those $5mil from status.im not sure what they'll do, actually standardize it? Code Dendrite (successor for Synapse)? Oh right, replace Slack with Riot, because business I guess.
Tox has a slow development (at least on the mobile side), does it even work when one party is offline?
Not sure why XMPP+OMEMO was missed, was it because no one has thrown a couple of million dollars here or what? Even without that money, Conversations on Android is the standard (free on F-Droid and with forks like Pix-Art), ChatSecure on iOS (with Monal coming soon) has a lot of work ahead but it's usable (on up to date servers), classic Gajim on desktop (with Dino in the works) still going fine. Server side, start your RPi1 from 2012, put an instance of ejabberd/prosody/metronome and off you go, your own e2ee chat system that federates, is open-source and works.
ennui says:
the answer is, of course, that you shouldn't use the internet to communicate things you don't want cops to read or to talk to people you don't want cops to know about.
I don't understand how the same community that believes DRM will never work for encrypting media products also believes that you can a secure encrypted messaging platform: analog "piracy" is always going to work, in this case, leaning on you or whoever you message to unlock your phone so "they" can read your messages.
but on a basic level, the problem isn't even technical. encryption is ultimately a security model for whatever you are doing. but as a security model it's really best for the whole spy situation, where you have an "agent" communicating to a secure silo which is protected from the people you need security from. this is a terrible model for most people whose communication is neither siloed nor protected.
the whole thing is typical of the tech mindset where thinking about the actual political, social, human problem never actually happens. privacy only becomes a technical problem once you decide who you need privacy from. but sure, let's convince everyone that you really can have secure conversations on the internet despite this never actually having ever happened.
you can see the same broken argument with "two-factor" authentication. by convincing people that their messages are secure, you lock them into a security arms race they have no way to keep up with. secure passwords --> two-factor to sms --> two-factor to dongle --> what's next?
the only way to win is convince people not to play, but where would that leave your start-up?
fattire says:
Aside from the number one issue I have with Signal(federation and associated real-world vulnerabilities that go with it), there are other potential security concerns that are reported but remain unaddressed.
Here's one I submitted a few months ago relating to the overly broad storage permission request in the Android client. It was closed almost immediately with a request to submit for further discussion on their forum. I posted it there, where it received widespread discussion and analysis of--
just kidding. Where it was completely ignored.
Jeremiah Blatz says:
And yet, in the real world, people who work with actual dissidents who are actually likely to be hanged or tortured advise this dissidents to use WhatsApp. Why? Because it's damn secure, and _everybody uses WhatsApp_. Cover traffic is important. Without it, a repressive regime will just torture and then hang everyone who uses the super-secure-but-impossible-to-use protocol.
The thing that makes WhatsApp "damn secure" is literally the Signal Protocol. Open Whisper Systems (who our host is claiming are in this to try to build a social network and get them VC dollars rolling in) actually just wants to encrypt people's communications, so they worked with WhatsApp to give WhatsApp users this functionality a few years back.
For example if you look in your WhatsApp conversations with a friend you'll find a "Security code" you've probably never checked. This is the exact same type of code you see in Signal, because it serves the same purpose. Unlike you, actual dissidents should make sure to verify this code with conversation partners because if it doesn't exactly match then an adversary has MITM'd your conversation and the secret police may be eavesdropping on everything said or alter any messages of their choosing.
d_c_5 says:
WhatsApp has the advantage that, when the police find you have installed it onto your phone, you can tell them it was just for chatting about sports and vacations, or whatever. ("Don't Stand Out" rule mentioned upthread already.)
But there are some disadvantages to whatsapp: the end-to-end crypto itself is secure, and is secure because it uses a hand-rolled version of the signal-protocol. (Theoretically if your threat-model includes whatsapp altering their closed-source binary client to compromise your security there is a risk... see also disadvantage#2 below.) However, my understanding is whatsapp has three major security-risks for actual dissidents, which depending on your threat-model, might or might not apply unto you:
First, there is a message-backup feature which uploads unencrypted backups of your "secure" messages straight into the cloud. My understanding is this is on by default, but CAN be disabled if you and everybody you communicate with via whatsapp does so. But you better have a good reason for doing so... and that is hard to imagine. Worried about google tracking you? Only if you don't use google for anything else, can you make that story stick. Trying to save money/bytes on your mobile dataplan? Maybe, it depends on your plan, and on how you use it for other purposes.
Second, unlike signalapp where the signal-servers are carefully designed never to retain metadata about you and who you talk with and which people are members of which groupchats, the whatsapp servers store all that metadata. This cannot be disabled or hidden (without using Tor or burner numbers or similar violations of Don't Stand Out), but MAY not be a problem depending on who the adversary is. Can they subpoena info stored on whatsapp servers? Can they monitor backbone traffic? Can they pull a Cambridge-Analytica-type trick and get a professor who has research access to facebook data abuse that access to get into whatsapp data somehow? If not, this may not be a CRUCIAL risk-factor for a specific dissident's situation, but it remains a real risk.
Third, if there is a key-change-event, signalapp immediately surfaces an alert right in the conversation, whether 2-way or groupchat N-way: "safety number has changed" aka in the normal case "your friend just upgraded their phone to a new hardware-device without altering their phone number" ... but in the worst case "your adversary just MITM'd your conversation". If you have a groupchat with a dozen people, you will see new numbers added into the groupchat from time to time (friend changed devices AND changed phone number), as well as safety-number alerts (friend changed phone). Best practice is to ALWAYS and immediately verify they in fact did that, and are in fact your actual contact, not somebody impersonating your contact (e.g. who may have control over the phone-number-provisioning system or merely cracked into your friend's carrier-website-login credentials or whatever). My understanding is that whatsapp NEVER gives you the heads-up when a private key changes; the whatsapp conversation just continues as if nothing had happened.
If those three things are worrisome, then signalapp is definitely the better choice. You can always say that you started using it to swap porn, or buy illicit-but-not-that-illicit drugs, or infringe upon copyrighted materials, or whatever... not for political dissident reasons, in other words. As long as all communicating parties are using disappearing messages carefully (which is HARD to do properly -- no guarantee it will work without constant vigilance and a lost/confiscated device or a targeted-attack-on-an-endpoint-device WILL compromise everybody), perhaps you will get away with violating Don't Stand Out thisaway. Which I guess might be a fourth benefit to signalapp: it has a form of disappearing messages (not perfect and only "burn after reading" not the additional "burn after sending" which only wickr offers currently that I am aware), whereas on whatsapp you have to manually delete.
Signalapp (nor whatsapp) will still NOT save you if the adversary is able to rootkit your endpoints, torture your family to get you to confess, or similar kinds of "sophisticated"/"extreme" attack vectors. See what ennui hammered on above: "you shouldn't use the internet to communicate things you don't want cops to read or to talk to people you don't want cops to know about." Be sensible and when possible, speak verbally directly to your contact. Don't do it sneakily: have a good alternative explanatory reason for meeting with them (commercial transaction or whatever) that explains why you communicate with each other. Now, if there is a microphone in your lapel and a spycam in your coat-button the adversary placed there, it will compromise your face-to-face-verbal-conversation security, but of course, the same things would compromise your signalapp & whatsapp conversations! End-to-end crypto cannot help you if the endpoint is compromised.
p.s. "Open Whisper Systems (who our host [jwz] is claiming are in this to try to build a social network and get them VC dollars rolling in) actually just wants to encrypt people's communications, so they worked with WhatsApp to give WhatsApp users this functionality a few years back." For which they received 50 million dollars in foundation-starter-funding, plus an undisclosed amount of salary-money for helping whatsapp implement the signal-protocol inside their proprietary codebase. Signalapp is available GPLv3 and signal-server is available AGPLv3 on github, but the contributor agreement assigns all copyright to OWS which is how they can sell proprietary versions to whatsapp/skype/google/etc if they wish. I don't disagree that OWS is trying to bring crypto-to-the-masses as a means of thwarting mass-surveillance dragnets. They are.
But also, simultaneously, it is true that OWS is definitely trying to make money (per above) as well as build a social graph slash social network with their your-'friend'-jwz-that-you-once-received-a-group-sms-with-five-years-ago-just-now-installed-signalapp feature (all while using trademark law and control of the signal-servers as a means to keep client-forking and social-network-splits to a minimum). I don't get the vibe they are doing this ONLY for money, aka venture capital bucks or whatever. Or even mostly for money. They are doing this contact-discovery as a compromise, to compete with whatsapp for userbase: most people "expect" that their messenging-app will make it easy for them to connect with their contacts, which means doing contact-discovery is a competitive necessity. (OWS worked really hard to do contact-discovery better than anybody else in terms of privacy, and mostly succeeded. Once they make who-you-spam something the enduser can optionally control, they will have succeeded in my book.)
Similarly, most emacs-users "expect" to be able to write LISP code to customize their editor, and would not expect an editor which superficially copied the emacs-keybindings but failed to give them any LISP programming powers, to be called by the name 'emacs' (they would instead call it pico or whatever). With the 'Signal' name, OWS is "abusing" trademark law to make sure that such a rename actually happens, in the same way as RedHat, which was fine with CentOS redistributing their codebase, so long as it was using a different name (that did not include 'Red Hat') and a different logo (i.e. not the trademarked one). Same thing with Wikipedia Foundation and their trademarks, you can have a project with 'wiki' in the name, and you can have a project with 'pedia' in the name, but you cannot have a project which clones all the CCBYSA articles that is called 'MyWikipedia' since that is a clear trademark violation. You are free to copy the content, verbatim or with changes, as long as you comply with the copyright-license, but you also must pick your own project-name to comply with trademark-law. Cf the "legal" difference between Netscape Navigator, Mozilla, Seamonkey, and Firefox.
in the same way as RedHat, which was fine with CentOS redistributing their codebase, so long as it was using a different name
See, the thing is, Emacs and Pico interoperate. They can share files. Red Hat and CentOS interoperate. They don't refuse to network with each other. It is the combination of "you can't use our name" and "if you don't use our name you can't connect to our servers" that constitutes the use (abuse) of Trademark law to circumvent one of the most fundamental principles of not just open source, but of the architecture of the internet in general: heterogeneity and interoperability. I mean, RFC 1958, FFS.
They have used legal shenanigans to make forks completely impractical. Why would they choose to do that? I find that "follow the money" is a good rule of thumb. Especially as there is quite a lot of money involved here.
I have been watching signalapp for less time than you, and am not as famous as you, so your heuristic is quite possibly correct :-)
That said, I have tried to investigate the matter as deeply as I could from the outside, since I fear lock-in more than almost anything else in the technology-world. In the good old days, partial interoperability was the way that software vendors screwed each other over: sure, you can install your choice of OS onto your hardware (as long as you have a supported CPU-architecture), and sure, all the OSes and application-suites handle basic standards like ASCII fileformat of 1968, internetworking protocols like TCP/IP of 1982, and the like. But if you wanted your UI and ABI to be identical? Hah haha hah. If you wanted to avoid proprietary extensions to the core standards and application-specific fileformats? No way unless you were REALLY watching your step. (Contrast that sorry situation with the modern desktop linux landscape, where every distro supports the same... oh.)
So what is the situation w.r.t. interoperability with messenger-things? First, they all are pretty seriously cross-platform -- contrast with MSIE and Safari -- so the average enduser with an iphone or android or windows or macos can install a bunch of them thar messenger-things, if desired. Desktop linux folks are not completely out in the cold either, which is nice; windows-phone users even get a few options. And most everyday endusers do exactly that, install a handful, because messengers outside linux-niche-xmpp-land do NOT interoperate at the protocol-level...
rfc: [intermessaging] architecture have grown in evolutionary fashion from modest beginnings [icq 1996 + aim 1997], rather than from a Grand Plan.
...but they DO interoperate at the fileformat level. Every messenger-app supports utf8 and jpg nowadays, so if you want to forward a message from app#1 to your contact whom isn't using app#1, you copy-n-paste from app#1 over into app#2. Or maybe you have to download the file-attachment from app#1 and then re-attach it in app#2. Annoying! But quasi-interoperable. (Also worth noting: app#2 could be another messenger-app, but could instead be an encrypted-webmail client such as protonmail, or whatever.)
jwz: make forks completely impractical. Why would they choose to do that?
What is the long game here, strategically, to get actual interoperability? Stressing that this is ENTIRELY my own speculation and that I have no insider info, the long game is that there will be an 'intermessaging' protocol for messengers in the future (likely 2020-to-2025 kind of timeframe I suspect), and it will be signal-protocol. By which I specifically mean, 'Signal(TM)'-protocol, the legally-barricaded stuff by Moxie et al, or some nearly-identical reference-implementation thereof. With luck it will have pandoc-style meta-markdown facilities somewhere therein (signalapp has no markdown feature yet but whatsapp has a crappy somesuch).
rfc: the goal is connectivity, the tool is the Internet Protocol, and the intelligence is end to end
In the past several years the OWS employees have already convinced most of the major messenger-apps to implement end-to-end-crypto using signal-protocol: whatsapp uses it by default, fbook msgr uses it as optional, goog allo uses it as optional, viber uses it as optional, neo-icq'16 uses something (not sure if it is signal-protocol though), and skype/groupme recently made a deal to have signal-protocol crypto R.S.N. also. Only major holdout is telegram and they don't supported device-syncing nor groupchats with their home-rolled crypto. Now, to be clear, these are the non-stock competitive messenger-apps: iMessages/Facetime and gMessages/Duo are not signal-protocol (and skype is not yet there either).
rfc: in an ideal situation there should be one, and only one, protocol at the Internet level.
At the end of the day, my strong suspicion is that in the next N years, there will be a push for an 'intermessaging' protocol which offers end-to-end crypto, and the standard chosen will be signal-protocol, though perhaps not called Signal(TM)-protocol "on paper" at least (cf ecmascript-spec rather than JavaScript(TM)-language). That is the endgame for getting strong-crypto-to-the-masses, which I am hoping to see unfold. It does not guarantee strong-metadata-privacy-to-the-masses, the area where signalapp is specializing, and that the other groups implementing signal-protocol are definitely not providing. But it would be a big step upwards methinks, and would level the playing field for signalapp... as well as for forks-thereof-which-implemented-that-future-intermessaging-protocol-spec.
rfc: connectivity is its own reward, and is more valuable than any individual application
Along the way to that protocol-endgame, signalapp (as opposed to signal-protocol) would also like to grow-grow-grow from a few million endusers currently, to either a few hundred million like viber and telegram, or even better a billion endusers like whatsapp and facebook messenger (but I repeat myself as they are both fbook-corp). THAT signalapp portion of the two-prong signal-strategy is primarily about overcoming the vast network-effect-marketshare whatsapp/fbook have amassed, barricaded inside their walled gardens, plus beating the stock-apple-n-android-messengers on their walled-platforms.
In some ways this is much like firefox of 2005 had to try and chase down the vast lead MSIE-on-windows had amassed... but along the way, firefox took google-money, and then google decided chrome was a better business-plan for their spyware needs. Avoiding that fate for signalapp takes money, lots of it. My somewhat-strong suspicion (again completely speculative sorry) is that signalapp and the newly-funded-but-still-no-real-details Signal Foundation, will be designed with countering that sort of embrace-n-extinguish smackdown move. And with luck won't end up as a fundraising-driven entity like the wikipedia foundation is slowly becoming. But perhaps I'm wrong and signalapp will become more and more proprietary as time goes by -- the contrib-license is written to allow that -- necessary to make the signal-protocol gambit outlined above possible methinks, but worrisome nonetheless.
rfc: connectivity requires technical cooperation between service providers
The official explanation for why signalapp won't federate anymore with unofficial signal-protocol servers and won't permit large-scale custom signalapp-clients to interconnect (not counting hand-compiled ones by individual enthusiasts) is that it slows down the ability to make breaking changes which require coordinated client&server upgrades. They federated with a cyanogenMod server-fork for two years until 2016, and also had custom LibreSignal clientapp access for about the same timeframe, before deciding that federation was Noble But Too Hard in practice (i.e. if they wanted to have the speed-of-development necessary to scale the walled gardens of the Kingdom Of Zuck being the implied motive).
The money-quote from the official explanation is "cannibalizing a federated application-layer protocol [like could happen to signal-protocol someday]". Moxie is trying to stay competitive with whatsapp in speed-of-development AND trying to avoid being gobbled by a megacorp. Is that the whole story? Or a cover story? You folks can all judge for yourselves, but my estimation is that it is a cover-story for the goal of getting signal-protocol to be the intermessaging standard, rather than a cover-story for the goal of raking in the VC megabucks to the corporation-associated-with-the-newly-created-foundation or whatever.
rfc: The end-to-end argument is discussed in depth in Saltzer. ...certain required end-to-end functions can only be performed correctly by the end[point]-systems themselves. A specific case is... end-to-end security. "...providing that function [e2e crypto] as a feature of the communication system itself [tcp/ip] is not possible."
Back in the day, netscape server-software was where the money was, and netscape navigator+communicator were free-as-in-beer and extremely cross-platform. Signal-protocol is where the money is PLUS where the hope of an interoperability-standard to bust open the walled gardens resides, and signalapp is free-as-in-freedom and significantly cross-platform. However, UNLIKE navigator+communicator which browsed to any webserver and emailed any smtp server, signalapp is tightly tied to the official signal-protocol servers... at least for now. This is a metastable situation methinks, and will resolve itself one way or the other (crypto-utopia or follow-the-money) sometime in the next half-dozen years.
I'm hoping we finally get fully-interoperable end-to-end crypto, standardized in some kind of global intermessaging protocol, on top of our existing global internetworking standard... but I'm an optimist :-)
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msilbey,
6/30/2015 | 12:16:22 PM
Re: Patience, folks! It's free high speed PUBLIC Wi-Fi...what's the problem????
Yes, yes patience and all that. But the contract is a big one, and whoever provides the underlying network gets a huge presence in NYC. Also - please point me to where you see Transit Wireless on the CityBridge LinkNYC site. I am not finding it. http://www.link.nyc/
Cordelia,
Patience, folks! It's free high speed PUBLIC Wi-Fi...what's the problem????
Originally, the Citybridge team was made up of Titan, Control Group, Comark, and QUALCOM, with side partners being Transit Wireless and Antenna Design. Since being purchased by Google & Sidewalk Labs, the team behind LinkNYC- specifically managing members Titan and Control Group- has recently merged into one urban design company, Intersection.
However, this doesnt necessarily mean that the additional partners involved in the LinkNYC project are just forgotten about- such as Transit Wireless. Nor does it mean that larger Internet provider/companies will be taking over the Wi-Fi/fiber feed.
You can be sure that other internet providers (specifically Verizon and especially Cablevision) will NOT being taking part in this initiative, though. So get those thoughts out of your heads.
While Transit Wireless may not be mentioned in the initial Google/Sidewalk Labs/Intersection press release, it is indeed still listed on both Citybridge's website as well as LinkNYC's website.
And Qualcom? Well, "As a world leader in 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi and next- generation wireless technologies, Qualcomm will serve as technology advisor, especially as to wireless connectivity technology, to help ensure the LinkNYC network stays abreast with the latest developments in applicable communications technology". While Qualcom is sure to continue their involvement (as mentioned on the linkNYC website), Google will have a lot to do with the implmentation of additonal Wi-Fi features.
First of all, patience is a virtue, and I can guarentee you will have the answers to these questions (which are somewhat silly, to be honest, because it's FREE, HIGH SPEED Wi-Fi thorughout ALL of NYC...at NO COST to tax payers, residents, visitors, etc.! What is there to complain about or second guess??? Why does it matter SO much that you dont yet know who the EXACT provider is? What would that change? What, are you going to boycott this incredibly impressive, connective, innovative, and city life-changing enterprise? Doubt it....).
Secondly, jumping to conclusions typically incites the wrong assumption, opinion, or judgement. So, waiting until the official website is up and running, waiting for a newly updates press release to come out, OR waiting for the Link structures to begin popping up around the city may just answer those questions...because regardless of whether or not you know this specific info, or whether or not you agree with it, this hugely transformative project is happening. And fast.
But alas, I'm sure that with (a very short amount of) time, you will all be huddled around those remarkable Link structures, charging your cell phones, making free phone/video calls, finding city info (and WAY more), all without complaints or questions.
Kevin Runners,
Re: Motive behind the mystery?
"It's gotta be Google, right? Has to be. " God damn right.
brooks7,
6/29/2015 | 6:04:26 PM
Nope - dark fiber basically runs in high traffic areas and city to city. Here you would need it to be broadly deployed.
I'm wondering about Verizon too, although there are other issues with NYC at the moment about whether VZ has met its existing FiOS obligations.
What about a dark fiber provider with Google or someone else stepping in to operate the network?
Well, then there are only 2 possible vendors. First is Cablevision. Still unlikely but possible. The only reasonable one is Verizon using FiOS. There is no way that Google is going to construct fiber in Manhattan to offer free WiFi. The permitting time alone would be too long.
Re: The answer
If this were Vegas, I'd say yes.
What about a deal with a traditional carrier? Infrastructure in exchange for a cut of the advertising revenue, some of which is paid up front.
Mitch Wagner,
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I say it's Donald Trump.
danielcawrey,
It's gotta be Google, right? Has to be.
Who else is gunning to spread the internet in municipalities? It's not Facebook, it's not Apple. It certainly is no Microsoft.
It's gotta be Google.
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The victim had to be taken to the hospital and the bar manager got punched in the face too.
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Thomas Jones edits the LRB Blog from Orvieto. His novel, Game Theory, is published by John Murray.
Thought-Quenching
Q and China Miéville
This Is Not That Place
David Eggers escapes from Sudan
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Publishing, 2000-present, 2000-2002, Europe, Western Europe, UK, Literature and literary criticism
Some moderately interesting statistics are thrown up by The Book Sales Yearbook 2001 (Bookseller Publications, £299). For example: the top five consolidated publishing groups – Bertelsmann, Pearson, News Corp, W.H. Smith and Holtzbrinck – were responsible for a whopping 49.3 per cent of sales in the General Retail Market in 2000; grim news for independents (News Corp’s figures include those of Fourth Estate, swallowed by HarperCollins last July), though in these uncertain times maybe it’s heartening to learn that the giants control less than half the market.
At the opposite end of the scale from the multinationals, where individual books come under scrutiny, a new week-by-week analysis of bestsellers fuzzes the category up rather nicely: the best-bestseller of 2000 sold 19,080 copies in a week; the worst-best a mere 1196. BookTrack, the people who do the counting, weren’t willing to reveal which titles these were over the phone: ‘We don’t give away any information for free,’ they said (the figures here were culled from the Bookseller). The current situation in the hit parade is this: were it not for John Grisham, whose A Painted House was leading Matthew Kneale’s English Passengers by 7201 ‘units’ – which presumably means ‘books’ – to 1964 for the week ending 24 February 2001, the end of February would be one of the less impressive times of year to be topping the charts. A week later, as things warmed up for spring, Grisham was trailing P.D. James, whose new Death in Holy Orders was ahead by a nose (5408 units to 5061), and Matthew Kneale slipped to seventh place, behind Anita Shreve, Jack Higgins, Paul Eddy and Catherine Cookson, without sales falling off too dramatically, as a respectable 1366 units of English Passengers left the shelves. Perhaps in future paperbacks should think twice before proclaiming themselves ‘The No.1 Bestseller’: ‘Second only to P.D. James in the run up to Christmas’ deserving more respect, of a certain kind anyway, than ‘No. 1 at a quiet time of year’. I say P.D. James rather than J.K. Rowling because the precocious Potter has been banned from ‘fiction’ for being both underage and too successful, although I’d have thought ‘The No.5 Bestseller after Harrys Potter 1-4’ would still cut the mustard. Rowling’s sales last year, incidentally, were up £17.5 million to £26.1 million. She’s got a way to go yet, however, before she reaches the distinguished position of Eric Carle, whose Very Hungry Caterpillar has been in the BookTrack Top 5000 for 27 years, longer than any other title.
There’s good news for novelists: the number of ‘fiction buyers’ shrank from 36.5 per cent of the population to 33.6 per cent, but their average spend was up 23 per cent, which must – I think – mean that greater numbers of a wider variety of novels are being sold, unless everyone gave each of their cousins Captain Corelli’s Mandolin for Easter.
If that isn’t sufficiently cheering for struggling novelists-in-waiting, then help is at hand in the form of the Times Writer’s Guide (HarperCollins posing as Times Books, £19.99), a compendium of the Collins Wordpower series, written by the late Graham King, who will be remembered, according to Philip Howard’s Foreword and fortunately for King, as ‘more than the marketing man who transformed the Sun and the Sunday Times’, though we musn’t forget he was that, too. The Guide announces itself as being for those who ‘want to write a novel, draft a report for the School Board, create a compelling CV, write a letter of protest to the Council that will be taken seriously, or enter the brave new world of emoticons and e-mail . . . or indeed for all the family’. O brave new world, that has such emoticons in it. As to writing novels – in a kinder version of Gore Vidal’s comment to the effect that anyone who suffers from writer’s block isn’t a writer – I’d say anyone who needs to use this Guide isn’t meant to be a novelist. But much the funniest parts of it are the paradigmatic letters. Here, for example (young ladies take note) is how to accept a marriage proposal:
My Darling,
Here’s my answer – yes. Yes, YES, YES! Or, for the record, yes, I will marry you.
‘My Darling’ is, you will notice, more appropriate in this context than ‘Dear Sir’; all those affirmatives must be a fond reminder of Friday nights spent curled up on the sofa together watching a well-worn video of When Harry Met Sally; and the second sentence means: ‘I may like crummy romantic comedies, but I’m still kind of practical.’ When rejecting a marriage proposal, by contrast, it is important always to begin ‘Dear Arnold’. This way the unwelcome gentleman will realise you don’t even know his name, so couldn’t possibly be right for him. There’s a letter of commiseration from Judy to Mick on the occasion of his separation from Margot (did she say to him: ‘no. No, NO, NO!’?) – a mingling of names almost as unfortunate and doomed for dissolution as the Evelyns Waugh – in which she says: ‘As you know, I love and care for you both, so it’s a double dilemma for me.’ A double dilemma? Judy would do well to consult the section on page 462 – part of Chapter 6, ‘How to Improve Your Writing’ – called ‘An Utterly Unique Added Extra: Tautology’.
Or what about this:
Dear Pat and Don,
I can’t tell you how thrilled we were when we unwrapped your most generous gift.
How could you have known that Jamie is a fiend for toast? He almost fainted with joy when he tried out the automatic individual slice pop-up control. And you chose green! How did you know that will be perfect in our kitchen-to-be?
It was lovely seeing you both at our wedding, and when we settle down (we’re temporarily in Jamie’s old flat) I’ll let you know. Once again, many thanks.
As poor Margaret will soon discover, there’s no substitute for sincerity.
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Lesbian SexWealth Pt. 04
Wealth Pt. 04
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*Author's Note: Any and all persons engaging in any sexual activity are at least eighteen years of age.
Toni Delacroix looked across the street as a Superior Lawn Care, LLC truck pulled to a stop at the empty lot. She did not envy the men; the wind blowing off of the Atchafalaya had to be bone chilling cold.
"Oh, Mama, y'all get cold y'all just come on over here and I'll warm you up," Cheryl, a heavy set woman in her early thirties moaned as the two men got out of the truck and began unloading their equipment.
"Damn, Cheryl, like want a moment alone?" Toni giggled as she double-checked the box's contents with the order form.
"Oh yeah, give me a moment alone with both of them," Cheryl said.
"Um, like think your husband might like mind just a little?" Toni asked, dropped the order form into the box and sealed it, slapping the UPS label on the box.
"Uh huh, if he can get away from his mommy long enough," Cheryl sneered. "And of course, since it's the Holidays? Mommy's Boy is over there almost every night."
The men made quick work of the land across the street and next to the building of A and A Soaps. Then one of the men smiled and nodded toward the A and A Soaps building before getting out a leaf blower and clearing off the parking lot of A and A Soaps.
Toni had no idea who owned Superior Lawn Care, LLC, but the first time the truck had 14pulled up to the lot across the street, they'd gotten some of the grass clippings onto the parking lot. She called the phone number on the side of the truck and a very friendly but professional woman answered.
"Uh, yeah, like your truck was just here and they like got weeds all over my parking lot," Toni had snapped.
"Oh, ma'am, I am so sorry; I will have them go right back out there and clean that up," the woman apologized.
If the men resented Toni complaining, it did not show. They did indeed return a moment later, blew the entire parking lot clean, then one of them stuck his head in and asked if someone would check their work and then call their office and let them know the job was completed.
"I'm like sorry but..." Toni had stammered as she stepped outside.
"Oh no ma'am, you were right, that was completely unprofessional of us," the man said genially.
"Uh, yeah, it looks great," Toni had stammered, pulled out her cell phone and called the number a second time.
Now, Superior Lawn Care, LLC made sure A and A Soaps parking lot was clean before they reloaded their trailer and truck and left for their next assignment.
"Superior Lawn Care, this is Maggie, how may I help you?" Maggie Cox, former dancer and part time prostitute answered.
"Hi, this is Toni Delacroix, like from A and A Soaps," Toni said.
"Yes ma'am?" Maggie asked pleasantly.
"Your guys were like just here, and as usual, they like did a really great job," Toni said.
Maggie thanked Toni, and then let Anita Lopez know. Anita looked up from her homework and nodded, letting Maggie know she'd heard her.
When Anita had walked away from her relationship with Toni Delacroix, she had simply walked away and left everything but her clothing behind.
Anita did think, briefly, of moving back into the trailer that her mother Louisa and her mother's boyfriend, Luther Knox rented. That idea was out of her head before she reached Highway 52.
Anita lived in one of the rooms of the DeGarde Inn. Her first night there, she had to call the desk and request two more pillows. Two pillows for her head, and one for her to hug to her chest and one to entwine her leg around, just as she did with Toni while they slept.
Even today, there were four pillows on Anita's queen sized bed.
Two weeks after their split, Anita received a phone call from their attorney, Sophia Coutre, and agreed to come to the woman's office after class.
Walking into the woman's office, Anita saw Toni for the first time in two weeks.
"You, uh, you having been in class," she said quietly.
"Like what's the point," Toni said and looked up.
Her beautiful blue eyes were red and raw looking, her pretty round face was blotchy, her curly blonde hair was lifeless.
"What's the point? Toni, we're making straight as," Anita had spluttered.
Sophia Coutre picked that moment to enter the room. For the next forty minutes, she presented documents, Anita signed them, Toni signed them and Polly Chastaine, a pudgy young woman with a severe looking hairstyle stamped them. Anita understood she was relinquishing her rights to a and A Soaps. That was fine; she had never considered the business as hers anyway.
Finally, when her head was aching from the legal jargon and her hand was tired of scribbling 'Anita Michelle Lopez,' Sophia Coutre slid three checks over to her.
"What's this?" Anita asked Toni.
It was Sophia that answered.
"Half the equity in the condominium that you and Ms. Delacroix purchased, half the equity in the building currently held by A and A Soaps, and half the current value of A and A Soaps," Sophia intoned.
The three checks totaled nearly five hundred thousand dollars. Anita looked across the table and she saw that Toni was silently crying.
"I love you so..." Toni whispered. "You're like the best friend I ever had."
"Then why are you doing this, Toni?" Anita asked, her own tears beginning to fall. "Huh? Why are you doing this to me? Why did you cheat on..."
Toni bolted from the room.
Sophia discretely slid a box of tissues, motioning to an uncomfortable Polly to keep silent.
"Any kind of break up is hard," Sophia said gently as Anita blew her nose.
"Yes ma'am," Anita said.
"Keep in touch, please," Sophia said as Anita got to unsteady feet. "Let me know how you're doing."
Anita's first purchase had been a condominium, a condominium right next door to Stacy Falgout, her real estate agent. Her second purchase had been a nine month old solid black kitten from St. Ann's Animal Shelter.
Anita's third purchase had been Superior Lawn Care, LLC.
"Barry, you're daughter's here," Jack had called out when a very nervous Anita came into the showroom of Superior Motors.
But Barry's smile had been genuine and Anita felt a few tears slide down her face.
"Daddy, I need your help," she said, hugging him tightly.
"Anything; you know that," he promised, kissing the top of her head.
But it had been Jack that found the equipment and Mr. Bob that had found the three trucks and their trailers.
It had been Mr. Henry that suggested that she make it a Limited Liability Corporation, rather than a sole proprietorship.
Sophia Coutre had smiled approvingly as she helped Anita set up the corporation. And Barry had smiled widely when Anita showed him that she'd named it Superior Lawn Care, after his business, Superior Motors.
Her first hire had been Maggie Cox, on the recommendation of Sophia Coutre.
"She got popped, third time, for prostitution," Sophia said bluntly. She's a smart woman, a sweet woman, but somehow got it in her head that the only way she's going to make it in life is to fuck and suck. If I can show Judge Robichaux that she's got a real job, instead of dancing down at Club Fantastic, maybe I can keep her out of jail."
Maggie Cox was a blonde in her early thirties that looked as if she'd had a hard life. But as Sophia had said, she was smart and she was sweet. Each person that called Superior felt as if they were important to Superior Lawn Care.
Now, on this cold, blustery December day, Superior Lawn Care, LLC employed eleven people.
Maggie Cox had been Anita's first hire, her brother Marco had been her second hire.
And Marco Lopez had been Anita's first fire.
Marco assumed, that because he was Anita's brother, he was the supervisor, therefore allowed to sit on his fat ass and direct traffic.
Anita pulled up to the job site, saw three men busting their asses, and Marco sound asleep in the truck, AC blowing high.
"He's the supervisor," one of the men shrugged when Anita asked them why Marco was sound asleep in the truck.
"News to me," Anita had said. "Thought I was the only supervisor."
"That's what I thought too," Bobby Gremillion said. "But he says he's your brother so..."
Anita opened the truck, shut off the engine and pulled Marco out by his feet, slamming him onto the ground.
"You're fired," she said. "Hope you got money for a cab home."
She turned to the three men that were trying hard to hide their smirks.
"And any of you give him a ride in my truck? You're out of a job too, understand?" she said and stormed back to her Mustang.
But now, all of her men, and Maggie knew, their boss would not hesitate to fire her own brother, she would not hesitate to fire them either.
In the condo, Snowball, Anita's solid black kitten lay on her lap, purring contentedly while Anita finished her Algebra homework.
"Goodnight, Ms. Lopez," Maggie said as she shut her computer down.
"See you tomorrow," Anita said.
In the condominium next to Anita's, Stacy Falgout writhed underneath Jared Tyler and felt another orgasm welling up.
The young, brash African-American went to her noon AA meeting, even though he proclaimed that he was an addict. He was always hugging the white women that went to the meetings, always trying to pick one of them up.
Precious and Stacy had decided, since Stacy now had six months of sobriety, and had done a good Fourth and Fifth Step, Stacy was ready to start dating again.
"Three reasons for sex," Precious had said. "One, it an expression of love, two, you wanting you a baby, and three, shit girl, it feel good, know what I'm saying?"
"Done right, it feels great!" Stacy had said and the two women laughed.
"But anything else? Like you trying manipulate them? Or you trying use them? Or you charging them money, then you keep them legs closed; ain't got no business doing that," Precious had said.
Stacy, in doing her Fourth Step, had seen that she had used sex as a tool, or a weapon, or a bargaining chip. And while she had not outright charged money for sex, she had used sex to make real estate sales. So what was the difference between standing on a corner, and standing in a vacant house?
Stacy didn't love Jared, and she didn't want a baby; she was almost forty five years old. But it did feel good. His cock was a nice one, almost as large as Barry Delacroix's. He wasn't much on foreplay and his technique left a lot to be desired. But he had one thing Barry Delacroix did not have and that was a very quick recovery time.
Stacy thought of her father, a loud, small minded alcoholic that would barge into her bedroom and jerk her blue jeans and panties down and jam his shaky erection into her. She thought of how horrified he would be to see his darling daughter letting a black boy fuck her.
"Oh!" Stacy cried out loud as an intense orgasm rippled through her.
At Side By Side Restaurant, BJ, dressed in Santa suit, white beard firmly affixed to his face smiled as he sat in the large chair. Michael shook his head as Briah, his fiancé, perched on Santa's lap.
"Take the stupid picture," Briah ordered.
"But you didn't tell Santa what you want," Michael said.
"I already got what I want; I got you," Briah smiled and Michael snapped the picture.
Across the street, at Superior Motors, Barry looked up and smiled as Heather St. Martin's Nissan came to a stop.
"Barry, your granddaughter's here," Bob announced as Kelli St. Martin, Heather's nine year old daughter yanked on the heavy glass door.
"Grandpaw, I got all as and two Bs," Kelli excitedly told him as she scampered into the showroom.
"Well how about that?" Barry said, picking the red headed child up and hugging her. "I am so proud of you! Ooh, that nose is cold!"
"She um, she couldn't wait to tell you," Heather said. "That's all right, huh?"
"Are you kidding? That's more than all right," Barry smiled. "She's my favorite granddaughter, of course it's all right she comes and tells me."
"I'm your only granddaughter," Kelli reminded him.
"Then it's a good thing you my favorite," Barry had laughed. "Be terrible you're my only granddaughter and you wasn't my favorite, huh?"
A few weeks earlier, BJ and Heather had come to the house, bringing Kelli with them. After a few moments, Barry could see that the girl was bored, so he took her out to show her the 1965 T Series Bentley he'd taken apart and was attempting to put back together, using the service manual Caitlin had given him for Christmas the previous year.
"And because it's English, it's all metric, right?" Kelli had asked, looking at the bits and pieces.
"Wow, I don't know a whole lot of eight year old girls would have known that," Barry had said.
"Well, it's because I'm nine," Kelli said, irritated that he would think she was only eight.
Twenty minutes later, Heather had gone out to check on her daughter and found the two of them working on the transmission.
"What's Dad doing?" BJ asked as Heather came back into the house, wiping at her eyes.
"Being a Grandpaw," Heather had choked out.
Now, at the showroom, Heather urged Kelli toward the door.
"Come on, Santa's at the restaurant," Heather had smiled after Kelli helped herself to a few of Mr. Jack's peanut butter cups.
"It's not really Santa," Kelli confided to Barry. "Santa's not real."
"Think she's got any idea?" Jack asked Barry as they watched Heather pull out of the parking lot.
"She'd still be screaming," Henry, Heather's uncle, answered.
At the restaurant, a few slightly tipsy female customers giggled as they whispered naughty things into Santa's ear, then smiled for the camera.
"And what do you want?" BJ playfully snarled at Kelli when she bounded into his lap.
"Nuh uh, you Santa, you got to be nice to me, Kelli corrected him.
"God, you are such a brat," BJ laughed and hugged her.
"Oh, and I got my report card and I got all as and two Bs," Kelli told him.
"Proud of you," BJ said and kissed the girl.
"And for Christmas I want a driver's license and a new car, hmm, how about a Bentley like Grandpaw's got? Oh! Or your Porsche!" Kelli said.
"And you're nine, keep dreaming, kid," BJ laughed.
"And how about a smile for the camera?" Michael called out and Kelli smiled.
"And how about the Mama," BJ requested and Heather smiled.
"And for Christmas I want a new dishwasher," Heather said, then leaned and whispered into BJ's ear. "And you to tit fuck me and shoot that Santa sperm all over my face and then..."
"And what about what Santa wants?" BJ asked.
"Oh? Santa doesn't want that?" Heather smiled.
"Santa wants you to be Mrs. Santa and I want to adopt Kelli and make her a Delacroix and..." BJ said, holding out a three carat diamond ring.
Michael got two pictures; one of Heather's open mouthed shock and one of Heather frantically kissing Santa.
"What's going on?" Kelli asked as Heather now sobbed, staring at her ring.
"Looks like I'm going to be your uncle," Michael smiled. "And Grandpaw's really going to be your Grandpaw."
"So?" Kelli shrugged. "He's already my Grandpaw."
At A and A Soaps, Toni set the alarm then locked the heavy door. She bade Milton and Cheryl a good night, made sure they pulled out of the parking lot ahead of her, and then drove to Patrick's apartment.
"Yeah?" Harmony's voice called out when Toni knocked on the door.
"Toni; I'm here to kidnap Patrick," Toni called back as the blonde dancer opened the door.
A few weeks after Barry's bachelor party, Harmony had been sifting through the rubbish in the bottom of her purse and come across Barry Delacroix's business card. At first she was puzzled; why would she have a business card for the expensive sports car showroom. As a dancer, as a very well-endowed dancer, men quite often put their business cards into Harmony's tip jar at the edge of the stage. She never looked at them, just threw them away.
Flipping Barry's card over, Harmony saw Patrick's cell phone number. She remembered the confident, smiling blind man that had unnerved her, even frightened her. Recently diagnosed with Diabetes, and knowing that one of the possible side effects was blindness, Harmony had approached Patrick and asked him about his blindness.
"Hello?" Patrick had answered.
"Um uh, hi, um, this Patrick?" Harmony had stammered.
"Yes it is," Patrick had answered. "Who's this?"
"This is, um, hi, this is Harmony, I uh, I don't know if you remember me, I uh, I was one of the dancers, um, at the Dead End, your Dad's bachelor party," Harmony had stammered.
"Oh yeah, girl that just found out she's diabetic, right?" Patrick had asked.
"That's right!" she said, happy he remembered her. "So, um, how's it going?"
"Going all right; caught me at a slow moment; don't have too many of those," Patrick had replied.
"Slow moment? What are you doing?" Harmony asked.
"Working; I'm a switchboard operator at the St. Elizabeth Trauma Center," he explained.
Harmony found out he was due to go on a lunch break in forty minutes and raced to the hospital. He impressed her with his competence and ease in navigating the busy cafeteria.
