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Music review: Piotr Anderszewski, Queen’s Hall
Susan NickallS
Beethoven’s 33 variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli together with Bach’s Goldbergs are the twin peaks of the piano repertoire.
Piotr Anderszewski, Queen’s Hall (*****)
In his finely judged performance of the Diabelli Op 20, Piotr Anderszewksi took us on a mesmerizing journey through what is surely one of history’s most elaborate musical put-downs. Flexing his considerable compositional muscles, Beethoven takes Diabelli’s straw-like material and spins it into musical gold.
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With his solid technique and phenomenal musicality, Anderszewksi sprinkled his own gold dust over these quirky variations. He delivered the Beethoven dynamics with a flourish and brought an improvisatory freshness to the more playful movements. The resonant quality he brought to the mystical grave e maestoso at the heart of the variations was transcendent.
This echoed Anderszewksi’s mastery of the subtle shading that was to the fore in the first half of the concert. There was a lightness to his contrapuntal lines in the three prelude and fugues, in C major, A flat major and D sharp minor, from the second book of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier. His dance-like rhythms in Bach’s English Suite No 3 in G minor were spot-on and he breathed poetry into the graceful ornamentation of the Sarabande.
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The new-look SMBC cabinet structure unveiled
July 5, 2013by scvoadmin in Blog tagged Sandwell Council
Sandwell Metropolitan Council has been unveiled has announced changes to the Cabinet structure.
Darren Cooper will continue to be the Leader of the Council with Steve Eling remaining as Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Resources.
Cllr Simon Hackett will take up the lead for Children’s Services, with Cllr Yvonne Davies taking over from Ann Jaron to lead Adult Social Care.
A post of Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing will see Cllr Paul Moor leading with Councillor Mahboob Hussain jointly deputising as Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Town and Neighbourhood Services.
Cllr Crompton will lead for Highways and Environment with Cllr Ian Jones taking up the role of Cabinet Member for Jobs and Economy.
For a full list of contacts for the Cabinet at Sandwell Council please Click Here.
For details of what is included in their respective portfolios please Click Here.
The Impact of Welfare Reform in Sandwell
July 5, 2013by scvoadmin in Blog, Health & Wellbeing tagged Sandwell Council, Sandwell News
Here in Sandwell we expect welfare reform to hit particularly hard. A high proportion of our people depend on benefits.
There will be negative impacts on the local economy and housing market, on people’s everyday lives, on services from key partners including the third sector and on just about every council service.
Many of the welfare reforms, while coming from different pieces of legislation, will have a combined impact on essentially the same individuals and families who are already among the most deprived people in our communities.
In Sandwell, about 45,000 people are on benefits, and many will have never had to think about working out household budgets. With the move to universal credit, all benefits will come monthly in arrears and people will have to learn financial skills very quickly. People will suddenly face a need to manage their own money (paid to them direct) rather than, for example, have housing benefit paid direct to their landlord. Households with 4 or more children will be in for a shock because they will get less money unless they can find 24 hours of work a week.
This cut will be on top of potential reductions to housing and incapacity benefits, from disability living allowance and/or from having non-dependants living with them. On top of this, residents are facing a reduction in council tax discount.
About 8,000 Sandwell households in the private rented sector claim local housing allowance. At a stroke, 3,000 of those properties are no longer affordable, and all households stand to lose income:
about £70 a week for 100 households in houses with more than four bedrooms
about £30 a week for 600 single people between 25 and 35 (who will face living in a bedsit rather than flat).
In the social housing sector anyone in a house with “too many” bedrooms will lose about £10 a week per excess bedroom. Anyone with a grown-up child at home will face the difficult choice of squeezing more rent from son/daughter or suggesting they find their own place.
There are key risks, increased homelessness and more family instability as the same people suffer loss of income from a variety of legislative changes.
The changes will also have a cumulative impact on Sandwell itself, taking around £100 million out of the local economy and making it harder to provide jobs as a path out of poverty.
The Council is responding to the multiple challenges of welfare reform by working with partners in the voluntary and community sector to:
build people’s financial confidence
help people to make the most of job opportunities
deliver Local Welfare Provision
find imaginative ways to make best use of existing housing stock
build a range of support to help the most affected families into work
The really hard work of helping people cope to is just about to begin.
For more information please visit the Sandwell Trends website: www.sandwelltrends.info/themedpages/WelfareReform or contact Jane Alexander – jane_alexander@sandwell.gov.uk
Sandwell : Community Infrastructure Levy
July 5, 2013by scvoadmin in Blog tagged Sandwell Council, Sandwell News
Sandwell Council is considering the introduction of a Community Infrastructure Levy (or CIL) from April 2014. This is a charge on new development which the Council can then use to pay for new infrastructure needed as a result of the new development, for example roads, public transport, open space or health centres.
Later this year, in May/June, the Council will be formally consulting about a “Draft Charging Schedule”, in other words, the amount of money to be charged to developers for different types of development. In some areas of the Borough it is proposed to charge £70 per sq m of new residential development.
The Council also has to make an assessment of what community infrastructure will be needed in future, known as the Infrastructure Development Programme (IDP).
Something of particular interest to community organisations is the fact that a minimum of 15% of CIL income must be spent “on behalf of the community”, and the Council must engage with the local community to agree how this money is spent (further guidance and regulation from central government is awaited).
Further information about consultation will be provided later in the year, together with a link to relevant webpages. In the meantime, if you want further information, contact ldf_planning@sandwell.gov.uk.
Healthwatch Sandwell : Update
July 5, 2013by scvoadmin in Blog, Health & Wellbeing tagged Sandwell News
This is a statement from Sandwell Council to update readers on where they are with implementing Healthwatch.
The Health and Social Care Act 2012, paved the way for a national body, Healthwatch England and a local organisation local Healthwatch for each local council in England with social care responsibilities.
Healthwatch is intended to strengthen the collective voice of users of Health and social care services and members of the public, and will replace Local Involvement Networks (LINks) from April 2013.
Healthwatch Sandwell will be a new organisation that will form part of the executive decision-making health and wellbeing board, bringing the views and experiences of people who use services to influence and improve the way in which health and social care services are provided and run.
The LINk Management Board and the Healthwatch steering group have recently merged to support the setting up of Healthwatch at a local level.
Working with Sandwell council, the new reference group will take the development of the new Healthwatch organisation and Healthwatch Board forward.
Councillor Moore, Cabinet Member for Health and Commissioning said: “we are continuing to work closely with Sandwell LINk and its host organisation Black Country Housing Group, so that there is continuity during the transition to the new social enterprise.
Quality Goods for Charitable Organisations
July 5, 2013by scvoadmin in Blog tagged Free Services, Support & Services
In Kind Direct redistributes surplus goods from manufacturers and retailers to UK charities. It was founded by The Prince of Wales in 1996 and is one of The Prince’s Charities, which is the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the United Kingdom.
In Kind Direct have redistributed £140 million worth of goods from over 880 companies. Almost 6,000 voluntary and community organisations have received products helping millions of people in need both in the UK and abroad.
In 2012 Civil Society UK said; A survey of some 500 charities which have benefited from In Kind Direct’s services found that 67% say it has helped their charity remain sustainable. The average estimated saving per charity in 2011 was £9,141.
Laura Hales, Head of Charity Partnerships, In Kind Direct said; “Our charity partners are increasingly coming to us with questions about where they can get additional help in these difficult financial times.”
Visit the website here: www.inkinddirect.org
The People’s Orchestra celebrate becoming a CIO
July 5, 2013by scvoadmin in Blog, Children & Young People tagged Sandwell News
On 21st March, The People’s Orchestra celebrated becoming Sandwell’s first Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
The People’s Orchestra was established as a community project run by volunteers at The Change Consortium, funded by its members and by a development grant from the Arts Council.
Now a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), the aim of The People’s Orchestra is to give everyone access to orchestral music whether it be playing, listening or volunteering in the back offices. In some instances people who are less well off have been given free instruments, tuition and bursaries for membership, giving The People’s Orchestra a unique rich tapestry of talented individuals from all walks of life. There are no age limits or limits on the numbers or instruments or musicians involved. The company also provides free events so people who wouldn’t normally have access to these types of events get to experience a live orchestral performance.
The People’s Orchestra have a professional approach for an amateur orchestra which means they recruit the best musicians without discrimination due to background or financial status.
Becoming a CIO
The process was very easy. Forms can be downloaded from the Charity Commission web site and Helen Trueman from the SCVO, helped to complete them should you need advice.
The Charity Commission are very busy. They prefer email contact and will most probably ask you further questions once you have submitted your online application. There isn’t much space on the form to explain some things clearly and they may need clarification, although they will look through your website first to gain a better feel about what you want to do.
The best advice I can give is to remember that the Charity Commission have a 15 day waiting rule. Your email will be answered in 15 days, and not any earlier. Answer any questions they ask you as fully as you can because if you miss something you’ll be waiting another 15 days!
SCVO offers a range of services to voluntary and community organisations in Sandwell, including governance support, constitutions and charity registration. If you would like further information or to request support please contact the Capacity Building Team on 0121 525 1127.
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Vine Highlights Popular Videos With New Loop Counts
Matt Southern July 2, 2014
SEJ STAFF Matt SouthernLead News Writer at Search Engine Journal
Have you ever wondered how many times a Vine video has been viewed? Now you will see loop counts on videos to indicate how many times people have looped a video, including on Vine and in embeds across the web.
In an announcement posted yesterday, Vine says that loop counts will be immediately available on iOS and Android mobile apps, as well as on the web.
With this update, there’s now a new way for you to quickly get a sense of how popular and interesting a Vine may be –– based on how many times people watch a Vine loop.
Loop counts will update in real time, so as you watch a video you’ll know you’re watching with others at the same time.
Vine also announced a redesigned home feed. The feeds in Vine’s Android and iPhone apps now feature a new design, with the main enhancements being bigger edge-to-edge videos and a cleaner view of likes and comments.
Vine has also revamped the Activity feed to make it clearer for users to see what’s happening on their your Vines. New and Older Activity will be separated, and you will also receive notifications with you’ve reached certain milestones, such as amount of likes etc.
Vine started tracking loop counts on April 3, 2014. For Vines created on or before this date, you will see a “+” sign that indicates the actual loop count is higher, as the video had most likely been looped several times before April 3rd.
For more information about loop counts, visit Vine’s help center.
Matt Southern
Lead News Writer at Search Engine Journal
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Panama Canal Expansion - the Third Set of Locks Project
The Panama Canal is an approximately 80-kilometer-long ship canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. As a key conduit for international maritime trade, it serves more than 144 maritime routes connecting 160 countries and between 13,000 and 14,000 ships use the canal every year.
The general geology of the Canal depends on the sedimentary basin that was formed about 3 million years ago, when the Pacific Plate slid slowly under the Caribbean Plate. The entire area is characterize by a complex lithological composition, from fine grainy matter (sediments, sand, and mud) up to hard rock with resistance above 50 Mpa.
The Panama Canal expansion is the largest project since its original construction. At the cost of 5.25 billion US dollars, the project will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterways capacity. The project is comprised of four main tasks: constructing new locks, constructing a new Pacific access channel, dredging the waterways, and raising the operational level of Gatun Lake.
On behalf of the international consortium GUPC (Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A.), the Trevi Group branch in Panama (Trevi Cimentaciones y Consolidationes SA, formerly Trevi Galante SA) was awarded a contract for the foundation works for the Canal expansion – called the Third Set of Locks Project. These foundations are distributed throughout the new Canal area, including foundations for new locks along both the Pacific and Atlantic sides. The superb combination of Trevi Panama knowledge and Soilmec equipment has proven to be crucial to the soil investigations and the installation of foundation piles, diaphragm walls, and injections – ensuring the construction of solid, stable, and waterproof foundation structures.
Trevi Panama analyzed approximately 6000 linear meters of soil (2500 m Atlantic side and 3500 m Pacific side) to determine its geological and geotechnical features. They also constructed deep piles for locks, docks, and bridges, including drilling 14000 linear meters of ground with the large diameter bored pile method, mostly cased. For these foundation works, they depended on Soilmec medium-large hydraulic drill rigs: SR-60, SR-70, R-825 and R-930.
Diaphragm walls are used as impermeable cutoffs to prevent seepage below earth dams, basins, dry docks and locks, and are usually integrated with the main structure. Trevi Panama faced the challenge of building a plastic concrete diaphragm wall to seal 9000-square meters of soil. These diaphragm panels were executed using the Soilmec hydraulic grab BH-8.
As part of the Third Set of Locks Panama Canal Expansion Project, the Borinquen Dam will allow navigational access through the Pacific Approach Channel to the new Pacific Locks. Trevi Panama also drilled and injected an injection curtain to guarantee a waterproof sealing of all rock cracks in the foundation of the dam. Specifically, they drilled 37,500 linear meters of soil and injected 2,200 tons of cement in two lines in the foundation of the dam, spaced 3 m from each other. They executed the injections using Soilmec micro-drilling rigs SM-8 and SM-5 and Soilmec injection plants GS1 and GI ET8.
For the FCC-ICA-MECO consortium, Trevi Panama has also drilled 95000 m of soil and injected 4000 tons of grout to create a curtain of waterproofing for a 1500-m-long dam on the PAC-4 project. PAC-4 is the most complex expansion project after the design and build of the new set of locks. It will create an access channel linking the new Pacific locks with the Canal's existing Gaillard Cut (the narrowest stretch of the Panama Canal). For these foundation works, Trevi Panama also used the Soilmec micro-drilling rigs SM-8 and SM-5 and the injection plants GS1 and GI ET8.
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Marion Meadows - Soul Traveler (2015)
Marion Meadows
https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Traveler-Marion-Meadows/dp/B00QKMCRIK/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=soultracks-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=3S5VYWPW7WRUJ3HJ&creativeASIN=B00QKMCRIK
Marion Meadows is a classically trained saxophonist who studied at the Berklee College of Music as well as the SUNY system in New York State. However, like so many jazz musicians, Meadows also received his practical education on the road through touring with performers such as Norman Connors and Joe Henderson. Those connections led to steady work as a sideman and eventually to a career as one of the most recognizable artists in contemporary jazz. Meadows has released 13 albums since his 1991 release, For Lovers Only, and that includes his new project Soul Traveler.
Meadows, of course, chose the right instrument to achieve lasting success in contemporary jazz. Saxophone players have been that genre’s biggest and brightest stars going back to the 1970s heyday of Grover Washington, Jr., the artist who probably had more to do with crafting the genre as it exists today than anyone.
Meadows, like many of the contemporary jazz sax players, is a creative and energetic improviser who possesses the ability to launch his sax on flights of fancy on up-tempo and slower tracks alike. He is also comfortable exploring genres such as R&B, hip-hop and funk, and that allows him to make music that appeals to listeners who are not quite ready to immerse themselves fully into straight ahead jazz or the deeper strands of jazz-funk-rock fusion. That’s the territory that the successful contemporary jazz artist must occupy – for better or worse. Meadows has occupied that territory better than many in large part because he combines his creativity with a willingness to be a part of the ensemble. There has been a tendency among some contemporary jazz sax players to create arrangements that sound like they are playing over recorded music. However, Meadows brought in strong players on Soul Traveler and he gives them room to improvise.
Meadows maintains a constant rapport with his bassists throughout Soul Traveler. Bass players such as Chip Shearin on the track “Magic Men” provide the constant bottom that serves as the foundation for solos by Meadows. However, Shearin’s funk-influenced bass playing provides him with opportunities to bring a level of bounce to that foundation. “Andalusian Sunset” finds Meadows engaged in an instrumental conversation with another strong soloist, flamenco guitarist Carlo Pennisi, while the up-tempo “Humanity” finds the soprano sax man trading with pianist Lamar Gaines.
Soul Traveler is an album that will never make it with the purist crowd - who will likely be hard pressed to even call it jazz. Ok, let us take them up on that and call something like instrumental R&B, despite the fact that one of the cuts, “Mother Earth,” includes rapping. Freed from the jazz label, perhaps those purists will be able to accept Soul Traveler as an enjoyable piece of instrumental music that will become the soundtrack for get togethers and romantic get aways. Nah! The purists will never buy it, but plenty of smooth/contemporary jazz or instrumental R&B fans will purchase and enjoy. And that’s what really matters. Recommended.
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Manchester United to Scout 6 Ajax Stars During Champions League Match Against Bayern Munich
Manchester United will have eyes in the stands when Ajax host Bayern Munich on matchday six of the Champions League group stages as they look to shortlist reinforcements ahead of the January transfer window.
The Red Devils are frantically looking to freshen up their squad in January, although the bulk of their transfer business is expected to be put on hold until the summer.
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Scouts will travel to Amsterdam on Wednesday as Manchester United look to keep an eye on six of Ajax's brightest players, according to the CalcioMercato.
Highly regarded Netherlands internationals Frenkie de Jong of Ajax and Matthijs de Ligt are the club's biggest talents and will be watched closely by United, who will face competitions from Barcelona and Bayern Munich for their signatures.
Right-sided pair Noussair Mazraoui and David Neres will also be on the agenda for Manchester United's scouts, as well as creative midfielders Hakim Ziyech and Donny van de Beek.
Centre-midfielder de Jong has already ruled out the possibility of him leaving Ajax during the January transfer window, although the 21-year-old acknowledges that it is likely he will leave Holland at the end of the season.
De Jong is expected to eclipse the club's record sale - currently set by Davinson Sánchez, who joined Spurs for €40m - when he eventually moves on, although that fee will also only increase when defensive prodigy de Ligt leaves his boyhood side.
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Manchester United currently have 10 first team players who could walk away from Old Trafford on a free transfer by the end of the season, and their squad is in desperate need of a facelift regardless of who's at the helm.
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Image via Toria/Shutterstock
Akamai’s State of the Internet Report for the first quarter of 2013 shows encouraging internet and broadband adoption across the globe, but also highlights an increase in attack traffic from certain regions.
Akamai Technologies is an enterprise cloud platform and bases its quarterly report on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, providing insight into global internet connectivity, connection speeds, attack traffic, and broadband adoption and availability.
“This quarter’s State of the Internet Report shows continued positive growth in terms of internet and broadband adoption worldwide,” said David Belson, editor of the report. “We have seen overall increases in average and peak connection speeds along with greater broadband penetration on both a quarterly and annual basis.
“However, the levels of malicious activity we’ve observed show no signs of abating, as evidenced by the ongoing rise in DDoS attacks,” he added. “This reinforces the continued need for vigilance by organisations that are conducting business and maintaining a presence on the internet.”
Hong Kong retains fastest internet connection
Globally, more and more users are accessing the internet, with Akamai estimating the total number of unique web users connecting to its platform during the first quarter of 2013 at well over 1bn.
In comparison with the previous quarter, average internet connection speeds worldwide rose 4pc to 3.1Mbps. This represents a hike of 17pc year-on-year with 123 countries seeing an increase, ranging from just 1.4pc in Oman to an impressive 122pc in Iraq.
Global average peak connection speeds reached 18.4Mbps, an increase of 9.2pc on the previous quarter and 36pc year-on-year. Once again, Hong Kong claims the top spot, with peak connection speeds reaching 63.6Mbps.
Broadband improvements worldwide
Broadband adoption has reached 46pc worldwide, while ‘high broadband’ of over 10Mbps has reached 13pc – a 10pc increase on the previous quarter.
For mobile connectivity, average connection speeds ranged from a high of 8.6Mbps to a low of 0.4Mbps. While nine operators reached average speeds of over 4Mbps (the broadband range), 64 lagged behind with average speeds over 1Mbps.
Attack traffic rising
Of 177 regions from which Akamai detected attack traffic in Q1 2013, China emerged as the single-largest volume source with 34pc, though this was down from 41pc in the previous quarter.
Indonesia, on the other hand, is rising up the attack traffic charts, taking second place with 21pc. Last quarter, it accounted for just 0.7pc. The recent rise knocked the US into third position with 8.3pc, down from 10pc.
More than 80pc of the attack traffic observed originated from the top 10 countries, and China and Indonesia account for more than half.
However, Akamai’s report reminds us that the source IP address may not represent the attacker’s place of residence, as attacks can be launched from compromised systems anywhere in the world.
Akamai also documented 208 DDoS attacks in the period, reported by 154 different organisations. Of these, 35pc targeted enterprise, 32pc targeted commerce, 22pc hit the media, 7pc were high-tech companies and 4pc targeted the public sector.
Global internet image via Toria/Shutterstock
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Review of Conquest by B.V. Larson
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Jenny Reviews
Conquest – (Star Force #4)
By B.V. Larson, Performed by Mark Boyett
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
[UNABRIDGED] – 12 hoursThemes: / aliens / military sci-fi / fighting bugs / machines / invasion /
Publisher summary:
Conquest is the next chapter in the great interstellar war between all living creatures and the machines. Star Force must stop the machine invaders once again – but how? In the fourth book of the Star Force series, Kyle Riggs has freed Earth from the chains of the Macros – but at what cost? The Macros no longer trust him. He is a mad dog that must be put down – and all Star Force must be stamped out with him. The war expands in this story, and mankind is once again faced with annihilation.
Conquest is the fourth book in the Star Force series by B. V. Larson and, while it continues the well-established tradition of this series for thrilling military action, it also brings several of the flaws of the series into sharp focus.
Over the course of the previous three novels in the Star Force series, Kyle Riggs has made some bad calls. He has sworn Earth to provide troops for a dangerous enemy, ordered thousands of his troops to their deaths, and cast aside strategic alliances with little thought to the long-term consequences of his actions. Throughout it all, I continued to root for Riggs and the rest of his band, even as I questioned his actions. Now, though, I can’t help but wonder if Star Force is the right team for the job.
Of course, they never were supposed to be the first best choice. Riggs and Crow, the co-leaders of Star Force, were plucked from their homes by brutal machines and only came to command the most technologically advanced army in human history because they managed to survive a brutal series of tests, so it should come as little surprise that these two often resort to brute force to solve their problems. Still, I couldn’t help feeling that these two men were woefully unfit for command when the first few chapters of this book consisted of little more than a super-powered grudge match between them. Riggs, as the narrator and protagonist, does his best to justify his actions to the reader, but many of his arguments can be boiled down to, “I did my best, but I’m not really a soldier.” Meanwhile, Crow is written as a chameleon who repeatedly vacillates between careless pirate and brilliant strategist, with little to no transition between.
One might expect that the return of the giant Macro robots would bring some unity to Star Force, or at least some sound strategic planning, but it doesn’t. Instead, Crow runs away (as usual) and Riggs comes up with some brilliant modifications to the Star Force battle equipment, then fails to use them to their potential (as usual). The one piece of brilliant strategizing that Riggs does manage to pull off, which results in the Macros focusing their attacks on Star Force’s home base rather than assaulting the entire planet, backfires spectacularly when he forgets the lessons learned in his previous fights against both the Macros and the Helios Worms. Riggs knows the Macros are underground, but makes no plans to defend against an attack from below. He gives his troops the ability to fly, but rarely uses that to his strategic advantage. Mistake compounds mistake until only nuclear weapons and convenient force-field failures can save Earth.
Apparently I am not the only one dissatisfied with the leadership of Kyle Riggs, as the author included a subplot of ongoing assassination attempts in Conquest. Obviously, I won’t say who or what was behind the attempts, but I like to imagine that there was some level of symbolism to B. V. Larson’s decision to introduce this plot element. I have to wonder if maybe there is some chance that, by the time he reached this book, Larson had realized that Riggs needs to develop further as a leader and a character.
Mark Boyett does an admirable job narrating this series, navigating the wide range of accents with ease. I did think, as I listened, that I caught a few errors, but I am more inclined to believe that these were missed during the editing of the book, rather than introduced in the recording of the audio. At a running time of just over eleven hours, spanning ten CDs, the book is just long enough to tell the story of the second invasion of Earth without overstaying its welcome. I plan to continue reading this series, but I truly hope to see some growth in strategic thinking from Riggs, or I could see myself beginning to feel sympathetic towards Conquest’s failed assassins.
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https://www.sfgate.com/restaurants/article/House-of-Prime-Rib-4488024.php
House of Prime Rib
Updated 5:14 pm PDT, Tuesday, May 7, 2013
House of Prime Rib in San Francisco, Calif.
Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle
Mention the name of this restaurant to people who have been there - whether they are gourmands or meat-and-potatoes types - and the answer is almost universal: They love it. The restaurant has been doing one thing since 1949 - prime rib - and does it spectacularly. The corn-fed meat is aged 21 days, roasted in rock salt and carved tableside. Each well-priced dinner comes with a mixed green salad theatrically tossed tableside in a spinning bowl. Dinners also include creamed spinach, Yorkshire pudding and either mashed or baked potato. The warren of handsome dining rooms resembles an English men's club, with a fireplace in every room. Owner Joe Betz is a perfectionist and maintains the place meticulously.
Cuisine: Prime rib
Specialties: Prime rib, English trifle with Grand Marnier creme anglaise for dessert.
Seats: 178 (plus 40 in the bar); private room for 70
Prices: $37.45-$42.85 for complete meal
Noise rating: Noise Rating: THREE BELLS
Parking: Valet $9
Vitals: 1906 Van Ness Ave. (near Washington Street), San Francisco; (415) 885-4605. houseofprimerib.net. Dinner nightly. Full bar. Reservations and credit cards accepted.
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TUG - JACK JAMES - J.BUTCHER & SONS LTD
Seen on our trip to Portsmouth from Ryde on 30 October 2013 Jack James is a Damen Stan Tug 1605 operated by J.Butcher & Sons Ltd which ceased trading earlier this year. I believe that along with the rest of the fleet she is up for sale.
Having a GT of 44.42 she was built by Damen in the Netherlands in 2002 and is 16.89m long with a 5.29m beam and 2.51m draft.
Propulsion is via two fixed pitch propellers in nozzles powered by two Caterpillar type 3408C TA/C main engines giving an output of 1080 bhp at 2100 rpm.
Top speed is 10.4 knots with a bollard pull of 14 tons.
Deck equipment includes an anchor winch, towing hook and pushbow with rubber fender.
The wheelhouse is fitted with a dual control position whilst sanitary facilities and a store are located below deck.
J.Butcher & Sons Ltd had connections dating back to 1809 as licensed Waterman & Foy boatmen i.e. boats and men available to give assistance to shipping. The company was based in Portsmouth's historic camber where they had offices, slipways and workshops.
Over the years the company provided a wide range of services to ships of all sizes using the docks and moorings in Portsmouth. Services included towage assistance and mooring as well as the transportation of personnel and stores to ships using anchorages in the Solent and off the Isle of Wight.
Jack James is one of a pair of Stan 1605 tugs introduced in 1995 and 2002 to cater for larger vessels using the ports facilities. In spite of introducing these two more powerful tugs/workboats a decline in services and the increasing size of commercial vessels seems to have forced the company to close.
REG - UK, Portsmouth
Call Sign - VQBP3
Built - Damen, NL
Yard No. -
L 16m W 5m
GT 44.42
Portsmouth, 30 October 2013
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History for brilliant leader Koepka as Woods toils at Bethpage Black
By Sports Desk May 16, 2019
Brooks Koepka made US PGA Championship history on Thursday but it was a testing first round for Tiger Woods at Bethpage Black.
Defending champion Koepka carded a sublime seven-under-par 63 and was leading by four shots from Tommy Fleetwood after his opening 18 holes.
Koepka is the first player to card 63 in back-to-back PGA Championships, making seven birdies in a dazzling bogey-free round at a long and difficult course in Long Island, New York.
Much was expected of Woods after he ended an 11-year wait for major glory with his triumph at the Masters last month.
But the 43-year-old, starting at the 10th and playing with Koepka and Open champion Francesco Molinari, began his round with a double-bogey six and, although a birdie at the 15th followed, another double at 17 saw him reach the turn at three over.
Woods went four under to start his homeward stretch, but a run of three dropped shots between the fifth and eighth holes meant he ended up nine shots off the lead at two over par.
Luke List, Mike Lorenzo-Vera and Chez Reavie were all in the clubhouse at two under, while Paul Casey and Gary Woodland were on the same score having played five and four holes respectively.
Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson, who were among the day's later starters – they were each one over in the early stages.
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Spieth's love for links golf stems from childhood memories
Jordan Spieth says the conditions he played in growing up are why he enjoys playing links golf so much as he left himself well in contention after his second round at the Open Championship.
The 2017 champion went around Royal Portrush in 67 on Friday and is five under for the tournament, which was four back of the leading score.
Spieth also tied fourth in 2015 and was co-leading heading into the final round at Carnoustie a year ago before falling away and finishing in a tie for ninth.
"It's pretty much the style of golf," Spieth replied when asked about his performances in The Open.
"I always get pumped up for major championships, clearly I try to peak for majors and then this style of golf I've always found to fit my game pretty well.
"I just grew up in the wind, having to play a lot of different shots and using imagination around the greens on the course I grew up at.
"So, it's different but it feeds well into this style of golf and then we don't see it very often. I wish we were able to see it more. I love links golf."
Spieth's American compatriot Brooks Koepka – who has gone 2-1-2 in the majors in 2019 – also made it back to the clubhouse at five under.
The four-time major winner feels he would be higher on the leaderboard had he been hotter with the putter over the opening two days.
"I didn't make a putt all week. I just need to figure that out. If I can make some putts I could very easily be 10 under and really maybe more," he said.
"I haven't made anything. On the front nine I didn't hit it as good as I'd like. I didn't pitch it as good. It's tough to really score if you're going to do that.
"It's frustrating. You've just got to stay patient and just wait your turn, just like I did on 12 and 13 [where he made back-to-back birdies]. I haven't really hit anything too close yet, either.
"I feel like some of my good shots have just been a little too far away from the hole. So, if I can just clean it up just the slightest little bit I could be off and running."
Open title contender Holmes feared career was over
Open Championship contender J.B. Holmes feared his career was practically over just four weeks ago following an abysmal slump in form.
The American carded rounds of 66 and 68 to head into this weekend among the leading pack at Royal Portrush on eight under par.
His exploits in Northern Ireland stand in stark contrast to his recent outings on the PGA Tour, where missed cuts have been the norm.
Asked if he had ever endured a similar loss of form before, the 37-year-old replied: "Never. That was the first one. The first one of that extent.
"Obviously I've had slumps before, but four weeks ago I thought my career was over. Or felt like it."
Holmes believes his return to the top of his game owes much to the Dunluce Links course, which he has tamed better than most over the first two days.
"It's set up great for me," he said. "I felt good about it kind of all week. I've been hitting it really good.
"I feel like me and my caddie have a good plan on it and we've felt comfortable and we've executed the shots."
Lowry off to a flyer as Holmes gets home at eight under
Shane Lowry made a flying to start to round two of The Open Championship as Lee Westwood surged into contention and J.B. Holmes reached the clubhouse at eight under par.
Overnight leader Holmes backed up his opening 66 with a three-under 68 at Royal Portrush.
Irishman Lowry was at the same score having birdied four of his first five holes in an electric opening to his round on Friday.
Westwood matched the seven under through two rounds posted by Tommy Fleetwood as the early starters capitalised on favourable scoring conditions.
Justin Rose was at six under and had one hole remaining, with Cameron Smith and Justin Harding back home at the same score.
Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth were three shots off the lead having completed their rounds. Tony Finau was also five under with a hole to play.
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Raptors’ VanVleet beats Lakers’ Ball in SI player rankings
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet (23) reacts during a break in play. (Frank Gunn/CP)
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Turns out betting on yourself can get you further than an overzealous dad — at least in the 2018-19 edition of Sports Illustrated’s NBA player rankings.
Toronto Raptors backup point guard Fred VanVleet ranked 94th, six spots ahead of highly-touted Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball who was selected second overall in the 2017 NBA Draft.
It’s no exaggeration to say that VanVleet (8.6 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 3.2 APG) was an impact stats god last year. The 24-year-old Raptors guard, who finished third in 2018 Sixth Man of the Year voting, was off the charts in virtually every lineup configuration.
When he played with his fellow young reserves, who led the NBA among bench groups in net rating, Toronto was +17.1. When he joined a veteran-heavy and starters-dominated group as a floor-spacing third guard, Toronto was +24.9.
Remarkably, VanVleet ranked No. 28 in the NBA in Real Plus-Minus and in the top 100 by both Win Shares and WARP. All this for an undersized, undrafted player who has yet to record a single start in two seasons.
Ben Golliver, Rob Mahoney – Sports Illustrated
VanVleet went undrafted in 2016, but was given the opportunity to impress at Las Vegas Summer League and has steadily moved up the charts since. He led arguably the best bench unit in the league last season that affectionately came to be known as the Bench Mob, which earned him third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting behind Lou Williams and Will Barton.
Ball was limited to only 52 games last season due to injury.
Also making appearances for the Raptors were the starting frontcourt of Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas, who ranked 78th and 63rd respectively. Ibaka had a down year by all accounts, tallying his lowest block total for a season since his rookie year.
Valanciunas on the other hand enhanced his reputation considerably from the 2016-17 season. Despite putting up very similar season averages, his game took several strides forward courtesy of being asked to be more of a playmaker out of the high post, improving on the defensive end, and even adding a three-point shot.
Valanciunas, 26, proved to be a skilled battering ram in the 2018 playoffs, notching six double-doubles in 10 games, outplaying Washington’s Marcin Gortat in the first round, and pounding the Cavaliers for 21 points and 21 rebounds in Game 1 of the second round.
Yes, the Raptors eventually went down in ugly fashion, but Valanciunas was hardly their weakest link. With excellent durability, well-honed post moves and greater comfort in his refashioned role, Valanciunas has managed to stave off stylistic extinction and trade rumors alike. – BG
Ben Golliver, Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated
The Lithuanian notably finished ahead of Washington’s Dwight Howard, Golden State’s DeMarcus Cousins and Portland’s Jusuf Nurkic.
Canadians Andrew Wiggins and Jamal Murray finished 74th and 55th, respectively.
You can read the rankings from 100-51 here.
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Milan-Cortina Awarded 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
The northern Italian cities beat Stockholm-Åre's bid by 13 votes according to the IOC.
Jon Jay
Photo courtesy of the IOC
Three years before the 2022 Winter Olympics are scheduled to take place in Beijing, China, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on June 24, 2019 that the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted by Milan and Cortina, Italy.
This marks the third time the Winter Olympics will be held in Italy, coming 70 years after Cortina hosted the 1956 games and 20 years after the Winter games were hosted in Turin in 2006.
134th IOC Session - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy
“Congratulations to Milan-Cortina," said IOC President Thomas Bach, according to the IOC's website. "We can look forward to outstanding and sustainable Olympic Winter Games in a traditional winter sports country. The passion and knowledge of Italian fans, together with experienced venue operators, will create the perfect atmosphere for the best athletes in the world. The Olympic Winter Games Milan-Cortina 2026 will feature iconic venues and beautiful settings, combining the attractions of a modern European metropolis with a classic Alpine environment.”
According to the IOC, Milan-Cortina's emphasis on sustainability was key to their Winter Games bid, including the proposal that 13 out of the 14 (93-percent) of the necessary facilities are already existing or will be temporary. The bid also emphasized stimulating economic development in northern Italy, both through tourism and increasing the economic connections between the metro areas and the mountain regions.
IOC President Thomas Bach announces Milan-Cortian to host 2026 Winter Olympics.
“The new Candidature Process has demonstrated the success of Olympic Agenda 2020," continued Bach. "We have lowered the cost and complexity of developing Games projects, which now serve the long-term development goals of the host communities and have sustainability and legacy at their hearts. This has led to a significantly reduced organization budget and the use of 93-percent existing or temporary competition venues. I also want to thank Stockholm-Åre for presenting an excellent candidature and being part of the Candidature Process for the Olympic Winter Games 2026.”
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The city of Milan and mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo are about 250 miles (400 kilometers) and nearly five hours apart from each other by car. The majority of the skiing events will be held at Cortina, while the majority of arena events, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, will be held in Milan. Some events are tentatively scheduled to take place in Bormio, Livigno, Predazzo, and Tesero.
Athlete Reactions to 2026 Winter Olympic Announcement
Sofia Goggia
Sofia Goggia and the Italian ski coaching team celebrate her win at PyeongChang, South Korea.
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Italian downhill skier Sofia Goggia, who beat Lindsey Vonn to win gold in the 2018 Winter Olympic Downhill in PyeongChang, South Korea, attended the 134th IOC session in person. "Write MILANO CORTINA 2026 under those circles!" Goggia wrote in Italian on Twitter, referencing the iconic Olympic rings. "WHAT A DREAM!" Goggia will be 34-years-old when the 2026 Olympics take place.
American Mikaela Shiffrin posted a video on Instagram that she's especially excited about the announcement. "Cortina is one of the best tracks that we race at, and I'm so excited to be racing there (hopefully!) in 2026 at the Olympics. Woohoo!" The American racer won the FIS Alpine World Cup Super-G at Cortina in January, and will be 30-years-old during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Christof Innerhofer
Italian alpine racer Christof Innerhofer posted on Instagram "I hope to be there," referencing the announcement from the IOC, along with a photo of his second-place finish in the downhill at Sochi in 2014. He will be 42-years-old during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Nicol Delago
Nicol Delago, an Italian speed skier currently ranked 8th in the world in Downhill, posted an especially festive photo celebrating the IOC's decision. Her caption, in Italian, simply said "Yesss朗 MILANO CORTINA 2026" Coming off her best FIS Alpine World Cup season to date, including a second-place finish in the downhill at Val Gardena, the 23-year-old rising athlete will be 30 by the time the 2026 Winter Olympics take place.
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HTC M7 flagship handset tipped for CES 2013
Craig Lloyd - Jan 2, 2013, 11:00 am CDT
We’ve already heard a handful of rumors about HTC‘s upcoming flagship device, the M7, and today we’re hearing more buzz that the device will make an appearance at CES 2013 next week. Previously, we heard that the upcoming phone was going to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February, so we’re definitely not complaining about the opportunity to meet the new device sooner.
The rumor comes from XDA member Football, who revealed some of the details on Twitter, and has been a reliable source for past HTC rumors as well. Aside from being announced at CES 2013, Football suggests that the M7 “might have screen buttons instead of hardware touch buttons,” which would definitely see HTC going in a different direction than past devices.
Other than that, though, the M7 should be quite the robust machine. We’re looking at a 4.7-inch 1080p display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz, a 13MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory, Beats Audio, and a 2,300mAh battery.
We’re not sure if “M7″ will be the phone’s actual name or not, but we’re guessing it’s simply just a codename for the time being, since “M7” doesn’t really sound like the name of an HTC device. Either way, we’ll keep our eyes peeled at CES next week and see if HTC has anything special up their sleeves during the event.
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Retailers start phasing out plastic bags, as study shows coral devastation
By Stephanie Gardiner
January 27, 2018 — 3.13pm
A marine ecologist describes what it's like to find plastic among remote coral reefs in the Asia-Pacific.
"You could be diving and you think someone's tapping your shoulder but it's just a bottle knocking against you, or a plastic trash bag stuck on your tank," Joleah Lamb of New York's Cornell University told Reuters.
Harris Farm is the first of the major retailers going plastic bag-free at the registers, after Coles, Woolies and others announced they would be going plastic free in mid-2018. Credit:Louie Douvis
"It's really sad."
A study conducted by researchers from several countries, including Australia, and published in the journal Science last week estimates there are 11.1 billion plastic items entangled in coral reefs from Thailand to the Great Barrier Reef.
A turtle trying to eat a plastic bag in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia. Credit:AAP
Researchers surveyed 159 coral reefs and found the most plastic in Indonesia, and the least off Australia, which has tighter waste regulations.
The study said the chance of coral disease increased 20-fold once it became entangled in plastic, due to light deprivation, toxin release, and a lack of oxygen, which gave pathogens a chance to invade.
"With more than 275 million people relying on coral reefs for food, coastal protection, tourism income, and cultural importance moderating disease outbreak risks in the ocean will be vital for improving both human and ecosystem health," said the researchers, led by Dr Lamb.
In Australia, there is some good news about the move to abate plastic waste. The Keep Australia Beautiful Litter Index, which is the nation's only long-term survey of litter, found that plastic bag litter was significantly lower in states where they are banned.
Tristan Harris, CEO of Harris Farm. Credit:Angus Mordant
Plastic bags are banned in Tasmania, the ACT, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia have vowed to phase them out this year, leaving NSW as the only state without a ban or a plan for one.
Harris Farm Markets has stopped offering single-use plastic bags at the checkouts, the first major retailer to do so, and is encouraging customers to bring their own bag or take a recycled box from the store.
Retailers are beginning to phase out plastic bags, as a new study reveals marine devastation. Credit:Dallas Kilponen
They have also removed plastic packaging from their organic range, and ask customers to bring their own bag or use a muslin bag while shopping in the fruit and vegetable section.
"We see it as our collective responsibility to decrease our environmental footprint given there is still so much that needs to be done to protect our precious environment and marine wildlife," co-CEO Tristan Harris said.
"We also believe it's vital the NSW Government enacts a full ban to avoid facing an alarming future."
A spokesman for Woolworths said it was on track to phase out bags at the checkout by July 1, as it announced last year.
A new store in Beecroft, in Sydney's north, recently opened plastic-bag free, with enthusiasm from the community, he said.
Coles has also vowed to phase out plastic bags this year, while Aldi has always charged customers for its bags.
Environmentalist Tim Silverwood, the founder of Take 3 for the Sea initiative, which encourages people to take three pieces of rubbish from the beach every visit and bin it, emphasised the need to move away from plastics.
"It's brilliant there are retailers out there willing to make these changes. Change is hard, but how much more evidence do we need that change is essential?," he said.
Individuals need to look at their own use of plastic, like bags, bottles and coffee cups, Mr Silverwood said.
"They feel so insignificant sometimes ... but it's a declaration of intent that you don't want to be a contributor."
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Subscription Service Launched - Basic vs. Premium Membership
Printer Friendly January 23, 2014 Erica Reisman
Since our beta launch in March 2012 and our official launch in October 2012, Stock Rover has been a completely free service for all users. Today, we are finally ready to officially launch our premium service. This change has been long in coming and we are thrilled to enter this new phase in Stock Rover’s development. The paid service will allow us to invest more resources into the development of Stock Rover. This in turn will ensure that we can provide you with an ever more capable investment research companion to help you make better investment decisions.
This blog post will explain what this change means for you. First I’ll go over when is this happening, how much will it cost, and the fine print (there’s not a lot of fine print, but it’s important). Then I’ll delve into what is included in the Basic and Premium versions.
The complete list of differences between Basic and Premium can be found on our subscription page. While much of what is currently available in the product will remain in the free-forever Basic version, some features will become Premium-only. In general, Premium membership will be geared more towards investors with more sophisticated needs. The key differences are portfolio management and analytics, plus advanced screening, charting and research features. The Basic membership will continue to provide robust stock screening and research capabilities.
Support vs. No Support
Basic and Premium Features
What Doesn’t Change for Basic Users?
What’s different between Basic and Premium?
Number of Tickers Allowed in the Table
Number of Portfolios and Watchlists
Number Screeners and Views
Number of Tickers in a Portfolio or Watchlist
Number of Metrics
Charting Fundamentals
What does Premium have that Basic doesn’t?
Chart Multiple Fundamentals at Once
Custom Metrics
Export the Table
Multi-Monitor Support
Ranked Screening
Custom Tagging and Grouping
Portfolio History
Advanced Portfolio Analytics
The Notes Facility
What happens if you try to access Premium features with Basic?
Where do I see what my account is?
How do I upgrade to Premium?
How do I cancel my Premium membership?
What happens if I switch from Premium to Basic?
Starting Friday January 24th 2014, every user will have a free 30-day trial of the Premium service. After Sunday, February 23rd, if you don’t sign up for a Premium account, you will be automatically switched to Basic. Of course, you can upgrade to Premium at any time. To get discounted pricing for one year, upgrade by February 28, 2014. Plus there is an additional early bird special if you sign up by January 31st, 2014 (more on that below).
The baseline price for Premium will be $19.99 a month, or $199.99 a year, with some differences depending on the level of support you choose (this is explained more fully below). Our pricing was designed to be within reach of all investors.
To reward the users who signed up with Stock Rover early on (that means you!), we are offering special discount pricing through February 28th. Compare regular and discount pricing in the table below.
You can see there are real savings to be had no matter what plan you choose. (At minimum you could buy one extra latte a month, or as much as one share of Procter & Gamble, two shares of Coca Cola, or several dozen penny stocks). The discount pricing will last for one year from your sign-up date before reverting to regular pricing.
In addition, there is an extra special bonus offer: sign up for Stock Rover by January 31st and receive a $19.99 rebate, provided you maintain your subscription through May 1st, 2014. The rebate check will be mailed no later than May 15th, 2014. Details on that promotion are here.
This the best pricing you will ever see for Stock Rover, so if you like Stock Rover’s Premium-only features, now is the time to lock in the lowest prices possible.
You may have noticed in the table above that there are a few different levels of support available to you: No Support, Email Support, and Email & Hotline Support. Those describe levels of access to our Customer Support Team (who work 9am – 5pm ET on weekdays).
No Support means you are not guaranteed a response from the Customer Support Team if you email them. Of course, you are still welcome to email us with any feedback, questions, or problems. We will continue to read and consider all emails. Depending on the issue, we may respond to you directly, but a response is not guaranteed. For questions about Stock Rover, you are encouraged to use the many support and training resources available to you on the website. There are the Help Pages, the Support Pages (created from common feedback questions), or search with the search box at the top of the app (shown below).
We will also continue to augment these resources over time to make them as thorough and helpful as possible.
Email Support means you are guaranteed a response (within a reasonable time frame) from our Customer Support Team when you email us. For users who regularly dialogue with our team over email, opting in to support is recommended. Email support is $5 a month and can be added on to Basic or Premium. Note that a standard Premium membership does not include email support.
Email & Hotline Support is an option for Premium subscribers only. In addition to the email support described above, you can call in from 9am – 5pm (ET) to speak with one of our team members. If you prefer to resolve Stock Rover questions and concerns by talking to a human being, the hotline support option might be your best bet. It’s $10 a month, or $5 per month more than email support.
Boring, but important—please take a moment to read our terms and conditions. I’ll put them in bullet format to keep it short and sweet.
The discount pricing will last for only one year, starting when your credit card is first charged.
Where applicable, state sales tax is added to the price by law (we’re looking at you, Massachusetts). It applies to the plan itself, but not to support.
The initial term for Premium versions is one month or one year, depending on if you go for the monthly or yearly plan. After that, the subscription will auto-renew on the same plan.
You can terminate your plan anytime. The termination date is effective on the last paid through date. You can continue to use the paid for features Stock Rover until the paid through date is reached, at which point the plan will revert to Basic.
Finally, and this is a big one: Stock Rover is pay-as-you-go, so we do not issue refunds under any circumstances, even if you cancel immediately after your credit card is charged for the new billing period.
You can always read the fine print here on our terms and conditions page.
Now let’s go over the differences between the two versions. Again, you can always find the most up-to-date list on our subscription page.
If you choose to go Basic, you can still access Stock Rover from any laptop, desktop computer, or iPad or Android tablet with an Internet connection. Much of the Table, Chart, and Insight panel will function as they do now. You can still search for data on over 40,000 tickers, or add tickers to the database as needed. And, you can still get your daily/weekly/monthly performance emails on portfolios and watchlists. From the Investors’ Library, you can still download free screeners, portfolios, watchlists, research links, and Views, though custom metrics and metric packages will be available only Premium subscribers only.
Premium users can access 10 years of data, whereas Basic only gets 5. Note that this applies in the Chart, in the Table if you expand the table rows (shown below) and in the Income Summary, Balance Sheet Summary, and Cash Flow sections of the Insight panel’s Detail tab.
Premium users can page through an unlimited number of tickers in the Table, whereas Basic users can only see 100 rows at a time. This means that if you’re a Basic user and you load the S&P 500 in the Table, you will only see 100 stocks of the index at a time (which 100 will depend on how you have sorted the Table). To be clear, you can still access the data for all 500 of those stocks—the stocks that display depend on the sorting and filtering you have enabled. You can sort by any column or filter by any metric to change which stocks you see.
Basic users can keep up to 10 portfolios and up to 10 watchlists, whereas Premium users can keep up to 30 of each of these items.
Basic users can keep up to 15 screeners, and up to 15 Views, whereas Premium users can keep up to 30 of each of these items.
Premium users can save up to 250 tickers in a portfolio or watchlist, while Basic users can have up to 100.
Custom metrics (found in the Investors’ Library) are only available for Premium users. All standard metrics that are currently in Stock Rover will still be available to all users.
Basic users will be able to chart any one of these six fundamentals:
Price/Earnings
Price/Sales
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Funky Noah has energy, but shoot -- he can't score
Mike Nadel
Nadel examines the Bulls' draft pick.
Brandan Wright, a Charlotte Bobcat for about 10 minutes on NBA Draft night, was asked by ESPN yakker Stuart Scott if he thought he was the only player selected who'd lose a game to his GM. "I don't think Jordan wants any right now," said a smiling Wright, who was traded to Golden State before he had a chance to lose his signing bonus to Michael in a "friendly" game of 1-on-1. A few minutes later, the Chicago Bulls made their first-round pick. Interestingly enough, they selected a guy -- Joakim Noah -- who definitely would lose to HIS general manager -- if the game's H-O-R-S-E, anyway. As much as I respect John Paxson, I'm scratching my bald head over Thursday night's choice of the extremely hairy Noah. The Bulls already have Ben Wallace and Tyrus Thomas, athletic, energetic, shot-blocking big men whose combined shooting range is about 3 inches. So here comes Joakim Noah, an athletic, energetic, shot-blocking big man whose entire offensive repertoire consists of tip-ins and fast-break dunks. I mean, the kid releases his ugly jumper from beneath his chin! That might have been OK in college, where he was the emotional leader of Florida's back-to-back NCAA title teams ... but in the NBA, I envision that shot getting blocked often. By point guards. Just as Paxson did a wonderful job swishing jumpers as Jordan's backcourt partner for the dynastic Bulls, he has excelled as a young NBA executive. After purging the crud Jerry Krause left behind, Paxson quickly built an exciting, talented team that could be on the cusp of greatness. Even he admits the Bulls desperately need a low-post scorer. The Sacramento Kings, drafting next, picked Washington's Spencer Hawes. While Hawes is far from a finished product, he would have filled that need. And he will be much better in two years than he is now. Will Noah be able to say the same thing? Had he gone pro last year, Noah likely would have been the first player chosen. Thursday, he wasn't even the first or second Florida Gator chosen. In one year's time, he went from star to role player. He very well might have peaked as a college sophomore. Noah certainly fits the profile of a Paxson draft pick. Pax prefers older players who have won lots of college games. "Joakim is a proven winner," Paxson told ESPN a few minutes after selecting Noah. "The guy plays hard every single night. We understand what the concerns are from an offensive stantpoint. We know we need a low-post scorer in some capacity. Those are things we'll address going forward. It's a piece-by-piece process. But right now, we feel we got one of the best 7-footers out there." Although I would have taken Hawes -- or, even better, dealt the pick in a package to acquire a veteran post player -- please understand I'm not trashing Paxson here. I trust his judgment and believe him when he says Noah is just another big part of the Bulls' overall plan. Who knows? Maybe Noah will be traded. Or maybe his presence will lead to Thomas being dealt. Or maybe the Bulls are trying to corner the market on big men with crazy hair. Or maybe John Paxson knows more about building a basketball team than I do. (Nah, that can't be it!) One thing for sure: The Bulls just got more interesting. Noah is a funky, intelligent, eccentric, eclectic dude with a flamboyant look, an outspoken personality and a great backstory. His dad, Yannick, won the 1983 French Open and his mom, Cecilia, was Miss Sweden in 1978. Joakim likes to stand out in a crowd; Thursday, he sported a seersucker tuxedo and wore his hair in kind of a d'Artagnan look. Often talking at warp speed, he speaks his mind - be it about basketball, politics or current events. During a six-minute telephone session with the Chicago media, the obviously excited Noah offered some fun insight. About predictions that he'd get drafted earlier: "All that stuff is poison. I don't care about no mock drafts." About playing for the Bulls: "I feel like I'm the luckiest dude in the draft. I get to play with Ben Wallace! That's awesome!" About his outfit: "It's something funky. There's always gonna be haters. I feel I got a lot more love than hate. It was a good look. I'm very happy with it and I feel it was successful." About what he does best on the court: "I hate to lose. Hating to lose is more important than skills." In my experience, highly skilled players who also have heart and desire tend to be most important of all. Does Paxson still have one of those on his radar? The answer to that question probably will decide how good the Bulls will be next season and beyond. Mike Nadel (mikenadel@sbcglobal.net) is the Chicago sports columnist for GateHouse News Service. Read his blog, The Baldest Truth, at www.thebaldesttruth.com.
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Education Secretary pledges review of support plans for additional needs pupils
by Press Association
May 15, 2019, 5:56 pm Updated: May 15, 2019, 6:39 pm
A review will be held of coordinated support plans (Ben Birchall/PA)
A review of support plans for pupils with additional needs has been announced.
Education Secretary John Swinney made the commitment during a Liberal Democrat-led education debate at Holyrood.
Coordinated Support Plans (CSP) are statutory plans for young people with complex additional support needs who need significant educational help as well as further assistance from other agencies.
The plans enable parents or guardians to take legal action if their child does not receive the help to which they are entitled.
The Scottish Greens said it was concerned that the number of these plans has fallen since 2010 while the number of pupils with additional support needs has risen dramatically.
Education Secretary John Swinney announced the review (Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament/PA)
Mr Swinney told MSPs: “The Government is prepared to undertake a review of coordinated support plans.
“We will consider how to strengthen the guidance and other support available to local authorities on coordinated support plans and will develop this work in partnership with stakeholders to ensure that in every respect we are meeting the needs of every pupil within our country.”
Ross Greer, for the Greens, said: “While the number of pupils identified with an additional need has increased to almost 200,000, the number of CSPs has dropped to just under 2,000 today — that’s 1% of young people with identified additional needs having a Coordinated Support Plan.”
He said councils are “not fully understanding what is required of them” when it comes to CSPs for children with additional support needs.
The MSP welcomed the Government’s commitment to review the use of the plans, and called for it to “immediately follow that with action to rectify the problem”.
He added: “We’re not short of testimonials from young people and parents who have gone through experiences nothing short of traumatic but for who the lack of a CSP have had little opportunity for recourse.”
Good to see this review of CSPs from @scotgov @JohnSwinney https://t.co/zHVacX8iet
— The SCSC (@the_scsc) May 15, 2019
A spokesman for the Scottish Children’s Services Coalition said: “It is clear from the figures that despite a Scottish Government assurance that there would be no reduction in the proportion of pupils with CSPs this is set to virtually disappear.
“CSPs are an essential means of ensuring the children’s rights are realised but official statistics suggest that the number and proportion of children identified as having ASN has rapidly increased, but CSPs appear to be in terminal decline.
“In England, by way of contrast, the use of education, health and care plans (EHCPs, the CSP equivalent) has increased, and now just under 3% of the school population has an EHCP.
“Failure to provide an adequate CSP could amount to a failure to make reasonable adjustments in respect of a child’s education, which amounts to discrimination on the grounds of disability.
“The review of CSPs by the Scottish Government is therefore to be welcomed, ensuring that those children and young people with complex needs are receiving the care and support that they are entitled to.”
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The Eighth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Cambridgeshire, August 1354 – and the Bishop of Ely is accused of murder.
Tom Glovere was steward to Lady Blanche de Wake, a close relative of the King. A nasty, malicious gossip, his body is discovered by the banks of the River Ouse in Ely, just days after the Bishop had publicly threatened him with such an eventuality. The Bishop, though, protests his innocence and summons Cambridge University Proctor Brother Michael to help him clear his name. After all, Glovere was a man who liked his wine, and it would not be the first time he had collapsed in a drunken stupor after a heavy night in a tavern.
When Michael and physician Matthew Bartholomew inspect Glovere’s body, they realise that the steward did not drown through his own drunkenness: someone had stabbed him carefully and precisely in the back of the neck. And Glovere was not the only person to have died in this way: two locals, both thought to have committed suicide, have also been killed in this manner. While Bartholomew and Michael struggle for solutions, the murderer claims more and more victims, and there is a race to stop him before he causes rifts between two powerful factions that will never be healed.
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Tom Glovere finished his ale and wiped his lips with the back of his hand. He was aware that the atmosphere in the Lamb Inn was icy, despite the warmth of the summer evening, but he did not care. The inhabitants of Ely were too complacent and willing to believe the good in people. Glovere intended to cure them of such foolery.
‘So,’ said the landlord, turning away from Glovere to address another of his patrons. ‘It is a good summer we are having, Master Leycestre. Long, hot days are excellent for gathering the harvest.’
‘Do not try to change the subject, Barbour,’ snapped Glovere, as he set his cup on the table to be refilled. ‘We were discussing the spate of burglaries that have plagued our city for the last few days: the locksmith was relieved of six groats last night, while the Cordwainers Guild had three silver pieces stolen the day before.’
‘We know all this,’ said Barbour wearily. ‘My customers and I do not need you to tell us the story a second time. And we do not need you to make nasty accusations about our fellow citizens, either.’
Glovere smiled. It was not a pleasant expression. ‘Then you should expect these thefts to continue. Whoever is breaking into our homes and making off with our gold is a local man. He knows which houses are likely to contain the most money, the best way to enter them, and even how to pacify the dogs. The locksmith’s hound is a mean-spirited brute, and yet it did not so much as growl when its home was entered in the depths of the night. That, my friends, is because the dog knew the burglar.’ He sat back, confident that he had made his point.
The landlord regarded Glovere with dislike. It was growing late, so most of his patrons had already gone home, but a dozen or so remained, enjoying the cool, sweet ale that made the Lamb a popular place to be on a sultry summer night. Outside, the sun had set in a blaze of orange and gold, and the shadows of dusk were gathering, dark and velvety. The air smelled of mown hay, and of the ripe crops that waited in the fields to be harvested. It was a beautiful evening, and Barbour thought Glovere was wrong to pollute it by creating an atmosphere of distrust and suspicion. He turned to Leycestre again, and enquired politely after the health of his nephews in the hope that Glovere would grow bored and leave.
‘Why would an Ely citizen suddenly resort to burgling the houses in his own town?’ asked Leycestre, ignoring the landlord’s attempt to change the subject and addressing the gleefully malicious Glovere instead. ‘Your accusations make no sense. I keep telling you that it is gypsies who are responsible for these thefts. The burglaries started the day after they arrived, and that speaks for itself.’
Barbour sighed, wishing that Leycestre would keep his unfounded opinions to himself, too. The gypsies liked their ale just as much as the next man, and he did not want to lose valuable customers just because Leycestre had taken against them.
Glovere sneered. ‘The gypsies would not burgle us. They come here every year to help with the harvest, and they have never stolen anything before. You just do not want to face up to the truth: the culprit is a townsman who will be known to us all. You mark my words.’ He tapped his goblet on the table. ‘Another ale, Barbour.’
‘No,’ said Barbour, angry with both his customers. ‘You have had enough.’
Glovere gazed at him, the scornful expression fading from his face. He was not an attractive man – his complexion was florid and flaky, and the uneven whiskers that sprouted from his cheeks and chin made him appear unwashed and unsavoury, despite his neat and expensive clothes. ‘I am not drunk. Give me another ale.’
‘I did not say you were drunk,’ said Barbour coolly. ‘I said you have had enough. You have a vicious tongue and I do not want you wagging it any longer in my tavern.’
Glovere glowered at the Lamb’s other patrons, his eyes bright with malice. He held the lofty position of steward, after all, while they were mere labourers, and it galled him to think that they should be served while he was refused. ‘I am not the only one who tells what he knows. Leycestre revealed that it was Agnes Fitzpayne who raided the prior’s peach tree last year, while Adam Clymme told us that Will Mackerell ate his neighbour’s cat.’
