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Greatest Shakespeare speeches in performance
Posted on June 24, 2011 by Sylvia Morris
Alan Howard as Coriolanus
When I put up my list of top ten Shakespeare speeches I promised a second set of speeches which I associate with a particular performance.
My list provided a great subject for discussion during a long walk when my husband reminded me of some of the great actors I’ve missed out, including Michael Pennington, David Tennant, Tony Sher, Patrick Stewart, Harriet Walter, John Woodvine, Penny Downie, Ian McKellen. I’ve been lucky enough to see and hear many brilliant performances on stage – I might have to do a third list!
If you want to read the whole speech there’s a link to the scene, taken from MIT’s online text. Only one is available to listen to online, but see the end for advice if you would like to listen to recordings of the performances.
1. Hamlet, Act 2 Scene 2, Simon Russell Beale
What a piece of work is a man!
I mentioned this one in my earlier post. The speech is often performed out of context but Beale performed it stunningly as part of the play for the National Theatre. This is a studio recording of a different speech but gives a flavour of Beale’s performance.
2. Richard II, Act 1 Scene 3, David Suchet
O, who can hold a fire in his hand
I vividly remember this speech from the 1980 RST production in which David Suchet played Bolingbroke. It is specifically about the pain of banishment, but speaks of any kind of separation or loss.
3. Henry VIII, Act 2 Scene 4, Jane Lapotaire
Sir, I desire you do me right and justice
Jane Lapotaire’s controlled anguish as the Queen was wonderful in the RSC’s 1996 Swan Theatre production. The speech is on The Essential Shakespeare live Encore 4.
4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 2 Scene 1, John Carlisle
I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows
One of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches, quite rightly. John Carlisle has a wonderfully rich and poetic voice perfectly suited to this sumptuous speech, performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1989.
5. Coriolanus, Act 3 Scene 3, Alan Howard
You common cry of curs!
Alan Howard made this part his own, playing it for the RSC in Stratford, London and on European tour in 1977-78 before recording it for the BBC’s TV production. His performance is too big for the small screen, but it’s a good recording of this definitive performance.
6. Richard II, Act 5 Scene 5, John Heffernan
I have been studying how I may compare
John Heffernan played the title role at Bristol’s Tobacco Factory in 2011. The intimate stage with the audience on all sides left the actor vulnerably alone on stage to deliver this final soliloquy.
7. The Tempest, Act 5 Scene 1, Derek Jacobi
Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes and groves
The actor, playing Prospero in 1982 used nothing but the power of his voice to dominate the huge space of the RST, starting quietly and building to a crescendo. On The Essential Shakespeare live.
8. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 2 Scene 1, Juliet Stevenson
These are the forgeries of jealousy
Juliet Stevenson’s wonderfully lyrical voice was perfect when she played Titania for the RSC in 1981.
9. Cymbeline, Act 2 Scene 2, Anton Lesser
The crickets sing…
The presence of Anton Lesser on any cast list is always a guarantee of quality. Here he plays the villain of the play, Iachimo, for the RSC’s production at the Swan Theatre in 2003. In this night-time scene he spies on the heroine while she sleeps. On The Essential Shakespeare live Encore
10. The Comedy of Errors, Act 2 Scene 1, Judi Dench
His company must do his minions grace
Judi Dench gave a perfectly judged performance as Adriana for the RSC in 1976. In this scene she was a figure of both comedy and tragedy as she spoke of losing the love of her husband. The scene on YouTube is from the TV recording – not the same speech but similar enough to give the idea.
Notes on availability:
RSC performances from 1982 are available to view on video at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive, and the National Theatre’s Hamlet should be available at the National Theatre’s archives. Three recordings are on the RSC’s CDs The Essential Shakespeare live and The Essential Shakespeare live Encore, selections made from the recordings at the British Library’s Sound Archive, where they can be listened to.
There are lots of great recordings on YouTube. I specially recommend the South Bank Special – Word of Mouth, a masterclass in speaking Shakespeare’s verse with John Barton, Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands.
This entry was posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare on Stage and tagged Alan Howard, Anton Lesser, David Suchet, Derek Jacobi, Jane Lapotaire, John Carlisle, John Heffernan, Judi Dench, Juliet Stevenson, National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare, Simon Russell Beale, sound recording, Tobacco Factory. Bookmark the permalink.
3 Responses to Greatest Shakespeare speeches in performance
Richard Morris says:
Wow yes what a pleasure it is to see and hear Alan Howard again doing Coriolanus and that 1976 Trevor Nun production of Comedy of Errors. I think I went to see it at least half a dozen times. The 1970s under Trev were a real golden age for the R.S.C.
I agree with all of your choices and well done for finding room for someone new, John Heffernan’s Richard II was brilliant.
Jo Wilding says:
John Heffernan would be one of my choices too – it was a simply wonderful performance. And I loved Antony Sher doing “Ye elves of hills…” in the Baxter 2009 Tempest at the RSC.
Three more of mine would be –
1. Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 2 (RSC 2008 production). In Hamlet’s first appearance in the play, David Tennant displayed taut, controlled grief in front of Claudius, his mother and the court but then let go and sank to his knees to do “O that this too too solid flesh would melt…..” Heartbreaking.
2. Henry IV Part 2, Act 4 Scene 3 (RSC Histories Cycle 2007). “Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought. I stay too long by thee, I weary thee ….” The bitter reaction of Clive Wood as Henry IV after Prince Harry has taken the crown thinking his father to be already dead.
3. Richard III, Act 1 Scene 1 (RSC Histories Cycle 2007). Jon Slinger’s mesmerising performance as Richard began with a venomous “Now is the winter of our discontent” during which he appeared to be cradling the infant prince Edward, following on from where he had held the baby at the end of Henry VI Part 3, but with a quick movement it became just a piece of cloth.
Sylvia Morris says:
Thanks for your comments Jo! It’s a fun game, isn’t it?
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Presenting the highly anticipated love story of this season; Noor ul Ain, that is going to ignite the spark of love and affection in all the spectators.
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Much has happened on Earth since the launch of Voyager 1, the logo animations are a small and humorous indicator of our evolving culture. The continued success of the Voyager 1 mission and its contributions to human knowledge about the cosmos isn’t lost on us. As we look at thirty-six-year-old videos and admire the changes that have occurred on Earth since, we can only wonder where we might be thirty six years from now in our efforts to understand the universe around us.
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DCist has a writeup on the newly announced DC summer drive-in movies at Union Market. Looks like there are plans to use the large white wall of the market to show movies! I’ll be walking over to catch these films. If you intend to drive there are extra spots available even though car spot reservations are all booked up.
Inside the McLaren Technology Centre
At first you think it’s just a regular documentary on a car facility. They’re talking with one of the head guys and the showroom is pretty impressive. Great architecture, great…
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Home News Dismissed central bank governor did not follow instructions: Erdogan
Dismissed central bank governor did not follow instructions: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday he had dismissed the central bank governor because he failed to follow instructions on interest rates and the bank had not properly fulfilled its role.
Erdogan sacked Murat Cetinkaya on Saturday, a year before the governor’s four-year term was due to end, replacing him with his deputy Murat Uysal.
“We believed that the person who was not conforming to instructions given on this subject of monetary policy, this mother of all evil called interest rates, needed to be changed,” Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara.
Cetinkaya hiked interest rates by 625 basis points in September to stem a currency crisis and kept them at 24% this year, preventing further losses in Turkey’s lira but helping push the economy into recession.
“You will soon see how our interest rate policy will be formed, because interest rates are the mother of inflation,” Erdogan said, adding that the central bank would provide more support to the government’s economic programme.
Erdogan, a frequent critic of high interest rates, has often called for lower rates to boost the economy, which shrank 2.6% in the first quarter, after a slide of 30% in the lira last year against a background of soaring inflation.
The lira, which weakened after Saturday’s move, was little changed at 5.71 against the dollar after Erdogan’s latest comments.
A Reuters poll found that economists now expect the Central Bank to cut rates at its next monetary policy meeting on July 25 by 200 basis points, a deeper cut than they had forecast before Erdogan’s surprise sacking of Cetinkaya.
Earlier yesterday, the Haberturk news website reported that Erdogan said Turkey could face serious problems if its central bank is not completely overhauled.
Erdogan also told reporters on his plane returning from a trip to Bosnia that Cetinkaya had made decisions for which a high price was paid and he had not inspired market confidence, Haberturk said.
“The central bank is the most important element in the economy’s financial pillar,” Erdogan said. “If we do not revise it completely, if we don’t put it on solid foundations, we may face living with serious problems.”
“Most importantly, he did not inspire confidence in markets. His communication with markets was not good,” he added.
Erdogan said that he emphasised stability and decisiveness in steps on financial issues, according to Haberturk, and that each time the bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) met there was always uncertainty about what would emerge.
He said Cetinkaya had cut the number of MPC meetings each year, with eight this year.
Before the policy change, the meetings were held every month.
“They did not ask us about these things, they did them of their own accord,” Erdogan said, adding that Cetinkaya had also made organisational changes to the bank, by setting up directorates.
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21 minutes ago, ettin said:
I would just add that Izturis was 24 when he hit the Majors and Rengifo is only 21 years old at the moment (22 next season). There is a real chance he is better than Maicer but of course nothing is promised to anyone.
Again, I consider Maicer Izturis Luis Rengifo's floor. I consider his likely outcome to be a starting infielder that is average or slightly above on defense, steals 20 bags and gets on base 36% of the time.
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I would like to see the Angels move Taylor Ward back to catcher could have solid offensive production for a catcher and He was always considered a good defender!
I saw a decent amount of Rengifo last year and found him to be quite fast. Not 70 grade or anything, but 55 for sure. He made use of it well as he ended up in the top 15 for sbs in the minors last year and had the second most triples. I agree his fearlessness is helpful.
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2 hours ago, AnjelsJunkie said:
didn't he hit significantly better last year as a third baseman?
Sounds like Carter Stewart, the braves 1st round pick from 2018 (8th overall) could end up a free agent after a grievance was filed by mlbpa.
https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-comp-pick-fortune-unclear-stewart-enrolls-juco/tkycQMZrtf03jbmWj1xuJN/
go get him Billy!!
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Just now, Tank said:
yes and he showed good speed and the ability to swipe some bags. but they don't like him behind the dish at all. he didn't work well with pitchers.
that's what i remembered.
sounds like a good reason not to put him behind the plate again.
3 minutes ago, Tank said:
there was some chatter about this in another thread where several of us could see him being the 3rd catcher, but doubtful he actually would get regular reps doing so.
Ward could end up being a uniquely valuable utility player too. One that can fill in at 3B, 1B, LF, RF and catcher. It would take some creativity and a year or two more of development, but it's a possibility.
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9 minutes ago, Second Base said:
speaking of speed, Ward had the 5th fastest on the halos last year at 28.1 ft/sec. 0.3 behind Shohei and about 1 ish behind Young jr, Trout and Hermosillo (Herm was the fastest on the team at 29.3 ft/s and 23rd fastest in baseball)
speaking of stand out abilities, damn if it ever actually clicks for Herm. He does most of what he does on raw ability but he's got tremendous speed, very good raw power and surprisingly good plate discipline. Dude really could turn into Aaron Hicks (a very underrated player in my book) with more speed. Another ceiling comp I like for him is Tommy Pham. He's a sleeper that is on the 40 man already with two more option years which would allow him to get another 1000 abs over the next couple years which I really think he needs. I am sure he'll get some trips back and forth but my guess is that they'll keep him around long enough to see if he can turn that corner around age 26 or so (he's entering his age 24 season).
I know he didn't look even remotely ready during his short time last year, but one thing he did do in a small sample was this vs. LHers .261/.370/.435 (only 27 PA). You know that guy a team like the Cards call up at age 25/26 and it seems like he came out of nowhere and everyone it like 'how the hell do they do that crap'. Herm can be one of those guys for us.
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Here's something else that I'd like to point out that I think is very important in terms of draft strategy.
the incredible high school athlete. it's such an important component to capture that type of talent in your drafts. Eddie bane was very good at that. Your gonna have a ton of misses. Even on very early picks, but it's not only your best chance to hit a home run, but to also get a late developing, high ceiling player.
Dipoto oversaw 4 drafts from 2012 to 2015. During that time they drafted and signed 14 high school players. Of that 14 are Jam Jones, Mike Hermosillo, Joe Gatto, and Yency Almonte. Of the remaining 126 players drafted, there are Key Middleton (JC- 3rd round), Alan Busenitz 25th round, Sean Newcomb (a #15 pick), Jeremy Rhoades, Jake Jewell, Justin Anderson, Taylor Ward (26th overall), David Fletcher, and Jared Walsh. There might be a couple additional relievers from the 2015 class still there.
Eppler's team has had 3 drafts and signed 20 HS players.
Go with the high upside guys. Grab those extra 3 or 4 guys per draft that could really turn into something.
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Like Lorenzo Cain in round 17 or Mookie Betts in round 5?
In my eyes, if Ward can get to a point where he replaces the role Marte served, it’s a good outcome. Corner infielder (and actual corner outfielder) with the ability to serve as emergency catcher, even if he tops out at a .750 OPS, would be a good outcome.
It’s funny, this offseason has led to me believing more than ever in our prospects...but at the same time, I’m more comfortable than ever in our ability to deal from them if need be, and also accept a future in which many of them don’t pan out as more than bench players or just average MLBers...and I don’t mean that as a slight, either. Even if these guys just wind up being good bench players or average MLBers, we’ll have a big improvement over where we’ve been in recent years.
If Ward just winds up replacing Marte role, if Fletcher only tops out replacing Cowart’s role as a UT IF, if Hermosillo only gives us good defense and speed as a 4th OF, if Rengifo tops out as Maicer Izturis...I’d be plenty happy. It shows that we are developing talent again - and at a good success rate - and we are on track to actually having internal depth, allowing us to spend on real needs instead of worrying about the depth.
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Wasn't Altuve kind of viewed the same way at a similar time in the minors, as Rengifo is being viewed currently by scouts?
Not saying he will be Altuve of course, just that anything can happen.
8 hours ago, totdprods said:
Every team needs bench pieces. Among the angels current prospects, the ones that don't work out as starters, would just happen to be VERY dynamic. And believe it or not, having an excellent bench can be worth several wins throughout the season.
Finally, someone is seeing Michael Hermosillo through my eyes.
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Seems like a 'shit or get off the pot " year ahead for Herm. Two springs ago, he looked really good. This past season, he seemed to be intimidated by the big leagues. If he does become the 4th of'er this year, i could see him platooning with Calhoun. Unless Kole has an about face from last year.
12 minutes ago, Second Base said:
Especially because Eppler has honestly done a pretty poor job bringing in bench players. He hasn't spent much doing so thankfully, but no one has really panned out.
So even if Rengifo wound up just being a .265/.335/.400/.730 15 SB guy in part-time play, or if Ward and Thaiss wound up being Mitch Moreland-esque clones, and Fletcher was John McDonald with a .700 OPS bat...that'd still be a pretty good scenario. We'd just have to hope Adell, Jones, and Marsh wind up being Springer, Durham, and Reddick.
1 hour ago, greginpsca said:
If Ausmus is more stat oriented than Scioscia was, as has been advertised, then yeah, if things don't change then Calhoun certainly should be platooned.
And as for Herm, the club approached him at the end of 2016 about his spray chart, and wanted him to focus solely on going up the middle and going the other way. It would mean a dip in numbers in the short run because he's not doing what is natural for him, but over the long run, it could be the difference between starting Of and AAAA player. Once Hermosillo was promoted though, he went straight back to being a dead-pull hitter, which makes sense. First taste of the big leagues, he's certainly not going to be using it to "work" on different parts of his game. He's going to try and perform and for Michael, performing up to this point has been pulling the ball.
So in his first stint in the majors, I saw a lot of strikeouts on a slider, because he'd never seen one that good before, certainly not at altitude in AAA, and I also saw a lot of one hoppers to the third baseman. I don't think it's poop or get off the pot yet, but 2020 certainly would be that year. But I think we'll see some progress from Hermosillo in that regard. More pitch recognition and using the entire field.
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2 minutes ago, True Grich said:
I thought the same thing for a min, @Jeff Fletcher. lol
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That would require a rock solid regular MLB player/pitcher coming here, if those 4 were being traded.
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Mr Paul Hodgson
Mr Hodgson qualified from Cardiff Medical School in 2000; he trained in orthopaedic & trauma surgery in South Wales before receiving fellowship training in Bristol under Mr Ian Winson. In the NHS he works at both UHW & University Hospital Llandough. He has an interest in foot & ankle trauma, and ankle sports injuries. He manage all aspects of elective foot & ankle surgery, in particular arthroscopic surgery, and deformity correction. In March 2013 he was awarded an MD by Cardiff University for research on cartilage pathology.
University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff (not yet recruiting)
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Origin of this pseudo-Roman cameo
(Arizona, USA)
Oblique view showing damage at top of soldier's helmet
Lateral view showing layering of materials
I've had an Art Deco man's ring setting in 10K gold for years that belonged to my grandfather. It was bought for him by my grandmother on their first wedding anniversary in 1942 and originally contained an onyx or hematite carved in intaglio with a Roman soldier's head in profile. The stone fell out within a year and he never had it repaired or wore it again.
Recently, I took it to a jeweler to have it repaired so I could wear it, as the setting itself is impressive. My plan was to have the jeweler just replace the missing stone with a piece of polished onyx, but he offered me instead a cameo that had come from another man's ring that was just about the perfect size. He said it was originally set in rose gold, the setting was to be melted down for the gold, and he saved the cameo. The cameo, pictured here, is so intriguing that I opted for it rather than plain onyx. It's definitely hand-carved, and the workmanship is very nice although not exceptionally fine.
The cameo shows two male figures in profile facing right, carved in the "capita jugata" style where the profiles overlap. The top figure, in black, is what I think is supposed to be a Roman soldier, but the style of his dress looks to me more like what someone in, say, the Renaissance would have imagined a Roman soldier to look like. The white figure is indistinct other than it appears to be male rather than female. Both figures sit atop a third layer that is kind of translucent and pale orange in color, and in turn that all sits atop a rectangular piece of what I think is carnelian, which is what is actually set into the ring. It's unclear whether the top three layers are just stuck to the carnelian with adhesive, and thus were carved of a different material, or the carnelian is actually not, and this was all carved from one piece of agate or chalcedony.
One of the attached photos, taken through a loupe, shows the layers. Under the loupe, there appear to be striations in the white and orangeish layers that are more suggestive of stone to me than shell or similar material.
There is some damage to the top of the black figure's helmet, evident in the oblique view. The chip looks conchoidal to me, again suggestive of stone.
Any ideas at all on when and where this might have been made? I'm pretty sure it's neither ancient nor particularly modern (i.e., not 20th cen.) but could have come from any time in between. Thanks.
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Roman Soldier Cameo on Locket engraved 1880
by Cynthia Royer
(Harrisburg, PA)
Cameo 1
What can you tell me about the significance of this cameo locket? It is engraved from a husband to a wife 12/25/1880 on the back. The cameo is a Roman soldier. Why is the cameo black? Has it deteriorated in color or has it always been like that?
Also, do you think the locket is gold and what might something like this be worth? It opens and closes perfectly but the edges around the locket seem to be somewhat darkened.
Thanks so much! This is a piece from my grandmother's estate.
Help with dark brown stone cameo ring with soldier on it.
by Erin
I have a brown stone cameo ring with some sort of soldier on it. The sides of the band have symbols. Would like to know history or orgin of it? Only know that it may be from the 1930's? Is it something that may be valuable? Help would be very much appreciated. Is a little dirty but detail of the soldier is excellent. Dont want to mess it up by cleaning it. Have more pictures if needed.
Roman Soldier Cameo in Tiger's Eye
(Oregon)
I have a tiger's eye stone cameo ring that has a Roman soldier's profile carved into it. What is the meaning of the Roman soldier?
Roman soldier cameo stone for Women?
I have inherited a black cameo stone with a tan Roman soldier cameo from a great aunt. I understand she found the stone and had the ring made. Can a woman wear a ring with a Roman soldier cameo head? Or, would that be considered for a male?
soldier head cameo ring
(Michigan)
cameo of male, facing east, with a beard, wearing a helmet, with what reminds you of a horse's tail coming from the top of the helmet. The cameo is a chocolate color of brown and attached to an oval of dark, dark brown. The band is 3mm in width, with designs on the side. Any ideas?
What type of soldier is he and why does he have a lion on his shoulder?
by Laura G
(Alpharetta, GA)
Closeup of face
Closeup of lion
cameo back
I have a lovely cameo of a soldier and I'd like to know what type of soldier he is and what this cameo might be worth. I believe it's from the late 1800's or early 1900's and that it's made of shell with a gold plate setting, but I'm not sure of anything. He's left-facing with a heavy beard, a crested helmet and a uniform with a lion epaulet on his shoulder. Anything you can tell me about him would be appreciated!
Gladiator Cameo
by Cristy H
(Chambersburg, PA)
I found this cameo at an antique flea market. I've never seen one like it so I bought it for $20. I'm use to seeing pretty women not gladiators and certainly not this color.
It has no identifying markers accept an area on the band that looks like someone had it sized at one time. It is in a silver setting--I think. I'm always skeptical if something is real or fake although you can see the etching marks (whatever you call them) where the artist carved the picture if you look closely enough.
I tried a magnet to see if it had any magnetic properties at all and it did not. I also tried a hot needle on the back to see if it was plastic and did not melt at all. I have no idea what the stone is. Depending on the light, it can look shiny, gray, black, sometimes a tinge of brown, and in some spots a dull deep black.
My questions are, what kind of stone is it, how old is it, is there any $ value to it other than what i paid for it? I love the history behind cameos and wondering who might have wore them at one time or another. Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Roman Soldier Bust Facing Left Carved in a Tigers Eye
what is the meaning of a roman soldiers bust facing left carved into a tigers eye gemstone? Thank You!
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Modernist Prefaces
Dr Sarah Copland on how Modernist writers such as Henry James and Joseph Conrad used the form of the Preface as a key to their own work, as well as the work of others.
Download: 2016-05-24-bodlib-csb-prefaces.mp3 (20.16 MB)
Dennis Duncan, Sarah Copland
In Collection(s): Introducing modernism, Joseph Conrad, Modernism
paratexts, modernism, prefaces, Henry James, joseph conrad
University of Oxford Podcasts
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Privy Seal: His Last Venture
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Aus in SA: Bailey dropped
by KP_fan on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 2:30 am
Test squad Michael Clarke (capt), Brad Haddin (vice-capt), Jackson Bird, Alex Doolan, James Faulkner, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steven Smith, David Warner, Shane Watson.
and expectedly Marsh is back......Doolan is in.
I am surprised to see Jackson Bird...he looked quite ordinary in England.
there must be faster bowlers in Aus
Re: Aus in SA: Bailey dropped
by Pal Joey on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 4:21 am
The selectors have done well I have to say.
Bailey was struggling and had to go.
I think Marsh and Doolan are wise inclusions... even though Hughes has a fantastic record in SA and has played very well in the Shield matches again this year... there are still a few question marks over his 'state of mind' and there are still risks associated with certain aspects of his batting technique.
I'm not surprised by Jackson Bird's inclusion at all. It's not necessarily a question of speed in SA, more a question of metronomic accuracy, swing and subtle movement off the seam - at a decent pace still. Besides, we have enough express pace bowlers already. I wouldn't call him ordinary at all in Australian and (most likely) South African conditions. The guy has already taken 13 Test wickets at 23 and has an even better average in Shield cricket. He won't be bowling at Chester-le-Street either.
Obviously James Pattinson is a bit of a favourite with selectors. He didn't look so special in yesterday's ODI but he did bowl well down in Melbourne for a short spell in a T20 match after coming back from his long lay-off through injury. He still averages around 26 with 12 Tests under his belt and hopefully he will get a lot better again with more match practise.
by Biltong on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 4:36 am
Is this the last tour of OZ to SA for some time?
by msp83 on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 4:45 am
Hughes? No Lb, no!. The guy is not cut out for international cricket, and it is an investment that has gone bust. The selectors are just being sensible not burning more capital on that.......
George Bailey couldn't make much of an impact in the Ashes. So his dropping is not entirely surprising. I'd have given him a squad place at least......
Doolan has been much talked about and Marsh is talented. So who'd they go for? May be Marsh or Doolan bat 3 and put Watson in at 6? Or do they play Faulkner as a proper all-rounder in at 7 with Haddin batting at 6? Or will they put one of Marsh or Doolan, both by nature top order batsmen, in at 6 and continue Watson with that massive pad of his at 3?
I like Faulkner and would like to see him play more test matches. But at this point they are likely to go in with Marsh or Doolan.......
msp83 wrote: Hughes? No Lb, no!. The guy is not cut out for international cricket, and it is an investment that has gone bust. The selectors are just being sensible not burning more capital on that.......
Quoted the wrong post, so just editing it.......
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Biltong wrote: Is this the last tour of OZ to SA for some time?
Unless you lot make Dale Steyn bowl with a 5 step run-up and drop AB deVilliers, We, India, Australia and England will not tour your land ever again!!!.
You better give up the brand of cricket you play these days and don't even aspire to go anywhere beyond rank 4.......
Linebreaker wrote: The selectors have done well I have to say.
I would understand Starc and Cummins have still not recovered from injury
Line, length subtle movement control is all well.
line, length , subtle movement and control at a higher pace is even better.....
Bollinger, Coulter-Nile have a more wicket taking feel about them then Jackson Bird.
Marsh should bat at No.3 in preparedness to take over as the opener .........since Rogers the debutant in 2013 is already nearing retirement age
By the way how many tests do we have? Is it another travesty of a 2 test series?
The South Africans also will have to have some thinking to do when picking the squad and team. How do they go about life after Kallis? In my view, they should use Robin Peterson as an all-rounder in at 7, and pick another seam bowling all-rounder to bat 8. Has Chris Morris recovered from injury? Biltong, how do you rate his chances as a possible test player? Simon Harmer could be a potential replacement option for Peterson. His First Class record is impressive for a South African spinner.
Biltong wrote: Three.
Thankfully!.......
Morris has been bowling in the RamSlam our T20 tournament currently on show, he looks fit, had some good moments, but his economy rate is close to 10, I suppose that doesn't tell you too much, but I doubt he will have a look in.
I think Du Plessis is going to get the 4 bat.
I also think Robin Peterson will bat at 7, I doubt de Kock will play in the first two tests, and Kyle Abbot might get a call up.
Warner in particular played Swann very well, and I think we will bowl mostly seam against him.
Therefor I reckon McLaren will become the fourth seamer.
Du Plessis
De Villiers
Philander
Steyn
Morkel
I don't think Harmer will play against OZ, for similar reasons as de Kock.
We have a series against Zim coming up and I think these guys will get a shot then.
For this series .i think they will go with experienced players
Biltong wrote: I don't think Harmer will play against OZ, for similar reasons as de Kock.
When is the Zimbabwe series happening? Where is it going to be played?
Biltong wrote: Morris has been bowling in the RamSlam our T20 tournament currently on show, he looks fit, had some good moments, but his economy rate is close to 10, I suppose that doesn't tell you too much, but I doubt he will have a look in.
Even if they don't pick him at this stage, I hope the South African selectos will keep him within the test frame. The guy can bowl with good pace and looks like a wickettaker even in T-20s. and He can hit the cricket ball a long long way. From whatever I've seen of him, Morris gives me the impression that he's a better bowler than McLaren.......
July-August in Zim, two tests, 3 ODI's and one T20
And I hope JP Duminy's performances with the bat won't escape the deserved scrutiny just because he's a handy parttimer with the ball. He's not good enough to be a frontline spin option, and he has been averaging in the early 30s with the bat. For a quality outfit like South Africa, that has to be unacceptable.
Biltong wrote: July-August in Zim, two tests, 3 ODI's and one T20
Hope the series goes ahead without any financial issues with Zc. Will be great for Zimbabwe, and South Africa would also get the opportunity to try out some of the emerging players.
msp83 wrote:
i also think Morris is a better bowler than McLaren, but if McLaren to hit the same form in tests as he did in ODI's this past year he could be an effective tool, I think the main reason for his inclusion will be th fact that he is now a settled player in the ODZi squad, has built some relations with the senior players and his ODI form has been good. I don't think they will want to take a chance on Morris against OZ
Duminy to me is a big concern, his has been in woefull form this year and it hasn't improved at all during this summer. In the Ramslam he is averaging about 16 not once did he look in control (even if it is just hit and giggle)
We know SA have a few young quicks like de Lange, Abbot, Ayabulela Nqamane , and some decent all-rounders like Morris and McLaren. But who are the emerging young batsmen? I am not too convinced by Elgar. QdK can be a class act, but who else are in the frame?
I'm not putting his name forward at all, msp. Just referring to the article which says he was the 4th batsman considered... due to his excellent shield season this year.
I'd actually prefer to see Doolan given a chance. Marsh has already had an opportunity against India here.
So Doolan at 3, and either drop Waston to 6 or as you say bring in Faulkner at 7 and move Haddin up to 6.
by Mike Selig on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 10:36 am
I think the selectors have gotten it pretty much spot on.
I like Bailey and thought he deserved his shot, but in all honesty he looked a bit shy of test class against England. Looked extremely vulnerable to bowling in the corridor and you have to think Steyn and Philander would have fancied their chances. Then if that hadn't worked then Steyn and Morkel would have fancied him to the short ball.
As for the replacements I am pleased to see Marsh, who I've always rated highly, back in the frame. It always seemed harsh to me just how quickly he fell off the radar after one poor (admittedly disastrously so) series. Because of his very still and upright stance he will get out early a few times, but once he gets in he tends to go on.
Equally it will be good to see what Doolan can do. He's been rated highly for a while, and from I saw he looks compact and a nice timer of the ball.
Whoever of the 2 they go for (and TBH I wouldn't mind either way) Australia have to decide whether they bat at 3 or 6. In the past I haven't been a fan of Watson at 6 because I believe he gets bogged down too easily, but recently he's been playing with more freedom in tests, and I think if he brings that to the table he will be a dangerous counter-attacking (or piling on the pressure) option. On the other hand recently he's looked OK at number 3 (2 centuries and a crucial 80odd not out in 6 tests is pretty good going TBH). There's no doubt in my mind that Lehmann has given him more responsibility, told him he's one of the main batsmen and expected to score heavily, and so far it's just about paying off.
Leaving Watson at 3 would mean you could ease Doolan in a bit (batting 3 behind Warner will be quite a challenge in SA you have to feel) or add Marsh at 6 for a bit of solidity in the middle order. On the other hand Doolan at 6 does leave a bit of an underbelly (still doubts about Smith, although he looks increasingly at home, and Haddin will give chances early). Again, a tough call, which is not at all obvious.
Hughes has indeed had a fantastic first class season, and looked in great nick during the BBL, but we've seen that all before in all honesty. IMO he needs a bit longer away from the international scene (what Smith had) to make sure that when he returns he's ironed out (most of) his technical faults. For me, he was badly messed around by the management (just as badly as Root has been) but there's no doubt his technique was far from ideal for international cricket.
As for the bowling options, I am delighted to see James Pattinson, who I rate very highly indeed, back in the frame. This guy has the ability to bowl world class spells, and I really hope his fitness issues are behind him.
Bird is not a floaty 80mph type bowler, he hits the pitch hard, has a good bouncer, and could be a very good option in South Africa. Bollinger? he looks about as threatening as a tooth-pick nowadays, he's scarcely a quick bowler. Coulter-Nile may feel a bit unlucky, but his bowling in all honesty is not in the class of the guys going ahead of him. Pace isn't everything. Look at Philander, McGrath, Clark, Mohammed Asif, Lilee who became a better bowler when he slowed down, Zaheer Khan, the list is endless. Bird is a good prospect, and I wouldn't be surprised if he got a game if either Harris or Siddle got injured.
All in all pretty much spot on from an Aus perspective.
From SA, it remains to be seen how much the absence of Kallis plays a part. I think they will go with 5 bowlers with Peterson at 7 and McLaren 8 (although personally I agree with msp that Morris looks the more likely wicket-taker). With Duminy still a bit of a question mark at 6, and Du Plessis undoubted quality but relatively untested at 4, Australia will feel that middle-order has a bit of vulnerability about it.
Mike Selig
by kingraf on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 10:50 am
invisiblecoolers is not going to be happy about this.
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McLaren is an inferior batsman and bowler. I'd pick Morris.
by alfie on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 11:57 am
I reckon that is a good selection by Australia. Bailey really didn't look quite Test class ...he is no spring chicken himself , so with the need to have some younger batsmen developing I think it makes sense to have a look at a couple of alternatives - doesn't mean he is discarded for good. After all three Tests against Steyn & co may dent one or two other reputations...
Bird seems a fair choice too. You can get a bit obsessed with pace I reckon ; Philander is hardly express but has done rather well in SA
Wonder who will play in the first Test ? Doolan was the chosen reserve for Sydney , so he may have the inside running. But Marsh has some experience so he might be seen as more ready to take on the strong SA attack first up. I would be astonished if they played Faulknerv, despite his ODI heroics with the bat. They won't want to shorten the batting against this lot.
Doolan for me , possibly at four ?
Location : Melbourne.
by guildfordbat on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 4:00 pm
msp83 wrote: ...
George Bailey couldn't make much of an impact in the Ashes. So his dropping is not entirely surprising. I'd have given him a squad place at least...... .
That had also been my initial thinking. The guy made his Test debut at the start of this Ashes series and featured in all five winning matches. Kind of expected that to get him on the plane to South Africa.
There again, the selectors might appear to be saying that although it was an excellent team success, you still need to pretty much deliver on a personal basis to keep your place in or around that team and, sorry, you didn't, George! Perhaps a bit harsh but probably correct, certainly if those waiting in the wings are ready.
by Hoggy_Bear on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 5:14 pm
Question is, are Marsh or Doolan any better or any more ready than Bailey?
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Hoggy_Bear wrote:
I'm in no position to answer that, Hoggy, and so deliberately left it hanging in my earlier post. However, the vibes I get from reading here and elsewhere is that they're at least worthy of the opportunity. Probably fair play to the selectors for giving such an opportunity to these players.
Yep you're probably right. That is what selectors are for after all, to make these decisions. I was just thinking about an article I'd read on the topic which questions whether it was a good decision.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/jan/20/australia-south-africa-tour-george-bailey
by Sangakkara on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 8:07 pm
Anyone know if this series is going to be live on Sky in the UK? Really looking forward to it.
Sangakkara
by guildfordbat on Mon 20 Jan 2014, 11:51 pm
Sangakkara wrote: Anyone know if this series is going to be live on Sky in the UK? Really looking forward to it.
Sanga - I understand the first two Tests are being shown live on Sky in the UK. After that, not sure - possibly not, as there are potential clashes with England's ODIs etc in the West Indies which are definitely being covered by Sky.
by Sangakkara on Tue 21 Jan 2014, 5:14 pm
Cheers Guildford
by Gerry SA on Tue 21 Jan 2014, 8:52 pm
It's incredible that George Bailey was selected on his extraordinary ODI form and Australia admitted they made an error.
Yet they've now reselected Shaun Marsh based on his ODI/list A/T20 form.
Marsh's Sheffield Shield 2013/14 average is under 30, with 1 hundred and no 50s.
He doesn't merit a recall.
by Good Golly I'm Olly on Wed 22 Jan 2014, 12:17 am
Saffers gotta be pretty confident looking at the Aussie batting line up...imagine what Steyn/Philander/Morkel are gonna do if its swinging/nipping off the seam..
by Pal Joey on Wed 22 Jan 2014, 4:05 am
It works both ways though Olly.
by KP_fan on Wed 22 Jan 2014, 11:55 am
Linebreaker wrote: It works both ways though Olly.
exactly....if fully fit.....the Aussie bowling will be handful...especially deadly will be Ryan Harris.
It will be a very close series and interesting too
by Good Golly I'm Olly on Wed 22 Jan 2014, 12:00 pm
It does, but will the Aussie bowlers be able to get as up for this series (Johnson mainly)/be fit enough (in the case of Harris and Watson)
I'm not so sure
by Pal Joey on Wed 22 Jan 2014, 12:18 pm
Olly wrote:
Why not? It's been done many times before there.
Just a gut feeling/prediction LB
by Pal Joey on Wed 22 Jan 2014, 1:22 pm
Oh OK. Cheers for that, mate.
(yeah, it could happen I suppose)
by Good Golly I'm Olly on Wed 22 Jan 2014, 1:24 pm
I wouldn't worry too much, my predictions are almost always wrong
Olly wrote: I wouldn't worry too much, my predictions are almost always wrong
So are mine usually. (this is all a bluff on here ya know)
by shivfan on Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:19 pm
This is a possible XI:
1) Graeme Smith
2) Alviro Petersen
3) Hashim Amla
4) Dean Elgar
5) AB deVilliers
6) JP Duminy
7) FAF duPlessis
8) Robin Peterson
9) Vernon Philander
10) Dale steyn
11) Morne Morkel
I expect Kallis's place to be taken by a batsman...when you have bowlers of the calibre of Steyn, Philander and Morkel, you don't need five bowlers.
shivfan
by alfie on Thu 23 Jan 2014, 4:20 am
Australian batting still looks rather vulnerable to me. What has been somewhat overlooked in the excitement over the 5-0 win is that , even after the regular Haddin rescue act , the Australian first innings scores in the Ashes series were generally pretty modest. (Adelaide something of an exception , yes ; but even then hardly exceptional for Adelaide )
of course they then came out and skittled England so it didn't matter ; but I am not sure they will be able to do the same to SA , who still look solid in batting even without Kallis.
Suppose it depends partly on how much the destruction of the England batting was down to the undoubted prowess of the Australian bowling outfit , and how much to the apparent loss of form of three or four of England's long- term batting rocks and the unexpected early departure of another...
I do think the Australian bowlers , who are sensibly being given time to recover from their exertions , will be up for it ; but I am not sure they will find Smith , Amla etc such easy meat.
Will be a tasty match up anyway. Looking forward to it all.
by msp83 on Tue 28 Jan 2014, 3:06 pm
James Faulkner is out of the tour with a knee injury.
Moises Henriques is called up as replacement.
Henriques had a decent debut test in India, but I would say he's not really in Faulkner's league. Sure Faulkner has played only the 1 test as yet, but I think there is a significant difference in class there.
Perhaps they should have called up Bailey himself? I don't think Henriques is really good enough with bat or ball. He's more of a number 8 bat and a 5th seamer. Faulkner could easily become a number 7 and 4th seamer.
by ShankyCricket on Tue 28 Jan 2014, 10:21 pm
Don't think Faulkner is test class either. Amla and co will milk his 130 kph bowling in their sleeps. Most of his wickets in ODIS have come with the batsmen slogging. I also highly doubt his batting is anywhere near test number 7 standards. Facing Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel in a Test in SA is slightly different to smashing Ishant, Vinay and Bresnan on flat pitches in ODIs.
ShankyCricket
Australia would've been better off going for a proper fast bowler instead of notional allrounders like Henriques and Faulkner.
Starc, Coulter Nile, Sayers, Sandhu or even Bollinger
by KP_fan on Wed 29 Jan 2014, 8:03 am
msp83 wrote: James Faulkner is out of the tour with a knee injury.
Faulkner is another Kluesener.....hold his place as a seam bowler and then hit some lower order runs...
Henriques...I liked the look of him......he is a pure batsman who can bowl some medium pace like Angelo Mathews
and Henriques is quite a good batsman actually in my view
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Steph Curry is doing an MVP-worthy LeBron impression
CLEVELAND — The Warriors may need a 2-Zero lead within the NBA Finals, however this sequence has not been determined but. If the Cavs declare Game Three, they’re proper again on this sequence.
But in a single key approach, the Warriors have already received this struggle:
Through two video games, it’s clear that the Cavs haven’t any defensive reply for Stephen Curry, who is doing an summary impression of LeBron James proper now.
And as long as Curry continues to play like that, the Warriors will management these Finals.
If that doesn’t make him essentially the most worthwhile participant on this sequence, then we clearly have totally different definitions of “value”.
Curry has saved his greatest basketball for final. At the second, like James, Curry is all-powerful on the courtroom — unlocking the total juggernaut potential of the Warriors’ offense and making the Cavs’ protection look each bit just like the workforce that completed second-to-last in defensive rating within the common season.
Curry is usually knocked for not being a prototypical, drive-and-kick level guard, however on this sequence, he has been one. He’s averaging 15 drives per sport on this NBA Finals — twice his regular-season charge — and making 75 % of his pictures contained in the restricted space this postseason, one proportion level decrease than LeBron’s clip.
Curry’s impossibility has at all times been about greater than Three-point capturing — it’s the truth that opposing defenses have to protect him from the half-court line all the best way to the rim. That’s his “gravity.”
And proper now, he’s Jupiter.
So how do you defend Curry when he’s taking part in like this?
“When you can finish that way, handle that way, and shoot from 40 [feet]… It makes it impossible,” Shaun Livingston stated Tuesday.
Still, the Cavs should attempt.
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) leaves the courtroom following their 122-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, June Three, 2018. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
In the primary two video games, Cleveland switched every part on protection — a tactic that labored for the Rockets towards the Warriors within the Western Conference Finals — with one obtrusive and notable exception: they tried to forestall Kevin Love from switching onto Curry.
The closing play of Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals this is not, and that is an enormous downside for Cleveland — maybe a series-defining downside. When Love has guarded Curry on this sequence (that’s occurred 9 occasions in two video games) the Warriors’ guard has not scored, however the Warriors, as a workforce, have averaged a gaudy 1.55 factors on these possessions.
With numbers like that, it’s apparent why the Cavs don’t need to make that change, however the Boolean nature of Cleveland’s defensive technique has solely exacerbated Cleveland’s lack of defensive self-discipline and allowed the Warriors to do some easy issues to attain in half-court units.
As such, heading into Game Three, the Cavs want to alter issues up.
The downside is that they’ve a number of options, however no viable options.
Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors drives to the basket defended by Kevin Love #Zero of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the 2018 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June Three, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
The Cavs might cease switching on protection — a change they made between Games 2 and three of the Eastern Conference Finals with optimistic outcomes — however that’s a harmful proposition on this sequence as a result of the Warriors’ offense was created to punish groups that play straight-up man-to-man protection. If the Cavaliers do go this route, they’ll get the succesful (however nonetheless overmatched) George Hill defending Curry extra usually, however they’ll even be establishing extra open pictures for Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, as Golden State would set pin-down display after pin-down display for these guys. It’d additionally possible pressure the Cavs to place James on Durant full-time, as they had been compelled to do in Game 2, which resulted in James having to sit down in a vital second-quarter stretch due to fatigue.
You’ll should forgive me if that doesn’t strike me as a sensible concept for Cleveland.
The Cavs might additionally cease taking part in Love, however then they’d be shedding their second-best offensive participant with out a viable various to make up his factors. LeBron can do quite a lot of issues, however he can’t beat the Warriors with out Love chipping 20 factors — the ahead is too vital to bench, even when he is a defensive legal responsibility.
Cleveland might additionally enhance the variety of two-man traps they throw Curry, however that will successfully give the Warriors a Four-on-Three benefit within the half courtroom, one thing that Draymond Green — who usually turns into the first ballhandler in Four-on-Three conditions — would love, as it might let him successfully run an odd-man transition set with out having to run 94 ft. Trapping Curry would possibly work as a change-up tactic, but when that’s the Cavs’ major gamelan, it’s going to lead to oodles of Golden State factors.
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) drives previous Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) and Kyle Korver (26) throughout the first quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, June Three, 2018. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Cleveland might attempt to run Curry off the Three-point line (one thing the Rockets did nicely) and right into a crowded lane — in essence, run Curry right into a wall of humanity. This is what the Warriors are doing with James — there’s a defender on the level of assault urgent into James, but additionally Draymond Green and a second assist defender behind that, seeking to pressure the Cavs’ ahead to go the ball or pull up for a 10-to-15-foot shot.
This Three-on-1 technique that labored nicely for the Warriors in Game 2 as a result of the Cavs couldn’t make an open shot and James’ teammates weren’t even fast to launch the pictures on open appears, giving the Warriors’ time to rotate to them in some conditions.
Implementing Golden State’s Three-on-1 defensive technique may be the Cavs’ greatest wager in Game Three and past — exterior of going to a full-fledged zone protection. That stated, it might additionally make every sport a battle of James and Curry’s supporting casts, and that is definitely not a struggle the Cavs are going to win in 4 of the subsequent 5 video games.
In reality, identical to in final 12 months’s Finals, they’d in all probability be fortunate to get a singular win with that technique.
We’ll discover out which route the Cavs go in Game Three quickly sufficient, however whether or not this sequence goes 4 video games or seven, the Curry conundrum appears prefer it’s going to be these NBA Finals’ defining issue.
And that, in flip, makes Curry the sequence’ most vital participant.
I’m wondering in the event that they hand out awards for that.
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[b]Colombo, 30 March, (Asiantribune.com): [/b]Key leaders belonging to the political wing of the TamilEela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (Col.Karuna's wing) met the villagers at the Pechiyamman Temple grounds located in Valaichchenai on Tuesday early morning. The meeting was arranged by the villagers Kannan Kiramam, Vinayagapuram, Kannakipuram, Pethalai, Puthukudiyiruppu located in Valaichchenai.
Political wing of the TMVP led by Commander Markan, along with Pratheepan and five others spoke at the meeting. According to the TMVP spokesman, nearly 350 villagers participated in the meeting.
Thooyavan TMVP spokesman said that it was the villagers who invited them for the meeting. "Our men went unarmed for the meeting and mingled with the villagers who warmly welcomed them and listened to them," he said.
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Chapter 16 : Regulation of Virulence Gene Expression in Vivo
Author: James M. Slauch1
Affiliations: 1: Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, B103 Chemistry and Life Sciences, 601 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
Category: Bacterial Pathogenesis
Chapter DOI: 10.1128/9781555818111.ch16
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In this chapter, the invasion locus of serovar Typhimurium is used to exemplify several general points about the regulation of virulence gene expression in vivo. The chapter also includes a brief description of in vivo expression technology (IVET), designed to select for bacterial genes that are transcriptionally induced in the host. The regulation of invasion gene expression involves an increasingly large number of regulatory loci in addition to HilA and InvF. The original IVET system was based on the fact that purA mutants of serovar Typhimurium are completely incapable of surviving within the animal host. PurA is required at all stages of Salmonella infection in all host tissues. Researchers designed an analogous system using the chloramphenicol acetyl-transferase or cat gene as a reporter in place of purA. A number of researchers have subsequently developed IVET systems that are variations on a theme and have used these systems to identify in vivo-induced genes in a variety of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathogens. These IVET systems fall into three categories: (i) selection systems based on metabolic (e.g., purA) or antibiotic (e.g., cat) reporters, (ii) recombination-based systems, and (iii) green fluourescent protein (GFP)-based systems. Approximately 10% of the genes that answered these selections encode products that are known or thought to be involved in serovar Typhimurium pathogenesis.
Citation: Slauch J. 2000. Regulation of Virulence Gene Expression in Vivo, p 241-249. In Brogden K, Roth J, Stanton T, Bolin C, Minion F, Wannemuehler M (ed), Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens, Third Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555818111.ch16
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Model for the regulation of the serovar Typhimurium invasion apparatus. The boxed genes are located in SPI1. Arrows from regulatory genes indicate activation, whereas lines ending in short lines indicate repression. It is not clear in most cases whether the action is direct or indirect.
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Construction of pIVET1 fusions. Random chromosomal fragments were cloned 5′ to the promoterless purA gene in pIVET1. The plasmid is based on oriR6K. Therefore, replication is dependent on the Pi protein, which must be supplied in trans. When the plasmids are introduced into a Pi− strain of serovar Typhimurium, they must integrate into the chromosome by homologous recombination with the cloned fragment to be stably maintained. This generates a tandem duplication where one promoter drives the fusion, while the other promoter drives the wild-type copy of the gene of interest.
Screen for tissue-specific gene expression using IVET fusions. The figure shows the predicted outcome for a fusion that is specifically induced in the small intestine. The in vivo induced fusion strain is phenotypically Lac− (open circles) on lactose MacConkey agar. The constitutive fusion strain is Lac+ (solid circles).
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30. Young, G. M.,, and V. L. Miller. 1997. Identification of novel chromosomal loci affecting Yersinia enterocolitica pathogenesis. Mol. Microbiol. 25: 319– 328.
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FAA Statement Re: Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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As a result of an in-flight, Boeing 787 battery incident earlier today in Japan, the FAA will issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potential battery fire risk in the 787 and require operators to temporarily cease operations.
Before further flight, operators of U.S.-registered, Boeing 787 aircraft must demonstrate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the batteries are safe.
The FAA will work with the manufacturer and carriers to develop a corrective action plan to allow the U.S. 787 fleet to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible.
The in-flight Japanese battery incident followed an earlier 787 battery incident that occurred on the ground in Boston on January 7, 2013. The AD is prompted by this second incident involving a lithium ion battery. The battery failures resulted in release of flammable electrolytes, heat damage, and smoke on two Model 787 airplanes. The root cause of these failures is currently under investigation. These conditions, if not corrected, could result in damage to critical systems and structures, and the potential for fire in the electrical compartment.
Last Friday, the FAA announced a comprehensive review of the 787’s critical systems with the possibility of further action pending new data and information. In addition to the continuing review of the aircraft’s design, manufacture and assembly, the agency also will validate that 787 batteries and the battery system on the aircraft are in compliance with the special condition the agency issued as part of the aircraft’s certification.
United Airlines is currently the only U.S. airline operating the 787, with six airplanes in service. When the FAA issues an airworthiness directive, it also alerts the international aviation community to the action so other civil aviation authorities can take parallel action to cover the fleets operating in their own countries.
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Through an invited international competition in 2009, DRDH was awarded the design of a new Library for the city of Bodø in northern Norway. The invitation followed on from a previous open competition for the masterplan of the city’s Cultural Quarter in 2008, which the practice won.
The City Library is one of two principal buildings within the Cultural Quarter, alongside a Concert Hall and Theatre also being designed by DRDH. Both buildings respond to the particularities of their context, situated between city and landscape, whilst maintaining a familial relationship that creates an urban ensemble.
Externally, both façades display a trabeated construction of pre-cast concrete, with an aggregate of local white stone. Forms rhyme between them. Roofs and towers speak to one another and the library establishes a horizon, across which the Concert Hall surveys the dramatic landscape of sea and mountains.
Internally however the buildings offer quite different characters. The principal spaces of the Library describe an open internal landscape, which focuses upon the main reading space with its glazed elevation to the harbour. The building includes a number of other community functions including a flexible performance space, a gallery, a multifunction room and a café.
These are defined as a series of rooms that face the city streets.
The building is open to both the city and the harbour, with entrances connected by an internal street. The childrens library, at the top of the building, is more intimate, nestled beneath an inverted roof form and focused around an external play court.
Throughout the detailed design stages, the project has been coordinated through extensive use of Building Information Modelling (BIM). The proposal is currently at construction stage and is due to be completed in 2014.
Main architect . DRDH Architects | Visualizer . Forbes Massie | Budget . 25.000.000 € | Scale . 6.300 m2 medium | Ratio . 3.968,25 €/m2 | Types . education, library | Views . 1.507
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Special Jury Award Winner – A Boatload of Wild Irishmen
A Boatload of Wild Irishmen (dir. Mac Dara Ó Curraidhín) was awarded the Special Jury Award at the Learning on Screen Awards on April 26th 2012 at BFI Southbank, London.
The production, written by Brian Winston is based on the life of Documentary-maker Robert Flaherty, whose work includes ‘Man of Aran’ and ‘Nanook of the North’.
The documentary was a co-production between LMDÓC, Bright Spark Studios and Minerva Productions (University of Lincoln).
Bright Spark Studios provided offline edit facilities and Andrew Deptford, (company Director) worked as Associate Producer during the production.
A Boatload of Wild Irishmen was funded by BAI, the IFB, TG4, MEDIA Europa, and EM Media (UK).
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Redoubtable #LFF
Redoubtable is the tragi-comedic account of Jean Luc Goddard’s short lived marriage to the then 19 year old Anne Wiazemsky. Adapted from the actress-turned-author’s 2015 memoir, “Un An Apres” (“One Year Later”), Godard and Anne met when he was directing in his much maligned film Les Chinois. At this point in Godard’s life, films such asBreathless are far behind him and he is a fully fledged part of the Nouvelle Vague, starting to dismiss his earlier work and actors – he has a hilarious speech where he bemoans how dumb actors are – ‘they laugh on demand…they crawl if you tell them’. Anne had fallen in love with the adored Godard, the artist, the charmer but this Godard is a political animal going through a mid life crisis; the Godard who decries modern cinema and all who sail in her.
Written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius and with a wonderful central performance by Louis Garrell as mid thirties Godard, the film has light and playful style that emulates Godard’s own early work. There is constant, knowing and fun narration by both an unknown male voice and Anne herself. Anne’s is often the more insightful and honest and towards the end, the most heartbreaking. Stacy Martin plays Anne and has gifted the role with a softness and youth that means it is impossible to not fall in love with the long suffering young woman. Godard states ‘Mozart died when he was 30, he got it right’ and there is the summation of the state of his mind at the point in time this film takes place.
Redoubtable refers to a radio sketch the lovers hear when they are at the stage of adoration, the Redoubtable is a submarine and the radio reports ‘such is life, aboard the Redoubtable’. It becomes an utterly charming reference the couple say to each other, until it doesn’t hold any charm fro Anne any more. The third act sees Godard become more and more involved with a democratic film making group and alienating his former colleagues and those who loved him. As he goes further down the road of killing Godard, Anne’s love for him slips away before our very eyes. It becomes an emotional and melodramatic finale but Hazanavicius overall has managed to create a film that takes a fairly niche take of one of cinema's true auteurs and make it into a funny and charming piece of cinema. I'm pretty sure Godard would HATE IT! Bien sur.
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‘Transparency’ is Hot Topic at Dubai Real Estate Industry Function
By Alma Kadragic www.realestatechannel.com
(DUBAI, UAE) — About 80 members of the real estate industry attended a Cityscape Connect breakfast this morning in Dubai to discuss the impact and implications of legislative changes on the local real estate industry.
What they kept coming back to was the need for greater transparency. With moderator Blair Hagkull, Chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) MENA, in charge, the four-member panel focused on escrow, owners’ associations, and valuation as some keys to bringing transparency into every aspect of real estate.
Hagkul cited the importance of investor “sentiment” as an important benchmark “in the absence of transactions.” Jones Lang LaSalle’s fourth survey of investor sentiment released in April found that 33 percent of regional investors consider legislation the most important factor in investment while 22 percent put risk as most important.
Investors look for transparency in risk assessment and overall management. Tenants look for transparency of information so that they can compare housing and office costs and have more options. Hagkull pointed out that while transparency is typical of a mature market, Dubai has slid back from where it was in 2008 as the world market most improved in transparency.
The Global Transparency Index released a month ago found that now Dubai ranks with the semi-transparent including the BRIC countries, Brazil, Russia, India, and China. On the other hand, Abu Dhabi leads the MENA region as the most transparent, accompanied by Bahrain and Jordan. Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the two biggest countries in the region, have low transparency which impedes their development. Pakistan and Kuwait are “opaque markets” with little transparency of rules and regulations in real estate.
Panelist Michael Lunjevich, partner, head of commercial and real estate, Hadef & Partners, called the Escrow Law of 2007 “the first major step toward regulating the market,” specifically the sale of off-plan properties. But although the law helped clean up real estate advertising and promotion in exhibitions like Cityscape, it relied too much on self-regulation which hasn’t always worked, he said.