"Hate Fridays, though," Patrick confided. "Fridays they serve this nasty ass tuna fish. They didn't catch it; tuna fish committed suicide it was so embarrassed at how bad it tastes."
"Oh, I'll come get you; Dead End's got catfish; Miss Rosey's the best cook ever," Harmony enthused.
Harmony had forgotten about a tradition at the Dead End. Whenever a dancer brought in a boyfriend or girlfriend or spouse, the other dancers flirted outrageously with the dancer's significant other. Blind or not, Patrick was no exception.
"Mine, God damn it, he's mine!" Harmony finally exploded, pushing a giggling Angela and her own sister Unity away.
"I am?" Patrick smiled over the shrieks and hoots and laughter of the dancers.
"Yes, damn it," Harmony declared and kissed him hotly.
Two weeks after that first kiss, Harmony moved into Patrick's apartment.
Now, as he bundled up against the cold December chill, Patrick and Harmony kissed as if they'd never see each other again.
"God, come on, like give it a rest!" Toni demanded.
"Now, no rearranging the furniture while I'm gone," Patrick teased.
"God, I moved one chair, one chair!" Harmony defended.
"Now you like sure about this?" Toni asked as she guided him to her car.
"You know, with Debbie, I kept putting it off and putting it off," Patrick said. "I just never, I mean, it just never felt right, you know?"
"Okay, we're going to David's first," Toni decided.
The jeweler pulled out the engagement rings and let Patrick feel them.
"Ooh, Patrick, this one's like real nice," Toni said, picking up a ring. "See, its like got these sapphires, her eyes are blue and then there's this one diamond..."
"Oh, that is nice," Patrick agreed.
"Twenty nine hundred dollars," David said. "So it's a pretty reasonable one too."
"Now, you want to like look anywhere else?" Toni asked. "I mean, I like really don't think you'll find anything like any better than that and..."
"And I got these matching bands," David said, pulling out the bands.
"Oh, Patrick!" Toni approved. "Like the man's ring is very nice, very masculine."
"And of course, they're all backed with my guarantee; if for any reason she doesn't like it, or even in the off chance she says 'No' you can exchange them for something else, or if she really does say no, I will refund your money," David said.
"Well, you can't beat that," Toni said as Patrick pulled out his credit card.
"I assume this is a Christmas gift," David asked.
"Yeah, but I still got to get something for her too," Patrick said.
"Oh my God!" Toni giggled. "You like really are in love, huh?"
"Brother, that was the best answer I have ever heard," David laughed. "And I've been in this business quite a few years!"
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Should McDonald's and Burger King stop giving away plastic toys in kids meals?
Nearly 300,000 people have signed a petition asking the likes of McDonald's and Burger King to 'think of the environment and stop giving plastic toys with their kids meals'
Jessica SansomeSearch and trends writer
McDonald's say they are committed to reducing plastic across our business, including Happy Meal toys (Image: Daily Record)
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A petition that calls on fast-food chains to stop giving away plastic toys with its kids meals is set to top 300,000 signatures.
Reducing the use of plastic is high-up on many agendas in the retail and food industry and this is the latest in a long-line of people calling for change.
The petition, which was originally set up at the end of last year asks for the likes of McDonald's and Burger King to "think of the environment and stop giving plastic toys with their kids meals."
It has been set up on behalf of nine-year-old Ella and seven-year-old Caitlin whom, after learning about the environment and "the problem of plastic" at school, were left wanting to try and make a difference.
The Change.org page reads: "We are Ella and Caitlin aged 9 and 7, and we’ve been learning all about the environment at school and the problem of plastic. It made us very sad to see how plastic harms wildlife and pollutes the ocean, and we want to change this.
"That’s why we want Burger King and McDonald’s to think of the environment and stop giving plastic toys with their kids meals.
A petition calling for fast-food chains to stop giving away plastic toys with its kids meals (Image: Change.org)
"We like to go to eat at Burger King and McDonald’s, but children only play with the plastic toys they give us for a few minutes before they get thrown away and harm animals and pollute the sea.
"We want anything they give to us to be sustainable so we can protect the planet for us and for future generations."
The youngsters continue: "After we learned about the environment and pollution in school we wanted to do everything we could to help. We put a poster up in the window of our house about saving the planet and we try and recycle as much as we can.
But we want to do more, which is why we started this petition.
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"It’s not enough to make recyclable plastic toys - big, rich companies shouldn’t be making toys out of plastic at all.
"Please help us get Burger King and McDonald’s to listen to us by signing our petition to help the environment."
At the time of writing, more than 292,000 peopled had sided with Ella and Caitlin.
And just last week, the girl appeared in the BBC One documentary, War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita, which aired its final episode on Monday (June 24).
Anita Rani with a pile of unrecyclable toys from BBC doc War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita (Image: BBC/Keo Films/Gerri Packer)
In response, a McDonald's spokespersons told the M.E.N: "T he reduction and use of plastics is an hugely important issue, and we are committed to reducing plastic across our business, including Happy Meal toys.
"We know that our Happy Meal toys provide fun for children playing in our restaurants, but also provide many more fun filled hours at home too. The joy that many families get from our Happy Meal toys isn’t something that we can ignore and any changes to that have to be carefully thought about.
"In the UK over the next six months our Happy Meal promotions will include a mixture of board games, books and soft toys – which will see an almost 60% reduction in the number of hard plastic toys given away in comparison to the first half of the year. We have, for a long time, had books as part of our Happy Meal and in our next promotion we have replaced two of the toys with books."
The fast-food giant announced this week that it will be that it removing all single-use plastic from its salad ranges as well as from its McFlurry range as they ditch the plastic lids.
A McDonald's Happy Meal (Image: Daily Record)
McDonald's also announced its switch to paper straws last year after nearly half a million people called on the company to get rid of its plastic version.
A spokesperson for Burger King also commented: "We're actively looking at ways we can reduce our environmental impact across all elements of our business.
"Specifically, for our King Junior meals, we are currently trialling the removal of toys in meals in a select number of locations in the Midlands. In tandem we are also working on the development of more sustainable packaging and alternative toy solutions as we still very much want our younger customers to enjoy their King Juniors.
"We plan to do initial market testing with these new solutions in October this year, with our goal being to have a permanent, more sustainable solution in place by 2020.
"In the meantime, we'd like to applaud Ella and Caitlin for their initiative and look forward to providing further updates as we progress."
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ENDOCRINE CONSULT / PEER REVIEWED
Screening for Endocrine Hypertension
Clinician Reviews. 2019 June;29(6):5e-7e
Aimee Pragle, MMSc, MSPH, PA-C
Aimee Pragle is an Assistant Professor in the School of PA Practice, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee.
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Hypertension is one of the most common reasons for patient visits.1 According to the US Preventive Services Task Force, more than 70 million individuals older than 20 have hypertension, which is defined as a blood pressure (BP) of ≥ 130/85 mm Hg.2 Essential hypertension is the most common form of this condition; most affected patients will show improvement with evidence-based pharmacologic treatment, lifestyle modifications, and risk factor reductions.
For patients with refractory hypertension, however, identifying what steps to take in screening and diagnosis can be daunting for clinicians. It is important to identify cases of secondary hypertension, because if it is left undiagnosed and untreated, serious complications—such as cardiovascular and renal disease—are likely to occur.3,4
Secondary hypertension can be caused by myriad disease states and disorders, including endocrine disorders, renal disease, neurologic disorders, acute stress, and drug-induced hypertension.5 Endocrine hypertension is most commonly caused by adrenal gland disorders, including primary aldosteronism, Cushing syndrome, and pheochromocytoma. (Of note, Cushing syndrome is caused by glucocorticoid-secreting adrenal tumors, while Cushing disease is a condition in which there is glucocorticoid excess caused by oversecretion of pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone.6 Cushing disease is more common than Cushing syndrome, which is rare.7) While nonadrenal endocrine disorders are not as common, they pose significant health issues, including growth hormone excess or deficiency, thyroid disorders, testosterone deficiency, obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome.8
Understanding the endocrine causes of hypertension is a valuable resource for clinicians to have in their toolbox. Although the negative consequences of endocrine disorders are significant, these conditions are often recognizable, and pharmacologic treatment and/or surgical interventions can potentially resolve or improve hypertension and reduce risk for other comorbidities. This article summarizes screening and diagnosis guidelines for several possible causes of endocrine hypertension: primary aldosteronism, Cushing syndrome, and pheochromocytoma.
PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM
Primary aldosteronism occurs in 5% to 10% of all hypertensive patients and is a common cause of secondary and endocrine hypertension (although in younger—particularly female—patients, it most commonly causes renal artery stenosis).9,10 Historically, primary aldosteronism was considered rare and not generally included in a differential diagnosis for patients presenting with resistant hypertension. However, clinical investigations have indicated that primary aldosteronism is more prevalent than previously thought.11
Patients develop this condition when there is increased aldosterone production independent of the renin-angiotensin system. The resulting sodium retention can lead to hypertension, hypokalemia, and high plasma aldosterone/renin ratio (ARR).12 Clinical findings and symptoms can be vague, increasing the difficulty in identifying primary aldosteronism as the diagnosis. Patients may be asymptomatic, with the only abnormal lab finding being hypokalemia (an infrequent finding, affecting < 25% of patients).13 If hypokalemia is present, symptoms can include nocturia, polyuria, muscle weakness, cramps, paresthesias, and palpitations.11
The Endocrine Society has identified 8 characteristics that increase the likelihood of primary aldosteronism. Patients require further screening if they
Have a sustained elevated BP (≥ 150 mm Hg [systolic] and/or 100 mm Hg [diastolic])
Have hypertension (BP > 140/90 mm Hg) that is resistant to 3 conventional antihypertensive drugs, including a diuretic
Have controlled BP (BP < 140/90 mm Hg) with ≥ 4 antihypertensive drugs
Have hypertension and spontaneous or diuretic-induced hypokalemia
Have hypertension and adrenal incidentaloma
Have hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea
Have hypertension and a family history of early-onset hypertension or a cerebrovascular accident at a young age (< 40 years)
Are hypertensive and a first-degree relative of a patient with primary aldosteronism.14
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The original MEDA logo was developed in the early 1970s at the time of MEDA's incorporation. The colour green and the images of the globe and leaf symbolize growth, renewal and our international scope of operations. The logo was refreshed in 1996, making it more contemporary with current design. While it has been changed to a word mark, it retains its original green colour, Pantone 356C (Hex#007A33 - R0 G122 B51 - C91 M4 Y100 K25), incorporating the globe into the letter D, with a leaf stemming from it.
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About the MEDA Logo - Healing a fractured world
For many years MEDA was depicted by a globe-shaped symbol which the corporate statement described as follows: "Many persons in the world community are suffering because of spiritual, social and economic needs. Hope and new life for a broken world is symbolized by a growing leaf. By showing concern and sharing, the void is filled and wholeness is restored."
The symbol was initiated by Milo Shantz and designed by Glenn Fretz in 1974.
Previously MEDA had used a symbol of a handshake to represent "brotherhood economics."
In 1974 a new charter was acquired for MEDA Canada, and the original MEDA charter in the U.S. was changed from profit to non-profit status. The timing was right for a new symbol. "We wanted something fresh," Shantz recalled later.
The symbol was revised in 1996. The new visual identity built on the old by utilizing a contemporary typeface along with a stylized "D" that retained the globe and leaf motif. It, too, was designed by Glenn Fretz.
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Project, Font Family Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares 24 mei 2007
BigVesta Arabic: legibility in monumental proportions
New Arabic companion to the BigVesta font family
This project is a collaboration between the renown Dutch type designer, Gerard Unger, and the renown Arab type designer Nadine Chahine.
Gerard Unger, Nadine Chahine
The design concept.
The Latin Capitolium typeface was originally intended as a sign-age typeface designed for the information system of the city of Rome to mark the jubilee of the Roman Catholic Church in 2000. According to Nadine Chahine, Capitolium’s monumental proportions, with minimal ascender and descender heights and large x-height, lend themselves to being translated quite naturally into the Arabic Kufi style, especially since Kufi is often traditionally used for architectural lettering. In late March of 2006, she decided to change the direction of the design from a simplified Naskh style font to a simplified Kufi style, working towards developing a signage typeface rather than a newspaper textface. In Nadine Chahine words, the concept changed following ‘a frenzied weekend’s work’ after which she showed the design to Gerard Unger at the ‘Kitabat, Arabic Calligraphy and Typography Conference’ in Dubai, in April 2006. She says: ‘We were quite happy with the way the new design direction was going... Gerard suggested that I look at the BigVesta, since a sans serif might work better with Arabic, and it actually did.’ From this point onwards, Nadine Chahine worked on developing the Arabic companion for the BigVesta type family. The result was ‘quite a fortunate outcome’; the Arabic BigVesta not only matched its sans serif Latin counterpart but also worked well with the Capitolium family.
The design characteristics.
The design idea for BigVesta came to Gerard Unger while he was sketching the Capitolium typeface, early in 1998. He considered suggesting the design of a sans serif font based on lettering from the Roman republican era that preceded the imperial Roman capitals. Gerard Unger describes these republican styles as being ‘partly geometric, with circular O’s and having very little variation in thickness and with very small serifs’. This sans serif was not accepted for the Rome design commission, on the grounds that the serif Capitolium would be more appropriate for this occasion. However, Gerard Unger continued working on this design and named it Vesta after the temple of Vesta at Tivoli, which according to James Mosley (who has revealed the source of all sans serif printing types in his book The Nymph and the Grot) is ‘the ancestral home of all sans serifs’. Vesta became less geometric than its Roman model, with a significant difference between thick and thin strokes, and with narrower letter-width. Vesta was further developed into the BigVesta family in 2003. BigVesta has a much higher x-height than Vesta, and shorter ascenders and descenders. The letterforms of BigVesta are more open than those of most sans serif typefaces, and can easily be condensed without distortions. This makes it possible to create a large number of proportional variations than the standard fourteen. BigVesta is a good headline font which can work well in newspaper and magazine layouts, as well as for corporate identities.* The design of BigVesta Arabic carries through the feel of the original BigVesta typeface without copying the curves of the Latin script. If seen alone, the design passes off as a modern Kufi typeface that is ideal for both setting at small sizes and use as a display or signage font.
* Text paraphrased from Gerard Unger’s website; www.gerardunger.com
BigVesta Arabic’s design characteristics can be summed up as follows:
1. Contrast: BigVesta Arabic is a sturdy and simple Kufi typeface, with monolinear strokes (minimal modulation between thick and thins) that give the typeface a
contemporary and functional look.
2. Openness and overall color: BigVesta Arabic has generous open counters that match the color and overall effect of its Latin counterpart.
3. Proportions: In order to achieve the characteristic large x-height of the Latin without compromising the integrity of the Arabic script, the body height in the Arabic version was pushed as high as possible within the acceptable level of normality for Kufi design conventions. The ascenders and descenders are short and match the proportions of the Latin version, making the typeface quite economical in typesetting.
4. Strokes and details: The thinning of the strokes before they meet the vertical stems; this is not a common practice in Arabic typefaces, where little optical adjustment work is done to the majority of available designs. This feature helps in achieving an even grey tone and in avoiding dark ink traps. It is an aspect of type design that is not often applied to Arabic, though it is strongly needed.
5. Baseline and rhythm: Some of the horizontal strokes curl up in connections between certain characters; a characteristic inspired by the more rounded Arabic scripts. This feature of the design helps in creating a better rhythm and in breaking the rigidity of the traditional Kufi typefaces, making BigVesta Arabic more appropriate for continuous reading as textface.
These last two characteristics are unique to BigVesta Arabic and set it apart from the Arabic fonts available on the market.
The designers’ final remarks on the project.
Gerard Unger: This was a good project; it served my interest in communicating more with designers from the Arab world (or from the Muslim part of the world). I feel enriched with a better understanding of what design is in the Arab/Muslim world—though you can hardly call what I’ve seen and experienced more than a glimpse. But before my participation it was an uncharted territory for me. The basic concepts of Arabic and Latin are quite different, but I think that Nadine did a nice job. She came very close in translating Capitolium and BigVesta’s characteristic elegance, openness, playfulness and sturdiness into the resulting Arabic BigVesta.
Nadine Chahine: The course of this project took place, not over a few months, but over three years. The actual design phase came later on, but the initial stage was quite a formative one. Having studied and admired Gerard’s work as a student, the stage was already set and it was quite a learning experience to go through the project together. The most challenging part was the treatment of the outlines, as the Arabic is drawn from scratch but should feel like it is sculpted by the same hand as the Latin, without actually copying any of the curves. The happiest moment was looking at the light condensed version. Most inspiring was Gerard’s description of the ‘secret’ of his outlines, which I will keep to myself. Most interesting was this: how can a design concept be translated into a different script? How does one get two inherently different scripts to engage in dialogue, a two-sided conversation rather than a screaming match? It’s not a simple process, but definitely lots of fun! I was very happy to be on board, as the entire team consisted of really talented designers. It was quite interesting to attend the workshop where we all sat together and discussed our ideas. I am very grateful for Gerard’s input and his feedback and advice, and I think the project is a very important one with a long-term impact. However, it becomes quite clear that there still is a lot to be done. Much more work is needed, and a lot of experimentation and time. Type design is a private endeavor with a very public appearance. We need time to see how the public reacts to our work. The most important thing is to be careful with the essence of the script. An Arabic typeface is not a Latin one, and we shouldn’t try to make it into one. The key is to understand that they are different, and not to try to clone them into each other. The final result is like any relationship: it always needs more work, and it’ll never be perfect. Many have said this before: type design never finishes, and the question of the relationship between Latin and Arabic is not something that can be answered in one step, but rather in a series of experiments and collaborative work. This project has surely served as the right step in the right direction.
Willem Velthoven, Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares, Nadine Chahine
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Fedra Arabic: balancing legibility with…
New Arabic companion to the Fedra font family
This project is a collaboration between the renown type designer, Peter Bilak, and the Arab type designer Tarek Atrissi.
Sada echoing Seria: two scripts in one family
New Arabic companion to the Seria font family
This project is a collaboration between the renown Dutch type designer, Martin Majoor, and the Arab type designer Pascal Zoghbi.
Fresco Arabic: western Latin meets western Kufi.
New Arabic companion to the Fresco font family
This project is a collaboration between the renown Ducth type designer, Fred Smeijers, and the Arab type designer Lara Assouad-Khoury
TheMix Arabic: balancing handwritten and…
This project is a collaboration between the renown Dutch type designer, Lucas de Groot, and the renown Arab calligrapher and designer, Mouneer Al-Shaarani.
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Colorado Researchers Seeking Volunteers to Get High and Drive
Published by Medical Marijuana News at March 15, 2019
Researchers in Colorado are investigating the effects of cannabis on driving and are seeking volunteers to get high and drive for the study. Participants in the research will be paid for their time, but they’ll have to bring their own weed to smoke, according to a report in local media. Ashley Brooks-Russell, an assistant professor at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, is the co-director of the research into how daily or less frequent cannabis use affects drivers’ performance behind the wheel.
“The goal is to better understand impaired driving so that we can prevent impaired driving,” said Brooks-Russell.
Micahel Kosnett, an associate clinical professor and medical toxicologist who is also co-directing the study, said that while drunk driving has been the subject of extensive research, the same is not true for marijuana.
“We know that certain drugs really deteriorate people’s performance behind the wheel. Alcohol is the classic example for that,” said Kosnett. “Our understanding of how cannabis affects driving is less well developed.”
To conduct the study, participants will have their driving skills tested before and after cannabis use. They will also be evaluated through other tests including one that tracks eye movements in virtual reality goggles and another which measures hand-eye coordination and decision making with an iPad. Researchers want to learn if such devices could be used to determine impairment by law enforcement officers in roadside sobriety tests.
“This is one more tool they could bring to the roadside to understand impairment,” said Brooks-Russell.
Are THC Limits Fair?
Unlike alcohol, levels of THC in the blood may not be an accurate indicator of driving impairment. Despite this, Colorado currently has a limit of 5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood in effect for drivers. Medical marijuana patient Tyler Prock believes that such arbitrary restrictions are unjust.
“It’s not fair for the medicinal patients. Because cannabis stays in your system for about 30 days and if you use marijuana every day, the amount in your body is going to compound,” Prock said. “You might not have used cannabis that day, but there is still cannabis in your system, so that could cause you to be positive on a test where you weren’t inebriated at all.”
Prock said that while he regularly drives after using cannabis, he would never do so while impaired.
“Well, I’ve used it almost every day for the past seven years,” he said. “I feel like I’m a safe driver. I had one ticket in the past ten years ago and I’ve never had an accident.”
He even believes that he is safer behind the while after using cannabis “because back pain is tough, and it can be as distracting as anything else,” Prock said.
Participants in the cannabis driving study will be required to make two visits in a period of one week to the research lab in Aurora and will be paid $140 upon completing both sessions. For more information and to complete an eligibility survey, visit the Colorado School of Public Health website.
The post Colorado Researchers Seeking Volunteers to Get High and Drive appeared first on High Times.
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Blake Lively goes Bronde
Photograph – Blake Lively / Instagram
Blake Lively made her name as a blonde with cascading locks in the hit US tv show Gossip Girl.
It's a look she has stuck with for the most part ever since both in her personal life and in her future roles in movies such as Green lantern and the Age of Adeline. There was a brief departure to redhead for her role in the film Hick which she debuted at the Times 100 Awards.
The look received a mixed reception with hardcore fans believing she suited her signature blonde better, but others praised her bravery to change up her style. Either way, she was back to her best blonde soon after filming was over.
Now, the Californian actress has decided the time is right to go for a new colour – and it's bronde. Blake first showcased the look on Instagram to her followers and she is delighted with the new look, suggesting it could be here to stay. She added the caption 'Brondes have more fun' to her photo before adding a hashtag that makes fun of the bronde name, which is a mixture of the words brunette and blonde - #NoTypos-IKnowIThinkItsCrazyToo.
New Blonde Colouring Technique
In other interesting hair colour news this week, a new colouring technique know has Illuminatique is starting to grow in popularity.
The technique is designed to help those who want to get beach blonde locks without the harsh and obvious roots showing up within a matter of just a week or two. Illuminatique is applied after the hair has been highlighted and is intended to break the base and blends the roots of hair with a colour that is two or three shades lighter than the natural hair colour. This is applied to a few inches of the roots lifting the colour and creating an illuminating effect, hence the Illminatique name.
The technique helps to mask the regrowth of hair so your colour lasts longer in-between trips to the stylist.
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Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality
The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) of the Women and Health Initiative plays an integral role in advancing the global goals and strategies for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM) by driving the efforts of the EPMM working group and co-leading the technical work to develop a comprehensive monitoring framework for EPMM. As a coalition composed of representatives from the FCI Program of Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Jhpiego, the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP), MHTF, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UNICEF, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the EPMM working group seeks to promote and track progress towards strategic priorities for maternal health and survival and to build the necessary momentum to end preventable maternal deaths within a generation.
In February 2015, WHO published “Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality (EPMM)” (EPMM Strategies), a direction-setting report outlining global targets and strategies for reducing maternal mortality under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The result of extensive consultations with stakeholders around the globe, the targets and strategies in the EPMM Strategies report are grounded in a human rights approach to maternal and newborn health and focus on eliminating significant inequities that lead to disparities in access, quality and outcomes of health care within and among countries.
The EPMM Strategies report is part of the larger effort by the global health community to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all under the SDG agenda. Given the critical role of women in families, economies, societies and the development of future generations, the report provides specific guidance for improving maternal health and survival as a priority issue for all countries.
EPMM Targets
Global Target
Average global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of less than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030
Supplementary National Target
By 2030, no country should have an MMR greater than 140 deaths per 100,000 live births, a number twice the global target
Country Targets
For countries with an MMR less than 420 per 100,000 live births in 2010: Reduce the national MMR by at least two-thirds from the 2010 baseline by 2030
For countries with an MMR greater than 420 per 100,000 live births in 2010: The rate of decline should be steeper so that in 2030, no country has an MMR greater than 140
For all countries with low MMR in 2010: Achieve equity in MMR for vulnerable populations at the subnational level
EPMM Key Themes
Empower women, girls, families and communities
Integrate maternal and newborn care; protect and support the mother-baby relationship
Prioritize country ownership, leadership and supportive legal, regulatory and financial mechanisms
Apply a human rights framework to ensure that high-quality reproductive, maternal and newborn health care is available, accessible and acceptable to all who need it
Cross-cutting Actions
Improve metrics, measurement systems and data quality
Allocate adequate resources and effective health care financing
Address inequities in access to and quality of sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health care
Ensure universal coverage for comprehensive sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health care
Address all causes of maternal mortality, reproductive and maternal morbidities and related disabilities
Ensure accountability to improve quality of care and equity
Learn more about maternal mortality under the SDGs>>
The global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) target proposed by the EPMM Strategies report was adopted into both the SDGs and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030) (Global Strategy). The guiding principles and strategic objectives from EPMM were harmonized with those outlined in the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), which were combined in a technical working paper on ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths that also informed the development of the Global Strategy.
A Comprehensive Monitoring Framework for EPMM
Following the launch of the report, the EPMM working group initiated plans to develop a comprehensive monitoring framework for the strategies outlined in the report. This technical work, conducted in two phases, has been led by the MHTF in collaboration with USAID and WHO and has incorporated input from multiple stakeholders during each stage of the process. Together, the indicators from Phases I and II comprise a comprehensive monitoring framework for EPMM. The ultimate goal of this effort is to support the SDGs and the Global Strategy – across the full spectrum of its “Survive, Thrive and Transform” agenda – and to complement other global monitoring efforts.
Phase I of the process to develop a monitoring framework for EPMM was completed in October 2015. During Phase I, stakeholders participated in a series of technical consultations to identify a set of 12 indicators closely linked to direct causes of death for global monitoring and reporting by all countries. The resulting indicators fall into three categories – coverage, impact and input/counting – which mirror those of the ENAP core metrics. Phase I also identified four areas in which indicators are needed, but currently unavailable, for monitoring at the global level. The final set of Phase I EPMM indicators informed the development of the Indicator and Monitoring Framework for the Global Strategy (2016-2030). The Phase I process and resulting indicators are described by Moran, et al. in the 2016 paper, “A common monitoring framework for ending preventable maternal mortality, 2015-2030: Phase I of a multi-step process.”
Phase II, completed in November 2016, utilized an iterative, consultative process in which stakeholders agreed on a balanced set of indicators for monitoring the broad social, political and economic determinants of maternal health and survival as outlined by the 11 key themes in the EPMM Strategies report.
The final outcome of Phase II includes two sets of indicators: core indicators and additional indicators for further development. Core indicators are those that stakeholders agreed are relevant, important, useful, scientifically sound and feasible for monitoring these critical distal determinants of maternal health and survival at national and global levels. The core set includes 25 indicators and 6 stratifiers. The list of additional indicators for further development represents an important research agenda for maternal health monitoring. They are indicators that were identified as important, relevant and useful for tracking progress toward ending preventable maternal mortality, but in need of further definition and research before they can be tracked at national or global levels.
The Phase II process and resulting indicators are described by Jolivet, et al. in the 2018 paper, “Ending preventable maternal mortality: phase II of a multi-step process to develop a monitoring framework, 2016–2030.”
Improving Maternal Health Measurement Capacity and Use
Currently, the MHTF is leading the “Improving Maternal Health Measurement Capacity and Use” project designed to develop, test and validate a subset of the indicators in the monitoring framework. The project will engage in-country researchers and partners from the EPMM Working Group to provide technical assistance and develop resources that can encourage adoption and routine use of EPMM indicators. In so doing, the project aims to improve measurement capacity for maternal health through a) the development and validation of indicators to inform global standards and b) focused support to countries for the adoption and use of the indicators. The ultimate goal of this project is to provide much-needed knowledge, research and evaluation data as well as validated measurement tools for tracking progress towards ending preventable maternal mortality effectively and efficiently.
Learn more about the Improving Maternal Health Measurement Capacity and Use project>>
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Mauritania Votes
Mauritanians vote for president, with insider Ghazouani heavily tipped to win
For first time since independence, Mauritania's citizens are voting for successor to democratically elected president
Analysts say Ghazouani is clear favourite and is likely to continue to rule in Abdel Aziz's mould (AFP)
Amandla Thomas-Johnson
Nouakchott
Published date: 22 June 2019 14:45 UTC | Last update: 3 weeks 3 days ago
For the first time since Mauritania's independence, its citizens voted on Saturday for a successor to a democratically elected president, though a government insider campaigning on a message of continuity was heavily tipped to win.
Polls opened at 7am (07:00 GMT) in the election to replace President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz, 62, who since seizing power in a 2008 coup has positioned himself as an ally of the West in the fight against militant Islamists. He has served the maximum of two five-year elected terms.
The front-runner is his chosen successor, former defence minister Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, 62, one of the masterminds behind the military coup that brought Abdel Aziz to power.
Located on the northwest African coast and bordered to the east by the Sahara Desert, the country of fewer than five million people gained independence from colonial power France in 1960.
Meet Mauritania's presidential candidates
Abdel Aziz may maintain significant influence behind the scenes. He said on Thursday that he had not ruled out running again in five years when his term limits would reset.
Gilles Yabi, the founder of West African think-tank WATHI, said Ghazouani was the clear favourite and would likely continue to rule in Abdel Aziz's mould, but that he could still surprise.
"Ghazouani is someone who is very discreet. It could well happen that the change is not merely cosmetic," Yabi said.
Five candidates besides Ghazouani are on the ballot.
Ghazouani’s main contender is former prime minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, who is backed by the main opposition party, Tawassul, a local offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid is an outlier but has some support among the country’s poorer black communities.
Boubacar and another opposition candidate, Mohamed Ould Maouloud, told reporters at their polling places that they were concerned about potential fraud.
Mauritania's Muslim Brotherhood hopes for fighting chance ahead of presidential elections
They pointed to the absence of international observers and the printing of ballot papers by a company with ties to the ruling party.
Election authorities said there were no political considerations in awarding the contract.
Ghazouani has campaigned on the progress made under Abdel Aziz on economic and security issues.
Gross domestic product is growing and will receive an extra boost when a large offshore gas field starts producing early next decade.
Tourists are also starting to return for desert tours after years of staying away following a series of kidnappings in 2009.
Still, the opposition candidates have tried to tap into dissatisfaction among young people over stagnating salaries and poor health care.
Women wearing bright shawls and men dressed in traditional attire formed orderly queues this morning in the dusty playground of a school turned voting station in Riyad, a suburb of Nouakchott.
Seated on the floor and wearing a deep blue hijab, Salma, 50, said she was voting for Ghazouani. “There is a good chance that Ghazouani will bring change,” she said in the local Arabic dialect. “I don’t know who the best candidate is. All are sons of Mauritania,” she said, adding that she was encouraged to vote for the front-runner by her boss.
Guethie Ly, 41, said she would cast a vote for Kane Hamidou Baba, a candidate from Mauritania’s African community who has put coexistence between communities and alleviating poverty at the heart of his campaign.
“He wants everyone to have freedoms and is the more intellectual of the candidates,” she says in broken English, standing outside a classroom used as a voting station.
“We’ve had the same system from the first president until now; it's the same system of government.” She added: “The government system is not good, it favours one ethnic group over the others.”
Djibril Amadou Da (MEE/Amandla Thomas-Johnson)
As the Sahara sun rises high and begins to beat down, a hubbub stirs at the school gates as presidential candidate Biram Dah Abeid appears dressed in white, surrounded by a throng of supporters who reach out to snap him on their camera phones.
Tamba, 26, said he supported Biram because he was “always on the side of the people and knew how to help solve their problems.” He said one of the biggest problem facing Mauritanians was the quality of schools. “Education is [a] big problem, both colleges and schools.”
Wearing a Bob Marley T-shirt, student Djibril Amadou Da, 19, said he was backing Kane Hamidou Baba because he promised to help the youth.
“The first problem is jobs. If you don’t have a sponsor to help you in the government, you cannot access work.”
Polls are scheduled to close at 7pm local time. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes, the election will go to a second round next month.
- With additional reporting by Reuters
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Success or not - this Bognor season could mark start of brave new era
The Rocks' line-up for the Sussex Senior Cup final / Picture by Tommy McMillan
Ian Guppy
Published: 16:38 Wednesday 15 May 2019 Updated: 15:00 Thursday 16 May 2019
Another football season has passed and the question all fans ask any club at any level is: Was our season a successful one?
At the start of the Rocks’ season, if you’d said we’d win the Sussex Senior Cup and finish in mid-table you might have accepted that as a success.
But I’m sure all can agree that as the campaign panned out, many will look back on what might have been.
It’s true that injuries have totally crippled us at different stages and have caused numerous changes week on week.
But actually, looking at the squad, there has been a constant spine too and I’m certain every club would have had some form of injury crisis at some point. It’s how those that come in respond and play that is key.
I know Worthing had a serious injury crisis at one stage and they managed to stay up in or around the play-off zone for the whole season.
As a club we go again and look to rebuild and the plans in place for next season excite me.
Winger off to the USA
Rocks unveil 2019-20 kit as businesses get on board
I know the trial day has already been given some negative press on social media but I feel it’s a stroke of genius by the club – for many reasons.
First, you always have the opportunity to unearth an absolute gem who’s managed to go totally under the radar of any club at our level.
Second, the club have the opportunity to actually assess the local talent, something that’s been screamed out for all season, so it appears that this call has been listened to and may help us.
Third, a lot has been said that many players can’t play at this level and couldn’t step up – well anyone reading this who genuinely fancies their chances has the opportunity to go and show Jack Pearce and Robbie Blake what talent there is locally.
Once the trial days are finished I’m sure we’ll have some local players with talent who will do well for us, and that does excite me.
Pushing Pompey shows Bognor can make serious promotion bid this season
The youth sides have fared really well this season and it’s heartening to see so many of the Bognor sides winning their respective leagues. This pool of players should be our future.
As a Rocks fan you may look at this season as one of what-ifs, but if this time next season there is a nucleus of local players, enhanced by some experienced heads and a sprinkling of exciting loanees, then we may see the 2018-19 season as one of transition – and success.
Let’s hope so as I feel the talent is there – and there is now the chance to make Bognor great again.
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Here's The Best Way To Clean Your Coffee Mug + A Stain-Removing Hack
By Caroline Muggia
Image by Studio Firma
If you can't go without a morning cup of coffee or tea, there's a good chance you've got a trusty mug. Sometimes you may pop it in the dishwasher; other times, you just give it a quick rinse. But what should we be doing? How often should you be scrubbing your trusty caffeine vessel? Is it time to replace your 10-year-old mug?
The answers may be obvious to some, but we wanted to talk to an expert. So we reached out to Melissa Maker, expert cleaner and founder of Clean My Space, to learn about how often we should be washing our coffee mug and how to do it.
How often should we wash the mug we use daily?
"Give it a rinse at least once a day with some hot water," recommends Maker. If you're a multiple-cup-a-day person, she suggests giving your mug a rise between uses. It's not a hard science though. This also may vary depending on how you take your tea or coffee (milk and/or a sweetener of some sort will probably require more cleaning than, say, black coffee).
Rinse with water or use dish soap?
If you use a white or light-colored mug, you'll probably notice the coffee or tea stains on the sides and bottom of your cup. These may be stains from tannins, polyphenols that occur naturally in coffee and tea, explains Maker. Although not totally necessary, she says, "Use some soapy water, as dish soap will help remove bacteria and tannins. It will just give your mug a more thorough clean."
Hand wash or dishwasher?
When it comes to deciding whether or not to put your mug in the dishwasher or hand wash it, Maker says both are fine. "Hand washing, as long as it's with soap and water and a sponge that can help lift off the tannins," does the trick just fine.
"The benefit of using the dishwasher," she says, "is it really helps reduce any tannins left behind in the mug so you won't see any staining. Also, it will help clear the mug from bacteria buildup." But sometimes dishwashers are harder on the mug and may shorten the life span. (This should go without saying, but make sure your mug is dishwasher-safe before popping it in there.)
Are there any signs to look for that we should probably get a new mug?
There will obviously be wear and tear to your mug, but only when it cracks or chips do you need to consider replacing, Maker says.
If you're looking to remove a stain, she suggests the "tequila solution," which involves "taking salt and a slice of lemon and rubbing it on the stain—all of the tannins will come off!"
Here's to happy (and cleaner) mornings!
#cleanse #coffee
Caroline Muggia has a B.A. in Environmental Studies & Psychology from Middlebury College. She received her RYT 200 with Yoga Works and is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative...
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Kate Middleton Anglesey visit: Recap after Duchess and Prince William returned to his former RAF base for disbandment parade
A disbandment parade was held at RAF Valley to formally commemorate the end of 75 years of service by the men and women who over the decades have often put their lives at risk to save others
Victoria MurphyRoyal correspondent
John Shammas
Visit: The Duchess of Cambridge will visit the base with Prince William (Image: Getty)
The Duke of Cambridge has returned to his former RAF base with the Duchess to attend a ceremony marking the end of RAF Search and Rescue Force operations.
Recap all the updates below.
Watch: Colours marched out for the last time 11:56
Wills and Kate arrive 11:06
Why today is important for the RAF 10:07
Royals to make special RAF visit 09:40
That's all from RAF Valley
We’ll be wrapping up our live coverage of today’s ceremony now.
For more of the royals, be sure to follow our royal reporter Victoria Murphy on Twitter.
Wills chats to former RAF colleagues
Prince William is pictured here chatting to his former colleagues.
And Kate has also been deep in conversation.
Kate and Wills catch up with his former colleagues
Kate and Wills are catching up with his former RAF Search and Rescue colleagues after the ceremony this morning.
Prince William will also join all former staff in signing the disbandment blade.
A special visit: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend a ceremony marking the end of RAF Search and Rescue (Image: PA)
Watch: Colours marched out for the last time
This is the moment the colours were marched out for the last time at RAF Valley.
The solemn moment was accompanied by the tune Auld Lang Syne.
Homecoming: The area has a special place in the heart of Wills and Kate (Image: PA)
Kate and Wills to arrive at officers mess soon
Kate and Prince William will soon arrive in the officers mess.
There, they will be chat with RAF crew and their families.
Staff to sign disbandment blade
All RAF Search and Rescue staff will be signing this disbandment blade today as the ceremony reaches its conclusion.
The royals will now attend a reception with staff, where Prince William will be able to catch up with his former colleagues.
The ceremony continues...
The Daily Post’s Jez Hemming is also there at RAF Valley.
He’s been sharing the latest from the ceremony.
Royals chat to Wills' former colleagues
The royals arrived at RAF Valley this morning via chopper from London.
They’re now chatting to Wills’ former colleagues as we wait for the service to continue.
Kate's previous outings with her coat
Kate has previously worn the LK Bennett coat three times on official outings.
This was for two previous engagements and a Remembrance Day event.
Wills and Kate arrive
William and Kate have arrived at RAF Valley.
The Duchess is wearing a coat by LK Bennett and a hat by Lock&Co.
Kensington Palace looks ahead to today's events
Kensington Palace’s Twitter account has been looking ahead to today’s events.
The ceremony is expected to begin at 11am.
RAF members ready to say farewell
This is the scene at the RAF base in Anglesey this morning.
The ceremony to bid farewell to RAF Search and Rescue will begin shortly.
Crew and families take their seats
RAF crews and their families are now sat down and waiting for the ceremony to begin.
It should begin shortly, and we’ll be bringing you live updates throughout.
'He was just another one of the guys - one of the family'
Wing Commander Sparky Dunlop has been speaking to our royal reporter Victoria Murphy about Prince William as they await for Kate and Wills’ arrival this morning.
He was not only up to doing it but he did more than that. When he was serving with us he was a very good pilot. I did his operational captaincy check, when jump from co-pilot to captain, and he was given a very tough check and he more than rose to the occasion. He would come on shift and do all the duties associated with going on shift. He would live and work with his crew, go on rescues with his crew, eat with his crew. He was just another one of the guys. He is one of the family and we wanted as many of the family to come back today and say goodbye.
'Just one of the guys': Prince William shows Queen Elizabeth II the hanger where the Sea King Helicopter he flies during his training as a Search and Rescue pilot is kept during a visit to RAF Valley in Anglesey (Image: PA)
Why today is important for the RAF
RAF Search and Rescue Force Commander Group Captain Steve Bentley has laid our the importance of today for him and his colleagues.
The parade provides a chance for us to reflect on the achievements of the RAF Search and Rescue Force in the UK. Not only has the Force contributed to saving many lives, but the pioneering work of the RAF SAR Force... developed many of the life-saving techniques which are in use today by others around the world.
Since official records began on January 1983 the force has attended 34,122 call outs and assisted 26,916 people.
Homecoming: Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, with Prince William (Image: Phil Harris/Daily Mirror)
Returning to their former home
Today is a special visit for the royal couple.
William, who used to work as a pilot for the service, will catch up with his former colleagues as the couple attend the force disbandment parade.
But it also marks a return to Anglesey, the place where Kate and Wills lived for three years before and after they were married, enjoying the seclusion of the Welsh countryside.
A special visit: Prince William returns to Anglesey with Kate today (Image: PA)
We await arrival of Wills and Kate
We are waiting for the arrival of Prince William and Kate this morning.
Our royal reporter Victoria Murphy is in place.
Follow us for all the updates and pictures as they arrive.
Royals to make special RAF visit
The Duke of Cambridge will return to his former RAF base with the Duchess to attend a ceremony marking the end of RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) Force operations.
A disbandment parade will be held at RAF Valley on Anglesey on Thursday to formally commemorate the end of 75 years of service by the men and women who over the decades have often put their lives at risk to save others.
The service has been privatised and is now operated by civilian company Bristow Helicopters after it was awarded a contract by the Department for Transport in 2013.