‘That is not the same,’ said Barbour firmly. ‘Your gossip is dangerous. You have already caused one young woman to drown herself because her life was blighted by your lies.’
There was a growl of agreement from other drinkers, and Glovere at least had the grace to appear sheepish. ‘It was not my fault that she killed herself before it could be proven that she was not with child,’ he objected sullenly. ‘I only told people what I thought. And it was not my fault that her betrothed went off and married someone else, either. Was it Chaloner?’
He stared archly at a burly man who sat alone in one corner of the inn. Others looked at Chaloner, too, and none of the expressions were friendly. Chaloner was a rough, belligerent fellow who cared little for what people thought. But he knew the good citizens of Ely had neither forgotten nor forgiven the fact that he had abandoned poor Alice to marry another woman when Glovere made his accusations – accusations that had transpired to be false. He drained his cup, slammed it on the table and slouched from the tavern without a word.
‘Why Alice killed herself over him is beyond me,’ said Glovere, after Chaloner had gone, knowing that people were invariably willing to engage in chatter that further sullied that man’s already unsavoury reputation. Perhaps a conversation about the detested Chaloner would induce Barbour to forget his irritation with Glovere himself. ‘I did her a favour by saving her from marriage with him.’
‘A favour that killed the poor lass,’ muttered Leycestre under his breath.
‘It would not surprise me to learn that Chaloner is the thief,’ Glovere went on. ‘We all know he has a penchant for the property of others. Perhaps he has become greedy.’
‘And the reason we all know about his weakness for other people’s goods is because he keeps getting caught,’ Barbour pointed out. ‘But Chaloner does not have the skill or the daring to burgle the homes of the wealthiest men in Ely.’
‘The gypsies do, though,’ said Leycestre immediately.
‘I do not know why we tolerate men like Chaloner in our town,’ said Glovere, cutting across what would have been a tart reprimand from Barbour. ‘None of us like him, and Alice is better dead than wed to him. More ale, landlord!’
Barbour’s expression was unfriendly. ‘You can have more when you can keep a decent tongue in your head. And it is late anyway.’ He glanced around at his other patrons. ‘You all need to be up early tomorrow to gather the harvest, and so should be heading off to your own homes now.’ He began to collect empty jugs and to blow out the candles that cast an amber light on the whitewashed walls.
Glovere glared at him, then stood reluctantly and made his way outside. There was a sigh of relief from several customers when the door closed behind him.
Once outside, Glovere slouched towards the river. Unlike the others, he was not obliged to rise before the sun was up to spend the day labouring in the fields. He was steward to Lady Blanche de Wake, and his only task was to watch over her manor while she was away. It was scarcely onerous, and he often found himself with time on his hands. He reached the river and began to stroll upstream, breathing deeply of the rich, fertile scent of ripe crops and the underlying gassy stench of the marshes that surrounded the City in the Fens.
A rustle in the reeds caught his attention and he glanced around. Someone was walking towards him. He stopped and waited, wondering whether he had gone too far in the tavern, and that one of the patrons had come to remonstrate with him. He waited for the person to catch up, ready to dispense a few home truths if the villain intended to tell him how to behave. A slight noise from behind made him spin around the other way. Was someone else there, or was it just the breeze playing among the waving reeds? Glovere suddenly had the feeling that it was not such a fine evening for a stroll after all.
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Search - Confidence on DVD
Actors: Edward Burns, Morris Chestnut, Paul Giamatti, Jr. Tom "Tiny" Lister, Robert Loggia
Director: James Foley
When professional grifter Jake Vig (Edward Burns) chooses the wrong mark in The King (Dustin Hoffman), he is given two choices: pull off a near impossible heist or lose his life. Needing all the help he can get, Jake bring... more »s in beautiful con artist Lily (Rachel We isz) and a mixed group of "professionals." Nonetheless, with The King riding him and a pesky Special Agent (Andy Garcia) on his tai l, Jake and his team look to have the odds stacked against them. « less
Sub-Genres: Drama
Studio: Lions Gate
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Closed-captioned,Subtitled
Screens: Color,Widescreen
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Director: Philip G. Atwell
Director: Wayne Kramer
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Director: Edward Burns
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Directors: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
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Michael M. (bugsyboy) from LEAWOOD, KS
Reviewed on 6/9/2010...
This was a great con movie. A lot of unexpected twists and a real step up from the movie The Sting on the layers of the con.
Conning itself.
David Kubert | The City Of Angels | 09/30/2003
"Flat headed heist movie that lacks the goods to con itself. Ed Burns does have the chops to pull off his character well, but he comes up short next to his fellow actors, and a very bad script. Dustin Hoffman is great for the very small time that he is in it. And Rachel Weisz outdoes them both with a great performance that the screenplay does not even try to capitalize. Doug Jung's script is really not a script at all but a series of blatantly rip off material from better con films, and a poorly done rip off at that. The DVD itself is better than the movie, and that's because you can see how bad the screenwriter had dropped the ball with this film. See it for Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz and Ed Burns's performances, but don't expect a coherent plot."
A Truly Entertaining Film
"Underseen in theaters due to an underwhelming marketing campaign and the limited draw of Edward Burns, this film is loads of fun and very unpredictable. Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia are both the best they've been in years and the last twist blew me away. If you are a fan of The Sting, you'll love this film."
Coming in under the radar
negativtoo | Hamburg | 08/22/2003
"Well - excellent movie, clever plot, clever dialogues, great performances ( Dustin Hoffman (cast against type) is interestingly creepy, Rachel Weisz is pure "bait with brains" and Edward Burns (not really my favourite actor) comes over with a surprisingly great amount of suave confidence... as for the supporting cast - as good as the leads, Andy Garcia takes the cake, though ), moody soundtrack, and - just for once - in this almost "sucked-dry" genre of 'Heist' and 'Sting' movies, an unpredictable ending..... and while it skips over some of the the less interesting details of the sting's setup and planning (like some forgeries etc ), the story stays sound - especially through Burn's comments from off-screen filling in details, attitude and superstitions. It compares very well to "Oceans Eleven" but is less swinging, ironic and hip, much grittier with ugly stains showing through the gloss, and somewhat less certainty about the outcome. As for the story - a group of conficence men pull off the wrong guy, or rather they con him out of the wrong money. Now, in debt to a local mobster (Hofmann ), they agree to trick an old enemy of said mobster out of several million bucks - and doing this with crooked cops, irritated gangsters and federal agents on their tail. Sounds simple, but like all good sting stories it has a cartload of double-dealing, backstabbing and corrupting gears busily shifting and turning. Rather surprisingly for a contemporary gangster/crime story the violence, while definitely there, is neither overwhelming nor sickeningly self-serving, the camera-work is hands on, and for once the world is at its most dangerous when it looks glossy, stylish and neat. Of course everyone missed it on the big screen while watching the Hulk, Tomb Raider 2 and Charlies Angles : FT and cussing - go figure.
Just like the perfect con - you don't notice its excellence until it's over. Now wisen up guys and at least get the DVD. No regrets - trust me on this."
One of the better films most people will miss this year.
Ash1138 | Centennial, CO United States | 05/02/2003
"The first thing you will notice when this movie starts is it's independent, low budget feel. The second thing you notice is Ed Burns voice is not suited for voice over narration. It quickly makes you wonder why you came to see this movie and if you just wasted your money.Confidence can easily be summed up as a cross between Oceans Eleven and The Usual Suspects. Sounds great you say? Well, as good as the movie is, it doesn't quite do what the afore mentioned movies do so well. It's sort of gets caught in the middle. This isn't really a complaint as coming close to either of those two films is an acheivement on it's own.The film stars Ed Burns as Jake, the leader of a crew of con men (sound familiar?). At some point in the story, he and his fellows con a victim from a sizable amount of money. As it turns out, that money wasn't his. He was transporting it for organized crime racketeer Mr. King (Dustin Hoffman) who has a reputation of doing not-to-nice things to people who upset him. King wants his money back, and instead of running and hiding (like he should have) Jake confronts him and tells him he'll square the deal by doing a con job for him; letting King take a cut equal to what Jake took from him. King insists that the the mark (victim) of the con be a rival of his (a much bigger rival) and that they take on one of King's men to their crew. Along their way, they pick up Rachel Weis and plan the biggest con of their career. Unfortunately, a long time nemesis Treasury Department agent (played by Andy Garcia) wants Jake in a bad way and has just picked up his trail. What follows is the plot of the film that, like the two films I mentioned earlier, should not be given away. In this post-Usual Suspects/Memento world, the edge of the twists in this film seem a bit dulled. However, the way the film opens up at the end showing you how everything went wrong (reminding your of American Beauty), Confidence grabs you and never lets go inching you closer, compelling you to wonder, "what happened?" "Where did it all go wrong?"You may not be caught totally off guard at the films end, but you will appreciate the way the film got there, and the intelligence of the script. The film has been called "a poor man's Ocean's Eleven", but that is a good thing in a sense, as this films plot and characters are a lot more grounded in reality making the plot much more believable.I thoroughly enjoyed this film and plan to add it to my DVD collection when available (I don't buy many films). Lower production values and some directing inadequecies prevented this film from being better, but in all I still easily give this a four-star rating. If you enjoy smart con/heist/caper movies, I highly recommend you check Confidence out."
A decent attempt at making grifters entertaining....
Austin | Texas | 11/27/2007
"For a while, most the 90's and early 2000's, twist ending movies lead the way at the local megaplex. While it seems that Bryan Singers' outstanding The Usual Suspects lead this charge, this new "genre" had its own roller coaster ride. The highs ranking up there with movies like The Sixth Sense to the lows with anything else done by M. Night Shyamalan. While Sense was a jaw dropper the first time around, the movie looses its appeal after repeat viewings and falls into a category of a good ghost movie. Today's film, Confidence is a film that follows the same story structure as Suspects, but falters in its story telling and ability to be original.
Confidence opens with the soon to be dead Jake Vig (Edward Burns) having to explain to his executioner why he got himself into this predicament. Jake is a grifter, a good one that has unknowingly stolen thousands from Winston King (Dustin Hoffman) in a grift and, in the aftermath, lost a partner to King's enforcers. Jake sets up a meeting with King in order to set the air clear and promise to pay back the money stolen from the King by doing a grift for him against a person of Kings choosing. King, of course, picks the one person you wouldn't want to grift, an international banker with mob ties. Jake and his crew go about setting up an elaborate scheme to steal millions from the banker, pay off King, and get away with a profit. Of course things go south, people turn on each other and we end up back at the beginning of the film watching the last seconds of Jake Vig's life tick away before our eyes.
One of the biggest weaknesses of the film is Edward Burns voice over work. He states the obvious to many times and really reveals too much and ruins certain scenes. His work on camera is good, ala a blue collar George Clooney in the Ocean's Trilogy. Dustin Hoffman, having joined Jack Nicholson in the "over-the-top villain" club, is a blast to watch. His character oozes a strange evil/kookie vibe that is one of the few original things in the film. Paul Giamatti steals his scenes by out-acting everyone in the scene and Rachel Wiesz does what she does best: being easy on the eyes.
While the movie does not break new ground, it provides an entertaining premise that never really slows down. It keeps up a steady pace with many cut away shots and up tempo music. The scripting is really what bogs down the movie in the end with choosing to show certain parts of the con while leaving others to be played out. It would have been a lot better of the film if they could of worked out some of Jake's voice over into actual scenes in the film, but instead we are subjected to being told what's happening instead of figuring it out for ourselves.
Confidence is a good film for a one or two time showing, after that, the twist become dull and the action very flat. Unlike Suspects, which keeps bringing you coming back with Kevin Spacey's role and the strong musical score, Confidence has a hard time trying to stay original. Think of it as a greatest hits album of con films with too many "B side" tracks worked into the album that make you skip around without going straight through; you have fun, but you won't be satisfied.
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Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. Distinguished by their use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, extended compositions and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in the history of popular music. Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by students Syd Barrett on guitar and lead vocals, Nick Mason on drums, Roger Waters on bass and vocals, and Richard Wright on keyboards and vocals. They gained popularity performing in London's underground music scene during the late 1960s, and under Barrett's leadership released two charting singles and a successful debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). Guitarist David Gilmour joined in December 1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters became the band's primary lyricist and eventually their dominant songwriter, devising the concepts behind their albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), The Wall (1979) and The Final Cut (1983). The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall became two of the best-selling albums of all time. Following creative tensions, Wright left Pink Floyd in 1979, followed by Waters in 1985. Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd; Wright rejoined them as a session musician and, later, a band member. The three produced two more albums, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, (1987) and The Division Bell (1994), and toured until 1994. After nearly two decades of acrimony, Pink Floyd reunited with Waters in 2005 for a performance at the global awareness event Live 8, but Gilmour and Waters have since stated they have no plans to reunite as a band again. Barrett died in 2006 and Wright in 2008. The final Pink Floyd studio album, The Endless River (2014), was recorded without Waters and largely based on unreleased material. Pink Floyd were inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. By 2013, the band had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million certified units in the United States. « hide
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by Mikesn EMERITUS
August 12th, 2006 | 817 replies
Release Date: 2000 | Tracklist
After the departure of the often criticized Blaze Bailey, British metal band Iron Maiden shocked the world when they announced that both Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith would be returning to the band. However, the band promised that Adrian Smith's replacement from the 1990, Janick Gers, would not leave the fold. For the first time, Iron Maiden would become a sextet, which opened new songwriting possibilities for the band. Iron Maiden immediately set out on the Ed Hunter tour to support their new compilation album and computer game.
After the three month tour, one which they were supported by once huge thrash band Megadeth, Iron Maiden went into writing mode for their highly anticipated reunion album Brave New World. The album was released to on May 30, 2000. Even though both Bruce and Adrian were absent for the greater part of the past decade, they both participated in the writing process, and in the end, both Adrian and Bruce had multiple writing credits on their names.
With Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson returning, Iron Maiden released what was possibly their best album since 1988's Seventh Son of Seventh Son. Brave New World continues the trends set forth by The X Factor and Virtual XI. With longer songs such as Dream of Mirrors, The Nomad, and The Thin Line Between Love And Hate, Iron Maiden shows off some of their Blaze era influences. However, the band also crafted shorter songs, more reminiscent to 80's era Maiden in tracks such as The Wicker Man, The Mercenary, and The Fallen Angel. Anybody who enjoyed Iron Maiden albums, whether from the 80's or 90's should be able to find something they like in Brave New World.
Brave New World sounds like what you would expect an Iron Maiden album to sound like. Great harmonies and melodic riffs can be found all over the album, as they always have, and unless Steve Harris loses it, always will. Bruce sounds like he never left the band, only it's 1988 and not 1992. As with his solo material, Dickinson ditched his painfully bad raspy vocal style and returned to the operatic vocal style found on earlier Maiden records. Several songs such as Ghost of the Navigator, Brave New World, and Blood Brothers start off quiet, much like many of the songs found on The X Factor. The album's nine and a half minute epic, Dream of Mirrors, also contains several softer moments. The slower paced, soft intros help set an epic atmosphere before the band kicks the song into overdrive. The tracks that are void of the long, clean sections make up for it with pure energy. Iron Maiden still manage to play like they're 25 instead of 45 on this release. Rockers such as The Mercenary, The Fallen Angel, and The Wicker Man get the adrenaline flowing just as well as any 80's era Maiden track. Perhaps Brave New World's best song is the other nine minute track, The Nomad. Seemingly inspired by past greats such as Powerslave and To Tame a Land, The Nomad combines the best of Brave New World's characteristics; excellent riffs, relaxing mellow sections, and exciting solos into what one day might be regarded as a classic Iron Maiden epic.
Despite looking old and tired in the album's linear notes, the band's fire has seemingly been re-lit on this album. After a great, though at times dull Virtual XI, an album that sounds uninspired, the mood of Brave New World gives off is that of a motivated Iron Maiden. An Iron Maiden that hasn't been seen since the days of Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Brave New World is definitely the easiest album to get into since the band's glory days. The album is also the most enjoyable to listen to. Unlike in the albums of the 90's, there isn't a moment that feels forced. Whether this is due to new producer Kevin Shirley, the return of Bruce and Adrian, or just a more focused effort, Iron Maiden does an excellent job living up to the hype that built up before the album's release.
Brave New World was Iron Maiden's 12th studio album. To date it is one of the band's top albums; along side the likes of Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, and Piece of Mind. The reunited band does an excellent job combining the elements of their earlier albums into nearly 70 minutes of music. If anyone still does not own the album, they should definitely pick it up when they get the chance.
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The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
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Album Rating: 4.4
There's 10, 3 more albums to go. 4 if you count AMOLAD.
Sweet review as usual. This album definitely pulled Maiden out of their dark days. The Wicker Man, Ghost of the Navigator, and The Mercenary are just a few awesome songs from this one.
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No Wicker Man on the best songs list? AHHHH!!!!
Actually I had it up there, but took it off at last minute.
Nice job on the review man. Iron Maiden seem to be unbelievably good from what I've heard.
You mean you haven't listened to them yet? What have you been doing your entire life?
Judging by the fact that I've liked what I've heard, that would lead one to believe that I have listened to them. But not nearly as much I should, obviously. To answer your question: I've been fucking around with newer metal for too long, like Shadows Fall and stuff. I just never really got around to listening to stuff like Iron Maiden, and I now realize that was a retarded decision.
Well listening to Shadows Fall isn't really a retarded decision, but Iron Maiden is much more important to an avid metal listener.
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Nice review.
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It's because you suck. Welcome back. I missed you. Alot.
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I'm sure it does. I'm about to go on quite the reviwing streak (tomorrow). Thsi guy is a good reviewist, though. Definitely deserves to be 'approved'
I haven't reviewed much lately. Only like, four or so since you've left.
deflepp0925
great review, but i would recommend wicker man as well, one of my fav maiden tunes GOTN is cool too
but i know why blaze is criticized...cuz he sucks big time, he cannot sing one bit.
but great review, good intro, outtro, however i perfer tbt's, just to get more info about the songs themselves, but great review
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I've found myself listening to this a lot recently. Very solid album.
BNW is one of my favourite Maiden albums, but strangely I don't listen to it that often.
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BNW is one of my favourite Maiden albums, but strangely I don't listen to it that often
Same here...kinda weird...
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Fallen Angel...what a badass song.
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I love this album! I got it about a month ago, and I still listen to it every day! The first 4 tracks are some of my favs my IM, but its all good. Nice review, BTW.
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Stage Electrics unlock new lighting capabilities for the Stephen Joseph Theatre.
With an unclear future for tungsten lighting, the Stephen Joseph Theatre has taken no chances in investing in a new range of LED fixtures. The theatres existing lighting fixtures were in need of an upgrade, with their pre-existing tungsten dimmers on their last legs; the timing was perfect to make the transition to LED.
The theatre turned to Stage Electrics, who were able to offer advice, guidance, and demonstrations of the latest equipment available. “The Stephen Joseph Theatre approached us with a clear inclination that now was the right time for them to make the change to LED.” commented Andy Elsegood of Stage Electrics “During the wake of the EU ECODesign stage lighting regulation changes, it would have been unwise to replace their longstanding tungsten equipment with new tungsten, so I was glad when they informed me they were already considering an LED solution.”
“After evaluating several different possibilities with us, the theatre settled on ETC’s Source Four Series 2 Lustr profiles and Ambersphere’s Ayrton Ghibli moving head LED spots.” added Andy “This was not an overly difficult decision as the ETC Lustr’s deliver some of the boldest colour rendering available and the Ghibli is equipped with a framing system that offers unlimited creative possibilities.”
Since Stage Electrics delivered their new LED fixtures the theatre has used them extensively. “We are overjoyed with our Source Four and Ghibli fixtures. We can’t tell the difference between the old tungsten fixture’s output and the new LED ones, they’re just as bright – if not brighter!” said Paul Stear, Chief Electrician at the Stephen Joseph Theatre “The Source Four can do every colour one can imagine, whilst the Ghibli is phenomenally bright with an exceptionally flexible zoom size, this fixture is able to project light to the size of a tennis ball or light up the whole stage.”
Since investing in over 40 new LED fixtures, the theatre also installed a lighting control desk from ETC, the Gio @5. “Previously we owned and used ETC’s Ion control desk and the transition from Ion to Gio @ 5 has been unbelievably easy” Explained Paul.
The Stephen Joseph Theatre has a busy summer season ahead of it – including the 40th-anniversary production of the Alan Ayckbourn classic, Joking Apart directed by the author, and a critically acclaimed production of Patrick Barlow’s the 39 Steps, Directed by Paul Robinson.
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‘Basic’ query ScoMo can’t answer
by Charis Chang
12th Sep 2018 4:35 AM | Updated: 3:07 PM
IT'S been the question that everyone has been asking but Scott Morrison has still not explained - why did the country need a new prime minister?
In his first interview on 7.30 as Prime Minister, Mr Morrison was confronted with the "basic, obvious question to which Australians are still waiting for an answer - why did the Liberal Party change prime ministers?".
But Mr Morrison seemed unable to enlighten the public saying: "I didn't seek a change to the prime ministership".
Mr Morrison, who took over the top job after a leadership spill saw Malcolm Turnbull toppled, said he only contested the position after the Liberal Party had made the decision they were longer going to support Mr Turnbull.
"I stood up to continue the great work that we've been doing over the last five years, and I sought and gained their confidence to do just that."
7.30 host Leigh Sales pressed Mr Morrison further, saying even though he didn't initiate the spill, it was up to him to articulate why a change was necessary.
"Australians need an explanation as to why you had to change course," Sales said.
"You have to understand that Australians find it perplexing and they would like an answer."
She added: "What was wrong with Malcolm Turnbull's leadership?"
Mr Morrison reiterated: "I didn't oppose it".
"As John Howard always said, the leadership of the parliamentary Liberal Party is the gift of the parliamentary party," he said.
"They have chosen to make that change. In that context I put my hand up.
"I'm now leading the party and having been given that great honour and that great responsibility, I'm getting on with it."
The Prime Minister accepted the process had been "deeply troubling" to Australians but what they wanted to know now was "where are we going?".
When asked what the difference was between the Morrison government and the Turnbull government, the Prime Minister acknowledged that there was an "absolute continuity".
"I stood with Tony Abbott when we stopped the boats. I stood with Malcolm Turnbull as we balanced the Budget and now as we go forward we continue to keep our economy strong, keep Australians safe," he said.
There’s ‘absolute continuity’, Scott Morrison tells 7.30.
Mr Morrison said he had a strong focus on how the government needed to bring the country together.
"I have always been very troubled by what I've been seeing with the politics of envy. I've got a very strong view about what fairness means in this country.
"If you have a go, you get a go but it also means you have a safety net where Australians look after their mates. I believe that people should be seeking to make a contribution, not take one."
Sales challenged Mr Morrison on whether his explanation about the leadership was the sort of "candid communication and authenticity" he's previously said was needed to address Australians' disillusionment with politicians.
Mr Morrison said: "When placed in command, take charge. How's that for candid? That's what I'm saying and that's what I"m doing."
GICHUHI WASN'T BULLIED OVER LEADERSHIP SPILL
The party has faced allegations of bullying around the leadership spill but Mr Morrison said there were no "gender specific actions" related to the "very intense lobbying which is fairly normal in the political process".
Mr Morrison said he had spoken to Senator Lucy Gichuhi, who has backed down from threats to reveal the names of bullies, and that she had made it clear she was not bullied by anyone in Canberra in relation to the leadership spill.
He said there had been no names provided to him about who the bullies were, although there were other issues that related to "the party divisions and how things are dealt with there".
Sales asked Mr Morrison whether he would support the introduction of a quota to get more women into the parliamentary Liberal Party.
"No, that's a matter for the organisational wing of the Liberal Party but it's never something I have supported," Mr Morrison said.
"I believe in any political organisation, it should be a matter of one's own effort and exertion and credibility and merit."
He noted previous training programs for women on how to win preselections and adjust to parliamentary life in 1996 led to a record intake of women, and that supporting women through the process was what Minister for Women Kelly O'Dwyer was looking at.
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Sales also tried to get to the bottom of Mr Morrison's climate change policy.
She questioned Mr Morrison why climate change wasn't Australia's top priority given the government signed a joint statement at the Pacific Islands Forum that declared it was the "single greatest threat" to the Pacific region.
"I have no doubts about the fact we're going to meet our targets," Mr Morrison said.
When asked what the government's climate policy was, Mr Morrison would only say "reducing emissions by 26 per cent".
Mr Morrison has previously told the Weekend Australian that Mr Turnbull's policy, the National Energy Guarantee, was "dead". Concern over the policy appeared to be one of the triggers for the leadership spill.
Mr Morrison noted the Emissions Reductions Fund had been a key component of achieving reduction targets but Sales noted the fund was not topped up in the last Budget, "it will run out of money", she said.
Sales found it even harder to get a straight answer on whether emissions reduction would be part of future energy policy.
Leigh Sales grills Scott Morrison on 7.30.
Mr Morrison stuck by the statement that emissions reduction targets had been set for four years, "there's been no change and we're not changing it".
But as Sales noted: "There's a difference between having targets and policies to reach those targets".
"Every expert would tell you climate policy influences energy investment and therefore prices," she said.
But the Prime Minister's answer to her repeated questioning was simply to deny anything had changed.
"We haven't changed our emissions policy. It's the same policy we had a month ago, it's the same policy we have now."
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Rolling Waves and Dodging Breakers
[COMPLETE] Miranda wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life. She was happy where she was, surfing and enjoying a minimum wage job that let her work on the beach and be in the ocean. But when a near-drowning drops a complete stranger into her life, she begins to find herself drawn into circumstances out of her control- and possibly out of this world.
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“Yes, Mom, I know.” Miranda sighed and leaned back in the seat of her car. She tapped her finger impatiently on the steering wheel as she waited for the light to turn. “I’m aware that I’ll never be able to buy a house. Thanks.”
“I’m just worried for you. You need to make more money if you want to live comfortably.”
Miranda shifted the phone from her shoulder to her hand when the light turned, needing a better grip on it as she set the car in motion. The salty ocean air whipped a cool breeze through the open windows of her car as she moved, and she inhaled deeply to steel herself. “I know, mother.”
“You should interview for that position. You could do it.”
“I am going to interview for it, I just told you,” Miranda said. “Okay. I’m here. I have to go. I’ll call you later, okay?”
“Will you come over for dinner this week?”
“Yeah. Sure. That’s okay.” Miranda parked her car and kicked the door of her little sedan open to step out into bright Hawaiian sunshine.
“You will be fine, Mai Lei.”
“Thanks, mama,” Miranda responded. She disconnected the call and slid the phone into it’s home in her pocket. She spent a good five minutes gathering herself at the trunk of her car before she felt ready to face the tourists on the beach. Her mother always sent her into a spin and got her head right where she didn’t want it to be.
With a harsh breath, Miranda threw open her trunk and dragged out her wetsuit and two piece. Putting her mother’s words in the back of her mind, she headed down to the small shack on the beach where their operation ran. Her immediate supervisor was already there, suiting up, and he grinned at her.
“Hey,” she responded. She dropped her stuff on the floor of the shack and peeled her shirt off. “What’s on the agenda today?”
“Two kiddie classes and some rich folk from the Westin booked the after-lunch slot.” Approaching forty, Richard Tanson was in impeccable shape. Smooth skin rippled over toned muscle as he slid his wetsuit on and tugged the zip. His hair was just starting to salt and pepper at his temples, but the warm brush of the sun had coloured his skin enough that the effect was one of overwhelmingly welcoming ruggedness.
The ladies enjoyed his lessons.
“I’ll take the Westin if you take both kiddie classes,” Miranda said before Richard could get out another word.
“You sure?” Richard asked. He cocked an eyebrow. Miranda nodded. “Fine by me. I’ll see you at lunch, then.”
“Deal.” Miranda unhooked her bra as he stepped out of the shack, and quickly slithered into her two piece before grabbing her board. Beach patrol then, until time for the lesson came.
The local research centre had asked them to assist in a project regarding wave functions, and the only thing they had to do was afix a small device to the nose of their boards while they surfed. Nothing to it, and they got a nice little sum for sending the data back while they did what they already would have been doing.
She grabbed her board and stepped into the bright Hawaiian sunshine. The sand was warm under her feet, almost too hot as she walked towards the surf. Almost.
When she hit the water she flattened herself to her board and paddled out past the breakers. High tide was a bit aways, so she had time to warm up before she had to escort rich tourists into her ocean. She could see Richard on the beach, surrounded by kids half his height. He caught her eye and she waved at him. He ignored her, and she laughed.
The sun beat relentlessly upon her shoulders, but her hard-earned tan protected her from the worst of it, at least until the afternoon hours. She might have to put some sunscreen on at that point. She’d worry about that later though. She had waves to catch.
She totally wiped out on the first one, much to her irritation. When she surfaced from the clawing current, she gripped her board and pushed soaked strands out of her eyes. She let herself drift, trying to centre herself with the flow of the water. Her mother’s phone call had gotten to her more than she originally thought. She had to focus.
She rested her cheek on the board and listened to the sound of water rocking beneath it.
Several deep breaths later, she climbed back on the board and caught a good swell. The feeling of the board rolling under her, gliding along the smooth slick of water with her body guiding it was second to none, and she lost herself in the sensation.
The waves came easier after that, and she was starting to feel the gentle ache of exercise set into her limbs. She hopped up on the board and sat in the ocean, straddling her board for balance. Richard’s class was almost finished. The kids were wobbling about in the shallows, trying and failing to stand on mini-boards.
Something brushed against her ankle and she kicked out absently. Seaweed, or a stray fish of some sort, most likely. It slithered against her skin again and she shuddered involuntarily. She kicked out harder, pushing her board in the water. She glanced into the ocean, but couldn’t see anything in the swirl of dark water. A glance at the other surfers showed none of them noticed anything out of the ordinary. A persistent fish then?
Something cold and slick suddenly surrounded her ankle and yanked. Caught off guard, she flipped on her board and hung, gripping it, under the surface as her leg was jerked towards the depths. She gritted her teeth and kicked, but it felt like someone was gripping her ankle and pulling her hard. She couldn’t get her leg free, and she couldn’t pull herself back up onto her board.
Her fingers slipped, and her board popped out of her grasp, buoyed by the waves rolling over her head. She scrambled for it, but the thing on her ankle seized the chance, dragging her deeper into the ocean.
She hadn’t gotten a good breath in her surprise, and air dribbled out her nose as she reached for her ankle, to try and free herself from whatever had her. There was nothing around her ankle. Her fingers dug into her own skin, not a bit of seaweed, or an overzealous surfer. There was nothing there.
She opened her eyes, surprise exploding from her in a flurry of bubbles.
A figure glowed beneath her, shaped like a human. Miranda’s eyes widened. The figure raised its head and when Miranda saw half of its face missing, decomposed and gaping- She screamed.
Water flooded her windpipe and she choked, flailing desperately towards the surface. The thing on her ankle kept pulling her, the light from the surface growing dimmer the further she sank. Water burned her throat, sliding into her lungs and setting her entire chest on fire-
Someone’s arms went around her ribs and yanked hard. The icy grip on her ankle disappeared, and she lurched to the surface.
They broke into air, splashing and flailing, and Miranda’s arm slapped against her board. She grabbed it, fingers sinking into giving foam as she spit up the water she swallowed. The arms around her middle loosened, and she fumbled blindly for them, hauling a young man from the water to get his arms around her board, above the surface.
“Miranda!”
Miranda pushed wet hair out of her eyes and saw Richard paddling out to her. She heard the hum of a jet ski slicing through the water, and didn’t have the energy or the breath to respond. Richard reached her first, his fingers closing around her elbow with bruising force.
Her last thought was the kid who saved her was wearing a winter jacket and that was a bit odd.
She opened her eyes and found herself lying on her back staring up at a white ceiling.
“Hey kid.”
She tipped her head and saw Richard sitting beside her gated bed. Hospital. She was in the hospital. She was in a hospital gown. Jesus.
“What happened?” Miranda asked. Her voice was incredibly hoarse. She winced, and Richard touched a hand to her forehead.
“It looked like you wiped out, but the ocean was smooth.” Richard leaned forward in his chair, elbows on his knees. “And I know you, Miranda. You wouldn’t wipe out in smooth waters.”
“Something grabbed me,” Miranda said. “It grabbed my ankle and dragged me under. And-” -it was dead.
“A jellyfish?” Richard asked, his rugged features twisting in confusion.
“No.” Miranda felt nauseous. “It looked human. But- There was nothing there, right?”
“Just the kid that pulled you up,” Richard said. “And he was no help. No memory of anything. Doesn’t remember his name, his address, his phone number… He had a few fake IDs on him, and none of the names match anything in any database anywhere. Damndest thing. He was in a full coat, boots and all. Like he just stepped out of Alaska. Do you know who he is?”
“I don’t.” Miranda shifted onto her back, staring at the ceiling. “I’ve never seen him before.”
“Maybe you can get more out of him than we can. The nurses won’t stop hounding me. When I heard he couldn’t remember anything and had no money, I told the staff that I’d take care of him until they could figure his identity.” Richard ran a hand through his hair. It was still damp. Miranda couldn’t have been here long. “As if I know anything more than they do.”
“Did anyone call my mom?” Miranda asked.
“She was in a meeting, and she’ll be on her way as soon as she gets out,” Richard said. “They want to keep you overnight for observation. Secondary drowning.”
Miranda groaned, sinking into the pillows. Richard patted her shoulder with a tight smile.
“Take it easy, kiddo,” Richard said. “You scared me out there today.”
“I was scared,” Miranda admitted. She closed her eyes and shuddered. “That thing wouldn’t let me go-”
“You’re all right, Miranda.” Richard gripped her shoulder tightly. “You’re okay. And you’ll be back in the water before you know it.”
“Mai Lei!” Her mother burst into the room, hair frizzed with anxiety and a briefcase clutched in her hands. Richard stood and moved aside to let her Mama approach the bed and gather Miranda up in a fierce hug. She murmured soothing Mandarin into Miranda’s ear, and Miranda gripped her mother tightly, tucking her face into the smell of home. Her mother pulled back and gripped her shoulders. “What happened?”
“Something pulled me under,” Miranda said. She hesitated, sliding her gaze to Richard who was watching her intently. Miranda switched briefly to Mandarin. “It… It looked like a water ghost.”
Her mother frowned, her lips pursing delicately. “Those stories aren’t real, Mai Lei.”
“I know, but- I saw it-” Miranda said. “It was dead and it had my ankle. There’s nothing else that could have been in the water.”
“Are you sure it wasn’t seaweed?” Her mother tucked a strand of wet hair behind her ear. “Things look different when you’re frightened.”
“It wasn’t. I don’t know.” Miranda shook her head. “I don’t know what it was. But it shouldn’t have been there.”
“Okay. It’s okay. Just get some rest.” Her mother smoothed her hands over Miranda’s hair, shushing her. She stood and set her briefcase on the ground. “Thank you, Mr Tanson, for watching until I arrived.”
“It wasn’t anything,” Richard said. He shoved his hands into his pockets. “I’m just as worried as you are. The kid that saved her has amnesia. I’m going to go sit with him for a bit”
Richard took his leave, and Miranda’s mother settled in the chair by her bedside. She pulled out her laptop and started to work from her chair.
“You don’t have to wait here,” Miranda said. “They said I’m fine. They just want to keep me for observation.”
“I’ll wait here until you fall asleep,” her mother said. “You need to recover somewhere you won’t be bothered. And I can get some work done.”
True to her word, when Miranda woke in the middle of the night, her mother was gone. The short stab of pain at the abandonment was quickly squashed when a shadow fell across her doorway. She sat up in the hospital bed and saw the man that had rescued her.
“Hello?” she asked. She was afraid to raise her voice and break the serenity of the hospital’s night hours.
His head inclined towards her, and she narrowed her eyes. He looked pale and thin in the overlarge hospital gown, and he gripped the doorway as if it was helping his balance. He took a small step forward, uncertain in that barest motion, and Miranda caught his eyes. They didn’t track.
Blind? He was blind.
“Are you lost?” Miranda asked.
“I-I think so,” he said. His voice rolled with an accent Miranda had never heard before, and wasn’t sure she could begin to place. But he was speaking English. With the sheer amount of tourists on the island, it was always a toss up if someone understood English. “You’re… From earlier.”
“Yes. You saved me,” Miranda said. “Thank you. So much. I can’t begin to thank you. You can come in, if you want.”
She threw the sheets off and pressed bare feet to the cold linoleum floor to meet him. She carefully ran her fingers down his arm and twisted their hands together. Unsure how to handle him, she led him to the chair by her bed and pressed his hand to it. He grasped the chair, and after a few fumbles, sat awkwardly. Miranda sat on the mattress opposite him.
“I’m Miranda,” she said to break the silence. Her voice sounded obscenely loud.
“I’m Jordan,” he said without hesitation. Miranda cocked her head.
“They said you couldn’t remember who you were.”
“I remember,” he said. His lips twisted unhappily. “I just can’t tell them.”
“Does it have to do with why you came out of the ocean in full Siberian get-up?” Miranda asked. “It’s the middle of summer in Hawaii. Anything heavier than a t-shirt attracts attention.”
“It was… colder where I came from,” Jordan said. His dark brown hair stuck up in all directions, dried and held in place by the salt water. His voice held a rasp that Miranda couldn’t be sure was from the near-drowning or natural cadence.
“And where is that?” Miranda asked. She tucked her feet under the sheets. The hospital was cool at night.
“Very far away,” Jordan said. “A universe away.”
“What, Russia? How did you get here?” Miranda asked. “Were you on a boat? You couldn’t have… You didn’t swim out there, did you?”
Jordan shook his head, and the thin moonlight seeping through slats in the window shades caught a burn scar across the bridge of his nose. Miranda stared at it, transfixed. “It’s a very long story. But I-” He cut off and clenched his hands into fists on his lap. “I have no one here.”
“You don’t have family to contact? Do you have money?” Miranda asked. She gripped the sheets in fists.
“I have nothing. Absolutely nothing,” Jordan said. He tugged a hand through his wild hair. “My family is dead, and I could not bring anything with me.”
“I can’t…” Miranda hesitated. “I want to offer to take you in until you can get yourself situated, but if you don’t tell me where you’re from I can’t help you. You could be a fugitive, and I don’t need that to come down on my head.”
“Nobody on this planet knows who I am,” Jordan said. “You do not have to fear your authorities coming for me.”
Miranda frowned. “Are you an alien?”
“I am very human,” Jordan said. “I swear to you that I mean you no harm.”
“That’s fine, but I don’t know you. I don’t know how good your word is,” Miranda pointed out. She stared at him, his pallor, the slight flush of fever in his cheeks. He sat tense in his seat, barely moving save the brief rise and fall of his chest as he breathed. He certainly was not here on vacation. The high set of his shoulders revealed the anxiety in the rest of his posture. He was frightened.
Miranda took a breath. “I have a small apartment a little ways inland. You can come with me when we’re discharged. Until you get your bearings.”
“Thank you,” Jordan said. “I do not want to impose-”
“You did save my life,” Miranda said. “That counts for something. And I do want to help you.”
“I understand the difficulty in taking in strangers,” Jordan said. His voice was low, the husky quality something inherent, Miranda realised. “I swear I will not harm you.”
“Good. Because I’m pretty certain my mother would destroy you if you did,” Miranda said. She reclined in the bed, glad that her hair was finally dry. It was stiff with salt, but she could live with that until tomorrow. Or today… Whichever.
She wasn’t sure if she said anything else, because the next thing she knew she was waking up, on her side, facing her occupied visitor’s chair. Jordan slumped in it, arms folded over his chest in sleep. His chin tucked into his chest, and he was completely silent.
“Hey.” Miranda reached for him, touching his arm gently. He stiffened and came awake without a sound. Miranda tucked her hand back against her pillow and frowned at him. “You slept there all night?”
“You are the only person I know here,” Jordan said, helplessly. “Everyone else is dead.”
Miranda quieted, and stared at him. He didn’t quite meet her eyes, but it was a close thing. “Were you born blind?” Miranda asked.
Jordan opened his mouth and closed it, biting his lower lip. “I was,” he conceded. “I’ve never been able to see as others do. I have other means of perception, though.”
A nurse entered the room and paused when she saw both of them. “Ah, here you are. You can’t just leave your room without telling anyone, Mr Smith.”
“He wanted to see how I was,” Miranda said. “And I made him stay the night.”
“He should be getting his rest,” the nurse said. She shook her head and approached the bed. “How are you both feeling? Any pain in your chest? Difficulty breathing?”
“My head hurts, but that’s because I missed my coffee,” Miranda said. “I’m just tired and ready to take a shower.”
“Excellent. Mr Smith?” The nurse turned to Jordan.
“I feel fine,” he said curtly. The nurse nodded and scribbled something on her clipboard.
“The doctor will be in shortly, and he’ll have the release papers.” The nurse smoothed Miranda’s bedsheets and smiled. “It’s good to see you’re both feeling better.”
“Thanks,” Miranda said.
True to her word, the doctor came in with their release forms. Jordan claimed he was over twenty one, which meant he could sign himself out being of sound mind. He stood beside Miranda as she called Richard for a ride. When he pulled in to pick them up, he hesitated upon seeing Jordan.
“Where’s he staying?” Richard asked.
“He’s staying with me until he can find his own place,” Miranda said. She slid into the passenger seat of his car. Richard shook his head and opened the back seat for Jordan, helping him sit before shutting the door. Miranda leaned back against the headrest and closed her eyes. She desperately needed a shower.
“Are you sure that’s such a good idea?” Richard asked. He kept his voice low as they pulled out of the hospital lot.
“He can still hear you,” Miranda said. “And everyone he knows is dead. He saved my life, I have to help him somehow.”
“He doesn’t exist. And you’re taking him home,” Richard said. “Your mother is going to kill you.”
“If he doesn’t first,” Miranda said under her breath.
“Yeah, see, that, right there, is why you are acting like a crazy person,” Richard said. “Taking a complete stranger into your apartment.”
“There’s a reason I called you for a ride, and not my mother,” Miranda said. She stared determinedly out the window. “If you’re going to keep commenting on my choices, I’ll walk home.”
“I just want you safe,” Richard said. His grip tightened on the steering wheel, knuckles going white. “He doesn’t even know who he is. What makes you think this is a good idea?”
"It’s not a good idea. Obviously. If it were a good idea you wouldn’t be lecturing me.” Miranda slumped in the seat slightly, knees against the dash. “But he doesn’t have anything. Or anyone.”
“Call me if there’s any trouble,” Richard said. He pulled the car to a stop in front of Miranda’s apartment building. “I’ll come.”
“I know.” Miranda sighed and pushed her door open. She tugged open Jordan’s door and put a hand on his head to help him out of the car. “Thanks.”
“I mean it, Miranda,” Richard said, leaning out of the driver’s side window. “Call me.”
“I will,” she said.
He kept his eyes on her until she let Jordan into the building and shut the door behind her, and Miranda heard him pull away. Sighing, she started climbing the stairs to the second floor. Jordan took the stairs slowly behind her, hand gripping the railing. Miranda fiddled with her keys, waiting for him to catch up to her before opening the door to her flat and letting them both inside
Her windows were still open from the day before, the cool ocean breeze scenting the entire apartment with salt and sand. Miranda inhaled deeply and sighed the breath back out. It was good to be home, as tiny and run down as her home was.
“Are you hungry?” Miranda asked. “You probably want a shower. I can show you the bathroom, if you’d like.”
“A… shower?” Jordan’s face pinched in confusion.
“Yeah. You know, soap, suds, warm water?” Miranda watched him. “You’ve bathed before, haven’t you?”
“Bathed yes, but… showers are scarce where I come from,” Jordan said. He was casting his eyes around the apartment, as if taking it in. Or searching for something.
“That’s weird. Um, I can show you how it works,” Miranda said. She touched his elbow hesitantly, waiting for him to agree. He nodded, and she nudged him down the hall into her bath.
She took his hands and wrapped his fingers around the knobs. “The left is hot, the right is cold. You can adjust them until you reach a comfortable temperature. Um, I only have passionfruit body wash, I’m sorry. We can get you some more manly stuff later, after we get you cleaned up. Here. This is a washcloth for you.”
He held the cloth like it was going to bite him, utterly lost and confused by the idea of a shower in front of him. Miranda cleared her throat.
“I, um. I think my ex left some of his things here. I can let you wear them for now. We’ll shop… later… Are you okay?” She resisted the urge to touch him.
“Yes. Yes. I will be fine,” Jordan said in a thick voice. He gripped the washcloth tightly and nodded.
“I’ll leave you to it, then.” Miranda backed out of the bathroom and shut the door behind her. She shook her head and pressed a hand to her forehead. No showers? Where had this kid come from?
She dug into the closet in her room and managed to drag out a pair of jeans and a shirt that had belonged to her ex. Hopefully they would fit Jordan. He wasn’t extremely muscular, so the clothes should fit. The soft bang of water pipes let her know the shower had been turned on.
She approached the door and held a hand up to knock on it when she heard something that made her pause. She pressed her ear to the door and closed her eyes. Muffled gasps for breath were nearly masked by the splatter of water into the tub basin. It wasn’t panicked, though. It was-
He was crying.
Miranda covered her mouth with a hand and carefully backed away from the door to give him his peace. She left the clothes at the base, and retreated to the kitchen to make her precious coffee. She was on her second cup when Jordan stumbled into the kitchen, hair dripping onto the pale blue shoulders of her ex’s tee. She swallowed hard.
“Okay?” she asked.
“Thank you.” The words felt infused with more than just gratitude for a shower. Miranda wasn’t sure what Jordan’s story was, but it ran deeper than a runaway from Siberia.
“Y-You’re welcome. Do you want coffee? I made some extra,” Miranda asked. She took a cup and guided his hand to it. Both his hands closed around the mug and he gripped it as if it were his lifeline. Or to hide his shaking hands. “Will you be okay if I hop in the shower quickly?”
“Yes. Please, do not worry about me,” Jordan said. He took a sip of coffee, fingers white around the ceramic.
Miranda bolted. She wasn’t proud of it, but she hurried into the sanctuary of her bathroom before she could say something stupid and worsen the situation. Once the door was locked behind her, she leaned against it and exhaled heavily.
The towel Jordan had used was hung carefully beside hers. She almost disregarded it, but a flash of red caught her eye. She reached for the cloth and tugged at it, exposing a streak of bright red that could only be blood.
She dropped the towel edge and took a deep breath. Inside the basin of her tub, pinkish droplets clung to the bottom stubbornly. He was bleeding somewhere. Why? How?
After scrubbing out the bottom of the tub, Miranda hopped in and quickly rinsed down. She spared two minutes to shampoo her hair and get the salt clumps out, and then dried herself as quickly as she could. Out of the shower, she dried herself swiftly and dressed in a light shirt and work out pants.
She wasn’t sure what she was expecting when she entered the kitchen, but Jordan wasn’t on the floor. He wasn’t writhing in agony, or unconscious. In fact, he was quite calmly drinking his coffee, much more settled than when Miranda had thrown him in the shower.
“Are you hurt?” Miranda asked.
He clenched his jaw and turned his face towards her, again not quite meeting her eyes. “It is nothing of concern-”
“Your blood was all over my bathroom,” Miranda said, a bit too sharply. “Are you going to tell me who you are, or just keep bleeding everywhere?”
“I apologise,” Jordan said. He lowered the mug and held it around his middle. “I did sustain an injury about a week ago. I was unaware it was still bleeding.”
Only now, with her knowledge, did Miranda see how he slightly hunched around his right side. She stepped closer to him and carefully tugged his arm out of the way. Red spots seeped into the pale blue of his shirt, and Miranda tucked her fingers under the hem and pulled it up.
She sucked in a breath through her teeth. He had two massive gashes carved into his side, from pectoral to floating rib, red, angry, and seeping sluggishly. “They let you leave like this?” Miranda asked, suddenly dizzy.
“They did not have a choice,” Jordan said. “I do not possess… What was it? Insurance? To provide adequate care.”
“You need to…” Miranda swallowed hard on her stomach trying to explode. “You need to go lie down. On the couch. I’ll get- Get my first aid kit.”
“It is fine,” Jordan said. “I have had worse. I will not die from these.”
“Go lie down,” Miranda said. She struggled to keep her voice level. “Or I will behead you myself.”
Jordan stilled at her words, but did not protest further. He set the coffee mug on the counter and carefully felt his way into her living room. Miranda didn’t have the patience or mindset to help him find the couch. She dragged her first aid kit from under the sink and followed him out of the kitchen.
He sat gingerly on the edge of the sofa, and Miranda spread out a towel over the cushions. “On your side,” she said.
Jordan managed to get himself horizontal, and Miranda tucked a pillow under his head. He gripped it and buried his face in the soft fluff as she peeled the shirt back from his wounds.
She had seen blood before. She had worked with bloody noses from wipe outs, skinned knees, elbows, shoulder blades… But this… This was not an accidental injury. The edges of the wounds were smooth, as if from a blade. And the inflamed skin around the lacerations hinted that this had gone on for days without being treated.
“T-They treated the infection,” Jordan said through a hitching breath. “For the fever-”
“Yeah, that’s great. Antibiotics are standard when you get water in your lungs. Prevents pneumonia.” Miranda tore open an alcohol wipe and gritted her teeth before touching it to Jordan’s wound. “It would have been nice if they had stitched these. Or wrapped them at least. Jesus. How did you get this? Don’t lie to me, Jordan.”
“I cannot tell you the truth,” Jordan said. He muffled a gasp in the pillow. “You would not believe me anyway.”
“Are ninjas going to come after you? Am I in danger because you’re here?” Miranda asked. Sure, her voice rose. She may have been close to hysterics. But there was a young man bleeding on her couch and she wasn’t equipped to deal with this.
“No one will find you,” Jordan said. “There is… No way for them to follow me. And if they did, I would leave before anyone knew of our acquaintance.”
Miranda pressed hard at drying blood with the pads, trying to ignore the way Jordan’s body jerked in pain. The cuts were healing poorly, even she could see that. They had been deep at one point, but time had sealed the worst of it. She couldn’t say anything else, just wipe down the blood as best she could and try not to vomit all over her floor.
When the wounds were as dry as she could manage, she started taping gauze down to pale skin on top of a liberal helping of antibiotic ointment. Practically the entire tube. Hopefully it wasn’t expired.
“Sit up and hold your shirt up,” Miranda instructed.
Jordan obeyed wordlessly, and he held still as Miranda wrapped his entire torso to hold the gauze in place. She taped the bandage down when she was finished, and scrubbed her hands with a wipe as she sat back on her heels. “You’re finished. Don’t do anything to pull your skin. You won’t help it heal.”
“Why did you do that?” Jordan asked. His eyes fixed on a point in space just above Miranda’s head.
“Do what?”
“You… tended my wounds,” Jordan said. “You are not familiar with me, but you cared for me.”
“It’s what people do,” Miranda said. “You saved my life. The least I can do is keep you from bleeding all over my sofa.”
“I am sorry-” Jordan started.
“Hey.” Miranda silenced him with a hand on his knee. “It was a joke, okay? I don’t like seeing anyone in pain. Unless they’ve pissed me off. And you definitely haven’t done that yet. I’m worried about you. About what you’re not telling me, and how you got that. But I think you’ll tell me. When you’re ready.”
“Are you always this patient with strangers?” Jordan asked. For the first time, his lips lifted in a small smile. Miranda decided she liked it.
“No. Just ones who aren’t trying to take over my waves,” she said. She squeezed his knee. “Are you hungry?”
Jordan was about to answer when someone knocked on Miranda’s door. She scowled and got to her feet. Jordan stood behind her, but did not follow her into the hall to open the door.
Miranda cracked the door. “Help you?”
A man stood on the other side of the threshold, dark with silver hair. He wore sunglasses (inside), and his suit was almost too neatly pressed. “Evening, ma’am. My name is Aaron Frei and-”
“I’m an atheist,” Miranda said. “Sorry.”
She started to close the door but he stuck his foot in the jamb, and she glared at him. “I understand you were seen leaving the hospital with a John Doe? Can you tell me anything about him?”
“Don’t know anyone by that name, sorry,” Miranda said. She suppressed a shudder threatening to roll down her spine, and tried to close the door again.
“An amnesiac,” Frei clarified, preventing her from shutting him out. “We have reason to believe he’s-”
Glass breaking caught both their attention, and Miranda turned in time to see a leg disappearing out the window. “Holy shit, he jumped.”
She ran to the window and hung over the sill, catching sight of Jordan as he landed, very poorly, on hard concrete and took off towards the city centre. Miranda turned to find Frei at her shoulder, eyes on Jordan.
“What the hell do you want with him?” Miranda asked. She shoved him away from the window. Frei staggered, but made no move to defend himself. “He’s hurt no one!”
“Ma’am, I don’t think you understand the gravity of the situation,” Frei said. He held up a hand. “Since he is no longer on the premises, I will take my leave-”
Miranda had never hit a person in her life. She wondered if it showed, if that’s why she was able to deliver a solid, agonisingly on-target kick to his groin that dropped him. He choked, the air punched out of him. Miranda scrambled for something else- her hands closed around a textbook- and she hit him hard over the head.
It was enough to knock him out, and she stood over him, panting harshly. She had just assaulted someone. Someone who probably worked for the FBI or CIA or something. She was definitely going to jail.
But she also had harboured a man that refused to tell her where he was from, had saved her from drowning dressed in a full parka and winter boots, and had just escaped by smashing half of her window across her living room floor. She was done with today.
The dude was heavier than he looked. Miranda dragged him away from the front door into the only room with no windows- the bathroom- and with great amount of effort got him seated on the toilet. She dragged her fingers through her hair in frustration. She needed something to secure him with.
A quick rummage through her room yielded the bungee cords she used to lash her board to her car. She twisted the cords around Frei’s wrists and lashed him to the toilet. She removed his sunglasses. They were of no use anyway. She had cracked them when she smacked him over the head.
Shaking, she pulled the jacket of his suit back and stuck her hand into the pockets. She found a wallet of sorts, and quite a few gadgets that she had never seen before. She laid all the items out on the sink and leaned against the door to wait.
She wasn’t waiting long. He stirred and blinked. He shook his head and lifted his gaze. “There is more to this universe than ye can imagine,” he said.
Miranda stepped back and slammed against the door. His entire tone and accent had changed. Even his posture was different. His shoulders were more rounded, more relaxed. He wasn’t looking at her like an obstacle. He was looking at her like… an ally.
“Who are you?” Miranda asked. “And what do you want with Jordan?”
“My name is Clara Larsdaughter and you don’t understand how much danger ye and Jordan are in.” Frei stared at her evenly. “And since ye rendered my handler unconscious, I am forced to speak with ye.”
“I-I don’t-” Miranda slammed a hand against the door. “What the hell is going on here? What are you? Are you Clara or Frei?”
“I am both,” Frei said. he tilted his head. A sapphire earring glittered in the dim light of her bathroom. “When Aaron is unable, I assume control of his body. I think ye need to know what is taking place here.”
“You take control of his body?” Miranda asked. “What are you? Answer me.”
“We are officers of CRADLE, tasked with protecting the stability of the universes,” Frei said. Clara. Clara said.
“Cradle?”
“It stands for Cross Dimensional Law Enforcement,” Clara said. “The hydrogen bonds within water molecules provide a unique frequency that crosses dimensions. Aaron and I are from a universe that exists closely along the planes of your own. We crossed the border into your universe. Jordan, the boy that ran, is from still another universe. He’s here illegally, and he cannot stay. Ye must understand that.”
Miranda grabbed a fistful of her hair. “What!? The fuck!?”
Clara shifted, testing the restraints. “Will you release us, so we may explain further?”
“No I am not going to release you.” She didn’t shriek. She definitely didn’t shriek. She just raised her voice, is all.
“Ye care about Jordan, do ye not?” Clara asked. Thrown by the question, Miranda nodded dumbly. “He cannot stay here. He will grow ill and perish if there is another that shares his frequency. I can help ye find him. If ye release us.”
“I can’t trust you,” Miranda said. “You show up here, giving me false names, claiming to be from another universe!? How can you expect me to believe that?”
“Do ye see that pen?” Clara nodded at the items laid out on the sink. Miranda nodded and picked it up. “Depress the blue button.”
Miranda turned the pen over in her hand and fingered the button. She tapped it, and everything went dark.
Searing pain in her head forced her awake. Miranda groaned and shifted, only to find her hands were bound behind her back. Cursing, she rolled onto her side.
She had been placed on her bed, fully clothed, and otherwise unharmed. Her arm twinged, the one she had held the pen with, and she wondered what exactly that damn thing had been.
The fabric around her wrists slid, and it gave when she tugged on it. Working her hands back and forth, she sat up and swung her legs over the side of her bed. She waited, ear turned towards the hall. She couldn’t hear anything. It didn’t feel like anyone was still in the apartment.
She stood, wavered for a moment, and when she felt strong enough, went to her desk. She tugged open a drawer and blindly reached for the scissors she kept there. After a fair bit of wiggling, she was able to open the blades and start sawing at the bindings around her wrists.
“This always looks so much easier in the movies,” Miranda hissed to herself. The ropes or whatever scraped her wrists, and by the time she felt substantial give, she almost sobbed in relief.
When she pulled her wrists free, she held her hands in front of her, shaking. Her wrists were rubbed raw, angry and red. It looked like carpet burn, around the entire circle of her arm. She bit down hard on a groan and tossed her scissors back into the desk.
She made one stop at her first aid kit for gauze before snatching up her car keys and slamming out of her apartment. She flew down the stairs and out onto the street. Richard had dropped her car off from the beach, so it was waiting for her in the lot.
Jordan had run towards the city. Miranda could drive to the outskirts, park, and continue on foot. Someone was bound to notice a limping blind man followed closely by a very finely dressed silver-haired man/woman.
Miranda parked and ran towards the shopping district in the centre of town. She stood on Main Street and looked for anyone, anything that would give her a clue as to which why they went. Jordan had saved her. It was her turn to save him.
Pushing her hands through her hair she stared at the busy street, without a clue where to begin. They could be anywhere. The city was huge. Maybe talk to one of the cops… But that would warrant unwanted attention towards an amnesiac and possibly dangerous law enforcement officer.
She was about to pull out her phone and call Richard for help when someone darted across the street right in front of a freight truck. The truck wouldn’t be able to brake in time, and Miranda reacted before she even caught a flash of dark brown hair.
The blare of the horn sounded muffled, bleeding into white noise in her ears, as she threw herself at Jordan. She slammed into him hard, and they crashed to the pavement. The truck roared past them, so close that Miranda’s hair ruffled in the displaced air, but her breathing was louder than the horn, the rumble of tires on the street, and the screams of pedestrians who witnessed the close call.
Jordan’s hands dug painfully into her arms, certain to leave bruises with his strength, and he breathed in short, harsh gasps. Miranda was just barely aware of burning in her knee and elbows, of stranger’s hands patting her shoulder and arm, trying to see if she was okay. She shook them off and dragged Jordan to his feet.
Her vision cleared enough to scan the crowd around them, looking for dark skin and silver hair. She saw nothing, no one running at them in a pressed suit. She pulled Jordan with her through the crowd of worried witnesses. No one tried to stop her after a first hesitant reach that she shrugged off. Jordan staggered after her, struggling to breathe.
She had to get him somewhere quiet, somewhere alone, and private.
Miranda made a one eighty and practically ran towards the indie cafe she knew sat in one of the alleys off the main road. It had been her haven during her unemployment days, and she tugged Jordan into it now, shutting the door behind her.
“Mai Lei.” The owner, Chu-hua, glanced up at her. The cafe was quiet this time of day, mid-afternoon before the evening rush hour. “Are you all right? You’re bleeding!”
