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I Guess We'll Do It That Way
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Isaiah and Jon check in every week to talk about life, movies and Isaiah directing his first feature film. They don't know how the story will end but they'll keep the tape rolling no matter what.
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How Punchlines tracked down the wild man of the bush!
Published 2 years ago - Scot Palmer - 2y ago 54
SCOT PALMER has pounded out PUNCHLINES persistently and professionally for so long he has almost forgotten when it all began. Here he tells how he found the missing ruckman…or at least his wet socks:
THE prized land of Tibooburra near Yellingbo, at the foot of the Dandenongs, raises some of the finest beef cattle, grows sought-after grapes for wine and has dogs that sniff out the scrumptious truffles from the property’s bushland. It also houses an amazing football landmark that few people would have ever seen or heard of.
The property belongs to a famous football family, the Kerrs of Carlton, whose patriarch the late Laurie raised his kids to love the big Ponderosa-style spread and to ensure that it is properly preserved.
The farm includes a once-ramshackle miner’s cabin that became known as “Carl’s Shack” and earned a spot in footy folklore. The cabin “hide-out” featured in a famous search after Saint legend Carl Ditterich went “missing” to seek a period of inner reflection. It was as though the giant ruckman disappeared off the footy map because of the frustration he was feeling over umpiring decisions. He was reported 19 times in a spectacular career and missed St Kilda’s only premiership in 1966 because he was serving six weeks on the sidelines!
When he vanished, it was said that he sent a telegram to St Kilda telling them he was quitting the game.
That was back in 1979 when I was Sports Editor of the Sunday Press. Finding the elusive and volatile Carl became a mission and a challenge. And it wasn’t easy.
Eventually I tracked him down to the shack on a property he then owned jointly with St Kilda ruckman Geoff Cayzer, now a high profile Bayside real estate agent.
With photographer John Lamb, I set out to uncover just how the blond powerhouse had been surviving. The hut had a dirt floor and open fireplace, where a couple of very large St Kilda socks were hanging to dry by the fireplace. I knew I had my man!
It was very basic accommodation with a lean-to toilet way out back. Carl had been known to take serious issue with the press from time to time and few journalists or photographers liked testing his temper.
When we first pulled up in the car Johnny Lamb issued the instructions: “Go knock on his door. If he comes out and is angry I will be back here. If he comes towards me I’ll whip the film out of the camera and hide it in my sock!”
We needn’t have worried because the big man wasn’t home. However, the picture of the wood-cutters shack gave the Sunday Press a colourful and intriguing front page.
The old pile has now gone, bought by the Kerrs and rebuilt as a sturdy looking weekender. A sign on the side of the hut recognises its past as “Carl’s hut”.
Laurie Kerr’s son Peter said this week his dad had bought the adjoining property, once owned by Ditterich and Cayzer, and had wanted to preserve the hut as part of footy folklore even if it had no Blues connection. Laurie was a Blues legend as player and powerbroker, made Carlton’s team of the century and was a key figure in the bold move to lure Ron Barassi away from Melbourne to coach the team to two flags.
The Kerr farm has another football connection, as Peter Kerr explained: “Our Woori Yallock neighbour Damien Monkhurst (the former Magpie ruckman and now a coach at Hawthorn) persuaded us to have Hawthorn up there before a premiership win.”
The farm is also a great gathering place for the Kerr family and Peter’s brother lives there (not in Carl’s shack!) and runs the vineyard.
“We have Christmas and Easter functions for the family and the kids,” said Peter. “We intend to look after it and keep the memory of big Carl alive.” He was pleased to tell us my story from the long-lost Sunday Press has been framed and is hanging from the wall inside.
And Big Carl? He is now 71 and, by all accounts, a much mellower man!
IN all of his 60 pro fights (48 wins) Barry Michael’s footwork was impeccable. He could weave and sidestep out of tight corners and then show superb balance. What went wrong the other night when the former IBF world champ woke up after a big day out to visit the toilet? It was dark and the middle of the night but he had made the same walk countless times. This time he missed the step and crashed to the deck, a place he usually managed to avoid during his career. The toll was three cracked ribs, a bruised kidney, a very nasty dislocation of a finger and a trip to hospital. He’s now well on the mend and if you need to check him out try the BARcelona wine bar in Hampton St, Hampton, where he is a part owner.
CARLTON’S flag-winning side of 1987 will gather at Etihad Stadium on August 18, the night before their clash with old rivals Hawthorn. The big question is whether one of their favourite sons, rover Mark Naley, will be able to join the celebration. The South Australian star has been recovering from brain surgery after collapsing on a footpath late last year. The Blues say Naley has been making a good recovery since a tumour was removed. The silky-skilled left-footer is well remembered in that grand final for wearing long sleeves in 32-degree heat. Two of the Blues were affected by dehydration following the game. Officials are confident another former champion from SA, Peter Motley, will be at the historic gathering. Sadly, Motley didn’t play in the 33-point Grand Final win over the Hawks after being severely injured in a road accident.
IF any of those deep thinkers at the AFL have taken notice of one far-out suggestion that Nathan Buckley should be co-opted into the AFL organisation to fill one of the three recent controversial vacancies, I would say this to them: Forget about it. Firstly, I question how Nathan would settle into a desk job after the active life he has been leading. Secondly, there are at least two men with impeccable qualifications for high office who could fill spots for the future. One is Richmond’s current CEO, Brendon Gale, whose CV is outstanding. A fine player, a former chief of the Players’ Association, a lawyer by profession and now head of his own club. The other is Geelong’s Brian Cook, who had a long and varied footy life playing with Box Hill and Melbourne. His work with the West Coast Eagles was outstanding as it has been as CEO of Geelong. No doubt there are others, but if Bucks does step down as coach of the Pies as expected I say, “Save him for another day.”
Author: Scot Palmer
VERY few personalities are as well known in the world of sport as SCOT PALMER. He was a fine sportswriter on The Sun News-Pictorial and a news-breaking Sports Editor on the Sunday Press, Sunday Sun and Sunday Herald Sun. But he was best known for his famous column, Palmer’s Punchlines, which ran for a record 25 years or more (he’s lost count!).
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Will Washington Accept Ukraine's Request for 'Major Non-NATO Ally' Status?
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The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a resolution urging Washington to grant Ukraine a special status of a "major non-NATO ally," something that the current leadership in Kiev has long advocated. The United States is unlikely to give this designation to Ukraine, journalist Vladimir Bychkov wrote for RIA Novosti.
"Experts say that Ukraine is unlikely to receive the status in the near future. This is not going to happen at least prior to Trump's stated attempt to improve relations with Moscow. If these efforts turn out to be a success, Kiev will never get it," the analyst said. "I think even if the first attempt is unsuccessful, Kiev will get nothing because there would be a second and a third attempt, etc."
Kiev's previous unsuccessful attempt took place in 2014 when then-US President Barack Obama responded to a request from his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko with a firm no.
"When it comes to Ukraine, Kiev authorities want to drag Washington into Ukraine's bickering with Russia. This is understandable. But in this case Kiev authorities are either naïve dreamers or troublemakers. Why would Washington be drawn into a confrontation with Russia because of Ukraine? Name even a single advantage that [this scenario entails] for Washington. [The United States] has always used proxies. This is a habit and a smart strategy," Bychkov noted.
The United States grants the status of "major non-NATO ally" to countries that have strategic working relationships with the Pentagon but are not members of the North Atlantic Alliance. Unlike the bloc's Article 5, this designation does not automatically trigger a mutual defense clause.
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Ukraine Asks US for 'Major Non-NATO Ally' Status
Currently 16 countries have this status, including Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea and Thailand. Barack Obama added only two nations to this list during his presidency, Afghanistan in 2012 and Tunisia in 2015.
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine have been proposed as possible major non-NATO allies.
If accepted, this move would add extra strain on the already tense relations between Russia and the United States at a time when President Donald Trump has repeatedly indicated that he would like to see both countries mend their ties.
Ukraine's initiative also fell on deaf ears when relations between Moscow and Washington were in a deep freeze following the foreign-sponsored coup in Ukraine. "Neither Obama nor Kerry made any statements which would directly say that America was ready to launch anything even remotely resembling an armed conflict [with Russia]," the analyst observed.
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Five Questions About Amendment 8, Answered
October 3, 2012 | 3:59 PM
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You've got questions, we've got answers.
Earlier this week we gave the full explanation about the Amendment 8 debate in Florida — what the change would and would not do.
We know that was a lot to absorb, so we’ve boiled it down to a Cliffs Notes version to sort out the details.
1. What is Amendment 8 and what does it do?
Amendment 8 is a question on the Florida ballot asking voters if they want to rewrite article I, section 3 of the Florida Constitution.
That portion is known as the “no aid” clause and prohibits public money funding church or sectarian group activity.
If approved, the language would change from:
“No revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination or in aid of any sectarian institution.”
“No individual or entity may be discriminated against or barred from receiving funding on the basis of religious identity or belief.”
Supporters say the change is needed because churches or religious groups which provide social services – prison ministry or disaster relief – could lose their state funding if challenged in court. They argue those services don’t promote a religion and shouldn’t violate the Florida Constitution.
2. What’s the history of Amendment 8?
The amendments first started popping up in the late 1800s, led by the efforts of former Speaker of the U.S. House James G. Blaine. Blaine proposed a federal constitutional amendment which was never adopted.
But Florida is one of 38 states which adopted constitutional language barring the use of public money to support churches or other religious sects.
The amendment was initially intended to prevent public funding of Catholic schools, but courts have since ruled the language is not anti-Catholic.
3. Why are schools so concerned about Amendment 8?
Schools worry the change would open the door to the state funding religious schools. They also worry about the return of Florida’s private school voucher program.
Vouchers allow parents and students to take money the state would have paid for their education at a public school and use it to pay private school tuition. The Florida Supreme Court ruled Florida’s Opportunity Scholarship Program unconstitutional in 2006.
The Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy estimates a voucher program would mean the loss of $3.7 billion to $6.5 billion in public school funding over a five-year period.
4. Would Amendment 8 make vouchers constitutional?
Not directly. The 2006 Florida Supreme Court decision did not decide whether the voucher program violated article I, section 3.
Instead, the court ruled that the voucher program violated the article IX requirement that the state run a uniform system of public schools. The court decided private schools are not uniform, and that the state legislature can only operate public schools.
In order for vouchers to be constitutional, voters would need to amend article IX. Or a court would need to overrule or reinterpret the earlier Florida Supreme Court decision.
5. So how should I vote?
That depends, of course.
A no vote means you want to maintain the state ban on religious organizations getting public money — possibly including church-provided social services.
A yes vote means you want to remove the ban — which could eventually, maybe allow taxpayer dollars to fund religious schools if voters amend the constitution again.
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Editors' ChoiceNEURON DEVELOPMENT
A Dual Role for β1
In addition to the central pore-forming α subunit, sodium channels contain auxiliary β subunits, members of the immunoglobulin superfamily that interact with the α subunit through an extracellular immunoglobulin-like domain and thereby influence channel physiology and subcellular localization. Like other molecules in the immunoglobulin superfamily, sodium channel β subunits can act as cell adhesion molecules, leading Davis et al. to investigate the possibility that they might play a role in regulating neurite outgrowth during development. P14 to P21 mouse cerebellar granule cells plated on monolayers of 1610 Chinese hamster lung fibroblast cells (CHL cells) that were stably transfected with the sodium channel β1 subunit had longer neurites than those grown on untransfected CHL cells. Antibodies against the β1 immunoglobulin region inhibited the enhanced neurite outgrowth, whereas the β1 extracellular domain (either added directly to the medium or added through expression of a secreted truncated form of β1) promoted neurite outgrowth as effectively as full-length β1. Immunohistochemical analysis indicated that β1 was expressed in both cerebellar granule cells and Bergmann glia (which provide a substrate for granule cell migration during cerebellar development); moreover, granule cells isolated from mice that lacked β1 did not respond with enhanced neurite outgrowth when grown on CHL cells expressing β1. Thus, the sodium channel β1 subunit appears to play a role in neurite extension during development mediated through intercellular homophilic binding interactions involving its immunoglobulin-like domain.
T. H. Davis, C. Chen, L. L. Isom, Sodium channel β1 subunits promote neurite outgrowth in cerebellar granule neurons. J. Biol. Chem. 279, 51424-51432 (2004). [Abstract][Full Text]
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Nike, Sneakerheads, and Kickstarter Exclusives
25 January 2016 | 32 Comments
I don’t like or endorse the use of Kickstarter exclusives. I want to be clear about that before I delve into today’s topic. I like promos, which are decidedly not exclusive–a promo is something you include in backer rewards and then can sell them at an additional cost post-Kickstarter (or give them away to conventions, retailers, etc.) But exclusives? Not a fan.
However, today I’m going to talk about a company that may or may not use exclusives to great success, and how this might apply to Kickstarter.
I recently watched a fascinating TED Talk by Josh Luber about Nike (transcript here). In short, the talk is about how Nike releases a new, expensive shoe almost every week. People wait in line for days to buy these shoes.
Like any business owner, I’m intrigued by anything that has people excited enough to line up for it. So what’s so special about Nike’s strategy?
The key is that Nike produces very few of these shoes, even though they could make more. They artificially lower the supply. Supply doesn’t inherently increase demand, but in the case of Nike, it turns out that there is a significant secondary market for these shoes. They’re viewed as precious commodities among “sneakerheads,” people who collect and prize shoes.
The result is an annual $1.2 billion secondary market.
People will wait in line for these shoes because the value of each pair is likely to significantly increase after the initial purchase. Sneakerheads can sell them for more later or feel special because they paid $200 for a shoe that is now worth $1000.
Here’s the question that has been nagging at me for weeks: Why does Nike do this? Sure, they sell a small number of expensive shoes very quickly, but why not just make more of those shoes and lower the price? Here’s what Luber says:
“Unlike Apple, who will sell an iPhone to anyone who wants one, Nike doesn’t make their money by just selling $200 sneakers. They sell millions of shoes to millions of people for $60. And sneakerheads are the ones who drive the marketing and the hype and the PR and the brand cachet, and enable Nike to sell millions of $60 sneakers.”
I’ve bolded the part that I’m not fully convinced about. On one hand, it appears to be true because Nike is so dominant. On the other, correlation doesn’t imply causation. Does the average consumer really buy $60 Nike shoes because a very small number of people are willing to pay over MSRP for limited-run shoes? Do people love the Nike brand because of the exclusive content, or despite it?
So why don’t other shoe companies do the same thing? As it turns out, they’ve tried, but Nike’s absolute domination of the market (96% of all secondary market sales are of Nike sneakers) has kept competitors at bay. On a human level, it makes sense–why would you invest in any other brand’s shoe when Nike is a sure thing?
Objectively, though, I think it’s fair to say that Nike shoes aren’t any better than the other brands. Or, if they are, it’s a pretty small difference. Adidas could design the most beautiful shoe ever, but sneakerheads are still going to want the the Nike shoe of the week.
This leads us to Kickstarter. The Nike strategy shows us that it is possible to create added value through exclusives. Whether that value is just to collectors or to the overall public is to be debated, as I mentioned above. But it’s possible, as Cool Mini or Not demonstrates in the tabletop game category of Kickstarter.
The key, though, is that it’s not going to help the vast majority of creators. For most projects, having exclusives is much more likely be be divisive and even despised–it will hurt your brand value more than it helps. It will alienate people who don’t learn about the product until after the Kickstarter campaign, and if you sell the exclusives to them anyway, you will lose your backers’ trust.
We all want people to be so excited about our brand that they’re willing to wait in line for a new product. But I’m reminded of a ramen restaurant I frequented when I studied abroad in Japan, a little place in Kyoto called Tonryuu. Tonryuu always had a line out the door, and it wasn’t because they only made a few pots of ramen. Rather, it was because the restaurant was small, and the ramen was so good that it was worth waiting for.
I think that’s the key takeaway for creators. Rather than artificially excluding people like Nike does, just make really awesome stuff.
Also read: https://www.boardgamequest.com/kickstarter-exclusives/
32 Comments on “Nike, Sneakerheads, and Kickstarter Exclusives”
Andrew Wilson says:
I feel the distinction is that Nike probably didn’t start by making exclusive shoes every week. Rather, they noticed that certain hard-to-find styles were being marked up, and I expect there was a slow phase of testing the waters as they increased their limited-edition shoes. Essentially, an established company built upon existing customer demand rather—as opposed to a new company trying to build up by creating “exclusive” content people don’t care about.
Also, it appears the Nike exclusives are prized for their collectability, where as when we’re talking about board games, the exclusives are often game content and are desired as, essentially, expansions. The people who most like board-game exclusives are probably the collector-oriented sort.
Jamey Stegmaier says:
Andrew: That’s a great point about the difference between a company building up confidence, value, and quality before attempting a strategy like this.
Aaron Holland says:
Cool Mini or Not is a perfect example of a game company utilizing “exclusives”. All of their add-ons could be considered exclusives in the framework of this topic. You don’t need them to play the game, but they can enhance the experience. They also tend to be more limited in availability after release. The core game will generally have a larger print run, but the add-ons will either get to distributors much later or not at all.
Aaron: Yes, I mentioned Cool Mini or Not near the end of the post. I compared them to Nike–what they do with exclusives cannot be replicated by the vast majority of creators.
Do you think people like the CMON brand more or less because of the way they implement exclusives?
I think people like CMON less for it but back their Kickstarters more.
Or at least I hear almost all hate regarding the exclusives while their campaigns are being generously overfunded. Maybe this is from separate camps of people or maybe there’s a huge mix of people who hate the exclusives but don’t want to miss them.
Joe Pilkus says:
Jamey,
Great article…a definite ‘think-piece’ ~ I’m particularly intrigued by your comment on causation and on limiting supply doesn’t necessarily drive demand. In this case, as Nike is a multi-decade leading industry leader, they do in fact make an item (despite their abysmal record for using overseas labor) that many people want.
Interestingly, though, the argument against this type of content isn’t particularly compelling, because if you want the $200 sneaker, you may buy it. If you don’t want it or can’t afford it…you don’t buy it. While I absolutely agree with you that I don’t find exclusive content particularly appealing in the Games’ industry, where different designers are creating very different games, Nike is producing…really, just another type of sneaker.
Joe: That’s a great point about how two games can be vastly more different than two pairs of sneakers. I wonder how Nike would fair if they started increasing supply of the $200 shoes to meet demand. Perhaps they would lose the sneakerheads, but I’m not convinced that Nike needs them as much as sneakerheads (or, at least, the guy who gave the TED talk) would like to think.
simsikin says:
Something else to consider is what role exclusives play.
For a boardgame, an exclusive fancy die with a “hit” icon in place of a 6, a “maybe” icon in place of the 4 and 5, and blank on the other 3 sides is very, very different from an exclusive expansion or the like.
I would argue that Nike’s exclusive shoes are fancy upgrades, not expansions.
For some people they are a nice to have, and trigger their collector response.
But nobody is unable to enjoy the utility of product as the utilitarian components are non-exclusive.
Well, here’s the thing: I’ve been there (with nice component upgrades that didn’t impact gameplay on Euphoria), and it didn’t work out in the long run. Because if you tag them with the “exclusive” label, even if you want to sell them post-Kickstarter–even if you have extra copies to sell–you can’t do so. I mean, creators do that anyway, but it’s a great way to lose your backers’ trust. I won’t rehash the full story about Euphoria here, but it’s in my book. :)
JohnWrot! says:
Pink’s Hot Dogs, anyone?
The Nike thing reminds me more of the “Pledge $150 to have your face in the game.” type “exclusive” than any other type.
Re: CMON add-ons. I’d be curious to see the stats for what percentage of people get at least 1 add-on in addition to the base game.
Jamey: Where do you draw the line between promos, which you like, and kickstarter exclusives, which you don’t like?
Are kickstarter exclusives that are available from CMON’s booth at conventions really worse than promos that are available only at a specific convention, or only at a specific OP event, or only in a specific magazine, or only from backing a fund raiser, or only from buying direct from the publisher, or only in a promo advent calendar?
Raymond Northcott says:
Another interesting read Jamey! Thanks for sharing. Definitely something to think about as I prepare for my April 1 launch date.
Paul: In the truest sense of the word, an “exclusive” may only be available at the time that you say it’s available. So if you say something is “Kickstarter exclusive,” it means that the only time it will ever be available is during that specific Kickstarter campaign, never again. Creators don’t always do that–I see the term misused all the time, sometimes deceptively, sometimes unintentionally–but that’s the literal meaning of it.
A promo is different simply because it’s not exclusive. You’re not bound by the covenant of exclusivity. You can sell them or give them away as you wish, and you can even make more of them if you want.
Jamey: Hasn’t CMON essentially redefined “Kickstarter exclusive” to be the same as “promo”? They added the text “Is an exclusive item for Kickstarter backers, with remaining stock available through conventions and special promotions only” to their projects and have been giving away exclusives at the last 3 Gen Cons. They took a lot of abuse when the exclusives first showed up at their booth but now it’s accepted and other project creators have followed their lead. They’ve even reprinted some of their exclusives.
I hadn’t thought about promos being something to sell. I can think of a few games where some of their promos were available for purchase, but I thought it was fairly rare. Interesting.
Paul: I actually think it’s pretty common to sell promos. Look at the BGG store.
As for the definition of “KS exclusive,” I’m definitely aware of what you’re talking about. But I’ll be honest–it frustrates me every time I see it, because it’s super misleading to people who don’t read the fine print. Fine print should be for clarifications, not completely redefining what words mean.
BettaGames says:
My view on the matter is that exclusives should be collectables only, not stuff that is would actually make the game better. For example, a game with real metal coins (the exclusive) vs. plastic coins (the none exclusive). The exclusive material in this scenario creates personal and playable value to the game. This can lead to those who do not have the exclusive material to feel as if they have a lesser or even incomplete version of the game.
However you can have exclusive material that does not add or take away from the games playability but still adds value (whether perceived or actual) the exclusive material. For example, a game with one single metal coin and the rest being plastic vs. a game with all plastic coins. This gives exclusive and collectable material to those who value such things but, since it is limited to one coin, is not likely to be played in the game. It also ensures that those who did not receive the exclusive material did not in-turn reserve a lesser version of the game.
There are plenty of other ways to do exclusive material that does not drastically alter the quality/value of the final product but still are individually valuable. Such as, artist/creator signatures, exclusive polls, alternate rule book, and personal recognition through letters, videos, posts, etc.
Betta: I wish that were true, but in my experience, if you create something people want–whether it’s a component upgrade/addition or a gameplay addition–and you don’t allow people to buy it post-Kickstarter even if you have stock to sell them because of the “exclusive” label, they’re not going to be happy about it. From a creator perspective, if I’m lucky enough to create something people want, I want to be able to get it to people after Kickstarter–I want to include people, not exclude them. Particularly with my experience with Viticulture and Euphoria, I’ve found that non-backers want to be included just as much as backers do, even if it costs them extra.
Jamie: Aren’t the promos on the BBG store fundraising promos? Promos given or sold at cost to BGG so they can raise funds for their site? It’s different than, for example, Plaid Hat Games selling some of the promos for Dead of Winter on their website.
Back on topic… I can understand Kickstarter exclusives. It’s a way to convince people to back a project now rather than waiting to read reviews and buy from an OLGS later. I’m also happy to see CMON and others making the exclusives more available by having them at conventions or giving them to the BGG store.
But I have trouble wrapping my head around so many of the other types of promos that pervade our hobby. For example…
Why are there Arkham Horror and Eldritch Horror promos available only to the few who attended Arkham Nights each year in Roseville, Minnesota? Or a Colt Express promo only available in the French magazine Plato? Why does supporting the Dice Tower get you promos that aren’t available anywhere else? Why does the BGG store not get restocks of the promos that sell out? Why does Cryptozoic give one set of promos for buying Hot Rod Creeps at Gen Con one year than has another completely different set of promos for buying it the next year? (ok… that was personal) Why does Brettspiel Adventskalender 2015 exist?
The Nike limited releases seem very similar in purpose to all the various limited availability promos in tabletop gaming. Do all these promos “drive the marketing and the hype and the PR and the brand cachet” as Luber suggests with the Nike shoes?
Paull: Promos on BGG partially go to pay BGG, but they also result in ad credit for the publisher. Either way, the point is that it’s very common for people to pay money for promos.
Those are good questions about other promos. I think the key, though, is that they’re not exclusive (at least, many of them aren’t). If there is a special Arkham Night promo given to the people in attendance, if they aren’t labeled with the word “exclusive,” it means that FFG can sell or give away the same promo later without impacting their integrity.
I used to be a fan of exclusives, but ever since I read about your experience with Euphoria, I think that the small (and temporary) benefits they bring don’t outweigh the larger, more long-term risks. I’m reading chapter 7 of your book now, and the section “ten better reasons to compel backers to support your project than exclusives” is very compelling. I particularly like the idea of replacing exclusive content with promo content, to be included now for free, but after the campaign at a price. Promo content adds value to your project, while not making people feel excluded if they discover your product after Kickstarter.
Mike: That’s exactly my thinking too. Promo content is so much more flexible than exclusive content, yet it has nearly an identical impact on people’s desire to back the project now rather than wait.
geoffreygreer says:
It may also be worth considering that Nike is, after all, NIKE. Companies that are already huge and notorious can get away with gimmicky stuff like this because they already have a cult following that they can draw on. The revenue they generate ends up being extra on TOP of the millions they’re already getting. Most of us mom-and-pops on Kickstarter would come across as presumptuous, I think, to offer some sort of elitist/exclusive offer.
Pauly says:
Good article. I liked the comparison between Nike and CMoN
Is there a board game designer that has made a very limited print run of a great game? What if Stephan Feld or any other popular designer did that? Do you think people would “wait in line” and pay four times as much for the game?
Daniel. Although it may be possible to do that it wouldn’t make since for that particular industry. In comparison to Nike, there is a huge difference in the product-consumer relationship. Where shoes are typically only worn/enjoyed by one person and worn/displayed to other consumers through use, table top games are very different.
Table top games involve multiple consumers instead of one and are both displayed and consumed in more social/intimate settings. Makeing exclusivity counterproductive.
Simply put, games are meant to be shared…shoes aren’t.
Robert Woodhead says:
I think there is an important distinction to be made between crowdfunding exclusives and limited editions. What I have done in my blu-ray release projects is produce limited editions.
* I make enough for the backers, plus extras to cover damage replacement + 1-2 years of aftersales; usually this gets me to a manufacturing price-break point which means I can add a little bonus or upgrade for the backers.
* I pledge never to repress, but reserve the right to do a basic re-release without the special goodies.
* I guarantee that the limited edition will never be available for less than the crowdfunding price — this is crucial, IMHO.
* The backers are credited on the project.
I feel this is the best of both worlds; the backers get something special, the people who missed out have a year or two to get the special set if they really want it, and if there is sufficient demand, I can produce a subsequent edition for distribution through regular channels as opposed to directly.
This strategy may not work for producers for whom the crowdfunding sales are a small % of the expected total sales, of course. And I will admit that in the Anime world, everyone knows about my weird little company so they know where to go to get the sets when they find out about them. However one thing to keep in mind is that using this strategy, all sales are at retail; without the distribution expenses, you make several times as much per copy sold, so you can tolerate lower unit sales.
Robert: Thanks for sharing your strategy of limited rewards. I’ve tried to emphasize that on my projects as well. Like, when I print a collector’s edition through Kickstarter, that’s the only printing of that edition I will make, and the number I make depends on the number of backers. Because I haven’t put an “exclusive” label on it, if I have some extra copies after all KS copies have been delivered, they’re fair game for me to sell or use for our charity auction. If they were exclusive and someone came to me after Kickstarter to buy them, I would have to say no (which I did for Euphoria, and I really didn’t like it).
ginobrancazio says:
The experts at limited supply are Birkin Bags. You should give this podcast episode a try and hear all about it: Planet Money: #672: Bagging The Birkin
https://overcast.fm/+BP5-VSNU4
Awesome, thanks Gino! I have it queued up for a listen today.
Jeff Pearce says:
I agree. Nike are a sure thing – both in the secondary market and the retail market. Obviously they have the pull and the marketing dollars to attract big celebrities and personalities to shill their product – but they also have the savvy to continue to create a brand that people will constantly keep in high esteem. It’s not because they have a superior product – but that they artificially keep their product numbers lower and continue to push out new designs. In translating this to a kickstarter board game – I can see where you are trying to draw the parallels. Promos are a bonus that early adopters are getting that can later be purchased at retail – should the original board game ever make it there. In that way everyone is still able to play on a level playing field – but the original players get it earlier and they get it cheaper. And that’s rewarding the people who initially believed in your vision. Opposed of course to the idea that only the original backers get the rewards.
Anthony Cuchta says:
Wow what a difference a year can make! Adidas has taken to throne from Nike in this short period of time and they did it both by manipulating the supply and demand chain but also, and more importantly, by creating a great product that people want – the ultraboost and NMD sneakers. The third part of the equation which I think is what proves the point that you weren’t so sure about, is creating the hype. They did this by stealing Kanye West from Nike and supporting him in making an incredible sneaker – both aesthetically and functionally – the Yeezy Boost.
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Emily Seebohm has won the 200m backstroke world title the past 2 long course World Championships, but she wasn't able to hit the mark this week. Archive photo via Swimming Australia, Ltd.
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2019 AUSTRALIAN WORLD SWIMMING TRIALS
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The thrilling 6-day Australian World Swimming Trials concluded tonight in Brisbane, with a subsequent announcement by Swimming Australia of the 27 swimmers named to the roster for Gwangju. The roster is qualified as ‘initial’, as the organization’s announcement states, “possible additions in either Olympic or non-Olympic events will be decided in the next few weeks.”
However, knowing the names as they stand today, we can identify a few surprises, both good and bad, in terms of qualification for Worlds from this island nation. Below are the surprises among those who did not make the World Championships roster.
Emily Seebohm Couldn’t Find Her Groove
The 27-year-old veteran just didn’t have it this meet, falling short in her specialty 100m and 200m backstroke events. Instead, teenagers Mina Atherton and Kaylee McKeown took the reins, relegating Seebohm to 3rd in the 200m back (2:08.58) and 4th in the 100m (1:00.29).
Seebohm has made the Australian World Championships squads the past 12 years, so the veteran knows what it takes to get it done; something was just off for this meet and the Brisbane Grammar star just never gained traction.
Her absence means that the world will see a new 200m backstroke world champion in Gwangju, as Seebohm has claimed the title the past 2 World Championships.
Elijah Winnington‘s Nightmare
Winnington wound up with the bronze in the 400m free (3:48.45), but missed the main goal of Gwangju qualification. The 400m free is an event in which the 19-year-old Bond athlete took the Aussie National title just 2 months ago in the now-5th fastest time of the world in 3:44.68. This seemed to rattle Winnington who never found his footing as the meet went on.
Despite owning the World Junior Record with his lifetime best of 1:46.13 registered at the Queensland Championships last December, Winnington clocked a mark of 1:47.86 here in the final, relegated to 8th place.
Winnington scratched the 800m free and the 200m fly, but gritted out swims in the 50m free, 100m free and 100m fly finishing in respective places of 14th, 13th, and 13th.
The Bond athlete won gold as a member of the men’s 4x200m free relay on the Gold Coast at last year’s Commonwealth Games, throwing down the 3rd fastest split of the entire finals field in a big-time 1:45.97.
Jack Cartwright Pulled Out of the Meet
As we reported, Commonwealth Games gold medalist Cartwright had all but withdrawn from the Australian World Swimming Trials, having only entered arbitrarily in the 1500m free.
His St. Peters Western coaching staff confirmed to swimSwam that the 20-year-old had been struggling with shoulder pain for some time and is currently swimming as part of rehab, following a cautious plan to keep him healthy for his journey to Tokyo 2020.
Taylor McKeown Misses the Mark
McKeown was an Olympic finalist in Rio in the women’s 200m breast, but fell short at these Championships, with no woman making the grade.
The 24-year-old Griffith University athlete hit a time of 2:24.95, over a second outside the 2:23.81 QT.
McKeown did improve upon her previous season-best of 2:27.65 from the Sydney Open last month, but still has some work to do to get back to her 2:21/2:22 days.
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Grant Irvine as well .. (51.00 PB in Budapest wc 2017)
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Irvine is a bit unfortunate. He wasn’t far off QT in both 100 & 200 and had he finished 2nd in the 100, his selection would’ve been near automatic (ostensibly as fly back-up for 4XMED but in reality swimming both 100 & 200) but unfortunately Temple finished ahead of him in the 100 and therefore undermined his case.
Sheds some light on Seebohms performance:
https://au.sports.yahoo.com/emily-seebohm-shock-result-national-swimming-trials-211458732.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS5hdS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALQ_yOHBqiS-YjjN7pBlfRfYcdlMmppeMPfQfJcRaOugk2_ZxXBrfnybyAwCeYBKIl84GgQt_RoRmmtvEVvFPFuMU4LaRvm_P4hvpRiXwmMmmVgEuT-sye7fBjUCvt91TM15nSHF7oJOGbImSJT22l_STrDiB2TXNcmPbVwxUdSG
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I just realised last night that Seebohm was at the Gwangju not long ago after watching Michael Andrew’s Vlogs. I didn’t know that she got food poisoning there but I already expected that she definitely wasn’t feeling 100%, especially after recovering from a busy time there.
Meanwhile Atherton actually tapered for the trials, at least according to what she said at the interview after the 200 back. It’s not that I think that she wouldn’t do well at Worlds, I have faith that her and McKeown can pull out amazing performances and have super bright futures ahead of them!
Just generally across the board, I’m not sure if having trials 5 weeks out of World Champs is the best idea for Australia. It might work for the US and other countries but I think there is no one size fits all. This year, Australia has done it quite differently. We had the ‘Australian Swimming Championships’ in April, where it was broadcasted on TV. Then the trials were a whole separate thing. For someone who’s followed Australian swimming for a very long time, this initially confused me a little. It probably would have been a shake up for swimmers themselves, and they each would have taken a different approach in their preparation for the two. For example, Winnington probably had… Read more »
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They also had trials close to Pan PACs last year . I just wish they’d combine it all into one event
BlueCheese, they did something similar last year. Due to CG being at the usual time for Nationals, they moved them to Feb and then had a selection meet around this time last year for Pan Pacs. The old system wasn’t really working. The number of AUS swimmers who DON’T need to peak for selection meets can generally be easily counted on one hand and the gap between Nationals/selection meet in Apr and the major intl meet (usually in the Jul/Aug/Sep bracket) is such that swimmers need tp have another prep then taper. Its been the case that maybe half the team/sometimes more have failed to manage this. However Swimming AUS, rather than making a clean break and having the AUS… Read more »
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HomeBoard - USA / Can. Board Listed/Public Companies True Leaf Medicine International appoints Sylvain Toutant to its Board as Independent Director
True Leaf Medicine International appoints Sylvain Toutant to its Board as Independent Director
July 10, 2018 By Talent4Boards Team Comments are Off Board - USA / Can., Board Listed/Public Companies
– CANADA, Vernon – True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. (CSE:MJ / OTCQB:TRLFF / FSE:TLA), a plant-forward wellness brand for people and their pets, announced today that Sylvain Toutant has been appointed to its Board of Directors as an independent member.
Mr. Toutant has more than 17 years of experience as an executive in the beverage and consumer packaged goods industries and is a recognized specialist in retailing. He most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of DAVIDsTEA, Canada’s largest specialty tea boutique, where he was responsible for the company’s growth in Canada, the United States, and around the world. He also led the company’s successful IPO to NASDAQ.
Previously he served as President of Keurig Canada, where he accelerated growth through a strategic alliance with Keurig Green Mountain in the United States. He also headed Keurig’s operations in the United Kingdom. Before that, he joined TC Global through the acquisition of Van Houtte and served as the Chief Operating Officer of its Canadian business unit. He also served as President of Reno-Depot, a chain of Canadian home supply stores, and was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), Quebec’s liquor board.
“Mr. Toutant has a solid history of building strong brands and sales-driven organizations – we are extremely happy to have him as part of our team,” said Darcy Bomford, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of True Leaf. “His expertise will be invaluable as we continue to grow True Leaf into a global brand. Our pet supplements are in more than 1,800 stores worldwide, and with Mr. Toutant’s guidance, we look forward to expanding into new countries and more stores.”
“When I found out about True Leaf’s pet supplements I was very intrigued about their use of hemp,” said Mr. Toutant. “I have two older dogs and inflammation is always a problem. I’m always looking for the best treats to help them live a better life. True Leaf has a unique growth opportunity to be a leader in the pet wellness industry while also operating in the cannabis space. I have the passion and drive to help take True Leaf to the next level.”
Mr. Toutant joins Chair Mike Harcourt and Director of Corporate Communications, Kevin Bottomley, on the company’s Board of Directors.
About True Leaf
True Leaf is a plant-forward wellness brand for people and their pets. Founded in 2013, True Leaf has two main operating divisions: True Leaf Medicine Inc. and True Leaf Pet Inc.
True Leaf Medicine Inc. is in the final stages of approval to become a licensed producer of federally-approved medicinal cannabis for the Canadian market. The license is subject to a Health Canada inspection to allow for the production, manufacture, and distribution of cannabis products upon the completion of True Leaf Campus: the company’s cannabis cultivation facility being built in Lumby, British Columbia. Construction is expected to be completed in fall 2018.
Established in 2015, True Leaf Pet Inc. is one of the first companies to market hemp-based products for pets worldwide. The company is initially marketing a line of hemp-seed based supplements for pets. True Hemp™ chews, dental sticks, and supplement oils are sold in more than 1,800 stores across North America and Europe.
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Friday Update: Building the New School in Eshkol Municipality
A New building for Ma’ale Habsor and Habsor Schools
As I commented previously, the State has decided that students in this area of Otef Azza need to be protected. The most efficient way of doing so is to combine the Moshav based school Habsor with the Kibbutz based school Ma’ale Habsor in one comprehensive campus.
The plans consist of 4 units, each containing classrooms and or specialty subjects (labs, communications, English centre, Nutrition, Art, Clothing design, Machine Shop, woodworking, and so on). Eventually there’ll be an auditorium and cafeteria as well.
The flavour of Ma’ale Habsor, filled with green areas, is to be kept, while all the units will be protected according to Security demands.
On this space, I’ll provide weekly photo updates to give you an idea of how things are coming along. Projected time of completion is in about 8 months.
Looking in from the North entrance to the school
close-up, same angle
Meanwhile, we’re working. Classrooms have been shifted. Some English classes find themselves shifting from room to room during the week. Until we get used to this routine, it’s demanding we keep on our toes.
“Mashov” for Tracking Progress
Teachers are now using the computerized “Mashov” (‘Feedback’), a system of recording student behaviour and keeping our own lesson plans up to date. Though we teachers were wary of trusting a new system of computer accounting (the previous system rarely worked the way it could have), this one seems to be fine. We can file attendance, behaviour violations, and also message one another to relay positive feedback on students and events, all in one place. We can enter grades for tests and projects, and the program does its own ‘excel’ like computations. And it’s fast!
Albany/Mexico and Ma’ale Habsor Student Connections
We’re starting again to build a connection between some of our Junior High Students and those from Albany at Bet Shraga School and Mexico City pupils from Yavne School. Anat Rozen and I will work co-operatively to encourage the growth of personal and class-class connections. Eighth grade pupils will be in touch with Albany, and ninth graders will be in connection with Mexico City. We’re hoping that a broadened understanding of one another’s cultures will bring us together.
Shakoof
This week signalled the beginning of those in the Eshkol area getting together to work towards independent media. Lily Bar-Am Kazado hosted the meeting at Kibbutz Sufa, this past Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Representatives from the non-profit organization, Shakoof, Journalism for Democracy, were there to encourage all to participate in bringing the media back into the hands of the people, as opposed to being supervised by big business.
For further information: http://www.shakoof.org.il or in English: http://www.shakoof.org.il/about-shakoof/
That’s about it for now. Please write your comments, ask questions, be in touch.
We’re a small world and we can get to know one another so very easily.
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New School Year! Building new school
One unified High School is being built in the Eshkol Region. The new structures will be fortified, secure and allow a safe learning environment for about 1,000 students and staff.
The new campus is being built on the grounds of Ma’ale Habsor, which is situated near the Municpal Buildings, the Central Bus Station, and the Eshkol Cultural Auditorium.
We are also near the Music Studio, the Gymnasium, and the Psychological Centre offering therapies, clincial psychology sessions and other means of support.
Ma’ale Habsor is opening the schoolyear with the cornerstone ceremony on August 31/08. At the moment, a large portion of the school is fenced off, viewable only from certain angles.
From the window of Grade 10
Where the Art studios stood, there is intense building of one of many new complexes.
One of the new complexes
This year while Ma’ale Habsor and Habsor Comprehensive High Schools are working on the unification process (due to be completed in 2009), what’s going on? Construction of the new campus is fully underway. How does that affect the coming schoolyear?
The blog will take a look at teacher preparation, classroom adjustments, location of High School subjects such as: Art, Physics, Communication, Fashion Design and more, and first impressions after the summer vacation
A closer look at students with PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorder), an umbrella term for a number of syndromes, and the growing need for all teachers to keep up with latest information.
Please continue to check in.
Thanks and hope your summer break was restful and enriching. May the new year bring new energies.
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The Mustache Theatre! “Tzeva Adom” (Red Alert)
Tzeva Adom!
"Tzeva Adom" Red Alert!
What can a bunch of kids do when the cry of ‘Tzeva Adom’ becomes part of the vernacular? What can a bunch of creative kids, who belong to the Mustache Theatre Group, do when they’re looking for a subject for their latest stage performance? What can these same kids do when their youth club is the target of a qassam and they need to find the strength to go on?
They can write a play! And that’s how “Tzeva Adom” came into being. Melany Rosemberg, a member of the group for a few years, told me her experiences.
Judih: Can you tell me about your experiences with Tzeva Adom?
Melany: “I live on a kibbutz, Gevulot, which so far hasn’t had any qassams, (knock on wood) but I deeply felt the fear of other kids who had experienced qassams falling near their homes. I felt their fear. You can’t help but feel it – because we work on a psychological level in our group. I wanted to help them.
Judih: How did the play start?
Melany: “A qassam fell on our workshop. Not when we were there, but still, it was shocking. That’s how the whole play idea started. All of us, for the first time, shared the feeling of a qassam landing in our lives. We didn’t know what to do at first. I mean we cried. It was such a shock, but then we decided we had to use drama to overcome the feelings we had. So we began to work on the play”
Judih: Is the play still being performed?
Melany: The play is going to be performed. I’m not sure when. But, we still meet every Monday afternoon to work on drama.
A quote from the play, from a monologue by Osnat:
It happened the same morning.
It’ll stay with me all my life.
The ‘Red Alert’ that i heard suddenly
Got me panicked and I didn’t know what to do…
Ofer Sela, Israeli playwright, who has worked with the Mustache Theatre Group before, put together a skeleton of vignettes of daily life in this Otef Azza region. Along with this, the kids in the The Mustache Theatre added their own touches. A few wrote and performed their own monologues, others wrote brief sketches of things that typify life here, these days.
I spoke to Yuval Revia, an artist and a natural on stage, about his particular contribution to the performance. He wrote a piece about a kid’s birthday party. To the dismay of the young birthday boy, his relatives were afraid to step foot in the qassam-threatened area, and the only guest who actually showed up was a neighbour who dared to appear at his home in full padding and helmet. She managed to enjoy a super brief stay till she had to escape back to the safety of her family.
The little boy’s ice-cream reward for turning a year older didn’t really make a dent in the fact that people think three times before coming to family gatherings. But the laughter was apparent in the comic getup of the guest. What can you do? Life goes on no matter how inane.
Members of the Mustache Youth Theatre troupe include:
Aviv Zanzuri
Osnat Almog
Ioav Mishkyn
Yuval Revia
Yotam Labban
Ya’ara Messika
Carmel Israel
Liran Morad
Miri Sosnu Baski
Melany Rosemberg
Idan Aharon
Tzach Elbaz
Rahel Cohen
and Shahaf Simon
The Mustache Theatre is a theatre workshop for kids of Junior High and High School level from Ma’ale Habsor Comprehensive School together with Habsor Comprehensive School. The workshop addresses the very real talent of students in the area and offers a deeply needed mode of artistic expression. Many of the actors have other artistic skills, whether in the plastic arts, music or in writing.
The Mustache Theatre youth group has been in existence for a number of years. This year’s production of Tzeva Adom was directed by Ya’acov Amsalem. Choreography was done by Osnat Kashi, music provided by David Valdman, costumes by Smadar Boaron. Production: The Only Team for Teenagers
The show “Tzeva Adom” has been touring all over Israel. Minimalism is the key. Props include a few chairs, a table. Visuals are screened onstage. Costumed in the colours red, black and white, the figures make dramatic impressions on a fairly bare stage. This is a play that can raise an audience’s awareness as to how absurd life is, living together with the Red Alert. Yet, life goes on. Life goes on with humour, satire, and talking about things out loud.
If you get a chance, go see it.
I’ll add some contact info to this spot. Stay tuned.
Quote from the promo for the play:
Life in the shadow of qassams, a group of kids show us daily life as it is, compared to what we’re told by newspapers. We look at the personal experiences as well as social life in Otef Azza. Songs and choreography, dramatic vignettes all make up this performance, something which communicates it all to the audience while offering these kids another way to deal with reality. Length of show: 60 minutes.
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Action/Superhero
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Written by: Zak Penn
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Clark Gregg, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo
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swearing in films
May 3, 2019 Stan Carey3 Comments
Wes Anderson’s 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums features a short exchange that’s interesting for its taboo-linguistic detail. It takes place between Royal himself, played by Gene Hackman, and Henry, played by Danny Glover.
If you haven’t seen the film, but you might sometime (do, dammit), don’t worry about spoilers – the images below don’t give much away. And you don’t need to know the characters’ backstory, so let’s jump right in:
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Great moments in swearing: Blue Velvet
June 22, 2018 Stan CareyLeave a comment
Blue Velvet is a film with an enduring power to unsettle viewers. Its unique brand of ‘darkness in colour’ (to borrow Pauline Kael’s phrase) features also at the level of language, with the cornball goofing of its young sweethearts set against the malevolent and compulsive profanity of Frank Booth, played by Dennis Hopper.
For his book Lynch on Lynch, Chris Rodley asked David Lynch if all of Frank’s fucks were in the script or if any were improvised. Lynch replied:
I had many, many, many of them written in the script, but Dennis always added more, because you get on a roll, and you can’t help yourself. And if an actor is locked into the groove so solidly, even if they say extra lines, or not exactly the way they’re written, they’re truthful. And for me Dennis was one of those guys. He always says that I could never say the word on set and that I would go to the script and say, ‘Dennis, when you say this word.’ [Laughs.] That’s not true exactly.
The filmmakers initially passed on Hopper because of his reputation, but the actor persisted and Lynch, thankfully, reconsidered. Without presuming to psychoanalyze Booth – ‘there’s enough material there for an entire conference,’ as the psychiatrist said of Basil Fawlty – we can see in his profanilect* motifs of incest, defecation, and violence, among other things. He swears inventively but also routinely, and constantly.
Enough fucking about. Let’s look at some examples. (Spoiler and trigger warnings ahoy.)
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How the “sausage party” is made
August 23, 2016 August 25, 2016 John Kelly8 Comments
As far as strong language goes, sausage party is hardly spicy. It’s a mild slang term for a social gathering in which men greatly outnumber women, usually expressed with a sense of bro-ish disappointment by its male members, er sausages. But a new adult computer-animated movie, Sausage Party, is getting a big rise out of its ham-handed innuendo.
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Freak those monkey-fightin’ melon farmers!
October 4, 2015 October 5, 2015 Stan Carey9 Comments
Snakes on a Plane was, if nothing else, a success of marketing over, well, every other aspect of filmmaking. Even those who resisted watching it are likely to be familiar with a line from Samuel L. Jackson, so successfully did it percolate into pop culture (video NSFW; assume the same throughout):
It’s a good line and a great delivery, but family-friendly it ain’t. So as a happy consequence it was dubbed for TV into the wonderful non sequitur ‘monkey-fightin’ snakes on this Monday-to-Friday plane’ (and with fuckin’ softened to freakin’):
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What’s in a dirty word? Remembering Lenny
April 15, 2015 April 15, 2015 Rob Chirico7 Comments
Finally I was called as a witness in my own behalf. I took the stand and Mr. Bendich examined me.
Q. Mr. Bruce, Mr. Wollenberg yesterday said (to Dr. Gottlieb) specifically that you had said, “Eat it.” Did you say that?
A. No, I never said that.
Q. What did you say, Mr. Bruce?
A. What did I say when?
Q. On the night of October fourth.
MR. WOLLENBERG: There’s no testimony that Mr. Wollenberg said that Mr. Bruce said, “Eat it,” the night of October fourth, if your honor please.
THE COURT: The question is: What did he say?
THE WITNESS: I don’t mean to be facetious. Mr. Wollenberg said “Eat it.” I said “Kiss it.”
MR. BENDICH: Do you apprehend there is a significant difference between the two phrases, Mr. Bruce?
A. “Kissing it” and “eating it,” yes, sir. Kissing my mother goodbye and eating my mother goodbye, there is a quantity of difference.
—Lenny Bruce, How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
If there was ever an example of a manipulation and exploitation of the context in which words were intentionally made to be confusing, that would be it. Taken out of context, both kiss and eat are entirely benign. We do them all the time, although we should probably be doing more of the former and less of the latter. Taken in context, Bruce’s use of “kissing it” had the exact same intention as “eating it.” In no way was the verb “kissing,” as Bruce used it here, similar to the kissing he might bestow upon his mother. In fact, had it been a French court, “kissing it” would have been even more derogatory that “eating it” since the French use “baiser”—to kiss—as a correlative to our “fucking.” Calling someone a “baiseur” is tantamount to us calling him a “fucker.” Direct swearing in public was severely frowned upon in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and it was subject to fine or even imprisonment. Satirists like Bruce therefore often couched their expletives in careful substitution of double entendre. I say “often,” because it was also Bruce’s custom to shoot straight from the hip with unvarnished four-letter words—and longer. Whether it was his rants against government or his playful dissecting of words and phrases, I would go on to add that if there was one individual in the last hundred years who altered the way we speak in public, it was Lenny Bruce.
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The World Spectrum
WoW: On Change and Impermanence
Posted on February 11, 2016 by Tyler F.M. Edwards
World of Warcraft is famous, or perhaps infamous, for change, for constantly reinventing itself. Classes change, often radically, with each new expansion, and the game’s systems and content are in a constant state of flux.
There was a time when I tolerated, even welcomed, this level of change. I enjoy the idea of an ever-evolving virtual world, and I respect Blizzard’s desire to be constantly tweaking, constantly looking for a better way.
Indeed, change is a necessary part of any online game. Change too little, and the experience becomes stale. Minor annoyances become intolerable over the course of years. I’ve spent a long time complaining about the lack of change given to the rogue class, and I’m overjoyed we’re finally getting an overhaul in Legion.
Still, I am now reaching a point where I believe World of Warcraft is changing too much. Or, perhaps more accurately, it’s not offering enough permanence.
I fully grant that this is not a black and white issue; the line between too much and too little change in an MMO is incredibly blurry and probably different for every individual player. But I’m still going to attempt to make the argument that WoW is now in too much flux.
Class war(craft):
I really don’t want this to be a post about my own personal gripes with current class design, but I must bring them up at least a bit just to give an example of what I’m talking about.
Although my main is a rogue (in so much as the term “main” has any meaning for an altoholic like me), I also play a warlock quite a bit. Now, for the second time just since I started playing one, warlocks are being rebooted as a radically different class. I rather liked the first reboot, but this coming one is tickling my fancy much less, to put it mildly.