The Cambridges were just another forces couple when they moved to Anglesey in Wales after the future Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces joined C Flight, 22 Squadron at RAF Valley in September 2010.
William served a three-year tour with SAR and during his time qualified as an operational captain taking overall control of the Sea King helicopters.
During his time at RAF Valley, The Duke - known as Flight Lieutenant Wales - undertook a total of 156 search and rescue operations, resulting in 149 people being rescued.
Born of lessons learnt from the Battle of Britain, SAR’s predecessor, the Directorate of Air Sea Rescue (ASR), was formed at the headquarters of RAF Coastal Command in 1941.
ASR’s mandate was to form a combined and effective rescue service for downed allied aircrew that were being lost at an alarming rate in the seas around Britain.
Since its inception tens of thousands of lives have been saved by the men and women of ASR and SAR, operating from marine craft, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
They have been assisted in this task by HM Coastguard since 1971.
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How to delete sent WhatsApp message for all [Android Guide]
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By Sagar Bakre On Nov 2, 2017 Last updated Nov 2, 2017
There are times when send some messages on WhatsApp by mistake and regret that after you hit the send button, but now worry not. WhatsApp now allows you to undo your mistake by allowing its users to delete the sent message from everybody’s phone.
Well, there is. Starting today, users all over the world can delete WhatsApp message that they mistakenly sent to someone in a private chat or in a group. WhatsApp has rolled out a feature called ‘Delete for Everyone‘ which lets users delete WhatsApp message. What this will do is it will delete the message from recipient’s end as well. Don’t know how to delete WhatsApp message? Well, we show you how with this article.
How to delete WhatsApp message on Android for everybody
Step 1: Make sure you are using the latest version of WhatsApp. You can update the WhatsApp app to the latest version from Google Play Store.
Step 2: Open the chat with the person/group to whom you mistakenly sent a message that you want to delete and then long-press the message you want to be deleted on receiver’s end.
As soon as you long-press the message, you will see a dustbin icon at the top of the screen (third from right). Just tap on it.
Step 3: After you tap on that the dustbin icon, you will see a prompt saying “Delete message?” along with three options – Delete For Me, Cancel and Delete For Everyone. Tap on ‘Delete for Everyone‘ and it will unsend WhatsApp message on the receiver’s end.
Sender’s screen (right)
The message that you unsent will be replaced with “You deleted this message” on your end, and, “This message was deleted” on the receiver’s end.
Receiver’s screen
If you unsend WhatsApp message even before the receiver has seen it, the receiver gets a message in the notification shade as well saying “This message was deleted“. When he taps on it to open the chat, he won’t see the message, because you unsent it before he could read it.
Receiver’s end
Like we already said, you can not only unsend WhatsApp message in a personal chat, but, in group chat as well.
Works in group chat as well
While this new feature is really useful (and life-saver for many), there are some caveats. They are as below:
Only works on Android, iPhone and Windows Phone if both the sender and receiver are on the latest version of WhatsApp.
The message should be deleted within seven minutes of sending it. After that, you won’t be able to delete it on receiver’s end.
You will not get any notification on unsuccessful deletion of the message.
Well, even with these caveats, we are glad WhatsApp finally rolled out this feature. It will certainly save a lot of quarrels, annoyances, and of course, embarrassments (if you know what we mean). Oh, and yes, this feature works not only with text messages, but documents, locations, photos and videos as well. Moreover, you can also unsend multiple messages at once by long-pressing on one message and then selecting the others you want to delete.
For more guides, you can head over to our ‘How-To Guides‘ section.
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Govt making efforts to ensure safe environment in Jammu and Kashmir: Kovind
By Greaterkashmir 20-Jun-2019
President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday said the central government is making all efforts to ensure a safe and peaceful environment for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
In his address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, Kovind said the government is also committed to take all necessary steps for the development of Jammu and Kashmir.
The recently concluded peaceful elections to local bodies and to Lok Sabha have bolstered our efforts,” he said in his customary address after the formation of the 17th Lok Sabha.
Jammu and Kashmir is currently under President’s rule and schedule for the assembly elections is expected to be announced after the Amarnath Yatra, which will come to an end in mid-August.
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Dog interrupts cat-loving news anchor during live TV broadcast
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They tell you not to work with dogs, and this news anchor was not a fan.
Another live broadcast has been interrupted, this time by a dog who has become a viral sensation after interrupting a newsreader during a live news broadcast in Russia.
The black lab ran over to the news presenter, distracting her from the news.
"I've got a dog here," she says in Russian. "What is this dog doing in the studio?"
And just because this dog definitely needed more screen time, it made sure its presence was noticed the labrador tried to climb up the desk.
The friendly lab received a quick pat before the newsreader revealed she's not that big of a dog person.
"I actually prefer cats," she told the audience.
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Sarah V. Riddell
Leveraging her experience as a lawyer at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Sarah V. Riddell advises domestic and foreign exchanges, derivatives clearing organizations, swap execution facilities, and other financial institutions on a broad range of regulatory matters, including CFTC registration and compliance. While at the CFTC, Sarah worked on Dodd-Frank-related rulemakings and participated in examinations of derivatives clearing organizations, including those designated as systemically important.
All Things FinReg
During law school, Sarah interned at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague where she worked on, among other things, policy matters related to detention. Sarah interned at the US Attorney’s Office and for a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois. Sarah has also worked on clearing issues for one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges.
Advise international clearing house on CFTC matters, including the investment of customer funds and CFTC-compliant documentation for such investments.
Advise clients, including global investment management firms, on position limits and successfully obtaining exemptions from exchange-established position limits.
Counsel foreign exchanges on CFTC-compliant offerings of their contracts to US persons.
Assist clients with registering with the CFTC as a foreign board of trade, designated contract market, or swap execution facility.
Bradley University, 2004, B.S., Summa Cum Laude
DePaul University, 2007, M.A.
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Quinn Takes Exception to New McKenna Ad
By BJ Lutz
Published Nov 23, 2009 at 6:14 PM | Updated at 7:46 PM CST on Nov 23, 2009
The words "hides the truth" are shown in the ad, without quotes, with "Chicago Tribune, 11/18/09" beneath, giving the appearance that the newspaper used the words. It never did.
Gov. Pat Quinn is taking exception to former GOP Chairman Andy McKenna's latest anti-Quinn TV ad, arguing that McKenna's camp fabricated their claim that Quinn mishandled the state budget.
The new ad, titled "Only," attacks Quinn, claiming the state's budget problem is growing worse while the governor "hides the truth."
The words "hides the truth" are shown in the ad, without quotes, with "Chicago Tribune, 11/18/09" beneath, giving the appearance that the newspaper used the words.
"It is unfortunate that Chairman McKenna believes the only way to win Republican votes is to misrepresent the facts about Governor Quinn’s honest and responsible handling of the state budget crisis," the Quinn campaign said in a statement.
McKenna's campaign is standing by the ad. Spokesman Lance Trover defended the wording as a fair summary of facts reported by the newspaper and not an attempt to mislead people into thinking the Tribune accused Quinn of hiding something. He maintains it’s not misleading because the ad doesn’t use quotation marks around the phrase, TheCapitolFaxBlog.com reported.
It’s not the first time that a Republican statewide candidate for governor in Illinois has resorted to the use of misleading newspaper attributions. In his failed 2006 race for the GOP nomination for governor, businessman James D. Oberweis used four fake headlines from real newspapers across the state in his TV advertising, the Chicago Tribune reported.
See McKenna's new ad:
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The latest news on President Donald Trump's presidency
CNN Sues Trump, Demanding Return of Acosta to White House
"The wrongful revocation of these credentials violates CNN and Acosta's First Amendment rights of freedom of the press, and their Fifth Amendment rights to due process," CNN said
By David Bauder
Published Nov 13, 2018 at 6:44 AM | Updated at 2:16 PM PST on Nov 13, 2018
Video Shows Interaction Between Acosta and White House Intern
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CNN journalist Jim Acosta had his White House press credential suspended after a tense interaction with President Donald Trump at a news conference on Wednesday. (Published Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018)
CNN took its access battle against the Trump administration to court on Tuesday, demanding the reinstatement of correspondent Jim Acosta's White House credentials because their revocation violates the right of freedom of the press.
Besides seeking an injunction to let Acosta return immediately, CNN is launching a case that will test the ability of government officials anywhere to freeze out a reporter who displeases them.
The White House, never shy about picking a fight with CNN, says bring it on.
"This is just more grandstanding from CNN, and we will vigorously defend against this lawsuit," said White House press secretary Sarah Sanders.
Key Moments From Trump's Post-Midterm Press Conference
President Donald Trump lashed out at reporters in a heated press conference Wednesday afternoon after the country voted in the midterm election Tuesday.
(Published Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018)
The administration stripped Acosta of his pass following President Donald Trump's contentious news conference last week, during which Acosta refused to give up a microphone when the president said he didn't want to hear anything more from him.
Sanders initially explained the decision by accusing Acosta of making improper physical contact with the intern seeking to grab the microphone. But that rationale disappeared after witnesses backed Acosta's account that he was just trying to keep the mic, and Sanders distributed a doctored video that made it appear Acosta was more aggressive than he actually was.
Trump called Acosta a "rude, terrible person," and Sanders on Tuesday accused Acosta of being unprofessional by trying to dominate the questioning at the news conference.
Expert: Acosta Video Distributed by White House Was Doctored
For its part, CNN believes the White House is trying to silence a reporter.
Trump has made CNN and its reporters a particular target of his denunciation of "fake news" and characterization of the media as an enemy of the people. CNN CEO Jeff Zucker, in a letter to White House chief of staff John Kelly, called Trump's attitude toward CNN a "pattern of targeted harassment."
"Mr. Acosta's press credentials must be restored so that all members of the press know they will remain free to ask tough questions, challenge government officials and report the business of the nation to the American people," said Theodore Olson, former U.S. solicitor general and one of CNN's lawyers on the case.
Sanders Spars With CNN Reporter Over Trump Comments
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparred with CNN's Jim Acosta on Monday over President Donald Trump continuing to call the media the "enemy of the people."
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The White House Correspondents' Association backed the lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C., district court.
"The president of the United States should not be in the business of arbitrarily picking the men and women who cover him," said Olivier Knox, president of the correspondents' group.
CNN would seem to be on strong legal ground, said Katie Fallow, senior staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute. During the Nixon administration in the 1970s, the Secret Service tried to deny credentials to a reporter from the Nation magazine because he had been involved in physical altercations, but was overruled by the D.C. circuit court, she said.
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"I think it's important, particularly as the president continues to push back on the role of an independent press, to stake out the legal rules that should govern this and not let the president block people from speaking based on their viewpoint," Fallow said.
CNN said Acosta was given no warning of the action, and no recourse to appeal it. Acosta traveled to Paris to cover Trump's visit there this weekend and, although given permission by the French government to cover a news event, the Secret Service denied him entrance, the company said.
Because of this, CNN also has a strong argument to overturn the White House stance based on due process grounds, said Jeff Robbins, a lawyer who focuses on media issues for the firm of Saul, Ewing, Arstein & Lehr in Boston.
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"Pick your poison — it's the Fifth Amendment or the First Amendment," Robbins said.
Legalities aside, the president has never been afraid to fight the media, believing the stance resonates with his supporters.
And Acosta is one of the reporters they dislike the most. Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, who worked for President George W. Bush, last week dismissed the supposed physical contact with an intern as a reason for banishing Acosta, but said he doesn't belong in the press room because he's essentially like an opinion columnist instead of a journalist.
Acosta is a "left-wing activist" more interested in disrupting the president than in asking serious questions, said Brent Bozell, president of the conservative media watchdog Media Research Center.
"No one reporter has a constitutional right to access the press briefing room," Bozell said. "It's the prerogative of the White House to decide who gets a pass and who does not.
Sanders noted that nearly 50 other people from CNN have White House passes.
Acosta has been a polarizing figure even beyond the distaste that Trump and his supporters have for him. The Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank, editorialized last week that Acosta's encounter with Trump at the news conference "was less about asking questions and more about making statements. In doing so, the CNN White House reporter gave President Donald Trump room to critique Acosta's professionalism."
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CPP denounces docking of US Navy nuclear warship in Manila
2 September 2010 /0 Comments/in News /by Roselle Valerio
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today assailed the docking of the US nuclear-powered USS George Washington at the Manila Bay tomorrow as "a grave insult and affront on Philippine sovereignty." This signals intensified US military intervention in local counter-insurgency operations and emphasizes the use of the country as a base for the asserting of US might in the region, said the CPP.
The USS George Washington had earlier docked in Manila just over three weeks ago, ostensibly for a goodwill visit.
It has a 6,000-strong force and is part of the US Navy's 7th Fleet based in Japan. The CPP anticipates the docking of more US warships in the Philippines as was discussed by US State Department officials and Philippine President Benigno Aquino last July.
The CPP said US military advisers are to "feel out the new security and defense officials of the Aquino regime, consult and advise the Philippine government on the conduct and progress of its 'counter-insurgency' operations. The US advisers are focused on helping design the next internal security operational plan of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the new puppet regime to succeed the Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL) that has been extended from its original deadline last June, pending the issance of a new plan by the start of 2011."
"US military officials are also in the Philippines to get assurances from the new puppet government that it will not cause the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)," said the CPP, pointing out that the Filipino people demand the junking of the VFA and all other unequal military treaties between the US and Philippines. Long-standing calls from several quarters, including a few senators, seeking the review or outright repudiation of the VFA have been reiterated recently.
"The docking of nuclear-powered and -capable US warships also violates a provision of the reactionary constitution," the CPP said further.
"Behind all their 'goodwill visits' and participation in 'socio-civic activities,' US forces are insiduously carrying out military intervention, including satellite and electronic surveillance against the revolutionary forces, advising and participating in counter-guerrilla operations in the field, provision of military war materiel and training of puppet military forces," The CPP added.
The CPP called on patriotic and freedom-loving Filipino people to take the Aquino regime to task for allowing US interventionism in the Philippines.
Marco Valbuena
Media Officer
Cellphone Numbers: 09156596802 :: 09282242061
E-mail:cppmedia@gmail.com
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Don't Link Triple Talaq Bill "To Any Community", PM Warns Congress
Accusing the Congress of missing ground realities because it "flies high", the PM Modi said it missed the opportunity in the '50s to establish a uniform civil code and "instead, went ahead with the Hindu Code Bills"
All India | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Updated: June 26, 2019 09:52 IST
PM Modi said the Triple Talaq bill was a chance to help bring about women's empowerment
Triple talaq bill has been re-introduced in parliament this session
PM said Congress missed the bus twice to bring about gender equality
The BJP contends Congress is interested in Muslims only as a votebank
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday tied the bill to ban Triple Talaq to women's empowerment and said the Congress, which missed the bus twice to bring about gender equality, should not be an impediment. The flagship bill, which lapsed in Rajya Sabha last time due to opposition from the Congress and other parties, has been re-introduced in parliament this session.
Accusing the Congress of missing ground realities because it "flies high", the Prime Minister said it missed the opportunity in the '50s to establish a uniform civil code and "instead, went ahead with the Hindu Code Bills".
Thirty-five years later, in the 1980s, it got another chance through the Shah Bano case, he said. "Even the Supreme Court helped, and there was an atmosphere of gender equality across the country. But they were riding high and couldn't see the ground realities. They again missed the opportunity," he said.
"Today, 35 years later, the Congress once again has the opportunity. We have presented a bill (Triple Talaq) for the dignity of women. There is no need to link it with any community," he said.
As his final argument, he recounted reports about a Congress minister, who, when the Shah Bano case came up, said, "it is not the responsibility of the Congress to uplift Muslims. If they want to lie in the gutter, let them be".
The BJP contends that the Congress is interested in the Muslims only as a votebank. Amid cries of "shame" from the opposition, PM Modi laughingly said the leaders need to worry, he would provide YouTube links to back up his comment.
The Congress is not the only party that opposes the bill, which provides for a three-year jail term for any Muslim man who divorces his wife instantly by uttering "Talaq" thrice.
Most opposition parties, NDA ally Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal and Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress are opposed to it as well.
Most parties are against the provision of jail term for the husband. They contend that a penal provision cannot be introduced in a domestic issue that's civil in nature. The bill, in its current form, would end up victimising Muslims, they say.
The government maintains a law against Triple Talaq would stop victimization of the women and give them equal rights. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the proposed law is part of the government's motto of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas".
But the government is still a minority in the Rajya Sabha and needs support to pass such contentious bills. Ahead of the session, the Prime Minister had reached out to the opposition, emphasising that now that the elections are over, the focus should be on serving the people. He sent out the same message today, saying "Who won, who lost -- to see an election like this cannot be a part of my ethos".
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Shoot from the Hip: The Polo T-shirt!
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In'sSept/Oct 201319 views 07 min read
in’s: Shoot from the Hip:
The Polo T-shirt!
(Picture: "Wait, I'm not gay... okay, fine, who am I kidding? I'm wearing
layered Lacoste polo shirts." - Walt, Carrie Diaries: Kiss Yesterday
Goodbye, 2013)
By Rami J.*
I am a sleepless homosexual guy in my early twenties. Writing this column is as its title says, a “shoot from the hip”. It has some moments that I feel like sharing, based on life experiences, more importantly, personal, without considering the possible outcomes. I once said, My.Kali was part of us growing up here in the Amman scene. This magazine has helped me go through my toughest years, coming in terms of who I am and what I am when I used to google the word “gay Amman”, hoping to find something resourceful that would make me feel less alone, and that I am not the only gay guy in Jordan, and My.Kali was there for me. Especially in a country like Jordan, where secrets and taboos are bottled, and thought maybe I’ll turn around the table this time, hopefully anything I write would help someone else out there who’s facing a similar conflict.
Here I am wearing my ex-boyfriend’s red polo. I never thought that wearing a t-shirt could be that hard. I have been in this relationship in and out with this guy for nearly two years, and sadly, he is what I consider hardest of types! The one to ignore the big elephant in the room, the same one who doesn’t put the words I and gay in the same sentence, and what sexual orientation?
People deal with sexuality variously, and who doesn’t go through that fiasco really? Hey, I understand that sometimes you need to go through “a discovery phase”, where the person figures out his/her orientation, and not excluding myself to be one of those people, who I myself have went through that lane, and even had a relationship with a girl that lasted for a year or so during my teenage years (sorry for that, won’t happen again).
You would wonder what happens during the discovery chapter of your life. Well, you break some hearts and vice versa. Unfortunately, there is no way to run away from this outcome, personally speaking, as the only way to learn about yourself and your sexuality is to try it, test it, that’s beside googling its definition at the free dictionary off course. There is nothing wrong with going through this commotion earlier in your life, or before your twenties (or maybe later in life, it differs for everyone), as usually none of the relationships you make at that age would be considered serious anyways. But what about him? Well the problem is, when this phase extends to still be a part of the person’s adult life, things become like a drain, especially if you’re involved with that turbulent! You get sucked into someone else’s, needless of, drama! You become someone else’s lotion, for them to be comfortable in their irritant skin, sexuality to be on point! And that’s when it all started for me…It’s the ever debated status of humanity and sexuality!
Phase discovery earlier, and now back to the discovery channel, which is my romantic life here! It all starts like a national geographic documentary spoof! A predator and a prey, and the following story of it’s chase and catch, live or die! The prey is usually one of those guys who seems happy, optimistic, comfortable in his own skin and most preferably not obviously gay, or you can say the kind that is “presentable”, that’s decoded to: if he decided to invite the prey home, where no family member would give him a weird look, filled with judgment, or pick on him! And from a personal experience, the contrary might happen, you might become the parents’ favorite friend, seeing the positive influence on their “lost” child, and how he seems to be a bit happier.
I never wanted this roller coaster ride, and that’s generally speaking! It’s hard to be someone else’s constant assurance, I mean, why would I want to convince someone to be with me? Yes, we can stop seeing gay people, I can limit our circles, I can guard your privacy, hey I’ll guard that closet for you, but I can’t force you to accept yourself, but here’s something to note: gays aren’t really stupid, they’d gaydar you on a highway going 101 ml! My closeted boyfriend felt like he was being outed, exposed to many people, even though I wasn’t outing him on purpose, and that’s just when we’d hang out with our tight group of friends, who may I say are his friends now! And yet I was to blame, for his sexuality in one way or another, and it wasn’t fair to claim the blame and deal with the nagging! How can you convince someone to love you if they don’t love what that state of love represents or stands for?
Bullet two could also be the first time the predator and the prey get intimate, and this is usually the worst trigger. As suddenly he, who in his case usually is unexperienced, sexually-wise that is, that’s totally normal! Hence, driving your first car! Summiting the math for it to become “not okay” with the idea of having sex with another man. I personally blame this on religion’s guilt, as the way he was raised and told that sexual intercourse between none other than a man and a woman under the “martial umbrella”, is wrong and immoral. Imagine how bad it is for me to just having had my first sexual experience with this guy whom I loved, to see him react negatively and feel guilty about what happened, to make me feel that I was the one who spurred him to “sin”! as our he calls it. Very special, no?
Things get really ugly when you start changing things about yourself to satisfy all parties! From losing that relaxed optimistic self of your’s, to altering the way you dress – to a more “straight looking” polos, so for him not to be uncomfortable in public -, and trying everything possible so for him not to be ashamed with the perfectly fine/normal self that you are, including the love making! It’s frustrating being in someone else’s mind, fighting their thoughts, their beliefs, but I wasn’t doing that, was I? I was after somebody’s acceptance, somebody’s love, and somebody’s comfort! “You’re too good for him” they’d say, but when living in your love’s shadow, it’s hard to part from what you became, marginalized!
Yet after all what happened, he still calls, still around, friend zoned! And sadly, the same scenario is on repeat. Imagine having sex and each time after you are done you’re hoping that your partner would be okay with it. Each time there’s an epiphany! One time it’d be religion’s guilt, again, the next is you’re not his type, physically – something that he could’ve realized six months ago – but the best one yet is the fact that he’s “asexual”, boy that one was a winner.
What happens after? Well, the relationship becomes one sided, you start talking about it in a third wheel matter, as to speak, and the, bigger picture fades! And at some point you have to deal with somebody’s decision, a decision that you had no input in/on whatsoever, and that what’s happening is too much for him to deal with, and that “gay” is not what he really applied for! Leaving the application form untyped… But I will leave the irony shelved for the moment, and focus on what is it I am after, freedom! I’m asking myself, should I thank you for coming in terms with your claimed epiphany after two years? Or for breaking my heart? At this point, I just want to be clear things with you, and myself for that matter, this ain’t about you, unlike our entire encounter, but this time, it’s about me! Me, moi, 我, bana, мне, μου, मुझे, mig!
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Double trouble: weather and dash alerts
On April 27, 2019 by Judy Nichols With 0 Comments - Blog, Our wanderings, The Epic Van
Weather can be an issue when you live in a tin can on wheels.
The Edmund Pettus Bridge, the spot where the fateful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery began.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice commemorates victims of lynching in the United States.
Dodging storms through the southern states.
Staff members treat a sea turtle on Jekyll Island in Georgia.
The train station in Plains, Georgia, which served as Jimmy Carter's campaign headquarters for his presidential runs.
Boiled crawfish and daquiris; best drive-thru ever!
Storms in Texas caused worry, but were beautiful, too.
Old-growth cypress in The Big Thicket in east Texas.
Tom hiking on the Tuxachanie Trail.
Sunset on the calming waters of the Llano River in Junction, Texas.
Sunrise and clear skies over Junction, Texas.
We live in a metal box on wheels, so weather becomes a demanding taskmaster we can never ignore.
This spring, we faced down the polar vortex and the bomb cyclone.
Over the past four-plus years, we’ve had to reroute for blizzards, tornadoes, hail, extreme heat, as well as forest fires, choking smoke and strong winds that would rock our high-profile vehicle.
Our trip from Arizona this spring to visit Tom’s sister in South Carolina put us in the path of deadly storms and freezing temperatures, and had the added joy of an unexpected failure of our diesel-exhaust system, triggering the “10 starts left” dash alert that strikes terror in a nomad’s heart.
Still, we persevered. We skirted around dropping thermometers and squall lines to walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and visit the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, which examines the legacy of slavery, lynching, segregation and injustice. On the way back, we went to a sea-turtle hospital on Jekyll Island in Georgia, Jimmy Carter’s childhood home and his train-depot headquarters in Plains, visited old-growth cypress and tupelo in The Big Thicket in Texas and hiked an old rail line in Mississippi called the Tuxachanie Trail.
We’ve made the trip to South Carolina before, and each time we try to take a different path, once going south to Big Bend National Park and skirting along the Gulf coast. This time we planned to go farther north, but remnants of the polar vortex pushed freezing temperatures and us to a route farther south.
Freezing temperatures are a problem because we’re warm-weather freaks who plan to stay where it’s 72. Therefore, we don’t winterize our van.
Technical note, number one: (Probably more than you want to know, but fascinating if you live in a home on wheels.) To winterize, you drain your water tanks and pump pink RV antifreeze through your plumbing, which is mostly plastic piping. This means you don’t use the water system until you de-winterize by flushing out the pink stuff. Some RVs are built with some insulation of the piping system, but ours is not. Living in it and heating it at night with our propane furnace gives some slight protection, and the plumbing can withstand temperatures that dip slightly below 32 for a couple of hours, but anything more could cause problems.
Normally, we would wait a few weeks until spring had sprung a little more, but we had date-specific restrictions, and needed to be in South Carolina by February 26, just as the polar vortex was retreating. We stayed south, watching the predicted lows to find overnights stops in central Texas that didn’t drop below 30, and turned up our furnace.
Things in Greenville, South Carolina, were warm enough that our driveway surfing posed no problem for about a week, until the day we planned to leave. That night, temperatures were plunging into the low 20s. Time to get the heck out.
We had hoped to see the Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama, with a 700-foot gorge dubbed “The Grand Canyon of the East.” But it was too cold for comfort, so we rerouted to Jekyll Island, part of Georgia’s Golden Isles and, in the late nineteenth century, a private winter playground for the Morgans, Rockefellers and other one-percenters of the era. Today, it is a state park and houses a fascinating sea turtle center.
Next stop on the avoid-the-cold tour: Plains, Georgia, and Jimmy Carter’s home.
A planned series of rail-to-trail hikes was dumped for one hike on the Tuxachanie National Recreation Trail in Mississippi’s De Soto National Forest. The former spur of an Illinois Central line takes you past the site of an 1800s timber and turpentine operation, featuring cypress swamps and long-leaf pines.
Plans to revisit the Natchez Trace, site of a legendary, whole-family, pre-Epic Van road trip, were dropped with reports of a strong line of storms creating tornadoes. One touched down in Columbus, Georgia.
We ran farther south across Louisiana, grabbing a quick bag of boiled crawfish and some daiquiris from one of Louisiana’s crazy drive thrus and spent the night at a Walmart. Next, we headed to southeast Texas to hike The Big Thicket, where we saw old-growth cypress, slumbering snakes, snails and Tupelo trees.
It seemed like smooth sailing toward the Hill Country, and we thought we’d camp for a few nights at the Hill Country State Natural Area, until the ranger told us they were expecting quarter-size hail the next night. Our rooftop solar panels are supposed to withstand nickel-sized hail, but I wouldn’t want to test it, and flying balls of ice have made me skittish since friends told us how their truck windows were blown out in a hailstorm near Mount Rushmore one year.
So back on the road. The weather service and media were issuing dire warnings of a winter cyclone bomb. The weather apps on my phone, which track increasing severity of storms with yellow to orange to red, looked like a bloody knife slicing across the entire U.S., an open wound between us and home.
We had to find a safe place to sleep, so we headed south, toward Uvalde, Texas, and a Walmart Supercenter open 24 hours. That way, in case of tornado, we could run inside. And, presumably, it would have a gas station with a metal awning we could park under if it hailed.
Then it happened: A check DEF fluid alert on the dash, then the dreaded 10-starts left alert.
Technical note two: The Epic Van has a diesel engine. To mitigate environmental damage, owners must manually fill a tank under the hood with DEF, diesel exhaust fluid, deionized water that lowers nitrogen oxide in the exhaust. This isn’t just because we’re nice and care about cleaner air. It’s a federal requirement. So the exhaust system monitors compliance with three meters, one that senses when the DEF tank is empty, and two more “downstream” that monitor NOx emissions. If any meters are unhappy, the 10-starts alert comes on. After 10 starts, the vehicle goes into “limp” mode, meaning it won’t go more than five miles per hour. NOW, you get why it’s terrifying. When you’re seeking out the roads not taken, the remote campsite, or boondocking deep in a forest, 10 starts can add up fast. And we now know that 10 becomes a relative number, with the system sensing how many miles you’re driving, so a sprint toward home that lasts hours could mean 10 could drop to five, skipping entirely nine, eight, seven and six. Add to this the fact that not all Mercedes dealers service Sprinter vans, so repairs can be hundreds of miles away. We experienced this terror a couple years ago, when the 10-starts alert came on in Arkansas. We made it home and found that the fill sensor had malfunctioned and had to be replaced. This time, we called the Mercedes dealer in Boerne, Texas, near San Antonio, which could look at the van if we could be there at 7:30 a.m. We took it.
We drove on to Uvalde and parked, walking a mile to dinner because we didn’t want to use a valuable start.
If you read about our tornado scare in the central plains in 2015, you know the drill. Tom goes to sleep, snoring happily, as I stay up all night feverishly refreshing the weather map to watch the storm’s progress.
What had earlier seemed like a good margin of safety evaporated as the tail of the front continued to slip farther and farther south. I watched, and waited, and watched, and waited. Tornado alerts all along the front. Severe thunderstorms. Hail. The line kept dipping south, and slowing. It would arrive at midnight, then 1, then 3. Our county came under a tornado watch. We had to leave at 5:30 a.m. to make our appointment, and it looked like we’d be driving right with the advancing storm as we backtracked to Boerne.
By 5, we got some rain, but no hail. We started driving and it was dark and rainy and windy, but nothing too frightening. We were at the Mercedes gate as it was unlocked, and Daniel got us right in. They determined the two “downstream” sensors needed to be replaced, and by about noon, we were back on the road, under clearing skies.
We headed for Junction, Texas, to regroup, took a nap, then a walk around town, where we found the roof blown off one of the churches, roofing from the local diner wrapped around a street sign and insulation and broken glass along the sidewalks. A local law enforcement official told us they were still waiting for the National Weather Service to classify it, but he believed a small tornado had touched down overnight. Luckily, no one was hurt.
We rolled to Junction’s city park, a lovely free camp spot along the South Llano River, where we sat by the water, feeling wrung out but resilient, watching a fisherman throw out his line from a small skiff and a hawk circle overhead, his wings catching the glow of the setting sun, believing that tomorrow, we’d head down the road toward Arizona, unimpeded by weather or dash alerts.
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Casey Anthony released from Florida jail
FLORIDA woman Casey Anthony, who was found not guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee, released today.
By staff writers
NewsCoreJuly 18, 201111:20am
Casey Anthony is overcome with emotion after her acquittal of murder charges. She had been charged with killing her daughter, Caylee (inset). Pictures: APSource:AP
CASEY Anthony, who was found not guilty earlier this month of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee, was released from Orange County Jail in Florida today.
While acquitted by a jury of first-degree murder and manslaughter, Ms Anthony was convicted 12 days ago on four counts of lying to police and sentenced to four years in prison. However, having been in jail since October 2008, she was released because of time already served.
Scores of protesters and media had gathered outside the jail before her release, along with a significant police presence, which included several mounted officers.
County officials closed the parking lot at the jail's Booking and Release Centre and set up barricades to keep protesters back, WESH-TV reported.
At 11:40pm, an SUV and a sedan pulled up outside the jail, the Orlando Sentinel reported, adding that the SUV was occupied by two men, while a man and a woman were inside the sedan.
Minutes after midnight, Ms Anthony - wearing blue jeans and a pink T-shirt - walked out of the building straight to the waiting SUV. She was accompanied by her defence attorney Jose Baez.
Protesters on the jail perimeter could be heard screaming "killer" as the vehicles pulled out.
The SUV containing Ms Anthony and Mr Baez headed to a parking garage at the office of her defence attorney Cheney Mason. Numerous media organisations speculated that they could have changed vehicles in the garage in an attempt to create decoys.
Speculation also emerged that Ms Anthony was headed to Orlando Executive Airport, where people had gathered in hopes of catching a glimpse of her.
Mr Baez earlier said she would be whisked from jail to "someplace safe," but did not elaborate further.
Ms Anthony was found not guilty on July 5 of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee.
Her defence team repeatedly claimed that Caylee accidentally drowned in her family's swimming pool, and that Ms Anthony's lies and carefree behaviour in the wake of the incident were triggered by alleged sexual abuse she had suffered as a girl at the hands of her father.
Caylee's remains were discovered in December 2008, almost five months after she was reported missing by her grandmother.
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Europe says developers in breach of EU Directive
MEP Ashley Fox’s questions in the European Parliament concerning unscrupulous developers in Cyprus who make misleading claims regarding building and planning approvals are in breach the ‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’.
By: Nigel Howarth
Published: Friday 10th September 2010 • Filed Under
Tags: Ashley Fox • Cyprus • European Parliament • MEP • questions
IN A REPLY to questions raised by MEP Ashley Fox in the European Parliament the Commission has replied positively saying that misleading claims made by unscrupulous developers concerning Cyprus’ planning and building regulations is an unfair commercial practice and therefore in breach of the ‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’, 2005/29/EC.
Building and planning regulations fall within the competence of the authorities of the Member State which should ensure their appropriate application and enforcement (monitoring and control of application and inspection).
The EU’s intervention is only justified in cases of potential discrepancy regarding the conformity of the national practices with the principles of the Treaty and EU secondary law, in particular in the domains of the Internal Market of construction products, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, natural resources and environmental protection as well as health and safety at work.
According to the principles of the Treaty, all the provisions of building and planning regulations should be applied in an impartial, transparent and proportionate manner on the territory of competence of the authorities, whatever undertaking or citizen is concerned by these provisions.
As to the possibilities of judicial redress which expatriates living in Cyprus might have after being sold an illegal construction, the type of action available and the way to introduce it are governed by the national procedural law of the Member State where the competent court is located. European Union legislation only intervenes to determine which court is competent in a dispute involving two or more Member States and ensures that a judgement rendered in one Member State can be recognized and declared enforceable in another Member State. More specifically, Regulation 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters1, provides that a claimant can bring an action for damages against the other party either at his place of domicile or at the place where the damage occurred unless the parties have agreed that a specific court should have jurisdiction to settle their dispute. Where the dispute concerns rights in immoveable property, e.g. the transfer of ownership, only the courts at the place where the immovable property is located are competent to hear the case. From the limited facts submitted to the Commission, it would seem that where British nationals residing in Cyprus are seeking redress against the seller of an illegal construction, an action for damages would have to be brought in the Cypriot courts unless the parties have agreed in the contract of sale or otherwise that their dispute should be settled in the courts of another Member State.
Directive 2005/29/EC2 provides a legal framework applicable against unfair business-to-consumer practices, including those for immovable property. Claiming that a planning or a building approval has been authorised by a public or private body when this is not the case, or not complying with the terms of such an approval, endorsement or authorisation is considered an unfair commercial practice. According to the Directive, Member States shall ensure that adequate and effective means exists to combat unfair commercial practices. However, the Directive leaves to Member States the choice of the concrete legal and administrative measures to be put in place. Cyprus has adopted such transposition measures by the Law on the Control of Misleading and Comparative Advertising of 2007 and the Law on the Unfair Commercial Practices from Businesses to Consumers of 2007.
1 OJ L 12, 16.1.2001
2 OJ L 149, 11.6.2005
Further reading: Property in Cyprus (click on the ‘Answers’ box to the right of the question)
paul ruse says:
This is indeed very interesting, but it will do little as the Cyprus government will ignore it.
So as I have written before, use this information to press your Euro and UK MPs both in the UK and those in Cyprus. And why not write to David Cameron and his side kick. The more we do, pressure will mount on the Cyprus government to change their property laws and they will have to talk to CPAG and others.
And Peter is right buy in Cyprus and lose all your savings your house you will be lucky to be left with your underwear.
If it were Holland or the UK or Germany, we could all start celebrating, but Cyprus??? Cyprus has reneged on lots of EU laws as well as on the timetable for implementing EU measures in the Treaty of Accession.
They just pay the fines and carry on doing nothing, consequently the only way to benefit from this EU decision is to take the transgressors to court outside Cyprus.
Before everyone runs for his or her purchase agreement, I will predict that they will all say that the jurisdiction for disputes is ………Cyprus. Mine does
It makes little difference the Cyprus Property Market on which so many jobs rely, and on which the Country relies on as the second biggest income earner is dead in the water.
The Government will never sort out the title deeds mess as many of the Government Ministers have an invested interest.
The word is out… “Buy in Cyprus and you will lose your house and your savings”
jon frazer says:
This is a very interesting development. Thank you Nigel for pursuing this matter.
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FDA expands recall of blood pressure drug valsartan
Recalled medicine linked to manufacturer in China
By JEN CHRISTENSEN, CNN
Posted: 1:08 PM, August 08, 2018 Updated: 1:08 PM, August 08, 2018
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(CNN) - The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the list of drugs being recalled that contain valsartan. The drug is used as a component in a set of drugs used to treat heart failure and blood pressure.
New to the list are some valsartan products manufactured by Hetero Labs Ltd. in India, which are labeled as Camber Pharmaceuticals Inc. Test results show that some of the products may be tainted.
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The FDA announced a valsartan recall in July after lab tests revealed that some drugs could have been tainted with a substance linked to higher risk of cancer. The drug had been recalled in 22 other countries. The expanded recall includes some drugs that contain valsartan and hydrochlorothisazide. Not all of the drugs containing valsartan were affected.
N-nitrosodimethylamine or NDMA, the impurity the lab tests found, is considered a possible carcinogen by the US Environmental Protection Agency. It is an organic chemical that has been used to make liquid rocket fuel, and it can be unintentionally introduced through certain chemical reactions. It's a byproduct of the manufacturing of some pesticides and fish processing.
The medicines that are now a part of this expanded list in the recall are tablets sold by AvKare, A-S Medication Solutions LLC, Bryant Ranch Prepack Inc, Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. H J Harkins Company, Northwind Pharmaceuticals, NuCare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Prinston Pharmaceutical Inc. (labeled as Solco Healthcare LLC), Proficient Rx LP, Remedy Repack, Teva Pharmaceuticals (labeled as Major Pharmaceuticals), Teva Pharmaceuticals USA (labeled as Actavis).
The FDA also published a list of valsartan products that are not currently recalled. Only the drugs suspected of being tainted with NDMA are on the recall list. If you are taking a valsartan drug, look for the company name on your prescription bottle. If the information isn't on the label, you can call your pharmacy for those details.
The recalled medicine is linked to a manufacturer in China. The substances were supplied by Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals, based in Linhai, in eastern China, which said it notified authorities as soon as it identified the impurity.
"We published our recall notice at midday on July 13 in China and overseas, and published the US market recall notice on July 14 Beijing time ... all the drug materials for the Chinese market were recalled by July 23," the company said in a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange last month.
The FDA said on its website that it's working with drug manufacturers "to ensure future valsartan active pharmaceutical ingredients are not at risk."
If you are worried that your drug could be on the recall list, talk with your doctor or pharmacist before changing any routine with your medicine. Because not all valsartan drugs are involved in the recall, they might be able to switch you to a version of the drug made by another company.
If you know your drug is on the recall list, the FDA suggests you continue taking it until your doctor or pharmacist provides a replacement.
To get a sense of what taking a tainted drug could mean, FDA scientists estimated that if 8,000 people took the highest dose of valsartan (320 milligrams) from the recalled batches every day for four years, there may be one additional case of cancer.
"The key with this is, patients should not stop taking their medication abruptly, that definitely can be harmful," Dr. Mary Ann Bauman, a representative for the American Heart Association, said in July. "You don't want to jump to any conclusions on your own about this medication, or any medication for that matter. Definitely talk with your doctor first."
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Twitter is giving you more room to type
Posted: 2:32 PM, May 16, 2016
By: Alex Hider
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<p>This Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, file photo, shows a Twitter app on an iPhone screen, in New York. Twitter is tweaking its timeline. The social media site will let people turn on a setting that lets popular tweets related to people you follow show up first in your timeline. It's part of the microblogging service's attempt to make its service more accessible to new users. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p>
Twitter will soon allow users more space in its character count, according to a report from Bloomberg .
The service will soon stop counting photos and links against its 140-character limit. Currently, links take up 23 characters even though Twitter shortens them. Photos take up to 24 characters.
Twitter has been looking for ways to become more user-friendly in light of declining usership and plummeting stock prices . In October, the company installed co-founder Jack Dorsey as the company’s permanent CEO in the hopes of reversing fortunes.
Since hiring Dorsey, Twitter has changed it’s star-shaped “favorite” button to a heart-shaped “like” button and re-worked its algorithm to show users relevant Tweets as opposed to showing Tweets in chronological order. The company also briefly considered expanding the character limit from 140 to 10,000, but decided against it.
Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.
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Home›End Of The Days›BREAKING! Volcanic Vent Opens Beneath River Outside Yellowstone Super Volcano!
BREAKING! Volcanic Vent Opens Beneath River Outside Yellowstone Super Volcano!
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A Volcanic Vent opened beneath the Shoshone River outside the Yellowstone super volcano at the same time the US Geological Survey and Utah Seismic Center were specifically denying trouble brewing at Yellowstone as the reason for seismic data being taken offline last week.
Photos below show the fissure open underwater with such heat coming out, it caused the river to give off steam!