She rounded the bar and hovered over Miranda’s shoulders, unsure where to touch. Miranda bit back a helpless sob. Jordan still needed her. “There’s someone after us. Can we stay here for now?”
Chu-hua reached around her and threw the deadbolt on the door in answer. “Follow me.”
She led Miranda and Jordan into the back and up a small flight of stairs. The second floor was more a storage room than anything else, and Chu-hua sat them on top of a few boxes of coffee filters. She knelt in front of Miranda and tried to take her elbow, but Miranda brushed her aside.
“Jordan. Jordan, listen to me.” Miranda took his face in both hands, gravel digging into her skin. “You’re safe. I won’t let anything happen to you. I need you to breathe for me. It’s me, Miranda. No one is going to get you here. I’ll protect you.”
Jordan clenched his jaw, his fingers shaking around Miranda’s arms. He held on to her desperately. Miranda pried the fingers of one hand off her arm and touched it to her chest. “Breathe with me. Jordan.”
She inhaled deeply and held it, working through the techniques she knew to help breathing. Getting caught in the undertow had caused more than a few panic attacks she’d seen.
Jordan breathed with her, working to fill his lungs with her. He finally calmed, and when he was able to take in deep breaths, Miranda let his hand go. He instantly curled in on himself. “I am sorry,” he managed. “I- I did not want to bring this upon you-”
“Jordan, who is he?” Miranda asked. “Why is he after you?”
“He wishes to return me to my home,” Jordan said. A hand curled unconsciously around his middle, where the obscene gashes hid. He was probably in pain. Running with those wounds had not helped them heal. “I cannot return there.”
“Where are you from, Jordan?” Miranda asked softly. “Why are you so afraid to go back there?”
Jordan sucked in a huge breath, and pressed a hand to his eyes. “My people are at war,” he finally said. “There is no rest for them. Here, there is peace.”
Miranda rested her hand on Jordan’s knee. “We have options for asylum. Have you applied for political asylum?”
Jordan lowered his hand and stared at a spot in the wall over Miranda’s shoulder. “I do not exist in this world. I cannot apply for refuge.”
A shiver rolled down Miranda’s spine. His words echoed Frei’s. “What do you mean?”
“He is after me because I escaped my world through a tear in time and space,” Jordan said. “I do not belong here, and he will try to correct that in any way he can.”
Chu-hua touched a wet cloth to Miranda’s elbow and she nearly jumped four feet into the air, not expecting the touch. She took the cloth from Chu-hua and dabbed at her shredded elbow while she tried to process what Jordan had said.
Two distinct people had said similar things. Different worlds? Universes? It wasn’t possible. She knew of string theory, and the idea of different universes, but to have someone sitting in front of her… Claiming to be from another universe? It was bullshit.
“I do not want to cause you more harm,” Jordan said. “I am sorry for the trouble I have caused you already.”
“You saved my life,” Miranda reminded him. “I want to help you. I don’t… believe any of this universe crap, but you’re in trouble and I want to help.”
“You can’t.”
Miranda spun, her knees screaming at the motion. Frei stood in the doorway, that blasted pen in his hands. His sunglasses were pushed up into his hair, and he had popped the first few buttons of his shirt.
“How did you get in here?” Ch-hua stood and stepped in front of Miranda. “We’re closed-”
“Sleep.” Frei pointed the pen at her and she crumpled to the ground.
“What did you do?” Miranda cried. She grabbed Chu-hua and rolled her onto her side. She was breathing easily.
“She’s just asleep. I remind you that I can do the same to you at a moment’s notice,” Frei said. He entered the room and Miranda stood, putting herself between Frei and Jordan.
“You can’t have him,” Miranda said. “He’s requested asylum. The United States has to protect him.”
“I’m sorry, ma’am, it doesn’t work like that,” Frei said. “His presence here is a threat to the stability of this plane. I must return him to his universe of origin.”
“You’re not taking him anywhere,” Miranda said. Her head spun. He had lost the weird accent, and sounded more southern than Olde English.
“I am authorised to use force if necessary,” Frei said. “You realise that if he stays here, he will be in danger as well.”
“How do you mean?” Miranda asked.
“The longer he stays here, the more susceptible he is to frequency sickness. If his counterpart exists in this universe, he’ll resonate until his organs shut down.” Frei said. “He’ll die.”
“I do not care,” Jordan said. His voice cracked. “I cannot go back. I would rather die here.”
“You don’t have a choice,” Frei said. “You’re threatening the stability of this universe by staying here. You don’t belong here.”
Miranda shoved Frei back when he stepped closer. Frei narrowed his eyes but said nothing, and made no move to attack her. “Have you seen what they did to him?” Miranda asked. “They hurt him. And left him to die with his infection. And you want to take him back there?”
“It isn’t my decision to make,” Frei said. He pressed his lips into a fine line. “It’s my job to preserve the balance in the multi-verse. He’s already disrupted your existence. Imagine if he were to spread his knowledge to the rest of this world.”
“I’m here because I want to be,” Miranda said. “He saved my life. I want to help him. And sending him back into a war zone is going to get him killed. He’s blind, for fuck’s sake. You’d be sending him to his death.”
Frei hesitated. He stared at her. “He saved your life? How?”
“Something grabbed me and pulled me into the ocean,” Miranda said. She shuddered and folded her arms over her chest. “I know they aren’t real, but it was like the stories of the shui gui. Ancient water spirits that dragged people into the depths to take over their bodies.”
Silence descended. Frei stared at them both, and after a moment tucked the pen into his jacket pocket. He pointed at Jordan. “Do not move. Anywhere you go, I will find you. You will remain with me at all times while in this plane.” He turned to Miranda. “Can you explain in more detail exactly what happened?”
“I was sitting on my board waiting for another wave,” Miranda said. “Something grabbed me by the ankle and pulled me off my board. But when I tried to untangle myself, there was nothing there. And I saw… It was dead. Half of its face was missing and-”
She cut herself off as her stomach lurched. She covered her mouth with her hand and dragged in a deep, calming breath. “I screamed, and started choking, and- Jordan grabbed me from behind. I was able to get back to my board. I think it disappeared. They got us out of the water.”
Frei paled. He cast his eyes to Jordan. “Do you realise what you’ve done?”
“I did nothing,” Jordan said instantly. “The portal was already open-”
“You’ve torn a hole in the multi-verse and now spirits are leaking into this world.” Frei took an angry step towards him and Miranda shoved him back again.
“Don’t,” she warned.
“He created a rift between his world and yours, and now restless spirits are going to wreak havoc on your universe,” Frei said.
“The portal was already open,” Jordan insisted. “Someone else created it. I only slipped through-”
“Do you really expect me to believe that? The surest way to create a rip in the multi-verse is to send a full-bodied human through without the proper equipment,” Frei said.
“Who are you?” Miranda cut in. The conversation was making her dizzy again.
“I’m Agent Aaron Frei, of the Cross Dimensional Law Enforcement Agency. I was sent here to recover him.” Frei jerked his head towards Jordan. “But if he’s caused a rip, I need to find it and seal it. You don’t want his ghosts entering this plane. His world is a mess.”
“Thank you,” Jordan said quietly.
“Okay,” Miranda said. “Let’s say that I believe this… multiple universe thing. Why are you able to be here and he not?”
“He came through without proper protection,” Frei said. “I am a highly trained trans-dimensional officer. We take precautions to prevent lasting damage to the universes we visit. And we’ve developed technologies to allow us to travel between dimensions without disturbing the space-time medium.”
“Who is Clara?” Miranda asked. “Are you Clara?”
“Clara is my partner.” Frei touched the earring in his left ear. “I understand you two met already.”
“Your… partner?” Miranda pinched the bridge of her nose. “Your partner that shares your body? How does that-”
“I don’t have to explain our methods to you,” Frei said. “And to be perfectly honest, I’d rather not. I need to contact my superiors. Is there a pool or a pond in the area?”
“We’re an island,” Miranda said. “There is water everywhere. What exactly do you need?”
“I need enough to submerge myself,” Frei said.
“If I help you, you can’t do anything to Jordan,” Miranda said. “He stays with me.”
“I don’t think you’re in a position to be issuing ultimatums,” Frei said.
“I will kick you again,” Miranda said. “Don’t think I won’t. You can’t just come in here acting like you own this place. You can’t push me around.”
“Fine.” Frei folded his arms over his chest. “Until further notice, he is in your care.”
“I’m also not an idiot,” Miranda said. “He is in my care until you leave.”
“Deal,” Frei said. “Now please show me to a body of water.”
“I think I like Clara better,” Miranda said. “And he knocked me unconscious.”
“She,” Frei corrected.
“This is too confusing.” Miranda threw up her hands. She turned to Jordan and took his hand in hers, drawing him to his feet. “You’re mine for now.”
He said nothing, pale in the cheeks and favouring his wounded side. Frei stepped forward and drew another pen thing from his jacket. Miranda snatched his wrist out of the air and glared at him. Frei stilled.
“I’m going to tend to his wounds. He’s bleeding and he sprained an ankle when he jumped from the window. This will ease his pain and help his body heal faster.” Frei held up the pen. “No buttons, see?”
Miranda scowled but had to give somewhere. She released Frei’s hand and he crouched. The pen let out a simple humming, and Frei touched it to Jordan’s ankle. Jordan’s hand tightened around hers, and he exhaled slowly. The humming continued as Frei stood and lifted Jordan’s shirt to reveal the bandages. When he touched the pen to Jordan’s side, Jordan closed his eyes and Miranda could almost see the tension bleeding from his muscles.
“I am not the enemy, here,” Frei said. He stepped back and pocketed the pen. “I do have compassion.”
“Whatever.” Miranda huffed and tightened her grip on Jordan’s hand. “Will Chu-hua be all right?”
“She’ll wake up thinking this entire meeting was a dream,” Frei said. He cast a last look at her. “She won’t be harmed.”
“Good. Because my threat to kick you still stands,” Miranda said.
“Understood.” Frei winced.
Miranda led them both out of the cafe and back to her car. Once she had bundled them both into her small sedan, she sat with her hands on the wheel. Her apartment pool might be empty at this time of day but there was no guarantee. And she didn’t want to lead two strangers around her apartment complex.
She settled on a private cove she had stumbled across last year. It was quiet, and off to the side of the main beaches. Miranda had never seen anyone there in the entire time she visited. And the water was clear.
They traveled in silence, and the short, ten minute trip led to Miranda parking on soft sand where the road ended. She got out and helped Jordan out of her car. Frei followed them onto the beach.
She paused just long enough to slide her shoes off and help Jordan out of his. Frei kicked off his own shoes and trailed behind Miranda as she led them to the water. Frei paused at the edge of the gentle waves.
“I was hoping for something a little more contained,” he said.
“I can’t have you running around with my neighbours. People are going to start asking questions. The fewer people who know you’re here, the better.” Miranda waved at the ocean.
“I’m going to need one of you to hold me down,” Frei said. “Which is exactly what I was hoping to avoid, seeing how much I trust either of you.”
“I’ll do it,” Miranda said. She stepped into the water, the ocean swirling around her ankles. Welcoming her.
Frei stripped off his jacket, tie, and belt. And then, before Miranda’s eyes, he yanked his shirt over his head. She barely had time to avert her eyes when his fingers reached for the fly of his trousers.
Frei strode past her, splashing into the mild surf. He wore a form fitting lycra crop top, and skin-tight wetsuit pants. He was incredibly toned. He wasn’t hulked, precisely, but his muscles were lean and formed. It wasn’t awful to look at, and Miranda had to force her eyes away from his muscles shifting as he walked into deeper water.
He sat down in the water and placed something between his lips that hooked around both his ears. He looked at Miranda to make sure she was near him, and then relaxed back into the water. He lay against the sand and Miranda crouched over him, resting her hands on his shoulders. The barest touch to keep him completely submerged.
For a long while, the only sound Miranda could hear was the breakers in the distance. Waves lapped gently against the shoreline, but outcroppings kept the water calm and quiet inside the cove. Frei shifted, and reached for her wrists. She released him immediately, and he sat up. He yanked the contraption over his head and pushed soaked hair back. Silver ringlets curled around his ears as he stood and extended a hand to help Miranda to her feet. She took it and brushed wet sand off her knees.
She trudged after Frei and bumped into him when he stopped suddenly just outside the water’s edge. Miranda glanced up to see Jordan holding one of Frei’s pens at them. Frei lifted his hands, palms out.
“You’ll want to put that down,” Frei said calmly.
“I am not going back,” Jordan said. His voice shook, and Miranda could see him tremble from where she stood. His knuckles were white around the pen.
“You are not going back immediately,” Frei said. “I have new orders. I need to investigate the tear, and to do that I have to stay here. You are no longer my priority. You can put that down.”
“You cannot force me to return,” Jordan said. “And if you are here, you will keep trying.”
“Don’t use that, Jordan. You’ll put Miranda in danger. You don’t want that, do you?” Frei asked. He shifted slowly, keeping Miranda behind him. “You don’t know what that does.”
“Stop!” Jordan jerked the pen at Frei when he took a step. “Do not move closer.”
“Jordan, give me the codec,” Frei said. “That one is not safe-”
It happened in slow motion. Miranda’s eyes widened as Frei stepped forward again, to try and talk Jordan down. Jordan clicked something on the pen, and it fizzed. Frei’s arms went around her and his momentum dragged them to the ground.
She landed on her back hard, breath punched out of her when Frei fell on top of her.
“Jordan, stop!” Miranda cried. “Please wait!”
Frei pushed himself off her on shaking arms and yanked something out of his shoulder. It looked like a little pin, with a purple point opposite the sticker.
“Shit.” Frei hissed the word.
“What is that?” Miranda asked. Her heart thundered in her throat.
“A neurotoxin,” Frei said. Miranda sat up. The colour drained from Frei’s face. “It’ll-” He gasped. “It’ll wear off in a few hours but- W-We use it to disable armed and dangerous criminals-”
His arms shook violently where they bracketed Miranda’s hips. She grabbed his wrist. “What can I do?”
He didn’t get a chance to answer her. His eyes rolled up and he collapsed. Miranda just barely managed to keep his face out of the water. “Jordan! Jordan, help me.”
“I-I can’t-” Jordan dropped the codec in the sand and stared in horror at her. “I did not mean-”
“Shut up and get over here,” Miranda said. She shifted Frei in her hold, resting his head against her shoulder.
Jordan stumbled into the water and crouched next to her. She guided his hand to Frei’s arm and they looped him over their shoulders and lifted him out of the water.
“Steady,” Miranda encouraged. She walked them to her car and with Jordan’s help, piled Frei into the backseat of her sedan. She sat Jordan in the passenger seat and ran back to the beach to collect Frei’s things. She returned to the car and tossed his stuff into her trunk before sliding into the driver’s seat.
She very carefully did not break the speed limit getting back to her apartment. Jordan was frightfully quiet beside her, and nothing could mask the pained whimpers Frei let out as they moved. With Jordan’s help, she dragged Frei into her apartment. Luckily, nobody saw them. Nobody saw her escorting two strange men into her apartment.
She forced Jordan to help her get Frei onto her mattress. They dropped him down, soaking wet and covered in sand, and Jordan backed away from the bed.
Miranda and Jordan dropped Frei onto her bed, sand and salt water slipping on her coverlet. She ignored it- she had gotten worse on it before (hello shark week every month), and ran her fingers over Frei’s chest covering, trying to find a zip or something to remove it to help him breathe easier.
She found something approximating snaps and unlatched them. The chest piece came off after she wiggled it over his head, and she wasn’t about to go rooting around his fly for the zip to his wetsuit.
“He is in pain,” Jordan said.
“You did this,” Miranda said. “Help me make it better.”
Jordan set his jaw and nodded sharply. He fumbled for the edge of the bed and sat carefully on the mattress. “I am able to see auras. I can monitor him and ensure he does not worsen.”
Miranda tipped her head, staring at him. “Is that what you meant when you said you couldn’t see how normal people see?”
“That is correct,” Jordan admitted. “My vision is restricted to things that are normally invisible. I can see his pain, and I can see your worry. But I cannot see the colour of your hair.”
Miranda tugged a hand through her hair. The multiple universes thing was starting to look more and more viable the longer she was with these two. She wasn’t sure how she felt about that. She touched the back of her hand to Frei’s cheek. He was feverish.
“I’ll get a cool cloth,” she said. She pushed herself from the bed and trotted to her bathroom. She grabbed a washcloth and ran it under cool water. She caught sight of herself in the mirror and grimaced. Her cheeks had nearly lost all their colour. Her hair frizzed out, breaking free of her normally smooth ringlets. She looked like she hadn’t slept in days.
She felt like it too.
Sighing, she squeezed excess water from the cloth and returned to her bedroom. Jordan remained perched on the bed, sightless eyes roaming Frei’s body. Miranda crawled onto the other side of the bed and sat with her legs crossed. She carefully smoothed the cloth over Frei’s forehead and through his hair.
“I cannot go back,” Jordan said. He spoke in a hushed tone, but it was still loud in the silence.
“He’s not going to take you back,” Miranda said. She brushed a few strands of hair back from Frei’s forehead. “I won’t let him.”
“I was a prisoner.”
Miranda glanced up in surprise, and found Jordan not quite staring at her.
“My world is at war,” Jordan said. He gripped the cloth of his trousers. “My city was destroyed, and my family killed. I was the only one left, and I was taken prisoner. My world has been ravaged. It is nearly uninhabitable. The water is undrinkable. Nothing grows on the land. It is hell.”
“But you got out,” Miranda said softly. She reached over Frei and clasped Jordan’s hand. “You got out. You’re safe here.”
“I can’t go back.” His voice broke, and Miranda’s hand tightened over his.
“You won’t,” she promised. “I won’t let you go back there. Hey. I promise.”
So. Multiple universes.
Frei shifted between them, and Miranda watched his eyes flutter open. His brows furrowed in pain but he moved, his fingers finding Jordan’s shirt. He weakly grasped the fabric in a shaking hand. “ ‘m sorry,” he managed.
Jordan said nothing, watching Frei with a stone expression. Frei’s breath came harsh and unsteady, trembling between them. Miranda smoothed the cloth down his throat, and hushed him gently. “ ‘m so, so sorry-” Frei said. “-can help-”
“Hush,” Miranda said. She untangled Frei’s fingers from Jordan’s shirt. “You need to rest.”
His head lolled on her pillow, sweat-damp hair sticking to his cheeks. He shook hard, shivering enough to vibrate the entire mattress. Miranda stood. She stripped back the covers and swaddled Frei under them. Jordan stepped away from the bed, lost.
“Jordan, you can help yourself to anything in the apartment,” Miranda said. “Don’t leave. Please don’t leave. I’ll stay with him. We’ll get this sorted, I promise. But you have to stay with us.”
Jordan’s shoulders fell slightly. “I will,” he said. “I shall wait in the common area for you.”
“The couch is very comfortable,” Miranda said.
Jordan left, fumbling awkwardly for the door to the hall. He shut it gently behind him.
Miranda kicked off her shoes and slipped under the covers with Frei. He scratched his nails down his arms with a helpless noise, and Miranda grabbed his hands. “No. Stop. You’ll hurt yourself.”
“It’s burning,” Frei said. His hands twitched and he writhed against her. “It hurts. Shit.”
“I know. I know. Ride it out.” Miranda wrapped her arms around him, securing his arms against his own chest. He shook, and Miranda could feel his heart thundering in his chest as she gripped him. He couldn’t stop the hoarse whimpers that tore from his throat as his body continued to seize.
“I’m going to vomit. I need a pan.” He tugged at her arms, trying to loosen her.
She sat up quickly and flung the covers back. She grabbed her trashcan and rounded the bed in time for Frei’s hands to close over hers as he heaved into the can. Miranda swallowed down hard in her sympathetic reflex, and waited until he calmed. She carefully freed herself and took the can into the bathroom to dispose of.
When she returned, she found him collapsed into the pillows once more. Crawling across the mattress, she tucked herself under the covers again beside him. His bout had left him boneless, exhausted. He barely shook, and his breath rasped in and out. Miranda touched his arm gently, and he turned to her.
“ ‘m sorry,” he said.
“It’s okay,” Miranda said. “Just rest.”
“You shouldn’t-” He inhaled sharply against a wave of pain. “Why are you-”
“You don’t think I would just leave you there,” Miranda said. “I have a bit more compassion than that. And I can’t take you to the hospital, because you don’t exist. So here we are. In my bed. Covered in sand.”
“This is w-worse than the testing agents,” Frei said. His eyes slid closed and he gritted his teeth. “They d-dose us with it, to experience the p-pain-”
“Always worse when it’s unexpected,” Miranda said. She curled in closer, trying to help quiet his shaking. He went unexpectedly still for a brief moment, and Miranda lifted her head, anxiety flaring.
He opened his eyes and blinked, looking around. When he rested his eyes on her, Miranda felt a chill creep up her spine. “Clara?”
Frei nodded slowly, taking deep, calming breaths as the trembling picked up again. “Men are not built for such pain,” Clara said. “Their tolerance is frightfully low.”
“I-I don’t understand,” Miranda said. She frowned.
Clara pursed Frei’s lips. “Has ye ever seen a male birth a child? I have witnessed many good women fall to the battle of childbirth, while men worry only about the next meal. A woman is stronger. When pain is too much for him, I take over.”
Clara closed Frei’s eyes and inhaled deeply. When she exhaled, it was shaky. “He likes it not, however. I fear he will be displeased when he awakes.”
“He can deal with it,” Miranda said. “Can I help you? Do you need water?”
“I will require water later, but I doubt I will keep it down in this moment,” Clara said. “Please- In my experience I have found that shared pain is more tolerable.”
Clara turned Frei’s eyes to Miranda, and Miranda shifted closer. She tucked her body around Frei. Clara molded Frei into her embrace, until they were truly twisted together, Miranda’s face pressed to Frei’s shoulder. The trembling didn’t stop, but the involuntary seizing slowed.
“Tell me about your world,” Clara said, cutting through the quiet. “I do not believe we have passed through this plane previous.”
“I don’t know what to tell,” Miranda said. She kept her voice low, intimate between them.
“My world is very different than any I have seen,” Clara said. “Women control matters in every sense of the word. My mother was queen, and she trained me to rule in her place. I would have assumed the throne had I not been murdered.”
Miranda gripped her closer, letting the warmth of another body soothe her out of the strange discussion of parallel universes and murder. “I’m sorry. That must have been awful.”
“Not as horrible as seeing my only sister killed before me,” Clara said. She sank Frei’s teeth into the words, going taut in Miranda’s grasp. It was Miranda’s turn to shiver now, as she thought to her own sister, younger by three years. If anything ever happened to her, Miranda didn’t know what she would do. “It is why I agreed to allow Aaron to chaperone my spirit. I will never allow such feelings of rage to consume another as I have power to prevent it.”
“How did you and Aaron come to be together?” Miranda asked. “We don’t… We can’t do that here.”
“Some have the potential,” Clara said. “It may be a rarer talent here than in other universes. Time passes differently when in the spirit world. One moment I recall bleeding from my throat, and then I was wandering. It felt as if forever. And when Aaron found me, I had nearly succumbed to rage.”
“What happens to angry spirits?” Miranda asked.
“CRADLE banishes them,” Clara said. “We protect the living. Spirits exist in the space between worlds, not in the land of the living. Some spirits, though, as I, can be utilised. Aaron saw potential within me, and worked to join us as partners. The experience was… less than pleasant.”
“It hurt?”
“Quite. But we were bonded in ways you cannot fathom. It has served well in certain situations,” Clara said. She drew Aaron’s hand over Miranda’s arm. “Such as when a woman’s touch is needed. Do not send a man to perform a woman’s task.”
Miranda boggled, hearing a woman speaking out of Aaron’s body, and she hid her confusion by ducking her face into Aaron’s shoulder. Clara pulled her close, shaking, and they settled into the blankets.
“Aaron is a wonderful person,” Clara said. Her voice was muffled by a pillow. “Please do not misunderstand his duty for who he is. You would be the one suffering if he had not protected you.”
Miranda stilled, breath freezing in her throat at the revelation. Aaron had taken the poison for her, and she was the reason he was in so much pain. So much pain his partner had to take over.
"Calm yourself,” Clara said. She petted Miranda’s hair with Aaron’s hand. “It was his wish. He would not forgive himself if an innocent were pained.”
“I think this is backwards,” Miranda said. “You shouldn’t be comforting me.”
“Ye will watch me whilst I sleep, I wish ye to be comfortable,” Clara said. She closed Aaron’s eyes and fell still, wheezing breaths the only sound breaking the silence between them. Miranda pressed herself to Aaron, gripping him tightly in gratitude. She eventually drifted to sleep.
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New Taipei City lays new pipelines to provide running water to remote Wulai District
Pipeline construction is expected to be completed by December 2020, benefiting 200 families
By Zin Kao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Wulai District water pipelines construction ceremony (Source: Water Resources Department of New Taipei City)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The New Taipei City government began constructing water pipelines on Wednesday (July 10) to solve the water shortage problem in the remote Wulai District (烏來區), which is expected to benefit 200 families once completed,
Owing to the limitations posed by the mountain terrain, residents in Wulai Village (烏來里) and Zhongzhi Village (忠治里) have had to rely on spring water or water trucks to make up for the insufficient running-water system, which was severely damaged by Typhoon Soudelor in 2015, UDN reports.
The Water Resources Department and the district government had been searching for sites for the new pipelines since 2017. The department plans to use water from the nearby Tonghou River (桶後溪) and the Taipei Water Department to stabilize the future supply and quality of water in Wulai District.
The construction includes the installation of ductile cast-iron pipelines 7,500 meters in length and 100 to 200 millimeters in diameter. Adopting the new type design improves not just water safety of the pipe system, but also its seismic resistance, leak prevention, and age limits.
In addition to the pipelines, six 100-ton or 500-ton pump stations will be built to distribute the water. Construction is expected to be completed by December 2020.
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Taipei and New Taipei bus passengers have to swipe card twice from July 1
New Taipei City Archaeology Park grand opening this weekend
Taiwanese company showcases drone operated by brainwaves
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American Art at the Core of Learning
History & Goals
Teachers look closely at an artwork during the American Sources program.
Teachers enact an artwork during the American Sources program.
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603
www.artic.edu
Participating Staff
Sarah Alvarez
Melissa Covington Tanner
Karin Jacobson
Glennda Jensen Parker
Robin Schnur
Georgina Valverde
American Sources: Using Visual Art in the Humanities Curriculum
This yearlong teacher professional development program engaged a cohort of 25-30 middle school and high school teachers of English, American studies, and social studies from Chicago public and suburban schools in 2013. The program focused on using works of American art as primary documents in order to address critical student skills, including analytical thinking, inquiry, research, and visual literacy. American Sources is an ongoing program at the Art Institute of Chicago, engaging a new group of teachers each year.
Key learning objectives
Teacher learning objectives:
Increase knowledge of American art history.
Increase familiarity with various approaches to research and primary source analysis.
Develop curriculum projects that are guided by essential questions and include primary and secondary source packets (featuring art from the Art Institute of Chicago or the Terra Foundation for American Art collections).
Expand teacher ability to guide inquiry-based dialogue about works of art.
CCSS connections
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/R/1/
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7 Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
How the program addresses the standards:
The Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts emphasize strengthening student capacity in close reading, analysis, and comparison of multiple and complex informational text types (including visuals); conducting research; and building arguments. The American Sources program focuses on helping teachers build inquiry- and research-based curriculum that engage students in critical analysis and comparison of different types of primary sources—visual, textual, and graphic. Through this instruction, students learn how to synthesize research and employ analytical findings to build arguments. Not only does such an approach align to best practices in teaching with primary documents and to the Common Core reading and writing standards, it also corresponds to the essential work of professional historians and art historians who seek deep understandings of human culture.
We have observed the following trends in American Sources teachers’ learning:
Teachers’ knowledge of American art history has expanded.
Teachers see parallels between studying art and studying literature and/or history.
Teachers place increased value on and have improved facility with using works of art in the classroom.
Teachers have increased understanding of what constitutes a primary document.
Teachers have changed their approach to curriculum development.
Teachers are using inquiry-based instructional strategies in the classroom.
Teachers are using multiple primary sources to promote student inquiry.
Teachers recognize how much they can still learn.
Teachers recognize how this work can impact colleagues.
Quotes from participants
“Now I look at American art as being a reflection, commentary, remark on historical events and that they enrich the study of literature and social studies in profound ways.”
“I have a much more valid way to incorporate art in the non-art classroom. I used to use it to “dimensionalize” the student experience, but now I know how to use it more as a substantial core “text.””
“I’ve become extremely observant and questioning in my approach. I’ve also begun to use more art in the classroom. It’s amazing what I can use now that I know what to look for. I love everything about the experience.”
“I have a deeper appreciation of primary sources. I thought that they were only text.”
“I am trying harder to combine a number of different pieces of “text” in a unit and even in a lesson to add depth and different perspectives to social studies.”
“I am enjoying creating a more inquiry-based process for my students, which is a change from the frontloading structure I relied on solely before.”
“I am starting to teach in a whole new way while at the same time deepening my own intellectual capacity.”
“Using two points of view for an argument has helped my kids think.”
“I feel more capable of pulling different resources to make learning for my students more meaningful, fun, and challenging.”
Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago
Newberry Library
Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago
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An Editor's Notes on Writing and Writers
By Terry McDonell
“McDonell has led the beau ideal of the editor’s life. And he’s got it down on paper. In both cases, he has done it better than anyone anywhere.”
— Graydon Carter, Editor, Vanity Fair
BUY! MORE!
A Note from Terry McDonell
The Accidental Life is a book about writers and their work and working with them. Editing is what I wanted to write about. But it is also about friends, some of them now dead, so it is about that, too. The book is not strictly chronological. It bounces around a little. So did I.
California days (1969-77)
Freelance photographer, writer; reporter, Associated Press; reporter, LA;
associate editor, San Francisco Magazine; associate editor, City Magazine
The Other Bob Sherrill
Notes on california
Outside and Rocky mountain Magazine (1977-80)
Senior editor, Outside magazine; managing editor, Outside magazine; editor in chief Rocky Mountain Magazine
Peter Matthiessen
Tom McGuane
Ed Abbey
Rolling stone (1981-83)
Bob Ward
Bill Cardoso
Newsweek (1983-85)
Smart (1987-89)
Esquire (1990-93)
Rust Hills
Sports illustrated (2002-5)
George Plimpton
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March 7, 2018 - 3:30pm
Sheriff hosts meeting to discuss school safety, placing resource officers in every district
posted by Howard B. Owens in schools, education, Sheriff's Office, news, notify.
Genesee County Sheriff William A. Sheron Jr. hosted a meeting last week with Genesee County school superintendents, local police officials, local government representatives, along with state representatives Assemblyman Steve Hawley and Senator Michael H. Ranzenhofer, to discuss school safety concerns and the viability of having School Resource officers within each school district.
"School Resource officers can play an important role in our school districts, from helping to resolve conflict to preventing tragedies," said Senator Ranzenhofer.
"I fully support placing these officers in our local school districts, and I have been working to secure state funding to expand School Resource officers in Genesee County and across New York State. I commend Sheriff Sheron for his leadership on this issue, and I will continue to work with him to keep our children safe."
While it was the consensus of most of those in attendance that there should be a School Resource Officer in each school within the county, concerns were expressed of how to fund the position and identifying the source of this funding.
The attendees discussed a variety of possible federal, state and local options and agreed to explore funding sources to offset the cost of the potential School Resource officers.
“I was pleased to meet with Sheriff Sheron, local educators and community stakeholders to discuss how we can increase school safety," said Assemblyman Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia). "The state needs to take action to help our schools become the most secure and comfortable environments they can be.
"We need to look at working with retired law enforcement and veterans in our schools because our children’s safety should be our number one priority.”
Currently, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office has School Resource officers at the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership’s (BOCES) Batavia Campus (for the past 15 years) and in the Byron-Bergen Central School District (for the past three years).
Additionally, the Village of Le Roy Police Department provides a School Resource Officer to the Le Roy School District, and the Batavia City School District has security aides within its facilities.
During the meeting, representatives from Genesee Valley Educational Partnership’s (BOCES) Batavia Campus and the Byron-Bergen School District spoke highly about the advantages of having a School Resource Officer.
They explained that it not only provides a safe environment for the students and faculty but also provides for direct interaction and guidance with the students.
Both officials agreed that the benefits of having a School Resource Officer far outweigh the expense associated with the position.
“When we started our SRO Program 15 years ago, the prevailing question was, 'Why?' " said Christopher Hayward, Le Roy Police Chief. “With everything that has happened in the last 15 years, and sadly will continue to happen, the question has to be, ‘Why not?' "
Batavia Police Chief Shawn Heubusch stated, “the City Police Department remains dedicated to the safety and security of all schools within its district. The time has come for the lawmakers in this state to step up and allow school districts to utilize their aid in establishing programs that make sense on a local level.
"This type of flexibility would go a long way to allowing each district in Genesee County to partner with local law enforcement to provide a School Resource Officer.”
Sheriff Sheron stated that it his goal to establish a School Resource Officer in all county schools to ensure the safety and protection of the students and faculty.
“Although the cost associated with placing a School Resource Officer in the schools is significant, I believe the safety and security of our children should be of the utmost precedence,” the sheriff said.
Genesee County Sheriff’s Deputies will be visiting schools on a regular basis and assist during school safety drills. This will aid in familiarizing Deputies with the school’s faculty and students along with the layout and procedures of each school.
Submitted photos. Top photo, Deputy Matt Butler, resource officer for Byron-Bergen, discusses his job with officials.
Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer, left, Sheriff William Sheron, right.
Assemblyman Steve Hawley
david spaulding
Last seen: 3 weeks 5 days ago
Joined: Sep 12 2011 - 5:46pm
Well folks the Sheriff wants to create jobs. The school districts have cut programs, classes, sports, teachers, sold schools, increased class sizes, due to the budget short falls yet the Sheriff wants an office with a Deputy, a dog, and a breathalyzer in each school....... come on back after we build a new jail Sheriff, money is still not in the budget. And Steve Hawley you keep speaking about veterans, a quick question, is there something wrong with not being a veteran? and retired law enforcement? they are retired Steve, get it? retired.
John Roach
Joined: May 29 2008 - 5:22am
So, David Spaulding does not think school kids deserve protection?
hey john, that's not true..... as they already have it ...... don't try that Batavia lynch mob garbage with me......
Dave, how do they have security? There are no armed security personnel in any of the Batavia City Schools.
Brian Graz
I say that security improvements for all schools are a necessity, not optional any longer. I'm sure that there is school budget money that is being spent on non-essentials that should be re-allocated to this purpose. How much money is spent on extra-curricular activities [especially those that are selective and not all students can qualify and participate in]? Perhaps it's time for the parents of children in these activities to start sponsoring and paying for the costs associated. Not every student can play Basketball, but every student deserves to be protected. How much money is spent on electricity just to light the outdoor playing field for a Friday night game, that used to be played on Saturday afternoons [before we had enough money to spend on lights]?
I'm pretty sure that there is a large contingent of qualified, experienced veterans and former or off-duty law enforcement who would welcome an opportunity to provide security for our kids. And likely at a much lesser rate than what in service LEOs would cost.
I strongly implore the parties responsible to do something [more than dialog] and do something ASAP. Even if a contingency program to start. Actually I can't believe it has taken this long. Common sense and a touch of hindsight screams why wasn't this done after Columbine, 19 years ago? Since then, there have been 11 school shootings where 4 or more were killed, and a total of 139 fatalities. How many of those were preventable if society hadn't dragged it feet?
After 9/11 airlines installed security doors on the cockpits, pilots were allowed to be armed, random flights have armed air marshals, and entering the boarding areas requires extensive screening. Why haven't our schools had similar upgrades?
I personally feel that one armed security person will often not be sufficient... at least for some larger campuses, or multi building schools. I also strongly support that armed teachers and staff should be in the mix. Not all, but just those who are comfortable with it, and willing to undergo mandatory training and regular shooting/gun handling certifications, the same as law enforcement officers do. The last school shooting in Parkland, FL there were 3 faculty members killed when they confronted the shooter. All had military training, NONE of them were armed. I'll guarantee things that day would have turned out much different if they were armed.
BTW, End the "gun free zone" insanity.
March 8, 2018 - 7:10am
John, go to any Genesee co. school and attempt to enter it while school is in session. You'll see what I'm talking about.
March 8, 2018 - 10:14am
David, that's what the schools that have had shootings would have said. If you were right, none of them would have happened, and Batavia's door/entry security is no better than they had.
You can't just walk into the Genesee County Court building either, but hey have an armed officer there.
Joined: Jun 20 2010 - 9:51am
Oboy - yet another "I'm pretty sure that there is a large contingent of qualified, experienced veterans and former or off-duty law enforcement who would welcome an opportunity to provide security for our kids. And likely at a much lesser rate than what in service LEOs would cost."
Every time I read this I have to wonder who these people are. What studies have been done to find these retired folks who are willing to work for little or no pay to stand around 8 hours per day? Brian - have you talked to many of these folks? Have you gotten commitments from them to take on this task? Or are you simply repeating a wonderful sounding sound-bite that has almost nothing behind it?
I have much respect for those who have spent their lives (and are spending their lives) protecting others, whether in the armed forces or police. But to have them repeatedly volunteered to spend THEIR retirement time protecting others is ridiculous, and takes away from real solutions. Of course, this could be a real solution...if those who spew that sound-bite got off their keisters and actually did something to see if the idea is feasible.
As David noted - they are retired already. Their time is theirs. If they choose to volunteer, that is fantastic and admirable. But repeating that line ad nauseam does nothing but possibly try to guilt some into volunteering to put their lives on the line.
Here's another idea... rather than spewing that sound-bite again, why don't you volunteer to get properly trained (at your expense) and take on the duties yourself? If you are not retired, well, I am sure you can find a 2nd or 3rd shift job that would allow you to be on campus during class time. At least then you would be volunteering YOUR time and energy, not somebody else's.
Tim, I know a number of retired police and correction officers, who after retirement took another full time job. Under NYS Tier 3 retirement system, there is little value for many to stay past 25 years. Many are in their late 40's-early 50's. They would take this type of job.
As for ex military, it depends on what their military job was to say they are trained for this type of work. But ex Military Police are. And many are not retired, just did not stay in the Military and would do this job..
However, the best idea is to have the School District pay for the hiring of a fulltime police officer.
March 8, 2018 - 12:01pm
John - I'm not suggesting that retirees *don't* want to work at all. Far from it - I have a brother-in-law who retired from the Navy who has been working since the day he retired. There are some, though, that have retired who wish to enjoy that retirement doing what they want to do.
My comments have been questioning the simplicity of declaring those retirees would willingly work for low/no pay to do something. My beef has been the idea that those making the declaration have not shown there is anything behind that simplistic suggestion, and the idea of seeming to volunteer others to do a task.
Howard B. Owens
Joined: Apr 23 2008 - 3:05pm
There's also the idea of "low pay."
Do you really want those who apparently can't get any other job that pays more walking around a school with a gun?
Tim, OK, I understand. I do not know any who would work for free either.
John, did you try walking into a school? for you to state what kind of security Florida has and what Batavia has is non-sense, you just made it up for your argument. cite me your source.
Thomas Callan
Joined: Mar 10 2016 - 3:54pm
John, Brian, & Tim, All Excellent views!! I would think that ex-military people with the appropriate M.O.S. would jump at the chance to shave some time off of their commitment in lieu of having to salute REMF`s & spit shine their boots for the last six months of their tour?? As for dave, well,,,,, ya can`t talk to a brick wall, he would kick if ya hung him with a new rope!!
Folks, what do think ?, release the non violent weed smoking prison population and turn the barbed wired institution into a school.... Then you arm the PTSD veteran with one of those " looks like an assault rifle" rifles, swear them in as a resource officer and you can rest assured everybody is safe.... Don't forget you also have the NYS SAFE-ACT.
Dave, if the "SAFE ACT" actually protected anyone, you would not need to lock the school doors, would you? Your answer to this seems to be lock the door, bad people never get past locked doors.
Hey dave - HOW DARE YOU MOCK OUR VETERANS!!! YOU SHOULD BE IN THE BROWARD COUNTY SLAM WITH HIM!!! "THE COWARDS IN BROWARD!!!"
lmao @ tommy.... too bad if you don't like what I have to say.... a lot of people feel the same way, maybe they don't want to hear from the brain washed who try to silence them...... You see tommy, as much as you don't like my opinion, I care even less about yours...
Where did anyone suggest in this thread that the school security guards should be volunteers? {No sound-bytes, Miller. Regarding my getting "properly trained" and "volunteering"... don't concern yourself about me, I will take care of business as needed.}
As for retired police and vets, I know several, and for sure some of those [who are already working part-time security jobs] would be most interested... especially in light of the importance of the need and the importance of the folks being protected [our children].
As for the "low pay" stigma... I don't feel it applies to this special need/cause. My son is a f/t LEO 16yr Sgt who has always worked p/t security jobs as well. Yes partly because they typically pay well. But he has indicated that he would certainly welcome participating in a school security detail system, especially if he was protecting the schools his kids were in. DING! How many other [active/retired] LEOs are parents/grandparents who would feel the same? How many vets are parents/grandparents who feel the same? - Tom Callan's #14 - is spot-on.
I say, if we have enough money to fight other nation's wars, and build a southern border wall, protect politicians / judges / banks / NFL games / concerts at Batavia Downs / foreign dignitaries... then we sure as hell have enough money to secure our schools. ***Just maybe some re-allocation is in order... but we have the money!
Another example of the willingness of some civilians to step-up to the call for protecting the liberty of fellow citizens, check out the Oath-Keepers. Yea, in dire needs they will rally long distance and volunteer besides. Just sayin'.
Lastly, I suggest Spalding and Miller stop just criticizing, without providing some reasonable, do-able alternative to guarantee the safety of our schools going forward... I'm waiting... my grandkid's protection may be depending on it.
weed smoking prison population?? Really?? If you had a hunk of brain, you would know that 21 grams, or less, was decriminalized in `76. Show me where?? The draconian Rockefeller Drug Law was amended so that "small amount users" didn`t clog up the courts, and put them in Attica for having a joint. Also, dave, don`t shoot your Mouth Off, unless your BRAIN is LOADED!!
tommy you upset ? you're stuttering again... not that there is anything wrong with that........
Brian, somewhere in life you must have learned that there are no guarantees in life
except the part about dying.....
David, you still say locked doors are the answer? No police officers in schools to protect kids?
Spalding, I've experienced and learned enough about dying that I'm all in favor of avoiding it as long as possible.
I think he is dead, in the head! tuff guy
Graziano Graz whomever you are.... I'm on board with you, your guarantee of the children's safety is to hire your Sgt son. and his friends, maybe even hire you. sounds like a plan.
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comment,
LETTER TO THE EDITOR I was disappointed to read that a meeting between tourism providers and councillors and council officers last Thursday evening was reported in The Courier as "Angry rift continues over Visit Ballarat's future". It was unfortunate that the councillors arrived to a hostile reception from tourism operators. Our elected representatives are responsible on our behalf for the financial management of this city. Ratepayers are entitled to know the details of Visit Ballarat's expenditure, and in particular for its "Made of Ballarat" campaign. Is it, and has it been, a sound investment for Ballarat? Made of Ballarat is a campaign, not a brand, and whoever convinced them otherwise is very sadly mistaken. This campaign was the polar opposite of the family market, tourism's bread and butter, where we get the best bang for our bucks. The universal role of tourism is fundamentally to provide sustainable economic development. The Andrews government is soon to announce innovative ways to grow tourism and support regional Victoria after a review into the regional tourism industry is completed in September. Tourism, Sport and Major Events Minister Martin Pakula has stated that tourism is one of regional Victoria's most important industries, with 40 per cent of total tourism employment based outside Melbourne, which creates jobs and helps local economies to thrive. In fact, regional Victoria is unrivalled when it comes to things to do, see, explore and taste, yet international visitors make up just three per cent of overnight visitors to the regions compared to 22 per cent in Melbourne. What is seriously concerning is that overnight stays in Ballarat have decreased by 40 per cent for international tourists and by almost 12 per cent for domestic visitors in the same time frame. At least the council is concerned and acting to rectify this appalling situation. Tourism research is vital for Ballarat's development and growth of its associated businesses. Ballarat businesses and the community are all beneficiaries of tourism. It's job is to attract visitation and interest in our city. It is the role of tourism operators to get bodies in beds and bums on seats - to cafes, restaurants, theatres and our attractions. Tourism businesses must be their own drawcard; they can't expect their marketing to be all done by a peak body. Tourism businesses and the peak body's promotion of the region must deliver on their promises, which, frankly, at the moment are hit and miss in Ballarat. Added to this is a need to take a serious look at customer service. The feedback I receive is that, generally, it is mediocre at best in our city. Of course, there are some who do a great job, but are sadly let down by many who don't! I recently stated that Ballarat's peak tourism body, Visit Ballarat, needed to review past research, particularly the joint undertaking by the then Ballarat Tourism Board in partnership with Sovereign Hill in 1995 when the respected agency Clemenger was commissioned to review Ballarat's tourism industry. At the time, it was Sovereign Hill's visionary Peter Hiscock and Ballarat Tourism's team, led by Andrew McEvoy and Erin Lightfoot, that provided the skill, drive and energy to spearhead the tourism reforms needed at the time. At that time, there was also a successful, productive partnership in council between the economic development and tourism units - one complemented the other, and that is what must happen now! May I suggest we ask both respected tourism luminaries Andrew McEvoy and Erin Lightfoot to help us move forward. We need to revisit "Brand Ballarat", stop the backbiting and work together - if we stand united, the visitors will come; if we're divided, visitors will avoid our great city. Ballarat's peak tourism body is about marketing. It's the true and tried principle of the 4Ps - product, packaging, price and promotion. We must return to spending ratepayers' money wisely, ensuring that expenditure on tourism is an investment for Ballarat and the region, with measurable results essential. And to attract and motivate visitors to Ballarat and surrounds - domestic and international - build equity in the brand "Ballarat" and attract positive discussion, public relations and business engagement. I have worked in the tourism industry and have been a hospitality business owner, a major event manager, and a manager of a significant tourism attraction with its (Eureka's) potential still to be fully realised. It is now time to justify the spend and cost of delivery for tourism. Ballarat is the third-largest inland city in Australia. Let's have a united front to kickstart tourism in Ballarat. Eureka is alive and well! The battle for Ballarat continues. Ron Egeberg is a Soldiers Hill resident
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The tourism battle continues in Ballarat
Ron Egeberg
I was disappointed to read that a meeting between tourism providers and councillors and council officers last Thursday evening was reported in The Courier as "Angry rift continues over Visit Ballarat's future".
It was unfortunate that the councillors arrived to a hostile reception from tourism operators. Our elected representatives are responsible on our behalf for the financial management of this city.
Ratepayers are entitled to know the details of Visit Ballarat's expenditure, and in particular for its "Made of Ballarat" campaign. Is it, and has it been, a sound investment for Ballarat? Made of Ballarat is a campaign, not a brand, and whoever convinced them otherwise is very sadly mistaken. This campaign was the polar opposite of the family market, tourism's bread and butter, where we get the best bang for our bucks.
The universal role of tourism is fundamentally to provide sustainable economic development. The Andrews government is soon to announce innovative ways to grow tourism and support regional Victoria after a review into the regional tourism industry is completed in September.
Tourism, Sport and Major Events Minister Martin Pakula has stated that tourism is one of regional Victoria's most important industries, with 40 per cent of total tourism employment based outside Melbourne, which creates jobs and helps local economies to thrive.
In fact, regional Victoria is unrivalled when it comes to things to do, see, explore and taste, yet international visitors make up just three per cent of overnight visitors to the regions compared to 22 per cent in Melbourne.
What is seriously concerning is that overnight stays in Ballarat have decreased by 40 per cent for international tourists and by almost 12 per cent for domestic visitors in the same time frame. At least the council is concerned and acting to rectify this appalling situation.
Tourism research is vital for Ballarat's development and growth of its associated businesses.
Ballarat businesses and the community are all beneficiaries of tourism. It's job is to attract visitation and interest in our city. It is the role of tourism operators to get bodies in beds and bums on seats - to cafes, restaurants, theatres and our attractions.
Tourism businesses must be their own drawcard; they can't expect their marketing to be all done by a peak body. Tourism businesses and the peak body's promotion of the region must deliver on their promises, which, frankly, at the moment are hit and miss in Ballarat.
We must return to spending ratepayers' money wisely.
Added to this is a need to take a serious look at customer service. The feedback I receive is that, generally, it is mediocre at best in our city. Of course, there are some who do a great job, but are sadly let down by many who don't!
I recently stated that Ballarat's peak tourism body, Visit Ballarat, needed to review past research, particularly the joint undertaking by the then Ballarat Tourism Board in partnership with Sovereign Hill in 1995 when the respected agency Clemenger was commissioned to review Ballarat's tourism industry.
At the time, it was Sovereign Hill's visionary Peter Hiscock and Ballarat Tourism's team, led by Andrew McEvoy and Erin Lightfoot, that provided the skill, drive and energy to spearhead the tourism reforms needed at the time.
At that time, there was also a successful, productive partnership in council between the economic development and tourism units - one complemented the other, and that is what must happen now!
May I suggest we ask both respected tourism luminaries Andrew McEvoy and Erin Lightfoot to help us move forward.
We need to revisit "Brand Ballarat", stop the backbiting and work together - if we stand united, the visitors will come; if we're divided, visitors will avoid our great city. Ballarat's peak tourism body is about marketing. It's the true and tried principle of the 4Ps - product, packaging, price and promotion.
We must return to spending ratepayers' money wisely, ensuring that expenditure on tourism is an investment for Ballarat and the region, with measurable results essential.
And to attract and motivate visitors to Ballarat and surrounds - domestic and international - build equity in the brand "Ballarat" and attract positive discussion, public relations and business engagement.
I have worked in the tourism industry and have been a hospitality business owner, a major event manager, and a manager of a significant tourism attraction with its (Eureka's) potential still to be fully realised.
It is now time to justify the spend and cost of delivery for tourism. Ballarat is the third-largest inland city in Australia.
Let's have a united front to kickstart tourism in Ballarat. Eureka is alive and well! The battle for Ballarat continues.
Ron Egeberg is a Soldiers Hill resident
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Last Call: 6 Number .Com’s: Less than 8K Left Out of 1 Million
November 6, 2015 by Michael Berkens 84 Comments
If you’re considering registering any 6 number Ccom domains (NNNNNN.com) I’m going calling “Last Call’.
As of publication less than 8,000 NNNNNN.com remain available for registration.
The possible number of 6 numbered .com domains is 1,000,000 including the dreaded number 4 and zero.
We would expect all of these domain name to be registered by the end of the weekend.
There is a huge run on numbered and Letter domains in .com, .net, .xyz, .top and .win over the last couple of months.
.Com, .Net .XYZ, .Top, .Win and now even .Org and .Biz are increasing their net daily registrations for each extension and most are coming from letters and numbered domains ( Net domain registrations are the number of new registrations over the number of deleted domains).
I’m tweeting the daily domain gains each day so if somehow you’re not following us on Twitter our account is @thedomains
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and that is news!
Looks like less than 3k left
Joseph Peterson says
Which domain will be the final nail in the 6-digit coffin?
Any guesses?
Domain Observer says
My poor memory ability cannot go beyond 3 digit.This random multi digit .com fever reminds me of the tulip flower fever in the old days. Yes, just my feeling.
Ikehook says
About the middle of last month I had a list of around 80k NNNNNN coms available all contained a 4.Two days ago anything with a double number was gone.
Today I checked all CHIP LLLL.xyz’s are taken.
I’m going to jump to NNNNNNNNNNN.coms and NNNNN.mobi’s to get a head start.
Honorarni posao says
Now they are ALL gone! 🙂
Looks like they are all gone now.
https://www.namepros.com/threads/1-000-000-all-possible-combinations-of-six-numbers-com-are-all-registered.891360/#post-5099536
I just regged three today.
JP says
I can tell you that 1 month ago 500k of them were available. That’s a nice bonus for Verisign.
@domains says
May be 1,000,000 6N.com, but those without 4and 0 only amout to 262,144.
Samit says
A quarter of a million and you use ‘only’?
Philippe Ravel says
I have 18 NNNN.org .
I do hope the prices will go on the rise.
Daniel Pfanzagl says
None left anymore as of writing this 😉
Andrew Rosener says
We have been tracking the 6 Number .com market closely. 30 days ago the average sale price for a 6N with no 0 or 4 was $69 – $79 on Namejet with about a 90% sell through rate. HIgher prices were seen on DropCatch and Pheenix. Two weeks ago the average sale price jumped to $109. So far, for the first week of November, the average sale price is now $173 on Namejet (again, higher on DropCatch and Pheenix) with many outlier sales well above $200. This does NOT include ultra premium combinations with triple repeating numbers or ending in double 8 or anything like that. Those sales were discounted from average sale prices.
A month ago I posted on this blog that I predicted the average sale price of a 6N.com would be $500 within 3-6 months (with no 4 or 0). I think it will happen even sooner than that. When I posted that statement there were still over 100,000 6 number .com domains available for registration.
One domainer already flipped his portfolio of 20,000 6N.com domains for $2 million+ to a large Chinese buyer. Probably one of the fastest creations of wealth in modern history.
Pretty good deal for the seller imo. Carry costs of this portfolio are around 150.000 a year so prices need to increase 8% annualy just to pay carry
Harry Shields says
Andrew, Could I quote you on my blog with the last paragraph of your post?
Not many people can go out and fund 20,000 dot com domains at registration cost to make a $2 million flip. This would cost the domain owner 6 figures. This approach is basically gambling.
These number domains don’t impress me. Sure, they make sense because every number has some meaning. Better to go after domains that have a real explanation for their worth.
How in the world would we develop a domain on a NNNNNN dot com? We can’t. The only real value is to the Chinese buyer. Why speculate just because they are buying up all of these domain names?
Speculating is not domain investing. It is taking a risk to lose a ton of time and money. Don’t see the value jumping on this NNN movement. The only real winners are Verisign and the seller.
This entire NNN movement is unfolding to become the best comedy movie. Domain investors reacting because others are speculating. They have no clue why their numbers are selling and what they signify?
Chinese know what numbers mean to them. Some good, some bad. They view these numbers, sequences and combinations as good and bad.
IMO, you have a better chance at buying domain names that make sense. Don’t lose out on speculating busy because a few are getting lucky flipping their NNN portfolios. Worst advice I ever heard is to go invest in something that doesn’t make any sense to us. Past sales don’t always dictate value.
George Kirikos says
It’ll be 10 times harder to do a “buyout” of all 7-digit dot-com domain names! I don’t see that happening, unless Verisign loses its monopoly and dot-com wholesale costs drop to $2/yr with a competitive tender.
I don’t see a buyout of 7N; the numbers are just too large. However, the triples, patterns, and lucky combos will go fast now.
The ones to watch now (in terms of price increase) are the patterned 8N and 9N, flanked by 888.
George – I disagree. I think that the entire western domain market is tremendously underestimating the Chinese domain market. The domain wholesale aftermarket is still relatively very small. In any market where there is room for a single Billionaire to come in and easily buyup all remaining liquid inventory, there is room for tremendous growth. I think that all premium short .com domain names are currently undervalued with a long term perspective (5-10 years) by a factor of 10.
If you look at current wholesale price of 2, 3 & 4 letter .com domains & 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 number .com domains – the combined wholesale value of remaining inventory is just about $1 Billion. In the scheme of things, that is not that much… On a micro economic level the rise of short domains has been blindingly fast. But from a Macro standpoint, we may still be in the infancy of an evolving efficient market.
A billionaire that will lose millions buying number domains. Ask these questions.
Who will their market represent? Who is going to make them a profit? Why hold these numeric domain names? What can they do for this buyer? How will this buyer flip these domains? Develop these domains? Do what with these numbers?
Common sense to ask what the buyer is doing with these domains. How in the world can it make sense purchasing 20,000 6N dot com to take a huge risk. This buyer would probably do this if they had a buyer already in mind. A smart investor wouldn’t take a high risk to make a large flip.
This seller only invested $150-$200K to make a 10X flip. How is this the best creation of wealth?
Your discussion to convince people to invest in numeric domains is weak. If all people look to numbers, then this leaves the door open to generic domains.
Please, everyone, go after the numbers. Less competition to acquire real words that have real meanings.
Acro says
Congratulations, one million more unused domains being traded around like Pokemon cards! 😀
Domain Shame says
Should that matter ? Rosener wrote someone flipped his 20,000 Pokemon cards for $2 million. This is about making money nothing else.
@Domain Shame,
“This is about making money nothing else.”
Beg to differ.
“[S]omeone flipped his 20,000 Pokemon cards for $2 million”
Collectibles are bought and sold for certain reasons. Gold bullion or mutual funds for completely different reasons. Domains have traditionally been bought and sold with the idea that they’ll eventually be developed into websites or used in online marketing – which is a third kind of reason. Sometimes domains are bought as collectibles. Sometimes as digital bullion.
“Should that matter?”
If you care about market prices, then it’s dangerous not to examine the different reasons people buy. They’re not all equally consistent over time.
I think it’s safe to say that the guy that sold his 20,000 domain names did it for one thing, money.
Maybe. Never heard of him before.
When you said “This is about making money nothing else”, I interpreted the word “This” as domaining in general.
Is there any other reason that we all slave at our computers going through lists of domains and auctions to trade domain names, other than money? Aren’t we all just trying to make money? If you are doing it for another purpose than you are probably losing money and should quit and seek counseling for self destructive behavior. If you are implying that making money is a bad thing or evil, then I’ll go Ayn Rand on your ass!
@Andrew Rosener,
Because my goals differ from yours I must quit my job and seek counseling? What an arrogant prick!
Money isn’t the only reason people work, my friend. If money is Andrew Rosener’s sole motivation for showing up at his job every day, then that’s fine. No, money isn’t evil. But I do pity someone who finds no value in what he does with such a large portion of his life other than accumulating money.
Worse, you’ve declared me insane because I find satisfaction in what I do apart from just money. And that betrays a singular lack of imagination and shallowness of character.
@Andrew
To make money is not the sole reason. To provide valuable information to make a difference online can represent another reason to acquire domains.
It is easier to develop descriptive domains than brandable domains. People will likely visit descriptive domains, which cost little no marketing to promote.
What if I say that a specific domain with no marketing budget is responsible for changing the landscape of a billion dollar industry? Would you believe that statement?
In the future, that domain with all its content will make a massive flip. Revenue, information, original content and domain name combined provide real worth.
To suggest that we’re all in this to make money is an amaterur statement. Maybe you as a millionaire domain investor and company owner is out to make money. It makes sense.
However, others can make money as a side gig while acquiring descriptive domains to provide valuable information to make a huge difference in a particular space. Moral value translates into universal wealth. Chase morality with wisdom to make ethical gains.
@Andrew – Are you using this as an example that others should attempt to replicate?
If that unnamed domainer sold these 6N domains with a $100 price tag on average, it’s safe to assume that he hand-registered the lot, therefore he was an early adopter acting on a tip.
Or, perhaps, he was a participant of a strategy to generate – from scratch – artificial demand for these domains that noone else had registered for 20 consecutive years.
Whichever it is, the portfolio buyer will have to unload these at more than $100 a pop. To make that happen, the same hype must be perpetuated: that investors in China are somehow dying to get hold of every number in the universe at ever-increasing prices.
Acro – I’m simply stating the facts I’ve seen and my opinion of where it will go. Take it for what you will but don’t be sour grapes because you missed out.
Will this trend continue infinitely? of course not. But the bull is running and there are no current signs of a slow down or any apparent reason for the music to stop playing. Many will choose to sit this dance out and that’s fine. Perhaps even rational. But fortunes are being made daily right now and the proof is in the pudding.
