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Dungeon Master's Guide Third Edition Review
game: Dungeons and Dragons Third Edition
publisher: Wizards of the Coast
developer: Monte Cook
genre: rpg pen-and-paper
platform: Book
keywords: d&d
date posted: 09:10 AM Fri Sep 1st, 2000
last revision: 08:46 PM Mon Sep 12th, 2005
by Robert Rider
Hallelujah, the Dungeon Master\'s Guide (DMG) is here. The DMG is probably the single most important book in a Dungeon Master\'s (DM) library. It has rules for every situation and encounter that the game designers could think of, and thus provides an invaluable reference for a DM. For those of you who are unfamiliar with D&D and think that the DMG is just a large rulebook, you\'re probably right. It does have many rules governing combat and adventures, but this DMG is more than that; to me, it\'s a work of art and a wonderful piece of literature. When I first read this book I was amazed by how well-written it is. It not only covers all the information that a DM should need in the course of a game, but it covers it with a dash of humor thrown in. Throughout the book are examples to help a DM see how all the rules fit together and interact, and it also gives tips on how to run a game for beginner and expert DMs alike. The problem I have with this book is how to properly review it. I suppose the best way is to cover the most important chapters, discussing each in turn. So I\'ll cover chapters 1 through 6: 1) Dungeon Mastering, 2) Characters, 3) Running the game, 4) Adventures, 5) Campaigns, and 6) World Building. The last portions of the book are experience awards and magic items. These last portions are well written, but very dry and not very different from the Second Edition DMG.
It takes time and experience to become a good Dungeon Master, and the Third Edition DMG provides a good starting point for developing DMs. In fact, the first chapter is called \"Dungeon Mastering,\" and is essentially a basic overview of what it is to be a DM. DMing isn\'t just sitting behind a screen, throwing monster after monster at the PC\'s, although I\'ve been in games where it felt like the DM was doing just that. Being a DM means that you have to be an arbitrator, a judge, a storyteller, a writer, and a teacher. Trying to do all of these things can seem overwhelming to novice, so the first chapter gives DMs guidelines on how to run an exciting and fun game for both the PCs and the DM. This section gives excellent descriptions on styles of game play, how to arbitrate rule disputes, how to keep a game balanced, and how to run a game session. In addition to all this, it provides a \'Handy DM Scratch Paper Tricks\' section which gives DMs tips on how to keep a game session flowing along and exciting.
The most important thing to any player is their character. The DM tends to have little say over how a character will act or how it will interact with others, but the DM does have a significant say about the alternatives that a character has when advancing or creating a character. All of these options and many more are listed in chapter two, which is titled (appropriately enough) \"Characters.\" In this chapter are rules on how to develop different sub-races of the standard races found in the Player\'s Handbook. I mean, let\'s face it, the world wouldn\'t be the same without Drow to stir things up. The guide also provides rules on how to include non-standard races such as Centaurs, Ogres, Unicorns, and Giants as possible races in your campaign, and even gives all the rules needed to create completely new races.
Races are only a portion, and a small one at that, of a character\'s profile. As a DM is developing a world they often develop groups and organizations within their world such as the Harpers in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. These groups are often comprised of individuals of different races and backgrounds. Third Edition provides a new type of character class to cover those that belong to such groups. These are called Prestige Classes. A prestige class is simply a class that has requirements that need to be met before character can join it, meaning a character must be higher than first level (often fifth or sixth level) before he can become part of this class. Several fully-developed prestige classes are provided as examples of possible classes for your players, and possible classes for your villains. These classes include the Assassin, Loremaster, and Dwarven Defender, and harken back to the days of first edition, when it took work to become a bard and you ended up very powerful because of it.
Creating and advancing characters is still just a small portion of what goes on in a game. At some point the characters will actually go out and interact with the game world. When this happens the DM has to run the game. Chapter three has rules for everything from combat situations to weather dangers. This section is of special importance since combat usually takes up a significant portion of a game, so a DM must know most of the general rules that apply to combat and be familiar enough with the rest to find those rules quickly. In the Guide, the rules for combat are described in detail with examples to help a DM understand how these rules work. Also in this section, the effects of monster and NPC abilities (such as Breath Weapons and Regeneration) are described. A DM should understand enough about these abilities so he can use them effectively against his players. That doesn\'t mean that he has to memorize all the specifics of each ability (since this would be very difficult and take considerable time) but that he should have enough of an understanding to comprehend what is happening when these abilities are used. The write-ups provided in chapter two give excellent descriptions for what happens with each ability and well-described game mechanics for each. This information is needed to develop and run good adventures.
Although it is possible to purchase a pre-made adventure module most DMs will at some point want to develop their own adventures. All the rules that a DM needs to do this are found in chapter four. This chapter is given over exclusively to developing adventures. It has the rules for the design of the dungeon, how to get the adventure started, how challenging to make the adventure, and how to pick out what creatures the PCs might encounter. Designing the adventure is one of the ways that a DM gets to really shine. Good adventures are well-remembered and will garner praise from peers; on the other hand, bad adventures can end a promising DMs career in a hurry. Drawing a dungeon and picking out traps are detailed in this chapter, but they aren\'t all that critical since most people can do that with a bit of common sense and a ruler. The most difficult things about designing a good adventure are more abstract, such as determining what structure should the adventure have and figuring out how to motivate the players to go through the adventure. This section has excellent descriptions of what to and not to do for all of these parts of the adventure. For any beginning DM (and a few experienced DMs I know) this section is a must read. It will help to develop fun and interesting adventures for all concerned.
It\'s fairly common to have one adventuring group going through a series of adventures together. That\'s what a campaign essentially is-a series of adventures in which the characters have a chance to develop and grow over a long period of time. This means that a DM has to deal with what the characters do between adventures. Where do the adventurers stay? Who do the adventurers spend the most time with? Are there recurring villains? All of these are questions that a DM must answer to run a good campaign. Chapter five has good suggestions for how to answer these questions. It provides information that is essential, but tedious to decide on your own. For a beginning DM this section will help tremendously to create a fun and dynamic campaign.
There is an essential element needed to run a campaign or even an adventure that hasn\'t been discussed yet. This essential element is a world to set the campaign or adventure in. There are several worlds, called campaign settings, that have been published for Second Edition and that will be published for Third Edition. These are probably the easiest for new DMs, but the rules for world building are presented in chapter six of the DMG. This chapter discuses all the aspects of a well-rounded world. It discuses with great detail all the aspects of a D&D world. It covers from politics to economics, war to religion, and geography to magic. All of these things go into world building and have a profound effect on how fun the game is. The development of a world is difficult and can be time consuming, but it can also be very satisfying. There are no easy ways to make a well-developed world, but the tips and suggestions in the DMG do make it easier.
This book is a well-written work of art. It provides a huge amount of information to help run a good game. Moreover, it presents it in a plain, humorous style that is appealing. It provides rules and guidelines for an endless amount of creative output. It provides in-depth information on subjects from the character to the world itself. It shows how to run a game and how to be a DM. Finally, it gives examples of almost everything it does so as to stimulate the DMs creativity and aid in his understanding. I have to say that this book is a MUST HAVE for any gamer interested in running, or for that matter even playing, Third Edition AD&D.
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Central Highlands provinces urged to boost development for stability
VGP – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a working session of the 13th National Party Congress’s Sub-committee on socio-economic affairs in Dak Lak province on July 12 with the participation of leaders of 10 Central Coast and Central Highlands provinces.
New Prime Minister names key priorities
VGP – Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 7 named key priorities that the Government will focus on in the years to come right after he was elected as the new Prime Minister of Viet Nam.
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Biography of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
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Wondery Launches “Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape”
August 19, 2016 Podcast NewsCrimes & Audiotape, Secrets, WonderyJen Thorpe
Wondery has announced the launch of its first scripted podcast series. It is called Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape. Wondery intends to introduce audio drama to a new generation of listeners.
Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape will feature dramas and comedies about love, mystery, and conspiracy. Each story will play over multiple half-hour weekly episodes that will be available as free podcasts on iTunes, Stitcher, Wondery.com and other platforms.
The story that will premiere is titled “A Beautiful Spell”. It features Jenna Elfman (from “Dharma & Greg) and Bodhi Elfman (from “Criminal Minds”). This story will span a total of three episodes. It was adapted from Greg Kallere’s stage play (which was also called “A Beautiful Spell”).
It tells the story of a husband and wife who wake up in the middle of the night afraid that they may have fallen out of love with each other. This leads the couple to talk about their insecurities, jealousies, and fantasies until dawn.
A future episode of Secrets, Crimes, and Audiotape will include a story called “Air Force One”. It is about the sixty minutes that followed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The story focuses on the doubts Jacqueline Kennedy had about whether people close to her could have had a hand in the crime.
Another story featured on the podcast is called “Upper West Blues: A Black Cat Murder Mystery”. It is told from the viewpoint of a black cat who was a key witness to a murder mystery. This audio drama was adapted from the story written by award-winning writer Marcy Kahan.
The first episode of Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape will be released on September 20, 2016. New episodes will be available every Tuesday.
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DALLAS (May 7, 2019) – Ryan Software, a division of Ryan, a leading global tax services and software provider, announced it has enhanced RatePoint®, its proprietary, single-source tax solution for tax rate lookup and monitoring needs, to incorporate a new group of tax rates, including prepared foods and on-premise liquor consumption. RatePoint, Ryan’s comprehensive, powerful, and easy-to-use sales and use tax rates solution, tracks rates at all levels for the U.S., U.S. territories, Canada, and major countries outside North America.
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SPRINGFIELD - State Senator Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) issued the following statement this afternoon after news that the U.S. Justice Department is banning bump stocks. Bump stocks are attachments used to increase the rate of fire of semiautomatic weapons, allowing them to fire nearly as fast as a machine gun. The device was used in the deadly Las Vegas shooting in 2017 that killed 58 people at a country music concert.
“Today’s decision by the Justice Department is long overdue. Bump stocks have no place in our streets or in our communities. These devices were created for one purpose – to inflict as much human carnage as possible.”
While the Illinois Senate passed a ban on bump stocks in April, the bill was never called for a vote in the Illinois House.
Under today’s announcement, bump stock owners will have 90 days after the new regulations are published in the Federal Register to either destroy or turn in their bump stock to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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A REPLY TO TIM
Tim poses two questions raised by my brief post about Kant. Here they are:
1) why does human agency entail that I must take de jure possession of some portion of the external world, rather than de facto possession of it?
2) What does this kind of argument establish about the character of the property arrangements supposedly necessitated by the conditions of rational agency? Presumably, Kant is right that rational agency necessarily involves the private consumption/use of some portion of the external world. But isn't that different from it entailing that I should thereby acquire a private property right in the thing - which involves my right to dispose over and exchange the thing as I see fit?
The first question, I am afraid, arises simply because of the brevity with which I summarized my essay. The full answer, which can be found there, involves Kant’s distinction between what he calls sensible and intelligible possession – what might also be called possession de facto and possession de jure. Roughly, he thinks that the rational requirement of universality of willing entails that intelligible possession is possible only insofar as I allow to others the equal right to claim intelligible possession of some portion of the material world. Since reason demands that I adopt as my maxim only that rule that could be a universal law for all rational agents, it follows, he argues, that I must ground my actions on intelligible possession, not mere sensible possession. The latter is of course possible, but it is not in accord with the dictates of reason.
The second question is very interesting indeed, and raises all manner of issues. Even though Kant died in 1804, at a time when capitalism had not yet come to the Prussia in which he lived his entire life, Kant’s political theory is an extremely abstract theoretical rationalization of capitalist social relations of production. Just as he argued in the First Critique that there must be some system of pure mathematics knowable a priori, and simply assumed that that meant Euclidean Geometry, the mathematics with which he was familiar, so when he argued that reason requires some system of property, the only form of that social institution that he could imagine was private property of the robust sort required by capitalism.
As Tim correctly observes, the necessity under which we stand of appropriating portions of the material world for the pursuit if our ends in turn entails that some legal institution of property is required, if we are to emerge from the pre-contractual strife of “the war of all against all,” in Hobbes’ famous phrase. But nothing in that general requirement implies that property must be held by individuals, rather than collectives. And it most certainly does not entail that the means of production on whose employment we all depend for our survival must or even should be privately owned. A factory owned by the workers who labor in it is a piece of the material world whose specific use by those workers requires that they be in a position to exploit it for their collective purposes and equally exclude others from appropriating it. It is, in that sense, their property. But nothing in the general analysis of the concept of property dictates how a piece of property should be owned, or against whom those property rights are correctly asserted.
So all you socialist Kant-lovers out there, be reassured. You can set The Collected Works of Immanuel Kant next to The Collected Works of Marx and Engels next to one another on your shelves, as they are on mine, without fear of contradiction.
JUST TRYIN' TO SURVIVE
Some time in the late ‘60s, I gave a talk on Mill at a Columbia faculty seminar to which other scholars in the New York area were regularly invited. After the talk, Hannah Arendt came up to say hello. It was obvious that she had not been thrilled with the talk, but she was polite. She asked me what I was working on at the moment and I replied that I was writing a book on Kant’s ethics [which was eventually published as The Autonomy of Reason.] Her face lit up, and with a broad smile she said, “Ah. It is always so much more pleasant to spend time with Kant.”
Recently, I have been worrying endlessly about the outcome of senatorial races in which neither of the candidates is anyone I would want to spend time with. This morning, as we were watching the children with their rented sailboats at the lake in the center of the Jardin de Luxembourg, it occurred to me that it would really be much more pleasant to spend time with Kant. So I decided to write a brief post summarizing the central thesis of my old paper, “The Completion of Kant’s Ethical Theory in the Tenets of the Rechtslehre.” Kant’s argument, precisely where it fails, illuminates a number of things, among which are the limitations of social contract theory, the priority of political philosophy over ethical theory, the inescapability of the truth of philosophical anarchism, and the inadequacy of the central argument in John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice. I have written about these subjects before in various places, but I suspect very few people interested in them have read what I have written, so this is an easy way for someone to get the gist of my writings on the subject without plowing through several of my books and articles. At the very least, it will be more pleasant for me to spend some more time with Kant.
Kant undertakes in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals to demonstrate the absolutely unconditional universal validity of the fundamental moral law, a law that we mortals experience as an imperative, what Kant calls The Categorical Imperative. Kant actually tries to establish this claim three times in the Groundwork. His first try is the argument that the purely formal conditions of consistent willing, conditions laid down by Reason, suffice to demonstrate the validity of several substantive moral laws, the famous four examples of the Categorical Imperative. The attempt is a pretty miserable failure, a fact recognized ever since by alert readers.
His second try is to argue that there are unconditioned ends, ends that any rational agent as such must necessarily aim at, most notably humanity, which Kant describes as an end-in-itself. If there are in fact ends in themselves then the imperative to pursue such ends must be binding on all rational agents as such. Now there is no doubt that the assertion “Humanity is an end in itself” is one of the noblest sentences ever penned. It has only one tiny flaw. It is, as it stands, meaningless.
Which leaves Kant with his third try at establishing the universal validity of the Moral Law a priori, namely the argument that in what he calls a Kingdom of Ends, which is to say a political community of rational agents, the laws that such a community would enact are the embodiment or instantiations of the Categorical Imperative. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the most interesting and promising of Kant’s three attempts to establish the universal validity of the Moral Law.
Notice one of the implications of this move by Kant. Generally speaking, Kant is thought of as one of those ethical theorists, like John Locke, who claims that moral obligation is logically prior to the social contract, as opposed to theorists like Jean-Jacques Rousseau who seems to claim that prior to the establishing of the social contract individuals are bound by self-interest, substituting the goal of the general good for the pursuit of private interest only as a result of the contract. But in fact it turns out that Kant is with Rousseau on this crucial question, which should perhaps not surprise us when we recall how deeply influenced by Rousseau Kant was.
Obviously, Kant must successfully demonstrate that the members of the Kingdom of Ends will, in their legislation, necessarily legislate the Moral Law as the fundamental rule binding them all as members of the community. However, if he is to show that this law is conditional, not hypothetical, in form, he must first prove that all human beings will be under a rational command to enter into a Kingdom of Ends. Otherwise, even the Moral Law will have the hypothetical form, “If you choose to become a member of a Kingdom of Ends [i.e., If you choose to sign the Social Contract] then as a member of the kingdom of ends you must, as a rational agent, will collectively with your fellow members the Moral Law.” This leaves it open to the self-interested amoralist simply to decline to sign the Contract, and so not be bound by the Moral Law which from Kant’s point of view would not do at all.
An argument demonstrating that human rational agents as such stand under a command of reason to join a Kingdom of Ends is to be found nowhere in the Grundlegung, but quite to my surprise, I found such an argument in Part One of Kant’s later work, The Metaphysics of Morals, the part devoted to the theory of justice [or law]. As you might expect, even in its simplest form the argument is quite complex. I am going to summarize it in a few sentences. Anyone really interested in the full argument is urged to consult my essay [and of course Kant’s text itself.]
Human agency manifest itself in the realm of appearances, hence in a material world governed by cause and effect. In pursuit of my ends, whatever they may be, I may find it necessary to appropriate some portion of the material world, which is to say I may find it necessary to take de jure possession of it and to exclude others from its use. There is no part of the material world that is in principle unownable [Kant’s ethical theory thus rules out all forms of ecological ethics.] Regardless of my ends and purposes, I cannot know a priori that I will not need to take ownership of something or other. Hence I can know a priori that property must be possible. But a system of property that allows each person under appropriate circumstances to exclude others from a portion of the material world can come into existence only through a social contract that establishes the possibility of de jure possession. Thus, from the mere fact that I as a phenomenal creature have ends, and hence stand under hypothetical imperatives, it follows necessarily that I am obliged to enter into rational community with others and collectively with them enact morally binding laws.
This still leaves open the question whether there is some specific system of fundamental laws that all rational communities as such will enact. Rawls tries to prove that there is, and fails, as I demonstrate at length in my book Understanding Rawls. But once Rawls has revised his theory to incorporate the device of the Veil of Ignorance, it is clear that he has failed as well to demonstrate the necessity of engaging in the Rational Choice exercise supposedly to take place under that Veil.
Well, it was good for a bit to stop thinking about the election next Tuesday. Hannah Arendt seems to have been right.
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A PARIS SCENE
Have I mentioned that our little apartment here is on rue Maître Albert? Until 1844, this very ancient one-block street bore the ominous name rue Perdue, but it was then renamed after Albertus Magnus, Albert the Great, Maître Albert, the great thirteenth century theologian who introduced Aristotle’s works into the Western European world and was the teacher of Thomas Aquinas. That is pretty terrific, if you think about it.
At the end of our street, where it empties into Place Maubert right next to rue Frederic Sauton, there is a very popular bar with the implausible name The Long Hop. Pretty much every evening, but especially on weekends, the Long Hop is hopping, with lots of young people seated at the tables out front drinking one of the many available draft ales and like as not speaking English. Inside, I gather [I have never actually been inside], there are lots more young people watching one or another television screen, all of which are tuned to sports.
This morning when I walked up to Place Maubert to buy a few things at the market, I saw a little clutch of people in front of The Long Hop engaged, apparently, in filming a scene for a movie [or for an ad – I could not tell which.] One young man held a long boom mike, a second was manning the camera, and several others were standing about assisting in some way. A white cab drew up to a stop and out of it climbed an implausibly handsome young man casually but elegantly dressed and pretty obviously made up for the camera. He leaned over and blew a little party horn at the cab driver while the camera recorded it all. Then he turned, strode to the front of The Long Hop, looked up at the second or third floor with a theatrical stare, and smiled, revealing the whitest teeth I have ever seen on a living person. Someone must have said “cut,” because he abruptly stopped, deflated, and wandered over to a chair while the others gathered in a group and consulted with one another.
They kept at it for the next six or seven hours, during which I imagine they managed to get thirty or forty seconds of usable film.
Just another day in Paris.
I had a marvelous e-mail message explaining Ms. N's inquiry, from Thom Hawkins, who sounds like something of a renaissance character after my own heart. If you google him, you can watch him explaining the fourth dimension in five minutes. Here is his e-mail [with his permission]:
I assure you that the Caius inquiry was neither a hoax nor a Thurburian jest. I am the man behind the curtain who paid Ms. N, at a personal cost of three dollars, to investigate the identity of "Caius" in Kant's syllogism. A task at which she ultimately failed, but for which I awarded her high marks (well, a thumb pointed upward) for the effort. I occasionally pay surrogate researchers to dig into questions while I sleep, not only as a time management efficiency, but because they might think to look somewhere I did not. This was certainly the case here, because just as I would sooner consult a map than stop to ask for directions, I'd sooner drive two hours to consult a distant library's holdings than I would send an email to someone who might know something on the subject. Clearly, she found the more direct route.
Because you've since shown interest regarding this request, I will share its origin--a quote from Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych: ?The example of a syllogism that he had studied in Kiesewetter's logic: Caius is a man, men are mortal, therefore Caius is mortal, had throughout his whole life seemed to him right only in relation to Caius, but not to him at all.?
Ilych essentially dwells on the second premise, that man is mortal, because of its relevance to his own situation as a dying man. I thought that perhaps I was missing another perspective--a historical dimension--on this passage because I did not know the identity of Caius. Thus the connection from Tolstoy's quote to Johann Gottfried Christian Kiesewetter's Grundriss einer allgemeinen Logik nach Kantischen Grundsa?tzen and from there to Kant's The Critique of Pure Reason, where I found no more clues regarding Caius than in Ilych.
I appreciate your candid and humorous response, although I admit I'm disappointed that Caius might be nothing more than a name. Thank you also for the invitation via Ms. N to read "On a Supposed Right to Lie from Altruistic Motives." It strikes me that Kant would make a fine narrator for a play based on the prisoner's dilemma, or perhaps the staging could be augmented with dueling commentary by Kant and Constant as "the German philosopher" and "the French philosopher."
Thom H.
The Picasso Museum in Paris has finally reopened, years late and awash in controversy. You can read a quite informative account of the entire affaire here. Never mind the art. What caught my eye in the TIMES story was the information that the Picasso family settled the enormous death duties occasioned by the artist’s great market success by turning over vast numbers of his art works to the State, which the State then used to stock the museum.
I am not even quite sure why, but that strikes me as just plain wrong. If the family decides to cash in on the old man’s success by selling his works on the open market, then sure, tax the bejesus out of them. But so long as they hold onto the paintings, sculptures, and what have you for themselves, they ought not to have to pay a tax on whatever inflated price the art world places on them. [Full disclosure: my wife inherited from her mother a clunky plug-ugly ceramic ashtray with “Picasso” written on the bottom of it. Apparently the damned thing is worth five thousand dollars in New York!]
I have no idea whether this gut reaction emerges from my pre-capitalist Id or my socialist Super-ego, but it rose up in me quite spontaneously when I read the story. I mean, if some idiot decides that the original hand-written copy of Kant’s Theory of Mental Activity is worth a million dollars, should my sons have to sell it when I kick off to pay the inheritance tax rather than keeping it around as a memento of dear old Dad?
THE TWO CULTURES
In the 1950’s, the distinguished English scientist and novelist C. P. Snow published first a brief essay and then, in expanded form, a book decrying the baleful consequences of what he famously called The Two Cultures. The best-known passage in the book, quoted in a Wikipedia article on the affair, runs as follows:
“A good many times I have been present at gatherings of people who, by the standards of the traditional culture, are thought highly educated and who have with considerable gusto been expressing their incredulity at the illiteracy of scientists. Once or twice I have been provoked and have asked the company how many of them could describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The response was cold: it was also negative. Yet I was asking something which is the scientific equivalent of: Have you read a work of Shakespeare’s?
I now believe that if I had asked an even simpler question — such as, What do you mean by mass, or acceleration, which is the scientific equivalent of saying, Can you read? — not more than one in ten of the highly educated would have felt that I was speaking the same language. So the great edifice of modern physics goes up, and the majority of the cleverest people in the western world have about as much insight into it as their neolithic ancestors would have had.”
There are several things worth noting about this passage which mark it as having been written by someone educated in England. First, while it is common for scientists and humanists to encounter one another socially in the Senior Common Room or at the High Table of an Oxford or Cambridge college, such casual encounters are a good deal less frequent in American universities. Second, at the time Snow was writing, it was common practice for English secondary schools to sort students into a science track and a humanities/social sciences track as early as age eleven or twelve, with the result that a great many people with university degrees had had virtually no encounters with the natural sciences [a fact I discovered in London in 1954 during a brief but enjoyable liaison with a young English woman who had gone the humanities/social sciences route in school.]
One is of course reminded of the Alan Sokal send-up of literary critics, discussed on this blog last year.
Inasmuch as my writing routinely crosses many disciplinary boundaries, I find quite often that part of what I am saying is lost on my audience, a consequence of the compartmentalization Snow was decrying. To choose only the most recent example, my post earlier this morning in response to the inquiry from a Ms. N was intended by me quite consciously as an attempt to achieve what I might call a Thurberesque authorial voice, while ostensibly speaking about the philosophy of Immanuel Kant [a fact that I telegraphed openly by my reference to the Thurber short story.] Some of my readers, schooled in the arts of literary criticism, will have recognized this fact, while others, schooled in Philosophy, will as easily have understood and appreciated the remarks about syllogistic logic. But will these and other readers have understood the union of the two in one post? Will readers as well have understod that the tone of my response was designed to protect me from the possibility that the inquiry was in fact a hoax, a joke designed to trap me into a pompous scholarly reply? I wonder.
Among my many writings, it is Moneybags Must Be So Lucky that is in this way most transgressive. Perhaps that is why, in the words of David Hume, it “fell stillborn from the presses.” [Does everyone who reads that last phrase understand Hume’s metaphor?]
A REPLY TO AN INQUIRY
I awoke this morning to find the following message in the in-box of my e-mail:
I am a personal assistant who has been tasked with finding out who Kant is referring to when he states, " Caius is a man, man is mortal; therefore, Caius is mortal." In trying to find this information, I came across your blog.
I will admit, I have not read Kant's works. I have, however, spent the last couple of hours combing through post after post after post about this particular quote from the book and cannot find a single soul who would say who they think Caius is.
In reading these many posts, I have come to the conclusion that Kant is probably referring to Pope Caius as he has been venerated by the Catholic Church as a Saint. Given that title, and the fact that Saint's are given to a quasi-immortal status, I have ascertained that this is who Kant is most likely referring to. My question for you is, do you think that my assumption is correct? or do you have a deeper insight into who he is referring to?
Any information you can share is beneficial to my search. I thank you in advance for any and all help.
Pamela N.”
Herewith my reply:
“Dear Ms. N,
Thank you very much for your inquiry concerning the identity of the person referred to as Caius by Kant in an example of a valid syllogism. If you will permit me to say so, this strikes me as a rather odd quest on which to send a Personal Assistant. Your inquiry reminds me of a charming old one-page short story called “Pet Department - Dog” by the great American humorist James Thurber.
I am afraid I cannot be of any assistance, as I have not a clue whether the Caius referred to by Kant is even a real person. I think it is highly unlikely that he was referring to Pope Caius. The argument in which the name appears is an example of what medieval philosophers called a syllogism in Barbara – referring to a mnemonic device they invented to help them remember which syllogisms are valid and which are invalid. A syllogism is said to be valid if the conclusion follows with necessity from the premises, regardless of the truth of the premises or of the conclusion. The following is an example of an invalid syllogism: “Some Republicans are people who are in insane asylums. Some people who are in insane asylums are sane. Therefore some Republicans are sane.” This syllogism is invalid, even though I am assured by highly respectable NEW YORK TIMES Op Ed columnists that the conclusion is true [a matter of which I have no personal experience.]
By the way, saints are not quasi-immortal. They are mortal men and women whose exemplary lives have excused them from the unpleasantness of a stay in Purgatory. Since they ascend directly to heaven upon their deaths and sit, as it were, at the footstool of God, they are available to intercede with The Almighty on behalf of prayerful sinners. No one on earth knows for sure which of the dearly departed are saints, but the Roman Catholic Church has for many centuries made a pretty good living from proclaiming certain individuals to be saints, typically after ascertaining that they have been instrumental in working three authenticated miracles. By and large, if you want to be declared a saint by The Church, it is best either to die painfully or be elected Pope. Seventeenth century English Protestants, in an admirable show of egalitarian fervor, took to classifying as saints all those who had been elected from all eternity to be among the Saved. In practice this meant members of their own or affiliated congregations.
I hope this was of some use. If your duties as a Personal Assistant leave you any free time, you might try actually reading something by Kant, preferably not too long. Perhaps I might suggest his well-known essay “On the Supposed Right to Lie from Altruistic Motives.”
THE NORTH COUNTRY
The time changed in Paris this morning at two a.m., a week before it changes in the United States. My morning walks, which I usually start at about 6:30 plus or minus, have occurred before the dawn has broken [although it is always easy to see one's way in The City of Lights.] This all reminded me how far north we are here in Paris. Paris is at 48.48 degrees latitude north, which Google Earth tells me is a good deal north of Fargo, North Dakota and farther north than the northern most point of the state of Maine. The balmy winters here are a consequence of the Gulf Stream, which has shifted very quickly several times in recorded history and could easily shift again, dramatically altering the weather of Northern Europe. It rarely snows in Paris, and almost never more than an inch or two, which melts quite quickly.
Chapel Hill, by the way, is on the same parallel as Majorca, Ankara, and Beijing. When Chapel Hill gets a dusting of snow, the town closes the schools for three days.
A CLARIFICATION
I am afraid that a phrase I wrote facetiously in a previous post triggered a series of comments that somewhat missed the point I was trying to make. Since the point is actually rather important, I am going to try to spell it out at sufficient length to make it clear and avoid misunderstanding. One of the drawbacks of communication by blog post and comment is that people tend to read quickly and not reflect on the deeper meaning of what is being said [perhaps because so often there is no deeper meaning.] The offending passage in my previous post was this:
“The simple truth is that none of the “liberation” movements had an economically radical thrust. In effect, their demands were variations on the same theme: We Want In! We demand to be and to be treated as first-class citizens, not second-class citizens, of this capitalist society – which is, after all, just another way of saying We Want To Be Exploited Just Like White Men!”
Marx quite correctly judged Capitalism to be a radically revolutionary social formation, invading and transforming every corner of the society in which it grows and flourishes. He observed Capitalism destroying the age-old division between the city and countryside. He observed it destroying the old craft traditions and replacing them with machine production requiring nothing more than interchangeable semi-skilled laborers. He observed Capitalism eroding the authority of the church and the throne, expanding across national borders and erasing cultural differences that in some cases were millennia old. One hundred and fifty years after he published Capital, we can see this process of destruction still at work on a global scale.
Despite the corrosive and transformative effect of the spread of Capitalism, there remain in the contemporary world a number of institutions and practices that exhibit what we might call pre-capitalist norms and structures. Many of the calls for change or movements to transform existing institutions and practices are, in one way or another, efforts to complete the work of Capitalism, eliminating pre-capitalist formations and perfecting, so to speak, the triumph of Capitalism.
Let me give some examples of these processes of change, which are sometimes judged politically progressive and sometimes judged politically reactionary, but which are au fond instances of the same historical process.
If we look around us, we see a number of institutions that exhibit traces, and sometimes more than traces, of pre-capitalist norms and structures. [Now, right here, I want you to pay close attention and not jump in with clever comments to the effect that these institutions are not really free if the effects of Capitalism. You are just going to have to trust that I do know that, and that I am trying to make a deeper point that cannot be countered with a snappy radical-sounding comment. Really.] Think for a moment about three such institutions: the Church, the military, and the university. Each of these social institutions is older than Capitalism – in some cases many millennia older. Each has internal norms and ideals that are thoroughly pre-capitalist. And each has, in quite different ways, been invaded and partially transformed, as it were, by Capitalism.
The Church [either the Roman Catholic Church or the various Protestant churches] is a quintessentially pre-capitalist institution whose norms are prior to, and in many respect antithetical to, Capitalism. The Roman Catholic Church, for example, in some of its iterations, has been deeply opposed to Capitalism, especially but not exclusively in South America. Protestant churches in the United States are notorious for fostering money-making scams and sects, but these are not capitalist in their organization and norms, for all that they are epitomes of greed. We are instinctively offended by priests or pastors who view their pulpits as little more than cash registers, whereas we are not in the same way [please note the words “in the same way” and their meaning] offended by corporate C.E.O.’s who treat their corporations as money-making operations. We expect a corporation to seek to make money, for all that we may disapprove of corporations as social formations.
The military, at least in America, has very considerably resisted efforts to transform it into a capitalist institution. Its highest ranked officers make salaries no larger than those of corporate middle managers; it celebrates and honors those who exhibit courage under fire, regardless of whether those actions are in any sense economically efficient; it announces and to a quite remarkable degree abides by norms of behavior that are thoroughly pre-capitalist, for all that many of its most successful upwardly mobile middle rank officers look and sound more like MBA’s than fighting men and women. Once again, I beg you not to respond to these lines with knee-jerk anti-military snarks. I don’t care whether you like the Army or hate it. I want you to look past that and see that the norms and behavior of those in the army are different [not better or worse, different] from those in a capitalist corporation. If you are simply unable to grasp that simple fact, then go off into the woods with a copy of Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft for several months and learn from Max Weber.
A fascinating case study of what I am talking about is the university, a late medieval institution whose internal norms and ideals are currently under assault by the forces of capitalist transformation. The recruitment of corporate types as senior university administrators, the substitution of cheap labor for a tenured professoriate, the use of such metrics as FTE’s [fulltime equivalent student enrolments], the demand that professors “pull their weight” by securing external funding for research are all examples of the attempt to “put universities on a sound actuarial footing," which is to say to transform them into capitalist institutions.
Now, the point of my previous post was to call attention to the important fact that many recent social movements that have been widely understood as politically progressive or even revolutionary are in fact efforts to replace pre-capitalist practices and norms with capitalist practices and norms. Capitalism treats those who sell their labor for wages as inputs into production, no different either in their balance sheets or in their factories and offices from other inputs such raw materials, machinery, or electricity. Distinctions within the labor force grounded in race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or age are, from the perspective of pure capitalist calculation, market imperfections that interfere with “the efficient use of scarce resources with alternative uses,” to quote a classic definition of the subject matter of the science of Economics. [This is so even though Capitalism has from time to time used “imperfections” to hold down wages.]
Thus, the long and successful Civil Rights Movement, perhaps the premier liberation movement of my lifetime, was never an attack on Capitalism [although many of its heroes and heroines, most especially W. E. B. DuBois, understood the connection between Socialism and genuine liberation]. The Women’s Movement, which took dead aim at the injustices and inequalities of the oldest pre-capitalist social institution, the Family, sought from the beginning the complete incorporation of women into Capitalism, by way of inclusion in the workplace and the political sphere, never the liberation of women from Capitalism. And the same is true of the Gay Liberation Movement that has recently achieved such remarkable success.
That is what I was trying, unsuccessfully, to say in my previous post. I hope it is all bit clearer now.
AN INQUIRY FROM CANADA
Earlier today, I received an interesting inquiry from Lex Gill, a student at McGill who is taking a course with a distinguished political theorist who recently joined the McGill Law Faculty. Since it raises a question that may be of general interest to readers of this blog, I have decided to reply in a post rather than by private e-mail. Ms. Gill has given me permission to use her name. Here is her entire message:
“Dear Professor Wolff:
My name is Lex, and I'm a student in a class on legal philosophy offered by Prof. Daniel Weinstock at McGill University. I'm writing because I hope you might be able to clarify something in your writing, if you have a moment. Please don't feel under any obligation to respond - I'm sure you're quite busy and it's quite possible my question has been answered elsewhere. A few weeks ago the class read excerpts from In Defense of Anarchism in the context of a larger conversation about law's authority. My understanding of your argument in favour of unanimous, direct democracy is that any compromise to such a model (i.e., representative democracy or majoritarianism) poses either similar logistical barriers as direct democracy does (a 'strict agency' model of representation) or fails to respect the principle of individual autonomy.
Something that I didn't understand about this argument in favour of unanimous, direct democracy is maybe put rather crudely here: what about the problem of a minority veto? It seems to me that you can easily imagine a political community where an extraordinary vast majority of people share a position, but one or two individuals disagree. In exercising that right to disagree, in your model of unanimity their vote would amount to a veto. To this end, I don't believe that a system of unanimity actually protects from the kind of marginalization that ends up being a risk in majoritarian democracies. I mean that, in the case of a majoritarian democracy, one could imagine the possibility of a permanent minority. But what about a permanent majority that is nonetheless unable to act in their own interests? What about a situation where a system of unanimity actually does nothing to protect minority interests, but rather privileges an unjust status quo? Surely some element of the principle of autonomy includes a "freedom to" as well as a "freedom from"? I'm wondering how then, at least in an ideal model, you would accommodate for this problem?
As I said, it could be possible that you've answered this question elsewhere or many times before, but I spoke to Prof. Weinstock and he was unsure how you would respond so he suggested I send an email.
Thank you for your time and thought on this. Lex Gill”
I am not at all busy, and I am delighted to see that something I wrote forty-nine years ago and published forty-four years ago is still being discussed intelligently. Mr. Gill raises several important points. Let me begin by saying that I intended unanimous direct democracy as a limiting case designed to exhibit the impossibility of a de jure legitimate state under any but the most constrained of circumstances. It is common when making truly rigorous arguments [in logic or mathematics, say] to consider what happens in limiting cases or at the boundaries. If I may give an example from Classical Political Economy [since that is in my mind just now], the thesis that commodities in a situation of perfect competition exchange at their labor values is true in the limiting case of a zero rate of profit. The price equations, with π = 0, reduce to the labor value equations and the proposition is trivial. The reason for showing this is certainly not to suggest that there ever is a zero profit rate in a functioning capitalist economy, but to make it easy to see just exactly why prices deviate from labor values save when there is, in Marx’s terms, equal organic composition of capital.
Analogously, my purpose in arguing that a unanimous direct democracy preserves the autonomy of citizens while establishing the moral bindingness of the laws of the state is to set aside for a bit the problems attendant upon representation and focus rather on the insoluble problems with majority rule or any other way of transforming the will of individual citizens into a unified legislative will of a de jure legitimate state.
That said, it happens that when I was writing In Defense of Anarchism, there was some interesting discussion going on of cases that could be subsumed under the rubric of “unanimous direct democracy.” For example, the first version of John Rawls’ theory of justice [in his essay, “Justice as Fairness”] analyzed the circumstances under which a community of individuals would arrive at unanimous agreement on a set of principle for settling disputes concerning questions of distributive justice. Earlier still, modern neo-classical economic theory devoted a good deal of energy examining what could be said about situations in which unanimity partial orderings could be identified under conditions of what came to be referred to as Pareto optimality. And of course all classical social contract theory sooner or later appeals to an agreement founding a political community whose bindingness on the participants is inferred from a unanimous social contract.
Ms. Gill is of course completely correct that unanimous direct democracy would be utterly unworkable as the decision rule for a real society. [I believe in the nineteenth century the Polish parliament, made up of nobles, operated on a rule of unanimity. Needless to say, not much got done.] By the way, my elaboration of a framework for Majoritarian Direct Democracy – what I called television democracy – was really meant as a bit of Swiftian satire intended to expose the anti-democratic beliefs of political theorists and commentators who pretend to be partisans of Democracy. But if I am not mistaken, some folks in Canada actually got a grant not long after my little book appeared to try it out. I have no idea what results they came up with.
It has been forty-four years since Harper Torchbooks published In Defense of Anarchism, all 82 pages of it, and unless I am very much mistaken, no one has laid a glove on the argument in the intervening time, so I think we can take it as an established fact that I was right. Since it is very rarely the case in Philosophy that anyone is right, I take some pride in that.
CONCLUSION OF WILLIAM POLK'S IMPORTANT ESSAY ON PALESTINE
Many of you have read the first two parts of William Polk's important essay on the history of the Palestinian situation, archived on August 8, 2014 and September 1, 2014 on box.net, accessible via the link at the top of this page. Earlier today I received part three. I have now read it and uploaded it to box.net. It is I think essential reading for anyone interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. My thanks go out to Bill for the enormous labor he has put into this three-part essay.
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ORDER IS RESTORED IN THE UNIVERSE
The Batobus Jean Gabin has returned! It was probably just making a movie on location.
Observing capitalism in its earliest stages, Marx argued correctly that it was the most revolutionary force ever unleashed on the world. He saw that as it expanded and displaced previous social relations of production, capitalism eroded religious, ethnic, cultural, national, racial, and gender divisions, seeking always to reduce the labor force as far as possible to a homogeneous mass of workers who could be exchanged for one another readily on the factory floor or in the office. Although he fatally over-emphasized this tendency, as I have argued in my essay “The Future of Socialism,” his insight was correct.
Sitting in a café in the Marais after a visit to the Jewish Museum here in Paris, I found myself reflecting on the way in which Marx’s insight helped me to make sense of the frustrating limitations of the dramatically successful liberation movements on which liberals have focused so much of their energy in the past fifty years or so. For someone of my age, the social changes in America since the forties and fifties have been astonishing and exhilarating. The Black Liberation Movement, the Women’s Movement, the Gay Liberation Movement, and now the nascent Hispanic movement have changed the cultural and political life of America in ways that are clearly non-reversible, for all the desperate efforts of hysterical reactionaries.
But during that same period, economic inequality has steadily increased, the labor union movement has all but died, and the public discourse has moved markedly to the right on all matters economic.
Although this thrust of capitalism is universal, there are always local variations. In nineteenth century America, for example, Capital struck a deal with white men, including immigrants. In return for excluding Black men freed by the Civil War from the better industrial jobs, thereby reducing the threat of unemployment to White men, owners were able to hold down wages. Black women were excluded even from such jobs as department store salesperson until after the Second World War, and in the successful drive to gain the vote for women, the White women who led the suffrage movement deliberately excluded Black women from their demands.
But generally speaking, Capital favors the inclusion of excluded sub-populations in the labor force, for the increase in the numbers of those looking for jobs keeps wages low. It was not at all surprising that when the Supreme Court weighed the constitutionality of the consideration of race in the admissions processes of the University of Michigan, large corporations filed amicus briefs in favor of the university’s practices.
We now find ourselves at a moment when the last great liberation movement, for the LGBT community, is on a clear path to success, but there is very little evidence of a powerful groundswell of support for economic justice. To be sure, the obscene rise in the inequality of income and wealth in America has finally become a subject of public discussion. But at least thus far, even such brilliantly theatrical efforts as the Occupy Movement have had little or no impact on electoral politics. We will soon see a successful effort by Hillary Clinton to secure first the nomination of the Democratic Party for the presidency and then the presidency itself. I would be quite surprised if Clinton is not president for the eight years following the Obama presidency. And yet there is not the slightest hint of anything remotely progressive about Hillary Clinton’s economic beliefs, commitments, or programs.
Liberation politics has run its course in America. Where the demand, the energy, the drive for economic progressivism will come from, I do not know. As for socialism, don’t get me started.
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
We are now just two weeks from the midterm elections, and it is becoming clear that the Democrats are likely to lose control of the Senate. It is not a done deal, were the feckless, ne’er-do-well Democratic base to get off its collective duff and just wander over to the polls to vote, we could avoid the unpleasantness of Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader, but I am afraid the outcome universally considered most likely will in fact be the outcome that we get, so it is not too early to speculate on what it will all mean. Herewith some idle guesses, worth roughly as much as the effort they cost me to put into words. Treat them accordingly.
First of all, I think we can assume the day of the filibuster is over, so the Republicans will be able to pass any legislation they wish. Getting it signed is of course another matter. This will present the Senate Republicans with a very difficult problem. The House Republicans will certainly wish to repeal the Affordable care Act and pass all manner of anti-abortion legislation, etc. But in 2016, the electoral map will as unfavorable to the Senate Republicans as the 2014 map is to the Democrats, so the vulnerable Republican senators will not wish to have their fingerprints on a good deal of reactionary legislation that could come back to haunt them in 2016. Some very interesting fights may spring up within the Republican Party.
There will be two months between the loss of the Senate and the installation of the new Senators, so there is in fact time to fill some more vacant federal judgeships. Unfortunately [and quite incomprehensibly] Obama has been derelict in nominating candidates for District Court and Appeals Court judgeships. The Bush White House was quite industrious in this regard, with a large staff in the White House Counsel’s Office devoted to the matter. Under Obama, this function has been understaffed and neglected. Why? It beats me. Doing that would have been a freebie. It is an example not so much of ideological failing as sheer malfeasance.
In the wake of a loss of the Senate, Hillary Clinton will move up the announcement of her candidacy for the presidency in order to present herself as the salvation of disheartened liberals. This will be a fraud, but it will work, and as liberals watch the efforts of a mobilized and energized Republican Party to dismantle the last tottering structures of the New Deal legacy, they will allow themselves to be conned into thinking that Clinton is in some manner a savior. In the absence of a real liberal candidate, she will waltz into the nomination and win the 2016 Presidential race against some far right crazy put up by Republican right wingers convinced their moment has come.
The next ten years – my eighties – are going to be unusually difficult for someone of my persuasion. But with any luck, my nineties will be more cheerful. Since the Tigger in me is irrepressible, I shall approach my centenary with a light heart. Of course, by then my morning walk may take me most of the day.
I TAKE IT ALL BACK
I have on occasion spoken disparagingly of the quality of classical music in Paris, but last night Susie and I went to a simply lovely concert that forces me to withdraw my disapproval. An organization of early music ensembles formed by young students and graduates of music schools in France has been putting on something called Festival Marin-Marais after the great seventeenth century viole player who was played by Gérard Depardieu in the beautiful film about Sainte-Colombe, Tous les Matins du Monde. [In the film, Depardieu’s son plays Marin Marais as a young man.] The festival consists of eighteen concerts, between September and November. We went to the Temple du Foyer de l’Ȃme on the curiously named rue du Pasteur-Wagner just north of Place de la Bastille. The concert, devoted to music of the seventeenth century, combined the efforts of two groups: Atys, six young women, three of whom play baroque violins and three of whom play violas da gamba, and Quadrivium Consort, five young men who play natural trumpets [no valves or keys] and a variety of oddly shaped cornets. The concert featured music by several composers of whom I had never heard, such as Johann Vierdanck and Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky. It was a delight. Early music is alive and well in Paris.
To get into the concert, I had not only to pay for tickets [dirt cheap – ten Euros each] but also fill out a form which asked, among other things, what instrument I play! This got me two cards, with our names on them, which apparently will gain us entrance to the remaining concerts. I was so delighted that as we left I dropped a fifty Euro bill in the collection basket.
Because we got there early, we were able to sit in the front row, and once again I observed something I have noticed before. What follows is a bit of inside baseball, so those not enamored of early music can surf on over to the Huffington Post. Baroque violins [and violas] differ from modern instruments in three notable respects. They use gut strings, not metal strings; they use bows differently constructed; and they do not have chin rests. The consequence of the first two differences is that they make a softer, less brilliant sound. The absence of the chin rest makes it harder to play in the higher positions. [In first position, the player makes use of the open strings and supports the instrument with the thumb under its neck. To shift to higher positions, you must move the left hand up the neck, until finally, in the very highest positions, it looks as though the performer is trying to stick her finger in her right ear. The chin rest is designed to allow the performer to clamp the violin between the chin and the shoulder and hold it so that the left hand is free to move up and down between positions.] I watched the three women playing baroque violins, and I think I am correct that not once did they ever have to play in anything but the first position, even though the music they were playing was on occasion quite complex. I came away thinking that with a little practice I could play that music.
It has been pointed out to me that it is probably a bad idea to talk on my blog about my concerns regarding the course, as the students will find their way to my blog and read what I have written. So I am going to remove my posts [including this one after a few days] and the comments and talk about something else. You can always contact me by e-mail.
ALTHUSSER AND PORKY PIG
Ian Seda-Irizarry, Professor of Economics at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and one of a number of fine young scholars educated in the University of Massachusetts Amherst Economics Department, poses a rather technical question grounded in the approach to Marx of Louis Althusser, and follows it up with an e-mail request that I say something about my take on Althusserian Marxism. In keeping with my long-established practice of offering my opinions on matters about which I know next to nothing, I shall strive to accommodate the request. First let me reproduce his comment so that it is before us:
“Professor now that I read your post, and after recently reading your book on "Money Bags must be so Lucky" I wonder if it is not more precise to speak of "essence vs appearance" instead of "reality vs appearance" given that the latter implies that appearance is not true or real. My understanding is that these terms have very precise philosophical meanings, something that implies that they go beyond the mere literal sense. And well, this of course happens with other concepts that Marx deploys like the concept of "abstract"...If one doesn't understand that he is using it following Hegel's deployment then, for example, reading the German Ideology would probably not make much sense.”
When one is about to risk making a fool of oneself, confession is good for the soul, so let me explain that I have not read anything by Althusser in roughly thirty-five years. I can date the event because it coincided with a trip I took with my two young sons to DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida. I brought along Althusser’s best known work, Reading Capital. In the evenings, after a full day of rides and such, I would put my two young sons to bed in the Howard Johnson motel room and then sit under the light over the washbasin outside the bathroom reading Althusser. I think I may be the only person in the world with a copy of Reading Capital that has a Porky Pig sticker on the cover.
Back in Amherst I attended a graduate course for a while taught by Richard Wolff, a brilliant, charismatic Althusserian Marxist who was one of the leading lights of the UMass Economics Department. After several classes in which I got into arguments with Rick about “overdetermination” [a favorite Althusserian category], I stopped going because I feared I was simply being disruptive.
I will confess that I found Althusser obscure and unhelpful in my quest to understand Marx and stopped reading him. This, as I have explained several times, has been my practice all my life. When I find a text that seizes me, enlightens me, opens ideas for me, I read it with a ferocious intensity, ripping from it by main force whatever can help me in my intellectual quests. But when I find a text that does not seize me, as indeed most do not, I cast it aside and forget about it. I am thus deeply but very haphazardly or spottily educated. For example, I have a modest reputation as a Kant scholar, but there are books by Kant I have not read because one look was enough to tell me that they contained nothing I really needed to know. I make no apology for this habit of mind, and am quite happy to forego whatever recognition I might thereby sacrifice.
Althusser simply did not interest me when I read him, so I stopped. Let me expand on this just a bit by responding to Professor Seda-Irizarry’s comment about essence and appearance versus reality and appearance, and then call up from the bowels of my memory my dispute with Rick Wolff about overdetermination. I borrow the Appearance/Reality distinction from Plato, of course, who originated it in Western Philosophy [though the distinction must surely have been around long before Plato wrote.] As my little book, Moneybags, makes quite clear, I understand Marx to be saying that the surface appearances of Capitalism are powerful and capable of distorting and indeed destroying our lives, for all that they exist at the level of Appearance. I bring my book to a close with an extended analysis of Marx’s puzzling statement that “The categories of bourgeois economy … are socially valid, hence objective forms of thought” despite having just said that they are verrükt. This is a very deep utterance by Marx and requires an elaborate explication [which I give it.] I can see absolutely nothing to be gained by substituting “essence” for “reality” in my discussion, nothing at all. I am afraid [and I realize that I risk giving offence here] that I am sympathetic to the scathing evaluation of Althusser offered by Leszek Kolakowski, who wrote, as quoted on Wikipedia: “I will argue that the whole of Althusser's theory is made up of the following elements: 1. common sense banalities expressed with the help of unnecessarily complicated neologisms; 2. traditional Marxist concepts that are vague and ambiguous in Marx himself (or in Engels) and which remain, after Althusser's explanation, exactly as vague and ambiguous as they were before; 3. some striking historical inexactitudes.”
My dispute with Rick Wolff about overdetermination is a good case in point. The term “overdetermination” has two well-established meanings. The first is from mathematics, where a system of n linear equations in m unknowns is said to be overdetermined if n>m. An easy way to think about this is to imagine each linear equation as defining a line in a space. Two such lines in two-dimensional space will intersect somewhere if they are linearly independent [otherwise they will be parallel and never intersect, in which case one equation is actually a scalar multiple of the other.] Each pair of three lines in three-dimensional space will define a plane, assuming once again that no two of the lines are parallel to one another. Each pair of planes intersect to define a line, and the intersection of all three will identify a point. The point of intersection in each case is the solution to the set of equations – the point whose coordinates satisfy all n equations simultaneously. When there are three lines in two-dimensional space, in general they will not meet at a single point [instead they will define a triangle, with each pair of lines intersecting at one of the vertices.] So when three lines meet at a point in two-space, their equations do not determine a point, they overdetermine it.
The other meaning of “overdetermine’ is to be found in Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams. In attempting to arrive at an interpretation of a patient’s dream, Freud would have the patient free associate to each element of the dream until the flow of associations played out, thereby discovering the meaning of the dream element in the dream. But as Freud engaged in this therapeutic practice, he made a striking discovery. Sometimes, the process of association would yield a completely adequate interpretation of a dream element, and yet by continuing the associations to that very same element, Freud would come upon a quite different, but also completely adequate interpretation of the element. It was not at all the case that the first stream of associations had explained some of the aspects of the dream element while the second stream had explained other aspects, nor was it the case that both streams of association were needed to make sense of any single aspect of the dream element. Each process of association was fully adequate to the explanation of the entire dream element. Freud called this curious phenomenon “overdetermination.” Althusser claimed to derive his notion of overdetermination from Freud.
In his lectures, rick Wolff seemed to me to be using the term “overdetermination” for something totally different, namely multiple determination, which is to say determination of a multiplicity of causes rather than by one cause alone. And he was invoking this of multiple determination – quite legitimately in my opinion – to counteract the tendency of some readers of Marx to think that Marx was saying something simplistic and wrong, namely that the law or religion of a society had one single simple cause, namely that it was a reflection of the social relations of production in the society, rather than being a complex phenomenon with many causes, principle among which but by no means alone, were the social relations of production.
I tried without any success whatsoever to get Rick to see that he was misusing the term “overdetermined’ when what he really meant was “multiply determined.” After a while I gave up and stopped bothering him and his class.
Well, that is about as much as I know about Althusser. I hope someone found it interesting. Ian, if you see Rick, give him my regards. He is a class act.
Posted by Robert Paul Wolff at 12:02 PM 3 comments:
DIGITAL EXCITEMENT
This post is just for people within ten years of my age, which is to say folks in their seventies and older. The rest of you will think I have lost my mind.
Before I left the States, I called Verizon and had them unlock my cell phone so that I could use it here in Paris if need be. I then purchased a basic 100 gigabyte one month add-on to my contract [I have only the dimmest notion of what that actually means]. Five minutes ago, I decided to try it out. Sitting at my desk in our apartment, I called our landline in the apartment. This involved pressing the zero until a plus sign appeared, followed by our phone number. I pressed the green button and in two or three seconds, the phone rang in the apartment. Susie picked it up and we spoke to one another from a distance of perhaps eight feet. As I understand these things, my call was routed to our apartment via the United States.
This was undoubtedly the most exciting thing that has happened to me in some while. Now, if you youngsters will stop smirking and giggling, let me just point out that when I was born, you had to pick up a big clunky handset and rotate a dial to make a call, unless it was necessary instead simply to flip the cradle several times until an operator came on who could plug a jack into the appropriate receptacle and complete your call. Out in the sticks there were "party lines," which is to say several homes on a single wire, so that when you picked up the phone, you could hear what someone else on the same party line was saying. It takes a village, as Hillary Clinton is fond of saying.
This evening will be our ninth dinner in Paris. Our first evening, we were so blasted from the trip [old folks don't do so well losing a night's sleep] that we simply stumbled over to the Café Le Metro and ordered a hamburger [for Susie] and a cheeseburger [for me.] The table of Americans next to us sent their cheeseburgers back because one could see a hint of red in their innards. The patron of the café, who took our order, did not believe us when we said we wanted our burgers bleu -- which is French for very rare. He double checked to make sure we knew what we were ordering.
The next day was market day, and I bought enough food for three dinners -- Coquilles St. Jacques the first night, quail the second night, and my signature cuisses de canards the third night. For the duck, I mandolin two sweet onions, then spread oriental five spices on the skin side of the cuisses, sear them until the skin sides are browned, reserve and push the onions around in the pan to cover them with duck fat, replace the cuisses skin side up and put the frying pan [which has a removable handle] in a very slow oven -- 275 degrees Fahrenheit [135 Centigrade] for two hours. While they were cooking, I halved a large number of cherry tomatoes, chopped a lot of garlic, and chopped a good deal of fresh Basil, all of which, when sautéed, results in a delicious side dish.
The next night we went to our favorite restaurant, Rotisserie du Beaujolais, where Susie had a wild pigeon [Palombe] and I had magret de canard which was, to be brutally honest, not nearly as good as mine.
Since then, I have cooked skate and paupiettes Provencale. Skate is a scary looking fish with a skin that could serve quite nicely as a bulletproof vest, but broiled in the oven with capers and butter, it turns out to be meaty and delicious. The Paupiettes are actually rather cheaty, I feel, because they come ready made from the butcher shop, but they are so good that Susie forgives me the lapse into prepared food.
After the concert at the Cluny, we tried an Italian restaurant just across a side street from the museum. My lasagna Bolognese was delicious, but Susie's gambas were overdone, so I am not sure we shall return. This evening, I am making Dorade Royale fillets, with courgettes [zucchini, but it sounds much better in French] and steamed spinach. A very simple supper.
Tomorrow night, I shall stuff a coquelet with a mixture of chopped sweet onion, prunes, and hazelnuts.
All in all, a pretty good start to our Paris stay.
CONCLUSION OF WILLIAM POLK'S IMPORTANT ESSAY ON PA...
THE OLD WAYS ARE BEST
ONE LAST COMMENT
THOUGHTS ON THE DISCUSSION
PATERNAL BRAGGING
LET ME TRY ONE MORE TIME
MARX AND FREUD
DARK DOINGS
YOU KNOW YOU ARE OLD WHEN ...
J'ARRIVE J'ARRIVE
AND SO TO PARIS
AT T. GENT'S REQUEST
CLARENCE IRVING LEWIS
A BANNER DAY
CLEAR EVIDENCE OF A MISSPENT OLD AGE
A HAPPY THOUGHT IN A REALLY TERRIBLE WORLD
COMMENTS ON COMMENTS
THE MYSTERIES OF THE HIGHER SCHOLARSHIP
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Egos, Equality and the death of the Super-Chicken
“These smug pilots have lost touch with regular passengers like us. Who thinks I should fly the plane?” The New Yorker
Am I the only person who is thoroughly depressed with their New Year social media feed? At every turn I am assaulted by hand-wringing posts and articles predicting the end of days . But there's a notable lack of recommendations of action. Just endless analysis of the implications of the tumultuous global events of 2016.
I don't feel qualified to comment on whether we're in a re-run of the 1930s. I just hope we're not. But those doom-mongering commentators and I do agree on one thing. Narcissists are on the increase and that's bad for business as well as bad for world security. Where have they all come from? Instagram, Whats App and other platforms must play a part. Selfies have a way of making the most modest of us more focused on ourselves and the image we project. Our love affair with reality TV must contribute.
'The Donald' is their new tribal leader. He may be the first global narcissist cross-over. He made a successful career out of developing and promoting a towering ego first in business then in reality television where narcissism is an entry criteria. And getting yourself elected against all the odds as the leader of the free world has got to make his ego hit new heights. Anyone might start believing they're a bit special.
There's another common theme in those 2017 narratives. That right-wing populist leaders are rising because we've all got fed up with left wing liberals who don't provide charismatic visionary leadership that speaks to our priorities. Perhaps. But in politics as in business, our expectations of leaders have changed. And whether we know it or not, we're reaping the results of our own habits. .
It's all about the super-chickens
Award-winning author and business leader Margaret Heffernan sheds light on this in a recent Ted Talk. She explains that for the past fifty years modern management has followed the super-chicken theory. It was named after an experiment by geneticist William Muir. He took two flocks of chickens and bred them for six generations. The first group was left completely alone. In the second group he selected only the most productive chickens - based on egg laying - and bred them together to produce 'super-chickens'. After six generations the first group were happy, healthy and egg production had been boosted significantly. In the second group only three chickens remained. They had pecked all the others to death.
Margaret Heffernan: Why it's time to forget the pecking order at work
And so it is in business. Organisations are wedded to the culture of the superstar in the belief that super results will ensue. We aim to create the 'best of the best' and promote individual leaders with vision and charisma.
What's wrong with a bit of healthy competition?
Oh, that always makes women sigh. Another Trump speciality, it's the bedrock of most reality TV and the rallying cry of the super-chicken.
As we can see, it turns out there's quite a lot wrong with needless competition and this path doesn't work any better for us than chickens. We know this really, but seem unable to learn from experience and find ourselves again and again bemoaning the lack of leadership choices. Fillon or Le Pen? Clinton or Trump? We are so hardwired, we are unable to break out.
In response to Heffernan's Ted Talk, Reuven Gorsht, then head of Customer Strategy at SAP wrote:
"We criticize leaders today not because they are less capable than they were in the past but because we expect more than they can deliver. Our expectations of leaders have grown astronomically because of increasing complexity and the rate of change, causing our anxiety to go through the roof. No wonder the superflock is focused on killing each other. Imagine the pressure and the level of competitiveness needed just to survive".
So what's the alternative?
Heffernan's talk cited three key common features of the most successful teams in an MIT experiment. They were:
Empathy - team members showed high degrees of social sensitivity to each other
Balance - they gave similar amounts of time to all members so that no voice dominated and no one was a passenger
Women - the teams contained more women
Not only did the most successful teams feature more women, they also featured attributes that have often been described as 'female'. Other research supports this. But our addiction to the superstar culture usually overrides the data. Which is worrying because we've never had a more urgent need to crack this problem. Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard Business School says:
“There’s a growing recognition that most of today’s truly important problems related to the environment, related to smart cities, related to health care simple cannot be solved without cross-disciplinary collaboration.”
Highly functional teams are the way forward and there is evidence that women tend to prefer team environments and men individual ones. The snag is that this is usually seen as negative - driven by a fear of individual competition whereas men relish it. Digging into this issue, I came across a a fascinating experiment which tested the choices men and women would make - individual or team - when money was involved. It showed that the women chose teamwork more often than men. "Of course" I hear you say. "Surely it makes sense to put more brains together. Why limit it to one person when you could benefit from the wisdom of many". "No brainer". But time after time, tests show that men have more confidence in themselves - and this experiment showed that the higher the stakes, the more they trusted their own judgement over that of a group.
Clearly we're not giving off the right vibes or everyone would pick teams. So if we want to make a real change, we have to overcome this view that women pick team activities not because of the logic of the power of a group but because they are afraid of individual competition - and of being judged on their own.
As we look forward into the uncertain complexities of this year surely that has to be a sensible area for focus. We just need to gather the confidence to call out the super-chicken and argue our preferences with confidence - as a positive choice with better outcomes.
Posted by Sally Costerton at 17:12
Labels: Getting women on Boards, Men and Women are wired differently, Men at Work, Understanding the male psyche at work
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New satellite network will make it impossible for aeroplanes to go missing
CBS News reports that a new satellite network which will ensure commercial aeroplanes can be tracked from anywhere will launch soon.
On 11 January, the final 10 of 66 replacement satellites were transported into space by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
These “advanced Iridium Communications satellites” are each the size of a small car, and alongside new Aireon air surveillance technology, will also be used to power satellite phones and Internet networks.
Currently, aircraft are mainly tracked with radar technology, which struggle when planes fly over oceans.
“70% of the world’s airspace has no surveillance,” said Don Thoma, CEO of Aireon.
“Aircraft fly over the oceans and report back their positions to air traffic control every 10-15 minutes at best – and in between those periods, no one knows where they are.”
All commercial flights in the US and Europe must have GPS transponders installed by 2020, which will allow the new satellites to track their movements.
This new technology may also allow more flights over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at one time.
Japanese government plans to hack into citizens’ IoT devices
Japanese government wants to secure IoT devices before Tokyo 2020 Olympics and avoid Olympic Destroyer and VPNFilter-like attacks.
The Japanese government approved a law amendment on Friday that will allow government workers to hack into people’s Internet of Things devices as part of an unprecedented survey of insecure IoT devices.
The survey will be carried out by employees of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
NICT employees will be allowed to use default passwords and password dictionaries to attempt to log into Japanese consumers’ IoT devices.
The plan is to compile a list of insecure devices that use default and easy-to-guess passwords and pass it on to authorities and the relevant internet service providers, so they can take measures to alert consumers and secure the devices.
The survey is scheduled to kick off next month, when authorities plan to test the password security of over 200 million IoT devices, beginning with routers and web cameras. Devices in people’s homes and on enterprise networks will be tested alike.
According to a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications report, attacks aimed at IoT devices accounted for two-thirds of all cyber-attacks in 2016.
The Japanese government has embarked on this plan in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. The government is afraid that hackers might abuse IoT devices to launch attacks against the Games’ IT infrastructure.
Their fear is justified. Russian nation-state hackers deployed the Olympic Destroyer malware before the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics held in South Korea in early 2018 as payback after the International Olympic Committee banned hundreds of Russian athletes from competing.
Russian nation-state hackers also built a botnet of home routers and IoT devices –named VPNFilter– that the Ukrainian intelligence service said they were planning to use to hinder the broadcast of the 2018 UEFA Champions League final that was to be held in Kiev, Ukraine that year.
The Japanese government’s decision to log into users’ IoT devices has sparked outrage in Japan. Many have argued that this is an unnecessary step, as the same results could be achieved by just sending a security alert to all users, as there’s no guarantee that the users found to be using default or easy-to-guess passwords would change their passwords after being notified in private.
However, the government’s plan has its technical merits. Many of today’s IoT and router botnets are being built by hackers who take over devices with default or easy-to-guess passwords.
Hackers can also build botnets with the help of exploits and vulnerabilities in router firmware, but the easiest way to assemble a botnet is by collecting the ones that users have failed to secure with custom passwords.
Securing these devices is often a pain, as some expose Telnet or SSH ports online without the users’ knowledge, and for which very few users know how to change passwords. Further, other devices also come with secret backdoor accounts that in some cases can’t be removed without a firmware update.
Get visas for South Africa in a breeze; Thailand, Malaysia ease rules These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists
Planning a trip to South Africa to see the wildlife at the Kruger National Park or the beaches of Durban? Getting a visa could be a breeze. Shopping trips to Malaysia and Thailand will also be cheaper now, with both nations waiving visa fees.
These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists. With the rupee’s value falling against the dollar, overseas travel for many Indians had become more expensive.
In 2017 tour operators had also complained about the frequent delays in visa processing, especially for South Africa. Earlier this week, the South African government announced a scheme to make visa processing quicker, with the consulate in Mumbai accrediting travel agents and tour operators to fast-track the process.
At present, it takes about five to seven days. In the peak season, it can take even longer.
“India has been a key source market for us and will continue to play a critical role in our long-term vision. We aim to surpass 100,000 visitors from India in 2019,” said Sisa Ntshona, chief executive officer, South African Tourism.
The tourism board did not share 2018 arrival figures.
The Malaysian government has waived visa fees for a 15-day single entry visa from this month. Under the policy, visitors will only have to pay a $20 processing charge for the visa.
Thailand has extended its free visa scheme till April. In November, Thailand had waived fee for visa-on-arrival for Indians and citizens of 20 countries till end January.
“Visas play a critical role in influencing travel decisions. Hence, visa facilitation announcements by Malaysia, South Africa, and Thailand can lead to strong demand, particularly during the key booking window for the summer travel season,” said Rajeev Kale, president and country head (holidays and visa services), Thomas Cook.
He added, “Our booking pipeline sees a surge of 15-30 per cent after such announcements. Free visa or visa-on-arrival schemes have sustained impact on demand.”
Keyna is a beneficiary of relaxed visa norms for Indians. In 2018, the number of Indians visiting the African nation increased to 125,000 from 80,000 in 2015. This is partly because children aged below 16 get a free visa, said Jacinta Nzioka-Mbithi, marketing development director of the Kenya Tourism Board.
Travel industry sources say that demand for short breaks has been low in January. One reason for this is there has been no long weekend.
But, summer booking trends look good.
“Overseas tours are now more expensive because of rupee depreciation. Reduction in visa complexities and free visas will encourage demand. Free visas will especially benefit group packages,” said Rakshit Desai, managing director of FCM Travel Solutions.
Greece and Kazakhastan are relatively new destinations for Indian travellers. But, these nations are also stepping up promotions.
In May last year, Kazakshtan announced a 72-hour free visa for Indian passengers taking an Air Astana flight. The Greek tourism ministry is also working to make visa processing smoother.
Last year 42,000 Indians visited Greece; in 2017, the number was 22,000.
“We are certain that these figures can grow within the next few years. The tourism ministry is in close co-operation with the foreign ministry and is doing its best to speed up visa issuance,” said Konstantinos Tsegas, secretary general of the Greek National Tourism Organisation.
South Africa: Home Affairs Extends Working Hours for ID Collection
More than 20 000 identity documents haven’t been collected from various Home Affairs offices throughout the country.
The Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria on Saturday saw large amounts of young people, who collected their identity documents, to register for the forthcoming general election.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has its final voter registration drive this weekend.
Home Affairs has extended working hours for Saturday and Sunday.
Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Siyabonga Cwele has urged those who haven’t yet collected their IDs, to do so this weekend.
The Home Affairs offices in Pretoria are open for those who have not yet collected their IDs and are anticipating to register to vote in the 2019’s elections. This weekend is the last chance for those who haven’t registered to book their place on the voters roll.
Ruth Mkojo collected her ID on Saturday and is satisfied with the service she received at Home Affairs.
“The service was excellent and they were so professional with us, and we didn’t even spend more than 20 minutes here. From here, I am going to my voting station, as we know that for me to vote is very important. It is one of the privileges which we have since 1994 and I want to use this opportunity so that I know that my vote is my voice,” says Mkojo.
Political parties have mainly targeted the youth and are encouraging them to register to vote. Some of them responded to the call by collecting their ID’s in large numbers.
“I am here because I heard my father telling me last night that the voting stations are open. So, I need to go and fetch my ID as soon as possible so that I can vote. I am going to register tomorrow. I am very excited because I am finally 18. I am happy because now I can be able to vote and make change,” says resident Lunga Thabethe.
Ndileka Bongane is looking forward to casting his vote for the first time.
“I am a first time voter. I am excited … finally stepping up as an adult. I am hoping all the parties deliver in whatever they have promised in their manifestos,” says Bongane.
The Home Affairs offices will open again on Sunday to allow more collection of IDs
Home Affairs to open refugee office in Maitland
The Department of Home Affairs intends to open the new Cape Town Refugee Reception Office in June 2019 on new premises in Maitland.
In a progress report to the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), Home Affairs said vacant land in Maitland had been identified by the Department of Public Works and the proposed date of occupation of the office was 1 June 2019.
Home Affairs decided in 2012 to stop processing new applicants at the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office.
In a judgment on 30 August 2012, the Western Cape High Court ordered Cape Town Home Affairs to start serving new applicants again. The judge said the cost to Home Affairs of assisting newcomers was negligible compared to the harm done to them.
He said that delaying implementation of the court order would cause grievous harm to asylum seekers. While undocumented, they would be subject to arrest and deportation.
But the office was not re-opened. The LRC took Home Affairs to court on behalf of the Scalabrini Centre and the Somali Association, and in September 2017 the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that Home Affairs must “reopen and maintain a fully functional refugee reception office in or around the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, by Friday 31 March 2018.” Home Affairs sought leave to appeal from the Constitutional Court but this was refused. This means the SCA ruling is final.
Asked to confirm the opening of the new office in Maitland, a Home Affairs spokesperson referred GroundUp to the Department of Public Works. Contacted on 21 January, Public Works spokesperson Lunga Mahlangu promised to respond but had not done so at the time of publication.
#WEF2019: All these permits and visas just don’t work for Africa trade
Business leaders in Davos bemoaned the difficulty in obtaining work permits and visas for Africans across the continent. File Photo: IOL
DAVOS – On Tuesday, a session was held at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos called “Achieving a single market in Africa”. The panel consisted of business leaders from Pan African companies, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Oxfam.
And the most interesting thread through the discussion was the urgent need for Africa to focus on reducing non-tariff barriers to trade.
The business leaders bemoaned the difficulty in obtaining work permits and visas for Africans across the continent.
For businesses to thrive, the continent needs best practices and the best business people to move across country borders with ease. This is particularly true for new and entrepreneurial companies where skills transfer is an imperative.
At least 75 percent of businesses on the continent are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and they employ many of Africa’s citizens. These businesses will benefit from the removal of non-tariff barriers by, for example, being able to more easily access finance for their Pan African expansions.
Of course, Africa always operates to its own drum beat and in March 2018 the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement was signed by most African Union members in Kigali. A protocol on the free movement of persons was also adopted in January 2018.
The goal of the AfCFTA is to fulfill the “need and critical importance of creating an expanded and secure market for the goods and services of Member States of the AU through adequate infrastructure and the reduction or progressive elimination of tariffs, and elimination of non-tariff barriers to trade and investment”.
Africa is not new to trade agreements and ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) was established in 1975 and covers 15 countries and almost 400 million people.
Similarly, the East African Community (EAC) was established in 1967, although revitalised in 2000. The EAC is planning a single currency by 2023, an ambitious plan considering that the European Union had its origins in the 1950s and only established its own currency at the turn of the century.
At the WEF Africa meeting in Kigali in 2016, the then finance minister of Rwanda, Claver Gatete, explained how in the EAC they had managed to reduce the time that it took a container to reach Kigali from the Kenyan port of Mombasa from 21 days to 5 days just by reducing non-tariff barriers.
The AfDB recently released their African Economic Outlook 2019, where they bemoan the fact that intra-regional trade is only 12 percent of the trade on the continent.
They consider how, as the AfCFTA agreement gets implemented over time, we could see this grow to more than 18 percent. However, the most important benefit will be the development of value chains spanning multiple countries which will boost exports of value-added products to the rest of the world as the continent industrialises.
Although a long way off, their models show that this could boost the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 4 percent to 5 percent. This would be in addition to the existing growth of more than 5 percent that is expected for non-oil exporting countries (and excluding South Africa) over the next five years.
The need for African governments to follow through with domestic policies to enable the full implementation of the AfCFTA agreement is therefore key and panel members bemoaned the dearth of politicians at the session.
If we are looking for the “Next China after China” it could be right under our noses. A continent growing at these high rates will surely surpass the current Asian and Indian subcontinent high growth regions.
Vacant Maitland land identified as possible new refugee reception office in Cape Town
Cape Argus – 25 January 2019
Cape Town – Progress reports given to the Legal Resources Centre indicate the Department of Home Affairs has identified a vacant piece of land in Maitland for the new refugee reception office.
The department said the proposed date of occupation will be June 1.
Home Affairs initially decided in 2012 to stop processing new applicants at the Cape Town refugee reception office.
In a judgment delivered on August 30, 2012, the Western Cape High Court ordered Cape Town Home Affairs to again start serving new applicants. The judge said the cost to Home Affairs of assisting newcomers was negligible compared to the harm done to them.
Home Affairs previously disregarded a court order last year that instructed it to reopen its refugee reception office in Cape Town by March 31.
South Africa has five refugee reception offices; however, the department suspended the services to first-time applicants at two of these offices.
The office building is open for renewal permits for asylum-seekers who registered at the Cape Town office prior to its closure in June 2012.
In its defence, the Department of Home Affairs said it was waiting for the Department of Public Works to provide suitable office accommodation.
But advocacy groups are concerned about the opening after Home Affairs missed its initial deadline.
Home Affairs spokesperson Thabo Mokgola said: “Let me put it on record that the department has no intention to disregard the judicial directive and we will duly respect the judgment.”
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Democrats push back on GOP’s call for Creighton to replace Kerrey as commencement speaker
BY Rick Ruggles / World-Herald News Service | April 12, 2019
Bob Kerrey
The Democrats are weighing in on whether Bob Kerrey should speak at Creighton University’s commencement ceremony.
The Nebraska Republicans asked Creighton University on Thursday to rescind its invitation to Kerrey to speak at the university’s commencement on May 18 because of his position on abortion.
Nebraska Democratic Party Chairwoman Jane Kleeb on Friday said Kerrey, who has been governor and a U.S. senator from Nebraska, merits respect. She referred to the fact that Kerrey, a Democrat, lost part of a leg while fighting in Vietnam in 1969. Kerrey, who was a U.S. Navy SEAL, was given the rare Medal of Honor for his sacrifice.
“Sen. Kerrey put his life on the line to defend our American values,” Kleeb said through a press release. “We realize the Nebraska GOP’s new executive director just moved here from Las Vegas, but going after a veteran and Medal of Honor recipient is not a smart way to start out his tenure.”
The Nebraska GOP’s new executive director, Ryan Hamilton, said through a press release Thursday that Creighton should find a new commencement speaker.
“Creighton is a Jesuit institution formally affiliated with the Catholic Church, one of the country’s most consistent and reliable advocates for pro-life causes,” Hamilton said. “Nebraska is a pro-life state and Republicans are a pro-life party. We strongly urge Creighton to take a stand for their pro-life values and find a more appropriate figure to honor at their upcoming commencement.”
Creighton has declined to comment on the situation.
Kerrey said he will not speak if he feels that he will be a distraction. “I don’t want this to be about me,” Kerrey said of the ceremony. “It’s about the students.”
Creighton’s commencement takes place at the CHI Health Center. There are two Creighton ceremonies that day. It isn’t clear whether Kerrey is to speak at both, but most of the university’s commencement speakers do.
Creighton decided earlier this year to disinvite TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts for an awards ceremony.
Ricketts is a Catholic and the father of Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, a Republican.
The university made the decision in February, when emails from 2009 to ’13 were made public in which Joe Ricketts participated in racist jokes, conspiracy theories about former President Barack Obama and the derision of Islam. Ricketts has apologized and said the emails don’t reflect his values.
Hamilton said that was not a factor in the decision to send the press release.
Kerrey’s son, Ben, received a bachelor’s degree from Creighton in the 1990s and is now a physician in Cincinnati, Kerrey said.
“I just feel duty-bound to give back to Creighton,” he said.
He isn’t a Catholic, but his son is.
In the press release, Hamilton said Kerrey “voted against banning the grisly and inhumane practice of partial birth abortion” while in the Senate and has an extremely low lifetime score with National Right to Life.
Hamilton said in an interview that some Nebraska Republicans and stakeholders agreed that the party should speak up.
“We also wanted to speak out for our pro-life beliefs,” he said. Kerrey and the Catholics differ widely on the issue of abortion, he said. “It doesn’t make sense” to have him speak there, he said.
The press release calls Kerrey a “pro-abortion advocate.”
Kerrey said that kind of term is “the language of a fringe organization. … That’s what you do when you’re trying to get attention.”
Kerrey said he supports the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which prohibited many restrictions on abortion in the U.S.
“That doesn’t make you pro-abortion,” he said. “That makes you pro-civil rights.”
He said it has become hard to have a conversation over disparate political views in today’s environment. He said he will decide soon on whether he will speak at the ceremony.
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US pulls some government employees from Iraq
A partial view of the Iraqi capital Baghdad is reflected in the visor of a US Army helicopter crew member as he looks out of a Chinook helicopter flying from the US Embassy to Baghdad International airport in this Janu. 9, 2019, file photo. — Courtesy: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from Iraq on Wednesday, after repeated US expressions of concern about threats from Iranian-backed forces.
The U.S. State Department has ordered the pullout of the employees from both the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil, the embassy said in a statement.
"Normal visa services at both posts will be temporarily suspended," it said, recommending those affected depart as soon as possible. It was unclear how many staff would leave.
On Tuesday, the U.S. military reaffirmed concerns about possible imminent threats from Iran to its troops in Iraq, although a senior British commander cast doubt on that and Tehran has called it "psychological warfare."
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has stepped up sanctions pressure by ending waivers for some countries to purchase Iranian oil.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday he was getting indications from talks with both the United States and Iran that "things will end well" despite the rhetoric.
Washington has sent additional military forces to the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier, B-52 bombers and Patriot missiles in a show of force against what U.S. officials have said is a threat to its troops and interests in the region.
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander has said Tehran would retaliate against any aggressive U.S. moves.
A U.S. State Department spokesman said the decision to withdraw non-emergency staff was based on a security assessment, but would not give details on how many personnel were leaving.
"Ensuring the safety of U.S. government personnel and citizens is our highest priority and we are confident in the Iraqi security services' (ability) to protect us," he said.
"But this threat is serious and we want to reduce the risk of harm." — Reuters
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Pelicans win lottery, chance to draft Williamson
NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum (left) poses for a photo with New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin after revealing the number one pick during the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery at the Hilton Chicago in this May 14, 2019 file photo. — Reuters
NEW YORK —The New Orleans Pelicans won the draft lottery on Tuesday and will pick first in the 2019 NBA Draft on June 20.
The draw gives the Pelicans — who had only a 6 percent chance of winning — the inside track to select Duke freshman forward Zion Williamson at No. 1. The franchise had the top pick in 2012, when it selected Anthony Davis, a six-time All-Star who requested a trade in January.
"I think it's just another positive event for us in what I hope will be several that we stack together," said David Griffin, the Pelicans' executive vice president of basketball operations. "I'm really excited for our fan base and we've got a lot of work to do, but this is a good start."
Results of the revamped lottery were revealed in Chicago on Tuesday, two days before prospects take part in the draft combine on the city's south side.
The No. 2 pick went to the Memphis Grizzlies, followed in order by the New York Knicks, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns.
The Chicago Bulls will pick seventh, followed in order by the Atlanta Hawks, the Washington Wizards, Atlanta, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics.
Immediate speculation was that the Pelicans winning the top pick could influence what Davis does next.
Griffin, hired by the Pelicans in April, told NBA TV he believes that management can convince Davis to stay. Davis has a player option to become a free agent after next season but also could sign a super-max extension with New Orleans.
"There are a lot reasons for him to believe that this will be different," Griffin said.
"What it starts with is just us doing what we say we're going to do, one step at a time. Over time, I think he's going to see there is a trust level that he should have in us. I believe strongly he has always wanted to be part of the market, but, understandably, the kid wants to win."
Under rewritten lottery rules designed to prevent tanking, the Knicks, Cavaliers and Suns held equal 14 percent odds to select No. 1 by virtue of having the three worst regular-season records. Bygone lottery guidelines would have granted New York a 25 percent chance as a result of an NBA-worst 17-65 record in 2018-19.
The Knicks were assured of being awarded no worse than the fifth overall pick, and they wound up at No. 3.
The Knicks have drafted first only twice since 1965, including selecting Patrick Ewing — who represented the team in Chicago on Tuesday — out of Georgetown in a top 10 that included Chris Mullin (seventh, Golden State Warriors), Detlef Schrempf (eighth, Dallas Mavericks) and Charles Oakley (ninth, Cleveland Cavaliers).
The Bulls (22-60 last season) finished with the fourth-worst record in the league and had a 12.5 percent chance to win the lottery and draft first overall, which last happened for Chicago in 2008. That year the Bulls had a 1.8 percent chance to draft first, won the lottery and selected future MVP Derrick Rose.
The Suns had the No. 1 pick in 2018 and selected Deandre Ayton.
Williamson, the consensus college player of the year as a freshman last season, is the favorite to be the No. 1 pick.
"Just my will to win," he said of what he will bring to his new team. "Whatever that team needs me to do, I'm going to be able to do it."
Blue Devils teammate RJ Barrett, Murray State guard Ja Morant, North Carolina point guard Coby White, Virginia forward De'Andre Hunter, Texas Tech guard Jarrett Culver and Vanderbilt point guard Darius Garland are among those projected to be drafted among the lottery picks. — Reuters
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Dean Balisacan elected new chief of UPSE
Effective August 1, 2010, professor and incoming dean Dr. Arsenio Balisacan will officially helm the Philippines' Sole Center of Excellence in Economics as outgoing Dean Emmanuel de Dios vacates the seat after three years of leadership and service.
Prof. Balisacan was unanimously chosen by fellow faculty members after rising as the best and only candidate for the job in the selection made by a search committee.
The search was hinged on the vision of a more research-oriented and research-productive School of Economics, among other objectives set by the faculty and administration.
One of the School's two academicians, Prof. Balisacan is an expert in poverty, agriculture and rural development. In addition, he has held positions of leadership in the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, the Board of Advisors of the Asian Institute of Management Mirant Center for Bridging Societal Divides, the Human Development Network, among many others.
He holds a PhD (Economics) from the University of Hawaii, a Master's Degree (Agricultural Economics) from the University of the Philippines Los Banos, and a Bachelor's Degree (Agriculture) from the Mariano Marcos State University.
Prof. Balisacan is inheriting a School of Economics which has proactively taken part in the affairs of the country through the initiatives of Dean Emmanuel de Dios. In most recent memory, the School was an active partner in hosting the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates of the 2010 May election. During the term of Dean de Dios, the School was also graced by the presence of prominent figures in economics, most notably Nobel-winner Prof. Douglass North.
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The Great Santini (1979) was novelist Pat Conroy’s semi-autographical tribute to his father, a Marine fighter pilot who struggled with being a loving father and husband while keeping up his aggressive machismo image. The film featured Oscar-nominated performances by Robert Duvall as Col. “Bull” Meechum and Michael O’Keefe as his eldest son, Ben. Blythe Danner played Meechum’s wife, Lillian.
In the late ’70s and early ’80s, Elmer Bernstein seemed temporarily type-cast as a composer of low-brow comedies such as Animal House, Meatballs and Airplane!, but his score for The Great Santini amply demonstrated his undiminished gift for poignant and emotional drama. The lyrical melodies he composed for Santini perfectly capture the film’s characters and their complex interrelationships. In addition to these evocative themes, suitably percussive, dissonant and dramatic passages mirror the darker elements of the story.
There are several source music cues in the film—including an arrangement of Henry Mancini’s “Moon River” (from Breakfast at Tiffany’s) by Bernstein’s orchestrator, David Spear—that reflect the story’s early 1960s time-frame.
With the exception of two cues taken from the film’s monaural music stem, this premiere presentation of Bernstein’s complete score for The Great Santini has been mixed from the original Warner Bros. 1/2" three-track stereo masters. In addition, FSM has included a delightful bonus (recorded during the Santini sessions but not related to the film): a march Bernstein composed for the inauguration of Charles Huttenback as the third chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The 16-page booklet designed by Joe Sikoryak contains films stills, poster art, and notes on the film and music by Scott Bettencourt and Frank K. DeWald. Additional background information is also available—for free—at FSM’s growing repository of online notes. The Great Santini is a prime example of the art of film scoring by one of its greatest practitioners and makes a significant addition to the FSM catalog of Bernstein titles.
Click on track TIME for MP3 sound clip.
The Santini Mystique (Main Title—original version) 2:14
Restaurant Source 3:24
Fascination (Fermo Dante Marchetti & Maurice de Féraudy) 1:23
Ben and Bull 1:36
New Home 1:10
Bull in the Rain 1:47
Mother and Son 1:13
The Boys/Idyll 2:57
Ben's Birthday Gift 2:16
Birthday Letter 1:23
Officers' Club 2:41
Getting Drunk 3:16
Bees and... 1:34
Locker Room 2:00
Trouble/Ben Finds Toomer/Aftermath 5:52
Looking for Bull 1:48
Arabelle 1:08
Radio Source 1:07
Moon River (Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer) 2:17
Goodnight, Sweetheart (Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell & Reg Connelly) 1:20
Lillian 1:10
Confession 2:25
Intro to End Credits/End Credit Overture 3:22
The Santini Mystique (Main Title—film version) 2:27
Inauguration (UCSB) 4:07
Total Time: 6:36
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Big Ben – Top Tourist Attraction in London
Posted by tour guide on Sep 8, 2014 in Monuments | 3 comments
Visit Big Ben, is one of the most symbolic London landmarks and perhaps London’s single most famous site for tourists.
The city london contains many famous landmarks and getting around is easy. The famous London Underground, also known as the Tube, is one of the most extensive subway networks in the world. Visit one of England’s most iconic monuments, Big Ben is a a replica of the famous bell clock tower, Situated at the north-eastern end of the Palace of Westminster, the world famous Big Ben is the third largest free-standing clock tower in the world. One of London’s most famous landmarks and tourist attractions, the name Big Ben actually refers to the bell hung within the clock tower, but has become the name of the tower and clock as a whole. The tower was completed in 1856 after 13 years of construction and measures 316 feet in height. Big Ben is the world’s largest four-faced, chiming clock – the four dials of the clock are 23 feet square, the minute hand is 14 feet long and the figures are 2 feet high. Guests can walk into the tower and grab mini-replicas of Big Ben and go up to the actual bell tower and take in London and hear the bells chime on each hour.
The History of Big Ben
The Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire in 1834. In 1844, it was decided the new buildings for the Houses of Parliament should include a tower and a clock. A massive bell was required and the first attempt (made by John Warner & Sons at Stockton-on-Tees) cracked irreparably. The metal was melted down and the bell recast in Whitechapel in 1858. The great tourist attraction, Big Ben first rang across Westminster on 31 May 1859. A short time later, in September 1859, Big Ben cracked. A lighter hammer was fitted and the bell rotated to present an undamaged section to the hammer. This is the bell as we hear it today.
Although this magnificent clock tower or london tourist attraction is usually referred to as Big Ben, this is actually the nickname of the largest of the clock’s bells, the one that chimes on the hour – an unmistakable deep sound that resonates across the city. The tower itself, previously named the Clock Tower, was designated as Elizabeth Tower in June 2012, in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. This, however, has not stopped the popular tradition of referring to it simply as Big Ben, london’s most visited tourist attraction. The construction of the classic Gothic Revivalist-style tower was completed in 1858 and it forms part of the Palace of Westminster, re-built on the site following destruction of the previous structure by a fire in 1834. At 96 metres high, Big Ben is the largest four-faced chiming clock in the British Isles. Each face is seven metres in diameter and consists of 312 pieces of opal glass held in an iron framework. The hour and minute hands are 2.7 and 4.3 metres long respectively. At sunset, the four clock faces are lit up so that they are visible across the city. Originally lit by gas-lamps, now replaced by electric lights installed behind each of the translucent clock faces, Big Ben appears to glow from within.
Is Big Ben popular for unique sound?
Not only is the large clock famous for its size, it is also a well-known landmark of London because of its unique sound. That’s right. Almost every person knows the loud sound of the beautiful huge bell that shakes one up and reminds him or her in what city he or she is in. The weight of the bell itself is not totally unimportant in creating that famous and unique sound – not to mention the hammer that strikes it. The bell alone weights 13.8 tons and the hammer of the bell 203.2 kilograms. This creates the famous tune of the E note just above the middle C. Lovely!
The tower was constructed between 1843 and 1858 as the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster. The palace is now better known as the Houses of Parliament. The clock tower rises 316ft high (96m) and consists of a 200ft (61m) high brick shaft topped by a cast iron framed spire. The clock faces are 180ft / 55m above ground level.
Unfortunately the clock tower is not publicly accessible, but if you’re looking for views over London the London Eye and the Shard are currently the best options.
Touring Big Ben
Enjoy a day in London with a private guide and a driver, and see the sights that interest you the most! The full-day private experience offers a flexible itinerary, meaning you choose where you visit and what you do. See top London attractions including Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London; enjoy activities such as a Thames River cruise and London Eye ride; or discover the delights of the Southbank, looking out for Harry Potter filming sites.
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alisa November 25, 2014
mot to be missed !! This is recommended for those who are new to the city of London so you can see as much of the sites as possible…..
great way to see the city and and get a lay of the land. The bus takes you by many of the landmarks and includes a river tour that takes you from the Tower of London to Big Ben. There are also some walking tours including the changing of the guard as long as it’s within 24 hours from the time you board the bus.
You get a good impression about London and sights which you can’t discover in even a few days by feet. Also going by boat from “Big Ben” to Tower Bridge (it lasts 20 minutes) is an interesting little journey, because you can see parts of London from a total other view
christina December 1, 2014
My husband and I made an appointment to view Big Ben months in advance. Only residence are aloud to visit the Clock Tower and you just have to email your representative. It is free to see. One of my favourite things to see in London is Big Ben.
Although the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster is commonly called Big Ben, strictly speaking the name relates only to the largest of the clock’s bells – the one that strikes the hour.
It is not open to the public, but be sure to walk or drive by (remember National Lampoon’s European Vacation?), as it is a lovely sight! However, residents (this unfortunately does not apply to overseas tourists) may attempt to arrange a visit by writing to their MP.
i spent lots of dollars. if anyone visited the big ben from new york tell me how they spent on trip. plz tell me?
thomas December 3, 2014
I found that the big bus tour was completely worth it for me for big ben, london eye, thames river tour! I was able to buy the 48 hour special ticket (you buy for one day but get to ride for 2 days). I was staying by the British Museum and there was a stop right near there that I could get on.
I found it to be worthwhile because the tube can be sort of expensive. So rather than spend my funds on the tube and hoping on and off the tube, I was able to hop on and off the bus while I was learning facts! I believe there are 3 routes. One of them is live commentary and the other two are recordings. I found I enjoyed both live and recorded.
I enjoyed the rooftop seating despite it being the winter when I went on the tour.
I understand it’s sort of touristy to get on tour buses but really I have found it one of the best ways to get to the scope of the land. It helped me gather my sense of direction and also allowed me the opportunity to see some of the biggest sites quiet quickly.