I find myself with little enthusiasm to muster about the warlock class as it will exist in Legion. For that matter, I’m also none to keen on the changes planned for monks — windwalker spec aside.
This has me wondering if checking out some new classes might be worth it. Demon hunter is obviously tempting, but with the current state of alpha, it’s hard to say how much I’ll enjoy it.
Hunter, on the other hand, is intriguing. Hunter class mechanics never quite clicked for me, but I love archer classes as a rule, and their changes in Legion look very appealing.
In particular, the dark ranger talent has perked my ears up. I’ve wanted to play as a dark ranger for years, archery and shadow magic being two things I love. It’s the chocolate and peanut butter of class design.
Yet I have to wonder: Is it worth getting invested in a new class when all these new toys that excite me might be thrown out later? Perhaps Blizzard will later decide to add an actual dark ranger class and remove those abilities from the hunter — they’ve already proven themselves willing to gut existing classes to build new ones.
That would make all the time I spent leveling, gearing, and growing to love a hunter a waste.
Constantly trying new classes used to be one of the main things that kept me playing WoW, but now I struggle to find the motivation. Class design now seems so mutable that there’s not even any point in getting invested in something new and exciting.
And yes, I’m looking forward to the upcoming rogue overhaul, but I imagine there are more than a few who are upset by how much their class is changing — almost into something unrecognizable — and I can’t say I blame them. While these particular changes appeal to my tastes, the truth is we probably didn’t need change on this scale. All we rogues ever really wanted were some quality of life tweaks, better animations, and one or two cool new abilities.
Plus, I do wonder if it’s even worth getting excited about the new rogues when there’s a good chance all the things I like are going to be thrown out and replaced in an expansion or two anyway.
Again, I don’t want this post to be about my personal gripes. You might not agree with my complaints about Legion’s class design. But I wager most people who’ve played WoW for any length of time can think of at least one example of a class they loved changing into something unrecognizable that they no longer enjoy.
Fleeting features:
Ever-changing class design isn’t the only issue, though. I’m also growing increasingly distressed by Blizzard’s new policy of adding features that are only used for one expansion, such as scenarios, garrisons, and now artifact weapons.
This, to me, just seems asinine on so many levels. I’ve always felt that the point of an expansion — what justifies the price tag and separates it from a content patch — is that it expands the game. It adds new features and avenues of play that we’ll continue to enjoy for years to come.
I still miss scenarios. A lot. They were fantastic story-telling tools, they were a lot of fun, and they fit perfectly into the ecosystem of WoW’s endgame. I loved how I could queue for a scenario, a dungeon, and a raid, and have each pop as I finished the previous, with no wait times.
Garrisons got a lot of hate, some of it deserved and some of it not, but I still believe they were a feature with incredible potential. To see them abandoned is a great disappointment. Here’s a case where Blizzard’s endless tweaking would have been most welcome. We were so close to a compelling player housing system that would have fit well with the personality of Warcraft, but now it seems WoW’s hopes for true player housing have been dashed forever.
I’m excited for artifact weapons in Legion — they fit very well with my own ideals for how RPG progression should work — but we already know they’re not going to be sticking around after Legion.
Just think about that for a minute. Imagine how much it’s going to suck to take the bloody Ashbringer and stick it in your bank, where it will gather dust and never be seen or used again.
So, again, I struggle to find motivation going forward. Why should I bust my hump to upgrade and max out an artifact that I’m just going to replace with a quest green three days into World of Warcraft: Still Not an Azshara Expansion Because Screw You That’s Why? I can tell you knowing garrisons aren’t being supported going forward killed a lot of my motivation for alt play in WoD, since garrison and character progression are so strongly linked.
It’s supremely hypocritical on Blizzard’s part, too. We’re constantly being told that we can’t have X feature or Y improvement because of limited resources (the “cost us a raid tier” meme), but yet they can find the resources to design massive, intricate features that are simply thrown away after one expansion? That’s mind-bogglingly wasteful.
I can see pitfalls for the idea of carrying things like garrisons and artifacts forward — for example, some people might not like being stuck with a single weapon forever more (though I’d be fine with it) — but I certainly don’t think these are problems that can’t be solved. To use the artifact example, Blizzard could add more artifacts to compete with the old ones, or create a system where artifacts and drops are both valid choices.
This can even tie-in to my favourite ranting topic: Blizzard’s attempt to remove flight in content going forward. Though they eventually backed down (partially), they had no problem invalidating mounts that players had spent months or years grinding for.
Why should I pursue any goal in this game when Blizzard has so little regard for the effort I’ve expended? I like collecting transmog gear, but should I even bother? Who’s to say Blizzard won’t try to remove or severely limit transmog at some point? Makes as much sense as their attack on flight.
Here’s what it boils down to: I can live with the current changes, even if I dislike some of them, but I have so little faith left in the game’s stability going forward that it’s hard to become invested in anything where WoW is concerned. It’s not the current round of overhauls that bothers me so much is it is the next one, and the one after that, and the one after that.
Change is a key part of an MMO, but so are investment and permanence. Change is only good so long as it doesn’t overly threaten one’s desire to build and develop a character over months and years.
After all, why build a house on sand?
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5 thoughts on “WoW: On Change and Impermanence”
Telwyn on February 12, 2016 at 4:36 am said:
I definitely feel this and agree with the points made in this post. Blizzard do seem to have lost their focus somewhat. The scale and frequency of class revamps is too much. My personal loss was my Boomkin main, since Cataclysm I’ve totally lost interest in the spec. Also proper Shaman totems, give them back please!!!
As for the one-expansion only features, I really cannot see why they’re being so wasteful with these massive systems. I’m excited about the class stories at least in principal but the artifact weapons are a bit meh to me. I wonder if they followed the Legendary Item saga over at LOTRO? LIs were too disposable, which with the latest content Turbine have finally given a proper upgrade path to keep older weapons relevant in new content. Blizzard could take a similar approach for a future expansion, to build on the artifact weapons but then that raises the boredom factor – do we want our characters stuck with just the one weapon from now on? It’s bad enough if you’re not happy with the weapon assigned by Blizz to your class/spec, but if they force you to keep it longer term that’d be another reason for people to abandon long-played classes…
Tyler F.M. Edwards on February 12, 2016 at 11:20 am said:
Again, I think there are ways around that. They could introduce new artifacts over time for variety, or make artifacts and drops both be valid choices. There’s a system like this in Blade and Soul, where you can either equip the new weapons you find or use them to upgrade older weapons and keep them relevant.
Yeebo on February 26, 2016 at 3:25 pm said:
Great post, couldn’t agree more! Major changes in WoD that drove me out of WoW altogether was the overhaul/ gutting of the crafting system and the ability pruning. I tried them out in that patch before WoD came out, and said “Nope.” Never bought the expansion, not sure if I will ever play WoW again.
Tyler F.M. Edwards on February 26, 2016 at 4:09 pm said:
I’m torn on ability pruning. On the one hand, I hate button bloat. WoW has way too many buttons; it’s just ridiculous. But at the same time I’m not fond of removing things outright, and it is true that every ability is someone’s favourite. My monk has never felt the same since losing clash.
I like the goal, but not how it was executed. They should have just expanded the talent system so that you pick and choose what abilities you want to have at a given time. Like, you get one mobility skill from a choice of several. Less crowding on action bars, and nobody really loses anything.
melbrankin on February 27, 2016 at 6:51 pm said:
Yeah that sums up one of the main reason I no longer have any friends playing WoW anymore – a lot of us were invested in our classes and the way they played – after playing my warlock thru cata I was looking forward somewhat to changes in mist but then more changes in WoD, more changes incoming … it feels like a never ending treadmill that you can never find your firm fleeting in and invest deep roots into.
The button bloat exists in Everquest2 yet its seen as a benefit to the game, having the choice of 3 heals for direct target is seen as a great thing – Idk why wow couldn’t have looked at the classes and given them more reasons to have the abilities rather than look at ways not to have them.
Currently leveling a new character in wow with its 1 ability every x levels was the most dull non-engaging system that gives you no feel for the class. Its compounded by all the stages of abandonment you meet on your journey, nothing builds on itsself, each expansion lives in its own disjointed bubble of lore and time line – in comparison to games like Lotro, Everquest2, Rift etc which build upon their existing lore give you a sense of world progression, belonging to the story and a more stable environment to grow attached to your characters through a shared story that covers characters from 1-max level.
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LeaseWeb Web Hosting Services Review
by Jonas Smith | Nov 30, 2018 | Web Hosting Reviews | 0 comments
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Tag Archives: The Club Vibe 2.OH
Sunday Reflections: Upcoming Books, Fun Stuff, and Great Deals You Might Have Missed, Week of January 26, 2014
Self-publishing got a huge boost when historical powerhouse Stephanie Laurens jumped on the bandwagon and her latest novella, The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury’s Diamonds, came out January 6th, so go pick it up when you have a chance. Fans of her exceptional Cynster series will enjoy seeing a very pregnant Penelope Adair and her wonderful, crime-solving noble of a husband Barnaby (as well as the ubiquitous Stokes of the police force) join forces to solve a baffling mystery. That a new couple in the making is also desperate to get to the bottom of the murder forms her trademark Regency romance. Keep in mind that this book is one of her ongoing The Casebook of Barnaby Adair series featuring Barnaby and Penelope as well as new couples and I for one am interested to see the reception and type of stories which will emerge in this framework.
In just a couple of days, sensual paranormal and romantic suspense writer Cynthia Eden will be kicking off her new series, Phoenix Fire, by releasing the first novel, Burn For Me, on January 28th. Seeming to focus on paranormal creatures held against their will and the potential mates they encounter, this is a premise we’ve seen before but never with this level of sexual tension or Eden’s great writing. I was fanning myself just from the excerpts from Burn For Me and the second series book due in April, Once Bitten, Twice Burned.
Also on the 28th is the massive release of Jeaniene Frost‘s seventh book in the incomparable Night Huntress series. Up from the Grave will be her last Cat and Bones novel and she has never written anything that didn’t blow my socks off so this one has been pre-ordered since last July. Frost admits that the couple might pop up in other books in the Night Huntress world (remember we still have another book in the Night Prince series and I’ve got my fingers crossed that Ian has evolved enough to be the hero in his own novel soon). With those possible novels on the horizon (and having the utmost confidence in the creative imagination residing in Frost’s mind), I’m happy to thank her for finally offering Cat and Bones a happily ever after since they’ve been through a lot in their time together! January 28th will be a little bittersweet, but with Frost at the helm, I’m sure to enjoy every page.
Good news for military romance lovers! The next Tawny Weber Uniformly Hot! Harlequin Blaze novel featuring her sexy SEALs will be out on March 18th. Entitled A SEAL’s Kiss, this delicious story involves a SEAL on leave who agrees to be a pretend fiancee to help a woman alleviate the worry of her ailing father. You can imagine that the “no sex” rule of the arrangement becomes increasingly harder to keep as our hero and heroine become attracted to one another! Pre-order it now from Amazon so the day after St. Patrick’s Day will be a little brighter for you.
Also due out on March 18th is Jennifer Ashley‘s latest addition to her unbelievably good paranormal series, Shifters Unbound. Feral Heat is the latest novella which focuses on Jace, the son of the leader and third in command from the Las Vegas Shiftertown who visits the Austin Shiftertown (bring on the sexy Morrisseys, thank you) to discover how to remove the crippling collars which render the shifters at the mercy of humans. When a shattered, beautiful woman, Deni, volunteers to be the test subject, Jace is moved by her circumstances and drawn to mate claim her, but it’s uncertain whether her fragile state can survive the collar removal so she can be a full mate to Jace. We met Deni, the wolf shifter in the novella featuring her brother, Lone Wolf, and this woman’s road has been a heartbreaking one. I cannot wait to see her (and Jace, who is a blisteringly hot feline if ever I saw one) get a HEA.
Erotic author Paige Tyler has succeeded in practically every subgenre of romance fiction – erotic, science fiction, romantic suspense, and paranormal – so I was thrilled to see that Sourcebooks Casablanca picked it up and will be publishing her upcoming series, entitled X-Ops. The first book entitled Her Perfect Mate not only has a killer cover but a terrific premise. A human Special Forces hero is partnered with a diminutive, seemingly gentle covert ops partner, only to discover she can switch on her feline DNA to deadly effect when necessary – and he loves it. I’ve pre-ordered this one!
Historical romance readers always seem to like the novels of Erin Knightley, so they’ll be thrilled to see that the first book in her new series, Prelude to a Kiss, is due to be published on June 3rd. The Baron Next Door has a cranky war hero recovering from his injuries using the restorative waters at Bath consistently annoyed by the music coming from next door. Discovering the beautiful young musician creating it instills a very different feeling and it’s not long before his feelings undergo a radical change.
Suspense fans love Cristen Harber’s Titan series, so they will definitely want to enter the Goodreads contest to win book 4 of the series, Savage Secrets, about the firm’s new second-in-command who is on an undercover mission to nab a terrorist. Sounds like an average day at the office for this crew, but unfortunately for him he’s got some strange brain hallucinations he’s neglected to discuss with anyone and is posing as the newlywed husband to a gorgeous woman bent on revenge. Things suddenly just got a lot more complicated…
For those readers who can’t get enough MMA fighters (yes, I am one with you, sisters!) should be aware that Gina Maxwell just released her third book in her Fighting for Love series, Fighting for Irish, and it looks WONDERFUL (a hard-working waitress has to come up with thousands of dollars to cover an ex’s debt and the fighter she’s always loved from a distance steps up to offer himself as collateral *sigh*). Because it was only released on January 13th, we are still enjoying the blog tour and Entangled’s giveaway. Enter before February 6th and you’ll have a chance to win a $50 gift card to B&N or Amazon (reader’s choice). Did I mention the book is also ONLY $.99 RIGHT NOW?! Run and fight for your copy before it goes back to full retail.
Those angels over at Paranormal Romance blog have put together a book giveaway of some terrific authors (Gena Showalter, Michelle Hauf, and Maggie Shayne, for example) for readers who leave a comment on the post detailing their favorite paranormal romance author. I chickened out and revealed my tie between Jeaniene Frost, Nalini Singh and Ilona Andrews (seriously, talk about a Sophie’s Choice to choose a favorite!), but get your vote in before the January 30th deadline to see if you can win.
Who knew the Consumer Electronics show could be this exciting? The personal pleasure business OhMiBod revealed that they are offering a fabulous remote controlled vibrator, The Club Vibe 2.OH (*chuckle*). This beautifully crafted electronic device is a rechargeable vibrator which comes with a remote. While obviously a person or their lover can use the remote to activate the vibrator in a more traditional way to excite the wearer, this particular vibrator has a “club mode” which has the microphone of the remote initiate vibrations to the rhythm and intensity of the ambient music (or voice, etc.). This latest edition is a nice complement to the other company products like their Freestyle W:Wireless Music Vibrator which connects to your smartphone or MP3 player and syncs the vibrations of a rabbit style vibrator to the music you are listening to. Gives a new meaning to “beats per minute,” doesn’t it?
The Australian Romance Readers Association was kind enough to put one of their banquet’s most popular speakers, the wonderful Julia Quinn, online (in three parts) giving fans about 45 minutes of pure Julia, who has a wonderful back and forth with the moderator and fans and answers questions about her various series and characters, and her outlook on romance writing. You’ll find even more to love about her!
I know I’m not alone in freezing like a popsicle these last couple of weeks (I celebrated yesterday because it was a whole 6 degrees in my car when I got in it – and I was just ecstatic it wasn’t a negative number anymore!). What do you need to keep warm and make a fashion statement? A literary themed scarf, naturally! Those wonderful people at Book Riot have assembled a terrific list of book-related scarves, several of which look both warm and trendy, so go take a look.
A terrific article in The Atlantic details some recent research showing that regular sex actually improves brain function and long-term memory (while viewing pornographic images has the opposite effect) even making a connection that older adults with early onset Alzheimer’s disease are more likely to not have had sex recently. All the more reason to make that meaningful connection and improve your brain health!!
Donna Kauffman is not only a terrific author who moves the heartstrings but she also makes you hungry as delicious food (usually dessert) features prominently in her writing (thank god). Lucky for all of her devoted fans, Sugar Rush, the first book in her Cupcake Club series, is on sale for the ebook edition, currently only $2.51 on Amazon. When a baker returns to her small town is astonished that her former boss, a British powerhouse she nicknamed Chef Hot Cakes decides to film his cooking show in her storefront, she’s baffled as to why. He knows why he’s there, and it’s not to steal recipes..just her heart.
The first book in Lynda Aicher‘s well-rated Wicked Play erotic series is only $.99 right now, so BDSM fans might want to head over and pick up Bonds of Trust while it’s still at a great price to see if they want to try the other novels in the series. This first one features a heroine who ended a bad marriage and is more than ready to try out all the fantasies she was denied with her ex. Heading to the nearest sex club is naturally the next step (how many of those are there around the country, anyway?). She finds a Dom intrigued by introducing her to the lifestyle but what starts as instruction quickly becomes something much more emotional, and neither party knows if they are ready for that level of commitment.
Readers who love shifters as much as I do will want to take a look at the bundle, Shifter Seduction Box Set, which has novels by Eve Langlais, Mandy Harbin, Tressie Lockwood, S. K. Yule, Crymsyn Hart, and LeTeisha Newton. This wonderful collection definitely falls on the erotic end of the spectrum with this line-up with many of the books focusing on menage relationships that truly are unleashing the animal within. Mrrrooowwww.
Readers of this blog know how much I love the military romance chops of writer Kaylea Cross, particularly her fabulous Titanium Security series. In honor of the latest book of the series, Rekindled having been released just last week, the first book in the series, Ignited, is currently on sale for only $.99. Fans of well-written, detailed and emotional military romance will not be disappointed by Cross, so I’d recommend you pick up this book ASAP!
Happy reading this week! 🙂
Tags: A SEAL's Kiss, Australian Romance Readers Association, Blaze, Bonds of Trust, Book Riot, brain, bundle, burn for me, cat and bones, contest, Cristen Harber, Crymsyn Hart, Cupcake Club series, Cynster, Cynthia Eden, Donna Kauffman, Entangled, Erin Knightley, Eve Langlais, Feral Heat, Fighting For Irish, Fighting for Love series, Gena Showalter, Gina Maxwell, giveaway, Harlequin, Her Perfect Mate, Ignited, Jeaniene Frost, Jennifer Ashley, Julia Quinn, Kaylea Cross, LeTeisha Newton, literary scarves, Lone Wolf, Lynda Aicher, Maggie Shayne, Mandy Harbin, Michelle Hauf, Night Huntress, Night Prince, OhMiBod, once bitten twice burned, Paige Tyler, Paranormal Romance blog, phoenix fire, Prelude to a Kiss, Rekindled, research, S. K. Yule, Savage Secrets, sex, Shifter Seduction box set, Shifters Unbound, Stephanie Laurens, Sugar Rush, Tawny Weber, The Atlantic, The Baron Next Door, The Casebook of Barnaby Adair, The Club Vibe 2.OH, the peculiar case of lord finsbury's diamonds, Titan series, titanium security, Tressie Lockwood, Uniformly Hot!, Up From the Grave, video, Wicked Play series, X-Ops
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Window: Operating System Updates
Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User
Course 2 of 5 in the Google IT Support Professional Certificate Specialization
In this course -- through a combination of video lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice -- you’ll learn about the main components of an operating system and how to perform critical tasks like managing software and users, and configuring hardware. We’ll wrap up with an example of how you might see this content show up in an interview setting. By the end of this course you’ll be able to: ● navigate the Windows and Linux filesystems using a graphical user interface and command line interpreter. ● set up users, groups, and permissions for account access. ● install, configure, and remove software on the Windows and Linux operating systems. ● configure disk partitions and filesystems. ● understand how system processes work and how to manage them. ● work with system logs and remote connection tools. ● utilize operating system knowledge to troubleshoot common issues in an IT Support Specialist role.
Powershell, Linux File Systems, Linux, Command-Line Interface
It took some time to due to lap graded assignments.However finally enjoyed the course specially the remote connection section and Linux and windows operating system files and folders troubleshooting.
Excellent advice on carving it in a stone and being too stubborn to quit. So much of what is seen is sugar coated instasnap filtered that hearing Leverage your Strengths and work hard is reassuring.
Package and Software Management
In the third week of this course, we'll learn about package and software management in Windows and Linux OS. It's important to know how package installs work and how devices and drivers are managed within these operating systems. We will also learn about different packaging and file compression methods. By the end of this module, you will know how to create, update, and remove software by using the Windows GUI, Windows CLI and Linux shell.
Windows: Devices and Drivers3:37
Linux: Devices and Drivers4:01
Window: Operating System Updates4:09
Linux: Operating System Updates2:34
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You've made it to the last lesson in this module where we're going to cover
the most important software, the operating system.
We've already looked at how to install and
maintain applications like a word processor, graphical editor, etc.
Then we looked at how to install device driver software too.
Now we're going to look at the core operating system updates.
Spoiler alert, they work just the same way as every other software we've installed.
It's important to keep your operating system up to date for
lots of different reasons.
You want the newest features that your operating system has, and
you want the security updates that your operating system needs.
When your operating system manufacturer discovers a security hole in the OS,
they do their best to create a patch for this hole.
A security patch is software that's meant to fix up a security hole.
When you have an operating system update with security patches it's
vital that you install those patches right away.
The longer you wait the more prone you are to being effected by a security hole.
As an IT support specialist, it's very common to routinely install
operating system updates to keep your system up to date and secure.
Windows usually does a great job of telling you when there are updates
to install.
The Windows Update Client service runs in the background on your computer to
download and install updates, and patches for your operating system.
It does this by checking in with the Windows Update servers at Microsoft
every so often, you can learn more in the next reading.
If it finds updates that should be applied to your computer it'll download them,
if you decided to allow it to, more on that later.
Once the download has completed, depending on your Windows Update settings,
the Windows Update Client will ask you if it's okay to install the updates or
just go ahead and install them automatically.
This process usually requires a restart of your computer,
which the Client performs after requesting permission.
In versions of Windows before Windows 10,
you can tell Windows to manage your updates in a few different ways.
You could have the Windows Update Client install updates and patches that Microsoft
releases automatically or can let Windows Update know that you want
to decide whether or not you'd like to download and install them.
You can even turn off updating entirely,
but that's probably not a good idea for the security reasons we talked about.
You can configure Windows Update by searching updates in the search box and
going to Windows Update setting.
From there, you can tell the Windows Update Client to check for new updates,
look at the history of updates installed, or change the way that it'll download and
apply patches by clicking into the settings section.
From there, you can tell the Update Client how you want to manage your updates and
even set a time when you want them installed.
Windows 10 does things differently, instead of
downloading a handful of independent updates that you can choose to apply or
not apply to your computer, updates are cumulative.
This means that every month a package of updates and
patches is released that supersedes the previous month's updates.
The idea behind this is that computers will need to download less stuff
in order to be up to date.
As an example of how this might be beneficial,
think about a Windows machine that's been turned off for a while.
When it boots up again after a long period of inactivity,
it'll need to download all of the updates that it's missed and apply them.
If it's been off for a really long time, this could mean it'll need to download and
apply hundreds of updates.
With the cumulative update model, a computer like that
would only need to download the latest cumulative update, then be good to go.
One downside to this is that in Windows 10,
installing updates is no longer optional.
You also can't pick and choose the updates you want to apply,
since they're all rolled into one monthly release.
Microsoft has announced that the update model in Windows 7 and
8 will also be moving in this cumulative package direction.
So, Windows 10 users won't be alone.
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Arizona’s Finest Hiking Spots: Bright Angel Trail
by Trail N Gear | Sep 3, 2018 | TRAIL GUIDES
Not far from Grand Canyon Village, near the Colorado River, deep in the Kaibab National Forest, you will find an amazing hike. Truth be told, you can find many amazing hikes. But among those lies a rare gem: Bright Angel Trail.
This is a hike for champions. The Bright Angel trail is steep and long. It is a multi-day hike for most. Very capable hikers could make the full round-trip trek in a single day, but the Park Service issues strong warnings against making that attempt. Bright Angel Trail is not intended to be a day hike.
The route descends over 4000 feet from Grand Canyon Village to the canyon floor and river beyond. Hikers will pass through tunnels, along bluffs and switchbacks, and have several rest and shelter locations available en route.
Bright Angel trail is not a casual day hike. It is a rugged, strenuous path that demands preparation from the hiker and an understanding of trail etiquette. More on that etiquette below.
What are the Details about the Bright Angel Trail?
How Do You Get Started?
5 Essential Items You MUST Bring with You
Share the Road
3 Don’ts to Keep in Mind on the Bright Angel Trail
Additional Hazards and How to Avoid Them
Make Your Hike a Beautiful Experience, Not a Trial
The Bright Angel Trailhead starts at nearly 6800 feet above sea level and descends to an elevation of 2500 feet over the course of its winding, maintained-dirt stretches. Hikers that see the trail through will reach the Colorado River about 9.5 miles below.
The trail path is naturally delineated by breaks in the cliff faces caused by the underlying Bright Angel fault. The path was known to indigenous groups that would use the oasis halfway down the fault lines for temporary encampment.
The path has been used for millennia!
The trail offers a series of turnaround points, each located at significant points of interest along the trail. Hikers can design their trip according to their ability and preference.
These markers are (in descending order):
1st Tunnel
1st Switchback
2nd Tunnel
1.5 Mile Resthouse
2 Mile Switchback
3 Mile Resthouse
Indian Garden
Plateau Point (spur trail off of the main path to the river)
Hikers can turn around at the first tunnel for a casual short trip inside the canyon or continue on to the increasingly steep areas. The steepest areas of the trail come in the first 4 miles of switchbacks, and again far below, after Indian Garden, in a tough section of trail called the Devil’s Corkscrew.
The average grade on the trail is a steep 10% pitch, with a maximum grade of a staggering 38%. The total trail length (one-way) is 9.2 miles and it descends 4,579 feet, with 219 feet of altitude gain on the way down.
The Park Service provides signage to reinforce distances, elevation changes, and recommendations to hikers as they follow the route. Of the two main hikes into the Grand Canyon, this is the (slightly) shadier option, as it descends along cliffs and passes through the historical oasis known as Indian Garden.
Amenities in the Wild High Desert
Bright Angel Trail is a historic trail. First established by native groups, later used by gold prospectors as a toll road, it was acquired by the United States government under Theodore Roosevelt. It has been maintained by the Park Service since 1928. For all of its rugged qualities, there are safety and comfort amenities offered along the descent.
Dealing with Limited Utilities
Water is available seasonally at various points along the trail. It is not advisable to rely solely on these water sources, however, these points do make for excellent rest points as hikers make their way ascending or descending. Water in available at Indian Garden year-round. Bringing plenty of additional water is highly recommended.
The first resthouse offers a compostable toilet to hikers. A second toilet is available at Indian Garden as well.
Emergency telephones can be found at 1.5 Mile Resthouse, 3 Mile Resthouse and Indian Garden.
The Bright Angel Trailhead is one of just two trails that descend the Grand Canyon from the south rim. It is a very popular trail, despite the difficulty.
An excellent starting point is the Bright Angel Lodge. The trailhead begins just west of the historic lodge. Visitors are encouraged to park either in Lot D of the Backcountry Information Center or at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center, which offers shuttles to the trailhead throughout the day.
Water. As we’ve mentioned above, water is available seasonally at a few points along the trail. Hiker absolutely should NOT rely on these water sources for their personal hydration. The climate is arid, the way is difficult, and the water locations are spread out. Not bringing enough water is a common mistake, even for those only hiking short distance day-hikes.
A Plan. There are many possible approaches to this hike -- many turnaround points, distances, landmarks and points of interest. It is important to come prepared for whichever length and route you intend to take. Deciding en route to extend your hike when you’ve only brought supplies for a shorter distance could place your group in a difficult situation.
Weather Protection. You are in the high desert here. While there are some shady sections of the trail, much of it is exposed to full sun during the summer. Temperatures routinely hit 110 degrees in the summer. By contrast, the upper 2 miles of the trail stay in the shadows all day in the winter and this section can be icy. Whichever season your hike takes place in, come prepared with layers and sun shade.
Hiking boots. Appropriate footwear is very important on this trail. The trail is graded for livestock and well-maintained, but it is also highly trafficked and is dusty year-round. As we describe above, there are very steep (38% grade) sections, areas of loose shale, and the trail itself is long. You’ll want footwear that is comfortable and stout with good tread.
Snacks. Not only is it important to drink plenty of water, it is also important to refuel. Hikers expend a great deal of energy, both on the descent and the climb. Drink before you’re thirsty and snack before you’re hungry.
Pack mules frequently visit the Bright Angel Trail. Visitors can book their own trek using guides and pack mules. (This must be done months in advance). It is very likely that you will encounter such a group on your hike.
Livestock have the right-of-way on this trail. If you encounter a train of mules, step aside and wait patiently and quietly until they have passed. When you step off the trail, step away from the edge -- on the uphill side of the path.
The trail is graded for these animals and they are highly trained, but they are still animals and depending on where you encounter them, it may be a difficult and stressful section of trail. Listen to the animal wrangler for instruction and give the party as wide a berth as safely possible.
DO NOT attempt to hike from the canyon rim to the river and back in one day. The Park Service mentions this time and again in their literature on Bright Angel Trail. The trail is long and strenuous and requires water and food to undertake safely. Heed the park warnings.
DO NOT bring pets. Pets are not allowed on this trail. The difficulty of trail, the inherent danger on the trail and weather, and the presence of pack animals and livestock make for too many complications to bring the family pet, regardless of how well-trained and well-behaved they might be. Pets are prohibited by the NPS.
DO NOT rely on park services for water. This just simply can’t be stressed enough. This is an extreme environment. Dehydration is a real danger. Be mindful of the skills and abilities of your group and plan a hike that allows for the weakest member to hike safely and comfortably.
Storms, extreme temperatures, difficult footing, flash flooding and encounters with wild animals are all possible while on this trail.
While an encounter with a dangerous wild animal is unlikely, as the trail itself is heavily trafficked, it is possible, and hikers should exercise caution and stick to the path as they make their trek. Err on the side of caution and safety in all your decisions on Bright Angel Trail.
Additionally, be aware of local weather conditions and pay attention to park alerts and posted signage. Prepare yourself and carry supplies as encouraged above. Preparedness and risk-aversion are the best defensive safety measures.
Hiking Bright Angel Trail can be the experience of a lifetime. The Grand Canyon is among the most stunning and humbling natural formations in the world. Consider yourself lucky to have arrived and to begin your trip.
With proper preparation and good trail sense, you and your fellow hikers can make the trek a trip to remember. Respecting the terrain and conditions are paramount in this process.
Hiking slowly, taking ample breaks, taking advantage of shade, and nourishing your body will all contribute to the experience, helping to ensure a positive outcome. Hike within the abilities of your group.
Last, do homework -- search for a map, study the trail profile, features, and landscape. You will enrich your understanding of the environment and benefit you and your travel companions.
Enjoy the park!
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Virtues of Reciting Particular Parts of the Qurʾān
Written by troid.org admin on 05 June 2007 . Posted in Its Miraculous Nature
Amjad Rafīq
A fitting encouragement to recite the Book of Allāh for various benefits.
To deny for Allāh everything which He has denied for Himself in His Book, or which His Messenger denied for Him, along with believing that its fully-perfect opposite is confirmed for Allāh, the Most High.
Abū Umaamah (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Whoever recites Āyat al Kursī following every obligatory prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except dying."
Ibn Masʿūd (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Whoever recites the last two verses of Sūrah al-Baqarah in a night, they will suffice him."
Anas (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Whoever recited: (Qul Yaa ayyuhal-Kaafiroon) it will be equal to a quarter of the Qurʾān for him, and whoever recites (Qul huwAllāhu Ahad) it will be equal to a third of the Qurʾān for him."
Ibn ‘ʿImrān (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Whoever recites the Qurʾān then let him ask from Allāh by it, for there will come a people who recite the Qurʾān and will the ask the people by it."
Tamīm al-Dārī (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Whoever recites (in prayer) with a hundred verses in a night, it will be written for him as devout obedience to Allāh for the night."
ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) reported that the Messenger (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Whoever recites one letter from the Book of Allāh then he will receive a good reward, and every good deed is rewarded with ten times its like. I do not say that Alif Lām Mīm is one word but Alif is one word, Lām is one word and Mīm is one word."
Abū Saʿīd (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Whoever recites Sūrah al-Kahf on the Day of Jumuʿah, light will be made to shine for him between the two Jumuʿahs (that Jumuʿah and the one following it)."
Muʿādh Ibn Anas (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Whoever recites (Qul huwAllāhu Ahad) ten times, Allāh will build for him a house in Paradise."
‘Ubayy (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu) reported that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Whoever recites (Qul huwAllāhu Ahad), it is as if he has recited one-third of the Qurʾān."
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WADE DESARMO — On Primitive
Wade Desarmo
Wade DesArmo has a cult-like following in skateboarding. If you know, you know. He’s one of the most precise technical skaters there is. And his style is considered untouchable by the cream of the crop, Paul Rodriguez included. When Wade announced that he was parting ways with DGK after a 15-year run earlier this month, we knew something was in the works. In what can only be described as another P-Rod power move, Wade was officially introduced as Primitive’s newest pro this morning. Have look at the Instagram post and Paul’s statement about Wade below.
The first time I saw Wade DesArmo skate was his part in It’s Official when he skated to “Stomp” by Young Buck back in ’04. What caught my eye was the precise way the maneuvers were done. He did everything so crispy and picture perfect, but his posture was so casual. He’s the type of skater that when you watch him, you get really drawn into him and his style. And he’s been one of my favorites ever since that part. You know Wade has always been out there killing it, but he’s very picky on what he wants to put out there. So when his footage finally comes out, it’s always really exciting to see. Everyone anticipates his footage specifically because he’s so protective over what gets out. And I respect that. Whenever I have had the chance to skate with Wade, it’s always been a fun time and it always felt really natural to have him on the session. I think Wade is a perfect fit on Primitive and I would like to thank him for wanting to be on the team. We’re very proud and happy to have a skater of his caliber along with the rest of the crew, and we look forward to everything that he has in store. Welcome to the Primitive Skate team Wade! – Paul Rodriguez
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The announcement was made via Primitive’s Instagram this afternoon.
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Seven Men from Now
(Check out my previous Western film review here: A Lawless Street)
Seven Men from Now was the first in a series of 7 Westerns created between 1956 and 1960, all directed by Budd Boetticher and staring Randolph Scott. The series is known as the Ranown Cycle and in each film, the exploits of a lone gunman who has undertaken a mission or a journey, on account of a lost past, moves through a world seemingly right on the precipice of nihilism, with no more great Trad Western metaphysical distinctions between good and evil, with likable rogues who coil in friendship, for a time, before unfurling to lash out and make clear the substance of their natures. This cycle is the predecessor of the Revisionist Western par excellence.
Apart from the pairing of director Boetticher and actor Scott, there are a few other technicians who make the cycle a real collection of films. Screenwriter Burt Kennedy contributed the scripts for four of the seven pictures (including Seven Men from Now),
while Charles Lang contributed scripts for two (Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone) of the remaining three. After Seven Men from Now, producer Harry Joe Brown funded the following three picture in the cycle, and Budd Boetticher himself took up the helm to produce two of the three remaining pictures. With such a tight-knit group of recurring characters on the production side of the Ranown Cycle, Boetticher had an opportunity to do something that few directors have ever had: to create a true group of films in which his artistic integrity would be paramount in the creation of each. The result: today the films are all held in high esteem with critical ratings on sites like Rotten Tomatoes of 100% for the majority of the films in the cycle, and Boetticher is something of a legendary director of American cinema for his great contributions to Western filmmaking, specifically through the achievement of the Ranown Cycle.
In the first film of this series, Randolph Scott plays a mysterious drifter named Ben Stride who is out for blood. He is searching for a particular group of men, seven men who recently knocked over a bank in a town called Silver Springs. They left with some $20k in gold and probably nearly crippled the town’s economy thereby, but this is not the major point of contention for Stride. No, they also killed a clerk at the bank during their operation. A clerk who just so happened to be his wife.
And Stride blames himself. You see, Stride used to be the Sheriff in Silver Springs, but he was no good at politics and was slowing becoming an old man who some of the townsfolk didn’t see fit to keep the peace any longer. When elections came up for the new Sheriff position, he was voted out in lieu of a younger man. Although he fought to regain his reputation as a gunslinger and an able-bodied keeper of the peace, he and his wife were on hard times with no stable income. She took the job as a clerk of the town’s bank to make ends meet, and as such, he can see how old Ben Stride felt he was responsible: If he had kept a hold of his job, she would have never been in bank in the first place.
Stride’s mission now is to kill all seven of the men who were responsible for the heist, to reclaim the money and send it back to the bank, and to thereby regain his position as the town’s Sheriff through his overwhelming acts of valor, of glory, and of revenge. But along the way, he runs into a young couple, The Greers, who are travelling in the same direction as himself, toward Flora Vista where a few of the robbers lie in wait for Stride’s arrival. The husband, John Greer, was given a job, unbeknownst to his wife or to Ben Stride to deliver the chest with the money to the men in Flora Vista for $500 (no small sum today, let alone a century and a half ago).
To add another complication to the entire affair, a man named Bill Masters (played by the great Lee Marvin) travelling with a seedy gunman named Clete, knows Stride, knows about the money, and decides to tag along with Stride to help kill the robbers. However, it is made explicit to Stride by Masters that he intends take the money after the mission has been completed, and he knows that Stride will not just hand it over willingly. He knows that there will be a final confrontation between the two men, and he respects Stride nonetheless. There is no feeling throughout any part of the film that this is a tale of good versus evil. Instead, it is a tale of roguish figures with different, but no less honorable moral codes butting heads merely to survive, and if able, to thrive out in this desert wasteland.
The men who killed Stride’s wife did not do so out of enmity for the one-time Sheriff of Silver Springs. No, they didn’t even know that she was his wife until well after Stride took after them and began hunting them like dogs. The men killed Mrs. Stride by accident during the hold-up, and if they knew then what they know now, they would have never entertained such a thought, would have been much more careful to leave her alive and unharmed. Stride is no longer a Sheriff, and by hunting these men down, he is merely acting out a revenge fantasy at best, which is validated legally merely as a bounty run, and at worst is making a supposed heroic play to win back hi sold job and the esteem that came with it. John Greer is low on money and needs to get he and his wife to California where the prospect of making a better lifer for themselves is at least plausible. So he takes the job of hauling away the money, no questions asked. And Masters is out for money, but will ultimately not try to gun down Stride without a fair fight in the open, not without a traditional shootout to see who has the quicker draw.
Moreover, the men who killed Stride’s wife often ambush the ageing one-time lawman, but once outwitted and brought down to Stride’s level, down below the rocks fighting out in the open, they fight, and die like men with honor. John Greer realizes the error of his ways and refuses to hand over the money to the men once he finds out what they had to do to get it. He tries to aid Stride by hailing a Sheriff in Flora Vista, but is gunned down by the men in town who killed Stride’s wife. Masters, proves his honor by fighting like a man, mano e mano with Stride. And Stride proves his honor by not taking advantage of John Greer’s death to woo his beautiful wife Annie Greer (Gail Russell), despite the too being obviously amorous.
Seven Men from Now is taut and gripping, it is dark and amoral, it is ultimately heroic though tragic, and it is a dramatic work with a comedic eye toward the absurdity of life. And as one man falls after another because of the consequences of their unwitting actions or through their motivations, their basic core natures, the bodies leave no real emotional imprint on the viewer beyond the recognition that one day, our lives too will end, and when they do, nothing will change, life will go on, and we, the one-time players in this farcical game called life, have only dealt our final hand, a losing hand, the last of our chips on the table. And not even a crucifix in that death-hand will change the final equation: Death is Oblivion.
Cody Ward
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New Southeast Asia /Australia Cargo-Passenger Service Opened With Four Former Round The World Container Ships
CMA CGM subsidiary Australian National Line has opened a new Southeast Asia / Australia passenger service using four 5,100 TEU container ships transferred in from the Pacific Express 3 round-the-world service to join the AAX service.
The CMA CGM White Shark (above) opened the new service, with a first sailing from Singapore on April 14, followed by the CMA CGM Alcazar on April 21 and CMA CGM Blue Whale on April 29. The CMA CGM Tarpon follow,ed with her first sailing from Singapore on May 12.
The AAX service offers weekly sailings from Singapore and Port Kelang, and in the opposite direction from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle, with most being able to accept passengers for the full 35-day round voyage. One-way passages can also be booked and fast connections made at Singapore for the UK and Europe.
The Panamanian-flag CMA CGM Alcazar carries three passengers in an Owners and a Single cabin, while the British-flag trio each carry six passengers in three Double cabins. The British-flag trio have swimming pools, while the CMA CGM Alcazar offers a sauna instead.
Typical fares are Singapore-Fremantle or vice versa in 9 days for €990 (about £870) per person double or €1,080 (£950) single, Singapore to Sydney in 15 days for €1,650 pp (£1,450) double or €1,800 (£1,580) single and Sydney to Singapore in 20 days for €2,200 pp (£1,930) double or €2,400 (£2,105) single. Please call or email for fares between other piorts.
For further details on this new Australian connection by CMA CGM please call Miri Lopusna at The Cruise People Ltd in London on +44 (0)20 7723 2450 or email PassageEnquiry@aol.com.
Filed under Cargo Ships, Uncategorized Tagged with ANL, Australia, australian voyages, cargo ship voyages, cargo-passenger service, CMA CGM, freighter cruises, freighter travel
January And Off Season Sailings To Australia – New Yachts On The Dalmatian Coast – Princess Cruises To Trim China Plans
The Cruise Examiner for 24th April 2017
The 1,750-berth 820-foot Canberra was built for P&O’s Australian trade in 1961 and served the company until 1997
Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ latest addition, the 1,400-berth 810-foot long Columbus, will sail to Australia in 2018
Years ago there used to be year-round passenger sailings between Europe and Australia, serving every type of passenger from First Class travellers to emigrants going Down Under to make a new home. Fifty years later, as we see,it is still possible to sail to Australia but one must choose among just a few sailings each year, most of them part world cruises, or container ships that sail once or twice a month with just a few passengers. This week we also have a look at three new yachts that are now cruising the Dalmatian Coast for Riviera Travel. And Princess Cruises has announced that it will send its new China-dedicated ship Majestic Princess to Australia and New Zealand for the Austral summer of 2018-19.
Filed under Uncategorized Tagged with Australian line voyages, CMV, CMV Columbus, cruise examiner, Princess Cruises, Sea Princess, voyages to Australia
Riviera Travel Introduces Three Dalmatian Coast Yacht Itineraries With The 38-berth Admiral, Aquamarin And Corona
The 141-foot 38-berth Admiral sails from Split to Dubrovnik and back in 7 nights
Riviera Travel brings us three interesting small ships this summer on the Dalmatian Coast in the 38-berth Corona, Admiral (above) and Aquamarin, the first two built in 2015 and the latter this year.
With a dedicated Riviera brochure, “The Dalmatian Coast by Yacht,” these 141-foot yachts offer 7-night cruises from Dubrovnik to Split return (Corona, £1,399 per person), Split to Dubrovnik return (Admiral, £1,499 per person) and Split to Zadar return (Aquamarin, £1,599 per person), including flights from London.
The yachts are operated by the Katarina Line, which operates about sixty small cruise vessels of differing types and grades from yacht to gulet along the Croatian coastline. Katarina is based in Opatija, Croatia.
For further details please call The Cruise People Ltd in London on +44 (0)20 7723 2450 or email PassageEnquiry@aol.com.
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Silversea May Build Three New Ships – Other Cruise News: – Norwegian’s Premium All Inclusive Fares – Queen Mary Village
Silversea’s latest vessel, the 596-berth Silver Muse, will be christened on April 16 at Monaco
Silversea chairman Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio has once again made reference to Silversea soon ordering three new ships for delivery in 2020, 2021 and 2023, but no further information has been announced. The company has been talking about three new ships since 2015. Elsewhere, Norwegian Cruise Line has stolen a march on its mass market competition by moving to Premium All Inclusive pricing in the UK and other European markets, but this pricing is not available in North America. And finally, a new operator has plans to expand the Queen Mary tourist attraction in Long Beach into a village called Queen Mary Island, with a second hotel, cafés, amphitheatre and other attractions, which will include the exisiting cruise terminal.
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Canada’s 150th Anniversary and Montreal’s 375th – Other Cruise News: – Oceania Chooses New York – Azamara Adds Alaska In 2019
The Cruise Examiner for 3rd April 2017
Queen Mary 2 at Quebec. The numbers cruising the St Lawrence are expected to exceed 350,000 this year.
This year sees the 150th Anniversary of Canada’s founding as a nation, so on this event we also look back fifty years to the special 100th Anniverary sailings that were offered in connection with Expo ’67 in 1967 that included stays on board. Ships such as the Shalom, Maasdam, Franconia, Argentina, Brasil and South American all offered stays at Montreal, as did the s.s. France and Michelangelo at Quebec.This year will also see a boom for cruising the St Lawrence, with traffic up more than a third on last year. Elsewhere, Oceania Cruises will be basing its Insignia at New York for the late summer this year as well as the summer of 2018. Finally, in a first for the line, Azamara Club Cruises has announced a series of eleven Alaska cruises based on Vancouver for its Azamara Quest in 2019.
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Sweet Thang: Jordan Peele’s ‘Candyman’ Revealed
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Evangelist Kimberly Jones, affectionately known as Lil’ Kim, once asked the important question, “So, how many licks does it take ‘til you get to the center of the... ?” It’s a question that deserves an answer, after the reveal of the actor who is set to play the role of “Candyman” in Jordan Peele’s new revival of the same name.
According to Variety, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (also seen in The Greatest Showman and The Get Down) will be playing the titular role of Candyman and he’s every bit the sweet dream your beautiful nightmares are made of. The disrespectfully fine actor will be bringing back the horror in the film MGM studio is touting as a “spiritual sequel.”
Twenty-eight years after the original hit theaters, the revival is set to be released on June 12, 2020. Peele and his crew will be taking us back to where it all began, on the location where Chicago’s Cabrini-Green projects once stood.
I’m not sure what to expect, but I do know that I am currently lusting after a demonic character—which seems appropriate, judging from my romantic track record.
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Home/News/Yasser Murtaja embodied the struggle of Gazans – desperate yet defiant
Yasser Murtaja embodied the struggle of Gazans – desperate yet defiant
Yasmeen el Khoudary, Theguardian – For the past 11 years, Gaza has regularly featured in headlines as the target of three military onslaughts, an ongoing siege and a humanitarian disaster. Less reported has been the scream of an entire generation pleading for help, their scream falling on deaf ears.
Yasser Murtaja, a Gazan journalist, was a member of that generation – a generation that has largely been confined within the military-fortified fences that surround Gaza from all sides, a generation for whom the right to travel freely remains a distant illusion.
Israels defence minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said last week that there were ‘no innocent people’ in Gaza
Yasser was shot by an Israeli sniper on Friday, while covering the second Great March of Return. The bullet hit him in the abdomen, the only area not covered by his clearly marked “Press” jacket. He died a few hours later.
Two weeks before his death, Yasser wrote on his Facebook page: “I dream that the day when I can capture this photo from the sky and not from the ground will come. My name is Yasser Murtaja. I am 30 years old. I live in Gaza. I have never travelled!”
Yasser tried repeatedly to apply for the right to travel out of Gaza, but each attempt failed. He was widely mourned by his friends and colleagues, the vast majority of whom, like him, have never in their lives been outside of Gaza. His generation was born into the first intifada, witnessed the second intifada, survived three major Israeli military onslaughts on the Gaza Strip, and continue to live under siege. Moreover, of the 2 million people who live in Gaza, two-thirds are descendants of refugees from nearby towns and villages that were destroyed upon the creation of Israel in 1948, and all are victims of an ongoing Israeli blockade that has turned Gaza into the worlds largest open prison.
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Palestinians stage a demonstration within the Great March of Return in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
The first Friday of the march, which is inspired by the right of return of these refugees, was attended by more than 30,000 unarmed civilians, who set up tents along the frontier and engaged in alternative means of resistance, such as reading, singing and dancing, in a scene reminiscent of the early days of Tahrir Square. The nonviolent nature of the march did not deter Israeli snipers, lined up behind the security fence, from killing at least 16 protesters and injuring more than 750. Yet, despite the high number of casualties, thousands marched to the border the following Friday, in an impressive display of defiance. At least nine more were killed, yet the risks are unlikely to dissuade people from going again next Friday.
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Israels defence minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said last week that there were “no innocent people” in Gaza, justifying Israels targeted shooting at unarmed civilians. Put simply, Palestinians in Gaza are being left with nothing to lose. Decades of life under siege and occupation have turned the territory into a disaster zone. Almost every aspect of Gazas unbearable situation, which has fuelled this protest, could have been avoided had the world forced Israel to respect Palestinian rights and to comply with international law. Yet other governments did little to acknowledge that the innocent are being collectively punished in Gaza.
The time has surely come for the people of Gaza to take matters into their own hands, and the ongoing march is a powerful representation of that will. Its organisers are activists who are unaffiliated with any political group. Thousands of people from all walks of life have attended, carrying nothing but the Palestinian flag. They are united not just by their frustration, desperation and loss of hope, but also in their strong desire to live a dignified life; a desire so strong that even the fear of death does not deter it.
As for Yasser, his 30-year dream of leaving Gaza has finally been realised; he has left it for ever, but without seeing any other place in the world. He left behind 2 million people who will continue to share his dream, but for how much longer?
• Yasmeen el Khoudary is an independent Palestinian researcher and writer
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Uncle Bernie Saws Off His Own Limb with Outlandish Socialism Defense
community » Discussions » Category » Op/Ed » Discussion » Uncle Bernie Saws Off His Own Limb with Outlandish Socialism Defense
Via: heartland-american •et; 4 weeks ago •et; 82 comments
For some inexplicable reason — perhaps tempting polls showing that 70% or more of Democrats find socialism attractive, or young gun Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rock-star status — Crazy Uncle Bernie didn’t just climb out on a similar political limb with his own daffy idea to cling ever more tightly to the banner of “democratic socialism.” Like Fritz, he proceeded to saw the branch off himself. Roared the Vermonter: “It is my very strong belief that the United States must … find the moral...
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders’ attempt to promote “democratic socialism” as a political platform recalls former Vice President Walter Mondale’s 1984 convention speech promise: “Mr. Reagan will raise taxes. And so will I. He won’t tell you. I just did.”
A gift which my bosses at President Reagan’s re-election campaign accepted with undisguised glee. Especially when Fritz helpfully quantified his planned pocketbook raid, which our guys extrapolated to a $3,000 per-household hike.
Game. Set. Match.
For some inexplicable reason — perhaps tempting polls showing that 70% or moreof Democrats find socialism attractive, or young gun Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rock-star status — Crazy Uncle Bernie didn’t just climb out on a similar political limb with his own daffy idea to cling ever more tightly to the banner of “democratic socialism.” Like Fritz, he proceeded to saw the branch off himself.
Roared the Vermonter: “It is my very strong belief that the United States must … find the moral conviction to choose a different path, a higher path, a path of compassion, justice and love. It is the path that I call democratic socialism.”
Uh, huh. Certainly, going all-in on socialism is the new ticket!
So why isn’t the far-savvier Elizabeth Warren shimmying down the “socialism” branch in her own new platform, though her ideas are quite similar? Maybe because she’s instead cleverly purloining a page from nationalists by rebranding her equally far-left ideas as “economic patriotism.”
Meanwhile, Crafty Nancy Pelosi, who’s been around the block enough times to separate a trend from a fad, is busy chopping down the entire tree.
“I do reject socialism as an economic system,” Madame Speaker has lectured the left wing of her caucus. “If people have that view, that’s their view. That is not the view of the Democratic Party.”