We just traded 400 six number .com domains for a super premium 3 letter .com: Pug.com
I can sure as fuck tell you that you can not trade your pokemon cards for Pug.com!
@Andrew – The notion that my educated opinion is somehow the result of “sour grapes” or having “missed out” is rather silly and incorrect.
I’ve been following short domains (emphasis on short) since 2001, and have bought, sold and still hold a fair share of every “coin” domain representing opportunities: CCC/NNN/LL/LLL/LLLL com/net/org.
However, as many others have said, this new game of numbers e.g. (6N/7N/8N) is being hyped by those who created it from scratch. It’d be interesting to see who owns large portfolios of those tokens/chips and place these acquisitions/registrations on a timeline of appearance/promotion in the general domain news. That should reveal a lot, don’t you think?
Congrats on Pug, so you spent 400 x $9 = $36k for a fair priced LLL .com. My question is, what will the buyer sell these 400 6N’s at, WITHOUT the continuation of the hype? You said there are no signs of a market slow down – I see no slow down of hyping either.
@Acro – wasn’t looking to pick a fight amigo. But we have a very limited interest in the 6N .com market. The notion that I am just “continuing the hype” is way off base! I am nobody in this market. We own a total of maybe 500 six number .com domains (out of 1 million!). I think the issue is that you are calling it hype. It’s fact. It’s happening. 1 million six number .com domains were registered in a short period of time. At LEAST $8 million+++ was spent registering those domains. That is real money. That money is making money. I am watching with amazement, keeping track, taking notes and hopefully learning. So far what I have learned is NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE CHINESE. NEVER.
Just because you or I can’t explain it, doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.
@Andrew – Naturally, I addressed the issue to make it clear that I’ve neither “sour grapes” or “missed out” on any opportunities. Just because I disagree on the direction and assessments of this alleged trend, doesn’t mean I’m less informed.
I prefer to analyze data based on who actually owns such domains, and I’m glad to hear that your excitement about this type of investments is based on personal assessments.
As investments of any type are very personal, blanket statements of buy/do not buy are equal in value.
There is an underlying sensation that when important domain industry figures such as yourself endorse the “buy” sentiment, this fact alone tags them as a safe, secure, repeatable investment.
Again, nothing personal and definitely not instigating a fight of any kind. I respect your sales track record and you personally, and my opinion on the trends of this market – as far as the underlying motives go – are more conservative.
See you at NamesCon.
You’re a brilliant salesman, a shrewd self promoter, and an experienced domain trader. But this argument of yours is thin as Kleenex; any sneeze blows it to bits!
This is your argument: People are spending money; therefore nobody is hyping what they buy.
How on EARTH does people spending money prove the non-existence of promotional hype? The whole goal of hype would be to get people spending money, after all. This is like saying that a forest fire proves there was no spark and no wind.
Andrew, remember the housing bubble? Yes, people spent money – lots of money. And why? Because hype drove people to buy, sell, and invest in very risky mortgage products. According to you, though, there was no hype then either. Money changed hands. Therefore it’s “real”. Therefore there’s no such thing as hype.
Look up the tulip craze. People spent fortunes on tulips. Why? Definitely not hype. Can’t be. Real money was spent; therefore it wasn’t hype.
I’m not suggesting that the Chinese domain market is like either the tulip bubble or the housing bubble. Maybe it is; maybe it isn’t. Without strong evidence, I have no definite opinion.
But I AM saying that your argument is B.S.
@Joseph
Watch out for your Kleenex statement. You may get some opposition. Their tissue is known to hold a stream of discharge. 🙂
The housing market collapse happened because people who couldn’t afford to purchase an expensive home out of their reach could in fact move-in and that resulted in ballooned mortgage payments after 5 years. instead of constructing mortgage deals to benefit customers, banks structured deals that would increase volume of deals. Banks increased their risk. Customers benefitted from this financial assistance until their payments multiplied 5 years later.
Ben Glaze says
Which service do you use to determine that 1MM 6 letter domains have been registered in a short period of time?
Raymond Hackney says
Theo 400 x $9 = $3,600
Interesting fact: Essentially, you traded 400 6N dot com to acquire a three character dot com dog domain name, which the origin of this dog is from China. 🙂
At least sour grapes make real money in Napa Valley and Sonoma. We can’t ferment 6N dot com in the U.S. domains to taste good.
The best soil allows grape vine roots to grab a hold of the soil. Planted firmly, the best possible grapes can thrive under the right conditions. Florida is way too humid to grow grapes. However, Napa and Sonoma in Northern California are ideal to grow grapes. Carefully fermented, these sour grapes can make the best wines on Earth.
N dot com domains are fermenting in China to make God knows what. How will this movement define the domain industry? What are these N domains going to do? Flip, flip, stall, lose.
Meant, We can’t ferment 6N dot com domains in the U.S. to taste good.
@Joseph – my comment was misplaced. I actually wasn’t even referring to you – the comment was pointed at “Domain Shame” (whoever that is). Meant no fowl to you my friend.
However, you bring up good points that I would like to address.
1. I already stated clearly that I think this may be a bubble. All I said was that it hasn’t peaked yet and there is a LOT of money to be made along the way. Ever heard the expression “A rising tide lifts all boats”?
2. There is a BIG difference between the scenarios you mentioned and the current Chinese domain frenzy. It’s called CREDIT. When I say people are spending money, real money, I mean just that. In the housing bubble and the tulip frenzy as well it is all about leverage. Credit. People were spending the bank’s money with zero down mortgages and highly leveraged trading positions.
3. The ONLY people who think this is “hype” are those looking from the outside in. You see, your and Acro’s dislike, misunderstanding or simple distrust of this new market could also be labeled as hype. After all, the Westerners investing in numeric domains are the minority, the dissidents. Perhaps it could be said that you have an agenda? Perhaps you aren’t very happy that the whole world is only interested in these obscure Chinese domains today and not whatever it is that you are holding? Nothing wrong with that! I feel the same way, except I took steps to rectify and got on board the train. Ask a Chinese investor if this is hype or real news. Ask one of the few western traders who are REALLY in the market. This market is driven by China, not you and not me. To think that I have the power to influence Chinese investors to register 1 million domain names is simply foolish. You don’t understand the dynamics at play. This is the greatest bull market in the history of domain names. Sounds like news to me.
You and Acro have got it all wrong my friend(s). When I saw the trend emerging (thanks to my friend Oliver Hoger) in the 6 number market, I told others. I suggested people register them. Very few people did, because like you (and I admit me too at the time), they thought it was a fad. A stupid thing that would pass by like Twerking. But it wasn’t. And now those domains are all worth 20X only 60 days later. Guess what? 60 days from now they will be worth 50X.
4. Lastly, since the World came off the gold standard we have been in a bubble. The bubble inflates and the bubble deflates but make no mistake we live in a continuous bubble. Our currency is worth nothing. Our goods are mis-priced (both overpriced and underpriced due to subsidies and other manipulations). The only value to be found in the world is productive assets (productive for whatever purpose). The World economy is reaching a tipping point. Digital assets are the future. I’m not saying long numeric domains are the back bone of that, but they are a sign of whats to come. This is only the beginning.
I may get proven wrong in the future and we may lose money or opportunity, and I’m fine with that. At least I put my money where my mouth is. There are only a few people on the planet as deep in the trenches as I and my team are, and this is my perspective. The rest of the noise is just heckling from the peanut gallery.
And for the record – please don’t take any of this as a personal attack on anyone. I enjoy intelligent debate, particularly on such heated topics.
So this wasn’t aimed at me: “[Y]ou are probably losing money and should quit and seek counseling for self destructive behavior”?
Who was it aimed at then?
“I already stated clearly that I think this may be a bubble. All I said was that it hasn’t peaked yet and there is a LOT of money to be made along the way.
We agree on that. At this point, I don’t know whether we’ll see a downturn or a plateau. Nor do I pretend to know when something like that will happen. Prices may continue rising for awhile yet. Depending on lucky timing and how a person plays his cards, money can be made. Money can also be lost.
“Ever heard the expression ‘A rising tide lifts all boats’?”
If this is a bubble and it pops, which is something you just acknowledged may happen, then a guy who buys at the peak must sell at a loss. How is his boat lifted, Andrew? Frank Schilling is also fond of that phrase. In both cases – nTLDs and the Chinese domain market – real risk exists alongside speculative opportunity. That phrase gives people a false sense of security by masking the potential downside. Which is why I tend not to say it.
My goal is to have people think critically about pros AND cons. Then they can make up their own minds. Some people will participate in the Chinese domain market today, and it will be right for them. Some people will sell off their holdings rather than buying at the moment, and that will be right for them. Situations differ.
“2. There is a BIG difference between the scenarios you mentioned and the current Chinese domain frenzy. It’s called CREDIT.”
It’s not as simple as pointing at credit. Both the housing bubble and the tulip bubble were characterized by fast-paced speculation, blind faith in price stability, and optimism about continuing growth. Real estate was overvalued, and people expected prices to continue rising as if ongoing growth were a law of nature. Ditto tulips. Domainers can ask themselves if any of this applies to this feeding frenzy in the Chinese domain market.
I’m not insinuating that these sitautions are the same. They do, however, resemble each other enough that people should think about the possibility of prices going down as sharply as they have risen. Am I saying that will happen? No. But not to think about it would be foolish. Honestly, I haven’t made my mind up. I prefer hard data to gut feeling; and I simply haven’t looked at the hard data. To my knowledge, nobody has.
“3. The ONLY people who think this is ‘hype’ are those looking from the outside in.”
Very tired of hearing that nonsense. Why do you assume I haven’t sold domains to Chinese buyers? I have. For significant amounts. Even if I were selling 6-digit numerics or LLLL.net’s aggressively today and making a huge profit, I might still be intellectually honest enough to recognize hype when I see it.
Hype isn’t an all-or-nothing concept … as if market demand were either all 100% legitimate or all 100% due to hype. Certainly, there’s real market demand at work. Here and there within the market, you’ll also find hype. Hell, you wouldn’t have to search through too many Flippa listings before you stumbled across hype. Does that mean there’s no market demand for the domain in question? No. These are separate ideas.
I mean by “hype” people who stress the market upside very heavily and minimize all talk of risk. That’s hype. It’s found all over the place, and it doesn’t apply only to the Chinese sector.
“Perhaps it could be said that you have an agenda? Perhaps you aren’t very happy that the whole world is only interested in these obscure Chinese domains today and not whatever it is that you are holding?”
Talking out your ass. Ad hominem based on zilch. I’m VERY happy that domainers in the West are making money by selling to China. These are the same domainers who typically lost money on nTLD speculation, and it’s about time they caught a lucky break. Congratulations, everybody! Now these non-Chinese domainers have cash in their pockets again, which improves the wholesale liquidity and prices for domains I own in other asset classes.
What happened to your phrase “a rising tide lifts all boats”? Now you’re telling everybody that it’s a zero sum game, and that’s why I’m supposedly bitter. Hilarious inconsistency! You can’t have it both ways, Andrew!
Plus, it’s simply false that “the whole world is only interested in these obscure Chinese domains” and not other categories. Personally I’m selling other kinds of domains, and so are you. Aren’t you? If you’re not, then it’s time for a 90% fire-sale at Media Options, folks, because nobody on earth wants to buy what Andrew Rosener is selling anymore, according to Andrew himself!
You know that’s nonsense. Anybody can look at the sales charts I post At DNW or at DNJournal or wherever else and see how healthy the non-Chinese market is.
“This is the greatest bull market in the history of domain names. Sounds like news to me.”
Yes, of course it’s news. And that’s why I’ve written about it every week for over a year.
“There are only a few people on the planet as deep in the trenches as I and my team are, and this is my perspective. The rest of the noise is just heckling from the peanut gallery.”
Weren’t you just telling Acro that you’re a small player in the numeric game? Now you’re the world’s elite in this sector? Make up your mind, please.
Denigrating what is said by other domain professionals as mere “heckling from the peanut gallery” is quite rude. You’re welcome to disagree with me, Andrew. However, apart from the posturing, you seem actually to agree with me about the possibility of a bubble.
“[P]lease don’t take any of this as a personal attack on anyone.”
Sure looks like it.
IMO, I believe “You” reflects all people not making money should seek counseling. Andrew is probably writing that comment through a general consensus rather than pointing you out as this person.
What if there was a bigger mission in play to spark a number movement to increase overall prices. Many domain investor begin buying and selling numeric domains, thus, manipulating the domain market. It ignites a second bubble bust and then the best domains become available again. Just a thought.
We have no idea the reason behind numeric domains beyond lucky numbers and sequences. Unless I see real websites developed on these numeric domains, then market value means nothing to me. It means nothing for me to hear of Chinese buyers to buy up all the numeric domains, even newly registered 6N dot com domains.
What they do with the 20,000 domains will matter. At a cost of $300,000 to renew these domains annually, it makes no sense to not put these domains to work to help alleviate this yearly expense.
If the owner of this domain blog bought domains to just sit on them without making sales and annual revenue, do you think he would think differently about domain investing?
What if there was a bigger mission in play to spark a number movement to increase overall prices. Many domain investors begin buying and selling numeric domains, thus, manipulating the domain market. It ignites a second bubble bust, and then the best domains become available again. Just a thought.
We have no idea the reason behind numeric domains beyond lucky numbers and sequences. Unless I see real websites developed on these numeric domains, then market value means nothing to me. It means nothing for me to hear of Chinese buyers buying up all the numeric domains, even newly registered 6N dot com domains.
What this new owner does with the 20,000 domains will matter. At a cost of $300,000 to renew these domains annually, it makes no sense to not put these domains to work to help alleviate this yearly expense.
If the owner of this domain blog bought domains just to sit on them without making domain sales and annual revenue via domain parking and development, do you think he would think differently about domain investing?
Actually Andrew your statement should have been directed at Joaeph because I was saying the same thing you said I said it’s all about money and you seem to say the same so actually your comments are directed at Joseph
@Andrew – For or against rhetoric aside, I will have to ask you: Who is buying these domains? Do you have any data to share?
China has a population of 1.2+ billion people, but these domains are in the hands of a few investors/domainers.resellers, not spread out among the Xiang Xongs of China.
My point is, that when Oliver Hoger exchanged Pug.com for your 400 6N .com domains, he’s just yet another domainer – a drop in the bucket of end users worldwide. It’d be newsworthy if a group of Chinese started using these 400 6N’s as opposed to Hoger holding them, speculating on their future value.
If you show me 1 million Chinese end users buying the 6N/7N/8N domains – lucky numbers or not – then I’ll have a different perspective. Until then, it’s simply market speculation – and that opinion comes from me and others that form the “peanut gallery.”
When American’s moved West to California, it was large land speculators that started picking up large tracks of land. It was later that this land was broken up into smaller parcels to individuals that wanted to build a home or a business on it. The same thing is happening here.
The simple trigger in my mind is that if I am a Chinese small business would I rather launch my business on 828.top or on 828282.com ? You be the judge, but I know my opinion.
But the problem here is what Chinese buyers are launching their online businesses on these lucky number sequences? Are they getting prime time exposure from these numeric domains? Making a profit? Future holdings? Anticipating large sales of number domains?
The West settlement was worth the risk to gain free access to land, if settlers followed the terms of conditions included within the Homestead Act of 1862. It is possible this land became valuable once the Gold Strike ruled the mid 1800’s. The Gold Movement is most likely responsible for building San Francisco into a prominent West Coast city.
Referring to the West settlement as speculation, are you insinuating that these numeric domains will represent a tipping point of development? More numeric websites? Building brands on numbered domains? Motivation to build via numbers?
@Andrew – To utilize your fine example, many that moved to California thanks to the gold rush literally perished.
Many lives were lost, savings were plundered, and lots of fool’s gold – pyrite – was mistaken for the real precious metal. The news of these discoveries sent more men and families to the West, and eventually they made ends meet by switching from the gold search to working hard in other industries.
If I were a Chinese small business I’d go for a descriptive dot .CN. If I were a HUGE Chinse company, then things change.
@Acro,
I agree, a local Chinese owner could benefit from a descriptive .CN. However, a large Chinese corporation would require both the .CN and .Com to make the most out of their brand. Universal traffic matters.
If you visit California Historic Parks, you will notice Chinese workers as secondary settlers who didn’t prosper from the Gold Strike. As you mentioned, many settlers searching for speculative gold didn’t fair well. They lost mostly everything. In any case, the risk to become rich ruled above everything else.
Gold miners also required expensive rock breaking machines to crush out the gold. They would have to burn out the gold after it was found in rocks. The process to mine the right rock in the right areas resulted in risking investment to find the right mines. After all of this, they had to pay for this rock to be crushed and melted. Pioneers probably thought of better ways later on.
The domain industry operates in this Gold Strike manner. Many domain investors don’t profit as much as the top domain investors. They spend massive amounts of money on buying and renewing domains annually. The notion that you have to have got there first doesn’t matter anymore.
Opportunities exist at any point of time. Get there in a few years and still make a substantial profit. However, speculation and hype motivate quick returns. Most domain investors, the majority of them, don’t want to wait 10+ years to make a domain sale. The top domain investors will wait much longer to make this sale happen. They have more than enough resources at their disposal to fund their domain business.
In China, numbers have a huge value in luck and in future success. There is more to the number movement than we can fully understand right now. Maybe, one day, we will know why all the best number domain names are in China.
Numeric domains rule the sales chart. We figure out Chinese buyers are the core market. They have a reason to acquire these domains, even paying $2 million for 6N dot com. High risk, higher return.
Still, these random sales are not enough motivation to invest in a movement without knowing the reason for its hype. Is it hype, speculation or investment?
Now, we have a few domain blogs writing more articles on numeric domains and wishing they had invested in them a few years ago. Click bait? Hot headlines for traffic? Numeric sales are becoming standard domain article topics.
There seems to be no end to this numeric discussion. People are buying up numeric domains with hope they will make a large sale. Horrible strategy!
Why is it a horrible strategy because you say it is horrible ? the bottom line is people made a ton of money on numerics people that bought 5N.com have made money and now people buying 6N.com making money if you wait to you understand everything the move already happened.
@Domain Shane,
This current NNNNNN movement is a horrible strategy. 5N makes sense because they may represent a zip code in an American city.
We don’t have to rely on your daily commentary on why we should purchase domain names on the drop. You have your personal perception, we have ours.
You’re one of the most well-known domain sheeps out there. Usually coming around to promote some useless domain name. You follow what everyone does and says.
Domain Shane says touch your nose. Your domain audience does. Domain Shane says buy all these dropped domains. Your domain audience buys all the dropped domains.
We can vote to rebrand your domain blog, Domain Sheep 🙂
Cut out Chinese buyers and all numeric domain holders have no market. That’ll be the day those who avoided this numeric movement will smile.
Why wait to understand this market. It is not a market, but a reason that Chinese are buying these domains. Sooner than later, Chinese buyers will have enough of these domains. If they’re smart, they will register their own numeric dot com rather than pay outrageous prices to acquire them.
when you continue to rely on Chinese buyers to purchase these type of domains, eventually you will lose big. What happens with a portfolio of thousands of NNNNNNN domain names when Chinese close the gates? They lose a ton of money.
I have no interest understanding the numeric movement, nor do I care to enter this trend. Go ahead and have fun buying and selling to the Chinese. Promote numeric domains on your domain blog.
It is a one-dimensional market that will flame out. Have you ever had a buyer that purchased specific domain names from you, and then you go out and acquire more of these domains, only to lose out because they are no longer interested? This will define the Chinese numeric movement in the future.
As a Chinese business owner, they could tell customer to visit (3) 82s dot com. It is easy to remember this number sequence
Also, we don’t make as many mistakes with numbers than generic terms and brandable names via letters. We can easily miss a letter and this business is then lost to another competitor or parked domains.
Parking number domains may not give owners access to organic traffic. People are not searching for 828282; they’re not typing in this number sequence. Unless a Chinese business is established on this lucky number sequence, the value is speculative.
It makes sense to build on a numeric domain. Little to no traffic is lost to typos. Easy to remember. Can repeat number domains to customers like phone numbers. Business use numbers as marketing. A club in San Francisco is known as 1015. Numbers rule phone numbers and addresses. Coordinates rely on numbers. Coding depends on number placement. Math is all about numbers.
Numbers the next domain movement? Large NNN and NNNN sales? Where are the other buyers? Is Chinese buyers enough to define a movement? When do the gates close? How many people will lose money joining this movement?
“Math is all about numbers”
That’s gonna be my new tag line.
This whole thread is cracking me up.
-I’ve learned about westward American expansion
-gained knowledge about the housing crash
-better understand the minds of Chinese businessmen and shop owners
-I now realize that there is a large number of philanthropic domainers that buy domains only with the hope of giving back to society.
– but the main thing I’m learning is that the smart Chinese are capitalists at heart and have found a way to prosper under less than ideal government oversight.
@Ikehook,
Have the Chinese found a way to prosper? Some.
Bob flips for profit. He prospers.
Chuck buys from Bob, intending to flip for profit. Chuck’s timing is good; so, as a seller, he also prospers.
Dave buys from Chuck, expecting to flip for profit. Does he?
Sooner or later the chain of upward flips stops. If you’re buying at today’s floor price in order to sell at next year’s floor price, then you’re reliant on continued appreciation of 17.65% or more per year. When growth slows below that threshold, people begin selling at a loss.
It’s a game of hot potato – not for the people who bought years ago at a fraction of today’s value but for people buying in at full price going forward. Maybe not yet, but sooner or later. Inevitably, given current buying behavior, somebody will be stuck holding these during a period where they can only be sold at a loss.
If domaining is only about flipping domains for profit, then this is a pyramid scheme. The only thing that brings sanity into this picture is if the chain of flip-flip-flip-flip-flip culminates in an end user who values something else.
I think Joseph there are now plenty of traders, where domaining before was more along investing lines. Wait and hold, now people have naming conventions that can be traded like Forex. Is someone going to be holding the bag ? Absolutely, there is always some holding the bag in life. If you are going to play the numeric and short letter game you have to know that. ( I know you do) someone on Namepros posted all 5L without AEIOUV are registered now. These are crazy times, but when you watch the Chinese market in real time you see it is not a guy like Andrew hyping, the Chinese are buying and selling these like crazy.
@Raymond,
I never said Andrew Rosener was hyping the Chinese market sector. If he is, then I haven’t seen it. Rosener is ideally positioned (via NameJet, his MediaOptions subscribers, DomainSherpa, investor connections, etc.) to take advantage of short-term market movements by moving inventory quickly. Given such a buyer pool, why not give people what they want? Make hay while the sun shines!
Rosener wasn’t stampeded. He sold off his holdings in 1 volatile asset class and bought into something more stable. Given the choice between something with no history of price stability, relatively high holding cost, zero appeal for U.S. end-users and the opposite, Andrew knew which side his bread was buttered on.
Of course, this Chinese upsurge is a real phenomenon; I’ve always said so. Good domains in these categories are valuable; that makes sense and will likely remain true. But when someone tells me hype must not exist because real money is changing hands, then I disagree. That argument won’t hold water.
Is there hype? We’ve all seen it, haven’t we? Is hype a factor? Honestly, I don’t think any Western domainer is influential enough to move the price needle this much here in the West – let alone in China. So the idea that Andrew or any other individual is causing this year-long appreciation is something I’ve never entertained.
Hype can be collective – group think, a herd mentality. Cumulatively, the coverage given to the Chinese domain market over the past year has certainly influenced Western domainers to bid higher and buy more in categories they barely understand. Not all that coverage has been hype. Some hype has been innocent enough – people getting carried away and forgetting to mention the risks. Hype has even led some domainers to make money.
Yes, I suspect that hype is a factor – a factor, not the whole story. I see value in these asset classes. But prices have been growing much too fast to be supported by any sound underlying cause that I’m aware of. Supported by fundamentals or not, such growth WILL slow down, stop, or reverse. Sooner or later, it must.
Far from being scarce, such domains are being manufactured in wholly new TLDs, causing an unprecedented glut. It’s easy to see how hype might happen collectively, even without sinister villains twirling pointy mustaches. People observe prices rising. Soon there’s buzz about the topic, drawing in more eager buyers. The rules about what to buy are simple enough a 6 year old can understand them; so buyers aren’t slowed down by research or language barriers. Reports of large classes of domains being bought out prompt even more ambitious buyouts. Everybody jumps aboard the bandwagon for fear of being left out.
To me this looks like an unstable positive feedback loop. Enthusiasm causes acceleration. Prices will overshoot their long-term steady-state value, followed by a market correction.
But we must look to China in order to learn what’s really going on. My suspicion is that we’d find Chinese sellers hyping domains as a secure investment asset with amazing growth potential. Chinese hype. In China. That’s merely an hypothesis, but I’d be shocked if it’s untrue.
Joseph I was not accusing you of anything, I did not say you said Andrew was hyping. I wrote an article a couple weeks ago about not investing in what you don’t understand. I always tell people domains are risky.
There is hype and sometimes in the short run that hype is justified, Mike Tyson lived up to the hype and all those who promoted the hype were on the right side til Mike went to Japan and fought Buster Douglas.
The flipside of the coin is those who missed out by listening to those that said it was hype. I had someone come to me about a week ago who was on the verge of committing suicide, he owned several 5N.com and 4L.com that he dropped because as he describes it, those who supposedly know more than him told him they were pigeon shit, so he dropped them, at conservative whole prices, he missed out on close to $350,000.
So now he has a wife berating him, asking him how he could be such a failure in life ?
Now don’t get me wrong seems there are other issues there as well, but the money is certainly one part of that, so he missed out on making a big chunk of money because he listened to those that told him “Don’t believe the hype ?” Well that advice cost him a lot of money and probably his marriage.
@Raymond Hackney,
Your coverage of the market is always quite balanced.
Andrew told me privately that he thought I’d accused him of hyping the Chinese domain market; so I wanted to clarify that I hadn’t, while you were mentioning him and hype in the same sentence.
It’s unfortunate that your acquaintance didn’t pay closer attention to market prices. If his wife is berating him rather than supporting him, then he should drop his wife as he dropped his domains.
If I’m advocating anything, it’s patient research, critical thinking, a thorough assessment of pros and cons, and making up your own mind. If your acquaintance had done that, he’d have made $350,000.
The Chinese are buying, but are they really selling? Who are these Chinese buyers? Are they making a profit by acquiring these numeric domains? Buying to hold?
Test of time will determine the motivation behind acquiring these numeric domains. If they have no meaning to me, I don’t see holding many of these domains. I don’t want to review my domain list, questioning why on Earth did I follow the sheep to acquire these N domains.
I want domains that make sense. I can develop these on a small-scale. At least make some revenue before flipping them at a good profit. Better yet, develop, make money and don’t rush to sell. Value these domains as your best, so you don’t under sell them.
If domain investors such as Frank, Rick, Mike, and other domain leaders are making revenue through putting their domains to work, then waiting to flip is not required. They can sustain registration cost via alternative methods.
This, IMO, is how these domain investors get the most out of their domains. If you rely on domains to survive, you will lose the game. Chances are, you will say the wrong thing to your buyer and lose a deal.
Build a domain business where you put your domains to work to make revenue, it won’t duplicate a pyramid scheme. What if you can develop the best domains to make revenue? Then, you have hundreds of domains making you major revenue.
No hurry to sell domains. It is making you money and paying renewal fees annually. Speculating is good. Trends are okay. Hype is all hype. I wouldn’t base my future on all hype.
Unless a domain investor makes consistent sales and trust this numeric movement, maybe it best that inexperienced investors keep their insight on – what to buy – under wraps. Gullible domain investors with less experience stand to lose a ton of money making uninformed purchases and/or registrations.
Best educational thread under a domain discussion ever. As you can see, domain names can lead to some good.
This is the most fun I’ve had commenting about domains. Surely, I’m getting a good laugh right about now. Definitely, this is a positive domain experience.
What I learned is that Chinese view numbers highly. They seem to base their success on lucky numbers and sequences. Maybe it is a new web language we don’t understand yet.
Is it possible the Chinese are communicating with Aliens to get insight on why they should buy as many numbers as possible, even when these are available for hand registration? Are the Chinese building the next Egyptian Pyramid under out-of-this-world knowledge?
Since we are educating, Most of the Tulip mania legend was actually over stated,
Anne Goldgar debunks many of the legends of the tulip craze in her new book, Tulipmania: Money, Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age. For instance, according to the Financial Times review of her book, Goldgar was unable to find a single person who was bankrupted by the tulipmania.
Nor did the speculative craze include large sections of the population: “In lore, Dutch chimney sweeps spent their savings on bulbs, but in fact the buyers were mostly merchants and craftsmen from the province of Holland. These are the smug burghers we know from portraits of the era. Many were Mennonites.”
http://hoaxes.org/weblog/comments/tulipmania
You may be right on that. If X isn’t worth debunking, then X isn’t worth believing. Plenty of legendary episodes from history grow with the telling.
It would be a mistake to ignore the numerical market and even the LLLLL market.
The Chinese seem to be building a language around numbers and combinations of LL. Just Google “Chinese Internet Slang,” and you will see that there are several sites devoted to publishing meanings of numbers and Roman letters. Even long strings of numbers (especially patterns and palindromes) are/will be desirable. I challenge you to find any available 888NNN888 .com; if you do, snag ’em! (I believe that the palindromes are gone.)
But there are consonant LLLLL still left to register: I just registered 3 today, one with two repeating letters, so let’s be careful not to overstate.
A language we don’t know about? Some cryptic language only the Chinese and Aliens can decipher?
So we go out and buy all combinations of NNNNN and rely on Chinese buyers to make us big offers? Reward speculative domain investors huge sums of cash?
The only number domains that make any sense to purchase are 1,2,3,4, and 5n domains. Beyond 5, you are wasting your money, IMO. I would prefer a 1N, 3N and/or 5N over all else.
Until you sell those N and L domains and come back here and tell us how much of a profit you made, it doesn’t matter what you register in that hyped space. If we debate their value to make a sale, how can these domains hold any value? I challenge you to set a value on a random repeating number domain? Tell your buyer how much you want and why it should hold this price?
But, on the flip side, you can argue a value for a generic one and two-word domain name. It is obvious.
It’s not a “mysterious” language; the info has always been out there; we Westerners just weren’t aware until some savvy people in the industry started noticing trends, for example, names like js888 going for big bucks and being bought by Chinese investors.
In any case, the Business Insider article that was making the rounds yesterday explains the phenomenon very well.
It’s a case of “If you don’t know what the question is, you can’t find the answer to it.” But now the West IS aware of these trends.
Nonetheless, it would also be a mistake not to diversify one’s portfolio.
Trends mean nothing without real answers. People bought cloud and 3D domains with hope to score large sales. However, cloud and 3D domains fell flat. In recent time, we haven’t seen as many sales, if any at all.
The West wants to know the answers? That’s a good one, because in Chinese movies the characters avoid wanting to adopt the practices of the West. In Chinese cinema, the West is viewed as hotheads who use guns. Whereas, the Chinese rely on traditional fighting through some form of martial arts.
Nevertheless, it would be a mistake to rely on uninformed N dot com domain sales to diversify a domain portfolio. The trends of these N sales are there, but we don’t fully understand them because we can’t take advantage of what the Chinese are doing with these numeric domains.
Who in the West reies on developing and branding their companies based on numeric domains? Make a list of all these companies using numeric domain names. Please share this insight with us.
Who cares about development? Investors don’t develop gold that they hold; it holds value, so they invest in it. If they buy low, they win; if they buy too high, they lose.
It’s the same with domain names; the trick is to buy low (most of my NNNNN’s were BIN, one I paid low XX).
For development in China, you might take a look at Baidu.com, the Chinese search engine.
We all make choices, and we might not agree, but that’s what makes life interesting.
Baidu.com is not a prime example of N development. That is a brandable domain name that happened to be developed into a Chinese search engine.
Then, there is 360.com, another Chinese developed website. Is this numeric website trying to imitate Alibaba.com?
Of course, people buy N dot com because there is demand from the opposition (China). These buyers anticipate buying low to sell high. This can be done with L domains that make sense.
Gold is another discussion. It holds trade value. There is value in the gold market, reflected in real-time U.S. tracking per ounce. Though not always developed, gold holds significant value since it does not tarnish. Gold can sell to those who invest in gold jewelry. Gold is measured based on supply and demand.
How can we justify a speculative N dot com market for the sake of Chinese buyers? Buy up all the numeric domains and block future development once numbers are in high demand? If that is the case, the West is selling their future to make a few dollars?
Your 5N hold significant value, resulting from US zip codes. 4N dot com hold value for calendar years. However, 6N are overrated and their million combinations show a lack of scarcity.
It is not impossible to acquire 6Ns.
I’m calling it now, no way all 8N combinations will be registered in their entirety, in our lifetime. If this happens, then it will cause a domain bust. Speculate if you want, but be realistic.
Do all people who visit Las Vegas expect to win at the slot machines? Yes. Do they win? No! Why? Because the house is against them. Strategy may work to save you money. However, being overly persistent to win and/or trying to win back money will doom gamblers.
We have the next movement on the horizon heating up – domain investors going after 7N dot com. Good luck on that. There are tens of millions of possible combinations.
The only people we see who are benefitting from these registrations are Verisign. Keep it coming. Dream if you want.
@DomainShane,
Misread your name. I apologize.
See, this mixup wouldn’t happen if numbers were involved.
DomainShaME is NOT Shane Cultra aka DomainShane. It is probably BullS or someone similar. Not quite sure.
PS: Enjoyed the discussion here. AND I still make money selling tulips every year.
Read explanation of what to purchase and why to buy N domains in discussion section. Look for DomainEmpire advice.
http://www.domaininvesting.com/i-dont-fully-understand-the-chinese-domain-market/#comments
A developed Chinese website on numeric domain.
http://828282.com/d.html
Sequential 6N domain name Andrew mentioned as an example of what Chinese business would use to launch website.
I suppose it is easy to remember 82 repeated three times in a row. It’s short, easy to remember and repeating the numbers back won’t make any mistakes.
Barry Felds says
Are Chinese buyers really buying all these names?
Who registered these big blocks of numeric domains in recent months?
I would like to see some analysis, breakdown and segmentation of the various combinations (LL, LLL, LLLL, 2N – 6N) to actually see if there has been a ‘significant’ movement of these domains to Chinese domiciled owners and accounts over the last 12 months. Further to this, the same analysis would need to be done on monthly basis to see if there is any trend forming.
Until some quantitative data is provided, rather than qualitative data and gut feel, then I don’t think that anyone can truly say with certainty that the demand and market is been driven by Chinese buyers. I have seen only one analysis of the LL.com breakdown of Chinese –v – Others owners.
Yes, some Chinese domain investors have bought domains. Are they really driving the market or is it non-Chinese buyers who are driving the short letter and numeric domain market up…
Y’all can keep arguing about who’s right and who’s wrong, but the guys selling the spades (Verisign) is laughing all the way to the bank.
If you really want to make money from this without risk, sell domains as a registry / registrar / reseller.
ion says
Warning, the registrar PremiumNic.com has disappeared! It redirects to http://nicmarket.com
Kishor says
All the numerical domains are overvalued.I think the investors are completely misguided and investing with a huge amount of risk.
Jason Franklin says
Came across this old The Domains post while searching for “How many 6N .com’s are there?” Awesome to know there were less than 8,000 left in 2015. Does anyone know how many are left now?
I still have two I caught on drop back in 2015 – 2016 for low to mid $xxx per domain. Made sure there were no 0’s or 4’s in these. Also make sure they had enough 8’s to make them lucky.
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How do we help Emerging Nations?
By welshmagpie, April 24 in The General Rugby League Forum
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Recently was added on Facebook by a man called Tjart Van der Walt who I’m led to believe will be coaching South Africa in their World Cup qualifier in June against the Cook Islands.
This morning he’s personally asked for sponsorship for the team and players which had been liked by only 7 people and shared just once. Despite my optimism for the sport I doubt this will go very far to little success.
The obvious answer is to utilise SARL official Facebook, not sure why he isn’t - unless I haven’t seen it.
Is there a way in which we can help? I know there was once the RL Development Fund for Emerging Nations that got canned because of red tape and believe it or not a LACK OF APPLICATIONS from Nations.
deluded pom? 6,226
2 hours ago, welshmagpie said:
The RLDF was never canned because of red tape. It was solely down to apathy from the possible applicants. You wouldn't believe how difficult it was to give money away.
Just now, deluded pom? said:
My apologies, I thought I read on the LU forums that there was a lot of hoops to jump through to just give money away.
shame it fell away nonetheless.
Just now, welshmagpie said:
The worst issue we had with red tape was the very first grant to Jamaica. It seemed to take an eternity to get them the money. The following years it was fairly easy.
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Like so: https://www.gofundme.com/help-burundi-rugby-league-get-to-the-rlef-congress
Barely any funding gets given out
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13 hours ago, deluded pom? said:
Can I ask how much the grant was?
From my experience with a bunch of different emerging nations, there are a stack of different problems.
The RLIF/APRLC/RLEF will not help in any way unless the nations are members of those governing bodies. Often getting to that point is the hardest part. For example you could very easily do a bit of paperwork yourself, online, and register as a nonprofit in Australia and fairly easily open up a bank account in the name of the nonprofit.
In El Salvador you have to engage a lawyer and to do so which will cost you thousands. In a country where the average wage is $3,000 or so a year it becomes near impossible for them to self fund. Sponsorships also don't happen because nobody knows what the sport is. El Salvador is probably one of the most financially secure Latin American rugby league team though because we're able to draw on sponsors in Australia. Saying that though, we're talking about a few grand per year.
Nicaragua has their own problems. To become a sporting body you have to found smaller bodies in at least 3 departments (states or counties) then you can qualify to create a national body that oversees the departments. So far we've been lucky because a university is helping us.
Panama is another one I'm working on. It's very early days but I'm finding it difficult to get anyone on the ground to coach. The whole of Central America is difficult because the closest nations with any ideas about the game, Colombia and Mexico have no money to travel and the Central Americans have no money to help bring them over. Colombia to Panama is surprisingly expensive and difficult. I'm working on it though.
I'm also trying to get something happening in Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica. But it's hard.
El Salvador and Nicaragua haven't been able to play a game yet. There is no opposition except for themselves. We had a game planned which was relying on RLIF funding which was pulled at the last second.
I'm helping Puerto Rico get a 9s team to the Carolina 9s. They're all US based players. The numbers are looking ok.
Peru is looking to get a team off the ground based in Australia. They are very close to having the numbers. I'm hopeful they'll have a game this year.
The main problem is there is no development officer for 600m+ people and the governing bodies want you to do all the development work first before they will acknowledge you and then reap the rewards...
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It sounds like a catch 22 situation in Central America from what Pulga says.
On a more general note I guess that handing out money to a person said to be running the game in a country has its risks. If it is a properly set up body, then the funds are more likely to be protected and used more wisely. Wasn't there recently a funding set up for the Congo to travel to Burundi to play a match? When they got what was needed the Congo team didn't travel and played a cobbled together side at home?
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It takes reasonableness to end that discussion.
1 hour ago, RayCee said:
Where did you get that info from Ray?
5 hours ago, Pulga said:
It varied from year to year depending on the number of members we had. IIRC we had donated something like $11,000 AUD by the time it folded
Here's something actionable and relatively easy: If you have social media, jump on there and follow the various emerging nations. Share their posts, like, retweet, whatever. Often these guys are up against the other code in their nations. Being the code with more followers/more engagement goes a long way to be seen as the legitimate type of rugby.
Maybe think about buying a jersey and then take a pic of you wearing it. It's certainly morale boosting.
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10 minutes ago, Pulga said:
Yeah, I definately think this is the way to go. "Helping" may be too ambitious but we can certainly support.
It was a post by Theroonba saying that a game between Burundi and the DR Congo met its funding target but the game didn’t go ahead so Burundi played team of Tanzanians instead.
9 hours ago, RayCee said:
On this forum?
2 hours ago, deluded pom? said:
Yes, it was a topic by DoubleD entitled "African Developments" on October 11th, 2018. DoubleD kicked it off with this sentence in a larger piece he wrote:
Congo are also planning on playing a return international fixture away in Burundi on 27thOctober.
theroonba posted on the 28th:
Burundi - DR Congo was not played today for some reason - they had a gofundme page, which met its target - but instead Burundi played a team called "Tanzania Heritage Rugby League" and won 54-0.
He then added a few comments later:
It was made up of Tanzanian nationals living outside Tanzania - Burundi say they consider it to be pretty much a national team, as Tanzania is not affiliated to RLIF.
I don't know if I got the wrong end of the stick but getting the funds and then the DR Congo not travelling seemed dodgy to me. This Tanzania team I assumed was made up of immigrants living there.
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Atlantic City Boat Show
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FLIBS 2011: Ferretti bullish on industry future
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Ferretti Group opened its Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Wednesday evening with a press event that touted the company's recent sales successes and push into new markets before ending with a surprise grand finale.
Looking back at the last 12 months, several company leaders spoke about significantly reinforcing Ferretti’s commitment to the North American and Latin American markets and its continued emphasis on bringing new product to the marketplace.
“We are developing 42 models right now, models that will debut from the end of 2011 through the end of 2013,” said Ferruccio Ross, country manager for North America. The Ferretti Group includes Bertram, Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Itama, Riva, Mochi Craft, CRN and the Ferretti Custom Line.
Connecticut-based industry veteran Kathy Kennedy was recently hired to handle market development in North America.
Alton Herndon, president of Bertram Yacht, said he sees signs of hope on the sales front and that his company has built and sold 12 boats since Bertram’s 50th anniversary celebration, which was held at the end of April. He also said the “old inventory has been sold — that’s a big deal” and that two out-of-the-mold boats had entered the production line in the last two weeks.
“We’re building boats,” he said to applause.
The event ended with a “surprise” introduced by Ferretti Group founder and chairman Norberto Ferretti. As he motioned toward the darkened canal that runs behind the Ferretti showroom on Southeast 16th Street, guests saw the world debut of the Ferretti Custom Line 100, which cruised into view at close range, lighted by a spotlight.
The yacht is among five new vessels the group will display at the show.
The group also touted the 20th anniversary of its presence in Brazil, the manufacturing facility that opened there last year and “encouraging signs” in countries such as the Dominican Republic, Panama and Peru.
— Rich Armstrong
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Paddy Cuthbert, 19th July 2018 19th July 2018 , Press Releases, Eliminator, EventScotland, Farm, fife, head2head, mountainbiking, Muckathlon, Muckmedden, off-road duathlon, YOYP18, 0
Fife farm to host a family bike and outdoor festival
Mountain bikers and lovers of family fun in the great outdoors are in for a real treat at the end of August as The Eliminator MTB Weekender, supported by EventScotland – part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate, makes a welcome return to Parkhill Farm, Newburgh, Fife from Friday 31 August to Sunday 02 September 2018.
The everyday barley fields and rolling hills of Parkhill Farm will once again be transformed into the magnificent venue for one of Scotland’s most fun-packed, family-friendly festivals, with an action packed activity programme for all ages, both on and off the bike.
Organisers, Muckmedden Events, are promising the greatest edition of the event yet; and to celebrate they have produced a promotional video, filmed at the venue earlier in the year, which they have just been released – https://youtu.be/VxdGDAx2lWA.
At the heart of this amazing weekend is the now legendary and whacky Eliminator Head2Head downhill race on Sunday (with practice and qualifying on Saturday) that pitches cross country whippets against mountain bike enduro specialists, downhillers and weekend warriors on three challenging but smile enducing sections that are suitable for any bike! For those who either do not qualify for the Head2Head or are eliminated from the early rounds, there is the new Barley Dual Slalom, a thrilling first past the post dual racing elimination tournament through a field of fully-grown Barley.
To kick off the festival in style The Cross Country Eliminator, Scotland’s only cross country mountain bike eliminator tournament, fast and furious racing where four riders battle it out against each other to avoid elimination, makes a welcome return on Friday evening. The Muckathlon, an achievable and fun focused 30km off-road Duathlon (5km run, 20km Bike, 5km run – approx) for solos and pairs, with its stunning bike route that takes in some of the Fife Coastal Path, also returns for a second outing on Saturday. There is also The Mini-Muckathlon, a mini off-Road Duathlon for children aged 6 – 13, on Sunday.
For all wee Muckers – under 6 – who are keen to join in, there will be a series of pedal and balance bike races around a simple course within the event village on Sunday.
As with its sister festival, Cream o’ the Croft, recently staged at Comrie Croft Trail Centre, The Eliminator is not only a festival of mountain bike racing for all ages, it is also a music festival with fun activities, camping and glamping; and a gourmet, locally sourced food and drink festival, all crammed into one unbelievable entertainment weekend.
The attractions that will keep everyone entertained on Friday, Saturday and Sunday include a fantastic line up of live music (local Fife duo The Coaltown Daisies will headline on Saturday night), live DJ sets, climbing wall, pumptrack, yoga sessions, silent disco, Funky Mountain obstacle course, a round of the Scottish Bike Trial Championships, a farmers market, face-painting, mega water slide, karaoke, storytelling and craft and circus workshops. All non-race activities are included in the price of a festival pass or race entry.
Aaron Gray from Muckmedden Events, organisers of The Eliminator MTB Festival, said:
“One of the things that makes The Eliminator so special compared to our other events is that Parkhill Farm is an ordinary working farm, with perimeter fences and livestock roaming the fields. There are no permanent bike trails or buildings on site, so we have a blank canvas to work on and can mix things up each year to keep it fresh, which is really exciting as an event organiser. It’s almost time for Roger at Parkhill Farm to send the cows off on their holidays again to allow us to transform the hills and fields into Scotland’s most stunning Mountain Bike Festival venue. I can’t wait to show everyone what we have in store for this year’s event!”
“Thanks to continued support from Fife Council and Event Scotland this year, we have added even more exciting activities to this year’s line-up and have even extended the event into the Sunday to fit it all in! It should be an unbelievable weekend, particularly if this amazing weather keeps up.”
In celebration of Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018, Muckmedden Events, have scheduled a number of exciting opportunities to get local young people between eight and 26 from the Fife and Kinross communities involved at The Eliminator Mountain Bike Festival. The event organising team is looking to recruit budding designers, engineers, musicians, singers, DJ’s and entrepreneurs to showcase their talents at the festival.
With the inaugural Monster Balance Bike Challenge teams from local community groups are being invited to design, build and race crazy balance bikes made from recycled materials. To boost the appeal of the event village Muckmedden are also looking for young entrepreneurs who have made, designed or invented a new and exciting product or service (not food or drink) and who are eager to test the market with a free retail pitch, selling alongside more established independent professional traders. Young singers, musicians, bands, DJ’s and other performers are also being invited to fill various slots on the live stage, showcasing their talents to more than 1500 people over the event weekend. For further information and to get involved, please e-mail Rachel at info@muckmedden.co.uk as soon as possible (deadline for applications Wednesday 01 August 2018).
Roger and Rachel Howison from Parkhill Farm, the venue for The Eliminator, said: “This summer, in celebration of the Year of Young People, we’re giving our fields at Parkhill Farm over to the kids, passing them the mics, the wrenches and the trade stalls and we can’t wait to see what hard work, talent and a little youthful energy can create!”
Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland’s Director of Events, said: “EventScotland is delighted to be supporting The Eliminator Mountain Bike Festival, through our National Events Programme. The family-friendly festival promises to be a hugely exciting event, with a wide-ranging programme that will appeal to cycling fans of all ages and abilities. In Scotland’s Year of Young People, it’s fantastic to see the event encouraging young people to get involved and test their skills, with a number of activities from the Monster Balance Bike Challenge to live music opportunities.”
For more information about The Eliminator Mountain Bike Festival and to purchase festival passes and race entries go to https://www.muckmedden.co.uk/our-events/the-eliminator.
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Sony Surprised To See Its Line On Amazon.com
Sony is one vendor that is surprised and dismayed to find its products appearing on the new Amazon.com electronics site.
Bob Weissburg, senior VP of strategic sales planning for Sony Consumer Products, adamantly denied the company has sold any product to Amazon.com.
"We still maintain our authorized dealer agreement concerning online sales forbidding the practice," he stated. "We were as surprised as anyone about Amazon.com. We don't sell them. They must be buying off the street or receiving transshipments [from other dealers]. In those cases, supplies are inconsistent, and the models available change rapidly."
The industry is watching Sony very closely to see how it will handle online sales. Weissburg told TWICE that Sony will be issuing an online sales policy within 30 days.
Both Weissburg and Amazon.com electronics' general manager Christopher Payne did not comment regarding whether Sony has had direct discussions about the products sold on the site.
However, Weissburg issued a warning to those dealers that might be transshipping Sony product to Amazon.com or any other retailer. "We intend to tighten our distribution policies," he said. "If dealers transship to anyone but end users their dealer agreements will be in jeopardy. We will be extremely aggressive in maintaining this policy."
When asked if Sony's appearance on Amazon.com has caused problems for the manufacturer with its existing retailers, Weissburg said, "We have received some phone calls from our dealers since Tuesday [July 13], basically confirming that we haven't changed our distribution policies."
Amazon.com electronics' Payne did not comment about specific lines it is carrying, except to say that the site bought inventory "direct from manufacturers or from independent distributors." He added, "We want to work closely with vendors. This is a great channel that can be a very profitable one" for the industry.
One executive who did say that his company is shipping directly to Amazon.com is Uniden senior VP John Harris. However, he noted, "We are going to take it very slowly. We want to make sure this is what we want to do and that this is the way to do it."
Harris added, "There is obviously a lot of e-commerce in the world now, and we continue to evaluate it. We understand it will continue to grow, but we don't want to jeopardize our retailer relationships."
That is the main concern of most CE vendors, who have said all year that they are still developing strategies for e-tailing. When contacted by TWICE, manufacturers were surprised, or closed-mouthed, that their products appear on the Amazon site. The implied fear is that any full-blown entry into e-tailing - either through sites such as Amazon.com or their own sites - will infuriate their existing brick-and-mortar retail distribution base.
Among the CE vendors who spoke with TWICE on the record were Sharp and JVC of America. A spokesperson for Sharp said its products are appearing, "due to sales by an independent distributor." A JVC of America spokesperson emphasized that the company is not pursuing online sales, saying, "Our priority is still our current retail channel."
Bob Lawrence, executive director of Associated Volume Buyers, whose buying group launched its own site this year called BrandSource.com, was told by Sharp and Panasonic that they did not sell direct to Amazon.com. Surprisingly, Lawrence said AVB has "encouraged our suppliers to sell online, direct to consumers. But let us fill the orders." Maybe that's a way for the vendors to keep their brick-and-mortar retailers happy.
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Poverty in cuba by Tosya Khodarkovsky
Old man crossing the street
Cuba, while beautiful and lively, presented itself with utter poverty, decaying buildings, and desperate people -- who yet were incredibly friendly and helpful. As my father and I visited the Universidad de la Habana, we came across two professors (not depicted above) who told us of their hardships in Cuba. The woman, Angela, taught pharmacy; the man taught history. The two brought us to a cafe where Fidel Castro had sat, etching into the rough-lined table, and gazing out the same window covered with fawns, pondering his revolutionary tactics. Angela explained her plight: when she was pregnant, her husband was killed in an accidental army explosion. Widowed and a single mother, she tried to fend for herself only with the meager income provided through her teaching position. But it does not suffice she says, the government gave no aid to assist her after her husband’s death. The other professor had fought in Angola for five years (offering proof by showing us a certificate with Obama’s face), but upon return, was given no aid from the Cuban government.
Walking through the streets, one finds half-collapsed buildings, pipes spewing water onto the street, and raw bricks cracked upon the sidewalks. On a particular night, one might find a line of twenty people waiting for a scant supply of fresh bread. The bread seller stands behind metal bars through which he hands out the bread to prevent people from grabbing more than their share from him. In some neighborhood stores, green plaques line the wall announcing the alloted rations of food, for example half a liter of olive oil per person. The few markets had very limited food to offer: mainly onions, cabbage, not very red tomatoes, and garlic.Restaurants must improvise and change menu items depending on what type of ingredients they can organize. There is a thriving art scene, though, and great music and jazz places.
View from the FOCSA building. Built in 1956 and 121 meters high, it is the tallest building in Cuba and acted as a trendsetter for more high-rise buildings. In the 1970s, FOCSA housed Soviets who turned the downstairs supermarket into a non-Cuban enterprise.
Decaying Architecture
Two men sit on the curb of a remaining structure of a building in the old part of Havana. The structure was solely supported by the erection of the interior metal framework - a common place for cats to lounge, as well.
Further up the street, a water pipe was spewing water directly onto the street, which held piles of broken cement blocks and bricks.
Another building that was falling apart. People would still live in places that would be deemed dangerous, homes where the door of an apartment would open to a gaping abyss rather than a flight of stairs.
View from a café situated in the housing complex for students at the Universidad de la Habana. Fidel Castro supposedly planned the revolution in this café, his markings still noticeable on the table.
While walking around the University, my father and I came across these two teachers. The woman teaches pharmacy and the other history. They brought us to the cafe for a drink and began to tell their stories. The man had trained and fought in Angola for five years (insisting upon the validity by showing us a certificate with Obama's face), but when he came back, he was given no aid whatsoever from the Cuban government. The woman explained that while she was pregnant, her husband was killed from a car explosion during his time in the army. Not only is she now a single mother, but she has to fend for herself through a meager income provided from a teaching position. Although, this could have been a scam, it still showed the depth of poverty currently in Cuba.
The teachers also showed us a table for food rations set in a local shop
Two men working on a building.
Beautiful colors of Havana.
Often times the vivid colors of the cars would match the painted buildings.
Scarcity of Products
Tomato Soup.
Canned veggies.
This was a much more prized and elegant store, as seen by the modern roof panels. However, the shelves were still half empty.
A local pharmacy in the bottom stores of the FOCSA building. The shelves are bare. Upon my taking of the picture, a nurse shooed me away.
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If you are looking to set-up a co‑operative, or you're from an existing co‑operative with ambitions to grow, you could benefit from up to 12 days bespoke support, training and mentoring.
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This section is packed with step-by-step guides and resources to work through the process of testing your business idea to writing a business plan, as well as sign-posting the business support on offer for groups in the very early stages of starting a co‑op.
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From testing your business idea to writing a business plan, this section takes you through the process – step-by-step – with information and downloads to help you kick off.
Find out more about The Hive, a business support programme for co‑ops, run by Co-operatives UK in partnership with The Co-operative Bank.
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On July 11-12, 2018, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko pays a visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, where he participates in NATO Summit at the invitation of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
The Security Service of Ukraine has stopped the illegal activities of Motor Sich Group that financed the terrorist organization "DPR" for two years
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Nord Stream 2 will never meet Russia's financial and institutional expectations – Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Olena Zerkal
Russian-led forces launched 17 attacks on Ukrainian troops in the JFO area, one soldier was killed and two were wounded - the JFO press center
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Apr 29 UMass Gives Power Hour: 3-4pm TODAY!
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You can make a difference for UMass Men's Rowing. By donating to #UMassGives between 3-4pm TODAY, April 29th, or anytime over the next two days, you can help our program qualify for bonus prizes. Help us win the $2000 bonus prize for the most number of individual donations during the power hour!
Oct 23 Aggies have busy weekend at 54th Head of the Charles
Results, Races
It was a lively weekend for the Massachusetts men’s rowing team, as the varsity team raced three boats across Saturday and Sunday at the 54th Head of the Charles regatta in Boston. In addition, multiple alumni shells competed under the ”Aging Aggies Rowing Club” title.
May 9 Off to Dad Vail!
pre-race, Races
For the first time in a long time, UMass Men's Rowing is off to the Schuylkill for some Dad Vail action. If you're in the Philly area on the 11th or 12th, stop by the tent!
May 6 NERC Notes
Close, but no cigar. At the New England Regional Championships, the UMass Men fought hard and long but ended up just 0.2 seconds away from a strong third place finish in the V8 grand final. The 2V8 also found themselves in the grand final, and just edged out WPI for a fifth place finish.
Apr 28 McGee Cup Results
Another strong day of racing for the UMass men. With an slight headwind under 10mph, the V8, 2V8 and 3V8 battled it out against Boston College, Coast Guard, and WPI.
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Catonsville Plaza, Catonsville, Maryland
Case Study: Property Acquisition/Investment
Capitalizing on Market Potential of Vacant Suburban Baltimore Shopping Center
Focused on Fundamentals
A key element of a successful Tri-Land acquisition is to always look beyond a property’s current physical condition and apparent disadvantages, and recognize its true investment potential for tenants, partners and the surrounding community
Property Profile
This 279,585-square-foot suburban Baltimore retail property is located at the heart of a dynamic, diverse retail trade area bordering Baltimore National Pike U.S. Route 40, St. Agnes Road and Interstate 695. Great visibility and traffic, a dense population and strong demographics draw high volume retailers to the market and attract exceptionally large numbers of destination shoppers.
Since the early 1980s, Catonsville Plaza had an 84 percent vacancy rate, was full of asbestos and was in general disrepair. A succession of owners failed to revitalize the plaza until 1987 when a lending institution called on Tri-Land’s expertise to take a look and offer a strategy.
Based on their research and redevelopment experience, Tri-Land realized there was more to Catonsville Plaza than empty stores and neglect. The center still had a superior location just off a major highway and limited competition nearby. It also had something that others might perceive as shortcoming – a changing demographic. The emerging population was middle-class minorities moving from Baltimore’s west side. This new demographic was projected to raise average household incomes from $33,000 to $42,000 in just five years. Tri-Land understood that this new group would be value-oriented shoppers looking for a convenient place to shop. The principals also foresaw the advantages of a nearby Social Security Administration office that would attract a sizeable community of local residents – and shoppers – to the area.
Tri-Land presented a comprehensive redevelopment plan and was hired to renovate, lease and manage the center. After partially improving the center and quickly attracting anchors Zayre and Basic Foods, Tri-Land expanded its development/leasing strategy and decided to purchase the center in order to accomplish their vision for Catonsville Plaza and capitalize on the market shift and pending improvements.
A co-partnership helped finance a Phase Two renovation in 1989 making improvements to the second level, expanding tenant spaces and constructing an outlot building bringing Blockbuster Video, Kmart and other key merchants to the center. When a third phase was needed to reconfigure the Kmart space and further enhance the property, recapitalization was required. However, the investor group declined to participate, and Tri-Land purchased the center from the partnership in 2000. Shortly thereafter, occupancy increased even further to 94 percent. Having built lasting value into the property, Tri-Land eventually sold the property five years later.
Resulting Impact
Despite Catonsville Plaza’s past difficulties and the twists and turns it experienced over subsequent years, Tri-Land’s ability to identify and adapt to a changing market and allowed them seize an investment opportunity others overlooked. Occupancy rates continually climbed and reached 100 percent. In fact, 53 percent of the property’s occupants have in been in place for more than 10 years. Investor returns were significant and, upon its sale, Tri-Land achieved an initial return rate of 42.5 percent. A lingering eyesore was transformed into a thriving destination center prompting Catonsville residents to write letters expressing gratitude for revitalizing the community on so many levels.
Market Stats (as of 2000)
Customer base: 428,000 residents
Daily traffic counts: 60,000 cars
With a retailer’s perspective, Tri-Land identified Catonsville Plaza in Catonsville, Maryland, as a idle property in an important, underserved market.
Tri-Land mobilized retailers and the community, attracted key anchors and transformed the look of the entire center from façade to landscaping. Now the center is a vibrant destination.
“Catonsville Plaza helped energize the entire area. This is a great market; many people didn’t realize it at the time. We saw Catonsville Plaza as an ideal opportunity to do what we do best; return property to a productive state.” – Rich Dube, President
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Broughty Ferry, or "The Ferry" as it's better known to locals, may rub shoulders with Dundee but it retains a fiercely protected identity all of its own.