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA P who was 14 (born ABT 1977) married 13 JUN 1991 in STARR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JOSE A GARCIA who was 15 (born ABT 1976). 96108299
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA P who was 20 (born ABT 1978) married 3 MAR 1998 in HALE COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named VALENTIN G HINOJOSA who was 24 (born ABT 1974). 96108301
MARTINEZ, VERONICA P who was 21 (born ABT 1978) married 6 NOV 1999 in HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named ARTURO JR FLORES who was 20 (born ABT 1979). 96108302
MARTINEZ, VERONICA P who was 24 (born ABT 1973) married 7 MAR 1997 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named HUGO O MELENDEZ who was 23 (born ABT 1974). 96108303
MARTINEZ, VERONICA P who was 24 (born ABT 1977) married 22 JAN 2001 in NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named GABRIEL C SAUCEDA who was 28 (born ABT 1973). 96108304
MARTINEZ, VERONICA P who was 26 (born ABT 1975) married 6 APR 2001 in ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named MANUEL MESA who was 18 (born ABT 1983). 96108305
MARTINEZ, VERONICA R who was 17 (born ABT 1965) married 14 AUG 1982 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named ADAM CASTANEDA who was 19 (born ABT 1963). 96108306
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA R who was 18 (born ABT 1989) married 14 MAY 2007 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JUAN VELAZQUEZ-PALACIOS who was 20 (born ABT 1987). 96108307
MARTINEZ, VERONICA R who was 19 (born ABT 1976) married 18 JUL 1995 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RUBEN T ROBLES who was 24 (born ABT 1971). 96108308
MARTINEZ, VERONICA R who was 19 (born ABT 1984) married 15 SEP 2003 in CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named FRANCISCO G MARTINEZ who was 26 (born ABT 1977). 96108309
MARTINEZ, VERONICA R who was 20 (born ABT 1972) married 13 JAN 1992 in ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named SOCORRO E SANCHEZ who was 20 (born ABT 1972). 96108310
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA R who was 35 (born ABT 1966) married 23 MAR 2001 in DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JUAN L NINO who was 31 (born ABT 1970). 96108318
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA ROSE married somebody named ARISTOMENIS SARANTAKOS on 6 March 2011 on a license issued in Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America. 96108321
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA S who was 19 (born ABT 1976) married 22 JUL 1995 in MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named MARINO C BAEZ who was 19 (born ABT 1976). 96108322
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA S who was 20 (born ABT 1972) married 20 SEP 1992 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named FELIPE L MUNOZ who was 22 (born ABT 1970). 96108323
MARTINEZ, VERONICA S who was 21 (born ABT 1986) married 23 JUN 2007 in DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named FAUSTINO ORDONEZ who was 23 (born ABT 1984). 96108324
MARTINEZ, VERONICA S who was 22 (born ABT 1977) married 9 JAN 1999 in VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named BALTAZAR A CORREA who was 25 (born ABT 1974). 96108325
MARTINEZ, VERONICA S who was 22 (born ABT 1979) married 18 DEC 2001 in TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named HUGO A DOMINGUEZ who was 24 (born ABT 1977). 96108326
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA S. was born 07 August 1929, received Social Security number 343-24-0872 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 15 May 1995 96108329
MARTINEZ, VERONICA S. was born 27 November 1932, received Social Security number 558-51-5966 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 15 May 1999 96108330
MARTINEZ, VERONICA SOPHIA married a groom named ROBERTO ANTONIO MENDEZ in the year 1993 on license number 9589 issued in Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 96108331
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA T who was 19 (born ABT 1984) married 14 MAR 2003 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named HERNANDEZ ORLANDO AGUILAR who was 19 (born ABT 1984). 96108332
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA T who was 21 (born ABT 1974) married 12 JAN 1995 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named DANIEL NAVA who was 21 (born ABT 1974). 96108333
MARTINEZ, VERONICA T who was 24 (born ABT 1976) married 1 DEC 2000 in FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JOHN T GONZALES who was 26 (born ABT 1974). 96108334
MARTINEZ, VERONICA T who was 28 (born ABT 1967) married 24 NOV 1995 in EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named TODD J FLAHERTY who was 32 (born ABT 1963). 96108335
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 18 (born ABT 1979) married 17 APR 1997 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JESUS J FLORES who was 23 (born ABT 1974). 96108336
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 20 (born ABT 1986) married 25 NOV 2006 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named CASTRO ERIS A CASTRO who was 20 (born ABT 1986). 96108337
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 21 (born ABT 1973) married 24 DEC 1994 in MAVERICK COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named GABRIEL LONGORIA who was 33 (born ABT 1961). 96108338
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 21 (born ABT 1974) married 15 MAY 1995 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named GERARDO A CASTRO who was 23 (born ABT 1972). 96108339
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 21 (born ABT 1976) married 22 AUG 1997 in BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RYAN W SWIFT who was 24 (born ABT 1973). 96108340
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 22 (born ABT 1973) married 5 MAY 1995 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JUAN A GUERRERO who was 40 (born ABT 1955). 96108341
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 22 (born ABT 1977) married 24 APR 1999 in SHACKELFORD COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named PORFIRIO H ESCOBEDO who was 20 (born ABT 1979). 96108342
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 26 (born ABT 1975) married 6 APR 2001 in COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JAIME S SANCHEZ who was 23 (born ABT 1978). 96108343
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 26 (born ABT 1979) married 30 AUG 2005 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RUBEN M LOERA who was 33 (born ABT 1972). 96108344
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 28 (born ABT 1950) married 7 JUN 1978 in KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named NICOLAS GARCIA who was 26 (born ABT 1952). 96108345
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 28 (born ABT 1979) married 27 MAY 2007 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JESUS J FLORES who was 34 (born ABT 1973). 96108346
MARTINEZ, VERONICA V who was 20 (born about 1991 ) married 22 June 2011 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a groom named RAUL HERNANDEZ-MONDRAGON. 96108347
Martinez, Veronica Victoria married Gary Schumacher 29 September 1984 on license number #B2307 in Douglas County, Colorado, U.S.A. 96108348
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA W who was 21 (born ABT 1986) married 22 JAN 2007 in WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named ANTONIO FLORES who was 21 (born ABT 1986). 96108349
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA Y who was 14 (born ABT 1984) married 14 MAR 1998 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named MICHAEL A GONZALEZ who was 23 (born ABT 1975). 96108350
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MARTINEZ, VERONICA Y who was 17 (born ABT 1987) married 25 DEC 2004 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RAFAEL O LOPEZ who was 19 (born ABT 1985). 96108351
MARTINEZ, VERONICA Y who was 22 (born ABT 1973) married 27 MAR 1995 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JESUS A CARRERA who was 18 (born ABT 1977). 96108352
MARTINEZ, VERONICA Y who was 23 (born ABT 1983) married 20 NOV 2006 in TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named VICTOR E CORTEZ who was 18 (born ABT 1988). 96108353
MARTINEZ, VERONICA Y who was 29 (born ABT 1973) married 23 MAY 2002 in CORYELL COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named DAVID RODRIGUEZ who was 27 (born ABT 1975). 96108354
MARTINEZ, VERONICA Y who was 23, (born 1986 or 1987) married 19 January 2010 in DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named IVAN ZUBIA-FLORES who was 28 (born 1981 or 1982). 96108355
MARTINEZ, VERONICA Z who was 27 (born ABT 1974) married 3 MAR 2001 in HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named GUSTAVO P URESTI who was 27 (born ABT 1974). 96108356
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MARTINEZ, VERONIZ was born 02 May 1897, received Social Security number 522-96-3785 (indicating Colorado) and, Death Master File says, died January 1980 96108357
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MARTINEZ, VEROUSHKA married a groom named KENNETH LORENZANA on 7 October 1997 on a license issued in Bronx, New York City, New York, United States of America. 96108358
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MARTINEZ, VERRANCIO (blank) (child of FRANCISCA HERRERA (mother) and FRANCISCO MARTINEZ) was born 18 May 1915 in COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA, U.S.A.. 96108359
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MARTINEZ, VERTIE L. was born 07 June 1925, received Social Security number 459-32-7999 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 01 September 2002 96108360
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MARTINEZ, VERTIN who was 24 (born ABT 1974) married 2 JAN 1998 in TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named ROSALINDA P BENITEZ who was 23 (born ABT 1975). 96108361
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MARTINEZ, VERTIZ MARIBEL who was 25, (born 1984 or 1985) married 24 April 2010 in TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named NIETO VILIULFO MALDONADO who was 26 (born 1983 or 1984). 96108362
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MARTINEZ, VERULO who was 23 (born ABT 1954) married 4 MAR 1977 in BAILEY COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named SYLVIA HERNANDEZ who was 15 (born ABT 1962). 96108363
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MARTINEZ, VESTA R. was born 10 January 1930, received Social Security number 210-24-8134 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 14 November 2004 96108364
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MARTINEZ, VEYANICE married a groom named STEWART DELGADO in the year 1993 on license number 12928 issued in Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 96108365
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MARTINEZ, VEYRA V who was 23, (born 1985 or 1986) married 23 December 2009 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named DANIEL R BEAN who was 26 (born 1982 or 1983). 96108366
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MARTINEZ, V G. was born 12 September 1961, received Social Security number 212-45-8299 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died May 1994 96108367
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MARTINEZ, V GABRIELA D who was 22 (born ABT 1981) married 26 NOV 2003 in VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JESUS JR GUTIERREZ who was 23 (born ABT 1980). 96108368
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MARTINEZ, V H. was born 07 August 1957, received Social Security number 565-95-2740 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died September 1994 96108369
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MARTINEZ, V H. was born 14 March 1917, received Social Security number 265-72-8860 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 09 May 1995 96108370
MARTINEZ, VIA C. was born 03 May 1919, received Social Security number 545-11-6010 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 27 November 2012 96108371
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MARTINEZ, VIANCA married a groom named EVARISTO J. CALLEJA in the year 1979 on license number 2980 issued in Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 96108372
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MARTINEZ, VIANCA married a groom named JUAN FLORENTINO in the year 1971 on license number 11166 issued in Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 96108373
MARTINEZ, VIANCA was born 14 November 1986, received Social Security number 241-53-8268 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 08 March 2005 96108374
MARTINEZ, VIANCA ALTAGRACIA married a groom named JOSEPH JOHN BEDIGIAN in the year 1995 on license number 233 issued in Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 96108375
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MARTINEZ, VIANCA G who was 19 (born ABT 1986) married 5 APR 2005 in DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named EBER Y OROZCO who was 22 (born ABT 1983). 96108376
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MARTINEZ, VIANCA V. married SERGIO A. PATINO-PAREDES on 4 April 2008 using a marriage license issued in Fulton County, Indiana, United States of America. 96108377
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MARTINEZ, VIANET was born 25 May 2003, received Social Security number 343-02-0956 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 01 January 2004 96108378
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MARTINEZ, VIANEY who was 30 (born ABT 1970) married 18 JUN 2000 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named VICTOR H MATA who was 33 (born ABT 1967). 96108379
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MARTINEZ, VIANEY who was 35 (born ABT 1960) married 14 FEB 1995 in DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named MOHAMMAD H MANSOORI who was 42 (born ABT 1953). 96108380
MARTINEZ, VIANEY E who was 19, (born 1990 or 1991) married 01 April 2010 in CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named DARRELL A DAVILA who was 18 (born 1991 or 1992). 96108381
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MARTINEZ, VIANEY M who was 31 (born about 1980 ) married 10 March 2011 in GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a groom named JAMIE GUERRERO. 96108382
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MARTINEZ, VIANEY Y who was 18 (born ABT 1976) married 14 JAN 1994 in EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named ROGELIO MENDOZA who was 21 (born ABT 1973). 96108383
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MARTINEZ, VIANEY YADIRA who was 34, (born 1975 or 1976) married 05 January 2010 in EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named PAUL PEREZ who was 41 (born 1968 or 1969). 96108384
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MARTINEZ, VIANMARIE M. was born 31 December 2003, received Social Security number 599-74-5032 and, Death Master File says, died 21 February 2007 96108385
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MARTINEZ, VIANNEY who was 23 (born ABT 1976) married 26 MAR 1999 in NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named ROGELIO Y RODRIGUEZ who was 25 (born ABT 1974). 96108386
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MARTINEZ, VIANNEY who was 25 (born ABT 1978) married 14 JUN 2003 in HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JUAN X TEJEDA who was 29 (born ABT 1974). 96108387
MARTINEZ, VIATRIZ (mother) , and DANIEL APODACA, had a baby, JOHN (blank) APODACA born 15 Jun 1915 in NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA, U.S.A.. 96108388
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MARTINEZ, VIBIANO who was 34, (born 1974 or 1975) married 09 May 2009 in NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named MARIA M GALVAN who was 42 (born 1966 or 1967). 96108389
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MARTINEZ, VIBIANO who was 33 (born ABT 1975) married 9 AUG 2008 in NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named ANTONIA MUNOZ who was 34 (born ABT 1974). 96108390
MARTINEZ, VIBIANO who was 33 in 2009 (born about 1976) married 9 August 2008 a bride named ANTONIA M who was in 2009 on 9 August 2008 and they had no children under 18 when they got a divorce 1 April 2009 in NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. 96108391
MARTINEZ, VICENCIA (mother) , and MIGUEL ECHEVERRIA, had a baby, JR., MIGUEL ECHEVERRIA born 28 Oct 1922 in NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA, U.S.A.. 96108392
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MARTINEZ, VICENCIA (mother) , and MIGUEL ECHEVERRIA, had a baby, RUDOLPH LEE ECHEVERRIA born 18 Dec 1933 in MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, U.S.A.. 96108393
MARTINEZ, VICENCIA (mother) , and MIKE ECHEVERRIA, had a baby, ANTONIO ECHEVERRIA born 24 Dec 1929 in MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, U.S.A.. 96108394
MARTINEZ, VICENCIA (mother) , and MIKE ECHEVERRIA, had a baby, ROBERT FREEMAN ECHEVERRIA born 28 Feb 1924 in MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, U.S.A.. 96108395
MARTINEZ, VICENCIO P who was 25 (born ABT 1968) married 20 MAR 1993 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named ROSALBA H RANGEL who was 31 (born ABT 1962). 96108396
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MARTINEZ, VICENT married a bride named ELENA HERNANDEZ in the year 1973 on license number 14742 issued in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 96108397
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Tanquerey, The Object of the Doctrinal Magisterium
AD. Tanquerey, A Manual of Dogmatic Theology, transl. by Rev. Msgr. John J. Byrnes, Desclee, New York, 1959, pp. 144-147. All emphasis in the original.
Tract IV, The Constitution of the Catholic Church.
CHAPTER II, THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH
THE OBJECT OF THE POWER OR AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH
I. THE OBJECT OF THE DOCTRINAL MAGISTERIUM OF THE CHURCH 1
249 State of the Question: This magisterium comprises all the rights which are necessary for teaching revelation and for guarding and defending the deposit of faith: for example, the power of defining infallibly, of setting up schools, of prohibiting certain books 2
250 Thesis: The direct object of the infallibility of the Church includes all the religious truths and each individual truth which are formally contained in the sources of revelation; the indirect object embraces all those things which are required in order that the deposit of faith may be preserved entire. The first part of this thesis is de fide; the second part is certain.
251, 1. Explanation and proof of thesis. The Church was given infallibility for the purpose of protecting Christ’s teaching. And the object of this infallibility is either direct or indirect (Refer to thesis.)
a. It is a matter of faith that the Church is infallible in defining revealed truths (section 199). It is certain that it is infallible also in regard to truths that are closely joined to revealed truths. Otherwise the prerogative of infallibility would be purposeless and ineffectual since the Church would not be able to preserve, to defend, and to set forth the deposit of faith.
b. There is a vast distinction between the direct object of infallibility and the indirect object: if a truth formally revealed is defined by an infallible authority, it is the object of divine and of Catholic faith because this truth is believed on the authority of God Who is revealing. When infallible power is exercised in respect to truths connected with revelation, truths of this kind are the object of ecclesiastical faith only.
252, 2. The direct object of infallibility. This object is to define what has been revealed, to decide on the words of the definition, to establish the canon of Scripture, to condemn heresy, etc.
253, 3. The indirect object of infallibility. This comprises all that is intimately united with what has been revealed.
The Church is infallible:
a. In regard to truths of the natural order connected with dogma, which are necessary for protecting the deposit of faith; for example, the existence of God. 3
b. The Church is infallible in regard to theological conclusions. (This is certain.) A theological conclusion is one which is certainly and manifestly deduced from two premises, one of which is formally revealed and the other is known naturally. It is necessary that the Church be infallible in regard to these theological conclusions in order to preserve the deposit of faith. If false theological conclusions are propagated, dogma is endangered because of the logical connection which the mind naturally perceives between the principles and the conclusions deduced from these principles. Whether theological conclusions are the object of divine faith we shall consider later in section 326.
254 c. The Church is infallible when it condemns a certain proposition with some doctrinal censure. A doctrinal censure is “a qualification or restriction which indicates that a proposition is opposed, in some way, to faith or morals”. It is de fide that the Church is infallible when she specifies that a doctrine is heretical; it is certain that the Church is infallible when she states that a doctrine approaches heresy, or that a doctrine errs in a matter of faith, or that it is false. All this is apparent from the consensus of theologians, and from the practice of the Church since its earliest days. The Church always made judgments against false propositions and also imposed upon the faithful the obligation of adhering to these judgments. Many assert that in all doctrinal censures the Church is infallible.4
255 d. The Church is infallible in regard to dogmatic facts. A dogmatic fact is one which is so much connected with a doctrine of the Church that knowledge of it is necessary in order to understand the doctrine and to preserve it safely.
Dogmatic facts can be threefold: historical, doctrinal and hagiographical. Thus, dogmatic facts are the legitimacy of the Holy Pontiff, the ecumenical (universal) nature of a Council.
That the Church is infallible in regard to dogmatic facts is certain. For if the Church could make a mistake concerning the authority of the Holy Pontiff or of a Council, then there would always be grounds for doubting whether their decisions were infallible and accordingly for rejecting these decisions. So, too, for the question of whether a certain book contains orthodox teaching or heretical doctrine. Theologians commonly teach that the Church can infallibly determine what sense or meaning the words of a book convey once the context has been considered 5; also whether this sense is orthodox or not. Otherwise, the Church would not be able to prevent heretics from spreading their errors and from avoiding condemnation. The heretics could say that the meaning of the book has not been correctly understood. Thus Clement XI declared the sense (or meaning) conveyed by the five afore-said propositions of Jansenius’ book is condemned; this sense, as is evident, must be rejected and censured as heretical by all Christ’s faithful not only by word of mouth but also in the heart.” 6
256 e. The Church is infallible in regard to moral precepts since general laws for the universal Church cannot be in opposition to the natural or positive divine law, for the Church has received the obligation of leading souls to salvation. Therefore, it can enjoin nothing which has not been approved by God.
f. For a similar reason the Church is infallible in the matter of giving definitive approbation to a religious Order.
g. The Church is infallible in regard to canonization of saints, but not to beatification. This opinion is true and common: truly the Church cannot make a mistake in matters which concern a profession of faith and morals, when she is making known a definitive judgment and is imposing a precept on the faithful.
1. Major Synopsis, n. 818-826.
2. Code of Canon Law, can. 1322-1408.
3. Syllabus, prop. II D.B., 1711; Vatican Council, D.B., 1798.
4. QUILLIET, a. Censures doctrinales, in D.T.
5. When propositions are condemned according to the meaning intended by the author, the condemnation results not from the subjective meaning which the author probably had in mind, but from the natural and obvious sense or meaning, as it is taken from the book itself after everything has been duly considered.
6. D. B., 1350.
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Volume 24, Issue 1 (Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences 2019)
SJKU 2019, 24(1): 90-97 Back to browse issues page
Frequency of medical malpractice in deceased patients' records in Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj in 2017
Nasrin Moghimi1 , Sadra Sabzevari2, Rasoul Nasiri Kalmarzi3 , Avin Shafei4, Vahid Yousefinejad 5
1- Liver and Digestive Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
2- General Practitioner, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
3- lung disease and Allergy Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
4- Clinical Research Development Unit, Tohid Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
5- Liver and Digestive Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran , hooman56y@yahoo.com
Introduction: The number of lawsuits against doctors and healthcare personnel and medical institutions has steadily increased in recent years worldwide. The evaluation of medical malpractice in hospital’s mortality committees is one of the ways to investigate medical errors, which, despite the lack of complaints against doctors, addresses malpractices in cases of deaths in hospitals. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of medical malpractice in dead patients examined at the Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj, Iran in 2017.
Material and Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study. In this study, after obtaining the Ethics Committee approval of the Kurdistan University of medical sciences, the records of all the patients died at Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj in 2017 evaluated. Out of these cases, referral cases to the Mortality committee and the outcome of the evaluation of the baccalaureate of the committee were evaluated, and eventually information was extracted from cases where the malpractice was recorded by the hospital mortality committee. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, mean, standard deviation, percentage and for analytical purposes, Chi-square test was used. Data analysis was done using SPSS 22 software.
Results: Among the total 732 deaths in Tohid Hospital, the highest number of cases was males (52.6%), illiterate (70.2%), urban residents (73.7%) and housewives (32.9%). The mean age of the deceased was 69.8 years. The largest cause of death was cancers (22.7%). Of the total number of deaths, 25 cases (3.5%) were suspected of having errors in the preliminary evaluation, which malpractice confirmed in 2.3% of all deaths and 68% of the cases referred to the mortality committee. The most type of malpractices were due to Indifference in 58%.
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that the most cases of medical failure were due to medical indifference in medical personnel. Considering the improvement of the abilities of physicians and other medical staff in various stages of treatment during their education and in the form of effective workshops after graduation, and paying more attention to religious standards and ethics can reduce the deaths due to medical malpractice have a significant impact on treatment centers.
Keywords: Medical malpractice, Mortality Committee, Hospital, Indifference
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
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Political Digest January 31, 2010
I post articles because I think they are of interest. Doing so doesn’t mean that I necessarily agree with every—or any—opinion in the posted article.
So long, Todd. The machine, at least, will miss you
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-met-kass-0129-20100128,0,7096110.column
Another inside view by John Kass as to how Blagobamaville works. Excerpt: Two years ago, former state Senate President Emil Jones was retiring. The longtime African-American Democratic leader, who set Barack Obama on the path to the White House, installed his own son to take his seat. Jones answered the media howls of indignation by ticking off a string of mostly Irish Democratic families, many shrouded in heroic mythology. "I recall John F. Kennedy, president of the United States, when he became president, he recommended his brother, right?" Jones pointedly said. "And his brother was elected (to the Senate). "Mayor Richard M. Daley begot Mayor Richard J. Daley," Jones continued. "Dan Hynes — by former state Sen. Tom Hynes. Mike Madigan, Lisa Madigan. So that's nothing new." Everybody knows by now that Lisa Madigan was installed as Illinois attorney general by her father, House Speaker Mike Madigan. Would Lisa be in the spot if she came from a different family and if her name were, say, Lisa Kapowski? And how would Rich Daley make a living if his name were, say, Dick Krapnik
The Obama honeymoon with France over?
http://themoderatevoice.com/60316/presidents-obama-and-sarkozy-i-love-you-me-neither-le-figaro-france/
Excerpt: A honeymoon had been announced. A year ago, Nicolas Sarkozy didn’t hide his satisfaction at seeing Barack Obama become his American counterpart. … Alas, after Barack Obama arrived at the White House in January 2009, he didn’t keep all of his promises to the French, as they quickly collided with the the freshly-elected leader’s distance. Their first telephone contact didn’t occur as quickly as first anticipated and, above all, despite his insistence, Nicolas Sarkozy didn’t have the honor of being the first chief of state to be received by President Obama, who preferred Gordon Brown. … Commentaries highlighted a growing contrast between the two men, the small and the large, the nervous and the calm, the spontaneous and the reflective. In a Hollywoodish metaphor, Newsweek would compare Nicolas Sarkozy to the “diminutive tough-guy, actor Joe Pesci -all twitches and attitude – playing opposite Denzel Washington – all dignity and reserve.” But beyond issues of ego, several subjects undermine relations between the two presidents. The economic crisis initially revealed profound differences. The French president, who sought to be at the forefront of combating the crisis, hasn’t spared the United States where, he has repeated, the crisis began. To remedy it, he proposed an overhaul of the global financial system and wanted to legislate it. Barack Obama wouldn’t hear of this, preferring that Europe concentrate on a stimulus. A number of other international issues also increased the friction.
Harkin: Health deal was reached days before Brown's Senate victory
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/78889-harkin-health-deal-was-reached-days-before-browns-victory
Excerpt: Sen. Tom Harkin, the chairman of the Senate Health Committee, said negotiators from the White House, Senate and House reached a final deal on healthcare reform days before Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts. Labor leaders had announced an agreement with White House and congressional representatives over an excise tax on high-cost insurance plans on the Thursday before the special election. The latest revelation shows how agonizingly close Democrats came to passing a final healthcare bill in time for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. But Sen.-Elect Brown’s stunning victory on Jan. 19 gave Republicans control of 41 seats in the Senate, enough to sustain a GOP filibuster of the healthcare bill. (Of course, Harkin also claimed he flew heroic combat missions in Vietnam, and that turned out to not be true.)
You’ll think this is a joke about statist government run wild
http://www.theweek.com/article/index/105613/Good_Week_Bad_Week
Bad week for Equal-opportunity employment, after a British government-run jobs center rejected an ad from a company specifying that applicants “must be very reliable and hardworking.” A government official told the company that it could get sued “for discriminating against unreliable people.”
GOP lawmakers to try to block federal funds for 9/11 prosecutions
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/78857-gop-lawmakers-to-try-to-block-federal-funds-for-911-prosecutions
Excerpt: Amid fears that the White House may move the terrorist trials connected with September 11, 2001, to the Washington, D.C., region, GOP lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation that would bar the use federal funds for their prosecution in any U.S. civilian court. The move comes as the White House, met with growing opposition, has reportedly begun considering alternative locations to the originally planned federal district court in downtown Manhattan to try the professed 9/11 “mastermind” Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants. The legislation expected to be introduced early next week is sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), whose district borders Washington, D.C., and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and would prohibit funding for any Justice Department prosecution in civilian courts of a person being tried in connection with the 9/11 attacks.
Price says Obama and his aides have said Republicans have ‘no ideas’ on health care
http://commonamericanjournal.com/?p=9944
Excerpt: During an exchange with President Barack Obama at a Republican retreat in Baltimore, Rep. Tom Price, a Republican from Georgia, complained that Obama has been hostile toward GOP suggestions on health care. “You have repeatedly said, most recently at — at the State of the Union, that Republicans have offered no ideas and no solutions,” Price said on Jan. 29, 2010. “I don’t think I said that,” Obama replied. “What I said was within the context of health care — I remember that speech pretty well. It was only two days ago. . . . I said I’d welcome ideas that you might provide. I didn’t say that you haven’t provided ideas. I said I’d welcome those ideas that you’ll provide.” Price then said, “Mr. President, multiple times from your administration there have come statements that Republicans have no ideas and no solutions, in spite of the fact that we’ve offered, as demonstrated today, positive solutions to all of the challenges we face, including energy and the economy and health care.”
Taxpayers pay $101,000 for Pelosi’s in-flight ‘food, booze’
Recession? Deficit? Never heard of it. Excerpt: It reads like a dream order for a wild frat party: Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Bailey’s Irish Crème, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewars scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniels whiskey … and Corona beer. But that single receipt makes up just part of the more than $101,000 taxpayers paid for “in-flight services” – including food and liquor, for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trips on Air Force jets over the last two years. That’s almost $1,000 per week.
Scott Brown: 'People Aren't Stupid'
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703389004575033160663975610.html?mod=djemITP
Excerpt: When I arrived at his cramped state senate offices, Scott Brown had just opened one of the many packages he's received since his stunning U.S. Senate victory 11 days ago. A local artist has done up a version of the iconic red, white and blue collage from the 2008 presidential campaign that shows Barack Obama with the word "Hope." This one features a smiling Mr. Brown instead, but the word below is different. It reads "Change. By filling the seat vacated by liberal lion Ted Kennedy in a state Mr. Obama carried by 26 points barely over a year ago, Mr. Brown has certainly changed the political landscape. We sit down the morning after President Obama's State of the Union message, an address in large part shaped by what's been called "the Scott Heard 'Round the World." Mr. Obama uncharacteristically recognized some unforced errors in pushing his liberal agenda, along with expressing some new flexibility on issues ranging from small business tax cuts to offshore oil drilling to nuclear power. Settling into a pinkish-red upholstered chair that looks like what it is—a castoff from a state furniture inventory—Mr. Brown reflects on his new celebrity. "I have to rely on who I've been and still am. I'm still the guy who works out at the YMCA and hangs out at the coffee shop," he says. "The way to handle the attention is to fall back on normalcy." But he knows things are no longer normal. A few hours after we talk he will appear on Jay Leno's TV show. His daughter Ayla—the one who performed on "American Idol"—has been offered a job by a major TV network. And the symbols that propelled his campaign forward are now a part of popular culture. On the day we meet, the Boston Globe has a lengthy article on the meaning of the brown leather "barn coat" he wore on the campaign trail. And then there is the pickup truck he drove around the state, which has become a symbol of his authenticity and "Everyman" origins as a kid who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and was scared straight by a judge after he was caught shoplifting as a 12-year-old. The key to Mr. Brown's victory was politically independent voters in the Bay State, who favored him by 3-1. So how should other candidates court the independent vote, which in most parts of the country is growing faster than that of either major party? "People out there are disgusted," he says, shaking his head. "Especially with any one party dominating government and talking down to them. They want straight talk, no BS. A focus on jobs and what really creates them. They want problem solvers in office, and it helped me that I was able to show I could work with Democrats in the legislature." That last point has not gotten the attention it deserves. For all of the excitement Mr. Brown generated among conservatives, his actual legislative record reveals a man who rejects ideological rigidity on most issues.
Obama Was Wrong and Alito Was Right
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=60660
Excerpt: During his first State of the Union speech on Wednesday, President Barack Obama incorrectly stated that foreign nationals and foreign entities can now contribute unlimited amounts of money to U.S. political campaigns because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling lifting certain campaign finance restrictions. This prompted an immediate reaction from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who, sitting directly in front of the president, shook his head and apparently mouthed the words “not true” when Obama made his remark. The high court’s 5-4 ruling in a First Amendment case, Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission (FEC), lifted restrictions for companies, unions, and other organizations to make independent expenditures in political campaigns. The court decision, however does not allow corporations to contribute directly to a campaign or coordinate expenditures with a campaign. Nor did the ruling lift existing law that blocks foreign contributions to political campaigns. In his speech, Obama also claimed the court reversed 100 years of law when, in fact, it overturned a 1990 decision in Austin vs. Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Also, parts of the McCain-Feingold reform bill from 2002 that restricted independent political advertising in the closing days of an election were struck down.
Former Secretary of Treasury Paulson Explains Where Money Comes From
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfQ8-oWShX0
Russia's real threat? Failure
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/31/russias-real-threat-failure/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_must-read-stories-today
Excerpt: There's an old saying, familiar to historians and foreign policy practitioners, that "geography is destiny." A modern twist to this rule is that demography is no less decisive.
Russia is finding this out the hard way. Over the past several years, under the direction of former President (and current Prime Minister) Vladimir Putin and his handpicked protege, Dmitry Medvedev, Russia may have re-emerged on the international scene with a vengeance. But behind all of the Kremlin's contemporary geopolitical bluster, the successor state of the once-mighty Soviet Union is caught in a demographic and socioeconomic death spiral. The numbers tell the story. The population of the Russian Federation is estimated to be declining by about three-quarters of a million people every year. At this rate, the Russian Federation could number just 100 million souls by the middle of this century. Further in the future, the picture gets even gloomier. Russian officials such as Sergei Mironov, chairman of the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of Parliament, have predicted that the population of Russia could dip to 52 million people by 2080 if its current demographic trajectory is not altered.
Autocrats Of The World, Rejoice!
http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/28/barack-obama-china-state-of-the-union-opinions-columnists-gordon-g-chang.html
Excerpt: In Beijing General Secretary Hu Jintao is sporting a big grin. Kim Jong Il is breaking out another case of his favorite Hennessy in North Korea. And in Tehran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is celebrating in, well, the way that dour theocrats kick up their heels, however they manage to do that. The cause for all this cheer? On Wednesday Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union message, and although he surely did not intend to do so, he essentially let these villains--and others--know they can do whatever they want. The president unfortunately will not be doing much to stop them from destabilizing the international system--or even from threatening the United States. America, whether it should be or not, is a nation at war. There are two obvious ones, Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as a general struggle against Islamic fanaticism taking place across the globe. Then there are especially consequential confrontations. Two nuclear rogues--North Korea and Iran--threaten to upend everything, while others--Syria comes to mind--wait in the wings.
Obama administration takes several wrong paths in dealing with terrorism
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/29/AR2010012903954.html
Excerpt: In the war on terrorism, this country faces an enemy whose theory of warfare ends the hard-won distinction in modern thought between combatant and noncombatant. In doing that for which we have created government -- ensuring life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness -- how can we be adequately aggressive to ensure the first value, without unduly threatening the other two? This is hard. And people don't have to be lazy or stupid to get it wrong. We got it wrong in Detroit on Christmas Day. We allowed an enemy combatant the protections of our Constitution before we had adequately interrogated him. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is not "an isolated extremist." He is the tip of the spear of a complex al-Qaeda plot to kill Americans in our homeland.
Ex-con Ojore Nuru Lutalo arrested on Amtrak when passengers report him talking Al Qaeda, terrorism
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/01/29/2010-01-29_excon_ojore_nuru_lutalo_arrested_on_amtrak_when_passengers_report_him_talking_al.html
Didn’t get the memo. Excerpt: Passengers riding with him Tuesday heard Lutalo speaking on his cell phone, declaring he hadn't killed anyone yet and demanding cooperation from a purported cohort. "We have to work in small groups," he was quoted as saying in an affidavit. "They can hold you for 18 months. Do they have security on these trains? Are you with me or not?" Lutalo later mentioned Al Qaeda before saying "17th century tactics won't work. We have 21st century tactics….The suspect - also known as Leroy Bunting - was freed in August after serving a 27-year term for aggravated assault, robbery and weapons possession.
Human rights group: Hamas targeted civilians
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians_11
This calls for an emergency session of the UN to condemn Israel again. Excerpt: A leading human rights group has disputed Hamas claims that it did not target civilians during last year's Gaza war. Human Rights Watch says Hamas' contention that it aimed its hundreds of rockets at Israeli military targets and only accidentally harmed civilians is contradicted by the facts.
Jews flee Malmö as anti-Semitism grows
Excerpt: Threats and harassment are becoming increasingly commonplace for Jewish residents in Malmö in southern Sweden, leading many Jews to leave the city out of fear for their safety.
No More Honor Killings
http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/28/honor-killings-islam-women-rape-opinions-columnists-melik-kaylan.html?boxes=opinionschannellighttop
Excerpt: The news from Bangladesh is that a teenage girl was recently punished with 101 lashes after she was raped and impregnated. Village elders apparently decide such matters in rural Bangladesh where Sharia law prevails. The girl's family quickly married her off but when the pregnancy emerged her husband demanded a divorce and reparations. So the elders issued a series of fatwas against the girl's family, fining the father and expelling the family from the village. Oh, and they pardoned the rapist. You may feel that we have no business worrying about what happens in remotest Bangladesh, but since we are at war on multiple fronts against such people, or rather they are with us, we'd do well to know our enemy. Why do these outrages occur so consistently in the Muslim world, you might ask, and does it tell us some ineradicable truth about the nature of Islam? Abuses like these are not exclusive to Islam but in no other culture these days are they actually upheld by authorities citing formal tenets of justice.
Bahrain has no plans to close legal loophole allowing for child brides
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/01/bahrain-has-no-plans-to-close-legal-loophole-allowing-for-child-brides.html
Excerpt: "The government prompted a storm of controversy last year when it pushed through a law which set the minimum marriage age for girls at 15. Lawmakers from the largest opposition bloc in the Bahraini Parliament had opposed the legislation, saying it went against Islamic principles." Now wait a minute. Islamic apologists in the West are forever telling us that Aisha was not nine years old when Muhammad consummated his marriage with her, and that only greasy Islamophobes think otherwise. Yet the largest opposition bloc in the Bahraini Parliament seems to be full of greasy Islamophobes, since the only "Islamic principles" that would lead them to oppose setting the minimum marriage age for girls at fifteen arise from Muhammad's example in marrying Aisha.
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Labels: Healthcare Reform, Jihad, John Kass, Obama, Politics, Scott Brown, terrorism
Despite testy exchanges, GOPs applaud Obama for meeting
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/78847-despite-testy-exchanges-gop-officials-applaud-obama-for-meeting-with-them
Excerpt: House Republican leaders largely praised President Barack Obama after they engaged in a testy 90-minute exchange with the commander-in-chief on Friday. Like a boxer after a slugfest, GOP officials expressed respect for the president for being straightforward with them. But it's unclear whether the meeting, or Obama's pledge to hold monthly meetings with the minority, will overcome deep partisan divides that have left both sides mistrustful of the other's intentions. House GOP lawmakers left their meeting with Obama torn between hopeless frustration and renewed pride on Friday. On one hand, they disagreed with many of Obama's claims. On the other, they believe they made a step toward shedding the "party of no" label.
A Lobe Divided Will Not Stand
http://townhall.com/columnists/GeorgeWill/2010/01/28/a_lobe_divided_will_not_stand
Excerpt: Barack Obama tiptoed Wednesday night along the seam that bifurcates the Democratic Party's brain. The seam separates that brain's John Quincy Adams lobe from its Sigmund Freud lobe. The dominant liberal lobe favors Adams' dictum that politicians should not be "palsied by the will of our constituents." It exhorts Democrats to smack Americans with what is good for them -- health care reform, carbon rationing, etc. -- even if the dimwits do not desire it. The other lobe whispers Freud's reality principle: Restrain your id -- the pleasure principle and the impulse toward immediate gratification. Settle for deferred and diminished but achievable results. Obama was mostly in Adams' mode Wednesday. His nods to reality were, however, notable. Such speeches must be listened to with a third ear that hears what is not said. Unmentioned was organized labor's "card check" legislation to abolish workers' rights to secret ballots in unionization elections. Obama's perfunctory request for a "climate bill" -- the term "cap-and-trade" was as absent as the noun "Guantanamo" -- was not commensurate with his certitude that life on Earth may drown in rising seas.
Divided Democrats shift strategy
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/01/rundown---012910.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics Thank you, Massachusetts. Excerpt: President Obama's State of the Union address seems to have done little to clarify the way forward for his agenda, as congressional Democrats are prepared to shift their focus to the economy but remain unsure how to complete health care or lift themselves out of the electoral doldrums. "The White House on Thursday signaled the outlines of its strategy for breaking the partisan logjam holding up President Obama's agenda," the New York Times reports, "saying Democrats would move quickly to underline their commitment to fixing the broken economy and to build an election-year case against Republicans if they do not cooperate." Rahm Emanuel tells the paper the White House hopes the Senate takes up a jobs bill next week, then Obama's proposal for a new fee on banks and then the financial regulatory reform bill before returning to health care. Politico observes "it's clear health care is already falling to the back of the legislative line, behind the Democrats' feverish new focus on jobs and the economy. Health care reform didn't even make the cut when ... Chuck Schumer ticked off the party's priorities Thursday." The Washington Post writes that "Democrats remained in disarray Thursday about how to move forward, with at least some pointing at the White House as the cause of the legislative standstill gripping Capitol Hill." On health care, Politico reports "the administration seems to have decided that they need to stop talking process and start emphasizing substance. ... Indeed, many Democrats feel that the relentless coverage of how reform is getting done- including legislative deal making and intraparty conflict - has cost the legislation much of its public support." Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid both vow that the party will still do health care, but there remains no consensus on how. The Wall Street Journal quotes the chairman of PhRMA saying "the group 'hasn't withdrawn support' for the version of health-care reform passed by the Senate, but that the Massachusetts election has 'thrown everything up in the air a bit.'"
Estimating The Fiscal Gap Using Generational Accounting
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18925&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD
The good news for me is that I’m the leading edge of the Boomers and my health is bad. Excerpt: Taking into consideration all of the government's financial liabilities and projected future tax receipts, the current fiscal gap in the United States is estimated by Jagadeesh Gokhale of the Cato Institute and Kent Smetters of the University of Pennsylvania at $77 trillion -- more than five times the United States' present gross domestic product (GDP). In order to close a gap of this size, the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) payroll tax -- currently 15.3 percent -- would need to be more than doubled immediately and permanently. To understand how this figure can be so large, consider: There are now roughly 33 million adults in the United States receiving retirement benefits. When the 78 million baby boomers retire, there will be more than twice the number of retirees receiving benefits than there are currently. While there will be a significant increase in those dependent on government programs like Social Security and Medicare when the boomers retire, there will only be about 2.7 workers per retiree to help pay the benefits -- down from 3.28 workers per retiree in 1985 and 3.43 in 2000.
A New Approach to Health Reform
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2010/01/28/a_new_approach_to_health_reform_97614.html
But the Democrats—the party of No—will say “NO. This doesn’t reward Trial Lawyers or create more public bureaucracies and union employees, the prime goal of ObamaCare. Excerpt: Representative Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin has applied the food stamps idea to health reform. In his Road Map for America's Future, reintroduced this month, Americans would take refundable tax credits - $2,300 for singles and $5,700 for families - and choose private insurance. All insurance plans that are licensed in a particular state would be eligible, and each company would be free to set its own premiums. Low-income individuals would get extra tax credits so they could buy the same kind of health care as other Americans. Medicare would remain the same for current beneficiaries and for those 55 and older when they reach 65. But when those born in 1955 or later become eligible for Medicare at age 65, their plan would change. They would receive $11,000, adjusted for inflation, to buy a Medicare certified plan. Those with lower incomes or with more serious health conditions would receive more funding. Under Mr. Ryan's plan, health insurance companies could offer high-deductible plans carrying lower premiums combined with health savings accounts, or more traditional managed care or fee-for-service plans. Persons with high-cost chronic illnesses, such as hemophilia or diabetes, would be placed in special affordable state high risk pools, with subventions paid by the government. On Wednesday, Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf wrote to Mr. Ryan to tell him that this plan reduced health care costs and the federal deficit. He said: "Under the proposal, national health expenditures would almost certainly be lower than they would under the alternative fiscal scenario. Federal spending for health care would be substantially lower, relative to the amount in that scenario, for working-age people and the Medicare population." Another approach along the lines of food stamps is the Empowering Patients First Act, H.R. 3400, sponsored by Georgia Representative Tom Price, a physician and chairman of the House Republican Study Committee, which seeks to insure more people and cut costs. Like the Ryan bill, it would insure more people by letting individuals take tax deductions for health insurance premiums that they pay, just as employers do. Workers with employer-paid insurance could retain it. Low-income individuals would be given refundable tax credits in advance to help them pay premiums. States would be required to set up subsidized risk pools for those with chronic conditions who might otherwise be uninsurable. The most innovative aspect of the Price bill allows - but does not require - employers to offer a monetary sum to workers so that they can purchase whatever insurance plan they choose in the open market, similar to defined contribution pension plans. Employers would still enjoy the same tax benefit for providing coverage, tax-free to the employee, but workers would be able to choose from an entire range of options, policies that they could carry with them when they change jobs. Now employees are generally limited to one plan, sponsored by their employer, and lose that coverage when they change jobs. The contrast with the Democrats' health care plan could not be starker. Rather than turn the insurance industry into a federally-controlled public utility, the Republican plans would allow all Americans, including recipients of Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, to shop around and purchase health insurance on the open market - just like food stamp recipients take their debit cards to grocery stores.
SOTU: Obama's dream dead in less than 15 hours
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Obamas-dream-dead-in-less-than-15-hours-82968302.html
Excerpt: Less than 15 hours after President Obama promised a three-year freeze on non-defense discretionary spending, Senate Democrats went and killed the dream. With their 43 "no" votes, they blocked a bipartisan provision on Thursday that would have allowed only 1 percent spending growth in the categories President Obama intended. Without even giving Republicans a chance to obstruct, congressional Democrats did it themselves. They repudiated not only the president's spending freeze and his call to fiscal responsibility, but also nearly every positive hope he expressed in his State of the Union Address for change in Washington. For example, Obama called for an end to obstruction of anything that can't get 60 votes in the Senate. He also denounced the "perpetual campaign" into which American politics has devolved. But by blocking a bipartisan spending freeze that could get only 56 Senate votes, liberals in Congress have ensured that the next nine months will be a perpetual campaign
New twist in UEA climate change row
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/eveningnews24/norwich-news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=xNews&itemid=NOED28%20Jan%202010%2010%3A05%3A43%3A370
Hiding the truth. Excerpt: Norwich's flagship university was at the centre of a new row today after it emerged it broke the law by refusing to hand over its raw data for public scrutiny in the climate change row over stolen emails. The reputation of the University of East Anglia's world renowned climatic research unit (CRU)was shaken to the core last year after emails posted on the internet from researchers including its director Prof Phil Jones appeared to suggest ways of avoiding freedom of information requests together with a “trick” to explain away an apparent fall in global temperatures.
Vietnam’s Covert War Against Overseas Buddhists
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/28633/
Ungrateful Commie bastards, considering we now know the Buddhist protests against Diem were on behalf of the North. Excerpt: Vietnam has waged a brutal overt and covert war against its Buddhist population for decades. In 1981, they officially outlawed their country’s oldest and original Buddhist Church, the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV). The communists attacked the 2000-year-old tradition and created an alternative state-controlled Buddhist Church
McConnell: End Federal Gag Order on Medicare Cuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6rY3rxb60k
Do we still have the First Amendment? Did I miss something?
Russia's first stealth fighter makes maiden flight
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_stealth_fighter
But, but, President Wobbly stopped production of the F-22, I thought? Excerpt: Russia's first stealth fighter intended to match the latest U.S. design made its maiden flight Friday, boosting the country's efforts to modernize its rusting Soviet-built arsenals and retain its lucrative export market. The Sukhoi T-50's flight comes nearly two decades after the first prototype of the U.S. F-22 Raptor took to the air, and Russian officials said it will take another five years for the new jet to enter service. Still, the flight marked a major step in Russia's efforts to burnish the faded glory of its aviation industries and strengthen a beleaguered military. The sleek twin-engined jet closely resembling the Raptor flew for 47-minutes from an airfield at Sukhoi's production plant in the Far Eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur on Friday. Development of the so-called fifth-generation fighter has been veiled in secrecy and no images of it had been released before the flight.
Obituary: Dr. Teresa J. Vietti: pioneer in children's cancer
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/69C8E5A929CB23BF862576B90005E9F0?OpenDocument
I include this for the bold throw-away line. One of the tens of thousands of forgotten Communist murders we fought against. Excerpt: Teresa and Ardel Vietti were twins who went their separate ways to become medical doctors. Teresa became an internationally known specialist in children's cancer at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital. Ardel became a surgeon and a missionary in Vietnam. She was kidnapped by the Viet Cong in 1962 and hasn't been seen since. Dr. Teresa J. Vietti died Monday (Jan. 25, 2010) at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Town and Country. She died of natural causes and had been in declining health for months, Washington University officials said in announcing her death. She was 82 and lived in Webster Groves.
Good catch from a Marine buddy
From the State of the Union address..."We find unity in our incredible diversity, drawing on the promise enshrined in our Constitution, the notion that we're all created equal..." Gee, that's neat... a great part of the heritage from our Founders. One tiny detail.... it doesn't say that in the Constitution, it says that in the Declaration of Independence. You'd think a Law School graduate and supposed constitutional scholar might have known that. Personally, I seriously doubt that he has any idea of what James Madison, author of our Constitution, wrote, to wit- "The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite." Oh well, I know, I'm just picky, picky, picky. –Del
Health Care Reform Vaporizes Obama Presidency
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/01/healthcare_reform_vaporizes_ob.html
Excerpt: In the fledgling days of the personal computer industry, software vendors frequently announced products that were not yet ready for release. The term "vaporware" was coined to describe such software. Most of these products never reached the marketplace; some that were sold to the public should not have been. The recent health care reform effort was nothing more than a modern-day, political version of vaporware -- or, more aptly, VaporCare. The VaporCare bill never reached a point where it was ready for "release." In software terminology, the legislation was nothing but "spaghetti code." It was written by dozens of lawyers and congressional staffers. There was no guiding objective to the legislation other than "we must pass something quickly." No one, including the various writers of the bill, the Congress, or President Obama, had a comprehensive understanding of the legislation. The bill was a "moving target," changing whenever criticisms arose, decision-makers met, or vote-buying was required. Few of the ad hoc changes had anything to do with improving the quality of health care. As stated in "The Legend of Bagger Obama": At the end, there was no discernible logic behind the plan. Inconsistencies, deals, falsified data and outright lies were evident to anyone willing to look. Despite the problems and unpopularity, healthcare moved forward not unlike an ancient pagan ritual. Congressional Democrats [were willing to sacrifice] the best healthcare system in the world and the American taxpayer to their God, Bagger Obama.
Hanged at dawn: Iran executes two men arrested in presidential election unrest for 'waging war against God'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1246749/Iran-executes-men-arrested-presidential-election-unrest-waging-war-God.html
Excerpt: Two anti-government activists were executed in Iran today. In a crackdown on opposition supporters, officials said the two were hanged after being found guilty of waging war against God, trying to overthrow the Islamic establishment and being members of armed groups. Five others involved in protests over June's presidential election were sentenced to die.
Bin Laden blasts US for climate change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_bin_laden_tape
I started to list this as satire, but discovered it’s apparently true. Bin Laden is the new ally of bin Lyin (Al Gore’s al Qaeda name). Excerpt: Osama bin Laden sought to draw a wider public into his fight against the United States in a new message Friday, dropping his usual talk of religion and holy war and focusing instead on an unexpected topic: global warming.
The al-Qaida leader blamed the United States and other industrialized nations for climate change and said the only way to prevent disaster was to break the American economy, calling on the world to boycott U.S. goods and stop using the dollar
Administration drops plans to try alleged 9/11 conspirators in N.Y.C.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/29/AR2010012903213.html?wpisrc=nl_natlalert
Another step towards sanity we may owe Massachusetts. But here’s my plan. Put KSM and I on a small Navy ship. I’ll try him, convict him and drop him over the side myself, all in secret to avoid giving him a platform, and his buddies a time and target to make a splash killing of Americans. No charge for my services. Just doing a good deed like the Boy Scout I once was. Excerpt: The Obama administration has abandoned its plan to put Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, on trial in Lower Manhattan, according to administration officials. The reversal marks the latest setback for an administration that has been buffeted at every turn as it seeks to close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. And without the backdrop of Ground Zero for a trial, the administration will also lose some of the rich symbolism associated with its attempt to forge a new approach to handling high-value al-Qaeda detainees. "New York is out," said an administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been officially announced. "We're considering other options."
The handling of the Christmas Day bombing suspect: the scandal grows
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/28/AR2010012803511.html Seriously, it’s not too late to fix this. Someone fetch me a slant board, and old rag, some rope and a couple of gallons of water. Excerpt: The real scandal surrounding the failed Christmas Day airline bombing was not the fact that a terrorist got on a plane -- that can happen to any administration, as it surely did to the Bush administration -- but what happened afterward when Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was captured and came under the full control of the U.S. government. After 50 minutes of questioning him, the Obama administration chose, reflexively and mindlessly, to give the chatty terrorist the right to remain silent. Which he immediately did, undoubtedly denying us crucial information about al-Qaeda in Yemen, which had trained, armed and dispatched him. We have since learned that the decision to Mirandize Abdulmutallab had been made without the knowledge of or consultation with (1) the secretary of defense, (2) the secretary of homeland security, (3) the director of the FBI, (4) the director of the National Counterterrorism Center or (5) the director of national intelligence (DNI). The Justice Department acted not just unilaterally but unaccountably. Obama's own DNI said that Abdulmutallab should have been interrogated by the HIG, the administration's new High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group.
Stop the Trial of Geert Wilders
http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.com/2010/01/wall-st-journal-stop-trial-of-geert.html
Europe and Canada don’t have the First Amendment. Excerpt: What started as a trial against Geert Wilders for alleged Islamophobia has nearly turned into its opposite: a historical case about the message of the Quran. The Amsterdam court trying the controversial Dutch politician is now preoccupied with the question of whether this book, sacred to more than a billion believers, can be compared to one of the most vile publications in the history of Western civilization—Hitler's "Mein Kampf." What could possibly go wrong? In his writing and speeches, Mr. Wilders has found these two works to be similar in terms of their anti-Semitism and incitement to hatred, and has thus called for a publishing ban on the Quran similar to the one in place for "Mein Kampf." This is what triggered Mr. Wilders's prosecution for discriminatory and insulting remarks against Muslims and Islam. The Dutch politician, though, denies having insulted Muslims. He insists his focus is on radical Islam and the Quran, which he considers to be not only a religious text but also a political pamphlet encouraging Muslims to discriminate against and, if necessary, kill Jews, Christians, apostates and other unbelievers. That's why Mr. Wilders claims the right to criticize and condemn Islam. Following complaints brought by mostly Muslim and radical leftist activists, Amsterdam's district attorney in 2008 at first found no legal basis for prosecuting Mr. Wilders. Prosecutors were forced to change course only after an activist appeals court last year ordered Mr. Wilders's prosecution—basically condemning the politician before any trial could even begin and before Mr. Wilders had a chance to defend himself. The court's unusual intervention illustrates the Dutch confusion about the conflict between two essential rights: the right to free speech and the right to protection from discrimination.
Uighurs returned to China 'disappear' says rights group
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8487724.stm
Maybe we should outsource the War on Terror to China. Excerpts: The Uighurs left Xinjiang after deadly fighting in July. China must account for the whereabouts of ethnic Uighurs forcibly repatriated from Cambodia, a US-based rights group has said. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said such groups had "disappeared into a black hole" on their return to China. The Uighurs fled to Cambodia after mass ethnic riots in China in July. Beijing has referred to them as criminals. In December, a group of 20 Uighurs were put on a plane to China despite opposition from the UN and US.
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Labels: Healthcare Reform, Jihad, Obama, Politics, State of the Union, terrorism
Obama will ask in State of Union for end to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/01/obama-will-ask-in-state-of-uni.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Excerpt: President Obama will call for a repeal of the law that forbids openly gay and lesbian people from serving in the military during Wednesday night's State of the Union address, according to a prepared text of the speech released by the White House. "This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are," Obama will say.
My take on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” issue
This will hurt Obama with those who believe folks wake up and decide, “Hey, I’m sick of dating members of the opposite sex, I think I’ll become Gay.” It will help Obama with gays and his liberal base. My take is that if the right pounds too hard on it, it will help Obama. Polls show that the younger folks are increasingly tolerant of Gays, and indifferent to issues of Gay marriage. This is exactly the group that is turning against Obama as he tries to force them to buy health insurance they don’t want and saddles them with un-payable burden of national debt, that will kill their economic future. We don’t need to pound on issues that drive them back to his camp. Attitudes have changed in the middle of the electorate since Bill Clinton pushed this issue. And it is independents in the middle who will decide if Obama, Pelosi and Reid control the agenda in 2013, or if conservatives do. Remember, Obama said the same thing in 2008, and it didn’t hurt him in that campaign.
But I have a strong libertarian streak in my conservatism. I don’t want the government telling people they can’t own guns, adult movies or marry who they please. That said, I’ve always believed that being homosexual is something that happens to some people, like having blue eyes, and is not a choice. I don’t know any true heterosexual who ever gave a second’s thought to switching sides, no matter how angry or upset they were with their significant other or women/men in general. Therefore, I’ve always opposed discrimination against Gays. It’s not a choice or mental disturbance, like being a sociopath, Nazi or liberal.
And if the right pounds on it, they will bring out people like the Marine in the story below, hurting our side with the independents we need to win in 2010 and 2012.
Wounded ex-Marine now fighting a two-front war
http://www.mysanantonio.com/military/Wounded_ex-Marine_leads_battle_for_gays_to_serve_in_military.html
Excerpt: Eric Alva lived and breathed the Marine Corps for 13 years. Then he earned a dubious slice of American history by becoming the first GI injured in the Iraq invasion in 2003. He stepped on a mine three hours after rolling into Iraq, breaking both legs, suffering a badly mangled right arm and being filled with shrapnel from torso to his legs. The picture-perfect Marine, who later lost part of his right leg and still carries 27 pieces of shrapnel, has evolved from a war hero photographed with President George W. Bush to one of the nation's prominent gay activists after coming out on ABC's “Good Morning America” on Feb. 27, 2007.
Obama's first State of the Union: Jobs must be our No. 1 focus
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/78437-obama-jobs-must-be-our-no-1-focus-in-2010
Well, there are proven ways to create jobs. Reduce Capital gains taxes as JFK did, to give business more money to invest in job creation. Reduce taxes on small businesses, the number one creators of private sector jobs. Reduce the cost of healthcare insurance on business and individuals by passing comprehensive national tort reform, and allowing insurance companies to sell insurance nationwide without the costly state by state mandates. But when he says jobs are the first priority, he means first after protecting trial lawyers, public unions and other special interests who contribute to Democrats. The unemployed are first—after all those good folks. So he’ll try another big government, big deficit stimulus plan ,the first one having created so many jobs in places that don’t even exist, as reported on Democrat websites.
Barbour: GOP chances better than in '94, but don't get complacent
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/78299-barbour-gops-chances-better-than-in-94-but-dont-get-complacent
Excerpt: Republicans shouldn’t take their upset victory in Massachusetts for granted, a senior party strategist told the Senate GOP conference Wednesday. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a former chairman of the national party, warned the group it can’t afford complacency or overconfidence, even with the wind seemingly at its back. Nothing is automatic in politics. Things change. Everybody needs to just run hard, hard, and take nothing for granted,” Barbour told The Hill shortly after he spoke to the conference during its half-day-long meeting at the Library of Congress. “But the environment today is better for Republicans in January of 2010 than it was in January of 1994,” he added. “The important thing I told them was that while today the environment is better than it was in ’94, the elections aren’t for 10 months. Lots can change, and they need to be thinking that nothing is carved in stone.”
RNC chief Steele opposes purity test for Republican candidates
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/27/AR2010012702787.html?wpisrc=nl_politics
This news will make Reid and Pelosi unhappy. A purity test would help defeat moderate Republicans in Blue States, thus helping liberals control the Congress after 2012. Excerpt: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele said Wednesday that he opposes a controversial "purity" resolution that would keep party money from candidates deemed to be too moderate, all but ensuring the defeat of a proposal that divided GOP leaders as they opened their four-day winter meeting here Wednesday. The proposal, introduced by some of the RNC's more conservative members, would require that candidates publicly state their agreement with at least eight of 10 listed conservative positions -- ranging from taxes and immigration to same-sex marriage and gun control -- or lose party funding and support. Although Steele has not seen the final text of the resolution, named after the late president Ronald Reagan, he is siding with some two dozen state party chairmen who voted unanimously Wednesday to oppose it.
After Obama rips lobbyists, K St. insiders get private briefings
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/78509-after-obama-rips-k-street-administration-invites-lobbyists-to-private-briefings
The old game—you get votes from the people promising to protect them from the “special interests,” and campaign money from the special interests like tral lawyers helping them screw the people who voted for you. Except: A day after bashing lobbyists, President Barack Obama’s administration has invited K Street insiders to join private briefings on a range of topics addressed in Wednesday’s State of the Union. The Treasury Department on Thursday morning invited selected individuals to “a series of conference calls with senior Obama administration officials to discuss key aspects of the State of the Union address.” The invitation, which went to a variety of stakeholders, was sent by Fred Baldassaro, a senior adviser at the Treasury Department’s Office of Business Affairs and Public Liaison. The invitation stated, “The White House is encouraging you to participate in these calls and will have a question and answer session at the end of each call. As a reminder, these calls are not intended for press purposes.” The calls are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, with the first topic being job creation and economic growth. The last call, at 1 p.m., is on government reform and transparency. Republicans have criticized the Obama White House for not being more transparent in its discussions with Congress on healthcare reform. Obama recently acknowledged that the legislative process has not been as open as he promised on the campaign trail.
The Spending 'Freeze' That Isn't
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575028930349664448.html
But spending buys votes from favored groups. Excerpt: In last night's State of the Union address President Obama proposed a three-year "spending freeze" on what amounts to one-sixth of the federal budget. Our biggest entitlement programs, Social Security and Medicare, would be excluded. These changes are optical rather than substantive. Given the spending agenda that is already in place, we can expect to see large increases in the proportion of GDP that is spent by our government for years to come. Since 2008, the ratio of federal spending-to-GDP has risen by about 14%. From 2008 to 2009 we saw the greatest annual increase in spending in the last 30 years. In the name of stimulating job growth, the share of federal spending is now 24% of the economy, up from 21% in the last year of the Bush administration. My analysis of data from 1950 to the present shows that periods with high tax-to-GDP ratios exhibit much slower economic growth than lower tax ratio periods. The GDP growth in high tax years (defined as years during which the ratio of tax-to-GDP was above 18%, the 60-year average) was about 1.5 percentage points lower than the growth rate in low-tax years. High taxes are clearly bad for the U.S. economy. For example, were we to tax above the 18% tax-to-GDP ratio over the next 25 years, GDP per capita in 2035 would be about 50% less than if we were to tax below the 18% ratio. A 50% per capita GDP differential is about as large as the difference between the U.S. and Greece today.
A Dose of Reality, a Bid to Restore Magic
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/us/politics/28assess.html
Excerpt: By now, President Obama can hardly be under any illusions about the depth of the partisan divide as he seeks to reboot his presidency. Yet he still seemed surprised on Wednesday night when he could not get Republicans to applaud tax cuts.Skip to next paragraph
As he boasted in his first State of the Union address that his economic program had cut taxes for 95 percent of working families, Democrats jumped to their feet to cheer. Republicans sat quietly. Mr. Obama paused as he glanced over to their side of the House chamber. “I thought I’d get some applause on that one,” he said. If Mr. Obama thought he could take the rostrum in the House chamber and restore his image as the change agent who came to Washington to end the politics of division, he received another reminder just how hard that will be. Mr. Obama tried to recapture the magic of his yes-we-can campaign after a season of no-we-can’t governing, but conceded little if any ground to critics on either the right or the left. It was a confident performance, more defiant than contrite, more conversational than soaring. He appealed to and scolded both parties, threatened vetoes, blamed his predecessor and poked fun at lawmakers.
A Speech Only Washington Could Love
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/01/28/morning-bell-a-speech-only-washington-could-love/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBellExcerpt: The more things change, the more things stay the same. A little over a year ago, President Barack Obama came to office expecting to pass a “big bang” of policy changes all in the first year: health care, cap-and-trade, and banking regulation. With the big-bang strategy officially a failure, President Obama’s State of the Union address last night desperately tried to keep all of these legislative efforts alive while also acknowledging that the country has firmly rejected his policy agenda. The result was an incoherent mess of promised tax cuts for small businesses coupled with the threat of tax hikes from his health care and energy proposals; more federal money to encourage banks to lend to businesses, coupled with new taxes on banks and individuals; the continued waste of his $862 billion stimulus plan and $2 trillion in new health care spending, coupled with a delayed and temporary spending freeze.
State of the Union: Barack Obama gets an F for world leadership (Britian)
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100024086/state-of-the-union-obama-gets-an-f-for-world-leadership/
The view from Britain. Excerpt: As expected, Barack Obama’s 70 minute State of the Union address focused heavily on the economy and the domestic political agenda. This was hardly surprising in the aftermath of last week’s catastrophic defeat for his party in the Massachusetts special Senate election, where the Republicans scored an historic victory. American voters are turning strongly against the president’s health care reform package as well as his big government vision for the economy, which has contributed to spiraling public debt and mounting unemployment, now standing at over 10 percent. But the scant attention paid in the State of the Union speech to US leadership was pitiful and frankly rather pathetic. The war in Afghanistan, which will soon involve a hundred thousand American troops, merited barely a paragraph. There was no mention of victory over the enemy, just a reiteration of the president’s pledge to begin a withdrawal in July 2011. Needless to say there was nothing in the speech about the importance of international alliances, and no recognition whatsoever of the sacrifices made by Great Britain and other NATO allies alongside the United States on the battlefields of Afghanistan. For Barack Obama the Special Relationship means nothing, and tonight’s address further confirmed this.
I Told You So – Yes I Did (Canada)
http://www.galganov.com/editorials.asp?ID=1147
Excerpt: When Obama won the Presidency with the help of the LEFTIST Media, Hollywood and Entertainment Liberals, Ethnic Socialists (ACORN), Stupid Non-Business Professionals and Bush Haters, I wrote: It won’t take 6 months until the people figure this guy out and realize how horrible a mistake they’ve made. And when they come to that realization, the damage to the United States of America will be so great, that it will take a generation or more to repair - IF EVER. The IDIOTS who not only voted for the Messiah, but also worked their sorry asses-off to promote his Lordship, are now left holding the bag. Here are two things they will NEVER do: 1 – They will NEVER admit to making a blunder out of all proportion by electing a snake-oil salesman with no positive social history or management experience of any kind. 2 – They will NEVER take responsibility for the curse they’ve imposed upon the immediate and long-term future of their country.
State of the Union Address: Justice Alito’s ‘You lie’ moment?
Excerpt: POLITICO’s Kasie Hunt, who’s in the House chamber, reports that Justice Samuel Alito mouthed the words “not true” when President Barack Obama criticized the Supreme Court’s campaign finance decision. “Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without limit in our elections,” Obama said. “Well I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people, and that’s why I’m urging Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to right this wrong.” The shot of the black-robed Supreme Court justices, stone-faced, was priceless.
AP Fact Checks Obama’s SOTU Speech
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-obama-and-285321.html
Excerpt: President Barack Obama told Americans the bipartisan deficit commission he will appoint won't just be "one of those Washington gimmicks." Left unspoken in that assurance was the fact that the commission won't have any teeth.
Cato responds to Obama’s SOTU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r5MfEG9xmE
Commissioner Peraica accused of using racial slur for saying 'those folks'
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/2012661,peraica-sims-those-folks-county-board-012610.article
“Those folks” is apparently a terrible new racist term the politically-correct must avoid. Excerpt: The controversy began Tuesday at a Cook County Board meeting when Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica delivered another of his windy speeches. Peraica, who is white and represents the western suburbs, was talking about how cutting the county's share of the sales tax could help the unemployed -- mentioning specifically how the African American community has been hit especially hard by joblessness and how "those folks" could benefit from slashing the tax.
Chris Matthews: I forgot Obama was black for an hour
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/01/chris-matthews-i-forgot-obama.html?wprss=44
“Those folks” can fool you that way.
CNN Poll: 3 of 4 Americans say much of stimulus money wasted
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/25/poll.stimulus.money/index.html
You rubes are so dumb, you just don’t deserve Barack Obama! You’re going to get another stimulus regardless of your wishes. Excerpt: Nearly three out of four Americans think that at least half of the money spent in the federal stimulus plan has been wasted, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday morning also indicates that 63 percent of the public thinks that projects in the plan were included for purely political reasons and will have no economic benefit, with 36 percent saying those projects will benefit the economy. Twenty-one percent of people questioned in the poll say nearly all the money in the stimulus has been wasted, with 24 percent feeling that most money has been wasted and an additional 29 percent saying that about half has been wasted. Twenty-one percent say only a little has been wasted and 4 percent think that no stimulus dollars have been wasted.
Disaster poll: Nearly 70 percent say dump Dems' health care bill
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Disaster-poll-Nearly-70-percent-say-dump-the-Dems-health-care-bill-82823872.html#ixzz0duKfIqD2
Just when it appeared that the numbers for the Democratic health care proposals passed by the House and Senate couldn't get any worse -- they have. A new poll by CNN and Opinion Research, taken from January 22 to January 24, shows that 69 percent of respondents say Congress should dump the current Democratic health care proposals and either write an entirely new health bill or stop working on the subject altogether.
Gov't Unions 2, Oregon Taxpayers 0
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=519312
Excerpt: In voting to raise taxes to fund health benefits of public-sector union members, Oregonians have taken some of the shine off Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts and set a potentially dangerous precedent.
Obama, the God that Failed
http://stupidfrogs.org/articles/obama_the_god_that_failed.htm
Excerpt: President Obama said Monday that he would "rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president." He will be lucky if he's not an abject failure.
Thrill is gone for Obamagirl
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Thrill-is-gone-for-Obamagirl-82806392.html
Excerpt: Remember Amber Lee Ettinger, the "Obamagirl" who had 15 minutes of fame during the 2008 presidential campaign with her video paen to Barack Obama?
The New York Post reports this morning that Obamagirl wishes her man had spent the past year doing something about the economy instead of obsessing about health care reform. "I know he's getting a lot of flak for things that he's not doing. In my opinion, I feel like he should be focusing a lot more on jobs and the economy," Ettinger told the Post.
Standing for more than ‘No’
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/articles/2010/01/27/opinion/doc4b608f5be5e49367761024.txt
Excerpt: Amid the celebrating over Scott Brown's Senate victory Tuesday, some Republicans were smartly looking ahead, arguing that the party can't rest on the laurels of one election, however momentous. Kevin Madden, press secretary for Mitt Romney in 2008, wrote in the Wall Street Journal: "The party can prove to a disaffected public that we stand for more than just winning elections but instead are dedicated to reforming a broken system and governing a nation with public support." In other words, don't let the Brown win go your heads. It's a big deal -- huge, considering that Republicans and conservatives were thought extinct just a year ago. But don't think this is a Sally Field moment. Voters don't suddenly really, really like the GOP. Instead, consider the things they really, really dislike: (Good article. But we also need to point out that the Democrats are also the “Party of No.” No to tort reform. No to insurance company competition. No to capital gains tax cuts to create jobs. No to winning the War of terror. No to treating terrorists as the illegal enemy combatants they are under international law. No to developing energy at home through oil and nuclear power. No to fiscal restraint. No to cleaning up corrupt Democrats like Rangel and Murtha. And so on.)
Barack Obama LIED!
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/01/27/barack-obama-lied/
Excerpt: Tonight, Barack Obama said, “To close that credibility gap we must take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to end the outsized influence of lobbyists; to do our work openly; and to give our people the government they deserve.
“That’s what I came to Washington to do. That’s why – for the first time in history – my Administration posts our White House visitors online. And that’s why we’ve excluded lobbyists from policy-making jobs or seats on federal boards and commissions.” Maybe this explains why his national security policies are so weak. He put William Lynn in the Pentagon as Deputy Defense Secretary. Mr. Lynn was a lobbyist for Defense Contractor Ratheon. I guess the Deputy Defense Secretary is not a policy-making job. But it is not just Lynn. Eric Holder, attorney general nominee, was registered to lobby until 2004 on behalf of clients including Global Crossing, a bankrupt telecommunications firm [now confirmed]. Tom Vilsack, secretary of agriculture nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year on behalf of the National Education Association. William Lynn, deputy defense secretary nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for defense contractor Raytheon, where he was a top executive. William Corr, deputy health and human services secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until last year for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a non-profit that pushes to limit tobacco use. David Hayes, deputy interior secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until 2006 for clients, including the regional utility San Diego Gas & Electric. Mark Patterson, chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for financial giant Goldman Sachs. Ron Klain, chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, was registered to lobby until 2005 for clients, including the Coalition for Asbestos Resolution, U.S. Airways, Airborne Express and drug-maker ImClone. Mona Sutphen, deputy White House chief of staff, was registered to lobby for clients, including Angliss International in 2003. Melody Barnes, domestic policy council director, lobbied in 2003 and 2004 for liberal advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the American Constitution Society and the Center for Reproductive Rights. Cecilia Munoz, White House director of intergovernmental affairs, was a lobbyist as recently as last year for the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group. Patrick Gaspard, White House political affairs director, was a lobbyist for the Service Employees International Union. Michael Strautmanis, chief of staff to the president’s assistant for intergovernmental relations, lobbied for the American Association of Justice from 2001 until 2005. (From Red State Morning Briefings. You may want to subscribe. Erick.Erickson@redstate.com)
Obama sends a message to Congressional Dems: Stand and fight
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/obama-send-a-message-to-congre.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics
Excerpt: In a state of the Union speech notable for its conciliatory tone and generally centrist policy focus, President Barack Obama saved his harshest words for the members of his own party. "After last week, it is clear that campaign fever has come even earlier than usual," said Obama. "But we still need to govern. To Democrats, I would remind you that we still have the largest majority in decades, and the people expect us to solve some problems, not run for the hills." Those three sentences encapsulate the view of Obama and his White House about the best -- and perhaps only -- mindset that Democrats must adopt heading into the November midterm elections. Put simply: You can run, but you can't hide. Obama as well as his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, himself a former member of the House leadership, have argued for months that Democrats' fate is tied to the president whether they like it or not due to the near-certainty that 2010 will be a nationalized election.
Obama’s First State Of The Union Address – The Way It Sounded To Me
http://thedaleygator.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/obamas-first-state-of-the-union-address-the-way-it-sounded-to-me/
Pretty funny, but accurate tanslation. Excerpt: This isn’t a very good time for our country. I know this because angry poor people keep writing me letters every day. Plus my poll numbers are in the tank, which means that even the poor people who voted for me are PO’ed. But hey, it’s not my fault, and besides, things aren’t as bad today as they were during the Civil War and the Great Depression. Still, I signed up for this gig, so I’d better at least pretend to take some responsibility for the way things are going, even though Bush is really to blame. The American people are upset because Republicans and Democrats can’t get along, and while that too isn’t my fault, I did kinda promise to end all the bickering in Washington and actually hold the government accountable for its screw-ups. I also promised transparency, and although what I meant by that was exposing the flaws of everyone who disagrees with me and then publicly mocking them, some folks may have thought I was talking about making my own administration more open and responsive to the will of the electorate. So here’s what I intend to do… basically the same unpopular stuff I’ve been doing since day one. You know, things like bailing out the very people who caused all our economic problems in the first place with massive amounts of taxpayer dollars, and then demonizing them for taking the money. I also intend to keep preaching to the choir about how much better poor folks will feel once we start punishing the people they envy most with crippling taxes, even while declaring what a big tax cutter I am.
US Terror Blacklist Whitewashes Hamas, Enables Funding
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/135659
Excerpt: The United States Treasury has taken all but one member of Hamas off the international list of terrorists, thus enabling funds from the European Union to enter Hamas-controlled Gaza. It is an open secret that large sums of money from the EU flow into Gaza in the guise of humanitarian aid and salaries for officials, but are actually funneled into the coffers of Hamas, which controls Gaza with an iron grip. This method of transferring funds into terrorists' hands could have been blocked by an international lawsuit, but according to journalist Avi Tarango, the United States Treasury has made this impossible by removing all but one Hamas man – Deputy Chairman of the Political Bureau, Musa Abu Marzouk – from the list of international terrorists.
57 Percent of Independent Voters Give Napolitano a ‘D’ or ‘F’ for Keeping America Safe
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/60446
Excerpt: A new Zogby Poll finds that nearly half (46 percent) of American voters surveyed – and 57 percent of Independents -- give Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano a below average or failing grade for keeping America secure. Also, when it comes to air travel, more Americans said they felt safer under President Bush than under President Obama.
God’s own lunatics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_gJTsRSd38
Tribute to Vietnam Chopper Crews
Labels: gays, Healthcare Reform, Jihad, Obama, Politics, State of the Union, Terrorists
Crazy Caption Contest
I'm told this is on the White House website. I think it must be one of those funny caption contests. Here's my submission: "I think I stepped in it again. One of you guys clean it off, okay?"
Please add your suggestions below.
Posted by TartanMarine at 1:13 PM 3 comments:
Labels: caption, feet on desk, Obama
Poisoned PDF Pill Used to Attack US Military Contractors
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/18/booby_trapped_pdf_cyber_espionage/
Excerpt: Unidentified hackers are running an ongoing cyber-espionage attack targeting US military contractors. Booby-trapped PDF files, posing as messages from the US Department of Defense, were emailed to US defence contractors last week. The document refers to a real conference due to be held in Las Vegas in March. Opening the malicious PDF file attached to the spoofed emails triggers an attempt to exploit an Adobe Reader vulnerability only patched by the software firm last Tuesday (12 January). The infection of vulnerable systems opens up a backdoor that connects to a server hosted in Taiwan, though the hackers who set up the attack may potentially be located anywhere.
U.S. military teams, intelligence deeply involved in aiding Yemen on strikes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/26/AR2010012604239.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Excerpt: U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops who in the past six weeks have killed scores of people, among them six of 15 top leaders of a regional al-Qaeda affiliate, according to senior administration officials. The operations, approved by President Obama and begun six weeks ago, involve several dozen troops from the U.S. military's clandestine Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), whose main mission is tracking and killing suspected terrorists. The American advisers do not take part in raids in Yemen, but help plan missions, develop tactics and provide weapons and munitions. Highly sensitive intelligence is being shared with the Yemeni forces, including electronic and video surveillance, as well as three-dimensional terrain maps and detailed analysis of the al-Qaeda network. As part of the operations, Obama approved a Dec. 24 strike against a compound where a U.S. citizen, Anwar al-Aulaqi, was thought to be meeting with other regional al-Qaeda leaders. Although he was not the focus of the strike and was not killed, he has since been added to a shortlist of U.S. citizens specifically targeted for killing or capture by the JSOC, military officials said. The officials, like others interviewed for this article, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the operations.
9/11 Commission head presses Obama on anti-terrorism efforts
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/78197-obama-pressed-on-terrorism
excerpt: President Barack Obama did not devote enough attention to fighting terrorism last year because he was distracted by legislative battles over healthcare and climate change, the former chairman of the 9/11 Commission said Tuesday.
U.K. Islamic TV head held on terror claims
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/01/26/UK-Islamic-TV-head-held-on-terror-claims/UPI-53381264526887/
Another moderate Muslim exposed. Excerpt: The head of Britain's popular Muslim television station was arrested in South Africa and faces deportation to Tunisia on terrorism claims, officials said. Mohamed Ali Harrath, the force behind Britain's Islam Channel, was arrested Sunday in what some said was a security clampdown in South Africa in the months leading up to the 2010 World Cup soccer championship, The Times of London reported Tuesday. The Times reported more than a year ago that Harrath, who advised Scotland Yard on Islamic extremism, was wanted by Interpol because of alleged terrorist activities in his homeland of Tunisia. The broadcaster was convicted in absentia of criminal and terrorism-related offenses in Tunisia and sentenced to 56 years in prison. (There are a couple of bitter jokes. How can you tell when a moderate Muslim is really a Jihadist? When he starts shooting? What is the definition of a “moderate Muslim”? One who is out of ammo. Until the millions of peaceful Muslims are as active against the Jihadists as the rest of us, the terror and distrust of Muslims will continue.)
Somerset authorities seize grenade launcher, weapons cache from Virginia man at motel
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/branchburg_police_arrests_virg.html
Nothing to see here. Just another “isolated incident” and we shouldn’t “jump to conclusions,” as President wobbly would say. Lots of people have things like this in their homes. Excerpt: FBI finds no terrorism link to Virginia man with weapons cache in N.J. motel room. Somerset County investigators seized a cache of weapons including a grenade launcher and hundreds of rounds of ammunition today from the Branchburg motel room of a Virginia man, who also had maps of a U.S. military facility and an out-of-state civilian community….Investigators also found Middle Eastern red and white traditional headdress, Forrest said.
Are you sitting down! UN sending 6000 more Somalis to US this year
http://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/are-you-sitting-down-un-sending-6000-more-somalis-to-us-this-year/
Doesn’t say if they can bring headdresses and grenade launchers with them, or if they’ll have to buy them here out of their welfare checks. Excerpt: We are in the worst recession since the Great Depression; refugee agencies are scrambling everywhere to take care of the refugees they have. Just yesterday the Department of State released the news that they are doubling the per head payment (from taxpayers) for each refugee entering the US. On top of that, in many cities around the world, the Somali diaspora is producing jihadist fighters. And, we are going to take 6000 Somalis from one refugee camp in Uganda?
Terror Trial cursed
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/terror_ma_trial_cursed_Fuvi4m8l107YJbpDQiBvjJ
Excerpt: Two jurors were excused from the "terror mom" trial yesterday after they saw a spectator point his fingers like a gun and silently curse the jury. The unidentified man in a white headdress was taken into custody but it was unclear if charges were filed following the incident in Manhattan federal court.
Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and how Barack Obama is Inviting the Next Attack
http://dailycaller.com/2010/01/26/excerpt-from-courting-disaster-by-marc-thiessen-sheikh-osama-warned-you/
Excerpt: Suddenly, the coverage is interrupted by a breaking news bulletin: Networks are receiving reports that air traffic controllers have lost contact with United Airlines Flight 931, bound for San Francisco from London’s Heathrow Airport. The plane suddenly fell off the radar screen as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Reporters scramble to figure out what has happened, when a second report comes in: Air traffic controllers have lost contact with another plane—United Flight 959 bound for Chicago, also departing from Heathrow. Moments later, another report: Air Canada Flight 849 bound for Toronto has gone missing. Then another: Air Canada Flight 865 bound for Montreal has disappeared. Then another: American Airlines flight 131 bound for New York has disappeared. Then another: United Flight 925 bound for Washington has disappeared. Then another: American Airlines Flight 91 bound for Chicago has disappeared. As the reports roll in, it becomes clear that the unimaginable has happened: al Qaeda terrorists have hijacked seven planes carrying at least 1,500 passengers, and blown them up as they crossed the Atlantic. It is the second deadliest terrorist attack in history, surpassed only by the 9/11 attack itself. The following day, as images of debris floating in the ocean fill our TV screens, the terrorists’ martyrdom videos are delivered to al Jazeera and broadcast to the world. One of the hijackers sputters: “We will rain upon you such terror and destruction that you will never know peace. There will be floods of martyrdom operations and bombs falling through your lands.” The ringleader of the plot, a terrorist named Abdulla Ahmed Ali, pokes his finger at the camera and declares: “Sheikh Osama warned you. … now the time has come for you to be destroyed.”
American disapproval of Obama is on the rise
Excerpt: The state of the union is obstreperous. Dyspepsia is the new equilibrium. All the passion in American politics is oppositional. The American people know what they don't like, which is: everything.
Lawmakers cold on Obama's freeze
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/78077-cbo-government-finances-on-unsustainable-path
Excerpt: President Barack Obama’s proposal to freeze government spending is turning out to be a tough sell on Capitol Hill. His liberal base warned Tuesday the three-year cap on most non-defense discretionary spending could hamper an economic recovery. Conservatives dismissed it as insufficient and just for show. Even the bipartisan group of lawmakers who praised Obama’s plan, most of them centrists, questioned whether he has the fortitude to veto plump spending bills that fail to adhere to the limits he has set. They also wonder if he will take further steps to rein in the $12.3 trillion federal debt. Top Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), offered tepid support for Obama’s plan, saying it wasn’t enough.
The importance of independents
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/the-importance-of-independents.html?wprss=thefix
Excerpt: In the wake of Sen.-elect Scott Brown's (R) victory over state Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) in last week's Senate special election, a debate has been raging over independents. The conventional wisdom -- as argued in this blog and many other places -- is that the flight of independents from the Democratic party as evidenced not just in Massachusetts but in governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia in 2009 represent a major problem for Democrats heading into the midterm elections. The counter-conventional wisdom -- as argued by political science professor John Sides (and channeled by Ezra Klein) is that there are far fewer actual independents than the 30+ percent number regularly cited by pollsters and reporters. Sides argues that only about 10 percent of the electorate is truly independent while the remainder say they are independents but lean toward one party or the other and almost always vote that lean -- making pronouncements about what independents are doing politically largely meaningless. (The Post polling unit conducted some fascinating research into the various types of independent voters in 2007.) Into that debate lands a new analysis of the Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts races by Third Way, a moderate Democratic group. Penned by Jim Kessler, Third Way's vice president for policy, the analysis makes the case that to win in 2010 Democrats must find a way to court independents successfully. (It's worth noting that Third Way, as its name suggests, promotes a centrist approach to governance and politics and this analysis affirms their point of view.)
High stakes, serious challenges for Obama's State of the Union speech
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/morning-fix/127-obama-state-of-the-union.html?wprss=thefix
Excerpt: The political world turns to Capitol Hill tonight at 9 p.m. ET as President Obama delivers his first State of the Union address. (Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell -- a future member of the 2012 veepstakes for Republicans -- will deliver the Republican response.) The stakes for the president are considerable. He will speak just eight days after suffering the most significant political and policy setback of his first year in office when Republicans claimed a victory in a Massachusetts Senate special election that robbed Democrats of their 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority. That loss set off a panic among Democratic elected officials, an anxiety that has led to rumors of a bevy of retirements from members who now believe they simply can't win in the climate the administration has created. (While the animosity between some elements of the Democratic Congress and the White House has been papered-over to date, it slipped out a bit when retiring Rep. Marion Berry told his local newspaper that Obama had explained to him that 2010 wasn't 1994 for one simple reason: "You've got me.") Given that context, one of Obama's main challenges will be to assure Democrats that he understands the political peril they are in and he is moving to help them -- primarily by focusing almost exclusively on the economy and job creation particularly for the middle class. The proposals the White House has already previewed -- a three-year freeze on most domestic spending, more money for military families, a series of tax cuts and credits aimed at middle class families -- have a strong populist tint and White House aides have made clear in the day leading up to tonight's speech that the president will seek to make the case that he -- and Democrats by extension -- are standing up for the average American against Republicans and big business. Obama is not a populist by nature and may well struggle if he tries to deliver a campaign-style speech in a chamber where Republicans will be looking to make their opposition to his proposals known.
Recouping the golden quarter
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/27/recouping-the-golden-quarter/
Excerpt: Good news - there is a relatively painless way out of the government spending and deficit mess that Congress and the administration have gotten us into. Also, the apparent collapse of the disastrous health care and cap-and-trade bills might give enough breathing room for economic sanity to return. In my two previous commentaries, I described the calamity that will befall us if spending and deficits are not sharply curtailed. The following briefly portrays a politically doable way to right the economic ship: In the nine quarter-century periods since the American republic was founded in 1789, the one with highest economic growth and job creation was the period from 1983 through 2007. Particularly remarkable - there were just four quarters (out of 100) of negative economic growth in that entire interval. That period of time was characterized by a reduction in government spending from 23.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to 20 percent (the low point was 18.4 percent in 2000), and a reduction in marginal tax rates. Despite the reduction in tax rates, tax revenues both in absolute terms and as a percentage of GDP grew in the 1983-2007 period because of the improved work and investment incentives. As a result, the deficit fell from 6 percent of GDP in 1983 to just 1.2 percent in 2007. For many years (until 1983), the Federal Reserve implicitly followed the Taylor Rule to guide monetary policy, which gave the United States both a falling and relatively stable rate of inflation. (The Taylor Rule is a formula that provides central bankers with information about whether they are creating too much or too little money.) During that golden quarter-century, both the presidency and Congress switched parties a couple of times. Thus, it should be politically possible to go back to the policies that gave us the golden quarter. Most people understand that if the government is growing faster than the economy (as it has been for the past two years) disaster ultimately will occur, but if the economy and the private sector grow faster than the government, as they did from 1983-2007, almost everyone can be far better off.
Don't Look to Europe, The U.S Needs Rehab Capitalism
http://www.cnbc.com/id/35056934
Excerpt: A year ago, the opinion makers at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos were so riveted by fears of global warming that they paid little attention to another threat. Not this year. The western world appears to be in the grip of mechanisms squeezing much of the innovation out of its once-dynamic economies. Their financial sectors can ill-afford to pass up chances of big gains in order to finance the business sectors, especially start-ups, and their business heads can ill-afford to take their eyes off their earnings next quarter to think about long-term projects. The oft-predicted “decline of the West” may be real this time. The signs include reduced levels of business investment and a slower trend growth rate of productivity and of real wages in large parts of the Western World; and, in some parts, a decade-long decline in job satisfaction, employee engagement and labor supply. No wonder President Barack Obama, on the eve of Martin Luther King Day, said that people are worried.
How Regressive is a Price on Carbon?
http://www.nber.org/digest/jan10/w15239.html
Excerpt: Under either a cap-and-trade program that limits carbon emissions or a carbon tax that imposes an outright tax on these emissions, the poor may be among the hardest hit. Because they spend a greater share of their income on energy than higher-income families, households in the lowest fifth of the income distribution could shoulder a relative burden that is 1.4 to 4 times higher than that of households in the top fifth of the income distribution, according to a study by Corbett Grainger and Charles Kolstad. In Who Pays a Price on Carbon? (NBER Working Paper No. 15239), they show that the burden on the poorest households doubles when a price on carbon is targeted narrowly on energy consumption (and not other energy uses) rather than broadly across all industries. “Our results suggest that the burden as a percent of annual income is much higher among lower income groups than higher income groups,” the authors write. Previous research already has suggested that a carbon tax would probably be regressive. This study furthers the analysis by making three key points. First, by linking the amount of carbon emissions from each industry to consumer expenditures by income group, the authors show that consumption differences explain the regressivity of a carbon tax. Assuming a levy of $15 per ton of carbon dioxide, which is in the range of current proposals in Congress, the authors calculate that the one-fifth of households at the bottom of the income distribution would spend an extra $325 a year. That’s less than a third of what the one-fifth of households at the top of the income distribution would pay annually. However, households in the low-income group earn only one-tenth as much as those in the high-income group on average, so their burden relative to income would be almost four times higher.
The Obama Fisc
Spending religion arrives a year, and trillions of dollars, too late.
Excerpt: Meet President Obama 2.0. Unlike the 2009 version, this 2010 update isn't the spender who has sent the federal deficit to levels unseen since World War II. This new fellow is a fiscal conservative, and Americans will see this major new talent perform tonight as he delivers his State of the Union address. Whether or not Americans choose to believe him, there's no denying the fiscal reality created by the rollout version of President Obama last year, as detailed in the Congressional Budget Office report released yesterday. For the second year in a row, fiscal 2010 will see a trillion-dollar deficit—an estimated $1.35 trillion, or 9.2% of GDP, which is down slightly from last year's post-World War II record of 9.9%. Mr. Obama did inherit a recession, which is partly responsible for this ocean of red ink. The slow pace of economic recovery has contributed to a collapse in revenues, down to 14.8% of GDP in 2009 and an estimated 14.9% this year. That's well below the modern historical average of about 18.1%, and it is a reminder that economic growth is the most important contributor to smaller deficits. Had last year's "stimulus" worked half as well as the White House advertised, these deficits wouldn't be as large. But as the nearby chart shows, Mr. Obama's major contribution to deficits has been a record spending spree. In 2007, before the recession, federal expenditures reached $2.73 trillion. By 2009 expenditures had climbed to $3.52 trillion. In 2009 alone, overall federal spending rose 18%, or $536 billion. Throw in a $65 billion reduction in debt service costs due to low interest rates, and the overall spending increase was 22%.
Fox News Bests CNN As "Most Trusted Name In News"
http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2010/20100127101033.aspx
Excerpt: After years of CNN touting itself as "the most trusted name in news," a survey released Tuesday from Public Policy Polling (PPP) discovers that among major news sources, only the Fox News Channel enjoys a plurality of respondents (49%) saying they "trust" the network (vs. 37% who disagree). For CNN, only 39% trust the network's news product, vs. 41% who do not, and the distrust is even higher when the public is asked about the broadcast networks, ABC, CBS and NBC. And, as Time media writer James Poniewozik notes in a January 26 item “PPP, in fact, is a mainly Democratic-affiliated polling firm.” The survey included 1,151 registered voters and was conducted between January 18 and January 19. PPP is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Study: Only Fox News Offered Obama Historically Normal Scrutiny in 2009
Excerpt: The Washington Times’s Jennifer Harper picked up on a new study from the non-partisan Center for Media and Public Affairs showing President Obama getting much more flattering news coverage from ABC, CBS and NBC (46% positive vs. 54% negative) during his first year in office than did Presidents Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush, all of whom received roughly three times more bad press than good from those same broadcast networks. But one network did offer scrutiny roughly equal to that provided by the old networks in the past, according to CMPA: the Fox News Channel. Reviewing the first thirty minutes of FNC’s Special Report with Bret Baier, CMPA found roughly three times more negative coverage of Obama (78%) vs. positive coverage (22%) during 2009. This compares to the broadcast networks doling out 74% bad press for Ronald Reagan in 1981 and 77% bad press for George W. Bush in 2001. In 1993, Bill Clinton fared better than his GOP counterparts (28% positive vs. 72% negative), but much worse than President Obama.
Top climate change adviser calls for honesty from scientists in global warming debate
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246404/Top-climate-change-adviser-John-Beddington-calls-honesty-scientists-global-warming-debate.html
Excerpt: Scientists should be more honest and open about the uncertainty of predicting the rate of climate change, the Government's chief scientific adviser said. In astonishing intervention into the climate change debate, Professor John Beddington condemned scientists who refuse to publish the data forming the basis of their reports said they should be less hostile to sceptics. Professor Beddington was speaking in the wake of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) admission that it had made a mistake by claiming that Himalayan glaciers could melt away by 2035. That followed the 'Climategate' row over whether researchers at East Anglia University manipulated evidence to support a theory of man-made global warming.
Which Democrat will scream “You lie”?
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/01/27/things-are-so-bad-there-is-a-betting-pool-on-which-democrat-screams-you-lie-tonight/
Excerpt: Tonight, President Obama will unveil his State of the Union. Said one well connected Democrat last night, “Things are so bad there is a betting pool on which DEMOCRAT screams ‘You Lie!’ tomorrow night.” Well, tomorrow night is now arrived. This past week, Americans have been treated to two very awkward scenes — Barack Obama speaking to a group of elementary school students with his teleprompter and Barack Obama speaking to his middle class task force with a teleprompter. The man is extremely scripted. The visuals subject Obama to appropriate ridicule (school kids + teleprompter. Really?!?), but the script he is using is the true punchline for jokes. For the past year, Barack Obama has called everything he does “unprecedented” and “historic.” His favorite four letter word is “Bush”. A day does not go by without someone in the administration blaming George Bush for all their ills. Counter-intuitively, the Democrats even blamed George Bush for Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts. Tonight, it will be interesting to see how often he blames George Bush and how often he resorts to stale cliches the public is no longer buying. Obama, his teleprompter, and the rhetoric they deploy have become the butt of late night jokes. When Barack Obama loses Jon Stewart, he is in real trouble.