Lunjevich mentioned a developer who collected nearly $82 million from buyers, most of which went into marketing, advertising, and other promotion. Only $245,000 went to actual construction. Such behavior by developers was only too typical during the go-go years. The Escrow Law was intended to subject developers to financial controls and encourage “sustainable planning.”
Among the problems not solved by existing legislation, Lunjevich pointed out, is the discovery process. Whereas in more open legal systems, opponents must share documents, here requests for documents have to be made in court, creating a slow and expensive process for plaintiffs. Other problems are insufficient fines which don’t act as a deterrent and the absence of small claims court.
The Law on Jointly-Owned Property which makes owners’ associations possible also goes back to 2007 but the enabling rules came into effect only recently. Kent O’Brien, CEO-Managing Director of Strata Global, said developers have 30 days to register the owners’ association for their project and claimed that “consumer protection is stringent,” more so than in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, for example.
However, a basic problem in the market, according to O’Brien, is that most people believe the fees that developers collect as service charges go into developers’ pockets rather than to pay for services, a result of lack of transparency. He said the law discusses dispute resolution between developers and owners in three paragraphs that do not explain how it is to work.
The law calls for the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA) in Dubai to manage escrow accounts from developers; requires centralized tenders for services providers; and provides penalties. “Lack of planning” by developers, O’Brien said, means that it will take most of them 4-6 months “to establish relations with owners’ associations.”
The biggest problem for owners’ associations lies in mixed use projects. Having residential, commercial, and retail operations all under one owners’ association is “a recipe for disaster,” O’Brien said. His panel colleague Jeremy Oates, General Manager, MPM Properties, agreed. The Emirates Towers complex which includes a hotel tower, an office tower, and retail on several levels, works because it has a single owner, Oates explained, but the interests of someone who owns an apartment, someone who owns an office, and someone who owns retail space in the same complex can be quite different.
The Burj Khalifa, which Oates used as an example, will have many owners of apartments, office suites, and the Armani Hotel and Armani Residences. How can they manage to agree on the level of service to be maintained? These questions will have to be resolved, but as the fourth panel member, Jim Drysdale, Director MENA, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), emphasized, education is one of the keys in the market, education in valuation of property and education in responsibilities of developers and owners.
Service fees are an element of valuation, and they affect sales. Several years ago, when the Dubai real estate market was wild and woolly, the number 7 AED which is less than $2 was taken as the generic service fee per square foot. Today, that number makes no sense. According to O’Brien, service fees can vary from $3.27/sq.ft for commercial space; $4.90/sq.ft for apartments; $8.72/sq.ft for Kempinski Residences on Palm Jumeirah; to $19/sq.ft in Armani Residences in the Burj Khalifa.
Huge variations in service fees plus “unfunded liabilities” for 4-5 year old buildings that will soon need major upgrading of infrastructure in the harsh Gulf climate mean that owners’ associations may face major problems. Normally, O’Brien recommends, 10-15 percent of gross collectibles should go into a fund for future capital repairs. That isn’t happening with most developers and the owners’ associations still being formed will have to deal with the shortfall and/or sue developers.
The next two years will demand increasing transparency in all aspects of real estate as the players learn their new roles. It will take time, and all of this adds up, Hagkull said, to a market that “used to be about returns” now refocused on long term investment, something considered normal for real estate in developed markets, but new for Dubai and the UAE.
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In the Beginning- BlackGirlsCODE Summer of Code
In the beginning...April 2011 seems just like yesterday when myself and an amazing group of THREE (yes you read that correctly) friends pooled together our time and personal resources to plant the seeds for BlackGirlsCODE. Our beginnings as a non-profit organization focusing on introducing girls of color to careers in technology through classes in computer programming were both humble and sincere. Our team included myself; an electrical engineer by trade, a business colleague and friend from the biotech field, another friend and business associate with a science background who was once a middle school teacher, and a lone Code for America Fellow our only "true" coder who we relied on immensely! But although we may have been lacking in numbers and been slight newbies in the coding skills, we made up for these deficiencies with our passion and dedication. We all shared a passion to expose girls of color to the many opportunities which abound in STEM fields especially technology. To be honest we found it unbelievable that when we launched BlackGirlsCODE there were no other organizations anywhere focused solely on training girls of color about computer programming and technology. We were the first and we wanted to expose girls from underrepresented communities to the opportunities which existed just a few miles away from our Bayview-Hunter's Point classroom in Silicon Valley. We were determined to make it happen so we got to work and bootstrapped our first pilot class in October. When I look back on those early days I truly believe we were moved by passion and driven by vision. We planned for only 6 girls in our pilot class and saw our numbers grow three times that during our first few classes. The girls kept coming and amazed us with their ability to grasp the complex topics. They literally took to programming as they say "like fish to water". They inspired us to keep going.
We have been truly blessed to see our program, started from such humble beginnings, continue to grow and expand. We launched a pilot class in Chicago in May and saw our June "Build a Webpage in a Day Class" in San Francisco sell out in just 2 weeks with more than 50 girls and a huge waiting list. We were honored to be selected as a Google RISE recipient in 2012 and were very lucky that progressive companies and organizations such as ThoughtWorks and others, saw the potential in our work and have offered their resources and facilities to help us grow. We are truly grateful for this support as well as the many volunteers who volunteer their time as mentors in our classes in multiple cities. But there is still so much work to do. We are still primarily operated as a grassroots organization and although we continue to see exponential growth and demand for our programs we have struggled to secure the funding we need to support our girls. We launched our 2012 Summer of Code to serve two parallel goals: to meet the growing demand for our unique and disruptive program model by expanding beyond the San Francisco bay area and teaching more than 300 students the basics of computer programming; and to engage our base of supporters from the GROUND UP to help create meaningful change for girls in our society. As the founder of BlackGirlsCODE I continue to be encouraged each and every day by the girls we serve and steadfastly believe that we have truly MADE A DIFFERENCE. There are certainly many worthy causes in the "sea of turmoil" in our world today. Yet I believe strongly that it is both important and necessary that we invest in our youth and our girls. These young bright minds are a precious and undervalued commodity that we must continue to cultivate and grow. They are the future. They are the hope. They are the DREAMS OF TOMORROW.
With gratitude,
~Kimberly Bryant
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In Celebration of the 2012 MLK Holiday ~"A Unique Dream" by Kai (Black Girls Code)
A Unique Dream
The “American Dream” is what we all work for and imagine
It’s the opportunity for prosperity and success
To be able to do anything or be anything we set our minds to
The right for every man, woman, and child
To be capable of following our dreams and achieving success
Aspiring to be the best in every sense of the word, successful, accomplished
To be able to do anything or be anything that we set our minds to
By exerting ourselves and not hiding
We can be leaders, engineers, doctors, computer scientists
even President
whatever we please
The right for every man, woman, and child Without race, nor our financial state blocking the path to our image of perfection
Material, spiritual, educational,
every person has a unique
KidsRuby and Me!
Introducing: Nailah a 7 year old member of the BlackGirlsCode who attended the KidsRuby programming class at Pivotal Labs in San Francisco as part of annual Golden Gate Ruby Conference on September 16-17, 2011 at UCSF Mission Bay. Below is her blog!
Hi my name is Nailah and I am 7 years old. I was excited to attend my first KidsRuby class. I really didn't know what to expect but I wanted to learn how to write my very own game.
The volunteers really made it easy to get started. I plugged a USB into my computer, clicked on it, and then the program was installed. The teacher helped us create a cool application with different colors that we were able to explore on our own. He also showed us how to write a program to help with our homework.
This was my very first time learning how to program and I had a really fun experience. The one thing I liked the least about my KidsRuby class was all that typing! (Editor Side Note: smile) What I liked the most was that I could learn to hack my homework! I don’t want to do more of that. So I have been trying to hack my homework on my own!
~nailah
(A 7 year old budding Ninja Coder)
A Good Day to Learn KidsRuby!
Last Sunday I attended a KidsRuby class in San Francisco which was part of the Golden Gate Ruby Conference. A few other girls from our BlackGirlsCode group all came to the class with our parents and laptops ready to learn coding with Ruby. We first downloaded the rubykidsinstaller from a small thumb drive and after that started to work. When we were working if we got an answer right our teacher would throw us a piece of candy. And he ominously warned us; “he was no baseball player!” We learned to do a bunch of cool stuff like, making it hack our homework, and learning how to create an etch-a-sketch like application.
Overall the KidsRuby class was really fun, interesting, and informative. One of the Ruby volunteers who was helping us in the class gave me a lot of great tips which helped me think about what was said in the class more and figure out how to do more things with the stuff we were learning. Coincidently he had a daughter with the same name! He helped me have fun in the class! Our KidsRuby instructor also made learning to program fun and I really enjoyed being able to win candy AND learn to code. I got so much candy that after a while the teacher asked somebody else to answer a question! I saved all the candy till the end and gobbled it all down.
I really liked the KidsRuby class because; it wasn't too hard to understand. I also liked the class because it was really fun, and it was really helpful to learn about how to operate ruby a little bit, so I could start on my way to mastering Ruby.
~kai
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My Techie Summer
My name is Kai and this summer I had a mission to become a game creator. My adventure started with attending the Digital Media Arts Academy at Stanford University. There I took a course on 2d and 4d game ceation. During class we were given our own game theme nick names; my name was Zelda :P. Some of my classmates chose names as complicated as a series of numbers (that I still to this day cannot remember!) to names as easy as "No Name". We learned to make all different types of 2d games including, Multi player, Catch the Fruit, Platformers, etc.
After the first day of class, our teacher (Nick) said he would give us tickets for the class raffle at the end of the week when we answered game related questions, helped other people with their games, or won a competition for the best game. After that of course everyone was VERY helpful and VERY competitive to rack up those raffle tickets! We kept learning how to make different types of games using Multimedia Fusion 2. The last two days of the week we spent some time learning to use a game design program called Sandbox. When using Sandbox we could create a world of our own and we were each given our own little monkey character that we could use to run around our own worlds or browse other people's worlds. The last day of camp was a scramble to rack up some last minute tickets for the raffle later in the day. On the final day of camp we showed our parents our personalized games, after this was the much waited for raffle. We kids could put as many tickets as we wanted on any item. After this exciting raffle we were each given our own certificate of completion!
The camp has given me a wonderful experience that I will never forget. I have been interested in gaming for most of my life, but what got me interested in building games was when my mom started coding. I thought that I could make a game just like my favorite game World of Warcraft, but then I realized that World of Warcraft is a really hard game to make. So I am trying to make my way up to my ultimate goalof creating a game like WoW. The hardest thing I learned about in class was making each game and trying to do it without any glitches :(. This may sound easy but is in fact very hard because you have to remember everything the teacher showed you and then do it yourself. Overall my summer game building class was GREAT and I am still practicing all the things that I learned. I am already planning to come back again next year to learn Maya. But most of all I am still focused on learning as much as I can so that I can reach my ultimate goal--- a game way cooler than World of Warcraft!
Kimberly Bryant
Founder, BlackGirlsCode.com
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Nokia Lumia 735 and 730, dedicated Selfie smartphones with 5MP front camera and selfie App
Microsoft announced its first 'Selfie' smartphone at the pre-IFA event yesterday and most probably this smartphone will be called Lumia 730 with a 4G LTE variant being called Lumia 735. The Lumia 730 is expected to a Dual-SIM version and is being priced at $250.00 (Rs.15000.00) while the 4G LTE capable Luma 735 has been priced at $300.00 (Rs.18000.00). The Lumia 730 dual-SIM version will have 3G support and is being primarily targeted at Indian buyers.
This being a dedicated 'selfie' smartphone, the Nokia and Microsoft have taken the front camera level of Lumia 730 to 5MP with a f/2.4 22mm wide-angle lens. It will come with a Lumia Selfie App preloaded, that lets users tweak images with beautification effects, filters, and teeth whitening.
Other than these feature, Lumia 730 packs a punch on other fronts as well. It will run on the latest Windows 8.1 and will get the Denim update when it’s launched. Both Lumia 730 and Lumia 735 will have a 4.7-inch HD ClearBlack OLED with a 1280×720 pixel resolution. Both will be powered by a Snapdragon 400 SoC with the CPU clocked at 1.2GHz and the Adreno 305 GPU. Both smartphones will carry 1GB RAM aboard and have a 8GB internal memory. Both smartphones will support extended memory via a MicroSD slot.
On the back there’s a 6.7-megapixel rear camera with a f/1.9 lens. Design wise the Lumia 730 mirrors many of the past Lumia phones, with brightly coloured plastic shells. The battery is a 2220 mAh unit and the Lumia 730 series is compatible with wireless charging.
The smartphone will be available by Diwali this year for Indian buyers. Below is the promo video of Lumia 735 smartphone.
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The Armoured Support Group are 3 Commando Brigade’s experts in Protected Mobility. Operating the formidable, highly mobile Viking All-Terrain Vehicle (Protected), they support the Lead Commando Group both on land and at sea. [Source: MOD]
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CARR, Simon Charles
Marine Simon Carr was serving with 4 ASRM at the time of his death.
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Marine Dale Gostick died whilst serving as a Viking operator in 3rd Troop, Armoured Support Company, at the Sangin crossing of the Helmand River, southern Helmand province, Afghanistan. His troop were returning to their Forward Operating Base, after providing essential support to 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) Battle Group, when the Viking he was driving struck a suspected mine. Sadly, despite the best efforts of the medical team on site, Marine Gostick was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Marine Jason Mackie was supporting IX Company of the Welsh Guards when his vehicle struck an explosive device in the Basharan area of central Helmand, Afghanistan. The explosion killed Marine Mackie instantly and also injured his crew mate. At the time of his death Marine Mackie was serving as a Viking All-Terrain Vehicle Operator in 3rd Armoured Support Troop (AST) of the Armoured Support Group, Royal Marines (ASGRM).
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Lance Corporal Robert Richards was serving as Second-in-Command of a Viking All-Terrain Vehicle Section in 3rd Armoured Support Troop of the Armoured Support Group Royal Marines (ASGRM) when he was mortally wounded in the Nad e-Ali district of central Helmand, Afghanistan, on 22nd May 2009. He was evacuated to the UK but despite the best efforts of medical staff and his own extraordinary fight he died of his wounds on 27 May 2009.
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Male Intimacy In American Whiskey Advertising Of The 1930s and 1940s
In the years between the Repeal of Prohibition and the first years after World War II there were a number of advertising campaigns in the USA that emphasized camaraderie between men, and possibly carried a hidden marketing message related to homosexuality as well. These ad campaigns were not limited to a single company or a single brand. I will highlight three separate brands of whisky (and one of gin) in this post. My point here isn't to point to particular ads and say "this ad is 'gay' but that ad is not 'gay'." Such an exercise is necessary fruitless and loaded with bias. However, as the ads I'll present below will make clear, there is potentially a real topic here. And it must be understood in the context of the laws concerning homosexuality in the USA.
Prior to 1962 engaging in homosexual sex was a felony in every single State in the USA - punishable by lengthy criminal sentences including hard labor. In 1962 Illinois decriminalized consensual homosexual sex in the home - but it was a decade before any other State followed suit. As recently as 2002, 14 States still carried such anti-sodomy laws on their books. The 2003 Supreme Court decision "Lawrence v. Texas" finally struck down all these laws and ended this shameful period in American history. During the long period of homosexuality's criminal status, gays communicated to each other in code out of necessity. In some areas certain articles of jewelry, clothing worn a certain way, or sometimes even ways of speaking (check out the "Polari" dialect). Certain thematic elements appear again and again in these ads - particularly the trope of a younger, more athletic man in a pool or ocean in a bathing costume and an older man in a robe or suit watching or greeting. Others are more innocuous: a come hither look or a quiet domesticity. Each ad on its own is easily disregarded as simply promoting friendship between men. Viewed together, they begin to look like a concerted campaign aimed at marketing a particular type of whiskey to the US homosexual market segment.
I say a particular type of whiskey because the three brands depicted here all have something in common: they were blends. In the USA that means that they consist of some whisky and a generous amount of grain neutral spirits. Blends were marketed extensively after Repeal as a way to stretch meager stocks of aged whiskey. This became a necessity during WWII and immediately afterwards for the same reason - American distilleries were converted to producing pure industrial high proof alcohol for war production needs and aged American whiskies became scarce. Some ad campaigns used a war-rationing fairness angle (e.g. Imperial, the subject of a later post). But the eventual successful angle ended up being promoting their "lightness". None of the ads that follow make a point of the lightness of the blends (indeed the first one makes a point of mentioning that Penn Maryland was the most whiskey-rich blend at 51% 6 yo whiskey content). But it's striking that bottled-in-bonds weren't marketed this way; only blends. It makes me wonder whether blended Bourbon was popular in the gay community, or whether marketers felt that gays might prefer a lighter whisky (insert joke about mid-century perceptions of gays being "light in the loafers" or something of that nature here).
Have a look at the following 5 ads, spanning the 30s and 40s. Each on their own is fairly innocuous. Together they seem to suggest that the subject of a man in a bathing suit and a man in a robe or suit together might constitute something more communicative than simply a random happenstance. It appears to be a real theme; a secret "tell" to gay readers of the time:
Young bathing men and older men in robes or suits watching them:
Penn Maryland 1935 ad - the year after Repeal.
Older man in robe prepares drinks with a young man in a bathing costume at the beach.
Hiram Walker gin, late 1930s. Older man in robe watches bathing men pool-side.
Kinsey Blended Whiskey ad - mid 1940s - detail. Poolside highballs.
Old Sunny Brook blended whiskey ad - 1947.
Older man in a robe greets a younger man in a bathing costume.
Old Sunny Brook blended whiskey ad, 1949.
Bathing man in pool signals to a rather eager man in a suit.
The subject of secret gay-themed mid-century advertising was a topic of a post on Ad Week magazine's site in June of 2013:
"the gay subtext is a matter of opinion—or perhaps, perception. Consider a 1943 ad for Cannon towels portraying a company of soldiers skinny dipping somewhere in the South Pacific or a 1945 ad for Faultless pajamas showing three handsome young gentlemen getting dressed after an apparent sleepover. “It’s all in the eye of the beholder,” says Bruce H. Joffe, professor of communications at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va., and author of A Hint of Homosexuality?: “Gay” and Homoerotic Imagery in American Print Advertising. “A straight person who looked at these ads in Time or Life magazines would just turn the page and not think anything, but someone with a gay sensitivity would say, ‘Oh my God, look at that!’”
Joffe attributes the obvious camp in these ads to what he calls “a kind of chuckle in the eye and pen of the illustrator”—a case of a gay artist slipping something past his oblivious, straight boss. But Joffe doesn’t rule out a bit of subconscious targeting. “Do I think that ad agency or client said, ‘We need to reach the gay market’? No. But by the same token, there was a gay community with its own language and symbols, some of them appearing in these ads. There’s just no question.”
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/gay-advertising-s-long-march-out-closet-150235
Kinsey's Quiet Domesticity Campaign:
Men together playing parlor games, gardening, reading, making cocktails:
Kinsey blended whiskey - 1945 ad. An "unhurried" summer day.
Kinsey blended whiskey 1946 ad. Doodles and cocktails by the beach.
The coded doodles theme in this ad seems a pointed double entendre about using a symbol to convey a hidden meaning - an analogy for the whole business of communicating homosexuality in coded cues.
Kinsey blended whiskey ad 1948 (detail). Making cocktails from the Kinsey recipe book.
One of the men wears an apron, holds the book, and eagerly awaits the conclusion
of the other on how good the drink is. A butch / femme dynamic?
Kinsey blended whiskey 1945 ad. Victory garden theme.
Old Sunny Brook's "come hither" expression ad series.
I'll limit myself to two (I know of 3 more) because this is getting long. These gentlemen are inviting you to a drink, with a look in their eye that suggests maybe a bit more than "just a drink"...
I don't know if these ads were a concerted campaign to capture the homosexual market, or were a stealth game by some creatives - or were nothing at all. Perhaps I'm just seeing phantoms in the changing values of our society. If you have any information or perspectives please comment below, or email or message me (see the About page for address). I suspect there is some additional scholarship on this topic beyond the brief mention in Advertising Age.
Update: Steve Ury (of http://recenteats.blogspot.com/) just posted a link to some old Chuck Cowdery blog posts with pictures of ads very much on this theme. This one from Bellows titled "Partners In Pleasure" dating from 1966 is incredible. Check out the vignette of the two guys in the lower right hand corner.
http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/03/partners-in-pleasure.html
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This was interesting. You started to get into something about the fact that these are all blends, but weren't a great many whiskies back then blends? Also, I think that many blends would be marketed with bathing-suited or summer-lounging dudes because you wouldn't market big, rich, bonded bourbons as a poolside drink.
Yes - blends were a big portion of the whiskey market in the 30s and 40s - and then even more so in the 50s and 60s. And plenty of those blends were marketed with conventional heterosexual themes or various themes about value, lightness, etc... It would be totally incorrect to say that American Blended Whiskey was particularly marketed to gays. True too that blends, being light, are very suited to warm weather and all these ads depict warm weather. Indeed, most every drink depicted is a highball.
My point about the poolside trope was to wonder whether that image - the robed older guy watching the bathing younger hunks - might have been a form of coded language; a symbol of homosexuality. It comes up as a theme again and again. More often than you'd expect if it were just a random thing.
Jason Debly May 20, 2014 at 8:10 PM
As you mention in your post, I strongly suspect the illustrators in these ads was using subtle coded imagery that went over the head of the straight supervisor and client and into print. Makes me think of films from the 30's and 40's where homosexuality was hinted at via gestures and careful dialogue. For example, consider the character of Joel Cairo (portrayed by Peter Lorre) in the Maltese Falcon.
Joshua Feldman May 21, 2014 at 2:10 AM
Hi Jason! Possibly artists were slipping this content by management and advertisers. If a staffer could slip an ad by, that might explain how they could slip a whole campaign by. But it gets a little hard to believe. Sunny Brook ran a dozen ads with this content over a period of several years. Ditto for Kinsey. I find it a little hard to believe that a rogue creative could drive a whole campaign like that in a secret way. But, really, I have no idea.
Joel Cairo was ambiguously gay in both the book and the movie which helps set up part of the tension. It fit with notions of deviance. Queer effeminate men appear as deviant, sometimes violent characters frequently in film. Another example is David Bowie's murderous cross dresser in "Freebie And The Bean" (he looked so pretty as a blond in a red dress).
But what role does the ambiguous homosexuality of the men in these whiskey ads play? I can't quite figure it out except to conclude that, perhaps, there was marketing to gays going on. They tend to be affluent and love to party. The use of code meant that ads could be placed in mainstream magazines and only gays would understand the coded content. That's my implication in this piece.
SirHuddleston Fuddleston September 2, 2017 at 11:58 AM
David Fucking Bowie was in Freebie and the Bean?!? Can't believe I missed that at the time.
SirHuddleston Fuddleston September 2, 2017 at 12:01 PM
Why would you assume it's the illustrator that's gay, and not the supervisor, or the client? Pretty equivalent-of-sexist-but-re-sexual-orientation. Were all the interior decorators gay, too, while the football players were straight? You two are as bad as the ads themselves.
The Coopered Tot September 7, 2017 at 6:05 PM
SirHuddleston Fuddleston - I haven't assumed that it's the illustrator that was gay. That was a plot on the television show Mad Men - which was evocative of these campaigns. In the blog post I explicitly say that I don't know.
theleveller June 10, 2014 at 4:32 PM
This is also consistent with the gay Italian-American character and his advertising copy in the first few seasons of Mad Men set in the early 60s ( alas I forget his name)
Joshua Feldman June 10, 2014 at 6:30 PM
The character in Mad Men is Sal. And, yes, all this corroborates the writers of the Sal character beautifully. They really did their homework.
What people don't realize today is that back then everything was much less suspect. We assumed all guys were straight, unless they were really flaming. We didn't see gay in anything. Guys could be roommates, never married, shower together, all kinds of stuff that did not raise an eyebrow. Straight guys were free to be all sorts of chummy without fearing being accused of being gay. We didn't see gay in anything. Today., we see gay in everything. Even if guys are straight if they are roommates or go on vacation together to hunt for chicks we still make comments and suspect, so many guys just don't do things like this. It's like gays and women have gained their liberation, and now straight guys are repressed.
Yeah, that's what happened. White people, too -- when will they get their civil rights, right?
All but two of these ads were for either Kinsey or Sunny Brook whiskey. It's entirely possible that these were positioned to be the "gay whiskey" brands. I don't think the intent of the advertisers was merely implied among them -- I think they absolutely said "let's make Kinsey THE gay man's whiskey." Swishkey, as somebody on Mad Men would put it.
Hi SirHuddleston Fuddleston! I agree it's certainly possible Kinsey & Sunny Brook were position as "gay whiskey" brands - which is why I wrote: "I don't know if these ads were a concerted campaign to capture the homosexual market, or were a stealth game by some creatives - or were nothing at all." If so, in an era when homosexuality was illegal, it was a pretty ballsy move. If it wasn't intended, then there is a lot of latent stuff going on. I don't have the answer. But I wanted to present the evidence as I saw it. It sure seems to hint at *something*.
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SN's pre-preseason top 25 for 2018
The 2017-18 season ended with the College Football Playoff championship game between Alabama and Georgia on Monday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
That doesn't mean it's too early to look ahead to the 2018 college football top 25 rankings. Keep in mind that last year's way-too-early top 25 had all four playoff teams — and four New Year's Day Six teams — in the top 10.
With that in mind, here is a look at Sporting News' pre-preseason top 25 rankings for 2018:
25. Texas A&M Aggies
Jimbo Fisher has arrived, and that's going to raise the bar in College Station to its highest point since the Aggies joined the SEC West in 2012. Some patience is required. The Fisher era starts with an early showdown against Clemson — and Dabo Swinney — that has College GameDay written all over it.
24. Memphis Tigers
Mike Norvell opted to stay at Memphis after the Tigers' 10-3 season, good news for an AAC program in the hunt for that New Year's Day Six berth. Memphis loses key playmakers on offense, but there's a reason Norvell stayed: This team can compete again.
23. South Carolina Gamecocks
Florida and Tennessee are breaking in first-year coaches, so this is a unique opportunity for Will Muschamp to lead the Gamecocks to a breakthrough in the SEC East. Quarterback Jake Bentley is back and should continue to improve with his supporting cast, too.
22. Texas Longhorns
Tom Herman returns after leading the Longhorns to a bowl win in his first season. Sam Ehlinger is a quarterback the program can build around. Texas lost to USC, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State by a combined 11 points; can the Longhorns close that gap next year?
21. UCF Knights
Scott Frost is back at Nebraska, but incoming coach Josh Heupel inherits a fun, talented team led by quarterback McKenzie Milton. A September showdown against Florida Atlantic will be huge for the Group of 5.
20. Oklahoma State Cowboys
The Cowboys lose the star connection of Mason Rudolph and James Washington, but Mike Gundy decided to stay in Stillwater despite a push from Tennessee. There will be growing pains, but the Cowboys will figure things out.
19. Florida State Seminoles
First-year coach Willie Taggart inherits a talented team. Deondre Francois' return, coupled with the emergence of star running back Cam Akers, should make that transition easier. Will the Seminoles get back to competing for an ACC championship? Those are the expectations Taggart faces every year now.
18. TCU Horned Frogs
Highly touted dual-threat quarterback Shawn Robinson will take over a team capable of making a run back to the Big 12 championship game. An early test against Ohio State on Sept. 15 will be telling.
17. Michigan Wolverines
Too high? The arrival of Ole Miss transfer Shea Patterson could be the missing piece that allows Jim Harbaugh to silence the critics after a disappointing five-loss season. To be honest, we wanted to go higher, but the Wolverines' schedule — which features road games at Notre Dame, Michigan State and Ohio State — leaves them with a lot to prove.
16. Michigan State Spartans
Brian Lewerke emerged as Michigan State's quarterback of the future in 2017, and that was the key to another successful season — and remarkable turnaround — in 2017 under Mark Dantonio. Running back LJ Scott is returning, and Ohio State and Michigan must visit East Lansing. As Dantonio likes to say, “It's never over."
15. Virginia Tech Hokies
Justin Fuente didn't entertain some big-time coaching openings in the offseason, a testament to his commitment to Blacksburg. The Hokies have proven they're good enough to compete for the ACC championship game again. They'll have to build around quarterback Josh Jackson to take the next step.
14. Stanford Cardinal
Running back K.J. Costello's continued development is imperative, especially if Heisman Trophy finalist Bryce Love declares for the NFL Draft. The Cardinal are always in the mix with David Shaw, but the September schedule is tough, with San Diego State and USC at home followed by road games at Oregon and Notre Dame.
13. LSU Tigers
Ed Orgeron kept the Tigers moving in the right direction in 2017, and the quarterback competition between Myles Brennan and Lowell Narcisse will be the focus of the offseason. The Tigers play Miami at Jerry World in the opener and have crossover games against Florida and Georgia in consecutive weeks. We'll know enough about this team before Alabama comes to Baton Rouge on Nov. 3.
12. USC Trojans
Sam Darnold is leaving for the NFL, so the focus will be on the quarterback battle among Matt Fink, Jack Sears and Thomas Holden. Running back Stephen Carr should have a breakout season, however, and coach Clay Helton has reestablished a winning culture within the program.
11. Washington Huskies
Chris Petersen has built a consistent winner at Washington. That will be tested when the Huskies and four-year starter Jake Browning take on Auburn in the season-opener in Atlanta.
10. Penn State Nittany Lions
The Nittany Lions were four points away over two games from an undefeated season. James Franklin continues to build through recruiting. Penn State, however, must deal with the loss of Saquon Barkley, along with finding a new offensive coordinator to replace Joe Moorhead. But we like running back Miles Sanders' breakout potential. How much pressure will that put on quarterback Trace McSorley if he returns?
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
A November that saw the Irish go 2-2 overshadowed a 10-3 season, and the offensive line must replace two All-Americans in Quenton Nelson and Mike McGlinchey. Brandon Wimbush has a talented group of receivers with which to work, and that's an area of development that could put Notre Dame over the top.
8. Auburn Tigers
Gus Malzhan opted to stay at Auburn, and with good reason. There's enough talent on both sides of the ball to repeat as SEC West champions, and perhaps finish the job this time around. Jarrett Stidham is back, but leading rushers Kerryon Johnson and Kamryn Pettway are gone and the defense loses Jeff Holland and Carlton Davis to the NFL. The Tigers do have to travel to Tuscaloosa and Athens this time around.
7. Miami Hurricanes
Mark Richt and the Hurricanes arrived earlier than expected this year and — despite three losses to end the season — should be back in ACC contention with Malik Rosier and a core that includes running back Travis Homer and cornerback Malek Young. Miami's nonconference schedule features a monster opener against LSU at Jerry World and a road trip to Toledo.
6. Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin returns quarterback Alex Hornibrook and star running back Jonathan Taylor. Paul Chryst continues to improve the skill positions while following a familiar pattern with the offensive line and defense. The next step is finishing the job at the Big Ten championship game. If the Badgers can do that for the first time since 2012, they'll make the Playoff once and for all.
5. Oklahoma Sooners
Lincoln Riley couldn't have done a better job replacing Bob Stoops, but the Sooners will lose Baker Mayfield to the NFL and a few other key pieces. Kyler Murray — a Texas high school legend — should be ready to take the job, but early tests against Florida Atlantic (yes, really) and UCLA accelerate that learning curve.
4. Ohio State Buckeyes
Dwayne Haskins has the early lead on what promises to be a fierce quarterback battle in Columbus, and Urban Meyer faces the usual attrition to the NFL Draft. J.K. Dobbins and Nick Bosa are back, however, and Ohio State is still the team to beat in the Big Ten despite trips to TCU, Penn State and Michigan State.
3. Georgia Bulldogs
The Bulldogs were one of the big winners at the NFL Draft entry deadline last year. The defending SEC champions now have holes to fill, but the offense can build around sophomore Jake Fromm. Kirby Smart has what looks like the nation's top class coming in, however, and the Bulldogs are in great position in the SEC East.
2. Clemson Tigers
Business as usual for Dabo Swinney. The Tigers will suffer losses to the NFL Draft, but Kelly Bryant is back, running back Travis Etienne is a value pick for the Heisman Trophy and the defensive line can re-tool around Dexter Lawrence. The arrival of five-star freshmen Trevor Lawrence and Xavier Thomas only reinforces the point: Clemson isn't going anywhere.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide
Yes, we put Alabama at No. 1 again. Chances are it will be atop the preseason polls that come out in August. Nick Saban may have a QB controversy between Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa, but he's working with the same talented stable of skill position players. One possible concern: Saban will be working with his third different defensive coordinator in four seasons.
Others receiving votes: Mississippi State, Louisville, Florida Atlantic, Arizona.
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Originally posted by L.T. Fan View Post
Murray is listed at 5’ 11” . He has grown some since his high school days. The last time I saw him in person was his senior year and he was about 5’ 9”. I saw him again ai the Big 12 championship game and he was a little taller and had put on a lot of muscle.
He’s not 5’’ 11””. Dwayne Haskins is 6’’ 3”” and dwarfs Murray. Murray is lucky to be 5’’ 9””. Tua, by the way, is 6’’ 1””. There’s no way in hell that he’s just 2 inches taller than Murray.
Cowboysrock55 replied
Come to think of it I don’t know if last season was his senior year I think he has another year of eligibility.
Kyler Murray does.
L.T. Fan replied
Originally posted by NoDak View Post
Drew Brees is actually 6 ft, tho. He was measured at 6' 1/4" at the combine. I really doubt that Murray measures in at 5' 11" at the combine, even though Oklahoma lists him at that.
Guess we'll find out for sure at the end of February. If he goes to the combine, that is.
I guess so. His junior year he was about an inch shorter than Mayfield. His senior year he grew some and muscled up a lot.
NoDak replied
I’m not promoting anything. I am just relating information. It what he is listed at the same way Brees is listed at 6 ft.
Originally posted by skidadl View Post
He was taken in the 2nd. Also, Brees is 6’ while Murray might literally be 5’8
Brees is definitely taller but he was drafted at a different time in the league. If Brees was in this draft I have no doubt he would be a first rounder. I mean in hindsight Brees should have been the top pick. 20 years ago Baker Mayfield probably doesn't go in the first round. The league has changed a lot which is why Murray even with limited height is going to go pretty high in this draft.
I'm just messin with ya, pops.
It all cool.
Doesn't matter. It's still the second round. There is a big difference between the last pick of the first round, and the first pick of the 2nd. Price, length of contract, etc...
Yeah I know it’s the second round for that year but numerically the 32nd pick is usually the last pick of the first round and that is why I said it was essentially the first round..
skidadl replied
Eh, I doubt seriously that he's 5'11. Ain't no way IMO.
I know you are a double homer though with the Allen and OU connection which enough to cause anyone's head to burst.
Bree’s was drafted 32 overall which is essentially the first round.
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LOCKN' Festival 2017
2017 marked my fourth straight year covering the LOCKN' Festival, and it was also wound up being the hardest for me personally. The weather was perfect. The music was spectacular and on-point as always. The new layout was much more compact and was easier on the legs, as it didn't require nearly as much walking from the campsite to the various stages. It was extremely dusty this year which led to me getting sick on Sunday morning and having to bolt the festival early. Not ideal, but after deciding to go by myself this year, I had no one to lean on, so I had to make that tough choice. All in all though Friday and Saturday were amazing as usual. I found that the daytime shows were a lot easier to get up front for and the nighttime shows seemed extremely dense and hard to navigate with the new smaller setup. I'm sure that LOCKN' will adjust and continue it's tradition of putting on a top quality festival for many years to come. I really like how LOCKN' continues to expand on the "jam" genre and has been dabbling in adding folk artists to the lineup. Growing more eclectic will only broaden the appeal of LOCKN' and I look forward to seeing what they come up with for next year!
2017 is the fifth year for this unique little festival nestled within the confines of beautiful Druid Hill Park in Baltimore. Lot's of good food, drink, people and music could be found yet again. It was unexpectedly hot this year which created some challenges for those parents bringing their young kids, along with this here photographer who found himself trying to fight for shade in between shooting sets. But all in all, as they like to say at the fest, "I have no complaints." Always a good time to be had at Charm City every year regardless of who's playing!
Aijala & Emmitt (Leftover Salmon) Kaufmann & Thorn (Yonder Mountain String Band)
Cabinet
Seldom Scene
The Dustbowl Revival
Lonesome River Band
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Ladybird @ Tellus 360 - Lancaster, PA - 3/25/17
The Stray Birds @ Tellus 360 - Lancaster, PA - 12/14/16
The Travelin' McCourys @ The Abbey Bar - Harrisburg, PA - 10/25/16
One of the best festivals around got even better this year with the additions of jam stalwarts Phish and the much beloved My Morning Jacket, made this year one that won't be forgotten anytime soon. Still glowing from the amazing weekend that was at LOCKN' Festival 2016
My Morning Jacket has long been one of my favorite bands. LOCKN' Fest has recently become one of my favorite festivals. So naturally the marriage of the two was something that I could not miss this year. My Morning Jacket blew most everyone away and stole the show. Amazing set from an amazing band at an amazing festival. Doesn't get much better than this.
Phil and Friends - Friday's show featuring The Infamous String Dusters, Anders Osborne, Joe Russo, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, and Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks
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One more XPoNential Festival in the books and it's safe to say that there will not be another year quite like 2016. Which is fitting considering the crazy things that are going on in the world at home and abroad. But it's not my job to get into political and social rantings here on my website. That's apparently something for Father John Misty to get into when "playing" his set. I'll get into that in a moment. It was a weekend of extremes. Extreme heat. An extreme thunderstorm. There was an extremely short and profanity filled Father John Misty set and some extremely amazing music by performers that poured their hearts and souls out on stage to the delight of festival-goers.
I've seen FJM a few times now and he will usually take a moment to go on some sort of rant against whatever is happening in the world, but he usually doesn't start his show like that. During his set at XPoNential he did just that and went on quite the tirade against political entertainment and the value of entertainment in general. It was interesting at first but filled with much profanity, which many would argue that the family friendly atmosphere of XPoNential might not be the place to air his social and political grievances. After completing his rant he then played a 10 min long "new" song which was basically a stream of consciousness ramble against our current political climate. Then he covered Leonard Cohen and left the stage a half hour early. Some people thought what he did was art and using his platform to make people aware and break them out of the lethargic uncaring apathy, which is fair, but XPoNential is a weird place to attempt something like that. There are others that found his antics to be pretentious and self-aggrandizing. For better or worse this show will be talked about for quite some time.
After FJM it was on to the ever crowd friendly and entertaining The Suffers. There are 2 things you need to remember about them.... The are called The Suffers and they are from Houston, TX. This is something that their ever talented lead singer, Kam Franklin, always leads with when starting a set. A pleasant surprise for the Philly sports faithful in the festival crowd, was that Eagles defensive end Connor Barwin introduced The Suffers before their set. There is a Houston, TX connection apparently since Mr. Barwin was drafted by the Texans at the beginning of his career. The Suffers always put on a stellar set and after the FJM let down, people were ready to cut loose a little bit and The Suffers provided the music to do such a thing.
Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle
Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle were a pleasant surprise. It was a good mix of their own individual songs and their own originals. And with that my Friday at XPoNential 2016 was in the books.
I was really looking forward to pretty much everything taking place on Saturday at the fest. Mother Nature, like she so often does, had other plans. Started out with The Felice Brothers. I've seen these guys before and they are always a really great time. Unfortunately there were some sound problems that cut their sound out all together. They made the most of it by taking their instruments down into the crowd and playing the rest of their set surrounded by festival patrons. It was a unique musical moment, but also a harbinger for what was to come.
The Record Company put on a great set, although I was unable to grab any photos from them. The Marina Stage has always been a challenge to get photos at due to the many people that camp out there all day long. This along with the oppressive heat, made jumping back and forth between stage more than I could handle. I was psyched for Preservation Hall and they put on yet another impressive New Orleans Jazz and Funk extravaganza until a severe thunderstorm rolled through and cut their set short and killed any chances of Josh Ritter or David Wax Museum playing over in Wiggins Park.
The photo below was taken after the rain let up, but as you can see, it rained pretty heavily. I was, at one point, taking shelter inside a portopotty because every tent in Wiggins Park was packed with people taking shelter. It was a disappointing end to a day that was full of potential. But there's always Sunday to look forward to.
Sunday wound up being my favorite day of the weekend. It seems to happen a lot for me at festivals. Friday is fun, Saturday is draining, and Sunday I rally and make the most out of the last day. The Districts kicked off the music for me. I love these guys. Part of it is that they hail from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which is also my home. Another part of it is how much these guys just straight up rock. They're so much fun to shoot, although quite challenging. They always bring the energy and this show was no different. It was definitely one of my favorite sets of the weekend.
Every year XPoNential attendees are blessed with shows from various living legends. But this year, we got possibly the biggest name yet in that musical category. It was my first time seeing Mavis Staples and she smiled and belted out her classic tunes better than singers half her age. She's an amazing performer and I feel blessed to have finally seen her so up close and personal.
Femi Kuti and The Positive Force was the perfect way to end the Wiggins Park section of the weekend. These guys and gals put on one heck of a party. It's a party with a spot on social message too. Which I think maybe Father John Misty could take a couple cues from. The music makes you want to dance, but the lyrics make you want to fight for change in our political system and for social justice. I'm still in awe of what an awesome message these folks bring to their shows. It's really inspiring and a whole lot of fun as well.
I just want to close this festival summary by saying a word about how performers view themselves and their art. It comes across in the music and how they handle themselves. Brandi Carlile closed out festival and left her heart and soul out on that stage. You could tell how grateful she was to be playing for us. She interacted with the crowd, got the crowd up when they were a little subdued, and overall put on one of the most impressive shows I've ever seen at my many years at XPoNential. It was fun. It was heartfelt. It was cathartic for her and for the crowd. If you look at how she approached performing compared to how Father John Misty approached the beginning of the festival, I think you notice the artistic spectrum that all performers land somewhere on. FJM was self-indulgent and selfish. You can get a message across without going out of your way to alienate the crowd. You can draw attention to how fed you are with world events and politics and still perform in a way that will cause the crowd to think and enjoy your set. Femi Kuti did it. Brandi Carlile did it and crushed it. Bookends of differing styles of music and performances. I think most people find one to be more effective than the other. It was another great XPoNential Festival. I'm already looking forward to next year.
The Suffers @ Long's Park - Lancaster, PA - 7/10/16
Yonder Mountain String Band @ Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, PA - 6/26/16
Coal Town Rounders @ Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, PA - 6/26/16
Colebrook Road - Halfway Between
The guys in Colebrook Road have a new album out and it's quite fantastic. It's a much more polished and intricate sound than their self-titled debut. There's some really fantastic intertwining instrumental interplay as well as beautiful harmonies spread throughout the album. There's quite a few stand out songs on here. The opener "Bright Angel" is a perfect catchy way to grab the listener. "Feel the Burn" is a nod to Bernie Sanders Presidential run and a fun one at that. "Oh My Love" and "Hey Girl" are both fast paced boot stomping romps, which I feel is when Colebrook Road is at their best. Check out the album whenever you get a chance. You can purchase it on Colebrook Road's website, or on Amazon, Itunes, or CDBaby. You can even stream it on Spotify. Check it out....
Here's a video I took of them playing "Oh My Love" live at The Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival....
Minus the Bear @ The Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA - 5/27/16
Keller Williams @ Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival - 4/30/16
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder @ Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival - 4/30/16
Steep Canyon Rangers @ Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival - 4/30/16
Cabinet @ Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival - 4/30/16
Colebrook Road @ Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival - 4/30/16
JP Harris @ Burning Bridge Tavern - Wrightsville, PA - 4/22/16
Joe Fletcher @ Burning Bridge Tavern - Wrightsville, PA - 4/22/16
In a little less than a week I'll be covering the Charm City Folk & Bluegrass Festival in Baltimore for the first time. Looking forward to a great day of music from some legends and fast rising newcomers. Stay tuned....
Deer Tick @ The Strand - York, PA - 3/11/16
It happens at the end of February and it transforms the quaint little city of Lancaster into a music lovers mecca for one weekend. I've grown up in this area and to see the city move from having pretty much only one music venue (The Chameleon Club), to having a full blown music festival across multiple venues, is something that I probably only could have dreamed was possible when I was in high school. This year's fest added music on Sunday, moving from a 2 day fest, to a full weekend of music. It's incredible to watch the city transform with sights and sounds emanating around every corner you turn. Highlights for me this year were Tinsley Ellis, The Stray Birds, American Aquarium, Selwyn Birchwood, and of course The Wood Brothers who closed out the festival on Sunday night. A big thanks to everyone who helps to put this together every year. I look forward to always finding something new to excite me musically in this city I call home. Check out my many photos from the weekend below. Enjoy!
The Wood Brothers @ Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016
The Stray Birds @ Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016 - Convention Center
Selwyn Birchwood @ Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016
Dana Fuchs @ Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016
Tinsley Ellis @ Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016
Maceo Parker @ Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016
Wayne Hancock @ Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016
The Stray Birds @ Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016 - Ware Center
Sweet Leda @ Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016
American Aquarium @ Tellus 360 - Lancaster Roots and Blues 2016
Top 10 albums of 2015 (in no particular order)....
Foals - What Went Down
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - s/t
Hop Along - Painted Shut
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Quarters
Tame Impala - Currents
Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Bright Light Social Hour - Space Is Still The Place
Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down
Lockn' Fest 2015
Another amazing Lockn' Fest in the books. It was a rough start to the weekend but the spirit of the festival goers and organizers to pull off the unique atmosphere and extraordinary musical lineup again this year was a feat in and of itself. Attendees have grown to expect a level of freedom and spontaneity from this fest and once again Lockn' did not disappoint.
Courtney Barnett @ XPoNential Fest 2015 - Camden, NJ
The Lone Bellow @ XPoNential Fest 2015 - Camden, NJ
Lord Huron @ XPoNential Fest 2015 - Camden, NJ
First Aid Kit @ XPoNential Fest 2015 - Camden, NJ
My Morning Jacket with Roger Waters @ Newport Folk Fest - 7/24/15
The Roots Picnic - Philadelphia, PA - 5/31/14
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Blu-ray Review: Letters to Juliet
– September 9, 2010Find Others: Blu-ray, Movie, ReviewGet More: Amanda Seyfried, Gael Garcia Bernal, Romance, Summit, Vanessa Redgrave
STUDIO: Summit Entertainment | DIRECTOR: Gary Winick | CAST: Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave
RELEASE DATE: 9/14/2010 | PRICE: DVD $26.99, Blu-ray $40.99
BONUSES: deleted and extended scenes, featurettes, commentary
SPECS: PG | 105 min. | Romance | 2.35:1 | DTS-HD 5.1 audio | English, Spanish subtitles
RATINGS (out of 5 dishes): Movie | Audio | Video | Overall
Amanda Seyfried goes back to her Mamma Mia roots — minus the ABBA songs — with romance movie Letters to Juliet. Eschewing her sexy side from Chloe, Seyfried plays a sweet fact checker who believes in true love.
Letters to Juliet follows the modern romance formula of Maid of Honor and Leap Year. Instead of girl meets boy, girl fights with boy, girl loves boy, these movies follow girl has boy, girl finds better boy, girl loves new boy. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with the first boy per se, he’s just, in this case, preoccupied with his life, and Juliet — us — want more, we want the man who is interested in what we want, who believes in us, who has time for us, and that’s what new boy provides.
In Letters to Juliet, the first boy is Gael Garcia Bernal, a restauranteur who goes to Italy on a pre-wedding honeymoon with his fiancee (Seyfried as Juliet) and is more interested in Italy’s food and wine than in Juliet. The new boy, Eragon’s Christopher Egan, is an abrasive British man who softens after a few days with Juliet and shows his romantic side.
The movie also has double the romance, as, not only does Juliet find her Romeo (in Italy’s Verona no less), but she also helps a woman (Vanessa Redgrave) find the man she loved 50 years before (played by Franco Nero, Redgrave’s real-life husband).
The movie is light and breezy, filled with an upbeat score, and the performances are solid all around. So, it’s a perfectly servicable romance for repeat viewings.
Both the DVD and Blu-ray include the same special features, but the Blu-ray, for its higher price, is a Blu-ray/DVD flip disc, so fans can watch the high-definition at home and flip it to the DVD side to watch in, say, a portable player while traveling.
Among the special features are a pack of deleted and extended scenes and commentary with Seyfried and director Gary Winick.
Winick, Seyfried and others are interviewed in the making-of featurette also on the disc, and they talk about how wonderful it was to film the movie in Italy.
Finally, the theme of love continues in the “A Courtyard in Verona” featurette, which explores the influence of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and the real Juliet wall, where lovers leave Juliet letters seeking advice about their own romances. Authors Lisa Friedman and Ceil Friedman who wrote the Letters to Juliet book that inspired the movie, talk about the history of the Juliet wall and the group of women who write replies to all the letters left there.
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Throughout 2015, Disparate Minds writers Tim Ortiz and Andreana Donahue worked directly with The Canvas, a progressive art studio in Juneau, Alaska as Artists-In-Residence, guest facilitators, and curators of the group exhibition NEW VOICES.
Mike Godkin, Transportation: boat, plane, car, chalk pastel on vellum, 12" x 12", 2015
Jeff Larabee, Untitled, sharpie and marker on clayboard, 16" x 20", 2015
Mirov Menefee, Untitled, ceramic, dimensions variable, 2015
Mirov Menefee, Untitled, colored pencil, graphite, and micron on paper, 18" x 24", 2015
The Canvas is a relatively young studio and when we initially joined them was beginning to transition from a didactic approach to art-making to one of professional development. We were given the opportunity work directly with artists in the studio alongside facilitators to share ideas and knowledge about further developing the emerging creative culture and cultivating an environment conducive to the independent discovery of art-making - guiding artists to invent and maintain studio practices of their own devising. We focused on post hoc guidance through the introduction of criticism in one-on-one discussion and group critique, challenging artists to explore the potential investment of time and care available in each of their processes.
The result of this paradigm shift has been a wealth of inspired new ideas and creative voices. NEW VOICES represents a selection of current work in various media by this studio’s most promising and successful artists, including many that we’ve discussed in essays for Disparate Minds over the past year: the nuanced minimalism of Grace Coenraad, Luis Hernandez’s intuitive yet complex abstractions, the enigmatic text-based drawings of Jeff Larabee, and Susy Martin’s bold, layered symbolism. This exhibition establishes a dialogue between artists and artwork, accentuating similar investigations of visual language and innate tendencies - repetitive processes or subject matter choices, surface manipulation, emblematic mark-making, or heightened attention to detail.
Other highlights from the exhibition include:
Mark Davis, Untitled, colored pencil on paper, 19" x 24", 2015
Mark Davis’ first major work on paper - a complex, pattern-based drawing in colored pencil, created using an intuitive set of rules, built methodically from bottom to top; it’s a spectacle of fluorescent color and rich detail, paradoxically both a simple, flat pattern and organic rendering of form reminiscent of a woven textile.
Terral Kahklen, Untitled, graphite, micron, and marker on paper, 9" x 12", 2015
Exhibited alongside Jeff Larabee is his good friend and fellow explorer of text aesthetics, Terral Kahklen (TK). TK began coming to the studio late in the year, but immediately began making compelling work. He’s an example of an experience with profound intellectual disability that’s persistently misunderstood and unseen, a person whose way of being demonstrates that being disparate from the neurotypical (far from being a mere impairment in any linear sense), can become a disposition in which making connections between his inner and exterior world (social engagement in a fundamental sense) is a series of creative problems. In effect, his entire engagement with the neurotypical world becomes a creative and aesthetically thoughtful endeavor. Throughout his life, he has elected to be silent and communicate almost exclusively through minimal sign language, allowing himself to be understood on his own terms. For TK, creating elegant, minimalist drawings couldn’t be more natural. His process is exceptionally thoughtful, carefully considering each mark for long periods of time despite consistently choosing to repeat the forms T and K in an exclusively grayscale palette; each of his early works was a singular exploration, but quickly accumulated as a dynamic body of work reflecting a clear perspective.
Melanie Olsen, Twin Lakes, graphite on paper, 10" x 19", 2015
Melanie Olsen, Untitled, graphite on paper, 2015
Melanie Olsen is an eccentric artist who has spent her life surrounded by the majestic, monumental terrains of California and Alaska. In temperament, Melanie is a classic landscape painter, inspired by the beauty and romance of the sublime landscape, and strives to respond to it faithfully in her work. Her drawing process is a collection of brief, intensely focused moments in which she traces long, complicated contour lines, gritting her teeth and drawing almost blindly as her eyes intently follow the jagged mountain edges in her source imagery. In the interest of objectivity, she relies methodically on a range of different grades of graphite to control value in her shading, evaluating tones against a set of graphite swatches. Her works are a highly critical endeavor, not intended to be expressive or personal, but idealistic and true.
In addition to being a fantastic exhibition, NEW VOICES is an achievement of one of the most revolutionary and exciting aspects of progressive art studios: their power to support contemporary, genuine work for the benefit of both local and global art communities. In Juneau, Alaska, the local art community (with a few exceptions) produces and exhibits safe. accessible works - neo-impressionist landscapes typical of rural communities and kitschy illustrative works reflecting a narrow set of themes highly driven by the tastes of tourists, while the beautiful traditional arts of Native Alaskans often remain marginalized. In this cultural landscape, this exhibition is an unprecedented emergence of relevant and compelling contemporary concepts and studio processes.
Karen Wiley, Untitled, graphite and erasure marks on vellum, 12" x 12", 2015
Tags works on paper, drawing, group exhibition, community integration, artist books, Alaskan Artist, contemporary art, Juneau, painting, employment first, progressive art studio, The Canvas, art, NEW VOICES, developmental disability, curatorial project, ceramics, Fine Art, Alaska
Tripp Huggins
Tripp Huggins explores the drama of geopolitics in artist books of expressive graphite and crayon drawings. Huggins works at an excellent progressive art studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Visionaries and Voices.
"Tripp Huggins tells it like it is. The death of President Kennedy, WWII and The Cold War, Stories from the Book of Exodus, are the subjects of Tripp’s narratives. Drawn with pencil and wax crayon, which he prefers because it looks most real. His drawings are a commentary on the world we live in and moments in history." (see More)
Tags Visionaries + Voices, V+V, Tripp Huggins, Geopolitics, progressive art studio, art, Outsider art, employment first, apse, Joseph Stalin, Dwight Eisenhower, Crayon, graphite, drawings, Shah of Iran, artist books, works on paper
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Silva Screen: The Caves of Androzani soundtrack / competition
3/19/2013 02:10:00 pm - Reported by Chuck Foster
The first in a new range of classic Doctor Who soundtracks will be released next week by Silva Screen Records, delving back to the end of the Fifth's Doctor's era with Roger Limb's score for The Caves of Androzani.
The Caves of Androzani was Roger Limb’s seventh of eight contributions to the series, and the first of his two very successful collaborations with director Graeme Harper. Broadcast in March 1984, the 4 episodes showed the regeneration of The Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) into The Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker). In 2009 The Caves Of Androzani was voted the best in the history of the series by fans.
Roger Limb comments on working on The Caves of Androzani:
In 1984-5 we had new tools at our disposal including the Fairlight Computer Music Instrument (CMI) which I used to create the rhythmic percussion figures, and the wonderfully versatile Yamaha DX7 which was a landmark in the development of the synthesiser. I’d read the scripts but it was only when I saw the edited episodes on VHS that my ideas started to take shape. The greatest slice of luck was having Graeme Harper as director. He was able to explain exactly what he wanted from me, a great advantage!