But she needn’t bother. In the selfsame speech, Uncle Bernie heightened his folly with a not just lame, but downright laughable effort to repackage socialism for mainstreamers.
“(L)et me be absolutely clear,” he intoned. “Democratic socialism to me requires achieving political and economic freedom in every community.”
Oh! Now I get it. Socialism is about “freedom!”
You see, according to the deep thinker who spent his honeymoon in the Soviet Union, “true freedom” is about the government guaranteeing “economic rights.”
Sanders even lifts the nomenclature of Constitutional amendments that (at one time) actually did guarantee freedom — declaring “a 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights.” Only his includes the “right” to a job, health care, education, “affordable housing,” “a clean environment” and “a secure retirement.”
Even as he seeks to hang the label of “authoritarian” — a term he used no fewer than 10 times — on President Trump and business interests.
Nice try, Unc. But you got it backwards: such “economic freedom” is the utter antithesis of “true freedom.”
It’s servitude and slavery in the form of abject and outright surrender of self to faraway masters. Who’ll dictate what manner of (and how much) health care, education, housing and retirement you’ll get. Who’ll seize control of any and all means of production or transportation, not to mention living arrangements, in the name of “a clean environment.” And in the process, will appropriate your most precious freedoms, over family and faith. (Note Bernie’s invocation of LGBT “rights” as well.)
Because these bureaucrats don’t share your values or views — and certainly not your aspirations. Their only value is more power, control, and money — until, as Margaret Thatcher put it, they run out of other people’s (meaning your) money. Then they’ll print more, or simply oversee the shared, rationed scarcity they’ve created, versus the “shared prosperity” Uncle Bernie hopes for, alongside social chaos.
Venezuela, where the erstwhile middle class eats out of garbage trucks and children and the elderly die in hospitals without power, equipment or supplies, is everyone’s favorite current example.
But you needn’t even to go there. Let’s tour “Democratic socialist” havens like the , where a quarter of a million patients are waiting six months plus for promised treatment from their supposedly beloved single-payer National Health Service — which also routinely denies cataract and hernia surgery, hip and knee replacements and glucose monitors as of “limited clinical value.
Austria, where I once lived and where the trade off for “free” university education is 12-year-olds learning of their inescapable destiny as cosmetologists or car mechanics, and repulsive cement-block buildings memorialize Socialist efforts to ensure free housing.
France, where “yellow vests” — who chop wood since they can’t afford gas heating — protest massive energy taxes levied to prevent climate change. Germany, whose vaunted Energiewendeto renewables is cratering even as it bankrupts consumers.
The entire Eurozone, where “economic security” translates to a “lost generation” experiencing unemployment rates of 19% to over 40%. Et cetera.
The good news: as Crafty Nancy, and more important, The Donald grasp, the public is smarter than new-look “Democratic Socialists,” and Uncle Bernie’s coming crash in the polls, already underway, will reflect his self-inflicted fall from his preposterous perch.
Voters saw through Fritz Mondale’s gambit. And America in 2020 will reject a concept of “freedom” paralleling that of failed and, in reality, truly “authoritarian” “Democratic socialist” systems worldwide.
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1 seeder XXJefferson#51 4 weeks ago
1.1 The Magic Eight Ball replied to XXJefferson#51 @1 4 weeks ago
what I find interesting is, trump was elected because the previous 8yrs went too far left.
and now the left is going even further left thinking that somehow will get them elected...
this is what happens when the lunatics run the asylum and start treating their own mental disorders.
2 TᵢG 4 weeks ago
“Democratic socialism to me requires achieving political and economic freedom in every community.”
Funny thing, here Bernie does actually get it right. He properly stated a key objective of Democratic Socialism. It is naive and unrealistic for him to run on such an objective given this is something that would (if ever) evolve over a time period measured in many decades (rather than a 4 or 8 year term).
He also added that 'to me' qualifier indicating that he desires the socialism label (for some reason) but wants to redefine what it means. I would advise him to just state his positions and forget trying to be a 'socialist'.
Bernie is comical.
The author, of course, continues to speak of 'socialism' with the common slogan-level nonsense with references to Venezuela, etc. Even the author must know that Sanders is not proposing anything like the authoritarian nonsense of Venezuela.
2.1 seeder XXJefferson#51 replied to TᵢG @2 4 weeks ago
The author wrote much more about here and Austria and France and the rest of the Eurozone and the failures of democratic socialism in those places much more than the mess in Venezuela.
2.1.1 TᵢG replied to XXJefferson#51 @2.1 4 weeks ago
... failures of democratic socialism in those places ...
Those 'places' do not have Democratic Socialism in place. You are (again, in spite of being informed numerous times) conflating Democratic Socialism with social democracy. If you look at Europe and find 'socialism' what you are looking at is most likely social democracy.
Social democracy is a particularly statist variant of capitalism involving high taxation and government provided services. Sometimes you will see this described (stupidly) as a mixed economy: capitalism with 'socialism'. But when people do that they are using 'socialism' to mean extensive public services. Sometimes they use 'socialism' to mean the presence of state-owned enterprises (state capitalism).
The world is almost entirely based on capitalism. It ranges from the private sector capitalism predominant in the USA to the State and private capitalism of China to social democracy of Europe to the State capitalism of Venezuela. If you find a nation where the people themselves have democratic, distributed control over the economy then let me know because you have discovered the first nation in history to implement socialism in actuality rather than in name only.
2.2 Bob Nelson replied to TᵢG @2 4 weeks ago
Bernie has changed the national debate.
Rather than depend on right-wing sites to understand Bernie, you might want to read his own words...
2.2.1 TᵢG replied to Bob Nelson @2.2 4 weeks ago
I only rely upon what he says when it comes to his positions.
You actually presume that I get my information from right wing sites?
Bernie is comical because of his insistence on self-labeling socialist (he really likes being a 'socialist'). He then fixes the obvious impedance mismatch with qualifications such as:
Bernie Sanders: These are my values, and that is why I call myself a democratic socialist.
Bernie is a progressive Democrat. He was born far too early to function as a socialist.
2.2.2 katrix replied to TᵢG @2.2.1 4 weeks ago
I went to Foxnews.com today. Fascinating that there isn't a main story about Trump firing the pollsters who gave him numbers he didn't like. No wonder Trump supporters are so ignorant of so much that he does.
They did have an article on the coughing thing, which surprised me somewhat.
2.2.3 TᵢG replied to katrix @2.2.2 4 weeks ago
I am confident that Trump supporters are doing what partisans always do: accept and accentuate the positive and ignore or downplay the negative. Individual supporters are probably not doing much more than noting a good economic cycle, attributing same to the PotUS (as is usually done by both parties) and concluding continued support for Trump. I doubt there is much deep thought involved.
2.2.4 Bob Nelson replied to TᵢG @2.2.1 4 weeks ago
Didactic method: "Prove me wrong!"
Bernie has been slogging uphill for a long time. He has brought the public to a (heretofore unknown) point where discussing "socialism" is perfectly acceptable in polite society.
It's easy to do semantics around "socialism" on an Internet forum... well, maybe not that easy... but bringing that conversation to the general public? I say "Bravo!"
(You're absolutely right, of course, about what is or is not actually socialism.)
2.2.5 TᵢG replied to Bob Nelson @2.2.4 4 weeks ago
I see no value in raising the volume on a label when the label itself has contradictory meaning and the actual meaning is a concept that is inconsistent with the current USA culture. I can see him writing a book, etc. but running for PotUS on the foundation of 'I am a socialist' is truly ridiculous.
If he really must put a label to his initiatives, Bernie would be better served touting social democracy rather than playing this silly game of 'that is what socialism means to me'. Beyond the obvious logic, it would make his oft reference to the Nordic nations sensible and would clarify (to those concerned) that he is not out to remove capitalism as the economic system of the USA.
Bernie's opponents used to "accuse" him of the high crime of socialism. It really doesn't matter whether they knew they were wrong or not. They were sure that tarring anyone with that label would destroy them. So Bernie went higher and further. He didn't run from his opponents' "horrible insult". He embraced it.
Bernie Sanders just isn't a credible firebrand. Nobody can believe he's a revolutionary, about to set the country afire. So he could talk about socialism. He made that conversation acceptable.
That's a big deal.
So he could talk about socialism.
And then proceeded to talk social democracy while calling it 'socialism'.
There is no need to perpetuate the 'this is what I mean by socialism' nonsense. He should explain his policies and stop trying to provide yet another definition of 'socialism'.
2.2.8 livefreeordie replied to TᵢG @2.2.5 4 weeks ago
It matters not whether they call themselves Socialist, Democratic Socialists, or Social Democrats, they all share a common core.
That core is FORCED STATIST COLLECTIVISM
that equates to the authoritarianism Bernie and other Democrats say they are running against. Arguing these semantics only serves to sidestep accepting the real world consequences that ALL the Democrats are pushing to expand upon.
We haven’t had capitalism since 1890. Hoover then began over regulating the economy in 1930 and then FDR implemented the crony capitalism of fascism. We have never returned to capitalism
In 1933 Mussolini claimed that fascism would preserve those elements of capitalism that were deemed beneficial, such as private enterpriseprovided that it would be supervised by the state in fascist economics.[209] However Mussolini claimed that fascism explicitly rejected the typical capitalist elements of economic individualism and laissez-faire.[209] Furthermore, Italian Fascism also acknowledged socialist influences, such as revolutionary syndicalism.[210] Mussolini claimed that in supercapitalism, "[it] is then that a capitalist enterprise, when difficulties arise, throws itself like a dead weight into the state's arms. It is then that state intervention begins and becomes more necessary. It is then that those who once ignored the state now seek it out anxiously."[211] Due to the inability of businesses to operate properly when facing economic difficulties, Mussolini claimed that this proved that state intervention into the economy was necessary to stabilize the economy.[211]
Not long after the creation of the Institute of Industrial Reconstruction, Mussolini boasted in a 1934 speech to his Chamber of Deputies that “Three-fourths of Italian economy, industrial and agricultural, is in the hands of the state."[159][160] As Italy continued to nationalization its economy, the IRI “became the owner not only of the three most important Italian banks, which were clearly too big to fail, but also of the lion’s share of the Italian industries.”[161]
During this period, Mussolini identified his economic policies with “state capitalism” and “state socialism,” which later was described as “economic dirigisme,” an economic system where the state has the power to direct economic production and allocation of resources.[212] Earlier in 1922, Lenin employed the same phrase to favorably characterize “state capitalism” as an appropriate economic system for Soviet Russia that would encompass “a free market and capitalism, both subject to state control," where, according to Lenin, every state-owned enterprises had to operated on a "profit basis."[213]
By 1939, Fascist Italy attained the highest rate of state–ownership of an economy in the world other than the Soviet Union,[162] where the Italian state “controlled over four-fifths of Italy’s shipping and shipbuilding, three-quarters of its pig iron production and almost half that of steel.”[163]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism_and_ideology
2.2.10 TᵢG replied to livefreeordie @2.2.8 4 weeks ago
"I see forced statism everywhere, oh my!"
Calling everything that falls under the label 'socialism' today (a mixed and confused bag) forced statism is ridiculous. Break it up and make some sense.
I can see a good argument that social democracy is forced (need to qualify this) statist (clearly true) collectivism. It is also a variant of capitalism, not socialism. Recognize that.
The political aspects of Democratic Socialism (e.g. the DSA) are trying to make a name for themselves by advertising more social democracy factors and pushing the actual socialism into the realm of long term objectives. They apparently realize that they will not see democratic socialism in the USA in their lifetimes and are trying instead to dilute capitalism.
To wit, DSA are not even pushing democratic socialism, they are taking the only politically possible avenue: social democracy.
Arguing these semantics only serves to sidestep accepting the real world consequences that ALL the Democrats are pushing to expand upon.
So why use these pointless terms? When someone is advocating higher regulation and taxation of private sector capitalism to fund social programs the correct label for that is 'social democracy'. If you find someone favoring state ownership and operation of businesses, then you have state capitalism. If you find someone favoring the state take private property, that is expropriation. If you find someone favoring larger government that is more involved in economic and social matters, that is statism. etc.
Crying 'FORCED STATIST COLLECTIVISM' on everything one sees is comical.
We haven’t had capitalism since 1890.
That is ridiculous. I am going to let someone else respond to this. I do not have sufficient patience at the moment.
2.2.12 livefreeordie replied to TᵢG @2.2.10 4 weeks ago
even as you make this constant claim as the arbiter of political science definitions, the FACTS state we have a Forced STATIST COLLECTIVIST Government and EVERY Democrat is running on expanding upon this.
if you were actually honest in debate you would acknowledge this fact. Then you could opine on your support or disagreement with this ideology.
I’ll let Capitalism Magazine respond
“America formally abandoned capitalism with the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890. Since that time, businessmen have increasingly used political connections to achieve their business ends. Whether they are lobbying for tougher standards on light bulbs (GE), or using eminent domain to seize private property (Donald Trump), or requesting subsidies for wind farms (T. Boone Pickens), they seek to use the power of government to squelch competitors, artificially inflate prices, or gain some other advantage. Unable to convince consumers and competitors to act voluntarily, they resort to government force.
The proper name for such a system is fascism. In a fascist system, property is privately “owned,” but its use is dictated and controlled by government officials. Consider the mountains of regulations that govern and control virtually every industry, from the financial sector to health care, from food to broadcasting, from land development to manufacturing. Consider the alphabet soup of regulatory agencies: OSHA, EPA, SEC, FAA, FTC, FDA, and more. Virtually no activity escapes the control and regulation of some government agency.
When government officials have such immense powers, individuals and businesses seek to influence the use of that power. They make campaign donations, offer investment opportunities, and provide other perks to politicians. In exchange, Congressmen use their political power to benefit their cronies. What cannot be achieved in a boardroom is achieved in a Congressional hearing room. This is not capitalism.”
http://capitalismmagazine.com/author/BrianPhillips/
“Let me dissent sharply from that conventional wisdom and argue that what talking heads are calling “capitalism” is actually “crony capitalism” and that it is crony capitalism that is responsible for most of our current economic difficulties.
A genuine capitalist economy assumes that each adult individual and business is free to buy and sell anything that they own and then keep the rewards (or suffer the losses) of enterprise. The only legitimate role for government (the political system) is to protect property rights, that is, to enforce contracts and prohibit theft and fraud.
So under capitalism, there would be no price controls on milk or mandates to purchase health insurance; BUT polluters who spill crude oil or corporate bandits like Bernie Madoff who commit blatant frauds would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Crony capitalism, by contrast, assumes a far, far larger role for government in the economy. In this system, government employs various regulations, taxes, and subsidies to encourage or discourage specific economic activity that the political system considers desirable. For example, in crony capitalism, farm prices and outputs could be regulated; selected companies could get TARP money for commercial research projects; states could regulate liability and health insurance companies; and Freddy Mac and Fannie Mae could both exist to subsidize the real estate market.
And most importantly, in crony capitalism private firms that are considered “too big to fail” could be bailed out by government; and a central bank (the Federal Reserve) would exist to “print money” (unrelated to any gold reserve) and regulate the supply of credit in the economy”
DOMINICK T. ARMENTANO is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and professor emeritus in economics at the University of Hartford (CT).
http://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=2783
2.2.15 TᵢG replied to livefreeordie @2.2.12 4 weeks ago
Forced STATIST COLLECTIVIST
The problem I see with your position is that you go to the extremes.
I will explain by breaking this down:
forced: Any nation that imposes laws must enforce same. Thus virtually every civil society employs force. You use the adjective 'forced' as if force is unusual.
statist: Virtually every civil society is statist in some way. They all have governments that are involved in the economy and social matters.
collectivist: A civil society cannot operate fully individualist. There are aspects where collectivism is necessary. For example, consider the general area of defense. If soldiers did not place the group (and ultimately the nation) above themselves there would be no military.
The key is degree - not running to the extremes (as you always do). Some force and some statism and some collectivism is necessary.
Your arguments and the use of all caps connotes extreme positions. It is the extreme positions that are ridiculous and most likely cause people to shake their heads at your words and move on.
Crony capitalism is an increasing problem. It is 'bad capitalism'.
Labeling the entirety of capitalism in the USA as crony capitalism is both extreme and naive.
Ridiculous, extreme and emotional.
2.2.17 JohnRussell replied to livefreeordie @2.2.14 4 weeks ago
So we would have to wait until AFTER some milk was poisoned by unsanitary bottling conditions or after our water supply was poisioned by polluters to take action to redress it.
This of course makes no sense to the potential or actual victims, who will have preferred to have the possibility of poisoning dealt with before it happened, through regulation.
Most Americans will never agree with you about this stuff, which is why you are a fringe element in this society.
“The “America is a capitalist country” myth... Debunked!!”
It could be argued that since the money is controlled by the government, we live in what is in many respects a partially centrally planned economy.
https://thepolicy.us/the-america-is-a-capitalist-country-myth-debunked-8c3191dfd84a?gi=7a2d69545377
Economic Inequality: There is No Economic Determinism Under Capitalism
BY THOMAS SOWELL | OCT 6, 2015 | CULTURE, INEQUALITY
https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2015/10/economic-inequality-there-is-no-economic-determinism-under-capitalism/
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/686474
http://www.aei.org/publication/quotation-day-legal-plunder-crony-capitalism/
https://stream.org/report-crony-capitalism-hurts-us-economy/
Do you not understand the defining characteristics of capitalism? Capitalism is first an economic system. What characteristics in your world define a capitalist economy?
2.2.20 livefreeordie replied to JohnRussell @2.2.17 4 weeks ago
Yes John we know you love being a slave of the State.
and my views only seem fringe to those who love the Marxist State
most of my friends are either small government conservatives or small “l”libertarians like myself. And it’s growing with young adults
Libertarianism growing even with young adults
“One fifth of under-30s describe themselves as libertarians, but most Americans reject the label
YouGov's latest research shows that, overall, 15% of Americans say that they would describe themselves as a libertarian, while 53% would not. 32% aren't sure either way. Younger Americans, however, are much more likely to describe themselves as libertarian or to be unsure of whether or not they are libertarian. 20% of under-30s describe themselves as libertarian, while only 39% of the Millennial age group reject the label of libertarian.”
https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2015/04/13/millennials-libertarian
https://yaliberty.org/about/
I’ve studied it for over 60 years.
capitalism is the freedom to engage in economic commerce without constraints or manipulation by government
From Capitalism Magazine
“Capitalism is an economic system based on the principle of every individual’s right to his own life, his own liberty and his own honestly acquired property. This private property includes his own mind and body, and the physical products that his mental and physical efforts have produced.”
The bedrock concept behind a definition or explanation of “Capitalism” is private property. That is, the idea that an individual has a right of ownership and exclusive use of something. For the classical liberal, the most fundamental property right possessed by an individual is to his own person. In other words, an individual owns himself. He may not legally or informally be treated and used as the slave of another person. The individual has ownership over his mind and his body. Neither may be controlled or commanded by another through the use of force or its threat.
This implies that if each and every human being has such a right of private ownership over himself, then all associations and relationships between individual human beings should and must be based upon voluntary consent and mutual agreement. No person may be forced or defrauded into an exchange, trade, or associative relationship.
The classical liberal also believes that if this principle is followed among the community of men and women, it tends to create a social setting in which respect and tolerance of others and their choice of how to live is more likely to be fostered. Thus, it generates, in various ways, a more humane society. People have need for each other’s assistance and companionship in sundry ways. If force may not be used and only free consent can serve as the basis of those connections among human beings, then it behooves individuals to act with courtesy, deference and implied dignity toward others, if successful networks of human association are to be possible.
It does not mean that rude, disrespectful and even cruel words and deeds may not happen among people. But it does mean that there are costs of doing so, since those treated in this manner are less likely to willingly and happily enter into exchanges or other types of relationships with those who treat them in these negative ways. Some might not care and proceed to act in these disrespectful and intolerant ways, anyway. But for most people the benefits of peaceful and mutually accepted relationships willingly entered into offers greater pay-offs in the long-run than permitting free rein to one’s prejudices in antagonizing others in the here and now.
Furthermore, in a society of voluntary association, courtesy, respect, deference, and politeness become the social norms over time, and those who fail to act in such ways toward others (no matter how some of them might feel “inside”), are faced with possible social ostracism or criticism for their “bad behavior.” This reduces those individuals’ chances for better attaining their own goals and purposes for which they need the cooperation of their fellow human beings. (See my article, “Free Markets Refine Good Manners”.)
The capitalist system generates the institutional framework and incentive structure that leaves everyone free as an individual to live his own life, enjoy his personal liberty, and use his private property as his peacefully and honestly considers best for his own betterment. But that very institutional framework and incentive structure of voluntary association and exchange in an emergent network of interdependent division of labor creates the setting in which it becomes in everyone’s self-interest to primarily focus their knowledge, skills and abilities in their production activities to satisfy the self-interested wants of others as the means to advance their own goals and purposes in society.”
Dr. Richard M. Ebeling is the recently appointed BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel. He was formerly professor of Economics at Northwood University, president of The Foundation for Economic Education (2003–2008), was the Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College (1988–2003) in Hillsdale, Michigan, and served as vice president of academic affairs for The Future of Freedom Foundation (1989–2003).
https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2017/11/what-capitalism-is-and-what-capitalism-is-not-part-1-of-2/
When you oft claim you have studied something for 60 years and still get it wrong it sort of diminishes the credibility of anything you write. Ever consider that?
Where do you find capitalism in action without government constraints? Apparently you think capitalism is a system where there are no government constraints and people are free to produce and trade with the only constraints being what the individuals decide. Which nation has such a system?
Capitalism magazine does get one important factor correct:
economic system - it defines capitalism as a type of economic system. Correct. That is a critical defining characteristic.
It gets other factors wrong:
... based on the principle of every individual’s right to his own life, his own liberty and his own honestly acquired property. - Uh, no. Those are not rights provided by capitalism. Those are socio-political rights. This is not a defining characteristic for capitalism.
This private property includes his own mind and body, and the physical products that his mental and physical efforts have produced. - No again. The ability to own personal property (which is what this is describing but using the wrong word) is not a defining characteristic for capitalism either.
Capitalism is first and foremost an economic system wherein the productive resources of society are controlled by a minority. In the case of the USA, the minority are the owners of businesses in the private sector. At the upper tier (where the major power and influence exists) you will find the richest citizens in concert with the highest levels of government.
Capitalism necessarily has an associated socio-political system which protects property rights, enables the allocation of resources, negotiates trade, provides defense, enforces laws, etc. Without this system of law and enforcement capitalism (or any other economic system) could not survive.
You’re laughable. Once again everyone else including conservative economiproponents and professors of capitalism are wrong and you are the one who gets it right.
talk to me when you can admit that others might know more and better than you
2.2.24 Texan1211 replied to livefreeordie @2.2.23 4 weeks ago
I see no rebuttal to the points I made. Going personal is not a rebuttal.
TiG @2.2.23 - Capitalism is first and foremost an economic system wherein the productive resources of society are controlled by a minority. In the case of the USA, the minority are the owners of businesses in the private sector. At the upper tier (where the major power and influence exists) you will find the richest citizens in concert with the highest levels of government.
Show me where this ⇑ is incorrect.
TiG @2.2.23 - Capitalism necessarily has an associated socio-political system which protects property rights, enables the allocation of resources, negotiates trade, provides defense, enforces laws, etc. Without this system of law and enforcement capitalism (or any other economic system) could not survive.
In addition, no answers from you on these:
TiG@2.2.2 ☛ Where do you find capitalism in action without government constraints? Apparently you think capitalism is a system where there are no government constraints and people are free to produce and trade with the only constraints being what the individuals decide. Which nation has such a system?
Our nation was formed on that basis. Power to rule crept in and with it the desire to control others including free enterprise
"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of power. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but thgey mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
-- Daniel Webster, speech at Niblo’s Saloon, New York, March 15, 1837
John Locke purpose of Government -Second Treatise on Government
"In the state of nature, all men are equal to one another because they were created as such by God. They are to seek the preservation of mankind and refrain from interfering with other men’s life, liberty, and possessions. Reason is what guides men in this state of nature, for if they comprehend that preserving other men will lead to their own preservation, then the state of nature is ideal. If any violation of this natural law occurs, all men are able to punish the offender because that man is disrupting this state of perfect freedom and is thus violating the rights of all men.
Property consists of a man's life as well as his possessions (material goods and land). God commanded Adam and his posterity to work on the land; this labor is what gives the land value and what then constitutes a man's possessions. In a state of nature, men are to respect other men's property, but this is not always the reality. Government is thus created to protect and preserve men's property; this is considered its most significant purpose and the most common reason why the people in a state of nature consent to be governed.”
And from Jefferson
"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1816
I can see you are responding to my post @2.2.26 but where are you answering the questions I posed?
TiG@2.2.2☛ Where do you find capitalism in action without government constraints? Apparently you think capitalism is a system where there are no government constraints and people are free to produce and trade with the only constraints being what the individuals decide. Which nation has such a system?
If you are trying to argue that our nation is the example of capitalism sans government constraints then you should read what you quoted:
It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions.
Government is thus created to protect and preserve men's property; this is considered its most significant purpose and the most common reason why the people in a state of nature consent to be governed.”
Do you not recognize government constraints here? How does a government protect against bad intentions and protect property if it imposes no constraints? No constraints means no law and no enforcement. Without property laws, etc. capitalism (and most other -isms) cannot exist. Our nation (and not uniquely) provided an environment through law which enabled capitalism.
In what way do you think this answers the questions I posed?
Got anything for @2.2.25?
you seem to lack a fundamental understanding of who is being constrained
it is to constrain Government first and foremost
secondly it offers constraint through the guarantee of protection of property against seizure by others
James Madison’s 1792 Essay on Property ranks alongside Locke’s 2nd Treatise on Government in explaining the true meaning of Government at its best
excerpted
Madison 1792 Letter on Property
“James Madison, Property
Papers 14:266--68
This term in its particular application means "that dominion which one man claims and exercises over the external things of the world, in exclusion of every other individual."
In its larger and juster meaning, it embraces every thing to which a man may attach a value and have a right; and which leaves to every one else the like advantage.
In the former sense, a man's land, or merchandize, or money is called his property.
In the latter sense, a man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.
He has a property of peculiar value in his religious opinions, and in the profession and practice dictated by them.
He has a property very dear to him in the safety and liberty of his person.
He has an equal property in the free use of his faculties and free choice of the objects on which to employ them.
In a word, as a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.
Where there is an excess of liberty, the effect is the same, tho' from an opposite cause.
Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that which the term particularly expresses. This being the end of government, that alone is a just government, which impartially secures to every man, whatever is his own.
That is not a just government, nor is property secure under it, where the property which a man has in his personal safety and personal liberty, is violated by arbitrary seizures of one class of citizens for the service of the rest. A magistrate issuing his warrants to a press gang, would be in his proper functions in Turkey or Indostan, under appellations proverbial of the most compleat despotism.
That is not a just government, nor is property secure under it, where arbitrary restrictions, exemptions, and monopolies deny to part of its citizens that free use of their faculties, and free choice of their occupations, which not only constitute their property in the general sense of the word; but are the means of acquiring property strictly so called. What must be the spirit of legislation where a manufacturer of linen cloth is forbidden to bury his own child in a linen shroud, in order to favour his neighbour who manufactures woolen cloth; where the manufacturer and wearer of woolen cloth are again forbidden the oeconomical use of buttons of that material, in favor of the manufacturer of buttons of other materials!
A just security to property is not afforded by that government, under which unequal taxes oppress one species of property and reward another species: where arbitrary taxes invade the domestic sanctuaries of the rich, and excessive taxes grind the faces of the poor; where the keenness and competitions of want are deemed an insufficient spur to labor, and taxes are again applied, by an unfeeling policy, as another spur; in violation of that sacred property, which Heaven, in decreeing man to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow, kindly reserved to him, in the small repose that could be spared from the supply of his necessities.”
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch16s23.html
It is incorrect to state that capitalism is for a minority to control the assets of production. That would be true of state controlled crony capitalism. True capitalism advocates for opportunity for everyone, while recognizing that not everyone will take advantage of that liberty.
as to 2.2.23, it is misstated. In a capitalist system, government’s role is to protect our property, has nothing to do with government allocating resources.does not necessarily require government to negotiate trade
This is not complicated.
For capitalism (or any other -ism) to work a government must be in place to establish and enforce rules.
Rules are constraints.
If you think capitalism (etc.) can operate without an environment which enables the ability to establish and own a business, to protect property, to engage in legally binding contracts, etc. then do your absolute best to demonstrate how this is accomplished.
I predict you will fail in the attempt.
2.2.33 seeder XXJefferson#51 replied to Bob Nelson @2.2.6 4 weeks ago
Socialism is a hate crime against humanity.
Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that which the term particularly expresses.
This is an excerpt from your quote. You reply without quoting what you are trying to rebut. And then fail to express a point of your own but dump quotes from other people.
What exactly are you trying to argue? I ask because you seem to be trying to support the position I have stated that capitalism (or any other -ism) needs a government in place to establish and enforce rules - to create an environment in which it can operate. It is as if you do not understand what I have written and re-written.
Capitalism does not exist in isolation. It requires an environment (the infrastructure of civil society) to maintain order and mitigate dishonest practices. Clearly your quoted sources agree so what do you think you are debating?
Yet again, you do not address the questions I asked:
2.2.35 Jack_TX replied to Bob Nelson @2.2 4 weeks ago
True. He has greatly increased the number of moderates who roll their eyes at the Democratic Party.
That is hysterically funny.
It is incorrect to state that capitalism is for a minority to control the assets of production.
Capitalism is defined that way. Ownership and thus control of the productive resources (MoP/MoD) is the most obvious factor for distinguishing capitalism from socialism.
That would be true of state controlled crony capitalism.
It is true for any variant of capitalism. As soon as it is not true you will not have capitalism. If you have an economic system where the people have distributed control over the productive resources of the economy you ipso facto have some form of socialism. If the owners vastly outnumber the non-owners (or if no non-owners exist) you no longer have capitalism.
True capitalism advocates for opportunity for everyone, while recognizing that not everyone will take advantage of that liberty.
Capitalism does indeed provide opportunities for most everyone; it is the best economic system we have implemented thus far. But that is not what distinguishes capitalism. Capitalism is distinguished by private ownership of the productive resources of the economy by a minority (the capitalists) who direct their businesses, hire employees, generate profit and use the profit as they see fit. Same happens in crony capitalism (a variant of capitalism) but in this case there is collusion between economic factors and political factors to yield favoritism (unfair competitive advantage).
In a capitalist system, government’s role is to protect our property, ...
Yes, in part. Glad we got past this now.
... has nothing to do with government allocating resources
I wrote 'enables the allocation of resources'. That means providing methods and rules wherein resources needed by the economy are allocated. I did not write that the government does the allocating; government provides the means by which the allocation is made. Try to operate as an energy company without government providing the means to excavate, harvest, refine, distribute and sell. The allocation of resources is done by business (typically) but this does not exist unless such allocation is enabled by the government.
... does not necessarily require government to negotiate trade
If we do not have a trade relationship with a foreign nation that puts a bit of a damper on private enterprise tapping the resources of the nation, buying and selling with that nation, etc.
2.2.37 TᵢG replied to XXJefferson#51 @2.2.33 4 weeks ago
What do you mean by 'socialism'?
2.2.38 dennis smith replied to Bob Nelson @2.2.6 4 weeks ago
Sanders has self defeated himself once again. He needs to apply for a job at KFC so he can be called Colonel Sanders.
2.3 Jack_TX replied to TᵢG @2 4 weeks ago
Even the author must know that Sanders is not proposing anything like the authoritarian nonsense of Venezuela.
Nobody proposes authoritarian systems. They propose "economic freedom", which then devolves into "authoritarian nonsense".
2.3.1 TᵢG replied to Jack_TX @2.3 4 weeks ago
They propose "economic freedom", which then devolves into "authoritarian nonsense".
But that does not mean that an individual proposing economic freedom is pushing policies that lead into authoritarian nonsense. Note that capitalism is oft described as economic freedom. When you hear people speaking of economic freedom and offer policies such as less burdensome regulations on the private sector, do you consider that the road to authoritarian rule?
It depends on the specifics, right?
2.3.2 Jack_TX replied to TᵢG @2.3.1 4 weeks ago
Starting with the end and working backwards.....
Absolutely. However in my experience, most often such proposed changes are relatively dramatic, capricious, and very beneficial to their proponents. If they are enacted, chaos ensues. The confusion benefits the proponents even more.
But that does not mean that an individual proposing economic freedom is pushing policies that lead into authoritarian nonsense.
In theory, no. Unfortunately, by the time the individual begins using the phrase "economic freedom" the concept their touting generally represents a large enough change from the current programs that chaos is on the way.
Note that capitalism is oft described as economic freedom. When you hear people speaking of economic freedom and offer policies such as less burdensome regulations on the private sector, do you consider that the road to authoritarian rule?
Sometimes, yes. Deregulation tends to tilt the playing field in favor of large enterprise and against smaller ones.
On the whole, Capitalism is a bit different than other systems because it is the status quo in the US. If we were a socialist system, then a wholesale change to capitalism would be capricious and likely to devolve quickly. (witness Russia and the new oligarchy)
We are a country of 330 million people. That's not a speed boat, it's a cruise ship. It doesn't turn quickly without massive problems including but not limited to the risk of total capsize.
As you've noted many, many times, and changes toward a more socially controlled economy would need to be slow and incremental. That's actually true of almost any change in a country this large and diverse.
2.3.3 TᵢG replied to Jack_TX @2.3.2 4 weeks ago
You consider that going down the road to authoritarian rule? Seems more like corporatocracy or plutocracy (given cronyism). Regardless, my point was that a politician touting economic freedom can mean quite a few things and certainly does not exclusive translate into authoritarian rule. The specifics matter. Your post did not persuade me otherwise.
I have no disagreement with the balance of your post.
You consider that going down the road to authoritarian rule?
Taken to its extremes, yes.
Seems more like corporatocracy or plutocracy (given cronyism).
Which can be very authoritarian, as Vladimir Putin can verify.
Extremes are usually unlikely.
I was thinking more in terms of the USA. Russia has always been strikingly different than the USA is myriad dimensions.
Sure. But we're talking about "the road".
Sure, but the authoritarianism of the barely regulated oligarchy is there for all to see.
2.3.7 seeder XXJefferson#51 replied to Jack_TX @2.3.6 4 weeks ago
Indeed it is.
2.4 Freedom Warrior replied to TᵢG @2 4 weeks ago
Sanders has been a proponent of Venezuala's socialist azzdouchery. That he attempts to mask it with the ante term Democratic isn't fooling me. Can't say the same for you.
2.4.1 TᵢG replied to Freedom Warrior @2.4 4 weeks ago
Sanders has been a proponent of Venezuala's socialist azzdouchery.
Then his looseness with the term 'socialism' is worse than I thought.
Can't say the same for you.
What is that supposed to mean?
3 Vic Eldred 4 weeks ago
Here's my profile of a democratic-socialist:
One who just graduated college, has a mountain of student debt, yet can't find a fitting job and currently lives in mom & dad's basement.
3.1 Bob Nelson replied to Vic Eldred @3 4 weeks ago
Bernie is 77 years old.
3.1.1 seeder XXJefferson#51 replied to Bob Nelson @3.1 4 weeks ago
And we are still waiting for him to grow up.
3.1.2 WallyW replied to Bob Nelson @3.1 4 weeks ago
And he still hasn't learned a damn thing.
3.1.3 Bob Nelson replied to WallyW @3.1.2 4 weeks ago
Would you really measure yourself against him, Wally? Kinda pretentious, no?
3.1.4 Vic Eldred replied to Bob Nelson @3.1 4 weeks ago
He's selling the shit. The buyers are those angry kids
3.1.5 Jack_TX replied to WallyW @3.1.2 4 weeks ago
Nonsense. He is an absolute expert at pandering to the far left. He exploits their inability to do basic math and preys upon the emotions that control them.
3.1.6 Freedom Warrior replied to Bob Nelson @3.1 4 weeks ago
And still sucking off the government Teet
You are both right. Well said.
3.1.8 seeder XXJefferson#51 replied to Freedom Warrior @3.1.6 4 weeks ago
That is democratic socialism...
3.1.9 Freedom Warrior replied to XXJefferson#51 @3.1.8 4 weeks ago
Sanders is an avowed Socialist. He uses the reference to Democratic Socialism to broaden his appeal. It's all phony as we well know.
3.2 TᵢG replied to Vic Eldred @3 4 weeks ago
That would be a person who would vote for a guy like Bernie. The individual is not a democratic socialist (a sub-category of socialism in general), he is an advocate of what democratic socialism 'means to' Bernie.
I think you described a person who sees value in social democracy - at least until s/he finds an appropriate job.
3.2.1 Vic Eldred replied to TᵢG @3.2 4 weeks ago
I think I'm describing a person who feels the system dosen't work.
3.2.2 TᵢG replied to Vic Eldred @3.2.1 4 weeks ago
Yes, but you were also implying that the individual finds Bernie's policies to be a solution. Ergo an advocate of social democracy (which is what Bernie is selling).
3.2.3 Vic Eldred replied to TᵢG @3.2.2 4 weeks ago
Yes, just like the forgotten millions found Donald Trump to be a solution.
4 Texan1211 4 weeks ago
Democrats will have some hard choices to make. For many, Clinton wasn't left enough for them in 2016, For many others, Bernie is too far left today for them.
Is the Democratic Party the party of mainly old white men or the party of diversity with new (old) ideas?
4.1 seeder XXJefferson#51 replied to Texan1211 @4 4 weeks ago
Good questions...still unanswered....
5 Sunshine 4 weeks ago
wtf is a Democrat Socialist? Bernie and his made up words...he is having a identity crisis. I thought he was an Independent.
And he can't even afford a comb.
5.1 †hε pε⊕pﾚε'š ƒïšh replied to Sunshine @5 4 weeks ago
wtf is Democrat Socialist?
It's a Marxist that wants you to elect them democratically and then destroy the entire Constitutional Republic and replace it with the dictator of the proletarian and call it the Utopian society.
Next question please......
5.1.1 seeder XXJefferson#51 replied to †hε pε⊕pﾚε'š ƒïšh @5.1 4 weeks ago
5.2 TᵢG replied to Sunshine @5 4 weeks ago
It is a category of socialism. Theories which fall under the category of democratic socialism typically are based on a free market economy, higher degrees of political democracy, workplace democracy, etc. One of the more well known theories in this category is Economic Democracy. It is all theoretical.
Bernie did not invent the term, but he is misusing it in reference to his policies. Bernie is advocating social democracy, a very different system that is a variant of capitalism. He is affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America who also have been trying to push their agenda through the auspices of social democracy since the latter is far better understood, accepted and possible than the former.
5.2.1 †hε pε⊕pﾚε'š ƒïšh replied to TᵢG @5.2 4 weeks ago
I'm just in it for the bumper stickers like "property is theft" and I like calling people comrade.
5.2.2 TᵢG replied to †hε pε⊕pﾚε'š ƒïšh @5.2.1 4 weeks ago
5.2.3 †hε pε⊕pﾚε'š ƒïšh replied to TᵢG @5.2.2 4 weeks ago
I mean what is hipper than wearing a Che Guevara t-shirt to a women's march with a pink crotch hat on?
Sure way to hook up with the 20 something post protest one night stand.
5.2.4 seeder XXJefferson#51 replied to †hε pε⊕pﾚε'š ƒïšh @5.2.1 4 weeks ago
Greetings Comrade Badfish!
5.2.5 †hε pε⊕pﾚε'š ƒïšh replied to XXJefferson#51 @5.2.4 4 weeks ago
Remember Comrade, embrace those who embrace Marxism and report the others.
The Commie way. Tell on your family and peers and be rewarded by the state.
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The explosions took place at the filming of the famous television series: “wall of fire”, terrible video
magictr | May 15, 2019 | News | No Comments
Strong fire started in the dead of night, the fire almost destroyed the rarity of the vehicle
In the American city of Ellenville lit room in which there were 50 vintage cars, imported for the filming of the series.
The fire started at about midnight. The fire reached the car and practically destroyed them. Suffered greatly unique vintage Chevrolet, among which the Corvette and Camaros. During the fire explosions were heard, according to ABC7 News.
The reasons why the fire started is still unknown. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
It is reported that the car was brought in order to remove them in the mini-series of HBO “I know it’s true” akteram mark Ruffalo and Melissa Leo in the lead roles.
HBO will now have to postpone the shooting of the series.
The owner of the dealership, Levi Hecht, where the incident occurred, said he intends to rebuild antique cars.
As previously reported, in the river in the industrial zone on the territory of the enterprise there was a strong fire, a pillar of black smoke spreads across the city.
At about 15:10 on the 101 line was reported on fire at the intersection of travel Galchenko and Bogdana Khmelnitskogo. It turned out, the fire occurred at the plant of heavy hydraulic press Dnepropress.
According to preliminary information, the fire occurred in one of the buildings at the plant. At the moment all the details are being investigated.
In social networks and other local publications publish photos from the event. On them — a thick black cloud of smoke that poisons Dnipro.
Environmentalists like to remind you that during the combustion are released into the air is dangerous to human health dioxins. Therefore, Residents of the Dnieper, which live in the neighborhood with the company are asked not to leave needlessly on street, close the Windows, and after a final liquidation of a fire to wet cleaning.
We also wrote that in Saksahan region of Krivoy Rog city, a fire occurred in the mine area Artem-2. According to witnesses, burning conveyor belt at the mine in the street Bykov. A column of smoke rises to tens of meters.
In a press-service gschs reported that illuminates the conveyer belt to idle production.
According to sources edition, the enterprise belongs to the Central mining and processing plant.
We will remind that the fire has done harm in the Odessa region: there are victims, the details of the emergency.
As reported Politeka, a large fire broke out in Kyiv: “seen from the entire city,” the roads are blocked, footage of the incident.
Also Politeka wrote that a massive fire is raging in Kharkov: “a column of black smoke visible for tens of kilometers”, video.
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The main thing of the night: the murder of comrade Putin reshuffle from Zelensky and the shooting of child by police
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Jacinda Ardern and Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ
The Jacindaregnum: how did Winston Peters fare as acting PM?
Jane Patterson | RNZ
It was always in his interests to keep things stable, and Peters proved to be at his pin-striped best, reckons RNZ political editor Jane Patterson
As I arrived at work today I saw a senior New Zealand First staffer with a grin from ear to ear, elated the six weeks with Winston Peters in charge had not gone off the rails.
“Don’t jinx yourself,” I warned, “you still have to get through to midnight!”
At the strike of 12am, Jacinda Ardern formally becomes prime minister again after six weeks off on parental leave.
The symbolism of the timing reinforces the swiftly changing and radical transformation of the political landscape in the past year – Ardern’s imminent return marks a year almost to the day of her ascension to the position of Labour party leader.
The announcement of her pregnancy and that Peters would take over for six weeks all happened against the backdrop of the new coalition government finding its feet and ramping up to deliver its 100-day policy programme.
Ardern had to put her trust in Peters to keep things ticking over while she was away; she still read Cabinet papers but it was down to Peters to lead the government during those six weeks.
There were some skirmishes in the week before he took over, including the revelation he would sue senior members of the past and present government.
Many of the challenges, however, were sheer logistics – would he still do the prime minister’s regular media interviews, including the wide ranging post-Cabinet briefing that can last more than half and hour, and how would the staffing and accommodation arrangements work?
Peters did fulfil those duties – there was a falling out with Newshub’s AM Show where Mr Peters was given the wrong time by his office, turned up and was not allowed on air.
There was a stand-off for several weeks – a vacuum the New Zealand-based Sky News correspondent took advantage of, offering Mr Peters an early morning spot which he took up.
In post-Cabinet and in the “scrums” with press gallery reporters he would field a range of questions – the amount of actual information imparted and the general attitude of Peters varied depending on which reporter he was answering.
He did resist the temptation of any all out brawls with the press gallery, which was always going to be the main danger for his six weeks as acting PM.
He has dealt with the nurses’ strike and more recently demanded urgent advice on synthetic cannabis from key ministers, offering to take a bi-partisan approach on that and the medicinal cannabis bill before the House.
All in all, he has been at his pin-striped best – it was always in his own interests to do a good job.
New Zealand was an interested observer during the six weeks to exchanges between the US President Donald Trump and countries like Iran and China; the one major issue Peters dealt with personally was the detention of a young man in Australia, as the trans-Tasman relationship continued to be challenged.
Ms Ardern is returning a few days earlier than planned so Peters is free to travel to Singapore for meetings smoothing the way for the APEC and East Asia Summits later in the year.
There is already a stack of announcements for her to make on her first week back, on employment, mental health, trade and the environment, as she has told people via Facebook in the last few days.
The ninth floor is now working to get everything back to the state of “normal” no-one could have predicted a year ago.
This article originally appeared at RNZ
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Hangzhou is less than an hour from Shanghai by high-speed rail, a fact that's partly responsible for the obvious modern edge to this traditional and historic city. Even better, visitors find that the city is highly accessible and easily explored. Tourists are in a great position to learn the local customs without fear that their own foreign customs will be misinterpreted.
Customs and etiquette
Hangzhou is an historic Chinese city, and the local rules of etiquette are part of a long Chinese tradition. But it is also relatively close to Shanghai, where Western sensibilities have dominated the social scene for well over a century. This helps to maintain a level playing field in Hangzhou, making it easier for tourists to adjust.
There are a few points worth remembering while in Hangzhou. The most important is the Chinese concept of ‘face', which is tied in with the respect or dignity a person gives and receives. Loss of face inevitably leads to problems, but visitors will find that it is hard to accidentally offend a person. Another thing to remember is that feet are looked on as dirty, so remove your shoes when entering a private residence or temple.
Outside of the ritziest Western hotels, tipping is all but unheard of in China. Servers and taxi drivers are likely to chase down a patron in order to return change.
The official currency of China is the renminbi (also called the yuan), which is shortened to RMB. Westerners will find they get plenty of mileage for their currency. YuanZ can't be traded outside of China, and local banks don't offer the most favorable rates. The best rates come from black-market moneychangers on the street, but changing money this way is illegal and therefore not recommended.
Cash is essential at small- to mid-sized shops throughout the city. ATMs are found near Bank of China locations, and most of these recognize international debit cards. Larger hotels like the Shangri-La accept credit cards, as do prominent restaurants in the tourist district.
Hangzhou's subtropical climate features four seasons. The most beautiful time to visit is during the spring or the autumn months, when the trees in local gardens burst into color. The autumn is an especially nice time to enjoy the lake scenery. It's followed by a relatively cold winter with light, infrequent snowfall.
Summers, on the other hand, are hot and balmy. Temperatures regularly rise to the mid-80s (˚F) and storms roll in off of the Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes are possible, but the brunt of their energy burns off and turns into heavy rains and winds by the time they reach Hangzhou.
There are four bus terminals in the greater metropolitan area, and these take care of local and regional transportation. Tourist buses have a ‘Y' listed before the bus number and pass major sites around the lake. Much of the central district can be seen on foot or by bicycle.
Hangzhou Airport (HGH) is a common port of entry, and it sees well over 10 million passengers each year. An airport shuttle bus carries passengers 18 miles into the city center after stopping at bus and train terminals. Metered taxis connect more quickly.
Another option is to fly into Shanghai's Pudong International Airport (PVG) and then arrive by high-speed train. There is a direct line to the city, and trains reach central Hangzhou in just over an hour.
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February 3, 2019 / 7:44 PM / 5 months ago
Soccer-Debut joy for Mihajlovic as Bologna sink Inter
Feb 3 (Reuters) - New Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic enjoyed a debut to remember as a goal from Federico Santander handed them a shock 1-0 Serie A win over Inter Milan, whose nightmare start to 2019 continued on Sunday.
On Thursday, Inter were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by Lazio on penalties, a result that followed a defeat by Torino and draw with Sassuolo in their first two league games since the winter break.
The visitors sacked Filippo Inzaghi following a 4-0 defeat to 19th-placed Frosinone last week after a run of one win in 16 games, replacing him with former Inter player Mihajlovic.
The Serbian enjoyed a dream start to his second spell in charge of Bologna, having previously led them during the 2008-09 season, as Santander’s first-half header earned the Rossoblu three points that move them to within one point of the safety zone.
Mauro Icardi squandered a great chance for Inter early on, shooting wide while unmarked eight yards from goal, before Samir Handanovic was on hand to deny efforts from Riccardo Orsolini and Santander.
The goal arrived when the Paraguayan striker nodded in from a corner at the front post and Inter, who have yet to score in three league games this year, struggled in the final third again.
Lautaro Martinez headed wide from a good position and makeshift striker Andrea Ranocchia’s volley forced a smart save from Lukasz Skorupski.
Inter remain in third on 40 points, but have fallen 11 points adrift of second-placed Napoli.
Reporting by Alasdair Mackenzie, editing by Pritha Sarkar
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Volkswagen to contribute $2.6 billion to Ford's autonomous venture: source
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) will inject $1 billion in capital and $1.6 billion worth of assets into Ford’s (F.N) self-driving unit, a source close to the matter said on Friday, as the two carmakers deepen a global alliance to share costs.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Volkswagen carmaker is seen at the entrance of a showroom in Nice, France, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
VW and Ford said they were in “exploratory talks” about an alliance to develop self-driving and electric vehicles and to complement each other’s global production and sales footprints. They are to announce details on Friday.
Volkswagen also plans to build a multi-brand production plant in Turkey, German trade magazine Automobilwoche said on Friday.
Ford already has a large plant in Golcuk, Turkey where it builds the Ford Transit van and a source told Reuters that Volkswagen intends to make use of Ford’s production capacity in Turkey, to build a VW van.
As part of a broader deal set to be announced on Friday, VW will become an equal stakeholder in Ford’s autonomous vehicles venture, the source said, marking the latest technology alliance among global carmakers seeking to develop self-driving cars.
Ford created Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC in 2018, pledging to invest $4 billion until 2023 and has sought outside investors to help share the spiraling cost of developing autonomous vehicles.
Honda Motor Co (7267.T) last year joined forces with General Motors Co (GM.N) to develop autonomous vehicles by investing $2.75 billion in GM’s Cruise Automation self-driving vehicle unit.
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Waymo has agreements with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) and Jaguar Land Rover to buy and equip vehicles with its self-driving systems.
Ford and VW said on Thursday they would announce further details about a global technology-sharing alliance agreement on Friday.
The collaboration could accelerate the deployment timetables of both carmakers, which have said they plan to put autonomous vehicles into operation in 2021.
In June, Volkswagen ended its partnership with Aurora only days after the self-driving software start-up firm announced an alliance with Fiat Chrysler. Aurora also has partnerships with Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) and China’s Byton.
Reporting by Jan Schwartz; Writing by Arno Schuetze and Edward Taylor; Editing by Kathrin Jones and Michelle Martin
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Journal > Ergonomics/Human Factors
Ergonomics in Design
The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications
Published in Association with Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Rammohan V. Maikala Providence Regional Medical Center, USA
Engineering Technology & Society | Environmental Psychology | Ergonomics/Human Factors
ISSN: 10648046 | Current volume: 27 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: Quarterly
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Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications is intended to serve the needs of practicing human factors/ergonomics professionals who are concerned with the usability of products, systems, tools, and environments. It provides up-to-date demonstrations of the importance of HF/E principles in design and implementation. Articles, case studies, anecdotes, debates, and interviews focus on the way in which HF/E research and methods are applied in the design, development, prototyping, test and evaluation, training, and manufacturing processes of a product or system.