What is the Healthcare Debate Really About?
http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/what-is-the-health-care-debate-really-about/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HA#more-8561
Excerpt: Ask yourself this question: What is the one health system characteristic every developed country has, except the United States? If you answered: Every other country has made health care a right, you’re wrong. Citizens of Canada have no right to any particular health care service. They have no right to a CT scan or open heart surgery. They don’t even have a right to a place in line. The 100th Canadian waiting for heart surgery isn’t entitled to the 100th surgery. If you answered: Every other country guarantees essential care to all its citizens, you’re wrong. Citizens of Canada and Britain are routinely denied prompt access to basic health care. If you answered: Every other country guarantees access to care, regardless of ability to pay, you’re wrong again. In Britain people routinely go to the private sector and pay out-of-pocket for care they cannot get from the state. Canadians come to this country. In both cases, lack of ability to pay is a barrier to care. If you answered: Other countries make primary care more accessible because there is no barrier of money, you’re wrong once more. Americans get more primary care than Europeans. Even uninsured Americans get as much or more primary care as Canadians get. So what really is the difference? Answer: Other countries have nationalized, or collectivized, their health care systems. So far we have not. In the United States, whether you have insurance at all, what kind of insurance you have, where you get it, what price you pay — these decisions are primarily made by individuals and employers in the private sector. In other countries, they are made by government. In terms of democratic theory, in other countries people get to vote on what kind of insurance you have and you get to vote on theirs. In the United States the health insurance of most working-age families is based on individual choice, not public choice.
Blacks Held to Lower Standards in Perpetuity
http://townhall.com/columnists/LaShawnBarber/2010/01/26/blacks_held_to_lower_standards_in_perpetuity
Excerpt: The disparate impact theory of liability was articulated in Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (1971). The Supreme Court held that for purposes of hiring, an employer's use of a high school diploma requirement and aptitude tests violated the Civil Rights Act. Black applicants disproportionately lacked diplomas and/or scored low on the tests. Under the disparate impact analysis, discrimination need not be intentional. Even if an employment practice is "facially neutral," it's suspect if it has an adverse impact on members of a protected class. To avoid liability, businesses would have to demonstrate that such tests are a business necessity or related to job performance. Racial minorities, especially blacks, should feel highly insulted by the entrenched assumption that they should not be expected to compete against whites on pencil-and-paper multiple choice civil service tests. Not only should they speak out against such condescending assumptions, they should refuse any and all special treatment, and demand to be treated as capable and responsible individuals. Such attitudes may be the impetus needed to put an end to these ridiculous and embarrassing lawsuits. Remember the whole point of the civil rights movement: to be treated equally as individuals by the government, without regard to race. Every lawsuit and complaint that cites "disparate impact" confirms that our government believes blacks and other preferred minorities should be held to lower standards in perpetuity. (I think we should sue the NBA and the NFL for racial discrimination. By using athletic ability as the hiring criteria, they create a “disparate impact” on whites and Asians.)
Obama's Dawn Johnsen Appointment
http://townhall.com/columnists/KenBlackwell/2010/01/26/obamas_dawn_johnsen_appointment
Excerpt: Johnsen goes much further in her pro-abortion militancy than even the Clintons, than even President Obama. She worked for years to strip the Catholic Church of its tax-exempt status. Why? Because the Catholic Church has never wavered in its outspoken defense of unborn children. Dawn Johnsen was part of the Abortion Rights Mobilization (ARM ) that fought a legal battle for eight years in the courts.
K Street rushing to get its slice of jobs bill before spending freeze
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/78207-k-street-rushes-for-slice-of-jobs-bill-before-freeze-
SOUIE! Pig! Pig! Pig! Come eat! Excerpt: An $80 billion “jobs package” under consideration in the Senate is stimulating a lobbying rush for federal dollars before the administration tries to cap spending. Transit and high-speed rail advocates, teachers, community bankers, credit unions and business trade groups are seeking spending and tax provisions in the package, which Democrats hope will revive the economy and improve their electoral prospects after a string of defeats at the polls.
There is a simple way to get corporate money out of politics: get the government out of our lives and economic affairs. If government has no favors to sell, no one will spend money trying to win them. --columnist John Stossel
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Blog Worth Doing?
Blog Readership has dropped a lot. Before the election, it was hitting 7,000 page views a week. Afterwards, not surprisingly, it dropped to 5,000. But it has continued to decline, now at 3,000 page views a week. Not sure if it's the blog or people are depressed with what is happening and giving up following the news. A couple of years ago, it took me about two hours in the evening after work. Now I get so much more input, it takes me 4-5 hours a day. And my back and butt hurt from sitting at the computer. I will be offline for about two weeks starting next week, with little email access, so there will be no (or few) blog posts in that time. Given that I'm spending 35-40 hours a week managing my health care, and that my sleep needs seem to be increasing, the blog leave little time for anything else. I will reevaluate it while I'm off line. ~Bob
General News and Comment
Important: State Dept. documents: Obama called Clinton the night of Benghazi attack - National Law Enforcement
http://www.examiner.com/article/state-dept-documents-obama-called-clinton-the-night-of-benghazi-attack
Excerpt: After months of requests and lawsuits by non-government organizations and public-interest groups to obtain documents regarding the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack, a U.S. federal court released new documents that reveal President Barack Obama telephoned his then-Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, which indicates that Obama at least didn't go to bed in order to wake up early for his campaign fundraiser in Las Vegas the next day. According to Fox News' award-winning Chief Intelligence correspondent, Catherine Herridge on Monday, this latest document release provides information on the timing of the Obama and Clinton conversation. (I think Obama said, "Don't do anything to anger Muslims and create riots--that would hurt my reelection campaign." ~Bob
She lies. Again. Or maybe still: Benghazi emails put focus on Clinton adviser. By Michael S. Schmidt
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/benghazi-emails-put-focus-on-clinton-adviser/
Excerpt: Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters last month that the memos about Libya she received while secretary of state from Sidney Blumenthal, a longtime adviser whom the Obama administration had barred her from hiring, had been “unsolicited.”
But email records that Clinton, according to officials briefed on the matter, apparently failed to turn over to the State Department last fall show that she repeatedly had encouraged Blumenthal to “keep ’em coming,” as she said in an August 2012 reply to a memorandum from him, which she called “another keeper.”
Young People Unsure How to React When They Learn This Clinton Fact: ‘You’re Changing My Opinion.’ By Jason Howerton
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/06/29/young-people-unsure-how-to-react-when-they-learn-this-clinton-fact-youre-changing-my-opinion/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Firewire&utm_campaign=FireWire%20-%20HORIZON%206-30-15%20Build-TUES
Excerpt: When Campus Reform correspondent Cabot Phillips quizzed young people on the lavish “cribs” of 2016 presidential candidates outside the White House, he got a variety of guesses — from Marco Rubio to Ben Carson and even Donald Trump. What the respondents didn’t realize was each of the four multi-million dollar homes featured in the quiz — valued as high as $13 million — once belonged to Hillary Clinton.
After Hillary Clinton’s Speaking Fee Was Too Expensive, Guess How Much University Spent on Chelsea Instead. By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/06/30/after-hillary-clintons-speaking-fee-was-too-expensive-university-pays-65k-for-chelsea-instead/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Firewire&utm_campaign=FireWire%20-%20HORIZON%206-30-15%20Build-TUES
Excerpt: For a women’s luncheon, the University of Missouri at Kansas City hoped to procure Hillary Clinton as its celebrity speaker, but her $275,000 fee was just too expensive.
So instead, the university doled out $65,000 to book her daughter — Chelsea.
Supreme Court Disasters. By Thomas Sowell
http://freedomsback.com/thomas-sowell/supreme-court-disasters/?utm_source=bh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5080523
Excerpt: Many people are looking at the recent Supreme Court decisions about ObamaCare and same-sex marriage in terms of whether they think these are good or bad policies. That is certainly a legitimate concern, for both those who favor those policies and those who oppose them. But there is a deeper and more long-lasting impact of these decisions that raise the question whether we are still living in America, where “we the people” are supposed to decide what kind of society we want, not have our betters impose their notions on us. The Constitution of the United States says that the federal government has only those powers specifically granted to it by the Constitution — and that all other powers belong either to the states or to the people themselves.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces his 2016 presidential campaign, becoming the 14th candidate seeking the Republican nomination.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/30/christie-announces-2016-bid-for-white-house-becomes-14th-gop-hopeful/
Rick Harrison of Pawn Stars Endorses March Rubio
https://secure.campaignsolutions.com/rubio/list/shp/rickharrison/?initiativekey=GXQEZZHVSJZR
Worth Reading: America’s Coming Transfer of Wealth. By Veronique De Rugy
http://freedomsback.com/veronique-de-rugy/americas-coming-transfer-of-wealth/?utm_source=bh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5080523
Excerpt: Case in point: the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office. According to the CBO’s annual Long-Term Budget Outlook, if current laws were to remain unchanged, government spending as a share of gross domestic product would reach 22.2 percent in fiscal 2025, up from 20.5 percent today. By then, even under a very rosy GDP growth scenario, the debt would amount to 78 percent of the economy. To put this number in perspective, the debt-to-GDP ratio was 35 percent in 2007. In 2040, the debt could reach a whopping 103 percent of GDP. Spending on interest alone would consume 4.3 percent of GDP, a dramatic increase above the current 1.3 percent. Putting that in dollar terms, interest on the debt would jump from $235 billion to over $2.2 trillion. That’s a lot of money.
Worth Reading: The Future of Social Security. By Peter Ferrara
http://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-future-of-social-security
Excerpt: In 2008, the eldest members of the Baby Boom generation turned 62 and became eligible to collect early retirement benefits from Social Security. Shortly thereafter, in 2010, Social Security began running its first cash deficit since 1983, when Ronald Reagan worked with Congress to rescue the program from financial collapse. In order to cover that deficit and meet its obligations to current retirees, Social Security has been withdrawing money from the Social Security trust funds. Under what the government's actuaries call "intermediate" economic assumptions, the trust funds will be able to cover the deficit until 2033. After that, paying all promised Social Security benefits will require increasing the payroll tax by 50%. (The "Social Security Trust Fund" has no money in it. The government borrowed the money and put in bonds that cannot be sold on the private market. When SS needs money, it has to come from the general revenue--which if you've noticed is none too healthy. The government will print money to cover it, whipping out everyone's saving through inflation. Then comes the fiscal and economic collapse followed by social and political collapse. But in 2029, I will be 83--and dead and forgotten I think. Good luck to our grandkids. ~Bob)
Greece teeters toward debt default as E.U. spurns new bailout bid
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/european-leaders-seek-last-ditch-offer-to-bring-greece-from-brink-of-default/2015/06/30/960aded8-1ea2-11e5-a135-935065bc30d0_story.html?wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1
Excerpt: Greece’s financial lifelines appeared set to expire Tuesday after European Union finance chiefs decided not to grant a last-minute bailout extension to the Mediterranean nation that is nearly out of cash. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday asked for a new E.U. bailout just hours before his government needed to make a payment to the International Monetary Fund that it could not afford. But E.U. finance ministers declined to grant the request, holding a teleconference to discuss the last-ditch proposal but saying that they would not take steps to offer emergency assistance.
Grexit? A flesh wound compared to Frexit (exit of France from EU). By Don Hank
http://drrichswier.com/2015/06/30/grexit-a-flesh-wound-compared-to-frexit-exit-of-france-from-eu/
Excerpt: Now you would think from this bold statement that Hollande heads up a country that pays its bills to the EU on time, wouldn’t you? After all, financial pundits are all saying that if Greece leaves the EU, Spain, Portugal and perhaps even Italy could be next. No one mentions France. However, there’s a colossal French debt that no one wants to talk about, except some brave journalists like Francis Journot at the site Agora, who shows that France is actually the elephant in the EU room.
Good luck: Obama advising Greece on how to stave off financial ruin. By Doug Powers
http://michellemalkin.com/2015/06/29/good-luck-obama-advising-greece-on-how-to-stave-off-financial-ruin/
Excerpt: President Obama and German chancellor Angela Merkel agreed that it is “critically important” for Greece to remain in the euro. The two spoke on the phone on Sunday as the situation in Greece has grown increasingly chaotic over the last 48 hours. In a statement, the White House said, “The leaders affirmed that their respective economic teams are carefully monitoring the situation and will remain in close touch.”
Democrat run: America’s Greece: Puerto Rico is bankrupt
http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/06/30/americas-greece-puerto-rico-is-bankrupt/
Excerpt: Reuters reports that yesterday, June 29, 2015, in a televised address, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said Puerto Rico faces bankruptcy and asked that the commonwealth be allowed to restructure its debts under U.S. bankruptcy code. But Puerto Rico is not eligible for debt restructuring under the U.S. bankruptcy code because it is not a municipality. (Maybe we could sell PR to China? ~Bob)
Short Story: To Kill a Man. By Jim Webb
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/jim-webb-fiction-119116.html#.VZMPR_lViko
Webb is the Marine Vietnam vet, former assistant defense secretary and US Senator who is considering a run for the Democrat nomination for president. ~Bob
Purple Heart veteran with PTSD denied bus ride over service dog
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/06/29/purple-heart-veteran-with-ptsd-denied-bus-ride-over-service-dog/
Excerpt: A United States veteran who served four combat tours and was awarded a Purple Heart was denied a ride on a New Jersey bus due to his service dog. Wright, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving 11 years in the Marines and Army, says the driver of a New Jersey Transit bus slammed the door on him and pit bull Tank, his registered service dog, when they tried to board last week. ... Wright said the driver told him “no dogs on the bus,” and said he was afraid of the dog and that Tank needed a muzzle before he could ride. Despite Wright showing Tank’s collar and vest, which say US Army Service Dog, the driver slammed the door closed. (I had a Pit Bull, back before they took over from Dobermans as the Scare Dog. Chesty wouldn't hurt a fly, loved everyone. A 10-pound Yorkie backed him up. ~Bob)
The Left knew he was lying: Three Obama Quotes About ‘God’ and Traditional Marriage That Bill O’Reilly Just Used to Make a Point About the White House’s Rainbow Light Display. By Billy Hallowell
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/06/30/the-three-past-obama-quotes-about-god-and-traditional-marriage-that-bill-oreilly-just-used-to-make-a-point-about-the-white-houses-rainbow-light-display/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Firewire&utm_campaign=FireWire%20-%20HORIZON%206-30-15%20Build-TUES
Excerpt: “What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman,” Obama said in 2004.
In 2008, he invoked God, proclaiming in an interview with Pastor Rick Warren, “I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. For me, as a Christian, it’s also a sacred union. God’s in the mix.”
Barack Obama’s Swamp of Evil: Part II
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/barack-obamas-swamp-of-evil-part-ii?f=must_reads
Excerpt: As I remarked in Swamp of Evil I, it may be interesting to witness the clash between Muslims and Mexicans over who gets to lord it over a dissolved United States. I have no idea where Mexican and Muslim gays will fit into this scenario, but the Left, which champions and celebrates the submission of America to homosexuality, dismisses or is oblivious to the fact that in Islam homosexuality is forbidden and gays are tossed off of rooftops or hanged as a matter of enforcement of Sharia law.
Worth Watching: What Makes America Different? By Nick Adams
http://www.prageruniversity.com/Political-Science/What-Makes-America-Different.html
Excerpt: Is America really that great? Or is the United States just like any other nation? Outsiders tend to be the best judge of character, and Nick Adams, a best-selling Australian author and political commentator, gives an outsider's view of the USA. (All the negative stuff that we hear about is enough to get me down sometimes. Below is a discussion of what's good about America from an Australian. I recommend it highly. --Del)
Video: Americans Sign Petition to Ban the American Flag. B y Philip Hodges
http://lastresistance.com/12434/video-americans-sign-petition-to-ban-the-american-flag/#pdMVWQ0BMop03IZ5.99
Excerpt: t doesn’t matter how utterly ridiculous Mark Dice gets with his prank petitions, there are always plenty of people willing to fall for his jokes. It’s hard to get through this video without laughing. In the video, he claims that in the wake of America’s Confederate flag ban, Obama also wants to ban the American flag and replace it with one featuring a pyramid, a “gay” rainbow, and an all-seeing eye, to “signify the unity in the new world order.” Whatever that means. But when you’re dealing with gullible people, or as radio host Neal Boortz calls the “dumb masses,” meaning doesn’t matter.
Walker And Unions Battle Over Teachers Tenure. By Connor D. Wolf
http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/30/walker-and-unions-battle-over-teachers-tenure/
Excerpt: Wisconsin unions Monday are once again attacking Republican Gov. Scott Walker, this time over a proposed budget that may result in cuts to tenure for state college professors. With the upcoming budget session, the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee is expected to propose a plan to reform the University of Wisconsin System. While it is not yet finalized, unions warn the plan will cut $250 million in funding and will remove academic protections for professors such as teacher tenure.
Brace Yourself: Salon: Animals Are People Too. By William Bigalow
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/28/salon-animals-are-people-too/
Excerpt: Salon has brilliantly presented the argument that animals should be considered people, positing that the antiquated notion of a line of demarcation between humans and animals should be discarded. Dolphin scientist Lori Marino states, “Right now, there is no one besides a human who is a person. They’re all property, no matter how complex they are, no matter how much we love them. They have no inherent rights of their own.” Salon points out that orcas have “big brains, complex social structures, mysterious communications, and mind-boggling sixth sense,” and “chimpanzees and all the great apes, elephants, even cats and dogs and pigs and cattle, all have more developed emotional centers than we had previously supposed.” (If Animals are people, is eating meat outlawed.? Halal meat especially? Can a human person marry a sheep person? ~Bob)
Test Pilot Admits the F-35 Can’t Dogfight. New stealth fighter is dead meat in an air battle. By David Axe
https://medium.com/war-is-boring/test-pilot-admits-the-f-35-can-t-dogfight-cdb9d11a875
Excerpt: A test pilot has some very, very bad news about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The pricey new stealth jet can’t turn or climb fast enough to hit an enemy plane during a dogfight or to dodge the enemy’s own gunfire, the pilot reported following a day of mock air battles back in January. “The F-35 was at a distinct energy disadvantage,” the unnamed pilot wrote in a scathing five-page brief that War Is Boring has obtained. The brief is unclassified but is labeled “for official use only.” The test pilot’s report is the latest evidence of fundamental problems with the design of the F-35 — which, at a total program cost of more than a trillion dollars, is history’s most expensive weapon.
Jimmy Carter: Obama’s Accomplishments On World Stage ‘Have Been Minimal’ [VIDEO]
http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/30/jimmy-carter-obamas-accomplishments-on-world-stage-have-been-minimal-video/#ixzz3eaLVs5Sz
Excerpt: Former President Jimmy Carter threw some shade at President Barack Obama, saying his successes on the world stage have “been minimal” throughout his presidency at the Aspen Institute last week.
Semper Fidelis: Remains of East TN Marine killed in WWII found on Pacific island
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/06/29/remains-east-tennessee-marine-medal-of-honor-recipient-killed-world-war-two-found-pacific-island/29448301/
Excerpt: The remains of East Tennessee Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Alexander "Sandy" Bonnyman Jr. have been recovered on the remote Pacific island of Tarawa. "It was 90-something degrees on that island and I had shivers, just trying to hold back tears," Bonnyman's grandson told 10News about witnessing the find. First Lt. Bonnyman was killed in battle on Nov. 22, 1943, during an assault on Japanese forces, "…fearlessly exposing himself to the merciless slash of hostile fire as he stormed the formidable bastion," reads part of his Medal of Honor Citation.
http://www.godvine.com/This-Trio-s-Harmonies-Are-The-Perfect-Way-To-Celebrate-USA--7511.html
Interesting: Torture Part II: Practical Advice and Future Warning. By Tom Kratman
http://www.everyjoe.com/2015/06/29/politics/why-house-should-reject-anti-torture-amendment/#ixzz3eal3Fi3l
Excerpt: We ended last week with a couple of examples of what people in certain quarters don’t want to admit to, that torture can work, effectively and reliably, to gather useful intelligence.2 Though certain intellectually dishonest lefties might sneer at a mere two examples, two is sufficient to prove the point, which is limited to, “Yes, it can work.”
This is not the same as saying that it always works, that all other methods, always fail, that it or anything else is or even can be a panacea, nor even that it should be used, generally, if it is to be used at all. The point is that it can work, that, in its simplest terms, the fear of pain and death can very frequently or even usually cause cooperation. Indeed, as the quote given above illustrates, during the Battle of Algiers, during the French-Algerian war of 1954-1962, widespread use of torture was so effective that the enemy organization within the city of Algiers was effectively destroyed.3 One has to be a bizarre fantasist, or – Lord, forgive us our redundancies – a certain kind of lefty, to believe that pain and fear cannot be reliably and effectively used to elicit cooperation.4 (Tom Kratman is a retired USA LtCol, an occasional contributor to this blog, and an outstand author of military science fiction, including the A Desert Called Peace series. http://www.amazon.com/Desert-Called-Peace-Carrera-Book-ebook/dp/B00B5HJOFY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426715332&sr=8-1&keywords=Peace+Kratman ~Bob)
Rising Dragon News
The Pacific Pivot: Why rhetoric simply isn’t enough. By Jim Talent and J. Randy Forbes
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/americas-pivot-asia-why-rhetoric-simply-isnt-enough-13186
Excerpt: The Obama administration’s “rebalance” to the Pacific is manifestly failing to prevent Chinese expansionism. The reason is that China’s rapid military buildup is shifting the regional balance of power in their direction. Until the United States and its partners reinforce their own position in the region, China will continue its coercive tactics in the East and South China Seas, increasing the risk of armed conflict, and undermining both the rights of neighboring countries and the vital interests of the United States. The entire world has now heard of China’s actions across seven islets and reefs in the South China Sea and its ongoing conversion of those features into military installations. But that is just the latest in a series of aggressive Chinese actions over the last several years.
My Dad's Shot Gun. Anon--going around the Net.
Today I swung my front door wide open and placed my Remington 12 gauge semi-auto shotgun right in the doorway. I left 9 shells beside it, then left it alone and went about my business. While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, the neighbor boy across the street mowed the yard, a girl walked her dog down the street, and quite a few cars stopped at the stop sign near the front of my house. After about an hour, I checked on the gun. It was still sitting there, right where I had left it. It hadn't moved itself. It certainly hadn't killed anyone, even with the numerous opportunities it had presented to do so. In fact, it hadn't even loaded itself. Well you can imagine my surprise, with all the hype by the Left and the Media about how dangerous guns are and how they kill people. Either the media is wrong, or I own the absolute laziest shotgun in the world. The United States is third in Murders throughout the World. But if you exclude just four cities: Chicago, Detroit, Washington, DC and New Orleans, the United States is fourth from the bottom, in the entire world...for murders! These four Cities also have the toughest gun control laws in the U. S. All four of these cities are also controlled by Democrats for years and years and years! It would be absurd to draw any conclusions from that fact - right? Well, this was such an interesting experiment that I am getting ready to undertake a new study...I'm off to check on my spoons. I hear they're making people fat.
POLICE: Robbery suspect shot during home invasion attempt in Louisville
http://www.wdrb.com/story/29431853/police-robbery-suspect-shot-during-home-invasion-attempt-in-louisville]
Excerpt: Louisville Metro Police have arrested a Shepherdsville man officials say fired a gun during an attempted robbery at a home. Marcus Thornsbury, 20, was arrested after police say he and a co-defendant entered the garage of a home while armed with handguns, around 11:30 p.m. on June 5. Authorities say the home was located in the 11000 block of Maple Way, near Preston Highway.
One dead after home invasion in Tuscaloosa
http://www.abc3340.com/story/29433018/one-dead-after-home-invasion-in-tuscaloosa
Excerpt: The victim said that two black males kicked in his patio door to his upstairs apartment. This woke the victim who grabbed a handgun and fired at the suspects hitting one of them as they entered his apartment. One of the suspects, Courtney Delante Campbell, a 24-year-old black male was shot by the victim. The suspects immediately fled the scene and jumped off of the upstairs patio. Campbell ran a short distance before he collapsed and died from his wounds.
No charges for Domino’s driver who shot alleged robber
http://www.abqjournal.com/605911/news/dominos-delivery-man-shot-alleged-robber-in-self-defense-apd-says.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook
Excerpt: A Domino’s delivery man who shot an alleged armed robber Sunday night did so in self-defense and will not face any criminal charges, according to the Albuquerque Police Department. The man who police say robbed the pizza chain’s location near 12th and Menaul was in critical condition Sunday night, but improved to stable condition Monday morning, said APD spokesman Tanner Tixier. Police were called to a robbery in progress at the Northwest Albuquerque Domino’s around 9:30 p.m. As officers were on their way, they received calls that shots had been fired, Tixier said.
Race Card News
Obama Removes Tpp’s Anti-Slavery Clause, Then Attacks Confederate Flag As “Symbol Of Slavery”
http://www.infowars.com/obama-removes-tpps-anti-slavery-clause-then-attacks-confederate-flag-as-symbol-of-slavery/
Excerpt: Right before he publicly attacked the Confederate flag as a “symbol of slavery,” President Obama quietly removed an “anti-slavery” provision from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement. “The provision, which bars countries that engage in slavery from being part of major trade deals with the U.S., was written by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.),” The Huffington Post reported in May. “At the insistence of the White House, Menendez agreed to modify his language to say that as long as a country is taking ‘concrete’ steps toward reducing human trafficking and forced labor, it can be part of a trade deal.”
VIDEO: Texas College Students Want Removal of George Washington Statue: ‘He’s Like Hitler’
http://rightwingnews.com/democrats/video-texas-college-students-want-removal-of-george-washington-statue-hes-like-hitler/
Excerpt: If you want to see some of the dumbest people on earth, just visit any college or university. Today’s tableau of stupid comes from the University of Texas where liberal twits are seeing a petition signed by their special little snowflakes demanding that a statue of the father of our country (that’s George Washington for those of you in Rio Linda) be removed from the campus because: RACISM!Oh, and “Hitler,” too.
Why this black defender of the Confederate flag says slavery was ‘a choice.’ By Peter Holley
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/30/why-some-black-defenders-of-the-confederate-flag-believe-slavery-was-a-choice/?wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1
Excerpt: For many Americans, the Confederate battle flag is an unmistakable symbol of slavery and oppression. But for Karen Cooper, a black woman who was born in New York but later settled in Virginia, the flag embodies something else entirely. “I actually think that it represents freedom,” the ardent tea party supporter says in a video interview that’s been making the rounds online. “It represents a people who stood up to tyranny.”
Activists Plan to Burn American Flags in New York City Ahead of Fourth of July. By Oliver Darcy
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/06/30/activists-plan-to-burn-american-flags-in-new-york-city-ahead-of-fourth-of-july/
Excerpt: A group calling for the immediate disarmament of the New York Police Department plans to burn American flags in a Brooklyn park on Wednesday, just days before the Fourth of July holiday. “Disarm NYPD” announced the “Burn the American Flags” event on Facebook, inviting individuals to join the organization at Fort Greene Park to “set fire to this symbol of oppression.”
Worth Reading: For the South, Against the Confederacy. By Ross Douthat
http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/for-the-south-against-the-confederacy/
Excerpt: I had ancestors fighting on both sides in the War of Southern Intransigence, but I identify as a Connecticut Yankee, and my fourteen-year-old self wanted to fix bayonets on Little Round Top, not charge to doom and glory with George Pickett. But I am a cultural conservative, and I think that qualifies me to say something, at least, about the question of southron “backwardness” and its implications for how we think about the region and its past. Because it’s both the case that Roberts is right — by any Whig-history standard, the American South has always been well behind the times — and the case this backwardness explains part of the South’s distinctive appeal, not only to racial revanchists (though certainly to them), but to anyone looking for an alternative to the master narrative of American history, a kind of domestic Otherland in which certain things lost in the march of progress might be found.
Language Warning: Confederate flag parade in Georgia. Wait for it....
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=374_1435549300
Obamacare/Government Healthcare News
Failing Obamacare Co-Ops Offer Lavish Executive Pay — And May Violate the Law [VIDEO]. By Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/30/failing-obamacare-co-ops-offer-lavish-executive-pay-and-may-violate-the-law-video/#ixzz3eYSn5wY9
Excerpt: Taxpayer-funded Obamacare health insurance co-op’s may be running afoul of the law by giving extravagant paychecks to their top executives, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation. ... Eighteen of the 23 co-ops paid their top executives prodigious salaries ranging from $263,000 to $587,000, according to 2013 IRS tax filings.
Obamacare and Employer-Based Benefits. By John R. Graham
http://healthblog.ncpa.org/obamacare-and-employer-based-benefits/#more-41577
Excerpt: Now that we have over one full year of ObamaCare under our belts, a mystery is unfolding: What is happening to employer-based benefits? Data from different sources convey widely different messages, but until we solve this mystery, it is difficult to predict the political future of President Obama’s troubled health reform law. The puzzle is obscured by the media’s focus on topline figures, which indicate significant increases in the number of insured people, including millions added to Medicaid, the joint state-federal program for low-income households. In truth, it is inappropriate to categorize Medicaid dependents as “insured” — for the same reason it is inappropriate to consider jobless people who receive cash welfare benefits as “employed.” The fiscal difference between people who depend on government benefits and those who do not is one of kind, not of degree. But how should we classify consumers covered through the ObamaCare exchanges? Are they government dependents or not? The issue is tricky.
The Supreme Court Saves The Republicans--From Themselves. By John Goodman
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoodman/2015/06/29/the-supreme-court-saves-the-republicans-from-themselves/
Excerpt: Republicans on Capitol Hill last week roundly condemned the Supreme Court’s decision to allow federal (Obamacare) subsidies to continue in the 34 states where the federal government is running the exchanges. Privately, there was a collective sigh of relief. The reason: Had the decision gone the other way, it could have been politically disastrous. If the Court had found the subsidies illegal, about 6 million people would have been in danger of losing their health insurance. President Obama would have asked Congress for a one-sentence piece of legislation — to make the subsidies legal. As the Republicans tried to construct a response, voters across the country would have discovered three unpleasant facts:
I disagree: Obamacare Now Central To 2016 Election. By Jeffrey H. Anderson
http://americanactionnews.com/articles/obamacare-takes-center-stage
Excerpt: In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in King v. Burwell, most signs point toward Obamacare becoming the defining issue in the 2016 election. That puts Republicans in an advantageous position , as it’s a lot easier to propose and defend an alternative to Obamacare than to defend Obamacare. Indeed, the Republican candidate who GOP voters — and then general-election voters — think is most able to lead on this issue, propose a winning alternative, and sign repeal legislation into law, is likely to become both the Republican nominee and the president. (I think foreign policy--Iran ISIS, Russia and China--will and should be the big issues. Debt and unfunded liabilities should be too, but the public ignores them--until the collapse. ~Bob)
Religion of Peace News
Surprise: BREAKING NEWS: World leaders extend deadline in Iran nuke negotiations
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/30/negotiators-extend-deadline-for-iran-nuclear-talks/
The US-led P5+1 and Iran have extended today's deadline for a deal to limit Iran's nuclear weapons capability to July 7. (More Breaking News: Sun comes up in East." ~Bob)
Worth Reading: Saudi Gazette Editorial: Time to call time on Tehran
Excerpt: IT is surely time to ring down the curtain on the endless talks about Iran’s nuclear program. The deadline for a successful conclusion is tomorrow (Tuesday) and yet again, it is going to be missed. The latest nonsense to come out of the negotiations in Vienna is that Iran’s chief negotiator, Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif told US Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday that he needed to fly back to Tehran to consult with the government there on two key issues — the extent of international inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities and the timing of the removal of worldwide sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy. There are two crucial points here that it seems, in its eagerness to cut a deal, the Obama administration is willfully choosing to overlook. The first and most glaring is that Iran’s obligations on inspections of any part of its nuclear program are already laid down clearly in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to which it is a signatory. Though the small print has yet to be revealed, it looks very much as if Washington is prepared to make a special case of the Iranians.
The ROE would change! Putin Proposes New Coalition to Fight Islamic State. Putin’s initiative comes after the failure of the U.S.-led airstrikes to dislodge Islamic State from its Syrian and Iraqi strongholds. By Mike Wheatly
http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/putin-proposes-new-coalition-fight-islamic-state/ri8420?utm_source=Russia+Insider+Daily+Headlines&utm_campaign=325b42aa97-Russia_Insider_Daily_Headlines11_21_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c626db089c-325b42aa97-179866425&ct=t(Russia_Insider_Daily_Headlines11_21_2014
Excerpt: President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed Russia’s support of the Syrian government following a meeting with its Foreign Minister Walid Muallem yesterday, TASS reported.
Speaking to journalists after the talks, Putin acknowledged the Islamic State terrorist group remains the biggest threat in the region, and said Syria must unite with neighboring countries in order to combat it. He added that Russia was ready to facilitate dialogue between countries in the region. (Russia recently signed 6 commercial contracts with Saudi Arabia. I wondered what was up with that since the Saudis are Sunni Wahhabis, the most violent and intolerant sect in the world by far. They make up 100% of ISIS, Al Qaeda, Al Nusra, Taliban and all the other throat slicers. But now we catch a glimpse of what is happening now that the old hardliner king has died and is replaced by a more moderate king, his brother. Just as you might have suspected, the news is on the positive side. If Putin can pull this off, the old Neocon plot to clandestinely promote the Wahhabi throat slicers while pretending to save civilization may have a stake driven thru its heart. A lot depends on fate, and fate depends on the Lord. No one can say for sure whether the Almighty is on the side of the Russians. But anyone with a pulse knows that ISIS will not be defeated by the Neocons or Obama. --Don Hank)
Figures: US Helped Release Iranian Prisoners as Sweetener for Nuclear Talks
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/us-helped-release-iranian-prisoners-as-sweetener-for-nuclear-talks/
Excerpt: The Obama administration helped to secure the release of several Iranians detained in the United States and the United Kingdom, some convicted of illegal arms smuggling, according to a report that comes as U.S. prisoners languish in Iranian jails. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that, as part of a “wish list” Iran presented to the United States in 2009 before the current nuclear negotiations, U.S. officials helped expedite the release of four Iranian prisoners in 2012 and 2013. Three were convicted of illegally sending arms or other banned materials to Iran while the international community sought to enforce sanctions on the country’s nuclear program.
Muslim Inmates Want the Jail to Make a Special Accommodation for Them…And They’re Suing to Get It. By Jennifer Van Laar
http://www.ijreview.com/2015/6/355948-muslim-jail-inmates-steamed-food-options-ramadan/?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=afternoon-newsletter&utm_medium=owned
Excerpt: Inmates at Miami-Dade County jails have been complaining for months that the meals they’re receiving behind bars are not halal, and therefore a violation of their constitutional rights. According to News 10, seventeen Muslim inmates claim jails stopped serving halal meals in October 2014. And despite complaints and protests they’re still served non-halal meals, including during this month of Ramadan. (Halal meat is animal abuse, but PETA is too scared to say anything. ~Bob)
Victim of Palestinian Authority Shooting Attack Dies. Malachi Moshe Rosenfeld, 25, lived in the community of Kochav HaShachar in Samaria. By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/victim-of-palestinian-authority-shooting-attack-dies/2015/06/30/
Excerpt: Malachi Moshe Rosenfeld died late Tuesday afternoon from gunshot wounds inflicted by two Palestinian Authority terrorists Monday night. There others were wounded in the attack that has not been condemned by Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The IDF believes that the murder, unlike several “lone wolf” attacks, was carried out by a terrorist cell that is responsible for previous attempts to kill Jews.
Al Nusrah Front celebrates 9/11 attacks in new video
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/06/al-nusrah-front-celebrates-911-attacks-in-new-video.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LongWarJournalSiteWide+%28The+Long+War+Journal+%28Site-Wide%29%29
Excerpt: The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has released a 43-minute documentary titled, “The Heirs of Glory.” The video tells the history of Islam from Al Nusrah’s perspective, culminating in video footage of the 9/11 attacks and audio clips from Osama bin Laden’s speeches. Al Nusrah highlights the footage of 9/11 after replaying a threat made by bin Laden in 1998. Bin Laden claimed at the time that “the joint Crusader-Jewish forces” have been responsible for all of the recent “aggression” against Muslims lands.
State Department Ejects Free Beacon Reporter from Briefing
http://freebeacon.com/issues/state-department-ejects-free-beacon-reporter-from-briefing/
Excerpt: Officials with the Department of State threatened to call security Monday on a Washington Free Beacon reporter who was attempting to report on a briefing held by senior Obama administration figures in Vienna on the eve of an expected nuclear agreement with Iran. Two State Department officials booted the Free Beacon from a room where Wendy Sherman, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, was talking to reporters, despite the Free Beacon’s being credentialed by the Austrian government for the ongoing Iranian nuclear talks. Western observers present in Vienna for the talks linked the State Department’s behavior to jitters over media coverage revealing a still growing list of concessions being made to Iran by the Obama administration. Melissa Turley, a State Department official, approached a Free Beacon reporter and demanded that he leave the room. “You’re not registered with the U.S. press,” Turley said after being informed that the Free Beacon was attending the event.
US Restores Bahrain Military Aid Despite Human Rights. Obama determines Bahrain, which houses key U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operations in the Middle East, has made some “meaningful progress” on human rights reforms. By Marcus Weisgerber
http://www.defenseone.com/politics/2015/06/us-restores-bahrain-military-aid-despite-human-rights/116560/?oref=defenseone_today_nl
Excerpt: The Obama administration will restore security aid to Bahrain, the key American military ally in the Middle East that has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State militants and houses a major U.S. naval base across the Persian Gulf from Iran. The renewal comes even though the State Department says human rights remain inadequate in the kingdom following the regime’s 2011 crackdown on Arab Spring demonstrators which led to the U.S. ban.
Netanyahu to Gaza flotilla: Surely you got lost, meant to help butchered Syrians. By Robert Spencer, JihadWatch.org
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/06/72704
Excerpt: Israeli aid to Gaza amounts to 500,000 times more than the flotilla aid. The supporters of “Palestine” are outrageous moral hypocrites. ... Israeli officials reiterated on Sunday that Jerusalem has no intention to allow the boats to reach Gaza, and that the organizers are well aware that there is a legal naval blockade of the area. A “flotilla” of four small boats is expected to sail to the territorial waters outside Gaza by at least Wednesday, and possibly as early as Monday, with Israel making clear that it has no intention of allowing the vessels to break the naval blockade and reach the Gaza Strip.
Islamic State releases audio said to be of Kuwait terrorist. Clip posted online after Saudi killed 27 in mosque bombing; reportedly warns Shiites of retribution for ‘insulting Islam’
http://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-releases-audio-said-to-be-of-kuwait-terrorist/
Excerpt: The recording — a statement designed to be released after the attack – was said to consist largely of verses from the Quran, and was released Sunday via social media channels popular with the radical Islamic State group. In the clip, the speaker can apparently be heard criticizing Shiite Muslims, saying they should expect revenge for what he called insults to Islam. (As the Islamic State releases a video filled with Qur’an verses, London Mayor Boris Johnson writes in the the Telegraph: “Islamic State? This death cult is not a state and it’s certainly not Islamic: We must settle on a name for our enemies that doesn’t smear all Muslims but does reflect reality.” Obviously Boris Johnson wouldn’t recognize reality if it ran a dull, rusty knife through his neck, chanting Qur’an verses all the while. --Robert Spencer, JihadWatch.org.)
Where Is the Pope's Encyclical on Christian Persecution? By Raymond Ibrahim
http://www.meforum.org/5351/pope-christian-persecution
Excerpt: All this leads to the following question: Where is Pope Francis' encyclical concerning the rampant persecution that Christians—including many Catholics—are experiencing around the world, the Islamic world in particular? To be sure, the pope has acknowledged it. On April 21, during mass held at Casa Santa Marta, Francis said that today's church is a "church of martyrs." He even referenced several of the recent attacks on Christians by Muslims (without of course mentioning the latter's religious identity).
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. He is the author of The Coming Collapse of the American Republic. http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Collapse-American-Republic-prevent/dp/1461122538/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304815980&sr=1-5 For a free PDF of Collapse, e-mail him at tartanmarine(at)gmail.com. Hall’s eleven books are listed here:
http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-book-published.html. His blog of political news and conservative comment is www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com.
Random Thoughts for July, 2015. By Robert A. Hall
The BDS movement is doing all it can to aid the Muslims in their efforts to exterminate the Jews in Israel and the Middle East. But "BDS" doesn't have a real ring to it for marketing purposes. How about changing it to something snappy like "Operation Auschwitz" or "The Real Final Solution." The Islamists will love it.
Obama blamed the murder of nine folks in a SC church on the lack of gun control laws because he couldn't figure out a way to blame it on Bush or global warming. Those are his three go-to excuses for anything bad that happens. There is little evidence that strict gun control in places like Chicago, NY or Baltimore make those cities safer than Charleston, SC.
The Confederate Battle Flag (as opposed to the Confederate States Flag) is again an issue after the racist murders in South Carolina. I have no brief for that flag. My Great Great Grandfather, Sgt. Oliver Vernal, fought through the war with the sixth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and was badly wounded twice. Given that he had no children at the time, I almost lost my life putting down that flag. My suggestions is that blacks take the Confederate Flag, change the blue stripes to black, and put the legend "Rebel Against Racism" across it and claim it for their own in flags and jacket patches.
The whole issue of the Confederate Battle Flag is one of emotion and symbolism--the kind of issue beloved by politicians and the media, who find it too hard to try to explain the real issues of economics and international strategy to the people who are constantly being dumbed down.
Guns don't kill people--flags kill people.
The Grievance Industry is forever. As a Yankee whose great great grandfather fought and was wounded twice putting down the slave power, I have no interest in protecting the Rebel flag. But let's be clear that removing the Confederate Battle Flag from public grounds in SC and elsewhere will not end the debate, as race baiting agitators will find something else to be offended by, something else to demand. Just as banning dogs, including seeing-eye dogs in Muslim areas will not end Muslim agitators demands and offence-taking. They will find other demands, other things that give offence. You can never win by appeasing such people.
The Confederate Battle flag offends some--but not all--blacks, and must come down. The Cross on Churches offends some Muslims. The Gay Pride flag offends some Christians. Must they come down? The American Flag offends many militant Hispanics, and has already been banned in some schools. Where does it end?
We need to start a united movement to ban that offensive image of hate and murder, Che Guevara's picture. Tee shirts with pictures of the ruthless murdering Communist bastard Che offend me greatly--get them out of stores! "Some Quotes: “What we affirm is that we must proceed along the path of liberation even if this costs millions of atomic victims.” “To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary … These procedures are an archaic bourgeois detail. This is a revolution!” “We must eliminate all newspapers; we cannot make a revolution with free press.” --Che Guevara
Boys used to want to grow up to be soldiers, sailors, Marines, airman, cops, firefighters or cowboys so they would be heroes. Apparently if a boy today wants to be a hero, he has to grow up wanting to be a girl.
I think the GOP needs to nominate a Lincoln for 2016, because the next president is going to inherit a mess compatible with the one Buchanan left in 1861.
From my friend George: I'm less concerned with the Obamacare ruling than I am with long term effects of lowering of standards by SCOTUS on what constitutes valid law.
Nothing will bring peace to the middle east. If the Muslims destroyed Israel and slaughtered all the Jews--an increasingly likely prospect--they would still fight each other over the correct interpretation of the "perfect and unchangeable Qur'an." Since it urges Muslims to fight infidels until they are destroyed or submit, and anyone--Shia, Sunni, Druze, Alawites, Ahmadis, etc.--who disagrees with them on points of doctrine is an infidel and apostate, they will fight and murder each other as long as Islam exists.
I suggest we rename the "War on Terror" the "War of Slow Learners."
With all the rain and flooding in Texas and Oklahoma this spring, I'm surprised the Obama EPA hasn't declared both states "protected wetlands," off limits to farming, ranching, oil wells and construction.
I go to Physical Therapy three times a week. The other morning I was too tired to go--but I went anyway. If I didn't go when I was too tired, I'd never go.
If you are thinking of a career in government at the perk-rich level, or looking for government support for some expensive program that benefits you, this might be a good time to make a large donation to the Clinton Slush Fund Foundation.
I think we might date the decline of the West to the moment when the "V for Victory" sign was changed to be the "Peace at any Price" sign by the surrender monkeys on the left.
The folks calling for the tax-exempt status to be pulled from churches that don't support gay marriage should consider that social conservatives could get the White House, the Congress and a SCOTUS majority and pull the tax exempt status of churches that do.
I find that lately I can get by with two hours sleep a day--as long as I get another nine at night.
Iran does whatever possible to undermine the West and Israel. Making a deal with Iran is exactly like making a deal with Hitler or Stalin or Ho Chi Minh. Iran will keep it until it decides that it doesn't want to.
From a retired Marine friend: My random thought that struck at 0100 (after mulling over yet another service call yesterday that, when answered, began in Spanish)... "If you do not speak nor understand English, Press 1 for the nearest immersion course near you."
"My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can’t decide to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives." -- Rita Rudner
I think I'll try out for Army Ranger School. I mean, if they can't discriminate because of gender, they can't discriminate because of age and health, right?
The results that leftist politician seek through progressive policies and not a better environment, less racism, better policing or a more stable world. The results they seek are votes and money from the progressive faithful. If they get these, other outcomes don't signify at all. Just "collateral damage" to the country in pursuit of the coming progressive utopia.
I believe if Nixon had had the unwavering support of the media and the senators of his party, as Obama does, he would have survived Watergate.
You want voter ID or the Keystone Pipeline? Get serious--a $5,000,000 to the Clinton Foundation should do it.
Some days I think the Obama Administration is just a sheltered workshop for people who have lost all touch with reality.
Thanks to Caitlin Jenner, leftists now say that gender is an artificial construct and you are what you claim to be. Doesn't that undermine Hillary's "I may be corrupt but I have a vagina" campaign for president? I'm thinking of running as a black, gay, woman.
I don't want to say Hillary is crooked, but when she dies, they will have to screw her into the ground. (Old political joke.)
They are now saying that Rachel Dolezal was one of many people born #WrongSkin, that is white people who identify as black. I feel their pain. I was born Wrong Economic Class. I was clearly intended to be the wealthy playboy son of a rich Wall Street hedge fund manager. This idea may solve the problem of racism. If you can be whatever gender or race you want, we should all be black. Since liberals say blacks can't be racists, problem gone.
We won't officially be at war with ISIS until Jane Fonda goes over to lend them support.
If the Obamacare or other government databases ever crash, they can always recover the data by buying it from the Chinese.
Between us, Donald Trump and I know everything there is to know in the world. He knows everything except that he's an asshole--and I know that he's an asshole.
If you are contemplating a crime involving teens--statuary rape, selling them booze, etc.--you are going to get caught because they are going to talk. I can promise you that.
Say, if liberals are right and gender is "an artificial construct," there is no such thing as sexism....
I wonder what would happen if every general and admiral submitted their resignations at once saying we cannot be responsible for defending the country under these PC conditions.
The left doesn't like GMOs--Genetically Modified Organisms. But they think SMP are the wave of the future. That's Surgically Modified People.
On my way to the VA for rehab recently, I was behind a progressive's car. He had a peace sign and "Recall Walker" and "Bernie Sanders 2016" bumper stickers. I passed him so he could read some of my bumper stickers: "Pacifism is a luxury paid for by warriors," "Scott Walker for President," and "Except for Nazism, Fascism, Communism and Slavery, War has Never Settled Anything." You have to have some fun.
First they came for the trans-fats, and I didn't eat trans-fats, so...
Note to political pundits on both sides of the red-blue divide: The use of abusive slurs, intemperate language and ad hominem attacks doesn't strengthen your case. It weakens it by making the other side look civilized and reasonable.
If we get a GOP President in 2016, I wish I had the money to be a crony or a henchman. Certainly cheaper than filling the same role for Billery. Alas, I don't even have the energy to be a minion anymore.
Apparently, some folks believe that the most important qualification to be elected president in 2016 is to be the wife of a former president. In that case, I prefer Laura Bush.
The old racist canard supporting colonialism was that the black, brown and yellow people of the third world were not fit for self-government. Looking at the kleptocracies that have replaced most colonial governments, there may have been some truth to it. But looking around our country at how knowledgeable the people are about pop culture like reality shows, and how ignorant they are of government, policy and politics, there is little reason to believe that our people are any more fit for self government. And I think they are losing it.
The media prefers small, flashy, easy-to-understand stories (Cat saves elderly woman from burglar!) to large, hard-to-understand issue that require in-depth reporting (China works to balance economic growth with military strength.)
I've been trying to imagine telling my senior DI, Sgt. William H. Harris, at Parris Island back in 1964 that he needed to issue trigger warnings because he was committing microaggressions on the recruits that made us feel uncomfortable. There would have been a very ugly macro-aggression! On me.
If Obama hates colonialism, why does he support maintaining Iraq, a country created by Britain after WWI out of three Ottoman colonial fifes, as one country?
Not wanting to be murdered by Muslims is apparently proof of Islamophobia.
Prediction: Transsexual athletes will soon dominate some women's sports.
My wife and I were having lunch in a local restaurant recently. In the both behind us were four elderly ladies (that is, older than us!) having lunch and gossip. Responding to what was said about a woman not present, one replied, "Well, if you're not a little weird after 25, you don't have a personality!"
The liberal idea of political discourse seems to be to call anyone who disagrees with them on an issue a nasty name: racist, sexist, hater, Uncle Tom, Islamophobe, etc.
Recently I read in an otherwise-excellent history that a defending force was "decimated to the last man." Sigh. Decimated means ten percent were killed, it is not the same as annihilated or slaughtered. I believe it comes from the Roman practice of executing every tenth man in a legion that performed badly in combat.
White on black violence is racist. Mentioning the more common black on white or the much more common black on black violence is racist, so is ignored.
We may often have common interests with communist or Muslim controlled states. We should never delude ourselves that this makes them our friends.
The American Muslims who go to fight against us in Iraq and Syria are traitors in every sense of the word. Are we revoking their citizenships, or is it Islamophobic to do that to someone who wants to kill you?
Pro Tip: If you are eating wasabi peanuts and your eye itches, don't scratch it.
A book I was recently reading reminded me that when the Apollo 8 astronauts circled the moon in December, 1968, they read a Christmas greeting to the country, including reading from the Book of Genesis. Imagine the outrage from the Freedom from Religion Foundation, CAIR and other atheist and liberal groups if that happened today. They'd be court-martialed.
Islamist leaders like those in Iran say the Holocaust is a hoax. So how come Muslims in Europe chant, "Jews to the Gas"?
Racism hurts. So does being falsely accused of racism to make political points.
The proof that for progressives the state is their god is that they think they can, like Jesus, feed a multitude with five loaves and two fishes. The harsh laws of economics may not apply to God, but as we always find to our cost, they apply ruthlessly to all humans, including the progressive elites.
We have raised generations who demand and expect ever more in largess from the federal and state governments. We are now importing millions of illegal immigrants with the same expectations. But the iron laws of economics will not be denied. When "more" runs out in the fairly near future, it will get very ugly.
When a Muslim sociopath whose heart is full of hate for non-Muslims murders infidels in the name of Allah, citing many suras of the Qur'an as his justification, the media and government officials are quick to call it a "lone wolf" attack, nothing to do with Islam, and we cannot blame all Muslims for the murders. When a white sociopath whose heart is full of hate for non-whites murders blacks and is found to have been immersed in racist propaganda, the media, government officials and the SPLC-Al Sharpton axis are quick to say all whites are racist and must be punished in some way--reparations, harsher restrictions on their Second Amendment rights, etc.
From the number of stories I carry on my blog about robbers, burglars or home invaders shot dead by armed citizens, armed robbery is becoming a very risky career.
Obama says Obamacare is "here to stay." Not so. It's only here until the money runs out and the fiscal and economic collapse happens. Buy ammo and canned goods.
The leftist zeitgeist: "I'm offended, therefore I am."
Too many politicians on both sides are happy to accept the tradeoff of long term damage to the country for short term gain in votes. That's why we are where we are.
I support gay marriage, though I think it should have been done by the legislatures elected by the people--it was trending that way. Now I expect to see lawsuits by Muslims and Mormon fundamentalists to legalize polygamy.
From my friend George: As much as I distaste our history of slavery and racism, how much difference is there between tearing down our monuments and statues, and, say, ISIS and Taliban doing the same in their lands?
Get the collection! My “Random Thoughts” from 2008 through July, 2013 are collected in this book: The Old Jarhead's Journal: Random Thoughts on Life, Liberty, and Leadership by Robert A. Hall
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The Old Jarhead’s Journal is a collection of Random Thoughts on politics and life and Conservative Political Essays, mostly published on the author’s blog, including the essay “I’m Tired” which went viral on the Internet in 2009, “The Hall Platform,” “This I Believe,” and “Why I’m a Republican.” While they will be of interest to conservative thinkers, they are collected here in book form as a service to readers who wish to give a copy to favorite liberals and watch their heads explode. All royalties are donated to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. He is the author of The Coming Collapse of the American Republic. http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Collapse-American-Republic-prevent/dp/1461122538/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304815980&sr=1-5 For a free PDF of Collapse, e-mail him at tartanmarine(at)gmail.com. Hall’s eleven books are listed here: http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-book-published.html. His blog of political news and conservative comment is www.tartanmarine.blogspot.com.
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Rapunzel vs Tangled
Rango: A Homage to Cinema History
Daniel Peixe (Disney)
by Pepa Llausas
It wasn’t so very long ago that it was fashionable to accuse any film by Disney of being a terrible and dangerous version of a nice, sweet and instructive old fairy tale. But when I asked my friends for their favourite version of an old fairy tale, the fact is, they hadn’t any answers. To criticize is easy and free, but recently, films such as Tangled have developed a certain kudos – everybody seems to approve of the vintage Disney format employed. At last, everybody loves Disney again. It is a common fallacy that old fairy tales are good, useful, and specifically for children. Not even one of those observations is true. We are all familiar with the so-called meaning or the symbolic meaning of fairy tales and have been encouraged to imagine that every old fairy tale in the world contains a moral – be it hidden or visible. Indeed, we are very conscious of this when we sit down to create a screenplay. But the truth is that not every old fairy tale has a useful moral for twenty-first century children.
Rapunzel is a fine example of how a good modern version – if we can call Tangled a ‘version’ – can be better than the original.
In the original Grimm Brothers’ version (if you wish, you can read it here) there is hardly any moral worth noting. Rapunzel tells the story of a girl whose expectant mother has a whim to eat some rampion from the garden of a dangerous enchantress; and so her husband goes to steal some. Of course, the dreaded enchantress catches the husband stealing and demands the child that his wife is pregnant with if he wants to save his own life. He agrees, obviously, and when the girl is born, the witch reappears, taking the girl with her. The enchantress (Mother Gothel, now for us, Dame Gothel in the tale) names her Rapunzel and raises her as her own daughter. When Rapunzel is twelve years old, Dame Gothel locks her in a tower secreted deep in a forest. The tower has no door or stairs. Dame Gothel goes every day to visit her and she enters the tower by climbing – with the help of the Rapunzel’s long, beautiful hair.
One day, the son of the king hears Rapunzel singing and looks for her without success. But he comes back and waits; until one day he sees Dame Gothel calling Rapunzel. Once the witch is gone, the prince calls to the girl in the tower; she lets down her braids and the prince climbs up to her. Of course, they immediately fall in love and decide to get married. Predictably, the enchantress catches up with them and cuts off the beautiful braids of Rapunzel before taking her into a desert. The witch waits in the tower for the prince to arrive, and when he does, she lets down Rapunzel’s hair. Dame Gothel’s actions blinds the prince and everybody becomes miserable. The prince wanders for years through the forest until, finally, one day he hears the voice of Rapunzel and runs to her. She cries when she realizes he is blind, but two of her tears wet the prince’s eyes and he regains his sight. ‘And they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented’.
So what is the ‘moral’, hidden or otherwise, in the story? Does love conquer all? What love? And how about the love of the Rapunzel’s parents or the love of Dame Gothel? Dame Gothel wanted to have a child, nothing more. She looked after her without any benefit. And, unlike her biological parents, she was willing to do anything to have Rapunzel with her. Dame Gothel is painted as evil from the outset, but we haven’t any reason to think that. She takes Rapunzel, okay – but with the consent of her parents. Who is worse? Rapunzel is a passive character who agrees her own luck. The prince is finally, reunited with Rapunzel; but by chance; not by virtue of his willpower.
Do you really imagine that this story is better than the new Disney ‘version’? Just take a look at it! From a dramatic point of view, the Disney characters are more coherent and compact. They all have a reason for every one of their actions and have a story with a beginning, middle, and an end. Mother Gothel is actually evil. She doesn’t love Rapunzel because, essentially, she doesn’t love anybody except herself. She has a good reason to kidnap Rapunzel and to keep her imprisoned. She wishes to be forever young; and for that she needs the magical power of Rapunzel’s hair. But the deep connexion between Rapunzel and her parents is never broken. A good mother exists and she never loses the hope to be reconciled with her daughter again.
The Disney screenplay illustrates, on one hand, the deep necessity of each one of us to know and understand who we are; and on the other hand, the necessity to confirm who we are to others. Both of these are aspects of the same subject: the journey to adulthood.
‘She has a dream’ and must to fight for it; because having a dream is the first step toward defining ourselves. From the dramatic point of view, she has an objective – as do the rest of the characters. Mother Gothel wants to be eternally young; the king wants to find his daughter; and Flynn, ‘the prince of the thieves’ wants to become rich and free. In fact, Flynn starts out as a superficial character but is soon smitten by the beautiful Rapunzel and he agrees to become engaged to her with little or no resistance. Even the secondary characters have clear motivations. The horse wants to catch Flynn, Pascal wants to see Rapunzel happy, and Flynn’s fellows want to become rich.
As it must be in such stories, the Mother Gothel dies, in fact, disappears, thus enabling Rapunzel to return to her nice mum, who is waiting for her. The bad witch must die, as everybody knows. It is necessary and fundamental to the classic symbolism in fairy tales. The classic theory explains how, in traditional tales, the witch and the sweet mum are two faces of the same coin. When we are children we adore our sweet mum who loves and looks after us. But we don’t love this surrogate mother so much (Gothel) because she is always correcting us and dictating what is allowed and what is not. When we become teenagers we have since forgotten the sweet mum and we can regard our mother as the enemy, whose sole purpose in life is to make our life a miserable, unexciting one. And someday, it will be necessary to face this ‘evil witch’ in order to say, “No; it is enough. I am who I am, and I can carry on by myself”.
In fact, I am sure that most viewers felt an echo of familiarity when listening to the musings of Mother Gothel – especially in her songs: “Mother knows best … That's right; to keep you safe and sound, dear; guess I always knew this day was coming, knew that soon you'd want to leave the nest, soon, but not yet … Mother will protect you darling, here's what I suggest; skip the drama stay with mama … mother knows best …”
A huge effort was put into the music and songs by Disney and Alan Menken, who was responsible for the soundtrack. And who among us hasn’t listened to such lesson-of-life songs during their teenage existence; feeling trapped in a miserable tower in the middle of nowhere … or who didn’t wonder when their life was going to begin – and all the while imagining that their mother represented the Berlin wall?
Tangled is a great film because it touches our deeper and more intrinsic feelings. In fact, along with having all the elements of a classic Disney film, which indeed we all love, inside of this lurks a contemporary film where any given frame reveals the mastery of technical class.
As a contemporary film, the feminist characters have self-will and power. The story turns the humble, fragile and passive character of Rapunzel into a princess with powers and wishes. Thanks to this, we have a modern relationship between Flynn Rider (whose real name is Eugene Fitzherbert) and Rapunzel. Tangled has the look of a ‘classic’ fairy tale, because it incorporates: a princess; a castle; an evil witch, and a secluded tower in the middle of a forest. But, in fact, Disney answers with this film all the claims about the role of the woman in their stories. Who has a dream and the will to make it come true? She. Who has the power? She. Who has the money? She. Would she have found the way to make her dreams come true without Flynn? Sure. Flynn, however, finds meaning to his life when he meets Rapunzel. A meaning and a solution. It is interesting to consider another well used ingredient in classic fairy tales, and widely used in contemporary films: the importance of name. ‘The true name’. Flynn is a fake. His ‘true name’ is Eugene. It is the symbolism of the acceptance of oneself. Flynn is a disguise that he is not ready to lose until he meets Rapunzel and they think they are about to die. She needs him to arrive unto the castle and understand who she really is; and he needs her to accept him and his own true values – which are not money, but love.
It is important to the story format that women are the more active characters. Mother Gothel is bad, indeed, but bad with an excusable will and also gains respect for being brave. She is the necessary antagonist for the main character. And she is a woman. Bad, but wonderfully manipulative, active and imaginative. As a ‘Dorothy model’ (or the millions of characters before her) Tangled has to begin with a lesser motivation within Rapunzel: to see the lanterns. But she gravitates through natural curiosity to discover who she is. Because that is the only true goal for a ‘hero’ to accomplish – an understanding that: there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. In the words of another sublime fairy tale character, Morpheus.
Which means: confront your own fears, go out and do these things by yourself – for yourself.
Such are the pearls of wisdom that are hidden inside of fairy tales: they provide us with a perfect scenario in which to train our brain in order to confront the challenges of life and come out unscathed. One of the best elements of a good fairy tale or a good film is that it provides a truly useful and credible training land, often in beautiful surroundings. And Tangled is, without doubt, a better training land than the Rapunzel tale of the Brothers Grimm because the contemporary point of view and culture of a twenty-first century child is no longer the same as that of a nineteenth century child …
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” We still have a lot of work to do to achieve a truly equitable society ‘ – Kayonne Christy
By The Caribbean Camera Inc. on January 27, 2019 Comments Off on ” We still have a lot of work to do to achieve a truly equitable society ‘ – Kayonne Christy
From Left Kayonne Christy (Inserted) Marlene Dei-Amoah (Chairperson Committee Against Racism ), Erika Alexander (Grand Daughter of Lincoln Alexander), Joyce Alexander wife of Keith, Keith Lincoln Alexander (Lincoln Alexander son), His Worship, Fred Eisenberger Mayor of Hamilton, Louise Noel-Ambrose of EvenToBe. Photo by Shelly Cameron
Kayonne Christy, co-fonder of the Black Outreach Leadership Directive (BOLD), described the late Lincoln Alexander who served as Ontario’s 24th Lieutenant Governor, as ” courageous, strong-willed, determined, and passionate.”
Christy who was guest speaker at the Lincoln Alexander Day Celebration in Hamilton, Ontario on Monday, noted that Alexander who was Canada’s first Black Member of Parliament, was “at the forefront of advocating for racial equity at the federal level. ”
But she reminded the audience at the Lincoln Alexander Centre that “while he was ground-breaking in so many ways during his time on earth, we still have a lot of work to do in achieving the society that he worked for.”
She noted that “Lincoln was sworn in as Canada’ first Black MP in 1968, and it took us almost 50 years after that, to elect a person of colour…to [Hamilton] City Council? So what this tells me, and what this should tell all of us, is that we still have a lot of work to do to achieve a truly equitable society.”
She pointed out that “it’s one thing to break down barriers for yourself, but what is equally, if not more important, is breaking down barriers for others in your community as well.
” So as you’re on your way to become to next city councillor, or the next lawyer, or the next MP, or the next anything… remember to be lifting your community up with you.
” It’s important and vital that we support each other.”
At the Celebration at which friends and relatives of Alexander were present, several students from Mohawk College in Hamilton took part in a program of entertainment which included jazz, gospel. and classical music.
The Celebration was organized by Louise Noel-Armstrong of Event-to-Be
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” We still have a lot of work to do to achieve a truly equitable society ‘ – Kayonne Christy added by The Caribbean Camera Inc. on January 27, 2019
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Nirmala Sitharaman inside cockpit of Sukhoi-30 MKI as she undertakes sortie
by | January 17, 2018 | 17:53
The Minister tweeted her pictures familiarizing herself with the fighter aircraft before taking off. It was eye-opening & memorable. "It just shows the excellence in our fighter pilots' training", she said. India purchased 272 Su-30 MKI from Russian Federation, of which 236 jets were delivered to the IAF by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited that manufacture the aircraft under a licence from Russian Federation.
'New California' movement seeks to divide the Golden State in half
Despite a comfortable Republican majority in most of California's northern, central and eastern counties, the left-leaning cities along the densely populated coast have kept California a cast-iron blue state since 1992. "New California" proponents will eventually need to get approval from the state legislature, and then from the U.S. Congress, according to Preston.
African Union: Trump 's***hole' remarks dishonor 'American creed'
I am the least racist person you have ever interviewed". President Trump is "not a racist". However Juba businesswoman Jenny Jore, 31, told AFP that Trump's remarks were "on point". He said Mr Durbin and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of SC were mistaken in indicating that was the case. "Why do we need more Haitians?" Graham also attended the meeting.
Trump says 'I'm not a racist,' keeps door open for DACA deal
But by Sunday, their recollections appeared to have sharpened, and Cotton joined Perdue in disputing Durbin's account. After three days of denunciations from around the world, President Trump declared that he is "not a racist" on Sunday, even as the uproar over his vulgar remarks on immigration overshadowed critical issues facing the capital, including efforts to protect young undocumented immigrants and avert a government shutdown.
Mall Road protest aims at restoration of democracy: Tahir-ul-Qadri
Nearly all major opposition parties have announced their support for the movement for justice to the victims of the Model Town massacre. Chaudhry cleared that PTI chief and Zardari would arrive on stage in different sessions during the protest.
White House doctor: Trump is medically fit to serve
White House Communications Director Hope Hicks is expected to meet with the House Intelligence Committee as soon as this week, making her one of President Donald Trump's closest confidantes to be privately interviewed in the panel's Russian Federation investigation, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN .
Corbyn declines to rule out backing second European Union referendum
Lansman , who won one of the three new positions on the national executive committee, said his focus would be transforming the party into a community organising movement. Wes Streeting, one of the most prominent advocates for remaining in the single market on the Labour back benches at Westminster, said the Scottish Labour leader had given his party the hardest Brexit stance at Holyrood and urged him to reconsider.
Will DACA be put on hold to avoid government shutdown?
Chances of a government shutdown at the end of this week loom as Republicans conclude they would be unable to reach a long-term spending accord. DACA recipient Jenny Salinas was brought to the US illegally by her parents from Ecuador when she was 10 years old.
Trump admin resumes accepting DACA renewals after court order
Trump declared Sunday night that "I'm not a racist". Former DHS secretaries Jeh Johnson, who also served under Obama, and Michael Chertoff, head of the DHS under President George W. Perdue attended the meeting and called the comments as reported "a gross misrepresentation". Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., implicitly affirmed Durbin's account.
Research Ratings: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB), Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE)
Portolan Capital Management Ltd Liability has 0.41% invested in Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB ). The Stock surged0.95% and closed its last trading session at $33.91. The company was maintained on Thursday, July 27 by Robert W. Baird. The rating was maintained by Jefferies on Thursday, July 6 with "Hold". On Wednesday, June 21 the stock rating was maintained by Oppenheimer with "Buy".
Lady Gaga fuels Oprah president bid rumours: Winfrey vs Trump in 2020?
Somehow, Ivanka Trump still thinks she can make people like her by praising women-empowering messages like Oprah Winfrey's powerful call at the Golden Globe Awards to end sexual harassment and inequality in American workplaces. Winfrey's name was thrown in the ring for a potential presidential run again in 2006, when she made her first political contribution - to Arnold Schwarzenegger's re-election campaign .
Trump blames Democrats for looming government shutdown
It's always been thought that the key to unlocking any spending stalemate in Congress was to get closer to an immigration compromise. Booker has already signaled that he will not vote for a deal to fund that government that does not include a DACA fix, making it all but certain that other progressive senators that could run for President in 2020, including California's Kamala Harris, New York's Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren of MA will follow suit, as they did the last time a stopgap ...
At 330 feet tall, China builds 'world's biggest air purifier'
Research leader Cao Junji said it had improved air purity in a six-square-mile area, filtering 353 million cubic feet (10 million cubic metres) of air per day over the past few months, but on bad days it can only reduce the pollution from "severe" to "moderate".
Emmanuel Macron 'agrees to loan Bayeux Tapestry to Britain'
The Elysee official said the loan fitted into Mr Macron's strategy for the revival of European sovereignty and democracy, detailed in a speech in Athens in September past year during which he spoke about the importance of cultural and historic ties between European nations.
Donald Trump isn't losing it
The full, detailed description of the president's health given by the Navy Rear Adm. Dr. Ronny Jackson shows that for a 71-year-old male, the president is in great health and probably will be for years to come. President Donald Trump requested he do something a little different for his annual exam: a cognitive assessment. President Donald Trump has a "very strong and a very probable possibility" of completing his presidency "with no medical issues", his doctor has said.
Carillion directors face probe over impact on workers
Kier said there were contingency plans in place and they were not expecting an adverse financial impact from the collapse of Carillion. Builder Galliford Try said it estimated it would need an extra 60-80 million pounds ($110.25 million) to complete work on its joint venture with Carillion on a road contract around Aberdeen in western Scotland .
Government starts WTO action against Canada's wine restrictions
This meant imported wine was sold in a separate section and cash register at a grocery store, unlike local varieties which retail openly on shop shelves. radio on Wednesday. Pierre-Olivier Herbert, a spokesman for Canada's International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, said the Canadian government "works closely with all provinces and territories to ensure their liquor distribution and sales policies are consistent with our international trade commitments".
Hopes for United States migrant deal fade after Trump 's***hole' controversy
At a White House meeting last week, Trump reportedly referred to immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and Africa as coming from "s--hole countries" and said he wanted more immigrants from countries such as Norway. One will be to veto a bill that avoids a government shutdown, which means getting blamed for the ensuing problems and extending this controversy out further.
Dems accuse GOP official of 'amnesia' on Trump vulgarity
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen confirmed Tuesday that her department has asked federal prosecutors to see if they can lodge criminal charges against sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with federal deportation efforts.
Durbin: Trump admin 'sandbagged' him on immigration deal
You can read the whole insider report on the meeting here . Sen. Dick Durbin on Monday doubled down on his recollection of an Oval Office meeting where Trump allegedly made racist sentiments about Haiti and African countries . "And I felt that was a statement that had to be answered directly", Durbin said. On Sunday, they backtracked and challenged other senators' descriptions of the remarks.
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North Carolina governor seeks Affordable Care Act deadline extension
by | December 13, 2017 | 04:07
Enrollment fluctuates in the course of the year, but it's estimated that nine million to 10 million people now have coverage through the ACA's marketplaces. It transitioned to the federal platform in 2015 after efforts to offer plans on its own website were disrupted by technical difficulties. In prior years, the Obama administration had pushed back the deadline for enrollment by a few days, as have some state-based exchanges.
Ryanair dispute threatens disruption for Christmas travellers
Irish-based directly-employed pilots, mostly captains, will withdraw their labour in an action that IMPACT says will either disrupt flights or generate substantial costs to the airline. It added pilots going out on strike would be in breach of an agreement that sees them work five days followed by four off, and certain pay benefits pilots get for being directly employed.
SpaceX readies used rocket for space station flight
This mission will combine both, marking the first time SpaceX has used a "flight proven" booster for a NASA launch and combined it with a used Dragon spacecraft. For example, the heat and fire from launches had been causing significant erosion of concrete lining the flame trench. It was set for 11:46 a.m. Tuesday from Space Launch Complex 40, which is the same pad where a Falcon 9 exploded past year.
Gillibrand: Trump Tweet is 'Sexist Smear'
Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!" he tweeted before the sun rose over Washington, D.C. "It's part of the president's efforts of name calling and it's not going to silence me, it's not going to silence me". Trump denied the allegations on Twitter Tuesday, contending that Democrats are pushing such "fake news" to undermine his presidency. According to Open Secrets , a non-profit website that tracks campaign contributions, since 1996, Trump has donated US$8,900 to Senate Minority ...
Celebrate Hanukkah with these traditional foods
Light and hope are central to Hanukkah, with family and friends joining each night of the eight-day festival to light the symbolic candles of the menorah. An additional holder, referred to as the shamash, is slightly separated from the rest and used to light the other branches. The menorah is now on display outside the movie theater at Coconut Point, but on Sunday it will be part of the Chabad of Bonita Springs and Estero's revamped Hanukkah celebration.
Everything you must know about the ₹34 crore home Virat Kohli bought
We are truly blessed to share the news with you.This lovely day will be made more special with the love and support of our family of fans & well wishers. The apartment is located in tower C - the most luxurious of the three towers in the project. The builder offers only a floor, with no columns in between.
The 'Venom' Movie Will Be Primarily Based on These Two Comic Runs
Their investigation reveals it's actually the five duplicates from the Lethal Protector storyline, who've built a teleporter to another planet already swarming with symbiotes. And, fans are curious about the source material and plot details of the movie. Lethal Protector sees Venom moving out New York City for San Francisco, and Tom Hardy confirmed during the Comic-Con panel that the Venom movie takes place in San Francisco as well.
Austrian gas hub blast hits deliveries to south, southeast -operator
The regional police for Lower Austria said on Twitter that the situation was under control although firefighters were still working to extinguish the conflagration. " If we had had the TAP, we would not have to declare a state of emergency ", Calenda told reporters, as quoted by Reuters. "Austria's natural gas supply can be covered for the foreseeable future", the company said on its website.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dies suddenly at age 65
The statement read, "It is with profound sadness and awful grief that we confirm that Mayor Edwin M. Lee passed away". No cause of death of reported. Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown tells ABC7 News anchor Carolyn Tyler Mayor Ed Lee suffered cardiac arrest while he was out shopping at about 10:30 p.m.
New York Police responding to explosion at Port Authority
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says an explosion in one of the city's busiest commuter hubs in midtown Manhattan was "an attempted terrorist attack ". Everything around Times Square was shut down, halting what would ordinarily be a bustling rush hour at the "Crossroads of the World". "We could hear people yelling, 'Get out!" Officers were running around.
Six sentenced to death in TN honour killing
Chinnasamy's wife, Annalakshmi, her brother Pandithurai and a student Prasanna Kumar were acquitted by the court for want of evidence. Shankar and Kausalya were attacked in March 2016 in Udumalpet, around 540 km from here, after their inter-caste marriage.
European Union member-states "knowingly complicit in Libya torture" - AI
European governments are "actively supporting a sophisticated system of abuse and exploitation of refugees and migrants by the Libyan coastguard, detention authorities and smugglers in order to prevent people from crossing the Mediterranean", Amnesty International said.
Charlottesville Denies Kessler's Application to Hold Anniversary Rally
Clashes in the streets with counter-protesters ended in the death of anti-racism activist Heather Heyer when a member of the hard-right rammed a auto into a crowd of pedestrians, injuring 19 others. Brian Lambert, an associate of Kessler, had applied for dual permits at both McGuffey and Justice parks for the same weekend. "The decision is bogus and should be reversed in court", he wrote in an email.
President Rouhani Leaves for Istanbul for OIC Summit on Quds
Saudi Arabia will be represented by Islamic Affairs Minister Salih bin Abdulaziz al-Shaikh. It is not only the Muslims, but the world is also watching and awaiting the details of the Istanbul Declaration, expected to be announced tomorrow (Dec 13).
National Weather Service Issues Winter Weather And Wind Advisories For Tuesday
The warning is for St. Joseph and Elkhart counties in IN and Berrien-Cass counties in MI. Lake effect snow will develop Tuesday and continue through Wednesday afternoon with heavy snow amounts possible. Another thing to be on the lookout for: winds could gust as high as 40 miles per hour. In the Pioneer Valley, communities near the Vermont state line will see the most snow, with three to four inches likely, two to three in Hampshire County and one to two inches in Springfield.
Donald Trump Expected To Visit UK In New Year, Says Ambassador
However, Johnson said the disagreement had been "probably misinterpreted". "It is protecting Americans here and the US". "So if you look at it in the context of that, that's what he's trying to do". "US investment in the United Kingdom creates [up to] two million jobs, let's think about the essentials and not the fisticuffs above the surface", Sir Christopher said.
Sanders Says Trump Policy Would Have Kept Out NYC Bomb Suspect
The nation's immigration system "allows far too many risky, inadequately vetted people to access our country", Trump said, adding that the family-based method that brought the suspect to the United States "incompatible with national security".
Jisha murder case: Lone man accused found guilty
Jisha was found dead on 28 April, 2016, in her house in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala at her home by her mother Rajeshwari. Lasy year, the Jisha rape and murder case had become the centre point during the state assembly elections.
Injured in Powerful Earthquake in SE Iran
So far there are no reports of damage or casualties. According to the reports, the quake with 6.6 magnitudes in Iran killed over 26,000 people in 2003. President Hassan Rouhani has highlighted his government's efforts in bringing aid and temporary housing to the victims of last month's quake, though hardline rivals say the government's response was not quick enough or adequate.
Jenkins, husband of Japanese ex-abductee to N. Korea, dies at 77
After serving a token 30-day sentence for desertion, Mr Jenkins moved with his family to Sado, his wife's rural hometown, late in 2004. While in North Korea, Jenkins taught English to soldiers and portrayed an evil USA spy in a propaganda film.
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Coming Home: “New Hollywood’s Other Vietnam War Movie”
Jul 12, 2019 by Mark Cunliffe in Reviews
Hal Ashby’s 1978 movie Coming Home is one of the most compelling to explore the aftermath of the Vietnam war for its veterans and their loved ones. It stars Jane Fonda as Sally Hyde, a military wife who decides to volunteer at a local military hospital when her Marine husband Bob (Bruce Dern) leaves for Vietnam. There she meets Jon Voight’s former sergeant Luke Martin, whose war injury has left him a paraplegic. In helping the embittered Luke on his road to recovery, a friendship blossoms which later turns to love and transforms Sally’s own feelings about life and the war itself. This love triangle comes to a head when, wounded and disillusioned by his experiences, Bob returns home and realises that the world he left behind has changed forever. The war and its fallout is also shown to affect Sally’s friend and fellow volunteer Vi (Penelope Milford) and her brother, PTSD sufferer Bill (Robert Carradine).
On paper, Coming Home sounds like the perfect Oscar bait. Indeed, so perfect was it that it is one of only 12 films in history to be on two lists of rare Oscar accomplishments; nominations for the ‘Big Five’ categories and nominations in all the acting categories, winning a total of three (Best Actor for Voight, Best Actress for Fonda and Best Original Screenplay). Coming Home‘s biggest competition at the Oscars that year proved to be Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter, which ultimately won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Supporting Actor, and incurred the wrath of Jane Fonda who famously rounded on Cimino backstage to complain that he had made a Pentagon-approved depiction of Vietnam. It was clear that, by the tail end of the 1970s, Hollywood was keen to explore its nation’s most recent conflict and that the Academy were eager to applaud such efforts. And we all know of course that the Academy love anything to do with disabilities and overcoming the odds. But it’s important to remember that Coming Home was probably one of the first films to start such a baiting trend, though admittedly it’s themes of returning to civilian life and disability calls back to William Wyler’s 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives, which famously won nine of its ten Oscar nominations.
Coming Home was star Jane Fonda’s pet project. ‘Hanoi Jane’ had formed a close friendship with paraplegic Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic after meeting him at an anti-war rally and believed rightly that his story should be told. Indeed it would be told twice; firstly with this loose biography of his life, and later with Oliver Stone’s 1989 adaptation of Kovic’s memoir, Born On The Fourth of July. But Fonda was interested in more than just Kovic’s disability and experiences and she hired feminist writer Nancy Dowd to produce a screenplay that was also to consider the conflict from the POV of military wives. The film would be the first commission for Fonda’s own IPC (IndoChina Peace Campaign) production company but it took six long years and further work from scriptwriters Waldo Salt and Robert C Jones to knock Coming Home into shape.
The film was originally slated to be directed by John Schlesinger, but when the British filmmaker ultimately passed, the baton was taken up by that unsung and somewhat offbeat hero of New Hollywood, Hal Ashby. This was the director’s second film set at the fag (or rather joint) end of the 1960s after 1975’s Warren Beatty/Julie Christie vehicle Shampoo. In comparing these two movies we see Ashby come pleasingly full circle; Shampoo was about the beautiful people, the bimbos and himbos who preoccupied themselves with everything but the Vietnam war, whilst Coming Home is all about people’s growing realisation of what the conflict actually means. It’s a film that is blessed with very strong and realistic performances from Fonda and Voight; they both commence the film as people with a certain viewpoint of the military (bored Marine officer’s wife and frustrated, recently wounded soldier respectively) but, as the film progresses and as their sensitively and maturely handled romance develops, their understanding of the war not only deepens, it also adapts and changes. For Fonda’s Sally it is a satisfying wake up call; taking her from the Barbie doll range of military wife, constantly straightening her hair, dressing like a Kennedy and hanging off her husband’s arm or hanging round a similarly Stepford circle, to a free-spirited, free-thinking woman in her own right. For Voight’s Luke it is an equally satisfying channeling of his misplaced anger into activism within the anti-war movement.
It’s also worth mentioning Bruce Dern as Fonda’s husband, Bob. He’s a character who, if you cut him, he’d no doubt have USA written through him like a stick of Blackpool rock. In playing the role Dern nicely subverts his sadistic and tough screen persona to give us instead a depiction of a man who is tough and sadistic simply because his job expects him to be. That’s one of the things I really like about Coming Home – there are no villains of the piece; Sally doesn’t hook up with Luke because Bob’s horrible to her or even because she’s fallen out of love with him. The intimacy develops because her experiences have changed her. She still loves Bob perhaps as much as she loves Luke – it’s just the closed-minded, boxed-off little life that they previously had together which she no longer cares for. Dern delivers a taut and credible performance which equally has a journey, taking him from an assured and disciplined professional soldier who doesn’t question what his country asks of him to a weary husk of a man on the brink of psychological collapse who is plagued not only with self doubt at how he performed in the arena of conflict but also by the the ultimate question; what was it all for?
The film handles the fallout of war, its physical and mental effects upon the young men who had been sent off to fight, with a great degree of humanity and honesty that befits the fact that so many of the personnel both in front of and behind the camera (Fonda, Voight, Ashby, Salt and Jones, DoP Haskell Wexler, and producer Jerome Hellman) were outspoken opponents of the US administration’s foreign policy and were equally concerned that the veterans returning home were not being adequately supported. The fact that the film never once accidentally or intentionally step into the offensively sentimental or mawkish waters it so easily could have been submerged in is a credit to each of them.
If I have one issue with Coming Home it is with Ashby’s use of soundtrack, and even then I feel divided. Foregoing score music for an incredibly spot on and enjoyable mix of artists from the mid to late ’60s (The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane and Buffalo Springfield etc) is not unusual for a Vietnam war movie but, in Ashby’s decision to have such tracks appear under virtually every other scene, it can feel a little intrusive and somewhat like ‘Now That’s What I Call The Tet Offensive!’. It’s a little bit of an overload really; within the first ten minutes we have heard The Stones’s Out of Time, followed by Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel, and then The Beatles’ Hey Jude. Later, there’s scarcely a minute that goes by between The Stones tracks Ruby Tuesday and Sympathy For the Devil, and unusually, Ashby often plays these songs in full, straddling several scenes. I love these songs (I’m a massive Stones fan for a start) but it does sometimes feel invasive and distracting – almost as if you’re trying to watch a movie whilst listening to an album at the same time. I guess the thing to remember is that these tropes are viewed as cliched and stereotypical for ‘Nam movies today, but it was much more original to see them back in 1978. Indeed, Ashby was one of the first directors who incorporated the music of the day with the subject of the Vietnam war. With that in mind you have to appreciate his role in the eclectic music mix that has shaped all other movies in this genre and our expectations of them ever since.
To my mind, whilst it has some minor flaws, Coming Home is nonetheless an important movie that addresses the after effects of war, something that is still all too rarely shown today. Eureka’s Masters of Cinema release does the film great justice, boasting a crisp 1080p transfer for its UK Blu-ray debut, two audio commentary tracks, an archival featurette on the film and a featurette on Ashby, and a collector’s booklet.
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About the author Mark Cunliffe
Mark's first experience at the cinema was watching the 1982 Cannon and Ball vehicle The Boys In Blue. Despite this ignoble start, he has nurtured a love of film and television ever since. He is a critical essayist for Arrow Films and his work appears in the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Stormy Monday, Day of the Jackal, Jake Speed, Children of Men and the Alec Guinness movie The Prisoner (due out March, 2019).
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VSU Celebrates 226th Commencement Ceremonies December 7th-8th
Staff Report From Valdosta CEO
More than 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students will be recognized during Valdosta State University’s 226thcommencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8.
The schedule of events is as follows:
• College of Nursing and Health Sciences Convocation
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences Convocation will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, in the University Center Magnolia Room. Dr. Sheri Noviello, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, will lead the festivities, recognizing all the candidates for the Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Master of Science in Nursing. The nursing students will be pinned, and the master’s level students will be hooded.
• Graduate School Commencement Ceremony
The Graduate School Commencement Ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 in the P.E. Complex. Graduates will line up at 3:30 p.m. on the second floor of the facility. Guests unable to attend may view the ceremony live at www.valdosta.edu/commencement.
• Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Commissioning Ceremony
The Air Force ROTC Detachment 172 will conduct a commissioning ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Student Union Ballroom.
• Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
The Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, on the Front Lawn. Graduates will line up at 4 p.m. at Nevins Hall and the Hugh C. Bailey Science Center. Jessie Floyd Tuggle III, former professional football linebacker who played for the Atlanta Falcons, will deliver the keynote address. President’s Award for Academic Excellence recipients, honor graduates, and commissioned Air Force ROTC cadets will be recognized, and every graduate in attendance will have their name called as they walk across the platform area in front of their fellow graduates, their faculty, and their family and friends. The celebration will end with a full fireworks display. Transportation will be provided from the university parking lots on Sustella Avenue and Oak Street. Students will be able to bring as many family and friends as they desire. Accessible parking and seating will be available. Guests unable to attend may view the ceremony live at www.valdosta.edu/commencement.
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Museum of National Revival Varna
The first floor reflects the importance of Varna in the end of the XVIII century and first half of XIX century.
The exhibition on the second floor are shown moments of economic development of the city, creating community, school, community center and church-national movement. Collection "Old Varna in Pictures" includes works that discovered a unique atmosphere of Varna by the end of the XIX and early XX century.
In the museum of the Renaissance in Varna are shown the most important moments in the history of Varna during the Renaissance. The first floor reflects the importance of Varna as a strategic point on the Black sea’s West Coast and the participation of the Varna region in the Russian-Turkish wars.In one of the rooms on the second floor has restored the room atmosphere of mutual school with all the attributes associated with training in that era. The Varna Renaissance museum stores the revolver and the sword of Hadji Dimitar.
Interesting are not only the old engravings from the XIX century and the various models of ancient weapons from the XVIII and XIX centuries, but also the grave of those killed in the Russo-Turkish wars during this period. Collection "Old Varna in Pictures" includes works by painters which discovered the unique atmosphere of Varna by the end of the XIX and early XX century.
The Renaissance museum exists as a department "Bulgarian lands in XV-XIX c." of the Regional Historical Museum - Varna.
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It’s often been said that people in the 18th century only lived to be about 35 years old. It’s also been said that people lived longer if they kept away from doctors.
Medicine in the 1700’s was nothing like ours today. Germ theory was still over a hundred years away. Anatomy was in its infancy – religions forbade the dissection of humans, and so animals were cut up and results were extrapolated from there. (Humans were believed to have a liver shaped in distinct ‘lobes” since many animals do.) Doctors did not even yet understand that blood circulates through the human body.
Disease was attributed to “bad air” or “bad water” or perhaps an “imbalance in the humors of the body.”
The belief in “bad water” had its roots in contaminated wells and springs, but was not rooted in any understanding of pollution or seeping ground water. A dead cow two miles away might be contaminating a community’s water, but no one had any way to discover this. Instead, villages held ceremonies around wells or springs that did not kill people, offering flowers and songs to bribe the spring to remain healthy. Reliably healthy water sources (think: Lourdes) developed reputations as places of healing. Certainly a person slowly dying from polluted water had a chance to recover in such a place.
Most people, if they could afford it, rarely drank water. The 3-4 percent alcohol content in beer killed most of the germs, so even children drank it. And with the belief in bad water came a terror of washing. If the water was contaminated, and there was no reliable way to find out if it was, washing in it might be deadly. This kept a vicious cycle of dirt going.
Belief in ‘bad air’ was probably linked to air-borne sickness, but was also a result of night-time mosquito raids. Burning herbs kept bugs at bay, and may have killed some germs. At any rate, they made people feel better, and the practice of fumigating a home with smoke was popular. It also, however, led to a terror of fresh air, a situation that was often unhealthy.
Doctors of the time were still practicing “philosophical medicine.” Someone- a contemporary learned man, an ancient Greek philosopher, put forward a theory, and if it sounded good people believed it. No one had yet thought of experimenting to find out if methods worked, and the placebo effect gave enough good results that doctors continued their odd treatments.
The human body was believed to run off of the interaction of four liquids, or humors. These were blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. These had to exist in the proper proportions, and if they did not, the doctor would determine which was in overabundance and treat the patient to remove this humor.
To this end, patients were given concoctions to cause violent vomiting or violent diarrhea. It was believed that this regulated bile. People suffering from internal parasites may have benefitted by this. Regulating phlegm was done with diet, limiting a patient to only cold food or adding certain herbs to the diet.
Most famous was the practice of bleeding patients. Bleeding was so common that it was most often practiced by barbers, who also practiced as surgeons, the lowest sort of doctor. Contemporary accounts describe people who felt that it was time to be bled going to a barbershop and allowing the staff to open a vein until they bled out about a pint of blood. Then the wound was closed, the barber was paid, and the patient went about his or her business. A busy barbershop might have a trough to divert streams of blood into the street, where local dogs lapped it up.
The practice of bleeding continued into the early 1900’s, as old-fashioned doctors continued the practice based on the theory that “we’ve always done this” and “what harm can it do?”
Barbers were also surgeons. They cut out tumors, removed gangrenous flesh and lopped off badly damaged or severely infected limbs. Doctors did not often get involved in this, as it wasn’t scientific. Without any form of anesthetic, the patient was tied down, plied with alcohol until he or she was blackout drunk, and then the cutting began. Getting the work done quickly minimized shock, and made it more likely the patient would survive.
A doctor might treat the wound after the surgery was done, but most patients died of infection. In fact, infection was so common that the medical establishment considered “pus’ to be a stage of healing, and if a patient had a clean wound that did not produce pus, the doctor might introduce some from another patient’s “properly” healing wound to put things right.
All in all, any person’s best chance of living to ripe old age involved being lucky enough to have an immune system with the ferocity of a ravening lion and to keep as far away from doctors as possible.
Labels: 18th Century Medicine
Becoming a Pirate
Deciding to be a pirate was a life changing event. Piracy was a hanging crime. When pirates were caught, they were tried and hanged, usually in short order. In the face of such a ferocious reprisal, why would anyone want to become a pirate?
People driven to break the law with these kinds of results come from a desperate place. The people who became pirates were sailors, and the life of a sailor in the 17th and 18th century was desperately hard.
Anyone who’s a fan of pirates is familiar with pirate captains killing members of their own crew. It’s how they prove they’re in charge. They shoot some guy out-of-hand, and the rest of the crew doesn’t seem to mind. Reality was far different.
Early navy and merchant sailors were at the mercy of their captains and officers. Sailors were regularly beaten as part of their jobs, and the heavy piece of knotted rope used to do it was called a “starter,” a device to start men to work. Disobeying orders was punishable by whipping, and it was possible to whip a man to death.
Sailors were treated like animals because it was believed that the “lower classes” were little more than animals. Poorly educated, with no training in the manners considered important at the time, often scarred by poor nutrition or hard work, sailors were considered the dregs of society. Yet at the same time, men of the poorest classes often joined the navy or the merchant marine to see the world and gain knowledge and experience denied to them on land.
In addition, life at sea was hard. Food preservation was crude, so most food was heavily salted, and often starting to decompose. Water, kept in barrels for weeks or months, was a horror show. Officers ate better because they paid for their own food, something which was denied to common sailors.
Then, beginning in about 1696, a perfect storm began in the Caribbean that led to piracy’s greatest hour.
A series of short, chaotic wars between the European powers had brought thousands of conscripted sailors into the region, just as hundreds of thousands of slaves, both European and African were being shipped in to work on expanding plantations. Then the wars ceased, and the sailors became unemployed.
With so many seamen looking for work, merchant ship owners and captains took the opportunity to drastically lower wages. Sometimes captains cut pay out entirely, under the pretext that their crews weren’t working hard enough.
At the end of a voyage, sailors had to remain on the ship, since they had no money, and the crew was fed and had a place to stay. Those trying to find employment elsewhere would need to find it quickly, and would not have time to pick up rumors about which captains were fair, opposed to whipping, or more generous with pay.
Conditions became worse, and in a slave-driven society it was even impossible to find alternate work on shore. And in the middle of all this came the pirates.
A pirate crew might have mutinied against their officers, or have banded together in port and stolen a boat in the dead of night. When they attacked a ship, they took all the money and the decent food. Then they would gather the crew and a give a recruiting speech that went something like this:
“Would you like to get a year’s salary for a week of work? Would you like to have all the liquor you want, right now? Would you like to eat the best food on the boat? Would you like to be treated like a human being, and vote on matters that concern you, and never be beaten or whipped again? Then come with us, and live a life of freedom!”
Labels: 18th century sailors, Living conditions
When Guns Don't Fire
In my last post, I wrote about how flintlocks work. Today I will give details about how they don’t work.
Although they are sturdy, they are not reliable. In the mid-1700’s the British Army did a study, and found that a gun fired in the field had an 85% chance of actually going off. That leaves a 15% chance that when you pulled the trigger, nothing was going to happen. What got in the way?
If the powder isn’t dry, nothing will happen. High humidity might be enough to keep a spark from igniting the flash pan. Or the flint might not be sharp enough or set at the proper angle. To get a good spark, the flint needed a sharpened strike point. Flints were purchased with correct faces, but flint is a rock, which chips and breaks, so the flint must be cared for, re-sharpened, and replaced regularly.