The imposing 15th Century castle, now home to a museum, hints at the historic importance of a town whose story can be traced in her architecture. The quaint fishermen's cottages and grid iron pattern of development hint at times past and they enjoy Conservation Area status, while the influence of Dundee jute wealth can be detected in the impressive Victorian villas and terraces overlooking the esplanade, top rated beach and the coast of Fife across the Tay estuary.
Nowadays, "The Ferry" and Barnhill may be fertile commuter territory for many of the 13,000 or so residents but the appeal of living here lies in her distinctive shops, restaurants, bars, cafes and boutiques, with Grove Academy and three primary schools catering for families lured by modern housing developments which have rolled out between the River Tay and the main north-south road.
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Home/News/England Proposes Ban on Selling Energy Drinks
Rohayl Varind September 5, 2018
Children in England are to be banned from buying energy drinks under Government plans ( PA Wire/PA Images )
Energy drinks, such as Red Bull and Monster, contain high levels of caffeine, which is a stimulant. They have become increasingly popular over the last 20 years, especially with young people, with many clubbers mixing them with alcohol. UK youngsters are among the highest consumers of energy drinks in Europe, research has previously suggested.
The UK government has proposed banning children from consuming energy drinks following concerns about their impact on health and obesity. A 12-week consultation period will hear a range of views about how the ban should be best applied. The restrictions will apply to drinks with more than 150mg of caffeine per litre, like popular brands Red Bull, Monster and Relentless.
Shops will be banned from selling Red Bull and other drinks “packed to the brim with caffeine” to teenagers, under plans announced by Theresa May. Speaking during her Africa tour, the Prime Minister said: “With thousands of young people regularly consuming energy drinks, often because they are sold at cheaper prices than soft drinks, we will consult on banning the sale of energy drinks to children.”
The consultation is part of the government’s broader obesity strategy, which was drawn up in response to concerns about the impact of overweight people on the National Health Service.
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iPhone XS Buying Guide: Who Should Upgrade?
By Philip Michaels 2018-09-23T10:00:00Z Apple
Not sure if the iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max is the smartphone for you? Here's a look at what you'll gain if you upgrade from your current iPhone, along with reasons to stay put.
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Whenever a new iPhone goes on sale, as the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max just did, you can hear the same question echoing across the land: Should I upgrade to Apple's new phone?
The question gets more difficult to answer the newer your current phone is, especially because Apple's latest phones start at $999 for the iPhone XS. The promised improvements may make it seem like it's worth shelling out big bucks if you've got an iPhone that dates to the Obama administration. But weighing the value of features in the newest models becomes more difficult if your current device still has traces of that new-iPhone smell.
Don't worry if you find yourself struggling with an iPhone-upgrade decision. We can help you decide whether the iPhone XS or XS Max is an enhancement over your current iPhone by looking at the biggest improvements you're likely to experience should you make the jump to the latest models.
We'll look at iPhones dating back to the iPhone 5s, the oldest model capable of running Apple's just-released iOS 12. (If your current iPhone is older than that, it really is long past time to consider getting a new phone.)
iPhone X (2017)
The biggest differences: There's an improved A12 Bionic processor in the iPhone XS and XS Max that will mean noticeable — though not overwhelming — performance gains over the A11 Bionic in the original iPhone X. The new phones have an improved image sensor, too, and that meant better photos in low light during our testing. If you opt for the larger iPhone XS Max, you'll see a big gain in battery life: The 6.5-inch phone lasted 11 hours 30 minutes on our battery test, versus 10:41 for the iPhone X.
Reasons to stay put: The promised battery-life improvement didn't materialize for the iPhone XS; the new phone actually fared worse on our test than the iPhone X did. Enhancements to the Animoji feature, such as the ability to create emoji that look like you, are part of the iOS 12 update and are available for the older iPhone X as well as the newer models.
MORE: The Best (and Worst) iPhone Trade-in Deals
Our verdict: Unless you can take advantage of an annual upgrade offer, such as Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program, or you really rely on your phone for taking pictures, you can easily hold on to your iPhone X without suffering too much smartphone envy.
iPhone 8/8 Plus (2017)
The biggest differences: Besides that modest speed boost over your phone's A11 processor, the iPhone XS Max will tempt you with its 6.5-inch display, which fits in a device not much larger than an iPhone 8 Plus. And that display is an OLED screen, not the LCD panel Apple uses on the iPhone 8 models. You'll see noticeable camera improvements as well, including the ability to adjust depth of focus after you've taken a portrait-mode shot.
Reasons to stay put: If you didn't want to pay $999 for an iPhone X last year, it's hard to justify that same amount 12 months later. The improvement of the OLED screen over LCD panels is undeniable, but you can probably enjoy your iPhone 8 or 8 Plus a bit longer.
Our verdict: Better-quality screens and camera improvements are the main reasons to replace a phone that's been out for only a year.
The biggest differences: The jump in performance from the iPhone 7's A10 Fusion processor to the A11 Bionic was substantial, so expect an even-more-significant gain if you leapfrog to the iPhone XS's A12 Bionic chip. If you're hard on phones, you'll benefit from the dust- and water-resistance rating on the iPhone XS of IP68, an improvement over the IP67 rating on the iPhone 7/7 Plus. Apple says its new phones are more durable, too — something drop tests are bearing out.
Reasons to stay put: Two years used to be the gold standard for upgrading your phone, but if you opted to pay off your iPhone 7 in installments, you're likely only now reaching the end of your commitment. Why not enjoy some time without monthly payments, especially because the processor and cameras on the iPhone 7 models remain perfectly serviceable?
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Our verdict: You'll get plenty of bang for your buck if you jump from the iPhone 7 to the XS, including more screen real estate. If you're satisfied with your phone's performance and picture-taking abilities, though, you can hold on for one more upgrade cycle.
iPhone 6s/6s Plus (2015)
The biggest differences: Everything we've already talked about with other models — the faster processor, the sharper screens, the greater storage space — goes double for the iPhones released three years ago. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus could survive splashes with water, but you couldn't drop them in 3 feet of water like you can with the iPhone XS and XS Max. Also, the 6s was the last iPhone model that didn't let you have two rear lenses, so you'll have a more versatile camera phone should you upgrade.
Reasons to stay put: iOS 12 was designed to make sure older iPhones could still run smoothly, and when we tested the iOS 12 beta, we saw apps launch faster on an iPhone 6s. Your phone won't be as peppy as a new model, but iOS 12 will give your iPhone 6s or 6s Plus a little boost if you're not eager to pay $999 or more on a new phone.
Our Verdict: It comes down to budget. If you're put off by the iPhone XS' price, you can stick with your iPhone 6s and still get some improvements by installing iOS 12. But if you're ready to upgrade, the processor, camera, displays and overall experience should be noticeably better on Apple's latest phones over your 3-year-old device.
The Biggest Differences: The differences in performance (the A12 Bionic on the new iPhones versus the aging A8 CPU that powers the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus), display (OLED versus LCD) and cameras (dual rear lenses versus a lone 8-megapixel shooter) make the iPhone XS and XS Max better than the iPhone 6 models in every way. That remains true even when you account for better performance courtesy of the iOS 12 update.
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Reasons to Stay Put: The iPhone 6 update was the first time Apple offered a phone with a screen topping 5 inches. If you opted for the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus way back when, you still have enough screen real estate to not be too envious of the 5.8- and 6.5-inch displays on the XS and XS Max, respectively.
Our Verdict: Upgrade your phone. There's no reason to wait.
iPhone 5s (2013)
The Biggest Difference: Let's save some time here — practically everything about the iPhone has improved over the five years since the 5s debuted.
Reasons to Stay Put: If you appreciate compact phones that fit easily in a pocket, Apple's current lineup doesn't offer much joy, though the 5.7 x 2.8 x 0.3-inch form factor on the 5.8-inch iPhone XS is the more slender of the new models.
Our Verdict: The time has come to embrace a newer phone, even if it's an iPhone 7 or 8 (which are now available at discounted prices from Apple).
iPhone SE (2016)
The Biggest Difference: The iPhone SE has just one rear camera and the same A10 processor as the iPhone 6s. Not only will the iPhone XS offer improved performance and better cameras, but you'll also see a noticeable jump in battery life if you upgrade.
Reasons to Stay Put: The iPhone SE isn't as ancient as the 5s. In fact, it came out only two years ago. So, fans of phones with smaller form factors and equally small prices may be able to squeeze some extra life out of their iPhones by relying on iOS 12 and its promised performance improvements.
Our Verdict: If you opted for an iPhone SE, it's likely because you're resisting the rising tides of higher phone prices and oversize displays. And if you've held out this long, you might as well wait until early 2019 to see if an iPhone SE successor is in the works. Otherwise, the time to upgrade to a larger iPhone is looming.
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Devadas Movie Review
By Team TeekTalks On Sep 29, 2018
Genre : Action, Comedy, Drama
Cast : Nagarjuna, Nani, Rashmika, Aakanksha
Director : Sriram Aditya
Duration : 2 hrs 44 mins
Telugu cinema has undergone metamorphosis in the past couple of years. There was a time when multi-starrer films were a rage, especially in 70’s and 80’s. A slew of multi-starrers are gearing up for release in the coming days which includes the combination of Venky-Naga Chaithanya, Venky – Varun Tej, Ram Charan – NTR and now Nagarjuna – Nani. Quite often, dons are portrayed in a comical way in our films. Director Sriram Aditya sidesteps the stereotypes and manages to give his character a unique twist in his latest comic caper Devadas.
We are introduced to Deva (Akkineni Nagarjuna), a dreaded gangster who’s is baying for blood after his mentor is brutally killed by a rival gang. Being the most wanted criminal, the cops are determined to catch Deva. While on the run from the cops, an injured Deva stumbles into a clinic run by Dr Das (Nani), a sincere doctor who never tires of telling people he’s a gold medallist. In strange circumstances, the two of them become friends. However, Das soon finds out that being friends with a wanted criminal is not as easy as it seems.
The humour is absolutely spot on in Devadas, with Nani getting some hilarious dialogues. The writing is creative, and Nagarjuna is not your run-of-the-mill don. The scenes involving the two stars are a riot, and the film mainly revolves around them. Both Rashmika and Aakanksha deserved better character arcs, even though they play people of prominence. Vennela Kishore, Rao Ramesh and Murali Sharma have short but effective roles and they’re superb. Don’t miss it!
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News > Cuba
International Book Fair Honors Algeria, Cuban Revolution
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) and Algeria’s Minister of Culture Azzedine Mihoubi (R) in Havana, Cuba, Feb. 7, 2019. | Photo: EFE
Published 8 February 2019
The 2019 book fair will be in Havana until Feb. 17, before embarking on a fifteen-city tour throughout the country.
Thursday Cuba inaugurated the 28th edition of its International Book Fair (FIL 2019), which has Algeria as the guest of honor, more than 4,000 titles on sale and 400 authors and publishers from 44 countries.
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"The attendance of so many national and foreign guests confirms that this fair is one of the region's most important cultural events," Juan Rodriguez, the president of the Cuban Book Institute, said at the opening ceremony, which was chaired by Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel.
The 2019 Cuban book fair will be in Havana until Feb. 17, before embarking on a fifteen-city tour throughout the country, finishing on Apr. 14, in Santiago de Cuba.
Javier Couso, a member of the European Parlament; Ricardo Koon, the only South American biographer of Ernest Hemingway; Beatriz Gutierrez, wife of Mexicos's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador; and Azzedine Mihoubi, the Minister of Culture of Algeria, attended the fair's first staging.
Hola desde Cuba!����We are with our German Collective Stand at the Feria Internacional Del Libro De La Habana Cuba. #FilCuba2019 pic.twitter.com/wUCYzSen9c
— FrankfurterBuchmesse (@Book_Fair) February 7, 2019
The Algerian dignitary conveyed his government's gratitude to Cuba for turning its biggest cultural event into a showcase for exposing the best of Algerian literature, in Latin America.
"For this book fair, Cuba translated for the first time books and subtitled several Algerian films into Spanish, which will show the richness of our culture to new audiences," Mihoubi said and highlighted the historically good relations between Cuba and Algeria, which is Havana's main business and energy partner in Africa.
FIL 2019 will pay tribute to the National Literature and Edition Award Eduardo Heras Leon, a storyteller and teacher to several generations of young narrators, and the 60th anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
The Cuban state celebrates the literary event with the "commitment to bring literature closer to the people", for which it subsidizes the majority of national editions, whose average price is US$0.40 since 2018.
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Rule 14-802. Authorizationto practice law.
(a)Except as set forth in subsections (c) and (d) of this rule, only persons who are
active, licensed members of the Bar in goodstanding may engage in the practice of law
in Utah.
(b) For purposes of this rule:
(b)(1) The ?practice of law? is therepresentation of the interests of another person by
informing, counseling, advising, assisting,advocating for or drafting documents for that
person through application of the law andassociated legal principles to that person?s
facts and circumstances.
(b)(2) The ?law?is the collective body of declarations by governmental authorities
that establish a person?s rights, duties,constraints and freedoms and consists primarily
(b)(2)(A) constitutionalprovisions, treaties, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations
and similarly enacted declarations; and
(b)(2)(B) decisions,orders and deliberations of adjudicative, legislative and
executive bodies of government that haveauthority to interpret, prescribe and
determine a person?s rights, duties,constraints and freedoms.
(b)(3) ?Person? includes the plural as well as the singularand legal entitiesas well as
natural persons.
(c) Exceptions and Exclusions forLicensed Paralegal Practitioners. A person may
be licensed to engage in the limitedpractice of law in the area or areas of (1) temporary
separation, divorce, parentage, cohabitantabuse, civil stalking, and custodyand
support; (2) forcibleentry and detainer;and (3) debt collection matters in which the
dollar amount in issue does not exceed thestatutory limit for small claims cases.
(c)(1)(A) Within a practicearea or areas in which a LicensedParalegal Practitioner is
licensed, a LicensedParalegal Practitioner who is in good standing may representthe
interests of a natural person who is notrepresented by a lawyer unaffiliated withthe
Licensed Paralegal Practitioner by:
(c)(1)(B) establishing a contractual relationship with the client;
(c)(1)(C) interviewing the client to understand the client?s objectives and obtaining
facts relevant to achieving that objective;
(c)(1)(D) completingforms approved by the Judicial Council;
(c)(1)(E) informing, counseling, advising, and assisting indetermining which form to
use and giving advice on how to completethe form;
(c)(1)(F) signing,filing, and completing service of the form;
(c)(1)(G) obtaining, explaining, and filing any documentneeded to supportthe form;
(c)(1)(H) reviewingdocuments of another party and explaining them;
(c)(1)(I) informing, counseling,assisting and advocating for a client in mediated
negotiations;
(c)(1)(J) fillingin, signing, filing and completing service of a written settlement
agreement form in conformity with thenegotiated agreement;
(c)(1)(K) communicating with another party or the party?s representative regarding
the relevant form and matters reasonablyrelated thereto; and
(c)(1)(L) explaining a court order that affects the client?s rightsand obligations.
(d)Other Exceptions and Exclusions. Whetheror not it constitutes the practice of
law, the following activity by anon-lawyer, who is not otherwise claiming to be a lawyer
or to be able to practice law, is permitted:
(d)(1) Making legal forms available to the general public, whether by sale or
otherwise, or publishing legal self-helpinformation by print or electronic media.
(d)(2) Providing general legal information, opinions or recommendations about
possible legal rights, remedies, defenses,procedures, options or strategies, but not
specific advice related to another person?sfacts or circumstances.
(d)(3) Providing clerical assistanceto another to complete a form provided by a
municipal, state, or federal court located inthe State of Utah when no fee ischarged to
do so.
(d)(4) Whenexpressly permitted by the court after having found it clearly to be in the
best interests of the child or ward,assisting one?s minor child or ward in a juvenile court
(d)(5) Representing a party in small claims court as permittedby Rule of Small
Claims Procedure 13.
(d)(6) Representing withoutcompensation a natural person or representinga legal
entity asan employee representative of that entity in an arbitration proceeding, where
the amount in controversy does not exceedthe jurisdictional limit of the small claims
court set by the Utah Legislature.
(d)(7)Representing a party in any mediation proceeding.
(d)(8) Acting as a representativebefore administrative tribunals or agenciesas
authorized by tribunal or agency rule or practice.
(d)(9) Serving in a neutral capacityas a mediator, arbitrator or conciliator.
(d)(10) Participating in labornegotiations, arbitrations or conciliations arising under
collective bargaining rights or agreements oras otherwise allowed by law.
(d)(11) Lobbying governmental bodiesas an agent or representative of others.
(d)(12) Advising or preparingdocuments for others in the following described
circumstances and by the following described persons:
(d)(12)(A) a real estate agent or broker licensedby the state of Utah may complete
State-approved forms including salesand associated contracts directly related tothe
sale of real estate and personal propertyfor their customers.
(d)(12)(B) anabstractor or title insurance agent licensed by the state of Utah may
issue real estate title opinions and titlereports and prepare deeds for customers.
(d)(12)(C) financialinstitutions and securities brokers and dealers licensed by Utah
may inform customers with respectto their optionsfor titles of securities, bank accounts,
annuities and other investments.
(d)(12)(D) insurancecompanies and agents licensed by the state of Utah may
recommend coverage, inform customers withrespect to their options for titling of
ownership of insurance and annuity contracts,the naming of beneficiaries, and the
adjustment of claims under the company?sinsurance coverage outside of litigation.
(d)(12)(E) healthcare providers may provide clerical assistance to patients in
completing andexecuting durable powers of attorneyfor health care and naturaldeath
declarations when no fee is charged to do so.
(d)(12)(F) Certified PublicAccountants, enrolled IRS agents, public accountants,
public bookkeepers, and tax preparers mayprepare tax returns.
Advisory Committee Comment:
Subsection (a).
"Active" in this paragraphrefers to the formal statusof a lawyer, as determined by the Bar. Amongother things, an active lawyermust comply with theBar's requirements for continuing legaleducation.
Subsection (b).
Thepractice of law defined in Subparagraph (b)(1)includes: giving adviceor counsel to anotherperson as to that person'slegal rights or responsibilities with respect to that person'sfacts and circumstances;selecting, drafting or completing legal documents that affect the legal rights or responsibilities of another person;representing another personbefore an adjudicative, legislative or executive body, including the preparation or filing of documents and conducting discovery; negotiating legal rights or responsibilities on behalf ofanother person.
Because representing oneself does not involveanother person, it is not technically the "practice of law." Thus, any naturalperson may represent oneself as an individual in any legalcontext. To the same effect isArticle 1, Rule 14-111 Integration and Management: "Nothing in thisarticle shall prohibit a person who is unlicensed as an attorneyat law or a foreignlegal consultant frompersonally representing that person'sown interests in a cause to whichthe person is a party in his or her ownright and not as assignee."
Similarly, an employee of a businessentity is not engaged in "the representation of the interestof another person" when activities involving the law are a part ofthe employee's duties solely in connection with the internalbusiness operations of the entityand do not involve providing legal advice toanother person. Further, a person acting in an official capacity as an employeeof a government agency that has administrative authority to determinethe rights of persons underthe law is also not representing the interests of another person.
Asdefined in subparagraph (b)(2), "the law" is a comprehensive term that includesnot only the black-letterlaw set forth in constitutions, treaties, statutes, ordinances, administrativeand court rules and regulations, andsimilar enactments of governmental authorities, but the entire fabric of its development, enforcement, applicationand interpretation.
Lawsduly enacted by theelectorate by initiative and referendum under constitutional authoritywould be included under subparagraph (b)(2)(A).
Subparagraph (b)(2)(B) is intendedto incorporate the breadth of decisional law, as well as the background, such as committee hearings, floor discussions and other legislative history, that often accompanies the written law of legislatures and other law- and rule-making bodies. Reference to adjudicative bodies in thissubparagraph includes courts and similar tribunals, arbitrators, administrative agencies and other bodies thatrender judgments or opinions involving a person'sinterests.
Subsection (c).
Theexceptions for LicensedParalegal Practitioners arisefrom the November18, 2015 Reportand Recommendation of the Utah SupremeCourt Task Force to ExamineLimited Legal Licensing. The Task Force was created to make recommendations to address the large numberof litigants who are self-represented or forego accessto the Utah judicial systembecause of the high cost of retaining a lawyer. The Task Force recommended that the Utah SupremeCourt exercise its constitutional authorityto govern the practice of law to create a subset of discreet legal services in the practice
areas of: (1) temporary separation,divorce, parentage, cohabitant abuse, civil stalking, and custody and support; (2) unlawful detainer and forcible entry and detainer; and (3) debt collection mattersin which the dollaramount in issue does not exceed the statutory limit for small claims cases.The Task Force determined that these three practice areas have the highest numberof unrepresented litigants in need of low cost legal assistance. Based on the Task Force?srecommendations, the UtahSupreme Court authorized LicensedParalegal Practitioners to provide limitedlegal services as prescribed in this
Rule and inaccordance with the Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice.
Subsection (c)(1)(D)
A Licensed Paralegal Practitioner may completeforms that are approved by the JudicialCouncil and that are related to the limited scope of practice of lawdescribed in Subpart (c) of this rule. TheJudicial Council approvesforms for the Online ConsumerAssistance Program and for use by the public.The forms approved by the Judicial Councilmay be found at https://www.utcourts.gov/ocap/ and https://www.utcourts.gov/selfhelp/ .
Tothe extent not already addressed by the requirement that the practiceof law involves the representation of others, subparagraph (d)(2)permits the directand indirect dissemination of legal informationin an educational context, such as legal teaching and lectures.
Subparagraph (d)(3)permits assistance providedby employees of the courtsand legal-aid and similarorganizations that do not charge for providing these services.
Subparagraph (d)(7)applies only to the procedures directly related to parties' involvement before a neutral third-party mediator; it does not extendto any related judicial proceedings unless otherwise providedfor under this rule (e.g., under subparagraph(d)(5)).
Effective May 1, 2019
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Dr Tristan Clemons
Making a big difference through tiny particles
Dr Clemons is a nanotechnology specialist and key member of the BioNano research team at UWA, developing nanoparticle drug delivery systems for better treatment of various diseases, especially cancer.
An early career researcher, Dr Clemons investigates the use of nanoparticles for the delivery of therapeutics for the treatment of very serious diseases and injuries. His research focuses on applying nanoparticle technology to treat heart disease, cancer, and central nervous system and burn injuries by improving drug delivery and avoiding negative side effects.
His cross-disciplinary research has resulted in the filing of an international patent describing nanoparticles for imaging and drug delivery.
Dr Clemons, along with his research interests, is heavily involved in student outreach. With a Diploma of Secondary Education in his repertoire, Dr Clemons has always enjoyed teaching and is an advocate for sharing with students the great opportunities a career in science can provide. Dr Clemons currently teaches CHEM1003, a first-year Chemistry unit.
Dr Clemons has secured grants from a number of funding bodies including: American Australian Association Scholarship (2017), NHMRC Peter Doherty Australian Biomedical Fellowship (2014-2018), Raine Priming Grant (2015-2018), and Australian Nanotechnology Student Ambassador Award (2012-2014).
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What if we could use targeted nanoparticles to deliver drugs directly to the site of need such as the cancer tumour? What if we could use those nanoparticles to deliver drugs which didn't affect the immune system, leaving it healthy to have a fighting chance against the cancer itself? We are doing this right now within our laboratory here with our nanoparticles and novel drugs. Dr Tristan Clemons
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I am a research scientist at the University of Western Australia where I work on the design, synthesis and application of nanomaterials for the treatment of disease and injury.
Chemistry is central to virtually all areas of modern science and technology, providing a foundation for fields such as biochemistry, chemical engineering, food science, materials science, geology, nanotechnology and pharmacology.
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the University's flagship research degree, which can be taken in any discipline area in the University.
School of Molecular Sciences
The School of Molecular Sciences' innovative teaching and research applies chemical science to generate practical solutions to real-world problems.
Contact Dr Tristan Clemons
tristan.clemons@uwa.edu.au
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Vail Valley Voices: Too big, complicated to approve, Avon
Joe Walker
Vail, CO, Colorado
I have sat in on numerous Avon Town Council meetings and Planning and Zoning Commission meetings recently, and listened carefully to all the parties –Traer Creek, BNP Paribas, town staff, council members, planning commissions and members of the public.
I have heard them voice their opinions and positions on the Village at Avon, the Traer Creek Metro District Development, the Settlement Term Sheet and the potential impact on the quality of life in Avon.
As a resident of Avon who looks forward to responsible development in our area, my observations and conclusions from these meetings are as follows:
1) Traer Creek proposed a final planned unit development application that does not have the degree of definition and clarity — 3D models, traffic studies, contiguous school site, buffering, recreational facilities definitions, open space definitions, letters of intent from potential clients, infrastructure requirements, etc, that other stakeholders in this process — Town Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, town staff, members of the public, etc., require to support approving this application.
While we could trust the developer to pursue good development, there currently is no community protection from the developer to pursue bad development — poor building aesthetics, vague density and residential-commercial mixes, unknown infrastructure requirements, inadequate buffering, etc., due to the lack of definition and clarity in the development plan.
The long-term costs — tangible and intangible — to approve the application as submitted with its lack of definition and clarity are potentially much more expensive to the citizens of Avon than the cost of litigation and Traer Creek Metro District’s bond interest rate changes that could result in denying this application.
2) The development application is too large — 1,800 acres, numerous planning areas, uses and mixes, etc. — for the Town Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, town staff and public to fully understand the impact it will have on Avon in the time frame laid out in the Settlement Term Sheet and by BNP.
The Avon Town attorney even stated in a letter to the Planning and Zoning Commission that review of the documents in the time frame laid out was “impossible.”
The citizens of Avon and surrounding communities will live with this development decision for the next 50-plus years — long after all the attorneys are gone.
3) Based on the above, the only responsible decision the Avon Town Council can take is to vote for denial of the final application as it is currently proposed. Any other decision would be a leap of faith that this development, as presented, will be in the best interest of the citizens. The Avon Planning and Zoning Commission has concurred and voted to recommend denial of the application.
4) However, outright denial will not benefit Traer Creek, the town or the public. This will end up in the courts, it will incur additional legal costs to the developer and to the town, and will result in interest rate changes to the bonds. There will be no development until the litigation is resolved.
In order to balance the developer’s interests with the town and public’s requirement for more definition and clarity, the developer should address the plan in smaller and more defined parcels.
For example, the hotel being discussed in Planning Area J (next to the ambulance station at the Post Boulevard exit from I-70) could be the first development application. The developer should pursue a letter of intent from a specific hotel client and then submit a development application that is complete with proposed building designs, 3-D models, buffering, infrastructure, etc.
Upon completion of this plan, the developer can then pursue his next best economic opportunity in a similar manner.
In conclusion, the 1,800 acre site will require many years to fully develop anyway — regardless of the current application decision. This incremental planning area approach will allow the developer and the town of Avon to build responsible development together and adjust together as new opportunities arise in the years to come.
I urge all interested citizens to come to the Avon Town Council meetings starting Sept. 11 and scheduled to conclude on Sept. 25-26 at the Avon Town Hall, 1 Lake St. in Avon at 5:30 p.m. Just say no to the current Traer Creek’s currently pending final application.
Joe Walker is an Avon resident.
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THE WAR ON SPOILERS
Google Has a Plan to Protect Us All from TV Spoilers
There is hope, spoiler-phobes!
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in the Season 4 finale of Game of Thrones.By HBO
Your days scrolling through Twitter with one eye open could be numbered thanks to Google.
On Tuesday, the company was awarded a patent that could prevent television viewers from having their favorite programs spoiled by monstrous Web sites that cruelly presume that everyone is going to watch their shows live like it is 2004 and DVR does not exist.
Judging by the patent information available, this hypothetical spoiler-prevention device would track what television shows and movies you’ve seen or partially seen, and filter out information relating to the programs or films you have not yet seen or finished. The patent information also suggests that spoiler-y information will be obscured by a clear warning.
The patent does not specify whether this mythical spoiler-blocking device could be applied to Twitter, Facebook, or other social-networking sites. But given Netflix’s practice of premiering all episodes of a TV show at once—a surefire recipe for rampant spoilers if we’ve ever seen one—this device cannot manifest itself soon enough.
Time magazine warns us not to get too excited, though: “Large companies like Google aren’t required to turn a patented technology into reality, and even if they do, it can take several years.”
Humans clearly can’t be trusted to prevent spoilers, though, so let’s do whatever we can to make this spoiler-prevention device a reality.
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Amgen’s Coast Classic to help fund arthritis research
An alarming new report showing an increase in the rate of arthritis has spurred Thousand Oaks-based Amgen to offer incentives for riders in its California Coast Classic, an eight-day cycling ride in support of arthritis research and treatment.
The Center for Disease Control study published on March 10 shows that arthritis affects one in four people in the United States, an increase from one in five just a decade earlier. Citing the report, until June 30, California Coast Classic Bike Tour registration will be discounted by $50 for new riders, who will also receive a training pack valued at $125.
The race covers approximately 525 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles from Sept. 9 through 16.
While the news is dire, Shannon Marang Cox, ride director for the Tour, says there is hope.
“There are ways that people can help, like signing up for the California Coast Classic Bike Tour, which aims to raise over a million dollars to support the research, advocacy and patient support programs of the Arthritis Foundation,” said Cox.
For more information on the race, visit www.arthritis.org/CaliforniaCoastClassic.
Habitat for Humanity completes Santa Paula project
An eight-home development on Trinity Lane in Oxnard has been completed, a project launched by Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County in 2014.
Tenants of the new homes assisted in their construction alongside volunteers and will now move in, paying an affordable mortgage. Over 3,100 volunteers plus the homeowners put 60,000 hours into the construction of the homes.
Habitat says that a celebration of completion, which took place on Saturday, June 10, came at an important time in light of President Donald Trump’s budget request that could “eliminate funding, including the Community Development Block Grant and the HOME Investment Partnership Program, for programs that further Habitat for Humanity’s efforts to address the affordable housing crisis in Ventura County.”
“Today’s celebration goes far beyond the houses you see here,” told Rachel McIver, director of marketing and communications for Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County to a crowd of attendees on Saturday. “Together, with all the volunteers and supporters, we have built a better future for these eight deserving families. We believe that every child [deserves] a stable start in a safe and secure home, and the 26 children that have moved into Trinity Lane will get that.”
For more information on Habitat for Humanity Ventura County, visit www.habitatventura.org.
Oxnard, Ventura see utility rate increases on July 1
The City of Oxnard has approved solid waste rate increases, effective July 1, and the city of Ventura Water customers should expect an increase as well.
The Oxnard rate increase comes in the wake of what the city says are higher costs of landfill use from “outside agencies,” specifically, via the Simi Valley Landfill & Recycling Center’s Waste Management Pass-Through and the Ventura Regional Sanitation District Pass-Through, where rates increased from 2013 to 2016 by between 4 percent and 6 percent.
Households can expect a 1 percent increase per household unit, ranging from 11 cents to 31 cents.
In Ventura, residents will see an increase as part of Stage 3 Water Shortage event. In 2014, Ventura Water approved a four-year increase due to the ongoing drought and residents should expect an increase due to “increased costs to operate and maintain” water and wastewater systems.
To calculate your new rate, visit www.venturawater.net and click on “Rate Calculator.” For more information on the Oxnard waste water rates, visit www.oxnard.org/environmentalresources/.
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Good food processors make light work of all the chopping and shredding many cooks complain about.
Joyce Piotrowski
There’s a story behind every invention, and Carl Sontheimer’s is the stuff of legend. A worldly man who had started, built and sold his own electronics and engineering firm, Sontheimer had reached that stage in life at which less-driven individuals of the world simply retire. But Sontheimer, who loved to cook as much as he loved to tinker, had concluded that his knives just weren’t, so to speak, cutting it, and he couldn’t rest until he did something about it. Visiting a cookery show in his native France, Sontheimer spied an enormous industrial blender that, his restless mind told him, just might be adapted for countertop use. Two years later, he invented the Cuisinart, which would forever change the way we cook—though no one knew it at the time. In 1973, the first year this earliest home-use food processor was on the market, only 200 sold, mainly because consumers had yet to learn it wasn’t a toy. By 1987, 15 years before Sontheimer died at the age of 83, food processors were in every well-dressed kitchen, and the inventor was able to sell the Cuisinart company for $42 million. But we’re all richer for it.
Good processors make light work of all the chopping and shredding many cooks complain about. Millions of them, in the kitchens of countless Americans, cut the time for preparing daily family meals and for entertaining friends with celebratory meals. It’s safe to say that the bowl of the food processor is the point at which food preparation and modern technology really unite. Today the Cuisinart is only one of many food-processor brands. Consumers can choose from hundreds of models from many manufacturers.
Sizes range from tiny 3-cup work bowls to enormous 22-cup commercial models. While all of them do basic chopping, shredding and slicing, some can also whip cream and egg whites and juice oranges. You can use a processor to make bread and pasta, purée soup fixings or shred a mountain of cheese. Which machine you choose will depend on how you intend to use it and how much storage space you have. If you plan to use your processor to make bread or pasta or if you expect to process large amounts of vegetables or cheese, you should probably look at the larger, higher-end machines. If you like to slice and chop with a knife, you might just want to have a mini-processor to chop garlic and use as a back up if pressed for time.
Size Counts
In terms of bowl size, bigger isn’t necessarily better. If you cook for just one or two people, and you usually chop small amounts of food such as a clove of garlic or a small onion, the small 3- to 5-cup bowls of mini-processors may be ideal for you. The mini-processor also has the ability to mince garlic, shallots, parsley, nuts and citrus peel well because of its size and shape—a job a large bowl just can’t handle. On the other hand, if your usual meal prep is a casserole for eight, if you shred several pounds of vegetables at a time or you want to make a batch of bread dough in your processor, a large work bowl is essential. Some machines such as the KitchenAid provide both a small bowl and an 11-cup work bowl.
The early Cuisinart was a whiz at chopping and shredding large quantities of vegetables, if you didn’t mind stopping every few minutes to empty the work bowl. New models from other manufacturers provide a chute that whisks the cut food into a bowl stationed on the counter. The smallest machine tested also chops using the chute, and it may be set for fine or coarse pieces. However, in some food processors the shreds go flying onto the counter as well as into the bowl. In others, both the work bowl and the bowl on the counter fill with shredded vegetable, doubling cleanup time and work. Beyond the convenience of continuous feed, the chute helps produce better shreds and slices.
Most processors are fitted with just one slicing blade. The more expensive models offer several slicing blades that make thicker, thinner or wavy slices or make french fries. The blades are usually purchased separately. Just remember that each blade is dangerously sharp and must be safely stored.
All food processors come with at least one shredding blade—and some with two, for both fine and medium shreds. Not all blades are created equal, however. They create some shreds that are uniform, crisp pieces, which look as if they have been julienned with a knife, or raggedy strips that resemble those made by a four-sided hand grater.
Chopping, a must for vegetarians, is probably the job most often performed by food processors. The knife blade can coarsely chop, mince and purée. Always look for a processor featuring a high-quality knife blade.
Dough Mixing
Although a food processor may be used to mix bread dough or pasta—and all new machines come with a dough knife—it is not the best way to mix heavy dough. The most powerful food processor will stall out if the dough is too thick. And even the 11-cup work bowl is too small for making more than one loaf of bread.
As many contemporary cooks have discovered, a food processor is a real workhorse that, for many kitchen tasks, does the work of both a blender and a set of sharpened knives. So whichever model you select, you’ll find that the new food processors will revolutionize how you face daily kitchen tasks.
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Whenever a new kitchen gizmo shows up in the office, we get giddy. Everyone wants to see, touch and try. But a month later, half the new arrivals are dust magnets. Not these three. All are genius tools that make cooking faster and more fun. And all have passed the ultimate test: time?the newest is a decade old. Yet many people don?t own any of them and are mystified by one! What are they?
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If they weren’t so darn tasty, artichokes almost wouldn’t be worth the trouble. Prepping, cooking, then the actual eating part—which requires working past spiny leaves and fuzzy inedible bits to get to the prized heart—demands dedication and perseverance.
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How to Pick, Prep, and Cook With Butternut Squash
With its smooth texture and a taste reminiscent of a buttered sweet potato, butternut squash is the go-to gourd for fall recipes. Here are our tips for using it while it's in season.
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Margaret Needham
Needham (Palmer), Margaret
Margaret passed away peacefully on May 20, 2006 at Pine Acres Care Home, Westbank, B.C. Margaret was born on October 14th, 1913 at Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Margaret’s mothers’ parents came to Canada in 1903 with the Barr Colonists and settled in Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Margaret was predeceased by her first husband Len Pigeau in 1979, her second husband Len Needham in June 2005, her son Douglas Pigeau, grandson Lyle Wayne Pigeau, great-grandson Wesley Palmer Pigeau, brothers Gus and Eric Palmer and sister Sylvia Lucke.
Margaret is survived by her two sons, Wes (Diane) Pigeau of Vernon and Len (Elaine) Pigeau of Terrace, her sister Lillian LeBlond of Vernon, 5 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Margaret became an RN in 1935 from Kamloops Hospital. She nursed at Penticton for 20 years and Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace for 16 years.
Margaret spent many happy years traveling in her motorhome and fishing at Francois Lake with her husband Len Needham. Margaret was a very caring person and will be missed by her family and friends.
Margaret’s final resting place will be at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Vernon with her parents and son Douglas.
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Yemi Alade Set To Release “Mama Afrique” EP | Listen To Ferrari (French Version)
Yemi Alade is set to release an E.P titled “Mama Afrique (The Extended Play)”, ahead of the arrival of her third studio album which is expected in 2017. The project is a continuation of her acclaimed sophomore album, “Mama Africa (The Diary of an African Woman)”; and will house new songs, remixes and remakes of original songs on the Mama Africa album.
The diva will be releasing the extended play in the first quarter of 2017; and has released the first song off the project, which is the French version of her DJ Coublon produced smash hit “Ferrari”. The fan favourite was translated to French by celebrated singer and comedienne Chigul, while the new track which retains the original instrumentation with strings from Fiokee was with mixed and mastered by “Firewood” crooner Geniuzz.
Familiarize yourself with “Ferrari (French Version)”, before “Mama Afrique” arrives in its entirety.
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* The Communist Party of China (CPC) will launch a new round of disciplinary inspections to specifically target poor implementation of poverty-alleviation policies. * Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Angolan President Joao Lourenco in Beijing Tuesday, agreeing to continue developing bilateral ties. * US President Donald Trump said on October 9 that his upcoming meeting with Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), will be held after the mid-term Congressional elections in early November. * Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the 17th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Tajikistan city of Dushanbe, pay official visits to Tajikistan and the Netherlands, attend the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Brussels and pay a working visit to Belgium, from October 11 to 19. * US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was going to name a new US ambassador to the United Nations within two or three weeks following Nikki Haley’s resignation. * Jordan and Lebanon on Tuesday underlined the need for continued support to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. * Turkey and the United States have started training for joint patrols in northwestern Manbij region of Syria, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday. * Israeli military system Trophy will be sold to the US army in a US$500 million deal, local business website Calcalist reported on Tuesday. * Hurricane Michael on Tuesday afternoon intensified to Category 3… [Read full story]
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vulture lists Updated Mar. 18, 2019
Every High Maintenance Episode, Ranked
By VIkram Murthi
Photo: David Russell/HBO
In the early days of this decade, it was unclear if the DIY web series that populated YouTube and Vimeo could ever make the jump to TV. Now, the sustained success of shows like Insecure, Broad City, and Drunk History has proven to TV execs that the internet is its own talent pool waiting to be noticed, and that a little bit of industry support can go a long way. But High Maintenance, the best web series of the lot, never needed television as a support system.
Created in 2012 by then-husband-and-wife team Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld (a struggling actor and a casting director for 30 Rock, respectively), High Maintenance was built upon a simple premise that allowed for a wide variety of characters and stories. Following a unnamed pot dealer (wonderfully played by Sinclair) who visits a different client every episode, the series relied upon concise storytelling, small apartment settings, and New York’s large talent pool to help bring their lo-fi stories to life. Now, seven years later, the series has just wrapped its third season on HBO, it’s just been renewed for a fourth, and Sinclair and Blichfeld have ended their marriage, but not their creative partnership. A lot has changed since High Maintenance debuted, but its humanist, stoned energy maintains like an old friend.
With 44 episodes under its belt, spanning the internet and television, comprising stories about couples, loners, families, obsessives, and even a dog, it can be helpful for a newbie to know where to start, even though most all of them are worthwhile. It’s time for Vulture’s definitive of High Maintenance episodes, ranked from worst to best.
44. “Selfie” (Season 1, Episode 5)
A strange, high-concept misfire for an otherwise grounded series, “Selfie” features Greta Lee’s return as “Homeless Heidi,” a serial con artist who shacks up with men for free lodging and food. Now married and living comfortably, Heidi sues her ex, Mark (Kyle Harris), after she learns he stole her life story for a TV show. She enlists The Guy’s help after informing him that Mark based a character on his own life, and hired Brett Gelman to play him. The whole thing is a nonsensical, implausible mess, built around an unlikable character that works better in small doses (like, say, a webisode.) A funny Hannibal Buress cameo can’t fix everything.
43. “Olivia” (Web series, Episode 4)
The Guy delivers to two assholes (listed as “Assholes” in his phone). The assholes in question eventually steal from The Guy, who bans them in retaliation. That’s pretty much it for “Olivia,” an exhausting, though accurate depiction of two self-absorbed New Yorkers (Max Jenkins and Heléne Yorke) who look down on everything and everyone but themselves, including our protagonist. Luckily, The Guy gets in a piercing one-liner before he leaves their sight for good.
42. “Jamie” (Web series, Episode 3)
The neurotic activist couple Brenna (Brenna Palughi) and Molly (Molly Knefel) are a comedic highlight of the series, but their first appearance in High Maintenance is more than a little bland. The two find a mouse caught in one of their glue traps, but don’t know how to kill it humanely, so they enlist The Guy’s help. He uses marijuana smoke and a frying pan to send the mouse to the great beyond. It’s nothing special beyond the gag of Brenna and Molly listening to Bon Iver’s “Flume” at deafening volumes to calm anxiety.
41. “Helen” (Web series, Episode 5)
Michael Cyril Creighton stars as the lonely, agoraphobic Patrick, who lives with and cares for his sick mother. He never leaves the apartment, ordering everything to the door, including pot, ostensibly for his mother’s pain, but really just to see The Guy. Though one of the series’ sadder episodes, “Helen” suffers from a clunky, arrhythmic quality that can’t be saved by Ben Sinclair and Creighton’s genial chemistry. Luckily, Patrick returns in better episodes, especially “Ex.”
40. “Stevie” (Web series, Episode 1)
The one that started it all. We receive a brief glimpse in The Guy’s daily routine, but the episode is mostly a showcase for Bridget Moloney, who plays an overworked assistant suffering from Klonopin withdrawal. Following a brief misunderstanding, The Guy offers her some pot after relaying a brief anecdote about Stevie Nicks’s own withdrawal hell. It’s a nice, lo-fi introduction to the High Maintenance ethos, and it’s a blessing that the show would continue to top itself in the years to come. (Fun fact: Sarah-Violet Bliss, co-creator of Search Party, directed the episode.)
39. “Meth(od)” (Season 1, Episode 1)
“Meth(od)” is High Maintenance’s HBO debut, and, frankly, it’s a strange choice for the series’ big move to television. (Sinclair’s subsequent admission that the first season was influenced by his marriage problems with co-creator Katja Blichfeld sheds some light on the episode’s tone.) The episode marks the return of Max (Max Jenkins) and Lainey (Heléne Yorke), the two Assholes from “Olivia,” but in a more forgiving, yet darker context. Max spins a lie about substance addiction to gain favor with a new group of friends separate from the obnoxious, taxing Lainey. When she eventually blows his secret, Max spirals into a meth bender that eventually lands him back in her arms. An emotionally disturbing episode about the intersection between addiction and toxic relationships, “Meth(od)” is more compelling in theory than in execution, even though Jenkins and Yorke’s performances are standouts.
38. “Esme” (Web Series, Episode 18)
High Maintenance often presents its characters’ most alienating qualities first before breaking them down to reveal the vulnerable core underneath their superficial exterior. Normally, Blichfeld and Sinclair are very good at this, but it never quite materializes with “Esme,” which follows Orly (Tracee Chimo of Orange Is the New Black fame), an obnoxious, Stomp-obsessed dealer for the feminist “Canna-bitches” collective. Orly’s off-putting enthusiasm for Stomp, going so far as to blow off her job to audition for a spot on the team, can be appreciated in the abstract, but her rude personality and irresponsibility does her little favors. When she receives her comeuppance at the end, it feels like a blessing. Meanwhile, “Esme” marks the debut of Yael Stone as Beth, who later becomes The Guy’s love interest.
37. “Proxy” (Season 3, Episode 8)
The strong first half of “Proxy” follows Adriana (Rosie Perez) and Arturo (Guillermo Diaz), a married couple who purchase a silicone baby so they can playact as parents. Though Arturo finds Adriana’s obsession with the doll weird and off-putting, he softens when a public trip with the “baby” turns tense after a white woman accuses the two of being neglectful parents. Later, a final, heartbreaking exchange throws the entire story into sharp relief. In the weaker second half, Erin (Christine Elmo), a multimedia dancer, works as a nanny for a Hollywood director whose wife recently died. Though Erin bonds with the director’s young son (Gabriel Gurevich), who copes with the loss by pretending he’s a dog, she struggles with his older daughter (Rileigh McDonald), who acts out and resents her very presence. As Erin struggles to move on from the job, she learns that her casual hook-up, The Guy, has been seeing other women. From now on, she’ll only call him for weed.
36. “Geiger” (Web series, Episode 15)
Another strange episode, “Geiger” stars William Jackson Harper and Tanisha Long as Andrew and Lucy, a well-to-do couple who embrace survivalist ideology to assuage their existential fears. Andrew’s obsessive paranoia quickly overwhelms Lucy, especially when she realizes that he’s using it to justify his disinterest in children. Blichfeld and Sinclair’s sideways approach to satirizing the hang-ups of the upper-middle class doesn’t offer much in the way of insight, but it’s still funny as hell. Years before his star turn on The Good Place, Harper gives a fantastic performance as a man who descends into madness based on tenuous anxieties about the world’s collapse.
35. “Trixie” (Web series, Episode 6)
“Trixie” introduces Candace (Candace Thompson) and John (John E. Peery), a thrifty couple who rent out rooms in their apartment on Airbnb to pay the rent. Unfortunately, a host of inconsiderate and weird guests populate their place, stressing them out even more than before. Candace and John are great recurring High Maintenance characters, and Thompson and Peery’s chemistry is a series highlight, but their introduction is a little too muted to be memorable. However, even High Maintenance’s minor episodes feature great scenes, like Candace’s story about Trixie, which is an utter delight.
34. “Grandpa” (Season 1, Episode 3)
The One From the Perspective of a Dog. After moving to the big city from the suburban Midwest, Gatsby the dog (played by the expressive and cute Bowdie) experiences some difficulty adjusting to his new environment, until he develops a crush on his dog walker Beth (Yael Stone). Just when things begin to look up, Gatsby’s owner Chase (Ryan Woodle) fires Beth for smoking pot on the job, prompting Gatsby to plot an escape plan. For many, “Grandpa” was a highlight of the series’ first HBO season, but for me, it felt a little too thin to have much of any impact, even if it falls in line with the season’s overarching theme of people (or dogs) struggling to break free of old identities. At least Gatsby gets a happy ending.
33. “Ghost” (Season 2, Episode 8)
The first half of this episode is a dud: Helicopter Mom (Jessica Hecht) is too involved in her daughter’s life, while Frustrated Dad (Josh Pais) tries to use pot to reignite their sex life. The second half, however, is great, as The Guy helps out an elderly hoarder (Stan Carp) who clearly suffers from either Alzheimer’s or dementia. High Maintenance rarely moves into such despairing territory, but one look in the old man’s cluttered apartment will sink even the strongest hearts. Before The Guy leaves, the man mistakes The Guy for someone from his past and offers some encouraging words. It’s a sad commentary on how the briefest of connections can provoke the strongest of memories.
32. “Blondie” (Season 3, Episode 3)
A relatively minor episode, “Blondie” splits its time between two characters, one young and one old. Raymond (Ethan Hutchinson), a young boy with the day off from school, desperately tries to help his barista mother at her upscale café, but mostly just gets in the way. Meanwhile, veteran New Yorker and ’70s culture casualty Barbie (Annie Golden of Hair and Orange Is the New Black fame) moves in with the nudist Arthur (Arthur Meyer), who doesn’t yet know the full extent of her unpleasant personality. After a few weeks of conspiracy theories and unfriendly living habits, Arthur begins to doubt the durability of their living arrangement. Fortunately, Barbie’s accidental weed consumption brings them closer together, even if it’s only for a little while.
31. “Pay Day” (Season 3, Episode 5)
The two couples at the center of “Pay Day” both have money problems, just not in the way you might think. When Ayasha (Hye Yun Park) and her older partner, Doc (Margaret Cho), add kinky financial bartering into their sex life, it reveals fissures in their relationship regarding age and financial security. Meanwhile, two bored summer school teachers (Jenn Harris and Micah Sherman) start an affair only to miss out on a major financial opportunity while in bed together. Though ultimately too bland to make an enormous impression, “Pay Day” is still a good example of High Maintenance’s it-takes-all-kinds worldview, sensitively embracing queer identity and offbeat sexual dynamics. Plus, the teachers’ comeuppance at the end of the episode is a series highlight.
30. “#goalz” (Season 2, Episode 9)
High Maintenance frequently pokes fun at or examines the cultural Zeitgeist, but any time a show tackles the internet or social media, it can devolve into hectoring even under the best of circumstances. Fortunately, “#goalz” never becomes an annoying treatise on The Way We Live Now, although two out of the three stories — a guy quitting the internet cold turkey, and a comedian facing harassment and death threats after a controversial tweet — are fairly bland despite their relevancy. The last story, about a middle-aged woman (Alexandra Auder) who attempts to match the record for longest individual dance competition, is inspired, especially when it moves from a kooky celebration to body horror in just ten minutes.
29. “Dongle” (Season 3, Episode 7)
The primary stories in “Dongle” involve a recently emigrated Puerto Rican construction worker (Cedric Leiba Jr.) who crushes on a bodega worker (Juan Torres-Falcon), and a young girl (Thandi Inès) who saves her family’s fireworks display, but the episode comes alive in the B-plot starring The Guy and Lee (Britt Lower). They attend a “Holidazzle” boat party thrown by Lee’s friends together only for her to feel judged by the crowd, including The Guy’s ex-wife Jules (Kate Lyn Sheil). We finally learn why: Lee publicly defended her actor ex-husband’s abusive behavior before he was #MeToo’d, and even though she left him, she still has to live with that choice. The Guy stands up for Lee to Jules, but also discovers the ways in which he and Lee are simply not simpatico. High Maintenance excels at depicting the weight of casual disappointments, such as the moment when Lee can’t even fake enthusiasm for the fireworks display that The Guy so clearly wanted to share with her. Sometimes the best chemistry takes a backseat to very messy baggage.
28. “Museebat” (Season 1, Episode 2)
Muslim college student Eesha (Shazi Raja) longs to get high while living at her aunt and uncle’s place in Brooklyn, and a married couple, Leo (Lee Tergesen) and Gigi (Amy Ryan), who frequently engage in group sex must disclose a STD to their playmates. These two premises might be tenuously connected on face, but they’re linked by Blichfeld and Sinclair’s bone-deep interest in exploring cultural difference. Eesha, a Westernized first-generation immigrant, struggles with her dual identity while living at home, trying to break free of her family’s confines even though she loves them. Meanwhile, Colin (Dan Stevens) and Becky (Katja Blichfeld) are outsiders invited to an orgy under false pretenses, struggling to understand the group sex culture when a problem arises among the members. Both stories take place in the same apartment building and eventually collide in an off-handed way.
27. “Jonathan” (Web series, Episode 8)
Comedian Hannibal Buress stars as himself as he struggles with PTSD after a stranger opens fire at a comedy club during his set. Though Buress excels when he’s more verbose and dynamic, he conveys restrained depression well, especially in a pivotal scene when he and The Guy play Gears of War 3 together. Plus, “Jonathan” makes a convincing argument that the best way to ease back in a normal routine is to rediscover your passions. Features Carlen Altman (The Color Wheel) as Hannibal’s girlfriend Olivia, and a brief cameo by Homeless Heidi.
26. “Heidi” (Web series, Episode 2)
An early High Maintenance highlight that showcases the series’ impressive use of montage, “Heidi” introduces the title vagabond as she moves in with Mark for a couple weeks, mooching off his income and apartment. After The Guy makes a visit, he tells Mark that he’s dating Homeless Heidi, who has previously ensnared various men under similar circumstances. It’s a very funny reveal, and The Guy offers a free edible to Mark as a token of his sympathy, but offers some crucial parting words: “You better hide that because homegirl will snatch a baked good.”
25. “Craig” (Season 3, Episode 2)
Sometimes High Maintenance breaks from its slice-of-life routine and moves in a more fantastical direction. Take “Craig,” which features two Craigslist-related stories that foreground mood over narrative. In the first half, The Guy tells the narcoleptic Marty (Gary Richardson) to check Craigslist for his stolen bike (“It’s not just sublets and cum,” he says. “It’s also bike pirates.”), which sends him down a rabbit hole of buying cheap items from sketchy sources. The second half follows Darby (Catherine Cohen), a performance artist with a proclivity for flashing strangers, who goes on a Missed Connections date and meets her provocateur match. With the former using dream logic as a device and the latter assuming the playfully reckless energy of its subjects, “Craig” wonderfully illustrates the flexibility of High Maintenance’s storytelling.
24. “Tick” (Season 1, Episode 4)
Generational differences are some of the lowest-hanging fruit for comedy writers. They can be easily exploited for cheap jokes that do little else but flatter the audience’s preconceived notions about “olds” or “the youth.” Blichfeld and Sinclair take on the more difficult task of examining the melancholic plight of Baby Boomer Jim (Peter Friedman), who spends his days exploring his younger side by getting high and keeping up with millennial slang. Meanwhile, his uptight daughter Quinn (Bridget Moloney, making a return following her web series appearance) and her husband (Paul Thureen) live in his house and struggle to balance parenting their young daughter with Jim’s hectic lifestyle. For an episode featuring a day rave and a backyard “preschool for adults,” it is remarkably free of condescension. Instead, “Tick” is content taking an observational tone, preaching tolerance and empathy toward those who try to bridge the gap between themselves and their parents.
23. “Fingerbutt” (Season 3, Episode 6)
The first half of “Fingerbutt,” which follows a chic septuagenarian (Kathleen Chalfant) whose first experience modeling makes her feel insecure about her age, might be a little sleight, but the episode’s second half more than makes up for it. Gene (Ken Leung), a depressed veterinarian, decides to microdose psilocybin instead of taking antidepressants and subsequently becomes a blissful, awkward space cadet. High Maintenance rarely indulges in standard “stoner comedy,” but it runs wild with Gene’s foray into the world of psychedelics. His guileless demeanor befuddles his patients, but he becomes accustomed to the drug’s mood-improving effects, even if that means he sometimes tries to communicate with turtles. Gene’s experiment comes to a hilarious end when he purposefully takes a higher dose of psilocybin and has a bad trip at work. Right as his paranoia spikes, he’s forced to remove a pet cat that has gotten stuck in a tuba. It does not go well.
22. “HBD” (Season 2, Episode 7)
Eliza Hittman (Beach Rats) directs this coming-of-age episode about Emily (Gina Piersanti), a teenager whose sexuality blossoms when her bohemian mother’s friend Claudia (Cécile Delepière) comes to stay at their home on her birthday. The episode is a little slight, but the scenes when Emily starts to “notice” Claudia are appropriately charged, and Emily’s debauched birthday party is a lot of fun. Hittman brings a subdued, yet eerie energy to the episode as Emily struggles to be seen in crowded rooms, even when the spotlight is squarely on her. Blichfeld’s script features a few notable grace notes, especially a brief, hidden romantic gesture at the episode’s end.
21. “Derech” (Season 2, Episode 4)
An ex-Hasid invites a Vice journalist on a date to a Shabbat dinner filled with friends who are “off the path.” The Guy loses access to his bike and relies on a chance encounter with an old client to make his deliveries. A drag artist gets thrust into an emergency situation after a long night out. Though patchy at times, especially when crosscutting between its three story lines, “Derech” features plenty of insightful material about what it means to be free, especially in a world that likes to box people into identities. It also features the introduction of the improvised, eminently catchy song, “What Are You Up To, Elisabeth Shue?” which New York Times film critic A.O. Scott believes should be sweeping the nation.
20. “Steve” (Season 2, Episode 10)
A sweet epilogue to High Maintenance’s second season, “Steve” follows two couples (Alexandra Fiber and John Gallagher Jr., and Anna Suzuki and Omar Shaukat) on the day of the solar eclipse as they work together to pull of the perfect proposal. The romantic element, coupled with the unifying nature of the eclipse, makes for a sweet episode, but it’s the subplot involving The Guy that has more weight. He signs his divorce papers with Julia (Kate Lyn Sheil), celebrated with a picture and a long hug, and eventually meets up with Beth (Yael Stone), who explains why she ghosted him and reveals she’s returning to Australia. The season ends with The Guy taking Beth’s RV (named Steve RV) to go on a road trip, only to be stalled before leaving Brooklyn, a fitting conclusion to a curious, adventurous season.
19. “Cruise” (Season 3, Episode 9)
A loving tribute to New York narrated by legendary tour guide and philosopher Timothy “Speed” Levitch, “Cruise” would easily function as a touching series finale, sending The Guy and High Maintenance off on a good note. The episode splits the difference between a broad first half following an acting teacher’s (Reed Birney) inebriated night on the town, and a grounded second half that follows The Guy as he reunites with two high-school friends. While Sarah (Cassie Beck) and Bryan (John McKeever) are in town to see a cancer specialist for their infant son, The Guy does his best to help take their mind off things by tripping down memory lane. The episode ends with The Guy back on his bike (the RV’s engine failed for the last time) and free of a relationship (it’s absolutely perfect that High Maintenance mentions The Guy’s amicable breakup with Lee in passing via text). As he cycles to his next delivery, he breathes in the New York air and takes a minute for himself. God’s Popular Man lives to ride another day.
18. “Ex” (Season 1, Episode 6)
The season-one finale features two stories: the first considers the return of Patrick (Creighton), who struggles to break out of his depressed, reclusive rut, and the second focuses on The Guy, who’s a victim of a robbery and returns to his ex-wife’s apartment looking for emotional support and his spare keys, only to find her new partner Gwen (Rebecca Naomi Jones) alone instead. Patrick’s story is a fitting end to the character’s journey, as he learns that the world outside his small apartment isn’t so frightening after all, and ultimately “breaks up” with The Guy, whom he relied upon for human connection. Meanwhile, The Guy’s story is one of a handful of times High Maintenance peeks into the character’s personal life. We learn that he lives across the hall from his ex-wife and that her new girlfriend isn’t the biggest fan of his continued presence. After a crossed text message, the two part on amicable terms, while The Guy endeavors to sort out his life.
17. “Namaste” (Season 2, Episode 3)
“Namaste” features the return of John (John Peery) and Candace (Candace Thompson) as they win the affordable-housing lottery and move out of their hippie co-op and into a low-income housing unit in a fancy Greenpoint building. They quickly learn the numerous ways in which the community has been stratified by class, and things come to a head when Candace, John, and The Guy deign to use the building’s sauna. The episode’s other story involves a black realtor (Danielle Brooks) who longs to move into a brownstone in Brooklyn, only for the elderly owner to put it on the market before telling her. Both stories examine New York real-estate struggles, but from a grounded perspective involving a universal desire for a stable home.