Stephen Bao, Ph.D. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, WA, USA
Jay L Brand, Ph.D. Andrews University, MI, USA
Tamsyn Edwards, Ph.D. NASA Ames/San Jose State University, CA, USA
Ravindra S Goonetilleke, Ph.D. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Anand K Gramopadhye, Ph.D. Clemson University, SC, USA
Greg A Jamieson, Ph.D. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Myounghoon "Philart" Jeon, Ph.D. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Kenneth Nemire, Ph.D. HFE Consulting, CA, USA
S. Camille Peres, Ph.D. Texas A&M University, TX, USA
Mic L Porter, MSc, MBA The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Katherine Wilson, Ph.D. National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, D.C., USA
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Gerald P Krueger, Ph.D. Krueger Ergonomics Consultants, Alexandria, VA, USA
William F Moroney, Ph.D. University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
Arathi Sethumadhavan, Ph.D. Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA
Edie Adams, M.E.Des Microsoft, WA, USA
David Aurelio, Ph.D. Dassault Systemes SA, France
Alvah C Bittner, Ph.D. Bittner & Associates, WA, USA
Douglas J Bobko, Ph.D. Brookdale Community College, NJ, USA
Chien-Chi Chang, Ph.D. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Karen Chen, Ph.D. North Carolina State University, NC, USA
H. Harvey Cohen, Ph.D. Error Analysis, Inc., USA
Joel Cort, Ph.D. University of Windsor, Canada
Robert Fox, Ph.D. General Motors, MI, USA
Richard Gardner, M.S. The Boeing Company, WA, USA
Jay Kim, Ph.D. Oregon State University, USA
Nicholas Kelling, Ph.D. University of Houston Clear Lake, TX, USA
Martin Lavallière, Ph.D. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, QC, Canada
Ding Li, Ph.D. Beihang University, China
Jia-Hua Lin, Ph.D. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, USA
Kapil Madathil, Ph.D. Clemson University, USA
Barbara Millet, Ph.D. University of Miami, FL, USA
Ashish Nimbarte, Ph.D. West Virginia University, USA
Dan Odell, Ph.D. Google Inc., USA
Kenya Oduor, Ph.D. Lean Geeks, USA
Stephane Perrey, Ph.D. Université de Montpellier, France
Leslie Pickett, DPT BETA Healthcare Group, USA
Brian Repa, Ph.D. Touchstone Evaluations, Inc., USA
Tonya L. Smith-Jackson, Ph.D. North Carolina A&T State University, USA
Divya Srinivasan, Ph.D. Virginia Tech, USA
Kathryn Tippey, Ph.D Design Science, USA
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Shanqing Yin, PhD. KK Women's & Children's Hospital, Singapore
Jingyu Zhang, Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Low vitamin D in blacks increases colorectal cancer deaths 40 percent – Cancer Oct 2010
Racial disparity in death from colorectal cancer: does vitamin D deficiency contribute?
Cancer. 2010 Oct 13.
Fiscella K, Winters P, Tancredi D, Hendren S, Franks P.
Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
BACKGROUND: The reasons blacks have higher mortality rates from colorectal cancer (CRC) than non-Hispanic whites are not fully understood. Blacks have higher rates of vitamin D deficiency than non-Hispanic whites, and vitamin D deficiency has been associated with CRC. The authors of this report investigated the association of vitamin D deficiency with excess risk for CRC mortality for blacks in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) that was conducted from 1988 to 1994.
METHODS: The association between serum 25(OH)D levels and CRC mortality and its contribution to elevated risk among blacks were studied using baseline data from NHANES III and CRC mortality data through 2006 from the National Death Index. By using survival models, the adjusted risk of death from CRC for African Americans was examined with and without adjusting for vitamin D deficiency, which was defined as an 25(OH)D level <20 ng/dL.
RESULTS: Black race (hazard ratio HR, 2.03; 95% confidence interval 95% CI, 1.04-3.95), age (HR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.09-1.15), not having health insurance (HR, 2.45; 95% CI, 1.12-5.36), and a history of CRC (HR, 7.22; 95% CI, 2.12-24.6) predicted CRC mortality.
When added to the model, vitamin D deficiency was associated significantly with CRC mortality (HR, 2.11; 95% CI, 1.11-4.00), and the effect of race was decreased (HR, 1.60; 95% CI, 0.87-2.93); the 40% attenuation was statistically significant (F(1) (,49) = 4.85; P = .03). Similar results were observed when participants who had a history of CRC were excluded from the analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: The current findings were consistent with the hypothesis that vitamin D deficiency contributes to excess African-American mortality from CRC. Cancer 2010. © 2010 American Cancer Society. PMID: 20945439
Appears that 40% of the reason that blacks have increased colorectal cancer is due to lack of vitamin D
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September 12, 2013—The successful birth of a rare Przewalski's horse through artificial insemination has become an encouraging sign to increase the… more
Przewalski's Horse
September 12, 2013—The successful birth of a rare Przewalski's horse through artificial insemination has become an encouraging sign to increase the number of the endangered species. While the artificial insemination process took nearly seven years to complete, biologists see its benefits and hope to improve the technology to develop more successes.
Dolores Reed: Supervisory Biologist, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
"She's very precocious. She walks right up to people. She looks for her mom for security to make sure it is okay, but she is very outgoing."
Budhan Pukazenthi, Reproductive Physiologist, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
"The filly we have is the most valuable that you can find on Earth right now. The is the first every that has been successfully produced by artificial insemination."
"Peh-VAL-skee or sheh-VAHL-skee. Either pronunciation is considered correct. They're native to Mongolia and China. They went extinct in the wild back in the 1900s and were brought into captivity. They were saved in zoos and the population was built back up again."
"If you're able to consistently produce offspring by artificial insemination, it is a lot easier for me or another research to travel to an institution that is holding the male, collect semen samples from those animals, transport them to the place where the female is situated and produce an offspring that way. So it give a lot more flexibility in what we can accomplish."
"By developing this tool, what we hope to do is really minimize the need more moving live animals for genetic management purposes. Moving live animals can be risky, it's very expensive."
"The first question that we get asked is why is it so difficult. Why did it take seven years for you to accomplish something that is being done on a daily basis? The actually procedure of doing artificial insemination is exactly the same that we use in domestic horses. But when you throw in the uncertain factors of how these animals respond to our handling, that's a price we pay to wait until we get it nailed to the point where we are able to get successful reproduction."
"Because these are not domestic horses, you're not going to see halters on them. I can't lead them around. They have to do it pretty much willingly or on a routine type of pattern. You can't walk up to these guys. You can't touch them. You can't make them do anything that they really don't want to do. It takes them a long time trust you but once you do, I feel really privileged that I get to be a part of their group-their herd."
"She'll stay here at least for the first two years. She may go to another zoo. She most likely will not go to Mongolia because she was captive-bred. We can't really teach her how to defend herself from a wolf or another predator out in the wild. We just don't have that ability here."
"If there is no failure, I think there is no fun in Science. And the failures actually allow us to refine some of the techniques and also to understand how we can improve our tools that we are developing to get successes."
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Viral video shows 'the correct way' to eat a pineapple and the internet is in shock
How do you eat pineapple?
Do you cut the skin off, before chopping it up into chunks? Are you a lazy pineapple eater who buys it pre-cut in a can from the supermarket? Or do you commit the cardinal sin of putting it on pizza?
Either way, it doesn't matter - as apparently there is only one right way to eat the tropical fruit, and it's been brought to everyone's attention with a viral video.
Posted to social media by Twitter user Dennis Naghizadeh, the footage shows someone holding the delicious treat in one hand and simply peeling a juicy chunk out with their fingers.
Yep, that's right. Instead of putting all that hard work in sawing it to pieces, because of the way it grows, you just had to gently peel segments of the pineapple out all along! We've been doing it wrong our entire lives!
Naghizadeh was shaken by the revelation, uploading the video and writing: "Wait, what? The whole time? The whole time!? THE WHOLE TIME!"
He wasn't the only one; his tweet soon blew up on social media, gaining 367,000 likes and almost 150,000 retweets. It's fair to say the whole internet was shaken by the news, with thousands of people taking to the comment section to express their shock.
"I feel I know nothing about my favorite fruit," wrote one, while another joked: "MY WHOLE LIFE WAS A LIE".
One other person quipped: "To think there would be flying cars in 2019, yet we just learned how to eat pineapple."
Other people questioned the revoltionary technique, with one writing "I feel like it has to be a certain degree of ripeness would have to be present for this to work so perfectly" and another blasting the idea, stating: "Just tried it. Fake news. Sore fingers. Kitchen is a mess. It kind of works but it's useless."
However, not everyone was surprised by the 'correct way' to eat a pineapple. One Twitter user, in particular, was there to share his knowledge, explaining exactly why you can pull out sections piece-by-piece.
"You can do this because pineapples are actually berries. As the fruit grows the individual berries coalesce together. Each ‘eye’ is a single individual berry. they may seem fused together, but if you start from the top, you can pluck each eye one by one," he wrote.
He then uploaded another picture, adding: "This is how a baby pineapple looks like. At this point you can clearly see its distinctive berry feature. Compare it with raspberries. They look (in one way or another) similar. The difference is, raspberries do not grow big."
He's not wrong! A quick bit of research tells us that the pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, also called pineapple. Who knew, eh?
I think there's only one thing left to do in this situation. I've got to go find a pineapple, and I hope you do the same.
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Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be… perhaps better off. When Frank’s not at the bar spending what little money they have, he’s passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
Director: Paul Abbott
Actors: Cameron Monaghan, Emma Kenney, Emmy Rossum, Ethan Cutkosky, Jeremy Allen White, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, William H. Macy
Studio: Bonanza Productions, John Wells Productions, Showtime Networks, Warner Bros. Television
Duration: 60,55 min
Networks: Showtime
A stunning cast engages in the ultimate game of love, as they land in a sunshine paradise in search of passion and romance. Each of the glamorous members of the…
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Matthews wins stage six of Volta a Catalunya as Lopez remains in charge
By Dan Palmer
Australia's Michael Matthews won stage six of the Volta a Catalunya today as Miguel Angel Lopez retained the overall lead.
The 28-year-old Matthews, riding for Team Sunweb, launched a solo break at the end of the 169.1 kilometre route from Valls to Vila-seca.
Germany's Phil Bauhaus, riding for Bahrain–Merida, looked to have enough in the tank to reel in the Australian but despite coming up alongside, Matthews held on for victory.
He was timed at 3 hours 56min 36sec as Daryl Impey of South Africa and Mitchelton-Scott came through for third place.
Lopez, riding for Astana, had tried to break for the line but the Colombian was caught in the final 1,500 metres.
He remains at the top of the general classification in 25:53:41, 14 seconds ahead of Britain's Mitchelton-Scott rider Adam Yates with one stage to go.
Team Sky's Colombian Egan Bernal is third overall, 17 seconds off the pace.
The International Cycling Union WorldTour race will conclude tomorrow with a 143.1km stage, beginning and ending in Barcelona.
Miguel Angel Lopez retained the overall lead with one stage to go ©Getty Images
Tomorrow will also see the Gent-Wevelgem in Belgium, a one-day race on both the men's and women's WorldTour.
The Classic race features a flat finish which could aid the sprinters but three climbs of the Kemmelberg and various cobbled sections will also provide a challenge.
Wind and rain are also often a factor.
In the men's race, Slovakia's triple world road race champion Peter Sagan and Belgium's reigning Olympic gold medallist Greg van Avermaet will be contenders.
Among the women, defending champion and WorldTour leader Marta Bastianelli will be one of the favourites for Italy.
Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild, a six-time world champion on the track, is also part of the field.
March 2019: Schachmann secures stage five victory at Volta a Catalunya
March 2019: Lopez leads Volta a Catalunya after stage four triumph
March 2019: Dutchman Groenewegen triumphs at Three Days of Bruges–De Panne as Yates takes stage three of Volta a Catalunya
March 2019: Australia's Matthews sprints to victory on stage two of Volta a Catalunya
March 2019: De Gendt wins opening stage of Volta a Catalunya after long range solo attack
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Posts The Reality Show Divas of the AFC East
The Reality Show Divas of the AFC East
Everyone knows that sports, and the NFL in particular, is the ultimate realty TV show. But what if your favorite NFL team was an actual reality television show? Better yet, what if your team was a reality star diva? Who would they be and why? Well, wonder no more because my extensive research and tireless investigations have revealed which teams in the AFC East pair up with their reality TV queen counterparts.
The Buffalo Bills = Mama June (Here Comes Honey Boo Boo)
Putting aside the fact that Mama June aesthetically looks like how most Americans perceive women from Buffalo to look like, the similarities between both parties is uncanny. For instance, both have done nothing but lose their entire existence. The mere fact that they exist at all makes the majority of folks scratch their head in befuddlement and let’s be honest, you can’t picture a scenario that involves you rooting for either one to succeed, right? And much like how Mama June plays second fiddle to her daughter, Honey Boo Boo, The Bills do the same with the Sabres from the NHL. In other words, both franchises are a bloated mess who haven’t done anything of merit since the mid-90’s and languish in obscurity behind their relatives.
Miami Dolphins = Paris Hilton (The Simple Life)
Hey? Do you remember that time the Miami Dolphins went undefeated in 1972? Probably not. But do you remember the last time a Miami Dol-Fan talked about it? It was probably 15 minutes ago because that was the last time they really did anything of significance. Much like Paris Hilton had her, ahem, “starring role”, alongside Rick Saloman, the Miami Dolphins once held the fleeting spotlight, as well. And just like the aging reality diva, the once popular team, has fallen on hard times. And despite constantly trying to re-invent themselves, they have never been able to capture the public’s imagination quite like it did all of those years ago. In fact, the only thing “hot” about either of these entities these days, are the sun soaked beaches where they live.
New England Patriots = Kim Kardashian (Keeping Up with the Kardashians)
These two are so similar that I feel like a petition should be started to remove the flying Elvis logo off of the side of New England’s helmet and replace it with Kim’s ass. What better representation for the fakest franchise in football, than the fakest ass in show business, right? Both have been caught cheating, both have been on the forefront of videotaped scandals, and despite the awfulness on both sides, both continue to thrive and remain wildly popular with vapid airheads and Dude-Bros in white sunglasses, everywhere.
New York Jets = Snooki (Jersey Shore)
Oh, like you didn’t see this one from a mile away. Which is fitting because both sides of this equation stink like garbage and can be smelled from that same distance away. In this case, despite their similarities, the glaring difference between Snooki and The Jets is what ultimately brings them back together. You see, The Jets have spent a lot of time, money and effort trying to convince anyone who will listen that they are not from New Jersey, and rather from the glitzier, more upscale state of New York. Snooki, on the other hand proudly displays her “Jersey-ism” throughout her daily life. The fake tan, the obnoxious accent and even the crotch-grabbing, dirty skank vibe that she exudes naturally puts everyone on notice that she is from f*ckin’ Jersey. However, while one tries to shy away from it, and the other embraces it completely, the end result is the same; Everyone knows they are trash.
/Sam
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Leadership & Talent
Creative Behind Carl’s Jr.’s Famously Risqué Spots Launches New Agency, and an Odd Ad
Justin Hooper's Undnyable is an 'outsourced in-house' shop
'Un-drunk yourself,' the tagline says.
Undnyable
In the not-so-distant past, Carl’s Jr.’s marketing efforts were best known for one theme: scantily clad women eating greasy burgers.
That’s no longer the case. About a year ago, the chain made a hard pivot, focusing instead on the food itself, with former CEO Andy Puzder saying such spots were no longer effective with younger audiences.
The ads starring Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and an assortment of other starlets were largely the work of creative directors Justin Hooper and Mick DiMaria, who left Carl’s longtime AOR 72andSunny right around the time the client began rethinking its strategy.
Now, Hooper is back with his own agency, Undnyable, and a brand new campaign promoting an unusual client: celebrity lawyer and Better Call Saul-style TV personality Darren Kavinoky.
The spot below will debut, appropriately, during Saturday Night Live this week.
“I had long been disappointed with legal advertising in general, and my previous marketing services, while professional, lacked the creative juice,” said Kavinoky in a statement. “I became aware of Undnyable … and now that I see the work, I’m not going anywhere else.”
The campaign includes various social media elements redirecting to the De-Alcohol-Orizer website. Aptly named influencer pizzaman_420 also hyped the fictional product in an Instagram video.
I ate an f’ing air freshener - and it made me sober ????????????????
A post shared by Marc Schechter (@pizzaman_420) on May 30, 2018 at 3:35pm PDT
Hooper described Kavinoky, who was introduced to him via a shared acquaintance in the media world, as “a character” and “an amazing personality.”
The ad veteran categorizes Portland-based Undnyable as an “outsourced in-house agency,” and it’s the latest in a series of shops looking to flip, or at least tweak, the “traditional” way of doing business.
“When I exited the agency world in late 2016, I wanted to do something closer to the client side,” Hooper told Adweek. “Undnyable is designed to make brands the heroes, not agencies—not to disrespect agencies.”
So how does that work?
“There’s a trend to bring everything in-house … but there’s stagnation,” he said, adding that it’s sometimes difficult to hire creatives willing to work on a single piece of business. On the other side, agency staffers tend to “jump around” from account to account without establishing “a true understanding of the business problems that client has,” Hooper said.
Hooper said, “the idea is to have an outsourced in-house agency to bring all the skill sets you could get at an agency inside a brand.” And while many of the new boutique shops sell themselves as nonagencies, most begin to resemble traditional entities as they win more business.
Undnyable differs, according to Hooper, in that it can both act as an agency and work on the inside, helping clients use their agency partners more effectively.
One of the first projects Undnyable picked up after launching in 2017 was helping SoFi manage its own agency review, a process that eventually saw the business go to Omelet.
“We are truly a chameleon,” Hooper said, noting that Undnyable does have one or two “AOR-style” relationships in which a client retains the agency and calls upon it whenever it needs its services. Most of its work, however, is project-based.
Hooper’s agency has nine employees based in San Francisco, L.A., Seattle and Portland, with only three serving as full-time staffers. But most members of the team prefer this “gig economy” setup that provides them with more creative freedom—and Hooper sees more agencies moving in that direction.
“Agencies will never disappear because some clients need a giant agency to run and manage their day-to-day work,” he said. “[But] creatives don’t want to be trapped in one place.”
Beyond Kavinoky and SoFi, Undnyable’s clients include invisible braces brand Byte and Select CBD, maker of vape pens.
When asked to revisit his Carl’s Jr. work, Hooper said he didn’t come up with the idea of “using hot girls to sell burgers,” which, he said, proved to be an effective tool “when used occasionally” before “the well was tapped too often.”
“When people see those ads, they are either angry or they love it, which is good because the worst thing is that they don’t notice it at all,” he added.
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Patrick Coffee
@PatrickCoffee
Patrick Coffee is a senior editor for Adweek.
Paid Media Strategist (Work From Home)
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AppNexus Touts its Growing Mobile Clout
Unveils bold tagline, but acknowledges mobile's lack of brand dollars
By Mike Shields
AppNexus wants to own mobile. But maybe it's better first to ask: is mobile display advertising worth owning?
During the company’s annual summit in New York on Wednesday, AppNexus executives touted the company’s fast-growing mobile footprint and its plans to lead in this burgeoning space. In particular, officials touted the company’s recent deal to power a mobile exchange for Millennial Media, dubbed MMX.
“We want to be the leading mobile ad ecosystem in the world,” said president Michael Rubenstein.
In fact, AppNexus now handles a stunning 6 billion mobile ad impressions a day. “[Mobile] is real, it is here and it is huge,” added Ryan Christensen, AppNexus' vp of product.
That sure is a lot of impressions. But the conversation at the summit felt like a parallel universe where the appetite for mobile display ads is red hot. Millennial Media co-founder & president Paul Palmieri defended his company’s poorly received acquisition of rival JumpTap (an audience member asked why the stock price fell), arguing that 60 percent of his network’s revenue is from brand advertising, and that the hottest ad formats for app developers include mobile video and rich media.
"Agencies are really understanding that this is a place they’ve gotta play,” said Palmieri
Instead, to hear brands tell it, mobile is still dominated by mobile app companies marketing other mobile apps; think games driving users to install other games. Meanwhile, if anything, brands have turned to Facebook, Twitter and Google, which have stolen the mobile ad spotlight from ad networks. And most publishers are complaining about brutal CPMs, making AppNexus’s talk of 6 billion impressions a day scary, not hopeful.
AppNexus CEO Brian O’Kelley acknowledged that the mobile ad landscape has work to do. “Facebook, Twitter and others have made the one screen experience seamless,” he said. “The mobile ad ecosystem hasn’t done that.” O’Kelley used the example of many Web publishers running small banners in the corner of their mobile sites, rather than putting video or large display ads front and center. “We have to help push that. … Brands never really embraced the desktop. Now we think the desktop is dead.”
Still, for the time being, AppNexus is helping serve a whole lot of desktop ads. But its future focus lies in mobile. And in fact, its ambitions just got a whole lot grander. The company unveiled a new tagline on Wednesday: “Powering the advertising that powers the Internet.” A bold goal that Google might have something to say about.
“It is bold,” O’Kelley said. “We want to compete. We have to. We are getting too big not to.”
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Malawi, Balaka District: net use assessment 12-months post-distribution
Initial net distribution verification data for West Kasai, DRC
Net use and the importance of data-driven distributions and monitoring
Created on Wednesday 28 Jan 2015 15:40 by Rob Mather
The New York Times recently ran an article reporting that some anti-malarial mosquito nets have been used for fishing and other purposes in a coastal village in Zambia, an area where there are no AMF-funded nets.
Potential mis-use of nets is an important issue for anyone concerned with trying to prevent malaria. It is clear some nets were being used for fishing and, anecdotally, this is familiar to all who work in malaria control so it is not a new finding.
The most important issue is scale.
In AMF’s experience over ten years in several hundred distributions across Africa, the number of nets used in ways other than as intended is extremely small.
It would be wrong to ignore these situations and we work to discourage and stop any occurrence of nets being used in this way.
However, it would also be wrong to move from anecdotal evidence of nets being misused, to suggest it is a widespread practice having a material effect on the impact of the nets in preventing malaria. Nets are the most significant mechanism for protecting people from malaria, saving hundreds of thousands of lives every year, far more from illness. We do not believe that we should deprive people of their main defence against a deadly disease because of the risk that they might misuse their net.
However, AMF takes a number of steps to stop misuse. We believe that each of them has contributed to the success of our distributions.
Malaria education is key. We work closely with local health officials, the front line health teams and the village and community leaders, to ensure the community is fully aware of the connection between sleeping under intact nets and preventing malaria.
AMF uses extremely rigorous pre-distribution surveys to determine precise net needs, followed by independent checks when the nets are given out to ensure no nets are diverted away from households that need them.
AMF conducts post-distribution check-ups to ensure nets are being used as intended every 6-months during the 3 years following a distribution. People are informed that these checks will be made by random selection, and via unnannounced visits. This gives us a data-driven view of where the nets are and whether they are being used properly. We publish all the data we collect: example here. This type of follow up work is currently unique to AMF, although we hope the practice will become more widespread where it is feasible.
At AMF, the extensive data we have collected verifies that the number of nets we have distributed that are used for fishing is immaterial.
Old nets that have outlasted their effectiveness in the fight against malaria may be made into footballs or other harmless objects and we do not try to interfere with this.
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WHL League refutes rumour that Kootenay ICE moving out of B.C., for now
Contrary to reports out of Winnipeg, no announcement is coming Monday, says WHL
The WHL is confirming that no announcement involving the Kootenay ICE is expected on Monday, contrary to a recent report by the Winnipeg Free Press.
“The WHL is very pleased with the commitment Greg Fettes and his ownership group has made to Cranbrook and the Kootenay region since acquiring the ICE franchise in 2017,” WHL commissioner Ron Robinson said in a statement.
“The WHL is looking forward to the Kootenay ICE continuing to operate this season in Cranbrook.”
Back in October, the Free Press reported the ICE owners were considering a plan to move to Winnipeg.
“The WHL Commissioner continues to monitor the situation in Kootenay very closely and reports to the Board of Governors as required on any new development. The discussions which take place on WHL franchises are internal and will remain confidential. With respect to the Kootenay ICE franchise, there is nothing new to report at this time,” the statement reads.
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B.C. woman accosted by man posing as police officer
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FMB Survey reveals encouraging post-Brexit signs for SME house builders
A survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has shown the majority of house builders have not been affected in the wake of the EU Referendum. The survey, which asked more than 100 SME house builders in England about their situation since the country voted to leave the EU in June, resulted in almost 69% saying their decisions have yet to…
Health and Safety Fails: the 'seriously unsafe' safety mask
Do you remember when you were a kid? Back when you would use your child-like creativity to pretend a toilet roll was a rocket ship, or a washing line was a zip wire for your Action Man? Well this week's tool appears to have reimagined the humble plastic bucket as a stand-in safety mask. It takes no Einstein to work out why this is a no-no when it…
6 Reasons Employers Should Allow Smartphones in the Workplace
Of all the topics in the modern workplace, the use of smartphones and other personal communication devices has to be one of the most divisive. Mobile phones have got into almost every aspect of our lives nowadays, but many old school employers have a knee-jerk reaction against their use at work. Let's have a look at just some of the reasons that…
Instaprofit: How to Use Snapchat and Instagram for Business
As two of the fastest growing social networks in the world, Snapchat and Instagram present businesses with a unique and exciting marketing opportunity. While the current commercial uptake remains slow, the momentum is building and it won't be long before your business starts to look at ways to use these platforms effectively. But why wait until then? This…
Automation Nation Part 1: Why Your Job Isn't Safe
James Cameron's vision of the future in his 1984 classic, The Terminator, portrayed a rather harrowing world where a bed of skulls lay beneath the tread of cyborgs. Lasers lit up the polluted skies, playgrounds were vaporised, and humans were brown bread. That year was 2029. Here we are in 2016 (some 13 years shy) and already the machines are taking…
Business Recruitment Plans 2016: Survey Results
The results are in from our big survey of 2016! We asked a wide range of companies about their recruitment plans for the year, hoping to give some scope on how trends, strategies and methods are changing with every year that goes by. To give us a better idea of the context of our responses, let's take a look at the company location, size and sectors…
Don't Get Duped: How to Spot a Bad Employer
Did you always get warned to avoid bad company when you were a kid? Well the same thing goes now you're all grown up and going to job interviews, champ. We've already taught you how to spot poor management, and now we're going to show you how to give second-rate companies a wide berth like a boss. Hop to it. We'd refer to the job interview…
Recruitment in Construction: Bridging the Skills Gap
The latest CBI/Pearson Education Skills Survey has shown that many construction employers believe finding employees for high and intermediate-skilled jobs is going to be difficult in the next few years. We look at how employers can respond to this and the important part recruitment agencies can play in this process. A new survey from the Confederation…
Free Gamification Hacks for Productivity and Employability
Ever feel like you'd enjoy your job a lot more if you could only be more productive? Surely there must be an easier way to get through your work? Well luckily, there is. Please allow us to present to you the gamification hacks that will change your life. Let's build You 2.0 ... What is gamification and how can it help me? Gamification is the process…
Five ways that SMEs can benefit from work experience placements
Do you remember your first work experience? Whether you spent it washing tortoises (my friends were very jealous) or you became the office's very own barista, these placements provided exactly what they said on the tin - experience of work. Have you ever stopped to think about how work experience can benefit the employer though? Just because…
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How to manage risk and ensure control – What to look out for in robotic process implementation
Tags: RPA security
AiiA Editor
For many enterprises considering robotic process automation, concerns around security are preventing action. More often than not, it's the IT department that is slamming on the brakes, concerned about the potential scenario of dozens of robots running amok across its systems. What’s real and what’s not when it comes to RPA security concerns?
While robotic process automation (RPA) is currently one of the most popular enablers of services, there is still plenty of mistrust, and sometimes fear, around the idea of unleashing an army of robots on enterprise systems. In many cases it is the IT department – often for the right reasons – that presents the main hurdle. While an often touted ‘benefit’ of RPA is that the business itself can implement robotic solutions, with little input required from IT, the truth of the matter is that you’ll need IT’s engagement in design and deployment if you need them to partner on a solution, when things go wrong.
Despite these concerns, the market for RPA is undoubtedly growing. The danger is that in the current feeding frenzy, it's tempting for firms to build a ‘quick and dirty’ robotic capability that lacks security, scalability, and sustainability. While there may be cost benefits in the short term, there’s a good chance the company will pay for it in risk and scale, in the long run.
Robotics as Drivers of Survival and Success
The agility that RPA offers can make the difference between surviving or not. Enterprises like the UK's Lloyds Bank have recognized this and are jumping at the opportunity to reinvent themselves for the Millennial age and the growing Millennial customer base. Lloyds is not simply tweaking itself to present a more modern face to the market, but is rebuilding itself as a true digital bank with highly automated processes that attract the Millennial generation.
"Opting out really isn't an option," says Scott Furlong, a service delivery consultant from ISG, who references Blockbuster and Kodak as examples of what happens when organizations fall behind and their more innovative competitors take the lead.
While robotics is still primarily driving cost savings, the potential for shifting into an integrated, digital ecosystem driven by automated processes is enormous. Consider Disney's Magic band – it’s a room key, a security device, a payment system, a GPS and a channel for cross selling. “The Internet of Things presents a vast opportunity, and robotics is absolutely key to leveraging it,” Furlong says.
Safer Than Humans?
But first: how much is robotic automation exposing your process to risk? Contrary to general concerns, RPA vendors and consultants point out that robotic processes tend to be far more secure than human-run processes.After all, robotics operates strictly within the regulatory and security parameters of the humans they replace. And, unlike humans, robots following a clearly programmed, automated, sequence of events are unlikely to err. They don’t get distracted halfway through a project, or respond to rogue emails, leave a screen unlocked that contains sensitive information while they get coffee, or allow themselves to be derailed from the current task.
"Realistically, your processes probably couldn't be more secure than in a robotically automated environment," Furlong says. He points out that in the late nineties, the idea of moving shared services captives offshore resulted in similar denials around the impossibility of serving multiple languages from distant locations, processing non-paper documents out of country, etc. Furlong insists the biggest problem around security tends to be convincing IT that there is none. “As long as things are done right!”
“A robot is just another piece of software,” he says. “It does what it is told to do. So, as long as you test the code rigidly and lock it up, no one else can tamper with it." The key, Furlong says, is to maintain strict controls and testing on development and maintenance throughout the life cycle.
Concerns Valid (But Manageable)
One of the first firms to develop RPA solutions was Blue Prism, based in the UK, which initially introduced robotics to its banking clients back in 2008. CMO Pat Geary agrees that the concerns around RPA security are entirely valid, but can easily be mitigated, "as long as companies take a thorough approach to implementation and partner with a reputable firm.”
To understand the reality of security issues within RPA, we need look no further than the most regulated industry of our time: banking and financial services, many of whom are now entrusting their core operational data centers to robotic processing.
Geary believes the key security determinant is getting IT involved from the start and ensuring they are on board. One of the selling points of RPA has been the ease with which it can be implemented by the business line, ‘without the involvement of IT.’ On closer inspection, many of these broad statements are more of a marketing gimmick than a real strategy, warns Geary.
Your Bot is Visible, Traceable and Secure – So What is Missing?
Automated logins are entirely traceable. The challenge arises where one part of the process is administered by humans, then handed over to robots, then back to humans. Geary points out the problem here is really about simplification, and lack of straight-through processing or integration, where a single sign on allows continuous workflows without the stop-start that characterizes handovers.
What it usually comes down to is the more homework and preparation done, the more robust and secure the solution. Today, recognizing the enormous opportunity of RPA, the market is exploding with providers who profess to offer quick and easy (and cheap) solutions to processing challenges. As always, if it sounds too good to be true it may just be that, at least in the long term – which is where you may run into trouble as you post patches or upgrades that could possibly destabilize your operations.
"Everything we do is based on central control via secure servers,” Geary explains. "And while that may mean it takes a bit longer and it costs a bit more, you'll never find yourself on the wrong side of the security fence".
Bot ‘Personification’ Misleading
One reason there is still so much resistance to RPA might be the personification that has evolved around robotic processing, which opened up the specter of robot armies taking over the enterprise. “It’s led to a kind of paranoia that is hard to reason with,” explains Neil Kinson, chief of staff, at Redwood Software. “In truth, and despite rare, but high profile, attacks on payment portals, notably the Bangladesh Bank heist, the bulk of the real risk exposure comes from the people in your organization. It's silly things like Post-it notes with passwords sticking on a monitor, or shortcuts people take to ease their daily workload, or the malware they inadvertently install… There is plenty of risk associated with humans, which robotics removes from the equation.”
Locking in System Weakness
While it’s true the rigor of robotics removes a lot of process risk, ironically, the more user interface-focused the solution, the greater the exposure to another kind of risk. The reasoning is quite simple: desktop, or user interface-based robotic process automation (also called swivel chair robotics), effectively emulates the behavior of a human, just faster and more rigidly. This does mean, however, that you are effectively locking in legacy technologies. Kinson warns the perpetuating of legacy systems, which by definition are more prone to vulnerabilities, represents one of the key risks of RPA. In addition, once organizations robotically automate a process, many take their ‘foot off the pedal’ and don’t modernize the underlying systems, because they’ve been ‘fixed’ through robotics. “The real danger, then, is whether the next security patch might ‘break’ the robot,” says Kinson.
This is a key concern for Christina Critzer, SVP of ECM, BPM, Automation & EIS Delivery Tools at SunTrust Bank. Her team provides technology solution implementation services across the enterprise and has actively been promoting document imaging, workflow, and, more recently, robotics.
One of the questions Critzer’s team is seeking answers to, right now, is the extent to which providers are supporting regression testing to ensure that the bots won’t break as updates occur. “We use the same robotics components across multiple processes, so we want to be sure that as we update the workflow, or change one of the applications, we only need to make one adjustment, which is automatically pushed across all iterations,” she says. The question is, therefore, how will providers handle configuration management and how will they adjust as a workflow is redesigned, so as to minimize risk exposure? “It would be highly inefficient if we had to make changes at individual process levels, considering the volumes we work with,” Critzer says. “What we are finding, though, is that each provider has a different answer".
Starting Point: Architecture and Authentication
To tackle security concerns in RPA head on, everything must be built solidly and securely from the ground up, says Geary. And that starts with the architecture. Attention to detail is crucial. It’s this approach, Geary believes, that has gained Blue Prism more than 140 high-performing F500 clients to date, including IBM, Accenture, and EY.
One area Geary warns about is ‘individual authentication’, where robots use employee log-ons and it becomes difficult to distinguish human activities from those of the bot. Instead, he believes, companies should opt for a tried-and-tested enterprise model that takes work off the desktop and onto virtual machines that are locked down. In this scenario, Geary explains, robotic authentication takes place in the data center, complete with their own access rights and controls. “It's completely different from the shadowing that goes on with user IDs,” he says.
Security is given a boost when each robot is given its own individual logon, and its own permissions from the system. The architectural-design philosophy behind high-security RPA implementations stands head and shoulders apart from desktop-driven RPA, Geary emphasizes – and it removes the fear of ‘script-ageddon’, where work is thrown onto hundreds of desktops without the strict controls that need to be in place.
There are plenty of examples of what can go wrong. Local script-driven automations are vulnerable to power outages that result in script failures, and tapping IT for help won’t help either, unless IT has ownership over the software and has signed off on security installations. In addition, the potential of having open scripts running on a user’s desktop while that person steps away for coffee would expose an organization to extreme risk.
“An enterprise or platform approach takes longer,” Geary concedes, “but if you want to build a tall building you need to build on a solid structure.”
5 Points on Your RPA Path
That ‘structure’ can be summarized in five key points, according to Marcin Nowakowski, Finance and Administration Director in the Banking Sector and Shared Service Centers. He sees tremendous benefits from RPA but also acknowledges the importance of building risk awareness into implementations from the start, and ensuring that RPA contracts address these issues. Within the SSC environment, Nowakowski promotes embracing RPA, but at the same time has based his risk strategy around five key points.
"First, Compliance and regulatory topics are probably one of the most complex and therefore also one on the most important areas to get right, especially as we are so frequently processing across different regions," he explains. “You might have bought your solution from the US, process in India, program in Spain, and eventually service a customer outside the region – so you need to be careful to understand what part of the process is, or is not, compliant with local legislation, and what is applicable legislation. In addition, European and US solutions often regulate topics differently (for example Intellectual Property), so you also need to establish not only whether you will ‘own or rent’ the solution, but also, if your employees are developing these solutions, who is the owner of intellectual rights.
What is key, Nowakowski says, is to understand who is liable for what in case something goes wrong – so issues around insurance, liability, guarantees, etc., need to be addressed up front. “The more sensitive something is, the more proximity may be significant in controlling risk,” he adds.
A second potential risk factor relates to the volume, or quantity, of transactions. The bigger the scope of transactional volume, the easier it is to lose control, Nowakowski says. "It's important to start off with a manageable volume that is easy to assess and where issues can be directly addressed. Once you are at a comfortable level, then you can ratchet up the volume."
A third factor relates to knowledge retention, because, as you automate processes, what is lost in transition is the know-how to process manually. If you have lost your knowledge on the process, you risk having no fall back position when automation goes wrong or needs recalibration.
A fourth risk factor is that physical security is as significant for Robots as it is for human employees. “You need to have a strategy for your IT infrastructure in case disaster strikes – whether natural or otherwise – that knocks your bot server location out of action,” Nowakowski explains. What makes this far more challenging, perhaps, is that you might need to switch over in real time. You cannot usually rely on backing up overnight, for example. This is also where he foresees blockchain becoming significant to service processing. “Its ability to reconcile, in real time, in multiple stations, might offer the possibility of resolving some of the challenges around disaster recovery, for robot enabled or automated processes,” he says.
Finally, in addition to all of the above, standard control frameworks need to be installed on the bots, Nowakowski says. “Let's call this a secondary level of control, that adds its own dimension. These controls will relate more specifically to the underlying processes, and the various security measures that are probably already in place for human processing. You also need control frameworks on items mentioned above – security, knowledge retention, etc..”
What unites all of these factors is a comprehensive approach that includes IT and compliance experts from the start. “It’s hard to go back and fix things once the genie is out of the bottle,” warns Nowakowski. “Much better to cover all your bases from the start.”
IT: Your Partner If (When) Things Go Wrong
Most practitioners cite ‘getting IT on board’ as their main challenge, and it’s a significant one, given that RPA marks the first time many business lines or Shared Services Centers are driving technology solutions themselves, instead of relying on IT to take the lead. IT is often seen as a ‘blocker’ to RPA, often suggesting ‘the next version of SAP’ as the better solution to a problem. But waiting simply isn’t an option for organizations that needs to reap a competitive advantage in every area of operations – and that includes support services.
Christina Critzer represents the forward-looking face of IT that organizations need to harness if they are going to shift beyond ad hoc RPA fixes, and develop an operational capability to drive performance. “In the early days, businesses underestimated how important it was to get IT involved. Today we are partnering to build a forward, unified vision,” she explains.
At SunTrust, the business led early robotic processing implementations, and Critzer has now been tasked with assessing how best to operationalize this capability across the enterprise, building a Center of Excellence. “To a certain extent there's a panic now,” she says, as the enterprise realizes that we need to catch-up and get that solid foundation in place.
"Robotics works great the first time, but the moment you start upgrading the parts there is the risk of breaking the bot. If IT has not been engaged up to that point, it's going to be difficult to get them in to help at that critical stage. Right now, we're slowing down to go faster, and building in robust governance to ensure success.”
In preparing, Critzer is planning for “the unhappy path", not the happy path that most functional leaders like to focus on. “From an IT perspective, we need to figure out how to support this application across the enterprise and impose the same disciplines we are already committed to onto this new solution.”
RPA Beats EUC, But…
While actually committing to RPA is still a big step, most companies have been undertaking automations using various tools for many years, says Simen Munter, Global Head of ANZ’s Shared Services Organization, and passionate RPA advocate. “And they have an established in-use approach to End User Computing (EUC).” There are key issues that distinguish RPA from these EUC tools, he says, and which work in RPA’s favor, including a detailed audit trail, centralized user management and scheduling management.
On the other hand, all software solutions have future support and migration issues, Munter warns. For example, the people that created them may have moved on. “This is an increased risk when you are deploying tools that are not maintained by your own technology function, but by a provider,” he says. In addition, as these tools can be developed by business resources that do not have IT programming experience, there’s also the risk of logic errors creeping in, which could compromise the accuracy of processing or information used to make decisions that have an adverse financial, reputational or regulatory impact.
“Given the ease with which these solutions can be developed, there is also a risk that teams fail in standard release management, or in executing the proper segregation of duties in the development and support phases,” Munter says. “In addition, it’s important to ensure that you have the right skills sets within your IT group, as many IT teams don’t know how to manage these tools and, as a result, are coming up with rules that make it impossible to meaningfully implement RPA.”
Some of the other risks Munter lists include:
Compliance risk through extracting or processing data outside of core systems, which can cause regulatory intervention and fines. (Regulations typically do not discourage the use of Automations, however require businesses to ensure that data controls created in one applications are not overridden elsewhere – including through the use of RPA.)
Accuracy of RPA coding that may result in financial loss or reputational damage. (Logic errors; incorrect process logic; risk of replication of transactions; scripts facilitating fraud, information leakage or damaging information held in systems; failure to trap, return or handle errors and thereby bring them to human attention when an unexpected event occurs in logic conditions; inaccurate or unexpected input data; assumptions that all input data is clean and accurate.)
Exposure of confidential or restricted customer and company data. (RPA Automations that are used to collect confidential or restricted information may not have the same level of protection controls as technology supported applications, or as required by company standards for information handling, regulatory or industry bodies.)
Availability of critical business processes. (Whilst improving BCP for a normal outage, malfunctions in automation tools may have an impact on a critical business function which would not be able to operate manually post RPA; risk of not enough FTEs to compensate manually if RPA is unavailable; missing documentation may affect service restoration time as it may require skilled persons or time to understand the logic within the tool to correct the bug(s) which caused defect(s); key person risk – staff who have developed applications may no longer be available to support the automations.)
Loss of Process Intimacy Impacts Continuous Improvement
While the user-interface approach is quick, easy, and effective, it can be inherently risky. Desktop robotics is about eliminating a discrete set of topics, explains Redwood’s Neil Kinson. This translates well to transactional work that takes up a lot of man hours, but has the downside of eventually hitting a glass ceiling of sorts, where you max out the ability of interconnected micro-tasks to interact. Another limitation is that robots, unlike people, cannot identify which parts of the process are a waste of time. So, when it comes to continuous improvement, the loss of ‘process intimacy’ also means the loss of the innovation driver that humans bring to the table.
"The risk is that you hold onto a lot of inefficiency because it's now embedded in robotics and you don't have the context that an output-oriented solution would give you,” says Kinson.
Published Interfaces Provide Robust Basis
One solution providers like Redwood or Blue Prism are promoting is to work through published interfaces that connect directly with enterprise applications, instead of desktop interfaces. This approach effectively ‘reengineers’ the way the process is done, says Kinson: “Instead of emulating how humans connect systems, via various steps, you start with the desired outcome and work towards getting to the same solution – but via a different route.” The added comfort, he says, is that by definition these published interfaces represent higher levels of stability and protection because they are core to the ERP architecture.
Next Up: Artificial Intelligence – Where Will It Take Us?
AI is often thrown into the same mix as RPA without enough practical proof of their connection or even applicability. “Right now, artificial intelligence is being overstated, at least in terms of its practical implementations in support services to date,” says Kinson. “In truth most of the automation today is not yet about intelligence, but what you might term ‘automated stupidity’ – it’s the dull and mindless work that’s been automated so that humans are freed up to leverage their intelligence.”
The real wins of AI right now are in crunching large volumes of data for analytics and trends. As far as financial processing or other functions are concerned, AI is still more of a philosophical debate, believes Kinson. “AI is about the ability to find patterns in enormous volumes of data and to identify these patterns for decision-makers. We can certainly see the applicability for connecting with robotics, but we are not yet at the stage where we would want robotic software to draw conclusions about financial data and redesign itself without human intervention or governance.”
“Intelligent Automation (IA), on the other hand, is something developers are wrapping their minds around. That is really about intelligent insights into executions that drive intelligent improvements – but again, it’s based on AI’s ability to analyze large volumes of data.”
Any innovations, whether in technology or travel, push the envelope. Early adopters run the risks but also reap the rewards. The promise of RPA’s impact on service performance simply cannot be overlooked, but organizations need to take a holistic approach, ideally from the start, in setting up a strong platform to leverage the benefits of RPA across the enterprise.
While most companies so far have started small and local – may, indeed, carry on starting that way – getting IT to the table early on will safeguard your investment and support scalability.
Tips on Ensuring You Build Security into Your RPA
Involve operational security groups and enterprise architects from the start. Let them evaluate the technology and providers as if it were a standard enterprise piece of software. You can't start with desktop automation and bolt on security afterwards.
Choose an experienced partner with plenty of implementations in highly regulated industries. Ensure the experience is based not just on offshore robots but on data centers and core operational architecture.
Just as Excel cannot do the work of SAP, and a spreadsheet is not CRM, a desktop version of RPA can’t replicate an enterprise approach.
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You can stream the song here and watch the accompanying video here, featuring scenes from the short film I Am Easy To Find, directed by Academy Award-nominated director Mike Mills (20th Century Women, Beginners), and starring Academy Award Winner Alicia Vikander. I Am Easy To Find is the band’s eighth studio album and will be released on 17th May. With the recent album announcement, the band shared the opening track ‘You Had Your Soul With You’ featuring the vocals of longtime David Bowie collaborator Gail Ann Dorsey.
A companion short film with the same name will also be released with music by The National and inspired by the album. More film details to be released at a later date. Mills, along with the band, is credited as co-producer of the album, which was mostly recorded at Long Pond, Hudson Valley, NY with additional sessions in Paris, Berlin, Cincinnati, Austin, Dublin, Brooklyn and more far flung locations. The album features vocal contributions from Sharon Van Etten, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Lisa Hannigan, Mina Tindle and more. Tracklisting and tour dates below. Pre-order the album I Am Easy To Find here and watch the film trailer here. Read the album bio here.
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This April, the band are presenting “A Special Evening with The National,” five sold out events happening in Paris, London, New York, Toronto and LA. The evening will include a screening of ‘I Am Easy To Find,’ Q&A with the band, Mike Mills and more. An intimate performance will follow with special guests Gail Ann Dorsey (Paris), Kate Stables of This Is The Kit, Mina Tindle, Yuki Numata Resnick, James McAlister, Brooklyn Youth Chorus (New York), and more to be announced. They will then head out on an expansive world tour beginning this June with Courtney Barnett and Alvvays opening select dates. See all tour dates below. For tickets and more information, visit www.americanmary.com.
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Interstellar and circumstellar matter
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117528
2. Observations
3. Data reduction and analysis
Appendix A:
Warm gas at 50 AU in the disk around Herbig Be star HD 100546 ⋆
M. Goto1, G. van der Plas2, M. van den Ancker3, C. P. Dullemond1,4, A. Carmona5, Th. Henning1, G. Meeus6, H. Linz1 and B. Stecklum7
1 Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
e-mail: mgoto@mpia.de
2 Astronomical Institute “Anton Pannekoek” at the University van Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3 ESO, Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
4 Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Universität Heidelberg, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
5 ISDC Data Centre for Astrophysics & Geneva Observatory, University of Geneva, chemin d’Ecogia 16, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland
6 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
7 Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, Sternwarte 5, 07778 Tautenburg, Germany
Accepted: 28 November 2011
Context. The disk atmosphere is one of the fundamental elements of theoretical models of a protoplanetary disk. However, the direct observation of the warm gas (≫100 K) at large radius of a disk (≫10 AU) is challenging, because the line emission from warm gas in a disk is usually dominated by the emission from an inner disk.
Aims. Our goal is to detect the warm gas in the disk atmosphere well beyond 10 AU from a central star in a nearby disk system of the Herbig Be star HD 100546.
Methods. We measured the excitation temperature of the vibrational transition of CO at incremental radii of the disk from the central star up to 50 AU, using an adaptive optics system combined with the high-resolution infrared spectrograph CRIRES at the VLT.
Results. The observation successfully resolved the line emission with 0.″1 angular resolution, which is 10 AU at the distance of HD 100546. Population diagrams were constructed at each location of the disk, and compared with the models calculated taking into account the optical depth effect in LTE condition. The excitation temperature of CO is 400–500 K or higher at 50 AU away from the star, where the blackbody temperature in equilibrium with the stellar radiation drops as low as 90 K. This is unambiguous evidence of a warm disk atmosphere far away from the central star.
Key words: circumstellar matter / stars: pre-main sequence / protoplanetary disks / stars: individual HD 100546 / stars: variables: T Tauri, Herbig Ae, Be / stars: formation
Based on data collected in the course of CRIRES program [084.C-0605] at the VLT on Cerro Paranal (Chile), which is operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
A warm disk atmosphere is a natural consequence of a disk externally heated by stellar radiation (e.g. Calvet et al. 1991; Aikawa et al. 2002). Together with a somewhat cooler mid-plane and a disk inner-rim, it is one of the fundamental elements of the current theoretical models on which our understanding of a protoplanetary disk relies (e.g. Dullemond et al. 2001). The emission from warm gas (≫100 K) in a protoplanetary disk has been best observed in the vibrational transitions of CO (e.g. Goto et al. 2006; Brittain et al. 2007; Najita et al. 2007) and other molecules (e.g. Weintraub et al. 2000; Carr et al. 2004). It is hard to estimate the physical properties of the disk atmosphere from this spatially unresolved line emission alone, however, because the emission from the warm gas is dominated by the strong radiation from the hot inner disk closer to the central star (Brittain et al. 2007; van der Plas et al. 2009). Sub-mm spectroscopy does probe the molecules in the outer disk (>100 AU) through the rotational transitions, but mostly cool gas of the temperature 15–30 K (e.g. Dent et al. 2005; Panić et al. 2010). In order to measure the hot gas in the disk atmosphere at radii of 10 to 100 AU, one requires (1) high angular resolution to exclusively observe the faint emission from the outer disk without being affected by the strong emission from the inner disk; (2) a proper spectroscopic probe that is sensitive to the warm disk atmosphere, many of which are in the infrared regime; and (3) the multiple transitions of that spectroscopic probe to measure the gas temperature quantitatively.
The goal of our observation is to measure the rotational excitation temperature of CO fundamental band at 50 AU away from a star, using an adaptive optics system to isolate the emission of the outer disk from that of the inner rim. The nearest Herbig Be star to the solar system, HD 100546 (B9.5Vne; Houk & Cowley 1975), is used as a testbed, because of its close distance (d = 103 pc; van den Ancker 1998) and high luminosity (L∗ = 26 L⊙; Tatulli et al. 2011). HD 100546 is a 10 Myr-old (van den Ancker 1998), flared disk system (Meeus et al. 2001) (Mdisk > 10-3 M⊙; Panić & Hogerheijde 2009) inclined away from the observers by 40°–50° (e.g., Ardila et al. 2007), with two spiral arms seen at 200 AU in the scattered light (Grady et al. 2001, 2005). The dust disk is truncated at 10 AU and inward (Bouwman et al. 2003; Acke & van den Ancker 2006). The gas and the dust at the inner rim are warm, 200 K and 1000 K, respectively, under the direct irradiation of the central star (Bouwman et al. 2003; Brittain et al. 2009). The vibrational transition of CO and H2 have been spatially resolved (Brittain et al. 2009; van der Plas et al. 2009; Carmona et al. 2011), but the disk atmosphere has not been studied in depth, because the emission from the outer disk was not properly separated from that of the inner rim. In this paper, we will follow up these studies, and measure the gas temperature in the disk atmosphere quantitatively.