Another problem was that the frizzen strike plate might not be the best grade of steel. These were individually produced parts, and if the frizzen was not properly tempered, the spark would be inferior or nonexistent, and might not ignite the powder.
Holding the pistol incorrectly could prevent firing. You couldn’t “go gangsta” and hold your flintlock sideways. Gravity needed to guide the spark into the flash pan. Holding the weapon upside down made it useless, and might spill the powder from the flashpan, preventing firing altogether until the pan was refilled.
Rain reduced chances of success. Wind might blow the spark out. If the touchhole had carbon buildup, or the load had not been tamped down properly, or the flint was not positioned correctly, then the pistol would not fire. It is a telling fact that the makers of pistols did not also provide holsters. They made wooden cases for their product.
But pirates loved pistols, and evidence surfaces that many pirates collected them. Pistols were terror weapons. They were loud. They made smoke and inspired chaos. Pistols were, moreover, the weapon of a “gentleman,” and such a weapon in the hands of a dirty, uneducated criminal sent a message that rules of society were being turned upside down. And setting the world on its ear was a pirate’s goal.
Unlike navy pistols, pirate weapons were private property. This was important, since each pistol had its own individual quirks, and close study of it could reveal the way to produce maximum reliability. If some weapons responded to use of a particular grade of flint, or dropped a spark more reliably when held at a slight angle, the longtime owner would know. The rules of most pirate ships required weapons to be cleaned, maintained and ready for use at all times, and circumstances indicate the pirates cared for their weapons enthusiastically.
Pirates also modified pistols to suit them. For example, the smooth hardwood grips made to appeal to gentleman purchasers did not work well for a pirate, whose hands might be sweaty, wet, or covered in blood. Pirates wrapped their pistol grips in cloth, favoring silk ribbon for the purpose.
They also carried as many guns as possible. Though belt holsters had not been invented, pirates used over-the-shoulder bandoliers, rigged to carry up to three weapons. Two of these provided six shots. Another pirate invention was a sort of V-shaped neck-bandolier, also holding six weapons, and featuring a pouch in front for powder and shot.
If this sort of fancy leather- work wasn’t available, braces of pistols were tied together by the butts and simply slung around the neck. Three pairs were about all a person could carry, and may have been the conceptual ancestor of the six-shooter. More pistols could be crammed into coat pockets, More is better, especially when you have only an 85% chance of getting a shot off.
Labels: costumes, Pistols, weapons
Those Funny-Looking Pirate Pistols
As I was watching a pirate era movie with a friend, she kept commenting on the odd guns that pirates used. It’s true, the pistols in pirate movies look very little like a modern gun. But their strange appearance is a true example of form following function.
Firearms from the Golden Age of Piracy worked using a mechanism called a “flintlock,” This followed the “matchlock” and was the highest form of firearm technology for over a hundred years.
Matchlocks had set off the powder charge in a musket with a simple burning fuse, the “match.” Before going into battle, the match was lit, and as long as it burned the gun could be fired by pulling the trigger mechanism, which brought the slow-burning match into contact with black powder. (an example of a matchlock can be seen in Disney’s animated movie Pocahontas. I especially like the part where John Smith blows on the burning match to make it flare.)
Obviously, carrying around a device with a burning fuse attached had its limitations. I have never seen an example of a matchlock pistol. The need to keep a match burning precluded the design of a hand weapon. Only with the rise of flintlocks could a pocket-sized gun be conceived.
All black powder weapons carry the same sort of load. A measured amount of black powder is put into the barrel of the gun. This could be drizzled in from a powder horn, or inserted via a pre-measured “cartridge” of powder wrapped in paper. Pre-made cartridges looked much like packages of the candy “Smarties” only wrapped in cigarette paper, not cellophane.
After the load of powder came the ball, or shot. Since the machining tolerances of the time were not close – gun barrels were handmade and hand tempered, and shot was frequently hand-cast by the shooter (using primitive two-part molds and lead or pewter heated in the fireplace,) the round shot for the pistol would not fit snugly into the barrel. To get around this, the ball was wrapped in a piece of cloth called the “patch” which ensured a properly snug fit. All of this was pushed down the barrel using a ramrod. Conveniently, both muskets and pistols from the time carried a ramrod under the barrel.
Now we come to the funny-looking part of the gun. The “lock” was the firing mechanism, consisting of the trigger, the hammer, the flash pan, and the frizzen. This was attached to the right-hand side.
The flash pan held a small amount of powder, and was filled after the barrel was loaded. This powder met the load in the barrel through a small opening called the touch hole. When the powder in the pan caught fire, the touch hole carried that fire into the barrel, setting off the main charge. The gun was, literally, “fired” in that fire was put to the powder, causing an explosion.
The frizzen was the ingenious thing. One half of it was a cover for the flash pan, protecting the powder from getting wet of simply falling out. The other half rose in at a right angle to form a vertical strike plate.
The hammer contained a screw-operated holder for a piece of flint. When the trigger was pulled, the hammer fell and hit the flint against the steel strike plate. Flint hitting steel made a spark, and the force of the hammer also opened the frizzen pan, dropping that spark into the flash pan’s powder.
The flash powder ignited with a “fissst” sound, producing a cloud of white smoke the size of a grapefruit. A split second later, the pistol’s main charge went off with a “pang!” throwing a round lead shot of approximately 55 caliber, and creating a cloud of white smoke the size of an end table. A small stream of smoke shot out the touch hole. Pistols were never reloaded during a fight. It took too long. To make up for this, the manufacturer thoughtfully capped the pistol’s butt with metal, providing better functionality when it was used as a club.
Flintlock technology was simple enough that the weapons could be repaired in the field, and the weapons saw service into the Civil War. In Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Johnny Depp carries a genuine three hundred year old flintlock pistol, still capable of killing someone.
Handle with care.
Labels: Pistols, weapons
The Golden Age of Piracy
This blog concerns all things “pirate”, but the question comes up – What is the golden age of piracy? What made this time special? What started it, and how did it end?
Piracy goes back to ancient times, but in the Caribbean, something special happened in 1696 that started a revolution. The name of the man involved was Henry Avery, and his story set the stage for 20 years of pirate history.
Like most pirates, Avery started out as a common sailor. During one of England’s wars with France, he enlisted as a junior officer, and spent twenty years serving in a Navy that beat its men regularly, paid them irregularly (years could go by with no pay at all) and fed them the cheapest available food. Men honorably wounded in battle became beggars if they lost hands, eyes or legs, for there was no paid compensation for injuries.
In 1693, Avery signed for a commission which looked like a much better deal. A privately funded sloop, setting out with generous, guaranteed pay, would sail to Spain to obtain documents authorizing it’s crew to hunt pirates. Pay came in advance, and Avery would sail as first mate.
The ship, Charles II, sailed to La Coruna in northern Spain, where they waited for the documents. And waited. And waited. Eventually the truth came out. The ship, and her crew, had been sold to the Spanish government. Avery and his men learned that they were considered slaves, bound to Spain for the rest of their lives.
When legal efforts to get back to England failed, Avery boldly arranged a breakout, gathering all the captive English and Irish seamen in the port and fighting their way clear. Once out of port he offered the captain a choice to join the crew in a life outside the law. The captain refused and was put off in the longboat.
The crew then met and determined how to live from here on. They decided to vote democratically on all future actions, to rob French and Spanish ships and settlements for their own profit, to keep Avery as their leader and to split their profits equitably. They were now pirates.
The ship, renamed the Fancy, sailed down the African coast and into the Indian Ocean, plundering ships, settlements and native villages. Their last “catch,” off the coast of India, netted them an estimated £150,000 in gold, jewels and trade goods, or more than twenty years’ pay for each man on board.
The Fancy was now so laden with treasure that she rode low in the water, and Avery was ready to retire. He sailed for Nassau in the Bahamas, where the pirate crew, some 113 souls, gave the Governor of Nassau a generous gift of £840 (three years wages for the governor) and the Fancy herself in exchange for new identities and the right to purchase less identifiable ships.
The crew broke up and sailed away. Seven of them, bragging about how rich they had become, were caught. Avery was rumored to have been headed for northern Ireland when last seen. He was never captured.
His exploits were published anonymously in a book titled The Successful Pyrate, and the story made him a legend. His wealth was incalculable. Over 50 tons of ivory had been left on the Fancy because it was too much trouble to carry it away. From then on, any abused cabin boy or sailor shorted on pay would think of Henry Avery and dream of being a pirate.
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The Successful Pyrate
The Successful Pyrate is a play by Charles Johnson. It was first performed 1712 and published 1713, and dealt with the life of the pirate Henry Avery (Every).
Charles Johnson (1679 – 11 March 1748) was an English playwright and a tavern keeper. He claimed that he had been trained in law, but there is no evidence of this. At the same time, it is possible that he actually was a lawyer, as his first two published works, (Marlborough; on the Late Glorious Victory Near Hochstet in Germany and The Queen; a Pindaric Ode) list him as living in Gray's Inn. This was one of the four “Inns of Court” and in order to practice law in England or Wales a person must belong to one of these inns. He married a Mary Bradbury in Gray's Inn chapel in 1709, the year of his first play, Love and Liberty.
Drury Lane Theater, still in use today
Around the year 1710, Johnson became friends with Robert Wilks, the actor-manager of Drury Lane Theatre. Wilks was able to see that Johnson's plays received consideration. In 1711, The Wife's Relief, or, The Husband's Cure was a great success.
In 1712, The Successful Pyrate was produced, and complaints were made to Charles Killigrew, Master of the Revels that the play glamorized the pirate Henry Every. However, the play's controversy helped its profitability, and it was a theatrical success.
Artist's conception of Henry Avery
The Successful Pyrate is a glamorized adaptation of two episodes contained in a pamphlet about the career of pirate Henry Avery: his capture of the Mogul ship Gang-i-sawai, allegedly carrying the Mogul's granddaughter, and a plot against Avery by his lieutenant De Sale and other pirates.
In the play, Avery goes under the name Arviragus, and has made himself a King in Madagascar, the legendary east-African pirate island. He captures the Indian princess Zaida and tries to force her to marry him, but she is in love with a young man named Aranes. The two have an offstage fight and Aranes is reportedly killed; meanwhile, De Sale, who has confided to the audience that he is plotting to overthrow Arviragus and become King, ingratiates himself with Zaida.
De Sale's fellow plotters are blundering fools and their plans are easily thwarted. A comic trial scene follows. Then it is revealed that Aranes is Arviragus' long lost son, and that he is still alive, his friend Alvarez having died in his place. The plotters are executed and Aranes and Zaida marry.
Artist's conception of Avery meeting the Mogul's granddaughter
The play is reportedly more comedy than anything else. The pirates are mostly fools, especially Sir Gaudy Tulip, an aged and cowardly London beau. The Gang-i-sawai is, for comic effect, carrying two European ladies, Tulip's ex-mistress and another pirate's ex-wife, who exchange comedic comments with the men. The drunken conspirators and outrageously partial court are played entirely for laughs.
Charles Johnson’s name may very well have inspired the pseudonym of another great pirate author. A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates was written, supposedly by Captain Charles Johnson.
The General Histotry
Who was this person? Arne Bialuschewski of the University of Kiel in Germany has recently suggested Nathaniel Mist, a former sailor, journalist, and publisher of the Weekly Journal, as a more likely candidate. Charles Rivington (publisher of the History), had printed books for Mist, who lived near his office. The General History was registered at Her Majesty's Stationery Office in Mist's name. As a former seaman who had sailed the West Indies, Mist, of all London's writer-publishers, was uniquely qualified to have penned the History.
So why use Johnson’s name? Some scholars think that, to someone who knew pirates and respected them, Mist was affronted by Johnson’s treatment of the much-respected Avery. Is this true? We may never know, but it seems plausible.
Were Pirates Happy?
“A short life and a merry one,” was the call of many pirates. If you’ve read much of my writing, you know that I believe that many pirates joined the ranks of the Gentlemen of Fortune because they were sick of working under horrible conditions for little pay. Pirates simply said, “I’m mad as hell and I won’t take it anymore.” Then they went off to have fun.
I’m coming to this train of thought after reading “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari. The book tells about the biological history of the human race and its cultural development. One of the facts recounted in the book is that happiness is ultimately brought about because of chemicals released in the brain.
The book asks some intriguing questions. For instance, is it possible for a medieval peasant who has just put a new roof on his mud hut to be just a happy as a modern-day lawyer who has just paid off a penthouse apartment?
The book says “yes” and I agree, while reserving that a medieval peasant had a lot less stress on his mind to distract him from his happiness. A triumph is a triumph, and if you are doing better than your friends, you will probably feel pretty smug about that.
So, how does this relate to pirates?
Many books portray the lives of pirates as short, miserable and brutish. They are largely right. Sailors of the age did not live long. They ate poor food, were often sick with fevers, and suffered from liver trouble from the liquor they drank, and vitamin deficiencies from a limited diet. Pirates also lived a violent life, with frequent ship battles and occasional on-shore brawls.
How could people who lived like this be happy?
Because they were relatively much better than other men from similar backgrounds. If pirates did not live long, they lived as long as sailors could expect. Sailors died from sickness, storms and injury. Pirates faced the same risks. But where common sailors also complained that their ships put into ports where sickness was common, or were poorly maintained, pirates were free to leave a rotting or damaged ship behind and did not put into any port that the crew did not agree to.
Pirates may have often eaten the poorly preserved food of their day. But they lived in a society where everyone ate the same food, ship’s officers to the lowest member of the crew. This put everyone on equal footing. If pirates were considered the scum of the earth by the good citizens of the world, they were all scum together, making their relative position higher than their law-abiding brothers.
In addition, pirate food was probably objectively better than the food of regular sailors. When the people who procure the food also have to eat it, you tend to have better food. Thought the diet of salt beef, salt pork, ship’s biscuit and dried peas would be revolting to modern diners, it was better than what the other guy was eating.
Pirates also had more leisure time than their counterparts. In a society that did not value leisure time (see: The Protestant Work Ethic) pirates took extravagant “vacations” on a regular basis, living a life of ease after a few weeks spent plundering.
In short, pirates became pirates in order to attain the things that they believed led to a happy life. And, according to reports, they succeeded. .
The piratical way of life also solved a problem that modern people face when searching for happiness. This is the tendency of human nature to “smooth out” moods. According to this theory, unless strongly acted upon, we tend to return to a certain level of happiness which is our own “normal.”
So, putting a new roof on the old mud hut or paying off the penthouse brings a rush of joy. But in a few days it begins to lesson, and soon we are no more happy than we were.
Change is the answer to maintaining an elevated level of happiness. The medieval peasant had to wait between shots of happiness, but the modern lawyer who pays off a mortgage can continue searching for the “hit” of happiness. He can take a mistress, win a promotion, buy a better car, go on a vacation (or a better vacation.) get a better mistress, party with expensive hookers.
He doesn’t have to do these things, but the pleasures are available and tempting. Of course, most people would say that this is not the way to true contentment, but it is certainly an effective method of feeding an addiction.
Pirates could feed any addiction they had for the happiness jolt by frightening, assaulting and beating up their “betters,” the same people who had formerly looked down on them. They had nearly endless quantities of liquor, which was what they had dreamed of, and enough different kinds to provide variety. The possibility existed of sailing off to Madagascar, exploring the pirate-friendly ports of New York and Boston, or plundering Spanish cities in Central and South America.
Most of all, pirates had the chance to dream. Poor folk of the time had little or no chance to raise themselves in society. But a pirate could dream his way to the very top, imagining himself even as a Member of Parliament.
“In an honest service there is thin commons, low wages, and hard labor; in this, plenty and satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it, at worst, is only a sour look or two at choking. No, a merry life and a short one, shall be my motto.” Bartholomew Roberts, pirate captain.
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Paul Lipschutz
Paul's Bio
Paul Lipschutz, is a well-seasoned veteran of the financial world. Paul graduated from The Wharton School with a B.S. in Economics and minor in Communications and went on to law school then drafted into the US Army. Following his service he joined Hutton & Co. and soon became a marketing manager for 26 offices. His experience with investing, managing and strategic planning for 36 companies has sensitized him to the need of capital to grow businesses. Paul has been CEO of eight public companies.
His experience in sports management, franchising, licensed products for college and major league sports and movie properties, the beverage and restaurant business, hotel ownership and manufacturing gives him the background to assist clients with financing, workouts, and consulting.
Paul and his wife Lyn split their time between Ft. Lauderdale and Philadelphia.
David Moitozo
President and COO
David's Bio
With 30 years as an Advertising/Marketing Communications Generalist working with various Entertainment, Broadcast Production and Branding | Advertising/Marketing Communications companies, David brings a diverse and well-rounded experience-base to THE PRODUCTION NETWORK. Coupled with his endless energy, fresh, entrepreneurial ideas and optimistic perspective on life, David is duly qualified to lead the TPN team.
As founder and CEO of the world’s first consortium of synergistic services created for executives working within the Gaming & Hospitality industry at various casinos and resorts nationwide and abroad, David is known as The Relationship Guy™.
As a former Senior Vice President of New Business & Account Management for one of the country’s leading Advertising/Marketing Communications companies operating in the Gaming & Hospitality industry, David was one of the initial, integral agency executives responsible for the ideation and creation, corporate structure and cultural development and ultimate success of an agency that generated well over $30MM in gross revenue via six offices employing over 200 FTE’s nationwide.
Wherever he landed, David was known to possess boundless energy and enthusiasm with an unquenchable tenacity and proclivity for creating relationships that generated interest and consummated in gross revenue.
Being a gifted RainMaker isn’t David’s only talent… he’s also known as an Idea Man with an innate talent for the written word. Coupled with an interpersonal relationship skill second to none, David is a Creative Spirit who brings good energy and chutzpah to the table with the rare ability to see beyond the challenge to think anew on behalf of TPN’s diverse client base.
Jan Talamo
Managing Partner, Brand Engagement
Jan's Bio
BRAND MANAGEMENT in Gaming and Entertainment, Healthcare, CPG, Hospitality & Cannabis Industry, with specialties in Corporate Branding, Broadcast Production, and Package Design:
Jan’s creative direction is meticulous, with an eye for elegance and simplicity, a brand storyteller whose passion is evident in the end product. His work has been recognized and awarded on local, national, and international levels. He creates communications for all integrated channels, and while he shares equal passion for brand architecture, strategy, and identity development, he is an accomplished writer for broadcast, directs commercials, and spearheads many of the agency’s most visible assignments.
Jan has worked in almost every industry vertical from financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, tech, start-ups, and gaming and hospitality where he a recognized national expert and speaker. Working on behalf of over 100 gaming & hospitality companies around the world, Jan has created programs for such iconic brands as: Caesars Entertainment, Harrah’s, Las Vegas Sands, Tropicana Entertainment, Genting Group, Pechanga, Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods, REVEL, Melco Crown Resorts, Grand Hyatt Resorts, Empire Resorts, Isle of Capri Casinos, Margaritaville and Darden Restaurant Group to name a few.
Jan and his teams have helped create over 260 food service brands and he has also been on the design build team of over 30 restaurants. Jan himself has been an accomplished restaurateur creating and owning 2 regionally acclaimed hot spots. Before divesting of his latest creation, Catelli Duo, he set the business up for a national expansion.
Jan is an innovator. Under his creative supervision and guidance, Jan’s part of a team on the forefront of innovation with an advanced SaaS based technology called VSBLTY™, that is redefining the marketing landscape with “facialanalytics” that can measure consumer demographics and response to advertising in real time.
Julia Carcamo
Managing Partner, Brand Strategy
Julia's Bio
Julia Carcamo is president and chief brand strategist at J Carcamo & Associates, a brand development and marketing strategy firm specializing in the casino industry. Following a successful tenure at Caesars Entertainment where she developed the initial brand architecture for the company’s core brands, including Total Rewards, she went on to develop all the brands and guest touchpoints housed at Wynn Las Vegas.
She was at the helm of development of the Isle of Capri house of brands – introducing new brands and successfully connecting with new and inactive customers, as well as driving the reintroduction of the iconic Lady Luck Casino brand. Recognizing the impact the Hispanic market is having now, and will have in the future, she has co-founded espÑOLA, a Hispanic marketing and engagement agency. She writes on a variety of marketing topics with an emphasis in the casino industry and small businesses.
Joi Marcum
Managing Partner, Media Strategy
Joi's Bio
Marcum Media (MM) is a full service media buying agency specializing in providing comprehensive media buying support to local businesses, casinos and Native American Tribes.
Marcum Media is results driven. MM works closely with the Business Owner, Marketing Director, General Manager and Marketing staff to capture market share, drive productivity and maximize pofitability. MM understands that marketing and advertising is one of the largest budgets incurred in business and will work closely with clients to develop a cohesive marketing plan and media buy to achieve client objectives while minimizing costs. Marcum Media is a Native American and female-owned company.
Joi Marcum, President/Owner
Joi Marcum has 37 years experience in marketing and advertising. Joi began her career in Boston during the 80’s working for NYNEX (New York-New England Telephone) as advertising coordinator. She was one of the original six (6) staff hired to open the first office for celluar phones, when they were invented and introduced to in the United States . After returning home, to Oklahoma, Joi has been employed by prestigious television and radio stations in Oklahoma City. She has four (4) exclusive years working with advertising agencies. Then Marcum Media was established in 2011 concentrating on her passion to provide these businesses with the same level of expertise as National advertisers have no matter how small or large the budget may be. Her expertise focuses on Oklahoma (local) businesses, Oklahoma Native American Casinos and Oklahoma Native American Tribes.
Marcum Media & Partners
Marcum Media qualifies all partnerships according to the client. A thorough understanding of the client’s needs and goals are considered before a point of contact is made with a media partner. The highest quality for the lowest price is a must! MM’s approach is more about engaging people throughout their daily routine, rather than just pushing spots out to masses. Utilizing research tools, MM can develop a “preferred” media mix that best attracts and retains the audience.
Consumer Segmentation
– demographic profile, psychographic and lifestyle trending. Media Mix
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Marcum Media Tools
Strata, Media Director, Nielsen TV/Radio, Media Audit and is a certified member of the Media Buying Academy, Chickasaw Preffered Vendor, Creek Tero, American Indian Chamber of Commerce and Local Chamber Memberships.
Joe J. Witterschein
Managing Partner, Management & Operations
Joe's Bio
Mr. Witterschein is President of Tribal Gaming Services & Advisory Group, Inc. a Minneapolis based nationwide Indian Gaming and Tribal Government consulting practice with a focus on development, marketing and casino strategy. He brings in excess of thirty five year’s casino management and marketing experience to a wide variety of marketing and operational initiatives.
Working nationwide he has been involved with a vast array of Native American casino operations of all sizes from coat to coast. The roster of Indian tribes that have utilized his expertise for management consulting, marketing advisory and staff mentoring runs across every gaming jurisdiction in the country.
He holds a B.A. degree in Social / Political Science from St. Bonaventure University and is a graduate of the Industrial Relations Center for Executive Education at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
Michael's Bio
Michael Moore brings over 40 years of extensive experience in Casino Resort Management, Profitability, Marketing, Operations Administration and Staff Development to TPN. He’s a progressive leader and marketer, innovator and team builder who has worked with major casino operators such as Caesars to many prominent Native American properties (such as Sandia Resort & Casino, Aqua Caliente Spa Resort Casino, Spirit Mountain and Foxwoods to name a few).
A proven operational marketer with the education, experience and insights necessary to unlock opportunity in an increasingly competitive industry, Michael excels at creating optimum marketing strategies and tactics and executing them market and property-wide
Jimmy Richards
Managing Partner, Promotions
Jimmy's Bio
Jimmy Richards has become a quintessential entertainment insider with his 20+ years in the casino promotions and entertainment business. He’s just a good ol’ boy from the South Side of Chicago, and he’s been producing live game shows for the better part of his career. He brought the FIRST EVER Licensed Game Show Promotion to the casino industry with Wheel of Fotrune, and has held licenses with such other notable brands as Hollywood Squares, Jeopardy, and The Price is Right. In 2007, Jimmy founded the Game Show Hall of Fame and inducted Wink Martindale, Peter Marshall and Hugh Downs, and presented a lifetime achievement award for Merv Griffin. Less than 1% of shows make it to the entertainment capital of the world (Las Vegas, of course!), and Jimmy really “hit the jackpot” when his show, the $250,000 Game Show Spectacular, had a one year contract with the Las Vegas Hilton starring Bob Eubanks, Jamie Farr, and Chuck Woolery. Some of his favorite years were spent as a business partner with Ray Charles up until the end of his life. Together, they embarked on several successful business ventures- most notably the design, development and implementation of the Ray Charles animatronic singing doll, which quickly sold over 100,000 dolls nationwide at Walgreens. In addition to this, Jimmy has been a part of the Sammy Davis Jr. estate since 2008, bringing the world the first ever “conceptual musical” about his amazing career, entitled “Sammy Davis Jr., The Ultimate Entertainer.” He has worked with some amazing talent over his professional years, but most impressively he has raised three daughters who have grown up to follow in his goal oriented mind set and do incredible things.
On the South Side of Chicago, people look to Jimmy as their Chief Special Events Commissioner- Jimmy organized the “Save Our Sox” campaign and struck a deal with the City of Chicago to keep the White Sox in Chicago; he created and was the chairman of Oak Lawn Family Days in its early years; and he participates in many charitable and family oriented events including the Illinois Special Olympics, which his daughter Jenna is an active participant. He continues to call Chicago his home base, and is happier than he’s ever been- so many successful ventures behind him, and too many to count in the future! Although he’s all business on the outside, he’s got the chops to be on the stage- listen for his booming announcer voice during America’s Greatest Game Shows!
Michael Meczka
Managing Partner, Research
President Michael A. Meczka built MMRC, Inc. on a foundation of excellent customer service, price value, and ethics in research that continues today. A seasoned moderator worldwide, Michael has conducted thousands of focus groups representing a diverse pool of topics including travel, leisure, product development, and advertising communication. In addition, he is an experienced expert legal witness in the areas of marketing and research.
Michael is a recognized expert in gaming marketing and research, and has conducted projects in every legal domestic gaming jurisdiction. Michael’s depth of experience and understanding in the gaming industry is the result of working extensively with a variety of perspectives specific to the gaming arena, including patrons, governments, regulators, operators and suppliers.
During the company’s 40 years as consultants to the gaming industry, over 1,000,000 individual quantitative interviews and in excess of 2,500 qualitative sessions specific to the gaming industry have been completed.
Michael is the recipient of the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award in casino marketing.
Michael has served as a guest lecturer at Loyola Marymount University, Northrop University, University of Nevada Reno as well as UNLV in Singapore. Michael frequently speaks on a variety of marketing and research related topics at the World Gaming Congress and Global Gaming Expo, and for the American Marketing Association and Marketing Research Association.
Noreen Savage
Managing Partner, Alternative Energies
Noreen's Bio
Noreen spent a good portion of her corporate career working in the wireless industry for Bell Atlantic Mobile from the early 1990’s thru the late 1990’s beginning in the retail sector. She started out Managing several Stores and then moving into the Corporate office heading the Business to Business Group in the Direct Sales Sector.
After a successful run in corporate Noreen took the next 13 years off to raise a family. In 2010 she began a new business focusing on the recent deregulation of Energy that was rapidly growing throughout the U.S. Noreen works as an independent agent in the residential and commercial energy markets helping consumers, commercial property management companies and all types of businesses small, medium and large save money. In the first four years she achieved a position of Executive Director and reached #28 in the company for performance in sales.
Noreen’s goals throughout her career have been to provide professional representation while strategically offering services of great value at competitive costs.
Douglas J Boon
Managing Partner, Cannabis Management & Operations
Doug's Bio
Doug Boon, an enrolled member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington has served Indian Country for the past 31 years. Doug is a nationally honored leader within Indian Country; with a successful track record of highly effective leadership skills; transforming and strategically aligning businesses to increase growth, raise profitability and position them for the future. He has testified before the Senate, Congress, Internal Revenue Service and the National Indian Gaming Commission at both the State and National levels regarding many issues affecting Indian Country. Doug has the unique ability to bridge the gap between Tribal Nations and Corporate Business Culture with his uncompromising ethics, integrity and sound fiscal responsibility.
Most of his career has been spent as a General Manager and CEO for the Casino Hospitality industry however Doug has expanded his focus to business development and in the last 6 years to the Cannabis industry and how it works specifically for Indian Country.
Doug planned, designed and implemented the opening of one of the first Native Cannabis operations for his people at Tulalip. He developed the business plan, wrote the laws and codes needed to operate and developed the first set of Internal Controls for Cannabis Retail operations for a Tribally owned and operated business to operate within the framework suggested to States and Tribes for cannabis operations.
Doug brings a wealth of knowledge and business acumen to all business endeavors but his knowledge of the Cannabis industry as a new emerging growth market is invaluable.
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CBE to target girls and children with disabilities
in Education November 5, 2013
The Complementary Basic Education (CBE) Project is particularly targeted at girls and children with disabilities because they are vulnerable, Mr Saani Yakubu, Deputy Country Director of ActionAid Ghana, has said.
He therefore called for cross-sectorapproach since the factors that kept them away from school were socio-cultural and multi-faceted in nature.
“Addressing these issues will enable Ghana to meet her goal of ensuring universal primary education and of bridging the gender gap in education in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 2 and 3,” he said.
Mr Yakubu was launching the CBE Project at Atebubu in the Atebubu-Amantin District.
ActionAid Ghana is implementing the project in three districts in the Brong-Ahafo Region namely Tain, Banda and Atebubu-Amantin to cover 1,500 children with 500 from each district in 20 classes.
It is also implementing the project in the Nanumba North District in the Northern Region for 800 children in 32 classes.
ActionAid Ghana will implement the project to cover 2,300 children, made up of 1,312 boys and 988 girls for a year with the possibility for a two-year extension.
The Ministry of Education, with support from the Department For International Development (DFID), is undertaking the project to reach 120,000 children throughout the country.
It is a functional literacy programme for Out-of-School Children between eight and 14 years to access a standard nine-month functional literacy education in literacy, numeracy and writing skills in their mother tongues and to re-integrate into the formal school system at the beginning of the 2014/15 academic year.
The programme, which is community-owned and demand-driven, is being implemented through some NGOs including ActionAid Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES).
Mr Yakubu appealed to traditional authorities, parents and stakeholders in education in the district to continue to work hard to ensure that the right to education of every child was met as guaranteed in the 1992 Constitution as well as in many international instruments to which Ghana was a signatory.
He said he was optimistic that under the project, about 90 per cent of the 500 children from 20 communities in the District that would be taken through the nine-month classes would be able to join the formal school next academic year.
Mr Yakubu said pupils in eight out of the 20 classes in 14 communities under the project had absented themselves from classes and appealed to assembly and opinion leaders to ensure that the children were retained in class for the nine-month training period.
Mr Jokono Sulemana, Atebubu–Amanten District Director of Education, said the Assembly had come out with a policy to check truancy among pupils in the communities.
He said under the policy, parents of truant pupils would be dealt with to make them responsible and more concerned about their children’s education.
Mr Sulemana said the Assembly’s policy on truancy would complement efforts of stakeholders in education in the District to ensure that children were retained in the classroom. GNA
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June update: refugees, girls, and the border
July 3, 2019By Katie TaylorAdvocate Stories, Biblical Call to Advocacy, Learn about Advocacy, Protecting Children
June update: refugees, girls, and the borderKatie Taylor2019-07-03T12:00:27-08:00
“It’s so much more than advocating for World Vision; it’s advocating for these children through the resources that we have in America.”
— Carol Klukas, World Vision Volunteer Advocate
Hello — and goodbye — to June! What a month for advocacy!
Here’s a quick overview of how advocates spoke out for justice in June:
Care for children at the U.S.–Mexico border: 502 emails!
Ending Violence Against Children Resolution: 369 emails!
Foreign assistance funding to promote continued poverty-fighting programs: 189 emails!
Global Fragility Act to create a long-term solution to global violence: 1,230 emails!
Thank you for faithfully raising your voice alongside children, people in poverty, refugees, and vulnerable people all over the world. God has called us to seek justice and defend the oppressed (Isaiah 1:17), but it’s not always easy. We take heart knowing that God hears the cries of his people (Psalm 34:17).
Check out the full June advocacy report:
June 20 was World Refugee Day, and we were honored to lift our voices and our prayers with refugees around the world.
To effectively address the global refugee crisis, we must address the root causes of violence and fragility contributing to the crises. This is why we advocated for the Global Fragility Act, which would create a long-term, evidenced-based solution to address the factors that force people to flee their homes.
By the end of 2018, more than 70 million people around the world were forcibly displaced from their homes around the world. That’s a new record, and we want to address the problem at the root to create a safer world for everyone.
Children whose families are served by the Rohingya Camp 19 World Vision community kitchen play outside in the refugee camp. © 2019 World Vision, Jon Warren
Yes, we’re still talking about foreign assistance, because it’s still important! For less than 1 percent of the total federal budget, these funds support democracy, human rights, and life-saving programs. (For more information, read 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Foreign Assistance.)
We have some good news to report: The House of Representatives passed its version of the primary bill that funds foreign assistance, and we like what we see.
We’re especially excited that the bill calls for an increase to programs that fight hunger, an increase in funds to improve global health (including the full amount we advocated for to the Global Fund), restored funding for programs in Central America, funding for programs that prevent child labor, and more!
Get full details on the House bill here. The budget process isn’t over, and there’s more work to do, but we are excited about this positive first step!
This mother and child benefited from a nutrition program funded by USAID and implemented by World Vision. © 2019 World Vision, Jon Warren
Justice for girls and children
The World Vision Volunteer Advocate Community has big goals for this summer: getting the Ending Violence Against Children Resolution and the Keeping Girls in School Act passed! In-person meetings are being scheduled all over the country, and amazing advocate Sung-Ae Lim has already met with her state senator’s office in Georgia to talk about the Keeping Girls in School Act. Starting off strong!
Learn more about the World Vision Volunteer Advocate Community.
Sung-Ae Lim (pink shirt) meeting with Senator Isakson’s (GA) Regional Director about Keeping Girls in School Act. (Courtesy Sung-Ae Lim)
U.S.–Mexico border and Central America
New reports of unacceptable conditions for migrant children at the U.S. border prompted redoubled action from many organizations, including World Vision. World Vision advocates sent over 500 emails asking Congress to find a bipartisan solution to improve the conditions for children and families at the border. On June 27, both houses of Congress passed a bill approving $4.6 billion to care for migrant refugees detained at the U.S.–Mexico border. Thank you for raising your voices so quickly on this issue!
The acute crisis at the border highlights another issue we have been talking about for a long time now: violence and lack of opportunity in Central America. We know that foreign assistance funded programs that partner with communities to create new economic opportunities and reduce violence help to decrease rates unsafe migration. When people can thrive at home, there is less motivation to risk the dangers of leaving.
That’s why advocates went to work after announcements in March that all foreign assistance funding to Central America would be cut. After months waiting to hear, the State Department announced that some, but not all, of this funding would be cut. Learn the full details of the status of funding for Central America.
While we would have preferred to see zero cuts to programs that help kids and families, we are grateful for the advocacy of citizens and members of Congress that helped protect hundreds of millions of dollars in funding. Take action to protect funding to Central America in 2020.
These two boys in Honduras benefited from a World Vision clean water project. © 2018 World Vision, Jon Warren
So what’s next?
Our constant prayer is that the Holy Spirit, our advocate, would guide our efforts and encourage us to be brave in lifting our voices. Thank you for working with World Vision and with advocates worldwide to speak up for the laws, policies, and practices that put children’s safety and well-being first. Let us not grow wearing in doing good!
We’re looking forward to seeing what God has in store for us in July!
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Top photo: Young girl in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh. © 2019 World Vision, Jon Warren
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God of heaven and earth,
Empower us to practice kindness and justice in every place Your path takes us.
Let our leaders have the courage to stand for righteousness, seek peace, and use available resources to help the marginalized and destitute around the world.
May we speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute, and defend the rights of the poor and needy as Your Word directs us in Proverbs 31:8-9
Let us inspire many and effect good for all as we carry your message of hope and love.
To You belong all the praise and glory.
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With his Family Watching, Fong Excels during NWC Baseball Tournament
Aaron Fong (Jr., SS, Honolulu, HI/Punahou School)
By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications
SALEM, ORE. -- When the chance arrived for Aaron Fong (Jr., SS, Honolulu, HI/Punahou School) to make key contributions to the Willamette University baseball team during the 2017 Northwest Conference Tournament late last month, he was ready to step up. Fong started all four of Willamette's games during the tournament and helped the Bearcats reach the NWC Championship game before falling to Linfield College, 6-4.
Fong, the team's primary back-up on the left side of the infield, was moved into the starting lineup after Tyler Janitz (So., SS, Modesto, CA/Joseph A. Gregori HS) injured his foot in the final regular season game. Fong had already played in 21 games this season with eight starts, but he was now a starter in the biggest games of the season.
"Unfortunately, Tyler went down with an injury and we missed having him in the lineup as well as commanding the shortstop position," Fong said. "I was honored that the coaches had faith in me to fill his role while he recovered, especially in such a high-stakes situation.
Fong's efforts at the NWC Tournament were outstanding. He went 9 for 13 at the plate and led the Bearcats with a .692 batting average. He was 6 for 7 in Willamette's first two games.
He earned at least one hit in all four games, including a 4-for-4 performance against Pacific Lutheran University to open the tournament. He scored the tying run as Willamette plated four runs in the seventh inning for a 6-4 lead. The Bearcats held on a for a 6-5 win and improved to 12-2 on the season in one-run games against NWC opponents.
"Aaron's performance at the Northwest Conference Tournament was a by-product of his relentless efforts to get better at practice. He prepared everyday to play and it was awesome to see his efforts pay off in the postseason," Willamette Head Coach Aaron Swick said.
During the tournament, Fong scored five runs, hit one double, had one RBI and walked three times. He was 1 for 1 on stolen bases. On defense, he registered six putouts and 17 assists, while participating in four double plays.
"As far as stats go, I wasn't too concerned about it," Fong noted. "I knew that as the ninth batter, my job was to move guys over and to get on base. I was happy I was able to get on base and let the top of our lineup drive me in."
In addition to receiving four consecutive starts in key games for the Bearcats, Fong also had the chance to play for Willamette with relatives watching from the stands at Roy Helser Field in McMinnville, Oregon.
"My mom flew in from Hawaii to watch the tournament, and my uncle, who lives in Olympia, Washington, drove down to catch the games, too," Fong recalled. "My dad had to stay home for work, but he usually comes up twice a year with my mom to watch our team in a series. My aunt in Olympia usually comes with my uncle, but she wasn't able to attend the tournament since she was out of town."
His mom and uncle came prepared to watch Fong in action. They also were ready to spread happiness from Hawaii in the form of chocolate macadamia nut candies, which his mother dropped off for the Linfield press box workers after the final game.
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Michael Jackson’s Estate And Former Manager Settle Lawsuit
WHUR Contributor | May 24, 2019 at 10:10 am
in ENTERTAINMENT, News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A years-long lawsuit between Michael Jackson’s estate and one of the superstar’s former managers has been settled, ending one of the final legal fights over the King of Pop’s assets.
The confidential settlement announced Thursday with Tohme R. Tohme, Jackson’s manager in the last year of his life, was reached after a trial had been underway for five days. It comes a month short of the 10th anniversary of Jackson’s death.
Tohme had sought nearly $20 million from the Jackson estate in the lawsuit filed in 2012, saying he was entitled to a 15% commission on funds generated by deals he arranged for Jackson that were received after Jackson’s death in June 2009.
The Jackson estate held that Tohme’s contract terminated with the singer’s death and he was entitled only to a percentage of income Jackson himself received while he was alive.
“The estate acknowledges his efforts on Michael’s behalf,” Thursday’s joint statement from the two sides said of Tohme.
Before trial began, Judge Mark A. Young dismissed part of the lawsuit in which Tohme sought some of the profits of the concert film “This Is It,” which was released after Jackson’s death.
Tohme also claimed he was due a finder’s fee for securing a 2008 loan, which prevented foreclosure on Jackson’s Neverland Ranch and prompted Jackson to ask Tohme to be his manager.
Tohme, a Los Angeles native of Lebanese descent who is in his late 60s, was a little-known financier when he dropped suddenly into Jackson’s life via his brother Jermaine.
“For the last year and a half I was the closest person to Michael Jackson,” Tohme told The Associated Press in an interview shortly after Jackson’s death.
He was regarded as something of a mystery man to observers of Jackson and those around him.
“I hate the words ‘mystery man,’” Tohme told the AP. “I’m a private man. A lot of people like the media and I don’t. I’m a self-made man. I’m in the world of finance.”
Tohme said when he first met Jackson, they bonded instantly and remained very close until the singer’s death at age 50 the following year.
“I saw how kind he was and what a wonderful human being,” Tohme said in an interview. “I saw him with his children and I had never seen a better father. … I decided to do what I could to help him.”
The legal battles among those seeking a piece of Jackson’s estate, most of which goes to his three children, have slowly diminished in the last decade.
Lawsuits against the estate filed in 2013 by two men who alleged Jackson molested them were dismissed, but are scheduled to have their appeals heard later this year.
Jackson’s family and estate have vehemently denied the allegations by Wade Robson and James Safechuck, which resurfaced in the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland” earlier this year. The estate is suing HBO over the documentary.
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Text Of Jackson Estate Statement On 10th Death Anniversary
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Perspectives on Global Economic Developments: Achieving Growth with Financial Stability
Arguably, the unsustainable build-up of debt, in part fuelled by financial innovations, contributed to the great recession. Post-crisis, the recovery has been slow in coming. The West continues to rely heavily on loose monetary policies, while concerns over policy uncertainty and remaining financial risks, until recently, have inhibited an investments-led revival. The East responded with proactive counter-cyclical macro policies but had to also contend with excessive credit growth and asset inflation. The unfinished agenda in capital market and financial system development remains very much a concern; it has the potential to accentuate resources mis-allocation and poise a threat to overall macroeconomic stability. The major economies in the East, e.g., China, Japan, and India, are also launching structural reforms, including efforts to strengthen their financial systems. In this context of easy money and structural changes and challenges, our eminent panel will share their views on the prospects for the global economy, the critical risk factors we need to be aware of, and the key considerations relevant to long-term growth, particularly for Asia
05 September 2014 (Friday) The Pan Pacific Singapore, Pacific 3 Ballroom
7 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square
Singapore 039595 3.30pm to 6.00pm
Registration & Networking High Tea
Prof Tan Chorh Chuan (Chairman of the ABFER Advisory Council and President of NUS)
Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Global Economic Developments:
Achieving Growth with Financial Stability and Q&A
Sir Howard Davies (Chairman of the Phoenix Group, ABFER Council Member)
Mr Piyush Gupta (CEO DBS and ABFER Council member)
Professor Masaaki Shirakawa (ex-governor, BOJ and ABFER Council member)
Dr Duvvuri Subbarao (ex-governor, RBI and ABFER Council member)
Prof Ilian Mihov (Dean of INSEAD and Vice President of ABFER)
Prof Bernard Yeung (President of ABFER Executive Committee and Dean of NUS Business School)
Panelists, Speakers and Moderator
Sir Howard Davies (Panelist)
Chairman of the Phoenix Group, ABFER Council member
Howard Davies was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Phoenix Group on 1 October 2012. Howard is the Chair of the British Government's Airport Policy Review. He also is a Professor of Practice at the French School of Political Science in Paris (Sciences Po). He was previously the Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 2003 until May 2011. Prior to this appointment he was chairman of the UK Financial Services Authority from 1997 to 2003.
From 1995 to 1997 he was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, after three years as the Director General of the Confederation of British Industry. Earlier in his career he worked in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Treasury, McKinsey and Co, and as Controller of the Audit Commission.
Mr Piyush Gupta (Panelist)
Chief Executive Officer, DBS Group and ABFER Council member
Piyush Gupta is Chief Executive Officer and Director of DBS Group, as well as Director of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) and The Islamic Bank of Asia. DBS is the largest financial services group in Southeast Asia, with assets of over S$400 billion. Prior to joining DBS, Piyush was Citigroup's Chief Executive Officer for South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Some of Piyush's external appointments include serving as the Deputy Chairman of SPRING Singapore, as a member of the Group of Experts to the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum, and on the boards of the Institute of International Finance, Washington, The Institute of Banking and Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Fund, the MasterCard Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa Regional Advisory Board, and Human Capital Leadership Institute. He is an advisory board member of Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, and a council member of The Association of Banks in Singapore. Piyush is also a Managing Council member of Indian Business‐leaders' Roundtable (under SINDA).
Pattijn brings with him more than 25 years' experience in the banking industry.
Piyush has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, India and an MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad.
Professor Masaaki Shirakawa (Panelist)
Ex-governor, BOJ, ABFER Council member
Masaaki Shirakawa is former Governor of the Bank of Japan . He was appointed as Governor in April, 2008 and left the Bank in March this year. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BIS since January 2011. Currently, professor at Aoyama-Gakuin University and a member of Group of Thirty.
Masaaki Shirakawa joined Bank of Japan in 1972. At the Bank of Japan, his career encompassed both monetary policy and financial stability, and he held key positions, including Executive Director, responsible for laying the groundwork of Japanese monetary policy decisions.
Born in 1949, he studied economics at the University of Tokyo (B.A. in 1972) and at the University of Chicago (M.A. in 1977). He assumed Professorship at the Kyoto University School of Government from July 2006 to March 2008.
Dr Duvvuri Subbarao (Panelist)
Ex-governor, RBI, ABFER Council member
Duvvuri Subbarao served as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for five years (2008-13) finishing his term in September 2013. Prior to that, Dr. Subbarao was Finance Secretary to the Government of India from April 2007 to August 2008 and Secretary to the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council from March 2005 to March 2007.
Dr. Subbarao joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1972, topping the highly competitive civil services entry examination in that year. As a career civil servant, he worked in various positions in the state government of Andhra Pradesh and in the federal government of India acquiring hands on experience in public finance management at national and sub-national levels. He was also involved at the policy level in economic and financial sector reforms in India.
Dr. Subbarao was a Lead Economist in the World Bank (1999 - 2004), where his responsibilities involved analyzing the public expenditures of developing countries and advising them on fiscal policy issues.
Dr. Subbarao received BSc (Hons) in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur finishing at the top of his class; and MS in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He went to Graduate School at Ohio State University where he got MS in Economics and later went to MIT as a Humphrey Fellow to study Public Finance. He earned his PhD in Economics from Andhra University for his thesis on "Fiscal Reforms at the Sub-national Level".
Dr. Subbarao came in as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India just a week before the global financial crisis erupted in full in mid-September 2008, and he led the effort to mitigate the impact of the crisis on the Indian economy and to institute economic and financial sector reforms reflecting the lessons of the crisis. His five year tenure was also marked by a calibrated monetary policy response to the growth-inflation balance and managing the growing strains on India's balance of payments.
Dr. Subbarao was alternate Governor for India on the Governing Boards of both the World Bank and the IMF. He participated actively in the G 20 meetings, the meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (of the IMF), bi-monthly meetings of Governors at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel and a host of other international committees and conferences where his views were respected for the emerging market perspective he brought to bear on the discussions, especially in crisis management and post-crisis reforms.
Dr. Subbarao has all along maintained a strong commitment to academic pursuits, and has written and spoken extensively on issues in macroeconomic management, public finance and financial sector reforms. During his tenure at the Reserve Bank, he was also recognized as a leading exponent of central banking issues from an emerging market perspective.
Dr. Subbarao is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the National University of Singapore.
Prof Ilian Mihov (Moderator)
Dean of INSEAD, Professor of Economics, Novartis Chaired Professor of Management and Environment, Vice President of ABFER
Ilian Mihov was appointed Dean of INSEAD on October 1, 2013. Prior to his appointment as Dean, Professor Mihov acted as Interim Dean since March 2013. From 2011, he served as Deputy Dean for Faculty and Research responsible for the recruitment of new faculty, as well as for the development of over 140 professors at INSEAD.
Professor Mihov joined the INSEAD economics area in 1996. He has taught macroeconomics and econometrics in the MBA, EMBA, PhD and many executive education programmes as well as in the Global Leadership Fellows Programme of the World Economic Forum. He has been nominated several times as one of the best teachers in the MBA and EMBA programmes and he has won the Outstanding Teacher Award in 2006, 2008 and 2009.
Professor Mihov's papers have appeared in many academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. He has given interviews for BBC, CNBC Asia, Agence France Presse, Dow Jones Newswire and many other newspapers and magazines. Professor Mihov is a regular keynote speaker, lecturer and panellist at events organized by the PwC, WEF, KPMG, Hewlett-Packard, Bloomberg, Swiss Re, Alstom, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas and other companies.
He holds a PhD degree from Princeton University and a B.S. in business administration from the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina where, in 2006, he was recognised as a Distinguished Young Alumnus.
Professor Tan Chorh Chuan (Speaker)
Chairman of the ABFER Advisory Council and President of NUS (ABFER)
Tan Chorh Chuan was appointed President of the National University of Singapore in December 2008. He concurrently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the National University Health System. Prof Tan's additional appointments include Deputy Chairman of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR); Senior Advisor to the Governing Board of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School; and Member, Board of Directors of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
A renal physician, he obtained his medical training at NUS, and research training at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford. He was Dean of the NUS Faculty of Medicine from 1997 to 2000. He served as the Director of Medical Services, Ministry of Health, from 2000 to 2004, in which capacity he was responsible for leading the public health response to the 2003 SARS epidemic. He held the positions of NUS Provost, then Senior Deputy President from 2004 to 2008. He also played a key role in setting up the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, in his capacity as Deputy Chairman of the Governing Board from 2004 to 2007. As the inaugural Chief Executive of the National University Health System in 2008, he brought the NUS Medical and Dental Schools and the National University Hospital under single governance.
Prof Tan is a key leader in Singapore's Biomedical Sciences Initiative since its inception in 2000, for which he was awarded the National Science and Technology Medal in 2008. He also received the Public Service Star in 2003 for outstanding contributions to overcoming SARS in Singapore, and the Public Administration Gold Medal in 2004 for his work as Director of Medical Services in the Ministry of Health. Other awards include the Dr John Yu Medal from the George Institute for Global Health, Australia; the Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal from the Polish Academy of Medicine; Honorary Doctor of Medicine from King's College; Honorary Doctor of Science from Duke University; Honorary Doctor of Science from Loughborough University; Achievement Medal from the Singapore Society of Nephrology and the 1996 Singapore Youth Award.
Prof Tan, who has been a member of the World Economic Forum's Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) since 2008, was appointed Chair of GULF in 2014 for a two-year term. He also sits on the World Economic Forum's Science Advisory Committee. He was the Chairperson of the International Alliance of Research Universities, a consortium of 10 leading research-intensive universities from 2008 - 2012.
Prof Tan was previously a Commonwealth Medical Fellow, Wellcome Fellow, University of Oxford, and a Visiting Scholar to Wolfson College, Oxford. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians of London, the American College of Physicians, elected Fellow of the Polish Academy of Medicine and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, UK.
Prof Bernard Yeung (Speaker)
President of ABFER Executive Committee and Dean of NUS Business School
Bernard Yeung is the Dean and Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor in Finance and Strategic Management at National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School.Before joining NUS in June 2008, he was the Abraham Krasnoff Professor in Global Business, Economics, and Management at New York University (NYU) Stern School of Business. He has also served as the Director of the NYU China House, the honorary co-chair of the Strategy Department of the Peking University Guanghua School of Management, and Advisory Professor at the East China Normal University. From 1988 to 1999, he taught at the University of Michigan and at the University of Alberta from 1983 to 1988.
Professor Yeung`s research work has featured in more than 100 research publications covering topics in finance, strategy, foreign direct investment, international trade, international macroeconomics, institutional economics, sustainability, and economic history. His articles have appeared in journals in the fields of economics, finance, strategic management, international business, and accounting, as well as in top-tier media publications such as The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has contributed chapters in many leading books and written working papers.
He has also won several scholarly honours and awards for academic excellence, including the Irwin Outstanding Educator Award (2013) from the Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) division of the Academy of Management; the Excellence in Teaching Award (Executive Education) by Stern School of Business at NYU and Teacher Excellence Award (doctoral programmes) by University of Michigan Business School.
In addition, Professor Yeung has served on various committees and international advisory boards. He was a member of the Economic Strategies Committee in Singapore chaired by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Finance (2009). The committee was given the task of developing strategies for Singapore to build capabilities and maximise opportunities as a global city. Professor Yeung is also a member of several other committees, including the Management Advisory Committee of SPRING Singapore and the Financial Research Council of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Professor Yeung sits on the International Advisory Board of the Korea University Business School, the Intellectual Property of Singapore, the Institute of System Science Management Board, and the Strategic Recruitment Advisory Committee at NUS. He is the Dean Director on the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Board. He was also a member of the Maintenance of Accreditation Committee (MAC) and Asia Advisory Task force (AATF) of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). He is also an elected Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB).
Professor Yeung received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Western Ontario and his MBA and PhD degrees from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago.
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Powerful Independent Directors and their Influence by Professor Randall Morck
The new science of Big Data uses supercomputers to analyse millions of data points and perform calculations of unprecedented complexity. This new science opens new ways of quantifying corporate governance.
It helps distinguish corporate governance for the sake of shareholders, from corporate governance for the sake of show. It supports the understanding that power and influence of independent directors is as important as their independence for the benefit of shareholders.
Opening Speech
Lunch begins
Powerful Independent Directors and their Influence
Closing Address
Randall Morck
Randall Morck holds the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Distinguished Chair in Finance at the University of Alberta's Alberta School of Business. He is a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a Research Fellow with the Bank of Canada. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1979, and earned a PhD from Harvard in 1986. He returns to both periodically as a visiting professor; most recently to fill Yale's Schoen Visiting Professorship in 2009 and Harvard's Mackenzie-King Visiting Professorship in 2005.
Professor Morck has published over 80 papers on corporate governance, corporate ownership, and corporate finance in leading academic publications including American Economic Review, Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics. His research includes some of the first systematic investigations of corporate governance, and is cited more than 20,000 times in other works.
Professor Morck has served as a consultant to the Canadian and U.S. governments, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund on corporate governance and other economic issues. He is a frequent speaker at academic, business, and government seminars and conferences in Canada and abroad. In 2006 he was granted the prestigious title of University Professor at the University of Alberta.
He is a regular visitor at NUS Business School, where he holds the James Riady Visiting Professorship in Finance. He was also appointed as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Term Professor in Economics and Finance from 10 to 21 December 2012.
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Air Products’ Hydrogen Fueling Technology Powering New Sysco Warehouse Operations
News ReleaseAir Products’ Hydrogen Fueling Technology Powering New Sysco Warehouse Operations
June 17, 2010 Lehigh Valley, Pa.
The ribbon has been cut and Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) hydrogen and fueling station technology is now onstream and will daily power Sysco Corporation’s (NYSE: SYY) fleet of nearly 100 hydrogen fueled pallet trucks and forklifts operating at Sysco’s new 585,000 square foot food service distribution facility in Houston, Texas. The facility and hydrogen powered material handling equipment was showcased to business leaders and government representatives today at a Sysco event.
“We have installed hydrogen fueling stations and infrastructure around the world. The material handling market continues to show growing interest in converting to hydrogen powered fuel cell equipment. This is a leading edge decision that was made, and Sysco should be commended,” said Nick Mittica, commercial manager–Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Details on AirProducts’ hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.
This cost-shared hydrogen fuel cell project includes a grant provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technology Program. This facility is Sysco’s first greenfield installation without battery infrastructure for a material handling fleet.
Air Products’ fueling infrastructure at Sysco includes an outdoor liquid hydrogen storage and compression system, along with multiple indoor fueling dispensers for operator refueling. Air Products will fuel the fleet of pallet and reach trucks fitted with Plug Power’s (NASDAQ: PLUG) GenDriveTMhydrogen fuel cell power units. The GenDrive systems can be quickly refueled in less than five minutes, completely eliminating the need to change, store, charge and maintain multiple lead acid batteries per lift truck.
There are many advantages to using hydrogen powered forklifts and other material handling equipment. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment needs refueling once or twice daily, depending on use. In contrast, traditional battery-powered equipment must be placed temporarily out of operation for battery replacement and required battery recharging approximately every four to six hours. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment provides consistent power strength during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as traditional lead acid battery units do as they near a required battery change out or recharge time. Additionally, hydrogen fuel cell forklifts are not adversely impacted by temperature or by operating in coolers and freezers, in comparison to traditional battery performance. Further, hydrogen-powered fuel cell equipment is moreenvironmentally friendly because it does not involve lead-acid battery storage and disposal issues.
Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology is currently being used to fuel over 300 material handling vehicles including: fuel cell powered pallet trucks at Wegmans Retail Service Center in Pottsville, Pa.; fuel cell powered lift trucks at Central Grocers’ new distribution center in Joliet, Ill.; hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at Nestlé Waters North America in Dallas, Tex.; hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at the Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Pennsylvania in New Cumberland, Pa.; as well as hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts at several other customers in the United States. In addition, mobile fueling equipment unique and patented by Air Products has been and continues to be deployed to a variety of customers for the purpose of demonstrating the technology in real world conditions.
Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. The company has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 175,000 hydrogen fills per year.
Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
About Plug Power Inc.
The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for our key accounts, including Sysco, Wegmans, Whole Foods, and FedEx Freight. With more than 1,000 units in the field and over 1.5 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow’s incumbent power solutions today. Visit us at www.plugpower.com.
About Sysco
Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. The company operates 186 distribution facilities serving approximately 400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2009 that ended June 27, 2009, the company generated more than $36 billion in sales.
Sysco Houston’s distribution facility is at 10710 Greens Crossing Boulevard in North Houston. For more information about Sysco visit www.sysco.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.
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Tsukuba Orientation
Author: Shaney Crawford, Issue: December 2006, Topic: Community, Events, Tsukublog, Location: Tsukuba City
There have been some discussions on the TAIRA mailing list about learning how to get along with the people in our communities. One person commented that it is very important to "make the rounds" when you first arrive and introduce yourself to all of your neighbours. It is customary to bring a small gift, such as a hand towel or some soap. The gift does not have to be anything special -- the thought is more important than the actual item.
This discussion made me reflect on my own experiences coming to Japan. In retrospect, I think that I was extremely well-prepared, although nothing can really prepare you fully for living in a different culture.
When I first came to Japan, I came as an English language teacher on the JET Programme. I was selected as a participant on this programme from Toronto, and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto was responsible for helping future "JETs" prepare for their new life in Japan. The consulate organized at weekend-long seminar that was run by former JETs and some Japan specialists. They talked to us "newbies" about working in schools, what to do with our leisure time, how to learn Japanese, what kinds of foods we will eat, how to get along with our Japanese colleagues, and lots of other topics. We also had casual evening activities where we could speak to the former JETs one-on-one to get a personal account of their experiences.
In addition to that, before I left for Japan, I received a telephone call from the teacher that I would be replacing. She called me a couple of times, sent me letters, and left lots of notes in the apartment and at my desk at work, so I was able to get a really good sense of how to go about living in my apartment and working at the school with her input.
When I finally arrived in Japan, I was taken to Shinjuku for another orientation in Tokyo. More than 1000 new JETs arrived from a great number of countries around the world over a two-day period, and we all were given rooms in three hotels in Shinjuku. We had two or three days of seminars on living in Japan, teaching in Japanese schools. learning Japanese, integrating into the community, etc. This orientation also gave us a chance to meet lots of other foreign people who would be living all over Japan, so it gave us a kind of support network for when we had trouble.
After the Tokyo orientation, I was taken up to Fukushima and brought to my new town. My boss was in charge of five JETs, so he and some of his colleagues held another orientation for us on the day after we arrived. We were told about our jobs and what our responsibilities would be. We were also given booklets full of information about who to contact when we had difficulties, etc.
After a couple of weeks in my new town, I went to Fukushima City, the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, for yet ANOTHER orientation. I was given even more details about various topics (teaching, working, living, learning), and some things started to make a lot more sense because I had by then spent some time in my new apartment and had made the trip to my new school a few times. This orientation also put me in touch with about 100 other JETs from around the prefecture who could act as a support network for me when I needed help.
Quite a lot of orientations! At the time, I kind of felt "over-oriented" and somewhat perturbed that I couldn't just be allowed to live and work in my town without having to attend a million seminars about it. However, in retrospect, I realize that I learned a great deal at these orientations and the fact that I attended so many of them helped me to make sense of my life in Japan.
I am not saying that I didn't have problems when I first arrived. Of course I did. But I would definitely say that I had a good sense of how to go about solving my problems, and a very wide and varied network to turn to when things became too much for me to handle on my own.
Talking to my friends in Tsukuba, I realize that the vast majority of people here were not "oriented" to the same extent that I was, and I think that that has an effect on how people cope with their lives here. Students at the universities, for example, often come here without ever having spoken to someone who has attended their university in the past. To my knowledge, researchers are not usually given special seminars on how to manage their lives in Tsukuba before or after they arrive. And English teachers who work in Tsukuba are usually not a part of the JET program (the city of Tsukuba hires its English teachers privately, not through the JET program), so they too could benefit from some background information about living and working here.
I would like to propose that we find a way to offer some kind of one-day seminar (in April?) to people who arrive in Tsukuba without sufficient information for leading their lives here. We could ask some people from the international community in Tsukuba to speak on various topics of interest to newcomers. I think it would be a good idea to organize it as a co-operative effort involving Tsukuba City Hall, the universities, and the research institutes, perhaps holding it either at one of the universities or -- if at all possible -- at the International Congress Center or somewhere like that. (For now we could start small, holding it at Tsukuba Information Center, or one of the research institutes, or JISTEC or somewhere like that.) We could try to make it possible for researchers and teachers to attend the seminar as a part of their duties, so they wouldn't be expected to use their vacation time.
The advantages of having this seminar would go beyond helping individual people get used to their lives in Tsukuba. The seminar could act as a focal point in our community, and serve as a place where we all come together once a year to meet and welcome newcomers and get to know the other members of our community. It has often been noted that Tsukuba has a lot of foreigners, but that students hang out with other students, researchers with researchers, and teachers with teachers. I think we also have a habit of hanging out with people from our own countries. There are a lot of foreigners here, but we don't really know each other very well. I believe that it would strengthen our community a great deal if we could break down those lines and get to know each other better.
In addition, by allowing us to create a stronger network for ourselves, the seminar should decrease the amount of pressure placed on the people whose job it is to support us (our academic advisors, host researchers, bosses, etc). Holding this kind of seminar will allow us to "help us help ourselves".
The basic proposal is that we would hold a one-day seminar, open to anyone in Tsukuba, preferably free or at a very low cost to participants. At this seminar, we would provide information and advice about living in Tsukuba (and Japan in general), talk about how to get along with your neighbours, how to make friends with Japanese people, how to work in a Japanese office, how to study Japanese, etc. Individual seminars might last for about one hour. We would ask people who have lived in Japan for a certain amount of time to give presentations on particular topics (30 min) and then we would open the floor to questions (30 min). We could probably have two or three sessions in the morning and another two or three in the afternoon, all covering different topics.
There are a lot of things that would have to be worked out, but I think that this is an idea that has a lot of potential. I would like to volunteer to take a leading role in organizing some sort of "Tsukuba Orientation", but this is very definitely not something that I could organize on my own, and not something that I would like to undertake unless I am certain to have the cooperation of the international community in Tsukuba.
So, I would like to ask you to add your comments to this blog post (or contact me privately) to let me know whether you think having a "Tsukuba Orientation" is a worthwhile project. If we build it, will you come?
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Ontario Legislative Building
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The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is one of the most distinguished art museums in Canada with a collection of over 80,000 works of art. A renovation in 2008 by Frank Gehry significantly expanded the museum's gallery space.
The museum is best known for its large collection of Henry Moore sculptures and for its Canadian holdings, the world's largest, which includes a comprehensive collection of Inuit art.
From Small-town Gallery to Metropolitan Museum
The AGO was founded in 1900. Eleven years later it was able to move into the Grange, a mansion in what was then the town of York.
The museum, at the time known as the Art Gallery of Toronto expanded quickly, opening new galleries as early as in 1918 and again in 1926 and 1935. Thanks to new acquisitions and donations, the museum continued to expand in the 1970s with the opening of the Henry Moore Sculpture Center and a new Canadian wing. In 1993 another expansion added the Tanenbaum Sculpture Atrium.
The AGO's most ambitious expansion project was launched in 2002, when the acclaimed architect Frank Gehry, who grew up in Toronto, drew up plans for a transformation of the museum complex that would end up increasing its space by almost fifty percent. Gehry not only added the eye-catching glass facade along Dundas Street and the four-story titanium wing facing Grange Park but he also integrated the various existing annexes into a more coherent museum complex with the construction of new walkways, ramps and staircases.
Despite the perennial expansion projects the Grange, the original home of the AGO, is still intact. The Grange is one of Toronto's oldest buildings; it was built in 1817 by D'Arcy Boulton Jr, a lawyer and politician, who designed the brick house himself. He lived here with his wife, eight children and ten servants.
In the mid-nineteenth century the grand house was a gathering place for the upper class and the site of lavish parties. The last owner, Harriet Boulton, bequeathed the house to the Art Gallery. Today you can still access the house from inside the AGO's modern museum building.
The Art Gallery of Ontario boasts a wide-ranging collection spanning more than six hundred years, starting from fourteenth century works and going all the way to contemporary art. It covers paintings, photographs, prints, drawings and sculpture and has works from all corners of the world, from Africa and Oceania to Europe and naturally, Canada.
Baffin Island Mountains
(Lawren Harris)
The main strength of the Museum is in its comprehensive collection of Canadian Art. It features many works by the Group of Seven, a group of landscape painters who were among the first to create a Canadian style as opposed to mimicking existing European art. Emily Carr, one of Canada's best known artists, is also well represented.
The museum also boasts an impressive number of works from the Inuit and First Nations, including contemporary works.
Large Two Forms
(Henry Moore)
Another highlight in the museum is the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre, which opened in 1974 in a gallery designed with the help of Moore himself. The British sculptor donated a large number of his sculptures to the museum, which now owns more than eight hundred of the artist's works. Besides the famous bronzes there are also plasters, lithographs and drawings on display.
Outside, at the corner of Dundas and McCaul Streets is another sculpture of Henry Moore, entitled "Large Two Forms".
Massacre of the Innocents
(Peter Paul Rubens)
The European collection of the AGO is quite diverse and spans a period from the Middle Ages to the mid-nineteen hundreds. Medieval sculpture, ivory carvings, stained glass windows, Baroque sculpture and paintings from Italy, France and the Netherlands are all exhibited here.
The main highlight is the 'Massacre of the Innocents' by the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. Also take a close look at 'The Peasant Wedding', a painting by Rubens's fellow townsman Pieter Brueghel the Younger that gives an insight in rural life during the seventeenth century.
Other Permanent Exhibits
The top floors of Frank Gehry's titanium addition are devoted to contemporary art. The AGO also owns the largest collections in Canada of African an Oceanic art. The African gallery contains many wooden sculptures from west and central Africa while the Oceanic collection focuses on Aboriginal art and includes hundreds of boomerangs. The museum also has tens of thousands of photographs as well as prints and drawings spanning a period from the fifteenth century to the present day.
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GTFOH
Oh, the life of a struggling actor!
Here we are, Christmas time, the shows are on break, meaning, no work, no $$! Now what? I was done with my Christmas shopping but there was no money coming in!
I got more stuff than I told you about. Sue me!
I didn't want to worry but time was running out. It was going to be time to pay rent for January soon enough. So, here's what I did: I thought of a very good friend of mine who never lets me down, the law of attraction. I downloaded a picture of a stack of money and saved it as a screensaver, in hopes that that would materialize in my life.
Calvin asked what I wanted for Christmas, I told him an iPhone 6 plus. He told me that he can get me a cellphone contract but to spend so much money on a cellphone doesn't make sense to him. Meaning, I will have to buy the cellphone myself at a later stage because I want it. Just because it doesn't make sense to him doesn't mean it shouldn't to me either. I respect his opinion, it ends there! Halfway through the month, Calvin asked me how I was doing rent wise. I told him that I was hoping for a break; Airbnb or something! I could also sell one of my big ticket items on eBay, you never know!
Would have been a big ticket item but I kept it for myself. I got it from The Doctor's TV Show
I didn't want to talk about it because my chest was closing up when I did and it wasn't a good way to approach the whole thing. I wanted to be relaxed but you know how it is! Towards the third week, Calvin told me that he thought it would be best if he gave me rent money instead of buying me a phone. I thought that that was a sweet idea but I wanted to come up with the money on my own! Who wants rent money for Christmas? What do you do with it? Pay rent! And then what? Then you rent is paid! I wanted to have something I was gong to walk around with for months to come, telling everyone that that's what my boyfriend bought me for our first Christmas! I told him I appreciated the thought and would like him to hang on to the money while I see what I could do. He told me not to be proud but to accept it. Pride! that's a hard one for me to drop! I have always prided myself in that in as much as I have always wanted a boyfriend who could afford to pay his house and mine, I am not that girl. I never wanted to actually have him pay my rent. I just wanted to know that he could. Feel me?
I must say, it felt really good to know that I was going to be ok. I did sell a few things on eBay and stuff but still fell short of coming up with all the money I needed for rent and all my other bills for the month.
I sold some books
The joys of living in Beverly Hills! Through it all, I was still grateful for my cute apartment, I wouldn't trade it for anything! Who says I wouldn't have come across similar situations had I lived in a studio in Hollywood? I have been in that predicament, and to have it in Beverly Hills is so much better. Because it's my dream apartment!
Another gift fro The Doctors, thanks guys!
Speaking of dream apartments: You know when you have your own designated parking and someone comes and parks in your spot?
Should I park him in?
How do you feel about that? My thing is, we all have our own parking spots in this building, if you're expecting someone, who you know for a fact will be driving, tell them to park in the street. It's not that hard!
Our apartment has less than 15 units, which I love, which means there aren't a lot of parking bays. When someone takes your spot, you don't have that much of a choice but to park in the street if there is a spot there. There usually is, I mean, you just keep driving further and further, who knows? You might end up parking on Rodeo Drive, haha, good luck! My thing is, my car is big and the driveway is narrow, I can drive in easily but to get out, you have to make so many turns in the small parking if all the cars are in, until you have made a U-turn, otherwise to back out of the driveway looks like it's much harder. I've never done it. Now, when someone has made himself so comfortable in my parking bay that they put rolls of rugs everywhere, it's slightly frustrating and I don't want to be that not nice person in the entire city of Los Angeles.
I have met most of my neighbors and they all seemed nice. I went upstairs, following the noise to find out whose van that was. My neighbor, whose flooring they were working on told me that she didn't know the guys had taken someone's slot, usually there isn't anyone home around that time. She has lived in that building for years and knows people's schedules blah blah blah! I don't give a sht, my ice cream is melting, move your sht! I thought in my head. She told me to use another neighbor's spot. I was like, how about your people use that spot and I get mine back? It was so frustrating. The guys who were doing the flooring don't speak a word of English, so that added to the fun.
Eventually, because, I am always trying to stay in a zen zone, I offered to find parking in the street, instead of the lady moving her car ad all that. I wanted my parking or nothing. I am sorry to sound impossible but, I'm paying for that parking, it's like finding someone moved into my apartment, telling me, move in next door in the meantime, gtfoh!
I couldn't find a spot. The only one available was a 2 hour spot a block away. I am so used to parking in my own bay that I would have forgotten about my car and been ticketed. That would have been the worst. I drove back and told the lady no parking. She moved her car and decided to park in the street. Why not use someone else's bay like you told me to? I had forgotten about the whole thing when I saw her pulling up into the driveway. She told me she had been looking for parking the entire time. She aplologized again for the inconvenience. I was glad she saw that I wasn't just being an a-hole.
All's well that ends well!
PS. GTFOH stands for Get The F*ck Outta Here
Posted by Brook at Thursday, June 09, 2016
😂 on GTFOH. We learn everyday. Looking forward to hearing about your Christmas 🎄 season. Yooo you are 6 months behind 😉
We do!
I know, girl! I'm catching up.
I can't wait to tell you about this past weekend!
BonaVista Restaurant
Working With Amy Schumer And Seth Rogen
It's Christmas Time In The City
Eggplant Emoji
Cold Blooded Snake
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Former MP Asks Questions About National Health Insurance
Tuesday 16th, August 2016 / 08:11 Published by Pierre V.L. Dupuch
Pierre Dupuch
Several nights ago I watched the House of Assembly on TV when Members debated the controversial National Health Bill. Health is an emotional, personal thing and the Members took full advantage of it.
They waxed and they tacked and very emotionally presented the case. But they wasted our time and the taxpayers money, because we all believe in health care for all. We only disagree on how we accomplish it.
In a press statement, the Minister was quoted as saying there will be no taxes AT THIS TIME, and that it would be free to the public AT THIS TIME. Interesting! Is the Government going to wait until after the election before AT THIS TIME becomes NOW and the people will be taxed to pay for it?
We were told by the Government that it had hired KPMG to tell us what such a scheme would cost and could the Government afford it. We are now told that KPMG had looked at the plan and liked it.
I am sorry, but the tax payer did not pay all that money only to be told that they “liked it”; they were paid to say whether or not we could afford it and what it would cost.
Let me point out to the Government, and all those that the Government has paid from taxpayer’s money to review the matter, the Bahamian people are not fools and they should stop treating them like fools.
Look, enough is enough. Come clean with the people.
Let’s make it simple so that the Government may understand. Look at it this way.
A man and wife decide that they need a new car so they go into a car dealership. They see a Cadillac and a Volkswagen. Both fall in love with the Cadillac and so they ask the price and its gas consumption per mile as compared to the Volkswagen.
They look at each other and ponder. The Cadillac is beautiful but expensive, and they could not afford the gas bill. The Volkswagon, on the other hand, may not have all the bells and whistles but it will be reliable, will go the distance and will not cost as much money. Furthermore, when it runs out of gas they will have enough money to re-fill it.
So they make the common sense decision. They buy the Volkswagen.
The next decision is now, who will drive it? Although the husband has a license, his reputation as a driver is not too good. After all, he’s had a number of accidents and really has not proven to be a very good driver. The wife, on the other hand, is a good driver, has had no accidents, and says she can do a good job.
Again the common sense thing to do is let her drive the newly bought Volkswagen and let the husband take the passenger seat.
So now let us say the Volkswagen is the National Health Plan, the license to drive is the Government, and the gas is the money.
The next step is to see how the Government (the driver) handles the gas (money).
Before the last election, the current Government said the FNM Government had spent $100-million more on the road project than was contracted for. They promised to investigate it and tell us, the taxpayer, what happened to our $100-million dollars.
To date, they have said and done nothing.
They said that there was corruption in the National Insurance Board and, if elected, they would investigate. They have investigated, but to date they have not told us, the taxpayer, what was found and what was done about it.
There was a big problem with money at the Ministry of Tourism that they said would be investigated and acted on.
To date, as I recall it, the Minister said that it had been investigated and that the findings had been sent to Cabinet. What, the Cabinet? I thought the Attorney Generals office decided whether or not to prosecute? Be as it may, the public, the taxpayer, has not yet been told what happened to our money.
The Auditor General has been doing a great job finding out and telling about the $100-million here and the $70-million there that has gone missing or was borrowed by somebody, but it appears that nothing has been done about that. At least the taxpayer has not been told.
And the VAT money. The Government collected more than they initially projected, and we were told it was to be used to pay off the debt. Has it been? The debt seems to be rising. Maybe I’m wrong. Please advise.
The Government has said that certain medications are free. Only ask some of those who are supposed to get them and see what they say. If the Government can’t properly run a National Drug Plan, how do they expect to run a National Health Plan?
Looks like the driver has come up short this time?!
Let us move on. Just as I smelled a rat in the FNM convention fiasco (by the way we found it!), I smell one here.
Primary care is not the big problem, catastrophic events are. So why tackle the primary care?
When all is said and done, the proposed plan helps the rich and hurts the poor.
Currently, wealthy people without health insurance pay for their own health care. According to the new plan, the wealthy people won’t pay. They will get it free.
Also, the person who now privately pays for his/her own health insurance will now get health care from the Government free.
However, the poor person who now gets FREE health care at the clinics will now have to pay a tax for health care.
So who is this plan helping, the rich or the poor?
Does the stench of a rat get stronger? Is a well-placed group trying to have what is called a “hostile” takeover of the health care system?
By Pierre V.L. Dupuch
Author’s Footnote
There seems to be a lot of confusion about “limits” these days. People are told to “button their lips” when they make a comment that is not liked by some. Let me quote what a former British Prime Minister once said: “I may not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll fight to my death to procure you the right to say it.” Read and digest, Mr. Collie.
But with every freedom there is a corresponding responsibility. I heard that there is now a song being played about Prime Minister Christie, his wife, his daughter and his son. It is nasty, and it is wrong. This is not freedom of speech; it is reckless license.
We may disagree with all or some of the Prime Minister’s decisions. And we are free to express our disagreement. But involve his wife and children? No, that is going too far and is not acceptable.
Agree with him or not, Perry Christie is a decent man. He is a good family man. He loves and cares for his family. His wife is a fine woman; his daughter is a beautiful and talented young lady, and his son is a fine young man. Yes, he is autistic; however, that simply means that he may be smarter than all of us but is unable to express himself in a way that we understand him.
My advice to the song writer is: take the song off the market, and destroy it.
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Music Mondays Interview: Eagle Johnson
When I first met Eagle, I knew him as Chris. I don’t remember where I was, but know it involved skateboarding. He was the little kid on the miniramp that would ollie above the lip and smack his trucks hard when pivoting around on the coping. We became good friends thanks to our time at Kona skatepark. Skateboarding seemed to come easy for him, though I’m not sure how hard he actually worked at it; I was convinced he was a natural. When we shot skate photos, it was always a few tries, and we got the shot. It was always a fun time, and never stressful.
Often people compare skateboarding and music, saying they go together hand-in-hand. Well, I’m not sure how true that is, but I know that what I said about Eagle’s skateboarding is doubly true about his music. From the first time I heard him banging away on his xylophone, I knew there was something more going on. Then there were drum solos, then guitars. I remember thinking about how I knew I had met a child prodigy, but it was never really like that. There was no bragging, no showing off. No crowds gathered around, just a humble kid doing really cool things with his talents. Come to find out, they would only multiply exponentially. Hopefully, you’ll take a listen to see what I mean.
Norm Stovall: Do you see yourself staying in Nashville in the long run? Or is it just a fun place to stay for the time being?
Eagle Johnson: Well, this is Music City as they say. The best studios in the world are here. The booking agencies are here, the management, the song writers, and the instruments...almost everyone you meet is either a musician or works in music. I love it. So yeah, I'll probably have a home here for a long time.
I imagine it's easy to find inspiration with all the music going on there. Has anything really surprised you about Nashville?
Inspiration is definitely here, but a different sort of inspiration I think...I have personally been inspired toward being more humble...and realizing there is so much room for improvement in every aspect of the music I write. There are music legends in every bar that just act like one of the guys...Gillian Welch was at the coffee shop again...there's Brittney from Alabama Shakes... Pat from Wilco... the list goes on. In one way I feel like “oh wow I'm on the same frequency as these people, we're in the same places, I'm one of them...” While, on the other hand I'm like “Shit I gotta practice if I'm keeping company like this.”
Do you ever miss being back home here in Jacksonville? I'm sure there is concrete around town that misses the urethane of your wheels.
Jacksonville...There's a lot of love for me there and people like you have had my back since I was a grom. You were the first person the show me the white stripes when I was 15. I don't even know if you remember that, but I do. So, it's like yeah Jacksonville and specifically the surf and skate scene there, helped shaped me. You, Nate Johnson, Beau Crum, Mikey Sasser, Mike P. the Richey brothers...you all looked after me like I was your little brother. Going back isn't always fun for me though...while there's a lot of love. There's also a lot of judgment it seems...and I have some past relationship drama that makes me uncomfortable when I'm in Riverside...I wish it wasn't like that. I've tried to speak my peace, but sadly, not everyone is ready for peace.
(I asked him about what was surprising about coming to Nashville)
The most surprising thing about Nashville is how little country music is actually here regardless of what the show Nashville tries to paint. The music scene here is more like a rock & roll renaissance. Bands like Blank Range, Natural Child, Fly Golden Eagle, Them Witches, the Gills, the Weeks...so many real, badass rock & roll bands... There is a catch phrase going around: "No Country for New Nashville". I found the origin here.
Clean Machine: Fin Leavell, Stephen Carey, Lee McAlilly and Eagle Johnson
It's interesting you say that about country music in Nashville. Would you say that the 'Nashville Sound' we all heard so much about in school still exists, in your experience? If so, would you say it's changed or evolved, or is just part of an older way of making songs?
I think that version of the Nashville sound was nearly lost and replaced by computers and auto tuning for the last 10+ years just like most popular music. The Nashville sound as you say though is making a comeback. It seems there are more and more producers and studios in town that are dedicated to the revival of that sound and "saving" country music. Chris Stapleton is great example of a country dude that's been writing hits for major computer country artists for years, but when it came to make his own record he went to Welcome to 1979 and recorded a classic country record with the classic Nashville sound that blew up. That record landed him on stage singing with Justin Timberlake. Sturgill Simpson is another example of one of the country dudes that went retro with their recording process and still connected with the people of today. Nostalgia sells almost as good as sex. It's funny though, the guys reviving the classic Nashville sound are all jean jacket wearing, neo-hippie, rock & rollers...a far cry from the frat boy country puppets that are the trying to hold on to being the "face" of country music. Their grip is slipping, country music is bigger than them, the people want real. All the fake music the industry has been shoving down the people’s throats for years has created a void for real music and real talent to fill. I think we're are about to witness an explosion of great artists again in all genres of music.
Do you do a lot of collaboration or work with other people up there? Or do you pretty much stick with the same setup?
No, I wouldn't say a lot. I tried to write with some people a few times, but they were really slow at writing and I ended up doing the whole song and not giving them much of a say. I didn't mean to, but that's what happened and I didn't want to repeat it, so I've mostly written on my own. My sol brothers Lee McAlilly, the owner of Original Fuzz Guitar Gear, along with Stephen Carey and Fin Leavell - all dudes I met in Jacksonville, are in the band. We have recently started writing a little together, I think they are all genius in their own way and I think we're going to write some great music together. It's still a mystery as to what summoned them all to Nashville, but I wouldn't want to play with any other band in the world. I feel like I won the lottery.
It's been a good while since we've been out skating.
I went skating for the first time in a while a couple weeks ago and my legs were cramping just pumping the little gnar bowl. I took a few years off after I broke two ribs on this stupid back-yard death trap that I was trying to skate high as fuck in Memphis. I have a fun hill in front of my house that I've bombed a few times...concrete surfing helped inspire Tennessee Beach...
Speaking of Tennessee Beach – What else inspired the name? I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a beach in Tennessee.
It's my personal fantasy of bringing the beach with you wherever you are. Beach vibes, island vibes, positive vibrations... it keeps you warm year round. There is a certain lighthearted freedom and party thing I was attempting to capture.
I've always known Eagle to be a talented guy, but even so the album really took me by surprise. Tennessee Beach is full of uniquely individual songs that stir emotions in their own way. Push Pin Jane, for example, has the charm and catchy lyrics that make worse songs hit singles. Paired with familiar-but-new vocals that grab your ears, it's a special treat. It's humble, but not cheap. Alternately, listening to Hero with it's ethereal underlying instrumental backing with lyrics that eased me along, really mellowed me out. My biggest joy, however came from the track My Best Girl. The vocals, guitar solos, and overall completeness of the song spoke to me on a personal level, which maybe says too much about me and not enough about the song.
While I'm not always one to rant about albums, Tennessee Beach is really something special. It's a really good feeling to have access to something like this. Tennessee Beach is where I'd like to be, too.
You can get the two singles - Push Pin Jane and Hero on iTunes now, with the full album ready for preorder, expected to drop on April 21st.
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Harriet’s Homecoming
The road was long and never smooth for Harriet Tubman
By Emily Myron
Harriet Tubman made history as an abolitionist, as the first woman to lead an armed assault during the Civil War and as a suffragist. Now, over 100 years after her death, she is making history again.
In December 2014, Congress voted to establish the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park. It is the first national park honoring an African American woman.
Araminta Harriet Ross, later to be known as Harriet Tubman, hails from Dorchester County, Maryland, where she was born into slavery in 1822. Following the Underground Railroad, she escaped to freedom in 1849.
As we know, her story does not end there. Tubman returned to Dorchester County at least 13 times over the course of 11 years to lead more than 70 enslaved African Americans to freedom.
After retiring as an Underground Railroad conductor at nearly 40 years old (her last trip was in 1861), she put down roots on the outskirts of Auburn, New York, where she had settled her parents after freeing them. The community was rich with freed African Americans and abolitionists and was also near to other family members.
Still, Tubman wasn’t ready to retire. She continued to fight injustice and care for people in need until her dying day in 1913. She was a key player in the Civil War, in the women’s suffragist movement and in her community. She inspired many civil rights leaders and freedom fighters around the world.
“Whenever I get discouraged and tired, I think, what would Harriet do,” says Ellen Mousin coordinator of the annual Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference.
If we have learned anything from Tubman, it is that good things take time and are worth fighting for. Tubman-like tenacity of spirit has finally led to the preservation of the landscape she called home.
The Centennial Splurge
Dorchester County has celebrated its local heroine for decades. At home, she is honored with Harriet Ross Tubman Day, a museum in Cambridge, a memorial garden and the community-based Harriet Tubman Organization. This organization first proposed a national park in her honor back in 1996. Two decades later, Maryland and the nation followed through.
In 2013, the hundredth anniversary of her death, the 17-acre Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and the 125-mile Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway were established by then-Gov. Martin O’Malley just south of Cambridge, next to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
At the same time, O’Malley commissioned an official statuary portrait of Tubman. Sculptor Brendan O’Neill Sr.’s bust of Tubman as a young woman was welcomed to Government House this year.
The centennial brought national recognition, as well: President Barack Obama created the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, which includes locations in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot counties. Don’t expect to find a physical structure as part of this designation. The monument is an area of federal, state and privately held lands that hold key Tubman historic sites and make up the landscape she intimately knew.
The National Monument paved the way for the epitome of national recognition, which came at the end of 2014: a National Park designation. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park is a two-state affair. Maryland’s part encompasses parts of Dorchester, Caroline and Talbot counties, where she spent her early life. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, commemorates her later years.
As of now, the Maryland portion of the National Park is made up of the 400-acre Jacob Jackson home site, donated to the Park Service by The Conservation Fund. Several miles from the state park, this site is located near Stewart’s Canal, where Tubman learned many of her outdoor skills. Jackson is thought to have helped Tubman on her mission to free her brothers.
With the help of willing landowners, the National Park may expand to include other historic sites in the future.
“It’s been a long time coming,” says Mousin, the longtime Maryland supporter. “Some of us are still pinching ourselves that it happened. Local people, national and state representatives just didn’t give up.”
Forty-nine of America’s 400-plus national parks are historical parks, and of those, fewer than 10 recognize women.
“I can think of few greater examples of bravery, valor and sacrifice about which to teach our future generations,” says Sen. Benjamin Cardin, who championed the effort in Congress. “So it is fitting that Harriet Tubman will become the first individual woman to have a National Historical Park named in her honor.”
The National Park Service is now fully on board.
“This is an opportunity for a very special sort of park,” says Brian Joyner of the Maryland portion of the park. Joyner served as acting superintendent of the National Historical Park from the time of its designation until recently.
This effort is, he says, a partnership. Community experts and scholars, the state, tourism associations and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service all play a part.
“Members of the community have been holders of the story,” Joyner says, and the National Park Service is working hard to make sure everyone has a voice in shaping how the story is told.
“For the community it will be a longstanding monument letting people know that it sometimes doesn’t have to be a movement or a group of people,” says Donald Pinder, president of the Harriet Tubman Organization. “It can be one individual who can fight the system and actually win.”
The Eastern Shore part of the Park will be a unique kind of National Historical Park. Devoid of buildings dating to Tubman’s time, this park celebrates the landscape Tubman knew so well.
This landscape has been preserved through a patchwork of state and national lands, including Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, crossed by the Scenic Byway. Tubman might still recognize her route to freedom. The same marshes and lowland forests where she hid are still home to snow geese, fox squirrels and muskrats. The rivers she followed still flow uninhibited into the Chesapeake.
Following Tubman
To explore Tubman’s homeland, the best place to start is the Harriet Tubman Byway, an All-American Road, the highest level of designation for a scenic byway. This 125-mile self-guided driving tour shows more than 30 historic sites and scenic vistas associated with Tubman throughout Caroline and Dorchester counties.
(Download the audio tour: www.harriettubmanbyway.org.)
Hoping to visit the state park, national monument or national park? You are going to have to be patient. As relatively new sites, no facilities exist; collaborative planning is still underway.
A gateway to both parks and the byway will come with the opening of the Harriet Tubman Visitor Center, expected in 2016. The center will include exhibit hall and theater, memorial garden, trails and a picnic pavilion. It will also be headquarters for both the state and national parks.
Until it is complete, get information on the parks and the byway at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.
Learn more about Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference: June 5 and 6, Chesapeake College, Cambridge: www.tubmanugrr.com
National Park Service Site: www.nps.gov/hatu/index.htm
State Park Site: http://dnr2.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/eastern/tubman.aspx
Tubman Center/State Park Design: http://dnr2.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/eastern/tubmancenter.aspx; http://dnr2.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/eastern/tubman_visitorcenter....
The proposed Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Visitor Center.
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Assembly election results of Surajgarh constituency in Rajasthan
In 2013 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Santosh Ahlahat of BJP won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
In 2008 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Sh Sharwan Kumar of INC won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
In 2003 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Sundar Lal of BJP won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
In 1998 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Hanuman Prasad of INC won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
In 1993 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Sunder Lal, an independent candidate won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
In 1990 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Babu Lal of JD won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
In 1985 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Sunder Lal of INC won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
In 1980 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Sundar Lal, an independent candidate won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
In 1977 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Subhash Chand Arya of JNP won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
In 1967 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Surajmal of SWA won the Surajgarh assembly constituency.
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Reader, I Adapted Him
'What are we going to do this season that will convince the punters that the licence fee is good value for money?'
'You mean apart from the hippos?'
'I was thinking maybe one of those costume dramas with ladies in bonnets and wild, uncontrollable men with wild, uncontrollable hair.'
'Good call. They go down well with broadsheets and foreigners.'
'I thought maybe Jane Eyre?'
'OK, I'll nip down to Smiths and pick up a 99p classic. What did she write?'
'Er, guys, I think we have a problem. I was expecting chick lit. Wild eyed hunks on the moor singing it's me, I'm cathee, I've come home.'
'I think that's a different one.'
'But it's all about religion, and growing up, and education, and psychology, and scenery.'
'Well, cut it.'
'All of it?'
'Well, the religion and the psychology. It worked for Peter Jackson. But leave in the scenery We need an excuse for a location shoot or the punters won't believe it was expensive. But drop the education and cut straight to the bonking.'
'There isn't any bonking.'
'I thought you said it was a costume drama?'
'I thought you said it was a prestige literary adaptation.'
'Well invent some. You are a writer after all.'
'Sex? In Jane Eyre? Is it okay if they keep their clothes on?'
'Only if it's artistically necessary. Are there any bonnets?'
'Oh yes. Lot's and lots of bonnets.'
'Bonnets are good. I suppose there is no way you can work in a hippo?'
First person narratives aren't easy things to turn into dramas. Jane Eyre is all about Jane's mind and how it develops; it's full of thoughts, subjective impressions, and enormously long sentences. ('And then my mind made its first earnest effort to comprehend what had been infused into it concerning heaven and hell; and for the the first time it recoiled baffled; and for the the first time glancing behind, on each side, and before it, it saw all round an unfathomed gulf: it felt the one point where it stood -- the present; all the rest was formless cloud and vacant depth; and it shuddered at the thought of tottering, plunging amid that chaos.') It is a mark of how much Ruth Wilson will deserve her BAFTA that she manages to suggest the existence of these kinds of inner depths in a script which, of necessity, limits her to spending most of the first two episodes not saying much more than 'Yes Sir,' and 'No Sir'. Toby Stevens is neither sexy enough nor enough of a bastard to really succeed in being the sexiest bastard in literature, but he had a damn good try. The film starts to sparkle whenever the two of them have an extended scene together. And although it is never tricksy, there are some nice visual touches: I particularly liked the way in which we see Jane and Rochester's faces in profile, her's superimposed over his, the first time he announces that 'you and I are one.' The central episodes, where Jane is the governess at Thornfield made gripping TV, although they did stress the 'Gothic' aspect of the story rather too much for my taste. Jane's wedding is carried of brilliantly; what sticks in the mind is not the high melodrama of the lawyer at the back of the church saying 'There is an impediment!' but Rochester looking at Jane in awe and saying 'How could I have imagined you would have looked better in that gaudy veil!' The use of flashbacks to bring those of us who haven't been watching The Wide Sargasso Sea up to speed with the mad-woman in the attic are also a good idea in theory, although they tend to underline the fact that Rochester can't really be imagined in any context apart from his rambling Gothic mansion. So, all in all, a jolly good piece of Sunday night TV of the kind they don't make any more. What it wasn't, of course, was an adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre concludes with Jane receiving a letter from her former suitor Rev. St. John Rivers, who has gone to be a missionary in India (as opposed to Africa, incidentally.) He's very ill; but he knew when he went that the climate would probably kill him. ' "My master,"he says "Has forewarned me. Daily He announces more distinctly 'Surely I come quickly!' and hourly I more eagerly respond, 'Amen; even so, come, Lord Jesus.' " ' The last line of Jane Eyre is the same as the last line of the Bible. St. John is quoting St. John. This is important at all sorts of levels. Rochester is the most important person in Jane's life, but he's not the be-all and end-all of her world: when she concludes her 'autobiography', she has higher things than romance on her mind. The story has partly been about Jane's spiritual growth: it starts with her at the mercy of some thoroughly nasty Christians; but it ends with her thinking about a thoroughly good one.