Roger Limb was part of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop team which he joined in 1972. Perhaps best known for his work on Doctor Who, from 1981 to 1985, Limb composed the music for the The Keeper of Traken, Four to Doomsday, Black Orchid, Time-Flight, Arc of Infinity, Terminus, The Caves of Androzani and Revelation of the Daleks. In the 80s and 90s Limb has contributed music to a number of television series including The Justice Game, Aliens in the Family, Thinkabout, The Box of Delights, Kevin and Co, Martin Luther: Heretic, Storytime and Look and Read. He is also known for the now cult "Swirley" tune, a happy piece of electronic music that was used as the theme to the BBC's Service Information news bulletins in the late 70s and early 80s.
1. Doctor Who (Opening Theme) (00'39")
2. Androzani Minor (01'46")
3. Gun-Runners (00'59")
4. Morgus and Chellak (01'06")
5. Death Sentence (01'36")
6. Sharaz Jek (01'49")
7. Death Under the Red Cloth (02'10")
8. Androids (00'50")
9. Next Time It'll Be for Real (01'07")
10. Nobody Lives for Ever (02'16")
11. Spectrox (01'11")
12. Salateen (00'32")
13. Exile (01'06")
14. Clever Little Android (00'44")
15. Two Kilos, What a Deal (00'50")
16. The Magma Beast (02'14")
17. Blind Fools (00'34")
18. Tear His Arms Out (02'37")
19. Stage Three (01'54")
20. Geostationary Orbit (01'43")
21. The Girl Will Be Alone (01'00")
22. Peri Abducted (01'28")
23. Vertical Descent Pattern (00'32")
24. It Could Have Been Worse (02'08")
25. Do You Think I'm Mad? (02'56")
26. The Doctor Pursued (03'13")
27. Mud Burst (01'58")
28. Morgus and Stotz (01'03")
29. Face Off (01'11")
30. Morgus Kaput (00'37")
31. Not Beaten Yet (01'21")
32. Milk of the Queen Bat (07'04")
33. Return to the TARDIS (00'50")
34. Is This Death? (02'18")
35. Doctor Who (Closing Theme) (01'20")
The soundtrack has been restored by Mark Ayres, who explained to us the differences between these new CD presentations and the isolated scores that have been presented on some of the classic series DVDs in the past:
The DVD isolated scores are straight off the original tapes (resync'd-mono, but and also quite heavily compressed as per the original transmission so as to level match the soundtracks). There is little attempt at remastering, and the AC3 encoding on the DVD is similar to MP3, so lossy. The CD soundtracks are fully remastered (de-noising etc.), maintaining the greater dynamics of the original masters, and in "stereo". They all also feature (where possible and appropriate) additional and/or alternative cues.
The presentation is entirely different - the DVD isolated scores are designed for educational purposes, really (so that the viewer can see how the composer works to picture, but without the dialogue and effects getting in the way!); the CDs are presented at the highest quality for listening purposes.
Additionally, in some cases to come I have found better tapes since we did the DVDs.
The Caves of Androzani is released on the 25th March 2013 and is available for pre-order.
We have three copies of the CD up for grabs, courtesy of Silva Screen. To be in with a chance to win a copy, please answer the following question:
The Caves of Androzani was Graeme Harper's (credited) directorial debut for Doctor Who - which is the most recent broadcast episode to date that he has been credited as director?
Send your answers to this email address with the subject "curiousity has always been my downfall", along with your name and address. The competition is open worldwide, and the closing date is the 31st March 2013.
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Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country
Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country (PDF)
What is a Welcome to Country?
A Welcome to Country is given by Aboriginal people, welcoming visitors to their Land. Only Tasmanian Aboriginal people can give a Welcome to Country in Tasmania. It is highly disrespectful for anyone else to do so.
A Welcome to Country might involve:
A speech from a Tasmanian Aboriginal Elder or community representative
Short history of the people and the area
This depends on who is giving the Welcome to Country, and to whom it will be given.
What is Country?
Tasmanian Aboriginal people have a distinctive and age-old connection with their ancestral lands and waters. They are custodians with particular responsibilities. When an Aboriginal person talks of ‘Country’; this encompasses not only the land and water but also culture, knowledge, and the environment.
When should a Welcome to Country be given?
A Welcome to Country may be given at an event, conference, meeting or exhibition regardless of whether there is an Aboriginal focus or if there are Aboriginal people present.
How do I organise a Welcome to Country?
The Office of Aboriginal Affairs is able to assist with information and direction regarding a Welcome to Country or an Acknowledgment of Country.
What is an Acknowledgement of Country?
An Acknowledgement of Country is about how to respectfully acknowledge Aboriginal people during meetings, events, and forums.An Acknowledgement:
can be made by anybody, Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal;
is about recognition of Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples’ survival and continual connection with the land spanning more than 60,000 years;
pays respect to Aboriginal people, both past and present; and
highlights the unique position of Aboriginal people, their culture and history.
When should an Acknowledgement of Country be given?
It may not always be necessary to perform an Acknowledgement of Country for all meetings and discretion should be applied. However, where possible, an Acknowledgment should be included on meetings for which an agenda is provided. An Acknowledgment of Country should be the first item on a meeting agenda.
An Acknowledgment of Country can also be performed at the beginning of videoconference and teleconference meetings, noting that an acknowledgement could also be expanded to generically acknowledge the other traditional lands on which teleconference participants are located.
It is common at some events or meetings that subsequent speakers may also make an Acknowledgment of Country as they speak for the first time (even though a Welcome to Country or Acknowledgement of Country may have already been given).
Types of Acknowledgement
There are no set protocols or wording for an Acknowledgement of Country. A statement may take the following form:
I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet today. I would also like to pay my respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge Aboriginal people present today; or
I’d like to pay respect to the traditional and original owners of this land, the Tasmanian Aboriginal people, - to pay respect to those that have passed before us and to acknowledge today’s Tasmanian Aboriginal people who are the custodians of this land; or
[Example for Hobart only and with original name included] I pay respect to the traditional and original owners of this land the muwinina (mou wee nee nar) people, - to pay respect to those that have passed before us and to acknowledge today’s Tasmanian Aboriginal people who are the custodians of this land.
It is acceptable to read the above from notes although it is preferable to say them without prompts. It is considered disrespectful to mispronounce an Aboriginal place name or person’s name; and therefore it is advised to only say these names if confident of the pronunciation.
For any additional information or assistance contact the Office of Aboriginal Affairs.
Email: OAA@communities.tas.gov.au
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THE RULES OF HOLLYWOOD [By Dani Shear] Beware of the No-Mommies Rule and Other Free Advice
Four years ago i was acting in a one-person show written by
—well, my person. “Everybody has a story,” a consultant advised,
so my story was about traveling the country with a large dysfunc-
tional family. It was called “Les Miserables.”
Six months, five theaters and $3,000 later I figured out that not
everybody necessarily wanted to hear that story.
But a show runner braved my show and asked me afterward if I’d thought
about trying to write for television. “You’re a good writer,” she said. I pitched
her an idea for a new TV show I had swimming around in my head. “You
should definitely write it,” she said. “Someone will bite.”
In Hollywood, free advice flows like honey, much of it wrong. I promptly
signed up for a television writing class at UCLA Extension. Our teacher
advised us to write spec scripts of shows we loved. “What about an original
show?” I asked. “Don’t waste your time,” he answered. “Nobody wants to read
a pilot from a new writer.”
I chose my specs as carefully as some people choose names for their off-
spring: A “Sex and the City” spec to show how hip,
young and progressive I was. A “Will & Grace” spec
to show, well, how hip, young and progressive I was.
And a “Bernie Mac” spec to express my inner Nipsey
Russell. In my spare time, I wrote my pilot.
A year later, when I was very pregnant, I got a
meeting with an agent, my first Great White. “Now,
I want you to place an obscenely large object in front
of your belly so that he won’t know you’re pregnant,”
my manager advised. “Nobody wants to represent
a writer who’s a mommy.”
I tried to find a ficus plant or a well-behaved chi-
huahua. The first was too heavy and the second was
nonexistent. I settled for a notebook. I even wore fake
glasses to make me look smart.
My meeting went great, when the agent looked at
me. Most of the time, he was looking at his BlackBerry
or at my manager, who happens to be easy on the eyes.
His assistant was very nice. She brought me bottled
water and gave me a wink. “Is it a boy or girl?” she in-
quired. “I’m just really bloated,” I said, winking back.
On my third day at Cedars, recovering from my
C-section, I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers
from my manager. There was a note: “The agent didn’t
like your pilot. He thinks you should call the Neptune
Society and bury it at sea. Oh, and mazel tov.”
A thousand diapers later, a friend e-mailed me
about a writing contest sponsored by Slamdance
and Fox 21; the winner would get a blind script deal.
You had to submit an original pilot. “It’s the only pilot I’ve ever written, and
I think it’s funny,” I told myself as I dropped it in the mail.
There were 500 entries. I honestly never expected to hear anything.
I didn’t even obsess about it. When I made the top three, I was forced to travel
to Park City, Utah, and leave my 2-year-old behind for the first time. At the
awards ceremony, the judges announced the winner like a beauty contest.
“And the second runner-up is . . . ”—and lo and behold, it wasn’t me. “And the
first runner-up is . . . ”—and praise Jesus, Moses and Sarah Jessica Parker, it still
wasn’t me. “And the winner is . . . ”—and it was me.
By that point in the process, I was drunk, sick and emotional. My speech
wasn’t pretty. I held out a picture of my daughter, Sydney, and cried like
Tammy Faye.
“This is my 2-year-old,” I wailed. “I’m a mommy!”
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Budget, City Hall, Policy
Mayor Proposes 11% Tax Hike
March 2, 2018 -
Mayor Toni Harp is calling for a 11 percent tax increase and a $1 million reduction in the rainy day fund in a proposed new city budget that she described as the most difficult one she has ever had to draft.
It includes 11 new positions and assumes the city will receive millions of dollars in new contributions from big not-for-profits like Yale and labor union concessions.
The mayor unveiled her proposed budget Friday. It would cover the fiscal year starting July 1.
Harp said she hopes to counterbalance an anticipated decrease in state aid and building permit fees next fiscal year with concessions from municipal employees, intradepartmental efficiencies, and hoped-for increases in voluntary contributions from partners like Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Tagged: Toni Harp, budget
Mid-Year Car Tax Increase Coming
Alders prez Walker-Myers breaks news to neighbors Tuesday night.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 -
New Haveners will receive a slightly higher mid-year car tax bill in January 2018 as the city looks to stay within budget without cutting social services, in the face of reduced state aid.
Board of Alders President and West River Alder Tyisha Walker-Myers revealed that news to neighbors at Tuesday night’s Dwight Community Management Team meeting, which was held at its regular monthly location in the gymnasium of Amistad Academy on Edgewood Avenue.
Walker-Myers told the two dozen attendees that the city will send out semi-annual car tax bills in January 2018 that will reflect a mid-year increase in the local motor vehicle mill rate from 32 to 37 mills. That means that residents will pay $37, rather than $32, for every $1,000 worth of assessed value for their cars.
That’s a mid-year adjustment for the fiscal year that began July 1. Taxpayers have already paid a car tax bill for the first half of the fiscal year based on the 32 mill rate.
Tagged: Tyisha Walker-Myers, taxes, Dwight, community management team
East Rock Gets Behind Cedar Hill Campaign
A sign for drivers passing through Cedar Hill. (Lucy Gellman photo)
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - Thanks to support from the rest of East Rock, isolated Cedar Hill will receive $10,000 toward a grassroots beautification effort designed to build community pride and to connect to surrounding areas of the city currently separated by highway overpasses.
That was the result of a decision of the East Rock Community management team at its monthly meeting Monday night at mActivity gym on Niccoll Street. The team voted to allocate the entirety of its annual Neighborhood Public Improvement Program (NPIP) funds towards the project in Cedar Hill, a small set of self-contained streets at the northeastern tip of the East Rock community.
For each of the past three years, the Livable City Initiative (LCI), the city’s anti-blight agency, has made available $10,000 in NPIP funds to each of the city’s community management teams to help them address neighborhood quality-of-life concerns.
Tagged: Cedar Hill, Camille Ansley, East Rock, community management team
Transportation, Policy, Budget
“Participatory Budgeting” Takes On Olive Street Speeding
Friday, May 19, 2017 - Olive Street will be the beneficiary of a new mobile, radar speed sign next year as the result of an annual exercise in “participatory budgeting”: a democratic decision-making process that empowers a neighborhood to decide how to spend a small share of the city budget.
During its monthly meeting at City Hall this week, the Downtown-Wooster Square Community Management Team (DWSCT) voted to dedicate $5,000 of its annual $10,000 in “Neighborhood Public Improvement Program (NPIP)” allotment towards traffic calming on Olive Street.
For the past three years, the Livable City Initiative (LCI), the city’s anti-blight agency, has distributed $10,000 in NPIP money to each community management team in New Haven to spend as it chooses. The program allows community members themselves to debate and decide on which quality-of-life issues they would like to address in any given year.
Tagged: Downtown, Wooster Square, community management team, Aaron Goode, NPIP
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India / Players / Shafqat Baba
Shafqat Baba
Full name Shafqat Baba
Born May 5, 1980, Doda
Major teams Jammu & Kashmir
Bowling style Left-arm medium
First-class 1 2 0 15 9 7.50 26 57.69 0 0 3 0 1 0
List A 10 8 2 53 30 8.83 75 70.66 0 0 2 0
T20s 4 3 0 5 4 1.66 11 45.45 0 0 0 0 0 0
First-class 1 1 90 59 1 1/59 1/59 59.00 3.93 90.0 0 0 0
List A 10 422 368 5 3/30 3/30 73.60 5.23 84.4 0 0 0
T20s 4 4 84 97 1 1/39 1/39 97.00 6.92 84.0 0 0 0
Only First-class Railways v Jammu & Kashmir at Delhi, Nov 3-5, 2007 scorecard
List A debut Delhi v Jammu & Kashmir at Dharamsala, Jan 9, 2005 scorecard
Last List A Jammu & Kashmir v Punjab at Chandigarh, Feb 21, 2007 scorecard
T20s debut Jammu & Kashmir v Services at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last T20s Haryana v Jammu & Kashmir at Delhi, Oct 25, 2009 scorecard
1/39, 1 J + K v Haryana Delhi 25 Oct 2009 T20
9, 1/59, 6 J + K v Railways Delhi 3 Nov 2007 FC
4, 0/17 J + K v Punjab Delhi 8 Apr 2007 T20
0/20 J + K v H. Pradesh Delhi 7 Apr 2007 T20
0, 0/21 J + K v Services Delhi 3 Apr 2007 T20
0/52, 1* J + K v Punjab Chandigarh 21 Feb 2007 LA
0/39, 11 J + K v Haryana Ludhiana 20 Feb 2007 LA
0, 1/36 J + K v H. Pradesh Chandigarh 18 Feb 2007 LA
1/26 J + K v Services Patiala 16 Feb 2007 LA
0/23 J + K v Haryana Delhi 18 Feb 2006 LA
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the question game
categories: boyfriend, holidays, relationships
A while back, an anonymous reader expressed happiness for me that I'd met Terence, and said she hoped I'd blog about what was different for me, with this relationship.
First? Thank you very much for caring, anonymous, curious person. I'm grateful and as always slightly amazed that anyone is interested in my dumb life. I've thought a lot about your question since, and when, how, and if I would answer it. I figured I'd wait until we'd been together six months and then take a stab at it. Well, the first week of March will mark six months - and it's Valentine's Day. So now seems like as good a time as any.
The thing is, it's really difficult to answer that question without it sounding, even implicitly, like comparison - of previous relationships, and previous partners. I've tried to, in my head, dozens of times. But it always ends up sounding like comparison. And I try really hard not to go there, for many reasons. But I've thought of another way to explain, if not what makes this relationship different from others, something that does make it special, I guess?
Every night as we're going to sleep, Terence and I play a game. We call it the question game, but it's technically more of a fill-in-the-blank game. We take turns completing two statements: 1) My favorite part of today was… and 2) Today I love you because…
We can give up to three answers for the first question (because awesome days happen, and when they do, RTFO), but for the second question, the answer should be specific and relatively simple.
If we've spent time together that day, we both tend to name some moment when we were with one another, though often we'll say different times that were favorites for us. For instance, if he made me laugh really hard at something, that'll usually be one of his. Here's mine from this past Saturday (which we spent goofing off downtown then taking the train to Hollywood and wandering around there): When we walked into the Ritz and Lumineers was playing, and you skipped and sang with me through the lobby. (I mean, how could that not be a favorite moment?)
Sometimes our favorite moments will have nothing to do with one another. If he nailed an audition, for example. Or if Chaucer got to play with another dog at the park, or someone said something nice about one of my posts - either of those will definitely end up on my list.
Often, one or both of us will name sex as our favorite part of the day. Sorry not even remotely sorry.
The second question can be as superficial or as meaningful as we want. Today I love you because you look so cute in that scarf, or Today I love you because you were so patient when I was cranky this morning, or Today I love you because were such an awesome listener about ___, or Today I love you because you're just fucking hot. It can be as loving and personal as we want, but we can't just go on and on with a laundry list of the other person's qualities. The point is to show we paid attention that day, that we were present, and that we're grateful. We're big on gratitude.
I doubt I have to explain why we love doing this, or why it's such an awesome and powerful way to connect with one another. But I'm telling you, try it for a week. It is fucking amazing.
I introduced the question game, and Terence loved it immediately. That right there - that he enjoys it - is unbelievable to me. But even more unbelievable was what he did one night when we were playing it. "Wait," he said. "I have a new question to add: When did you feel loved today?"
His idea. His question. His priority. His need to make sure I feel loved by him, every day. His desire to let me know when he feels loved. And from that point on, we've had three questions to answer every night.
That's Terence. That's our relationship. One slice of it, anyway.
And if you're not totally ready to vomit already, feel free to peek at some clips of him being basically the sweetest thing ever, singing me songs and being goofy to make me smile. I joined Viddy not as a social networking thing (it seems to be a dead app no one uses anymore), but because I wanted a place to compile all his cuteness for easy watching when I miss him. Cuz aint' nobody got the phone storage for that.
Anyway. That's what's going on, and what I have to share today.
Happy Valentine's Day or Singles Awareness Day or just happy Friday, if you prefer.
posted Friday, February 14, 2014
Coachella Preview Part Two - 2014 Suggested Artist...
sort of kind of not really at all like a virgin
serenade in b
the last thing to go
the Ugly Thing
bedtime song
too long; didn't need
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Did Ruth Tell the Truth?
From the obit of Ruth E. Rencevicz, via Obituary Forum:
Over the years, in addition to her regular jobs as a full-time mom and a switchboard operator at both Sears and BFG Federal Credit Union, Ruth also served her country as a covert spy for the Central Intelligence Agency, where during the Cold War she was largely responsible for the breakup of the Soviet Union near the end of the 20th century. At least, that's the way she told it.
Ruth was also very active as a volunteer with youth in her community in Tallmadge, Ohio, where she was known to selflessly give of her time by standing on her balcony yelling at kids for "playing that rap music" at all hours of the day and night. She also served as a mentor to young people by throwing rocks at teenagers dressed in loose baggy pants with their underwear exposed. She winged a couple of 'em pretty good, from what we understand.
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You're Never Safe From Hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina drove Bluesman Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown from Slidell, Louisiana, to his childhood hometown of Orange, Texas, where he died in 2005.
Now, another hurricane has disturbed his rest.
The 1982 Grammy Award winner's casket was one of dozens belched up by the ground when gulf and rain waters from Hurricane Ike flooded Hollywood Cemetery, an all-black burial ground on the west side of this city on the Sabine River. [Link]
Filed under graves, hurricanes
Counted, But Unaccounted For
In July 1860, census taker Elias D. Bruner found 35 people living in Nobles County, Minnesota. By 1862, all of them had disappeared.
It is as if the families suddenly appeared in Nobles county in 1860, then disappeared just as suddenly. Is it possible that every single surname was spelled incorrectly? That seems unlikely, as only one adult in the settlement, Thomas Marks, was unable to read or write. Did the settlement exist, or was it a figment of Bruner�s imagination? That seems equally unlikely. How does one explain that the families and bachelors cannot be found through searches involving individual states, the entire country, and sites overseas? [Link]
Thorndale and Dollarhide's Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 suggests an answer:
Historian Robert J. Forrest says seven southwestern counties had no white population in 1857 but Democrats fabricated census schedules to cover their ballot fraud. These seven counties are shown on the map with question marks. (See "Mythical Cities of Southwestern Minnesota", Minnesota History 14 (1933), 243-62).
Filed under census, frauds, Minnesota, mysteries
Another treasure from the Futility Closet:
In the year 1796, died at Wordley Workhouse, Berks, Mary Pitts, aged 70; on being accused of having rummaged the box of another pauper, she wished God might strike her dead if she had; and instantly expired.
Kirby's Wonderful and Scientific Museum, 1803
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Last year we wrote a little about the new Out of Home measuring system called Eyes On. Back then it was still a theory and a nice look into the future. As it happens, the future is now and Eyes On is the currency for the Out of Home (OOH) media measurement. Eyes On is a better way and it’s now real.
Over the past few decades OOH industry and media planners have used Daily Effective Circulation (DEC) as the primary measurement, which has been based off of traffic counts surrounding specific outdoor boards. OOH was used as a broad reach vehicle. Given the DEC measurement, it was almost impossible to demographically target a specific audience. OOH was purchased via “showings”, typically a #100, #75, #50 and #25. The showing number represented a percentage reach of the market population. The number of units/panels required to achieve a specific showing varied by market. As a way to standardize OOH delivery, The Traffic Audit Bureau for Media Measurement (TAB), developed the Eyes On concept as an alternative to the DEC.
TAB developed what they call the four building blocks of Eyes On – Circulation (more accurate traffic counts); Visibility Research (travel simulation eye tracking data that actually converts the number of people passing a display to the audience that actually sees the advertisement); Demographics (Census and trip survey data is used to identify the demographic composition of people passing each display); Reach and Frequency (trip origins and destination information). The research program was designed to determine the portion of the population who pass an OOH advertisement and actually see it. It also takes into account how a unit’s format, size, road type/speed, road side, angle to the road and distance to the road effect the likelihood that the advertising will be noticed.
The transition from DEC and showings will take some time to completely comprehend the new metric with many new terms: CSBA’s, EOI’s, VAI’s, PRS, MAP and many more. With Eyes On measurement, buying OOH will be more sophisticated, accurate and more in-line with numbers and terms media planners/buyers are more familiar with.
As of January 1, 2012 Eyes On is the currency for the OOH industry and data is now available for the Philadelphia market. If you would like to hear more about the new metric please feel free to contact your friendly media managers – Debbie, Alena or Holly.
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Do you want to eat genetically modified salmon? Well, like it or not, it looks like it will be coming to the marketplace. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved it, despite the serious concerns of environmental and consumer groups.
They question whether the safety studies were sufficient. Also, how can you ensure that even a small percentage of genetically engineered fish won’t get loose and eventually affect the wild salmon found in our oceans and rivers.
It certainly doesn’t seem like genetically modifying salmon is being done to benefit the health of mankind. Apparently the company behind it, AquaBounty, is just looking for a way to grow the fish twice as fast as today’s farm raised salmon. And we consumers, who are not exactly hankering for it, will end up being the guinea pigs who eat it.
Since the FDA doesn’t require genetically engineered food to even be labeled, how can you truly know what you’re getting when you go to a market or order salmon at a restaurant? The FDA apparently doesn’t think there’s enough of a difference between genetically modified foods and conventional foods to merit a GMO label. So they’ve decided for all of us what we have a right to know–or in this case not know. As a consumer, how do you feel about that? There is an old adage: “What you don’t know won’t hurt you?” But if it turns out in the long run that’s not the case with what some, like Senator Mark Begich of Alaska refer to as “Frankenfish”, wouldn’t it be nice if we could get a money back lifetime guarantee from the FDA & AquaBounty?
Consider this: Wild salmon has the most health benefits–the most heart healthy Omega 3 fatty acids. And a reminder that farm raised salmon, which is far lower in Omega 3’s, is likely to be injected with chemical dyes to give it that nice salmon color and fed grains, along with antibiotics that we humans ingest. All this is done with cost and a company’s profits, not with your health in mind. And when it comes to genetically engineered salmon, how much do most of us even know about how the fish are modified and fed to achieve their larger size and faster growing rate. Do you think injecting growth hormones from Chinook salmon into fertilized salmon eggs is a good idea? How can we know for sure it’s 100% safe for long term human consumption? Worth further checking into?
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The boys u15 was the highlight event with six UK ranked players making up the eight competitors and looking to take the title. Charlie Taylor JSY and Stanley Tanguy JSY made their way to the final competing in a high quality final with Taylor taking the title. Noah Purdue played arguably his best ever match to beat Sé Price JSY 2-1 in the third / fourth play-off. Meanwhile Rhys Queripel took his first ever win against Jake Haines in the plate final, winning 2-0.
The girls u15 event saw Charlotte Lythgoe take the title with Catherine McConnell finishing second. In a closely contested event the five players raised their games for the end of season event. Katrina Guilbert came through a tough battle to take third place against Emma Bloese.
Charlie Taylor also stamped his authority on the u17 event although he was made to work hard against James England and Josh Le Breton. Experienced Patrick Josey took the u19 while newcomer Owen Fraser won the u11 title.
In the u13’s Callum De La Rue won all his matches to win the title while Leo Ware, Alex Pauckner and Louis Grange all finished on equal points for second place, Leo Ware won second place on points count back.
Guernsey’s Director of Squash Martin Watts commented at the end of the tournament “It’s great to see our players raise their game in the open event, it’s been a long season and good to see the player’s hard work has been put into practice”.
38 players stayed on after the competition for a week long squash camp with Mike Workman Squash Wales Director of Squash and Rob Peason from Bristol University. This is the 14th year that Workman has helped with the summer squash camp and was impress with the commitment and dedication of the players.
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Home » india news » Sin city: is Bengaluru becoming unsafe for elderly people?
Sin city: is Bengaluru becoming unsafe for elderly people?
Ramakrishna Upadhya | Updated on: 23 June 2016, 15:46 IST
Bengaluru has seen murders of four elderly pensioners in recent times. Is there a pattern to them?
Has the recent spate of murders transformed Bengaluru from 'pensioners' paradise' to 'pensioners' nightmare'?
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All murders of elderly citizens seem to have been done by petty thieves
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Who were the four elderly people murdered in Bengaluru recently
What are the police doing about the rise in crime?
Not long ago, Bengaluru was known as a 'pensioners' paradise'. Senior citizens having spent most of their productive years elsewhere, returned to the city in their old age for a peaceful, retired life in a congenial atmosphere.
Many non-Bangaloreans too preferred the city because of its cosmopolitan outlook and pleasant climate.
But this might no longer be true.
If one goes by the spate of brutal murders of elderly people in recent times, the city might get dubiously renamed as a 'pensioners' nightmare.'
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Three recent murders of elderly people staying alone at home by first-time offenders, for no apparent reason other than petty thieving, has unnerved the city and its police.
The kill list
Sixty-year-old Kiran Singh from Delhi, a divorcee who had worked as an HR executive in some private airlines, chose to live in Bengaluru five years ago. Living alone in her own house at Chikkagubbi, Kiran loved her work as a volunteer with Manasa Foundation teaching meditation.
On 19 May, her neighbours reported to the police that she had been murdered by unknown miscreants who ran away with all her gold.
Sixty five-year-old Lakshmi Rajam who lived in BEML layout, managed her affairs on her own. Her son Kiran, who lived in the US, visited her only once in every two years. Aware of her vulnerability as a person living alone, she never entertained strangers at home.
On 2 June, the police found her strangulated to death and her jewellery missing.
The murder of an elderly couple, Parvatharaju (61) and Chandrakala (58) at their residence in Frazer Town, went unnoticed for several days, before the police recovered their bodies in a highly decomposed state.
The police found multiple stab injuries and slit marks on their throats and termed it 'a murder for gain'.
One out of three solved
Of the three cases, the police have only been able to solve Lakshmi Rajam's case.
On 9 June, they arrested Krishna Kishore, who allegedly confessed that he had killed Rajam along with three others.
He gained entry into the house as he had known her for two decades.
The police subsequently recovered stolen gold chains and bangles which the culprits had sold to pawn-brokers.
Scary statistics
The National Crime Records Bureau figures for 2012 showed that Bengaluru was the second highest crime-prone metro in the country.
It topped the list in the number of cases of robbery and dacoity and with 266 murders, the city stands next to Delhi, which reported 408 murders.
Apart from 'murders for gain', what worries the Bengaluru police is the rising trend of relatives or other unknown persons targeting elderly people for their properties.
The market value of houses they own in the heart of the city, have suddenly skyrocketed to several crores, drawing malevolent attention.
A senior police officer said, "The land these old bungalows occupy is generally large and well-suited for apartment buildings. We suspect that there are well-oiled gangs operating on behalf of realtors who are always on the lookout for properties which fetch maximum revenue. In this respect, the elderly people are extremely vulnerable. But it is hard to find sufficient evidence to nail them."
There are many instances of close relatives becoming impatient with the elderly and collaborating with criminals when they face uncertainty over their claims being met after the person's demise.
In a shocking incident, the police arrested a 19-year-old girl who allegedly murdered her grandmother and looted her jewellery. She was unhappy with her life as a salesgirl with a low pay.
The murder case was solved when the police followed the trail after they found that she had spent around Rs 50,000 on a party she threw for her friends and colleagues.
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In another instance, T Thimmaiah, a retired official, found himself holding the wrong end of the stick, when his granddaughter began to ill-treat him after getting him to transfer his property in her name.
When he complained to the authorities, an assistant commissioner of revenue, in a first instance of its kind, cancelled the gift deed and ordered the granddaughter to pay the victim Rs 5,000 per month as maintenance allowance.
The Karnataka Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act has set out a series of guidelines for the police to help elderly people.
The rules framed under the Act require every police station to maintain up-to-date list of senior citizens living in its jurisdiction, especially of those staying alone.
A representative of the station is required to visit the elderly people regularly along with a social worker or a volunteer. The police are also supposed to do background check of domestic servants and others employed by persons staying alone at home.
Additional commissioner of police KSR Charan Reddy said following the recent series of murders, the police have stepped up the vigil.
The police have started building a data base of senior citizens and keep a watch on their houses during daily patrols.
Bengaluru cops have built a data base of senior citizens to keep vigil
He said those living alone should keep the police or their neighbours informed whenever labourers or workers visit them for repair or service.
He has also suggested that they should install CCTV cameras in their homes and outside if they could afford to.
On the occasion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day earlier this week, HelpAge India, a charity organisation, launched an app for elderly citizens.
It has an SOS red button, connecting HelpAge's helplines across India that functions round the clock, besides offering other useful information on local retail outlets.
Are we better off than those abroad?
After watching news from abroad, especially those about the recent massacre in the US, Indians may feel that they live in a relatively safe country as they don't have a 'gun culture' at least in urban centres.
But according to the 'murder map' prepared by Igarape, a Brazilian think tank which tracks homicides across the globe, Brazil figures on top with over 58,000 murders in 2012 and India came in second with 43,355 murders.
"The problem of homicides is absent from public scrutiny and development agendas in India and that's why it hardly gets discussed," says Robert Muggah, founder of the think tank.
Muggah could not be more correct.
Edited by Jhinuk Sen
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First published: 23 June 2016, 15:46 IST
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Ramkrishna Upadhya is a senior journalist based in Bangalore, currently working with TV9. Earlier, he was with Deccan Herald, The Telegraph and The Indian Express.
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Stunning Adult Stem Cell Developments Evoke Hope, Caution
Embryo Protection
By Addie Mena
WASHINGTON DC, February 7, 2014 (CNA/EWTN News) -- Remarkable advancements in stem cell biology are enabling scientists to reprogram mature cells into a variety of different tissues – but experts say these methods should be used carefully to avoid ethical questions and inadvertent cloning.
While the new technology is an “exciting and surprising development,” said Brendan Foht, assistant editor of “The New Atlantis” bioethics journal, there are “some important scientific and ethical questions need to be addressed” before the technique is applied to human cell therapy.
“The scientists found that the cells made through this technique seemed to have even more developmental potential than embryonic stem cells,” and able to turn into a variety of embryonic and placental tissue in addition to a range of adult tissues.
“This means that this technique may not just be a way of creating stem cells, but a way of creating embryos,” opening the door to human cloning, Foht told CNA on Jan. 5.
The new mechanism produces “stimulus triggered acquisition of pluripotency” or STAP cells, which uses stressful situations, such as acid baths, to trigger adult animal cells into a re-programed state where they can develop into a wide range of tissues.
Findings were detailed in two papers published in the scientific journal “Nature” on Jan. 29, involving research from the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Japan as well as the Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States.
The reprogrammed cells showed “totipotency,” or the ability to turn into embryonic and placental tissue, but did not on their own have the ability to be grown for extended periods of time.
However, when scientists altered certain aspects of the cell culture, the some STAP cells were able to replicate and grow – some displaying qualities like existing pluripotent stem cells that can morph into a variety of tissue, and others maintaining totipotent ability to grow into embryonic and placental tissue.
“It’s exciting to think about the new possibilities these findings open up, not only in areas like regenerative medicine, but perhaps in the study of cellular senescence and cancer as well,” said Haruko Obokata, who lead the project at RIKEN.
“But the greatest challenge for me going forward will be to dig deeper into the underlying mechanisms,” Obokata said, “so that we can gain a deeper understanding of how differentiated cells can covert to such an extraordinarily pluripotent state.”
Foht said that while the development is exciting and may “really provide an easy source of pluripotent stem cells for regenerative medicine and research,” further research and ethical inquiry is needed to determine “under what conditions these cells are totipotent and have the character of embryos.”
He pointed out that Charles Vacanti, co-leader of the Harvard STAP cell project, told the “New Scientist” news source that “you can very easily, from a drop of blood and simple techniques, create a perfect identical twin.”
Vacanti also mentioned that he asked an unnamed collaborator to look further into the cloning applications of this technology, and that this partner was able to reprogram a mouse's white blood cell to form into an embryo and then into a mouse fetus.
He added that the purpose of the experiment is not to investigate cloning further but rather to understand the mechanisms behind the new technology.
Foht weighed in that while many are worried about the ability of people to willfully misuse the technique for human cloning, “we should be perhaps more worried that the reckless use of this technique will inadvertently create cloned human embryos in the process of making stem cells.”
He argued for continued research into how to manipulate STAP cells, saying that it “might provide knowledge that will be useful for those who would misuse this technique” for human cloning, and that “such misuses can be prevented by strong legal prohibitions.”
If the mechanism behind STAP cells is further investigated and understood, Foht reflected, “when we start using this technique on human cells, we can be sure that we are using it in a way that does not create human embryos.”
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Press Release | 09 Apr.2019
PRESS RELEASE: Paper and Board industry helps demonstrate safety of its materials in food contact applications
The paper and board manufacturing industry, as well as converting sectors including the tissue industry publish today the completely rewritten voluntary ‘Food Contact Guidelines for the Compliance of Paper and Board Materials and Articles’. [2]
Formally called “Industry Guideline”, the revised guidelines are intended to enhance the trust of public authorities, business operators and consumers in the safety of paper and board materials for food contact applications.
This technical document, first published in 2010 and updated in 2012, outlines how to meet the highest safety standards for paper and board products used in food contact applications. The processing chain for paper and board food contact articles is diverse; it has to deal with many challenges in demonstrating the safety of materials:
"Our sectors’ key priority is to safeguard - at all times - the safety both of the packaging system and food that we deliver. With the Food Contact Guidelines, we wish to provide an effective compliance tool in line with the EU Framework Regulation on Food Contact Materials by ensuring an efficient exchange of information along the supply chain” explained Jori Ringman, Deputy Director General at CEPI and expert in product safety.
The guidelines take into account the increasing need for a compliance monitoring tool that covers risk management, product design, material selection, Good Manufacturing Practice as well as process monitoring and control.
In the absence of specific EU legislation covering paper and board products in the field of food safety, the industry took the initiative to fill the gap by developing this guidance which serves both industry and consumers, also from an environmental point of view:
“The lack of a specific EU wide measure for paper and board, including tissue, has created a disadvantage in the market because compliance for these materials is perceived to be less clear than for plastics in contact with food. Whenever the European Commission decides to choose paper and board as its next priority for regulation, the guidelines could be used as a starting point” concluded Angelika Christ, Secretary General of FEFCO.
From a practical point of view, the guidelines help producers fulfill obligations deriving from EU legislation and support suppliers to adequately perform their own compliance work by giving them the required and necessary information.
Since their launch in 2010, the guidelines have gained much support among users and well proved their value: watch our explanatory video [3] to learn more!
The paper and board industry will continue to focus on ensuring compliance with existing EU provisions and supporting the demand of the market and customers for unquestionable product safety.
For press-related enquiries, please contact Claire Couet, CEPI Public Affairs and Communications Director, at c.couet@cepi.org [4] or at (+32) 2 627 49 15. For technical information, please contact Jori Ringman, CEPI Deputy Director General, at j.ringman@cepi.org [5] or at (+32) 2 627 49 19 or visit the following websites:
ACE [6] - The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment provides a European platform for beverage carton manufacturers Tetra Pak, SIG Combibloc and Elopak and their paperboard suppliers in Europem, Stora Enso and BillerudKorsnäs, to benchmark and profile cartons as renewable, recyclable and low carbon packaging solutions. Engaging with stakeholders and partners seeking high environmental stewardship, it contributes expertise to EU policy, legislation and standard‐setting.
CCB [7] - CEPI Container Board is a European industry association of producers of corrugated case materials, also called containerboard. Activities are focused on primary-fibre materials (kraftliner, semi-chemical fluting) and recycled-fibre containerboard (e.g. testliner). Members thus represent a total European production capacity of more than 28 million tons of corrugated case materials. CCB is also responsible for the management of a global containerboard industry organisation, the World Containerboard Organisation, has an office in Brussels, Belgium, and a membership of leading producers in North and South America, South Africa, Oceania and Japan.
CITPA [8] - Confederation of International Converters of Paper and Board in Europe, established in 1961, represents the interests of the European Paper and Board Converting Industry which covers a wide variety of converted paper products including packaging, beverages cartons, corrugated board, speciality papers and many more. CITPA membership comprises European level associations such as ACE, EUROSAC, FEFCO, Euro Wax Pack, FINAT, ECTA and ECMA as well as national federations such as Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal and associate members, ProCarton, PaperImpact and CepiEurokraft.
ECMA [9] – European Carton Makers Association, is the official organisation for carton businesses, national carton associations and suppliers to the carton industry. ECMA provides the European folding carton industry with a dynamic business network. With its seat in The Hague, The Netherlands, and an office in Brussels, ECMA represents around 500 carton producers in nearly all countries in the European Economic Area. ECMA members account for around 70% of the total carton market volume in Europe, and a current workforce of about 50.000 people.
ETS [9] - European Tissue Paper Industry Association’s members represent the majority of tissue paper producers throughout Europe and around 90% of the total European tissue production. ETS was founded in 1971 and is based in Brussels.
FEFCO [10] - European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers represents the interests of the European Corrugated Board Manufacturers. Headquartered in Brussels, FEFCO has 17 association members, all European national corrugated packaging organisations. The role of the Federation is to investigate economic, financial, technical and marketing issues of interest to the corrugated packaging industry, analyse all factors which may influence the industry, and promote and develop its image.
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Source URL: http://www.cepi.org/press_release_food_contact_guidelines
[1] http://www.cepi.org/print/23135
[2] http://www.cepi.org/fcg
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOfEP71XmzI
[4] mailto:c.couet@cepi.org
[5] http://j.ringman@cepi.org
[6] http://www.beveragecarton.eu/
[7] https://www.cepi-containerboard.org/
[8] http://www.citpa-europe.org/
[9] https://www.ecma.org/
[10] http://www.fefco.org/
[11] http://www.cepi.org/system/files/public/documents/pressreleases/Foodcontact/Press Release Food Contact Guidelines.pdf
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The Folks
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Category: Horror & Ghost Stories
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Moving into a new home can become quite stressful. For David, it was the matter of juggling a new job, a mistress and a family at home. For Terry, it was the matter of making her new house into a home and recovering from a nervous breakdown. For Tyler, it was the stress of a five year old trying to fit into a new neighborhood with no friends. A move can be quite difficult on a child, so much so that a way for the child to cope is to have an imaginary friend. This is where The Folks come in. You see Tyler not only has one imaginary friend but a whole group of imaginary friends that call themselves The Folks. Tyler meets The Folks the very first day he moves into his new room. When Terry, Tyler's mom, finds out about The Folks she becomes concerned. But Terry's family, friends and even her own therapist tell her that it is a healthy way for Tyler to cope with the move. But when accidental deaths begin to occur and Tyler, with his imaginary Folks, happens to know more than they should, Terry begins to wonder that perhaps The Folks are not so healthy after all
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This thread is in response to a review for Pokemon Blue on the Game Boy. You are encouraged to view the review in a new window before reading this thread.
Author: bbbmoney
Pretty well written and informative. I didn't know too much about the actual setting of Pokemon and its relation to a region in Japan.
Anyway, it does get a bit list like and wordy at times. I do the same thing when talking about games I know way too much about. Takes some discipline, but cutting back would help here, I think.
Also, this part towards the end threw me off a bit:
"Single-player battles may be easy for the most part, although friends teams can add a challenge, but the often mundane and repetitive training battles just feel very rewarding. The art of catching 150 Pokémon in a game that deliberately doesn’t make it easy is ultimately satisfying as the player. Hours of laborious levelling and Pokédex filling feel very rewarding, in a way an action packed platform game does not manage."
Maybe it can be reworded more clearly?
Mobius 1, engage...
Author: bigcj34
Thanks for the info. I'll look into that, looking back it's not the best I've done with probably too much hard fact and not enough analysis.
It's what happens when I've been largely absent from the reviewing biosphere for the last three years, mainly due to university but now i've graduated. I've got a backlog of games to review that I played when working and travelling in the US over the summer so stay tuned. Definitely recommend netbooks for long bus journeys!
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Edited. Took a while to edit, word efficiency goes a long way! Plenty of games to review now, so stay tuned.
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Phel and Tyson found the road as the weak Naya sun began to rise.
“Where are we headed now?” Phel asked as they walked.
“To Sagan. It is not much farther now. There I will leave you as originally intended then I will continue on to Newbright.”
“I beg your pardon?” said Tyson.
“No. I’m not going to wait while you and Charlie and Meiki are off fighting alien invaders who want to put us all in chains or whatever. I’m coming along too.
“I cannot allow a child to-”
“I ain’t a child. I’ve been nearly on my own for three years. Meiki’s been totally on her own. She doesn’t even visit her own mom. Isn’t that the whole point? You androids raise us up away from our parents so we can be self-sufficient. So we can start new towns and cities, spread all over the planet? Ain’t that it? Well, mission accomplished. We grew up quick and now here we are making adult decisions. I’m coming with you to help Charlie and to help Meiki. Or I’ll go on my own without you if need be. But there’s no way I’m sitting around wondering what I should have done...Sir.”
The pair finished their journey to Sagan in silence.
Phel expected Tyson to walk around Sagan like he owned the place, but when they got there the situation was actually a bit awkward. They were greeted just outside town at a truck yard by a man named Davino. He spoke to Tyson as if he were his equal. This shocked Phel even though he had just told the android off himself.
After a brief explanation that the truck had broken down Tyson procured a car similar to Charlie’s lemon under the guise of taking it back to the truck with the tools he needed to fix it. Davino didn’t think to ask why the necessary tools weren’t on the truck to begin with.
When they got to the main road they turned in the opposite direction of where they told Dav the truck broke down and zipped to Newbright. Phel sat and decompressed the events of the past evening as they drove. They made it to the bridge that took them to the center of the city in less than two hours.
“How do you even know this is where that lady took Charlie?” asked Phel.
“We have GPS, Phelliam. I know where Professor Darwin is at all times.”
“How far then?”
“He’s close...just a few blocks from here. It’s not a particularly large city.”
“It’s the only city," said Phel.
They sped through lazy afternoon traffic of bikes and the occasional car until they came to an alley. At the far end Phel saw the truck. He jumped out of the car before Tyson had the chance to bring it to a complete halt.
“Charlie!” he shouted as he ran toward the truck. Tyson called out to him too late. The woman stepped out from behind the truck and fired her weapon. The blast ignored Phel and struck Tyson who instantly fell to the ground.
Phel looked at her in horror and shock as she strode confidently past him toward Tyson.
“You’re violating the rules.” Tyson said to her from his position flat on the ground.
She stood over him and said, “I am here for one thing. I commandeered your transport because it suited my needs. I will not interfere in your petty local disputes. Your friend is inside the truck, unharmed. When I leave both you and he will regain your mobility.”
The woman opened the back of the truck. Charlie lied prone inside. Some kind of vessel loomed behind him.
“Be a dear,” she said to Phel who stood dumbstruck, “Drag your androids out of the way so that I can take off. I’d prefer not to harm them...or you.”
She jumped into the truck and slipped swiftly into the compact ship.
Phel was dumbstruck but wasted no time pulling Charlie and Tyson down a side alley and out of the way.
The ship began to hum and hovered inside the truck. It slowly floated until it was in the open and began to ascend. As it rose above the buildings it faded and became transparent until Phel could no longer detect it at all.
The woman had not lied. As soon as she left Charlie and Tyson both stood up and dusted themselves off.
“What was that all about?” demanded Phel. It was not like him to question his elders, but at this point he had lost himself. Phel had been through too much. Alien agents, robot hive-minds. All he had ever wanted was to be a simple farm technician or maintenance worker. He would get Ker to notice him, marry her and have children that he would teach to play the banjo. Was that too much to ask?
But no. Thanks to Meiki he’d been dragged so far out of his element that he felt as if drowning in new experience. The authority figures he’d always followed without question were giving no real instruction and dragging him along in their mysterious plans. He would have no more of it without answers.
“Who is that lady and why does she keep on shooting at us? And what do you mean she broke the rules? What rules?”
Charlie ignored Phel and said to Tyson, “We continue as planned, then? To see Marie?”
“Yes,” said Tyson as he placed his hand on Phel’s shoulder, “and Mister Glebe is coming with us.”
Charlie remained silent as they walked.
“Where are we even go- never mind," said Phel. He realized halfway through the sentence that they must be connected to this Marie through GPS as well.
A Superhero
Running toward the Barnum River was the most exhilarating thing Meiki had ever experienced. With Rashmi’s tech she could run faster than she could bike. As fast as a car, probably, she thought. There were virtually no motorized vehicles within the city, though. She picked up quite a bit of attention as the city folk saw her zoom by. That was part of the plan. No covert skills were needed for this mission. Distraction was essential.
When she got to the river, Meiki turned. The river circled around the entire city like a moat. She ran at top speed for half an hour without getting tired. She had made it halfway around the perimeter of Newbright. There was no sign of Junko. Meiki began to question this plan.
She stopped to look around her. Down the street behind her she saw a gathering of some sort, people walking and running toward her. Some were on bikes and closing in.
Rashmi had given her a crash course in the suit’s properties. It could respond to neural oscillations of the wearer. Essentially, whoever donned the suit could train it to perform certain tasks just by thinking of them. She hadn’t taken the time to learn much, but she had figured out how to make the suit cover her face like a mask as Junko did. She also knew how to activate its optic enhancers, or the zoom lens just by conjuring a picture in her mind.
Still a few blocks off, but gaining on her the crowd did not look threatening. It appeared to be a group of people forming to witness a spectacle. She must have attracted more attention than anticipated. Meiki couldn’t determine if this was good or bad, but decided to continue moving.
At the next block she saw another group coming perpendicular toward her and another from straight ahead. They flanked her. Of course, she thought, word is spreading about the amazing fast jogger.
She wanted to remain mobile and decided that being mobbed by gawkers would hinder that. Meiki determined that the crowd coming down the cross street was the smallest and ran straight toward it.
In a flash she leapt in front of them. There were only a few dozen people, mostly young. They were carrying books in camera mode and other devices of similar nature. Some of them were talking and uploading video of her. Others were gabbing excitedly into their devices about this new wonder in a city of wonder. This must be what it was like to be a superhero, thought Meiki, like in the old Earth movies. Everyone looking and pointing while you effortlessly performed amazing stunts. She was just running, of course, but at impossible speeds.
Before that concept ran its course through her mind she was among the crowd. Most of them stepped back from the masked girl with strange powers. She could weave between them like the wind through branches. As she sped past the mob, Meiki took one last glance at her adoring public.
The motorbike hit her before she saw it.
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Year : 2011 | Volume : 77 | Issue : 4 | Page : 537
Disseminated asymptomatic yellowish papules on the face, trunk and limbs in a 3-year-old boy
Huang Ching-Fu1, GaoHong-Wei2, Wu Bai-Yao1, Wang Wei-Ming1, Chiang Chien-Ping1
1 Department of Dermatology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2 Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Date of Web Publication 29-Jun-2011
Chiang Chien-Ping
Department of Dermatology, Tri-Service General Hospital, No.325, Sec. 2, Chenggong Road, Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.82445
Ching-Fu H, GW, Bai-Yao W, Wei-Ming W, Chien-Ping C. Disseminated asymptomatic yellowish papules on the face, trunk and limbs in a 3-year-old boy. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2011;77:537
Ching-Fu H, GW, Bai-Yao W, Wei-Ming W, Chien-Ping C. Disseminated asymptomatic yellowish papules on the face, trunk and limbs in a 3-year-old boy. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol [serial online] 2011 [cited 2019 Jul 15];77:537. Available from: http://www.ijdvl.com/text.asp?2011/77/4/537/82445
A 3-year-old boy presented with asymptomatic, yellowish skin lesions scattered over his whole body. His parents stated that the lesions appeared about 1 year previously and that some flattened spontaneously [[Figure 1], arrow]. His past medical history was unremarkable, but the parents had familial hyperlipidemia of unknown type. On physical examination, numerous asymptomatic 2-4 mm yellowish papules on the face, abdomen, back, and upper and lower extremities were seen that did not merge into plaques. Although no treatment was prescribed, some lesions spontaneously resolved with hyperpigmentation. Laboratory investigation of lipid profiles showed low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (84 mg/dl; normal value < 130 mg/dl), total cholesterol (160 mg/dl; normal value < 200 mg/dl), triglyceride (50 mg/dl; normal value < 160 mg/dl). Histopathology of the representative skin lesion (thigh) showed diffuse dermal infiltrate of foamy histiocytes [Figure 2] and [Figure 3].
Figure 1: Multiple yellowish papules scattered on the perioral area, bilateral cheeks and thighs. Some lesions spontaneously flattened (arrow)
Figure 2: Dense infiltrate of mononuclear cells with other scant inflammatory cells from the upper to lower dermis (H and E, ×100)
Figure 3: Diffuse dermal infiltrate of foamy histiocytes (H and E, ×400)
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Diagnosis: Multiple papular xanthomas
Histopathology of the yellowish papules revealed a cellular infiltrate with foamy histiocytes from upper to lower dermis [Figure 2] and [Figure 3]. Infiltration of other inflammatory cells including lymphocytes or neutrophils was scant. Immunohistochemical analysis for S-100 and CD1a was negative. These histopathological features and clinical appearance were suggestive of multiple papular xanthomas (PXs).
PX without any underlying disorder was first described by Winkelmann in 1980. [1] The diagnostic criteria in the literature include: (1) generalized asymptomatic yellowish papulonodular lesions that do not merge into plaques or involve flexural areas, (2) no visceral involvement, (3) normal lipid profile, (4) infiltrate of foamy cells with negative immunostaining for S-100 and CD1a, and (5) no primitive histiocytic phase or infiltrate of other inflammatory cells. [1],[2] Initially, all cases of PX reported were adults and the lesions did not resolve spontaneously. In 1990, Caputo et al. observed that the skin lesions in 10 children presented similar clinical and histopathologic features to those reported for adults, but with a self-healing course within 1-5 years, [3] where the healed lesions might leave transient hyperpigmentation and anetoderma-like scars. [2],[3]
Clinically, PX is manifested by asymptomatic, widespread yellowish 2-10 mm papulonodules on the head, face, extremities and trunk, with sparing of flexural areas, palms and soles, that do not show any tendency to merge into plaques. [1],[2],[3] The histological feature is a diffuse dermal infiltrate of xanthomatized histiocytes characterized by central nuclei with surrounding foamy cytoplasm with no other inflammatory cells such as lymphocytes, plasma cells or eosinophils.
The histiocytes are strongly positive for oil red O staining but are negative for S-100 and CD1a. [2],[3] Ultrastructural study reveals no Birbeck granules or laminated bodies. The results of both immunostaining and ultrastructural study indicate foamy cells of non-Langerhans histiocytic origin.
Differential diagnoses of PX include juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG), xanthoma disseminatum (XD) and benign cephalic histiocytosis (BCH). JXG usually presents as a dome-shaped, solitary, yellowish nodule with superficial telangiectases on the head and neck. Histologically, it presents initially as a primitive intradermal collection of predominantly histiocytes progressing later to a mixed infiltrate of histiocytes, foamy cells and Touton giant cells with scattered lymphocytes, eosinophils and plasma cells. These microscopic features are quite different from PX. In XD, clinical lesions have a tendency to merge into plaques and usually involve the mucosal and flexural areas, [2] and it is frequently associated with systemic disease, the most common manifestation being diabetes insipidus. [2] The histological findings consist of histiocytes with scalloped borders in the dermis. [4] Although rare cases of XD have a dermal infiltrate of foamy cells, a mixed infiltrate of other inflammatory cells is a common characteristic. [3] BCH occurs in early childhood, and lesions are round, erythematous to brownish-yellow papules, mainly on the face. It eventually spontaneously regresses without scarring. Histologically, it is characterized by a cellular infiltrate of non-Langerhans histiocytes with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and vesicular nuclei in the upper dermis. However, lipidized histiocytes are absent in BCH.
PX has three clinical variants: a self-limiting form, a persistent form and a progressive form. [2] In children, PX has a limited clinical course and lesions gradually disappear in 1-5 years without treatment. Although hyperlipidemia or hypercholesterolemia is not a feature of PX, one case of abnormal lipid profiles has been reported in the literature. [5] Hence, more data may be needed to evaluate the exact relationship between PX and lipid profiles.
1. Winkelmann RK. Cutaneous syndromes of non-X histiocytosis: A review of the macrophage-histiocyte disease of the skin. Arch Dermatol 1981; 117:667-72.
2. Caputo R, Passoni E, Cavicchini S. Papular xanthoma associated with angiokeratoma of Fordyce: Considerations on the nosography of this rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytoxanthomatosis. Dermatology 2003; 206:165-8.
3. Caputo R, Gianni E, Imondi D, Carminati G, Gianotti R. Papular xanthoma in children. J Am Acad Dermatol 1990; 22:1052-6.
4. Zelger BW, Sidoroff A, Orchard G, Cerio R. Non-Langerhans cell histiocytoses: A new unifying concept. Am J Dermatopathol 1996; 18:490-504.
5. Alan Arbuckle H, Prok L. Case report: Papular xanthoma in a 10-year-old female with abnormal lipid profile. Pediatr Dermatol 2010; 27:86-8.