16. “Genghis” (Web series, Episode 16)
Avery Monsen reprises his role as Evan Waxman, an asexual amateur magician who gives up his well-paying job to become a Brooklyn public-school teacher so he can “make a difference.” This goes about as well as can be expected, as Evan encounters a hostile group of summer school students and otherwise indifferent teachers who have been worn down by a broken system. Blichfeld and Sinclair chronicle Evan’s summer as his enthusiasm curdles into despair, especially when the students mock his sexual orientation. The final scene, in which Evan admits to his students that he’s more selfish than he initially believed, is one of the most startlingly honest moments in the series.
15. “Dinah” (Web series, Episode 7)
“Dinah” introduces a couple of characters that will continue to recur: Chad (Chris Roberti), a free spirit who travels the world attracting women and fun in equal measure, and Kabir (Azhar Khan), a kind doctor who occasionally sleep-eats. When Chad comes to town for a wedding and sleeps on Kabir’s floor, he overstays his welcome, putting a strain on Kabir’s relationship with Annie (Kether Donohue, now of You’re the Worst fame). It’s later revealed that Chad and Annie slept together sophomore year of college, sending Kabir into a fit of rage the night before he’s on call. The trio of performances enhance Blichfeld and Sinclair’s excellent script, and their chemistry suggests a layered, complicated history between the three friends that gets called into question after staying in close quarters with each other for too long.
14. “Globo” (Season 2, Episode 1)
High Maintenance begins its tour de force second season with an episode about Our Current Political Moment, a recipe for disaster that lends itself to speechifying and overcooked diagnoses about the current era. Yet, Blichfeld and Sinclair bring a gentle, humanist edge to life in 2018 by centering it on an unnamed tragedy — mass shooting, Trump’s election, discriminatory legislation, take your pick — and following people who aren’t wrapped up in the news cycle. The result is an episode that’s empathetic towards those affected by ever-fucked global politics and those who just want to go about their day, trying to find some light in a dark world. A scene of a busboy and his son playing with a balloon on the train takes on extra emotional weight not because it courts the Zeitgeist, but because it’s informed by it.
13. “Sufjan” (Web series, Episode 17)
One of the show’s more Brooklyn-centric episodes, “Sufjan” impresses because of how it mines a universal tale about moving struggles out of a quintessentially New York story. Ezra and Reagan (Micah Sherman and Hannah Bos) move to Ditmas Park after being priced out of Williamsburg, but struggle with the geographic isolation from their work and friends. When they find out their regular dealer won’t deliver to their new neighborhood, they rely on The Guy, who decides to make the trip but then gets waylaid saving a kid from diabetic shock. “Sufjan” examines the practical realities of adulthood and financial spending, as well as the habit-forming nature of marijuana. Can you really complain about the money you’re spending on cars to Bushwick when you’re spending the same amount on drugs? The answer is more complicated than you might think.
12. “Breathwork (Season 3, Episode 4)
One of the series’ funniest episodes, “Breathwork” follows a film set during a day of chaotic reshoots from the perspective of the cast — i.e., Jemima Kirke and Tom Lipinski, who play exaggerated versions of themselves — and crew — which features old faces like Gigi (Amy Ryan) and Kabir (Azhar Khan). The day starts with an on-the-fly location change following a death in the building of the original shooting space and only gets worse from than there. After The Guy delivers to set, the crew tries to find time to get high while the actors cause even more delays by adding in their own creative input. When the shoot finally begins, a potential murder and a swarm of bees have entered the picture. Meanwhile, Lee struggles to put her life back together in New York after a public humiliation that’s connected to why the film needed reshoots in the first place. Luckily, The Guy helps her relax with good vibes and a joint.
11. “Fagin” (Season 2, Episode 2)
Sometimes, the strangest things connect the most different experiences. “Fagin” features one story about a middle-aged couple slumming it in a loft while visiting their daughter, and another about a feminist activist group meeting that initially goes awry out of liberal insecurity. Both stories are connected, or interrupted, by the presence of a pet snake named Fagin that affects both worlds just by moving through them. Blichfeld, Sinclair, and co-writers Rebecca Drysdale and Isaac Oliver showcase High Maintenance’s satirical and humanist sides here. The series can poke fun at the messy infighting of activist groups, and also depict a middle-aged couple’s heartwarming pot-fueled night in a new city.
10. “Qasim” (Web series, Episode 11)
Arguably the weirdest episode in High Maintenance’s run, “Qasim” follows Scott (Jordan Dean), a fitness-obsessed man who’s on the “Uberman schedule,” which means he only sleeps two hours every day. When Kellie (Anna Rose Hopkins), a girl in Scott’s cycling class, goes out with him one night, her initial enthusiasm quickly wanes after learning about Scott’s spiritual mentor and cultlike tendencies. The episode features one of the series’ best montages: a three-minute look at Scott’s daily life — working out, creating collage art, working out some more, taking 20-minute naps, eating, working out again, masturbating — set to the anxious pulse of “IO” by Dawn of Midi. Plus, The Guy dresses like a pot dealer (picture trench coat with cooking pots inside) and visits a couple (Henry Zebrowski and Katie Hartman) that like to scare trick-or-treaters as an anniversary present to themselves.
9. “Brad Pitts” (Web series, Episode 10)
For a series about marijuana, High Maintenance rarely goes to the typical stoner well, rightfully choosing to portray the pot-smoking community as a diverse, varied one. Although every episode features pot, very few are actually about pot, simply because Blichfeld and Sinclair treat it as an integrated part in their subjects’ lives. A notable exception is “Brad Pitts,” one of the series’ best episodes, which follows Ellen (Birgit Huppuch), a woman who tries marijuana to help with the symptoms from her stomach cancer treatment. Immediately after The Guy rolls a joint for Ellen and her friend Ruth (Jennifer Smith), Ruth freaks out and calls The Guy back into the house to make sure she’s not having a stroke. While Ruth panics like a teenager, Ellen stuffs her face full of food for the first time in a while. “Brad Pitts” is like the best version of that laughable Maureen Dowd column about trying pot for the first time, only with a much better ending.
8. “Elijah” (Web series, Episode 9)
How quickly can you craft a believable portrait of a dysfunctional family? The answer is about ten minutes. Blichfeld and Sinclair follow the Waxman family at Passover dinner, catered by an obnoxious Top Chef reject (Theo Stockman) who puts bacon in the matzah balls because the family is Reform. The matriarch (Dawn Luebbe) criticizes everything, the youngest daughter Rachel (Jessica Rothe) gets drunk and flirts with the chef, the host couple Joel and Shira (Fred Berman and Bettina Bilger) do their best to entertain their young son, while the asexual Evan (Monsen) desperately tries to lighten the mood. The episode ends with a surprise visit from The Guy and a young boy sneaking in on a double hand job. A perfect Seder.
7. “Matilda” (Web series, Episode 12)
The first Guy-centric episode of the series, “Matilda” follows The Guy as he tries to scramble enough money together to take his middle-school-aged niece Kate (Kate Ross) to the Matilda musical. His travails take him all over New York, including the apartment of Wicked star Kyle Dean Massey, who has Max the Asshole hiding in his bathroom. Despite a valiant effort, The Guy fails and ends up taking Kate to an off-brand feminist TED Talk event, run by Molly and Brenna, where they have fun anyway. A sweet episode that features a stellar, natural performance by the young Ross, “Matilda” shows a sensitive, mature side to The Guy for the first time, and how an unexpected night out can become an adventure.
6. “Googie” (Season 2, Episode 6)
With The Guy recovering from arm surgery following a bike accident, he enlists the help of friend and former client Abdullah (Abdullah Saeed) to make his deliveries. As Abdullah drives around Brooklyn, The Guy takes a forced vacation and has a mild existential crisis about his place in life. He stays inside, constantly smokes, binges on The Wire, and assuages his parents’ worries, but after a day of being inside, he decides to take mushrooms and explore the city. By the end of it, he realizes his relationship with Beth has come to an abrupt end, and that he doesn’t want a partner in his pot business. Abdullah preaches efficiency, better product, and more customers, but The Guy firmly admits, “I know, but I just kind of like doing it on my own.” It’s a moving statement of purpose, and an admission that his job will always be a little unfulfilling, but an open pathway to human connection. Plus, Kabir returns as a Juggalo who preaches the beauty of David Lynch, and who doesn’t want that?
5. “M.A.S.H.” (Season 3, Episode 1)
A wonderful meditation on death and regeneration, “M.A.S.H.” finds The Guy living out of an RV in upstate New York when he learns his old friend Berg (Chuck Montgomery), or Baba as he’s called by friends, has suddenly passed away. The Guy attends his wake, which brings together a vast hippie community to pay tribute to a man who had so much love (and drugs) to give. Written by Blichfeld and Sinclair, “M.A.S.H.” pulls off the momentous feat of depicting hippies with dignity while still poking fun at their spacey sing-alongs and aging traditions. They save special sympathy for Cori (Erin Markey), Berg’s roommate who takes his death very hard because he offered her compassion instead of judgment. However, when one life ends, a new relationship begins. The Guy meets cute with Lee (Britt Lower), a soon-to-be divorced woman looking for a friendly face following a trying period. Their gentle connection and instant chemistry will put a smile on the face of any longtime viewer of the series.
4. “Rachel” (Web series, Episode 13)
High Maintenance often relies on clever, short-film plotting, rooted in upending expectations. “Rachel,” starring Dan Stevens as Colin, a writer and stay-at-home dad who cross-dresses in the privacy of his home, arguably features the best “reveal” in the series’ history. When Colin’s wife, Becky (Blichfeld), returns home with their sick son and finds her husband at home getting high in a dress, she isn’t phased by the cross-dressing, but is upset that she had to leave a sales meeting because of Colin’s irresponsibility. A great example of the series’ observational bent and concise storytelling, “Rachel” conveys Colin’s crisis of masculinity in hushed tones, with the emotional climax pivoting off of Colin feeling comfortable to wear a Rachel Comey dress in front of The Guy.
3. “Ruth” (Web series, Episode 14)
In a series that features plenty of couples, “Ruth” presents the best of them all: Ellen (Huppuch), introduced in “Brad Pitts,” and Victor (Chris McKinney), a lonely doorman and part-time self-defense instructor. The Guy sets the two of them up and they embark on a fun date, complete with food, weed, and karaoke. Things threaten to go south once Victor learns about Ellen’s stomach cancer (now in remission), but the two get back on track after Victor accidentally places pepper on his eyes and genitals. Sweet without being sentimental, romantic without being schlocky, “Ruth” embraces late-period romance with all of the complicated baggage that comes with combining two enormous lives. Sometimes caution must be thrown to the wind, even if that caution amounts to taking a new beau out bird-watching.
2. “Sabrina” (Web series, Episode 19)
The web series’ best episode was also its last on Vimeo. “Sabrina” follows The Guy as he travels with Chad to a house upstate for a mushroom-taking weekend with Chad’s friend group. The Guy is an outsider, but he, like us, slowly learns the group’s unique dynamics, which are built upon a complex web of secrets and strained relationships. The tense conversations and passive-aggressive back talk will be familiar to anyone who has ever been a part of a tight-knit group of friends, and Blichfeld and Sinclair take great care in highlighting the natural chemistry between the actors, which include John Early (Search Party) and Tonya Glanz (Timeless). A pitch-perfect depiction of taking psychedelics in a large group, “Sabrina” captures the hazy insights and stark realizations that arise from a trip, as well as the uncomfortable feeling of looking in on a storied history that doesn’t involve you.
1. “Scromple” (Season 2, Episode 5)
High Maintenance is nothing without The Guy, a beacon of kindness and generosity in a cruel world, so the episodes that focus on him are necessarily special. But the series’ best episode follows his ex-wife, Julia (Kate Lyn Sheil), a brand specialist currently doing pro bono work for a LGBT church. Blocked at work, she starts jonesing for some pot, which she has given up at the request of her girlfriend Gwen. After a long, desperate search in both her and her ex’s apartment leads nowhere, she learns that The Guy is in the hospital after a bike accident and the two reconnect while he’s whacked out on pain meds. “Scromple” is a melancholic look at an expired relationship that produced good times (and possibly some bad habits) and how people can remain family even after they’ve left each other’s lives. Sheil and Sinclair’s performances are phenomenal, and their bittersweet scenes together are an easy highlight. Sinclair and Blichfeld’s real-life breakup inspired “Scromple,” and there are times when it’s as if we’re getting a mediated peek into the co-creators’ emotional history. The final shot of Julia ripping a bong alone in The Guy’s apartment, while her girlfriend sleeps across the hall, speaks volumes without so much as a word.
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this week in late night 10:12 a.m.
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Redskins lose Patten for season
By - The Washington Times - Saturday, November 19, 2005
The injuries that have plagued Washington’s defensive tackles and secondary finally hit the offense in a big way yesterday when No.2 receiver David Patten underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said that since No.3 receiver James Thrash — a starter from 2000 to 2003 with Washington and Philadelphia — is also the team’s top return specialist, he’ll remain in those roles with third-year man Taylor Jacobs leaping from afterthought to Patten’s spot.
Thrash will be even more important tomorrow against Oakland since his kickoff return partner, Ladell Betts, is doubtful with a sprained knee.
“We were hoping it would be something [minor],” Gibbs said. “David felt good after [last Sunday’s] game, but [early this week], he said it didn’t feel right. Hopefully, David will bounce back quickly and we’ll get him ready for next year. This gives Taylor and James an opportunity to step up and make a statement.”
The Redskins opted not to re-sign Jimmy Farris, the hero of their preseason finale, instead promoting former Maryland receiver/return man Rich Parson from the practice squad to take Patten’s roster spot. The undrafted rookie likely will join Thrash on kickoff returns tomorrow.
Jacobs, Washington’s second-round choice in the 2003 draft, has just two catches for 33 yards this season and 21 catches for 248 yards and one touchdown during his three seasons. His previous four starts came last season when the Redskins opened in three-receiver sets.
“It feels good to step into a role where I’ll be on the field a whole lot more,” Jacobs said. “I know Santana [Moss] is the big dog and I realize that [defenses] might roll some coverages to his side. I’m just going to give it my best shot, not try to do anything out of my power.”
Patten wasn’t the hoped-for weapon opposite fellow new receiver Moss, catching just 22 passes for 217 yards and no touchdowns.
Parson didn’t figure to have a pro future after starting just two games at Maryland while catching 61 passes and serving as the No.2 return specialist. He was planning to use his degree in family studies to become a marriage counselor before the Redskins signed him in April.
“We had so many polished receivers during camp, but … I got some great returns in [the preseason finale] and that’s what really gave me a shot,” Parson said. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime.”
Taylor back, Griffin not
Free safety Sean Taylor will start tomorrow after missing the first game of his two-year career with a sprained ankle last week. However, defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin will be sidelined for a third consecutive game with a strained hip flexor. Demetric Evans likely will start again in place of Griffin, who missed just five games in his previous five seasons.
The only NFL teams still undefeated at home are division leaders Indianapolis (9-0 overall), Denver (7-2) and Seattle (7-2) and the Redskins (5-4), who have beaten Seattle and NFC North leader Chicago as well as defending NFC champion Philadelphia and San Francisco.
Their 4-0 home mark follows consecutive 3-5 seasons in Landover. The Redskins were just 35-29-1 at FedEx Field before this season compared to 173-102-3 at RFK Stadium and 82-58-4 at Griffith Stadium.
“The players are starting to believe that FedEx is special,” said guard Ray Brown, one of just two Redskins players from the RFK era. “The fans have done their part in supporting [us]. We’ve done a good job by winning, which is going to create a noise factor for the opposing team.”
Center Cory Raymer, the other Redskins player whose roots go back to the mid-1990s, said there’s still a huge contrast between 56,454-seat RFK and mammoth Fed Ex, with an NFL-most capacity of 91,665.
“RFK was unbelievable,” Raymer said. “The fans were more on [top of] you. It was a lot of fun. The last couple of games, FedEx was the loudest it’s been. It’s starting to sound a little bit more like RFK. [Redskins owner Dan] Snyder is trying to get as many people packed in as possible. But along with that comes winning.”
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Rep. Sinema to stay put in Arizona's 9th District
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PHOENIX (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema won’t jump from her current district to the one being vacated by retiring Rep. Ed Pastor.
Sinema announced on her campaign Facebook page Thursday that she intends to seek re-election in her current 9th Congressional District that covers Tempe and other southeast Phoenix areas. The announcement comes a week after speculation emerged that she might change districts.
The 9th is a swing district that either party could win. Sinema won in 2012 by about four percentage points.
Pastor’s 7th District in south Phoenix is solidly Democratic, meaning Sinema could avoid a Republican challenge every two years if she switched and won.
Numerous Democrats plan to run in the 7th District. They include Sen. Steve Gallardo, Rep. Ruben Gallego and Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox.
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Exoplanet Aurora… Light ‘Em Up!
One of the most beautiful and mysterious apparitions – be it north or south – here on Earth is an auroral display. We know it’s caused by the Sun-Earth connection, so could it happen around exoplanets as well? New research shows that aurorae on distant “hot Jupiters” could be 100-1000 times brighter than Earthly aurorae, creating a show that would be… otherworldly!
“I’d love to get a reservation on a tour to see these aurorae!” said lead author Ofer Cohen, a SHINE-NSF postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA).
As we are now aware, aurorae occur here on Earth when the Sun’s energetic particles encounter our magnetosphere and are shifted towards the poles. This in turn excites the atmosphere, ionizing the particles. Much like turning on your electric stove, this causes the “element” to glow in visible light. It happens here… and it happens on Jupiter and Saturn as well. If other suns behave like our own and other planets have similar properties to those in our solar system, then the answer is clear.
Exoplanets have aurorae, too.
Cohen and his colleagues used computer models to study what would happen if a gas giant in a close orbit, just a few million miles from its star, were hit by a stellar blast. He wanted to learn the effect on the exoplanet’s atmosphere and surrounding magnetosphere. In this scenario, the solar storm is much more focused and far more concentrated when it impacts a “hot Jupiter”. In our solar system, a coronal mass ejection spreads out before it reaches us, but what would happen if it collided with a nearer planet?
“The impact to the exoplanet would be completely different than what we see in our solar system, and much more violent,” said co-author Vinay Kashyap of CfA.
Using modeling, the team took a look at the scenario. The solar blast would slice into the exoplanet’s atmosphere and weaken its magnetic shield. The auroral activity would then form a ring around the equator, 100-1000 times more energetic than seen here on Earth. It would then travel up and down the planet’s surface from pole to pole for hours, gradually weakening – yet the planet’s magnetosphere would save it from erosion. This type of study is important for understating habitable properties of Earth-like worlds.
“Our calculations show how well the planet’s protective mechanism works,” explained Cohen. “Even a planet with a magnetic field much weaker than Jupiter’s would stay relatively safe.”
Original News Source: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics News.
CategoriesAurora, Extrasolar Planets
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Torbjörn Larsson says:
“Even a planet with a magnetic field much weaker than Jupiter’s would stay relatively safe.”
It is good days for astrobiology, then, if massive CMEs are short and long time survivable with magnetic fields.* From Wikipedia I get that Jupiter’s field is ~ 10 times as strong as Earth’s. Attempts to model terrestrial exoplanets show them rather robustly populated with strong magnetic fields:
“We present estimations of dipolar magnetic moments for terrestrial exoplanets using the Olson & Christiansen (2006) scaling law and assuming their interior structure is similar to Earth. We find that the dipolar moment of fast rotating planets (where the Coriolis force dominates convection in the core), may amount up to ~ 80 times the magnetic moment of Earth, M_Earth, for at least part of the planets’ lifetime. For very slow rotating planets (where the force of inertia dominates), the dipolar magnetic moment only reaches up to ~ 1.5 M_Earth.”
Sizable magnetic fields for terrestrials in M-dwarfs habitable zone! So what is going on here?
First they note another (!) mitigating factor which is outside of their model:
“Recent calculations by e.g. Correia et al. (2008), Barnes et al. (2009) and Heller et al. (2011) suggest that the planets may in fact end in stable nonsynchronous rotation states if their orbits are slightly eccentric.”
Second, convection is now believed to play a greater part in planetary dynamos than before:
“More recently, convection has been found to also be an important parameter for dynamo scaling laws (Olson & Christensen 2006; hereafter OC06). Compared with previous models, OC06 mispredicts by less than 15% on average the observed magnetic moments of Solar System bodies, while all other models produce mismatches up to 268 [!] %. In addition, for example, all models except OC06 fail to predict the observed absence of magnetic field in Venus.”
The factor that oomps up fields for habitable terrestrials around M stars is then the same factor that sometimes dampen the field to make our expectations of range slightly skewed. Not having checked that, it may be an expression for the retrograde rotation of Venus.
They make a first order optimistic model to get to possible field strengths, and then note that at least some of the planetary lifetime the larger terrestrials will have a sizable field even if rotation is locked to the orbit.
I would add two – three other mitigating factors to all this. Larger terrestrials could and would on average have denser atmospheres which protects more and last longer. And M stars hyperactive CME period are in most cases a shorter period, with some of that used up for the rather slow terrestrial planet formation.
In fact, those two should be able to combine to a “goldilocks” atmosphere thickness, where the remaining is “just so” thick for habitability. Rarer, but possibly happening.
Convection is thought to be a major aspect of planetary magnetic field. I am not sure if theory for how magnetic fields are generated has been worked out satisfactorily. I seem to remember there were controversies over this.
WaxyMary says:
An old friend has the idea that a superconductor iron/hydrogen alloy might be the source of the dynamo effect. He is now retired and has a lot of time on his hands… his thoughts are below. It seems very hard to test any of them currently.
“Tests in diamond anvils indicate that hydrogen enters the iron lattice at super high pressures, and the ratio is close to unity. The resulting crystal structure, designated FeH, matches the seismic velocity and average density of the Earth’s core, and its layered pattern makes it a good candidate for a superconductor.”
“The ponderous circulation of liquid iron in the outer cores of differentiated planets serves only to cause slowly varying regional distortions of the pure dipole field originating within the solid core and provides a buffer allowing the solid core to rotate independently of the mantle. The magnetic field in the solid core is `pumped up’ by impulses of charged particles from the Sun spiraling into the poles.”
“Core strength to the rescue!”
Though I assume of C et al are correct, such theories of inherent core strength and next to no role for convection fails.
More phenomenology, I am afraid. But it should be sound, as there are a few planets to check with.
Actually there may be more than a few, since exoplanet magnetic fields can be detected.
Speaking of which, I also googled that Christensen et al has proposed more mundane detection based on their results:
“Now, a group of German theorists claims that this divide is too simplistic in the case of small stars and very large planets. They suggest that some planets and stars, less than a third as massive as the Sun, generate strong dipole fields like the Earth’s. If true, this would lead to very large emissions of synchrotron radiation which could be detected on earth. […]
Perhaps the most promising aspect is the radio waves stemming from strong magnetic fields. This year — the International Year of Astronomy — a new central European radio telescope array known as LOFAR will begin scanning the skies for low frequency radio waves. Christensen said, “I hope projects like LOFAR will take notice of our research and this may lead astronomers to detecting new stars and possibly extrasolar planets.””
You can also find some of the controversy in that last link.
However, a tidally locked planet would be rotating rather slowly. If I understand right, the magnetic field intensity is proportional to the angular velocity of the planet.
Bonito articulo,queremos saber mas.
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What Is an SaaS Software License Agreement?
A SaaS software license agreement is used when a company's proprietary software is being licensed to a licensee which differs from a regular SaaS agreement.3 min read
A SaaS software license agreement is used when a company's proprietary software is being licensed to a licensee. This tends to differ from a regular SaaS agreement, which doesn't include a software license.
Why would a SaaS vendor prefer to grant a license versus authorized access to the software? One reason is that in the event of unauthorized access, the vendor cannot claim an IP infringement unless there was a prior license granted.
Software Licenses Versus SaaS Agreements
Much like with the technology itself, the drafting of tech contracts is getting more complex; however, the applicable legal theories remain similar. When a software license agreement is used, the licensor maintains a legal interest in the intellectual property such as:
Potential trade secrets
Any other related rights.
A license grants rights in limited use. Software licenses can be nonexclusive or exclusive. They can also be limited as to:
A geographic region
The right to transfer and sublicense
Storing and making copies
A limited capacity for use and access
This is predicated on the fact the software has to be locally installed or downloaded on the licensee's computer, network, or platform.
Typically, this type of license doesn't apply to SaaS agreements since the customer is not installing or downloading the software, but rather remotely logging into the vendor's servers to use the software, typically online. The vendor or authorized providers host the software on their servers or in the cloud.
Even without a software license agreement, the vendor has the potential for a valid claim for:
Trespass to chattels
Service theft
A Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. Section 1030, violation
In the event of bankruptcy, a vendor may cease the performance of contractual obligations, which includes any outstanding SaaS services. There is a chance a court could compel a vendor to continue providing contracted services, but only if they're covered under an intellectual property license. This is because Bankruptcy Code Section 365(n) protects the customer's right to continued usage of “licensed intellectual property." It does not protect the contracted services.
With typical SaaS agreements, there is no tangible software available and there is no separate maintenance because it's typically bundled as part of the service agreement, in addition to technical support and hosting. The important difference is the fact that a software license provides a product that is tangible, whereas a SaaS agreement is based on a service.
For those who draft software contracts, confusing SaaS agreements and software licenses are a common occurrence. If the person drafting the contract is unclear on the nuances of each, it's not going to be a good contract.
Important Notes on SaaS Agreements
These types of agreements are becoming far more common and are replacing traditional software licensing for IT applications. There are operational and cost advantages with migrating applications to the cloud.
To be a skilled negotiator and an expert in drafting these types of contracts, you need to understand the legal issues that are commonly seen in both SaaS agreements and licenses. Two major points are the:
The nature of what constitutes permitted use.
The scope of what constitutes permitted use.
Sometimes SaaS services are referred to as a license. However, it doesn't mean the customer has a license under any intellectual property rights.
Scope of Permitted Use with SaaS Agreements
There are several key things to note about SaaS agreements and permitted use:
The permitted use provision needs to pinpoint the specific services the customer is entitled to use clearly.
How many authorized users are granted permitted use or access?
Is this exclusive or nonexclusive? Most services are provided to multiple customers.
What is the territory, authorized facilities, means, and technology for permitted use?
How long is use granted?
Institute and explain transfer and assignment rights.
Does the customer have nonproduction use so he or she can use SaaS services to complete testing, system repair, training, or other uses that are nonproduction related, and therefore, free of charge in most cases?
What is the allowed purpose and restrictions?
It's important to verify if the scope of permitted use, especially as it relates to territory, access, and use, is enough to support both current and future intended use.
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Suspect caught in fatal shooting of Mississippi officer at police station
A Biloxi police officer on his way home spotted a man resembling the suspect in the death of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen.
Suspect caught in fatal shooting of Mississippi officer at police station A Biloxi police officer on his way home spotted a man resembling the suspect in the death of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/07/biloxi-mississippi-police-officer-killed/1126589001/
Alissa Zhu, Mississippi Clarion Ledger Published 7:47 a.m. ET May 7, 2019 | Updated 10:25 a.m. ET May 7, 2019
A Mississippi man is under arrest, accused of gunning down a uniformed police officer in a Biloxi police station parking lot. 19-year-old Darian Tawan Atkinson was caught about 40 miles away. (May 7) AP, AP
JACKSON, Miss. – The manhunt for the suspected killer of a Mississippi police officer ended Monday night with the suspect's arrest.
Darian Tawan Atkinson, 19, who was wanted on capital murder charges, was led handcuffed through the same parking lot where he allegedly opened fire on Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen on Sunday.
Atkinson, in a video streamed on social media by WLOX-TV, appeared to be smiling as he passed dozens of uniformed officers on his walk from a cruiser to the front doors of the police station. Some bystanders could be seen clapping and cheering.
Biloxi Police Chief John Miller said a Biloxi officer was on his way home when he spotted a man resembling Atkinson in Wiggins, about 35 miles northwest of Biloxi. He said the officer called the Wiggins Police Department, which sent officers to make the arrest.
Police officer Robert "Mac" McKeithen (Photo: Biloxi Police Department, AP)
"We feel vindicated. He’s been treated properly and fairly. And now we will grieve for the (officer's) family," Miller said. "They’ll know shortly he’s been arrested. Maybe that will give them some relief."
McKeithen, a nearly 24-year veteran of the Biloxi Police Department, was shot and killed outside a police station Sunday night.
It was unclear what prompted the killing. Miller said he didn't know of a motive.
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Authorities said a man approached McKeithen in the station's parking lot after coming inside the station and shot the 58-year-old officer multiple times.
Miller said there will be another charge for accessory to a crime, and declined to elaborate further.
Darian Tawan Atkinson (Photo: Gulfport Police Department)
Miller wouldn't say whether Atkinson had told police anything. He said Atkinson would be questioned and then transported to the Harrison County jail in Gulfport. It's unclear when Atkinson will go before a judge or if he has a lawyer.
Miller said investigators want to make sure they have a "solid case."
"We want the district attorney to be pleased with the case we present. We want this guy to pay for what he’s done," he said.
Miller expressed thanks for the officers who worked the case, some of whom haven't rested in 40 hours, he said. He also thanked the community for their support.
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Dozens of people bowed their heads to honor fallen Biloxi police officer Robert McKeithen during a prayer vigil on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, outside the police department in Biloxi, Miss. A Biloxi police officer, McKeithen died after being shot multiple times in the parking lot of the Biloxi Police Department, Sunday night. Justin Mitchell, AP
Pamela McKeithen, left, prays as pastors lead a prayer vigil Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in honor of fallen Biloxi police officer Robert McKeithen, who died after being shot multiple times in the parking lot of the Biloxi Police Department, Sunday night. Justin Mitchell, AP
Biloxi Police Chief John Miller speaks during a memorial service for slain Patrolman Robert McKeithen while McKeithen's family listens outside the Biloxi Public Safety Center Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Biloxi, Miss. People gathered Tuesday outside the police station, steps away from where Patrolman McKeithen was gunned down Sunday night in the parking lot. Janet McConnaughey, AP
Pamela McKeithen, seated front second from right, sits with her family onstage during a memorial service for her husband, Biloxi Police Patrolman Robert McKeithen, on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, outside the city's Public Safety Center, where the police department is located in Biloxi, Miss. Patrolman Robert McKeithen was killed Sunday night in the parking lot. Janet McConnaughey, AP
Pamela McKeithen, whose police officer husband was shot in the parking lot of the Biloxi Police Department on Sunday, listens to prayers during a memorial service for Patrolman Robert McKeithen in front of the department on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Biloxi, Miss. Janet McConnaughey, AP
In this Monday, May 6, 2019 image taken from video, shooting suspect Darian Tawan Atkinson is lead into a police station in Biloxi, Miss. Police on Mississippi's Gulf Coast captured Atkinson, a suspect in the slaying of a uniformed officer gunned down outside a Biloxi police station, concluding a tense manhunt. AP
In this Monday, May 6, 2019 photo provided by the Stone County Enterprise newspaper, Darian Tawan Atkinson, wanted for capital murder in the slaying of Biloxi Patrolman Robert McKeithen, awaits transport back to Biloxi, after being arrested in Wiggins, Miss. Jody O'Hara, AP
A Biloxi police vehicle that was assigned to patrolman Robert McKeithen is covered in flowers as Biloxi Police Capt. Milton Houseman, rear, talks , with a member of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Biloxi, Miss. Houseman said he was one of the officers who brought Darian Tawan Atkinson, 19, to Biloxi after his arrest in Wiggins on May 6, in the death of Patrolman McKeithen. Janet McConnaughey, AP
Julia Martin, second from left,, and her cousin Barbara Young, left, both of Hattiesburg, Miss., photograph the Biloxi police vehicle that was assigned to patrolman Robert McKeithen, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Biloxi, Miss. Houseman said he was one of the officers who brought Darian Tawan Atkinson, 19, to Biloxi after his arrest in Wiggins on May 6, in the death of Patrolman McKeithen. Janet McConnaughey, AP
A Biloxi police vehicle that was assigned to patrolman Robert McKeithen is covered in flowers as Biloxi Police Capt. Milton Houseman, rear, talks , with a member of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Biloxi, Miss. Janet McConnaughey, AP
Biloxi Police Chief John Miller holds a departmental photograph of Officer John McKeithen who was killed Sunday night, May, 5, to media, outside the department building, in Biloxi, Miss., prior to a news conference Monday, May 6, 2019. Justin Mitchell, AP
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Biloxi Police Chief John Miller places flowers and a card on the police SUV of Officer Robert McKeithen, outside the station in Biloxi, Miss., Monday, May 6, 2019. McKeithen was killed in the line of duty outside the Biloxi Police Department, Sunday night. A manhunt is underway to find the suspect, who shot McKeithen multiple times, police say. Justin Mitchell, AP
Natalie Rickert of Biloxi, Miss., and her daughters Alethea, 9, right,, London, 7, left, and Haven 5, hidden, look at a Biloxi police vehicle that was assigned to patrolman Robert McKeithen that is covered in flowers, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Biloxi, Miss. Janet McConnaughey, AP
In this Monday, May 6, 2019 photo provided by the Stone County Enterprise newspaper, a Gulfport, Miss., police officer checks the pockets of Darian Tawan Atkinson, wanted for capital murder in the slaying of Biloxi Patrolman Robert McKeithen, as he is apprehended in Wiggins, Miss. Jody O'Hara, AP
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In this photo provided by WLOX, a flag flies at half-staff in front of the Biloxi, Miss., City Hall on Monday, May, 6, 2019, in memory of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen, who was shot in an ambush in front of the police station Sunday night. John Fitzhugh, AP
In this photo provided by WLOX, an unidentified Biloxi, Miss., police officer walks away after placing an angel statuette on Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen's official vehicle, Monday, May, 6, 2019. McKeithen was shot in an ambush in front of the police station Sunday night. John Fitzhugh, AP
In this image provided by WLOX, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation officers watch as other officers converge on an apartment on Popp's Ferry Road in Biloxi, Miss., Monday, May, 6, 2019. Police were responding to a tip that Darian Taiwan Atkinson, 19, was at the apartment. Atkinson is accused of shooting Biloxi Police officer Robert McKeithen in an ambush in front of the police station Sunday night. He was not found in the apartment. John Fitzhugh, AP
In this image provided by WLOX, a Mississippi Bureau of Investigation officer walks along Benachi Avenue in Biloxi, Miss., on Monday, May, 6, 2019, as he and other lawmen search for Darian Taiwan Atkinson, 19, who is accused of shooting Biloxi Police officer Robert McKeithen in an ambush in front of the police station Sunday night. John Fitzhugh, AP
Citizens join hands and offer prayer Monday afternoon, May 6, 2019, at the Biloxi, Miss., Police Department, around the official SUV of Officer Robert McKeithen, who was murdered outside the building Sunday night. Area residents decorated the vehicle with memorials, flowers, and messages throughout the day. Lauren Walck, AP
The police SUV of police Officer Robert McKeithen is decorated with memorials, flowers, and messages outside the Biloxi Police Department in Biloxi, Miss., Monday, May 6, 2019, a day after the officer was killed outside the building. Lauren Walck, AP
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Asked about the expression on the suspect's face as he was led through the police station doors, Miller replied: "I'm not bothered by his smile."
Monday began with law enforcement circulating video footage and photos of the then-unidentified suspected killer in hopes of pinning down his name. They showed a man in a black T-shirt, blue shorts and a red hat sauntering through a pair of sliding glass doors.
Surveillance images show a man who is the suspect in the killing of a Biloxi police officer. (Photo: Biloxi Police Dept.)
During a morning news conference, Miller described McKeithen as an "unbelievably fine policeman."
He had served on the force for nearly 24 years, he said, and was planning to retire this year.
"(McKeithen) was a fine and decent man, a great policeman and he served the citizens of Biloxi well," Miller said.
McKeithen leaves behind a wife, daughter, two stepsons and a stepdaughter, Miller said.
It's unclear how Atkinson got to Wiggins after a day when police searched locations in Biloxi, sometimes carrying assault rifles, looking for the man. Miller said he expected at least one person would be charged as an accessory for illegally aiding Atkinson.
When authorities announced they identified the suspect as Atkinson, they urged anyone who knew where he was to turn him in.
McKeithen's relatives said Monday through Biloxi city spokesman Vincent Creel that they weren't prepared to talk. A memorial service is planned Tuesday night at Biloxi police headquarters. The officer's funeral and burial are planned for May 13.
Contributing: The Associated Press. Follow Alissa Zhu on Twitter: @AlissaZhu
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Home Banking JUST IN: Facebook’s Digital Currency Operation ‘Poses Risks To Global Banking’
JUST IN: Facebook’s Digital Currency Operation ‘Poses Risks To Global Banking’
Facebook’s plan to operate its own digital currency poses risks to the international banking system that should trigger a speedy response from global policymakers, according to the organisation that represents the world’s central banks.
Although the move of big tech firms such as Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba into financial services could speed up transactions and cut costs, especially in developing world countries, it could also undermine the stability of a banking system that has only just recovered from the crash of 2008.
Echoing warnings from many tech experts, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said that while there were potential benefits to be made, the adoption of digital currencies outside the current financial system could reduce competition and create data privacy issues.
“The aim should be to respond to big techs’ entry into financial services so as to benefit from the gains while limiting the risks,” said Hyun Song Shin, economic adviser and head of research at BIS.
“Public policy needs to build on a more comprehensive approach that draws on financial regulation, competition policy and data privacy regulation.”
The warning from the BIS on Sunday comes only days after Facebook announced it would launch its own digital currency, Libra, in 2020. It will allow its billions of users to make financial transactions across the globe in a move that could potentially shake up the world’s banking system.
Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook, last week added his voice to concerns being expressed over big tech’s move into finance, warning that Libra could shift power into the wrong hands.
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Suspect in fatal Colts Uber crash now faces federal immigration charges
Federal immigration charges have now been filed
By: Katie Cox
INDIANAPOLIS -- The man suspected to be drunk behind the wheel and causing an accident that killed two people, including a Colts player early Sunday morning wasn't supposed to be allowed back in the country until 2029, according to authorities.
U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler announced Tuesday evening that federal charges have now been filed against Manuel Orrega-Zavala for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien.
Indianapolis police say Orrega-Zavala was drunk when he crashed into the back of a car pulled to the side of I-70 early Sunday morning killing Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and Jeffrey Monroe.
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Minkler said Orrega-Zavala provided law enforcement officers with the alias, "Alex G. Cabrera" at the time of his arrest but Homeland Security agents soon discovered his real name was Manuel Orrego-Zavala, a citizen of Guatemala.
“The defendant in this case allegedly re-entered the country illegally for the second time before he put the public safety of Indianapolis at risk and took the lives of two innocent men early Sunday morning,” Minkler said. “In April, Attorney General Sessions directed all federal prosecutors to prioritize charging aliens that illegally re-enter the country, especially if they are a risk to public safety or there is a criminal history present. Following the rule of law is the foundation of our American democracy, and my office is committed to fulfilling the Attorney General’s directive.”
Orrega-Zavala had been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO) in October 2006 and removed from the United States to Guatemala in 2007. At the time, he was prohibited from returning to the United States for 10 years.
He was arrested again in March 2009 and again sent back to Guatemala in May 2009 with an order prohibiting him from re-entering the United States for 20 years.
Immigration charges against Orrega-Zavala will remain pending until his charges in Marion County are investigated and concluded.
According to Assistant United States Attorney William McCoskey, Orrega-Zavala faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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Seven reasons Molise (yes, Molise) is Italy's best kept secret
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Molise has 35km of largely unspoilt coastline. Photo: Renata Virzinate/Flickr
Challenge your friends to a game of 'who can name all of Italy's regions?' and Molise will probably be the last one they say – if they say it at all.
Among Italians from the other 19 regions of Italy, it's fair to say Molise is considered a bit of a joke.
Scores of Facebook groups poke fun at Italy's youngest and second smallest region after alpine Val d'Aosta, such as “Molisn't: I don't believe in the existence of Molise”, which has 66,000 members.
But the low esteem in which the rest of Italy holds the region is no reflection on its fascinating traditions, stunning landscapes and wonderfully rustic gastronomy.
There it is! Image: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia
In fact, the region – which lies sandwiched between Abruzzo and Puglia on Italy's east coast (don't pretend you knew already) – has been hard done by.
Here are seven reasons it's worth discovering.
An abandoned segment of Rochetta a Volturno. Photo: Luca Teracciano/Flickr
Home to just 315,000, Molise is a great place to visit if you're looking to avoid the crowds.
With a population density of just 72.3 people per square kilometre, the region is almost one third as populous as the rest of Italy.
Since the 1970's, the population of many rural towns has dropped considerably, as young people have left the region for better economic opportunities in Italy's north. This phenomenon has been compounded by further waves of emigration in the aftermath of major earthquakes which hit the region in 1985 and 2012 - and is one of the reasons why it still flies under the tourist radar.
But emigration has left its mountainous landscape studded with highly atmospheric near-ghost towns, such as Rochetta a Volturno, a town of 24 square kilometres, which is home to just over 1,000 people.
In addition to its lack of residents, the region is unknown even to many Italophiles, meaning that the number of national and international tourists who flock to the area each year is very low. Plenty of opportunity to practice your Italian!
Rich history
The ancient ruins at Saepinum. Photo: Columbale/Flickr
At present, Molise is one of just five Italian regions not to boast at least one Unesco World Heritage site - but don't let that fool you.
Like the rest of the country, the area is steeped in history which stretches as far back as the Samnites – a pre-Roman civilization which lived in the area.
The beguiling archaeological remains of Saepinum, a Samnite settlement which was later conquered by the Romans, are as good as anything you're likely to find outside of Rome and Pompeii.
Even better, unlike Rome and Pompeii, Saepinum's ancient shops, forum and bath house can all be enjoyed without getting stuck in a sweaty throng of tourists.
Further insight can be gained on the region's history at Campobasso's Museo Sanitico – which houses scores of noteworthy finds made nearby, including the grizzly remains of a Longobard tomb showing a warrior buried with his horse.
Great beaches
A beach near the resort of Termoli. Photo: Renata Virzinate/Flickr
The southern Adriatic coast is considered to be one of Italy's most beautiful stretches of coastline – and Molise boasts its own 35 kilometre stretch.
The sandy hideaways around the region's picturesque coastal town of Termoli are as good as those offered by other Italian regions, but are much less of a tourist trap.
While visitors to Italy's packed-out beaches struggle to find enough space to unfurl their towel during peak season, visitors to Molise's coastline have much more space and privacy.
Some serious mountains
Monte Miletto in spring. Photo: Italo Greco/Flickr
A whopping 55 percent of the region is covered by rugged mountains – the largest of which is the 8,202 ft giant, Monte Miletto. The mountains are great for hikers, and there are no shortage of trails for them either.
Avid walkers can follow the plethora of ancient shepherds' paths, known as tratturi, which criss-cross the region. The tratturi were once used by migrating pastoralists making their biannual journey between the mountains of Abruzzo to the north and the plains of Puglia to the south.
Molise's mountains also mean skiing is possible in winter, with the region's two ski resorts offering winter sports enthusiasts some 16 kilometres of piste.
Return to a pre-smartphone world
Civitacampomarano. Photo: Crono Garganico/Flickr
The rugged terrain and isolated villages are a boon for anyone looking to disconnect – as many of them are known for their terrible mobile phone coverage.
In the town of Civitacampomarano, near the region's capital of Campobasso, the coverage is so bad that the town's 400 residents can't get online using their mobile devices.
Visitors to semi-deserted town's across the region can easily 'blackout' for a couple of days in places where conversation is a form of art, not an emoticon.
Unique flavours
Torcinelli: sheep's liver sausage. Photo: Luciano/Wikimedia
While every region in Italy has its own traditional gastronomy, some regions' foods hog all the attention.
Rome's pasta alla carbonara and Sicilian arancini/e can be found cluttering up restaurant menus across Italy but you'll struggle to find traditional fare from Molise anywhere else in the country. All the more reason to head to the forgotten region and try out its local eateries.
Regional specialities include things like cavatelli al ragu di agnello – small pasta shells with lamb ragu and torcinelli – and sheep's liver sausages.
Molise boasts some of Italy's most obscure wines, such as Biferno and Pientro di Iserna, which have red, white and rosé varieties.
It's easy and cheap to get there
Molise exists, and trains go there. Photo: Peter Grossman/Flickr
In spite of the 63,000 non-believers, Molise does exist and its second city of Isernia can be reached in two hours by train from Rome and Naples, for less than €25 return.
So, forget the tourist hubs and go so soon – at least before someone asks you if you can name all 20 of Italy's regions.
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It's ALIIIIIVE: Boffins detect slow-moving zombie star
Red giant revives a nearby corpse through the emission of cosmic wind
By Richard Speed 5 Mar 2018 at 14:23
The European Space Agency's INTEGRAL space observatory has captured an unusual piece of stellar voodoo: the moment when a dead star was brought back to life by a nearby red giant.
The slowly rotating core of the zombie star was revived by x-ray flares from its engorged neighbour, giving rise to a high energy emission from the corpse.
Dr. Enrico Bozzo, lead author of the paper detailing the discovery (PDF), and his team first noticed the flare in data from the INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) space observatory on August 13 2017 from an unknown source in the centre of the Milky Way.
The discovery triggered a slew of follow-up observations, which resulted in boffins catching the red giant red handed, so to speak.
A red giant is a star in a late evolutionary phase. Starting out a similar size to the Sun but potentially more massive, the outer layers of the star expand outwards as its fuel is exhausted. As the star cools, it takes on a red hue.
Boffins expect that a similar fate awaits our Sun, although there is some uncertainty as to what this will mean for the Earth. Whether there will be any humans around in five-six billion years’ time to witness the event is also very much open to question.
The revived zombie star is likely the remains of a star considerably more massive than the Sun, that exploded in a supernova after racing through its fuel like a carelessly tossed match in a fireworks factory.
Occasionally, a hugely dense stellar corpse is left behind, packing more than the mass of the Sun into a core less than 30km across with a strong magnetic field.
The team used data from other space observatories, ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s NuSTAR, to show that the neutron star in question spins unusually slowly, only once every 2 hours, and possesses a surprisingly strong magnetic field.
The data presents boffins with a puzzle. The red giant appears to be much older than the neutron star, since this magnetic field would normally be expected to fade over time.
Scientists speculate that the neutron star actually arose from the collapse of a white dwarf, fed by the red giant over time (rather than a supernova), or that assumptions around the fading of the magnetic field need a rethink.
This particular pairing of red giant and neutron star is known as a "symbiotic X-ray binary" system, with no more than 10 known.
Boffins will continue to monitor the odd couple, in case the x-ray flare was just a "burp of winds". ®
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ESA lofts one astronaut and four Galileo satellites into orbit
Although not at the same time
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to add another feather to its cap by Venus Orbiter Mission.
By Sanjay Majumder | March 17, 2018
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to add another feather to its cap by Venus Orbiter Mission. “Venus Orbiter Mission” After creating a new world record by launching 104 satellites into Orbit in one go, ISRO(Indian Space Research Organisation) is heading towards adding a new feather to its cap by launching India’s first Venus …
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yorkleyblue
Everything posted by yorkleyblue
Chelsea Women - Free Tickets
yorkleyblue posted a topic in Chelsea Match Chat
I don't know if I missed this being posted previously, but I had an email from the club that says "CLAIM YOUR FREE TICKETS TODAY Chelsea FC Women v Tottenham Hotspur Women Sunday 8 September, 12:30pm Stamford Bridge The Stage is set - Chelsea FC Women’s opening match of the 2019/20 season is a mouth-watering encounter against newly promoted Tottenham Hotspur and today the news becomes a whole lot bigger. The venue for this London derby is Stamford Bridge and on top of that, all tickets are FREE! You can book up to four tickets, all for free, and as we anticipate a full house, please only claim seats if you think you are sure to attend, so as not to deny any fellow Blues the chance to be there. Join us at Stamford Bridge this September as Emma Hayes’ side begin the quest to regain the title they won as recently as 2018." I think it's for members and season ticket holders , but it's not clear. Not like the club to be giving anything away for free, but it might be a crack. OOPS! @Munkworth had already posted this at
So he is out...
yorkleyblue replied to loz's topic in General Chelsea FC
When he says "fought" he means sidled around with stockings and chewing gum in poacher pockets inside his jacket.
Maurizio Sarri Officially Appointed
yorkleyblue replied to cRyptic's topic in General Chelsea FC
It's not a team anymore. Damn this period of austerity. Buggers are prioritising child poverty over my special needs. I fought in three world wars and 2 world cups ill have you know. Well, you scotches voted overwhelmingly for Thatcher originally, the source of all this, and then compounded it by voting almost totally for brexit, tying up all the social welfare money in ludicrous promises of subsidised Hai Karate and red roses for Welsh sheep farmers. I do think that your need for Special Brew is more important than resolving so-called child "poverty", though. How many cans can you actually get back from Aldi in your Sholley?
Not become, Loz, you know I always had a very low tolerance threshold for the sort of "I want it all and I want it now because it's my right, because I'm special, because twatter tells me so" bollocks that seems to have now become mandatory in the wonderful world of internet. But, in deference to a personal request from your carer team, I'll try not to point it out too much so that you don't get over-excited and won't need your pads changing so often.
See what you've been missing, Lozzer? Some snide, opinionated bellend who is proud to be represented by a picture of Colin w**ker abusing our manager. Just think about the underlying conciousness of that. Kafka would have been embarrassed to have suggested such a plot-line. And then some posters who you would have thought would know better "interact" with it. Dicky and Notts Boy - leave it, he ain't worth it. Comeback, over, roger.
Not back. Never went away.
Apparently, there have been a series of unfounded rumours that I had been "banned" from this place. These are simply untrue. I had taken a sabbatical to perform my usual, typically un-trumpeted, good works, helping orphans,handling teenage single mothers ostracised by the Catholic Church and developing a cure for a series of nasty diseases in the third world. Well, Swindon, actually, but the point stands. However, just this very afternoon I received an email from the Barlinnie prison officer in charge of monitoring inmates released on licence to warn me that Loz was in fact out, and also to warn MrsYorkleyBlue that, because of that, she shouldn't leave her unmentionables on the washing line, because that would be an irresistable temptation to Loz, as it was the last three times. So, I thought I'd pop in here and warn you all to keep your hands on your preciouses, and to be vigilant. As I walked through the door I could not help but notice the choking smell of damp Tena for men, the number of slightly soiled zimmer frames and the collection of dodgy tramps, sitting around drinking snakebites of Tennants Super and Diamond White Extra (all except one bearded fellow, under the pier with a 5 litre plastic container of methylated spirits) reminiscing about the time when they were all young men and had hair and a waistline, when Eddie Newton could hit a cross-field pass without endangering punters in the East Upper row F and Brian M was still in the closet. Anyway, I notice that we now have a whole new load of Murican experts joined up, to aid the Shed End to understand the complex and confusing world of soccer, and that there are still some mewling infants and their mums, taking offence at everything and desperately whining about what their entitlements are when it comes to what the club owes them. Still, it's really good to see that some of the brightest and most erudite and knowledgeable world class football managers are members here under pseudonyms to tell us exactly where the duffers our club keep employing are going wrong. It's all down to being scruffy and a smoker, apparently. Though, I must say to Colin w**ker, using your own picture as an avatar makes you look more of a tit than we all thought you were, anyway, regardless of what witty forum name you choose to use. Any road up, watch out for Loz, keep your daughters and sisters away from any of Liam's brothers, and hold on for a bumpy ride once Super Frank fails to have us in the top half of the league in October by playing 13 year-olds.
Malmo V Chelsea (EL) Thurs 14th Feb 20:00 UK
yorkleyblue replied to coco's topic in Chelsea Match Chat
And did f**k all against a sh*t team. Get a f**king grip on reality
new boy, glory-hunting plastic w**ker - f**k off back to city or wherever, coming in here with your in-depth knowledge gleaned from Sky sports and google
Like I said - spoilt f**k
You won away from home in a european knockout competition - what more do you want you spoilt f**k?
Bummer that we scored from one, then What exactly did he do?
Not just me then?
Vintage Blues pictures and film
yorkleyblue replied to Carshalton Blue's topic in Chelsea Vintage
What do you mean "about 6 months?" Still very fashionable round here.
and strolled around, missing passes, losing the ball and generally just replicating what most of the team had been doing for the first hour. I would have expected just a little bit of "look at me, boss, I'm better than these w**kers you have been picking for most of the season" but we didn't get that. Boy really gotta take whatever chances he gets. Like I said, sometimes he's almost unplayable when he can be arsed, a lot of the time doesn't look like he deserves to be in the squad. I mean, honestly @Nibs, you or I would put more effort in.
yorkleyblue replied to Norman The Gambler's topic in Music, TV and Films
Joe Bonamassa on alexa shuffle
yorkleyblue replied to Old Shaggy's topic in General Chelsea FC
And they have an incredible Cuban Salsa Congress Weekender there every year.
I'd argue with your list of ones showing consistency as well. The only ones who are consistent are Kante (almost consistently running, like the Duracell bunny) and Giroud, consistently not quite there at the right time or in the right place.
But that's not a snappy over-simplistic one-liner cliche
Jorginho is a Blue
yorkleyblue replied to Zeta's topic in General Chelsea FC
Ampadu does it a huge amount too.
yorkleyblue replied to Mike 93's topic in General Chelsea FC
I'm not going through all this again with you. You know my position on this. If Willian doesn't fit into your playstation FIFA way of seeing things, that's your problem, not mine nor his. You appear to have a personal dislike of the player, for whatever reason, and so twist and distort facts and opinions to suit that. Professionals in the world or real-life football, not those fiddling on their keyboards and watching on hooky streams rate the player. That's good enough for me. I'm not playing this game any more with you. You know what I think, and you know why I think you are wrong. Leave it at that. But, I'm glad that you know the inner workings of Sarri's mind. Must make it so much easier to be so certain about everything.
I'm not arguing with that, it's like everything, consistency is key. We can't have the entire forum going up in flames about the inconsistency of various scapegoats of the day on one hand and then saying that our chosen "great new hope" of the day can be inconsistent because we like him. I agree he should be ahead of Barkley, maybe even Kovacic, or at least sharing time with him, but how long before we all turn on him if he phones in three or four consecutive performances like Sunday's. Like I said earlier, sometimes you'd think he was the future of our Champions League winning side, dominating Europe and the Premier league for a decade, and sometimes he looks like he's never met his team mates or a football before, and can't be arsed to learn. I really do hope it's the first.
30 against 22? Out of how many games played so far? And in the bigger games? How well has that worked out, then? The only positive I can take from Sunday was that not too many idiots in here were putting all the blame on Willian
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Mallick: Readers, let’s send our kids to camp!
By Heather MallickStar Columnist
Fri., May 25, 2012
Summer camp is one of the things Toronto does best. It gets you out of an un-fragrant, hot, damp city, which if you’re a kid, is hugely wonderful. Adults will shelter as best they can, but kids can’t contain their misery at being stuck indoors, or their delight at escape.
Let’s give them delight.
Campers at Camp Huronda, a camp for kids with Type 1 Diabetes, are seen at the dock getting ready for water activities. (CARLOS OSORIO / TORONTO STAR)
Yes, the technology is primitive: lake water, sand, trees, bunks and bonfires, canoes and rafts, huge Kurelek skies, camp-standard food that always tastes mysteriously ambrosial outdoors, droning incantatory camp songs like Land of the Silver Birch that haunt you into adulthood, endless T-shirt-and-shorts uniforms, giggling into the night, that loon that apparently travels from lake to lake to make everyone feel lonely, skit night, relentless splashing, flashlights, the threat of bears, a counsellor to worship, and a pine smell that doesn’t come out of a spray can.
All we need is the children. And there is no shortage of these vulnerable, trusting, tender-skinned kids left to bake every summer in city smells and textures: cement, asphalt, residue, weeds, car exhaust, car alarms, empty storefronts, a constant boredom, a learned unease, and the sound of grownups shouting.
What we don’t have is the cash.
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Camp is a refuge. Every child can have that refuge if you, an adult, hand over the one thing children never have access to, and that’s real money. The Star Fresh Air Fund opens its 111th distinguished year — and 112th campaign — with a call for $600,000 to give kids a summer they can place in their memory bank for matchless restorative comfort.
Star publisher Joseph Atkinson first began asking for readers’ help in 1901. Two world wars, the invention of the automobile, the Internet, penicillin and Bixi bikes, and you’d think we’d have solved these problems. Yet 25,000 underprivileged children still need a helping hand.
What children require hasn’t changed, although we use gentler language now to describe what holds them back. Kids have Down syndrome, autism, Tourette syndrome and cerebral palsy. They have diabetes, cancer, epilepsy or attention deficit disorder, they have juvenile arthritis or have had limbs amputated. They are emotionally damaged, live in extreme poverty, use dangerous drugs or have already come to know the court system.
When they go to camp, they have sunshine, more sets of loving arms and, best of all, the experience of laughing and playing outdoors, at ease with other kids who are like them. They have a taste of independence from parents who are exhausted or unreliable or long gone.
The money you send will go to 104 residential and day camps, including the remarkable Moorelands Camp, which is this summer celebrating its 100th anniversary. Our call-out for cash starts today and ends on Saturday, Aug. 4. A little landscape will offer these children good things, only good things.
As Star publisher John Cruickshank says, “In a city where the gap is ever widening between those who have the opportunity and encouragement to grow and flourish and those who don’t, the Fresh Air Fund makes a difference.
“With the help of our readers, it will again give many young kids from the GTA the chance to escape the worst of the city for the best of nature. Nobody in our community is more in need of this message of caring and inclusion.”
So please do send money, every dollar of which is valued and will be spent wisely.
Barbara Mrozek, director of Toronto Star Charities and Philanthropy, asks the crucial questions about expanding hope. “Although school is over for the summer, why not let a child continue to learn? Why not let them make new friendships, challenge themselves, discover more about the environment they live in?
“The ‘young’ years are the best years to make memories,” she says of the way children can be imprinted with happiness. “At camp, kids can do just that. Maybe it’ll be the summer they never forget.”
Summer camp for these children won’t be picture-perfect. Some of these kids face obstacles that will not even have occurred to you.
Some may take a very long time to make their way across the dry beach sand, to the wet sand, to the scary water. Some kids, like the ones with autism, who were always a little too loud for the city — oh, the looks you get when you take your Asperger’s syndrome child to a restaurant — will be allowed to get really really loud here. Who’s going to complain? The lonely loon in the distant water?
They might be allowed to relax, free to be themselves this summer, thanks to the money you have sent out of the generosity that has graced this storied city since 1901. Star readers are good people, always have been. Please write your cheque now.
If you have been touched by the Fresh Air Fund or have a story to tell, e-mail lferenc@thestar.ca or phone 416-869-4309.
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Toronto Fashion Week joins with RE\SET for February shows
By Jillian VieiraThe Kit
Two vastly different Toronto fashion organizations will join forces to showcase Canadian designers in a single event in February 2018, The Kit has learned.
The official Toronto Fashion Week and the alternative RE\SET collections have entered a partnership that will bring together curated and established names with indie labels under one tent in Yorkville Village on Feb. 5 to 7.
The goal of this mutually beneficial partnership is to unify the local scene and earn the respect of the international fashion community, says RE\SET co-founder and fashion director Dwayne Kennedy.
A third fashion event player, Jeff Rustia’s Canada Fashion Group, which owns the populist TOM and TW shows, is not involved in this venture.
Toronto’s runway shows have been a mishmash of disjointed events since IMG, the U.S. conglomerate that owned fashion weeks around the world, pulled out of it’s Toronto venture in the summer of 2016.