The BBC's version ends with Jane and Rochester entertaining some kind of family gathering, possibly the christening of their second child. They form up into a family group, and the final image of the film is a photograph in a floral frame. (Quite who was taking snapshots in 1847 is open to question: perhaps they held the pose for a week or so while someone did an oil painting.) Granted, this is an attempt to deal with the four most un-adaptable words in English Literature; but it's clear that we are being told that they all lived happily ever after. The book leaves us wondering, as Jane is presumably wondering, whether she did the write thing to follow her heart back to Thornfield rather than follow her head and become a clergyman's wife. In the TV series, the question is not even on the table: all stories end with weddings and if it comes to a choice between God and Toby Stevens, there's no contest. The idea that 'spiritual and religious development' could be one strand of a novel that is also about lurve is clearly not something which TV audiences could deal with. So out goes. So out goes most of the Lowood section (about a quarter of the book) and out goes much of the relationship with St. John.
We know that Jane is never going to go to Africa with Rivers, because she spends all the time that she is with him having flashbacks about Rochester, rendering the sci-fi climax, in which she is summonsed back to Thornfield by telepathy, rather gratuitous. At one level, these flashbacks are a rather elegant bit of TV narration. We jump straight from the revelation of the madwoman in the attic to Jane's being found wandering on the moor by Rivers and his sisters. The flashbacks gradually fill in the details of what happened in between, but also serve to keep Toby Stevens present on the screen when he is absent from the plot, and thus, to prevent the distaff contingent switching to channel 5.
On what would have been their wedding night, Rochester goes to Jane's bedchamber and begs her to run away with him to Italy. Jane is lying on her back; Rochester is lying on Jane, in what Rev. Rivers would presumably not have called the missionary position. It is in this position that he suggests that they could live as brother and sister, so she would not have to live in sin. I think Jane would probably have regarded miming intercourse with a man she didn't think she could legally marry as quite sinful enough, thank you very much. In case we have missed the point, when she goes back to Rochester after the fire, they end up lying on top of each other on the grass, decently clad but with their legs most indecorously intertwined.
Adapting a 19th century book and expecting the characters to adopt 21st century attitudes is precisely like going on holiday to Spain and insisting on drinking fish and chips and Courage best. There may have been a time when the BBC adapted Great Books in the hope that the Unwashed Masses who hadn't read them would be encouraged to discover the wonderful world of reading; or else they did radical reworkings of the classic to challenge and titillate the people who had. Now, it's just a matter of scouring old books for period love stories. Historical tourism.
Meanwhile, if you are the sort of person who finds themselves compelled to look at road accidents, then the BBCs other high-profile costume drama has not yet been removed from its prime time Saturday evening spot.
I think I probably first met Robin Hood in a Christmas production of Babes in the Wood . Then the BBC did The Legend of Robin Hood as one of their Sunday tea-time classic serials, my lady this and my lady that, earnest, historical and probably filmed in a quarry. I've also seen Basil Rathbone trying to conceal the fact that he is an accomplished fencer and Errol Flynn isn't; and Michael Praed pretending that if he goes on and on about Herne the Hunter, no one will notice his girly haircut. But these are all travesties. We all know the canonical version of the story, the one against which all others are judged. It's the one where Robin is a fox, Little John is a bear and Friar Tuck is a badger. In terms of seriousness, conviction and authenticity, it knocks the BBCs present offering into a cocked hat. With a feather on it.
Robin himself is probably the most interesting thing in the new series. In a Saturday teatime sort of way, he's trying to be a rounded character. We're in the version of the story where Robin is not a mere yeoman, but the Earl of Huntingdon. (He's also referred to as Robin of Locksly, which suggests that the writers have been studying some of the more obscure Greenwood ballads. Or watching DVDs of Robin of Sherwood.) He's only recently returned to England; and something very bad happened to him in the Time War, sorry, did I say Time War, I meant Crusades, although so far we haven't found out exactly what. His peasants love him, and he loves them: the reason he steals from the bad and gives to the good is that he still feels some responsibility to his peasants even now he's lost his lands. He very specifically robs the rich to feed the poor: he hasn't been back in England five minutes before he's inviting them to a slap-up feast in Huntingdon manor. He likes to leave gifts for the peasants in surprising ways and then watch the look on their faces when they find them, making me wonder if the writers had possibly confused him with Father Christmas. He likes the thanks and the adulation of the peasants, either because he is a glory hound, or because he has a neurotic need to be loved. (Clue: Answer B will turn out to be correct, probably because he lost someone dear to him in the Holy Land.)
Oh, and he's a pacifist, presumably due to his bad experience in Iraq, sorry, did I say Iraq, I meant Jerusalem. I think that he must have been designed in one of those role-playing games where you get extra skill points if you accept a big disadvantage. Robin has put all his skill points into Archery (he uses a Saracen bendy bow, not an English longbow, which arguably misses the point). He can do anything he likes with his arrows. He's forever shooting the ropes off innocent men on the gallows and shooting down arrows in flight which are about to kill innocent people, and firing six arrows at once which all miraculously go exactly where he meant them to. Most of this happens in slow motion, which presumably makes it a bit easier for him. But like the Green Arrow in the 1970s he has a Code Against Killing. So in episode 1, when the Sheriff is about to cut off Alan Adale's hand, Robin fires off five arrows with pin point accuracy, one between each of Alan's fingers; but then has to run away from the Sheriff's men because he isn't allowed to fire at anyone.
Robin has a sidekick who calls him Master and is devoted to him. His name is Much, but we don't find out if he is a Miller, or indeed if he has a son. I think he may turn out to be a gardener. Once Robin has run away into Sherwood, he finds a ready made troupe of moderately cheerful men. They are led by John, who is very big, but isn't called Little John. (John Little has a little son called Little John: it is obviously much funnier for a little person to be called 'little' than a big person.) Alan Adale shows no sign of being a singer. There are a whole brood of Scarlets, one of them called Will, but he doesn't appear to be a tough guy, or indeed, anything else. Friar Tuck is missing altogether. If we can believe the Daily Express this is because the political correctness brigade thought the character was disrespectful to fat people. But we can't. (In the canonical version, Tuck the badger was not especially over-weight. He lived in a church with some church mice, which suggests a limited understanding of the concept of mendicant orders. But then, since the Franciscans were founded in 1209 and the Dominicans in 1215, there were presumably not a whole lot of Friars in England at the time of Prince John's regency (1190-1194). I digress.)
So far, so harmless. It is certainly uncontaminated by originality, but it slips down easily enough on a Saturday evening. But where the canonical version treated Robin as a a serious heroic character, producer Dominic Minghella can't get it out of his head that what we are watching is a pantomime. This is understandable: if you are an Actor the Sheriff of Nottingham is not so much a nasty character in a medieval romance, but a camp role where the main objective is to get the kiddies to say 'Boo' and 'He's behind you.' Keith Allen can't decide whether he is meant to be playing a slimy politician -- he's rather good when trying to convince the peasants that Robin isn't out for their best interests -- or a pointlessly nasty nastyperson, joking about torture and killing ickle budgies to work off his anger. There is no rapport between this Robin and this Sheriff, because Robin is a dead-pan romantic hero while the Sheriff is camp comedy relief. Guy of Gisborn turns up dressed in biker leathers, and plays the role as a cop-show thug. Three main characters from three different series.
Along comes Marian, who may or may not be a maid. In the canonical version, as in Errol Flynn's, she is a noble lady who lives in the castle and is wooed by the courtly Robin. In Ror-or-or-bin, the Hooded-Man she is pretty much just a female merry man. Here, she is introduced as the ex-Sheriff's daughter, Rob's old flame, who isn't quite sure if she wants to pick up the relationship again. In episode 2 she does the obligatory 'I can help you out of the prison cell' routine, suggesting she just wants to be medieval-drama-lady. Would that she had remained so.
And then we have our obligatory sacrifice to the great god Relevance. I understand, largely because I read it in the Guardian, that Robin-Hood-Robin-Hood-Riding-Through-the-Glen was written by victims of the 1950s anti-communist black-list and contained some subtle digs at McCarthyism. The new series is trying something similar apart from the 'subtle' part. In episode 1, we find out that some people think that Richard has got England involved in an unnecessary war, of dubious legality and morality, against Muslims, because he has much too close a relationship with the Pope. In episode 2, we discover that the Sheriff has introduced a system of indefinite detention without trial for outlaws, who are regarded as 'enemy combatants' for the duration of the war. And in episode 3, we find the slimy sheriff making a slimy speech trying to persuade the peasants that Robin is a bad thing. This goes on in the background while Robin is snogging Marian, so all we hear is 'terrorizing....terror...war on terror!' I want to die. More specifically, I want Dominic Minghella to die.
In Episode 3, we find out that while Robin was off killing Muslims there was another outlaw in Sherwood, who also stood up for the peasants, and who wears a mask. He's called 'The Nightwatchman'. As soon as this was mentioned, I started to repeat 'please don't let it turn out to be Marian; please don't let it turn out to be Marian' over and over again. I needn't have bothered: at the end of the episode, it turned out to be Marian. Are we really so unimaginative that the only alternative we can think of to the admittedly sexist 'courtly love' of the Elizabethan and Hollywood versions is to take the Rich But Fragile Maiden Who The Tough But Strangely Attractive Outlaw Worships From Afar and give her a sword, a bow, and for all I know, a willy?
The aforementioned 'night watchman' is wrongly suspected of having killed the Sheriff's bailiff. The Sheriff, because he is evil, tries to blame Robin for the murder, and, because he is very evil, arranges for a few more of his men to be killed so he can blame Robin for that as well. It turns out that the assassin was someone entirely different; and at the end of the episode, he succeeds in assassinating the Sheriff of Nottingham himself. Except that, because the Sheriff is clever as well as evil, he had himself impersonated by a double while the assassin was on the loose.
'I shot the sheriff!' says Someone Entirely Different. 'No', replies Dick Dastardly 'You shot the deputy.' This would have been excruciatingly unfunny at any time; but it was made worse by the fact that they'd already made exactly the same joke in the title of the episode. I can only assume that it was written by a different Paul Cornell.
It makes me wonder. The opening sequence has a portentous march tune and over-done film style credits. Every new scene is introduced with a caption (accompanied by a silly 'twang' sound) which tells you where the scene is happening, even when you already know or it doesn't matter. The final scene is introduced by a graphic of a spinning archery target. This simply isn't how TV is made nowadays. The episodes end, not with a trailer for next week, but an advert for the BBC's on-line Robin Hood archery game, in which, get this, all the characters are represented as cardboard cut-outs. So...is it possible that Robin Hood is not a drama that fails to take itself seriously; but a deliberate spoof which we have mistaken for straight drama because it is so achingly unfunny?
Prestige literary adaptations have to turn into bonkbusters; kids adventure series just can't help taking the piss. I think the best solution would have been to run the two things together. Jane Eyre Warrior Princess dispossessed from Thornfield hall by evil King George, living wild on the moors with her band of, well, rather dour women, robbing from the industrial middle classes and giving to the inmates of evangelical boarding schools. That would really have been post-modern. Give me a minute and I can work in some hippos.
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NickPheas said...
So out of interest, is the sudden quintupling of your post rate down to this journalism course you're doing, or is the aim to become one of those highly respected bloggers that the Gruaniad consults whenever George Bush says something silly.
Or indeed both?
Wednesday, 25 October, 2006
Phil Masters said...
And why did the last antiTony rant disappear within a day?
Abigail Nussbaum said...
The BBC's new Jane Eyre is clearly imperfect - you might have said that by simply posting a picture of Ruth Wilson with the caption 'plain.' And yes, it does away with the novel's religious aspects (although I'm not terribly fussed over the choice to rush through the Lowood segments, which in the novel are basically Auntie Charlotte's Happy Therapy Hour, the exorcising of the ghosts of Maria and Elizabeth Bronte. It's a bad beginning and deserves to be cut).
But I think you'd have to have read a very different novel from the one I have to suggest that the choice between Rochester and St. John is ever seriously contemplated by the author. Rochester may be a sexy bastard, but St. John is a bully. He harasses Jane and beats her down in her own house. It's almost too painful to read - after standing up to cruel men who try to tell her what to think and what to be for nearly twenty years, Jane very nearly succumbs to a will more powerful than her own. Jane may think of St. John as a good man, but that goodness is depicted as being too painful to look at. If there is a religious moral to Jane Eyre it's that happiness can be found in moderation - neither Rochester's flagrant atheism (of which he repents) nor St. John's self-immolating piety (to which he sacrifices himself and would have sacrificed Jane if she hadn't run away) are the answer.
Oh, and as for Rochester being the be all and end all of Jane's life - I can't remember the exact quote but: "I am my husband's life, and he is mine." Similarly, the telepathy that brings Jane back to Rochester is in the novel (or, if you want to call it that, divine intervention - and the mini does say that Rochester prayed to God before calling out to Jane).
I was actually expecting you to complain about the shift in the novel's moral to the standard Hollywood trope of putting family front and center. Jane's most fervent desire, in the mini, is to have a family - hence the framing device of the family portrait, from which she is excluded as a child and in which she is firmly in the center in the mini's closing image.
So, what did you think of Torchwood?
Nick: Would you believe it is half-tem.
Phil: I pressed "publish" when I meant to press "draft", and didn't want to subject you to too many misplaced apostrophe's.
Abigail: You may have a point about St. John.
I think that the use of telepathy to get Jane back to Thornfield is precisely a "science fiction" device, the same way that Frankstien is a science fiction novel. The TV version went out of it's way to show us a scientist saying he believed in thought transferance between twins, I forget whether that is in the book.
Of course, you could regard this as a classic example of the intervention of "plot" -- the author pretty much screams at the character "NO! You don't become a missionary, you go back and marry Rochester."
I think that you are wrong about the Lowood section: I think that it is very important that we see Jane at different ages, and that she experiences different kinds of Christianity during the story. And I think that it is important in what is mostly a story about a teenager that we have seen her mind coming into being during her childhood. (The spoilsport who edited the Penguin edition points out that she was 10 when she went to Lowood, stayed there eight years, and was one year with Rochester and one year more as a school teacher. So how could she possibly have inherited money, much less signed it away?)
Interestingly, when Adelle is being sent off to boarding school and again when Jane is setting up the village school for Rivers, the BBC has her mention that she doesn't approve of schools where they hit children and don't feed them properly. The scene in her village school shows her as a very 20th century primary school teacher, where in fact she would presumably have been doing Victorian style rote-learning. Which implies that the adaptor thinks that Lowood was important to Jane's psychology, if only to react against it. Given the film's inventive use of flashbacks, I rather wonder why they didn't start with her already ensconsed as a governess, and establish the backstory in flashbacks as it became necessary.
Come to that, could you imagine a film which starts with an amnesiac Jane Eliot teaching little girls in a village, and a series of non-sequential flashbacks showed us how she had got there. Maybe the first we would know of Mr. Rochester is when Jane hears his voice on the wind. Good or bad, that would have been an interesting approach. They could have called it "Citizen Jane."
Torchwood: I think that there is something intrinsically dubious about making a spin-off from a self-identified children's programme which is "adult" and sexually explicit but the supposedly mature plotlines couldn't really concel the fact that what we were dealing with weew Doctor Who monsters, not serios sci-fi aliens. And while I am the most liberal person on earth, I find some of Russel Davies' gay sensibilities tedious. Captain Jack is just about tolerable as a once-a-series foil for the Doctor, a sort of Anti-Brigadierl but I don't think he is funny enough to carry a whole series. It's nice that the Beeb is doing skiffy again, but I'd prefer something a bit different, rather than just Doctor Who with sex.
But it's probably not fair to judge a programme just by the trailer: once it goes on on terrestrial TV there is every chance that I will write a review.
Paul Brown said...
I simply can't let this go unchallenged; the best Robin Hood, the absolute definitive, was the one where Robin was a vain moron and Tony Robinson only had two henchmen in his entire staff.
As to Torchwood, have very low expectations and you might be pleasantly surprised. I was hoping for a blend of Buffy, Doctor Who and early X-files and I stopped watching halfway through the second episode when it became clear that Russell T Davies can write good drama, but for some reason writing dramatic sci-fi is just not his forté.
John M. said...
At least you British folk still read. Over here in the colonies, if it doesn't have explosions and sex, we don't care.
I think that the use of telepathy to get Jane back to Thornfield is precisely a "science fiction" device, the same way that Frankstien is a science fiction novel.
Huh. I'd be more inclined to call it a fantastic device, especially given how carefully steeped Jane Eyre (and, indeed, all of the Brontes' fiction) is in the gothic tradition. You do, however, make a good point about the scientist friend. I had wondered why the mini was paying him so much attention, and your theory makes a great deal of sense.
You're obviously right that the Lowood segment is vital to our understanding of the development of Jane's religious philosophy, and clearly I'm going too far when I say that it ought to be cut out entirely. That said, it simply isn't very good. Charlotte's stated objective keeps getting trampled by her past, and it is at this point in particular that JE stops being a novel about Jane and starts being one about Charlotte. If you're going to get rid of the religious aspects of the novel as the miniseries did, there's really no justification for staying in Lowood a second longer than you need to.
Which implies that the adaptor thinks that Lowood was important to Jane's psychology, if only to react against it.
Which again brings us to the mini's repositioning of the story as a fable about an orphan finding a family. Jane is mistreated first by her aunt and later in her school, and she creates idealized versions of both environments in which both she and others can be spared that mistreatment.
You know, if you hadn't said anything, I never would have guessed that you hadn't seen Torchwood yet - your guesses are hitting pretty close to the mark.
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Over our 18 years of history, the Arab Advisors Group completed many major consulting projects. Our consulting clients include Kaspersky Lab UK Limited, Dubizzle (UAE), Application Technology Strategy Inc., (USA), AICO (Saudi Arabia), Association of Banks in Jordan (ABJ), Al Aan TV (UAE), Al Riyadh Newspaper (Saudi Arabia), Al Rajhi Cement (Saudi Arabia), Batelco (Jordan), Batelco (Bahrain), Cisco Systems, CITC (Saudi Arabia), Dajani Consulting Group (Jordan), DevoTeam Consulting (Saudi Arabia), Durub Telecom (Jordan), Etisalat (UAE), Globitel (Jordan), int@j (Jordan), ictQATAR (Qatar), Insurance Commission (Jordan), Jawwal (Palestine), Jordan Telecom (Jordan), LINKdotNET (Egypt), Mirsal (Jordan), Motorola, NAFES (Jordan), NASCO (Saudi), Nordic Cooperation Council, Orascom Telecom (Egypt), OTE (Greece), PTC/BRAVO (Saudi Arabia), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Saudi Oger (Saudi Arabia), Smile communications (South Africa), Vodafone (UK), VTEL (Jordan), Xpress (Jordan), Zain Group (Kuwait), investment banking companies and venture capital companies. To date, our consulting work includes:
Following is a brief description of some of our consulting and custom research engagements:
Hybrid, Electric, Connected, and Autonomous Cars Survey in Saudi Arabia
In February 2019, Arab Advisors Group released a major comprehensive survey in Saudi Arabia. The survey probed the awareness of hybrid, electric, connected, and autonomous cars in Saudi Arabia. The survey provides insights about the market of cars in KSA including the status of the cars by type. The survey targeted 1,113 respondents and targeted driving license holders. The survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 4%.
A Quantitative Study of a Free-to-Air (FTA) Channel in 5 MENA Countries
In January 2019, Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting survey-based project conducted in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. The project provided the results of a major comprehensive Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) surveys in these 5 countries. The aim of the surveys were to measure the awareness of the FTA channel in the countries understudy, provide an overview of its reputation among TV viewers, and perception of the viewers on the channel’s content, programs, and airing timing of program. The surveys further provided insights on video content viewing habits, methods used for watching video content, and preferred genres of video content watched in the 5 MENA countries understudy.
Market Sizing and Projections in six of the Arab countries
In May 2018, Arab Advisors Group concluded a research project commissioned by a regional telecommunication operator. The research project provided an overview of the key market indicators in: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq and Sudan. The project provided historical and projections of the required key market indicators.
Electric Cars Survey in the UAE
In September 2018, Arab Advisors Group released a major comprehensive survey in the UAE. The survey probed the awareness of electric, connected, and autonomous cars in the UAE. The survey provides insights about the market of cars in Jordan including the status of the cars by type. The survey results encompass answers from 502 respondents and targeted driving license holders. The survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 6%.
Electric Cars Survey in Jordan
In April 2018, Arab Advisors Group released a major comprehensive survey in Jordan. The survey probed the awareness of electric, connected, and autonomous cars in Jordan. The survey provides insights about the market of cars in Jordan including the status of the cars by type. The survey results encompass answers from 514 respondents and targeted driving license holders. The survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 6%.
TV viewing patterns surveys in Damascus, Beirut and Baghdad
In February 2018, Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting survey-based project conducted in Damascus, Beirut and Baghdad. The aim of the project was to analyze the TV viewing patterns in the cities covered. The project included analysis of satellite TV viewing patterns for the respondents and the members of their households, TV channels perception and viewership, TV sets and equipment analysis, Pay TV viewing patterns, and interactivity with satellite TV channels patterns and perception, among others.
Jordan Retail Banking Market Survey
In December 2017, Arab Advisors Group released a major comprehensive survey in Jordan. The Survey provides insights towards the usage of financial services such as mobile banking, online banking, credit cards, ATMs, branches and call centers among banked respondents, in addition to the factors that encourage or deter individuals from having bank accounts. The survey provides deep insights about the Jordanian market for banks, and gives an overview of banks’ market position in Jordan. The survey results encompass answers from 925 respondents. The survey was conducted based on the demographic breakdown in Jordan for the population above 21 years old.
A Survey Analysis of Transportation Habits in Jordan
In April 2017, Arab Advisors Group released a major comprehensive survey in Jordan. The survey probes the respondents’ adoption and habits of using transportation methods including public transportation (taxis, buses, and serveeces), personal cars, and online ride-hailing applications. The survey results encompass answers from 791 respondents and yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
Private Company Valuation
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Qualitative and Quantitative Insights Regarding the Premium Smartphones Market
In April 2017, the Arab Advisors Group conducted qualitative and quantitative research regarding the smartphone market in the Levant specifically in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.
The Arab Advisors Group conducted focus groups in Lebanon and Jordan and a survey in Iraq.
TV viewing patterns surveys in Cairo, Beirut and Baghdad
In February 2017, the Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting survey-based project conducted in Cairo, Beirut and Baghdad. The aim of the project was to analyze the TV viewing patterns in the cities covered. The project included analysis of satellite TV viewing patterns for the respondents and the members of their households, TV channels perception and viewership, TV sets and equipment analysis, Pay TV viewing patterns, and interactivity with satellite TV channels patterns and perception, among others.
Customer Satisfaction Survey for an information technology solutions and services provider
In January 2017, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a research project delivered to a local information technology solutions and services provider. The study was based on a survey with the provider’s clients. The study aimed to probe the clients’ satisfaction with the providers’ services, products, different departments and teams.
Study of the Importance of the Tobacco Market in Jordan
In July 2016, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a project for the leading cigarettes producer in Jordan. The Arab Advisors Group quantified the effect of illicit cigarettes on the Jordanian economy. In addition, the Arab Advisors Group calculated the amount of revenues the Jordanian government collected from the cigarettes market.
A Qualitative Study of a Marketing Campaign for a leading Pay TV provider
In April 2016, the Arab Advisors group conducted focus groups for a pay TV provider. The focus groups were conducted with different age groups in the Jordanian market. The topics discussed in the focused group include TV watching habits and advertisements preferences, it also includes showing 2 storyboards to the participants to probe their opinions and input on them.
An analysis of a leading Pay TV provider, marketing methodologies and service offerings
In March 2016, the Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting focus group-based project for a leading Pay TV provider. The project aimed at probing the demographics, lifestyle and behaviors, media exposure, viewership patterns and Pay TV awareness and perceptions of people with an annual income of US$ 45,000 and above in Jordan. The study analyzed focus group insights, and provided recommendations in the arena of operator perception, marketing campaigns and service offerings.
Brand Equity Research on Jordanian Radio Stations
In June 2015, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a brand equity consulting project for three of the radio stations broadcasting in Jordan. The study was based on a survey conducted with 750 respondents in addition to 6 focus groups with the stations’ audience in order to better understand their perception about the stations.
Analysis of the provision of telecom services by non-telecom sector entitie
In March 2015, the Arab Advisors concluded a research project delivered to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Palestine. The report provided an overview of electricity utilities with telecom subsidiaries in order to analyse the costs of deploying fiber-optic network alongside utility (Electricity) lines. The report also profiled a number of electricity companies with telecom subsidiaries across Europe and the Americas in addition to an overview of the electricity and telecom markets in Palestine.
Internet service provider in Palestine: Internet market landscape and Internet survey in Palestine 2015
During February 2015, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a comprehensive research on the communications landscape along with a thorough analysis of the Internet market status in Palestine, and the major ISP’s in both West Bank and Gaza. In addition to an overview of the Internet market in Palestine, the Arab Advisors Group conducted projection analysis for the Internet market in Palestine, studying the effect of the launch of 3G services on the dynamics of individuals’ Internet usage patterns.
In-depth interviews with telecom and media experts in the MENA region
In January 2015, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major study on the state of convergence in the MENA region. The study was based on In-Depth Interviews (IDI) with key players in the media and telecom industries in the region. The study illustrates the readiness for convergence in the region and has detail analysis for each country.
Study of Saudi Users of a Live Video Broadcasting Application
In December 2014, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a consulting project for a New York based start-up that aims to democratize live video broadcasting. The study consisted of 20 in-depth interviews (IDIs) that aimed to help the application owners better understand the Saudi consumers’ behavior and usage patterns. The study included respondents of both genders and all age groups.
An Analysis of Amman’s children extracurricular activities market
In July 2014, the Arab Advisors concluded a research project delivered to a local cultural and arts center. The study was based on a survey with 500 parents and three focus groups, each representing a socio-economic status. The study aimed to probe parents’ preferences regarding their children’s engagement with extra circular activities, willingness to engage with specialized centers, influence of advertising on decision making, perception of local cultural and art centers, in addition to preferred packaging of market offers, among others.
Current and historical pay TV trends in the Arab region
In July 2014, the Arab Advisors concluded a research project delivered to a global corporate finance advisory firm. The study provides the results of a major comprehensive Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) media survey in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Algeria. The survey results encompass answers from 1,184 respondents, in the aforementioned countries, above 18 years of age. The study aimed to probe pay TV trends, reasons for subscribing (or not subscribing) to pay TV, willingness to subscribe to additional pay TV content, among others.
Fixed regulation developments in the Arab world
In February 2014, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a comprehensive study commissioned by an incumbent operator. The study covered fixed telecommunications regulations in ten Arab markets; namely, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, and the UAE. The study analyzed the developments in fixed voice and data regulations, including licensing scope, Bit Stream Access, Local Loop Unbundling, upfront and annual license fees, frequency allocations, public DID allocations, quality of services imposed, among others.
In-depth interviews with ICT and media experts in the Arab region
In January 2014, the Arab Advisors Group concluded in-depth interviews with thirty ICT and media experts in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. The interviews focused on reliability of media sources, social media, smartphone trends, and advertising perceptions.
Fixed broadband strategies in the Arab world
In February 2014, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a consulting project and study commissioned by an incumbent operator. The consultancy offered recommendations to the operator’s broadband strategy in its respective market. Moreover, the project included analysis of broadband strategies in twelve Arab markets; namely, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the UAE.
ICT maturity and the triple bottom line effects/benefits of ICT in major cities
In October 2013, the Arab Advisors Group and a global ICT vendor concluded a major comprehensive study of ICT maturity and its benefits on the city, citizens and businesses in a number of major cities in the region. Results of the study were represented through a number of indexes that helped compare the region’s cities, in addition to providing an overview to where these cities rank globally.
Egypt Media Survey 2013
In September 2013, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive survey in Egypt. The survey probed the media consumption habits in Egypt, and provided insights into the broadcast and online media consumption in the country. The survey results encompass answers from 749 respondents, and was conducted based on the demographic breakdown in Egypt for the Egyptian population above 18 years of age. The survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
UAE Media Survey 2013
In August 2013, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive survey in the UAE. The survey probed the media consumption habits in the UAE, and provided insights into the broadcast and online media consumption in the country. The survey results encompass answers from 750 respondents, and was conducted based on the demographic breakdown in the UAE for the Emirati population above 18 years of age. The survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
Study on the e-commerce markets, online software distributors and security software products in the region
In July 2013, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a comprehensive study for a global security software vendor. The report included an analysis of the e-commerce and online software distributors in the region, in addition to an overview of the drivers and enablers of e-commerce. The study also provided insights into the security software market.
Iraq media survey 2013
In July 2013, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) survey in Iraq. Arab Advisors Groups major analytical survey of Iraq was scientifically done. The survey results encompass answers from 741 respondents randomly selected based on the demographic breakdown in Iraq for the Iraqi population above 18 years old. The age group and governorate breakdown of the sample were pre-defined by the Arab Advisors Group according to the official demographics breakdown in Iraq.
This survey provides deep insights into television, radio, Internet, online gaming and specialized gaming devices usage patterns in Iraq. The survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
Jordan’s tobacco market; A study of the illicit tobacco market’s effect on government tax revenues
During June 2013, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a comprehensive research report on the Jordanian tobacco market entitled “Jordan’s tobacco market:
A study of the illicit market’s effect on the government’s tax revenues”. The report content was based on a model, developed by the Arab Advisors Group, sizing the Jordanian tobacco market (consumption and revenues) and analyzing the total government tax revenue of the Jordanian tobacco market, and how it has been affected by the illicit trade dynamics. The Arab Advisors Group concluded the report with highlights and recommendations, addressing vital issues to maintain a healthy ecosystem for industry players and the Jordanian government.
UAE e-commerce market adoption and trends
In May 2013, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive study of UAE’s ecommerce market supply and demand. The survey involved phone interviews with more than 800 end users in the UAE, in addition to 300 retail stores. The survey provides details on the e-commerce adoption, usage patterns, payment methods and preferences, in addition to detailed analysis of reasons for not adopting e-commerce.
Smartphone survey in Morocco 2013
During the first half of 2013, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive CATI survey of cellular users in Morocco. The survey involved phone interviews with 750 respondents from the cellular population in Morocco. The respondents include both genders and all age groups in the country. The survey provides details on the smartphones adoption and usage patterns; and it also probed general cellular usage habits, smartphone awareness in addition to tablets availability among cellular users in Morocco. The survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
TV viewing patterns surveys in Jakarta, Beirut and Tunis
In January 2013, the Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting survey-based project conducted in Jakarta, Beirut and Tunis. The aim of the project was to analyze the TV viewing patterns in the cities covered. The project included analysis of satellite TV viewing patterns for the respondents and the members of their households, TV channels perception and viewership, TV sets and equipment analysis, Pay TV viewing patterns, and interactivity with satellite TV channels patterns and perception, among others.
Huawei corporate image survey
In November 2012, Huawei, the global ICT provider, commissioned the Arab Advisors Group to conduct a comprehensive survey- based project. The research project aimed to deduce market insights concerning Huawei’s corporate image among companies, government institutions and end users in GCC countries. The project encompassed surveying 600 companies and government institutions in addition to 100 end users in GCC countries. The survey interviews were performed through a CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) platform, and the field work was conducted during January and February 2013. The final survey report presented results from the surveys, insightful analysis and concluded with highlights and recommendations based on the surveys’ findings.
Building a Smart Program for Saving Water & Energy through Design and Construction
In September 2012, the Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting survey-based project conducted in Amman, Jordan. The aim of the project was to gauge the usage and perception of water and energy saving techniques, in addition to identifying factors related to the construction of such techniques. The project covered both housing companies with projects in Amman, in addition to individuals living in the city.
Smartphone surveys in Egypt 2012
During September 2012, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive CATI survey of cellular users in Egypt. The survey involved phone interviews with 765 respondents from the cellular population in Egypt. The respondents include both genders and all age groups across the country. The survey provided details on the smartphones adoption and usage patterns; and also probed general cellular usage habits, smartphones awareness in addition to tablets availability among cellular users in Egypt. The survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
Cellular growth opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa
In August 2012, the Arab Advisors Group published a multi-client report, “Untapped Potential: Africa's Remaining Growth Markets in Focus”. The Arab Advisors Group analyzed the sub-Saharan Africa cellular landscape, with special focuses on ten of the African markets with ample room for growth. These countries are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The report starts with a general overview of these markets, digs deeper into the specific market dynamics on a country level, profiles and analyzes the pan-African mobile players operating in these markets, identifies the emerging trends in Sub-Saharan Africa. Finally, the report concludes by identifying the main investment opportunities found in sub-Saharan Africa’s cellular markets.
DATA CENTRES: TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN THE GCC REGION
In May 2012, the Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting survey-based project conducted across the GCC countries. The aim of the project was to identify key trends and challenges of Data Centers across these countries. Respondents of the survey were key IT decision makers which included CTOs, CIO, top management and IT managers of large and medium enterprises and public organisations in the GCC countries.
Smartphone surveys in Kuwait and Lebanon 2012
During the first half of 2012, the Arab Advisors Group concluded two major comprehensive CATI surveys of cellular users in Kuwait and Lebanon. The survey involved phone interviews with 750 respondents from the cellular population in each of Kuwait and Lebanon. The respondents include both genders and all age groups across the two countries. These surveys provide details on the smartphones adoption and usage patterns; they also probed general cellular usage habits, smartphones awareness in addition to tablets availability among cellular users in Kuwait and Lebanon. The surveys yield a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
TV viewing patterns surveys in Cairo, Tehran and Sana’a
In February 2012, the Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting survey-based project conducted in Cairo, Tehran and Sana’a. The aim of the project was to analyze the TV viewing patterns in the cities covered. The project included analysis of satellite TV viewing patterns for the respondents and the members of their households, TV channels perception and viewership, TV sets and equipment analysis, Pay TV viewing patterns, and interactivity with satellite TV channels patterns and perception, among others.
Egypt Internet Users and e-commerce Survey 2012
In February 2012, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive online survey of Internet usage patterns and habits of the Internet users in Egypt. The survey involved online interviews with 856 respondents from the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Egypt. This survey provides deep insights into the Internet and e-commerce usage patterns in Egypt. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
Jordan Internet Users and e-commerce Survey 2012
In February 2012, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive online survey of Internet usage patterns and habits of the Internet users in Jordan. The survey involved online interviews with 900 respondents from the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Jordan. This survey covered several areas including: Online and video gaming, Internet usage through cellular handset, e-commerce, online banking (e-banking) and e-government. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
Jordan Media Survey of Internet Users 2012
In February 2012, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in Jordan. The survey involved online interviews with 639 respondents from the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Jordan. This survey provides deep insights into television viewing, Pay TV, radio listening, newspaper and book reading habits, in addition to DVD consumption in Jordan. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 6%.
Development and deployment of new technologies in the Arab regions
In December 2011, the Arab Advisors Group complemented a background paper on access and infrastructure provided by the ITU
with information about the status, development and deployment of the following technologies: WiMAX, 3G, LTE, Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), backbone, Submarine and Terrestrial fiber optic cables, Mobile TV, IPTV, the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting and the planned analogue switch-off (ASO) date. In addition, the Arab Advisors Group provided an overview about the ICT regulatory environment in the Arab Region.
ICT Trends, Developments and Prospects in the Arab Region
During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Arab Advisors Group prepared a comprehensive research report for the ITU. The report included detailed regional and country level analysis of ICT developments concerning broadband access networks, digital broadcasting, open source software, Arabic digital content, and cyber security in the Arab region. The final submitted report highlighted regional drivers and inhibitors regarding the aforementioned ICT fronts, which was the basis for the needs assessment presented in the report. Moreover, the report concluded recommendations to regional market constituents, especially governments, in order to enhance ICT development in the Arab world.
Smartphone surveys in Jordan, UAE and Saudi Arabia 2011
During the second quarter of 2011, the Arab Advisors Group concluded three major comprehensive CATI surveys of cellular users in Jordan, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical surveys were scientifically done. The survey involved phone interviews with 750 respondents from the cellular population in Jordan and the UAE each and 770 cellular users from Saudi Arabia. The respondents include both genders and all age groups across the three countries. These surveys provide details on the smartphones adoption and usage patterns; they also probed general cellular usage habits, smartphones awareness in addition to tablets availability among cellular users in Jordan, UAE and Saudi Arabia. The surveys yield a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
An analysis of Jordanian Mobile operators’ services, marketing campaigns and Value Added Services
In August 2011, the Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting focus group-based project conducted with middle to high class youth for a global content provider. The aim of the project was to gauge the potential of Jordan’s telecommunications markets for a recently launched Value Added Service, targeting the youth, offered by one of the market players. The project included analysis of cellular operators’ perception, perception of operators’ marketing campaigns, mobile usage patterns, and loyalty to cellular operators, among others.
The final submitted presentation analyzed focus group insights, and provided recommendations in the arena of operator perception, marketing campaigns and service offerings.
Saudi Arabia Internet Users and e-commerce Survey 2011
In January 2011, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in Saudi Arabia. Arab Advisors Groups major analytical survey of Saudi Arabia was scientifically done. The survey involved online interviews with 1,021 respondents from the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Saudi Arabia. This survey provides deep insights into the Internet and e-commerce usage patterns in Saudi Arabia. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 4%.
Saudi Arabia Media Survey of Internet Users 2011
In August 2010, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in Saudi Arabia. Arab Advisors Groups major analytical survey of Saudi Arabia was scientifically done. The survey involved online interviews with 773 respondents from the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Saudi Arabia. This survey provides deep insights into television viewing, Pay TV, radio listening, newspaper and book reading habits, in addition to DVD consumption in Saudi Arabia. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
Tunisia Media and Internet Survey 2010
In October 2010, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) survey in Tunisia. Arab Advisors Groups major analytical survey of Tunisia was scientifically done. The survey results encompass answers from 800 respondents selected from different households across Tunisia's cities according to the Tunisian population breakdown in Tunisia. The gender, age group and governorate breakdown of the sample were pre-defined by the Arab Advisors Group according to the demographics published by the National Statistics Institute figures by end of 2009.
This survey provides deep insights into television viewing, Pay TV, radio listening, newspaper in addition to Internet and gaming habits consumption in Tunisia. The survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 4%.
In August 2010, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in Jordan. Arab Advisors Groups major analytical survey of Jordan was scientifically done. The survey involved online interviews with 1,021 respondents from the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Jordan. This survey provides deep insights into the Internet and e-commerce usage patterns in Jordan. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 4%.
In August 2010, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in Jordan. Arab Advisors Groups major analytical survey of Jordan was scientifically done. The survey involved online interviews with 1,033 respondents from the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Jordan. This survey provides deep insights into television viewing, Pay TV, radio listening, newspaper and book reading habits, in addition to DVD consumption in Jordan. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 4%.
Satellite TV Surveys 2010
Between April and June 2010, the Arab Advisors Group completed a survey based project. The project included comprehensive analysis of some satellite media habits in three main capitals in the Middle East and North Africa. The work included surveying 250 respondents in each city. The Arab Advisors Group presented detailed findings and analysis of the surveys’ results.
Mobile Advertising status in the MENA region
In June 2010, the Arab Advisors Group completed a consulting survey-based project conducted with the telecom operators for a global vendor. The aim of the project was to gauge the potential Middle East telecommunications markets for mobile advertising and to assess our client's potential for expansion into these markets. Under this project, the Arab Advisors Group conducted interviews with telecom operators and groups.
The final submitted report summarized the status of the mobile advertising in the operators covered in terms of the phase of mobile advertising deployment and the selection of vendors. It also shows the operators' preferred business model with the mobile advertising vendor.
ITU's Questionnaire on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Access and Use by Households and Individuals in Qatar
In May 2010, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of the ICT access and usage patterns of households and individuals in Qatar. The survey was conducted across Qatar's major cities of: Doha (the capital), Al Shamal, Al Khor, Al Daayen, Um Slal, Al Rayyan and Al Wakra.
Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Qatar’s major cities was scientifically done. Respondents from different households in these cities, were selected randomly in a manner proportionate to the estimated population size of these areas. Respondents were 18 years old and above and were representative of the actual population breakdown in Qatar (nationals and expatriates, age groups and gender). This survey provides insights to the ICT access and usage patterns of households and individuals in Qatar. The random survey has a 95% confidence level with a 4% margin of error.
In order to comply with the ITU questionnaire standards, the Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into two main sections which provide a balanced focus on the following areas: ICT access in households and ICT usage by individuals.
E-commerce portals in the MENA region
In May 2010, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a research for a global software company. The project tackled the major e-commerce portals in the MENA region. It included each portal's profile in terms of ownership and stakeholders, the nature of the items sold online, the methods on online payment, and the brands its sells online.
The project also categorized the portals according to their traffic statistics. The Arab Advisors Group used Alexa's traffic ranking as an indication to the portal's traffic. We also referred to the traffic statistics as indicated by whoismark.com. (Mainly the number of visitors per day and the number of visitors per month).
In April 2010, The Arab Advisors Group concluded a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in Egypt. Arab Advisors Groups major analytical survey of Egypt was scientifically done. The survey involved online interviews with 1,321 respondents from the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Egypt. This survey provides deep insights into the Internet and e-commerce usage patterns in Egypt. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 4%.
A Study of the Video Games market in the Arab World – Nordic Council
In January 2010, The Arab Advisors Group conducted a study of the video games market in the MENA region for the Nordic Game Program of the Nordic Cooperation Council. The study encompassed primary research with all major game developers, publishers and distributors and covered all major game segments (packaged PC/console games, online games and mobile games).
Islamic Banking Survey- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
In December 2009, the Arab Advisors Group conducted survey for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan about Islamic Banking views among Jordanian individuals and Jordanian companies. The study tackled the perception of Jordanian individuals of commercial banks vs. Islamic Banks.
A study of the opportunities for entering the online markets in the Middle East & North Africa region for a global player
Between September and October 2009, the Arab Advisors Group undertook a major study of the opportunities for entering the online markets in the Middle East & North Africa region. The research was aimed at analyzing 27 regional online portals/websites. The study encompassed an overview of the major regional online portals/websites in the Arab World. The analysis included business models, services, advertising rates and an analysis of the usability of these portals/websites.
A Survey of Internet Use and Online Advertising Consumption and Effectiveness in Egypt
In August 2009, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a comprehensive online survey of the Internet usage patterns and habits of the Internet users in Egypt.
The survey received online replies from 3,348 respondents who answered the survey questions online. The survey was conducted of the general Internet population. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 3%.
The Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into two main sections: Online habits and trends and Online marketing. The sections provide a balanced focus on the following areas: Internet usage, Online activities, Online shopping, Email use, Browsing patterns and preferences, Chatting websites and/or software used, Internet search use patterns and preferences, Frequency of reading blogs, Membership in forums, Awareness of the different online advertising tools: ad banners, sponsored links, ad emails and pop-up banners and Perception of online advertising.
A Survey of Internet Use and Online Advertising Consumption and Effectiveness in Jordan
In June 2009, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a comprehensive online survey of the Internet usage patterns and habits of the Internet users in Jordan.
Respondents received an email shot in their inbox to ask them to fill the survey. The survey received online replies from 555 respondents who answered the survey questions online. The survey was conducted of the general Internet population. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 6%.
A study of the opportunities for entering the region of Middle East & North Africa (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, KSA, U.A.E. and Egypt) markets for a global player
Between April and July 2009, the Arab Advisors Group undertook a major study of the opportunities for entering the region of Middle East & North Africa (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, KSA, U.A.E and Egypt) markets. The research was aimed to analyze Internet business environment and industry in the 7 selected countries, in addition to probing potential investment opportunities overview of the IT market status in the selected countries. The main indicators of the telecommunication markets incluin these countries. The study encompassed comprehensive telecom key indicators as well as the regulations of the cellular, Internet and fixed markets in each country. Moreover, the study included anded ARPU levels, penetration rates, revenues and growth potential. Moreover, the study included an outline of the footprint of the international portals in the Arabic region, in addition to a summary of the top 20 websites in each country.
A study of the telecommunication markets in the AMENA region, covering 16 countries, in addition to probing potential investment opportunities for a global player
Between March and May 2009, the Arab Advisors Group undertook a major study of the telecommunication markets in the AMENA region, covering 16 countries, in addition to probing potential investment opportunities. The study encompassed comprehensive telecom key indicators, in addition to the regulations of the cellular, Internet and fixed markets, in each country. The main indicators of the telecommunication markets included ARPU levels, penetration rates, revenues and growth potential. Moreover, the study included an outline of the footprint of the international portals in the Arabic region, in addition to an overview of the regional social networking, dating and matrimonial websites as well as a summary of the top 20 websites in each country. The study also included the spending on mobile added services, the regional advertising expenditure dynamics and an overview of e-commerce trends in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
UAE Media Survey of Internet Users 2009
In March 2009, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a comprehensive online survey of the media usage habits of Internet users UAE.
The Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into five main sections: Television, Radio, Movie Theatres, Newspaper and Book Readership, and Most effective types of Ads.
A Survey of Internet Use and Online Advertising Consumption and Effectiveness in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
In April 2009, the Arab Advisors Group concluded a comprehensive online survey of the Internet usage patterns and habits of the Internet users in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Oman Internet users and e-commerce survey 2009
During January 2009, the Arab Advisors Group team conducted a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in Oman. The survey covered the Internet usage, e-commerce and cellular usage and habits of the Internet users in Oman.
Respondents received an email shot in their inbox to ask them to fill the survey. The survey received online replies from 696 respondents who answered the survey questions online. The survey was conducted of the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups above 18 across Oman. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 5%.
The Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into three main sections: Telecommunications, Internet and Pay TV. The sections provide a balanced focus on the following areas: Cellular subscriptions, 3G Cellular services, Internet usage trends, Internet subscription, Internet usage, Internet access methods and costs, e-commerce, e-Banking and e-Government services, Pay TV subscriptions and Satellite receivers that can be connected to the Internet (such as Dream Box) usage.
ictQATAR e-government portal (Hukoomi) Survey 2008
In November and December 2008, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of the awareness and usage patterns of Qatar’s online e-government portal (Hukoomi) across Qatar's major cities: Doha capital, Al Shamal, Al Khor, Al Daayen, Um Slal, Al Rayyan and Al Wakra.
Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Qatar’s major cities was scientifically done. The survey involved phone interviews with 1037 respondents from different households in these cities, selected at random. Respondents were 16 years old and above. This survey provides insights into the awareness and usage patterns of Qatar’s online e-government portal (Hukoomi). The random survey has a 99% confidence level with a 4% margin of error.
Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into two main sections: Communication methods and information about public services in Qatar and Qatar’s e-government portal (Hukoomi). The sections provide a balanced focus on the following areas: Communication methods used, Information on public services in Qatar, Awareness of the e-government portal (Hukoomi), Respondents who use the e-government portal (Hukoomi) services, Qatar’s e-government portal (Hukoomi) services, Respondents who do not use the e-government portal (Hukoomi).
Between October and November 2008, the Arab Advisors Group team conducted a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in Jordan. The survey covered the Internet usage, e-commerce and cellular usage and habits of the Internet users in Jordan.
Respondents received an email shot in their inbox to ask them to fill the survey. The survey received online replies from 931 respondents who answered the survey questions online. The survey was conducted of the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups above 18 across Jordan. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 4%.
The Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into three main sections: Telecommunications, Internet and Pay TV. The sections provide a balanced focus on the following areas: Cellular subscriptions, 3G Cellular services, Internet usage trends, Internet subscription, Internet usage, Internet access methods and costs, e-commerce, e-Banking and e-Government services, Pay TV subscriptions and Dream Box usage.
Bahrain Cellular Users Survey 2008
In August 2008, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of the cellular usage patterns and habits of the population across Bahrain's main governorates.
Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Bahrain’s main governorates’ population was scientifically done. The survey involved face-to-face interviews with 550 respondents from different households in these governorates, selected randomly in a manner proportionate to the estimated population size of these areas. Respondents were 15 years old and above, and were cellular service users.
Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into main sections Telecommunications and Media. The sections provided a balanced focus on collecting data.
The major survey probed each household’s telecom and media consumption habits and patterns related to Cellular, Internet, Fixed Telephony, cellular data services, Handsets, e-commerce, Satellite TV, Pay TV, Terrestrial TV and Radio. Respondents lived in Al Manamah the capital, Al Janubiyah, Al Muharraq, Al Wusta and Al Shamaliyah. The survey provided statistical analysis of the results and insightful detailed cross tabulations.
Tunisia Internet users and e-commerce survey 2008
Between May and July 2008, the Arab Advisors Group team conducted a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in Tunisia. The survey covered the Internet usage, e commerce and cellular usage and habits of the Internet users in Tunisia.
Respondents received an email shot in their inbox to ask them to fill the survey. The survey received online replies from 1,093 respondents who answered the survey questions online. The survey was conducted of the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Tunisia. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 4%.
The Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into two main sections: Telecommunications and Internet. The sections provide a balanced focus on the following areas: Cellular subscriptions, 3G Cellular services, Internet usage trends, Internet subscription, Internet usage, Internet access methods and costs, e-commerce, e-Banking and e-Government services.
Operators' survey study for a new satellite company in the MENA region
Between April and June 2008, the Arab Advisors Group team conducted a survey of potential demand for a planned satellite operator focusing on telecommunications and IP connectivity.
Arab Advisors Group team conducted a structured phone and email survey of decision makers at 30 major operators using satellite capacity in the MENA region. The work included full analysis of the results of the survey with conclusions on expected demand for the capacity as well as price ranges.
Jordan Retail Banking Use and Perceptions Survey
During July 2008, the Arab Advisors Group released the results of its groundbreaking survey on the Jordanian Retail Banking market. The survey, which is the first of its kind to be conducted in the Jordanian market, covered all major retail banking products on offer by licensed banks including credit cards, personal loans, auto loans and housing loans. The survey field work (consisting of a 111-question questionnaire) was conducted during April and May 2008 and covered Jordan's main urban centers of Amman, Zarqa and Irbid. This survey provides deep insights into the retail banking usage and perceptions in Jordan. The random survey has a 99% confidence level with a less than 5% margin of error. In surveying individuals for their retail banking usage and perception patterns, the Arab Advisors Group always relies on the personal face to face interviews as it guarantees optimal representation and accuracy.
A Comprehensive Analytical and Comparative Study of the Banking Industries in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and the UAE – Association of Banks Jordan
Between June and July 2008, Commissioned by the Association of Banks in Jordan (ABJ), Arab Advisors Group undertook a major comprehensive analytical and comparative study of the Banking Industries in four key regional markets; Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and the UAE. The study covered a vast array of topics including the following: A macroeconomic overview of the four countries included in the study, performance of the Banking Industry in each of the four countries in terms of:
The Banking Industry structure
Key performance, profitability and financial soundness indicators
Ratings received by the banks from the leading rating institutions
Interest rate trends in the Banking Industry
Key financial products on offer
Technical and e-readiness of the Banking Industry
Banks’ adherence to local and international regulatory guidelines
Regulatory framework governing the banking industry
Banking Industry’ challenging conditions
The study, which was carried out during June and July 2008, also addressed issues concerning Foreign Banks, Islamic Banks and the main challenges and constraints facing banks in the four countries under study.
Egypt Households Telecoms and Media Survey 2008
Between March and July 2008, The Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of Egyptian households. Arab Advisors Groups major analystical survey of Egypt was scientifically done. The survey involved face-to-face interviews with 700 respondents from different urban households across Egypt’s main governorates. Respondents were 15 years old and above. This survey provides deep insights into the telecom and media usage patterns in Egypt. The random survey has a 99% confidence level with a less than 5% margin of error. The survey included 148 questions.
Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into main sections Telecommunications and Media. The sections provided a balanced focus on the collected data
The major survey probed each household’s telecom and media consumption habits and patterns related to Cellular, Internet, Fixed Telephony, VAS, Handsets, e-commerce, Satellite TV, Terrestrial TV and Radio. Respondents lived in Greater Cairo, Alexandria, Dakahlia, Gharbia, Sohaj and Minya. The survey provided statistical analysis of the results and insightful detailed cross tabulations.
1948 Arabs (Arab Israelis) Media and Internet Use Survey
Between mid-February and April 2008, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of the media, Internet, e-commerce and international calls usage patterns and habits among Arab Israelis (Palestinians who remained in Israel after the 1948 war). Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Arab Israelis main areas’ population was scientifically done. The survey involved face-to-face interviews with 500 respondents from different households selected randomly in a manner proportionate to their estimated population size of the areas the survey covered. Respondents were Arabs with an Israeli citizenship and were older than 15 years. This survey report provides deep insights into the media, Internet, e-commerce and international calls usage patterns of Arab Israelis. The random survey has a 99% confidence level with a less than 6% margin of error.
Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into main sections: General Information of respondents, Media Section, Computer and Internet Section, E-commerce Section, International Calls Section. The sections provided a balanced focus on collecting data. The Arab Advisors Group contracted New Brand –a local Arab-owned business in Nazareth- to do the field work.
Insurance Commission (Jordan) insurance awareness survey
In March 2008, the Insurance Commission contracted the Arab Advisors Group to conduct a ground-breaking comprehensive study and survey measuring the level of insurance awareness of the segments targeted by the Insurance Commission’ awareness campaign. The survey sample included 1,082 individuals encompassing all age and gender groups across all governorates on the Kingdom, in addition to 200 companies representing all main economic sectors in the country. The objective of this project was to conduct a survey and a study - based on the results of the survey – aimed at providing the required information for laying down and implementing a strategic insurance awareness plan. The resulting strategic plan seeks to a.) Familiarize citizens with the principles and products of the insurance industry and develop their understanding of its role in protecting the life and assets of individuals and institutions, and b.) Introduce the Insurance Commission and make known its role in regulating and developing the insurance sector and protecting the rights of the insured.
Between November and December 2007, the Arab Advisors Group team conducted a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in the Saudi Arabia. The survey covered the Internet usage, e commerce and cellular usage and habits of the Internet users in Saudi Arabia. Respondents received an email shot in their inbox asking them to fill the survey either in Arabic or in English. The survey was conducted on the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across Saudi Arabia. The request to fill the survey was sent randomly through cooperation with popular portals in Saudi Arabia and the email shots were sent to more than 250,000 Internet users in Saudi Arabia registered with the cooperating portals. The survey received 2,761 responses in total.
The responses were subjected to extensive quality checks in the form of cross checking answers to built-in quality control questions. Any discrepancy in the quality control questions resulted in removing the respondents’ answer from the sample: 752 responses (28.2%) were removed from the survey sample reducing the final sample size to 1,919 responses. Furthermore, a random double checking of 9% of the remaining sample was undertaken whereby Arab Advisors team sent the respondents confirmation emails requesting them to confirm their participation and prompting them to answer three questions to validate their responses. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 2%.
The Arab Advisors Group divided the survey questionnaire into two main sections: Telecommunications and Internet. The sections provide a balanced focus on the following areas Cellular subscriptions, 3G Cellular services, Internet usage trends, Internet subscription, Internet usage, Internet access methods and costs, Internet user's use of social networking, e-commerce, e-Banking and e-Government services.
Lebanon Cellular Users Survey 2007
Between November and December 2007, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of Lebanon’s cellular users. Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Lebanon’s main cities was scientifically done. The survey involved face-to-face interviews with 600 respondents from different households selected randomly in a manner proportionate to their estimated share of total GSM users according to official estimates. Respondents were 15 years old and above, and were cellular service users. This random survey is of current GSM users in Lebanon and not the total population of the country. This survey provides deep insights into the telecom usage patterns in Lebanon. The random survey has a 99% confidence level with a less than 6% margin of error.
The major survey probed each household’s telecom and media consumption habits and patterns related to Cellular, Internet, Fixed Telephony, VAS, Handsets, e-commerce, Satellite TV, Terrestrial TV and Radio. Respondents lived in Greater Beirut, Tripoli, Jabal Lobnan, Al Biqa'a, and the South. The survey provided statistical analysis of the results and insightful detailed cross tabulations.
Kuwait Cellular Users Survey 2007
Between August and September 2007, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of Kuwait’s cellular users. Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Kuwait’s main governorates’ population was scientifically done. The survey involved face-to-face interviews with 605 respondents from different households, selected randomly in a manner proportionate to the estimated population size of these areas. Respondents were 15 years old and above, and were cellular service users. This random survey is of current GSM users in Kuwait, yet may as well be of the total population of the country given the high GSM penetration in the country: Kuwait’s GSM penetration stood at 82.0% by end of H1 2007 according to reported figures from the two operators serving the market, MTC and Wataniya. This survey provides deep insights into the telecom usage patterns in Kuwait. The random survey has a 99% confidence level with a less than 6% margin of error.
The major survey probed each household’s telecom and media consumption habits and patterns related to Cellular, Internet, Fixed Telephony, VAS, Handsets, e-commerce, Satellite TV, Terrestrial TV and Radio. Respondents lived in Kuwait the Capital, Hawalli, Al Jahra, Al Ahmadi, Al Farwaniyah, and Mubarak Al Kabeer. The survey provided statistical analysis of the results and insightful detailed cross tabulations.
UAE Internet users and e-commerce survey 2007
In August 2007, the Arab Advisors Group team conducted a major comprehensive online survey of Internet users in the UAE. The survey covered the Internet usage, e commerce and cellular usage and habits of the Internet users in the United Arab Emirates.
Respondents received an email shot in their inbox to ask them to fill the survey. The survey received online replies from 1,108 respondents who answered the survey questions online. The survey was conducted of the general Internet population, including both genders and all age groups across the UAE. The online survey yields a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of less than 3%.
A comprehensive study of the WIMAX-based operators/licensees in the Arab World
In August 2007, the Arab Advisors Group undertook a major study of the WIMAX-based operators and licensees in the Arab World in addition to probing the potential investment opportunities for a regional company. The study encompassed studying the liberalization and privatization status of Arab fixed and cellular markets, the regulations on fixed wireless and fixed wireless licensees, in addition to the main indicators of fixed and cellular markets including ARPU levels, penetration rates, revenues and growth potential. The Arab Advisors Group moreover advised on the possible ways to enter the Arab World markets, as well as analyzing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for a potential WIMAX operator start-up.
Jordan Cellular Users Survey 2007
Between May 2007 and July 2007, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of Jordan’s cellular users. Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Jordan was scientifically done. The survey involved face to face interviews with 509 respondents from different households across Jordan’s major cities. Respondents were 15 years old and above, and were cellular service users. This random survey is of the current cellular users in Jordan, and not the total population of the country. This survey provides deep insights into the telecom usage patterns in Jordan. The random survey has a 99% confidence level with a less than 6% margin of error. The survey included 130 detailed questions.
The major survey probed each household’s telecom and media consumption habits and patterns related to Cellular, Internet, Fixed Telephony, VAS, Handsets, Satellite TV, Terrestrial TV and Radio. Respondents lived in Amman, Zarka and Irbid. The survey provided statistical analysis of the results and insightful detailed cross tabulations.
Qatar Cellular Users Survey 2007
Between May 2007 and June 2007, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of Qatar’s cellular users. Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Qatar was scientifically done. The survey involved face to face interviews with 530 respondents from different households across Qatar. Respondents were 15 years old and above, and were cellular service users. This random survey was of the current cellular users in Qatar, and not the total population of the country. Qatar’s GSM penetration stood at 109.8% by end of 2006. This survey provided deep insights into the telecom usage patterns in Qatar. The random survey had a 99% confidence level with a less than 6% margin of error. The survey included 130 detailed questions.
The major survey probed each household’s telecom and media consumption habits and patterns related to Cellular, Internet, Fixed Telephony, VAS, Handsets, Satellite TV, Terrestrial TV and Radio. Respondents lived in Doha (74%) and Al Rayyan (26%). The survey’s fieldwork was conducted in May 2007. The survey provided statistical analysis of the results and insightful detailed cross tabulations.
A Comprehensive Study of the Jordanian Cellular & Data Markets
Between January 2007 and April 2007, the Arab Advisors Group undertook a major study of the Jordanian Cellular and Data markets for a regional operator. The study constituted of a supply side and demand side parts. For the supply side research the Arab Advisors Group conducted research with all relevant governmental and semi governmental bodies to get updated statistics related to the population sizes, businesses including their numbers, economic and business profiles, numbers of employees, households income levels, breakdown, etc. Moreover, the Arab Advisors Group analyzed the current demand for telecommunications services (cellular, fixed and data) in these areas based on interviews and research with the various operating companies in the country (cellular, broadband, ILD, etc.).
A study of the telecom market trends in Bahrain and Jordan
Between January 2007 and March 2007, the Arab Advisors Group undertook an analytical study of the competitive market trends in Bahrain and Jordan. As part of the primary research for this project the Arab Advisors Group conducted research with all relevant stakeholders in each market. These included the regulatory bodies, the operational operators and the licensed operators.
Saudi Arabia Cellular Users Focus Groups Project for a Global Operator
In December 2006, the Arab Advisors Group undertook the full tasks needed for eight focus groups of different consumer segments in Saudi Arabia to test their attitudes towards cellular service in Saudi Arabia. The tasks included recruiting, translation, transcribing, recording and analyzing the feedback in a final project report.
Saudi Arabia Cellular Users Multi Client Survey 2006
Between October and November 2006, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of cellular users across Saudi Arabia’s main cities. Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Saudi Arabia’s main cities’ population was scientifically done. The survey involved face to face interviews with 674 respondents from different households in the Western district (Makkah, Jeddah, Madinah), Riyadh City, Dammam and Dharan, selected randomly in a manner proportionate to the estimated population size of the different areas. Respondents were 15 years old and above, and were cellular service users. This random survey is of the current cellular users in Saudi Arabia, and not the total population of the country. Saudi Arabia’s GSM penetration stood at 60.5% by end of 2005. This survey provides deep insights into the telecom usage patterns in Saudi Arabia. The random survey has a 99% confidence level with a less than 5% margin of error. The survey included 130 detailed questions.
The major survey probed each household’s telecom and media consumption habits and patterns related to Cellular, Internet, Fixed Telephony, VAS, Handsets, Satellite TV, Terrestrial TV and Radio. A 164-pages report, which has 217 detailed exhibits, provides the results of the comprehensive survey of Saudi Arabia.
ICONS’ detailed study and survey of West Amman’s Broadband Internet Market
Commissioned by Jordan-based International Communication Networks Services, LLC, during August and September 2006, the Arab Advisors Group conducted extensive research related to the city of Amman’s broadband Internet market. The study included collecting and analyzing demographic data from relevant governmental and semi governmental bodies on the population sizes, businesses including their numbers, economic and business profiles, numbers of employees, and households’ income levels in the city.
Based on specifications provided by ICONS, the Arab Advisors Group team also designed and conducted a survey of 200 companies and 100 households in Amman. The survey work included conducting the survey, performing the needed quality control and analyzing and cross tabulating the results. The survey relied on face-to-face interviews.
The project’s deliverables included the survey results in MS Excel and a final project presentation in power point format.
Al Iskan Co. for Tourist and Hotel Investments – Business and Asset Valuation
In July 2006,In collaboration with the Investment Banking team at the Arab Jordan Investment Bank, the Arab Advisors Group Financial Markets Research Division undertook an active role in the business and asset valuation of Al Iskan Co. for Tourist and Hotel Investments’ (ITHI) key venture; the Meridian Hotel and the adjacent Housing Bank commercial complex in Shmeisani, one of Amman’s prime commercial districts. The project was aimed at providing a fair market value of both assets (for the purpose of sale consideration) and involved in-depth analysis of the real estate value of both assets (buildings and land) based on consultation with leading experts in the market and structured assessment against other comparable properties. Following this, we set out to measure the assets’ ability at generating cash flows and their viability as on going interest which we then used to assign a fair value based on a customized Discounted Cash Flow model that took into consideration external macroeconomic factors and the existing synergies of the business. The valuation results were then presented to ITHI’s Board of Directors and included our own insights and recommendations on the best strategy to move forward.
Morocco GSM Users Multi Client Survey 2006
Between April and June 2006, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of GSM users across Morocco. Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Morocco’s population was scientifically done. The survey involved face to face interviews with 700 respondents from different households in Grand Casablanca, Rabat/Sale, Agadir, Marrakech, Tangir/Tetouan, and Fass, selected randomly in a manner proportionate to the population size of the different areas. Respondents were above 15 years old, and were GSM service users. This random survey is of the current GSM users in Morocco, and not the total population of the country. Morocco’s GSM penetration stood at 40.8% by end of 2005.
A 115-pages report, which has 187 detailed exhibits, provides the results of the comprehensive survey of the GSM services usage patterns and habits of GSM subscribers across Morocco’s areas.
Egypt GSM Users Multi Client Survey 2006
Between January and February 2006, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of GSM users across Egypt. Arab Advisors Group’s major analytical survey of Egypt’s main cities’ population was scientifically done. The survey involved face to face interviews with 700 Egyptian nationals from different households in Cairo, Alexandria, Delta and Upper Egypt, selected randomly in a manner proportionate to the population size of the different areas. Respondents were above 15 years old and were GSM service users. This random survey is of the current GSM users in Egypt, and not the total population of the country.
The survey sample was geographically distributed as follows: Greater Cairo (42%), Alexandria (15%), Delta (25%) and Upper Egypt (18%). The random survey has a 99% confidence level with a less than 5% margin of error.
A 103-pages report, which has 174 detailed exhibits, provides the results of the comprehensive survey of the GSM services usage patterns and habits of GSM subscribers across Egypt’s areas.
CITC (Saudi Arabia) Qualitative and Quantitative Market Study and Analysis Project
Between February 2005 and June 2005, the Arab Advisors Group undertook a major project for Saudi Arabia’s telecom regulator, the Communications and Information Technology Commission. The Arab Advisors Group was the project team leader and contractual party with the CITC. Part of the work was done in association with Connexcus Consulting in Lebanon.
The project encompassed major tasks to provide the CITC with a comprehensive Qualitative and Quantitative Market Study and Analysis of the Saudi Arabian telecom and data markets.
The work included full market analysis and research of the supply structure in the Saudi Arabian market in addition to major demand side surveys of residential and corporate users. The survey work included surveying 1037 households across the major urban centers of the Kingdom and 500 businesses in different economic sectors. The team fully analyzed the supply side research and the survey results to provide market projections and a comprehensive market model for the Saudi ICT market. These were fed into a decision-support system to avail the CITC analysis and projections related to different market liberalization scenarios.
Cellular Competitive Moves Analysis for Jawwal – Palestine
Between January and March 2005, the Arab Advisors Group analyzed eight major Arab cellular markets in terms of effect of competition and competitive strategies. The project intended to draw lessons and trends from regional experiences on competition and its effects on the markets. The markets analyzed were Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait and Yemen.
The analysis of the markets included economic indicators, cellular market metrics before and after competition including subscribes, revenues, ARPUs, traffic, number of packages. The exercise also included an analysis of the competitive moves done by incumbents and new entrants and their effect on the market.
Batelco-Jordan analysis of the Jordanian ICT markets
Between August and October 2004, the Arab Advisors Group was contracted by Batelco – Jordan to undertake a comprehensive study and analysis of the current use of communications services (Fixed, Cellular, Internet and datacomm) and information technology in Jordan. The work included an assessment of the residential and corporate sectors’ future needs and the challenges facing the adoption of advanced communications services these markets.
The project encompassed assessing the demand for the communications services amongst individuals and businesses in Jordan through a primary research and survey-based approach. The project provided a comprehensive report on the communications products and services provided in the Jordanian market as well as the level of usage of these products and services by individuals and businesses in Jordan. The work also included an analysis of the level of satisfaction by individuals and businesses with these products and services. In total 295 households and businesses were surveyed. The results were fully analyzed and cross tabulated by the Arab Advisors team.
Saudi Arabia Sat TV and Radio Multi-Client Survey
Between August and September 2004, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a survey of households in Saudi Arabia that use and view Arabic and Non-Arabic Satellite TV channels. With a sample size of 134 households, the random sample survey has a 95% confidence level with a less than 9% margin of error.
The survey probed the brand name recognition of Sat TV channels in Saudi Arabia as well as the extent to which these channels are viewed. It covered the brand name recognition and viewer ship patterns the general entertainment channels, the music channels, religious programming channels, sports channels and news channels.
The survey covers individuals from different households in Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam and Dhahran. The 119 respondents that are Satellite TV viewers are divided into 67 males and 52 females. The sample is further divided into 93 Saudis and 41 non-Saudi but Arabic Speaking nationals. To mirror the demographic situation fully, the sample also corresponds to the age distribution of the Saudi population.
Saudi Arabia GSM Multi-Client Survey
The Arab Advisors Group conduced a major survey of GSM users in Saudi Arabia; this was between the start of May and early June 2004. The major survey of 202 households in Saudi Arabia provides deep insights into the usage pattern in the Arab World's largest GSM market. The random survey, which was concluded on June 4 2004 and has a 99% confidence level with a 9% margin of error.
The survey covered 202 individuals from different households in Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam and Dhahran. The respondents were all GSM users and are divided into 112 males and 88 females. The sample is further divided into 141 Saudis and 61 non-Saudis. To mirror the demographic situation fully, the sample also corresponds to the age distribution of the Saudi population. The survey had 50 detailed questions that address the following matters.
Areas covered in the survey included perceptions of Saudi Telecom services and offers, level of Satisfaction with Saudi Telecom, propensity to use a second GSM operator when one is available in Saudi Arabia, handset choices and brands, features and technologies supported by handsets, handset replacement cycles, use of SMS and Value added services, voice Usage levels, types of packages subscribed to, effective Media channels for consumer choices and information on households of respondents.
The survey report statistically analyzed and cross-tabulated all the questions. The analysis included Arab Advisors Group's insights and expertise on the Saudi Arabian market, the Arab World's largest telecom market.
Over 10 major regional and global companies that are interested in the Saudi Arabia market bought the results of the survey.
Vodafone Custom Survey of GSM users in Saudi Arabia
In May and June 2004, the Arab Advisors Group conducted a major survey of GSM users in Saudi Arabia for Vodafone PLC. The major survey covered GSM users across Saudi Arabia’s major cities and population centers. The survey results were fully analyzed and cross-tabulated. Areas covered in the survey included perceptions of Saudi Telecom services and offers, level of Satisfaction with Saudi Telecom, propensity to use a second GSM operator when one is available in Saudi Arabia, handset choices and brands, features and technologies supported by handsets, handset replacement cycles, use of SMS and Value added services, voice Usage levels, types of packages subscribed to, effective Media channels for consumer choices and information on households of respondents.
A study of the Saudi Datacomm and Internet market for Batelco
Between May and June 2004, the Arab Advisors Group was engaged by Batelco to do a major survey and study of the Saudi Internet and Datacomm market. The study encompassed benchmarking the Saudi data communications market with regional and global markets to foresee the potential addressable market for data communications services.
In addition, the Arab Advisors Group, in conjunction with Batelco, developed a comprehensive survey questionnaire to assess the attractiveness and potential demand for datacomm services in the Kingdom. This survey included questions to categorize the potential users of datacomm services by business profile, user profile and service usage patterns as well as to test users reaction to the different service aspects.
The Arab Advisors Group conducted the survey, based on face-to-face and phone interviews, with 140 companies in Saudi Arabia. The sample was selected randomly to fit the geographic and sector distribution of the businesses in Saudi Arabia.
The Arab Advisors Group fully analyzed the survey results and cross-tabulated the results. The deliverables included market positioning advice and forecasts for market growth.
Financing needs of Jordanian ICT companies Survey
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The projects deliverables included a report analyzing the results and highlighting the major findings, the full survey results (raw data) for Service Providers and Enterprises, An excel sheet with further analysis of the raw data, and a power point presentation.
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[G.R. No. 11464. March 17, 1916. ]
VICTOR BIUNAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. BENITO MORA, Respondent-Appellee.
Crossfield & O’Brien and Fernando Manikis for Appellant.
Molina & Roxas for Appellee.
1. TRIAL; CORRECTION OF ERRORS. — Any proceeding which, in the course of the trial of an action or special proceeding, is neither contrary to nor expressly prohibited by law; one which will further the good, liberal and upright administration of justice; one which would enable judges and courts to correct or rectify any error or mistake which they may have made in rendering judgment in the regular course of procedure in the same way as it is expressly authorized by section 145 of the Code of Civil. Procedure in ordinary actions.
2. ID.; ID.; MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. — There is nothing whatever in law which prohibits any of the interested parties from filing a motion to set aside a ruling or order made in any special proceeding, to secure a new teal and reopening of the action or proceeding in the manner authorized by section 145 of the Code of Civil Procedure in ordinary actions, for Act No. 190 contains no section that prohibits the filing of said motion in special proceedings. Therefore, within the period fixed by law, the trial judge may amend his orders or decisions for the purpose of correcting any error or mistake which affects the rights and interests of the parties.
3. ID.; ID.; ID.; INTERRUPTION OF PERIOD WITHIN WHICH TO APPEAL IN SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS. — If the motion referred to, filed in an ordinary action, interrupts the running of the period within which the appeal by bill of exceptions should be made, as in proceedings for the registration of real estate in the property registry wherein, pursuant to Act No. 2347, the term of thirty days is allowed for an appeal; and if the motion mentioned may be filed in special proceedings, it is only reasonable to hold that the petition in special proceedings to set aside an order or decision rendered to grant a new trial in fact interrupts the term of twenty days fixed by section 781 of the Code of Civil Procedure within which to appeal in special proceedings, until the judge shall have decided the motion in question.
4. APPEALS IN SPECIAL PROCEEDING; REVIEW OF EVIDENCE. — In ordinary actions, failure to except to the ruling denying a motion to set aside an order or decision and for a new trial, prevents the appellate court from reviewing the evidence; but such defect in the special proceedings brought before this court by appeal and not by bill of exceptions, does not produce the same effect, inasmuch as in appeals in special proceedings this court acquires the right to review the evidence.
RESOLUTION OF A MOTION
TORRES, J. :
This case, No. 11464, a probate proceeding, having been submitted and Victor Biunas having requested probate of the will executed by Romana Arevalo on March 3, 1915, the trial court, in view of the opposition thereto, entered by Benito Mora and others, and after considering the evidence adduced by both parties, denied the petition for said probate by an order of October 20, 1925. To this ruling counsel for petitioner excepted three days afterwards and by a written motion of November 1st moved for a reopening of the case and a new trial on the ground that the decision denying probate of said will was openly and manifestly contrary to the weight of the evidence and contrary to law.
The original proceedings having come before us on an appeal filed by the petitioner Victor Biunas, counsel for the respondents presented a motion asking that said appeal be declared improperly admitted and that the judgment above-mentioned of October 20, 1915, be declared final, in as much as the appeal was not filed until November 17, 1915, and the respondents had objected to its allowance and moved that it be dismissed, although their motion was disallowed. Counsel for appellee, therefore, relying upon the provisions of section 781 of the Code of Civil Procedure, alleged that the appeal taken by petitioner on November 17, 1915, from the order or judgment of the 20th of the preceding October, had been filed after the expiration of 28 days, counted from the 21st of October, while said section fixed the period within which the appeal should be filed at 20 days; that the exception taken by petitioner on the 22d of October to the judgment of the 20th of the same month could not be held to be an appeal, because it did not show patitioner’s intention to appeal in such wise that it would serve to bring the proceedings before this court on appeal; that such exception did not have the scope of an appeal, and that on this account, on November 17, petitioner concluded it was necessary to file his notice of appeal. The appellant did not answer the motion aforementioned, nor was he present on the day of the hearing thereon.
Although the question was not raised nor frankly discussed as to whether, against the orders or final rulings dictated in special probate or proceedings for the settlement of intestate estates, a motion may be made to annul orders or judgments rendered therein and to grant a new trial, in conformity with the privisions of section 145 of the Code of Civil Procedure, yet, as the petitioner interested in the probate of said will has requested in the present special proceedings that the case be reopened and a new trial held, it devolves upon us to decide whether this motion is proper and whether, until such time as it is decided by the judge, it does or does not in fact interrupt the running of the period prescribed in said section 781 within which the appeal must be made.
There is no provision of law that prohibits said motion, nor does any section of the Code of Civil Procedure forbid its presentation by any of the interested parties. Section 145, in providing for such a remedy, does not stipulate that is shall be availed of in ordinary actions only and not in special proceedings. Consequently the judge, within the period fixed by law, may amend his rulings or decisions in the manner authorized by said section 145 in the same way as in ordinary actions, for the purpose of correcting any error or mistake affecting the interests and rights of the parties.
It only remains to determine whether the filing of a motion to quash a judgment or decision of the court and to grant a new trial does or does not in fact interrupt the running of the twenty days allowed by said section 781 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the filing of an appeal.
It has been uniformly held that in ordinary actions a petition to set aside a judgment or decision and to grant a new trial, interrupts the running of the period allowed for the appeal, and this same rule has been applied to proceedings for the registration of real properties in the property registry, wherein Act No. 2347. amending acts Nos. 496 and 1484, has fixed the period of thirty days for the filing of an appeal: the running of this period is in fact interrupted by a motion to set aside a judgment or decision rendered and to grant a new trial. Consequently, if in special proceedings such a motion may be made, it is only logical to hold that a petition to set aside a judgment and to grant a new trial interrupts in fact the running of the period fixed by law for an appeal in special proceedings.
This is perhaps the first time that this question has been raised, as there is no law prohibiting an affirmative resolution of the two points therein comprised, nor any decisions of the United States courts that conflict with what we have hereinbefore stated, this court must expressly hold that in special proceedings a motion may be filed to set aside a judgment and grant a new trial, and that once such a motion has been filed the running of the period specified by law for the filing of an appeal is interrupted until the court passes on that motion.
From the record it appears that appellant took no exception to the order denying his motion for a new trial. This failure to except would, in ordinary actions, but it produces no such result in the special proceedings brought before this court on appeal, not by bill of exceptions, and it is well known that an appeal in special proceedings enables us to review the evidence. Although this point was not discussed by the parties herein, nevertheless the opinion of the court is incidentally of the issues raised by appellant’s motion.
For the foregoing reasons it is held that the appeal filed by victor Biunas was not improperly allowed and the proceedings in this second instance will go for ward to a decision of the pending appeal. So ordered.
Moreland, Trent and Araullo, JJ., concur.
Separate Opinions
ARELLANO, C.J., with whom concurs JOHNSON, J., concuring:chanrob1es virtual 1aw library
I concur with the dispositive part of the preceding decision holding that the appeal raised by Victor Biunas was not improperly allowed.
My reason is the decision of this court in the case of Moreno v. Gruet (1 Phil. Rep., 217), which held that "appellant has given notice of appeal within the meaning of section 781 of the Code of Civil Procedures." In my opinion, the fact that within the twenty days he filed a petition for a new trial, instead of a notice of appeal as prescribed by section 781, cannot prejudice him.
But I cannot agree to the establishment of the principle that, in special proceedings, petition may be made to avoid a judgment therein rendered and to grant a new trial.
Neither can I agree to the proposition that, after a motion for a new trial has been denied and no exception to the ruling has been filed, this court may, notwithstanding such defect, review the evidence.
Act No. 190 is divided into two parts, not for art’s sake but in pursuance of a system, for specific purposes. The first part deals with civil actions and the second with special proceedings. The decision above-cited very correctly says:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"The Code of civil Procedure now in force points out two methods, radically different, for bringing cases to this court. One is by bill of exceptions and the other is by appeal. The first refers to ordinary actions, the second to special proceedings."cralaw virtua1aw library
In special proceedings there is not other method of bringing a case before us but by way of appeal, excepting the case given in section 777 where bills of exceptions are expressly prescribed. With this exception, the appeal, as in the case at bar, is prosecuted by the filing of a petition and bond by the appellant and the clerk of the court below must forthwith transmit to the Supreme court a certified copy of the will, and also, in case any question of the handwriting is involved in the controversy, the original will itself, and a certified copy of all the evidence and of the judgment of the court thereon.
But, is not section 145 applicable in special proceedings?
Section 145, which is included in the first part of Act No. 190, deals with new trials and prescribes as follows:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"At any time during the term at which an action has been tried in a Court of First Instance, the judge thereof may set aside the judgment and grant a new trial, upon such terms as may be just on the application of the party aggrieved, and after due notice to the adverse party and hearing, for any of the following causes, materially affecting the substantial rights of such party:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"1. Accident or surprise which ordinary prudence could not have guarded against, and by reason of which the party applying has probably been impaired in his rights;
"2. Newly discovered evidence, material to the party making the application, which he could not, with reasonable diligence, have discovered and produced at the trial;
"3. Because the judge has become satisfied that excessive damages have been awarded, or that the evidence was insufficient to justify the decision, or that it is against the law."cralaw virtua1aw library
The question, therefore, hinges on the third cause of section 145: (1) May this third cause be invoked in special proceedings? May the party interested in the probate of a will ask for a new trial simply because he considers the evidence insufficient to justify the judgment, and the latter to be contrary to law?
(2) And when once denied, may he omit to file and exception? Beginning with this second point, it is a rule of the application of laws that they must be applied in their entirety; we may not take from them that which is favorable and leave what does not please us. If it is desired to apply section 145, and that section is applicable, we must observe all the provisions contained in section 146 for the application of section 145, to wit, that upon the allowance or denial of the motion for a new trial, when founded on the first or the second cause, the ruling cannot be the subject of exception; but when founded on the third cause, that is, on the insufficiency of the evidence to justify the decision, it can be, and this exception may be reviewed by the Supreme Court as in other cases. (Sec. 146, Code of Civ. Pro. and Act No. 1596.) If the interested party in the present case has not excepted to the ruling denying his motion for a new trial, the provisions of section 497 must be applied.
"Following the rule laid down by this court in numerous decisions, when no exception is taken to the ruling of the court below denying a motion for a new trial upon the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence, the evidence cannot be reviewed upon appeal." (Sandeliz v. Reyes, 12 Phil. Rep., 506.)
"The appellant not having taken exception to the denial of his motion for a new trial, this court ought no to review the evidence adduced in first instance . . . and must accept the findings of fact established by the trial court and only examine the direct application of the findings of law, on which the judgment rests, to the facts that were proved." (Arroyo v. Yulo and Locsin, 18 Phil. Rep., 236.)
The matter of the possibility of the new trial, in ordinary actions, is condensed in the following terms: (1) The application for a new trial may be made, and the Court of First Instance may set aside his judgment, in case of accident or surprise; (2) it may also be made, with the same effect, in case of the discovery of new evidence, under the conditions required by law; (3) in their case, the ruling of the court cannot be excepted to, be it whatever it may; (4) a motion for a new trial is allowable in case of (a) excessive damages; (b) insufficiency of proof; and, (c) of the judgment being contrary to law; but an exception is not permissible in the cases of (a) and (c), and, according to Act No. 1596, it is only allowed in case (b), where the exception would result in the evidence being reviewed by this Supreme Court, as in other cases, according to section 497, case 2.
"An order of court granting a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence is not subject to exception." (Garcia v. Balanao, 8 Phil. Rep., 465.)
"A motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence gives no authority to this court to review the evidence upon which the judgment was based." (Magallanes v. Caneta, 7 Phil. Rep., 161.)
"An order of court denying a motion for a new trial on the ground of accident or surprise is not subject to exception." (Artadi & Co. v. Chu Baco, 8 Phil. Rep., 677.)
If recourse to this court had been made in the form of an appeal, the proper bond having been furnished, notwithstanding the fact that a new trial was improperly applied for within twenty days, but that such motion was not decided until after twenty-eight days, I would agree that the proceedings should go forward and that the appeal should be heard and the evidence reviewed in conformity with the provisions of section 498. As already stated, I consider the application for a new trial on the grounds above expressed, that is, unsufficiency of the evidence, as if the appellant had said "I appeal," which is the only remedy that was available to him and the trial should have denied such application for a new trial as not being permissible by law, but, in equity, should have admitted it as an appeal filed within the period specified by law. This was exactly what this court did in the case of De la Cruz v. Garcia (4 Phil. Rep., 680):jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"A motion for a new trial on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence presented within a reasonable time after notice of the judgment, amounts to an exception thereto and suspends until it is decided the time to give notice of the intention to present a bill of exceptions."cralaw virtua1aw library
This court, by section 497, subsection 1, has the power to allow or to refuse to allow the presentation of newly discovered evidence and to grant or to refuse to allow a new trial, just as the Court of First Instance may do by virtue of section 145, case 2; but in the case of Chung Kiat v. Lim Kio (8 Phil. Rep., 297) we decided that "the right to present a motion in this court for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence is limited to cases pending herein on bills of exceptions, and does not apply to appeals in special proceedings," and that "section 143 of the Code of Civil Procedure providing that, after final judgment, either party shall have the right to perfect a bill of exceptions for a review by the Supreme Court (not otherwise than by first moving for a new trial and by excepting to the order denying the motion) of all rulings, orders and judgments made in the action to which the party has duly excepted, has no application to appeals in special proceedings."cralaw virtua1aw library
So radical is the difference between a bill of exceptions in actions and an appeal in special proceedings that it has been especially provided for in sections 497 and 498. In actions, as a general rule, the appellate court with the exception of two cases decides only the questions of law raised by the bill of exceptions. In special proceedings the general rule, without exception, is that the appellate court determines the questions of fact arising out of the evidence certified by the trial court and decides those of law that arise on the appeal. The respective headings of these sections, in the original English text, are: "Hearings confined to matters of law, with certain exceptions" (sec. 497), and "Procedure on appeal from special from special proceedings" (sec. 498). It is true that section 497 speaks vaguely of hearing upon bills of exceptions in civil actions and special proceedings, but there is one kind (sec. 777) of special proceeding which is heard on bill of exceptions, as above stated. The provisions of the two sections aforecited (Nos. 497 and 498) were the subject of a brief decision in which the difference between appeals in criminal cases, appeals in special proceedings, and appeals in civil actions is set out with great accuracy and in accordance with law. Thunga Chui v. Que Bentec, 1 Phil. Rep., 356.)
In view of these three decisions, which constitute settled jurisprudence, I cannot bring myself to agree with the new decision that the procedure prescribed in section 145 for actions is applicable to special proceedings.
If a mistake was made by appellant’s attorney in first instance, by moving for a new trial on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence, instead of appealing from the judgment, and he presented his mistaken petition within the twenty days fixed by law for the appeal, i am of the opinion that in equity such petition is equivalent to an appeal and should be understood as such, and that the motion should be denied.
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CLARK V. SMITH, 38 U. S. 195 (1838)
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Clark v. Smith
38 U.S. (13 Pet.) 195
The colonial charters, a great portion of the individual grants by the proprietary and royal governments, and a still greater portion by the states of the Union after the Revolution, were made for lands within the Indian hunting grounds. North Carolina and Virginia, to a great extent, paid their officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War by such grants, and extinguished the arrears due the army by similar means. It was one of the great resources which sustained the war not only by those states, but by other states. The ultimate fee, encumbered with the right of Indian occupancy, was in the Crown previous to the Revolution, and in the states of the Union afterwards, and subject to grant. This right of occupancy was protected by the political power and respected by the courts until extinguished, when the patentee took the unencumbered fee. So this Court and the state courts have uniformly held.
The State of Kentucky has an undoubted power to regulate and protect individual rights to her soil and to declare what shall form a cloud on titles, and having so declared, the courts of the United States, by removing such cloud, are only applying an old practice to a new equity created by the legislature, having its origin in the peculiar condition of the country. The unappropriated lands of the State of Kentucky have been opened to entry and grant at a very cheap rate, which policy has let in abuses. The clouds upon old titles by the issuance of new patents for the same lands were the consequence, and the citizens of other states are entitled to come into the courts of the United States, to have their rights secured to them by the statute of Kentucky of 1796.
The State of Kentucky may prescribe any policy for the protection of the agriculture of the country that she may deem wise and proper. She has, in effect, declared that junior patents issued for previously granted lands shall be delivered up and cancelled, with the addition that a release of title shall be executed, and it is the duty of the courts to execute the policy.
Where the legislature declares certain instruments illegal and void, there is inherent in the courts of equity a jurisdiction to order them to be delivered up, and thereby give effect to the policy of the legislature.
The state legislatures have certainly no authority to prescribe the forms or modes of proceeding in the courts of the United States, but having created a right and at the same time prescribed the remedy to enforce it, if the remedy prescribed is substantially consistent with the ordinary modes of proceeding on the chancery side of the federal courts, no reason exists why it should not be pursued in the same form as in the state courts. On the contrary, propriety and convenience suggest that the practice should not materially differ when titles to land are the subjects of investigation.
In the State of Tennessee, the legislature has provided that the courts of equity may divest a title, and vest it in another party to a suit, and that the decree shall operate as a legal conveyance. In Kentucky the legislature has declared that courts may appoint a commissioner to convey, as attorney in fact of litigant parties, and such shall pass the title, in both instances binding infants and femes coverts if necessary. The federal courts of the United States, in the instances referred to, have adopted the same practice for many years, without a doubt having been entertained of its propriety. It may be said with truth that it is a mode of conveyance and of passing title which the states have the exclusive right to regulate.
The undoubted truth is that when investigating and decreeing on titles in this country, the court must deal with them in practice as it finds them, and accommodate our modes of proceeding in a considerable degree to the nature of the case, and to the character of the equities involved in the controversy, so as to give effect to state legislation and state policy, not departing, however, from what legitimately belongs to the practice of a court of chancery. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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William Clark, the father of the appellants, filed a bill in the Circuit Court of the District of Kentucky, praying the court to compel the defendant to release his pretended title to certain lands in the State of Kentucky, claimed by under certain patents obtained from the State of Kentucky, more than thirty years after the registration of the survey of the ancestor of the complainants, George Rogers Clark. The possession of the land had continued in the ancestor of the complainant, and in himself, up to the time of the filing of the bill. The conveyance asked by the bill was sought to be in conformity with the provisions of the act of the assembly of Kentucky giving jurisdiction to courts of equity in such cases.
The circuit court was unanimously of opinion that the complainants had established the legal title to the land mentioned in the bill, under a valid grant from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to George Rogers Clark, his ancestor, and that he was in possession of the same at the commencement of this suit, and that the defendant had not shown that he had any right or title, either in law or equity, to the land or any part of it, but the judges of the circuit court being divided in opinion on the question of the jurisdiction of the circuit court to compel the defendant to execute the conveyance prayed for in the bill, it was not the opinion of the court (the defendant having set up and exhibited junior patents from the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the land, to himself) that on any other ground apparent in the cause, the circuit court had jurisdiction, on the general principles which determine the equity jurisdiction of the courts of the United States, to grant to the complainants any other relief. The bill of the complainants was dismissed; and they prosecuted this appeal. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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Sawyer, Ruth
Ruth Sawyer, a pre-eminent storyteller in the first half of the twentieth century, was born in Boston on August 5, 1880. She graduated from Columbia University with a BS degree in 1904, having studied folklore and storytelling, and began the first storytelling program at the New York Public Library.
When she was twenty, Ms. Sawyer spent time in Cuba, teaching teachers to tell stories to the kindergartens she helped them organize for children orphaned during the Spanish-American War two years earlier. She married Albert Durand, a doctor, and they had a daughter, Margaret, who grew up and married Robert McCloskey.
In 1937, Ruth Sawyer won the Newbery Medal for Roller Skates and in 1953 she and her son-in-law, Robert McCloskey, collaborated on the Newbery Honor book, Journey-Cake, Ho! In 1965, the ALA awarded Ms. Sawyer the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for her contribution to children’s literature.
Ms. Sawyer is held in high regard for her classic book, The Way of the Storyteller (Viking Penguin, 1977). First published in 1942, the book is a blend of literary history, criticism, analysis, personal anecdote, and how-to instructions.
In 1942, Ms. Sawyer traveled to the College of St. Catherine in Saint Paul, Minnesota to teach a course in storytelling. In 1957, the College named its rare children’s book collection the Ruth Sawyer Collection. This Collection has complete collections of Caldecott and Newbery prize winners, as well as folk literature of many nations. No less importantly, the Collection holds the writings, audio recordings, letters, and some manuscripts for Ruth Sawyer’s books and stories.
She died at her home in Maine on June 3, 1970, at the age of 89.
— Vicki Palmquist
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Breanne Fahs
email: breanne.fahs@asu.edu
Breanne Fahs is Professor of Women and Gender Studies at Arizona State University, where she specializes in studying women's sexuality, critical embodiment studies, radical feminism, and political activism. She has a B.A. in women's studies/gender studies and psychology from Occidental College and a Ph.D. in women's studies and clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. She has published widely in feminist, social science, and humanities journals and has authored four books: Performing Sex (SUNY Press, 2011), an analysis of the paradoxes of women's "sexual liberation," Valerie Solanas (Feminist Press, 2014), a biography of author/would-be assassin Valerie Solanas, Out for Blood (SUNY Press, 2016), a book of essays on menstrual activism and resistance, and Firebrand Feminism (University of Washington Press, 2018), a book about radical feminist histories and their links to contemporary problems of sex, gender, and justice. She has also co-edited two volumes: The Moral Panics of Sexuality (Palgrave, 2013), a collection that examines cultural anxieties of "scary sex," and Transforming Contagion (Rutgers University Press, 2018), a collection about the dangers and subversive potential of contagion. Her current projects include Burn it Down! Feminist Manifestos for the Revolution, a collection of historical and contemporary feminist manifestos (Verso, due out 3/24/20), and Women, Sex, and Madness: Notes from the Edge, a book on sex, bodies, and madness (Routledge, due out this summer 2019). She is the founder and director of the Feminist Research on Gender and Sexuality Group at Arizona State University, and she also works as a clinical psychologist in private practice where she specializes in sexuality, couples work, and trauma recovery.
Firebrand Feminism is now published! To order on Amazon, check out this link.