A small hydrothermal feature spouted to life March 25 in the Shoshone River where it meanders through Cody, Wyo. — just east of Yellowstone National Park’s more famous geyser features — spewing a brew of heated gases into the water for about four days.
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“I was surprised to see it,” said Dewey Vanderhoff, a Cody photographer who captured shots of the venting. “I’ve lived here all of my life and I’ve never seen it.”
Hot past
The Cody region was once called Colter’s Hell in memory of early explorer and trapper John Colter. He visited the region in the early 1800s after finishing a cross-country trek with two guys named Lewis and Clark. Colter noted the Cody-area geysers, hot springs and sulfurous smelling river and he told others. Back then the Shoshone River was known as the Stinkingwater or Stinking river for its sulfurous smell.
Over the ages, most of those hydrothermal features have subsided, although geyser cones, hot springs, sinkholes, a sulfur-permeated spring and an abandoned sulfur mine and mill still stand testament to the area’s more active past.
“We’re kind of in a lull compared to when John Colter was in this area,” said Jason Burkhardt, a Cody-based fisheries biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. “There was substantially more geothermal activity that was occurring back then.”
Vanderhoff said he found out about the plume when a friend telephoned on Monday morning and joked that he had “proof positive” that the Yellowstone super volcano was about to blow. His friend said a fissure had opened up in the river and “we’re all about to die,” Vanderhoff recounted.
So Vanderhoff grabbed his camera and went to snap some photos. The vent was just behind the Best of the West store, down inside the narrow canyon that the Shoshone River has carved through the Chugwater geologic formation’s red stone. He said there was an old rock feature about the size of a bathtub with water gurgling out from four or five holes — “like jets in a Jacuzzi.” He said the plume appeared to have a “substance” like Jell-O since it didn’t break up.
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“It was pretty impressive,” he said. “The river right there is a really dark green. With a polarizing filter it really popped out.”
Vanderhoff posted images of the vent and the yellowish plume it sent downstream on his Facebook page. The posting received 2,000 views, which Vanderhoff called “unprecedented” for his page.
By Wednesday, though, the venting had stopped, prompting Vanderhoff to call it a “transient geologic phenomenon.” Then on Friday the venting started again, so Vanderhoff grabbed his video camera this time.
Burkhardt said such vents are nothing new along the Shoshone River below Buffalo Bill Dam, which is located about 4 miles west of Cody.
“There are a number of springs that add hydrogen sulfide water to the river,” he said. “At certain times of the year it is lethal to fish.”
Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless gas that smells like rotten eggs.
In one stretch of the river through town, Burkhardt said surveys by his crew pick up no fish — a river dead zone — because of the high hydrogen sulfide content in the water. That concentration eventually dissipates about 1.5 miles downstream from DeMaris hot spring, he said.
So for most of the year, except during high water flows in the spring, fish just below the dam and fish downstream of the hot springs are largely separate populations because of what Burkhardt called a chemical barrier.
The Department of Environmental Quality took water samples above and below the feature in 2012, but not of what the vent emits, and found a slight increase in the water’s pH from mildly basic to mildly acidic, according to Jason Martineau of the DEQ’s Sheridan office. That swing isn’t enough to affect the river’s plant and animal life, he said. And even if it did, “We’re not going to be able to fix the problem,” he added.
Warm place
Geologic studies have shown the Cody area sits atop a hot spot thanks to a large fold in the earth called the Horse Center anticline. One well drilled near De Maris hot springs produced 208 gallons per minute of 93-degree water. Maximum temperatures of the underground water has been measured at 103 degrees.
The well and hot springs are close to the southeastern edge of the anticline. On the eastern edge is a 2-mile long deposit of travertine, rock created by mineral springs like those found at Mammoth in Yellowstone National Park, further evidence of the area’s more active geologic past.
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The hydrothermal system is estimated to extend about 7 miles south of Cody.
Growing up in the northwestern Wyoming town, Vanderhoff said the town’s adjacent hot springs was tied into the “colorful history” of the area. Next to the springs once stood a nightclub, house of prostitution and a pool that he used to sneak into as a high school student. The venting hydrothermal feature is just “one little exclamation point” in that lively history, he said.
Since the venting in the Shoshone River stopped shortly after Vanderhoff posted the Facebook photos on a day so close to April Fool’s, he joked that he “may have to eat a lot of crow.”
“I hope it comes back,” he said. “Otherwise I’ll be made a fool.”
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Christine Harris 17 April, 2016 at 21:12 Reply
Certainly seems that ” end days ” are upon us, Lord have mercy on us all…..
Amen. “Mercy Lord!” Prep all you want but it will ALL be up to the mercy of God.
James jefferson 18 April, 2016 at 00:30 Reply
Oh well! We might as well go together. No obituaries to write. I’m sorry my family didn’t have more time but life looks pretty screwed when a Trump has this many followers.
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Patrolman Harrison L. Boyd
Marietta Police Department
Marietta Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch Sunday, January 11, 1925
Harrison L. Boyd
Patrolman Boyd was shot and killed when he interrupted two men burglarizing a grocery store on Union Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Patrolman Boyd engaged the two men in a shootout but his service weapon jammed. He was mortally wounded by the suspects' gunfire.
Both men were arrested and sent to prison. One was paroled on December 6, 1936. On September 3, 1937, he was killed in a gun battle with police in Clark County, Ohio, in which Patrolman Martin P. Randolph of the Springfield, Ohio, Police Department and Chief Deputy Sheriff Edward Furry, of the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Ohio, were also killed.
Patrolman Boyd was survived by his wife and two children.
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NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Patrolman Harrison L. Boyd of the Marietta Police Department, Ohio and the additional 62 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.
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Dabangg 2 Hindi Movie
Feature Film | UA | Action, Social
Dabangg 2 is a 2012 Hindi movie directed by Arbaaz Khan starring Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood and Arbaaz Khan. The movie is produced by Arbaaz Khan and the music composed by Sajid-Wajid.
Release Date: December 21 2012 (India)
Genre: Action, Social
Director: Arbaaz Khan
Producer: Arbaaz Khan
Music Director: Sajid-Wajid
Dabangg 2 will centre around Chulbul Pandey as its central character. Only the backdrop this time round will be a posh metropolitan city and not a gaon. You see, Chulcul Pandey will be transferred to a city and will mingle with the elite, but will retain his simplistic flavour and values.
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Dabangg 2 encashes two brands completely - Salman Khan and Dabangg itself. The film works more for the actor than for the film itself. A feast for the superstar's fans and a one-time watch for the rest.
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2-Sided: Trying To Hear Kanye West's New Album, 'ye,' Through All The Noise
By Rodney Carmichael • Jun 2, 2018
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On Friday, June 1, Kanye West released his eighth studio album, titled ye, after revealing it during a live-streamed event held at a ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Later that day, two of NPR Music's critics, Rodney Carmichael and Ann Powers, discussed what they heard in the album's seven songs, and whether they could separate the music from the mania that surrounds it.
Rodney Carmichael: This is going to be the most polarizing album of the year. That's my one-sentence review. Of course, we already knew that, right?
But there was also this idea, this desperate hope, or was it a conspiracy theory, that Kanye's irrational behavior over the last few weeks — the MAGA-hat selfie, the suggestion that slavery was a choice — might be some sophisticated bait-and-switch that would expose these deeper truths about the times we're living in. Maybe we were all a little too hopeful. Or maybe that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy season of the Dissect podcast really had us sold on Kanye's genius. More on that word in a sec.
Kanye West made his eighth studio album his first self-titled LP — not counting the messiah-complex of a portmanteau he created with Yeezus. At seven songs, ye is his briefest artistic statement, his shortest fuse. It's even stylized in all lower-case letters. It's pronounced like the exclamation "yay," but maybe it's more of an unconscious cry for help.
We've been talking about Kanye living in this bubble, with the reality-star wife and the Calabasas address, and this album sounds like Kanye trying to bring us into his bubble. Or transmit an SOS distress signal from deep within. Even the extravagant listening event, in the middle of the least likely spot in America to release a hip-hop album, Jackson Hole, Wyo., felt like an attempt to bring 100+ music writers and taste makers and radio folks to the same isolated void he exists in on some level.
He alludes to having bipolar disorder and calls it his "superpower," which is interesting to think about in this era where we're finally starting to examine problematic genius. Jayson Greene of Pitchfork has this really great Kanye essay in which he talks about how gendered the word "genius" is because we reserve it only for men who symbolize this idea of "patriarchal conquest."
On the same album that Kanye says he's praying for Russell Simmons because he "got #MeToo'd," he rhymes sincerely about the challenge he knows he has in store raising daughters in a world full of hypermasculine, aggressive men because he's one, too. The contradictions have always been rich with Kanye. At his best, he's seemed to purposely play with them to reveal his and our humanity. I'm not sure how self-aware he is here. Very self-absorbed, though.
Ann Powers: Laughing/crying emoji. Fire emoji. Heart emoji. Praying hands emoji. That's what Kim Kardashian tweeted after riding with her husband to the ranch called Diamond Cross, where he was about to reveal the work upon which their reputations and possibly, fortunes, would rest, at least for the next foreseeable future. Above the symbols, she added a picture of the sublime Wyoming mountains with a scrawl defacing it, and this: "Kanye shot the album cover on his iPhone on the way to the album listening party." The scrawl, which Kanye finger-painted on in the green of the phone's palette, reads: "I hate being Bi-Polar it's awesome." No wonder his wife chose symbols adding up to confusion, with an end note of distress, to share its origin with the world.
Anyone who is or has a loved one dealing with bipolar disorder knows the seed of radical disquietude the condition plants in anyone who encounters it. Mania makes you a superhero; the crash on its other side goes so low you scare yourself. The worst thing about bipolar is that, under its spell, the kind of rush that unaffected people actively seek — the zing of fun, the flash of insight, the surge of a healthy ego — becomes an entryway to chaos. To look at your husband smiling, dancing, and wonder if he's put away his meds and is going to stay up for days now, signals a lack of control no amount of wealth or celebrity can ameliorate. To be that person making great work that's always about to tip into incomprehensibility (take your meds) makes every year a shaky one.
I'm conjecturing here about the private lives of the Kardashian Wests, and what intimate experiences lay behind this very short album that, in its ability to haunt, almost feels like too much. But there's no doubt that mental illness is a major subject of ye, to my ears its central focus, not only spoken through the lyrics but in the seductive sound collages that billow below them like an aural portrait of the subconscious. Ye immediately took me to my bookshelf and the questions raised by Kay Redfield Jamison in her crucial memoir of bipolar living, An Unquiet Mind. "Which of my feelings are real?" she asks. "Which of the me's is me? The wild, impulsive, chaotic, energetic, and crazy one? Or the shy, withdrawn, desperate, suicidal, doomed, and tired one?" Kanye seems to be asking these questions too, by telling stories from each of those perspectives, laying them out in a line like contradictory emoji's on a screen.
Rodney Carmichael: Listening to the album's first song, "I Thought About Killing You," makes me think Chris Rock, who introduced the album to the assembled tastemakers who were in Jackson Hole for the ye listening party last night, is right: Kanye West really might be the most free black man in America ("No black man has taken more advantage of his freedom than Kanye West," Rock said.) Ye obviously believes it to be true, which is probably more dangerous for the rest of us black men than him. But the question is who is Ye talking to in that monologue? The other side of his bipolar self? Us? Kim? Is he having a real OJ moment? I'm not making light here. I think it's a worthy question even beyond the intro track. Is this his idea of free thought? Who does he imagine his audience to be?
Ann Powers: Rodney, in a recent conversation you pointed out Kanye's gift for incorporating popular music's newest elements on every project, in ways that make it seem like he is their originator. Here he's doing that, too, and reaching into his own catalog: Depression and mania have long been among the genre's fundamental concerns, especially in regards to how black men cope with those conditions (or don't) as they also face unrelenting grief from the outside world. He's connecting with the the emo mood of Logic, Lil Uzi Vert and XXXTentacion — and, like that last troubled figure in particular, asserting becoming vulnerable in this way does not make you any less prone to bad behavior. Here is an album about not the stories behind inner torment, but the experience of it, including those brief respites when it recedes and ordinary life feels graspable. In those moments, Kanye still grasps for women: "I could have a Naomi Campbell, and still might want me a Stormy Daniels," he drawls over a pumping missionary-position beat in "All Mine." It's the mandate for toxic masculinity: You're falling apart, that little voice says, but you can still dominate. This album fights against the feeling of privilege crumbling.
Tupac and Biggie, rap's unparalleled self-analysands, are the patron saints of Ye; the warmth of its darkness reminds me of the Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Tricks on Me." The first time I heard it, not looking at the live stream where people were dancing but just closing my eyes, I also thought about others who tried to describe the experience of mental unrest: the Brian Wilson of Smile, with his pet sounds pinging through his brain; the Alex Chilton of Big Star's third album, his anger and his vulnerability wrestling on the rec room floor. This is an album that starts with the calm confession — possibly directed at Kanye's inner self — "I thought about killing you," reaches an emotional climax with one of the strangest images of freedom I can recall, sung by 070 Shake: a kid putting her hand on a hot stove to see if she can still feel something. I feel sad listening to this album. And, like Kim, I feel that fire.
Rodney Carmichael: America's been driving black folk to the brink for 400 years. It's a collective demise hidden behind all the invisibility of structural and systemic barriers at play nowadays. But now and then an individual rises to the top that reminds us of all the BS we're still wading in.
This album is part suicide note, part ransom note. And it's gonna take more than a forged doctor's prescription to fix Ye. Consider the irony behind a man who questions the trauma of slavery while clearly suffering from his own version of post-traumatic slave syndrome. Have you ever noticed that all of Kanye's heroes are white men: Jobs, Musk, Trump. When he raps "I don't take advice from people less successful than me" on "No Mistakes," that excludes an entire legacy of black generational wealth — not the green kind but the red kind — the blood that's kept us vital and alive in this country for centuries despite being born targets.
The freedom Ye is exercising ain't free. It sounds like he's forgotten that. But the soundtrack to the sunken place sure sounds seductive.
From the abbreviated tracklist, I got tricked into thinking this would be Kanye's minimalist album. But sonically, it bears more in common with the maxed-out vision of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. That album found Kanye using featured vocalists like stackable instruments on songs like the opulent "All Of The Lights." He seems to spread that approach across this extended play that benefits from the contributions of 070 Shake, Kid Cudi, Ty Dolla $ign, Charlie Wilson, Jeremih, John Legend, Valee and Dej Loaf. It's a symphony of moving parts and their contributions add a richness to the album that goes beyond sonic color. This is Kanye's roving Greek chorus, a multitude of voices echoing his angst, his pain, his confusion and tragic isolation.
Ann Powers: I love that phrase "a symphony of moving parts." Of course, any orchestral work includes that mechanical aspect: individual players aiming for the synced precision of a machine, or a hive mind. But in most symphonies, the parts mostly become masked within the surge of the whole. Listening to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy today, I'm swept up in the surge, the prismatic whole Kanye's hard beats, choral samples and snippets of string sections make. The Life of Pablo also produced that feeling of wholeness, through the communal power of the gospel music it both relied upon musically and tapped for thematic inspiration — though Kanye's own words there often slapped down its striving for transcendence with deliberate crudity.
Ye reminds more of Yeezus, though Kanye has put aside the weaponry of the electro dance floor in favor of the soul and obscure pop sampling of his earlier works. (Notables include the floating choruses of Kenyan band Black Savage on "Yikes" — a perfect sonic companion to drug-induced paranoia — and the lilting voice of the great Slick Rick on "No Mistakes.") I don't quite have the analysis worked out on this early listen, but what I'm noticing is the difference between those albums in which Kanye builds a monument and those in which he inhabits a .... Shelter? Tank? Prison? The many voices of ye shore each other up, as you say, Rodney; in songs like "Ghost Town," whether they're sampled or emanating from friends in the studio, they complete — or fracture — each other's sentences. To invoke another dazzling, disturbing and possibly morally suspect pop culture phenomenon, the central character Kanye builds from these voices reminds me of the anti-hero David Haller on Legion, a mutant whose schizophrenia does sometimes manifest as a superpower, and at other times mortally endangers himself, his loved ones, the world.
Aubrey Plaza, another of Legion's stars, has called the series "a post-truth comic book show." Is ye a post-truth album? As you've inferred, Rodney, Kanye unsatisfactorily addresses his recent, devastating offhand comment that "slavery was a choice" on "Wouldn't Leave"; instead of elaborating (hey, maybe that's a blessing, I don't really want to hear his rationalizations), the rapper simply applauds himself for being a "wild" thinker with more wackadoodle poopity-scoop underneath the iceberg whose tip that deeply offensive falsehood represents. He then praises Kim for not abandoning him, though she was horrified by this incident — not on moral grounds, but because she anticipated it would damage their mutual brand. David Haller's love interest in Legion, the disastrously empathetic Syd, knows that he may destroy the world, but chooses personal loyalty over the communal good. On ye Kanye presents himself as an equally dangerous companion to Kim — is she the focus of the murderous thoughts he voices at the album's start, or is it himself, or is his dark fantasy here murder-suicide? "Wouldn't Leave" ends with Ty Dolla $ign tenderly praising women for sticking with the dudes they're stuck with, even when faced with unfaithfulness or worse. The bar this album sets for men's behavior is exceptionally low; infidelity, drug use and general self-delusion are all acceptable, if they're rationalized with a little tenderness.
And yet — as a producer, Kanye still overcomes his worst tendencies. Though Kid Cudi's turn is notable, the best features on this album belong to women, and they speak as if from within the dormant side of Ye's consciousness, where tenderness actually survives. By featuring two of the most intriguing young women rappers out there — 070 Shake and Dej Loaf, both of whom have released powerful verses about depression and their attempts to heal themselves — Kanye finds a way to, if only momentarily, escape his own monomania and remember that sometimes actual truth can come from the patient cultivation of insight. In "Ghost Town," it's 070 Shake who offers that disturbing image of freedom found by a child through self-inflicted pain, pointing toward the epidemic of self-harm among young women today. Dej Loaf's verses in "Violent Crimes," though compassionate, also address the risks young girls face at the hands of damaged and damaging men.
That last song shows Kanye reaching out to his young daughters in love, but ultimately getting distracted by the idea that other men might hurt them. He acknowledges that his own attitudes may challenge them, too, though he chalks that up to "karma," not something he can actually control. In the end, a woman's voice is the one that proves protective — the last vocal on ye is a voicemail recording of Nicki Minaj, taking credit for the "Violent Crimes" line about North West: "Imma turn her into a monster, but no menages." It's a tricky moment, given Kanye's history with recorded conversations in which women acquiesce to his will (the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now.) But I'm choosing to read it as hopeful: Someone is going to take care of these kids, and protect them from toxic men, including the kind their father still chooses to embody in his music.
Rodney Carmichael: This really is a genius read, Ann. Much more genius than I feel Kanye's intention is behind this work. (And I say that in a conscious attempt to strip the g-word of its gendered application.) It's too early to tell how we'll feel about this album in a week, month, year. But a lot of people — former fans — have cancelled Ye for good reason. Your analysis here is a reminder that it's better to grapple honestly with works we're conflicted about and tortured by than to ignore them altogether. It might be our only shot at attaining any sort of redemption or communal healing from the open wound exposed by Kanye's glorious mess.
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Archives|Screen: 'To Kill a Mockingbird':One Adult Omission in a Fine Film 2 Superb Discoveries Add to Delight
Screen: 'To Kill a Mockingbird':One Adult Omission in a Fine Film 2 Superb Discoveries Add to Delight
By BOSLEY CROWTHER SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES. FEB. 15, 1963
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There is so much feeling for children in the film that has been made from Harper Lees best-selling novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird'. . . so much delightful observation of their spirit, energy and charm as depicted by two superb discoveries, Mary Badham and Phillip Alford—that it comes as a bit of a letdown at the end to realize that, for all the picture's feeling for children, it doesn't tell us very much of how they feel.This is the one adult omission that is regretful in this fine film that Alan J. Pakula and Universal delivered to the Music Hall yesterday.At the outset, it plops us down serenely in the comfort of a grubby Southern town at the time of the Great Depression, before "desegregation" was even a word. Here we are brought into contact with Scott Finch, a 6-year old girl who is a thoroughly beguiling tomboy; her 10-year old brother, Jem, and their widowered father, Atticus, who is clearly the kindest man in town.And for a fair spell it looks as though maybe we are going to be squeezed inside the skin of Scott and Jem as they go racing and tumbling around the neighborhood, shrieking with childish defiance at crusty old Mrs. Dubose, skirting with awe around the dark house where the mysterous Boo Radley lives.So long as the film is on this level, the director, Robert Mulligan, achieves a bewitching indication of the excitement and thrill of being a child.It is when the drama develops along the conventional line of a social crisis in the community—the charging of a Negro with the rape of a white woman—that the children are switched to the roles of lookers-on. They become but observers in the gallery as their father, played superbly by Gregory Peck, goes through a lengthy melodrama of defending the Negro in Court and giving a strong but adult lesson of justice and humanity at work.And their roles are still those of bystanders in a subsequent episode when they are attacked by a vengeful Negro-baiter and brought to realize that the strange Boo Radley is not a monster but a friend.It is, in short, on the level of adult awareness of right and wrong, of good and evil, that most of the action in the picture occurs. And this detracts from the camera's observation of the point of view of the child.While this still permits vivid melodrama and some touching observations of the children, especially in their relations with their father, which is the crucial relationship in the film, it leaves the viewer wondering precisely how the children feel. How have they really reacted to the things that affect our grown-up minds?Horton Foote's script and the direction of Mr. Mulligan may not penetrate that deeply, but they do allow Mr. Peck and little Miss Badham and Master Alford to portray delightful characters. Their charming enactments of a father and his children in that close relationship that can occur at only one brief period are worth all the footage of the film.Rosemary Murphy as a neighbor, Brock Peters as the Negro on trial and Frank Overton as a troubled sheriff are good as locality characters, too. James Anderson and Collin Wilcox as Southern bigots are almost caricatures. But those are minor shortcomings in a rewarding film.
A version of this review appears in print on February 15, 1963 of the National edition with the headline: Screen: 'To Kill a Mockingbird':One Adult Omission in a Fine Film 2 Superb Discoveries Add to Delight. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
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GateHouse News Service National Budget for 11/30/07 editions
GateHouse News Service National Budget For 11/30/07 editions Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly. NOTE: JEAN HODGES is off this week. Contacts: Michael Toeset, 630-835-8870, 708-785-4355, mtoeset@gatehousemedia.com --Lifestyles/Religion-- RELIGION NEWS: Weekly religion rail. This week's top item -- on the controversial "Golden Compass" -- has reader feedback. Please insert your paper's contact info. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/x118353684 MICHAEL MILLER: A different view from a Jewish woman – her view is that the Israeli government is oppressing the Palestinian people thanks to what she said is a Zionist vision of a Jewish-only state and a desire to control resources and wield power. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/x118353537 KIDNEY DONATION: Pastor receives the gift of life from another pastor. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/x805318182 GHOST WHISPERER: Meet the real ‘Ghost Whisperer’ -- CBS show about paranormal investigator based on woman's real-life experiences with the dead. NOTE: There are several Ohio-specific references -- can be localized, deleted. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/x187563125 SUZETTE STANDRING: The human touch is a powerful source of healing. Witness that when a child cries, our first impulse is to hug. We put our arms around grieving friends. After long absences, we embrace. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/x1855994239 --Lifestyles/Entertainment-- THE FARR SIDE: America got it right with Jordin Sparks when they voted her the next "American Idol." http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x118354089 WHAT’S YOUR SIGN? If you haven’t seen Rockford’s weekly snarky horoscopes, you don’t know what you’re missing. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/columnists/x805319175 --Opinions-- GRANLUND CARTOONS: - On Bush’s plan for peace in the Mideast. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x2128345009 - Another illustration tribute to/remembrance of Pearl Harbor attack. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x2031282303 - On Mitt Romney and illegal immigrants. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x1122981520 MICHAEL WINSHIP: GOP debates, commercials and other afflictions. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/x540386230 PETER COSTA: Football, fire and ‘The Peacock Throne.’ http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/x540386188 --Sports-- FANTASY FOOTBALL: This is the year of the unknown running back. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/sports/pro/football/fantasy_football/x805319371 --News/Business-- HENRY HYDE DIES: From Chicago Suburban group. Updated version will move by early evening. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x118354698 GREEN TOMB: Lincoln's Tomb will get a new heating system that relies on geothermal technology and is much more energy and cost efficient, governor's office says. Colindres / Evening / Illinois and Ill. News GREEN CHRISTMAS: Good intentions for the environment can go out the window in the holidays. The Nature Conservancy suggests you pick just one thing to make a difference. BIBO, Peoria / Evening / Illinois and Ill. News CAR JUMP: Massachusetts woman jumps from moving car to escape estranged husband; may have saved her life by doing so. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x540386854 DIAMOND WINNER: Contest winner shares $25,000 diamond with her sister. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x118354589
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By David M. Antonelli
The Candidate is a surreal comedy about a man obsessed with success at all costs who bluffs his way through academia on his way to an eventual assault on the White House.
It opens when a young aspiring academic con man (referred to throughout the novel simply as “The Candidate” for comic effect) dazzles at an interview for a professorship and subsequently appoints himself after he brazenly assumes he got the job and the bungling professoriate are all afraid to admit they missed the appointment meeting that never occurred. He rapidly rises through the ranks using his charm and a variety of bluffs and scams until he becomes president of the university and is eventually convinced by his supporters to take a run at the White House.
The novel reaches a climax at the presidential debate in which The Candidate is dressed as an aboriginal tribal chief to secure the minority vote in a battle against Bill Clinton - going for an unprecedented third term - and a Republican candidate whose entire campaign platform is based on the legalization of drinking and driving.
With a huge cast of bizarre and hilarious characters The Candidate is guaranteed to entertain, while also casting a critical mirror to the increasingly circus-like atmosphere of the post-Trump US political landscape.
The Candidate walked into the conference room and wiped a lone bead of sweat off his gleaming white forehead. He smiled and adjusted his wafer-thin gold watch, making sure it stood out against the background of his white suit and black bow tie. The appointment committee looked on in awe. They’d never seen such a demonstration of pure magnificence parcelled in a single entity. His shoulders were broad and sharp, chiselled to perfection like pieces from the Elgin Marbles. His torso was cut with the precision of an Antwerp diamond and his head towered upwards from his mighty figure like the central column of a great art deco palace. Crowned by a laurel of golden hair groomed and sculpted in the style of a prize-winning poodle, he was the very image of classical beauty. The odour of something sweet and profound - a new Hellenism? - wafted through the room. He looked with humble deference at the five professors seated at a large table in front of him.
“It says on your resume that you were a rower,” said Benson.
“Sorry?” The Candidate tilted his head in confusion. “A mower, sir?
“No, I said a rower.”
“Rows, sir? Mowing rows of what, sir?”
“Look, do you even know what a paddle is?” Hedges snarled. He wore thin round glasses that looked like they’d been assembled from pieces of an antique telescope. He was the most distinguished scientist on the panel, acting as chair of at least a dozen international committees.
“Yes. Something you spank babies with.” The Candidate shifted nervously in his suit and adjusted the knot of his tie. He once read a test report in The Economist that proved that a man could land an office job from a distance of up to two hundred meters on the strength of a well-constructed Windsor knot alone.
“I think oar was the word you were looking for,” said Gables as he fumbled through a leather-bound copy of The Iliad. “Interesting etymology. Celtic, I think.”
“Thank you Mr. Joyce,” Hedges snapped. He turned to The Candidate. “As you can see we have some vintage literati on staff.”
“Christ, man,” said Benson. “If you spanked a baby with an oar these days the dyke squad would be on your ass in no time for child abuse.”
Benson was a wilting travesty of a man, once hailed by his young admirers as a new Don Juan only smarter than the first, spun off years of white tequila midnights and simpering undergraduates eager for something more - life experience - than the standard degree had to offer. He hadn’t published a paper in ten years and was nowhere near retirement. Students held him up in curious reverence as an emblem of the free love generation gone bad – a kind of Dorian Gray of the Haight Ashbury scene. Thrown out of the sixties as if from the back of a garbage truck, he wore orange bell-bottoms and platform shoes and drove around in a van with bubble windows painted with images of naked women decapitating twelve-headed dragons. He was living proof that there was still hope for a twenty-year-old in the dreary post-Regan modern world – “no matter what happens to me I’ll never end up as bad as him,” they would all think as they listened attentively to his physics lectures laced with halcyon tales of group sex in see-through neoprene tents pitched in the back alleys between Castro and Mission.
Benson stared across the table at Hedges, who was cleaning out his pipe with the sleeve of his oak-brown cardigan.
“Why do you want this job?” Hedges asked, smiling like a man who had just forced checkmate.
“Excellence,” replied The Candidate. He wiped his nose on his sleeve. “Excellence, sir. I’ve always striven for perfection in all areas of life. Western Polytechnic has always been a world leader in this category.”
Hedges was visibly flattered and looked over at Benson, who was braiding a portion of his hair into some kind of miscarriaged dreadlock. Benson looked up and gave him the nod.
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2019: APC speaks on Buhari’s alleged plot to rig presidential election through C
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has rubbished the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that President Muhammadu Buhari was plotting with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to use Chad and Niger in rigging the 2019 presidential election.
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, PPCO, had alleged that Buhari’s refusal to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment was to allow INEC rig the election in Chad and Niger Republic.
However, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yekini Nabena said the allegation by the opposition party had enlisted the services of some hackers from Russia with a view to compromising the servers of INEC during the February’s general elections.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, yesterday, Nabena said the current disposition of the PDP was a fallout of the various plans it hatched during their recent meeting in Dubai with their presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Nabena said, “The Act we are using now was created by the PDP. They created a law and they are now afraid to use it. That does not sound right. What the PDP are doing, they are playing out what they designed in Dubai. They started with the labour strike on minimum wage in order to cause problems in the country but it did not work; they brought ASUU strike, it did not work and then they tried to instigate fuel scarcity which also did not work.
“These were all part of their grand design in Dubai and so the last bid is the Electoral Act. Look at the way they are going about it, saying if the president does not sign it, they will file on to the streets in demonstration. Look at them, at their age. But we are waiting for them.
“Normally if you vote, the Electoral Officer is supposed to count the votes and announce them before transmitting to the collation centre. But now you are telling us that they do not need to announce the votes, that they should just transmit.
“That is all part of their Dubai plan, trying to bring in Russian agents to hack the system. That is their joker. To hack into the system and manipulate figures before transmitting them. Saraki and all of them went to Russia and perfected the plan with the hackers. So, we all know what they are trying to do…trying to bring in stolen money into the system, but vote buying and money politics won’t work this time around.â€
http://dailypost.ng/2018/12/14/2019-apc-speaks-buharis-alleged-plot-rig-presidential-election-chad/
Why Buhari will be defeated in 2019 – APC chieftain
what else can we do that observe
Heaven will descend heavily on them if they try to rig the election or manipulate results
He can't succeed
Whichever method they like they should plan. There's possiblity of PMB bowing out come 2019 just like GEJ did in 2015.
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How do I gain access to Nintendo eShop?
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NLT's mandate is to challenge both artist and audience alike by producing and developing provocative scripts - language rich text's that are dark, poetic, funny - which reflect a complex world and lead us to question our hierarchy of values.
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Under the creative artistic vision of Trevor Schmidt, with full support of the administrative team and the board, Northern Light Theatre is dedicated to producing intimate and affecting work that speaks to the modern audience of the urban human condition, the failure to find security and the loss of the dreams held by all for love and happiness.
NLT values its position on the far end of the spectrum within our local theatre community, and feels it has a unique role to play as an outspoken and purposefully controversial not-for-profit theatre. We hope to make contact and develop ongoing relationships and partnerships with similar-minded companies within our province and country in the years to come.
Northern Light Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association
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The CEO of OTTO Work Force runs the New York City Marathon together with his team
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The OTTO Work Force team is going to take part in the New York City Marathon. Frank van Gool, CEO, Tomasz Dudek, Operational Director CEE and the well-known runner Diana Golek are a part of the OTTO team. Facilitating the participation and the trip of its team, OTTO Work Force shows that it is important to bond the best employees with your company and, also, to keep them healthy.
The team which is going to line up at the start in New York on November 5 this year, is made up of twenty seven runners, coming from different European countries in which OTTO operates. Among them are adept athletes, but also sport enthusiasts who are getting ready for their first marathon. Frank van Gool, OTTO Work Force CEO and Tomasz Dudek, Operational Director CEE, form part of this group. It will be the first marathon for both of them. Also Diana Golek is a part of the team. She is a well-known figure in the runners’ world and intends to break her personal record of 03:01 during the New York City Marathon.
The collective participation in the marathon of New York serves more purposes than just boosting the team spirit and health promotion of the runners. “This way OTTO Work Force demonstrates that we attach great importance to the satisfaction of our people” explains the CEO, Frank van Gool. “In the times of a tightening labour market you, as company, must make an extra effort to take good care of your employees. The New York City Marathon is on the people’s bucket list. It is also thanks to this chance that they can finally check it off. We have been supporting other sport events for years, giving the opportunity to take part in them to our people.”
Annemieke van Gennep, one of the participants, says: “In the end of April we got, all of a sudden, an invitation from our CEO, Frank van Gool. Who is going to run the New York City Marathon with me? The world around me stopped for a moment, my heart jumped; one of the dreams from my bucket list is to run a marathon and then right the most beautiful one – marathon in New York. The ultimate combination! Preparing for the marathon involves running many kilometres and you also need to sacrifice a bit of your social life. But now I am ready for it. To finish the marathon on November 5 together with my colleagues – this is my goal.”
The marathon in New York is held each year on the first Sunday of November. With more than 50,000 finishers from over 130 countries and two million spectators, it is one of the world’s biggest marathons. The start is on Staten Island. Next, the course runs via the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and First Avenue. Finally, the runners go through the Bronx, along Fifth Avenue to the Central Park, where the course ends and the participants reach the finish line.
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'A huge advantage': Friends Creamer & Pressel a shot off lead at
https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/highschool/article/Dow-boys-rally-to-beat-Midland-in-OT-12443540.php
Dow boys rally to beat Midland in OT
ByDan Chalkchalk@mdn.net
Midland junior Isaiah Bridges dribbles down the court during the Chemics' game against Dow on Tuesday at Midland High School. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
The word "toughness" has been Dow High's mantra this week, and the Chargers demonstrated that quality in abundance to craft a thrilling comeback win over host Midland High on Tuesday night.
Senior forward Zac Chichester scored nine of his 11 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as Dow erased an 11-point deficit in the final 3:14 of the fourth and beat the Chemics 58-52 in overtime in nonleague boys' basketball.
"This is probably one of the best feelings of my life," Chichester said, noting that this was Dow's first win over Midland in his three varsity season.
Junior guard Isaac Moolenaar scored a team-high and career-high 18 points for Dow and was 6 of 7 from the foul line to lead the Chargers' 18-of-23 effort as a team. Besides that mental discipline, they exhibited physical toughness by grabbing a lot of offensive rebounds in the win.
"We've been working on toughness in practice. In every huddle tonight, we would say, 'Toughness,'" Moolenaar explained. "That's really what we're working on."
Indeed, Dow coach Mark Dickerson said he has challenged his team in the past week in that regard.
"We've been emphasizing that since our loss to Beaverton (on Dec. 11) -- we're not a tough (enough) team," Dickerson said. "Tonight was a big step. ...The toughness was huge (in terms of) rebounding and crashing the boards."
Dow improved to 2-2, while Midland dropped to 1-4 despite having a double-digit lead for most of the third quarter and the early part of the fourth.
"This (loss) was not surprising to me," MHS coach Eric Krause said. "We're still developing. We're going to have to go through some rough times.
" ... What hurt is (that) we didn't get to loose balls and Dow did. The bottom line is (Dow) attacked the boards. We've got to get better."
And while the Chargers shot well at the line, the Chemics did not, especially late in the game. Midland finished 8 of 18 from the line, including 4 of 12 in the fourth quarter and OT.
"I told my guys that my high school coach, John VanHolstyn, always said that games are won and lost at the free-throw line," Dickerson said in praising his team's free-throw shooting.
Midland forward Isaiah Bridges scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the first half to help the Chemics build a 27-18 halftime lead. Moolenaar countered with nine points in the half to keep Dow close.
Garrett Willis and Mason Pilgrim combined for 11 points for Midland in the third quarter as the Chemics took a 41-31 lead into the fourth.
Midland still had a double-digit lead, 46-35, before Chichester's two free throws cut it to 46-37 with 3:14 left. A short time later, he added a basket to make it 46-39.
Bridges's two free throws pushed the lead back to nine, but Chichester's 3-pointer, Moolenaar's layup and Ben Zeitler's 3-pointer cut the deficit to 48-47 with 1:23 left.
A free throw by Bridges made it 49-47 in favor of Midland with 36 seconds left, but Jacob Stone's putback with 18 seconds remaining tied the game at 49-49 and eventually sent it to OT.
Dow hit five straight free throws to start the extra period while Midland missed two free throws and then turned the ball over on its next two possessions.
With the Chargers ahead 55-49, a 3-pointer by Bridges cut it to 55-52 with 1:07 left, but Midland could not score again.
"I will remember this (win) for a long time," Dickerson said with a smile. " ...I'm tickled. I'm thrilled."
Nick Sierocki was big off the bench for Dow with nine points, all after halftime. Mitchell Hayes added seven points.
Willis and Pilgrim each scored 10 points for Midland.
"It's round one," Krause said in reference to the fact that Dow and Midland will meet again on Feb. 9. "If you're going to lose one that you can grow from, round one is the one to (lose). We've got to keep these guys understanding what they need to do to get better."
Both teams return to action on Friday, Jan. 5, when Dow hosts Flint Powers and Midland travels to Saginaw Arthur Hill.
Dow 10 8 13 18 9 -- 58
Midland 16 11 14 8 3 -- 52
DOW - Zeitler 2-0-5; Hayes 2-3-7; Okuly 1-4-6; Moolenaar 6-6-18; Chichester 3-4-11; Sierocki 3-3-9; Stone 1-0-2; Totals 18-20-58. 3-point field goals: Zeitler, Chichester.
MIDLAND - Gandy 2-0-4; Pilgrim 3-2-10; A. Money 1-0-3; White 1-0-2; Willis 4-1-10; Childrey 0-0-0; Kessler 0-0-0; Bridges 8-5-23; Totals 19-8-52. 3-point field goals: Pilgrim 2, Bridges 2, A. Money, Willis.
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The Rural Victim Assistance guide is a publication from the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) that focuses on the challenges of providing victim assistance in rural areas. The guide is designed to help prosecutors and victim assistance specialists develop ideas for providing better services to victims in their area. We are especially thankful to the many prosecutors and victim/witness coordinators across the country who provided us with their knowledge and expertise, particularly staff in the "promising practices" jurisdictions. Their efforts have rendered a comprehensive publication for rural prosecutors' offices.
In addition, we sincerely appreciate the guidance of APRI's Rural Victim Assistance Advisory Group:
Jeanette Adkins, Victim/Witness Director, Greene County, Ohio, Prosecutor's Office
Trudy Gregorie, Director, Justice Solutions, Washington, D.C.
Jill Hargrove, Victim Assistance Coordinator, Bell County, Texas
Rick Malone, Executive Director, Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia
Josh Marquis, District Attorney, Clatsop County, Oregon
Kevin Meenan, Prosecutor, Casper, Wyoming & Former President,
National District Attorneys Association
Morna Murray, Executive Director, Victims' Assistance Legal Organization (VALOR)
Scott Teter, Assistant Attorney General in Charge, Child Support
Collections Division, Lansing, Michigan
Marlene Young, National Organization of Victim Assistance
The Rural Victim Assistance guide was developed with support from the Office for Victims of Crime at the U.S. Department of Justice. We want to express our gratitude to OVC and our grant monitors, Michelle Weston and Joye Frost, for their support of this project.
Finally, we'd like to recognize the contributions of the following APRI staff:
Elaine Nugent, Director, Office of Research & Evaluation
Andrea Gentile, Research Analyst
Stephanie Muller, Victim Advocate
Rebekah Finkey, Former Research Analyst
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Internet Archive brings 900 classic arcade games to your browser
By Hayden Dingman
Games Reporter, PCWorld | PT
Late last year the Internet Archive branched out into video games, adding a section of the site called the Console Living Room that backed up early console games. What started with five systems—the Atari 2600 and 7800, the Magnavox Odyssey, the ColecoVision, and the Astrocade—has since expanded to include everything from classics like the Sega Genesis to weird also-rans like the Watara SuperVision.
And as of this week, it now also includes arcade games. Yet another branch of the ever-expanding Internet Archive, the new Internet Arcade brings over 900 classic arcade cabinets to your browser.
Like the Console Living Room, the Internet Arcade is an effort to archive and present these games through JSMESS, a project to emulate various computer systems through JavaScript. The benefit? The games can run right in your browser and thus don't require any third-party software (like a standalone MAME emulator).
The Internet Arcade makes it easy to run classic arcade games (Pictured: Galaga) right in your browser.
The spearhead behind the Internet Arcade, Jason Scott, writes, "Obviously, a lot of people are going to migrate to games they recognize and ones that they may not have played in years. They’ll do a few rounds, probably get their asses kicked, smile, and go back to their news sites.
"A few more, I hope, will go towards games they’ve never heard of, with rules they have to suss out, and maybe more people will play some of these arcades in the coming months than the games ever saw in their 'real' lifetimes," he continues. "And my hope is that a handful, a probably tiny percentage, will begin plotting out ways to use this stuff in research, in writing, and remixing these old games into understanding their contexts. Time will tell."