[Figure 1], [Figure 2], [Figure 3]
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60 years of NATO are enough!
Confronting the war alliance with mass protests
von: Tobias Pflüger | Veröffentlicht am: 1. Januar 2009
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In spite of all predictions of its imminent dissolution, in recent years NATO has developed a frightening war dynamic. On all levels, the alliance is preparing itself for future wars.
From a nuclear first strike strategy, the escalation of counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan and the intensification of NATO-EU cooperation, through to a institutional renewal: there are more than enough reasons to confront the 60th jubilee of the war alliance, due to be celebrated on 3 and 4 April 2009 in Kehl and Strasbourg, with mass protests.
Nuclear first strike strategy and missile defence shield
In a position paper by five high-level NATO strategists, published in early 2008 („Towards a new Grand Strategy for an Uncertain World“), the nuclear first strike strategy is being promoted openly. „The first use of nuclear weapons must remain in the quiver of escalation as the ultimate instrument to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction“. Such nuclear first strikes should also and especially be possible against states which themselves don’t possess nuclear weapons — such as Iran.
Because to the nuclear sword a matching shield is to be developed, it was decided at the NATO summit in Bucharest in April 2007 to intensify the planning for a comprehensive NATO missile defence shield. This shield should be created in addition to the already planned US installations in Poland and the Czech Republic. The decision is based on a secret feasibility study which NATO contracted out to several armaments companies. According to the estimates of these arms companies, it will cost, in total, 20 billion Euros. The German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), which advises the German government, estimates the costs of this destabilising project to be twice as high.
Afghanistan: prototype for civil military counter-insurgency operations
The NATO military operation in Afghanistan set into motion a cruel escalation. Since NATO’s ISAF troops act more and more in an offensive manner, the armed skirmishes and deaths among the civilian Afghan population increase dramatically.
Under the military occupation, the structures of a liberal market economy have been created, which completely fail to reduce blatant poverty in Afghanistan. According to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) the humanitarian situation has changed for the worse since the NATO operation began: 61% of the population are chronically undernourished, 68% do not have access to drinking water. Even when it comes to women’s rights, improvements are minimal according to UNDP.
NATO’s occupation of Afghanistan is the problem and not the solution for this oppressed country. Therefore immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan is badly needed. Instead, NATO wants to send more troops to the country. Also the German government has decided to „put more robust measures at the centre“, as Minister of Defence Franz-Josef-Jung announced in March 2008.
Via the civil-military cooperation as it is practised in Afghanistan, even development aid is being integrated into the NATO war efforts. Caritas International criticised NATO in June 2008, saying that „the distribution of aid money is not linked to the real need for aid, but oriented towards the need of counter-insurgency“. At the NATO summit in Bucharest it was decided to implement an — also kept secret — „action plan“, which will make civil-military counter-insurgency generally the focus of present and future NATO missions.
Brothers in spirit: intensification of NATO-EU cooperation
Shortly after he took office, the newly elected French president Nicolas Sarkozy started a real NATO charm offensive. He announced that France would fully re-integrate itself into NATO’s military structures after being absent for more than 40 years.
Already both organisations co-operate closely, for example within the framework of the Berlin Plus agreement, which allows the EU to use NATO resources for its operations. But France, which until the end of 2008 has the EU Council presidency, will now intensify co-operation at all levels. For this, the Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) proposes a stronger interlinking of both organisations by creating a „civil-military planning and and conduct capability within NATO“, which would „co-ordinate the civilian and military capabilities of the EU and the military capabilities of NATO in one place […] [U]under the motto of ‚Berlin Plus Reversed‘ NATO could be granted the opportunity to draw on the EU’s civilian capacities.“
Institutional renewal
Just in time for the 60th jubilee in 2009 NATO, want to agree, or at least set in motion, a new NATO Strategic Concept.
The position paper „Towards a New Grand Strategy“, referred to earlier, proposes a wide range of measures, among them that a UN mandate should no longer be a prerequisite for future NATO wars. Another demand that stands out is that the alliance in the future „should abandon the consensus principle at all levels below the NATO Council, and introduce at the committee and working-group levels a majority voting rule“. In addition, the authors propose that countries, which do not want to be part of a certain mission, would in future not have any right to take part in decisions — only those who take part in the combat should take part in decisions: „It has always been left to individual nations to contribute what capabilities or forces they can. But nations that do not contribute forces should also not have a say in the conduct of military operations. We therefore propose […] that only those nations that contribute to a mission — that is, military forces in a military operation — should have the right to a say in the process of the operation.“
How much of these and other demands will be part of a new Strategic Concept is at present unclear, but they will play an important role in the upcoming debate.
60th NATO jubilee — call for protests in Strasbourg and Kehl
NATO will — presumambly — on 3 and 4 April 2009 in Strasbourg and Kehl celebrate its 60 years of existence. This is also an invitation to us, the peace and anti-war movement. NATO stands for the military enforcement of Western interests, and it is and more and more an alliance to fight wars. We should start a campaign to deligitimise NATO — it is superfluous and should be dissolved. A highlight of this campaign could be international actions against the 60 years of NATO summit in Strasbourg and Kehl.
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From September 2012 onwards, I have been employed as a full-time lecturer in Ancient History at Leiden University. My main research interest is uncertainty about the future in the Greek world, in which context which my book Worlds full of signs: ancient Greek divination in context has been published by Brill in 2013 (see also below). A second research field I engage in is the history of food and foodways in antiquity. Both are vibrant fields of research. Uncertainty is a fantastic topic because it is so fundamental to the choices the ancient man-on-the-street faced and had to deal with. How to choose the right thing to do? A proposal for new research into ancient uncertainty is on its way.
I find that my teaching is as important as my research – the two strenghten one another. I am leading a project which provides didactic training to PhD students at Leiden and am actively integrating blended learning into my courses. I won the Leiden University Best Lecturer Award 2016.
K. Beerden, Worlds full of signs: ancient Greek divination in context (Brill: Leiden 2013)
Worlds full of signs
ISBN: 9789004252394 Ebook: 9789004256309
This book, a revised version of my dissertation which was defended at Leiden University (2013), is a systematic study of the religious phenomenon ‘divination’ in the ancient Greek world. This goal is accomplished by the use of an etic approach and the comparative method, focusing on three units of comparison: Greece until the end of the Hellenistic period, Republican Rome and Neo-Assyrian Mesopotamia. What was specific about ancient Greek divination and how may this be explained? I will here provide a brief outline of the book and mention some of the choices I have made.
A historiography and definition of divination, as well as a methodological foundation, are provided in Part I (chapters 1-3). In Part II (chapters 4-6), the comparative method is used as a heuristic tool in order to show differences and similarities in the three elements of divination (homo divinans, sign and text) as defined in Part I. Part III (chapters 7-8) discuss the main function of divination: to gain knowledge about past, present and future and thus reduce uncertainty.
Part I: introduction to ancient divination
A true wave of books on divination are appearing at the moment (e.g., Johnston, Eidinow, Raphaels, an edited volume by Rosenberger) and I am sure there will be more. This book distinguishes itself by its approach and method. In line with its etic approach, divination is defined as a human phenomenon: humans conceive something in the world around them to be a sign which they perceive to have come from the supernatural. They then interpret the sign and assign it a meaning, hoping that this meaning will provide information about past, present and future. The method of comparison is used not in order to provide an overview of ‘how divination was’ but to consider aspects of Greek divination in relation to other practices. It seeks no “[. . .] analytic disclosure in toto [. . .]. Instead, each case presents [. . .] a partial coherence among its metaphors and analogies that may tell us something new, interesting, and even theoretically important.” (p. 2, quote from F.J.P. Poole, ‘Metaphors and maps: towards comparison in the anthropology of religion’, JAAR 54 (1986) 411–457, at 433)
Part II: elements of ancient divination
In theory, everyone could perform divination and anyone could be a homo divinans. However, in many cases experts were needed. A comparison is made of the socio-economic status of focus on the Greek mantis; the Mesopotamian ṭupšarru Enūma Anu Enlil and bārû; and the Roman augur, decemvir and haruspex: enough knowledge about their background and career has been passed down to be able to make a systematic comparison. The comparison shows as specific traits of Greek divination: a relatively low degree of institutionalization of the Greek mantis whereas competition was rife, clients chose their experts, depended on them (although they did not make the final decision) and individuals could gain fame.
The Greek homo divinans appears as relatively important in the divinatory process as he needed to select and consider the sign for what it was (and this leaves more room for suspicion towards him) while it can be argued that the Roman and Mesopotamian sign a was perceived as more ‘objective’. Texts that were used for interpretation – leaving less room for improvisation by the expert – only support this idea, especially for Mesopotamia. A Greek oral divinatory culture leads to a divinatory practice based on choice: a human ‘produces’ the sign, chooses by which (oral) text it is interpreted and an expert can be selected where deemed necessary.
Part III: function of ancient divination
Time and ideas about reduction of uncertainty (I reject the use of risk for the ancient world (contra Eidinow) as unhelpful) are intricately connected to the functions of divination in the three units of comparison. The scope in time of Mesopotamian divination appears larger, whereas Greek and Roman divination are concerned with the immediate present, and close past and future. Mesopotamian divination appears as more predictive, where advice is prominent in Greek divination. In both cases, the future could still be changed but the Greek future appears to consist of a number of possible roads from which man could choose (taking the advice from the supernatural into account) – in contrast to the one path of the Mesopotamian future.
So what can we say about Greek divination?
In the course of this study, Greek divination has appeared as a flexible tool to deal with a flexible future. The flexibility is visible on a number of levels: individuals chose to consult the supernatural or recognize a supernatural sign as such; during interpretation an individual could choose to consult an expert (and which one) or not; the expert had relatively much room for a flexible interpretation due to a lack of texts; the supernatural gave a non-binding advice after which the individual had to make his own choice. The Greek future was flexible and open (but not empty). The Greek individual had many choices throughout the divinatory process.
The relative low degree of divinatory institutionalization plays a central role in this flexibility. Perhaps theoretical ideas about isonomia could help to explain this feature: divination had to be accessible to as many people as possible.
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THE SEASONAL ACTIVITY OF PIPISTRELLUS ABRAMUS IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
HUANG Wenji1, HUANG Xing2
ogy Department, Fudan University, Environment Protection Institute of Changsha
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Abstract An investigation of the seasonal activity of the little house bat, Pipistrellusabramus, in relation to environmental factors particularly temperature and light was made at the suburb of Shanghai.The pipistrelle, a year round resident, forming small colonies in dwellings, began to occur in a very small number at the beginning of March at an outside air temperature not lower than 10-11℃ successively for two evenings generally. The number of bats increased steadily as the weather got warmer and warmer, and as the evening temperature stood above 20℃during May, June and July, the average daily number of a colony of bats appeared to be more or less constant.In August there occurred an abrupt increase of the population size. This was due to young bats which were born in July and were capable of flight and participatod in forage. The bats became less in number in autumn. No bats in foraging could be seen from about the end of November to December and January and February of the following year. Actually there were some individuals which began to stop foraging at the end of September. Thus, it was very likely that there were pipistrellus in torpor and hibernation for a period of more than five months.In March and April, the threshold of the evening temperature for the emergence of a very small number of the bats was 10-11℃, and for most of them, it was 14-15℃. Whereas, in early winter during the first few days of November, the threshold was about 15-16℃ for few individuals of the bats and about 20℃ for more of them. At the middle and the later parts of November the threshold of the evening temperature was about 17-18℃ for the forage activity of very few bats, which was much higher than that in Spring. Thus, obviously, low environment temperature was a conspicuous limit- ing factor to the forage activity of the pipistrelles. The number of the bats emerging from their roost was correlated with the evening ambient temperature, the correlation being very evident: when n = 20 ( 7-26℃ ) , r = 0.9916, df = 18, P<0.01.When the evening temperature was favorable to the bats, light became the main limiting factor to their forage activity. In general, individual pipistrelles began to emerge from the dwelling when the intensity of sky light decreased down to 700 luxes.Most of them left the roost when light was below 500 L, occupying about 63% of 4612 bats observed. and about 13% of the bats emerged at an intensity of light ranging from above 500 to 1000 L. Only a few occured at a much higher intensity up to 25000 L or even higher. Thus, evidently the frequency of the bats leaving the roost was inversely correlated with the intensity of light.By the application of statistics the evening light measured in luxes was divided into 60 groups with Pi as 1 -60, in which 1 =50 luxes.Thus, r=-0.79612, df=59, P<0.05.The correlation was very evident.Light was also concerned with the returning of the bats at daybreak. The number of bats1 flying back to the roost was also inversely correlated with the intensity of light as in the case of emergence for foraging in the evening,except that the majority of the bats returned to the roost at a much lower intensity of light, ranging from 0-50L.Hence. in Summer as the days are long and the nights are short, the emer gence of the bats from the roost being later and their return to the roost earlier than in Spring and Autumn. Moreover, the bats left the roost later on a fine day than on a cloudy day and vice versa on returning to the roost at daybreak.In general, rains interfered with the emergence of the bats.Yet, in fine rains some of the animals might be seen foraging in the sky.With the exception of typhoons, winds showed no affect on the forage of the bats. There was also no influence of the relative humidity of the air as low as 52.5% upon the activity of the pipistrelles.
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© 2019 Fundación MARCO
Francisco Bores. Le marin, 1932. Telefónica Collection. Photo: courtesy: Fundación Telefónica ©Fernando Maquieira
Eduardo Chillida. Dibujo, 1986.Telefónica Collection. Photo: courtesy: Fundación Telefónica ©Fernando Maquieira
Paul Delvaux. L’appel, 1944. Telefónica Collection. Photo: courtesy: Fundación Telefónica ©Fernando Maquieira
René Magritte.La Belle Société, 1965-1966. Telefónica Collection. Photo: courtesy: Fundación Telefónica ©Fernando Maquieira
Daniel Vázquez Díaz. Paisaje de la Rábida, 1930. Telefónica Collection. Photo: courtesy: Fundación Telefónica ©Fernando Maquieir
Menchu Lamas. Sen título, 1991. Telefónica Collection. Photo: courtesy: Fundación Telefónica ©Fernando Maquieira
DESTACADOS. Colección Telefónica
Síntese do proxecto
16 maio 2019 - 15 setembro 2019
MARCO, ground floor exhibition halls
Tuesday to Saturday (inc. holidays) from 11am to 2:30pm and from 5pm to 9pm. Sunday from 11am to 2:30pm
COLECCIÓN TELEFÓNICA
Production: Fundación Telefónica
Curator: Laura Fernández Orgaz
Eduardo Arroyo, Elena Asins, Eduardo Chillida, Francisco Bores, Paul Delvaux, Óscar Domínguez, Luis Feito, Luis Fernández, Ismael González de la Serna, Luis Gordillo, Eugenio Granell, Juan Gris, Menchu Lamas, René Magritte, Louis Marcoussis, Roberto Matta, Godofredo Ortega Muñoz, Guillermo Pérez Villalta, Pablo Picasso, Antonio Saura, Soledad Sevilla, Antoni Tàpies, Darío Villalba, Daniel Vázquez Díaz, Hernando Viñes
COLECCIÓNS CONCELLO DE VIGO
Production: MARCO, Museo de Arte Contemporánea de Vigo
Curator: Miguel Fernández-Cid / Pilar Souto Soto
Castelao, Manuel Colmeiro, Isaac Díaz Pardo, Tino Grandío, Mario F. Granell, Laxeiro, Gloria de Llano, Urbano Lugrís, Carlos Maside, Luis Seoane, Arturo Souto, Manuel Torres
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The exhibition DESTACADOS. Colección Telefónica [HIGHLIGHTS. Telefónica Collection] will be on show from May 16 to September 15 at the MARCO, Museum of Contemporary Art Vigo.
DESTACADOS. Colección Telefónica includes a selection of paintings, sculptures and works on paper from the most significant and iconic pieces in the collection, not only for the artistic style that these represent, but also for the importance and significance of the artists included. The works gathered together for this occasion at MARCO, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vigo, do not follow a strict chronological path, but do make for a brief overview of some of the more interesting chapters of the history of 20th century art.
Furthermore, as an added value to the show in Vigo, some of the chosen works from the Telefónica Collection allow for links and dialogues with innovative Galician creators, who have paved the way toward modernity in Galicia, through a selection of works from the Vigo City Council collections.
Information and guided tours
Our museum staff is available to help the visitors regarding any question or information about the exhibition, as well as during regular guided tours:
Every day at 6pm
Personalized visits for groups available, for bookings please call: +34 986 113900/11
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The Telefónica Collection: and example of corporate collections
The Telefónica collection consists of more than 1,000 works, including paintings, sculptures, photography and works on paper. The creation of this collection began in the 1980s with the intention of promoting the recognition of a series of under-represented Spanish artists in the state museums at the time. It was then when the works by Juan Gris, Tàpies, Chillida, Picasso and Luis Fernández were acquired, and over the next two decades, and with very distinct objectives from the outset, the collection would broaden to include other artistic paths.
As a result of this evolution, the Telefónica Collection has been considered "a collection of collections", one able to be grouped according to the various subjects and which contains artists who are magnificently well represented in terms of both the quantity and quality of their work. With a national and international presence of greater or lesser known artists, the contents of the collection is diverse in terms of disciplines and artistic currents.
Although it never had an encyclopaedic vocation, seen as a whole, it provides a window into some of the most significant movements of the 20th century: from Cubism, Surrealism, Informalism and Abstraction, to different trends in figurative painting. This goes without mentioning the contemporary photography collection, another area of great interest which brings together some of the most relevant artists in this field.
A WALK THROUGH THE EXHIBITION
Echoes of the Avant-garde / Sign and Form / Towards other Paths
The exhibition is displayed in three different areas: “Echoes of the Avant-garde”, “Sign and Form” and “Towards other Paths”.
Echoes of the Avant-garde, through a selection acquired in recent decades, provides a snapshot of some of the most important movements of the early 20th century avant-garde: from the Cubism of Juan Gris and Louis Marcoussis, to the work of Luis Fernández, the Surrealism of René Magritte and Paul Delvaux. Plus Pablo Picasso’s boundless creativity, represented through four of his works from different techniques and moments.
After the World War II, art traversed a period marked by discontent and transcendence. The global centre for the arts moved from Paris to New York. The development of a complex and diverse style called Informalism took place, which would extend through Europe and the United States, in which the subject, the gesture, the absence of form and abstract art would generate numerous and interesting variants. Devoted to a monograph of three of the greats, SIGN AND FORM endulges the visitor in the work of the most international exponents of Spanish art: Tàpies, Chillida and Saura.
Towards other paths includes a selection of works which has gained visibility thanks to the creation of an important magazine on ideas, technology, and society — the magazine, Telos — still published today by the Telefónica Foundation. Since 1984, and for more than fifteen years, the publication contained a centre fold-out which reproduced original series produced by guest artists. More than forty artists of different generations and with totally different styles and languages have passed through the pages of Telos, creating a fascinating collection of more than 400 works. Series by Eduardo Arroyo, Soledad Sevilla, Menchu Lamas, Guillermo Pérez Villalta, among others, are on dislplay in the exhibition.
DESTACADOS. Coleccións Concello de Vigo
In dialogue with DESTACADOS. Colección Telefónica the MARCO displays DESTACADOS. Coleccións Concello de Vigo [HIGHLIGHTS. Vigo City Council Collections], a selection of works belonging to the Vigo City Council collections, from the Francisco Fernández del Riego Library-Museum, the Laxeiro Foundation and the “Quiñones de León” Municipal Museum of Vigo.
The selection has focused on artists whose work has dealt with the search for a distinctive meaning for Galician art, one of its own, placing special emphasis on those who were involved in the innovative styles emerging from the time.
All the artists here took an active part in the aesthetic debate existing in Galicia in the decades of the early and mid-20th century. Some demonstrate very characteristic works that, as in the case of Luis Seoane or Laxeiro, allow us to see two different and intense moments in time, one which can be described as an original, individual style and the other its subsequent evolution. We believe that works such as that of Isaac Díaz Pardo or those of early Colmeiro indicate what the critical review of their work should focus on. We draw attention to artists from very personal worlds, for the way they know how to combine iconography and artistic resources, such as Lugrís, Mario Granell and Tino Grandío, and those who are not yet well-known, such as Gloria de Llano.
The intention was to focus on the presence of Souto, Castelao, Maside and Manuel Torres on their work on paper, as a medium which points toward ideas and compositional solutions, in the case of Souto; but also with clear connotations of action, of social impact, as in commented drawings of Castelao, which link the defence of engravings to extend a language with its own roots, which the works here by Maside or Torres manage to capture masterfully.
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Public notice - 14 August 2018
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Victory Park Play Space Construction, contract M1396-2018
Tenders are invited for the above (re-advertised) contract. Tender documentation can be downloaded by visiting Council's website under Tenders and Quotations. Tenders must be received by 2.00pm, Friday 31 August. Direct enquiries to Andrea O’Grady, Procurement Coordinator, on (03) 5471 1724.
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Apple Using More Advanced Technology to Suppress iTunes 1080p Video
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1080p TV shows are available on Apple iTunes, and there is analysis saying that Apple has adopted more advanced technology in video suppression so as to make video content size without excessive inflation. Not long before the release conference, Apple has formally announced that iTunes supports 1080p (1920 x 1080) video content which will be 1.5 times as 720p （1280 x 720）video.
Although video quality has been greatly improved, video size has not been improved markedly. The reason lies in that Apple takes the advantage of high-end H.264 video compression technology as well as new high-quality decompression algorithm, which are realizable on Apple TV, iPad and iPhone, and make an improvement on the use standard of some old devices.
Apple’s new iPad, iPhone 4S and iPad 2, which are equipped with A5 processor or above, supporting high-quality H.264 video technology, with decoder level 4.1 and the bit rate can be set to 62.5 Mbps to the maximum. And the new Apple TV is using mononuclear A5 processor, with bit rate level 4.0 (25 Mbps). By comparison, apple’s A4 processor equipment iPhone 4 supports bit rate level 3.1 (14 Mbps).
There is no obvious difference between iTunes 720p TV show and 1080p TV show in some cases, but when referring to detailed contrast there is distinction. In the following, there is a picture contrast: 720p:1080p, the former is with 743 MB size and the latter is with 856 MB size. In addition, 1080p image and word sharpness have been improved.
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How To Get Away With Murder S03E10 MIDSEASON PREMIERE Synopsis: We're Bad People (1/26)
ANNALISE AND HER INNER CIRCLE DEAL WITH THE AFTERMATH OF WES’ SHOCKING DEATH WHEN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ABC’S ‘HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER’ RETURNS ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
“We’re Bad People” – With Annalise in jail facing arson and first-degree murder charges, the D.A.’s office continues to build their case against her, and the police investigate what happened to Wes on the night of the house fire. Meanwhile, the Keating 4 try to cope with the devastating realization that one of their own is dead, on “How to Get Away with Murder,” THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.
“How to Get Away with Murder” stars Academy Award®-nominee Viola Davis as Professor Annalise Keating, Billy Brown as Detective Nate Lahey, Alfred Enoch as Wes Gibbins, Jack Falahee as Connor Walsh, Aja Naomi King as Michaela Pratt, Matt McGorry as Asher Millstone, Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo, Charlie Weber as Frank Delfino, Liza Weil as Bonnie Winterbottom and Conrad Ricamora as Oliver Hampton.
“We’re Bad People” was written by Sarah L. Thompson and was directed by Jennifer Getzinger.
“How to Get Away with Murder” is created and executive produced by Pete Nowalk (“Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy”), Shonda Rhimes (“Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy”), Betsy Beers (“Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy”) and Bill D’Elia (“The Crazy Ones,” “Boston Legal”) also serve as executive producers. “How to Get Away with Murder” is produced by ABC Studios.
“How to Get Away with Murder” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.
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Emerald City S01E01/02 Synopsis: THE BEAST FOREVER / PRISON OF THE ABJECT (1-6) SERIES PREMIERE
DOROTHY'S JOURNEY TO FIND HER MOTHER LEADS HER TO A NEW AND MAGICAL WORLD - FLORENCE KASUMBA, ISABEL LUCAS AND FIONA SHAW GUEST STAR -
While searching for her mother, Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona) is swept up into the eye of a tornado and transported to a mystical world where an all-powerful ruler (Vincent D'Onofrio) governs over one kingdom, has outlawed magic and faces not only the wrath of a growing cauldron of witches but a looming disaster brought on by a mythical force.
While on her path to find her way home, Dorothy comes upon a wounded soldier (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) with amnesia and a young man (Gerran Howell) attempting to free his best friend (Jordan Loughran) from a mysterious woman (guest star Fiona Shaw).
Meanwhile in Emerald City, Glinda (Joely Richardson) and West (Ana Ularu) come together to say farewell to their fallen sister (guest star Florence Kasumba).
Elsewhere, the Wizard sends Eammon (Mido Hamada) on a mission to discover what fell from the sky and disturbed the Land of Oz.
THE LOST CITY OF Z - Watch the teaser trailer!
Amazon Studios and Bleecker Street will release THE LOST CITY OF Z in Los Angeles and New York April 14
In Theaters Nationwide April 21
Written and Directed by: James Gray
Based on the book: “The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon” by David Grann
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, and Angus Macfadyen
Based on author David Grann’s nonfiction bestseller, THE LOST CITY OF Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment who regard indigenous populations as “savages,” the determined Fawcett – supported by his devoted wife (Sienna Miller), son (Tom Holland)
and aide-de-camp (Robert Pattinson) – returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. An epically scaled tale of courage and obsession, told in James Gray’s classic filmmaking
style, THE LOST CITY OF Z is a stirring tribute to the exploratory spirit and those individuals driven to achieve greatness at any cost.
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PATRIOTS DAY - Now Playing in NY, LA & Boston
An account of the Boston Marathon bombing, PATRIOTS DAY is the powerful story of a community’s courage in the face of adversity.
☃️ This holiday season check out PATRIOTS DAY in a theater near you!
Now playing in Boston, New York & Los Angeles
The film will open nationwide on January 13, 2017
PATRIOTS DAY is Currently 79% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and a green 70on Metacritic
Watch these brand new featurettes:
‘Heroes: Law Enforcement’
‘Re-Creating the Marathon’
Directed by Peter Berg
Screenplay by Peter Berg, Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer
Story by Peter Berg, Matt Cook, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson
Produced by Scott Stuber, Mark Wahlberg, Hutch Parker, Dylan Clark, Stephen Levinson, Dorothy Aufiero and Michael Radutzky
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, J.K. Simmons & Michelle Monaghan
Academy® & Grammy® Award-winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl) will compose the score for the film.
In the aftermath of an unspeakable attack, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of Special Agent Richard Deslauriers (Kevin Bacon), Police Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman), Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese (J.K. Simmons) and nurse Carol Saunders (Michelle Monaghan) this visceral and unflinching chronicle captures the suspense of one of the most sophisticated manhunts in law enforcement history and celebrates the strength of the people of Boston.
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Melodifestivalen 2017: Who Will Qualify From Semi-Final 4?
Semi-final 4 of Melodifestivalen 2017 is one of the hottest topics of discussion among both domestic and international viewers of the contest. The main point of focus is Loreen's return to the contest, as she is most famously known for winning the contest in 2012 and going on to win Eurovision with the song "Euphoria". Loreen's return may have spun some into a frenzy at the possibility of her winning once again but the more pertinent point to remember is that with this effort, consumers can expect to get a new album that's been waited for, for over four years. With so much time away from releasing a fully developed product such as this, the pressure is enormously high for Loreen though competition is seemingly not high on her list of priorities. Loreen has always been more focused on the artistic integrity of her work than the numbers they produce.
Also returning to the contest in semi-final 4 is Northern darling Jon Henrik Fjällgren, who finished as runner-up to Måns Zelmerlöw in 2015. This time, he has a featuring artist named Aninia so whether this adds or takes away from the quality of his charms is yet to be seen. Jon Henrik does a folksy, regional style of music so it may not appeal to the pop traditionalists. But considering how well he did in 2015, it would be foolish to underestimate his competitive edge.
Watch our full break-down of the acts in semi-final 4 and their odds of qualifying here:
Kendji Girac Releases New Single "Ma Câlina" With Deluxe Edition Of "Ensemble" Album
French-Romani singer Kendji Girac is one of the biggest, hottest artists in the French music scene at the moment. Following the success of Kendji's "Ensemble" album, he is re-releasing it in a deluxe edition with new singles including his latest single "Ma Câlina" which premiered on his VEVO page with a music video compiling footage of Kendji enjoying the fruits of his labour from meeting adoring fans, performing to massive crowds, and shooting the music videos that span his career.
Watch our full review of Kendji Girac's "Ma Câlina" here:
Watch the music video for Kendji Girac's "Ma Câlina" here:
In semi-final 3, the competitive calibre jumps up in comparison with semi-final 2. The odds-on favourite to qualify is adolescent boy band The Fooo Conspiracy that have amassed a following of teenaged girls in regions spanning the globe. Expect to see a good deal of choreography in their performance, as it's been a large selling point in their brand since the band's conception. Originally a foursome, The Fooo Conspiracy will be competing as a threesome after one of the members left the group. With some slight adjustments on formations, the transition shouldn't be too difficult.
The other favourite to qualify direct is Robin Bengtsson, who was one of the breakout stars of Melodifestivalen 2016 with his entry, "Constellation Prize." Robin has promised his new song will be more sexy and up-tempo than his previous entry, and it was also co-written by previous Melodifestivalen winner Robin Stjernberg who is a friend and co-label-mate of his. Capitol doesn't have the most competitive reputation as far as staging goes but given Robin's success last year, hopefully this year will up the calibre of staging. Also if Robin ups his energy to match the song, he's bound to improve on the overall performance quality.
Watch our full-breakdown of all the acts in semi-final 3 and their odds of qualifying here:
Russian Popstar Egor Kreed Releases Latin-Influenced Single "Мало так мало"
Egor Kreed has released a new single that bodes promising for his new album - whenever he gets around to releasing it, that is. "Мало так мало" is a fun, Latin-infused pop track with the urban sprinklings that are typically found in a Egor Kreed release. Despite his start as a "rapper" it's only been as a pop artist that Egor Kreed has found his footing with a highly commercial sound that is highly accessible to international audiences, even when all of the lyrics are in Russian.
The music video spins a tale of Egor discovering Eris, the goddess of Chaos, and unleashing her on the world or perhaps it's simply Moscow that is falling prey to her antics. There's some quality imagery and colour schemes (consistent with the Eastern European pop industry), but some questionable ones too that needlessly exploit women (consistent with the Black Star label's tendencies).
Watch the "Мало так мало" music video in full here:
PATRIOTS DAY - Boston Hometown Heroes Screening Photos
Check out photos from last night’s Boston Premiere of PATRIOTS DAY at the Wang Theater!
Attendees included director/writer Peter Berg; actor Mark Wahlberg; and producers Scott Stuber, Hutch Parker, Dylan Clark, Dorothy Aufiero, John Logan Pierson and Michael Radutzky
Additional attendees included U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Red Sox player David Ortiz, actress Eliza Dushku and real heroes Former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, Boston Police Commissioner Billy Evans, Sgt. Jeff Pugliese, FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers, Danny Meng, survivors Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes
LEFT IMAGE: Mark Wahlberg, from left, Leslie Moonves; Terry Press, director Peter Berg, and Boston Marathon Bombing survivors Jessica Downes and Patrick Downes on the red carpet before the Special Boston screening of Patriots Day at Wang Theatre on December 14, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
RIGHT IMAGE: Director Peter Berg, from left, Boston Police Commissioner William Evans, former Red Sox player David Ortiz and Producer Scott Stuber on the red carpet before the Special Boston screening of Patriots Day at Wang Theatre on December 14, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
In case you missed them, check out these featurettes:
‘Getting it Right’
https://youtu.be/vukdSn4PJIM
‘What is Patriots Day?’
https://youtu.be/Y4GT97gTDGc
PATRIOTS DAY will open in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles on December 21, 2016
Carrie Fisher, NASA, Virgin Galactic Land On Silicon Valley Comic Con
CARRIE FISHER, NASA, VIRGIN GALACTIC AND MORE:
SILICON VALLEY COMIC CON 2017 REACHES FOR THE STARS
Silicon Valley Comic Con 2017 Will Feature Space
Exploration Zone and Programming Focused on Space Travel, the Search for Extraterrestrial Life and the Future of Humanity Outside Earth
San Jose, Calif. - Dec. 15, 2016 - With a 2017 theme of “The Future of Humanity: Where Will We Be in 2075?,” Silicon Valley Comic Con will feature space exploration on its show floor and through programming. Steve Wozniak’s pop culture and technology expo will take place April 21-23, 2017 in downtown San Jose. Pairing science with fiction, Silicon Valley Comic Con aims to inspire and entertain with celebrity appearances, science/tech discussions, film and TV screenings, panels with award-winning authors and artists, cosplay contests and more.
“Few things inspire more creativity and innovation - both from a technological and pop culture perspective - than space travel,” said Steve Wozniak. “The future of space exploration is so exciting: by 2075, will we have discovered aliens? Made private space travel affordable and commonplace? Shifted our manufacturing to space factories? Colonized Mars? Established our first Starfleet Academy? Formed a Galactic Senate?”
Participating companies include NASA, Virgin Galactic, SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) and more.
“We don’t want to spoil the surprise for attendees by giving away too many details, but our Space Exploration Zone will feature interactive displays, spaceship models, educational exhibits and more! Our goal is to celebrate the incredible innovation taking place in the field, and to inspire people about the potential for humanity outside Earth,” said Trip Hunter, CEO of Silicon ValleyComic Con. “Beyond space travel, we’ll reveal more details about the other zones and programming tracks as the show draws near.”
SVCC is proud to spotlight additional 2017 featured guests:
Princess Leia / General Organa herself, Carrie Fisher will attend Silicon ValleyComic Con!
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LUMINARIES
Director of the search for extraterrestrials at the SETI Institute in CaliforniaSeth Shostak and acclaimed linguist Jessica Coon will speak at Silicon ValleyComic Con. Theoretical astrophysicist, Janna Levin will return to Silicon ValleyComic Con. At SVCC 2016, Janna Levin and a team of Caltech / LIGO Lab scientists shared their historic research that confirmed Einstein’s prediction of the existence of gravitational waves (the ringing sounds of spacetime generated by astrophysical calamities like black hole collisions).
Seth Shostak is the Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute in California. For much of his career, Seth conducted radio astronomy research on galaxies, including studies conducted using the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope. Seth has written, edited and contributed to a half dozen books, most recently “Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist’s Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence,” and has over 400 published articles on astronomy and other topics. He also hosts the SETI Institute’s weekly science radio show, “Big Picture Science.”
Dr. Jessica Coon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at McGill University and Canada Research Chair in Syntax and Indigenous Languages. She received her doctorate from MIT. Her research is focused on syntax and morphology, especially of understudied languages of the Americas. Most recently she was the linguist consultant for the recent blockbuster film “Arrival,” which follows a linguistics professor’s race to find a way to communicate with extraterrestrial visitors after gigantic spaceships land on Earth.
The astrophysicist and author Janna Levin (“A Madman of Dreams of Turing Machines,” “How the Universe Got Its Spots” and, most recently “Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space”) has contributed to the understanding of black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, the sound of spacetime, and gravitational waves in the shape of space-time.
Author of “The Martian” Andy Weir will return to Silicon Valley Comic Con. Andy Weir’s “Let’s Go To Mars!” panel at SVCC 2016 was one of the most popular events at the inaugural show.
After its successful inaugural year, SVCC will return to downtown San Jose the weekend of April 21-23, 2017. SVCC 2016 welcomed 60,000 attendees who enjoyed a sold-out show floor of 350+ exhibitors and dozens of packed panels and fan Q&As. The largest fan expo in Northern California, Silicon Valley ComicCon has already outgrown the San Jose McEnery Convention Center and will expand to include neighboring venues downtown. Three-day and single-day passes for SVCC 2017 can be purchased today at www.svcomiccon.com.
To inquire about custom sponsorship and exhibitor packages or media partnerships, contact marketing@svcomiccon.com. The exhibitor application is also available online now.
ABOUT SILICON VALLEY COMIC CON
With Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak at the helm, Silicon Valley Comic Concelebrates the Age of the Geek by bringing together America’s two greatest superheroes: pop culture and technology. Featuring top celebrities, tech innovators, comics, scientists, independent artists, cosplay, video games, virtual reality, consumer electronics, music, apps and more, Silicon ValleyComic Con is where the entertainment and technology worlds intersect. SiliconValley Comic Con 2017 will take place April 21-23, 2017 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center and surrounding downtown San Jose locations.
Full disclosure here: semi-final 2 is the least competitive semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2017. The two clear front-runners (based on their past catalogue, hype, name recognition, and the way the voting app swayed the results, in 2016, favourably towards youth and contemporary pop) are Lisa Ajax and Benjamin Ingrosso. Though Oscar Zia's invented-loud backing track and incessantly choppy camera work plus SVT's sabotage of Lisa in the running order swayed things towards the former in the finals, it is important to remember that Lisa won her semi-final when up against Oscar in 2016. She's also a consistently strong artist in the calibre of her releases and getting content out in a timely manner. Benjamin Ingrosso has all the makings of a Dark Horse in this semi-final, and perhaps even in the overall contest. There's great potential in his past releases, "Crystal Clear" in particular, and he's also from the same label as Zara Larsson. Smells like we can dare to hope for some expensive staging with this entry...
Watch our full break-down of the Melodifestivalen 2017 semi-final 2 acts and their chances of qualifying here:
Shadowhunters S02E03 Synopsis: Parabatai Lost (1/16)
TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR JACE IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF
FREEFORM’S HIT ORIGINAL SERIES ‘SHADOWHUNTERS,’ ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16
Everyone is on the hunt for Jace for their own individual reasons in “Parabatai Lost,” an all-new episode of “Shadowhunters,” airing MONDAY, JANUARY 16 (8:00 – 9:00 p.m. EST), on Freeform.
Already cut off from the Institute and his friends, Jace finds his situation worsen when he becomes a target for the New York wolf pack who believe Jace to be a killer. And don’t forget about Aldertree and the Shadowhunters who continue their own hunt for Jace! With Jace becoming the most wanted man in New York, can his friends get to him before everyone else?
Meanwhile, Simon is on a search of his own as Raphael puts pressure on him to find Camille.
“Shadowhunters” is produced by Constantin Film and executive produced by Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, McG, Michael Reisz, Matt Hastings, Mary Viola, Martin Moszkowicz and Robert Kulzer. The series stars Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray, Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland, Alberto Rosende as Simon Lewis, Emeraude Toubia as Isabelle Lightwood, Matthew Daddario as Alec Lightwood, Isaiah Mustafa as Luke Garroway and Harry Shum Jr. as Magnus Bane.
About Freeform
Part of the Disney|ABC Television Group, Freeform connects to audiences and goes beyond entertainment with bold original programming and immersive social engagement. The network delivers a unique mix of quality original and acquired series, plus fan favorite movies and the holiday events “13 Nights of Halloween” and “25 Days of Christmas.” The Freeform app is a service that allows viewers with participating TV subscription services access to 24/7 live viewing of the network, as well as continued on-demand access via a wide array of devices.
You can also become a fan of the show on Facebook and Twitter at:
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Shadowhunters S02E02 Synopsis: A Door Into the Dark (1/9)
CLARY LONGS FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF
FREEFORM’S HIT ORIGINAL SERIES ‘SHADOWHUNTERS,’ ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9
Clary struggles to find where she belongs, while Simon seeks Magnus’ help in “A Door Into the Dark,” an all-new episode of “Shadowhunters,” airing MONDAY, JANUARY 9 (8:00 – 9:00 p.m. EST), on Freeform.
The hunt is on for Jace Wayland, and Alec and Isabelle hope to reach him before the rest of the Shadowhunters do. With orders from the Clave of “shoot to kill,” the Lightwood siblings must act fast. Also on his own search, Simon turns to Magnus for help when he finds himself at odds with both Raphael and Aldertree.
Meanwhile, Clary struggles to find where she belongs since she doesn’t seem to fit into the Shadowhunter world, yet can’t go back to her mundane life.
With Melodifestivalen 2017 drawing nearer, the speculations are flaming hot as to who will qualify from the four semi-finals and even more so who could win the whole contest. Among a line-up full of large, competitive names, semi-final one is undoubtedly the overall strongest of the bunch. Similarly to last year's strong start (which also kicked off in Göteborg), another bloodbath is about to commence.
Ace Wilder: In her third Melodifestivalen attempt, Ace is returning with a "Love It Or Hate It" entry that she co-wrote with "Stupid" collaborators Peter Böstrom and Thomas G:son. Ace always delivers a strong performance with an original staging concept so the odds are high that she will deliver another edgy pop banger - regardless of whether Sweden finds it palatable.
De Vet Du: Swedish internet-phenomenon De Vet Du have a highly original concept of fusing commercial, catchy club pop with comedic concepts. It's unclear what method they will take in transferring the narratives created in their numerous music videos (yes, that's right, a Swedish act that has actually consistently released music videos) to a live Melodifestivalen stage but they'll be tough to beat, both in this semi-final and on the Spotify charts once their song gets released.
Dinah Nah: After being robbed of her returning spot in Melodifestivalen 2016, Dinah 'Queenah' Nah is returning to the contest with a song she has co-written with her close professional associate Dr. Alban [who also co-wrote "Make Me (La La La)"]. With an upgraded label and the promise of a new pop-banger, hopefully Dinah will deliver one hell of a show-stopper that will impress Swedes enough to get her one of the four qualifying spots.
Boris René: After following up a respectable Melodifestivalen/Swedpop debut with an even more impressive single, "Mon Amour," Boris is returning to the contest with the same song-writers behind both "Put Your Love On Me" and "Mon Amour" but after being a surprise Andra-Chansen-To-Finals hit, hopefully Warner Music Sweden will up the budget on his staging to increase his competitive odds.
Check out our full break-down of the acts in semi-final 1 and their chances of qualifying here:
Teen Wolf: Sneak Peek of Stiles, Photos, and more
ALL NEW EPISODE OF “TEEN WOLF” AIRS TONIGHT ON MTV AT 9:00 P.M. ET/PT
What does MTV’s “Teen Wolf” have in store? Episode 605, “Radio Silence,” follows Stiles who reunites with an unexpected ally while trapped inside the Wild Hunt. Meanwhile Scott, Lydia and Malia discover Stiles’s Jeep may be connected to his disappearance.
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605 Sneak Peek:
Lydia and Scott lay claim to the jeep so it doesn’t get towed.
THE WALL starring John Cena and Aaron Taylor Johnson - Check out the trailer
Directed by Doug Liman
Written by Dwain Worrell
Starring Aaron Taylor Johnson and John Cena
Amazon Studios & Roadside Attractions will release THE WALL in theaters March 10, 2017
“The Wall” is a deadly psychological thriller that follows two soldiers pinned down by an Iraqi sniper, with nothing but a crumbling wall between them. Their fight becomes as much a battle of will and wits as it is of lethally accurate marksmanship. Directed by Doug Liman ("Mr. & Mrs. Smith," “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Edge of Tomorrow”), “The Wall” stars Aaron Taylor Johnson (“Nocturnal Animals,” “Kick-Ass,” “Savages” “Godzilla,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron”) and WWE star John Cena (“Trainwreck,” “Sisters,” “Daddy’s Home”), and is written by first-time screenwriter Dwain Worrell from his Black List script. “The Wall" is produced by Amazon Studios.
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Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour Kicks Off in Miami With Jay Z in the Audience
The time has come, BeyHive.
Beyoncé has kicked off her highly anticipated Formation World Tour just days after dropping arguably her most shocking album to date, Lemonade.
Jay Z, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Bey’s BFF Michelle Williams were all seen taking in the action from the front rows.
After starting out the show with “Formation,” Bey told the crowd, “If you came here to have a good time, say, ‘I slay.’ If you’re proud of where you’re from, say, ‘I slay.'”
But there was one lyric on everyone’s minds as they sang along tonight, the Becky moment from “Sorry.” Yes, Beyoncé sang it, but she went right into “Bow Down” immediately after as the crowd went wild.
And shortly before hitting all the right notes with “All Night,” she admitted that it’s her current favorite track on the album. Queen B also made sure to pay tribute to Prince by playing “Purple Rain” during one of her interludes.
At one point towards the end of her concert, Bey made sure to shut down whatever rumors are circulating in regards to the current status of her marriage by dedicating “Halo” to her hubby.
“I wanna dedicate this to my beautiful husband… I love you so much,” she said.
The Grammy winner was seen at Marlins Park Stadium earlier in the day, for last-minute preparations and run-throughs, with her husband by her side.
Just after taking the stage, however, Bey’s website and social media featured all-new photos of her rehearsing, playing around with her daughter and strutting her stuff backstage.
The rap mogul was the subject of much of Bey’s tracks on Lemonade, her sixth studio album, causing an uproar of speculation and debate over the cryptic lyrics.
Both husband and wife were seen on the back of a golf cart while the “Hold Up” singer’s mother,Tina Lawson, was seen being driven in a separate cart not far behind.
The songstress announced her world tour shortly after stealing the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show back in February.
Blue Ivy‘s mama will be traveling around the globe to perform over 40 shows in everywhere from New York to Milan to Dublin.
Bey’s latest sold-out string of shows will conclude on Aug. 3, with a show in Barcelona after a brief European leg of the tour.
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Bob Beckel Dumped By Fox News In The Rudest Way
Posted by Brian and Ellen -18pc on June 28, 2015 · Flag
There was nothing very surprising about the fact that Fox News decided to drop its sole liberal host, Bob Beckel. What was a real shocker was how the network maliciously unloaded on him in a public statement.
From Politico:
“We tried to work with Bob for months, but we couldn’t hold The Five hostage to one man’s personal issues,” Bill Shine, executive vice president of programming, said in a statement. “He took tremendous advantage of our generosity, empathy and goodwill and we simply came to the end of the road with him.”
As you may know, Beckel has been absent from Fox News since February. First, we were told the cause was back surgery, then we were told he was in a rehab facility for addiction to pain medication.
I never expected Beckel to return to Fox. He was clearly unhappy with Fox’s messaging and he let it be known on the air. He also let it be known that the displeasure was at least somewhat mutual. Thirdly, he was not exactly a model of good comportment. Rather than demolish a conservative’s credibility, Beckel announced he wanted the “un-American punk” to “get in touch with me” and “bring a knife.” In a discussion about Chinese hackers, Beckel referred to them as “Chinamen.” And while discussing a video that recorded catcalls and street harassment as a woman walked around New York City, Beckel said, “She got a hundred catcalls. Let me add 101. Damn, baby, you’re a piece of woman. …She’s a good-looking babe. Wouldn’t you say something?”
Frankly, I’m surprised Fox didn’t get rid of Beckel sooner. I certainly won’t miss him. He certainly wasn’t much of an advocate for liberals, to put it mildly. But there’s no reason for Fox to have taken the low road here. Except that it’s what they do.
Jack Mirkinson, a former Huffington Post editor, wrote the following in Salon about Beckel’s firing:
Really, I don’t know why I would have expected anything less from the Fox News PR team, which operates like a particularly vindictive campaign war room rather than a standard media operation. Any journalist who has had even the faintest brush with the communications staff there comes away from the encounter fairly astounded at the vitriolic, heavy-handed tactics they employ. I should know; when I was editing the Huffington Post’s media section, I landed on the network’s notorious blacklist. Fox News cut off all contact with me completely. Spokespeople would email editors of other sections if they had corrections. They would call my deputies and if I picked up the phone, they would panic and hang up. It was crazy! (Though I definitely preferred being frozen out to having to deal with the constant, hyper-aggressive messages.) And my experience is nothing when you compare it to that of Matthew Flamm, a reporter whose crime was writing about the good ratings CNN was enjoying in 2013. As NPR’s David Folkenflik reported, Fox News actually planted a false story with Flamm and then released a statement to a rival outlet ridiculing him after he printed it.
Beckel has responded with a series of tweets saying he doesn’t understand and is saddened by Fox’s announcement:
He also indicated that his future is “in God’s hands”:
Memo to Bob: I think God would love to see a tell-all exposé.
Huffington Post notes that ratings are up 8% since Beckel left.
You can watch Dana Perino’s bare-bones announcement of Beckel’s departure from The Five, below, from the June 26 show.
Thx4 Fish commented 2015-06-29 17:50:37 -0400 · Flag
I wonder if Beckel will have a reason to sue, ie: he apparently was out on medical leave.
Brian McGill commented 2015-06-29 13:09:36 -0400 · Flag
I’d buy an insiders look at the Fox news machine but I’m sure he signed some contract that would have him sued if he did.
Aria Prescott commented 2015-06-29 00:56:17 -0400 · Flag
Beckel is the first host I can think of out of Fox that they showed no genuine support to, and treated this way when he left. Even Glenn Beck, who a lot of hosts seemed to think was an embarrassment, they kept it to themselves unless he gave them a reason to hit back.
Note: Beck had to draw first blood. Beckel’s fair game the second he’s out of the room.
Bob Roberts commented 2015-06-28 14:01:33 -0400 · Flag
I was going to say the same thing doors17. Never heard a bad word about Jarrett while he was out. And he made a public spectacle of himself. And he got his job back.
doors17 commented 2015-06-28 10:03:47 -0400 · Flag
Funny how they were very sympathetic to Gregg Jarrett and his alcoholism.
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Welcome to the PACSOA website and wiki, one of the internet's most comprehensive resources about palms and cycads. This web site includes extensive information on palm and cycad species, their horticulture, details about society membership, society activities, and links to other sites
The Palm & Cycad Society of Australia Inc. (PACSOA) is a group of affiliated, semi-autonomous, regional Palm and/or Cycad Societies headed by a Board presently based in Brisbane, Queensland. The Society publishes a quarterly magazine, PALMS & CYCADS (see below), which has articles of both non-technical and technical content, of interest to the palm and/or cycad enthusiast; and a Bookstore which offers substantial discounts on retail prices of palm and cycad books and publications, most of which are unobtainable elsewhere in Australia. At the regional level (the individual societies are known as branch groups), regular meetings, field trips and outings are organized and all branch groups produce a newsletter relevant to their particular area.
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Published on Oct 8, 2018 9:00 pm
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Guard Dog, Inc. (OTCMKTS:GRDO) has been seeing monstrous movement as of late and even with the fact that there could very well be a solid dip due to elevated RSI levels on the chart, we suspect that the overall trend will be continued upward momentum, due to key developments that have taken place. Guard Dog, Inc. opened at $.0006 just five days ago on 10/3/18 and today it saw a high of $.0032 and closed the day at $.0027. At the days high that was a gain of 483.33% from that $.0006 price point last week and at the close it continued to hold a 350% of those gains.
We want to make clear that GRDO was not previously a pick of ours and that our reasoning for blogging about it tonight has entirely to due with our excitement about what is taking place with the company internally. The primary catalyst for the impressive surge that GRDO has seen in price, came through the fact that a Mr. George Sharp has taken over as CEO of the company and is making swift decisive changes to ensure that things come together to improve both the health of the company and its investors. The recognition of George Sharp's involvement in GRDO sparked sudden share price growth because Mr. Sharp is well recognized within the OTC Market as a crusader of truth and as such has even been taken on as an advisor to the OTC Markets organization itself. He has brought litigation against numerous bad apple companies that trade on the OTC, as well as against various unscrupulous penny stock promoters that he has found to be running afoul of the law. His efforts go to show why it is important to choose honesty within these markets rather than chasing quick and easy payouts doing wrong for traders and has done a lot to help bring greater clarity and faith toward lower tiered OTC investments.
As mentioned even with as parabolic a move as GRDO's has been as of late and the understanding that there may very well be a dip, the overall expectation is upward as long as Mr. Sharp maintains his position as the new CEO. Already, the company has canceled 3.5 billion shares from the Authorized Share Count by canceling preferred shares and they are looking to get current with their financial filing documentation in order to be listed as current with the OTC Markets website, mainly in effort in the short term to have the glaring Stop Sign removed from their profile. Mr. Sharp as also provided an update via Twitter showing that the companies prior management owed $19,000 to their T/A and he was able to settle this for just $3,000. He has also announced that he has already brought the companies documentation with the Nevada Secretary of State current and is looking to bring an asset of value to the company and hopes to do so without taking on any toxic debt that could negatively impact investors, as well as an updated balance sheet that will reflect a 0 balance without debts.
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Major companies are looking to boost their portfolios with acquisitions and partnerships
This year's deals landscape is not typified by a single market-defining transaction, but rather - in a trend similar to last year - by many large alliances. Thomson Pharma's newly expanded Liscensing and Business platform includes in excess of 400 deals established in 2007.
The billion dollar opportunities, highlighted over the past few years by GlaxoSmithKline's purchase of Genmab's ofatumumab and AstraZeneca's capture of AtheroGenics's succinobucol, have become much more familiar. The major players are looking to boost their portfolios with both late stage drug programmes and early stage platforms.
Novartis and Schering-Plough have been most prolific, with AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck & Co and Boehringer Ingelheim all contributing to a busy and expensive year of partnering. This is good news for smaller companies such as Ablynx, Antisoma, Renovo, Oxford Biomedica and Intercell.
Novartis' portfolio
Novartis started its acquisition spree in earnest in April 2007 with the procurement of two phase II programmes: Antisoma's ASA-404 ó a vascular disrupting agent that has been evaluated in patients with lung cancer, prostate cancer and ovarian cancer; and Cytos Biotechnology's NIC-002 ó a therapeutic vaccine for the potential treatment of nicotine dependency.
Roche was developing ASA-404 between November 2002 and August 2006 but opted out of this development; paving the way for Novartis's capture. Novartis agreed to pay its partner USD 75m upfront, USD 25m upon the initiation of a phase III trial (planned for early 2008), and downstream milestones and royalties.
Dependent on the launch of the drug and back-ups in several indications, this could drive the overall value of the deal up to almost USD 1bn. The deal that brought NIC-002 to the Novartis portfolio could be worth up to USD 486m to Cytos, which received USD 28m upfront.
In addition to the deals with UK-based Antisoma and Swiss counterpart Cytos, Novartis also established a notable deal with Zurich-based vaccine specialist Intercell. This granted its partner exclusive access to its IC-31 adjuvant for use in influenza vaccines, as well as options to participate in the post phase II development of unpartnered vaccine programmes.
Intercell stands to make nearly USD 500m from the influenza virus vaccine alone. This is in addition to further revenue on opt-in programmes (USD 150m per product) and on the use of the adjuvant in other areas (up to USD 80m). This is the second deal between these two companies; the first was in June 2006, when Novartis joined the development of Intercell's Japanese encephalitis vaccine, IC-51.
Schering-Plough's pipeline
Schering-Plough significantly enhanced its late stage portfolio in 2007, with the acquisition of several candidates. It doubled its phase III anticancer portfolio, with Novacea's high-dose capsule formulation of calcitriol, DN-101 (Asentar), joining its farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor lonafarnib (Sarasar) at the market end of the pipeline.
Novacea granted Schering-Plough rights to the programme in May, in return for USD 72m upfront (comprising stock, R&D funding and a license fee), future milestones worth up to USD 380m and royalties on sales.
Following the agreement, Schering-Plough committed to commercialising the drug globally and agreed to evaluate it for earlier stage prostate cancer. Novacea had already initiated the phase III portion of a II/III trial in patients with advanced prostate cancer and subsequently submitted a protocol amendment to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow it to increase the enrolment size from 900 to 1,200 patients.