The observation was carried out with CRIRES (Käufl et al. 2004) at the VLT on 29 and 30 April in 2010 in the open-time program 084.C-0605. The adaptive optics system MACAO (Bonnet et al. 2004) was used to feed nearly diffraction-limited images to the spectrograph using HD 100546 as a wavefront reference. The slit width was 0 2, providing spectra with a velocity resolution of 3 km s-1 (R = 100 000). The spectroscopy covers the wavelength from 4.588 μm to 5.004 μm [R(16)–R(0), P(1)–P(27)] continuously with six grating settings. The spectra were obtained with the observing template CRIRES_spec_obs_SpectroAstrometry. The slit was oriented eight position angles to increase the spatial coverage of the disk. We here used the subset of the data with the slit aligned to the major axis of the disk projected onto the sky (PA = 145°; Ardila et al. 2007), and anti-parallel to it (PA = 325°) to test the consistency of the detected line emissions, and the measurement of the excitation temperature of CO. The telescope was nodded by 10′′ every two exposures to subtract the thermal emission from the sky. The total integration time was 4 minutes for one grating setting. A spectroscopic standard star HR 6556 (A5 III) was observed at close airmass with HD 100546 with the same instrument settings.
The spectral images were pre-processed for subtraction of the dark-current images and flat-fielding, and coadded by cries_spec_jitter recipe1 on the ESO gasgano platform2. Because all line images of v = 2–1 look qualitatively similar, those lines that were not blended with strong telluric absorption lines, or with the other transitions of CO lines, were registered and added to a single line image to increase the signal-to-noise ratio, and to check the spatial extent of the gas emission (Fig. 1). Continuum emission was interpolated from both sides of the line emission, and subtracted. The gas emission of the disk is clearly resolved, showing Keplerian rotation profiles consistently in both line images obtained with slit PA = 145° and 325° with the low-velocity wings extending up to 50 AU. The disk around HD 100546 is known to be brighter at the southwestern side than the northeastern side in the scattered light (Ardila et al. 2007). The asymmetry of the surface brightness has been attributed to the preferential forward scattering of the dust grains in the disk. The rotation of the disk detected in CO v = 2–1 with the southeastern part approaching toward us is consistent with this disk inclination and the counter-clockwise winding of the spiral arms (Grady et al. 2005; Ardila et al. 2007).
One-dimensional spectra were extracted from the spectral images, setting the extraction apertures at the incremental distances from the central star (the positions and the sizes of the extraction apertures are summarized in Table 1). The telluric absorption lines were removed by dividing by the spectra of the spectroscopic standard star after correcting the small mismatches in the wavelengths, the airmass, and the spectral resolutions. The wavelength calibration was performed to match the telluric absorption lines to the atmospheric transmission model calculated by ATRAN (Lord 1992).
Because the transitions to the ground level v = 1–0 were affected by the telluric absorption lines of the same transitions, v = 2–1 lines were used to calculate the column densities of the rotational levels from J = 0 to J = 26 in v = 2 vibrational state to construct the population diagrams. The column density at each J level NJ was calculated for the optically thin limit NJ Aul hν ω = Wνfν, where ω is the solid angle of the emitting area, and fν is the flux density of the continuum emission to convert the equivalent width Wν to the line flux. We were unable to perform the absolute flux calibration of the spectra to measure fν properly because of significant systematic errors from the variable PSF, variable slit transmission, and the variable pixel sampling of the PSF combined together. The factor fν/ω is irrelevant here, though, as long as it changes only slowly with the wavelength, because we are not primarily interested in the absolute column densities, but the relative distribution of NJ to measure the excitation temperature of CO. The line flux of the spectra obtained with adjacent grating settings were scaled so that the lines that were covered by both grating settings have the same line flux on average. The column densities divided by the statistical weights are shown in Fig. 2 after being shifted vertically by an arbitrarily chosen amount for the presentation.
Obviously, the gas is warm (>400 K) out to the longest distance (49 AU) covered by the observations. In order to measure the excitation temperature of CO quantitatively, model population diagrams were calculated based on synthetic line emission spectra, and compared to the observations. The column densities in the upper and lower levels are given by N(u,l) = Nv = (1,2) g(u,l)/Q(u,l) e − E(u,l)/kTex in the LTE condition, where Nv = (1,2) is the total CO column density at v = 1 or 2 state, g is the statistical weight, Q is the partition function, E(u,l) is the energy of the upper or lower level with respect to the rotational ground level, and Tex is the excitation temperature. The line source function of a two-level system was given by Sν = NuAul/(NlBlu − NuBul), and the line emission spectrum was therefore calculated as Iν = Sν (1 − e − τν) with the line opacity . The line profile φ(ν) was assumed to be a Gaussian function. We performed preliminary runs to fit the observed population diagrams by the models with limited sampling of Tex and NCO, varying the line width of the Gaussian line profile from 2 km s-1 to 30 km s-1. The fitting result in terms of the absolute deviation ( ) became better up to 6 km s-1 in most of the spectra extracted from different disk locations. In several cases the fitting further improved up to 25 km s-1, but very slightly. For simplicity, we fixed the line width to 6 km s-1, and used the same line profile for the spectra extracted at all disk locations. The equivalent widths of the emission lines were measured with the model spectra and converted to the column densities in the same way as the observed spectra. The energy levels, the line center wavelengths, and Einstein Aul coefficients were taken from Goorvitch (1994). A more detailed discussion on the calculation can be found elsewhere (Goto et al. 2011).
Extraction apertures and excitation temperatures.
Top: position-velocity diagrams of CO v = 2–1 from HD 100546. All vibrational transitions of CO v = 2–1 in our observational coverage that do not overlap with the deep absorption lines of the terrestrial atmosphere are registered and added. The spectra were recorded with the slit PA = 145° (left) and 325° (right). The spatial axis is in abscissa with the position angles to which the slit was aligned indicated by arrows. The line image obtained with slit PA = 325° is flipped horizontally so that the offset from the central star increases to the right in both of the line images. The continuum emission of the star was interpolated from both sides of the line emission and subtracted. The contours are drawn at every 10% of the peak brightness, except the lowest one which is at 5%. The apertures of the spectral extraction are marked by rectangles. Faint emission is still visible at 50 AU away at low velocity. The sizes and the locations of the extraction apertures are summarized in Table 1. Bottom: spatial profile of the line emission, i.e., the position-velocity diagram shown in the upper panels are crushed along the velocity space.
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The line emission is apparently optically thick with turnovers seen around EJ/k ~ 6500 K. The excitation temperature and the column density are heavily degenerated in these cases. The formal fitting error might underestimate the realistic uncertainty in the temperature measured. We produced contour maps of the absolute deviations between calculated and observed population diagrams on a grid of temperatures (500–2500 K) and column densities (1019–1022 cm-2) (Figs. A.1, A.2). The total extents of the contour in temperature where the absolute deviation increases by 10% of the best fitting value were taken as the uncertainties of the excitation temperature of CO (Fig. 3, Table 1). We lack the measurements of the equivalent widths of high-J levels at 49 AU because of the insufficient signal-to-noise ratio of the spectra (Fig. 2). The upper limit of the excitation temperature is therefore less constrained at the radius than at other locations, but the conclusion (Tex > 400 K) is not affected. Fitting was also performed with the column densities fixed to 1020 cm-2 to give an independent estimate of how the result is affected by this degeneracy. The resulting excitation temperatures do not differ by more than the extent of the errors estimated above except at −49 AU with PA = 145°.
Population diagrams of CO v = 2–1 based on the spectra extracted at the incremental distances from the central star. The upper and the lower panels are from the spectra recorded with the slit PA = 145° and 325°. Open circles and filled triangles are for R- and P-branches, respectively. The column densities divided by the statistical weights are vertically shifted by arbitrarily amount for the presentation. The uncertainty of the individual column density is on the order of the dispersions of the data points. The red lines are the best-fit LTE model population diagrams assuming Gaussian line width of 6 km s-1. The blue lines are the same but the column density of CO is fixed to NCO = 1020 cm-2.
The rotational excitation temperature of CO is between 400 K and 1100 K at all locations on the disk where the spectra were extracted. There might be a hint of the cooling of the gas down to 400–600 K with the distance from the central star, but this is not unambiguous. The measurements are consistent in the data with PA = 145° and 325°, except at the edge of the disk at ± 49 AU, and the inner disk at + 9 AU from the star. The latter might be picking up the emission from the hot inner rim exclusively. Although the observation was made with high angular resolution, the line emission from different radii of the disk overlap up to 22 AU, because the emission from the inner rim is by far stronger than that from the disk behind (the spatial profiles of the line emission are shown in the lower panels in Fig. 1). However, as is seen in the locations of the extraction apertures overlaid with the line images (Fig. 1), the spatial resolution is sufficiently high that little blending with the emission from the inner disk is expected at 50 AU and beyond. The excitation temperature is still hotter than 400 K at 49 AU, where the blackbody equilibrium temperature with the stellar radiation [ ; σ, L∗, d are the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, the luminosity of the star, and the distance from the star to the particle] drops as low as 90 K.
Radial profile of the rotational excitation temperature of CO v = 2–1 in the disk atmosphere of HD 100546 system. Data points are horizontally shifted slightly for clarity. The excitation temperatures are measured from the population diagrams presented in Fig. 2. The red squares are for an LTE model with fixed line width of 6 km s-1. The line emissions are optically thick, therefore the column density and the excitation temperature are highly degenerated. The error bars are given not by the fitting error in Fig. 2, but by the total extent of the contour in temperature in the absolute deviation plots in Figs. A.1 and A.2, where the absolute deviation becomes worse by 10% of the best fitting values. The blue triangles are from the fitting of the population diagrams, but with the column density of CO fixed to NCO = 1020 cm-2.
Although the presence of this warm gas is exactly what the disk model predicts (Kamp & Dullemond 2004; Jonkheid et al. 2004), this is the first time that the temperature of the disk atmosphere is directly measured beyond the disk inner rim by a high angular resolution observation that spatially resolved the disk. The range of the excitation temperature nicely overlaps with 300–800 K of the pure rotational lines of CO at high-J (14 ≤ J ≤ 30) measured in the recent spectroscopy of the same object by Herschel/PACS (Sturm et al. 2010). Thi et al. (2011) also detected CH+J = 5–4, 6–5, 3–2 by the same instrument, and derived a rotational excitation temperature 323 K. It is inferred that these observations are likely looking at the gas in a similar location of the disk as the present study. The model presented by Thi et al. (2011), which takes into account the specific disk geometry of HD 100546 constrained by the spectral energy distribution (Benisty et al. 2010), also shows a warm layer of the gas at 50 AU of the disk.
A mechanism that likely vibrationally excites CO to v = 2 level is the ultraviolet pumping (Krotkov et al. 1980), because the vibrational temperature (Tvib = 6600 ± 700 K; van der Plas 2010) is much hotter than the rotational excitation temperature (Brittain et al. 2009). The rotational levels are much faster to thermalize through the collisions with the molecular/atomic hydrogen and therefore should represent the ambient gas temperature better. It is in principle possible to account for the extended line emission not by the emission arising on the site, but by the scattered line emission, where CO is excited to v = 2 level in the vicinity of the central star, and the line emission emerging from the hot inner disk is simply reflected into the line of sights to observers by the dust grains at 50 AU. We discarded the scattered line emission, because the line images in Fig. 1 clearly show the Keplerian profiles, which indicate that the line center velocity at 50 AU is closer to the system velocity than that of the gas orbiting closer to the central star.
The observed excitation temperature agrees with that of Jonkheid et al. (2007), who calculated the chemistry and the temperature structure of a disk around a Herbig Ae star without the a priori assumption that the gas is physically coupled to the dust. The calculations were performed for the disk mass from 10-1 to 10-4 M⊙ to simulate the dissipation of a disk, and with and without the dust settling, i.e., the mass ratio of the dust and the gas in the upper layer gradually reduced from 0.01 to 10-5. The gas temperature in the upper layer is clearly higher in cases without dust settling, because the gas is primarily heated by the photoelectric effect of the dust grains. The gas is hotter than 300 K in the disk atmosphere at the distance of 50 AU from the disk surface to the significant depth toward the mid-plane for all the disk models calculated without dust settling, which is comfortably matched with the excitation temperature we found; while the gas temperature with dust settling is everywhere less than 100 K. That the disk atmosphere is well mixed with the dust grains is also consistent with the classification of the source as Ia by Meeus et al. (2001) with spatially resolved (Habart et al. 2006), rich emission features of PAHs (Acke et al. 2010), and the thermal continuum emission extended up to 1 4, or 145 AU, in the mid-infrared (Mulders et al. 2011).
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Appendix A: Measurement of rotational excitation temperature
Here we provide the contour maps of the absolute deviations between calculated and observed population diagrams that we used to estimate the uncertainty of the excitation temperature of CO. The extents of the contour in the temperature where the absolute deviation increases by 10% of the best fitting value were taken as the error of Tex.
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Contour maps of the absolute deviations between the calculated and observed population diagrams. The observed population diagrams are based on the data obtained with the slit PA = 145°. Tex and NCO that give the minimum absolute deviations are marked by crosses. The contours are drawn at every 10% increase of the absolute deviation from its minimum value.
Same as Fig. A.1, but for the data obtained with the slit PA = 325°.
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It’s All Academic
26 June 2019, 20:44 BST
In it’s first year, The Academy saw six players make their first team bows, three of them appearing in the opening pre season friendly of 2018-19.
Run in partnership with education provider, SCL the club had to overcome the odds before a ball was even kicked, as we were one of fourteen clubs out of a total of twenty-eight that applied and got accepted into The National League U19 Alliance. An unprecedented occurrence for a new set-up.
Budding hopefuls attended a pre-booked trial and the successful applicants invited to an interview regarding the classroom side of things, before Mum and Dad had a chance to see what it was all about and meet the Teachers and Coaches too.
Courses covering sport, coaching and fitness – interspersed with Maths and Engilsh or Functional Skills, where required – could lead successful graduates to employment opportunities in any of those areas or see them move on to University, Apprenticeships, or a shot at professional/semi-professional football in either a playing or non-playing capacity.
On the pitch, the boys didn’t look out of place as they ended the campaign in fourth, despite competing against full-time clubs such as (Champions) Eastleigh, Aldershot Town and AFC Wimbledon; even knocking Luton Town out of The League Cup in a thrilling penalty shootout.
Back in July of last year, Luca Cocorrachio – who only spent a short time in The Academy before signing for our Premier League neighbours, Brighton & Hove Albion – started the very first friendly against South Park. He would go on to make his Senior debut in The Alan Turvey Trophy tie at Leatherhead on 12th September and enter the Bostik fray in the wind and rain of Bishop’s Stortford’s Pre-Christmas visit.
His last game in the front side came, for him, in a rather bruising ATT exit to Merstham but some people had clearly seen enough and Luca joined the pro ranks, at the tender age of sixteen. A huge endorsement for The Education Programme, which had only been going a few months !
Two more lads featured heavily throughout pre-season, namely Jasper Pattenden and Tyrese Mthunzi, as Josh Gould, James Beresford and Tom Colbran also earnt precious minutes under the watchful eyes of their Academy Coaches, Adam Hinshelwood, Nathan Bowen, supported by Cam Morrison and Aarran Racine.
Midfield hustler, Pattenden turned out on seven occasions, coming off the bench at Burgess Hill Town in The FA Trophy in late October and enjoying a full ninety in January’s home leg of the Lewes goalfests, preceding by a month the annihilation of Harlow Town, during which he opened his goalscoring account. Something that seemed unthinkable when he lay prone on the pitch at Leatherhead after a nasty but entirely accidental clash of heads, a week after the excitement of the Lewes match. A game that also marked the maiden league bow for striker, Josh Gould.
The tall forward had already proven to be the one bright spark in an otherwise dark December night at Eastbourne Town and would feature half-a-dozen more times before the clocks changed. Two of those occasions were from kick-off at home to Carshalton Athletic and Potters Bar Town in early February. Putting us in front against the former with his first Senior goal.
Mthunzi too made a number of squads, originally in the centre of the park, only to reinvent himself as an elegant centre-half. Unlucky not to see competitive action but definitely one to keep an eye out for over the coming months.
For more information about our Academy Education Programme, feel free to contact us at academy@worthingfc.com
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How Have I Killed Thee, Let Me Count The Ways By Robin Leemann Donovan
At this point I’ve killed several people. They all deserved it.
Since I’m too big a chicken to ever face prison, it’s all been in print. But the satisfaction was real.
My first murder victim was a woman who tried to take control of my business and have me thrown out. My only trepidation in killing her was the fact that I’d likely end up on the suspect list. And that would be inconvenient.
Aside from killing her, I was able to assassinate her fashion sense. She killed her ethics all by herself.
Killing her was cathartic, as Linda Rodriguez points out in her 5/2 blog post entitled: A Good Person to Murder. But the best part about killing her was that it quickly became a mere detail in a body of work that enabled me to share so many other things.
I want to make people laugh, and I do that by telling the truth. I see a whole lot of ludicrous behavior just waiting to be chronicled. People ask why I don’t write a business book – I believe I have. A creative business is infested with overblown egos – even the good guys can appear comical. It’s all grist for the mill.
My hope is always that I’m giving folks a good read, a solid murder mystery. In and around that, I want to make them laugh. And apparently I have some folk wisdom to impart, but none of that is deliberate – it just happens.
My second victim is a woman who plagued my early work life and preened her puffed up feathers while she did it. My story recounts her Machiavellian manipulation of others—mostly me—to her ultimate self-destruction.
I waited a long time to kill her. It still felt great! And the humor seemed to evolve naturally from the behaviors that I observed on a daily basis. Sure, I added a few comedic “incidents” to keep things moving, but the real humor is in the behaviors, and that’s not something I imagined. It’s something I documented.
For my third attempt I tried to kill a friend. That didn’t work out so well. It wasn’t fun for me and the writing was a mix of stilted and gushy. Apparently, I have to stick to killing people I don’t like.
As I continue to write this third book, I have been forced to twist and turn things so that I can kill the bad guys and save the good guys. That has been a true revelation for me. I always figured I could write what I wanted, but I was wrong. There appears to be some divine force that guides and dictates my work. If I stray from my fundamental tenets I can’t make it work.
Now don’t get me wrong. Just because there’s divine intervention, does not mean I think my work is divine. It’s just that I’m starting to realize it’s less about me and more about a message in need of delivery for some reason, and I’m just the delivery tool.
I guess that about sums it up.
Robin Leemann Donovan always imagined herself as a humorist, somewhere between Cornelia Otis Skinner and James Thurber, but never had the time to bring this dream to fruition. Her Donna Leigh Mysteries have combined this dream with the ability to kill off those who have annoyed and/or thwarted her through the years, thus providing much needed therapeutic value. She is also president of the advertising agency, Bozell, and has published Menologues, an award winning blog on menopause. She lives with her husband and three bulldogs, Roxi, Sadie and Frank.
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My first attempt at a novel, which no one else will ever read, was driven by anger at my ex-spouce. Although the result was an abysmally bad work, I proved to myself that I could write 100,000 words on one idea. And what happened to a character that resembled my ex was deeply satisfying.
Welcome to WWK, Robin. Almost all my victims are not nice people, but none of them are based on real people. The first short story I wrote as an adult was "Cheating On Your Wife Can Get You Killed" after my ex of 31 years left me. The characters were totally different from me and my ex, but it worked to satisfy me and won the Love is Murder contest and appeared in Crime Spree magazine. By the way, it wasn't long before I realized his leaving was the best thing to happen to me because I could live a life alone the way I liked it.
Great idea. Make characters of the people who have wronged you, and then kill off the characters.
Let's see. My ex, of course. And the foreman who gave me such a hard time because he wasn't happy supervising women. And the glass melter operator who was so careless around the melter he almost knocked me into it, but blamed me. And the school principal in Baltimore who told me straight out she was getting rid of all the white teachers. I could keep this going for a while.
I confess to killing off a realtor after having endured 18 months on the market trying to sell the Atlanta house. Otherwise, I'm thinking and writing about victims who intentionally or not, break the law and are charged.
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About Japanese Food
With Japanese food (“washoku”) being added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013, the cuisine is drawing more international attention now than ever before.
In cities across the globe, rustic staples like ramen, onigiri and izakaya dishes are gaining popularity.
The word “washoku” was added to a Japanese dictionary in the 1920s. Perhaps the introduction of Western food spurred the necessity to define the characteristics of Japanese food. From the range of fermented products to the umami flavor in dashi stock, Japanese cuisine reflects Japan’s unique tradition and rich sensibility of honoring the four seasons.
On this site are everyday dishes of Japanese food culture, also touching upon annual traditions and the history of commonly used ingredients and tools.
Goho: The Five Basic Cooking Techniques
The essence of Japanese cuisine is said to consist of the “five flavors” the “five colors” and the “five techniques.” The balance to be obtained between the inherent savory umami of ingredients and the other five traditional tastes — sour, bitter, sweet, spicy hot, and salty — is basic. The five colors are white, black, yellow, red, and blue/green. These colors are kept in mind when serving dishes, considering the presentation of the food in terms of the serving vessel and flowers or other decorations used alongside. The five techniques are cutting (particularly significant for foods eaten raw), simmering, grilling, steaming, and deep-frying.
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12 Things You Should Never Say to Runners
By Erica Schuckies
Runners are generally friendly people, always ready to offer an acknowledging wave or a quick tip to those just picking up the sport.
However, there are a handful of sayings that will get a runner riled up faster than a pebble wedged in their running shoe. Heads up, non-runners: Make sure never to say these things to a serious (or even semi-serious) runner.
"Running is bad for your knees, ya know."
Oh really? You know what's bad for your whole body? Not running.
In recent years, studies have shown that running itself does not contribute to knee injuries. And, in fact, some research even suggests that running can strengthen joints by stimulating cartilage growth to protect against and reverse damage.
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"Can't you just skip your run today?"
Can you just skip eating, breathing and blinking today? Probably not.
Our runs are necessary items on our daily agendas. We consider running part of our identity and schedule training like mandatory appointments.
Going more than a day without a run is a big deal to us. So no, we can't just skip our run today. Sorry, not sorry.
"You paid how much for those running shoes?!"
Spoiler alert: Running shoes can be expensive. But it's just a small price to pay to preserve our feet, legs, back and body.
The right pair of running shoes can support and protect the parts of our bodies that play large roles in everyday movement, not just running. We consider a quality pair of shoes an investment in our running—and more importantly, our health.
"I could never run a marathon."
There are always the naysayers who think running isn't for them. These people have already counted themselves out and decided it's too hard, so they don't even try.
We have it on good authority that anyone can run a marathon—you just have to try. And train, of course...you definitely have to train.
"You're running on the wrong side of the road."
This is actually something that runners occasionally get wrong. Running etiquette says to run on the left side of the road, against traffic. This allows you to see traffic heading your way—and dodge it, if necessary.
We also hear the related, "Hey, that's what the sidewalk is for!," usually coming from drivers as they pass. If they would actually stick around to hear our answer, we would tell them that sidewalks are typically made of concrete. Asphalt roads are much softer and feel better on our joints.
"You don't look like a runner."
'And you don't look like someone who casually throws insults around.'
Let's get this straight. If you run, you are a runner.
Sure, there are bodies that are better built for extremely fast running speeds, but it's not always about speed. And as far as we're concerned, the slowest runner at a race is as much a finisher as the fastest.
"Did you win?"
This always follows after telling someone about a recent race. The answer is usually no, because, well, most of us aren't professional runners. But does it matter? No. Was it still an awesome accomplishment? Abso-freaking-lutely.
And don't you dare make me feel any less about it.
"Did you walk at all?"
This is another question that people have after hearing about a recent race.
No, actually, I didn't walk. But even if I did, WHY DOES IT MATTER? Running is sometimes hard, and sometimes we have to walk for a little bit. And that's totally OK.
"Wow, you have some appetite."
We run, therefore we eat. Food is fuel, and fuel is how we run farther and faster.
There's nothing like a long run to work up an intense runger, so be sure to steer clear of a runner's path to the fridge afterwards, unless you're offering carbs.
"Those shorts are pretty short."
That may be true, but we dare you to try running in long (relatively speaking) shorts. Shorter shorts are practical, providing better range of motion for each stride.
Plus, we've worked hard to make these short shorts look good.
"Don't you get bored while running?"
Sometimes. But we also sometimes get bored driving down a lonely road, during a slow day at work or watching an awful movie.
We've perfected the art of wasting time on runs by picking scenic routes, downloading our favorite podcasts or joining a running group. It's just that simple.
And believe us, there's nothing boring about pushing ourselves on tempo runs, hill repeats or fartleks—and that word alone is the opposite of boring.
"Running sucks."
TBH, sometimes, running does suck. But other times, it's glorious and perfect and everything we could ever imagine. And that's why we do it.
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Erica Schuckies is a writer for Active.com. After graduating from Colorado State University, she spent time working in the rodeo industry, followed by three years with Berkshire Hathaway's Business Wire. Erica enjoys fitness, running, hunting, fishing and being outdoors. Follow Erica on on Twitter, Instagram or Google+.
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Hiking Community Saddened By Recent Death
by Mike Lynch
The death of 61-year-old Delaware hiker Hua Davis has both puzzled and saddened her friends in the hiking community.
Davis died of hypothermia Friday in frigid temperatures near the summit of MacNaughton Mountain, which is located about seven miles from the Adirondack Loj trailhead, where her car was found. The mountain’s peak is accessed via herd paths. It is considered the 47th High Peak because it is about 4,000 feet.
The hiker’s body was found at 4 p.m. Saturday by forest rangers on the mountain’s western slopes. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has not provided specific details about Davis’ death, but Essex County Coroner Frank Whitelaw said she was ill-prepared on this trip. He said Davis was wearing fleece pants and sneakers, despite the temperatures being well below freezing and the presence of deep snow at higher elevations. He said she was wearing a thin outer-shell jacket, two insulated vests, a wool sweater and fleece against her body.
“Those would have been fine had she not gotten soaked, but they were soaked right through,” Whitelaw said about her upper body clothing. “She ended up going through really deep snow. I don’t know if she was bushwhacking or what. … When you combine the temperature, being soaked and her body size, she’s going to going to go hypothermic quickly.”
Davis was about 5-foot, 2-inches tall and roughly 105 pounds, he said, noting she was a lean athletic woman.
Whitelaw said she had a camera with her and that the last photograph was date stamped at 5:12 p.m. Friday from the summit with the MacNaughton sign in the background.
“She looked in good spirits,” he said. “She was happy and smiling. It was a selfie that she took.”
The photograph indicates she had problems on the way down and wound up going through deep snow without snowshoes. Eventually she sat down against the base of a tree, where she went to sleep and had her vitals shut down due to the cold, he said.
Whitelaw didn’t see what was in her backpack but was “told there was nothing of value for an emergency or saving your own life.” He said he was sharing this information to help others avoid getting into this situation.
On social media, some people have also expressed concern for the forest rangers involved with the search because they felt Davis wasn’t prepared for the trip. Returning from the rescue operation, one ranger fell chest deep into freezing water and had to be evacuated. The ranger did recover apparently without suffering any health issues.
Michael Martin organizes hikes for D.C. Ultralight Backpacking and is the author of two Appalachian Mountain Club guidebooks, including Best Backpacking in the Mid-Atlantic. He said Davis was a club member, a friend, and he has gone on many backpacking trips with her. Martin said he was sometimes the person she contacted after trips to report her safe return. He said Davis was normally prepared and even spent an unexpected night at -15 degrees in the Seward Range last year in a bivy sack and sleeping bag.
“It’s a little puzzling,” he said about her being unprepared. “It sounds out of character honestly.”
Martin did say he has been concerned about Davis going solo in the winter because that made trips much riskier. The D.C. Ultralight Backpacking group only advocates going light in the warmer months, he said, adding that in winter, members carry and use all the appropriate winter gear, including snowshoes.
“As a group, we definitely put safety first,” he said. “Going out in the winter, you have to have the appropriate gear to do that.”
Brian Horst, an Appalachian Trail through hiker, is a co-organizer of the group D.C. Ultralight Backpacking and hiked about once a month with Davis.
Horst said that in 2014, when Davis turned 60, she logged more than 1,000 miles of hiking. She followed that accomplishment by finishing the Adirondack Winter 46 in a single season. She has also hiked the 35 Catskill mountains above 3,500 feet in winter and was an Ultra Saranac Lake 6er, having summited them all in one day.
“Even the most experienced among us were in awe of some of her accomplishments,” Horst said.
An internet post on the Hudson Valley Hikers website shows that Davis finished the Catskill feat on January 31 of this year with that club. Davis was supposed to meet up with the Hudson Valley Hikers on Saturday to hike the Saranac 6. When she didn’t show, they reported her missing, launching the search effort.
Richard Williams, a member of the Hudson Valley Hikers, went on that January 31 hike up Vly and Bearpen Mountains and said that Davis wore sneakers on that hike, too. Williams said he’s been on about a half dozen hikes with Davis, all this winter, and she packed extremely light. He didn’t think she was properly prepared for winter hiking when he was with her.
“I saw her coming to some hikes with very little in her pack,” he said. “So the minute I heard something had went wrong with her, the first thing I figured that happened was she wasn’t prepared. And it seems to be exactly what happened. I don’t think she was very good bushwhacker by herself. I don’t think she should have been out there by herself.”
Williams said that Davis had a similar incident in October 2015 when she was solo hiking North Dome and Sherrill mountains in the Catskills. That day she got rained on and had to be helped out of the woods by fellow hikers after getting cold and possibly hypothermic. He also said Davis didn’t have the navigational skills suitable for bushwhacking, and she used an iPhone instead of a map and compass when he was with her.
“She was a very smart, very intelligent woman, very happy woman,” he said. “I thought she was wonderful. I loved her, but I have to say she put other people at risk, and she would still be here today if she did the right thing, but she didn’t. I’m very saddened by losing her.”
Martin and Horst said that Davis will be widely missed in the hiking community. She was a member of many hiking clubs and had a great appreciation for the natural world, they said.
“For such a small person, she had such a large presence,” Horst said. ”There were so many groups that she was a part of and people’s lives that she touched. That huge exuberance and that love of life is something we’re all going to miss.”
Martin said Davis was especially fond of photography and would often point out things she considered beautiful in the woods.
“I don’t think I’ve met anyone who has lived more in the moment than her,” he said.
In 2014, Davis was awarded the spirit award by the Freewalkers, a fitness adventure club. Davis said she came to the U.S. as an immigrant from China at the age of 42. “I had no friends. My only daughter was in China. I had no job, no money, and no English.”
Davis attended community college and eventually earned degrees in nursing and got a job as a nurse practitioner. While she was going to school, she worked as a house cleaner, gardener, babysitter, waitress, massage therapist and had several nursing assistant jobs. “Anytime, I look back from where I came, the most important thing is not only what I’ve achieved in my healthcare career, but also the friendship I’ve shared with so many wonderful people I have met along the way. I’ve learned that love and compassion are the riches that I am most proud of in my life.”
One of the reasons she won the Freewalkers spirit award was for her charm, according to the organization’s website. In a question-and-answer session on the website, she was asked if her background had anything to do with her approach to people.
“According to my mother, I was born a genetically happy person,” she said. “On the day of 10/30/1996, I came to the U.S. from China. I was a first generation immigrant – someone looking for a better life, and opportunities for personal achievement. I came from a culture that lacked a basic standard of living. I am still amazed how much time I can spend on things that I like to do, without worry about making a basic living. So, free time may be more precious for me than others.”
This post has been updated twice. First with comments from Essex County Coroner Frank Whitelaw and additional background on Hua Davis. The second updated included info from Richard Williams.
Photos by Karan Girdhani: Hiker Hua Davis, who died in the High Peaks over the weekend.
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Mike Lynch is a staff writer and photographer for the nonprofit Adirondack Explorer, the regional bimonthly news magazine with a focus on outdoor recreation and environmental issues.
Mike’s favorite outdoor activities include paddling, hiking, fishing and backcountry skiing. In 2011, he paddled the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail from Old Forge to Fort Kent, Maine.
From 2007 until 2014, Mike worked as an outdoors writer and photographer for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise in Saranac Lake.
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Tags: High Peaks, hiking, MacNaughton Mtn, Search and Rescue
Boreas says:
Very odd. Perhaps she had proper gear in a bigger pack and stashed it at lower elevation to make a quick scramble to the top thinking the snow would be manageable. Post-holing through deep snow can wear anyone out very quickly, and if the temperature was dropping, hypothermia likely took over leading to disorientation even more bad decisions. Given the right circumstances, it can happen to anyone.
Wearing Sneakers? that seems very strange given her experience?
Mudrat says:
Good article, Mike. I’ve really been scratching my head about this as well.
Richard Williams says:
Whar everyone is missing is that this happened to Hua in the Fall when she hiked North Dome and Sherrill in the fall alone lost her outer layer and became hypothermic, and was saved by two other hikers who came apon her, this incident was written about in the ADK forum.
Taras says:
First, my condolences to her family and friends.
Someone has confirmed the individual using the moniker “WaWa” was Hua Davis and she was assisted by other hikers during a cold and rainy bushwhack to North Dome & Sherrill in the Catskills last October.
http://www.adkhighpeaks.com/forums/forum/hiking/general-hiking-information/search-and-rescue/458632-high-peaks-fatality?p=458935#post458935
There is also mention (elsewhere) of her having spent an unplanned overnight in the Sewards late last year. On the same forum, an individual reported meeting someone in the Sewards matching her description, and similar circumstances, but it’s not confirmed it was Ms. Davis. However, the correlation is high.
The events surrounding the MacNaughton incident do not appear to be as “out of character” for her as has been suggested. Past incidents suggest she operated with a very narrow safety margin and had toed the line of survivability before.
Complacency is an existential threat; growing too comfortable with risk is an occupational hazard.
My thoughts are with her family and those who went to find her. I was up high that night, too, though not as high as she. I was on my way down around sunset and can confirm there was a particular brand of cold that night. At one point I was able to stop to warm my feet in a small patch of sun on the trail, but then the sun fell below the horizon, the trees started popping louder than I’ve heard in a long time, and it got cooold. For reference, I had a cashmere base layer and a thick wool sweater on under a baxter state parka, hood up, wool long undies, wp/wp insulated pants, good wool socks, very good boots, my warmest wool trapper. I wasn’t wet at all and had all this on while hiking. I’ve never hiked in such a warm set-up and I work outside all year here. Very, very sad. No one should die alone.
Not to be insensitive, but after reading about several of her recent close calls and given her age, one could speculate she may have been starting with some changes in mental faculty. Sometimes even medication changes can contribute to fuzzy thinking and poor decision-making.
Seems unlikely. This was unequivocally who she was, very much in the moment.
Then she was very lucky to make it this long before bad luck caught up with her. It’s a shame she didn’t learn from her previous bad experiences. But perhaps that was her goal – try to cheat nature as long as she could. Her choice to make, unfortunately she almost took a Ranger down with her. Hopefully her story will help illuminate the potential perils of minimalist hiking and help others to learn from the tragedy.
ponzy says:
Im a friend of Hua. I tried to be not sensitive as well but your comment with her sanity in question, is beyond moronic comprehension of everything. That is how she is, who she is, how she hikes sans the “ill-preparedness” (in my opinion). You guys all think ya’ll have the right to use her death to stress the importance of safety and being prepared in the wilderness. Then YOU’ve won! She died. Use her DEATH and hopefully youll be able to prevent something like these ever happening again. My only wish is hopefully you all try to know the person first and think 10x before you put someone who recently died in vain die twice. She might woke up and slap your butthead and shove it in your arse (wishfull thinking :). Respect and Peace y’all.
Beth Rowland says:
Ponzy, I’m so sorry for your loss; I hear the ache in your words. Peace be with you.
@ponzy
From everything I’ve read, Hua Davis was a remarkable person. Her death was tragic. It’s also fair to say it was due to her choices, namely to hike with no margin for error.
I’m not judging her nor speculating about the given circumstances or her motives. She didn’t die in vain nor for a purpose. She simply died as a consequence of her choices. If this causes others to reflect on their own choices, then maybe Hua’s death will save someone’s life.
I uderstand that Tara, thank you Beth, and im all cool Boreas.
its just so tragic and devastating and shocking news.
Sad but real life truth… Theres no actual “standard gear” in a hikers pack. Maybe not enough for most hikers and maybe too much from others as well. We assess everything based on your abilities, experience, trail condition, weather forecasts, mileage, elevation gain, food, h20, bailout options, e kit….etc etc…. Its a risk everyone takes in the outdoors… Some say it could be prevented had she brought extra gear, extra clothings. That is TRUE — and SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED But what I dont like coming off the internet (in my opinion) is how could they judge someones decision if she “knew” right there and then that she packed exactly she only needed safely on that last dayhike. I guess its only human nature that we only see a mistake of someone if something bad happened…. Everyone of us make a decision based on our self assesment. Theres no real “right” assessment if something bad like this happens, theres always someone or something that needed to be blamed. And poor her, they made out an example out of her death. She who became W46er in one season… I knew her. And i know she is capable of doing the right choice given the right circumstances in front of her… And sadly it turned out not enough….,may she rest in peace.
Thats just my point…. I think its not right to call and judge her as “ill prepared”… She just got caught in the wrong place @ the wrong time…. Poor her, i still cant believed shes gone… We were just planning to do our 3rd mt katahdin trip this year to include spending days @ acadia national park….
Peace and RESPECT to all of you. Have a happy and safe hiking guys.
Ponzy,
I understand. Many people like to ride on that razor’s edge for the sheer exhilaration of the experience, and I admire that. And if they are taken from us early, they are taken doing something they love, not hooked up to tubes & wires in a hospital. Her last photos showed she was in a ‘good place’ and her passing was about as peaceful as it can get. I am envious. Again, sorry for your loss and for rubbing any salt to your wounds.
With all due respect to you and Hua’s memory, the sad fact is she made conscious choices that led to her demise. I understand it is painful to hear that but there is much evidence to support it.
The following information comes from the DEC Rangers, the Medical Coroner, and her family (recent article posted on AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com)
She left her snowshoes in her car.
She had no map or compass nor the skills to use them.
She chose to navigate a bushwhack exclusively with a smartphone (which failed en route).
Her pace and progress were slow (11 hours, Loj to MacN); she chose to summit rather than retreat.
Her tracklog from that fateful day:
https://www.endomondo.com/users/4948160/workouts/681901371
You’ll notice I’m not dwelling on some long list of “survival gear”. She might very well have lived had she not handicapped her chances by failing to acquire basic navigation skills and use her snowshoes for a winter bushwhack. She made her trip needlessly difficult and hazardous.
Post-holing up a slope is very hard work and at some point her slow pace and progress ought to have signaled ‘time to retreat’ but she chose to continue to a point past exhaustion.
Saturday’s weather and conditions were the same as Friday. On Saturday, a group of hikers from Quebec did the same hike without incident. Many were truly “experienced” hikers and bushwhackers. They navigated by map and compass, with a GPS for backup, wore snowshoes, summited MacNaughton, and returned to the Loj in under 11 hours. They passed Hua’s footprints (post-holes) but did not follow her route. They saw the DEC helicopter; they spoke to the Rangers.
As for W46er, that’s a fine achievement but only an introduction to the challenges of winter bushwhacking. Most of the 46 can be hiked with minimal navigation skills (following signs and markers) and many peaks often have packed trails. Winter bushwhacking presents a blank slate and demands an ability to understand navigation (following a line on an iPhone is not “navigation”).
As for the Single-Season aspect, that’s also a fine accomplishment but all it means is one is physically fit and has time to hike 46 peaks in one winter. I’m a SSW46er, I know several others SSW46ers, including a gentleman older than Hua, who just completed 7 consecutive SSW46er rounds. SSW46 is notable but not that uncommon. Like Hua, I hiked the GRT and I can assure you that none of that matters when it comes to bushwhacking.
I never met Hua but, from her photos and comments on Meetup, I gather she was an energetic and fiercely determined person. Her loss is a tragedy especially because it could have been avoided through greater awareness of the challenge she faced.
BTW, if you think the folks here are being critical, you should read her family’s comments. Tough love.
Quite honestly humbled when a new friend forwarded me the news,,just realized who am I to react with all these buzz with her while her whole family suffered a great loss… I looked at her as an inspiration that I myself having a hard time to look clearly on the facts…… You are all true that this COULD have been prevented had she made the right choice… I dont know…….
I sure hope none of this will ever happen again…..
I’m very sorry you lost a dear friend and I too hope her death will stand as a lesson for others. However, she is far from the first person to underestimate the challenge and I’m afraid others will die as well.
If social media can do one thing to honor her death, it would be to recognize her mistakes (not excuse them) and pause for self-reflection. What skills do I need to acquire to avoid making the same mistakes? Strive to become better. I think Hua would’ve liked that.
Sorry if I offended you – or anyone for that matter. I wasn’t speaking of her sanity – I was speaking of gradual mental changes that happen as people age – just like physical changes. I am in healthcare and see it every day in my patients and myself, as I am the same age as she. was. It seems the last year of her hiking may have started to show those changes with a couple very close calls. If you read the rest of my posts you should be able to see I wasn’t preaching from a pulpit. As I said earlier, it can happen to anyone. Sorry if I offended anyone.
Pls accept my apology. I may have “read” your comment the wrong way. I still do think something could have went wrong besides the fact everyones commenting re: her clothing choice. I also want to commend to the heroic efforts of the SAR team that day. And also would like to share the article wrote by Peter Stark:
http://www.outsideonline.com/1926316/freezing-persons-recollect-snow%E2%80%94first-chill%E2%80%94then-stupor%E2%80%94then-letting-go
And wishfull thinking she could have been saved…..
Just read your comment again that i havent read above…. Its not luck. its a tragedy and no sane hiker would want to endanger himself/herself let alone involve someone elses with their actions. (“almost took a ranger down with her”) ? Come on! Just give her a break!
scottvanlaer says:
You may defend your friend as a wonderful person, I have no doubt she was but her reckless nature in which she hiked can not be defended. This tragedy was the most preventable I have ever seen in the backcountry. It wasn’t one, two or three mistakes that she made that led to this tragedy. It was dozens! It is only pointed out here so people can learn from it. Your comment… “She just got caught in the wrong place @ the wrong time” is completely incorrect and minimizes the power people have to prepare properly and execute proper decision making.
NoTrace says:
Yuppo on that, Scott.
gebby says:
I wonder if any in her hiking group ever pointed out to her that she was taking tremendous risk out there?
WFC says:
Exactly what I was thinking
Kirk Cornwell says:
I know people with “issues” who bring that to the woods with ultra-preparedness. The issue here, with respect, is putting others in danger because of an “ultra lite” attitude. (I hate “water weight”, but I carry some.)
Bill Ingersoll says:
I never met Ms. Davis, nor do I know enough about her to pass judgment on her as a human being. No one deserves to die alone on a mountain, cold and wet. Her friends and family have my sympathies.
But Hua Davis’s case points out that being “experienced” is not the same as being “skilled.” Her death was not accidental. There were no freak weather events that came out of nowhere and caught her by surprise. The conditions last week were very seasonable by March standards. Everything that she encountered were conditions she could have planned ahead for, according to every account I’ve read.
So despite all of her accomplishments, she was inept at solo winter hiking. The fact she was winter hiking in sneakers(!!!!) is just the first bullet point in a long list of errors. Her death was a direct result of her poor choices and lack of basic skills. Period. It’s not the Internet that passed judgment on her–MacNaughton Mountain did, and she failed.
My theory is that she was being enabled all these years by the people she hiked with. No need to carry all that extra stuff in your pack if you’re hiking with a group, because someone will always have what you need. Get soaking wet hiking solo in the Catskills, and strangers will come along at the exact right time to help you back to your car. Things always seemed to work out for her, in her experience, and she probably never conceived that it was possible to be alone in a wilderness. And I would guess that few of the people who hiked with her, or who encountered her on the trail over the years, confronted her about her lack of preparedness.
As a frequent trip leader, I have on a few occasions hosted people who (in my opinion) had no business being in the woods, given their physical abilities and level of preparedness. Ms. Davis seemed to have the physical ability to do the hikes she wanted to do, but not the skill or equipment. Had she shown up for one of my winter meetup hikes in sneakers, I hope I’d have the wherewithal to bar her from the trip.
You’re so right. I like your “experienced” vs. “skilled” reference, it reminded me of something in my own life. I started fly fishing in the early 70’s, and by the 90’s, I’d had some 20 years under my belt. Some friends and I decided to become Certified Fly Casting instructors in our club. When I started training, I discovered that although I could fly fish fairly well, I couldn’t really cast a proper flyline, let alone teach anyone. I was experienced, but not skilled.
The point being that if you’re getting what you think you want out of what you’re doing, you may not even realize there might be a better, safer, or more effective way unless someone takes the time to show you.
The article said she was a member of several hiking clubs. I have to wonder if these clubs were about ticking off peaks or trails, and could this have been a driving factor? I know I couldn’t wait to tell about my first 100 fish day on a catch and release stream.
Neil Luckhurst says:
I’ve read much what has been written on this tragedy but the bottom line is cruelly simple. She was woefully inexperienced for this hike. Had no idea what she was getting herself into, not a clue obviously or she would have gone about it completely differently.
Carol Stone White says:
Exactly 20 years ago, on March 16, 1996, my husband David and I bushwhacked the trailless Santanoni Range in the Adirondack High Peaks and approached the range up frozen Panther Brook. He broke through the ice up to his knees; it was 8 degrees. Our group of six urged him to change his socks and put on bread bags as insulation between dry socks and wet boots. He thought if he hiked fast enough, he would be fine. We topped 4607-foot Santanoni Peak, then Couchsachraga and finally Panther, decided to pack our tents and hike out and not spend a second night in the woods. At the car he could not remove his boots and ended up with frostbite, all toes black. Luckily his circulation is good and he did not lose any of them! We had only Dix and Hough left to complete the Winter 46, but that had to wait until the following winter. We went on to hike the 48 White Mountain high peaks in winter and he seems to have no problems. But the lesson we learned on that excursion is that you can’t keep wet extremities warm, no matter how energetically you hike. I’ve since compiled four anthologies about 250 hikers and all they learned: Women with Altitude, about the first 33 women Winter 46ers; Adirondack Peak Experiences; Catskill Peak Experiences; and Peak Experiences.
Regarding my previous comment about my husband getting frostbite hiking Panther Brook: I should have added that hiking up brooks is dangerous and should be avoided. In the mid-90s when our group Winter 46ed, many herd paths and approaches to the high peaks were used; these were closed off and a single approach to the trailless peaks was established when canisters were removed in 2001. While compiling my four anthologies, I learned about myriad hazards falling through ice on mountain brooks; Uphill Brook en route to Redfield was notably perilous. Two people we know fell through that brook approaching a waterfall in deep water many miles from any trailhead. These occurrences are described in detail in Peak Experiences, and in Women with Altitude.
Does anyone know how she got soaking wet? Did she fell in water (through ice?)? Was that the accident that caused her hypothermia? How should one prepare for such an accident?
Winston,
It is generally believed she became wet from hiking in deep snow without snowshoes or winter footwear. The wetness likely came from both from the snow and from perspiration from the exertion.
How to prepare for winter conditions can take up an entire book. But basically, one must know where they will be hiking, anticipate the worst conditions, and prepare accordingly. Hiking alone is generally not recommended. Always have an emergency plan for spending an unplanned night at elevation if an unusual situation should develop – including extra food, water, dry clothing, shelter, and a proper sleeping bag with insulating pad. And above all, leave a detailed trip plan with someone who can initiate a search if you do not check in by a specified time.
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Brenneis, Don. 2009. Anthropology in and of the academy: globalization, assessment and our field's future. Volume 17, Issue 3, pages 261–275, August 2009: Social Anthropology.
Graeber, David. 2011. What is Debt? – An Interview with Economic Anthropologist David Graeber. August 26. nakedcapitalism.com.
Hall, Barbara. 2010. What is Ethnography. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania.
Hennessy, Kate. 2011. Repatriation, digital technology, and culture in a northern Athapaskan community. University of British Columbia.
Jackson Jr., John L. 2010. The End of Anthropology at Howard University?. October 16. Chronicle of Higher Education.
Madrigal, Alexis. 2011. The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills. September 14. The Atlantic.
Miner, Horace. 1956. Body Ritual among the Nacirema. 58:3, June. American Anthropologist.
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Wade, Nicholas. 2010. Anthropology a Science? Statement Deepens a Rif. (Also: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/10/science/10anthropology.html) December 9. New York, NY: The New York Times.
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Nader, Laura, with Calvin Morrill (interviewer). 2011. Laura Nader - Conversations in Law and Society. March 11. Berkeley, CA: UC BerkeleyLaw.
Theys, Frank. 2006. Transhumanist´s Wet Dreams - Technocalyps. (echnocalyps is an intriguing three-part documentary on the notion of transhumanism by Belgian visual artist and filmmaker Frank Theys. The latest findings in genetics, robotics, artificial intelligence, bionics and nanotechnology appear in the media every day, but with no analysis of their common aim: that of exceeding human limitations). Belgium: Votnik.
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Twenty One Pilots Just Played 'Trench' In Full For The First Time Live
posted by Katrina Nattress - May 14, 2019
Earlier this week, we got excited to see that Twenty One Pilots had added "The Hype" to their setlist during the Mexico leg of their Bandito tour. But that's nothing compared to what they had in store for fans at their show in Vancouver, British Columbia on Sunday (May 12). As AltPress points out, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun treated the audience at Rogers Arena to every song off their latest album, Trench. Though they didn't play the album from front to back, this is the first time every song has been included in a set list. In addition, the duo also played fan favorites off Blurryface and Vessel. Check out the full setlist below.
Twenty One Pilots Rogers Arena Setlist
“Levitat”
“Fairly Local”
“Nico And The Niners”
“Neon Gravestones”
“Pet Cheetah”
“Cut My Lip”
“My Blood”
“Truce” (played from tape)
“Leave The City”
Twenty One Pilots continue their second North American leg throughout the next couple months. Check out their remaining tour dates below.
Twenty One Pilots Bandito Tour Dates
05/14 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
05/15 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
05/17 – Winnipeg, MB @ Bell MTS Place
05/20 – London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens
05/21 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
05/22 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
05/24 – Allston, MA @ Boston Calling*
05/28 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
05/31 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
06/01 – Buffalo, NY @ Keybank Center
06/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
06/05 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
06/07 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
06/08 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
06/09 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
06/11 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
06/12 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
06/14 – Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Arena
06/15 – Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
06/16 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
06/18 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena
06/19 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
06/21 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
06/22 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
06/23 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
06/25– Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy
06/26 – Memphis, TN @ FedExForum
06/28 – Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
06/29 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
08/09-11 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival*
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WWE 2K15 - Xbox One
The next generation of WWE video games has arrived!
WWE 2K15 will usher in a new era of WWE video games and deliver the gaming experience that fans have sought for generations!
All-New MyCAREER Mode: For the first time ever, take your custom Superstar through an unprecedented and authentic WWE career spanning countless hours of gameplay. From NXT to RAW, make your way up to the WWE Championship and live the life of a real WWE Superstar. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 only.
Presentation Overhaul: Proprietary facial and body scanning technology deliver the most realistic WWE Superstars, Divas and Legends EVER. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Only. Listen to Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole call the action with the best commentary featured in a WWE game to date, with more than five times the lines recorded than any other year. WWE 2K15 will also feature a custom soundtrack featuring today's hottest artists, curated by John Cena.
Introducing: 2K Showcase: Relive the groundbreaking rivalries of John Cena vs. CM Punk and Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels in a new single player campaign told through your gameplay and historic WWE footage.
Gameplay Enhancements: WWE 2K15 will significantly improve the core gameplay experience through key additions and improvements designed to elevate the franchise now and into the future. By using new motion capture technology, 2K15 includes five times more new animations than any WWE game before. Combined with a brand-new chain wrestling system, WWE 2K15 will take the drama and adrenaline of a WWE match to new heights...just like on WWE TV! Xbox One and PlayStation 4 only.
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spar in second debate
Hillary Clinton attacks billionaire businessman over his lewd comments about women in heated second presidential debate.
US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off in an intense second debate as the Republican candidate came out swinging following the release of a recording of his lewd talk about groping women.