Like standalone MAME, a fair number of these games had control schemes that don't map well to a keyboard and mouse, so keep that in mind. Most games default to using the Arrow Keys and Left Shift/Alt/Ctrl for actions, with "5" adding credits and "1" starting a game. Or hit Tab to change key bindings.
But imagine trying to play a game like the original Tron cabinet, with its paddlewheel, on a keyboard. It's a nightmare.
And there are bugs—some games have glitchy sound or no sound, and gamepad support is somewhat spotty, plus the Fullscreen button forces everything into widescreen rather than native 4:3. If you're looking to waste some time the way you wasted your misspent youth, though, there's no better time.
Hayden writes about games for PCWorld and doubles as the resident Zork enthusiast.
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Two Workers Die in "Preventable" Excavation Accident
Posted on Oct 7, 2014 3:45pm PDT
According to an OSHA spokesperson quoted by NJ.com, the deaths of two excavation workers were “completely preventable.” The two men died after falling into a large excavated hole on a residential property in Boonton Township, New Jersey.
NJ.com reported (10.2.14) that four landscaping workers were excavating a drainage pipe when the trench began to give away. One of the men became trapped in the trench and another man jumped in to try and save him. Both men were then trapped under approximately 10 feet of dirt. A third man suffered leg injuries after being trapped up to his legs in the trench. The fourth worker was uninjured.
Cave-ins are more likely to result in worker fatalities than any other excavation-related accident. They also post the greatest risk to workers who perform trenching and excavation.
The spokesperson for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said if employers follow OSHA standards and use protective systems “trenching deaths caused by cave-ins are completely preventable if employers follow OSHA’s excavation standards and provide protective systems.”
Among OSHA safety standards, trenches should be inspected daily and when conditions change. The person doing the inspecting must be a “competent person” who is capable of identifying existing hazards or working conditions and taking corrective measures to eliminate them.
According to OSHA’s trench excavation fact sheet, all trenches five feet deep or deeper are required to have protective systems. For employees working in excavations of four feet or deeper, ladders, steps, ramps or other safety means are required. There are some exceptions if the excavation is made in stable rock.
Protective systems can take the form of trench boxes that help to prevent soil cave-ins, hydraulic support structures that prevent soil movement, and sloping of the trench wall at an angle away from the excavation site, according to OSHA.
It was unreported which OSHA guidelines the landscaping company followed.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data show that 350 workers died in trenching or excavation cave-ins from 2000 through 2009, an average of close to three workers killed each month. Fifty-six workers died in trenching incidents in 2011 through 2013, said the OSHA spokesperson in the NJ.com article.
Authorities were investigating the accident. One of their goals was to determine whether proper procedures were being following.
Under federal and New York State laws, employers must provide a safe workplace. If unsafe working conditions are present, a worker may report the violation to the employer, to OSHA, and in some cases, the employee may refuse to work.
Individuals who have been injured due to unsafe work conditions, or their loved ones in the case of a death, may be entitled to substantial benefits under workers’ compensation. Securing these benefits may be complex, particularly with accidents caused by an unsafe workplace. An experienced lawyer can help.
The NJ.com story cited is “Cave-in deaths ‘completely preventable,’ OSHA says after Boonton Accident.”
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8 January 2017 / Riley Sanderson
The Tea-Party Of Insanity
The following short story was written by my 12-year-old son; Riley Sanderson, who BTW loves Friedrich Nietzsche. Enjoy.
As she wandered about in the woods, Alice stumbled upon an enormously long table, that stretched farther than she could even see. Alice approached the abnormally long table, it was covered with a sheet of dirty and unwashed plates, teapots, teacups, and other cutlery. "I bet this table hosted the world's largest tea-party!" thought Alice, "That would surely be an odd inclusion the Guinness Book Of World Records," Alice tried to envision the title, "World's Largest Tea Party," Alice had to stop herself from laughing aloud. Beside the table, there was a railroad, it seemed to extend all the way to the other end of the long table. In the distance, Alice spotted two figures running towards her whom she could not make out, "Distance is quite cruel!" thought Alice "All it does is make you tired, dull your senses, and cost you money." The strange figures started to become interpretable, one was a man with a towering hat and green suit, the other was a giant hare who wore dirty, old clothing, Alice also heard their faint voices but could not make them out.
Alice began to ponder: "I wonder if they are the hosts. If so, they would have a lot of work to do, washing all those dishes." thought Alice. Alice began to hear breathing behind her, instinctively, she turned around to behold the head of the Cheshire Cat, staring at her with its much-hated grin, "I see you haven't made reservations." said the Cheshire Cat. "No, I just discovered this tea-party." answered Alice. "I see you've gotten bored staring at the walls," said Alice. "I never get bored. It's always pleasant to observe the walls in their natural habitat, and the ceiling is always a blast to talk to. Unfortunately, my ceiling recently got divorced, he has been very quiet lately." said the Cheshire Cat. All of a sudden, Alice remembered the hatted man and the hare who were close behind her, "No room, no room!" they screamed. Alice turned back around, "But there's plenty of room, it took you a couple minutes to even get here." asserted Alice. Suddenly, a cart arrived at the track with a tiny dormouse standing on the ledge, "No room, No room!" squeaked the dormouse in a high pitch as it fell back into the cart and fell to sleep. "I see, hop in" the hare eagerly requested. Alice vaulted over the cart's barriers, she found the inside of the cart quite comfortable and spacious, the hare and hatted man followed. Alice recalled the Cheshire Cat and looked around, searching for it. "The Cheshire cat must have disappeared." thought Alice.
The hatted man pulled a lever inside the cart, it began to accelerate so rapidly the hare and the hatted man were flung at Alice, squishing her. Alice screeched in pain, contracting her diaphragm so hard she felt as if it was going to launch straight out of her mouth. The cart zipped down the railway, until it collided with the barrier at the end of the railroad and they all shot into the air. Alice was thrown into a tree, the hatted man hit the ground, and the hare was launched at a chair. Alice got up and hastily swept off the soil on her dress with her hands, Alice looked around for the dormouse, but she couldn't see it anywhere. "The poor thing must have been flung so far that it'll never find its way back." Alice grieved. "I can't travel to the other side of the world just to get a mouse," thought Alice, "I must see the queen's garden. But what if I'm already on the other side of the world. Maybe that rabbit hole led me all the way to China, and this is what the country is really like." Alice gave up looking for the dormouse and headed towards the table in which the hatted man and the hare were already seated.
Upon sitting down, Alice noticed the dormouse in the middle of the table in a deep sleep. "I believe something is missing" speculated the hatted man. "Bertrand Russell?" guessed the hare. "No, I think it starts with an "N," corrected the hatted man. "Norman Bates!" squeaked the dormouse, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! Not at all!" yelled the hatted man who seemed quite vexed with the inability to recall what he wished. "Well, you never really introduced yourselves yet." Alice reminded. "Yes, yes! Correct! The answer is names! You win... us to tell you our names! Hurray!" the hatted man exclaimed. "People call me the March Hare." the hare asserted. "And those same people call me the Mad Hatter" the Hatter proclaimed, "And you, miss? What do those people call you?" he added. "My mother named me Alice, she says it is a very pretty name." answered Alice.
"Well, you must take some tea, Alice." encouraged the March Hare. "What type of tea is it?" asked Alice. "Every type you could comprehend, we have black tea, peppermint tea, jasmine tea, chai tea, ginger tea, rooibos tea, cinnamon tea, dandelion tea, and rabbit ear tea; the rabbit ear tea is made with fresh rabbit ears from a local white rabbit carrying a stopwatch we found in the woods." said the Mad Hatter. "Does the hatter mean the white rabbit? Oh, the poor thing, I bet it was terrified!" thought Alice. "I think you should stick to the tea without animals in it." Alice suggested politely. "The rabbit ear tea did taste a bit odd, but you still must have some tea." agreed the March Hare. "I shall take the...peppermint tea." said Alice. The Hatter lifted the teapot, assigned Alice a cup, and poured the tea into her teacup, Alice didn't notice there was only one teapot. "This peppermint tea looks quite strange." said Alice worryingly. "Oh, to save teapots, we just put every type of tea in one." said the Hatter as Alice was taking a gulp, Alice spat the tea back into the teacup. "Did I just drink the white rabbit?" Alice thought to herself. "I change my mind on the tea, I don't really want any" said Alice, uneasy. The Hatter reached for her teacup and dumped the remaining tea inside the teapot. "Well, you must, at least, have something" complained the March Hare. "Is there anything to eat?" asked Alice. "Certainly, well there's...um..., well, nothing coming to mind right now." said the March Hare.
"Would you like some of Brian?" asked the Hatter. "What a cruel thing to do. To name an animal, raise it, then eat it." thought Alice. The Hatter claps his hands, "Brian!" he calls. Out from the trees, a short, obese, expressionless boy wrapped in heavy chains, who seemed to have been wearing band or a strip of some kind that outlined his scalp, slowly waddled, looking fatigued, toward the Mad Hatter. The Mad Hatter curved his hand around the skull of the overweight boy, lifting it open, revealing an exposed, slimy brain wrapped in red blood vessels, the Mad Hatter picked up his fork and knife, he proceeded to pull the knife back and forth whilst holding the brain tissue still with the fork, sawing away a piece of the live boy's brain. The Mad Hatter plucked the piece of the boy's brain out with his fork, presenting it to Alice. "N-no th-thanks" Alice stuttered, shocked. "Suit yourself!" replyed the Mad Hatter. The Mad Hatter lifted the fork, a sort of juice, slightly less viscous than water, dripped from the piece of the fat boy's brain, the Mad Hatter stuck the fork inside his mouth, showing neither disgust nor hesitation. The boy whom he harvested the brain from seemed quite at ease, he didn't seem that disturbed at all. "Does this poor, little boy care he's being eaten?" thought Alice, "What happens when the Hatter eats too much of his brain? Maybe he already did, that would explain the utter indifference to the fact that he is being eaten!" The Mad Hatter cut another piece out of the poor, fat boy's head. "Here, try some!" requested the Mad Hatter. The Mad Hatter rested the fork inside the fat, little boy's mouth. "Mmmmm, that's pretty good" replyed the fat, little boy in a slow, emotionless voice. "Yes, Brian's head is very tasty today. Brian has learned many new things!" said the Mad Hatter. "And I am his teacher!" added the March Hare. "W-What h-has he learned?" asked Alice, concerned of the chained, fat boy. "How to play the oboe, obviously!" answered the March Hare. Alice found learning to play the oboe quite random, and not at all obvious. "Well, it is time for you to go, Brian." said the Mad Hatter, he closed his skull and sent him away. "Hey! I didn't get any!" complained the March Hare, "You should have taken some when it was the time!" replyed the Hatter. "But I demand some!" demanded the March Hare. "Shut up!" commanded the Hatter. "Okay," the March Hare said silently and guiltily.
"Does anyone want to solve a question?" asked the Hatter. The March Hare and Alice shook their head. "Here's a question: is the following sentence true or false? This sentence is false." said the Hatter. "Oh, this is easy!But it looks like the March Hare is struggling so I shall say it aloud," Alice thought. "Well, the sentence is true because...uhh..., oh dear! If it's true, it must be false. But if it's false it must be true!" spoke Alice. "Ah, you've fallen into a paradox" replied the Hatter with a large grin. "But if it's false, it must be true. But if it's true it, must be false. But if it's false, it must be true! But..." the March Hare kept repeating. "What time is it?" asked Alice. The Hatter pulled out a stopwatch, Alice noticed the stopwatch wasn't moving, "I thought you fixed this." the Hatter said, confused. "It was the best butter." replied the March Hare. "But it didn't work." the Hatter said in a melancholy tone. "But it was the best butter." replied the March Hare. "Let me see that butter." asked the Hatter. The March Hare handed a stick of butter to the Hatter. The Mad Hatter, with fury, smashed the butter on the table, but underneath the smashed butter, the dormouse's blood-red guts covered the end of the butter stick, "The best butter!? This is the worst butter!" the Mad Hatter screamed, Alice watched in fright, all that remained of the poor dormouse was its tiny, little head and an abrupt squeak of terror, pain, and death. "But if it's true, it must be false. But if it's false, it must be true. But if it's true, it must be false. But..." the March Hare continued repeating. The Mad Hatter reached for the butter knife and violently stabbed the top of the March Hare's head so hard, the dull blade plowed through his skull, penetrating into his brain, "That's enough! Shut up!" yelled the Mad Hatter. The March Hare let out the most dreadful and agonizing scream of pain, suffering, and most of all, death. "M-m-maybe I-I sh-should g-g-go," said Alice, terrified and shivering from the deaths she witnessed. "Yes, you should be on your way, now!" the Mad Hatter agreed calmly. Alice got up from her seat and headed back into the woods. Once Alice was out of sight of the Mad Hatter, Alice ran for her life, for she was traumatized.
Riley Sanderson
Will Freeman (Fictional Phenomenon)
Will Free Man - 28 Streams of Consciousness
Will Freeman is an android. The year is 2531. Will is humanity's first, successfully tested android human to surpass humans is all areas of physical ability and cognition. The Artificial Intelligence team responsible
Kyle Sanderson
Kyle's Skateboard
With $150 in his wallet, Kyle and I went to the skate shop on Granville and Robson. The conversation was filled with excitement and anticipation. The anticipation of a possible purchase. We went
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Verizon Samsung Android 5G
Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 5G will reportedly be a Verizon exclusive
by Joshua Swingle / Jul 09, 2019, 5:41 PM
Verizon and Samsung first teamed up earlier this year to launch the Galaxy S10 5G exclusively on Big Red’s network but pretty soon it seems as though this partnership will be extended.
Verizon exclusive with an improved 5G modem
According to tipster Max Weinbach, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G will launch later this year as another Verizon exclusive. The exact release date of the flagship is yet to be revealed but, as part of the agreement between the two companies, it’s reported that the smartphone will include an “enhanced 5G modem” that’ll presumably enhance connectivity.
Per the information provided, the special modem will be used inside Verizon’s offering only. This means that if Samsung chooses to ever launch the Galaxy Note 10 5G on rival carriers, it won’t be able to offer the same connectivity benefits as Verizon’s offering.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ CAD-based render
On a related note, Weinbach says Verizon might lock its exclusive Galaxy Note 10 5G model to its network domestically. The move should promote long-term use of its own 5G network but essentially means users could be locked to the carrier for as long as they choose to use the device.
It should be based on the larger Galaxy Note 10+
Although initial rumors pointed towards the existence of both a Galaxy Note 10 5G and Galaxy Note 10+ 5G, the latest information suggests Samsung is instead preparing just one model that’ll be based on its largest flagship. This means it will include a huge 6.75-inch curved Super AMOLED display that’ll arrive paired with extremely thin bezels and feature a small punch hole in the center which will house the front-facing 10-megapixel camera.
Speaking of cameras, the rear sensors are set to be borrowed from the Galaxy S10 5G Samsung launched earlier this year. Reports suggest the dedicated Time-of-Flight sensor will be retained alongside the 12-megapixel telephoto camera with support for 2x optical zoom and the 16-megapixel super-wide-angle alternative. The primary 12-megapixel camera is expected to make an appearance too, although one fundamental change has apparently been made to the lens that’ll allow for three-stage variable aperture rather than Samsung’s tradition two-stage setup.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ vs. Note 10 CAD-based render
On a related note, it’s worth pointing out that the Galaxy Note 10+ and its 5G sibling will introduce a pretty dramatic change to the way cameras are positioned. After years of opting for horizontal camera layouts, the upcoming iteration of the Galaxy Note series is expected to adopt a two-column vertical setup that’ll be positioned in the top-left corner. Samsung hasn’t yet confirmed the change but it should free up space for other components such as a larger battery.
According to previous reports, both the 4G LTE and 5G versions of the Galaxy Note 10+ will feature large 4,170mAh batteries. The capacity is a far cry from the 4,500mAh cell included inside the similarly sized Galaxy S10 5G but it’s understandable considering the presence of Samsung’s S Pen, something that supposedly reduced battery capacity on the Galaxy Note 9 by around 800mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 specs and announcement date
Like Samsung’s other 2019 flagships, the Galaxy Note 10 series will most likely arrive powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855. In the case of the 5G model, leaks suggest there will be a minimum of 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage on board. However, variants with up to 12GB of RAM and 1TB of expandable internal storage are to be expected.
Unsurprisingly, all Galaxy Note 10 devices should ship with Android 9 Pie pre-installed paired with Samsung’s custom One UI overlay. Nevertheless, an update to Android 10 Q and a future version of One UI will probably arrive in early 2020.
The Galaxy Note 10 5G and its 4G LTE siblings are set to be announced on August 7th at Samsung’s next Unpacked event. It’s unclear when sales will start but consumers shouldn’t have to wait too long to get their hands on the devices.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ OS: Android 9.0 Pie View Full specs
Camera 12 MP
Storage 1000 GB
Battery 4170 mAh
1. Plutonium239
That's fine, I don't want or need 5g anyway. If 5g will increase the cost of my data plan, I'm not going to be upgrading to it until at&t removes the lte plans altogether.
2. JMartin22
5G marketing gimmicks don’t matter to me honestly. But why is the second most profitable premium flagship maker agreeing to a carrier exclusive contract on a big flagship device? They should more clout and poise than this. They shouldn’t have any carrier bloatware on their phones either.
6. Rampage_Taco
Posts: 1025; Member since: Jan 17, 2017
I think they do it to save money on Advertising. Now that VZW is the Exclusive carrier of the Note 10 5G. VZW will be the one paying for adverts to get customers to buy it, and Sammy can focus on pushing the Note 10 and Note 10+
3. darkkjedii
Posts: 30899; Member since: Feb 05, 2011
At some point, Samsung needs to learn to stop this carrier exclusive crap. Maybe one day.
They don't do it with every phone. VZW having a larger 5G network already is a big plus over AT&T, so may as well make an extra benefit from it. It's only gonna start exclusive. It's not gonna stay exclusive.
10. Jmac823200
Posts: 1; Member since: 4 days ago
Where are you getting your information from? At&t actually has the largest 5G network. Why are you highlighting positives of one business over another? Do you work for Verizon?
4. briankeithmays
Posts: 28; Member since: Dec 18, 2013
Bad Idea!
5. burkett375
As a 17yr verizon customer, this is 4G all over again. Took a while to get TRULY unlocked phones to work on their network. First one was Nexus 6, then 6P, then, Essential, now OnePlus 7 Pro. Now we get to start all over again...see all ya'll verizon customers in 5 years!
It's not going to be like that again. The reason unloked phones weren't VZW friendly was VZW's insistance on using the archaic CDMA network. But come 2020, that network will be gone and VZW will be only LTE and 5G.
9. Larry_ThaGr81
Carrier exclusive is meaninglessness at this time for 5G considering there is next to no coverage.
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Samsung Windows Android Tablets Tizen Wearables
Here's every Samsung smartwatch and tablet launching later this year
by Joshua Swingle / Jul 09, 2019, 3:40 AM
Samsung is perhaps best known for its huge smartphone business which churns out multiple devices each month. But the South Korean brand also operates successful tablet and wearable businesses and, thanks to the folks over at CashKaro, we now have a detailed look at the roadmap for both of these.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5 and two other tablets
Following the launch of the mid-range Galaxy Tab S5e earlier this year, it seems as though Samsung is finally preparing a premium alternative dubbed the Tab S5 that’ll replace last year’s rather successful Galaxy Tab S4.
Today’s leak doesn’t reveal much in terms of what the next-gen tablet will offer but previous reports have pointed towards the presence of 6GB of RAM, up to 512GB of internal storage, and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 on the inside. The latter powers the Galaxy S10 series and is undeniably one of the best chips on the market.
As you’d expect from a 2019 Samsung tablet, the Galaxy Tab S5 is expected to ship with Android 9 Pie straight out of the box alongside the custom One UI overlay. On a side note, rumor has it the device will ship with an S Pen and DeX support when it launches later this quarter.
Last year's Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Accompanying the Galaxy Tab S5 in the premium segment will be the Galaxy Book 3. Very little is known about this particular offering but it should ship with Windows 10 rather than Android and feature one of Qualcomm’s specially designed chips – either the Snapdragon 850 or Snapdragon 8cx. Also, if previous versions are anything to go by, a detachable keyboard and S Pen will likely be included as standard.
Completing Samsung’s upcoming lineup of tablets will be the Galaxy Tab Active 3. According to CashKaro, the rugged device will target business customers and will include support for Samsung DeX. It’s set to be released in September and will probably be announced at IFA in Berlin towards the beginning of the month.
The Galaxy Watch 2 rather than the Watch Active 2
Almost one year after it announced the Galaxy Watch Samsung appears to be preparing a couple of second-generation models that’ll probably be marketed as the Galaxy Watch 2. Per the information provided, last year’s 46mm option will be replaced by a slightly smaller 44mm device while the 42mm model is apparently being ditched in favor of a 40mm alternative.
Recent rumors have suggested Samsung’s plans for later this year involve the introduction of the Galaxy Watch Active 2. According to today’s report, though, this wearable isn’t planned for release in 2019 with the company instead focusing on its regular lineup of watches. Little is known about Samsung's plans at the moment but reports have pointed towards a wide range of health and fitness-related features that include ECG capabilities and fall detection.
Like last year’s wearables, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 2 models are expected to debut at its Unpacked event in early August. Pre-orders for the smartwatches should commence immediately after the event and will most likely precede a launch a couple of weeks later alongside the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+. Speaking of which, these two smartphones are also expected to arrive at Samsung’s Unpacked event on August 7th.
Last year's Samsung Galaxy Watch
Aside from smartwatches, Samsung does also offer a range of fitness trackers. However, after launching the Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit e earlier this year, Samsung appears to be done for the year. The South Korean giant does still offer the Gear Fit 2 Pro in the mid-tier market segment but its sales don't appear to have justified a second-gen model. As a result, the company's sole focus moving forward seems to be its Galaxy Fit series which will likely be updated in early 2020.
1. iloveapps
This would fly off the shelves with galaxies as freebies
2. pimpin83z
And also not as freebies.
6. apple-rulz
Hahahahah good one!
7. tedkord
Posts: 17198; Member since: Jun 17, 2009
The only thing funny is your pain.
3. lyndon420
At least Samsung can afford to give their customers freebies Peaceboy.
posted on Jul 09, 2019, 7:18 AM 10
What's wrong with freebies other than your brand of choice doesn't give any? Only a fool would be against getting anything free, or speak about it in a negative tone. Like you ALWAYS do. I'm curious to know how smart other people in your blood line are.
5. Xavier1415
cant wait!!!!
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Huawei P20 vs Google Pixel 3a
$399.99 VIEW ON AMAZON
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Single camera
12 megapixels
Hardware Features
Optical image stabilization, Laser and Phase detection autofocus, CMOS image sensor, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)
Optical image stabilization, Phase detection autofocus
Aperture size: F1.8; Focal length: 27 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.3"; Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Aperture size: F1.8; Focal length: 28 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.55"; Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
Black and White, Laser and Phase detection autofocus, CMOS image sensor, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)
Aperture size: F1.6; Focal Length: 27 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.7"; Pixel size: 1 μm
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Digital image stabilization, Video calling, Video sharing
Optical image stabilization, Digital image stabilization, Video calling, Video sharing
8 megapixels
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches (149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm)
5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches (151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm)
5.82 oz (165 g)
the average is 6 oz (172 g)
Back: Glass; Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Fingerprint (touch)
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue
Black, Purple, White
Hardware & Performance
System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670
Octa-core, 2360 MHz, ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm
Octa-core, 2000 MHz, Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm
128 GB, not expandable
64 GB, not expandable
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Huawei Emotion UI
Android (9.0 Pie)
the average is 23 h (1379 min)
Stand-by time
16.9 days (406 hours)
the average is 21 days (498 h)
LTE (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
LTE (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40
Bands 38, 40, 41
850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
800, 1900 MHz
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band
USB Type-C (reversible)
Mass storage device, USB OTG, Video out
Mass storage device
Huawei Pay
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Notification light, Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
M3, T3
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD
Wireless screen share
Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Headphones connector
Additional microphone(s)
for Noise cancellation
FCC approval
FCC ID value: A4RG020G link
FCC measured SAR
1.15 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission
High-current charger, USB Type-C digital headset, USB Type-C cable, Warranty card, Quick Start Guide, Protective case, USB Type-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, Eject tool
18W USB-C power adapter, 1M USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter, SIM tool
MSRP price
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What's on at Arts Picturehouse Cambridge
Tell It to the Bees [15]
A single mother Lydia (Holliday Grainger) who is abandoned by her husband, meets the small village's Doctor Jean Markham (Anna Paquin) who has recently returned to her hometown when Lydia's son Charlie is taken under the doctor after being bullied in school. When Lydia and Charlie are unhoused because of Lydia's earnings from her work are not adequate to pay the rent, Jean invites them to stay in her home and she and Lydia soon develop a friendship and maybe something more.
Pavarotti [12A]
Award-winning director Ron Howard and the team behind THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK celebrate the life of beloved opera star Luciano Pavarotti, who sold over 100 million records in his lifetime and brought opera to the people. Using footage from concerts, interviews and the Pavarotti family archives, Howard goes beyond the iconic public figure to reveal the man himself. Charting his rise from humble beginnings in Northern Italy through to superstardom, PAVAROTTI lifts the curtain on the great tenor as a husband and father, a committed philanthropist, and a fragile artist who had a complex relationship with his unique talents.
Vita and Virginia [12A]
Adapted from Dame Eileen Atkins’ stage play of the same name, this is the fascinating story of the affair and friendship between two authors uncompromising in their insistence to live, love and create to the fullest. Socialite Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton, THEIR FINEST, THE ESCAPE) and literary icon Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki, THE NIGHT MANAGER, WIDOWS) run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the magnetic Vita and the beguiling Virginia forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages. Their relationship would inspire one of Woolf’s most iconic novels, ‘Orlando’. Contains moderate sex, sex references and nudity.
Apollo 11 [U]
NASA’s vaults open for the first time to reveal exquisite audio and vivid film footage of its most celebrated mission: the one that first put men on the moon. The meandering cameras in Cape Canaveral capture a dreamy-eyed portrait of America as it steps into the future. From inside the Apollo 11 spacecraft, the amazingly jocular conversation of the astronauts punctuates each stage of the mission with lightness and charm. The crowds watching the rocket, however, are oblivious to the enormous pressure mission control is under to succeed. Director Todd Miller takes you straight to the heart of this intense scientific and human endeavour, sharing the atmosphere and action from every stage of the mission. The footage is so clean and vibrant, it’s as if you’re there standing at the base of the rocket. Painstakingly crafted and realised, this jaw-dropping immersive experience offers a new look into one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Enter our Apollo 11 book-to-win competition!
Yesterday [12A]
From Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis comes a British musical comedy about dreams of stardom and unexplained phenomena. Aspiring singer-songwriter Jack Malik (Patel) is struggling with his career. He’s just a man with big dreams and a guitar, loved and supported by his childhood best friend, Ellie (James); and he’s far from famous. Until one day, during a mysterious global blackout, a car hits him and he comes round to find that nobody remembers The Beatles – apart from him! Feeling obliged to bring the legendary melodies of the Fab Four back to life, and with a little help from his steely American agent (McKinnon), Jack rises to global stardom faster than you can say, ‘I believe in yesterday.’ But he may have taken on more than he can handle.
12.45 Ad and Trailer Free: No advertisements or trailers will play ahead of this screening. You are recommended to arrive promptly. True Stories: - A season of films exploring true stories: from individuals challenging society’s dominant cultural and political stories, no matter the risk to their own liberty; looking in from the outside at those seeking to sow stories of fear; artists telling stories on film, canvas and landscapes; and stories of death-defying courage in acts from the pioneering to the everyday. Playing across all Picturehouse cinemas from June to September.
10.15 Silver Screen: Aged over 60? Join the Silver Screen Club for discounted tickets and a free tea or coffee at these shows. Usual ticket prices apply to non-Members.
18.30 True Stories: - A season of films exploring true stories: from individuals challenging society’s dominant cultural and political stories, no matter the risk to their own liberty; looking in from the outside at those seeking to sow stories of fear; artists telling stories on film, canvas and landscapes; and stories of death-defying courage in acts from the pioneering to the everyday. Playing across all Picturehouse cinemas from June to September. Discover Tuesdays: Discover stunning cinema. Whether it's a cult classic, an art-house gem or a riveting documentary, there will always be a chance to see something different and brilliant in our weekly slot.
Met Summer Encore: Romeo et Juliette [TBC]
From the 2016–17 season Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher's staging of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette updates the action to 18th-century Verona and conjures both the magic and heartbreak of this timeless love story.
11.15 True Stories: - A season of films exploring true stories: from individuals challenging society’s dominant cultural and political stories, no matter the risk to their own liberty; looking in from the outside at those seeking to sow stories of fear; artists telling stories on film, canvas and landscapes; and stories of death-defying courage in acts from the pioneering to the everyday. Playing across all Picturehouse cinemas from June to September. Silver Screen: Aged over 60? Join the Silver Screen Club for discounted tickets and a free tea or coffee at these shows. Usual ticket prices apply to non-Members.
11.00 Big Scream: Exclusively for parents or carers with babies under the age of one. Audio Described: Everyone welcome. Audio Description is available for this film, and is undetectable to anyone not wearing a headset
Andre Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance [TBC]
Put on your dancing shoes for this year’s fairytale concert of the classics and crossover music. Set against the stunning medieval backdrop of Maastricht’s Vrijhof Square, André Rieu’s hometown concert features the superstar violinist with his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra plus world-class singers, other special guests and over 100 dancers. Known for his festive live performances, and with album and DVD sales of more than 40 million worldwide, André is the world’s leading pop classical artist. This year, he will be performing the music closest to his heart - the waltz, starting with ‘The Blue Danube’. So get that heart beating three-four time and prepare to whirl the night away with one of the greatest entertainers on the planet.
The Current War [12A]
Tracking the intense rivalry between inventor Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and revered entrepreneur George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), this slick, entertaining period drama tells the dramatic story of the late 19th century race to light up America and power the world. Rounding out the cast are Nicholas Hoult as the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla, Katherine Waterston as Westinghouse’s outspoken wife Marguerite, Tom Holland as Edison’s confident young secretary Samuel Insull, Matthew Macfadyen as the famous financier and banker J. P. Morgan, and Tuppence Middleton as Edison’s supportive wife Mary.
Tractor Ted My First Cinema [U]
Everyone’s favourite children’s tractor comes to Toddler Time this August with NEW Exclusive Tractor Ted episodes! Meet Tractor Ted’s new friend, Merlin the pony, for the very first time as he joins Tractor Ted, Midge the dog, Les and Farmer Tom down on the farm as they discover how silage is made. Then it’s off to a sheep farm to find out how sheep are milked. Les has a terrible time as he tries to help! Glorious Grass and Hello Ewe are NEW Tractor Ted episodes and currently only available at Picturehouse Cinemas and on YouTube! Moovie Time has quickly become a Tractor Ted favourite with over 1.2 million views on YouTube. See it on the big screen for the very first time and find out what cows are fed. Farmer Tom and Les bring in the cows and make their feed! 3 x 10 minute episodes. Approx. viewing time 30 mins.
Glyndebourne: The Magic Flute - Live [12A]
Enchantment meets the politics of the Enlightenment in Mozart’s fairy-tale opera, Die Zauberflöte. Prince Tamino is on a quest to rescue Princess Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, who has been kidnapped by her father, the evil Sarastro. With the help of the foolish bird-catcher Papageno, Tamino must brave not only dragons and the forces of darkness, but trials of fire and water in order to arrive at the truth and win Pamina as his bride. Composed just months before Mozart’s death, Die Zauberflöte is a heady blend of knock-about comedy and fantasy, its beautiful melodies woven into an allegory of wicked queens, noble princes, ancient Egyptian mythology and the lore of the Freemasons. In this new production by Barbe & Doucet, Antonello Manacorda conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a cast that includes Sofia Fomina, Björn Bürger and Caroline Wettergreen.
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans [PG]
Who are the Celts? What have the Romans ever done for us? And why is Emperor Nero dousing himself in horse wee? Find out in 90 minutes of historical hijinks based on the popular children’s books by Terry Deary. Friends, Romans, Celts… lend us your ears! The all-conquering Romans rule the civilised world – and that includes “the stain” that is Britain. While the young Emperor Nero must battle his scheming mother Agrippina for ultimate power, Celt queen Boudicca gathers an army in Britain to repel the rotten Romans. Mixed up in this battle for liberation are the teenage Atti, a reluctant Roman soldier, and Orla, a young Celt with dreams of becoming a warrior like Boudicca. Will they fall on opposite sides or forge a friendship in the chaos of Celtic-inspired rebellion?
18.30 Discover Tuesdays: Discover stunning cinema. Whether it's a cult classic, an art-house gem or a riveting documentary, there will always be a chance to see something different and brilliant in our weekly slot.
Met Opera Summer Encore: La Boheme [TBC]
From the 2013–14 season Franco Zeffirelli's picturesque staging, an audience favorite for more than 30 years, features a winning young cast, including soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Vittorio Grigolo as the lovers Mimì and Rodolfo. Stefano Ranzani conducts.
Wednesday 7th Aug
Thursday 8th Aug
11.00 Kids' Club Subtitled: Exclusively for children and their parents or carers. Unaccompanied adults are not admitted. This screening also has subtitles for people with hearing loss. HOH Subtitled: This screening has subtitles for people with hearing loss Kids' Club: Exclusively for children and their parents or carers. Unaccompanied adults are not admitted.
Friday 16th Aug
Grease [PG]
Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Met Opera Summer Encore: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia [TBC]
From the 2006–07 season Rossini's madcap comedy receives a spirited production by Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher and stars mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, tenor Juan Diego Flórez, and baritone Peter Mattei. Maurizio Benini conducts.
Thursday 22nd Aug
The Vinyl Revival + Q&A [N/A]
The Vinyl Revival explores the renaissance in all things vinyl. We hear from passionate new record shops owners as well the established die-hards still going and thriving. We speak with musicians and music industry pundits, experts on culture and music history. The film discusses the importance of the record shop and vinyl as a whole. We answer the why’s of vinyl’s revival, the human need for belonging, the love of history, and the stories of how the humble little record shop has shaped so many lives. Contributors include: Philip Selway (Radiohead), Jen Otter Bikerdike (Rock and Roll Historian), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) and Ade Utley (Portishead) Each screening will be followed by a Q&A.
20.30 + Q&A with Graham Jones: The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Graham Jones, author of Last shop Standing and The Vinyl Revival. Picturehouse Docs: Bringing you the best in new and topical documentaries covering issues around the world.
Friday 23rd Aug
Movies On The Meadows 2019 [TBC]
Cambridge Film Festival presents... MOVIES ON THE MEADOWS 2019 This August Bank Holiday sees the return of Cambridge's biggest ever weekend of open air screenings with 12 films on giant inflatable screens over four summer nights. FRIDAY 23rd Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) Amazing Grace (U) SATURDAY 24th Avengers: Endgame (12A) Free Solo (12A) Fisherman's Friends (12A) SUNDAY 25th Mary Poppins Returns (U) Monterey Pop (PG) How to Train Your Dragon - The Hidden World (PG) MONDAY 26th Monty Python and the Holy Grail (12A) American Graffiti (12A) Dr Strangelove (PG) Tickets. Adult: £16 Concession: £14 (Students and over 60s) Children: £6 (from 4 to 16 Years of age) Under 4s: Free Films start at Dusk (approximately 8pm). Please bring your own headphones
Tuesday 3rd Sep
Met Opera Summer Encore: Aida [TBC]
From the 2018–19 season Soprano Anna Netrebko and mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili offer blazing performances in Verdi's grand drama of ancient Egypt, seen in a stunning production by Sonja Frisell. Nicola Luisotti conducts.
Rigoletto On The Lake [TBC]
Compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful, Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece is being performed for the first time on the unique Bregenz lake stage. Once of Verdi’s most popular works, Rigoletto is an unforgettable tale of sacrifice and revenge, of a father’s rage and a daughter’s shame. It features several of opera’s best-known arias, including Rigoletto’s passionate denouncement ‘Cortigiani, vil razza dannata’, Gilda’s dreamy ‘Caro nome’ and the Duke’s instantly recognisable ‘La donna è mobile’. Directed and designed by Philip Stölzl, this timeless tragedy will delight audiences with a powerhouse combination of entertainment and emotional intensity from the spectacular shore of Lake Constance.
Friday 20th Sep
Monday 7th Oct
Friday 18th Oct
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [U]
Fassbinder was fascinated by strong, smart women using their wiles to navigate a man’s world; Hawks’ gorgeous musical about two showgirls sailing for Paris while checking out suitably moneyed males fits the bill perfectly. Monroe and Russell are terrific, the musical numbers are simultaneously sumptuous and ironic, and the colour and costumes are ravishing.
Monday 4th Nov
EOS: Leonardo - The Works [TBC]
Leonardo da Vinci is acclaimed as the world’s favourite artist. Many TV shows and feature films have showcased his extraordinary genius, but often not examined closely enough is the most crucial element of all: his art. Leonardo’s peerless paintings and drawings will be the focus of LEONARDO: THE WORKS, which presents every single attributed painting in Ultra HD quality – something never seen before on the big screen. Key works include ‘The Mona Lisa’, ‘The Last Supper’, ‘Lady with an Ermine’, ‘Ginevra de’ Benci’, ‘Madonna Litta’, ‘Virgin of the Rocks’ and more than a dozen others. This film also looks afresh at Leonardo’s life – his inventiveness, his sculptural skills, his military foresight and his ability to navigate the treacherous politics of the day – through the prism of his art. To be released on the 500th anniversary of his death, this is the definitive film about Leonardo – the first to truly tell the whole story.
EOS: Lucian Freud - A Self Portrait [TBC]
For the first time in history, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is bringing together Lucian Freud’s self-portraits. This intensely compelling exhibition will display more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings in which this modern master of British art turned his unflinching eye firmly on himself. One of the most celebrated painters of our time, Lucian Freud is also one of very few twentieth-century artists who portrayed themselves with such consistency. Spanning nearly seven decades, his self-portraits give a fascinating insight into both his psyche and his development as a painter, from his earliest portrait painted in 1939 to the final one executed 64 years later. When seen together, his works represent an engrossing study of the dynamic of ageing and the process of self-representation.
Tuesday 21st Jan
Tuesday 7th Apr
EOS: Easter in Art [TBC]
The story of Christ’s death and resurrection has dominated western culture for the past 2000 years. It’s perhaps the most significant historical event of all time, as recounted by the gospels but, equally, as depicted by the greatest artists in history. From the triumphant to the savage, the ethereal to the tactile, some of western civilisation’s greatest artworks focus on this pivotal moment. This beautifully crafted film explores the Easter story as depicted in art, from the time of the early Christians to the present day. Shot on location in Jerusalem, United States and throughout Europe, it explores the different ways artists have depicted the Easter story through the ages and thus depicts the history of us all.
Thursday 16th Apr
Monday 6th Jul
EOS: Frida Kahlo [TBC]
“I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality” We might think we already know Frida Kahlo – the image of floral crowns, big brows and folk style clothing have made her a muse to generations – but what lies beneath the surface of this intensely passionate woman? This highly engaging film takes us on a journey through the life of one of the most prevalent female icons. Kahlo was a prolific self-portraitist, using the canvas as a mirror through all stages of her turbulent and, at times, tragic life. Guided by interview, commentary and the artist’s own words, Exhibition On Screen uncovers that this, however, was not a life defined by tragedy. Featuring key exhibitions and interviews with world-renowned Kahlo curators, this personal and intimate film explores the extraordinary symbolism and themes in these personal canvases to seek a deeper understanding of the real Frida. Displaying a treasure trove of colour and a feast of vibrancy on screen, it offers privileged access to her works and highlights the source of her feverish creativity, her resilience and her unmatched lust for life, men, women, politics and her cultural heritage.
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Study: Horseshoe Crabs Really Are Arachnids, Just Like Spiders
One of the weirdest creatures in the sea finds a new genomic home.
By David Grossman
Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesGetty Images
Horseshoe crabs have never quite fit in with the rest of the ocean's animals. Considered living fossils, their circular bodies and sharp tails are often presented as frightening. But horseshoe crabs aren't scary, they're just misunderstood. A new scientific study has created a definitive family tree for horseshoe crabs, showing that they're best classified as arachnids.
Scientists have long known that horseshoe crabs, scientifically known as the genus Xiphosura, were related to arachnids in some way. While most arachnids live on land, a number of them live in the water. The diving bell spider, for example, uses its underwater webs to trap oxygen.
An old line of thinking assumed there was split in the family. On one level this makes sense—arachnids have become one of the most diverse classes of anthropods on Earth, with over 100,000 species. Meanwhile, the horseshoe crab genus Xiphosura has barely evolved over thousands of years, with a mere four species to its name. That also makes them harder to classify.
“This particular part of the tree of life has always been quite challenging to solve,” says Jesús Ballesteros of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, lead author of the recent study, speaking to National Geographic. “But one of the things that was surprising in this analysis is that regardless of how we treated the data, we consistently found the same results … the horseshoe crabs are always nested inside the arachnids [on the family tree].”
The study took a look at whats known as genomic sequencing, analyzing a animal's DNA sequence one painstaking genome at a time. Ballesteros and others have been sequencing horseshoe crabs for some time, allowing for the creation of what's known as a phylogenetic dataset, a fancy way of saying a family tree. Looking at the genomic sequencing of 53 species of arachnids, horseshoe crabs and sea spiders, Ballesteros' team found overwhelming data putting Xiphosura within the anarchid family. Approximately two-thirds of these genetic trees came to that conclusion.