Schering-Plough's other late stage acquisitions included Alk-Abello's allergy immunotherapies such as Grazax ó a grass pollen allergy vaccine tablet for which a series of European launches started in November 2006 - and similar candidates for house dust mite allergy (phase III) and ragweed allergy (phase I).
The North American rights deal, valued at about USD 250m, was preceded by an ex-European alliance between the companies for which Schering-Plough declined its option in December 2003.
AN-2690 and AV-499 also joined the Schering-Plough pipeline and represent significant potential revenue generation for Anacor Pharmaceuticals (USD 625m) and AVEO Pharmaceuticals (USD 460m) respectively. AN-6293 is a phase II antifungal agent for onychomycosis and Schering-Plough expects to initiate its phase III trial in 2008. AV-299 is a monoclonal antibody against hepatocyte growth factor. Its clinical evaluation as an anticancer agent is expected in 2008.
Pfizer and AstraZeneca
Pfizer's primary focus in the alliances it forged in 2007 appears to be on the analgesic field. It acquired a series of preclinical TRPV3 antagonists in a deal potentially worth USD 195m to its Massachusetts-based partner ó Hydra Biosciences ó and partnered Icagen, which could receive up to USD 400m, to develop compounds that modulate three specific ion channels. Another major alliance in the analgesic arena this year was Otsuka Pharmaceutical's acquisition of the US rights to Sativex, a tetrahydrocannabinol/cannabidiol buccal spray, from GW Pharmaceuticals in February.
Pfizer's other notable deal covers apixaban ó Bristol-Myers Squibb's phase III oral factor Xa antagonist (and razaxaban follow-on candidate) for thromboembolic disorders. Under the terms of this agreement, Bristol-Myers Squibb could receive up to USD 1bn from its partner for the phase III candidate.
The pharma giant could also record revenues over USD 1bn from AstraZeneca for the phase III type II diabetes candidates, saxagliptin and dapagliflozin. AstraZeneca acquired the ex-Japanese rights to the dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor and the sodium glucose cotransporter Type II inhibitor in January.
Silence Therapeutics and Palatin Technologies also joined AstraZeneca's list of partners in 2007 with the aim of developing therapies for respiratory disease and obesity, respectively. Silence and AstraZeneca established a three-year research alliance in July 2007, in a deal potentially worth upwards of USD 400m to the European small interfering RNA (siRNA) specialist, should candidates against five proprietary AstraZeneca targets be developed.
Palatin granted AstraZeneca access to its melanocortin-4 receptor agonist programme in January 2007 and may earn over USD 300m for the metabolic disease candidates.
Other selected highlights
Based on the major transactions to date, hot therapy areas for deals are pain, diabetes and cancer. The purchase of the phase III cancer vaccine TroVax, by sanofi-aventis from Oxford Biomedica, and of the phase II mTOR inhibitor, deforolimus, by Merck & Co from ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, underline the importance of cancer therapies to the pipelines of the major companies. There have, however, also been several significant transactions in other therapy areas.
The developing relationship between nanobody specialist Ablynx and Boehringer Ingelheim is a big story this year. The German giant recruited the Belgian firm in January to develop nanobodies (therapeutic proteins based on single-domain antibody fragments) against Alzheimer's disease targets. The USD 265m deal was dwarfed in September when the companies established a second alliance, covering more therapy areas and up to 10 candidates, each of which could generate USD 170m in milestones for Ablynx.
Shire's capture of Renovo's avotermin (Juvista), a phase II injectable recombinant transforming growth factor beta-3 formulation for wound healing, could cost it over USD 825m.
This, coupled with the USD 2.6bn acquisition of New River Pharmaceuticals in April, makes 2007 an expensive year for the firm. The New River acquisition allows Shire to realise the full economic benefits of lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanase), New River's ADHD therapy which both companies developed and launched.
In addition to its ARIAD Pharmaceuticals deal, Merck & Co also made significant alliances with Kinemed and Surmodics. Kinemed could realise up to USD 70m from Merck on each of the potential 10 investigational candidates that could emerge from its agreement. Surmodics is also in line to receive revenues in the region of USD 300m on its phase I triamcinolone acetonide formulation and other I-vation-formulated drugs for retinal diseases.
Cytokinetics, (OSI) Prosidion and Xenoport can also boast major partners. Cytokinetics may see about USD 750m if Amgen takes an option on its phase II cardiac myosin activator CK-1827452, and Xenoport can expect upwards of USD 640m from GlaxoSmithKline for its phase III restless legs syndrome candidate, gabapentin enacarbil. (OSI) Prosidion could see significant revenues from Eli Lilly for the phase I glucokinase activator PSN-010.
The rest of the year
Thomson Pharma's historic deals data for 2005 and 2006 indicate that the second half of 2007 could be quieter than the first. Indeed, the last quarters of each of the previous two years have generated the fewest number of deals. However, in each year we have observed some significant activity right at the end of the year.
AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline ended 2005 and 2006 with their respective captures of AtheroGenics's succinobucol and Genmab's ofatumumab in blockbuster deals. Already October has seen some significant activity in the fields of cancer (OSI Pharmaceuticals/AVEO Pharamceuticals) and infectious disease (Tripep/Inovio Biomedical, GlaxoSmithKline/Anacor Pharmaceuticals) and we look forward to providing a most comprehensive year of licensing data.
Steven Tear is managing editor in the drug information department at Thomson Scientific. This article is based on data from the database at www.thomsonpharma.com
Table 1: Selected deals of 2007 and their approximate potential values.
Primary Company
Partnering Company
Potential Deal Value in USD
Therapy Area
Ablynx
>2.8bn
Immunology, Oncology, Respiratory
Up to 10 candidates
Bristol-Myers Squibb
1.35bn
saxagliptin and dapaglifozin
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals
Merck & Co
AP-23573
< 1bn
Thrombotic disorders
apixaban
Antisoma
>890m
ASA-404
avotermin
Kinemed
>705.5m
Cytokinetics
CK-1827452
Oxford Biomedica
TroVax
Xenoport
Restless legs syndrome
gabapentin enacarbil
Anacor Pharmaceuticals
AN-2690
Intercell
Novacea
OUTiCO
twentyeightb
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Sinlung / Manipur
Myanmar patients in India
Patients who suffer from tuberculosis and are HIV positive cross into northeastern state of Manipur for treatment.
By Bijoyeta Das
A doddering healthcare system pushes many from Myanmar to cross the Indian border into the town Moreh in the northeastern state of Manipur, to seek testing and treatment. Most patients suffer from drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and are HIV positive.
"There is no health system, it is broken. And private care is low quality and very expensive," Lei Than, who traveled for three days to reach the Indian border, told Al Jazeera.
Most patients cross the border to visit the Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) clinic which is right on the border, take their medication and return the same day.
There are a number of transitional shelter homes in Myanmarese town of Tamu, where patients stay at night before crossing the border at 7am local time. The drug-resistant TB patients stay six months to two years on the Indian side to complete the arduous treatment, which includes very strong drugs and many side effects.
"We hear that some of our patients from Myanmar travel from quite far to access the clinic, as they mention that they have difficulties finding testing and treatment facilities closer by," said Akke Boere, director of MSF India.
Some travel for four to five hours to Manipur's Churachandpur district, where pastor Rama runs Happiness Home shelter. About 100 Myanmarese patients, including children, are currently staying there as they seek treatment. Some children are stranded after their parents or relatives died during the treatment.
"This is a humanitarian crisis," the pastor says.
Sometimes Indians cross the border into Myanmar to seek treatment in Tamu, as there is no blood transfusion available in the town of Moreh. Pregnant Manipuri women say they would rather deliver babies at the hospital in Tamu than travel five hours to Imphal, the capital of the Indian state.
A Myanmarese patient receiving treatment from Médecins sans Frontières in Moreh for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.
Myanmarese women crossing the Indian border. They come everyday to sell goods at the market in the border town of Moreh.
Two HIV positive patients at a shelter home in the border town of Tamu on Myanmar's side.
HIV positive children living in Happiness Home, a shelter home run by pastor Rama in Churachandpur district in India’s northeastern state of Manipur.
A Myanmarese patient weaving at Happiness Home.
A shelter home in the border town of Tamu in Myanmar. Most patients spend the night here before crossing the border into the Indian side.
A Myanmarese multi-drug resistant patient, who has rented a house in Moreh, stays with her mother as she receives treatment from MSF.
A Myanmarese child at the Happiness Home. Pastor Rama conducts language classes for them so they do not forget their native tongue.
An Indian HIV positive patient in the Tamu hospital in Myanmar. Lack of blood transfusion in Moreh forces many Indians to seek treatment in Myanmar.
Indo-Burmese friendship bridge, which marks the border.
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Semiconductor package
Title: Semiconductor package
Subject: Small Outline Diode, TO-126, TO-3, TO-5, DO-214
A semiconductor package is a metal, plastic, glass, or ceramic casing containing one or more semiconductor electronic components. Individual discrete components are typically etched in silicon wafer before being cut and assembled in a package. The package provides protection against impact and corrosoion, holds the contact pins or leads which are used to connect from external circuits to the device, and dissipates heat produced in the device.
Thousands of standard package types are made, with some made to industry-wide standards and some particular to an individual manufacturer.
1 Package functions
1.1 Date code
2 Leads
3 Sockets
4 Package materials
5 Hybrid integrated circuits
6 Special packages
7 Standards
Package functions
A semiconductor package may have as few as two leads or contacts for devices such as diodes, or in the case of advanced microprocessors, a package may have hundreds of connections. Very small packages may be supported only by their wire leads. Larger devices, intended for high-power applications, are installed in carefully designed heat sinks so that they can dissipate hundred or thousands of watts of waste heat.
In addition to providing connections to the semiconductor and handling waste heat, the semiconductor package must protect the "chip" from the environment, particularly the ingress of moisture. Stray particles or corrosion products inside the package may degrade performance of the device or cause failure.[1] A hermetic package allows essentially no gas exchange with the surroundings; such construction requires glass, ceramic or metal enclosures.
This replica of the first laboratory transistor shows connecting leads and a glass jar for protection; packaging the device was critical to its success.
Manufacturers usually print -- using ink or laser marking -- the manufacturer's logo and the manufacturer's part number on the package, to make it easier to distinguish the many different and incompatible devices packaged in relatively few kinds of packages. The markings often include a 4 digit date code, often represented as YYWW where YY is replaced by the last 2 digits of the calendar year and WW is replaced by the two-digit week number.[2][3]
To make connections between an integrated circuit and the leads of the package, wire bonds are used, with fine wires connected from the package leads and bonded to conductive pads on the semiconductor die. At the outside of the package, wire leads may be soldered to a printed circuit board or used to secure the device to a tag strip. Modern surface mount devices eliminate most of the drilled holes through circuit boards, and have short metal leads or pads on the package that can be secured by wave soldering. Aerospace devices in flat packs may use flat metal leads secured to a circuit board by spot welding, though this type of construction is now uncommon.
Early semiconductor devices were often inserted in sockets, like vacuum tubes. As devices improved, eventually sockets proved unnecessary for reliability, and devices were directly soldered to printed circuit boards. The package must handle the high temperature gradients of soldering without putting stress on the semiconductor die or its leads.
Sockets are still used for experimental, prototype, or educational applications, for testing of devices, for high-value chips such as microprocessors where replacement is still more economical than discarding the product, and for applications where the chip contains firmware or unique data that might be replaced or refreshed during the life of the product. Devices with hundreds of leads may be inserted in zero insertion force sockets, which are also used on test equipment or device programmers.
Package materials
Many devices are molded out of an epoxy plastic that provides adequate protection of the semiconductor device, and mechanical strength to support the leads and handling of the package. Some devices, intended for high-reliability or aerospace or radiation environments, use ceramic packages, with metal lids that are brazed on after assembly, or a glass frit seal. All-metal packages are often used with high power (several watts or more) devices, since they conduct heat well and allow for easy assembly to a heat sink. Often the package forms one contact for the semiconductor device. Lead materials must be chosen with a thermal coefficient of expansion to match the package material.
A very few early semiconductors were packed in miniature evacuated glass envelopes, like flashlight bulbs; such expensive packaging was made obsolete when surface passivation and improved manufacturing techniques were available.[1] Glass packages are still commonly used with diodes, and glass seals are used in metal transistor packages.
Package materials for high-density dynamic memory must be selected for low background radiation; a single alpha particle emitted by package material can cause a single event upset and transient memory errors (soft errors).
Spaceflight and military applications traditionally used hermetically packaged microcircuits (HPMs). However, most modern integrated circuits are only available as plastic encapsulated microcircuits (PEMs). Proper fabrication practices using properly qualified PEMs can be used for spaceflight.[4]
Hybrid integrated circuits
A hybrid integrated circuit
Multiple semiconductor dies and discrete components can be assembled on a ceramic substrate and interconnected with wire bonds. The substrate bears leads for connection to an external circuit, and the whole is covered with a welded or frit cover. Such devices are used when requirements exceed the performance (heat dissipation, noise, voltage rating, leakage current, or other properties) available in a single-die integrated circuit, or for mixing analog and digital functions in the same package. Such packages are relatively expensive to manufacture, but provide most of the other benefits of integrated circuits.
A modern example of multi-chip integrated circuit packages would be certain models of microprocessor, which may include separate dies for such things as cache memory within the same package. In a technique called flip chip, digital integrated circuit dies are inverted and soldered to a module carrier, for assembly into large systems. The technnique was applied by IBM in their System/360 computers.[5]
Semiconductor packages may include special features. Light-emitting or light-sensing devices must have a transparent window in the package; other devices such as transistors may be disturbed by stray light and require an opaque package.[1] An ultraviolet erasible programmable read-only memory device needs a quartz window to allow ultraviolet light to enter and erase the memory. Pressure-sensing integrated circuits require a port on the package that can be connected to a gas or liquid pressure source.
Packages for microwave frequency devices are arranged to have minimal parasitic inductance and capacitance in their leads. Very-high-impedance devices with ultralow leakage current require packages that do not allow stray current to flow, and may also have guard rings around input terminals. Special isolation amplifier devices include high-voltage insulating barriers between input and output, allowing connection to circuits energized at 1 kV or more.
The very first point-contact transistors used metal cartridge-style packages with an opening that allowed adjustment of the whisker used to make contact with the germanium crystal; such devices were common for only a brief time since more reliable, less labor-intensive types were developed.[1]
Just like vacuum tubes, semiconductor packages standards may be defined by national or international industry associations such as JEDEC, Pro Electron, or EIAJ, or may be proprietary to a single manufacturer.
Assorted discrete through-hole components
A microprocessor in a ceramic, dual in-line package with 40 pins.
Example silicon wafer; individual devices are not usable until packaged
A plastic dual-in-line package containing an analog integrated circuit.This can be installed in a socket or directly soldered to a printed circuit board.
A low current thyristor and a high power device, with a threaded stud for attachment to a heat sink, and a flexible lead; such packages are used for devices rated for hundreds of amperes.
Chip carrier
Gold-aluminium intermetallic (purple plague)
Integrated circuit packaging
List of electronics package dimensions
IBM Solid Logic Technology
Surface-mount technology
Through-hole technology
^ a b c d Lloyd P.Hunter (ed.), Handbook of Semiconductor Electronics, McGraw Hill, 1956 ,Library of Congress catalog 56-6869, no ISBN chapter 9
^ "Marking Convention".
^ "Top Mark Convention - 4-Digit Date Code".
^ Ronald K. Burek. "The NEAR Solid-State Data Recorders". Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest. 1998
^ Michael Pecht (ed) Integrated circuit, hybrid, and multichip module package design guidelines: a focus on reliability, Wiley-IEEE, 1994 ISBN 0-471-59446-6, page 183
The Transistor Museum - pictures of historical devices
JEDEC Transistor Outlines Archive
Semiconductor packages
DO-213 / MELF
DO-214 / SMA / SMB / SMC
SOT / TSOT
TO-263 / D2PAK
SIP / SIL
Dual row
DFN
DIP / DIL
SO / SOIC
SOP / SSOP
TSOP / TSSOP
Quad row
QFN
QUIP / QUIL
Grid array
eWLB
Flip Chip
UICC
WL-CSP / WLP
Electronic packaging
List of integrated circuit packaging types
Note: It's relatively common to find packages that contain other components than their designated ones, such as voltage regulators in transistor packages, etc.
Wafer (electronics)
Boron, Phosphorus, Crystallography, Electronics, Germanium
Electronic packaging, Dual in-line package, Pin grid array, Quilt packaging, Wafer bonding
Small Outline Diode
Semiconductor package, Quad Flat No-leads package, Diodes, Diode, Do-204
Semiconductor package, Transistors, Quad Flat No-leads package, Heat sink, Jedec
Motorola, Mica, Semiconductor package, Transistors, To-18
Semiconductor package, Quad-flat no-leads package, Operational amplifier, Jedec, Diode
Semiconductor package, Quad Flat No-leads package, 1n4007, 1N58xx, Diodes
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Review – MAMIL: Middle Aged Men in Lycra
At last! We’ve finally gotten around to sitting down and watching MAMIL: Middle Aged Men in Lycra. It’s been on the list of movies to check out for a while and we quickly realised that we should have watched it far sooner!
MAMIL - Middle Aged Men in Lycra
Growing up I watched four cycling documentaries on repeat through my teenage years as I dreamed of life on two wheels being for me. I had a documentary on 100 years of the Tour de France, the story of arguably Ireland’s greatest ever cyclist in Sean Kelly, and the highlights of the 1991 and 1998 Tours de France. I probably drove my family mad watching them over and over again; gradually wearing out the life in our VHS player as I watched the already-well-memorised images of everyone from Merckx to Indurain, Kelly to Roche, Pantani to Cipollini and more. They were my cycling video collection, my stories that I knew so well; and the one thread that they all had in common was the narratorial input of Phil Liggett.
Having provided some of the most iconic commentary in professional cycling, it seems appropriate that Phil, the voice of cycling for so many of the MAMIL generation; should be narrating the stories of arguably some of the most serious cyclists outside of the professional peloton.
MAMIL is the everyman’s cycling story. Over a little under an hour and three quarters the film pieces together the stories of riders and clubs from America to Australia and the UK, weaving between the tales that make up real life for the non-professionals of all shapes, sizes, ages, ambition-levels. These are not riders who possess Froome-like physiques, who shoot up cycling’s biggest and steepest climbs with comparative ease, who can sprint at speeds touching 70kph, none of that.
These are the stories of overweight men who just want to keep fit enough. Lonely men who enjoy the camaraderie of riding very slowly with a bunch of mates. Cancer survivors and MS sufferers who found two wheels and in doing so found an avenue to forget that there is anything separating them from anyone else. Club riders whose happiness over the week is less dictated by the money in the bank at week’s end than whether they won the club C grade event at the weekend.
These are the stories of fat people, old people, injured people, working people, gay people, busy people. All these stories are thrown together extremely well, constantly moving from story to story and back again; although never feeling like you’re getting confused trying to keep up. The movie shows that to be a MAMIL is to be part of a diverse global community but it is also to share common experiences and the desire to simply get out on the bike in whatever form that may take. The movie tells, with raw honesty, of the obsessiveness of the MAMIL, whose cycling ability doesn’t come from lucrative sponsorship deals, but from their own back pockets; with or without the knowledge of their respective other halves!
What I found most touching and heart warming in this documentary is that it did something that no amount of professional cycling watching could do. At a few points during MAMIL: Middle Aged Men in Lycra, I was able to say to myself ‘that’s me! That’s my story! I’m that rider!’ And this is possibly the biggest salute I can give to the movie, that it not only tells their stories, but it also tells mine, and (I dare say) yours. It identifies with the cycling world in a way that no other cycling movie I have seen has been able to do.
MAMIL: Middle Aged Men in Lycra
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SHOWING SOME GLOVE Kim Kardashian wears massive protective gloves as she and sister Kourtney feed the homeless in LA
Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has helped the homeless for years – even taking one man off the streets to clean up his life
KIM Kardashian clearly didn’t fancy getting her hands dirty when she headed out into Los Angeles to hand out food to the homeless.
Covering her hands with a pair of protective gloves, she smiled at the cameras as she dished out grub to those in need.
Kim Kardashian put health and safety first when she took her daughter North, left, and nephew Mason, right, to feed the homeless in Los Angeles
The family, including Kim’s sister Kourtney, helped dish out canned goods and fresh fruit and vegetables to those in need
She wasn’t alone in her philanthropic mission, as she roped in her daughter North, her sister Kourtney and her son Mason to help her.
As well as giving out fruit and vegetables, Kim and Kourtney gave away boxes of oats and canned food.
It’s not the first time Kim and her family have taken to helping those in need.
During one episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, the cameras followed Kim, Kourtney and Khloe as they took in a homeless man called Shorty.
Kim has long been involved with helping with homeless charities
And it seems she was keen to get North involved too – with the four-year-old helping her mum to pack up bags
She also handed out sweet treats under the watchful eye of Kim
As well as taking him back to their home to offer him a shower and a makeover, they paid for him to have dental work to help sort his teeth.
While Kim has long been a helper of those in need, she credited the robbery in Paris – which saw her held at gunpoint by a group of armed men last October – as a turning point in her life.
She told Ellen DeGeneres: “I was definitely materialistic before.
“Not that there’s anything bad with having things and working to get those things – I’m really proud of everyone around me that’s successful.
Kourtney beamed as she talked to those who had come to use the food drive
Since the Paris robbery last year, Kim made a conscious decision to change her life
“And of course, when you get engaged you’re going to show off your ring. If you get a car, you feel really proud and you might show it off on social media.
“But I’m not here to show off the way I used to.
She says she is now not as materialistic as she once was
When it was time to pack up, the kids helped gather everything up
And North could be seen helping Kim with their bulging backs
“It’s just not who I am anymore. I just don’t care about that stuff anymore. I really don’t.”
As they handed our their offerings, Kourtney smiled as she spoke to those who’d come to the food drive.
While North and Mason helped out as much as they could, with North appearing to load bags with treats for those in need.
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The ‘Violence of the new Rwandan regime’ case study is describing the difficulties and dilemmas that Médecins Sans Frontières faced in 1994 and 1995 when confronted with the abuses and crimes of the new regime that had taken over in Rwanda in July 1994: Was it acceptable for MSF, having denounced the génocidaires’control over the Rwandan refugees in Zaire and Tanzania, to encourage the return of these refugees to Rwanda, given the insecurity that potentially awaited them? Did MSF have a responsibility to alert them to what was occurring in Rwanda? Could MSF – after having issued a call for an international armed intervention to put an end to the genocide – now criticise the regime that had effectively done so, thereby risking accusations of favouring the génocidaires and supporting the revisionists? Should MSF keep silent in order to continue caring for detainees who might otherwise die in the appalling prison conditions ?
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I-394 strip in Golden Valley becomes hotbed for apartment development
The popularity of the I-394 strip west of Hwy. 100 is leading developers to build apartments.
By Don JACOBSON Special to the Star Tribune
February 16, 2013 — 4:16pm
The “power strip” along Interstate 394 between Hwy. 100 and I-494 in Golden Valley is not only proving to be a top draw for office users, it’s also becoming one of the hottest spots in the Twin Cities for apartment development.
Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq’s semiannual Compass report last month characterized the I-394 corridor as booming, with the lowest vacancy rate for Class A office space in the Twin Cities at 7.8 percent, thanks in part to the presence of the popular Shops at West End retail center.
But that popularity also is extending to multifamily housing. Three new apartment complexes within walking distance of the lifestyle center are in either the construction or approval stage, including two across the freeway in Golden Valley.
Most recently, final plans for the Arcata, a proposed 173-unit, market-rate apartment building from Chicago-based Trammell Crow Co., got the blessing of the Golden Valley Planning Commission. During a meeting Monday, the panel took a detailed look at the designs from ESG Architects for the site — a long-vacant lot adjoining the Colonnade office tower along Xenia Avenue.
Originally planned for a hotel when the luxury office tower was built in 1988, the 2-acre site has remained as a grassy field ever since, but now — thanks to a burgeoning market for new, higher-end apartments — it’s finally going to sprout a development.
Tushie Montgomery Architects
This architect’s rendering shows the proposed Three Nine Four complex, which would include 308 apartments and a 118-unit senior living building.
The plans go next to the City Council for final passage, after which ground will be broken in late spring or early summer, Trammell Crow principal Grady Hamilton told the commission.
He said the success of the I-394 corridor office market played a big role in the decision to build housing there.
“There’s 2.9 million square feet of office space within a mile of this location, and some even nearer,” he said. “These are incredible businesses that have workforces that may be here only Monday through Friday on a consulting basis, and they may just need a place to call home for the week.
“We very likely expect to see some of those workers as tenants.”
Meanwhile, preliminary design approval was granted in December to the Three Nine Four Apartments from Minneapolis-based Global One Commercial, which includes 308 units of market-rate apartments along with a 118-unit senior living building.
Those plans call for the construction of the buildings over a two-year period on a parcel fronting the freeway that is currently owned by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and has long been considered difficult to develop, Golden Valley Director of Planning and Development Mark Grimes said.
“It’s excess MnDOT property that they acquired years ago as part of the I-394 construction process,” he said. “It’s next to the Good Day Cafe and the Metropolitan Ballroom, which will stay.”
In that project, Minneapolis developer Mark Globus is seeking to combine the MnDOT parcel with another one which now holds a pair of 1960s-era apartment buildings. They would be razed under the plans.
The Three Nine Four, he said, is meant to appeal to younger professional couples “where one person works in downtown Minneapolis and one person works in the suburbs” as well as to empty-nesters.
In all, about 500 units of new apartments are coming online in Golden Valley this year, Grimes said.
Across I-394 in St. Louis Park, the Excelsior Group is building the Flats at West End apartment complex next to the retail area, with occupancy expected in spring.
The West End area is unique because it offers true “walkability” in a suburban locale, making it attractive to younger renters as an alternative to Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood, said Gina Dingman, president of apartment market analysts NAI Everest.
“Uptown is very popular with younger male renters, who want to live right next to night life, but I think you’ll see more single women, as well as empty-nesters, who’ll like the restaurants and shopping that are all right there in that area,” she said.
Don Jacobson is a freelance writer in St. Paul.
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The 4-year moratorium on the requirement to certify a B2 level in a third language has been approved. As a result, students who begin a bachelor’s degree at UIC Barcelona during or after the 2018-2019 academic year will be required to certify a B2 level prior to graduation.
Law 2/2014, of 27 January, on Fiscal, Administrative and Financial Measures and the Public Sector established the legal requirement whereby anyone beginning a bachelor's degree at a Catalan university during or after the 2014-2015 academic year was required to certify a B2 level in a third language (German, English, French or Italian) in order to graduate.
In a unanimous decision, the Parliament of Catalonia recently approved Law 1/2018, of 8 May, amending Law 2/2014, under which third-language certification is now a requirement for students who begin their undergraduate studies from the 2018-2019 academic year onwards, and not those graduating during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Though this legal moratorium affects current students, we at UIC Barcelona will continue to encourage all students to certify their knowledge of a third language and take steps to incentivise certification.
As a result of this 4-year moratorium:
Students who began a bachelor’s degree between the 2014-2015 and 2017-2018 academic years (inclusive) may graduate without certifying a B2 level. However, UIC Barcelona will continue to ask students to certify a B2 level prior to graduation, as we feel that, in today's globalised world, students need at least a B2 level in a third language to meet the demands of their professional reality.
Students who certify a B2 level will receive recognition on their Diploma Supplement (DS).
Generally speaking, students who begin a bachelor’s degree as of the 2018-2019 academic year will be required to certify a B2 level in order to graduate.
Law 2/2014, of 27 January, on Fiscal, Administrative and Financial Measures and the Public Sector establishes the legal requirement whereby anyone who begins a bachelor's degree at a Catalan university must certify a B2 level in a third language (German, English, French or Italian) in order to graduate.
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Article 211: Certification of knowledge of a third language
Any students who begin a bachelor's degree at a Catalan university during or after the 2018-2019 academic year must certify, prior to finishing their studies, knowledge of one of the foreign languages included in the Spanish university entrance exams (PAU) at a B2 level, under the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
The certification referred two in point 1 may also be earned through other official language certificates recognised as equivalent under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The department responsible for university matters will, through the Interuniversity Council of Catalonia, ensure that the process is undertaken correctly.
Grants and funding for certifying a B2 level
The Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR), through the Parla3 Programme, provides funding for students who began a bachelor's degree at a Catalan university for the first time during or after the 2014-2015 academic year and have attained a B1, B2.1 or B2.2 level of language knowledge under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) through courses offered by the Catalan universities, the Official School of Languages (EOI) or the Open Institute of Catalonia (IOC).
To apply for a grant, please contact the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR).
What does a B2 level mean?
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) has established criteria that are common to the whole of Europe and which define communicative competences in a specific language. Users with a B2 level have limited operational proficiency in the language in question and can interact effectively in this language in everyday situations.
How many hours of study are required to reach a B2 level?
We need to bear in mind that learning a language involves both time and effort. The CEFRL not only defines levels of competence, but also determines the approximate number of study hours required to reach each level:
A1 90-100 hours
A2 180-200 hours
B1 350-400 hours
C1 700-800 hours
C2 1,000-1,200 hours
In other words, if you have an A2 level, it is understood that you have spent between 180 and 200 hours studying the language and that you need a further 200 hours to reach a B1 level. According to the CEFRL, you need approximately 600 study hours to reach a B2 level.
How can I find out what my current level is?
The Institute for Multilingualism at UIC Barcelona offers free online level tests and personal guidance. To set up an interview with a lecturer from our department, please send an e-mail to multiling@uic.cat.
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Which students are required to accredit a B2 level in a third language?
According to Law 1/2018, of 8 May, amending Law 2/2014, all students who begin a bachelor's degree at a Catalan university during or after the 2018-2019 academic year. Law 1/2018 has established a 4-year moratorium on the certification requirement. As a result, only students who begin a bachelor’s degree as of the 2018-2019 academic year are required to certify a B2 level.
Why and when do I need to accredit a B2 level in a third language?
You must certify it in order to graduate, though you do not need to wait until you have passed all the ECTS credits for your bachelor's degree. As soon as you have the accreditation you may present it to the centre you are studying in so that the accreditation may be added to your academic record.
What happens if I pass all the ECTS credits for my bachelor's degree and have not yet certified a B2 level in a third language?
You will not be able to apply for an official bachelor's degree qualification until you present your accreditation.
Which languages can I accredit?
You may accredit any of the languages that are included in the Spanish university entrance exams (PAU). Currently, these are English, French, German and Italian.
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Which language certificates are accepted to accredit a B2 level?
Any certificates, qualifications or diplomas that are recognised as equivalent under the CEFRL, which are listed on the Institute for Multilingualism's website.
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Do I have to enrol for language credits to certify a B2 level?
You only need to enrol for language credits if they are included in the curriculum for your particular bachelor's degree programme. If not, all you need to do is certify a B2 level through one of the two routes indicated above (by passing a test at the University or presenting a certificate that accredits the level).
If, to certify the level, I take foreign language courses, will these courses be considered optional subjects and will the results obtained be incorporated into my academic record?
Only marks corresponding to subjects that form part of the official curriculum will be included in your academic record. However, the certification of a B2 level in a third language will appear on your Diploma Supplement (DS).
I have a qualification or certificate I think accredits a B2 level, but I'm not sure. Who can I ask?
Ask at your Faculty or the Institute for Multilingualism at UIC Barcelona. We will forward the relevant documentation or question to the Advisory Committee for the Accreditation of Levels of Competence in Foreign Languages.
If my bachelor's degree is taught in English, do I still need to certify a B2 level to graduate?
There is no need to certify the level if you earned an upper-secondary or equivalent qualification in your country in this language.
If I am a foreign student and a native speaker of English, French, etc., do I still need to certify a B2 level?
No, you are not required to certify your level if you earned an upper-secondary degree in your country and in one of the above languages.
If I am not a foreign student and native speaker but I studied at a foreign school, do I need to certify a B2 level in that particular third language?
There is no need to certify the level if you earned an upper-secondary or equivalent qualification at an accredited foreign school, whether in Spain or abroad.
Will my B2 certificate expire?
No, it won't expire, unless the certificate specifies a period of validity.
I have finished my first bachelor's degree and have certified a B2 level, and I would now like to begin a second university degree. Do I need to certify a B2 level again to obtain the second degree?
No, if you have already certified a B2 level during your first university degree, you do not need to accredit this level again for a second university degree.
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Metroid is a platform adventure game with a science fiction theme released by Nintendo on the Famicom Disk System in 1986 and ported to the NES in 1987. It's the first game in the Metroid series. You play the bounty hunter Samus Aran who is trying to stop Mother Brain from making an army of Metroids, a terrible organism which can suck the life out of all living things.
Metroid is a pioneer of the Metroidvania genre, which is one of my favorite types of games. Unfortunately, like many pioneers, it suffers from several serious flaws that prevents it from being accessible to modern gamers. Thankfully, Nintendo remade it as Metroid: Zero Mission, which I suggest as the starting point for anyone wanting to get into the series. Metroid is also the sister project of Kid Icarus: Angel Land Story, and they share similar game engines. A lot of awesome sequels have been made, some with a similar 2D platform style, others with a first-person 3D format.
I never owned Metroid growing up, but I must have borrowed it from a friend, because I remember playing it while I was still quite young. I didn't get very far on my initial run and died as I was ascending the first vertical shaft! I was a bit shocked to find that you only got one life, which gives you an idea of how popular the 3-life arcade style was at the time. Later, my brother and I beat the game with a lot of help from The Official Nintendo Player's Guide. I still remember wasting hours trying to fill up energy at an enemy spawn site. Much later, in my 30s I decided to try and beat the game again, just from my memory. I did pretty good (only needed to consult a map a couple times), and got a better ending because I did it all in one sitting.
I own this game and have beaten it and seen the ashamed ending and helmet reveal ending.
Best Version: Metroid: Zero Mission for Game Boy Advance
The graphics are great for the time. Each zone has its own feel and ambience. Areas like Norfair have a hellish inferno feel, Kraid's hideout is alive and creepy, while Ridley's hideout is desolate and dangerous.
Hirokazu Tanaka's score adds so much to the feel of the game from the motivational Brinstar theme, to the loneliness of Norfair, the power of Kraid's hideout, and the insidiousness of Ridley's hideout and Tourain. The title and ending themes are fantastic and even the quietness of the item rooms and the game start and get item jingles are very hummable.
While the game has the typical platformer power-ups (high jump, longer range shot, better armor, etc.), Metroid pioneered a lot of interesting ideas like the ability to morph into a ball and drop bombs, the screw attack, and the ice beam turning enemies into platforms.
There are a lot of bonus items to find if you keep at it long enough.
Having Samus be a female was quite progressive of the game creators, and I like that expert players could play with her as an obvious female.
The game is very difficult, too much of which comes from the poor player control. You can't shoot at angles, you can't duck, you slide while walking, getting hit throws you around erratically, etc. Thankfully, these problems were fixed in subsequent Metroid games.
Without a basic map or quest log, it is pretty much a given that you're going to get lost a lot and spend much of your time back-tracking. You're pretty much forced to draw your own map, but this is difficult due to the scrolling nature of the screens.
Several sections of the map are useless (especially in Ridley's lair) and serve only to waste your time.
While there are a lot of bonus items, many of them are really hard to find, and, due the difficulty of the game, they're more mandatory than optional (like the screw attack and varia).
Rewarding players by having Samus take more of her clothes the better they do is not only inappropriate for a kid's game, but also makes the game insulting to female players. If they had stopped with the final reveal that Samus was a woman, it would have been much better.
Refilling energy and missiles is a very tedious process, and you're forced to do it every time you restart a game with a password, killing your chance at getting the best ending.
While the FDS version records your time and displays it to you at the character selection screen, the cartridge versions do not, which is disappointing, and instead require a long complicated password.
Most of the secret items are hidden without any visible hints, which makes you end up trying to bomb the floor, ceiling, and walls of nearly every room to find them. Also, since the maps must reuse rooms, several places have what appear to be hidden passages, only to turn into a dead-end.
The fake Ice Beam room in Brinstar is really obnoxious and punishes you for exploring.
The battle with Kraid is hard, getting his secret energy tank is torturous, and getting back up the long tower from his hideout is stupid frustrating.
The game was originally released on the Famicom Disk System in Japan which would let you save your character on disk. All other regions got a regular cart with a password system. Two versions were created for the Game Boy Advance, one could be unlocked in Metroid Fusion. Unfortunately, the GBA's height resolution isn't as tall as the NES, so all the graphics are squished making them look terrible. There are four different versions of box art.
The original North American box art. My least favorite for obvious reasons.
North American box art: Re-release. Huge improvement, and quite nice to look at, but it uses Samus's later suit which isn't actually used in this game.
Square box art for Asia and some European markets. I rather enjoy this art.
Japanese box art for original Famicom Disk System release. Definitely my favorite.
Metroid - NES - Manual.pdf
Game manual.
Metroid - NES - Manual (Revision).pdf
Game manual revision.
Nintendo Player's Guide, part 1.
Nintendo Player's Guide, part 5-6.
The complete map with spoilers.
Art by Zac Gorman.
mobygames.com/game/nes/metroid - MobyGames.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid_(video_game) - Wikipedia.
vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Metroid_(NES) - Music.
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Walt Disney has agreed to buy 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets for a total $52.4bn, including Fox’s 39% stake in satellite broadcaster Sky, and the 20th Century Fox film studio. Disney announced More...
By Red Diogenes On Wednesday, December 13th, 2017
Josh Boone details ‘New Mutants’, trilogy of horror films, casting and ties to comic books
While attending the Fox panel at this year’s CCXP (Comic-Con Experience) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, The New Mutants director Josh Boone, Alice Braga (Dr. Cecilia Reyes), writer Knate Lee, Henry Zaga (Sunspot), More...
By Red Diogenes On Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
‘New Mutants’ uses horror theme in new poster, an homage to ‘Elm Street’
20th Century Fox has released the first poster for the upcoming X-Men spin-off The New Mutants, and it’s definitely aligned with the horror theme of the film. The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone directed The More...
By Brandon Jones On Saturday, October 14th, 2017
‘New Mutants’ trailer confirms Josh Boone’s spin-off is a horror film
The production of 20th Century Fox’s The New Mutants, the new X-Men spin-off film from the mutant-centric side of the Marvel universe owned by Fox, will indeed be a horror film as confirmed by the film’s More...
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Mike Love is an incredible musician with some truly beautiful albums you can find at his website here – mikelovemusic.com. He normally plays guitar but here’s a few videos featuring him on ukulele. The ukulele backs up a singer/ songwriter in a totally unique and wonderful way and Mike showcases that well here.
Mike has new songs every time I see him, and they’re always a musical and thought provoking experience.This one is extra special because it is the first written by him on the uke. Seems like a natural combo. He’s playing a Ko’olau T100 Ash.
This is a song that Mike just wrote. He recently got this Spruce/Rosewood Pepe Romero tenor and said it has him picking up the uke again. Many song writers have discovered the ukulele and how it inspires something no other instrument will. This is the first time Mike has played this, so we get a real treat here from one of the most musical and prolific artists from Hawaii. When Mike came after work with this song it had a loop and more layers than you hear. I had to talk him into adapting it and just doing it acoustic, even though the layering at the end was amazing. But I’m not set up like a studio. Pretty much I just record acoustics. Cool thing is Mike’s songs always stand on their own. He’s a master of musical technology but he doesn’t need any power supply to captivate us.
2010, I challenged Mike to come up with a uke version with the last few hours of work. Mahalo to Mike for sharing his light.
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One of my favourite artiste, Mike Love is, for me, an inexhaustible source of inspiration. The values through his music are quite in harmony with the ukulele and the musical universe that goes with it. I hope that many more mike love videos will be realized.
Thanks for all these fantastic videos which are already online !
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Mike came to Kohala Aina fest two years ago and everyone who went is still talking about his performance. I stood in the crowd with my friend and we shouted in each other’s ear “What’s he doing?” “I don’t know, but it’s amazing!!!” Really looking forward to his set again this year. Hopefully he’ll bring the whole band.
Love the fact you can go from listening here to Mikes site seamlessly. got to buy a couple of cds
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We succored NGI in a licit way in bringing them up in searches. Our SEO strategies were so effective so that their organic searches increased and thus resulted in a humongous 20% up heave in lead generation.
NGI was able to witness an increase in admissions last academic year despite of some struggles they faced earlier that year. This was possible because of the Facebook & Instagram campaigns we led across Kerala and Tamilnadu. That emanated in the visit of many potential students and parents in their website. The online traffic elevated and so does the admission.
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Since the 1990s, Gamuda Land has put itself on the map as one of the most credible and trustworthy premium property developers in Malaysia. Their portfolio boasts of a host of award-winning townships across the country.
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Manifesting the brand, the true spirit of the organisation’s roots, experience and people are expressed through a revitalised brand. As part of the bid to communicate this bold claim include encapsulating its spirit and actions into a compilation medium detailing its forward looking, pioneering achievements and effective collaboration of technical expertise that went into every project, which served to enrich the lives of every consumer. At the same time, we also translated this into corporate gallery design to showcase the legacy and global project footprint of the Gamuda Group at its HQ in PJ Trade Centre. Meanwhile, its values are articulated in award submission for the prestigious The Edge Property Excellence Award industry recognition.
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Fabricated Consensus
Robert Stapler questions the purported unanimity of “all the world’s scientists” on man-made global warming.
A Show of Hands: One Man’s Take on Climate-Change Consensus
by Robert W. Stapler, 12/12/2007
Read just about any newspaper, magazine, professional journal or opinion website, and you will find statements and headlines of the type:
“There is consensus in the scientific community that Earth’s climate is heating and that human activity is the cause.”
“Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are causing the Earth’s climate to change and warm, which will have catastrophic results if we do not act to reduce them. Carbon dioxide emissions are about 40% higher than they were before the Industrial Revolution and at their highest levels in recorded history, covering over 650,000 years.”
“With this system, organizations can assess the climate-change impact of their buildings.”
“...largest private solar roof in Manhattan, which will ... eliminate carbon dioxide, and ...”
“... Improves gas mileage and emissions. A great way to shrink your carbon footprint; increases fuel economy up to 35%. Only $39.95. Guaranteed!”
“Offsetting your carbon footprint allows you to become part of the solution to climate change by supporting the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions equal to your carbon emissions.” “Land and sea temperatures ... have risen sharply under the influence of climate change ... a government report said.”
Such warmer waters fuel the formation and ferocity of hurricanes. Warmer oceans are an inseparable by-product of global warming, and it’s foolish to ignore the link to the burning of fossil fuels.”
“...glaciers melting in Greenland prove the planet is warming ...man-made CO2 responsible ...”
“Global Warming Threatens Polar Bears with Extinction!”
“The World Health Organization said Thursday an estimated 77,000 deaths are recorded annually in the Asia-Pacific region due to health problems arising from global warming.”
There is a battle brewing over anthropogenic global-warming (AGW), and, as in all wars, the first casualty is truth. All of the above statements have in common they are, in full or part, untrue. It is, so far, only theorized that greenhouse gases (GHG) and ozone depleting substances (ODS) are the primary culprits of observed warming - not proved. It is only hypothesized warming bodes large scale climatic disasters. And, it is wishful thinking of a tall order that the data and models available are sufficient to determine the true state and change in climate. The remaining statements are all predicated on the single notion global warming has been proved beyond dispute and is a human artifact; and is, therefore amenable to or answerable for a wide body of secondary effects. At most, you can prove those deaths in Asia-Pacifica were weather related. One of the statements is an improbable product-endorsement (for reasons other than AGW). But, hey, if you are already stretching the truth, what’s a little piling on of feel-good, political-correctness going to hurt? And, some are just plain ignorant of what AGW is all about, such as New York’s mayor installing solar panels on rooftops in part to “eliminate carbon dioxide” from our atmosphere (gee, I sure hope not, because, last time I checked, plants still need it and we’d have some difficulty exhaling).
This article does not propose to dispute the merits of AGW theory. My object is to dispute the notion the science is settled and there is no more need of debate.
a) There is no scientific consensus that anthropogenic global warming (AGW) is significant
The claim of consensus is a distortion of the judgment of the scientific community; one that has caused considerable rancor within the community itself and harm to its reputation; and not a little harm to polite discourse. It has two sources. First, is the controversial article written in 2004 by Naomi Oreskes purporting to have established consensus among peer-reviewed climatologists and, second, from statements of the U.N. climate-study steering committee (IPCC) charged with investigating the case for AGW and determining likely impacts.
Oreskes searched the on-line scientific literature to establish a ‘consensus exists among climatologists’ by counting up those scientists who wrote abstracts for or against anthropogenic global warming (AGW). Her study (http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5702/1686) only looked at the abstracts of these studies, not the full text or any qualifiers contained therein. She did not query the scientist directly whether they thought AGW real or their studies represent prevailing scientific opinion. Regardless of whether a majority of all relevant scientists strongly or partly agree AGW exists, her survey is insufficient by itself to establish that. The survey was flawed in other respects; for example: placement of scientists into ‘for-against’ categories were, in many cases, a matter of her personal judgment rather than any measurable criteria.
A skeptic (Peiser, http://www.staff.livjm.ac.uk/spsbpeis/Scienceletter.htm) repeated her meta-search using similar criteria and came up with 1,247 hits as against her 938 (1,117 matching Oreskes later amended criteria). Peiser also came to an entirely different conclusion (results should have been at least similar). These suggest either she was too ‘selective’ or that any study purporting to establish consensus in this manner is inherently subjective. Oreskes charges Peiser did not follow her protocol exactly and includes many articles that are not peer reviewed; and that these invalidate his challenge. Nonetheless, the quality of Peiser’s additional articles and his more rigorous treatment are sufficient to dispute her ‘consensus’. Peiser concedes some of her points, yet contends her assignments in the ‘for’ and ‘against’ columns are dubious.
Oreskes timed the release of her study to coincide with the 10th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-10); suggesting an agenda (supported by other papers she’s published and known environmentalism). Tellingly, no one has come forward, even among AGW proponents, to demonstrate her research is repeatable. At least one other survey finds that, among all climate scientists, the breakdown is 9.4% strongly for AGW, 9.7% strongly against, with the rest voicing varying degrees of weak partisanship to non-judgment. This distribution seems more probable than Oreskes’ survey, given the embryonic state of climate knowledge and tendency of scientist to guard their reputations. In a more recent study of U.S. state climatologists only (direct polling), the split was 17% for and 44% against (17:44); vindicating and virtually identical with Peiser’s result (13:34).
The other source of this myth is the United Nations IPCC steering committee, an organization more political than scientific, has a clear AGW agenda, and favoring climate modeling over other research outcomes. Modelers are but one group of scientists in the AGW debate, but they have a huge investment of time, funding and position in proving AGW real and potentially catastrophic (the minute they prove it otherwise, their funding is apt to vanish; ditto for the IPCC). One report has the IPCC steering committee thrice publishing its own summary report overriding and embellishing the actual findings of its contributor scientists. Some of these scientists have since complained IPCC misrepresents their findings to overstate the case for AGW. Not every scientist has complained against the committee, but enough to discredit IPCC as an impartial body. Each time this happened, the committee published its synopsis many months prior to publishing the scientists’ reports in an apparent bid at steering public policy. By the time the real report gets published, the committee has stolen a march on media opinion and Governments are trapped in policies no one wants to disavow. In each instance, their summaries claim the data (when presented) would support the committee’s contention global warming is man-made and potentially disastrous; and, most recently, that the evidence is undeniable. In each instance, scientists countered their evidence is no better than suggestive of AGW; only to be ignored. The findings (when eventually published) provide only weak support for AGW and, in some cases, support alternative explanations. In none of these cases has the public been apprised of the distortions. Instead, the media and Al Gore repeat and propagate disinformation as though there were no remaining doubt; and is now parroted by reputable professional organizations and climate reporters.
Having created a myth of consensus, we see an unfortunate tendency among scientists, engineers, and technical professionals to concede an AGW victory. Worse, they feel an altruistic obligation to participate in costly makeshift ‘solutions’. However, on what basis do they concede and what relevance would it have, even if true? If they do not study climate or have not taken time to study the findings, what matters their opinion more than a stockbroker or Hollywood diva? I query people how they came by this certain knowledge without ever having studied the science, evidence, models, and debate. Overwhelmingly, the answer I get is: because they have heard or read it so reported in the media or government pronouncements, and because they no longer hear anyone disputing it. So today, among non-climatologic scientists, it may very well be true there is such a consensus or convergence; but, if so, it must be a consensus of apathy, defeat, or conformity. It still does not make a consensus among those who specifically study climate. More to the point, there is even less practical means for determining this is the opinion of the general scientific community; or just a general impression of that opinion shaped in the absence of an effective challenge.
Consensus has been fueled partly by browbeating the public and limiting the terms of debate, partly by tarring those who object, partly by desires to profit from anxiety, and partly by restricting who counts as expert or dismissing substantial experts as though irrelevant. The deliberate attacking and smearing of skeptics-of-note has gone on for sometime, usually silencing debate by portraying those who object as heedless and exploitative of the environment, sustainability, the future, and that perennial dialog douser ‘the children’. Most recently, we are portrayed as being ‘in denial’ (likened to Holocaust deniers). Of what are we supposed to be in denial? Going along? Dread of being labeled contrarian is irrational yet powerful. Many people (including scientists) are jumping on the AGW bandwagon for that reason and no other. The irony being that, by jumping on for the wrong rather than right reasons, they are behaving irrationally ... like so many stampeded cattle.
Oreskes’ study is an instance of restricting who counts, whereby she limits her search to peer-reviewed abstracts only. The choice to limit this way may have been calculated because she was already conversant with this particular literature and knew that, by carefully choosing her criteria, she could disproportionately fetch affirming abstracts or, at least, those she could ‘assign’ as positive. It is even possible she tried out a variety of criteria until reaching an optimal result. One way to test for this would be to vary her criteria to see if still more positive results are attainable. Given the high-subjectivity of her criteria (as demonstrated by Peiser) and growing scientific complaint against consensus, this speculation has some merit.
Censorship is further reinforced by marginalizing or outing scientists who publicly object; as happened to Dr. William Gray (Professor Atmospheric Sciences at Colorado State and a leading hurricane predictor), Dr. S. Fred Singer (http://www.sepp.org/about%20sepp/bios/singer/biosfs.html), and Dr. Roy Spencer (former Senior Scientist for Climate Studies at NASA-Huntsville); and, to a lesser extent Dr. Chris Landsea (former Science & Operations officer at the NOAA National Hurricane Center and an IPCC research contributor). All four scientists have unimpeachable credentials and should be listened to. Instead, all four have been marginalized as ‘cranks’ and/or ‘cronies in the pay of Big-Oil’. The reality is money goes to those willing to research AGW’s potential; while those critical of it go unfunded, under-funded, and their reputations sullied. In this climate, many scientists may find it risky voicing views contradicting the well-orchestrated but unscientific narratives of the wider public, administration, media, and activists. How, then, can there be meaningful consensus where there is no room for dialog.
Far fewer people bother refuting nonsense than ignore it. This, however unfortunate, is both normal and proper because they have better things to do with their time. People join causes out of passion or fear, and only those vested with such passion or driven by fear contribute significant time and energy. We don’t waste ourselves in combating those we regard fools; we cultivate those we regard sensible. Because of this, it is far easier exciting foolishness than reason. Most are too occupied with more immediate pursuits and willing, therefore, to concede anything that does not disturb them. This leaves the field open to fanatics, fools, and scoundrels; who drive the rest of us crazy until we capitulate.
b) Consensus is not the right measure of validity
Only proof is capable of that. Does it matter that 99 of 100 experts say the sun rises in the east and sets in the west when the truth is the sun does no such thing (the earth spins, making it appear the sun rises and sets). 400-years ago, a lone genius peering through a new instrument shattered that conceit, yet we persist in viewing the Earth centrically. AGW is another such conceit: the conceit our activities are more significant than nature, and that even a small perturbation to a planet like ours is enough to disrupt a system robustly stable and favorable to life some 3.8-billion years. Thirty years ago the consensus was the earth was cooling and we’d soon plunge into an ice-age. Forty years before that the consensus was for warming and in 1908 it was for cooling. This is just the latest lurch in scientific conjecture; and media speculation more than scientific consensus.
Here is what Michael Crichton, scientist and noted author, says about consensus:
“As most of you have heard many times, the consensus of climate scientists believes in global warming. Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you’re being had.
...the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. Science ... requires only one investigator who happens to be right; which means that he or she has results that are verifiable by reference to the real world. In science, consensus is irrelevant. What is relevant is reproducible results. The greatest scientists in history are great precisely because they broke with the consensus.”
If you haven’t read Crichton’s novel ‘State of Fear’, by all means do so. It is not only describes the motives behind hype and data-manipulation; it is also good storytelling.
Mark Twain said, “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
Because there are alternatives, because the all important models are concededly flawed, because we don’t know the balance between positive and negative feedbacks, because the sun’s contribution has been left out, because the data is spotty, because no one knows the actual long-term impacts, and because AGW is 9/10ths political, any claim made of consensus on the order described is a monumental conceit.
c) AGW is not the best predictor of events
The current state of comprehension admits of alternative explanations, with more alternatives existing for natural causes of climate change than supporting it as man-made. The most probable is also the oldest and most readily understood - the variability of our sun, our distance from it, and factors affecting how much of its energy reaches our surface (including trapping, aerosols, and albedo). An effective model will include these extraterrestrial components as well as atmospheric and terrestrial components, and will give each the correct weighting. Although the AGW climate models have been tweaked to resemble the 35-year historical record, they do so at the expense of introducing disputable “fudge factors”. These are correction-algorithms used to improve fit. Some are valid positive feedback mechanisms, but others have no other basis for being in the model than providing correction or as ‘place holders’ for missing elements. Among these, valid negative feedbacks (those that damp response to inputs) have been given insufficient weight. The models have been made sharply sensitive to some fudge factors, especially those tied to positive feedbacks; and it is these that are driving high rates of warming in the predictions. If this weighting is wrong, then there is little cause to believe we have a usable model. To my thinking, these models only good for extrapolating future global temperature on the assumption other factors can be held constant and the weighting for GHG is about right; giving us some better understanding of the GHG contribution, but not telling us the net result.
The better correlation between surface and solar data brings into sharp focus whether the models tell us anything really useful. The long-term historical trend shows excellent correspondence between solar flux reaching the Earth’s surface and global temperature as recorded in ice and soil strata. Yet, this is ignored in favor of GHG models as an explanation for both recorded and predicted temperatures. Solar flux appears to provide a very good fit to the long-term data and may be the better candidate for predicting near-term trends. Even better, it does not require the complexity necessary to the AGW models. Solar flux would also explain recent ice cap melting on Mars (though this could be coincidental); which Earth-based AGW models cannot possibly explain. The obvious drawback to a solar-based model is predicting occasional anomalies. Used retroactively for geological time-scales, AGW models predict rather poorly while solar variation tracks quite well. The models cannot be ‘proven’ in any meaningful sense for decades to come (by which time the modelers will all be safely dead and the models will have been altered beyond recognition). The same, of course, can be said of solar and other alternate theories, but the point is not that one or the other prevails ... it is none so far are more than suggestive.