Real estate developer Peter Freed of Freed Developments bought the name Toronto Fashion Week and relaunched TFW last September with an extravagant tent show in Yorkville.
It was a blend of traditional runway shows with industry anchors including Pink Tartan and Lucian Matis and panel discussions featuring fashion heavy hitters such as French designer Jean Paul Gaultier and Toronto-born, New York-based photographer Petra Collins.
Simultaneously, RE\SET, created by The Collections founders Kennedy, Mel Ashcroft and Brian A. Richard, presented its second event to the alternative crowd at the Great Hall on Queen St. W. with streetwear designers Wrk Dept and Alex S. Yu showing alongside more established edgy designers such as Sid Neigum. The collective hosted a flexible format of presentations, and included, a “see now, buy now” designer showroom, as well as runway shows.
The hope is that this alliance will bring the focus back to the fashion through creative platforms and diverse offerings for designers at different levels, says Carolyn Quinn, Toronto Fashion Week’s executive director.
“Some designers will want to do the big, splashy runway show with 25 models, but for other designers, that doesn’t necessarily fit their business model,” says Quinn. “Those designers will have an opportunity to showcase in a smaller way — maybe it’s 100 of their key buyers, media and VIP in that room,” she adds.
“We’re really excited for our designers to have a new audience and for the more consumer-facing environment,” says Kennedy. “Sales are super important beyond the marketing aspect. To that end, our designer showroom will now be open to the public for the entire event,” he says.
“It’s not about building another New York or London. We’re trying to experiment and see what works,” Kennedy says. “It’s about finding a new solution that is true to our Canadian voice.”
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Insider Trading Alert - IRIX, SGA And RM Traded By Insiders
Stocks with insider trader activity include IRIX, SGA and RM
TheStreet Wire
Sep 8, 2015 11:00 AM EDT
Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, 66 U.S. common stocks issued filings of shares being bought or sold by insiders. The transactions ranged in value from $23.91 to $1,080,000.00.
Highlighted Stocks Traded by Insiders:
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Paragon Associates & Paragon Associates Ii Joint Venture, who is 10% Owner at Iridex, bought 10,304 shares at $6.81 on Sept. 4, 2015. Following this transaction, the 10% Owner owned 1.2 million shares meaning that the stake was boosted by 0.88% with the 10,304-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $6.96, up $0.15, or 2.14% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Iridex go as follows:
4-Week # shares bought: 30,955
4-Week # shares sold: 2,616
12-Week # shares bought: 162,892
12-Week # shares sold: 2,616
The average volume for Iridex has been 32,700 shares per day over the past 30 days. Iridex has a market cap of $68.6 million and is part of the health care sector and health services industry. Shares are down 20.23% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday.
IRIDEX Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and services medical laser systems and associated instrumentation for the treatment of the sight-threatening eye diseases. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.0. Currently, there are no analysts who rate Iridex a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.
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Saga Communications (SGA) - FREE Research Report
Towerview Llc, who is 10% Owner at Saga Communications, bought 2,113 shares at $34.16 on Sept. 4, 2015. Following this transaction, the 10% Owner owned 1.3 million shares meaning that the stake was boosted by 0.16% with the 2,113-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $34.45, up $0.29, or 0.85% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Saga Communications go as follows:
4-Week # shares sold: 20
12-Week # shares bought: 57,014
12-Week # shares sold: 20
The average volume for Saga Communications has been 6,000 shares per day over the past 30 days. Saga Communications has a market cap of $171.4 million and is part of the services sector and media industry. Shares are down 20.65% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday.
Saga Communications, Inc., a broadcast company, acquires, develops, and operates broadcast properties in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Radio and Television. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 2.32%. The company has a P/E ratio of 14.1. Currently, there are no analysts who rate Saga Communications a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
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TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Saga Communications as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and attractive valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins. Get the full Saga Communications Ratings Report from TheStreet Quant Ratings now.
Regional Management (RM) - FREE Research Report
Campos Roel C, who is Director at Regional Management, bought 3,500 shares at $16.42 on Sept. 4, 2015. Following this transaction, the Director owned 19,324 shares meaning that the stake was boosted by 22.12% with the 3,500-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $15.30, down $1.12, or 7.3% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Regional Management go as follows:
4-Week # shares bought: 3,500
The average volume for Regional Management has been 88,300 shares per day over the past 30 days. Regional Management has a market cap of $198.8 million and is part of the financial sector and financial services industry. Shares are down 2.47% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday.
Regional Management Corp., a diversified specialty consumer finance company, provides various loan products primarily to customers with limited access to consumer credit from banks, thrifts, credit card companies, and other traditional lenders. The company has a P/E ratio of 14.0. Currently, there is 1 analyst who rates Regional Management a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
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DRPA Announces Significant South Jersey Transit Proposals
Yonah Freemark
May 13th, 2009 | 22 Comments
Tripartite project would extend DMU commuter rail, improve existing Atlantic City line, and implement bus rapid transit network
Yesterday, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) announced that it had completed its two year-long alternatives analysis study for improving transit between Center City Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, and that it was ready to advance a diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail line between downtown Camden and Glassboro as the first stage of proposed improvements.
DRPA, which operates the PATCO rapid transit service between Philadelphia and Lindenwold, recommended the cheaper DMU over an extension of the more expensive (and faster) PATCO line, which requires entirely separated right-of-way because its trains are powered by third rail. Additional improvements, including a bus rapid transit line along routes 42 and 55 and improvements to the New Jersey Transit Atlantic City line, were also advanced, though DRPA has prioritized the DMU project.
Southern New Jersey — though just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia — currently suffers from a lack of rapid transit offerings, especially when compared to northern areas of the state, which have a number of NJ Transit commuter lines heading into New York City as well as PATH rapid transit and the Hudson-Bergen riverfront light rail. DRPA’s study was intended to point to transit options that would improve the relative quality of public transportation in these areas.
Like the River Line, which runs between Camden and Trenton, the proposed 20-mile DMU line will operate on improved but existing railroad right-of-way and slow to city speed limits in town centers. A PATCO expansion along the same corridor would have required sealed grade crossings and significantly sped up operations as well as provided direct access into Center City Philadelphia through the existing tunnels, but it would have cost more than a $1 billion more to build, money New Jersey simply doesn’t have; the new ARC commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River, at $9 billion, is consuming the majority of the state’s transit expansion budget at the moment.
On the other hand, the lesser investment needed for the DMU proposal, at $1.3 billion, is more manageable. The state has already committed $500 million for the first phase of the project, which would extend light rail 8 miles to Cooper Street in Woodbury, though additional financing would be necessary to fund the entire route to Glassboro. DRPA is likely to apply for and win Federal Transit Administration New Starts money for this line, since at a projected 27,000 daily riders, the line would meet the cost-effectiveness ratings required for dollars from Washington. Passenger service could begin by 2014; it would be operated by either DRPA or NJ Transit.
The secondary elements of the plan, priced at an estimated $700 million, would start bus rapid transit along two major roadways to the east of the DMU line and improve the Atlantic City commuter rail line line with a connection to Atlantic City’s airport and the construction of a new station in Woodcrest.
It’s undoubtedly good news for these Philadelphia suburbs that they’ll receive more transit, thanks to a commitment from the transit-friendly New Jersey government. The choice of DMU service, however, has a number of drawbacks. The primary problem is that commuters won’t be getting direct access to Philadelphia, their primary destination. Instead, they’ll have to transfer at the Walter Reed Transportation Center to PATCO trains. Riders on the proposed bus rapid transit lines would get direct service to Center City.
Second, because DMUs operate in right-of-way that is frequently crossed by cars, they’re slower than a potential PATCO extension would be. It’s not as slow as you might think, though: the trip on the River Line from downtown Camden to Trenton takes an hour to complete, while reserved right-of-way SEPTA R7 service from downtown Philadelphia to Trenton takes almost as long.
If PATCO technology is indeed too expensive, I do think that it makes a lot of sense to make this line an extension of the same-technology River Line and have it operated by NJ Transit. Doing so would allow customers not only to commute to Camden, but also to get from, say, Glassboro to Riverton or even Trenton without changing trains. NJ Transit runs a tight ship and would be good service provider.
Image above: Proposed Southern New Jersey transit improvements, from DRPA
By Yonah Freemark on May 13th, 2009 | Listed: New Jersey, Philadelphia | 22 Comments
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Jay Corbalis
13 May 2009 at 08:57 · Reply
Yonah,
I’ve always enjoyed reading your blog, and I appreciate your in depth look at transit issues across the world. As a native of Glassboro (the proposed terminus of the light rail line) and a Policy Analyst at an organization that advocates for smart growth in NJ, I thought I would add my two cents to the story. While you’re right in saying that the selected option would provide a slower ride to Philadelphia than the other proposed options, there are several other important factors to consider.
First, for those unfamiliar with the landscape in New Jersey, Philadelphia is not exactly an equivalent draw in terms of employment in the South as New York is in the North. While 22% of Hudson county’s employed residents work in Manhattan, only 11.3% of employed residents in Gloucester County (where the proposed rail line would run) work in Philadelphia, a figure which has been decreasing. Furthermore, many more North Jersey residents take transit to work in NYC than their South Jersey counterparts do to Philadelphia (70.6% versus 24%, though this figure is obviously influenced by the availability of transit options in each region).
Many more Gloucester County residents are employed in the County. The three largest employers, Underwood Hospital, Rowan University and the County of Gloucester (based in Woodbury), would all be within walking distance of proposed stations for the selected route. The two other proposed alignments, while faster to Philadelphia, would have run down highway medians and would have only be accessible by car. Anyone looking to use those lines for intra county trips would therefore have to drive to a station, board the train, and arrange a ride or catch a bus on the other end.
Finally, because the selected route runs through the downtowns of most of the traditional centers in the county, it provides a significant opportunity for walkability and transit oriented development. In fact the two largest towns along the selected route, Glassboro and Woodbury, have already begun redevelopment efforts aimed at breathing life back into their pedestrian friendly downtowns, efforts that will surely be boosted by the completion of the light rail line. In a fast growing county that has seen sprawl consume a significant amount of open space in the last two decades, and in a state projected to be the first in the nation to reach ‘build out’, this is no small consideration. The two faster options would have run through largely undeveloped portions of the county, likely exacerbating sprawl, rather than combating it.
Finally, for anyone who is interested, this (http://users.rowan.edu/~hasse/glocorail/GLOCO_Rail_analsysis.pdf) excellent GIS analysis by a geography professor at Rowan university of the proposed routes provides additional information about the merits of each alignment.
Again, love the blog and keep up the good work!
Agreed. This option leaves room for reverse commuting, connecting older downtowns, and still being able to get into Philadelphia if that is the final destination. I just wish they would spent the extra money to electrify the line, then it would be truly more sustainable
Thanks for your comment. I agree that the alignment selected will be more effective than the others in providing life to aging town centers in this area of New Jersey.
However, I just want to point out that there were actually five alternatives considered:
1. AC Expressway Alignment, PATCO
2. Rt 55 Alignment, PATCO
2a. Rt 55/Conrail Alignment, PATCO
3. Conrail Alignment, PATCO
4. Conrail Alignment, Light Rail
The option selected was number 4. One of the options also being considered was number 3, which would have put PATCO technology on the same right-of-way. So while I agree with you that the Conrail alignment is better than the highway alignment, the planners could still choose between PATCO and light rail technology for the Conrail route. So the issue here was whether — on the Conrail route — planners should have picked rapid transit or light rail technology.
I’d just like to point out that Gloucester County is much larger – in terms of geography, probably not population – than Hudson County. I’m not too familiar with South Jersey, but my impression is that Gloucester is mostly rather suburban. Hudson County, on the other hand, is small and dense – drop someone who has never been to NYC in Jersey City and they might well guess they’re in Brooklyn. I agree with most of your points, but I think Gloucester County and Hudson County are not really analagous. You’d probably have to compare Hudson/Union/Essex/Bergen-NYC with Gloucester-Philly, or something like that, to get more usable data.
That said, it probably is true that more North Jersey suburbanites commute to NYC than South Jersey suburbanites commute to Philly. Not sure that figure is an accurate representation of it, though.
Mad Park
Would someone somewhere please explain the (il)logic of the dead-end ARC commuter tunnels under the Hudson? Interoperability ought to be a primary goal in any new rail project, especially one as large as this one – so, why no connection to GCT; to/from MN, LIRR and Amtrak?
Stewart Clamen
As someone who lives on the current PATCO line and works in Glassboro, I could be one of those reverse commuters. While I understand the economics, I am concerned that the slower speed of a Light Rail will make a commute (a reverse commute so road traffic snarls are not an issue) too long.
The BRT plan is great, though. As was mentioned in previous comments, running rail down the median of NJ-42/ACE was one of the options, and residential development along that corridor has been quite considerable in recent years.
Adirondacker
ARC under the Hudson River, at $9 billion, is consuming the majority of the state’s transit expansion budget at the moment.
If it’s a DRPA project does it matter what NJ Transit’s budget is? And a big chunk of “NJ” money for ARC is coming from the Port Authority of NY & NJ. 3 billion if I remember correctly.
Wdobner
I’ve been a PATCO rider for years, and looked forward to the expansion of transit into Gloucester County. I understand that the DLRT option provides superior intracounty service at least as measured by population within the greater number of station’s catchment areas. However, I do not understand the viewpoint that this has to be an either/or decision with respect to through operation into Philadelphia. Why have they not explored some sort of hybrid option which combines through operation on PATCO with grade level operation to Glassboro? Electric traction will inevitably provide superior acceleration and better trip times, and not require any sacrifice in terms of accessibility. Surely a small increase in capital costs today is worth insulating the operation against volatile diesel fuel prices and providing superior service for years to come.
JPWH
This is just another example about how the Southern regions are less favored by those in Trenton. There is a ridiculously expensive project going on in the North to build a tunnel to NYC, and if they could have found a way to avoid that, South Jersey could get a real transit system.
If anyone has ever traveled on efficient systems in other cities (i.e. Washington DC and Chicago), these systems work because they all bring the commuters into the city with usually no more than one connection. They also utilize electric tracks, which is a sustainable energy, on rails that are not interrupted by vehicle traffic. With that being said, new rails should be built with stations through out Gloucester County that are easily accessible by the majority of the counties residents. The rail should cross the Walt Whitman, similar to how PATCO crosses the Ben Franklin Bridge.
26 July 2009 at 19:52 · Reply
Personally, I hope this reaches Vineland and the shore soon
2 October 2009 at 14:04 · Reply
So how do you make the home owners along this route feel good about the 90dbl horns blowing right outside their homes over 100x a day?
The residents should file suit against the state in federal court.
John — Don’t they only have to blow the horn before grade crossings? Eliminate the grade crossings and eliminate the noise.
Who will pay for building overpasses to replace the grade crossings? Well, overpasses will speed drivers who otherwise have to wait for the train to pass. But will the highway lobby let money be spent that might benefit rails?
You could ask your local legislator — if he has time in his busy schedule of collecting campaign contributions from road contractors and bridge builders, asphalt and cement makers, vendors of structural steel and road signs, and truckers and their trade association, and from his meetings with representatives from the AAA.
Bill R.
24 October 2009 at 08:14 · Reply
Wdobner is pretty much on target. The reason for the lack of through service is a lack of political will. Funding improvements for more through service between New York and North Jersey (access to the Region’s Core) is acceptable, but funding improvements for more through service between Philadelphia and South Jersey is not viable. You may draw your own conclusions.
The Atlantic City Rail Line component has nothing to do with DRPA other than the impact of adding an ACRL station at Woodcrest. This project is woefully delayed in the execution, and should have been built between 10 and 15 years ago.
The Bus Rapid Transit component only serves to redirect riders from PATCO and the Gloucester County DLRT line. Total projected BRT ridership was 9,100, IIRC, figures presented by DRPA at the Project Open House meetings suggest that only 200 new riders would be generated by the implementation of a BRT system. Gloucester County DLRT ridership would decrease from a projected 18,200 to 14,900. and the rest would be riders diverted from PATCO.
16 November 2009 at 23:59 · Reply
Any idea why DRPA did not opt for an electric LRT system? How much more would this cost for them to pursue. It would definitely allow for quieter trains moving through the downtown areas. I like how they call for green and sustainable infrastructure and then choose a diesel powered option.
10 January 2010 at 20:27 · Reply
Why aren’t they doing a normal train and running it all the way to Millville. It leaves out a decent chunk of South Jersey’s population that could easily be served by this.
hammersklavier
2 March 2010 at 21:39 · Reply
@ Chris and @ John:
My bet is that they’ll be using the same LRVs as the River Line currently is. In this context, the diesel service makes sense. (Surprisingly, according to the figures available on this site, the River Line and 100 have the exact same ridership, by the way.)
Extending this particular line all the way to the Jersey Shore wouldn’t be the smartest move, in my opinion; following the old ROWs does slow you down some. Instead, a light rail line ought to be built between AC and Cape May, to circulate Shore-bound patrons off the faster AC Line and to their respective destinations.
Extending this line to Vineland is probably in the cards. With two DMU LRVs converging on Walter Rand now, I would also suspect that the last major unserved South Jersey rail corridor–the one along the Delaware River south towards Woodbury and thence towards Pennsville or Swedesboro (or both)–may well start making a fuss about wanting in.
I’m beginning to feel that the River Line was just the beginning of what will be a (finally!) comprehensive rail network linking Philadelphia’s New Jersey suburbs.
Another project idea I would like to suggest: a River Line-AC Line transfer station at Delair. I sense one reason with the River Line’s ridership is so much higher than expected is because it’s less expensive to take it to PATCO than to take the R7 across the river during morning peak. A transfer to the AC Line here would allow commuters to access University City from the River Line–a limitation in the current system.
Adirondacker12800
They are building the transfer station as we write. Well, it’s a Saturday so maybe not at this moment. Should be open in 2013.
http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=Project099To
Addendum: The schedule time for the R7 from Market East to Trenton is 1 hr 1 min. Schedule time for the River Line from Trenton to Walter Rand is 58 min. However, to get to 8th/Market (the PATCO equivalent of Market East), an average of 15 min of wait + extra travel time must be budgeted. Hence total commute time from Trenton to Market East is 61 min via the R7, but 73 min via the River Line + PATCO connection.
OceanRailroader
If this links up to the new River front light rail line and the river front light rail line is able to link into the old classic Phili streetcar system. If they add eletric power to it then in idea a classic streetcar could run all the way from Phili down this line deep into New Jersery and a Light rail train could do the same and run into downtown Phili. It looks like once great streetcar system is slowly coming back.
Philly’s streetcars are a non-standard gauge. :sigh: So is the Market-Frankford metro line. The Broad St. metro line and spur are standard gauge.
There are only two rail bridges across the river near Philadelphia now, both standard gauge: the one used by the NJT Atlantic City line (which has to remain available for freight use) and the one used by PATCO, which is fully grade-separated subway-style rail, but also standard gauge.
It would take some serious work to have track integration. For now, all the NJ-PA connections will be via PATCO or via full-size trains running into 30th St. Station.
@hammersklavier: He’s just using the comparison of a rail line on a shared ROW versus one on an unshared ROW, so the transfer time shouldn’t be counted.
But doesn’t RiverLine mostly use an old freight line?
It still is a freight line. River Line trains during the day and freight in the dead of night.
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Linz 2018: Saturday's Order of Play and Match Points
Camila Giorgi, the only seed in the Upper Austria Ladies Linz semifinals, takes on Alison Van Uytvanck while Andrea Petkovic squares off against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Scroll down for full order of play.
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Camila Giorgi is yet to drop more than three games in a set to Alison Van Uytvanck in two meetings to date. The Italian defeated Van Uytvanck 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of Miami in 2015 and 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of Lugano this April.
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Camila Giorgi is bidding to reach her sixth career final, and first since Katowice 2016. Four of the 26-year-old's five finals to date have also been on indoor hard courts, including previously in Linz in 2014. The tournament began with the past three champions in the draw, plus four further past runners-up; at the semifinal stage, Giorgi is the only one remaining.
Ekaterina Alexandrova is competing in her maiden WTA semifinal today. However, the Russian's previous career-best result also came indoors - a title run at the 2016 Limoges 125K in which she defeated Alizé Cornet and Caroline Garcia in the last two rounds. Alexandrova is bidding to become the first qualifier to make the Linz final in its current incarnation as an International tournament.
Andrea Petkovic is competing in her third semifinal of 2018 following Washington and Guangzhou, all of which have come in a resurgent second half of the season. The German is now bidding for her first final in over three years, since Antwerp in February 2015, and 12th overall.
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A woman tried to take a selfie and ended up damaging artworks by Salvador Dali and Francisco Goya
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A group of women in Yekaterinburg, Russia, may find out soon after one of them tried to take a selfie on October 27 and accidentally knocked over a structure at the International Arts Center Main Avenue. The structure was carrying two works of art, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and state-run news agency TASS.
A surveillance video provided by MIA shows three people looking at art in the gallery when a structure carrying two works of art falls over. A person is seen behind the fallen structure.
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"Goya's work had its frame and glass broken," a center employee told TASS. "As far as Dali's artwork is concerned, apart from shattered frame and protective glass, it also suffered damage to the picture itself."
Irina Volk, the official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry, said police have received a written statement from the deputy director of the cultural center requesting justice for the paintings.
"Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia identified three women who, during the survey, explained that the stand was touched by accident at the time when they tried to make a photo against the background of the paintings," Volk said. Police said the women came to the exhibit from Chelyabinsk as part of a tour.
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Unlabelled ADDRESSING THE REMOURS ON IMMUNIZATION IN NIGERIA
ADDRESSING THE REMOURS ON IMMUNIZATION IN NIGERIA
by Harmony Cares on January 01, 2018
Opinion piece by Dr Shola Dele-Olowu, Public health specialist
Let us be honest for a moment, rumors thrive and spread quickly in Nigeria because of our love for ‘gist’ and all things sensational. It has been said ‘rumors are the spice of life’. If they could talk, social media like Whatsapp and Facebook, would let us know how sensational Nigerians are. Every now and then, you get the odd message about ‘poisonous imported rice or drinks, free surgeries in non-existent hospitals, the harmful effects of drinking cold water amongst others. Health related rumors seem to rule the ‘media waves’. A case in point was the spate of rumors during the Ebola crises in 2014. My phone was flooded with message s advising me to ‘drink with or have a shower with salt’. Remember how people had complications because of excess salt intake? The one good that came from that was the reminder on hand washing and sanitary practices. Manufacturers, distributors and marketers of hand sanitizer made a fortune at the time. Are the sanitizer businesses still booming? Or have we moved on? That’s how sensational we are. Furthermore, the average Nigerian is highly opinionated. There always seem to be ‘facts’ and ‘evidence’ usually with no verifiable source. But as interesting and juicy as the stories can be, they have very telling implications on our lives and wellbeing. Let us face it we are a special breed .When it comes to witticisms, the messages are usually hilarious but for something as simple yet extremely serious as immunization, the joke is on us.
When the rumors about harmful vaccinations in the south east began, I thought this will blow over soon because people are more enlightened than that. But I remembered that it’s the same enlightened folk who drank salt water for Ebola. How can we blame anyone who uses information they receive, whether good or bad? Until the right messages are widely spread, more people are vulnerable to false information and rumors as that is the only information they have. We must also acknowledge that these are sensitive times across the country. All the talk about restructuring and ethnic consciousness is lurid. However, we also care for our individual wellbeing and even if health seeking behavior may be poor, most Nigerians will avoid what they know will cause harm, the key word being ‘know’. How much do we know? What then is true and what are the right messages?
The truth about immunization
Immunization is one the most cost effective lifesaving interventions of human creation. Vaccines have been proven to reduce deaths and disability around the world and WHO estimates that 2-3 million deaths are averted every year as a result of immunizations. There are so many benefits but the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has summarized it simply with five important reasons to immunize your child:
To save your child’s life; immunization protects against major deadly diseases including tuberculosis, measles, polio, pneumonia, hepatitis B amongst many others
Vaccination is safe and effective: vaccines cause initial pain and discomfort typical with injections but this is insignificant in comparison with pain, worry and suffering of the diseases and death cause by not vaccinating.
Immunization protects others you care about; by protecting family, friends and all around us to reduce incidence and spread of diseases
Immunization saves you time and money. Vaccine preventable diseases cost money to treat, robs you of productive time which will be spent in hospital.
Immunization protects future generations. This generation does not know the deadly small pox which was eradicated with vaccines. Many other diseases have been reduced because of vaccine use.
Immunization has had a tumultuous history in Nigeria; in the last decade, no more than 25% of children under 2 years of age in Nigeria have received all the recommended vaccinations by their first birthday according to the National demographic health surveys and National immunization coverage surveys; rumors about harmful effects of vaccines have made headlines in the northern part of the country reducing uptake. Nevertheless, these poor results have not deterred the Ministry of Health and the National Primary Health Care development Agency as well as the immunization development partners from working hard towards achieving better immunization coverage. But the government cannot do it alone.
Handling rumors
A rumor, an unverified piece of information, is usually the opposite of a fact. And a fact is a piece of verified information supported by data. When information is not backed by data, it has no bounds and is almost always exaggerated. For instance you can only have one child, you cannot have one and three quarters of a child. That is a fact. There are a few things we should do when we get a piece of information we are unsure about:
Verify and clarify: Ask. Ask. Ask before you spread, spread, spread. A popular pidgin slang says ‘ person wey ask for road no de lost’
Focus on positive thinking. Remain optimistic and think positively so that you can get the most accurate information instead of the false and usually negative rumor
Set positive examples. We all know the phrase ‘actions speak louder than words’. Dare to be different and do not follow the band wagon to spread information you are not sure about
Make policies clear and keep communication lines open: for policy makers so that the issues do not arise in the first place. When people keep speculating without correct information, rumors have a fertile ground to thrive.
We cannot avoid rumors but we can manage the way they are spread. A simple act of restraint can make life easier and reduce the potential catastrophes that can be caused by spreading a lie. Immunizations are safe and are important for our general well-being. Let us disregard unverified information about immunization and health more broadly. For more information about immunizations, call the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) hotlines 08031230415 and 08031230416
By Harmony Cares at January 01, 2018
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Oh celebrities, what are we going to do with you? You just keep coming out with the naughtiest quotes! From love to sex to Taylor Swift, everyone has an opinion, and no one is more vocal then the celebs we adore.
"Are the rocks your balls? Like, a man's balls? That's what I'm suspecting but it's also not totally clear Need a liberal grammarian." – Lena Dunham on Twitter.
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"I love celebrating Hanukkah! It lasts for eight nights, which is longer than any of Taylor Swift's relationships" – Joan Rivers on Twitter.
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"I loved being pregnant for so many reasons, not to mention the sex is so awesome then" - Britney Spears to InStyle Magazine.
"Women have a way of letting you know when you got it right" - R Kelly to Jimmy Kimmel.
"We weren't doing blow jobs when I was growing up I mean, talk about changing sexual mores." - Judy Blume, A.V. Club exclusive excerpt from the book "Judy Blume in Conversation With Lena Dunham".
"I enjoy the kind of porn that has an unexpected twist at the end" - Dane Cook on Twitter.
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COMMERCE, Texas – There will be a new look to The Field House for the upcoming 2014-15 athletic year after renovations were completed last week to the playing surface for both basketball and volleyball.
The renovation was performed by Z-Floor Sport Flooring, a company based out of Denton who services the Texas/Oklahoma region and has installed approximately 50 floors a year for nearly three decades.
“We have done floors similar to this, but never with this much stain,” Kevin Zablosky, founder of Z-Floor Sports Flooring, said. “It was definitely one of our bigger logos that we have ever done.”
The new-look floor features an oversized version of A&M-Commerce’s Lionhead logo, similar to that of the turf installed at Memorial Stadium in the summer of 2013. The logo will take the natural color of the wood floor, as will the inside of the three-point arch and top of the key.
The rest of the floor will take on a light-blue stain, covering the outside of the three-point arch to the midcourt stripe, encompassing the playing surface except for the midcourt logo.
The boundary lines and basketball markings are all in black, while the volleyball lines are outlined in white. The outer border of the court takes the dark-blue look of Lion Athletics and features text beneath either goal and in front of either bench.
Z-Floors used a second-embedder northern maple wood, and MFAA stamped wood, which is typical of what gym floors are made of in today’s age. According to Zablosky, the floor should last 50 years or more, barring moisture damage of humidity.
“We did not know exactly what the subfloor was going to be like, and it turned out to be one of the more tricky ones we have had to deal with “Zablosky said. “There was a lot of lumber in the subfloor and it left us with a lot of leveling to do.”
The renovation, which began in mid-March, is the first such change to the facility’s floor since it was installed more than six decades ago. Only periodic resurfacing has occurred to the structure in that time.
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EE to aims to have 95% UK 4G coverage by 2020
Mobile company EE is aiming to bring 4G network coverage to 95 per cent of the UK by 2020, it has said.
The BT-owned network has also said that all of its customer service call centres will be moved to the UK and Ireland by the end of 2016, creating 600 new jobs. The decision follows a £1 million fine by regulator Ofcom for a poor quality customer service record in 2015.
Announcing the company's position on expanding coverage, CEO Marc Allera said 4G would be launched in Shetland and on the Isles of Scilly this week.
EE claimed that if it can provide 4G to all but five per cent of the UK landmass then it would provide a "near-complete" network . It says 95 per cent coverage will give 99.8 per cent of the population access to 4G.
At present the high-speed coverage in the UK is measured by reach to population, whereas EE says it is attempting to reach geographic figures instead.
At present the mobile network has around 68 per cent 4G coverage, according to communications regulator Ofcom. EE will build 750 new sites to boost its 4G coverage.
According to Ofcom, EE has the broadest mobile coverage of the UK's four major mobile operators.
In its 2015 annual repot Ofcom estimated EE's 4G network to cover 81 per cent of UK premises, while O2 covered 66 per cent, Vodafone 65 per cent and Three 53 per cent.
The government's target for all mobile operators is to achieve 90 per cent geographical coverage by 2017.
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Historic Royal Palaces, April - June 2019
What’s happening at Historic Royal Palaces, April - June 2019?
From a transformed Castle to explore and a brand-new Queen Victoria exhibition to enjoy to Easter egg hunts and live performances uncovering the ‘Terrible Tudors’ in all their gory glory, there’s a whole range of activities visitors can join in at Historic Royal Palaces this spring.
April 10th is set to be an exciting milestone for Historic Royal Palaces when Hillsborough Castle and Gardens in Northern Ireland re-opens following a five year £20million restoration project to open up this historic site to the public. .Beautifully landscaped gardens and carefully conserved state rooms will provide the backdrop for visitors to uncover stories from the fascinating history of this royal residence and Government building.
In May we will be marking the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth at Kensington Palace, with two new exhibitions aimed at challenging expectations of this famously ‘unamused’ monarch kicking off our celebrations. The Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt will return to Hampton Court Palace this Easter, and for the first time ever will also be held in the gardens and State Apartments at Kensington Palace.
Head to the Tower of London this April and retrace the footsteps of one of its most notorious 17th Century characters; ‘Colonel’ Thomas Blood. Meet Blood and his gang of villains as they plot an audacious raid to steal the Crown Jewels, just like they did in 1671. This May half term, the popular Horrible Histories stage show also arrives at the Tower of London. Travel back in time to the world of the ‘Terrible Tudors’, in this live outdoor stage production set within the Tower’s historic dry moat.
NEW: Hillsborough Castle and Gardens opens to the public
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Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
This April, discover a transformed Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. After five years and a £20 million restoration project, this royal residence and official home of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will be officially unveiled to the public. Set within 100 acres of majestic grounds, the newly reopened Castle will kickstart the Spring season with a series of activities for all to enjoy, including tours of the sumptuous State Rooms and gardens led by our team of expert explainers. There will also be fun for all the family over the Easter holidays with storytelling, Easter egg rolling, and costumed characters bringing the history of the Castle to life.
Tickets: For more information and to book tickets, visit hrp.org.uk/hillsborough-castle
Victoria: A Royal Childhood and Victoria: Woman and Crown
From 24 May
To mark the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth at Kensington Palace, Historic Royal Palaces will unveil two new exhibitions at the palace on her birthday. Victoria: A Royal Childhood will examine Victoria's early years spent at Kensington, with the suite of rooms she and her mother occupied being reimagined in an evocative and family-friendly exploration of royal childhood. In the Pigott Gallery, Victoria: Woman and Crown considers the private woman behind the public monarch and will re-examine her later life and legacy.
Included in Kensington Palace admission. Free for Historic Royal Palaces members.
Horrible Histories Live on Stage with the Terrible Tudors
25 May – 1 June
Dive into the world of the Terrible Tudors this May half term with Horrible Histories live on stage… with all the nasty bits left in! From Henry VIII’s punch up with the Pope to surviving the Spanish Armada, discover the grisly details of this infamous royal dynasty in this open-air hour-long performance set in the Tower’s historic dry moat.
Tickets: Adult £12 / Child £7 / Under 5’s Free – Tickets on sale from April
Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt
6 – 22 April
This Easter - for the first time ever - the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt comes to Kensington Palace, perfect for keeping the little ones entertained during the holidays. Hunt for the bunny around the palace and its gardens and collect a delicious chocolatey prize! Families will also be able to dress up in Georgian costume to prepare for a party at the court of George II, as well as taking part in spring-themed craft activities.
The Lindt Gold Bunny Easter Hunt returns to Hampton Court Palace for 2019, with the famous Lindt Gold Bunny hiding throughout the palace and gardens. Every bunny found reveals a new story from Hampton Court’s history, with successful hunters, offered the chance to claim a delicious chocolatey prize!
Included in Hampton Court Palace admission. Free for Historic Royal Palaces members.
Kew Palace and the Great Pagoda
From 5 April
The picturesque Kew Palace opens its doors for the summer months, with a display celebrating the life of Queen Charlotte – a figure closely associated with Kew - throughout 2019. Following its inaugural season, the recently restored Great Pagoda also reopens, allowing visitors to ascend its 253 steps to enjoy the stunning 360° panoramic views over London.
Included in admission to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Colonel Blood and the Great Crown Jewels Robbery
‘Colonel’ Thomas Blood is one of the Tower of London’s most notorious characters. In 1671, Blood and two accomplices unsuccessfully attempted to make off with the Jewels after tricking the Jewel House Keeper, Talbot Edwards, into letting them handle them. Meet this gang of 17th Century villains as they plan their audacious raid, just like in 1671. Will you join their cunning plot or try to stop them?
Included in Tower of London admission. Free for Historic Royal Palaces members.
How Drink Shaped Society
4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 May
This May, visitors to Kensington Palace will be treated to talks by food historians uncovering how the unlikely trio of tea, coffee and chocolate have shaped society, from their impact on the stock exchange to literature and even fashion. The talks are drop-in sessions and take place in the palace’s opulent State Apartments.
May Half Term Activities
Explore the world of Princess – later Queen - Victoria’s imagination this half term and create a Victorian puppet theatre. Inspired by the brand-new family exhibition Victoria: A Royal Childhood and the moving puppet theatre within it, families will also be able to dress up as characters from the puppet show, just as Victoria herself did as a little girl.
Families visiting Hampton Court this May half term can discover how Henry VIII and his six wives made the palace their home in the newly-conserved Tudor State Apartments. After enjoying the fun and interactive activities inside, a visit to the Magic Garden is an absolute must.
Sing We at Pleasure
18 June, 7.00pm
Join the Choir of the Chapels Royal, HM Tower of London and the Band of the Chapels Royal for a concert commemorating the life of Peter Parker, who worshiped at the Chapels Royal, HM Tower of London for 40 years. This celebratory evening features Elizabethan madrigals and music by Mozart, Haydn and Schubert, set within the atmospheric Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula.
Tickets: £30
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The rise of the viewfinder
Andy Westlake looks into this year’s trend for bigger and better electronic viewfinders
The Leica SL’s ‘EyeRes’ viewfinder is the best we’ve ever seen
The camera market has changed dramatically over the past few years. As smartphones have become the tool of choice for casual shooters, manufacturers have shifted their attention to enthusiast photographers, as the only group still prepared to buy and carry actual cameras. With this comes a renewed focus on working out the particular features that photographers really want.
One very welcome result of this has been a revival of the eye-level viewfinder. On the majority of new digital camera models, this now means an electronic, rather than optical one. And this year, electronic viewfinders have not only appeared on a greater variety of cameras than ever before, but have also got larger, sharper and generally better.
So why does this matter? Well, to me, eye-level viewfinders are important creative tools. By focusing your attention purely on your composition and blanking everything else from your vision, they help you concentrate on setting up the shot. A useful side effect is that holding the camera up to your eye also provides greater stability, reducing image blur from camera shake.
Electronic viewfinders also give 100% coverage of your composition, and can overlay huge amounts of shooting information including useful tools like electronic levels and highlight clipping warnings. It’s also possible to preview the effects of all your exposure settings – not just in terms of image brightness, but also depth of field, white balance and colour mode. This can make EVFs incredibly powerful creative tools.
Types of finder
On fixed-lens compacts, Sony has continued to work with its innovative pop-up viewfinder, which has appeared in cameras as diverse as the Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V pocket superzoom, the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV enthusiast zoom compact and the Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II premium compact. This design has the advantage of keeping cameras small, although with no space for an eyecup it’s more susceptible to glare in bright light.
Sony uses a pop-up finder on the RX100 IV
Canon seems finally to have woken up to the new trend, and has fitted a centrally mounted EVF to its latest enthusiast zoom compact, the PowerShot G5 X. The resultant ‘shrunken DSLR’ design has a lot to like about it, with the centrally mounted viewfinder being very natural to shoot with.
Panasonic, meanwhile, has stuck with a corner-mounted viewfinder in its Lumix DMC-TZ70 travel zoom, but hugely increased the resolution compared to last year’s TZ60. This alone makes for a much better shooting experience, although the EVF is still rather small. The Lumix DMC-FZ330 superzoom bridge camera, in contrast, gains a viewfinder that’s both much bigger and sharper compared to its predecessor.
When it comes to CSCs, the major manufacturers now seem to have settled on a two-tiered approach, with large finders on their top-end models that rival the optical finders on full-frame DSLRs, and slightly smaller ones on less expensive models that can still match the best APS-C DSLRs. Olympus, Panasonic and Sony have all put really excellent finders into cameras like the OM-D E-M5 II, Lumix DMC-GX8 and Alpha 7R II respectively.
The outright best viewfinders we’ve seen, though, have come from a slightly surprising source: Leica. We were blown away by the 3.7-million-dot unit on the Q (Typ 116) full-frame compact, and were pretty confident it wouldn’t be matched for quite some time. So Leica promptly came out with a 4.4-million-dot ‘EyeRes’ EVF on the SL (Typ 601) CSC that, with its 0.8x magnification, is the best viewfinder I’ve seen on any stills camera. Indeed, where once we might have praised a really good EVF for being almost as good as using a DSLR, we’ve now reached the point where DSLR finders look unsophisticated in comparison.
This is all great news for photographers, as any tool that makes it easier to take the pictures you want has got to be a good thing. Even better, we’ll surely see these ultra-high resolution panels appear in more cameras soon, especially as top-end models are due from the likes of Fujifilm, Olympus and Panasonic during 2016.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning lawyers Philadelphia
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The carbon monoxide poisoning lawyers in Philadelphia from Wieand Law Firm LLC are currently accepting new clients who were exposed to Co gas and suffered harm. For an immediate consultation, please call one of our carbon monoxide poisoning lawyers today.
In the U.S. approximately 500 people lose their life to CO exposure each year. A further 15,000 are treated in emergency rooms. Many of these people will suffer long term, if not permanent injuries from the toxic gas. Sadly, most carbon monoxide poisoning cases could have been prevented had the right preventative measures been taken.
Understanding CO Poisoning
Carbon monoxide is also known as the silent killer because it has no odor, no taste, and no color. When it is filling up an occupied area in a residence or business, unless there is a carbon monoxide detector, it often goes undetected until the more serious symptoms become noticeable.
In the U.S. CO poisoning is the number one cause of non-medicinal poisoning. The signs of being exposed to carbon monoxide can be mistaken for common illnesses such as the flu. Some early symptoms include:
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If a person does not leave the area of exposure, more serious symptoms can result including:
Causes of Carbon Monoxide Leaks
Any appliance or device that is powered by gas, oil, wood, charcoal, or other fuel can produce carbon monoxide. As Philadelphia carbon monoxide poisoning lawyers might explain to you car exhaust is one of the most well known sources of the gas however, gas stoves, wood burning stoves, water heaters, and furnaces can also produce CO.
Poor ventilation in a closed space is what causes most poisonings. Some instances come from the inappropriate use of devices. For example using a BBQ grill indoors could cause a dangerous buildup of the gas. A majority of incidents are usually related to equipment that malfunctions or is otherwise defective.
If carbon monoxide poisoning lawyers in Philadelphia can prove that a landlord, property owner, business, builder, or contractor knew, or had reason to know, about a potentially faulty device, they could be held liable for the exposure and harm. Manufacturers or maintenance companies may also be investigated to determine whether or not they had a role in the poisoning.
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GAVIN MASSEY: “I LOOK BACK AT LAST YEAR AS A REALLY POSITIVE SEASON FOR ME”
MASSEY 2021: Forward secures new deal!
Gavin Massey discusses his new contract at Wigan Athletic and looks forward to recreating Latics' end of season form heading into the 2019-20 Sky Bet Championship season.
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Massey: “I look back at last year as a really positive season for me”
Wigan Athletic forward Gavin Massey says he can look back on his 2018-19 campaign with positivity after he signed a new two-year deal with the club on Friday.
Massey, 26, featured only 20 times in an injury-hit season but scored five goals including strikes in wins over Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City as well as his double in Good Friday’s 2-1 win at Leeds United.
Speaking exclusively to iFollow Latics, after signing his contract, Massey said:
“I am buzzing to get this done; it has been ongoing throughout the season and circumstances – in terms of how we were doing in the league – made me want to make sure we stayed up.
“We have had time to reflect and to get it over the line, I am buzzing.
“The Elland Road game was special; we needed something special with our away form and for us to go down to ten men, them to miss the penalty and they then get the goal, we were under the cosh but to get the two goals was unbelievable and that settled the nerves for the final few games.
"We have class fans here and they have been really good to me since I have been here. I hope I have repaid them, especially with the goals at Leeds."
Wigan Athletic forward Gavin Massey
“Unfortunately, I rolled my ankle in the Preston game and that is why I didn’t play in the last two games so I have got a bit of rehabilitation over the summer and I am hoping to be back early in pre-season so I can get fit and strong again for the new season.”
Reflecting on his campaign, which he started and finished well after missing the majority of the winter months with a hamstring injury, Massey added:
“I am really happy with the season I had; I started really well and scored at Stoke but the hamstring injury was a bit of a freak one and I missed a big chunk of games but ever since I got back in the team, I felt really strong, the gaffer put his trust in me and I finished the season really strong with four goals in the last ten games.
“That is why I look back at it as a really positive season for me, especially because it was my first main season in the Championship and I know I can handle it. Next season, I am looking forward to kicking on even more.”
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Massey now has 70 Latics games in his locker after joining on a free transfer in 2017, following a season with Leyton Orient.
The former Watford and Colchester United forward helped Latics to win the Sky Bet League One Title in 2017-18 before his contributions last year in the Championship.
And he says his stay at the DW Stadium has been excellent on a personal level.
“It has been a dream for me,” Massey explained. “Everyone knows I was involved in relegation fights before I came here but when I signed I knew this was going to be something different, I knew I needed to put my own feel into it and we have quality players so it has been great for me.
“I have settled in, I have good friends here and the last two seasons have been really great with winning League One and then staying in the Championship, which probably tops it all because it hasn’t been done in a while for this club, so to do it with a really young team like we have is a credit to everyone.”
For now, Massey’s focus is on watching the play-off matches and ensuring he recovers from his current ankle injury in time to get back for Latics’ pre-season.
“I got a lot of messages from the fans around the last few games,” Massey continued. “It is nice, we have class fans here and they have been really good to me since I have been here. I hope I have repaid them, especially with the goals at Leeds.
“I have missed a few games in the last season so I don’t really need a break, it is just about getting fit and getting stronger and coming back ready to get in the gaffer’s plans for next season.
“I have been watching the play-offs; I have had a few messages after the play-off game on Wednesday night from a few fans with Leeds not managing to go up. We’ll play them again next season; it is a great stadium and a great atmosphere.
“There are obviously a few big clubs in League One fighting to come up so next season is going to be as strong as ever.”
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NSArray (Video)
Objective-C App 开发基础
加州大学尔湾分校
課程 1（共 6 門，面向创意企业家的 iOS 开发 專項課程）
An introduction to the Objective-C programming language. This will prepare you for more extensive iOS app development and build a foundation for advanced iOS development topics. Objective-C programming requires a Mac laptop or desktop computer. An iOS device is optional if the learner is willing to working exclusively with the simulator. Some learners have been able to work with an OS X virtual machine on Windows, but explaining how to do that is beyond the scope of this course. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Read and write Objective-C 2. Have a strong grasp of Objective-C objects 3. Organize their code professionally using objects and blocks 4. Prototype several entry-level apps
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This is a great course, recommended for anyone starting out in iOS Application development who would like to learn using Objective C. Thanks so much for providing this course.
System Libraries to the Rescue
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NSArray (Video)26:17
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Don Patterson
Sam Kaufman
Partner at Gradient
In this lecture I get to talk about something that I really kind of like,
which is the NSArray data structure.
I like data structures because I like the way that the force you to pick the right
kind of way of representing the data that you're working with.
NSArray is one example of a data structure
that keeps track of a lot of objects for you.
And it's specific pointers to objects.
NSArray has a very specific way of thinking about the world and
I want to show you what that is.
How you create NSArrays, and how you manipulate them so
that you can use them to keep track of things in your own applications.
At a high level, an NSArray let's you keep track of pointers to objects.
And I have this graphic here, where these dots are in a line.
Each one of these dots represents a pointer to an object, and
what's important to grab out of this, is that an NSArray
keeps track of an ordered list of objects that are represented linearly.
So there's a first one, there's a second one, there's a third one.
They're all in a row and they're kind of just ordered, they're a list.
What you might expect from something that's a list.
It's a good place to start because there are other kinds of data structures
that don't represent the data that they keep as a list.
NSArray is an example of a kind of data structure called a collection.
A collection means that it is a data structure that keeps track
of a lot of different object pointers, but it keeps track of them in different ways.
NSArray keeps track of them in an ordered list.
Now, like NSString, NSArray is also immutable.
It doesn't have the word mutable in it so we assume it's immutable Meaning, again,
that once create an NSArray, you can't change it.
All you can do is make a copy of it.
You can make a new one that's different, based on the copy of your previous one.
Once you create it, it can't change.
All immutable types are like that.
Also like our NS String, if you want to know all the details of the methods that
are available in NS Strings, the best place to go is the documentation.
And the definitive documentation for an NSArray is on the Apple developer site,
developer.apple.com.
And it's available at a very simple web search away by searching for
something like NSArray documentation, and looking for developer.apple.com.
You can also download it to Xcode if you want to look at it that way.
As always, looking at the documentation can be very illuminating,
because you can find new ways of using data structures or
ways of using it that you didn't think of before or didn't know about before.
In this lecture we also want to introduce something else that's new.
Because we're working in an object oriented world, and
we've been updating our understanding of the way that things worked in C with
the way that things are working in objective C and our object oriented world.
We're gonna start using something called NSLog instead of printf.
NSLog is like printf for objects.
So here's an example of how NSLog works.
The first line there It's just calling a function called NSLog, and
the first parameter is a format string like we might have called with printf.
The difference is that this format string isn't
represented with the char star literal where you just have double quotes.
It's represented as an NS String pointer literal,
where we use the @ symbol followed by double quotes.
In this case that first parameter is a pointer to an NS string that we
create with the at syntax and in it is a format token percent D.
Just like printf,
if the first passed to NS log is a format string that may contain format tokens.
If there are format tokens, then subsequent parameters passed to NSLog
need to be matching in type with any format tokens that are within the string.
And there have to be equal number of additional parameters as there are format
tokens within our NSLog format string.
The output of NSLog is a little bit different as well the output of NSLog
isn't just the format string instantiated with the variables.
it also is prepended with information about when the NSLog call is made.
It has a date, it has a time, and it has information about the processor
the program that was running that was running when the NSLog was called.
So, in this example, you see the output is that prepended data information,
along with the phrase, here is a number that I care about 2.
Now, what makes NSLog good for the object-oriented world,
in a way that printf wasn't, is that NSLog is helpful for debugging iOS applications.
It doesn't output to the command line,
it doesn't output to a place where users can see it, but it outputs to the console,
to the X code console, which is one place you can see the output.
So, if you're running the simulator and you encounter an NS log in your code,
it'll output to the console, but the user won't necessarily see it.
It will also output to the system logs or
whether turning on the phone or in the desktop laptop environment.
And you can look at the output through programs such as Console.
So it's helpful for debugging.
It prepends the message that you intended to print out with information about when
and what's running it, where it was running and what was running it.
The syntax is almost exactly equal to printf.
And is exactly equal to the string with format command from NSString.
And the messages are captured not just by your program, but
also by the operating system's login functions like program Console.app.
Okay, so that's NSLog.
We're gonna use that in the future to try and
get some feedback about how our program is running.
But let's talk about NSArray.
The thing with this lecture is supposed to be about.
The first thing that is worth talking about is how we create arrays.
Basic array creation is done with our old friend the @ symbol.
This time we're gonna use square brackets to indicate an array creation.
In this code that I have listed here we create two different arrays and
two different In two different methods.
The methods are equivalent, but their arrays that they create are different
because we give it different data.
And then we're gonna use NSLog to output an element to each of those arrays.
Our first array is going to be assigned to the variable dinners.
We're going to create the array and
get the pointer to it by using the @ symbol followed by the square brackets.
And you can see that within that @ symbol, square brackets,
which Xcode has color-coded blue for us, are six different NS string literals.
We see @ spaghetti, @ tacos, @ tofurkey, hamburgers, chili, and fish.
Six different elements that are gonna be placed into our array.
They become six object pointers, that our array is keeping track of.
In order in a linear fashion.
Spaghetti first, fish last.
And the second example we have a variable called desserts.
And desserts is gonna be initialized using a message passing syntax.
We're going to pass a message to the NSArray class name.
The message is array with objects con.
And then following that message,
we're gonna pass it each of the objects that we want to be in our array.
And in this case, we're gonna initialize it,
again with 4 NS string laterals define with the out symbol.
Now, the NSArray can only contain objects within it.
So, we can't put just to charge start and then we have to put this at.
We have to use NS string pointers and
when we use the array with objects syntax we have to end with the keyword nill,
nill is like an object oriented equivalent of the keyword null.
So nill is also kind of like the zero that's at the end of the morning string
and old school char star string notation.
But in this case,
it tells objective c that we're done specifying the objects in our list.
In this example the only kinds of objects that we're using, the only kinds of
objects that we're putting into our array are pointers to NS string object.
But in general, you can add any kind of object that you want in an array, and
they can be of different types.
They don't all have to be same type and they don't all have to be NS strings.
In the bottom two lines of code,
what we're doing is we're trying to get back an element from our array.
So we created this array and we'd like to access an element of it.
So in the first case where we'd use NS log,
let's talk about the NS log line first of all.
So NS log, the first line is the format string.
And the format string is specified again as a string literal defined with the @
double quote syntax.
Within the format string is the phrase first dinner colon percent at.
So that percent at is going to look for a parameter that follows and
in this case it's dinners [0].
Whatever dinner [0] returns it's gonna be past the description method message.
And the result of that message is going to be put into the string.
So now, dinners [0] is a way of accessing the first element in the array dinners.
Remember when we index things in Objective-C our first element is 0, not 1.
So saying dinner sub 0 is accessing the first element,
which in this case is spaghetti.
And you can see in the output that's below the code there,
what we output is first dinner : spaghetti.
If we had wanted to get the variable chile we would have said, zero, one, two,
three, four.
We would have done dinners square back at four and that would have returned chili.
In the second and final line of code up there we have the NS Log syntax.
And instead of outputting using the square brackets and
indexing in, we use square brackets to send a message to the desserts object, and
the message that we send it is objects at index colon.
And we ask it to send us the object at index zero.
So again, this is the first element in the array but this is the second array, and
the first element in the second array is apple pie.
And so we can see that, that gets output in our output.
Now, again, we have a lot of overloaded symbology.
So there's lots of uses of square brackets in this example.
In the first case, maybe the final case, we have square brackets
that are doing the message passing syntax with the receiver and a selector.
That's one way we're using the square brackets, to send a message.
The second way that we're using square brackets is using the at literal notation.
And this is creating an array using the square brackets.
It's a different way of using it.
And the third way that we're using square brackets is to index into that array,
to select an element from out of that array based on its index.
So, three different ways of using our square brackets.
You know, as a side note, in fact,
this code is using the @ symbol in all kinds of ways too.
We have the blue @ symbol at the beginning,
that's specifying an array literal.
We then have the red @ symbol, which is specifying a string literal, spaghetti.
Then at the bottom, we have the percent @ usage of a format token.
So you can see that in just the little bit of code we have the square brackets have
a lot of meaning and the at symbol have a lot of meaning.
It's definitely a programmer skill to be able to parse this and
to understand all the different ways that this language is being constructed.
So, something that comes very soon after defining an array that
you even might like to do would be to loop through an array or
to go through all the elements of an array one by one and do something with it.
Print it out, calculate something, select something.
There are two primary ways that you can do this.
You can do it with a for loop syntax or with fast enumeration.
And so let's start with the for loop syntax,
because that's the one that's most familiar to us.
And it builds on the C language notation and
it's a common way of going through an array.
In this case we have for
(int i = 0 ; i < [desserts count] i++.
If you recall from our for
loop notation, this means that we're going to start with i = 0.
As long as I is less than,
whatever desserts past the message count sends back.
Now this is a message that you can pass to an NS array.
The messages count and what you get back is the number of elements in the array.
And so the first, the number of elements in the dessert array is going to be four.
So as long as i is less than four, we're going to increment i.
So the first time we go through the loop, i will be zero, second time 1,
third time 2, fourth time 3, and then we won't go through the loop any more.
Each time we go through that loop, we're going to use NSLog to output
something about the element that we're currently focusing on.
Our format string is percent d colon space percent at.
And that represents two different variables, one which is of type integer,
and one which is of type object,
that we're gonna pass to the description message too.
The first element or integer is gonna be i.
The index that we're at in the loop.
And the second element is going to be using square brackets to
reach into desserts and pull out one element from that array.
But rather than using a specific number, we're gonna use a variable.
So each time we go through the loop we're gonna pull out a new element from our
desserts array or we're gonna output it.
Now that's the for loop syntax, that should be pretty straightforward.
We should kinda be comfortable with that based on what we've looked at with for
loops before.
Fast enumeration, on the other hand, is a different way of
thinking about going through a loop, and this might be something that's
a little foreign to you if you've never seen this kind of syntax before.
Recent versions of Java,
I think it started in Java 1.7, has a similar method to this.
C # has a method like this and
a lot of functional languages iterate through collections in this way.
What you see here is you also see the four key word.
But instead of the, some might call it syntax,
we see that in this case it says for NS string start item in dinners.
So what does mean is we're gonna through the array dinners.
And for each element that's in dinners we're gonna grab the element.
And we're going assign it to the variable item and
then we're gonna run whatever code is within the loop.
So you can kind of think of this as being like a function that's being called
with the parameter of the function being item.
And its being called once for every element in the array.
So what this is going to do is because NSArray's an ordered list of elements it's
gonna go through and the first element is going be called or
the first element is gonna be extracted out spaghetti.
Item is gonna be assigned a pointer to that NSString object and
then the code below it is gonna be run.
So we're gonna run NSLog,
the format string percent @ and then we're gonna pass it item.
So the first time we go through it the item is gonns get spaghetti.
The second item through this loop it's gonna be get tacos, and then tofurkey,
then hamburgers, chili, and fish.
Now fast enumeration is really a better practice for looping through an array.
And the reason why is because you don't have to deal with the index variable
i from the for loop syntax.
You also don't have to worry about indexing an element of an array
that's way off the end.
For example, if we had accessed the element dinners, 400,
we would have gotten an error because there's no 400 element, but
it should go through fast enumeration that would just never happen.
Because the process of going through the arrays taken care of for
you by the language itself.
So the output of this is what you might expect from what I described.
The first part as we go through fast enumeration goes item by item,
and print it out.
Spaghetti, tacos, tofurkey, hamburgers, chili and fish.
In the second case, in the for loop,
we go through item by item through the desserts array.
And in addition to outputting the element that's in the array,
we're also gonna preface it with the index that we're on when we're in that loop.
So we get zero apple pie, one banana, two cookies, three pixie sticks.
Yum pixie sticks.
Looping through an array,
creating an array is useful, we saw two different ways of doing that.
Looping through an array is useful, we saw two different ways of doing that.
We might wanna ask, are two arrays equal at some point in the future?
Checking to see if two arrays are equal require two properties of the arrays to
be equal as well.
First of all, for arrays to be equal,
they have to have the same number of elements in them, whatever that is.
If they do have the same number of elements in them, each one of those
elements in turn, one by one, first one first one, second one second one,
down the ordered list, each of the elements have to be equal, also.
So in this case, what we've done is we've set up our example using the dinners and
desserts code that we've seen before, that remains the same.
Instead below that, instead of outputting the elements in a four loop,
what we're doing is we're just gonna check to see if those two arrays are equal.
We're gonna do that using a message called is equal to array.
So we read this and it says if dinners, the array, is equal to array desserts,
then we're gonna use NS log to output dinners and desserts are equal.
If it's not equal, then we're gonna output dinners and desserts are not equal.
So is equal to array, outputs true or
false a Boolean variable, based on the two arrays that are in question there.
Because dinners and desserts don't have the same number of elements,
the output is that they are not equal.
Even if they did have the same number of elements,
by maybe adding a couple things on the end of desserts, the elements don't match, and
so because of that they would also not be equal.
Maybe you don't wanna know about the entire array.
Maybe you would just like to know whether a given array contains an element or not.
You're searching for something, you wanna know if a user is in a list of users.
You'd like to know If maybe a card is in a list of
card representations like playing cards.
Well you can do that, there's syntax for that, the detailed syntax of
course is available in the documentation if you want to know all the ins and
outs of it, but here's an example of showing you how you might do that.
We set up our two arrays, dinners and desserts the same,
and this time we first use the message, contains object and we ask.
We ask, using the if statement,
if ([desserts containsObject:@"pixie sticks"]), mm, pixie sticks,
then we're gonna use NSLog to output the phrase pixie sticks are a dessert.
There isn't an else clause in this if-then statement, and as we look at desserts,
we see that pixie sticks is in there, and so we better see that line printed out.
Now just as a note on efficiency, in order to check to see if an object is within
an array you have to go through the entire array element by element.
If you find yourself checking to see whether elements are in an array over and
over and over again, you may not wanna be using the NSArray data structure.
There are other data structures like NSSet that may be more appropriate for that.
None the less, this will check whether or not an object is in the array at the cost
of having to go through the entire array in order to find it.
So if your array is big that might take a long time too a long time in computer
All right in the second example, we're not asking just whether
the array contains an element or not but we're also asking which element?
Is it the first element?
Is it the third element?
And so in this case, we use the message indexOfObject, and we say.
What is the indexOfObject Tofurkey within array dinners?
That message, indexOfObject, either returns the number,
which is the index of the object Or it returns a special value called NSNotFound,
and so, we're gonna check index.
We're gonna say if index equals NSNotFound,
which means that dinners does not contain the element Tofurkey,
then we're gonna output using NSLog Tofurkey isn't in our list of dinners.
If, however it is in our list of dinners, and it is, it's the third element.