The horseshoe crab's new family is just further emphasizes how much left there is to discover about these creatures. Biomedical companies known their worth—horseshoe crab blood is amazingly potent at detecting E. coli, among other things, making their blood worth as much as $14,000 per quart. Out of time, the arachnids are likely still full of mysteries.
Source: National Geographic
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If Stars Are Born in Pairs, Why Is Ours Single?
A new study changes the way we think our solar system formed.
M. Garlick/University of Warwick/ESO
Our planet was born as a ball of rock orbiting a single star. Or was it? New research from UC Berkeley and Harvard University suggests that almost all stars are born in pairs, including our own.
While our star is traveling alone through the galaxy, most stars come in pairs. Sometimes these binary pairs can form when two stranger stars meet and stick together. But there are so many binary stars out there that most scientists suspected there was another way for them to form.
The best way to find out how stars form is to watch them forming, but that's really hard to do. Most star formation happens in so-called "molecular clouds," which are hot, dense clouds of gas that most of our telescopes can't see through. In order to peer into these regions, astronomers would need to use a radio telescope.
More Astronomy
Recently, a group of astronomers recently did just that, pointing the Very Large Array radio telescope at the Perseus molecular cloud to complete a survey of all the young stars inside. One of those astronomers, along with a physicist from UC Berkeley, used that survey data to investigate how the stars formed.
The finding: Almost all the binary stars they saw were very young, less than a few hundred thousand years old. Most of the older stars were single, and those that were in binaries were closer together. The pair ran several simulations and found the only way this could happen is if most stars are born in pairs, loosely orbiting each other, and that they either separate early on or spiral closer together as they age.
It's likely our own sun was born as part of a pair, too. Because we're not part of a binary system anymore that means our sun's twin disappeared early in our solar system's history. It's likely in a completely different part of the galaxy from us, traveling all by itself. Maybe someday we'll be reunited.
Source: UC Berkeley
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An Energy Star Is Born
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The 7 Ships of the New Space Age
American engineers are designing and testing more new manned spacecraft than at any other time in history. Here are 7 vehicles that will change how we work and play in space.
1 Lynx
Type: Self-launched space plane
Who: XCOR Aerospace
Launching: 2014
Destination: Suborbital
The Odds: Good
Space is defined by a somewhat arbitrary number—climb above an altitude of 62 miles, the so-called Kármán Line, and an aircraft becomes a spacecraft. There the atmosphere is so thin that, for most scientific purposes, it's a vacuum. Because a so-called suborbital space flight to this altitude requires much less energy than an orbital launch—about one twenty-fifth as much—many private space companies are devising ways to get science experiments and wealthy tourists there. XCOR Aerospace of Mojave, Calif., believes it can offer the cheapest trip. It is already selling $95,000 tickets on a 30-foot space plane called the Lynx. "You're sitting in the cockpit," says XCOR chief operating officer Andrew Nelson, turning the spacecraft's small size and two-passenger maximum into selling points. "It's going to be a real astronaut experience." Unlike capsules and other space planes, the Lynx does not need to ride another rocket to get into space. Instead, the Lynx will fire its four custom-made kerosene and liquid-oxygen rocket engines to take off horizontally from a runway, as a plane does, and then climb steeply on its way to space. The first test flight may take place within months.
Takeoff: The space plane speeds along a runway under the power of four rocket engines.
Ascent: The Lynx reaches Mach 2.9 as it speeds straight upward.
Apogee: The engines cut out about 3 minutes after takeoff. The craft follows a parabolic trajectory in suborbital space.
Reentry: Thermal insulation on the nose and leading edges of the wings protect the craft from the heat of reentry.
Landing: The space plane sheds speed by circling in a downward corkscrew. The wing area is sized for landing at moderate speeds, near 110 knots—a little slower than that of an airliner during a landing.
Fly Again: Lynx's creators say the space plane will be able to make four flights a day.
2 New Shepard
Type: Manned capsule
Who: Blue Origin/Jeff Bezos
Launching: Unknown
Visionary billionaire Jeff Bezos, the 49-year-old founder of Amazon.com, has spent more than a decade on a secret project to conquer space. Bezos poured millions of his $25 billion fortune into a venture called Blue Origin, operating out of an experimental launch site he created (with FAA approval) in a remote corner of West Texas. In 2011 the company released footage of a lozenge-shaped preliminary test vehicle, New Shepard, taking off vertically, hovering at an altitude of 548 feet, and then setting gently down. A booster with the ability to land under its own rocket power after separating from a capsule would trim the high cost of retrieving it from the ocean after a splashdown.
A TWO-PART VEHICLE
The propulsion module propels the entire spacecraft off the launchpad. The pressurized crew capsule detaches and heads into space. The propulsion module's main engine powers a vertical landing near the launch site. The capsule returns to Earth under a parachute.
Internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos kept the existence of his spaceflight company a secret for three years after he founded it in 2000. The company flies experimental vehicles, such as this flight-test capsule, at its private West Texas spaceport.
3 SpaceShipTwo
Mark Greenberg
Type: Air-launched space plane
Who: Virgin Galactic/Richard Branson
The Odds: Very good
The golden age of aviation between World Wars I and II, radical airplane design was inspired by high-dollar challenges. In 1927 Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic to win the $25,000 Orteig Prize. The modern equivalent, the Ansari X Prize, helped create what will likely become the first operating space tourism venture, Virgin Galactic. In 2004 a single-seat craft called SpaceShipOne launched from an airplane, breached the Kármán Line, repeated the feat within two weeks, and won the $10 million prize. The hardware, built by famed designer Burt Rutan in collaboration with Virgin Group mogul Richard Branson, laid the groundwork for a business to take customers along for the ride. The new version will carry up to six tourists and two pilots on a two-part journey to space. First the 60-foot-long, 140-foot-wingspan craft's mothership, WhiteKnightTwo, will haul SpaceShipTwo to an altitude of 50,000 feet. Then the rocket ship will detach, fire its engine, and zoom spaceward. At an altitude of 68 miles, the curvature of the Earth and the serene glow of the atmosphere will be visible against the blackness of the cosmos. The $250,000 ticket will grant riders only about 4 minutes of weightlessness. More than 600 customers, including Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher, and Leonardo DiCaprio, have signed up for the trip. "I believe over the next few decades, we will take hundreds of thousands of people to space," Branson tells PM via email. "My vision for Virgin Galactic is to make affordable manned access to space a reality."
4 Orion
Martin Laksman
Type: Interstellar manned stretch capsule
Who: NASA/U.S. Congress
Launching: 2021–2025
Destination: Asteroid, Mars
The Odds: Even
NASA is outsourcing trips to Earth's orbit, but the agency still has eyes on deep space and plans to use the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle to get there. Orion will consist of a capsule mated to a module that provides propulsion and pressurized living quarters. The capsule's first test flight will take place in 2014: It will be carried into space on a 235-foot Delta IV rocket, reenter the atmosphere, and splash down in the Pacific. Orion may get a new ride for its actual missions. Work is under way at NASA facilities in Huntsville, Ala., on the Space Launch System, a 321-foot-tall rocket. Such a heavy lifter will come in handy when (or if) NASA astronauts head to the moon, an asteroid, or beyond. "More and more," says Dan Dumbacher, director of NASA's Exploration Systems Development office, "we're talking about Mars as our ultimate goal." The vision may be too ambitious, critics say. The launch system is so huge that NASA envisages using it only every two years, at $6 billion a pop.
BOOTS ON AN ASTEROID
NASA is considering sending astronauts in an Orion spacecraft to the surface of a near-Earth asteroid in 2025. The journey to asteroid 1999 AO10 described here would take five months.
The Launch: The Orion, with a crew of four, launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The Flyby: After about five days of flight, Orion slingshots around the moon, using its gravity to catch 1999 AO10.
The Rendezvous: Two months after liftoff, the crew reaches the asteroid. They spend two weeks on the surface but cannot land because the space rock has so little gravity. Instead, they secure the vessel to the surface and conduct space walks to take samples.
The Return: Since 1999 AO10 is approaching Earth, the trip home will be slightly shorter. Once in Earth's orbit, the spacecraft's capsule will detach and splash down in the ocean.
5 Dragon
Reuters/NASA
Who: Space Exploration Technologies/Elon Musk
Destination: Orbit (International Space Station)
Skeptics heaped doubt on Elon Musk in 2002 when he founded Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX. But by 2010 his scrappy startup became the first to replicate what only government had achieved when an unmanned Dragon capsule rode a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit, then descended via parachute, and was recovered from the Pacific. The next step on Musk's conquest of space: upgrading the reusable Dragon into a human-rated craft called DragonRider that can carry crew to the ISS. Using innovative design and operations, SpaceX says human flight will cost only $20 million per seat; the U.S. currently pays about $63 million per passenger on the Russian Soyuz. It takes an iconoclastic billionaire to form a spaceflight company. "The demand for human space transportation is uncertain and the penalties for failure are immense," says Scott Pace, director of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute.
A Dragon capsule (above) attached to the International Space Station in 2012. The station's arm stands by to grip the capsule when it detaches for a return trip to Earth.
DRAGON TO DRAGONRIDER
Engineers are transforming the unmanned Dragon capsule into the DragonRider spacecraft.
Larger Windows: Astronauts will monitor from windows as they dock to the space station. Riders of future versions landing with rockets need more visibility.
More Thrusters: In an emergency 18 SuperDraco thrusters on the capsule's sides could carry a crew into orbit with 120,000 pounds of axial thrust.
Improved Interior: The capsule will be outfitted for a crew of seven. Since the unmanned version is pressurized, the capsule is easy to reconfigure for humans.
6 Dream Chaser
Type: Rocket-launched space plane
Who: Sierra Nevada Space Systems
Destination: Earth orbit
Space planes have advantages. Instead of passively plummeting through the atmosphere like a capsule, they can maneuver, change their landing destination midflight, and be reused after a short turnaround. But two U.S. space shuttle disasters suggest that space planes are not ideal for orbital missions. By carrying cargo and crew in the same vehicle, the shuttle required that everything be carried aloft on expensive, human-rated equipment. Also, tacking the shuttle alongside its boosters and fuel tank allowed for the kind of debris strike that doomed Columbia. But Sierra Nevada Space Systems is betting it can redeem the reputation of the orbital space plane with the Dream Chaser, a winged crew-delivery vehicle that's competing for NASA contracts to deliver people to the ISS. Dream Chaser will avoid the shuttle's main flaws by carrying crew separately from cargo and by launching atop an Atlas V rocket. But it will retain its advantages, including a maximum deceleration on reentry of only 2 g's—1 g less than what a capsule experiences. The spacecraft also has flexibility as to where it can land. "Anywhere a 737 can land, Dream Chaser can too," says Mark Sirangelo, vice president of Sierra Nevada. Suborbital test flights are slated for 2015, with launches to orbit two years later.
RIDE INSIDE
Up to seven passengers can ride Dream Chaser into space. The spacecraft hitches into orbit on the tip of a rocket, detaches, and is designed to back in to the docking station of the space station. Dream Chaser has not yet flown, but engineers towed the craft for runway evaluations and dropped it from helicopters for glide tests.
7 Inspiration Mars
Type: Interplanetary transport
Who: Inspiration Mars Foundation/Dennis Tito
Destination: Mars
The Odds: Long
The red-brown martian landscape slowly rolls beneath the cupola windows as you peer down. Then you turn and look at the woman floating next to you. You and your wife are on the most far-out honeymoon of all time. This is the vision of the Inspiration Mars Foundation, headed by former NASA engineer, investment guru, and pioneering space tourist Dennis Tito. (In 2001 he spent around $20 million for eight days aboard the ISS.) Tito's group aims to take advantage of a planetary alignment in 2018 that occurs every 15 years. It will allow a spacecraft to travel from Earth to Mars and back on a free-return trajectory—that is, without burning any propellant. Inspiration Mars will start accepting applications next year for a 501-day mission that will swing within 100 miles of the Martian surface. The group is planning to select a married couple, perhaps newlyweds, in the interest of psychological compatibility. "Inspiration Mars estimates it needs to raise $1 billion to $2 billion. We're laying the groundwork to do things that were once considered inconceivable, like go to other planets," says Teal Group's Marco Caceres.
If circling Mars doesn't sound sufficiently ambitious, consider Mars One, a Dutch nonprofit that aims to land four volunteers on Mars in 2023—and leave them there. As part of the proposed $6 billion program, Mars One will dispatch robotic missions to pave the way, the first departing in 2016. So far, 200,000 applicants have signed up for the 2023 trip. Would-be colonists from more than 140 countries registered; Americans make up the biggest contingent, at 24 percent.
8 Spaceports on the Rise
Here are updates from some of America's prominent spaceports.
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport: This state-run operation is based at the NASA launch facility on Wallops Island, Va. In September Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its Cygnus capsule to the International Space Station, establishing the spaceport as a center of private space operations.
• Spaceport America:
In New Mexico a 12,000-foot runway is open, and freshly recruited runway fire crews arrived this year at the first facility built solely to support private space operations. The New Mexico site is the headquarters for Virgin Galactic, which hopes to begin ferrying space tourists next year.
• Kennedy Space Center: This famed NASA spaceport in Florida is now hosting private companies. SpaceX and Blue Origin are clashing over a launchpad that was once used by NASA's most powerful rockets. NASA is keeping a nearby launchpad ready for its proposed heavy lifter, the Space Launch System.
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Posted on March 17, 2019 by Portsmouth Daily Times
Wheelersburg bows out of tournament with loss to Harvest Prep
Pirates finish at 26-1, the most single season wins in school history
By Derrick Webb - dwebb@aimmediamidwest.com
Wheelersburg senior Tanner Holden finishes his career in the Pirate uniform following their 52-38 loss to Harvest Prep Saturday afternoon.
Photo courtesy of Terry Stevenson
Wheelersburg, winners of back to back district titles, fell to Canal Winchester Harvest Prep Saturday afternoon in their Division III regional final, 52-38.
Wheelersburg sophomore J.J. Truitt will be the lone returning starter for Pirates head coach Steven Ater next season.
ATHENS — Before Saturday’s tip ever took place, Wheelersburg had already been written off.
Competing in a Division III regional final against Canal Winchester Harvest Prep, the Pirates weren’t even supposed to compete with the highly-touted Warriors — a team that had beaten its postseason opponents by an average margin of 35.2 points.
But the Pirates didn’t just compete. They held Harvest Prep scoreless in the second quarter, forced a 29-29 tie midway through the third and forced the Warriors to played at a slowed pace.
Still, in the end, the result was a season-ending 52-38 loss at Ohio University’s Convocation Center. But it wasn’t one where coach Steven Ater’s crew never had a chance in.
“We felt like [Harvest Prep’s] game plan favored us,” Ater said. “They were just able to make a couple more shots than we did. Basketball is always a game of runs and they made one final push there in the fourth quarter that we couldn’t answer. But I thought we stood toe to toe with them, fought and gave everything we had. That’s why I’m so proud of these kids.”
Entering the second quarter trailing 21-12, the Pirates (26-1) went on a 6-0 run, cutting the lead to 21-18 heading into the break. At one point, Harvest Prep stood idle near Wheelersburg’s bench and held the ball for at least a minute and a half — not the Warriors’ usual M.O.
“I thought we responded well and had the game and the tempo being played the way we wanted it to be played,” Ater said. “They were OK holding the ball and we were OK with a one, two possession ballgame. We felt like, if it was that way in the fourth quarter, we’d have a shot. I think it went that way for us. We didn’t quit. We settled in and made our run.”
In the end, as Ater alluded to, Harvest Prep (26-2) used a 17-2 second half run to seal a win. But not before Wheelersburg’s seniors led the Pirates to battle.
The loss forced the Pirates to say goodbye to Tanner Holden, Dustin Darnell, Connor Mullins, and Trent and Justin Salyers.
“We spent four years together and those five guys have been there through summers, offseasons … you get close and personal with these guys,” Ater said. “Your heart is breaking for them. But I’m just so proud of the bar they’ve set and how they’ve raised that bar. It’s a credit to their character and their resolve. That’s why we were where we were.”
Tale of the tape
The two teams traded punches for much of a fast-paced first quarter, playing to an 11-11 tie with 4:58 left. But that’s when Harvest Prep’s Christopher Anthony led his team on a 10-0 run before the Warriors took that aforementioned 21-12 lead into halftime.
Holden scored with 5:40 left in the first half, making it 21-14, before J.J. Truitt and Mullins added buckets to cut the lead to 21-18 heading into the break.
In the third, Darnell scored with 7:18 to go, capping an 8-0 run and cutting the lead to just a single point. Holden then hit a 3 at the 6:41 mark, making it 24-23, before the Warriors ripped off a 6-0 run to take a 29-23 edge with 5:31 left.
That’s when Holden knocked down back-to-back triples, tying the game 29-29. Unfortunately, it was at that point where Harvest Prep went on a 17-2 run to put the game out of reach and effectively end Wheelersburg’s tournament run.
“Everyday, practice was fun and that shows what type of group you have,” Ater said. “This group came to practice everyday, wanting to get better, wanting to work, hungry to learn. I think that showed. Our defensive efforts, our character … that’s what kept us in this ballgame.”
Stat book
Holden led all scorers with 22 points, nine rebounds and three assists while Truitt and Trent Salyers added six points each.
Harvest Prep was led by Anthony, who scored 16 points alongside nine rebounds while Elijah Glenn scored 14 points. Brandon Beavers was also a factor, scoring six points and grabbing eight boards.
Wheelersburg: 12-6-11-9 — 38
Harvest Prep: 21-0-12-19 — 52
Wheelersburg: 15-46 FG, 2-4 FT, 6-24 3pt. (Holden 3), 27 rebounds (Holden 9), 8 turnovers, 9 assists (Truitt 3, Holden 3). Scoring: Holden 22, Salyers 6, Truitt 6, Mullins 2, Darnell 2.
Harvest Prep: 16-41 FG, 12-16 FT, 4-18 3pt. (Glenn 2), 30 rebounds (Anthony 9), 5 turnovers, 7 assists (Beavers 2, Glenn 2). Scoring: Anthony 16, Glenn 14, Tate 9, Hines 7, Beavers 6.
https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2019/03/web1_tannerholden_031619-2.jpgWheelersburg senior Tanner Holden finishes his career in the Pirate uniform following their 52-38 loss to Harvest Prep Saturday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Terry Stevenson
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January 2009: Powell Gilbert LLP announces arrival of new partner
LEADING IP LITIGATION BOUTIQUE, POWELL GILBERT LLP, LANDS NOKIA DIRECTOR TO INCREASE ITS TELECOMS, ELECTRONICS, IT AND PATENT LITIGATION EXPERTISE.
Dr Ari Laakkonen, former head of Nokia’s European Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Litigation Group, responsible for Nokia’s patent, intellectual property and related litigation and disputes in Europe, joins IP boutique, Powell Gilbert on 6th January 2009, as the firm’s 7th partner.
Powell Gilbert LLP, founded in March 2007, has expanded fast and rapidly secured its place as one of the UK’s leading IP litigation practices. Since starting up it has been involved in many important UK patent cases and continues to win new clients from areas of cutting edge technology and from major brand owners. Recognised as having particular expertise in the life sciences, PG’s founding partners have also been building highly successful telecoms, electronics and IT practices and represent international clients in many high profile cases .
Powell Gilbert is now set for further growth with the addition of Laakkonen to the team. A Chartered Engineer with a PhD in Computer Science, he spent a year as Senior European Counsel at Bird & Bird after years of experience with Nokia handling major IPR matters, including patent litigation.
Dr Penny Gilbert, one of the founding partners at PG said today, ‘We are delighted to welcome Ari to the partnership. With a Doctorate in Computer Science, his technical background is exceptional and he has a breadth of experience, as both in-house and outside legal counsel, which will be invaluable to Powell Gilbert and our clients as we extend the range and depth of services we offer. We are thrilled he has decided to join us.’
Powell Gilbert LLP
Launched in March 2007 by 5 partners and 5 associates from Bristows
Expanded in 20 months to 28 people in all: 6 partners and 15 fee earners, including one barrister on secondment and 5 litigation support team/technical assistants/paralegals) with 7 support staff Actively recruiting across all litigation areas despite economic downturn
5 partners ranked in Chambers UK 2009 for Intellectual Property expertise
Clients include: a major mobile telephone company; several major Japanese electronics companies; German, Japanese, Australian, Indian, UK and US pharmaceutical companies; Danish, UK and US biotech companies; a variety of households brands in the FMCG sector, including perfume creators and a leading Danish furniture designer
Major patent cases in which PG has represented clients have included:
Yeda v Sanofi Aventis & ImClone (the only IP case heard in the House of Lords in 2007), where PG successfully represented Yeda
Aerotel v Wavecrest – the leading patents case on business method patents, appeal in 2009
Eli Lilly v Human Genome Sciences Inc – important gene patent litigation, appeal in 2009
Monsanto v Cargill – first patent case on GM crops
Eli Lilly v Dr Reddy – patent protection for olanzapine, appeal in 2009
Almirall v Boehringer Ingelheim – asthma treatment patents case, judgment awaited
Ratiopharm & Sandoz v Napp – successful defence of two pharmaceutical formulation patents, appeal likely.
Dr Ari Laakkonen
Aged 42, Finnish, educated in Finland and at Imperial College and Kings College, London (PhD in Computer Science), Bristol University and The College of Law, trained at Linklaters, admitted as an English solicitor in 1997
Chartered Engineer and Chartered Member of the British
Computer Society
Council Member AIPPI, UK
Senior European Counsel at Bird & Bird for a year dealing with various cases before the Patents Court for Nokia and other telecoms and electronics companies
Previously, Director of IPR and Senior IPR Litigation Counsel at Nokia, responsible for managing all Nokia’s intellectual property litigation in Europe, including multi-jurisdictional disputes. Cases for which he was responsible were decided in France, Italy, Germany, Asia, The Netherlands, China, and the US as well as the UK
Speaks Finnish, Swedish and French
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Cloth $46.00 ISBN: 9780226020549 Published August 2008
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Beasts at Bedtime
Liam Heneghan
Seth Lerer
How Poems Think
Reginald Gibbons
True-Love
Allen Grossman
Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema
Stefan Andriopoulos
Translated by Peter Jansen and Stefan Andriopoulos
Cinema and Modernity
E-book $10.00 to $46.00 About E-books ISBN: 9780226020570 Published September 2008
Silent cinema and contemporaneous literature explored themes of mesmerism, possession, and the ominous agency of corporate bodies that subsumed individual identities. At the same time, critics accused film itself of exerting a hypnotic influence over spellbound audiences. Stefan Andriopoulos shows that all this anxiety over being governed by an outside force was no marginal oddity, but rather a pervasive concern in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Tracing this preoccupation through the period’s films—as well as its legal, medical, and literary texts—Andriopoulos pays particular attention to the terrifying notion of murder committed against one’s will. He returns us to a time when medical researchers described the hypnotized subject as a medium who could be compelled to carry out violent crimes, and when films like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler famously portrayed the hypnotist’s seemingly unlimited power on the movie screen. Juxtaposing these medicolegal and cinematic scenarios with modernist fiction, Andriopoulos also develops an innovative reading of Kafka’s novels, which center on the merging of human and corporate bodies.
Blending theoretical sophistication with scrupulous archival research and insightful film analysis, Possessed adds a new dimension to our understanding of today’s anxieties about the onslaught of visual media and the expanding reach of vast corporations that seem to absorb our own identities.
I Tales of Hypnotic Crime
II Invisible Corporate Bodies
III Staging the Hypnotic Crime
IV Bernheim, Caligari, Mabuse: Cinema and Hypnotism
V Human and Corporate Bodies in Broch and Kafka
Appendix A. Filmography
Jonathan Crary, Meyer Schapiro Professor of Modern Art and Theory, Columbia University
“Not only a groundbreaking study of early twentieth-century German film and literature, Stefan Andriopoulos’s Possessed is an extraordinary examination of cultural anxieties about individual agency and autonomy amid the consolidation of corporate and institutional power at the beginning of the previous century. With exemplary historical precision and intellectual nuance, the book illuminates the relations between early cinematic attractions, modernist fiction, and emerging technologies of control and suggestion."—Jonathan Crary, Meyer Schapiro Professor of Modern Art and Theory, Columbia University
Eric Rentschler
“Ambitious and wide-ranging, Possessed is a remarkably invigorating interdisciplinary exercise that will be read with profit by individuals in cinema and media studies, comparative literature, and the history of science. It reaches conclusions that are both precisely stated and inordinately suggestive.”--Eric Rentschler, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Anton Kaes, Chancellor Professor of German and Film Studies, University of California, Berkeley
“A superb testimony to the enduring allure and resonance of German Expressionist cinema, Possessed illustrates the richness of a methodology that recharges the past with new symbolic energy.”
"[The author] provides numerous new insights into early-20th-century German culture while also illuminating some provocative parallels to debates over media and corporate culture in the early 21st century."
German Quarterly
“Stefan Andriopoulos’s fascinating, interdisciplinary study examines in great detail the connections between legal, medical, and literary discourses of hypnotism, and the birth of cinema. His aim . . . is admirably supported by a comprehensive survey of discursive developments in the legal and medical worlds, and how literature, and then cinema, appropriated this discourse in the name of entertainment. . . . Andriopoulos relates how Guy de Maupassant once received a hallucinatory visitation of his own self, which compelled him to write material against his own will and subsequently disappeared again. This anecdote seems to be an appropriate note on which to end an overall compelling account of hypnotism and somnambulism in the early years of German cinema.”
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The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta.
First Edition of Albert Einsteins The Evolution of Physics; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication to Heinz Norden
Einstein, Albert & Infeld, Leopold.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1938.
First edition of this classic work, which traces the development of ideas in physics. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Albert Einstein on the front free endpaper in the year of publication. The recipient, Heinz Norden was the editor of Albert Einstein’s book Einstein on Peace. He served as a publisher and “among the authors he translated and brought to publication were Goethe, Thomas Mann and Albert Einstein” (The New York Times). Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Trade editions signed by Einstein are uncommon, examples with such significant association are rare.
Upon publication The Saturday Review of Literature praised Evolution of Physics as "masterly Einstein and Infelds book should do much to spread an understanding and appreciation one of the great dramas in the evolution of human thought."
First Editions of Lord Skidelsky's Monumental Biography of J.M. Keynes; Each volume inscribed by Him
Skidelsky, Robert.
John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed 1883-1920; The Economist as Savior 1920-1037; Fighting For Britain 1937-1946.
London: Macmillan, 1983-2000.
First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed biography on J.M. Keynes. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by the author in each volume. Each are near fine with the dust jackets that show only light wear.
"The adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with you:" Rare First Edition of From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler; Signed by E.L. Konigsburg
Konigsburg, E. L.
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
New York: Atheneum, 1967.
First edition of the author’s Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by E.L. Konigsburg on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare in this condition and signed.
"Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians": First Edition of Warrior: An Autobiography; Inscribed by Ariel Sharon
Sharon, Ariel with David Chanoff.
Warrior: An Autobiography.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.
First edition of Sharon’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Inscribed and dated by Ariel Sharon on the half-title page. Laid in a lecture announcement by Sharon. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
"The smaller the unit of government and the more restricted the functions assigned government, the less likely it is that its actions will reflect special interests rather than the general interest": First Edition of Free to Choose; Signed by Milton and Rose Friedman
Friedman, Milton & Rose.
Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.
First edition of Friedmans’ persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Milton Friedman and signed by Rose Friedman. Bottom boards rubbed and some scattered foxing to the edges, in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco box. Rare signed and inscribed.
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The 10 Best Performances of America’s Got Talent Season 12
Before I start this, I wanted to give a quick shout-out to the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund GoFundMe campaign. Any massacre is horrific of course but especially with the connection AGT has with the city I thought it’d be good to share.
I’ve thought a lot about what to do with this blog during the off-season. I know I don’t want it to go completely dormant like last year, so I’m going to try to post at least twice per month. One post will be a roundup of any notable alumni updates and the other will vary a bit. For this month I recently grabbed a copy of Mandy Harvey’s book “Sensing the Rhythm” which was released last week, so I’ll get a review of that up once I’ve finished reading it!
For now, let’s get to the top 10 list! Note that I didn’t allow myself to include multiple performances from the same act so I wouldn’t run out of things to say. 😛
10. Preacher Lawson Proves Himself to be a “Driving” Force in the Competition (Auditions)
While I’ve made it clear I didn’t agree with some of the representation of certain act genres we had in the Season 12 live shows, I think Preacher Lawson was definitely the best comedian of all those we saw by miles, so if we could only have one make it through, I’m glad it was him. Most of his performances were on a similar level for me – all around solid, with a couple laugh-out-loud jokes and good personality to make the lesser material palatable. After re-watching each of them, I still think his best performance was his very first audition.
He started by easing into the jokes by answering each question from the judges with a hint of humor, which made a nice segue into the set itself. As the season went on, Preacher slowly began incorporating more and more of his “over-the-top” bits into his performances, culminating in one long joke in the Finals that lasted about 30 seconds (you know the one :P). But here, we don’t get it until late in the act, giving us time to warm up to his style of humor before taking it to the next level with the grandma impression.
This performance was so good that even though it was one of the very first acts shown in the season premiere, it stuck out in my mind through the following weeks of auditions, and by the time we got to Preacher’s next set in the third episode of the Judge Cuts round, I was on the edge of my seat in anticipation to see what he would bring us next.
9. Billy & Emily England Go for a Spin, Game of Thrones-style (Semi-Finals)
Like most danger performers who’ve gone on AGT, Billy & Emily England were certainly one of the more controversial acts of Season 12. Some people loved them, others feared them, and a few thought their act was more suited to a “redneck family reunion” than a primetime TV talent show (Facebook’s words, not mine).
I was concerned early on that the “wow” factor of the extreme roller-skating would wear off a little too quickly, but in a surprise result (at least to me) they avoided Quarter-Finals Dunkin’ Save territory and spun on straight to the Semis. By the time their second live show rolled around, not only had there been many a comment stating they needed to “step it up” but also many questioning their relationship as siblings. I don’t know if the concept for their Semi-Finals performance was an intentional nod to the speculation of incest, but either way, the Game of Thrones-esque set-up added an extra sense of intensity to the act.
Of course, the theme wasn’t the only thing that made this performance epic; Billy and Emily started out somewhat slow, but that helped them build tension and suspense as they kept adding to the danger with each passing trick. They even maintained strong showmanship whenever they had to pause the actual spinning to maintain their balance. It all culminated in one final daring move we hadn’t seen from them in any of their previous AGT showings; Billy tossing Emily off the platform, ending as the victor of the storyline.
8. Sara & Hero are “Walking on Sunshine” at the Beach (Semi-Finals)
Sara & Hero had kind of a rough start to the season, narrowly making it to the Judge Cuts round. But from there, they charmed the judges and viewers enough to make it all the way the 5th place without ever being on the Dunkin’ Save bubble! I really love Sara’s commitment to training dogs using positive reinforcement, and she managed to raise the bar with pretty much every AGT performance.
The Semi-Finals act is the one that I think worked the best. The beach theme was very well-suited to the “girl and her dogs” storyline and it had the biggest variety of tricks we hadn’t seen from them yet. The beginning with the CPR was arguably the best part since it was the only real “story” section of the performance, but the level of the tricks that followed made up for it. (The volleyball stuff was particularly impressive.) None of them went on for too long, and most of the transitions were smooth enough for Hero and Loki to keep up nicely. There were a couple of mistakes but none of the prevented the routine from progressing as it should (I really liked how Sara just kind of rolled with everything). I would have to say this was probably the most uplifting performance of the season, and it was no surprise for them to make the Finals as a result!
7. Colin Cloud Goes Undercover (Semi-Finals)
I feel like illusion-based acts are always at least a little controversial (“it’s not REAL magic”) but mentalism tends to stir up particularly heated debates. A lot of people are convinced there are plants in the audience or the judges are in on the trick (I highly doubt the latter is true, but I know of an instance or two when the host knew what was up). I know how quite a few of the tricks we’ve seen from this genre over the years are done, and there are a variety of different methods the performers have used. I know a lot of people like to make fun of Colin’s label as the “Real-Life Sherlock Holmes” but since the season ended a couple weeks ago I’ve looked up some videos of him online and the claims of forensic studies seem pretty legit and tied to a lot of his tricks. Granted, most of what he did beyond the Judge Cuts round incorporated less of that stuff, but it still helped me understand/appreciate some of his performances (ie. the Quarter-Finals one) more.
I actually almost selected Colin’s Judge Cuts act for his entry on the list, but I decided that while I did like the tricks in that one better, I think his Semi-Finals showing was stronger as an overall performance. Sometimes it’s not only what we’re seeing, but how it’s presented to us. While watching this on the night it aired I was disappointed at first; we’d seen a very similar illusion performed by Tom London earlier in the season, and that hadn’t boded well for his status in the competition. I was so confused. Why would a mentalist who’d shown he could perform all kinds of cool tricks chose to go down the route of doing one that didn’t even involve those skills? (Well, aside from the first bit with Howie’s phone unlock code.)
Just as I was about ready to give up on Colin, the flashback video started. While it didn’t change the essence of the trick, it added a whole new layer to the performance. The amount of effort put behind all those “clues” (especially in the burger place) was very impressive, and the thing with the board at the end was pretty funny (I’d been confused by the seemingly arbitrary “number of possibilities” since the video calling for tweet submissions was posted online a week prior). Suddenly, a disappointingly lackluster performance became one of my favorites of the entire season. Just goes to show that the delivery and presentation of an act can be equally as impactful as the material itself.
6. Merrick Hanna Dances to “I Built a Friend” (Auditions)
Real talk: the Season 12 premiere was probably one of the best AGT audition round episodes I’ve ever seen. Most of the really memorable auditions were shown in those two hours, and they made for a very strong start to the season. One of the acts in this episode that captivated me the most was Merrick Hanna.
I’d seen lots of animation dancing in the past, but rarely any that actually told a story. Merrick chose a great song to use; it wasn’t mainstream (so everyone would associate it with him) and was about a kind an his robot so the dancing really connected to the music well. His acting was also amazing and really sold the performance. In later rounds, we didn’t get this kind of rawness from Merrick (though he was still very good) but I’m glad we at least got to see it once on AGT.
5. Light Balance Stars a Party in the Dolby (Finals)
As the only Golden Buzzer act that didn’t involve singing, I think a lot of the dance and variety fans were really pulling for Light Balance to go far in the competition…and they did! They actually managed to beat all but two of the singing Golden Buzzers, not to mention every other act of the season!
We’ve seen several light-up dance crews over the years, but what I think made Light Balance special was their polished-ness and memorable characters, most noticeably the Abe Lincoln-esque fellow and the Wolfman. They frequently appeared in their performances and the Wolfman in particular gave way to some neat tricks (like the jail cell escape in this act).
The light-up dance acts can get old after awhile, but the trick is to incorporate different levels of movement, character, and tricks to them to keep things from getting stale. That’s exactly what Light Balance gave us this season, and it all culminated in this full-out dance party of a performance.
4. Diavolo Takes Us on a Journey Through Time and Space (Semi-Finals)
Diavolo is a great example of an act utilizing set pieces well without letting them take over the whole show. Their scenery is carefully selected to showcase what the dancers can do, and what I loved about this performance in particular was the variety of things they incorporated into it. They used several set pieces – each in a different way – and the transitions between each segment were seamless which made the whole act flow very naturally. I’m not entirely sure what the “story” of this performance was supposed to be, but I have a feeling it may have been purposefully vague in order to try to get the audience’s minds working to try to come up with their own unique interpretations.
I really don’t know what else to say about this. How does one even describe Diavolo? “Dance troupe” certainly doesn’t cover it, and neither does “acrobatics group”. I guess the best way to explain Diavolo in a nutshell would simply be “art”.
3. Bello Nock Conquerors the “Wheel of Death” (Quarter-Finals)
Bello Nock may be a seasoned professional at daredevil performances (let’s be real, a lot of the variety acts on AGT are) but that didn’t change the fear we all faced when he took a spin on the “Wheel of Death” for us in the Quarter-Finals.
When Sophie – who was at the live shows that week – first told me what Bello’s act was, I was kind of disappointed. It just didn’t seem very exciting. How could spinning on a giant wheel keep people entertained for three minutes? It just seemed like the awe factor would disappear very quickly. Luckily, Bello managed to create enough intrigue and suspense to keep us on our toes for the entire performance. He started by doing some fun tricks inside the wheel, then suddenly made things much more dramatic by climbing onto the outside of it and slowed things down, making it seem like he might fall off.
The tone change came at just the right time; as soon as the first segment was starting to wear out its welcome, a sudden shift in stakes brought the excitement back. Bello wasn’t just entertaining the audience anymore, but making them root for him. He built the tension at just the right pace and ended with a nail-biting but ultimately satisfying conclusion.
I really thought this performance played into the “fan-favorite Wildcard” storyline quite nicely, and was baffled it sent him packing. (I know some viewers have a disdain for danger acts, but remember, this was the same week that resulted in Billy & Emily making the top 5, so I’m still confused about Bello’s elimination.)
2. Mandy Harvey Semi-Finals: “Release Me” (Semi-Finals)
At first, Mandy’s AGT journey seemed oddly familiar…she came out with a ukulele at the end of the second episode, performed an original song, and received a Golden Buzzer. It felt like she was the second coming of Grace VanderWaal, only with a tragic backstory tacked on for good measure, which – fair or not – made me feel more weary than excited.
Her next showing in the Quarter-Finals was quite nice, but it was her Semi-Finals performance that really got me on board the Mandy train. Her first two songs were light, pretty, and overall pleasant, but in this performance, Mandy shed the sweetness (and the ukulele) and got raw. “Release Me” showed a much darker side of Mandy that we hadn’t yet seen, and there seemed to be so much weight behind every note she sang. Without the ukulele, her body language was much more expressive; the decision to sign the lyrics reminded us of her roadblock in life, but also was a way to use her body to express the sentiment behind the music, and her face was also much more expressive than we’d seen in her previous AGT showings.
Everything came together and made for a powerful performance that dramatically stood out from all the other solo singing acts in Season 12, and I really wish she’d saved this for the last week since her actual performance in the Finals felt like the wall that had been torn down in this one had been rebuilt to a degree.
1. Darci Lynne Farmer Helps Edna Doorknocker Serenade Simon (Semi-Finals)
Darci Lynne Farmer was one of the rare AGT acts that combined three very distinct talents, and I think her showing in the Semi-Finals was her best combination of her ventriloquism, comedy, and singing skills.
Right from when she opened the box, it was clear how dedicated Darci was to making Edna seem like a separate being from herself. The speaking voice was clearly distinct from her own, and when it came time for the song she not only had to nail the complexities of the vocal performance (which involved belting) but had to do it in the character’s voice, which she nailed.
Darci’s comedic chops were as strong as ever, not only in the delivery of the material (especially the hilarious meta AGT references) but also in her facial expressions, even when she was doing the ventriloquism. The best example of this was when she was walking over to Simon while singing. Her voice as Edna was passionate, but her own facial expression was clearly reluctant. It takes a lot of skill for someone to perform one way with their voice and the opposite way with their face, and she had it down pat.
I’ve seen a lot of criticism for Darci’s victory, most of it not actually having anything to do with her or the act itself, but for being “too obvious”. While I found it annoying that the champions of both Seasons 11 and 12 felt determined pretty early on and get wanting to be surprised, that’s more on the producers than the actual talent. I think Darci fully deserved her win, being one of those rare acts that can appeal to music fans and variety-lovers alike.
October 5, 2017 I Written By Julia
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Pure America’s Got Talent Season 12 Live Show #1: Power Rankings
The Quarter-Finals have FINALLY started (this is actually the latest the first live show of the season has ever been scheduled) which means the fate of the performers is now in the audience’s hands…well, mostly. We’ve still got the Judges’ Choice at the end of the Wednesday episodes (plus the red buzzers are still in effect, but, well, they might not always leave the impression the judges are hoping for) but the rest of the outcome is up to us. Who will move on from our first group of hopefuls? Here’s the vibe I’m getting from the audience right now. (And remember, this is based on the general reactions I’ve seen from viewers, and not a ranking of my personal opinions on the quality of the acts.)
1. Darci Lynne: I have to say I was a little disappointed that it seems like there’s going to be a set formula for all of Darci’s AGT performances, since having watched her on YouTube I know she is capable of a lot different things with her ventriloquism. I did enjoy her new puppet last night, and I think bringing the adorable Oscar the Mouse on showed good vocal range in both speaking and singing, as well as more of her natural chemistry with her little friends (and those coming after her about “stolen material” can either shut it or call out everyone in the cast for the same thing, since when it comes down to it pretty much every act on this show has taken inspiration from somewhere else). This performance made me realize I think I prefer her banter with the puppets more than the songs, although her closed-mouth singing ability is definitely impressive. I would love to see an act where she’s just doing a comedy routine with a character for a few minutes, but it seems the focus is going to continue to be on the singing. Either way, it doesn’t really matter since she’s still a lock for the Finals and one of the top contenders for the grand prize.
2. Angelica Hale: Looking at the comments around this internet, this was probably the least-objectionable performance of the night. Even I, someone who usually has a problem with Angelica’s unhealthy style of singing, thought this performance was appropriate for her. I think both she and Darci are locks for this week’s top 5 (aka the “do not pass go, do not campaign for the Dunkin’ Save” group) but I have Angelica below her because the anti-singer brigade seems to have warmed to Darci’s multi-talent act more than Angelica’s straight-up vocal performances. I wouldn’t say she’s a 100% lock for the Finals quite yet, but I still think she’s one of the three acts in the live shows with the best chance of winning.