The other big problem with the AGW climate models, as Dr. Richard Lintzen points out, is they depend too much on a rate of economic expansion at the extreme of what can occur. Coupled with this is an improper assumption that: as economies expand, so must atmospheric CO2 increase. Historically, this is easily shown to be false other than for emerging economies and only if fossil fuel continues to be abundant. Real economies tend to rein in waste as they mature, driven by shortage and quality concerns toward greater efficiency. Thus, we see in mature economies a tendency for conservation (and, hence, lower per capita CO2 emissions), at least until some replacement energy can be found. As the only other energy capable of sustaining us post-fossil-fuel is nuclear, the CO2 question ultimately becomes moot.
d) There is an accumulation of data ... Yes, but it does not unequivocally support AGW
The terms ‘climate change’, ‘global-warming’ and ‘man-made’ are frequently and improperly used as though synonymous. Climate change has always been with us and will be with us as long as our planet has an atmosphere. The fact the gathered data shows change only affirms what we have always known - climate varies. What would be novel would be for it to not change. The only thing the data (both older and recent) shows is that, yes, something is changing at locations where measurements are taken. One criticism made is that too much of this data represents urban heat-islands, and that that is skewing the picture. AGW model defenders dispute this has been the case, but have yet to show it has been adequately accounted for in the models.
Global warming exists to roughly the same extent as global cooling; that is, to about the same extent but in different parts of the planet; and, as such, are not truly global. Glaciers melting do not prove global warming dominates as glaciers have always melted somewhere even as they form elsewhere or some other heat sink balances things out. Each year, we get a tiny new bit of data to add to the growing pile. The new data indicate much the same trends as the old data (except where humans muddy the waters). Recent data has sometimes been manipulated to produce a semblance of acceleration (e.g., infamous ‘hockey-stick’), and the reliability of corrections made to surface data are in constant dispute. Global stratospheric data does not confirm the surface trend, reinforcing the latter may constitute localized effects not representative of the larger mass. Some heat islands show flat or even declining temperatures; and, in some cases, have been corrected to explain them away (at least in public presentations). The surface data mesh is far too coarse and badly distributed to say with certainty what even the surface trend is, making stratospheric and satellite data, so far, the better indicators. Yet, it is surface data that is relied on as ‘proof’ for AGW. Because we do most of our data gathering in large, urban areas in the most developed parts of the planet, there are huge regions for which we have no or little surface and columnar data, and cannot say with certainty the data is representative of the entire planet. Because the data increasingly includes concentrations of heat, there may only be an appearance of man-made climate change; proving only a tendency of people to cluster. It has been argued the stratosphere may be sluggish or decoupling heat transfer at the interface between stratosphere and troposphere and that this is masking the true situation; giving surface and columnar data the appearance of greater relevance. However, this is only valid for the dismissive reason the upper atmosphere is not registering heat that climate modelers insist must be there; which, for all its elegance, is also unproven.
A recent report in Nature Magazine (reprint at: http://www.junkscience.com/sep07/Chemists_poke_holes_in_ozone_theory.htm ) says one of the fundamental assumptions in ozone-hole theory is flat wrong, reducing the rate of breakdown by a factor of ten and sending scientists scurrying to find alternate, hence ‘natural’, explanations for 60% of the annual dissipation formerly attributed to man-made CFCs (meanwhile, government gleefully maintains it has fixed the problem). If scientists are this far off on something as elementary as ozone, what’s the chance the far more intricate and patched up AGW models are flawed? I think these guys are impressive having created models this complex; and the exercise has certainly enhanced our understanding of climate. I just don’t think we are there yet, not even close. A single year’s accretion of new data is not terribly significant when contemplating weather for the next century and beyond. We need far more detailed data, better models, and much faster computers before we can predict on this scale. I’ve read objections it is actually easier predicting broad-stroke, decades-long climate changes than it is predicting next week’s local weather; and there is some truth in that - given you’ve got a proven prediction model (which we don’t). Currently, we have about 35 years of moderately accurate data, but only covering a fraction of the planet. In addition, we have 15 years of truly global stratospheric data and a model incapable of relating conflicting data to forcing mechanisms; then outputting a verifiable global temperature. The modelers admit having discounted the stratospheric data on the premise it contradicts the near-surface data - a questionable practice in any science. With what little we do have, we can barely predict the next three days of weather, much less the next century of climate. We can make some rough predictions (right about 1/4 of the time, and not all that much better than we could a quarter-century ago) regarding how many hurricanes, snowfalls, or rainfall we’ll get in one pass around the sun. Beyond that, it would be nothing less than miraculous for these dire predictions to prove true.
If you only go looking for global warming, that is all you will find because the evidence for it abounds (in the right places). Evidence equally abounds of its opposite, but is ‘inconvenient’ to those seeking but the one sort.
e) Not established warming is environmentally disastrous
Even among scientists who agree the trend is toward warming, there is considerable disagreement as to what that portends. Only a minority of activist-scientists concur with climate-alarmists. Geologists and at least two major hurricane trackers are telling us warm eras in the past may have been milder, and the link between global temperature and storms is overstated. Warming does not impact all regions of the earth equally, affecting the poles more than tropics. Therefore, it is probable that places like Canada, Russia, Siberia, southern Chile, and Greenland will benefit as they did in the Medieval Warm Period; while the tropics and subtropics will fare little worse. Chris Landsea believes global warming plays only a minor role in spawning larger and more frequent storms, and that the scenarios presented by alarmists like Gore are grossly exaggerated. The real problem with hurricanes and tsunamis is people are increasingly nesting in their path. Desertification is known to be increased more by cold and glacial periods than warm ones. Plant growth is surging from milder temperatures and longer growing seasons, absorbing some of the excess CO2 and binding more water that would, otherwise, go into the atmosphere. The net cost of heating and cooling of buildings from warming is slightly less, and the cost of transportation without having to clear snow, endure stormy runways, and heating car interiors is a big plus. Therefore, it may be global warming is a net benefit rather than disaster for the planet.
f) The Big-Oil conspiracy - boiling skeptics in oil?
Perfectly reasonable statement typical of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists: “Policies that attempt to manage climate change, particularly in the face of uncertainty, without considering its consequences to energy security or which prematurely alter economic vitality will adversely impact our ability to implement technological solutions to a wide range of issues. Such policies may limit our ability to adapt to the inevitable impact of an increasing world population and associated environmental problems.”
AGW’s proponents make a big fuss about ‘oil interests spending huge sums distorting reality’; thereby spoiling an otherwise ‘perfect’ consensus. This is one of their most persuasive straw-men reinforcing the notion it is greedy oil companies driving denial; and that, but for them, the debate would be over and we could get on with the important business of arresting growth. They neglect to mention oil money spent disputing AGW is insignificant compared to the money, support-base, vested interests, profits, and benefits accruing to the other side. Careers have been built on the basis AGW exists: credentials enhanced by substantiating it, government expanded to deal with it, taxes imposed allegedly to stifle it, TV & newspapers circulations and reputations padded, environmentalist coffers filled by it, carbon-credits dispensed absolving those guilty of it (at an obscene profit), insurance companies’ risk reduced by it, movies marketing it, and product ads promising they’ll fix it ... just to name a few. They fail to mention oil companies spend most of this money downplaying their role in AGW rather than disputing it. Most oil companies go so far as to endorse AGW in the reasonable expectation their product will be favored in an environmentally ‘friendly’ market. This is because Big Oil long ago realized this is fight they can’t win. This makes oil-company targeting a ruse for disarming remaining skeptics (of whatever origin), not of combating exploitation. Just about anyone still ‘in-denial’ is routinely accused of being ‘in the pay or pocket of oil companies’ (in case you wonder, I haven’t worked for an oil company in decades and harbor less than a warm-fuzzy for the one I quit).
I sometimes liken climate-change hysteria to a comic routine I once saw. In that burlesque, a man strolls to the middle of the road and suddenly stops because, far down the road, a slow moving steamroller is headed at him with the driver soundly asleep at the stick. The man in the roadway is struck insensible by this, and yelps for help. He doesn’t move a muscle to extricate himself however - like some deer caught by headlights. Sidewalk-bystanders begin wringing hands and imploring each other what to do. Meanwhile, the steamroller plods mindlessly forward. The mob, soon, has lost all semblance of reason as first one and, then, all shout at the steamroller and push their hands in its direction as if that might make it stop. Meanwhile, the man in the road gets more and more frantic. We (in the audience) know all he has to do is step out of the road or have one of the crowd pull him out; yet all behave as though incapable of reasonable action. Several minutes are wasted in this manner until, predictably, the steamroller grinds the poor slob into the pavement and rolls quietly stage left. Briefly, the crowd moans pityingly at the victim before dispersing. A warming Earth may well portend change, but we needn’t react hysterically to it or with gestures that accomplish nothing. Change is a given. Like the hand-pushing of the comedy, carbon-credits, caps and tax disincentives are expensive empty gestures that do nothing to stop change, regardless of our tiny contribution. We can’t make a measurable dent that way, and the attempt would bankrupt us in any case. The appropriate solution, therefore, is to step out of the steamrollers’ path - when and if that proves more than a delusion of our fevered brains.
For a fresh look at AGW from a skeptical perspective, I recommend the following links:
http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/regv15n2/reg15n2g.html http://
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8497
http://www.co2science.org/scripts/CO2ScienceB2C/about/mission.jsp
http://www.sepp.org/about%20sepp/abtsepp.html
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=c6a32614-f906-4597 -993d-f181196a6d71
http://www.lifeethics.org/www.lifeethics.org/2007/07/global-warming-no-d ebate-reporting-bias.html
http://www.junkscience.com/Greenhouse/index.html
http://www.crichton-official.com/speech-ourenvironmentalfuture.html
http://mysite.verizon.net/mhieb/WVFossils/ice_ages.html
http://ff.org/centers/csspp/pdf/20070522_isdo.pdf
http://ff.org/centers/csspp/docs/20070321_ball.ppt
http://ff.org/centers/csspp/library/co2weekly/2005-06-09/dangers.htm
http://www.cei.org/pages/ait_response-book.cfm
http://www.cei.org/pdf/ait/chXVII.pdf
http://www.cei.org/pdf/5288.pdf http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba378/ba378.pdf - especially read Conclusion
http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=544
http://www.junkscience.com/Greenhouse/offset_calc.htm - explanation of carbon-credit fallacy and outright fraud.
http://www.alternet.org/story/49025/ - criticism of carbon trading (credits, offsets, &c) by an AGW believer
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/23/AR200605 2301305_pf.html - outing of Dr. Gray
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n12_v46/ai_15544248 - Gore’s attacks on scientists Singer, Happer, & Ellsaesser
http://www.federalobserver.com/archive.php?aid=9358 - Chris Landsea’s reasons for quitting prestigious NOAA position
Bob Stapler is a mechanical engineer living in Maryland
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Sean Harris
The Goob
Young Goob, 16 years old, returns home to his mother where he grew up in the countryside, between a small restaurant and a field of ...
Genres: Drama, Romance
Actors: Sienna Guillory, Sean Harris, Hannah Spearritt, Marama Corlett, Paul Popplewell, Liam Walpole, Oliver Kennedy, Joe Copsey, Rosa French
A Lonely Place to Die
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber ...
Actors: Alec Newman, Ed Speleers, Melissa George, Kate Magowan, Garry Sweeney, Holly Boyd, Douglas Russell, Alan Steele, Sean Harris, Stephen McCole, Karel Roden, Eamonn Walker, Paul Anderson, Eric Barlow, Jamie Edgell
This film is set in 2093 and takes place in the same universe as the 'Alien' movies. A group of explorers, including some archaeologists, are ...
Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery
Actors: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Logan Marshall-Green, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall, Emun Elliott, Benedict Wong, Kate Dickie, Branwell Donaghey, Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik, C.C. Smiff, Shane Steyn
In England, retired Royal Marine Harry Brown spends his lonely life between the hospital, where his beloved wife Kath is terminally ill, and playing chess ...
Actors: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Iain Glen, Sean Harris, Ben Drew, Jack O'Connell, Jamie Downey, Lee Oakes, Joseph Gilgun, Liam Cunningham, Marva Alexander, Liz Daniels, Marvin Campbell
In DELIVER US FROM EVIL, New York police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing ...
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Actors: Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Chris Coy, Dorian Missick, Sean Harris, Joel McHale, Mike Houston, Lulu Wilson, Olivia Horton, Scott Johnsen, Daniel Sauli, Antoinette LaVecchia, Aidan Gemme, Jenna Gavigan
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A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend ...
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Actors: Jack O'Connell, Jack Lowden, Paul Popplewell, Adam Nagaitis, Joshua Hill, Ben Williams-Lee, Jonah Russell, Harry Verity, Peter McNeil O'Connor, Babou Ceesay, Sam Reid, James McArdle, Sam Hazeldine, Sean Harris, Paul Anderson
CIA chief Hunley (Baldwin) convinces a Senate committee to disband the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), of which Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is a key member. Hunley ...
Country: USA, Hong Kong, China
Genres: Action, Thriller, Adventure
Actors: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Simon McBurney, Jingchu Zhang, Tom Hollander, Jens Hultén, Alec Baldwin, Mateo Rufino, Fernando Abadie, Alec Utgoff, Hermione Corfield
Actors: Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Lyndsey Marshal, Georgie Smith, Rory Kinnear, Killian Scott, Sean Harris, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Kacie Anderson, Gerard Kearns, Tony Way, Barry Keoghan, Ezra Khan, Alan Williams, Anastasia Hille
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
With a serial killer claiming victim 13 and rumors of corruption in their force, the West Yorkshire cops are told to cooperate with a team ...
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Actors: Warren Clarke, Paddy Considine, James Fox, David Calder, Nicholas Woodeson, Ron Cook, Maxine Peake, Tony Pitts, Jim Carter, David Morrissey, Eddie Marsan, Sean Harris, Tony Mooney, Shaun Dooley, Ken Oxtoby
A murky tale. A child goes missing in West Yorkshire, one of several over ten years; the police find a patsy, an acquaintance of Michael, ...
Actors: David Morrissey, Lisa Howard, Chris Walker, Shaun Dooley, Jim Carter, Warren Clarke, Sean Bean, Sean Harris, Steven Robertson, Tony Mooney, Tony Pitts, Michelle Dockery, Andrew Cryer, Mark Addy, Beatrice Kelley
The broken farmer Dan rents his farm for the scientist John from the Bovine Genetics Technology that is researching genetic modifications of cattle to increase ...
Country: USA, UK, Ireland
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi
Actors: Essie Davis, Sean Harris, Marcel Iures, Crispin Letts, John Lynch, Ruth Negga, Stanley Townsend
A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to ...
Actors: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Rupert Friend, Sean Harris, Lennie James, Bob Hoskins, Sally Bretton, Joe Jackson, Igor Breakenback, James Farbell, Emily Maitlis, Sonic, Shane Reese, Ethan Wilson, Rory Pettyjohns
Party-loving Kate wakes up in a London tube station to find the place locked up and deserted and soon realizes that she is being stalked by ...
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Actors: Franka Potente, Sean Harris, Vas Blackwood
It is based on a famous novel of Graham Greene. One book says very detailed about the US's gangster. With the way they live, do ...
Actors: Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Serkis, John Hurt, Sean Harris, Helen Mirren
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Actors: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley, Frederick Schmidt, Alec Baldwin, Liang Yang, Kristoffer Joner, Wolf Blitzer
Possum is a movie starring Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, and Simon Bubb. After returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to ...
Actors: Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Simon Bubb, Andy Blithe
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The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union in 3 months, 16 days, 2 hours and 50 minutes.
After Brexit
the e-Commerce Directive and Brexit
The e-Commerce Directive is a 2001 EU directive laying out the fundamental rules of online commerce within Europe.
Relevant policy:
EU Directive 2001/31/EC
Domestic implementation: the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002
The Electronic Commerce Directive (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018
The Electronic Commerce (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 – statutory instrument to the EU Withdrawal Act 2018
The term e-Commerce as used here means e-Commerce in the sense of doing business online full stop, not “ecommerce” in the WooCommerce sense of setting up an online shop and selling goods online.
The thing that is the most important about the ECD is Article 15. Loosely put, it is the European equivalent of the US’s Section 230.
As he usually does, Graham Smith explained it best:
Article 15 of the E-Commerce Directive lays down the basic principle that EU Member States cannot impose a general obligation on internet intermediaries to monitor what people say online. […] Article 15 is a strong candidate for the most significant piece of internet law in the UK and continental Europe. It is the stent that keeps the arteries of the internet open. It prevents the state from turning internet gateways into checkpoints at which the flow of information could be filtered, controlled and blocked.
It has been the fundamental safeguard of communication, free speech, and commerce for as long as most people have been online.
No longer.
We in the UK may have to start worrying for Article 15. It could easily be overlooked, or even deliberately left behind, when we start the process of converting EU to domestic UK law in preparation for leaving the EU.
Brexit is the opportunity many policymakers have dreamed about for years to attack, weaken, and reshape the ECD into a very British model. That is one where internet gateways become checkpoints, the flows of information are filtered, controlled, and blocked, and platforms and businesses become privatised law enforcement. The excuses are myriad – the need to control hate speech, prevent terrorism, or tamp down abuse. But all of those aims can only be achieved, again as Graham Smith notes, by transferring the blame for the root of the problems from those who abuse platforms to the platforms themselves; the intermediaries become the perpetrators.
The process of dismantling the ECD has already begun. This statement to the House, for example, by the then-Secretary of State for Digital, laid out his intentions: “With Brexit, we will of course be leaving the e-commerce directive, so it is not a question of updating it, but of what to put in its place. We will be leaving the digital single market, and we have an opportunity to make sure that we get that piece of legislation right for the modern age—supporting innovation, growth and the use of modern technology, but doing so in a way that commands the confidence of citizens.” The digital solutionist obsession with “innovation”, as it so often does, cares not a jot for the fundamental principles which make that innovation possible.
It’s also telling that Matt Hancock, as Secretary for Digital, dragged out the “internet as wild west” trope when discussing remaking Britain’s digital regulations, when Article 15 is the international legal regulation that establishes the fundamental building block of online communication and exchange. The term “wild west” implies no laws and a swaggering sheriff, not an ironcast regulation and an opportunist politician who didn’t think twice about leaving the job.
Dr Lilian Edwards makes an excellent scholarly argument against the slippery slope that government seems determined to drag us down. Yes, there are reasons to reform aspects of the ECD. That’s not what they want to do.
My message to Britain’s digital and tech professionals would be this: the eCommerce Directive, and whatever replaces it, is issue zero. Nothing – upload filters, GDPR, VATMOSS – is anything near as important or as critical as this. Do not let other issues distract you, don’t let resentment of the EU cloud your judgement, and don’t think you can code your way around this. You can’t.
In January 2019 government issued guidance on the e-Commerce Directive in the event of a “no deal” Brexit. The risk on an international level pertains to the Country of Origin principle.
While the “no deal” advice pledges harmonisation with existing European regulations, including those on intermediary liability and general monitoring, the direction of travel for domestic tech policy is rather opposite.
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Final Exhibition of the University of Toronto Scarborough Studio Art Program's Graduating Class
WORKS BY:
Annie Song, Caleb Y. Tao, Caitlyn Coll, Christopher Dela Cruz, Christopher Williams, Iori Matsushima, Jade Liao, Jason Chow, Jingru Emma Zhao, Calvin Moon, Kachely Peters, Kimberly Hoang, Louisa Hsu, Maliha Fazle, Mingda Jia, Nive Sridharan, Romina Saravi, Sabrina Yip, Shiyuan Kenny Liu, Rui Hu, Wei Luo, Xuanheng He, Yemmy Cen Wu, Zhouzuo Kristy Chen
Doris McCarthy Gallery
1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON
M1C 1A4
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, April 12th 6pm – 9pm
Wunderkammer (trans: Room of Wonders) presents a contemporary rendition of a traditional cabinet of curiosities. Originating in 16th century Europe, these cabinets were known historically for their spectacular and unique objects, holding personal idiosyncratic collections that often exhibited the development of taxonomies and its relationship of one species to another. There are, however, colonial remains embedded within the act of collecting: notions of violent exoticism and the Eurocentric Chain of Being. The collectors prioritized acts of acquisition as a part of political and capital gain. In contrast, this exhibition overturns hierarchies by approaching the wunderkammer as individual artists coming together to create a consensual collective energy.
The artwork exhibited, ranging from drawing and painting to sculpture and multimedia installation, delves into a plethora of juxtapositions that links the interior to exterior, humanity to other species, self to others, and the past to the present. Amid the complex layers of each narrative, Wunderkammer creates a space for the collective power of connection that can exist in the spaces in-between.
This exhibition is the culmination of the work produced by students in two senior-level Studio courses within the Department of Arts, Culture and Media at the University of Toronto Scarborough taught by Yael Brotman and by Lee Goreas.
www.wunderkammerutsc.weebly.com
wunderkammerutsc@gmail.com
Friday, April 12th 11am – 4pm
Saturday, April 13th 12pm – 5pm
Tuesday, April 16th 11am – 4pm
Wednesday, April 17th 11am – 4pm
Venue Info: The exhibition will be presented at the Doris McCarthy Gallery, located on the ground floor of the Bladen Wing. For a campus map and information on parking and public transportation options, visit: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/home/visiting-utsc
Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough
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Alice Hasen Fiddle Camp
Recording Work
Alice Hasen
ALICE HASEN'S DEBUT EP "VIOLINTRO" DROPS SEPTEMBER 7
Alice Hasen will be recording her debut album, "Violintro," at Ardent Studios in Memphis TN this March 21-26. The album will include seven songs and is scheduled for release on September 7, 2019. B-Side Memphis will host the album release show, 7-9 PM on the same day as the release.
Photo by Susan Kephart Brown.
“A monster talent.”
– Jim Hurst, Singer/Songwriter
“Spontaneous and incredibly intuitive.”
– Jason D. Williams, Rock'n Roll Piano Legend
“World Class.”
– John Mohead, Singer/Songwriter
“One in a million.”
– Alan Rowoth, Founder, folkmusic.org; host, Big Orange Tarp
“She transcends this physical plane with her nuance and brilliance.”
– Piper Hayes, Singer/Songwriter
“Alice Hasen’s technical skills are exceptional and her melodic approach is refreshing. She works hard to give a producer what is asked for and performs with a joy that is infectious. She is definitely on my ‘A’ list to call for violin/fiddle.”
– Tricia Walker, Singer/Songwriter; Director, DMI Entertainment Industry Studies, Delta State University
“Hasen’s playing [gives] the songs soul and movement… that feeling you get when you put your hand out the window of a moving car, and let it fly!”
– KOTO Radio, Telluride, CO.
Alice Hasen is a professional violinist/fiddler specializing in rock, folk, roots, jazz and classical music. Born in Vermont but residing in Memphis, TN, Alice is the leader of Alice Hasen and the Blaze, a fiddle-powered groove band that primarily plays Alice's original compositions. Alice is also a member of the Blackwater Trio, an acoustic rock group that performs both covers and originals. Outside of these acts, Alice collaborates with several singer-songwriters, bands and recording artists in the South. Her playing covers all styles, but her favorites are rock, funk, and gypsy jazz.
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Man Injured In Springdale Hit And Run Dies, Family Says
Posted 9:16 am, January 30, 2019, by 5NEWS Web Staff, Updated at 06:52PM, January 30, 2019
SPRINGDALE (KFSM) — A Marshallese man who was critically injured Jan. 14 in a hit-and-run crash in Springdale has died.
Jeen John, 23, was struck at 6:53 p.m. on Jan. 14 near Fern's Valley Loop and Arkansas 264 by a motorist who left the scene. Officers found John laying near the highway.
He was rushed to Northwest Medical Center in Springdale and placed on life support. He was taken off life support last week and died about 5 a.m. today (Jan. 30), the family said. His death was confirmed by Lt. Jeff Taylor of the Springdale Police Department.
John leaves behind a 1-year-old child.
Police say the motorist who struck John was identified as Race Skyler Fuller, 28, of Lowell. He was arrested on Jan. 22 after turning himself into authorities. He was charged at the time with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, a Class D felony, according to Sgt. Shannon Jenkins with the Benton County Sheriff's Office.
Fuller is currently free on $25,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Benton County Circuit Court on March 4.
Taylor said it would be up to the prosecutor as to whether the charges would be changed against Fuller or whether new charges would be added in the wake of John's death.
Benton County Prosecutor Nathan Smith said the defendant currently faces the felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident which is a class D felony. He said to pursue an additional charge, such as Negligent Homicide as a result of intoxication, additional evidence of intoxication is required to establish the elements of that charge.
"If the ongoing investigation reveals that additional charges are warranted, we will pursue those charges aggressively. I hope that the community will join me in praying for Mr. John’s family and friends," Smith said.
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Arkansas Man Dies In Traffic Accident Near Tahlequah
One Woman, Eight Men Charged As Accomplices In The Shooting Of David Ortiz
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Ladue Missouri in Zip Code 63124
Ladue Missouri
The City of Ladue Missouri is located in Mid St. Louis County, about 25 minutes from Downtown St Louis along Interstate 64. Important roads for Ladue are Clayton Road, Ladue Road, Warson Road, Litzsinger Road, Interstate 64, Lindbergh Blvd, McKnight Road and Old Warson Road. The population of Ladue was recorded as having 8,521 residents in 2010. It was officially incorporated in 1936.
Ladue Schools
The residents of Ladue are served by the public Ladue School District. The district has four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, Horton Watkins High School. Other schools that are located in Ladue are Mary Institute County Day School (MICDS), a private K-12th grade campus, John Burroughs School, a private high school and the Community School, a private independent school providing education to children age 3 to 6th grade. L'Ecole Culinaire, a vocational school for all thing culinary, has its campus in Ladue.
Ladue Golf Courses
Ladue has several private golf courses located within its boundaries. All of them are 18 hole golf courses and very old establishments. The Log Cabin Club was established in 1899! The St. Louis Country Club and the Bogey Club came along in 1914 and 1915 respectively. The Old Warson Country Club is a newcomer in comparison having been established in 1954.
Ladue Parks and Recreation
Tilles Park, a St. Louis County Park located in Ladue, is home to a beautiful yearly tradition, the Winter Wonderland. Every Holiday season, Tilles is decked out in thousands of lights and lighted displays which can be viewed either by carriage or by car. Ladue residents enjoy the fishing lake, spray play fountain and children's playground and the picnic areas and pavilions throughout the year.
Ladue Historic Landmarks
The city of Ladue has many St. Louis County designated Landmarks. Some of them are also on the National Register of Historic Places. One of those landmarks is the Samuel Plant House on Cella Road which was built in 1912 for Samuel P. Plant, an owner of a successful St. Louis milling company. Another landmark is the Price School that was built in 1925 and later expanded in 1933 and is located where the original a one-room school house, built in 1872 had been. The style of architecture for Price School was chosen to match the social and financial status of the Ladue residents. Ladue Market on Clayton Road is another landmark and was established in 1928, making it the oldest store still in business in the city. Charles and Minnie Meyer opened the store and four generations of the Meyer family have owned and operated the market since then. One other beautiful landmark is the Mahlon B. Wallace House, or "Amagraja". It was built in 1908 and is located on Price Road. It is an example of Neoclassical Colonial Revival architectural style, reminiscent of the state pavilions at the 1904 World's Fair. Wallace served as president of the Cupples Corporation which ran the Cupples Station in downtown St. Louis.
Ladue Missouri Address and Phone Numbers
Ladue Missouri City Hall
Ladue, MO 63124
Fire (non-emergency): 314-993-0181
Municipal Court: 314-993-3919
Building Department: 314-997-6308
Public Works Dept: 314-993-5665
St. Louis County Library: 314-994-3300
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All scanned. The first one, the PET Scan, took 35 minutes in the tube-thingy. That's after 45 minutes just laying still in a recliner in the back of the truck trailer that lugs it around New England. I dozed off a couple times. It sure does have a Star Trek feel to it all.
Then an hour break to drink a couple bottles of some banana-tasting creamy stuff that's radioactive.
Then into the CT scan, but this time it was less than 15 minutes. Had time to go home for a bite to eat and then a run downtown for a little coffee and printed matter (i.e. newspapers).
Very quiet.
So quiet that Burlington Officers Matt White ([left) and Lee Thayer actually had a chance to stop and chat with each other in the heart of the smallest largest city known to any state in the United States!
Officer White hails from Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Officer Thayer is from Milton, Vermont.
Honest.
Lee's a 1999 graduate of Milton High School. The boys, er, men, went through the Vermont Police Academy together and have been wearing Burlington Blue for three years.
They're the most important people on Earth when you really need 'em.
And am I "dating" myself when I say they look kinda young?
Also on the street, playing to a very sparse audience, was this gentleman. I'd know his name, but as soon as I pointed the camera in his direction he started improvising a song hitting on me for money for taking his picture.
Public street, pal.
For now I'll just think of him as "Your Excellency!"
Gov. Jim Douglas has changed his schedule, moving his "regular weekly press conference" from Thursday to Tuesday. That means I have a little Tuesday schedule reordering in store.
Wouldn't miss Gov. Scissorhands' performance for the world!
Anybody out there got a good question for our chief executive?
Not a speech - a question?
George "WMD" Bush: drummer
Posted by Peter Freyne on Monday, April 30, 2007 at 08:58 AM in The Big Picture | Permalink
As You Like It, Act V, Sc. I
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. [check *Update* below)
"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war
in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor,
for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword.
It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind...
And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood
boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no
need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the
citizenry, infused with fear and blinded with patriotism, will offer up all
of their rights unto the leader, and gladly so.
For this is what I have done.
And I am Caesar."
- William Shakespeare
If the shoe fits, eh?
***UPDATE***
The distinguished chap who sent me the above "alleged" Shakespeare line, now informs me it's not from the pen of Will Shakespeare. Says it's been floating around the Internet for a few years....
I don't have time to dig into it further right now....doctors appointments. (Anybody have time to find the source?)
It's still a good line, eh?
Yours truly's off to the Fanny Allen...."Double Scan Land" for today. The "miracles" of modern medicine.
[photo shot last fall at Oakledge Park. The birds came back. We made it through!]
Political Theater
Posted by Peter Freyne on Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 09:32 AM in Media Watching, Vermont Politics | Permalink
"Four years ago this spring the Bush administration took leave of reality and plunged our country into a war so poorly planned it soon turned into a disaster."
The words of Bill Moyers in his "Buying the War" eye-opener. Like a man who gets right to the point.
"The story of how high officials misled the country has been told. But they couldn't have done it on their own; they needed a compliant press, to pass on their propaganda as news and cheer them on. Since then thousands of people have died, and many are dying to this day. Yet the story of how the media bought what the White House was selling has not been told in depth on television."
Better late than never, eh?
If you haven't seen it, it's available online here at PBS.
And closer to home in the Beautiful Dark & Damp Burlap area, yours truly's second Statehouse cafeteria food-fight of this season, aka "Point-Counterpoint," will air on CH. 17 - at 11:40 A.M. & 5:40 P.M. We, me and the CCTV crew, taped it under the dome on Wednesday when the place was jumping!
It's the only time I'm aware of that Burlington Rep. Kurt Wright, a Republican, has refused to appear on a television program. In this case, he would have been opposite fellow Burlington pol, Rep. David Zuckerman, a Progressive. The issue on the table was the Impeach Bush & Cheney Resolution that had passed the Senate. and was headed for the House Floor that afternoon.
Perfectly understandable, eh? Who in their right mind would want to have to go before the TV cameras and defend George "WMD" Bush?
With no Kwik Stop Kurt, just an empty seat, I had to play his part opposite The Pony Tail. After knowing Kurt for going on three decades, I think I have his mannerisms and political gyrations down pretty good.
Just kidding. I didn't play his part. Well, not too much of the time, anyway.
But according to reliable sources, GOP Rep. Wright had heard such - that I played him - and called CH. 17 demanding he be allowed to view the program before it airs!!!
Big Brother?
Those sources say they were eventually able to calm down Ol' Kurt. Poor guy's extra sensitive imagewise these days. Heck, in addition to state rep, he recently ascended to the presidency of the Burlington City Council.
Presidents have much larger....heads, eh?
Speaking of presidents, Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin is also a guest, as is Associated Press writer Ross Sneyd.
No beating around the bush....
Lessons Learned?
Posted by Peter Freyne on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 05:38 PM in Vermont Politics | Permalink
That was one of the questions yours truly put to Vermont House Speaker Gaye Symington [right] at her Friday bag-less "Brown-Bagger" with the Statehouse press.
Any lessons learned this week, Madame Speaker?
SYMINGTON: It confirmed for me that Vermonters pay attention to what’s going on in the world around them, and understand well, that policies that initiate at the federal level affect the choices we have on our plate in Vermont, even to the level of addressing property tax pressures and the kinds of budget pressures the Iraq War puts on us...
I don’t think there’s a difference of opinion in terms of our underlying anger, outrage at where our country’s been led under the leadership of President Bush.
As everyone knows, Speaker Symington had let it be known in no uncertain terms as recently as April 20, that the Vermont House was focusing on more important matters and would not have a floor debate on the Bush-Cheney Impeachment Resolution. Besides she opposed it.
PRESS: Now your reaction. It was the right thing to do?
SYMINGTON: Yes, I think it was the right thing to do. I was impressed by the process. I know people are disappointed in the outcome of the vote, but I think they felt heard....
I’ve written a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, indicating that while members differed as to whether now was the appropriate time to initiate impeachment, we are unified in our abhorrence of this Bush Administration and support for the work the current leadership is doing to hold them accountable.
Dear Speaker Pelosi
In the past week, the Vermont Legislature debated resolutions that urge Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush and Vice President Cheney. The Senate passed such a resolution and the House rejected one. Despite reaching different conclusions about whether calling for impeachment is appropriate now, the Vermont Legislature is united in its outrage at the conduct of this Administration and its support of the work that the United States House of Representative, under your leadership, is currently undertaking to investigate the Administration’s activities.
Although I opposed the impeachment resolution, I am writing to express the deeply held feelings that many Vermonters share regarding the Bush-Cheney Administration. Over the course of this legislative session, the Vermont House has heard from hundreds of Vermonters who believe the actions of the Administration have been deceitful, immoral, and potentially criminal. This week, over 300 Vermonters gathered in the Statehouse to express their support of impeaching the president and vice president. While I disagreed with their support of impeachment, I was moved by their passion for holding the Administration accountable.
As the Speaker of the Vermont House, I would like to convey the sentiments of these and thousands of other Vermonters who agree - regardless of their position on the impeachment issue - that President Bush and Vice President Cheney have done potentially irreparable damage to our nation’s reputation, our standing in the international community, our civil liberties, and our core belief in the principles of representative democracy.
I would also like to convey my appreciation to you for the dozens of investigations into the conduct of this Administration that are currently underway in the U.S. House. Thanks to your work, we are getting answers to questions the previous Congressional leadership refused to raise. We are learning about the Administration’s mismanagement of the Walter Reed Medical Center, about fabricated pre-war intelligence, and about a range of other issues that demand action and accountability. Please continue your work to investigate the Administration’s actions and hold them accountable.
Thank you again for your leadership.
Gaye Symington
Speaker, Vermont House of Representatives
Nice letter, Madame Speaker.
Caught these folks on Burlington's Marketplace around the noon hour:
Entergy's Best Spokesman!
Posted by Peter Freyne on Friday, April 27, 2007 at 08:51 AM in Vermont Politics | Permalink
Entergy, the huge New Orleans power corporation that owns our state's only nuke plant, could not have a better spokesman in Vermont than the one who strode before the TV cameras and radio microphones at the Statehouse Thursday.
The articulate and loquacious smoothie ridiculed the Democrats’ latest proposal to pay for Vermont’s fight to slow Global Warming by taxing either Entergy’s windfall profits or the growing amount of deadly nuclear waste stored on its Vernon, Vermont site. Those buckeroos - about $35 million over the last five years of VT Yankee's operating license - would bankroll a new state-run energy efficiency utility dedicated to reducing Vermonters energy use by boosting renewables and dramatically increasing energy efficiency.
Entergy did not have to hire its new Vermont spokesman. He’s already getting a paycheck - from the State of Vermont. His name is James Douglas. He lives in MIddlebury, and he’s our governor!
Here’s an excerpt of Gov. Smoothie’s remarks on the matter from his weekly presser under the golden dome:
DOUGLAS: It’s another example of Democrats in the legislature proposing a new tax. It seems every few weeks they come up with a new tax idea, whether it’s the transfer of homes, gasoline or home-heating fuel or large vehicles, mini-vans, now it’s the Yankee Power Plant. They come up with more ideas to tax Vermonters and entities in our state that I think is quite disconcerting, because as you know, we’re the most heavily taxed state in America according to both the Census Bureau and the Tax Foundation.
This would fund some new bureaucracy to help Vermonters conserve, and I certainly want Vermonters to conserve...but I think there’s a lot more work to be done before embracing some new tax and new bureaucracy.
Press: As you know, Sen. Peter Shumlin [right] at his Monday press conference accused you, and if he were here now would probably say that in the last five minutes you’ve done an excellent job, as you always do, of "talking the talk,” but you have not "walked the walk."
Things are getting very serious on global warming. He says we only have 10 years. We have to take serious steps, serious action. Just filing lawsuits here and there isn’t enough anymore.
You still haven’t told us how you would fund the program.
You never give a suggestion on the funding side?
DOUGLAS: Well, because, Peter, We don’t have a system where each program of state government is funded by a discreet source. We have a budget, a large multibillion dollar appropriation every year from several sources that funds all the many programs of state government. So it’s not a matter of finding a new source of money for each new program, it’s a matter of establishing some priorities, making decisions and fitting it in to our resources.
PRESS: I wonder if I can characterize your position on this and you tell me if I have it right or wrong. You have lukewarm support for the bill, but you would not support ANY taxing source for it?
DOUGLAS: Well, I certainly don’t see the need for any taxing source. And let me cycle back, at the risk of sounding too defensive, and offer more of an answer to Peter’s question.
I don’t accept the notion that I’m not “walking the walk.”
I saw a bunch of folks from special-interest groups holding a press conference out in front of the Federal Building (in Burlington) a week or two ago in connection with the lawsuit there (U.S. automakers are suing Vermont for adopting tougher tailpipe emission standards).
That was my administration that adopted the tough California auto-emission standards. That wasn’t the legislature. That wasn’t some special interest group. That was my administration that adopted those tough standards that are being challenged.
The defendant in the lawsuit is George Crombie, the secretary of Natural Resources. That was my decision. My walk!
That and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative the other lawsuits that I’ve initiated, the savings we’re achieving in state government. The Climate Change Commission that has objectives for reducing emissions that are very similar to some of the ones that I’ve heard being discussed by private organizations, was my initiative and I feel very good about the steps I’ve taken.
There are a lot of companies who’ve done well and we’re pleased that they do. It just seems to me we don’t need to keep thinking about new ways to tax Vermonters and Vermont companies when we’re trying to improve the prospects for our economic future to attract more investment and capital here. These Democratic lawmakers just keep thinking of more taxes and that’s not what we need when we’re #1 in America.
Next year we'll spend about $4.7 billion in Vermont. I think we can find some resources within that very large amount of money without some new tax if this is a priority.
He's good isn't he?
Entergy's damn lucky to have him.
Nobody around here "talks the talk" any better than Jim Douglas.
That may, in part, explain why King James, a Republican serving his third term as governor, remains an almost prohibitive favorite to win a fourth term in 2008.
Vermont Democrats want to "walk the walk." Good for them!
But they'll need to improve their "talking" skills before they'll ever achieve that goal.
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A Beautiful Day for Democracy
Posted by Peter Freyne on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 08:58 AM in Vermont Politics | Permalink
When I got to the Statehouse Wednesday morning, the cafeteria was already packed with 200-plus people with name tags around their necks who'd come from all over the state to personally put their bodies on the line for two things:
1. Democracy
2. The impeachment of President George "WMD" Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
A House Democratic rep who was following the issue closely and keeping a vote count had an ashen look in his face. On Monday, the word was impeachment supporters only had about 25 votes in the 150-seat House. On Tuesday the estimate rose slightly to 30.
But at 10:30 Wednesday morning, our Democrat vote-counter told us he would have predicted impeachment would get no more that 40 votes max....that is until he saw the size of the intelligent, well-behaved grassroots crowd that had showed up. And people were still pouring into the building.
All bets were off.
Folks like Bill Cobleigh, 60, of Wallingford.
"I’m here because I’m angry. I represent thousands of others who couldn’t be here today because they have other obligations," he said.
"I have two children in the United States Military (one Coast Guard one an Army nurse), Bill told us. "I support our troops because they’re my children, but I’m angry."
And Cobleigh confided to us it was the first protest he'd ever participated in in his life!
Also among the crowd that grew to 400 plus was 87-year old Bonney Simons of St. Johnsbury.
Why was she there?
"Because they are ignoring the Constitution and in order to get this war stopped we have to get them out of office."
And what was retired school teacher Jim Waters of Milton doing at the Statehouse?
"I’m here because this administration has set about systematically dismantling and destroying the Constitution of the United States.
"Secondly I’m hear because this administration has perpetrated a fraud on the American people and it has used that fraud to send more than 3000 American young people to their death, to say nothing of more than 500,000 innocent Iraqi civilians."
In my 20-plus years of covering the goings-on under the golden dome in Montpeculiar, I have never witnessed the powers that be - the political leaders who run both House and Senate - completely reverse their dug-in public positions in the face of a grassroots outpouring of political opinion, passion and and determination.
Let me tell ya, it's been beautiful to watch.
Ten days ago, Senate Boss Peter Shumlin, Ol' Pistol Pete from Putney, told his hometown Brattleboro Reformer:
...impeachment proponents should feel free to travel to Montpelier, but his mind is made up. "I welcome them on Tuesday. I welcome them any day. But we're not doing impeachment this year," he said.
As everyone knows, Shumlin pulled a 180-degree switcheroo last week. Shummy took advantage of Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie's absence to slip the "Impeach Bush & Cheney Resolution" onto the "orders of the day" and it was adopted within 10 minutes on a roll-call vote 16-9.
Four hours later at her Friday "Brown-Bagger" with the press, Democratic House Speaker Gaye Symington was still insisting the House would not take it up - more important things to do.
"What I would like to do," said Simple Symington, "is be able to focus on what matters most to Vermonters, and the work that I was elected to do as Speaker of the House."
Whatever you say, Madame Speaker, you're the boss!
Speaker Gaye had her "impeachment conversion," or rather, "democracy conversion" sometime Monday. "Political" minds finally impressed upon the Tuxedo Park, New York native, and consensus-building policy-wonk, the importance in a democracy of actually listening to actual people, ordinary people, people incensed by the high crimes of the most corrupt regime to ever control our government.
On Tuesday the word officially got out that Speaker Symington would allow the resolution to be debated on the House floor Wednesday afternoon and brought to a vote.
Of course, Symington also knew that the common folk from every corner of Vermont were planning to rally at the Statehouse Wednesday to do just that - urge her to allow the House to debate it.
Even though they knew the prospects of winning a House vote were slim - since Symington, herself, strongly opposed it and would bring many Democrats with her - the ordinary folks had the strange notion that having the House address it was, in and of itself, a significant victory for democracy.
And they were right.
The Impeachment Resolution Progressive Rep. David Zuckerman [left] introduced with two dozen co-sponsors was defeated 87-60. But it's worth noting that Democratic Speaker Symington lost the Democratic vote 52-39. The Dems who voted "no" were for the most part Symington recruits which means they're middle-of-the-road to conservative Democrats.
More significant is the fact that the House Speaker lost her own House leadership team!
Both House Democratic Majority Leader Carolyn Partridge, and House Democratic Whip Floyd Nease voted "yes."
So did 11 of the 14 committee chairs Symington appointed, including former House Speaker Michael Obuchowski (Ways & Means). Only three House committee chairs, one of whom is Republican, voted "no."
Dare we suggest that a House Speaker who can only hold three of the 14 committee chairmen she appointed, is a House Speaker who ought to be thinking of a career change?
Did you catch Bill Moyers' chilling return to PBS last night with a 90-minute documentary pointing out in specific detail how the major mainstream press - The New York Times and Washington Post along with CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and Fox - collaborated with the Bush Administration in spreading, unchallenged, the lies used to lead us to war in Iraq?
"Buying the War" is a must see. This horror could not have happened without the help of the corporate-controlled major media.
Shocking and shameful!
Even The New York Times and Washington Post.
Finally, the truth is coming out, mes amis. And the truth will set us free.
Democracy Rears Its Head, Eh?
Posted by Peter Freyne on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 08:25 AM in Vermont Politics | Permalink
In the dictionary definition, democracy is "government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system."
In the phrase of Abraham Lincoln, democracy is a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people."
What we are about to witness today in Montpelier, Vermont, the smallest state capital in the United States, is a biggest demonstration of democracy in action that I have witnessed since the injustice of racial segregation and discrimination was broken down by the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Here in Vermont, the "people" exercised their "supreme power" at 37 Town Meetings last month. The good common people of Vermont adopted resolutions calling for the impeachment of a person we all know to be the most corrupt, dishonest and dangerous president in American history.
George W. Bush has had, and will continue to have, a devastating impact on life in America and on life in Vermont. Make no mistake about that. Forget the hundreds of billions of dollars Vermonters and all Americans will be shelling out for years to come. We have paid for President Bush's War in Iraq with Vermont lives and Vermont blood and it is a war we now ALL know never should have happened.
There were absolutely NO WMDs in Iraq, as President George W. Bush repeatedly told us.
Saddam Hussein had absolutely NO ties to al Qaeda and absolutely NO ties to 9/11, a President Bush repeatedly told us and continues to tell us!
Iraq was in no way, shape or form a threat to the people of the United States of America.
George W. Bush lied to every single one of us and the price of his lies has been staggering. His senseless Iraq War continues with NO end in sight.
People with no prior political activism have become active. The grassroots have never been greener.
Last week the Democratic leader of the Vermont Senate finally realized that most Vermonters are sickened by it all. Despited repeatedly saying the Senate had no time to do an Impeachment Resolution, Sen. Peter Shumlin experienced something akin to a religious conversion. Suddenly, Shummy saw the light! And on Friday the Senate quickly took up and passed the resolution.
Today the spotlight shifts to the Vermont House, the "People's House," right?
There, as everyone knows, Democratic Speaker Gaye Symington is going to do something she has sworn up and down for months she would NEVER do: Madame Speaker is going to let the Bush-Cheney Impeachment Resolution she's wished would just go away, come up for floor debate and a vote.
Symington has repeatedly argued her House had "more important" matters to tackle, at which point she'd rattle off the usual list we hear every year: property tax reform, health care reform, education reform, environmental protection...they've done a great job, haven't they?
God forbid the People's House would devote an hour to an issue that is actually more important to a whole lot of Vermonters right now - the TRUTH.
Speaker Gaye opposes the resolution and will vote against it, she told fellow Dems at the party caucus Tuesday.
About 25 Democrats will have to join her and the 50 Republicans to vote "no" in order to defeat it.
Karl Rove's probably working the phones, eh?
Deadline Tuesday
Posted by Peter Freyne on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 10:46 AM in Memory Lane, The Big Picture | Permalink
Crunch day for "Inside Track." And would you believe I was up at 6 A.M. pounding out my May "Under the Dome" column for Vermont Business Magazine?
I love writing. When I was a 20something cabbie in Chicago during the 1970s I always had a notebook with me, a copy of Letters to Theo, a Henry Miller novel. Mike Royko on the corner of the Billy Goat bar nursing a brew. Lincoln Avenue was my Left Bank night scene. Blues, jazz and Mamet plays.
Chicago was this New Yorker's own little Paris of the 1930s. When I wasn't at the BelAir Hotel on Diversey, I was living with the artist/painter sweetheart who eventually led me to Vermont in the late 70s where life really got interesting.
Still live on the shore of a "Great" Lake as the photo of Burlington shows.
I know, I'm procrastinating. Beating around the bush. That's because there's something I have to write about that I've been ducking....
Something for "Inside Track" about my own personal inside track - something about what I've learned about cancer.
OK. OK. Gotta run......
Vermont Impeach-Bush Feedback
Posted by Peter Freyne on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 04:44 PM in Vermont Politics | Permalink
On Friday morning, the Vermont Senate passed its President George "WMD" Bush Impeachment Resolution on a 16-9 vote. The news went national and apparently disturbed an unidentified fellow from Al Gore's home state who left the following message on Democratic Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin's (at right) office answering-machine:
"Yes, sir. I live in Tennessee, but when people like y’all up there make national news, be prepared for some response.
"I see where you voted for your non-binding resolution to impeach the president, but listen, dumb ass, you need to name some specific crimes, not just some bullshit that you think he may have done.
"Impeachment is a serious business and you’re just politically posturing. You’re a fucking communist just like the rest of the goddamn Democrats! So how about naming some real crimes or shut the fuck up!"
It's said you can judge a man by his enemies.
Shumlin must have done something right, eh?
Wonder if Democratic House Speaker Gaye Symington will continue blocking the Impeachment Resolution from floor debate?
The "gentleman" in Tennessee would certainly appreciate it if she did!
Recycling America Week?
Posted by Peter Freyne on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 08:46 AM in The Big Picture, Vermont Politics | Permalink
As one who was born and raised in a world that did not have have recycling trucks or seat belts or self-serve gas stations, I've pretty much been able to go with the flow and adapt.
Not everything, though. Still use cassette tapes for my Radio Vermont News reporting. Cassettes have an "antique" feel, which is nice, And they're cheap, efficient and get the job done.
Dashed out a few minutes ago when I heard the recycling truck out front. It's Blue Box Day on the Southside of Burlington, Vermont - each blue box a sign of hope, really, hope that we will, each one of us acting in unison, save the damn planet and stop the environmental degradation that will be the lasting legacy of the Corporate Age and the 20th Century.
Another sign of reason to hope is the big story in today's Times Argus by Editor (and former Howard Dean Press Secretary), Sue Allen. Sweet Sue is not someone who's easily fooled. And when her name is the byline of a news story, pay attention, folks.
In this case, it's a story about the upcoming Wednesday showdown under Montpeculiar's golden dome between the common folk who refuse to be good, quiet 1930s-style Germans, and the lawmaker class of Vermont Democracy. At issue is whether or not our discredited and deceitful President George W. Bush and Veep Dick Cheney deserve Blue-Box treatment for the horror they've dragged America into.
The Impeachment Resolution that passed the Vermont State Senate on Friday morning is expected to hit the House floor Wednesday. House Speaker Gaye Symington of Jericho was in Bennington Sunday evening to speak to local Democrats. And based on what she told Bennington Banner Reporter Neal Goswami, she's still a victim of the chronic tunnel vision that, sadly, is becoming her trademark:
"I'm still coming to terms on whether or not we want to have that debate in the House," said Symington, D-Jericho, before speaking to a gathering of Bennington County Democrats Sunday evening. "I just do not believe it's appropriate, at this point, for the Vermont Legislature to call for the impeachment of the president. I voted against a resolution at my own town meeting."
Symington said the approach taken by Shumlin in the Senate would not happen in the House.
"They brought it up at 8:30 in the morning and there was no notice. I don't think that's a fair way to do it. I think if we were to do it in the House we would do it with a full, open debate," she said.
Symington maintains that debating a resolution in the House would take up a significant amount of time in a legislative session that is scheduled to adjourn the first week of May. She said the Senate, a body of just 30 members, is able to debate issues more quickly than the 150-member House.
Poor Gaye, eh?
Doesn't get it, does she?
Such a "radical" notion - that the elected-by-the-people Vermont House of the People actually address an issue of great concern to Vermonters, even if it wasn't on House Speaker Symington's "to-do" list for the 2007 session.
Check this out - even retired ABC News foreign-correspondent extraordinaire Barrie Dunsmore of Charlotte addresses the issue in his Sunday Rutland Herald column.
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TMZ claims to have officially confirmed that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are indeed expecting their third child to arrive in January.
It'd previously been reported that the couple hired a surrogate for $45,000 to carry the child, as Kim has life-threatening placenta accreta which prevents her from bearing another child. North and Saint's new sibling is expected to arrive in the world in late January 2018, though Kim and Kanye have yet to publicly make a statement about the pregnancy news.
On the music end of the things, Pusha T recently got fans excited when he announced that he and Kanye have recorded three versions of his long-awaited upcoming album, King Push, so 'Ye is obviously in creative mode. It was previously reported that he's been working on music in the remote mountains of Wyoming as well as with Kid Cudi in Japan over the past few months.
As for news of a third child on the way, stay tuned for updates.
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Troubleshooter: Facebook scam
WAKE COUNTY The scheme is geared towards Facebook users. Since millions of people have accounts, scammers are hoping using the popular Facebook name catches people's attention and makes it sound legit.
A Wake County says the scam started with a message on his phone to claim winnings of $1 million. The message stated the winnings were part of an ongoing Facebook promotion.
"I'm thinking this is not real, but because it was Facebook and all of that you could almost talk yourself into it that there was some credibility," Kerry Falcon said. "It would be great; I could really retire then."
Falcon says he responded to the message and got instructions on how to claim his winnings. He just had to give them more personal information about himself.
"They let you know money was sitting there for you," he said.
As Falcon read through the instructions, he says he noticed some red flags.
"They didn't put Facebook correctly, they had a space in between face and book, just little things," he said.
In addition, all the correspondence was coming from the United Kingdom.
Falcon says he didn't feel comfortable providing the personal information they were looking for and says he had a feeling there were no winnings, just an attempt to steal his identity plus much more.
"I would hate for someone to fall into it and lose a lot of money," he said.
In order to get the $1 million winnings, the promotion team wants people to wire money to them to cover the transfer fees and taxes, once you wire that money, they keep asking for more money and you never see any of your supposed winnings.
In the meantime, Facebook has posted many warning about the scams associated with their name.
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BREAKING NEWSJudge reduces Sonoma Co. man's $80M award from Monsanto to $25M
Quake safety extension for hospitals approved
Current hospital seismic safety laws call for the riskiest buildings to be shored up by 2013 or 2015, or the state will revoke their operating licenses. State authorities say dozens of hospitals face closure on Jan. 1, 2013.
The bill combines the hospital seismic safety provisions with a measure to shore up hospital finances, a move that rankled critics. The finance portion of the bill would extend a budget maneuver that brings additional federal funds into the state for hospitals.
During yesterday's committee hearing, the lone voices of opposition to the bill were Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, and California Nurses Association legislative advocate Stephanie Roberson.
Ammiano called the bill "predatory" and a "bait and switch" that improperly joins a budget fix with a seismic deadline extension. Ammiano said he was offended that the bill was not strengthened or changed from the version that was circulated before the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan.
"I don't see one ounce of sympathy and compassion taking into account that what could happen in Japan could happen in California," Ammiano said.
Roberson asked for the seismic component of the bill to be separated from the funding solution, but was not successful.
A California Watch investigation revealed that state hospital authorities have not required hospitals to take a thorough inventory of the "collapse risk score" of 660 buildings considered most dangerous.
Of the 90 highest-risk buildings that have been assessed, more than a dozen California hospital buildings have "collapse risk" scores of 10 to 30 percent. Those buildings, the investigation found, tend to be close to a fault and have one or more serious structural shortcomings.
The bill would require that all buildings seeking an extension submit data for a collapse risk assessment by Sept. 30, 2012. The state runs a software program that takes into account information about building materials, relevant building codes and structural make-up and arrives at a collapse-risk score.
The risk score, the bill says, would be a factor considered in whether the state grants an extension. The state hospital building authority would also take community needs and hospital finances into account when ruling on extensions.
The bill, sponsored by the California Hospital Association, was written by Sen. Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and co-authored by Assembly Health Committee chairman William Monning, D-Carmel, and Senate Health Committee chairman Edward Hernandez, D-West Covina. It passed the Assembly Health Committee Tuesday in a 14-to-1 vote.