Sunday's debate started off with a discussion about whether Trump is fit to be commander-in-chief given the way he has spoken about women.
He repeated what he said after a tape of his sexually charged comments in 2005 surfaced, that it was "locker-room talk" that he was not proud of.
US election 2016: Analysis of Clinton vs. Trump debate
The event at a campus in St Louis, Missouri, followed a town-hall format where the audience - all undecided voters chosen by the the Gallup Organisation - asked half of the questions on "topics of public interest". Other comments came in from social media users.
READ MORE: Trump's tape troubles
The candidates smiled at each other but did not shake hands - as is customary - when they were introduced on stage.
One of the debate moderators, CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper, told Trump: "You bragged that you have sexually assaulted women."
"I didn't say that at all," Trump said, before changing the topic to the Islamic State of the Iraq and Levant group.
"Yes, I'm very embarrassed by it. I hate it, but it's locker-room talk, and it's one of those things. I will knock the hell out of ISIS. We're gonna defeat ISIS ... We should get on to much more important things."
US election 2016: Analyst deciphers debate
Pressed by Cooper - "Have you ever done those things?" - Trump replied: "No, I have not."
Trump then hit back at Clinton by saying that "nobody in the history of politics in this country has been so abusive to women" as her husband, former president Bill Clinton.
'You'd be in jail'
Trump had said there is "zero chance" he will drop out of the race, amid growing pressure from within the Republican Party for him to be replaced by another candidate. His running mate, Mike Pence has said he "cannot defend" Trump.
Later in the debate, Trump threatened to prosecute Clinton over her email use as secretary of state if he were elected president, warning her that she would "be in jail" under his watch.
US election 2016: Clinton and Trump debate again after new controversies
"If I win, I'm going to instruct the attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation because there's never been so many lies, so much deception," Trump told his Democratic rival.
A question from a Muslim woman in the audience then brought the discussion towards Islamophobia and Trump's previous statements about enforcing a ban on Muslims entering the US.
He said his policy on Muslim immigration has "morphed" into "extreme vetting", while also saying that Clinton cannot fight terrorism because she cannot say "the name radical Islamic terror".
Trump's answer to Isamaphobia is to call Militant islamic terrorism by it's name
— Alan Fisher (@AlanFisher) October 10, 2016
Throughout the debate, Trump tried to speak over the moderators and accused them of giving more time to Clinton.
Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher said that while Trump was getting a public bashing over his comments about women, Clinton also did not have an easy night as she came under pressure on some key issues, such as deleted emails.
Fisher also noted that Trump rarely answered the questions in the debate.
"Trump did what Trump does. He took the questions and turned them into talking points he knows appeal to his supporters," our correspondent said.
"He knows that if he talks about trade, or ISIL, if he continues to say that Clinton has been a politician for 30 years and achieved noting, he will do well with his support base.
"He was more on message, not as riled and upset as in the first debate. He was really just appealing to his base. But if he is to win this election, he has to broaden his base."
The last question from a member of the audience was whether the candidates could mention one thing about the other that they respect.
Clinton's answer was that she respects Trump's children.
"They are incredibly able and devoted and I think that says a lot about Donald," she said.
Trump said about Clinton that she "doesn't quit, she doesn't give up. She's a fighter."
Trump accused Clinton of having 'tremendous hate in her heart' [Reuters]
SOURCE: Al Jazeera News And Agencies
US Elections 2016
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The Last Gray Whale
By Gypsy Lewis
An Animal Rights Poem from All-Creatures.org
All of God's creatures have rights, a fact that most people don't seem to recognize. This includes both human and non-human animals, but not all of them can speak for themselves.
As the old gray, takes her last swim in line..
She knows in her heart, that it is her time...
The knowing thought, that soon she will sleep..
She splashes her tail, in one final sweep...
She remembered her mother, and the sound of her call..
And when they would migrate, in the season of the fall...
She thought of her calves, each and everyone..
Most of them had died, because of what man had done...
She envisioned her father true, who had swam by her side..
And when he was taken, and how he had died...
Life to her had been long, but she had remained free..
They'd left her to swim, all alone in the sea...
And in one final call, the old one does die..
With loneliness in her heart, and a sad tear in her eye...
By Gypsy Lewis 6/29/99
This is dedicated to Bill Moss and the group. Everyone's efforts are so
important to save the whales.
~FOR THE WHALES~
Gypsy, Diane, Dawg, Donald, Daisy Mae
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Northern Pygmy-Owl by Tim J. Hopwood
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BehaviorAerial Forager
The Northern Pygmy-Owl may be tiny, but it’s a ferocious hunter with a taste for songbirds. These owls are mostly dark brown and white, with long tails, smoothly rounded heads, and piercing yellow eyes. They hunt during the day by sitting quietly and surprising their prey. As a defensive measure, songbirds often gather to mob sitting owls until they fly away. Mobbing songbirds can help you find these unobtrusive owls, as can listening for their call, a high-pitched series of toots.
Northern Pygmy-Owls are widespread in the mountains of western North America, and they’re active during the day, which gives you a good chance of finding them. But they’re also small and unobtrusive as they sit and wait for prey to approach them, so you’ll need to be observant. The two best ways to find them involve your ears: you may hear them giving high, evenly spaced tooting calls. Or you may hear a commotion of chickadees and other small birds scolding and calling as they mob an owl they’ve discovered. Try to find the agitated birds and you may find the owl that they’re trying to drive away.
Mochuelo Californiano (Spanish)
Chevêchette naine (French)
Unlike screech-owls and Northern Saw-whet Owls, Northern Pygmy-Owls are not known to take up residence in human-made nest boxes.
When they find extra food, Northern Pygmy-Owls often cache their prey in tree cavities, or by hanging the prey on thorns, as shrikes are famous for doing.
Most owls have asymmetrically placed ears as well as flattened facial discs around the eyes. Both of these features are adaptations that give them better hearing. Interestingly, Northern Pygmy-Owls lack these features, and this may be an outcome of their diurnal habits and greater reliance on vision.
Small birds such as hummingbirds, wrens, warblers, jays, and blackbirds often mob Northern Pygmy-Owls—in fact, you may be able to find these owls by following a noisy commotion of songbirds focused on one spot.
Northern Pygmy-Owls raise a pair of tufts on the sides of their head when threatened by a predator, such as a hawk or a cat. They also have a pair of spots on the back of the neck that look a little like eyes. Scientists think these markings may help fool attackers or mobbers into thinking the owl is watching them.
Northern Pygmy-Owls, although not much larger than House Sparrows, sometimes take prey up to three times their own size, such as Northern Bobwhite, Northern Flicker, and even chickens!
The oldest recorded Northern Pygmy-Owl was a male, and at least 3 years, 11 months old when he was recaptured and rereleased during banding operations in Oregon.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Building Skills: The 4 Keys to Bird Identification
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Lethal Lit podcast brings murder mystery to a YA audience
Behind the scenes of the new podcast Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery
Lethal Lit podcast brings murder mystery to a YA audience Behind the scenes of the new podcast Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery Check out this story on app.com: https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/events/fan-theory/2019/01/11/lethal-lit-podcast-murder-mystery-ya-audience/2528506002/
Alex Biese, Asbury Park Press Published 9:00 a.m. ET Jan. 11, 2019 | Updated 9:52 a.m. ET Jan. 11, 2019
FAN THEORY: Solve a crime at the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at Liberty Science Center Tanya Breen and Alex Biese and Felecia Wellington Radel, Asbury Park Press
To hear co-producer and Holmdel native Aroop Sanakkayala tell it, the podcast "Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery" is continuing a media tradition that stretches back generations.
"Lethal Lit," which launched in October, is a scripted murder mystery podcast from Einhorn’s Epic Productions and iHeartMedia geared toward a young adult audience.
The first season of the podcast "Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery" is now available. (Photo: Courtesy of Einhorn’s Epic Productions)
Sanakkayala described the realm of scripted narrative podcasts as "a new old world" when speaking with "Fan Theory," the pop culture podcast from the USA Today Network and the Asbury Park Press.
(Watch the hosts of "Fan Theory" attempt to solve a mystery at the Liberty Science Center's Sherlock Holmes exhibit in the video at the top of this story.)
"It has been done in the past, there used to be radio talkies," Sanakkayala said. "And now with the rise of non-scripted podcasts, which there are a lot of in various forms and various genres ... there are very few scripted podcasts. So it's kind of a space to just be very creative and figure out how to do something from scratch."
"Lethal Lit" podcast producer and Holmdel native Aroop Sanakkayala. (Photo: Courtesy of Birdie Thompson)
The six-episode first season of "Lethal Lit" is now available for free via iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.
The series follows Tig Torres (voiced by Cuban-American actress Rebecca Soler) a bi-curious Latinix teen journalist and podcaster investigating a series of murders in her hometown of Hollow Falls.
Series creator Heather Einhorn, who previously worked for DC Entertainment and Legendary Pictures, told "Fan Theory" that the goal was to always tell a story that spoke to young audiences.
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"Right from the get-go we wanted it to be young, fun, high-energy, interesting, serious, (with) secrets, all the sort of benchmarks of the YA genre. ... All the pieces you would want if you were a teenager today," she said.
Heather Einhorn is the co-creator of the new podcast "Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery." (Photo: Courtesy of Lauren Toub)
The first season of "Lethal Lit" serves as a fine introduction to the world of Tig Torres and Hollow Falls.
Einhorn and Sanakkayala said there are many more potential adventures to come across a number of platforms. If those come to pass, they already have a great anchor in Torres, a vital and engaging protagonist who seems tailor-made for this moment.
"There hadn't been, in a while, a sort of young, female, detective character created that resonated with younger audiences, that was reflective of young women today," said Einhorn. "And so that was really where we started, this idea that it was kind of time for a new character.
"Because if you go back and you re-read the Nancy Drew stories, you'll see that not only are there problems there but it feels very dated, and so we wanted to update the young teen detective drama and Tig was sort of born of that ilk."
FAN THEORY: Solve a crime at the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at Liberty Scie...
Scenes from "The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes," now on display at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. Courtesy of the Liberty Science Center
Fan Theory's Alex Biese and Felecia Wellington Radel attempt to solve a crime during their visit to the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Tanya Breen
Fan Theory's (pictured) Alex Biese and Felecia Wellington Radel attempt to solve a crime during their visit to the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Tanya Breen
Fan Theory's Alex Biese and Felecia Wellington Radel speak with (center) Paul Hoffman, Liberty Science Center CEO, before they attempt to solve a crime during their visit to the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Tanya Breen
Fan Theory's Alex Biese and (pictured) Felecia Wellington Radel attempt to solve a crime during their visit to the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Tanya Breen
Fan Theory's Alex Biese and Felecia Wellington Radel create “blood spatter” as they attempt to solve a crime during their visit to the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Tanya Breen
Fan Theory's Alex Biese and Felecia Wellington Radel create “blodd spatter” as they attempt to solve a crime during their visit to the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Tanya Breen
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Fishes' Sixth Sense
Blue View Radio Series
The lateral line is a system of sense organs that resides along the head and body of fish, just under their skin. It helps to detect movement, vibrations and changes in pressure in the surrounding water. The canal-like structure is scattered with neuromasts—clusters of sensory cells with hair-like filaments, or cilia, that can detect mechanical changes in the water.
Water passes through the tube-like structure of the lateral line, stimulating the cilia of the neuromasts and signaling the fish of any changes in its environment. These signals help a fish understand its own movement through the water, in addition to alerting it to nearby predators or prey. A variation in the water could indicate which direction a fish should school, that there is prey nearby or even that it’s time to perform a quick escape maneuver to flee from a predator.
The synchronicity with which some groups of fish swim can be attributed to the lateral line. By allowing them to recognize and respond to the movements of other individuals in the group, the lateral line helps fish school. A massive shoal of sardines can effortlessly navigate together, as seen in the video below. And even without sight, blind cave fish are able to school by virtue of this additional sensory system.
Robotic Fish
A team of European scientists, part of the FILOSE research project, took note of this “sixth sense” that fish possess and are applying it to modern technology. By mimicking the lateral line, they’re working to create an energy-saving underwater robot. The FILOSE team has been testing their robotic fish in a flow tank to see just what this technology can do.
Like a fish, the robot’s ability to sense changes in water pressure would allow it to evade disruptive currents that would otherwise slow its pace and navigate toward weaker currents, avoiding unnecessary energy outputs.
In addition, the man-made lateral line would enable the robot to detect the speed and direction of a current and adjust its rate accordingly, so it wouldn’t lose ground by drifting downstream. It could even take advantage of strong currents by aligning itself in a way that might help propel it in the right direction.
PubMed, Lateral line system of fish
Encyclopedia Britannica, Lateral line system
Gizmag, Blind cave fish inspires sensing system for autonomous underwater vehicles
The Telegraph, Huge sardine shoal surrounds diver
The Washington Post, A robot fish that could alter your image of robots forever
Gizmag, Robotic fish learn to go with the flow
UWE Bristol, UWE Bristol's 'agile' robot submarine wins prize in European underwater challenge
November 18th, 2014- Eastern Neck NWR Tree Planting
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11 Projects Win Modernism in America Award
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Eleven buildings have been announced as winners of Docomomo US' 2015 Modernism in America Awards (#ModernismAwards), of which includes the Frederick Dunn-designed Lewis and Clark Branch Library that is currently scheduled to be demolished. Each awarded project is "emblematic of the work going on all over the country and represent buildings and building typologies of postwar society in the United States." It is hoped that these awards will shed light on the importance of preserving modern architecture. Take a look at the winners, after the break.
TWA Flight Center at JFK International Airport (New York) / Eero Saarinen
Ingalls Hockey Rink Restoration and Expansion (Connecticut) / Eero Saarinen
© Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, LLC
Palm Springs Art Museum (California)
© David Glomb
Olan G. & Aida T. Hafley House (California)
© Johnellisphoto.com, 2014
Survey of Modern Architecture in New Haven (Connecticut)
Courtesy of Docomomo US
Save the Dome: Public Education Effort for the Harris County Domed Stadium (the Astrodome) (Houston)
© National Trust for Historic Preservation
Citations of Merit
Cummins Irwin Conference Center & Office Building (Indiana) / Eero Saarinen
© Hadley Fruits, 2014
Opa – Locka Airport Hangar 102 (Florida)
© Robin Hill
National Gallery of Art East Building Exterior Stone Repair (Washington D.C.)
© National Gallery of Art
McGregor Reflecting Pool (Michigan)
© James Haefner Photography, Troy, Michigan
Lewis and Clark Branch Library (Missouri) / Frederick Dunn
© Lindsey Derrington, 2014
"The Modernism in America Awards is the only national program that celebrates the people and projects working to preserve, restore and rehabilitate our modern heritage sensitively and productively. The program seeks to advance those preservation efforts; to increase appreciation for the period and to raise awareness of the on-going threats against modern architecture and design," says Docomomo US.
"The awards acknowledge the substantial contribution preservation in general and the postwar heritage in particular makes to the economic and cultural life of our cities and towns and their respective communities. The awards also set a standard as to what can be accomplished with the productive preservation of these projects."
News via Docomomo US
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News Architecture News AwardsLos Angeles RiverPreservationEero SaarinenModernismModernism in America AwardDocomomo USFrederick Dunn
Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "11 Projects Win Modernism in America Award" 29 Apr 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/625530/11-projects-win-modernism-in-america-award/> ISSN 0719-8884
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Take Interiors Inspiration from These Berlin Living Rooms
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Angelica Blechschmidt, ex-editor-in-chief of German Vogue and journalist, 2015Photography by Dominique Nabokov, Courtesy Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
Dominique Nabokov has spent 20 years photographing inside New York and Paris most stylish residents’ spaces. Now a new book takes her to the German capital
TextFabienne Ayina
What does your living room say about you? Photographer Dominique Nabokov wants to know – and having spent several years now documenting the living spaces of the world’s intellectual and creative elite, she’s more than qualified to find out. “The living room is really a portrait of people,” the French photographer tells AnOther. “It is their window to the world, and to themselves. This is what we show to the world.”
Nabokov cut her teeth assisting Patrick Demarchelier, but it wasn’t until 1995, when she was commissioned by the New Yorker to photograph the lounges of a group of socialites, that she turned to interiors. This week she launches Berlin Living Rooms, a new Apartamento-published book (and accompanying exhibition at Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris) and the third instalment in a trilogy of projects which has seen her document living spaces in New York and Paris. Parts one and two were published in 1998 and 2002 respectively, so it has been a long time coming – but Berlin was always essential to complete the series, she says: “New York, Paris and Berlin are the cities I’ve lived in and loved the most, so I knew from the beginning of the trilogy project that I wanted to photograph the three of them. These are the portraits of people who are making the portrait of my city.”
The German capital’s pervading atmosphere suited her chosen format down to the ground. “I see Berlin in black and white, because of the German expressionism of the 1930s, Blue Angel, Billy Wilder’s movies… So shooting in black and white came naturally to me,” she says. “For the first books, New York Living Rooms and Paris Living Rooms, I was using the Polaroid Colorgraph 691 films. They have been discontinued since, but I found a few expired ones left and used them for Berlin Living Rooms. I always work with films exclusively. And all the photographs are silver print.”
Her chosen subjects over the past 20 years include the likes of Veruschka, Thomas Struth, Saint Laurent, Jeanne Moreau and Allen Ginsberg, lending a thrilling diversity to the revealing photographs on show. And revealing they are – there was only one rule for her chosen subjects, Nabokov concludes: “Don't hide anything”.
Fabian Ebeling, editor Die Epilog, 2015Photography by Dominique Nabokov, Courtesy Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
Natalie Koerner, architect, and Julius von Bismarck, artist, 2015Photography by Dominique Nabokov, Courtesy Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
Johan Zeller, art collector, 2015Photography by Dominique Nabokov, Courtesy Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
Dr. Samuel Wittwer, director of Palaces and Collections, Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation, Berlin-Brandenburg, 2016Photography by Dominique Nabokov, Courtesy Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
Bern Böhm, photographer, and Jonathan HosenfeiPhotography by Dominique Nabokov, Courtesy Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
Marie Ellen von Schacky-Schultz and Bernd Schultz, 2015Photography by Dominique Nabokov, Courtesy Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
Josephine Hubalek, artist, 2016Photography by Dominique Nabokov, Courtesy Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
Dominique Nabokov, Berlin Living Rooms runs until December 23, 2017 at Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris. The accompanying book is out now, published by Apartamento.
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Land Purchase in Thailandadmin2019-03-07T18:30:56+00:00
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Setting up a Thai registered company with majority Thai ownership to own land on foreigners’ behalf
Entering into a long-term lease agreement in which the land owner can lease his house or only the land on which foreigners can build a house or structure
Obtaining permission to own land from the Board of Investment, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand or under other specific laws
Investing at least 40 million Baht in Thailand to own 1,600 square meters of land for residential use only
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Home > Travel video of the week: Virgin Galactic tourism spaceship
Travel video of the week: Virgin Galactic tourism spaceship
By Paul Johnson on Jan 10, 2019 in Space Travel, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos
Virgin Galactic’s tourism rocket ship climbed more than 80 km above Earth, reaching for the first time what many consider the boundary of space. The company considers this a “huge step forward” in making commercial space tourism a reality.
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Hold those celebrations! Do not pop those champagne corks yet! There is a lot of controversy over where space begins.
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale which is usually perceived as the governing authority for aeronautics and astronautics puts the beginning of space at 100km. This is also sometimes called the Kármán line. It is named after the scientist who calculated that aerodynamic lift was impossible at higher levels without attaining orbital velocity.
So,maybe Mr Branson needs to reach that 100km mark. We don’t want an embarrassing Trade Descriptions Act case on this one. If I were paying $250,000 I wouldn’t want any doubt lingering over whether I had actually made it into space.
I just find it mind-blowing that 600 people have paid their $250,000 without any guarantee of when they are going to take-off. That’s a lot of folks with a lot of loose change to spare.
I just don’t get it. Why pay silly money for a ridiculously short flight?
Just think of the adventures you could have with that wodge of cash. You could do safaris. Stay in luxury resorts. Do some great diving. And they would be a challenge for you. Not just sitting there whilst some pilot takes you up to 80 km.
You could probably climb Everest two or three times for that sort of money.
Sally Wilson says:
Sadly, I’ve not got that sort of money myself. Yet I can sort of understand people wanting to reach space, wherever that may start. Being up there looking down on the planet would be quite a thrill. And being one of the first people to do it commercially would be rather special. Though I worry that some people will just be doing it as a snob thing to show off how much money that they’ve got.
Ivor Hunter says:
From a business perspective the pricing aspect of this troubled me. How can Virgin Galatic put a price on these flights when they are so far away from being operational?
We may be years and billions of dollars away from the first commercial flights. Possibly $250,000 per ticket may be no where near adequate to recoup the Research and Development costs. Alternatively, the price may more than adequately cover costs and the company may be able to skim off the cream of the market, at an exorbitant price, though that is probably unlikely given the delays and difficulties.
I just hope that Virgin Atlantic passengers don’t end up subsidising this project.
Archie Pond says:
This is epic, history-making. If I had the money I’d go for it. It’s an adventure that you’d remember for the rest of your life.
Nina Hobson says:
How exciting! My five year old kid is watching this with me and is now asking to go to space this weekend. Maybe one day we actually will! :-))))
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Matthew Brannon
Oral Examination, 2010
What will you find beneath a polite exterior? The answer, of course, could be almost anything—but if you’re talking about one of American artist and writer Matthew Brannon’s works, you know it’s something a little more complex than meets the eye. Born in Idaho in 1971, Brannon studied in California and New York before entering the art world in the mid-90s. Part of a generation that defined itself more by what it rejected than by what it embraced, his graphic prints and installations subvert the self-assured optimism of mid-20th Century America while transforming its color palette and iconic forms into an acerbic commentary on superficiality.
Brannon’s works are clean, sparse, and always polite at first glance. They resonate with the language of advertisements, cinematic title sequences, and even party invitations, yet they are never what they seem. This is the source of their semiotic power—and why institutions like Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, the Royal Academy, and Vienna’s MAK have taken notice.
What will you find beneath a polite exterior? The answer, of course, could be almost anything—but if you’re talking about one of American artist and writer Matthew Brannon’s works, you know it’s something a little more complex than meets the eye. Born in Idaho in 1971, Brannon studied in California and New York before entering the art world in the mid-90s. Part of a generation that defined itself more […] more
Cool, balanced, and understatedly self-assured, Oral Examination is not only an eye-catching example of Matthew Brannon’s signature graphic aesthetic—it also perfectly showcases the droll wit that has come to epitomize Brannon’s artistic output at every level of his practice. As is often seen in his prints, here Brannon places imagery that alludes to any number of mid-20th Century advertisements and posters alongside an ambiguous statement presented in a typeface to match. The effect is striking. As familiar as it is foreign, Oral Examination straddles a visual world between the mundane and the subversive, leaving its true meaning open to interpretation along the way.
Oral Examination was produced in conjunction with Museum Leuven and Brannon's 2010 exhibition "Mouse Trap, Light Switch." Signed and numbered on the front, this limited edition of 125 silkscreen prints on paper offers a fantastic opportunity to bring a piece that is quintessentially Matthew Brannon into your collection.
Cool, balanced, and understatedly self-assured, Oral Examination is not only an eye-catching example of Matthew Brannon’s signature graphic aesthetic—it also perfectly showcases the droll wit that has come to epitomize Brannon’s artistic output at every level of his practice. As is often seen in his prints, here Brannon places imagery that alludes to any number […] more
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The Jesus Cup and Me
I fill the Jesus cup ☝ and for now #life is #good and coffee-eee-eeee. #contemplating my next step in #life .
A video posted by Robb Donker (@americanrobb) on May 30, 2016 at 5:39am PDT
The particular coffee cup know as the esteemed "Jesus Cup" in our household belongs to my wife. I don't know where it came from but from the looks of it and the fact that we do not frequent so called religious stores of any sort, it probably was purchased at a dollar store in California, most likely Anaheim, California. My wife adores this cup for some reason. I mean, it is not her favorite coffee cup or mug but it is up there way up there. I think it was replaced by the Waffle House mug we purchased locally as we moved to Georgia roughly 20 months ago.
Now don't get me wrong, the Waffle House mug does not hold a revered place in her heart because she loves the Waffle House. Quite the contrary, she and I agree wholeheartedly that the Waffle House diners might be the worst eateries every created if not in the world at least in the United States. We absolutely despise just about everything about them and especially their God awful food. No, the reason she love that Waffle House mug is the absolutely perfect shape of it. Unlike the stark simple lines of the Jesus Cup, the WH mug has curves. It slightly swoops out at the top forming a nice round surface for your lips to rest against and the base is similarly shaped. Along with an overall more dense build and stout shape it is heads and shoulders above the Jesus Cup in terms of it's design value. It's build keeps your coffee warmer longer and it feels so comforting in your hand. And that shape makes the drinking experience just plain lovely.
Prior to the Waffle House cup she absolutely adored the Jesus cup. For the longest time I thought that it was because she is somewhat religious and believes in God but come to find out that it was really her favorite cup because of it's "cupness" not the image of Jesus on it. Now that didn't stop me from commandeering the cup. I took special glee in taking it and bringing it to work just so she would get annoyed. Plus displaying the Jesus Cup to my fellow employees despite the fact that I do not and have never believed in a god of any sort is my admittedly immature way of being ironic, of making fun of religion and the Christian faith in general.
You might of figured out by now that I can be sort of an asshole. Not in a big way but I do possess that kind of bitter older guy assholeness some of the time. In the end, I now pretty much own this Jesus Cup and I love it. Jesus and I are best coffee buddies.
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Labels: atheist, coffee cups, Georgia, Jesus, Waffle House
The Iconic DIY Punk / Indie / Experimental Club - "The Smell" Set for Demolition ??? Say It Isn't So.
Every music lover who is into seeing live performances whether it be indie, punk, heavy metal, rap or hip hop has seen their favorite venue close down. For bands / artists who play these special places it might even be a harder blow as one more venue that they can play simple goes away. While I never called one particular club my hang out place, as a musician whose band played around in the fertile period of 79 to the mid 80's I lamented the death of the original Madame Wongs, the Starwood and Gazzarri's, all clubs we played. For others before and after "my" timeline collective hearts broke at the demise of venues like RKCNDY in Seattle, or Bookies in Detroit, or Rathskeller in Boston, or The Cukoo's Nest in Costa Mesa, California or Radiotron in LA, or Cardis in Houston, Texas or The Fillmore in San Francisco and The Fillmore East in NYC, or the Lounge Ax in Chicago and, of course, the iconic CBGB's in Manhattan's East Village.
And there are so many more venues I can mention. So many more. That is the thing about music venues. They almost certainly have a life expectancy. Business wise it is a difficult road and the more the music veers away from the norm, veers to what some in society consider fringe music that appeals to the fringe members in society the more bumpy that road becomes. There is pressure from police agencies, neighbors, fire marshals and other governmental agencies. The kind of person who keeps these kinds of venues open and alive most generally do it for the love of the scene, the love of music. One such passionate soul is the heart and soul of LA's iconic punk / indie club the Smell, Jim Smith.
Yesterday, Saturday the 28th (of May) he posted a disturbing pic, namely a city notice of Demolition for The Smell and, in fact, will effect every building on the same block. According to LAist, Smith learned about the demolition on Friday night. "I suppose the signs have been there for many years, but I've suspected something like this was coming when our building was sold a year ago. I plan to do whatever I can to fight or delay this, " Smith told LAist.
The Smell has without question been the hub of punk / indie /experimental bands ostensibly run by Smith and a devoted crop of volunteers. Birthed in 1998 in North Hollywood, the venue moved to it's current location in 2000. Bands / artists who have been Smell regulars include Abe Vigoda, Ancestors, Barr, Carla Bozulich, Captain Ahab, David Scott Stone, Hawnay Troof, Health, Lavender Diamond, Laco$te, Lucky Dragons, The Mae Shi, Mika Miko, No Age, Pocahaunted, Silver Daggers, Thrones, Upsilon Acruxand, and XBXRX.
The wonderful thing about the Smell is that it is an all ages venue and that since it's inception has become a formidable stepping stone venue. I mean if you play the Smell there is this great indie cred that comes along with it. The kind of cred honed out of the DIY passion that birthed it, watched it take it's first wobbly steps and grow up into the free spirited scrappy teenager it is.
If the lights go out at the Smell it will be sad as this venue is so special and totally one of a kind. If the building goes away, my deepest hope is that it Smith will somehow be able to relocate it somewhere else. For this to be possible he will have to muster up a lot of things and an army of volunteers. And if it is just time for the Smell to end, there is no shame in that either as it has been the brightest of spots for new music in LA for the last 18 years.
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Labels: end of era, iconic, indie, Los Angeles, music venues, punk club, the smell
VIDEO: Mumblr - "Three Leg Down" and the Single: "Microwave" from Upcoming "The Never Ending Get Down" album out 6/10 on Fleeting Youth Records
I posted up about the Philadelphia 4some Mumblr back in 2014 upon the release of their debut full length "Full of Snakes" (see review here: Mumblr's "Full Of Snakes" is Full of Sonic Gems") which was full of grunge rockish / punk / garage rock songs and while I found some of the progs a bit derivative of other bands it was the songwriting that shined through in a really big way. The aesthetic on that record felt like candid social commentary on their world and their town and I really love that. There are some truly stand out material on that record (go listen to it).
The "Three Leg Dog" video and the single "Microwave" shows yet another diverse side to their sound, feeling more art rockish / prog proto punkish to me. Sounds they touched on on their 2015 EP "Super! Premium! Deluxe!" Their new full length, The Never Ending Get Down drops on 6/10 on Fleeting Youth Records. I love what I am hearing and really look forward to hearing all the songs.
Lead singer/guitarist Nick Morrison on the album:
This album was very different for us musically. We were trying to break the punk/emo rock pattern that a lot of our older albums adhered to so we spent a lot of time pushing ourselves as players. This is also the first album our drummer Scott didn't produce. We met some great guys who run a killer studio in Philly called Sex Dungeon and they helped us develop our intentions in a very positive way. We knew we wanted to record the album totally live, which we had only done once before, so we spent weeks drilling the songs to make sure that everybody knew their roles for each track.
Most of the songs were based off of dreams I had so, for me, the writing process was like trying to record what happened in your dream after you've woken up. You get bits and pieces of the narrative and maybe a glimpse at some of the characters but you can never quite capture the visceral particulars or the vivid, surreal elements. That's what makes a dream a unique experience. So most of the record is very blue. It's kind of lethargic and the lyrics don't ever really complete a linear thought. There's no narrative and no real reason. They sort of just exist. So you can apply your own meanings and interpret them as you wish.
Labels: art rock, dreams, garage rock, Mumblr, New album, philadelphia, post punk, punk
4 Years Ago Before Pangea became Together Pangea....
4 years ago before Pangea became Together Pangea, the creative and fun loving team of Tony and Gabe shot the band performing some songs with Matt and Kyle from Audacity. The extra guitar power give the performances the six string umph of Diarrhea Planet-esque proportions. Very cool and something to keep in your personal time capsule. Check out another Pangea / Audacity performance and many more cool vids at http://www.tonyandgabe.com/
NOTE: I posted up about this back in 2012 but in a different way which included comments on the then new "Pangea" EP "Killer Dreams" you can check that out here http://www.americanpancake.com/2012/02/tony-and-gabe-video-pangea-killer.html
AND for those of you who don't know- Tony (Infante) and Gabe (Diaz) along with Alex Faciane and Nick Gil had a band of their own named Heroes and Heroines and while they seem to have been silent for a while they released 3 killer singles. You should check them out- http://heroesandheroines.bandcamp.com/track/blondie
Pangea (featuring Audacity) - No Feelin' from Tony and Gabe on Vimeo.
Labels: 4 years ago, Audacity, Heroes and Heroines, pangea, Together Pangea, Tony and Gabe
OSHEAGA Festival Musique Et Arts - JULY 29-31 at Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal - Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, Death Cab For Cutie, M83 and MORE- Tickets going fast
Ok. All I want to know is when am I going to win the fucking Lottery so I can quite my job and just become a professional rad music festival goer! This one looks like a winner and seeing Radiohead in Montreal would be very cool because undoubtedly Thom would introduce some songs in French thus making the performance feel or so cosmopolitan.
INFO here sweet people: http://www.osheaga.com/
Labels: canada, Death Cab For Cutie, Disclosure, lana del rey, M83, Montreal, Osheaga Festival, radiohead, Red Hot Chil Peppers
This Morning I woke Up Feeling Like Fidlar
Woke up feeling like a Fidlar song this morning so I thought I would drag out the videos that I shot of them (last year) at Shaky Knees and a cool vid from way back in 2013 at Burgerama. Having seen and shot them many times in California I gotta say that I was ill prepared for the packed audience who stuffed into one of the smaller stages at Shaky Knees. And clearly it was not people just getting out of the sun. The crowd knew the band and the songs.
I guess living in California basically my entire life gave me a kind of myopic view of the LA bands that I followed. Bands like Fidlar are such an intrinsic part of the So Cal scene that I never really thought of their impact in areas outside of California even though they have toured so extensively around the world. In fact, I would say that of all the bands at Shaky Knees they were one of the top 8 in terms of audience participation and just getting them emotionally up and moving. Been living in Georgia for almost 21 months and still missing that California music scene.
Enjoy people.
Labels: Atlanta, burgerama, fidlar, Los Angeles punk, punk, Shaky Knees Fest
Radiohead : A Moon Shaped Pool - A Musical Wake Full Of Fond Remembrances And Emotional Eulogies
The latest artistry from Radiohead, "A Moon Shaped Pool" feels (to me) more like a collection of deeply heartfelt songs than a single focused album. This does not mean that it doesn't feel like a whole thing or that it isn't a cohesive project but because it does mix in some older material including True Love Waits that originated in 1995 it almost feels like a farewell of sorts. You also have Burn The Witch from the Hail to The Thief sessions, The Numbers (formerly Silent Spring) and Desert Island Disk (that both oddly have a Led Zeppelin-ish garden rock quality to it) performed live last year, Present Tense performed at the 2009 Latitude Fest and Identikit and Ful Stop performed during their 2012 tour.
The glue that holds the brand new material with the older songs is a thoroughly engrossing palette of sounds and an aesthetic that, even for Radiohead, veers so very somber and utterly introspective. It is as if we are all at a musical wake of sorts and fondly remembering passages of time with a heavy patina of loss drenched over every memory. Some writers are wondering if this album is Radiohead's final farewell, others including myself have the feeling that this dark and sad tone has more to do with the fact that Thom Yorke and his wife / partner Rachel Owen of 23 years separated last year. This, of course could be me projecting but nonetheless I haven't heard Thom sound quite this emotionally bare.
Daydreaming built on one sad piano line that stair steps downward with an occasional rise. Every second is deeply emotional. Yorke who more often than not comes up with lyrics that feel from another planet actually utters common phrases like "point of no return" and "the damage is done" but massages the words in such a way that they hold his own original emotional weight. The sounds push and pull and the feeling is desperate and forlorn until the build up succumbs to electronic sounding snores.
Deck Darks feels like it could be tied to Ok Computer. It has that proggy 90's post rock tone. A beautiful almost foggy beginning with spartan piano giving away to full on awe. Lyrically it almost feels like a wide world alien abduction. Beautiful bass work throughout with a wonderfully controlled tone on the many guitar sounds.
Glass Eyes feels very much like an orchestrated inner conversation and could grace an emotional stage play. With lush piano and swelling strings evoking loss, sadness and uncertainty.
Ful Stop has always felt Kraftwerk-esque gone beserk. The droning sounds and endless beat and Thom's words can invade your head and put you in a trance if you let it. When it jams it feels so relentless.
Identikit plays like a stream of consciousness, heavy on bass, percussion and guitar work that is so compelling. The big swell of sounds and opposing voices is so dramatic. The sense of emptiness inherent in humankind which is an ongoing theme in Radiohead songs is heavy here.
As a complete piece of work, A Moon Shaped Pool feels part opera, part smoky rock (jazz) fusion club and part camp fire songs. Tinker Tailor Soldier Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief with dashes of abstract textures, dream like sense of paranoia takes your head into a dozen places (at least). It can feel scarily bloated too. You go from this mysterious fluidly large tone to the final track True Love Waits and you run from crazily askew to starkly real.
I have always deeply loved True Love Waits over the years but this version here is a total devastating heart breaker. The piano lines feel lost and looking for each other while the same time clumsily stepping on each other's feet. The cadence feels lost too. Thom stretches out the phrasings as if each line is a mournful plea. When he passionately asks "Just Don't Leave" and the piano ends with it's sustain, the pain is as real as the answer.
In the end, A Moon Shaped Pool might just be that. A stunning end to something remarkable. Only time will tell.
Labels: A Moon Shaped Pool, emotional, radiohead, Stunning end
Secret Arcade- These Tracks / Videos from "Quarter Century" Will Elevate You - "Suspect" and "Fall For Me"
Full disclosure: Found a sweet submission in my email from Planetary Group (thanks Kyle) concerning Secret Arcade which is the music moniker of Babak Govan who according to his Facebook is a fiction writer and a Portland, Oregon transplant. It is funny, I don't know anything about his writing or if that is his sole occupation. I don't know if he works as a manager at Dennys for his real job or if he is a top software designer. I don't know even know if Babak Govan is his real name. What I do know is that he is a pretty snappy dresser and as Secret Arcade he released his debut album Quarter Century on April 26th. I also know that the two tracks from that project as videos are truly engaging.
Suspect hooked me in right away and it's not only because I (in a past life) dreamed of being a member of Depeche Mode and Flock of Seagulls. The electronic sounds and guitar lines pulsating around Babak's icy vocal delivery works on every level. Great sounds that at once are deeply embedded in that 80's futuristic vibe and the future itself. I think it feels sci fi and thus kind of timeless. Great track- check out the video below.
Fall For Me is equally cool but in a more beautiful way. The sweet sway while still feeling a bit electronic in tone is really closer to having a blues heart. It is a slow dance in a church and hinged on that gravelly Babak vocal that veers a bit into Nick Cave, no.... Nick Cave in space. There is something in the tone, the organ that feels spacey and ties nicely with Suspect.
Nice stuff Mr. Govan-
Labels: 80's alt rock, 80's vibe, Depeche Mode, electronic, Flock of Seagulls, glam ballad, Nick Cave, portland, sci fi
Criminal Hygiene - Lovely Bad Things - Vug Arakas - DJ Justin Gage AT Resident May 19th TONIGHT -
TONIGHT at Resident
Need I say more?? Great bands that I know and love- go see them and bring your party face.
Labels: alternative folk, Criminal Hygiene, indie, indie pop, live, lovely bad things, post punk, power pop, Resident, tonight, Vug Arakas
Dabble's Live Session of "Robin's Dream Sequence" Is Tender and Immersive Dream Pop
Photo courtesy of Erick Turcios
L.A.'s Dabble have always injected a tender vibe in their indie pop but their latest album veers a bit more avant garde and dreamy in such a good way. Check out the Live Session of "Robin's Dream Sequence" below in celebration of their Burger Records Cassette Release: http://burgerrecords.11spot.com/dabble-ii-cassette-pre-order.html -
I love this track and in some ways it feels kind of Radiohead-esque. Maybe it is the stellar drumming which does, dare I say, have a kind of Phil Selway ease and voracity to them. I don't know, I just love the tones and textures on this song so much.
Labels: burger records release, dreamy, indie pop, Los Angeles, Psych pop
Radiohead and Paul Thomas Anderson Form A Potent Emotional Drug In "Daydreaming"
Daydreaming the luscious tease and second single of what will be Radiohead's latest album is embodied in an appropriately dreamy music video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. As you all probably know Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has scored Anderson's films like Inherent Vice, The Master and There Will Be Blood.
The song itself built on an emotional piano riff seeps into your head slowly but fully until it carries you away. With the bendy, transient sounds that filter in like a series of thoughts, dreams the effect is like a cascade of memories or visions from the past and the future. Radiohead's ability to transport you like a mind altering musical hallucinogen is strong here. Amazingly the song builds, kind of folds in on itself and builds more and at 5 minutes in it gets even better with some beautiful orchestration.
Daydreaming is the kind of song that will undoubtedly inspire hundreds of film makers and other artists and dare I say, will end up in a future movie as this kind of wonderful piece of emotional soundscape that will only make that unnamed movie better.
Labels: ballad, dreamy, jonny greenwood, luscious, ninth studio album, Paul Thomas Anderson, radiohead, surreal, thom yorke
What is Thom Looking for? His Cell Phone? His Car? Sanity in the World? The Release of Radiohead's New Album?
A video posted by Radiohead (@radiohead) on May 6, 2016 at 4:12am PDT
In Radioheads latest Instagram post Thom Yorke is looking for something. Having lost my cell phone, I know how he feels... maybe he lost his too. - Robb Donker
Labels: Instagram, New album, radiohead
Radiohead's "Burn The Witch" Is Not Full Of Musical Surprises But is The Perfect Cautionary Tale For Today- For Right Now
Burn The Witch doesn't have some of the weird angular musical shifts that I have come to expect from Radiohead and the lyrics are not obtuse or as poetic as usual. No, this feels more like middle of the road sounds, ominous yes, foreboding and a cautionary tale to be sure. Very cool stuff that may grow on me, but from a musical standpoint not the spike of Adrenalin that usually occurs when I hear a new Radiohead track but I suppose Thom and the boys may of wanted this to be more musically accessible to a lot of people because this song is about something.
Thom has always been politically active and astute and Burn The Witch is, after all, a song perfectly suited for today. There are scads of politicians and powerful entities burning witches in order to move us to act and not in a good way. People at their worst always react to "the other" with fear and as the song tells us to "abandon all reason" to "kill the messenger" as we are moved by a "low flying panic attack".
The killer come on brought on by those who seek power is illustrated like children's fare in the video for the song. Played visually in a David and Goliath sort of way, it tells the story of a visitor to what seems like an idyllic little town and how he is lead to.... well you will find out. Spoiler alert: He does escape in time. Maybe we all can.
Labels: beautiful, Burn the Witch, cautionary tale, electronic, folk song, foreboding, indie, message song, orchestration, radiohead
Watch This / Listen To This- Summer Flake - Shoot and Score Against "Let The Right One In"
The "Hello Friends" album by Melbourne's Summer Flake is a tantalizing mix of sounds that combine the indie layers of sock hop punk, surfish garage rock, 80's new wave and dreamy pop into their own emotional thing. Whatever you want to call it, it has chunky guitars, lush vox and music that makes you sway with friends. The edge yet beauty lends itself as a soundtrack for the 2008's Swedish Romantic Horror Film "Let The Right One In. You know how it goes, mute the video and then hit play and soon after that hit play on Summer Flakes' track Shoot And Score. Enjoy.
Hello Friends by Summer Flake
Labels: alternative, indiemusic, Let The Right One In, Melbourne Austraila, post punk, Romance, Summer Flake, Swedish Horror
Watch This / Listen to This-- featuring Toronto's Indoor Voices - "So Smart" (White Flashes Remix) and Scenes from "Mr. Nobody"
Toronto Dream Pop Shoegazers Indoor Voices create songs / sounds that evoke the stuff that dreams are made of. Their music inspire the macro and microcosmic emotions of life. What better imagery to cast their sound upon than Jaco Van Dormael's 2009 Sci-fi drama and mind bender "Mr. Nobody" starring Jared Leto as Nemo Nobody, a 118 year old man who is the last mortal on Earth after the human race at large have achieved a quasi-immortality. You know the concept here (we hope) by now. Just mute the video, then push play on the Indoor Voices track below the So Smart (White Flashes Remix) then immediately push play on the video. Enjoy.
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Labels: alternative, canada, dream pop, indiemusic, Indoor Voices, Jared Leto, Mr. Nobody, shoegaze, So Smart, Watch This Listen to This
Watch This / Listen To This: "Woman" by Divino Nino and Clint Eastwood's "For A Few Dollars More"
"Woman" by Divino Nino has a sultry stalking cadence (or gallop) that churns like a torrid Spaghetti
Western. The atmospheric guitar, Farfisa organ and delicious bass is suited for the steely eyed glare of Clint Eastwood taking down enemies. The concept is simple, after you mute the audio push play on the "For A Few Dollars More" video and then push play on "Woman" by Divino Nino and enjoy the melding of a killer scene and a killer track.
Dark Ballads by Divino Niño
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Labels: alternative, Clint Eastwood, Divino nino, indie music, listen to this, spaghetti westerns, watch this, Woman
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Stories & Rights
The Amnesty CILIP Honour winners 2017
Posted 13 Mar 2018, 5:48pm By Nicky Parker
We’re delighted to announce the Amnesty CILIP Honour winners for 2017. At the start of Refugee Week in the UK, two books that address the global refugee crisis have won the prestigious Amnesty CILIP Honour, a commendation for outstanding children’s literature that best illuminates our human rights.
Both of our winners movingly tell the stories of families displaced from their homes and detail their struggles with their new lives in a troubled and fractured world.
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
Zana Fraillon’s powerful novel The Bone Sparrow – which highlights the plight of Burma’s Rohingya people and life inside a detention centre in Australia – has won the Honour in the CILIP Carnegie Medal category.
"I wrote ‘The Bone Sparrow’ so we wouldn't forget the people and the stories behind the statistics and asylum seeker policies. I wrote it so that we would listen to, and really hear, all those silenced voices. This is something that Amnesty International does every single day. They hear the voices of those who have been silenced and they listen. I am so very proud to have been given this honour, and to have my book recognised by such an inspiring organisation."
Zana Fraillon, author of The Bone Sparrow
Read author and Honour judge Bali Rai's own review of The Bone Sparrow and buy your copy today
Watch teenagers talk about the book:
The Journey by Francesca Sanna
And Francesca Sanna’s picture book The Journey – which tells the story of a family forced to flee their home because of war – has won the Honour in the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal category.
"I think that books are a powerful tool to raise awareness for human rights, to encourage empathy for those stories that feel very different and far away from our reality. Stories take us to unexpected places, they make us feel what it might be like to walk in somebody else's shoes. Amnesty International stands for justice, equality and respect for human rights, and knowing that ‘The Journey’ has been awarded makes me feel particularly overwhelmed and honoured."
Francesca Sanna, author of The Journey
See a group of young readers discuss The Journey:
Teaching human rights
Fiction has real power to further human rights education. If you're a teacher or parent, you can explore the values at the heart of human rights with your class or children through our recommended fiction teacher notes for primary and secondary schools.
We've created free teaching resources for both of the winning books and all those shortlisted:
Exploring human rights in The Bone Sparrow
Exploring human rights in The Journey
Explore human rights in all the shortlisted 2017 books
Why does it matter?
The Amnesty CILIP Honour is the first children’s books commendation to celebrate deep themes that are far too often ignored. The best books are more than plot and character: they have human rights at their core and are a vital tool in developing empathy. More than that, they can give children the awareness and confidence to stand up and shape a better world.
Posted 13 Mar 2018, 5:48pm
By Nicky Parker
Amnesty CILIP Honour
The 2017 Amnesty CILIP Honour judges
Last year’s winners
Exploring The Journey: a human rights education resource
Exploring The Bone Sparrow: a human rights education resource
Author and Honour judge Bali Rai's blog
Author and Honour judge Ross Collins' blog
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UAE: 10-year prison sentence upheld for prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
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Responding to the news that an Egyptian court has upheld a two-year prison sentence against Amal Fathy, a woman human rights defender convicted over a video she posted online criticising the Egyptian...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: 1,000th day in detention is 'another depressing milestone'
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UK: Home Secretary must do more to share responsibility for refugee plight
Responding to Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s comments about the rising number of refugees and migrants attempting to cross the Channel , Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Pro...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: ahead of 40th birthday, Amnesty pledges to continue campaigning for her freedom
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Sudan: Killing of protesters must be investigated immediately
In response to security officers opening fire on protesters in Sudan, leaving at least nine people dead and dozens more injured over the past two days, Seif Magango, Amnesty International’s Deputy Dir...
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Jan 11 The Post
Based on a true story, Drama
Steven Spielberg’s The Post is so well made and so strongly echoes the present-day struggles of the citizenry and press under a tyrannical presidential administration that, for many viewers, it’s going to be the most important and meaningful film of 2017.
Courtesy of screenwriters Liz Hannah and Josh Singer (Spotlight), the thrilling journalistic drama is also one of the past 12 months’ most efficiently told and entertaining works, one in which the entire cast and crew appears wholly committed to drawing the historical connections through the wonders of cinema.
And what a cast it is! While Jason Robards may have set the standard for portraying Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee in All the President’s Men, from the start it’s easy to accept Tom Hanks’ more huggable but still brusk interpretation.
Matching Hanks is his American cinematic royalty female counterpart Meryl Streep as Kay Graham, whom we find struggling to be respected as the paper’s leader in the wake of her husband’s surprise death and doing her best to appear confident while taking the Post public as a traded company.
Into the somewhat testy duo’s dynamic comes a Who’s Who of top modern television talent, beginning with Matthew Rhys (The Americans) as Daniel Ellsberg, who gradually sneaks out the Pentagon Papers and gets its coverup of the U.S.’ true activity in Vietnam to the New York Times.
But when the Nixon White House sues the Times over putting soldiers’ lives at risk for publishing confidential information, Ben sees a grand opportunity to honor the First Amendment and rousingly rallies his reporters, including Meg Greenfield (Carrie Coon, Fargo; The Leftovers), Ben Bagdikian (Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul) and Howard Simons (David Cross, Arrested Development), to the cause.
Not to merely name more names, but when The Post’s recognizable faces keep coming and play their interconnected parts so well, credit must be given where it’s due.
Likewise making the most of shared screen time are fellow TV all-stars Alison Brie (Mad Men; Community) as Kay’s unflinchingly supportive daughter Lally, Jesse Plemons (Fargo: Breaking Bad) and Zach Woods (Silicon Valley) as the Post’s shellshocked but helpful lawyers Roger Clark and Anthony Essaye and Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story) as Ben’s understanding wife Tony.
If they weren’t enough, there’s also first-rate character actors Tracy Letts and Bradley Whitford as Post board members Fritz Beebe and Arthur Parsons, Michael Stuhlbarg as Times publisher Abe Rosenthal and Bruce Greenwood as Robert McNamara, whose friendship with Kay adds a delicious layer of complication once her paper comes into possession of the crucial documents.
Plenty of star-studded films have been duds, but the unified effort of elite performers under the guidance of someone who knows how to properly direct them as a true ensemble sets The Post apart from these also-rans.
Stitching together a variety of intelligent compositions, peppered with thrilling handheld camerawork that’s been deployed in most Spielberg films since Catch Me If You Can, the maestro thoroughly conveys the power of communication and standing up for what’s right in the face of great risks.
He and his writers also capture the allure of the journalistic process and what it once took to get a story to press, the intricacies of which Spielberg and his production design team recreate with ease, all before two hours have elapsed.
Grade: A. Rated PG-13. Now playing at Biltmore Grande, Carolina Cinemark and Grail Moviehouse
(Photo: Twentieth Century Fox)
2017, Steven Spielberg, Liz Hannah, Josh Singer, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Matthew Rhys, Carrie Coon, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Alison Brie, Jesse Plemons, Zach Woods, Sarah Paulson, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bruce Greenwood
Jan 12 Locomotive double feature: Paddington 2 and The Commuter
Jan 7 All the Money in the World
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A Princess Collection
Ariel: The Shimmering Star Necklace, Belle: The Mysterious Message, Rapunzel: A Day to Remember, and Cinderella: The Lost Tiara
By: Disney Press
Narrated by: Cassandra Morris
Disney Princess Beginnings: Cinderella, Belle & Ariel
Cinderella Takes the Stage, Belle's Discovery, Ariel Makes Waves
By: Disney Press, Tessa Roehl, Liz Marsham
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
An all-new chapter audiobook series featuring stories about each Disney Princess as a young girl! Includes stories about Cinderella, Belle, and Ariel.