3. Bello Nock: This was the act that won the night for me, and Bello certainly seems to have a lot of people rooting for him. Last night I posted a rant about the Golden Buzzers, and one of my major complaints was that there seems to be little purpose in having them if they’re just going to be used for acts that would easily pass through Judge Cuts anyway. However, I’ve thought about that and I think their main function as of now is for the judges (and host) to select acts to be “hyped up” throughout the season. The “marquee” performers, if you will. It doesn’t work with every Golden Buzzer act, but it’s worth noting in both of the previous seasons Golden Buzzers have been present, the winners have been Golden Buzzed. And if the GB’s are a way to get people invested in an act by billing them as the “stars” of the season, Wildcards are a way to get them invested by billing acts as the season’s “underdogs”. The audience loves when an act proves the judges (I think Simon in particular) wrong, and when an act gets “robbed” in Judge Cuts, there is nothing more satisfying then seeing them return and kill it in the live shows. This, coupled with an act that stood out in a sea of singers this week, is why Bello is likely to pass through tonight. Yes, there were a few complaints about him “stealing the idea from the circus” (like other acts don’t “steal” from famous singers/pop culture/YouTube?) but I don’t think that’s going to have any major negative effect on his chances this round. Since Bello doesn’t have much competition in his genre, if he keeps up the variety and high performance quality I could see him as a contender for the Finale.
4. Preacher Lawson: Speaking of contestants with virtually no competition in their genre, we have Preacher. As the “last comic standing” this season, Preacher will stand out in pretty much any group they put him in. The response to comedians is never universally positive, since everyone has a different sense of humor, and some simply aren’t fans of stand-up. However, in Preacher’s case I saw many more fans than detractors last night, and when I looked at the “I voted” posts, I saw more from him than most other acts. I figure at worst he’ll be in the Dunkin’ Save group, but my first guess would be top 5 of the week.
5. Puddles Pity Party: I had a hard time settling on who to put in the last “home free” spot, and to be honest whenever I picture tonight’s episode I see Puddles in Dunkin’ Save territory. But he’s here because I really can’t tell who would beat him in votes besides the four I already talked about. His act seemed to get a mixed response, mostly regarding the song choice of “Royals” which I found surprising given that people were BEGGING him to do that one (it’s his most viewed video on YouTube). But yeah, his segment seemed to be one of the ones that generated the most BUZZ last night (HAHA GET IT?) and I think that will help him in the end (as I said earlier, the audience loves to prove Simon wrong). If he does end up as an option for the Dunkin’ Save I think he’s pretty likely to win that vote, seeing as the act that gets it tends to be whichever is the most internet-friendly of the three (Puddles has a big following on YouTube). Either way, I honestly can’t imagine this week’s performance being his last on AGT.
6. Christian Guardino: I’m kind of surprised at how little I’ve heard about Christian since last night, him being a Golden Buzzer and all, but I guess when 8/9 of the GB’s go to singers, some are bound to get lost in the shuffle. Also not helping is the fact that both songs he’s performed on the show have been done by someone else this season (Yoli did “Make it Rain” as her second audition song, and Darci performed “Who’s Loving You” last night). I like his down-to-Earth personality-as I’ve seen several people mention, unlike some of the others he doesn’t seem like someone trained from a young age fro stardom, which is refreshing-but the vibe I’m getting is that a lot of people just sort of forgot about him by the end of the show. His story might help him, but he wasn’t the only act to have one last night so that might be kind of a wash. I guess Christian could realistically end up anywhere tonight, but I’m gonna leave him here in Dunkin’ Save territory for now.
7. Just Jerk: I’m not really sure what the general consensus regarding this group is after last night. Most people I saw mildly enjoyed them and sent them a few votes. Being the only dance troupe of the week might have helped them a bit, but it’s hard to tell how much. I doubt they’re making top 5 tonight (though I would love it if they did!) but I think they might have a shot at the Dunkin’ Save/Judges’ Choice (most likely the latter).
8. Billy & Emily: I think the most common reaction to these two was “amazing talent, but not something I’d pay to see a full show of”. I think after three performances we may have seen the limit of their abilities, but I’ve seen some people send them votes for the sake of variety (mainly those who don’t want the Semi-Finals to consist mainly of singing acts). I’d be surprised if they got through automatically, but Dunkin’ Save/Judges Choice seems to be a potential position for them to be in tonight (again, most likely the latter).
9. Yoli Mayor: Despite the mixed reviews from the judges (and my general disdain for pop singers on AGT) I actually enjoyed her performance last night, but her mixed comments plus her lack of pre-live show hype (8 singers-including three of the ones in this week’s group-got a Golden Buzzer, but she did not, and she doesn’t have a fun persona like Puddles or even Singing Tump) puts her in a tough position. I think she will ultimately be eliminated tonight, just not sure whether it will be automatically or a loss of the Judges’ Choice.
10. The Singing Trump: I was originally going to have him lower, but I actually saw more people vote for him than several others so he’s here. I think having him be on this week was poorly timed (even though the AGT producers had no way of knowing what would happen over the weekend) and some of the judges’ comments also seemed to be a viewer turn-off. I guess he’d have a shot at the Judges’ Choice if put in that position, but I don’t even think he’s going to make it that far.
11. In the Stairwell: I really like these guys, but I had to disagree with everyone saying how this was their best performance yet. They seemed to be out of tune quite a bit and had a running order position that tends to get an act lost in the shuffle by the end of the night. I didn’t see very many people voting for them, but I may be underestimating the military vote. I think they’re probably goners tonight but for auditioning on a dare, they haven’t done half bad in the competition by making it this far!
12. Artyon & Paige: These two were at the bottom of my previous Power Rankings, and here they are again. But this time, I don’t want to see them go! Their act is definitely one that has improved exponentially with every performance they’ve given us. I was shocked at how well they could hang with the other last night! Unfortunately, not a lot of people seemed to agree with me, and I didn’t see very much voting support from them, so I predict their AGT journey ends here. But I’ve seen some commentary from people in the dance world, and if what they say is to be believed, Artyon and Paige have a very bright future in their craft. Way to go!
August 16, 2017 I Written By Julia
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Pure AGT Season 12 Auditions Episode 1: Live Bog
Hey all! I’m back! I took some time off but will be covering the entirety of Season 12, and am looking forward to it! So far the format and judges have remained the same from last year, but now we have America’s Next Top Model‘s own Tyra Banks as our new host! I’m especially interested to see how she does.
I’ve decided to change up the format over here a bit. Looking over my posts from last season, I’m feeling like the audition ones were very awkward and disjointed, so this time I’m going to try liveblogging these episodes instead! So check back throughout the episode for updates!
I enjoyed the chicken act, but I feel like the novelty might wear off soon, and I definitely don’t see it advancing past the next round. I LOVED the comedian, though, and it would certainly be nice to see a contender from that world this year.
Oh great, a singer with an inspiring backstory. She seems like a nice girl, but I’d prefer the bulk of the vocalists stick to The Voice or the soon-to-be-revamped Idol. Okay, she’s pretty good…why are they stopping her? Glad they’re giving her another shot, and Tyra helping her “let her hair down” was cute. Aaaaand nailed it! No surprise. Based on this edit, I see her easily making the live shows.
Ooo, an escape artist! Haven’t seen one of those on the show in awhile! Nice to see Tyra playing along, but the judges don’t seem that into it. Four X’s…and a costume change? Okay, that part was actually pretty neat, and Simon and Mel retract their X’s into yes’s! Unfortunately, Howie and Heidi do not, meaning he’s out. Nice to see Tyra doing a good job with the “comforting” part of this show so far, both with this act and he montage of other rejects that is now following it.
A brother-sister Salsa duo! Much like with the singers, I’d prefer the dancers stick to the designated dance shows for the most part, especially now that we have two mainstream dance competition shows in So You Think You Can Dance and World of Dance (I also love Dancing With the Stars, but that’s an entirely different can of worms.)
These two are good, but again, I think this act would have been better suited for World of Dance. Then again, the routine we saw mostly consisted of spinning, so that might not have gone over as well over there. But of course they go through on here.
I wonder what this next guy is going to do? Oh, he’s our first magician of the season! Nice intro, with a very impressive trick to boot! (I’m with Mel B on my brain having to “catch up” in order to understand what was going on!) Unanimously through, and I bet he makes it to the live shows too!
Oh dear. A Trump impersonator? He’s pretty good, but I think I’m hoping he gets rejected. I don’t want to see politics mixed into this show, and when they did get brought up last season the response was naturally pretty divisive.
HE’S SINGING BRUNO MARS???? Okay, I might actually be on board with this now. He’s through, but I don’t see him making it to the live shows.
Next up is…a dance about a suicidal robot? Pretty neat, actually. This kid is actually a very good physical storyteller. I wonder if he sang the song as well? Either way, I’m glad he got through, since this was very creative and an example of a dance performance that probably wouldn’t suit SYTYCD or WOD.
And now we have a sad silent clown named Puddles. This guy is already reminding me of Tape Face from last season. Hmmm….
Oh, turns out he’s a singer! And a pretty good one at that! Glad he went in a different direction than I was expecting. Even Simon-who is known to be afraid of clowns-loves it, and he gets four yes’s!
Another escape act! Hopefully this goes over better than the one we saw earlier tonight. Apparently it has high stakes-like, life-threatening stakes. It’s one of those ones where it looks like he didn’t escape in time, but then turned into one of the people “saving” him from the danger. Great job from him, and of course he advances!
Okay, so it’s 9:52 pm, we’re talking about the “X” buzzers, and we’ve seen in the “coming up” clips that Mel hits her Golden Buzzer tonight. This must be the lucky girl. And she’s a ventriloquist! A SINGING one at that! Much like Merrick (the robot dancing boy) I’m okay with this kind of vocalist act on this show, because it’s one that doesn’t belong on your typical televised signing competition.
And there’s the Golden Buzzer! Well deserved! Great example of the type of act this show was made for. The only downside is it means we won’t be seeing this adorable duo again for awhile, since the Golden Buzzer sends an act straight to the Quarter-Finals in the live show round!
Thanks for dropping in here tonight, and if you’re sticking around for the World of Dance series premiere, head on over to our sister site Pure World of Dance to check out their liveblog!
May 30, 2017 I Written By Julia
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Pure AGT Season 11 Judge Cuts – The Live Show Acts Determined
There’s been an abundance on AGT on our screens lately, with NBC airing four episodes over the past two weeks, each featuring a guest judge and some tough choices for the panel. That’s right, it was the Judge Cuts round, which determined the rest of the acts moving on to the live shows!
The acts moving forward from the first night, which featured guest judge Ne-Yo, included:
Lori Mae Hernandez
Jon Dorenbos (Golden Buzzer)
The Passing Zone
Ronee Martin
Linkin’ Bridge
Dorenbos was the first Golden Buzzer of the season that was not given to a singer, which was refreshing to see. I loved Jon’s act and think he absolutely deserved to go through, as did the other six. The Passing Zone is a particular favorite of mine; I love how they manage to combine a lot of different tricks without feeling like they’re going overboard. No complaints from me about this group!
Reba McEntire joined the panel for the second episode, and she and the others decided to send through:
Kadie Lynn Roberson
Vello Vaher
Sofie Dossi (Golden Buzzer)
Moya Angela
Kadan Bart Rockett
Julia Scotti
Deadly Games
Another great group of acts! I was so thrilled that Sofie got Reba’s Golden Buzzer because she has great showmanship and her act is exciting yet polished. And while I’m not thrilled with the abundance of singers, I was very happy to see Kadie get through, though Moya I could take or leave. I feel like she over-sings the songs sometimes, though I enjoyed her performance last week more than I did her first audition. Was also pleasantly surprised by Kadan, who I think polished up his act as well. The rest were great too!
The acts sent forward in the George Lopez episode were:
Daniel Joyner
Blake Vogt
Alla and Daniel Novikov
Tape Face
Malevo (Golden Buzzer)
Ryan Stock and AmberLynn
Brian Justin Crum
Okay, here’s where I started to disagree with the judges a bit. I don’t think it’s a good sign that as I look at this list the only act I have a clear memory of is Tape Face, and this episode only aired three days ago at the time I’m writing this. Well, okay, Blake was pretty good too, as was Brian, but that was expected since he’s already starred on Broadway. And I just have to say that even though I think the judges let through way too many singers, cutting Madison Watkins on a night where she clearly had a better showing than most was criminal.
And finally we had this past Wednesday’s episode featuring Louis Tomlinson as a guest judge. The advancing acts were:
ThroWings
The Outlawz
Jayna Brown (Golden Buzzer)
Viktor Kee
Sos and Victoria
The Clairvoyants
So another singer got the Golden Buzzer, but I wasn’t surprised since I thought Louis, having been a singer discovered on a reality show himself, might want to “pay it forward” in a way, and I think Jayna really stepped up her game for this round. I was surprised to see the Outlawz do so well (even though I liked their first audition) and while I wasn’t quite as impressed by Musicality as I was the first time around I’m glad they got through. Not surprised about the rest at all, and looking forward to seeing them perform again in the live shows, which start NEXT WEEK!
Be sure to share your opinions on the advancing acts below, and if there were any you were sad to lose. See you next week for the first live show of the season!
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PureAGT Season 8 Live Show #4 – Power Rankings
Anyone else besides me think they could have just skipped the first hour of last night’s show and not really missed out on anything good? The first five acts really didn’t do much for me – I think I even mentioned on Twitter that the show this week was shaping up to be a big disappointment.
Luckily, the second half of the show brough some much stronger performances – not necessarily GREAT performances (I really only think one act knocked it out of the park last night), but pretty good ones. I still think this quarterfinal was one of the weaker ones – someone like Tone the Chiefrocca would have made it through without any problems if he was on last night, I think.
1.) Jimmy Rose – Ok, let me get this off my chest: I’m all opera’d out and I’m all country’d out (likely due to all the ado about the opera and country acts), so it’s hard for me to really get enthusiastic about really any of the acts in this category at the moment. I think Jimmy did pretty well – definitely better than Marty did in his quarterfinal, but like Mel I wasn’t really wowed by his song choice. I don’t think it was one that really fit the twang of his voice well. But America just seems to go crazy for their country boys, so I’m fully expecting that he’s going to make it through tonight. Will be interesting to see he & Marty go head to head – I still think Jimmy is the more talented of the two, but I think Marty might be the more popular.
2.) Cami Bradley – My favorite act of the night, and the only one that I think really delivered and exceeded expectations. Love, love, LOVED the arrangement of “Believe” and the conviction with which she sang it – what really impresses me about her voice is that she has an incredible amount of control when she’s singing softly. Incredibly hard to do (often moreso than singing really loudly), and she handled it beautifully. I have to laugh when I think of how much I underestimated how she’d do in Vegas and then she was really the only female vocalist that didn’t somehow bungle her performance. I think she flies under the radar because she’s so shy – but then she pulls out performances like this and just blindside people. I may not be wild about how many singers are making it through to the semifinals, but I can get behind Cami – she’s the real deal.
3.) Timber Brown – Admittedly, I kind of went “Uh-oh, what’s this?” when I saw him come out with that suspended planet-shaped thingie instead of his usual pole. But I think the gamble worked out in his favor – he was pulling some pretty impressive, high-speed tricks on that thing. And I think it was Timber’s performance that really woke the show up – he had 4 rather ho-hum acts before him, and I was almost to the point of changing the channel when he came bursting onto the stage. Glad he was able to salvage the show!
4.) Aerial Ice – I had really high hopes for Aerial Ice, based on their initial performance – but I think their larger set this time around may have been a bit detrimental to their performance, as they seemed to get lost in it. Their stunts are amazing, no doubt – but I feel like the large set made them lose some cohesiveness, as it felt more like 3 separate couples doing stunts on their own, as opposed to a unified act. Regardless, I still think that what they do is unique enough that they’ll advance to the semifinals.
5.) TIE: David Ferman & Taylor Williamson – Two guys that I really like, but also two guys who seemed to struggle last night…and the funny thing is, they seem to have the opposite problem: David has the content, but not the delivery…Taylor has the delivery, but not the content. God love David, he seems like a really good kid with a lot of crazy, cool ideas in his head…and some cojones grandes to carry off these crazy stunts he dreams up. But his delivery is just so…bland. He comes off as robotic and stiff, and seems to rush his delivery – and the trick itself was over so quickly that it was hard to appreciate the difficulty of what he was doing. If I were him, I’d get on YouTube and watch videos of Landon Swank from two seasons ago – kid had this butter-smooth delivery that really brought his tricks to life. Taylor, on the other hand, delivers his jokes with such endearing awkwardness that you find yourself laughing and smiling along with him…even if the joke isn’t particularly funny. And that was his major struggle last night – his material was only mildly funny, and not nearly as strong as we’ve seen from him previously. I think one of these guys will end up joining Aerial Ice in the judges’ choice – I just can’t decide which one.
7.) 3Penny Chorus & Orchestra – Repeat after me: song choice is EVERYTHING. And they unfortunately seemed to choose the wrong one – I thought that silly Taylor Swift song just came across as juvenile and annoying. Truth be told, I wasn’t wild about “Call Me Maybe”, but their delivery of it was novel enough that I enjoyed it. I didn’t get the same vibe this time around – I just found myself saying “this is silly”. I also don’t think they benefitted much from going first, especially since the first half of the show was overall much weaker than the 2nd half – I think they might get lost in the shuffle of the weak first hour acts and not get as many votes as they probably should.
8.) Chloe Channell – Sweet, adorable girl, no doubt – but I just think she’s got a lot of maturing to do in her singing before she really becomes a force to be reckoned with. I also think she’s picked the wrong songs two times in a row now – neither her song in Vegas nor her song last night seemed to serve her well. I also think she just lacks a bit of stage presence…she doesn’t seem to know how to emote with her face, and just seems to pace back and forth as she’s singing. Very bright future ahead of her – but I just think it may have been too early for her to make the leap to a show like AGT.
9.) The Robotix – I feel a bit bad for this group – they came into the competition at a bit of a disadvantage, since we didn’t get to see them perform in the audition round or Vegas…so right off the bat, they had to impress the viewers, since they came in with little to no fanbase. Then they tried to tackle a song that was wayyyy too big for them – and I agree with Howard: the drummer was the raddest, most interesting member of the group to watch, and the rest of the group was just kind of there. Like Chloe, I think they may have just attempted AGT when they weren’t quite ready.
10.) SensEtion – A slight improvement from their initial audition, but all in all, they’re still just another “dancing in the dark” act looking to ride the coattails of Fighting Gravity, Team iLuminate, Lightwire Theater, etc. I still don’t think they’re doing enough dancing in their performances – and the graphics they’re using seem a bit rudimentary and generic…like some kid playing around with Windows Movie Maker. Just not enough to cut it, at this point.
11.) Champions Forever – I thought this act was a bit cheesy the first time we saw them…and I found them even cheesier this time. It got repetitive really quickly, even if what they were doing was actually quite difficult; there’s only so many times I can watch a group on unicycles ride around in circles onstage. Not much more to add – just not enough content at this point in the competition.
12.) Tummy Talk – Oy…the great Tummy Talk debate. People seem to really hate this act, which is why I have them at the bottom – I don’t see any way they could possibly make it through tonight. But I actually don’t mind this act too much…is it borderline icky? Sure, but so are a lot of the danger acts we’ve seen. I actually thought they were pretty creative with their drumming last night, and you can tell these guys do have somewhat of a percussion background. Let’s put it this way: I’d take them over Aaralyn & Izzy any day.
So what did you guys think of last night’s performances? And who do you want to see in the semifinals?
August 14, 2013 I Written By Courtney
Ultrasound specialist by day, entertainment blogger by night - with some amateur dancer, hair & makeup enthusiast, crazy cat lady, recreational chef, and Donnie Wahlberg/Norman Reedus fangirl peppered in to make things interesting ;-) Check out some of my other work over at puredwts.com!
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ExploreEuropeUnited KingdomLondonCeviche Soho
Ceviche Soho
By Kylie Flavell - Writer
This beloved little Peruvian bar and restaurant offers excellent raw seafood – and much more. Dishes like the Don Ceviche, sea bass in “tiger’s milk” with coriander, ginger, lime, cloves, chilli and topped with crispy sweet potato, will leave your table in reverential silence – not an easy thing to achieve with the Latin American music, the gregarious wait staff shouting orders and the rowdy couples downing pisco cocktails at the bar. There’s always a cluster of Londoners in the doorway, pleading to be squeezed in, so book ahead if possible. If you’ve missed out on a table, it’s worth trying to get a seat at the bar – you can still order from the dinner menu.
Soho certainly attracts the tourists but it’s still lively enough to draw in the locals and is home to some of the most critically acclaimed restaurants and bars in the city. Piccadilly Circus is the best tube station to get off at, however, catching a double-decker bus to Soho from East or West London is a great way to see some of the sights while getting from A to B. Be aware, you can no longer buy tickets onboard London buses so purchase a public transport Oyster card first.
Ceviche Soho | 17 Frith Street, Soho | +44 20 7292 2040
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Cape Verde 2009 Year-End Public Holidays
Source: Boletim Oficial (República de Cabo Verde)
The government of Cape Verde has declared one off public sector holidays (tolerância de ponto) on Thursday, December 24, and Thursday, December 31, 2009.
This announcement (later confirmed in the Resolução n° 40/2009 de 21 de Dezembro) covers the public sector (funcionários da Administração Central, dos Serviços Desconcentrados do Estado e aos trabalhadores dos Institutos Públicos) and covers both entire days (no dia).
Similar, year-end public holidays are routinely declared in Cape Verde (2008-12-19, 2006-12-15, 2005-12-12, 2004-12-13).
In a separate resolution (Resolução n° 42/2009) the government of Cape Verde also declared a one-off public sector holiday for public sector employees in the Island of São Vicente.
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Paranoid North Notts man fitted tracking device to ex's car
Latest news from Mansfield Magistrates Court
A "paranoid" North Notts man who tried to control his partner for nearly a year by placing tracking and recording devices in her car has been threatened with prison.
Prosecutor Leanne Townshend described how Gary Burton used coercive and controlling behaviour while living with the woman, in Bircotes, from June 2018 and May 2019.
On one occasion he left a voicemail saying: "I felt like setting fire to you."
Burton became "extremely possessive and controlling", made " repeated accusations", and "installed a CCTV system so he would know when she entered or left his house," said Ms Townshend.
"He drove away in her vehicle, he would go through her mobile phone and social media accounts.
"When she found the devices in her car, he smashed them in front of her.
"She alleges tha the would take cash from her purse.
"He would make comments about her appearance and friends. It began to affect her confidence at work and she was prescribed medication."
The court heard their 11-year relationship ended two years previously, but they had been cohabiting at the same address.
Pamela Coxon, mitigating, said Burton had always accepted his behaviour, and there were "two sides to every story."
She said: "She is still doing whatever it is she wants to do that he disapproves of.
"He accepts he has broken the law. This relationship went bad a couple of years ago."
The court heard he received counselling for paranoia, three years ago, and was "scared about being on his own without her, or his daughter."
British teenager 'gang raped' at popular Mediterranean holiday resort
Burton, 39, of Ash Grove, Auckley, Doncaster, admitted controlling and coercive behaviour, when he appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court, on Wednesday.
District judge Jonathan Taaffe told him: "It's quite clear that the effect on her has been significant and serious.
"This is a serious matter. There is a victim in this case. To your credit you acknowledge that.
"You have admitted your guilt in court - and that is the only factor which stops me from sending you to prison."
Burton was given a 26 week sentence, suspended for 18 months, with 31 sessions of a healthy relationships course.
He must pay £85 costs and a £115 government surcharge. A five year restraining order banning him from contacting his ex partner was also imposed.
Read more of the latest court cases here.
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June 19, 2019 / 3:19 AM / in a month
Yamamoto extends scoreless streak as Marlins handle Cardinals
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EditorsNote: Clarifies second run scored on error on Cooper’s single
Jun 18, 2019; St. Louis, MO, USA; Miami Marlins second baseman Starlin Castro (13) looks on during the fourth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
In just his second major league appearance, Jordan Yamamoto extended his scoreless streak to 14 innings, leading the Miami Marlins to a 6-0 win over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Yamamoto (2-0) allowed just two hits and two walks in seven innings, striking out seven and keeping his ERA at 0.00.
Starlin Castro and Brian Anderson hit home runs to lead Miami’s offense. Castro’s solo shot was his fifth homer of the season. Anderson’s two-run blast was his eighth homer of the year.
But the big story was Yamamoto, who also beat the Cardinals last Wednesday. He is the first Marlins pitcher ever to beat the same team twice in one week.
On Tuesday, Yamamoto threw just 33 fastballs but 66 breaking pitches. He struck out three batters on his slider, two on his fastball and one each on his curve and changeup.
Yamamoto set the Marlins record for most consecutive scoreless innings to start a major league career with 14. The previous record was 10, set by Josh Beckett in 2001.
Jack Flaherty (4-4) took the loss, allowing four hits, one walk and three runs, striking out eight over seven innings.
Miami opened the scoring in the fifth. Castro, leading off the inning, got a 1-0 slider and pulled a hard liner to left, stopping at second because he wasn’t sure it went over the fence. The umpires, though, immediately waved him around the bases.
Castro’s homer, which had an exit velocity of 105.6 mph, ended Miami’s scoring drought at 18 innings.
The Marlins extended their lead to 3-0 in the seventh. Garrett Cooper hit a leadoff double, extending his hit streak to 11 games, and Anderson followed by reaching out and pulling a home run down the left field line. He hit a 1-2 slider from Flaherty.
Miami went up 6-0 in the eighth. The biggest blows were Miguel Rojas’ RBI double and Cooper’s run-scoring single, which plated two runs, the second coming across on an error by Marcell Ozuna in left.
Marlins reliever Sergio Romo entered the game with two outs and the bases loaded in the eighth, getting Paul Goldschmidt to pop out. Romo then pitched a scoreless ninth to end the game.
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Jets open camp with rookie QB Sam Darnold nowhere in sight
There was no sign of Sam Darnold as the New York Jets opened training camp. The No. 3 overall pick in the NFL draft officially became a contract holdout when the team began its first practice of the summer Friday without its prized rookie quarterback.
By Dennis Waszak Jr. The Associated Press
New York Jets quarterback Josh McCown, right, watches as quarterback Sam Darnold throws during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J., on May 22. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — There was no sign of Sam Darnold as the New York Jets opened training camp.
The No. 3 overall pick in the NFL draft officially became a contract holdout when the team began its first practice of the summer Friday without its prized rookie quarterback.
Darnold joins Chicago linebacker Roquan Smith, the No. 8 choice, as the only unsigned picks from the entire draft.
Under the NFL’s labor agreement, contract holdouts are uncommon because deals are slotted based on draft position. Darnold will receive a four-year, fully guaranteed contract worth $30.247 million, including a $20 million signing bonus.
The dispute seems to hang on contract language. If a player is cut during his rookie contract, offset language provides the team with financial protection. Not having offset language allows a player to receive his salary from the team that cut him, as well as get paid by another team that signs him.
Offset language is common in rookie deals. Both Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick by Cleveland, and Josh Allen, seventh overall by Buffalo — the quarterbacks drafted before and after Darnold — have offsets in their contracts. In fact, Allen and Darnold share the same agent in Jimmy Sexton.
The 21-year-old Darnold is expected to compete for the Jets’ starting job with 39-year-old Josh McCown, the incumbent who is coming off the best season of his career, and Teddy Bridgewater, working his way back from a severe knee injury nearly two years ago.
Darnold is considered the future of the franchise, and impressed his teammates and coaches during offseason workouts and minicamp with his work ethic, ability to quickly grasp the playbook and to not repeat mistakes. The former USC star’s progress will be the top storyline for the Jets this summer during training camp.
When Darnold shows up, of course.
Darnold acknowledged during the offseason that he had to make several adjustments since joining the Jets, including calling plays in the huddle — something he hadn’t done much of at USC. He also said the increased pace of the game is evident, even in practice.
But the Jets are confident Darnold will be a quick study — and a potential franchise-type quarterback.
After failing to lure Kirk Cousins to New York in free agency, the Jets positioned themselves to be able to get one of the top available quarterbacks in the draft. They moved up three spots from No. 6 overall and acquired the third selection from Indianapolis in a trade in March. It cost them the No. 6 pick, two second-round selections this year and a second-rounder next year, but general manager Mike Maccagnan and the Jets were willing to pay the steep price for a QB who could re-energize the franchise.
After Cleveland took Mayfield with the No. 1 overall pick and the Giants selected running back Saquan Barkley at No. 2, the Jets found themselves staring at the scenario they dreamed of: getting the guy they wanted all along in Darnold.
Now, they just need to get him under contract and on the field.
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Giants suspend Kam Moore after domestic violence charges
Moore appeared in Union County Superior Court on Monday to face charges of third-degree aggravated assault.
Bengals’ Boling retiring from NFL for health reasons
Bengals left guard Clint Boling retired Monday after eight seasons in the NFL, citing medical concerns. The club posted that he has been dealing with a blood clot.
Titans’ Derrick Morgan retires after 9 seasons in NFL
Tennessee defensive lineman Derrick Morgan says he’s retiring after playing nine NFL seasons for five head coaches.
Jets TE Chris Herndon suspended 4 games by NFL for DWI arrest
Chris. Herndon pleaded guilty in January to driving while intoxicated in New Jersey in June 2018. The incident occurred about a month after he was drafted by the Jets.
Ex-NFL star Richard Seymour’s deep run at WSOP Main Event ends
By Todd Dewey / RJ
The three-time All-Pro defensive lineman was eliminated in 131st place and won $59,625 in the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold’em World Championship.
Former All-Pro Haynesworth says he needs kidney transplant
He shared a photo of himself in a hospital bed and wrote that his kidneys failed him Sunday and he’s looking for a donor.
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Kicking A Dead Pig
Back in stock. While Mogwai's approach to the art of noise-making has always stemmed from the sound of a horribly mistreated electric guitar, they've never been reticent about declaring their enthusiasm for the experimental, ear-bending strains of underground electronica. Hence, Kicking A Dead Pig—now a double CD remix album comprising the original release and the Mogwai Fear Satan EP—which takes tracks from Mogwai's first two full-length releases, Ten Rapid and Mogwai Young Team, and hands them to a crack team of international noise terrorists for some extreme reworkings. Alec Empire's vicious junglist assault on "Like Herod (Face The Future Remix)" is by some distance the most decibel-laden excursion, but much here takes cunningly alternate routes to rewiring your synapses: Hood's "Like Herod" winds out the song's brooding, pre-noise segment into a edge-of-your-seat haunter, all the more chilling because the foundation-rocking explosions of the original never come, while fellow Scots Arab Strap meld a series of Mogwai curiosities into a sleepy dreamscape on "Gwai On 45". There's no beating My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields explosion of "Mogwai Fear Satan", though, which extends Mogwai's masterwork out into a grand, psychedelic 16 minutes of bubbling feedback and juggernaut Krautrock grooves.
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Cathay Pacific Expands Codesharing Arrangement with the Lufthansa Group
Travelling to Europe is easier and more convenient this summer as Cathay Pacific expands its codesharing arrangement with the Lufthansa Group to cover flights to Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich from its Hong Kong hub.
Under the arrangement, Cathay Pacific will place its “CX” code on Lufthansa’s daily Hong Kong-Frankfurt and daily Hong Kong-Munich flights, as well as on daily Hong Kong-Zurich flights operated by Swiss International Air Lines.
Meanwhile, Lufthansa will place its “LH” code on Cathay Pacific’s CX288/CX289 flights between Hong Kong and Frankfurt each day, and SWISS will place its “LX” code on Cathay Pacific’s daily CX382/CX383 flights between Hong Kong and Zurich.
The expanded agreement gives Cathay Pacific customers access to non-stop flights between Hong Kong and Munich, along with additional daily flights to both Frankfurt and Zurich.
Cathay Pacific Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Paul Loo said: “We are pleased to offer our customers even more choice and convenience when flying between Hong Kong, Germany and Switzerland. Europe is a key market for us and a popular destination for many of our passengers. These added services not only give our customers more non-stop options, but also make it easier to transfer onto connecting flights to destinations across the region.”
Passengers who are members of Cathay Pacific’s travel and lifestyle rewards programme, Asia Miles will be eligible to earn and redeem miles when travelling on the above codeshare routes. Members of the airline’s loyalty programme, Marco Polo Club, can also earn Club Points when travelling on codeshare flights marketed by Cathay Pacific and operated by Lufthansa Group.
Tickets for the new codeshare flights are now available for travel from 17 July 2019.
Cathay Pacific codeshare
Air France and Allianz Travel to Launch Proactive Insurance for Flight Delays
ANA Launches New Luxury Cabins
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PerpetuityARC Training to host ‘Professionalisation of the Security Sector’ Seminar
PerpetuityARC Training will host an invitation-only seminar on the ‘Professionalisation of the Security Sector’ and the rewards of training. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session providing security practitioners with an opportunity to gain expert...
Innovise Software to sponsor UK and US Outstanding Security Performance Awards 2019
Leading security technology provider Innovise Software has agreed to become headline sponsor for the 2019 UK and US Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs), the global awards scheme currently running in eight countries that’s designed to recognise and reward...
Secretary of State for Business to address delegates at OSPAs Thought Leadership Summit
The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is set to provide the Keynote speech at the upcoming Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) Thought Leadership Summit, which takes place on Thursday 1 March at the Royal Lancaster...
Evidence Talks CEO calls for greater UK public-private engagement in the security sector
Elizabeth Sheldon, CEO of digital forensics specialist Evidence Talks, has reiterated the value of greater public-private engagement in the UK across a wide range of issues from child exploitation to matters of national security. Speaking to an international audience at the...
Prestigious Peter Greenwood and Ian Marsh industry awards now open for nominations
Security, fire and emergency response sector professionals are being urged to nominate “outstanding” individuals for this year’s Peter Greenwood Security Award and the Ian Marsh Fire Award. Nominated individuals must, through their own determined efforts, have...
Participants attending Euralarm’s 2017 General Assembly ponder regulatory challenges
Speeches and debates at the 2017 Euralarm General Assembly held in London showed that the organisation is now more engaged with policymakers and regulators than ever before. However, the event also highlighted that challenges do await on the horizon when it comes to delays in...
Benchmark Smart Solutions website launched by Pro-Activ Publications
The technology-based security sector is evolving to deliver an ever-wider range of value-added benefits for customers. By leveraging the latest developments from both the security industry and wider technological sectors, installers and integrators are increasingly able to...
Industry professionals urged to complete fire and security sector skills survey
Professionals across the entire fire, emergency and security sector are being urged to complete a new skills survey produced by the Fire & Security Association (FSA), the Fire Industry Association (FIA) and the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), which aims to...
“UK security sector delivers double-digit export growth” reports Trade Association ADS Group
Security sector Trade Association ADS Group has published detailed annual data in its latest Outlook Report showing that export growth for the UK’s security industry is into double-digits, up by 18% on the previous year and generating somewhere in the region of £4 billion...
Finalists announced for 2017 UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards
Professor Martin Gill CSyP, director of Perpetuity Research, has now unveiled the finalists for the inaugural UK edition of the Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs), which are specifically designed to recognise and reward the achievements of both companies and...
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Rivkin Radler Elects 6 New Partners
January 1, 2017 | Privacy, Data & Cyber Law | Professional Liability | Compliance Investigations & White Collar | Directors & Officers Liability | General Liability | Insurance Coverage | Insurance Fraud | Intellectual Property
Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Avigael Fyman, Ryan Goldberg, Matthew Lampert, Robert Maloney, Sean McAloon and Frank Misiti have been elected Partners.
“These attorneys are exceptionally talented, and we are proud to call them our partners. In addition to their impressive legal accomplishments, they are active members of the legal community, and in all their activities, they exemplify Rivkin Radler’s commitment to professional excellence,” Krinick said.
Avigael C. Fyman, of West Hempstead, is a member of the Professional Liability; Directors & Officers Liability; and Privacy, Data & Cyber Law Practice Groups. Fyman represents attorneys, accountants, directors and officers, insurance agents, brokers and third-party administrators in suits alleging malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, defamation, fraud, misrepresentation and ethical violations. She defends technology companies in claims involving the enforceability of terms of service and has counseled insurers on coverage issues under cyber liability policies. She also advises insurers on coverage issues.
Ryan Goldberg, of Merrick, is a member of the Insurance Fraud Practice Group. He helps insurers achieve multimillion-dollar judgments and settlements in fraud cases and has helped develop case law that is used to combat insurance fraud. Goldberg has particular experience fighting fraud in the healthcare and automobile industries. He represents national and regional insurers in actions to recover payments to physicians, medical clinics, attorneys, public adjusters and others as part of complex, large-scale insurance fraud and kickback schemes. Many of Goldberg’s cases are cited as legal authority supporting the use of civil RICO statutes to fight insurance fraud.
Matthew A. Lampert, of Commack, is a member of the Compliance, Investigations & White Collar and General Liability Practice Groups. Lampert defends a wide variety of clients in personal injury, premises liability, construction/labor law claims, negligent supervision and motor vehicle claims. He is a civil litigator who has handled all aspects of the defense of personal injury matters through trial verdict in cases involving allegations of premises liability, general negligence and negligent supervision. One of Lampert’s previous civil trials was discussed in a well-known New York jury verdict reporter for his successful introduction into evidence of prior, unsworn deposition testimony as a Business Record during a jury trial in which he obtained a Defense Verdict for his client.
Robert A. Maloney, of Oceanside, is a member of the Insurance Coverage Practice Group. Maloney represents insurance companies in complex coverage disputes, including cases involving allegations of asbestos, silica, benzene, toxic torts, general liability, auto liability and environmental contamination. He has represented insurance companies in some of the largest coverage cases in the country, including B.F. Goodrich, Chevron, Mine Safety Appliances and several PCB-related matters filed in connection with the cleanup of the Fox River in Wisconsin.
Sean McAloon, of Long Island City, is a member of the Insurance Coverage Practice Group. He advises insurance companies in the investigation and litigation of claims arising under homeowner and commercial insurance policies. Experienced in first-party property coverage, McAloon has assisted clients in claims involving arson, fraud, mysterious disappearance of jewelry, theft, employee dishonesty, property damage and business interruption. He has helped clients obtain early dismissal in many litigated disputes.
Frank Misiti, of Glen Head, is a member of the Insurance Coverage Practice Group. Misiti represents clients in insurance coverage litigation, commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. He routinely advises insurers on coverage issues arising out of bodily injury, advertising injury, class actions, products liability, medical malpractice claims and environmental and toxic torts. Misiti gained extensive experience in insurance coverage issues that stemmed from the events of Sept. 11, 2001, including obtaining reimbursement of defense costs incurred by an insurer as part of the World Trade Center exposure lawsuits.
Established in 1950, Rivkin Radler LLP has offices in Uniondale, Long Island; Hackensack, New Jersey; and New York City. The firm, which employs more than 150 attorneys across 19 practice groups, is nationally recognized and was named an American Lawyer Media “Go-To” Firm by its clients. In addition, the firm is among the National Law Journal’s 350 largest firms in the U.S.
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Rivkin Radler’s David S. Wilck Among 40 Rising Stars Under 40
December 31 | 2006
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - David Wilck, of Dix Hills, a Partner with Rivkin Radler LLP, has been named to Long...
Rivkin Radler Welcomes New Attorney
Uniondale, New York - February 2010 - William M. Savino, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce...
William Savino speaks at BRMA Conference
April 13 | 2010
William M. Savino was a featured presenter at the Broker & Reinsurance Markets Association (BRMA) Committee Rendezvous 2010, a two day conference...
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Rocket League disables locked loot boxes in Belgium and Netherlands
17th April 2019 / 12:11PM
Carballing sport ’em up Rocket League has disabled loot boxes which require keys to open for players in Belgium and the Netherlands. If you’re there, you won’t be able to open ’em, and that’s that. While many countries are still eyeing paid loot boxes with suspicion, forming committees and signing declarations but not taking much action, Belgium and the Netherlands are going after the types of loot boxes they consider illegal gambling. These aren’t blanket bans on all loot boxes but have hit digicrates in FIFA Ultimate Team, Overwatch, Counter-Strike: Global offensive, and more since the crackdown started in 2018.
Yesterday’s patch notes said, plain and simple, that “Players in Belgium [and the Netherlands] can no longer open Crates with Keys due to government regulations.” Bish bash bosh. Rocket League’s loot boxes mostly contain cosmetic doodads to decorate cars.
I believe the ‘Decryptor’, a type of omnikey found while playing during certain events or through the Rocket Pass, still works. But opening regular crates with regular paid keys is a no-go. Unless you or hand ’em to a trusted friend in another country to open then hand back, or use a VPN to pretend you’re elsewhere.
That would be the opposite of what some Apex Legends players did with Belgian loot box laws. When players discovered folks in Belgium got crafting materials instead of some loot boxes in the game’s Battle Pass, which could be used to directly craft desired items rather than rely on luck, they changed their location to Belgium to benefit from those better drops.
The Belgian and Dutch laws aren’t against microtransactions or loot boxes in general, only ones that they consider illegal gambling. In 2018, the Belgian Gaming Commission detailed what makes some loot boxes gambling in their eyes. Basically, because it’s in a game and you’re paying for a random chance for something that can be better or worse (rarer items being more desired, and therefore better), it’s too much for them. They’re fine with freebie random loot boxes, which actually meant they approved of the revamped digicrates in Star Wars Battlefront II – the game which really fuelled loot box backlash.
They’re not interested in the effects loot boxes have on game design or any of that. They’re not doing this for the good of video games, and I wouldn’t expect them to. They’re simply saying hey, some of these loot boxes are gambling, and that’s not okay.
Industry bodies including the Entertainment Software Association and International Game Developers Association continue to broadly insist, hey, it’s fine, we’re doing nowt, and if we were we could regulate ourselves so don’t worry about laws or anything. Belgium and the Dutchies disagree.