Reviews of the book:
"At a time when feminism would prefer to forget about its radical past, Breanne Fahs does the hard work of dragging it back out from the shadows. Her writing remembers forgotten and neglected women, and their ideas for a wild transformation of society, and it is increasingly vital. Firebrand Feminism is no nostalgia tour, it is a white-hot reminder that we can and should and will change the world. "―Jessa Crispin, author of The Dead Ladies Project
"Makes the argument that contemporary feminism needs a reinfusion of the 'firebrand feminism' epitomized by these women and early radical feminism."―Jane Caputi, author of Goddesses and Monsters: Women, Myth, Power, and Popular Culture
"Just the book I've been looking for to supplement the manifestos, tracts, and other writings produced during the heyday of the Women's Liberation Movement."―Eileen Boris, professor of feminist studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Firebrand Feminism is a beacon for our troubled times. Fahs situates the history of radical feminism in the lived experiences of its foremothers, weaving lively personal accounts with sharp feminist analysis of the place of 'radical' inside past, present, and future feminisms. Wrestling with vexed issues, such as differences among women, Fahs presents a nuanced portrait of a movement whose most enduring legacies - roots and rage - offer a messy but hopeful toolkit."--Monica J. Casper, professor of gender and women's studies, University of Arizona
Now published: Transforming Contagion: Risky Contacts Among Bodies, Disciplines, and Nations. Buy your copy on Amazon here.
Praise for Transforming Contagion:
“This is an extraordinary book that radically rethinks and expands our understanding of contagion. Crossing historical, geographical and disciplinary boundaries, Transforming Contagion brings a feminist, queer and new materialist perspective that insists on the possibilities as well as the risks and anxieties of contagion.”--Rosalind Gill, author of New Femininities
"Traversing the humanities and social sciences, the essays in Transforming Contagion offer a fertile prism for exploring how contagion--the spread of beliefs, emotions, texts, practices, people, and pathogens across communities and culture--has been represented, experienced, addressed, and theorized across disciplines and historical periods. This volume establishes contagion as a central keyword for studying not only biomedical but also cultural, psychological, and political forms of connection, communication, and collective action.”--David Zimmerman, author of Panic!
Doing critical sexuality studies work (with Sara McClelland and Rebecca Plante)
Menstrual pain and queer/crip theory (with Ela Przybylo)
Sexuality gap in protest behavior (with Eric Swank)
Out for Blood won the 2017 Association for Women in Psychology Distinguished Publication Award. It was also recently nominated for the Foreword Indie Book prize. My book, Out for Blood: Essays on Menstruation and Resistance, is available for order on Amazon here.
To read an argument for the new/emerging field of critical sexuality studies, see my Annual Review of Sex Research article with Sara McClelland here.
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Interview in BOMB Magazine about the Valerie Solanas book with Liz Kinnamon. Read my interview about Valerie Solanas in the New York Times here!
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http://www.concordia.ca/content/shared/en/news/main/stories/2017/07/20/exploring-next-generation-science-reporting-journalism-conference.html
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Projected Futures: the next generation of science reporting
Concordia fights fake news with hard facts at a graduate summer school and the Science Journalism Educator Summit
By Cristina Sanza, Tiffany Lafleur
Climate change deniers. Flat earthers. Anti-vaxxers. In an era when information can be twisted and alternative facts are the new reality, science journalists play a vital role in cutting through the fog.
In collaboration with the World Federation of Science Journalists and the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada, Concordia’s Department of Journalism is offering an international graduate science journalism summer school from August 7 to 11.
Projected Futures is an intensive and experimental program that welcomes PhD and master’s students from all disciplines to learn how to effectively communicate science.
Taught by journalism chair David Secko, it’s the first of its kind in the department. Its aim is to promote next-generation science journalism and encourage students to get their hands dirty. Participants will immerse themselves in multimedia workshops, in-class simulations and interdisciplinary group-based studies.
Throughout Projected Futures, several science journalists will speak to the students. Concordia will welcome Jay Ingram, science writer and former co-host of the Discovery Channel’s science show Daily Planet, Kate Lunau, editor of Vice’s Motherboard and André Picard, health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail.
The Science Journalism Educator Summit comes to Concordia
The course invites students to imagine a future for science journalism, which they will present at the Science Journalism Educator (SJE) Summit, taking place from August 10 to 12. Over these three days, educators from across Canada will gather at Concordia to discuss the importance of science journalism and communicating science.
Dan Fagin: “Our work, when we do it right, is rooted firmly in the scientific process.”
To kick off the SJE summit, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Dan Fagin will give a public lecture on August 10 at 6 p.m. “Connecting Dots and Chasing Butterflies: Communicating Science in a Dark Time” will focus on the power of evidence-based storytelling in a world awash in distrust, tribalism, sensation-seeking and fake news. Fagin will also explain why he’s optimistic about the future of science communication, despite its current obstacles.
"Science journalism is facing many of the same economic and technological pressures as the broader journalism world, but we have an important advantage,” Fagin says.
“Our work, when we do it right, is rooted firmly in the scientific process, a meritocracy of fact and evidence.”
A professor of journalism at New York University and director of their Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, Fagin has written for The New York Times, Scientific American, Nature and Slate.
"The rising profile of issues like global climate change, genetic modification and pandemic disease has made science journalism more vital than ever. It's very encouraging to see so many institutions recognizing this importance,” Fagin adds.
“The Projected Futures program is another example of this. I'm looking forward to learning much more about it at Concordia, and to speaking with students and teachers from across Canada."
Register for Dan Fagin’s Science Journalism Educator Summit public talk on August 10 and find out more about Concordia’s Projected Futures science journalism summer school, August 7 to 11.
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Dr Henning Gericke – Motivational Teamwork
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Dr Henning Gericke – Motivational Teamwork helped lead the Springbok Rugby team to victory in 2007. Through his expertise, he offers team building to sales teams and conferences. Dr Gericke is now available through Conference Speakers.
Dr. Henning Gericke was the Team Psychologist for the Springbok Rugby Team and was in France with the team for the IRB Rugby World Cup 2007. Among the Springbok players, he was nicknamed the Head Doctor – ‘Kopdoktor‘. Follow Dr Gericke on Facebook.
In the early 1980’s, he broke the 4 minute mile on 10 occasions and was considered a potential medal hopeful at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. However, he was unable to compete due to the international isolation of South Africa at the time.
Dr Gericke has helped teams such as The Pumas, The Blue Bulls and the Sharks rugby teams reach their maximum potential and was asked to join the South African Rugby Union in 2004 as the Team Sport Psychologist.
Jake White was the first Springbok coach to employ a full time Sports Psychologist for the Springboks in the form of Dr Henning Gericke:
“Having known, worked with, and learnt from Henning in the last few years, I have seldom met anyone who has finer distinctions and instincts around team dynamics, a critical component when moulding distinctly provincial players into a new national team.”
Mindset of Champion Teams
Dr Gericke was involved with the Soccer Confederation Cup and in January 2010 he had a camp in Durban with the Bafana Soccer team to prepare them mentally for the World Cup in June 2010.
He was also involved with Protea One Day Cricket series in 2010 – 2011 and was part of the management team in India last year at the Cricket World Cup.
What do World Champions in Sport and Business do that sets them apart.
Dr Henning Gericke-Motivational Teamwork provides a well-rounded talk as a Professional and After Dinner Speaker through his experience with the Springboks as well as many others ideas that focus on Sports Psychology that can be used in the corporate world.
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As the sports psychologist who helped the Springbok Rugby team claim the title of World
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In this book, Gericke brings together years of experience in working with champions, helping them to develop their dreams, empowering them with the mental skills, resilience and composure to achieve them, as well as instilling the winning habits which are crucial to the champion mindset.
Each of the 41 chapters discusses a crucial aspect of the champion’s journey effectively, blending principles of psychology, Eastern philosophy, inspiring anecdotes and powerful quotations.
After each chapter, Gericke draws on his impressive repertoire of South African champions, and famous sports stars and coaches to share their personal ‘Green and Gold Stories’ and add muster to his teachings.
The book includes stories by:
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At the end of each theme, Gericke challenges the reader to ‘Reflect and Act’. Each chapter is
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In this Champion Diary, you will be challenged every two weeks by an inspirational theme with powerful success principles.
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Highlights of Dr Gericke’s career include:
2004 – 2007: Springbok Rugby Team: Rugby World Cup champions, Player, Coach and Team of the Year.
2008: Sharks Rugby Team: Currie Cup Winners.
2010: Working with Bafana players at training camps in preparation for FIFA World Cup 2010.
2012: Working with the South African Olympics Swimming Team 2012. A keen athlete himself, he has personal experience in both the highs and lows of competition, and knows what it takes to break the mental barriers which inhibit us from succeeding. Gericke lives with his family in Pretoria.
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Malaysia lawyers march against Sedition Act
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Hundreds of Malaysia’s lawyers and their supporters on Thursday (October 16) marched on Parliament demanding the government honours its two-year-old pledge to repeal the Sedition Act the British had introduced in the 1940s to curb dissent against colonial rule.
KUALA LUMPUR: Suited up, under the blazing sun, hundreds of Malaysia’s lawyers and their supporters marched on Parliament on Thursday (Oct 16) in a rare demonstration of discontent against the nation’s Sedition Act.
Chris Leong, President of Malaysian Bar Council, said: "The Sedition Act is repugnant because the Sedition Act seeks to compress and restrict democratic space. It punishes speech. It punishes expression of thought by thinking Malaysians."
This was only the fourth time in the Malaysian Bar Council’s more than 60-year history that it has staged a demonstration such as the one on Thursday. But the Council said the protest was necessary to pressure Prime Minister Najib Razak’s administration to fulfil its promise. Mr Najib had pledged to repeal the Act two years ago - an Act the British had introduced in the 1940s to curb dissent against colonial rule.
But since March last year, the Council believes at least 30 people have been investigated or charged for sedition. One of them was student activist Adam Adli, who has been sentenced to a year in prison for allegedly seditious comments he made during a talk about the results of Malaysia’s 13th general elections.
"The way I look at it was that I didn’t really create any unrest among the people," he told Channel NewsAsia. "What I did was I create unrest among the government, those in charge in the office, and that’s why I was charged and convicted."
Aidila Razak, a journalist, said: "My colleague Susan Loone, she’s also assistant editor at Malaysiakini, she heads the northern bureau. She’s been arrested for actually just doing her job, and I think that’s really repulsive. It has nothing to do with sedition, she was just reporting what other people had said."
Dubbed the "Walk for Peace and Freedom", representatives from the Bar Council had hoped to submit a memorandum to Mr Najib. But they were just as happy that a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mah Siew Keong, had received them. "We had a fruitful discussion and he had assured us that all of [the lawyers’] views contained in a memorandum addressed to the prime minister will be conveyed to the prime minister," he said.
The Malaysian government has said it will consider abolishing the Sedition Act when its intended replacement, the National Harmony Bill, is ready. But analysts suspect the prime minister may renege on his pledge to repeal the Act altogether.
There are many strong advocates for the Act within Mr Najib’s party. And they argue the Act is to safeguard national unity. "Walk against sedition has not made an impact because most Malaysians want safeguards against racially/religiously offensive speech," tweeted Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
Tricia Yeoh, Chief Operating Officer, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, said: "There would be some quarters who believe the Sedition Act should either be abolished, or maybe tempered down, so that it’s not so harsh. But that would receive a huge backlash from other side of the ruling party, which believes that there should be a stronger reaction from the government when there are criticisms being made."
Still, the Malaysian Bar Council is undeterred. It says the walk is just the beginning of a long and sustained campaign, one that it hopes will lead to the revoking of the Sedition Act once and for all.###
See online : Channel News Asia
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James Remar Joins MTV's Fantasy Series 'The Shannara Chronicles'
Dexter alum James Remar lands a new TV role! MTV’s new fantasy series, The Shannara Chronicles, has added Remar to its cast in the role of Cephelo, the leader of the Rovers, who roam the Four Lands.
Based on Terry Brooks’ novels, The Shannara Chronicles’ first 10-episode season will focus on the events of the second book in the series, The Elfstones of Shannara.
Remar is the latest in a number of casting announcements for the show. He joins a cast that includes Manu Bennett, John Rhys-Davies, Ivana Baquero, Poppy Drayton, Austin Butler, and Aaron Jakubenko.
The Shannara Chronicles is currently in production in New Zealand.
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LOVE, DESIRE, AND IDENTITY
The role of love in brand relationships has drawn increasing interest (Ahuvia 1992~1993, 2005; Albert, Merunka, and Valette-Florence 2008; Carroll and Ahuvia 2006; Ji 2002; Kamat and Parulekar 2007; Keh, Pang, and Peng 2007; Shimp and Madden 19’88;Whang et al. 2004; Yeung and Wyer 2005). While the primary focus of this chapter is on love in consumption, we also present a general theory of love that applies across a broad range of contexts, including interpersonal and person-object situations. By presenting a theory that is broad enough to cover many of the basic dynamics of love in person-object relationships, romantic interpersonal relationships, and family relationships, we do not mean to imply that all these types of love are identical. Past research has shown that even within romantic relationships there are many types of love (Lee 1988), so it would be foolish to deny the differences between a woman’s love for her hobby and her love for her husband. But we focus here on developing a theory of love in consumption contexts that is also consistent with the research on love in interpersonal contexts. We leave a detailed exploration of the differences between these types of love to a separate project.
Some readers may question whether the concept of love is really applicable in personobject contexts. Skeptics might argue that when a consumer says “I love __ ,” whether it is football, wine, or whatever, they are simply using the term loosely, in the same way they might say “pass the chips, I’m starving” when in fact they aren’t starving at all.
Thisresistance to the idea that people can love things other than people comes in part fromthe view that love is sacred, and that by applying the term to things as prosaic as shoes,we cheapen and profane love’s character (Ahuvia and Adelman 1993). Hence, examplesof noninterpersonallove that have an elevated ethical or spiritual quality, such as love of. God or love of country, rarely invoke the same skepticism as love of Gucci. Furthermore,we seldom hear the same skepticism expressed about the applicability of nonsacred psychological constructs such as hate to noninterpersonal settings.While we sympathize with the iaea that there is something special about love, considerable data suggests that love is nonetheless a psychologicaJ process that can be applied to people, ideas, activities, and objects. In exploring related topics, numerous consumer researchers have noted the presence oflove in consumption (see Ahuvia 1993 for review).
Working in psychology, Fehr and Russell (1991) asked respondents to list examples of love and found many examples, such as love of work, books, money, art, sports, honesty,animals, nature, pets, country, and others. In looking at romantic love, Marston, Hecht,and Roberts (1986) found that “many lovers employed no relational constructs in their definition of love, but rather used only physiological responses or behavioral actions .. . . (thus indicating) that love need not be conceived in strictly relational terms, evenwhen love is reciprocated.” Finally, although people might use terms such as “starving”or “love” loosely in many contexts, if you asked a person who said “pass the chips I’m starving” if he was literally starving, presumably he would be able to tell you that he was not. This chapter draws in part on data from a larger study that included directly relevant questions about what consumers mean when they say they love something. As will be shown, respondents were able to distinguish between situations where they truly loved something and where they were speaking hyperbolically. More than 70 percent of respondents reported truly loving at least one thing other than a person. This work draws on and integrates past research, but also includes original data from interviews with consumers. The original data were collected as part of a larger study, and other parts of these data have been published elsewhere (Ahuvia 2005). This interview data is used to generate and illustrate a theory of love at a very general level that holds across aide variety of loved objects. Henceforth, we refer to this broad array of things people love including products, ideas, brands, nature, pets, activities, and so on as love objects(LOs). In this way our use of the term LO is different from the psychoanalytic concept of a love object, which generally refers to a person.
The theory presented here was generated using a constant comparative methodology inwhich the theoretical framework was compared to original findings and to findings from past research on interpersonal love and on consumer behavior. Because the research hereemphasizes theory generation over theory testing, the hypotheses will not be presented prior to the discussion of the results.
After a discussion of research’ methodology, results are presented in which the incor-. poration of the LO into the lover’s sense of identity is identified as the core of a larger psychological system of love. We then go on to explore the reasons why consumers want to incorporate objects or other people into their identity, and the processes by which this incorporation takes place.
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1944 - Invasion of Normandy, Rome Liberated; 1942 Cleaning Up After the Midway Battle
Nice 1944 Normandy invasion overview at the Naval History and Heritage Command's Invasion of Normandy. Was it only a couple of years before that the U.S. was pushed into the war?
Rome was "liberated":
The people of Rome have crowded onto the streets to welcome the victorious Allied troops.
The first American soldiers, members of the 5th Army, reached the centre of Rome late last night after encountering dogged resistance from German forces on the outskirts of the city.
Early this morning it was announced the German troops had been ordered to withdraw.
Rome is the first of the three Axis powers' capitals to be taken and its recapture will be seen as a significant victory for the Allies and the American commanding officer who led the final
Anzio Landing - Italian Campaign 22 Jan 1944
offensive, Lieutenant General Mark Clark.
When we speak of the "allies return to Europe" we need to remind people that the Italian campaign was a hard fought struggle up the spine of Italy - a part of Europe - which began in September 1943.
A couple of years earlier, the U.S. Navy was working to clean up the results of the Battle of Midway. From Combat Narratives: Battle of Midway:June 3-6, 1942:
The morning of the 6th dawned clear, with a few light cumulus clouds. The sea was smooth and visibility excellent. A light wind from the southwest enabled our carriers to launch and recover with a minimum of deviation from the course the Task Force was to follow most of the day.
At 0502 the Enterprise launched a search group of 18 scout-bombers, each carrying one 500-pound bomb. These were to search to a distance of 200 miles to the west between 180° and 360°. At 0645 one of these planes found an enemy force on course 270°, position latitude 29°33' north, longitude 174°30' east. This force was reported to consist of one battleship and five destroyers, but by a voice error "BB" was misunderstood as "CV", and it was at first reported to Admiral Spruance that the enemy force contained a carrier.
At about 0730 another plane reported by message drop a contact with two heavy cruisers and two destroyers, course 215°, speed 15, at latitude 28°55' N., longitude 175°10' E. This placed the second group about 50 miles southeast of the first. Our Task Force took as its target the group to the north which was not only closer but contained, as it was thought, a battleship. The southern group was left for attack by long-range planes from Midway.
At Midway the patrol planes took off as usual by 0430 on the morning of the 6th, searching the sector 220° to 330° to a distance of 600 miles. Visibility and coverage were excellent, but apparently the first information received at Midway was at 1030 when CINCPAC relayed to the island the contacts reported by the Enterprise scouts.
Several additional B-17's had been sent to Midway on the 5th and 6th, so that 26 were now available. This entire group was dispatched at 1145 to attack the enemy ships at the southern contact. Despite the excellent visibility, none of these planes found the enemy force. At 1640, a flight of 6 B-17's flying at more than 10,000 feet sighted a vessel about 25 miles east of the expected target. Identification of the type was difficult from that height. The first element of 3 planes dropped 4 bombs each, which seemed to hit the target, for it disappeared in 15 seconds.There was no attack signal and the second element did not attack except that the leader's two wingmen by mistake dropped bombs which fell wide of the now submerged target. Some pilots thought they had sunk a cruiser in 15 seconds.
Actually the "ship" was the submarine Grayling, which crash dived when the first bombs fell near her bow. Fortunately, she was not damaged. This was the only attack of the day by Midway planes.
Meanwhile, our Task Force had had considerably greater success. At 0757, soon after receipt of the second contact report, the Hornet began launching an attack group of 26 scout bombers. Eight fighters were sent too as a precaution against possible air opposition. This group found the enemy force without difficulty. To pilots it appeared to consist of a battleship, a heavy cruiser and three destroyers. Our planes attacked at 0950. The results were:
Two 1,000 pound hits.
One 500 pound hit.
Two 1,000 pound misses within 50 feet.
on "battleship."
Two 1,000 pound hits on heavy cruiser.
One 500 pound hit on stern of a destroyer, which sank.
Since there was no air opposition our fighters occupied themselves by strafing the destroyers, probably causing very heavy casualties. One bombing plane was shot down by antiaircraft fire during the attack, but the rest returned safely to the carrier by 1045. At once they were refueled and rearmed in preparation for a second attack.
This Hornet attack was followed by one from the Enterprise. Between 1045 and 1115 this carrier put into the air scout bombers with one 1,000-pound bomb each, and 12 fighters for strafing. Soon after these planes were in the air they were instructed by radio to search for a battleship believed to be about 40 miles ahead of the group. They were told further that three torpedo planes were being sent to join them. The force maneuvered to await the torpedo planes, but contact with them was never made, and the torpedo planes did not take part in the attack. At 1200 the attack group passed at high altitude a force consisting of two heavy cruisers and two destroyers.Some planes attacked almost at once, but most of the group continued about 30 miles farther in search of the battleship reported to be ahead of the group. In spite of the excellent visibility no ship was sighted, and our planes returned to attack the main group.
The planes which had first begun the attack had taken as their target the heavy cruiser to the east, probably the Mikuma. During this attack the vessels turned to starboard and so were heading north as our other planes approached. These planes came out of the sun from 21,000 feet and dove steeply on the target. Most took the heavy cruiser, but a few chose the "light" cruiser. Antiaircraft fire was heavy, but diminished after the first bomb hit. Altogether, five direct hits were made on the heavy cruiser, with two near hits. Admiral Nimitz writes as follows: "From the stories of survivors of Mikuma it appears that the first planes at 1140 hit and disabled the Mikuma and the last ones about 1300 finished her off when a bomb amidships detonated her torpedoes. The Enterprise group reported one CA as 'dead in the water, burning furiously with heavy explosions,' shattered and abandoned. If they had waited a few minutes their account would have been different. She keeled over and sank very soon after the last hit."
After the Enterprise group returned, the Hornet launched its second attack group of the day - and the last of the battle, as it turned out. This group of 24 scout bombers armed with 1,000-pound bombs took off at 1330 to attack the enemy force now 110 miles away on bearing 264° from the Hornet. At 1645 this group found and attacked an enemy force which pilots described as consisting of four ships, a heavy cruiser, probably of the Kinugasa class, a second cruiser about which there was uncertainty as to whether it was heavy or light, and two destroyers.
As you read through the narrative and its footnotes, the value of the airfield at Midway and the sea plane base there comes through strongly. Also remember that the U.S. aircraft carrier Yorktown and destroyer Hammann were torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on 6 June and both sank, Hammann immediately and Yorktown later:
Once the abandoned Yorktown's crewmen were safely recovered, her escorts departed, leaving behind the destroyer Hughes to keep watch. Early the next day, 5 June, a seaplane from the Japanese cruiser Chikuma spotted the drifting carrier. In mid-morning, Hughes discovered two injured men who had been left behind, rescued them and examined the ship. Later, the tug Vireo came on the scene and took Yorktown under tow, while working parties jettisoned boats and an anchor. However, the old tug could do little more than keep the big ship headed into the wind.
Several other destroyers arrived early on 6 June, carrying a salvage party of Yorktown crewmen. Boarding the carrier at daybreak, the men set to work pushing guns, aircraft and other removable weights over the side, counterflooding to reduce the list and performing the
many other tasks involved in saving their ship. USS Hammann lay alongside to provide power, water and other assistance, while other destroyers patrolled nearby to protect Yorktown from intruders.
By mid-afternoon, prompted by the previous day's seaplane report, the Japanese submarine I-168 crept undetected into the area. Taking a submerged attack position, she fired four torpedoes, hitting Hammann and Yorktown amidships on their starboard sides. The destroyer went down in a few minutes. Many of her crew killed or badly injured in the water when her depth charges exploded as she sank. Vireo cut the towline, and the salvage party were taken off the now even-more-greviously wounded carrier. But she continued to float, and plans were made to restart work the next morning.
Lots of reasons to remember 6 June.
Posted by Mark Tempest at 6/06/2013 10:34:00 AM
Labels: Battle of Midway, D-Day Normandy, Italian Campaign WWII, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Air Corps, U.S. Navy
And the Marines at Saipan. June 6, 1944 was a very long day.
And the Coast Guard manned landing craft on the beaches of the Pacific and European Theaters.
Just last week past one of the last remaining crewman who successfully saved 500 Marines of the 1st Battalion 7th Marines 1st Marine Division ashore who were being overrun by the Japanese at Guadalcanal.
http://chuckhillscgblog.net/2013/06/06/coast-guard-guadalcanal-hero-laid-to-rest/
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91.1 Signs Off For the Year
May 08, 2019 / 91.1 WDUB The Doobie
After a year filled with many on-campus changes, 91.1 WDUB (The Doobie) will cease broadcasting for the summer break starting May 15, and will return to broadcasting in early September (date TBD, but stayed tuned.) As usual, it has been an honor to serve as DJs and after a successful Palooza and finals, we are ready to bid out graduating DJs a fond farewell. Since its inception in the fall of 1953, WDUB has sought to bring quality radio content to our friends and neighbors in Licking County and we believe this has been a successful and innovative year, and that next year will certainly be the same. As always, as a station we would be nothing without our listeners and we’re profoundly grateful to all of you for tuning in.
Your Friends at 91.1
Getting to Know Your Artists (Topaz Jones)
April 29, 2019 / 91.1 WDUB The Doobie
Hailing from New Jersey, Topaz Jones’ love of music was apparent from an early age, with a musician father and an early talent. Since then, Jones has been carving his own place in the world of hip-hop, a feat in a time when hip-hop is available everywhere. But Jones has not only been able to rise through the ranks of rap, but also been able to maintain his own unique, artistic style in a time when music of all genres is increasingly pre-packaged, taking influence from his family’s encouragement, and according to one interview, the many funk albums he grew up around. With his debut album Arcade having been released in 2016, Jones has continued a steady output of singles since then including “Nectar,” “Toothache” and “Black and White,” which was released just last year. Topaz Jones will be taking the Palooza stage May 3rd and is not to be missed.
Getting to Know Your Artists (Active Bird Community)
With its founding members from Hastings-on-Hudson, and based in Brooklyn, Active Bird Community can only be described as a dynamic band. Coming from the world of Lo-Fi rock music that has come to define a generation of alternative musicians in the twenty-teens, Active Bird Community made its first mark on the music world with its 2015 album I’ve Been Going Swimming. Since then, the band has been an unstoppable force, consisting of four members: Tom D’Agustino (vocals, songwriting), Andrew Wolfson (lead guitar, song writing), Zach Slater (bass), and Quinn McGovern (drums). The three founding members (D’Agustino, Slater and Wolfson) have been together since high school, and with the collegiate add-on of McGovern, the band has only become stronger. In addition to their 2015 debut, they have released two more albums, their 2017 sophomore release Stick Around and 2018’s Amends. Their latest release came out just this year, a single called “Somewhere” featuring Samia. The band can be seen on May 3rd on the Palooza stage. We hope you’ll come join them.
Getting to Know Your Artists (Cousin Simple)
Columbus’ “Youngest Alt-Rock Band” is upon us! Cousin Simple consists of five members: Vocalist “Harsh” Hoag, drummer Joel Lorenz, guitarist Ryan Ulibari and guitarist/keyboardist duo Mitch Whitaker and Luke Hammrock. Though currently students at OSU, Cousin Simple has already made its mark on the Columbus alternative music scene, with their 2017 debut album And We Would Never End, which featured the hit single “Song to Emma.” Since then, they’ve continued to record steadily, releasing several singles in 2018 including “This is a Robbery” and “Rockstar” and a new song just this year called “Honeybee.” Cousin Simple blends the old and the new, combining influences such as Mick Jagger and Coldplay. Cousin Simple will be storming the Palooza stage May 3rd and are not to be missed.
Getting To Know Your Artists (Spice Lo)
At just nineteen, Spice Lo is one of music’s fastest rising talents, adding his own personal style of the world of R&B. With his debut EP Growth released in 2017 and his debut album The Cabernet Facade released just last year, Spice Lo has been unstoppable, releasing a new single “Dothedash” a little over a month ago. We here at 91.1 are honored to welcome Spice Lo to the Doobie Palooza stage as our MC, guaranteed to get all attendees sufficiently pumped up between acts. And if you still can’t get enough Spice in your diet, you can catch him performing in the Palooza after party at the Bandersnatch.
Getting to Know Your (Student) Arists
THE HA$H SLINGING SLA$HER
Putting the fun back in funky, The Ha$h Slinging Sla$her (aka, 91.1’s own tech director, Jeff Stevens (‘21,) will be kicking off this event with a soaring rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” played on - wait for it - electric Ukulele. You may know him as Jeff, but get ready to see him in a brand new light (and not see him at all under his shadowy cloak) as he becomes The Ha$h Slinging Sla$her. The lights may flicker, the phone might ring and no one may be there, and even a ghostly bus might stop by, but you will certainly be floored by the magic of the performance.
CLEVER SPACE PLANTS
By their own description, “Jaden Richeson (‘20,) & Diego Rubey (‘19,) make the most of the default Ableton sounds by creating futuristic sound loops that layer in rich reverb and dense chordage by tapping into deep magicks of old to take you to a lo-fi 8-bit dreamworld full of chill beats to study and relax to and boppin' space jams to dance and bounce to.” By our description, this band will be an excellent addition to our Palooza line-up combining trip-hop and electronic psychedelia for a sound reminiscent of Tame Impala, recent Bon Iver and even the Pet Sounds era Beach Boys.
MEAT SWEATERS
This punk supergroup combines two of Denison’s proudest pre-existing bands (Cozy Sweater and The Kenyon Animé Club) into one for a remarkable sound. Featuring guitarists/vocalists Sam Rice (‘19) and Dan Timmerman (‘19), drummer/vocalist Alex Hughes (‘21) and bassist Oscar Maldonado (‘19), this four piece set will be playing both classic punk-rock covers and roaring originals. They’re not to be missed.
ANTI SOCIAL MEDIA
This hip-hop duo comprised of Evan Brooks (‘20) and Hunter Lewis (‘20) is one of Denison’s most promising singer-songwriter/rap acts, with their original songs combining smart, sharp-tongued and often humorous and ironic lyrics with pleasing beats, the group has been performing together for over a year and a half. We here at 91.1 are honored to have them as part of Doobie Palooza.
SAM MCPEAK (‘19)
Sam McPeak (‘19) will be taking the Doobie Palooza stage this May to perform his unique blend of hip-hop and electronica. A touring musician who studied at a performing arts high school, McPeak will be bringing his own style to Palooza, and we believe he will be a fine addition to the set list. He has two songs available on Spotify: “Lonely Summer” and “Backspace (Only a Matter of Time).”
With New Semester, Broadcasting Returns with a Passion
February 06, 2019 / 91.1 WDUB The Doobie
With a host of new DJs bringing innovative programming, coupled with the return of several perennial favorites, 91.1 WDUB has returned to Denison with a fiery passion. After a semester marked by heightened interest from the student body at large, WDUB returned to broadcasting in late January. A full list of semester showscan be found below, and suffice to say that with a program stocked with 42 shows, there will be hours of quality broadcasting throughout the week. Moreover, student outreach and promotion continues as Doobie tee-shirts are sold throughout the Slayter Student Union. The shirts, designed by station manager Rachel Weaver. The shirts are $20 and going fast at the time of this blog post.
Shows Near School: December Edition
December 05, 2018 / 91.1 WDUB The Doobie
Here's your monthly look at shows in and around Columbus, including some over winter break for all y'all staying on campus over the holidays!
Jason Mraz / Tuesday, December 4th @ Palace Theatre
Bad Bad Hats / Wednesday, December 5th @ The Basement
The Japanese House / Thursday, December 6th @ A&R Music Bar
Flint Eastwood / Tuesday, December 11th @ Big Room Bar
The Castros / Friday, December 14th @ A&R Music Bar
The Devin Wears Prada / Sunday, December 16th @ Newport Music Hall
Cousin Simple / Friday, December 21st @ The Basement
Shows Near School: November Edition
More to check out this November!
Lake Street Drive / Friday, November 2nd @ Newport Music Hall
Fleetwood Mac / Wednesday, November 7th @ Nationwide Arena
Los Campesinos! / Friday, November 9th @ Ace of Cups
Yonder Mountain Song Band / Saturday, November 11th @ A & R Music Bar
Playboy Carti / Monday, November 26th @ EXPRESS LIVE!
Dave Matthews Band / Tuesday, November 27th @ Schottenstein Center
Shows Near School: October Edition
Some more shows to check out in the month of October!
Trophy Eyes / Monday, October 1st @ Big Room Bar
Melodime / Wedesday, October 3rd @ Rumba Cafe
Andy Grammar / Wednesday, October 10th @ Newport Music Hall
Owl City / Sunday, October 14th @ Newport Music Hall
Hippo Campus / Tuesday, October 16th @ Newport Music Hall
lovelytheband / Friday, October 19th @ The Basement
Hey Ocean! / Saturday, October 27th @ Big Room Bar
Shows Near School: September 2018
September 05, 2018 / 91.1 WDUB The Doobie
Some shows to check out in September!
Car Seat Headrest / Sunday, September 9th @ Newport Music Hall
FIDLAR / Monday, September 10th @ Newport Music Hall
Japanese Breakfast / Wednesday, September 12th @ Skully's Music Diner
SALES / Thursday, September 13th @ Ace of Cups
Mom Jeans / Tuesday, September 18th @ The Woodlands Tavern
Diet Cig / Thursday, September 20th @ Union Bar & Grill
Young Thug and J. Cole / Sunday, September 23rd @ Value City Arena
Shows Near School: August 2018
August 09, 2018 / 91.1 WDUB The Doobie
Look forward to getting back to life on the hill and consider checking out some of the upcoming shows around Granville in August!
Monolord / Monday, August 27th @ Ace of Cups
Future Islands / Tuesday, August 28th @ Newport Music Hall
The Moms / Tuesday, August 28th @ Big Room Bar
DoobiePalooza Headliners!
We are so excited for the artists coming to this years DoobiePalooza!
Kweku Collins is a 20 year-old rapper, producer, and songwriter from the Chicago suburbs who is the paradigm of DIY rap and hip hop. His unique and catchy hits like “Stupid Rose” from the 2016 album “Nat Love” combine a grounded melody with lyrics about teenage life and love through the lens of an old soul, perfectly expressing the emotions of his young audience. Mixing rap-ballads and grimy punk-rap with acoustic guitar chords, Collins has pioneered a genre and sound all his own to stand out from the countless other big rap names to come out of Chicago. This hip-hop misfit is working to create lyrics that can play to the emotional roller-coaster that is coming of age, while pairing them with a somewhat melancholy musical backing, to produce a soundscape entirely unique to himself and his brand. Collins’ newest single “Home Tree” was released on December 1st, 2018 and his music is available on Spotify as well as other platforms. We are incredibly excited to have Kweku Collins co-headlining Doobie Palooza this year and anticipate an energetic and amazing performance!
This Tufts University-bred band may still be underground, but they’ve got a signature sound that is bound to light up the Doobie stage. Consisting of singer/guitarist Lila Rimani, synth/keyboardist Brian Aranow, drummer Jonathan Gilad, and bassist Jesse Brotter, this four piece band specializes in jazz-infused psychedelic rock that is often mellow and laid back, but bursts with sprawling and lush choruses and trippy production. Their sound pays homage to 60’s psych pop, loose jazz, indie rock, and bedroom pop in a refreshing way. Drawing comparisons to bands like BadBadNotGood, Mild High Club, Drugdealer, and Hoops, Crumb is a group on the rise, having only released seven tracks in total. Nevertheless, the four-piece band has made a name for themselves with their “Locket” EP and self-titled three track single, which displayed the band’s soul, funk, and jazz influences on their sleeve. The band was also listed in Nylon Magazine’s guide to “All The Brooklyn Bands You Should Be Listening To” in October of 2017, and received a glowing feature article in Paste Magazine, which called the band’s sound “undeniably original”.
Sarob
Local Columbus rapper and Denison alumni, Sarob, will take the stage on Friday at Doobie Palooza. The singer-songwriter started his musical career in late 2013 with his track, “high noon.,” a well-known to Denison flip of Kankick’s classic instrumental, “Seeing Spirits”. In April of 2014, Rob released his first official mixtape titled "noon", which garnered international acclaim as well as praise from veteran artists such as Homeboy Sandman. Rob recently released an album in 2017 called, “Seeing in the Dark” which has many great tracks on it. 24 hrs, Crystal Clear, and others are definitely worth listening to. On his website, you can find a handful of singles, including a track with Portland band, Fine Animal, titled “Imitator,” which can also be found on Sarob’s Soundcloud. This will be Sarob’s 5th Doobie Palooza performance. We are looking forward to his mesmerizing lyrical talent and his ever-present crowd involvement again this year!
Mungbean
Mungbean is comprised of Emma Swysgood, Sean Gleeson, and Joel Blaeser. Based out of Columbus, this trio mesmerizes with their otherworldly synths, shoe tappin’ drumbeats, and groovy guitar riffs overlain by Swysgood’s irresistible and powerful vocals. Although a fairly new band, arriving on the scene in 2017, all members have been making music for most of their lives and have substantial experience: Blaeser was the drummer for the cutting edge Columbus band Turtle Island and Swysgood did vocals for the up and coming rock outfit, The Worn Flints. In being such a new band they are constantly experimenting with unique sounds but could probably be best described as spacey electronic dance pop. Inspired by artists like The XX, Caribou, and the National, Mungbean makes infectious and danceable music with each members sound complimenting the others; creating a technicolor dreamcoat of magical and positive sounds. With only about six songs released on a series of three two song EPs Mungbean is set to be one of next great acts out of Columbus and we’re very excited to have them play at Doobie Palooza this year!
DoobiePalooza Student Performers 2018
We are super excited to have so many talented people from Denison performing at this years DoobiePalooza!
Simone X Telease
Simone Telease goes by the stage name Simone X Telease. Born and raised in Oakland, California, she is a graduating senior studying women and gender studies; but, eats, sleeps, and breathes music. Telease has been singing since she was 6 years old and writing songs since the age of 8. She says “Being a Black woman is my inspiration for music”. She is an R&B singer with a self described “jazzy flavor”.
Sheldon Freeman
From: Atlanta/Nashville
Vocal Artist
Shel got involved with music at the age of five as a drummer, but began to focus on his skills as a vocal artist at the end of high school. Primarily he raps, and he also has experience singing. Currently he has a few features on other artist’s songs, however original content is coming before graduation! He’s been inspired by Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator, Kanye West, Young Thug, and even the Strokes, so expect to be entertained by a vast array of vocal styles during his performance. He’s super stoked about this year’s Doobiepalooza and is looking forward to hanging with y’all.
Feel free to listen to these tracks to get a feel for his sound!
JOSE x Shel – Butterfly Effect Remix
JOSE – Backwoods (Ft. SimoneXTelease, Shel)
Charlie Burg – Formula Ft. Pius
IDM Hip-hop crew was brought to Denison’s campus to create a space for various styles of dance that we, as dancers, felt were underrepresented on our campus. IDM stands for Inspire, Diversify, and Move which we embody through our unique blend of dancers, each with a different genre of expertise. Although our main focus is hip-hop, the blend of movements generated through our creative practices has brought every members individual movement styles into one collaborative product. IDM was founded by Ericia Bramwell and Vaval Victor. Along with them we have a crew manager, Natalia Duarte, and six crew members:
Ericia Bramwell(2020): Newark, New Jersey
Vaval Victor(2020): New Orleans, LA
Natalia Duarte(2020): Skokie, IL
Jirah A. Morales(2018): Chicago, IL
Fiona McNichols(2020): Chicago, IL
Isabelle Karlik(2020): Darien, CT
Alex Drumm(2020): Boston, MA
Mo Murray (2021): Detroit, MI
Julia Baggio(2021): Belo Horizonte, Brazil
The Moonberries
The Moonberries are junior Steve S. Wright (bass), first year Andrew U. Burklow (drums, vocals), junior Daniel C. Timmermann (guitar), and freshman Alex C. Hughes (guitars, vocals). All four members hail from Pine Point, Ontario. The band was brought together by junior Michael Angelo in late 2017. The band is inspired by artists like Meatpile, Two Hands, PUP, Twin Peaks, Deathgasm, Outkast, Five Skin, Beastie Boys, Blink-182, Willy Nelson, Robosapien, Dixie Chicks, and Drake Bell. Steve’s favorite food is pastrami. Andrew has never pet a goat. Alex is always losing something. Dan is always playing Sonic on his PSP. Check out the Moonberries’ music @ whohitrne.bandcamp.com.
Jose, class of 2018, is a rapper, mixing engineer, and cinematographer from Worcester, MA with huge influence from the hip-hop genre. He grew up listening to Artist like Drake and J. Cole, and sees a lot of their styles in his own work. In February, Jose dropped his first project entitled DISTRACTED, available on all major streaming services and SoundCloud. You can also check out his YouTube channel with several music videos out for a few songs off DISTRACTED and some of his earlier work
Count Spacey
Count Spacey is a garage rock/jam band formed in our very own Granville, OH. The band consists of Denison students Chase Whipple (guitar, vocals), Marcos Arnett (bass), and Zach Litchman (drums), as well Clay White (guitar, vocals) who joined the band shortly after the trio’s first jam session. The group got their start in September of 2016 when they met playing jazz together and immediately took to jamming at several locations on and off campus. Shortly after, they debuted at the Running of the Bears Festival and began performing around the Granville area and at various fraternity philanthropy events and university events, making an appearance at last year’s Doobie Palooza for a jam-packed set of fan-favorite covers like “Psycho Killer” and “Hey Joe”. Count Spacey is best known for their wild energy and loose improvisation, hard-stomping grooves, and distortion-heavy guitar solos. They recently played a boppin’ pajama show at Shep Basement, which debuted an original song, and the band has hinted that they’ll be back in the studio this spring. You can find their live and studio recordings on SoundCloud.
Fritz & SHEL
Christian Fritz-Klaus ‘18 of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, turns to music for guidance and tranquility. His musical career began as a percussionist at age 14, now his voice is his main instrument. At first he created music for fun with his friends, but over time it turned into something more meaningful. The young artist loves music because it brings together all types of people to celebrate life and express themselves. Rock, rap, folk, indie, bossa nova, and alternative pieces, are genres in which he has written and performed. He’s always searching for new ways to combine different genres to complement his musical taste. Fritz has performed with others and as a solo artist in Ohio, Wisconsin, and South Africa. He will release an
EP on May 19th. You can find him on Sound Cloud and YouTube @ctFRITZk. Shel got involved with music at the age of five as a drummer, but began to focus on his skills as a vocal artist at the end of high school. Primarily he raps, and he also has experience singing. Currently he has a few features on other artist’s songs, however original content is coming before graduation! Inspired by Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator, Kanye West, Young Thug, and even the Strokes, so expect to be entertained by a vast array of vocal styles during his performance. We are incredibly excited to welcome this lively due to the stage at this year’s Palooza.
Diego Ruby
“Jamie Ver.m1llion” was written by Diego Rubey, directed by Maggie Chamberlain and Sophia Menconi. In summary, Jamie Ver.m1llion is an internet band performing on the night the world ends, it is A fast paced musical journey through time and space in which Luddites destroy textile machines during the industrial revolution, and humankind begins their great migration away from the uninhabitable earth to a new planet. Diego Rubey '19 is a theatre major, an officer for DITA (Denison Independent Theatre Association), and a DJ on WDUB 91.1. He lives at the Homestead, where he cooks tasty meals on Friday nights. Rubey is accompanied by a band consisting of Anna Mae Murphy '21, Aidan Iannarino '20, Camron Alten-Dunkle '21, Maren Clark '21, and an ensemble of Evan Joslyn '19, Maggie McCann '21, Maria Hollobaugh '18, Maddy Bellman '18, and Sarah Wilson '20.
Album Review: “Boarding House Reach” - Jack White
One of the most influential and most talented musicians and producers of the 21st century is back, and he’s proving that he still has it. Jack White, best known for his role in legendary Detroit garage rock and blues rock duo The White Stripes, and his creation of one of the most immediately recognizable guitar riffs in rock history (which has since become an anthem for sports fans everywhere) has returned with a new solo album. His third LP is a deliberate and noticeable step away from his previous two, and finds him in a zone of forward thinking and highly ambitious experimentation.
For what is dubbed as a rock album, “Boarding House Reach” plunges into many different sounds, most notably hip hop. The album has constant influences from legends like Afrika Bambaataa, Public Enemy, and Rage Against the Machine, and features break beats that jump around and are jaunty as all hell. The album is a blend of all sorts of different genres, and the production somehow makes it mesh in a scattered but beautiful way. For the first time in his career, Jack White used Pro Tools, the digital audio workstation he once called “cheating”. This is the first clear difference, as the record sounds futuristic, rather than digging from the past, which he did (quite well too) on “Blunderbuss” and 2014′s “Lazaretto”. While “Blunderbuss” was a very mature record that introduced a dark and somber blues and folk sound to Jack’s repertoire, “Lazaretto” was a very inconsistent album with a number of very forgettable performances. With “Boarding House Reach”, Jack has brought out a wide assortment of influences and has stripped any barriers he once had. The frenetic energy, frenzied arrangements, and distorted guitars, organs, synths, and drum machine beats make this record one weird stew of sounds that even has a slightly psychedelic taste.
The energy of this record is so off the wall, so chaotic, so dizzying, that it becomes an experience to listen to. The first track, “Connected By Love” proves to be a compelling rock ballad with buzzing synths to back it, and a impassioned vocal performance by White, who croons with a certain nervousness. As a single I wasn’t crazy about it, but in the context of this record, the track really comes to life. Even my favorite thing about this track, the wild and distorted organ and guitar solo on the second half of the track, plays so much more powerfully as an opener, and really helps this record take off. From there, we get a laid back and very somber blues tune titled “Why Walk A Dog?”, which has some very dark lyrical themes and hooks the listener with its rough and sinister synth tones, as well as a pronounced bassline and minimalist beat. We quickly shift from a slow sludge to a confident, funky, and Meters-style jumpy beat on the standout “Corporation”. This track has loads of swagger, from the bouncy synth leads, to the funk bass, to the well-mixed percussion, which all come together for an infectious rhythm. Jack shouts and wiles out on vocals, talking about his goal to start a corporation because “That’s how you get adulation”, and his plans to take it all the way to the top, with the recurring question, “Who’s with me?” It strikes me as a theme for his forward-thinking self-made label Third Man Records, as well as the theme for “Boarding House Reach” and the album’s forward-thinking sound. “Corporation” ends and after a short interlude and the incredibly odd “Hypermisophoniac”, we’re taken into the equally confident funk strut of “Ice Station Zebra”, which is too tightly packed a track to really explain. What is clear is that Jack channels his inner Beck on the track, spitting the lyrics in a rap and rollicking over some “Odelay”-era synth stabs, and makes some excellent statements about technology. Through it all, there is this undeniable energy and power that only Jack White can bring to the songs, and this couldn’t be more true than on the following track “Over and Over and Over”. This song is the definition of a badass garage rock banger, and Jack crafts yet another gut punching beat and immediately lovable guitar riff that is reminiscent of Rage Against the Machine. He even rewrites the rock playbook, playing hip hop DJ on his own album with the inclusion of drum machine and bongo grooves, throwing an assortment of different rhythmic surprises into the track to give it an old school hip hop quality to it. This track, as well as “Corporation” and “Ice Station Zebra” exhibit Jack challenging himself, pushing himself to new limits, and doing it with apparent ease.
The wonderful flow of the album continues on the second side, which opens with the unsettling dystopian interlude “Everything You’ve Ever Learned” which I get immense joy listening to as it goes from a futuristic advertisement for “everything you’ve ever learned”, and builds into an angry and head-banging mosher with White shouting “shutup and learn!” It’s just an interlude and it is one of my favorite moments from the record. Following this is the playful and fun “Respect Commander”, which takes clear influence from old school hip hop legends like Afrika Bambaataa and features these 80′s synth hits that pop with the rapid ticking drum beat, then transitioning into a slow, heavy, psychedelic, and slightly sexy instrumental that sets a very dark scene for Jack’s vocals about respecting a woman and being at her command. Jack closes the track with a signature squealing guitar solo, giving a usual trope of his a new vibrant energy in a track that is very new to his musical palette.
The fun doesn’t stop on the track “Get In The Mind Shaft”, which features some bubbly synths and warbled vocals that sound like something from The Flaming Lips’ “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”. The album closes with two new instrumental directions on the country ballad “What’s Done Is Done”, which includes drum machines that surprisingly sound great with the vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar, and various keys, ranging from grand piano, to organ, to synths. The album then ends peacefully with “Humoresque”, a folk and jazz ballad that has a beautiful structure and piano outro. It brings the album to a full circle, as each track draws into the next, and the album’s highest highs come in the middle, with the beginning and the end taking it down a notch and showing the versatility and success of White’s experiment. “Boarding House Reach” is an album that many longtime fans might hate, and many critics might hate too, but to me, this album is a sign of the future of music. A dense blend of genres, influences and styles. If anyone was to put out a record like this, it would be Jack White, and for as big a Jack White fan as I am, this album significantly surpassed my expectations. He truly threw out the rule book, eliminated his limitations, and made one of the most forward-thinking and ambitious rock albums I’ve heard in a long time. Kudos, Jack. You really pulled it off.
Favorite Tracks: “Corporation”, “Over and Over and Over”, “Ice Station Zebra”, “Get In The Mind Shaft”, “Respect Commander”, “Connected By Love”, “What’s Done Is Done”, “Everything You’ve Ever Learned”
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tags / jack white, boarding house reach, alternative rock, album review, third man records, experimental rock, new music, Best New Music
Double Review: Great releases from Car Seat Headrest and U.S. Girls
March 29, 2018 / 91.1 WDUB The Doobie
Car Seat Headrest - “Twin Fantasy”
The newest music from Will Toledo and company isn’t all that new–it’s a newly mastered, re-recorded and reworked version of his 2011 Bandcamp album “Twin Fantasy”, the record that essentially made him blow up on the internet and get a record deal from the legendary NY indie label Matador. After the critical acclaim of 2016’s “Teens of Denial”, which showed Will taking his music up a few notches and showing off many of his best tunes yet and landed on many a year-end list (including the #2 spot on mine), Matador essentially let Toledo do whatever he wanted with his project. Returning to his older material much like with his Matador debut “Teens of Style”, Toledo has completely updated this new version of his Bandcamp “masterpiece” that was once so raw and lo-fi that you could barely understand his vocals. This time around, the vocals are at the forefront, as Toledo shouts and wails with his signature crackling voice, and gives the ultimate “shy guy” album a fairly confident sound, especially on tracks like the monstrous 13-minute “Beach Life-In Death” (which is miles better than the original). The album’s beats are aggressive, the guitars are heavy and jagged, and the synths give this new recording some real dynamic layer. Highlights like the fun and energetic “Cute Thing”, hypnotic and psychedelic “High to Death”, and Strokes-esque “Bodys” feature some amazing jams and solos, and “Nervous Young Inhumans” and “My Boy” have a new energy and focus that mirrors that of many tracks off of “Teens of Denial”. The album as a whole is fantastic and a huge improvement on the original, not only in its experimentation with added outros to multiple tracks (bringing the album’s run time to a whopping 77 minutes), but its musical influences shine through and some of the tracks prove to be some of Will’s best recordings yet.
Favorite Tracks: “Cute Thing”, “Bodys”, “Beach Life-In Death”, “Nervous Young Inhumans”, "High to Death", "Famous Prophets"
U.S. Girls - “In a Poem Unlimited”
Meg Remy’s newest installment under the U.S. Girls moniker is perhaps her greatest effort yet. It’s also her pop-iest, but that works to her advantage. “In a Poem Unlimited” is a strong delivery of what the indie pop solo act does best–write infectious songs with interesting lyrics and a synth pop edge. Her new album is nothing short of great, as Remy delivers solid song after solid song, flowing nicely with a signature style. The new album even dives into political pop, as she goes into some darker themes about the current state of our country on tracks like “M.A.H.” (Mad As Hell), where she reflects on the Obama administration. The album as a whole isn’t dense in lyrical matter without being incredibly fun and danceable. With the help of many guest songwriters, the tracks strike a balance between being thoughtful meditations, rageful expression, and sticky melodies. The synth leads are incredibly memorable on standouts like “Velvet 4 Sale”, “Poem”, and the impeccably groovy “Time”, which balances scattered free jazz saxophones with raw and fuzzy guitars over a driving beat to close the album on an all time high. Then there’s my personal favorite track, the single “Pearly Gates”, which sounds an awful lot like Nate Dogg and Warren G’s “Regulate”. There’s a change of mood all over the album, especially on tracks like the jazzy “Rage of Plastics”, string section-led “Rosebud”, and lo-fi electronics of “Incidental Boogie”, which find Meg and Co. going into new territory and pull it off with flying colors. Remy sings with incredible poise and passion, making these songs powerful and groovy at the same time, and making the album one of this year’s most consistently great pop records. I find myself returning to it quite often, and don’t see that halting anytime soon.
Favorite Tracks: “Pearly Gates”, “Rage of Plastics”, “Time”, “M.A.H”, "Incidental Boogie", "Velvet 4 Sale"
tags / car seat headrest, u.s. girls, album review, indie rock, art pop, 2018, 4ad, matador records, indie pop
Album Review: "Little Dark Age" - MGMT
After five years of silence and speculation as to whether they would ever bounce back from the commercial disaster that was their last album, the NY indie rock/neo-psych pop duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, better known as MGMT, are back with their newest release “Little Dark Age”. Although the album has no clear theme running through its entirety, it has many songs that address the band’s half-decade hiatus and the current state of our world. In addition to this, the band has made a triumphant return to form, crafting some of their best songs ever and reminding us of the experimental and psych pop charm they were originally acclaimed for on their massive debut, 2007′s “Oracular Spectacular”. There might still not be a “hit” like “Electric Feel”, “Time To Pretend”, or “Kids” on the new album, but “Little Dark Age” will blow you away with its dark, eerie instrumental direction, off-kilter pop structures and 80′s synth pop worship.
The band was under extreme pressure, not only from longtime fans, but their label Columbia (who knows why the major label didn’t drop them), to deliver a solid comeback album after an extremely underwhelming and under-written self-titled release back in 2013. Songs like “Alien Days”, “Your Life Is A Lie”, “Introspection” and “Mystery Disease” were standouts, but the album was difficult to get through as a whole and featured some fairly confusing and disappointing material. This comes from a longtime fan who made a concerted effort to get into their third studio album, but other than the previously named tracks, I didn’t care for it as a whole project at all. Many listeners saw the album as MGMT’s departure from relevance altogether, and even the band stated that the music “wasn’t for everyone” and that they were seemingly unable to write pop songs again.
After all, the band came to prominence in the late 2000′s off the back of monster singles “Time To Pretend”, “Electric Feel”, and “Kids”, all songs which mocked and took a tongue-in-cheek approach to writing pop songs. The band made music for fun, not even taking themselves seriously as artists. After the huge success of “Oracular Spectacular”, which is widely considered as one of the most important albums of the 2000′s and modern indie/alternative music, the band decided they weren’t satisfied sticking to a simple pop formula. Instead, they opted for 70′s inspired psychedelic rock in their sophomore odyssey, “Congratulations”, which still holds up as one of the most underrated rock albums of the century (in my humble opinion). It was an album that was incredibly experimental, vulnerable, and took listeners on quite the trip, especially on tracks like the 13 minute-long “Siberian Breaks” (as well as the 13 minute-long stand alone single “Metanoia”), and the dense and layered production from Sonic Boom on tracks like “Flash Delirium”, “It’s Working” and the album-closing title track. It was a sign of incredible growth and a giant step forward from the band’s debut, but understandably threw a curve-ball at fans of their big hit singles since the sophomore effort had not one in sight. From there, the band progressed into more weird and experimental territory, which went over very poorly with fans who’d loved “Congratulations”, on the release of their third LP. So the question everybody was wondering ahead of the rumored fourth album was, will MGMT come back to being the psych pop powerhouse they once were?
The short answer is yes. The first track to tease the album was the title track, which pays homage to 80′s emo/synth pop groups like The Cure, both in its instrumentation and eerie sound, and its goth-inspired video. The track has a punchy beat, a killer vocal performance from VanWyngarden, and an extremely rubbery synth that bounces around the whole tune and sends the listener back to 1982 when The Human League and Devo were at the top of their game. This 80′s synth pop sound could be found throughout the whole album, especially on the following three promotional singles released. Andrew and Ben fire on all cylinders on the spacey and groovy acoustic rock tune “When You Die”, which amazes with its lush production from legendary neo-psych producer Dave Fridmann, as well as it’s biting lyrics like “I’m mean and I’m evil”, “Don’t call me nice”, and “Go f*** yourself”. It stands out as a classic MGMT track, one of the best tracks the band has ever released, and a reminder of the magic of their first two LPs, as well as an evolution from it that fits snugly into the album’s sinister vibe.
Then there’s the album’s third single and album closer “Hand It Over”, which appears to be the band’s meditation on their struggle to maintain relevance. It’s a very polished track with various psychedelic embellishments, plenty of gorgeous, reverb-heavy backing vocals which all come together in a very calm and cool fashion to end the album. The last single, “Me and Michael”, is a playful and endearing track about friendship, that also has a very memorable synth lead and punchy beat that cuts right through the track, reminding me of a Prince instrumental.
To be clear, these four singles made me jump out of my seat on first listen and celebrate the imminent comeback of one of my favorite bands ever. I was expecting the rest of the concise, 10-track record to deliver and it certainly did.
The album kicks off with a driving groove and hilariously funny concept on the track “She Works Out Too Much”, which is essentially a song about a relationship that has come to a brutal end due to the male’s physical inactivity. The back of the mix features the voice of a workout tape instructor making many exercise references. The bass-line is all kinds of groovy and has a fast beat perfect for a workout, and the lyrics consist of many great lines, including “Welcome to the s***show, grab a comfortable seat”. It’s a perfect beginning to the record, and is kind of surreal to listen to, as the track begins with the workout instructor cheerfully exclaiming, “Get ready to have some fun!” It’s one of the brightest moments on this record, as well as the duo’s discography, and a wonderfully silly way to open the door to “Little Dark Age”.
Then there’s the track “TSLAMP” (Time Spent Looking At My Phone), which has some brutally accurate observations about modern day cell phone addiction, and also features instrumentation that is new to the band’s sound, and is pulled off very well. The chord progression is really quite beautiful and when the track hits the “chorus”, it’s a classic MGMT chorus with lovely orchestral keys bleeding through the mix, complementing the awesome groove. Then there’s an effect-heavy spanish guitar solo out of nowhere, and once again MGMT pack their synth pop tunes tight with detail and instrumental precision. This is a commonality over the entirety of the record–the band takes risks (and a few pointers from the Ariel Pink playbook) and tries out this dark synth pop vibe on their new album, and the execution is fantastic. This is seen on tracks like the psychedelic ballad “When You’re Small”. The song is very open and has room to breathe, unlike many of the tracks on the band’s last album. It’s stripped back, spacey, and features chilling tenor backing vocals that fit beautifully in the mix (once again, thank you Dave Fridmann). The guitars and drums sound crisp and clean, very much like “Congratulations”, and the songwriting mirrors that of “Oracular Spectacular”. Further, the album as a whole combines elements of what the band does best, and it shows how much work and dedication to the craft went into the making of the album. Even the less memorable tracks still sound like they belong on the record, and the flow and uniformity of the overall sound of “Little Dark Age” makes it an album worth returning to again and again, especially thanks to its four impeccable singles.
MGMT made fans wait a long time for new music, but it sure was worth it. “Little Dark Age” makes the band’s comeback complete through stellar songwriting, groovy basslines, danceable beats, spacey instrumentation that is loaded with detail, and the incorporation of the band’s classic whimsical charm.
Favorite Tracks: “When You Die”, “Little Dark Age”, “She Works Out Too Much”, “Hand It Over”, “TSLAMP”, “Me and Michael”, “When You’re Small”
tags / mgmt, little dark age, album review, Best New Music, psych rock, psych pop, indie rock, indie pop, new music, new album, comeback album
Album Review: "Con Todo El Mundo" - Khruangbin
It’s 2018, and after a little patience through the first couple weeks of January, we’ve got what I believe is the first outstanding release of the new year. On their second full length album, Texas trio Khruangbin ups their game with a slightly different instrumental focus, this time with inspiration from Middle-Eastern funk, as well as their usual psychedelic and dub influences. The result is one of the best albums I might hear all year, and one of the most astounding psychedelic soul/funk albums I’ve ever come across.
The first great attribute of this album is its seamless flow. Khruangbin deliver a beautiful landscape with their strong globetrotting soul/funk sound and transport you to the setting of their sound with immediacy. This record is mostly instrumental or features tracks with non-lyrical vocals over the span of just 10 tracks and a 42 minute run time. There’s even a track on this album that goes over the common mispronunciation of the band’s name, which in Thai means “airplane”. The band certainly takes me on an airplane to a place of tons of watery rollicking guitar rhythms, punchy bass lines and tons of mixed percussion and soothing vocals to compliment the melody. “Con Todo El Mundo” is not just great to hear because it’s so damn amazing and a true breath of fresh air in the current state of soul/funk music, a genre that has become a crucial sound in current popular music, with everyone from Bruno Mars to JAY Z, to even Childish Gambino relying doing their take on a throwback sound to late 60′s and early to mid 70′s in their latest records.
In Khruangbin, we get a band that has been on the come up for a few years or so, debuting with 2015′s “The Universe Smiles Upon You” which contained some delightfully crafted psychedelic soul that had sounds of mid to late 60′s Asian pop. Tracks like “People Everywhere (Still Alive)”, “Two Fish and an Elephant”, and “White Gloves” made up three of my favorite songs of the year out of the growing genre that included bands like Chicano Batman (who brought them on some “Freedom Is Free” tour dates). Chicano Batman’s record brought this genre to a new high when it came out at the beginning of last year, so when I heard that new music from Khruangbin, I was very excited to see what they’d have in store. And let’s just get it out of the way that while “Freedom Is Free” was one of 2017′s lesser appreciated highlights, “Con Todo El Mundo” blows it out of the water with apparent ease. This album is stacked from front to back with joyful and laid back tunes that have tons of life to them. Each of the three band members brings their best and funkiest. It’s a major improvement from their debut, and makes me believe that they’re on the verge of receiving high praise and attention from this newest project. But I would be lying if I said I was surprised that the album is so extraordinary.
The band previewed this album to listeners back in 2017 with the single “Maria Tambien”, and later in early 2018 with the single “Friday Morning”, which closes the record. The first saw the band coming into their own with what I believe to be their best track yet with its funky bass and keys, and toe-tapping beat and inspired guitar lines. The band gets mellow on the latter, in a stunning way. The swaying rhythms and psychedelic guitar is the true highlight here, but there is even more to this track in the back of the mix, with a very faint acoustic guitar and and shimmering tones. It makes me imagine being on a beach in the hot morning sun. The beat switch ups are also a nice touch, and the non-lyrical vocals that take the track out (and eventually the album), are soothing. It’s another one of Khruangbin’s best recordings to date. So it’s safe to say I was expecting more of this great chemistry at work on the full album.
I was right. This album starts off very unsuspectingly with “Como Me Quieres”, a slow burner with great playing from all three members, setting the tone for the sound of the album in the best way possible. It sounds like something that might be sampled in hip hop, especially with its minimalist but groovy beat. Tracks like “Lady and Man” and “August 10″ lock into a unquestionably killer groove, the former with sharp guitar and percussion hits to keep momentum on the similarly easy-going tempo, and the latter with some of the best percussion on the album. The bass-playing on these tracks, along with the whole album, draws comparison to that off of one of my favorite dub/trip-hop albums of all time, “The Richest Man In Babylon” by Thievery Corporation. It’s locked in with a nostalgic groove, and has a palpable swagger to it.
This record offers more than just Middle-Eastern funk bangers. Within the band’s arsenal of talents, they have perfected their craft of slow jams, especially on tracks like “Como Te Quiero” and “A Hymn”, both of which offer a haziness that no one in the psychedelic soul genre does quite as well. These two tracks are great as individual tracks, and also as album tracks, thanks to their placement in the album flow, letting the record breathe and take on multiple moods in a very smooth and uniform way. Perhaps there were more tracks than what was put in the final track-list, because every track sounds extremely complete and polished.
On the outro of a similarly laidback standout, “Shades of Man”, a faint voice explains the pronunciation of the band name before kicking into the album’s experiment in disco funk, “Evan Finds the Third Room”. This track is beyond fantastic, and the trio’s remarkable chemistry shines brightest on tracks like this one. The fun and funky tune ends with the sound of a hotline options menu. The band’s charm and personality come through a bit through this little skit-like venture, as well as the ad-libs and studio sounds all over this record that add to its intimate feel.
The album concludes with “Rules” and “Friday Morning”, which is even more enjoyable in the context of the album’s track-list. “Rules” goes straight into its following track, but not before making a final upbeat and groovy statement before “Friday Morning” closes the album on a slow dancing note.
The only concern some may have with this album is its uniformity and similar beats, but the beats don’t hurt the album in the slightest, instead lending comparisons to beats from The Meters and other classic soul/funk groups. If anything, the grooves solely make the album hard not to want to listen to all the way through, and its momentum and utter consistency in high quality make it an early favorite album of 2018. Khruangbin bring many of their best songs yet, and play with more confidence and poise on “Con Todo El Mundo” than their debut by a great margin. It’s the sure sign of a band that knew what they were capable of, and simply went out and did it with everything they had. The wait may have been a bit long, but it was certainly worth it, and I will be revisiting this album frequently for some time to come. Very proud of this band for making a timeless album that makes me know they’ll be sticking around and possibly getting loads of acclaim.
Favorite Tracks: Maria Tambien, Evan Finds the Third Room, Friday Morning, Como Me Quieres, Rules, Lady and Man, Como Te Quiero, August 10
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2018: Year of the Sequels?
So far we’ve gotten very few big albums from big names this year, but there’s been one recurring theme going on with highly anticipated albums from these artists: they’re sequels?
The first indicator of this trend was when the Migos announced the upcoming release of the follow-up to 2017′s “Culture”, which was their biggest album to date and a statement about the direction of rap music in the mainstream. They announced that the album would be called “Culture II”, and unsurprisingly, the album was somewhat of a flop compared to the first installment which boasted huge singles like “Bad and Bougie”, “T-Shirt”, and “Slippery”. The second album was the beginning of a trend, as just this Friday marked the surprise release of two sequel albums that were slated to be highly anticipated releases from two artists whose relevance would be teetering if they didn’t deliver an immediate album.
First, Logic surprised fans with the new mixtape, “Bobby Tarantino II”, which was being teased with the flaming hot single “44 More”, a follow up to the “44 Bars” from the first mixtape under the alter ego. I firmly believe that both tracks are the two best tracks Logic has ever put to recording, but sadly the rest of the album pales in comparison. It features a pretty fun and light album intro featuring the voice of “Rick and Morty” creator Justin Roiland, who voices the cartoon’s protagonists deciding what to listen to while en route to a planet. This is a nice little nod to the television show, which Logic had a cameo in during an episode of the latest season. It takes us out of the album and into a different universe, but then we go right into the first track and mediocre single “Overnight”, which leaves much to be desired. So does the rest of the tracklist, with a few exceptions like the bouncy “Warm It Up” (featuring Logic’s other alter ego Young Sinatra), which alternates from boom bap beat to trap beat (it’s pretty clear which part hits harder). Another notable track is the smooth and atmospheric “Indica Badu”, which features a very laid-back beat reminiscent of the track’s title inspiration, Erykah Badu. The flows are classic Logic, it doesn’t feel like one of his typical Kendrick Lamar carbon copies, and he’s holding his own without trying to do something flashy. Tracks like these are evidence of Logic at the top of his game. Nevertheless, this mixtape is not without its many flaws.
“Contra” feels like Logic’s “King Kunta”, except he isn’t anywhere near Kendrick’s level of fame or level of rapping, especially on the cut itself. In addition, tracks like “State of Emergency” featuring 2 Chainz, “Wassup” with Big Sean, “Midnight”, and “Wizard of Oz” strike me as forgettable filler, and songs that really only appeal to die-hard fans. I will applaud the guests on this album for being pretty solid, but then again, I only look forward to them because of Logic’s inability to keep me captivated throughout a whole project. And then right before the closing “44 More”, we get the barely listenable “Everyday” featuring Marshmello. This track is all kinds of bad, and Logic’s singing on this track is as weak as I’ve ever heard. It’s the second example this year of a sequel being far less interesting and powerful than the first part of its series.
The second sequel this week was Lil Yachty’s “Lil Boat 2″, which was an even more predictable sequel album after the hour-long dumpster fire that was Yachty’s last project, “Teenage Emotions”. To build hype, Yachty would take the name of his debut mixtape, which still proves to be his most charming and commercially successful project. This is still the case after the release of “Lil Boat 2″, which is just as forgettable as “Teenage Emotions”, but with more listenable material. The first thing that took me out of the record is that the introduction doesn’t come anywhere close to matching the charm that was the dual-identity Yachty on “Lil Boat”. Follow-up “BOOM!” is an okay starter for this album, but from this point on, the beats get more saturated, more predictable and less interesting, and by the end of the album I haven’t taken much away from it at all. The one highlight from this album that hopefully more fans will gravitate towards is the track “COUNT ME IN”, which is a testament to why Yachty is such a hit in the first place. He holds it down on the track about his come up and his freedom to live life wildly because of his newfound fortune. It puts his rise to teenage rap fame into perspective, and is one of the better tracks off of the album. “666” is a lukewarm closer, leaving this project with much to be desired.
As much as it hurts to point it out, these releases are examples of an artist naming their project after their most successful to date, and not reaching the same heights. I see this as a simple cash grab by these artists. In an attempt to stay afloat and make money of the title of the original project, they release a sequel to create hype and sway listeners. They rush the albums, simply try to get music out, and stay on hip hop listeners’ radars while they’re waiting for other highly anticipated releases from big names like Drake, A$AP Rocky, Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Travis Scott, and even newer names like Cardi B and Post Malone. I think we can all tell that these sequels are deeply flawed and several steps below their parent albums. Hopefully these artists take note and polish their projects before releasing them.
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The Strafing Run of Mother Nature
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Millions Ordered To Evacuate Florida As Irma Crashes Past Cuba
You CAN'T evacuate millions of people over that road system in a day. It's physically impossible.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/08/549392171/irma-slightly-weakened-smashes-turks-caicos-on-way-to-florida
September 8, 20178:10 AM ET
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The Category 5 Hurricane Irma made landfall in Cuba Friday and is expected to hit Florida early Sunday. A satellite image shows the storm at 3 a.m. ET Saturday.
CIRA/CSU and NOAA/NESDIS/RAMMB
Updated at 3:45 a.m. ET Saturday
Hurricane Irma is again a Category 5 storm and made landfall on the Camaguey archipelago of Cuba late Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 2 a.m. ET Saturday, the hurricane's eye was over the archipelago. The report puts Irma's traveling speed at 12 mph, about 275 miles south-southeast of Miami.
About 5.6 million people in Florida have been ordered to evacuate as forecasters expect the hurricane to hit Florida early Sunday morning.
The hurricane center continued its alerts about not just high winds and rain, but the expected storm surge, saying surge warnings have been "extended on the east coast of Florida to the Volusia-Brevard County Line and on the west coast of Florida to Anclote River, including Tampa Bay." Hurricane warnings cover the same area.
Earlier Friday evening, Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned his state's residents that Hurricane Irma could be a major catastrophe and in no uncertain terms he urged people to heed orders to evacuate.
"Our state has never seen anything like this before. The majority of Florida will have a major hurricane impact with deadly storm sure and life-threatening winds," he said in an evening news conference.
He said the lower half of state will be in danger of life-threatening storm surge in the next 12 to 18 hours.
"If you have been ordered to evacuate, you need to leave now. Not tonight, not in an hour. Now."
Scott said there is no area in the state where people will safe on their own.
"This storm is wider than our entire state and it is expected to cause major and life-threatening impacts from coast to coast." he said.
Early Saturday, the National Weather Service warned residents of the Florida Keys to leave immediately, saying "the Keys are not safe."
In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered a mandatory evacuation, starting Saturday morning, of barrier islands in Jasper, Collerton and Beaufort counties.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of Hurricane Irma's arrival.
Hurricane Irma slammed through the Turks and Caicos Islands en route to a destructive encounter with Florida this weekend. It began hitting Cuba and the Bahamas with hurricane conditions Friday as a massively powerful and "extremely dangerous" system, forecasters say.
Irma's dangerous "eye wall," has been threading its way through the gap between Cuba and the Bahamas on its way toward Florida.
The extent of the Irma's damage to the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain, located just east of the Bahamas, still isn't clear. Preliminary reports from the BBC say the islands were "pummelled," and at least 14 people were killed. The islands' emergency management agency issued an "all-clear" shortly before 1 p.m. ET, but it also warned that "many roads have been flooded and power lines and transformers are down." Forecasters had predicted Irma would hit the area with powerful winds and waves as high as 20 feet.
Miami's airport is packed on Thursday as residents and tourists evacuate the southern part of the state.
Shawn Woodward/AP
The National Hurricane Center says the center of Irma "will move near the north coast of Cuba through Saturday, near the Florida Keys Sunday morning, and then near the south west coast of Florida Sunday afternoon."
"Some fluctuations in intensity are likely to continue during the next day or two," the agency said in its 11 p.m. ET briefing, "but Irma is expected to remain a powerful hurricane as it approaches Florida."
Forecast for Irma: Cuba, the Bahamas and Florida
Irma, which is one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic, is set to barrel between the northern coast of Cuba and the southern Bahamas on its way toward Florida.
Meteorologists believe that after making landfall as "at least a Category 4 hurricane" in the Keys by around 2 a.m. Sunday, the storm will move up through Florida toward Georgia.
"After landfall, a fairly quick decay in maximum winds is expected due to land interaction and increased shear," the hurricane center says, "although Irma's large wind field is likely to still produce hurricane-force winds over a large area."
Irma's hurricane-force winds extend up to 70 miles from its center, and its tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 185 miles.
A massive evacuation was ordered for islands in the southeast of the Bahamas chain. The Tourism Ministry in the Bahamas said thousands of tourists had left ahead of Irma's arrival.
A photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage on St. Martin in the wake of Hurricane Irma on Thursday.
Gerben Van Es/AP
Cuban residents on the northern coast were under a mandatory evacuation order and thousands of tourists were evacuated from low-lying keys off the Cuban coast on Thursday in anticipation of the storm surges, according to the AP.
Florida girds for Irma
At a news briefing early Friday, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long warned that parts of Florida could be without electricity for days or weeks and that more than 100,000 people in the state may require shelter.
"Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the United States in either Florida or some of the southeastern states," he said.
Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy said Friday that given Irma's current strength and path, the storm is likely to impact 4.1 million electricity customers — or some 9 million people, NPR's Greg Allen reports.
In Miami, officials are opening new shelters to handle the thousands of people who are looking for safety during the storm. Anticipating possible water outages due to Irma, the Miami-Dade County emergency agency advises residents to fill "bottles, pots/pans and all containers you have."
Hurricane Irma devastated parts of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, as well several other Caribbean islands when it hit Thursday.
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The emergency agency is also encouraging people in Irma's path to download a variety of apps, from local 311 information services to Florida 511 for traffic status and Gas Buddy for updates on fuel availability.
Describing what areas hit by a hurricane the size of Irma can expect to experience, the hurricane center says, "Well-built framed homes can sustain severe damage with loss of most of the roof structure and/or some exterior walls. ... Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months."
Some areas could see a surge of 6 to 12 feet. Hurricane warnings are also in effect for Lake Okeechobee and Florida Bay.
With damage expected from wind, rain and water surges of 6 to 12 feet along the storm's path, Long said, "Anybody from Alabama to North Carolina should be watching this storm very closely."
Wreckage in the Caribbean
Bahamas Power and Light says electricity service in several of the Bahamas' islands was lost Friday morning. Preliminary reports say Long Island and Crooked Island escaped major structural damage.
On Thursday, Irma skirted just north of Hispaniola, an island split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, sparing those countries the full force of its winds and storm surge.
Earlier, Irma had also passed to the north of Puerto Rico, knocking out electricity to more than a million people in the U.S. territory. The island's fragile infrastructure is expected to present a major challenge, and authorities say it could be months before power is restored to some rural areas.
An overturned truck and other debris from Hurricane Irma are seen on St. Martin on Friday. The Caribbean island is one of those in danger of taking a second battering, from Hurricane Jose.
Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images
Two outlying Puerto Rican islands, Vieques and Culebra, got hit hardest. NPR's Jason Beaubien, reporting from San Juan, says that those islands got hit "incredibly hard" and that the territory's governor, Ricardo Rosselló, declared them a disaster.
"People there say the destruction was like the end of the world," Jason says.
Several other Caribbean islands, including Barbuda, St. Martin/Sint Marteen, Anguilla and the Virgin Islands, were not so lucky. The level of destruction on some has been described as nothing short of apocalyptic. And Hurricane Jose, another major storm close on the heels of Irma, is forecast to hit some of the same islands on Saturday before veering north.
The U.S. Consulate General in Curaçao says that it believes about 6,000 Americans are stranded on St. Martin and that it was working to try to get them to safety.
"We are exploring every possible option to assist U.S. citizens there," a State Department official tells NPR. "However, there is no U.S. Consulate on the island, and we currently cannot access the island."
At least four people are dead in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and officials there said they expect to find more bodies. Dozens of patients were rescued from a destroyed hospital on the main island of St. Thomas to neighboring St. Croix and Puerto Rico. A pair of Air Force C-130s were flying in supplies to the stricken islands.
U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp imposed a 6 p.m. curfew, saying the focus is on "making sure people have meals, water and shelter." He called the magnitude of the storm "very chilling."
At least one person, a toddler, was killed in Barbuda, where officials said nearly every building was damaged or destroyed.
On severely damaged St. Martin, which is half-governed by France and half by the Netherlands, Dutch forces were helping maintain order and distributing aid, according to The Associated Press.
The news agency says Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte had told reporters Friday that the first planeload of relief aid had landed and that Dutch navy ships were also unloading supplies.
French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said that a total of nine people have been confirmed dead on French-administered islands and that seven more are missing. Collomb says supplies and relief workers are being rushed to the area ahead of Jose's predicted arrival Saturday.
In French St. Martin, there were reports of looting as military planes transported in police and rescue crews, the AP says.
Still, the prime minister of St. Lucia, elsewhere in the Caribbean, sounded a note of resolve in his news conference Friday.
"While it's OK to use the word 'devastation,' but it doesn't mean 'annihilation,' " Allen Chastanet. "We are resilient."
Save As Many As You Can
The Strafing Run of Mother Nature: Airlines never let a good crisis go to waste
This is why you need your own Private Jet.
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/09/548853940/with-a-hurricane-approaching-florida-airline-algorithms-show-no-sympathy
With A Hurricane Approaching Florida, Airline Algorithms Show No Sympathy
People crowd Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as evacuation is underway on Thursday.
Michele Eve Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images
When crisis strikes, leaders often call for sacrifice. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and in these days before Hurricane Irma churns ashore in Florida, we've seen innumerable Americans volunteer, sacrifice and even risk their lives to help others.
It might be too easy to contrast that generous spirit with the strict practices of major air carriers. But airlines make it pretty much irresistible.
When Florida Gov. Rick Scott advised people who may be in the path of Hurricane Irma to "leave now," it posed a challenge for those who tried to fly out of airports in southern Florida. Many found the price of a single seat to fly, say, just from Miami to New York could cost more than $3,000. For a family of four, that is as much as their annual budget for groceries.
Complaints burst onto social media platforms: A man named Joseph Pep Nodarse tweeted, "Totally unacceptable, a $358 flight from Miami to NYC went up to $3578. Why should expect anything decent from these airlines???" That was followed by an abbreviated expletive in front of "RATS!" in all caps.
State laws prohibit price gouging during a state of emergency. Air carriers are regulated by federal agencies. But were the airlines price gouging with those ticket prices? I'm not sure if the answer is "no" or "no more than usual."
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Seth Kaplan, managing partner at Airline Weekly, explained to several news organizations that algorithms in the software of major airlines monitor supply and demand, then lower or raise prices accordingly — within seconds. "This is what happens when thousand of people want to leave a place all at once," he told The Verge. When people want to — or in this case, need to — leave immediately, prices can rise alarmingly.
By the way: I've become convinced that "algorithms" must be a Latin phrase for "Don't blame us, it's the software."
Jet Blue capped the cost of their tickets out of south Florida at $99 this week, and by the end of the week, American matched them. Delta had also overridden the algorithms and used their human powers to manually lower their fares out of Florida to $399. I wonder how a passenger who paid $3,000 for a seat on Wednesday feels about seeing that seat sell on Friday for $399. But I'm glad that when people hit by hurricanes were asked to make sacrifices for neighbors and strangers, most Americans didn't respond with, "Sorry, the algorithms won't let me."
The Strafing Run of Mother Nature: The Path of Total Destruction
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Irma Slams the Keys; Florida’s Southwest Coast at Risk of Major Storm Surge
Bob Henson · September 10, 2017, 2:58 AM EDT
Above: Infrared GOES-16 satellite image of Hurricane Irma as of 2:31 am EDT Sunday, September 10, 2017. GOES data are preliminary and non-operational. Image credit: RAMMB / CIRA@CSU.
After more than eight days of moving steadily through the tropical Atlantic with winds topping 100 mph, Hurricane Irma slowed down late Saturday night and began its long-predicted, long-feared turn toward Florida. Early Sunday morning, Irma was approaching the Lower Florida Keys as an intensifying Category 4 storm with top sustained winds of 130 mph. Irma was finalizing an eyewall replacement cycle, with the previous concentric eyewalls from earlier Saturday now replaced by a single eyewall about 23 miles in diameter. With this cycle complete, further strengthening appeared likely for at least a few more hours, as Irma was traversing sea surface temperatures of 30° (86°F). Southwesterly winds at upper levels were helping to ventilate the storm. As Irma continues northwest, this increasing shear will begin to impede the intensification process and, together with land interaction, will eventually lead to weakening. Irma may reach the southwest coast of Florida on Sunday afternoon while still at Category 4 strength. Regardless of its peak winds at landfall, Irma poses an extremely serious storm-surge threat to the highly populated, surge-vulnerable stretch of coastline from Fort Myers to Tampa.
Irma spent nearly a full day from late Friday into Saturday scraping the north coast of Cuba and the barrier islands of the Cuban Keys. Initial reports showed widespread damage to coastal villages and resorts from Irma, which made landfall as Cuba’s first Category 5 storm in almost a century.
At 3:00 am EDT, Irma was located about 65 miles southeast of Key West, drifting northwest at 6 mph. Rainbands and squalls ahead of Irma’s core were lashing the Lower Keys early Sunday morning. Key West was experiencing a storm surge of about 1.5 feet, with winds at the airport gusting to 62 mph at 1:53 am EDT Sunday. Irma is likely to deliver a punishing storm surge and fierce winds to Key West and/or Big Pine Key on Sunday morning, with the eyewall heading for one or both islands. The predicted surge of 5 - 10 feet could arrive in two phases, affecting opposite sides of the islands, as winds shift during the passage of the hurricane.
Irma on track to hug Florida’s West Coast from south to north
The odds were increasing on Saturday night that Irma’s trek up the Florida peninsula would be focused along the state’s west coast. The NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center again nudged its forecast track slightly westward at 11 pm EDT Saturday, bringing the center of the “cone of uncertainty” across the Tampa-St. Petersburg area for the first time. Guidance from the 12Z Saturday ensemble run of the European model, and from short-range models on Saturday night, suggested that Irma may stay near the west coast along the entire peninsula, perhaps remaining partly or even mostly offshore. Such a track would enhance the risk of damaging hurricane-force winds along the entire west coast, including the Tampa-St. Petersburg area. Winds to at least tropical storm strength (sustained at 39 mph)—perhaps lasting a few hours—are likely on Irma’s right-hand side across the entire Florida peninsula, as well as the eastern Panhandle and southern Georgia. These winds can easily bring down trees and power lines. Power outages from Irma may affect millions of people and take a number of days to repair.
Figure 1. The chance of experiencing tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph sustained) is 70% or more for virtually the entire Florida peninsula during the passage of Hurricane Irma. Image credit: NHC.
The westward-trending track also raises concerns for the eastern Florida Panhandle, where a direct hurricane landfall would be possible if Irma stayed just off the state’s northwest coast. Hurricane Warnings extended late Saturday for the entire Florida coast from Indian Pass (including the Tallahassee area) around the peninsula to the Georgia border. Leon County, which sits just inland from the coast and includes Tallahassee, ordered a voluntary evacuation on Saturday afternoon and planned to open shelters on Sunday, joining many other shelters throughout the state.
Irma’s first approach to the Florida coast will likely be somewhere from Fort Myers to Naples on Sunday afternoon. This is where the highest winds (most likely Cat 2 or 3, perhaps even stronger at some locations) and the greatest storm surge threat is expected. If Irma’s surge arrives at high tide, coastal areas may see inundations of 10 to 15 feet above ground level—a potentially devastating amount of water. Significant surge may affect other parts of the peninsula, as well as Georgia and even southern South Carolina, given Irma’s very broad circulation.
Please consult the NHC website and the WU tracking page for the latest updates on Irma in between our posts here. NHC offers a handy set of links to local NWS offices and their information on local threats and impacts.
Tornado risk across much of Florida on Sunday
Along with Irma’s myriad other threats, an outbreak of tornadoes is quite possible on Sunday. Irma’s unusual trajectory will help lead to enhanced wind shear in the forward right flank of the storm, a common locale for tornadoes in onshore hurricane rainbands. The early-morning outlook from the NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center put east-central Florida in an enhanced risk of severe weather and much of the peninsula in a slight risk, mainly for the tornado threat.
Tampa’s hurricane history: only two major hurricanes since 1848
Tampa Bay doesn't get hit very often by hurricanes. This is because the city faces the ocean to the west, and the prevailing east-to-west trade winds at that latitude make it uncommon for a storm to make a direct hit on the west coast of Florida from the ocean. This is fortunate, since the large expanse of shallow continental shelf waters offshore from Tampa Bay (less than 300 feet deep out to 90 miles offshore) is conducive for allowing large storm surges to build. Tampa Bay is most vulnerable to large storm surges from storms approaching from the southwest or west and passing just north of the city, since the westerly winds in the hurricane's eyewall will force a massive storm surge directly into the bay. Tampa Bay is much less vulnerable to large storm surges from a storm approaching from the south, like Irma, since the hurricane's winds will be blowing offshore until the eye of the storm passes to the north. At that time, the winds will reverse and bring a storm surge into Tampa Bay.
The last time Tampa suffered a direct hit by any hurricane was 1946, when a Category 1 storm came up through the bay. The Tampa Bay Hurricane of October 25, 1921 was a the last major hurricane to make landfall in the Tampa Bay Region. This low-end Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds at landfall brought a storm tide of 10 - 11.5 feet (3 - 3.5 meters), causing severe damage ($10 million in 1921 dollars.) The only other major hurricane to hit the city occurred on September 25, 1848, when the Great Gale of 1848, the most violent hurricane in Tampa's history, roared ashore as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane with 115 - 135 mph winds. A 15-foot storm surge (4.6 meters) was observed in what is now downtown Tampa, and the peninsula where St. Petersburg lies, in Pinellas County, was inundated, making St. Petersburg an island. A large portion of what few human structures were then in the area were destroyed.
See our post from Saturday afternoon for more on Tampa’s vulnerability to hurricanes.
Figure 2. Infrared GOES-16 image of Hurricane Jose as of 1:30 am EDT Sunday, September 10, 2017. Image credit: NASA/MSFC Earth Science Branch.
Hurricane Jose slowly losing steam
After threatening the hard-hit northern Leeward Islands at Category 4 strength, Hurricane Jose stayed just northeast of the islands and began weakening on Saturday night. As of 11 pm EDT Saturday, Jose was located about 110 miles north of the Leewards, moving northwest at 14 mph with top sustained winds at minimal Cat 4 strength (130 mph).
The short-term forecast is straightforward—Jose will gradually weaken as it heads northwest—but then things get complicated. Jose is predicted to carry out a clockwise loop in the open Atlantic as steering currents slacken. The NHC forecast issued late Saturday night has Jose completing this loop by Thursday and heading southwestward toward the Bahamas as a Category 2 storm. Long-range models suggest that Jose will move toward an atmospheric weakness in the eastern U.S. that will be left behind after Irma dissipates inland. It’s too soon to know what other features will be in play to help shape Jose’s course over the 6- to 10-day period, but we may be tracking this hurricane for some time to come.
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Bob Henson
WU meteorologist Bob Henson, co-editor of Category 6, is the author of "Meteorology Today" and "The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change." Before joining WU, he was a longtime writer and editor at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO.
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The Strafing Run of Mother Nature 2 - The Path of Total Destruction
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…or perhaps, the Eve of Destruction
As I begin writing this article, it is 3PM Alaska Time on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Cat 5 Hurricane Irma has already begun her Strafing Run to destroy Industrial Civilization even faster than it can do it by itself. Irma follows closely on the heels of Harvey, which focused it's attention on the center of the Oil based economy, Houston, Texas and left it in ruins. In "normal times", Houston and the cleanup would still be the focus of the MSM newz, since most of the area is still a complete disaster scene. Even FEMA admits it is a cleanup which will take "years". These are not "normal times" however, they are the "NEW Normal Times".
In the New Normal, there is a new and bigger disaster every week, which is great for a Collapse Observer and Writer, but not so great for the millions of people living in a given disaster zone. Even while these climate related disasters get ever larger and more frequent though, you have a large cadre of Politicians (mostly Repugnants) who remain deniers of Climate Change or Ocean Heating. Which is pretty amazing they can get away with since we have direct data from Da Goobermint's own agency of the NOAA that shows unequivocally that the Total Heat Content of the Oceans has risen over an order of magnitude since 1975.
What happens when you put a pot of water over more heat? Do you get more steam or less steam? More, duh. So in this case, the Ocean is putting more water vapor up into the atmosphere. The Global Oceans are just a very big pot of water. More water vapor in the atmosphere means more water available to come down in buckets once the system moves its way over a land mass. It also means a lot more energy available to the storm, because on falling DOWN, all the energy stored in raising the water UP gets released. Remember the Law of Conservation of Energy. "Energy is neither Created nor Destroyed, only transformed from one form to another". In this case, the heat energy used to crank the water UP into the atmosphere is mostly transformed on the way DOWN into mechanical energy reflected in the terrific wind speeds we are now getting with these behemoths.
Irma made her first landfall in the Antilles and Virgin Islands, to absolutely devastating results on some of the islands, which were basically levelled. Some of the worst hit were St. Maartens and Barbuda, but few of them got away unscathed. Death toll numbers coming in from those islands are currently in the low double digits (publicly), but communications have been out there for a couple of days and rescue teams can't make it to many areas on these islands either. The Death Toll there will undoubtably rise over the coming days/weeks/months ahead, but for now everyone's eyes are turned toward each new destination on the Strafing Run of Irma.
As I pick up on writing this article on Friday, Irma finished her Strafing Run on the Carribean Islands, and made her way to the North Shore of Cuba. As you can see above, what she left in her wake in the Virgin Islands was a wasteland. The above satellite photograph is of the island of Barbuda Before & After. Not only the McHovels of the Locals and the McMansions of the Ex-Pats were flattened, so was all the vegetation as well. The island was basically stripped of every Palm Tree that grew there over the last 20 years at least. Maybe they can put in Plastic ones with spring loaded breakaway bases that will lay flat in the next Cat 5, then spring right back up after it is over! I'm sure the Touristas won't notice the difference!
Little Newz at all coming from Cuba, even though it's a few hours since Irma made First Contact there, but NOAA Sat imagery shows it has been raking the coastline which is scattered with numerous fishing villages all now undoubtable completely flattened. Hopefully, the Cubans in those locations found some refuge, although given storm surge and the fact these folks do not have a whole lot of transport ability to do a Bugout, it's hard to see where they would shelter or how. Will we ever get accurate casualty numbers out of Cuba on this? Unlikely.
Tonight here from my perch in Alaska I just watch the Satellite Imagery from the NOAA website to see when Irma makes her turn Northward to Strafe Florida. The track has moved progressively westward through the evening as Irma has lingered longer than expected by the computer models devasting the north coast of Cuba. In the latest RGB image I opened, it looks like the turn may be beginning. These things come agonizingly slow for the doom watcher.
On the latest & greatest Sat & Track forecasting from NOAA, It looks like First Contact comes from the Western/Gulf side, which might be good because it is slightly less populated than Miami-Dade, but on the other hand bad because it keeps Miami in the NE Quadrant of the Hurricane for the entire time it traverses the Florida Straights, where it is projected to further strengthen. It's already back to Cat 5 status, and southern Florida is already feeling the effects from the Outer Bands, with 25,000 Energy Konsumers already without power and Irma hasn't even left the north shore of Cuba yet! She has tracked far enough along that coastline now that Hurricane force winds are battering Havana, given the immense size of the storm.
As I awaken on Saturday morning here in my Perch on the Last Great Frontier, Irma still is pummeling the north coast of Cuba, and my mistake, the archipelago Keys along the north coast are no longer populated by mostly fishing villages. This area has seen a lot of development since the FSoA and Cuba decided to "normalize" relations, which amounts to allowing Amerikan Touristas being allowed to Vacation in Cuba and Amerikan Banksters to further exploit Cuba. Which also means those islands on the northern edge of Cuba have seen a lot of resort hotel development over the last couple of years. They are TOAST. The Insurance industry will take a nice hit from this Strafing Run also.
Irma's jog westward in the forecasts has made some changes to the devastation to come here in the FSoA, depending on how well it holds up. As of now, it looks like instead of skirting the East Coast of Florida, she will skirt the West Coast. In both scenarios, the Florida Keys will be decimated. There are old-timers down there who refuse to leave, they are goners. But if you are 70 years old and on Social Security living in your Van because there is no affordable housing down there anymore for any but the 1%, WTF else would you go? And just how far could you GTFO of Dodge at this point? Maybe you could make it to Jacksonville…maybe depending if you could get gas along the way. If you didn't make the decision to GTFO of Dodge 2 Days ago, you are SOL now. You will stay where you lay, and you will either make it through the maelstrom or you won't.