Ultimately, hospitals would have to meet benchmarks in 2012, 2015 and 2018 to qualify for extensions. The bill, if passed, calls for the details of the measure to be hammered out in "emergency regulations."
With current laws in place, 49 hospitals would have to be closed down on Jan. 1, 2013, according to Paul Coleman, the facilities division director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
Coleman said during the hearing that if the state followed through, "that would result in a loss of 15.5 percent of the hospital beds in Southern California alone."
Lawmakers have passed other measures in recent years giving hospitals more leeway in meeting deadlines that were initially set more than a decade ago. However, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed some bills, saying giving some hospitals a break is an injustice to the hospitals that have fixed risky buildings.
Monning said he is more concerned about deaths linked to unmet healthcare needs than to earthquakes. He also said the bill is tailored to give state authorities power to grant or deny extensions based on several factors.
"No two hospitals will be treated the same," Monning said. "This provides more scrutiny and more safety."
Story courtesy of our media partners at California Watch (A Project of the Center for Investigative Reporting)
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White Trump supporter who punched black protester in the face apologizes in court. https://t.co/w4FxzsRybD pic.twitter.com/mZF3vrgJmw
— The Root (@TheRoot) December 16, 2016
Liza says:
“The Post reports that the McGraw shook hands with Jones and the pair hugged as the courtroom erupted in applause.
Because of course black people are always expected to accept the apologies of those who antagonize, attack, and oppress them. The onus is always on black people to be the bigger person. Had the situation been reversed, what would the sentencing have looked like? Would McGraw have accepted Jones’ apology?”
“Would McGraw have accepted Jones’ apology?”
BLCK PEOPLE ARE THE MORAL COMPASS IN AMERICA.
eliihass says:
This racist thinks he’s slick…
Gets to slither away with this act…and folks fall for it too…
Wouldn’t even cop to what he did…trying to equate his act of violence on the young kid, with some supposed bogus ‘equal’ offense on the black kids part..
“…WASHINGTON — Ozan M. Ozkural, a London-based investment manager, found a creative way to gain one-on-one access to the new first family: He bid nearly $60,000 to have a cup of coffee with Ivanka Trump for a charity event she was hosting.
Mr. Ozkural wanted to meet with Ms. Trump — who is considering playing an informal role in her father’s administration — to gain insight into topics like President-elect Donald J. Trump’s possible future dealings with Turkey and other nations where Mr. Ozkural invests, he said.
“The nature of my business, we talk to a lot of different governments, a lot of politicians and lawmakers across the world,” Mr. Ozkural said in an interview on Thursday, adding that he recently had a conversation with the president of Argentina. “You end up getting a better sense of what the modus operandi will be.”
Mr. Ozkural is one of several high-profile bidders in a feverish competition to win time with one of Mr. Trump’s children.
The charitable fund-raising by Mr. Trump’s children is problematic, ethics lawyers said, because of the unusual role they are playing in the transition process, with Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, attending meetings the president-elect had with executives from major technology companies and with the prime minister of Japan, and Mr. Trump’s oldest son, Donald Jr., helping to select the nominee for interior secretary.
The Obama administration prohibited any member of the first family from directly soliciting charitable donations, said Norm Eisen, who served as an ethics lawyer early in President Obama’s tenure. Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle, have attended occasional charitable fund-raising events, including the Congressional Black Caucus annual dinners. The Obamas also allowed their daughters’ high school to auction off magazines they had signed, Mr. Eisen said, but they did not auction off access to themselves.
“You never, ever want to have government officials using their public office for the private gain, even for a worthy charity,” Mr. Eisen said. “That was how we did it.”
“…Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle..”
‘President-elect Trump…First Lady-elect Melania”…
I don’t recall any of this zealous prefixing then Senator Obama with nonstop President-elect title…and I sure as heck don’t ever recall anyone addressing our FLOTUS as First Lady-elect….she was always and is still mostly addressed as ‘wife’…or ‘family’..
Ivanka’s a high-priced WHORE
Exactly…her daddy just pimps he
r around…it’s the only way he knows to do business…he used her momma like that too until he tired of her…and she combination got too ‘old’ and too greedy…and too big for her britches –
chasing her own glory and agenda …and focusing on marketing herself and not him…and outshining him – as far as he
was concerned…ditched her and tried to screw her over in their divorce…tried to replicate with his 3rd wife…Eastern European,
Tried to replicate with 3rd wife…turns out only thing she has in common with 1st wife is being just as racist and Eastern European …and gold-digging…but none of the working any harder than necessary for the gold bit quality ..
Ivanka, a HO, HO WHORE!
CBS Poll:
If Ferret Head passes off the businesses to his kids, will that eliminate the conflict of interest?
Yes-26%
No-70%
There it is again: the crazification factor of 27%
Parker’s Mannequin Challenge
simply ADORABLE!!
She is so sweet.
She’s unbelievably stealable SG…
Soooo cute…
We’ve been laughing all day about little Parker. She loves to dance. Brittany use to be a dancer. I guess Parker gets it from her.
Parker’s got MOVES!
And even when she’s standing still, she’s still got it GOING ON. TOO CUTE!
Even the right-wingers see through their own KleptocRATS…
Omarosa ‘delivers’ Kanye, Jim Brown and Lewis…and she’s suddenly ‘rewarded’ with a token ‘add a whiff of color’ spot on the ‘transition’ team..
COON ON THE POLE
Found it Ametia!
The entire show is worth watching, but if you’re in a hurry start at 36:00…can’t miss discussion about the candidates running for DNC chair…and a scorching rebuke of DWS by Lis Smith…former O’Malley campaign manager ..and former Spitzer lover..
To go straight to the spot on discussion about Kanye, go to 54:50…
P.s ..
Please ignore Ari Melber and Hannibal Buriss’s ridiculous takes…just listen to the young brother..
“…Scientists are scrambling to download troves of climate data collected by government agencies that they fear could disappear under a Trump administration, according to Motherboard and The Washington Post. Efforts include saving the data on independent servers and making it available on websites. The concern is that once Donald Trump becomes president and takes control of the .gov websites hosting climate data collected by agencies like NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that data could be whitewashed or made inaccessible…”
http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/13/13937938/climate-change-data-download-government-websites-donald-trump
“…That concern is justified. Trump has repeatedly called human-caused climate change a “hoax.” He picked a climate change denier to lead the Environmental Protection Agency and the CEO of ExxonMobil to be secretary of state. His pick to lead the Department of Energy, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, is also a climate denier and has censored climate scientists in his home state. Trump’s team also requested Energy Department officials to provide the names of civil service employees who attended climate meetings and worked on climate issues during the Obama administration. (The DOE refused to provide the names.)…”
But Al Gore got to hang out with Ivanka…and Jim Brown and Kanye ‘love’ Trump…and A-List celebrities should perform at the ‘inauguration’ to show ‘unity’ and ‘patriotism’ ..
You are good sis!
Thank you for finding and posting this..
If only we can find that last segment from 2 days ago on the new 6pm Eastern MSNBC Live with Ari Melber…cracking my overworked head for the name of that young brother he had on..
I’m searching for it. It’s like it’s vanished from the sight.
She categorically vouches for McConnell and his wife, but prefaces her own Democratic President with he is ‘reportedly’..
why is Diane Feintein on TV feigning outrage over Russia hacking NOW?
With more disclaimers and praise for the Republican players…than outrage no less..
When Ms Lindsey and McCain are more genuinely outraged and raucously articulating so much better about Russia and this hacking thing than Dianne Feinstein and many Democrats…you know our party is in trouble..
Someday I’ll share about Dianne Feinstein and her very corrupt husband who has done more damage than can be imagined, as a longtime regent of the University of California..
These are the Democrats that give us a bad name…and lose us millennials …
Watching Dianne Feinstein just now on Hardball …and you can understand why and how Democrats keep losing and never make any headway…even when they have the facts on their side..
Regarding Putin hacking our elections;
She first offers as many disclaimers as she could whip up…disclaimers that entirely weaken the argument …and question the circumstances and even the idea that these hacking incidents occurred or was carried out by Putin/Russia..
Then she proceeds to even weaken Democrats’ position on this glaringly obvious issue, by using the most ambiguous and mealy-mouthed and indiscernible language that would easily fly over the head of most Americans…including the savviest and most politically informed amongst us…language that in the end suggests that we aren’t in fact certain that Putin …and Russia for that matter, did in fact do the hacking…or even how serious or impactful it was…
Then she effusively defends Mitch McConnell…praising him and suggesting he was honorable and patriotic and very much interested in getting to the bottom of this …contrary to what we already know that he’s done thus far about this hacking thing…she also praises McConnell’s wife too, saying that she will be a fantastic Transportation Secretary…she even defends Trump’s assertions..
Our Democratic Senator then concludes by putting the burden on President Obama…saying that she’s looking forward to the White House releasing the report of the investigation…
This is your ‘savvy’ long-term Democratic senior Senator..
Republicans would not only have raised serious alarm bells…used powerfully strong and easy to grasp narratives that will filter through immediately to the masses…and catch fire on social media and in churches, gun ranges and pta meetings across the country…and even the world…
Republicans would have straight up stopped halted the transition…and made sure that Americans understood just how serious this hacking thing was …by selling it as loudly and as often as possible, in the sharpest terms, without any disclaimers, caution, chasers..and with every exaggeration they can conjure up to make it as dire as possible…
Meanwhile, Democrats keep demurring…and worse, deliberately(?) contradicting and stepping on their own best chances, and worse, the glaring facts presented by the Intelligence community…facts that would otherwise entirely sell their arguments to the American people and the world..
P.S: Did coon Michael Steele not just publicly disavow Trump with much pageantry just a few days before the elections…tsk-tsking and acting all faux-disgusted at the buffoon…
But there he is right back out there cooning and jigging and lying with impunity…on behalf of the megalomaniac buffoon..
What a shameless hustle will do to a hollow, self-loathing opportunist…
Phuck these mealy mouthed Dems
…WITH THE RUSTIEST OF PITCH FORKS! ALSO TOO!
Praising Elaine Chao, I.JUST.CAN’T
ME YOU
“…Michelle Obama was dismayed by the rise of Donald Trump. She perceived danger in the candidacy of an unstudied Republican who lied with abandon and routinely mocked and disparaged rivals, critics and entire swathes of the American populace, all the while vowing to wreck much of what the Obama administration spent eight years building.
She said repeatedly during the campaign that Trump was dangerous, undeserving and lacking “any idea what this job takes.” In Philadelphia, she pointedly recalled Trump’s leadership of the birther movement, referring to the “hurtful, deceitful questions deliberately designed to undermine” her husband’s presidency.
The attacks on Trump were the strongest, sharpest words she uttered in public during the White House years. Whatever her anger or dismay, she never said she was surprised, for these were the regressive forces that she had seen in action her entire life.
On a weekday morning, with not many people watching, Obama delivered her take on the political moment. To a rapt church audience — men and women, white and black — she said in a tone more suited to a seminar than a rally, “My fear is that we don’t know what truth looks like anymore.” She spoke of her hard-won understanding of the world, drawing on her Chicago life, where persistence and good intentions came with no guarantees.
Politicians had become expert at turning doubt into fear, she said, as life got “harder, progressively harder, for regular people.”
“We’re still a nation that’s a little too mean,” Obama said. “I wish mean worked, because we’re good at it. Our tone is bad and we’ve grown to believe that, somehow, mean talk is tough talk . . . and we reward it. Not just in politics, but we reward it in every sliver of our culture. We look on people who are tough and say, ‘That’s what we need.’ ”
Michelle Obama spoke those words in South Carolina in January 2008. As Trump makes his way to Washington with his gilded pitchfork, her assessment rings true for more than 62 million Americans who supported him and millions more who didn’t care enough to vote. She is leaving the White House with work unfinished and fresh troubles brewing. She was right that day at Mary’s Center, in her first weeks on the job, when she offered a verdict that applied as much to the nation as to herself. There are no miracles, no magic dust.
What Michelle Obama offered was something else. To audiences great and small, she presented conviction, savvy, a dose of inspiration and a certain faith that the battles were worth waging and the effort would pay off in the end…”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/obama-legacy/michelle-obama-biography.html
ON POINT No one will ever COME close to being this GREAT a FIRST LADY. EVER
“…Three weeks after Inauguration Day in 2009 and still a long way from crafting an agenda, Michelle Obama climbed into her motorcade and paid a visit to Mary’s Center, a Latino community services agency a few miles north of the White House. She read “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” to the young children and met with teenagers who asked why she had come.
The first reason, she said, was that Washington was now the Obamas’ home and they had always been taught to listen and not just pass on by. The second reason identified the audience and framed the approach that would define this most uncommon first lady’s agenda for the next eight years.
With the 13 teenagers seated in a semicircle, Obama shared the setbacks and self-doubt she faced as the daughter of black working-class parents in Chicago. When people told her she couldn’t achieve something, she set out to prove them wrong. One step at a time, she climbed, and now she felt an obligation to share.
“When you get, you give back,” she said.
Obama would give much bigger speeches on much bigger stages as she became one of the most famous people in the world. For many Democrats, she was the moral voice of the 2016 presidential campaign…
The heart of Obama’s efforts, however, was a message about the persistent inequities of race, class and gender in America. In scores of speeches and projects, she turned again and again to the stacked deck. These were the themes and conundrums that animated her work before she reached the White House and now seem certain to shape her choices after she departs.
For all the grief she took from critics who conjured radicalism, grievance or, bizarrely, racism from her finely tuned remarks, Obama’s antidotes were fundamentally timeless and conservative.
Her focus was not new. At Harvard Law School, where the tenured faculty was 96 percent white and 92 percent male, she spoke up for greater diversity. Charles Ogletree, a mentor and professor, pinpointed her passions early.
“Everything she wrote, the things that she was involved in, the things that she thought about,” he recalled of her law school years in the mid-1980s, “were in effect reflections on race and gender. And how she had to keep the doors open for women and men going forward.”
One of her signatures was the push for a seat at the table — A few years ago, she told a gathering of White House interns that if they were not prepared to risk their power when they claimed that seat, they needed to make room for someone who would.
“She never looked at things esoterically or theoretically. It was practical and real,” said Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter, who advised her at key moments. “Her focus was never ‘How do I move Washington?’ It was much bigger than that. It was ‘How do you mobilize a country? How are real people outside of Washington going to see things?’ ”
On May 9, 2015, Obama took the stage at Tuskegee University in Alabama and delivered the most thorough and personal speech about race and racism of her tenure. As a speechmaker, said author Garry Wills, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his study of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, “I don’t know that she has any competitors in women’s history.”
Many times before her Tuskegee appearance, she had spoken about the country’s history of violence and discrimination against African Americans. She did it in Orangeburg, S.C., in 2007 to woo black support for her husband’s candidacy. She did it in Nashville during the 2012 reelection campaign, and in Topeka, Kan., in 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. And she did it at other historically black universities, including Bowie State, Jackson State and North Carolina A&T.
Together, the talks reflected a lifetime of thinking about the shifting landscape of racism, the advances and the setbacks. At Tuskegee, she spoke of slights and hurdles while suggesting strategies — tested by her own experience, as always — to block out the noise and navigate a path forward.
“Too many folks feel frustrated and invisible,” Obama said. She cited worries about being pulled over “for absolutely no reason,” or being overlooked for a job “because of the way your name sounds,” or sending children to schools “that may no longer be separate, but are far from equal.” Above all, she said, there is the “realization that no matter how far you rise in life, how hard you work to be a good person, a good parent, a good citizen, for some folks, it will never be enough.”
The Obamas were not immune, despite their efforts, their achievements, their conduct. For years, Donald Trump sowed doubts about Barack Obama’s birth and citizenship, while talk show host Rush Limbaugh told his millions of followers that Michelle suffered from “uppity-ism” and called her “Michelle My Butt.” Foes likened her to a character from Planet of the Apes, a Star Wars Wookiee and a gorilla, a racist slur with a particularly long and ugly history. They challenged her patriotism and even questioned her gender…”
It amazes me how this older Jewish male professor/newspaper editor, seems to be the only person who understands, appreciates and conveys in the most respectful way, the mind, heart, depth,…and most importantly, the meaning of our historic First Lady…what shaped her…what informs who she is and what matters most to her..
I have watched him discuss Mrs Obama on several occasions…who she is at her core…what matters most to her…what she’s had to stoically put up with…her unassuming brilliance and focus on leveling the playing field for others …her lack of pretense and guile…her depth of being and her unique integrity ..sincerity…her consistency…her rare authenticity…the unconventional but brilliant ways she’s navigated her projects and goals that focus entirely on those who would otherwise not be seen, heard or have a champion focusing on them …and figuring out unconventional and tangible and lasting ways to move the needle …the many ways she’s quietly changed things…by embedding them in our consciousness and culture, instead of battling opposing forces trying to get them approved as law…and I’m blown away at how he easily does the job of defining this historic and phenomenal First Lady, in ways nobody else ever bothered or bothers to…and in ways that puts even the White House to shame..
More than anyone out there, this guy has insisted that this historic First Lady also matters very much…that her story is very important and very much worth telling…
Excellent article. I was just thinking this afternoon about comparisons between this time in 2008 and now. I’m starting to think it’s not just a few of us, that there really is a collective sadness out there that is almost palpable. We’ll miss the Obamas, to be sure. And all I see ahead is miles and miles of bad road.
Thank you for taking the time to read this Liza…
I worry too that Democrats keep blowing it…even when they have all the chips ..
I think about it all the time. People don’t realize the magnitude of the effort it will take to just not go too far backwards. An immense amount of organization and political skill is needed, and I’m very skeptical that the Democrats can step up. Populism has a better chance, IMO.
But as for the beautiful and gracious First Lady, I can assure you that her place in history is secure and she will be admired by many, many generations, by people who have not yet been born.
TEAM PEREZ
https://mobile.twitter.com/AlGiordano/status/809519048140668928/photo/1
Another reason for Team Perez is that a large part of the fight going forward will be about VOTING RIGHTS, and who better to lead the fight and explain it in the age of Attorney General Sessions than the former head of the Civil Rights Division of the Holder Justice Department.
TEAM PEREZ ALL THE WAY!!
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“…U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler plans to step down on Jan. 20, he said on Thursday, a move expected to hand Republicans a 2-1 majority on the panel when Donald Trump takes office as president.
Wheeler could have kept the commission at 2-2 until Trump names a new member who needs to be confirmed by the Senate. Last week, two Republican FCC commissioners said the Trump administration should quickly reverse many significant policies set by the telecommunications and cable regulatory body under Democratic President Barack Obama.
Unless the U.S. Senate reconfirms Democratic Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, she will have to leave at end of the month. Senate Democrats on Thursday held out the possibility that Republicans could put her back on the FCC next year.
With the departures of Wheeler and Rosenworcel, the only remaining Democrat on the panel would be Mignon Clyburn, whose term does not expire until June 2017.
Trump will get to select the next chairman.
Wheeler, a former cable TV and mobile phone industry lobbyist, repeatedly clashed with companies during his tenure at the FCC, especially over the 2015 order to reclassify broadband internet service providers under a section of communications law that treats them more like public utilities and subjects them to stricter regulation as part of the commission’s “net neutrality” rules.
The rules bar broadband providers from giving or selling access to speedy internet, essentially a “fast lane” on the information superhighway, to certain services over others.
Commissioner Ajit Pai, a Republican, said last week he believed the net neutrality rules’ “days are numbered.” He also said he hoped the commission would eliminate many regulations and propose fewer actions.
Wheeler also scrutinized a series of proposed mergers, demanding significant conditions to some and rejecting others. In 2015, Wheeler blocked Comcast Corp’s proposed $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable and said the FCC had serious concerns about allowing a tie-up of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US. Republican Commissioner Mike O’Rielly said last week that the FCC under Trump needed to “undo the more harmful policies adopted by the current commission.” O’Rielly criticized the FCC’s decision in October to impose stricter privacy rules on internet service providers than on websites like Facebook Inc or Twitter Inc. Last month Wheeler dropped plans to push through a proposed reform of the $45 billion business data services market. He also dropped a plan to allow pay TV subscribers to ditch their set-top boxes….”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fcc-idUSKBN1441UP?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5852f76f04d30110244a449d&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
SHORT: OPEN DOOR TO COME AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA & INTERNET USE BY FOLKS LIKE US.
Yup..
This is what folks need to be paying attention to…instead of trying to normalize and shine up Trump, even as his sorry, dumb, megalomaniac b*tt is being flattered and manipulated by the even more deranged, greedy, racist nutjobs he’s surrounded himself with to help him do the job he isn’t qualified or capable of doing…started off on a whim, ‘got’ as a fluke…wants only for the glory and for the easy access to business opportunities that will guarantee him the millionaire/billionaire cash and status he never really had or was in reality…
He’s so busy prancing around so impressed with himself and all the attention and validation he always craved, that the unearned title they prefix his name with these days – and the prospect of being nearly ‘the most powerful man in the world’ – after Putin- according to crap-Forbes…now offer him…
The evil stooge Pence – and the Satanic powers that control them, are busy putting in their folks..
Not that they haven’t been trying, but this most recent fake outrage over FaceBook and “fake news”…. Takes FAKE to know one, doesn’t it? Who could be more fake than FOX NEWS et al…CABLE, LOCAL NEWS ORGS, & NPR has joined in coverage of team orange POS nonstop.
And they are ALL useless in the battles ahead. They are noise.
You see how Hill wouldn’t condemn Kanye. Yet, he could not stop flapping his mouth in criticism against President Obama these past 8 years. But, with Ferret Head, he is not opening his mouth. Is that not interesting…
These Blackademic coons showing their asses already. Trying to find a way to shuck and jive in the Era of Trump.
When Tara what’s her face is making infinitely more sense than Marc Lamont Hill, Lord help us..
I need to find the video for the best discussion/response to the Kanye/Trump thing l’ve seen so far…it was a segment covered by Ari Melber on MSNBC…and this young black journalist…I forget his name …but I’ll find it and share it…that brother was so spot on..
when did the segment with Ari and the journalist air, eliihass?
https://mobile.twitter.com/SajTheOne/status/808807360764452864/photo/1
Hey Ametia, it aired same day as Kanye’s visit…on the 13th…
On the late MSNBC live early evening (6pm eastern time) show Ari Melber has been guest-hosting this week..
It was the last segment on the show…
.@tanehisicoates with the truth bomb pic.twitter.com/n2EOyuK9GH
— Kerri Lyn (@GoddessKerriLyn) December 15, 2016
Can Trump Repeal Obamacare
There are a few scenarios to discuss with this issue.
First Scenario: Any repeal and replacement of Obamacare could not happen until summer 2017, if not later.
Trump ran on a platform that he would repeal and replace Obamacare as soon as he got into office, but that is not possible to do on Day 1. Trump will be sworn into office on January 20, 2017. The 2017 open enrollment period will end 11 days later on January 31st. Presuming Trump sits down at the oval office and begins on his new replacement plan, it would probably be at least 90 days, if not longer, before that law was written and approved and then he would need to go to Congress and try to get enough votes, which includes votes from Democrats, in order to repeal Obamacare entirely. The Republican party gained a lot during the 2016 election, but the one thing they did not gain was a Supermajority, meaning that the Democratic vote still counts and could block any repeal of Obamacare. The process of putting a vote to Congress is not a quick one particularly when dealing with schedules and agendas (it took Obamacare over six months get signed into law from the day it was first sent to Congress) so Americans who are thinking about waiting for Trumpcare to take affect, may have to wait longer than expected. If they decided not get insurance during the 2017 open enrollment period because they were waiting for Trumpcare to become law, they are risking a lot being uninsured for so long.
Second Scenario: Trump does not have a Supermajority to repeal Obamacare completely
Despite running on a platform that priority number 1, during his first 100 days in office would be to repeal and replace Obamacare, Trump simply does not have the votes to get this done. If Republicans had won more seats during the 2016 Election to gain 60% of the seats in the Senate, they would have had what is called a Supermajority, which means they would have enough votes to pass whatever they wanted, which includes an Obamacare repeal. Unfortunately for Trump, Democrats who are still very protective of Obamacare and the perks and protections its offers Americans, such as a ban on pre-existing conditions, financial subsidies for lower income families, and a ban on annual and lifetime payout limits by insurance carriers, can block any outright repeal vote. This means that Trump may have to hope for a miracle or he’ll need to find another way.
Third Scenario: Trump could use his power as President to make changes to the current law
Trump could propose changes to the law using executive orders or get health laws sitting in Congress right now passed that could modify the law. This is his best shot at changing the law for the next open enrollment period.
One thing is for sure though – if families want to be protected from unexpected medical bills, they must enroll in a health insurance plan during the 2017 open enrollment period, which started on November 1st and ends on January 31, 2017. If you want your plan to go into effect on January 1st, you must enroll by December 15th.
https://obamacare.net/can-trump-repeal-obamacare/
Uh huh
https://mobile.twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/809423857279004672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
So what are DEMS doing about the FACTS here?
Some more for MarciaDyson, SG2 to tweet:
Now I know how Negroes felt after Plessy v. Ferguson. With those that said just accept Jim Crow.
Ms.Dyson and her ilk are scurrying to find the plausible cover so when The Hunger Games is brought to America, she can pretend that she’s actually saying something instead of being the sellout that she is.
Pushing back with Kevin Johnson and Bob Johnson visiting Putin’s puppet?
Johnson went with that wife of his, you know the woman that decimated the education for the Black children in Washington, D.C., and ruined the careers of many BLACK professionals.
Bob Johnson? Really/ Seriously? The man who peddled poison to our community for years?
THESE are the people she’s trying to use for cover as she continues to try and find a way to shill for Illegitimate President?
All the while, she couldn’t stop with the criticism of President Obama for 8 years, when he couldn’t deliver ponies and unicorns.
Keep on trying, Ms Dyson. You expose yourself more and more.
Keep taking these BLACK COONS to the woodshed. We are our own worst enemy. When are these NEGROES going to learn, they are being USED as cover.
Can ‘Hidden Figures’ help increase the amount of black women in STEM?
Although we have known Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe and Octavia Spencer for their extraordinary performances on the music stage and TV screens, these three powerhouses come together in a film that shows how three women helped NASA scientists helped send John Glenn into space. Henson’s character is Katherine Johnson, whose brilliance had her promoted to a role in the Space Task Group that was responsible for sending Glenn into orbit. Monáe is Mary Jackson, who has to lobby a local judge to allow her access to a local segregated school so she can take night classes that will enable her to train as NASA’s first female black engineer. Spencer plays Dorothy Vaughan, who supervises a team over at the West Computing Building, but is denied the title and compensation that matches her position.
http://blavity.com/can-the-film-hidden-figures-increase-black-women-interested-in-stem?ct=t(Blavity_Daily_Newsletter_12_15_1612_14_2016)&goal=0_b53d5e9f25-81cfaa2175-206100893&mc_cid=81cfaa2175&mc_eid=6ca89fc2f4
LAUGHING TO KEEP FROM CRYING
Diversity at Dropbox: https://t.co/Th0eP2QmDz pic.twitter.com/qm0Nfe7Brt
— Dropbox (@Dropbox) December 14, 2016
@Dropbox same pic.twitter.com/D9A8Hxgms8
— Ramya (@ramyavelury) December 14, 2016
US President Barack Obama speaks during the annual My Brother’s Keeper event at the White House, December 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama launched the My Brother’s Keeper initiative three years ago to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and ensure that all young people can reach their full potential
Sit your ass down somewhere, Norah O’Donnell
Reminder:
SIGN UP FOR HEALTH INSURANCE BY TONIGHT
https://www.balloon-juice.com/2016/12/15/psa-sign-up-tonight/
Coming soon: The January 2017 issue of The Atlantic featuring 'My President Was Black' by Ta-Nehisi Coates pic.twitter.com/0CqjslqEd7
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 12, 2016
Ryan and Trump’s agenda will be spearheaded by speaker’s new top aide
Burks’s rise to the pinnacle of staff power comes with an added historical impact: He is the first African American to serve as the top aide to a speaker of the House. The chief of staff position has existed 30 years, and no speaker, Democrat or Republican, has ever had a black chief of staff. Before that, the top House aide was called administrative assistant, and there is no known instance of a speaker hiring a black administrative assistant. Congressional directories of past decades do not include pictures or cite the personal backgrounds of aides.
“Race has never been an issue in any of the jobs that I’ve ever held,” Burks said Wednesday. “I’ve succeeded or failed, and thankfully mostly succeeded, and race has just never been anything that’s been discussed or been at issue in those jobs.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/ryan-and-trumps-agenda-will-be-spearheaded-by-speakers-new-top-aide/2016/12/14/8a1ccbf2-c22c-11e6-9578-0054287507db_story.html?utm_term=.755da82afe31&wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1#comments
Always put a coon on the pole to give a Black cover for heinous acts
This is what one of the marching bands who refuse to participate in the upcoming ‘inauguration’ conclude…and I couldn’t agree more…if only more people got it:
‘…the band’s board of directors said in a statement. “All minorities are at risk and any opportunity we give the new administration to co-opt a minority organization will likely be exploited to our detriment…”
Seriously, when the ENEMIES OF EVIL start TAP DANCING to our side , then we’ll know what’s up.
SG2,
Please tweet to Keith Ellison that the comment was read that he said we should accept Trump.
1. When did Trump ever accept Obama as President? Surely not during his YEARS as Birther-in-Chief.
2. He was installed as a puppet of Putin.
3. 3 MILLION more Americans voted for Hillary.
4. I don’t want nor need a DNC Chair who is spineless like this.
Speak! Ellison’s another SPINELESS SELL OUT.
I took a self-care day today.
Good Morning, Rikyrah. Wonderful! Take care of YOU, Lady.
yahtzeebutterfly says:
Thanks for the wonderful song you posted, SG2.
https://mobile.twitter.com/_liam_hall/status/808370365273698308
Morning, Everyone 😐😐😐
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There were also obvious differences among the cultivars in agronomic traits (Fig. 1). Kanlow outperformed Alamo, although for most of the agronomic and physiological selleck screening library characteristics there was no difference between the two cultivars (Fig. 1), a result
that disagrees with other studies [24]. A possible reason for this discrepancy is the use of different rates of N and the use of hydroponic instead of field conditions. Kanlow would undoubtedly be the best candidate for cultivation on marginal land with N deficiency. With improvement of infertile lands, cultivation of the Alamo cultivar might also be possible. Lowland outperformed upland ecotypes under N deficiency stress conditions for the agronomic and physiological traits, as was found in another study [24]. Biomass, leaf area, root surface
area, height, net photosynthesis, and chlorophyll content were 47%, 48%, 42%, 58%, 30%, and 21% higher, respectively, in lowland than upland ecotypes (Table S1 and Fig. 2). Strong physiological and agronomic responses to the cultivar-by-treatment interaction were also noticed, indicating that for maximum production and optimal performance under multiple N deficiency stresses, proper plantation management (such as choice of cultivars) is required for switchgrass. Based on this experiment, lowland ecotypes can survive under broad N deficiency PI3K inhibitor conditions and may be productive under a wider range of stress conditions, and should be candidates for future genetic and agronomic improvement. However, given the better adaptability of lowland ecotypes to hydroponic conditions, further study is needed. Switchgrass displays broad tolerance to N deficiency stresses by surviving and yielding under stress. The results likely represent a test of two suitable ecotypes over a range of conditions. The information presented here will aid biomass producers in making crop selection decisions. Environmental variation throughout its vast native range has likely led to this adaptive tolerance, which appears greater Montelukast Sodium in current cultivars than in previously tested wildtypes [34]. The present experiments do not directly address competition
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AUDIOBOOK-A-PALOOZA BLOG TOUR, REVIEW & GIVEAWAY
May 9, 2017 May 9, 2017 / Amie's Book Reviews / 2 Comments
Welcome to Lauren Carr’s Audiobook-a-palooza Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of Lauren Carr’s mysteries in audiobook format, we have 14 books from her three series on tour!
To follow the tour and to read reviews, please visit Lauren Carr’s page on iRead Book Tours.
The Mac Faraday Mystery Series:
Buy the Audiobook ~ Book
Old loves die hard…and in the worst places.
In Old Loves Die Hard, Lauren Carr continues the rags-to-riches story of Mac Faraday, an underpaid homicide detective who inherits 270 million dollars and an estate on Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, from his birth mother on the day his divorce becomes final.
Mac is settling nicely into his new life at Spencer Manor when his ex-wife Christine shows up-and she wants him back! Before Mac can send her packing, Christine and her estranged lover are murdered in Mac’s private penthouse suite at the Spencer Inn, the five-star resort built by his ancestors.
The investigation leads to the discovery of cases files for some of Mac’s murder cases in the room of the man responsible for destroying his marriage. Why would his ex-wife’s lover come to Spencer to dig into Mac’s old cases?
With the help of his new friends on Deep Creek Lake, Mac must use all of his detective skills to clear his name and the Spencer Inn’s reputation, before its five-stars – and more bodies – start dropping!
I had not read anything by Lauren Carr before listening to OLD LOVES DIE HARD and I have to say that I am now officially a fan.
Her characters are complex and yet simple, they act like real people rather than characters in a book.
The fact that Mac’s wife cheated on him and then asked for a divorce which then became final on the exact same day that he learned that he was to receive $270 million dollars along with a mansion and a thriving 5 Star Inn, feels like sweet justice.
Mac had been a homicide detective, and he never made much money, but he was good at his job and he loved it. Coming into massive amounts of money, anď quitting his job, he isn’t really sure what to do with his time.
But, ‘Old Habits Die Hard’ and he finds himself once again investigating murders. The difference this time is because of who the victims are as well as where they were killed.
If you choose to purchase this audiobook, and I sincerely hope you do, you will fall in love with Mac Farady (just like I have.)
Question: what do you get the man with everything?
Answer: when that man is the heir of the late mystery writer Robin Spencer, retired homicide detective Mac Faraday, you get him a cold case to solve.
In Shades of Murder, Mac Faraday is once again the heir to an unbelievable fortune. This time the benefactor is a collector of stolen art. But this isn’t just any stolen work of art – it’s a masterpiece with a murder attached to it.
Ilysa Ramsay was in the midst of taking the art world by storm with her artistic genius. Hours after unveiling her latest masterpiece, she is found dead in her Deep Creek Lake studio, and her painting is nowhere to be found.
Almost a decade later, the long lost Ilysa Ramsay masterpiece has found its way into Mac Faraday’s hands and he can’t resist the urge to delve into the case.
A world away, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, former JAG lawyer Joshua Thornton agrees to do a favor for the last person he would ever expect – a convicted serial killer.
The favor: solve the one murder wrongly attributed to him.
Joshua finds an unexpected ally in Cameron Gates, a spunky detective who has reason to believe the young woman known to the media only as Jane Doe, victim number four, was the victim of a copycat. Together, Joshua and Cameron set out to light a flame under the cold case only to find that someone behind the scenes wants the case to remain cold, and is willing to kill to keep it that way.
Little do these detectives know that the paths of their respective cases are on a collision course when they follow the clues to bring them together in a showdown with a killer who’s got a talent for murder!
In this fourth mystery on Deep Creek Lake, Mac Faraday finds himself up to his eyeballs in mobsters and federal agents.
After an attempted hit ends badly with two of his men dead, mobster Tommy Cruze arrives in Spencer, Maryland, to personally supervise the execution of the witness responsible for putting him behind bars – Archie Monday!
Mac Faraday believes he has his work cut out for him in protecting his lady love from one of the most dangerous leaders in organized crime; but when bodies start dropping in his lakeshore resort town, things may be hotter than even he can handle.
Never tell Mac Faraday not to do something.
Spencer’s police chief, David O’Callaghan, learns this lesson the hard way when he orders Mac Faraday to stay away from the south end of Spencer’s mountaintop – even though he owns the property. It doesn’t take long for Mac to find out what lies on the other side of the stone wall and locked gate, on which hangs a sign warning visitors to Keep Out!
Topping the list of the 10 top haunted places in America, Astaire Castle is associated with two suicides, three mysterious disappearances, and four murders since it was built almost a century ago – and Mac Faraday owns it!
In spite of David’s warning, Mac can’t resist unlocking the gate to see the castle that supposedly hasn’t seen a living soul since his late mother had ordered it closed up after the double homicide and disappearance of Damian Wagner, a world-famous master of horror novels.
What starts out as a quick tour of a dusty old castle turns into another Mac Faraday adventure when Astaire Castle becomes the scene of even more murders. Mac is going to need to put all of his investigative talents to work to sort out this case that involves the strangest characters he has run into yet – including a wolf man. No, we’re not talking about Gnarly.
Fame comes at a price. Some pay with their privacy. Others pay with their pride. Khloe Everest paid with her life.
Determined to get her pretty face in front of the cameras, Khloe Everest fakes an abduction only to make a grand entrance in the midst of a press conference held by Spencer’s Police Chief David O’Callaghan.
Three years later, after failing to catapult her notoriety into a long-lasting celebrity, Khloe Everest returns to Spencer upon her mother’s sudden death and seemingly finds another weapon to propel herself into the spotlight. Unfortunately, someone kills her before she can make this entrance.
In Lauren Carr’s sixth Mac Faraday Mystery, Mac and his friends come up against reality stars, politicians, has-beens, and wannabes. Mac also finds himself face-to-face with an old foe from his past who had managed to escape arrest during their last encounter. Now, Mac sees that his adversary has only become more powerful, and dangerous, with the passage of time.
Intent to not let this killer escape again, Mac and his friends need to put all of their talents together to put a stop to a cold-blooded lady killer.
Two people are brutally murdered in their summer place on Deep Creek Lake. Suspected of the murders, former child star and one-time teenybopper idol Lenny Frost takes innocent bystanders hostage in a local pub and demands that Mac Faraday find the killer. Can Mac save the hostages and himself from the wrath of the enraged has-been by piecing together the clues in less than twelve hours, or will it be a fatal last call at the stroke of midnight?
With three days left to the year, Deep Creek Lake is hopping with holiday vacationers and wedding guests pouring into the Spencer Inn for Mac Faraday and Archie Monday’s huge wedding ceremony which is being touted as the social event of the year.
But droopy flowers and guests who failed to RSVP are the least of Mac’s and Archie’s problems when a professional hit squad hits Spencer Manor to send the groom, Joshua Thornton, Archie’s mother, and Gnarly running for their lives.
With time running out before the big day, Mac Faraday and Spencer’s small police force have to sort through the clues to figure out not only who has been targeted for assassination, but also who is determined to stop everything…forever!
Spring is in the air. In Deep Creek Lake, the burst of blossoms on the trees has the effect of a starting pistol in the race to get the resort area ready in time for the seasonal residents return to Spencer, Maryland.
This year, the Spencer Inn, Mac Faraday’s five-star resort, has the added duty of preparing for the Diablo Ball, an annual benefit event that used to kick off Deep Creek Lake’s summer season. The exclusive gala has drawn in A-listers from across the country, including suspects and witnesses connected to Ashton Piedmont, a young woman who had disappeared while skinny dipping in Deep Creek Lake five years earlier, days after the last Diablo Ball.
Intrigued by a mysterious phone call from a young woman claiming to be Ashton, retired homicide detective Mac Faraday can’t resist diving head first into the cold case. But he’s not the only one. Someone behind the scenes has gone to a lot of trouble to bring Ashton Piedmont’s friends and enemies to the Diablo Ball, which promises to be a gala event to die for!
Police Chief David O’Callaghan and Chelsea Adams’ wedding day is fast approaching. Unfortunately, at the last minute, David discovers that there is one small problem to be taken care of before he can walk down the aisle – divorce his first wife!
Lauren Carr takes fans of the Mac Faraday mysteries to the Big Apple in this nail-biting adventure. In Cancelled Vows, David, Mac, and Gnarly, too, rush to New York City to dissolve David’s marriage to an old girlfriend – and he’s got five days to get it done. When murder throws up a road block, it is up to David’s best man, Mac Faraday, and Gnarly, K9-in-waiting, to sort through the clues to get David to the church in time!
The Lovers in Crime Mystery Series:
Spunky Cameron Gates is tasked with solving the murder of Cherry Pickens, a legendary star of pornographic films, whose body turns up in an abandoned freezer. The case has a personal connection to her lover, Joshua Thornton, because the freezer was located in his cousin’s basement. It doesn’t take long for their investigation to reveal that the risqué star’s roots were buried in their rural Ohio Valley community, something that Cherry had kept off her show business bio. She should have kept her hometown off her road map, too – because when this starlet came running home from the mob, it proved to be a fatal homecoming.
When Homicide Detective Cameron Gates befriends Dolly, the little old lady who lives across the street, she is warned not to get lured into helping the elderly woman by investigating the unsolved murder of one of her girls. “She’s senile,” Cameron is warned. “It’s not a real murder.”
Such is not the case. After Dolly is brutally murdered, Cameron discovers that the sweet blue-haired lady’s “girl” was a call girl who had been killed in a mysterious double homicide.
Meanwhile, Prosecuting Attorney Joshua Thornton is looking for answers to the murder of a childhood friend, a sheriff deputy whose cruiser is found at the bottom of a lake. The deputy had disappeared almost 20 years ago while privately investigating the murder of a local prostitute.
It doesn’t take long for the Lovers in Crime to put their cases together to reveal a long-kept secret that some believe is worth killing to keep undercover.
Joshua’s eldest son, Joshua Thornton Jr. (J.J.) has graduated at the top of his class from law school and returns home to spend the summer studying for the bar exam. However, to Joshua’s and Cameron’s shock and dismay, J.J. moves into the main house at Russell Ridge Farm and Orchards, the largest dairy farm in the Ohio Valley, in order to rekindle a romance with Suellen Russell, the one-time leader of a rock band who is twice his age. Quickly, they learn that she has a deep dark secret.
The move brings long buried tensions between the father and son to the surface – not the least of which being J.J.’s inexplicable dislike for his stepmother Cameron. But when a brutal killer strikes, the Lovers in Crime must set all differences with Joshua’s son aside to solve the crime before J.J. ends up in the cross-hairs of a murderer.
The Thorny Rose Mystery Series:
Five women with seemingly nothing in common are found brutally murdered in a townhome outside Washington, DC. Among the many questions surrounding the massacre is what had brought these apparent strangers together only to be killed.
Taking on his first official murder case, Lieutenant Murphy Thornton, USN, believes that if he can uncover the thread connecting the victims, then he can find their murderer.
Before long, the case takes an unexpected turn when Murphy discovers that one of the victims has a connection to his stepmother, Homicide Detective Cameron Gates. One wintry night, over a dozen years before, her first husband, a Pennsylvania State trooper, had been run down while working a night shift on the turnpike.
In this first installment of the Thorny Rose Mysteries, Lieutenant Murphy Thornton and Jessica Faraday sift through a web of lies and cover-ups. Together, can the detectives uncover the truth without falling victim to a cunning killer?
After 10 months of marital bliss, Jessica Faraday and Murphy Thornton are still discovering and adjusting to their life together. Settled in their new home, everything appears to be perfect…except in the middle of the night when, in the darkest shadows of her subconscious, a deep secret from Jessica’s past creeps to the surface to make her strike out at Murphy.
When investigative journalist Dallas Walker tells the couple about her latest case, known as the Pine Bridge Massacre, they realize Jessica may have witnessed the murder of a family while visiting family at the winery near-by, and suppressed the memory.
Determined to uncover the truth and find justice for the murder victims, Jessica and Murphy return to the scene of the crime with Dallas Walker, a spunky bull-headed Texan. Can this family reunion bring closure for a community touched by tragedy or will this prickly get-together bring an end to the Thorny Rose couple?
All of Lauren Carr’s books are rated PG-13 because they are murder mysteries and will contains murder scenes. Some of the books contain violence associated with military assignments. There are some books that contain sex scenes which are not explicit. There is little profanity, no f-words.
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!
Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, romance, and humor.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband and three dogs (including the real Gnarly’s klutzy nephew Sterling) on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
Connect with Lauren: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook
Meet the Narrators:
Over the past several years Dan Lawson has appeared in numerous spots for radio, television and the internet. He has worked with All-State, Sprint PCS, Mountain Dew and many more. His unique ability to mimic existing characters and celebrities has landed him diverse voice match work ranging from Charlie Sheen to Morgan Freeman.
In 2008 Dan was cast as the first American voice actor for the Korean video game company, Nexon. Over the next several years Dan was the flagship voice of the company, appearing in such titles as Mabinogi, Maple Story, Vindictus, Dragon Nest, Dungeon Fighter Online and Atlantica. In total he has voiced nearly 100 characters for Nexon.
In late 2012 Dan’s voice over career took an unexpected turn into book narration. His first audition landed him the job of narrating The Psychology of Twilight, a psychological look at the wide-spread obsession of the Twilight saga created by Stephanie Meyer. Eighteen more audiobook narrations have followed and show no signs of slowing down.
C.J. McAllister is an Audible Approved Producer — “Audible Approved producers are the best audiobook producers in the business.” Only a small number are awarded this honor.
C.J. has produced best-selling audiobooks in multiple genres/styles, TV commercials/promo teasers, animation projects, interviews (TV and radio), corporate presentations.
Another Audible Approved narrator, voice actor James Lewis has established a solid reputation in fiction as well as non-ficton audiobooks. At latest count, he’s narrated nearly 50.
Although his specialty is noir fiction, James has done several non-fiction books as well on a range of people and subjects: Butch and Sundance, General Custer, Revolutionary War, psychic development, taxes.
James Lewis has been awarded the AudioFile Earphone Award for narration, “The Last Outlaws”. It’s about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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A PIECE OF YOU BLOG TOUR & GIVEAWAY – AUDIOBOOK REVIEW OF RESUSCITATION 5 Stars
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Book # 1 – Book Description for They Never Die Quietly:
They Never Die Quietly tells the story of homicide Detective Sami Rizzo, who is assigned to head a task force investigating serial killings in San Diego. Simon, the highly intelligent, cunning, and deceptively charming villain, redefines the depths of human evil. He believes God has given him absolute authority to purify his unholy victims through a ritual that ends in a grisly crucifixion. Driven by warped religious beliefs and guided by his dead mother, very much alive in his subconscious, Simon abducts “chosen ones” and holds them captive in a Room of Redemption. There, the victims helplessly await their crucifixion. Detective Rizzo urgently yearns to solve the case and gain the respect of her male colleagues, but her obsession to apprehend the killer on her own clouds her thinking. When Simon outsmarts Rizzo and captures her, determined to make her his next victim, she must employ all her resources—both physical and intellectual—to outwit the villain at his own game.
Book # 2 – Book description for Resuscitation:
Two years ago, Detective Sami Rizzo narrowly escaped a brush with death at the hands of a serial killer. After apprehending the killer and bringing him to justice, this life-changing event compels her to resign from the police force. In her heart of hearts, however, she struggles with the decision. But a second serial killer—a well- respected doctor gone astray—uses his charm to seduce his victims and then performs horrific surgical experiments on them. In a final act of depravity, he scatters their mutilated bodies throughout San Diego County. Feeling a sense of duty and obligation, Sami Rizzo appeals to the police chief and mayor, and they reinstate her as a homicide investigator. As the body count grows and the killer’s experiments become more and more brutal, Sami follows one dead-end lead after another, while trying to deal with a sickly mother and a turbulent relationship with her lover. But then the killer makes a crucial mistake: one of his victims survives. Sami does everything to protect the barely alive victim, but the killer has a different plan.
Book #3 – Book Description for A Piece of You:
Homicide Detective Sami Rizzo is at it again! She never dreamed “America’s Finest City,” would be tormented by yet another serial killer, but for the third time in the last five years a depraved maniac is stalking the streets of San Diego. Based on her qualifications and prior successes dealing with multiple murders, who else would Captain Davison assign to head the investigation?
Different from Sami’s past experiences, this fanatic is like no other. His methods of killing defy everything profilers think they know about serial killers. As an intense investigation begins and bits and pieces of evidence emerge, no one can understand his motivation. He’s merciful, yet brutal. And just to make things even more confusing, all of his victims are blood-related. Is he settling a vendetta? Did he randomly pick a name out of the phone book and begin a rampage? Or is there a deeper story?
Based on very little evidence and a lot of gut instincts, Detective Rizzo pieces together a complex puzzle and narrows the field of possible suspects. She learns that the killings may connect in some way to powerful people within the judicial system and doesn’t know who to trust. Ultimately, she comes face to face with the killer for a battle of brain and brawn. Can she outwit the shrewd killer, or will she be his next victim?
Author’s Bio:
Daniel M. Annechino, a former book editor specializing in full-length fiction, wrote his first book, How to Buy the Most Car for the Least Money, in 1992 while working as a General Manager in the automobile business. But his passion had always been fiction, particularly thrillers. He spent two years researching serial killers before finally penning his gripping and memorable debut novel They Never Die Quietly.
His second book, Resuscitation (Thomas & Mercer 2011), a follow-up to his first novel, hit #1 in Kindle sales in the UK and reached #26 in the USA. He is also the author of I Do Solemnly Swear (Thomas & Mercer 2012) and Hypocrisy. A Piece of You is his fifth novel, the third in the Detective Sami Rizzo series. A native of New York, Annechino now lives in San Diego with his wife, Jennifer. He loves to cook, enjoys a glass of vintage wine, and spends lots of leisure time on the warm beaches of Southern California.
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MY REVIEW OF: RESUSCITATION – BOOK TWO of the SAMI RIZZO DETECTIVE SERIES
This is the second book in the Detective Sami Rizzo series and it is just as good as the first book.
I received a free copy of the audiobook on CD in exchange for an honest review.
RESUSCITATION takes place two years after THEY NEVER DIE QUIETLY. Sami Rizzo and Al are now a couple. Sami is going to school for Social Work and is working towards her dream. Why then does she feel so unsatisfied?
I think most people will be able to relate to Sami’s plight. She misses detective work and isn’t sure if she made the right decision when she quit the police force. Everyone has doubts about their career path. When a huge decision is reached it is natural to second guess yourself. In my opinion, this makes Sami more relatable to the reader.
When bodies start appearing Sami is intrigued. Maybe she should return to detective work. But, that would be much easier said than done.
Also during this story which is another psychological thriller, Sami experiences family emergencies. Anyone who has aging parents will be able to relate to this part of the story line and it is extremely believable.
I absolutely loved this book. I was hooked right from the first disk. The narrator once again does an amazing job. Pacing is perfect. Her voice will now always be the voice of Sami Rizzo in my mind.
This book goes from zero to sixty very quickly and just keeps accelerating right to the very end. It is tense and the characters are believable. This story is particularly frightening because it could so easily be reality.
I rate this book as 5 out of 5 stars.
Blog Tour Schedule:
Dec 1 – Library of Clean Reads – book spotlight / giveaway
Dec 1 – T’s Stuff – audiobook review of They Never Die Quietly / giveaway
Dec 1 – The World As I See It – audiobook review of They Never Die Quietly / giveaway
Dec 2 – T’s Stuff – audiobook review of Resuscitation – giveaway
Dec 3 – Elizabeth McKenna Romance Author – book spotlight / giveaway
Dec 3 – T’s Stuff – review of A Piece of You / author interview / giveaway
Dec 4 – Dab of Darkness – audiobook review of They Never Die Quietly / giveaway
Dec 7 – Olio by Marilyn – review of They Never Die Quietly / author interview / giveaway
Dec 8 – 3 Partners in Shopping – review of A Piece of You / giveaway
Dec 9 – Deal Sharing Aunt – audiobook review of Resuscitation / giveaway
Dec 10 – Dab of Darkness – audiobook review of Resuscitation / interview / giveaway
Dec 11 – Readers’ Muse – review of They Never Die Quietly
Dec 14 – Vic’s Media Room – audiobook review of They Never Die Quietly
Dec 15 – The World As I See It – audiobook review of Resuscitation / giveaway
Dec 16 – A Blue Million Books – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Dec 16 – Life as Leels – review of They Never Die Quietly
Dec 17 – Vic’s Media Room – audiobook review of Resuscitation
Dec 17 – Book Fanatic – review of a Piece of You / giveaway
Dec 18 – Vic’s Media Room – review of A Piece of You
Dec 18 – My So-Called Book Reviews – review of They Never Die Quietly / giveaway
Dec 21 – Olio by Marilyn – review of Resuscitation / giveaway
Dec 22 – Deal Sharing Aunt – review of A Piece of You / author interview / giveaway
Dec 22 – Amie’s Book Reviews – audiobook review of They Never Die Quietly / giveaway
Dec 23 – Readers’ Muse – review of Resuscitation
Dec 23 – Amie’s Book Reviews – audiobook review of Resuscitation / giveaway
Dec 24 – Amie’s Book Reviews – review of A Piece of You / giveaway
Dec 28 – Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of They Never Die Quietly / giveaway
Dec 29 – Life as Leels – review of Resuscitation
Dec 30 – The World As I See It – review of A Piece of You / giveaway
Jan 4 – The Autistic Gamer – review of They Never Die Quietly
Jan 5 – Worth Getting in Bed For – review of They Never Die Quietly
Jan 6 – Olio by Marilyn – review of A Piece of You / giveaway
Jan 7 – Jaquo Lifestyle Magazine – review of A Piece of You
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Jan 8 – Italophilia – review of A Piece of You
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Jan 12 – Worth Getting in Bed For – review of Resuscitation
Jan 12 – Everything Distils Into Reading – review of A Piece of You
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Jan 14 – The Autistic Gamer – review of Resuscitation
Jan 15 – Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of Resuscitation / giveaway
Jan 18 – Mystery Suspense Reviews – book spotlight / guest post
Jan 18 – My So-Called Book Reviews – review of A Piece of You / interview / giveaway
Jan 19 – Worth Getting in Bed For – review of A Piece of You
Jan 20 – fuonlyknew – review of A Piece of You / giveaway
Jan 21 – Readers’ Muse – review of A Piece of You / guest post
Jan 22 – Bound 4 Escape – review of A Piece of You / giveaway
Jan 25 – The Autistic Gamer – review of A Piece of You
Jan 26 – Life as Leels – review of A Piece of You
Jan 27 – misty103 @ HubPages – review of A Piece of You
Jan 28 – Cheryl’s Book Nook – review of A Piece of You / giveaway
Jan 28 – Ali- The Dragon Slayer – review of A Piece of You / guest post / giveaway
Jan 29 – Jessica Cassidy – review of A Piece of You / guest post / giveaway
A PIECE OF YOU SERIES BLOG TOUR – BOOK ONE – THEY NEVER DIE QUIETLY – AUDIOBOOK REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY
December 22, 2015 / Amie's Book Reviews / Leave a comment
MY REVIEW OF: THEY NEVER DIE QUIETLY
Title: THEY NEVER DIE QUIETLY
Series: DETECTIVE SAMI RIZZO SERIES: Book One
Author: D.M. Annechino
Narrator: Christina Traister
Type of Book: Audiobook- MP3-CD
Length: 10 hours
~ I received a free copy of this audiobook from iRead Blog Tours in exchange for an honest review.
Chilling, horrifying – a mother’s worst fears exploited – one Hell of a book.
Detective Sami Rizzo is a single mother to an adorable two year old girl named Angelina. Like most mothers, Sami’s whole world revolves around her daughter.
Sami also has a dead-beat ex-husband who seems to believe that child support and visiting his daughter is optional.
Despite the drama in her personal life, Sami must put everything aside when she is working. As a homicide detective, it is her job (along with her partner, Al) to catch the bad guys.
When women start turning up dead, their bodies left in open spaces, Sami and Al are put in charge of the case.
This audiobook is extremely well done. The narrator has an amazing sense of when and where to place inflection on certain words and phrases, and her pacing is perfect.