Children's Favorites, Vol. 2
Princess Bedtime Stories & Princess Adventure Stories
Princess Bedtime Stories: Snuggle up with Ariel, Cinderella, Tiana, and all your favorite princesses with this charming collection. Nineteen enchanting tales await to send you off to a dreamland of happily ever after. Princess Adventure Stories: Little girls love empowered princess role models, and this new addition to the best-selling storybook collection series is filled with 17 tales of adventure and bravery starring the Disney Princesses. From Belle and Ariel to Rapunzel and Tiana, the princesses show their courageous spirits as they go on quests and take on challenges.
Anna & Elsa Collection, Vol. 1
By: Erica David
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and all the stars from Disney's Frozen are back in an all-new magical series perfect for children ages six to nine. This five-audiobook bundle is the ultimate gift for any Frozen fan.
The Enchanted Wood
The Faraway Tree Series, Book 1
By: Enid Blyton
Narrated by: Kate Winslet
Follow what happens when three children discover their very own enchanted wood and meet new friends Silky the Fairy, Moon-Face, and the Saucepan Man, who all live in the magical Faraway Tree. Their real adventures begin when they all climb up and discover the most exciting and peculiar lands that exist beyond the clouds at the top of the tree.
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By Amazon Customer on 15-11-2017
Roald Dahl Reads Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Four More Stories
By: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: Roald Dahl
Penguin presents the abridged audiobook edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Four More Stories by Roald Dahl, read by Roald Dahl himself. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Abridged) James and the Giant Peach (Abridged) Fantastic Mr. Fox (Abridged) The Enormous Crocodile (Abridged) The Magic Finger (Abridged).
Peppa Pig: Bedtime Stories
By: Ladybird
Narrated by: John Sparkes
Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Peppa Pig: Bedtime Stories by Ladybird, read by John Sparkes. A collection of 10 newly recorded audio stories based on Peppa Pig, the hit TV show! Includes dialogue, songs and sound effects from the show! Stories include: 'Bedtime Story', 'Night Animals', 'The Wishing Well', 'Teddy's Playgroup', 'Pet Competition', 'Mrs Rabbit's Bump', 'Naughty Tortoise', 'The Rainy Day Game', 'Madam Gazelle's Leaving Party', and 'Freddy Fox'.
The Midnight Gang
By: David Walliams
Narrated by: David Walliams, Peter Serafinowicz, Morwenna Banks, and others
Welcome to the Midnight Gang! Midnight is the time when all children are fast asleep, except of course for...the Midnight Gang. That is when their adventures are just beginning.... When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself at Lord Funt Hospital and is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter. Things go from bad to worse when he meets the wicked matron in charge of the children's ward.... But Tom is about to embark on the most thrilling journey of a lifetime!
DisneyPixar Storybook Collection
Take a trip inside Riley's head with Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust; travel to infinity and beyond with Buzz Lightyear and Woody; swim the oceans with Marlin and Dory; and more. Featuring retellings of all 17 Disney-Pixar feature films, this collection is sure to be a hit with any Pixar fan!
Naughtiest Girl in the School
The Naughtiest Girl, Book 1
Narrated by: Sarah Moule
Follow Elizabeth Allen as she arrives for her first year at boarding school. Elizabeth is spoilt and selfish and has made up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there's ever been! But soon she finds out that being bad isn't as simple as it seems....
The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair
Narrated by: Sarah Ovens
Set off a magical adventure with the first book in Enid Blyton's classic fantasy series about a chair that can fly and grant wishes! Perfect for children aged 5 and up. When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a magical wishing-chair! The Wishing-Chair takes them on some wonderful adventures - to a giant's castle to rescue a new pixie friend, to the Land of Dreams, and even to a disappearing island! Who knows what might happen next?
By Teagan on 18-03-2018
By: Cressida Cowell
Narrated by: David Tennant
Hiccup was a truly extraordinary Viking Hero, Warrior chieftain,awesome sword-fighter and amateur naturalist. He was known throughout Vikingdom as 'the Dragon Whisperer' on account of his power over these terrifying beasts. But it wasn't always like that.
The Magic Faraway Tree
In the middle of the Enchanted Wood you can hear the trees whispering "Wisha-Wisha" and amongst the thick forest is the most enchanted tree in the world - the magic Faraway Tree. Here, fairy folk live on every branch. Meet Moon-Face, Silky the Fairy, and Saucepan Man, and visit the different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree - including the Land of Spells, the crazy Land of Topsy-Turvy, and the Land of Do-As-You-Please where the children ride in a runaway train! Enid Blyton has created a magical journey for children with The Magic Faraway Tree.
A Fantastic version of a childhood favourite
By MISS on 30-03-2016
This collection includes tales of four Disney Princesses all in one volume!
Ariel: The Shimmering Star Necklace
Ariel's young friend Marina is missing! The only clue she left behind is a mysterious diary entry about a secret new friend. Now Ariel must follow the clues along with Sebastian, Flounder, and Scuttle in order to find Marina in this delightful princess adventure!
Belle: The Mysterious Message
It isn't easy being the prisoner of the fearsome Beast, but Belle is making the most of it. There are so many rooms to explore in the elaborate castle - including an amazing library. This may not be so bad after all! Things get even more interesting when Belle discovers a secret message hidden in one of the books. She soon realizes she's hot on the trail of a decades-old mystery! Will Belle, with the help of Lumiere, an enchanted candelabrum, and a teacup named Chip, be able to solve this beastly case?
Rapunzel: A Day to Remember
Rapunzel has lived in her secret tower in the woods for 18 years. Not one to remain idle, she keeps busy with music, painting, cooking, and even astronomy. With her best friend - a chameleon named Pascal - to keep her company, and a vivid imagination to keep them both entertained, Rapunzel has lots of adventures to dream up!
Cinderella: The Lost Tiara
When a palace messenger brings word that Cinderella's new grandmother-in-law is coming to visit, everyone in the castle scrambles to prepare for her arrival. Cinderella wants everything to be perfect for her first royal guest! As a special surprise, Cinderella decides to wear the beautiful tiara that Grandmama sent as a wedding gift. But when Cinderella goes to the royal vault, she discovers the crown is missing! Can she find it before Grandmama arrives at the palace?
©2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2018 Disney
The Toy Story Collection
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
LEGO Ninjago: Brick Adventures #1: Brother/Sister Squad
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Beautiful Oblivion
Maddox Brothers, Book 1
Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
Series: Maddox Brothers, Book 1
From Here to You
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Andrew Eiden
As Darby Dixon sits in a tiny Texas church bathroom on her wedding day holding a positive pregnancy test, she realizes marrying her fiancé would be the worst decision of her life. She's never been very good at standing up for herself, but she'll sure as hell stand up for her baby. With very little cash and a ton of courage, she flees town to take a new name and start a new life.
not my favorite
By Kindle Customer on 08-31-18
Providence, Volume 1
Narrated by: Carly Robins
In the old world shadows of Providence, Rhode Island, Nina Grey finds herself the center of a war between Hell and Earth. Struggling with her father's recent death, Nina meets Jared Ryel by chance… or so she believes.
Jamie McGuire and Paranormal!! A great change
By Sheraka Kirkland - Crazy Chaotic Book Babes on 03-21-15
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker, Darrell Dennis
The first time Elliott Youngblood spots Catherine Calhoun, he’s just a boy with a camera, and he’s never seen a sadder and more beautiful sight. Both Elliott and Catherine feel like outcasts, yet they find an easy friendship with each other. But when Catherine needs him most, Elliott is forced to leave town. Elliott finally returns, but he and Catherine are now different people. He’s a star high school athlete, and she spends all her free time working at her mother’s mysterious bed-and-breakfast. Catherine hasn’t forgiven Elliott for abandoning her, but he’s determined to win her back....
✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫
By Cyndi Marie on 08-22-18
By: Elle Kennedy
Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, CJ Bloom
Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right, because there’s no logical reason why I’m so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don’t usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks who think I’m flighty and superficial. His narrow view of me is the first strike against him. It doesn’t help that he’s buddy-buddy with my brother. And that his best friend has a crush on me. And that I just moved in with them. Oh, did I not mention we’re roommates?
Predictable and shallow
By Momoftwins on 03-30-19
Narrated by: Emma Galvin, January LaVoy, Zachary Webber
When the world ends, can love survive? For Scarlet, raising her two daughters alone means fighting for tomorrow is an everyday battle. Nathan has a wife, but can't remember what it's like to be in love; only his young daughter Zoe makes coming home worthwhile. Miranda's biggest concern is whether her new VW Bug is big enough to carry her sister and their boyfriends on a weekend escape from college finals. When reports of a widespread, deadly "outbreak" begin to surface, these ordinary people face extraordinary circumstances and suddenly their fates are intertwined.
Worse ending EVER!
By ANGIE on 06-13-16
By: L.J. Shen
Narrated by: Angela Goethals, Maxine Mitchell, Michael Crouch
They say revenge is a dish best served cold. I’d had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me...now my heart was completely iced. I took her first kiss. She took the only thing I loved. I was poor. She was rich. The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast. Now, I’m her parents’ latest shiny project. Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much. Yeah, baby girl, say it. I’m your foster brother. There’s a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life. She’s about to shell out some serious tears.
4 We're all human stars
By Love2reaD on 05-15-19
By: Colleen Hoover
Narrated by: Zachary Webber, Angela Goethals
At 22 years old, Sydney has a great life: She’s in college; working a steady job; in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter; and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter's cheating on her - and she is left trying to decide what to do next. Sydney becomes captivated by Ridge, her mysterious neighbor. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to his playing his guitar every day out on his balcony. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either.
"Listening" with Your Heart
By Melissa Bee on 05-24-14
Slashes in the Snow
A Baum Squad Novel
By: M. Never
Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Ryan West, Muffy Newtown
I can feel it. I wake up in the middle of the night freaked out of my mind, paranoid a stranger is there. My skin prickles every time I leave my house, because I know someone is following me. I’m afraid. Alone. And there’s only one person left to turn to. The stepbrother I never met. He’s the president of a notorious motorcycle club and exactly the kind of person I need to protect me - cutthroat, cocky, dangerous. Little did I know, hot as all holy hell Ky Parish, downright loathes me. You know what they say - there's a fine line between love and hate. And I'm walking it.
WELL IT DOESN’T COME BETTER THAN THIS
Sweet Nothing
By: Jamie McGuire, Teresa Mummert
Narrated by: Nelson Hobbs, Carly Robins
It is enough to break any man: watching what could have been my future slip away before it was ever in my grasp. The possibility of losing someone I loved before she was even mine is something I never would have imagined. Certainly nothing I'd ever wish on anyone. I go to her every day and wait. Wait for the impossible, for a sign, for her to look at me...hoping that sinners are granted miracles, too.
Unexpected on the edge of your seat
By nelle on 05-28-16
After, Book 1
By: Anna Todd
Narrated by: Elizabeth Louise
There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything After... Life will never be the same. #Hessa... Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She’s got direction, ambition, and a mother who’s intent on keeping her that way. But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she’s used to.
Decent, a little immature for me.
By Daniele on 03-26-16
Bennett Mafia
By: Tijan
Narrated by: Natalie Eaton
There were always whispers about my roommate at Hillcrest Academy. The wealthiest of the wealthy sent their kids to our boarding school, and Brooke Bennett had been at the top, though I never quite knew why. She was fun and outgoing, but she kept quiet about her family. The only things she showed me were photographs of her brothers. I became fascinated with her second-oldest brother. Kai Bennett. Smoldering. Hypnotic. Alluring. Kai had eyes that pulled me in and a face that haunted my dreams.
Love Tijan❤️but hated narrator💔
By Lisa on 06-28-19
The Boy I Grew Up With
Narrated by: Blake Richard, Summer Morton
I have loved Channing Monroe all my life. In first grade, he asked for my Trapper Keeper. I hit him in the head with it. Third grade, we were best friends. We kissed in seventh grade. In eighth grade, he turned into a bad boy and the rest was a tumultuous storm. Growing up, the problem was never love for us. Bad times. Good times. There were times when I felt our love in every inch of my body, vibrating, making me feel like it could bring me back to life. The problem was us. The problem is that we're living in two different worlds now. Fallen Crest and its millionaires for me.
Lame Gang
By Pilar O. on 02-14-19
Narrated by: Lorelei Avalon
She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy.... Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice, even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date.
Love the book, not thrilled with the narration...
By Nancy Nurse on 11-05-15
In Her Wake
A Ten Tiny Breaths Novella
By: K.A. Tucker
Narrated by: Sebastian York
Before you knew him as Trent in Ten Tiny Breaths, he was Cole Reynolds - and he had it all. Until one night when he makes a fatal, wrong decision…and loses everything. When a drunken night out at a Michigan State college party results in the death of six people, Cole must come to terms with his part in the tragedy. Normally, he’d be able to lean on his best friends - the ones who have been in his life since he could barely walk. Only, they’re gone
By Me & My Girls on 02-19-15
The Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster phenomenon continues in the first heart-pounding new adult romance in The Maddox Brothers series.
Fiercely independent Camille "Cami" Camlin gladly moved on from her childhood before it was over. She has held down a job since before she could drive, and moved into her own apartment after her freshman year of college. Now tending bar at The Red Door, Cami doesn’t have time for much else besides work and classes, until a trip to see her boyfriend is cancelled, leaving her with a first weekend off in almost a year.
Trenton Maddox was the king of Eastern State University, dating co-eds before he even graduated high school. His friends wanted to be him, and women wanted to tame him, but after a tragic accident turned his world upside down, Trenton leaves campus to come to grips with the crushing guilt.
Eighteen months later, Trenton is living at home with his widower father, and works full-time at a local tattoo parlor to help with the bills. Just when he thinks his life is returning to normal, he notices Cami sitting alone at a table at The Red.
As the baby sister of four rowdy brothers, Cami believes she’ll have no problem keeping her new friendship with Trenton Maddox strictly platonic. But when a Maddox boy falls in love, he loves forever - even if she is the only reason their already broken family could fall apart.
In the first installment of the Maddox Brothers books, listeners can experience the rush of hearing Beautiful Disaster for the first time, all over again.
©2014 Jamie McGuire (P)2014 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Boring, Cliched, Annoying
I'm wondering if Jamie McGuire is a one hit wonder. Despite the pretty good narration, this was a DNF for me. The main characters had no chemistry and I was bored to death. I rolled my eyes a lot, especially at the whiny Cami.
Beautiful disapointment!!!
I was SOOO looking forward to this book. I loved Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster (Beautiful Disaster from the males point of view)....but this book was a waste.
While I loved hearing the humor of Jamie McGuire, and the quick witted characters, the whole plot fell flat. Add that to the fact that this takes place in the same time frame as Beautiful Disaster...with one bit of added information from the Travis/Abby storyline that I REALLY could have done without...and this book was just bad.
It tainted my memory of one of my most favorite books of all time, and it had contrived drama out the wazzu! There was a big secret eluded to shortly into the story and when the truth came out it was only a 3 second explanation and it was in the last 10 seconds of the book and it REALLY didn't have to be such a big secret. That "secret" caused way too much drama that never had to happen, so while I adore Jamie McGuire's writing style and humor I am not happy to have purchased this book and will likely return it.
Don't bother with this one...not even on sale!
Tedius, artificial, childish and boring
OK, that was stupid. Childish story about childish people making childish decisions in the name of ... er ... love? No - not love. Self-absorption maybe. Or obsession. Or immaturity.
Maybe I'm just too old, but I did not get this "romance." I don't know if it's because I didn't read anything of Ms. McGuire's before I read this but this novel was a lot of immature people making strange, self-destructive decisions.
And what was up with the big SECRET about TJ? Apparently we're supposed to buy another book or what?
That will NOT be happening.
Final comment about the narrator: Phoebe Strole has about 3 female voices and 2 male voices. When there is dialogue involving two females, she mostly doesn't even try to differentiate the voices so good luck following. Sometimes a scene will start out fine, but then she loses the voice differences and you'll struggle. And there was, as far as I could tell, more than one place here she confused Travis and Trent.
Audible is getting this one back and I won't be following the incredibly annoying Maddox brothers because I despise books that end with cliffhangers and leave storylines unfinished. They are a ripoff.
not as good as the others story
I was surprised I was bored with this book since I loved her other books. I did like the friendship the two characters had and was shocked by the twist at the end, which made it better for me, however it sill lacked for me.
Angelica Quintero
5 beautiful stars
Where does Beautiful Oblivion rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
top 10 for sure
What was one of the most memorable moments of Beautiful Oblivion?
This book is the opposite of the saying “Nobody know what they have until they lose it”, this book is about “Nobody knows what they want until they find it”. Cami was so sure about her boyfriend, she was sure about loving him, until she started spending time with Trenton Maddox. Trent is the sweetest guy in the world. I love that he doesn’t take a no for an answer, he never gave up on Cami, in spite of she had a boyfriend. He respected her, of course. But he never gave up.
Have you listened to any of Phoebe Strole’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
this is my first one
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Meeting Trenton Maddox was something I wanted since the moment i read what he did in Travis’s bachelor party. That was hilarious and now i know why he did it.
Trenton and Cami are amazing. They are great friends, and they know how to have the best time together. I love how Cami and Trent’s friendship grew stronger with the time and how they fell in love with each other, and everything in between.
Cami is a strong girl. She didn’t have the best start in life, therefore she always have fought for being better. She would do anything for her family, even if it means that she will get in trouble. She is loyal to the people she loves and most of all, to herself.
Trent is protective, possessive and very very sweet. Did i mention he is utterly hot? Oh yes, he has tattoos, he has a muscle body, he has a gorgeous face, and he knows how to please a woman. There is one thing i love so much about him: he waits until the right moment, in every aspect of his life.
The secondary characters in this book are awesome. Olive is the cutest little girl in the world! Travis is so him, of course, i love his chats with Cami. Reagan, Hazel, Coby, Blia are such a great friends. I loved every comments of Blia, and her name is based in my friend, BLIA!!! That was amazing.
I won’t give spoilers, of course, I can’t, but this book has THE PLOT, one that nobody can ever imagine. I was so in shock the first time i read the book, that i couldn’t write the review, I was speechless. Now i can tell you all that this book is amazing, it’s wonderful, it’s surprising, it’s BEAUTIFUL!
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW:
The narrator, Phoebe Strole, has a great voice. I like her pace, her pronunciation, how she makes other character voices. Her voice is so much Cami. I could felt all Cami’s emotions while listening to it.
Seattle WA United States
I couldn't figure out why this book is listed as Book 1. There are too many gaps to fully appreciate the book in its entirety. The story itself was average. It was a bit childish; then again maybe that was the aim. After all it was set around the life of a college student. I like the narration but I have to listen to other books narrated by Phoebe before I can definitely say she is great. I am hesitant to cross out JM books all together; maybe when I can't find a good read I might revisit her. Her style does not match my tastes, so for now I shall put her in my maybe list of authors.
Love the relationship between the Cami & Trent. Thought the big secret went a little to long but it was a good one. Just loved their interactions with each other. Enjoyed the narrator, really helped the story along. "Audible 20 Review Sweepstakes Entry”
Beautiful start
Great first book in this series. I loved and hated ( the ones you needed to) every character and really enjoyed the story. Narration was awesome. I hope that the next book in the series will come out in audio format soon. I would recommend this book to anyone.
I KNEW IT! Loved this. So sad it's over!!!! I can't wait for more from JM!
Auburndale, FL, United States
Really liked Trenton
I really liked Trenton. This story was not disappointing but I think I would have liked to have been in "Trenton's" mind a little more than what I was allowed in this book.
I can NEVER go wrong reading one of Jamie's books...She brings it! I also enjoyed seeing some of Travis in this story.
The Cover is beautiful!
Faye Elliman
Wonderful! An other Maddox to fall in love with.
If you liked beautiful disaster you will love this book.
The story of Trent and Cammy is woven around Abby's story in such and interesting way.
... and wow that end twist!
Cami and Trent 😍
I love this book. I have both the audiobook and the paperback I love how Jamie writes. Cami and Trent were made for each other
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Are You Limiting Your Business With Excel For BOM Management
Abacus Games isn’t a real company, but for the sake of debate, let’s pretend they are. Let’s also pretend that they’re a manufacturerof children’s toys with a STEM focus. These toys include a certain amount of electronics, so they’re more than just stackable blocks or volcano kits, and thus the bills of materials needed to create them are quite complex. Abacus is looking to develop a number of new products related to space travel, hoping to get young people excited about the private space revolution thanks to companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin.
And while Abacus would like to upgrade to a fully-fledged product lifecycle management (PLM) system, they don’t know if they could achieve a return on investment (ROI) in the near future. They’re sticking with Excel, which is essentially free, but comes with some challenges.
Ramp-up
What Abacus wants: Their in-house Excel expert will be responsible for constructing the BOM, using more complex features like Visual Basic programming, lookup formulas, and more. This way, they will have a way to quickly add items to the BOM, thanks to a non-intelligent part numbering scheme that is managed by theVB programming.
What actually happens: The spreadsheet is created according to Abacus’ desire, but other staff find it difficult to work with due to the number of columns and technical issues in entering data. The Excel expert thus becomes the sole proprietor of the spreadsheet, and is responsible for its well-being.
The limitation: Excel allows for a great deal of complexity, but developing ways to get visibility in the ways that matter to a company require one-off solutions that aren’t easily translatable to others.
What Abacus wants: By placing the Excel spreadsheet on a shared intranet drive, they hope that multiple stakeholders will use that as their home base as they make decisions about the in-development products.
What actually happens: One engineer ends up copying the spreadsheet to their own hard drive for edits, with the intention of copying the changes back into the master file at the end of the day.
The limitation:Because Excel spreadsheets can’t handle multiple contributors editing it at once, the file must be locked when another collaborator has it open. Because of this, stakeholders come up with workarounds to deal with the limitation, which leads to poor results—as one might guess, that engineer forgets to copy the changes back over at the end of the day, leading to an unsynchronized BOM.
What Abacus wants: Whenever an engineer wants to create an engineering change request (ECR), they are supposed to edit the spreadsheet, do research into what other assemblies their change affects, and notify those people.
What actually happens: The spreadsheet might be locked, or the engineer might forget to send that notification email. Even if those processes work correctly, spreadsheets don’t inherently handle revision control, which means that engineers keep change documentation in additional columns.
The limitation: Excel doesn’t have the capacity to automatically notify stakeholders of an change that affects the part, assembly, or product area they’re responsible for, which means that they often get left out of the loop, which causes conflict down the road when two stakeholders have opposing ideas about the status of a sub assembly.
What Abacus wants: The Excel BOM will be sent to a contract manufacturer (CM) that creates the electronics used inside of some of the products. Since the BOM has all the information, it’s assumed the CM will be able to produce the number of circuit boards exactly to Abacus’ needs.
What actually happens: The CM finds the spreadsheet daunting for its organizational complexity, and the fact that it’s the full BOM, and not just the assemblies that are relevant to them.On top of that, it turns out that because Abacus sent two BOMs—one on August 19th and a revised one on August 25th—the CM has accidentally been working with the August 19th file.
The limitation: Excel doesn’t inherently offer a hierarchical solution, which can build assemblies into categories all their own for easy sharing with CMs, staff has to spend more time on managing the supplier relationship than doing work that matters. And because there’s no single repository for all the BOM data that can be accessed securely from both within and outside the organization, versions can be mixed up.
The truth about Excel is that in many cases, a product development lifecycle based around it can go perfectly well—none of the “actually happens” listed here would necessarily lead to catastrophic failure of new product introduction. The actual cost of these limitations can’t really be calculated, but we all know that time is money, and any time spent managing or fixing Excel-related mix-ups is time spent away from getting the product out the door as fast as possible. Companies shouldn’t automatically limit themselves—better BOM management means that they’re only limited by their talent,budgets, and desire to make better products.
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2013 Audi SQ5 Debuts as Audi’s First S-Branded Diesel
Audi Car News
June 17, 2012 Tony Pimpo
Once limited to those looking for better fuel economy, diesels are increasingly being offered by luxury and performance brands. Well, at least in Europe. Mercedes-Benz has always had them, but Porsche joined the fray a while back with the Cayenne, and Maserati is said to be preparing a diesel SUV too.
BMW though has forged into new territory with the M diesel models – M550d xDrive sedan, M550d xDrive touring, X5 M50d and X6 M50d. Unfortunately, we can’t any of them here in the United States.
Audi is getting in on the fun with the SQ5, and – you guessed it – the diesel-powered crossover is for Europe only. It is the first S badged Audi product to be powered by a diesel engine.
The particular unit in question is a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter making 313 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque. Got to love diesel torque! Mated to the engine is Audi’s eight-speed transmission. That diesel grunt pushes the SQ5 to 60 mph in five seconds, on its way to a top speed of 155 mph. Interestingly, Audi isn’t offering the diesel SQ5 model along with a gasoline variant. It is the first performance edition of the Q5, and is diesel-only. This could be a pattering we see in upcoming sport versions of Audi’s crossovers.
In typical S fashion the SQ5 gets more aggressive front fascia, 1.18-inch lower suspension and unique 20-inch wheels. Audi has fitted a sound actuator that pumps engine sounds into the cabin. Does this mean they developed a pleasant sounding diesel? Audi says so quite simply: “the 3.0 TDI biturbo has a great sound.” Maserati, on the other hand, is said to be looking into technology that pumps a synthetic exhaust note into the speakers.
They should take a hint from Audi, focus on the sound and just fit an actuator. The SQ5 gets an impressive 32.67 US miles per gallon on the European mileage cycle. The SQ5 goes on sale in the beginning of next year, starting at €58,500 (a whopping $74,376 USD at current exchange rates).
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The solicitor was a Nigerian National who enrolled as a solicitor in the UK in 2000. He had imposed upon the issue of his practising certificate for the year 20011-12 a condition that he only work for a firm where he had sought prior approval from the SRA beforehand. The condition was considered necessary owing to the fact the solicitor had been subject to previous disciplinary proceedings before the SDT in respect of a number of conduct issues. The solicitor appealed against the imposition of the condition and sought to argue that he did not consider that he was subject to it and therefore could not be held to be in breach, owing to the fact of the appeal. He also argued that there was no specific commencement date for the condition.
Other arguments put forward and which are common issues for those made subject to or potentially facing imposition of conditions such as these, are the fact that the condition is particularly onerous and can tend to put off potential employers. It can also cause problems with employment due to the delay often encountered by a firm seeking the approval of the SRA if a position of employment is offered. He argued that it was inappropriate for the ocndition to be imposed and that the SDT had erred in its reasoning.
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They must be necessary and proportionate to the aim to be achieved and as was the case here, relevant to the need to ensure compliance with the rules applicable to the protection of clients and avoidance of any risk being posed to them by such non compliance. It was accepted that he had made an honest mistake as to the Practice direction as regards the imposition of the condition and not a deliberate act to disobey the rules.
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Drake took a shot at John Wall in the middle of Game 2
Kyle Lowry and John Wall , Instagram/champagnepapi
Drake is one of the biggest supporters of the Toronto Raptors and everyone tuning into the game knows when he’s there as he makes his presence known very quickly.
Whether he’s standing up alongside head coach Dwane Casey doing his best impression of an NBA head coach or he’s getting in the ear of an opposing player while he’s trying to inbound the ball, he’s one of the most vibrant fans in attendance and his star status puts him in the public eye. During Game 2 on Tuesday night in Toronto, Drizzy was at it early on as he got into the ear of Wizards point guard John Wall from his courtside seat.
If you’re not too sure as to what Drake was saying to Wall, Instagram user yunglank1 broke it all down in the comments section and here’s what he had to say.
“according to the 6 God, John will lose by a significant amount of points, being detrimental to the wizards playoff run, Drake refers to "6 buzz" as the local media outlet for the cities entertainment source, and will definitely have this clip on that page, adding on to the humiliation of a 20 point difference in the current game, john once recited the quote "we want all the smoke" leading to the much anticipated response from Drake referring to John as a "Bucktee", which is slang (short language) for a common Toronto fiend that searches for impure narcotics, such as xanax, meth, and probably K2 weed, leading to the conclusion that after all, John Wall does not or is not capable of handling "all of the smoke"
After keeping Game 1 extremely close from beginning to end, the Wizards came out flat in Game 2 and trailed by nearly 20 points at halftime.
(H/T Instagram/champagnepapi)
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“Swiss Army Man” is a real gas
Agathe Fredette|May 10, 2018
theverge.com
Sometimes there are films with premises so utterly strange, that you cannot quite believe it actually exists without clear proof. “Swiss Army Man” is one of those films. Disarmingly bizarre and delightfully otherworldly, this is a film you simply have to see to believe. This is director and writer team Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s first stab at a full-length film, previously best known for being joint directors for the music video “Turn Down for What?” “Swiss Army Man” is a delicious introduction to what they may have in store for future film projects and to even try and write this review to describe the strange and complicated emotions and visuals that this film explores does not give it justice.
The film begins on the shores of an island beach where we are introduced to the seemingly long-time stranded and desperate Hank (Paul Dano of “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Love & Mercy”), who is about to end his life via noose while haphazardly teetering on a family-sized cooler. Here enters Manny (Danielle Radcliffe of “Horns” and “A Woman in Black”) a business-suited corpse who washes up face-down in the sand on the shoreline and distracts Hank from his death wish. Once turned over, Manny is found to be glassy eyed, pasty, bloated… and clearly dead. Until he farts dramatically into the shallow pool of sea water he is submerged in.
Desperately lonely and delighted to find something resembling another human being, Hank decides to become his caretaker, carrying Manny’s corpse throughout the hillsides and forest paths as he tries to find his way, both literally and metaphorically. Thus begins a sort of philosophical, buddy film journey.
Dano portrays Hank’s character through heart-wrenchingly believable desperation from his situation and his inner struggles while also expressing frustration and tenderness for his companion. Radcliffe, portraying Manny, who slowly regains his ability to form facial expressions and more comprehensive speech throughout the film, is brilliant with his ability to deliver absurd and heartfelt lines with genuine emotion and impeccable comedic timing. Almost like a child, Manny is incredibly naive, asking a multitude of innocently honest and awkward questions, while he re-learns what it is to be human and to be alive.
In reference to the film title, Manny’s floppy corpse reveals itself to have a variety of uses for survival, including producing water from his mouth like a faucet, serving as a flatulence powered jet-ski, chopping tree branches with his arm, and lighting fires, with even his erect penis being used as a compass, fueled by swimsuit magazine imagery, awkwardly twitching under his dress pants to show Manny and Hank the way.
Hank’s journey towards civilization turns into a quest to bring Manny back to life, physically and emotionally. Using a variety of strange broken props, pieces of long lost forest trash, plants, and stray tree branches, Hank crafts ornate shelters and city busses, shakily showing Manny what it means to “live” through manically joyful moments of dancing, partying, and taking the bus to work.
All these scenes are bathed in a strange, delightful glow of escapist make-believe. There is an incredibly amount of chemistry between Dano and Radcliffe, creating palpable emotions and tenderness between Manny and Hank, their banter and petty arguments, philosophical and poetic ponderings, and honest emotions feeling uncomfortably real at times.
The film’s raw human emotions dance in skillful tandem with these wildly ludicrous and unbelievable circumstances of the storyline. It somehow balances between the genres of macabre, absurdist and physical comedy, magical fantasy, a tender love story, and a buddy film. The film, no matter how strange the situations become, always presents the material with a calm and matter-a-fact demeanor, somehow never feeling like it is trying too hard. It wanders delightfully from one scene to the next, not always clear where it is going and why, leaving you laughing in disgust one minute and then feeling like you have been gut punched with sorrow the next.
The film is utterly mesmerizing visually.
The colors and use of light and slow motion visuals during memories and hallucinations throughout the film aid in the ethereal tone of the story, at times feeling like you are observing a distorted fever dream, whose spell could be broken at any second.
The cinematography is breath-taking throughout, spinning and swirling at strange angles, giving viewers gorgeous shots of the lush, almost fantasy-film-esque forests Manny and Hank wander through, as well as detailed, intimate shots of both our leads and their macro expressions and ever changing emotions.
The soundtrack is also key to the ethereal atmosphere the film nails, with a variety of melodic songs from Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull and Robert McDowell.
This soundtrack comfortably accompanies Hank and Manny on their odd journey of companionship and honesty, aiding in the dream-like, wandering tone of the film.
Melancholy, hilarious, confusing, poignant, utterly bizarre, and drenched in philosophical ponderings related to life, death, love, and our purpose in life, “Swiss Army Man” is unlike anything else I have ever seen before. I genuinely loved it and regularly recommend it to others by simply describing it as a film that has “Danielle Radcliffe exuberantly propelling himself across the ocean surface via flatulence” despite this being far from its main selling point. However, if this is not enough of a selling point for originality, I do not know what is.
Agathe Fredette, Photo Editor
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Peter Bodenham
Senior Lecturer, MA Design - Ceramics, BA (Hons) Creative Arts and BA (Hons) Contemporary Arts Practice
Email: p.bodenham@bathspa.ac.uk
Campus: Dartmouth Avenue, Sion Hill
www.peterbodenham.co.uk
Peter Bodenham is a potter and visual artist. He trained in Ceramics and 3D in the mid 1980’s at Camberwell School of Art. In the mid 1990’s he completed an MA in Fine Art at UWIC, Cardiff. Peter lives and runs a studio in Cardigan, West Wales and works at Bath Spa University as a Senior Lecturer within the Ceramics department. He is an experienced educator, curator and external examiner working within various universities.
Informing and framing his work are a range of sources, a personal sense of place, locus and the connection between the maker and the land. Journeys and mini adventures on foot, traversing the shoreline and seascape feed the work on a direct level. Images, motifs and gestural marks scratched into the surface of the pots can be seen as direct traces of a phenomenological experience.
Objects gather worlds around them and the social spaces they are anchored to are both source material and subject matter for his creative practice. Although Peter acknowledges the cultural distinctions between fine art, design and craft, his work on occasion drifts between these cultural traditions.
The hand made can be seen as a utopic form of social and cultural inquiry in a culture of rapid technological and social change. In essence Peter is a maker who finds the spaces between and discourse around objects and their social, cultural context a fascinating and dynamic shifting landscape to explore.
Relevant courses
MA Ceramics
BA (Hons) Contemporary Arts Practice
BA (Hons) Creative Arts
BA (Hons) Camberwell School of Art, London
MA Cardiff Metropolitan
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Bridgend College) 3D design
University of Bedfordshire BA Ceramics and Jewellery
External Examiner Uni Wales Hereford College of Art - BA Fine Art
External Examiner (dissertation ceramics dep) at the Royal College of Art , London ceramics
Teaching specialism
Philosophical Aesthetics
Ceramics and locational identity: investigating the symbolism of material culture in relation to a sense of place
Bodenham, P (2018) 'Ceramics and locational identity: investigating the symbolism of material culture in relation to a sense of place.' Craft Research, 9 (2). pp. 287-310. ISSN 2040-4689
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Subsea 7 SAP on Azure
Subsea 7 Collaborates with Accenture and Avanade for Public Cloud Transformation of SAP Enterprise Resource System
Project includes implementation of SAP Suite for HANA® for Microsoft Azure.
NEW YORK; June 12, 2017
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Avanade are collaborating with Subsea 7, a world-leading seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry, to migrate its SAP enterprise resource planning systems to a Microsoft Azure cloud environment.
Subsea 7 looked to leverage greater efficiencies and cost savings from its SAP system. The new solution is being implemented by Accenture and Avanade and features SAP Suite for HANA on Microsoft Azure to take advantage of the latest technologies that deliver greater efficiencies.
Avanade is teaming up with Microsoft to design and implement the infrastructure in the cloud environment including all virtual machines, monitoring and security. Accenture will manage the SAP migration, as well as provide infrastructure support and application management services.
As a result of the project, Subsea 7 expects to realize a number of business benefits, such as:
Lower total cost of ownership
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Ability to handle large HANA instances
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“Under the challenging market conditions it is key that Subsea 7 provisions a SAP landscape capable of flexing to our needs whilst driving greater efficiencies within the business,” said Euan Davidson, SAP and Business Solutions Director, Subsea 7. “Implementing SAP Suite for HANA on Microsoft Azure will help us realize a range of benefits through improved user interfaces, increased mobility, greater speed and better integration to other strategic platforms, making for informed business decisions, all on a platform that is easy to scale and customize.”
“The future belongs to those who manage and operate their businesses in a Cloud First approach that ties together strategy and implementation with a long term digital roadmap,” said Paul Daugherty, Accenture’s chief technology & innovation officer and chairman of the Avanade board. “Subsea 7 will benefit from Accenture’s broad industry experience and strong relationships with Microsoft and SAP to swiftly and safely migrate to the cloud. Ultimately, Subsea 7 can unlock new business value as they continue along their journey to the cloud.”
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Accenture and Avanade were chosen based on their global delivery capabilities, cloud services leadership and the right vision to support Subsea 7’s SAP journey to the cloud. The platform will be managed by the Accenture Cloud Platform and transfer all SAP applications and associated data to support Subsea 7’s global operations.
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Aviva Investors completes £30 million tranche of funding for 395 affordable homes
(London): Aviva Investors today announces the funding of 217 residential properties in South Yorkshire for Alliance Housing Limited (a newly founded subsidiary of South Yorkshire Housing Associaton) and 178 residential properties in Oxfordshire for GreenSquare Community Homes Limited (a subsidiary of GreenSquare Group Limited).
The transactions by the Aviva Investors REaLM Social Housing Fund, part of the Aviva Investors Returns Enhancing and Liability Matching (REaLM) fund range, represents the fund’s first deal with Alliance Homes and third with GreenSquare. Approved by the Homes and Communities Agency, they bring the total investment to date to over £130 million.
The Aviva Investors REaLM Social Housing Fund invests in high quality UK residential property that is let on long-term leases to registered providers and local authorities, providing a strong match for investors’ income requirements. REaLM is a real estate based, fully amortising financing solution with low initial yield and no refinancing risk.Developed with a housing association, for housing associations, it builds on Aviva Investors strong understanding of real estate to deliver asset management focused funding.
The REaLM fund range was launched in July 2011 to invest in specialist real estate and infrastructure-related assets that provide secure, long-term, inflation linked income streams. It aims to help institutional investors, particularly UK pension funds, address the challenges they face in matching liabilities and capturing income in a low-yield environment. The assets held are fully amortising, and leases are structured to avoid the uncertain property reversion which is usual for assets held in traditional property funds.
South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited (and its subsidiaries) manage over 5,800 properties in South Yorkshire. Alliance Housing Association, a wholly owned subsidiary of South Yorkshire Housing Association, was set up for the purpose of facilitating the transaction with Aviva Investors REaLM Social Housing.
GreenSquare Group owns and manages 11,600 properties in Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, and is the parent company of GreenSquare Community Housing. GreenSquare was advised on the transaction’s structure by Savills.
Nigel Rule, fund manager for the Aviva Investors REaLM Social Housing fund commented:
“These new transactions provide cost effective and sustainable long term financing for affordable housing and we are very pleased to be working with Alliance Homes for the first time and GreenSquare for the third.
“We continue to see significant interest from UK pension funds in high quality specialist real estate assets, at a time when local authorities and other registered providers are looking for new sources of funding and when the UK government is encouraging the private sector to play a greater role in affordable housing development. As a result, we have significant equity commitments available and are very happy to discuss similar opportunities with other registered providers and local authorities.”
Rob Young, Director of Finance, South Yorkshire Housing Association commented:
“Alliance Housing is delighted to complete this transaction with Aviva Investors It brings a valuable new source of funding and funding partner to our business.”
Tim Jackson, Executive Director (Finance), GreenSquare Group commented:
“We believe that a balanced funding strategy is the key to effective treasury management and that an element of index linked finance will have an increasing role to play within this. We will continue to explore other opportunities with Aviva Investors to fund more new homes developed or acquired by GreenSquare in the future.”
Aviva Investors REaLM Social Housing fund was advised by Chaco Limited and Trowers and Hamlins LLP.
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Fall Championship Central
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THE SERIES • Babson and Wheaton will meet for the 36th time on Tuesday in a series that dates back to 1986. • The Beavers are 22-12-1 all-time against the Lyons and have won eight of the last nine matches between the teams.
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Subaru STARLINK Safety and Security: Safety services include Automatic Collision Notification, roadside assistance, SOS Emergency Assistance, and more.
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All-wheel-drive is offered as an option on many vehicles across the automotive industry, but it's a standard feature on all Subarus but the performance-oriented BRZ. Unlike most industry standard AWD functions, Subaru's symmetrical AWD is superior because it isn't adapted from a two-wheel drive system. The advantages of this uniquely designed system include prevention of torque steer during heavy acceleration, linear power application to all wheels, and maximized traction to reduce sliding during poor road conditions.
The Boxer engine is designed to deliver a balance of power and efficiency by utilizing a flat engine positioned in line with the drivetrain. The horizontal position of the pistons creates a more comfortable and smoother driving experience. Another advantage to the Boxer engine is less wear and tear during startup. Inline and V-type engines start dry, increasing friction. However, the horizontal position of the pistons keeps them below the oil line, ensuring constant lubrication.
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Consent doesn’t ever resemble the phrase 'I guess'
Consent, much like the word ‘intersectional’, has become a familiar buzzword. I hear it mostly from women who identify as feminists, but also from straight men who like the idea of women agreeing to have sex with them. Regardless of context, once states like California and New York passed affirmative consent legislation, and as others started to consider those same policies, it became clear that there was finally a national conversation about rape and sexual assault that could be headed in the right direction.
Now, for the people who understand consent, that’s great news. But considering affirmative consent is only sparingly taught in schools, and the incredibly oversimplified “yes means yes” model for consent, I wonder how we can truly emerge as a consent culture when so few people recognize what that looks like.
Consent doesn’t ever resemble the phrase “I guess”.
In fact, I wonder how people feel comfortable engaging in anything less than “absolutely” sex, or “please, baby, please” sex, because those are significantly more fun. If one (or more) people are leaving a sexual exchange feeling shocked or uncomfortable, you’re possibly having “I guess” sex or “nobody asked you” sex and guess what? Neither of those sound consensual.
“Stealthing” is a form of sexual assault
We have normalized sexual encounters that are absent of a continuous, mutual conversation about boundaries. It’s why describing a sexual encounter where someone secretly removed the condom is rarely called rape, and why patrons of sex workers who refuse to pay for the services they received think their crime was only theft. It’s true evidence of how tolerant of rape culture we’ve become.
When I describe a scenario where a partner came inside of me when we’d agreed that he wouldn’t, nobody ever calls him a rapist. In fact, nobody even really sees him as a bad person. He came inside of me, rolled over, and handed me money to purchase Plan B -- making two decisions for me simultaneously, but refusing to see how that violated my consent -- and even my close friends were confused by my pain. They asked, “So it’s because he lied to you? Is it how he treated you?” It’s the kind of rape that still feels emotional and violating but you tell yourself it could’ve been worse.
There is a gender power imbalance when it comes to consent
There are a number of things we need to understand about consent to understand why referring to the violations of it as “rape” never happens.
Consent often gets described in terms of gender roles, which not only minimizes the existence of sexual violence in queer relationships (and queer relationships period), but it classifies women as the consentors and men as the gatekeepers of consent. I blame this model for why people keep asking me “who’s the man?” when they see me partnered with women. They’re not asking about our gender identity, but rather want to know who holds the power in our sexual exchanges and can’t fathom that the answer is neither.
We also have to understand consent simultaneous to the power imbalances that stem from patriarchy. Women are taught to be polite and docile opposite men who are expected to be confident and assertive, and the normalization of coercion and deception as flirting stems from that. When we understand that consent is meant to be informed and enthusiastic, we can call sexual activity that only person wanted what it is -- which is not finesse, not game, but rape.
Women should not tolerate “small” violations
Planned Parenthood came up with the acronym “FRIES” for people who struggle to understand the definition of consent. Translated, it means that consent is: freely given, reversible, informed, enthusiastic, and specific. It gives us the exact language to explain why removing the condom without your partner’s knowledge is, in fact, rape, or why continuing a sexual activity when consent has been withdrawn is rape, or why choking someone in bed who has expressed that they don’t like it is rape. It addresses that consenting to penetration doesn’t mean your body forfeits the right to make any other decisions.
But what’s really terrifying is how, despite the infographics and cute acronyms, consent still gets classified as a murky, hard-to-define gray area. This rhetoric creates space for “accidental rape” -- which is in quotations because it doesn’t actually exist -- and gives predators a cop-out.
It transforms actual victims of sexual violence into people who failed to communicate effectively and predators into the new victims, people criminalized for an innocent mistake. It encourages women to tolerate the “small” violations of their consent because there are bigger ones to be concerned about. It functions, like many other tools of oppression, to keep victims from coming forward because they see their rapists as unknowing perpetrators of violence. It allows us to claim that some aspects of sexual violence aren’t a “big deal” even as they take an emotional toll on us -- even as they teach us to tolerate the decisions other people make for our bodies.
So pushing for consent legislation is one thing, but it’s bigger than tweeting “yes means yes”. Consent culture requires us to critique the behaviors we’ve normalized within the context of a rape culture. It encourages us to develop a thorough understanding of consent, and most importantly -- be capable of recognizing when consent is violated.
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Liberty Mutual raises $240m in ILS and private placements
Bermuda rates could increase mid-2019 from ILS capacity pullback: Fitch
A tipping point for reinsurers
Solvency II equivalence will drive exponential growth in Bermuda
Liberty Mutual has unlocked around $240 million of reinsurance capacity for its US property catastrophe program and global treaty property reinsurance business via an issue of insurance linked securities (ILS) on its Limestone Re platform.
Liberty Mutual shrugged off the challenging conditions in the ILS market to issue around $135 million of 2019-2 Notes on the Bermuda Stock Exchange through Limestone Re, a Bermuda-domiciled segregated account company. The remaining $105 million came via private placements.
The transaction replaced the expiring Limestone Re 2018-1 placement, with an overall lower target size due to a revised portfolio composition.
James Slaughter, executive vice president and chief underwriting officer of Liberty Mutual's global risk solutions business, said: "Third-party capital will continue to be a growing presence in the re/insurance market, and the Limestone Re platform remains an integral component of Liberty Mutual's strategy for accessing this capital."
Arno Gartzke, vice president and director of ILS at Liberty Mutual, welcomed the strong support of the company’s key capital markets partners. “The strong performance of previous Limestone Re placements relative to the broader ILS market through 2017 and 2018 is reflected in this solid base of support," he said.
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Research by the British Council in seven countries reveals a widespread lack of understanding of the global scale and impact of the First World War.
The report, Remember the World as well as the War, shows that knowledge of the conflict - which began 100 years ago this year - is largely limited to the fighting on the Western Front. Less than a third of 7488 people questioned are aware that the Middle East (29%) and North America (28%) played a part in the war, and less than one in five are aware that Asia (17%) and Africa (11%) were involved.
With this report, the British Council calls on the world to use the centenary commemorations to create a better understanding of the global nature of the war – recognising its ongoing impact on trust and understanding between the UK and countries around the world.
Lesser-known facts about the global scale of the war, highlighted in the report, include:
Gandhi’s first civil disobedience campaign against British authority in 1919 stemmed from the unrealised hope that India’s contribution to the First World War of around 1.5 million men would be honoured with a transition to self-government.
More than one million African auxiliary personnel were – sometimes forcibly – deployed in the war. About 100,000 died.
However, these facts are much better-known in the countries affected, and can contribute significantly to attitudes to the UK today. The research for the report was carried out for the British Council by YouGov in Egypt, France, Germany, India, Russia, Turkey and the UK. In each country, between 1000 and 1200 people were surveyed in an online poll.
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CN Group Ltd is an independent local media business based in Carlisle (the “CN” used to stand for Cumbrian Newspapers). It publishes a number of daily and weekly newspapers in Cumbria, Northumberland and south-western Scotland, notably the News & Star and the North West Evening Mail .
CN Group’s origins date back to 1815 and the foundation of The Patriot, or, Carlisle and Cumberland Advertiser , which in 1910 merged with the company’s subsequently established title The East Cumberland News to become The Cumberland News .
Cumbrian Newspapers Limited was founded in 1866. A year later John Burgess joined the company and became its Editor in 1868. The Burgess family remain closely involved in the company; John’s great-grandson Robin is its current Chief Executive.
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The company was incorporated in its present form in 1985 under the name Cumbrian Newspapers Group (Holdings) Limited, dropping the “(Holdings)” later that year, and then assuming its present name four years later (to reflect its media interests beyond newspapers).
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Arts and Crafts House With Garage, Fireplace in Fiske Terrace Historic District Asks $1.425 Million
May 30, 2018 • 01:33pm
by Hannah Frishberg
In the Fiske Terrace section of the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District, this freestanding Arts and Crafts style stucco house could use some work but has a lot of redeeming original details. Built between 1910 and 1920, according to the designation report, 807 East 19th Street has limited photos in its listing, but highlights include a garage and a driveway.
The single-family home, for which a floor plan is not included, is a center hall, with three stories, five bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
The exterior is reminiscent of a bungalow, with a third-floor dormer window and a low-slung porch with red-brick columns.
Inside is at least one original bathroom and an intact living room. Period details include a columned mantel, moldings, parquet floors, French doors and coved ceilings.
From the porch, the home opens to an entry with zigzag-pattern marble tile, period moldings and a staircase with the simple lines of the Arts and Crafts era.
The long living room has a large neo-Classical mantel and working wood-burning fireplace flanked by built-in bookcases. The floor is parquet and there are coved ceilings.
Also on this floor is a large eat-in kitchen with turquoise cabinetry that appears to date from the mid-20th century. The kitchen has two wall ovens, a cooktop, dishwasher and tile floor.
Carpeted stairs lead to the upper levels, with three bedrooms on the second floor – including the master and its en suite bath – and two more bedrooms on the top. Both have built-in cabinets.
A two-car garage — with space for four more cars in its private driveway — isn’t pictured, but like the house dates from the early 20th century and has original wood and glass doors, according to the designation report.
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The listing specifies the home “needs TLC” and, based on the photos, it appears to be in estate condition.
Fiske Terrace is a Flatbush micronabe covering about six blocks.
The home is 4.5 blocks from the Q train at the Avenue H station and slightly farther from the B and Q express trains at the Newkirk Plaza stop. Brooklyn College is less than two blocks away.
Compass’s Alexandra Reddish has the listing for $1.425 million. What do you think?
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TymeBank is starting to look like a retirement village for Nedbank execs
Bruce Whitfield , Business Insider SA
The new TymeBank lost its CEO on Tuesday.
But the bank is bulking up on former Nedbank execs on its board.
That comes not long after a new equity partner joined Tyme's existing shareholders.
TymeBank, the digital bank controlled by Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital (ARC), has parted ways with its CEO, and has bulked up its board with former Nedbank executives.
It’s unclear why Sandile Shabalala, himself a former Nedbank executive, has left. A statement from Tyme says his resignation is for personal reasons, the most important of which is to spend time with his family.
See also on Fin24: TymeBank's CEO resigns for personal reasons
New appointments to the Tyme board include ex Nedbank CEO Tom Boardman as deputy chairperson. Boardman, who turned around Nedbank as CEO between 2003 and 2009, stepped down as a non-executive director of the group in 2017. Former KwaZulu-Natal Deputy Judge President Thabani Jali, who retired from the green bank as chief governance officer in January, will serve as chairman of the new competitor bank. And Philip Wessels, who ran Nedbank’s retail and business banking until three years ago, will also serve as a non-executive director.
Boardman, who is also a director of ARC, has gone into his little black book to bolster the Tyme board with critical banking skills, it seems.
See also: You may soon get credit from TymeBank - and 5 other things to know about Patrice Motsepe's bank
The changes come just weeks after ARC and Ethos Private Equity announced an investment of R200 million by the Ethos Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fund and co-investors into TymeBank. That would give the Ethos fund an 8% stake in the bank, alongside ARC, founders, and management and a staff trust.