Meanwhile on the Mainland of Florida, they are now in a complete state of PANIC. The folks who did not get out early are now lined up in Traffic Jams and can't find available gas at the convenience stores to keep moving on their Bugout to the house of some relative in Atlanta. The folks who could not Bugout at all because they don't have a car are now lined up outside "shelters" to hunker down for the duration of the storm. These shelters are generally hastily organized from large facilicities with a lot of space available, Talladega Speedway in Alabama for instance is opening up the racetrack for Refugees from Irma, and inside the local Miami area pretty much every school gymnasium is being set up as a shelter, but the reality is there are far too many people living in this zone that you could possibly shelter them all in buildings that are sturdy enough to withstand the winds, and then if you get inundation from Storm Surge you are equally fucked in a concrete building as a stick built one, if the water rises above one story in height you will be flooded. Beyond that over the course of a day or two is the Potable Water problem and the Sanitation problem in these shelters. Toilets don't flush once the water rises past ground level. Further down the line the problem is what do you do with the people living in the shelter after Irma blows through town and they no longer have homes, just piles of flooded rubble? It's not like they can go back to the McHovel and take up BAU life again just because it stopped raining.
Before we get to the problem of how to get them OUT of the shelters once they are in them is the problem of getting them IN to the shelters before the storm arrives. Finally after days of dawdling on this, Da Goobernator of Florida Rick Scott ordered a "mandatory evacuation" for much of south Florida, although it really isn't mandatory for most people, just they are told nobody will come to rescue them if they get in trouble. Homeless people though are forced into shelters under a law which says people who pose a danger to themselves can be forcibly removed.
The problem getting the people IN to the shelters is that there are TONS of people now looking for shelter as they read or watch more about the devastation in the Virgin Islands, and there just aren't that many good shelter locations available. Basically every decent size school built from concrete has been turned into a "shelter" over the last 2 days, but that doesn't mean they have cots or water or food in supply there. IF you manage to get in, you better have your own air mattress and sleeping bag at the very least, or you will have a real uncomfortable couple of days sleeping on a hard floor in the gym.
There is also no guarantee many of these shelters won't suffer from many of the same problems the stick built McHovels will face as Irma rolls into town. If the neighborhood is inundated by Storm Surge, school gymnasiums are no more water tight than a McMansion is, and the water will flood the ground floor of the building at least. If there is a 2nd Story, refugees might move their sleeping bags up there, but most school gyms don't have a 2nd story. They also don't usually have an emergency generator to keep the lights on either, so if/when they go out, the gym is plunged into darkness, with 1000 strangers surrounding you and a real racket coming from outside that sounds like you are standing behind the jet wash of the engines on a Boeing 747, or if you are right on the Eyewall maybe a Sonic Boom. If you are not completely terrified by this time, you have more fortitude than me. I would be shitting myself.
We're moving into the afternoon here, and Irma STILL has not made the right hand turn to Go North to Florida from Cuba. Cuba has been hammered all day by hurricane force winds all along the north coast, and little in the way of newz has emerged from there to this point. The Eyewall is close enough to Havana now they must be getting hurricane force winds and on-shore storm surge. Forward speed of the storm has slowed to the crawl speed of 6 mph, which is making all of this interminably slow for the Collapse Observer, and orders of magnitude worse for anyone who happens to be on the Path of Total Destruction. I can go faster than that in an electric Cripple Cart at Walmart! The longer the hurricane force winds hang out in your neighborhood, the worse the destruction. Hard to say whether suffering 1 hour at Cat 5 is worse than 2 hours at Cat 4. Both are not good scenarios though.
Jeff Masters at WU and the NOAA all predict that Irma will take the hard right hand turn north to the West Coast of Florida sometime today. I stay tuned to the NOAA website and their Satellite imagery to watch for this today here from my safe computer workstation on the Last Great Frontier. I count myself lucky, because at one time I DID live in Melbourne, Florida, for a short year-long gig job coaching gymastics for a couple of women I absolutely despised for the way they ran their program. But it was money I needed, and it was a job. So far though, this turn has not occured, and the possibility does exist that Irma may drift into the GoM further, missing the Florida Coastline altogether. That would spare Florida and a lot of people who did EVAC & BUGOUT will be mighty pissed off, but it wouldn't remove the danger that Irma poses, because once inside the GoM waters and roaming again, she would regather strength and finding a new place to go on a Strafing Run would be chosen by the Finger of God. Maybe she would set her sights on NOLA, who knows there?
I do have fair confidence though that the NOAA models are correct here only one day out from Lower 48 landfall, and the West Coast of Florida looks highly probable at this point. Biggest population center likely to take a big hit here would be Tampa, and Tampa Bay is perfectly set up for an enormous Storm Surge, probably close to 20' on the current projected track.
If in fact both the NOAA and Weather Underground get this one WRONG though and Irma moves further West in trajectory and misses the Florida Peninsula entirely, the whole Weather industry of Meteorologists Weathermen will take an ENORMOUS hit it their credibility. The costs even before the storm hits in terms of the evacuations and the lost bizness and wages to workers are enormous already, and all based on PREDICTIONS the Weathermen are making. If this turns out to be a DUD for South Florida, first off you will have a lot of Finger Pointing and Blame Game being pitched around. and second it will make people less likely to GTFO of Dodge the next time one of these behemoths is targeting the neighborhood. Even with the Supercomputers and the great Algos on the job these days, even just one day out, a variation of a couple of degrees in the track makes a big difference as to where the mother fucker will make landfall and when. Strength at landfall also is a tossup right up until First Contact. In this case, while also delaying the northward direction change, Irma has also slowed down substantially in translational movement, only plodding along now at 6 mph. That means she will spend more time over the warm waters of the Florida Straights, which means more time to regain strength after her Strafing Run on Cuba. She might even make it back up to a Cat 5 during this period, in which case she doesn't have to hit Miami dead on to wreak devastation, the wind field is so large it will cover all of southern Florida, and Miami would be in the worst position in the NE quadrant for that wind field and storm surge.
So even at this fairly late juncture, you can't really say for sure where Irma will hit in the Lower 48, or with how much strength or how much damage will be inflicted on Industrial Civilization in that neighborhood. It does look likely though that the damage will be severe, even if Miami doesn't take a full on direct hit from the Eyewall. The bigger picture as we know from both Harvey and Katrina is that in reality, the biggest costs come not from exactly how powerfully a hurricane arives at on the Saffir-Simpson scale, but how much water gets dropped down on a given neighborhood in a given period of time. Houston suffered its greatest problems not from Wind Speeds, but from inundation of rainwater measured in FEET, not inches. In this case, the most likely inundation comes from Storm Surge all the way up the West coast of FL if Irma stays offshore. She will make landfall somewhere though, if not Tampa than maybe north of there towards Tallahassee. Of course, to have real big media impact the landfall needs to be near a major Big Shity, So that would dampen the psychological impact and the MSM will say "we dodged a bullet".
OK. PUBLICATION TIME has arrived here on the Diner for the Sunday Brunch article. As of now, all the Livestream Cameras that AZ (one of the Diners) put up Inside the Diner are now offline with NO SIGNAL. I'll leave this installment of The Strafing Run of Mother Nature with the latest update of the NOAA Sat Animated GIFS in nice RGB colors. Still moving at an intemrinably slow 6MPH, now moving NW and likely to make a close hit on Key West as First Contact. Unless she takes a more NNW track though, she will miss the FL West Coast entirely and collide with the North American continent somewhere around Pensacola, or even NOLA. That would be a hoot.
If JM & BH at WU and all the Code Jockeys running the models at the NOAA are right though, tomorrow will see a few million Retired Floridians experiencing FAST COLLAPSE, with virtually the entire state destined to lose electric power. It will be quite some time if ever if it is all restored.
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You.
Re: The Strafing Run of Mother Nature
Part 1 now UP on Global Economic Intersection!
http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=201709082319
Not a good day to stop Sniffing Glue in FL
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/09/destructive-winds-rain-hit-florida-as-hurricane-irma-approaches/?utm_term=.665ff6570988
Destructive winds, rain hit Florida as Hurricane Irma approaches Key West
By Perry Stein, Joel Achenbach, Wesley Lowery and Katie Zezima September 10 at 5:53 AM
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'I am scared' : Miami Beach residents brace for Irma.
Miami Beach residents brace for Hurricane Irma as the deadly storm barrels toward southern Florida. (Zoeann Murphy, Dalton Bennett/The Washington Post)
MIAMI — The fierce winds of Hurricane Irma regained Category 4 strength early Sunday, and the massive storm already has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages across South Florida as its leading edge lashes several major population centers. Still hours from landfall in the Florida Keys, Irma’s growing intensity underscores fears that the storm could ravage the state with destruction not seen in a generation.
As of 5 a.m., the National Weather Service expected the storm’s 130 mph winds to soon hit near Key West, where storm surges could reach a devastating five to 10 feet, before the hurricane slowly proceeds up the state’s west coast.
“A very dangerous day is unfolding in the Florida Keys and much of West Florida,” Michael Brennan, a senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, said in a 5 a.m. update Sunday. “It certainly could inundate the entire island. That’s why everyone in the Keys was urged so strongly to evacuate.”
And due to the size of the hurricane, weather officials warn that Florida’s east coast — home to Miami and Fort Lauderdale — also remains in danger from winds and storm surges expected to easily overwhelm some areas.
Tati Roberts of Key West, Fla., retreats from the Higgs Beach pier on Saturday. Tropical storm force winds from Hurricane Irma began hitting the Lower Florida Keys around 2 p.m. with a forecasted landfall Sunday morning as a Category 4 storm. (Rob O’Neal For The Washington Post )
More than 6 million residents were ordered evacuated by Saturday evening, as Irma’s outer bands scraped Florida, forcing thousands to cram into shelters. Gov. Rick Scott (R) sounded dire warnings about the storm, urging residents in evacuation zones to leave their homes immediately.
“Once the storm starts, law enforcement cannot save you,” Scott said Saturday at a news conference in Sarasota.
[Follow the forecast for Irma on Capital Weather Gang]
While the National Hurricane Center had downgraded Irma to a Category 3 storm Saturday, the storm was upgraded again to Category 4 early Sunday. At 5 a.m., weather officials said the storm was plodding northwest at about 8 miles per hour, placing it on pace to reach Naples by about 5 p.m. Forecasters are predicting a second landfall, possibly near Tampa, overnight on Sunday into Monday.
“It could make landfall anywhere along the West Coast,” Brennan said. “It’s really hard to predict where the eye will make landfall on the west coast once it leaves the keys.”
Acting Deputy Director Mark DeMaria prepares to discuss Hurricane Irma on a live broadcast at the National Hurricane Center on Saturday. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
Regardless of its track, all of Florida likely will experience damaging winds, rains, flooding and possibly tornadoes. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for all of southern Florida and the Florida Keys.
The National Weather Service said southwestern Florida could see storm surges up to 15 feet if peak surge happens during high tide. A storm surge warning is in effect for much of the Florida peninsula.
“This is a deadly storm and our state has never seen anything like it,” Scott said.
[Hurricane Irma is literally sucking the water away from shorelines]
Counties including Broward on the east coast have imposed curfews and at least 70 more shelters were opening across the state Saturday. At least 50,000 people are staying in 260 state shelters, Scott said. He implored nurses to volunteer throughout Florida; the state desperately needs 1,000 nurses in its special needs shelters.
By Saturday afternoon, storm conditions had swept into Miami, now a ghost metropolis. There was no traffic on typically-jammed roads and highways. Almost all stores appeared to be closed. By midday, dozens of people crowded Vicky Bakery on Coral Way, the one place for miles that was open. In downtown Miami, cranes spun like toys. A wind gust of 70 miles per hour was recorded at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon.
At the Miami-Dade Emergency Operations Center, Fire Chief Dave Downey said that after the storm passes, his teams will deploy to the Florida Keys and to southwest Florida to assist with rescue efforts. The question, he said, “is how fast can we get into the Keys, how fast can we get into the west coast.” The likelihood that the storm will make a direct hit on the Keys, he said, “terrifies all of us.”
Emergency managers in Monroe County, which encompasses the Keys, were forced by the track of the storm to abandon their Emergency Operations Center in Marathon, in the Middle Keys, and relocate to relatively high ground in Key Largo, at the northern end of the island chain. Downey said he feared that the storm could knock out the so-called Overseas Highway, which would hamper rescue efforts.
That would necessitate mobilizing by air and water. But he said his department’s helicopters had been moved ahead of the storm to Orlando, to keep them from being damaged.
He said he spoke Saturday to a counterpart in Marco Island, a small community south of Naples. “The people who haven’t evacuated, they know who they are and where they are.”
Downey described the triage of a first response — the fact that rescue teams will go looking for someone who has called 911 and then encounter five more people in need along the way.
“You hear the first person scream, you think that’s the worst. I’m more concerned about the people we haven’t heard from,” the chief said.
Florida braces for the impact of Hurricane Irma
As Irma hurtles toward Florida with 130 mph winds, forecasters predicted the storm’s center would strike the Florida Keys, then hit southwestern Florida, move up the state’s Gulf Coast and plow into the Tampa Bay area.
In Estero, on the west coast of Florida, thousands of people wrapped around the massive Germain Arena, which officials opened as a shelter Saturday and has a capacity of 7,000 to 8,000. At least six ambulances have responded to people who were overcome in the muggy, 90-degree heat. Troopers, the National Guard and local police sought out people in wheelchairs and moved them to the front of the line, said Lt. Greg Bueno, public information officer for the Florida Highway Patrol.
Leaning on a cane, Betty Sellers, 68, and her son, Doug, 49, got in line at 9:30 a.m. and were still 100 people away from the front doors. They had driven up to Estero from Naples, because “the shelters were mostly closed there,” she said.
Officials at the Collier County emergency operations center in Naples said 15,000 people have filled its shelters, but they are trying to expand space in each location to accommodate more. Demand exceeded expectations as the forecast showed the area likely taking the full force of Irma’s impact.
The county said it will be difficult for it to house everyone who needs or wants to evacuate in shelters and urged people who can find shelter with friends or family to go there. Lee County manager Roger Desjarlais said Saturday afternoon that the county is sheltering 22,000 people. The two counties combined have a population of about 1 million.
Officials are also concerned that wind gusts will send water over the Herbert Hoover Dike that holds back Lake Okeechobee, which covers more than 700 square miles. Evacuations have been ordered for cities and towns on the south side of the lake in Hendry, Palm Beach and Glades counties.
The storm has already heavily damaged some Caribbean islands, killing at least 22 people. In St. Martin, 25 United States citizens were evacuated on a C130 military aircraft Friday from Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort. Resort officials said another evacuation is expected. Michael Joseph, president of the Red Cross in Antigua and Barbuda, said Barbuda is “uninhabitable” and in a “total blackout” with almost all of its infrastructure wiped out. A Marine expeditionary unit and a Navy dock landing ship arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and patients in need of medical care were evacuated from St. Thomas.
[Irma’s impact: ‘It’s like someone with a lawn mower from the sky has gone over the island’]
For some families, the hurricane has affected loved ones in the Caribbean and now Florida.
Since early Wednesday, when Hurricane Irma tore across the Caribbean island of St. Martin, Gretchen and Peter Bogacz have been hunkered down at the Hotel L’Esplanade with no power or running water, trying to find out if assistance was on the way. But with the airport seriously damaged, there was no way out.
Meanwhile, Irma was headed toward their 12-year-old daughter Isabella as well as Peter Bogacz’s parents, who planned to ride out the storm together at home in Sarasota, Fla.
The situation is overwhelming for Gretchen’s sister, Natalie Grinnell, who is urgently monitoring the forecasts from her home in Spartanburg, S.C.
“My worry for my loved ones is pervasive,” she wrote in an email to The Post.
[What you need to know about Hurricane Irma and its path]
In the United States, local, state and federal officials have offered ominous warnings as the storm zeroed in on Florida, making clear how much danger they felt the Sunshine State could face in coming days. William “Brock” Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, urged people from Alabama to North Carolina to monitor and prepare for the storm, calling it “a threat that is going to devastate the United States, either Florida or some of the southeastern states.”
About 540,000 people in Georgia and 44,000 in South Carolina had also been ordered evacuated by Sunday evening. Airports throughout Florida and in Savannah, Ga., were closed. Disney World is closed Sunday and Monday, with resort hotels staying open.
At a shelter inside Pompano Beach High School, on the southeast coast of Florida, video of Irma’s devastation in the Caribbean were constantly being aired on two big-screen TVs set up in the cafeteria, where 280 evacuees were sheltered in place on Saturday afternoon. They ate a lunch of sausage pizza, canned corn, applesauce and milk or juice. Mayor Mark Fisher stopped by to thank people for evacuating to the shelter.
5 stories you can't afford to miss, every Saturday.
It is one of 20 set up by Broward County. Three of the shelters are pet-friendly, though not the one at the high school. Another is specifically for people with special medical needs.
Infants, parents and grandparents all crammed into an at-capacity emergency shelter at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition. There were pets, cots, a few birds and wheelchairs — lots of wheelchairs. Two elderly people, one with diabetes already feeling fatigued, said they came with little food and no beds, so they’d be sleeping in their wheelchairs until the storm passes.
Long had a blunt message for those in the Florida Keys: “You put your life in your own hands by not evacuating,” he said on CNN. But some locals refused to budge.
“It’s going to be a fun ride,” said Jason Wasser, who had a few drinks at Don’s Place. “All of our friends are here, our family, why bother leaving? We’re all going to die eventually, so why not have a good time with it?”
Achenbach and Stein reported from Miami, Lowery and Zezima from Washington. Patricia Sullivan in Estero, Scott Unger in Key West, Leonard Shapiro in Pompano Beach, Lori Rozsa in Gainesville and Rachelle Krygier in Caracas, contributed to the report. Lori Aratani, Mark Berman, Thomas M. Gibbons-Neff, Matea Gold, Jason Samenow, and Sarah Larimer in Washington contributed reporting.
The Strafing Run: FIRST CONTACT - Key West
Key West is TOAST.
The Strafing Run: Tampa-St. Pete now GROUND ZERO for major metro impact
http://www.youtube.com/v/KTe4ZS8_IOM
The Strafing Run: Hurricane Irma: British police sent to overseas territories
You think the Brits can maintain order and rebuild these islands? They can't even keep their own island in shape!
Those ex-Pats better get on the first plane out of there and back home to Jolly Old England. The "Island Paradise" for retirees is no more.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41217674
Hurricane Irma: British police sent to overseas territories
Fifty police officers are flying to the UK's overseas territories to help restore order after Hurricane Irma, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says.
The situation across the Caribbean is "very grim indeed", he said, following an emergency government meeting.
But he said things are improving in the British Virgin Islands where 125 troops are helping to tackle looting.
He added that criticism of the UK government's response to the disaster was "completely wrong".
Earlier Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon dismissed complaints that the UK's response was "found wanting" and that it was slower than France and the Netherlands.
Mr Johnson said: "There's an unprecedented effort going on by the UK to meet what has been an unprecedented catastrophe in that part of the Caribbean."
Man stuck on 'war zone' island rescued
What are the UK's commitments to overseas territories?
How the British Virgin Islands look now
He said that UK military ship RFA Mounts Bay had been in place to help bring aid and supplies to the region during hurricane season.
He added: "Other countries have actually been asking us for help, including the French."
Some 500 UK troops have been sent to Anguilla, Turks and Caicos, and British Virgin Islands (BVI)....
What has happened in British territories?
Anguilla: Hit by the full blast of the hurricane on Wednesday. At least one death reported.
British Virgin Islands: At least five people have died. Expected to require extensive humanitarian assistance.
Montserrat: "Swiped" by Irma but suffered less serious damage.
Turks and Caicos: Battered by the hurricane on Thursday night, with roofs ripped off, streets flooded, utility poles snapped and a widespread black-out on the main island of Grand Turk.
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The Strafing Run of Mother Nature: More than 5M Retirees now without Power
No Golf tomorrow!
How long do you think it will take to restring the wiring for 5M people? Over-Under on this?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/09/10/more-than-3-million-without-power-florida-hurricane-irma-makes-landfall-keys/651078001/
More than 5 million without power in Florida as Hurricane Irma slams into Gulf Coast
USA Today NetworkNicole Rodriguez, nicole.rodriguez@tcpalm.com Published 11:32 a.m. ET Sept. 10, 2017 | Updated 4:40 p.m. ET Sept. 10, 2017
An army of utility workers descends on Florida to help restore mass power outages in Irma's wake. CONTRIBUTED VIDEO BY FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. FPL
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RIVIERA BEACH — More than 5 million people are without power as Hurricane Irma pounds Florida, FPL officials said Sunday during an emergency operations meeting.
The 5 million in the dark represent 2.5 million customer accounts. The company, which serves 5 million accounts representing 10 million people in 35 counties, expects about 3.4 million customer accounts, representing 6 million people will lose power in Irma's wake.
More than 17,000 utilities workers from 30 states and Canada are stationed at more than 20 staging sites across the state ready to restore power.
The workers, employed by other utilities companies throughout the U.S., can begin restoration work once winds drop to 35 mph and floodwaters recede.
Some have been working during the storm to restore power. By Sunday, the company restored power to 400,000 customers during the storm.
"We are restoring power where we can get out between feeder bands," Rob Gould, FPL vice president and chief communications officer said Sunday.
FPL officials believe restoration efforts can begin in Broward and Miami-Dade counties first when FPL meteorologist Tim Drum predicts tropical storm force winds might subside by 7 a.m. Monday.
Drum predicts tropical force winds to subside in Palm Beach County by 9 a.m. Monday and on Florida's west coast by noon Monday — all best-case scenarios, he said.
On Sunday morning, as Irma battered The Keys, hurricane force winds extended 80 miles from the storm's eye. Tropical storm force winds extended 220 miles from the eye, Drum said.
People battle high winds and rain to take in the sights along the Miami River on Sept. 10, 2017 in Miami, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
More: Power outages on the rise across Treasure Coast
More: FPL: Power outages reported in portions of Brevard
The greatest storm surge is expected on the Gulf Coast, with surges of up to 15 feet, Drum said. The state will see 8 to 15 inched or rain and 20 inches in some areas, Drum said.
It will take roughly 1 million man hours to restore power and rebuild the company's infrastructure on the west coast, which could be demolished by Irma.
Restoring power at storm shelters on the west coast where Irma is taking aim is a top priority.
Crews on the east coast are ready to cross Alligator Alley once the roads are clear.
"This is the toughest time of the storm because we have to unfortunately sit here and watch the impact of the storm and see how our customers are impacted with a very little ability to restore them," FPL president and CEO Eric Silagy said Sunday.
Winds and rain pick up as Hurricane Irma moves across south Florida and the Florida Keys. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
FPL expects Irma's powerful winds and potential flooding to wipe out parts of its infrastructure on the west coast, snap concrete poles and bend metal ones. While trying to restore power to as many customers as possible, crews also will begin rebuilding the infrastructure, which could take weeks.
Rebuilding entails replacing hundreds of down poles, substations and parts of the electrical system, Gould said.
It's still too early to estimate the cost of repairing and rebuilding FPL's infrastructure, Gould said.
The number of customers predicted to lose power shatters a record once held by Hurricane Wilma in 2005, which blacked out power to 3.2 million customers.
jdwheeler42
Re: The Strafing Run of Mother Nature: More than 5M Retirees now without Power
Quote from: RE on September 10, 2017, 04:19:32 PM
Well, based on the data in the article,
1,000,000 man-hours
/17,000 utility workers
~= 60 hours
Starting Monday and working 12 hour days, should be done by the end of the week....
... unless, of course, the power company estimates are overly optimistic....
Making pigs fly is easy... that is, of course, after you have built the catapult....
Quote from: jdwheeler42 on September 10, 2017, 07:52:41 PM
I don't think they have anywhere near 17,000 linemen available to work this job. Where would they stay? You think there are 17,000 hotel rooms available when every hotel was booked solid by people bugging out?
Now up to 7M and Orlando and Tampa haven't reported in yet.
3 weeks in, 100s of 1000's still without power in Houston after Harvey:
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/28/texas-utilities-struggle-to-restore-power-as-harvey-hampers-progress.html
Texas utilities struggle to restore power as Harvey hampers progress
About 280,000 Texas customers were without power on Monday, according to four of the state's investor-owned utilities.
Continued high winds, rain and flooding were preventing the companies from restoring power in some of the hardest hit areas.
Thousands of out-of-state workers helped to restore electricity to some customers.
I don't think they have anywhere near 17,000 linemen available to work this job. The out of state linemen are still working Harvey in Houston. Where would they stay? You think there are 17,000 hotel rooms available when every hotel was booked solid by people bugging out?
The Strafing Run: Reports from Cuba start to come in
As suspected based on the track she took and the Cat 5 wind speeds at the time, Cuba got positively HAMMERED. Florida is quite lucky compared to the devastation they are facing now in Cuba. In Cuba they can't just print up Magic Money to throw at the problem either. They are going to have a lot of problems "recovering" there.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/10/cuba-sees-devastation-hurricane-irma/651125001/
'I've lost everything.' Cubans face damage from Hurricane Irma
Rick Jervis, USA TODAY Published 11:43 a.m. ET Sept. 10, 2017 | Updated 2:05 p.m. ET Sept. 10, 2017
Wave of up to 36 feet smashed into Havana, Cuba, forcing residents to navigate the streets in boats in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Video provided by Reuters Newslook
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Hurricane Irma barreled through swaths of northern Cuba this weekend on its march toward Florida, ripping off roofs, knocking down power lines and dealing blow after blow to the island’s fragile infrastructure.
Thousands of tourists were evacuated from Cuba’s popular beach resorts as Irma sawed through the island’s northern coast Saturday as a powerful Category 5 hurricane, pummeling the coastline with 160-mph winds and a 10-foot storm surge.
The provinces of Matanzas, Villa Clara, Camaguey and Sancti Spiritus took the brunt of the storm, with collapsed homes and streets clogged with debris. The Cuban capital of Havana took on lashing rains and some flooding.
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Residents of "the capital should know that the flooding is going to last more than 36 hours. In other words, it is going to persist," Civil Defense Col. Luis Angel Macareno said late Saturday.
As Irma loomed, Cuban soldiers spread through towns bracing for the worst impact and forced residents to evacuate, taking many to nearby shelters. Authorities in the city of Santa Clara said 39 buildings had collapsed there.
In Caibarien, a small coastal city about 200 miles east of Havana, winds downed power lines and a three-block area was under water. Many residents had stayed put, hoping to ride out the storm.
Hurricane Irma brings strong winds and heavy rain to the island of Cuba. Video provided by Reuters Newslook
The storm’s force was felt strongly in towns like Esmeralda and Chambas in Camaguey Province. Local radio reports said the area’s 13 shelters were filled to capacity with evacuees, according to the Cuban news website, 14ymedio.com.
In western Camaguey, Irma’s storm surge and pounding rain overflowed the San Pedro River, destroying homes and sending residents scrambling for higher ground.
"There was no way to prepare for this,” Liset Ávila, 28, whose house was flooded by the storm, told 14ymedio. “The wind was terrifying but it was the water that did the most damage. I’ve lost everything.”
Before slamming into Cuba, Irma had left a path of destruction in lush Caribbean resorts such as St. Martin, St. Barts, St. Thomas, Barbuda and Anguilla, where residents said they felt abandoned by officials.
The spokesman for France's government, Christope Castaner, said in an interview with Europe1-CNews-Les Echos on Sunday that he "perfectly (understood) the anger" of people on the Caribbean islands.
But he defended the government response, saying emergency help was given "first priority."
Castaner said that many islanders were suffering from "an impact of emotional shock, an impact that's extremely hard psychologically."
Contributing: Associated Press
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Korean Drama Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang Information
Drama Title: Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang
Alternative Title: 쾌걸 춘향 / Kwae-geol Choon-hyang / Sassy Girl, Choon-hyang (KBS Global) / Pleasurable Girl Choon-Hyang
Status: Complete
Published Date: January, 2005
Casts: Han Chae Young, Jae Hee, Park Shi Eun, Uhm Tae Woong
Sassy Girl, Choon-hyang" is the 2005 interpretation of the "Legend of Choon-hyang". The story begins when Lee Mong-ryong is transferred from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, North Jeolla Province. Chun-hyang does her best to help Mong-ryong, her first love and the son of the Namwon Police Station chief, to enter a prestigious university. However, after meeting with Mong-ryong’s first love, Chae-rin, Mong-ryong’s love toward Chun-hyang is shattered, although Chun-hyang’s love remains unwavering.One day, Byeon Hak-do, CEO of a famous entertainment company, appears in her life. He exudes confidence that he can make any woman fall for him. But as Chun-hyang shows no interest in him, his self-esteem is damaged profoundly. Byeon Hak-do is determined to make her love him.
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Really Really Like You
Yeo Bong Soon (Eugene) leaves her mountain village and comes to Seoul to live and look for her parents after her foster 'grandmother' passes away. She finds a job as an assistant cook at the President's Blue House canteen and later, in the Blue House kitchen. She falls for Jang Joon Won (Ryu Jin), the President's son, a highly intellectual doctor; however, he is married with a five-year-old daughter. His wife is sufferi......
Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup: 12 Years Reunion
This drama will depict humorous clashes between two families of a high school couple who become pregnant after a mischievous World Cup night in 2002 and are forced to marry but break up due to opposition from their families. They go separate ways and the girl goes so far as to change her name and face to live a completely different life. Then the couple reunite twelve years later and get entangled in each other’s live......
Tall, with a perfect figure and his qualifications as an Ivy League graduate, Kim Yi Han is Seoul's top male nanny. He is employed by Seo Do Young as a live-in nanny to look after her two young children, Eun Bi and Jung Min.......
A romance drama about two people who chase their dreams in life, despite facing harsh reality which brings them down.
In their school days, Ko Dong Man (Park Seo Joon) took part in Taekwondo. Now, he makes a living by working as a contract employee and also goes after the UFC title. Meanwhile, Choi Ae Ra (Kim Ji Won) hope to become an announcer, but she gave up her dream. Now, she works at the information......
My Spring Days
This is a melodrama about a woman who received heart transplant and a man who loved his late wife very much.
Lee Bom Yi (Choi Soo Young) decided to live her life to the fullest as a token of gratitude for the donor. She then accidentally met Kang Dong Ha (Kam Woo Sung), a single father with two children, unaware that he was the husband of her donor. Kang Dong Ha is baffled that Lee Bom Yi shares many simi......
The Painter of the Wind
Shin Yoon Bok is a talented painter who disguises herself as a boy to search for her father’s murderer and meets a master painter who guided her into being a great painter. Kim Hong Do is the man who teaches Yoon Bok how to paint and they develop a strong friendship of mentor and disciple.......
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Coalition forces’ most complex anti-Daesh operation to date
Iraqi forces flash the sign for victory as they deploy in the area of Al-Shourah, some 45 kms south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city to retake it from Daesh militants, on October 17, 2016. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Susannah George| Associated Press
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on October 18, 2016, on page 6.
Ramadi
Tikrit
Euphrates River
Haider Al-Abadi
IRBIL, Iraq: Iraqi forces have launched their most complex anti-Daesh operation to date: retaking Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city.
TROOP BUILDUPIraqi forces began moving into Ninevah province to surround Mosul in July, when ground troops led by the country's elite special forces retook Qayyarah air base south of the city. Thousands of Iraqi troops are now massing there ahead of the planned operation. Iraqi troops also deployed east of Mosul in the Khazer area, along with Kurdish peshmerga forces, and to the north of the city near the Mosul Dam and Bashiqa areas.
THE PLAYERSIn addition to the Iraqi army, Kurdish peshmerga forces, Iraqi special forces and Sunni tribal fighters, Shiite militia forces are also expected to play a role in the Mosul operation.
WHAT TO EXPECTWhile Iraqi forces have won a number of territorial victories against Daesh over the past year, the Mosul fight is expected to be the most complex yet for the country's military.
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Amy Goddard
Album: Secret Garden
Website: http://www.amygoddardmusic.co.uk
Amy Goddard is a singer-songwriter based in Hampshire, but originally hailing from Wales. Secret Garden is her sophomore album, following on from "Burn And Glow", the album that first brought her to my attention and which lead to an invite to appear on the Fatea Showcase Sessions.
In the intervening period there have been a number of singles, including, towards the end of last of last year, a preview of part of the album, via "Gladdie", a single that reflected a story of her Grandma and World War One. So there you have the helicopter view of the history that brings us to this point, but what about the future?
From where I'm sitting and listening, it looks bright. "Secret Garden" is an album that is blessed with contrasts and depths that really stand up to frequent exploring and whilst, at times there is a waif like quality to some of the songs, there is also an underlying strength that suggests that the narrative is very much in the don't mistake my kindness for weakness camp and that if the trust is betrayed there not only can there be consequences, there will be.
Both folk music and the wider net of singer-songwriter, particularly when they are observational, tend to pick up on the darker side of life, the people impacting events, the heart string tuggers, it's a human nature thing, the real trick is not to make it mawkish or even twee, the latter being a particularly deadly sin, and it's a trap that Goddard very neatly sidesteps when writing some of her more personal songs. You feel drawn into the song to feel the circumstances, rather than bathe in melancholy.
Similarly, the more historical based songs that draw on history, geography and a death or two have a solid narrative to them, a story to be enjoyed. In "The Maiden's Leap" it provides a counter balance with that all too rare thing, a folk song with a happy ending. It's things like that that really give "Secret Garden" an edge and distinction in what is a crowded sector of the music industry.
Amy Goddard has a real connection with her music, even when she hasn't written it herself, as with the signoff track, Bruce Springsteen's great folk song, "Dancing In The Dark", voice and interpretation make it very much her own. In "Secret Garden", Goddard has created an album that takes you through an emotional adventure, across both historical and conventional themes, but one that allows you to dip and enjoy the odd song, definitely an album that encapsulates that modernist term sustainability, this one should be about for years.
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AFRICA/IVORY COAST - CAPUCHIN MISSIONARIES FIGHT MICRO BACTERIA WHICH CAUSES BURULI SKIN DISEASE: AFRICA’S NEW LEPROSY
Concrete steps towards peace, but some dubious details remain
The "School of Peace" grows, where Afghan children learn how to welcome
The Barnabite in Kabul: "Let us entrust negotiations between the US and the Taliban to the Sacred Heart of Jesus"
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The Church in Asia chooses renewable energy, in harmony with Laudato Sì
Zouan-Hounien (Fides Service) – Capuchin Friars in Ivory Coast continue to work to organise monastery turned hospital centre where they assist thousands of people affected by Buruli tropical skin disease which devours the skin and flesh often reaching the bone. Unfortunately their hospital at Zouan-Hounien which had two well equipped operating theatres, a number of wards, a refectory and a medication room, as well as many other services, was totally destroyed by the present civil war raging in the country.
Because of the war the Capuchins had to leave their mission and move with more than 100 child patients to Angre, some 800 km away on the outskirts of the capital, taking shelter in a monastery which they have turned into a hospital. The Capuchin ‘hospital’ treats hundreds of people children and adults every day who cannot go to state structures because they are non existent. There are 40 resident patients, some are very serious cases: children up to sixteen years of age, adults come for day treatment and other bedridden patients whom the Sister treat in their homes. Everyone work very hard: nurses, doctors, sisters priests and volunteers. The only way to treat Buruli is to cut away the infected tissue. This is followed by long and painful therapy of daily washing and medication combined with antibiotics. With skin grafts gradually the wounds heal although often leaving deep scars, deformation and even ankylosis.
Hoping to increase the number of cured patients, Father Marcantonio Pirovano, director of the Centre tells Fides Service that he is working on a concrete thesis to confirm the validity of an experimental treatment with clay. It has been seen that clay treatment is painless, it cleanses the wounds and above all it eliminates the risk of disability. The missionary says that if correctly explained this treatment could be applied in many cases and it is less costly. (AP) (Fides Service 10/6/2003 EM lines Words: 358)
MICRO-BACTERIA BURULI: IN BRIEF
Caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium ulcerans, it is considered the third most common mycobacterial infection of humans after tuberculosis and leprosy. It starts as painless swelling in the skin and causes severely deforming ulcers. Complications include loss of organs such as the eye and breast; amputation of limbs and other permanent disabilities. Most commonly afflicts limbs. Information on the disease is generally scarce and the mode (s) of transmission not entirely known. Most patients are children and women who live in rural areas near rivers or wetlands. Treatment with antibiotics has been unsuccessful to date. Current treatment is surgical excision requiring long hospitalisations and very expensive for those most afflicted. Buruli ulcer is endemic in at least 32 countries in Africa, Western Pacific, Asia and South America. In Ivory Coast it is estimated that at least 10,000 people are affected by the Buruli ulcer. (Fides Service 10/6/2003)
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1. Moulin Rouge
This musical is sad but incredibly romantic. The main characters, Satine (an actress) and Christian (a writer), meet by chance and fall in love while Satine is preparing for a show. The owner of the Moulin Rouge, Zidler, has promised Satine to the wealthy Duke of Monroth in order to convince the Duke to invest in the show; so Satine and Christian must keep their love a secret. Throughout the film the two suffer through the Duke's attempts to harm them and Satine's illness and eventual death. While this movie is very sad; it is a beautiful love story about love staying alive under the worst conditions.
2.Lady and the Tramp
This classic Disney movie appeals to children and adults alike. Lady, a Cocker Spaniel, has a happy home with Jim Dear and Darling until her home life is disrupted by the arrival of a new baby. When the couple go away on vacation, lady ends up running away and meeting Tramp, a stray mutt. When Jim Dear and Darling return and find that Lady and the Tramp have saved the baby from a rat that entered the crib; they end up adopting Tramp. This story is a great choice to watch as family on Valentine's Day. It is a story about romantic love as well as the love of family.
3. 10 Things I Hate About You
Two very different sisters experience their own love stories in this fun film. Bianca wants to date but is told by her resistant father that she can only date if her older sister, Kat, does. The catch is that Kat has no desire to date. Cameron, a boy who is interested in dating Bianca, sets out to find a date for Kat. After resistance from both sides, Kat and the boy Cameron sets her up with end up falling for each other, as do Cameron and Bianca. This movie is both fun and romantic; a great Valentine's Day choice for those who do not want anything too serious.
4. Titanic
In this romantic film, the main character, Rose, recounts the story of her journey on the Titanic. She had boarded the ship with her mother and her fiancée; but ended up falling in love with an artist named Jack. Rose was forbidden by her mother and fiancée to see Jack; but the two snuck around just to be together. Jack died following the collision, but Rose survived to tell her story. This film is another story of love persevering despite differences between the two and resistance from family and others.
5. Father of the Bride
Valentine's Day is a romantic day, but love comes in many different types. This is another film that explores more than one type of love; in this case romantic love and the love between a father and a daughter. George, the father, has trouble accepting that his daughter is grown up and getting married, and resists as wedding plans are made. Ultimately, he seems to accept that his daughter, Annie, is grown up. This is a fun film about love to share with someone you love on Valentine's Day; whether you are a couple or a father and daughter.
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The Democratic Republic of S�o Tom� & Principe is one of Africa's smallest countries and is located off the continent's West coast. S�o Tom� & Principe comprises of two main islands and a number of smaller islets, all of volcanic origin.
The main islands are covered in tropical jungles with an abundance of wildlife, birds in particular, trees and flowers. There are some wonderful golden beaches and spectacular volcanic mountains but the difficulty in getting to S�o Tom� & Principe and the presence of malaria keep visitor numbers low. Those that do venture here will find a friendly population and a very special mix of adventure and relaxation.
Historic records indicate that the islands were discovered, and claimed, by Portugal in the late 15th century. Originally a sugar-based economy, this gave way to cocoa and coffee in the 19th century that at one time was the main source for Cadbury chocolate. However, these crops were all grown with plantation slave labour and this was not acceptable to Cadbury who changed suppliers once it was clear the island was not willing to change its labour policy. In the 21st Century it is likely to be oil finds in the Gulf of Guinea that will dominate the country's economy. Independence was achieved in 1975 but democratic reforms did not come about until the late 1980s and the first free elections were not held until 1991.
.st is the top level country code domain for S�o Tom� that has been allocated by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). A major Swedish Internet Service Provider provides the advanced technology front-end that ensures reliability of service for us, 15,000 local inhabitants (2003 figures) and millions worldwide.
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300 million user data for leak marriott international by British and regulators fined 100 million pounds
Britain's information regulator, said in a statement in 2014 starwood hotel group data system by the invasion, the marriott in 2016 acquisition of starwood but customer information theft was found only in 2018.The agency believes that the marriott failed to fully investigation in the acquisition, also not doing enough to protect the data system.
British 9 information watchdog said in a statement, in violation of marriott international, inc., the general data protection ordinance, out of about 99 million pounds (us $123 million) fine.
The statement said the marriott in November 2018 to the reported information authority began in 2014 with data leak, the incident led to more than 300 million customer data is stolen.
The statement pointed out 2014 starwood hotels group data system by the invasion, the marriott in 2016 acquisition of starwood, but customer information theft was found only in 2018.The agency believes that the marriott failed to fully investigation in the acquisition, also not doing enough to protect the data system.
British information administration commissioner Elizabeth denham, said the general data protection ordinance stipulates that any organization must be responsible for their personal data held by.This includes is required for a company in the acquisition of due diligence, and take appropriate protective measures.
Information watchdog said at the same time, the marriott is the results and fines.
The European Union the general data protection regulations take effect on May 25, 2018, is widely considered to be the most strict network data management laws and regulations in the European Union.
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— Cast Upon the Breakers • Horatio Alger
... authority to all the Foreign Offices in Europe. Among the remaining guests were a bishop, the editor-in-chief of a London daily newspaper, a man who knew the interior of China as well as most men know their own club, a Russian revolutionist just escaped from Siberia, a leading dramatist, a Cabinet Minister, and a poet whose name is a household word wherever the English tongue is spoken. And for two hours we sat and listened to a wicked-looking little woman who from the boards of a Bowery music-hall had worked her way up to the position of a star in musical comedy. Education, as ...
— They and I • Jerome K. Jerome
... American cooperation in the government of the country. He is about forty-seven years old, was born in Tamboril, near Santiago, and advanced through the stages of schoolmaster, shopkeeper, secretary to Vasquez and Caceres, and cabinet minister, to the ...
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— Fighting France • Stephane Lauzanne
... telephoned to the house, there was no answer; which—by no great stretch of calumny—was characteristic of the house in which she lived. Ninety per cent. of the people that he knew lunched at half-past one, excluding a Cabinet Minister, who lunched punctually at a quarter past two, and three Treasury clerks and one novelist who lunched at one; accordingly, at half-past one, he presented himself in Berkeley Square, to be informed by a sedately combative butler ...
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... uncle that ever had a sister married to the father of a fellow like me," Guy said, shaking the hand of his benefactor warmly, "and by and by, when I'm a clever cabinet minister, I'll show ...
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... the fire-place. It was one of Sir Thomas's happiest efforts; but it was not the happiness of the likeness, or the beauty of the painting, which now attracted his Lordship's attention; he thought only of the costume in which he appeared in that portrait: the court dress of a Cabinet Minister. "Impossible, Mr. Grey, you must confess, is a very peculiar ...
— Vivian Grey • The Earl of Beaconsfield
... Grenvilles! The city looks mighty foolish, I believe, and possibly even Beckford may blush. Lord Temple resigned yesterday: I suppose his virtue pants for a dukedom. Lord Egremont has the seals; Lord Hardwicke, I fancy, the privy seal; and George Grenville, no longer Speaker, is to be the cabinet minister in the House of Commons. Oh! Madam, I am glad you are inconstant to Mr. Conway, though it is only with a Barbette! If you piqued yourself on your virtue, I should expect you would sell it to the master ...
— The Letters of Horace Walpole Volume 3 • Horace Walpole
... now the supreme task and aim of British stealth and skill. Every tool of her diplomacy, polished and unpolished, from the trained envoy to the boy scout and the minor poet has been tried in turn. The pulpit, the bar, the press; the society hostess, the Cabinet Minister and the Cabinet Minister's wife, the ex-Cabinet Minister and the Royal Family itself, and last, but not least, even "Irish nationality"—all have been pilgrims to that shrine; and each has been carefully primed, loaded, well aimed, and then turned full ...
— The Crime Against Europe - A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 • Roger Casement
... or set upon by a fierce mastiff that she kept at her heels. High office, too, meant nothing to her. She boxed the ears of Baron Pechman; and, because he chanced to upset her, she encouraged her four-coated companion to tear the best trousers of Professor Lasaulx, the nephew of Goerrez, a Cabinet Minister. ...
— The Magnificent Montez - From Courtesan to Convert • Horace Wyndham
... other way, and the Spectator has been writing solemn articles to warn its readers that Mr. Dillon, in a speech on foreign policy, has shown ominous signs of hostility to France. In the election of January, 1910, an ex-Cabinet Minister informed the public that Home Rule meant the presence of a German fleet in Belfast Lough—at whose invitation he did not explain, though he probably did not intend to insult Ulster. This wild talk has not even the merit of a ...
— The Framework of Home Rule • Erskine Childers
... very sorry, sir!" replied the messenger, who had been confidential valet to a Cabinet Minister, and prided himself on the extreme polish of his language and demeanour. "I am aware that you have intimidated your disapprobation ...
— The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood • Arthur Griffiths
... longer existed. None was for a party; all were for the State. The three political parties formed a Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, and altogether impossible teams of people appeared on public platforms with a common aim; Mr. Ben Tillett, in words that might have fallen from the lips of a Tory ex-Cabinet minister, declared that "every resource at our command must be utilised for the purpose of preserving our country and nation"; the anti-militarist trade union movement earnestly appealed to those of its members who were ex-non-commissioned officers to re-enlist; the Queen and Miss Mary MacArthur ...
— The War and Democracy • R.W. Seton-Watson, J. Dover Wilson, Alfred E. Zimmern,
... billowy tapestry chairs of the Maple Leaf Club, with a mahogany ash-stand at his elbow and the morning paper in his hand, the Cabinet Minister gave an exclamation which began far down in the throat, tore upward past his immaculate collar, and came forth as a full-sized round word of great emphasis ...
— Purple Springs • Nellie L. McClung
... received, my dear friend, by the hand of M. de Werther, the cabinet minister, your eighth and ninth numbers, with a fine pamphlet of text. I hasten to express my warm thanks, and I congratulate the public on your somewhat tardy resolution to give a larger proportion of text. One should flatter neither the king, ...
— Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence • Louis Agassiz
... of a piece? Did not Molly Trefuses throw me over for a duke? and Sarah Talbot tell me my love was only calf-love and had to be weaned? and Eliza Capel regret that I was too young to guide a wife, and so marry a cabinet minister old enough for her grandfather? Women are all just so, not a cherry stone to choose between them—I will never wonder again at anything a woman does—Was ever a lover so betrayed? Oh Cornelia! your ink should have frozen in your pen, ere you ...
— The Maid of Maiden Lane • Amelia E. Barr
... more than one Cabinet Minister that it was impressive to see how the lightning intellects of Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Winston Churchill again and again reduced the gigantic soldier to a stupefied ...
— The Mirrors of Downing Street - Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster • Harold Begbie
... thinking of sending him out. He does not appear to have known what intermediate deliberation led to a change in the determination of the Ministers in regard to himself. He says that Lord Chatham, who was much attached to him, and was then a Cabinet Minister, came to him one day, and told him he was betrayed, and that he was sacrificed to make way for Sir A. Wellesley; that soon after this Lord L. sent for him, and said that he was extremely sorry that public opinion was so strongly against his appointment to the command of the army that it ...
— The Greville Memoirs - A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William - IV, Volume 1 (of 3) • Charles C. F. Greville
... discussing, with some eagerness, the approaching arrival of their week-end guests—Lady Coryston and Marcia, the new dean of a neighboring cathedral, an ex-Cabinet Minister and an Oxford professor. But the talk, however it circled, had a way of returning to Marcia. It was evident that she ...
— The Coryston Family • Mrs. Humphry Ward
... ladyship's door. Master Pen was not displeased to accompany his illustrious relative, who pointed out a dozen great men in that brief transit through St. James's Street, and got bows from a Duke at a crossing, a Bishop (on a cob), and a Cabinet Minister with an umbrella. The Duke gave the elder Pendennis a finger of a pipe-clayed glove to shake, which the Major embraced with great veneration; and all Pen's blood tingled as he found himself in actual communication, as it were, with this famous man (for Pen had possession of the Major's ...
— The History of Pendennis • William Makepeace Thackeray
... practical temperament, financial and political influence, could soothe and propitiate his own people and interest the moneyed men in the alliance. It was admitted no scheme of this kind could progress without his aid. He had been reserved for the Cabinet Minister. ...
— The Art of Disappearing • John Talbot Smith
... Captain Schomberg, Captain Hay, and Captain Nolloth. Among the mourners was Lord Brougham, who had come from Paris to render this last honour to one who had been his friend through fifty years. Standing over the grave, and looking round upon the assemblage, he exclaimed, "No Cabinet minister here! no officer of State to grace this great man's funeral!" But the funeral was graced by the reverent homage of hundreds gathered within the Abbey walls, and of the thousands who, though absent, acknowledged that England ...
— The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II • Thomas Lord Cochrane
... last remaining Cabinet Minister—the Minister of Education—had resigned and the Premier was left completely isolated. On the 23rd May the President, relying on the general support of the nation, summarily dismissed General Tuan Chi-jui from the Premiership and ...
— The Fight For The Republic In China • B.L. Putnam Weale
... came to light and Mr. van Koppen announced his intention of purchasing the masterpiece for his collection, his art-expert, Sir Herbert Street—the eminent connoisseur whom he had filched form the South Kensington Museum with the bribe of a Cabinet Minister's salary—thought it his duty to compare the disfigured Demeter with this new and marvelous thing. Sir Herbert Street was an inordinately vain man, but conscientious at the same time and, in matters of art-criticism, sufficiently reliable. Not every art-expert would have done what he did. In the ...
— South Wind • Norman Douglas
... rather welcomed it. Anything that would help to bring home to the public what they were up against was to the good. Whoever first made use of that pestilent phrase "business as usual," whether it was a Cabinet Minister, or a Fleet Street scribe, or some gag-merchant on the music-hall stage, ...
— Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 • Charles Edward Callwell
... concocted by ministers was brought forward on the 1st of March by Lord John Russell, to whom, though not a cabinet minister, it was entrusted, in consideration of his constant and strenuous exertions in this great question. His lordship commenced by stating, that he was about to propose what had been formed in the mind of Earl Grey himself. Ministers, ...
— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. - From George III. to Victoria • E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
... think,—that is, some of us, for the rest of us are jealous of him, because the girls are all dying for him and want his autograph. And Cyp,—yes, you must talk to Cyp,—he has ideas. But don't forget to get hold of old Byles Master Gridley I mean—before you go. Big head. Brains enough for a cabinet minister, and fit out a college faculty with what was left over. Be sure you see old Byles. Set him talking about his book, 'Thoughts on the Universe.' Did n't sell much, but has got knowing things in it. I'll show you a copy, and then you can tell him you know it, and he will take to you. Come ...
— The Guardian Angel • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
... procession started, with a chimney-sweep driving the hearse—advised by the regular driver, who was perched beside him, under close inspection, for the purpose—and with a pieman, also attended by his cabinet minister, driving the mourning coach. A bear-leader, a popular street character of the time, was impressed as an additional ornament, before the cavalcade had gone far down the Strand; and his bear, who was black and very mangy, gave quite an Undertaking air ...
— A Tale of Two Cities - A Story of the French Revolution • Charles Dickens
... and, of course, in such a position had incurred much hatred and jealousy. He was a foreigner and a worshipper of another God, and therefore was all the more unpopular, as a Brahmin would be in England if he were a Cabinet Minister. He was capable and honest, and therefore all the incompetent and all the knavish officials would recognise in him their natural enemy. So, hostile intrigues, which grow quickly in courts, especially in Eastern courts, sprung up round him, and his subordinates laid their ...
— Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII • Alexander Maclaren
... to Melbourne, on my way to Sydney. Met a body of representative men to lunch, amongst them Sir James McBain, President of the Upper Chamber, Mr. Deakin, an ex-Cabinet Minister, a very nice fellow indeed, a man who appears to me to have more capacity than any one I have yet met in the Colonies. He made a speech, and at the close drew me on one side, and said he wanted to do something for us, and ...
— The Authoritative Life of General William Booth • George Scott Railton
... coast. After his release he became prominent in politics, and was forced to flee to France. In 1834 he was called into power by the queen regent, Maria Cristina. He represented his country at Paris, and later at Rome, and held several important posts as cabinet minister. ...
— Modern Spanish Lyrics • Various
... your President, because you're so sensitive on that subject. You allow yourselves to abuse him as the head of a political party, but if other nations so much as question his omniscience he suddenly becomes the Head of a Sovereign State. An English Cabinet Minister once told me how an American gave vent in conversation to the most violent language in regard to the policy of the President of the day, and when at the end the Englishman very quietly said, 'I am inclined to ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 29, 1920 • Various
... in a young man," she laughed. "All men who achieve success are early risers—so a Cabinet Minister said the other day. And ...
— Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo • William Le Queux
... illustrateds, and in innumerable shop windows. People talked of her as they do of all actresses. Some said her father was a broken-down peer; some, a needy parson, and some, a policeman! Some said the Duke of Warminster was madly in love with her; others that Seaton Smyth, the notorious Cabinet Minister, was pining for a divorce on her behalf, and others, that she was seldom seen off the stage—she was entertaining the King of ...
— The Sorcery Club • Elliott O'Donnell
... failing Royalty, his next best course would be to slay a Cabinet Minister. But neither the Premier nor any of the Secretaries of State happened to ...
— The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 - An Illustrated Monthly • Various
... perhaps I deserve, so I must say that this fear which has overcome me is all on account of my friend, and not on my own behalf at all. I am perfectly safe in Russia, being a British subject. My cold and formal Cousin Thaxted is a member of the British Embassy here, and my cold and formal uncle is a Cabinet Minister in England, facts which must be well known to these spy-informed people of St. Petersburg; so I am immune. The worst they could do would be to order me out of the country, but even that is unthinkable. If any one attempted to interfere with me, I have only to act the ...
— A Rock in the Baltic • Robert Barr
... Balzac had for twenty years had an ambition to hold political office, to be a cabinet minister and have a share in the government, he witnessed the Revolution of 1848 with no other feeling than sorrow, for he felt that it augured no good for France. Besides, at this time he had no other wish than to return to Russia, join Mme. Hanska, and close the great ...
— Honor de Balzac • Albert Keim and Louis Lumet
... in her arm-chair by the hearth, reading the Autobiography of a Cabinet Minister's Wife and listening to the fire, the sea and the rain, and sleeping ...
— Dangerous Ages • Rose Macaulay
... Bland-Potterton, then Sir Bartholomew, was made Head of the Ministry for Balkan Affairs. It was generally felt that the right man had been put into the right place. Sir Bartholomew looked like a Minister, talked like a Minister, and, what is more important, felt like a Minister. Indeed he felt like a Cabinet Minister, though he had not yet obtained that rank. Sir Bartholomew's return from Bournmania was duly advertised in the newspapers. Paragraphs appeared every day for a week hinting at a diplomatic coup which would affect the balance of power in the Balkans and materially shorten the ...
— Lady Bountiful - 1922 • George A. Birmingham
... at the way-side station prescribed to him, and looked round him for fellow-guests—much as the card-player examines his hand. Mary Lyster, a cabinet minister—filling an ornamental office and handed on from ministry to ministry as a kind of necessary appendage, the public never knew why—the minister's second wife, an attache from the Austrian embassy, two members of ...
— The Marriage of William Ashe • Mrs. Humphry Ward
... friends gathered round her. She was beautiful, she was intelligent, responsive, entertaining. In her salon, on a Friday evening, you would meet half the lions that were at large in the town—authors, painters, actors, actresses, deputies, even an occasional Cabinet minister. Red ribbons and red rosettes shone from every corner of the room. She had become one of the oligarchs of la haute Boheme, she had become one of the celebrities of Paris. It would be tiresome to count the novels, poems, ...
— Grey Roses • Henry Harland
... be, Minister for Education. He cannot be made responsible for faults and neglects. Now what we want in a Minister for Education is this—a centre where we can fix the responsibility." This great and responsible officer, who presumably was to be a Cabinet Minister and change with the changes of administration, was to preside over the whole education of the country. The Universities, the Public Schools, the Middle-Class Schools, and the Elementary Schools were all to be, in greater or less degree, subject to his ...
— Matthew Arnold • G. W. E. Russell
... its queer manifestations. As an example I may quote one of my own worst blunders—I can afford to talk of my blunders, for you know my work well enough to be aware of my successes. It was on my first arrival. I was invited to a week-end gathering at the country house of a cabinet minister. ...
— His Last Bow - An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes • Arthur Conan Doyle
... (and sometimes much further), he endeavours by his example or precept to influence the votes and ways of thought of those in his service. The chances of his being sent to Congress or to the Senate, of his becoming a cabinet minister, being appointed to a foreign mission, or accepting a position on some commission of a public character, are vastly greater than with the man of corresponding position in England. So far from not taking an interest in politics, as Englishmen understand the phrase, he is ...
— The Twentieth Century American - Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great - Anglo-Saxon Nations • H. Perry Robinson
... Servant of Society. Indeed, he only enlarges and glorifies the scope of his ministrations, without in any way ceasing to cultivate those smaller trifles which stood him in such good stead at the outset of his career. He now has the satisfaction of seeing many of those who desire anything that a Cabinet Minister can give, cringing to one whom they despise, and who rejoices in the knowledge that he can afford to patronise them, and perhaps crush them by obtaining for them that ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, Sept. 27, 1890 • Various
... thousand pounds to any professor of deportment or member of the Old Nobility in reduced circumstances who will impart to him suavity of manner, tact and diplomatic courtesy, the lack of which constitutes the sole obstacle to his achieving immortality. If the instructor can succeed in making him (the Cabinet Minister) really beloved the honorarium will ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 14th, 1920 • Various
... began, "I really cannot allow you to go before I introduce you to Mr. WILBRAHAM. I hear," she continued, "he has just lost his Private Secretary, and who knows but that—" Here she paused, and archly tapping her protege's cheek with her fan, she bore him off to introduce him to the Cabinet Minister. I watched the ceremony. Something whispered to me that BLENKINSOP was lost. Must I go through the whole painful story? He became Private Secretary to his new Right Honourable friend, and from that moment ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, July 18, 1891 • Various
... said Belturbet angrily; "it's getting wearisome. Here's Quinston coming," he added, as there approached along the almost deserted path the well-known figure of a young Cabinet Minister, whose personality evoked a curious mixture of ...
— The Chronicles of Clovis • Saki
... of a statue of the late Sterling Morton, former Secretary of Agriculture. The address was worthy of the occasion, and indeed a just and touching tribute to the memory of an excellent man, an able and efficient Cabinet Minister. In my last conversation with Mr. Cleveland upon the occasion mentioned, he spoke feelingly of our old associates, many of whom had passed away. I remember that the tears came to his eyes when the name of Colonel Lamont happened ...
— Something of Men I Have Known - With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective • Adlai E. Stevenson
... writes a Cabinet Minister to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, "is in a very strange and, I must acknowledge, in a precarious state."—Lord Sidmouth to Earl Talbot, Pellew's "Life of Lord Sidmouth," vol. iii. ...
— Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) - From the Original Family Documents • Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
... it was reported by some who had seen him that he was always in his place at the theatre. Pons had been very careful to avoid his old acquaintances whenever he met them in the streets; but one day it so fell out that he met Count Popinot, the ex-cabinet minister, face to face in the bric-a-brac dealer's shop in the new Boulevard Beaumarchais. The dealer was none other than that Monistrol of whom Pons had spoken to the Presidente, one of the famous and audacious vendors whose cunning ...
— Poor Relations • Honore de Balzac
... Death.—The Morning Herald of the 14th states—"We have it on the authority of one who heard the fact from a member of the Privy Council, (at present a Cabinet Minister,) that he frequently saw George the Fourth in a state of extraordinary agitation at the meeting of the Council, when the fate of a criminal was under consideration. He would contend the matter with the ministers and leave ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 19, - Issue 553, June 23, 1832 • Various
... receive. When I recommended you to comply with the Queen's behest I did so because I thought that you might inaugurate such a period more certainly than any other one man." This old Duke was quite content with a state of things such as he described. He had been a Cabinet Minister for more than half his life. He liked being a Cabinet Minister. He thought it well for the country generally that his party should be in power,—and if not his party in its entirety, then as much of his party ...
— The Prime Minister • Anthony Trollope
... conscious of a certain inferiority to Lady Glencora and to Mr Jeffrey Palliser, which almost made her unhappy. As regarded the Duke on the other side of her, she had no such feeling. He was old enough to be her father, and was a Cabinet Minister; therefore he was entitled to her reverence. But how was it that she could not help accepting the other people round her as being indeed superior to herself? Was she really learning to believe that she could grow upwards by ...
— Can You Forgive Her? • Anthony Trollope
... it was clear that he was the rising man in the Church of England. He had many powerful connections: he was the brother-in-law of Samuel Wilberforce, who had been lately made a bishop; he was a close friend of Mr. Gladstone, who was a Cabinet Minister; and he was becoming well known in the influential circles of society in London. His talent for affairs was recognised not only in the Church, but in the world at large, and he busied himself with ...
— Eminent Victorians • Lytton Strachey
... precisely from him that this would have been least expected. He had been the King's Chancellor, or if we may avail ourselves of a somewhat remote equivalent expression, his most trusted cabinet minister, and had as such, in both home and foreign affairs, rendered the most valuable services. The introduction of scutage is attributed to him, and he certainly had a large share in the acquisition of Brittany. It was through the direct influence of the King that he was elected archbishop.[22] But ...
— A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) • Leopold von Ranke
... the glib politician crying his legislative panaceas, and here the peripatetic Cheap-Jack holding aloft his quack cures for human ills. Here the sleek capitalist and there the sinewy laborer; here the man of science and here the shoe-back; here the poet and here the water-rate collector; here the cabinet minister and there the ballet-dancer. Here a red-nosed publican shouting the praises of his vats and there a temperance lecturer at 50 pounds a night; here a judge and there a swindler; here a priest and there a gambler. Here a jeweled duchess, smiling and gracious; here a thin lodging-house ...
— Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow • Jerome K. Jerome
... story of a modern demagogue, a young apostle of political nonconformity, part charlatan, part zealot, who comes to town from a provincial chapel, and ends up a glorious failure as a soured and unpopular Cabinet Minister. There is an unusual quality in the characterisation and humour of this story of Maurice Sangster. Page after page abounds with touches of observation which betray the practised hand. The end, in its dry, unemotional justice, approaches real tragedy. One small point. Maurice's ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 • Various
... departure from Eton to Christchurch. Over his sensations on leaving Oxford we prefer to draw a veil, only saying that his last outlook—as an undergraduate—over her immemorial towers was as hazy as the average Cabinet Minister's outlook over the events of the day and the ...
— The Prophet of Berkeley Square • Robert Hichens
... present constitution and relation to the Board. The salient characteristic of the admiralty is a certain flexibility and elasticity with which it works. Its members are not, in a rigid sense, heads of departments. Subject to the necessary and constitutional supremacy of tho cabinet minister at their head, they are jointly and co-equally "commissioners for executing the office of high admiral of the United Kingdom, and of the territories thereunto belonging, and of high admiral of the colonies and other dominions.'' The members of the Board are ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia
... thrust himself, it is true, so inexcusably into the domestic affairs of Great Britain and Ireland as did Mr. Gladstone into the domestic affairs of the United States when, speaking at Newcastle in the very crisis of our great civil war, he gave all the weight of his position as a Cabinet Minister to the assertion that Mr. Jefferson Davis had created not only an army and a navy, but a nation, and thereby compelled the Prime Minister of Great Britain to break the effect of this declaration by insisting that another Cabinet Minister, Sir George Cornewall Lewis, should ...
— Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) • William Henry Hurlbert
... names, and the different gentlemen half rose and bowed. It was all so quiet, so calm, so free from telephones and typewriters, that you felt that, by mistake, you had been ushered into the library of a student or a Cabinet minister. ...
— With the French in France and Salonika • Richard Harding Davis
... me of an anecdote which is related by Addison. He says that in his time there was a man who made a living by cheating the country people. He was not a Cabinet Minister,—he was only a mountebank,—and he set up a stall, and sold pills that were very good against the earthquake. Well, that is about the state of things that we are in now. There is an earthquake in Ireland. Does anybody doubt it? I will not go into the evidence of it, but I will say ...
— Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 • John Bright
... indifference, to give me some of that. The young man, who is as handsome a young man as ever I looked at, and who appears to own the shop, and whose suave superciliousness would be worth everything to a cabinet minister who wanted to repel applicants for place, says, "I have n't an ounce: I have sent to Paris, and I expect it every day. I have a good deal of difficulty in getting that shade in my assortment." To think that he is in communication ...
— Baddeck and That Sort of Thing • Charles Dudley Warner
... had an immense meeting here last night, just to keep the enthusiasm going. We had done our best to got a Cabinet Minister to come down, but they all had some excuse or other, and we had to content ourselves with CARDEW, who, being an Undersecretary, is the next best thing to the genuine Cabinet rose. VULLIAMY came too. A most extraordinary chap that. Instead of being offended at what I did with ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101. July 4, 1891 • Various
... as himself with the Gold Coast of Africa and with the trade of the West Indies must always be of value in the Lower House. This value would be recognized, no doubt, and he would become at first an Under-Secretary for the Colonies, and then, in time, Colonial Secretary and a cabinet minister. She would like that, he thought. And after that place had been reached, all things were possible. For years he had not dreamed such dreams—not since he had been a clerk in the Foreign Office. They seemed just as possible ...
— The Lion and the Unicorn and Other Stories • Richard Harding Davis
... she even condescended (not being what Ernest himself would have described as an ethical unit) to practise a little gentle hypocrisy in suiting her recommendations of 'London's Shame' to the tastes and feelings of her various acquaintances. To her Radical Cabinet minister friend, she openly praised its outspoken zeal for the cause of the people, and its value as a wonderful storehouse of useful facts at first hand for political purposes in the increasingly important outlying Metropolitan boroughs. 'Just think, Sir Edmund,' ...
— Philistia • Grant Allen
... his cigar right through without removing it from his mouth is a deep thinker. Lord NORTHCLIFFE always smokes one cigar right through before deciding what England really wants, and two when he has to decide which Cabinet Minister must go. ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Aug. 22, 1917 • Various
... object of a free constitution to keep separate and distinct." In the House of Commons, Mr. Canning took a similar objection; and, though he admitted that a precedent for the act might be found in the case of Lord Mansfield who, while Chief-justice, had also been a cabinet minister in the administration of 1757, he argued forcibly that that precedent turned against the ministry and the present appointment, because Lord Mansfield himself had subsequently admitted that "he had infringed the principles of the ...
— The Constitutional History of England From 1760 to 1860 • Charles Duke Yonge
... who had shed the "tradesman" and blossomed into "gentleman," jostled one another in the rooms and on the stairs. It is surprising how people will rush to the house of a wealthy man. At least one Duke was present, a Cabinet Minister too, also a distinguished Judge and two Archbishops, for I noticed them as I fought my way up into the room where music was being performed, music the quality of which the majority of the listeners gauged by the fees known to be paid to the artists engaged, ...
— The Four Faces - A Mystery • William le Queux
... over the counter of a country store, and discussing Doty's corn crop and Hayworth's pigs hasn't done anything particular towards fitting me to shine in society," he said. "It suits me well enough, but it's not what's wanted at a ball or a cabinet minister's reception." And he shook his head. "I'd rather stay where ...
— In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim • Frances Hodgson Burnett
... used with reference to the other gentlemen named. Mr. Welles is still a cabinet minister and Secretary of the Navy. It has been found impossible to keep Mr. Cameron in the cabinet, but he was named as the minister of the States government to Russia, after the publication of the Van Wyck ...
— Volume 2 • Anthony Trollope
... momentarily and partially open. We may, by good fortune, obtain a glimpse of a great poet, and hear the sound of his voice; or put a question to a man of science, and be answered good- humouredly. We may intrude ten minutes' talk on a cabinet minister, answered probably with words worse than silence, being deceptive; or snatch, once or twice in our lives, the privilege of throwing a bouquet in the path of a princess, or arresting the kind glance of a queen. And yet ...
— Sesame and Lilies • John Ruskin
... learn that its action is a more or less exact reproduction of the situation which was precipitated in England during the Boer War by Lloyd-George and his famous "Stop-the-War party." The story of the play, and to a large extent of English history in 1899, is that of a Cabinet Minister, Stephen More by name, who opposes from his seat in the House of Commons a war threatened by England against a weaker nation, and continues his opposition after the war has been declared and an English army has been slaughtered. Resigning his ...
— Heroes in Peace - The 6th William Penn Lecture, May 9, 1920 • John Haynes Holmes
... Arbitration. Yet another personage of intellectual fame who was to be met in Society was Robert Browning, the least poetical-looking of poets. Trim, spruce, alert, with a cheerful manner and a flow of conversation, he might have been a Cabinet Minister, a diplomatist, or a successful financier, almost anything except what he was. "Browning," growled Tennyson, "I'll predict your end. You'll die of apoplexy, in a stiff choker, ...
— Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography • George William Erskine Russell
... said I. "Nothing about you will ever surprise me again. Not even if you claim to have been a Cabinet Minister." ...
— The Lost Naval Papers • Bennet Copplestone
... be always the lucky possessor of a Dandy Dick, nor can Mr. PINERO hope always to be up to that really good farcical standard. The good PINERO has nodded over this. The Cabinet Minister is an excellent title thrown away. The Cabinet Minister himself, Mr. ARTHUR CECIL, in his official costume, playing the flute, is as burlesque as the General in full uniform, in Mr. GILBERT'S "Wedding March," sitting with his feet in hot-water. The married boy and girl, with their doll baby and irritatingly unreal quarrels, reminded ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 3, 1890. • Various
... bloodshed, is his favourite amusement. Military parades and political functions enter largely into the distractions of polite life, as indeed is the case throughout Spanish-America generally. Military titles are exceedingly numerous. Formerly it was rare that a President, a Cabinet Minister, the Governor of a State, or the official head of a department did not carry the distinction of general or colonel. The dormant military spirit, indeed—and in view of Mexico's history it could hardly be otherwise—permeates the whole body politic, ...
— Mexico • Charles Reginald Enock
... recess our Northchester member had his house full, and among his guests was one of the most influential men of the day, who, though not a cabinet minister himself, was known to have immense influence with Government and in Parliament, from his great weight ...
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— Chapters from My Autobiography • Mark Twain
... her hearers, in one of whom, as I glanced over my shoulder, I recognized an ex-Cabinet Minister, seemed to be greatly entertained. As her back was toward me, all I could see of the lady herself was her short black hair falling over the handsome fur collar of ...
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... fact, his own inherited tastes and instincts were all chafed by her story. His wife—the wife of a Cabinet Minister—pleading for her husband's Bill, or, as the enemy might say, for his political existence, with an East End meeting, and incidentally with the whole public—exposing herself, in a time of agitation, to the rowdyism and the stone-throwing that wait on such ...
— Sir George Tressady, Vol. II • Mrs. Humphry Ward
... of the Lusitania. I was busy with preparations, too anxious about the future to devote much time to the study of the psychology of the Germans in other parts of Germany at this moment, but with the exception of the one Cabinet Minister aforementioned, and expressions of regret from certain merchants and intellectuals, it cannot be denied that a great wave of exultation swept over Germany. It was felt that this was a master stroke, that victory was appreciably nearer and that no power on earth could withstand ...
— Face to Face with Kaiserism • James W. Gerard
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By Train, By Truck, or By Boat
How ethanol moves and where it’s going
By Kris Bevill | November 15, 2011
2011 will go down in history as being one of the best years for U.S. ethanol exports in the industry to date. In July alone, U.S. producers sent 127.4 million gallons of ethanol out of the country, setting a new monthly record for exports. Much of it was delivered to Canada, which has been the No. 1 outside market for U.S. ethanol. However, a series of poor sugarcane harvests combined with high sugar prices led to a shortage of fuel in ethanol-thirsty Brazil, which emerged as a major new market for U.S. ethanol this year. European Union countries that would have otherwise received Brazilian ethanol also became large consumers of U.S. ethanol as a result of Brazil’s shortages.
The export boom came just in time. Many believe the U.S. is at or very near its ethanol blend wall and without the implementation of E15 into the market yet, producers need to find other ways to expand their market.
In September, Ed Hubbard, legislative counsel for the Renewable Fuels Association, addressed the topic of ethanol exports during a presentation at an ethanol logistics conference held in New Orleans. He noted that the amount of ethanol exported from the U.S. this year exceeded everyone’s expectations and served as a stabilizer for the industry. “We think it’s going to continue, and continue aggressively,” he said.
Others have a more cautiously optimistic view toward ethanol exports in the coming year, based on some known and several unknown factors, which will play out over the next several months. In October, the European Union took action to reclassify E90 as a fuel rather than a chemical, a move that resulted in increased import duties. Maelle Soares Pinto, director, Europe and Africa, at Hart Energy’s Global Biofuels Center, says the higher tax could have a negative impact on U.S. exports to EU member states. Part of the reason the U.S. enjoyed demand for its product in the EU this year was because Europe’s high grain prices resulted in more expensive domestically produced ethanol. “Wheat in particular was quite high last year and that’s why U.S. corn ethanol had a much higher advantage on the market,” Soares Pinto says. “Whether it’s going to continue, I’m not sure. Taxes will increase, yes, but if European grain prices stay high, I think U.S. ethanol could still find a market in Europe.”
Pinto believes that the EU’s newly enforced sustainability requirements could be of great consequence to U.S. ethanol producers next year. “If producers were not in production by 2008, they will have to meet a 35 percent greenhouse gas saving threshold,” she says. “For those who were operating before 2008, they don’t have to bother with the greenhouse gas-saving threshold until 2013, so it won’t affect them next year. But they still have to be certified.”
In July, the EU belatedly approved seven global certification schemes meant to assure a fuel’s sustainability as required by the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive. After announcing the approval of the seven schemes, EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger noted that the 27 EU member states have the highest sustainability standards in the world and said the schemes are necessary to guarantee the sustainability of the entire biofuels production and supply chain. While some of the member states have upheld sustainability requirements previously, the commission’s approval of sustainability schemes means that U.S. producers looking to the EU for market opportunities need to make certification a priority. “Producers should really be concerned with trying to certify their production because so far it has not really been enforced in member states, but now we have seven schemes that have been recognized at the EU level,” Soares Pinto says. “I think many producers are forgetting this aspect of the mandate in Europe and [certification] would help them increase the value of their product on the European market.”
Brazil’s ethanol demand is somewhat of a wildcard for the coming year. The government there took action this fall to address the country’s ethanol supply shortage and temporarily reduced the nationwide blending mandate from 25 percent to 20 percent. It appeared to have an immediate downward impact on demand for U.S. ethanol, but Adhemar Altieri, communications director for UNICA, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, says demand for fuel in Brazil continues to increase due to sustained economic growth, so it is unclear how deep the blow will be to U.S. producers as a result of the reduced mandate. It is anticipated that Brazil will reinstate the 25 percent blending mandate after the next sugarcane harvest in the spring, provided that the harvest is a good one and depending on the relative price between sugar and ethanol. What happens in Brazil will have a direct impact on how well U.S. producers do in markets worldwide. Markets in Japan and elsewhere in Asia have traditionally been served by Brazil but have been open to receiving imports from the U.S. in light of nonexistent Brazilian supplies. Brazil has historically been the preferred supplier for EU states as well, but as long as U.S. producers follow through with certification requirements, low-cost corn ethanol could continue to fill their need.
Blame It on the Bakken
But no matter the ultimate destination, the location of the vast majority of U.S. ethanol production, in rural areas in the center of the country, means that the fuel is traveling long distances to get to the market. The rule of thumb is that 70 percent of all U.S. ethanol is hauled by rail, 20 percent by truck and 10 percent by barge. But, while rail is the undisputed ruler of U.S. ethanol transport, bottlenecks and tank car shortages have led to many headaches over the past year that will likely continue for some time.
Just a couple of years ago, tank cars could be leased for around $250. In recent months, that price has spiked to nearly $1,000. Why? An oil boom in the Bakken Formation in western North Dakota that has caused demand for railcars to skyrocket can be blamed in large part for the increase. Additionally, when the ethanol industry bust occurred in 2008, tank car manufacturers halted production. Since the industry has begun to recover, ethanol producers, too, have needed more cars to transport their product. Tank car manufacturers have responded by ramping up their production, but it’s likely to be some time before they can provide any relief to the situation, says Chad Conn, vice president of operations at ethanol marketing firm Eco-Energy Inc. “I don’t think this is something that is going to change any time soon,” he says. “I think it will affect how we go into the next year as well as the next few years.” The tank car shortage will likely result in producers having to increase their ethanol prices as they struggle to maintain profitable operations, he says, adding that he believes this scenario may already be occurring.
Unit trains, already a popular mode of rail transport for many producers, are expected to become increasingly important due to their efficiency and discounted rates. Conn estimates that about 70 percent of ethanol producers are able to ship ethanol via unit train. However, he says only about 35 percent of all terminals are capable of receiving them. Terminals are responding to this situation by building out capabilities to service that type of train, which could cause issues for the minority of ethanol producers who are unable to use unit trains. “As unit trains become more and more a part of the logistics chain, I would expect that to reduce where plants that are single manifest train capable are actually able to get into,” Conn says. For example, Dallas is a market that was once served primarily by single manifest trains, he says. Today, there are two unit train facilities serving the entire market. “If you were once a single manifest player serving the Dallas market, because of what’s happened over the past couple of years, this would be a market that you now just can’t economically serve,” he says.
Other terminal operators, particularly in the South, are in the midst of expansion projects to enable them to service unit trains. Eco-Energy has branched out to become involved in this area and, along with its partner J.T. Russell & Sons Inc., is developing an ethanol unit train and storage facility in Denton, N.C., that is expected to become operational in early 2012. The company is expected to embark on several similar projects in the Southeast in the coming year, although Conn declined to offer specific details. He says Eco-Energy believes unit train and rail access in general is a bottleneck in that area and, as an advocate of the ethanol industry, the company believes it is important to open up those markets. In areas such as Atlanta, rail tie-in projects have increased in necessity as terminal operators seek to find a way to get rail back to their facilities. “Here you have an area of the country that were very small markets 75 years ago when the gasoline terminals were being built,” he says. “If you go to these cities today, you’ll see that rail exists into these terminals. The problem is that if you were to walk about three miles up that track you’ll find that there’s now a shopping mall.”
For ethanol producers currently using single manifest modes of transport, Conn suggests that they could try to collaborate with a neighboring producer to form a unit train. But he cautions that railroad companies aren’t particularly receptive to this type of creative solution. In the face of sustained high rail car prices, more producers may forget about rail transport entirely and seek out trucking alternatives, but the downfall of truck transport is that trucks just can’t cover the long distances as efficiently as trains can. Conn says there are also limitations as to which cities can handle truck deliveries and which can use rail. Barge transport has obvious limitations and isn’t likely to experience a major increase in popularity.
As producers plan their operations and weigh their logistical options in the coming year, Conn says he’s reminding his customers to keep an eye on the economy. “Over the last few years, the ramp up in ethanol has occurred as the economy has been plummeting,” he says. “As the economy improves, more goods will be shipped via rail and truck, so you could see turn-times increasing, more congestion on the rail and more fuel to haul by truck.”
Author: Kris Bevill
Associate Editor, Ethanol Producer Magazine
kbevill@bbiinternational.com
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Rules of Civility
Posted On : Jul 18, 2019 Published By : Amor Towles
Rules of Civility On the last night of twenty five year old Katey Kontent is in a second rate Greenwich Village jazz bar with her boardinghouse roommate stretching three dollars as far as it will go when Tinker G
Title: Rules of Civility
Author: Amor Towles
On the last night of 1937, twenty five year old Katey Kontent is in a second rate Greenwich Village jazz bar with her boardinghouse roommate stretching three dollars as far as it will go when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker with royal blue eyes and a tempered smile, happens to sit at the neighboring table This chance encounter and its startling consequences propel Katey onOn the last night of 1937, twenty five year old Katey Kontent is in a second rate Greenwich Village jazz bar with her boardinghouse roommate stretching three dollars as far as it will go when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker with royal blue eyes and a tempered smile, happens to sit at the neighboring table This chance encounter and its startling consequences propel Katey on a yearlong journey from a Wall Street secretarial pool toward the upper echelons of New York society and the executive suites of Cond Nast rarefied environs where she will have little to rely upon other than a bracing wit and her own brand of cool nerve Wooed in turn by a shy, principled multi millionaire and an irrepressible Upper East Side ne er do well, befriended by a single minded widow who is a ahead of her time,and challenged by an imperious mentor, Katey experiences firsthand the poise secured by wealth and station and the failed aspirations that reside just below the surface Even as she waits for circumstances to bring Tinker back into her life, she begins to realize how our most promising choices inevitably lay the groundwork for our regrets.
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
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Title: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
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About "Amor Towles"
Born and raised in the Boston area, Amor Towles graduated from Yale College and received an MA in English from Stanford University Having worked as an investment professional in Manhattan for over twenty years, he now devotes himself fulltime to writing His first novel, Rules of Civility, published in 2011, was a New York Times bestseller in both hardcover and paperback and was ranked by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best books of 2011 The book was optioned by Lionsgate to be made into a feature film and its French translation received the 2012 Prix Fitzgerald His second novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, published in 2016, was also a New York Times bestseller and was ranked as one of the best books of 2016 by the Chicago Tribune, the Miami Herald, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the St Louis Dispatch, and NPR Both novels have been translated into over fifteen languages Mr Towles, who lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children, is an ardent fan of early 20th century painting, 1950 s jazz, 1970 s cop shows, rock roll on vinyl, obsolete accessories, manifestoes, breakfast pastries, pasta, liquor, snow days, Tuscany, Provence, Disneyland, Hollywood, the cast of Casablanca, 007, Captain Kirk, Bob Dylan early, mid, and late phases , the wee hours, card games, caf s, and the cookies made by both of his grandmothers.
529 thoughts on “Rules of Civility”
Jeffrey Keeten
”She was indisputably a natural blonde. Her shoulder-length hair, which was sandy in summer, turned golden in the fall as if in sympathy with the wheat fields back home. She had fine features and blue eyes and pinpoint dimples so perfectly defined that it seemed like there must be a small steel cable fastened to the center of each inner cheek which grew taut when she smiled. True, she was only five foot five, but she knew how to dance in two-inch heels--and she knew how to kick them off as soo [...]
The prologue to this novel takes place at an exhibition of photographs by Walker Evans in 1966. The author tells us that Evans had waited 25 years to show these photos to the public due to a concern for the subjects' privacy. The photos are taken with a hidden camera in the NYC subway car and "captured a certain naked humanity." Kate sees an old friend, Tinker Grey in two of these pictures. In one he's clean shaven, wearing a custom shirt and a cashmere coat. In a photo dated one year later he l [...]
$1.99 Kindle Download special today! -- GREAT DEAL!!! (I spent more!) FANTASTIC.FABULOUS!!!!!! I LOVED THIS NOVEL TREMENDOUSLY!!!!This review is filled 'mostly' with quotes --as these are quotes I want to remembert without the context of the story itself there are NO SPOILERS. Special thanks Sara. We are buddy-reading this together having our own private book club discussionds much richness to a novel like this one. Whatever setbacks Katey's father faced in life, he said, "however daunting or d [...]
Jeanette"Astute Crabbist"
This is just delightful fun. It's a love letter, a limerick, a lollipop, a literary longing. Grab your shaker of martinis and your cocktail onions and take a ride with Katey Kontent through the streets of 1938 Manhattan. She's just a working girl trying to make it on her own, but with the right (or wrong?) friends, she manages to borrow a little glamourd a helping or two of trouble besides. The book is not without its flaws. I was only going to rate it four stars. After I read the epilogue and t [...]
switterbug (Betsey)
If a novel could win an award for best cinematography, this would take home the gold. Amor Towles's sophisticated retro-era novel of manners captures Manhattan 1938 with immaculate lucidity and a silvery focus on the gin and the jazz, the nightclubs and the streets, the pursuit of sensuality, and the arc of the self-made woman.The novel's preface opens in 1966, with a happily married couple attending a Walker Evans photography exhibition. An unlikely chance encounter stuns the woman, Katey--a pi [...]
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Blargh, I'd been having such good luck with Choice finalists.I really should have put it down after page two, when the female, working-class narrator describes her roommate as follows:"Eve was one of those surprising beauties from the American Midwest.In New York it becomes so easy to assume that the city's most alluring women have flown in from Paris or Milan. But they're just a minority. A much larger covey hails from the stalwart states that begin with the letter I--like Iowa or Indiana or I [...]
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”The road not taken by Robert Frost.Katey Kontent stands on her balcony overlooking Central Park in 1966 and reflects on the journey of her life and the road she chose to walk more than twenty years ago. Vulnerable and voluptuous like Billie Holiday’s voice in “Autumn in New York”, Katey remembers the one and only genuine love of her life, the irresistible banker Tinker Grey. [...]
This book was strange for me, at points, it was a 5, at other points a 1. There were passages (usually not parts of the narrative, but Katy's aphorisms - presumably the product of her middle-aged mind looking back) that moved me nearly to tears. These little nuggets are Katy's own "Rules of Civility" and they made the book worth reading. (E.g "Right choices are the means by which life crystallizes loss.").But those little tidbits are not the bulk of this quite plotty pacey novel, which is a fair [...]
This is the rare example of a book that makes you appreciate the art of writing. It is indeed remarkable that this first time author has created a debut novel that succeeds in every way. Mr. Towles has crafted a true masterpiece. This stylish, elegant and deliberately anachronistic debut novel transports readers back to Manhattan in 1938, where authentic, human characters inhabit a playground that comes alive with the manners of a society on the verge of radical upheaval.This book is art deco, j [...]
Thank you, Amor Towles, for writing such a lovely and sophisticated novel. Your book was a soothing tonic for this bruised and battered reader.Rules of Civility is the story of Katey Kontent in New York City. The novel opens at an art gallery in 1966, and then flashes back to 1937 after Katey sees a photo of her former lover, Tinker Grey. She thinks back to her single days and to the night she first met Tinker in '37. She remembers how getting to know him inadvertently set her on a path that cha [...]
Immigrants or Trust Funds?“Rules of Civility” is a love story for a city. Specifically New York City during the last few years of the 1930’s. That’s not to say that Towles's characters aren’t fully realized. They are. In fact the dialog is outstanding. When a character opens their mouth you know immediately if they haunt the docks or Park Avenue. At one point the three principle protagonists are out larking and sneak into a Marx Brothers movie. Think of how exaggerated the accents and [...]
I waffled between a one or two star rating, but I'm not feeling particularly generous today, so one star it is.Basically: upper-class middle-aged man tries to write as/about working-class young woman. And fails. I think I enjoyed about the first twenty pages of this one, and the rest just fell utterly flat. First of all, the main character (with the terrible name of Katey Kontent) was completely unconvincing and not at all compelling. It's rare that men can write convincingly in a female voice, [...]
Margitte
I don't want to say a lot about this book. I'm a bit tired this morning. Wanted to finish this book and denied myself a few hours of sleep.This is the story of Kate, Eve and Tinker in the New York of 1938, where it was possible to climb the social ladder with a few rules from the father of the American republic's, George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior; a few well-positioned social connections; and and a whiff of intelligence. Everybody had a chance if you knew the rules. In 1 [...]
New Year’s Eve 1937, Katey Kontent and Evelyn Ross meet handsome, well-heeled Tinker Grey at a bar and they see in 1938 together. They make resolutions for one anotherd one of those resolutions is to get “out of your ruts.” Well, this chance meeting shakes up all their lives and not a rut is left when 1938 whistles itself into history. With New York City as a delicious backdrop, Katey navigates both the heights of society and the working class world, and along the way she learns a lot abou [...]
PorshaJo
Rating 3.5There is a movie by Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris (awesome movie), that many say 'its a love letter to Paris'. A love letter to a particular time in history, the roaring 20s, where many literary and artistic people socialized. The Rules of Civility, I felt, was Towles love affair. His love affair with New York city, his love affair with the late 30s, and his love of literature.The story follows Katey Kontent (really?) who is twenty five, living in New York's Greenwich Village, moving [...]
I enjoy character-driven novels. This one is made perfect by focusing on a specific time and place: 1938 in NYC. It's a year between the Great Depression and the beginning of WWII. Even the poised, reflective characters are carefree enough to hang out and drink, listen to jazz and have madcap adventures. Fun to eavesdrop on all that. There's a wonderful device used to demonstrate one person's character. At the beginning of the book, our narrator finds Tinker Grey's picture twice in a photographe [...]
"If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us, then there wouldn’t be so much fuss about love in the first place."I first came across this author when I read A Gentleman in Moscow, which I absolutely adored. Reading this was my chance to see if he was a one trick pony. Let me tell you- he is not!Amor Towles writes beautifully and evocatively of the late 1930s in New York. The book is an exploration of love, of choices made, of life fulfilled, of connections made and disguarded a [...]
In summary, I loved listening to this audiobook. Why? First of all, this book is a must for anyone who loves NYC. Secondly, almost every line refers to places and books and artists. There is a wonderful message. The author is a master of metaphor. Most every sentence implies more than the bare words. One example: Katey pronounces her surname Kon-TENT. Don't you see the difference between that and KON-tent? Think about it. The plot throws you a looper. The characters become real people .In the be [...]
Sometimes you’re fortunate enough to read a book that can make you gasp, make you laugh, and bring a poignant tear to your eye, all at the same time… your throat literally swells with it. If you have read such a book then I’m sure you know what I mean. Rules of Civility was not just a book to me, but an experience which embodied all those feelings. If you’re wondering, Rules is written with the charm and imagination equal to that of A Gentleman in Moscow, but they are very different stor [...]
Florence (Lefty) MacIntosh
Entertaining - light but not fluffy - what it does best is capture the high drama of being a New Yorker during the late 30’s. A city where the upper class live large and lavish, hang out in jazz bars, frequent hotels like The Plaza & Essex House and generally fritter their lives away drinking & smoking up a storm. Katey Kontent, a social climber extraordinaire and her flaky friend Eve hobnob with rich elitists with names like (seriously) Tinker, Dicky & Bitsy… Throw in a bitter s [...]
So much has been said about this book here and elsewhere that I'm not sure what else to add. I did love this book for many reasons: The sense of time and place, the wonderful use of language (love the use of metaphor), sparkling dialog and internal narration, and wonderful descriptions of New York City itself that raise its presence to another character.We have all lived through our twenties (or most of us through most of that decade). So much happens, so many decisions are made that impact our [...]
It's really hard to put my finger on what made me like Rules of Civility so much. I'm partial to debut novels and their authors so when 4 to 5 star reviews started pouring in on GoodReads for this book, I quickly added it to my list. The setting of New York, the city would not normally make me clamor to read this book, but the 1938 New York that Rules of Civility depicts captured me right away. I can only believe this is due to Amor Towles ability as a writer. The story seems fairly simple. Two [...]
—Oh stop, Eve said. It’s dreadful. What is it?—Virginia Woolf.—Ugh. Tinker brought home all these novels by women as if that’s what I needed to get me back on my feet. He’s surrounded my bed with them. It’s as if he’s planning to brick me in. Isn’t there anything else? Rules of Civility left me cold. I did not hate it, I did not like, I certainly did not love it as much as other people, including a lot of readers whose reviews I value, loved this book.I don't even know whether [...]
Amor Towles has his own style of writing. He is like yoga for the brain. I will first say, it's amazing to me how Amor Towles can write from a women's perspective. I would think most men would find that painful. I'm just kidding. Rules of Civility is about two roommate's that meet a wealthy man on New Years night and how it changes the course of their lives. For a period of time.It was told from Katey's point of view and all of the characters were ones that grew, and you were able to connect wit [...]
Rereading this wonderful book, just for fun and joy! Better the second time around. Just like watching a movie the second time, you get to see all those little details you missed the first time, and just wonder, how you didn't catch that! Read it again!
What were you afraid of as a kid? What did you always want that your parents never gave you? If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? If you could relive one year in your life, which one would you be? Strangers in the night, two girls and a young man, meet and try to discover each other through a little game of 'what if ' Sounds like my GR friend Dan and his Ongoing Security Question Quiz, or like that running gag inThe Way We Werewhen Robert Redford picks up the best of everything he [...]
Update 4/23/2017I need to clarify a comment I made regarding the prison population in my community. Since they are people and they are part of the population and the facility is within our city limits, for census purposes they are counted as part of our population. After all, they do reside within our city limits. However, very few, if any, lived in the community or the surrounding area prior to their arrest and conviction. I assume that the prison population wherever it might be located is incl [...]
Diane S ☔
4 1/2 if I could. What a wonderful book, tones of Fitzgerald but so much better. The words are beautiful, the writing fantastic. Three people, Evie, Katy and Tinker have an profound influence on each other, their relationships and many many secrets. First book so I just have to wait patiently for his next. Such a great feel for the Jazz Age.
I cannot possibly write a review that reflects the intelligence and sophistication of this book. Integrating art, photography and literature into his portrait of 1938 New York, Amor Towles also tells a great story about the choices made by one young woman -- Kate/Katey/Katherine Kontent, and her friends.Kate is smart, funny, unpredictable and determined, all qualities that make a fine heroine. But she's also imperfect, which makes her infinitely more interesting. Likewise the characters that int [...]
Hard for me to get too excited about this nostalgic tale. It is great on tone and atmosphere in the life it portrays for Manhattan social climbers in 1938. The story told by Katie in retrospect from middle-age strives strives to be wise about life’s choices and the power of friendship to guide such choices with true integrity. But the paradoxes of Katie’s character makes it hard for me to buy-in well on her plausibility.In her early 20’s, Katie moves from Brighton Beach to Manhattan, takes [...]