Yesterday’s Rocket League update also added the drop rates of items to the Crate Preview Screen, so people where loot boxes are still available can see how low the odds are of getting something good. Psyonix publicly revealed drop rates in 2018 but showing them in-game is a lot better than away in a blog post somewhere.
Tagged with loot boxes, Psyonix, Rocket League.
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Rocket League's proper cross-platform parties delayed to 2019
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About the Eastern Division
Eastern Division fellowship nomination
Fellowship nomination
Fellowship is a mark of recognition for service to psychiatry both within and outside of the College and applications are assessed against contributions to the strategic objectives of the College.
More details about Fellowship nominations can be found on the College Fellowship page.
The 2018/19 round is now open.
All members who have 10 years in membership as of 1 January 2018 are encouraged to consider applying for fellowship.
The closing date for applications is 30 June 2018.
If you are an Eastern Division Member and would like some support or help with this, please contact Moinul Mannan
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Book Review: Recipes of Record
The New York Times' new culinary opus strikes a careful balance between upholding an archival mission and delivering solid recipes.
Nach Waxman
The Essential New York Times Cookbook by Amanda HesserMichael Kraus
Like much of my generation, I started cooking with the help of Craig Claiborne, whose New York Times Cookbook (Harper & Row, 1961) offered new dimensions to my food world: Indonesian sambal, crepes Suzette, shrimp remoulade, and more. This sprawling book, culled from Claiborne's columns for the Times, was a best seller for nearly 20 years.
Now, half a century later, when our cooking styles have changed nearly as much as our technology has, Times writer Amanda Hesser offers a current perspective on the way America cooks and eats. Drawing on 150 years' worth of dishes and drinks published in the Times, she includes well over a thousand recipes in The Essential New York Times Cookbook (Norton, 2010). Many were nominated by Times readers via e-mail and letters to Hesser (the most frequently requested: a scrumptious plum torte that first ran in 1983) Others were picked by Times staff. Each appears with its provenance, and Hesser tested them all.
The result is a tremendously appealing collection of recipes that tell the story of American cooking: some—like lobster rolls or grilled hanger steak—are popular standards today; others are early versions of enduring favorites. It took me two days to cook the okra soup with beef and oysters from 1882, but as the rich aroma of this gumbo rendition filled my kitchen, I was enraptured. I enjoyed preparing a lusty green goddess salad from 1948, as well as reading the salad's history in the recipe's headnote. In fact, many of the recipes can be read for entertainment because of Hesser's excellent introductions. Lots, too, are accompanied by serving suggestions that reveal more of the book's riches: recipe after recipe from Times columnists and readers, as well as chefs, presidents, and other luminaries. The serving suggestions for the sprightly chickpeas in ginger sauce (1999) led me to discover a spinach puree (1986) cribbed from Ismail Merchant, a man who was clearly as good a cook as he was a filmmaker.
Given its wealth of material, the book's organization is complex. Included is a huge general index, along with chapter indexes; and recipes within each chapter are arranged chronologically, emphasizing the book's historical orientation. Still, the history is imperfect: Hesser has updated many recipes, introducing modern tools and ingredients. Though I wanted to know what the original 1879 recipe for larded potatoes looked like, I understood, when stuffing the spuds myself, why Hesser ditched its unwieldy larding needle in favor of an apple corer. (The original recipes are available on the Times' website.) The book strikes a careful balance between upholding an archival mission and delivering solid recipes. No matter how you prefer to cook and eat, you'll find a lot to like inside.
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Gas tanks are draining family budgets
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NEW YORK – There’s less money this summer for hotel rooms, surfboards and bathing suits. It’s all going into the gas tank.
High prices at the pump are putting a squeeze on the family budget as the traditional summer driving season begins. For every $10 the typical household earns before taxes, almost a full dollar now goes toward gas, a 40percent bigger bite than normal.
Households spent an average of $369 on gas last month. In April 2009, they spent just $201. Families now spend more filling up than they spend on cars, clothes or recreation. Last year, they spent less on gasoline than each of those things.
Jeffrey Wayman of Cape Charles, Va., spent Friday riding his motorcycle to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a day trip with his wife. They decided to eat snacks in a gas station parking lot rather than buy lunch because rising fuel prices have eaten so much into their budget over the past year that they can’t ride as frequently as they would like.
“We used to do it a lot more, but not as much now,” he said. “You have to cut back when you have a $480 gas bill a month.”
Alex Martinez, a senior at Arcadia High School outside Los Angeles, said his family’s trips to San Francisco, which they usually take once or more a year, are on hold. As he stopped at a gas station to put $5 of fuel in his car – not much more than a gallon – he said the high prices are crimping social life for him and his friends.
“We’re always worrying, `How are we going to get home. We’ve got less than half a gallon left,”‘ Martinez said. “We definitely can’t go out as much, and we can’t go as far.”
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San Bernardino will pay new city manager at least $260,000 a year
Home prices continue to climb with San Bernardino County seeing largest annual increase
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Massive air cargo logistics center coming to San Bernardino International Airport
Homelessness in San Bernardino County jumps 23% in 2019
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Top 10 Hollywood power couples
by Joel Amos
Dec 31, 2008 at 4:48 pm EDT
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher or Britney Spears and who ever she’s dating, who has the couple power in Hollywood?
When it comes to power in Hollywood, it is wielded with the force of a Gladiator by some of the entertainment industry’s big guns. When two celebrities get together, their collective command
over the world of entertainment is explosive.
Here are SheKnows Top 10 Hollywood Power Couples, or as a Hollywood producer may call it: Ten Titans of Tinseltown.
10. Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman
Christina Aguilera and her record executive husband met soon after Aguilera had gone through her Dirty phase. Ready to settle down, she met Bratman — and a music industry love affair
commenced. Fast forward two years and Aguilera and Bratman are married and welcomed baby Max to the family in January 2008.
9. Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd
Bell is making waves in the last two years for her turn in Heroes and as the sultry narrator on the CW mega-hit Gossip Girl. Toss in an enormously successful film, Forgetting
Sarah Marshall, where she portrayed the title character and her power ranking is rising.
Her beau of just over a year, Dax Shepherd, previously dated Kate Hudson and has learned a thing or two about dating a starlet as his relationship with Bell is showing no signs of slowing down.
Shepherd has been seen all over since his debut on Jackass. Bell’s better half has been seen on screen in Baby Mama, Employee of the Month and the upcoming When
in Rome with Bell and Josh Duhamel (also known as Mr Fergie).
Winslet and Sam Mendes
Kate Winslet is a five-time Oscar nominee while her husband, Sam Mendes, won for directing American Beauty. The pair met through friends in London. The couple finally had a chance to work
together with the film that brought Winslet back together on screen with her Titanic mate, Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road. Winslet and Mendes have the power to make
a film happen, simply by attaching their names.
7. Britney Spears and her next boyfriend
No matter who Britney Spears dates, the individual will be an instant Hollywood player followed by paparazzi and seen at the industry’s biggest soirees and events. Britney is a power player
unlike any other in the music industry, eclipsing her Mickey Mouse Club mate Aguilera at number 10. Spears has proven to possess the power to be able to comeback repeatedly, a feat
not easily achieved in celebrity circles in Hollywood.
6. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are known for their passionate love and age difference. What they are also known for is being one of Hollywood’s most powerful couples. Their
pairing resulted in a wedding that dazzled the tabloids.
Between Moore’s classic Hollywood glamour and personal movie history (her films have grossed more than a billion dollars) and Kutcher’s budding acting and producing career, Moore and
Kutcher’s power is only increasing with time. Catch the duo on Twitter: Demi is MrsKutcher and Ashton is AplusK.
5. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones
She’s classic Hollywood glamour and he’s classic Hollywood genes. Together they make an influential pair. Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas are both Oscar winners and each can get a film made with
the simple whisper of their interest. Often jetting from their private Caribbean island to Hollywood for meetings discussing their next projects, Zeta Jones and Douglas are stalwarts on the award
season red carpet. Both actors’ work is appreciated beyond compare in Tinsel Town.
4. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Will and Jada. There are only a few couples in Hollywood with the clout to be known simply by their first names.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are the couple Hollywood adores. Each with their initial romances that failed, they have found each other and raised a family that is producing Hollywood hits
in their own right. It will not be long before Smith is sporting an Oscar, and Pinkett Smith could soon be earning Grammys for her musical work.
3. Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw
Steven Spielberg is certainly one of Hollywood’s most powerful people. He and his wife Kate Capshaw share the distinction of being one of Hollywood’s top three power couples because of
their combined philanthropic efforts that have raised hundreds of millions for causes far and wide. Toss in the fact that as Mrs Spielberg, who met her hubby on the set of Indiana Jones and the
Temple of Doom, gets a starring role in whichever of her husband’s films she chooses. That is power indeed.
2. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Like Spielberg before him, Tom Cruise is without question a Titan of Tinsel Town. Cruise’s Hollywood power has shined since the ’80s with hits as far ranging as Top Gun,
Interview with a Vampire to his current Valkyrie. But, it was when he and Katie Holmes got together that the couple became an international sensation.
Currently, Holmes is starring on Broadway in All My Sons to stellar reviews. Wherever Mr and Mrs Cruise appear — especially if they’re with their daughter Suri — the paparazzi go crazy.
Their wedding caused such a stir that, indicative of Cruise and Holmes’ power, many on this top 10 list flew to Italy to share in their wedding joy.
1. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Expecting someone else to be the number one Hollywood power couple? Considering everything Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie do as a pair is an event, their power is truly pristine.
With both in films constantly garnering award nominations, Brad and Angie are the gold standard for any red carpet. The flip side of what makes Pitt and Jolie so powerful, is that their strength
not only arises from their Hollywood inside power that allows projects to develop into blockbusters, Brad and Angie are world changers and that makes them the most powerful couple on any list!
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Home > Films
17 book-to-movie adaptations to get excited about this year
Including DiCaprio in what looks like a banger
As everyone knows, books are much better as movies. You don’t have to do any of that ‘reading’ stuff, and it’s all over in 90 minutes (fingers crossed), rather than an entire year. Love movies, hate books, or something.
Of course, there are some people out there that actually like books (I know), and coincidentally, also like to watch the movie adaptations as well (pointless) - it’s almost like these movies have a built-in audience already, like they’re a safe bet, like money was instrumental in the decision to adapt them? Who knows how this wonderful machine works.
Either way, for both fans and non-fans of books, this list might be of interest: the 17 best books that will be making their way to our screens in the coming year, or as it’s more colloquially known, 2018. Read on, or watch on, whatever you prefer:
1.'Ready Player One' by Ernest Cline
The movie: Ready Player One
Good old virtual reality - a lovely excuse to pack as much luminous CGI into your movie as physically possible. And bonus: as many cultural references as you can shake a PS4 controller at (the book is only about seven years old).
If you’re looking for a ‘plot’, then it has something to do with all the inhabitants of a virtual world scrambling to gain ownership of it after the original creator dies. Oh, and I guess King Kong is in it, too. Can’t be a bad thing.
Buy the book here.
2.'Horse Soldiers' by Doug Stanton
The movie: 12 Strong
This is based on a book (obviously) which is in turn based on a true story of the 12 Americans and members of the Northern Alliance who fought in Afghanistan immediately after the attacks of 9/11. It looks incredibly harrowing and you know it’s going to be dripping with chest-pumping jingoism, but hey, Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon = yes please.
3.'Maze Runner: The Death Cure' by James Dashner
The movie: Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Yeah, it’s YA, but I the first Maze Runner movie was a surprisingly deft action/sci-fi flick (thanks in no small part to the gnarly monsters on display), so who’s to say that this one won’t be a similar delight? Also, that up there is a very good trailer - and no film has ever not followed up on the promise of its trailer. Right? Anyone?
4.'The Little Stranger' by Sarah Waters
The movie: The Little Stranger
Oooooh, spoOOooOOky goings-on in a big haunted house, with the ever-great Domhnall Gleeson in tow on the ghost train. Its from the revered author behind Tipping the Velvet, and the live-action version will be overseen by Lenny Abrahamson, who you may recognise as the director of Room. This time he’s upgraded to a whole house, which consists of multiple rooms - only time will tell if this a feat outside of his capabilities.
5.'Fifty Shades Freed' by E.L James
The movie: Fifty Shades Freed
Yes of course this looks terrible - “Good morning wife”, “Good morning husband”, but it’s still going to absolutely rinse the box office in every way, shape or form. I say: watch it as a comedy, you’ll have a much better time. If you’re going in expecting anything with even a hint of eroticism, you’ll be left high and most definitely dry.
6.'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare/'Ophelia' by Lisa Klein
The movie: Ophelia
That’s good old Daisy Ridley up there, smiling away, because she’s just landed the lead in this new Shakespeare adaptation - a film version of Hamlet, only from Ophelia’s perspective. A strong cast rounds it out, with Naomi Watts, Tom Felton and Clive Owen all presumably doing funny posh voices and saying made-up words, so fond of nonsense the Bard was.
7.'Annihilation' by Jeff VanderMeer
The movie: Annihilation
This is Alex Garland’s follow up to the see-through-head naked cyborg flick, Ex Machina, so hopes are high. It’s also got Natalie Portman (great) and Benedict Wong (good in absolutely everything, if you’re asking) and a bunch of weird multi-coloured clouds and snarling wolf-things (also welcome), so it sounds right up my alley. Shame it’s going straight to Netflix, so we won’t see it on the big screen over here.
8.'The War With Grandpa' by Robert Kimmel Smith.
The movie: The War With Grandpa
Robert De Niro has done a ‘grandpa’ movie before, in the form of the endlessly fascinating Dirty Grandpa - I mean, you have to see this film to believe it exists - so him deciding to do another one so soon after is a tad baffling. Still, this is slightly lower on the crudity scale, and is based on a beloved book, so maybe everything will be OK.
The story concerns a prank-war between a young boy and his De Niro-esque granddad, so expect this once-great actor to slip on a banana skin and bang his knee on a table or something at some point. You pesky little brat! He’ll scream, while shaking his fists. What a lark!
9.The Peter Rabbit series by Beatrix Potter
The movie: Peter Rabbit
James Corden isn’t exactly at the top of everyone’s best-of list at the moment - he doesn’t half like to put his foot in it, don’t he? In this case, he’s put it right up the arse of cherished childhood hero Peter Rabbit, in what appears to be a highly obnoxious CGI adaptation. Could be good, could be bad, but then again, I guess it’s for kids, and they’ll eat up any old shite.
Buy the book(s) here.
10.'Red Sparrow' by Jason Matthews
The movie: Red Sparrow
This promising looking fighty film follows Jennifer Lawrence as an ex-ballerina who becomes a spy, using her womanly ways to ensnare the bad guys. Lawrence is one of cinemaland’s safest bets, so chances are she’ll hold up her end of the bargain and be the strongest thing in the movie, regardless of its eventual quality. Also, Joel Edgerton - Hollywood’s most underrated actor? I think so.
11.'Boy Erased' by Garrard Conley
The movie: Boy Erased
While we’re on the subject of Joel Edgerton, he’s popping up in this adaptation of Garrad Conley’s coming-of-age film, and you’ll never guess what - he’s directing and writing it too.
The film (and book before it) is a memoir surrounding the author’s experiences with being enrolled in a fundamentalist gay conversion therapy. Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) is playing the author, and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and Nicole Kidman (an actual alien from outer space, I’m convinced of it) are also showing their faces at the party.
12.'Mortal Engines' by Philip Reeve
The movie: Mortal Engines
Big giant moving cities eating tanks sounds fun to me, but then again, it’s Peter Jackson, so it’ll be eight hours long, which is a shame. He’s not as fun as he used to be, old Petey - go back to making stuff like Braindead, I say. Sure, it might not have the critical clout of adapting a hugely popular book, but at least one irrelevant journalist who spends a large part of his existence eating crisps will have your back. I’d say that was priceless.
13.'The Girl in the Spider's Web' by David Lagercrantz
The movie: The Girl in the Spider’s Web
The whole Lisbeth Sander saga didn’t really go the way it was planned - the original adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig wasn’t the megahit everyone thought it’d be, so guess what? They’re rebooting it! Turns out “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” is a viable technique in Hollywood now.
The movie will be based on the fourth book in the series (also the first to be written by someone else other than Stieg Larsson) and features The Crown’s Claire Foy taking over in the main role. Also, it’s under the watchful eye of Fede Álvarez, who is already my best friend after directing Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe - two utter bangers, in my humble, and most definitely correct, opinion.
14.'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeleine L'Engle
The movie: A Wrinkle in Time
I have zero cocking clue what’s going on here by Oprah Winfrey’s hair is sick in it.
15.'The Black Hand' by Stephan Talty
The movie: The Black Hand
Leonardo DiCaprio? Gangsters? Mafia? Extortion? Leo Dicaps? Detectives? Lee Cappy Rio? Yes, interested, thank you very much.
The book, set in 1903, follows hotshot NYPD detective Joe Petrosino as he goes after a big scary Italian gang running an extortion racket in America. This’ll be good, won’t it?
16.'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda' by Becky Albertelli
The movie: Love, Simon
Yep, we’ve got another coming-of-age flick again, with a trailer that boasts the most coming-of-age song you could possibly imagine. The film stars Jurassic World’s Nick Robinson (think he played a velociraptor) as a 17-year-old high-schooler who hasn’t come out of the closet yet, but has to fast-track his decision when a classmate finds out.
17.'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling
The movie: Mowgli
Yeah, they’re making another Jungle Book movie, a mere two years after the last one. No it’s not a sequel, it’s just the original story all over again. What we’ve got is a slightly delayed Deep Impact/Armaggeddon, A Bug’s Life/Antz, The Truman Show/Ed TV situation here, where both films went into production very close together, and nobody gave up. Well done Andy Serkis, stick to your guns and just hope jungle fatigue hasn’t set in already!
If you’re quick, you can read all these before you see them and then when you’re in the cinema, simply shout something like “He shoots Lenny” and ruin it for everyone. People love a good spoiler.
(Images: Rex)
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Surge in job ads as firms expand
By Peter Martin
January 5, 2010 — 12.00am
DESPERATE Sydney employers are feeding a job advertising boom over the traditionally quiet holiday break.
Figures supplied to the Herald by the Olivier recruitment group show ads for positions in NSW jumped a further 2.5 per cent in December after climbing 7.3 per cent in November.
The growth comes despite three consecutive interest rate rises and is way ahead of the national average.
It increases the likelihood the NSW unemployment rate will fall below 6 per cent for the first time in a year when the official figures for December are released next week.
''NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania are piling on job advertisements at a time when Queensland and South Australian employers are winding back,'' said a director of the group, Robert Olivier. ''National job advertising grew by just 0.5 per cent.''
The figures cover all three major internet employment sites. ''This is a positive welcome to Premier Kristina Keneally, who has promised to focus on jobs and investment.''
The chief executive of Drake Australia, Matthew Tukaki, said the usual December slowdown failed to arrive.
''Traditionally in December you see an increase in the hiring of casual labour and a slump in permanent hirings so employers don't have to bear the costs of holidays and carrying workers over summer.
''But this year the whole game plan has shifted. Businesses are getting in now to pull in permanent full-time workers before the talent pool shrinks and taking the risk that the economy will definitely recover.''
The Olivier figures show an 18 per cent surge in advertisements for advertising and media workers in December, and an 8 per cent jump in advertisements for construction workers. Demand for human resources specialists climbed 5 per cent.
''HR doesn't surprise me at all,'' Mr Tukaki said. ''Human resources and training and development roles are always among the first to be cut in a downturn. The firms that cut a year or so ago are scrambling to get those people back.''
Mr Tukaki's advice to job seekers or workers thinking of changing jobs is the reverse of what it was earlier in the year.
''Take your time,'' he said. ''Make sure that as a candidate you look at all the options available to you and all the industries available to you. The risk candidates take locking themselves into a career or a job today is that they may actually be worth more next month.''
However, he said many workers were reluctant to wait. ''They've taken a hit in hours or pay with the downturn and they know they're more likely to get an increase from a new employer than from their existing one.
''Some employers made a move before Christmas to return their workers to full hours, but many did not and took a hold-and-wait approach. If you're a candidate with a hold-and-wait employer then you're probably looking to get out.
''I told a clients' conference in Sydney at the beginning of December that then was the good time to start thinking about retention strategies. Workers who had hung in with them and for them for 12 months needed to be rewarded, not necessarily with money but creatively with career plans, training, professional development - there are a lot of things you can throw at an employee to keep them.
''But the key is timing. Don't wait for a resignation before trying to retain an employee. Go in there in a pre-emptive strike and try to keep the people that have stuck with your business.''
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A room in a ski resort.
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Data Dictionary: Census 1960 (US, County & State)
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Data Source: Social Explorer & U.S. Census Bureau
Data set: Social Explorer Tables (SE)
Table: T14. Sex By Race [22]
Universe: Total Population
Variable Details
T14. Sex By Race
T014_001Total Population
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)
Aggregation method:
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ORG:T001_001
Variables used in the formula:
ORG:T001_001
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Census of Population: 1960. Subject Reports, Nonwhite Population by Race. Final Report PC(2)-1C. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 1963.
Nonwhite Population by Race (Volume II, Part I - Subject Reports) -> Definitions and Explanations -> Race and Color
The data on race were derived from answers to the following question on the Advance Census Report:
The concept of race as used by the Bureau of the Census is derived from that which is commonly accepted by the general public. It does not, therefore, reflect clear-cut definitions of biological stock, and several categories obviously refer to national origins.
The term "color" refers to the division of population into two groups, white and nonwhite. The color group designated as "nonwhite" includes Negroes, American Indians, Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans, Hawaiians, Asian Indians, Malayans, Eskimos, Aleuts, etc. Persons of Mexican birth or ancestry who are not definitely of Indian or other nonwhite race are classified as white.
In addition to persons of Negro and mixed Negro and white descent, this classification, according to instructions to enumerators, includes persons of mixed American Indian and Negro descent, unless the Indian ancestry very definitely predominates or unless the individual is regarded as an Indian in the community.
In addition to full-blooded American Indians, persons of mixed white and Indian blood are included in this category if they are enrolled on an Indian tribal or agency roll or if they are regarded as Indians in their community. A common requirement for such enrollment at present is that the proportion of Indian blood should be at least one-fourth.
In the eastern part of the United States, there are certain populations of mixed white, Negro, and Indian ancestry. In censuses prior to 19$0, these groups had been variously classified by the enumerators, sometimes as Negro and sometimes as Indian. In 1950, an attempt was made to isolate these groups and include them in the category "All other" races. Because of problems in the identification of these groups in 1950 and the likelihood that they would not be distinguishable in self-enumeration, this effort was abandoned in the 1960 Census. Generally, the number involved was small except in North Carolina, which had a heavy concentration of this mixed racial population (notably in Robeson and surrounding counties).
Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, and residual "All other" races
Racial categories such as Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, etc., are based largely on country or area of origin, and not necessarily on biological stock.
Statistics based on the 25-percent sample are given in this report for Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and a residual "All other" races category. This residual category includes Hawaiians, Eskimos, Aleuts, Koreans, Asian Indians, Malayans, etc. The last two tables of this report, showing characteristics of racial categories in Alaska and Hawaii, include data based on the complete count for Aleuts and Eskimos in Alaska and for Hawaiians and part-Hawaiians in Hawaii. These special categories were not included separately in the 25-percent sample enumeration schedules5 and they were included in 100-percent schedules only for the two States mentioned. The figure for part- Hawaiians does not include any other racial mixtures, such as white-Japanese or Chinese-Japanese. In the 1950 Census of Hawaii, as the result of a special question on mixed race, approximately 4 percent of the total population were reported as of a mixed racial group other than part-Hawaiian.
Respondents and enumerators sometimes report, for the racial classification, such entries as "Puerto Rican," "Turk," "Germanic," and others, which should have teen included within one of the Census Bureau's broader categories such as "White," or "Negro." The relative frequency of these various types within the residual "All other" races category is not known.
Figures for the "All other" races category and other categories may differ somewhat between tabulations based on the 25-percent sample and the complete count shown in this report and elsewhere. (See table A.) Race entries on all 25-percent sample schedules were edited as a routine part of the manual coding operation, and obvious errors were corrected. In processing the complete-count schedules, however, only those enumeration districts in which the number of "All other" races entries exceeded certain tolerances were visually inspected. Although these tolerances were stringent, they were not sufficient to prevent inclusion of a substantial number of spurious cases in the statistics.
Table A. Comparison of Complete-Count and Sample Data for the Nonwhite Population by Race, For the United States: 1960
(Minus sign (-) indicates sample lower than complete count)
Item Negro Other nonwhite races
Total Indian Japanese Chinese Filipino Other
Complete count 18,871,831 1,619,612 523,591 464,332 237,292 176,310 218,087
Sample 18,848,619 1,639,377 546,228 473,170 236,084 181,614 202,281
Difference:
Number -23,212 +19,765 +22,637 +8,838 -1,208 +5,304 -15,806
Percent -0.1 +1.2 +4.3 +1.9 -0.5 +3.0 -7.2
Source: Complete Count--Volume I, United States Summary, chapter D, table 233. Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Other, this report, tables 2 through 6.
Persons of mixed racial parentage are classified according to the race of the non- white parent, and mixtures of nonwhite races are classified according to the race of the father, with the special exceptions noted above.
Effects of self-enumeration
Since the 1960 Census was the first in which most respondents had an opportunity to classify themselves with respect to race-in previous censuses the racial classification was made for the most part by the enumerator on the basis of observation-it was expected that the character of the racial data in 1960 might differ from that of previous censuses. Some persons undoubtedly would have been classified differently by race in the 1960 Census if direct enumeration had been used uniformly, especially in families involving mixed racial marriages, but such differences as existed may have been largely offsetting. In terms of the final results, there is little evidence of a change for the major categories. The distribution of the population by color in 1960 was close to that shown by postcensal estimates for 1960 based on the 1950 Census counts by color and estimated population changes during the decade. The increase in the Negro population, in particular, was consistent with the statistics on its natural increase during the decade. The increases in the Japanese and Chinese population were large, but high rates of natural increase and substantial immigration during the decade obscure any effects which self-enumeration may have had on the 1960 count. Results of the evaluation studies on the classification of the population by color, white and nonwhite, may be found in the "Evaluation and Research" series of 1960 Census reports.
The use of self-enumeration may have added to the accuracy of the 1960 count of the Indian population. Studies of the adequacy of the enumeration In the last several censuses have led to the conclusion that it was incomplete largely as the result of the failure of enumerators to identify off-reservation Indians.
Age data for Indians show a marked concentration in the age group 55 to 59 years in urban areas. Investigations indicate this may be a result of a combination of factors among which "age heaping" may be of Importance. The reader is referred to a discussion of the reporting of age in 1960 Census of Population, Volume I, Characteristics of the Population, Part 1, United States Summary. Also to be considered is the possibility that the increase in the movement of Indians off reservations during the late thirties was reflected in the decennial census for the first time in 1960, as a result of more precise reporting.
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Teachers vote 89% for strike option
BCTF president Jim iker says no immediate disruptions to schools, Education Minister Peter Fassbender wants union to reveal demands
B.C. Teachers' Federation president Jim Iker
B.C. public school teachers have voted 89% to give their union authority for strike action in three stages.
B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker said there is no set schedule on when work-to-rule action would begin.
“There will be no job action tomorrow, there will be no job action next week,” Iker said after the vote results were in Thursday evening. “It will depend entirely on what is happening at the negotiating table and whether or not the government and the employers’ association are prepared to be fair and reasonable.”
After a year of bargaining sessions with an expired contract, the BCTF still has not presented a specific wage and benefit demand. Education Minister Peter Fassbender urged the union to present its opening position as negotiation sessions resumed Friday.
Union members were briefed before the vote on the initial wage offer delivered by Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for B.C.’s 60 school districts. It describes pay increases totalling 6.5% over six years.
Fassbender reiterated that class size and composition are up for negotiation as well as wages and benefits. Iker said the strike vote shows the members’ rejection of “unfair and unreasonable proposals that would undo the class size, class composition and specialist teacher staffing levels we just won back in a B.C. Supreme Court ruling.”
More than 29,000 teachers voted, with 26,000 saying yes to the strike option that can be activated on 72 hours’ notice for 90 days.
Details of the strike plan have emerged from several school districts, where BCTF members have voted to authorize the first two phases.
Phase one is refusing meetings or communication with administrators, and working to rule on hours, except for pre-arranged voluntary activities. According to one summary released by the government, teachers are to arrive at school no more than one hour before class time and leave by one hour after classes, with no supervision of students outside of class time.
Phase two is rotating one-day walkouts in districts around the province. Phase three, a full-scale strike, would require a second vote by members to authorize.
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Listen to Audio Recording
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Disruptive innovations and publishing risk takers are propelling growth in sharing and interaction among scientists, and implementing change in scholarly publishing business models.
Hear from Tracey DePellegrin Connelly, Executive Editor, Genetics Society of America (GSA) Journals, on how GSA has created a workable model for publishing a fully open access title, G3, in the face of tight budgets and a commitment to opening up not just the published content but also the associated data.
And looking forward to the imminent tomorrow, learn how Hypothes.is is leading the way in providing technology to enable a model of workable, controlled community peer review across scholarly content. Peter Brantley, Director of Scholarly Communication, will share how Hypothes.is is “bringing crowd-sourced peer-review to the event horizon where information is produced”.
The unifying intention of GSA and Hypothes.is is to enable access to valuable scholarly content and grow collaboration among the research community for the ‘greater good’.
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Michael Smaldone, creative director at Talbots
"I'm a pink guy, but my favorite flower is an orange poppy," says Smaldone. "I love how they're both wild -- with ugly leaves and hairy stems -- and have a beautiful delicate flower."
His thumb is pretty green, he says. "I like to get as tropical as I can in a nontropical location.... There are poppies all over the place to give a burst of color."
He turned to a brushstroke floral print for Talbots' spring line, though, because he thought that approach was very optimistic -- something the fashion world needs right now.
But whatever the climate is for style trends, flowers always fit in, Smaldone says. "You can do everything with them. They can fit into any trend: ethnic, watercolor, impressionistic, pop art -- you name it."
LeAnn Nealz, chief design officer of American Eagle
Nealz says she loves white magnolias for their "intoxicating scent," but ranunculus are her favorites because they're so cheerful.
"They look like they're made of hundreds of layers of brightly colored paper."
Nealz interpreted sweet, small florals for spring onto a flirty daytime skirt as well as a day-to-night minidress. She used a more tropical flower for menswear on board shorts.
Janie Schoenborn, Lilly Pulitzer design director
From a long line of gardeners -- her father has a degree in landscape design, Mom has a traditional English garden and Aunt Molly's specialty is tropicals -- Schoenborn is trying to keep up the tradition with lilacs and syringas.
So far, she hasn't done a lilac print for Lilly Pulitzer, but a shade of lavender was just added to the label's palette.
"Every spring is a floral bonanza for us," Schoenborn says. "We don't always do an exact replica of a flower. Right now we have an abstract orchid. There's a Queen Anne's lace that we hadn't done but will have for summer.... We don't discriminate against any flowers, but we like 'pretty,' so no cactuses, but we'll even do lemon and lime blossoms."
Bridget Tiernan provided styling assistance for this story.
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Oregon's top prosecutor convenes pot summit following 'marijuana overproduction'
U.S. Attorney Billy Williams laid out his plans for the unprecedented event saying Oregon has a "massive marijuana overproduction problem."
Oregon's top prosecutor convenes pot summit following 'marijuana overproduction' U.S. Attorney Billy Williams laid out his plans for the unprecedented event saying Oregon has a "massive marijuana overproduction problem." Check out this story on statesmanjournal.com: http://stjr.nl/2GHzrKK
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Marijuana on display at Harborside marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif.(Photo: Mathew Sumner, AP)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's top federal prosecutor will hold a marijuana summit Friday to hear how the state, law enforcement, tribal and industry leaders plan to address a pot surplus that he says has wound up on the black market in other states and is fueling crime.
U.S. Attorney Billy Williams laid out his plans for the unprecedented event in a recent newspaper column, saying Oregon has a "massive marijuana overproduction problem" that is attracting cartels and criminal networks and sparking money laundering, violence and environmental woes.
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The column came shortly after Attorney General Jeff Sessions last month rescinded an Obama administration memo that outlined the steps states with legalized cannabis could take to avoid scrutiny under federal law, where marijuana remains illegal.
"In sum, I have significant concerns about the state's current regulatory framework and the resources allocated to policing marijuana in Oregon," Williams wrote in The Oregonian, adding the summit and the state's response to his concerns would "inform our federal enforcement strategy."
Darwin Roberts, a former federal prosecutor in Seattle who also worked on marijuana issues as a senior official in the Washington Attorney General's Office, said he wasn't surprised to see Williams' concerns. But he added the Justice Department is in a tough spot: If it shuts down states' marijuana programs, it will drive that activity back to the black market, where neither the feds nor state authorities have the resources to deal with it.
"The Justice Department clearly is unhappy that the states aren't doing more to stop marijuana activity outside the state legal system," Roberts said. "I suspect that for DOJ to allow the states to keep making money off legal marijuana, DOJ will want to see a real commitment of state tax dollars to law enforcement efforts against black market growing and trafficking heading out of state."
More: State catches some Oregon pot retailers selling to minors
There is general agreement that some marijuana from Oregon does wind up in other states where it isn't legal. Still, it's hard to say if pot smuggling has gotten worse in Oregon — where illicit pot farmers were thriving long before recreational legalization — or how much of the marijuana leaving the state filters out from the legal side.
In his column, Williams said law enforcement in 16 other states have reported seizing marijuana from Oregon and postal agents have intercepted more than 2,600 pounds of pot in outbound packages and over $1.2 million in associated cash.
Advocates dismiss the idea that legalization has caused a spike in black markets sales. It's just that now, because it's legal, it's much easier to track it back, they said
"When I moved to Oregon in 1979, cannabis was a billion-dollar crop then, so the notion that this is somehow caused by legalization or by the medical program is something that's misplaced," said Leland Berger, an attorney who specializes in marijuana cases.
"When it's intercepted out of state it's easier to document where it came from, but I'm a little disappointed that it's viewed as a new and huge problem."
States that have legalized marijuana for recreational and medical use have taken varying approaches to satisfying federal law enforcement priorities, in an effort to pre-empt raids or even a Justice Department lawsuit that could undermine the newly regulated markets. They've also adjusted their approaches as their markets matured.
Oregon voters approved the sale of recreational marijuana in 2014, and it became legal the following year. The state has allowed medical marijuana since 1998.
It now has about 900 licensed recreational growers, with more than 1,100 licenses awaiting approval and no cap on the number of licenses it will grant. Another roughly 25,600 growers in the state produce cannabis for medical marijuana patients. More than 500 retailers are licensed to sell recreational weed, with nearly 250 applications pending.
Washington launched recreational sales in 2014, the same year as Colorado. It started off with relatively low caps on the number of licensed retail marijuana stores and for the size of grow operations. Both measures were designed to prevent an oversupply of cannabis that might make its way into the black market.
As its industry grew, Washington merged its unregulated medical market with the strictly regulated recreational one. It now has more than 500 licensed retailers, though not all are operating, and nearly 1,200 licensed growers.
In Oregon, the medical and recreational marijuana industries still operate separately, although the number of medical pot dispensaries has dropped precipitously as retailers move toward the more lucrative recreational cannabis sales.
Oregon did not cap the number of pot producers, virtually guaranteeing an overproduction problem, said Seth Crawford, a former Oregon State University professor who's an expert on marijuana economics and cannabis policy. Crawford now runs an industrial hemp seed company.
Coupled with Oregon's small population — 4 million people total — and its reputation as a prime cannabis-growing location on a par with Northern California, a surplus was predictable here, Crawford said. He estimated Oregon growers produce up to three times the amount of marijuana that the state can absorb legally each year.
"You created this huge industry that has nowhere to put its product," Crawford said.
"If you were an investor and you had just dropped $4 million into a (marijuana) grow and you had thousands of pounds of flower that was ready to go but you had nowhere to sell it ... if you want any of your money back, the only thing you can do is sell it on the black market," he said. "It was a system designed for failure."
Oregon has begun taking steps to address diversion to the black market. The state will soon require medical marijuana growers to adopt a seed-to-sale tracking system that it uses for recreational marijuana. It is also allowing medical growers to sell some of their surplus to wholesalers for sale in recreational dispensaries as medical pot shops dry up.
At a recent meeting of a medical marijuana advisory commission, members identified the pot surplus leaving Oregon as its No. 1 priority. Lawmakers are also taking the issue seriously: A bill last year to allow the governor to enter into sales compacts with other marijuana states didn't make it to a vote, but there is interest in reviving the idea.
Those in the industry in Oregon are cautiously optimistic about the summit.
"It's a brand-new industry operating legally under state law and illegally under federal law — and that's hard to balance. That's one of the purposes of this summit. Let's talk about it," said Anthony Taylor, president of Compassionate Oregon, which advocates for medical marijuana patients.
"I think everybody realizes it's a discussion that needs to happen."
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London Attractions near St. George's, Pimlico.
Being so centrally located in London, St. George's Pimlico is a mere stone's throw away from many of the best London landmarks and attractions, making it the perfect base for exploring London.
Wondering where to go, what to see, where to eat & drink, or how to get there - our duty managers will be only too happy to point you in the right direction.
We have listed some of the popular choices all within a three mile radius of us...
For more info and ideas we highly recommend visiting: www.visitlondon.co.uk
Sightseeing.
Theatres.
Victoria Palace Theatre
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Apollo Victoria Theatre
Transport.
Pimlico underground station
Victoria train & underground station
(including Gatwick express and local bus tours)
Victoria coach station
For more travel info visit: www.tfl.gov.uk
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St. George's Pimlico, 115 St. George's Drive, London, SW1V 4DA. | +44 (0) 207 834 0210
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Summerfest Announces Car Giveaway Courtesy of Subway® Restaurants And Mike Juneau's Arrow Hyundai
Summerfest is excited to announce yet another great reason to check out the “Big Gig®,” the chance to win a car! Sunday, July 5 at 6:00 pm, Summerfest will give away a brand new 2015 Hyundai Sonata courtesy of Subway® Restaurants and Mike Juneau’s Arrow Hyundai. Summerfest fans can register at Summerfest Street Team events and every day during Summerfest at the Touch-A-Prize Kiosk located just inside of the Mid Gate. Registration will close at 4:00 pm on Sunday, July 5. You must be at least 18 years old to participate and you must be present to win. No purchase necessary. For complete contest rules and details, visit Summerfest.com/car-giveaway.
Summerfest Launches New And Improved 2015 Mobile App
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. officials are excited to launch the brand new Official Summerfest 2015 App presented by Wisconsin Hospitality Group and their local Applebee’s restaurants that literally puts “The World’s Largest Music Festival” right in the palm of festival fans’ hands. To kick off the launch, the first 50,000 downloads and updates prior to June 1 will come with a FREE Weekday Admission E-ticket to Summerfest 2015, delivered via the App. The Summerfest 2015 App is available on IOS and Android platforms for mobile phones and tablets.The App is FREE and available to download today in the App Store or Play Store.
Voting Officially Opens For 4th Annual Land The Big Gig® Music Competition
The 4th annual Land the Big Gig® music competition kicked off in April, giving the nation’s top musical talents the opportunity to win cash prizes and the chance to perform live before thousands of music fans at Summerfest on June 25. Now, fans who wish to elevate their favorite bands, singer-songwriters and musicians to the finals may begin voting at LandtheBigGig.com. Presented by Summerfest, Tap Milwaukee and Pepsi, Land the Big Gig® gives three (3) finalists the opportunity to take their music careers to the next level when they perform live before thousands of Summerfest attendees for their chance to win a share of $30,000 in prizes, including cash, travel and accommodations.
Summerfest Announces KNE New Music Stage And JoJo's Martini Lounge Headliners And Performance Dates
Summerfest officials are excited to announce the highly anticipated lineup of headliners slated for the KNE (K-Nation Entertainment) New Music Stage with Shepherd Express and WMSE 91.7 as well as JoJo’s Martini Lounge with Miller Lite during Summerfest 2015.
Summerfest Announces Johnson Controls World Sound Stage Headliners And Performance Dates
Summerfest officials are excited to announce the highly anticipated lineup of headliners slated for the Johnson Controls World Sound Stage with Blue Moon and 88Nine Radio Milwaukee during Summerfest 2015.
Summerfest Announces Uline Warehouse Headliners And Performance Dates
Summerfest officials are excited to announce the highly anticipated lineup of headliners slated for the Uline Warehouse with Miller Lite and CW 18 & My 24 during Summerfest 2015.
Summerfest Announces U.S. Cellular® Connection Stage Headliners And Performance Dates
Summerfest officials are excited to announce the highly anticipated lineup of headliners slated for the U.S. Cellular® Connection Stage with Leinenkugel’s and FM102/1 during Summerfest 2015.
Summerfest Announces Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard Headliners And Performance Dates
Summerfest officials are excited to announce the highly anticipated lineup of headliners slated for the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard with Coors Light and Tap Milwaukee during Summerfest 2015.
Summerfest Announces Harley-Davidson™ Roadhouse Headliners And Performance Dates
Summerfest officials are excited to announce the highly anticipated lineup of headliners slated for the Harley-Davidson™ Roadhouse with Miller High Life during Summerfest 2015.
Summerfest Announces BMO Harris Pavilion Headliners And Performance Dates
Summerfest officials are excited to announce the highly anticipated lineup of headliners slated for the BMO Harris Pavilion with Miller Lite during Summerfest 2015. Operational plans for the venue will remain the same as in 2014 including how fans can secure their reserved “Blue Circle Seat Passes” in advance and day of show.
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