Shabalala’s departure does not appear to be linked to performance. But he becomes the latest in a growing list of CEOs to announce their departures without a successor in place. The unit, which has no branches but has kiosks in Pick n Pay stores, is on track to have half a million customers signed up by July.
See also: South African CEOs are falling like flies – with no replacements in sight
“He led TymeBank through its development phases and its public launch in February this year,” ARC Investments said in a statement. TymeBank started out as a project of Australia’s Commonwealth Bank but ran into a host of domestic issues in its home market.
Deputy CEO Tauriq Keraan will run the business until a full time appointment is made.
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Forget teenagers: Fast food joints across the US are hiring senior citizens, and it's thanks to 2 major demographic trends
Katie Warren
Fast food chains are recruiting at churches and through AARP.
Fast food restaurants across the US are starting to hire senior citizens instead of teenagers, as Bloomberg reported.
This shift in recruiting is thanks to two major demographic shifts.
The current labor shortage means there are more jobs available than workers to fill them.In addition, Americans are continuing to work longer than everto boost their sometimes insufficient retirement savings.
Fast food joints used to rely on a steady stream of teenagers to fill positions, but now they're turning to what might seem like an unlikely demographic: senior citizens.
Chains such as Bob Evans and McDonald's are increasingly recruiting at senior centers, churches, and AARP, Bloomberg reported.
This is partially due to a nationwide labor shortage, which means there are more jobs available than people looking for them. As Josh Barro wrote for Business Insider, this is actually good news for workers because it means it's easier for unemployed people to find jobs.
"You've got an environment where, really, the economy is strong," BTIG analyst Peter Saleh previously told Business Insider. "People are trading up into better jobs. There aren't as many employees or capable employees to do the jobs these companies need."
Read more: People don't want to work at chains like McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts, and it's creating massive problems for the fast-food industry
The other factor in play is that more and more Americans are simply working longer than ever before in order to supplement their insufficient retirement savings.
The number of working Americans between ages 65 and 74 is expected to increase 4.5% between 2014 and 2024, while the number of those between 16 to 24 is expected to drop 1.4%, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
And there are advantages for fast food companies who hire senior citizens. Older workers can be less expensive hires because they're not "necessarily looking for a VP or an executive position or looking to make a ton of money," James Gray from consulting firm Calibrate Coaching told Bloomberg. Recruiters say that older workers also usually have a leg up on teenagers when it comes to softer skills such as being on time and having a friendly attitude.
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How Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and 5 other super-successful people deal with stress
Hope RestleAug 26, 2015, 00:17 IST
Everyone feels stressed out from time to time. In fact, according to a new infographic by Make It Cheaper, 47% of people feel stressed every day.
But the most successful people find ways to cope with it and remain cool, calm, and collected at work.
The below infographic highlights the lessons famous executives and CEOs like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Susan Wojcicki have learned and shared after years of successfully managing the stress that comes with running a business.
Read and take note.
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China set to trim 2018/19 soyabean imports as trade row boosts prices
Fri, May 11, 2018 - 5:50 AM
In its first predictions for the upcoming crop year which starts in October, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said soyabean imports were expected to dip 0.3 per cent to 95.65 million tonnes.
CHINA will cut its soyabean imports for the first time in 15 years in 2018/19, the agriculture ministry forecast on Thursday, as a trade spat with the United States pushes pig farmers in the world's top buyer to seek cheaper proteins.
In its first predictions for the upcoming crop year which starts in October, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said soyabean imports were expected to dip 0.3 per cent to 95.65 million tonnes.
That would be the first decline since 2003/04, according to data from the United States agriculture department.
The forecast will unnerve top exporter Brazil, which has harvested a record crop this year.
It will also add to worries for farmers in the United States, who have already seen exports to China dry up after Beijing threatened to slap an additional 25 per cent tariff on US soyabeans, in retaliation for trade actions taken by President Donald Trump.
The threat of hefty tariffs has pushed up the price of soyameal and sent feedmakers scurrying to source alternative sources of protein for farmers already grappling with hog prices at multi-year lows.
Live hog prices in China plunged by around 30 per cent in the first quarter, one of the steepest declines ever recorded, after a significant increase in production by new farms boosted pork supplies.
Prices are still at eight-year lows, with producers across the board losing money, and most expect losses to continue into next year.
"While the development of livestock farmers is driving an increase in consumption of feed raw materials, the fall in profits for pig farming will lead to reduced use of protein in feed, and in addition to higher supply of distillers' dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and other meals, demand growth of soyameal will slow," said the ministry.
China is expanding production of ethanol under a new policy to boost the consumption of corn.
The push will see higher supplies of the ethanol byproduct, DDGS, reaching the animal feed market.
China's own soyabean production is also set to grow, with 2018/19 output forecast to rise 4.9 per cent to 15.27 million tonnes, the ministry said.
Soyabean farmers are getting additional support following the launch of an "emergency" campaign this month to boost output.
Soyabean acreage will increase by 7.8 per cent to 8.39 million hectares, although lower rainfall in Inner Mongolia will curb yields.
Higher subsidies for soya farmers will eat into corn planting however, with output set to fall 2.9 per cent to 210 million tonnes, it said.
"Relatively severe" drought in some parts of the north-east was also expected to hurt corn yields.
Beijing has embarked on a major push to reduce its corn planting to whittle down a huge overhang of stocks, while supporting soyabean planting in its place. REUTERS
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The Most Award Winning Science Fiction & Fantasy Books Of 1983
“What are the most award-winning Science Fiction & Fantasy books of 1983?” We looked at all the large SFF book awards given, aggregating and ranking the books that appeared so we could answer that very question!
A note on our grading system: We give 5 points for every nomination a book received and an additional 5 points for each win. These values are purely arbitrary, easy to add up, numbers. For more info on our super scientific grading system visit our Info page. For a full list of the awards and award winners can be found below our rankings at the bottom of the page.
Before we take a look at the top Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 1983, let’s set the scene for those awards by taking a look at what else was happening that year:
Internet first begins, First mobile cellular telephone call. Kilauea begins erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii (still flowing). Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. final episode of MASH airs. Tokyo Disneyland opens. US embassy bombing in Beirut kills 63. Disney channel is founded. Margaret Thatcher re-elected. Pioneer 10 passes the orbit of Neptune for the first time. Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space. GPS made available for civilian use. First Hooters opens. Invasion of Grenada. Martin Luther King Jr. Day becomes an official holiday. Additional entertainment released – Scarface, The outsiders, Return of the Jedi, The A-Team, Terms of Endearment, Risky Business, Trading Places, Valley Girl, War Games, The Right Stuff, A Christmas Story, The Meaning of Life, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Winter’s Tale, The Witches, etc.
And now, on to the list…
43 .) Fire Dancer by Ann Maxwell
Prometheus 5 ( Nomination )
Rheba is the sole survivor of a blaze that destroyed her planet, and Kirtn is the Bre’n warrior sworn to protect the exquisite, sensual fire dancer on a perilous journey to a far-off planet.
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42 .) The Zen Gun by Barrington J. Bayley
Philip K. Dick 5 ( Nomination )
“The novel about:
the absolutely ultimate weapon that can ever exist…
The sub-human who found it and tried to use it…
The beasts who manned humanity’s last star fleet…
The widening rim in the space-time continuum…
The brief cosmic empire of the pigs…
The theory of gravitaitational recession…
The su[er-samurai who served the zen-gunner…
The colonial girl who defied the galactic empire…”
41 .) The Nestling by Charles L. Grant
The World Fantasy Awards 5 ( Nomination )
“Shadow-fast
Whisper-soft
Something is coming
Something deadly…
The Nestling
A quiet rustling of the wind?
A woman’s laughter in the night?
Or an evil which defies all nature..”
40 .) Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 5 ( Nomination )
The master Sorcerer Belgarath and his daughter Polgara the arch-Sorceress were on the trail of the Orb, seeking to regain its saving power before the final disaster prophesized by the legends. And with them went Garion, a simple farm boy only months before, but now the focus of the struggle. He had never believed in sorcery and wanted no part of it. Yet with every league they traveled, the power grew in him, forcing him to acts of wizardry he could not accept.
39 .) Millennium by John Varley
In the skies over Oakland, California, a DC-10 and a 747 are about to collide. But in the far distant future, a time travel team is preparing to snatch the passengers, leaving prefabricated smoking bodies behind for the rescue teams to find. And in Washington D.C., an air disaster investigator named Smith is about to get a phone call that will change his life…and end the world as we know it.
38 .) The Many-Colored Land by Julian May
In the year 2034, Theo Quderian, a French physicist, made an amusing but impractical discovery: the means to use a one-way, fixed-focus time warp that opened into a place in the Rhone River valley during the idyllic Pliocene Epoch, six million years ago. But, as time went on, a certain usefulness developed. The misfits and mavericks of the future—many of them brilliant people—began to seek this exit door to a mysterious past. In 2110, a particularly strange and interesting group was preparing to make the journey—a starship captain, a girl athlete, a paleontologist, a woman priest, and others who had reason to flee the technological perfection of twenty-second-century life.
37 .) Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
In the near future, Los Angeles is an all but uninhabitable war zone, racked by crime, violence, pollution and poverty. But above the blighted city, a Utopia has arisen: Todos Santos, a thousand-foot high single-structured city, designed to used state-of-the-art technology to create a completely human-friendly environment, offering its dwellers everything they could want in exchange for their oath of allegiance and their constant surveillance . But there are those who want to see the utopia destroyed, whose answer to tomorrow’s best and brightest hope is mindless violence. And they have just entered Todos Santos. .
36 .) The Red Magician by Lisa Goldstein
Locus New Novel 5 ( Nomination )
In the schoolroom of a simple European village, Kicsi spends her days dreaming of the lands beyond the mountains: Paris and New York, Arabia and Shanghai. When the local rabbi curses Kicsi’s school for teaching lessons in Hebrew, the holy tongue, the possibility of adventure seems further away than ever. But when a mysterious stranger appears telling stories of far-off lands, Kicsi feels the world within her grasp.
35 .) The Floating Gods by M. John Harrison
“The phone rang three times before Andy picked it up. “”Hello?”” he said. A voice replied, “”I just killed someone.””
Only Andy Zadinski is convinced that the caller is serious. But no one else will listen; not the police, not his friends, not even his father. They all say he’s crying wolf. But when Andy decides to investigate he discovers more than he bargained for. Nina Klemmer may not be the only target for murder after all..”
34 .) The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Here is the magical legend of King Arthur, vividly retold through the eyes and lives of the women who wielded power from behind the throne. A spellbinding novel, an extraordinary literary achievement, THE MISTS OF AVALON will stay with you for a long time to come..
33 .) Golden Witchbreed by Mary Gentle
BSFA 5 ( Nomination )
Orthe – half-civilized, half-barbaric, home to human-like beings who live and die by the code of the sword. Earth envoy Lynne Christie has been sent here to establish contact and to determine whether this is a world worth developing. But first Christie must come to understand that human-like is not and never can be human, and that not even Orthe’s leaders can stop the spread of rumors about her, dark whisperings that could cost Christie her life.
32 .) The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
The Darkangel, a vampire of astounding beauty and youth, can only summon his full power when he finds his 14th and final bride. But for Aeriel, whom he kidnaps to serve his brides, there is something about him–something beyond his obvious evil–that makes her want to save him rather than destroy him.
31 .) Cat Karina by Michael G. Coney
Few true humans remain on the future Earth, where caimen, shrugleggers, and felinas dominate. The people are descendents of crocodiles, alien races, and jaguars, and they are much different than the humans–they are products of genetic experiments created to perform specific functions. Some work in the swampy lands, others are the strong burden-bearers, but none are as beautiful as the felines–not even the humans. And no one is worthy enough to win over the most attractive felina, Karina. She is a rare bea
30 .) God Stalk by P.C. Hodgell
In the first book of the Kencyrath, Jame, a young woman missing her memories, struggles out of the haunted wastes into Tai-tastigon, the old, corrupt, rich and god-infested city between the mountains and the lost lands of the Kencyrath. Jame’s struggle to regain her strength, her memories, and the resources to travel to join her people, the Kencyrath, drag her into several relationships, earning affection, respect, bitter hatred and, as always, haunting memories of friends and enemies dead in her wake.
29 .) Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy
Martha Macnamara knows that her daughter Elizabeth is in trouble, she just does not know what kind. Mysterious phone calls from San Francisco at odd hours of the night are the only contact she has had with Elizabeth for years. Now Elizabeth has sent her a plane ticket and reserved a room for her at San Francisco’s most luxurious hotel. Yet she has not tried to contact Martha since she arrived, leaving her lonely, confused, and a little bit worried. Into the story steps Mayland Long, a distinguished-looking and wealthy Chinese man who lives at the hotel and is drawn to Martha’s good nature and ability to pinpoint the truth of a matter. Mayland and Martha become close in a short period of time and he promises to help her find Elizabeth, making small inroads in the mystery before Martha herself disappears. Now Mayland is struck by the realization, too late, that he is in love with Martha, and now he fears for her life. Determined to find her, he sets his prodigious philosopher’s mind to work on the problem, embarking on a potentially dangerous adventure.
28 .) The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homelanders and the secretive, magical Free Hillfolk. When Corlath, the Hillfolk King, sees her for the first time, he is shaken — for he can tell that she is something more than she appears to be. He will soon realize what Harry has never guessed: she is to become Harimad-sol, King’s Rider, and carry the Blue Sword, Gonturan, which no woman has wielded since the legendary Lady Aerin bore it into battle, generations past.
27 .) The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
Master storyteller Robin McKinley here spins two new fairy tales and retells two cherished classics. All feature princesses touched with or by magic. There is Linadel, who lives in a kingdom next to Faerieland, where princesses are stolen away on their seventeenth birthdays-and Linadel’s seventeenth birthday is tomorrow. And Korah, whose brother is bewitched by the magical Golden Hind; now it is up to her to break the spell. Rana must turn to a talking frog to help save her kingdom from the evil Aliyander. And then there are the twelve princesses, enspelled to dance through the soles of their shoes every night.
26 .) Dreamrider by Sandra Miesel
Adrift on a sea of dream and nightmare.
25 .) Phantom by Thomas Tessier
It is the story of Ned Covington, a ten-year-old boy, who explores an abandoned building near his home and what he finds there.
24 .) The Windhover Tapes: An Image of Voices by Warren Norwood
This book follows a diplomat and his crew on the starship, Windhover, as they journey throughout space seeing all sorts of alien lands.
23 .) Benefits by Zoe Fairbairns
Benefits is a feminist dystopia in which a patriarchal state uses the social security system to impose repressive lifestyles on women.
22 .) Roderick or The Education of a Young Machine by John Sladek
Ditmar Award 5 ( Nomination )
The robot, Roderick, who was educated by watching television, is adopted by an elderly couple in Kansas and tries to adjust to American society
21 .) Startide Rising by David Brin
SF Chronicle Award 5 ( Nomination )
The Terran exploration vessel Streaker has crashed in the uncharted water world of Kithrup, bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history. Below, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion and a hostile planet to safeguard her secret–the fate of the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars.
20 .) 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke
Hugo 5 ( Nomination )
Locus Awards Sci-Fi 5 ( Nomination )
2001: A Space Odyssey shocked, amazed, and delighted millions in the late 1960s. An instant book and movie classic, its fame has grown over the years. Yet along with the almost universal acclaim, a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years, for example: who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child? What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space? What could drive HAL to kill the crew? Now all those questions and many more have been answered, in this stunning sequel to the international bestseller. Cosmic in sweep, eloquent in its depiction of Man’s place in the Universe, and filled with the romance of space, this novel is a monumental achievement and a must-read for Arthur C. Clarke fans old and new.
19 .) The Pride of Chanur by C. J. Cherryh
No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. Naked-hided, blunt toothed and blunt-fingered, Tully was the sole surviving member of his company — a communicative, spacefaring species hitherto unknown — and he was a prisoner of his discoverer/ captors the sadistic, treacherous kif, until his escape onto the hani ship The Pride of Chanur.
18 .) The Firelings by Carol Kendall
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 10 ( Win )
The Firelings, who live precariously on the edge of the Volcano Belcher, must offer the volcano a sacrificial victim or escape through the Secret Way of the Goat.
17 .) Lady of Light by Diana L. Paxson
“It was the sixth century after the Cataclysm…
…and in the fair coastal kingdom of Westria, the dashing young King set out to find a bride, a lady who could be not only mistress of his heart, but also Mistress of the Jewels.
The Jewels of Westria: whoever could master their mysteries controlled the awesome power of the elements – and ensured the survival of fair Westria.
16 .) Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin
Locus Awards Fantasy 5 ( Nomination )
Abner Marsh, a struggling riverboat captain, suspects that something’s amiss when he is approached by a wealthy aristocrat with a lucrative offer. The hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York doesn’t care that the icy winter of 1857 has wiped out all but one of Marsh’s dilapidated fleet; nor does he care that he won’t earn back his investment in a decade. York’s reasons for traversing the powerful Mississippi are to be none of Marsh’s concern—no matter how bizarre, arbitrary, or capricious York’s actions may prove. Not until the maiden voyage ofFevre Dream does Marsh realize that he has joined a mission both more sinister, and perhaps more noble, than his most fantastic nightmare—and humankind’s most impossible dream.
15 .) Voyage from Yesteryear by James P. Hogan
Prometheus 10 ( Win )
Voyage from Yesteryear is a 1982 science fiction novel by the author James P. Hogan which explores themes of anarchism and the appropriateness of certain social values in the context of high-technology. The inspiration for the novel was the contention that the ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland had no immediate practical solution, and could only be solved if the children of one generation were somehow separated from their parents, and hence did not learn any of their prejudices.
14 .) Tik-Tok by John Sladek
BSFA 10 ( Win )
Something has gone very seriously wrong with Tik-Tok’s “asimov circuits.” They should keep him on the straight and narrow, following Asimov’s first law of robotics: A robot shall not injure a human being, or through inaction allow a human being to come to harm. But, that’s not what’s happening. Although every thing looks fine from the surface, and Tik-Tok maintains the outward appearance of a mild-mannered robot, his agenda is murderously different. And, it’s not just because of his artistic tendencies and sympathy for the robot rights movement, either. This witty chronicle of one abnormal machine-man, and his dealings with an assortment of deranged and maniacal humans, truly showcases the satirical genius of John Sladek.
13 .) Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea
The World Fantasy Awards 10 ( Win )
“Follow the adventures of Nifft the Lean, the master thief whose felonious appropriations and larcenous skills will lead you through Stygian realms to challenge your most lurid fantasies and errant imaginings. Places where horror, harm and long eerie calms flow past the traveler in endless, unpredictable succession.
Travel with the man whose long, rawboned, sticky fingers and stark length of arm will lead you down to the vermiculus grottoes of the demon sea, to stand beneath the subworld’s lurid sky and battle monsters who seem the spiritual distillations of human evil itself! We invite you to the very gates of Hell and beyond―come if you dare!”
12 .) The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K. Dick
Nebula 5 ( Nomination )
The final book in Philip K. Dick’s VALIS trilogy, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer brings the author’s search for the identity and nature of God to a close. The novel follows Bishop Timothy Archer as he travels to Israel, ostensibly to examine ancient scrolls bearing the words of Christ. But, more importantly, this leads him to examine the decisions he made during his life and how they may have contributed to the suicide of his mistress and son.
11 .) Dragon’s Egg by Robert L. Forward
Japan Seiun Translated 10 ( Win )
In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent life forms–the cheela–living on Dragon’s Egg, a neutron star where one Earth hour is equivalent to hundreds of their years. The cheela culturally evolve from savagery to the discovery of science, and for a brief time men are their diligent teachers.
10 .) The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Philip K. Dick 10 ( Win )
Ace Books is proud to present this classic novel of time travel in a beautiful new trade edition. It took the fantasy world by storm a decade ago, and now fans can savor this Philip K. Dick Award-winner for the first time all over again. Only the dazzling imagination of Tim Powerscould have assembled such an insane cast of characters: an ancient Egyptian sorcerer, a modern millionaire, a body-switching werewolf, a hideously deformed clown, a young woman disguised as a boy, a brainwashed Lord Byron, and finally, our hero, Professor Brendan Doyle.
9 .) Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Ditmar Award 10 ( Win )
Riddley Walker is a brilliant, unique, completely realized work of fiction. One reads it again and again, discovering new wonders every time through. Set in a remote future in a post-nuclear holocaust England (Inland), Hoban has imagined a humanity regressed to an iron-age, semi-literate state―and invented a language to represent it. Riddley is at once the Huck Finn and the Stephen Dedalus of his culture―rebel, change agent, and artist.
8 .) The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe
The Citadel of the Autarch brings The Book of the New Sun to its harrowing conclusion, as Severian clashes in a final reckoning with the dread Autarch, fulfilling an ancient prophecy that will alter forever the realm known as Urth.
7 .) The One Tree by Stephen R. Donaldson
Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery begin their search for the One Tree that is to be the salvation of the Land. Only he could find the answer and forge a new Staff of Law–but fate decreed that the journey was to be long, the quest arduous, and quite possibly a failure..
6 .) Courtship Rite by Donald Kingsbury
Locus New Novel 10 ( Win )
The novel details the attempts of two of the priest-clans, the Kaiel & the Mnankrei, to expand into territory controlled by the Stgal. Ultimately, all the priest clans are trying to attain dominance of the planet through the use of new technology, propaganda, treachery, and “war”, a new concept in this world. Previously, killing was done merely in order to provide food.
5 .) Friday by Robert A. Heinlein
Engineered from the finest genes, and trained to be a secret courier in a future world, Friday operates over a near-future Earth, where chaos reigns. Working at Boss’s whimsical behest she travels from far north to deep south, finding quick, expeditious solutions as one calamity after another threatens to explode in her face..
4 .) No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 5 ( Nomination )
Nebula 10 ( Win )
Joshua Kampa, the illegitimate son of a mute Spanish whore and a black serviceman, has always dreamed of Africa. But his dreams are of an Africa far in the past and are so vivid and in such hallucinatory detail that he is able to question the understanding of eminent palaeontologists. As a result, Joshua is invited to join a most unusual time travel project and is transported millions of years into the past of his dreams.
3 .) Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov
Locus Awards Sci-Fi 10 ( Win )
Hugo 10 ( Win )
At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations had come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation had proved victorious; and now they retum to Hari Seldon’s long-established plan to build a new Empire that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all-and that its still-defiant survivors are preparing their revenge. Now the two exiled citizens of the Foundation-a renegade Councilman and the doddering historian-set out in search of the mythical planet Earth. . .and proof that the Second Foundation still exists. Meanwhile someone-or something-outside of both Foundations sees to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose. Soon representatives of both the First and Second Foundations will find themselves racing toward a mysterious world called Gaia and a final shocking destiny at the very end of the universe!
2 .) Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 10 ( Win )
The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author and Science Fiction Grand Master delivers a sweeping epic of a planet suffering deadly conditions of alternating extremes in this Nebula Award finalist Helliconia follows an eccentric orbit around a double-star system with a twenty-six-hundred-year cycle of very long seasons. As spring slowly breaks the brutally long winter, humans emerge from hiding and a long sequence of civilization and growth begins to repeat again, unbeknownst to the participants but watched by an orbiting satellite station, Avernus, created by Earth some centuries ago. Humans free themselves from slavery to the aboriginal Phagors, and religion and science flower and expand. Brian W. Aldiss has, for more than fifty years, continued to challenge readers’ minds with literate, thought-provoking, and inventive fiction. Helliconia Spring’s prescience with regard to climate change is nothing short of extraordinary.
1 .) The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe
Locus Awards Fantasy 10 ( Win )
SF Chronicle Award 10 ( Win )
The Sword of the Lictor is the third volume in Wolfe’s remarkable epic, chronicling the odyssey of the wandering pilgrim called Severian, driven by a powerful and unfathomable destiny, as he carries out a dark mission far from his home.
The 1983 Award Nominations & Winners
(Winners Highlighted)
Nebula Award – Best Novel
No Enemy But Time Michael Bishop
Foundation’s Edge Isaac Asimov
Friday Robert A. Heinlein
Helliconia Spring Brian Aldiss
The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer Philip K. Dick
Hugo Award – Best Novel
The Pride of Chanur C. J. Cherryh
2010: Odyssey Two Arthur C. Clarke
Courtship Rite Donald Kingsbury
Locus Award – Best Science Fiction Novel
Locus Award – Best Fantasy Novel
The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe
Fevre Dream George R. R. Martin
The One Tree Stephen R. Donaldson
Locus Award – Best First Novel
The Red Magician Lisa Goldstein
The Windhover Tapes: An Image of Voices Warren Norwood
Lady of Light Diana L. Paxson
Dreamrider Sandra Miesel
BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) – Best Novel
Helliconia Summer Brian W. Aldiss
Cat Karina Michael G. Coney
Golden Witchbreed Mary Gentle
Tik-Tok John Sladek
Philip K. Dick Award
The Anubis Gates Tim Powers
Tea with the Black Dragon R. A. MacAvoy
The Zen Gun Barrington J. Bayley
Benefits Zoe Fairbairns
The Floating Gods M. John Harrison
Millennium John Varley
The World Fantasy Award – Best Novel
Nifft the Lean Michael Shea
The Nestling Charles L. Grant
Phantom Thomas Tessier
Prometheus Award – Best Novel
Voyage from Yesteryea James P. Hogan
Fire Dancer Ann Maxwell
Friday Holt Robert A. Heinlein
The Many-Colored Land Julian May
Oath of Fealty Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Seiun (Japanese) Award – Best Translated Novel
Dragon’s Egg Robert L. Forward
John W. Campbell Memorial Award – Best Science Fiction Novel
Helliconia Spring Brian W. Aldiss
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award – Adult Literature
The Firelings Carol Kendall
The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley
Queen of Sorcery David Eddings
God Stalk P.C. Hodgell
The Blue Sword Robin McKinley
The Door in the Hedge Robin McKinley
The Darkangel Meredith Ann Pierce
The Ditmar (Australian) Award – Best International Long Fiction
Riddley Walker Russell Hoban
Roderick or The Education of a Young Machine John Sladek
SF Chronicle Award – Best Novel
Startide Rising David Brin
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How much is too much weed? New vaporizers take out the guesswork
By Craig Giammona Bloomberg News,February 1, 2019, 10:04 a.m.
(Gabby Jones/Bloomberg News/File)
A Colorado startup says it’s solved one of the emerging problems in the legal cannabis industry: how to get the dose exactly right.
GoFire Inc., based in Denver, is raising a $5 million round that values the company at almost $30 million, according to Chief Executive Officer Peter Calfee. Its product is a high-end vaporizer, backed by patents, that will retail for $499. It doles out a precise amount of marijuana oil — 2.5 milligrams — that is heated, turned into vapor, and inhaled.
With legal access to cannabis spreading, the marijuana industry is trying to demystify and rebrand the drug in a bid to broaden its reach beyond established stoners. Dosing has become a hot topic, part of the pitch to the inexperienced cannabis consumers who are starting to visit dispensaries to buy the potent weed that’s available these days.
As the thinking goes, the soccer mom swapping chardonnay for a vape pen as she tries to unwind doesn’t have time to spend four hours locked to the couch, so she needs a way to control how much marijuana she’s consuming. Vaporizers, including disposable pens, are becoming more popular in legal cannabis markets, because they’re discreet and generally deliver a lighter dose, which is increasingly becoming part of the marketing pitch.
Calfee, 27, says other products on the market don’t stand up against the precision of GoFire’s Metered Dose Inhaler.
“We allow for true consistency and control,” he says. “Our vaporizer doesn’t function like the current standard products.”
Getting the dose right isn’t unique to marijuana. Drinkers have been overindulging for about as long as alcohol has existed, and it’s pretty easy to have too much wine and embarrass yourself at the office party. The difference, industry observers say, is that more and more consumers with little to no cannabis experience are coming into the market, and they don’t know much about the products or their tolerance. And while most drinkers learn their limits, weed can be more unpredictable. The concern is that new consumers will be turned off by a bad experience, much like what happened with Maureen Dowd.
“There needs to be control — without that it can be scary.”
The New York Times columnist ate too much of a cannabis chocolate bar during a visit to Colorado in 2014 and spent the next eight hours paranoid and hallucinating in her hotel room.
“When you give a kid Benadryl, you don’t just give them the bottle and say swig it,” says Gunner Winston, a hedge fund veteran who now runs Dosist, a California company that makes vape pens. “There needs to be control — without that it can be scary.”
Increasingly, cannabis consumers are moving away from flower, the industry’s preferred term for actual bud. In 2018, vapes accounted for 20 percent of the marijuana sales in Colorado, Nevada, Washington, and California, according to the cannabis data firm Headset. That was up from 10 percent the prior year.
Dosist is one of the best-known brands of vape pens in California, the world’s largest pot market. The sleek white devices are disposable, and one containing marijuana oil for 200 doses sell for $100. The product buzzes and shuts off after the user inhales for about three seconds, doling out 2.25 milligrams of weed. Going to a dinner party? Maybe one puff is enough. Relaxing with Netflix on Friday Night? That could be a double-dose occasion.
“The idea is to take the guesswork out of cannabis,” Winston says.
High-end vaporizers are nothing new. Storz & Bickel, a popular brand sold at dispensaries, makes a device called the Volcano Digit that sells for $599, while a portable version, called Mighty, goes for $349. Heavy users have long seen vaporizers, which heat but don’t burn marijuana, as a safer way to consume cannabis.
Pax Labs, which split from the e-cigarette company Juul, makes a popular cannabis vaporizer that first hit the market in 2012. Its latest, fully outfitted model, PAX 3, costs $250 and can be used with a mobile app that lets the user set the temperature to heat the marijuana and choose from settings — micro, small, medium, and large — that control “draw strength.”
“People want to get exactly the right feel,” says Bharat Vasan, Pax’s chief executive officer. He compared different temperature settings to a drinker picking between a shot, beer, or glass of wine. “They want that predictability and control.”
GoFire, like Pax, is drawing attention from investors partly because it “doesn’t touch the plant,” industry speak for companies that don’t deal directly with marijuana, which is still illegal federally. That also means the device can be sold across the United States and in Canada.
Calfee knew he was on to something late last year when he got word that Canada’s Canopy Growth Corp., the world’s most valuable weed company, had a patent application blocked because of existing intellectual property held by GoFire.
The premium GoFire vaporizer is expected to be launched nationally in April and will initially be sold online. So far, the company hasn’t spent money on marketing, but is preparing to put more than $1 million behind the roll-out.
The price will be $250 for consumers who have a doctor’s note, Calfee says. The vaporizer can be used with a mobile app that will let patients track how much cannabis they consume and the strain, as well as let them record their reactions to the dose, data that could be harnessed by researchers. The devise also uses convection heating, which Calfee says keeps the flavor of the marijuana intact.
“Our setup allows for true consistency and control,” he says.
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Historical Context
Overview of the Injury and Accident Questions
Historical Note: NHIS used the term “accident” throughout most of this period to refer to all types of incidents that were not intentional. Although this term is no longer used in our reports, for the sake of simplicity, this term is used here generically.
From its inception, the NHIS focused on conditions and impairments, including those caused by injury, and the effects of these conditions on the U.S. population. Beginning with the first NHIS in 1957, questions on accidents and injuries and their effects were included in the core questionnaire each year and, in some years, these questions were expanded into both minor and substantial supplements to the NHIS core. There were no questions asked specifically about poisoning, although injury caused or inflicted by a “poisonous substance swallowed” was included as a response category from the beginning.
The definition of what constituted an injury prior to 1997 differs from the more recent years. Prior to 1997, data were collected on injury conditions occurring in the two weeks prior to interview that met at least one of two criteria: requiring medical attention or causing at least one disability day, such as a bed day, in the previous two weeks. Disability days are days on which the person cuts down on his or her usual activities for at least half of the day because of illness or injury. Disability days occurring in the previous two weeks due to injuries were included in estimates, regardless of the date of the accident. For example, a broken leg occurring a month prior to the interview that still restricted going to work in the past two weeks was included in the disability days estimates but not in the estimates of injuries to persons.
1957-1968 (Fiscal Years)
Although the NHIS first went into the field in July of 1957, no microdata files exist before 1963; however, copies of the questions in these early years still exist and are included in the Injury and Poisoning Questions section of this report. In addition, there are reports (i.e. NCHS Publications Series B and C reports) that focus on injury related data from these early years such as: numbers of persons injured, persons injured by class of accident, and persons injured in motor vehicle accidents and associated disability.
Core conditions: During 1957-1968, the core NHIS used the so-called “condition” approach; data were collected on all conditions, both chronic and acute, that caused or were related to disability days, doctor visits, or hospital visits, including visits to an emergency room. Although injuries were part of the acute condition focus, based on a two week reference period prior to the interview, the survey designers’ interest in acute conditions and effects was demonstrated by including questions in the condition section specific to injuries. “In accordance with the condition approach, the questionnaire was designed to elicit reports of all acute conditions experienced during the 2-week period prior to the week of interview…” “The questions, designed primarily to encourage the reporting of acute conditions, were concerned with sickness, accidents, or the utilization of medicine during the 2 weeks preceding the interview.” (1)
“Additional detailed questions were then asked about each condition reported in response to the probe questions. These additional questions were aimed at obtaining the best diagnostic description of the condition, at determining if the condition was medically attended, and at obtaining information on the number of short-term disability days (restricted activity, bed-days, time loss from work or school) and the onset of this condition.” (1)
Each condition mentioned within the interview generated a condition record specific to that condition. Within the condition section of the questionnaire each year, and on the condition records, there were questions specific to injuries. During the interview, when any condition was identified, the interviewer had to determine whether or not the condition was the result of an injury in order to determine if the extra injury questions needed to be asked. If the interviewer did not already know based on the interview that the condition was caused by an accident, an additional question was asked to determine whether or not the condition resulted from an injury. As an example, an arthritic knee may have resulted from a war injury many years before. In 1959 and 1960, the injury questions were more detailed and were divided into motor vehicle and non-motor vehicle sections with some questions asked about all injuries. From 1961 through 1968 (using the condition approach), the core questions eliciting injury conditions were substantially unchanged.
More detailed information on these early years as well as the definitions of terms used in reports can be found in the appendix of each year’s Current Estimate report.
1968 (Calendar Year) – 1981
Beginning with calendar year 1968, the core NHIS was revised to reflect what was termed the “person” approach and the time period covered by the survey changed to coincide with the calendar year. This new approach was intended to “build a person-data foundation and then generate the condition information…questions are asked to determine if the person had…suffered any disability or if he had received medical attention during the 2 weeks prior to the week of the interview. If a person…had some short-term disability days, or has sought medical attention, the condition or conditions causing these phenomena were then obtained” (1). As before, a specific question on injuries in the two weeks preceding the interview was asked. Injury conditions were treated like other conditions, but once injuries were identified, additional questions were asked about the circumstances and details of the incident causing the injury. Each injury condition with a different ICD code was recorded in a separate condition record even if multiple injuries occurred to the same person in the same incident.
The follow-on questions and response categories for injuries were slightly modified during this period. There were occasional extra questions in selected years. As an example, in 1971, if a motor vehicle was involved, there were questions about what the respondent was doing at the time of the accident (outside the vehicle, getting in/out, a passenger, the driver) and what types of vehicles were involved.
The questions regarding the “current effects” of injuries as well as other conditions remained essentially the same during this time period as did the questions specific to injuries occurring during the previous two-week period. However, after the revision of the NHIS questionnaire in 1982, the specific questions relating to injuries “from an accident or other cause” appeared much later in the questionnaire than previously.
In the condition section of the NHIS core questionnaire, injury conditions were treated like other conditions; however, once injuries were identified, respondents were asked additional questions about the circumstances and details of the incident causing the injury conditions. These questions remained essentially unchanged throughout 1982-1996.
One of the earliest supplements to the NHIS was on motor vehicle accidents and injuries. In 1968, the questions generating the separate motor vehicle person file concerned involvement in a “motor vehicle accident either as a driver, passenger or pedestrian” in the previous 12 months, whether or not the person was injured. Only those records pertaining to motor vehicle accidents occurring in the previous six months were kept in the file. Subsequent research, however, indicated that more accurate estimates could be made using only the previous three months of accidents – specifically those occurring during the 91 days prior to interview (2).
In 1975, there was a set of extra questions for any accidents or injuries occurring to family members within the previous six months that received medical attention or caused disability days. Questions were asked about a list of 14 categories of injuries, including gunshot wound, suffocation, electric shock, poisoning from swallowing, breathing, or coming in contact with a poisonous substance, and, for the first time, a reaction to medication or cosmetics. Data were placed in the 1975 NHIS Accident file.
Several supplements to the NHIS addressed injuries that had occurred in specific settings such as the workplace. There were also supplements that included questions on the prevention of injuries of various types. For example, in 1985, 1990, and 1991, questions on child safety addressed safety seats and seat belt use. Car safety questions were asked of adults in 1985, 1990, 1991, and 1993. Questions on workplace safety issues were asked in 1985, 1988, and 1992. In 1994, questions were asked about firearm safety in the home. In 1992, the NHIS also fielded a survey called the Youth Risk Behavior Survey for persons aged 12-21 years; eight of those questions were related to behavior likely to result in injury.
Family Core Injury Section: 1997-1999
Starting in 1997, a redesigned NHIS questionnaire was fielded that contained a section devoted entirely to injuries and poisonings. The Family Core Injury Section (FIJ) asked detailed questions about medically attended injuries and poisonings that occurred to any member of the family within the previous three-month reference period. Responses to these questions provided information about who in the family was injured and/or poisoned, the number of times the person was injured and/or poisoned, the cause of the injury or poisoning episode, how the injury happened, the body part injured, the type of injury, what the person was doing at the time of the injury episode, the date and place of occurrence, the elapsed time between the date of the injury or poisoning episode and the date of the interview, whether the person was hospitalized, whether the person missed any days from work or school due to the injury or poisoning, and whether the injury episode caused any limitation of activity. All injury and poisoning information was provided by the family respondent. This section remained unchanged from 1997 to 1999.
As with the 1997-1999 NHIS, the Family Core Injury Section of the 2000 survey included questions about medically attended injury and poisoning episodes that occurred to any member of the family within a three-month reference period. All injury and poisoning information continued to be provided by the family respondent.
However, in 2000, the Family Core Injury Section of the NHIS was redesigned. These changes included combining the injury and poisoning questions, revising response categories for some existing questions, adding a question about where medical advice or treatment was received, adding a question about animal/insect bites, and deleting questions about drowning and/or water-related injuries and firearm-related injuries. Specific questions about drowning and/or water-related injuries and firearm-related injuries were no longer included in the survey because they were rare events and it was not possible to calculate reliable estimates given such small frequencies.
When changes to the section were made in 2000, a key question was inadvertently reworded. The question asking respondents “How many different times in the past three months were you injured or poisoned seriously enough to seek medical advice or treatment?” was mistakenly changed to “How many times in the past three months did you seek medical advice because you were injured or poisoned?”. As a result, respondents gave the number of times they sought medical advice for an injury or poisoning during the three months prior to the interview, rather than the number of times they were injured or poisoned during the three months prior to the interview. In the 2001 survey, the wording for this question was changed back to the wording that was originally intended in 2000. Except for this question, this section remained unchanged between 2000 and 2003.
Family Core Injuries & Poisoning Section: 2004-present
For data years 2004 and beyond, the section of the NHIS that included questions about injuries and poisonings was called the Family Core Injuries & Poisoning Section. This section included questions about injuries and poisonings that occurred to any member of the family within a three-month reference period for which medical providers were consulted. All injury and poisoning information continued to be provided by the family respondent.
However, in 2004, many changes were made to the Family Core Injuries & Poisoning Section of the NHIS. Questions that previously required verbatim responses (body part injured and kind of injury) now had specific response categories. For people who did not know the exact month, day, and year when the injury/poisoning occurred, additional questions were asked about the date of the injury/poisoning. Several questions (type of vehicle that hit pedestrian, cause of burn, type of animal bite, and whether the injury/poisoning caused any limitation of activity) were eliminated from the survey. In addition, several questions had response category changes.
Injury and Poisoning Prevention Questions: 1997-present
In addition to the injury and poisoning questions found in the Family Core Injury Section and the Family Core Injuries & Poisoning Section of the 1997-present NHIS, questions pertaining to injury and poisoning prevention were occasionally added to the survey via supplements or as additional questions inserted in the Sample Adult Core and the Sample Child Core. In 1998, the NHIS included an Adult Prevention Module and a Child Prevention Module that contained questions about preventing injuries and poisonings. In the Adult Prevention Module, these questions covered the topics of seat belt usage, working smoke detectors in the home, testing of the home for lead and radon, the availability and use of workplace information on injury prevention and prevention of back injuries, family discussions about safety and things you can do to prevent injuries, and firearm safety. In the Child Prevention Module, these questions covered the topics of child safety seat and seat belt usage and the use of mouth guards and protective headgear when participating in organized sports. In 2002, both the Adult Core and the Child Core contained a question about wearing eye protection when participating in activities that can cause eye injury. The 2007 the Sample Adult questionnaire contained two questions on the use of ear plugs or ear muffs when exposed to loud sounds.
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Our Legacy, Our Future
For 40 years, Committee for Children has been helping children learn, grow, and thrive by teaching them how to understand emotions, build meaningful relationships, and resolve conflicts. Because we believe that if you make a positive impact on enough children through social-emotional learning, then the ripples will help a family, a school, a community, and ultimately, the world. We call it the Empathy Effect, and it’s what we’ve worked toward since 1979. And we’re just getting started—this year, we’re celebrating our 40th anniversary by setting an ambitious goal for the future: to positively transform the social-emotional well-being of 100 million children annually by 2028. But we can’t do it alone. Become an advocate. Lend your voice. And let’s grow kinder together.
40 YEARS OF THE EMPATHY EFFECT
The Empathy Effect Begins
Our story begins with cultural anthropologists Dr. Jennifer James and Dr. Debra Boyer, whose work showed that sexual abuse in childhood often led to sex trafficking in adulthood. Unable to stand idly by at this injustice, we created the Talking About Touching program, which empowered kids to recognize, resist, and report sexual victimization.
Committee for Children is formed to help victims of child sexual abuse
A Grassroots Effort
In the early eighties, our organization consisted of a few employees and high-profile community volunteers who spearheaded grassroots efforts to secure funding and build our mission. This small group of social workers and educators worked largely on a local level, but that all changed when Nashville Public Schools requested our Talking About Touching program. Within a year, we were launched into the national spotlight, and soon we released our flagship curriculum, Second Step.
Our Talking About Touching program is released
Our mission gains national attention with an appearance on the Today Show
The organization begins exploring primary abuse prevention and develops the first edition of Second Step
A Surge of Interest
Marked by a sizable increase in international awareness, federal education policy, and access to funding, the nineties brought many opportunities to expand our mission. As knowledge of social-emotional learning (SEL) grew, so did our reach. By the end of the decade, our programs reached schools in all 50 states, including large school districts like LA Unified, as well as schools in Canada, Norway, and Germany.
Interest in SEL rises in response to Daniel Goleman’s newly published book, Emotional Intelligence
We launch research into bullying prevention in response to school violence
The White House names our Second Step curriculum a Model Program in the Annual Report of School Safety
Growing Our Mission
Throughout the 2000s, our team and mission continued to thrive as our classroom reach expanded. Dedicated to evolving our program to reach even more students, we revised it to include convenient online training that helps educators pick up the program and teach easily. We continued to improve the educator experience with the creation of our outreach team, which provides deeper communication and implementation support directly to educators.
The US Department of Education names our curriculum a Safe & Drug Free Schools Exemplary Program
We respond to a need for bullying prevention in schools with the launch of the Steps to Respect program
CASEL awards high marks to our Second Step curriculum
Back to Our Roots
In recent years, we’ve returned to our roots with a renewed focus on our policy and advocacy efforts and an increased push for innovation. We continue to fulfill educators’ needs by creating implementation support tools and expanding to new content areas, while constantly rethinking and improving our existing programs. As we move toward the next decade, we continue to widen our reach—looking into opportunities to provide content for out-of-school time, older students, and adults.
The Second Step SEL Program is revised to set the groundwork for a group of programs that can be taught together: the Second Step Suite
With the foundation to bullying prevention—social-emotional learning—in place, we create an add-on unit: the Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit
The Second Step Child Protection Unit is added to the Second Step Suite
The new Second Step Middle School Program launches—bringing technology and the latest research together to engage students
The Empathy Effect
Today we’re known as thought leaders in SEL, connecting experts to advance the field. A force in advocacy, we’re helping pass policies and legislation that improve the emotional well-being of children. Our programs—which include child protection and bullying prevention resources—are in 30 percent of US elementary schools and 70 countries worldwide. But we’re just getting started.
We announce our goal to positively transform the social-emotional well-being of 100 million children by 2028
We launch a first-of-its-kind podcast called Grow Kinder, featuring SEL-centric conversations with thought leaders in education, business, tech, and the arts who have one thing in common: a dedication to growing kinder and helping others do the same
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Kevin Johnson: Starbucks LGBTQ partners deserve equal parental leave
This petition had 29,972 supporters
Niko and PL+US started this petition to Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson
My name is Niko, I’m a proud Starbucks partner of almost 7 years (this August).
A big reason why I went to work for Starbucks was because of their inclusiveness of the LGBTQ community. I am a transgender male and Starbucks is a place that I, and my LGBTQ friends who also work for the company, can be authentic.
Starbucks has demonstrated its inclusivity to the LGBTQ community in so many ways - a big one is their health care package, which includes coverage for surgeries deemed "cosmetic" by other companies, such as gender reassignment surgery. Starbucks healthcare package also offers fertility treatments and they provide support for adoption services. Because of their public commitment to non-traditional families, I was surprised to learn that the paid leave offered to partners does not extend to fathers or adoptive parents.
Earlier this year, a new parental leave policy was announced in Starbucks corporate, granting birth mothers 18 weeks of paid leave, and fathers/partners and adoptive parents 12 weeks of paid leave to bond with the new additions to their families. However, in-store employees are not given the same courtesy, as birth mothers are only given 6 weeks, while fathers/partners and adoptive parents are left with nothing. This leaves a large community of Starbucks partners, including the LGBTQ partners who are starting families, in tough situations because they have to take unpaid leave in order to care for their families.
Starbucks is an inspiring company, and they set the bar high in the area of inclusion of all types of people. In order to continue to create new standards for companies in the service industry, I am asking Starbucks to continue to show leadership in these areas and offer equal access to paid parental leave to all parents, not just those that work in the corporate office.
-- Niko, Starbucks shift lead in Los Angeles, CA
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson...
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Holy Spirit plays role in June 3 ordination
Ambria Hammel
Dcn. Daniel Cruz, Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and Dcn. Timothy Seavey pose after the seminarians’ ordination to the transitional diaconate at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral on May 29. (Billy Hardiman/CATHOLIC SUN)
If anyone wants to witness an outpouring of the Holy Spirit outside of a confirmation Mass, mark your calendars for June 3 when three men will be ordained to the priesthood. It was the Holy Spirit who called Dcns. Daniel Cruz, Timothy Seavey and Br. Anthansius Fornwalt, FHS, to the sacerdotal ministry and not just because their special day falls on the vigil of the feast of Pentecost.
This year’s priestly ordination Mass will be held in a new venue: All Saints Parish in Mesa. At 1,600 seats, there should be adequate space for reserved seats and open ones.
Rising from their pews filled with family and other loved ones when their name is called, the three men will approach the altar and, through a series of vocal and silent prayers, become priests. Two are from the East Valley and a third is already breathing new faith-filled life across the Gila River Indian Reservation and other special mission sites as a Franciscan Friar of the Holy Spirit.
History of the friars
Bishop Kevin W. Vann of the Diocese of Orange, California ties a cord around Br. Athanasius Fornwalt, FHS July 2, 2016. (Billy Hardiman/CATHOLIC SUN)
Br. Athansius hails from Pennsylvania, both as an individual and as a seventh-year Franciscan Friar TOR before answering the Holy Spirit’s call to go on a mission. That landed him in Arizona two years ago this month. In just over two weeks, he will be the first Franciscan Friar of the Holy Spirit to be ordained a priest. Five others were incardinated as diocesan priests last year.
“He’s real fiery and fervent” with the gifts to lead and teach praise and worship, explained Fr. Alcuin Hurl, FHS, formation director for the friars. He’s also gifted in youth ministry and ecumenism.
“I’m excited to see his family, his mother especially, after so many years. I’m excited to see the look on his mother’s face,” Fr. Alcuin said.
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted advises newly ordained priests to “have full confidence in the loving providence of God. Whenever He calls us to a mission in His name, He always provides all the grace we need to carry out His will.”
EN ESPAÑOL: El Espíritu Santo juega un papel en ordenaciones del 3 de junio
For Dcn. Cruz, that grace became evident during the Year for Priests. He credited the prayers of the faithful for the grace to say “yes” just like the Blessed Mother did. The Holy Spirit had already stirred his heart each time he supported various parish ministries including bringing Communion to the sick.
Dcn. Cruz continues to offer himself “this choice as a beloved son to accept and confirm this special call to the priesthood,” according to his seminarian bio.
Seminarians Timothy Seavey and Daniel Cruz soak in their first few minutes as ordained ministers of the Church in this 2016 file photo. They’ll be ordained a priest June 3. (BILLY HARDIMAN/CATHOLIC SUN)
Dcn. Seavey said he sees the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete — whose Greek origins mean “alongside” and “to call” — at work in his discernment journey too. He can’t help but think about the first chapter of Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you … a prophet to the nations I appointed you.”
“Serendipitously, I received an icon of the Pentecost from a dear friend just before entering seminary. Once I was told the date of the ordination and realizing that I would be celebrating my first Mass on Pentecost, that icon became a great reminder that God has been preparing me for this vocation long before I could imagine,” Dcn. Seavey said.
And he wants the beautiful surprises of gifts and grace to continue on ordination day. Dcn. Seavey is trying not to hold too many expectations, but knows that the gesture of full prostration is a special moment when “the entirety of heaven is praying.” That moment could be even more poignant in a church dedicated to all the saints.
Ordination to the Priesthood
10 a.m. June 3
All Saints Parish, 1534 N. Recker Road, Mesa
Masses of Thanksgiving
Fr. Athanasius Fornwalt, FHS
6 p.m. June 3
St. John the Baptist Parish, 5407 W. Pecos Rd., Laveen
Fr. Daniel Cruz
Noon, June 4
Holy Cross Parish, 1244 S. Power Rd., Mesa
Fr. Timothy Seavey
St. Timothy Parish, 1730 W. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa
Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate
9 a.m. May 28
Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, 6351 N. 27th Ave.
Ordination Masses are signs of faithful families and a vibrant parish life, said Fr. Paul Sullivan, director of vocations. Youth groups, especially, provide outreach to young people that guide them in their relationship with Jesus Christ, he said.
“It is a great sign of hope for our Church when pastors and parishes attend to the young people in their community,” Fr. Sullivan said.
Seminary life helps men become more aware of who they are and who God is in an “environment that is based on fraternity and the search for virtue and union with Christ,” he said.
The final year of seminary merges academic and formation work within the context of being a cleric of the Church. “While the sacramental theology was studied earlier, the actual administering of those sacraments is what is considered. This is very important as the priest must be a bridge to God’s people on behalf of His Church,” Fr. Sullivan said.
He called ordinands a “sign of great hope” and a “sign of answered prayers of the faithful. At this point, there is no telling how these men, though faithfulness to the Lord, will impact our Church communities.”
The Sunday before the priestly ordination, fellow seminarian John Nahrgang will be ordained a transitional deacon at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. God willing Nahrgang will be ordained a priest next year with another seminarian, Vinhson Nguyen.
Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit
Priest Ordination Class of 2017
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