As the story goes on, Sami becomes more and more obsessed with catching the elusive killer. In fact, she is so determined to catch him that she takes some chances that she normally wouldn’t.
As Sami becomes more and more involved, so does the listener. I do not think it is possible to not get caught up in this psychological thriller.
THEY NEVER DIE QUIETLY is a non-stop thrill ride that will have listeners on the edge of their seats.
I highly recommend this audiobook and I also highly recommend the Detective Sami Rizzo series of books by D.M. Annechino.
I rate this audiobook as 5 out of 5 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Mike Brey and Irish Basketball: A Winning Combination
January 5, 2017 John Horlander
In the nascent stages of ACC conference play, the Irish seem to be firing on all cylinders once again. A strong 9-0 start was derailed after the Irish blew double-digit leads against No. 1 Villanova and No. 15 Purdue, but Notre Dame got back on track with a big road win in overtime against Pittsburgh, and a hard-fought win at home against No. 9 Louisville. This Notre Dame team remains on the periphery of the College Basketball elite, but it is never to be taken lightly.
The reason for that: Mike Brey. In his 17 seasons at the helm in South Bend, the Irish have locked down the fundamentals of the game and truly become feared opponents. Each year Brey and the Irish are among the best in the NCAA in offensive efficiency, free throw percentage, and assist-turnover ratio. This year the Irish are third, first, and first, respectively, in those categories. Brey has emphasized time and time again that his philosophy uses veteran leadership and solid, fundamentally-sound basketball to win games, and that he does.
After back to back Elite Eight appearances, the expectations were high but fans and critics alike anticipated a drop in performance following the departures of essential playmakers Zach Auguste and Demetrius Jackson. But then again, they expected a drop in performance after Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant left after the 2014-2015 season. A third straight Elite Eight is not at all unrealistic for this Irish team. Matt Farrell has proven that he can take care of the ball and lead the Irish offense, while sharpshooters V.J. Beachum and Steve Vasturia provide a lethal threat from behind the arc and driving to the basket. Bonzie Colson and Martinas Geben are the brute force rebounders and post players. Year after year, Mike Brey seems to be able to resist the inevitable personnel turnover and maintain a high level of success.
Those are just the tangible, statistical aspects of this Irish team. On paper, they’re efficient, lethal, and fundamentally-sound. But it’s the intangible that really stands out. On the sidelines, Brey is fired up like any other head coach. But Brey exerts a positivity almost unheard of among the likes of college basketball’s elite coaches. In a world of Jay Wright, John Calipari, Mike Krzyzewski, and Roy Williams, it seems like the level-headed positivity of Mike Brey wouldn’t find its place at the top. Yet it does, and it permeates the team. No matter what five players are on the floor, they all seem to radiate the hope and positivity that Brey embodies. No matter the opponent, no matter how big the task, The Irish always seem to be within striking distance. Since the 2014-2015 season, the Irish have notched wins against top 15 North Carolina and Top 10 Duke on the road, as well as at home against No. 4 Duke and No. 1 North Carolina. The Irish are 4-1 against Louisville in the last five years. When the big games arrive, Notre Dame is there to withstand the challenge and emerge victorious.
There is just an aura of hope and confidence that surrounds Brey and his troops that can’t help but lead to success. I was tentative to make a prediction earlier in the season, but I am confident now. This Notre Dame can certainly make a third straight Sweet Sixteen, but I think they could make a third straight Elite Eight and possibly earn their first birth in the Final Four since 1978.
Mike Brey and Notre Dame Basketball are on a collision course with the national championship. The only variable is time.
Contact writer John Horlander via email: [email protected], or on Twitter: @John_Horlander
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Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee September 2011 - April 2013
Petrucelly Nadler & Norris March 2011 - May 2011
Legal Aid Services Of Oregon September 2010 - November 2010
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office - Health Care Division March 2010 - May 2010
Honorable Gary S. Katzmann, Massachusetts Appeals Court September 2009 - November 2009
Licensing, Legal Research, Civil Litigation, Courts, Legal Assistance, Legal Writing
Adam Boisvert
Richmond, California
Project Manager, Environmental Technician
UC Berkeley 2007 — 2009
BS, Molecular Environmental Biology
Bay Area Wilderness Training 2011 — 2011
Wilderness Leadership Certification
Occidental Arts And Ecology Center 2010 — 2010
Urban Permaculture Design Certification, Permaculture
Greywater Action
Greywater Level 1 Installer
Associates, Biology
Poway High School 2000 — 2005
Urban Tilth September 2009 - Present
Questa Engineering Corporation December 2014 - Present
Communities For A Better Environment October 2012 - November 2012
Richmond SPOKES July 2009 - August 2009
Berkeley Student Cooperative September 2008 - May 2009
Moss Niche Ecology Study UC Berkeley June 2008 - August 2008
UC Berkeley January 2008 - June 2008
UC Berkeley September 2007 - December 2007
Syracuse University Ambulance January 2006 - May 2007
Greywater Installation..., Community Outreach, Environmental Education, Non-profit Leadership, Permaculture, Health Education, Organic Farming, Program Management, Youth Empowerment, Community Empowerment, Research, Non-profits, Volunteer Management, Public Speaking, Program Development, Nonprofits, Environmental Science, Grant Writing, Community Development, Program Evaluation, Sustainability, Grants, Community Organizing, Grassroots Organizing, Environmental Policy
Adam Burback
Utica, New York Area
M.S., Information Management
Siena College 2000 — 2004
B.S, Finance
NBT Bank April 2014 - Present
Risk Analysis, Account Management, Financial Planning, Data Analysis, Strategic Financial..., Visio, Management, Risk Management, Banking, Credit, Commercial Banking, Analysis, Finance, Portfolio Management, Financial Analysis, Customer Service
Adam Cannon
Hartford, Connecticut Area
Live Streaming Technology Operations Analyst III at ESPN
Masters of Science, Information Management
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
ESPN May 2015 - Present
ESPN July 2011 - May 2015
United States District Court August 2009 - July 2011
Syracuse University July 2007 - May 2009
DNS, Active Directory, Network Administration, Windows Server, DHCP, VMware, Servers, TCP/IP, Firewalls, Switches, XP, Routers, Disaster Recovery, Windows 7, VPN, Software Installation, Wireless Networking, Technical Support, Data Center, Unix, Networking
Adam Carver
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Character Development Teacher at West Oak Lane Charter School
Masters in English Education (7-12), 3.8
SUNY Binghamton 2007 — 2011
Bachelor of English, English Literature and Rhetoric, 3.2
Springfield Township High School 2003 — 2007
High School Diploma, 3.75
West Oak Lane Charter School October 2013 - Present
Miquon Day Camp 2007 - 2013
Teaching, Magazines, Television, Curriculum Design, Tutoring, Community Outreach, Curriculum Development, Program Development, Higher Education, Public Speaking, Special Education, Staff Development, Educational Leadership, Nonprofits, Classroom, Basketball Coaching, Chess, Classroom Management, Integrating Technology...
Adam C. Cohen
Account Manager at Cornerstone Agency
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology
Cornerstone Agency April 2015 - Present
Cornerstone Agency February 2013 - April 2015
The Onion October 2012 - December 2012
Syracuse University August 2010 - May 2012
Funk N' Waffles February 2010 - May 2012
Northbound Traveling Minstrel Jug Band October 2008 - 2012
Cornerstone Promotion UK September 2011 - December 2011
Nonesuch Records June 2011 - August 2011
White's Mobile Home Estates May 2008 - August 2010
Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Research, Guitarist, Mandolin, Karate, Creative Writing, Research Writing, Film Editing, Music Industry, Music Theory, Company Branding, Online Branding
Adam C'DeBaca
Educational Instructor / Curriculum Developer/ Tutor
Master's of Social Science; Advanced Certificate in Middle Eastern Affairs, Social Sciences
Universidad de Sevilla 2005 — 2006
Bachelor's degree, Spanish Language and Literature
University of North Texas 2001 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (double major), English Language and Literature/Letters; Spanish Language and Literature
AJ Tutoring August 2015 - Present
Fusion Academy August 2012 - December 2014
Westcott Community Center 2009 - June 2012
Syracuse University 2011 - May 2012
Syracuse University August 2009 - December 2011
St. Croix Country Day School August 2008 - July 2009
Elena L. Christian Junior High School August 2007 - July 2008
AmeriCorps September 2006 - July 2007
Curriculum Design, Staff Development, Grant Writing, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Non-profits, Adult Education, Policy Analysis, Fundraising, Program Development, International Education, Tutoring, Higher Education, Research, Teaching, Creative Writing, Nonprofits, Curriculum Development, Program Evaluation
Adam Chez
Greater Chicago Area
Principal, Sales & Acquisitions at Crew Development
Newlook Development LLC January 2015 - Present
Melrose State Capital LLC September 2014 - Present
Crew Development 2007 - Present
Real Estate, Due Diligence, Contract Negotiation, Financial Analysis, Investment Properties, Valuation, Real Estate Economics, Real Estate Transactions, Investments, New Business Development, Negotiation, Strategic Planning, Real Estate Development, Marketing, Fundraising
Adam Chinitz
Creative Director AC Imaging LLC
BS, Communications
Newton North High School
ac imaging llc Program DirectorNYC SaltJune 2009 - Present
AC Imaging LLC May 1982 - Present
Photographer, Education, Photoshop, Food, Food Photography, Still-life, Location Photography, Commercial Photography, Industrial Photography, Architectural..., Beauty Photography, Cosmetics, Luxury Goods, Jewelry, Lifestyle, Art, Digital Photography, Editorial, Fashion, Film, Image Editing, Image Manipulation, Lightroom, Photo Shoot Production, Photo Shoots, Photography, Photos, Portrait Photography, Portraits, Still Photography, Teaching, Publishing, Photojournalism, Magazines, Travel Photography
Adam Chwalibog, P.E.
M.S., Geotechnical Engineering
Michigan Technological University 2000 — 2004
B.S., Civil Engineering
Northwestern Michigan College 1998 — 2000
ARCADIS July 2004 - Present
Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. May 2003 - November 2003
Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental..., Civil Engineering, Environmental..., Soil
Adam Cichostepski
Hospital & Health Care
Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management 2015 — 2017
Butler University 1998 — 2002
Bachelor of Science (BS), History
Welch Allyn April 2009 - Present
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Customer Service, PowerPoint, English, Windows, Research, Outlook, Teaching, Photoshop, Public Speaking
Adam Cutler
Admissions Counselor/Academic Advisor at Northern Essex Community College
Boston University 2005 — 2007
M Ed, Interational Education
Macquarie University 2001 — 2003
M.A., Applied Anthropology
BA, Geography
Concord Academy 1993 — 1996
TASIS England 1988 — 1993
Beaver Country Day School 1991 — 1992
American Community School-Cobham 1986 — 1988
Northern Essex Community College 2014 - Present
1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund 2012 - 2014
Brigham and Women's Hospital 2011 - 2012
JVS Boston 2008 - 2012
Centro Latino de Chelsea 2007 - 2008
The Language Company 2006 - 2007
OLIN Test Prep 2006 - 2006
Boston Center for Adult Education 2006 - 2006
Boston University-CELOP 2005 - 2006
Boston Academy of English 2005 - 2005
Career Counseling, Public Speaking, Spanish, Event Planning, Coaching, Teaching, Adult Education, Languages, Anthropology, Linguistics, Archaeology, Hiking, Bikes, Curriculum Development, Non-profits, Teaching English as a..., ESL, Intercultural..., International Education, Teaching Adults, Nonprofits, Workforce Development, Instructional Design, Higher Education, Community Outreach, Volunteer Management, Tutoring, Grant Writing, Workshop Facilitation, Grants, Resume Writing, Curriculum Design, Qualitative Research, Student Development, Fundraising, Research, Community Development, Policy Analysis
Adam Cyr
Communications Analyst at Macfadden USAID
Public Diplomacy, International Relations and Public Relations dual masters
North Carolina State University Department of Political Science 2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Politics
General Brown High School
Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad at USAID July 2015 - Present
Institute for Policy Studies January 2015 - May 2015
Association of Public Diplomacy Scholars October 2013 - November 2014
Voice of America May 2014 - August 2014
Syracuse University January 2014 - May 2014
The Public Diplomat September 2013 - May 2014
North Carolina State University May 2011 - May 2012
North Carolina State University February 2010 - May 2012
Student Development, Residence Life, Academic Advising, Student Affairs, Time Management, Teamwork, Leadership, Academia, Higher Education, Conflict Resolution, WordPress, Higher Education..., Social Justice, Service Learning, Student Engagement, Campus, Program Coordination, Educational Outreach, Diversity Training, Program Management, Critical Thinking, InDesign, Social Media, Datatel, Illustrator, Hootsuite, HootSuite
Adam Dambrov
KPMG LLP Trade & Customs Practice
New York Law School 1995 — 1999
KPMG LLP May 2011 - Present
KPMG LLP 2011 - 2012
sole practitioner July 2009 - June 2011
Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman and Klestadt LLP February 1992 - July 2009
Import, Process Improvement, Customs Regulations, Valuation, Corporate Law, Export, Contract Negotiation, Trade Compliance, Trading, Export Controls, International Business, International Trade, International Law, Import Export, Management, Supply Chain Management, Due Diligence, Logistics, Supply Chain, Strategic Planning, Negotiation, Auditing, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions
Adam DaSilva
Associate Director, Clinial Vendor Management at Shire
Bentley College - Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of Business 1999 — 2002
MBA, Technology Management
B.S., Biology
Shire June 2015 - Present
Boston Scientific April 2012 - June 2015
Genzyme 2007 - April 2012
AAIPharma October 2005 - August 2007
Wyeth July 2003 - October 2005
Millennium Pharmaceuticals January 2002 - July 2003
Adam Davidowitz
Violin Teacher/Musician at Third Floor Suzuki Violin, Inc.
The Boston Conservatory 2003 — 2005
Master of Music, Viola Performance
Bachelor of Music with Performance Honors, Music Business
Third Floor Suzuki Violin, Inc. August 2009 - Present
South Bend Symphony September 2007 - Present
Northwest Indiana Symphony, New Philharmonic, Illinois Philharmonic September 2005 - Present
Old Town School of Folk Music June 2006 - August 2009
Civic Orchestra of Chicago September 2005 - June 2007
Music Education, Music, Orchestral Music, Chamber Music, Music Theory, Ensemble, Musicians, Sibelius, Music History, Violin, Composition, Recording, Classical
Adam Dennison
SVP/Publisher at IDG Enterprise
BA, International Relations
IDG Enterprise March 2014 - Present
CIO / Computerworld / CITEworld June 2009 - March 2014
IDG April 2007 - June 2009
CMP Media 2005 - 2007
InformationWeek, CMP Media 2001 - 2005
Lawyers Weekly 1999 - 2001
American Sports Media 1995 - 1999
Adam D'Onofrio
Promotions Intern at Belly Up Tavern
English and Music Industry
Francis W. Parker School 2009 — 2013
Belly Up Tavern May 2015 - Present
102.1 KPRi & KPRiFM.com May 2014 - Present
Public Speaking, Social Networking, Public Relations, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Advertising
Adam Dornbusch
Venice, California
B.F.A., Theatre/Theater
New York Film Academy 2004 — 2004
Schawk!, Inc. / Anthem! Worldwide May 2012 - Present
Herbalife June 2011 - May 2012
Herbalife May 2009 - June 2011
Freelance July 2006 - May 2011
Twentieth Century Fox 2010 - 2011
Active Marketing Group May 2009 - December 2010
Red Car, Inc May 2007 - May 2009
Feature Film/Commercial..., Production Design, Video Editing, Promotional Rep/Emcee, Mac/PC Compatible, Plays well with others, Print Campaigns, Video/Radio Scripts, Web Content, Interactive Media, Guerilla/Direct..., Viral, Social Media,..., Gameplay Conception, Brochures/Flyers/Packagi..., Powerpoint Presentations, Press Releases, Back Cover, Profiles,..., Blogs and Newsletters ..., International and..., Corporate and Brand..., Sports and Fitness, Weight Loss and..., Fashion and Beauty, Music and Entertainment, Computers and..., Campaigns, Film, PowerPoint
Adam Dorn, P.E.
Transmission Line Design Engineer (Civil/Structural)
State University of New York College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry
BS, Environmental Resources Engineering
BS, Civil Engineering
Ilion Jr/Sr High School
POWER Engineers September 2012 - Present
Parsons January 2011 - August 2012
Parsons January 2009 - December 2010
Brown and Caldwell May 2008 - January 2009
Northland Associates, Inc. May 2005 - August 2007
HAZWOPER Certification, Autodesk Civil 3D, MathCAD, Win TR-55, Chief Architect vX2, Autodesk REVIT, Site Investigation, Site Management, Community HEalth &..., SWPPP Permitting, Citizen Participation, EIT Registration (NY), PLS-CADD, Civil Engineering, Engineering Management, NYS Professional..., Revit, Construction, Autodesk Software, Concrete, Construction Management, Engineering, Structural Engineering, Project Engineering, Surveying, Road, Inspection, Project Estimation, HAZWOPER, CAD, Steel Structures, Sewer, Microstation, Hydraulics
Adam D Paul
Bachelor of Science (BS), Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Adam D Paul Inc January 2009 - Present
Reality, Television, Video Production, Post Production, Film Production, Entertainment, Documentaries, Producing, Avid Media Composer, Film, Avid, Field Producing, Screenwriting, Broadcast, Casting
Adam Dukoff
Investment Banking Analyst at Deutsche Bank
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance
Deutsche Bank July 2013 - Present
The Orange Value Fund, LLC April 2011 - May 2013
Third Avenue Management, LLC May 2012 - August 2012
Swergold Capital May 2011 - August 2011
Microsoft Excel, Bloomberg Terminal, Capital IQ, Public Speaking
Adam Earle
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Datacenter Operations & Backups MulitFunctional Information Systems Analyst Associate Manager at Lockheed Martin
Computer & Network Security
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2001 — 2003
Info Management, Management w/IT
IST, IT w/Management
Onondaga Community College 1997 — 1998
Lockheed Martin October 2014 - Present
Lockheed Martin January 2012 - Present
Lockheed Martin June 2001 - January 2012
Lockheed Martin December 2003 - August 2005
Lockheed Martin June 2001 - December 2003
New Venture Gear May 2000 - May 2001
Doug's Fish Fry February 1997 - May 2000
IBM May 1999 - September 1999
New York State Fair August 1994 - September 1996
Linux, SAN, AIX, LPAR, Disaster Recovery, Solaris, Unix, Storage Area Networks, System Architecture, Storage, Program Management, Hardware, HP-UX, Virtualization, Project Management, Cloud Computing, Data Center, High Availability, Integration, Networking, Operating Systems, Perl, Red Hat Linux, Security, Servers, System Administration, Systems Engineering, Unix Shell Scripting, Shell Scripting, IBM AIX
Adam Eldredge
Broadcast Media Professional
Master of Arts (MA), Television, Radio, and Film
Western Michigan University 1994 — 1998
Bachelor's degree, Broadcast/Cable Television Production
Fox Sports August 2011 - November 2012
Fox Sports March 2009 - August 2011
Fox Sports Net January 2004 - February 2009
Organization, Problem Solving, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word
Adam Fazackerley
COO & CoFounder, LaynGo / Founder, concept2creations / General Partner, Fortify.vc
Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Emerging Enterprises, Engineering
Marketing, Marketing / Engineering
Lakenheath Elementary School
Lay-n-Go, LLC June 2010 - Present
concept2creations, LLC August 1999 - Present
Fortify.vc May 2011 - Present
Osborn Capital, LLC November 1999 - December 2001
Cello Holdings June 1998 - February 2000
UUNET Technologies June 1996 - May 1998
Venture Capital, Marketing Strategy, Leadership, Investments, Management Consulting, Corporate Development, Brand Development, Management, Angel Investing, E-commerce, Executive Management, Portfolio Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Advertising, Sales Operations, Start-ups, Enterprise Software, Valuation, Cloud Computing, Private Equity, Business Strategy, Product Management, Online Advertising, Go-to-market Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Negotiation, Strategic Planning, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Web Development, Financial Modeling, Strategy, Mobile Devices, Due Diligence, New Business Development, Corporate Finance, Telecommunications
Adam Feinstein
Supply Chain, Finance
Supply Chain and Finance
Bunzl July 2013 - Present
Staples January 2012 - April 2013
Houghton Mifflin July 2009 - December 2011
Latitude Beverage Company October 2010 - December 2010
CaseStack June 2008 - January 2009
Darwin's Restaurant October 2006 - December 2007
Staples, Inc. May 2007 - August 2007
First American Title Insurance May 2005 - August 2006
Hub Group, Inc. May 2005 - August 2005
Supply Chain, Purchasing, Warehousing, Management, Retail, Sales, Analysis, Strategy, Customer Service, Transportation, Program Management, Pricing, Supply Chain Management, Data Analysis, Forecasting
Adam Feldfogel
Sportscaster & Host
Bachelor of Science (BS), Broadcast Journalism
Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Public Communications 2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Broadcast Journalism
WSJS 600 AM January 2014 - May 2014
Boston College IMG Sports Network January 2014 - May 2014
ESPN Triad 1200 AM, 1230 AM, 1320 AM January 2014 - May 2014
Southern Miss IMG Sports Network November 2012 - May 2014
IMG College August 2012 - May 2014
UConn IMG Sports Network August 2012 - April 2013
RLR Associates May 2012 - August 2012
NewsChannel 9 WSYR January 2012 - May 2012
Newhouse School, Syracuse University August 2008 - May 2012
WAER 88.3 FM October 2010 - April 2012
Proficient in using..., Working knowledge of..., Familiar with..., Studio hosting for all..., Producing live sports..., developing, writing,..., Daily sportscasts, Play-by-play for..., Voicing, Storytelling, Adobe Audition, Audacity, Concerts, Avid Newscutter, Lacrosse, ENPS, Video Editing, Sports, Radio, Play-by-play, Producing, Broadcast Journalism, Pro Tools, Football, Basketball, Avid, Linear Editing, Broadcast, Hockey, Baseball, Radio Broadcasting, Avid Media Composer, Radio Host, AP Style, Sports Writing, Non-linear Editing, Final Cut Pro, News Writing, Audio Editing
Adam Fier
Bayside, New York
Program Director at Samuel Field YM&YWHA
Queens College 2009 — 2011
Master's degree, Social Studies Teacher Education
Bachelor's degree, Secondary Education and Teaching
Samuel Field YM&YWHA August 2012 - Present
Samuel Field YM/YWHA June 2012 - August 2012
NYC Department of Education December 2011 - June 2012
Samuel Field YM/YWHA September 2011 - June 2012
Program Development, Nonprofits, Community Outreach, Volunteer Management, Program Evaluation, Fundraising, Program Management, Youth Development, Staff Development
Adam Fine
Adam Floeck
CG Animator at Buck
Savannah College of Art and Design 2009 — 2012
BFA, Animation
BFA, Computer Art
Buck August 2014 - Present
Buck June 2014 - Present
Psyop January 2014 - June 2014
Framestore December 2013 - December 2013
Psyop November 2013 - December 2013
Imaginary Forces September 2013 - September 2013
C2C Studio July 2013 - September 2013
Zerofractal July 2013 - July 2013
Psyop March 2013 - May 2013
Framestore October 2012 - January 2013
Character Animation, Maya, Animation, Computer Animation, Nuke
Greater Philadelphia Area
Advertising Systems, Inc.
Syracuse 1984 — 1986
Advertising Systems, Inc. January 1990 - Present
Waldman Graphics 1984 - 1989
Large Format Printing, Trade Show Management, Promotions, Photography, Advertising, Vehicle Graphics, Print Production, Graphics, Brand Development, Digital Printing, Signs, Banners, Offset Printing, Finishing, Print Production..., Offset, Color Management, Decals, Print Management, Pre-press, Wide Format Printing, Large Format Graphics, Direct Mail, Graphic Arts, Trade Shows, Outdoor Advertising, Labels, Packaging, Brochures, Variable Data Printing, Banner Stands, Die Cutting, Catalogs, Business Cards, POS, Logo Design, POP, Vinyl, Corporate Identity, Posters, Graphic Design, Laminating, Adobe Creative Suite, QuarkXPress, Logos, Production, Retouching, Layout, Postcards, Typography
Adam Froelich
Owner Founder FroeCo, LLC
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Mass Communication/Media Studies
City Pizza February 2010 - 2015
New York Slices September 2005 - February 2010
Froelich & Company June 1991 - 2005
Marketing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Social Media, New Business Development, Social Media Marketing, Management, Marketing Communications, Team Building, Sales, Social Networking, Business Development, Event Management, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Hospitality, Event Planning, Customer Service, Negotiation, Account Management, Contract Negotiation, Public Speaking
Adam Gasbarro, MA, LMHC, ATR
Clinical Art Therapist
Lesley University 2007 — 2009
MA, Expressive Art Therapy with a concentration in Art Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
BFA, BS, Printmaking, Psychology and Art History
Brandon Residential Treatment Center June 2009 - Present
Arlington Youth Counseling Center August 2012 - Present
Advocates Community Counseling Inc. June 2009 - Present
Woodside Montessori Academy May 2004 - Present
Ivy Street School September 2008 - May 2009
Boston Catholic Schools Connects June 2008 - September 2008
Woodside Montessori Academy June 1997 - August 2008
P. Brent Trottier Middle School September 2007 - June 2008
Margaret Neary Elementary School September 2007 - June 2008
Child Therapy, Adolescent Therapy, Family Therapy, Asperger's, PDD-NOS, Social Skills, Group Therapy, Art Therapy, Neuropsychology, Mental Health Counseling, Montessori, Biopsychosocial..., Child Development, Education, Printmaking, Visual Arts, Clinical Supervision, Mindfulness, Therapists, DBT, Adolescents, Crisis Intervention, Treatment, Play Therapy, Case Managment, Behavioral Health, Psychotherapy, Mental Health
Adam Gershuny
Senior Managing Director Principal at Meridian Equity Partners
B.A., Policial Science - Finance, Honors
Syracuse University - Maxwell School
Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Rye Country Day School 1983 — 1989
MERIDIAN EQUITY PARTNERS January 2010 - Present
MAGNA SECURITIES & CO., INC January 2005 - January 2010
SLL SECURITIES, INC January 2002 - January 2005
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC January 2000 - January 2001
BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC January 1993 - January 1999
Securities, Hedge Funds, Trading, Alternative Investments, Bloomberg, Capital Markets, Derivatives, Electronic Trading, Equities, Equity Trading, Fixed Income, Financial Markets, Series 63, Series 7, Trading Systems, Options
Adam Gerstein
Executive Vice President and Group Head, Corporate Communications at Edelman
B.A., magna cum laude, Political Philosophy
Edelman September 2014 - Present
Capgemini Consulting April 2013 - September 2014
Edelman January 2011 - April 2013
Edelman November 2008 - January 2011
Edelman September 2006 - November 2008
Citigroup (Citi) June 2000 - September 2006
New York City Council August 1996 - June 2000
Strategic Communications, Internal Communications, Employee Engagement, Change Management..., Cultural Transformation, Business Transformation, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs, Public Speaking, Public Relations, Message Development, Reputation Management, Communication Training, Integrated Marketing, Crisis Communications, Crisis Management, Media Relations, Change Management, Thought Leadership, Corporate Social..., Program Management, Messaging, Communications Planning, Leadership, Investor Relations, Speech Writing, Analyst Relations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Marketing Communications, Reputation
Adam Gertler
Host at FX Movie Download
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Theatre/Theater
FX Movie Download December 2013 - Present
Destination America January 2013 - July 2013
Food Network July 2008 - October 2011
Public Speaking, Cable Television, Process Improvement, Community Outreach, Web Design, Social Networking, Entertainment, Gourmet, Chef, ASP.NET, Microsoft Word, Cooking, Television, Film, Blogging, Acting, Facebook, Event Planning
Adam Glanzberg
Owner, Premier Motor Lines
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
adam gleken
Independent Design Professional
Adam Goldman
Director of Business Development Substance Abuse at jrc Consulting Group
Professional Training & Coaching
bachelor of science, Anthropology
Bachelor of Science; A.A.M.S, Anthropology
jrc Consulting Group April 2015 - Present
Fundraising Alliance LLC May 2014 - Present
National Addiction Institute November 2014 - April 2015
Aid in Recovery May 2014 - November 2014
Allergy Solutions LLC November 2013 - May 2014
Allstate Financial August 2012 - November 2013
Independent Financial Services Consultant September 2011 - November 2012
Morgan Keegan Inc May 2003 - September 2011
Salomon Smith Barney January 2001 - May 2003
Prudential Securities December 1997 - January 2001
Banking, Management, Portfolio Management, Insurance, Medical Sales, Business Development, CRM, Finance, Organizational..., Sales, Sales Management, Team Leadership, Public Speaking, Leadership, Training, Customer Service, Community Outreach, Nonprofits
Adam Gotlin
Business Consultant at Applied Predictive Technologies
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
University of California, Berkeley 2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering Physics
Project Advanced
Clarkstown High School North 2007 — 2010
Applied Predictive Technologies August 2014 - Present
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory May 2013 - August 2013
Crommie Research Group January 2013 - May 2013
Alpha Epsilon Pi November 2011 - December 2012
Tradition June 2012 - August 2012
Croton Energy Group (CEG) June 2012 - August 2012
The Cooper Union May 2011 - July 2011
Economics, Energy, Renewable Energy, Financial Modeling, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Research, PowerPoint, Trading, Emerging Markets, Investments, Corporate Finance, Derivatives, Spanish, Matlab, Visual Basic, Data Analytic, Statistics, Igor Pro, Data Analysis, Simulations, Analysis, Social Networking, Microsoft Word, Python
Adam Graydon Brown
writer at OffenseIntended.com
none, Acting, Film, Creative Writing
none, English Language and Literature, General
offenseintended.com May 2010 - Present
Red Roof Inns May 2001 - Present
full cast audio 2006 - 2009
CoFounder & Chief Strategy Officer at MoneyLion
B.S., Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, Finance, Accounting
B.S., Finance, Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, Accounting
MoneyLion June 2013 - Present
Northport Investments January 2013 - Present
UJA-Federation of New York September 2008 - Present
LocalVox November 2011 - December 2012
Kohlberg Capital Corporation June 2011 - December 2011
Citadel Investment Group April 2010 - May 2011
Wedding Relay 2008 - 2010
BanyanLink February 2008 - December 2009
Calyon November 2006 - June 2008
Bear Stearns August 2005 - December 2005
Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Strategic Planning, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Alternative Investments, Banking, Negotiation, Management Consulting, Customer Relations, Bloomberg, New Business Development, Competitive Analysis, Hedge Funds, Excel, Budgeting, Product Development, Fundraising, Start-ups, Fixed Income, Healthcare, Asset Management, Marketing Strategy, Restructuring, Product Management, Online Marketing, Research, Social Media Marketing, Team Building, Strategy Development, PowerPoint, Real Estate, Account Management, eBusiness, Investment..., Investment Analysis, Due Diligence, Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Change Management, Organizational Structure, Strategic Partnerships, Social Media
Adam Gross
Baltimore, Maryland Area
Principal at Ayers Saint Gross
Bachelor of Architecture, Architecture
Ayers Saint Gross January 1984 - Present
Perry Dean Rogers & Partners March 1979 - December 1983
Richard Meier & Partners January 1975 - August 1976
Master Planning, LEED AP, Comprehensive Planning, Renovation, Mixed-use, Sustainable Design, Construction Management, Architecture, LEED, Architectural Design, Urban Design, Design Research, AIA, Submittals, Construction, Historic Preservation, Adaptive Reuse, Green Building, Space planning
Adam haddad
Frankfort, New York
Adam Henneberry
Sr Business Systems Analyst at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Defense & Space
MIT Lincoln Laboratory 2000 - Present
Adam Herringshaw
Healthcare Marketing and Communications Manager
Syracuse University, Whitman School of Business 2011 — 2014
MBA, Marketing Management
Bachelor's of Science, Information Studies
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center November 2013 - Present
Boilermaker Road Race January 2012 - October 2014
Riverhawk Company January 2007 - November 2013
New York Central Mutual January 2004 - January 2008
Social Media Marketing, Online Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Digital Branding, Brand Development, Marketing Communications, Creative Strategy, PHP, SQL, MySQL, Social Media, Project Management, Marketing Management, SEO, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Development, Project Planning, Product Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, Product Management, Competitive Analysis, Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Public Relations, B2B, Start-ups, SEM, Lead Generation, Web Analytics, Direct Marketing, CRM, Mobile Marketing, Google Analytics, Integrated Marketing, Digital Marketing, PPC, Online Advertising, Google Adwords, Web Marketing, Digital Strategy, Website Development, Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Program Management
Adam Himmelsbach
Boston Celtics beat writer at Boston Globe Media
BS, Print Journalism
Boston Globe Media January 2015 - Present
The Courier-Journal October 2012 - January 2015
The New York Times February 2006 - October 2012
Sports Illustrated May 2000 - August 2000
Newspaper, Headline Writing, Ap Style, Breaking News, Storytelling, Journalism, News Writing, Online Journalism, Copy Editing, Feature Articles, Editorial, Investigative Reporting, Magazines, Blogging, Publications, Web Content, Editing, New Media, AP Style, Newspapers
Adam Idleberg
producer at CNBC
CNBC December 1999 - Present
Florida's News Channel 1998 - 1999
KIDK-TV 3 June 1996 - July 1998
Adam Isbiroglu
Corps Member, Teacher at Teach For America
Master's degree, Education
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology, Neuroscience
New York University 2009 — 2009
Greenwich High School 2005 — 2009
Teach For America May 2014 - Present
Peer Health Exchange March 2014 - May 2014
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) January 2014 - May 2014
Friedman Lab at SU June 2012 - June 2013
Upstate Hospital June 2012 - June 2013
Totah Lab at SU June 2011 - December 2011
Research, Cell Culture, Molecular Biology, PCR, Western Blotting, Biochemistry, Lifesciences, Cell Biology, Gel Electrophoresis, Microscopy, Genetics, Protein Purification, Cell, Neuroscience, DNA extraction
Adam Jaffe, Esq.
Principal Jaffe Law PLLC
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University 1994 — 1997
Juris Doctorate
Bachelor of Science, Forensics - Speech Communication
Stuyvesant High School 1987 — 1989
New York, NY, Mathematics
Jaffe Law PLLC January 1998 - Present
Wm. H. Murphy & Company June 2008 - Present
Atlantic Development & Investments, Inc. August 2009 - January 2015
Trinan Capital, Inc. January 2007 - June 2008
Real Estate Financing, Corporate Law, Real Estate Transactions, LIHTC, Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Limited Partnerships, Real Estate Development, Private Equity, Alternative Investments, Debt Restructuring, Transactional Law, Trial Practice, Due Diligence, Corporate Governance, Financial Structuring, Investments, Real Estate Economics, Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, Structured Finance, Investment Properties, Finance, Portfolio Management, Commercial Real Estate, Restructuring, Negotiation, Management, Corporate Finance, Strategy
Adam Karl
Industrial Designer at Nathan Sports
Bachelor of Industrial Design, Product Design
Syracuse University London
Nathan Sports November 2012 - Present
JDK Design January 2012 - July 2012
Cote d'Or Swimwear June 2012 - June 2012
Burton Snowboards November 2011 - January 2012
ram industrial design May 2011 - August 2011
Adam Karl July 2009 - March 2011
DAP & Co 2007 - 2009
Gin Lane Media May 2008 - August 2008
LOLA New York May 2008 - August 2008
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Lee Jurras:
Outstanding American Handgunner
Written By John Taffin
Lee shooting his Memorial .475 linebaugh by Gary Reeder.
Regular readers know of my undying affection for the truly Classic Sixguns; those coming forth in the first two thirds of the last century and earlier. Sixguns with names, not numbers. It also carries over to people, Real Classic People, most of whom were born before WWII and earlier. There aren’t many of them left anymore. Those I learned from, men such as Elmer Keith, Jeff Cooper, Skeeter Skelton, Bill Jordan, Rex Applegate and others are all gone. Those left can be counted on the fingers of one hand. One of those men, Lee Jurras, only recently left us, but I was proud to be able to interview him before his passing. All of the Classic Handgunners contributed much to the rest of us, however very few can match the legacy of my friend Lee Jurras.
Thanks to Mike Hatfield, Lee’s local gun dealer back in Indiana, I was able to interview Lee by email. Mike also provided much information in pictures and also kept me informed how Lee was doing as his health declined.
I first met Lee through the Outstanding American Handgunner Awards Foundation (OAHAF) which he founded in 1973. This foundation was set up to recognize those who had contributed much to the world of handgunning. Lee served as the first chairman and was followed in succession over the years by other industry friends. Lee personally commissioned and paid for the first 10 bronze statues awarded to the winners each year. Over the years the list of winners reads like a virtual Who’s-Who of handgunning. The first winner, of course, in 1973, was Elmer Keith.
It was my good pleasure to serve as chairman of this fine organization from 1992 to 1999, when due to many things (such as lack of industry support) we decided to close the awards. Lee’s dream was shut down and he was very disappointed.
Lee Jurras (left) with old pal George Nonte — with African Blesbok.
Lee’s Early Life
Lee E. Jurras was born on a strawberry farm in Dover, Florida in 1934. Ten months later his parents divorced and he went to his maternal grandmother in Santa Monica, California. He spent the next 14 years learning to shoot and hunt in the surrounding desert. His quarry was mostly coyotes and jackrabbits and his first gun was a Savage Model 219 chambered in .22 Hornet, topped with a Weaver B6. In his freshman year he moved to Shelbyville, Indiana. It was here he acquired a Smith & Wesson K-38 and started on the road to handgun hunting with his first kill being a groundhog.
In high school he joined the Marine Corps Reserve and with encouragement from his commander resigned the reserves and enlisted in the Marines. His shooting ability came to the fore when he set a marksmanship record of 249 x 250. His record only stood two months when another recruit shot a perfect 250.
Lee was honorably discharged as part of the post-Korea drawdown, receiving $400 in separation pay and combining this with $700 in poker winnings, he headed for Indiana where he enrolled in the Indiana College of Mortuary Science. Married by then, it was during this time he started experimenting with reloading ammo for better performance. This resulted in him virtually standing the handgun ammunition industry on its head with the starting of Super Vel in 1964. Lee did two things to improve ammunition. He created large hollowpoints with lightweight bullets, allowing him to increase muzzle velocity. The first offering from Super Vel was a .38 Special HP load designed for police.
One of the major problems with any business is having to depend on other suppliers and this is what eventually led to the demise of Super Vel. Lee’s ideas were so radical and so successful he caught the attention of the major ammunition manufacturers; the same companies he depended on to supply his brass. When the supply was shut off it was necessary to seek brass in Europe, which worked for a time. However, expenses went way up and by 1974 Super Vel closed their doors. The company was gone but the influence continued and still lives on. We can thank Lee for all the excellent choices we have in truly effective ammunition today.
Lee E. Jurras Memorial .475 Linebaugh by Gary Reeder. Lee insisted he put the “final” date on it. Turns out he was right.
The AutoMag
In 1975, Lee moved to New Mexico and started his involvement with the Auto Mag. The Auto Mag was originally a semi-auto pistol chambered in .44 Auto Mag which was basically a rimless .44 Magnum. Lee published the Auto Mag Newsletter, which was the official publication of the Club de Auto Mag International. The .44 Auto Mag was followed by the .357 Auto Mag capable of muzzle velocities over 1,700 fps with a 158-grain jacketed bullet. This was followed by the .41 Auto Mag. Special L.E. Jurras Custom Model 100 Auto Mags were offered in all three calibers with serial numbers beginning with an LEJ prefix. These guns are much sought after by collectors today.
Lee’s major hunting partner was George Nonte with whom he also co-authored the book Handgun Hunting. He also hunted often with Skeeter Skelton. Lee spoke of some of his special friends and I was also honored to have him consider me one of his friends.
“Too many of the old-timers are gone now as you well know,” Lee told me. “As to Super Vel, it filled a niche, kind of like Ackley in rifles. Personally, I feel most of the handgun ammo today are more or less copies with slight changes in jacket composition, so I guess I opened some eyes — personal feelings only. When I was a kid, Al Goerg was a special hero as I read of his handgun hunting exploits. Later, I spent many an hour with Elmer sipping bourbon and puffing on stogies. My only regret was not getting out with him and packing back in a campsite, shooting a cow elk for meat and just doing some informal shooting of guns with a little BS thrown in for good measure.”
“I considered Col. Askins a close personal friend. Hal Swiggett was as fine a Christian man as I ever knew. Bill Ruger was a mechanical genius and a man of great integrity. He dreamed of being bigger than S&W and I think he finally made it. His single action revolvers are the basis of a fine hunting handgun. As you know Bill Ruger never went down on the show floor except at the Ruger Collectors Association Meetings. I felt delight in the fact I was invited to his suite at those shows.
“Ole Skeeter I considered a personal friend both in shooting and drinking, however my days of consuming large quantities of a single malt scotch are a thing of the past. Ole J. D. Jones and I usually talk on the phone about an hour at Christmas. Kent Lomont and I go back to when he was about age 12, and I never thought I would outlive him. Jeff Cooper was a gentleman with a superb command of the King’s English; extremely opinionated and able to justify it. At least 98 percent of the time. Bill Jordan was a good ole boy with no pretenses, no BS, and always able to back up what he said. He had unusually quick reflexes and very large hands. Others who I considered personal friends are Dan Wesson, Bill Gunn, Bob Steindler, Rex Applegate, Dean Grennell, and Homer Powley.”
Lee and George Nonte collaborated on this early book on Handgun Hunting.
Switching to the subject of handguns and hunting I asked Lee some questions, and here are his thoughts.
“I’ve hunted more with a .44 Magnum, but killed the most with a .357 Auto Mag. Today, the .475 Linebaugh is my favorite. There’s nothing it will not work on from Cape Buffalo to Jack rabbits and everything in between.
“If you’re starting out, get the biggest, most accurate and comfortable gun you can handle. Match the gun with the game and your ability. Remember if you cannot comfortably shoot it, you will not be accurate with it. Try to always shoot a large-for-caliber bullet. Especially for dangerous game but in general as well. However for varmints standard fare is fine.
“The .475 is a proportional cartridge handgun. The .500 is like putting a V8 on a tricycle — too much cartridge and not enough gun for good fit and field work. Just my thoughts and not a repudiation or cut in any way. John Linebaugh did it first and I think the best. The .475 and .500 in his customs are the finest.
“A 425-grain hard cast bullet with a hardness of about 22 is about right for the .475. For plinking I like 14 grains of HS6 and for hunting 25 grains of H110 which should be worked up to in stages.
“For rifles, my favorite is definitely the .45-70. There’s nothing on this continent it will not take. Properly loaded in a strong action I would say it would take most if not all African game. Handgunners, bow hunters, old-time traditional muzzleloaders all had one thing in common. They hunted by scouting out the game, then taking a stand, or stalking-in as close as possible and then shooting for the most effect. Today hunting seems more about long-range glassing followed by a long-range shot. No up-close contact. I want to make it plain I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, it’s just not me. For my style of hunting the .45-70 has served me very well.”
“My first Ruger Blackhawk Flat-Top in .44 Magnum is my all-time favorite gun and caliber. It was the first gun my wife bought for me. She paid it off a dollar a week at the local hardware store. I killed 50 or 60 deer with it as well as 10 or 12 feral hogs and thousands of varmints. I owned the gun for nearly 60 years, after which I gave it to a friend for his son. It served me very well and I hope it continues for him.
“For small game, I started out with a High-Standard Military with a 2.5 Scope, using it on squirrels, rabbits and turtles.
“If my health allowed it right now, there’s no doubt at all I would go after a Cape Buffalo with a .475 Linebaugh. I’ve hunted Cape Buffalo before and they are tough, fearless and to me the most dangerous game on earth. The .475 Linebaugh is my choice. Every hunter will have a ‘most dangerous game’ based on his closest call experience. I never got to take one with a handgun, only a .458 rifle. The .475 is enough gun — which is just waiting for enough man to take it.”
Lee with John Linebaugh.
Reeder And The Howdah
When I was a young kid I remember reading about tiger hunting with Howdah pistols. These were very large caliber black powder pistols. Apparently, Lee also read of these exploits and in the 1970’s brought forth his version of the Howdah. These were based on the Thompson/Center Contender and chambered in such cartridges as the .375 and .500 Jurras.
Recently Lee got together with Gary Reeder with the goal being a new version of the Howdah. The first Jurras/Reeder Howdah is chambered in .470 GNR with the custom pistol being built on the T/C Encore. These are offered in a special presentation box and fitted with both custom stocks and a custom forearm as well as special sights. Everything Lee wanted in a resurrection of the Howdah.
In the late months of 2016, Lee commissioned Gary Reeder to build the Lee Jurras Memorial pistol. Built on a Ruger Blackhawk, it’s chambered in .475 Linebaugh. It was delivered to Lee before Christmas and he soon had the pleasure of shooting it. It’s specially marked “Lee E. Jurras Memorial 1934-2017” One doesn’t have to be very observant to understand what that means, and Lee seemed to know it, even then.
I asked Lee’s close friend Gary Reeder for some thoughts.
“Lee Jurras and John Linebaugh are two of my favorite friends. Sometimes as we go through our busy life we forget the friends who have been with us since the beginning. I’m extremely guilty of that. Lee has pointed me in the right direction through the years in my gun building business, even if he didn’t mean to. Just subtle hints of ‘Someone should build one of those’ was all it took.
“Back in the late ’70’s I must’ve driven Lee crazy with my never ending phone calls but he was always the gentleman. John Linebaugh I haven’t known as long as Lee but he, like Lee, is a true gentleman. We used to sit in his truck and ride around and compare notes and ideas. Time passes and we get busier and there doesn’t seem to be time for those truck rides or even time for a phone call. And that is a shame. Neither Lee nor I are youngsters anymore. John Linebaugh is considerably younger but he is no spring chicken either. I have a hard time imagining this old world of ours without Lee Jurras, John Linebaugh or John Taffin, for that matter! I posted a picture to remind me to take time to make that phone call. None of us are here forever and good friends are a cherished part of our lives, never to be taken for granted.”
Lee with Gary Reeder.
At The End
Several months were spent gathering information and pictures from Lee for this article. During that time Lee was battling the last stages of cancer and I can tell you he is one tough hombre! He would visit Micah at the local gun shop there in Indiana and Micah helped him in sending information to me. He also got out to shoot several times as Jerry Moran would come down from Michigan to visit him regularly.
Lee was able to shoot the .475 Linebaugh he commissioned Gary Reeder to build. As we said earlier Lee asked the barrel be marked 1934–2017. Lee did not expect to make it past 2017 and he took his final journey on April 24. The numbers 1934 and 2017 are not as important as the dash in between. Lee lived this portion of his life to the fullest. How many police officers are alive today because of Lee’s innovative ammunition? How many big-game hunters have been successful because of the bullets and ammunition Lee brought forth? In addition to his groundbreaking work with ammunition, he also started OAHAF to both recognize handgunners and promote handgunning.
As a big-game hunter with handguns he devised the Howdah concept for Contenders and also came up with custom cartridges such as the .470 Jurras. The best semi auto to ever come forth for handgunners was the AutoMag. Lee did much work with the AutoMag by both providing loading information and custom pistols. Throughout his life he proved to be a true friend to many of us.
I’ve been blessed to know many outstanding handgunners during my lifetime. Lee Jurras was at the top of the list. He will be missed — however both his contributions and friendship will be remembered. Via Con Dios, Lee.
Lee in his shop with one of his little guns.
Lee in his shop with Jim Taylor.
Lee at the OAHAF gathering with Elmer Keith, Bill Jordan, and Harlon Carter.
Lee with the OAHAF bronze.
Lee with Steve Herrett.
Skeeter Skelton, Elmer Keith, Bill Jordan and Steve Vogel at an early OAHAF.
African Impala.
Hunting with The Auto Mag:
African Blesbok.
Badger.
African Blesbok with George Nonte
African Bushbuck
African Springbok
Lee E. Jurras Memorial .475 Linebaugh by Gary Reeder.
Lee’s first outing with his special custom .475 Linebaugh.
Lee’s concept of the Howdah pistol was built on the T/C Contender.
The first Jurras/Reeder Howdah built on the T/C Encore.
Lee and Jerry Moran’s son shooting Jerry’s GP100.
Lee shooting the 1911
Lee shooting the .357 Magnum.
Lee receives his Memorial .475 by Gary Reeder at Mike Hatfield’s gun shop.
Lee visits with others at Mike Hatfield’s Indiana gun shop.
Greetings to all from Lee.
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The Tradition Continues
Written By Pat Covert
Photos By R. Jones/The ImageSmith, LLC
Ontario Knife Company Forges Onward For A New Generation!
Dozier Strike (top) and Carter Trinity (bottom) Folders
Acutlery company doesn’t get to be over 125 years old by sitting on its laurels unless they make a great product, and even then they must change with the times. The early years of the Ontario Knife Company are somewhat murky, but we do know it dates back to three gentlemen — William B. Ensworth, Charles Albert Brace and William Maudsley. These three formed a cutlery concern in Naples, New York, in 1889. The Ontario Knife Company name is derived from Ontario County where the Naples factory was located.
Ontario’s very first knives were handmade on a water-powered grindstone and sold off of pushcarts throughout the area. Business was good and the founders soon relocated production to a sawmill in nearby Cadiz on Ischua Creek. By 1902 the company had moved to an even bigger location in Franklinville, New York and around 10 years later built a new factory there, which remains the headquarters of the company to this day.
Cerberus Fixed Blade
Forged By Fire
The Ontario Knife Company’s star took off in World War II, supplying American military forces with edged steel, and they have continued to do so since. Beginning in 1942, the company was awarded government contracts for military knives including the U.S. Air Force Survival Knife, the M1942 Machete and the Navy MK3 MOD 0 diving/survival knife. Ontario has also supplied a host of bayonets to the U.S. Military including the M7, M9 and most recently the U.S. Marine Corps OKC-3S. All are proudly manufactured here in the United States at the Franklinville facility. The manufacturer’s more recent Spec Plus Series is the new generation of Ontario military knives, blending the past with new designs for today’s warrior.
“We are best known among active and former military members who like to use our knives, with their experience making them confident in how rugged and useful the knife is,” Andrew Yates, Ontario’s vice president of sales and marketing, informs American Handgunner. “Our knives are also favored by heavy knife users and other working people as they are purpose driven and overbuilt. The purpose of carrying an Ontario knife is to make you more likely to get your job done and get home safely.”
“Our most popular knife remains the 499 Pilot’s Survival Knife,” Andrew adds. “The knife is well known for its leather sheath and handle and versatile, utilitarian design. Ontario is also well known for the Spec Plus line of military knives and has recently won multiple awards for Bushcraft knives,” he continued.
The manufacturing of all of Ontario’s military knives has followed a tried-and-true formula using 1074 or 1095 high carbon tool steel with a black coating. High carbon steel is widely used in military, tactical and sporting knives because, unlike many of its modern stainless brethren, it can be easily sharpened in the field — even with a rock if no whet stone is available.
SPEC PLUS Alpha Combat Fixed Blade
Experts' Choice
The Ontario Knife Company struck gold again in 2002 when it introduced the RAT Series of outdoor knives. Developed in conjunction with outdoor expert Jeff Randall and Mike Perrin of Randall Adventure Training (hence RAT), these knives are a group of fixed-blades hellbent for hard duty. They range in size from the 7.9" RAT 3 with a 3" blade to the giant killer RTAK II, which stretches out to a whopping 16.6" — 10.3" of that in the blade. The RAT 5 and 7 fall in between and there are three folders in the series: the RAT 1, RAT 1A Assisted Opener and RAT II. All of the fixed-blade knives are U.S.-made with high carbon steel with Micarta scales. The folders have AUS-8 stainless steel blades and are produced offshore.
The RAT fixed-blade knives have become legendary as tough and affordable outdoor knives. As luck would have it, this series entered the market just a couple of years before the modern Bushcraft movement that revolves around the fixed-blade knife as its central base. Ontario’s sturdy RAT fixers stood at the ready and are currently widely used by Bushcrafters and survivalist users alike.
A note on blade steels is in order here. “While Ontario Knife Company is able to produce knives in a wide array of steels, the most common ones are high carbon spring steels as well as a variety of stainless steels,” Andrew states. “Most importantly, Ontario Knife Company tailors the knife to fit a purpose or variety of purposes, and the steel is selected to best meet that purpose. Ontario Knife Company is best known for fixed blade knives but also has many popular folders, mostly featuring frame-locks or liner-locks.”
RAT-3 Fixed Blade
Tomorrow Is Today
In the past two years the Ontario Knife Company has been making a ruckus with their new generation of fixed-blades and folders. “We have worked with several custom knifemakers and well-known knife designers, such as Robert Carter, Joe Pardue and Bob Dozier,” Yates informs. “Their design expertise brings great value, and the added variety of interests and opinions helps us keep our line varied and versatile.”
The big noise is coming from the company’s collaborations with Robert Carter, grandson of Blade Hall of Fame custom knifemaker Mel Pardue and son of Joe Pardue, a well-known custom maker in his own right. Robert’s customs are in hot demand and Ontario bet more affordable factory versions of his folders would be as well. It was a “bingo” of mammoth proportions. When the first entree, the Carter Prime, was served up it was an instant hit. A second course, the 2quared, soon followed. The newest is the Carter Trinity, pictured on page 56. All three folders feature Robert’s trademark aggressive styling and beefy, overbuilt construction.
Collaborations with popular Arkansas custom knifemaker Bob Dozier have also spiced up the line. First out of the chute was Dozier’s dagger-esque Arrow folder. The newest is the Strike model, a send-up of Bob’s best-selling Folding Hunter in a lockback design. Dozier has a waiting list of several years for his custom folders, but the Ontario Knife Company has sweet factory versions available now at an affordable price.
Ontario hasn’t forgotten to dance with what brung ’em. Modern fixed-blades are also part of the new generation of knives. The sleek-yet-dutiful Cerberus clip point is 10.2" of stealthy, all-black heaven. Sculpted G10 handle scales and black oxide coated D2 steel bring the Ceberus up to modern tactical standards. For the outdoorsman, the Hunt Plus Series will fill the bill. Available in both drop point and skinner styles, these 9.19" fixers feature deep grinds — just like hunters like them — and grippy rubberized hidden tang handles for excellent comfort and purchase. In addition to these new entrees, Ontario has a host of other fixed blades for any need imaginable.
Hunt Plus Camp Knife Fixed Blade
There aren’t a lot of century-old cutlery companies left in our country. Most have fallen by the wayside or shuttered their doors and licensed their names to companies who specialize in offshore manufacturing. The Ontario Knife Company proudly makes the overwhelming majority of their knives right here in the U.S., just as they have for generations. Considering Ontario Knife Company’s successful history, they’ll be doing it for generations to come.
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Veröffentlicht: Jan 2011
This enigmatically titled album may be Ed Sheeran's debut, but this young Brit has had buzzy written all over him for years. + has all the bells and whistles that earned him that buzz: beat-boxing over acoustic guitars; sweet crooning of lyrics riddled with nostalgic pop culture references (see the conversational "Wake Me Up"); beats culled from rock, coffee-shop pop, country ("Give Me Love") and a whole lot of Justin Timberlake's hip-pop songwriting book. But the plus of +? The tender, loving earnestness with which Sheeran and his feathery tenor kiss every song.
Rachel Devitt
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