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Clarifying Your Financial Goals
All the big rocks in the path are on this side.
Pay off debts - and then what? What comes next? What number comes after zero? (Answer: infinite rational numbers). Paying off debt is exactly like clearing clutter or losing weight. We tend to make much faster progress when we realize that these goals are not ends in themselves. They are states of being. They are introductory goals. Paying off debt, like these other minor goals, is a new baseline. It becomes the new normal. What we do when we're planning for Future Self is to imagine that we've already reached the new baseline, and then to choose what our goals will be from that starting point. When we're climbing the stairs, we know what floor we're trying to reach; when we drive, we look up the road more than a few yards. We need to know where we're trying to go if we ever want to get there.
Financial education has three problems. First, what we learn from our parents, relatives, neighbors, and friends may be the opposite of helpful. Second, even if we're taught personal finance in school, we learn it at an age when it doesn't feel relevant. Third, almost all of the financial advice we receive as adults comes from marketing for products that benefit the seller, not necessarily the buyer. Whose advice are we supposed to take? We can choose from a bunch of people who don't know what they're doing, earnest educators who earn a teacher's salary, or predatory professionals who want a piece of our assets. This is why finance is exactly like fitness. It's like trying to sort advice from our fellow fat people, the gym teacher, or manufacturers of snake-oil weight loss pills.
Start with what you want. Not what someone else wants. Not everyone wants or needs to plan to buy a house or start a family. People who live alone with no dependents don't need life insurance. Some people would rather have job security, while others would rather live on the edge and be their own bosses. Some people love school and want advanced education, while others find it irrelevant. Some of us are ambitious and know we'll never be satisfied, because there's always more to learn and more to do, so how can there ever be an end goal?
What if your first problem is just knowing where your grocery money is coming from by the end of the week? Been there, done that, tried to sell the shirt at the consignment shop. Being hungry makes it really hard to concentrate on stuff like retirement planning. It also makes it hard to get through a job interview without your hands shaking. Getting a good job takes confidence that it's really hard to summon up when you're in dire straits. It takes faith that you have the power to work hard, contribute at a higher level, earn more, and get your feet back under you.
Since I've been there, let me share the rungs of the ladder, from flat broke to financially savvy.
1. Stockpiling a few days' worth of food. You have to learn to cook and how to bulk shop. For the cost of a Big Mac, I can make a pot of split pea soup and a loaf of homemade bread that will feed four people. Or I can buy five pounds of potatoes.
2. Building your reputation as a reliable worker. If you show up on time and work hard, people will set you up with opportunities to earn extra money. I was always able to find someone who would pay me ten bucks to clean their bathroom. I babysat, house sat, sewed buttons and did mending, hemmed pants, painted, and at least half a dozen other odd jobs and side hustles throughout my twenties.
3. Educating yourself. Everything I ever learned about finance, I learned from reading library books and personal finance websites. If you want better results than other people have, you have to know more than they do.
4. Getting ahead. First a week ahead, then a paycheck ahead, then a month ahead. This means you put money aside before your bills are due, instead of trying to pay after the statement comes. When I got my first job after I graduated from college, I slept on an air mattress for two months. When I got my first apartment, my living room was empty for two months while I saved for a couch. This is because I put my financial goals before physical comfort, much less entertainment or leisure. I wouldn't call this savings. It's just operational expenses. This money sits in your checking account, where the goal is never to go below the minimum balance.
5. Sock money. Cash that you hide in your house. Never tell anyone where it is, or look at it or touch it while someone can see you. Pretend you don't have it and that it doesn't exist. This is the money you rely on when you're really, really in trouble, for groceries or a cab to get the heck out of there. I have a jar of pennies I found on the street that now has over fifty bucks in it. That's separate from what I keep in my go bag for evacuating from natural disasters.
6. Emergency savings. An emergency savings account will most likely be depleted over and over again. That's why it's there. It's a buffer that keeps you from needing to put surprise expenses on a credit card. (Automotive repair, plane tickets for a funeral, co-pay on a root canal, etc). The only reason to use a credit card is to get reward points, but it's cheaper to buy the "rewards" directly than to carry a balance on a credit card. Emergency savings is not the same thing as retirement savings. Keep it in a regular savings account where you can withdraw it quickly if you need to.
7.Discretionary savings. This is not the same thing as emergency savings, and it's also not counted toward retirement. This is where you save for something like a new vehicle, furniture, orthodontia, or the deposit on a new apartment. Discretionary savings can go in a CD or "holiday and taxes" account that earns a little interest, but makes you wait before you can make withdrawals.
8. Investing. When I started investing for retirement, I had a quarter-time job and I was living in a dorm. It just happened. My job classification was suddenly eligible for retirement contributions. The money came out of my checks before taxes. It was a hard emotional choice, but whenever I would get a new job, I would immediately fill out the HR paperwork and make the maximum contribution eligible for the company match. I would put aside the maximum even if there wasn't a match. Future Self always got her chunk. I was still quite broke for the first five years after I started investing.
9. F.U. Money. "Forget yoU." This is when you have enough financial security that you can exit a dissatisfying situation. Quit a bad job, move away from a cruddy neighborhood, break a lease, leave an unhealthy relationship. If I had had F.U. money in my early 20s, I wouldn't have married my first husband in the first place, much less stayed with him. It's sad to realize that.
10. Planning for financial independence, or FI. Eff Eye. Being financially independent means that you have enough money coming in to afford your lifestyle without a paycheck. It's roughly equivalent to retirement, except that not everyone who "retires" is financially independent, and not everyone who is FI quits working. This can be achieved in several different ways. Most people have a mix, because it's safer and easier to diversify. There might be rents from properties like a rental house or apartment building. There might be dividends or interest from a portfolio of stocks and bonds. There might be passive income from one or more businesses, website ads, etc. There might be royalties from books, music, or recorded performances like TV commercials. There might be income from a family trust. Note that none of these means of earning income are taught in high school personal finance classes. Also, there is no specific amount of money required for financial independence; it depends on where you live and what your expenses are. Some people would rather quit working as soon as possible and live marginally, while others would rather keep going and live abundantly.
Note that I did not include a category for paying off debt. That's because debt is unnecessary - and irrationally expensive. Yes, it's hard to get an advanced education without debt, but it can be done. Yes, it's hard to buy a house without debt, but it can be done, too. For instance, my husband got his BS, and then the company that hired him paid for his Master's. I worked full-time during my freshman year while taking a full course load of 14 credit-hours, and I paid cash for my tuition and books each term. I was on the Dean's List, too. As for housing, more and more people are building tiny houses without a home loan, and there are distressed areas of the US where it's currently still possible to buy a house for one dollar. The debt we're talking about generally means consumer debt, and we like to be defense lawyers for ourselves when it comes to how necessary our credit card expenses really were. Consumer debt means we didn't have enough in our emergency funds and we didn't put away enough in discretionary savings, either.
The fastest, easiest way to reach financial goals is to earn more money. This usually means paying out of pocket and spending nights and weekends to earn credentials for a new career. Sometimes it means working 80-hour weeks for several years to start your own business, which may or may not succeed. Most people either don't realize there's another way, don't have the desire or energy to try any other ways, or simply lack the imagination to see more intriguing possibilities. We do what everyone else does, which is to live out the status quo and then feel extremely surprised and disappointed when we reach our sixties and understand what "retirement" really looks like.
Setting financial goals past the point of "debt free" involves doing unfamiliar things that the majority are not doing. This makes it uncomfortable, confusing, and sometimes scary. It takes faith. It can be like hiking a mountain trail in the dark with just a flashlight, climbing and climbing, twisting and turning, only able to see a few feet ahead of you, but believing that this trail leads somewhere. Then, suddenly, you find yourself at a higher elevation, and the sun rises on a new day with a vantage point you can't believe you're really seeing. With planning and preparation and training and effort, you got there.
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Home > Latest Market News > An unrivalled lifestyle at Affinity at Serangoon
News: An unrivalled lifestyle at Affinity at Serangoon
Enjoy seamless connectivity, a plethora of food options, and modern conveniences at Affinity at Serangoon.
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Whether it’s accessibility, good location, dining options or modern conveniences, Affinity at Serangoon ticks all the boxes. The 1,052-unit residential development by Oxley Serangoon also offers excellent investment potential, as it is strategically located within proximity to the future Cross Island Line (CRL). Set to be completed by 2029, Phase 1 of the CRL will span 29km and comprise 12 MRT stations. According to Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, over 100,000 households are expected to benefit from the completion of the CRL, as it will reduce travel time by 50 to 70 minutes.
Commencing from Changi’s Aviation Park to Bright Hill in Bishan, the stations in between the CRL are located in Loyang, Pasir Ris East, Pasir Ris, Tampines North, Defu, Hougang, Serangoon North, Tavistock, Ang Mo Kio and Teck Ghee, hence residents of Affinity at Serangoon will find that getting to other parts of the island will be a breeze.
Based on the 2013 Transport Master Plan, the CRL will be built in three phases, and the entire project, spanning around 50km, will connect the east, west and north-eastern parts of Singapore when it is fully operational by 2030.
Easy accessibility
Residents of Affinity at Serangoon can also benefit from a slew of transportation networks including Serangoon MRT station and bus interchange, and Kovan MRT station, which conveniently links commuters to other parts off the island. For those who drive, major expressways such as the CTE, SLE, TPE and KPE are also conveniently connected to the development.
According to the URA Masterplan, enhancements to the roads and public transport services are in the works, which will make travelling within Serangoon and to the other parts of Singapore even faster and more seamless. Some of the planned works include widening of Upper Paya Lebar Road to ease the peak-hour traffic, and improvements to the road and junction at Serangoon Avenue 2.
Abundant food options and amenities
For daily necessities and shopping needs, residents can head to Greenwich V, myVillage and NEX Mall, which are just a short drive away. Foodies will be spoilt for choice as the development is within walking distance to the famed Serangoon Gardens, home to a wide array of food options, from hawker stalls to cafes, restaurants and bars. Start with Serangoon Garden Food Centre in the morning or afternoon, and Chomp Chomp in the night.
Some of the must-try stalls at Serangoon Gardens Market & Food Centre include Aliff Nasi Lemak, Ah Seng Braised Duck Rice, and Serangoon Garden Bakery and Confectionery.
Families with young children will have plenty of options to consider when deciding which school to enroll their young ones in, such as Rosyth School, Zhonghua Primary School, CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel, St Gabriel’s Secondary School, and more.
While Affinity at Serangoon is located in the heart of a bustling neighbourhood, residents will still be able to enjoy a dose of nature around the development – they can explore the diversity of flora at the forest boardwalk, or head out to one of the nearby parks including Kampong Park @ Serangoon, Serangoon Sunshine Park, Maplewood Park and Serangoon Community Park.
Stylish and functional interiors
Offering a good mix of one- to four-bedroom units to penthouses ranging from about 474 sq ft to 1,722 sq ft in floor area, each has been designed and outfitted with top-of-the-line fittings and appliances to ensure an unrivalled living experience.
For recreational and relaxation pursuits, there’s a bevy of facilities to keep residents occupied, including an aqua gym, lap pool, state-of-the-art gymnasium, dedicated children’s pool, and more.
Interested home buyers looking for a bigger unit for multigenerational living can consider either the three- four- or five-bedroom strata landed houses. Limited to only 40 units, the strata houses, spanning 2,067 sq ft to 2,357 sq ft in floor area, are great for those who wish to enjoy all the amenities in a condominium development, including 24-hour security, well-maintained gardens and an array of recreational facilities, without compromising on the privacy and spaciousness they get from living in a landed property.
For more information, visit liveataffinity.sg
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Home Mobile Is Microsoft Ready to Unveil Windows Phone 7?
Is Microsoft Ready to Unveil Windows Phone 7?
By Stuart J. Johnston | January 09, 2010
It's official -- or at least "semi-official." The long awaited Windows Phone 7 is apparently set to be shown at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month.
At least, that clearly was the tone of hints that Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Entertainment and Devices Division, dropped during a meeting with financial analysts in Las Vegas Thursday, during the first day of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Asked by one analyst whether Microsoft would showcase the much rumored Windows Phone 7 -- also referred to as Windows Mobile 7 -- the replacement for Windows Mobile 6 and 6.5 -- at the mobile show in Spain in mid-February, Bach appeared to say Yes.
"I have had the pleasure
to look at it and play with it, and I'm confident that people will look at it as differentiated, as something that sets the bar forward -- not in an evolutionary way, but something that feels, looks, acts, and performs as something completely different," Bach answered.
Although Microsoft has been extremely reticent to talk about Windows Phone 7 since word of it first leaked out more than a year ago, analysts say that the company must come out with a mobile operating system that competes favorably with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android soon or lose out in the mobile market going forward.
"We're going to have new things we'll talk about at the Mobile World Congress," Bach said, although he didn't go farther.
But he also appeared open to admitting Microsoft's stumbles in the mobile area to date.
"Our [mobile user] experience is very skewed towards business users, and it's not as modern as it needs to be
the number one thing we've got to do going forward is about the experience people have with the phone itself."
He did not go into features that are on the docket for Windows Phone 7 -- and indeed, he never directly used the name. However, one area that Windows Mobile 6.5, which rolled out last year and started showing up on mobile handsets as of last October, gives faint lip service to is support for multi-touch screens like the iPhone provides. Support for full multi-touch screens is considered a requirement for Windows Phone 7 in order to compete.
Mobile World Congress is scheduled for February 15 through 18.
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Indonesia's excellent move to support basic research
A few years ago, Indonesians elected the popular mayor of Jakarta, Joko Widido, as the President of
the country. It was the first time that the President did not come from the military nor was part of the traditional political elite. I remember watching the coverage of some amazing celebrations in the streets of Jakarta after his elections. Oh - and he loves Led Zeppelin and Metallica! How can you go wring with that.
Well, now he established Indonesian Science Foundation (ISF) - and it is an excellent step. From SciDev:
The Indonesian Science Fund (ISF), established under a recent decree of President Joko Widodo, will earmark around US$60 million a year to fund 200 research proposals. The ISF will grant US$100,000 for each successful research proposal, similar to the practice of the US National Science Foundation which allots around US$200,000 per research grant. This year, an initial US$10 million was allocated, the ISF announced Wednesday.
“The main aim of the ISF is to create the right scientific culture in Indonesia. It means that we’ll focus on frontier research rather than on applied ones,” Sangkot Marzuki, president of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI), tells SciDev.Net.
The ISF is expected to bridge the gap for financing scientific research in Indonesia. The national budget for science and technology is only 0.08 per cent, compared to the science budgets of Asian economic giant and research powerhouse South Korea (3.7 per cent) and Indonesian neighbours Singapore (2 per cent) and Malaysia (1.13 per cent).
Indonesia’s limited national budget flows through tangled branches of government agencies prone to corruption practices, resulting in the poor performance of science and technology in the country.
Interestingly, this is part of US science diplomacy with Indonesia. Usually, these governmental things fizzle out - but this seems like a great step, and I'm glad that it has been done before President Trump takes over (he will want his science back...).
Over at Nature, Dyna Rochmyaningsih has a good short piece on the importance of basic research for developing countries (the Global South?) and this Indonesian initiative:
Of course, some in the developing world already study pure science problems. In Indonesia, some researchers are analysing the genetics of Indonesian people and their susceptibility to certain diseases — work that also offers insights into human origins. Others are studying the ecology and evolution of non-human primates. But these efforts are dwarfed by the many government-funded projects on applied topics such as agriculture, pharmacy and animal husbandry.
Besides the fact that it has less economic value, basic science is not encouraged in developing countries because it is expensive. Almost all such countries allocate less than 1% of gross domestic product to scientific research. In 2016, the grant from Indonesia's Ministry of Research and Technology for a research project rarely exceeded US$100,000 — not enough to buy cutting-edge laboratory equipment. We see a similar picture in other developing countries, including many in Africa.
Things are starting to change. Earlier this year, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia signed into existence the Indonesian Science Foundation (ISF), an independent funding body for science. The establishment of the ISF is a monumental event. For the first time, Indonesian scientists will have a funding source apart from the national budget (of which the proportion going to science is a very low 0.08%). And, also for the first time, they will get multi-year research grants. The amount will be increased, up to $300,000 per successful research proposal. As a start, the Ministry of Finance has committed to provide $9 million in 2016 for research on life sciences, health and nutrition.
And the most interesting part is that the new funding agency will not support applied science. Instead it will pay for 'frontier research' on the Universe, Earth, climate, the life sciences, health, nutrition, materials and computational science.
The new programme might encourage the best Indonesian scientists scattered across the developed world to come back. It should encourage those in Indonesia to do better science. It will certainly grow scientific excellence in the country. Unlike applied science, the goal is not to use research as a tool, but for it to become a valuable and self-sustaining pursuit in its own right. The ISF is intended to create a system in which scientists can work independently, without the need for international support, to assess the scientific questions of their own land and to contribute to the universal quest for knowledge. It offers an opportunity for our scientists to stand on their own feet.
Posted by Salman Hameed at 10:28 AM
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Blog Syria Crisis: Russia Must Consider Military Role
Syria Crisis: Russia Must Consider Military Role
Posted by Author on July 23, 2012 in Blog 08 49
http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2012/07/24/syria-fighting-off-terrorism.html
Syria Fighting Off Terrorism
Boris Dolgov
The position adopted by Moscow – rejection of intervention, calls for dialog between the administration and the reasonable part of the opposition – is completely adequate. It takes into account the interests of the Syrian nation and also those of Russia. An alternative scenario on the horizon is the partition of Syria along ethnic and religious lines, the seizure of power in the resulting national fragments by radical Muslim groups, with Syrian arsenals likely turned against Russia, a broader regional destabilization prompting an ever more inclusive international military campaign, and, potentially, a major war fought by Iran, Israel, and Turkey.
Russia's protecting its legitimate national interests does not at all promise a replay of the Cold War. The West's aggressions – against Yugoslavia, Iraq, the Ivory Coast, Libya – follow with increasing frequency, and Moscow needs to build up its military muscles and to safeguard its geopolitical status in order to stay secure and to remain immune to any kind of "Russian Spring".
The July 18 terrorist attack on the headquarters of the security ministry in Damascus took the lives of several high-ranking Syrian government officials and military commanders, including the defense minister, his deputy, the minister of the interior, and the head of the army intelligence department (Bashar Assad's son-in-law). Syrian foreign minister Walid al Muallem and the director of the counter-espionage agency were hospitalized and reported to be in critical condition.
A kamikaze, who evidently served in the defense ministry, delivered a bomb to the building which is sited across the street from the US embassy, and detonated it in the office where the Syrian administration was holding a meeting with the security chiefs. Two groups of insurgents - the Free Syrian Army and Allah's Brigades – claimed responsibility for the terrorist act which prompted an outpouring of positive emotions from the Itanbul-based Syrian National Council.
It must be noted in the context that, pressing for regime change in Syria at any cost, the Syrian opposition leaders who visited Moscow on July 10-11, among them the Council's president Abdulbaset Sieda and Michael Kilo, the leader of the Free Tribune established in Cairo last year, did subscribe to the Geneva connections.
It was fairly clear during the rounds of negotiations in Russia, in one of which I took part, that the only real objective behind the guests' agenda was to talk Moscow into supporting the course aimed at the ouster of the current administration in Syria. In fact, the envoys of the Syrian National Council admitted coordinating activities with the Free Syrian Army, which, in the light of the recent developments automatically means complicity in terrorism.
The assassination of key security and government officials came as a heavy blow to Syria, but, contrary to the expectations of those who had planned the attack, did not destabilize the regime in the country. In the wake of the drama, various global media, with Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya leading as usual, spilled the news that Bashar Assad was en route to the airport in an attempt to flee and that Syrian army servicemen were en masse switching to the side of the opposition.
In reality, Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij, whom Assad appointed as the new defense minister, pledged that the forces under his command would decisively clean the country from the bandit formations, and, indeed, over the past week or so the Syrian army managed to squeeze the insurgents out of the suburbs of Damascus, plus launch several successful raids in the city of Hama and in the regions adjacent to the borders with Iraq, Lebanon, and Turkey, killing hundreds of guerrillas.
The West's reaction to the terrorist act was consonant with its wider policy vis-a-vis Syria. Having cursorily condemned terrorism, the diplomatic chiefs of Great Britain, France, and Italy went on to blame the escalation on the Syrian administration and to assert that nothing short of removing President Assad from his post would help defuse the crisis.
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he hoped the international community would grow more "aggressive" in its attempts to end the crisis in Syria. In contrast, head of the UN mission Maj. General Robert Mood must be credited with sticking to a balanced position as, voicing his disapproval of the recent terrorist act, he urged both parties to the conflict to abandon violence and to open talks.
Russia' foreign ministry envoy released a strongly worded statement in connection with the terrorist attack, delivered condolences to the families of the victims, and stressed that the perpetrators should be duly punished.
The Russian and the US leaders discussed the situation over the phone, the shared view being that the Geneva Conventions must be fully observed. A few days ago, respect for the Geneva Conventions was similarly expressed by Russian president Vladimir Putin and Turkish premier Recep Erdogan when they met in Moscow. Some time earlier, Ankara indicated that, from its perspective, an intervention in Syria would be an acceptable option.
Russia confirmed its opposition to any intervention in Syria when the UN Security Council cast ballots over the resolution which was floated by Great Britain. The document, vetoed in concert by Russia and China, suggested sanctions against the Syrian administration and, with a reference to Article 7 of the UN Charter, stated that an intervention in Syria was a possibility.
An alternative resolution was eventually passed which reflected a compromise between the Western approach and that taken by Russia and China. It addressed both sides in the Syrian conflict with a call to end violence and extended by a month the mandate of the current UN mission.
A segment of the Russian media makes serious efforts to offer objective and unbiased coverage of what is happening in Syria. Vesti TV channel correspondent A. Popov, for example, presented eyewitness accounts from Syrian citizens that insurgents from the Free Syrian Army took relatives of the residents of a village near Hama hostage and killed some of them to coerce the villagers into firing on a checkpoint of government forces under the threat that the rest of the hostages would be shot. Russia' foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, later cited the report in a media briefing.
The July 18 terrorist attack in Damascus marked the opening of a new phase in the spiraling Syrian crisis. The opposition groups which claimed responsibility for the blast – the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian National Council which chose to fully back it in the case – showed their a priori aversion to all forms of dialog with the administration and, as a part of the package, demonstrated that they brush off any pertinent international agreements, be it the Geneva Conventions or the Kofi Annan plan.
The recent terrorist act, along with multiple previous ones, made it clear that the opposition's goal is to eliminate, politically and physically, the current Syrian leadership, and it is dubious that a wider political agenda can be found behind the insurgency in Syria. Under the circumstances, dialog or more far-reaching moves like the formation of a transitional authority with representatives of the opposition involved are definitely off the table.
The only reasonable approach to groups practicing terrorism is that they must either quit terrorist activities and put down arms or be destroyed. Various countries had to clamp down on terrorist groups in the past, as Italy on the Red Brigades in the 1960s-1970s, Spain on the ETA in the 1980-1990s, France on the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in the 1990s, Algeria on the Islamic Salvation Front and the Armed Islamic Group in the 1990s-2000s and on Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in a still rolling campaign.
The strengthening of the Russian military presence in the region is of key importance at the moment. It would be a timely move to reinforce the military facilities Russia maintains in Syria's Tartus, perhaps to the point of converting them into a full-scale military base to be used to ensure permanent Russian military presence in Syria and the wider Mediterranean region.
The outcry from the West that will likely follow does not have to be taken close to heart – the US network of military bases spans much of the world, and Washington sells the arrangement as conductive to global democracy.
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White Stripes To Split?
The White Stripes are about to split according to Jack White’s nephew Ben Blackwell (of The Dirtbombs). Blackwell claims that the ‘Seven Nation Army’ duo are on the verge of a break-up as Jack wants to continue with his solo work. “Jack hasn’t spoken directly to me about it, but the word in Detroit is that the White Stripes are near-done,” explained Blackwell. “He could certainly live off The White Stripes’ legacy for the rest of his life. And that’s the best motivator, he can do whatever he wants now and he doesn’t have to worry about whether it’s safe or commercially viable,” reports 6Music. Jack’s solo work includes an appearance in film ‘Cold Mountain’, and producing country star Loretta Lynn’s new album ‘Van Lear Rose’ (please keep in mind that this is an unconfirmed rumor.. We are checking with our sources in Detriot to confirm this.)
UPDATE:: according to a spokesperson for the band. “It’s horse shit!!” they said, “that’s the official line. They’re headlining Reading for frigs sake.. THE WHITE STRIPES ARE NOT BREAKING UP..
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Massakren - "Massakren" (CD/EP)
"Massakren" track listing:
1. New Infernal Rebirth (4:47)
2. Threshold (4:38)
3. Champions Of Slaughter (5:14)
4. Under Cover Of Darkness (5:00)
5. This Is Our Battle, This Is Our Day (5:28)
Reviewed by xFiruath on May 13, 2011
"A listener could be easily forgiven for thinking these songs were made by an established Scandinavian outfit on its eighth or ninth album."
Some of extreme metal’s finest outfits were started by untested teenagers still hungry for the music and ready to storm the world with guitar and growl. Continuing that fine tradition are the young lads from Massakren, who are putting their own spin on black metal and ensuring the genre gets carried into the next era of heavy music. With sounds both familiar and unique to be found on the band’s self-titled EP, “Massakren” is a release that heralds the beginning of a new black metal juggernaut that will likely crush the competition and establish a place of dominance in the crowded field.
Even though the band hasn’t built up a solid catalog of material yet, and the musicians were all in their teens or early twenties when the tracks were recorded, nothing about the EP sounds like it was crafted by an act still trying to get its initial footing. A listener could be easily forgiven for thinking these songs were made by an established Scandinavian outfit on its eighth or ninth album.
There are plenty of echoes of older Dimmu Borgir to be heard throughout, such as the use of black metal growls, deep and distorted clean vocals, and higher serpentine rasps. Symphonic flourishes abound, but they are placed at strategic positions and don’t overwhelm the music. The entire EP exudes a sense of balance, being neither too symphonic nor too abrasive, but still having loads of both styles.
Beyond just rehashing standard symphonic black metal, Massakren also has a stellar guitar driven sound that is noticeably influenced by guitar virtuosos like Alexi Laiho, and also includes some thrash leanings. The blend prevents direct comparisons to the big players in the field, and even pushes the EP above some of the newer offerings from long running symphonic black metal bands. Anyone who thought “Abrahadabra” wasn’t as good as it could have been needs to make a point to give “Massakren” a listen through.
With lyrics, vocal styling, and overall persona appealing to the black metal crowd, along with enough guitar acrobatics to lure in anyone who just plain digs heavy music, Massakren’s self-titled EP is a definite winner and a sign of great things to come.
Highs: Strong echoes of Dimmu Borgir's better material, but with its own unique twist and lots of guitar acrobatics
Lows: Some more variation between the tracks wouldn't hurt
Bottom line: This EP heralds a rising new player in symphonic black metal that is already beating some of the established giants.
Get more info including news, reviews, interviews, links, etc. on our Massakren band page.
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Designing the Dome of St Paul’s
This sketch of a triple-shell dome from c. 1690, represents a key moment in the design of St. Paul’s cathedral. The bottom inscription identifying the work as Wren’s is in the hand of Nicholas Hawksmoor. The design was influenced by Robert Hooke’s version of the insight that the curve formed by a hanging chain, when inverted, would provide the shape for a ‘perfect’ masonry arch. In each of the two matching sections, Wren based the shape of the middle dome on a parabola, determined numerically as the cube of its distance from the centre. The curve was plotted by aligning the four divisions of the base with the ordinals running down the side of the right-hand drawing in units of eight. Wren understood the curve to provide an ‘ideal’ masonry dome, shaped to follow and contain the line of thrust. 45: British Museum
After the destruction of old St Paul’s in the Great Fire of London, it took 50 years of design and construction to build a new cathedral. Wren was in charge of the project from beginning to end and the centrepiece of his creation was the first large masonry dome ever to be constructed in Britain.
This part of the exhibition explores the final sequence of drawings that determined the shape of the dome and, in particular, its sloping inner drum. The design was influenced by contemporary mechanical theory and represents a breakthrough in modern structural engineering – one of the first recorded instances in which mathematical science, in a form worked out prior to the design process, was ‘applied’ to an actual building.
Aside from their purely technical content, the dome drawings also reveal the nature of his working relationship with his draughtsmen and the way he dealt with mounting concerns over expenses. His status closely resembled our own notion of the head of an ‘office’. One of the innovations that he developed at St Paul’s was the use of working drawings for individual elements, decorative schemes, and even details. The great wealth of surviving drawings points not only to the project’s size and complexity but also to an unprecedented level of centralization in the design process.
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Home > Business > OVL qualifies for Mexico offshore oil block bid round
OVL qualifies for Mexico offshore oil block bid round
PTI1 Jun 2015 12:49 AM GMT
ONGC Videsh Ltd is among the 19 companies and seven groups to have pre-qualified to bid for Mexico’s maiden offshore oil blocks auction. OVL, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has been pre-qualified alongside likes of supermajors Chevron and ExxonMobil to submit bids for Mexico’s Round 1 to be held on July 15, the country’s upstream regulator, National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) said.
In all 34 companies had applied to pre-qualify to bid for 14 oil blocks in the Mexico’s first licensing round since 1938. In addition to these 14 shallow-water blocks, the CNH will also auction 9 other shallow-water blocks in the Gulf of Mexico in September and 26 onshore blocks in December.
The 14 shallow water exploration blocks covering nine fields in Round-1 are estimated to hold reserves of 356 million barrels of oil and oil equivalent gas. According to CNH, other firms in the fray include Atlantic Rim Mexico, BHP Billiton, Cobalt Energy, Spain’s CEPSA, Hess, Hunt Overseas, Russia’s Lukoil, Maersk Oil, Marathon, Nexen, Canada’s Pacific Rubiales, Pemex, Plains Acquisition Corp, Premier Oil, Norway’s Statoil, and Total of France.
Besides, the seven consortia pre-qualified include BG Group alongside Galp Energia; ENI along with Noble Energy and CASA Exploration; Murphy Worldwide along with Ecopetrol, Petronas, and PTTEP; Pan American Energy along with E&P Hidrocarburos y Servicios; Talos Energy along with Sierra Oil and Gas and Glencore E&P; Tullow along with Petrobal; and Woodside Energy along with Diavaz Offshore and Pluspetrol.
The pre-qualification criteria specified knowledge and experience in working in at least three shallow waters exploration and production of oil and gas or in one or two large-scale projects, which together involve capital investments of $1 billion. According to the bid criteria, companies will have an initial exploration period of four years with the possibility of a two-year extension. They also have to drill at least one well after winning the block.
While Mexico is offering shallow waters in the Gulf of Mexico in Round-1, more costly production in shale rock formations will be offered later. Mexico is expecting $50 billion investment by opening up its exploration sector to private and foreign players by 2018. OVL has stake in 36 projects in 17 countries including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Iraq, Syria, Libya, South Sudan, Sudan, Mozambique, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam and New Zealand.
It contributes to 14.5 per cent and 8 per cent of oil and natural gas production of India, respectively. In terms of reserves and production, it is the second largest petroleum company of India, next only to its parent ONGC.
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Nurses who would like to earn a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree have no shortage of options in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Bay State has numerous colleges and universities offering such programs leading to advance certifications in nursing. We hope that you find useful the list of schools below that offer nationally accredited MSN programs in Massachusetts.
American International College
Elms College
Framingham State University
Regis College
Salem State University
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Worcester
American International CollegeDivision of Nursing
American International College’s Division of Nursing offers two pathways to a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree. They offer both an RN to MSN pathway and a BSN to MSN pathway.
MSN programs are offered in two specializations:
Applicants to the MSN programs should either hold a Bachelor of Science degree from a nationally accredited nursing program or be a Registered Nurse (RN) who holds a non-nursing Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. They are preferred to have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Candidates must be licensed as a Registered Nurse.
Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing
The William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College offers multiple pathways to a Master of Science in Nursing. They offer a Direct Entry pathway, an RN to MSN pathway, and a traditional BSN to MSN pathway.
The Master’s Direct Entry pathway is designed for those who hold a Bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field who would like to become a Registered Nurse. During the first 11 months of full-time study, students are prepared to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensure exam. However, they are not awarded a BSN upon completion of such work. Once licensed, students progress into the Master’s level coursework where they can pursue any of the Advanced Practice Nursing specializations offered except for the Nurse Anesthesia program which requires a BSN. The entire program can be completed in 22 months of full-time study. A part-time option is also offered for the Master’s level coursework portion of the program.
The RN to MSN pathway is designed for diploma or Associate’s prepared Registered Nurses who hold an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing discipline. Applicants must demonstrate that they have completed 110 credits of coursework in total with approximately half in general education and the remainder in nursing. Students who already hold a non-nursing Bachelor’s degree will have their general education requirements waived.
MSN programs are offered in a variety of roles/specializations including the following:
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Community Health Nursing Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nurse Anesthesia
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Applicants entering via the Master’s Direct Entry pathway must hold a non-nursing Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution with at least a 3.0 GPA. They must also have completed several prerequisite courses with a grade of “B-” or higher including two Social Science courses, a Statistics course, Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs, Organic Chemistry with lab or Life Science Chemistry with Lab, and a Microbiology course with lab.
Applicants entering via the RN to MSN pathway must hold a diploma or Associate’s degree in nursing from a nationally accredited nursing program with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. They must have a minimum of 110 credits – 55 in general education and the remaining credits in nursing. They must also have completed a course in Statistics. Candidates must hold a current license as a Registered Nurse.
Applicants entering via the BSN to MSN pathway must hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a 3.0 or higher GPA. They must have completed a Statistics course. Candidates must hold current licensure as an RN.
Cushing Hall, Room 202
Curry College Division of Nursing
Curry College’s Division of Nursing offers a Master of Science in Nursing degree program leading to a specialization as a Clinical Nurse Leader. There are two pathways to the MSN degree: an RN to MSN pathway and a BSN to MSN pathway.
The RN to MSN pathway referred to at Curry as their Pathway to MSN for Registered Nurses with a Non-Nursing Bachelor’s Degree is, as the name implies, designed for RNs without a BSN who hold a non-nursing Bachelor’s. Students are admitted conditionally to the MSN program until they successfully complete a series of bridge courses. A Statistics course and the Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing course must be completed prior to beginning any Master’s level courses. The Contemporary Topics in Nursing and Community Health Nursing courses must be completed within one year of starting Master’s level coursework. All must be completed with a grade of “C+” or higher for nursing bridge courses and a grade of “C-” or higher for the Statistics course within the specified timeframe to be fully admitted to the program.
Applicants to the MSN program must have earned a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a 3.0 or higher GPA preferred. They must have completed a college level course in Statistics. Candidates must hold an unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.
1071 Blue Hill Avenue
Elms College Division of Nursing
Three pathways to a Master of Science in Nursing degree are offered through the Division of Nursing at Elms College. The school offers an RN to MSN pathway, and RN to BSN to MSN pathway, and a traditional BSN to MSN pathway.
The RN to MSN track includes four bridge courses from the nursing Bachelor’s curriculum. Once the bridge courses are completed, students progress into the coursework for their selected MSN track. The program can be completed in approximately 28 months. No BSN is conferred.
The RN to BSN to MSN pathway is an accelerated program designed for RNs who seek to earn both their BSN and MSN degree. The plan includes two bridge courses within the BSN curriculum, and allows students to enroll in graduate courses while completing their BSN coursework. A BSN and MSN degree are both conferred in this program.
MSN specialty areas offered by Elms College include:
Nursing and Health Services Management
The college also offers an MSN/MBA dual degree option.
Applicants entering via the RN to MSN pathway must hold a diploma or Associate’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution with at least a 3.0 GPA in their nursing program. They must also hold a Bachelor’s degree in a discipline other than nursing from a regionally accredited institution. They must have completed a Statistics course with a “C+” or higher grade. Candidates must be eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts within their first semester of enrollment at Elms College.
Applicants entering via the RN to BSN to MSN program are required to have graduated from an accredited diploma or Associate’s program and currently be licensed as a Registered Nurse. They must meet all requirements of the RN to BSN program including several prerequisite courses: English, Introduction to Psychology, Anatomy and Physiology I & II, Microbiology, and 15 credit hours of non-nursing electives. They must have successfully completed a course in Statistics with a grade of “C” or better.
Applicants to the BSN to MSN program must possess a BSN degree from a nationally accredited nursing program. They should have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale or have completed 6 credit hours at the graduate level with a 3.0 or higher GPA. Candidates must be licensed as an RN in Massachusetts within the first semester.
291 Springfield Street
Endicott CollegeSchool of Nursing
Endicott College’s School of Nursing offers two pathways to an MSN degree: a traditional BSN to MSN pathway and an RN to MSN pathway which they call their Pre-Master’s pathway.
The RN to MSN Pre-Master’s pathway is designed for those RNs with a diploma or Associate’s in nursing who also hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a non-nursing field. Students in the program are required to complete four undergraduate nursing courses: Applied Statistics, Nursing Research, Leadership and management in Nursing, and Community Health Nursing. No BSN degree will be granted.
MSN programs are offered in the following roles and areas of specialization:
Global Health Nursing
Applicants to the MSN programs must hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Students must have completed a basic Statistics course. They must submit MAT or GRE scores. Candidates must hold a current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse.
Fitchburg State University Department of Nursing
Fitchburg State University’s Department of Nursing offers an RN to MSN pathway and a BSN to MSN pathways a Master of Science in Nursing in Forensic Nursing. The program requires 36 semester hours and 420 clinical hours for completion.
Applicants to the program must either hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution or present a portfolio of educational and work experience to be evaluated with the Program Chair. Students must submit official GRE or MAT test scores. Candidates should hold current licensure as a Registered Nurse.
Framingham State University Department of Nursing
The Department of Nursing at Framingham State University offers a Master of Science in Nursing degree designed for BSN prepared Registered Nurses. Programs are offered in the following specializations:
Courses are delivered in a hybrid/blended format. Students enroll in two courses each semester, but are only required to be on campus on evening each week.
Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from a regionally accredited institution or a nationally (NLNAC/ACEN or CCNE) accredited nursing program with an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale as well as a minimum 3.25 GPA in all undergraduate nursing courses. Those whose GPAs fall short of the above criteria will be required to submit MAT scores in the 50th percentile or greater. They must have completed a Statistics course with a grade of “C” or better. Candidates should hold a current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.
100 State Street, HH220
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Nursing
The School of Nursing at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers a Master of Science in Nursing degree for BSN prepared nurses in the following areas of specialization:
Teaching and Learning (Nursing Education)
Applicants to the program are required to hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university, preferably with a 3.0 or higher GPA in their undergraduate nursing coursework. They must hold a current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state where practice experience will occur. Candidates should have one year of full-time RN employment prior to starting the program. It is preferable that for those entering the Family Nurse Practitioner track that their experience be in an acute care setting.
MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing
There are multiple pathways offered by the School of Nursing at MGH Institute of Health Professions through which one can earn a Master of Science in Nursing degree. They offer a Direct Entry pathway as well as a Post-RN pathway encompassing both an RN to MSN pathway and a traditional BSN to MSN pathway.
The Direct Entry pathway offers individuals with non-nursing Bachelor’s and a desire to become a Registered Nurse with the opportunity to become a licensed RN and Advanced Practice Nurse. The program can be completed in six semesters as a full-time student or in eight semesters as a part-time student. Six prerequisite courses must be completed prior to admission. Graduates from the program are awarded both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and a Master of Science in Nursing degree.
The school also offers Post-RN MSN programs. These programs vary in length depending on the degree the student holds upon enrollment. The program is open to RNs with a nursing diploma, an Associate’s degree in nursing, a Bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field, or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Those who do not hold a BSN or non-nursing Bachelor must complete a prerequisite course of study prior to matriculation
MSN programs are offered in the following areas of specialization:
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric/Mental Health Lifespan Nurse Practitioner
A dual Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program is also offered.
Applicants entering via the Direct Entry pathway are required to hold a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. They must have completed the six prerequisite courses with a grade of “C” or better. They should submit acceptable GRE scores (in some situations this requirement can be waived).
Applicants entering via the Post-RN pathway must hold a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university or college. RNs who hold only a diploma or Associate’s in nursing and no Bachelor’s will be required to complete a set of prerequisite courses. Students must submit GRE scores (unless waived). Candidates must hold a current license as a Registered Nurse.
36 First Avenue
Charlestown Navy Yard
Northeastern University School of Nursing
Northeastern University’s School of Nursing offers a Master of Science in Nursing degree vial multiple pathways including a Direct Entry pathway, an RN to MSN pathway, and a traditional BSN to MSN pathway.
The Direct Entry pathway allows those seeking to become a nurse with a non-nursing Bachelor’s to prepare to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse in just sixteen months. A BSN is awarded and the student will then practice in the field as a full-time RN for 6-9 months before returning to complete the graduate portion of the curriculum after which the MSN degree is awarded.
The RN to MSN is referred to at Northeaster as their BSN/MS Nursing Program. It is designed for RNs with only a diploma or Associate’s degree in nursing. It leads to both a BSN and MSN degree being awarded.
MSN programs are offered in a variety of roles/specializations including:
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
Applicants entering via the Direct Entry pathway must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field with a 3.0 or higher GPA. Those with lower GPAs will be considered on an individual basis.
Applicants entering via the RN to MSN pathway are required to hold a diploma or Associate’s degree from an NLNAC/ACEN accredited program with at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students must have completed a Statistics course. Candidates must hold a current license as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts or apply for interstate endorsement.
Applicants entering via the BSN to MSN pathway must hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from an NLNAC/ACEN or CCEN accredited program with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0. They must have completed a Statistics Course. Students are required to submit satisfactory GRE or MAT scores. Candidates should be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the U.S. Most are required to have at least one year of experience as an RN. Those entering the Nurse Anesthesia program are required to hold at least a year of critical care nursing experience and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
102 Robinson Hall
Regis CollegeSchool of Nursing, Science, and Health Professions
Multiple pathways to a Master of Science in Nursing degree are offered by the School of Nursing, Science, and Health Professions at Regis College. They offer a Direct Entry pathway, an RN to BSN to MSN pathway, an RN to MSN pathway, and a traditional BSN to MSN pathway.
The Direct Entry pathway is called the Accelerated Nurse Practitioner BS/MS in Nursing program. The program is designed to prepare students with a non-nursing Bachelor’s to sit for the NCLEX and become a Registered Nurse after 16 months of study. A set of prerequisite courses are required prior to beginning the program. Students are awarded their BSN after the second year. Upon completion of the specialization component, students are awarded their MSN.
The RN to BSN to MSN Upward Mobility pathway is designed for diploma or Associate ‘s prepared RNs who do not hold a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. They complete coursework required to first earn their BSN and then progress into graduate level coursework to earn their MSN.
The RN to MSN Bridge pathway is designed for diploma or Associate’s prepared RNs who hold a Bachelor’s in a non-nursing discipline. Students in this program are only required to take four upper division bridge nursing courses before progressing to their graduate coursework: Health Assessment, Evidence for Clinical Practice, Concepts and Challenges for Professional Practice, and Community-Based Nursing.
MSN programs are offered in the following specializations:
Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Adult Acute Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nursing Leadership/Health Policy
Nursing Leadership/Health Informatics
Nursing Leadership/Health Administration
Applicants entering via the Direct Entry pathway are required to hold a non-nursing Bachelor’s degree with an undergraduate GPA of 3.25. They must have completed several prerequisite courses: Anatomy and Physiology I & II, Microbiology, Chemistry I & II, Statistics, Human Development, and Ethics. Candidates must submit GRE or MAT scores (this requirement can be waived if the student already holds a Master’s degree).
Applicants who are Registered Nurses entering an MSN program via the RN to BSN to MSN Upward Mobility pathway, RN to MSN Bridge pathway, or BSN to MSN pathway must hold a nursing diploma or Associate’s degree, a nursing diploma or Associate’s degree plus a Bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field, or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, respectively. They must have a 3.0 GPA on all previous coursework. GRE or MAT scores are required for those students who hold a Bachelor’s degree (this requirement can be waived by those holding a BSN who attains a grade of “B” or higher in two graduate courses before matriculation). Candidates must hold a current license as a Registered Nurse.
Weston, MA 02493
Salem State University School of Nursing
Salem State University’s School of Nursing offers a Direct Entry pathway, an RN to MSN pathway, and a BSN to MSN pathway to a Master of Science in Nursing degree.
The Direct Entry pathway at Salem State is designed for those who hold a Bachelor’s in a non-nursing field and want to pursue a nursing career. The program prepares students to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensing exam and certification in their chosen specialization.
The MSN program is designed for RNs who hold a Bachelor’s degree. If the student holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN to MSN pathway) then it must be from an accredited program. If the Bachelor’s degree is in a non-nursing field (RN to MSN pathway) then the student must complete the National League of Nursing Baccalaureate Achievement Exam.
MSN students can choose from the following roles/specializations:
Applicants entering via the Direct Entry pathway must hold a non-nursing Bachelor’s with a 3.0 or higher undergraduate GPA. Students must have completed several prerequisite courses with grades of “B” or better before being admitted: Anatomy and Physiology I & II with lab, General Chemistry with lab, Microbiology with lab, Pathophysiology, and Statistics.
Applicants to the MSN program must hold either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree or a diploma or Associate’s degree in nursing plus a Bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field. They must submit GRE or MAT scores unless they hold a Master’s degree or have a GPA of 3.3 or higher on their Associate and/or Bachelor’s coursework. Candidates must hold a current license as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.
Simmons College School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Multiple pathways to a Master of Science in Nursing is offered by Simmons College’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences. They offer a Direct Entry pathway, an RN to MSN pathway, and a traditional BSN to MSN pathway. All programs prepare the student to sit for certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
The Direct Entry pathway is designed to prepare those with a Bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing discipline without a nursing background to sit for the NCLEX and to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. Students are awarded an MSN, but a BSN degree is not conferred as part of this program.
The RN to MSN pathway is designed for diploma and Associate’s degree prepared RNs who seek an MSN and Advanced Practice Nursing career as a Family Nurse Practitioner. The program is customized for each student depending on previous education and experience so that it can be completed in three to four years.
The BSN to MSN pathway is designed to prepare RN’s with a BSN or Bachelor’s degree in a closely related field for a career as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Applicants entering via the Direct Entry pathway must possess a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the U.S. or an international post-secondary institution recognized by the country’s Ministry of Education. They must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Students must have completed several prerequisite courses before being admitted: Statistics, Developmental Psychology, Microbiology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry.
Applicants entering the MSN program via the RN to MSN pathway must hold a diploma or Associate’s degree with an overall 3.0 GPA as well as a 3.0 GPA in nursing courses. Candidates must possess a current license as an RN and have work experience in a healthcare setting.
Applicants entering via the BSN to MSN pathway must hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree or other Bachelor’s degree in a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution. A 3.0 overall GPA and 3.0 GPA in nursing courses is required. Candidates must hold a current RN license.
300 The Fenway
University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Nursing
The School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst offers two pathways to a Master of Science in Nursing degree. They offer and RN to MSN pathway and a BSN to MSN pathway. The MSN program is offered with a specialization as a Clinical Nurse Leader.
Applicants to the program must hold either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or an Associate’s degree in nursing plus a non-nursing Bachelor’s degree. They must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. They must have completed undergraduate courses in Statistics and Health Assessment. Candidates must hold professional licensure as a Registered Nurse.
651 North Pleasant Street
234 Skinner Building
University of Massachusetts Boston College of Nursing & Health Sciences
The College of Nursing & Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Boston offers several Master of Science in Nursing degree programs to Bachelor’s prepared Registered Nurses. Students can choose from the following roles/specializations:
Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Programs can be completed in two years with full-time enrollment or three-four years of part-time study.
Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree and submit GRE scores. They must hold a current license as a Registered Nurse.
100 Morrissey Boulevard, Science Center
University of Massachusetts DartmouthCollege of Nursing
The College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth offers a Master of Science in Nursing degree in the following specialization areas:
Adult Health/Nurse Management
Adult Health/Nurse Educator
Community Health/Nurse Management
Community Health/Nurse Educator
Applicants are required to either hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from a nationally (NLNAC/ACEN or CCNE) accredited program or hold a diploma or Associate’s in nursing plus a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Their undergraduate GPA must be 3.0 or higher. Candidates must hold a current license as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts and have at least one year of clinical nursing experience.
285 Old Westport Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
University of Massachusetts Lowell Department of Nursing
Multiple pathways to a Master of Science in Nursing are offered by the Department of Nursing at University of Massachusetts Lowell. Like practically all graduate nursing programs, they offer a BSN to MSN pathway. But they also have pathways for RNs and non-RNs who are seeking an MSN.
UMass Lowell offers a Fast Track MSN Program for Pre-licensure BSN Students. Non-RN students can enroll in the UMass Lowell pre-licensure BSN program. Then at the end of their Junior year the can apply and gain admission to this program. This will allow the undergraduate student to take several designated graduate courses (6 hours) that can then be applied toward both their BSN and MSN degrees.
They also offer a Fast Track MSN Program for Licensed RN to BSN Students. Students enrolled in UMass Lowell’s RN to BSN program can apply to this program at the end of their Junior year. Those accepted are allowed to take 6 hours of graduate courses as an undergraduate which will apply toward both their BSN and MSN degrees.
MSN programs are offered in several Advance Practice Nursing roles/specializations:
Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
Applicants to the Fast Track MSN Program for Pre-licensure BSN Students are required to already be enrolled in the UMass Lowell pre-licensure BSN program. They must have a 3.5 or better GPA at the end of their Junior year. They must have completed an introductory course in Statistics.
Applicants to the Fast Track MSN Program for RN to BSN Students must be enrolled in the RN to BSN program at UMass Lowell and have an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or better at the end of their Junior year. Students are required to have completed a course in Statistics. They must also have experience working as a Registered Nurse.
Applicants entering an MSN program via the BSN to MSN pathway should hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited program with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or greater. They must have completed an introductory course in Statistics. GRE scores are required. Candidates should hold a license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and have experience as a practicing RN.
Three Solomont Way
University of Massachusetts Worcester Graduate School of Nursing
The Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Worcester offers multiple pathways to a Master of Science in Nursing degree: a Direct Entry pathway, an RN to MSN pathway, and a traditional BSN to MSN pathway.
UMass Worcester’s Direct Entry MSN pathway is called the Graduate Entry Pathway or GEP program. It is designed for individuals with a Bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing discipline who are seeking to become a Registered Nurse. The program leads first to licensure as an RN and then to completion of a Family Nurse Practitioner program.
The RN to MSN pathway offered at UMass Worcester is known as the Pre-Master’s Pathway. It is designed for diploma or Associate’s prepared RNs who hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a discipline other than nursing. Students are required to have completed a series of undergraduate bridge courses: Nursing Leadership, Health Assessment, and Concepts/Practice in Community Health. It should be mentioned that no BSN is conferred as part of this program. Once the student has been admitted into the program and has completed the prerequisite coursework, they will follow the same curriculum as the traditional BSN to MSN students.
Students can choose from the following roles/specializations in Advanced Practice Nursing:
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (Concentrations available in Cancer Care, Cardiovascular Care, and Nurse Educator)
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Concentrations available in Cancer Care, Cardiovascular Care, and Nurse Educator)
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The RN to MSN Bridge pathways is designed for diploma or Associate’s prepared Registered Nurses who also hold a Bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing. Through a series of bridge courses, students in the program are prepared for the Master’s level coursework by first assuring that they have mastered the outcomes of a BSN program.
The RN to MSN Fast Track pathway is designed for students already enrolled in Worcester State’s RN to BSN program. If accepted into the RN to MSN Fast Track program, students are allowed to take 6 hours of graduate courses which apply to both their BSN and MSN degrees.
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Michael Ellis MP - Minister at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport visits NSB 2018
Michael Ellis MP - Minister at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport - Champions Dance at NSB
On Friday 12th January 2018 we were delighted to welcome Michael Ellis MP, Minister at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to Northampton School for Boys as part of his drive to champion the Creative Arts in his constituency and across the country. NSB is nationally acclaimed for its award-winning standards of Dance and Headmaster, Richard Bernard, had this to say about the visit:
'It was a pleasure to welcome Michael Ellis MP to Northampton School for Boys today, where he had the opportunity to watch a wide range of our extremely talented dancers of all ages in action. We are very proud of our national recognition for levels of excellence in Dance and it was a fantastic opportunity for the students to perform in front of the new Minister.
As Northampton North MP, Michael has always been a staunch supporter of NSB and I am delighted that he will now have such an important role in promoting the Creative Arts within schools across the country.'
Richard Bernard Headmaster
After enthusiastically watching dance performances from NSB students across all year groups inclusive of our nationally competing dance groups, it was clear to the students that Northampton North's MP was passionately looking forward to promoting Dance within schools in his new role as Minister for Arts.
After his visit Michael Ellis MP went on to add:
“In my new role I will be working hard to champion the arts in all our schools. The superb dance teaching at NSB is award-winning and it has been fantastic to see the huge enthusiasm and talent of these pupils.
The arts are a real force for good and we are committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy and experience culture, including in schools. NSB is a great example of this.”
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Charlotte's Second Ward is located in the southeast quad of center city Charlotte, bordered by Trade and Tryon Street and the I-277 highway loop. Today the Second Ward is known as "the government district", but the Second Ward was once called "Brooklyn". In the 1960's Charlotte's urban renewal program bulldozed most of Brooklyn's residential community. Over the following decades, the area became dominated by city and government buildings. In recent years, however, the Second Ward has undergoing a surge in exciting new residential, entertainment and commercial growth. The Second Ward now features several up-scale condominium residences, a new mega-entertainment district called EpiCenter, and is the home of Charlotte's new NASCAR Hall of Fame, and a new convention center. Second Ward also features a new park called "The Green", several retail shops, restaurants and hotels, and also a new county courthouse. A major draw to the Second Ward is the restaurants, bars, movie theatre and entertainment venues surrounding The Green and the EpiCentre. The EpiCenter features dozens of venues including Strike City, a glow-in-the-dark rockin bowling alley, Le Mez, a dine-in & drink movie theatre, and popular nightspots like Whiskey River and a dual piano bar called, Howl at the Moon.
Charlotte's Center City 2010 Vision Plan recommends a master plan be produced for Second Ward with a major emphasis on creating a new neighborhood with lots of housing, restaurants, shops, and a neighborhood park. A new development called, Brooklyn Village is in the planning stages, but hopes are for new retail, new residential homes and a new, Second Ward high school.
Some major residential communities in Charlotte's Second Ward include:
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The really right answer about Obama
By Helen Pringle - posted Monday, 3 November 2008 Sign Up for free e-mail updates!
A recent endorsement of Barack Obama for the American presidency came from Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Bush I and Secretary of State under Dubya.
Powell explained his endorsement in an interview screened on MSNBC’s Meet the Press. In the course of the interview, Powell noted that he was troubled by what some McCain supporters said, and permitted to be said, on the question of Senator Obama’s religion. That is, the supporters had fostered in some way the claim that Obama is Muslim.
Senator Obama is a Christian. However, a study conducted in September by the Pew Research Center found that 46 per cent of Americans surveyed were unable to identify Obama as a Christian, with 13 per cent maintaining that he is a Muslim. These numbers were if anything slightly higher than those from similar Pew studies done in March, at the height of the Reverend Wright controversy, and in July.
General Powell argued that rebuttals of the claim that Obama is Muslim often fail to address the underlying assumption that there is something prima facie unpatriotic about being a Muslim. When a woman at a rally told Senator McCain that she could not trust Obama because he was an “Arab”, McCain replied, “No, ma’am, he’s a decent family man, citizen who I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues.”
McCain’s answer to the woman’s claim, if seemingly well-intentioned, was clumsy in not challenging the equation of “Arab” or “Muslim” with “disloyal”. According to Powell, the “really right answer” to such claims about Obama is: “What if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country?”
Powell said that his strong feelings on the issue were provoked by a photo essay, by the photographer Platon, picturing men and women who had volunteered to serve in the military in Iraq or Afghanistan. The picture that drew Powell’s particular attention was one of Elsheba Khan mourning at the grave of her son in Arlington Cemetery.
Khan’s son, Corporal Karim Rashid Sultan Khan, was killed in Iraq in 2007. The dates of his birth and death, and his decorations, are inscribed on his headstone - along with his religion, in the shape of a crescent and star. General Powell suggested that Karim’s memorial should give us pause in making lazy assumptions about the patriotism of Muslims.
What is a little puzzling about this story, however, is that Powell should only just now have discovered the sacrifice of Muslims in the service of the West. As a military man, he must surely have visited cemeteries and memorials from Ypres to Basra to Singapore. Powell must surely have stood before the Menin Gate and seen the inscriptions of names like Khan and Ali and Muhammad. Or perhaps he stopped at the beautiful little graveyard of La Chapelette on the road outside Peronne, near the big American cemetery of Bony, and saw row upon row of graves of men like Abdullah Khan, Ahmad Ali, Ali Muhammad.
Almost any cemetery or memorial in the green fields of France tells a similar story, of Ali Muhammad lying alongside Willie McBride.
Or Powell might have visited Deir el Belah, in Gaza, where 727 Commonwealth troops are buried in the main cemetery. One of them is my grandmother's brother, a Lance Corporal in the Highland Light Infantry, a Glasgow boy who died on August 8, 1917. Alongside Alexander Love are the bodies of men from the Australian Light Horse like Alfred Septimus Bartlett, or men from the Auckland Mounted Rifles like Colin Black, as well as men like Abdul Karim Khan, from the 17th Indian Infantry. Some of the Khans and Alis and Muhammads who were killed near Deir el Belah lie in the main part of the cemetery, others lie in the Indian section. Still others lie in the nearby Egyptian Cemetery, where 285 bodies are buried, none of whom is identified by name.
For World War I, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has counted (PDF 1.14MB) 7,815 men and women from "Undivided India" (now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) with identified burial places, with a further 66,372 being commemorated on memorials. For World War II, there are 18,220 identified burials from "Undivided India", with 68,820 commemorated in memorials. Not all are Muslims, of course, and identifying someone as Muslim by their surname is not a rigorously scientific method. But these numbers also do not include men or women born in and citizens of countries like Australia. To read the honour rolls of Australia's war service is to be reminded of the brave service of men like Mahomed Khan or women like Ayesha Ali.
The gravestone of Elsheba Khan’s son, which so moved Colin Powell, is one of many memorials to the loyalty and sacrifice of Muslims to countries in which they are now frequently the target of suspicion and vilification. The sight of any of these memorials should move Australians as well as Americans not only to tears, but to giving the “really right answer” to accusations of disloyalty.
Helen Pringle is in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales. Her research has been widely recognised by awards from Princeton University, the Fulbright Foundation, the Australian Federation of University Women, and the Universities of Adelaide, Wollongong and NSW. Her main fields of expertise are human rights, ethics in public life, and political theory.
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George Simataa is the Secretary to the Cabinet of the Republic of Namibia since 24 March 2015. Before his appointment as Secretary to the Cabinet by His Excellency the President, George was a Permanent Secretary of the Ministries of Works and Transport as well as that of Labour and Social Welfare. A career public servant of 37 years working and studying experience, George held several non-managerial positions from 1979 to 1993. He became the Deputy Director for Namibia’s Electoral Commission in 1994 and then the Senior Special Assistant (Director) to Namibia’s First Prime Minister in 1995, now President of the Republic. He also worked as the Director for Human Resource Management and then as Under-Secretary of the Department Public Service Management in the office of the Prime Minister before moving to Social Security Commission as General manager for Human resources in 2005. Since 1995 George has performed critical HR roles covering full spectrum duties in both a strategic and hands on capacity.
As Under-Secretary for Public Service Management in the Office of the Prime Minister, he helped to enhance functional performance through appropriate advice to Permanent Secretaries and Accounting Officers of various Offices/Ministries/agencies in the Public Service of Namibia and the facilitation of a robust and integrated people management tools and processes. George Simataa has performed several Human Resources assignments, including the Human Resources audit of the Social Security Commission on the request of the Presidential Commission of Enquiry in 2002. He also taught at the University of Namibia on a part-time basis in areas of Human Resources and Public Management. He was appointed by the President of the Republic of Namibia from 2006 to until 2015 to a Commission that investigates and considers matters relating to remuneration, benefits and other conditions of service of political office bearers. George has also given public lectures in human resources, including facilitating strategic planning sessions, both at home and abroad.
George is a recipient of numerous awards including the Vice Chancellor’s Medal as the best student of Masters Studies in the Faculty of Economics and Management Science at the University of Namibia in 1998 and as the best non-final year student in the same faculty at the same university in 1990. In 1993, he was awarded UNDP Scholarship to study a three-months programme in Regional Development and Planning in Nagoya, Japan. He also participated and won an essay competition on “Individual Freedom and Liberties” sponsored by the American Cultural Centre in 1991, which he won.
George holds a Diploma in Public Administration from the University of Zululand (South Africa) obtained in 1983, a Bachelor of Administration Degree at the University of Namibia obtained in 1991, an Honors Degree in Public Administration from the University of South Africa (UNISA) obtained in 1994 and a Masters Degree in Public Administration completed at the University of Namibia in 1998. He obtained a PhD degree in Management from Rhodes University in South Africa in April 2017.
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HomeNewsOutstanding researchers recognised with Leverhulme Prizes
Outstanding researchers recognised with Leverhulme Prizes
Two Oxford University researchers have been awarded Philip Leverhulme Prizes for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
The awards, worth £70,000 over two or three years, recognise early-career academics with exceptionally promising futures whose work has already had a significant international impact.
This year's Oxford-based recipients are Dr Anna Lora-Wainwright of the School of Geography and the Environment and the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, and Dr Hannah Sullivan of the Faculty of English Language and Literature.
They are among 29 scholars from a range of disciplines and institutions across the UK to receive 2013 Philip Leverhulme Prizes, which are awarded by the Leverhulme Trust.
Anna said: 'Being awarded the prize is an extremely exciting recognition of distinction and an opportunity to make faster progress with my research.
'It will enable me to develop a unique long-term career path mapping the evolution of what constitutes a "good life" for Chinese villagers, their ambivalence towards urbanisation and industrialisation, and the perceived importance of health, a clean environment and development.'
She added: 'My research has initiated a lasting change in the study of contemporary China, illness, environment and morality.
'My first book Fighting for Breath (2013) is a ground-breaking study of Chinese villagers' experiences of cancer and their practices of care. My current and future work extends this focus by examining rural dwellers' responses to development, industrialisation and urbanisation. It draws on unique fieldwork in severely polluted villages and on interdisciplinary collaborations.
'Overall, my work aims to set a new agenda for research on environmental health justice movements and challenge its Western and urban focus.'
Hannah's research interests are in 19th and 20th century English literature, especially modernism, and literary style and form. Her first book, The Work of Revision, asks how and why writers have revised their work over the last hundred or so years, and what aesthetic effects different patterns of rewriting or excising produce.
She said: 'I feel extremely lucky to be awarded this prize to work on an ambitious and experimental project that otherwise, I fear, would never have taken off.
'My new book is about free verse and English poetry's break-up with the iambic pentameter. I'm interested in the evolution and ideological meaning of "freedom" in form. Most English poems until the 20th century are in shared, repeated prosodic or rhyming forms, whereas most English poems today are in a form unique to that poem. I'll be asking why.
'I am going to use some part of the prize to work on a non-semantic version of what my former colleague Franco Moretti calls "distant reading". In other words, I'll be working with a programmer and a large corpus to see if I can find out, for example, what the most common stanza form was in poems published in 1880, or what percentage of poems in 1910 used iambic pentameters.'
Hannah, who began her career in the US by gaining her PhD from Harvard before working as an assistant professor at Stanford, added: 'I'm expecting to show that the traditional forms of English poetry failed sonically – failed to sound modern, failed to sound naturalistic – at some point before the modernists came along to demolish them. And I want to find out whether it is justified to describe forms as intrinsically "conservative" or "progressive".'
Each year, the Leverhulme Trust awards up to 30 Philip Leverhulme Prizes. Nominations are accepted for work across 18 broad disciplines, with prizes in six of those disciplines offered each year.
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Happy Birthday, Harlow Wilcox!
Posted on March 12, 2019, 8:00 am, by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr., under Birthday, Classic movies, Classic television, Radio adventure, Radio comedy, Radio crime, Radio drama, Radio variety.
If real life were like an old-time radio comedy program—and my gosh, don’t you think it should be?—I can’t think of any other individual that I would want to handle the announcing chores from week to week…and to feel free to literally enter my house and plug the sponsor’s wares with all the enthusiasm they could muster. I’m referring, of course, to announcer Harlow Wilcox, born on this date in 1900 in Omaha, Nebraska. His longtime association with The Johnson’s Wax Program with Fibber McGee & Molly provided so many memorable moments, “making himself to home” at 79 Wistful Vista to extol the virtues of Johnson’s Glo-Coat or Carnu. The integration of commercials into the comedic content on Fibber McGee & Molly became one of the series’ trademarks…though it did create a problem or two when the Armed Forces Radio Service had to do judicious editing to remove any unnecessary plugs for the troops overseas.
It was a foregone conclusion that Harlow Wilcox would eventually embrace a career in show business. His father played cornet for the Ringling Brothers circus, and later became a bandleader (with young Harlow as “band boy”). Wilcox’s sister Hazel was a concert violinist, who also performed in vaudeville. Harlow, as a youth, aspired to be a musician (he wanted to play “hot trombone”), and after graduating from Omaha High School he embarked on the Chatauqua and Lyceum circuits for a two-year period. Wilcox soon learned, to his disappointment, that the life of an artist is frequently a starving one—so when he was offered a job as a salesman for an electrical equipment firm he accepted.
Harlow Wilcox’s life as a salesman wasn’t a particularly fulfilling one. He kept his hand in performing by engaging in amateur dramatics, but Harlow would eventually decide that combining that with the salesmanship he had been engaged in over the years, radio announcing would be ideal. It took a little time for Wilcox to get into radio—stations were usually reluctant to hire anyone without experience…and you can’t get experience if they don’t hire you—but eventually he landed a job at a small Chicago radio station in 1929. A gig as announcer for comedian Charles “Chic” Sale would be the impetus for Harlow’s burgeoning career, and soon his baritone voice was one of the most recognized on-air in Chicago—first as a CBS staff announcer (on shows like Myrt and Marge), then NBC.
Harlow Wilcox had a relationship with the Johnson’s Wax organization almost since he got his break in radio. He was the announcer on The House by the Side of the Road in 1934, a Johnson’s sponsored program that featured radio personality Tony Wons (“Are you listening?”). When the company rolled out Fibber McGee & Molly on April 16, 1935 over NBC Blue, Harlow was made the announcer on that show as well. It marked, as Humphrey Bogart remarked in Casablanca, “the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Wilcox was so determined to get in his spiel as he dropped in to say “hi-dy” to the McGees weekly that Fibber jokingly nicknamed him “Waxy.” (During the Pet Milk years of the show, Fib referred to Wilcox as “Milky.”) Harlow would be a mainstay on Fibber McGee & Molly until the half-hour version of the program closed up shop on June 30, 1953. When Jim and Marian Jordan went on vacation in the summer, Harlow stuck around and performed announcing chores for such Fib & Molly replacements as Attorney at Law, Meredith Willson’s Musical Revue, Hap Hazard, The Victor Borge Show, and King for a Night (featuring The King’s Men).
Throughout his long radio career, Harlow Wilcox worked for such leading lights as Ben Bernie, Phil Baker (The Armour Hour), Rudy Vallee (The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour), Major Bowes, and Charlie Ruggles. In addition, Wilcox had an interesting association with Frank Morgan and Fanny Brice: first, on Maxwell Coffee House Time when Morgan and Brice were the stars, and then on a single season of Coffee Time when it was solely Morgan’s preserve. Harlow would work with Fanny when she began her own Baby Snooks program in the mid-40s. When Amos ‘n’ Andy expanded to a half-hour in the fall of 1943, Wilcox was the announcer on that program for a few seasons, left and then returned in 1951 to finish out the show’s run in 1955 (Harlow was also heard on The Amos ‘n’ Andy Music Hall as well). Other programs on which he worked include The Adventures of Frank Merriwell, Arnold Grimm’s Daughter, Blondie, Boston Blackie, The Curtain of Time, The Grennaniers Variety Show, Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood, Hollywood Premiere, Mail Call, The Mayor of the Town, The Nash-Kelvinator Showroom (starring the Andrews Sisters), Niles and Prindle (Ice Box Follies), The Princess Pat Players, and Truth or Consequences.
From 1948 to 1954, Harlow Wilcox’s other high-profile gig was on “radio’s outstanding theatre of thrills”—Suspense, where he was the commercial spokesman for Auto-Lite. Harlow was just as enthusiastic about spark plugs as he was about the floor wax from Racine, and on the program’s classic February 3, 1949 broadcast “Backseat Driver,” Wilcox welcomed his bosses Fibber and Molly as they stepped before the Suspense microphones for a most memorable dramatic half-hour. On TV, Harlow’s small screen resume was a short one, appearing on installments of Science Fiction Theatre and You Are There. His work on the larger screen was even more brief, including only a handful of theatrical shorts (Bah Wilderness, They’re Off) and an interesting turn as “Mr. Collins” in the 1941 Bergen & McCarthy/Fibber McGee & Molly feature Look Who’s Laughing. Harlow Wilcox left this world for a better one in 1960 at the age of 60.
In the 1950s, Harlow Wilcox was the executive vice president of Rockett Pictures, a Hollywood film production company. Maybe it’s us, but we just can’t picture our birthday boy seated behind a desk and smoking a stogie. We’ve decided to remember “Waxy” for what he did best: beseeching folks to purchase the finest of floor wax in our Fibber McGee & Molly collections of Cleaning the Closet, Gone Fishing, Too Much Energy, and Wistful Vista. You can also listen to Mr. Wilcox in Fibber McGee & Molly episodes in our potpourri compendiums of Comedy Out West and Great Radio Comedy, and selected broadcasts on Amos ‘n’ Andy: Radio’s All-Time Favorites. Finally—because if we’ve learned anything from Harlow it’s “You’re always right with Autolite!”—our Suspense collections of Ties That Bind and Wages of Sin allow him ample opportunity to strut his announcer stuff. Happy birthday, Harlow!
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RMS Lusitania
Ocean liner sunk during World War I in 1915 by a German submarine. 1,193 people were killed helping get the United States involved in the war two years later.
by Matthew Anderson
Lusitania entering port at an unknown location in 1907.
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The Integrated Mapping For the Sustainable Development of Ireland's Marine Resource details in a report the exact location and details of the RMS Lusitania's wreck site.
Lusitania lies off the Old Head of Kinsale between the major ports of Baltimore and Cobh in Ireland. The site where the ship went down can be seen from the high bluffs of the Old Head of Kinsale. On May 7, 1915, the late George Henderson, at the time a child on a family picnic, witnessed the Lusitania sink from that spot. A lighthouse stands vigilant over the Old Head of Kinsale. Fishing is extremely popular in this region of the Celtic Sea. Although prohibited to fish over the wreck by law, fisherman still comb the area over the wreck and continuously lose their nets to the Lusitania.
Latitude: 51° 24' 44.6112" N Longitude: -8° 32' 52.2708" W
Lusitania is in terrible shape. She hit the bottom of the sea floor very hard, causing a break amidships. Further trouble has been caused by strong currents in the area, depth charging by the Royal Navy in World War II (mistaking Lusitania for a German U-Boat) and the presence of metal eating bacteria. The stern is split wide open, the hull is nearly flattened save for the bow section, whole steel plates have rotted away, the superstructure has disintegrated into nothing as have the four iconic funnels and multiple items not meant to occupy the same place are mixed together in a large debris pile. The Lusitania lies in over 300 feet of water in perpetual darkness. The extreme presence of fishing nets and un-detonated explosives along with the jagged twisted wreckage means Lusitania is a very hazardous wreck, even for submarines and ROVs. Dr. Robert Ballard's submarine, the Delta, was nearly trapped on Lusitania after a fishing net got caught in its propeller. The Delta made an emergency ascent to the surface after jettisoning its propeller and leaving it behind on the Lusitania. Despite Lusitania being a wartime grave for 1,193 people, the wreck has been constantly vandalized purposely and accidentally, even being looted, which explains the absense of three of its four propellers. The sanctity of the wreck is now protected by the Irish Government and has even implemented heavy diving restrictions.
Lusitania was built at John Brown & Company shipyards in Clydebank, Scotland in 1907 for the Cunard Line. Her sister ship was the Mauretania. For a few months in 1907, Lusitania was the fastest ship on the North Atlantic until her sister Mauretania took the Blue Riband and held it until 1929. Both were also the largest and most luxurious ships in the world. The competing White Star Line constructed the Olympic and Titanic in response to the Lusitania and Mauretania. When World War I broke out, Lusitania was not requisitioned by the Royal Navy and was allowed to continue transatlantic crossings for Cunard. On May 7, 1915, Lusitania was torpedoed by German submarine U-20 off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland. She sank in 18 minutes killing 1,193 people. Her sinking sparked international outrage and was one of the reasons the United States entered World War I.
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World womens day 2019
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year.It is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights.
After the Socialist Party of America organised a Women’s Day on February 28, 1909 in New York, the 1910 International Socialist Woman’s Conference suggested a Women’s Day be held annually. After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday there. The day was then predominantly celebrated by the socialist movement and communist countries until it was adopted in 1975 by the United Nations.Some countries become holiday on this day.
The earliest Women’s Day observance, called “National Woman’s Day,”was held on February 28, 1909 in New York, organized by the Socialist Party of America at the suggestion of Theresa Malkiel.Though there have been claims that the day was commemorating a protest by women garment workers in New York on March 8, 1857, researchers have described this as a myth.In August 1910, an International Socialist Women’s Conference was organized to precede the general meeting of the Socialist Second International in Copenhagen, Denmark.Inspired in part by the American socialists, German Socialist Luise Zietz proposed the establishment of an annual Women’s Day and was seconded by fellow socialist and later communist leader Clara Zetkin, supported by Käte Duncker, although no date was specified at that conference.Delegates (100 women from 17 countries) agreed with the idea as a strategy to promote equal rights including suffrage for women.The following year on March 19, 1911, IWD was marked for the first time, by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.In the Austro-Hungarian Empire alone, there were 300 demonstrations. In Vienna, women paraded on the Ringstrasse and carried banners honouring the martyrs of the Paris Commune. Women demanded that they be given the right to vote and to hold public office. They also protested against employment sex discrimination.The Americans continued to celebrate National Women’s Day on the last Sunday in February.
In 1913 Russian women observed their first International Women’s Day on the last Saturday in February
In 1914 International Women’s Day was held on March 8 in Germany, possibly because that day was a Sunday, and now it is always held on March 8 in all countries.
The 1914 observance of the Day in Germany was dedicated to women’s right to vote, which German women did not win until 1918.
Official UN themes
UN Theme
1996 Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future
1997 Women and the Peace Table
1998 Women and Human Rights
1999 World Free of Violence Against Women
2000 Women Uniting for Peace
2001 Women and Peace: Women Managing Conflicts
2002 Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities
2003 Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals
2004 Women and HIV/AIDS
2005 Gender Equality Beyond 2005; Building a More Secure Future
2006 Women in Decision-making
2007 Ending Impunity for Violence Against Women and Girls
2008 Investing in Women and Girls
2009 Women and Men United to End Violence Against Women and Girls
2010 Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All
2011 Equal Access to Education, Training, and Science and Technology: Pathway to Decent Work for Women
2012 Empower Rural Women, End Poverty and Hunger
2013 A Promise is a Promise: Time for Action to End Violence Against Women
2014 Equality for Women is Progress for All
2015 Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
2016 Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality
2017 Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030
2018 Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives
2019 Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change
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Mueller Advances at U.S. Amateur
NORMAN, Okla. - University of Oklahoma golfer Ellen Mueller advanced to match play at the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship after shooting 75 on both Monday and Tuesday during the stroke-play portion of the event at the par-72 Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore.
Mueller, whose two-round 150 (+6) tied her for 43rd place, finished stroke play 10 shots behind co-medalists Amanda Blumenherst of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Stephanie Na of Australia. The top 64 scores in stroke play advanced to match play.
Mueller, a sophomore from Evansville, Ind., will tee off at 2:40 p.m. CDT Wednesday against Allie White of Lancaster, Ohio. White finished five shots ahead of Mueller in stroke play.
If Mueller defeats White she will move into second-round action on Thursday. The third round will also be played Thursday, while the quarterfinals and semifinals will be held Friday and Saturday. Sunday's match play final will be comprised of 36 holes.
Fellow OU golfer Kendall Dye, who also competed in the tournament, finished stroke play in a tie for 83rd place with a two-round 154 (+10). The senior from Edmond shot an 80 in the first round and a 74 in the second.
Stay up-to-date with U.S. Amateur match play scores at www.uswamateur.org.
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Weighing a Wider Range of Health Plan Options
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not require small businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees to offer health insurance. Still, many would like to do so, in part to stay competitive in a tightening job market.
It is often difficult for small businesses to find affordable health coverage. For companies with 3 to 199 employees, the average annual premium for family coverage was $17,615 in 2017.1
In response to an executive order issued by the president, the U.S. Department of Labor is easing restrictions on association health plans (AHPs), which could make it easier for small employers and sole proprietors with shared interests to join forces and buy insurance as a group.
Association Health Plans
Under the new rule, AHPs will be permitted to serve employers in a city, county, state, or multistate metropolitan area regardless of industry, or in a particular industry nationwide. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that up to 4 million people could switch their coverage to AHP plans by 2023.2
An AHP may have more bargaining power and can spread risk among a larger pool of employees, which can help lower premiums. In addition, AHPs don’t have to meet ACA rules requiring coverage for all 10 essential health benefits (such as maternity, prescription drug coverage, hospitalization, and mental health care).
AHP plans must cover pre-existing conditions, however. They will also be subject to the same consumer and health-care anti-discrimination protections that apply to large businesses.
ACA-Compliant Plans
Small businesses with 1 to 50 employees can still purchase comprehensive small-group health insurance that meets ACA standards through the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). Employers must have an office or worksite in a state to use that state’s SHOP and must offer coverage to all full-time employees. Businesses with fewer than 25 employees may receive a tax credit of up to 50% of premium costs for SHOP plans only.
Self-employed individuals and others without access to group health plans can buy individual coverage from state-based exchanges. Consumers can compare plans online, and families with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level may be eligible for tax credits that reduce premiums. (Subsidies are not available for AHP plans.) Information about ACA-compliant health plans for individuals and small businesses can be found at healthcare.gov.
1) 2017 Employer Health Benefits Survey, Kaiser Family Foundation
2) Congressional Budget Office, 2018
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Our Staff's Commitment to You.
Staff members of Stanley Funeral Home & Crematory are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of utmost importance to our staff of licensed funeral directors.
Richard N. Stanley, III
Richard N. Stanley, III is a second generation licensed funeral director and embalmer. Richard began working in his father's funeral home in Wrightsville shortly after High school. He graduated from Laurens High School in 1970. Soon after graduating from Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in 1973, Richard decided to expand the family business and opened up a funeral home in nearby Dublin in 1974. Richard is a member of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association, and Georgia Academy of Graduate Embalmers. Richard also served on the Board of Directors for the Independent Funeral Directors Association where he was President from 2006-2007, and also served on the Academy of Graduate Embalmers Association where he was President from 2009-2010.. He has been serving the citizens of Laurens County as their Coroner since 1988. He has served on the Georgia Coroners Training Council since 1994 and was elected, by fellow Coroners across the state, as Coroner of the Year in 1999.He is a member of the Georgia Coroner's Assocation where he served as President in 20013. He is married to the former Joyce Burch Stanley of Cadwell, GA.
Richard N. Stanley, IV
Richard N. Stanley, IV is a third generation licensed funeral director and embalmer. Nathan, as friends and family call him, is a 1998 graduate of Dublin High School and also a 2000 graduate of Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service in Atlanta. Having grown up in and around the funeral home his entire life, he knew what he wanted to do as a career. His understanding demeanor and thoughtfulness toward the families we serve make him an asset to the business. He is a member and currently serves as Immediate Past President of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association and he is also a member of the Academy of Graduate Embalmers of Georgia. From 2013 until 2015, he served as President of the the Independent Funeral Directors of Georgia. In addition to his duties as a funeral director, he has also served as Deputy Coroner of Laurens County since 2005 and Deputy Coroner in Johnson County since 2019. He was the recipient of the 2015 "Harry Pippin Award" Deputy Coroner of the Year for the Georgia Coroner's Association. He has one daughter, Janna Kathleen Stanley, one son, Nathan Chandler Stanley and is married to the former Brooke Evans Stanley of Macon. He is an a active member of Marie Baptist Church in Dublin, Georgia. He enjoys spending time with his family, traveling,hunting and fishing.
Jason Foskey
Jason Foskey is a 1996 graduate of Washington County High School and a 2014 graduate of Ogeechee Technical College with a degree in Funeral Service. He grew up in Oconee, Georgia where he worked many years in the kaolin and restaurant business. Jason is known for his outstanding personality and his work ethic. He joins us from Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home in Brunswick, Georgia where he became a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He was the recipient of the 2017 SCI Funeral Director of the Year for the Georgia Market. Jason is proud to be back in the area and looks forward to serving the community with kindness and professionalism.
Thurmon Foskey
Thurmon Foskey has been associated with Stanley Funeral Home since 1969. He was educated at Adrian High School and retired from the Georgia National Guard after thirty years of service, twenty eight of those years he was full time. Throughout the many years Thurmon has remained a constant in and around the funeral home. His laughable and warm personality has touched the lives of many. He was married to the former Barbara Jo Rowland until she lost her bout with cancer and went to be with the Lord in 1994. He is a member of the Mount Olive Church of the Nazarene. After a number of years he was remarried to Thelma Pope Dean and they currently reside in Dublin.
Brooke E. Stanley
Brooke E. Stanley our Petuary Director was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. Brooke is a graduate of Stratford Academy in Macon, Georiga. From there, she went on to attend Georgia Southern University. After graduating from Georgia Southern University, Brooke returned to Macon and taught elementary school for a number of years before making a career change. Brooke and Nathan were married in July 2014. She loves spending time with her 2 dogs Dolly Parton, and Chloe. She attends Marie Baptist Church in Dublin. Brooke has always understood the strong bond that is formed between pet families and their pets. She took her knowledge about pets and combined it with the years of experience the Stanley Family has in the death care industry to help form Stanley Petuary. She invites you to come visit her at Stanley Petuary or call the office for her to share the many death care options our firm has to offer.
Richard Nathan Stanley, Jr.
Stanley Funeral Home was founded by Richard Nathan Stanley, Jr. in 1969. Richard started his career at Adams Funeral Home located in Dublin, Georgia. Richard later worked in Wrightsville, Georgia, for Robert Bryan Funeral Home and T.V. Kent Funeral Home. He dedicated much of his life to the funeral industry because he enjoyed helping others during their time of need. In 1969, Richard decided to purchase a historical home on South Marcus Street in Wrightsville, Georgia. He made renovations to give it a modern look. He then decided to name it Stanley Funeral Home. Stanley Funeral Home has become a fixture and landmark in the Wrightsville Community. Little did Richard know, when he decided to become a funeral home owner, he would not only have a son, but also a grandson to follow in his footsteps. Today, Stanley Funeral Home has a Wrightsville Chapel and a Dublin Chapel with a human crematory as well as a pet crematory on site. This required us to change our name to Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory. “Our Family Serving Your Family,” is a tradition that was established in 1969 and continues until this present day. Richard Nathan Stanley, Jr. passed away in February 1996.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- High Technology Solutions (HTS) is partnering with Provisio to provide pay-per-use Internet terminals.
HTS’ terminals will use Provisio software to provide Internet access to individuals in non-traditional settings like c-stores, restaurants, bars and housing areas, according to a news release.
The units accept cash or credit cards for timed use of Internet services. Users can browse the Internet, send and receive email and print information. The system includes support for over 15 languages and content filters to prevent unauthorized system use, the release said.
"The proliferation of pay-per-use terminals is growing by the day. The requests for these types of terminals have increased substantially over the past few months," said Kelly Mundell, general manager of HTS Interactive.
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The Moton Museum
)( 2013 SOUTHEAST MUSEUMS CONFERENCE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR EXHIBITION DESIGN
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StudioAmmons was engaged by the Moton Museum to develop the interpretive plan, permanent exhibits (including identity and all printed collateral materials), and the restoration of the historic school which has been established as a National Historic Landmark. The Moton School is the site of the 1951 student strike, led by 16-year-old Barbara Johns that led to one of the five court cases included in the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision, which ultimately led to the desegregation of the public school systems in the United States. The Museum will be the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights in Education.
Primary Elevation
Restored Auditorium
Auditorium in 1951 and as Restored
Gift Shop in Original Library
New Offices Inserted into Historic Classroom
Classroom Exhibits
Classroom Gallery
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Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 91F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph..
A few clouds overnight. Low 77F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
McNeese State’s Will Dion closes the game out against Central Arkansas in the championship game at the Southland Conference baseball tournament at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas, on May 25th.
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By Rodrick Anderson
randerson@sulphurdailynews.com
Several local products excelled on the mound at the collegiate level this year led by a trio of Sulphur High School grads in McNeese State freshman Will Dion, LSU Eunice sophomore Andrew Sheridan and Louisiana Tech junior Kyle Griffin.
Dion, a walk-on, was the Cowboys’ top arm out of the bullpen this year with a 1.98 earned run average and 5-0 record with six saves. Dion struck out 62 and walked just 14 batters in 50 innings. He held opponents to a .155 batting average.
Dion earned second team freshman all-American honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Dion helped the Cowboys win 10 of their final 13 regular season games plus a perfect 5-0 run through the Southland Conference tournament for the Cowboys’ first tournament title since 2003.
In the SLC championship game, Dion pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the save in a 4-2 win over Central Arkansas.
In the NCAA regional round in Nashville at Vanderbilt University, Dion pitched three and 1/3 scoreless innings 6-5 loss to Indiana.
Sheridan posted his second 10-win season in Eunice and led the Bengals to a 51-8 record and the championship game of the NJCAA Division II Region 23.
Sheridan went 12-2 with a 1.93 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 88 2/3 innings. He was named to the All-Region 23 team.
In two seasons at LSUE, Sheridan, who will play for McNeese State next year, went 23-2 with a 2.10 ERA.
He struck out a career-high 11 batters on February 22 to lead the Bengals to a 10-0 win over Kellogg.
Griffin posted career highs in wins (7), innings pitched (58) and strikeouts (36) this year.
He led the Bulldogs in wins and had a 4.19 ERA while going 7-4 with four starts.
In three seasons in Ruston, Griffin has a 3.75 ERA with a 14-7 record over 129 2/3 innings.
His best game was on March 11th when he pitched six scoreless innings in a 7-0 win over Sam Houston State.
A pair of former Sulphur High School standouts made some solid contributions in their first season at UL-Lafayette.
Conner Cook (3-0) and Chance Stone (1-0) combined for four wins in 43 2/3 innings.
Cooke got his first win on March 2nd with a scoreless inning in a 4-3 win over Maryland. He also pitched four scoreless innings with six strikeouts in a 6-4 loss to McNeese State.
Stone earned his win on March 13th, 6-5 over Southern Mississippi in 12 innings, after striking out three over three innings.
Stone, Cooke and Dion played for the Tors’ 2018 Class 5A state runner up team.
Two former Sam Houston High School stars also had solid 2019 campaigns.
At Centenary College, sophomore Connor Cudd went 5-4 with four saves for the Gents and earned second team All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors. He had a 3.17 ERA and pitched 54 innings.
At McNeese State, senior Peyton McLemore went 1-2 with a 3.88 ERA for the SLC tournament champions. He had 50 strikeouts and 20 walks in 51 innings.
Offensively, Centenary sophomore Chris Haggard, McNeese State sophomore Reid Bourque and senior Dustin Duhon were productive at the plate. All three prepped at Sam Houston High School.
Haggard played second and third base for the Gents and earned honorable mention All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors. He batted .323 with 31 runs scored, five doubles, three triples, two home runs and 28 RBI while stealing 11 bases. He had a 4-for-4 game on March 16th in a 20-5 win over Austin with four runs, four RBIs and missed hitting for the cycle by a home run.
He had a .937 fielding percentage and turned seven double plays.
Duhon started 43 games at catcher for the Cowboys while batting .252 with 9 doubles and 23 RBIs. Defensively, he threw out 15 of 27 base runners and had a .989 fielding percentage.
Sophomore Casidy Chaumont (Sam Houston HS) started at second base in 31 games this season for the UL-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns and was second on the team in doubles (10).
This season, Chaumont upped her batting average by 79 points to .286 and saw her on base percentage increase from .277 to .354. She drove in 14 runs and scored 21.
Chaumont announced last week that she was transferring to the University of Missouri with two years of eligibility left.
In her third season at Southeastern Louisiana, former Sam Houston High School all-state pitcher Tanner Wright posted career highs in ERA (2.81), wins (6), innings pitched (67.1) and strikeouts (41).
The junior went 6-5 in nine starts.
LOCALS IN COLLEGE
Player, School Cl. Pos. Avg. R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Casidy Chaumont, UL-Lafayette So. 2B .286 21 10 0 0 14 7
Taylor Edwards, McNeese Sr. UT .220 8 2 0 0 1 1
Morgan Harlow, LSU Eunice RS Fr. IF/OF .375 10 1 0 0 2 4
Tayler Strother, McNeese So. IF .212 5 2 0 0 6 2
Padyn Williams, McNeese So. UT .000 1 0 0 0 0 1
Gracie Duvall, McNeese Fr. C .000 1 0 0 0 0 1
Colbin Patin, Delta State Jr. IF .000 1 0 0 0 0 0
Player, School Cl. ERA W-L IP K BB SV WP HBP
Tanner Wright, Southeastern La. Jr. 2.81 6-5 67.1 41 32 0 1 5
Chris Haggard, Cetenary So. 2B/3B .323 31 5 3 2 28 11
Reid Bourque, McNeese So. IF .222 33 5 3 1 24 22
Dustin Duhon, McNeese Sr. C .252 19 9 1 1 23 4
Kendall Kennedy, Baton Rouge CC So. OF .203 10 2 0 0 2 3
Jacob Stracner, McNeese Sr. UT .212 14 2 0 3 9 1
Jake Cochran, McNeese Sr. UT .232 5 2 0 0 3 0
Austin Nelson, McNeese Jr. UT .250 1 0 0 0 3 0
Petyon Johnson, McNeese So. UT .000 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scott Jones, LSUE Fr. IF .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Will Dion, McNeese Fr. 1.98 5-0 50 62 14 6 2 3
Andrew Sheridan, LSUE So. 1.93 12-2 88.2 67 21 0 2 17
Connor Cudd, Centenary So. 3.17 5-4 54 25 31 4 3 10
Kyle Griffin, La. Tech Jr. 4.19 7-4 58 36 20 0 1 9
Tanner Young, Baton Rouge CC Fr. 7.50 1-6 48 40 27 0 5 8
Conner Cooke, UL-Lafayette Fr. 7.99 3-0 32.2 23 15 0 2 4
Chance Stone, UL-Lafayette Fr. 10.64 1-0 11 10 11 0 2 2
Peyton McLemore, McNeese Sr. 3.88 1-2 51 50 20 1 6 3
Brody Strahan, McNeese So. 3.86 0-0 7 6 3 0 0 1
Kale Breaux, Miss. St. RS Jr. 0.00 0-0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0
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Home Top Stories Greenland Point Center to Continue Under 4-H Greenland Point Center to Continue Under 4-H
Greenland Point Center to Continue Under 4-H
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 8:25am
By Sandra Smith
This past Tuesday, June 5, there was great news for Princeton: Greenland Point will continue to operate as a camp for children. The facility with twelve log cabins and a lodge on a sixty-three acre peninsula on Long Lake will become part of the Maine 4-H Program. Susan Jennings, Executive Director of the Maine 4-H Foundation, made a presentation to the Board of Selectmen and interested parties. She announced that within 30-90 days the sale of the camp would be complete.
The Maine 4-H Foundation will be the primary investor. The Foundation is described in their information flyer “As the official private support group of the University of Maine 4-H Youth Development Program, the 4-H Foundation generates investment in young people who are addressing the issues facing Maine.” They will be working with the University of Maine at Machias as well as a board that includes local groups.
The plan is to improve the camp’s infrastructure this year and then open next summer for five weeks offering six or seven programs for ten-twelve children in each program. Their primary goal is to reach out to the children of Washington, Hancock and Aroostook counties and then other areas of Maine. Some of the possible programs are: Hunter Safety Firearms, Archery, ATV, Woodcrafts, Naturalist and Teen Leadership. Then each year new programs will be added until it becomes a year-round facility.
Currently there are three other 4-H Camps in Maine, Tanglewood in Lincolnville, Blueberry Cove in St. George and Bryant Pond 4-H Center in Bryant Pond. Second presenter, Ron Fournier has been the manager for Bryant Pond since 2007 and also will take charge of the Greenland Point Camp. He wants to work with local growers and have a garden at camp as well as livestock. Additionally, he hopes to work with the Princeton Rod & Gun Club on some of the related camp programs.
Greenland Point has been both very successful and almost lost as a resource to the area. In 2004 the University of Maine Machias, which had operated it as a conservation camp for over twenty years, put it up for sale due to it being too costly. Local residents, concerned about losing the camp, in 2004 organized the Greenland Point Coalition. In 2005 they took title to the property and opened the camp in 2006. However, last year once again, due to financial difficulties, the camp was put up for sale.
The Princeton Board of Selectmen gladly signed their letter of endorsement. Those attending the meeting were very enthusiastic and pleased that Greenland Point Camp would remain a children’s camp and continue to be an asset to the community.
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