Then index will equal something, in this case it better equal two, zero, one, two.
In which case it won't equal NSfound and so the second output will be printed out.
We will output tofurkey is on the dinner menu at index %ld,
%ld is an NSInteger and we'll see which index it's in.
Tocurkey is a typo because I have a fat finger probably from eating to much tofu.
So, be careful though when you execute this code what you get back when
asking for the index of an object is just going to be the first index of an object.
An NSArray, make sure that you have them right mental model of this,
NSArray can have the same object multiple times in the list.
So when you ask for
the index of an object you're just gonna get the first instance of it back.
If you're interested in all of the instances of a given element in your
array, for example pixie stick shows up eight times in your dessert array.
Then you're gonna need to use a different method to get all of those back.
All right so just be careful about that, an array is an ordered list and
it can contain repeats.
So just to confirm, our output here is that pixie sticks are a dessert and
Tokurkey is on the dinner menu and it's at index two.
Again, typo with Tokurkey.
I am so sorry.
Another thing that you may want to do, is you might want to sort arrays.
You might like to take all the elements that are in your array and
you may like to order them somehow.
So we can do that, but
the thing about sorting arrays is that sorting can be a little nuanced.
What comes first and what comes second needs to be described very explicitly.
So, you have to tell a computer how an array should be sorted.
So in this example, we set up arrays in the same way, we have dinners and
desserts, they are both collections of NS strings and
then we're going to use the message sorted
arrays using sortedArrayUsingSelector.
We're going to use a syntax where we pass it at selector, and then a method
called localizedCaseInsensitiveComapre:, and that does what it kinda says.
It says that, when we sort this array, we want to use a case insensitive compare, so
that capital and lowercase letters are considered equivalent.
Because NSArray are immutable objects,
what we need to do is we need to create a new object, a new immutable object that
has the elements of our previous object but are copied.
So when we do dinners sortedArrayUsingSelector with the selector
object there, what that tells the computer to do is to sort that array,
create a new copy of it and a new array, and point sortedDinners to it.
And in the second case, we do the same thing but we do it with desserts.
And then we use our fast enumeration, and go through each element of
sorted dinners and we output it using nslog and the percent at format token.
In this case, each time we go through the loop the element in the list is
going to be assigned, or x is going to be assigned to the value in the list.
So x is a local variable that is assigned the element of the list that
we're looking at, as we walk down the list.
So our output is the two lists sorted, there's no space between them,
but you can see that chili, fish, hamburgers, spaghetti, tacos,
and tofurkey are the first list dinners sorted.
And then the second list is printed immediately after that, apple pie,
banana cake, cookies and pixie sticks in sorted order, mm pixie sticks.
All right, then what we can do if we're interested in creating arrays or
sorting arrays.
Counting arrays or
pulling specific elements out of arrays we can also merge to arrays, which is
the process of creating one new immutable array from two different immutable arrays.
The new one that you create is a copy,
which contains elements of the two that you create.
So we initialize dinners and desserts the way we have so far,
and when we create a new array called all food, in which we pass the array dinners,
the message array by adding objects from array, and
then the parameter of that is the second arrays, desserts.
Now it would be equivalent if we had passed desserts,
if desserts had been the receiver and we had passed it the message,
array by adding objects from array dinners.
So we could of swapped those two and effectively gotten the same thing out.
Albeit, they would of been in different orders, one would of had dinners first and
the other would of had desserts first.
But, because what we do after that is we take all food and we sort it,
we sort the merged arrays, it wouldn't have mattered which way we put those in.
So we take that merged array.
We sort it, and again we make a new copy called sorted all food, and
then we walk through using the fast enumeration.
Element by element assign X to the element and output it using MS log.
The result is an output of the sorted
elements from both of those arrays together.
Apple pie, banana cake, chili, cookies, fish, hamburgers, pixie sticks, spaghetti,
taco, tofurkey, all those alphabetized after merging.
Now again, these are immutable arrays, so
if they're very large each time we take one of these steps we're making copies.
And so we're using up memory that may be an issue,
depending on how big the arrays that we're working with are.
Each call has created a new copy of the arrays.
So, in summary NSArray is a data structure it is a kind of data structure
called a collection because it keeps track of a collection of pointers to objects.
NSArray is special because the way that it does that is by keeping track of
an ordered list of pointers.
The ordered list can contain duplicates, and it is linear.
The first element is zero,
the last element is n minus one, where n is the length of the array.
That list can contain duplicates, and there are also many methods for
manipulating the arrays, some of which we looked at, but
because they're immutable they output copies.
If you want to know the full set of different ways of manipulating
an immutable array you can go look at the documentation for NSArray.
If you want to manipulate the elements in the array like swapping out elements or
changing elements then what you want is NSMutableArray,
which has all of the method calls of MSArray plus some additional ones.
We'll look at that in the future after we have a chance
to look at inheritance a little bit.
All right, that's MSArrays.
We've got a few more data structures I want to look at.
I think data structures are really cool.
You may not get that yet, but hopefully you'll agree after you have a chance to
look at them and work with them a little bit.
Thanks for you attention.
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President of ANAS got acquainted with the course of construction works in the "Scientists' tawn"
Agricultural products were distributed among the employees of the Institute of Zoology
Announced the names of the winners of the "Master-2018" competition
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New rugby rules announced for 6 – 18 years
By Hayley Cook on February 25th, 2016 - comments
England Rugby has announced new rules for children and young people, aged 6 to 18 years, playing rugby union from September 2016.
The Age Grade Rugby Framework will be player centred, development driven and competition supported, with the wants and needs of young people at its heart.
Aged 6 and 7 years, players will learn the basics and play tag rugby, before progressing onto a contact game aged 8. The game will gradually introduce more rules such as tackle holds, scrums and kicking. At Under 12 level, players will begin playing in waterfall tournaments and learning about lineouts. At 14 years, both girls and boys will be able to play in leagues, with a full understanding of rugby rules and regulations.
Gareth Short, Rugby Development Officer in Lincolnshire, said:
“The new framework aims to help children develop and learn the game at their own pace – providing building blocks to the 15-a-side game. We want to make sure that as well as playing competitively, they can have plenty of fun too.”
England Rugby is hosting a series of roadshow events across England to further explain the new framework and rules, which will be implemented by clubs and schools from September 2016.
The nearest roadshow for Lincolnshire takes place on Wednesday 2 March, 7pm – 9pm at Mansfield RFC. To register your attendance, please email agegraderugby@rfu.com.
The event will also be streamed live on Youtube at www.youtube.com/englandrugby with the ability to ask questions through Facebook and Twitter on the night.
For more information about Age Grade Rugby, visit the England Rugby website or contact Gareth Short on 07725 601 062 or garethshort@rfu.com.
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Japan says its deep space probe has successfully landed on a distant asteroid and collected samples that scientists hope will unveil the clues about the origin of the solar system.
The probe will also collect rock samples from underground that were fragmented when the probe first fired a projectile making an artificial crater in April, JAXA said.
Hayabusa2 is the first spacecraft to successfully collect underground samples from an asteroid.
Since these will come from inside the asteroid, they will not have been exposed to the harsh environment of space.
Spokesman Takayuki Tomobe from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said: "The touchdown is successful".
"It was a success, a big success", Mr Kubota said. "We achieved success in all scheduled procedures". JAXA said the particles could include water and organic materials.
"We obtained pieces of the history of the solar system".
"This is the second touchdown, but doing a touchdown is a challenge whether it's the first or the second", Mr Yuichi Tsuda, Hayabusa2 project manager, told reporters ahead of the mission. "Nobody has collected and brought home underground materials from anywhere further than the moon". Asteroids are building materials leftover from the formation of the Solar System.
The spacecraft will bring the samples to Earth, where these will be studied.
The brief landing Thursday is the second time Hayabusa2 has touched down on the deserted asteroid Ryugu, some 300 million kilometers (185 million miles) from Earth. Hayabusa2 should return to its landing site in Woomera, South Australia by the end of 2020, Before that, it will deploy the samples into Earth's atmosphere. The probe is expected to briefly land about 20m away from the center of that crater in order to collect samples of whatever materials were ejected from the impact three months ago.
The spacecraft started its gradual descent to the asteroid on Wednesday.
In the final landing phase on Thursday, Hayabusa2 hovered at the height of 30 metres (100ft) above the asteroid and quickly found its landing marker left from the earlier mission. He said that by eliminating each they were able to take on a second landing with confidence. The probe had initially been working above the Ryugu asteroid before its landing.
At about the size of a large refrigerator and equipped with solar panels to keep it powered, Hayabusa2 is the successor to JAXA's first asteroid explorer, Hayabusa - Japanese for falcon.
"Everything went perfectly, even better than flawless, as if Hayabusa were reading our minds", he said. But at least for the near future, Japan is the only nation that will have acquired samples from both the surface and interior of an asteroid, Watanabe said. "I'm so excited about finding out about all these unknowns".
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Review: Folders Pro
You've got to feel sorry for utility developers on any platform. An OS comes out, has a few holes, third party developers plug them and then the OS itself starts to fill out and the holes are mainly gone, along with the developer's potential market. Anyone making a file manager is particularly vulnerable, as evidenced by Microsoft's own 'Files', released for free (and then built-in) for all Windows Phone 8.1 devices. So... can Folders Pro here do anything to convince me that it's worth a quid? Actually, yes.
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In principle, there's little that's sexy on a file manager, least of all on Windows Phone where so much of the internal file system is locked down. At least on devices with a SD card there's more of a need for actual... management. Folders Pro takes it upon itself to add a number of unique functions, some of which fail at the gate, others of which work brilliantly and some which don't really add much to what Windows Phone gives you for free, usually in the Files utility.
If there's one single biggest unique selling point here, it's the 'secure folder', with Folders Pro essentially using its own sandboxed file system to show or hide files that you choose to paste inside. It's a great idea and if you have some sensitive Office documents or images (or whatever) then hiding them away in this secure folder is particularly effective. The conversion from traditional file to encrypted 'blob' in Folders Pro's own sand-box is pretty quick - a 20MB 360p video took five seconds, but photos and Office documents are essentially just a second or so.
There are utilities for Windows Phone which try and take on similar 'hiding'/secure functions, but it's good to have it all seamlessly integrated into a file manager here.
The other unique selling points and features are best illustrated with a full walk-through, since not all work fully (yet):
The home pane doesn't pretend to show all internal phone folders, since both you and the developer know that only a small amount of these are expopsed to the user anyway. Instead, you get the most common and a way of adding extra sub-folders or other locations from a SD card - so effectively shortcuts to the file areas you use the most on your phone; (right) within any file list, long pressing a file brings up an expanded (relative to 'Files') context-sensitive action list. Notable here is 'Properties', if only because for some file types there's extra information available...
...For example, for the .epub file there's just the usual datestamp and size, but images get some EXIF data broken out - very handy! If the developer's listening, what about breaking out a little more of this vital data, eh?
The secure folder works brilliantly, requiring a password to look inside (once per app start, so if you 'back out' of Folders Pro then the secure store will be locked again) - the 'reset' option relies on a secure back-up question etc.; (right) pasting in a document to the secure folder.
Also on that pop-up menu for a file is 'Share via Bluetooth', which isn't very exciting, since that's built into Windows Phone anyway. But 'Share through Wifi' is new and I tried my best to get it working. Essentially a tiny web server is set up within the application and it can be accessed from any web browser on any other device, with a handy QR code to save you some typing...
It worked fine on Android and other computers, but of course I wanted to try sharing to another Windows Phone. Using the Bing Vision system to access the QR code brought up the web address, but both the 'Open' and 'Save' options then brought up the error above. So, nice try, Folders Pro and let's hope that users don't want to share back to Windows Phone. (In fairness, there's also NFC-triggered Bluetooth transfer, so users wouldn't be totally lost!)
Built into Folder Pro is QuickPlay, a set of routines for handling music and media - these will crop up in other titles by the developer, I'm sure, but they work well enough here on the whole. If you wanted to use a file manager as a way to access media, that is....
Also touted is OneDrive access, i.e. integrated into the application rather than just spawning the official Microsoft application. It's all here, but I can only assume that API or performance issues stop the developer from providing the folder list (right) right in the main panorama instead of the single button (left) - at the moment, the user has to tap through, which seems a bit clumsy. Having the full OneDrive folder list on the Folders Pro panorama would be more intuitive and useful.
There's also limited filename searching - this works only within the folder or SD specified, i.e. it's not quite as useful as the existing phone-wide Cortana file search (swipe left from its web matches, etc.), but it does work on the whole; (right) for such a relatively feature rich application, the options pane is surprisingly sparse...
As you can tell from my commentary, Folders Pro doesn't feel quite mature in some places. I hit a QuickPlay related bug too - tapping on a video on my SD card ended up playing a music file from somewhere else in the file system! This was repeatable, but sorted itself out upon relaunching the application.
A pound or dollar (or so) is a trivial price for a utility which, in this case, actually does deliver significantly more than the built-in Files option. It's worth the price just for the secure folder function, to be honest, so consider anything else you use as a bonus.
That Folders Pro is demonstrably not perfect yet shouldn't be too much of a worry - it has been updated numerous times in the last year and I'm sure the developer is still actively working on it.
Reviewed by Steve Litchfield at 12:53 UTC, February 9th 2015
Filed: Home > Reviews > Folders Pro
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T-Mobile Partners With Shakira as Part of Uncarrier 3.0 Launch in New York Next Week
by Ina Fried
T-Mobile plans to launch the next phase of its “uncarrier” strategy with a special event in New York on Wednesday.
In addition to announcing the news, the company said it is giving its customers thousands of free tickets to a Shakira concert in Bryant Park.
T-Mobile announced the first part of its uncarrier strategy in March, doing away with both long-term contracts and phone subsidies. Phase two, announced in July, involved the T-Mobile Jump program, which lets customers trade in their phone for a new one as often as twice per year by paying a $10 monthly fee.
CEO John Legere had promised a Part Three would come in the fall, and next week’s event will indeed mark the launch of Uncarrier 3.0, T-Mobile said.
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The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Inaugurates ‘Vatel Hospitality and Tourism Business S
On the occasion of the World Tourism Day, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, H.E. Mr. Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, officially inaugurated the Vatel Bahrain Hospitality School on the 27th of September 2018.
The opening ceremony was attended by the Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA), H.E. Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, and key officials including the Ambassador of France to the Kingdom of Bahrain, H.E. Mrs. Cécile Longé, GCC Ambassadors and parents of the admitted students.
“The launch of Vatel Bahrain represents a cornerstone in the development of the Kingdom’s hospitality sector. The BTEA, in collaboration with Vatel Group, aims to train the national workforce in accordance to international standards, as well as provide students with the qualifications required in order to obtain job opportunities,” said the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, H.E. Mr. Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani.
“We are delighted to announce the launch of Vatel School which will provide students with comprehensive learning experiences through its 4-year academic program. Students will be matched with jobs that meet their academic qualifications to utilize their expertise and knowledge,” said the CEO of BTEA, H.E. Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa.
“We are proud of this collaboration with Vatel Group which comes in line with the BTEA’s strategy to further develop the skills of nationals within the hospitality and tourism sector, further contributing to boosting the national economy in line with the Kingdom’s 2030 Economic Vision,” he added.
Vatel currently has 29 schools, 7,000 students and over 29,000 alumni who are a living proof of the success of its unique teaching concept further positioning the school as the first worldwide Business School Group in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
The first Vatel School opened in Paris with a unique and fundamental educational method: having theoretical courses followed by a professional experience using what had been learned in class. Each Vatel School has a restaurant or hotel on the campus where students could test their knowledge through professional application with customers.
For students who wish to enroll at Vatel School, visit Vatel.bh
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‘Salman Shah didn’t commit suicide, he was murdered’
August 8, 2017 | Filed under: Arts & Leisure | Posted by: The Bangladesh Chronicle
Rabeya Sultana Rubi, one of the accused in Salman Shah’s death, speaks in the video. Photo: Video grab
One of the accused in Salman Shah’s death case, Rabeya Sultana Rubi said that the popular actor did not kill himself; rather he was murdered in a planned way.
Rubi recently posted a video on social media from the US. She, in the video, claimed that Salman Shah was murdered and her family members were involved in the killing.
“My husband (John) planned it and my brother conducted the murder. Samira’s family (Salman Shah’s wife) masterminded Salman’s killing. Members of a Chinese community completed the task,” said Rubi, says UNB.
The accused said she will do everything to prove her allegation. “They also tried to kill me. So, I am on the run as I am the last person who can prove it as killing. Now they are trying to kill me as the case may be reopened anytime.”
She also asked Salman Shah’s mother Nilufar Chowdhury to urge for a reinvestigation.
Actor Salman Shah’s mother Nilufar Chowdhury in a press conference on 9 February said Salman was murdered and alleged that “there have been many efforts to establish the case suicide in the past.”
The popular silver screen actor in the 90s mysteriously died on 6 September, 1996 at 25 and his father Kamaruddin Chowdhury had filed an unnatural death case which he later turned into a murder case when one Rizvi Ahmed was arrested from the house of Salman’s mother, who said he had killed Salman with the help of Salman’s wife and mother-in-law and eight other accomplices.
Rizvi, however, later disowned his confession given before the police.
The Detective Branch, Criminal Investigation Department of police, and a judicial probe body investigated the case separately and submitted their reports that Salman’s death was a case of unnatural death, which Salman Shah’s family rejected.
On 7 December, 2016, a Dhaka court asked the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to carry out further investigations into the case filed over the death of Salman Shah in 1996 for the fresh inquiry.
Nilufar said in the petition, a total of 11 people including Aziz Mohammad Bhai, might have been involved in the killing of her son.
The case accused 11 persons, including the actor’s wife Samira Haque, producer and businessman Aziz Mohammad Bhai.
The others are Salman’s mother-in-law Latifa Haque Lucy, house help Monowara Begum and seven more — Rizvi Ahmed alias Farhad, choreographer Nazrul Sheikh, ‘David’, Ashraful Haque Don, Rabeya Sultana Rubi, Mostak Wayeed, Abul Hossain Khan — all presumably Bhai’s associates.
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John Rogers, CEO of Capstone National Partners, says contractors will see government spending continue to decline. Credit: Michael Sears
By Rick Barrett of the Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin companies that sell products and services to the U.S. military should have more insights into fiscal 2014 now that President Barack Obama has signed the $632 billion National Defense Authorization Act into law.
The new spending plan assures $552.1 billion in military spending and $80.7 billion for overseas contingency operations, namely the war in Afghanistan. It also erases $63 billion in arbitrary spending cuts that were to take effect in January, and it allows for a 1% pay raise for military personnel.
For thousands of defense contractors, including Wisconsin companies that sell products and services to the military, the plan ought to provide clarity into their budgets for the next couple of years.
"If you are a government contractor, by and large you have been in a state of suspended animation while the politics has played itself out," said John Rogers, a former high-ranking Department of Defense official and now president of Capstone National Partners, a Milwaukee-based consulting firm.
Until recently, "If you were a vendor and had a great new idea, you couldn't get any traction on it. Now you can have a discussion because the policy and procurement folks at Department of Defense can begin to plan," Rogers said.
What does that mean for Wisconsin defense contractors such as Oshkosh Corp., Marinette Marine through its work for Lockheed Martin Corp., GE Healthcare, Weinbrenner Shoe Co., and Dental Health Products?
It depends on individual contracts and the military's needs, but changes are coming.
"We will continue to see spending reductions across the board, and you could argue that it's for good reasons. We are no longer at war in Iraq, and we are phasing down significantly in Afghanistan," Rogers said.
Two contracts singled out for more scrutiny were the Navy's littoral combat ship program, which has supported thousands of jobs at Marinette Marine, and the Air Force's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Congress has criticized the littoral program for early cost overruns and has questioned whether the ships built in Marinette are capable of performing as expected.
The completed ships have suffered from mechanical problems, and there have been delays in producing switchable mission modules aimed at varied types of warfare.
The littoral program is still being funded, however, "which is a big deal" for Wisconsin, said Aina Vilumsons, executive director of the Wisconsin Procurement Institute, a government-funded organization that helps businesses obtain federal contracts.
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For Oshkosh Corp., one of the state's largest manufacturers, the wind-down of the war in Afghanistan means the military needs fewer of the company's trucks.
But the new spending plan keeps intact a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program that Oshkosh and two other truck-makers are bidding for and that could support thousands of manufacturing jobs.
Oshkosh has delivered 22 JLTV prototypes to the military for a year of testing in hopes of winning the contract, which could be worth $30 billion over 20 years.
The trucks are expected to offer more protection from improvised explosive devices, which have killed many troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
They're also supposed to be lighter, faster and more nimble than other armored trucks that offer a high level of protection.
The contract is expected to be awarded in 2015, with the first revenue coming in 2016 or 2017.
Funding for big programs like JLTV gives companies like Oshkosh much better insight into their future, Rogers said, and it provides assurances to hundreds of their suppliers.
Wisconsin companies received about $3.4 billion in federal government business in fiscal 2013, down from $3.98 billion in 2012 and $7.2 billion in 2011, according to the Wisconsin Procurement Institute.
"All of the federal agencies are watching their money closely, especially the military," said Gary Rubel, who handles the military contract business at Dental Health Products in New Franken.
The company sells more than 60,000 products from 600 manufacturers and sells millions of dollars worth of items to the military and federal agencies.
Dental Health Products' sales fell sharply for months until there was a surge in agency spending, just before the federal government's fiscal year ended Sept. 30.
"The government has a dirty little secret, and it's called 'use it or lose it' money. If an agency doesn't spend the money it is allocated, then the next budget will be automatically reduced. And that has nothing to do with sequestration," Rubel said.
"What I see at this point is a slight upward curve in spending, not terrific, but at least it's not a downward curve," he added.
The number of federal contractors in Wisconsin is down about 37% from three years ago, and a few large companies, such as Oshkosh and GE Healthcare, have dominated the field here.
The new defense spending plan calls for more emphasis on technology, including cyber-security, and more emphasis on small businesses, Vilumsons said.
"Manufacturing isn't being neglected, either, which is good for Wisconsin," she said.
The plan also calls for more manufacturing audits and accountability measures.
"It's meant to save money and assure that everyone is doing what they're supposed to be doing. But it's difficult at times, if you're a contractor, because you always have to adapt to new requirements," Vilumsons said.
"There ought to be a balance between strong oversight and transparency without being overbearing and stifling performance and competition," she added.
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The simplified ribbon in Microsoft Word with fewer commands like bolding and italicizing text and adding color. (Microsoft Photo)
Microsoft is redesigning Office, making a series of small changes that the company says add up to a simpler and more customizable experience to the productivity suite’s more than 1 billion monthly users.
In an interview with GeekWire, Jon Friedman, general manager of design management and operations at Microsoft, said the changes are meant to reflect the changing dynamic in the workplace. By 2020, Millennials will be the dominant age group, but several generations will share offices, and each group works in its own way, Friedman said.
Jon Friedman. (Microsoft Photo)
“The context of the world is changing dramatically, and while we’ve grown up with these productivity experiences that we’ve grown to love, I think there is a broader set of people we have to adapt to,” Friedman said.
Across Office apps, users will notice a more streamlined ribbon — the bar of commands at the top of the page. The three-lined ribbon has been reduced to a single line in the redesign. Microsoft added more differentiation and pops of color to those command icons to make them stand out.
Microsoft is highlighting the most common commands, such as replying to a message in Outlook, or marking text bold in Word. Friedman said 10 basic Outlook commands are used by everyone and make up 95 percent of all actions. The customization comes in for those other less common commands, giving users the ability to pin their favorite actions to the ribbon.
“We designed something that gave people out of the box the 95 percent of what they need and gives them the flexibility with the 5 percent that makes it their own,” Friedman said.
The evolution of Office icons. (Microsoft Photo)
Users have the option of going back to the original ribbon, as well, Friendman said. These changes are coming to Word on Office.com today, and next to receive them will be Outlook in July.
Microsoft overhauled the look of all its icons across Office. The goal is a modern feel and a more inclusive design. By making icons stand out from each other, Office can become easier to use for people who are visually impaired, Friedman said.
The new icons will come to the Word web version first, make their way to Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Windows later this month and debut on Outlook in July.
The Office search bar. (Microsoft Photo)
Microsoft is also emphasizing the search bar in the new design and infusing artificial intelligence into it. Just clicking on the search button will bring up documents they have recently worked on. Upcoming calendar items like flights will also come up without having to conduct a search.
The common thread between these changes, Friedman says, is a “simultaneous quest for simplicity and power.” The company asked users what they wanted out of Office, and they liked everything it could do, but they wanted a more simplified experience.
Microsoft’s redesign comes on the heels of an overhaul of Google’s Gmail. Those changes, announced in April, focus on doing more within the email window and infusing AI into every part of the experience.
Friedman said Microsoft has been working on this Office redesign for approximately a year. The shift to Office 365 and Office.com has seen the company issuing updates more gradually, versus throwing huge changes together every couple of years. It gives Microsoft the ability to monitor its updates and quickly fix any issues and blunts shock users might see from dramatic changes.
“Day in and day out, Office will get a little bit better,” Friedman said. “A year from now, you look at Office and it will be significantly better and different than you know today, but it won’t feel like that big of a difference.”
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Laughing at Anthropology
I have a graduate student, whose name will go here unmentioned, who snickers every time I mention words like “ritual” or “sacrifice,” and breaks into a big smile at “anthropology,” with or without “generative.” My student smiles at GA in the same way as we react to the fanatic who gives the same answer to every question–say, the antisemite who blames everything on the Jews. In her perspective, “anthropology” is my mantra, “ritual” or “sacrifice” my a priori answer to every cultural question. This is the simplest form of comedy, what Bergson called du mécanique plaqué sur du vivant [the mechanical adhering to the living]; we anticipate the other’s “mechanical” response and reward ourselves with laughter for our good judgment.
She is not unique; I still recall my late colleague Joe Riddel referring to Girard’s La violence et le sacré as “the sacrifice book.” People like Riddel belong to the world of demystifying “theory” within which, since the days of Raymond Picard’s dinosaur-literary-historian Nouvelle critique ou nouvelle imposture (1965)–and its far milder equivalents here from text-respecting New Critics–there has been virtually no conflict. Some people attacked deconstruction when Paul de Man was found to have written that antisemitic article, but decon’s mainstream critical successors in the various victimary-identity collectives have no quarrel with its attacks on “phallogocentrism,” which they merely deflect in a more obviously political direction. “Theory” is not something to smile at; it is built on politically sensitive dichotomies that make each text into a minefield–woe be it to the neophyte who chooses hegemony over oppression, the symbolic over the imaginary… Its Manichean dualism violently rejects GA’s minimalist monism.
Generative thinking strikes the impatient mind as reductive thinking, an arbitrary grid placed on the blooming buzzing confusion of empirical reality. Why not just be cultural empiricists and talk about stories, films, even religious rites, “in themselves,” without any a priori preconceptions? If it’s all “human” anyway, what do we gain by deciding before we start that the human has certain “originary” structures and hypothesizing what they might have been, or by reminding ourselves that esthetic forms derive historically from sacrificial ritual?
But the point isn’t just to say “sacrificial,” but to show how a given story is structured sacrificially. Tracing the cultural work’s originary derivation doesn’t rob it of its specificity but situates it in human history. This is the “Hegelian” aspect of GA; a historically existing reality is defined by its place in our open-ended movement of deepening ethical self-consciousness and the ever-new degrees of freedom it permits us to generate.
The skeptical cultural empiricist might reply that the visible traces of historical derivation contained in cultural works are sufficient to our understanding of them; those traces that have become so obscure that only cultural “archeology” can detect them are by that very fact no longer relevant. In analyzing a Hollywood film, it’s only necessary to examine it in the context of other films to which it makes reference; to go back to film’s sources in literature, let alone in sacrificial ritual, just introduces extraneous categories that history has in fact refined out of existence. Sure, Arnold blowing away bad guys is a sacrificial gesture, but neither the filmmaker, the spectator nor, the empiricist will claim, the analyst, has to know about this, because it’s been “discounted” by the film’s cultural context. The term “sacrifice” adds nothing to “blowing away bad guys,” because the latter implies all we need know of the sacrificial–all we need to know, that is, to produce the next Arnold film, where the bad guys’ costumes and the technical means of their annihilation will be different but the formula will be the same.
This is not a trivial challenge. I would even say that it is more serious than the challenge posed by “theory,” whose appetite for demystification is directed at a narrow university-based clientele. Cultural empiricism, in the person of my skeptical student, forces us to rethink the purpose of cultural analysis and how reference to the originary function of cultural phenomena (“originary analysis”) can help us to accomplish it.
The answer clearly cannot be given in the abstract. If all we know about a film is that Arnold “blows away bad guys,” a reference to the sacrificial can be no more than a pointer in the right direction. The value of GA’s minimalist anthropological paradigm is not in reducing the diversity of the cultural to a predictable set of originary structures, but permitting us to grasp the consciousness of and concomitant freedom within the originary structure embodied by the cultural work. As I have been emphasizing in recent columns, the cultural sphere functions only by supplying ever new degrees of freedom or “empowerment” to its audience. Some of these imaginary freedoms may be trivial indeed, but even Arnold’s “blowing away” will not work at the box office unless there is some new technological or other wrinkle that enriches the spectator’s imagination, his virtual toolbox of meanings.
Originary analysis cannot substitute for historical research; the more links one knows of the chain connecting the specific historical work to the origin, the more clearly one understands its unique contribution to the generative process. But without an anthropological paradigm, historical analysis has no overall point; it merely relates works to their ancestors by ad hoc criteria. Originary analysis allows us to see the persistence of the originary function of the work underneath its historical modifications and to understand these modifications as modes of cultural self-consciousness that permit the creation of ever-new meanings and means of meaning-production.
Some examples are in order. I’ll first briefly remind the reader of my recent discussion of Hamlet. Here the sacrificial structure of tragedy is evident, but that’s not what’s interesting about this play. My student may snicker at “the deferral of violence through representation,” but in Hamlet one sees this not merely in the overall structure of the play, but in the hero’s new way of representing the scene of representation to himself, self-consciously deferring the violence of his revenge and thereby enriching the cultural imagination. Another case I’ve discussed is that of Madame Bovary. Here again, Emma’s death at the end is “tragic,” including a Romantic element of ironic disillusion–her deathbed laughter at hearing the blind beggar’s song. But that’s not the original feature of this novel, which lies rather in Emma’s ability to defer her final self-sacrifice through her creativity in assigning significance to actions and persons with the aid of consumer goods. Hers is a less self-conscious reflection on the scene of desire, but it is a reflection nonetheless, one with a vast future ahead of it.
For a final and more probatory example, I take not a single work but a century of literary history dear to my scholarly heart. How can we understand the evolution of nineteenth-century French lyric poetry from Romanticism to Symbolism? No overview can do justice to any single poem. Yet such analyses are necessary if we are to have any notion of literary history. When one reads a poem by Lamartine or by Mallarmé, one wants to have a preliminary idea of its place in the tradition to which it belongs. What is needed is a general framework within which the evolution of the various elements of lyric can be understood.
Arguably the central element in all this poetry is the elegiac celebration by the male poet of a victimary female figure. This is already a favorite theme of the 18th century (Chénier, Parny…), but it is given a new strength by Lamartine, whose Méditations (1820), 19th century France’s first poetic best-seller, center on the poet’s love for his late mistress. Of these twenty-four poems, one, “Le lac,” is remembered far better than any other; it is structured as a scene of sacrifice in two temporal moments, the first, where the poet listens to his mistress lament the passage of time on the lake, and the second, when he returns, presumably after her death, to the lake shore and “speaks” the poem. The lake’s closure allows the poet to assimilate Nature to the scene of ritual generation of meaning.
If we now turn to Mallarmé’s late poetry, written eighty years after the Méditations, we find scenes of a female and, finally, a male figure’s sacrifice, often but not always through drowning, as the foundation of the symbolic order exemplified by the constellation Ursa Major (best known for the seven-star “big dipper”). The personal story of poet and mistress, the pictorial tableau, the appeal to nature are gone, replaced by the overtly speculative interrogation of an empty scene as the locus of a foundational sacrifice at the origin of meaning.
An empirical analysis could discover parallels in theme and structure between the two poets; but only from a generative standpoint can we understand the elimination of the personal as a deepening of anthropological self-consciousness, which is at the same time ethical self-consciousness. This deepening is concomitant with the sharpening of the poet’s critique of the centralization of the object of sexual desire on which lyric poetry itself depends. Where Lamartine laments Elvire’s “natural” death, Mallarmé describes this death as the result of violence. His final abandonment of the sacrificed female (siren, “nixe,” or Amazon), implicitly condemning the male-voiced lyric tradition for its exploitation of the woman-Other’s physical mortality, is thus a liberating or “empowering” gesture on the plane of gender relations.
Mallarmé’s poetry is the clearest example of the informing of literary production by anthropological self-consciousness; he discovers and expels the sacrificial element within lyric in the course of reflection on lyric itself. The modernist lyric, on whose turning-away from love poetry Mallarmé (via such writers as Valéry and Eliot) was arguably the central influence, is still reluctant to return to it, no doubt for fear of endangering the empowerment he effected.
There is no formula for the generation of new cultural works; it is rather these works that generate new possibilities for giving meaning to experience. Works of popular culture, such as the latest Arnold epic, can be created without fundamental anthropological reflection; but only through such reflection can the process of creation be renewed through self-understanding and raised thereby to a higher ethical level. Whether or not this is now taking place, it is crucial to leave the possibility open for the future. In particular, as I have also been saying recently (see Chronicles 96 &103), I think the time is ripe for a post-Mallarmean renewal of the lyric tradition in the context of today’s less sacrificial, more reciprocal gender relations. A prospect that even my skeptical student might find intriguing.
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Tissue ‘scaffold’ technology could assist in rebuilding large organs
‘Scaffold’ technology is the new tissue that scientists have developed that will enable the engineering of large organs. This research was led by the Universities of Bristol and Liverpool and it has shown that it is possible for cells to combine with a special scaffold to produce living tissue in the laboratory. Hopefully, this can be implanted to patients as a way of replacing the diseased parts/organs of the body. To this date, the approach is limited to growing small pieces of tissue, as larger dimensions reduce the oxygen supply to cells in the centre.
Dr. Adam Perriman led a team of researchers from the University of Bristol together with Professor Anthony Hollander from the University of Liverpool in using cartilage tissue engineering as a model system for testing new method of overcoming the oxygen limitation problem.
They incorporated a new class of artificial membrane binding proteins that can be attached to stem cells. They attached an oxygen-carrying protein, myoglobin, to the stem cells before they are used to engineer cartilage. They ensure that each cell will have its own oxygen reservoir that it can access when the oxygen in the scaffold drops to dangerously low levels.
Dr. Perriman found out that from their preliminary experiments that they could produce these artificial membrane binding proteins and paint the cells without affecting their biological function.
They were however surprised and delighted to discover that they could deliver the necessary quantity to the cells to supplement their oxygen requirements.
Their team’s findings was published June 17 in Nature Communications could really expand the possibilities in tissue engineering, not only in cartilage, but also for other tissues like cardiac muscle or bone.
Professor Hollander said that they have already shown that stem cells can help create parts of the body that can be successfully transplanted into patients and now they have found a way making their success even better.
A huge challenge is growing large organs but with the recent technology, this can be overcome. To create larger pieces of cartilage gives a possible way of repairing some of the worst damage to human joint tissue, such as the weakening changes seen in hips or knee osteoarthritis or severe knee injuries caused by major trauma- road traffic accidents or injuries incurred in war.
Their new methodology, to describe the conversion of a normal protein into membrane binding protein, is likely to pave way in the development of a wide range of new biotechnologies.
Development of a method of creating cartilage cells from stem cells is Professor Hollander’s pioneering work. This has helped making it possible for the first successful transplant of a tissue-engineered trachea by utilizing patient’s own stem cells.
Dr. Perriman on the other hand, is an EPSRC Early Career Research Fellow and faculty member in the School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Bristol. His pioneering research on the construction and study of novel synthetic bio molecular systems is one of his distinguished research.
References 1.Tissue ‘scaffold’ technology could help rebuild large organs http://www.bristol.ac.uk
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Strange, macabre, wonderful!
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The Erotic Tombs of Madagascar
On the Western coast of Madagascar live the Sakalava people, a rather diverse ethnic group; their population is in fact composed of the descendants of numerous peoples that formed the Menabe Kingdom. This empire reached its peak in the Eighteenth Century, thanks to an intense slave trade with the Arabs and European colonists.
One of the most peculiar aspects of Sakalava culture is undoubtedly represented by the funerary sculptures which adorn burial sites. Placed at the four corners of a grave, these carved wooden posts are often composed by a male and a female figure.
But these effigies have fascinated the Westerners since the 1800s, and for a very specific reason: their uninhibited eroticism.
In the eyes of European colonists, the openly exhibited penises, and the female genitalia which are in some cases stretched open by the woman’s hands, must have already been an obscene sight; but the funerary statues of the Sakalava even graphically represent sexual intercourse.
These sculptures are quite unique even within the context of the notoriously heterogeneous funerary art of Madagascar. What was their meaning?
We could instinctively interpret them in the light of the promiscuity between Eros and Thanatos, thus falling into the trap of a wrongful cultural projection: as Giuseppe Ferrauto cautioned, the meaning of these works “rather than being a message of sinful «lust», is nothing more than a message of fertility” (in Arcana, vol. II, 1970).
A similar opinion is expressed by Jacques Lombard, who extensively ecplained the symbolic value of the Sakalava funerary eroticism:
We could say that two apparently opposite things are given a huge value, in much the same manner, among the Sakalava as well as among all Madagascar ethnic groups. The dead, the ancestors, on one side, and the offspring, the lineage on the other. […] A fully erect – or «open» – sexual organ, far from being vulgar, is on the contrary a form of prayer, the most evident display of religious fervor. In the same way the funerals, which once could go on for days and days, are the occasion for particularly explicit chants where once again love, birth and life are celebrated in the most graphic terms, through the most risqué expressions. In this occasion, women notably engage in verbal manifestations, but also gestural acts, evoking and mimicking sex right beside the grave.
[…] The extended family, the lineage, is the point of contact between the living and the dead but also with all those who will come, and the circle is closed thanks to the meeting with all the ancestors, up to the highest one, and therefore with God and all his children up to the farthest in time, at the heart of the distant future. To honor one’s ancestors, and to generate an offspring, is to claim one’s place in the eternity of the world.
Jacques Lombard, L’art et les ancêtres:
le dialogue avec les morts: l’art sakalava,
in Madagascar: Arts De La Vie Et De La Survie
(Cahiers de l’ADEIAO n.8, 1989)
One last thing worth noting is the fact that the Sakalava exponentially increased the production of this kind of funerary artifacts at the beginning of the Twentieth Century.
For a simple reason: in order to satisfy the naughty curiosity of Western tourists.
You can find a comprehensive account of the Sakalava culture on this page.
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Bizzarro Bazar Contest 2
Today Bizzarro Bazar enters its 10th year of activity!
Last year, my somewhat reckless idea of celebrating the blog’s birthday with a contest ended up having overwhelming results: you guys submerged me with wonderful creations — short stories, photographs, drawings, sculptures, paintings, music and every kind of weird stuff. During the following months, I often went back and skimmed through your works whenever I was in need of a little shot of confidence.
So, if by any chance you’re tired of doing crosswords on the beach, what about going at it once more?
The rules are the same as last time:
Create an original work explicitly referring to Bizzarro Bazar;
Post your work on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #bizzarrobazarcontest — alternatively, you can send it by email;
Deadline is September 10, 2018;
Remember that the idea is to allow free rein to your weirdest creativity, to celebrate and above all to have fun among friends!
Point 1 created a bit of confusion last time, so let me specify the concept: “explicitly referring” to the blog means that Bizzarro Bazar (the website, logo, one of my books, even my beard if it comes to that) must be depicted/mentioned/included in the entry. Keep in mind that, while promoting your creations, I also want to promote this blog. Win-win.
My advise is to skim through the beautiful contributions which got published at the end of the first edition.
Here’s the prizes that will be awarded:
1st prize: Signed copy of one of my books (your choice) + T-shirt + surprise gift
2nd prize: Signed copy of one of my books (your choice) + T-shirt
3rd prize: Signed copy of one of my books (your choice)
Best unclassified entries will be published on Bizzarro Bazar with links to the authors websites/profiles, and shared on social networks.
Then, let the most extravagant game of the year begin!
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Links, Curiosities & Mixed Wonders – 15
“Cogito, ergo… memento mori“: this Descartes plaster bust incorporates a skull and detachable skull cap. It’s part of the collection of anatomical plasters of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and it was sculpted in 1913 by Paul Richer, professor of artistic anatomy born in Chartres. The real skull of Descartes has a rather peculiar story, which I wrote about years ago in this post (Italian only).
A jarring account of a condition which you probably haven’t heard of: aphantasia is the inability of imagining and visualizing objects, situations, persons or feelings with the “mind’s eye”. The article is in Italian, but there’s also an English Wiki page.
15th Century: reliquaries containing the Holy Virgin’s milk are quite common. But Saint Bernardino is not buying it, and goes into a enjoyable tirade:
Was the Virgin Mary a dairy cow, that she left behind her milk just like beasts let themselves get milked? I myself hold this opinion, that she had no more and no less milk than what fitted inside that blessed Jesus Christ’s little mouth.
(Source: Mauro Orletti, Guida alla reliquie miracolose d’Italia.)
A great piece by Jen Aitken on obituaries, and on death and end-of-life terminology:
Death isn’t a war. When we “battle,” “fight,” or “struggle” “valiantly” and “courageously,” we’re setting up death as something evil that we can “beat.” Death isn’t failure. It’s inevitable. People don’t “lose,” they simply die.
Do libertines still exist? What was the relationship between free love and free thinking? What’s the link between Lord Byron and George Best? (Italian only)
Here is a warm, comfy and very soft nest, lovingly prepared by a snowy owl. A nest entirely built out of dead lemmings.
In 1973 three women and five men feigned hallucinations to find out if psychiatrists would realize that they were actually mentally healthy. The result: they were admitted in 12 different hospitals. This is how the pioneering Rosenhan experiment shook the foundations of psychiatric practice.
Can’t find a present for your grandma? Ronit Baranga‘s tea sets may well be the perfect gift.
David Nebreda, born in 1952, was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 19. Instead of going on medication, he retired as a hermit in a two-room apartment, without much contact with the outside world, practicing sexual abstinence and fasting for long periods of time. His only weapon to fight his demons is a camera: his self-portraits undoubtedly represent some kind of mental hell — but also a slash of light at the end of this abyss; they almost look like they capture an unfolding catharsis, and despite their extreme and disturbing nature, they seem to celebrate a true victory over the flesh. Nebreda takes his own pain back, and trascends it through art. You can see some of his photographs here and here.
The femme fatale, dressed in glamourous clothes and diabolically lethal, is a literary and cinematographic myth: in reality, female killers succeed in becoming invisible exactly by playing on cultural assumptions and keeping a low and sober profile.
Speaking of the female figure in the collective unconscious, there is a sci-fi cliché which is rarely addressed: women in test tubes. Does the obsessive recurrence of this image point to the objectification of the feminine, to a certain fetishism, to an unconscious male desire to constrict, seclude and dominate women? That’s a reasonable suspicion when you browse the hundred-something examples harvested on Sci-Fi Women in Tubes. (Thanks, Mauro!)
I have always maintained that fungi and molds are superior beings. For instance the slimy organisms in the pictures above, called Stemonitis fusca, almost seem to defy gravity. My first article for the magazine Illustrati, years ago, was dedicated to the incredible Cordyceps unilateralis, a parasite which is able to control the mind and body of its host. And I have recently stumbled upon a photograph that shows what happens when a Cordyceps implants itself within the body of a tarantula. Never mind Cthulhu! Mushrooms, folks! Mushrooms are the real Lords of the Universe! Plus, they taste good on a pizza!
Surely the time has passed when tattoes were a prerogative of social outcast, prisoners, criminals. But the history of this kind of body art wouldn’t have been the same without tattoed ladies who performed in sideshows and freakshows. Here’s a nice interview with a scholar who studied the lives of these artists. As a reading soundtrack, nothing better than Groucho Marx’ classic signature song Lydia The Tattooed Lady.
Can a 18th-century cabinet make your jaw drop? Just take a look at this video.
The latest entry in the list of candidates for my Museum of Failure is Adelir Antônio de Carli from Brazil, also known as Padre Baloeiro (“balloon priest”). Carli wished to raise funds to build a chapel for truckers in Paranaguá; so, as a publicity stunt, on April 20, 2008, he tied a chair to 1000 helium-filled balloons and took off before journalists and a curious crowd. After reaching an altitude of 6,000 metres (19,700 ft), he disappeared in the clouds.
A month and a half passed before the lower part of his body was found some 100 km off the coast.
La passionata is a French song covered by Guy Marchand which enjoyed great success in 1966. And it proves two surprising truths: 1- Latin summer hits were already a thing; 2- they caused personality disorders, as they still do today. (Thanks, Gigio!)
Two neuroscientists build some sort of helmet which excites the temporal lobes of the person wearing it, with the intent of studying the effects of a light magnetic stimulation on creativity. And test subjects start seeing angels, dead relatives, and talking to God. Is this a discovery that will explain mystical exstasy, paranormal experiences, the very meaning of the sacred? Will this allow communication with an invisible reality? Neither of the two, because the truth is a bit disappointing: in all attempts to replicate the experiment, no peculiar effects were detected. But it’s still a good idea for a novel. Here’s the God helmet Wiki page.
California Institute of Abnormalarts is a North Hollywood sideshow-themed nightclub featuring burlesque shows, underground musical groups, freak shows and film screenings. But if you’re afraid of clowns, you might want to steer clear of the place: one if its most famous attractions is the embalmed body of Achile Chatouilleu, a clown who asked to be buried in his stage costume and makeup.
Sure enough, he seems a bit too well-preserved for a man who allegedly died in 1912 (wouldn’t it happen to be a sideshow gaff?). Anyways, the effect is quite unsettling and grotesque…
I shall leave you with a picture entitled The Crossing, taken by nature photographer Ryan Peruniak. All of his works are amazing, as you can see if you head out to his official website, but I find this photograph strikingly poetic.
Here is his recollection of that moment:
Early April in the Rocky Mountains, the majestic peaks are still snow-covered while the lower elevations, including the lakes and rivers have melted out. I was walking along the riverbank when I saw a dark form lying on the bottom of the river. My first thought was a deer had fallen through the ice so I wandered over to investigate…and that’s when I saw the long tail. It took me a few moments to comprehend what I was looking at…a full grown cougar lying peacefully on the riverbed, the victim of thin ice.
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The Colonized Corpse: Story of Tasmania’s Last Man
∼ King Billy ∼
William Lanne, considered Tasmania’s last “full-blood” Aboriginal, was born in Coal River around 1835. At the age of seven, he and his family were transferred to Flinders Island‘s Aboriginal settlement; when he was twelve, the surviving Aboriginal people (a group of about 40) were moved to Oyster Cove, 56 kilometers south of Hobart. Here, in 1847, William entered Queen’s Orphan Asylum. It is precisely at Oyster Cove that, apart from his journeys at sea, Lanne spent all of her life.
William Lanne with his wife Truganini (left).
The Aboriginals were often employed aboard whaling boats, assigned to the mast because of their excellent sight. William Lanne, on the account of a cheerful spirit, became popular among fellow sailors as “King Billy” and despite this royal nickname, he led an anonymous existence, divided between the hard days at sea and drinking at the pub with his friends.
In February 1869, after a long trip aboard the Runnymede, William returned unhealthy. He spent his last wages in beer and rum at the local tavern, a hangout for prostitutes and whalers, and after a week he fell ill with choleric diarrhea. On March 3rd he died while getting dressed for the hospital.
His body was brought to the General Hospital by order of Dr. Crowther. And here the trouble began, because to many people William Lanne’s body looked incredibly tempting.
∼ The Object of Desire ∼
In the 19th century, comparative anatomy was among the hottest themes within the scientific community. The study of the shape of the skull, in particular, was of paramount importance not so much on a medical level as in the broader context of the theory of races.
Through craniometric and phrenological measurements, and by comparing various physical characteristics, racial classifications were compiled: for example, it was claimed that one race was equipped with a heavier brain than the other, an irrefutable proof of greater intelligence; the physiognomic peculiarities of a race proved its proximity to monkeys, thus ranking it further down the racial scale; a robust constitution was deemed to increase the chances of survival, and so on. No need to wonder who occupied the peak of evolution, in these charts created by white men.
If the Europeans were the most suitable for survival, then it was all too clear that the Aboriginal Tasmanians (who were often confined to the bottom ranks of these charts) would soon be extinct just like dodos and dinosaurs. Any violence or abuse was therefore justified by the inevitable, “natural” white supremacy.
To prove these theories, ethnologists, anatomists and archaeologists were constantly looking for prime examples of skulls. Aboriginal human remains, however, were very scarce and therefore among the most requested.
This was the reason why, as soon as the last “full-blood” Tasmanian was dead, a war broke out to decide who would win his skeleton: William Lanne received more attention after his death than he ever had while he was alive.
William Crowther (1817-1885)
Right from the start two opposing factions formed around the issue of his remains.
On one side was Dr. William Crowther, the doctor who had pronounced him dead. For a long time he had been desperately searching for an Aboriginal skeleton to send to the curator of London’s Hunterian Museum. He claimed that this gift would benefit relationships betweeen Tasmania and the British Empire, but in all evidence his true intent was to curry favour with the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons.
On the opposite front, the most powerful scientific society of Tasmania, the Royal Society, claimed that the precious remains were a national heritage and should remain in the Society’s own museum.
Disguised under an alleged scientific relevance, this was actually a political struggle.
The premier Richard Dry immediately realized this, being called to decide on the delicate matter: his move was initially favorable to the Royal Society, perhaps because it had strict ties to his government, or perhaps because Dry had had some pretty rough political divergences with Crowther in the past.
Anyways, it was established that the body would remain in Tasmania; but Dry, being a fervent Christian, decided that the last Aboriginal would need, first of all, to be granted a proper funeral. Well aware of Crowther’s impatience to get his hands on the skeleton, he ordered the new head of the hospital, Dr. George Stockell, to prevent anything happening to the body.
∼ The Desecration, Act One: Crowther ∼
The following day Stockell and Crowther met on the street and they immediately went into a dispute; Crowther claimed to have a right on the body, and Stockell replied he had received clear orders to protect Lanne’s corpse.
When surprisingly Crowther invited him to dinner at 8pm, Stockell must have naively thought it was an attempt to reconcile. Upon showing up at Crowther’s at the agreed time, however, he discovered that the doctor was absent: he found his wife instead, who welcomed him into their home and who seemed particularly loquacious, and “kept him talking“…
Meanwhile Crowther had to act quickly with the favor of twilight.
Assisted by his son, he entered the hospital and headed for the morgue. There he focused on the body of an elderly white gentleman: he beheaded the old man, and swiftly peeled his head to get hold of his skull. He then moved to the adjoining room, where William Lanne’s body was laying.
Crowther made an incision down the side of Lanne’s face, behind his right ear; removing the skin off the face and forcing his hands underneath, he extracted the Aboriginal’s skull and replaced it with the one he had just taken from the other corpse.
He then stitched up Lanne’s face, hoping no one would notice the difference, and disappeared into the night with his precious loot.
Stockell remained with Crowther’s wife until 9pm, when he eventually sensed something was wrong and returned to the hospital. Despite Crowther’s precautions, it did not take Stockell very long before he figured out what had just happened.
∼ The Desecration, Act Two: Stockell and the Royal Society ∼
Instead of alerting the authorities, Stockell immediately notified the secretary of the Royal Society regarding the mutilations carried out on the corpse. After a brief consultation with other society members, it was deemed imperative to secure the most important parts of the body before Crowther attempted to return for more.
Therefore Lanne’s feet and hands were cut off and hidden in the Royal Society museum.
The funeral took place on the scheduled day, Saturday 6 March. An unexpectedly large crowd gathered to salute King Billy, the last true Aboriginal: there were mainly sailors, including the Captain of the Runnymede who had payed for the funeral, and several Tasmanian natives.
However, rumors began to spread of a horrific mutilation suffered by Lanne’s corpse, and Dry was asked to exhume the body for verification. The premier, waiting to open the official investigation, ordered the grave be guarded by two police agents until Monday.
But early on Sunday it was discovered that the burial place had been devastated: the coffin lay exposed on loose earth. There was blood all around, and Lanne’s body was gone. The skull of the old man, the one that had been substituted inside the corpse, had been discarded by the graverobbers and thrown next to the grave.
Meanwhile, an increasingly furious Crowther was far from giving up, especially now that he’d seen the missing parts of “his” Aboriginal stolen that way.
On Monday afternoon he broke into the hospital with a group of supporters. When Stockell commanded him to leave, Crowther responded by hammering in a panel of one of the wards and forcing the morgue door.
Inside the scene was gruesome: on the dissecting table there were pieces of meat and bloody fat masses. Lanne had been deboned.
Not finding the coveted skeleton, Crowther and his mob left the hospital.
∼ When All Are Guilty, No One Is ∼
The investigation led to an unfavorable result especially for Crowther, who was suspended from the medical profession, while his son saw his permission to study at the hospital revoked. As for the Royal Society, although Stockell admitted he had cut the hands and feet off the corpse, it was felt that there was not sufficient evidence for a conviction.
Even if nothing came out of the investigation, this terrible episode shook the public opinion for more than one reason.
On the one hand, events had uncovered the rotten reality of scientific and state institutions.
William Lanne’s body had been profaned – likewise, that of a white man had been desecrated.
The doctors had been proven to be abject and unscrupulous – and so had the cops, who were evidently bribed into leaving their post guarding the grave.
Hospital security measures had proved to be laughable – the same was true of St. David’s, the largest urban cemetery in the city.
The government’s actions had been far from impartial or decisive – but the behavior of the Royal Society had been equally obscure and reprehensible.
As a newspaper summed it up, the incident had shown that “the common people have a better appreciation of decency and propriety than such of the so-called upper classes and men of education“.
John Glover, Mount Wellington and Hobart Town from Kangaroo Point (1834)
But the second reason for indignation was that the last Aboriginal had been treated as meat in a slaughterhouse.
A horrendous act, but sadly in line with the decimation of Tasmanian natives in what has been called a full-on genocide: in little more than seventy years since the first settlers arrived, virtually the entire population of the island had been wiped out. Just like his land and his people before him, William Lanne had been avidly divided among whites – who were seeking to demonstrate his racial inferiority.
Even with all the racist rhetoric of the time, it was hard not to feel guilty. When someone proposed to erect a memorial for Lanne, shame prevailed and no memorial was built.
∼ Epilogue: Much Horror About Nothing ∼
The one who eventually earned himself an impressive statue, however, was William Crowther.
The doctor entered politics shortly after the bloody events, and a successful career led him to be elected prime minister of Tasmania in 1878.
No wonder he had so many supporters, because nothing is ever just black or white: despite the murky episode, Crowther was well-liked because as a doctor he had always provided medical care for the poor and the natives. He remained in politics until his death in 1885; he declared he never lost a night’s sleep over “King Billy’s head”, as he always claimed the whole affair had been a set-up to discredit him.
Statue of William Crowther, Franklin Square, Hobart.
Stockell, for his part, was not reappointed house surgeon at the hospital at the end of his probationary period, and moved to Campbell Town where he died in 1878.
The Lanne scandal had at least one positive consequence: in the wake of the controversy, Tasmania promulgated its first Anatomy Bill in August 1869, regulating the practice of dissections.
What about the bones of William Lanne?
His skeleton was almost certainly hidden among the properties of the Royal Society museum. We ignore what happened to it.
The same goes for his skull, as no one ever heard of it anymore. Yet strangely, Crowther was appointed a gold medal from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1874 for his “valuable and numerous contributions” to the Hunterian museum. What exactly these contributions were, we do not know exactly; but it is natural to suspect that the honorary fellowship had something to do with the infamous Lanne skull, maybe shipped to London in secret.
However, there is not enough evidence to prove beyond doubt that the skull ever got to England, and the Royal College of Surgeons’ collection of human crania was destroyed during the Nazi bombings.
Royal College of Surgeons, early 20th century.
What is certain is that Crowther risked everything he had, his reputation and his profession, for that one skull. And here is the bitter irony: in 1881, the Hunterian curator himself publicly questioned the validity of craniology in determining the alleged races.
Today it is clear that this axious cataloguing and classifying was “a futile effort“, since “the concept of race in the human species has not obtained any consensus from the scientific point of view, and it is probably destined not to find it” (from The History and Geography of Human Genes, 2000).
Regardless of where they were kept hidden, neither the skull nor the skeleton of William Lanne were ever scientifically studied, and they did not appear in any research.
After all that was done to expropriate them, conquer them and annex them to one collection or another, and despite their supposedly fundamental relevance to the understanding of evolution, those human remains were forgotten in some crate or closet.
The important thing was to have them colonized.
The main source for this article is Stefan Petrow, The Last Man: The Mutilation of William Lanne in 1869 and Its Aftermath (1997), PDF available online.
Also interesting is the story of Truganini, William Lanne’s wife and the last “full-blood” Aboriginal woman, who suffered a less dramatic but somewhat similar post-mortem calvary.
The procedure used by Crowther to replace a skull without disfiguring the corpse has its own fascinating story, as told by Frances Larson in Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found (2014) – a book I can never praise enough.
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The ward-only voting debate is back (and this time it's got some support on the Reno City Council)
4:41 pm, Mar 27, 2013 | Written by Brian Duggan
For years now, there's been a push to turn Reno City Council elections into ward-only affairs with only the mayor getting votes from everyone in the city in the general election.
Right now, the entire city votes for every member of the Reno City Council (despite anecdotal confusion among voters that they only need to vote for the person who represents their ward).
On Monday, the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections introduced a bill to again take up the issue of turning city council elections in Reno, Sparks and Henderson into ward-only elections. It would also change Carson City supervisor elections into ward-only races, too.
The measure, Senate Bill 457, would also turn Reno's at-large seat into a sixth ward starting in 2016, which would mark the end of at-large Councilwoman Hillary Schieve's current term. (Read the bill below).
Two years ago a similar bill was vetoed by Gov. Brian Sandoval because of concerns over the wording of the legislation and its effect on Reno's at-large seat. The problem boiled down to the possibility that there could have been an election for the at-large member's seat only two years into the member's term.
The Reno City Council voiced its opposition to the bill on Wednesday, a position the council has historically taken on the ward-only question. Two council members, however, supported the idea: Jenny Brekhus and Oscar Delgado.
Delgado said it's only a matter of time until a person wins a ward-only primary election and then loses in the general, adding a ward-only election would make it easier (and cheaper) for candidates to campaign (an effort that can cost more than $100,000 in competitive elections).
“I think that’s what’s eventually going to happen, and if we don’t deal with that then somebody else is,” Delgado said, adding he wasn't sold on the idea of creating a sixth ward.
Councilman Dwight Dortch said the City Council should maintain its at-large system because council members should be held accountable by all Reno citizens, not just those who live in their ward.
"I think once you explain the system to them they love it," he said.
In November, Reno voters overwhelmingly shot down a ballot question to change the city's voting structure into a ward-only system, but critics said the ballot language was confusing because it required a no vote in order to change it.
"I think that was confusion," Delgado said of the ballot question, which was ultimately approved by the Reno City Council last summer.
Last year, City Attorney John Kadlic expressed concerns over the city's use of at-large elections because of a potential federal challenge under the Voter's Rights Act. Today, he said those concerns have gone away because the City Council has a female majority and the second Latino to serve on the panel — Delgado.
“I doubt they would even consider inquiring into it," Kadlic said. "I believe the current system in place is acceptable.”
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